#I have faith in her

[lazy-toad]

Anneeeeeeeeeeeeeee she could be out there somewhere Anne my beloved she could be out there

[ladykyrin]

AMBER GLENN LOMBARDIA TROPHY GOLD MEDALIST WITH PBs FOR THE SP, FS, AND TOTAL SCORE??? FOR HER FIRST INTERNATIONAL WIN??? BY NEARLY ELEVEN POINTS???

ALL HAIL OUR QUEEN

[prettylittledevil13]

devils pp:

[lobothebuilder]

I think it's unfair to judge Vernestra without a season 2.

I think there is much we don't know yet, and a lot of what we don't know is whatever the fuck is going on with her.

[pinecone-chomper]

dude, one of my old teachers is on a dating show im literally freaking out rn

[mollysunder]

What I liked best about Jinx and Sevika's first post-Silco talk was how well it implies why their grief is so pronounced. Every complaint the two lodged at Silco was an admission at how dependent Silco had become on them, how much he LET himself be dependent. Silco didn't NEED to let Jinx give him his eye medicine, he was perfectly capable of doing so in season one's first act. The same could be said about Sevika, because while it wasn't nearly as extreme as with Jinx, he didn't need to give her so much responsibility. Frankly it's dangerous for a kingpin to give their righthand so much power (it's supposed to be spread around), and everyone noticed, even idiots like Finn.

That's why their loss is so pronounced, in all the years they dedicated to Silco, he gave up just as much of himself to them. Silco weakened himself and trusted Sevika and Jinx to make up for it. They filled eachother out, they needed eachother, and without him there's just a hole what they all used to give eachother.

[jq37]

And again, Adaine, the hard facts and arcana "I don't have to believe in gods if I know they factually exist" wizard, being the one to tell Ankarna she actually has six followers already in the Bad Kids is so touching.

[demigods-posts]

luke fumbling in recruiting percy has to be one of his greatest failures. a beautiful thing the show does regarding luke and percy's relationship is building rapport between them through shared moments like settling into camp, eating meals together, but especially through swordfighting lessons. the swordfighting scene at the beginning of episode 8 not only reveals that percy and luke already share similar beliefs about the fear-based system the gods have cultivated, but it's clear the conversation stays with percy when he fights ares and later calls out zeus on his waning skills as a father and a king. however, luke's plan fell through the moment percy learned that the winged-shoes were meant to drag him to tartarus. not only that, but the shoes nearly killed grover, a friend percy cared for deeply. if nourishing loyalty and trust was the key to ensuring a partnership with percy, then it was luke's faulty planning, arrogance, and impatience that cost him the greatest ally he could ask for.

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

Vaggie: "Alright troops. You know the target. She COULD be hiding anywhere-"

Vaggie: "-but we all know she's picked the most painful spot she can find, and is ignoring us yelling 'time out' and 'game over' on purpose."

Charlie: "I Did Not Think This Through."

Vaggie: "You thought it through a normal amount, babe."

Charlie: "There's a 'but' in that wholesome and loving girlfriend support isn't there."

Angel Dust: "I'll bet there is~"

Vaggie: "No. It's just, Niffty is..."

Angel Dust: "Probs bleedin' as we speak?"

Husk: "NOT fucking normal. Not that any of us fucks can talk."

Charlie: (groans) "That why I TRIED picking a totally normal activity!"

Vaggie: "I know sweetie."

Charlie: "It's hide and seek, damnit! The rules are RIGHT THERE in the NAME! It's not called the 'bake myself in the oven' game or the 'suffocate and freeze to death at the back of the freezer under that one bag of green beans' game or 'shove myself in the one drawer that's full of KNIVES' game! It's called hide.... and SEEK!"

Vaggie: "....."

Charlie: "..... we should check the kitchen again, shouldn't we."

Angel Dust: "Dibs on checking the oven."

Husk: "I'll-"

Vaggie: "Knife drawer's mine."

Husk: "-oh fuck you."

Charlie: "Maybe, maybe she's not there? Maybe I've guessed wrong-"

Vaggie: "You did find the rest of us in under three minutes. And there ARE a lot of sharp things in the kitchen."

Charlie: "I DID NOT THINK THIS THROUGH ENOUGH!"

Angel Dust: "Ya know what? When we rescue that itty bitty bitch from herself again, I'm gonna pick her up an' gently throttle her."

Husk: "She'd fucking love that."

Vaggie: "Don't encourage her."

Angel Dust: "Hug. I'm gonna hug that bitch an' never let go."

Charlie: "And that would be so sweet to hear... if this was right before a group hug... and we didn't still have to check the plumbing system for one of our friends."

Vaggie: "Not it."

Angel Dust: "Not it!!!"

Husk: "I'm fucking NOT-"

Charlie: "-not it!"

Husk: "Go fuck yourselves. I hope Niffty fucking bites all of you when you're pulling her out of her death trap."

Charlie would suggest everyone in the hotel play hide and seek, unironicly. She'd say it's a bonding exercise. Everyone thinks it's stupid and childish at first, but Charlie looked sad when they said no, so they agreed. Nobody could find Niffty because she could be hiding literally anywhere.

[bacchuschucklefuck]

dreaming abt sophomore year class swap bard!riz

[nataliesscatorccio]

YELLOWJACKETS

[feminist-cult-following]

the ezra you wrote stalked five teenage girls, engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor, groomed said minor, then took that girl’s secrets and planned to write a fucking book about it. also for her to say she feels “extremely disrespected” is ridiculous.

how do you think sara shepherd felt when she saw a character she wrote to be a bad guy and a creep be turned into the show’s longest lasting love interest? how do you think she felt when she saw aria, a character she created and loved, be written to end up with the man who groomed her?

if marlene can take such big leaps from the original source material, then pll original sin should be able to do the same with no problem or complaint.

[rmbunnie]

she was my fav since i was like 8. the girl the myth the legend.

[serpentface]

Faiza performing the Kagnoma Odo (pretty literally 'lion dance'), a weapons dance and one of the more important ritual duties of Odonii priestesses. A relatively new addition to this traditional dance involves the musket as the primary weapon, which is fired mid-twirl into the ground at the climax of the dance. Faiza is experiencing an 'oh fuck' moment because her shot is more than ideally diagonal, but she’s being so cool with it.

This is a wholly ceremonial performance at the onset of the pilgrimage, performed in full regalia and lion skin (of the small, semi-domesticated strain) but no armor. It’s also distinctly a display of political allegiance between the powerful and beloved Odonii priesthood (and its loyal military) with the increasingly reviled and destabilized imperial family, with Faiza prominently wearing a bracelet of the royal serpent, which was gifted (along with the musket) by the usoma Stavis Amanti himself (Usoma is the Wardi word for king, which has been retained in the context of emperors).

The Kagnoma Odo is the ultimate demonstration of the Odonii as an embodiment of the Lion Face of God and living vessel of military might and sovereignty, demonstrating her fitness and proficiency with weapons and as a spiritual unifier for soldiers. It is accompanied by drumming and occurs in stages, running through the three keymost weapons used in war- the spear, the sword, and the musket. The musket is of the most significance, given the weapon has developed a particular esteem as the ultimate embodiment of might and superiority. Assistants (almost always other priestesses, occasionally high ranking soldiers) load and prime the musket to be fired at the climax of the dance, where it is shot into the ground as the priestess leaps out of range of the shot. The firing signals the end of the dance and the rite itself.

While not the utmost exemplar of trigger discipline, only fully inducted and senior (and therefore very thoroughly trained) Odonii are permitted to perform the dance, and injuries during actual performances are quite rare (though are known to occur during training, more than a few Odonii have burns and wounds on their feet).

The most important renditions of this dance are performed upon declarations of war and before battles (in this case, generally done in full armor along with the lion pelt). It is also done during some trainings (while a dance, it is carefully choreographed to include naturalistic maneuvers of the weapons involved and helps soldiers limber up and learn to move their weapons). It is regarded as an impressive and motivating sight and a morale booster, and, seen at a distance, potentially intimidating to enemies.

A special variant of this dance is performed as means of fully incarnating the Odomache, which is done in full nudity with the body covered in the blood of the freshly sacrificed lion and cloaked in its raw pelt (the lion has become the corpse of Odomache in the moment of death, as part of its recreation of God's sacrifice). Her public, full nude appearance once (and only once) in this act is what allows the Lion Face of God to incarnate within her. Those in attendance see the spiritually vulnerable, naked human body obscured with the sanctified and deified blood and cloaked in the sanctified and deified skin. It is a merger of the contradictions of mortality and divinity, the boundaries between the two indistinct in flickering firelight and the flash of musketfire. She is witnessed by her people, dangling in between humanity and divinity and leading them in dance, and and is thus transformed.

[thresholdbb]

I'm a Kai Winn apologist but not because I think she's a good person. She's a compelling tragic character

[dollya-robinprotector]

Worlds crossed! Gender bends meeting

A.k.a PCs and School LIs dress in Vietnamese student attires (modernized áo dài and áo tấc)

At this point, many have known I am Vietnamese, so I take the chance to finally do what I always had done when entering new fandom: MAKE CHARACTERS WEAR VIETNAMESE TRADITIONAL CLOTHES!!

I hope you guys can appreciate the beauty in our culture~🫶✨✨