#a heart on the mend

[thesleepiemooth]

Of Course~

you ever just wanna teasingly flirt with god? no? Just Cove o3o?

Bonus page :D

[thehaberdasheress]

AT LAAAAAST

I've been thrifting as a habit for years now and finally found my white whale: a leafy-mossy-green wool spring jacket. It's 40% wool and was $9.99 at Value Village.

I can see why it got discarded, by modern standards; the fabric was pilling, it had gotten grubby but was dry-clean only, and a few little wear spots had appeared in the fabric

If only this coat could find an owner... with a bunch of spring-themed visible mending patches to test......

Who'd recently bought an embroidery floss pack with slightly desaturated jewel tones Alphonse Mucha would love that suited it perfectly....

Hm. Well then.

I'll keep you updated on any progress!

[toucheholland23]

Magma Dood for y’all 🙏💖

[elodieunderglass]

[auroralynne]

T’Mara Kirk

So! I devoured a fic in two days and it’s so lovely and funny and heartbreaking at times, and it has the most precious OC ❤️

So here’s my take on T’Mara Kirk, Jim’s adoptive daughter and fellow Tarsus IV survivor from the fic “No Dawn, No Day” by @xiaq

Go read this fic, it’s wonderful ❤️ this girl is RUTHLESS and I love her so much.

[futuristicdoormats789]

is anyone actually fucking ready for terror camp because you all realize jared harris and liam garrigan are gonna be right there and we're all just gonna have to be normal about it

[aprilblossomgirl]

Phi Q, what are you doing? Can I kiss you?

We Are (2024) | Ep.07

[gldnstrngs]

thoughts post merlin season finale rewatch for the anniversary:

(let me preface that ive never cried to the finale despite me watching it twice and rewatching arthurs death scene several times— i definitely got emotional but never cried)

1.) …so i cried… from the beginning of the episode… i just hated how gwen never got a proper goodbye from arthur and was aiding all of his men, wondering where he was and if he was okay😭 and then later on, when leon tells her that arthurs missing and she turns around and silently cries, but quickly recovers… that was SO heartbreaking. she just keeps going and cries to herself like she deserved so so so much better and i hate that she never got closure

2.) i know that merlin has really truly become emrys but im not sure if it was necessary for dragoon to be his Final Form. i didnt watch the first part so maybe i missed the importance of that, but i feel like the scene would’ve been so much better if merlin looked like himself and casted all those badass spells and everyone would see him

3.) WHEN ARTHUR WAKES UP TO MERLIN AND THE FIRST THING HE SAYS IS “merlin, where have you been?” IM NOT OKAY??? it wasnt “merlin, what are you doing here?” or “merlin, how did you get here?” it was merlin, where have you been? that whole time arthur was in battle all😭he😭wanted😭was😭merlin😭

and then the magic reveal. the goddamn magic reveal. that entire scene is so heartbreaking. tell me why i was so distraught when ive seen that scene more times than i can count. and he doesnt just say “i have magic, i used it to protect you” NO. he says i use it for you, only for you. THAT IS A CONFESSION. it’s such a subtle shift of words but it says SO MUCH.

arthur immediately being in denial kills me. it was never a thought in his head that merlin would actually have magic because he associated it with evilness and cruelty. but then he finds out that merlin has always had magic and the way his eyes become so sad… the way his finger brushed his merlins chin right before realizing the truth… im so…

4.) i couldnt stop crying when the scene cut to gwen in the castle, staring out the window and feeling that arthur is alive. her eyes are so sad. i just can’t get over the fact that she never had the goodbye she deserved

5.) as much as i hate the way arthur reacted to merlin having magic, i do understand. he was literally just in battle, was mortally wounded, and found out that the only person he thought he could trust had been lying to him from the moment they met. i dont believe arthur actually thought merlin was dangerous— he’s prone being angry before being sad as a defense mechanism and that was only fueled by finding out that gaius was also lying to him. at that point, it must’ve felt like every person he’d ever known and trusted only ever lied to him. its so tragic I CANT.

BUT ALSO on the other side of that i actually cannot handle how utterly heartbroken merlin looks. his red rimmed eyes because he was crying all night😭 thinking that arthur would hate him forever…

5.) this entire scene bro…

“why did you never tell me?”

“…i wanted to, but…”

“…what?”

“you would’ve chopped my head off.”

“…not sure what i would’ve done.”

“and i didn’t want to put you in that position.”

“…that’s what worried you?”

“some men are born to… plow fields, some live to be great physicians, others… to be great kings. me… i was born to serve you, arthur. and i’m proud of that. and i wouldn’t change a thing.”

UMMMM SO I HAVE MANY THOUGHTS. i have rewatched this scene so. many. times. it is genuinely one of the most beautiful scenes ever written in cinema call me dramatic but im just speaking facts

arthur’s face when he realized that merlin really did care for him. the way he instantly lights up, despite being in pain. and his eyes… theyre glued to merlin. the whole time, he couldn’t look at him directly, but now he was. he was just scanning his face, memorizing all of merlin’s features AND MERLIN IS JUST STARING AT ARTHURS LIPS

also. ALSO. how have i seen this so many times and never. NEVER. caught onto the fact that gwen and arthur’s theme (which is originally titled the love theme) WAS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND. there was no mention of gwen at all in that scene. that was all merlin and arthur. this just confirms to me that this is the moment arthur fully realized and accepted that he was in love with merlin

6.) gwen deserved to know that merlin was a sorcerer FROM MERLIN. they were best friends. THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS!!! HE SHOULDVE BEEN THE ONE TO TELL HER!!! they deserved a scene where merlin comes back from avalon and he and gwen hug and cry.

7.) gwaine and percival should NOT have gone after morgana. i understand their rage but there was no way they were going to defeat her unless they had excalibur or something…

and gwaines death was so unnecessary. that was clearly for shock factor and i hated it. but i did get emotional when percy was able to free himself because he heard gwaine was being tortured… and then hes there when gwaine dies… their foreheads touching… (im not ok)

8.) it breaks my heart that morgana felt no guilt or remorse when she saw arthur, wounded and on the verge of dying. you can so clearly see that arthur feels that way when he sees morgana die, but there’s nothing on her end. i know it’s meant to show how far gone she is but it genuinely doesn’t feel right. i really do think she would’ve experienced some sort of internal conflict when seeing her own brother dying… like maybe she realized that none of this was worth it. it didnt feel as good as she thought it would

and when she’s stabbed by merlin😭 and he says he blames himself for what she’s become. people don’t recognize it enough how merlin feels so much guilt for the way he treated morgana. i just know he didn’t want to kill her, but he had no choice and he knew it was his fault…

9.) is there a reason why merlin didnt call for kilgharrah. i know kilgharrah said in the previous episode that he would finally be lying to rest for eternity, but i feel like this was an especially dire situation where he was needed😭 AND MERLIN SUMMONS HIM LATER ON!!!

or what about aithusa??? LIKE THEY DID NOT HAVE TO BE ON HORSES THE WHOLE TIME

(if anyone can explain the reasoning then lmk otherwise it was just a plot hole and that pisses me off bruh)

10.) arthur’s death did not need to happen, yet it was one of the best death scenes i’ve ever scene. it was just so raw and painful. “just… just hold me…” WHAT IF I DIE??!?!,,!!, he thanks merlin, he pats his head, he brushes his cheek, he tries to hold his hand like im fjwjdjsjjswhshshsj

also originally i was not fully convinced by the theory that the breath arthur took before saying “thank you” was “i love you.” i didnt want to be delusional but i actually do think he did say that he loves merlin. AND THAT CAN BE INTERPRETED AS ROMANTIC OR PLATONIC!!! i def see it as romantic but yes… im so Normal…

11.) “i’ve failed?” just. don’t talk to me.

12.) when merlin stands by the boat arthur is laid to rest in, trying to hold back his tears only to sob as he touches his forehead. the way he tries to gather himself. the way he struggles to say arthurs name and cast the spell. the way he watches arthur drift off, shaking. just. pls.

13.) gwen my baby girl. i cannot emphasize this enough. you deserved so much better. my heart broke when she played with arthurs royal seal and then when i saw the empty throne beside her. she had no time to prepare for this. she just lost the love of her life.

14.) it cuts to leon and then percival. and then i realize theyre the only two left in the round table. they both look so distraught. they lost everyone they ever loved.

15.) gaius :( he was waiting for merlin with his favorite meal :(

16.) bro the truck always jumpscares me omfg why is it so loud😭😭😭 then i get sad because merlin is old and walking alone and its the present and he’s still waiting for arthur :(

they should’ve had the show end with arthur saying “merlin” instead of kilgharrah saying it. that’s literally all we needed. it would’ve been so perfect but here we are…

final thoughts:

i love that this episode wasnt just the battle and action. the focus of it was merlin and arthur, navigating their feelings from the magic reveal and arthurs mortal wound. its so painful and heartbreaking but that just symbolizes the love they have for each other. this entire episode was filled with their gentle moments, softly speaking and touching each other. then arthur dies in merlin’s arms but i dont think he’d want to be anywhere else

also!!! colin and bradley’s acting in this episode… it was absolutely PHENOMENAL. they are already such great actors, but they really nailed it in the series finale. i can’t get over how they speak with their eyes the whole time. you can the love, fear, and acceptance they experienced throughout the whole episode. it was just so beautiful and i think that was what rlly made this ep

[hazurasinner]

I think it's about time I start posting more doodles and studies of Luna and Sunna, the couple from my new book.😶 And what better way to start it off than showing the dynamic of their relationship. 😂 I just happened to stumble across a flirting meme that depicted it in a nutshell. Of course I couldn't just ignore it. As usual I'm late to follow trends of memes.

Don't worry, Sunna, you're competing against a natural charmer, you're bound to lose. "To Mend the Sun's Heart" © Joana Rosa

[moonrabbit250]

What if Robotnik out of habit when being in the ark just calls out for Stone whether its for latte or to do a chore and remembers he left him behind. Robotnik realizing the one person who's stood by him for so long just isn't there and he discarded him, even though he took him along in the mecha in Sonic 2. Shadow or Gerald would never try to even do half as much as Stone did or care for him, and when he realizes I need that to show in his face so much. The hole in his heart that he thought his grandpa coming back would fill was actually already filled by Stone.

[thesleepiemooth]

baby worm worm precious chaos worm WORM!!

[blitzythefanvergentpitsterthings]

Ok but when She-Ra said

and The Owl House said

AND RWBY SAID

[thestarlightforge]

The way Nicky’s death felt so similar to Joyce Summers—because it was the same idea. That the true heartbreak is it wasn’t a monster, something huge she could fight—it’s just the simple tragedy of everyday life.

“No, Billy. Sometimes, boys die.”

The fact that she left more story to tell on purpose, but they’ve devised the chapters. That Agatha and Rio living together in a cottage—literal cottage core lesbian witches—and Rio being Nicky’s “father” is among those chapters she’s doing press anywhere and everywhere to be allowed to tell next.

And the fact that, again, Jac was explicitly writing towards people who have had the experience of terminally ill, disabled, or chronically sick kids. She’s written another mother for whom her unlikely, disabled kid was the honor and love of her life—two more, with Rio, to the point of her bending the laws of nature around them.

I’m so emotional. I love her so much.

[indica-illusions]

[poguelandia]

I’m so sorry. For what? I have to go find out. Find out what?

[ifchrlec]

the beauty of the “heart of gold” mv in gifs

like