#did you??

[sparks-chaotic-cove]

So I love the lil trope of "point of no return"-

and I talked about this in the context of Vast and Rune. That shattering of the chronometer, Rune figuring out what Vast was... that is a point of no return.

However, there is an important thing to note. While point of no return states that whatever relationship broken will never be the same... it doesn't mean it can't get better. That the relationship can't heal.

It's like a broken bowl fixed again. It will never be the same, there will still be scars... but it works. It still functions. Sometimes, it even gets stronger.

Rune and Vast will never return to the giggly mess of comfort and laughs. Rune will never see Vast exactly the same, but that's okay. Because healing is far better than sitting still and resting in resentment.

For those of you who are Fable fans, think of Centross/Violet and Wolf/Fenris. Their relationship is not some teenage romance movie stuff. They're two battle-scarred men who found each other, who support each other. Their relationship is no less beautiful, it might even be more so, than a naive, honeymoon phase relationship.

The real thing about love is that it has to survive the trials. No matter whether the love is romantic or platonic. A good example would be Spiteduo from Mer- the two were shattered apart, in a perfect example of a point of no return. But that doesn't mean Gyn turned Bite away at the door. No, they welcomed him back, cautiously but still happily.

Another example is Icarus and Rae. In the end, Rae still said goodbye. He still loves his brother. Icarus still loved Rae.

So basically, no matter whether Art and Heyhay decide to keep the two apart or put 'em in a romantic relationship again (or a qpr of sorts)... it's okay. Because Rune and Vast healing from their cracks will be far more rewarding than brushing everything off and sticking them together again with no issues to overcome. That healing is so vital to the two and how they interact. Taking it away would be detrimental to their character arcs.

[ilbound]

me , popping off abt abel ( even though he's not on the blog ) for no-one's amusement but my own :

abel was - in essence - reborn by will of the wyrd itself ; upon being destroyed , the realm overturned his death , rewriting his fate and REMAKING HIM from the soul outward. you can see the effects of being a rekindled god imprinted over his body , with veins burning alight across his pale flesh and root-sprouting wings hinged upon the shoulders. like kaen , he is an extension of the wyrd ... but UNLIKE his beloved twin , he is now the FORGED SON OF IT , TOO .

as soon as he was reborn , his first thoughts were of kaen ( where are they , what are they doing , how can he find them ) . no sooner did he draw breath and unearth himself from the crystalline catacombs deep within the realm than he immediately sought them out. not to confront - no - but to REUINTE & REJOICE in the fact that they are together again. kaen was ... beside themself with terror.

because kaen committed the atrocity of consuming abel when they destroyed him , the two are now unified in THEIR ENTIRETY ; abel himself confesses as such to kaen by saying some stupid-ass nonsense like , "there can be not one wi'out th' other , kaen , we are one , 's tha' not wha' ye wanted ?" whatever happens to abel happens to kaen and vice-versa ; for one to die , the other must die as well. and this realization sends kaen into a spiral.

also no , abel has not learned his lesson ; he is still JUST AS AWFUL as he always was , but now he wants to get kaen involved in his shit and kaen doesn't have a way to readily stop him.

[paintedcrows]

Did anyone tell Ford (bonus doodles: Family Movie Night, 70s Classics)

[theofficialuriel]

summary of act 1

[noodles-and-tea]

Haha… yeah… that’d be crazy…

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

Love it when Rolling Stone puts out an article about the 25 most influential internet creators and I've only heard of 7 of them

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this

[vamprisms]

kill 'character did nothing wrong'. nurture 'character did everything wrong and i was whooping and cheering the whole time'

[cartoonsinthemorning]

Since you guys liked Marcille as Kermit that much, it seems fitting to thank you for my 12k milestone with MORE Kercille. And this time, Miss Falin is also here.

Thank you so much again everybody! MWAH 💗

[some-pers0n]

I hate how people will look at popular indie artists who had one or two songs go viral on TikTok and start making fun of anybody who listens to them. "Oh you listen to Lemon Demon, Will Wood, Jack Stauber, Glass Animals, and Mother Mother? Tsk, don't you know that is stupid TikTok neurodivergent white transmasc preteen music? It's so mid and bad you should listen to real music–" you are a pit of misery

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

[fly-chicken]

A Pragmatic and surprisingly comforting perspective about the Trump 2nd Presidency from the ACLU

***Apologies if this is how you found out the 2024 election results***

Blacked out part is my name.

I’m not going to let this make me give up. It’s disheartening, and today I will wallow, probably tomorrow too

AND

I will continue to do my part in my community to spread the activism and promote change for the world I want to live in. I want to change the world AND help with the dishes.

And I won’t let an orange pit stain be what stops me from trying to be better.

A link to donate to the ACLU if able and inclined. I know I am

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[shrimpsalot]

So *claps hand* I have a test tmr but billford is living in my head rent free

[eggsistential-breakdown]

Okay, but hear me out -- what if his parents weren't usually red and blue?