#WE ARE NORMAL AND HAVE NORMAL DISCUSSIONS LIKE ACTUALLY

[adara-of-the-flame]

the-name-is-hoggle

Hoggle cringes slightly as the red head actually calls him a "dead cave”. Wow. No matter how far he was from his childhood home, the more things did not change.

This feeling increased as the other dwarves approached, practically closing in around him and the somewhat clueless Mars - oft. He suddenly remembered she would definitely be super lost about what was going on - and made their opinions known. At least it looked like more were trying for the common tongue instead of Khudzul? Though that arguably just meant that Mars could be dragged into the discussion as well.

“Really, it’s nothin’ ta make a scene over. The apology is already more than appreciated….”

Of course being in the Summer Queen’s good graces really seemed to pull at the dwarves want to “right” things for Hoggle. Ugh. He rather preferred when no one thought twice about the words thrown his way. It was weird for anyone to care….

It was with relief - and a little trepidation - when Hoggle heard none other than Sir Didymus approaching them. He, Dumpling, and Yumika being led by Hickory over to where the Spring Prince and his bard stood. As soon as the knight saw his friends , Didymus hailed to them. Waving his staff about to get their attention while they were still a ways away.

“Sir Hoggle! My Lady Mars! There you two are! We knew you would return unharmed!”

And off the little fox-terrier creature bounced, making his way through the crowd of dwarves with some polite exclamations of “Pardon Me!, "Coming through!” and so forth. Both in common tongue and Khudzul, as a matter of fact. Which took Hoggle by surprise, he had no idea Didymus knew any at all!

What the -?!

“My, my! And new attire as well! I must say, a much better fit for the type of quest we are on at least!”

He grins as he finally reaches the dwarf and Urru, clapping Hoggle on the shoulder before grinning up at Mars. The smile going a bit slanted as he spoke,

“We spent a rousing night with Hickory playing Scrabble! Lady Yumika is still in a huff about how well she did at the game, but for a first time player it was not bad at all! You two seemed to have had a much more interesting night, yes?”

He turned to regard the redhead, their grandparent, and the rest of the assembled dwarves with bright curiosity.

“What is going on?”

Hoggled sighs lightly. Explaining for the whole group now.

“Short answer: our red headed friend over here commented on my lack of beard yesterday. ”

And other things.

“Their grandparent caught wind of this and was unhappy. A beardless dwarf means someone in mourning in older circles so they thought I’d been highly insulted and wanted to make amends. I wasn’t. I appreciate the apology I got anyway…It’s fine.”

Didymus hums lightly at this before commenting idly,

“…I admit I have wondered if you shaved everyday…”

Another sigh from Hoggle.

“No, Didymus. I’m just like this.”

adara-of-the-flame

Not for the first time in her life, Mars found herself wading around in a sea of short people. She had no problem with this. When you're seven feet tall, and have generally been on the tall side all of one's life, it's a useful, addaptive strategy to learn to look down and make sure you're not stepping on anyone.

...Or, sitting on anyone, since no sooner had Hoggle dryly confessed to always being different, then the half-Urru promptly folded one long leg over the other and sat cross-legged on the ground next to the dwarf. They still weren't eye-level. Close enough, though.

"You know, it's not so bad being different. Beleive it not, I'm not normal, either." She grinned, brushing some long hair behind an inhuman ear. "And, I've had a lot of people tell me it's not okay for someone to have four arms, but I don't let it bother me. It has it's advantages. Just like having no beard." Were the other Dwarves still arguing? It's almost like the whole, hairy mob had forgotten Hoggle, and thus why they were arguing to begin with.

"I mean, it's really hot here, right?" Mars continued. "Having a beard and all that hair would just make you overheated and sweaty. Not being hairy is practical; it's cooler. And, your hair doesn't get stuck on trees, and branches, and stuff." How her literal yards of hair never got stuck or tangled itself was anyone's guess. Mars always said it had something to do with the conditioner she used. "And, I think you look good either way, beard or no beard."

Was it just her, or were the other people besides she and Hoggle suddenly shorter than they were a moment before?

...And, getting shorter!

Mars looked down. The ground at her feet had been replaced with a leaf and petals seat for the two of them, a large stem rising the pair up from below. "...Are we on a flower? Hoggle, are you doing this?"

"No, but by the time I'm done with him, he should be able to do even more." The pair continued to rise until they were eye to enormous eye with Selva Roja. "Last Dwarf on Their Feet doesn't start till sundown. Until then, you're mine for Spring Training, Little Prince."

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the stench of this terrible blog…bleck!”

[ladykailitha]

Heartbreak in Overdrive Part 6

Hey, guys! Welcome back. Last week did way better and I wanted to thank you all for that.

In this we meet Steve's team and Eddie is blown away.

Also this chapter is longer than I normally go. Enjoy!

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

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Eddie sat in the makeup chair and waited for his two attendants. He was used to Vickie doing it all for him, so this was going to interesting.

Then his hair stylist walked in and honestly he was shocked. He imagined someone more like Steve. Straight laced with stick so far up their ass they could be used as a puppet.

What he got was a sassy twenty-something with bright red hair in complicated pleats and a funky style. She wore wide shorts that almost looked like a skirt with a rainbow long sleeved tee and a denim vest that the front pocket held a couple brushes and a comb in it.

And that was the other thing. Max was a she. He had assumed a man with the name like Max, but he thought it really fit her.

“I’m Max,” she greeted. It wasn’t rude per se, but it was tinted with something like snark and sarcasm. He liked her already.

“Eddie,” he said, sticking his hand out to her.

She glanced at it with a smirk and then licked her lips. “So I guess Steve was right about you, after all.” Max shook his hand. “How would you feel about putting your hair for the shoot? Not the whole thing, but getting more and more loose to help signifying your descent.”

He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “And then have it all the way down for the nude shots?” That could actually work.

“Yeah,” Max said cocking her head to the side. “You down?”

“Work your magic, Max,” Eddie said feeling a lot better about Vickie not being here. He settled against the back of the chair.

“Magic Max...” she said nodding thoughtfully. “I like it!”

She started conditioning his hair to prepare to take the heat from her tools. “Vickie was telling me and Rob that your hair is combination that your scalp puts out so much oil it dries your head but makes hair super greasy if you don’t keep up on it, right?”

“Yeah,” Eddie said, flipping the ends of hair up. “And with the curls it makes for a nightmare if I don’t wash it, but if I wash it too often it’s actually worse, so...”

“So you have to have a carefully balanced routine,” Max confirmed. “Well, I’ve got you. You’re hair will be amazing and before you go home I’ll make sure to run some nice leave in conditioner to help keep it soft.”

She wove his hair into a half crown braid and let his bangs frame his face. She turned him around and showed him the with her mirror.

“So what do you think?”

He twisted and turned to see it from every angle and he had to admit that she had done a bang up job. Maybe even better than what Vickie would have done.

“Wow.”

In the mirror he could see her grinning at him from behind him. He smiled back. “Any chance I can steal you away from Stevie boy out there?”

“Not a snowball’s chance in hell, dude,” she said bluntly. “He’s the reason I’m here in the first place. He would have to be dead and even then it’s iffy.” She waved her hand back and forth.

Eddie threw back his head and laughed. “Yeah, okay. What’s next?”

“Next is Ellie,” Max said with a grin. “Steve wanted to tweak the outfit a little bit so they’ll be in to discuss it with you, then you get to meet Robin who will do your makeup.”

Eddie cocked his head to the side with a half shrug. “I’m game. Though these clothes are amazing.” And they were. They really, really were. He was in a white tank top with a white long-sleeved button up over top. Then the white leather belt went with the broad-legged white jeans. Then to top the whole outfit off he was wearing white loafers without the socks.

“Ellie didn’t like the white button up once she had seen you and was trying to convince Steve to let her try something else.”

“And how hard was that?” Eddie asked leaning forward, actually interested in how Steve treated his team.

“Ellie?” Max said with a laugh at his eagerness to find fault in Steve. “She batted her eyelashes and said please. But make no mistake, it’s because he trusts her to know his vision for the clothes and she trust him to tell her to walk away when she gets too far in her head about it needing to be perfect.”

Eddie lifted the shirt and glanced at it in confusion. “So what’s not perfection about this shirt?”

“It hides your shoulders,” Ellie said from the doorway. “It was open, stop staring at me like a dead fish. It’s gross.”

Eddie closed his mouth with a snap of his jaw. Ellie wasn’t like anything he expected and he was starting to see a pattern. He was judging Steve based on all his other experiences with other photographers, but he was learning fast that Steve didn’t fit into those boxes.

She had soft curly, brown hair. A lot like his own, but the curls weren’t as tight as his. Her eyes were a warmer brown then his own, but they were currently sharp, glaring at him as if daring to say that she was invading his space when the door was open for all and sundry to go in and out of.

“Just surprised me is all,” he assured her. “So you think you have a better option in that magic wardrobe of yours?”

She turned back to Steve and nodded curtly. “I like him.”

Eddie turned a bright red that couldn’t even be hidden by the makeup because they hadn’t applied it yet. There was something about the way she said that made Eddie believe that it was rare thing for her bestow her favor on someone. And the fact that she had picked him was an honor.

While he was ducking his head and desperately wishing he could shove his hair in front of his face to hide the blush that heated his face, Ellie was going through the clothes looking for something better than the shirt he was wearing.

“What is Ellie short for?” he asked trying to draw the attention elsewhere. “I mean if it’s short for anything. Had friend named Jenny before. Not Jennifer, just Jenny.” Good job, Munson, he cursed himself. Way to make it more awkward, not less.

She looked over her shoulder at him with a soft, serene smile. “My first name is actually Jane. But my middle name is Eliwen and while I appreciate that my mom was being sensible in giving me a plain first name and a unique middle, I really took to the middle name. But because most people can’t seem to get it right, I go by Ellie.”

“Well, Lady Eliwen,” he said bright, “let’s divest me of these ill fitting rags and let me don something more to the lady’s taste!”

Steve burst out laughing. “I told you you didn’t need me help. You’ll do just fine.” He turned to Max. “You ready for Rob to come in and do the makeup?”

Max nodded. “We’re all good until the next costume and makeup change.”

“It’s a good thing I did reserve the studio for two days,” Steve said with smirk. “With all the changes we’re doing for the progression the client wants, it’s going to take a couple days just to get to the nude scenes. I’m going to talk to Kimmy and see if we can extend the shoot another day.” He turned to Eddie. “I’ll see you when you’re ready for the first shots.”

“Sure,” Eddie said absently. His attention was already on the shirt Ellie was holding up.

It was a white button up, same as what he was wearing, but it was a much lighter material and neater construction. It would frame his shoulders instead of hiding them. He looked up at her and then back to the shirt.

“Nope, nope,” he said snatching it from her, “I bow to your superior taste, that is much better.” He shucked off the other shirt and put on the new one. Even he could immediately see the difference in how he held himself.

“That’s because Ellie is always right,” a voice teased from the doorway.

Eddie turned to see the newcomer and really he needed to stop being surprised on who Steve chose to work with. It was becoming annoying.

The woman, because of course Rob was a she, had dark, choppy blonde hair, piercing blue eyes and smile on her lips. She wore boxy men’s clothes and pulled it off better than he could have. Her olive green pants were rolled up to just above her boots to show off her unicorn socks. She wore a black t-shirt under a floral print, billowy button up that was tied at her waist and instead of a belt she wore rainbow suspenders. It shouldn’t have gone well together, but it absolutely did.

She walked up to him and stuck out her hand. “Robin Buckley. Most folks just call me ‘Rob’,” she greeted with a half shrug.

“Nice to meet you,” Eddie replied taking her hand, and meant it. He had never met people so much his speed in his life.

Robin smirked at him. “I’m sure. So I’m assuming you’re familiar with the brand? Ravenscroft?”

Eddie nodded. “They always sounded like something out of an Agatha Christie novel, but yeah. I’ve even used their products on occasion if I wanted something more glam for an event or whatever.’

“They’re a really good company,” she agreed. “And with them getting their start in theatre it makes my little drama nerd heart happy.” She clutch her hands to her chest and Eddie burst out laughing. “So we’re going to start with the full face makeup of the corpse style then go more Ziggy Stardust and into glam rock. Then to finish it off with clean style but clearly metal aesthetic.”

“Will you marry me!?” he cried getting on his knees. “You actually know what metal is!”

Robin giggled. “Sorry, staunch lesbian. If there was anyone that I would join in a lavender marriage, it would be Steve. He’s my platonic soulmate.”

Eddie blinked up at her and then cocked his head to the side. He leapt to his feet and dusted off his knees. He turned to see Ellie eyeing him critically. “No harm was done to the clothes, milady. I would never put such wonder garb in any real danger.”

Ellie nodded curtly with a sniff and then she sailed out of the room as if she really was a lady at some high court.

Robin watched her go with an amused smile on her face. “I think you might created a monster with the lady bit.”

Eddie grinned at her unrepentantly. “It’s my honest pleasure.”

Robin shook her head but got to work, opening her kit. She had swapped out most of her usual makeup with the stuff from Ravenscroft. She kept her moisturizers and got to work Eddie’s face.

Eddie tilted his head back and allowed Robin to do her job. After he had heard that they had talked to Vickie and seeing the stuff they used, Eddie felt safe in their hands.

Robin spun him around to face the mirror. “All right. Open your eyes.”

Eddie gasped. The makeup was striking. He looked like Death. Capital D and everything. In many ways he was reminded of Peter Stormare who played Satan in that Keanu Reeves ‘Constantine’ movie.

“Wow.”

Robin giggled. “I like that. Now, go knock Steve’s socks off.”

Eddie frowned. He wondered what that was about. He shrugged and hopped out of the chair to go out to the studio where Steve was waiting for him. He was sitting on the same hard folding chair fiddling with his camera.

“Hey.”

Steve looked up and a broad smile spread out over his face and Eddie’s stomach turned into molten lava. “Wow! I know Rob is the best, but damn she’s outdone herself this time.”

He pulled out his phone. “I’m just going to take a test picture to send it to Kimmy to make sure this is direction the company wants to go.”

Eddie let him take the picture and then got settled on a black leather chair. “I thought I was going to be in the folded chair at first.”

Steve looked up from his camera. His eyes twinkled and a soft smile crept up his face. “I never liked the idea. Why should the start of it be sparse when the rest of the shoot will be decadent? So I ‘borrowed’ this chair from my dad’s office.”

Eddie’s eyebrows shot up. Did this guy literally imply he stole his dad’s chair? “So what will you say happened to the folding chair?” He pointed at the offending object.

Steve stood up and then knelt down and fiddled with something underneath. He held up one finger and Eddie cocked his head to the side, intrigued. Steve sat on it and it suddenly collapsed under his weight. Eddie was on his feet in a heartbeat as Steve laughed.

Eddie helped him to his feet and Steve jumped up so that they were so close they were almost touching.

“Thanks!” he said brightly. “So if you’re ready, get into position and we’ll get this show on the road.”

Eddie scoffed. “No one says that shit anymore.” But he walked back over to the armchair. He flopped on it dramatically and then turned to Steve and licked his upper lip slowly. Then there was a flash in his face. He guessed Steve really liked that.

The next couple of hours was getting as many shots of Eddie in the corpse makeup, before he called a break. During the shoot sometimes Robin or Max would come in a touch up something before diving back to whence they came.

The first thing Eddie did was dive for a water bottle. Even though Steve kept a cooler full of the things that Eddie had access the whole time, he was still parched.

“Should we go see what craft services has for us?” Steve asked jutting his head in the direction of a set of doors Eddie hadn’t noticed before.

“Fuck yeah,” Eddie said a little breathless. “I demolish half a cow I’m so hungry.”

“I know what you mean,” Steve replied, leading the way through the doors. “I don’t know how taking pictures for two hours burns up so much energy, but it does.”

“I think for me,” Eddie said, nervously bouncing on the toes of his feet as he walked, “it’s having to stay still for so long.”

Steve nodded. “If you ever need to just get up and walk around to get the blood flowing again, let me know and I’ll call one for you.”

Eddie gulped. He wasn’t sure if what he said was a double entendre or not, but he could feel the heat on his cheeks under the makeup.

Once they got to the craft services, the girls had gotten there first and were all ready chowing down on the most delicious looking sub sandwiches Eddie had ever seen. They had wraps and three kinds of bread. Different kinds of cheeses and meats. All sorts of vegatables too. From bell peppers to avocados to lettuce and tomatoes. Steve went for the turkey and piled it on with avocados, lettuce, tomatoes and ranch dressing.

“You know that was looking pretty healthy until you dumped ranch on it,” Eddie huffed, a tinge of laughter peaking out.

Steve chuckled. “They didn’t have chipolte ranch otherwise I would have done that instead.”

“You are strange little man,” Eddie said shaking his head. He went for the whole wheat bread and Italian dressing over lettuce and chicken with Colby jack cheese.

“What no avocados?” Steve asked peering over his shoulder to look at his wrap.

“They’re slimy!” Eddie protested. “I don’t know how you can stand them!”

“Let me guess, you are one of those like ketchup, hate tomatoes kind of guys, huh?”

Eddie blushed from his cheeks all the way up to the roots of his hair. “Guilty as charged.”

Steve chuckled, shaking his head. “Come on you menace, let’s get some food in you.” He grabbed a couple of waters and led Eddie back to the table that had the girls.

Max a Monster energy drink in front of her and nothing else; Eddie thought that was very on brand of her honestly.

Robin had a veggie wrap and a bottle of water, while it looked like Ellie had piled everything on there. All the meats, all the cheeses. Mayo and mustard and ranch dressing to boot.

Eddie raised an eyebrow at her. “You going to be able to even bite down on that?”

Ellie raised the sub to her mouth and bit down on it, keeping eye contact with Eddie the whole time.

“I swear she just unhinges her jaw,” Max huffed, rolling eyes.

Ellie just grinned around her bite as Steve shook his head.

“Man, I think even a snake would be impressed with her ability to take a bite.”

They got to chatting and it was nice. Usually Eddie ate in his dressing room so to not have to deal with all the glares and whispered back chat from the crew.

But there was none of that here. At least not yet. Eddie was still reserving judgment until the last day. They might get annoyed with him still.

~

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[fandomnerd9602]

Enid gives Wednesday and Y/N (who's dressed like a Peaky Blinder) a tour of Nevermore. When asked about why he's dressed and talks that way Y/N says he was raised by his grandfather, a vampire who was actually a gangster between WWI and WWII. *Y/N is a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid*

Enid: no way! A tri-brid?!

Y/N; yes

Enid: I have so many questions!

Wednesday: as do I

Y/N: perhaps we can discuss this over a cup of tea and biscuits

Enid: are you asking us out on a date?

Wednesday: normally I would say eww no. But…I am intrigued

[mathi-cql]

Hmmm if I had to say something about the discussions of the loss of control when Jzx died it's pretty much the girls suck at math of it all.

Because yes wwx did kill Jzx but ultimately it still doesn't speak to the inherent danger of ghost cultivation because it's a single incident by a single (in fact the only) practitioner of it. And we know loss of control is perfectly possible with normal cultivation as well (because qi deviations act as the same thing). It's one thing to talk about measured exploration of a new path which may be volatile but the problem is it's being pointed as a definitive reason for why the ghost path and the ghost path alone is more dangerous. The Nies for example follow a dangerous path which has a repeated history of actual harm to the user but Nmj still continues and Lxc offers to help him. Jin Ling also in an emotional moment loses control and stabs Wwx and just like wwx's case understandable emotional reaction or not it still happened and something Jin Ling would have to live with. But it doesn't mean any stops using swords or traditional cultivation. In the end Wwx did lose control and he would have to live with that...but does that mean that the ghost path is inherently dangerous. His continuous usage post resurrection points to no in my opinion.

[gabbrofan27]

campfire fest discord server, some people and i were discussing what sort of (explicitly non-hard) drugs would actually exist in the solar system, and reading the freedom by @ultimatefeldsparringgot me thinking about our responses. i forget who brought up exactly what, so ill just be narrating the general ideas that were floated (tw drugs/alcohol)

we know they have alcohol. sapwine is likely just a wine that they make, though i could imagine its just a catch-all for liquors in general (if they can make any). but, in my opinion, it makes absolutely no sense for the species that got to space in ships made of wood to have never figured out beer. there has GOT to be hearthian beers, i cant imagine a world where there isnt any. a fine hearthian ale would cure any sickness.

the question isn't "is there space weed," rather what planet/s does it grow on. hourglass twins too close to sun, brittle hollow likely too rocky, so the obvious candidates are timber hearth and giants deep. timber hearths rivers and lush organic life have likely led to the steady growth of a plant that, when smoked, gets one high, but likely nowhere in the village. thinking the various groves. giants deep has some grasses and mosses, so this could be the separate strain. alternatively, it is very funny to think there is no weed on timber hearth, and that someone just said "fuck it" and smoked the giants deep clump of moss stuck to their ship. someone i believe, floated the idea of dark bramble weed, and i don't want to know what the fuck that would do to one

psychadelics likely in the form of mushrooms. probably found on every planet idk mushrooms are crazy like that. what a fucked up little solar system, with so little kinds of weed and so many kinds of shrooms. again, dark bramble shrooms i never want to meet

getting more medical now, some form of painkillers in various strengths and forms definitely exist. this i feel is pills, herbal remedies, tonics and tinctures, balms and pastes, and frog/toad secretions specifically. asprin needs to exist god what a cruel world if it didnt. frog slimes id imagine could be used as / turned into numbing agents, local or otherwise. stronger painkillers could definitely be addictive or abused very random talk i know but it was on the mind, need to use this blog posting that isnt about drugs too of course this wont be the normal

[chaoticorganizedmess]

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Silent Treatment

Levi hates when you give him the silent treatment.

Levi Ackerman x Reader

It's no secret Levi has always been the strong silent type. It just came naturally to him. However, that wasn't you. Not that you were over-the-top outgoing or extroverted by any means, but much more congenial than he was.

So when things get like this between you it drives him crazy. You know he can be an asshole. You love him still and he knows it. Though after the blow up fight the two of you had last night you slept somewhere else other than bed with him. He doesn't care what was said or what happened. He wants you with him.

When you never came to bed he left the bedroom to find you had fallen asleep on the couch. The only thing that kept him from waking you and dragging you into bed with him was your puffy eyes. You must have cried yourself to sleep.

It left an ache in his heart and he actually considered sleeping on the floor. Why should he get the bed when he's the jerk and he knows it? Needless to say it was hard to sleep that night. Was it guilt or just not having you in his arms? He didn't know and it didn't matter.

Levi did his best in the morning to wrangle in his grumpiness. Awake at the crack of dawn as usual, he dressed and intended on patching things up with you. However, once he left the bedroom he was greeted with the sight of you tying up your boots. It actually made him stop in his tracks.

You usually slept in. Never one to enjoy waking up early. He wanted to apologize and maybe even sneak out and bring you a bite to eat to say sorry. Seeing you sitting there, blankets folded and you finishing up, threw him off. Now he didn't know what to do.

Judging by the way you were roughly tying your laces he surmised you must still be mad at him. Fair enough. Normally you're too happy to start the tea kettle if he hadn't already but that wasn't done either. Also fair. So Levi sighed and got the kettle started.

"Morning.", he says in his usual tone and you don't respond. Content with continuing to get ready for the day. "You're not gonna be a brat today, are you?" You only scoff in response, and Levi internally face palms. Not a very good start with trying to smooth things over.

The morning continues to drag on. Each minute more excruciating for him than the last the longer you keep from talking to him. There's one rule that you both share and that is you don't walk out the door to leave angry at the other. You don't leave before saying goodbye. No day is guaranteed in this cruel world, after all.

So why was Levi getting more nervous the closer the time came to leave? Did he fuck up that badly last night? He sipped the last of his tea as he looked over his paperwork. Sneaking a peak at you as you looked at your own itinerary. That's when he couldn't take it any longer, especially when you finally stood and grabbed for your jacket.

With a heavy sigh he screwed his eyes shut and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Stop." Your paused your movement but refused to look his way. "Stop it.", he says firmer. That's when you finally turn to him. Giving him an incredulous look.

Levi stands and has a look on his face you've never seen. Defeat? Guilt? It hurt your heart that you were about to leave and break the rule you guys had. You were just so mad at him. Levi takes a few slow steps toward you. As if he were approaching a scared animal.

"I can't take this damn silence between us." He steps close to you and rests his hands on your hips. "I hate you being mad at me. Just...", he lets out a slight growl as he grows frustrated with himself. "We can discuss what happened later. Just talk to me now."

Levi sounds so desperate as he speaks to you. It's hard to look at him at first, and you find that you look around the room at everything but him. That's when you hear him softly murmur his next word. "Please." Levi wasn't one for begging, but you could feel his longing for you in that one word.

You glance at his face and his eyes are already focused on you. You managed to hold back any tears that threatened to spill but you aren't sure if that would continue once you spoke. If you heard your voice break. So you nod, affirming that you'll put what happened aside until tonight.

Honestly, that's if you go back to it at all. Now that he's apologized, you realize you're happy with just letting it go. Just worrying about the present with your love. Life is too short.

Not a full second goes by when Levi pulls you into his body. Fully wrapping his arms around you. "I love you.", he says as he buries his face in your shoulder, "I'm sorry." You don't hesitate to shake you head, "It's alright."

The two of you stand there in a tight embrace. Relishing the feeling of holding one another before pulling away slightly to share a tender kiss. "I was being an asshole. So you better be in bed with me tonight. That's an order." You chuckle at him before shrugging. "Only if you make it up to me once we're there, Sir."

[ducksido]

Greek!Yuu

Grim:

“Wait, wait, you come from the land of the gods?!”

“So, like, do you know Zeus? What about Hades?! Are YOU a demigod?!”

Horrified when Yuu tells him about actual Greek myths.

The NRC Student Body:

“Wait, so your history class is just learning about gods and wars? That’s so metal.”

Everyone is obsessed with Greek food. "Can you make tzatziki? What about moussaka?!"

Tries to pronounce Greek words. Fails spectacularly.

“You celebrate New Year by throwing a pomegranate on the floor?”

Crowley:

"Ah, Prefect! Coming from a land so rich in history, you must surely be honored to be in my school!"

Thinks Greece is all about gods and overlooks the modern era.

"No, I will not let you break plates in the cafeteria."

Heartslabyul

Riddle Rosehearts:

“Your culture has so many rules and customs. You should have no issue following mine!”

Furious when Yuu insists tea is best with honey and lemon instead of milk.

Ace Trappola:

“You guys still break plates for fun?! That’s kinda badass.”

Tries to debate Yuu on Greek mythology. Loses.

"So you're telling me, the gods were all just messy drama queens?"

Deuce Spade:

“Your people were literally warriors?! THAT’S SO COOL.”

“Wait, you have a whole evil eye thing?! That's so sick!”

Trey Clover:

“Greek desserts, huh? What’s a loukoumades?” (Immediately loves them.)

Adds baklava to the rotation of what he cooks.

Cater Diamond:

“Your history is like, an endless soap opera.”

Goes around saying ‘Opa!’ constantly.

Tries to pose with Yuu for Magicam with a laurel wreath.

Savanaclaw

Leona Kingscholar:

“Hmph. You worshipped lions in your old art? Good taste.”

Skeptical when Yuu says ancient Greeks respected cats.

Has philosophical debates with Yuu. ("So you're saying Sisyphus' struggle is meaningful?")

Ruggie Bucchi:

"You guys really have a superstition for everything, huh?"

Learns about Greek street food. Profits immediately.

Jack Howl:

Super interested in Greek myths about wolves.

“Wait, so you guys just yell at each other all the time? And that’s normal?”

Secretly impressed by Greek athleticism.

Octavinelle

Azul Ashengrotto:

“Your homeland worshipped the sea? I see we would have thrived in ancient times.”

Horrified to learn the sirens in Greek mythology were not mermaids, but bird monsters.

Jade Leech:

“Tell me more about this Dionysus fellow. He sounds… intriguing.”

Loves hearing about Greek poisons and herbs.

Floyd Leech:

“MEDUSA WAS GREEK?! NO WAY, THAT’S SO COOL.”

Obsessed with Greek monsters. “I WANNA FIGHT A MINOTAUR!!”

(Trust me on this click this)

Scarabia

Kalim Al-Asim:

“Wait, your people had math geniuses AND warriors? That’s so cool!!”

Constantly invites Yuu to feasts.

Jamil Viper:

"So you just dance in a circle at parties?"

Respects Greek strategic warfare history.

Ignihyde

Idia Shroud:

Has a crisis learning Hades is nothing like in the movies.

“Wait, wait, your myths inspired half of my video games. That’s crazy.”

Ortho Shroud:

“So… are you related to Hercules?”

Diasomnia

Malleus Draconia:

"Ah, your people worshipped powerful beings and built temples in their honour? A fascinating tradition."

Secretly likes how dramatic Greek mythology is.

Lilia Vanrouge:

“I KNEW SOME OF YOUR HISTORICAL FIGURES! Ah, good times...”

Tries to make Greek food. Fails horribly.

(Lilia met Penelope 💯)

Silver:

Falls asleep mid-philosophy discussion.

Sebek Zigvolt:

"YOUR HISTORY IS AS GRAND AS BRIAR VALLEY! YOU HAVE MY RESPECT!"

Pomefiore

Vil Schoenheit:

“So beauty was important in your society? Naturally.”

“Your people invented theater and skincare? Hm. Acceptable.”

Epel Felmier:

"Wait, Greeks fought barehanded in ancient times?! THAT'S SO COOL!"

Obsessed with Spartan stories.

Rook Hunt:

“AH! The Greeks, the warriors and poets of old! Such a passionate culture!”

RSA & Noble Bell

Neige:

“Oh! Greece is so beautiful! You must miss it…”

Chenya:

Steals Yuu’s komboloi beads to fidget with.

Rollo Flamme:

“Your people worshipped fire? …Perhaps we are not so different.”

Meleanor & Young Lilia:

Meleanor wants to fight a Greek hero.

Lilia wants to party with Dionysus.

More Greek!Yuu Chaos

Argues constantly. It’s just a love language. Can name every Greek mythological creature. Teaches everyone Greek dance. Curses people in Greek under their breath. Has the strongest opinions on olive oil.

[maxdibert]

Look, it’s not my fault that you don’t understand the material contexts that shape the world and social reality, but that doesn’t mean a victim is defenseless. No one is saying that Severus was defenseless. No one is saying that Severus didn’t make bad decisions. No one is saying that Severus didn’t do bad things. What’s being said is that there are motives and contexts that explain those decisions. You can’t equate someone who has always lived in violence, whose behavioral role models, emotional patterns, and environment have normalized violence—and who ends up developing violent behavior—with someone who has always been cushioned by privilege, surrounded by positive role models, with support networks, affection, and a supposed ethical and moral compass, and who still ends up developing violent behavior. That is what we’re talking about. There is logic in the fact that violence breeds violence, but not in the idea that a functional and emotionally stable environment breeds violence.

I think the problem with those of you who believe we "victimize" Severus and reduce him to a poor, defenseless puppy is that you don’t actually understand the core of the discussion or the issue at hand. It’s like the topic of stealing. Is stealing wrong? Yes. Do people choose to steal voluntarily? Yes. Do they deserve consequences? Yes. But is it the same to steal for fun as it is to steal out of necessity? No. Does that mean there’s no crime? No. But you can’t treat both cases from the same perspective—it’s absurd. You can’t equate James and Severus because their backgrounds, environments, and social positions aren’t even remotely similar. It’s ridiculous. It’s incoherent. And if you think that’s funny, well, then let’s go ahead and throw out all of social psychology, social work, and social integration just because you, some guy on the internet, think that understanding how environmental barriers impact cognitive development means absolving someone of all responsibility for their actions.

Maybe if you took your head out of this near-blind defense of a damn abusive character and looked around a little, you’d notice that a lot of people in the Snapedom don’t treat Sirius with the same level of virulence, even though Sirius is far more aggressive and problematic than James. But that’s because Sirius was raised to be that way. Sirius was brought up by a family that legitimized violence against “the other.” For his family, “the other” meant Muggles or Muggle-borns. Sirius just changed his “other.” But his upbringing was elitist, he was surrounded by a sadistic and ethically questionable environment. And we understand that. The character makes sense, no matter how frustrating his actions toward Snape might be.

The problem with James is that he had no reason, no excuse. His behavior is purely psychopathic. And if you engaged in even the slightest bit of self-criticism and got your head out of the sand, maybe you’d see it. But clearly, you don’t want to.

Isn’t that funny that Snape stans are obsessed w James as much as Snape himself was obsessed with him

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

Hey, does William and Kate's charities have similar problems: The Royal Foundation, United For Wildlife, Earthshot, Homewards, Early Childhood Center?

I don't know. We don't hear about their organizations missing deadlines for reports, paperwork, and filings, so I'm inclined to say no - the Waleses don't have a recordkeeping or a documentation problem the way the Sussexes do.

So we can really only look at what the charities are doing and producing. And what I found is that the way William and Kate have set everything up, these are not separate charities; the Royal Foundation is the charity and United for Wildlife, Earthshot, Homewards, and the Early Childhood Center are programs operated by the Royal Foundation. That's a perfectly normal set-up.

But what that means is there's only one annual report to look at for the financials: the annual report for the Royal Foundation.

This is their worksheet:

For the Royal Foundation, they report £2 million decrease from 2022 donations to 2023 donations, and they also report a similar decrease in expenses from 2022 to 2023.

Where the Royal Foundation's report differs from the Sentebale report is that they actually discuss the £2 million loss in donations; it's because the Royal Foundation received a restricted £2 million gift in 2022 specifically for Earthshot. Restricted gifts are tracked a little differently year-to-year.

(Really quick: a restricted gift means the donor directs where the money goes. An unrestricted gift means the organization decides where the money goes.)

It is interesting that their expenses dropped that much too from 2022 to 2023. The annual report discusses how a significant portion of the 2022 expenses were part of the Earthshot spin-up, and that those costs have stabilized beginning 2023.

For me, I need to see the 2024 report to tell if the Royal Foundation is losing donors like many other charities are. I suspect they are, and the Royal Foundation's report even has the same "going concern" statement where they talk about economic downturn affecting the donations and fundraising. But at the same time, I don't think the loss in income for the Royal Foundation is as consequential as other charities' because it's William and Kate.

It will also be interesting to see what happens to their expenditures too. Do they continue to decline? If so, then I would say that's a strategic choice by the Foundation and good financial stewardship with declining donations and fundraising. But if they reverse and expenditures go up, then I would say that's likely due to inflation and rising costs, and if it's paired with declining donations, then the Foundation could eventually be in trouble.

(But I think the difference there is William has plenty of his own cash that he could inject his own savings to help the Foundation balance its books, the same way that others do. But the problem there is that it's not a viable long-term solution. (I do think it's offset by the fact that the Royal Foundation is William and Kate and as William inches closer to the crown, it'll be easier to find new donors, whether it's big millionaires and billionaires making one-time donations (like the 2022 Earthshot donation) or whether it's many, many more donors making smaller donations (like what happened with their Wedding Fund).

Now if you wanted to dig into the financials for each of the programs, then you absolutely can. The Royal Foundation annual report does talk about the financials for each one, but in high-level nuts-and-bolts summaries. There are no separate worksheets or ledger accounts where you can track line by line.

For me, the differences between the Royal Foundation and SussexRoyal/MWX/Archewell is for two reasons.

The Royal Foundation seems to be more professionally managed and led, with William and Kate letting experts run the show day-to-day while they advise and do their thing while it seems like Meghan runs the show day-to-day for the Sussexes while the experts advise.

There's more scrutiny on the Sussexes' foundation. The Royal Foundation also has a lot of scrutiny, but they're also flying a bit more under the radar, and I attribute that to the Sussexes being here in the US where there's a little more transparency in the paperwork and filing processes because of disclosure laws, whereas in the UK, the Royal Foundation is very much under the BRF umbrella and that protects them from some scrutiny.

Also, don't get me wrong - Earthshot, United for Wildlife, Homewards, the Center are producing reports about their works and activities. You can find these reports on their individual websites. They just don't have their own separate financials because it all comes through the Royal Foundation.

I think that's a good way to have set things up. It limits how many people are touching the money, and usually the more hands that are in the pot, the more potential for fraud and theft. It also means that when these programs launch specific projects - like the Early Childhood Center's pilot for the distress alarm - then there has to be a strong proposal with solid justification for the Royal Foundation to disburse the money. So it's like an extra check and they're just not giving money willy-nilly to pet projects.

Here is the Royal Foundation's most recent annual report, for calendar year 2023:

Also a big congratulations to Amy Pickerill, who had a baby in 2023! The annual report cites that she was on maternity leave for most of the year.

[jubmato]

i cannot stop drawing ctommy girl HELP

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[skitskatdacat63]

Fernando Alonso & His Relationship With Cards

I'm sure we're all familar with the cards on the back of Fernando's Vegas GP helmet by now, but did you know his relationship with cards goes a lot deeper?

I. Magic Tricks

You've probably seen or heard someone at least mention Fernando's propensity for card tricks. As far as I can tell he was doing them(publically) as far back as 2003 all the way to as recently as 2018. Even once performing a card trick, with a condom and a teddy bear(!??!?!??!!), in front of Valentino Rossi who said "How was that possible?"(x)

But how did this start? According to James Allen, "Fernando admits to having been heavily influenced by his grandfather, a mercurial figure, who taught him magic and card tricks, still one of his passions away from the race track."(x) And I'm not sure the validity of this one, because I couldn't find an actual source, but apparently he once said: "My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit."

In several interviews he described it as his hobby off track, and that he loved learning new tricks and surprising others in the garage with them! So clearly cards are pretty important to him both as a hobby but also to who he is as a person since they've been with him just as long as racing has.

II. Card Symbolism in His Helmets

This is the reason I originally made this post, but I thought I should also explain the origins of his card fascination first. As I said, we probably all remember the cards on the back of his helmet in Vegas, but did you know that wasn't the first time he had cards on the back of his helmet?

From 2008-2013, he used to have a pair of cards on the back of his helmets. The symbolisms of the cards themselves as well as the evolution of their design is really fascinating to me! Even more so with the recent development of the card choice in 2023.

Fernando said he wanted to reference his two titles in some way on the back of his helmet and after his friend sent him several ideas, he decided on having two cards(an ace of clubs and an ace of hearts, sometimes pictured with 05 and 06 on them as well), saying: "I picked the cloverleaf [the ace of clubs - Ed] to give me luck, but the only pity is that it doesn't have four leaves!"(X)

2008.

Here's the very first appearance of the cards! They're displayed flat, with the 05 and 06 clearly visible

2009.

Very similar to 2008, but with a slightly different design, and they're maybe a bit more straight with less shadow?

2010.

This is the first major change! I was sad they didn't have the years on them anymore, but then I realized they're sparkly to match with his signature lightning bolts on the top of the helmet!!

2011.

Honestly I'm still somewhat unsure if this is the actual 2011 helmet? It's pretty difficult to find clear photos of the back of helmets from older seasons. It's easiest to find them on replica sites or auction sites so I'm not 100%? But anyways, I like that this has the championship years on the underside of the cards

2012.

This is when I started getting weirdly emotional about the helmets. Do you see how they've progressed from being a centerpoint to being curled up and sad at the bottom of the helmet? Not listing the year anymore??

2013.

Same thoughts as 2012. And after this season, they cease to exist (just like his ferrari chair in the garage, WOAH CALLBACK), until cards make a reeappearance in his Vegas helmet, albeit in a different form

2013 Monaco(Honorable Mention):

For some reason 2013 helmets were easier to find proper pictures of, so I happened to witness this absolute beauty. The creativity of this helmet genuinely blows me away??? Wanting to keep the card motif, but making sure to incorporate it into the rest of the puzzle piece design?? Mwah! There was another special 2013 helmet but they didn't change the cards at all so I really applaud this one

2023 Las Vegas(The Return of The King):

The magnificent return! But look! The cards are different cards! Instead of being two aces, it's now an ace of hearts, a four of hearts(his driver number of course!) and, the, now iconic, representation of himself as a Joker. I literally could not believe my eyes when this helmet was released and I saw the Joker card, what a fucking silly old man....I really wonder if he felt nostalgic having cards on his helmet again or if he didn't think about it all and was just like, "ah cards because Vegas!!!"

III. Why Does This Matter?

*The rest of the post was factual, this is moreso my personal thoughts on the symbolism of the cards/designs

This post spawned from me recently watching the 2010 Bahrain gp and noticing "hey wait a minute...are those CARDS ON THE BACK OF HIS HELMET!?" It's a really tiny detail that's unfortunately covered up by the HANS device pretty much whenever he's wearing the helmet, so it's really difficult to spot! But I became fascinated with the fact that he had cards on his helmet before that recent helmet, and now here we are!

There's something to me about how the design of the cards evolves over the course of six seasons from the cards being front and center to being smaller, more folded up and closer to the bottom of the helmet. As I said, the 2012-2013 ones genuinely made me depressed because it feels, symbolically, like his hopes for getting another Ace are becoming more and more unlikely and falling away until they eventually fall falt and fade away entirely after 2013 and disappear for basically a decade.

But when they return? They're not the same cards! Instead of representing Fernando's championships, they now represent him as a person, displaying his driver number and his persona of being a Joker!! Though I do think it's interesting he happened to keep the Ace of Hearts, even though he talked more about the Ace of Clubs before. I'm not sure it's actually this deep in reality, but I like to think that it's him not letting his championships(and the lack thereof) define him, but rather letting who he is as a person shine and be the centerpoint instead! But on a sadder note, as @suzuki-ecstar said to me, maybe the Aces aren't there anymore because he's lost all hope for a chance at a third Ace entirely :(

[queeringclassiclit]

congratulations to Anne Shirley and Diana Barry who now hold the top three highest 'no' votes this blog has ever seen. a rare win for the straights <3

[iguessitsjustme]

Something I find fascinating about Wandee Goodday is that no one has kissed yet (I know Ye and Cher have kissed but...) Like not a full on make out session despite having an established couple in the show that they could be using to show us kisses. But we get no kiss sex scenes from Yak and Dee and soft, somewhat chaste scenes from Ye and Cher. We all know both couples are fucking. But the lack of kisses where normally the show would have one couple more active in that department tells me how important kissing is to this story.

Dee has stated that it's silly but he doesn't want to kiss unless he loves that person and is serious with them. But the entire show is respecting the no kiss rule which tells me that it's not silly. The entire show is respecting Dee's boundary here. And yes, Yak and Dee have come so close to kissing so many times, but they haven't. Dee has always pushed him away and Yak has always respected it when he does.

It makes me wonder what's going to happen once the main couple does eventually lock lips. Will that open the floodgates? Will the audience get to see both couples kissing then? Or will it continue to withhold that specific moment of intimacy. There's something the show is saying about the expected parts of intimacy being taken for granted and also deserving of privacy and that's up to the people in the relationship.

Kissing can be an act of love and desire, but what the show is saying is that it is not a requirement for those things. I can be completely talking out of my ass here, but something about this is really sitting with me. Not only do we get Plakao as ace representation, someone who wants a partner to cherish and be cherished without sexual expectations, but we also get the show reinforcing the ideas that love comes in all forms with so many different acts and different people are comfortable with different things. And all of that is okay. And all of those boundaries are worthy of being respected. Regardless of societies expectations for what it means to be in a relationship and be physical, whatever is right for you is right and isn't that just beautiful?

[peepawispunk]

Thank you for such an articulate response, you've said everything I was thinking. Was it icky, taboo, uncomfortable? To a lot of people, yes. But from what I've been told, having not read it, their relationship didn't change until the main character was an adult. A child having a crush on adult doesn't make something paedophilic or inappropriate. Children and teenagers crush on adults all the time. It's a normal part of development, albeit not so normal if that crush is related to you.

It gets into murky waters if there was grooming present - I couldn't say, not having read the fic - but to cry csam and paedophilia, and say that the fandom is defending paedophilia is just batshit.

Dark fics contain dark themes. For this person to think they can run around policing taboo topics is just wild, and you know what? I don't even think that was their intention. I think they decided they wanted to name and shame people for interacting with something they didn't like, and it hasn't won them the friends they thought it would, or turned out how they expected and now they're crying victim and making bullshit posts about people.

If this person actually cared about victims they'd be helping victims. They'd be listening to the victims who came out as victims publicly (which is no easy thing to do), to try and discuss this in good faith. And if the subject matter bothered them they'd be going after porn sites with all their pseudo incest. What I think we have here is someone trying to make a name for themselves, who calculated the situation and then discovered how bad they are at math.

Where was this “censorship is bad” attitude when it came to the confederate flag. Or does this only apply to pedophilia.

Anon, I know you aren't actually interested in the answer to this question, because if you were you wouldn't throw it into my inbox like an accusation while hiding behind the mask of anonymity, but I'm going to treat this question like it was sent in good faith, because I think the issue with this argument is that people aren't willing to apply nuance to situations and to paint everything with the same brush.

I'll be honest, this question DID trip me up. I feel that these situations are different... but WHY? I'm going to make an attempt to answer, but do keep in mind that I'm a white woman and that readers of color would be better able to articulate the arguments here, but I don't want to burden them with responding to this as they have already spoken up and have had to defend their presence in this fandom more than they have had to already.

1. Tagging/Consent:

The fic featuring Joel and his daughter was tagged with all appropriate warnings. Readers could read the warnings and determine whether they wanted to read the fic or not. The themes (that most, including me, would find disturbing) were communicated at the top, and if someone ignored the warnings and continued to read and be upset by the content, that's on them.

The use of a confederate flag (as a tired and harmful stereotype of "southern" aesthetic) was NOT tagged. Readers did not know about the existence of disturbing/upsetting content because they were not warned. Readers were unaware and could not consent, and as a result some of those readers very politely (AND PRIVATELY, AHEM) asked that the author remove the reference, explaining their reasons. Things escalated when the author refused.

Alternatively, the author could have kept the reference in and tagged it as "the main love interest is a piece of shit racist" and then people could have decided if they wanted to interact with it.

2. Audience response

These two situations were met with a very different response. It might not FEEL different to those blogs that feel they are fighting for taking disturbing and/or harmful content off of the internet right now, but it is, I promise.

In the case of the confederate flag: first, the author was messaged privately and asked to remove the content. They refused. Then, several posts were made explaining the harmful history of the confederate flag and why it's inappropriate in a fic that isn't tagged appropriately warning the reader of racism. At no point did anyone "call out" people who interacted positively with the fic. No one made lists of people who liked it and called them racists. People only attempted to point out WHY it is harmful, AND educate others on the history of the flag, because as many people pointed out, non-Americans don't necessarily have the same context.

Now, in the current situation, that's not what happened. To my knowledge, no one reached out privately to the author about it. (BUT once again I must refer you to point 1, where this was tagged appropriately with warnings and any reader should have been aware of what they were consuming). The reaction was to publicly call out not just the author, but everyone who had interacted with the post, and then started picking fights with others who were adding commentary. The "I'm just raising awareness" argument falls on deaf ears because that's NOT what is happening. If that were the case, no one would have posted screenshots of my blog and insinuated that I, as a mom, abused my own child. I let that one go in the interest of keeping things civil, but that is a personal, inflammatory attack on me and does not fall under the guise of "raising awareness." This WAS meant to incite a negative response towards specific people in the fandom and we all know it.

3. Miscellaneous thoughts

I read the post detailing Tumblr's terms of service and it wasn't entirely clear to me whether fictional content involving minors is included on the list of violations to the ToS, and frankly, it doesn't really matter to me. The fic was taken down, and from screenshots of the original fic, it looks to me like the author was internationally trying to be inflammatory, which is their perogative, and I'm not particularly bothered that the fic was taken down. I'm not crying "boohoo, censorship!" because I want to read it or because I think incest is good, actually.

So it was removed. But is writing it a crime? No, it's not. Just because something may violate a website's ToS doesn't make it a crime, and people are throwing around that accusation regarding this fic, and it simply isn't true. That's where I got involved, because I'm a precise and literal person and I like it when things mean what they are supposed to mean. That fic wasn't illegal. Gross? Sure. In bad taste? That's up to opinion, and mine is yes, but my opinion on whether it's yucky or harmful does not make it a crime, nor does the fact that it violates the terms of service of Tumblr dot com. I chimed in because words like "illegal" have specific definitions, and this does not meet it.

Thanks for the question, I do hope you read and think about my response, and if anyone else has anything to add regarding the difference between these two scenarios, I'd welcome the discussion because I'm sure there are nuances I've missed.

[horsemeatluvr23]

etho doodle!!!!! this one is late because i was having an identity crisis and thinking about moving to lebanon. anyways the necklace is bdubs missing tooth from secret life <3

[starbuck]

plans for tomorrow include:

Doing my weekly bird survey (HUGE win for job experience and volunteer hours)

taking a BATH!!!!!!!! i got cool and fun bubble bath stuff that i’m gonna use!!!! very hype!!!!!!