#despite some research

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I hope you take this as the compliment it is intended to be, but you strike the same chord of irreverence-as-love, jokes-to-showcase-sencerity that I get from Chuck Tingle, and I adore both of you.

You have bestowed the greatest honour upon me.

[vulcanautus]

"I have to carry on, and do everything he planned to do."

[sarnai4]

Ares: Hey, remember when you got chained up?

Thanatos: Yeah, rough times.

Ares: I'll bet. Remember when I saved you?

Thanatos: Of course, man! Thanks again.

Ares: No problem, but I've got one more question.

Thanatos: Go ahead.

Ares: Remember when I got chained up and trapped in a bronze jar?

Thanatos:...

Ares: For thirteen LONG months.

Thanatos:...

Ares: Nothing but the darkness of my own mind to keep me company.

Thanatos:...

Ares: All for trying to keep my mom and little sister safe.

Thanatos: Well, now I think you just want me to feel bad.

[selcouth-vast-poet]

soem old sketches i didd sometime ago

[harbingersecho]

grif's surgery but just a little more... obvious?

I actually rly rly ADORE frankengrif but I don't have an in-show reason why he'd have extensive long-term allogeneic skingrafts on his face 😔

[monkesupreme]

Love this body type post SOOOO much. Thinking of this rudeass that tried to fight me how inaccurate bruces height and weight was (6’5/250lbs) in the replies of my OWN post, and how he needed MORE weight to be considered a brick house (bc they themselves were 220 and 6’2 and in their words ‘had a little bit of muscle’), then immediately ignored their own statement and got upset when i mentioned i wanted jason to be slightly taller and 40 lbs heavier. Suddenly thats TOO fat and im stupid. Fucking moron.

[risingsunresistance]

YOU 🫵 I LOVE YOU 🫵🫵🫵

[gamebunny-advance]

Irreplaceable

It's all "pikmin yaoi" this and "pikmin yuri" that, but then y'all will go and ignore the canon pikmin yaoi/yuri that's right in front of you.

[torgawl]

instead of just cross eyes and star eyes distinguishing dynasties in khaenri'ah, why do some khaenri'ahns cover one eye specifically? there’s many things that seem interconnected regarding the lore:

crimson moon turning around to look like an eye; irmin the one-eyed king; the unknown god’s cubes containing eyes in their design (same ones present in the cataclysm as well as the crimson moon), her glitching looking like arlecchino’s, and the four pointed star pattern that appeared when she showed up to the twins; forbidden knowledge and nibelung’s influence; fischl's auge der verurteilung aka eye of condemnation (crimson eye) and her skin's description "o holiest of sovereigns, high princess of immernachtreich (kingdom of evernight)!".

kaeya's note about the alberich saying "i saved this one memento from the fire 'father' made while he wasn’t paying attention. this was in violation of our principles. our clan's affairs should never be recorded" and "though we could not restore khaenri'ah to life, we of the alberich clan should lead lives as those who blaze like fire, rather than those who wallow in the embers [small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire]", father being in quotation marks and references to fire and ashes; the orphanage in khaenri'ah that wanted to house children from destroyed worlds and non-threats that leaked into the kingdom, in hopes of finding beings from beyond the sky who could transcend the gods; perinheri's first memory being transversing something like a chimney, filled with ash and being asked if he wasn't dead just for him to see the eye (crimson moon) and being told he was reborn; dust and the blood of of dragons (or dragon-like beings like durin and elynas) being connected to rhinedottir and the art of khemia; fire as rebirth and life but also, the balemoon blood specifically being connected to loss of memories and loss of memory being equivalent to death (not physical);  despite the orphanage never being able to find that transcendal person, it had many unusual individuals who became knights of the kingdom.

irmin as the first divine halberd (that once pierced the axis mundi [cosmic/world axis, world pillar, center of the world, world tree, etc.] and connected the nine worlds), the prinzessin der verurteilungas (fischl) as the last one; fischl and kaeya comparing themselves to one another and their parallels to irmin and odin; der ring des nibelungen, in which the dwarf (or nibelung) alberich creates a ring capable of controlling the world, using gold he stole from the rhinemaidens (or rheintöchter "rhine-daughters"). the conflict that arises over the ownership of this ring eventually leads to the destruction of the gods and their home, valhalla.

irminsul (irmin + sul) meaning great pillar and being a reference to the yggdrasil, the tree that supports the universe; the description of the item silver twig – collected in the center of the world - talking about a sage that hanged himself upside down in the irminsul tree to gain knowledge of the runes and the cosmos, then going into a secret kingdom down its roots [also a reference to hanged man in tarot that symbolizes wisdom, divination, sacrifice, prophecy, etc.]; odin who hung himself upside down from the sacred world tree, yggdrasil, for nine days and nights sacrificing his eye and throwing himself on his spear (gungir) as a ritual sacrifice in order to obtain secret wisdom; memories, fire and crimson moon hand in hand with the irminsul, king irmin and the concept of fate; the fake sky, the stars and being able to see fate but also fate being a means of the heavenly principles to control the world (neuvillette calling it puppet strings); khaenri'ah, a supposed godless nation but the crimson moon dynasty revering the moon (and hilichurls worshiping istaroth); the crimson moon having an eye on humanity and always being present associated with punishment and destruction (fall of gurabad, remuria and the catclysm).

crimson moon's semblance (arlecchino’s weapon) implying the crimson moon sought vengeance (“few survived the utter destruction of their kind, hiding in the shadows where the sun did not shine, longing for the crimson moon to decree their desire for vengeance be repaid”); the design of the weapon and arlecchino’s boss attacks resembling the double helix present in deathly statuette material dropped by abyss heralds, abyss lectors and shadowy husks, which has a single red eye. it apparently whispers "see, my child. all that lies under the throne of heaven shall be destroyed by upheaval. the eternal peace of the pitch-dark void shall embrace us all.” as you gaze at it.

the abyss order being founded by chlothar alberich and pierro being the first harbinger; the "sinner" – the crystal in chains from the chasm, protected by an abyss herald - not being a god but still worshipped by the abyss order. the voice stating to chlothar and the traveler’s twin that he "[knows their] fate well" and urged them to become a "transcendent one" saying he would "shed a tear at the end of time... as i gaze back upon your life". he also imbued chlothar with the power of the abyss, which alleviated his worsening conditions. the “sinner” refered to chlothar as “dear creature”; dainsleif, pierro and kaeya being examples of khaenriahns who hide their right eye; dainsleif being called “bough keeper”, bough is a branch of a tree, but also his constellation being a snake ring like ouroboros – representing the eternal renewal cycle of life, death and rebirth; the loom of fate being an operation of the abyss order first encountered during "a herald without adherents" quest.

“the threads of your fate lie in my hands” a quote by fischl connecting to the weaves of fate; fischl stating that if she does not obtain the divine halberd “...this world and everything in it is going to burn in hellfire” (legend of the shattered halberd vol. ii). some other excerpts of the book also include: “but unbeknownst to him, this was the greatest cursed sword of all, that had once burned the entire world to cinders: laevatain [in norse mythology, a weapon crafted by loki and the only capable of defeating the cockerel viðofnir, inhabiting the top of yggdrasil], the sword had extinguished after the world was burned, but... it burned bright once more. ‘the whole world... destroyed again...’ weiyang [fischl] fell unconscious as she spoke” (vol. iv), and, "the world is beyond repair. it shall be born anew from the ashes of the last” (vol. vi); dainsleif saying “none will escape the flames. see for yourself” but also neuvillette’s character story including “the puppet strings glossed as "divine rules" would one day be burned away by the fires of judgment” when talking about constellations; burning away the old world, project stuzha by the fatui and the image of dottore burning the irminsul; nahida saying fontaine's prophecy was engraved in the irminsul, implying the tree also contains the history of the future; sibylla, a prophetess who guarded the irminsul in an ancient city located in what later became the high seas (referred to as abyssal depths). she sacrificed her life for the sake of creating phobos, remus' grand symphony, but her lack of a will ultimately caused the project to fail, as her vague desire to "grant happiness to all in the world who are called humans" caused phobos to attempt to satisfy everyone's desires — including destructive and selfish ones — and set remuria towards the course of its self-destruction (possibly tying concepts of will and fate together); thinking of dottore's plan, it would make sense to burn the tree that holds memories with a fire able to erase them (arlecchino's balemoon powers) so that the world can be born anew breaking away from the shackles of fate.

there’s also the improvisation kaeya does during the play in his hangouts. "do you believe in fate? if fate decreed your life was to end in tragedy, what would you do?". he then throws a prop and we interact, choosing if we would face our fate bravely or challenge it and rise above it. kaeya then goes on saying "then so must it be! yes, so must it be! i shall discard this intaglio and rid myself of the shackles of fate", "fate means to send the machinations of war to every corner of the land to fan the flames of conflict till they ungulf the entire world… fate would see my sword tainted with the blood of innocents, that the bright banner of my homeland might fly in every nation known to mankind. but i shall not bow to the will of fate i am no pawn in heaven’s plan. i, qubad, will spend the rest of my days in a foreign land, 'till i breathe my last in a place far from home" and finishes the play with "but i must walk this path, or freedom dies by my hand. goodbye, my tribe and kin. farewell, sweet land of my birth". the prop we get from kaeya, the intaglio, symbolizes the noble origins of prince qubad in the play and the blood-red jewel (blood, red... funny, uh?) is said to be a crystallization of the question kaeya asked us about destiny. furthermore, an intaglio can be a type of engraved gem or metal signet ring.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

hope you feel better soon!

I am riddled with ailments, but I stay silly!

[kusanagihaku]

oh man i just . wow i love haku real bad

[lightasthesun]

hey guys where should I go to get checked out for chronic fatigue syndrome...

[dreamieparadise]

Oh yeah since Jojo exposed the Momina 8 children fiasco I should add that when Hayato realizes that his children don't have a tribe (its through your dad) that actually makes him distraught!!! Momina comforts him by reminding him they have their own...tribe...I'm gonna throw up. I'm gonna choke her with her own intestines!!!

I blacked out in anger and snapped in the tags but also this is so long (tags) so I'll add here...really considered them having 9 kids because I think it'd be very funny for the two oldest to look at their dad like he's a monster. :) they did when the twins were born when they were 16 and 15 but would it not be even funnier if they visit from college and it's love "surprise! Hooyo is pregnant (again)!!" :) unfortunately I said Momina would be 41 when the twins are born BUT IMAGINE? Maybe for Mafia hs au 🙄

[lordkingsmith]

Waylan Spark! mostly done, but this is the guy a fae king is willing to chance getting shot in the face for. The photographer who disappeared in 1973, think of this picture as his missing person's photo/ the flashback scenes. This is him days before he vanished. Nora loves braiding his hair, so while he has the long permed flippy hair normally, when at home and when he disappeared he's got it braided. He has the right hook required to defend his long hair, and his sister.

I'll do the picsfor when he's in the forest, and when he's in boss mode. as a boss, Waylan's boss title is "The King's Right Hand"

Waylan's got some parental issues, and struggling with being frustrated with his parents and knowing from the moment his sister was born he was going to have to raise her for the majority of her life. He loves her, he was ready to do so, but he's mostly angry that he was put in that position to begin with. Knowing this is why he was single for so long. Funnily enough while he was aware of the king, and knew he'd take people, he had been lulled into a false sense of security. He'd wandered that forest for years. Nobody in the human world knew the area as well as he did. Turns out the king was only biding his time with Waylan.

Waylan's bosses represent his resentment to his parents and the fear he'll become like them (the woodcutter), his mother abandoning her kids, Nora especially, and not taking her with her (Old Mother Rabbit-who is Tansie Spark, Waylan and Nora's mother), a sense of freedom vs responsibility and being a good brother (the Prince/Graybelle), What he knows is going to happen if he ever lets the king have his way (Heretical Butler), and his sexuality, attraction, and cycle breaking (The Autumn King himself).

like his niece Sloane, Waylan doesn't talk much. At least not to people he doesn't deem worthy, such as Nora, Mauv, or the niblings. If he doesn't recognize someone, or doesn't trust someone, he generally won't speak. He lets his actions speak for him. The king enjoys drawing more than a few words at a time out of him, even if it's usually when Waylan is having a mental breakdown.

this poor man goes through so much shit lol. He's tired and he's trying so hard.

[ceruleanmusings]

Masons & names

Jasmine Iris Mason

Preferred name: Jazz

Family name(s): Jazzie, Min, Sassy, Sparkplug

Pet name: Sunshine (by Kendall)

Mickayla Rose Mason

Preferred name: Mickey

Family names: Mouse, Micks, Missy, Snickerdoodle

Pet name: Gorgeous / Mickeyboo (by James)

Melanie Violet Mason

Preferred name: Mel

Family names: Mellie, Melody, Vi, Sugarplum

Pet name: Freckles (by Dak)

Samantha Aster Mason

Preferred name: Sammi

Family names: Glam, Mimi, Diva, Starburst

Pet name: Darlin' (by Jay)

Business ventures

Vira Inc - The Mason girls' publishing company, ensuring they receive royalties to all the music and lyrics they create.

Mason Jar Inc - The Mason girls' business created to hold the rights to the services of and the trademark to their band, Mason.

C.O.L.O.R. - Creating Opportunities for Lyricists and Outreach for Resilience, an organization Mel starts to bring together Black and POC voices to give underutilized and overlooked talents opportunities to compose, write, produce, and engineer music.

Mickey's Morsels - Mickey's diy catering company; residents at the Palm Woods hire her to create meals, gift boxes, and tailored surprises for various occasions.

Stunner by SAM - Sammi's diy fashion line; using high quality fabrics, textiles, and patterns, she decided to create the clothes she's always wanted to wear and provide it to others rather than waiting for the world to catch up and make something for her.

Bookmarked Memories - Mel's amateur photography company. She prefers using her trusty Canon DSLR gifted to her by her grandfather years ago instead of upgrading to a newer model due to knowing all the nuances her camera has. The vintage, dreamy feel to her photography has won her repeat customers.

Walking on Sunshine - Jazz's skateboard deck restoration and customization company. She'll dumpster dive and stake out garage sales to buy, recycle, and restore old, forgotten, broken, and thrown away skateboards to give them new life with upgraded trucks, grip, wheels, and art jobs to fit the customer's tastes.

[autisticcole]

Heheheheheho I have gotten some of the Dragon Age books (🏴‍☠️) and this is gonna really let me dig into some stuff, especially my favorite guy Cole, cause now I can read his OG appearance, I want to see how much stuff Cole says, especially during his quest actually makes sense, and how much is in-universe "both sides are right"ing about not listening to what Cole wants to do.

I am mainly talking about Spirit!Cole thanking Inky for not making him change... Despite the fact that thoughout Cole's quest Solas ignores what Cole wants (Like being binded) & wants to do (Kill the guy who beat beyond beating a 12 (at most) year old (most likely, it isn't outright stated (to my memory) the Templar who fucked up the paperwork was also one of the ones who physically abused him, but I feel it's a pretty safe assumption) & got that child killed due to neglect & faced no consequences) but ultimately the choice that causes Cole to thank the player for not changing him is the one where you listen to Solas over Cole (Or well Varric, who also doesn't let Cole do what he wants but is closer to what Cole would have done if he had went alone for the confrontation) & in this route I would say Cole's character changes a lot more, especially as he forgets the original Cole, which... Rubs me wrong, but I'll save my more detailed thoughts for 1. After I fully read Asunder & 2. Either a full Cole analysis or a detailed post about my thoughts on his quest & routes (& maybe how I'd rewrite them, as a Autistic person & a ally to the aroace community)

Anyways my point is that I want to see how true it is characters rejected or wanted to change Cole, I want to see what leads him to feel that having two men argue & tell him who he is supposed to be & do only to have a third person decide out of those two's options for what he should do is remotely a situation where he's been accepted.