#a lot is going on

[the-delightful-temptation]

//God can't drown me!

[longing4yesterday]

admittedly, i'm not doing too hot today so i'm probably not gonna be as active </3 sorry everyone

[tamedgod]

"you're strong. and BRAVE — but i wish you knew you don't always gotta be. we're here — i'm here. let me help carry some of that weight on your shoulders, 'kay?" — sett to haru, relogae — a little ways down the line prob,,

affectionate & affirming // @face-breaker

haru doesn't respond right away, tired grey eyes scanning across the vast gorge ahead. her feet are poised at the edge of the cliffside as she looks upon the abandoned grand cathedral off in the distance; their next destination. the southeast islands were a bounty of natural beauty; pristine waterfalls were scattered through the cliffs and mountainsides, and the scenery was seemingly in a constant state of golden hour. the monastery was supposedly where Çyreni was born — as well as Her honorary burial ground.

haru's gaze is focused on the giant crystal star carved above the center of the church, a fixture associated not only with the Paragon's being, but also Her imprisonment. something about that was... tragic, to the cat. her eyes fall to the gorge's maw below, the sound of rushing water able to be heard, but not seen in the darkness. she then turned to look onward towards the sun settling on the horizon; was it Çyreni's divinity that made this isle so resplendent? the light filtering through the star structure cast patterns and rays down to the woods surrounding the building, giving off an ethereal feeling. it reminded her of the Shards they'd already collected.

the party had been through so much up to this point, crossed so many miles only to locate three of the seven Shards — it felt like a lifetime ago that they'd started this journey together. haru could only consider herself lucky that everyone had managed to make it where they were now.

almost everyone, anyway.

she didn't know how long it had been now, since the group had split. time seemed to move differently in this place, so even judging by the seasons seemed impossible. raksha... and xiao. were the two of them alright? should she even care? haru had yet to bring violent justice upon jun for her family's deaths, drem's blank and bloody face flashing in her mind. xiao's wrathful features appeared after, like another dagger in her heart. she wished things had been different — that he would have stayed. for their friends. for sett. for her.

stormy hues finally break their thousand yard stare across the territory, landing on sett's own gaze, his eyes aureate beneath the ethereal light. after another moment of contemplation, haru shakes her head, letting out a meek chuckle under her breath as she sinks down to sit at the cliff's edge.

"how do i put it all down?"

her question is sincere, notes of despair hidden within it. when all this had started, the day she'd first died, she'd never known it would take her here. didn't know how hard it would be to remain a stone pillar, rather than crumbling into sand. all the fairytales she'd read in the castle made it seem so easy to be strong — to be brave. now haru knew it was anything but. she wanted to cry a lot, and she felt so alone — sometimes it even seemed like things might be simpler if she really was on her own. there'd be no need to worry about losing her friends, her family. xiao. sett.

the other beastkin had grown to become of deep importance to the cat, the pair having shared so much on this journey together. she found that she cared quite deeply for him, only reinforcing haru's notions of wanting to protect him — even from herself. there was so much anger, fear, and sadness pooled up inside her; it didn't seem right to unleash those floodgates on anyone, even sett. to put that burden on him, alongside her, seemed cruel. and while she was used to carrying it alone, and always had been — it was becoming unbearably heavy.

she spoke less these days, and slept even less than before. she was eating less, had less drive to hunt. all haru seemed to share with her team anymore was discussions on the next stop, or to brainstorm next steps. she kept the collected Shards close to her at all times, and would often isolate herself away from the troupe. the blackouts were becoming worse; if she were to keep her nerve on this venture, haru felt like she had to keep herself separated — not just for the others' safety, but selfishly for her own. she didn't know how much more she could take.

haru pulls her knees to her chest, the cat looking down into the dark fissure below. her feline ears laid flat, her head low and her tail lifeless on the ground around her. when she speaks again, there's a twinge of desperation in her tone.

"...i'm scared, sett. i just want this all to be over."

[angee1011]

just want someone to kiss my forehead and call me babygirl

[iowaisms]

Ohhhh fellas, Mama Cookie is not doing well.

[therosielord]

It’s so funny to imagine Wicked from the perspective of one of the normal students at Shiz. There’s this girl and she’s weird and an overachieving nerd and no one likes her, but then the popular girl becomes best friends with her overnight so you guess she’s chill now. They might be sleeping together but no one’s really sure. They’re also low key dating the same guy but you’re not clear on if it’s a polycule situation or a love triangle. Whatever. You’re just trying to study for finals. Your history teacher gets arrested and no explains why. You just hope this won’t effect your grade in the class. The weird nerdy girl gets a letter from the president inviting her to come see him. Wow, that’s exciting. She and her maybe-girlfriend go off to the capitol and you go back to homework and dorm room parties. One day later one of your professors is on the national radio saying that the weird nerdy girl, who used to be her favorite student, is now a terrorist, has stolen the nuclear codes, and is on the run from the government. You are still expected to show up to class tomorrow.

[canisalbus]

✦ Pebble ✦

[almondpiglet]

ppl were drawing mikus from all over so heres habesha miku and her lil twin sibs rin and len!!

[mintaii]

death of the magician

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Lae'zel's character and her entire situation at the beginning of the game becomes so much more funny when you find out she's 22. It makes so much sense. Imagine you're 22 and you're exposed to this dangerous toxin or chemical or something - but not to worry, you learnt that this can be easily fixed, you just need to dial 911 real quick. Common knowledge. Everyone knows that. You learnt that in kindergarten, it's up there with fire alarm drills.

But the people you're stuck with have no concept of modern medicine and when you say "let's go to the hospital" they will say shit like "i think they kill people at the hospital" and "we should ask this swamp lady" or "this guy over there told me about this homoeopathic healer kind of guy but he got abducted" or "this random bard wants to help" and "I'm not going to dial 911 because I don't want the government to know my home address" or "maybe we should consider a deal with Satan". And then a bunch of them KEEP consuming the chemical because it makes them "stronger". One guy might explode for unrelated reasons. You have a few days before this situation is getting critical and suddenly they're solving crime and doing general charity for the community.

And FOR SOME REASON you still try to help these idiots and you STILL want to help them get the cure even though they all keep insisting the "doctors" at the "hospital" might try to "kill them" and they don't have insurance. And you keep telling them to just. go. to. the. hospital. before the time runs out and you all die very horribly of a very treatable condition.

And also you're 22 in a foreign country and you're responsible for shepherding this gaggle of idiots who are all ranging anywhere from 24 to 240 years old.

[nebraskashouse]

I'm constantly feeling overwhelmed but I'm the most happy I've been in like, two years or something. it's a strange feeling

[yeepof]

Local PHD student at wizard school HARRASSED!! FOR SHAME!!

[ionomycin]

Grief

ref photo by @jawsstone

[lazylittledragon]

some domestic shadowlachs <33

[daincrediblegg]

OK THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL EVERYONE FUCKING REPEAT AFTER ME. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO WHEN YOU WATCH MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS YEAR:

You will navigate to the page on disney plus (and it has to be here. Unless someone has actually uploaded the REAL movie anywhere else you cannot get it elsewhere)

BUT YOU WILL NOT HIT PLAY. You won’t do it. Because it’s NOT THE REAL VERSION OF THE FILM AND DISNEY IS FUCKING LYING TO YOU AS IT ALWAYS DOES

You will scroll down HERE. To EXTRAS instead. You MUST GO HERE. This is non -negotiable

THEN YOU WILL SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRAS AND YOU WILL THEN HIT PLAY ON THIS BAD BOY: THE FULL LENGTH VERSION

And you will watch it. And you will thank me for having been so blind and led astray by that stupid fucking mouse. You’re welcome.

[tariah23]

White people are miserable, racist losers period. They’ve even been getting mad at Japanese people for correcting them about Yasuke as well.