#Dive into shine

[nakamorijuan]

ラスティア - ダイブ・イントゥ・シャイン Lastier - Dive into shine Kamikaze Kaitou JEANNE - 2nd Opening Theme

[benevolenterrancy]

Hi I have caught up to you on having feelings about Zhuzhi-Lang. He's a good boy! 🥺 Good snake boy! 🥺 I had the thought, after Zhuzhi let SQQ leave after SQQ yelled at him... what if they Stole Him. What if.

(Also have you read/been recommended anything by corduroyserpent yet? Big writer of Zhuzhi-Lang fics, including a very cute de-aged Zhuzhi-Lang and some zhushen)

Justifications of bride-stealing!

(AND HE'S THE BEST BOY 😭 I LOVE HIM SO MUCH, SO MUCH!! have some further au thoughts because this has contaminated my brain...)

What I think would actually happen if they stole SQQ? Absolutely nothing good for anyone, LBH would Lose His Fucking Mind xD as a more interesting answer though, I like the idea that Shen "Pedantic Nitpicky Asshole" Qingqiu's primary point of argument is that he is not a bride so he cannot be "bridenapped" regardless of demonic tradition or intention!

This eventually leads to them all completely avoiding the Maigu Ridge incident because TLJ realizes that, somehow, SQQ doesn't realize the depths of his son's feelings for him and decides to put all his efforts into being a wingman for his nephew instead because he finds the entire thing absolutely hilarious and rather satisfying after his own sad romance. Obviously someone like SQQ would do much better with his good, loyal nephew than the disappointing offspring of that disastrous relationship!

As for ZZL he just has to assume that LBH must not be treating SQQ anywhere near the way he should be (and like... he isn't wrong at this point, there is a non-zero amount of torture and terror going on here) if SQQ doesn't see himself as being tied to LBH in any way. And if he's not attached to LBH then there's absolutely no reason he shouldn't make his own efforts to seduce SQQ! After all, if LBH isn't valuing SQQ properly then obviously ZZL has to step up because someone as kind as SQQ deserves the best!!!

[panakina]

I want to see jason and cass forced to work together in a long and messy run. Jason isn’t killing people but not because he believes it’s wrong, he’s bending his principles because the personal costs were too high. Cass will not, cannot bend, and damn the costs. Her reasons for it are laughably unconvincing to him. She has worked so so hard to have a life for herself. Jason is pretty clearly suicidal. The man who adopted each of them would be unrecognisable to the other. She’s held up as the golden standard, he’s the grim cautionary tale. She’s the superior combatant. He’s a jack of all trades. Neither one has any clue how to be normal.

They should despise each other and be forced to solve mysteries together.

[loupy-mongoose]

Last night, despite getting done with a week-long subbing stint at work and finally arriving at that sweet SWEET weekend... I lost my drawing drive. X3

So, I decided to play some Pokemon.

And I went on a Lati spree.

I brought up that Jamie knows a Latias and Latios on her blog. I've had the LatiAs in question for a few years now, but as far as the LatiOs... I had nothing to work with. XD

So, I started an Omega Ruby (accidentally started Alpha Sapphire first, thankfully realized my mistake early on) and binge played to the point that I could get the boi~

And now that I have him... I thought I'd dive into their characters and some small Lati lore!

And my current idea for how I'd draw them~

Playingaroundwiththeirnameshehe~

Mention of death and injury ahead, but nothing graphic.

Areth and Thusa are siblings--Older sister and younger brother. I'm leaning toward having Latis be laid in twin pairs. However, due to unfortunate circumstances, these two both lost their respective twins, and they come from separate clutches.

Their parents were also lost when Thusa was young, so Areth took up the role of raising her little brother.

One day, Areth was attacked and badly wounded by Sharpedos, so her devoted little brother went to find help. That help was in the form of Jamie's eventual sister-in-law, Rose, who was in the midst of her own trainer journey through Hoenn. Rose took Areth to the Pokemon Center and provided comfort for Thusa as she recovered. Although wary of her, Areth came to trust the human and became a loyal member of her team. Thusa himself never battled, but tagged along and had a jolly old time~

In Scarlet, Areth is a good sight larger than normal, while Thusa is a little bit smaller. I was kinda hoping he'd be smaller than that, but I adore the dynamic I have going with these two! ^w^

[kismetconstellations]

♡ ♡ ♡ for @sockdooe

[something-nunholy]

Fellas, is it fruity to draw an image of your nemesis onto your mirror in lipstick so that you can wipe it off nefariously??

[atlantis-area]

Throwback SHINee: Minho @Star Diving Show Splash (10m)

[nikkiissleepy]

fit for when you gotta throw hands with the fish

[the-mountain-flower]

Erin Ruunaser and the song "Shatter Me" by Lindsey Stirling and Lzzy Hale aways struck me as very fitting

Now it's practically his theme

[acourtofthought]

Elain, mourn as she might for the life she would have had with Graysen, had found a place, a role here. Tending to the gardens of Feyre’s veritable palace on the river, helping other residents of Velaris restore their own destroyed gardens—she had purpose, and joy, and friends: those two half-wraiths who worked in Rhysand’s household. But those things had always come easily to her sister. Had always made Elain special.

The above was from page 49 in Silver Flames. Back when Nesta hated everyone and hated herself. Back before she began training and formed friendships. Back when she felt Elain was a dog. Back when she was convinced Amren and Elain had abandoned her and chosen Feyre instead.

It's clear to see Nesta's opinions at this time were skewed. People not struggling the way she was realize it's OK to have more than one friend, that Amren and Feyre were friends first therefore Amren didn't choose Feyre over her and that friends are still allowed to disagree with you. People not struggling the way she was realize it's a good thing for a sister to try to connect with another sister, that Elain wasn't just being loyal to Feyre to receive handouts but because she felt guilty for having failed her back in the cottage (considering she apologized for that exact thing in ACOMAF), that Elain was the one doing work in Feyre's garden and cooking for Feyre's found family and helping Feyre's people with their gardens. The only thing Elain received from Feyre since ACOWAR was a place to live and that's just common courtesy considering she lost her home through no fault of her own. People not struggling the way Nesta was realize that Elain and Nesta were at odds because Nesta pushed Elain away, asked to be left alone and even turned and walked in the other direction when seeing Elain in the market. You can't force your company on someone who has said in no uncertain terms "I don't want your company". Nesta rejected Elain, not the other way around.

With all that said, it's canon that Nesta has been avoiding Elain for over a year so how exactly would Nesta know how what sort of friendship Elain has with the wraiths? How exactly would Nesta know how much joy Elain actually had in the Night Court?

She wouldn't. Therefore the above line doesn't prove Elain's happiness in the Night Court considering readers don't actually read anything of the sort when it comes to Elain.

Where in SF, outside of Nesta's own statements of Elain after avoiding Elain for a year and having a distorted perception of things at that time does the text support Elain having friends and joy and happiness?

Was it when her fight with Nesta brought her close to tears? Was that the joy she was talking about?

Was it when she fought with Nesta after showing up late to an IC meeting that the others didn't seem to care whether Elain was at or not?

Was it when Feyre thought of Elain only as a pleasant companion and even told her she could stay home during the ball scene? Did those things bring Elain joy?

Did we have a scene where Cassian notes Elain waltzing around the ball with someone, a smile on her face because she enjoys waltzing so much?

Was it all the mentions of the wraiths and Elain hanging out in SF? There were none. In fact I think the only mention of them having been on page at all was when they brought Gwyn and Emerie tea but no mentions of them at Solstice hanging out with Elain, no mentions of them at Starfall with Elain though Lucien was at both.

Was it all the times Nesta saw Elain come in from helping with gardens sighing with contentedness over the work she did? That didn't happen.

We were rarely ever shown Elain smiling or happy in SF therefore where exactly is this joy Nesta is referring to? I think the only time she was written to be sort of happy was when she was telling the story of Nesta back in the human lands and feeling relieved Nesta found something to channel her energy into.

Using examples from ACOWAR or the novella is not accounting for an entire year having gone by since then. Feyre once had smiles while in the Spring Court until she didn't so what happened a book or two ago isn't evidence of anything.

Nesta claiming how happy Elain is and the friends she has right now is not proof when we don't see any of that in the actual book, Nesta's statements were simply born of her anger with herself and because of that anger the belief that everyone is happier and better off than she.

The actual book tells us that Elain is still struggling with trauma, that Elain still spends much of her time alone, that that the others still don't turn to Elain for things, that they're fine with her not being part of important IC meetings discussing important IC things, that her "friendship" with the wraiths isn't actually seen a single time. If Sarah found a way to put them on page bringing Nesta friends tea then she could have easily had them show up for Elain somewhere in the 800 + pages. The joy and purpose and friends Nesta thinks Elain has isn't really a thing. That's not to say Elain isn't trying to make the best of her situation but it's clear her life isn't quite so picture perfect as Nesta believed it to be and it's obvious that Elain is not surrounded by the people who are going to support her characters growth.

[mykashg]

if you meet that standard SHE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU

[sparring-spirals]

this 3 hipsters vs a nudist piloting an attack drone is. such a discussion. missiles bounce off of the various vintage cds on the hipsters. the phone is being held in the left hand bc the right hand is. busy. there is a submachine gun being fired but the real dangerous attack is disdain and condescension. this is soooooo tacky and overdone.

[ultrakdramamama]

Pleasure Shop | Deep Dive | KEY 키

[married-2-the-music]

Ring Ding Dong: A Retrospective.

How can I even describe the insanity that is Ring Ding Dong? Its styling is horrendous, it entirely overdoes it on the autotune, it’s irritatingly catchy, it makes absolutely no sense…and I love it wholeheartedly. I feel like that’s everyone’s progression with this song, honestly. The first time you hear it, you’ll hate it. And then it’ll get stuck in your head and never leave you alone. And then you’ll wake up one day to Jonghyun scream-singing “Babayyyyyyyy” and realize that you love it. Ah, the life of a k-pop fan.

[melaniem54]

Review:  Duck and Dive (Rise and Shine Book 1) by G B Ralph 

Rating: 4🌈 I discovered G B Ralph through his delightful cozy mysteries, The Milverton Mysteries.  Ralph’s stories are tend towards the same elements.  Character driven stories with the people , all of them with their faults included, fully realized and completely layered with human frailties. These characters carry the fears, joys as well as inabilities to move forward that the reader might…

[loomize]

I've been in gamer mode recently and playing a lot of games on Steam so I decided I'd start sketching characters from the games I've been playing. These two are Ronnie and 3456 from BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal.

Frankly I don't love how my art came out here but I was determined to finish it regardless.

Steam link under the cut! ミ☆