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[littlefluu]

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OCTOBER 2nd, 2024 RECOMMENDATIONS

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ALL OF THE MEMBERS / UNITS

i am bored we should kiss by @sunkittie f, sug. making out with Heeseung, Jay and Jake as their best friend! ᝰ making out , kissing , suggestive, best friends to lovers/??? .ᐟ₊ ⊹

just a bet & not a bet by @all4yoi a, f. after a few months of dating, you find out you were just a bet & upon learning that you were merely the stake in a bet, they wasted no time in mending your relationship. ᝰ angst, fluff, reader is mostly viewed as a loser and nerd, hyung line .ᐟ₊ ⊹

love paradise by @enhasparadise f. in which you suddenly ask your boyfriend if he loves you to see his reaction ᝰ enhypen member being a simp for their girl, really cute reaction from the member .ᐟ₊ ⊹

LEE HEESEUNG

prince charming's mismatch by @gyuuberryy a, f, sug. you and prince heeseung have been rivals for as long as you can remember. what began as childhood clashes has grown into a deep-seated animosity over the years. but when your sister runs away on her wedding day, you're forced to take her place and marry heeseung—the last person you ever wanted to call your husband. now bound in an unwanted marriage, you’re faced with navigating the tension between your unresolved hatred and an unexpected attraction. as palace intrigue and looming threats surround you both, you must confront the truth of your feelings. will the bitterness between you tear you apart, or will it ignite something far more powerful? ᝰ prince!heeseung x princess!reader, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, arranged marriage au , highly suggestive content, kissing, hee and reader are mean at first, insecurities, jealous!hee .ᐟ₊ ⊹

prada shoes and I love yous by @elix8r a, f, s. Life as a socialite wasn’t all champagnes and designer labels, especially not with the turn your reputation took due to a simple misunderstanding. Now, you were being painted by everyone as a big fat cheater who shattered her sweet boyfriend’s heart—a narrative that couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, it was him who had betrayed your trust. Frustrated and feeling deeply wronged, you returned to society and the new school year after a summer of cutting off contact with everyone and the drama. But just when you thought you were ready to face the world again, you were blindsided by something unexpected: the lingering effect Heeseung had on you. And who could blame you? Heeseung was way too hot for you to get over in just three short months and now, seeing him with the girl he once told you not to worry about all over him? Oh, it was on. You refused to be replaced, labeled as a crazy ex, or forgotten. No, you were going to make Lee Heeseung realize that you were the best motherfucking thing to had ever happened to him.  ᝰ smut, angst, crack, (some?) fluff, college!au, exes to lovers!au, enemies to lovers!au, socialite/richkid!au .ᐟ₊ ⊹

PARK JONGSEONG

still into you by @i2sunric f, a, sug. you’ve always thought dating a doctor was hot until you started realising his job was taking your place— but don’t worry, being a doctor meant jay could always stitch your broken heart up! ᝰ doctor!jay x reader fluff, early 2000s au, childhood friends to lovers but they’re already lovers, angst (with comfort) cuddling and kissing, a little suggestive (no smut), they grow up together, mentions of stress and fainting, mentions of pregnancy, fighting .ᐟ₊ ⊹

book lovers by @yeonzzzn s. when your book loving boyfriend has you read a specific part of the current book you’re reading out loud to him. ᝰ booknerd/bf!jay x booknerd!afab!reader, book reading shenanigans, swearing, SMUT .ᐟ₊ ⊹

half return by @heesdreameryour a, f. small towns yearly fall festival was your biggest pride and joy but getting your friends to help volunteer was nearly impossible. luckily one of them was stupid enough and too secretly in love with you to help himself from offering. ᝰ akward!jay x golden retriever!y/n, small town romance, friends to lovers .ᐟ₊ ⊹

confessing to his mute crush by @jaysng f. jay and deaf reader both seem to like each other, just when he thinks that his confession was a pure failer the reader does something surprising ᝰ jay x deaf!reader, pure fluff, friends to lovers .ᐟ₊ ⊹

opposites by @ikeuverse f, s. jay was the most serious ceo anyone could meet and remember, but not when you were around. while he had a difficult smile, you captivated anyone with your cheerful and relaxed manner. one night, he decided to take you into his world, the business dinner, but you didn't know if it was a good idea. ᝰ ceo!jay x fem!reader, fluff, smut, a little angst .ᐟ₊ ⊹

birthday surprise by @ikeuverse f. jay didn't think he'd make it home in time for his birthday, so he didn't bother celebrating at all. but he didn't expect his best friends and you, his girlfriend, to prepare a lovely surprise. ᝰ jay x fem!reader, established relationship, fluff .ᐟ₊ ⊹

SIM JAEHYUN

hybe boy by @onlyjaeyun a, f, s. a sequence of events from your and jake’s senior year ᝰ Social Media Hybrid AU - 50 Chapters , single parent!au (Jake is raising his brother), neighbors/strangers to lovers, college!au .ᐟ₊ ⊹

sims anatomy by @021894s f, a, s. you, a top cardiac surgeon, find yourself increasingly frustrated by the distraction over the hospital’s new head of neurosurgery, Dr. Jake Sim. Despite your initial annoyance, you can't help but notice Jake's charm and undeniable skills. As you keep running into each other, Jake’s persistent yet respectful flirtations begin to break through your professional exterior. ᝰ neurosurgeon! jake x cardio surgeon! reader, workplace romance, situationship .ᐟ₊ ⊹

melodies of heart by @yyawnjun drunkenly making out with Jake after him just being a good listener! ᝰ jake x fem!reader, friends to lovers, fluff .ᐟ₊ ⊹

PARK SUNGHOON

fixed comfort by @paarksunghoon f. typically, sunghoon’s the one who takes care of you when you’ve had one too many. but once in a blue moon, he lets his guard down and allows you to care for him the way he does for you. or, the one where sunghoon’s drunk at a bar and misses his girlfriend a little too much. ᝰ sunghoon x fem!reader, established relationship, fluff .ᐟ₊ ⊹

REACTIONS

ENHA REACTING TO YOU SUDDENLY STUFFING YOUR FACE IN THEIR NECK by @tsukiflwr ᝰ hyung line! enha x f!reader, fluff, established relationship, skinship, kissing, pet names .ᐟ₊ ⊹

HYUNG LINE REACTING TO YOU SINGING ALONG TO JUNO by @tsukiflwr ᝰ hyung line! enha x f!reader, slightly suggestive, fluff, humor, skinship, kissing .ᐟ₊ ⊹

MY FAVORITE AUTHORS @tsukiflwr ★ @ikeuverse ★ @gyuuberryy ★ @sunkittie

[yhwcomeback]

what are your favorite ninjago seasons?

Rise of the Snakes, HANDS DOWN.

I've rewatched it so many times, and I adore this season, it's so nostalgic, and easy to digest, it brings me back to when I was 12 years old searching "Lloyd gets revenge against the ninja" on youtube only to instantly get spoiled that he was the green ninja LOL. (twelve years old me really thought he was going to become a major villain and I WAS READY TO EMBRACE THAT)

altought I also rewatch Dragon Rising alot? Probably cuz it's easy to watch it and similiar to season 1, it just feels like I'm eating a snack.

I also really like Possesion and March of the oni, but that's mainly becuase of the opening? like the opening of the season is just so cool.

and I feel like seabound is one of my top favorites becuase I am AWFUL at dealing with that type of stuff so I was sobbing so hard in the end. Same with Sons of Garmadon.

[st4rstudent]

[loud] Out of context thing from twt parody accounts

here's a bonus drawing from the same acc

[kyxhiin]

Angst post! Sorry silly Billy enjoyers this post is gonna be riddled with sadness and hatred.

/TW! Child @buse, eating disorder, and other messes up stuff/

Billy's cold, he doesn't wanna move, it hurts, everything hurts, and he's so so hungry.

It's freezing, bone shivering even. He's hungry, so so hungry haven't eaten in days. Still the same height he was 4 years ago, I guess malnourishment really does something for a kid out on the streets.

His body tried, tried really hard to help him. The hair on his body grew thicker trying to keep him warm from the loss of fat. He thinks he heard Batman say its a sign of anorexia in some conversation long long ago. He can't even mutter the words out for Shazam, he tries but he just couldn't. His body is falling apart day by day, funnily enough he doesn't want to eat. The thought of food makes him sick to his stomach but he was starving. It was probably because he didn't eat something for so long it was most likely, a stomach acid build up. With no idea what that means he just learned it from Solomon from passing Funfacts during a particularly rough JL fight.

With all his strength combined he could only spit out the words "Mama" crying for his mother. His body was stained with black and blue spots from rude kids and adults alike.

Tears covered his face, but it gave him the warmth he needed before it turning ice cold by the wind. Pain strikes his left eye everytime he blinks due to the nasty black eye.

Pathetic, that's what he felt. From all these years of giving people empathy and love, he had none to give himself.

Love was what he needed, but he has yet to recieve it. It'll all pass soon he thought, the pain and hunger all goes away when he sleeps.

[shinestarhwaa]

ENEMY || CHOI SAN

Genre: Smut

Pairing: San x Fem reader

Word Count: 2K

Tags/warnings: Enemies to Lovers!AU, Free Use, Its consented!!!, unprotected sex, rough sex, traffic sign method (safewords), dom!San, rough sex, blowjob, BDSM, spanking (his belt is used as whip), pain kink, hairpulling, name-calling (use of slut&whore), pussyslapping, dacryphilia, choking kink, this is just pure porn lol, pls do not read if you're sensitive to any of these things

this may come off as quite toxic but I mean... enemies to lovers AND free use?

*funfact: the word for hitting someone or something repeatedly with your dick is called swaffelen/zwaffelen and it's Dutch LOL

Taglist: @anyamaris @a-soft-hornytiny @whatudowhennooneseesyou @star1117-archives @wooyoungmybelovedhusband @pyeonghongrie-main @woosanbby @dreamlesswonder86 @lemonhongjoong @babesindestroyland @changbinslovelylegs

ENJOY!

The arrangement you had agreed on was insane, to say the least. You had agreed to let the hottest person on earth fuck you whenevet he wants. What's bad about that, you may think? He also happened to be your absolute enemy.

All through college he had been insufferable, nagging you and playing pranks on you. But now he lived in the same building and on a drunken night you let him take you. With a heavy heart you gave him your key just like you promised. You could barely imagine all the dirty things he'll do to you.

Quickly San started coming over almost everyday. There wasn't a piece of furniture or a room in your apartment he hadn't railed you in yet. The only time he was off limits was when you were on your period or clearly told him no with your safeword; red.

All the other times you'd complain or say no it wouldn't matter. He could do whatever he wanted until you said the word red, and everything would stop immediately. Now you had never have to use your safeword, because you were an absolute slut for this man.

You could already feel your skin tingle when you heard the front door opening. You could tell it was San as you listened to the footsteps. You looked up, stopping with folding your laundry as he walked into the room.

"Hey," he said, undoing his black tie. Man, he looked gorgeous. You swallowed thickly and kept folding your laundry, it was just a regular washing day, but that was gonna change soon enough.

"Hey San," you said. He came up to you, something about him being off. He took the shirt out of your hand and tossed it back in the basket. In no time his lips were attached to your neck, sucking on the sensitive, delicate skin.

You could already feel his hardness press against your thigh, strained against the material of his jeans. "What's wrong, San?" You asked. He sighed, "work frustration. Please just let me take you."

He had never asked 'please' before, so you guessed his work problems might be serious. You had no idea what his job was though and you also didn't care. The contract says he gets to use you whenever he wants but truthfully you're also using him just to get some cock in your pussy.

You knew how much of a slut you could be for him, but no man ever pleasured you the way you wanted to be pleasured, no man would ever treat you the way San did, no man knew how much you loved to be filled up like San did.

San pushed you to the ground and unbuckled his belt, taking it out of his pants. It made your insides flutter, alerting you to his every move. You unbuttoned his jeans and slid them down his legs, taking his underwear down as well.

His big, hard cock sprung free, standing proudly against his stomach. "Suck it, slut," he commanded, gripping your hair tightly. You gasped as he took his cock in his free hand, slapping it on your cheek. "Colour?" "Green, San."

San smirked, you knew he loved hitting you with his cock before he used you. He had a thing for watching it lay against your face, slapping your cheeks and your tongue. You weren't sure what it was about it, but he got a real kick from it, so you let him. Not that you had a choice anyway.

''You fucking love that, you cockslut,'' he grunted as he forced his cock into your mouth, sliding it so far it hit the back of your throat. You gagged and teared up immediately, making him laugh at your helplessness. He thrusted forcefully and quickly, throwing his head back as he threw his head back.

''Fuuuuckkk...,'' San moaned loudly. Tears flowed down your cheeks as you looked up at him. You gagged and choked on his dick repeatedly as he pushed your head down on him, burying himself so deep inside you. He then pulled out of you, letting you regain your breath.

You wiped your tears as you took deep breaths. San grabbed your wrist as he pulled you to the bedroom. ''Undress,'' he commanded. You quickly undressed until you were naked. San ordered you to get on your knees, and you were quick to obey.

San smirked as he watched you swallow thickly. He took his tie and tied your wrists tightly behind your back. You winced slightly from the pain, but it also send tingles down your spine and you could feel yourself dripping between your legs.

It almost brought you shame, to be so aroused by this man, who treated you 'badly' during sex. But how could it be bad when it felt so good, right?

San unbuttoned a few of the buttons of his shirt, revealing his large chest. He wrapped his belt around the palm of his hand twice and stood before you. ''Look at you... eyeing me like that, hungry for some cock...''

His chest was so gorgeous and toned, so muscular you'd die for it. You wanted to lay on it, kiss it, lick it and work your way down to his abs and his crotch but that's not how this worked. San had complete control over you, your body and your sexlife. He ordered you around. He made the rules, and God, you couldn't love it more than you already did.

"So hungry for cock...," you panted out. Before you knew it his belt hit your thighs, making you cry out. San smirked as he brought his belt down again, hitting your breasts. "S-san," you moaned. Your thigh turned red immediately. He was gonna leave big bruises on your body today, but you brought that to yourself after telling him your interests in BDSM.

"You fucking love this, don't you? Being treated like a little whore..."

You closed your eyes, swallowing thickly, trying to control the wetness between your thighs. You loved it so goddam much and it made you so insanely wet. You could practically feel it run down your thighs at this point and it was hard for you to admit how much you loved the way he treated you.

"Open your eyes, slut," he grunted. All his clothes were on the floor and he was standing naked in front of you. "Bend over." You gasped and swallowed thickly. ''I said, bend over.''

"What? Here?" You asked, looking around as you sat on the fluffy carpet. "Yes. Here." You bend over, head on the carpet as your ass was up in the air, exposed for San to hit. Your wrists were still tied on your back, hands shaking ever so slightly.

You could feel your body trembling for him as the anticipation rose. Soon enough you felt another hit on your skin, making you yelp as you felt the cold metal of the belt on your ass. "S-San, please," you begged, even though you weren't sure if you begged him to stop or keep going.

San hit harder this time, bringing tears to your eyes. You mewled and whimpered out his name, clawing at the soft rug underneath you. "Such a whore... You fucking love this don't you," San scoffed as he let his belt come down your behind again.

It started to hurt, the more he hit you. When he used the other end of the belt you could take it longer, but when the medal of his belt buckle hits your sensitive skin it became more serious.

"Y-Yellow, yellow," you panted, the sting of his belt feeling too intense now. San immediately let go of the belt and untied your wrists. Yellow did not mean stop completely, but he knew it meant that it was becoming too much.

San picked you up with ease and laid you on the bed, positioning himself between your legs. You panted out as you rested your head on the soft pillows. The skin on your ass was still burning, but you soon forgot about it as soon as San slipped his tongue inside your pussy.

You moaned out his name as you ran your hands through his raven locks. "Fuck, yes San eat my fucking pussy," you moaned as he moved his tongue inside you, collecting all your juices. You pulled at his hair, making him moan into your cunt.

''Yes! Fuck, just like that, that feels so fucking good San, eat your little slut, fuck me with your tongue!'' You kept desiring him everyday and you could never say no to him, not when he ate your pussy like this.

As San kept working on your cunt you felt your toes curl and your skin tingle. The familiar warmth build up in your abdomen and you soon came undone on San's tongue.

San rode out your orgasm and looked up from between your legs, smirking like a devil. You panted heavily as you came down from your high, sweat collecting on your skin.

The man before you sat up before bringing his hand down to slap at your pussy. You moaned loud as his fingers brushed against your sensitive clit. "S-San, please!" You begged, needing his cock but San ignored you and repeatedly hit your pussy, making you whine loudly.

"Please, please, please! Cock! Give me your cock, now, please!" You cried out, arousal flowing from your cunt. "Why, baby? Are you gonna cry? Gonna sob for my cock? Are you that much of a whore? I know you are, little one," he grunted.

His hand slid over your body to your throat, wrapping around it. Your breath hitched and you just moaned, surprising San and yourself as well. "God, you fucking..."

San didn't know how fast to fill your mouth up with his cock again. You gagged as your throat protested, still being choked as San forced his dick into your mouth. Your eyes teared up immediately and you gagged and let out the most sinful, slick noises as San lost himself in pleasure, using your mouth as his fucktoy. You, as his fucktoy.

"You're such a kinky little minx," San grunted before withdrawing his cock from your mouth and now sliding his big length into your tight pussy. "Such a kinky, naughty, bad little girl."

You moaned and nodded as his hips rocked into you. He fucked you with such a fast pace you nearly saw stars. San gawked at your breasts bouncing around and he only fucked you harder and faster.

"Yes! San, fuck me! Fuck me!"

"Oh baby I'll fuck you, harder than anyone has ever before, gonna fucking ruin your little pussy!" He groaned. "Yes! Yes, ruin it, ruin me, take me," you whined.

The sex that the two of you had was so rough and animalistic that your building must think he was murdering you. You screamed and moaned and grunted loudly, clawing and groping each other. San kept thrusting into you so hard and so deep you swore you'd pass out from the sensation.

Your wetness gushed out of you as you suddenly came, pleasure overtaking you as you clenched on San's cock. "Yeah, fucking cum on my cock, that's it you whore, that's it, cum on my fucking big cock!"

You cried loudly, tears flowing down your cheeks. "Oh yeah, that's it baby, moan for me, fucking cry on my cock, huh? That's a good girl, that's such a good girl."

It was as if San wasn't a person any longer, he was some animalistic beast, thrusting into you and groaning and grunting every word. You sobbed as the sensation became too much, being pushed over the edge once more.

"San! San, S-Sa-an!" You whined loudly. It didn't take long before San filled your cunt with his seeds, moaning loudly as he did so.

You panted out as he pulled away, laying next to you. You sobbed softly, trying to regain your breath and you swore you saw a hint of worry in his eyes.

"T-thank you," San breathed out, closing his eyes. You swallowed thickly and nodded. "No problem, it's what I'm here for." "That's right, beautiful... my little fuck toy," he said with a smouldering look on his face.

His fuck toy. And you didn't even mind.

[aubris-fox]

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꩜.ᐟAtlas' Headcanonsᯓᡣ𐭩

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here's a bunch of random Horangi (Call Of Duty) headcanons because i keep coming up with them and need a place to throw them lol

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when he's incredibly focused, he sticks his tongue out a little. it's usually hidden by his mask, though, so most don't know he does it.

^ he almost constantly has a little wet spot on his mask from doing that. it's not obvious or anything, he's not drooling all over it, but it's there lmao (this is a shared headcanon, and my pal kade came up with it)

definitely a cat person

Horangi had a very solitary nature until he joined the army. he still kind of does, but by the time he joined KorTac he'd been conditioned to be around others and it doesn't bother him as much

smokes, but pretty casually. heavy smoking is an addiction he left behind with gambling.

he likes the snow!! (though over the years, he finds himself preferring to just look at it. the cold irritates his scars)

he likes thrillers, and cooking shows.

^ watches Nailed It! at like four in the morning to laugh at them (this is projection)

mostly lets out amused huffs/snorts instead of 'properly' laughing. (basically a human version of tiger chuffing!! chuffing has been described as sounding like car exhaust, snorts, and/or huffs, and it's vaguely akin to purring. in general, it's the sound of a very happy kitty, but it's also used for greetings and courtship. just a funfact :3)

^ on the topic of noises; grunting in response to things, those quiet grumbles that almost sound like growls when he's frustrated, etc.. gotta have tiger-like vocalizations for mr. tiger man

he can see exceptionally well in the dark, and he has an almost scarily good sense of smell.

sharp teeth, big yawns, and even bigger smiles.

his hair's almost always silky smooth (maybe just slighty coarse, at some points, but never too dry or brittle). not even he understands how he manages it.

Horangi has hypogeusia. it's a taste disorder that causes reduced taste and can make it hard to differentiate certain flavors. it isn't severe in his case, and it mostly affects his ability to taste sweetness.

^ he prefers foods that have much stronger tastes, because its easier to, well, taste them. while his disorder mainly hinders tasting sweet things, foods in general can taste a bit bland to him if they arent powerful enough.

smells 'warm'. citrus, cedar, spices, ginger, etc. (burberry brit for men is the cologne im thinking of for him). also always smells like cigarette smoke. definitely not overwhelmingly though; it's there, but mostly covered by the aforementioned scents.

he's actually pretty good at baking, which is ironic because most of the time he can barely taste what he's making.

massive spicy food enjoyer. feast mode ACTIVATED, he will tear that shit up. better pray you get some before him because there will be none left after he's done.

his favorite color is pink!

it's scary how quiet he can be. he's stealthy, a complete master of the hunt. you'll turn around and he'll Literally Just Be There like "hey man."

cannot find a pair of matching socks literally ever. the divorce rate between them is astonishing.

he reads/has read the classics, for sure. from historical texts, to renowned novels. i think he especially enjoys the iliad. also massive stephen king fan probably.

he'd take a strongly steeped cup of tea over coffee any day (though frequently he caves and drinks the latter for caffeine purposes)

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that's pretty much all i have rn, maybe i will add more in the future!! tysm for reading !! ♡ (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)

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@idiotrxccoon

unfortunately tumblr site killed the formatting sighh. looks cute on the mobile app though so i will leave it i guess

[katerinaaqu]

I gotta research more about the mycaeans soon because its so so interesting!

If you'd be willing

Do you have some funfacts about them?

Or some comparisons (cultural, technological, artistic wise) between Homeric greece and mycaean greece?

If you want to ramble

Ohh yet another good one! Of course I am willing! What a question! Hehe Let's see what I remember as well from my times at studies! Hahahaha I love the ending though "If you want to rumble" Hahahahaha! As you see no problem with that dear! If it is rumble you want, rumble I shall deliver! Hahahahahaha!

Well unfortunately a great deal of information on the mycenaean greek society comes from some very good educated guesses based on the findings than anything else. Unfortunately even if Linear B, arguably the first known and confirmed form of archaic Greek, is valuable, we still do not have a large corpus or variety of texts. Most of the texts that are plenty even if fragmentary are mainly logistics from what we call "transactions with the palace or megaron" than actual sources of literature, laws or society and most of them were saved by luck. For ecample the extended corpus of Linear B plates found in the so-called "Nestor's Palace" in Pylos were saved only because the palace burnt, thus baking the raw clay and making the text readable nowadays. The texts however reveal valuable information on city names and goods being exchanged from one palace to another as well as names of people, official titles and gods' names! So we can tell one similarity we have is that in mycenaean times many of the gods known throughout the years of greek evolution were already known such as Zeus, Hera, Dionysus, Athena etc.

So religiously speaking they believed in the same pantheon (even if we do not have ALL the names of every god worshiped in later years the number of god names saved on the tablets can make us see that they have the same religion and culture on that part, although the worshipping practices are hard to pintpoint. The texts do mention that some offerings are made to the gods but the way they are done is subject of research. From the tablets we also know that the title of Priest and Priestess did exist so we are not, probably, speaking on a theocracy where the king is also an exlusive priest (although Homer seems to be touching the subject, making kings offer sacrifices, see for example Odysseus, and yet none of the kings also claim themselves a priest. In fact they get advised by priests)

For the political system we still make hypothesis on how it works. It seems like every major city has a region of influence around it and that transactions or taking care of the earth was regulated by the central palace or anactoron (thus the term anactorial system). It seems that the central palace was also the center of gathering goods from around the area for we have tablets that explicitly speak on transfers of goods from and to the palace outside. Of course the hypothesis that this is some sort of central palace being the residence of a king is purely hypothetical and based on the richness of its construction and its complexity rather than real evidence although the term "wanax" or "άναξ" aka "king" appears in the tablets but the hypothesis is very strong. We also see from examples such as Tyrinis a very strong connection with Anatolia and exchange of culture, for example we see the triangular arches

(image generated by me in one of my projects)

You can see examples here from Mycenae Hattusa and Tyrinis. The cultural and architectural exchanges reached their peak at about the middle of this period. Artistically speaking the Mycenaeans follow the traditions of the Minoans and we see exceptional artworks happening. For example we follow the tradition of siglia rings engraved in stone and gold and if I may some of them are of exceptional beauty for example the ring at the tomb of "Griffin's Warrior" in Pylos that dates exactly to the passage between the one civilization and the other.

In art we also see very beautiful war or hunting themes in pottery art or even in weaponry. Some researchers compared it to Minoan times and claimed that it is "less sophisticated" but quite honest some of the samples are also very well preserved even if more simple to their execution

Technologically I think the Mycenaeans were far more advanced than what people give them credit for. For example greeks are always known for their hydraulic "machines" among others but how many people know really that they managed to drain the entire lake Kopais, around the fortification of Gla like 3000 years ago? The Greeks took advantage of undergdound tunnels that naturally existed and managed to make the water escape thus creating grounds for growing crops. Kopais lake was at some point re-filled with water and in modern days people tried to re-drain it without a result and they discovered the mycenaean draining system which was still functional and to this day the lake Kopais remains drained and used for growing crops

(photo taken by me a few years ago)

For some reason at the end of bronze age internal conflicts, outside attacks as well as the Doric Greek Tribes coming from the north, created a hostile environment which led possibly to wars and conflict that eventually is estimated to have led to the fall of Palatal system. We do see for example the existence of fortifications such as Gla in the middle of nowhere which probably served as refuge for those who were getting attacked and for better supervision of the area.

(photo taken by me in the same location)

This eventually led to the beginning of the Iron Age and Homer's era with the rise of City State eventually at the Archaic Years. I believe we can talk on a small change to the situation in Homer's time although the City State form of government doesn't seem crystalized at his time we do see some of it in his epics so maybe we can talk on this change on the political spectrum with also the stopping of existence of palatial system and starting to shift to other forms of government (eventually to the upcoming centuries the kingdoms will almost cease to exist with some exceptions such as the kingdoms at upper Thessaly, Macedonia, Epirus and Sicily. Sparta is also an exception for they keep their kings but the main power is held by the elders)

We do not have much evidence on Homer's time either given how little written evidence is being saved. But we do get the shift in written language from Linear B to the Greek alphabet (adapted from the Phoenician one) which is the Alphabet we use to this day. One of the most ancient samples of it is the so-called "Nestor's Cup" which dates in the 8th century BC and includes one of the first samples of Greek Alphabetical scripture. Technologically speaking of course we have the extensive use of Iron and steel that wasn't a thing before as much and potentially we have more the use of tools for geometric shapes.

Artistically speaking we have samples of little statuettes and vases that mostly depict geometric shapes (thus giving the name to the period as "Geometric Period". We have also some of the early samples of chariot depictions in this geometric style and in fact I have heard some researchers associate this art with a narrative, potentiall even quoting the homeric poems that possibly gained popularity such as this famous sample):

Another thing that needs to be said is that at the 8th century BC we also have the beginning of an event we follow to this day, the Olympic Games which according to the scriptures that we have is placed to 776 BC

I believe this is a very crude separation but if there is more you would like to know I would be happy to respond!

[godevbo]

Funfact! If your blood were to change color, or stop moving, then that would mean your skin tone would change too! The reason that humans have a reddish tone to their skin is their blood flow!

If your blood were to stop moving, that would mean your heart wouldn't beat anymore, eventually leading to organ failure and death, and your blood would oxidise, causing your skin to turn blue-purple

But hey! If you do have ichor running through your veins, then you would seem to be glowing! Your skin would have a golden tint added onto its natural color! Making it seem like you're glowing when next to a mortal!

Adding onto that! If you were somehow still alive, even with your blood ichor not moving, your blood ichor would still oxidise causing it to get a coppery tint to it, still causing you to look alive!

And if your organs still were to fail you wouldn't need to breathe or eat or drink. You wouldn't feel adrenaline or pain with your never ending dead and your brain not getting any blood or oxygen

-A friend 🧡

Well, my corporeal form isn't human... it's contrastingly different.

My skin is always slightly pale no matter how hot i try to feel or how much i eat. It emmulates the malnourished skin i had from the noob layer, i think.

And i don't have... organs? Not like people do, there's a hard feeling where my bones are supposed to be, and the rest of my body is filled with squishy material, but they're not muscle or flesh or organs.

I can't feel touch like how I could in my old body. I can't feel the pang of hunger or the satisfaction of digestion. I can't feel my heart beat in my chest, only a ghost of a thump in my ears.

I guess i answered my own question with my rambling. If i have "blood," it's just as fake as the rest of me is.

[quincyhorst]

I really enjoy using this blog to share my favorite things from the Inazuma Fandom, and while I'm aware I still owe to talk about the ending of the Ina11 Champions League, I'd like to share something more recent instead.

Back on January 5th, the french fanbase had released its first Ina11 ROM Hack (I SUPPOSE), IE Ultimate. Pretty much a harder version of IE3 from what I've seen. Nonetheless, the moment I saw Pierre on the trailer I was HOOKED. What was that!? A stronger version of Rose Griffon for the story!?

...Turns out it was something more than that: A whole Euro B Team!

These screenshots come from a french Twitch streamer named Rems; I'll be using them to comment about what this team has to offer. The full stream seems to have been deleted unfortunately, but then again it wasn't a big loss. The dude not only sped up hissatsus at any chance, but he kept repeating the match everytime he feels like he's losing (Yes, that happens a lot here). Got boring at times :/

Here's the main team line up.

Because lack of RedoMata players, Slingshot brings up some sort of interesting combinations....

Wait a damn second....

WHAT!!!!!

...Anyways. Because this is a HARD IE3 mod, it means that everybody and their mother had to be buffed, including Ladji :') However instead of boosting his God Catch, they gave him... Maou The Hand? Okay? Not sure how to feel about Ladji abandoning god for the devil...

...Still neat.

Same thing with Fermín, I guess. Apparently they took Stinger from him (God Bless 🙏) and gave him something better.

"Tu Plot Armor no te va a salvar ahora, gilipollas."

...No comment on this specific screenshot, I just like to see Que and Juli cooperating together :D

Also presented without comment. Funfact, but this happened TWICE for the poor dude. Pain.

...Even if the playthrough itself was kinda boring, seeing this team was so good to me. Typically when seeing every single Euro B match vs the average IE player, it always ends with these teams getting steamrolled by 6 goals or something. For this ROM to take a different route and give them the justice they deserve, I love it!

Though there is few flaws, like that Jonas got excluded from the main team for some reason and some picked characters can be odd. But I'm very glad for this beautiful thing just to kick off 2024 🙏🥺 Shoutout to the creators of this ROM, @/Ytbrems and @/LacarpeM; please support them regardless of the language barrier :D

[sastrugie]

Hello and Seasons Greetings from your Secret Santa! I’m sorry it took me until now to send an ask. I hope you’ve been well!

I saw on your pinned post that you enjoy the Arctic, polar exploration, etc.. That’s really cool! I’ve always been fascinated by the Arctic and everything with it.

What’s your favorite not-well-known face about polar exploration, or explorer from history?

heyyy sorry for the latre reply :( i couldnt be online because of medical reasons but i feel better :)

I´ve been quite good ! just feel guilty because i´m behind with alot of things but im trying not to be too hard on myself fghjk

YES i LOVE polar exploration! I´m a nerd about it (esp antarctica) since 2016 and it is actually the reason I decided to study physical geography and geology :') I want to get more into the arctic because it´s so cool and ive been mostly focused on the antarctic so ... if you wanna share something pls do! :)

hmmmm thats such a nice question! so polar exploration fact per se i just love the packing regulations for the expeditioners like its the same as the "if you could take three things on an island" type of thing. and i´m interested in what they brought! like Lawrence Oates on the scott expedition in 1910 brought a fucking napoleon portrait?! (and remember they were only allowed to take so much weight per person) Frank Debenham from the same expedition brought a collection of cheap bad novels that ended up being devoured by everyone ahhah. idk who it was but on said expedition they also brought a PIANOLA and A BICYCLE. (like why would you need one in antarctica?!) and the ship was far below her max. weight line as she sailed!

this just amuses me :)

favourite polar explorer?? this is so difficult! I think science wise and like someone that could be actually considered a polar explorer is Frank Debenham (geologist solidaity! plus hes a sweetheart and SO PRETTY), otherwise I lovveeee Meares (eventhough i´m sure he would hate being considered as a polar explorer thats why I´m not doing it). I havent really got outside of the terra nova expedition sadly BUT im obsessed with the belgica and endurance (slowly but surely) so yeah :') still antarctica based I guess? BUT AGAIN PLS TELL ME ARCTIC FUNFACTS!

how are you <3?

[angeloftrumpets]

Hiii ^_^/ I was wondering if you had a back/story for your S/I(s) with any of your F/O(s)? I'm mostly curious, and only if you'd like to share :3c

HIIIIIIII okie this is going to probab;y be a very jumbled adnd maybe confusing and long post bc AA but i will try to make it understandable and write it before my ride gets here and picks me UP OKIE (edit i have been adding onto this post on my shift since like 1 am my time so i apologize if its confusing my work laptop is weird ANYWAYS)

I only have one s/i aside from just straight?? up me?? (or a backstory if that makes sense) and thats neph or, the cat/shark guy (Funfact!!! neph came from a convo with toonie, ill explain a bit below but he is cursed to not have a name and since hes a Nephilim toonie decided to start calling him neph, as like a shorter version of it! (thanks toon ! :3 💛)

to begin obviously he is a Nephilim, i hc six also is one since i remembered my mom telling me something about the Nephilim teaching humanity about technology i dont know where it is said about that but thats where that hc comes from!! they are both (neph and six) are kind of a 'different' kind of Nephilim as in they are only related with technology and were apart of the ones that showed humanity technology, so example both him and six both have the ability to go through the television and when it is invented computers/phones etc, that just kinda explains the general basis of how he works the cat tail/shark stuff is cause im cringe and think that combo looks cool and that he can shapeshift (As i imagine most nephilims can?) and since he mostly exist on a digital plane no one is going to question if they see some weird combination of animal on some animated program if he were to appear in it even though he looks like that physically also. due to the fact that he is a Nephilim, he obviously isnt liked by most beings from the heavens since he is a product of a human and a fallen angel and was cursed by the big g himself to not have a name nor be seen physically by humanity, which can get pretty lonely and make someone weird, he has a long history of being chased out by various angels that catch him lurking by (he likes to hang out around the garden of eden, thats where him and toonie met) ALSO if we are gonna get specific michael DOESNT like him and has definitely nearly killed him like twice. hes welcome in hell tho :))) neph doesnt hold any hard feelings twards angels for not being fond of him considering what he is, but not all of them are like that. obviously, toon being one of them (or i guess archangel gabriel if we are being literal but i dont want to confuse alt g and him so i will say toon)

when they both first met toon was definitely a little anxious at first considering hes heard of Nephilims/his peers going after them/ and the flood in general (by the way, i dont remember what ep it is but i hc when alt g tells noah something will be joining him on the boat it neph was apart of that (specifically six and neph, and some type of alternate, since the flood also wiped out Nephilims he had to keep some alive to help him) anyways back to what i was saying sjhfdfh they ended up becoming close and when toon isnt off doing angel or messenger duties hes usually with neph in the garden of eden (same goes with if neph isnt doing something for alt g or something along those lines) after the events of overthrone (if we go by the toonb/riel sand tomb theory i know some people think that was jesus or atleast my roomate hcs this so ) neph wasnt told about what had happened to him and was confused why he was no longer able to find him, noticing that there was definitely something very wrong with the heavens (due to alt gs actions yk) he ends up eventually figuring out what had happened and in a weird time/universe fucky way is able to get toonb/riel out, since its no longer safe at all for toon to exist (and also alt gab doesnt know that he has escaped) he basically is forced to exist within the realm of media in a strange way (BEGINNER BIBLEEEE HEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEEHEHE) though this isnt 100% set in stone and it changes but i like to think it would be cool if he is able to exist within the realms of technology as some digital angel OKIE i am SO SO SO SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG POST i got so giddy and excited at seeing this ask and have been trying my best to figure out how to answere it THANK YOU SO MUCHF OR ASKING ME!!!!!!

[29kmagic]

I don't know how to put my feelings into words.. but I want to thank you for making this relationship work well despite its ups and downs. I love it the way we always fixed the wrongs and figured out anything together, to which it's awlays resulted us to another improvement, even more aware to each other's feeling. I love it when we respect each other's boundaries without making ourselves detached. I love it the way we're always being supportive.

You teach me how to appreciate things, and I've come to understand it by the way you always remind me to reward myself with good foods while working or after having a hard day.

You help me find my long buried motivation that I lost long ago. I realized it every time you talk about your goal and the steps you take to get there. And whenever I speak about mine, it always followed with a bag of advices, insights, and even helps from you that'd help me move closer to get my goal.

You fascinate me with your funfacts and how you tell me about things I don't yet know. I truly, really admire that side of you. I'm challenged to know more and unconsciously begin to dig anything that will broaden my knowledge.

But Elliot, I know that you are far from perfect. We are, actually. We made mistakes. We still haven't managed to be a good person. Sometimes, maybe you still feel you're a mess with chaotic mind?

Having said that.. there's still a lot of good things I can learn from you. Those mentioned above are just a few! I don't know how to write it all down because I believe it would be a whole series of books. This is just how I express my love and to show how I see you so high..

... but amongst that all, what I love the most is the Elliot himself, just the way he is; with all his flaws and strengths.

I guess it would be hard for me to unlove you, Elliot. You are well tangled in my soul.

With love, Laurel. 🤍

[pageofheartdj]

Wowie, that sounds like quite the self discovery journey, it sucks that so many people struggle so much. I wish you were allowed to just be you without feeling those pressures when you were figuring things out. Hopefully you're doing okay now?

For me and my aroace journey was a ton more simple. I just, never figured out at what age I was supposed to develop a crush or whatever. The only time I ever questioned myself was if someone told me they had a crush on me, and that was more because I felt hurt that people would pretend to be my friend just because they had a crush on me and didn't actually like me. If I told them I didn't like them like that I'd lose my only current friend(s) which always sucked :/

(I had no friends in school really, so that probably impacts me more. I gave up trying to get along with peeps because I just dont understand their social cues or why neurotypical conversations can be boring at times. Why talk about what someone did if you could talk about dinosaurs or how there's enough different types of apples that you could eat a unique one every day for a year and not eat all the types of apples?)

So really I never realized I should have those feelings so I never questioned why I didn't. I did sometimes judge other people for having them because I didn't understand that it wasn't a choice. Sometimes in high school someone would ask me for relationship advice because I gave them a logical answer, and I was really really confused why people would act or do dumb-ish things just because of how someone looked?? Idk tbh

Gender wise my parents gave up caring, and everyone thought I was gay growing up so they thought I was just being gay?? I guess?? My parents were also neglectful though so it was also that they didn't bother explaining gender roles and let me do whatever as long as I was alone.

Similar to being aroace I never realized I was supposed to feel connected to gender. Eventually I came out after puberty and I say I'm trans masc people my gender (or really, lack of gender) doesn't make sense to people. Gender wise I'm not a girl and until puberty when the definition of girl changed for me, I never cared what people called me.

Being (maybe??) autistic probably really feuls this because I struggle picking up and learning social cues, so when people tried to teach me societal things I was too busy doing other things or didn't realize I should be internalizing it. Like i never thought about being in a relationship and even now that i now am an adult technically i still dont care. I like collecting funfacts more than that stuff, so it never registered as a thing to think about lol

Anyways thanks for explaining it from your experiences, it's really interesting learning what it's like for other people!! Have a lovely day!

Thank you! And yeah I am mostly content now. I know who I am and what I need. It's not perfect. We are never done changing and figuring ourself out. I still struggle a bit with society's set that you can be happy only if you have someone, you must be good at socialising otherwise you are a failed human. While every piece in me goes against it. I don't want any relationship, I don't want family, I don't want children. I struggle at making and keeping friends because my brain works in a way that makes it too hard. So it's hard to remember that I am not a failure just because I am not as connected with people and this is not a measure of my worth. I don't own the world to be a factory toy, the same as everyone else.

Ugh yeah this sucks!! I know people can't help their feelings, but still it doesn't feel nice to have these expectations! (also double yes! why should i care what someone did or their little life stories? this is boooring, do people really care about this stuff? i put an effort to care for a friend, but everyone dumps their stories on me! i can be interested talking about specific topics or work. but when its just. life. why is it my business??)

Also 🤝 for giving love advices xD We are not clouded by feelings so we can analyse this stuff from the side while never being in the relationship in the first place xD And it's hard to understand how people can be irrational because of their feelings!(even though it makes sense. it's like how anxiety can make us irrational. but still feels weird cause these are bad things in bad condition. while they have this bad thing in something good xD)

I am sorry your parents were neglectful! But at least you weren't pressured into roles, so at least there is some saving grace?

I thought I might be agender because I never cared about gender. I like being a bit femminine in a light pretty way, but also neutral/male style also worked for me. But then I was told that not caring for your gender is a cis thing?? I don't know, I feel like I am more like gnc in a passive 'I don't actually care and I wish it didn't exist' way xD

I've read somewhere that if you are queer there is a high chance of being ND and vice versa. Maybe it's not true, but it certantly feels that way xD Maybe because of hetero/allo normativeness of the society, that our brain from the start tells us 'we dont get social norms and we wont' XD

Your experience was also interesting to read! I love talking all about it!! Have a nice day too!❤

[artinandwritin]

Bestie I've been thinking the same thing as well cuz honestly it's so funny and in character for the hooligans i cannot

For Spitelout, Sven, Bucket, Mulch and Gothi it's basically a "doing your job at daylight, fighting evil by moonlight" situation, cuz we see them all doing different things most often in their day to day life

Sven, Bucket, Mulch and Gothi are also basically "fuck around and find out" during the training montage. We've never seen them with dragons before, and mainly Gothi is a real wild card, which honestly fits so well for her character

Even Spitelout makes a little less sense if we keep in mind he's also part of Stoick's council and presumably has to keep things in check where Stoick can't (brief interruption, but I recently watched the RTTE episodes where Spitelout and Hiccup spend time with the singetails on the store house island and fuckity fuck Spitelout has really lost his effing mind??? He's gone crazy and not in a good way, no-one should allow him in a position of power a n d we see that he basically defies Stoick's order to Gustav, who has a rally the A-Team but Spitelout is nowhere to be seen cuz he openly r u n s o f f to his store house island, so I guess the moral is Spitelout not only sucks at being a father he also sucks at being in a position of power and in a team)

Plus, Bucket and Mulch are fishermen and fishermen are known to be at sea more often than not to, y'know,,, catch fish. It wouldn't really make sense for them to join a team where they could basically only help out so many times due to not being on the island to hear about threats

Silent Sven kinda makes sense in having time on Berk, he's a farmer after all. However, he's also shown to be on Stoick's council and would basically have the same position as Spitelout. Yeah idk how much time that's gonna leave for him, but he's shown to be pretty good with his Dragon i guess??

Gothi ofc has things to do as the healer and doing old lady things, which wouldn't help in battle when multiple people are wounded and need her medical attention. She can't be fighting and do healing at the same time unfortunately even with how badass she is (funfact, my mom and I were watching the three HTTYD movies last week for funsies and we were rooting for Gothi so hard. My mom had no idea how she was portrayed in RTTE but loved the idea of her being a terrible terror lady)

If we go over those things, really the only person who has the time to be in the A-Team is Gustav. Baby boi has no responsibility except to the A-Team, has the energy cuz he's young and is in a position to learn a whole lot of shit from being in the A-Team (and its kinda sad how at that point his only friends are adults and Fanghook. Give that kid some friends man)

Okay this turned out way longer than it had to be lmao, but I've been thinking about the A-Team for years now and how much it doesn't make sense for certain characters to be on it. At some point, the A-Team is gonna be called upon for defending Berk and only Gustav is available lmao. Poor kid

Can we please please please talk about the fact that the A Team (Berk's only on island defence system for like 5 seasons of RTTE) is made up of

Spitelout (Fine, life long warrior)

Gustav (Fine, has ridden and trained his dragon before)

Silent Sven (A regular sheep farmer and who has never ridden a dragon before)

Bucket and Mulch (Regular fishermen who have never ridden a dragon before))

Gothi (Literally so old and the only healer Berk has)

[sm-baby]

1. Erma terrorizing children is just great-, Erma, you don't threaten a child villager with zombies.

2. "Even if they're capitalists" HA why did I laugh so hard at that?

3. GRACE HE'S TRYING TO BE NICE WTF-

4. Leonardo, the protector of mothers and children, we stan-

5. Let me guess, the colourful patches are the symbols of the covens he's been to/has alliances with??

Big ask, ik but I just wanted to say IT WAS A GREAT STORY!! I loved the synonyms you used for the characters! That made it so fluid!

1. Erma really said "SEVEN FOOT FRAME RATS ALONG HIS BACK-"

2. Funfact: The scrapped line was supposed to be "Even if it is two slutty slutty capitalists."

5. uwu ..."A blue bat, a green flower, and an orange crown"

and its on the chest <3

[goji-pilled]

Okay @princekirijo you want an essay? Well here it is now, or as I like to call it Felix's "Asumari is great and this fandom has no fucking taste" rambling and infodump. Congrats fellas, thanks to Prince you ALL get an asumari essay. But before that I'll try to give you a rundown of Mari and Asuka. 

(I'm also so sorry for putting this long ass post on everyone's dashboard)

(Spoiler warning for Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time!!)

Alright on one hand we have Mari Illustrious Makinami. Her whole deal? She's a walking ray of sunshine, literally lol. Unlike any other character in the Evangelion franchise she doesn't suffer from her trauma, she's quite literally the only healthy and functioning human being, she's just slightly leaning towards "batshit crazy" with the stunts she pulls 🤷‍♂️. Other than that she just loves living, she loves being with people, she keeps moving forward, stays positive and decides to live life to it's fullest even after she experiences loss and multiple apocalyptic events (Second Impact, Third Impact, etc.) and she really just embodies the joy of living. That's all there is to her, or at least all we know.

On the other hand, we have Asuka Langley Shikinami who is... well it's hard to explain what she is to be honest. She's part-German and part-Japanese and part of a line of clones specifically made with the purpose to pilot an Evangelion and later on be used as a sacrifice to trigger another Impact (ITS COMPLICATED I KNOW-) Asuka is, unlike Mari, very much suffering from her trauma. She doesn't have her parents and has a very deep seated belief that she's completely alone, which she says doesn't matter as long as she can pilot the Eva. She also very much wants to fight and kill angels all by herself, and it's seriously messing with her when she can't achieve that.

Now we get to the more interesting parts (hopefully this so far wasn't too confusing, then again it's Eva and even I can't fully wrap my head around it all LMAO)

In the second Rebuild movie (Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) advance) we get introduced to both of them, Mari's introduction scene (in the original English dub) has her pilot an Eva and singing about how she'll take the world on by herself, while in the third movie's (Evangelion 3.0 You can (not) redo) opening scene she's piloting the Eva again but this time it's together with Asuka (in her own Unit 02 though) and during that Mari sings about how wonderful it is not to be alone. It's nothing big yet, but it's a really cute detail me thinks,,, you know what else I love about them? They bicker and they banter and it's genuinely so fun to listen to shskdhsuwj

(For a quick catch up: During the end of 2.0 Shinji (the protagonist) triggers another apocalyptic event, the Near Third Impact, and was only stopped due to Kaworu (the guy in my pfp) stepping in. Also between 1.0/2.0 and 3.0/3.0+1.0 are about 14 years (without Shinji bc he's like comatose) where A LOT happens AND we learn in 3.0 that Eva pilots don't age physically bc of "The curse of the Eva"... honestly Eva is wild lmao)

Okay okay I'll get back to it!

So one thing that happens is that Asuka during 2.0 develops a crush on Shinji (girl why-), unfortunately things take a turn for the worse. Asuka had volunteered to be the testpilot for a new Eva (Unit 03), she seemed happy at the time and it was a really sweet build up with the "I can smile, I didn't know I could still do that."-line. And then? Then it turns out the Ninth Angel had infected Unit 03 (Angels are basically the Kaijus they fight using Evas btw). The thing goes on a loose and Shinji is forced to fight it (With Asuka inside mind you), he refuses and his father uses an autopilot to destroy Unit 03. And boy did it destroy the angel, well it and it crushed Asuka between its jaws (you can actually hear her scream btw haha pain :)).

Asuka survived though, but the whole incident cost her her humanity and she ended up becoming an angel herself/she took the place of the Ninth. But despite that, there's one person who keeps believing in Asuka's humanity, who fiercely believes Asuka is still a human and tells her as much.

Yep, that one person is Mari and she keeps holding onto that belief until the very end when Asuka uses her last resort, which is using the power of an angel (Doing so was a guaranteed death sentence btw). Mari's own words (in the German dub) were, "Princess, you're giving up being human…" AND IT MAKES ME SO EMO GOD FUCK

While I'm at it, Mari and Asuka are a fucking killer combo as a team. They rely on each other for support in combat, listen to the other's orders and advice. Especially in Asuka's case it's kind of a big deal that she so openly relies and counts on Mari's support. Like these two trust each other with their damn lifes!!! Holy shit!!

Guess what though, they also have nicknames for eachother. Mari always calls Asuka "Princess" or "(Your) Highness" while Asuka calles Mari "Four-eyes" / "Four-eyed chrony (idk how you spell that tbh RIP" Even better though, in the German dub Asuka calls Mari "Brillerella" as in a combination of "Brille" (German for glasses) and "Cinderella",,,,Cinderella and her Prince,,,Brillerella and her Princess,,, man, that was a gay fucking move of the translation team. Spoiler: I owe them my life.

Funfact: There's exactly two times throughout the Rebuild movies where Mari uses Asuka's actual name. These two times being when she watches Asuka "die" and be used as a sacrifice for Gendo's selfish plan and when later on she begs Shinji, "So please the Princess… Asuka needs your help!" And the best part? That wasn't even the first time she did that. The mentioned line came from 3.0+1.0, but she did that too in 3.0 with the, "At least save the Princess!" line (although her tone was much more...pissed, like she was really angry lol)

Remember the crush Asuka had on Shinji? Well due to the Unit 03 incident a whole lot of other shit got mixed into that and her feelings for him in general became really bitter (understandably so). Now Mari being who she is sometimes teases Asuka about said old crush but she really does want Asuka to get closure and sort that mess out. 

As an example for the teasing, in 3.0 there's a scene that goes like this (please imagine Mari with a literal :3 face while saying that):

"Unit! Are you back in the game?"

"I'm on it, your Highness. But first things first, how was our little puppy (Shinji)? Did he sit like a good little boy?"

"He's exactly the same! Same stupid face talking mayhem!"

"That goofy face of his, that's what you wanted to see? Riiiiight?"

"Shut up! I went there to bat him one!... And I feel better!"

There's also a very short bonus manga that was released in Japan for Thrice Upon a Time's release that has Mari trying to convince Asuka to come with her on the mission to get Shinji, given everything that follows, it's just another thing to prove my point. And the final bit relating to that is this:

"Feeling better now?"

"Yeah, I do feel better."

That's the exchange Asuka and Mari have after they talked to Shinji, it's nothing special but I think it's really sweet and this time Asuka actually sounded like she was feeling better instead of when she was screaming after she nearly broke pretty thick glass with her fist (If she had hit someone with that much force she definitely would've broken something omggg #violentimpulsesgang)

To get back on track though: I already mentioned it but during the second half of 3.0+1.0 Asuka "dies" (and honestly that entire scene is worth its own in-depth post because its just one huge parallel to The End of Evangelion), the point is: You can tell that the loss of Asuka honestly hits Mari hard. Not only because of how Mari screams Asuka's name but also because of her expressions. They're pained, like really fucking pained and Mari even apologizes to her that she has to fall back due to the fact that she's injured AND because eveything is going wrong.

After the events of Evangelion 3.0 these two got seperated from eachother, Mari was with WILLE (the organization both of them are with) and on board of Wunder (the ship WILLE basically operates from) while Asuka was in a Village full of (Near) Third Impact Survivors. When they do meet again it went like this:

Asuka, barely back, comes to the door and calls, "I'm back." And within seconds of Asuka stepping into their room after the door opens Mari already runs towards her, arms wide open and she says, "Welcome back, your Highness! Good job. I missed you so much!" And she says that while she literally nuzzles into Asuka,,,like,,,what the fuck gay people real!!! 

Best part? Asuka clearly has enough strength to push Mari completely away if she were uncomfortable, but she doesn't. Asuka merely wanted enough space to look at the room (because Mari managed to horde even more books lol) and play her game. During their entire renunion Mari keeps hugging her, and part of me thinks that perhaps deep down Asuka actually enjoys the feeling of physical affection.

Before we get to the last point though, let me say that Asuka and Mari have scenes in 3.0+1.0 that parallel Shinji and Kaworu's from 3.0. (Fyi Kaworu loves Shinji (yeah, like that, and 3.0 was basically them being gay as fuck for an hour) so like...do I even need to explain? 

And then of course there's also this, the "Take care of yourself, Princess…" line. That is the last time Mari talks to Asuka and as much as that line alone already is so much, it's Mari's expression in particular that kills me. Because this? This soft, almost bittersweet expression she has, as she basically says goodbye? Because she knows Asuka will finally be happy and safe? It just makes me feel so much actually. Man.

In the end it's a fact that Mari loved Asuka, wether that is interpreted as platonic or romantic by someone is up to them. But it is a fact that Asuka was loved enough that someone wanted to hug her, was happy to see her, to praise her, was hurt by her loss, wanted her to be safe, that someone told her "Take care of yourself…" Asuka was really and honestly so loved that someone would tell her, "I missed you."

But Asuka? Asuka was too hurt, too wrapped up in her own head to actually see how loved she was by Mari (and other people) that she genuinely believed she's completely alone and always will be alone.

It makes the "Take care of yourself" line hit even harder to me, because it's not only Mari's goodbye, but it's a goodbye during the one time Asuka allowed herself to be vulnerable and admit what she really wanted.

And honestly? All of this? Its makes me feel so many things and I just love them  so much man.