#but also the fact that allie Isn't in the second piece is symbolism as well. did rans do this for her? ..........yes

[bekahdoesnerdshit]

While Death Does Us Part // Death Can Part Us No Longer

Two INCREDIBLE pieces by @ferretrix of my Curse of Strahd character Ransom and her (un)dead (ex)wife Allie. The first piece shows Ransom carrying Allie's body after she was killed by one of Strahd's consorts, staunchly determined to find some way to bring her back to life. The second piece shows Ransom sitting on Strahd's throne after killing him and ripping out his heart, avenging Allie's death and ensuring that she will never have to worry about Allie's safety again. Please note that she is once again wearing her wedding ring: a flagrant reminder that Ransom wouldn't have given two shits about putting Strahd down if he had left what was Ransom's alone.

I'm so obsessed with both of these pieces, I could go on about all of the incredible details forever. Thank you so much to @syn-odics for commissioning the second piece for me. <3 And for real, go follow ferretrix! When they open their commissions, you want to be second in line (behind me, of course).

[celestialholz]

The Anatomy of an Outfit (aka 'holy fucking Continuum THE LOOK™)

Y'all know I haven't seen a single STP episode since 2.9. I would rather gargle with acid than go near this show ever again frankly, but, well...

... Good sweet sanctuary what the fucking hell is THIS. :O (@tennant, clearly a fellow appreciator of all things ancient god, must be thanked profusely for these glorious few shots I'm about to show off. <3)

I called this lovely, lovely man returning about ten minutes after he 'died', but I don't think any of us were expecting his outfit to slay THIS HARD when he did. And not only is it the sexiest thing my fortunate eyes have ever had the pleasure to absorb, but it also happens to be very, er... well let's be real here, it's ridiculously Qcard-coded.

Let's break it down, shall we?

We'll start with the obvious: it's maroon and black. This look appears to be a mad fusion of his Encounter at Farpoint judge robes (which is fair, we end as we begin), and his husband of forty years' captain's uniform. That piped shoulder's hugely reminding me of this, in fact:

It's the inverse! You know, the same look, flipped? Because they have perfectly distinct personalities but are also mega gay???? Costume department allies fr.

The delightfully dramatic sash Q's rocking is also interesting - it places maroon at the centre of the outfit, and is its grandest statement, which makes it an excellent example of the importance of the colour to its wearer. This is the clothing equivalent of him having mon capitaine tattooed across his essence, which... well yeah, valid. Canonical facts. It's worn across virtually his whole chest, too, because nothing says 'that's my husband' more than having him literally held against your heart.

It's a different era of captain, across two shoulders - the old teasing, and the new love.

Also, this fucking brooch.

Now, whilst I doubt they've given even John de Lancie a piece made of actual rubies for a fifteen-second scene, the stones here are very clearly meant to evoke them. And rubies are interesting for several reasons:

They're Picard's birthstone, his birthday being July 13th;

They're symbolic of power and protection. What follows is some of the interesting info I've picked up from internet gemology on rubies:

... Huh. Resolve disputes. 'Dispel anger,' when we've seen a darker Q in this series. And 'protective powers'... mm, how many times has Q saved Picard's life again? What did we get up to, six?

... 'Romantic love.' 'Devotion.' Uh-huh.

This brooch is also evocative of the Navaratna, or this thing:

The brooch itself is clearly stylised, but it features eight gems orbiting a central larger ruby (which is meant to be the sun by the way, as though this motherfucker wasn't already evocative ENOUGH of the sun here or here), and is an important cultural and religious symbol in Hinduism. What's it symbolic of, exactly?

... Oh, nothing much. Just... just this.

... Like I said, nothing much, just the whole concept of Qcard in fucking jewellery form.

The brooch's also, as the wife @porgthespacepenguin pointed out, an eight-pointed star.

... Have I mentioned yet that I fucking detest this show? Because I really fucking detest this show.

There's nine rubies on it, as well. Picard's in his nineties.

So, let's recap:

Nine of Picard's birthstone for his ninety years

Sun symbolism, AGAIN

Celestial relationships

Beyond space and time

Romance

Prosperity

Protection

Resolution

So, all that, from a brooch worn over an outfit that looks suspiciously like Picard's, which has a sash across it in Picard's colour.

... And I'm supposed to believe that Qcard isn't endgame? You're really going to gaslight me to this degree right in front of my salad, you absolute bastards????

Guys, when you inevitably wipe this shitshow of a Star Trek from your collective minds like I'm about to do, just... take this with you. Take the fact that everything about this outfit and this SHOW has said all along that Qcard is endgame, until they couldn't be arsed. Until they lost their balls for the pathetic few who might have naysayed it.

Patrick, and certainly John, deserved so much better. I'm glad that at least someone on this set understands that. (I see you, costumers. I see you, and I love you.)

Just going to... just going to stare at the absolute fine-aged wine of a man that is John de Lancie for a moment, before I lose my whole shit. He calms my soul, you see.

HIT THE SLAY KING JOHN <3

[keyenuta]

PSU: Fourth Dorm Leader

Name: Khalid Aten

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Birthday: September 21rst

Starsign: Virgo

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Eye color: Fiery gold

Hair color: Black with hues of bronze

Homeland: Dawnglow Nile

Professional Status:

Dorm: Oamanu

School year: Third

Class: 3-D

Occupation: Student, Dorm Leader

Club: sailing

Best subject: Magic History

Fun Facts:

Dominant hand: Right

Favorite food: Anything sweet, though, he does really like baklava.

Least favorite food: Anything scaly

Dislikes: Snakes, he will burn a snake to ash if one gets close. No hesitation at all, for him all snakes can burn in a fire. "Dang dirty fang havers"

Hobby: Sleeping

Talents: while he's sleeping he can cast spells and incantations to defend himself

Khalid Aten is a third year and is the dorm leader of Oamanu. It is said he has so much raw magical power, that if he were to use it on a fire spell he could blaze it into a sun. But honestly while he's so powerful and knowledgeable, he has a bad habit of sleeping at random moments. He could be talking one minute then the next second there's snoring. He often appears relaxed or sleepy to most, but within his eyes there's a fiery edge of authority. And as a fun fact, he's next in line to be Pharoh of his country.

Appearance:

Khalid is a boy with rich brown skin atop a both equally sleepy, and stone faced expression. It's as if hes split in half. One side of him is still sleeping, meanwhile the other is wide awake and judging every action around him.

Khalid sports a short, bed head afro with long side burns which nearly reach his jaw as a pair of teal and green feathers poke out the side. And by far the most striking part of his appearance are his eyes. Both heavily colored with black paint which drift off into designs below his eyes, which only bring out his fiery eyes even more. Its said looking into his eyes is much like looking into the sun with how gold they are.

And hanging around his neck is a deep orange disk wrapped in two golden snakes as they bear their fangs out in a snarl.

And at his shoulders he wears an elaborate piece of clothing that's a mix of bronze, gold, white, pink teal and more. It's an elaborate gift from his home land and he'll wear it always.

And finally for his physical body, he's scrawny fit, he isn't toned, but he also isn't skin and bones.

Unique Magic: Eyes of Ra

Placing a hand over his closed eyes, Khalid can say the incantation of his unique magic as all around him and his opponent a golden light shines from the sky, blazing an eye symbol beneath them as the heat around becomes nearly unbearable, as now Khalid has complete control of his body as well as his magic. Now fully awake and given two ways of sight, he'll fight as if he's a god of the sun with how much of an increase in precision and actual fire magic he has now. It's almost like an alter ego where he's back to 100 percent.

Personality:

Khalid despite his sleepiness and general other harsh traits is a rather fair and sometimes strict person. He knows how things need to be run and will do his best to make sure the barque keeps going straight. When he's awake fully he's a very responsible and at times harsh person to be around. Though this is more due to him being in a leader mode.

Outside of his position he's a pretty easy going guy, often lazing around or going with the flow in situations. He's a "it is what it is" kinda guy.

But if you wake him up from a nap or when he's sleeping, be prepared to meet the most crotchety cantankerous person of you're life. He acts as if when you wake him up he becomes a fussy grandpa. Ranting about everything, saying things like "kids these days"(even though hes 18) and just other stuff in general, the dorm swears he ages decades when you wake him up. Not to mention he becomes forgetful or willingly forgets your name, often calling you some sort of animal.

Most famous being weasel.

Trivia:

Khalid is based on Ra grom Egyptian mythology

Khalid is the future pharoh of dawn glow Nile, heaping him with tons of responsibility and standards to uphold.

He might have narcolepsy

He has met Leona a good number of times due to how close the Nile and Savanna are as allies. And he often calls the lion inefficient. Lazy, and filled with potential

He is often like the father Leona never asked for, often nagging him on his decorum, about how the prince should hold himself better than that etc.

He has met Kalim as well though he is on fact the opposite with Kalim as compared to Leona, he is supportive of the heir and when able tries his best to help the boy improve with magic.

Though he hates Jamil, partly due to his last name giving him bad vibes, but also due to how often he has to spot snakes in the grass so to speak with him being the prince, he is wary of Jamil, he sees him as a very dangerous person and tries to warn Kalim not to trust him, but Kalim usually pays him no mind.

When he heard of the events that happened during ch4 it took the whole dorm to keep him from charging into NRC to burn Jamil to a crisp. "One chare, that's all I ask!"

He does have wings but he rarely uses them so he seals them away into a cool looking tattoo across his back

He's always cautious of his vice dorm leader(she's based on isis) like he's never completely at ease around her. And she's just like "really man? It's fine I'm not gonna betray you"