#for all you night owls

[rileyclaw]

bend gravity and space, you are a child of the stars

[kraviolis]

blight dump

[magdeleinas]

whenever I rewatch old buzzfeed unsolved supernatural episodes I always remember that those ghost hunts were probably the first time ryan was ever fucking exposed to nature

[starflungwaddledee]

did you know that coo is canonically lonely? {shipaganza prompt by @veveisveryuncool}

[thecryptidwizard]

Hi if you’ve noticed someone liking a bunch of your danganronpa/oc posts that’s because I love them please tell Crypta to give their boyfriends a hug for me dkjcsjsidkdjskbg -🩵

WILL DOOO 🫡‼️‼️

they'll give them a big ole squeeze!!

[shaanks]

Would you want to pull that Shanks has separation anxiety hc back out from under the bed and maybe perhaps share it with the rest of us? Tbh I LIVE for the head canons you share!!

You are so sweet!!!! 😭😭😭 I'm sorry I've been sitting on this one for several days now, I wanted to be at least sort of clear-headed to answer it properly. Some of this is going under a readmore because I'm incapable of answering things concisely lmfao.

Edit: for anyone watching out there this post is riddled with spoilers so read at your own risk.

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I think about Shanks and all of his sublimated feelings and fears and dreams so much it makes me so crazy and sad lmfao. Focusing in on the fears part though like...abandonment and loss have been really central themes in his life.

He was found in a locked treasure chest - seemingly abandoned by his biological family (which in the end, good, because if they are who we think they are they suck anyway).

He spends his childhood aboard the LITERAL ship of dreams, two of the most prolific men of that era are his father figures, he has this incredibly close relationship with Buggy, he is soaring on the wings of this burgeoning era, where the only limits he has are what his imagination and talent allow him to be capable of...and then it all just stops.

The family that he knows sails away to the end of their journey without him because he opts to stay behind with Buggy when he gets sick, and nothing is ever the same or right again. Roger sickens, Rayleigh's mind begins to fray. The crew disbands. Everyone disappears.

Roger allows himself to go to the gallows, and on the way there he lays the future of their world on the shoulders of a grieving 14 year old boy, who has to now learn what it means to be utterly alone in a world that has not only branded him enemy, but whose governing structures are fully aware of his power and the danger his talent and proximity to Roger entail.

The only person he had there with him, Buggy, runs out on him - for reasons that were understandable, but could have been avoided by words neither of them had the emotional maturity to express, especially not in the moment of such anguish and grief.

He eventually finds people, good people, new friends and comrades, people he can trust, but even then he is having separation and its cost modeled for him in the form of Yasopp and his son, and eventually in the form of a tenacious, lovable little boy named Luffy, who loves so fiercely and is very clearly terrified of the prospect of being left, of being alone. A fear Shanks resonates with deeply. A pain he knows he will eventually have to inflict on this little boy.

There's a lot of meta around that Shanks had no faith or interest in Luffy until he ate the gum-gum fruit and didn't think he had any potential to be a pirate, but I think that's a really shallow, kind of willfully ignorant take on it. Shanks himself found a home at sea as a boisterous naive child, and the RHP more than have the capability of looking after a child with a penchant for trouble...but that's how he lost his world, too.

Leaving Luffy behind hurt him, but he left him with connection, an emotionally valuable memento, and to Shanks' awareness he was leaving him with a stable support system firmly in place. There are no guarantees in this life, but he's learned through personal experience that not even the Pirate King can grant you assurance that your family at sea will survive.

ALL that to be said that I think one of Shanks' deepest, most untended hurts is loss, the loss of family, of friends, of love, and because that wound has gone unaddressed--and because he went from lost 14 year old boy to Captain to Yonko in such quick succession, and there doesn't tend to be a lot of emotional support for mythic figures of authority--it manifests as separation anxiety.

Individual members of the RHP are rarely seen off on their own, with the exception of Benn going off to rescue Luffy that one time. They all move around together.

When people leave, Shanks keeps tabs on them, when danger arises, he does his best to be two steps ahead of it. I genuinely think there's a part of him that whispers "you'll never see them again" any time someone he cares about walks out of a room, or leaves the ship a little before him. There's a reason, I think, that he's always shown to be the last person to board the ship, why he's always ushering people on ahead of him 50 times before he goes up.

With a lover, I think it would manifest tenfold, I think that's partially why he's so clingy and touchy-feely and cuddly (aside from just being literally the sweetest man alive), because to have that sort of connection means he reached out of the imposed avoidance of his own desires to really bring someone in close, and I think that kind of loss, or the perception of the possibility of that kind of loss, would devastate him in a way he wouldn't recover from.

So he holds your hand everywhere you go, shadows you through rooms, presses you close to his side when you're out at bars, and worries, just a little bit, every time you get up to go to the galley or have to take night watch without him.

Because what if it all falls apart again. What if you disappear. What if the crew disappears. Just like what happened before.

I hope this makes sense and was coherent, I just have a feeling or two about him, ya know?

[leviiackrman]

NYMIRA LANU - Horizon Zero Dawn [full colour]

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[clarasteam]

Just in time I found you just in time Before you came my time Was running low I was lost The losing dice were tossed My bridges all were crossed Nowhere to go

Now you're here And now I know just where I'm going No more doubts or fears I found my way

'Cause love came just in time You found me just in time And changed my lonely heart That lovely day

Now you're here Now I know just where I'm going No more doubt or fear I found my way

'Cause love came just in time You found me just in time And changed my lonely heart That lovely (Wasn't it lovely)

Lonely heart that lovely day

(Jule Styne/Adolph Green/Betty Comden)

[didyougetthebroomclosetending]

Frog in a blender

[creaturefeaster]

Who was in the Short Kids Club? :p

No need for past tense, the Short Kids Club is still in action ^-^! Michael, Debbie, Samantha, and Vilmr are what I regularly call the shorties. Vilmr sprouts up very quickly throughout the story as a bit of a late bloomer, but before the events of the Fault they are all 5'5 and under, a very short friend group indeed.

[frikatilhi]

Waking up in Käärijä fandom like

[angele-midnight]

Proof that Camila is still Hunter’s mama: the fact it’s obvious she helped him get ready for Grom

If Darius had been there he wouldn’t’ve let him out of the house in that

[songsofbloodandwater]

My Notes on Barn Owls and The Queens of Night

I recently acquired a beautiful Barn Owl leg+foot and decided to write down a little about my personal associations with them.

In my tradition, Barn Owls are messengers of The White Court, under the rule of The White Queen, Regina Lunae. In Her aspect of Queen of the Night Beasts, She may send Her white animals (particularly owls) as Omens. Much like The Queen, Barn Owls are Night Hunters, and particularly helpful to us humans as they prey on farm vermin. In old farms, there's usually an owl hole to facilitate this symbiotic relationship.

I've found Barn Owls have ties to La Dolorosa aswell. These animals are known to hunt in cemeteries and in many cultures are believed to act as psychopomps, carrying the souls of the dead to the Underworld(s). Their screeches do really sound like a scream (shocker, I know), and are often likened to the cry of a banshee. Seeing or hearing a barn owl cry in the night can be an omen of Death for the person seeing it, or someone in their household. Night whistling is believed to call them, and in some cases, to invite Death (Or The Queen Herself) into a space. As psychopomps, they also deliver messages to and from the Dead, and can aid in summoning the soul of a particular deceased person, or even in soul retrieval rituals. In some places, they're thought to be shapeshifters, a witch or even a fairy woman in disguise. This could be the case, but a second interpretation from my own lineage is that they can also act as a sort of middle man, letting you know that there are other Spirits present, and waiting to make the introductions.

In some parts of the british isles, the screeches of barn owls could also be taken as an omen of incoming storms and barn owls would be nailed to prevent damage to property and people. This also ties back to them being Regina Lunae's helpers and attendant spirits, particularly as in her aspect of Mater Lupina (The Wolf Mother) and Thunder Mother, She rules over Storms and Lightning, and Her Court has the power to send rain to bless a field, storms to cause great damage, or to turn someone around and change their path, or even to protect us by dispelling dangerous storms.

🌑 As these sharp feet are the primary tool and weapon of the Night Hunters, Barn Owls' legs can be used to make a protective charm for the home, from both Spirits and unkind weather. 🌑 The feet in particular can be used to catch bothersome spirits or enemies, whether it be with the intention to momentarily catch or bind a Spirit or person, to make them move, releasing them somewhere else... or with the intention of burying them. 🌑 Although their wings would probably be a better option, the leg+foot can also be used to call forth rain and, even better, to catch storms or prevent hail. 🌑 Placing a prayer or petition inside it's foot is also a simple way to send that message to the White Court, and the answer to it will be received at night, through the omens typical of this court: white animals, sound, weather, and dreams or visions. 🌑 Being that the White Queen is also the Queen of Dreams, using the barn owl's foot to catch dreams or nightmares, is also a possibility. Either to bring desired dreams to reality or to bind a bad dream, or vision, from happening.

[ratwithhands]

I picked up The Anatomy Of Colour at the public library a few days ago and there's a part showcasing a bunch of different colour palettes that used to be popular for interiors. I wanted to try using one for an illustration (granted it's invisible due to the filtering), so I made this.

I have a lot of concepts for how Gear Station is built and how it looks, and one of the main things is the presence of a convention hall on the top floor. It's part of a different headcanon about how the twins will sometimes host events or parties for the public for certain holidays/tournaments in the area. Back when Gear Station was first built, this would've been one of the main gathering places in Nimbasa, but now it's mostly unused until a special event comes up. Considering it's effectively a ballroom with giant windows, it's a good spot to just see the city.

I feel like the twins would pace around here if they ever needed a break from work. It's a good place to walk off stress and just step back a bit. Emmet would probably hang there more since Ingo's disappearance.

There's also this version with the filters off.

It's been a while since I've drawn anything so I might be a bit rusty ^^*. I think this came out pretty well all things considered. Hope you guys have a good night.

[roguelioness]

late night insecurity crisis: check

[dailyweezer]

Day 30: Midnight Crew!!!!

(Anonymous request)