#Think about it! It has no downsides!

[livingmeatloaf]

There is only one way to make a truly wonderful Avatar adaptation, not matter how bad it turns out to be:

A professionally shot, full length stage production of the Ember Island Players' Fire Nation propaganda version of the events

[blackkatdraws2]

The Curator. Her name is Gloria Beatrix. [Achromatic Loop AU]

She can summon close-ranged weapons [preferably daggers] using her blood as an offering to the tattoo of three crows on her skin. The Crows will give her a fraction of its power in return.

The tattoo can move anywhere on her body but is usually seen on her neck or chest.

She doesn't physically show up in the story until way later in the timeline.

[fallofthecelestial]

Okay. Since we're going over all the takes on Mr. X at this point.. What if his powers really don't have a backside. What if (the state of) his normal life is the backside.

What if his normal life is akin to that of heroes where he has to pretend to be something he's not and follow rules that the people who control his life came up with to further their own goals. What if he can only be free of other people's beliefs and expectations when he's a hero.

What if in reality he truly is like everyone else. The other heroes. The ordinary people. All those who work themselves to the bone, who are tired and overworked and sick of all the exploitation...

What if when he's in the form of the number one hero.. when he becomes the most sought after product on the hero market..

Is when he gains the freedom to truly be himself

[front-facing-pokemon]

[trrenchertrash]

I was thinking about “I am the dirt under your nails” and first of all I don’t think it can be ignored that the title of e9 is derived from this line. Considering that, this line is evidently not meant to be a cutesy throwaway line between Cait and Vi, it has huge thematic weight and implications. If you think about the title “The Dirt Under Your Nails” in this context, it’s clear that it’s meant to refer to the fact that all of our characters have dirt under their nails. As in, their hands aren’t clean. They’ve all committed wrongs, because they’re all human, which is obviously a major theme of this season/show. The second part of this dialogue is “nothing’s gonna clean me out,” which fits with what Caitlyn says about how no amount of good deeds can undo those wrongs. This line is about accountability.

And there’s a reason why it’s Vi who says this line to Cait. The most obvious is that Caitlyn has wronged her, but it goes deeper than that. In e8, Vi asks Caitlyn who gets to decide who gets a second chance. There are multiple ways to interpret how this idea impacts the narrative. I’ve seen it said that Caitlyn allows Vi to free Jinx because in giving Jinx a second chance she also gives herself one, and that’s an important point for Caitlyn’s character, but I think Vi would’ve found a way to free Jinx no matter what. Cait just made it easy for her. What the narrative shows us is that Vi is the one who gets to decide who gets a second chance by having her decide to give one to both Jinx and Cait. I’ve seen people talk about how’s Vi’s role is that of the witness — to be the constant that observes all the change and corruption that happens around her, and to be burdened with the memory of all that has transpired. And that’s true, but there’s more to it as well. Remember this promotional poster? It has 3 different titles/captions associated with it (that I saw):

1) Horrors I’ve Seen

2) Everyone is Guilty, Vi

3) It’s Too Late to Point the Finger Now

The first one obviously reinforces Vi’s position as the witness. But the second two are about accountability. It always struck me that the second caption brings the collective guilt of our cast to Vi’s attention specifically. Now it makes sense: she is both witness and judge. The character with the “good heart,” the only one who remains largely uncorrupted/unchanged by the end. Who is motivated purely by her desire to protect while the vast majority of the characters around her are twisted by revenge and ambition. It’s absolutely intentional that she is the one who says that line.

[iamrizaka]

Apollo is a god of many domains, and his children, obviously, inherit some of his traits and control of them. They are divided into talents and gifts.

Talents, like singing, playing an instrument, nursing, and archery, require no magic. The demigod has a tendency to a certain skill from the beginning and can train without a nonmortal's help.

Gifts, on the other hand, are magic-enforceable. Healing and truth sensory, along with prophecy powers, are some of them. Some gifts need to be "allowed" by a higher being to take action, and energy for some gifts comes from the very soul of the demigod.

Some talents and gifts are mixed, but it depends on the individual. It's mostly noticeable in archery-specialized demigods, with their ability to shoot one arrow but leave more than one mark behind on the target.

Gifts, as powerful as they might be, have a disadvantage. While talent doesn't majorly affect your health, gifts may harm you. A lot.

Overuse of healing leaves burns on the skin of your arms, and for as long as you don't take a break, their numbers will continue to grow. The will spread from your fingers to your hands, to your forearms and shoulders, up until they reach your heart. Once they're here, your heart can't support you anymore.

Plague powers are extremely rare, but most of the time when they're discovered, it's the healers who use them. It doesn't affect the bearers as much as it affects those around them; but the mental "it's my fault" is always there. It is deeply connected to the emotions of the demigod and is hard to practice — one false move and another epidemic will start. Unfortunately, that is one of many reasons why so many children of Apollo with plague powers are never welcomed back in the Greek world.

Truth sensory is more dangerous for your mental health. Every child of Apollo has this trait, but some of them carry the much more enhanced version of it. All children of Apollo have an allergy reaction to lying, but some of them can feel tings of pain in the back of their necks once they hear another person lie. Once wrong people learn about this, it can easily turn into another torture practice.

Light powers are unusual. Demigods emit the light of their own and have to recharge, absorbing the daylight. The trouble comes when they can't adjust the amount of light and its brightness while glowing, as it may blind people and creatures near them. One of the light powers' forms is temperature control. The demigods only partly glow, and their light isn't as bright, but the temperature of their bodies rises greatly and can melt anything around them. The difference between the temperatures of their different body parts can be disorienting and result in melting or burning the "cooler" organs. A quick temp rise can be harmful as well and destroy the tissues of the demigods' limbs.

Prophecy powers are extremely rare and vary in types. Some prophecy powers are minor, being just your "gut feeling" and "just a hitch"; some are controlled by your will and appear when you want them to appear; and some will catch you off guard and leave you heaving for breath, phantom pain in your head. The visions put pressure on your mind and eyes. You'll see the future until you can't recognize the difference between reality and a dream, and until you can't recognize shapes before you. They are rare for a reason, after all.

The archery is an interesting case, since it can happen to be both a talent and a gift. It doesn't have any side effects as a talent, but once you learn to do more, to connect your power and heart and soul with the arrow and the bow in your hands, it can become risky very fast. It presses down on your arms and shoulders, and as you focus on your targets, you can feel the lenses of your eyes take shape they have never taken before. It's nothing major at first, but as you grow older and improve at this skill, you tend to notice the differences in your body and health.

All of Apollo's gifts are blessing, but you can never forget the dangers they carry if you are not careful. There's a reason why only a few get them.

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Andrew’s eidetic memory has always come with more baggage and downsides than good. He doesn’t want to remember all of his foster houses and all of his “brothers” and “fathers”. Getting good grades are not worth the cuts and bruises and memories.

If he was any other person having eidetic memory would have been such an advantage but not to Andrew minyard.

But then when he gets to remember in vivid details the first time Aaron genuinely smiles at him and the insults sounds more affectionate than vicious, and how Nicky was there for him throughout his teen years, Kevin when he finally got his tattoo cover, and Neil.

Every single moment he has with Neil Andrew gets to remember down to how the weather was like that time.

Then maybe having an eidetic memory isn’t all bad when there are more good memories than bad memories and those bad memories seem more like nightmares than his present.

[obisamya]

4-5-1 Season 3, Episode 3 TED LASSO (2020-2023)

[vantablackdraws]

because Star Wars Visions season 3 is coming out soon (I hope) I am back to thinking about a GG Star Wars AU.

No I do not know much about Star Wars lore, but that's probably not gonna stop me anyways.

[mr-paleta]

i feel like a lot of why mtc comes off as cringe is because they're supposed to be the gansta rap group but they made up said group with one(1) actual criminal while the other two are a cop and a soldier. the rest is bad bars 💀

[sonknuxadow]

if you could add the werehog to one game he wasn't in, which one would it be and why?

this isnt even a game i would consider one of my favorites but honestly sonic generations is the big one coming to mind right now. because if they were to bring the werehog back for just One game id like for it to be done in a way that makes sense for the story being told/the gimmick of the game and out of all my already existing options i think the one where the whole deal is celebrating sonics history and revisiting past games would be a good fit . and i dont think this hypothetical version of the game should be heavily werehog focused since its meant to be celebrating the series as a whole and too much unleashed stuff might feel weird/out of place but maybe they could make it where the time eater thing allows sonic to use some old one-off abilities associated with certain games and werehog is one of them . like maybe rooftop run act 2 is a nighttime stage now . idk if thats a good idea im just talking here

also i think it would be fun to get to see more of sonics friends interact with him as a werehog and sonic generations has a lot of characters in it

[icewindandboringhorror]

examining a seemingly normal image only to slowly realize the clear signs of AI generated art.... i know what you are... you cannot hide your true nature from me... go back where you came from... out of my sight with haste, wretched and vile husk

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Ι saw your response to the ask about how you write your plots and just wanted to ask what program you use to write (and keep track of things) because seriously the fact that you are managing to keep track of 10??? plots is so impressive (and your writing is a gift!!!)

i switched to obsidian sometime after i finished cyanide! it has a lot of interesting stuff but quite frankly i only use it like a regular notepad just one that lets me open tabs and create folders. the only downside to leaving google docs is that i can no longer write on the go on my phone (google drive), but like- i hardly did that anyway. if i do come up w smth i just put it in the notes app n then transcribe it

i'm a pretty fast typer so that's never been an issue hahaha the perks of being able to type blind is that i can just look at the notes and type as i read LMAO

anyway yeah! obsidian has graphs and stuff, but like i said, i don't really use them? it's all notes and text. so if you're a bit wrong in the head like me you could just make do with google docs (or whatever else you use) and a notepad opened to the side tbh it's pretty much what i do

wrangling the 10+ simultaneous plotlines is more my brain knowing no peace than it is obsidian honestly even though it likely would be so much easier if i sucked it up and learned how the graphs work hahah;,,

[autism-corner]

Cozy nights in the attic with Belphegor are unlike anything else. The two of you are wrapped up together, simply enjoying eachothers company. He's sprawled out on the bed, excitedly explaining his next big prank on Lucifer. You can't really focus on his plans however, far more interested in the lines his face makes when he smiles, in the way his eyes seem to light up, in the way his armmovement makes his belly peek out. It's the little details like that which make your time together so much more enjoyable. Its the way he looks at you with adoration in his eyes. It doesn't matter that you didn't receive any of his arrangements. What matters is the way you smile at him, the way you reach for his hands and the way your face slowly inches closer to his. You know you have the same adoration mirrored in your eyes.

You smile and laugh together, tumbling over eachothers bodies. You kiss his cheek and his nose and his eyes, translating all that's already been said. He holds you close with his hands around your waist, while he smiles and giggles with every kiss.

When its time to go to dinner, the both of you leave hand in hand, still giddy about all that happened. Neither of you dread the interruption. There's comfort in knowing that these moments will keep happening for ever and forever, as long as you're together.

[thelingering]

Aaron Neville appreciation post

uber-Catholic, silky-smooth vocals, incredible song topics, amazing life story

a music artist worth listening to if you ever have the time

[bardengarde]

Point of View is one of my favorite MASH episodes and I'm not saying I want it to be changed or anything, but I'm imagining it now if it had been filmed with the earlier cast.

I'm just saying if Henry Blake were standing at the end of my proverbial hospital bed and told me everything was going to be okay- I, as a viewer, would burst immediately into tears.