#The Cranes dance

[exaflux]

[youstillsaiditsname]

i think i loved you, but i guess i'll never really know

joan tierney / death cab for cutie / sylvie baumgartel / the crane wives / @araekni / khalid hosseini / lev st valentine / wendy cope / richard siken (reordered)

[wastedwinter]

– Meg Howrey, from “The Cranes Dance”

[alchemicalterror]

Boys and girls of every age,

Would you like to see something strange?

Come with us and you will see

This, my town of Halloween -

[incendavery]

not only am i proud of how much i’ve progressed with morris this year, i’m very happy to be a part of my team. it’s a joy to dance with them, and an honor to count them as my friends.

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[tanuki-kimono]

Dramatic auspiscious tsuru (crane) pattern for this antique black base bridal furisode. More exactly, you can see here beautifully depicted tanchô (red-crowned crane), tsuru being a more generic term for this bird specie.

Crane is one of my less favourite traditional pattern, but even I must admit this dance of cranes is pretty stiking!

[izel-scribbles]

saw the crane wives live last night. i just became exponentially more gayer and transer

[redclown19]

Another doodle dump! For Mad Hatter day! I'm so excited today! I drew him falling off a building:

ALSO, guess what has been gifted to me today. 'Batman: All Star, volume 2'!!! I have him!!! With me!!! I'm so excited.

[cripplecharacters]

Hiya, I'm hoping you can help me understand if an idea I have is problematic. I'm writing a fantasy novel at the moment where the main character (who is overcome by guilt for something she did by accident), undergoes a ritual to make herself look as awful as she thinks she is. I'm not 100% sure on the details of what this looks like yet, but at the moment I'm considering something like having the bones of small animals embedded under her skin. Running out of text so will continue in another ask.

Continued from first ask. The idea is that she wants people to be disgusted when they see her, because she can't tell anyone about the accident she caused, but still wants to feel punished. I'm partly inspired by my own experiences of self harm, of wanting to see a visual representation of pain. I'm wondering if this kind of disfigurement is problematic, especially considering it's not reflecting a real condition and that its not a villain. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Hi dearest asker!

It doesn't mimic anything of a disability nor is it a fantasy disability in your setting so I think it's good! It is more Body Horror than anything but what I would do is while you're figuring the aspect of the character, is research extensively and make sure it doesn't align with any real conditions. This does kinda balance on the edge of Disability As Punishment because of just the concept, but using your own experiences is what matters here!

Also here is a good post about body horror and disability that makes some good points and has good ideas too!

I actually want to reiterate from the post on how they cite stuff like Junjo Ito and Kafka on a way of expression though Body Horror which (to my understanding, if not feel free to correct me) is like you're doing. Others I would recommend is Frida Kahlo, where she does this in some of her paintings (Here & Here) and in many others.

Other movies like Swan Lake (2010) and Annihilation (2018), also take this concept and do really well with it in my opinion. (Both centered around self-harm and other things) Pain Exhibit is a non-profit online library where people who are disabled or have chronic pain all share their artwork depicting it and is another great example.

This article What Is Body Horror? makes so many good points and it cites a lot of good books, novels, and short stories. It goes into the different aspects of it and really breaks it down into sections. (I want to warn before anyone clicks on that link that it talks about extensive body horror in details). A lot of people's perception of Body Horror has long been associated with people with disabilities. So I think more stories written on actual depictions of what is and people's personal experiences it is so good!

Happy writing! (and I hope the story goes well it sounds really good!)

~ Mod Virus 🌸

[robot-carl]

These two idiots are my two brain cells.

[le-sluagh]

#16 Incorrect Batman: Vigilante (My AU)

Mad Hatter & Riddler: Come on! Show us! Do something!

Scarecrow: Nah, it’s embarrassing!

Riddler: Just do something!

Scarecrow: *Kicks Riddler in the face with his violent dancing*

Riddler: *Falls unconscious*

Scarecrow:

Mad Hatter:

Mad Hatter, looking at Scarecrow: Shoot!

*****

Batman: ...I'm pretty sure that place is fire-proof, or something.

Joker, grenade in hand: Alright, but is it explosion-proof?

*****

Poison Ivy: Remember, when burying a body, make sure to cover it with endangered plants so it’s illegal to dig up!

*****

Riddler: I was arrested for being too cool.

Two Face: The charges were dropped due to a lack of supporting evidence.

*****

Joker: We have fun, don’t we, Lexy?

Lex Luthor: I have never been more stressed out in my entire life.

*****

Riddler: We both look very handsome tonight.

Mad Hatter: ...You know, if you'd just said that I looked handsome, I would have said, "So do you."

Riddler: I couldn't take that chance.

*****

Scarecrow: Hroo! Hraa! Motherfuckers!

*****

Harvey Dent: If you get in trouble, I'm gonna be like... a lawyer to you. Ok?

Joker: Okay.

*later*

Poison Ivy: Joker! Sit down on the chair, you're in trouble.

Harvey Dent, whispering: Deny everything.

Joker, loudly: That isn't a chair.

*****

Riddler: Scarecrow has no survival skills, his needs to win has replaced them.

Mad Hatter: That can't be true!

Riddler: Watch this.

Riddler: Hey Scarecrow, race you to the bottom of the stairs!

Scarecrow: *Throws himself out a window*

*****

*Everyone is playing a board game together*

Poison Ivy, bored: I will put 'A' down to make 'A'.

Harley Quinn: I will add onto your 'A' to make 'AT'.

Joker: I will add onto your 'AT' to make 'RAT'.

Riddler: I will add onto your 'RAT' to make 'BIOSTRATAGRAPHIC'.

Two Face: *flips the board*

[alchemicalterror]

Hello, Gotham City, if I can bend your ears a touch!

Y’all still have time aplenty, now, don’t hurry in a rush -

I’ve got a little shindig planned that kicks off at half-past ten,

So all y’all on the streets tonight - breathe safe, at least ‘til then.

Not hair nor thread’s in danger yet, I give my solemn vow;

But all y’all with my candles - you’ll want to light those now.

And when my Fright Night Party starts, when to the streets I go,

Then time alone will stop the dance and all its undertow.

Until then lovely citizens, may your Samhain be sweet!

But do take heed fair warning: I’m the Trick after your Treat.

Happy Halloween, now.

[lovelytayforce]

Alright, KFP fandom, we gotta talk about "Discrimination" 🎉

Cause, not even to be mean, y'all kinda dumb. Y'all sound like the type of person to tell me "No racism exists in the North" and lemme tell ya as someone from the North, there is but it's DIFFERENT. And before you ask, Yes this is about The Chameleon (who will be called Cammy cause I am lazy and deserve to be paid for this shit.) and the fandoms massive misunderstanding of her single line about being denied access to Kung Fu because she's "little". And I see your lil fingers tapping away to howl about "MASTER MANTIS" and some LOA rejects. And remember that earlier example I brought up about discrimination existing in the north but its just different from the South? Yeah, its the same thing. Some people can get past that challenge but some of us aren't that lucky and you all forget about my MAIN MAN, THE GOAT, Crane!!!

Yeah, the brother whose almost as tall as Tigress, yeah he was discriminated against for his skinny frame and detered from trying out and I think it's funny y'all leave my boy out but that doesn't fit your little gotcha, now does it?

but that's okay, that's why you have me, to be your funny and slightly cute know it all~💕 Back to the topic at hand, this conversation also leaves out how Po wanted Shifu to change him, after all the verbal abuse that lil man hurled at him. This is where that line "We're not so different, you and I." comes to shine. Cammy didn't have an event such as Oogway's death to shake those Master's to their core to train her. No, they were probably just proud teachers who denied all those beneath them, which is not uncommon, you can see this in a lot of Kung fu flicks, keeping certain arts from certain territories close and always wanting to prove whose kung fu is superior. Again, NORMIES GO WATCH IP MAN! Go watch peak cinema!!!! It's on YOUTUBE FOR FREE: https://youtu.be/zGD9OFmxYXM?si=XL-aetJOnCSftIP_

Anyways, I hope this enlightened you all a bit so we can stop this very shallow puddle of an argument against her words cause you sound ignorant doing that considering all the discrimination present in the series as it is, especially Tigress. Whoo, that needs its own post! That's next level of discrimination upon a child. 💀 Anyways, stop forgetting about Crane!!!!

[sowhat17live]

Dokyeom's crane dance before the back and forth hits with Dino😂🤣🤣

[emaadsidiki]

Chilean Flamingos 🦩🦩🦩🦩

[finzphoenix]

A commission based on a request to convey the mood of Emily getting a sneaking suspicion that Crane might actually be the Scarecrow in his free time! Thank you so much, @oneshortlady; it was fun working with you!! ^-^🖤🤍

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Jonathan Crane © DC comics

Art © FinzPhoenix

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