#close bracket

[l0zergirl]

The Murder Of The Hierophant

CozySmp Lore

TW: gore, death, terribly sad, so so so sad, violence, cuntfromlvjy (referred to as 'Cpt')🥰 (gore in tags too)

during an argument, Cpt gets right up in squoops face, she can almost taste the alcohol on his breath. he looses control, he draws his sword and slashes it up her back, slicing her wings until they are hanging as if just by a nerve, she slumps to the floor, pinkish blood pooling. lucas who was standing in the doorway lets out a blood curdling scream and launches himself at Cpt. knocking him to the floor lucas pinned him down by sitting on his stomach, he pounded the axe into his fathers face and chest, splattering blood and brain matter across the khaki walls. he sobbed tearlessly as his arms tired from the constant swinging of a netherite axe, and a small weak cough brought him out of his blind rage.

"lu- " squoop choked again from behind him "l-lucas? i- i cant see" her voice was more timid than he had ever heard it "im scared" his heart shattered, he scrambled and knelt in the ever-growing pool of his mothers blood and grabbed her pale, shaking hand, noticing how cold and grey it already was. lucas could hear every movement like someone had placed a sonogram funnel into his ears. "lucas.. i- i dont want to die.. plea- please.." her voice was weak and quiet. it had already clicked.

"stay still mama" he already knew. "its gonna be okay, just hold on" she would be dead and there was nothing to do but watch his own mother bleed out infront of him, the dark liquid seeping into the fabric of his clothes like tar.

"lucas look at me.. please" she raised a shaky hand up, and he pressed his face into it, still holding onto the other like a lifeline. "my beautiful boy". she ran her calloused thumb across his soft cheek, he gazed into her eyes, her blue iris's had dulled, but her inky black pupils and sclera reflected the universe. her hand left his face harshly, and her quivering breaths no longer tormented his ears. but the sound of her last echoed like a broken record.

[aroaceleovaldez]

okay last one for the night but. honestly i really hate how the franchise has been using loyalty to Rick as a shield for so long. If Rick was involved in a project or not doesn't matter, especially not anymore.

ReadRiordan and the publishing for the franchise has been using this tactic for ages - they obscure if any writing related to the series wasn't written by Rick unless it's special circumstances. It's near impossible to find out who the ghostwriters are (Stephanie True Peters and Mary-Jane Knight). TSATS was promoted as the first time we got a non-Riordan (Rick or Haley) author working on one of the companion novels despite having seven already existing ghostwritten books in the series. The only reason Mark Oshiro was emphasized so heavily for TSATS was because they also work as a sensitivity reader for topics such as queer identity, and Rick had received backlash in the past for being a Straight Cis Old White Guy repeatedly falling into bad habits (that he hasn't broken out of) with certain characterizations that he kept doubling-down on or retconning into oblivion. The show emphasizes that Rick was involved, but the LA Times article brings into question exactly how much he was involved, and it doesn't even really matter either way. The ReadRiordan site actively avoids putting any writing credits on their articles (or art credits...) or anywhere on their site.

Practically the entire fandom unanimously agrees the musical - which had zero involvement from Rick - is the best adaptation of the series so far, including the TV show. Some of the best writing to come out of the series recently was the stuff ghostwritten by Stephanie True Peters (Camp Half-Blood Confidential, Camp Jupiter Classified, Nine from the Nine Worlds, etc). And yet when promotional stuff is posted about CHB:C, there's clearly coded language used to hide the fact that Rick himself didn't write it. Yes, that's how ghostwriters work, but at this point we should really stop pretending "Rick Riordan" isn't just a pen name for a group of authors like "Erin Hunter" and that Rick is actually writing everything in the series. I can easily look up and see which Animorphs books were ghostwritten, and who those authors were. I can find every "Erin Hunter" easily listed on official sites. And yet most people don't even know the Riordanverse franchise has ghostwriters at all.

And the franchise is still trying to use the "Tio/Uncle Rick" stuff. Author loyalty and marketing parasocial relationships isn't going to save the franchise when the author himself can't hold up his own original themes or even keep basic series bible details straight, and especially not if the editors are barely if at all doing their job. And please at least get a goddamn series bible by this point.

[arsenicflame]

It's a time-honoured tradition- every time Sam comes across Izzy (and Ed) in their travels, he asks Izzy to marry him. And every time, Izzy turns him down.

At this point, Sam is asking more for the sake of it than any belief Izzy will ever say yes, a remnant of childhood dedication touched with 30 years of heartbreak and regret- though even now, a small part of him still holds out hope. Sam's promises have only got more extravagant over the years, from a job as his first mate, to a captaincy, a fleet at his command, a whole fucking island if that's what Izzy wants- but he knows it isn't though, not really. If Izzy was ever going to agree to marry him, to leave his life and go with Sam, it wouldn't be for anything Sam could offer him. Izzy never did care for flashy shows of wealth, for a ship or to be captain. The only thing that ever mattered to him was loyalty given, and loyalty shown in return. 

It all comes to a head after Stede left and came back, after Izzy lost a toe, lost his leg. Sam hasn't seen him since before things with Ed started to really slide off the rails, before stress permanently set into the lines of Izzy’s face. So, when he sees a dishevelled man with a hoof for a leg in a no-name port, he doesn't even consider the idea that he might know him. It's only when he turns towards him, and Sam catches a glance at those oh too familiar tattoos, he realises this is Izzy, his Izzy, that stands before him.

Knowing Izzy's discomfort with pity, he doesn't treat him any differently than he would in years gone by, positioning himself in Izzy's line of sight before approaching and sweeping him up into a bone crushing hug. 

“Israel-goddamn-Hands!” he exclaims, as Izzy grumbles back a begrudging “Samuel-fucking-Bellamy”, a tradition almost as old as their friendship itself. Izzy might not hug him back, but he can’t keep the corner of his mouth from twitching, just for a second.

(If Sam holds Izzy a little tighter and a little longer than usual, well. That's his business)

By the time Sam lets go, most of the crew has appeared in the town square, drawn in by the commotion. They may have given Izzy his leg and welcomed him as one of them, but still there’s an underlying tension, with nobody quite ready to set aside everything that happened before the Kraken. Seeing him cosying up to an unknown man sets everyone on edge, unsure whether to come to their first mate’s aid, or to assume that they've been betrayed once again.

When Ed sees that the yelling was Sam, his hand goes tense where it's held in Stede's. He knows the routine, has seen it more times than he can count, but as he watches them part he realises that this is the first time in a long time he's unsure of what Izzy's response will be.

Knowing that something’s different, knowing that Izzy's feeling vulnerable already, Sam doesn't go for the same flashy proposal he’s been giving for years. He doesn't promise Izzy the world, he doesn't cause a scene (or, any more of a scene than he already has, anyway). He looks at the fractured man in front of him, takes his face in his hands, and says the exact same thing to him he said when they were little more than boys. “Israel, I have to ask you. I know what you'll say, but I have to try. Come with me. Marry me and sail away with me. I'll keep you safe”

And Izzy… hesitates. He glances over at Ed, at Stede, and says to Sam “...We’re staying in port for a week. Ask me again then”

That's the moment Sam knows there is something deeply, horribly, wrong. He's not just looking at an Izzy who got seriously injured in a fight and is struggling to cope, this is something so much bigger than that- and that Ed has something to do with it. Izzy wouldn't even be considering leaving if he didn't. Whether it was negligence or something more sinister, Sam doesn't yet know, but he intends to find out.

[nostalgia-tblr]

HAVE A HAPPY... okay maybe not happy. Um... Have an Unhappy Thorsday???

[proseka-headcanons]

It's my turn with the gender poll

There is a right answer and I will reveal it at some point /silly

-🍇

[code31-onthedancefloor]

what is wrong with him <3

[whos-hotter-jjba]

Second Chance Round - Match 2

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: metro division finals

pacific | central | atlantic

[bl-bracket]

Most Unhinged Bracket

Round 1

Vegas (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Ruan Lan Zhu (The Spirealm)

Ray (Only Friends) vs Fu Yong Jie (HIStory 4: Close to You)

Boston (Only Friends) vs Ichikawa Mitsuo (Double Mints)

Phaya (The Sign) vs Jan (To Sir, With Love)

Mew (Only Friends) vs Ye Zun (Guardian)

Tan (Manner of Death) vs Tin (Triage)

Nawin (Laws of Attraction) vs Ayan (The Eclipse)

Yok (Not Me) vs Tol (Triage)

Nick (Only Friends) vs Noey (I Will Knock You)

Han Ying (Word of Honor) vs Yai (Big Dragon)

Black (Not Me) vs Kim (Kinnporsche: The Series)

Porsche (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Taohu (The Miracle of Teddy Bear)

Ming (My Stand In) vs Kurosawa (Ossan's Love)

Zhou Zishu (Word of Honor) vs Kijima (The Pornographer Series)

Lhong (Tharntype: The Series) vs Meng Shao Fei (HIStory 3: Trapped)

Jang Jaeyoung (Semantic Error) vs Mo Yi (Stay with Me)

Charn (Laws of Attraction) vs New (Dead Friend Forever)

Xiang Hao Ting (HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count) vs Toh (Secret Crush on You)

Rain (Love in the Air) vs Aoyama (The Shortest Distance is Round: Noir)

Wei Wuxian (The Untamed) vs Nuan (Something in My Room)

Wen Kexing (Word of Honor) vs Way (Pit Babe)

Non (Dark Blue Kiss) vs Chun Sangwon (Love for Love's Sake)

Xue Yang (The Untamed) vs Akk (The Eclipse)

Todd (Not Me) vs Charlie (Pit Babe)

Hira (Utsukushii Kare) vs Prom (Playboyy)

Kiyoi (Utsukushii Kare) vs Nuea (Secret Crush on You)

White (Not Me) vs The Parents (My Eleventh Brother)

Lan Wangji (The Untamed) vs Ritsu (End of the World with You)

Bun (Manner of Death) vs Chalothon (The Sign)

Xie Wang (The Untamed) vs Ai Di (Kiseki: Dear to Me)

Tankhun (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Prapai (Love in the Air)

Tsuge Masato (Cherry Magic) vs Karan (Cherry Magic TH)

[haveyouheardthispodcast]

[thefreakandthehair]

eddie’s death anniversary? idk what you’re talking about. he’s alive, and well, and happy! steve made waffles and coffee this morning, and eddie’s listening to him ramble on about his march madness bracket that was busted week one.

(“Sweetheart, I love you but you lost week one. Time to give it up.” Eddie speaks around the rim of his old, chipped Garfield mug. He wears a fond smile, the passage of time settling into the shallow wrinkles around his eyes.

Steve sets his Best Uncle Ever mug down, the hand-painted lettering uneven from where Dustin’s son had gotten over-excited. “No no no, they had the team’s seedings all wrong! Everyone’s brackets got fucked! Hear me out…”)

[zoueriemandzijnopmars]

The typo that always annoys me most is opening parentheses with no matching closing parentheses

[moth-yknowtheartist]

WATCHERWEEN 2024 PROPAGANDA

[THE SUBSTITUTE: THE BEST CANDIDATE YOU GOT! 2024]

VOTE HERE!! FOR THE HOLOGRAM PROFESSOR

A fan favorite since his debut in December of 2022, the Substitute has captured hearts of Watcherinas around the world with his morbid motivations, his catchy ditty, and technological themes. Plus, who doesn't love a doppelganger, an imposter!!

If you're not one of the many sold already on this charming little blue bastard, look no further than the reasons below for why he should get YOUR vote over God:

1. The Substitute is an ACTIVE candidate, ready to shape the world!! While God slept the centuries away in S5, the Substitute was working HARD to outbid Ryan for the genie lamp and work toward stealing Ryan's skin! How determined!!

2. The Substitute is JUST LIKE YOU, with very human goals! God is charming, but is ultimately so disconnected from the plights of man that he amuses himself with dancing them to death or drowning them in molasses- silly, but no real purpose other than a good time! The Substitute, on the other hand, has sympathetic goals- while stealing someone's skin is obviously bad, can we not empathize with his ultimate goal of wanting to experience corporeality, wanting to taste jellybeans, wanting to obtain his OWN life, by any means necessary? Can we all not empathize with the need for something more than what we are now?

3. The Substitute is CUNNING and RESOURCEFUL! While he is ultimately much less successful in his goals than God, think of the power discrepancy here!! God has the powers of the universe at his disposal, needing to do little more than lift a finger to make his dreams come true. The Substitute, however, must scheme extensively to reach his goals- and scheme he does! To be able to pull strings in such a way to fly under the radar as The Professor for an entire season, obtain the lamp, and capture and nearly overpower a man surely 10 times his size requires a sharp wit, and this hologram sure is SHARP!!

4. The Substitute's song is a BANGER!! Now, don't get me wrong here- I LOVE God's songs, and he even has the advantage of having two, both bangers!! The songs are both of great quality, but let's look at the stats here:

in total, across 2 whole songs, God's musical numbers only account for about 2 minutes and 21 seconds. The Substitute, on the other hand?

THREE MINUTES AND 32 SECONDS, IN HIS DEBUT NUMBER!! And God's been around since the second episode- in ONE season with ONE number, the Substitute already has him beat!

5. The Substitute is the KING of DRAMA!! He puts EFFORT into his season 5 scheme, playing the part with a total of FOUR DIFFERENT SPECIAL GUEST FORMS AND MUSICAL NUMBERS! I'm not counting these numbers into his above musical number minute count, as his other forms during this season are running separately- but you certainly can't call the Substitute uninspired.

6. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

Ready to ensure the Substitute's rightly deserved victory? Head on down to @watcherwiki and vote in the GOD VS HOLOGRAM PROFESSOR bracket, OR click the link and: VOTE HERE!

[nostalgia-tblr]

[redo-rewind-if]

Sorry for the lack of snippets lately, I figured since it's so close to release that I wouldn't do anymore atm but... I couldn't resist sharing some of this scene lol.

[sexiest-objects-tournament]

Fiber arts includes knitting, crochet, sewing, cross-stitching and embroidery. Likely more that I'm forgetting.

Gore includes vivisection, dissection, cannibalism, organs, etc.

Please share propaganda in the notes!