#architects understand

[brainrotcharacters]

whatever level of insanity odysseus was under when he spat "you don't think I know my own palace? I built it" I'm down

[catebees]

oooh ahh how about ✨ The Architect ✨ tee hee I love your line work! 💖

Long long maaaaan

[kacievvbbbb]

I feel like the main reason this evil shanks theory is so prevalent (besides the private meeting the the gorsei which up even I can’t explain) is that his general cheeriness and lackadaisical disposition is more of a presented front, a mask to be slipped on and off at will which would be fine if he weren’t often put in the same boat as Roger and Luffy two people ( for as much as we know about roger) who have no masks at all.

Don’t get me wrong I’m pretty sure that Shanks is a naturally happy, good natured dude but he’s also the most politically minded pirate we have seen on the show (and some of these pirates were actual politicians) like I’m pretty sure Roger is more mature and secretive than Luffy ( makes sense he’s older and has seen more of the world) but with both of them you never get the sense that their silliness is something they are putting on for the direct purpose of making themselves less of a threat. They both can get serious when the situation calls for it but that feels more of an extension of their already established personality more than a hidden personality.

While with shanks it’s undeniable that something changed within him and his goals the day Roger died I don’t know if Roger actually told him something or if he just wasn’t dealing with the abandonment well it was probably a mix of both honestly. But yeah Shanks comes off as a guy with his ear to the ground someone who has schemes on schemes on schemes. he’s someone playing in the long run, kind of like crocodile but not nefarious. And when compared with a straight forward head first always kinda guy like Luffy, like he often is, he can come off a little suspicious.

There’s something that’s a little fake about his cheer, something a little too performative about his optimism and foolishness. I think it’s a mix of; he’s housing a deep sadness, he’s more of a realist that an optimist and also dudes just a pacifist unlike like luffy who loves to brawl ( like luffy knows when it’s better not to fight but he also loves a good fight) and he would rather deescalate a situation than fight it out and sometimes the easiest way to do that is with an air of cluelessness and making yourself seem less of a threat which makes it so much more jarring but effective when he reveals just how big a threat he is. but I can see why people think it’s suspicious.

(Interestingly even when luffy tries to emulate this behavior like when he first encountered Bellamy at the pub his plan is to just not react which while in the same vain is very different than Shanks actively playing the drunken good natured take it on the chin role for the bandits Luffy was still essentially himself he just refused to react while Shanks played a role which made it more terrifying and effective when he stopped)

Also it doesn’t help that until recently he’s largely been missing from the narrative with just a man echoing or a whisper here or there of how powerful he is.

But I think we should remember that Shank’s goal is essentially world peace. and peace, a true lasting peace, is just a little more of a precarious balancing act, than utmost freedom. For freedom you have to destroy the old game, for peace you have to learn to play a new one, hopefully with a bit more kindness injected into the foundation.

[infernal-lamb]

The writer for Cotl mentioned smth about the bishops mourning that all things must end, including them—and I wonder if the Lamb will internalize that lesson? Will The “I fucking Love Being In the Cycle” Lamb know that they too will one day end? Do they care? Will they try to put a wrench in the gears of their own Death? Will The Last (Lamb) Truly Be Immortal? Do you think eventually they will tire of their role?

just thinking some #thoughts

[elswing]

i definitely think eärien is the most underrated out of the rings of power ocs and i say this lovingly i need her to join the king's men go absolutely insane and burn people alive in sacrifice to morgoth (she WILL design that temple.) also think it would be neat if kemen joined the faithful as a direct foil to her downfall. he needs to die as well btw

[brother-emperors]

‘carthago delenda est’ okay but consider that in 2000+ years someone is going to want to draw some comics and I don't have the prerequisite skills to do architectural reconstructions

[styxbugg]

They make the doozer sticks rainbow for June, like a major corporation would

Pt 2 to this

[faaun]

Jack Marsh (2005), Friendship Otherwise - Toward a Levinasian Description of Personal Friendship

[artemis-artblog]

"Alhaitham is the Kevsu lovechild" "Kaveh is Voidwelt's lovechild" okay, then give me the awkward Kavetham family dinner where they realize that two of their dads had beef in the past

Taglist: @mocha-bunbun @creaturre @lauch-for-everyone

part 2

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

the beginning of the editing process - clean n fresh

the aftermath - desecrated

i’ve made a lot of notes on future changes and additions along with further contextualisation, overall a lot more essay content!! Hope to have the essay finished and ready to upload in a few weeks! I’ll be posting some excerpts that stand out to me as i edit <3333

(Update: The essay is now live! It can be accessed here and here as a pdf <3)

[sylas-dove]

if ryley robinson ever met al-an he would kick that weird goat's entire ass btw. i love al-an as much as the next guy but please remember that he trapped the sea emperor leviathan at the bottom of the crater and killed one of her babies and also the rest of her species bc it was directly his fault that kharaa got released onto the planet & killed everything.

[cirwedh]

New Tin Hat Theory from my husband:

Corypheus: “…for I have seen the throne of the gods and it was empty.”

If the fade reflects the physical world, maybe the throne was empty bc you weren’t sitting in it?

[planet4546b]

op misinterpreted my taaaaaaags i was being serious i was not /j. im serious i really do hate green architecture…….

[cyliph]

The assumption thingy/ ask game!

Im calling it! You seem like a huge biology/zoology enthusiast.

You have a taste for intricate world building, with emphasis on structure!, history, and architect!

I imagen you have many books under your sleeve lolol

(for an ask thing I’ll repost later xp)

Ohhh ty! I’m an actual degreed biologist/chemist (not practiced, but that’s how the job market is rn) with super major interest in zoology, ecology, and evolution.

And yes I love worldbuilding hehe. Especially if it’s an excuse for me to learn more about a topic. Architects are my recent fixation ‘cause there’s so much unanswered in the games. I could probably ramble on my headcanons for hours ;u; my poor sister gets the brunt of it

And bless you lol, I’m actually a very poor reader when it comes to fiction. I usually end up lost in my own ideas if I’m not taking notes. Sometimes I can get through cover to cover if it’s a good romance or interesting world, but I’m liable to abandon ship midway

That’s why I have like 10 subnautica fanfics in my bookmarks who said that

[spybrarian]

Chapters: 1/1 Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jade Claymore/Kit Tanthalos Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Rebuilding, Healing, A little heartache, A little cheese but no actual cheese, many kisses

Prompt: Home and family (found or otherwise)

Summary:

The deluge shows no sign of stopping. It lasts for days, but then, perhaps it needs to. The earth in the Immemorial City has been thirsty for a long, long time.

There’s a lot to wash away.

OR

Set directly after the end of The Architect of Catastrophe, Kit wrestles with the concept of her future.

[fredoesque]

jopson/dundy.. just saying words recreationally atp