#as a treat !!!

[catastrophic-crow]

almost this whole video i was thinking "t... cruise?" like the guy from mission impossible?

...i mean i guess i didn't really like him, but i didn't know people thought he was that ugly..... 😭

it’s safe to say i think about this video at least four times a day, i can quote almost the whole thing from memory

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

*slams open the door* oh my moon and stars, listen LISTEN. you as a creature of the Primordial Abyss who blends in with mankind.

days, weeks, months and years, you've spent watching humanity. peering through the cracks of darkness, gazing into the light. it's fascinating- the Abyss never changes, the mortals are everchanging. they dance and laugh and celebrate everything, such a stark difference from your home steeped in decay and night. oh, how you wish to join them! to sit under the sun in the day and sleep under the stars in the eve, surrounded by kindness and light. but you're a corrupted thing, all made of shadows and plague- you would kill any human you touched, infecting their body with Abyssal energy even if you didn't mean to. you will never belong with humanity. ever.

but... there's nothing wrong with just observing, right?

so you watch. and you wait. human traits and mannerisms are all so varied, it takes centuries for you conjure even the barest trace of a human disguise, a clumsy first attempt but an attempt nonetheless. you work on this second skin, almost perfect apart from the dark splatters over parts of your skin that never seem to fade, no matter what you do. that's alright- humans wear lovely garments and decorations as well, all spangled and glittering. you'll cover them up with some of those, of course, donning the disguise for the first time and shivering, cool skin where there used to be just haze. your hands are still dotted with deep purple and tiny twinkling stars, but most of the rest is so human, so mortal, and you can't help but tap your feet in delight.

quietly, you steal out of the Abyss, up and away to the topside world.

it's beautiful. all the lights and cities, the flowers and endless oceans. you still don't dare to touch anyone, out of fear the Abyss with corrode them, but the humans smile and greet you all the same, not seeing or perhaps looking past the peculiarities in your behavior as you try to adapt. you spend nights under the open sky, staring up at the clouds and constellations as the patterns on your hands shift and weave into a smile.

something approaches you, one evening, slow and careful. you recognize it immediately as Abyssal- yet it's too human to be completely contaminated. the monster creeps closer, keeping low to the ground until he's sitting over you, curiously back on his haunches. you blink. he blinks a singular eye, all faceted sapphire and seas.

the beast lowers his head and gently nudges your hand, your fingers finding themselves in his hair. there's not a lick of pain on his face, only quiet contentment and relief.

gingerly you move your hand back and forth, and your eyes shine with delight when he begins to purr.

[noapollegies]

Random Jimmy Headcanons

and some bonus pre-canon Jimmy + Curly Dynamics ig

Is younger than Curly, but he looks so much older than he actually is because of stress/drugs/the haggard and irritated expression on his face

Has a habit of chewing his nails, or just randomly picking at his teeth with his nails. Not in front of other people, though he forgets not to do it in front of Curly. Jimmy chews on them until they're all torn and one of them is bleeding, and then doesn't chew on them much again until they're decently long. He doesn't maintain his nails in any other way.

Doesn't bother to match his socks. Too much effort. In fact, they just are all in one wrinkly pile in his drawers.

Smokes cigarettes when on Earth, and the nicest thing he owns is a fancy refillable lighter that Curly bought him for his birthday years and years ago

Curly bought it because Jimmy was a chronic lighter thief at parties and waited to give it to him until his birthday to avoid having to talk about it. Curly has had several lighters stolen by Jimmy, but they're all shitty disposable ones anyway.

Extra jumpy, unable to sleep, and more distracted during the beginning of any long haul because he refuses to quit smoking and just suffers through withdrawal symptoms every time. Thinks using nicotine patches/gum to help manage the symptoms would make him seem weak.

Actually somewhat more nicer during this period, because he doesn't have the energy to pay attention to anyone else. Maybe 'nice' is the wrong word. Not actively antagonistic.

Prefers verbal confrontations rather than physical ones. He'll fight dirty and mean, but it is more of an ego boost to rip someone apart with his words, because he didn't even need to put in the effort of touching them.

Doesn't drink much, overall. He will drink a little to seem normal at social events, but would much rather smoke some weed or cigarettes to relax. Jimmy is an angry, violent drunk like his father before him who smashes things and is even more blatant about picking fights and trying to get someone to try and take a swing at him

Has done so in front of Curly on Earth. Curly does not stop him because a) Jimmy would be pissed at him later b) he did not want a flying elbow to the face and c) if Curly let Jimmy get that drunk, chances are that Curly was in a poor mood himself, and contents himself with watching Jimmy take his anger on someone else

Curly doesn't want Jimmy to self destruct but sometimes it is tiring being his friend.

Actually gives really good compliments, especially to Curly. It's the right level of begrudging respect from someone with his attitude, and it's both purposeful and entirely accidental. Does it just infrequently enough to make it seem like one could actually earn Jimmy's actual fondness and respect consistently, if they just tried hard enough, if they just listened to what he needs a bit more, if they were a little less selfish and unforgiving of his behavior

Not a fan of dessert or sweet things. He didn't grow up eating them for anything except special occasions, and still sees them as a pointless indulgence. He spitefully eats whatever sweet things Curly buys him because Curly should be spending his money on Jimmy, it's what Jimmy deserves.

Curly has misinterpreted this as Jimmy really, really loving sweet things. Curly himself doesn't even like sweet things, either, he prefers sour things if he must have dessert. However, when they go out and grab dinner, or Curly is buying for a group that includes Jimmy, he buys some for Jimmy because it seems to make him happy and a happy Jimmy is a quiet and untroublesome Jimmy.

So they're just two guys, sharing a slice of cake, neither of them particularly enjoying themselves.

One of them is enjoying the fact that the other is not enjoying himself. The other finds comfort in it.

At least they're having a shitty time together?

[torchwood-99]

Poor Eowyn just wants to go stab things.

[xblackmariahx]

i wasn't aware any of these things were issues

4K CELEBRATION: FAVORITE SHOWS THAT DESERVED BETTER ↳ Shadow and Bone • Priya (@saharzahids) they're a 10 but Netflix cancelled them anyway (insp)

[the-northern-continent]

This is probably relatable to no one, but one of my absolute favorite things to do in Dragon Age games is to kick the 2nd playthrough up to Nightmare mode… but instead of playing the combat as intended, I do the doofiest, most cheesed-up nonsense to powerlevel my way past problems.

In Inquisition I would drop into stealth and then run around the Hissing Wastes reading the most xp-rich journals known to man. In Veilguard I just defeated the qamekmaster at around level 8. Well, “defeated” is a strong word, I stood on the tiny strip of balcony that counts as “in the combat area” without actually dropping into the room. Under my very heroic supervision, Lucanis and Harding handled the problem.

I got almost 2 full levels out of it. 😅

[confusioncorvid]

Thinking about link’s (wild) death scars glowing like the shrine of resurrection water, in low light.

[yalibat]

welvorine

[bootleg-grandpa]

"Stan has no idea, but he did it. He saved the world. He saved me. You're our hero, Stanley."

*Something something*- no matter againts who or what-Stan will always protect his bro

[claypigeonpottery]

sold

[shyaringan]

in the eye of the beholder 💚

[nonebinary-leftbeef]

DEVASTATING the lyric you've been mishearing is better than the real one

[inkvild]

the...the guys...the people..

[kirdoodl]

Just a thing I thought of at school

[wolfythewitch]

son. my son