#cause they been living in my head rent free

[malboraslihan]

so...  i  made  a  new  family  based  on  the  show  the  fall  of  the  house  of  usher  and  edgar  allan  poe  lore  and  i'm  definitely  excited  to  use  them  so  like  this  for  a  starter  and  please  reply  with  whoever  you'd  like  or  i'll  just  choose  at  random.  

tl;dr  on  the  family:  they're  based  on  poe's  original  story  meaning  that  the  family  is  cursed.  they've  had  over  30  years  of  non  stop  success,  managed  to  get  to  the  top  of  the  world  and  bury  a  lot  of  people  through  it  and  now  the  universe  is  finally  coming  down  on  them  to  make  it  even.  each  member  of  the  family  (saved  ugo,  of  course)  starts  to  experience  the  fall  of  their  careers,  personal  lives  etc.  so  far,  the  only  victim  has  been  the  youngest  of  the  family,  belly  usher;  whose  videos  and  photos  of  secret  orgies  she  had  been  organizing  for  the  last  ten  years  surfaced  online.  

tamerlane  usher  —  margot  robbie,  henri’s  twin  sister,  coo  at  celesio  pharmaceutical,  bisexual.

henri  william  usher  —  charlie  hunnam,  tamerlane’s  twin  brother,  ceo  at  celesio  pharmaceutical,  heterosexual.

emmet  usher  —  henry  cavill,  henri’s  only  biological  son,  cfo  at  celesio  pharmaceutical,  heterosexual.

marian  raven  usher  —  christian  serratos,  henri’s  only  biological  daughter,  unemployed,  bisexual.  

morella  usher—  camila  morrone,  the  oldest  bastar  of  the  usher  family,  researcher  at  the  celesio  pharmaceutical,  bisexual.  

victor  usher  —  rudy  pakow,  the  second-olderst  bastard  of  the  usher  family,  owner  of  a  strip  club,  bisexual.

pedro  diaz  usher  —  diego  tinoco,  the  second-youngest  bastard  of  the  usher  family,  professional  boxer,  heterosexual.

annabel  ‘belly’  usher  —  valentina  zenere,  the  youngest  bastard  of  the  usher  family,  actress  and  social  media  influencer,  bisexual.ugo  dawson  —  trevante  rhodes,  the  usher's  lawyer  and  herni's  longtime  friend,  heterosexual. 

[afterartist]

It’s a quick 20 minute sketch so shush but

No seriously

Where tf did he get that word

[fatedroses]

Two former military elites taking merc jobs perform absolutely hellish battle tactics together.

[finncakes]

mothafuckin' tanks bitch!!!! 💥👊💥

redraw of photo under the cut

[mahou-no-momo]

I know the ending was bleak and tragic but I find it hard to believe that the crew's family would not be outraged with the company and go off to search for them on their own or at the very least hire a PI/search & rescue to find them. It definitely wouldn't take 20 years for them all to be found. Months at best. However, they all likely still would've been found dead because they didn't have enough supplies to last until they were all found.

At the very least I just can't fathom them all floating through space rotting away and NO ONE actually looks for them. No way. Specifically Daisuke and Swansea's family.

Like I think about this so much. How much would it cost? What would the company say to cover their ass? (We all know how corporations are. Especially this one.) Would they not even acknowledge any concern? How much hush money would they attempt to offer? How would the families cause enough of an uproar for the company to take action? What lies would the company spread before finally accepting that they're at fault? How long of a battle would the families put up with before taking matters into their own hands? Would this cause there to finally be proper work regulations? Not specifically for a crew since the Tulpar was the last, but in general for any job with humans at the helm.

I don't even wanna think about if any of the family finally finds the ship and goes on board. Daisuke's parents would be devastated and guilty. Swansea's kids would be outraged, seeing the bullet hole in their father's head. You even have to wonder about Curly and Anya's family too. I don't think they'd be allowed on the ship just simply for the fact that the investigator/S&R would know that the crew would likely not be in a good state when found. So that puts my mind somewhat at ease. None of their families has to immediately see that whole scene. But they would have to identify the bodies, and that's what hurts me.

[lefaystrent]

I need a visual image of Deceit jumping over a ledge, one hand holding his hat to his head so it doesn't fly off, and billowing explosions lighting up the background and wind sweeping his cape around.

[emily-mooon]

Here’s some silly three houses doodles I made today! (+some nice sketches)

[thyandrawrites]

Stop saying that Reo refers to his dynamic with Nagi as just a business partner, that's not factually true

Or well, it's out of context and only partially true

I keep seeing this argument brought up in nagireo meta as a way to bring ammo to the interpretation that Reo sees their dynamic as transactional while Nagi cares for him as a person, using the Barou scene as a frame of reference, but. As someone who read the whole manga in japanese, fun fact! There's another time where their relationship is brought up with a descriptor before that scene, and it's in fact Reo who refers to Nagi as his partner first. Not a business partner, just a partner. Someone you spend time with.

To be precise, the word he uses is 相棒 ("aibou"), which, second fun fact, is the same word Bachira used to describe his relationship with Isagi (in the scene where he says "I love you, partner". Just stressing that cause I find it amusing lol). In Bachira's case, this word was officially translated as "buddy". It basically means partner/companion/comrade. As you can see, there's no exploitative subtext, unless you're willing to read that into Bachira's line as well.

This scene was in chapter one of episode Nagi, so it's Reo who sets the tone of their buddying relationship. Nagi just follows.

When Barou accuses him of being a mindless slave that only follows Reo's orders then, Nagi's prompt response is to call himself "Reo's partner, not a slave", using the word 相方 ("aikata") this time. As you might have noticed, it's almost the same word! Same first kanji, almost no differences in nuance as far as the meaning goes. This one too means partner, companion.

So, where does the confusion come from? Well, the thing is, Reo does call Nagi his business partner, too! A whole total of once, and it made more sense in context. The reason why this got more attention than the line in chapter one, I believe, is because Reo says it shortly after Nagi candidly called him his aikata, so it jumps out more and makes Reo sound so much colder than he is.

But again, context!

Given how Reo's the first to put a friendly label on their relationship, clearly the intent here is not to tell us he secretly only sees Nagi as an asset whose potential he's investing in. More like, this line was in response to this,

Nagi's ego rearing its head at long last, and him taking the initiative in a play for the first time. Here he calls him his business partner because Nagi's finally rising to meet him as an equal, instead of simply trudging along because of Reo's pushing. It's Nagi who requests an assist, and Reo enthusiastically provides it, and remarks upon it with this term. But, and please note, in all the three different occurrences, no matter the word in kanji, the furigana always spells out "partner", cause that's what's the focus

So please stop saying that Reo doesn't give the same weight to their friendship as Nagi does, that's just untrue. They both obviously care about each other, and their actions show it better than their words, tbh.

I guess one might still overanalyse the fact that they don't use the same exact term for partner, and wonder what the difference is, as one (me) does. This is what I found (with a japanese source for more accuracy):

「相棒」と「相方」の違いとしては、「相棒」には「ひとつの目的を達成するために共に助け合う相手」といったニュアンスがあり、「相方」には「人柄や性格を理解し合いながら、苦楽を共にする相手」といったニュアンスがあります。

Inputting this into a machine translator cause it's 1am and I don't have the brainpower to translate it myself:

The difference between "buddy" and "partner" is that "buddy" (=aibou) has the nuance of "a partner who helps each other to achieve a goal," while "partner"(=aikata) has the nuance of "a partner who understands each other's personality and character and shares hardships and joys.

Which I feel is a much better distinction that makes a lot more sense with their respective motivators/feelings. Reo sees Nagi as the person at whose side he'll be able to win the world cup, thus it makes a lot of sense for him to use aibou. Nagi gave him the confidence to think himself world class despite his father's scorn. He's his partner in crime, so to speak. While Nagi sees Reo as the first person who saw past his weirdness, understood him better than most, and as the companion he can always circle back to and tell him about the joys and hassles hardships he went through

Signed: a pedantic nagireo fan who thinks they're both the same shade of simp

[bun-bie]

I have done some terrible thing in my life. I have done unbearable things.

Art inspired by the song Terrible Things by Axie on Youtube, It's linked in the quote above! I slowly worked on this for about 2 weeks because of school. Anyways first time drawing Springtrap and I'm super proud! :D

Reblogs are appreciated!!

[giftedpoison]

Reading the Gallagher Girls book series by Ally Carter as an adult who hasn't read it since 5th grade.

And by God do old habits die hard.

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

A Moment at Awa’atlu in a Pleasant Future Between Sully SiblingsTM Lo'ak, Spider, and Kiri:

Kiri, kindly: Lo’ak, Tsireya obviously likes you.

Spider: Bro, she asked you on a date.

Lo’ak: But what if she meant it as a friend thing?

Kiri, throwing her hands up: I can’t do this anymore.

Spider, determined: Bro, we have been over this. A thousand times. No one makes friends by asking them to go on a moonlight swim one on one. That would be an insane way to make friends.

Lo’ak: …But what if—

Spider: Holy fuck, just tell her you’ll go!

Lo’ak: BUT I can’t say yes just because I want a mate! She probably doesn’t even like me!

Kiri, done: You are so right, she actually hates you. She told me herself.

Spider: Kiri, shut the fuck up. No one said anything about being her mate yet—

Lo’ak: I did, she’s the love of my life. Be for real.

Spider, murderous: Then. Tell. Her. You’ll. Go.

Lo’ak: Fuck. No.

Spider: Alright, I'm done with this kid, Kiri, kill him.

[awesome-cookies-and-cream]

I should find new friends

[galaxywhump]

20: Random and useless fact you know?

There's an 18th century Polish encyclopaedia titled "Nowe Ateny" ("New Athens") which contains the best definition of a horse - "everyone can see what a horse looks like".

[qwq-stuff]

Guess who got a new hyperfixation

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

y'all know a ship is good when people are chanting "divorce arc! Divorce arc!" and they still love the pairing

[serandipity]

Schedule update: Starting today, I will only be writing at work. I want to use my time after work to invest more in doing art / reading / playing video games / hanging out with Benji. My mornings before work are taken up by cleaning / errands. This means I might be a little slow to get to things, but you're always free to poke me in the dms. I have an internal system I use on what replies need to be written in a day, however I can never really guarantee work will be slow enough for me TOO write. Things might be a bit slower for the next couple of weeks as a bunch of stuff happens, but you can always bonk me on the head and ask me for something.

On the plus side: if I get my brain to work more art for the blog! :D Thanks for your patience. I do have those doodle requests I asked for awhile ago and want to finish. Thanks for your patience on that. :)