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stiltsthegm · 3 days ago
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GOTY 2024 #1 - Heaven Will Be Mine
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I can't believe it took me this long to play Heaven Will Be Mine. It's over 6 years old at this point. I had known about it since it released, so it's not like it blindsided me or anything. I just...never got around to it. At the same time, though, I'm glad it took me this long to play Heaven Will Be Mine. I don't know if 2018 Iris would have appreciated it as much, or in the same way. Fuck, I still hadn't figured out I was Iris until 2021 so, you know, things are looking a whole lot different from the other side of that.
Heaven Will Be Mine is a visual novel about three women who pilot giant mechs for three different factions. These mechs, however, cannot kill, because they weren't designed for fighting things of flesh and blood or even metal. They were designed to fight ideas. These girls will try to use them to make their own ideas real.
Every fight in the game is a conversation, an argument, a reminiscing, a flirtation, a reconciliation. Pluto's mech is massive and overwhelming and all-encompassing because that's what Pluto's personality feels like. Saturn's mech is slippery and bitey and scrappy because she's a mischievous brat. Heaven Will Be Mine sees the metaphor of the humanoid mech and decides to simply toss aside the thin barrier of separation between man and machine. The man is the machine, the machine exists because the man sees themselves in it and as it. In such a world, a child might decide that this new and potentially limitless expression of the self is far more liberating and fulfilling than anything they had on Earth. They might decide to stay in space to build a new life for themselves. To be a new type of human. One that doesn't fit the previous definitions.
And what would happen if Earth decided it didn't want the definition of "human" to change?
The three factions in the game represent three different answers to that question. It's a testament to this game's phenomenal writing that all three answers feel "right," even if there's one particular ending I like more than the others (mine is Cradle's Graces, for the record). Because that's the only true way to handle that question, isn't it? We're all trying to figure out what being us even means, and we're gonna have different ways of doing that.
God, I've been rambling about themes and introspection and shit and I haven't even mentioned the art and the music. It's stunning, gorgeous, evocative, and I could heap more superlatives on it, but it'd start to feel insincere even though I mean every word of it. I adore every character in this game and want only the best for them. I love reading every chat log and news article and mission briefing. Every ending makes me cry, even when I'm seeing them for the second time.
I suppose it's fitting that the only game that had a chance of knocking 1000xResist from first place was an even gayer visual novel that came out almost 7 years ago and is a contender for one of my favorite games of all time. And if you don't agree with me, well...
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shatcey · 2 days ago
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Azel's romantic ending
I have a lot to say about this route, and I will continue to do so at the same pace, as if nothing has changed (1 post per day). But right now I need to ramble a bit, because I'm overwhelmed with emotions, and I have to express it.
So… I've finished Azel's romantic ending. And I have to say… why do they make it so depressing? I'm not complaining! Not at all! It was a good story, Azel solved all the problems (I definitely have a type, I've never thought about it from that point of view), and the developers answered many of the questions that Belle and I had, but… it was so sad… almost all those damn 5 chapters (including the avatar challange and half of 25ch). I never thought I'd experience the same sense of hopelessness as I did on the Gilly-bee's route. Don't get me wrong, I like Gilly-bee's route, it's amazing. I like the romantic ending as well, the last scene was very strong. But… It was very emotionally exhausting. I can say the same about Azel's romantic ending. It's good, but it's so… difficult. But I love the guy… If I wasn't already in love with Ally, I would definitely fall for him. He's… like Clavis' Belle. If you know what I mean.
And I find all the side princes in this route amazing. Clavis' jokes and seriousness are very interesting to watch. I like the way the developers hint that Luke may have worked on Gilly-bee… maybe… And how smart and observant he can be. And I adore Silvio in this route. He's so damn good! To the point "I NEED HIS SEQUEL RIGHT NOW"! That's how good he was.
I'll be very disappointed if they don't release it next one or right after that. Really, very disappointed.
And because I have no idea where else to put it… several new backgrounds. I like them all very much.
The main hall. I took screenshots at different times of the day.
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I really like this BG, it looks like Azel's crown… And the combination of colors, textures and shapes is just perfect.
The hall in the forbidden left wing (it was present in the trailer). And again at different times of the day.
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Kitchen. I have my doubts… maybe it's part of some other kitchen. But I didn't find anything similar. Maybe it's a new BG. And a garden in the city. Maybe it was in sequels already, I'm not sure.
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Azel's room and Belle's as well. They literally start living together faster than anyone else.
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And I didn't take screenshots of the forbidden room. Sorry.
Actually there were many BG variants… with different phases of the moon or without it. And I'm pretty impressed with how much new they added in this route.
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🔝 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕋 ℙ𝔸𝔾𝔼 🔝
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district4loading · 3 days ago
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Thoughts on sana being the type to shut u up with a kiss
You talk too much
That's how it's always been ever since your first date with her. You were nervous because there was a beautiful girl in front of you, staring into your eyes with a smile that could light up the darkest night. So you just kept talking about really any and everything you could. Seriously, that day you managed to run your mouth so much that Sana mentioned it to you.
Her exact words were "You talk a lot" accompanied by the cutest giggle known to man. Of course, she stopped you right in your tracks and you almost sunk into the ground from embarrassment, thinking that you may have just blew it.
However, little did you know Sana found that trait of yours so endearing and even now after almost a whole year of being together, she still does.
You're nervous again, in the car dressed up all nice and presentable to meet her parents for the first time. "This is the place?" You ask, with a slight tremble in your voice.
Sana looks out of the window for a moment then hums "Yeah, you can park in the driveway." You nod and do as she said, then you turn the car off and you kind of just sit there staring at the car windshield. "Come on" Sana puts her hand on the door handle.
There's a smile on her face because she knows that you must be a minute away from letting all of your thoughts out at once. The only reason why you haven't said anything yet is because no matter how much Sana tells you that she likes it, you can't help but feel annoying when you start talking too much. So you try your best not to in moments where you feel nervous around her.
But it gets hard in times like these.
So you bite your tongue, then you open the car door and step out. Even the house looks intimidating because maybe you're imagining it but there seems to be a big grey cloud hovering over it.
Okay you're definitely imagining it.
You swallow as you finally make it to the porch and when you're at the front door, Sana reaches out to ring the doorbell and you stop her. "Babe, what's wrong?"
That's when you finally let it all go
"I'm meeting your parents for the first time and I really don't know if they'll like me. I mean, what if I say the wrong thing? What if I forget to bow? What if I say something rude or dumb on accident?" Sana sighs, just watching as you ramble on and on about things "Or - oh God - what if they ask me something about you and I don't know it? They won't do that though right?" You stop for a moment as Sana only stays there with the same look on her face "They'll think I don't care about you! and then they won't trust me and -"
Sana shakes her head as you continue to say a bunch of random nonsense so fast that she can't even begin to understand much of it at all. Either way, she can tell that you're beyond nervous so she quickly begins to think about how she should handle it because right now, you're a train wreck and it wouldn't be wise of her to let her parents see you like this.
She says your name once
"Y/n"
You don't hear her
Twice
"Y/n"
You're still going
Then she gets an idea
In a quick second Sana grabs your cheeks with both of her hands. The feel of her warm palms throw you off for a moment and you end up forgetting whatever you were going to say next. That's when you make eye contact with her and before you know it, she's pulling you down to her level to connect your lips.
The moment your lips touch, your mind goes completely blank. You both close your eyes at the same time and all you can really do is pull her closer and kiss back. Your lips move together with the slowest passion as you take all the time in the world to kiss her back properly like she deserves.
Sana's lips are so perfectly soft and plump. Just by kissing them you can feel your heart rate slow in real time. Then you begin to realize that you're having a full on make out session in front of your girlfriends parents house.
So you pull away and only stare at her as the taste of her cherry lip gloss lingers in your mouth. Sana just giggles, taking notice of your red cheeks and your embarrassed expression. She takes your hand in hers and interlocks your fingers "Stop worrying, everything will be fine. I'll ring this door bell, and we'll have a nice dinner with my mom and dad" She leans in to give you a peck on your lips "Then when we get back home, we can kiss some more"
You nod mindlessly "I like the sound of that"
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A/N: Wahhh I don't know why I took so long with this one. When I first saw it I was super excited to get started on it but I had others to get to first. Anyways, I hope anon enjoys reading this caugh I enjoyed writing it!!!
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gorbalsvampire · 8 months ago
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🔺and 🧐 for sorcha, 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 as a general “elaborate about sorcha and alistair’s family situation” question?
🔺 RED TRIANGLE POINTED UP — does your oc know how to use any weapons?
Sorcha can hurt you with a blade but not really in a combat type situation. She can sort of shoot (if you're raised by Alistair Fucking Dunsirn, you learn how to handle a gun). Her main recourse in combat situations, though, is being fairly nimble and scuttling the hell out of there.
🧐 FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional?
She was more emotional, before her total breakdown at the hands of Draven. The restored Sorcha is cooler-headed, more scheming, but she stays silly - and she is still, physiologically, nineteen, with all the brain worms that implies. Sometimes she wants to be cold and aromantic and dead inside, but then some stupid Malkavian comes along with his big blue eyes and reminds her she's a soppy wee bastard.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILY WITH MOTHER, FATHER, SON AND DAUGHTER — how many people are in your oc's immediate family? how many people are in your oc's extended family? do they have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc? who in their family are they closest with? are they close with their birth family, or do they have a found family?
Sorcha's grandparents - Alistair's parents - both died during the Second World War, and Alistair was effectively raised by his boarding school, passed around cousins and uncles and aunts during the holidays, learning a little about all the family trades. His aunt Elizabeth ran an urban farm up in Bishopbriggs, and was the closest thing he had to a mother figure. He knew Charley Dunsirn back when he was Charlotte Dunsirn, and was around for her Embrace, decades before his - they were probably playmates.
Finlay is Sorcha's cousin from Stirling, relocated to Glasgow when the family needed some fresh boots on the ground. Finlay is Alistair's mini-me, doing the street work that he can't do now that he's legally dead, and they bonded quickly. They weren't so keen on Sorcha at first, but now they've started to see what Sorcha can do and they're learning from each other (trading business knowhow for necromantic theory). Finlay also comes with baggage: Lucas Dunsirn, current spokesman for the board, ghoul to the Ollav Sir Robert Dunsirn and close second place in the run for their Embrace. Finlay knows Lucas is plotting SOMETHING but can't put their finger on what.
Further out, there's the array of more distant relatives in the company. Sorcha is kind of... removed from them, as Alistair's weird kid who got the fast track to the top. They're generally afraid of Alistair, and by extension Finlay; the Ollav may be the head of the family, but Alistair is its iron fist.
Sorcha's mother is in that extended sphere too. Sorcha is still very fond of Isabella, and Alistair is still in love with her, but they don't see her much and she's firmly embedded with her own people, the Venetian Rossellini. The same goes for the swarm of little 'uns Sorcha was raised amongst - they were like siblings and she'd be pleased to see them but she might not even recognise them after eleven years away.
Finally, and this is Sorcha-exclusive, there's the Duskborn to consider. All Duskborn are siblings in their hearts. The Three Graces, the coterie she was trying to get in with at first, didn't really trust her (and she didn't stand a chance, their bond was... not something an outsider could be welcomed into), but that instinct to nest in has found itself flourishing with Beetlejuice and Hazel.
Hazel and Sorcha are the same age in Kindred terms, but Hazel's that bit older and wiser and more pro-active as a person that Sorcha feels like the little sibling there. Maybe half-sibling: their blood is similar-but-different, as half-caff Lasombra and diet Hecata, but like calls to like in the shadows. Beetlejuice, of course, is their much older and loopier stepsister who's seen it all, done it all and survived. It's a found family and a witch-n-bitch coven and a long-distance very casual lesbian thing all at once.
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marigraphia · 1 month ago
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I've had this pose ref saved for a while and the Superman set photos just gave off the same energy 👉🏻👈🏻
The reference is this photo of Katharine Hepburn as Antiope and Colin Keith-Johnston as Theseus in the 1932 play 'The Warrior's Husband' (and I'd love for people to turn into a draw your otp meme pls pls pls this pose is so good)
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And also, of course, the Superman (2025) set photos
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#superfamilyweek#superman#dcu#clois#lois lane#clark kent#i was actually gonna post this a few days ago but then i found out about the superfamily week#it wasn't made for it but i hope you can accept this humble offering even if it doesn't really fit the prompts#art#digital#fanart#live-action#dc#regular#final#colour#this actually from june when the set photos came out and i just got completely obsessed and went into a clois haze#it all looks so good though!! the whole thing!!!! i'm vibrating with excitement just thinking about it!!!!!!!#if this film isn't good i'm gonna be sooo disappointed you guys have no idea how much i'm looking forward to it#but anyway. ART RAMBLES: as i mentioned on the tags of my last drawing this piece gave me SUCH a headache#i think it's probably cos it was just supposed to be a quick sketch so i used a more stable pencil brush#but then i really liked it so i decided to properly colour it instead of just doing the watercolour thing i usually do for sketches#but with finished pieces i like the lineart to be kinda messy and the sketch to even show through bit#and since i used the more stable brush for the sketch it ended up looking WAY too clean. not like my stuff at all.#so i just started throwing stuff at the wall to see what could make it more interesting. full background! actual lineart! texture layers!#and this here is what i was the happiest with. i don't... love it though. it should be looking way more interesting given the pose#and then i also did the purge girl halfway through this and it looked SO good right out of the bat (pun intended)#so i went a bit into a spiral. did some realistic stuff i'll post soon. and now am trying out a thick black lineart style.#(i'll definitely still use the coloured lines for the sketchy watercolour stuff though. it just looks way too cute)
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secondbeatsongs · 14 days ago
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going through some old logs, and I need you to understand just how truly unhinged early 2010s RP omegle was.
genuinely you could stay on there for hours with just one person, hashing out complex traumatic backstories, drawn-out love confessions, detailed action scenes...collaboratively describing graphic violence, past abuse, comfort, hurt/comfort, hurt/no comfort, any number of sex acts...and then one of you would be like, "oh haha it's 2AM! I have to sleep :(" and the other person would say, "omg saaaame. :( gnight!!!" and then you'd exit the chat and never speak to each other again, and this was. fine.
you could just spend an entire evening shoving your wretched, bleeding soul into a chat log with someone you'd never meet or learn the name of, achieve some form of emotional catharsis, and then go about your day or night like this was an average way to spend your time.
I'm really normal about this, actually
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acekindaneat · 7 months ago
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do you guys think serizawa has seen reigen somewhere before in passing
reference + another version under cut!
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i knowww it's an old redraw thing but i wanted to redraw serizawa in it for so long... here's a version without the vignette
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jesuis-assez · 23 days ago
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↠ Tim & Lucy ↳ 2x10 - The Dark Side
#chenford#chenfordedit#the rookie#therookieedit#tim x lucy#jesuis-assez edits: chenford season 2#jesuis-assez edits: chenford#jesuis-assez edits: chenford scenes 2x10#I really didn't want to gif a single frame of Caleb. But I did want to gif this scene. So sacrifices had to be made 🤣#Absolute INSANE behavior Tim. INSANE! and yet justified given how much of a piece of sh-- Caleb turned out to be. He had creepy vibes#from the get go. It's interesting how Tim said that Lucy hesitated with Caleb.#The only hesitancy (and frustration) I detect is this conversation taking place while Tim is there and Lucy being very aware of that.#And Tim at the end handing her the paper. Lucy observing how he's acting and how quickly he shifted into protective mode. Tim standing#there with a part of him not feeling right about this whole thing & later projecting that as Lucy being the one who didn't.#He was overwhelmed by his guilt and in such anguish. Just falling apart at the thought of losing her because he gave her advice#as a friend and not as her training officer. Something awful happening to someone else. To Lucy... collecting more guilt#and piling it on top of all the other times that happened. That someone suffered because of 'his actions'#Neither Tim or Lucy saw this sadistic monster coming. And Tim may not have suspected him...#But there was something about Caleb and that interaction that had Tim stepping into that role of the fierce protector.#And Tim isn't only emitting protective energy here...🟢 * Puts a green circle there and doesn't elaborate * Yaass queen give us nothing 🤣#The green circle of jealousy and Tim is standing inside of it.#But he's also coming across as distrustful of Caleb's intentions which is not alarming as they're in the midst of the chaos#surrounding a serial killer. It's rather expected to be that way. It's how Tim said he should've known. He should've suspected him.#He's a cop. And yet he started interrogating like a cop would & as if he were a suspect. Asking for a last name. What he does for a living.#He behaved in that way for a reason. So something definitely felt off but the need to be Lucy's friend in that moment#that he encouraged her to go out with him came before his instinct to be a cop or even her T.O .#In other words... He prioritized Lucy and what he thought she needed. He shifted the focus from the case onto her by#suggesting she focus on something else. And when she was taken... that focus on her became heightened by the gravity of the situation.#+ The EYE CONTACT. Tim & Lucy having their own private moment. The silent communication between them while Caleb rambles on#in the background about something unimportant. I have so much more to say but I've reached my tag limit 🤣*whispers with feeling* f**k..
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personinthepalace · 1 year ago
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The Question in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part 1
(also it seems like Huntress is going to be in this movie as well so hopefully there will be some Huntress and Question interactions!)
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thegreatyin · 7 months ago
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this nemesis ambition started out a little slow but I am getting closer to finding that bastard who killed my wife, and I’ll not rest a minute now that im far closer to on his trail
sorry got in character for a second
Anyways fun ambition so far very fucked up though
congratulations on joining the murder club anon!!!! depending on who you ask the name refers to either people who have murdered or people who have witnessed murder. usually both. actually extremely often both. it's a swell time you'll feel right at home (don't mind our collective skyglass knife collection in the back)
#im still not far into nemesis personally but im very much enjoying it#honestly in a weird way it feels like it's moving faster than HD did. which. is funny bc nemesis is like The gated behind item grinds quest#idk. HD was a fun slowburn where we adventured around gathering our rogues gallery before the action kicked in#nemesis on the other hand feels like im picking up halfway through a batman serial#fallen london#ask#it's WAY more fucked up right off the bat than HD was. honestly ive thought abt red honey for ages. that's so fucked up#and we LEAD with that?? Okay#definitely a horrors-filled ambition befitting caeru (the guy who's constantly going through horrors)#it really encourages you to get fucked up and freaky and in ur character's headspace at basically every step along the way#i only have HD to compare it too but HD was like. a lot more interpretative in comparison? at least to me. that's what it felt like#and i adore HD for that dont get me wrong here#HD just also waited until like. halfway through before it asked what the scoundrel actually Wanted out of its heart's desire#nemesis in comparison is right off the bat who died? who are you mourning? anguish. justice. there must be vengeance.#it's a delightfully different vibe!! i like it!!!#oh god sorry anon im doing the classic yin talking way too much in the tags thing again#i havent had much excuse to talk abt nemesis and what i think of it so far and of course its rp effects on caeru#but i do have a handful of thoughts on it#it's good. im liking it so far. it's starting very strong if nothing else. and i have no spoiler knowledge of what happens in the future#beyond the choice between rewards at the very end#and im SO curious how we'll get to that point. what horrors will we adventure through next? off we go to find out!#it's biggest glaring weakness so far is how horrendously grindy it is. and like. ive been warned and done my research ahead of time#im doing it on the same account im seeking. i knew what i was getting into. but also gots damn.#in comparison HD's 5-card lodgings and dreamgate feel like footnotes#anyway while im already way too deep into rambling did you know the honey trip gives you fate?? insane. why does it do that. hilarious even
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bunnyboy-juice · 2 months ago
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spent the first hour and change at work deleting some old files and am having a grand ol time laughing at myself for not realizing i was a lesbian sooner
#vulnerable tag rambles ahead please be kind abt them i didnt intent to ramble this much but i dont wanna delete it eitehr#me to every single man i have ever dated after 6mo-1y: yeah hey this really isnt working out i dont really know why but i really hate mysel#and i dont want to blame you because i dont think you did anything inherently wrong here; i think this is something about me but i need#space to figure out why im feeling this way [every single one reacted by telling me No i wasnt allowed to leave btw]#i hold very complex feelings about these relationships esp bc of them ending in very violent/chaotic ways most of the time#but its interesting to look back at it all and realize ive left every man for the same reason (which is that ive hated myself Every Single#Time ive dated a man) and its funny bc i recognized the self hate pretty early on w/ cishet men but when it came to queer men it was#much more confusing (esp w/ nto knowing Any lesbians at that point in my life). im so happy im a lesbian tbh#i have a lot of issues w/ the racism fatphobia and transmisogyny present in lesbian groups#and also coming out as a lesbian really truly saved my life. before i met my wife i was quite literally in a 3yr abusive relationship that#definitely would have died in if i hadnt realzied i was a lesbian and ran from him#its also weird seeing liek the hard evidence of the things that happened to me btween 2016-2020 tbh#cause that was such a bad time of my life. i truly dont know how i survived it but im so glad i did#like the three major relationships in my life b4 meeting my wife was: guy who was in college when i was in HS who stalked me when i left;#guy who was a year younger than me who cheated on me the entire time while telling me he was being victimized (he wasnt; this was very mess#guy who saw the very messy toxic ldr i was in and helped me dump my ex then decided that meant we were in a relationship [insert 3 yrs here#and admittedly all 3 years with him werent the same level of abusive but it was definitely unhealthy from the start considering I Didnt Kno#we were together until he wanted to celebrate vday and got mad i didnt know our anniversary - and like this isnt including the other stuff#that happened between those Relatonships[tm] (cause ive never been monogamous; these were just the Major Relationships)#like i genuinely think if i hadnt come out i'd be dead rn given just how dangerous my relationships were/continued getting#i am also so tired now that ive seen all this cause like. fuck i can barely believe it and i not only lived it but have PTSD about it#i should write about my life sometime. i feel like it'd be cathartic to try and make a tangible timeline and stories from the years ang stu#anyway yeah. be nice about the tag rambles. dont message me with pity or curiosity or anything about this. i dont usually talk abt this stu#publicly bc i hate the ways ppl start tryign to baby me when they realize my life has been extremely fucked up until only a few years ago#n im still working on accepting kindness from others bc of [insert life traumas here] but its a long process so pls respect my need for jus#being heard rn w/o too much pressure< 3 (but ig if u do read this can u like it cause i feel a little crazy seeing all the evidence of the#stuff i experienced now also cause fuck ik logically it was but also i cant believe it was all real still yk)
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wasabikitcat · 4 months ago
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community college is so funny because half of the teachers are like "For this class you need to use lockdown browser for all quizzes and tests. You need to buy this 70 dollar textbook, and all papers turned in must be in APA format with a title page even if they're only 500 words long. I will not accept late assignments. Also you have a minimum of 4 assignments a week." and the other half are like "you don't need proctoring for the final exam I trust you. here's a download link to a pirated copy of the textbook. as long as your writing is coherent and demonstrates an understanding of the material I literally could not care less what format you use. I can't figure out how canvas works so I'm not giving you due dates, just make sure it's turned in before the grading period ends. your only weekly assignment is a forum post with a minimum of 100 words."
#my favorite teacher so far is still the film history professor I had in my first semester.#he was very old and didn't understand how canvas worked at all and sometimes had trouble opening a video file#but simultaneously he was tech literate enough to recommend we use firefox with an ad blocker#because whenever someone missed class and was like 'where do i go to find the movie' he'd be like 'use an ad blocker and google it'#he said the school made him stop emailing links to free movie sites because people would open them on chrome with no ad block#and there'd be borderline malware on them. like this guy gave me the impression he was like. a veteran movie pirate lol.#that class had barely any assignments. like there wasn't a final exam or anything.#he just wanted us to write a paragraph or so answering a few questions about the movies we watched. it was chill.#and i also learned a lot actually. like i didn't know what a nickelodeon was before then. or the Hays Code.#the movies were genuinely good. i never thought Id be that into old black and white movies or westerns for example but they actually slapped#some of them had really mature themes and i definitely started to understand the people on this website who are like#'if the only media you consume is children's media you should maybe branch out instead of calling steven universe problematic'#because a lot of the movies we watched depicted very 'problematic' things and were able to directly address them because they are for adults#(to clarify I didn't just like kids media before then. i just mean that it introduced me to some older stuff i didn't think I'd like)#(but i ended up liking a lot. it also made me realize that movies made today are kind of shit. which i also already knew)#(but it put it more into perspective because I have more to compare it to)#im rambling now. community college is pretty swag i enjoy it. and i do get along with the teachers who have crazy requirements too lol.
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luckyyyduckyyy · 2 months ago
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AH DANG I JUST REMEMBERED I DON'T HAVE A HALLOWEEN COSTUME PREPARED! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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wereh0gz · 6 months ago
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Guess who's thinking up a new au to make themself sad with
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blackjackkent · 6 months ago
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Rakha, being the genius at extrapolation that she is, figures everything out almost as soon as the details of the situation becomes clear. And she doesn't like what she sees. She doesn't want to see it, doesn't want to understand.
But the conclusion is inescapable.
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There are intellect devourers here. They are fighting the githyanki - and dying, because the githyanki are far more terrifying fighters.
One of the githyanki, as they turn towards Rakha with their fists raised, bellows: "Friend of ghaik! You will be cleansed!"
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And the damning final fact - in the skull, there is no sign of the guardian... only a hulking illithid figure in ornate black-and-purple armor, engaged in a battle for its life with the swarming monks.
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As Rakha watches, it lifts an enormous boulder in a telekinetic grasp and hurls it towards one of the monks. The woman dodges aside in a flipping leap and slams her boot into the illithid's chest.
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It sprawls backwards next to Rakha's boots. Another wave of intellect devourers surges forward in its place, and the monks look at each other, then vanish in a burst of light.
Dimension Door, Rakha thinks - absently, automatically, a by-the-way understanding of the magic at work. Regrouping for another push. They will be back.
But for a moment she can't think about that, because the illithid is staring up at her. She feels its voice resonate in her head - and it is not the guardian's voice, but the magic is the same, the channel it pushes through her mind is the same, and everything is terribly certain after all.
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"Before you do anything--" it rasps. "I am your ally."
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She knows. Damn it.
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"We are in DANGER," it insists. Its voice is a basso rumble, distorted and strange - but the intensity of its agitation is unmistakable.
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"Ghaik abomination!" Lae'zel cries out. Her eyes have gone wide and her hand is on her greatsword; Rakha can see the trembling in it. "By the One True Sky - what is this madness?!"
(A/N: Whoo boy. I've never had Lae'zel actually here for this interaction before. She sounds maaaaaaad. D: )
The illithid jerks its head to indicate something behind it; Rakha lifts her eyes to fully take in the room for the first time.
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At the far end of the stone chamber is a globe of pure energy, within which is trapped a single gith prisoner, bound by chains of lightning. Instinctively, Rakha recognizes the magic at work here too; it is tied to the illithid, who has been maintaining this prison and siphoning power off of the gith. With the illithid's brief incapacitation, though, the power is fading; the prisoner inside is moving, starting to struggle.
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"The githyanki is the source of our protection against the Absolute," the illithid says sharply. "I must subdue him or everything we've worked towards is lost."
It pushes to its knees, then to its feet - its eyes remaining locked with Rakha's the whole time. "Don't let my form deceive you," it growls. "I am the one that's been protecting you. I am the one that came to you in your dreams."
She knows. She can feel the truth of what it says in the way its voice resonates in her head. She can even feel the flickering brush of the peace it's brought her in the past.
It drifts a few inches towards her. "HELP ME," it says insistently.
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KILL IT, snarls the beast in her head.
She remembers with visceral clarity the first day that she awoke on the nautiloid. She remembers hunting down the illithid that put the worm in her head and hurling herself at it with fire in her hands, wanting nothing other than to rip its throat out for what it did to her. Part of her wants nothing more than to do the same to this thing in front of her now.
Imposter, the beast points out, squirming and roiling with rage. It tricked us. It used us. It is illithid. It is the enemy. Its blood will spatter like paint. Kill it. Kill it. KILL IT!
She shudders all over with the effort to think clearly. Illithid - yes. But it is the guardian, too. It is (somehow) the woman who has protected her. Who has brought her relief and peace.
In a practical sense, the critical point is that this illithid somehow has protected them from transforming. But if she is honest with herself, that is not the first thing on her mind. The idea of losing those moments of peace fills her with a desperate panic that overrides everything else, even the beast. Even if it comes from an illithid. Even if she has been tricked, all this time.
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"What do you need me to do?" she asks hoarsely.
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There is no emotion in the illithid's face, and yet she senses relief in its voice. "The honor guard!" it says sharply. "Eliminate them! My forces are weakened by their assault - but with your help, we can turn this around. Destroy the guard. I will subdue their master!"
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lee-blogs · 4 months ago
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Still packing stuff and now i'm looking for a box for this.
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My dad and i made it a few years ago for halloween, probably 2015/16 if i'm remembering right. It's made from a lays can, a wipes container from his work, and paper maché. I don't remember what the wires and front metal bits are from, but the middle actually lights up! It has one of those long battery-powered emergancy lights in it and some colored tissue paper
#lee rambles#I gotta fix the metal bits on the front#they keep coming out of place and drooping down. maybe some hot glue'll work since i don't want to melt the styrofoam under the paper#I went as Chell that year#with a shitty handmade Aperature Science shirt lol#Also as a sidenote since i'm already talking a bunch in the tags#I have no idea if we're actually going to be able to afford to move or not#so we're kinda thinking about staying where we are and seeing how things go over the next few years#i know it's in my dad's will to sell but with how expensive rentals are i doubt we'd be able to afford 2k+ a month on top of our other bills#I just hope my Uncle doesn't give us too much shit about it. We didn't get much from the life insurances he had#definitely not enough to live on for long on its own#but 800 a month for the house is a lot more doable than 2000#we don't want to end up having to kill ourselves working just to make ends meet. That's probably what would happen if we moved#i dunno#just... thinking a lot about the future. I honestly hope we stay#It'd get rid of a lot of stress if we stayed. We'd still get rid of a bunch of things but... it'd be easier.#We weren't even really allowed to grieve. once the funeral was over we just had to start packing our lives away.#i'm a little bitter about it really. They've gotten to grieve and be away from the situation. We've had to be there the whole time.#We might've all been there the day he passed but they weren't there for his bad days. They weren't there helplessly watching as he slowly#got more and more tired. and sick. and depressed.#I don't know what we're going to do.#I didn't mean for this to turn all venty. sorry about that if you've read this far
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