#Not a Magic Bullet

[aduckwithears]

Haven't you fired a gun before?

Not as such...

Good Omens S2/Ep4

[utilitycaster]

The thing about Ashton saying "WHAT DO YOU WANT" is that I really do understand that they are coming from a place of great pain and a genuinely awful life (and the Arch Heart doesn't really give a good answer either, which is similarly frustrating) but we keep getting this answer throughout the campaign, if not for the Arch Heart at least for other deities, and it's that most simple and also frustrating of answers: consistent effort.

Why did FCG catch the eye of the Changebringer? consistent, repeated prayer, even if it wasn't perfect and could get kind of silly or even annoying to others. Orym is not a worshiper of the Wildmother, but he still repeatedly has reached out and tried to talk to her in good faith (pun unintended). And looking back at others from past campaigns, we learn of their ongoing service - in the cases of those who are introduced as already faithful, often from a young age (Pike, Caduceus, Jester though her deity is not one of the Prime/Betrayer pantheons). Both Vax and Fjord made considerable sacrifices of their own without promises from the gods first, in addition to smaller, regular moments of worship in the course of their stories.

I've never loved the line about there being no atheists in foxholes, because frankly I think it's unfair to atheists and paints them as selfish, fickle, and spineless when many atheists are none of those things. But I do think that a lot of the anti-god arguments fit into that sort of philosophy, that the gods are only to be paid attention to in the moment of great and desperate need and neglected otherwise, and we've seen the attendants of temples repeatedly say that isn't how it works; it takes time. The gods don't necessarily answer a single yell off the cliffs of Zephrah or a single visit, but they do see the repetition and respond to that.

I think everyone in the fandom, regardless of how they feel about the gods, understands there's not going to be a quick easy painless fix to this mess once Ludinus set it in motion, but I do think a lot of people expect there to be a lot of quick fixes to other things (in the story, in fandom, and in real life). And yeah, it does suck that Ashton, having a terrible time, might have had more luck had they prayed or gone to the same temple regularly for a while without necessarily seeing results...but it's also very real. You do have to take your stupid mental health walks regularly for a while (let alone your meds) before there's a payoff. you do still need to do the dishes while you're depressed or sick lest they pile up and make things worse. consistent effort that doesn't always have immediate satisfying results is extremely unglamorous and also it's how you have to do basically everything in life. Even in a time of crisis you need to avert the crisis and then get back to the slow and consistent work of fixing it and improving things in the aftermath.

[kaitokitty19]

The Magician’s last trick

Reference to chap 1122. We all know how easily Hakuba was able to lift Kaito. Now imagine him having to carry Kaito under a different circumstance…

[eldarianduelist]

Abnormality Heathcliff AU in collaboration with @fix-it-luciano

For more info please paruse: Round and round we go

[homkamiro]

Hi hiii heloo :)) I absolutely adore your art :)

May we have some mlp Speeding bullet 🥺🥺

Hi, thanks a lot!!! I was SO happy to receive this ask until it came to my mind that...I have no idea what to draw with them😭

So no interesting comics for today, just goofy interactions between a pegasi and a hippogriff (oh, sorry, "griffon")

[bluarlequinno]

[sylwritesstuff]

"You need nerves of steel. And a hand as steady as the rock of Gibraltar."

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

fantasy au scribbles!!

[christianbalesasshole]

Finally giving into the Frank brainrot

[glorious-spoon]

listen, therapy is great and everything but i am getting really tired of the way that this fandom (a) treats it like a magic bullet and (b) insists that everyone must have all their mental health shit perfectly sorted out before they can be in a relationship

[crafteeauthor]

I'll never be over the fact that Crystal was functionally a few hours into a rebirth when she decided to cross an ocean for a little girl she didn't know. Crystal as we know her has existed for less than 24 hours at the time she reads the flyer

[rosie-toast]

Finally read love bullet

[mollysunder]

Some people have long essays for why Viktor will s2's main antagonist. Meanwhile I think Viktor will be a main antagonistic because he's got some of the worst traits of a tech bro. Iykyk.

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

"I got nothing."

The Librarians S01E08 And the Heart of Darkness.

[akemiiya]

It's a fact that monsters express themselves through their bullet patterns. But Flowey's bullets are extremely basic. Nondescript. Nothing about them stands out, almost like he doesn't want anyone to know anything about him

[shoukkun25]