#FROM THE LIST I MADE

[chimera-shifts]

i was planning on making a ton of these today but turns out they take A LOT OF TIME and i wanna make donuts still

BTW I USED PINTREST COLAGE TO MAKE THIS

[hinamie]

alongside someone like you

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

got a worm nibbling my brain. can someone help me find a piece of obscure media?

webcomic/indie comic from the 2010s. basically a sci-fi short story about a young girl (with red hair?) who was being raised by scientists as part of an experiment. she receives a haircut/has her head shaved, in preparation for her annual brain scan/testing. it is revealed that while her body is human, her "brain" is artificial, made of computer implants throughout her skull and spine. at some point her biological mother (also a scientist on the same campus?) encounters her and is repulsed, viewing her as a machine who has murdered her daughter.

it was very poignant and it bruised my heart and i can NOT find it anywhere

[ruporas]

kisses of affirmation (ID in alt)

[trek-tracks]

Spock and McCoy definitely have an agreement that, if Kirk shows up on the Bridge looking miserable or distant, they will start an absolutely meaningless argument about nothing in particular, which will coincidentally last exactly as long as it takes Kirk to start grinning at their antics.

[lunar-system]

Edward Teach: The Star.

Adapted from the traditional Ride-Waite-Smith tarot, this version of the Star shows Ed kneeling down serenely by the spring of life, bare to the world, ready to heal after tumultuous events.

Stede as the Sun to follow, Izzy as the Moon can be found here.

Longer exploration of the card's symbolism under the cut.

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The Star: Hope, openness, especially after a crisis. Renewal, healing, restoration.

Rachel Pollack writes: "This is the calm after a great change, whether it comes after a drastic planetary shift or a personal upheaval. There are still difficult times ahead, but the Star tells us to trust."

In the card Ed is depicted with a short, growing beard. Multiple personal upheavals and great changes have already happened, and he is settling into a new reality. Who is he when he is stripped from titles, uniforms and roles? In the space of the Star, he has enough trust to try and find out.

Pollack continues: "In Star, we find our inner strength and belief. The Star teaches us to accept whatever it is, to drop all our shields, to believe. The water poured out signifies healing, emotional and physical."

Ed as the Star is learning to shine his own light after witnessing Stede shine as the Sun. Trust and belief don't come easy, but as the Star he can be vulnerable enough to try again. The water flows from an infinite source, letting the emotions come and go.

Even though the Star opens up towards a bright future, Ed carries his history with him. His tattoos, pictures from other tarot cards, tell about his past:

Chest: Three of Swords, the infamous card of heartbreak. "Trust no one."

Left side thigh: the face of the Devil from the Devil card. One of the largest tattoos he has, projecting his self-image. "I'm the devil."

Right side thigh: Lobster from the Moon card, a beast that lurks under the surface, in the unconscious. "I'm the Kraken."

Right side: wolf from the Moon card. In my depiction of the Moon, Izzy stands for the wolf. Here the loyal wolf is cast to the side, left howling after the broken heart.

Belly: Ram from the throne of the Emperor, a symbol of masculine power. The placement on the lower belly suggest a trans reading of the character.

Chest, around the heart: birds from Ace of Cups, suggesting new beginnings even for a broken heart.

With his past carved to his skin, Ed is kneeling at the edge of land. One of his feet is planted firmly on the ground while the other graces the water. In Tarot, earth is often connected to the material, such as the body, and the conscious mind. Water is the element of emotions and the subconscious. At the edge of the water, Ed is in balance, grounded both in his body and in his emotions, the conscious and the subconscious. The water he pours rejuvenates them both.

TL;DR: After great personal upheavals, Ed as the Star is ready to heal and trust. He carries his past with him, but is ready to shine his own light and have faith in himself and for the future. He is vulnerable and at peace, and he is connected both to the ground and the water, nourishing them both with the water he pours.

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Sources

Image source: Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, republished as Tarot of A. E. Waite, 2016, AGM-Urania, Germany

Text source: Rachel Pollack, A Journey of 78 Steps, 2011, as cited in the booklet for instruction and guidance of Tarot of A. E. Waite, 2016, AGM-Urania, Germany

[chiropteracupola]

iskierka iskierkaaaaaa my honeycake my thousand-times darling i love you i love you i love you i love youuuu

[potatobugz]

its like this, basically

[dumplingsjinson]

List of different types of hugs

The bear hugs, enveloping and warm. 

The hug where they come running at you, jumping into your outstretched arms, making you stumble backward a little at the added weight of their body pressing against yours. No matter though, because you’re both laughing, arms only tightening around each other. 

The way too excited, golden retriever filled energy hug where they literally topple you over.

The “I miss you” hug.

The “I’m sorry” hug.

The “I forgive you” hug.

The “goodbye” hug.

The back hug.

The side hug.

The polite hug.

The awkward hug, where you both aren’t sure if this is okay or not. 

The “you know I’ve always got your back” hug.

The hug which tells you everything you need to know. 

The tight hug. 

The hug where they’re standing between your legs while you’re sitting on an elevated platform of sorts, their front pressed against yours, their arms around your waist; face buried on your neck. 

The “it’s okay, I’m here” hug.

The hug where they have their other hand rubbing circles on your back, kisses littering your hair, words of comfort on the tip of their tongue.

The friendly hug.

The “good fucking God, I’m so excited to see you” hug.

The “woah, hey, hello, hi” hug.

The hug of reassurance. 

The hug where they lift you off the ground by your waist and spin you around, laughter spilling out of you as you attempt to make them stop. 

The hug they pull you into when they’re about to kiss you. 

The loose hug. 

The hug where they squeeze you so tightly in their arms, you wonder if they’re gonna cut your circulation off by accident. 

The hug where you’re both holding each other, and neither of you want to let go, so you hold onto each other until you kind of have to let go or you’re gonna be stuck here hugging each other for an eternity. 

The hug that has them clinging onto you for dear life. 

The hug where you hug them so tight and lean into them a little too much that they end up stumbling backwards because of the added pressure, both of you bursting out into surprised laughter. (This is so specific because if you’ve been reading my latest posts, you would know why lkfnewklfn) 

The aggressive hug where they tackle you into a hug and knock the breath out of you. 

The reluctant hug from someone who isn’t exactly a fan of physical affection. 

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

you are so whimsical i qant to check out this mdzs (..??) because of your whimsical nature thank you sorry im very high and your art moved me emotionally

This is simultaneously the sweetest and funniest thing someone has sent me, thank you.

[cozylittleartblog]

bug doodles so i can say i drew something

[premamelody]

derg

[milligramspoison]

Originally conducted this poll when polls first dropped, but now that we can add 12 options (and have been able to lol)…am gonna start this series over again 🤭

Just like before- pls feel free to rb and feel free to leave why you voted what you voted for! And pls feel free to leave any suggestions for the next poll!

Below the cut will be the albums just in case anyone hasn’t heard of some these albums before :)

[13eyond13]

Lets all take a moment to remember some lesser yet still great manga!L moments

When he carefully picked the slices of ham off his melon without eating them

When he found out that fewer innocent people were going to get killed by Kira (making it harder for him to test his theories) and then made this face

When Misa was being homophobic about him chaining himself to her boyfriend and he still refused to clarify his sexuality for her at all

When he built an entire skyscraper in Tokyo for a total of like 6 people to work in for about 3 months... and then drove some of them to quit as well

When he pretended to feel bad for Light and comfort him immediately after kidnapping his girlfriend

When he watched Light trying to cheer up his father who'd just nearly died of stress in the hospital and went 👀 "jfc there's no way this is real this is corny af"

When Light told him he had a "good point" once and he made this face about it

When he ate his panda cookies directly off the Death Note

[tempestmothstorm]

crazy how the sanshee plush is one of the few actual direct confirmations on what a non-act 2 Natsuki’s home life is like because of how cagey she is on literally everything. Like this isn’t anything surprising or something you wouldn’t be able to extrapolate from the games but unlike everything else we know about her the implications are right there on the tin.

They literally did the character bio trope where where all the likes are normal but the dislikes are about their very specific trauma it’s just so funny they did that on the plushie card

[halorvic]

It's been a long time -- reacquainting myself with the crew of My Jet Now Air 🛫