#children's castle

[js-dragonart]

I put wayyyy too much effort in such a silly joke and I miss the person I was before I discovered fan fiction.

Criston and Alicent represent my last two braincells that have not been corrupted by the internet, silently asking themselves where it all went wrong.

[chicken-wayng]

"Fuck that crown and fuck the Gods! I'm running away." Alicent says her eyes bear true Targaryen Madness as she rebukes the things that were once all she stood for, shocking Nyra with the bravery of her declaration. Then, her eyes soften like they always do upon seeing Her. "Come with me."

"Yes," Rhaenyra said, without thinking.

[elodieunderglass]

apologies if this is a repeat ask, I have a terrible feeling tumblr ate the previous before it sent properly, and i have a burning curiosity to know:

has derek ever taken killie to a medieval fair? not the same thing as an american renfair, but it's a fun day out on a summer weekend, and look, killie, they've got horses!

and if killie HAS been to a fair with jousting, what did he think of it?

(i shudder to think what o holy thunder would be like in a joust)

Ahahaha thank you so much for this and apologies for the delay in replying. I’m very proud of my sparkling Friesian

I have to say, while Derek would be easily swayed by the majesty of the Friesian horse, Killie would be scandalised (as many horsegirls are) by their grip on the public imagination as The Prettiest Horse.

You just like it because it’s big and shiny. It’s a carriage horse! It’s anachronistic! It’s barely in condition! It’s like an animated leather armchair! What do you MEAN it’s the prettiest horse you’ve ever seen. Thoroughbred racehorses, which can run at 40mph and look in comparison like a weasel strained through a colander, are the objectively best and prettiest horse. Are you feeling too hot? Do you have sunstroke? Is it sunstroke, that you have?

[graciehart]

the 12th precinct being the OTPrecinct [1/?] ⤷ 5.03 — “Secret's Safe with Me”

[blueskittlesart]

what are your thoughts on the king in eow? he's so shocking good at being a king. and being a dad. and he's nice?? i'm so unused to the king of hyrule being any of those things

it was genuinely jarring at first i kept waiting for him to be like "actually fuck you zelda i dont believe you go to your room" but im SO happy that at least one zelda gets to have a happy healthy relationship with her father. exceptionally rare king hyrule W

[ladystoneboobs]

catelyn

lysa

cersei

alannys

dany

gilly

i call this collection 5 highborn westerosi mothers worrying about and missing their sons + 1 wildling mother losing her son to a guy who never knew his own mother, a motherless son continuing the line of motherless boys and boyless mothers

[cleave-and-plough]

october reads 🎃🍂🌑

[yamauchikazuaki]

[gen-0]

The fact that Kappa got his name from a Castles custom where if your told “kappa” you are forgiven for anything making Kappa’s name a comfort to him because he is desperate to be forgiven for any prophecies or just anything in general that feels he messes up on

[wandering-tides]

And the best dad of the year award goes to... Cale!!

A round of applauses for this man y'all!!

👏 👏 👏

[lepetitdragonvert]

Charles Perrault

Contes du temps passé

Librairie Delagrave

1925

Artist : Maurice Berty

[elizabugz]

[alpaca-clouds]

The Search for a Solarpunk Anime

Allow me to think aloud for a moment. Because I noticed something.

Whenever people ask for movie recommendations or anime recommendations for Solarpunk, a movie that often gets named is Netflix's Bubble. And on one hand... I get it. The aesthetic of the movie is more Cozy Apocalypse than Solarpunk (aka lots of greens on the buildings and what not, but not because they have been planted there to make a better environment, rather than because the buildings falling into disrepair). But it scratches that certain itch, aesthetically.

Yet, the movie does not really feel Solarpunk to me. While one can argue that the folks who have fled into the bubble zone are kinda anarchistic in that they do lack clear hierarchies, they also do not do a ton of mutual aid, rather competing over ressources. Which to me is the issue. The movie does not have a lot of that Solarpunk spirit. Not much in terms of either mutual aid or environmental protection going on. It just has a pretty green aesthetic. (Though it should be said: Fucking darn, that movie is pretty.)

Of course, the obvious answer to name when it comes to Solarpunk anime movies is Studio Ghibli. Obvious, because the studio is one of the central inspirations behind the genre. So, duh, yes, there are quite a few Ghibli movies out there that are pretty darn Solarpunk. Most notably of course Nausicaä, Laputa and Princess Mononoke. These movies all are not only Solarpunk in some aesthetic aspects, but also when it comes to the themes inspiring them. Which is kinda funny to me, because neither of the movies is classical science fiction - making clear that scifi really is not a prerequesit for the genre.

But there is also another genre, I would say. And that genre is the movies, that do not have much of the aesthetic - outside maybe a vague cottagecore aesthetic - but have a lot of the themes I associate with Solarpunk.

To me two of those movies are Ame to Yuki: Wolf Children, and Misaki no Mayoiga. I already talked about the second movie, but just to sum up: Both movies really go deeply into the aspects of community building, mutual aid and also living in harmony with nature in some degree. Both very much show that we are really good at helping each other. And that you can have a good life without rigid organisation. And I really fucking love that about those movies.

Funnily enough: While funnily enough Makoto Shinkai with his generous aesthetic does have some scenes in several of his movies that just have the aesthetic flair of Solarpunk, I would say that thematically Suzume is the one most in line with the genre. Because it, too, as a lot of themes of mutual aid and just forming community and what not.

And I do not know. Maybe we are gonna see more of that stuff in the future?

[graciehart]

castle & beckett being castle & beckett [28/?] ⤷ 2.03 — “Inventing the Girl”

[dangerousdan-dan]

10 gifs of your 10 favorite movies

I wasn't tagged in this but I saw it going around and it looked like fun so...

There you have it xD

No pressure tags @cephalog0d @owlovo @opposite-of-aster @zuzuzuko @weroiljgre @poetikat @mysteriousbeetle @bruceewayne and whoever feels like participating <3

[annabelle--cane]

gideon will be curled up in mental and physical shock in an active crisis situation on the third consecutive worst day of her life and let slip a single tear thinking "at least women are still hot"