#army brats

[this-hopeless-war]

vent rant:

I read a couple articles about how being a military kid effects people and like I thought I was making shit up but apparently not

it's deadass known that military kids have higher rates of severe anger, abandonment, attachment, and anxiety issues, and higher rates of problem with suicidal thoughts and etc. I've never seen anyone take these issues seriously except other military kids and just my best friend cause they've seen how it fucked me up.

Studies have even shown that military kids don't get used to moving even though they do it so much, i've deadass had adults TELL ME i'm used to it

I saw part of an article that said something about grown up military kids saying they never feel completely home anywhere, i already knew that no matter where I am even if I go back home ill never fully be okay anywhere but this just kinda confirms it

i'll never be in the group of kids thatve known each other since elementary, I always have literally been "the outsider" and even if I go back home someday I still will be

and yes I know being a military has all those positive effects like lower divorce rates and adaptability and but if one more adult tells me how lucky I am and how "when we were your age we didn't have phones you can stay in touch that must be nice" i'm gonna start bawling

guess what you didn't move across the country 6 times before you were 13 and you didn't need a phone to stay in touch with the kids down the road did you

(yes I also know other military kids move more than that but i'm tired of hearing that too, we can acknowledge we all have issues without putting each other down)

I miss them so much

[the-army-brat-and-the-nerd]

Clark Kent beaming and blushing for being entitled to the cutest most adorkable nickname in comic book history

[candymay]

GUESS

[whats-9plus10]

Metalocaypse is 18 years old today let's send them to war

[ito-itonomen]

it's all fun and games until "prim proper, prissy Lily" Clawthorne reaches her breaking point and busts out the *Fun* cuss words she learned from spending 30 odd years in a military cult and shows her nibblings the stick and poke tattoos hidden up her sleeves that she did herself in barrack on the shoulder at nineteen

[thatkindagirl2]

[flo-n-flon]

I'm having trouble drawing lately but I had a mighty need to doodle Faile Bashere: Lady. Hunter of the Horn. Falcon

[smallcloisville]

When someone mentions how Lois ca-

Lois: ARMY BRAT!

-n handle herself.

[scenedenial]

@kayyqua and i are having big feelings about baby richie rn 💔

[violentclown555]

Happy late 4/20! I have a disease!

My two favorite premades. And yes, they smoke weed.

Rambling+alts under the cut

Just two guys hanging out (they should,,, shotgun the bubbles,,,,, I thinkg.........) (Also tanks outfit is losely based on a fit someone gave him, I've been crazy ab it for a long time)

Literally have no idea wtf I was doing while drawing this (was on mobile). Also pls excuse the absolutely humongous bubble blower thang, the sketch was made in a panic (wanted to post on 4/20, failed) while high off my balls and hiding in my wifes boobs!!!

[kyoshi-lesbians]

sure we could ask ourselves what azula would've been like if she wasn't a princess. but we don't have to because that's rangi. that is rangi

[isassolace]

Eddie being a veteran makes me feel lowkey seen as a child of one (specifically through Chris)

I’ve seen my dad in situations like Eddie has experienced (flashbacks, more so). I’ve seen how he stiffens up and calls out when there’s a loud noise (4th of july), I’ve seen how his service has affected his life and how it’ll continue to.

I’ve SEEN how shitty the VA can be. I’ve SEEN the cost of war. I’ve gone to cemeteries filled with the gravestones of lost souls, including my father’s friends. He doesn’t like going to them because it’s too much to remember.

Even though it’s not Memorial Day or Veterans Day, remember what armed servicemen and women have done for us. It’s so overlooked and it hurts when someone asks me “why are you not excited for the break‽” when it’s much more then just a break. It’s a day of remembrance for those who never got the chance to take off their uniforms, it’s a day for those who couldn’t get the uniform out of their mind, and it’s a day for those who had the choice to take it off and “forget”.

I’m saying this because Veterans Day is in November and people never take it seriously. I don’t like when people talk shit about veterans and their families because of what the US has done. I’ve been in physical altercations because people have disrespected my dad because of his service. I cherish the lives lost and the ones who struggle.

These days of remembrance are much more than just a holiday. Eddie story is much more than just a backstory for a character. It has been someone’s life.

[the-army-brat-and-the-nerd]

Clark Kent's ultimate guide to charm the woman of your dreams : treat her to coffee.

[insp]

[galadrielspeaks]

just thinking about thranduil and how he categorises his life and how the events of his life affects the way he rules his kingdom…. how so much of his development was defined by huge cataclysmic tragedies… thinking about how his youth is defined as before Doriath and his adulthood is defined as After Doriath… how when he became a prince he probably held on to his more idealistic beliefs only to be sternly reminded of the fickleness of life during war….. how the entire kingdom of the woodland realm probably has a Before Dagorlad and an After. how could you not after losing your king and the majority of your people? it is incredibly telling how these events of Thranduil’s past has affected his rule and everything about him down to his parenting. he understands he’s alone. that’s tragic. but he also understands his kingdom is alone. he’s a lonely king. there's no one higher than him, no one to seek advice from. he understands he is the final defender of a kingdom and he is fighting an inherited war, he has first hand witnessed the tragedies of this war and has been directly critically affected by it, he is just as much a victim of Sauron as his people. his nobility offers him zero protection, at any point he could lose everything, and yet he remains empathetic. he remains kind. he remains generous. he obviously sees the worth in fighting, he refuses to give up fully. he is (reasonably!) incredibly cautious which some call him an isolationist or consider him fickle for, during events like his refusal of gandalf’s invitation to the White Council but it becomes incredibly clear why he is like this when it’s put into context of his past. he has trusted allies before, he has seen what has happened. to join an organisation full of ring bearer’s as the sole leader of a nation with no ring to protect his people is almost an insult. they would not and do not understand what it takes to lead in that situation. Thranduil and all of his people are living in the after of the war of the last alliance. why would they join another? Thranduil has put his people first. He recognises that they themselves are the only ones who understand just how at risk they are. and yet with all of this in mind it should noted that he allies himself with men (who historically have experienced and understand the dangerous climate of their respective nations) and creates trade routes with them to provide for his people and also provides aid to them. and it is noted in the text that Legolas has been raised incredibly happily, and he is well-adjusted. throughout fighting a seemingly losing war thranduil found it implicitly important to raise his son with joy and hope. i like to believe he understands the importance of childhood whimsy and enchantment and worked to instill and maintain his child’s innocence. he raised his son as trauma-free as he could (saying this bc we do not know if his mother is dead or sailed or not but either way to be without the mother is traumatic but besides that Legolas appears to be generally mentally healthy). despite knowing first hand just how cruel and painful life is he did not feel the need to raise his child to be prepared and worried about very real threats. rather he raised his child happily, and simply worked to give his son the skills he needed to survive and to defend himself. usually military father's who have expreienced a great deal of trauma and haven't processed it correctly tend to succumb to the urge to raise their children to understand the cruelty of the world, and loathe their children for their innocence. i think that in thranduil not doing this with legolas, we can infer that he has taken time to healthily process his experiences. I believe that Thranduil is an incredibly important figure in the Lord of the Rings because he is truly an incredible example of someone who learns from their mistakes, learns from tradegy, who learns from life. i think that Thranduil never wanted to be a King, it is a responsibility that fell into his lap unwillingly and that is why he is a successful and well-loved ruler.

[detectivehole]

[stromuprisahat]

Ruin and Rising- Chapter 18

Kefta isn't just some coat, it's a protective gear and a symbol of Grisha pride and value.

This is when Second Army was still working organization with clearly set ranks and order:

The Healer nodded. “Give her your kefta,” Ivan said to her. The woman frowned but hesitated only a moment before she shrugged out of her red kefta and handed it to me.

Shadow and Bone Chapter 4

... while the Healer obeys, her first reaction is displeasure and hesitation.

Somehow, Alina's teen monarchy-supporting gang stealing if off corpses of those, who fought against them, against what they represent, feels more sacrilegious than drüskelle wall of genocide.

Those are at least honest about their hatred and intentions.