#also tamras

[tcub123]

LoA (1)

>be me, Andras >gave my life to bring the Cursebreaker to Prythian >ffw my court imploded >comes back to life after a moment in the void (afterlife was surprisingly empty, just pure darkness), first thing I saw was my friend, my High Lord, Tamlin, in his beast form >his head on a spike, surrounded by a mob while I stood by like a dumbass, the manor was on fire and the mad faeries celebrated in the burning garden >heard crying right beneath, looked down >there was a baby in my arms >immediately bolted out of there with the baby, never looked back >what the fuck just happened >sped through the woods >couldn't see shit so i tripped and fell >turned in time so my side hit the ground, baby was alright but crying >I sat back up and tried my best to calm her down >she blinked at me and finally stopped crying >found a letter tucked in the cloth she came with and one of those Illyrian daggers Tam always carried with him >too dark to read, so i waited til daybreak >can read the letter now, found out she's Tam's daughter >her name was Janet, she did have his beautiful green eyes >the letter was basically a will "to whomever it may concern", long story short Tam knew he was doomed >he charged "whomever concerned" to protect Janet, no pressure there mate >i don't even know how i got here, i was supposed to be dead remember >had so many questions: did we win? what the fuck just happened to Tam? >it's not safe here, i need to get back to my house and my mom >dagger in hand in case the mob that killed Tam was still around >didn't come across another soul, just me and the baby >finally reached my house >the house was in ruin, signs of a struggle everywhere >mom was nowhere to be found >oh god >found a corpse in her bed, just skeleton with no clothes on >everything came crashing down, couldn't breathe or think momentarily >knees weak, Janet started crying again when I landed on my ass >pulled myself together to deal with the issue at hand >she wouldn't stop crying this time >maybe she's hungry? >scavenge through the kitchen, nothing found >can't leave her hungry like this >options limited: either find a wet nurse or an animal >spring court is unsafe, the mob could still be around >can trust no one >my only chance to keep her fed would be to travel into the human lands >crosses the Wall, hah, still got it >finds a human settlement >steals milk from their cow >crosses the wall again and dilutes the milk with cooled boiled spring water >baby is sated, she fell right back asleep without a care in the world >plans my next move with Janet in mind >remembers there's a group that would accept us easily >they're in the human lands >unsafe and risky but compared to Prythian it's ez mode >can't travel to other fae courts and don't want to wander around Spring with her until i finally cleared the court of danger >take whatever I can from the house: some clothes, no jewelry whatsoever - place had been looted for riches, apparently >even mom's necklace that she always wore wasn't on the dead body >fuck >whatever happened to her, i didn't dare imagine >burned down the house, can't let them have anything else

[trickarrowsandbatarangs]

God. Tamra Bonvillain’s colours are just something else, aren’t they?

[lois-thegreat]

real housewives of orange county is soooo interesting but the second hand cringe is almost lethal. especially from tamra

[augustheart]

i'm a comic book colorist appreciator . if you're a fan of comics you should have a favorite colorist. there should be comics where when they get announced you're like yessss but it won't be complete without [x colorist]'s work

[webbyghost]

honestly, doug lover to doug lover

how would he be if he was a father? i know he'd be a good dad, but HOW good would he be?

Hmmmm

I literally have never thought about it, since I don't want kids, but if I sit down and like consider it then

He would do his best. I know just about every parent does (or thinks they do at least) but he actually does try his best. We don't see him really interacting with the kids much in the movie- he talks to his students about heavy topics that fly over their heads (his uncle's cancer and incredibly rough-sounding divorce), but he also encourages Calvin's studying efforts(I mean. Wrong time for it. But not the point.).

So that tells me two things.

One, that he's not going to tiptoe around difficult topics, or act like his kids have no capacity to understand, though he'll likely need to be reminded that he has to break them down into smaller concepts for easier digestion. (Like with Rebekkah lmao)

Two, he's going to be so fucking supportive, especially when his kids are trying to learn something. I could totally see him like, making flash cards or coming up with mnemonics or whatever helps his kids learn best.

Other tidbits that lead me to believe he'd be an excellent parent:

He's creative. (I am still not over his fuckin. Cattleprod made of basement scraps.) He's silly. ('Nugget' outta here.) He's not afraid of or mystified by periods. (Trust me when I say this would be a big plus in the parenthood department, regardless of his kids' gender.) He's patient, at least most of the time. (The only times he seemed to get impatient was when 1. Tamra refused to answer his question and 2. when Rebekkah kept questioning his knowledge. IIRC.)

Oh this got long lmao whoops

Anyway Doug would be a great dad thanks for coming to my tedtalk

[bosesmikas]

“Never get back with an ex.” Ironic since Danny and Mindy got back together in s2 after their brief breakup.

[sheepston]

The chicken apparels are making me feel like when its not almost 3am I should write a follow up fic for how Lefu is doing (she's VERY happy after running away!)

[emisirrelevant]

A 2023 Review of Reboot The Guardian Code (2018)

Alright, I'm back. I just finished season 2 of Reboot The Guardian Code- and after reading some reviews online, I am ready to discuss.

Okay so I guess technically it isn't a discussion since I'm mostly agreeing with what others have said, but let's get into it one by one.

Alright, so first. After reading reviews here on Tumblr of the show, the majority opinion I saw was that it was bad. Like, really bad. But I noticed that there was a pattern. All the people saying it was super bad were people who had watched the original series. So that was only the majority opinion of the people who had grown up with the original and felt that this series was basically a disgrace.

It totally makes way more sense now having read reviews. I mean, if you've watched the original and then seen this, I get your reaction now.

Which leads me to my second point. So then there's the OTHER group of people like me, who went in blind to this and did NOT watch the original, or live outside Canada or just never heard of this curious "Reboot" show. So, I do feel that there is a difference/distinction between these two groups. I happened to notice that those in the second group like me who left reviews on Tumblr had a similar opinion of the show like me. It was slightly less harsh.

They all made one very good point though, which is the main idea of this particular show review- I will say I do agree that this show SHOULD NOT have been named Reboot. "The Guardian Code" would be fine, it doesn't imply that it's connected to anything in the past. But the Reboot part definitely should have been taken into consideration.

This show is yet another exhaustive example of how show creators should NOT do a reboot, or spinoff, or whatever the heck it's called these days. We're in 2023 now. We are getting too many of these now. We're needing originality now more than ever. Sometimes, we need to step back and understand that it's OKAY to make something original for the sake of some older generation's nostalgia and/or to try and make cash grabs from it.

Because overall, I didn't think this show was that bad to call it trash. It was not a CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE by any means, but it had potential I think, to stand on its own. However, it was not given that chance from the very beginning. If it was its own show, outside of any connection to the original, I believe it may have succeeded. I genuinely did become interested in the characters, and wanted development for everyone and everything. However, with that ending, and just all the stuff I mentioned above, it makes sense why it ended.

Hopefully, in the end, this is something that tv show creators take into consideration in the future, because I really didn't hate this show by any means. In conclusion, it probably could have gone differently if they had thought of all this from the very beginning. I really do think it would have had potential.

Well, that's all from me for now. To spare you from an entire fandom nerd essay, I will take my leave. Until some next weird fandom thing comes along that pulls me in somehow.

[heartlilith]

Difficult Placements in the Natal Chart

*Difficult: defined as "not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand" 

I'm going to be discussing what placements I believe are more difficult to have in a natal chart. I just want to emphasize that this is my opinion (Tamra Judge voice) . Let's remember that all placements have their pros and cons, you are not defined by a few unfavorable placements. Of course, aspects and orbs matter... Chiron with 3 squares to your personal planets will be more difficult to handle than if you had Chiron trine Sun and Venus, for example.

One last thing: Difficult placements can be the ones with the most value. They teach you things, make you stronger, and they can make you an inspiration to people dealing with similar situations. Difficult placements have their positives too, which we will discuss.

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Sun conjunct Chiron: These natives go through a lot of pain, physically and emotionally. They go through many trials and have to learn how to heal again and again. I feel like the universe puts them through a lot so that one day they can help others, which is nice but damn. This aspect can easily make someone slip into addiction, depression, and bitterness if the energy isn't channeled correctly. These people are prone to psychic attacks that lead to chronic illness, specifically migraines.

Positives: Can become a healer, can help other people through their problems, can become an inspiration, selfless character.

Sun square/opposite Neptune: These natives struggle when it comes to their fragile ego. They are deeply sensitive and feel things intensely. They absorb energies meaning if they're around negative people, they themselves will become negative as well. It's so important for these people to be surrounded by positive and successful individuals. Sun square/opposite Neptune is also easily manipulated and taken advantage of since they tend to see the world through rose-colored glasses. Throughout life, this placement can make an individual feel unworthy and inferior which can lead to a victim mentality that's hard to break. Watch out for escapist behavior because these people are prone to addiction.

Positives: These people are very psychic and should work on their spiritual abilities. Becoming religious or spiritual can be very beneficial for them. They have the most impressive imagination and are super creative.

Capricorn Moon: I've noticed that people with Capricorn as their moon sign have difficulties with being vulnerable and asking for help. They are the people that hold their family and friends together - they are the strong one. Oftentimes, they become responsible too early in life, which probably cut their childhood short if they had one at all. Their sense of responsibility is their strength but its also a weakness; they don't want to be thought of as "weak" or "needy" so they hold their feelings in. Like Pisces, when their emotions come on strong they need an escape, Capricorns rely on work and their sense of duty. They are prone to becoming workaholics and will ignore painful situations by working all the time.

Positives: Likely to become successful career-wise, very driven and ambitious, people trust them, they make great friends because you can rely on these people.

Aquarius Moon: Similar to Capricorn, Aquarius Moons struggle with their emotions and how to express them. Their emotions might not even be felt in some cases. They look at things intellectually and in a detached way; they think "Should I be sad about this?" or "Am I supposed to be angry?". Growing up, they probably didn't have someone that they could emotionally confide in or even worse, they could've been punished for showing their emotions. I've noticed a lot of Aquarius Moons have a detached sense of family, they could've been adopted or they just feel "different", they could even look at themselves as the black sheep.

Positives: Can come up with creative solutions to problems, a great friend, nonjudgemental and open minded when it comes to others and their life experiences.

Moon square Pluto: This placement could've been the victim of abuse, especially from their mother. Their mothers could have struggled with mental illness and unfortunately these natives could've been the scapegoat and received the backend. Their mothers could be careless one second and the next they could become obsessive; the obsessiveness usually shows when the native leaves home and creates space between them. This leads to distrust in people, women especially. Moon square Pluto people cling onto any sense of control because they grew up in utter chaos. Unfortunately, these people can deem self destructiveness as "normal" since it was what they knew throughout their whole childhood.

Positives: If these people conquer the negative traits brought on by this aspect, they could become great psychiatrists or therapists. These people are devoted and loyal.

Moon square Saturn: This placement could've struggled with feeling unsafe in childhood; like they couldn't count on their parents. Their mothers were less affectionate than normal and they didn't receive the comfort that they needed, which leads them to being uncomfortable with affection in adulthood. They probably went through some tough changes in childhood which is why they loathe change as an adult. This placement could've felt like they had to parent their parent, specifically their mother. And their mothers could've vented to them about problems that they had no business hearing, cutting their childhood short. Their mothers could go to them for advice a lot of times. They could've felt like a burden growing up, usually an emotional burden but more likely a financial burden.

Positives: Strives to become successful, these people are independent and self sufficient.

Virgo Venus: Virgo Venus isn't too bad but can make a native struggle with self esteem issues. I put this on my list because these people attract lovers that need fixing. Venus in Virgo love to fix people and make them "better". The people they're trying to fix could be toxic and destructive; the "bad boys/girls". But having their partner in focus and ignoring their own needs makes them resentful after awhile. I've noticed this placement attracts creeps and stalkers as well because they have a vibe of innocence and purity. In love, they can grow to be very demanding and make their partners feel inadequate in the process. They also get the ick quite easily, meaning its easy to turn them off.

Positives: Is reliable in love, a lady in the streets freak in the sheets type, definitely someone you want to bring home to your family, will take care of you.

Venus in the 8th house: Venus in the 8th house natives tend to be possessive and jealous in love. It's not that they view their partners as property (they can but this placement alone doesn't indicate that imo), they are just extremely loyal and expect their partner to be as well. From my experience, Venus in the 8th house people are ready to give it all up for someone they love. They want to merge and become one with their partner. Their intensity comes from a good place but once a relationships ends, it can be very very painful for them. Love and relationships trigger transformations for these people and sometimes triggers transformations in their partners. They come out of relationships a stronger and better version of themselves but this is usually achieved through heartache. This placement also has a real fear of abandonment and will stay in toxic relationships for this reason.

Positives: Loyal and devoted in love, is a ride or die person. They are very alluring and magnetic. Not easily forgotten.

Venus in the 12th house: I believe these natives are too good for the world. I say this because, like 8th house Venus, they are ready to give it all up for love. Venus in the 12th house is self sacrificial to a fault, oftentimes neglecting themselves in relationships. Love can bring subconscious pain to the forefront, attracting lovers that make them face hidden problems they hold within themselves. Venus being in the house of the hidden, it's not uncommon for these individuals to be the "other woman/man" or be in secret relationships for whatever reason. They can be easily manipulated and taken advantage of since they're hopeless romantics. This can lead to them having to regulate how much love they have for someone; they'll hold back their feelings and needs in fear of being naive and walked on.

Positives: They love people genuinely and whole heartedly, they see the best in their partners, they form deep connections in love.

Venus square/opposite Saturn: These natives may have grown up in an environment that lacked physical affection. This creates a person that is uncomfortable in love and becomes very regulated with how they express their emotions. They may be inherently insecure when they're young which creates doubt around being loved; they're prone to thoughts like "why would anyone love me?" which then creates trust issues. These people also struggle with self-love, they have feelings of inadequacy and compare themselves to others a lot. Since they have low self esteem, they often attract partners that treat them badly and the worst part is they think they deserve it. These people aren't fans of PDA or physical touch and often express love through gift giving or acts of service.

Positives: Self sufficient, usually has a "glow up" later in life, once this placement is conquered (could be the second half of life) they are unstoppable and have so much love for themselves.

Mars in 4th, 8th, 12th house: Mars doesn't feel very comfortable in water houses, this is especially true if the native has a lot of squares and oppositions to their Mars or water house lord. Mars ignites the emotional watery nature of the houses which can lead to sudden outbursts. Mars in the 4th house natives could have dealt with a prominent mother who dominated the household (4th house). This could indicate that a father figure was absent or estranged. Either that, or his role was weak compared to the mothers. Mars in the 4th house could also signify an aggressive mother and hostile home environment. Mars in the 8th house natives experience extreme emotions a lot of the time, this can include anger, obsession, and jealousy. Since Mars is in the 8th house of transformations, you can expect these people to go through many many painful changes in their life because Mars here speeds things up. These natives are prone to accidents involving vehicles, tools, gym equipment, etc. so watch out for transits! Mars in the 12th house could suppress their martian traits; sexuality, motivation and anger... or it could be the opposite, they could become addicted to sex and have a wicked temper, depending on the sign and aspects. Trauma related to sexuality and the inability to stick up for oneself could be prevalent here as well, or they could be downright violent towards others. These people can either lack motivation or become extremely restless. They also probably have crazy vivid dreams and aggressive hidden enemies.

Side Note: Mars in water houses can either be horrible or not so bad, it really depends on the rest of the chart. I included this because the negatives can be extreme.

Mars square/opposite Pluto: These natives usually had a childhood filled with violence and witnessed a lot of strong emotional outbursts. This makes the native think that reacting aggressively or even violently is normal. They could've been abused by their peers, siblings or parents. As they grow up, physical violence, fights, and anger issues could arise. They can get offended really easily and people just assume they're picking fights. Has a lot of physical energy that can manifest as aggression.

Positives: If they channel their energy correctly, they could become talented athletes. Has enough energy to meet their goals and then some.

Saturn in the 1st house: These people have had it hard since childhood. These natives struggle to be comfortable within themselves due to being surrounded by critical people and even being bullied growing up. The judgmental voices they grew up listening to becomes the voice within. They could struggle with body dysmorphia and have deep rooted insecurities. They are confused within themselves and their insecurity could make them miss a lot of great opportunities.

Positives: These people often have a deep sense of responsibility and can be very successful in their career, depending on the rest of the chart.

Saturn in the 7th house: Saturn, the planet of restriction and blockages, sitting on the 7th house of partnerships can make a native go through a lot of trial and error when it comes to one on one relationships. These people could be shy and fear intimacy due to their self esteem especially when they're young. Since Saturn is very karmic in nature, these people could attract toxic relationships or partners that don't fit well with them in order to learn necessary lessons. These people should be careful of going into business with people and also should be careful of divorce settlements (sign that prenup!)

Positives: After Saturn return, these natives will finally meet an adequate partner and since the universe put them through trial and error, they'll be ready for it. Has meaningful life long friendships.

Chiron opposite ASC/Chiron in the 7th house: These peoples' lessons come in the form of lovers. Betrayal, deceit, heartbreak, and infidelity can make their way into these natives lives. It doesn't have to be those themes although it can be. Depending on the sign of your 7th house, those are the themes that'll teach you the lessons and open up old wounds. For example: Leo in the 7th house (Aquarius rising) you may attract and deal with partners who, worst case scenario, are selfish, egotistical, and want everything to revolve around them. This could trigger your childhood in which your parents fought with each other and forgot about you in the process. Another example is Aries descendent (Libra rising) you may deal with partners who are aggressive, dominating, and maybe even violent. This could trigger old wounds from childhood: maybe you lived in a home where domestic violence was prevalent. You get the idea.

Positives: You're not doomed in love by the way, it's just 7th house signs and their themes that will show up throughout your life. The examples I used were pretty extreme to get the point across. The positive here is that most of the time, the themes are much more discreet. For the 7th house Chiron in Leo example I used, it could be that your partner is self centered and you recognize and treat this. Could be an easy lesson learned (well it better be because if not it's gonna keep showing up).

Chiron in the 11th house: Chiron in the 11th house is a placement I personally have using Placidus. These natives never feel like they fit in, they feel like they're looked at as the outcast, like they don't belong. This is usually the consequences of being bullied as a child and made to feel less than. These people could go through a hard time in life where they have no friends and feel like they have no one to turn to. Loneliness could be a prominent theme in their lives especially when they're young. Chiron in the 11th house would rather have one on one connections than be part of a friend group.

Positives: Could be an advocate for people sharing similar experiences, knows how to be a good friend, values friendships and knows how to be alone.

Chiron conjunct Pluto: I have this one! I've noticed that certain painful experiences; death, heartache, betrayal, rejection affect me SO much. Growing up my mom would just brush these things off and say that they're a part of life. But to me, these things would happen and I would grow to fear them immensely. For example; my grandmother who I was super close to passed away when I was 17 and ever since then I've been terrified of my parents dying. Painful experiences really change people with this aspect, for better or for worse.

Positives: These people are forced to confront their deepest fears which in turn makes them stronger. They have the power to transform themselves after traumatic events.

Lilith in the 1st house: Lilith is the exact opposite of what "women should be" which rubs people, men specifically, the wrong way. It also rubs older generations the wrong way or whoever believes in traditional gender roles. Here in the 1st house, these natives embody Lilith which, you guessed it, rubs people the wrong way. They usually have trauma related to males trying to put them down or put them in their place, even as a child. Growing up, adult women could talk about them negatively as well. Everywhere they go, there's people that look at them sideways; they're either disgusted or intrigued. They often experience people hating them for "no reason". The real reason for this reaction is because they make people feel threatened just by being. They were also sexualized from a young age and could've had older people, mostly men, commenting on their bodies.

Positives: Extremely magnetic and alluring, blessed with beauty, intense aura and presence, always gets what they want.

Lilith in the 10th house: Similar to Lilith in the 1st house, these natives have a tendency to set people off just by being themselves. This creates a lot of disturbance in the workplace; people either love them or hate them but either way their reaction to them is extreme. Male authority can either sexualize them or belittle them making the workplace uncomfortable. Lilith being Lilith here, they may use this power to their advantage and climb the ranks so to speak. Rumors about them swirl around the workplace because people are just obsessed.

Positives: Strong people, very attractive, can use their good looks to their advantage, will grow to be a boss.

18° in Personal Planets/1st house/6th house/8th house: 18° is the shadow side of Virgo. Having this degree could indicate serious illness, tragedy, and critical misfortunes playing a role in your life. This doesn't have to be the native themselves experiencing these things, but it will affect them whether that be through family, a partner, friendships, etc.

Positives: I feel like this could be true but not always so if you have this degree anywhere you're most likely safe. But then again you might not be. Good luck. :)

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I'm definitely forgetting a bajillion placements but it's all so negative so I'm going to end here. I'm not trying to be negative I'm just shining a light on certain placements because they're fucking hard to deal with!!!

To the people that say no placement is bad or negative: how does it feel to have rainbows and sunshine shooting out of your fucking ass?! Be forreal.

Life is hard, we all know that. How could we appreciate the fortunes if we didn't have misfortunes? For all the negative there will be positive too. Here's to all of us and our shitty fucking placements 🎉

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Best book you read this year? Be it fiction or non-fiction? (My tbr is also huge and I must feed it even more books)

I could never narrow it down to a single title (not even close, I evidently ended up listing like twenty entire books), but here's a list of my favorite & most notable reads from 2024:

fiction:

Happy Medium (Sarah Adler)

The Most (Jessica Anthony)

Fledgling (Octavia E. Butler)

Survivor (Octavia E. Butler)

The Daughters of Izdihar (Hadeer Elsbai)

Little Rot (Akwaeke Emezi)

Funny Story (Emily Henry)

The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)

Delicious in Dungeon (Ryoko Kui, trans. Taylor Engel)

Luster (Raven Leilani)

The Low, Low Woods (Carmen Maria Machado, Dani, Tamra Bonvillain)

Him (Geoff Ryman)

Rejection (Tony Tulathimutte)

Thirst (Marina Yuszczuk, trans. Heather Cleary)

nonfiction:

No Name in the Street (James Baldwin)

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (Akwaeke Emezi)

Africa Is Not a Country (Dipo Faloyin)

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Caroline Fraser)

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning (Cathy Park Hong)

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World (Naomi Klein)

Talkin' Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism (Aileen Moreton-Robinson)

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age (Annalee Newitz)

Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs (Ina Park)

[iliiuan]

While we're at it, I really need to vent about how foolish this whole hunt for the baby dragon was. The illogic of Hears prophecy -> wants to hide prophecy -> starts manhunt as poorly disguised baby compensation program just annoys me.

The baby compensation amount is ridiculously high. Yes, to attract any woman who perhaps wasn't very interested in the money, but it screams desperation.

The method of acquiring data is sloppy. Accepted are NOT good scribes, as evidenced by Moiraine having to transcribe most of the entries. They also focus on the wrong details, because they don't know what is actually important, because keeping the birth of the Dragon Reborn secret is really important. But here we get stuck in a quagmire of casting a large net -> too much data with not enough detail, while casting a tighter net -> getting caught and losing the secret. Which is why using Accepted to accomplish this task was foolish.

What would have been a better plan?

First option that comes to mind is to do nothing. This has the advantages of not signaling that you are looking for someone important to the Black Ajah. It protects your secret most thoroughly.

Of course, then you can't protect interfere with the Dragon Reborn as he grows, because you don't know who he is. (Not that they succeeded in this goal anyway, which leads us back to Do Nothing as a reasonable response.)

Really, if the goal was to find Rand secretly, sending your Warder seems like the best course of action. In the moment of the prophecy, this should have been the very first response. Oh, what's that? She didn't have a Warder? (Gnashes teeth. Unprepared Aes Sedai, as usual.)

But back to the census. If what they really wanted was a high-quality list of babies born on Dragonmount, it would have been much, much better to have actual clerks do the work. White Tower wants a census, they have their reasons, no one's going to be suspicious about such an academic pursuit. Clerks doing clerk work? Also very not suspicious. Normal boring stuff. Nothing to see here.

All of this to say, Tamra doesn't impress me as being very slick. She painted a target on her back unnecessarily, especially since Do Nothing was a perfectly reasonable strategy.

[bb26hater]

Taylor confirmed on Dan and Tamra’s podcast that she got contacted about traitors 3 but couldn’t accept due to still being under contract with CBS from bb24 and that she’s under contract until September 25th (cbs contracts last two years from finale date now)

She also said the reindeer games contract was only for three months so that explains why Danielle, Britney and Xavier were all allowed to do other shows so soon

[acesincomics]

First looks at Gwenpool in Marvel’s Voices: Pride 2023!

For Marvel’s annual Pride anthology, Gwenpool will star in the story “Everything’s Coming Up Aces”, by aroace creator Marieke Nijkamp, Pablo Collar, and Michael Wiggam.

Yes, that is Gwenpool wearing an aromantic asexual flag! We love to see it!

“I love Gwen for her wonderful meta chaos, and getting to write an aroace super hero as an aroace writer is truly magical. These are the types of stories that make readers feel seen, and it's more important than ever to have such an amazing celebration of proudly queer and trans heroes and unflinching joy!” -Marieke Nijkamp

Gwenpool is also featured in this Marvel’s Voices: Pride variant cover by Jan Bazaldua & Tamra Bonvillain.

Marvel’s Voices: Pride is out June 14th.

Get your preorders in by the FOC, tomorrow 4/30!

[clubconsent]

I was thinking "Man, I bet a lot of Locked Tomb fans would go nuts for Die," and then I realized I knew a bunch of comics I think fellow Muir fans would like. So here, have some of my personal faves.

Bitch Planet, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro

This one will probably never be completed, but the two existing volumes are absurdly good. It's about an off-world penal colony for non-compliant women. Brutal, angry, pulpy--and full of love and admiration for women who rebel.

Die, Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans

Goth as hell, lovely, and extremely gender. All about the power of story, but story here is not inspirational. It is eldritch: amoral, all-powerful, and hungry.

Love and Rockets, Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez

I'm particularly thinking of the Jaime stuff here--queer punks on bizarre adventures, loving and surviving in a shit-ass world.

Monstress, Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

A terrifying and powerful lesbian on a quest for revenge has an elder god come out of her arm stump occasionally to kill people. Also, there is a cat who is a nekomancer. (Get it?)

Once and Future, Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain

There's a lot going on here thematically, but whatever. Just take a look at Bridgette, 80-something monster hunter with just the worst attitude you've ever heard of. See that old woman? You will absolutely want to fuck that old woman.

Pretty Deadly, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios

Ungh. The art. The deathiness. The art. Imagine if the Locked Tomb took its aesthetic cues from westerns, swap out necromancers for reapers, and you're pretty much there. Just a gorgeous series.

The Sandman, Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg

You have heard of Sandman. It is as good as you have heard. Shares with TLT an unflinching--but warm--look into the darkness.

Tigress Queen, Allison Shaw

Buff warrior queen must enter the opulent city of the enemy empire to seek peace. Palace intrigue, diplomatic tensions, occasional fights. Everyone is very sexy.

Obligatory mention for the five of you who never put on gray bodypaint: Homestuck is interesting, but I do not recommend it because I do not think the comic itself is very good. Homestuck is a several-thousand page joke at the expense of the reader. It did not deserve the passionate, creative fandom it attracted.

It gets mentioned a lot as a TLT influence because Muir co-wrote a beloved fic (Promstuck), but she herself has said it's not any bigger an influence than a million other things she's read or played. There are some interesting overlaps, but many of those are because she's influenced by the same material Hussie is (notably parser games and jrpgs).

If you really want to read Homestuck, I recommend listening to Homestuck Made This World as you go.

[necronatural]

macguffins and chekhov guns in kim soleum's repertoire i want to see so badly as of 148:

all amusement parks lead to dragonfriend (who has churros and dolls)

let out the mirror demon

It's possible Ryu Jaekwan still has his own churros

Braun is currently unattached and desperately fond of him

I'm pretty sure Braun still has the bloodbathtub

train to tamra's effect on the potency of the silver heart, which I genuinely do not believe he has truly grappled with because he hasn't used it since

Story Ursuper Scripture

The lizard toy. Because it would be funny if it were useful

Go Youngeun also bought something when he got the toy!

TAKE OFF THE RING. CRAZY ASS

He hasn't used up the confidence tattoos because he thinks they're weird and developed a dependent relationship on the ring, and as we know kim soleum's track record of dependent relationships on supernatural objects has gone SO well so far. One sideways mission away from going "but do I really need kidneys?"

Considering what he paid for it, the cracked pop-socket could have new abilities once it's fixed 🤔

[toomanylizzes]

Theories about Foretelling

My own personal theory about Foretelling is that it’s the Wheel and the Pattern’s way of making sure that things that MUST happen DID happen.

You can’t tell me there’s any way, shape, or form that the Daughter-Heir of Andor would leave her royal duties and young son to take the strangest life route possible unless a fucking Aes Sedai with the Foretelling told her to do so or else the world would literally end.

Likewise when we see Rand looking back through his ancestors’ eyes after the Breaking, we see all the various Foretellings pointing towards Rand and all the ways Rand must fulfill his destiny, as well as all the very specific things people did to make sure certain things are set up 3000 years in the future.

There are, of course, individual choices that affects your life and future (as we see in Dreaming , the Wise One’s first test, and Min’s visions) but there are certain things that Have to Be. Rand has to be born, and born under very specific circumstances - Gitara tells Tigraine to leave, which sets off a chain of events leading to the Aiel War. Tigraine becomes Aiel herself, falls in love, gets pregnant, fights, dies, and her son is found by Fantasy Father of the Year Every Year (with a bonus red-headed wife) to be spirited away in secret and raised in seclusion with a fairly idyllic childhood. Gitara’s Foretelling in front of Siuan, Moiraine, and Tamra then sets off the search because Rand eventually has to be found and leave his village.

Meanwhile Elaida’s Foretellings set up Rand’s eventual (many) adversarial conflicts with the Tower since having Too Good of a relationship with the Tower would probably not lead to the creation of the Black Tower or a Truce with the Seanchan, while leaving Rand more vulnerable to the Black Ajah. In this case it had to be Elaida, specifically, that had these Foretellings because she’s as ambitious and vindictive as you can be without being a Darkfriend, while simultaneously being smart enough to be dangerous but not smart enough to ever consider that she may be wrong. Others may be much more introspective and/or altruistic about telling the future but since it’s Elaida, she tells no one about her Foretelling the royal house of Andor being key to the Last Battle. She then misinterprets this - because Elaida is always a little bit off - and attaches herself to House Trakand as a sheer power play, which of course leads to her eventually meeting Rand face to face, ditching Morgase for her own purposes, fracturing the Tower, and then rising to Amyrlin.

In contrast Min’s visions show the difference between things that Will Be and the things that Can Be. Not everyone has these images, and certain visions only appear or become clear once a decision has been made by someone somewhere. Brigitte has to reincarnate over and over again, and always with Gaidal - but at one point it would have shifted to a May/December romance. Elayne has to become Queen, but since she doesn’t take the contraceptive tea she’s going to have twins. Gawyn could save Egwene or he could kill her, and as a bonus he does both.

The act of telling these visions may also have an effect as well, at least with certain people. Perrin, for example, carefully examines everything, and takes Min very seriously when she talks about an Aiel in a cage and a Tinker with a sword. The Wise Ones put a lot of weight in Min’s words which inadvertently leads to her kidnapping by the Shaido, which leads Rand to becoming super pissed off at her kidnapping, which then leads to The Box.

TLDR if physics tells us the act of observing something changes the outcome, maybe the act of observing the future sets it in stone.

(Bonus because I am sleep deprived: I think having both Moiraine and Siuan witness Gitara’s foretelling means Siuan could have been the one to find Rand and we could potentially have the same outcome. We’re told over and over that they are equals in intelligence and skill, and if we see one as better suited to the advisor role than the other, it’s important to note that we are seeing them at twenty years in their respective roles: one who has been out in the world interacting with people doing social justice and political work, aka Causes, and the other building a spy network and a political network while rising among the ranks.)

(Oh, and another thing: I think Nicola’s Foretelling would have played a bigger role to make her a thorn in Egwene’s side, but that just got lost with RJ’s death.)