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bookwyrminspiration · 1 year

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I fell down a rabbit hole (and visited this blog a few times while doing so) and now I am a firm believer of the "Gethen is Sophie's father" theory. Thank you. This has been most informative and I will proceed to turn this theory around in my head fifty-nine times this week.

Anyway, while journeying down this rabbit hole, I came across a piece of information I found quite interesting and wondered your thoughts on it. What do you make of Gethen figuring out that Sophie's an enhancer in Flashback, especially when considering that it's not an ability that was planned by the Black Swan?

!! You're welcome!! Glad my blog can be of some assistance! The Sophie's father dilemma is one that's been plaguing me for years

Also, I've never put together that detail before--though Gethen doesn't explicitly mention enhancing, or that he definitively knows what her 5th ability is at this point in the story.

For clarity, he says: "And in case you've manifested something we don't know about, let's get you more contained, shall we? Though I'm pretty sure the only ability you're hiding has to do with those gloves." (Flashback, p. 81).

The separation between "something they don't know about" and "the only ability she's hiding" (her enhancing) seems intended to imply the enhancing isn't part of the unknown. But the Neverseen are notorious for their tricks and games, for the shows they put on, and who's to say they're not full of shit here? That it's not bravado intended to unsettle her and make her feel like they know too much. Perhaps all they've done is notice she's wearing gloves now and they're trying to antagonize her about it and remind her she's being watched. They could be taking a stab in the dark, they haven't actually revealed anything except for their noticing the gloves. Which anyone could do.

However! Let's presume his goading is indicative of further knowledge, and that he's correctly guessed her ability: enhancing. That's quite a specific ability to guess, not a common or well-known one. Mr. Forkle had to explain it to the group, not just Sophie. We could assume this is because they're young, and Gethen as an adult had heard of it simply by being alive longer.

or, perhaps he'd heard of it because its an ability his family has personal experience with. Not Gethen himself, but perhaps his parents, grandparents, a sibling, etc. And perhaps he was correctly able to guess what Sophie's genetics had done because they share them. It's possible the enhancing comes from Oralie's side of the family, what with touch-based abilities, but it's equally as possible it came from her father. A father who would then be able to guess it could manifest in her, a touch-based ability that she'd want to control--which can't be controlled except with a barrier, such as, oh i don't know, gloves (they didn't know it was possible to mentally control at this point in time). Gloves that they noticed.

It's quite interesting to think about. Was it just a manner of them figuring it out for themselves based on observation, or does Gethen have a unique knowledge here...

#kotlc #kotlc theories #quil's queries #thepaceperson #long post #and you're right!! especially considering the black swan didn't plan it!#it just happened #so I'm really curious. does he actually know? or was it bravado?#because that really changes things #fascinating to think about...#shannon please put us out of our misery with this dilemma soon there has been. so much theorizing </3 #(not saying not to send asks like this I'm saying </3 because I've thought myself in circles on the subject so many times #that I don't know what to do with myself anymore!)

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oobbbear · 9 months

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I want to post this here too because I’ve seen it happen a few times

Please understand that there are cultural differences and language differences, if you see this happening let the person clarify what they meant, that person might just not be familiar with words the western side of the internet use

#bearz rambling tag #no it’s not really possible to let everyone who uses this term to change #because as far as I know this is the most common word with use on Chinese websites #I didn’t know that pairing are called ‘ship’ here #like why would I even know that #‘ship’ makes zero sense to me #it took me a while to learn the fandom language people speak here #it’s hard #give people time #shipping culture is very different too #Like on Chinese site you HAVE to clarify the Top and the Bottom of this ship in the ship name #it is very very important to them #people who like the same ship but with different Top Bottom preference will fight till no end #imagine how confused I was when I first got here #where there’s no top bottom differences #it’s not really a smut thing #it’s more a dynamic thing #AxB and BxA is very different #oh I can talk so much about the differences on fandom cultures #if ya are interested in more please feel free to ask #it’s very interesting to me #I wanna talk about it

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bixels · 5 months

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Scary Sunset.

I'm concepting things way outta order in this story, but I'm sure you can piece things together. Context is for a storybeat where, after defeating and capturing Adagio (thus having all three sirens in her possession), Sunset enacts her revenge plot to release the sirens on Canterlot as Thea discovers she's been manipulated. In a confrontation, the two scuffle and fight over the siren orbs while Sunset struggles with her conflicting wants and emotions.

#mlp #sunset shimmer #twilight sparkle #twiset #the orbs are the glass balls sunset carries on her back btw its in her cast line up art #deep down sunset hates thea. she was named “twilight” by celestia. the time of day succeeding sunset. she was always her replacement #but at this point in the story sunset's also fallen for thea. so it's also a conflict of wills in sunset. love or hatred.#hence the “don't make me do this” language. she's rationalizing her hatred and violence as thea forcing her hand and getting in her way #when in reality she doesn't need to do any of this. it's her last stand and outburst to cling to a life of revenge that she's grown too #fond of. because she knows thea has the power to change that and disrupt her identity as a pathetic victim who fell from glory #and that's scary. thea's a very scary thing to sunset because suddenly sunset wants something and to be someone new.#she suddenly wants to change. to be better for someone else. and she never thought or believed that could be an option for her #anyways toxic yuri yayyy #my art #the grand galloping 20s #character design #i hope i got across the pained conflicted emotions in sunset's face tho i belabored over them these past 3 days #i hope a look of anger and dissonance and guilt and “oh god i don't really wanna hurt you please just obey me” while trying to intimidate #is readable. if so it's all in the eyebrows babey

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arsenicflame · 4 months

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Bonus round! Do you use a queue tag?

#ive been super curious about this because people seem to have really strong opinions on the queue! so many people seem to HATE it #but i love using the queue! i dont really know exactly why i like it so much- i started using in like... 2016 and its a fundamental part of #my tumblr experience now. i think i started off just using it for offline hours so id hit most my american mutuals (/ for aes posts)#but these days basically everything goes in my queue (cept time sensitive things & like. current hype and original posts-#anything 'normal' posting is in the queue)#idk it feels. nice to me! i like to spread out my posting and not rb 30 things in half an hour and then disappear for the rest of the day #esp since my spaces are so circular- the same post runs on my dash a dozen times minimum. and i get to put it on ur dash a week late!!!#and its so nice to have small interactions with mutuals in incompatible timezones; to open up my notifications in the morning #and go: oh! my friends were here <3 #its such a Part of the tumblr experience for me i dont think i could ever truly change now. maybe switch to timed queueing #but my availability changes so much i prefer to just. know i guess #but (i am so sorry for all that) im curious about how other people feel!!!!!! itd be so interesting to hear abt why people do/do not like i #i know some people like the experience of spamming and going. some people think it makes this seem to much like influencing or whatever #everyone has their reasons and i want to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#nyxtalks #poll #queue #no see answers option because you must fall into one of these

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egophiliac · 5 months

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Hi it's just to let you know that the official romanization of Revaan's name is Raverne ! Also they have romanized Baul's name to Baur !

Twst coming back at us again with the least expected romanization! thank you everybody (oh god my inbox) (no it's great, I literally asked for this and the reactions have been INCREDIBLE, thank you all!)

I do like Raverne though, I think it's got a nice fancy sound to it! (I had kinda suspected it was going to be an R instead of an L, so the fact that it's SO close to Laverne except for that is hilarious to me personally.) and Dragoneye Duke is honestly probably the best translation for his title, I wasn't envying the localizers that one. :') Baur instead of Baul I was NOT expecting, but in retrospect I think his name's supposed to be a reference to the Bauru crocodile, so that actually makes way more sense!

someone else also said Meleanor has become Maleanor, which is the REALLY weird one to me, because I was so surprised it was written as Mel instead of Mal in the first place?! oh god no I can't decide which one I like better. 😭 (I wonder if they might change it to Mal...they have made romanization changes before) (like I remember House of Distraction being corrected to House of Destruction in Playful Land) (I did check and she's still Mel for now, but I dunno, they might Mal her up and some point and save me from having to make a decision about which one to use) (HECK I CAN'T DECIDE)

uhhhh thank you for letting me ramble about anime names, let's just say MONOGRAMMED SWEATERS FOR EVERYONE

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 part 4 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 part 4 spoilers #mel is so cute but mal fits with the rest of the draconias better #eng version no you were supposed to save me not make things MORE confusing #anyway raverne huh #that uh. that sure feels like it's supposed to evoke raven doesn't it.#what does it mean WHAT DOES IT MEAN #hold on i'm going to flail around embarrassingly about anime character theories now #(okay first a disclaimer: i do think we need to sit down as a fandom at some point)#(and have a discussion about exactly what is actual canon versus meta speculation versus jokes)#(because i think there has been. some confusion. over that re:crowley and raverne specifically)#(but i do feel justified in being like THEY ARE PROBABLY CONNECTED SOMEHOW RIGHT?! right now)#like i really don't think it's as simple as crowley being raverne but with memory loss or something #(and if they pull that on us i'm going to need an EXTREMELY good explanation to go with it to justify that)#they've gone out of their way several times now to make a point about them acting and sounding different and it feels very intentional to m #(and once again: i super 100% absolutely do not believe that lilia wouldn't recognize him with the top half of his face covered)#i just think the contradictions are a lot stronger than the connections right now but there ARE some connections and i'm 👀ing at them #to be fair the connections are mostly meta like crowley being diablo/raverne being evocative of raven #also the general 'raverne mysteriously disappeared and apparently had distinctive eyes' thing #versus 'crowley's past is unknown and he never shows his eyes'#(i will argue that crowley DOES seem to have some kind of canon connection to briar valley)#(since he is clearly some sort of fae and the masks are a briar valley thing)#and that is kinda it right now isn't it #okay hold on i had to delete some tags because i used too many (thanks tumblr for letting me know and not just vanishing them OH WAIT)#so tl;dr: i'm in the 'crowley is connected to raverne somehow but it's more complicated than just him being in disguise' camp personally #but that will probably change as we get more info and also don't take this as an anti-speculation thing because i love theories HOORAY

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uncanny-tranny · 11 months

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Basically, my philosophy around disability fakers is: I would rather a thousand people fake a disability than have one disabled person suffer without care, aids, compassion, or any help.

#disability #disability advocacy #and there's a difference not many people seem to recognize between faking and realizing you don't have [x] problem...#...such as realizing you don't have [x] disorder because it is instead [y] disorder...#...or you haven't completely understood your care needs/your symptoms/what helps you...#...and some people see ANY change in your understanding of your disability as proof of maliciously faking...#...when i suppose in my personal experience people don't *maliciously* fake disability...#...i'm not saying it could never happen but that i don't think it's the *only* thing motivating people called fakers #i just think (like most everything) this is complex and nuanced because it's a *human* experience #like for me personally i /know/ i still have a lot to learn about my disabilities...#...like... i realized recently that my hands shouldn't be in AGONY when warm water is ran over them when it's SLIGHTLY cold inside or out...#...and i realized that i likely have a Noticable limb difference that needs checking out. does this sound like i'm faking...#...or that maybe i just didn't really explore my own needs and body because of a variety of factors?#i can assure you it is because i haven't really thought before about how i deserved to understand how to best help myself

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im-here-homie · 22 days

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a happy audience is the key to the academy's heart

shadow milk design by @catxolotlquoise

#fate connected them FAR before pv was chosen to be an ancient hero. change my mind #foils in life and death #by this point sm was obv already sealed away. but i like to think he still had an influence on things within the academy #ESPECIALLY pv. because they were destined to share a soul jam and therefore share personality traits interchangeably.#interpret the sm in these dreams as not really being *him* himself #but rather a projection of his younger self who held great pride towards his students #cookie run kingdom #crk #cookie run #vanilla milkshake #shadowvanilla #shadow milk cookie #pure vanilla cookie #white lily cookie #purelily #tell me why i COULD NOT stop listening to my september while making this.#u know what u did crowmise. u know what u did.

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 4 months

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Good morning, Sleepyhead.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #'WWX was asleep for 4 days' is an incorrect factoid.#The average WWX sleeps for 8 hours. The PD-MDZS WWX who was asleep for 40 comics and 4 months is an outlier.#We are back to present day! I have missed drawing them!#Ah...the contrast between how the flashback ended (cold and distrustful) to how wwx wakes up (warm and watched over)...#The gap between the past and present is very important. Not just in this story but in our lives too.#The past can still hurt and it doesn't just go away with time as some say. It is the power of realizing that things have changed.#We can't get the good back. The bad memories have concluded. Those live somewhere else now.#It is hard to realize that you have to live for today and tomorrow. The past is so loud.#For WWX it is realizing that despite the mistrust in the past - He really does have faith that LWJ will be there for him.#It is the reflection of knowing that you changed and will keep changing and that change is good and kind sometimes.#But more importantly...and this I really do mean with all my heart:#It will all end up okay in the end. Even after the worst day. The most painful losses. You will get through it.#What feels like a breaking point is truthfully just another step you have to take. You'll get through it even though it feels like the end.#There are wonderful things you have yet to see. Friends you have yet to meet.#Even if it hurts so badly...one day it just aches. Someday you'll go a few weeks not remembering that it ever hurt.#Oh and because my izutsumi comic revealed many people were in need of hearing this:#You are loved. Right now. You are so loved right now. We just forget to tell each other that.#Go tell the people you love that they matter to you. I'm assigning you homework!!! You are graded on completion.

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arrimorr · 1 month

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My ocs, Sir and Ser, aka the eldritch malevolent policemen 😔

#art #my art #oc #original characters #basically Sir came into existence during Russian empire #when the table of ranks was in its full power #so he is really competetive and individualistic #and sneaky in his misconducts #Ser came to existence during USSR #he is a perfect soviet picture of a police fugure that gone wrong #but at least he is more determined to adapt to the world changing #because he really wants to be a part of the community (you know... communism)#because of the same reason he follows Sir around #at first Sir despised him #bc the last thing that you wanted during the table of ranks historical period is for someone to take the higher place than you in hierarchy #and Ser WAS “created” to replace Sir #but in the end they both became the remnants of the past #so they mutually grew on each other #i have like...a whole story segment about them psychologically torturing one of my protagonists #but I cant help myself and draw some silly arts with them when the mood strikes

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doctorsiren · 3 months

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I loved your headcannons about inukawa, reigen and reigens sister and I would really like to see what you think would happen if mob and reigens sister met and I was wondering if you could possibly draw them :D