#Scary stories by the fire

[veryseriouspenguin]

Kidnap fam headcanon

Hc that Maglor is very good at telling horror stories. He's a minstrel, a performer, basically an actor. He used to scare his brothers to sleep back in Aman. 

Maedhros mentions this offhandedly to Elrond and Elros, and of course they start pestering Maglor for a scary story. Maglor indulges them. 

The thing is, horror stories that post-Sirion Maglor would come up with are slightly different from the ones he told in Aman. It's the kind of stories that would make Ungoliant shit herself. 

And considering Maglor’s acting abilities, the way he hisses like a wraith and laughs like a maniac, the way his creepy whispers echo down the halls of their half-empty fortress… When the night comes, the twins are suddenly feeling very uncomfortable. 

There are strange noises in the dark, the furniture creaking, the shadows moving… 

They end up hiding under Maedhros’s bed.

Maedhros, with his warrior instincts, notices them, of course, but suddenly remembers that, many hundred years ago in a land long gone, he used to have a sense of humor. 

So Maglor is woken in the middle of the night by the feeling of his brother standing right next to his bed. 

Maedhros, in a very uncharacteristic frightened voice: Kano, there’s… there’s a monster under my bed.

Maglor, half-asleep: Huh?

Maedhros: Two of them, actually.

*proceeds to laugh like a madman at his own joke while Maglor just sits there blinking sleepily like a very confused owl*

[killerlittlerejects]

Imagine accusing half of the community of being creeps just because they like a certain character, who need I remind you, NEVER WAS STATED TO HAVE A CANONICAL FUCKING AGE.

[brown-little-robin]

it's not good for the job search to have a fundamental, bone-deep certainty that the world will always punish an honest attempt >:|

[themintman]

Please share the Sims I would be so gracious 🙏

erm I wasn't sure if you meant post them to Tumblr or actually make the Sims public so imma do both.

They definitely aren't perfect but I tried my best!!

And, ofc, here is my account so you can find them. Sorry for the keyboard smash name this is my dad's account from like seven years ago I'm trying to change it 😭

the title is just "Jack and Nurm"

Uhh I used stuff from the packs below, idk if it'll let you download them without these but if it does just change the missing traits/clothes:

Island living

Cats & dogs

Realm of Magic

Holiday celebration

Erm so like yeah!! If anything is inaccurate or you think something would work better feel free to change it! I tried to make them accurate to how I see them, but tbf I do sometimes mix up headcannon and cannon, misinterpret stuff etc, plus it was tricky trying to decide on aspirations n such, there's no "legendary adventurer" or "cartography" themed traits to my knowledge lmao

[butwhatisit]

Wanted : Buzzfeed Unsolved rip-off. True crime and ghost tourism. Must be reasonably chill and anti-fash, bonus points for "steal from the rich" vibes. Please be less jerk-presenting than Ryan. Old-school Shane was fine, steal his schtick. (Other than the hot daga, we already did that, no need to repeat it.)

(You might say, "but butwhatisit, we already have Ghost Files!" and to you I say unfortunately the vibes are rancid with Watcher. We need a rip off of old school Unsolved, where everything was less fancy and felt more like dudes being dorks together.)

[corellianhounds]

I love framed narratives, and it’s a lot of fun to see them used in fanfic when they’re done well because you get the story, but you also get whatever thematic parallels are being drawn between the story and the person telling it

Take the idea of ghost stories for instance. Boba Fett telling a grisly, harrowing tale that the in-universe audience doesn’t realize is about his time in the Sarlacc until the very end. Fennec talking about the limbo between life and death, the horrible empty abyss where there’s nothing at all and you’re all alone because you haven’t entirely passed from one world to the next. A clone telling a story of someone being controlled by an unseen hand, an ever-present force compelling them to act against their will, sometimes even against their own people.

Cobb Vanth talking about the things you can hear in the mines but can’t see, flickering at the edge of the shadows and reaching for the lantern light as you try to navigate the labyrinthine tunnels, unable to find the exit. Commander Mayday telling the story of an army infected with something that revives them after death again and again, forcing them to continue fighting and advancing no matter how broken they are. The idea that not even death will free them from the service of the entity they serve, seen not as a person but as a tool.

A Jedi telling the story of a daring sailor who travelled farther and farther out to sea despite what they had been warned by those who knew better, the call of the ocean enticing them so far out they completely lost sight of the shore. The sound of a voice in the deep calling for them to dive in. Tuskens speaking of the eerie lights flickering between bantha horns on long drives through the night. Leia talking about how she can’t pass through one region of space without feeling the ghosts of millions of people screaming in terror and pain, their last thoughts of a bright green light.

Yet another clone telling the story of a human test subject enduring the kind of medical procedures that replace bits and pieces of them for so long they start to wonder if there’s anything of their original selves still remaining. Another telling a story similar to The Thing, the idea of being trapped and unable to trust the people closest to you because any one of them could be an impostor wearing your brother’s face, waiting to betray you.

Mon Mothma brought up living in a fishbowl her whole life, telling an oddly simple story of a hunter lost in a snowstorm taking shelter in a cabin in the woods, disturbed by just how many terrifying portraits there are on the walls that look like they’re watching them. Waking the next morning to find that they weren’t portraits, but windows.

[lynxindisguise]

those who venture outside the cave to bring back sustenance for their circle of mutuals are truly the strongest and bravest among us, the fearless providers of the dash

[akkivee]

Speaking of the hypmic stage actors, I've seen a few comments on twitter/x where some were sad about the recasting mostly because they really liked how Takano-san and Hirono-san portrayed the Naughty Busters and the two seem to get along well. Are they good friends IRL? I've yet to see any vids on them hanging out so I got curious about it. (sorry if this is a weird question)

ITS NOT A WEIRD QUESTION I MISS THEIR NAUGHTY BUSTERS TOO LIKE EVERYONE SHOULD LISTEN TO THE MUSIC THEY MADE TOGETHER THEY PERFORM AT EACH OTHERS CONCERTS AND DO EVENTS TOGETHER AND I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO EVEN IF THEY DONT HAVE A HYPSTAGE SIZED EXCUSE TO CAPITALISE ON

[mummer]

literally what do you MEAN the coyote got run over offscreen and the roadrunner is alone and left unchased!!!!!!!!!!

[handsomethrowrug]

OOC

I once again woke up with the animatic idea that's been floating around in my head for about a week. But I'm a traditional artist, which means there's a lot of work required compared to how quickly other artists might get it out (drawing and photos and image editing and frame assembling).

[aenslem]

tell a story about your childhood

Okay, um, when I was in kindergarten, we - bunch of tiny idiots who hated the place, cos it was not really a good place, we were not taken care of, we were mocked, laughed at, and honestly it was an abusive environment, one time those who supposed to take care of us scared the shit out of us for their fun, all of us were crying non stop after and then we were yelled at why we cry, but it was 90s after we left soviet union finally, so who cared about kids :/ so we decided to escape, we had a plan, me and my brother were the brains, and you know what? we did it :D

We went outside of that place, past the gate, we walked down the street, and we were caught because one of the toddlers started crying.

It sounds fun cos I was the kid who was escaping a facility, but when I look back it's wild what a fucking disaster of a place it was, how unsafe it was that bunch of pre schoolers and toddlers escaped it and went outside on street, and there were cars on the road, 90s were wild.

[roseunspindle]

March 2024 Reading Wrap-up

Very engrossing. Also very vague on who's side is lying the least. ^_^

A fun little addition to the Kane Chronicles. Did want to beg that healer kid to please stop experimenting on themselves. ^_^'

Fun little read, though I think I prefered the drawings to most of the stories.

Finally finished this one. You can tell how unenthusatic Harry is about participating in the tournament. (Also very annoyed with Ron for his BS and even more annoyed with Hermione for pushing mostly Harry into forgiving Ron for being an ass.) Shame on Harry and Ron for their treatment of their dates. I wish Krum would have remained a main character from here on out. I really liked him. Poor Winky.

Three for three so far on me loving Kalynn Bayron's books, this one sucks you in pretty quickly.

Certainly began wondering if any kids were going to die in this book. Also seriously Mr. Mysterious Toyshop owner... full disclosure on the things you see is requested.

re-read, naturally the very beginning of the nod to the gremlins is always hilarious.

Qui-gon is a bit of a dick...not everyone is going to fall to the dark side dude!

Also the Jedi must be doing something wrong where children genuinely feel they are "failures" if they do not become knights. Also the "we are not to know we are to do" massively rankles. I did like the arch Obi-wan went on in the book. Your light saber shouldn't be your only answer to everything.

[indelicateink]

i am just so earnestly curious. i read the books a long time ago, i am struggling to put myself in the shoes of someone who doesn't know what's coming. the latest promo that has the sinister projection of L: does this come across as menacing to people who are book-innocent? do those audience members have anxiety about him showing up in paris?

i know he was fucking excoriated by a lot of viewers for season 1 and ep 5 especially (no matter one's experience with the canon), and a lot of people now despise the character.

but does like. anyone actually have concern abt the guy showing up and making trouble? it seems to be the reaction they want people to have, I'm curious if it's working?

[crimescrimson]

Favourite Game DLC's Of All Time: The Evil Within: The Assignment & The Evil Within: The Consequence

[corvidaedream]

frequently I will say to myself, especially in tourist-heavy times, i would like a more serious job at a more serious museum where members of the public do not keep touching me inappropriately

but, unfortunately, my coworkers are so fun and kind and have created such a positive little pocket of queer community that idk if i could bear to leave unless something big changes

[redwylde]

This is correct for my WoL, there are certain factions in Eorzea that sort of fear her as the herald of suffering.

The msq has said multiple times that the WoL's presence sometimes just triggers specific events so while there are communities that know her and revere her as a hero, there are others who are significantly worse off: poorer, suffered more collateral damage, more losses, that despite her efforts they just don't want her anywhere near them.

They were managing fine before she came - not thriving by any manner of means, but managing - and suddenly there's fighting, screaming, death, fear. Though she fought with everything to spare them, it was her heels the fire followed in.

do you think with time the WoL has become a symbol of impending doom to people, like, they appear and everyone is like “ah, something truly horrible is coming for us if they’re here.”

I like to imagine it starts small with jokes, but as the story progresses people all across eorzea grow weary. They don’t shun the WoL, more like they ready themselves for the storm to come, or resign themselves to whatever they think fate has in store for them.

Would the WoL notice? Would it eventually get to them? I love thinking about it.