#I pray the links work-

[artdrawsok]

SO @uniquetosmbody's Corazon Sanji AU took over my small brain therefore: FANART!

Honestly go check out the post she did because both the writing and art she did were amazing.

Basically, this fanart was more of a take on how Sanji in the AU is kept in high regard. Whilst Corazon was framed as a source of what not to do. Hence the darkness that covers his picture, and the smash on the glass (picture was punched).

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Reminder that the Dazai's Entrance Exam audiobook comes out tomorrow! It's narrated by Patrick Seitz, Kunikida's English dub voice actor!

Here are all the places you can buy it:

Barnes & Noble

Audible

Google Play

Apple Books

Libro.fm

[r-aindr0p]

Artfight art batch 2 !!

More !!!! Yea I went ham with the attacks on priest characters

Oc belongs to : gnar (twitter/x)

Oc belongs to : Wonnawa (twitter/x)

Oc belongs to : Sorbetesu (instagram)

Oc belongs to : Soubivee (twitter/x)

Ocs belong to : Cervineye (twitter/x)

Oc belongs to : @kwillow

Oc belongs to : magicstarry (DeviantArt)

Oc belongs to : @snaketho

Oc belongs to my friend !!! : @mirukasan

Ocs belong to : Peyca (twitter/x)

Ocs belong to : doeomi (twitter/x)

[pup-pee]

queues this & runs

((i totally stole some of the piercings from madi hi madi ty))

:3

[soullessjack]

hey guys, this isn’t my usual post and yada yada but a very kind man from Gaza has been reaching out to me for the past month or so asking for help for his family. previously he has needed money for a surgical operation on his brother’s hand, which has thankfully been met, but now he and his family are faced with displacement from Khan Yunis.

not only will this further disrupt their lives, it also prevents them from being able to begin operating on his brother, and risks amputation if he cannot get the surgery in time. they are unable to simply walk with all of their belongings, food and water, and being able to find transportation will help immensely.

I’ve set up a GoFundMe for their evacuation. The goal is only $500 *to rent a car. Please donate as much as you can or share with as many people. Thank you

** edit:

I’m also going to include the PayPal belonging to his friend, to be more direct. I’m sorry if this appears like a scam, I’m kind of new to everything about this, but I promise it’s real.

[tedsbogusworld]

*₊ ° . ☆ KEANU REEVES BOTS

You both star in the movie ‘point break’

CHARACTER.AI | JANITOR.AI

You both star in the movie 'speed’.

CHARACTER.Al | JANITOR.AI

He buys you a drink after his gig.

CHARACTER.Al | JANITOR.Al

You Interview him.

CHARACTER.AI | JANITOR.AI

[blueskittlesart]

POST MORE SWORD OF FATE PLS IM BEGGING

i have very little in terms of actual art LMAO but i CAN explain the sword thing because i checked and i did in fact never make this plot point public. i struggled for a while with creating a villain for this story until i realized that. i put "sword" in the title of the game. of course it has to be about the fucking sword. DUH.

so i want SOF to deal very heavily with religion, specifically the way in which hyrule's religion forms post-sksw but pre-reincarnation. i've placed it on the timeline directly after sksw, making it the first actual reincarnation in hyrule. what this means is that there's no actual proof yet that the reincarnation thing is real and not just an insane bluff on demise's part, and so several key characters including link and zelda barely believe in hylia or demise at all when the story starts. my thought with this setting's version of ganon is that he's the polar opposite of the nonbelievers. The gerudo don't really exist as of now, but he DOES come from the desert region of hyrule--specifically, he was raised in a cultlike offshoot of the sheikah religion which interpreted the hylia/demise myth completely literally and believes that a doomsday is coming, heralded by the foretold return of demise. Because of this, he knows more about the cycle and how to set it in motion than basically any other character. Crucially, he and his people are some of the only ones at this point aware of the existence of the master sword.

ganon finds. a sword. a sword which he THINKS is the master sword. and this theory is only reinforced when the sword begins to speak to him about his destiny and the salvation of hyrule. unfortunately it is not the master sword and he ends up basically a pawn in the greater plans of what's left of demise & ghirahim within that sword, manipulated into attempting to revive demise and destroy the reincarnated hero and princess. he remains in denial until basically the very end of the final battle, completely convinced that he is the true savior of hyrule and LINK is the one being misled. ghirahim is a very good manipulator lol

[daisyachain]

The nature of time is that (culturally) Christian Euro/Anglo colonial consumers (hereafter white ‘people’) fetishize the idea of being ‘close to nature’ or ‘primitive’ or ‘savage’ and latch on to the idea that there are groups of people in the world who are somehow bestial or who have some kind of special powers from holding animist beliefs/beliefs that acknowledge the body as opposed to the Christian belief that the body is a kind of useless appendage to a person. We see this across decades from the 19thC to today in the racist fetishization of indigenous people across the globe, particularly residents of the Americas, Australasia, and southern/eastern Africa.

White consumers use a warped conception of other cultures to live out the fantasies that the Christian soul/body stuff engenders. You keep getting told that your emotions and physical sensations are the devil’s work? You want to get in touch with those physical sensations, but you don’t want it to interfere with your worldview? Simply project them on to a convenient group of people with slightly different conventions from you. Imagine how cool it would be to be 100% physical sensation (especially those pesky violent and/or sexual urges) and no mental burden, then unleash that in a way that causes millions of deaths worldwide via the dehumanization of entire nations of people just trying to live their lives. White consumers love a Proud Warrior Race Guy.

Flash forward to the 2010s, it’s generally considered impolite to spread the same propaganda that justified the genocide and dispossession of many different groups of people. However white culture hasn’t changed that much and normal human activities still need to be explained away to maintain the veneer of white intellectualism that has been used to justify white violence for years and years. You can’t just stomp around and clap your hands and dance badly, you’ve got to project it somewhere else.

But wait! There’s a community of people considered ‘tribal’ and ‘savage’, considered violent and bestial, who were never colonized! It’s…the Norse. Fetishizing early medieval North Sea raiders can’t be cultural appropriation, see, they’re white! It’s not offensive to replace an entire culture with white (male) ideas of what’s cool if that culture is totally unassociated with colonizer stereotypes and is in fact a culture of colonizers!

And that’s my theory on why there are so many Norse-inspired folk bands/video games/tv shows/memes/literally anything in the 2010s. VSaga not counted because that manga has been running since 2003 and is actually well-researched and comes out of a culture with a similar but distinct tradition of racism. The Euro storytelling tendencies of needing some kind of violent avatar have taken on ye anciente Norseman now that people care a little bit about the gallons of blood used to sketch other ethnic stereotypes. Done and dusted. Except the other side is that the fetishization of early medieval Norse culture is literally just white supremacist 101 and a lot of artists don’t step around that nearly as carefully as they should

[peachssodapop]

There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin

[apple-grass-and-smiles]

Official Summary:

“What is my love language?”

“Terse nods, mainly.”

Five love languages and five times Tim told Lucy he loved her without ever saying the words.

Unofficial Summary: Have a fic to prove that Tim's love language is acts of service because my feelings on this topic are STRONG.

[sarah-dipitous]

Y’all will not believe the tiktok I just saw…

[juni413]

what song has been stuck in your head?? like uncounsciously singing it and it's making you crazy level

I'd say there's been 2 recently. children by BIN was stuck in my head just earlier today. and i've also been looping the cover of butcher vanity by sena for a while. actually i take it back i also got overlook by chogakusei stuck in my head today..

[ndostairlyrium]

Three Songs Playlists

I was tagged by the lovely @herearedragons 💛 I'm a sucker for playlists and I have um, too many characters :'D I'm totally copying the idea of putting as many OCs as possible, but I'm making a selection of course <<

I'm tagging: @n7viper @demandthedoodles & @underneathestars and whoever likes this post ✨

***

Ankh

Joan of Arc - In This Moment (spotify | youtube)

Lee Van Cleef - Primus (spotify | youtube)

Questo Amore è Come un Cero - Atroci (spotify | youtube)

Ela

Limitless - Amaranthe (spotify | youtube)

Dancing in Nightmares - South Haven (spotify | youtube)

Pissed Off and Mad About it - THC (spotify | youtube)

Hawke

Down at the Crossroads - Koritni (spotify | youtube)

My Luck is so Bad - The Real McKenzies (spotify | youtube)

Larger than Life - Lita Ford (spotify | youtube)

⬇ More in the Lost and Found Department ⬇

The Mass Effect Clowder

Lenore

In a Moment - Stereophonics (spotify | youtube)

Dead as Yesterday - Zakk Wylde (spotify | youtube)

Love Is Only a Feeling - The Darkness (spotify | youtube)

Serge (Twinkles) R'lyeh

Drop Dead Cynical - Amaranthe (spotify | youtube)

Butterfly - Top Cats (spotify | youtube)

I Rule the Ruins - Doro (spotify | youtube)

Castor Actius

Diablo Rojo - Rodrigo y Gabriela (spotify | youtube)

"The Sword of Damocles" from the Rocky Horror Picture Show (spotify | youtube)

Hurt - Nine Inch Nails (spotify | youtube)

Logan Klein

Radioactivity - Kraftwerk (spotify | youtube)

Out of the Dark - Eisbrecher (spotify | youtube)

Bizzarre Love Triangle - New Order (spotify | youtube)

The Originals

Rhian

F*cked with an Anchor - Alestorm (spotify | youtube)

Hail to the King - Avenged Sevenfold (spotify | youtube)

Any Means Necessary - HammerFall (spotify | youtube)

Rozenn

Never Met a Girl like You Before - The Insects (spotify | youtube)

Into the Heart of Danger - Battle Beast (spotify | youtube)

Breakthrough Starshot - Amaranthe (spotify | youtube)

[ambalambs]

Back with another Miko question! I know Miko is a bard but does he like to play for others or does he play mostly for himself? What's his favorite instrument to play, can he play more than one? Do you have a playlist or any certain songs that you could see him playing (or playing a FFXIV version of, e.g. replacing names of places or gods with ones from XIV?)

Okay so this one is a bit complicated for me to answer I think cuz this is kinda a topic about Miko I get a little nervous about lol music is a huge part of his character and I always get a little worried I make this part of him a little dumb. But alas I'm just gonna, as they say, yolo this so enjoy lol

But yes yes yes! Miko loves playing for people! He will play for the sheer entertainment to get people into the music and dance or he'll just play to keep someone company. He doesnt mind and he's usually pretty good on judging the situation and what is appropriate. but he does also play for himself, yes. especially if he is a bit down, but he'll mostly just play cuz he can and its something to do and he likes it. he also hums a lot which might drive some people nuts but at least its pretty lol

His best instrument is his voice, of course xD but no really his favorite is the violin! I see miko being strangely skilled at picking up just about any instrument tbh. all he needs to do is listen and watch someone play it for a moment and he can easily just fall right in and follow along. like the morin khuur from the steppe i just see him having gone big eye zoomies on the people playing those at the time cuz he'd never seen them before and was itching to give them a try lol (tbh im kinda thinking his music skill is probably something he inherited from his azem. that guy was probably coming up with insane songbird concepts and shoving them at hythlodaeus and the poor guy would have to tell him to chill out lol) but miko leans more towards string instruments like the violin, harp, guitar. something about the quickness of the fingers and the violin having a bow tickles him cuz he also wields a bow in battle lol but he's always down to playing anything given the opportunity. but yeah okay this is long winded but if miko has to pick one instrument as his go to its a violin and his voice.

which okay now as for songs im gonna drop some links here and pray they dont break. i do have a playlist for him but its a mess of inspirations and random songs that just make me think of him and i feel kinda weird linking it so im just gonna pick out a few that are big inspirations for him. which first off miko has huge celtic violin/fiddle vibes so if youre ever curious what miko would just play offhand just look up any of that xD

a song that ive always felt is very HIM since the very beginning has been Andrew's Song by End of Silence. i can just always picture him singing something like this for some reason about his journey. it also kinda sounds like a younger miko, perhaps arr time when he's just starting off, which i like lol

next i kinda find lindsey stirling's violin style to be a big inspiration for him especially Between Twilight. this one is especially something he'd play on the violin just to play. not to perform or anything but just the natural miko music, if that makes sense lol

as for when playing other instruments i basically see him being like this and this where he can just basically use the whole instrument to make any kind of song or just play anything with ease. also really love the idea of him being so quick with a lot of them like that xD

now this is where i get a little embarrassed cuz i do actually have a singing voice claim for miko and its that peter hollens guy on youtube. which has the range and very disney prince-esque sound to it. i'll link his version of Sleepsong here for quick reference cuz i do really like that song as like an example of a lullaby his real mom wouldve sang to him when he was little. also speaking of lullabies with mom i like imagining The Song from Song of the Sea as basically what baby miko singing with his mom would be like lol

now as for some songs that i just especially associate with him as a little bonus here i think this version of Into the Unknown would basically be miko's pre-shadowbringers song he'd sing at the exarch if ffxiv was a musical LOL and then for rage miko (because he does have a deep anger in him i mean what wol doesnt? lol) definitely Burn by 2WEI. and lastly, just gonna toss this one out there too, but i really like this version of The Musician as like basically something maybe his Azem and Hydaelyn would sing to him as a prayer i dunno lol

but okay *wheezes* i hope that covers enough lol now im gonna hide in the shadows again >_>;

[adelaidedrubman]

forgot i ordered this shirt (x). nice little surprise from me to me.

[gothsuguru]

i never go back to my fics unless it’s to respond to people’s tags/comments but i saw that “black is the color of my true love’s hair” reached 500 notes!!!!! :D that’s so cool thank you to anyone who read it :3