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[echosian]

putting ea here too

my wonderful child

[generalsmemories]

Jing Yuan the... Lion

✧ jing yuan x gn!reader

✧ based on the ask: how would the characters react when jing yuan somehow magically transforms into a lion (like mimi) for a day? x reader is ok!! - requested by @/ephemeralyae

✧ contents: humor, established relationship, fluff, mentions of other characters

✧ a/n: i've noticed a certain pattern with my writing sideblogs, and that is the fact that i'll always get this sort of request HAHA. And in line with similar patterns, this will be the first post written in a headcanon format! i went the x reader route with just a hint on how characters would react (not that big of a reaction, moreso what they have to do in this situation) so i hope it was okay!

not beta-read again lmfao.

✧ He is as confused as everyone else with this situation. One moment he's sitting idly by his office, writing on his desk and the next moment he's left staring dumbfoundedly at a gigantic paw quite similar to the paws he squishes quite frequently back at home.

✧ Is the quick rundown you're given when you arrive at the Seat of Divine Foresight along with Fu Xuan and Yukong - having been frequently spammed with incoherent messages from Qingzu in the span of a few minutes.

✧ And although this very much is a serious situation - nevermind the mystery that the Divine Foresight is always absent from his usual seat, if he actually stays in this lion form for more than a day everything onboard the luofu will be behind schedule and he will for real be absent from the Seat of Divine Foresight because he's going to be taken in by the alchemy comission to figure out how to turn him back.

✧ And yet, as everyone is scrambling around trying to figure out a solution to turn him back and a reason to why he specifically was turned only - you're just left staring straight back at the lion with soft white hair and golden eyes who seem all to relaxed when staring back at you.

✧ Heck the tail is even comfortably swaying back and forth - even though he's well aware of the chaos he's caused.

✧ "... You know everyone in this room is in a disarray because of you, right?" a small roar that oddly sounded like his usual laugh, "... Yukong have to be able to discreetly send a message to the other flagships without even alerting anyone else in the Palace of Astrum, you are aware of that, correct?" you swear you saw the lion nodding his head.

✧ "... Master diviner Fu Xuan is going to have a lot more on her plate with this added problem, you agree to that right?" you ask once more, the lion only gave you a closed eyed smile.

✧ "Yanqing will be disappointed when you're not going to spar with him today, you've already avoided it for the past 2 weeks and you promised him today," the lion merely turns his head around, promptly ignoring you with a side glance of mischief.

✧ How can he be a scoundrel even when turned into a lion.

✧ "... Mimi would probably attack you the moment she spots you," you settle on saying. And somehow that information alone was enough for the once relaxed state of the lion to be in distress. Jing Yuan's once laid down form springing back into all fours - the sudden action making Qingzu who were still sorting out documents yelp.

✧ "... You know you could've tried saying you would leave him to see if he would react," Fu Xuan comments as the lion before the two of you makes his way over, "I think he would die on the spot if I said that, now how do we get him to-" you're unable to finish your answer back to the master diviner when you're suddenly pounced on by Jing Yuan.

✧ And as anyone would've expected, the much heavier weight makes you topple down to the floor with a loud bang.

✧ "... Did he already gain some feline traits?"

✧ You're unable to answer the question, desperately slamming your fist down on the lions mane before you're able to wriggle your head away from the amount of fur in your face, "Jing Yuan-" you wheeze, "I'm barely able to carry you while you're human, what made you think I can carry you when you weigh close to 200 kilograms?!"

✧ The lion seemed to not care, merely nuzzling his nose against your hair while making no move to actually get off of you.

✧ "... You know what, let's just call the healers down here and leave him here for the day. I have other business to attend to and Yanqing is already blowing up my phone asking where this idiot is," you say, tapping the lion on top of you on the nose before letting your hands tousle the mane, blinking in surprise at how oddly soft it was.

✧ "... On second thought I'll stay here until the healers come," you rephrase, continuing to run your hands through the mane, Jing Yuan seeming to purr in content at the excessive rubbing.

✧ So this is why Mimi is so content whenever you would excessively rub her everywhere.

og request here!

[betabites]

(Descriptions in alt-texts)

Generally, painting terrain isn't interesting, just tedious. Case in point, I didn't even bother taking pictures of the wattle fencing I just painted because no one cares. It looks fine from 3 feet, and that's all that matters. So this was an attempt to making this terrain interesting: I printed out a punch of tiny posters and glued them on, and added pop colors to a few of them.

And then I kind of painted the RWBY mural from RWBY Beyond. Special thanks to @sedlex for their work in getting a reasonably straight-angle of the mural.

Extremely long list of poster sources after the cut.

Round hut:

The Cube is a Lie! by Raven Cruz (vanished off the internet)

Perfect Food Egg from Ryoko Kui's Delicious In Dungeon.

Brouha on Mustafar & Hooha on the Death Star from NRobinson77.

Obama-style Luke and Dalek are most likely the result of one of poster-creators back in the day, because I can't find any trace of them.

Concern Necron from RuoYuArt.

Do Not Feed Metroids from Shinaz (who was not the original creator either, but we're already back in '05).

Square hut:

Dalek 'To Victory': Doctor Who official art, apparently.

Soldiers of the Imperium, Kill Team, and Makari's Wanted: Dead posters are all Warhammer 40K official artwork from the Regimental Standard.

Primaris Akira from Sgt-lonely

Hey, have you tried cheese? is so popular I literally had it as a tea towel.

Enlist Today (with Darth Vader, not that you can see that) by Cliff Chiang.

Actually yeah, maybe today Satan is a Nancy comic. Mercy only knows if it's a real comic or fanart, because I can't find it.

Commissar 'Do It For Him' is AdeptusRidiculous.

'Strawberry' B1-battle droid is cnv99.

Death Star Gunner pin-up is Adam Warren.

Asami eyeing Korra's rack is IAHFY (who is amazing).

Annoyingly placed 'Game Over' Cinder Fall is MrOrbs.

'I apologize for nothing' Hedonism-Bot was from etsy Woodcut Emporium (now gone).

France-Destroyer 9000 is from Borghest.

Quark's Root Beer is from Maggie Muldoon (it's insidious!).

Cantina:

The tiny dwarf is from the Dwarf Fortress community.

'We Do Bones Motherfucker' is from lunglessart.

Korra Vs Tahno is from Janet Sung.

Korra 'Change' and Sororitas 'Hate' are likely more poster-creator products.

The Mechanicus poster underneath the Korra poster and 'Join the Astrum Militarum Today!' are from WarCom's Regimental Standard.

Mordred's 'Welcome Back... Assface!' is from Tamamita.

Kuat Drive Yards is official art from Star Wars Insider 86.

No Shields, All Guts from gattadonna.

'We are short-staffed... this place is not a place of honor' was a photo from (presumably) a store window.

[jazzluca]

STARSCREAM ( Voyager ) Movie Studio Series GAMER EDITION 06

Immancabilissimo ecco anche STARSCREAM unirsi agli Studio Series Gamer Edition, e con lui di seguito si aggiungeranno anche i suoi colleghi Seeker, ma personalmente sono contento di questa versione Voyager del personaggio di War for Cybertron, dato che ai tempi ho adorato il Deluxe uscito come Generations Fall of Cybertron per come reinterpretava il design classico di Astrum.

Il JET SPAZIALE infatti si ispirava un po' agli iconici tetrajet del primo episodio dei cartoni G1, ma con l'aggiunta delle ali puntate in avanti, e questo SS è assai fedele ai concept design… pure troppo, però!

Il velivolo del gioco infatti risulta più aerodinamico, con il muso più sottile ed allungato e le ali più grandi, il contrario di questo modellino, purtroppo, cui si crede sia la versione "hoover mode" del mezzo, ovvero quella non in movimento, per via delle ali corte e dei motori posteriori più allargati, ma dovrebbe avere anche le due pinne posteriori abbassate, quindi diciamo che è una sorta di ibrido, al limite.

Come vedremo poi, il jet soffre di gigantismo del cockpit ed invidia delle ali perchè poi ALMENO ne favorirà l'aspetto del robot, ma intanto è un peccato che l'aereo risulti così goffo, anche se vale sempre la regola che in quanto mezzo cybertroniano ed alieno possa prendersi tutte le libertà estetiche che vuole, e che, ripeto, alla fine è fedele ad un concept design, solo che purtroppo è quello meno riuscito! ^^'

E' un peccato perchè poi il modello viene sminuito dal suo precedente Deluxe, che era decisamente più armonioso alla vista, ma è comunque ricco di particolari scolpiti e dipinti, con un ottimo rosso / bordeau e blu scuro metallici, tocchi di argento e violetto, e pure i simboli di fazione sugli alettoni ed entrambe le facce delle ali.

Ecco, se magari dipingevano pure i bordi del pezzo di plastica arancione che funge da vetro della carlinga, magari questa sembrava più affusolata e si evitava l'effetto "carotone". ^^'

Anche perchè non è così grossa per nulla, poichè contiene la testa del robot ed è quindi funzionale alla TRASFORMAZIONE, la quale è davvero bella elaborata partendo da quella più semplice dell'incarnazione Deluxe precedente, con però ora le braccia che sono incastrate nella parte anteriore inferiore e non posteriore, con i reattori che si allungano per diventar le gambe, il muso che al solito si abbassa e da cui appunto spunta il capo, mentre la parte superiore posteriore si ripiega, ognuno dei 3 moduli di cui è formata, e si adagia sulla schiena.

Il sacrificio estetico dell'aereo viene perlomeno ripagato dalla bella modalità di ROBOT, che mantiene quell'estetica bizzarra del personaggio dei videogiochi, mutuata vagamente dalla versione cinematografica a mio avviso, con le gambe con degli "artiglioni" al posto dei piedi, le anche larghe e le braccia un po' più lunghe della norma.

Purtroppo anche qui il carotone sul torso è fuori luogo, ma diciamo che col tempo l'occhio si abitua, mentre ora le ali corte hanno senso, MA forse era meglio magari farle accorciabili, dato che il jet ne è penalizzato, come abbiamo visto prima…

Ottima la testa sempre blu scuro metallico e la faccia argento scolpita perfettamente, così come carini i due modulini mobili ai lati della stessa ( "accessori" a parte non montati subito nella figura per via delle finestre aperte delle scatole... ), ma ancor meglio gli alettoni verticali ruotati di 180° verso l'alto, in modo da imitare al meglio i dettagli della schiena come si vedeva nel videogioco.

Ancora, davvero belli gli stinchi in rosso metalizzato, e ottimo anche come posabilità, potento ruotare il bacino, i pugni oltre al solito corredo standard, così come la testa puà anche abbassarsi e alzarsi per bene, e le ali possono "sbattere" su e giù tranquillamente.

A parte il summenzionato carotone sul petto, come altri eventuali inestetismi abbiamo un paio di vuoti nell'interno coscia, ma poi basta, mentre come accessori abbiamo le armi che sfoggiava nel videogioco, ovvero il fucile da cecchino chiamato per tutti Null-Ray in onore dell'arma storica sin dalla G1 di Starscream ed una mazza ferrata bella grande col manico separabile, che possono appendersi a riposo nei fori dietro la schiena.

Il Raggio-Zero, da buona tradizione dei WfC SS, può sostituirsi al solo avambraccio destro, con questo che però non trova poi posto per nascondersi nel robot, MA per fortuna almeno hanno messo anche un'impugnatura standard tonda al fucile, in modo da essere impugnato anche normalmente dalle mani. Peccato che il foro posteriore per agganciarlo al gomito sia esagonale e non compatibile con la spina della mazza, sennò si poteva creare un'unica armona.

Insomma, davvero un buon modello che non raggiunge la perfezione per colpa di un paio di dettagli minori ma significativi, ovvero le summenzionate ali piccole ed il cockpit spropositato, cui magari poi ci si abitua ma che ad una prima occhiata potrebbe smorzare gli entusiasmi, laddove invece il giocattolo ha parecchio da offrire ma al solito in fase di progettazione ci si perde in un bicchier d'acqua che potrebbe invece annegare quanto di buono c'è in questo Astrum videoludico.

-Videorecensione

[astrum-praeco]

Hi local resident Astrum Deus stan here with my Thoughts and headcanon about the new Astral Infection lore because if I don’t shout to the void about this, I will explode.

Overall such a huge fan of AD as cosmic detritivore that is such a vibe though I have some thoughts about the mechanics of the new Astral Infection, specifically as it relates to that whole “sapient beings can resist the Infection’s call” thing. Essentially I like to interpret it that the mind warping influence of the Infection can’t dominate living people, but the Infection can still very much make a person sick and then integrate their bodies from there. Sapient beings being completely immune to the effects just makes it way less spooky.

As for how AD came to be Infected despite them existing to filter the Astral Infection. I think that someone (Yharim) severely weakened/killed them, which allowed the Infection to take hold. That’s how I interpret the last line of AD’s lore item anyway.

Anywho, there’s my rambles. Feel free to ask questions I have so so many thoughts. Right now tho I’m gonna sleep since it is way too late.

[ask-human-terraria-bosses]

!!Please Read!!

Hello, and welcome to my terraria ask blog, where you can ask random terraria bosses (vanilla and modded!) questions! Please remember that is is my au and headcanons, so some bosses might not have exactly the same lore as normal!

Rules:

- no racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, misogyny, etc. All identities are respected here

- no sexual comments (unless it’s a joke)

- please respect the mod, I am trying my best to get to all asks : D

Bosses available to be asked:

Vanilla:

-King Slime

-Eoc

-Boc

-Eow

-Queen Bee

-Guide/ Wof

-Queen Slime

-Destroyer

-The Twins

-Mechdusa

-Plantera

-Golem

-Lunatic Cultist

-Empress Of Light

-Mothron

Calamity:

-Desert Scourge

-hive mind

-preforators

-Slime God + servants

-Brimstone Elemental

-Leviathan and Anahita

-Astrum Deus

-Storm Weaver

-Ceaseless Void

-Signus

-Devourer of Gods

-Yharon

-Calamitas + Catastrophe and Cataclysm

Wotg:

-Avatar of Emptiness

-Noxus

-Nameless Deity

(More bosses will be added once I make designs for them!)

[echoingastrumadnothers]

Let me connect you to the iterator you might like to be friends with so you can talk for a little!

Promise she's very nice.

[Broadcast: A Luminous Magnificent Aquamarine, Echoing Astrum] ALMA: Hello? Is this Echoing Astrum? I was informed I'd be speaking to someone by that name, and your contact code just got added into my communications.

what the girl

[atrsumlis]

Hey uh welcome to the atrsumlis blog!

This is just some silly roleplay blog I made so my friends can interact with my ocs but anyone is free to interact!

Rules

Idfk don’t ask mean questions/be rude

Suggestive questions are fine, just not full on freaky ones unless you’re a friend of mine

Current characters here are

Klaus and Oliver

More will be added in the future

Oliver is a solis combat medic and klaus is an astrum infantryman

Now ask all your questions!

[mogai-headcanons]

Dawn Wings Necrozma from Pokémon Ultra Moon is a Spacekin, Relationship Repulsed Non-Partnering Loveless Anattractional, Transmasc, Cosmainull, Astralgender, Somvisphere, Astrumgender, Cosmicthing, Galain, Novaeic, Ivyle, Astronomique, Infideimagender, Lightgender, Lumessia, Godgender, Luxine, Abimegender, Stargender, Beyondfuturic, Eldrenic, Novagender, Darkgender, Lunirgender, Starfluid, Godbodiment, Lightbodiment, Starbodiment, and uses He/They/It Star/stars/starself Lun/Luna/Lunar/Lunarself Nov/Nova/Novas/Novaself God/Gods/Godself Div/Divine/Divineself Space/Space/Spaces/Spaceself Lu/Lumi/Lumin/Lumins/Lumimself Uni/Verse/Universe/Universes/Universeself Eon/Eon/Eons/Eons/Eonself Stellar/Stellar/Stellars/Stellars/Stellarself Cosmos/Cosmos/Cosmoses/Cosmoself Neb/Nebula/Nebula/Nebulas/Nebulaself ✨/✨/✨s/✨s/✨self and 🌌/🌌/🌌s/🌌self pronouns

Dusk Mane Necrozma from Pokémon Ultra Sun is a Grayplatonic Frayplatonic Grayromantic Anattractional-spec, Transneutral, Genderfauna, Stargender, Sunbeing, Somvisphere, Galain, Novaeic, Godgender, Luxine, Eldrenic, Novagender, Darkgender, Lunirgender, Starfluid, Godbodiment, Lightbodiment, Starbodiment, Solarset, Solgender, Novagender, Purevencraveic, and uses They/It Sol/Solar/Solar/Solarself Nov/Nova/Novas/Novaself God/Gods/Godself Div/Divine/Divineself Uni/Verse/Universe/Universes/Universeself Eon/Eon/Eons/Eons/Eonself Voi/Void/Voidself Sun/Sun/Suns/Sunself Astrum/Astrums/Astrumself Star/Starry/Starself ⭐️/⭐️/⭐️s/⭐️s/⭐️self and 🌅/🌅/🌅s/🌅s/🌅self

queued! i couldn't find genderfauna, but if you lmk where i can, i'll get it added!

[fowardfashionfindz]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Blue Star Sapphire 6.02 Cts 6 Rays Blue Star Sapphire.

[des-fleurs-sang]

An introduction :)

About me ;

Astrum(preferred name), any pronouns, I am not a minor. I am primarily an English speaker, but (just gonna brag here) I was the 2nd best in my state for French writing and speaking :)

About the blog ;

I….am not quite sure as to why I made this blog, but I will be adding poetry from a previous blog of mine, add some snippets of my writing and a little bit of my photography. I will be talking about a few dark topics, including death, blood(I think you can tell from my name lmao) and etc. I will put warnings tho

That’s it I think…? I’m not very used to this, I haven’t used tumblr in like two years

[starry-sky-au]

(OOC: added reference links

here are more:

Sun Phoenix

Aurora Gatling

Eclipse Crimson

Satelle Terra

Astrum Hex: some sort of sci-fi gunner outfit

Caelus Revolver: Pinterest wasn't quite bringing up what I envisioned when I tried searching terms like "space cowboy" and "cybercore cowboy" so... yeah that sums up his vibe

additional details:

Moonsong's outfit has lots of frills, lace, etc. and she also wears a sleeveless jacket

Lapis Pickaxe's pendant has an insignia that appears as a star w/ wings at either side instead of a crystal

big thanks to @spiralstereo for getting me started on this lol (apologies for the double tag))

(OOC: hey if anyone could give me outfit ideas for the group that’d be greatly appreciated /gen

so far all I have is Starbow taking some inspo from March 7th, Lapis Pickaxe’s outfit and hairstyle being inspired by Lithia’s Poten Finder job in Elsword, and Moonsong’s outfit being the left outfit in this Pinterest post (all with modified color schemes and/or details))

[lordazazel23]

Aziraphale and Crowley in lingerie that represents each other? (Angel for Crowley, snake for Aziraphale)

[ghostofpolaris]

Paid Deity Reading Review from @ad-astrum

This is a review I am doing out of my own will for a paid reading that was done by @ad-astrum ! I highly recommend you check Adelaide’s account out! She just is amazing. <3 Tis long so I am adding a cut-off to help. Please note that I am not being paid to say any of this and I want to be as honest as possible with this review! 

TW for: Long post, Personal Topics

To start, I (for a very long time) have been in a place where I was lost. I have had a lot of trials and tribulations in my life and where I know I have made some contact with the deities I (had) followed and worked with, I know I have not always been able to fully comprehend what is needing to be said. 

At least with these last six years, I have had so many ups and downs and quite a few times, I genuinely wondered what the point was in continuing onward with life. I had spent quite a lot of time even contemplating whether I was truly a “spiritual” person and worthy of being a witch. I hadn’t been able to keep up with my gifts I had been providing and I haven’t really done any spells. Maybe a few sigils were made here and there, but the unworthy feelings I harbored along with depression spiraling in from working 40 hours a week, being in school full time, and my mental and physical health continuing to drag me down. 

So, I got desperate as one does when left to their own devices after being paid a nice juicy paycheck and seeking answers and solidarity from others online. Though this was not the main reason I had sought for answers, it was a good portion of why. Primarily, I had noticed signs that were familiar to me, but also not. I had begun noticing crows coming in twos and occasionally threes, I noticed almost everything I turned to, would have some kind of Norse imagery or content involved, and quite a lot of it involved our beloved AllFather Odin. 

Now mind you, I NEVER saw myself as a Norse Pagan. I thought Loki and Thor were cool in the Marvel movies and myths, but I never exactly saw myself being a Norse Pagan. I also was never one for Greek Mythology and Hellenic Paganism either but here we are after receiving aid from Ares and Aphrodite a couple of times in my life. Truth be told, I was the kid that was (and still is) obsessed with the King Arthur myths and Celtic Paganism. I also was obsessed with Egyptian mythology (yes, I was the kid who had the Egyptology book growing up even though I wanted the Dragonology one but that’s okay!).

For me, I tend to be quite dense. I tend to be someone who is unable to really see signs unless they are hitting me right in the face (spiritually I have felt blocked for quite a while and if anyone has any tips for that I am down to listen not gonna lie). With all of the signs I did keep seeing though involving Odin, I knew I needed to start doing my research and find someone who could help shine a light within the darkness that was my uncertainty. Was this truly Odin I was being called to? Why? What did I need to hear?

I stumbled around and I did scroll through various sources until I crossed Adelaide’s tumblr page. I understood her focus was on Hellenism, but after speaking with her in the DM’s about doing a reading, I felt safe and comforted by the fact she was so kind, patient, and informative on what I needed. Absolutely one of the sweetest people I had met on here and I absolutely will keep following her because she is so kind and helpful. 

Like anyone who was hoping for answers, I happily paid the amount we agreed to for the details I was hopeful for. Though apologies now, but I genuinely underestimated Adelaide and her capabilities. I mean, I severely underestimated what this reading was going to be like. If you need detail, and are happy to pay her what she deserves, Adelaide will provide and she sure did.

I opened the pastebin link I had gotten and I didn’t even make it through the first paragraph without breaking down into literal tears. I wasn’t sad at all and it usually takes a lot for me to cry. I had been alone at work so far that night and it wasn’t entirely a bad day, but not exactly a good one either. It was going to be just another night where I went home and unwinded until I felt tired. 

Though this, this really just knocked me off my feet in a way I wasn’t expecting. I always was hesitant with deity readings, I have had someone scam me out of my money and just never provide what I requested and so I was almost worried it was going to happen again. I am so thankful I was wrong. 

To give a small bit of background about me, I originally had worked with Danu and Brigid. They were my first goddesses I had actually met and they both had welcomed me with open arms (though I never really understood why). That seemed to set a foundation of how my other encounters would be as I simply seemed to stumble into the contact of the deities I met and I would find every way to give them the respect they deserved. In turn, they nudged me further down the path that I now am on. 

Back to Brigid and Danu though, they were with me for at least a couple of years and both of them to me are basically like my mothers. I still hold so much love, respect and adoration for the both of them and I felt awful for even thinking, “Should I give my statue of Mother Brigid away to someone who may have more use for it than I?” I am glad I didn’t. 

Just reading that first paragraph was what did me in though and I don’t typically cry as I mentioned before. 

“ I do not believe any of these deities have truly left you “

Reading this made me realize I was silly to think that I was alone. I had spent so much time wondering why I was alone and left to try and fight by myself. I know I was doing better in life, but I knew I was starting to feel consumed by my fears of being alone. I continued onward after settling down again emotionally, but boy did the water works come back when I read,

“ For parting words, she simply said that she was pleased to have been with you and will always be around. “ 

This helped me realize that I needed to buckle up and get ready for a ride emotionally. There was a lot that would need unpacking, and I still have much to unpack from it all. 

After that paragraph, we moved onto Danu who had a similar response as Brigid. Aphrodite herself was as graceful and kind as she always has been, and I still feel I owe a lot of my progress to her as well. Without her, I would have never let go of the toxic and abusive relationships I had been in. I know personally, I should make a better attempt to reach out to her more and thank her over and over again. Ares though, I felt slightly intimidated by him, but at the same time I wasn’t entirely afraid. He just is a much quieter individual than I had expected and that is okay. From what I recall (and this reading proves it to me), he speaks when he feels it is necessary. 

Father Lucifer came next and I definitely cried again at the end of his paragraph. “ Lucifer simply said that he sees the light in you. “ That made me cry like a small child all over again and truthfully I was surprised that I had not known him since I was younger. My timing was off, but I am glad it was actually him as I felt I was not actually speaking to him at some points. 

I have much to thank him for, and I hope me even writing this will show others my love, adoration and respect I have for my deities. My deities, I cannot believe I get to say this and say it with such joy. 

Though with those fears, I just assumed I was just making my interactions up and I feel my self-doubt and mistrust of my own feelings has hindered me (even to this day) communications wise. I once again am glad to know I was so horribly wrong. 

The very last, was the most unexpected, and Papa Odin himself had just known that this reading was coming along, and he had been around the longest. Thinking about it now makes me want to cry all over again, but to me I feel this really reassured me because I know I had moments in life where I would see things involving Odin and feeling comfort in them. Internally, I would ask myself on occasion, “I wonder what it is like to just sit with him and talk. What is it like to work with him and learn from him?” 

Sure enough, here I am now laughing and almost crying at the fact that he was with me all along. I just needed to focus a bit more. I genuinely didn’t believe that I had mistaken him for The Morrigan (so sorry Papa Odin!) and yet he still took everything with good strides. I still am having trouble putting it in words how comforted and rejuvenated I feel to have this kindness, love, and support. 

For Odin himself, I cannot thank him enough for what he has done in my life so far. It makes me want to reevaluate my life and see just how many times I could have mistakenly missed him and signs he has given me. For someone who has been around for so long and has had a formative role in my life, I owe so much to him and am grateful to be blessed with his guidance and wisdom. I remembered for ages I wished I had a dad that would love and care for me and here I had Odin all along. Physically I may not be able to see him or hug him, but he was here all long and that is what matters so much to me.

At this point, Adelaide, thank you for all of this. Your words have brought me such joy, comfort, and inspiration and I had trouble thinking of how to even respond to all of this for a good bit of time. I even wondered what I needed to do at this point and I feel I have a solid idea of what I need to do now, but I just am still scrambling around to figure it all out. 

Little by little, I will walk towards my deities and I will do my very best to honor them. Thank all of you for the strength you have given me to stand back up, dust myself off, and continue on. This was what I needed to keep going and keep trying. I had made my username “mirroredpaladin” because I wanted to fight not only for the good of others, but for myself as well. It is about time I start actually doing that. 

From here on, I do want to find a way to properly and more consistently reach out to Odin, Lucifer and Ares. I want to find a way to properly thank them along with Brigid, Danu, and Aphrodite and it is about time I start looking where I can to do so. I know I need guidance, I never was properly educated on what to do with deity work, but I have to try for their sake and mine.

Thank you all for reading this. To also give some more love, I also want to thank @scarletarosa @thepastelpriestess and @its--in--the--weave​ and @blood-and-bunnies​ (I thought they had another username of @/rosegoldtunic before but I don’t remember) because these people have actually helped me get to where I am now along with Adelaide. <3

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STARSCREAM ( Voyager ) Generations LEGACY UNITED Cybertron

C'era un volta la miniserie a fumetti War Within della DreamWave, dove tramite le magiche matite di Don Figueroa i classici personaggi dei Transformers G1 venivano ritratti per la prima volta con fighissime forme Cybertroniane, e tutti bramavamo di vedere prima o poi quei meravigliosi design tramutati in modellini. E venne presto il giorno, dato che per la versione di Galaxy Force / Cybertron di STARSCREAM, Hasbro e Takara si ispirarono platealmente al seeker grigio e rosso visto nel fumetto succitato!

Tutto bene quindi? Circa, poiché ai tempi Hasbro decise di farne una versione gigante Supreme di questo Astrum, snobbando il Voyager uscito normalmente in Giappone, da qui la difficoltà ai tempi di trovare la versione più economica tramite mercato estero piuttosto che non comodamente nei negozi di giocattoli e ipermercati vari come ancora si usava ai tempi.

Già personalmente adoravo l'originale, figurarsi ora dopo quasi 20 anni, ritrovarselo in una versione Generations per Legacy United, una versione che è pure il paradigma di come dovrebbero essere questi aggiornamenti moderni di classici del passato, senza magari scadere in errori o pigrizie tecniche varie ( Hot Shot, sto parlando con te!! )

Il ROBOT esteticamente infatti è semplicemente splendido, dato che che potrebbe passare tranquillamente per una Action Figure non trasformabile da quanto è armonioso nelle forme e misure. E la cosa risalta ulteriormente appena tirato fuori dalla scatola, dato che i moduli alati che finiranno sulle spalle e gli alettoni sono appunto staccati, e si assemblano sulla figura grazie ai soliti fori per armi standard appositi.

I moduli alati sulle braccia davano al robot originale un che di maestoso, quasi avesse un mantello che gli scendeva sulle spalle, mentre il Legacy odierno è più agile e longilineo, con spalle meno imponenti ma di riflesso con avambracci normali e non tozzi come il GF.

Ma il tocco di classe che da alla figura quel qualcosa in più è certamente la parte centrale del jet che non scende con la punta fino alle ginocchia ma si ferma al pube, e la cabina in plastica trasparente ora non più ad altezza "pacco" ma sullo stomaco come i più classici dei Seeker.

Magari qualche dettaglio colorato latita come il giallo sulle spalle o un po' di rosso su gambe ed avambracci, ma la scultura è eccellente, ed è davvero alto come Voyager, ben una testa più del suo precedente omonimo Armada di Legacy, e vale quindi lo stesso discorso fatto per Hot Shot sull'evoluzione dei personaggi nelle varie fasi della trilogia.

Notevole come il bacino possa ruotare nonostante la parte centrale del jet copre tutto il torso fino al pube, ed abbia pure i pugni che ruotano, e nonostante l'ampio uso di massa per accessori ed altezza, non abbia vuoti come nei soliti posti fastidiosi come interno dei polsi, cosce e polpacci vari.

E parlando di accessori, ribadiamo che i moduli sulle braccia non solo hanno le ali che si piegano, ma come per la gimmick dell'originale, vi sono ripiegate all'interno ciascuno una lama in plastica viola trasparente, così come dello stesso materiale è la CYBER PLANET KEY ed il fucile che cita quello sparante del Voyager G.F.: quello originale era un rettangolone nero un po' anonimo col missile viola trasparente, questo invece ha un design più ricercato con un paio di alette qua e là, ed è esso stesso tutto viola trasparente!

Ma di bello il fucile ha che tramite un apposita fessura posteriore vi si può sistemare la C.P.K., oltre che nella fessura apposita sotto la nuca. Ah, infine, a proposito della schiena del nostro Astrum Cybertron, i due alettoni posteriori possono ripiegarsi al massimo verso il basso, dando così meno fastidio possibile rispetto invece a come un po' rimanevano più larghi del giocattolo Voyager del 2005.

La TRASFORMAZIONE è, come ovvio, molto simile all'originale ma con qualche tocco in più, ovvero le braccia che si ribaltano all'indietro ma non prima qui di aver ruotato di 180° ed aver fatto rientrare i pugni, un pannello poi che dietro la schiena si apre per nascondervi la testa, e le gambe che ruotano verso l'esterno e si ripiegano mentre si solleva il torso, ma con i pannelli dei polpacci che si aprono. Ed infine gli alettoni posteriori che si uniscono nella pinna

IL JET SPAZIALE è sputato all'originale come aspetto, a parte magari la zona della cabina di pilotaggio meno in rilievo, o le strisce rosse ai lati di queste ( cioè quindi sulle gambe ), così come le ali sarebbero un po' piccole ma non ci si fa caso se non con un confronto diretto col G.F. di un tempo, dato che per la fisionomia ed aerodinamicità del velivolo sono della giusta misura.

Anzi, ironico come senza i moduli alati e gli alettoni, e con la punta ripiegata, questo jet ricordi parecchio l'hovercraft spaziale di Scourge G1! :D

Comunque, tutti i dettagli dall'originale sono al loro posto, pure un modulo nero dietro la cabina a mimare la testa del robot che era nascosta alla buona! XD

Visto da sotto non è male, anche se ha i due pannelli dei polpacci uniti come fossero un modulo di entrata d'aria per il reattori, ma forse era meglio se lo rendevano comunque più aerodinamico. Di contro, il fucile può sistemarsi lì sotto semi nascosto come nel Cybertron o anche nell'alettone verticale, ed il jet ha ( a parte quelli per i moduli alati ) solo un paio di fori sotto per eventuali armi aggiuntive.

Insomma, un ottimo modello con una bella trasformazione, un robot strepitoso ed un gran bel jet col solo inestetismo della "presa d'aria" sotto il muso, ma per il resto finalmente un Generations praticamente perfetto, fedele e che migliora il già bello e carismatico giocattolo originale!

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🌙🌟 re-opening paid readings! 🌟🌙

Hi all,

You may notice that I’ve been gone recently due to an unfortunate event in my personal life, but I’ve given myself time to cope and adjust and I’m happy to say that I’m back to interact with you guys and continue to give paid readings! As before, here are the prices. I’ve adjusted a few things and added some options.

(Deity and tarot readings are pay-per-paragraph. While I will not omit any information if you order less paragraphs, ordering more allows me to be completely thorough in my analysis and give you the best information possible.)

I accept payment via Ko-fi here- https://ko-fi.com/X8X8BKJH. My prices may seem high for Tumblr, but I have been doing divination readings in person for 13 years and have plenty of experience. If you’re still doubtful, check my Ko-fi history! I have about 200 readings from Tumblr so far.

Deity Readings

$6 Per Paragraph: Basic Deity Reading- This reading entails a detailed description of the deities that are interested in working with you, the pantheons they are from, and very thorough information about ritual processes, how to honor them, etc.

$15 Per Paragraph: Deity Communication- This reading is more open and thorough than the other, and the price reflects the complexity of ritual I need to perform to communicate. Through this reading, I can communicate with the deiti(es) of your choice and ask them questions on your behalf. This reading is popular for those who have already been worshipping a deity and are interested in how effective their worship is.

Tarot Readings

$6 Per Card/Paragraph: Basic Tarot Reading- This reading allows you flexibility in your payment-- you can pay for a 3-paragraph elaboration on 1 card, or analysis of 3 cards. Depending on the complexity of your situation, you can order a custom-made spread in addition to your reading. (see below)

$9 Per Spread: Custom Spread- While this service is generally suggested to be ordered in conjunction with a reading, you are also free to order this on its own. With this service, I analyze your need and create a full tarot spread to allow you to read the cards in the most efficient and cohesive way possible.

$X Custom: Complex Custom Reading- This listing is reserved for readings of 15 cards of more, as they require considerably more labor and do not fall under the flat rate of $6 per card. If you’d like a very complex spread, please contact me ahead of time so we can arrange payment and a spread.

Misc. Divination Readings

$3 for 3: Pendulum Readings- You provide 3 yes/no questions, I ask my pendulum! You have a choice between my 5 pendulums (Olivewood, Red Jasper, Labradorite, Opal, or Cherry Quartz)

If you are interested in any other type of reading, please message me and we can figure it out!

Payment Method:

I accept payment through my Ko-fi which can be found here- https://ko-fi.com/X8X8BKJH. It uses PayPal (which can also be used with credit card!)

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