#IT TAKES A VILLAGE
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hugsandchaos · 1 year ago
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Here’s a list of times Danny has been spotted by the townspeople as Phantom outside of ghost fights!
1.) Laying down half asleep on a traffic light post, no one saw him fall
2.) Standing outside on the street during a big blizzard sipping what people are guessing was hot cocoa
3.) On the roof of Casper High looking at the sky
4.) In Casper High’s library browsing the outer space section
5.) In the park playing with a ghost puppy, who unfortunately kept turning into a large ghost dog and growling at anyone who tried to come close (it’s worth noting that Phantom kept trying to calm him down and apologizing, with the exception of Maddie, who seemed to make the ghost dog even angrier)
6.) Having a friendly chat with a large ghost wolf in the nearby woods
7.) On the street during a blizzard, waving at a large ghost resembling a yeti and going “Hi, dad! :D”
8.) Asleep on one of those couches in the local library with a book on astrophysics on his chest
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erinwantstowrite · 5 months ago
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Erin the comparison of JL vs the Avengers to Camp Jupiter vs Camp Half blood is toooo accurate 😭
JL: There’s an established system in place and contingencies for every foreseeable scenario
Avengers: fuck it we ball
peter thinks that the Avengers have it all together because they're his teachers and they're constantly telling him to use his brain but it's really because they, for the first time, saw their own "fuck it we ball" mentality in a teenager, and thought "oh my god maybe that is like... super dangerous." like when a parent was younger and they partied a lot and sometimes got into dangerous situations and thought "this is normal" until they had a kid and they quickly realized "oh that's why my mom was insane."
that didn't make them any better, it just made them hypocrites. peter just doesn't know that because they act super responsible when he's around
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always-coffee · 1 year ago
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Authors League Fund
Shamelessly pilfered from @neil-gaiman, who wrote this:
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theemptyspacehelmet · 1 year ago
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Because it’s starting to feel like another Henry Selick/Tim Burton Nightmare Before Christmas snub, please keep in mind that while Neil Gaiman is an executive producer for DBD, he isn’t as directly involved as a source or writer as he was with GO or the Sandman so make sure to give proper credit to the other writers and show runners like Steve Yockey and Beth Schwartz and the other people who worked hard to bring us this show.
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anthrofractal · 1 year ago
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DESCRIPTION: Nomiani decides to enter the village square. There’s a Fress at a nearby booth that looks similar to the shopkeep in the Mayli city. There's also the Fress they met earlier, and a much older matriarch surrounded by young Fress, sitting close to a communal cooking fire. CHOOSE ONE: 1) Talk to the shopkeeper 2) Approach the gray older Fress 3) Approach the Fress they recognize
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loredrinker · 4 months ago
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Weapon of Grief: Solas' Lyrium Dagger
In reading a fanfic from @blackcatsnest recently, their chapter on the war with the Titans (chapter 6 of Echoes Through Eternity) made me realise during the entirety of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Solas does not have the lyrium dagger. 
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And the dagger really does feel symbolic of Solas’s most soul-crushing choices - doesn't it? It is a grim reminder of every violent act in his life. It is the blade that continues to carve sorrow, grief, and pain into his immortal soul. A physical manifestation of the destruction, betrayal, and failure he has wrought. 
It is his One Ring. 
Like Frodo’s Ring, the longer it is borne, the more it corrodes its bearer’s sense of self. By the end of Frodo’s journey, he cannot destroy the Ring on his own, despite his initial resolve. The Ring’s power reshapes and consumes him, a force too great to overcome alone. Similarly, the dagger’s weight on Solas is physical and spiritual. It is a haunting reminder of his darkest choices and the anguish they have caused - it is the weapon that murdered Mythal.
This symbolism becomes even more intriguing when considering the power of lyrium and the fan theory that the dagger holds the souls of everyone killed by it. Regardless if you subscribe to that or not, the dagger does embody the collective suffering of those whose lives were ended by its blade (the dagger brings madness wherever it goes). Carrying it would mean bearing the weight of countless voices, each one echoing the pain and destruction Solas has wrought, deepening the dagger’s role as a symbol of unending torment. 
The Daggers Absence 
The absence is symbolic as well. Without the dagger during Inquisition, this allows Solas to exist, for a time, without its ‘influence’. Almost as though the physical separation creates emotional and psychological distance, giving him space to reconnect with who he was before the dagger (and his worst choices) came to define him. 
In this time, Solas steps into the roles of advisor, confidant, guide, and companion. While he hides that he is Fen’Harel, he does not hide that he is Solas. For a time, he exists unburdened by the dark presence of the weapon that embodies his violence and destruction. This reprieve doesn’t erase who he is or what he has done, but symbolically it allows him to exist outside the physical representation of his worst mistakes and deepest guilt. 
The absence of the dagger could also symbolize Solas’s state of being during Inquisition as this time apart seems to be a period of reflection for Solas, where he begins to see the mortal people of modern Thedas as real. It offers him an opportunity to build relationships, to reconnect to his freedom fighting revolutionary days, and perhaps even to fall in love.
The dagger wasn’t even his first choice of tool to achieve his goals. He had originally intended to enter the Fade and bring down the Veil with his orb. But with the orb destroyed, he had no choice but to turn back to that dark object.  
And as with the Ring, the dagger’s return is inevitable, and with it, the unbearable weight of its power. 
The Return of the Dagger 
In Veilguard, Solas wields once again this weapon of misery, a weapon that kills Varric, that traps Rook.  Yet...the moments in the game when he is without it? In Fade prison? We get a glimpse of the Solas of Inquisition once more - the advisor, the guide, the imparter of knowledge and wisdom as he works with Rook. 
But like Gollum obsessively pursuing the Ring, Solas is fixated on the dagger. He waits for the chance to snatch it from Rook’s hands and continue on his path. When he does, he leaves Rook behind. The dagger, a chain that binds him as tightly as his past. 
And yet, all is not lost. Perhaps Rook is like Sam Gamgee, a steadfast ally who carries Solas as far as they can, working with him to challenge his destructive path. And it takes others, another force that breaks those chains and helps him let go of the dagger’s hold. 
In the atonement ending, we see Solas holding the dagger up to Mythal as if surrendering it to her. As Mythal acknowledges her role in Solas’s pain, accepting her part in the burden they share, Solas’s arms rise, lifting the dagger, holding it between them. The weight of that chain begins to lift. His posture holding the dagger seems to cry out: Take this wretched thing away from me. I cannot carry it anymore. 
It’s an act of relinquishment; he cannot bear this symbol of his misery and destruction if he is to be free.  
Instead, the dagger passes to Rook - a symbolic transition. Rook wielded the dagger to defeat the gods and protect Thedas, in contrast to Solas, who used it as a tool of destruction. 
Rook transforms the dagger. By passing it on, Solas symbolically relinquishes not only the weapon but also his role as destroyer. He cannot carry the embodiment of his misery and ruin while seeking atonement. In Rook’s hands (and with their team) the dagger now becomes a symbol of protection, its alchemical state altered by this transition and Solas' blood, its purpose renewed in the hands of new guardians. 
Freed from its weight, Solas enters the Fade, seeking atonement and beginning his own journey of healing. Just as Frodo couldn’t stay in Middle-earth, the pain of carrying his burden was too great, leaving scars that could never fully heal. He had to leave, traveling with the company of Elves and Bilbo to find healing. 
This parallel deepens my belief that atonement and salvation cannot happen in isolation. Community and connection are essential as some burdens are simply too great to bear alone.
I’ve seen this truth reflected in my own life and community. It’s why I believe so deeply in the possibility of atonement and redemption for those who seek it (my own brother is going through it right now). Healing flourishes when shared with those who care. 
Dragon Age Veilguard continues to reveal such beautiful layers of symbolism for those who choose to look for them. 
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millenniallust4death · 6 months ago
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At my local food bank, I volunteered a few hours to help people fill out the form to sign up for Christmas baskets. I know from doing free, weekly tech support (ie. digital literacy skills) that people in my community struggle with literacy skills and learning disabilities. I don't want families to be deprived of a holiday due to a barrier that I can easily knock down. Maybe similar support is needed in your community?
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ranboo-and-the-like · 2 years ago
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There is something so special about watching forever and Baghera walk through tallulahs home. The way they read all of the signs, the way they asked permission to go into and through the house, the way they admired the art. It’s how forever confesses that he is near tears. It’s about when baghs asked tallulah if wilbur sang to her, and rejoiced when she read that he sang to her every night. It’s about their reverence, not making light of the place or occasion. It’s about how Tallulah trusts them enough and is excited for them to meet her papa. It’s about love and family.
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darthkote · 6 months ago
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star wars lore is so great bc sometimes it's very deep and meaningul and philosophical, and then you get smth like space carrots
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botanicalbonelord · 9 months ago
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I feel like we've truly lost what "it takes a village" means when it comes to raising kids. Just because I can be good with kids situationally doesn't mean I should be a parent. What it does mean is that I can help out with watching your kids for a bit if it means you can rest or get work done or whatever. I don't want to be a parent but I do believe in the power of community.
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sp00ntaneous · 11 months ago
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'Village Spoon' wooden spoon carved in Cherry wood with acrylic pigment.
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hugsandchaos · 1 year ago
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One of the worst offenses was committed today. At least, in the eyes of some, if not many, of the residents of Amity Park. It was no secret that Phantom liked his privacy and avoided people, aside from the rare sighting of him or him even approaching people. The citizens obviously respected that decision, especially since he was the one protecting them.
One day, he was seen at a park sitting at the edge of the forest, focused on something in his lap. No one approached, but many people could swear that it was ice. Several open books and printed pictures lay nearby, which he’d glance at, then back at the ice. Over the course of four and a half hours, Phantom worked on it, carefully carving and adjusting while adding more parts. People who passed by or stayed a while began to realize what he was doing.
He was making the solar system! Out of ghost ice! He was including the moons of every planet, not just Earth’s moon, which took quite a bit when he moved onto Jupiter. The ice floated in place as he worked. It grew a little bigger until it was finally finished. Phantom smiled, proud of his project, until the worst thing happened.
A person visiting from out of town jumped out with a camera to get a picture of Phantom, startling him into dropping it. When he realized it, he stared at the ice shards now scattered across the ground. He looked utterly destroyed. What followed after was something akin to a riot. People got up and stormed to the stranger, and their relative scolded them. They snatched the camera and quickly deleted the pictures, but Phantom was unresponsive. He just stared at the ice shards distraught.
The Fentons were crazy, sure, but right then and there, people remembered about obsessions, about how several ghosts need to partake in some activity revolving around their obsession for their health. Perhaps they could’ve gotten that right, and space was Phantom’s obsession? Before anyone could try to help or offer comfort, he vanished. And so did the ice.
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poetsleeves · 6 days ago
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I am once again crying at the Milo Murphy’s Law finale
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always-coffee · 1 year ago
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Pssst, hey, you. Do you want a very cool copy of @neil-gaiman's Coraline, plus some other goodies?
Well, you're in luck! @linda-from-the-bird-site is having a raffle, which benefits the homeless:
You can snag tickets for the price of a coffee, potentially get some awesome swag, and do some good. That's a win/win/win!
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raurusthirdeye · 5 months ago
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This reblog by @daemosdaen https://www.tumblr.com/daemosdaen/768978868084375552?source=share and this one by @summonerluna https://www.tumblr.com/summonerluna/768899613948264448?source=share
arrived with perfect timing to help improve and probably save chapter 12 from being too indulgent and just pure filler. My initial reaction after reading these posts was a crisis of confidence in what I'd written (at work in the middle of a meeting I was supposed to be paying attention to but started brainrotting halfway through instead), but I took a breather before I did something drastic like pull a @sparklyhyperbole and throw the whole thing in my woodstove 😉. My intent starting out was to write a fluffy pallet cleanser after a few particularly heavy chapters, but I think I found a way to make it much more meaningful, much more useful for plot development, and much less "telling" and more "showing", while still retaining the fluff. (Smut Fluff with plot?) At least, I think (hope) I did, because in last night's writing sprint I also added 600 words of pure almost-but-not-quite-smut fluff, sorta undoing the previous effort, and now I think I need to end the chapter where it's at with the fade-to-black. 😅 Oh well. It'll be some fanservice for my regulars 😆 Because my story is over a year old now I wonder if anyone who's read my fic lately from start to current has noticed any change or progression in my writing through the chapters? I went back and did a cleanup pass a few months ago when @haste-waste said she was going to start reading, but that was mostly grammar and syntax to make it less cringey for future readers. All of that is a very long winded way of saying thanks to the @zelinkcommunity, who are all in all a rather lovely bunch of people to hang out with 😁❤️
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drauthor · 1 year ago
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New Fic Alert:
So, just to make this very clear, we're blaming @shootingstarpilot for the absolute monster this story has turned into.
Please enjoy the first chapter of It Takes a Village, a story of found family, court drama, and a few guys being both really bad and really good at romance:
If you had asked any one of the Fett brothers if they expected to find themselves embroiled in a fierce court battle involving child abuse and murder because Helix Fett was soft under all the grump and snarling, they would have laughed in your face.
Except Cody. He wouldn't have said he saw it coming per se, but he's not surprised. After all, Stitch was Needle's best friend and he needed help. He knows his brother; they were involved as soon as Helix laid eyes on the kid.
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They say it takes a village to raise a child; Cody can only begin to imagine what it takes to put a child's abusive parents in jail and then adopt said child.
Due to a series of quite fortunate meetings, the combined power (and villages) of Cody Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Mace Windu are aiming right for the Su-Burtonis--and their mysterious benefactor--and they have no idea what's coming for them.
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