#empire-of-stories

[bogkeep]

ok so i think that my favourite fantasy subgenre is The Inherent Tragedy Of Being Born Into Royalty. which mostly means that i like to read about gay princes but with some nuance

[oil-eclipse]

David Lynch, selected paintings and lithographs.

“When I’m not painting, I’m thinking about painting.”-David

[wileycap]

AITA for striking my (M43) son (M20) when he rejected me as his father?

I understand that the title might have you thinking the worst, but please hear me out.

I didn't have a relationship with my son for basically all his life. This was due to my circumstances at the time: I went through a major personal tragedy and was severely injured, to the point of being on life support. To this day I have a lot of issues with my health.

I recently reconnected with my son. I immediately invited him to meet my boss (M92), in hopes that I could set him up with a job opportunity. I feel that this is significant. As far as I know, my son has been working in menial jobs in agriculture, but then apparently chose to leave that life and - to my shock - join a criminal syndicate.

I felt as if getting a good government job would be a way to turn over a new leaf in his life, especially given his past. However, he immediately became combative. I attempted to give him some guidance in managing his emotions, but he rejected that as well.

I'm sad to say that the argument became physical. Some blows were exchanged, but in the end, I was angry enough to strike him. I immediately felt very bad, and decided to offer him the government job on the spot. He rejected me again, and chose to leave very abruptly. I haven't had any contact with him since.

So, AITA?

Edit: Yes, I admit that to call it striking him was an understatement. To clarify, I cut off his hand.

Edit: However, I feel like it should be stated that I myself am a quadruple amputee and we have excellent healthcare.

Edit: I did not immediately identify myself as his father when we met. I think this was my mistake. I think he would have been much more receptive of my message had I done so. As it stands I only told him of our relationship after I had struck him.

Edit: My wife is not in the picture. To my knowledge she passed before his birth.

[notyoujamie]

Why was the Rani dressed like you? Perhaps she's fashion conscious. She was in disguise. Practising another one of her talents.

THE RANI COSPLAYING THE DOCTOR'S COMPANIONS SINCE 1987

[fervi-g]

Some photos of tributes to David Lynch that I’ve been collecting these past few days.

Rest in peace, David Lynch 🖤 The best to ever do it.

[alternativeulster]

can anyone hear me

[purgatorygnome]

*slaps Jimmy on the back* this bad boy can fit so many identity issues

[ruubesz-draws]

Showing off the babies

(I watched Ultraman Rising! It was good!)

Bonus:

From this

[kingoffantasy516]

Ok you know what, let's spread some positivity. Reblog this if you actually like Star Wars

And I am refering to all of star wars and not just select parts of it. Even if you have issues with parts of it, you still enjoy it.

[acourtofquestions]

“If you were to ask me what Throne of Glass is about…

I’d say it’s about the epic journey of a teenage assassin in a corrupt kingdom.

But if you were to ask me on a deeper level, I’d say…

It’s about how small acts of kindness can change the outcome of the world.

Money to a barmaid, waiting an extra minute to shoot, a warning in a competition, a cloak in a cold dungeon, a message on a wall, sharing your lavender soap.”

[royalarchivist]

Phil: From that moment on, everyone feared the name "Antarctic Empire." It was synonymous with battle, with preparation, and with friendship.

Phil: So if you ever hear anyone utter the words "Antarctic Empire," you can tell them your dad was part of that! Your dad helped Techno take over the world.

Phil: I see a lot of him in you actually, I do see a lot of him in you. I reckon one day you'll take over the world. And I'll be right there watching.

Two years ago today, Phil taught Chayanne the history of the Antarctic Empire.

[mrkestis]

Some would say that the Book of Boba Fett was character assassination, but I disagree.

Firstly, being swallowed by a sarlacc pit and finding out no one in the entire galaxy cared that you died might make you take a step back and rethink your life. Secondly, you don’t think the boy who at 10 years old watched his father be beheaded, who at 11 years old was thrown into adult prison, and who was raised by several shady bounty hunters who never loved him and only cared about his status as Jango’s son, wouldn’t be fundamentally changed after being taken in by the Tuskens? They where a tribe, a family, who reminded Boba of both the childhood he lost and the morals his father wanted him to embody.

As Fennec says; living with the Tuskens made Boba soft. And I say let him! His playful and softer nature was probably always there underneath the surface, but he had to hide it beneath a tough facade after his family, his childhood and all the love and security in his life was violently ripped away in a heartbeat. He didn’t feel safe enough to be vulnerable until now.

I think it’s beautiful that he gets a chance to heal, even if his newfound family also gets taken from him too soon. That’s probably why he decides to take over as Daimyo on Tatooine. The galaxy never cared for someone like him, and he’s sick of it. Boba decides that he will look out for the outsiders in society, the people others deem to dangerous, strange and difficult, and give them a place to call home.

He will build a family, a tribe, in true Mandalorian fashion, making his long dead father proud.

[oil-eclipse]

David Lynch, selections from 2021’s “Distorted Nudes” photogravures.

[classicfilmpunk]

Eraserhead (1977) The Elephant Man (1980) Dune (1986) Blue Velvet (1986) Wild at Heart (1990) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Lost Highway (1997) The Straight Story (1999) Mulholland Drive (2001) Inland Empire (2006) Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)

[vaguely-concerned]

sometimes I think of all the on-the-surface warm, well-meaning but deeply ineffectual advice and attention john gives harrow through harrow the ninth (make some soup and get some sleep! get a hobby! don't be so hard on yourself! self care harrow! as long as I need take no actual responsibility in this relationship whatsoever I would have loved to be your dad!) set up against the stark truth that with his other hand he has been staging her attempted horrific murder again and again and again like a living nightmare on the logic that it will 'put her down or fix her'. and then I find that I wish there is a hell. a special hell where twitch streamers turned necromantic death emperors go

[mitzysmitzy]

i get so sad thinking about seablings, because what do you MEAN lizzie protected jimmy's egg for hundreds of years, what do you MEAN she went on to land to help her brother only to forget about him, and what do you MEAN they reunite only for lizzie to forget about him AGAIN!!!! WHAT THE HELL!!!!!