#event one

[hexagoniin]

did not draw in while and wanted to try new things

[vamplyrical]

MAYBE THIS WAS A SIGN 一 some means to remind him that all his efforts have amounted to naught but his own execution back during that wretched war. having had the chance to wish away all that ailed not only him, but his brother, was truly a dream come true, one which he should have known better. and yet it was the temptation to have that normal life that drew him in to that sweet embrace, only for it now to turn into something so bleak and devestating.

where his little brother once was, brimming and full of energy, now stood only a malignant reflection. crimson eyes gleam as if they were truly belonging to a creature of the night, that thirst in his gaze far too unmistakable. it made him hesitate that the face of his beloved little sibling could reflect something as that.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀not only that, but his company now witnessing it一

❝ Ivan. Don't hurt him... certainly he is merely mistaken and something else can be done to rid him of this. ❞ he could only hope that ivan would be willing to help and, if not, at least stand aside without hurting his little brother.

@foreverembrace

[scholarking]

WAKING UP TO THE FEELING OF, well, nothing was an alarming sense of concern for a medical doctor. and, further still, when the cause has been discovered: that of limbs and body rend of skin and, most noticeably, metal and hard. strange, the thoughts swirl in his head, that of all people this may have happened with, it was no stranger but rather a colleague in some ways. was it on purpose that it was designed this way?

ah, there were too many variables to deduce that just yet一

which is why he had shown up to his own place of residence without much delay. ❝ I know you're in there, Screwllum. If you would please open the door to let me into my living quarters, ❞ he calls out, the voice, though familiar, foreign to his ears when enveloped in the words that fall from nonexistent lips.

❝ As I also hope you aren't conducting any experiments while occupying my body. I understand this is a new phenomenon for us both, but please do have some tact. ❞

@eruditehacker

[cerberice]

UNEXPECTED TWISTS WEREN'T FOREIGN TO HIM, especially given the path in life which he has found himself walking. only this was far more unique given the circumstances, brilliant blues glancing over to peruse this newfound company that walks at his side. hoederer, he remembers the man as, someone from another world who he'd chanced upon near the ampitheatre. that, too, was an unforgettable encounter, the warden hardly able to deny the memorable and, frankly, attractive way he'd wielded that weapon, honed by years of battle upon the fields which he roamed before that city.

still, that was the briefest meeting and parting, so for him to show up here after people had supposedly returned back home was already worthy raising an eyebrow. ❝ You're not exactly an inmate, so we can't really keep you in the Fortress, so to speak. Not without due process. Aaand I'm not about to go encouraging the laws to be broken just to get you an accommodation there. That'd be a headache and a half alone, ❞ he speaks, drawing attention to the fact that the other was a foreign factor in his return home. nor no matter how many times he has scraped his mind for the possibility of how it could happen, nothing surfaces beneath the surging waves of his thoughts, leaving it only much more uncertain to what was at play. ❝ But your predicament is a bit of an unusual one. Granted, we've had a resident before that wasn't an inmate for certain reasons, this completely blows that whole thing out of the water, ❞ he continues, taking a turn as he guides the mercenary around one of the corners of the court of fontaine where the shops line its streets more prominently.

❝ So, I figured a stroll would better suit the situation. I had some business to settle up here for the day. Besides, a detour to get some clothes and other goods isn't so bad. Given that, I don't think they'd be missing me back at the Fortress too much until I got back. ❞ not to mention it would give him time to think of what to do, whether between the other and, more importantly, what was going on in their sudden return. ❝ With business concluded, why not get you adjusted? If you'd rather food first, care for a spot of tea at the café? ❞

@treacheryflag

[shinynewmemories]

No but the Hunger Games really said "what do you hate more- the atrocities or the people who commit them against you? Because like it or not there IS a difference. If you hate the people who commit acts of pure evil more than you hate the acts themselves, what will stop you from becoming just like your enemies in your pursuit of justice? What will keep you from commiting those very same acts against THEM when the opportunity arises? And what then? The cycle of pain and suffering will never stop. Round and round it'll go. Nothing will ever change. But. BUT. If you hate the atrocities. If you hate the vile, senseless acts MORE than you hate the people who did them to you. If you are able to see that evil is evil regardless of who does it... The cycle ends with you. No, you may never get justice. But you will never be responsible for making others, even your enemies, suffer the same crimes you have. The atrocities will never be committed by you, never by your hand. And that's the way you change the world. It's the ONLY way" and that's why I am sure it will never stop being one of the most relevant works of fiction ever created

[jaradraws]

‘Cause I was born with a hole in my heart Yeah, we were fucked from the start Tell me it’s inevitable that I’d End up with scars from falling Down, down We were always meant to fall apart

[lemonmatronics]

Be furious.

Be absolutely enraged.

Images put together by wearthepeace on Instagram, found them here

[inkskinned]

having good & true friends will literally save and protect you in a million unfathomable ways. like okay we have written so many times about lovers. but the way a platonic friend laughs and cries with you. the way they hold your hand at 14 years old and at 34. the way they keep a little silver tie to you, touching base over and over and over. how you can go years without talking, only to re-meet and discover: oh shit! you're still cool!

there are people who have been in my life for more than half of it, and i have loved every version of them. do you know how fucking beautiful that is. yeah love will save the world. but the way friends love you is gonna save the you.

[bluegiragi]

only one slasher's allowed in these woods…

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[hexagoniin]

Camille and Mikael

[egophiliac]

still ruminating over Lost In the Book With Spooky Skeletons Part 1, so here's a selection of some of my favorite little bits! (...some more loosely paraphrased than others) (I just feel like Idia has no room to criticize in general, okay)

anyway, I'm sure we're just going to have a fun time celebrating Halloween and nothing bad is going to happen whatsoever! :)

[starcurtain]

Please someone redraw this with Dr. Ratio and Aventurine because this is the exact vibe they have in my head post-Penacony.

[elizabro]

please consider how you engage with aaron bushnell's death. you may react to it as you will, but it's crucial to remember that his death was specifically a call to action. it was not meant solely to shock but to draw attention to a vast moral hypocrisy: that to many, a soldier dying in a campaign backed by the U.S. government is noble, even if the soldier kills innocents to do so, even if the cause is morally bankrupt--but this? this is insanity. a man taking his own life, on his own terms, in an attempt to help others while hurting nobody else, is somehow less rational and more horrifying than the mass killing of civilians.

of course aaron's death was horrific. but as he said beforehand, it is realistically no more horrific than what's happening in gaza. if we can't stomach this, then why can we stomach children being bombed? thousands being starved? for all that self immolation is, it brings death in a matter of minutes. it is a fraction of the amount of pain, fear, and grief that people in gaza are experiencing. it's just that we are able to quantify it. and this tiny, quantifiable sliver of horror is still so unbelievably awful. how can anyone bear to think about anything else when this horror is happening a millionfold in palestine? this is the question aaron bushnell was asking. and he wanted you to face it, head-on, watching him burn to death.

I've been seeing people make fanart. minimalist graphics to sell on t-shirts. to commodify his death, to mythologize it not a day afterwards, is not only in poor taste but a hindrance to his message. the answer is not commodification, nor is it defeatism, nor is it rejoicing in his death. if you want to honor aaron's legacy, take action. channel your horror and your outrage into making a material change. this wasn't about him. this was about palestine. remember that it was always about palestine.

[cosmonavo]

The biggest sin in that game is that I can't dating this freak skeleton man

[demigods-posts]

headcanon that percy and annabeth have a relationship contract they made after they got together once the war came to pass. they outlined it on paper in percy's bedroom. typed up a final draft using sally's laptop. and printed out and laminated it at the local library on their two month anniversary. and they abide by it like it's the law.

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.