#accurately records

[sansculottides]

pisses me off to no end when people on reddit or whatever complain that the show wouldve been better off without the tuunbaq.....did we watch the same show? the tuunbaq is everything, it held everything together. the tuunbaq is the main transformative element of the terror. the tuunbaq elevates the text beyond mere historical fact and lets it say something about the expedition's broader context of imperialism. it hunted the british men who were trampling on its home as a mere stopover, a side casualty, to finding the northwest passage (for, you know, "trade with china" after britain beat china into submission after the imperialist opium war). silna couldnt complete a proper ritual with it because of the british men - just as british colonizers have historically intruded and disrupted the practice of indigenous culture. and in the end the tuunbaq dies, after all the injuries it's taken from the british over the course of 10 episodes and finally chokes to death on the worst of them. because there's no escaping the reality of colonial history, and there is especially no fantastical escape for the colonizer. there's no proper way for us to move forward otherwise.

good historical fiction doesnt have to limit itself to accuracy - it needs empathy to draw out meanings in history using literary craft. thats what the tuunbaq means to me.... if you wanted a straight depiction of historical record, just go watch a documentary.. TUUNBAQ DENIERS DNI

[turtletoria]

the krampus incident from the book of bill if it was out of character and stupid

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Ao Bing's father and aunty. His father is Ao Guang敖广, Longwang of the East Sea, and his aunty is Ao Run敖闰, Longwang of the West Sea. (lóngwang龙王 means sovereign of lóng龙)

Scholars used to use the word loong but its pronunciation is significantly different from the Chinese character "龙". Long is better but still not the same. The aunthentic pronunciation is more like [lɔ:ueng] and it's pinyin is lóng.

Translators use the word dragon merely to facilitate better understanding, but the Chinese "龙" and the Western "dragon" are vastly different, fundamentally distinct, much like two creatures that aren't in the same dimension.

The Chinese 龙lóng is a sacred mythical creature; they are considered holy beings, existing in a dimension above that of mortals. They hold the responsibility of controlling the wind, lightning, thunder, clouds and rain, regulating the weather, and blessing the abundance of crops. The copulation of 龙lóng with nine other creatures gave birth to various divine beasts, each bearing some characteristics of the 龙lóng, but the true 龙lóng is regarded as the purest and most noble of all.

In China, many people claim to have seen lóng, with plenty of folk records both before and after the founding of the People's Republic. In the internet era, there are also many videos of lóng. One of the most famous is footage taken by a college student on her dormitory balcony on a cloudy day, where a lóng appears in the thunderclouds and then turn its head to gaze the girl. Another notable incident is the CCTV live broadcast of the Gaoyou Lake lóng water spout event (interestingly, CCTV later edited the live footage, changing the scene of a real lóng spiraling and disappearing in a flash to show three ridiculous birds that didn’t follow the rules of perspective). These videos can be found on Bilibili if you want to check them out. I think the dormitory and Gaoyou Lake videos are real like they're truely lóng (the dorm one is especially striking because it looks exactly like the watery ink long on ancient Chinese paintings, with an extraordinary and otherworldly vibe, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression). Other real videos show that lóng can fly at incredibly high speeds, like lightning. Folk culture says lóng can switch between physical and ethereal forms at will, which is why they can move so fast. There are also many fake videos to get clicks online, so one gets to use their own judgment. It’s widely believed that lóng appeared as early as the creation of the world, and they made a pact with the ancestors of Chinese people and have been protecting the 'Celestial Realm and Divine Land of Huaxia'华夏神州 ever since. In the unique Chinese twelve shengxiao生肖 culture, lóng is the only mythical creature—the other eleven are common animals. Some scholars think that when shengxiao was created, many people had actually seen lóng and accepted that they're real, which is why it became one of the twelve shengxiao.

[sthilarions]

AU where Charles has assumed Edwin knew Charles was queer this entire time and was just being Edwardian about it, and somehow this impression managed to last up until Port Townsend, and this assumption was based entirely on:

Charles: What - how - how did you not - ? I have an earring in the gay ear!

Crystal: That’s not the gay ear, Charles. That hasn’t been a thing for decades and still even I know that left is right and right is wrong. Which is, um, the homophobic way to say it, but…

Charles: No, it’s definitely the left ear.

Niko: I didn’t know they had a gay ear in England.

Edwin: They definitely didn’t in the nineteen-tens. I was initially concerned you might be a pirate.

Crystal: Although I am kinda surprised you didn’t figure it out based on how he sits. Or doesn’t sit.

Charles and Edwin: What?

Niko: *nods sagely*

[artemispanthar]

Crimes against short people

[antlerlad]

anyone else notice all the cheese in solas' depression cave? no? just me? what was going on in there white boy

bonus egg. run over him with my toyota prius i must.

[commsroom]

Okay! Obviously, I love Wolf 359. The available scripts for Wolf 359 are recording scripts, meaning they're inaccurate in a ton of places when it comes to finalized or improvised dialogue, and don't function well as transcripts (especially since the scripts for the live show and some of the mini episodes were never made available.) That said, I think everyone should read the scripts; the sheer amount of physical description that you can feel in the show, even if you can't see it... I guarantee it will enhance your listening experience. Most visual show to ever be an audio drama. So, in pursuit of both of these goals at once, I went over every word in the scripts, and wrote up new scripts for the unavailable ones. Some of the sound effects described - especially in early episodes - might not line up exactly, because I didn't want to mess with the non-dialogue portion of the show, but I hope this strikes a good balance and can be a useful resource.

[ollylotl]

JRWI Fluff Week - day five - affection <3 @justfluffwithit

[flicks-random-stuff]

I wonder who these guys are. I’m sure they’re not a part of an au where anything bad happened to anyone or anything. That would be preposterous

Individuals under the cut Laa

GRANOLA DESIGNED BY @aotuurle !!

[impossiblefeat]

All of Espio's White Space animations from Sonic Generations.

[tj-crochets]

Giant plesiosaur is done! My dad says the plesiosaur doesn’t have eyes because he’s “one of those cave plesiosaurs”

He’s about four feet from nose to tail and so so soft!

[peanutbutterandbananasandwichs]

Question about the job application in Dean's room in the finale x

[canisalbus]

Bread man made me wonder: Do you have any Saint Bernard characters? His coloration almost made me think of one, but I'm guessing he's not. They're my fave, so I'm personally curious!

The bread man is supposed to be vaguely st. bernardesque! His face was darker initially, but it didn't really jibe with the color palette and composition so I kept lightening it :'> In the end he turned out looking almost like a maremmano-abruzzese sheepdog or great pyrenees.

Saint Bernards were originally bred by monks in the Great St Bernard Hospice, situated in the Alps right at the border between Switzerland and Italy. So they would fit into the Vaschete/monastery setting pretty well I think.

[5typesoftrash]

I need ranchers, ethubs, shiny duo, or skizzpulse fic recs please

[yuesya]

Morax looks out into the distance, carefully calm and unmoving.

Overhead, dark clouds churn restlessly. Low rumbling echoes through the air, accompanied by faint reverberations that shake the ground underfoot

Yet is not the sound of storm-thunder as so many mortal denizens of Guili believe it to be, but of battle instead.

Above the frost-sealed mountains where the proud kingdom of Sal Vindagnyr once stood, fierce winds rip through another peak point like a knife tearing through paper, gouging deep into the landscape. But jagged spires of ice burst up to meet the winds, piercing into the eye of the storm fearlessly. For a brief moment, Cryo clashes against Anemo –before both energies disperse and scatter explosively, neither successfully overpowering the other.

There is a brief lull of stillness, but Morax knows that it will not last.

Andrius and Decarabian are bitter enemies warring over the territory to the north. One the Lord of Beasts, and the other the Champion of Men. One allows their children to feast upon humans, while the other executes all beasts without question. It is no wonder that the enmity between them runs deep, and this battle between the two gods was a long time coming.

Andrius has waited many, many years for an opportunity to destroy Decarabian. The disappearance of the Divine Nail over Sal Vindagnyr, coupled with the mysterious absence of Decarabian’s presence… it’s no wonder that Andrius gathered his legions, and attacked.

But Decarabian was not one to be underestimated. The two gods have been battling for nearly a month now, and it does not appear that a victor will be decided anytime soon.

… If anything, their battle is growing ever more vicious, and the area affected by their conflict is expanding. It’s why Morax is here, guarding the borders of Guili’s territory with the yaksha under his command.

In the waters to the east, the waves churn restlessly. As expected, Osial is also observing the battle from the ocean depths.

A piercing howl echoes in the distance. Morax focuses his gaze, and watches as a massive wolf with a vivid cerulean coat leaps through the air, fanged jaws closing over a white-haired child.

But even despite the loss of strength that had forced them into a juvenile form, the God of Storms does not go down easily. There is a single moment where they disappear entirely from sight, and then the wolf that devoured them is shredded into pieces by razor-sharp winds. But instead of flesh and blood, it’s only shards of ice and snow that fall from the sky.

Andrius re-materializes from the ongoing blizzard on another mountaintop. Decarabian tilts their head and turns to face them, blue eyes glowing.

And then the mountain behind them –falls.

An avalanche, and there is no doubt that Andrius is the culprit. In the moment that Decarabian is distracted by scattering the snow that is about to crush them, Andrius’ claws tear through their body; it’s the only thing that Morax is able to see, before Decarabian’s Anemo energy wavers, and they are buried beneath the avalanche together.

Has a victor finally been decided?

Morax can still sense Cryo energy clashing against Anemo, but… there’s no doubt that the Anemo signature is weakening. It appears that Decarabian has finally reached their limit, then. Haagentus and Marchosias would need to be informed about this; the rise of a Beast-King who ruled the northern lands unchallenged would be–

Something in the air shifts.

Morax sucks in a short, sharp breath, “This is…?”

The black clouds hanging over Sal Vindagnyr darken even further, almost seeming to tremble beneath an invisible force.

Then, massive bolts of lightning hurtle down from the heavens all at once in a veritable flood of light.

[artsandstoriesandstuff]

GUITAR MODEL!!!! This would be very similar to Red Hot Lightning... Danny's guitar.

Interactions are appreciated since I put a lot of effort into this!!!

The image I used, as reference.

Also why I didn't say it was Danny's guitar lol