#but we already knew that

[kalesaladd]

phantom (very tired): dew? can i please sleep in your bed? i had a nightmare

dew (half asleep): bug, this is a queen-sized bed… that means it’s for *gestures vaguely to himself* the queen

[ladamedusoif]

News from the British Museum gift shop: they’ve already started selling Gladiator II merch.

editing to add: for legal reasons this is not actually movie merch, they just sell Roman teddy bears

The resemblance is uncanny.

yes of course I brought him home with me he’s called Ursus Acacius don’t tempt a massive fucking nerd when she’s besotted with that man

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

An example of queercoding in Alhaitham and Kaveh's relationship: Madam Faruzan edition

Due to the rules in place for game development in China, the possibility for queer confirmation within Genshin Impact is denied, which therefore renders the usage of characters alluding to the potential romantic connection between two same-sex characters as impossible. However, the same insinuation can be made by omitting specific language which strictly conveys romantic sentiments, such as ‘couple’. Instead, the idea of secrecy or something unmentionable can be drawn upon as indicators, as this draws parallels to the taboo of homosexuality practiced within certain cultures and media forms, which the real world audience can identify.  

For example, Alhaitham and Kaveh as secret housemates. This can be used to convey an idea of ‘taboo’ as Kaveh desires to protect his reputation by concealing his shame of having to live with Alhaitham. In-game, the context here is that Kaveh wants to uphold his reputation of a successful architect, but within Alhaitham’s Story Quest, upon the player’s discovery of Kaveh living with Alhaitham, this context is omitted for some time. This prompts Paimon to question what exactly Alhaitham and Kaveh’s relationship is, with Kaveh denying that the two used to be friends but are not anymore: “I wouldn’t say ‘friends’ exactly”.

This tactic of double entendre can be seen again in A Parade of Providence when Paimon almost reveals Kaveh’s living situation to Faruzan.

Faruzan’s can be observed to resort to a thinking pose, in comparison with Layla, when Alhaitham is mentioned in relation to Kaveh wanting to buy property, as Paimon almost ‘outs’ the truth, that Kaveh resides with Alhaitham.

She then seemingly dwells upon the subject, as she returns to it after Kaveh requests for a change of topic later in the conversation. Here, Faruzan follows up on whether Kaveh lives alone, which he fails to deny. 

Here, it can be seen that she has already began associating Kaveh and Alhaitham, possibly speculating that the two live together. When Kaveh fails to supply an answer, therefore not denying her theory, she explicitly ties the two together, and asks if the two are “hiding” something.  

This question evokes a physical reaction from Kaveh, as he denies this question out of fear of being revealed, with Paimon opting to leave in order to cover her role in revealing Kaveh’s predicament.  

A deliberate potentiality has been created here in regard to what Faruzan has inferred, as her phrasing of “are you two hiding something from me?” is non-specific. Rather than asking: “are you two living together?”, she asks a question which holds multiple connotations. Due to the ambiguity of her meaning, her question can be observed as a non-explicit version of the: “are you two a couple?” question.

On the surface, this question is a reference to their situation as roommates, however, her phrasing is non-specific, and hints to another cause for “hiding” something. For Faruzan, Kaveh’s blatant evasion of the topic and dismissal of Alhaitham’s name, could easily be inferred as “hiding” a romantic connection – which is something that the player, too, can pick up on from her gesture of suspicion, her inquisitive questioning, and her excitement when piecing together the clues. The ambiguity of her question generates multiple meanings as to why she has surmised the two could be “hiding”.  

This overt secrecy in Kaveh’s living with Alhaitham, another man, prompts the player to generate associations between this in-game secrecy and real world queer shame. In this, there is an implication of the need for Kaveh to confirm the status of his relationship between him and Alhaitham. Not only does this scene connotate an ‘outing’, in which a queer character has their queerness forcibly revealed to a heteronormative audience, but this creates a sense of secrecy, which, again, can be interpreted by the player as ‘taboo’.  

Kaveh does not want to tell anyone of his living situation out of preserving his stellar reputation, however, Faruzan is missing this context. She relates Alhaitham and Kaveh together in the phrasing “you two”, coupling them together in a secret that they “hid[e]”. The player understands this as indicating to their living situation, however, this creates a separate context which Faruzan has interpreted and that, we, as the audience are not privy to, but can interpret based on her allusions to cohabitation between two men being a secret.

Whilst this is not explicitly romantic within Genshin’s world of nameless sexuality, Faruzan’s ambiguous questioning here draws parallels between real world understanding of sexuality and the connotations of queerness which stems from two men living together in secret. 

(Update: For more analyses like this, the essay this is taken from is now uploaded! It can be accessed here and here as as a pdf <3)

[byerscity]

byler confirmed endgame on a random ass day with a playlist. WE WON! WE ARE SO BACK!

[sandeewithtwoe]

Small moment of Killer and Dust not having a bad time (before Killer ruined it)

In case you can’t read my writing:

Killer: Dust…

Dust: What?

Killer: These will kill ya

Dust: ikr? *hands over his cigarette*

Killer: Thanks, babygurl

Dust: Don’t ever call me that again

[jurdanhell]

Surely you have noticed that since his reign began, the isles are different. Storms come in faster. Colors are a bit more vivid, smells are sharper. But all that was done without trying. I am certain he didn’t notice the land altering itself to better suit him. Look at them all, your subjects, he’d said to me at a revel months ago. A shame not a one knows who their true ruler is. (The Wicked King, Pg. 291)

okay i’m on my regular twk reread (therapy) & i can’t be the only one who thinks the closeness of these two recollective quotes is… interesting.

[babie-moth]

I have therapy with a new therapist today, I don’t like the start with therapists, the trauma breakdown..I hate the looks, one therapist cried, idk, I just know we aren’t gunna get past childhood today and I’m already tired

Like I’m excited for therapy itself, I just wish we could blow past the trauma and mental health dump

[all444miles]

friendly reminder that i LOVEEEEE e42 miles cuz like..

JUST LOOK AT HIMMM

[ateohsixxxx]

Sometimes,,, sometimes Eerie you bring out that tiniest bit of predator in me and I want to chase you down and bite bite bite. I should be the ominous antlered figure stalking you in the forest >:( following, ever so slightly behind, just a shadowy figure in your peripherals. Those screams in the distance, are they human, or just the sound of a horrible stag going into heat, looking for someone to mate. Was that the wind or my breath on your neck? You don't know, but those goosebumps tell me you must wish it were me. And when I finally get you, I'll pin you down between my antlers, too many to count and bloody with shedding velvet, oh how sweet you'll taste

- 🦈 (also bike pics soon gotta work up the courage to get slutty on the parked bike)

you’d chase me down…? but i’m so small, so lost and alone. i dont know where to go, i’m just running till my bare feet bleed…

it’s so cold, i’m so so scared, i keep hearing noises—shh…it’s getting closer…

can, can it hear me breathing?

[kbearart]

I have so many things to say about a specific clusterfuck happening at my job but I shan’t out of concern for being put on A List

[jessepinkmanahhfit]

there have been some noted inconsistencies in aurora’s eye color throughout sleeping beauty, it’s shifted from violet to blue to black at one point. although they are violet officially according to disney…

these inconsistencies have also carried on in the merch and marketing where she either has blue or violet eye’s depending on the item

so i wanted to see if silver’s design might take after that (i feel like yana would put something like this into consideration)… according to the wiki, silver’s eyes are a mix of purple and blue, and they have also been called “auroral” since they seem to take an auroral effect with the mix of colors, there aren’t any inconsistencies throughout his official art and models, but his eyes can look more blue or purple depending things like lighting and expression. there are even some hints of pink at times

his chibi is a much more minimal design which splits the colors across his pupils for its own take on the effect

but the most interesting thing is that his merch does follow the same pattern as auroras where depending on the item his eyes will be blue or purple or both, this is likely due to his merch being made by different companies, but i wonder if yana even had this in mind when designing silver because it must be fun to see how different merch designers will translate his eyes

[heartfeltletters-written]

when you realize that miss Bellatrix Black Lestrange had the right to a trial while having the dark mark inked to her skin but Sirius Black didn't makes you realize how the ministry didn't care about justice after the first war at all.

Bellatrix was a known supporter of Voldemort, she wasn't quiet about her admiration for him, so they knew she was guilty and she still had the right to a trial.

Makes you think why, especially with Dumbledore present in the court room. Sirius was part of the order and still Dumbledore didn't seek answers as to why he had betrayed them. He was there to advocate for Snape, was present for known Death Eaters trials, but couldn't provide Sirius a fair trial, and all it would take was a little word to Fudge or Barty Crouch, after all it only took his word for Severus to be considered innocent.

It wasn't in his interest to seek the truth or even to help Sirius which is why he didn't, i don't believe he knew Sirius was innocent, but he didn't want justice, simply because it did not matter to him what the truth was, if Sirius was innocent it wouldn't help Dumbledore in his plans, if he was guilty it was indiferent to him, he simply didn't care because it wasn't important for his narrative.

Going back to Bellatrix and looking who she had the trial with, Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr, were all pure-bloods from influencial families, makes you think if even after everything that had some weight on them getting a trial.

Sirius was a Black yes, one of the sacred 28, but he was disinherited and that was common knowledge. Even if Fudge used the excuse of being a Black to portray him as a murderer in the media, all of his family (from what we know and assume) got a trial, Sirius was the only Black who didn't get a trial and I can't help but think his disinheritance had something to do with it.

(Joanne is not smart enough to write this correctly, but the sacred 28 had a lot of political power, as we see the Malfoys exibit in the books)

So this rants leads nowhere but i have been thinking about it so tell me your thoughts on this

[mystic-warriors]

Guys he's bisexual

[d-lanx]

anyone else find it really entertaining that wwe have to edit his pepsi tattoo (and also his gi joe tat sometimes) for legal reasons.

He's a walking billboard... and a walking lawsuit

[comcumfeia10]

STREM TIME

Tonight, we're finally continuing with the main mission of Mass Effect 3 at comcumfeia10

[unofficialadamtaurus]

some people get so heated over "problematic" characters and it's like sorry you don't know how to have fun dude. anyway they should've murdered more people