#cs delight

[likhopinetree]

if i see one more post hating on turkish delights im gonna lose it. "why he betrayed siblings for that" stfu.

1. sugar rations during war, he is a kid who just evacuated from london during war

2. those were actually pretty popular sweets back then but due to it being luxury item they were mostly associated with christmas (so it's actually a foreshadowing to ask for them in place without christmas)

3. is it that you tried them and just didn't like them or is there a bias showing because different culture has different tastes and flavours

4. edmund is literally a kid. evil witch (he doesn't know she's evil) tells him to snitch on his sibs (he doesn't know her true motive) for sweets just for him that he doesn't have to share.

5. fuck u more for me then

i tried turkish delights once when i was very little and didn't like them but then later i tried different brands and types and loved all of them, even the cheapest ones from romanian convenience store. turns out it was the fault of the batch my father brought home being bad and not the sweets as whole. maybe try different type of turkish delights first before casting your judgement.

anyway.

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

[gemharvest]

Christmas 2024

[allthecastlesonclouds]

@bardace i got a lil too into it but im excusing myself because i love him. this one is getting inked right now and im. i love him he’s just. delightful

[thebirdandhersong]

Sometimes God really does put people in our lives for a brief moment, if only to see the reflection of His searing face in them, and to understand blindingly and briefly the Beauty working silently in hidden ways all around us

[rainintheevening]

@marietheran asking the real questions here!!!

[bookshelvesandtealeaves]

☕️ MUG MONDAY ☕️

[instagram]

This Monday felt like the perfect time to show off my giveaway win from Luna Tea Co. which included their brand new (not yet released for sale I believe?) Aurora Australis tea, which is my new favourite tea, no lie.

I’m kind of obsessed with these teas and their packaging and I feel so lucky to have won these!

Books pictured:

🖤 House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

🖤 This is The Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde

🖤 Dragonfall by LR Lam

🖤 Dark Rise by CS Pacat

🖤 These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

🖤 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

🖤 The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

🖤 Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

[cursezoroark]

hi!! i love your ocs and your oc thoughts. how do you imagine rens feelings for mona developing through canon + post canon ? :0

Ough. First of all thank u,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I love them too it makes me v happy that u like them as well,,,,,,I’m a bit shocked about that actually,,,, and second of all,,,, oh god how do i explain this.

In the Canon Version of Mona’s Paragon Run (in my head). Ren does not return Mona’s feelings. At least from a romantic perspective. And not yet. Which is rlly funny considering what I’ve drawn so far. But as to why- meta reason- I can’t think of a timeskip design for Ren for Shit. I’m so sorry. I can’t think of Anything. I tried so many times because I Do have a timeskip Mona design after the main events but. nope. My brain draws several blanks.

for a more lore explanation as to Why I do have one. In canon, Ren and Mona just barely got the engines started on their friendship again, especially after he joined Team Xen. Mona was incredibly and surprisingly understanding to his circumstances as to Why he stayed with them, which Ren felt (and still feels) partially guilty for. I think from the beginning they had some hunch of what was going on because it really didn’t make sense to them for him to join after they both saw what happened to Melia (or they assumed) in the first place. Didn’t stop the sting of betrayal but it softened the impact.

As to canon feelings! I rlly like in the beginning there was this weird trail of envy of Ren to Mona’s strength, but it’s ironic since he’s the one who set Mona on the path to pursue it in the first place. There’s this admiring point from him that he can’t help feel as he’s heard of Mona’s adventures, and seen how they keep fighting. Of course, he doesn’t totally get over that envy, but processes it healthily when they reconcile as their relationship becomes more like rivals. They’re friends more than anything really. He’s mainly glad and grateful to have Mona still be his friend after all of the Xen stuff, and is rather determined to include them in his protection as he builds up his strength. And they both have a competitive streak so it’s fun to battle someone who wants an upper hand on you. If I had to say how he sees Mona from his presumed perspective,,,, A quiet person who’s way too kind for their strength.

As for post canon, well. This is where things slightly muddy for me because I have a lot of trouble picturing post canon Ren. This is mainly due to the fact I can Sense another character change incoming (with his mom kidnapped after all + Mosely, who the protag character presumably cares about as well) (Mona cares for Mosely immensely. Little sister). So I’m not sure how that might rock the boat. I await eagerly though. If Ren dies at some point in paragon I will laugh just a bit. Not because I hate him more of just the story beat itself. Sorry Mona.

Additionally, He Doesn’t Develop Romantic Feelings until they’re both in their 20s. Before this, I made it clear that Mona would confess at some point post-canon, get rejected, and they would both still have a really strong friendship. This was mainly for Mona’s growth, because I have a ton of feelings on them as a character. Now, I’m a person on the arospec, so romantic feelings are super. Super super super hard for me to describe in general, It feels disingenuous to say it happened like it would in romance medias or smth like that. I think it just kind of occurred to him at one point that he really liked seeing them be happy. That’s what I consider the peak of romanticism at least, to me. And saw them from a more romantically angled perspective. Which is quite awkward considering what happened in the past. But he still thinks they’re amazing for brunting through everything that’s happened in canon and continues to happen post-canon. Mona often leaves the region because they’re summoned by Anabel and Looker, so the days they began to spend hanging out together began to dwindle real fast. From days to weeks to months to at one point, a year. So contact often dwindles as everyone gets busy with their adult life and jobs. In post canon, Mona helps out even more, being one of the many to taste test his cooking as he works to become a Chef. I think he finds them really endearing, I made it especially so since Mona’s softened a bit on some edges after canon happened. (Not totally. I have thoughts on that.) So they smile a ton more than before, are more at ease with their friends, and is more free to explore the things they want to explore. And I think that really Gets to Ren because he’s never seen them be that relaxed, at least compared to before. It gets to a point where it kind of resparks his guilt for contributing to the harm that made them stiffen in the first place. So that’s a conflicting factor. But he’s grown to care a bunch for Mona, like many of their friends. I think the care is just from a different angle than others, but just as strong. If I were to be plain, he finds them cute.

So TLDR; no romantic feelings, just focuses more on Mona’s strength to carry out everything that’s going on. A strong friendship and rivalry overall. Post-canon. Marvels at how they’ve changed from the beginning, and is greatly endeared to how they’ve become more… I’m not going to say soft but more relaxed. romantic feelings start way later in their 20s.

[jackie-shitposts]

the SASS of this mime

[image description: A screenshot taken from the Netflix reboot of Carmen Sandiego. Mime Bomb is has a goofy, confused look on his face. /End description]

Mime Bomb is such an amazing part of this episode!! the way he just. walks backwards into the mist when chase tells him to get lost. him sitting in an invisible chair and using the cat statue as a way to earn some cash. the ENTIRE interrogation scene. him making sheena pay up.

I can totally see why people love him. other than the simping but thats just my lesbianism i think

[fictional-worlds-are-exquisite]

my toxic trait is when a customer pulls out a joke i've heard 100 times before i still think it's funny

they're like how much do you have in stock?

and i'm like let me see...10,000 units!

and they go oh good, that should be just enough! can i order 5 units?

then i laugh genuinely because despite hearing that numerous times a week i still think it's funny for some unknown reason

[psi-scribe]

I should never be allowed to be let loose into a (mostly) second hand book shop. But I was so now my bookshelves must live with the consequences.

And I have to decide which to pick up when my current stack gets thinner.

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

While Tolkien's Legendarium will always be the great literary love of my life, my first introduction as a child to fantasy and magic and fairy tales was Narnia.

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion: At the beginning of the world there were two trees, one silver and one gold, brought forth by the song of Yavanna, Valar of Earth, and the tears of Nienna, Valar of Mercy.

C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew: At the beginning of the world there were two trees, one silver and one gold, because some coins fell out of a guy's pocket lol

[beeapocalypse]

grinding my teeth. unsure of how far i can push kitty b4 she goes from offputting to straight goofy

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Keller then quotes from Christian author and philosopher C.S. Lewis's book Mere Christianity:

If we let Him [God] will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a god or goddess, a dazzling, radiant, immortal creature, pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot not imagine, a bright stainless mirror which reflects back to God perfectly (though, of course, on a smaller scale) His own boundless power and delight and goodness. The process will be long and in parts very painful; but that is what we are in for. Nothing less.

"In/Out: A Scandalous Story of Falling Into Love and Out of the Church" - Steph Lentz

[elytrafemme]

ultimately i think a whole lot of these thoughts are because i am trying to break into writing actual original fiction, both to prove i can and also for the purpose of trying to get myself published. and like, i'm taking a creative writing class next semester, so maybe it'll happen then. but i feel like fanfiction is a good way to ease me back into that vibe? we'll see

[daylerogers]

Let The Music Play

We had the incredible opportunity to watch a concert where Mozart’s music was performed at the Golden Hall of Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Each of the musicians was attired in garb that could have been worn by Mozart himself. John has been a board member for a particular organization for the past sixteen years, and their international headquarters is in Vienna, They graciously invited spouses…