#FREEEEEEDOMMMM

[murderousewpecspredator]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Tales of Arise Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Rinwell (Tales of Arise) & Original Character(s), Hootle & Rinwell (Tales of Arise), Law & Rinwell (Tales of Arise) Characters: Rinwell (Tales of Arise), Law (Tales of Arise), Hootle (Tales of Arise), Original Characters Additional Tags: Angst, Fluff, Spoilers, both ganabelt and almeidrea are trash who's with me, the others are there as well but they aren't the main focus so I'm not tagging them, no beta we die like [redacted], very scattered writing over several long months with lots of internal screaming on the side, enjoy Summary:

She thinks that, above everything else, she will remember this:

Hootle is a tiny bundle in her hood, asleep and shivering, and the air reeks of death muted with layer upon layer of frost. She is curled up in an alley just a little ways off the main road, enough that no one passing by will notice her, and every breath she takes in stings her nose, attacks her lungs with sharp pains like knives. Her stomach scrapes hollow, long past queasiness, longer past hunger. At this point she's willing to risk conjuring up a tiny flame no matter the danger if it keeps her alive, but she's tried and failed and tried again and failed again, energy and mana depleted, as dry as the wells in Calaglia during a drought.

Or, Rinwell, through all the ages.

Hullo toa tumblr, if anyone’s lurking around here have this small fic I just finished because I’m a shameless self promoter

[mysterious-prophetess]

FREEEEEEDOMMMM!!!!!

[tinytveit]

sunday and then home early monday 🥺🥺

[mykidjustsaid]

FREEEEEEDOMMMM! By Mommy's Inside Voice

[scriptaed]

You graduated, too? Congrats!! 🎉🎉🎉 I know what kind of hard work you had. Celebrate your freedom!

too? does that mean you graduated too?!? if so, congrats!! and thank you so much!! YES!! freeEEEEDOMMMM... until college starts LMAO 

[hopesoftly]

I HAVE AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES BY MYSELF FREEEEEEDOMMMM

[tjmallory]

FREEEEEEDOMMMM!!! @patrick_martinez_studio (Dreamers Installation) • #tjmallorydotcom #photography #artphotography #art #artist #designer #neonsigns #beyondthestreets #braveheart (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqfMLmMlf6Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uanj7avuq4mm

[cavalrylad]

~ Caaaaaan yooou feeeeeeel thuuuuhh *patriotism* toniiiiiiiiight, the peace that freeeeeedommmm briiiings? The world, you know, is TURNing upsidedown, here come! that! gen-er-aaaaaal! Oh, caaaaaan yooooou feeeel- ~

“Mister Greyface have you been enjoying the vapors?”

[yawe123]

pewpewpewpew... freeeeeedommmm hahaha jk xD ahahahahah (at Hodge Road)

[forestfairey]

No one but my mom is home today so I get to walk around in my underwear, YAY! 

[calmdowncheetahgirl]

I think I will know I have found the right man when he dedicates Differences by Ginuwine to me.

[cupofghostea]

I was thinking... in honor of the celebration of our FREEDOM.

I could change my url to

"I-am-the-freebird"

or possibly

"I-am-the-eagle"

Or even MORE possibly

"I-am-AMURICAN"

Thoughts? 

[100days-100films-blog]

31: Braveheart

Originally posted at 13:55 on 14/02/2011

I think we can all agree that Mel Gibson is a proper dickhead. In the past few years he's proved himself not only to be a religious nut but also a massive racist. The man is a moron, and on top of that What Women Want is wank. It's weird really because in the nineties he was a part of the Hollywood elite and was very highly regarded by both Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover.

At the peak of his powers, Gibson made Braveheart - an epic about Scottish warriors fighting for their independence. A lot of people regard this film as a classic, so it's only fair to have a look and see if it's any good. Anyway, there's nothing in the rulebook that says you can't be talented just because you're evil. Look at Leni Riefenstahl and Voldemort.

31. Braveheart (starring Gordon Strachan!) 1995, directed by Mel Gibson The film is set back in medieval times when the English ruled Scotland. The Scottish people aren't particularly happy about this because the English treat them like dogs, resulting in constant rebellion. In order to solve problems with the Scottish, King Edward Longshanks (Patrick McGoohan) passes a law that states all newly wed Scottish brides must spend their first night of marriage with an Englishman. For some reason this massively exacerbates the situation and Scotsmen are beginning to lose their rags left, right and centre. The latest Scotch egg to crack is a bloke called William Wallace (Gibbo) of the Ku Klux Klan. Having just married a lovely young lady named Murron (Catherine McCormack), Willy must be vigilant in order to prevent her being inseminated by foreign bodies. When a seedy English soldier tries to have his way with Murron, Willy goes apeshit.

In blatant defiance of his occupiers he batters the dirty bugger involved and frees his wife before escaping to meet back up with her on the highlands. Unfortunately, while Willy skillfully eludes capture without too much trouble, Murron is a little less lucky. As she tries to escape, she takes the wooden end of a spear to the chops, and for good measure her throat is slit as an example to anyone who breaks the law. If you thought Willy was angry before, then in the words of Randy Bachman, you ain't seen nothing yet! Willy recruits his best friend Brendan Gleeson and every other strong male in his clan to overthrow the English forces in the area. The Scots use their wits and kill every Englishman in town. When word gets round that Willy has stood up to the occupiers, every oppressed man in Scotland wants to join him in battle against the bastard English. Meanwhile back in England, Longshanks is not a happy bunny. Not only is he having problems with the rebel warriors in Scotland, but he is becoming increasingly fed up with his son, Prince Edward. Having forced him to wed a sexy French princess (Sophie Marceau), the king is a little bit annoyed to find that Edward has made no effort to consummate the marriage. Rumour is that Edward bats for the other team, or - to put it simply - is a raving gay.

Ashamed with his son and angry about the steadily growing rebellion in Scotland, Longshanks gets a bit testy and throws Edward's boyfriend out of a window. This proves suitably cathartic and the king gets back to fighting with Wallace's army. But does William Wallace actually have a real army? It seems that his legend has grown much larger than his actual manpower. Though he is knighted by the noble clans of Scotland, they refuse to support him in his plans to invade England. There is only one man who seems to understand Willy's need for freedom and his name is Robert Poulsen – better known as Robert The Bruce (Angus MacFayden). Bobby B has promised Willy that he will try to create as much support for him as he can. Willy needs the strength of every noble clan if he is to finally achieve Scottish independence. Though Robert is interested in what Willy is offering, he first consults with a leper who turns out to be his dad. The noble leper tells Robert that he's all about Scottish independence but he also warns his son to watch his back - Robert The Bruce is the next rightful king of Scotland, not William Wallace. Bob completely misconstrues this advice and resolves to get all of the major clans to turn against Wallace on the battlefield. Cue massive battle scene. "William Wallace is seven feet tall!"

Well no, in fact, he's not. He's actually a beefy Aussie bloke in a wig.

"But that's beyond the point," shouts Willy as he tries to explain to the army he has just met that defeating the English is the only way to claim back their rightful "FREEDERM".

The Scottish people have terrible skin afflictions (just look at Robert The Bruce's dad) and Freederm is the only brand that successfully combats their spot-prone skin. Unfortunately Willy is unaware that he about to be massively betrayed and his rousing speech means nothing.

When Willy calls his Scottish brothers to arms they retreat instead, having made deals with Longshanks. Willy and Gleeson are left holding their cocks in what appears to be a very sticky situation. Should the rebels fight honourably and be massacred, or submit any chance they ever have of retrieving their Freederm? Braveheart currently scores an average of 8.3 out of 10 and is placed at number 90 in IMDB's top 250. It also ranks in at 320 in Empire's 500 greatest films. I award it an epic 8. Basically it's pretty class. It's a shame Gibson is such a nutter because Braveheart is proof that he is capable of making a dead good epic film. The battle scenes in this film are great and include some top notch dismembering, beheading and full-on stabbing. Though I dislike Gibson, I can't fault the spirit of Braveheart.

I particularly liked the sense of camaraderie between the Scottish warriors because they were just well mental. If Brendan Gleeson wasn't sparking out Mel Gibson, then some Irish bloke was laughing hysterically and talking to God. It sounds weird but it's good fun! Braveheart is a properly rousing film and I was really rooting for the Scots to get their freedom. Another great thing about it are the very poor attempts at the Scottish accent. Normally, bad accents can be a bit tiresome but everyone in this film sounds so ridiculous it adds a bit of comedy value rather than becoming an annoyance. However, there are a few things that did peeve me. An obvious bone of contention is the film's historical inaccuracy. Pedantic critics might look upon some of the more exaggerated moments and characters negatively, but I don't think that would be particularly fair. Gladiator, Spartacus and Inglorious Basterds are three excellent examples of why blurring fact and fiction is not necessarily a bad thing.

The main thing that annoyed me about Braveheart was how much of a wetwipe Robert The Bruce was. You knew he was going to be a bit of a shit from the outset because people with goaties generally are, but his betrayal of William was dead shitty. I was a bit gutted that he ended up being the man to unite the clans against the English. As with all of Gibson's directorial efforts there is also a fair bit of religious symbolism that is a bit off-putting. The torture scene is very 'Wallace = Jesus' and the men left fighting at the end a bit apostolic. I'm surprised that Gibson didn't make his character rise from the dead at the end. The king is hardly condemned when he chucks the prince's boyfriend out of the window, and the prince is portrayed as a weak and cowardly man without any redeeming features. It is basically implied that because he is gay, he would make a rubbish king. So yeah, there are dubious undertones to the story but it's still pretty class. The cinematography is stunning as well, with each scene perfectly complimented by some great looking hills and stuff. Much better than when I went to Scotland as a child anyway - the main highlight was some fat girl having a go at me and our Mike because we were on the only roundabout in a playground: "Get off it ya wee arseholes!" Next up, Heat. But not until later because I'm off to throw a haggis on the barbie!