#and i cannot thank him enough for that

[araraito]

The relief you feel when you see a stray cat again after not seeing it for a while

[commsroom]

sweetheart, baby, darlin', and so on. 💞 (by @jamisonrivv)

[myoonmii]

I keep thinking about Merlin’s love for Arthur and how it’s so clearly portrayed in the show to the point that it practically drives the plot of the show. However when it comes to Arthur’s love for Merlin it’s more subtle and sometimes difficult to even grasp, and I started thinking why that was, aside from the obvious fact that Arthur has a lot of trouble expressing his emotions affection or otherwise. I think it also lies in the fact that Merlin knows Arthur intrinsically throughout the show; he is one of the closest people to Arthur, and sees him for who he really is. Arthur admits as much.

Sure, Arthur knows Merlin but the main part of the plot is that he really doesn't know Merlin. Merlin wants him to desperately understand him and “see me for who I am” but he can't yet. And I think this subconsciously creates a barrier in the way in which Arthur can care for Merlin, and how Merlin can let himself be seen by Arthur.

Which is why I think he was also so hurt when the magic reveal happens because more than the betrayal of Merlin having magic, it was the betrayal of Merlin not letting Arthur see him for who he really is and for hiding a main part of himself. Arthur says it himself “why did you never tell me” that’s what hurt him the most.

I think the most damning piece of evidence for this is the fact that while we see snippets of Arthur’s feelings for Merlin thought the show, the biggest signs are in the last episode after the magic reveal; in which he finally gets to understand Merlin, and this time REALLY know Merlin, and as the barriers of what held them back from understanding each other truly fall away, Arthur evidently “falls in love with Merlin all over again”. We see him actually express himself to Merlin.

This is another reason why I think if anyone was ever to create another season of Merlin after Arthur’s return, it’s physically impossible not to make it about Merlin and Arthur acknowledging their feelings for each other. Because there is no way forward without them acknowledging how deeply they care for each other, obviously anyone is free to argue what kind of love that is, but its impossible not to see the deep love there either way.

They always knew they loved each other, just maybe never realising how much and what that means, because its almost second nature to everything that they do.

[sentientstump]

i have a (very evil) question to ask... who's your favorite miracle mask character? favorite to draw, favorite to think about, favorite in general? :)

i will let the images speak.....

thank you for the ask! (⁠~⁠‾⁠▿⁠‾⁠)⁠~

[kenobifitz]

once again, kelly can't focus on the plot simply because rafael looks too pretty‼️‼️‼️

good lord....

[keiksy-cake]

Hetalia Gangsta 546 (I've skipped 542-5 for now🙈)

My baby was in the new chapter and ahhhh I love him so much I just HAD to tl it ASAP! 🙈

542 is like 12 pages so I couldn't wait and I also only did pg 1 of this chapter (since the rest is just info on the UK brothers or smth), but once again @escape-chan is translating these at a much faster rate and has all the recent chapters if you're feeling impatient as well. I will do my best to catch up, but if the next chapter features my beloved precious absolutely adorable babygirl Korol, I may or may not skip ahead again...

[theaceace]

imagining a world in which Simon agreed to go with Edwin and try to escape hell, imagining Simon developing an immediate and very inadvisable crush on the cute guy that just threw a grenade at a demon and Edwin's reaction to that, imagining the reaction of Charles Overprotective Rowland when he finds out that the guy Edwin insists on dragging along with them is one of the guys that sacrificed him to a demon in the first place, imagining the Night Nurse's face when three dead boys pop back through the door instead of two

[gingermintpepper]

Why did Apollo favor the trojans in the Illiad?

So, dear Anon, I've been thinking about how to answer this question since I got it a couple days ago and I think I kind of want to make something clear before I get into it.

The Iliad by itself as a poem only covers some of the events that occur in the final year of a long protracted conflict that had been brewing for at least two decades and was an active war for ten. Within the space of the Iliad itself, the motivations and affairs of the major players are often referenced but there are many, many parts of the story that are not there because they belong to a different story cycle that has been since lost or was never recorded with words. In the space of the Iliad Apollo's motivations are questioned a lot - his pride is questioned by Poseidon who thinks Apollo should be just as angry at the Trojans as he considering Apollo was treated equally as poorly by Laomedon while they worked together. His honour is questioned by Hera who chastises him for taking the Trojans' side when he'd proclaimed that Achilles would live a long life and prosper at Thetis and Peleus' wedding. His own sister calls him a coward for refusing to fight when Zeus gives permission for the gods to go wild on the battlefield. For all that there's this image of Apollo in the Iliad as some staunch and unwavering protector of the Trojans, believe it or not, I largely think of Apollo as neutral in the war.

Which, I suppose, comes back to the question - why did Apollo favour the Trojans? The truthful answer is that I don't know. The Iliad and all its connected stories isn't something I've done enough research on to have an answer or a reference to an answer off the top of my head. The reasoning I'm aware of is that Apollo was a Patron God of Troy and really a god doesn't need any reason besides that to protect his people but it's not like Apollo abandoned the Greeks either. Calchas is the biggest example of that I can point to - descended directly from a priest of Apollo and one who attributed his mantic power to the god, Calchas was pivotal in ensuring the Greeks even got to Troy in the first place.

From a personal perspective however, I think Apollo was more dedicated to the house of Priam than he was the city of Troy itself. Apollo's affection for that house and all its members ran deep - from his admiration of Hecuba and Hector to his love and attempted courtship of Cassandra to his blessings given to Helenus, Deiphobos, Cassandra, Troilus and even his partnership with Paris - Apollo loved the house of Priam. When you think about the times Apollo lashes out against the Greeks, it's generally because they've done some nonsense to earn his ire. The plague was caused by Agamemnon disrespecting his priest, his aid in the slaughter of Patroclus was because he didn't respect him, his minor grudge against Diomedes too was because he tried to test Apollo's mettle and well, the less said about Achilles the better. Apart from his obvious favouring of Hector in the skirmishes, Apollo doesn't really oppose the Greeks. He has a ton of reasons to by the time the Iliad rolls around, including avenging the death of two of his sons, but he remains mostly satisfied with conducting his father's business and overseeing the war from a somewhat professional perspective. To me, it's always been less about Apollo caring about the fate of Troy as a city itself and more about him just really wanting to protect the people in the city that he's come to love and respect.

Of course, I encourage you to take my words with a big tablespoon of salt - like I said, I don't really know enough about the facts in particular to give a solid, confident answer but I can give you my interpretation of it. Maybe consult someone like @littlesparklight for a more comprehensive and grounded response 🤔

[singsofsilver]

let me be the one to say / i wouldn't dream this any other way.

happy 2 yr anniversary with my rockstar!! my one and only, the love of my life, my other half. i love you so much, Chai, and i could never imagine a life without knowing you. 🧡💜

[shannonsketches]

I grabbed a bunch of caps for that last post so here's a few more in my favorite genre of bejíta

[nyoomerr]

I am so maddeningly obsessed w your binggeyuan "hate is just another word for love" fic dude I'm insane about this. I've read it like. 8 times. Xin Mo shattering at the end finalizes everything so neatly but God I cannot help but wish there was more. Beautiful beautiful stuff. I would elect you Governor if I knew what they did

before you stands a normal plush doll. there is nothing wrong with him. he is only a plush and so he does not have feelings, but even if he did, they would be very normal feelings with nothing wrong with them, too :)

fdkjgh i'm glad you like that fic so much though, thank you! i really do love bingge best when he's so fucked up it's pathetic... <- normal opinion

i don't have any plans to write more for that au, but i can promise that there is an absolutely batshit insane bingmei-ification plot awaiting them both in that world lmao. good luck sy you really got this bingge especially fucked up and you didn't even know he was real !

[bright-hope-spot-19]

All right, so there's this Kankuro hc I have that I wanted to share. It kinda has to do with him having lower self-esteem in regards to his looks and physical appearance. Like, he's proud and confident in everything except his looks, and no, it's not a "because he looks like his dad" situation.

So, we know that most girls in Suna are cray-cray for Gaara. Girls love him, think he's dreamy, and sigh longingly when they see him. They think he's the ideal man (not knowing Gaara is not attracted to women. And absolutely in love with Naruto, btw). So, Kankuro grows up used to that adoration his brother receives from the female populace. He's made up peace with the fact that people love Gaara, and he's proud of him for it! He's fine with just being the 'mysterious black clad figure' constantly watching Gaara's back in the background. After all, Kankuro is also a very private person.

That is, until one day, he decides to go run an errand. Idk what it could be. Maybe he's just quickly going grocery shopping or going to get some parts for his puppet's limbs, or Temari asked him to go get her something (Maybe she's on her period, so being the good brother he is, Kankuro goes buy her favorite candy). The core of the matter is he's in a hurry, so he goes out completely bare-faced and in a t-shirt. The moment he steps foot into the street, all eyes are on him. Initially, the people don't recognize him cause they're not used to their young prince going out like that. But oh boy, the moment they do.

They're whispering about him and how good-looking he is, girls immediately start drooling for him cause 'dayum, look at Lord Kankuro's biceps." Some girls are even reported fainting and suffering nosebleeds cause Kankuro smiled their way. Kankuro is, of course, unaware of all this. Simply cause he's not used to people reacting that way to him. These reactions are usually reserved only for Gaara. So, the whole time he's out, he's thinking like "damn, wonder what everyone is whispering about. It must be a really hot day for people to literally start fainting out of the blue."

Until he gets home, and he tells his siblings and their reactions are pure gold. Gaara just sighs cause yeah, he's kinda bad at understanding human relationships, but not even he is that dense. While Temari just rubs her temples and finally speaks up: "Kankuro, they were all taken aback by you and your appearance. They're not used to seeing you showing so much skin, so it vaporized their minds the moment you did." And he's like,"Yeah, no way. We know people simp for Gaara. But me? Never happened before." So she goes and simply holds up a mirror up to him so that he'll see himself like "Yeah, you were expecting to go out like that and get 0 reactions? Kankuro open your fucking eyes, the people love you just as much as they love Gaara." And at that sudden moment that realization dawns on him, he's just like 😮😯😧 cause it's the first time he's experienced something like that.

Needless to say that after that, Kankuro starts going out bare-faced a lot more often, paying more attention to the way people do indeed stare at him. I even like to hc that when she sees him, Matsuri's friend Sari (the girl with the long dark hair who's always hanging out with Matsuri) immediately becomes infatuated with Kankuro, jumping camps from the Gaara fangirls club to start her own club for Kank fangirls. That club would quickly gain lots of fans and members, especially from younger girls who not only find him attractive but would also like to become puppet users themselves, but were too scared and intimidated cause puppetry is a very male dominated field. The moment Kankuro finds out about them, he gives a public speech about puppetry being a field for everyone and that he's very happy to see so many girls interested in the field now, and that he was willing to start giving puppetry lessons if it made more people pick up puppets as a fighting style.

His popularity would skyrocket after that, to the point that Temari would kinda start complaining cause there's a ridiculous uptick in puppet users compared to tessen users or people in any other shinobi fields, and that could end up becoming a problem. To the point Kankuro has to once again go and give another speech encouraging young aspiring Suna kunoichi to pick up other fields than puppetry cause "holy shit guys, don't just do this for me or just to be closer to me. That ain't helping anyone."

I just think that'd be neat.

[jash-updates]

Most normal energy drink consumer

[leverage-ot3]

hozier starting to sing take me to church and then unfurling a pride flag healed something in me actually

if you listen closely you can hear me yell ‘oh my god’ when he does it

[ryonello]

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[culpeppercheckers721]

Holy shit y’all, apparently I’ve been on this platform for one year now… 👁️👄👁️

Honestly, after years of being too socially anxious and also just. Generally scared of Tumblr because I’d only heard exaggerated negative things about it, I could not be more grateful for how genuinely welcoming and friendly you all have been! 😂

Thank you to all of my followers, everyone who’s ever interacted with my posts, regardless of how small or large a scale it was on— you are seen and you are so appreciated!

Thank you all for one year of so much support, & here’s to hopefully many more! 🥳🎉❤️