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[pietyandpearls]

₊˚ෆ Ouranic vs Khthonic vs Einalic

You may have heard of Ouranic Deities or Khthonic Deities in Hellenic Polytheism, You may not have heard of Einalic Deities in Hellenic Polytheism.

In this post i'll cover the definitions of each of these words, how they apply to helpol practices (i.e prayer) and list some deities under each category!

Ill post the theoi.com link for each of the deities in the header of the definitions !

Ouranic ! -`♡´-

Definition ; Ouranic refers to the Theoi in the Heavens, the gods who rest on Mt. Olympus. Etymology ; "The word ‘Ouranic‘ comes from the Greek word ‘Ouranikos,‘ which means ‘pertaining to the sky‘ or ‘celestial.‘ The root of the word is ‘ouranos,‘ which means ‘sky‘ or ‘heaven.‘" Prayer Posture ; When praying to an Ouranic Deity or an Ouranic Epithet you will have your hands to the sky and be speaking the prayer out loud. Deities ; Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus - Asclepius, Ariadne, Charites, Deimus, Dike, Dioscuri, Eileithyia, Eirene, Enyo, Eris, Eros, Erotes, Eunomia, Ganymedes, Harmonia, Hebe, Heracles, Hestia, Hygeia, Hymenaeus, Iris, Leto, Moirae, Musae, Nike, Peitho, Phobus, Psyche, Themis, Thyone, Tyche.

Khthonic ! -`♡´-

Definition ; Khthonic refers to the Theoi of the Underworld or the gods of the Earth. Etymology ; "It comes from "chthōn,"which means "earth" in Greek" Prayer Posture ; When praying to a Khthonic Deity or using a Khthonic Epithet you will have your hands to the ground and mumble your prayer. Deities ; Cerberus, Charon, Cronus, Erebus, Erinyes, Hades, Hecate, Hermes, Hypnus, Keres, Moirae, Nyx, Oneiri, Persephone, Styx, Tartarus, Thanatus.

Einalic ! -`♡´-

Definition ; Einalic refers to the Theoi of the Sea in Hellenic Polytheism. Etymology ; Unbeknown to me. Prayer Posture ; When praying to Einalic Deities or using an Einalic Epithet you will have your hands aimed at the sea and speak the prayer out loud. Deities ; Amphitrite, Aphrodite, Ceto, Charybdis, Galatea, Glaucus, Leucothea, Nereides, Nereus, Oceanus, Palaemon, Phorcys, Pontus, Poseidon, Proteus, Scylla, Sirens, Telchines, Tethys, Thalassa, Thetis, Triton.

ʚ♡ɞ Please Remember ;

You will have seen some deities in multiple categories, that is because deities will have epithets and aspects in different places! When praying to these deities you will check which epithet you are using and use the appropriate posture for it.

Disclaimer: I should not be your sole source, do check out other resources and learn more about each of these things on your own! Research is incredibly important in this religion~ (this is a reconstructionist viewpoint)

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Word List: Root

beautiful words with "root" for your next poem/story

Abscessroot - a perennial herb (Polemonium reptans) of the eastern U.S. with compound leaves and blue flowers

Birthroot - any of several trilliums with astringent roots used in folk medicine

Bitterroot - a succulent herb (Lewisia rediviva) of the purslane family that grows in western North America and has starchy roots and pink or white flowers

Enroot - establish, implant

Eyeroot - goldenseal i.e., a perennial North American herb (Hydrastis canadensis) of the buttercup family with large leaves and a thick knotted yellow rhizome sometimes used medicinally; iceroot

Irisroot - orrisroot i.e., the fragrant rootstock of any of three European irises (Iris florentina, I. germanica, and I. pallida) used especially in perfumery

Liferoot - golden ragwort i.e., a ragwort (Senecio aureus synonym Packera aurea) of the U.S. having basal cordate leaves, lyrate or clasping stem leaves, and an open cluster of yellow-rayed flowers

Redroot - a perennial herb (Lachnanthes caroliniana synonym L. tinctoria) of the eastern U.S. whose red root is the source of a dye

Sweetroot - licorice

Unroot - to tear up by the roots; eradicate, uproot

Whiteroot - butterfly weed; windroot

Yellowroot - any of several plants with yellow roots

If any of these words inspire your writing, do tag me or send me a link. I'd love to read your work!

More: Word Lists ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

[the-name-is-z]

SKELETONS | masterlist

daryl dixon x f!oc series

ao3 link

Summary: After the apocalypse took everything Iris held dear, a new opportunity presents itself in the form of a bag of guns. Little does she know, that bag of guns starts something much bigger than she ever could have anticipated.

Warnings/Information: AMC's The Walking Dead OC Insert | 18+ Advised | strangers to lovers; the slowest of slow burns; gore; angst; horror; humour; m/f; more warnings for each chapter

Season 1

Chapter 1 - The Bag

Chapter 2 - The Deal

Chapter 3 - The Group

Chapter 4 - The CDC

Chapter 5 - Dr. Jenner

Chapter 6 - Time Runs Out

Season 2

Chapter 7 - Outlands

Chapter 8 - Manhunt

Chapter 9 - The Farm

Chapter 10 - At What Cost

Chapter 11 - Diving In

Chapter 12 - Easy Mistakes

Chapter 13 - Gunslinging

Chapter 14 - Out of the Frying Pan

Chapter 15 - Saviour

Chapter 16 - Recover

Chapter 17 - Calm

Chapter 18 - Execution

Chapter 19 - Rotten

Season 3

Chapter 20 - East

Chapter 21 - Little Things

Chapter 22 - Company

Chapter 23 - Bloodshed

Chapter 24 - Where Else

Chapter 25 - Loss

Chapter 26 - Found

Chapter 27 - Woodbury

Chapter 28 - Merle

Chapter 29 - New Arrivals

Chapter 30 - Clarity is Hard to Come By

Chapter 31 - Home Away

Chapter 32 - Old Friends

Chapter 33 - It Comes Around

Chapter 34 - Tombstones

Season 4

Chapter 35 - Risk

Chapter 36 - Too Close

Chapter 37 - Quarantined

Chapter 38 - No Smooth Sailing

Chapter 39 - Inhale, Exhale

Chapter 40 - Pieces

Chapter 41 - Bonding

Chapter 42 - Never

Chapter 43 - Partly Cloudy

Chapter 44 - Alone, Not Alone

Chapter 45 - Us and Them

Chapter 46 - Sunshine and Daisies

Season 5

Chapter 47 - Threats and Promises

Chapter 48 - Or High Water

Chapter 49 - Weary

Chapter 50 - Perception

Chapter 51 - Bound

Chapter 52 - Burned

Chapter 53 - Hostage

Chapter 54 - Cavalry

Chapter 55 - Days Gone Bye

Chapter 56 - Wanderers

Chapter 57 - Soul Searching

Chapter 58 - Resources

Chapter 59 - Go the Distance

Chapter 60 - Alexandria

Chapter 61 - Uniform

Chapter 62 - Worn In

Chapter 63 - Fate

Season 6

Chapter 64 - Plans

Chapter 65 - Surviving

Chapter 66 - Wolves

Chapter 67 - Code

Chapter 68 - Heads Up

Chapter 69 - Defence

Chapter 70 - Walking

Chapter 71 - Strangers

Chapter 72 - Miracles

Chapter 73 - Pretty Rough

Chapter 74 - Disruption

Chapter 75 - Hilltop

Chapter 76 - Half

Chapter 77 - Not Tomorrow Yet

Chapter 78 - Dread

Chapter 79 - Unfinished

Chapter 80 - The Darkness Ahead

Chapter 81 - Last Day on Earth

Skeletons will be on a small hiatus between seasons! Be back soon! <3

[knight-of-aether]

SWEU Fanon Codex: Red Zabrak in the Sith Empire

Thousands of years before the first Zabrak colonists crash landed on Dathomir, when the Nightbrothers and their kin had yet to exist, Force-sensitive Zabrak with bright red or orange skin could be found throughout the galaxy. These Zabrak owed their similar traits to their relationship with the Tsis, or ancestral Sith species, and their destinies were linked with the Sith Empire's long and bloody history.

I. Origins

During the early days of the Sith Empire, as it expanded within the isolated Stygian Caldera region, the Sith attempted to conquer and enslave worlds that had previously been settled by Iridonian Zabrak explorers, but they didn’t expect the local resistance - which was largely Force-blind - to put up as much of a fight as it did. In this clash between two warrior cultures, the Zabraks’ tenacity eventually earned the grudging respect of the larger Imperial army.

The Sith lords eventually decided that they were wasting resources on the war, and would be better off taking the locals as their servants and their lands as fiefdom than bombarding them into oblivion. Thus the first treaties were drawn up, with their terms leaning greatly in the Empire's favor. Most Zabrak clans, unwilling to admit defeat but exhausted by the war, agreed to join the Empire after several revisions to their terms. Those who refused were enslaved or executed, their lands confiscated and divided among the Sith and their new vassals.

Many Zabrak followed their new lords to the Sith homeworlds, including Korriban, Ziost, and the Dromund system. During the ages of the Great Hyperspace War and the Empire's fall and reconstitution, its Zabrak diaspora continued to grow. By the time of the Cold War, they had thoroughly intermingled with the last remaining Tsis and their Human-hybrid Red Sith successors, becoming their own hybrid people, the Red Zabrak.

II. Biology

While they share many traits with their Iridonian cousins, the Red Zabrak population has inherited notable Tsis features that are expressed to varying degrees in each individual.

Iridonian-inherited traits:

near-human height and generally fit build

vestigial horns that appear in the first few years of life, and grow in symmetrical patterns on the crown of the head

less hair than most mammalian species; no eyebrows or facial hair, often naturally bald

two hearts and resilient cardiovascular and nervous systems, resulting in greater stamina and a slightly higher pain threshold than many other near-human species

pronounced canine teeth and a metabolism optimized for a carnivorous diet

darkened camouflage striping or inkblot patterns that fade during adolescence, upon which tattoos are traditionally based

Tsis-inherited traits:

skin colors varying from burgundy through red, orange, and peach, similar to Red Sith in complexion and always more ruddy than Iridonian Zabrak

“bleeding” effect of a bright red ring around the iris, a partial expression of the Tsis species’ characteristic glowing eyes

heightened midichlorian levels and increased chance of Force sensitivity

Occasionally, Red Zabrak will display subtle, angular ridges across their skin. Though generally less noticeable than in Red Sith, these ridges have influenced their iconic face and body tattoos, which are a fusion of traditional Iridonian and Sith ritual tattoos that incorporate various symbols to convey clan affiliation and personal stories, and are often designed to outline and enhance any observable Tsis traits.

Bone spurs and cartilaginous tendrils, however, are recessive traits that were lost in most of the Red Zabrak population after first-generation hybrids. These traits, like the aforementioned ridges, appear with more frequency in Human-hybrid Red Sith due to both the selectiveness of the Sith elite, and the quirks of Tsis genetics.

III. Society

While Red Zabrak citizens are nominally equal with all free beings in the Empire, in practice they are second-class citizens compared to Red Sith and Humans, though with societal privilege above other nonhuman species, including Iridonian Zabrak. Scholarly opinion on the merit of their Sith blood weighed against their nonhuman heritage is mixed. Their treatment is comparable to that of the Chiss, but as ancient dependencies of the Empire rather than newfound foreign allies. Meanwhile, in Republic space, they are often viewed with distrust, if not outright detested by Iridonians as traitors to their species. Due to vows of fealty that were sworn when their clans first joined the Empire, many are bound to the ancient Red Sith aristocracy as vassals, with all that entails.

Family ties are vital in both Zabrak and Sith cultures, and the two have become inextricably entangled over their centuries together. The Zabrak openly regard their accomplishments in the Sith Empire as a point of pride and their allegiance as a concession that made both peoples stronger; according to their officially sanctioned history, the Sith definitively proved their superiority in the arena of war, and have remained worthy of following in their exploits to the present day.

Despite the Empire's tendencies towards forced assimilation, the clans have held onto some of their autonomy as agreed upon in their treaties - particularly to organize for cultural events, such as the yearly coming-of-age ceremony in which teenagers traditionally receive their first tattoos, after several days of combat sports, storytelling, and feasting. Large clan gatherings are required to be open to the public, and are routinely monitored by Imperial security forces, but are among the freest cultural expressions in the Empire outside Mandalorians.

Most young Red Zabrak end up in careers that will further the agendas of their affiliated Sith Houses - often the same ones their ancestors swore fealty to when the first treaties divided them among the Sith. Choosing a marriage or career that one’s clan or House disapproves of, or siding with a rival, is to become a social outcast at best. Since the Sith hold the strings of the Empire, they can and will obstruct and manipulate the paths of their servants, and sweep impromptu executions under the rug, in the name of preserving their power bases. Systemic xenophobia in the Empire at large makes social mobility for Red Zabrak even more challenging without Sith aid.

Stereotyped as violent, stubborn, and simple-minded but ultimately honorable aliens, Red Zabrak often end up in military positions within the Empire, and frequently serve as enforcers and assassins to their affiliated Sith houses. Despite the setbacks they face, this tenacious people can be found throughout the Empire in higher positions and greater numbers than any other non-Human or Sith species.

[violet-hearth]

Blessing Bouquets

Blessing bouquets are bouquets of flowers made using Victorian flower language or cultural flower associations. They make excellent gifts, are great for home blessings, an can be made either fresh or with dried flowers.

Some deities also have flowers associated with their stories and folktales such as paeonia and hyacinths for Apollon, and anemones and violets for Aphrodite. They also make excellent offerings to ancestors and spirits in most western practices (exceptions are Judaism and Islam)

Adapt to make flower crowns, wreaths, press flowers and hang in garlands etc.

Prep your stems and greenery, if fresh remove the bottom leaves and snip the stems at an angle

Build the base by adding flowers at an angle one by one, turning your bouquet after every flower added. The base should be the bulk of your greenery and flowers

Add in your focal flowers, these may the the larger blooms or brighter colours, you can feed them into the middle of the bouquet

Work in the smaller blooms and greenery, you can feed them into any part of the bouquet

Secure with twine, ribbon, paper or an ecstatic band

Some Flower Meanings:

Rose - love, passion beauty

Lily - purity, virtue, devotion,

Peony - prosperity, good fortune

Daffodil - rebirth, new beginnings

Poppy - sleep, rest, mourning

Anemone - anticipation, fragility

Primrose - youth, love, fidelity

Iris - faith, wisdom hope

Chrysanthemum - longevity, love

Resources (links):

Floriography

Flowers in greek myths

Flower in different religions

Funeral flower etiquette

[gatheredfates]

Hi all, and happy weekend! 🌊 Compendium updates are shifting back to every week/two weeks with me returning to work, depending on how much I can include in each update. In the words of Yoshi-P, please look forward to it.

If you know of a place that isn't featured here, feel free to submit it using the google form here!

However, without further adieu, the following communities have been added to Sea's Community Compendium for XIV Creatives.

COMMUNITY FOCUSED / EVENT SERVERS

The Order of Saint Charbonneau—A heavy RP community and venue surrounding a secretive fraternal order of mages found within Ishgard.

Trionfi—The occupants of Hydaelyn look for a solace — their own little spot in the corner of the world to just get away from it all, where only the stars can see. Welcome to Trionfi. Runs every Friday 11:59pm to 3:00am USEST.

FREE COMPANY, FRIEND / CASUAL SERVERS

Heart of Oschon—Heart of Oschon is a Roleplaying Community in Final Fantasy 14, with themes around adventure, found family, and finding purpose in a world larger than any one person alone.

MISC

A lot of these resources I nabbed from @twelvesblades' "some fun FFXIV generators" post, so please take the time to thank them if you end up using any!

FFXIV Characa—Created by kazetaro_kikori on Twitter/X, this tool lets you make a ffxiv signature of your character, including jobs, for forums and discussion boards.

Final Fantasy Characa Card Generator—this tool lets you make a ffxiv signature of your character, including jobs, for forums and discussion boards.

Arcanum FFXIV Characa Creator—FFXIV Character Card Creator by Iris and Aether.

FFXIV Boss Subtitle Generator—This tool lets you add text to your gposes in the style of boss encounters from Shadowbringers onwards.

Final Fantasy XIV Job Frame Generator—An image generator for FFXIV Screenshots, this tool lets you create job-specific, stylised images.

I am sure I have missed something in my travels buuut that should suffice for now! 🐚

Have you thought about joining our Tumblr Community? You can find it here!

Want to submit? You can either fill out the google form here or send me an ask with the relevant information!

Is my space suitable for the Compendium? Most of the time, yes! Below the read more is some more information/stipulations. This is all publicly available on the document. 🪸

Below are the following things I do not accept on the Compendium:

Personal/Single-Character LFC ads. (Though these get posted to the SEAFLOOR Tumblr Community when I find them!)

Content intended for or can be used for bullying, harassment and OOC gossip. E.g. ‘Secrets’ blogs, receipts, callout posts, etc. This does not include IC tabloid blogs or other ventures used to generate roleplay.

Communities that do not have an RP/writing element (large-scale exempt).

Modding outside of general how-to guides and compendiums of a similar spirit to this. This is for no other reason other than I do not want the document to be drowned in mod-related links.

Anything I find personally distasteful or goes against the spirit of this project.

Common-sense rule applies.

I want to put my community on the Compendium but we have an application process. Is this okay?

Yes! Just note somewhere in your application that's a requirement. The only thing that is mandatory for the Compendium is that you must be open to new members or have a public-facing/accessible facet. There's no point advertising a community if no one can join it in some way!

I want to put my Community on the compendium but I only have x number of members —

Also totally okay! People don't start with large communities. Activity is a must but, whether your server has two or two thousand members, if you're looking for new people to join, I'd love to help you find people.

I want to put my community/resource on the Compendium but I worry its too niche?

Okay, and? If your Eorzean Fishing Alliance has four members but you roleplay every second weekend, I still want to know about it. The same goes for resources; if it's relevant to the game, it'll be useful to someone.

How active does a community need to be?

If you find a community has not been active in about two/three months, send me a message and I'll take a look at it. Communities have ebbs and flows, especially event spaces that may take hiatuses depending on member interest/life events. I'm not strict in my implementation provided a space isn't dead. If a link or anything is broken, contact me asap!

I have [insert a question not stated here]?

No drama! Send me an ask or use the #Compendium channel in my Discord!

[gthiah-if]

Gone to HELL in a Handbasket - 18+ Interactive Fiction (wip) - by glucosify

tags : urban fantasy (inspired by late 70s / early 80s), romance, supernatural, mystery, satanic and occult themes, cults, 18+ rating for violence, sexual content, mental illness and more

A simple pizza delivery turns sinister when you find yourself trapped with 5 other strangers in a decaying place that hides a dark history and darker secrets.

Demo here on itch.io ⋄ last update: May 2023 ⋄ word count : ~7,400 (~13,100 with code)

Only the prologue is available for now, you won't play as the main character until chapter 1 :^)

Features :

a story that (loosely) takes place in the late 70s, in NYC

custom made UI : dark, light and retro themes, mobile friendly, adjustable fonts, font sizes and weights

customizable MC : play as male, female, non-binary, touch starved, touch averse.. and choose your appearance and personality

figure out the secrets left behind and find a way out - one way or another

choose to forsake an imminent evil or become part of something greater

decide if your companions are trustworthy or simply useful for your own goal

five gender selectable romantic options (male, female, non-binary) - choose their pronouns and appearances separately / romance is optional but will most likely be a big part of the story

Romantic Options :

Mahalia / Marlon / Mars "MOONLANDER" Harris : a sarcastic and pragmatic computer operator; they’re an arcade, tech and sci-fi lover through and through

Amélie / Alexandre / Astin "ACE" Beaulieu : a college athlete with a sunny disposition who's currently feeling lost and going through a difficult time

Gina / Gil / Gera "GUMDROP" Fernández Alfonso : charismatic and resourceful, this social work student's desire to help others always seems to break through their fear of letting people get too close

Ilona / István / Írisz "IRIS" Juhász : though they lack in life experiences due to a sheltered upbringing, they possess a gentle thoughtfulness and vivid imagination

Kat / Kit / Ky "KILLJOY" Miller : a reckless straight-edge hardcore punk with a sharp tongue and an honest heart

LINKS : FAQ ⋄ TAGLIST ⋄ MASTERLIST ⋄ GOOGLE FORM (feedback & bug report)​ ⋄ DISCORD (TBA) ⋄ PINTEREST (TBA)

This blog will be used to post updates and anything related to the IF - answered asks, scenarios, headcanons, short drabbles etc..

started in december 2022 - first update in may 2023 - b&w image from untermyergardens.

[telekinetictrait]

"Sunk in the grass of an empty lot on a spring Saturday, I split the stems of milkweed and thought about ants and peach pits and death and where the world went when I closed my eyes." (The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison, 1970)

the flowing maxi skirts of the hippies and the flare pants of the disco queens made the 1970s the era of fashion that we think of today. the continued popularity and production of synthetic fabrics widened the closets of everyone and allowed for more experiments in style. the patenting of a rotating, multicolored garment printing machine in the 1960's directly led to the popularity of t-shirts and vibrantly patterned garments in the 1970's. polyester allowed for certain fabrics to be mimicked, like silk and velvet. like in the 1960's, fashion came second to comfort and personal style.

someone is playing the flute outside my dorm??

1800’s / 1900-1909 / 1910-1919 / 1920-1929 / 1930-1939 / 1940-1949 / 1950-1959 / 1960-1969

cc links under the cut!

see my resources page for genetics

sable : sheabuttyr's tessa tresses + hair flowers / kamiiri's ophelia top / oydis' joan skirt

scottie : jellypawss' valentine hair / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow / seasons earrings / realm of magic necklace / huiernxoxo's marina dress / historysims4's golden glamour boots

selene : nolan-sims' bluebells hair + headscarf / base game sunglasses / bustedpixels fifth avenue fashion collar dress conversion / i don't remember which pack the boots are from i'm sorry :(

sheridan : sheabuttyr's faye fro v2 / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / twentiethcenturysims' beads and bangles necklace / faded-springs okruee wrap top recolor / makesims' velvet bell bottoms / base game boots

sigourney : sheabuttyr's belissa braids + bandana / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / ice-creamforbreakfast's iris earrings / butternutsims' can you dig it dress / cottage living pumps

slavitsa : simstrouble's elisa hair + wrap / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / base game earrings + necklace / pixelette-cc's retro reboot marigold jumpsuit (tsr download) / twentiethcenturysims' beads and bangles bracelets / base game flats

sonya : sheabuttyr's fana fro v1 / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / ice-creamforbreakfast's jaclyn scarf + linda blouse / smubuh's burkhardt jeans / miirasims' træsko clogs

sparrow : saturngalore's fofofo hair / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / historysims4's golden glamour bodysuit / leeleesims1's cute as two buttons pants / paranormal shoes

svetka : laeska's tonka hair / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / base game earrings / alexaarr's teddi jacket / serenity-cc's terra jeans / miirasims' træsko clogs

sybil : cottage living hair / needleworkreve's seventies dream eyeshadow + eyeliner / base game earrings / tiptoptab's barb suit / simtone’s oxford heels

thank you to @sheabuttyr @kamiiri @oydis @jellypawss @needleworkreve @huiernxoxo @historysims4 @nolan-sims @bustedpixels @twentiethcenturysims @faded-springs @makesims @ice-creamforbreakfast @butternutsims @simstrouble @pixelette-cc @smubuh @miirasims @saturngalore @leeleesims1 @laeska @alexaarr @tiptoptab and @simtone

[tamlinweek]

The Language of Flowers

I didn’t care where I was going. After a while, I paused in the rose garden. The moonlight stained the red petals a deep purple and cast a silvery sheen on the white blooms. “My father had this garden planted for my mother,” Tamlin said from behind me. I didn’t bother to face him. I dug my nails into my palms as he stopped by my side. “It was a mating present.” ~ ACOTAR, ch. 19

To celebrate Tamlin Week, Day 3 (as outlined in depth here), one of our prompts is "Flower Language". The title of the book itself carries a double meaning. A Court of Thorns and Roses is not only a Beauty and the Beast retelling (as we know, he is the Beast, she is the Beauty, although they kind of share both roles), but she is also the Thorn to his Rose.

Roses are widely considered to be a symbol of love. Love was the answer to Amarantha's riddle, and why Feyre braved the Trials Under the Mountain, despite Tamlin trying to send her home for the same reason.

Roses are not the only flowers that mean love. Tulips and Forget-me-nots can mean love, too, but it can also depend on the color (as it does for roses.) The deeper the red of the rose, for example, the deeper the love is said to be, while white indicates innocence. (There is a link below for a list of rose colors and their meanings, if you're interested. In addition, there are links for herbs and other plants.)

While the number of plants and their meanings is too long to list here, here are a handful to inspire you:

AMARANTH: immortality, immortal love

ASH: strength, power, divine connection, authority, protection

BIRCH: adaptability, growth, renewal, death, returning from the grave, new beginnings

BLUEBELL: loyalty, constancy, humility, gratitude

DAFFODIL: uncertainty, chivalry, respect or unrequited love, return my affection, new beginnings

FERN: magic, enchantment, confidence, sincerity, shelter

FORGET-ME-NOT: true love, faithful love, memories

FOXGLOVE: insincerity, immortality, courage, adventures, bravery

HYACINTH: constancy, sorrow, playfulness, loveliness, jealousy

IRIS: eloquence, good news, faith, hope, wisdom, compliments, passion, purity

LAUREL: ambition, success, renown

MARIGOLD: pain, grief

MORNING GLORY: love in vain, affection

PEONY: shame, bashfulness, anger

ROSEMARY: remembrance

SNOWDROP: consolation, hope

TULIP: new start, rebirth, prosperity, indulgence, abundance

For more variety and more definitions, consider the following resources:

Floriography: Meaning and Symbolism

ProFlowers: The Complete Rose Color Meanings Guide

The Forest Fairy: Flowers for Your Fairy Garden

Grooving Trees: The Complete List of Tree Symbolism

Dave's Garden: Please Pass Me the Eye of Newt [Herb Names and Meanings]

Wikipedia: List of Plants with Symbolism

We look forward to seeing what you can create using the Language of Flowers and other plants!

[loonarmuunar]

“Iris is the mother of Ahmed, Fadel and Mohammed as well as seven other children and the grandmother to many wonderful grandchildren. Iris is 58 years old, before the genocide Iris loved to cook, spend time and care for her family. She loved going to and spending time at the sea.”

Iris and her family have lost everythiyng, their homes in Gaza City are completely destroyed, any savings they had before has been completely depleted in the last eight months. At the beginning of May Iris and part of her family were displaced in Rafah. They were forced to make a very expensive evacuation to central Gaza, north of Deir Al-Balah. Most of what the family had raised went to paying for this evacuation. They are living in tents and it is incredibly hard to meet basic needs between the bombing and the high prices or lack of resources.

Iris uses dentures and hers are broken, making it incredibly painful or impossible to eat. This pains her son Fadel, as he watches his mother care for the whole family but she is unable to do basic cares for herself such as eating.”

Posting this fundraiser. I’m not sure if they’re vetted or not? If anyone know the verification link thatm waiting be great

[covid-safer-hotties]

The Risks of Killing a COVID Early Warning System - Published August 1, 2024

In Ontario, the government is rolling back its detection program. Doctors are speaking out about what’s at stake.

COVID-19 is surging in parts of North America and Europe, and even played a role in ending the presidential campaign of 81-year-old Joe Biden, who was infected for the third time last month.

Nevertheless, on Wednesday the Ontario government shut down its early warning system to detect COVID and other emerging diseases.

Doctors, citizens and researchers are calling the decision to kill the province’s wastewater disease surveillance program both wrong-headed and dangerous. Ending the program will make it harder to track and thwart viral outbreaks, they say, and thereby increase the burden on Ontario’s understaffed hospitals, which experienced more than 1,000 emergency room closures last year.

“Pandemics do not end because science has been muzzled,” Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a well-known Toronto physician and clinical researcher, told the CBC.

In emails to politicians, more than 5,000 citizens have demanded restoration of the program, with little effect.

The Tyee is supported by readers like you Join us and grow independent media in Canada In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Ontario launched one of the world’s most comprehensive disease surveillance systems by sampling wastewater.

For five days a week since then, sewage water has been monitored for signs of COVID and its variants.

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

Words related to Spring

to include in your next poem/story

Bloodroot - a plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family having a red root and sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring.

Bluebonnet - either of two low-growing annual lupines (Lupinus subcarnosus or L. texensis) of Texas with silky foliage and blue flowers.

Coltsfoot - a perennial composite herb (Tussilago farfara) with yellow flower heads appearing before the leaves.

Crocus - any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves.

Magnolia - any of a genus (Magnolia of the family Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family) of American and Asian shrubs and trees with entire evergreen or deciduous leaves and usually showy white, yellow, rose, or purple flowers usually appearing in early spring.

Morel - any of several edible fungi (genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta) having a conical cap with a highly pitted surface.

Mourning cloak - a blackish-brown nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) that has a broad yellow border on the wings and is found in temperate parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Skunk cabbage - any of several early-blooming perennial herbs of the arum family that occur in shaded, wet to swampy areas and have a fetid odor suggestive of a skunk.

Spring peeper - a small brown tree frog (Pseudacris crucifer synonym Hyla crucifer) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that has a shrill piping call and breeds in ponds and streams in the spring. They are often just called peepers start singing on some of the earliest warm spring nights, ushering in the season with an evocative chorus. While they are highly successful in permanent ponds, they also utilize temporary, ephemeral ponds that appear briefly in the spring due to rain and snowmelt.

Tulip - any of a genus (Tulipa) of Eurasian bulbous herbs of the lily family that have linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and are widely grown for their showy flowers.

If any of these words make it into your poem/story, please tag me. Or leave a link in the replies. I'd love to read them!

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[the-name-is-z]

SKELETONS | ch. 58

daryl dixon x f!oc

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Summary: After much discussion with and without Aaron, Rick makes a decision about where the group will go. Warnings/Information: AMC's The Walking Dead OC Insert | 18+ Advised | strangers to lovers; the slowest of slow burns; gore; angst; horror; humour; m/f; arguments; negotiation; separating from each other; walker-induced injuries

Chapter 58 - Resources

Rick shook his head as he backed away from Aaron, who scoffed.

“I knew you wouldn’t believe me.” He murmured. “If it’s not words, if it’s not pictures, what would it take to convince you that this is for real?” No one replied, Maggie and Michonne standing from where they had knelt beside him. “What if I drove you to the community? All of you. We leave now, we’ll get there by lunch.”

“I’m not sure how the sixteen of us are going to fit in the car you and your one friend drove down here in.” Rick stated, pointing accusingly. 

“We drove separately.” Aaron explained quickly. “If we found a group, we wanted to be able to bring them all home. There’s enough room for all of us.”

“And you’re parked just a couple miles away, right?” Carol asked.

“East on Ridge Road, just after you hit Route 16.” Aaron replied. “We wanted to get them closer, but then the storm came, blocked the road. We couldn’t clear it.”

“Yeah, you’ve really thought this through.” Rick murmured. 

“Rick, if I wanted to ambush you, I’d do it here.” Aaron pleaded. “You know, light the barn on fire while you slept, pick you off as you ran out the only exit. You can trust me.” Iris raised an eyebrow, shaking her head. That was not how to convince Rick. He’d probably only get angrier, assume it was one of the ways Aaron was supposedly dreaming of slaughtering them all. There was a long, heavy beat of silence. “I’ll check out the cars.” Michonne offered.

“There aren’t any cars.” Rick insisted, still staring Aaron down. Iris sighed aloud, catching Daryl’s attention. She leaned much of her weight on one of the beams holding up the barn roof. 

“There’s only one way to find out.” Michonne tried.

“We don’t need to find out.”

“We do.” She insisted. “You know what you know, and you’re sure of it, but I’m not.”

“Me neither.” Maggie agreed.

“Agreed.” Iris added, nodding. Rick blinked, shaking his head. He swallowed thickly, still shaking his head when he looked back up.

“Your way is dangerous. Mine isn’t.” He argued.

“Well, that all depends which way you’re looking. Define ‘dangerous,’ Rick. It’s dangerous to threaten someone you don’t know. It’s dangerous to disregard the ideas and opinions of your friends and family. It’s dangerous to lose who you were and who you are in a world that wants to kill you. It’s dangerous to starve and die of dehydration. And it’s dangerous to wander in the woods. But what have we been doing so far?” Iris countered, narrowing her eyes. He huffed at her. “Passing up somewhere we can all safely live, alive, healthy, somewhere you can watch your daughter grow up? That’s pretty dangerous.”

“We need to find out what this is.” Michonne agreed. “We can handle ourselves. So that’s what we’re going to do.”

“Then I will too. I’ll go.” Glenn offered, nodding. Rick sighed again, looking around the room. He turned.

“Abraham.”

“Yeah, I’ll walk with ‘em.” He agreed, cocking his rifle.

“Rosita?” Rick continued. She nodded. He turned to Glenn. “If there’s trouble, you got enough firepower?”

“We got what we got.” Glenn replied. Rick handed him Aaron’s small pistol. Daryl picked Aaron up from the floor as the others geared up, moving him aside.

“The walkies are out of juice.” Rick explained. “If you’re not back in sixty minutes, we’ll come.” Michonne nodded. “Which might be just what they want.” She said nothing, looking him up and down before ducking out the barn door. The others followed quickly. Rick turned to the rest, looking around. “If we’re all in here, we’re a target.”

“I’ve got the area covered.” Daryl assured, making a circular motion with his finger. He jerked his chin to Iris and she nodded, following as he stepped outside. 

Her eyes blew wide as she absorbed the chaos and destruction the storm had caused. It was a damn miracle they weren’t all speared through by flying trees and debris. The forest seemed like it had paths torn through it, fallen trees and brush laying in great swathes across the landscape.

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It wasn’t long after they swept around the perimeter that Judith’s cries split through the air. It took Rick a few minutes to quiet her, but she started up again. She was hungry, they all were. Iris cursed it every day. Her pants were beginning to come loose and her belt would not go any tighter. 

“You think they really got a place?” Daryl asked. Iris hummed.

“Dunno.” She replied. “Worth it to check, though, isn’t it?”

“Sounds too good to be true.” He grunted. She hummed again, nodding her agreement.

“Wouldn’t be the first occurrence of dumb luck.” She countered. She turned to glance at him and he nodded, sighing softly.

Iris kept an eye on her watch, planning her next movements if the hour was up before the others returned. Yet, it was unnecessary, since the five of them returned with a car and an RV in tow. It appeared they found a way to clear the roads.

They unloaded the RV, stripping it of all its supplies. And god, was it carrying a lot. Well, a lot compared to what they’d been eating recently. Cans upon cans upon cans of food. Fruit, spaghetti rings, beans, vegetables. Bottles of flat soda. Rick inspected each can carefully, clearly pondering. 

There was an uneasy feeling simmering in Iris’ gut. It was the same feeling she’d had when Rick went off the deep end back at the prison, screaming at ghosts and murmuring into empty hallways. He seemed to be “all there” now, but with something missing. He seemed tunnel-visioned. Iris brushed it off initially, focusing on the ‘here and now’ that came with starving in the woods and outrunning a pack of walkers. But they had a real opportunity here, and while Rick’s concerns were obviously valid, there was a tight feeling in Iris’ chest that prevented her from releasing full breaths. 

“This…” Rick murmured, standing up and facing Aaron with a can in his hand. “This is ours now.” Aaron sighed through his nose.

“There’s more than enough.” He nodded. 

“It’s ours.” He repeated. “Whether or not we go to your camp.”

“What do you mean? Why wouldn’t we go?” Carl asked suddenly, his face falling.

“If he were lying.” Michonne answered, looking pointedly from Carl to his father. “If he wanted to hurt us. But he isn’t. And he doesn’t. We need this. So we’re going, all of us.” Her tone of voice had such authority that Iris stood straighter. She looked each of them in the eyes, asserting dominance. Judging by the look on their faces in response, no one would speak up against her. They all had to be feeling the same way about Rick. “Somebody say something if they feel differently.” She urged.

Rick glanced down, looking at Judith and then Carl. He glanced over to Daryl, who was sitting on a crate and balancing his elbows on his knees. 

“I don’t know man.” Daryl admitted. There almost seemed to be a sense of guilt for disagreeing with Rick. “This barn smells like horse shit.” Iris smiled softly, looking to Carl, who was watching nervously. She offered him a wink, his shoulders falling as he relaxed a bit. Rick sighed through his nose.

“Yeah.” He agreed. “We’re going.” Michonne nodded again, her satisfaction hidden well behind a stony expression. Rick spun on his heel, facing Aaron again, who was still tied to a post on the floor. “So where are we going? Where’s your camp?”

“Well, every time I’ve done this, I’ve been behind the wheel driving recruits back.” Aaron admitted nervously. Rick raised a brow and he started shaking his head. “I believe you’re good people. I’ve bet my life on it.” He stammered. “I’m just not ready to bet my friends’ lives just yet.”

“You’re not driving.” Michonne snapped. “So if you want to get home, you’ll have to tell us how.” Aaron looked to each of them pleadingly, gulping.

“Go North on Route Sixteen.” He explained, his face falling. 

“And then?”

“I’ll tell you when we get there.” He assured.

“We’ll take twenty-three north, you’ll give us directions from there.” Rick replied. Aaron’s eyes blew wide.

“That’s— I don’t know how else to say it, that— that’s a bad idea.” He stammered. “We’ve cleared sixteen. It’ll be faster.”

“We’ll take twenty-three.” Rick repeated. “We leave at sundown.”

“Don’t worry, princess. We’ve handled our fair share of the dead.” Iris assured Aaron with a shit-eating grin, flipping a knife in her hand. She refused to hide her excitement and satisfaction at their decision. Whether they had to audition or not, she knew what they could bring to the table. Aaron huffed, blinking as he turned to stare into the ground near his feet. 

“We’re gonna do this at night?” Sasha asked, her concern evident on her face.

“Look, I know it’s dangerous.” Rick agreed. “But it’s better than riding up to the gates during the day. If it isn’t safe, we need to get gone before they know we’re there.”

“No one is going to hurt you.” Aaron said firmly. “You’re trying to protect your group but you’re putting them in danger.”

“Tell me where the camp is, we’ll leave right now.” Rick countered. Aaron shook his head, turning back to the ground. Rick stood, stretching his back. “It’s going to be a long night. Eat. Get some rest if you can.” He turned, storming out of the barn with Michonne on his heels. Iris pursed her lips before grabbing a can of pineapple and prying it open with her knife. 

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"Can we practice again?” Carl asked quietly, coming up behind Iris as she put down her third can of food. She nodded, wiping her hands on her jeans before pulling her roll of throwing knives from her belt. Daryl had since carved a target into one of the barn posts and they had free reign. 

“You sure you’re ready to get your ass kicked again, cowboy?” Iris challenged. Carl replied with a blank stare, just narrowing his eyes as he pulled a knife from the roll. Iris grinned.

“Talk is cheap, punk.” Carl replied as he turned, zeroing in on the target.

“Punk? Oh, you’re in for it now, kid.” Iris laughed as he threw the knife, a few inches off of the centre. “Getting better though.” Iris threw three knives quickly in succession, the three of them triangulating a small space at the very centre. She turned around, grabbing another knife and tossed it over her shoulder, smiling at the soft thunk as it slid home.

“You’re just showing off.” Carl grumbled, walking over and pulling the knives from the wood. Iris shrugged with a cock of the head and a smile. He shook his head while taking up his position, and the two of them continued to practice until the sun set and Rick returned ominously. 

They loaded up into the RV, Iris driving with Abraham at the passenger seat. Rick, Michonne, Glenn and Aaron were in the other car ahead of them, getting directions with the intention of keeping Carl and Judith out of further harm. 

They drove for a few miles before Iris began to get that uneasy feeling again. They breezed past a few walkers emerging from the woods around them but they were getting more and more frequent.

“Iris?” Abraham murmured. She nodded, slowing down slowly. Glenn slammed on the breaks ahead of them as they smacked right into a group of walkers. “Fuck me sideways. They came up faster than a knife fight in a phone booth.”

“Sounds about right.” Iris replied, watching as Glenn blazed ahead, leaving a trail of carnage behind them. She stopped the RV after losing sight of the car. The walkers began to slam against the RV, surrounding them quickly.

“Get us out of here!” Daryl called, grabbing his crossbow and running up from the back. Abraham ripped open the glove compartment and pulled out a map.

“Pick a fucking direction!” Abraham yelled. Iris grunted as the spun the wheel, turning the RV almost completely around and turning down the nearest road.

“Fuck. We lost them.” She grit her teeth. 

“They’ll find us again. We gotta get out.” Maggie assured, checking to make sure everyone was still doing alright. Iris floored it, thanking whoever was listening for the clear road. She could see a water tower in the distance, which meant a town, however small. 

“Good landmark.” Daryl grunted.

“We don’t know what, or who is there.” Iris called, feeling the anxiety creep higher in her throat.

“Wait!” Daryl called over her shoulder. “Do you see that?” She leaned forward, peering through the windshield to see a bright red flare shoot up into the sky. There were soft pops in the distance, the sound of gunshots. 

“Oh god.” Iris murmured, closing her eyes. “Was that them?”

“No way to know.” Abraham shook his head. 

“There is one way.” Maggie offered, tilting her head.

“I can’t put everyone in here in danger.” Iris said, shaking her head as she rested it against the steering wheel. 

“What other choice to we have?” Maggie replied, putting a hand on Carol’s shoulder. 

“We could go to sixteen. Aaron said that road was clear.” Iris proposed.

“What if the flare was them?” Abraham asked.

“Could they really have gotten that far?” Maggie asked, biting her lip. Iris banged her head on the steering wheel. 

“Aaron’s people have flares. We know that anyways. Maybe they use them for signalling.” Iris murmured. “Whatever it means.”

“Risky.” Daryl grunted.

“But if it isn’t them, they would have seen it regardless. And known that we saw it too.” She replied. Abraham huffed in frustration.

“I say we go.” Maggie nodded. Everyone gave mild murmurs of agreement or disagreement, but the majority favoured the former.

“Seatbelts, everyone.” Iris concluded, turning back to the road. She turned again, making their way toward the water tower.

-

“Please! Help me! Anyone, please!” A voice called in the distance. Iris slowed the vehicle as they got closer into the small town. They spotted a light source when they passed the water tower, following it carefully. There were a few walkers milling about but most flooded toward the light and the sound of that person screaming.

“Doesn’t sound like one of ours.” Iris pointed out, driving closer. She pulled into an alleyway in the small industrial town, keeping out of the way of any light sources, though it was all dark. 

“You’re a damn good driver.” Abraham muttered as Iris put the RV in park.

“Thanks.” Iris replied, leaning back in the chair with a sigh. Daryl reached over, squeezing her shoulder in reassurance.

There was a small oil drum fire up ahead that illuminated the walkers swarming the area. In the corner of the alley, standing on top of a dumpster, was a man holding an orange flare gun. He seemed to have no other weapons and was kicking away the walkers grabbing at his feet. It reminded Iris of when they had saved Gabriel. 

“Help! Please!” He cried, waving his arms in their direction. 

“Do we go?” Abraham asked, his voice low.

“Aaron mentioned he was with someone else. They go out in pairs.” Maggie murmured as they stared out at him. Iris pursed her lips. He didn’t post much of a threat by himself. The man cried out in pain as he shifted, and Iris realized he was keeping his weight off of one foot. He was injured. 

“We can’t stay in here anyways. Let’s clear it.” Iris stated. Daryl, Abraham and Sasha agreed, and the four of them pushed out of the RV, keeping it carefully shut behind them. They worked quickly and quietly, a well-oiled machine. They cleared the way toward the dumpster, the man panting and trembling in fear as he slumped down against the brick wall of a building. 

“Thank you. Thank you.” He murmured, clutching his ankle. He looked up, examining their faces. “Iris. Daryl. Abraham. Sasha. My name is Eric, I was with—“

“Aaron. We met him.” Iris nodded. “You have somewhere safe to hole up?”

“I-in there.” Eric pointed, gesturing to a closed door, light pooling out from the small windows above. 

“Anyone else with you?” Daryl asked. Eric swallowed thickly, shaking his head. Abraham helped him stand while Sasha had the others file out from the RV. Daryl quickly cleared the room before ushering everyone inside.

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deepspace babysitting horror scifi story masterpost

Premise

unadvisedly, with so much else on my plate, I'm contemplating a subversive mech vs kaiju story where humanity forms a strange, body horror-esque bond with monsters to repel sentient robotic invaders

after coming up empty-handed forever, I decided on the name for the monsters and by extension the project: progenitors revivification project

I didn't want to use something like leviathan or colossus, with obvious biblical or greek origins, when this is supposed to take place in the remains of an unnamed planet (not earth). they choose "progenitors" for the monsters as they found their remains in the depths of the shards and see them as some far-flung ancestor

the plot revolves around the second generation of progenitor pilots being trained on a secret deepspace mission

Setting

most of the story takes place on a spaceship called the Javelin but the characters originally lived on the splintered remains of an enormous planet. each Shard has its own community and environment, held together by a shield. the Shards themselves remain in the vague shape of a planet mid-explosion and don't drift off into space thanks to a tridecahedron gravity well in the dead center - a side for each Shard

12 of the Shards practice self governance while the 13th is Coalition territory and considered neutral ground. the Coalition has delegates and volunteers from all 12 Shards, acting as a cooperative body not unlike the UN (with considerably more power)

the Coalition acts for the good of the People. maybe not so much for the individual…

The Coalition

those born and raised on the Coalition Shard then chose a life in service to the Coalition—which most of them did—underwent a gruesome procedure. through surgical brain modification, their emotions were modulated, dimmed, capped. you couldn’t make them angry or sad and the smiles most often plastered on their faces were shallow. meaningless. it was supposed to eradicate distraction, personal bias, and put the public at ease. catastrophic failure for the latter.

thelnym (main oc) always thought it was like growing up around ghosts – they had the shape of humans, the faces, but they weren’t. not really.

some merciful force in the universe spared thelnym from that

the Coalition has two main branches: Administrative and Military. the Administrative branch is headed by the Chief Administrator and consists of several departments (judicial, science, resources). the Fleet Admiral heads the Military branch. only those in the administrative branch undergo brain modification surgery and must be performed voluntarily. those from other Shards decline the procedure most of the time. rumor has it this hinders their ability to rise through the ranks but officially this is stated not to be true. “modified Coalition member” is the official name for recipients of the surgery while colloquially they’re known by the less offensive “alt” (as in altered) and the much more derogatory “husk”

Main OCs

Thelnym Osgrove (they/them), one of the three original progenitor pilots and the sole survivor. they've been tied to the Coalition for a long time: a ward since early childhood, a progenitor pilot in their teens then spent the last 20+ years in isolated supervision (more info here)

Dr. Mithat Özgür (she/her), thelnym's caretaker and doctor. she's also a member of the Coalition administrative branch (more info here)

Vice Admiral Isamund Iris (she/her), technically retired from active duty, she was chosen to head the deepspace mission as a representative of the Coalition military (more info here)

rest of the cast links:

vanith, vanis, vanit luskren

wiv markeys, tove hoarfrost, dr. fei jian

jace thass, asme falin, lore thass, orval curby

dysullus rals, lt. viko urtrav

delmine mor, zoilo robles-nemes, yoselin robles-nemes

uemura saori, hedi vauquelin

???

snippets

isamund and the stars

luskren triplets and exhibitionism (nsfw)

thelnym/mithat evening routine

luskren triplets at the trade market

wiv doodling

tove/isamund first and last kiss

wiv/fei jian hair care (nsfw)

dsbs opening

thelnym/isamund midnight snack

relevant tags for this story: #my ocs, #dsbs

[sqftash]

hey! would love to know the info on any mods you use for your forever world! ❤️ xx

Hello!

thank you so much for asking!

I'm going to eventually make a carrd similar to my bio one (pinned post) with an updated list of my modpacks or resource packs. However, for now, I'll list them out and include pictures here for your viewing!

modpack overview

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Firstly, here's the modpack overview. It's for the latest version of the game (which I regret because it made a lot of mods I wanted incompatible). I was new to modding. Most of these work for older versions if you so choose to experiment with that!

It's also ran through fabric, which is used for more cozy-vanilla friendly mods, whereas forge or something else is used for more game-changing mods.

I do add content to this modpack kinda often, so I'll make updated posts if I add thing non-cosmetic.

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client mods

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So these are "client mods," which to my understanding only impact your gaming and not the server or world.

So some of these download automatically with other mods, like the entity ones and I think sodium.

I downloaded "BadOptimizations", "ImmediatelyFast"," and "Iris Shaders" myself because the first two helped my gameplay run smoother on a low quality PC, and the last one is needed to run the shaders I chose. You can experiment with that, too, but I know most people use Iris.

actual mods

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okay, so these are all the rest of them underneath client mods. I'm not going to go into much detail for each one, I'll just kind of generally group them together. If you have any specific questions about any or want a link, comment !!

Most of them are self-explanatory, so I'll talk about the random ones that aren't.

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ModernFix, FPS Reducer, Architectury, are all similar to the optimization mods but they alter game stuff to make your game run better.

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Essential make it similar to bedrock when it comes to hosting single-player worlds and having a social menu. You can send screenshots and dm on there.

Mod Menu adds a mod button to your menu screen. Allows you to access mods and configure them, especially if you have a configure mod added.

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Text and Fabric API are needed to run the other mods.

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resource packs

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these are the current resource packs I have added. Since there's so little, I'll go through them all.

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Borderless Glass, self explanatory. Makes windows borderless and looks more seamless and realistic.

Better leaves add a bushiness to the leaves blocks.

Dynamic surround sounds adds some really nice and immersion noises to the game, by far a favorite.

Circle Sun and Moon

Fresh animations are so cool that they add more realistic animations to the mobs in game!

Grass flowers and flowering crops add flower textures to the blocks and the crops in the game, super cute!

shaders

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Lastly, these are the shaders I currently have on. Tweak around with the video settings on it. All the options look good !

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I hope this was insightful and answered all your questions! Have a blessed day.

dms open!! send any other questions <3

Corinthians 9:7

"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

[plumsaffron]

Wow it’s 2025 and the dumbass miracusalters are still going on with the Lila/Iris/Bianca hate?? How pathetic for a bunch of adults seething in their hate. I think their thinking process has become inconsistent or even nonexistent because they’ve been too fixated on hating a specific character.

They keep on creating hate content and we can keep on roasting them for fun. I mean at least we’re speaking here and not leaving comments on their blogs. They really do be allergic to the slightest bit to criticism and block anyone, not just being too lazy to do canon research.

Canonically speaking, the other franchises’ characters who’ve actually been abused and/or tortured? Even those who weren’t abused would still act better than Saltinette. They wouldn’t want to be dragged into Saltinette’s petty school drama just to punish her opps. Because they had to grow up fast and are more mature than she’ll ever be. They’d rather use their time, skills and resources for much bigger priorities such as helping those in emergency and hunting down dangerous criminals.

Saltinette in her Ladybug costume: “Why aren’t you supposed to help me out?! I thought we are heroes who were supposed to support each other! There’s this liar in school that needs to be outed!”

Other franchise’s characters look dumbfounded: “Ma’am, it’s just a minor inconvenience compared to the enemies you and your team face.”

“Yea, at least that high schooler didn’t take things too far. I didn’t hear any rumors or news of her committing any crimes yet.”

“Sigh* We have better things to do than involve ourselves in petty school fights… At least I ignored the idiots in my school and pretend they don’t exist. Or just lightly use my powers to make them look crazy or bad and ppl would not believe them. Alternatively, I let karma kick their asses aside from the responsible authority figure actually doing their jobs.”

“Bruh, I didn’t use my powers to get back at my bullies that much. One time I did, someone else thought I was a bully so I didn’t do it again in school. Otherwise that enemy would send me to another dimension again.”

“Why didn’t you just do it yourself in the first place by telling that young reporter about the liar? Then you would’ve saved yourself a lot of trouble by saying something along the lines of, ‘I don’t know this person claiming to be best friends with Ladybug. That’s dangerous and she’s a huge target.’”

“It’s overkill I tell ya. Overkill for a minor issue. And I thought I overreacted several times in my life…”

They’re hopeless and wank off of overkill until it is the favorite at risk. Very ironic for their whining of Lila but then don’t want Saltinette to be exposed & outted for the crap she spams and holds (including being a liar too) .

Marimites get highly Upsette whenever characters don’t align to what they see fulfills their fantasy thirst over a minor inconvenience. If they think something should happen this way, it gets ingrained in them.

They really think characters (should feel like remembering everything or caring to remember when they have other things in their life to do.).

Similarly to what you said. If someone tells me something, I’m likely going to forget or not care in a range of minutes to hours. I have other things I’m interested in or care to do or focus on.

Never will understand these Miraculous buffoons and their fixations. Selectively deleting everything they see and know happens, just to fulfill their strange delusion(s).

Unfortunately people increased levels of stupidity and went immediately after that new girl Sublime and went out their ways to try linking her to Lila. They also seem to choose when foam upon Sublime being good at things. Went on a route of trying to excuse Marinette’s nonsense towards her (that’s putting it lightly) that she didn’t have to create to begin with.

Also heard crap of people saying oh Sublime is an antagonist cause oh she’s with her parents, while they talk to Tomoe Tsurugi. Magnificent tryhards for defending Marinette by any means be like. Whining over Sublime being good at multiple things too.

They look for anything of another character’s actions. Marimites look for anything to label, pin, or mark against other characters. All to distract themselves and others from Saltybug.