#THE SHADES

[dimity-lawn]

Why does Vimes being short seem to come as a surprise to some people?

Remember that not only is he called Vetinari's Terrier (terriers tend to be small dogs), but in The Fifth Elephant, Vimes initially fails to recognize the irony during a rant in which he mentions "Eight-stone" (112 lb. or 50.8 kg) fighters and uses the term "bantamweight". Even if his genetics would have allowed him to be taller, his background does not support the idea of him being anything but short.

Sam Vimes grew up not just in the Shades, but on Cockbill Street, a place where people couldn't afford to eat regularly. He and his mother probably faced hunger more frequently than some of their neighbors (though perhaps not as frequently as larger families) because Mrs. Vimes wouldn't accept money that was made immorally and because she was a single mother who didn't have the income of a husband to help cover expenses.

Consider how, in Night Watch, Vimes (as Keel) was shocked to see how skinny his younger self was, and that his younger self said that he joined the watch because a friend had told him that there was free food, a uniform, and that he could occasionally make an extra dollar. This shows a surprising difference between adult and young Vimes: with his adult and soon-to-be-father self being taken aback by the sorry sight of himself as a kid as well as his younger self openly and readily talking to a near stranger about how, at 17 years old, he's just now starting to get a sense of food security. Furthermore, in Guards!Guards!, it is stated that "He couldn't help remembering how much he'd wanted a puppy when he was a little boy. Mind you, they'd been starving - anything with meat on it would have done", which shows the extent of the hunger he faced in his youth.

Sam Vimes isn't someone of an average height that seems short simply because he spends so much time around tall people (such as Carrot, Sybil, and Vetinari), he is short. Vimes grew up without access to healthy or adequate quantities of food, therefore his growth was stunted by malnourishment, which likely means that he would be below the average height of a human citizen of Ankh-Morpork.

[bloodbonesandmarrow]

Fanime day 2!

Harrowhark- me

The most perfect Gideon ever- @bawdyknocker

Harrow vestige design (immediately marred by my traitorous watering eye) - @sleepysnailart

[crusheswhimsandfancies]

[same-pic-of-the-sun-everyday]

non human over here!(we are called shades) just wondering why you end up causing solar eclipses to happen so commonly on our planet!

because i love Moon

[janewaykove]

Kate Mulgrew as Alma Lane in Mr. Mercedes (S3E06, 2019)

I'm a good listener.

[circus-blades]

Just found out Oblitus Casa released already and my old hyperfixation got fed 

[thebitchbehindtheslaughter]

Ideas for how the Harbingers are forgiven (AKA how they become playable)

This is operating under the idea that all Harbingers (excluding La Signora, of course) will somehow become playable 

TARTAGLIA He has a sibling. The Traveler takes pity on those with siblings.

LA SIGNORA Irredeemable. She kicked the Khanri’ah Killer in the ribs.

SCARAMOUCHE Who?

IL DOTTORE The remaining segment rebels against the original for Selfish Reason #382 and the Traveler (guilt trips) convinces Collei to forgive him.

PIERRO We like Dainsleif. Pierro is an extreme and vengeful version of Dainsleif. I. He. We uh. We like Dainsleif. Yeah.

PULCINELLA grandpa.

PANTALONE He does not pay us to forgive him. He wants everyone to be equal—even gods and humans—but the Traveler (through Traveler magic) convinces him equality does not mean fairness. Although, the Traveler does walk away with doubts in his/her mind.

ARLECCHINO It’s in her and the children’s best interests to comply with the Traveler’s wants. She will not get in his/her way.

IL CAPITANO He’s an honourable knight. The Traveler beats him in a duel, the winner deciding whether or not he/she meets the Tsaritsa. The Traveler wins, fair and square, so he has no choice but to let you go.

SANDRONE Bestie I literally have no idea she’s said two words and done nothing else we literally know nothing about her.

COLUMBINA She’s secretly a descendant of/one of The Shades and does not agree with Celestia. She trusts that, one way or another, you’ll figure out that the Tsaritsa’s rebellion against Celestia is justified, and plans to help you once that happens.

[velvet-paradox]

@cherienymphe did you see this?? 🫠🫠

[ainohikari]

[queseraphita]

i need to do like low effort doodles to organize my thoughts on the Things

like how do i eloquently elaborate that the "God" and watchers from Drakenier would absolutely send a plague or disease that turns people into stone and then inadvertently have said humans discover and use the energy from the human soul "ergo" to advance the speed of their own destruction.

What I like about both said games and stories of that world is that its a story about pain, misery, hope, secrets and lies are all such human things. I often think about the protagonists in Yoko Taro's works and how you don't necessarily have to be good or bad you just have to think you're right. I feel so excited thinking upon these scenarios that can be applied to P and his own dilemma on being "good" and the choices the player can make telling lies or the truth in any given scenario, I feel like what makes this really effective in the setting of Krat is that all of the cast and characters have a secret, withheld information is kept away from the player to be discovered. An end to justify the means. Meanwhile the whole world seems to be falling apart.

[the-jade-jester27]

Shade species sheet!

Love them all so much <3

[dimity-lawn]

[j-emini]

they just don’t make them like that anymore

[silentmagi]

Deku Phantom AU: Mr. Snuggles & Eri & (Jirou x Izuku x Momo x Mei) & The Shades in "Nesting"

It was not hiding from midterms, it was a nice night in watching fun movies for children in a pile of blankets, pillows, and a ghostly hamster ball. Pizza and popcorn were on their way.

It was Aizawa approved nesting.

The chaos compels.

If you want to write one of these, please just link me

[tronmike82]

I think I found the answer that will piss off everybody.

Dave is bi-racial; half black, half white.

[tsuntsunfangirl]

aaaand how many demons can dance on a head of a pin