#I am so so curious to find out what THAT is about

[marzipanandminutiae]

would you have any reading suggestions to learn more about the earrings are evil era??? I've never heard of that aspect of fashion history and I am curious

Oh man, it was wild

you saw the first stirrings of it in the 1890s, when you started to get (mostly white and middle-to-upper-class) proto-feminists arguing that ear piercing was barbaric- keep an eye on the racist undertones there; they will come up again-and forcing women to suffer for fashion. I cannot emphasize enough that, until that point, ear piercing had been pretty much normal for this race/class/gender group. For centuries. You see criticism of the practice here and there, but nothing that really stuck.

The objections slowly increased until roughly the mid-1920s, when everything reached a tipping point and pierced ears became largely taboo for most white Americans and Brits of northern/western European descent. If that sounds HIGHLY specific, it is- communities from southern and sometimes eastern Europe retained cultural practices of ear piercing, to the point where it was often used as a point against them by mainstream society. It was also associated with Latino people, Black people, and the Romani, which. Yeah. I don't need to tell you how that went down.

It also developed associations with sexual immorality and/or backwards thinking. One newspaper letter I read came from a teen girl in the 1940s, wondering why she shouldn't pierce her ears if her very respectable grandmother had piercings. The response was something like "well, they did all sorts of things in the Bad Old Days that we shouldn't do now." True in many ways, or course, but...piercing your ears? That's the hill culture decided to die on as far as antiquated behavior that we should leave behind? Apparently yes.

Earrings themselves never went out of style, which led to the birth of clip-ons and screwbacks. Ironic that the "don't surfer for fashion" crowd was so eager to embrace screwing tiny vices onto your ears, but there we are. My own mother (born 1953) remembers her mother (born 1926) always taking off her screwback earrings immediately after getting home from a party, literally in the foyer of their house the second the door shut. There had been adaptations for unpierced ears before- Little Women, published in 1868, describes Meg March hanging earrings from a flesh-colored silk ribbon tied around the base of her ear -but they'd never caught on like this before.

However, the pendulum was soon to swing back. After just 40 years of Piercing Panic, in the 1960s, girls began piercing their ears again in droves. As piercing moved from the slumber party or summer camp back to the professional jewelers whose families had been early professional piercers in the 19th century- and to befuddled doctors who had no idea what they were doing yet still received piercing requests -cultural commentators had no idea what to make of it. Some decried the new trend while most took an air of bemused neutrality. My personal favorite article expressed surprise that "Space Age misses" were adopting these "Victorian traditions."

(In 1965, my grandmother took Mom to the anesthesiologist down the street who was offering to pierce his young daughter's friends gratis, and got it done. My grandfather had strongly disapproved of the idea, but in the end it took him a week to notice the new earrings.)

As to sources...honestly, I've just gone to Google Books, specified a time frame, and typed in "ear piercing," "pierced ears," "pierce ears," etc. Tons of primary sources at your fingertips, though I'm not always great about documenting or saving what I find. There's not much written about it formally, I've found- no books or scholarly studies. It may just be too close in history to attract much academic attention, though I find it fascinating.

This little blip where something that's been normal for most of western history suddenly became taboo for a hot second.

Also my ear piercings just turned 20 five days ago, commemorating the date that I was taken with much ceremony to Piercing Pagoda (and that horrible gun; it's a wonder I didn't get keloids) to get me out from underfoot while the Thanksgiving feast was being made. Grandma got hers pierced on the same day, at age 78. Happy Birthday, Marzi's ear piercings!

[gullamor]

Nothing Good Happens In The Deep Roads

Hi, I'm new here to Dragon Age Tumblr. Publicly, anyway. I lurk. Anyway, I've been playing Veilguard like many of us I imagine. For show and tell I have brought you the most paranoia-inducing segment of one of the companion quests and I like... haven't seen anyone mention it or talk about it so I would like to add it to the collective borg of screams. So, like, spoilers. Duh. You've been warned.

Still here? No turning back. Okay good. Welcome.

SO ANWAY. I'm on a second playthrough now, trying out new options and classes and things. I get around to that point where you start to get companion quests fired up and Lace's kicks in earlier than a lot of them to me at least. Ya go down to the Deep Roads where nothing good ever happens. And my first time through, visiting Kal-Sharok I distinctly remember it being... fine. Like there were darkspawn and stuff but that's just the deep roads and they cranked the gross factor on the darkspawn anyway, so... what gives? Where are my bad vibes and sad times now of going down in the deep roads where nothing good ever happens? Enter playthrough numero dos. I'm picking through Kal-Sharok, really getting up in there. Trying to find all the things I missed. I was standing at the precipice before delving down into the Deep Roads. And my eye snags on this fucking thing:

Now, y'all with color coordination skills may note that all the bad guys and evil shit down here is red-coded. In my brain, I was just thinking to myself. Huh... that looks like a Venatori crystal. ... I don't remember there being Venatori on Lace's quest. So naturally, I'm curious. I continue on, and try to get up closer to get a better angle.

Huh.. that doesn't look like a venatori smashy smashy crystal... that looks like a person... And then ALL AT ONCE I recall where her questline continues and how there's angry Red Lyrium Titan Lace by the end of her questline AND that Valta mentions 'something has found Lace' when we're talking to them and then we get jumped. There's no shot that's angry lyrium Lace... right..? So now like any sane person, I'm on my guard the entire rest of that quest. And I was fucking right to be BECAUSE SHE STALKS YOU THE ENTIRE TIME. I eventually remembered as I was playing you can zoom in with the photo mode they blessed us with and could see Lace. But they stalk you through the entire area until you get to the chamber where Valta is. I don't know if I caught them all, and I am too frightened to go back and find it so I dump all my findings here for the community to scream with me about.

tl;dr, and my thesis statement in all things with these games Nothing. Good. Happens. In the Deep Roads.

[myechoecho]

When the Phone Rings, ep4

Well I guess I was wrong about Sa Eon knowing she can speak. I didn't have any strong feeling about that anyway. He was definitely shocked when he heard her cry and when he saw the police video of her speaking. I don't know what he thinks about that yet, but as for Hee Joo her trauma is deep set. She can only speak when she's alone or with her dad. It was pure rage and betrayal with the kidnapper and honestly she was more talking to herself. The panic attack is bad enough to get her to speak. The phone has been the buffer she needed to actually talk to Sa Eon. The phone has allowed them to be brutally honest with one another.

Sa Eon immediately took care of her father, whom he didn't even know about, moved him to a better nursing home and personally got him settled. Showed her father respect and care, put socks on him and told him that he will personally protect the two of them even though her father is unlikely to understand.

We get to see a flashback of when they met as children. Their mothers were both awful to them in different ways and the two of them were outcasts. I will say that I thought the line "when did you grow up so much" was flat out weird since they are only 2-3 years apart in age.

I loved the interview. I've seen some comments about how Sa Eon is toxic etc but Hee Joo is also kinda a freak. Girl has been obsessively studying his press conferences to the to the point she's not only memorized them all but can actively predict what consonants he will say based on the sounds his tongue makes hits the roof of his mouth (what in the bionic hearing is that??!!). Now Sa Eon knows she's not oblivious to him and thinks this obsession is hot and will obsess on it himself.

I adore the speech he had her interpret that specifically coded for them. That speech laid him bare and I also love how everything else falls away and it's only them. So far that has only happened when they are speaking as 406 and Sa Eon. The other people in the room must have been baffled.

Hee Joo finally gets the opportunity to tell him that he should learn sign language so they can communicate properly. I still don't know why he hasn't but the promo shows that he will learn.

Another thing I was wrong about was Hee Joo being on the other end of the text messages arranging the bride swap. I am now thoroughly confused about the sister. Hee Joo only has the one sister, unless I've completely missed something. Her mother said the Chairman's bio daughter was deaf. I even went back and checked. Sa Eon's father would have definitely thought that being deaf was a flaw so I don't know why he'd want her over the "flawed" Hee Joo. Is In A more nefarious than I thought? I am SO curious about her and how she ties into all of this.

I love how Sa Eon protected Hee Joo from the thrown glass and then put her behind him while his father raged. He kept firm hold of her hand in the elevator, while telling her not to pay them any attention. The comment that "they are the type of people who can easily replace their children" gave me pause though. It makes me wonder if Sa Eon had a sibling who did something and he was forced to be the replacement, similar to Hee Joo.

This show is so good it has two reveals at the end. First we get Hee Joo telling Sa Eon her deepest insecurities. Sa Eon staunchly defends her. He may not know her well, but he does know her. "She's not just supplementary pagers, she's a brand new language" made squeal. Sa Eon finds her on the roof on the phone. We get a flashback and find out that Hee Joo yelled at the police to get them to stop. They told this to Sa Eon, and he gets the video of it. It will take him some time to process it, but I am guessing he knows her mother has something to do with it.

Judging from the promo, Hee Joo will still be mute. But that will start to change. Are they on their way to becoming a power couple that will take down their parents and the kidnappers? Please yes.

[britedark]

i dont know if anyone will see this because i havent been active on tumblr in 8 years and now i just stalk but,

WHERE do i go to find old star trek fics? Should i just be seeking out old zines? I guess i’m interested in anything (spirk generally, i’ve only watched TOS so far) before 2009, but what i’m really itching for is that old genre defining shit from like the 70s or something.

I am just so curious about anything trek fandom before i was born.

[ultrainfinitepit]

Seasons greetings followers, it's time for the December update.

New Items

First and foremost, I'm happy to share that the Pride Angels leftovers are now available. There's lots of new pins, stickers, and keychains from the campaign listed on Shopify and Etsy.

That's not all: in advance of my Themed Monster Enamel Pins campaign next year, I made one design from each of the sets to test the colors: Cyberpunk Medusa, Priest Angel, Rococo Angel, Victorian Angel, and Werewolf Plague Doctor. If these sell out you can pledge for more in the campaign, along with their companions - though please note the colors may change a little batch-to-batch.

For those of you who prefer to purchase from my stockists, these items will be sent to them as well but you will have to wait longer for them to be listed and available. Guest artist designs have been sent to their respective artists, you can find them in their stores soon, or message them to purchase.

If you're looking for a fun way to display your new pins, check out one of the many pin hoops that are now listed. If you want some pins at a discount, I've updated the as-is display pins listing.

Holiday Sale and Closure

To celebrate the holidays, I am running a very short sale on all older items: 15% off on Shopify (discount applied at checkout) and 10% off on Etsy. I will be closing my shop for the year December 8 at 10AM PST, be sure to get your orders in before then. Slow-selling or low stock items may be removed over the holidays, so if you've had an eye on anything now is the time to grab it.

I have no set date for when my shop will reopen but I anticipate it will be sometime January-March 2025.

Pinconvention

While my shop is closed, you can find many of my items with my stockists. For a limited time December 4-9, a few of my pins will be available from Pinconvention as well. Pinconvention is based in Hamburg, Germany and is the only way for buyers in Germany and France to get my pins.

Shipping Restrictions for EU/Northern Ireland

Speaking of countries in Europe: if you haven't heard already, the EU and Northern Ireland will be enforcing a GPSR regulation starting December 13. You can read more about it in this Etsy article. There's been a lot of discussion in the seller community about what these restrictions mean for US to EU shipping. At the moment I'm going to tentatively continue to allow shipping to the EU and Northern Ireland, but I can't guarantee it will be allowed forever. So if you have your eye on anything in my shop or others, it might be wise to purchase soon. In the event I have to discontinue shipping to these destinations, you may be able to purchase from my stockists, or use a mail forwarding service.

Plans for 2025

That's all for 2024, let's look ahead to next year:

I have some pin designs in my drafts I hope to finish up. This includes: the Angelic Hierarchy set, pins for each BG3 companion's good and bad endings, Dungeons and Dragons pins, some original character designs, and fanart pins including for Dune and Ghibli.

I will be running the Themed Monsters Enamel Pins campaign in March 2025; and collaborating with HoloRaindrops to offer a pair of cross-collab pins to backers who pledge to both of our campaigns. If I can finish up those pins I just mentioned in time for this campaign, they will be available as addons/preorders.

I am planning to make variants of the most popular Pride Angels pins for June (Pride Month) next year.

Other than that, I don't have many pin plans for 2025. I am open to making new variants of previous designs if there's sufficient interest. If you have an idea you can submit it here (and consult my pin catalog here), feel free to share with your friends. I won't be giving up pin making, but I definitely want to slow down on it - I wrote a little about why on Tumblr if you're curious.

And I may slow down my shop updates to every other month as well. As much as I love making new items every month, it's been hard to keep up the pace. I hope you'll stick around to see what I make even with less frequent releases.

That's all for this update, have a wonderful winter holiday!

[salamander-spark]

Out of curiosity if it isn't much problem, is there anything you could share about your AUs or other ideas? The one about Vee growing up in the human realm really caught my attention but I'm also curious if you are cooking something else

To be honest, I don't really have the brain power to come up with too many ideas for more than one AU. My main story, which I plan on making a fic about eventually, is called Snakes and Mirrors (where Vee gets rescued and ends up in the human realm MUCH earlier, and it's also kind of a swap au with Luz being raised in the Demon realm).

An offshoot I thought of has the older basilisks, Three and Four come with Vee to the human realm. I headcan them being only like, 5-6 years older than vee, and she's a baby at this point. So it's a couple of scared, cold little snake kids being incredibly defensive over their smaller, even more scared baby sister. Then, the three of them get discovered by Camila and Manny Noceda, and after a tense encounter, get adopted real fast.

In the main story, Vee doesn't know she's a demon. She knows she's a reptilian shapeshifter of unknown origin, and she can sniff out and consume strange energy from mystic objects, but that's it. Having siblings that are both able to remember and tell her about the Demon realm (specifically the Emperor's coven) makes her and their new parents terrified of the demon realm, given that those experiments were all the three of them really experienced.

Thirteen years passed, and Vee's older siblings have both finished high school and have begun looking into college/jobs. Vee and Masha find Eda's portal to the demon realm, and shenanigans ensue. They have a lot of assumptions about how terrible the Demon realm is, and in turn, it takes a long time for them to warm up to Eda

I'm not sure how much would change overall for the story, but I think it's an interesting concept.

There was an AU conxept post by LuminousShane about Amity being forced by Odalia into being an oracle, leading to her encountering Evelyn Clawthorne's ghost and she ends up being an actually good parental figure for Amity. I feel like I'd want to make a story exploring that premise just because I don't know if anyone else would make it into a fic. I don't actually have any ideas for it, though, just a thought.

Sorry for taking so long to get to your ask, btw. Idk what took me so long, but I will try to answer some more going forward. I am very inconsistent.

[lyrictherobot]

You know what? 5am yap fest. I will yap about stuff because I wanna.

Tbh I think the way I got into Pressure is kinda funny!

Friend knows I like Doors a LOT

Friend is really into Pressure

Friend convinces me to play Pressure and tells me it's similar to Doors!

Friend talks about it a lot and how much he likes it in the process of trying to convince me to play it and tells me about how there's some attractive sassy fish man in it

Due to the lack of description of "attractive sassy fish man" I imagine some sort of fish man creature that has a man bun and large circular glasses. I was wrong, yes, but Sebastian would so rock that shit

I go into the game blind (which if you know me I will NEVER DO in a horror game because I am a CHICKEN) and play and get freaked the hell out.

I die and hear Sebastian's voice for the first time

I call his voice annoying and say he's only slightly less bad than Licorice Cookie

I play a few more times with friend while going in blind even though I am a scardy cat

I decide to Google everything about the game and how to play it and it's entities so I am able to properly play it without having so much anxiety that I explode

Friend starts telling me about his pressure ocs

I become more interested

Pax and Angela

I have constantly compared Curious Light to Sebastian and have had friends play a game to guess which line comes from which character and friends got more wrong than right. I stand by the stance of them being similarly sassy

I continue being interested in it but don't really super duper get into it. I am still normal. I have not gained the new hyperfixation of the century.

Another friend dms me

Friend wants to roleplay

I say sure, expecting to be asked to do CRK

She asks if I know Pressure

I say yes, I'm interested in it, but I am not super big in it and don't know a lot

She pleads for me to roleplay it

I oblige

I start roleplaying as Sebastian and pressure entities

It's going well

It's not too hard

I find it to be pretty fun actually, and find that I transitioned into it pretty well

I do lots of work to gain as much information about pressure and Sebastian and everything else as I can

It's fun

Suddenly trying to be such a good Sebastian backfires and I get fried and now he is the hyperfixation

Pressure is my new brain explosion

I feel like I am losing my mind

Is this what I felt like in 2020? I forgot what it feels like to be in a really large fandom that's really active its been 4 years

I can't stop thinking about this stupid fish and stupid computer

It's less funny when I type it out but eh

[levandright]

Hi hi! I found this and i am quite interested so here we go—

Zodiac sign : Scorpio

Hobbies : gaming and reading!

Personality : i am def ambivert as I am really talkative to people that I think i am comfortable with but really awkward with the people I don't know—

FINDING YOUR MATCH...

MATCH FOUND! your match is... CHOI YEONJUN

YEONJUN finds your mix of ambivert energy and gaming interests so endearing. he loves how you light up when you’re comfortable, and he’s quick to pick up on your awkwardness with strangers. to ease the tension, he’d lean into his natural charisma, introducing you with the warmest smile, as if to say, “don’t worry, i’ve got you.”

YEONJUN is your biggest cheerleader during gaming sessions. if you were stuck on a level, he’d swoop in with a “let me handle this, babe,” only to make it worse so you’d tease him. he’d be all about gaming marathons, complete with snacks and his competitive streak kicking in when you’re winning.

YEONJUN thrives on giving you words of affirmation. when you’re gaming or working on something, he’d randomly say, “you’re seriously amazing, you know that?” he’d love hyping you up until your confidence matched his belief in you.

YEONJUN enjoys subtly flexing his skills around you, whether it’s dancing, singing, or gaming, hoping to impress you. if you praised him, he’d get all blushy and try to act cool, but inside he’d be absolutely melting.

YEONJUN loves your balance of talkative and reserved. he’d plan outings where you could thrive, like quiet cafés or gaming lounges, but also invite you to concerts or events where he could coax you out of your shell, promising to stay by your side the whole time.

YEONJUN teases you about your awkwardness but in the softest, most loving way, like, “it’s cute how shy you get, but don’t worry—i’m enough extrovert for both of us.” he’d always make sure you feel comfortable and included in his world.

runner-up match: BEOMGYU

BEOMGYU ’s humor and chaotic but loving personality would complement your ambivert tendencies. he’d know how to draw you out of your shell and keep things lively. plus his interest in gaming would create a shared pastime that connects you two.

ෆyour custom playlist

ෆ lev notes : anon since you didn't specify what group i choose txt cause i've been doing too many enha and dream matches the last few days... hope you don't mind it! ෆ curious about other matches?

[onebizarrekai]

You won’t see this but like I’m been SEARCHING the internet for some backstory on Darkness!Dream and I can’t find anything and you are the creator (atleast that’s what everyone says) so if you do see this do you mind like…explaining it to me? I’m sorry it’s just I’m very curious about this au.

yet… I do see it!! I can help I GUESS

so darkness dream came about back in 2017, basically he started out as this idea where I just like, made dreamtale dream not be Good anymore. the guy gets like super depressed, he neglects basic morals and is like I would rather be with my bestie Forever than like, do whatever his job is, basically like "why do I even help people who don't appreciate it. I am moving back in with my toxic evil bestie," and nightmare encourages it and goes along with it. that's the premise. he lives at nightmare's castle now. they're toxic now. that's the story. I will not link the original posts/story because they, well, are terrible. like, this is 2017 we're talking about. this was before I even started using ao3 as a regular place to put writing.

because the original story is called "darkness is nicer than it seems", the au started being called DINTIS. most of the stories that I wrote featuring darkness dream are not very good in my opinion, and mostly pretty embarrassing lol, but in 2020, I rewrote the backstory on ao3. it's been a long time since I've looked at it, so I don't remember if it's any good. over time they went from being directly connected to dreamtale to being their own au. (that said, back then almost every dreamtale au I made was SUPPOSED to ignore dreamtale Literal Brothers canon even though they were really bad at being clear about that.)

when the two characters got human redesigns in 2019, they were renamed dark (dream) and jet (nightmare) and jet finally got his own unique design. so with the evolution of the characters and the oc-ification of them (sort of???) they pretty much changed into a toxic married couple. in the modern day I'd choose to write them way differently than how they started, but y'know, old characters will be old characters.

2017 drawing | 2018 drawing | 2019 drawing

[twenty-one-froggy-pilots]

Some Clancy letters:

A lifeless light surrounds us each night. Never could I imagine that something so luminous could feel so dark. It’s this glow that reminds us of the dreamless existence we’ve been sentenced to. But what I call a sentence, others accept as normalcy.

How did they so efficiently eradicate the dreams within us? When the bishops instituted Vialism as mandate, they effectively reversed the hope that many arrived with. Am I the only one who realizes that we’ve been lied to? Am I the only one not afraid of the notion that the nine have hijacked our trust, and extinguished the hope that once motivated our existence?

We used to close our eyes and picture a better life, now this city is full of dry eyes caught in a trance of obedience, devoid of any trace of an identity. The only significant light I’ve seen has been in the eyes of those smeared - such a curious sight, to see bright eyes strangled by the darkness of bishop hands. As their penance fades, so dims their memory of something more.

My hope of something more is all I have in this rigid tomb, and I will not let it die.

- Clancy

Second Clancy Letter

They are asleep. They’re so sure that they know the truth, and carry on throughout their day with the same meaningless tasks. They’ve forgotten to look up, and to look outward, to understand that this isn’t about ‘in there.'

This is about ‘out here.’

The lyrics from polarize

I wanted to be a better brother, better son Wanted to be a better adversary to the evil I have doneI have none to show to the one I love But deny, deny, denial

Help me polarize, help me polarize, help me down Those stairs is where I'll be hiding all my problems Help me polarize, help me polarize, help me out My friends and I, we've got a lot of problems Polarize is taking your disguises Separating 'em, splitting 'em up from wrong and right It's deciding where to die and deciding where to fight Deny, deny, denial

March to the sea

And as we near the end of land And our ocean graves are just beyond the sand I ask myself the question Why I fall in line Then out of the corner of my eye I see a spaceship in the sky And hear a voice inside my head

Follow me instead

Follow me instead

Follow me

Then the wages of war will start Inside my head with my counterpart And the emotionless marchers will chant the phrase "This line's the only way" And then I start down the sand My eyes are focused on the end of land But again, the voice inside my head says

Follow me instead

Follow me instead

Follow me

Follow me instead

Follow me instead

Follow me instead

Follow me instead

Follow me instead

Take me up, seal the door I don't want to march here anymore I realize that this line is dead So I'll follow you instead So then you put me back in my place So I might start another day And once again, I will be in a march to the sea

Kitchen sink

Nobody thinks what I think Nobody dreams when they blink Think things on the brink of blasphemy I'm my own shrink Think things are after me, my catastrophe At my kitchen sink You don't know what that means Because a kitchen sink to you Is not a kitchen sink to me, OK friend? Are you searching for purpose? Then write something, yeah it might be worthless Then paint something then, it might be wordless Pointless curses, nonsense verses You'll see purpose start to surface No one else is dealing with your demons Meaning maybe defeating them Could be the beginning of your meaning, friend

Heavydirtysoul

Nah, I didn't understand a thing you said If I didn't know better I'd guess you're all already dead Mindless zombies walking around with a limp and a hunch Saying stuff like, "You only live once" You've got one time to figure it out One time to twist, and one time to shout One time to think and I say we start now Sing it with me if you know what I'm talking about

The pantaloon

Now, it's your turn to be alone Find a wife and build yourself a home You have learned way too soon That your dad is now the Pantaloon

Isle of flightless birds

All we are is an isle of flightless birds We find our worth in giving birth and stuff We're lining our homes against winding roads And we think the going is tough We pick songs to sing, remind us of things that nobody cares about And honestly we're probably more suicidal than ever now

So why am I bringing these all up?

Tyler has always struggled with ‘worth’ and where people place their attention ‘why are you focused on worthless things when there’s something so much greater in front of you!! Why are you focused on how good of a family man (masculine expectations) (how to build a chair and love your wife), but it also mixes with how alone he feels (march to the sea, heavy dirty soul)

He feels lost and alone and like the burden of expectations placed on him have no meaning (as the mindless people chant the phrase this line is the only way, mindless zombies walking around with a limp and a hunch saying you only live one)

And so what does he do? He’s directly calling out this mindlessness, but he’s also offering a solution to it, STOP FOLLOWING MINDLESSLY TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY

he asks you to listen to what your soul is thinking, he asks a higher power to help him

He knows he’s not good enough by himself, he wants to be a better brother and a better son, the expectations he places on himself are too high, but he’s following the expectations of PEOPLE

Instead, where his soul finds peace is when he’s asked to step outside of societies expectations for him (Follow me instead, can you save my heavy dirty soul)

In march To The Sea the answer is to follow God (or the voice) instead of The Line (what you’ve been told)

In heavy dirty soul this is again reaching out towards God and asking him to save you

An Isle of Flightless birds concludes with the lyrics of: How frustrating, and so degrading His time, we're wasting As time will fly by and the sky will cry as light is fading And He is waiting, oh, so patiently While we repeat the same routine as we will please comfortability And please think about why you can't sleep in the evening And please don't be afraid of what your soul is really thinking Your soul knows good and evil, your soul knows both sides And it's time you pick your battle, and I promise you this is mine (I promise you, this is mine)

You know what’s right and wrong, it’s your time to listen to yourself and make the right choice

Holding onto you: I'm taking over my body, back in control, no more shotty I bet a lot of me was lost, "T"'s uncrossed and "I"'s undotted I fought it a lot and it seems a lot like flesh is all I got Not anymore, flesh out the door, swat I must've forgot, you can't trust me I'm open a moment and close when you show it Before you know it I'm lost at sea And now that I write and think about it And the story unfolds You should take my life, you should take my soul

Tyler struggled a lot with doubt and keeping his eyes on God, he wants to do good, he wants to keep himself on the right path, but he’s always struggling to do so, but all of us do, it’s hard to keep your eyes on God when sometimes we get so caught up in the flesh world, and in it, lose sight of what really matters, allowing doubt and fear to take over

But when we’re at that point, at our lowest, at our angriest and most downtrodden we aren’t abandoned, when we feel our most shameful we aren’t ignored, when we struggle with doubts we aren’t cast aside

We slink our way back thinking we will be chastised, but just like the prodigal son we are welcomed back with open arms, God doesn’t seek perfection from us, he just seeks us, it’s not about following expectations (as is pressured on us by the world) but instead in having a whole relationship with him (making life meaningful and worthwhile) and through that relationship we are made whole and perfect, Jesus changes our hearts, we can’t do it on our own

““I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught.”

‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭MSG‬‬

We tend to over complicate things in our head so much we forget the peace we’ve been granted through the holy spirt

I think a lot of us are in our Drown era a lot more than we’d like to admit

I don’t know about anyone else, but I often think I can do it all by myself and get proven wrong everytime, I’m only human, and that doesn’t get you very far most days

So. I think The Line is part of the Clancy Saga. And more specifically, it takes place right in the last part of Paladin Strait. Also for the purposes of this post, I'm throwing out all the Arcane imagery and solely focusing on Clancy. Sorry show fans.

Here's my take.

First we've got the setting. A mystical, dark place, full of stars. And everything in there seems very blurry and unfocused. Even when the camera is focused in on Tyler's face, its never clear, it seems like there's some sort of distortion or filter over it, not enough to fully point out exactly what's wrong, but enough that you can tell something's wrong.

I think it's describing Tyler's headspace. Or, more specifically, Clancy's, as he's in his own head, Nico smearing his throat. It's unfocused and dark and he's questioning everything that has lead up to this moment, struck with fear.

Next we've got the mysterious person, who's in Clancy's mind with him. Listening as Clancy speaks. And comforting him.

We don't get a clear picture of who it is. But I am convinced its the Torchbearer. Even if the silhouette isn't his. Because the lyrics are ever so clearly a cry for help. And what has Torchbearer done this entire time for Clancy? Helped him.

Then we've got this moment right here. The figure is walking away from Clancy, and I think they're almost beckoning Clancy to follow. When they go behind, Clancy's head is jerked unnaturally to the side, before it comes right back up into its normal position.

I think Clancy is fighting with himself here. He's asking for help, while also telling the person to stay away from him and his brokenness. Which would perfectly match up with these lyrics being a cry of help to the Torchbearer.

Now we have this.

Tell me it does not look exactly like seizing. I don't care if it's matching up with what is going on with the characters in Arcane, this is Tyler Joseph we are talking about here. Everything in this video was 100% intentional.

This could be representative of how Nico is in the middle of smearing Clancy. But I'm leaning towards how it could be how the Torchbearer is now saving Clancy from himself, by getting into Clancy's mind even more than just being in his headspace with him. He's got to pour his spirit into Clancy to save him. (Sound like the Holy Spirit anyone?)

The next sequence is interesting. Along with his eyes going white, his hair does as well. Which I think strengthens my theory that the Torchbearer is going inside of Clancy to help him. Then he rises up into the air, along with all the other figures of light.

I think the strongest case is that they're the Glorious Gone who the Bishops were using to fight the Banditos moments before. And who Clancy was perhaps about to join, with Nico smearing him again. This is it- it is finally over. He was going to die, or be trapped in the cycle forever. Again we've got the analogy of light, and him holding up his hand to block it from his face.

But then while all the other people are becoming more and more light and ascending, he rather returns to his normal self and comes back to the ground, and looks up. Contemplates. And then disappears.

The Torchbearer saved him from himself. And then Clancy leaves that bad mental headspace- and opens his eyes to face Nico, where the Torchbearer is ready to now physically save what he just spiritually saved.

[novelconcepts]

Okay, but—how does the hunt evolve? How does it get more barbaric than it begins? Because the first hunt, with Natalie, has everyone on equal ground. Everyone is dressed for warmth, everyone has shoes on, it’s very “this could happen to any of us”. It’s fair, if such a thing exists in the wild.

But the opening scene of the pilot? Pit Girl? She’s in a flimsy dress. She’s barefoot. She’s not designed for a sprint to get water, much less for her life. So, how does it escalate? How fucking bad must it get, for the hunters to be dressed in furs and masks, and the prey to be so unprepared for the elements? That doesn’t feel like a move they’d make unless things got so much worse than we’ve seen.

[puppyeared]

good morning sifloop nation

[turtleblogatlast]

Don’t think I ever quite said what my LGBTQ+ headcanons are for the boys, so these are my current thoughts! Always changing of course but this is what I feel most strongly right now.

[the-devil-less-known]

"Take it up with your hand, I am merely the messenger for what your own palm says, and might I add, your natural demeanor, not the one you work at presenting~ Though, if your other hands says the same, I guess you will simply have to take me at my word that your heart isn't as shriveled as you would like it be," there's laughter in his tone, tracing the line so Alastor could see for himself what was being measured and examined.

"Next would be your head line... That would be your learning style, communication approach, and.... well, does a thirst for knowledge count? You can be rather voracious when you're curious." Lucifer blew back, sending some of the smoke back, but other than a few long blinks to keep it out of his eyes, he wasn't so bothered. It had been the unexpected sting on his finger that surprised him more. Reaching out with one of his hands, incidentally the one that had been nicked, to grab some of the flesh from the charcuterie board to offer him.

He was fighting to prevent the fact that he so easily got the equivalent of a papercut (claw cut?) to turn into a fuel for his overactive imagination. He doesn't think, right then, mind pulled in a few different directions about what else could be cut with the claws and what to look for in a head line and how nostalgic the smell of smoke was.

More to the point, he doesn't have the room to think about how Alastor might be affected by even a drop of Lucifer's blood mingling with the meat he brought up to the man's mouth, wriggling it in offering and prepared for any snapping of teeth, teasing or misjudged.

"I can order us something, or you can stuff your face more, after I read your palm. Which, by the way, is telling on you. Your head line is deep, long, and relatively straight. Broken in the middle, and like your heart line, some crossing over with smaller lines." Or they might be scars, but he doesn't think Alastor was taking this all that seriously, so he doesn't bother examining them closer. "Essentially, your thinking is clear and focused, and leans towards a more realistic mindset. Despite this, there are some inconsistency in your thoughts, perhaps pertaining to the momentous decisions you've had to make in your life. Hm. Regrets? Interesting."

Stealing a piece of cheese for himself to chew on, Lucifer frowns down at the life line and scratches at the back of his head, absently, fingers twisting in the hair and tugging in thought. "Well, this one's a bit contradictory, but that might just be because it's your life life. Hm. It runs close to the palm, fairly straight, and ends close to the edge of your palm. And yet, there's a breakage here and a few lesser lines parallel to it. So... you're somehow overly tired, yet are full of vitality. Still cautious when it comes to relations with others, but had a change in lifestyle and got injured. End up having a mid-life crisis or something recently?"

Perhaps he's the one looking too much into this. In his mind from what little he actually knew about Alastor.... it all pointed to the Hotel, and the fight that resulted with Heaven.... Lucifer takes the opportunity to finally take a hit of his own, lighting the bowl and slowly dragging in smoke into the bloody red chamber. Alastor could now take that hand back, if he so desired to, Lucifer finding himself reluctant to read the fate line.

An eyebrow raised, Alastor stares at his other hand as though it has affronted him by giving away 'what he does in his spare time'. But he has little time to determine what that even means before his attention is again pulled back towards the hand that is presently in Lucifer's hold. The size difference between them is quite noticeable - his own claws are long, sharpened ends threatening and imposing, compared to the king's smaller, seemingly more nimble hands. He is tempted to close his grasp around the other's and give a squeeze to see the true dwarfism, but he decides not to.

His ears pointed forward, Alastor listens with patient attention as he basks in the smoke he has already taken in, causing a bit of a haze to form over his perception of the environment and of Lucifer himself. But he is interested in the details shared, his claws giving a slight twitch whenever they are mentioned. As though barely keeping themselves back from seeking out something to rip, tear, or rend. Like they have their own minds, sometimes. But Alastor is ever in control.

"Are you complimenting me?" Alastor asks with a slight raise of his brow at Lucifer's sing-songy conclusion drawn. He cannot find any true dismissal in the commentary, invested now as the other goes on. Heart line? He's heard of no such thing, squinting down as though he can see it with enough concentration. But what he really listens to is Lucifer's assumptions made, nose wrinkling slightly.

"I don't have emotional trauma." His voice is haughty and thick with denial. Every Sinner does. His is simply one of Hell's bigger mysteries. "And I don't have a heart."

That is even less believable. Of course he does.

But it is a simpler thing to make people imagine otherwise.

"I will acquiesce to being selfish."

There. Lucifer will get ONE as Alastor lightly folds claws to poke at the other's prodding fingers. To be aggravating and annoying, if nothing else, already too calmed by the influence of the weed to be any sort of truly bothered. Doubling down on that by taking another drag of it and releasing the smoke from between his sharpened teeth. Not turning away when he does it. Lucifer will get the plume directed at him, either intentionally or unintentionally.

"Does it say anything about voracity?" It is a tease as he grins, sharp-edged and toothy at the Devil. "Delectable as these snacks are, they don't always truly sate."

It is a misjudgment of how hard he is prodding with his claws, accidentally nicking the smallest expanse of Lucifer's skin. He does not even notice, truly.

But it is likely that he will.

[bugeyedfreaks]

I still haven’t been able to pick up a copy of the new PPG comic but you know what? I saw this panel online from it and…

…if this is like a Super Zeroes-esque comic where the girls are envisioning alternate versions of themselves with different destinies and if Blossom wants to be a detective GOD! BLESS! whoever wrote this ‘cause it’s perfect.

Bubbles as a bunny and Buttercup as a wrestler are also both perfect but that goes without saying. 🙏

[lengthy-artery]

ok im going to swing a bat at a hornest's nest right now. what the fuck is the locked tomb actually about. what is it about and why is everyone on my dash obsessed with it AND YOU CAN'T JUST SAY 'IT'S GOT LESBIAN NECROMANCERS IN SPACE'. I KNOW THAT. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PLOT IS HERE