#I’m definitely missing some

[l-sincline]

Do you like Honkai Star Rail? Do you like the pretty men? This is the discord server for you

Anyways come join the fun honkai husbandos discord server we are cool and chill and we also talk about other games while we talk about honkai star rail

[cannonball5]

Why fans of HSMTMTS might like Anime: An essay

With the final season less than a month away I decided to introduce something that just might help fill the empty space it leaves behind, anime. Now there’s some who may think that anime is all about screaming and yelling in Japanese, and there are certainly shows that fall into that category, but anime is so wide reaching that there are shows about just about every topic you can imagine. There are action anime, horror anime, romance anime, and everything in between. Also if you think anime is too nerdy I’d remind you that the majority of this fandom practically salivates over a show about high schoolers performing various Disney songs, so be careful about those stones in your glass house.

Now as a Rina I know that a good portion of shippers here love a ship that’s all about subtext and the thing is most anime ONLY have subtext when it comes to ships. One of the most popular anime in the world right now is My Hero Academia, the show has an ensemble cast of interesting and memorable characters, and more ships than the US Navy. Almost every character is shipped with almost every other character, but it’s a superhero anime so romance takes a backseat so, with a few exceptions, almost every romantic relationship comes down to subtext.

Do you like crackships? Anime’s got more than you can handle. There are shows with little to no romance at all and still have rabid shipping fan bases. Some examples are Haikyu a sports anime about high school volleyball, which is about hard work, determination, camaraderie, and friendship, has so much shipping going on it’s insane. There’s also Blue Lock, a soccer anime, where a bunch of high school boys are locked in a high tech building as they all try to become the best soccer player in the world. So many ships.

Do you not like subtext and prefer to be told who’s going to get together? We got those too. My Dress Up Darling, a confident girl who really wants to get into cosplay is assisted by a shy quiet boy who’s really good at sewing and they fall for each other. Spy X Family, a super spy is tasked with creating a fake family to get close to a target, adopts a little girl and marries a woman with secrets of their own. Love After World Domination, the leader of a Power Rangers-like team falls in love with an enemy general and they cover up their dates with monster attacks so no one finds out.

Fair Warning: Anime ship wars can get INTENSE. They can make the Rina-Portwell-Rini discourse seem like a water ballon fight in comparison. So be cautious.

If you really just like music, anime usually have several opening sequences and closing sequences over the course of their show, with music done by really good Japanese bands. If you’re just interested in that you can easily find them on YouTube, but the show themselves usually have really good background music as well (I recommend a song called ‘You Say Run’ from My Hero Academia if you don’t believe me.

Seriously, I can almost guarantee there is a show out there that will peak your interest. That said anime can get REALLY weird just by the nature of there being so much of it (there’s literally an anime coming out about a guy who dies getting crushed by a vending machine only to be reincarnated as vending machine in a fantasy world) so if you find it’s not your cup of tea that’s fine, this isn’t to pressure anyone into watching anime (maybe it is a little bit). I know it hurts losing something that’s dear to you, so I’m just hoping someone maybe can find something to fill the void left behind.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading my ramblings. Obviously the anime I’ve mentioned are pretty good starter anime if your interest has been peaked. Some additional ones, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Hopefully some people will mention some other anime in the comments or in their reblogs. Feel free to ask questions I’ll do my best to answer them.

Also if you want something a little more western I highly recommend ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ on Prime. It’s based on anime but is a wholly western creation.

[inthehouseoffinwe]

Hear me out. Maedhros would make an incredible high king not only for his own skill, but because he has six brothers keeping a close eye on everything.

Maedhros: The Leader. Inspiring. Strong. The strategist unbeaten. The one who survived what no other elf has. An incredibly strong personality that can bring even the most stubborn into his command. Undefeated in battle, feared by Morgoth himself. The diplomat who can bring together groups of people who hate each other to a common goal. A King in every sense of the word with a presence that sends the enemy scattering and elves thinking several times before daring to cross him. 

Maglor: PR and Media. Songs that can turn stupid costly mistakes into tragic tales of heroism and strength spread far a wide until no one can remember a version of events other than what he says. A great right hand able to take over when needed. Commanding, responsible, charming, can get anyone to tell him anything and great at establishing diplomatic connections. The people person. Loud and powerful or the quiet shadow at Mae’s back, always watching. Reading the court before the elves even know what they think and exposing them with deceptively soft words.  

Celegorm: The Hunter. Keeps the lands safe. Keeps them fed. Keeps an eye on the hunters and the army in general. You can’t escape him. You can’t hide from him. And with all the languages and tongues of birds and beats he speaks, he hears all. 

Caranthir: The Tradesman. The money man. Keeps everything running, keeps an eye on the economy, great at establishing trade routes that leave the Noldor in the best position. Good with materials and knows exactly what they need when. For what time of year. When to trade it. Smart and shrewd, you can’t double cross him, and he’ll always get you the best prices. 

Curufin: The forge master. The armourer. The architect. Nothing beats his work, and Mae’s armour especially is literally impenetrable. He’s the one who keeps the city at its peak, no stone at anything but perfect condition and weapons unlike any other. Hidden passages and secret stores. But he’s also a silver tongue like his eldest two brothers and he’s *very* good at convincing people, but also tearing them down and making sure they’ll never be a threat again. He can and will destroy your life before your eyes and you’ll never recover.

Ambarussa: The Spies. You don’t see them coming. You think Amrod’s gone only for Amras to take his place. Light footed and underestimated, they route out any schemes. They’re also the best connected to the green elves, so easily overlooked but smarter than most give them credit for. They’re the resident healers, and can make a poultice out of anything.

Celebrimbor: The Inventor. The one whose creativity knows no bounds. The creator of incredible Power infused devices like the rings to keep his people and family safe. A leader in his own right trained by his father and uncles who Maedhros is proud to call his heir. 

Feel free to add your own thoughts!

[forgetful-nerd]

What do you mean turtles are highly trained ninjas? They’re just silly little goobers!

[dcvina-claires]

btw streaming services the reason that no one is watching your shows anymore is because they know that they’ll almost definitely be cancelled if they’re not “stranger things” levels of popular and therefore don’t understand the point of watching a show that they already know the fate of. not because they’re bad

[ceruleanhouse]

jon (vaguely s4) chowing down on some good good statements. melanie wishes he wouldn’t, at least not in the archives kitchen

[empirearchives]

Napoleon’s reforms

As it is Napoleon’s death day (May 5th), I decided to make a collection of some of my posts with Napoleon’s reforms. This is not an exhaustive list of all of Napoleon’s reforms, just what I’ve been able to post about thus far, and I plan to dedicate many more posts to the subject.

Abolition of torture

British renunciation of the title “King of France”

Cadaster (land registry)

Canned food

Central Vaccine Committee & the Society for the Extinction of Smallpox

Child labor laws

Citizen cooks & the Society for the Encouragement of National Industy

Concordat of 1801

Constitution of 1799 (universal suffrage)

Education

Freedom of religion

Grand Sanhedrin

Imperial nobility

Legal impact (list of law codes)

Legal impact (part 2)

Metric system

Napoleonic Code in Bavaria

Paris Bourse

Paris Fire Brigade

Paris Health Council

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Prison reforms and changes

Reforms in Italy (undone during the Restoration)

Regulations limiting pollution

Restoration of universities

Rumford soup kitchens

Sewers and Sanitation

Smallpox vaccine

Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts Brussels

Sorbonne university

Sugar beet industry & trade

Sugar (part 2)

Switzerland (Napoleon’s impact in the country)

Tax collection system

Treaty of Campo Formio

Unification of the Italian peninsula

Water policies

Women artists in Napoleonic France

Women writers in Napoleonic France

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Four was honestly surprised how many people were here. It was his first big trip, and it was definitely overwhelming. He was usually a loner, but he had to admit… he was thankful he’d asked a friend to come along.

Legend laughed as he texted someone, face glowing with glee. He elbowed Four mischievously. “We should definitely send pictures to Wars.”

“Is that who you’re texting?” Four asked with a smile, enjoying the cheer from his usually grumpier friend. Legend adored education conferences - his friend was nothing if not a lover of learning and exploring new things.

“Oh absolutely,” Legend replied, showing his phone. “He’s upset because I went to the emergency medicine conference and then went to this one. Personally, I think he’s just jealous because I have a cert he doesn’t.”

“Wait, Wars doesn’t have his CCRN?” Four questioned, confused. He figured Warriors, who had everything in his life in order, would have his critical care nursing certification. It was fairly common for nurses in ICU and ED settings.

“Nope!” Legend quipped with delight, obviously ecstatic that he had something over the military nurse.

“Okay, but important question: where are we going to get dinner?”

“Somewhere it doesn’t cost half our paycheck.”

Four glanced around at the skyscrapers. “Uh… not sure we’re going to manage that. I didn’t think the Hebra Mountains had cities like this.”

“Well, then we can contemplate Brugada Syndrome and complicated EKG rhythms while we starve,” Legend supposed.

“Oh, don’t be like that,” Four laughed. “This is a trip, we shouldn’t worry about the cost too much.”

”We don’t make Time’s salary.”

“But we make decent salary.”

Legend bit his lips, stubborn. Four narrowed his eyes analytically. “This isn’t about how much the food costs; it’s because you’ve blown your budget on coffee, isn’t it?”

His friend immediately flushed, guilty as charged. “They charge ten rupees for coffee! Ten!! This place is ridiculous!”

“I told you your caffeine addiction would come back to bite you someday,” Four smiled. “Or, well, more so than it already has.”

“I swear, if you bring up the SVT episode one more time—”

[pipperoo]

big questions i hope are one day answered in hatchetfield:

what deal did solomon make, what does it entail? what did he have to give up? how much does he know about the lords in black stuff?

what’s charles coven’s deal? how much does he work with the libs? did he make a deal? it doesn’t feel like he’s really lost anything, he seems very well off. (i just want to know more bc i love how james plays him and would love to see him more)

what exactly caused the timeline to split? did it have to do with the black and white portal being opened? did hannah herself subconsciously do it? did lex have something to do with it, since she saved hannah when she was born with her teleporting powers?

what’s webby’s deal? was she always a queen in white? what caused the split between her and her brothers? was it that she finally saw the value in humanity or something else? why doesn’t holloway trust her?

obviously, why did holloway make her deal and what does it entail? we know it has something to do with her band, but what happened to them? how did her beef with wilbur start? do the libs pit them against each other? why must they fight?

why did becky climb that tree? why’d she stay up there? (i can’t wait for this nmt ep)

what were the waylons and also the cult getting up to back in their day? (i would love more insight on what evil shit they were doing)

how many children have a touch of the gift? are we ever going to see them again?

what is up with bryce’s character in working boys? what has cassandra king seen? why are there lights in the sky giving you prophecies? is that webby or one of the libs? (this comes from her blurb in the working boys playbill) her whole deal could be a solid nmt episode

how does this all end? can it even end?

i feel like some of these have to be answered with the nmt 3 eps, the possible miss holloway musical, and the possible movie surrounding the theater characters, but who really knows. there are so many interesting things to poke at and i just want to learn all i can

[justfriendsbestthings]

The omar corner of tumblr is becoming tinier and tinier every day but you will find me waxing poetics about that face and voice and talent until my dying breath

[chateautae]

hi 🥺

[sciderman]

What does Loki even do in your universe?

his lokiest

[grimmweepers]

celebrating a birthday at a park and i’m wearing some wide y2k-esque low rise jeans. hair is in a slick high pony and my eyeshadow is a lil darker today so i’m feeling quite scandalous

which mean today’s fragrance is…..💚

[whitmore]

really actually kind of enjoy how the big lore moments are sort of quiet on a singular stream (or a small group!) instead of the events solely being the lore; i think there would be this hesitation to develop anything solo if the server reinforced this idea that Big Lore could only happen during scheduled events and days. instead the more narrative-progressing moments (take the baghera hybrid experiments revelation or the philza birdnapping for recent example) are very low-key and almost unhyped up— there’s no expectation for that kind of lore necessarily at the time which makes it more rewarding to experience as a viewer. big fan of how they do the events as player bonding time rather than serious narrative progression because it allows all the players (especially the ones who don’t engage in the rp side that much) to participate and get to know each another more; it’s very neat it’s really smart it’s nicely executed

[possiblyfunny]

Hey, look guys, more art-

HOPE.

I’ve been wanting to draw him like this ever since I first saw him smile, but my will to draw eluded me until now! This started off as a doodle, so, please excuse the messiness. I drew this to de-stress.

“Fire” Red belongs to @creatively-cosmic. They have a blog called @themissingnumbers, which is really good! Go check it out if you want to see more.

[Sketch + Colored Version below the cut!]

[acting-pterygii]

ART DUMP 🔥🔥 hodgepodge mess of my unhinged interests proceed at your own discretion (minor blood cw for one of the drawings)

row 1: my dnd character, “Ashes” Kyrill Wulian, cleric satyr who really hates his job. first dnd character o’ mine (to ever be in a campaign, at least)

row 2 & 3: misc. 2010 retj doodles. it’s mostly john eyzen mercutio but tybalt and benvolio are there toooo. i think about them. a healthy amount (lie)

row 4: homer’s odyssey! ended up giving the sketches to my english teacher and apparently she hung them up in her office ksdjkdjsd

row 5: thing i made at like,, 2 am based off that one benedikt scene in last violent call. i miss my husband (benmars) when will he return from the trenches (finished series hell)