#but anyways . real gem now

[utilitycaster]

"why should I get invested in shows if they'll just get canceled" I was deeply invested in Heroes (2006) and it was not canceled, it just got really terrible. I also got really invested in the sandwich I had a few weeks ago despite it only lasting like 15 minutes. You must embrace the ephemeral. You must be willing to love things that may not love you back, that might betray you, or that may die an untimely death. As the great philosopher Mr. Mitchell Lee Hedberg said "I'm not gonna stop doing something because of what happens at the end."

[l-just-want-to-see]

no let’s talk about cScott’s strategy in the life series being the social game. Let’s talk about how he’ll just kinda play nice with everyone and get to very high placements as a result. Do you wonder if his past allies feel used by him? If they feel like they’re just part of the strategy of his own game? Did you realize how rarely Scott has recurring alliances? Do you think they wonder about if they were just someone Scott could get to a higher result to feel good about? Or someone that could get him the win? Or are you normal

all I’m saying is usually we go on lengthy talks about Scott being nice and sweet and wholesome but this guy (character) is good at the murder game! Really worryingly good! Let’s delve into that some more!

[astros-arts-inthestars]

✿GEMINITAY APPRECIATION WEEK✿ Day 3: GeminiSLAY!

TW: Blood

GEMINISLAY!!! Ignore that it's already the 21st in my time shhhhhh. Anyways I said last time that I'd always appreciate Gem in the tags, but I only said that cuz the caption was already too long.. BUT I SHOULD DO IT ON THE MAIN POST DANGIT!!!

It's supposed to be related to the prompt, so DUH GEM IS A PVP GOD!!! can you believe that, at one point (at least according to her), she WASNT GOOD AT PVP?? Specifically with a sword she says and I'm just.. if so, she's come SO FAR!! She's incredible. Aside from her JAWDROPPING building skills, her fighting skills are so impressive she's gotten a REPUTATION!! Thus, the name Geminislay <33 I want to learn how to PVP like her!! As I've said, I aspire to be like her. so so much

Anyways, BONUS GEMINISLAY slaying Etho <333

✿Reblogs would be awesome!! Spread Gem appreciation!!✿

[noxchievous]

Lemmy again

[legally-allowed-to-slime]

“You won, you won!”

“Yeah, I won.” False repeats, relief seeping into her body.

And out of the corner of her eye she spots the glint of flint and steel, the red flashing. In a split second her sharp reflexes ascertain that it’s far too late, before she meets Ren’s cunning eyes. The first Reaper, and the last.

Falsesymmetry was blown up by Renthedog no no stop it—

False jolts herself out of the depths of sleep, wide awake and panting hurriedly.

Her hand reaches for the sword by her side. She can’t seem to shake the habit of sleeping with it since Demise started. How could she think Ren would ever betray her like that? Idiotic nightmare. He’s her best ally.

Not ally. False whacks herself on the head in self-reproach. Friend. She’s got to stop thinking of life as war, got to stop being skittish around reds, got to stop tiptoeing everywhere she goes and logging out in dim caves and unfamiliar bases.

It ended. It’s over.

It’s over.

False bites into a pillow to stop from screaming. It’s childish, she knows, but ever since she’s won the nightmares won’t stop. She’s afraid to sleep. The blood and the death refuses to leave.

They won’t kill her, False reminds herself.

They’re out to get you.

Even if they did, the game’s over, it doesn’t matter.

They’re going to kill you.

Fear and panic and anger at herself floods her mind, all at once. Stop being so paranoid, the game is over, just get over it, will you?

She swings out of bed, instinctively checking for pressure plates before shaking her head and opening the door to let in the cool night air. It’s late, really late. Even the more nocturnal hermits are sleeping. The server is peaceful… for now.

False sits in the doorway, hands twitching and eyes carefully watching. She forces her elbow onto her hands to stop the shaking, but it doesn’t work. Her hand inches toward the hilt of the sword, wraps around it, holds it steady.

Angry mutterings devolve into quiet sobs.

She’s not sure if she’s getting over it any time soon.

[10holmes]

Just thinking about this little snippet of Chapter 29 of "Now That I See You" again...

"... [Xiao Xingchen had] just tak[en] his (Xue Yang's) airy confession of guilt, not caring to dig deeper…

… and then… say, if the Niè had actually gone through with executing him… or the Jīn at the latest… or if Xiǎo Xīngchén had never found him… abandoned, half-dead at that riverbed… and he’d never woken up amnesiac…

… no one would ever have known… no one would ever have realized… that there was more to the crazy bloodthirsty murderer than met the eye… than Xuē Yáng probably decided to let others believe him to be… (because he had been sure they did not care to understand… did not care to truly see him…)

He would have died… would have been killed… forever forgotten… or only remembered as a soulless murderous beast…

… instead of the kind, selfless, helpful, joyous, caring person he truly had been once upon a time… (and had now got the chance to be again…)"

Just read it and let it sink in and wallow with me.

Because basically this is canon. No one ever truly got to know Xue Yang... Not even Xiao Xingchen, though he arguably got the closest...

No one ever truly grasped the depth of his character, the depths of his past, his trauma, the reason why he turned into the delinquent and murderer he became... No one bothered to look deeper and to truly see him...

He was killed and butchered as the irredeemable, one-dimensional, evil villain and would always just remain that in the history of the cultivation world, if he was even remembered for long...

All his pain, all his abuse, all his failed and taken potential and the truth of who he really was ignored and never to be acknowledged...

And realizing that just really fcking hurts, you know...?

[quincywillows]

i actually don’t think y’all understand how disillusioned i am with tv these days... the industry is dead to me. not for the reasons most fandom people say that like oh my fave died my fave couple broke up etc etc no. i think tv is dead because it literally is DEAD. its become so oversaturated that there is literally no way to rake through the muck to find the gems of good story. media has always been profit driven but the evolution to let’s create as much content as possible to beat out our competitors but only give them 1.5 seasons if that and make sure they have record-breaking streaming numbers -- a meaningless, MEANINGLESS metric when it comes to the quality of the storytelling -- within two days or they get the axe guaranteed and every single thing being a cheap and soulless IP adaptation that fans are happy to gobble down just to say they have it rather than actually see it as a faithful interpretation bc money money money and i swear if i see one more gd star marvel wars piece of property i will lose it. in this essay i will,

[dragonaqe]

Happy birthday!!! I saw that you play Love and Deepspace so for this special day I wish you all the luck to get every (event) memory you want and have the utmost fun with all your favourite fictional characters!!

May you have an extraordinary grand and uplifting birthday today and for every year ahead!!!!!

oh my god stef thank u so very very much this is SOOOOO sweet!!!!!! SENDING ALL THE GOOD VIBES TO U AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙏🥺💓💖💗

[musicrunsthroughmysoul]

I'm getting emotional over "In a Big Country" again, only it's different this time because I've just heard it (and appreciated it) musically in a way I never have before, and can I just say AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THIS SONG IS MORE OF A GEM THAN ANYONE CAN IMAGINE

Also, with this video and MANY PERFORMANCES LIKE IT BEFORE AND THEREAFTER, when Tony goes over to play merrily beside Bruce - I think that has a whole lot more meaning than anyone has ever cared to notice, and I think (rather than speculating) it has as much to do with the song musically at that part as it does lyrically and what that symbolizes (as in, why Tony always chooses that almost exact moment to go over to Bruce specifically and join him physically as he plays that part). ...and what it has to do with it musically I cannot say just yet, because it might turn into a full-blown analysis and therefore I wouldn't want to spoil it. LOL

[cozy-the-overlord]

The bad news is I broke my streak of being asleep before midnight for the past week but the good news is after an hour of obsessing on nothing else I did manage to breed a basket dragon before the event ends in 6 hours because I am very mentally stable

[lovlidollie]

dollie!reader who finds the cutest shirt online !!! it’s pink n pretty with the words on it outlined in sparkly gems, of course she just has to get it !! soon as she places the order (courtesy of rafe’s money obviously) she’s bouncin’ around the place, talking rafe’s ear off about how excited she is to show it off. he simply grumbles ‘n rolls his eyes, muttering a “yeah, yeah, dollface. ‘m sure ‘s perfect.” (he doesn’t really understand fashion — or more specifically her fashion — but he likes to entertain her anyway)

and then the day finally comes, the package is here !!! she’s so excited that she breaks a nail trying to rip the packaging apart, doesn’t even have time to mourn over it because she’s finally got the soft top in her hands. it’s even better than she could have ever dreamed of !! she’s running up the stairs, tiny kitten heels clicking loudly, excited giggles reverberating across the house. she’s ripping off the the outfit she already has on, a cute sleeveless cami ‘n skirt combo, before pulling the new shirt on, immediately squealing with delight ‘n prancing off to show rafe.

“look, look ray! took ages but it’s finally here, isn’t it so adorable?!” rafe’s eyes nearly bulge out of his head when he sees it… adorable .. was one way to describe it. in her excitement it seems like dollie somehow managed to buy the top in a size one too small .. maybe even two sizes.. it clings to her like a second skin. the low cut shows off more than enough cleavage, tits pressed together from how tight it is, jiggling lightly every time dollie impatiently moves. his mouth starts salivating when he notices her nipples poking through the material and in all honestly he feels like a perpetually horny teenager again. his lips quirk into one of his signature smirks once he catches what the shirt says; “all tits, no brains ♡"

rafe’s hands slide up her hips, gripping her waist tight, fingertips brushing the hem of the top. there’s a possessive glint in his darkened eyes, voice grittier when he speaks. “mmh — ‘s real adorable, baby. makes my girls look even better, dont’ya think?” he stands up, towering over her frame, grip over her body so strong that she naturally arches into him, glossed lips popping open with a gasp.

“listen uh — this is an inside shirt. y’get me? inside shirt. f’me. f’my eyes only. f’this house only… now how ‘bout you give daddy a spin, hm? wanna see my pretty doll.”

[rubyrhythmposts-archive]

also for everyone complaining that the game is now "too hard": people were complaining about the previous version because the game was too easy. i hate flick notes too but they don't make the game that much harder. and the cheaty hold note bug feature made the game a straight-up joke of a rhythm game. yeah the new notes feel clunky, but it's a matter of getting used to it. just like every other rhythm game.

[darkspace7]

Glass Spider AU 【♤ Pt. 3♤】

AKA: ★~Villianous Edition!~★

Parts 1 & 2

Now to flesh out a bit about our resident villians: The Sinistrum Orichalcum. A loose conglomeration of cursed gem users and their assorted allies. They're a varied and rather tumultous bunch that, despite everything, seem to share the same goal. To collect the cursed gems that drew them together before anyone else can get their hands on them. Why? Simple. Those who control the gems can control New Londhatten, and then, the world. (However, like all organizations, there seems to be some movement in the darker than black. Shadowed talks of magic and science intertwined, stolen powers and dark arts with mentions of boosters and artifical gems? Lord only knows what happens behind closed door and in the minds of madmen...)

The curtain rises upon the stage and here we have our antagonists in this tale of tragedy and intrigue.

【Professor Kracken】 A former marine biologist with a serious hoarding problem turned greedy treasure hunter. His ability to control the high seas coupled with that urge to ruthlessly plunder is surely to lead him to Davy Jones' Locker.

【Hercules】 A former bodyguard who decided one day to bill himself as "a philantropist who helps the poor out of the 'kindness' of his heart." Pitch had the misfortune of running into him during his stint on the lamb and inadvertantly uncovers the man's extortionist schemes thus currying favour with the lower class of New Londhatten.

【The Steel Dragon】 A somewhat sadistic underground medic with a draw towards exessive body modification. Procuring a gem that let him literally transform his body was the best thing that ever happened to him, at first anyway...

【Mysterion The Magnificant】A failed small-name stage magician with a big ego who hopes his new aeronautic abilities will be his one way ticket to stardom.

【Atlas Jones】 Mike's father and owner of Prometheian Forges. Not a bad guy, per say, just strict. He was actually on positive terms with Pitch (in no fault due to his son) until things kind of went to shit. See, now he had been kind of struggling with money issues recently due to rival factory buisness opening shop. Eventually he just couldn't keep up so he took the other's deal and then Prometheian Forges was now a part of Orichalcum Metalworks. With this devil's deal he learned the secret to the buisness's success and learned the hard way that if you get greedy & play with the Fox's fire you're going to get burned. (And through a truly tragic series of events recieved firsthand knowledge as to what it was like to have both fire and lightning wage war in your soul as the power of not one but two cursed gems wound up ripping his mind and soul asunder.)

【The Grey Goblinshark】 A wealthy shipping empire tycoon with ties to the crown and a penchant for dark magic. Plays up his good public image by regularly holding fishing tournaments to "reminisce on his roots as a simple fisherman from Innsmouth" and "donating" pieces from his private collection to places such as the New Londonhatten Museum. Seems to take great pleasure in taunting the Glass Arachnia with his newfound criminal status and actively challenges him to come after his "newly reclaimed" collection featuring an (in his own words: "paultry and useless bauble") dubbed the Glass Spider. (It kind of backfired on them heavily because Pitch, having nothing left to lose at this point but the clothes on his back and the steadfast desire to keep those cursed atrocities out their wretched hands, then plotted his biggest heist yet. Although, unbeknownst to the spiderling, he wasn't bereft of everything just yet. For you see, during that stint on the run from the coppers all those little deeds he did slowly began to add up and at the end of the day it turns out he had amased quite the following of well-wishers. Ones that would later prove instrumental in providing him a buffer to make his escape. After all, despite grit and grime, the city protects its own.) (("Y-You, you're going to get yourselves hurt. Killed even!" He shook his head slowly, disbelief mounting as person after person crept out of the woodwork all to, what? Help him?

"I don't...what?" A hand clutched clutched at his aching head as a deli worker landed a solid blow to an officer's skull. They didn't get back up.

They huffed with a gruff nod and turned to the flabbergasted teen. "Well," It was hard to hear in the pandemonium but thankfully his ears weren't as busted up as his impromptu mask. "I reckon it was bout time. Damn bobbies gettin' too full of 'emself." They spat, giving the lawman a none too soft kick. "Gets what's commin' to 'em."

The other straightened and pinned him a piercing look. "Saw what you did fer that kid. And, look. No one's gonna shower yeh with medals and all that tripe but..." With a huff the other turned away. "Never think we don't repay our debts. Yeh hear?

"...Yeah."

A careless wave of the hand," Yeh, yeah. Now go on. Get. Shoo."

And before he could restrain himself, he surged forward pressing the small smoke orb into the startled other's palm. "Thank you."

And he was off.))

[jellitchi]

hello friends heres some more artist au ,,, i have A huge infodump under the cut ... u were warned

uhm mumbo is a tattoo artist in this au, hes the towns electrician primarily but he does tattoo work too. hes terrified of needles on his own skin but really enjoys the process of tattooing. i think he mostly does geometric stuff. probably hrm.

gem runs and owns the fishing dock/bait shop. shes born and raised in this town so shes been here her whole life. shes okay at painting but her real passion is with clay- specifically sculpting. shes taking a pottery workshop w grian but she like the freedom sculpting has that the wheel cant really give her...? if that makes sense.. she still likes it. when she paints she gravitates towards gouache and watercolors, she likes the fluidity she can achieve w em. also is very fond of how gouache lets u set it down then return and reactivate it w water again lol

pearl is a relatively successful artist, shes constantly traveling for art shows and also to host workshops/look for inspiration. she used to paint a lot, thats how she kinda got her fame... she used to paint this one girl a lot idk she has curly orange hair and freckles and shes always painted really beautifully. then stuff happened and now pearl mostly sculpts now. she still paints and her paintings are her most popular works but shes more into working w clay.

hm more abt this au, pearl and grian are siblings and both grew up learning oil painting. jimmy is also in this au im still figuring out a role but hes their cousin— basically brother— i was thinking pearls manager js coz i think itd b funny lol.

the setting is a small coastal town hrmm havent thought too much else abt it, was mostly pulling from coastal norcal ish...

in this au scar and grian are really really tight and have been living w each other for like 5/6 ish years. i dont think they officially get tgt... they think theyre woke asf n say they dont like labels (kinda kidding) the real reason is just timing. whenever grian is sick of running circles and works up the courage, scar usually has some complications hes working through and grian feels like hed just be another stressor added to his plate so he just wills it away... then when scar is like Im gonna do it. Im gonna tell him. Grian is experiencing sum kinda dilemma and is rly stressed so then scar is like well it can wait... (this goes on forEver.) whenever they do sync up, usually theyre far too scared about ruining their friendship and having to find a new roommate or something. they both r very important to each other and if bottling up their feelings means they can hold onto each other and keep each other around then thats what theyll do...! yeah theyre doomed🤦‍♂️.... they still basically do romantic activities tgt- they just think its normal coz its them.... also everyone around them thinks theyre secretly dating or smth anyways Yeah this is the au in a nutshell im such a sucker for long term pinning friends to lovers or whatever😭😭😭😭😭...

[catsvrsdogscatswin]

I started reading Discworld earlier this year –because I figured it's a cultural treasure and I may as well get around to it by now– and like, I knew something about Terry's ability to sneak underhanded puns into the texts –I've seen the posts. I'd also read Good Omens, even if at that point I couldn't disentangle who was writing what.

So I entered the books fully like the Stay back, slut meme, except regarding wordplay. I was reading with a fine-toothed comb. I was squinting at every name and testing every phoneme. Not necessarily because I don't like puns or didn't enjoy the idea of getting caught by surprise, mind you, just that I'd heard very good things about Terry Prachett's humor and I didn't want to miss any of his jokes and with wordplay stuff if you don't catch it, you'll never know it existed.

I caught a lot of stuff, and even when I didn't get some of the references (the series stretches across a lot of decades I wasn't born in) I could still at least tell when he was making them. I made it out of my grand read with a pat on the back and a certain pleasure in the knowledge that I had enough pop-culture and etymological awareness to not let Terry pull a fast one on me.

In classic Pratchett fashion, turns out I was dead wrong.

I was rereading Soul Music, because even if I'm late to the party I still enjoyed the Discworld books immensely, and I got to the scene where a bunch of schmucks with no music knowledge (or talent) are infected by the spirit of rock n' roll and descend in a horde upon a guitar shop. The owner starts off trying to sell them decent instruments, but, soon realizing his new flow of customers couldn't play a triangle and are more interested in the look of the thing anyways, he promptly starts pulling out his scrappiest, crappiest pseudo-instruments (Ankh-Morpok, amiright) and sticking a bunch of paint, glitter, and ankh-stones on them for the look of things before selling them at marked-up prices.

Ankh-stones were first mentioned in Sourcery, I think, and were used in the creation of the fake Archchancellor's hat. They get mentioned in other books on and off as a source of bedazzlement that's pretty clearly meant to be a riff on rhinestones. First time I read about them, I went "oh what a nice little bit of worldbuilding, of course some gems would get named after local stuff" and thought no more on it. But like…

Ankh-stones.

Rhinestones. Rhine-stones.

The infamously nasty River Ankh that flows(?) through Ankh-Morpok, and the River Rhine, a real river that exists.

I just about swore and hit the table when I clocked that one, because I went into the series ready for it, I was looking for it, and Terry still fuckin' got me good.

[redysetdare]

Found a music disk in minecraft today that i didn't recognize and when i played it the most bopping song came on??? When did minecraft get music like THIS like holy shit