#GOOD SHIT

[woozyintyria]

I love that, what a fun way to 'canonize' each different AU!

think I may hve to start doing this for my "5 guys" commanders AU since my icon is usually who I write as my commander.

The Mist War

The Mist War is a colloquial term referring to centuries-spanning conflicts between different Tyrias in the multiverse in the Mists although some Tyrians view these as entirely different realms or even shadows of their Tyria.

This is, without question, one of my favorite things about the lore surrounding Tyria. There's multiple Tyrias, multiverses we couldn't imagine, within the mists, and warriors from each one delves in to fight over resources.

It implies that every single Tyria is in some way, shape, or form canon, and leaves open to interpretation that every single person's vision of their Tyria is a canon one. There is no "true" Tyria. They're all true to the people living on them.

(Interestingly, the Mist War borderlands are apparently extended fractal states and reset weekly. Ignoring the mechanical reasons for this it's very interesting. If you're in there when it resets, do you get trapped...?)

[saeiken]

<3

[everdistantstars]

Dead Apple Soukoku my beloved

Drew this for @booksandpaperss's raffle prize. It's a scene from their awesome dead apple skk fic like twin stars in the dark (we collide). Chuuya and Dazai get an opportunity to really talk for the first time in years, and for the first time, they take it.

[letitbehurt]

Thinking heavily today about public humiliation:

Being paraded in front of a crowd—dragged behind a horse maybe, pulled along by a length of rope around their wrists

Whumper forcing Whumpee to walk behind them on a leash

Whumpee’s hair being forcibly cut or shaved

Forced to walk barefoot, or without any clothes at all

Public trials or executions

Public mock executions, where Whumpee can see for themself that no one will help them. The crowd cheers for their death.

Being whipped, caned, birched, or belted

Being restrained in a way that leaves them vulnerable to the whims of a crowd—the stocks, the post, a stress position, or simply being held down by a few guards

Public demotion or exile

Forced to complete humiliating tasks as a form of entertainment or punishment

Forced to kneel or bow to/beside Whumper

[scrimblobimblowhump]

when whumpee is tied up to a chair and in their desperate attempts at freeing themselves, they fall over to the ground together with the chair with a loud thump, reblog if you agree

(bonus points for their half assed thrusts forward, making the chair drag across the floor in small movements, with a screeeeech)

(also for frustrated, muffled grunts through the gag)

[snapscube]

man that contemporary christian music from the mid 2000s hits different when u ain’t a christian anymore

[hadopelagian]

cannot stop rotating wl!gem in my head after that episode. encouraging pearl and impulse to go after her enemies and then gossiping with scott about them afterwards. insane behaviour. the discussion about impulse. missing secret life. fucking helllll. i'm obsessed with how dedicated she is to the anti pearl and impulse campaign. how dedicated she is to painting them as aggressors, antagonizers, going into her base and looking through her fields, when she's undeniably the one starting shit with them. that one stream clip of her saying she's going to channel breakup coldness dialogue from subnautica against pearl. iconic behaviour. i love divorce

[cyber-seaweed]

oh hell no

[juicedpeachy]

I think the best thing about the physical copies of tgcf is when, at the end of the novel, Xie Lian turns to Hua Cheng and says “I think the real Heaven Official’s Blessing…” and then both say simultaneously “…was the friends we made along the way.” Right before fucking sloppy style on the floor of Puqi shrine

[17panicattacksinatrenchcoat]

but the trope where a character hides a serious injury because they don't want their friends to slow down for them and then they collapse dramatically onto the floor

[shadowofdarkness22]

I was listening to Fly Me to the Moon song from season 1, and I suddenly had a thought for a possible scene in season 3 (but totally 457 coded because DUH?!?!?)

The scene is Gihun sneaks into a VIP party that's classic AF. (I mean classy with live music from a female singer in her best dress and chauffeurs dressed to the nines the whole thing) Everyone has masks, and somehow Gihun gets a suit (because boy needs a good scene with a suit sue me!) and he sneaks in as a VIP to either cause problems or try to stop the games with them directly. (I have no idea what animal mask he would have.) Either way, the fly me to the moon song is being sung, and Gihun is swept into a dance by another VIP masked person, but lo and behold, it's our beloved frontman, Inho!!!! And it's amazing because gihun still doesn't see his face at this point, so they're literally dancing and debating while everyone watches. Because he's trying to stop gihun too And I--

DO YOU SEE THE VISION?!?!

[utenixx]

OPENING ACT - REVUE OF ANNIHILATION

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[bird-inacage]

The Heart Killers EP10: Kantbison Reunite (Acting Highlights)

I wanted to do an honourable mention on a few bits in this scene that I especially loved. The first is the (below) expression on Kant's face. At this point in the conversation, Kant has been quite stern and surly at Bison. When Bison reassures him lightly that he won't die, you see a potent flash of worry permeate through his exasperation - a gulp as if he's steeling himself against the hurt - before he looks away, 'You're just not getting it. You really have no idea how scared I am for you'.

I think Kant feels a lot of heartache for Bison and the upbringing that he had. The mere thought of Bison exposing himself to danger really does pain him. He's been stewing in frustration that he can't even watch Bison's back. In their later exchange in the taxi, Kant talks about how scared he used to feel when he was working alone. Though Bison has Fadel with him - in Kant's mind, he feels like he's leaving Bison exposed and vulnerable when he could be there to protect him. He knows how that feels. Let's not forget that Bison was stabbed only very recently. All that pent-up fear of loss is palpable in that one look.

Then we get this. This soft expression that follows. The way it dawns on Bison why Kant's being pissy with him. The 'oh'. He realises just how worried Kant is about him and he's a bit taken aback by it. Bison can't help having a voice of doubt in his mind about the depth of Kant's feelings for him, (an unconscious symptom of the betrayal). So when he sees for himself just how much Kant cares, he looks quietly elated and appreciative of the concern.

The next moment I want to talk about is this exchange: when Kant insists he can be of use due to his skills as a car thief and narc, Bison responds with "the audacity" - 'are you really going to go there, and remind me of the ways in which you lied to me?' Bison has said before that it's going to take time for him to let go of that completely.

Kant immediately clams up. Whilst Bison is dealing with the aftereffects of being lied to, Kant is still processing his guilt. Now he's worried he's actually upset Bison by prodding at a raw nerve. This is damage he can't simply erase. That ever present guilt has and may never go away. It wouldn't surprise me if Kant still feels responsible for their current predicament. That he was the catalyst. Which is why he's so adamant that he should be helping fix this - to secure their future. This is conveyed by the tiniest of twitches in Kant's brow, a break in his otherwise defiant stance for most of this conversation.

Once again, we are treated to this beautifully tender response. Bison's face quickly melts into one of sympathy and gentle fondness. The way he sees Kant now is with understanding. Knowing that the person you love has put their foot in it but not out of ill will or malice. It's like he's thinking 'you really know how to dig yourself a hole, you hopeless dumbass, but it's okay, I still love you'.

His warning earlier was more like a kitten giving a small bat of the paw. Which shows just how far they've come since their reconciliation, and how much Bison has toned down his bite as far as Kant is concerned. He is genuinely trying very hard to sympathise with Kant and the way he thinks and does what he does. That love is fuelling Bison to exercise far more patience and grace than he ever did before, and I found this incredibly touching.

Firstkhao are just so darn good at speaking volumes with the tiniest of expressions. Subtext. Glorious subtext.

[letitbehurt]

A trope I adore: not only a drugged Whumpee, but the act of drugging Whumpee.

Pinning Whumpee’s arm to the ground or a table, keeping them still enough to push the needle into their arm

Causing a sharp, sudden pain that makes Whumpee cry out, their mouth opened just long enough to shove a pill inside—then holding a hand over Whumpee’s nose and mouth until they swallow or suffocate

Forcing Whumpee to drink something they know is laced (or don’t)

Waving a strong chemical beneath an unconscious or exhausted Whumpee’s nose, and watching the effects hit their system almost immediately

Making Whumpee finish a suspiciously chalky meal

Restraining Whumpee and hooking them up to a constant drip of fluids meant to keep them docile. Bonus: Whumpee fighting tooth and nail to keep the needle from their arm because they know—once it’s in, there’s no chance to escape