#Soul of a Nation

[l1v1ngd34dgrl]

They thought they were slick with this one

[grumpyghostdoodles]

Frisk: "Oh, so you make fun of Asriel for not telling humans apart very well, but then you go and do this? Shame on you"

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The character design for the new kid of "The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish" is so unintentionally hilarious. Hazel looks like a very sweet kid, and retired Cosmo and Wanda was a nice surprise, but holy shit out of all the fandoms they could accidentally reference, im wheezing

[amjazz]

She heard it, far beyond her walls,

A memory that she could recall...

[chanrizard]

wolfieboy ( 4 / ?? )

[i-love-you-just-the-same]

kyle garrick is a natural photographer. he's gifted a shitty Nikon for his twelfth birthday, his unedited pictures for his sister's senior photos were better than the professional. so he was turned into the family photographer.

he did all of the events his mum wanted until he left for the military yet is somehow convinced to do a few on leaves.

"kyle, honey, you need to come take my friend's newborn's pictures! they can't find a photographer"

"bro I need you to come take anniversary pictures for me and my girl. I'll pay you."

"kyle can you please come take photos for my friend's wedding? their photographer cancelled last minute because of an emergency and they're expecting me to fix this because they know you're good with a camera."

it's like any good wedding, really. the groom cries when bride walks down aisle and he doesn't smear cake in her face. she's pretty and happy and kind to her bridesmaids- and oh

kyle's ears are caught at the last request. he's reluctant to do weddings, but he understands his sister's urgency since she's maid of honor. he's sure he'll get a nice chunk of change, but he hates spending his leaves taking acquaintances' pictures. he puts on his nice shoes and an ironed shirt.

he hadn't really noticed you until then. he'd gotten your picture with the wedding party, but that was through a lens. shy, sweet little bridesmaid on the far end of the table. laughing at something one of the groomsmen said with a small smile.

kyle corners his sister immediately asking for your name. he observes your unintrusive, helpful nature from across the room with hearts in his eyes. he's not sure what to say, but when he watches you sway with your partner for the wedding party's dance he knows he has to say something.

kyle approaches to get a picture to get a picture with you and your group. slides up with easy charm, telling you how well your dress suits you and eats up the way you flush at his compliment.

he's doing his best to keep your attention on him until some heathen is running around and makes the man beside you spill a bit of wine on you. oh no, you're teary now, that won't due at all. kids and weddings don't mix very well.

he takes you to the tiny broom sized closet he was given to put some other gear in. shushes you softly when you insist he doesn't have to (kitty doesn't have claws). soothes you softly until you're putty in his hands. gives you a kiss on the forehead and asks if you want to go back out there.

kyle isn't done working yet, but he's claimed you with his suit jacket (thank god he listened to mum and brought one). he gets a few dances with you smiling sweetly at him and a soft kiss in the corner of his mouth captured by his sister.

honestly, no one is surprised when you catch the bouquet and look straight to kyle with bright eyes. they all know they're going to need another photographer soon by the way you two are looking at each other.

[happycrabitat]

A busy night in the hermit crab tank!

[gemsofgreece]

Traditional war attire from Macedonia, Greece. You guessed it, another beautiful photo from the project Raiment of the Soul, a collaboration of the National Historical Museum of Greece with photographer Vangelis Kyris.

See more photos from this project: x, x, x, x, x, x, x and x.

[essektheylyss]

I think Orym is a fascinating character in a way that is often underappreciated, because he is fundamentally a soldier, he was trained as a soldier, and that's... not a bad thing? It has no moral indication, and certainly doesn't imply that Orym is going dark. In fact, in the current circumstances, Orym acting as a soldier is very important and may actually get them through this in one piece.

I do feel that this aspect of his character is frequently approached in the fandom as an afterthought or even swept under the rug, or flat out viewed as a flaw to be overcome (especially given the overall landscape of military conflict in the real world), but being a trained soldier is not inherently indicative of specific morality or ideology. I think it's a judgment that also gets levied against paladins, because, much like any organized forces in fantasy are equated with modern militaries, fantasy worship is equated with Christianity (sometimes in the guise of 'organized religion' with all of its problematic connotations). It's incredibly black and white, and it doesn't fundamentally make sense in much of Exandria, but in this case especially.

You cannot fundamentally map the Tempest Blades onto any real life military, because the task of the Tempest, and Ashari culture as a whole, is protection against both extraplanar threats and also the malicious or misguided intentions of those on the Material Plane trying to fuck with the elemental planes. This is distinctly different even in universe from, for instance, Caleb, who was trained as an assassin in the name of nationalism, or Yasha, who was trained to be a leader in the name of tribalism.

And these two threats that the Ashari are tasked with resisting are both frequent, credible, and existential! Failing at this task is liable to have major sweeping repercussions for the rest of Exandria! It is highly probable that a soldier with Orym's training is expected to need to make incredibly difficult decisions in defense of the common good at more than one point in their life—decisions that would make every person who laughs at the premise of the trolley problem shit their pants.

And crucially, Orym wants his friends to get out of this. He has in fact already promised his entire life to ensure that they do, because he also fundamentally needs them to be able to do what they came for, without hesitation, because the singular mandate that he has devoted himself to is protecting the Material Realm from extraplanar threats, and regardless of the fact that the rest of them do not have the same training, that is also the task that the Hells have chosen.

If Nana Morri can get the Hells out in one piece, regardless of what choices they make, then their personal risk doesn't matter. I imagine that Orym isn't going to tell them that, because given the scope of the threat, there's not necessarily a guarantee that Morri can make that happen, so the rest of the Hells have to make the choice themselves to take the risk and trust that the others have their backs. And in the end, if Orym has to live with that no matter which way fate plays out, he will. He's already had plenty of practice.

They're at war, and that's how soldiers operate. Because when they're behind enemy lines, it's the only way missions get completed and they have a chance of making it back alive.

[stuckinapril]

Being a perfectionist is actually the worst thing to have happened to me because why am I chronically all or nothing about everything in my life

[l1v1ngd34dgrl]

[hallowickit]

[otrtbs]

guys i saw a tiktok with people hating on jarty croucher in the comments and i cackled its so funny to me like you’re gonna let a ship named JARTY CROUCHER upset you??? there’s like 15 people on this ship and like at least 50 tiktok hatersnajskwisiwksks

[girlkissergideon]

i love you kremy nation

[aureatchi]

ohh october blessed us with such a beautiful face this time…i’d join him in a heartbeat

[m-kyunie]

Orpheus & Eurydice