#go queen give us the bare minimum!!!!!

[rontra]

URGE TO DEFEND WOMEN WINS!!! after 36 years

[blueberrybirdsworld]

Out of frame 3/4

Summary : Y/N and Lando Norris have been together for three years. Their relationship is real, steady, and full of quiet love but always behind the scenes. While fans know they’re a couple, Lando has never posted about her, avoids public displays of affection, and never mentions her in interviews. At first, Y/N understood. She believed it was about privacy, about protecting what they had. But over time, being constantly left out of frame has started to hurt.

Genre : angst, SMAU

Pairing : Lando Norris x reader

Faceclaim : @suanbeiii

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@your_username 📍Côte d’Azur

A very special photoshoot, thanks @your_photograph 🌸

@_user1 she’s literally the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. like??? how is this even real??

@_user2 Lando must be the dumbest man alive I fear 😭

@_user3 girl you’re glowing like someone who deleted his number ✨

@_user4 he said “which gf?” and she said “not me then.” ICONIC.

@_user5 this is exactly what peace looks like after you stop begging a man for the bare minimum

@_user6 no because if they break up for real, I’m shooting my shot 🫡

@_user7 soft girl era activated. and he’s nowhere in sight? suspicious 🧐

@_user8 I just know Lando’s watching this through his tears

@_user9 the flower, the pearls, the PINK , yeah no, he lost

@_user10 if he doesn’t come crawling back after this… I WILL. give me a chance queen 😭❤️

@_user11 she didn’t need to mention him to completely obliterate him

@_user12 you mean to tell me he left this to go party with his friends in Japan? okay clown

@_user13 this looks like a breakup shoot and a Vogue cover at the same time

@_user14 soooo when are you free for dinner? asking for literally all of us

Texts messages :

Lando I saw the photos You look… breathtaking

Lando I don’t even have the words How do you manage to look like that and I act like you’re not the most beautiful person in the world?

Lando Y/N please. You know I’m sorry I’ve been sorry since the second we started fighting

Lando I messed up, okay? I was defensive, I didn’t listen, I didn’t take in how much it mattered to you I thought I was protecting something private and sacred, but I see now I was just hiding

Lando I was scared. And I pushed you away because I didn’t know how to be vulnerable in front of everyone

Lando I see the comments I know what people are saying I know I look like the dumbest man alive Because I was.

Lando I’m not partying, I’m not happy, I’m not okay. I miss you. I miss your voice, your laugh, your constant humming when you cook, the way you curl your fingers in my sleeve when you’re cold

Lando I sent the flowers because I didn’t know what else to do And yeah, anyone can send flowers. But no one can love you the way I do

Lando I’m sorry. For every time I made you feel small, or hidden, or unloved You weren’t. Not even for a second You are everything

Lando Please talk to me. Please. Even if you’re mad. Yell at me. Swear at me. Just… don’t go silent on me

Lando I don’t want to lose you because I didn’t know how to show I was proud of you I am, I’m so proud. Of everything you are

Lando I love you. More than ever

Lando Please come back. Or let me come to you Just say something Anything ?

@_F1Gossip 📍Tokyo, Japan

Spotted: Lando Norris seen out partying in Tokyo after the Japan Grand Prix last night. No Y/N in sight.

@_user1 not him clubbing while she’s not here, be serious lando

@_user2 he’s out here drinking and dancing while the rest of us are grieving their relation??

@_user3 how are you gonna party when you clearly hurt your girl and she’s getting love letters in her comments?? GET IT TOGETHER.

@_user5 I’ve defended him for years but… I can’t do this anymore. she deserved better and we all know it.

@_user6 I know PR team is sweating.

@_user7 he parties like he didn’t just lose the most beautiful woman alive and humiliate her on live TV. delusion.

@_user8 idc what the drama is, I’m just waiting for Y/N to post again. SHE’S the star now

@_user9 literally everyone: “Lando please fix it” Lando: goes clubbing with his shirt unbuttoned

@_user10 “which girlfriend” got him feeling single I guess 😭

@your_usurname

Needed a drink and have the best friends ever for that🥂

@_user1 She’s in her IDGAF era and I’m here for it 🔥👑

@_user2 Oh she’s DONE done. 😮‍💨

@_user3 the crown. the girls. the middle finger. this is the official breakup tour

@_user4 Y/N said “cry about it, I’m busy glowing.”

@_user5 your glow-up is legally blinding. teach us your ways

@_user6 she’s heartbroken but make it sexy

@_user7 I know Lando’s watching this post on repeat 😭

@_user10 She’s too fine to be sad. Lando who???

@_user11 Not to be dramatic but I’d jump in front of a train for her

@_user12 Her friends deserve a raise. Crowned their queen and gave her the world tonight.

@_user13 this is what it looks like when the pretty girl realizes she deserves better 😭👏

@_user15 tell me your bf fumbled without telling me 💅🏽

3:02 AM Texts messages : Lando babe babeee bbabyyy i mean not baby i mean. ugh whatever why u so pretty huh?? like??? WHYYYY

Lando saw ur post n now i’m lying on the floor face down sad pathetic loser man vibes

Lando u look like a literal goddess like Aphro… aphroditty… aphrotiddy?? idk u know what i mean

Lando not even mad just confused hurting too mostly sad after seeing your post

Lando did ur friend give u that crown? tell her i said thanks for crowning the queen of my whole life also tell her to stop commenting “he fumbled” i knooooow

Lando i miss ur laugh ur hands ur eyes ur frown when i’m being annoying miss all of it even ur cold feet under the covers

Lando i shud have posted u every day every hooour every millimillisecond u soooo pretty i wanna scream

Lando come back plsss or lemme come back i’ll be so good. i’ll buy u flowers every hour i’ll post u. tag u

Lando can i call uuuu i wanna hear ur voice just wanna know ur real and not like. a hallucination from my own stupidity

Lando ok gonna go cry in the shower now

Lando iloveyou babyyyy answer plssss i'm not drunk just ok i'm drunk plssss answer fuck i miss u

@landonorris

Mmyyy loove

@_user1 wait… WHO is this girl??? where is Y/N??? 😭

@_user2 why this man do a post at 4 a.m, is he not in a club ??

@_user3 so let me get this straight. he couldn’t tag Y/N, never posted her, but now he’s posting mystery girl like this???

@_user4 he really said “which gf?” and then proved it 😐

@_user5 the audacity of this man is actually insane. like. Y/N was literally still watching his races

@_user6 did they break up and he already moved on?? and posting about it?? bold

@_user7 3 years of silence and now THIS. lando norris you will pay for your crimes

@_user8 hope Y/N is living her best life far away from this nonsense

@_user9 he’s just soft launching a whole new girl while Y/N gets silence. bro what

@_user10 if this is a new gf… he better never talk about privacy again cause this is messy 😵‍💫

@_user11 no way you were gifted the most elegant woman and fumbled her like this

@_user12 someone go check on Y/N cause this?? this is COLD.

5:02 AM Texts messages

Y/N who the fuck is she?

Y/N you seriously meet some random girl ?

Y/N you CHEATED on me??? you really cheated on me and then posted it for the world to see?

Y/N lando what the hell you disappear on me, ignore everything I said, and now THIS?

Y/N you couldn’t post me for THREE YEARS

Y/N is this why you didn’t tag me? because you still flirt with girls in clubs and you didn’t want me to find out?

Y/N you didn’t even have the decency to end things before doing this we weren’t okay, but I still loved you. I will have still showed up for you and this is how you repay me?

Y/N this is LOW. even for you.

Y/N say something SAY. SOMETHING. LANDO !!!!! Answer your phone I'm trying to call you rn

Y/N I swear to god, we’re DONE.

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[fallingdownhell]

May I request Zhongli, Itto, Kaveh and Cyno with an s/o who's got crazy good luck? They could win any challenge or game presented to them, never get hurt (to badly), and are always making loads of cash (somehow).

I can imagine at least one of those characters getting jealous over something like this.. Characters Included: Itto; Cyno; Zhongli; Kaveh Content: gender neutral reader; established relationship; crack??; some fluff and comedy; nothing too serious here, just some funny headcanons Word count: 942 words Have fun with this<3

Itto

the man, the myth, the legend himself..

he gets SO incredibly jealous. When he challenges you jokingly at first, and you keep winning against him..

His pride is on the line here, okay?

you win a match of TCG against his amazing deck? That's fine, he can always challenge you for another round

but when you keep on winning and winning, he gets more and more desperate with each passing round

okay, screw TCG. How about a beetle fight? He's sure to win this, no doubt about it!

...what do you mean he lost again?

he's heartbroken. Will fall to the ground in disbelief. Have the gods truly forsaken him now?

a little drama queen about it, but it wouldn't be the Itto you know and love if he wouldn't act like this

still, you do feel a bit bad about it. To the point where you decide to only do the bare minimum and let him win against you, so he'll cheer up again

when he does win, his spirit is back up again immediately, bloating about his superior victory for the rest of the day. Like, seriously, he won't shut up about it anymore

unless someone were to mention all his previous losses, then he's back to sulking again

however, the next day, all is forgiven and forgotten again

Cyno

one night, after dinner, he was talking about his new deck in TCG when you decided to ask him if he could teach you how to play

immediate sparkles in his eyes as he gets all excited and pulls out a new set of cards for you. He's been waiting for this day to come!

takes his time to explain the rules to you and helps you build your deck. If you ask him questions, he answeres them paitently

then comes the time for your first duel. Even though you are his partner and it's your first ever match, he doesn't plan to go easy on you. Well, maybe a bit, but he still will take this match very seriously

But when you end up winning against him, he's dumbfounded. How did you manage to do that?

He'd quietly mumble something about beginners luck, then challenges you to a rematch. This time, he plans to go all out

...and he looses again

now thourougly confused, he's looking at his cards like he might find the answer in them, while you are laughing your ass off. Your stomach hurts from all the laughing, but you can't calm down. Cyno's just so cute when he looks so shaken up

it's a mystery to him, how you could win against him, despite him having the better cards, the better deck and obviously having more expierence playing the game

in the end, he does swallow down his pride and congratulates you to your win, though he will work his deck over and challenge you again at a later point in time

Zhongli

as an adventurer, it is unavoidable that people get injured every now and then. It's just a risk that comes with the profession

and yet, Zhongli has never seen an injury on you more severe than a cut and maybe some darker bruises

don't get him wrong, he's glad that you're not getting hurt all the time. It's just that your stories and the results don't match up most of the time

"And get this. Then, a huge rockfall comes falling down in our direction! Can you imagine that?" "Darling, that's very serious. How did you manage to avoid that?" "I don't know. Guess I just got lucky. I only got hit my a small one on the head, but it wasn't even big enoug to give me a concussion, so all's good!"

"I almost fell down a cliff today!", "A group of Ruin hunters attacked us today!", "We got locked in a cave, but luckily, they were connected to other caves, so we got out no problem."

almost every other day, you come home with a similar story and every time, Zhongli questions just how much luck one single human can possess to come out mostly unharmed every single time

still, every time you set out for work, he can't help but worry about you. What if one day, your luck runs out on you? You reassure him that you're careful, but it does little to appease his mind when you come home with yet another tale to tell...

Kaveh

Kaveh isn't one for gambling, never has been and never will be. Though, he knows that you like to induldge from time to time, so when you invite him to come along with you, he agrees

and then he witnesses you winning each and every game you partake in. Doesn't matter how rigged the games might be, you make it look so simple

with a huge grin on your lips, your arms raise into the air as you declare your victory one again, and he's left dumbfounded

when he catches a quiet moment, he can't help but ask you about it

"I don't know. I just always had really good luck when it comes to those type of games.", would be your nonchalant explanaition

now he gets why you don't go out to play more often. You'd get banned from every single location if you were to do this regularely

Going home from a place like this with such a massive win.. he's too stunned to speak, but nonetheless very impressed and proud of you for it

will accompany you more often when you want to go out to gamble again, just to see your excited and joyful expression again

[thepeaklegendoffirstgen]

APPRECIATION POST FOR GEN 0 QUEENS👑🌸

Somi Park

Besides her insane face card, let's talk about what a great character she is.

I know people hate her because she didn't love Gun or wasn't a "loyal wife" (who even said Shingen wifed her up? Did we read the story properly?).

But that's exactly what makes her so refreshing and intriguing — her goals and ambitions. And God forbid a woman actually has those!

I agree, even I didn't like the way she treated Gun sometimes, but that's where the story breaks away from the usual conventions. She's not your typical mother; there's so much more to her than meets the eye.

Sure, a lot of her interactions with Gun were to further her own agenda, but in the end, when she sacrificed herself for her son, that was absolutely heartbreaking. I'm quite sure she never loved Shingen — it’s obvious. But maybe, if he had looked her way even once, a lot of the tragedy could have been avoided. Maybe they could have even become a true couple — who knows?

Somi is the bare minimum of what a well-written female character should be, and I genuinely appreciate that.I mean, I don't expect much from PTJ anyway, so honestly, thanks for this.

Minseon Kang

We haven't explored her character much yet, and I really hope that when the Gen 0 arc or Gapryong’s past is revealed, we get to know more about her.

That being said, I truly love this unbothered, nonchalant queen. She seems so classy and graceful — there’s an aura about her that speaks of something deeper, something I can’t quite put into words.

For me, she represents strength.

Strength to deal with a scumbag of a husband.

Strength to watch your own child turn into a gangster.

Strength to face the consequences brought on by that pathetic excuse of a husband.

And strength in never bending in the face of adversity.

I can't help but feel sad imagining how she must have felt when Gapshitryong used to wh*re around, hiding behind his ridiculous excuses.

I genuinely pray that she gets to experience some peace and happiness, and that she's living a better life now — she deserves that much, at least.

Reporter Kim

All the nasty people leave 🖕🪓

Okay, now let's talk about her.I know it sounds clichéd, but this woman has so much potential for development. Right off the bat, she grew on me — a reporter in hiding? That’s such an interesting and plausible setup.

She has connections to Gen 0, and I bet she witnessed the chaos firsthand back then.I also feel like she knows exactly what happened when Gap died and everything that led up to it.

Considering all of that, it makes sense why her life would be at risk, and why she would go into hiding , but for how long?

Pls, I need her to make a comeback!

And honestly, I want her to team up with a detective — someone like Jace would be perfect. Imagine the two of them uncovering the truth about what actually happened that day!

A mentor-student dynamic between them would be so cool.😼

And about Tom... please keep your dirty eyes away from this queen. I know it's likely she'll end up reciprocating his feelings because he "tried so hard" and was "so persistent" — but ugh, I hate that trope. She deserves someone way better.

End of my yapping I don't know what I spewed 🥴 given that PTJ doesn't give a damn about them but I'm delulu✨️🌸

[silverflameataraxia]

Cassian Redemption

If SJM goes the route of a Cassian redemption arc then I feel like we're going to get one of two narratives: 1) Nesta now has earned Cassian's love and protection by saving all worlds, or 2) Cassian's a massive idiot.

1. Nesta shouldn't have to earn love. Cassian either loves her or he doesn't. If SJM gives him a redemption arc, then why now? Why couldn't he have already been that male before Nesta accepted the mating bond? If we have a narrative where Nesta earns his love, then Cassian can withhold his love anytime he gets pissed at her. His love - his ability to prioritize her, support her, defend, and protect her - should have been freely given before Nesta said, "I do." There's no excuse for him being 500-years-old and still failing with the bare minimum of any relationship.

2. I really don't think that Cassian understands that when he stands there and allows Rhys to berate his mate and threaten her in her own home that it sends the message to Nesta that he'll just stand back and let her die. I really don't think he puts two and two together. I could see someone like Lucien or Gwyn or Emerie pointing that out to him, thus starting his step-the-fuck-up arc.

Even if Cassian is given a redemption arc, though, I still think it would leave too many questions, like why was Cassian ready to go into a mated male frenzy over just hearing the name "Queen Briallyn," but he's nowhere near going into a mated male frenzy when Rhysand is in his home threatening his mate? How does Rhys overrule Cassian's basic, primal need to protect his mate? How is he conflicted about who to side with when Rhys threatens to kill the female he supposedly loves?

The narrative constantly tells us that Cassian is ready to go into a mated male frenzy to protect Nesta, yet Cassian never actually does. Not once in this entire series. The only person he ever kills in an effort to protect Nesta is Bellius, and that was when Cassian was being influenced by the Crown. Nesta always saves herself. Even when it comes to the Blood Rite, Cassian was ready to go in and extract Nesta until Rhys reminded him of the laws, and then he was easily side-tracked into rescuing Eris. Shouldn't his mated male primal instinct to protect Nesta overrule the laws of the Blood Rite so that Cassian slaughtered everyone until he found her? He slaughtered an entire Illyrian village for his mother but won't do it for his mate?

Cassian acts entitled to Nesta because she's his mate, but he seems to love the concept of a mating bond more than he loves her. His mated male instinct is sorely lacking. To me, it would just make more sense for Cassian to come to the realization that he doesn't love Nesta; he loves the mating bond. Cassian didn't say "I love you" to Nesta because he doesn't. The easiest answer is usually the right one.

[pndrgn]

okay, i am not as upset as thought i was going to be. my week already sucks so me being positive and negative is a good thing (me: speaking to myself)

let’s get into it!

-the editing of the movie and pacing was a bit ? the cgi. well.

-i still suspect netflix meddling

example: https://www.tumblr.com/queen-of-badomens/788086012763095040/is-there-any-truth-to-this-when-it-comes-to

-& as i suspected, the writers have different interpretations of this movie series AND too many ideas at once (looking at you greg rucka) remember when charlize (if i am remembering correctly had issues with tog’s initial screenplay), yeah, we needed intervention here.

-i am pleasantly surprised by quynh’s story and andy/quynh so i will consider this a win for me even if i am not completely happy

-quynh’s rage and grief and trauma and love. most of all, love. thank you movie for giving her some of the time to explore that but also fandom, please understand her actions and trauma just as you would with ur favorites.

-andromachequynh: i love. my immortal wives. we sort of did it????.gif we got more than I thought we would and while technically ambiguous but also not??? but is. but also not. it SHOULD have been explicit, and there’s no excuse for that. throwing in a line about them being in love would have been so easy albeit the bare minimum. also give them more screentime. yes, i am very conflicted.

also: https://www.tumblr.com/gabagools/788111528697249792/i-think-whats-most-baffling-to-me-about-tog-2-is

-why the hell didn’t quynh get to react to Andy being mortal? why the hell didn’t Andy get to react more to Quynh being mortal? (WHY IS SHE MORTAL). what the hell. why is / was the run time so short.

-i enjoyed joe/nicky even if i wished they had more screentime. their characterizations are mostly very true and accurate. forever love them being best friends as well as lovers. not sure why people are shocked by them being playful with each other????? also where is nicky speaking arabic? 🥲 come on guys. come on.

-loved the family moments but we needed more especially joenicky to quynh & nile to quynh & them as a group. like why are we missing that. that’s crucial???? ex of my post: https://www.tumblr.com/pndrgn/788016498465783808/another-thing-is-no-reaction-from-joe-or-nicky-to

-the flashback montage is A+

-not enough space for breathing room or condensed thought like how the first movie had (think of the earnest emotional development and impact which didn’t feel the same in the sequel ) so cutting it down to an hour and 44 minutes length wise was a terrible choice and the movie suffers from that. as well as the script. a show would be obviously better. or at least a three hour movie. would the choices if still made suck? yes. but i think some would be less mad if everything felt more paced and interactive as the first movie.

- i love love nile always but why did they sideline her. and how like half of the characters in the movie kept using her :( or the fact she doesn’t exactly know about her power exactly AND doesn’t get to react. this explains it the best imo: https://www.tumblr.com/normal-thoughts-official/787974523249131520/i-get-that-many-people-are-disappointed-because-of

again: i am not sure about the immortality taking away part nor why didn’t anyone tell nile that. the birthmark thing is very random. really good post: https://www.tumblr.com/normal-thoughts-official/787979289806176256/its-actually-sickening-how-much-nile-has-been

as well as: https://www.tumblr.com/gabagools/788019793916837888/still-cant-believe-that-they-basically-turned

and i wish there was more for her within the movie. plus, more screentime. i always want more screentime for nile. also https://www.tumblr.com/hauntedfalcon/787986853389320192/if-we-are-going-to-give-nile-this-then-we-should

-terrible lore dump and retcons x 100 and no, none of it makes SENSE

like the dreaming stuff? nile randomly seeing discord shoehorned in but not the rest of the team? andy not telling the team about tuah for centuries. why didn’t they dream of him? or discord? but tuah dreamed of them? immortal myths???? what do you mean there is an immortal librarian. transforming immortality like hot potato! but hey sometimes you can just lose it! (re: lykon) but now, nile has this power she never asked for or has truly even reacted too?? nile stabbed andy and andy healed afterwards in the first movie - she didn’t lose it until later which makes no sense in the second movie with this sudden relevation.

what do you mean TUAH rescued andy. they said joe and nicky did. what the hell. also ignoring that!

-‘first and last immortal.’ ok.

it’s like they want you to suspend disbelief in order to have their ideas done in the movie which is Frustrating!!!!!

-copley being a part of the team is fun and i really hope he’ll be okay. tuah sort of took on his role which was ?

- i still don’t care about discord or even tuah like yeah they are there but i just don’t care. 🤷

why did they know about quynh being in the ocean. why did they leave her that. what the hell is that. also it should have been joe and nicky finding andy. why did they retcon That!

-i am not really a booker fan but this being his arc is ridiculous (he’s severely suicidal and depressed and it sets a terrible precedent to kill off a mentally ill character like that. he shouldn’t get what he wants! he needed to make amends and learn to live (coughs at the end of tog1 with andy’s line about being better) AND it should be the old guard six as a team) and it makes me wonder if that is why matthias has been so quiet about everything (regarding the choices made with his character)

AND since the movie is doing what it wants, they could easily retcon his death too. and should. and yes, i am ignoring his death. you should too. (note: it wouldn’t undo their shitty writing choice since he shouldn’t have died anyways.)

-andy being immortal again (i can roll with that, even though it goes against the first movie. if the writers are going to do what they want then i will take this crumb happily) (BUT i do understand people not liking this. i get it.)

-quynh being mortal makes no sense and they need to fix or retcon in a third sequel that may or may not happen. i will be ignoring it anyways even if there is no third movie. you should too. i remember people being shocked that we got a second movie considering how Netflix has handled this whole series so it really is 50/50 when it comes to a potential third one. yes, we know how Netflix is, but they also make unexpected choices so i don’t think a third one is unlikely but also is? it could go either way.

-joenicky possibly losing their immortality if there is a third movie would make me very unhappy so let’s not do that in the last movie either. temporarily, fine, whatever. but permanently? not on my watch!

-i don’t think they will let nile become mortal after becoming immortal AND learning she has this power but not letting her react. (no reaction? seriously?) she deserves so much better.

-they walked back Andy being mortal so they probably could remove it again in a hypothetical third but that just seems questionable??? but this movie kept doing things i didn’t think it would. suspected they would do, but also hoped they wouldn’t.

-i repeat they need to fix quynh. she doesn’t deserve that </3 and making andromaquynh live without each other would be tragic and i don’t want that or care for that

-don’t care about the action part AND i think it’s cool when the tog family fight together

-more new immortals who cares omfg just focus on the original six + copley as well. there is so much backstory there and heart? like what do you mean we might have to share more screentime with MORE PEOPLE and that we already have???

-overall reactions seem to vary. general audience (ex: rotten tomatoes) are super disappointed) and fans either love it or hate it.

-it’s so incredibly ridiculous to have a second movie feel so unfinished to set up a third movie - there must have been a way to write this movie satisfactory and convey a set up for a third one (which isn’t guaranteed)!

-is it the greatest sequel? no. did the writing suck a lot? yes. were several bad choices made? yes. did the movie have its good moments and highlights? yes. did the movie have andromaquynh (should have been explicit btw) and joenicky? yes. did i love nile? yes. everything else, well. it’s not the worst sequel and it’s not the greatest sequel. it’s for sure a movie though.

-the movie could have been so much better.

-i wouldn’t be mad at a third movie, probably. i want to say they couldn’t make it worse..but it kept doing things i didn’t want it do so lol. ex: i would be mad if any of the characters die or are mortal in said third movie after all of this back and forth permanently. yes, they should walk back booker’s death. yes, they should get new writers. i hope the trilogy will end on a hopeful note if we ever got that. but there’s always fanfiction (even though the rest of the series should be satisfying as well!)

[theposhsworld]

Girl game: How do I know he is responsible enough to raise a family and has the resources to not send me back to work after I gave birth. Me: the traditional way is for him to keep taking you out to fanciest restaurants in town.

My friend: how do you do that? I am lucky if I get a chain restaurant.

Me: Be hot and bougie, act spoiled

Friend: How?

Me: How do you date

Friend: Mostly apps

Me: Get a makeup artist and photographer and get professional photos of you modestly but gorgeously dressed. Also make sure you are bougie because gentlemen spend minimum possible. This means you have to go to the most expensive restaurants in town by yourself and check them out, if possible get a drink and appetizer. Look your best and take selfies and get them edited. Don’t be a total catfish but look a little cuter with good lighting. No photos from your home unless it looks like my apartment filled with antiques.

She showed me pictures where she is on her computer in her room and her baby cactus very 20s grad student core. And photos in her parents home which is cute but it doesn’t scream Paris Hilton spoiled princess. Her parents have a nice beautiful home but it’s nothing crazy pyscho bougie, nothing extreme. Maybe it’s old money aesthetic instead of nouveau riche but old money aesthetic and quiet luxury doesn’t get you spoiled. You need some new money for gentlemen to spend on you.

I told her she had to have cappuccino at the Ritz, Fairmont, Four Seasons and like Ginie Sayles said, go to the expensive places in touch to feel like you belong. So when your date invites you explain why you like these three places, which has the best cappuccino. If he says Starbucks say it’s bad for your health, the caffeine is to high and drinks are too sugary and inauthentic plus you love the atmosphere and service at the Four Seasons, people are so delightful there.

You have to act like you are a spoiled pretty girl used to the best and if he doesn’t give it to you someone else will.

Friend: So when I suggested dinner at the Ritz or Cipriani he asked me if I been there and I said no. He said he will only take me if we really really like each other

Me: He pegged you as a low maintenance girl he can get away with the bare minimum, dump him and change your photos with your grad school books in the background. Your profile screams grad student

Friend: I am, is it bad

Me: Yes because grad students are stereotyped as broke and low maintenance unless either you are a beauty queen or go part time and have a job. Pearl said when she could afford to take herself to nice places thanks to work it became easy for her to marry rich. So save up money and go to fancy places even if it’s just for a salad and sparkling what until you are used to it. If you spend little tip far more so they appreciate and remember you.

Friend: so I can’t be myself

Me: If you are your grad student self that millionaire will take you to the student pub and split a beer.

Friend: So I have to cosplay like I am Nikki Hilton to be treated like Nikki Hilton.

Me: Brava! Act like a queen and the world will bow to you. Give at least double the tip when you are only having a cappuccino but don’t give a 50% of the price tip on a meal or alcoholic drink like an escort. I mean make it worth the waiters time to serve you if you got the cheapest thing on the menu but otherwise tip normal or 2-5% better. Go to the same 5 star hotel for coffee. It’s nice if dinner restaurants know you but not necessarily. Do take a photo like this one at a fancy restaurant or have a girlfriend do so or give the waiter an extra tip and do so and get it slightly edited. Lighting in restaurants suck so usually some editing is required because who looks good in flash at night.

Friend: Okay I see. There is a popular girl in the undergrad class I TA, blonde, boys do everything for her. I find her annoying and unserious.. so be like her?

Me: Exactly. If you knew boys were giving you a free ride you would be more fun oriented and less seriously & only look at intellectual topics from the perspective if they entertain you not that you have to hustle to pay your bills. So that girl, does she wear Shein and fashion nova

Friend: no blondie is in quality clothes, Tiffany’s jewelry, Chanel glasses and the latest blow dry

Me: Guess what you have to do, study her and send me the notes. You are going to be bougie and unbothered. In dating gentlemen are both competitive and don’t spend a dollar more than they have to. Use their competitive nature in dating to your advantage

Credit Maria Al Masani

[bonefall]

would whitewater end up getting dark forested for her support of mudclaw, her hypocrisy, and her neglect?

There's a VERY high chance of it. She's almost certainly damned unless someone defended her VERY well (which is unlikely)

When StarClan makes a ruling, they aren't neccesarily deciding if you are Guilty or Innocent. They're determining if you are worthy of their ranks. You have to prove you belong in Heaven, NOT that you're not bad enough for Hell.

For most warriors this is a very simple yes, and no trial is required... but if you so much as OFFEND StarClan with your bad vibes, they might damn you just for that. Whitewater has a really bad reputation for everything she's done.

The Queen’s Rights actually work "legally" on the assumption that judgement is outsourced to StarClan, because mortals (Oakstar) can't be trusted to be impartial on this specifically. The birth of kittens cannot be used as evidence of codebreaking behavior... on the mortal plane.

StarClan was ALREADY going to give her a review just based on her affair with Mudclaw. If it ended on the Great Journey like they initially planned and she invoked QR with her Ba-less litter, there wouldn't even be a trial.

But that's not how this story goes. She was a ShadowClan cat involved in Mudclaw's rebellion, because she wanted to support him.

SHE might have only done that because she wanted to avoid ThunderClan "putting their paws in another Clan's business" or some other excuse, but StarClan says

"L + Ratio + Supported your baby daddy's coup + Set the peat on fire + What were YOU doing putting your paws in another Clan's business"

StarClan didn't even accept MUDCLAW'S explaination. They didn't even accept VIXENLEAP'S excuse, just some Thistle Law-loving RiverClan warrior who joined because Hawkyfrosty asked her to. They were always going to give Whitewater a hard time for this.

Whitewater might have been able to wrack up some goodgirl points by being a very loyal ShadowClan warrior..... and she did, a little.

But she kept her head down. No spectacular feats of redemption. Just tried to live quiet. That doesn't incur a lot of favor.

And then, the part you've been waiting for... how she treated Owlkit. Theyyyy didn't like that.

If she was sooo unattached to her mate, why did his smiting BOTHER her so much, hm?

She might have won favor for doing something very noble and giving the kittens to the bereaved Torear, but she KEPT Owlkit. Any love she had that influenced that choice drained away

and she didn't do the "right thing" for him by asking for help. She just did the bare minimum at best, and hid her abuse at worst.

Unfortunately though, the neglect and emotional abuse did not earn as much ire on their own as you're hoping. StarClan is (and was) full of much worse abusers. Hillrunner, for example.

Most of StarClan's condemnation would be based around Mudclaw's Rebellion... but they've been waiting a LONG time to process the surviving non-WindClan rebels. So... she's probably doomed.

Unfortunately I cannot imagine she takes it well. She completely ignores that Owlclaw was just a footnote in her condemnation, and uses it to confirm everything she ever believed.

"That kitten WAS meant to die that night. I should have dragged that child out into the storm with the rest of its cursed siblings. I've been shoved into the spot where Owlclaw should be!"

Hmm... maybe I should axe her shortly before the Great Battle, and actually have HER be the one who attacks Owlclaw's kittens. It would be pretty horrifying if she was the one who killed Weaselkit, her own grandchild.

[enbysiriusblack]

may i order 1 cup of transfem james potter

you may.

okay btw so this is lowk based on my gf (transfem & very james potter. however she has no clue who he is) but anyway. either changes her name to jamie for simplicity or is completely something different. im leaning towards something different but for continuity of talking about a female james, i will be referring to her as jamie.

i do kinda like hc'ing the wizarding world as being Less transphobic? so its still like very much a thing there but less so, bcs even though traditional pureblood families are all about keeping the family going/having kids with other purebloods, like. there's gotta potions & spells & shit to have asexually reproduced children or mpreg or whatever. like. its a magic world. they have something for it. & anyway jamie isn't rllyy in that kinda family that cares about that shit anyway. but i do think mia & monty wouldn't rlly get it at first. like they'd come to support her but at first they're just like "... you want to wear a dress? bcs of the queen music you & your friends listen to, filling your heads with all these confusing ideas?" (idk if you meant this in a modern au or not but im using queen anyway bcs i love queen. my fav band <333, plus jamie, modern au bcs it came out in 1984, would SO be inspired by brian may in i want to break free. like she'd go out & but that exact outfit just to sit on the sofa with rollers in her hair), but i see them researching it a lot & coming around to it, slowly staring to use the right pronouns and actually viewing her as their daughter (i can def see fleamont like. not saying it aloud. but he is def mouring the son he thought he'd have '& temporarily had').

jamie trying to grow her hair out but it seems to get stuck in this awkward middle phase of Bob.

(love vivi martinez. she's an icon. sorry old yj fandom thingy) anyway getting sidetracked again. oh my gf is currently practising makeup skills with a friend teaching her BUT. transfem jamie is lowk giving me bare minimum makeup unless its a special event but then like. she's fucking hiring a makeup artist anyway yknow. like jamie does a bit of lipgloss uhh okay im not gonna describe it, i haven't worn makeup in ages idfk.

anyway. oh i think its very interesting to think about in terms of her close-knit codependent all-boy best friend group. like if its ONLY jamie that's transfem?? how does that alter her relationship in the group?? ok like. i can't see her moving out the dorm unless she's like. actively forced to. & idk maybe they don't force her to move. but do the guys still see her as 'one of the guys' & how does that affect her??? idk why im just spitballing questions here that i litr do Not have answers to so like. idk im just gonna give several real quick apologies this post is so fucking long i doubt anyone is reading it all anyway 😭😭 but if she isn't forced to move & the guys still view her as 'one of the guys' then i fear she's 100% gonna be a bit distraught at that. like before coming out, i think its such this loud & consistent thought in her head of 'i dont want my friendship with them to change' & then she does come out and suddenly it doesn't change but where does that leave her? they expect her to be like them & like the same as before, but she's not & they just can't settle on that fact & ignore it. however the more likely scenario in my head is that it DOES change her relationship with them. she's a woman & they started their friendship with viewing her as a man, but i feel like they all understand & come to terms with it but they don't rlly know how to be anymore. they used to walk around naked, throw their dirty socks at each other, talk about girls they find hot, etc. but now jamie is one of the girls they find hot (im sorry but its the marauders. they litr are all always in love with james & sirius no matter what i dont make the rules). However yknow being trans isn't gonna make jamie & sirius lose their connection so ofc sirius understands her & what she wants from them & conveys that to peter & remus too. i think basically it may warp their friendship a little, have some mishaps and such, but wouldn't ultimately change anything in that regard.

now ive been rambing for a long time so i'm just gonna say things that are still in my head but just not explain them: exes hestia & jamie but they become v close friends after jamie comes out, t4t jily??????, wizarding world hormones: potion? probably. would jamie take it? yeah i think so, shaving? jamie barely grows any facial hair in the first place i fear. i can perhaps see her shaving body hair but i dont rlly see it bothering her tbh, she steals lily's hairbands constantly & lily is litr always looking for them, punch a transphobe. elvendork is unisex? elvendork is unisex.

[ouatsnark]

Zelena was redeemed but Hook wasn't - DEBUNKED

It always amazes me when the villain stans get bent out of shape over their fave being treated like the villain that they are. I have never seen a CaptainSwan fan hate on Regina for how she treated Killian pre-season 3. They were villains. No one should care about what happened between them during a time when they were all on the wrong side of good.

But lets look at some of the things the Zelena stans like to wine about:

“Hook wanting to kill Zelena in Underbrooke. If your first suggestion to a problem is to kill anybody, you can hardly call yourself redeemed.”

I would call it “self-preservation and protecting my loved ones by eliminating a dangerous threat.” After all, Zelena befriended Arthur, stabbed them all in the back, nearly killing all of them and actually did get him killed! Why would he want to give her the chance to team up with an even more powerful man against them?

I really do not consider wanting to take down an active enemy threatening everyone’s safety as an evil thing! Sometimes it is just necessary! I know the Charming do not agree with that but who’s to say they are right? Besides, Hook listens to the majority. The majority wants to give Zelena another day to stab them in the back (like S6 alliance with serum queen, cough cough) so that is what he went with. He didn’t go behind their back to take Zelena out. He wasn’t secretly plotting to do so while everyone was looking the other way.

We never see Killian go after an innocent. Doing so would make his redemption null and void but that does not happen.

“Zelena’s redemption is better cause at least when she had to suffer consequences she knew she deserved them while hook gets off scot free”

When did Zelena ever have a moment where she recognized that she deserved what she got? I honestly do not remember this happening. I am not going to say it didn’t though. Someone please come with the receipts. And I mean actual quotes and scenes.

I am pretty indifferent to Zelena’s story. While it’s far from perfect, it doesn’t make my skin crawl. My biggest issues with her story is that 1) she was there solely for Regina’s angst. Every time we see her it’s to either prop up Regina (make it seem like Regina isn’t so bad - see Regina’s holier than though pep talks to Zelena) or she’s being used for Regina’s angst. 2) She most certainly got away scot free for raping Robin Hood. The crime was never named and she was rewarded with her daughter. Yes, she went to jail but that was for trying to kill everyone and being a loose canon.

Do I consider Zelena redeemed? Not really. I consider her to just be… neutral? She had some really good moments. 1) She gave up her powers to save everyone. But probably mostly her daughter? Plus, I think she still wanted a sister and she thought this would bring her closer to Regina. And 2) she put her daughter’s needs before her own. Zelena also never pretended like she was this good person now that was better than anyone and she was not paraded around as a hero for doing the bare minimum. She was treated appropriately in accordance to her actions. Meaning, are we really sure she wouldn’t be like Rumple and turn on everyone again if she could get something out of it?

Disagree? Cool. So what Zelena moment do you think makes Zelena redeemed?

How did Hook get off scot-free?

However, the claim that Hook got off scot-free is canonically untrue. I am not sure where the hate is coming from? Why does a Zelena stan feel the need to bring Hook down? They were both villains who did villainy things.

First off, I know the anti-Hook crowd likes to claim that Hook gave up his life in S5 as a way of cleaning up his own mess and therefore doesn’t count. But that isn’t true and even so it was a consequence of his weakness. Hook didn’t create the dark ones. He did not turn himself into a dark one. He was not the one who wanted to kill everyone, the dark ones wanted to kill everyone. So his weakness over his thirst for revenge was a consequence that he paid with his life in order to save the entire town. That was an act of heroism. Hook also realized that he deserved to suffer his fate in the Underworld.

And yes, Hook suffered other consequences too. He’s been punched, stabbed, pushed through portals…etc etc. In fact, he’s the only one to suffer consequences in real time. Taking the bean? Punched. Making a pass at snow white? Punched. Trying to prevent Emma from getting back to Henry so he could get his revenge on Rumple? Punched. Kissing a memory wiped Emma? Punched. Teaming up with Greg and Tamara? Fed to a dragon. Finds out he killed David’s father and goes into a self-hatred destructive mode that gets him pushed through a portal and nearly killed by the lost boys - comes back recognizing his mistakes. I think I could go on but I think we all get the point!

The Truth about Hook’s redemption.

In my opinion, what you need for a character redemption are:

Taking responsibility for your actions without blaming others

apologizing to your victim

showing a change of heart

learning from your mistakes

remedy the situation if possible and in the terms of a fictional world where we’re talking about magic, murder and other heinous crimes the villain MUST:

Make a sacrifice for the greater good. That means something beyond the character’s immediate loved ones or something that would benefit them.

I go into detail how Killian hits every single one of these here:

Side Notes

“zelena stan being a swanfire how you gonna stan half of your ships killer and then bash hook of all people when zelena has done worse. just deranged she literally made fun of murdering neal to emma’s face emma should’ve killed her there idgaf” - Anon

I about spit my coffee out. There are Swanfire fans that stan Zelena but hate Hook? PLEASE MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. Yes, Hook was technically in the way of Swanfire because CaptainSwan was always end game… but do not go stanning the character that permanently sunk your ship! Come on, man.

[fallloverfic]

Thoughts on To Be Hero X Episode 11: Road to the Crown

That was a fun episode :D

Listening to Queen's speech and noting how she made some good points about the issues with heroes (e.g., they're useful, but they also fight each other, which creates problems) without substance to back up her confidence in her own abilities at heroism (other than academics, which doesn't really seem to have anything to do with heroing here), but noting she was at least inspiring other women, and having that actually be part of the point was fascinating. It wasn't exactly Queen's point, but I did appreciate how the idea was that she was, unintentionally, inspiring other women to... I don't like saying "work harder" because they were likely already working hard. And the reason the numbers are probably so skewed in TBHX world for hero numbers is probably similar to normal world numbers: women are already overworked, undersupported, and not given the chances men are, so of course fewer of them succeed. I mean obviously when power is based on Trust and people believing in you, fewer women in a patriarchal society are going to get that. But Queen was at least maybe inspiring some folks to push harder, which is nice. I appreciate the bartender. You tell off those dickish drunks.

I also appreciated the emphasis on how male these industries are: you have men being talk show hosts, reporters, podcasters, and heads of companies, in rooms seemingly entirely absent of women, with a heavy atmosphere of sexism if not misogyny. Patriarchy is systemic, and again, that's part of how women are so excluded: men are allowed to be mediocre (and set the stage for how women do things). Women have to try far harder to get the bare minimum.

I wonder if we'll get to see the previous female X from/before Year 8. That'd be interesting.

The Johnnies are interesting. Not much else to say about them.

Extro/Smile definitely seems a bit off, so I can understand interacting with him making Nice lose it for some reason.

I like Bowa's hero costume. It kind of gives valkyrie vibes mixed with Hawkgirl's/Shayera Hol's costume in Justice League Unlimited.

I mean it's really just a workout uniform, but well... Bowa and Shayera make it work!

Love a female fighter with a giant weapon (thinking of Balsa from Seirei no Moribito and Red from Transistor). Also her fight with Extro is really cool.

I'm not entirely sure what Queen's powers are, but it looks like a mix of being able to manipulate gravity in a defined space, based on setting the "rules" of the space, which is always pretty fun. I like heroes who do the "I set the rules here" thing.

Mickey is a certified creep, of course. I'm glad Queen kind of(?) stood up for Bowa, rather than just letting Bowa suffer. The way to beat the patriarchy is not to destroy each other, but to support each other. Sadly, Bowa has not internalized this. Support your shimei, Bowa T-T

Queen being unable to resist Big Johnny('s cuteness) is very funny lol Less so when you think about what johnny is a euphemism for.

(Also they finally released the full version of My Color)

I can't look at DOS' logo without seeing a weird version of the Bitcoin logo. It's deeply distracting, especially because just the name alone makes me think of distributed denial-of-service ("DDOS") attacks.

I just want to know why they keep calling him Mr. Shand and not Mr. Shang? Is it just some weird transliteration thing with the Chinese? It's not just the regular subtitles: the animated English subtitles in the episode are also spelling it "Shand".

(Tumblr is being a piece of shit and not letting me add alt text so here's the English: "MG executive, Shand, resigns and establishes Treeman Corporation")

If it was just the regular subtitles, I'd assume it's something wonky, like what happened with the Heaven Official's Blessing English subs (which seemed to be machine translation), but that doesn't seem to be what's happening.

This sentence is so silly and I can only imagine is meant to be satirical: "FOMO has provided people with a more convenient method of communication, allowing even regular people to showcase themselves wherever, whenever." I know FOMO is a company, not just the concept, "Fear of missing out", but it's very silly.

Why is Cardcaptor Sakura here????

He's here at last!!!

The "nobody" lol Using his magic tricks to get everyone. I hate that we don't even see the fight and the episode actually makes me feel bad for feeling frustrated with that, because it's kind of pointing out the toxic patriarchy: some random dude walks in off the street and "easily" beats two of the strongest registered female fighters, including X. Ah well. It's just Katanagatari all over again lol

He looks great in 2D, still. If you haven't seen his intro video, you should. The song is still amazing and the animation is wonderful.

I love the idea that X maybe hates the system as it exists and that's why he's leaving his rooms alone. Not just that he doesn't trust the system, but also that he kind of actively wants to mess with it. So he's letting it return to nature. Abandoning it.

Overall, a great episode with lots of fun stuff and lore :3

Episode 12 looks fun! More Queen and Cyan bonding. Queen and Bowa fighting... Fun times!

More thoughts:

Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11 (You are here), Episode 12, Episode 13, Episode 14, Episode 15

[humanradiojmp]

My blind reaction to TADC Episode 4

Spoilers ahead, so precede with caution

It’s nice to see the characters outside Pomni interacting with each other. Shows more for the other characters And shows Pomni is starting to become more adjusted to the place.

I actually believe Jax in that he didn’t intentionally break her mask, but he would have eventually

Zooble’s room. That’s it

So does that mean Gangle can wear any mask? Like, if there was an adventure where there were different masks available, could she wear them? And how much would it affect her? I kind of want to see her wear an Oni mask or something similar and see what happens

Caine, are you trying to traumatize your guests?

Honestly, who would want that to happen to them?

Maybe if you looked at it at least once, the common complaint of you being bad at your job wouldn’t be an issue, Caine

Expected of Jax

Also weirdly expected of Jax for that response

Who suggested that? I’m half wondering if it’s someone that’s been there a while and wanted something “normal”, and possibly one of the now abstracted circus members

Gangle actually smiling and more than for a few seconds is so different yet so nice

Jax’s face at the day’s adventure is hilarious

Did Kinger suggest that to be nice to Caine or to get out of the minimum wage-based labor? Who knows for certain?

Your opinion and objections are invalid; you’re going on the adventure

“Can we go to McDonald’s?” “We have McDonald’s at home.” The McDonald’s at home:

Oh yeah she was definitely a shift manager before

Ragatha, No!

giving Caine the idea of extra motivation after an adventure definitely isn’t going to backfire in a future episode; I’m sure of that

Jax is getting his just deserts while manning the only deserts in the store

Please get Ragatha out of the deep fryer, that can’t be good for her cloth body

Honestly, what else did you expect; that’s your hand

From a previous adventure, eh? [I think we all know where this is going]

Basically what it’s like when you can barely understand a customer despite asking for clarification Three times and you go with the closest thing on the menu

Makes me think of those places where they have excessively complicated names for their dishes, but in this case, it’s real

Having an employee that’s (borderline) high is completely accurate for food service businesses

Yep, called it

I honestly was not expecting GummiGoo to come back, nor was I expecting him to come back this soon if he was

Was that joke necessary?

Don’t, don’t, don’t be suspicious

The shippers are going to go crazy with that comment

Ngl, I kind of like the Gloink Queen

That’s oddly specific

Since we’re airing our grievances that may or may not be related to our job, let me take a minute to convince you to put up giant glow-in-the-dark house numbers, because I’m super frustrated when I can’t read the tiny non-reflective house numbers and have no idea if I’m at the actual place for the delivery; especially when the numbers are in a really inconvenient location so I definitely can’t see them

That’s low-key horrifying

Again, borderline high is acceptable so long as it’s away from the food and out of the customer’s sight

I get that reference!

I have a feeling every time there’s a crack, the tragedy mask is cracking. So when she takes off the painted one?

Gangle having an existential crisis is not what I was expecting

One of the shift leaders at my job used to say that all the time

Oh nevermind, it’s still there

At least Pomni tried

I like how the cars are labeled

Zooble having to do everything while Ragatha is just zonked out is… interesting

I kind of wish I actually went through with saying this prior, but I really hope Gangle doesn’t abstract. I think it would be unfair for the character and a little too soon narratively speaking for it to be effective. But it seems we might be getting that…

Pomni to the rescue, thank you, girl!

Shankshaw Redemption staring Gangle

And we’re back to our cruel reality

I know a lot of people ship abstragedy, but I more platonically pair them up. I see them as the best of friends who unintentionally mess crap up and have each other’s back. Seems like that’s at least partially true

Is it just me or was this episode kind of depressing

Watching this whole I work at my minimum wage food service job probably wasn’t the best idea….

And that’s episode 4

[itgirlzluvmoneyyy]

How to change (for real this time)

The problem w/ most people is they read all those self-help books, advice but never end up applying them irl. They think "oh maybe it helped her but situation is completely diff from hers, more complicated. . . " stop. You can change literally anything by changing your mindset.

#1 90% of life is confidence, said a wise person. If you don't believe you can change, who will? I know this one girl who was desperate to change, she used to pester me for advice all the time and initially I did try to help her. But she always ended up back at square one. I'm not her therapist to hear her complain about her pathetic life 24x7 and remind her everyday that she decided to change and to live up to it. I slowly retracted back from her. People like that drain your energy. And she still hasn't changed. Why? She kept going back to things she said she never would associate herself with again. The same people, situations, scenarios that screwed her up over and over again. She's the human representation of "victim mindset." Don't be like her. Seriously, don't try to hate the game, learn to play it.

#2 Stop w/ the self deprecating humor. It ain't hot at all. It makes you look like you lack basic self-respect. If someone's making a joke on you, you should stand up for yourself not you bullying yourself. Build a really deep relationship w/ yourself. No matter what anyone says you should never stop loving yourself. Someone says you're ugly, you shouldn't go ab your day musing upon that and letting it mess w/ you. You need to be cold to be queen. So don't let your emotions get in your way of self development.

#3 Nothing is impossible. Don't constantly affirm that it's so hard, you could never do it cuz it is gonna manifest. Even if it looks impossible to you, be delulu. Act like you have it or at least do the bare minimum of believing that you'll get there. Do your shadow work. It's where you shamelessly admit things to yourself and work on identifying the problem, how to cope w/ it and how to put it in practice. Be 100% honest w/ yourself.

#4 Dissociate yourself from all the things that remind you of the old you (if possible). It will be a wee bit difficult in the beginning but don't beat yourself up over it. You'll slowly get there don't worry, you learn from experience. Never blame yourself or beat yourself up if you do mess up. Course you should be accountable but don't self sabotage yourself. You need yourself in situations like that.

#5 Don't centre yourself around guys, or anyone else. This is your life. It should be around you. When you start having crushes or "sp" you put them on the pedestal. You seek their validation. So why would you do smth so heinous as such?

#6 Take inspo from characters you like. Embody them. Give a name to your alter ego. Act like her. Go on Pinterest and write down some self obsessed quotes and preach them everyday (not 2 much tho!)

#7 Protect your energy. You ain't anyone's therapist. You have no time for ppl's stupid drama. It's your life and it's on you to live upto it's fullest. Be extra, do what you love, what makes you happy. Celebrate your existence.

[bishopony]

Ohhh buddy I have THOUGHTS (This is so long, I'm so sorry)

1. I actually like Twilight better as a unicorn, she should never have became an Alicorn. (And that's coming from someone who first started watching around S5)

2. However, if Twilight becomes an Alicorn then all the Mane 6 should have been Alicorns. Rainbow, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Applejack, and Rarity did just as much as Twilight! Where are their wings/horns?

(That would have been awesome for the rest of the series!)

3. You are 100% right the tree castle is horrible. It's so barren and empty and so clearly made to sell toys. The library was nice and cozy and fit Twilight perfectly.

4. I absolutely hate redeemed Starlight Glimmer. Words cannot describe how much I despise this mare. You mean to tell me Twilight would throw a child into hell but let Starlight I-broke-space-time Glimmer go?? Absolutely not.

(Sunset Shimmer is a thousand times better and everything Starlight wishes she could be)

5. I actually like that Cozy Glow doesn’t have a backstory. Sometimes villains are just evil to be evil.

That being said, they should have at least tried to reform Cozy Glow. At the bare minimum put her somewhere other than (I can't stress this enough) PONY HELL!! She's like 12 Twilight holy shit-

6. Not enough people read the G4 comics. In fact, you should stop reading this ask and go read the comics instead. Most of them are online for free. I recommend The Return of Queen Chrysalis (1-4), Reflections (17-20), and Siege of the Crystal Empire (31-34).

7. MLP G5 isn't actually that bad, but it took too long to get off the ground. By the time it went from mediocre to good, most people didn't care. (Also Hasbro got greedy and G5 paid the price, but that's a rant for another day)

Also G5 should have been it's own thing, with no ties to G4.

8. Celestia and Luna should not have retired. Celestia I can understand, but Luna? Poor Luna just got back to Earth (or whatever the planet's called), no way is she retiring like 5 years in.

9. The CMC all having the same cutie mark was dumb. (And felt like a cop-out. Let my girls be unique!) Also the cutie mark designs themselves are just the ugliest things ever. Did no one teach that designer color theory??

10. King Sombra is best villain. However they should have picked literally anyone else to voice him in Season 9. Or even have the VA do a different voice! It's not even a bad voice, it's just not King Sombra's voice.

11. The Apples and the Pies are not related. Let me ship Marble Pie and Big Mac in peace. Let people ship Applejack and Pinkie Pie in peace.

12. Sugar Belle and Big Mac are a terrible couple. Maybe they were fine off-screen, but all we see is miscommunication. The only way that marriage is ending is in divorce.

13. I actually like that EQG used pony skin tones instead of human ones. That being said, there was way too much whitewashing—just use the pony's actual coat colors. I promise you can give Luna dark blue skin and it'll be fine. (How the fuck did Habro make the character with literally white skin even whiter?? HOW?? WHY???)

14. And finally (holds up megaphone): Just because Applejack and Rainbow Dash were seen together in the end, that doesn’t automatically mean they’re a couple!!!! —Sincerely, someone who thinks AJ and Rainbow are too similar to be a couple.

Ooooo ok cool I also have some thoughts LMAO. long post so read under the cut

I also like Twilight as a unicorn more than an alicorn but I do think it was right for her to become one since it was the climax of her character arc. The problem is that the show was meant to end after she became an alicorn and it went on for several more season :,) I think she was an alicorn for far too long

Not really sure I agree with this since it was only Twilight's destiny to become an alicorn. While it would've been cool to see them as alicorns and the whole mane 6 put forth equal effort to saving equestria, it just wasn't meant to be lol.

i saw someone's AU where the castle looked more like the student 6's tree of harmony and I like that a lot more, THAT'S how you design a crystal tree house ^^'

I like Starlight Glimmer and her unconventional approaches to problem solving, but man she did get off way easy for nearly destroying the world. I mean, idk, community service or something? Also why is Cozy Glow, a child, in pony hell? Why was she trapped in stone? How did the writers think that was an appropriate punishment but other characters like Starlight and Discord get redemptions? ToT

agreeing, no extra notes lol

I have a few of them! I've read the Nightmare Rarity and mirrorverse ones, I really love the comics

Agree with this one as well. G5's issues all come from Hasbro wanting to make even more money off of G4 and not allowing G5 to be its own thing like it should have. Hasbro, a toy company, should have made way more collectible G5 merch instead of the same cheap brushables of the same 4 characters over and over. I also saw someone on twitter make a good point that the G5 show should've aired on disney+ instead of netflix since that's what most families have nowadays. truly, G5 is just a victim of corporate greed

Yeah I always felt bad for Luna for that lol. If Celestia wants to retire good for her, but at least Luna should've have stuck around and helped Twilight. Can't image Ruler of Equestria is something you just get used to immediately, esp as one person instead of two like before

Totally agree, no extra notes

He's not my favorite villain, but he is fun, and they could've gotten a better VA for him lol. Or at least changed the direction for his voice? The VA is skilled and sounds good but the voice was a little too smooth IMO.

Yeah it was never actually confirmed so it's not canon. I wouldn't worry about shipping them cause the show writers clearly don't care lol

It's kind of forced imo. They're two random characters and I think they just wanted to use Sugar Belle again. I don't remember that episode well but ig discord was stopping them from seeing each other? idk they should've just gone straight to each other. just not anything I'm invested in

Agreed, they should've had their actual pony colors if they're not gonna have realistic skin. It was weird that rarity became pure white and luna was lightened so heavily. and why is celestia pink. if they were trying to avoid racially coding the characters they certainly failed that cause it just implies that they're all white

I think some of the writers said it was canon? Or at least implied since hasbro wouldn't let them confirm it outright. I don't like appledash either way, and can just pretend it isn't real lol.

[raayllum]

So what's the Mirrored Trio Theory?

The Mirrored Trio theory is, for lack of a better explanation, a two pronged theory regarding the way the main trio will parallel both the generation that led to / immediately received Aaravos upon his fall (himself, Leola, and a speculative human who may or may not have been a mage / helped to found Elarion) and how they may also parallel the Orphan Queen, Jailer, and Aaravos yet again. So put your tinfoil hats on and strap in because it's going to be a speculation heavy one, lads! We're going to get deep in the weeds.

Fallen Trio

So the first trio we want to talk about is what I'm going to, for lack of a better term / meta simplicity, refer to as the Fallen Trio, consisting of Aaravos, Leola, and 'Elarion' — our stand-in for a potential human Aaravos had a close dynamic with that may be intertwined with the human city of Elarion.

First, I want to talk about Aaravos and Leola. We get our first mention of Leola in S5, specifically with Leola's Last wish being a star for both Xadians and for humans, who use it to navigate and "to find their way in the endless darkness of the night." This is fitting given that what we know of unicorns from the book one novelization — that they gave primal magic and stones to humanity out of mercy and compassion — and that Tales of Xadia singles her out further as the specific unicorn to do so, although it omits primal stones from the equation:

This is, of course, a big parallel between Leola and some details we know from Aaravos as well, who also gave gifts to humanity: the relic staff that Ibis identifies as truly belonging to Aaravos ("It was a gift from one of the Great ones" / "If you seek to return that staff to its true owner...") and, as Claudia says, dark magic:

However, there's also been indications that Leola might've been a Startouch elf (tweet from Aaron Ehasz identifying her as the Startouch child + the star on the star chart map, although it's not entirely clear), that star magic can be reality altering, that Startouch elf designs had unicorn like horns protruding from their foreheads, and that history can change and shape things differently than they necessarily were.

Either way, unicorns are one of the few creatures we know to also possess the Star arcanum and, seemingly like the Startouch elves, are all but gone from Xadia (+ the Pentarchy)'s physical plain. And that she, like Aaravos, were two Star(touch) beings who both wanted to help humanity and help them develop magic, but did so in very different ways. Whether they are literally related or the same species, I think this parallel between them means they're set up to have an almost sibling-esque bond — one that existed, and one that accordingly fell apart under the brunt of dark magic and other disagreements, as TDP is prone to do.

(Put a pin in Callum and Ezran for now, cause we're going to circle back to them shortly.)

Bare minimum, Leola and Aaravos will have to be foils if not contemporaries of each other, given the closeness of their original goals in manifestation, regardless of motivation. This is particularly true given that Aaravos preys on mages in particular and that dark magic (plus a little Star magic, maybe?) allows him to literally possess people who have done dark magic, which can be no happy accident.

Given that Leola seemed dead set on giving humans primal magic, it seems unlikely she might've been too keen on a dark magic, alternative development either, which we know came after, thanks to Ripples.

It happened long ago, when humans had only just learned to hold fire in their hands without burning. They nurtured their precious primal flames secretly—in the dark of night, beneath shadows and shrouds—as cultivating its glow drew the eyes and ire of monsters. Eventually, for the audacity of their fire, they were hunted, and—though they looked to the stars for salvation—the stars, too, looked down upon them with disdain. Humanity had been given something it was never meant to have.

So again, you have two characters with very similar goals/desires, but very different ideas of how to achieve said goals. This one of the reasons why, I think, that TDP loves to have siblings disagree, as it's an effective way of having more worldviews on display with some hope for reconciliation or the tragedy of deterioration, or both. Callum and Ezran stand alone as the one sibling pair that hasn't been terribly wrenched apart by political or ideological disagreements thus far, save for Sarai and Amaya, who were torn apart by Sarai's death.

Which brings me to my next point: if Aaravos and Leola had a sibling like bond, did he lose her to their potential ideological disagreements, or did those disagreements actually cost her life?

Whether Leola just walked away and likewise abandoned him (like Soren), became too distant in disagreement to continue having some sort of bond (like Harrow and Viren, and Janai and Karim), flat out died (like Khessa, Harrow, and Sarai), or all three, that could be one of the many cogs motivating Aaravos to keep turning the wheel of the cycle, as grief has often been the primary motivator throughout history, even amongst the 'villains'. A "song of love that loss" that Aaravos has chosen handpicked "instruments" for, after all (4x03, 4x04).

And like I said, Callum and Ezran are long over due to have a disagreement, given that they haven't had a substantial one since season one, and given that Ezran has grown to only be more assertive than he was since then, not less. This could easily be over Runaan (Callum, having already sworn himself to helping Rayla free her parents, and Ezran, understandably holding onto anger and grief concerning Harrow's death). I'm sure there are also plenty of other things they could heavily disagree over in the future, like military aid or action or how to approach trying to defeat Aaravos, etc.

The point to all of this is that I think Ezran could be a very good stand in for Leola — at least in terms of being selfless, deeply compassionate, uncomplicated, and adamant about giving people their freedom even at the cost of themselves and even if that gift can be misused or discarded (3x04) — which means Aaravos could offer a potential parallel to Callum in the sibling split. Aaravos, who turned to dark magic as an option regardless of or precisely because of the potential violence, and Callum, who argues for the Nova Blade whereas his brother still always champions a non-violent route thus far.

After all, TDP loves to have their "person A is estranged from their sibling and is determined not to lose their lover" parallel, given that it's happened four times (Harrow, Viren, Sarai; Viren, Harrow, Lissa; Claudia, Soren, Terry; Janai, Karim, Amaya) already.

Now, this could be wildly off base as we know very little about Leola and even less about her potential dynamic with Aaravos, but if we follow along with the idea that Ezran could parallel her and Callum could parallel Aaravos, I think now maybe we can talk about Elarion and Rayla.

Years ago we learned that there was a place on Xadia's map (both sides) that was named after someone who had a deep connection to him, and that many of his choices are based around this relationship. Given the Midnight Star poem, people defaulted to Elarion ("Elarion, black-eyed child / her twisted roots spread deep and far / The humans’ might sparked by the light / of Aaravos, her midnight star") although I've also considered Kalik.

And while I'm still not unconvinced that Elarion isn't just a name like Elara and Laurelion, before Aaravos changed his name, combined, I do think Elarion has to be important in Aaravos' backstory, and that it's more than likely that a founder of Elarion / a human involved with Elarion for a variety of reasons.

For starters, while we can be told that Aaravos had a soft spot for humans at one point, giving us a specific person or dynamic to think of is helpful in regards to emotional investment, and in helping to explain why he may have developed said soft spot. We also know, thanks to a birthday post years ago, that a human once gave him a gift:

He thinks that if he cared for the idea [of birthdays], he’d like to remember the taste of a smooth red fruit a human had plucked from a tree for him, once. It had been so crisp, and so sweet.

While this could've been the Orphan Queen (we do know, thanks to 1x01, that there's a tree planted in the castle courtyards 300 years ago, but we don't know it was an apple tree), an apple transfer like this one feels far more "Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden and knowledge isn't always a Good thing" type schtick. Not only does it seem to indicate a more intimate bond, it also might foreshadow the reason Aaravos Fell.

One of the most interesting, but perhaps more discreet, reasons I think there's a connection between 'Elarion' as a person and Aaravos is because of the nature motif running between what little we know of Elarion and to do with Aaravos' mirror and appearance motifs. The Midnight Star is riddled with flower and nature symbolism, referring to it as a "trembling seed" and "fading bloom," that "her roots took hold" and later became "twisted," and that before the gift of Aaravos, she was "wilting" with "bone-white branches". And Aaravos' mirror and the box that held his matching key have blooming flowers on it.

See the flowers along the bottom on the actual frame of the mirror, then sculpted along the sides, and the top? Yeah. We also know that flowers themselves, thanks to Tales of Xadia, are featured in a story told both in Katolis and amongst the Moonshadow elves in particular, featuring an elven thief who steals what you value most, leaving only flowers in their wake. This is the only story in all of Tales of Xadia that we see two cultures share, even if they interpret it wildly differently.

Flowers that were always gone by morning, and gifts that couldn't be accepted or understood ("I’ve got one more gift for you, Callum: I'm going to keep you safe. I have to. I love you too much not too [...] Taking on hard choices and going to dark places is an act of love. It’s a gift. So, please let me give you this gift, Callum. Stay safe, and stay in the light").

We also know that whoever Aaravos loved, he inevitably lost whether due to time or tragedy. While this form of grief is one the show has explored, it was previously largely only through Harrow, who mourned Sarai for 9 years upon losing her, and who avenged her by slaying Avizandum, and more briefly through Ethari believing Runaan was dead.

That was, until season four, where Callum grieving Rayla and dealing with the fallout of that grief and distance turned it into more of an accentuated plot point, both before and even after her return.

Before, losing your partner in this manner would've been something Callum had witnessed, but not experienced. Now, whether the show wants Callum to sympathize with Aaravos or not, it is an experience that they could both understand, particularly if it is going to be one of Aaravos' main motivators.

Thus, we have a disagreement set up between 'siblings' (Leola, Aaravos; Ezran, Callum) as well as lost love (Elarion, Aaravos; Rayla, Callum) as a big motivator for choices, grief, and what possibly led to the fall. That Aaravos, at least in practice / thematic lineups, being a Callum who lost his Rayla and his Ezran*, and then lost himself.

Therefore:

Aaravos — Callum

Leola — Ezran

Elarion — Rayla

[ * This is not to say that Callum would pull an Aaravos and go on a hellbent 1000+ year revenge scheme, because he's not like that, but I do think it could be a very poignant and apt parallel of giving him and Aaravos more in common than they currently have, which is about nothing but magical curiosity and connection. ]

However, 90% of this is all speculation of things that have been kept supremely under wraps. For something a little more tangible simply because we have slightly more information, let's talk about the

Imprisonment Trio

The Imprisonment Trio, as the name implies, refers to the two humans who seemed to directly (the Jailer) and potentially indirectly (the Orphan Queen) be involved in imprisoning Aaravos (the third in this trio). This time, however, I'm going to argue that Aaravos — in terms of his imprisonment — is going to parallel someone other than Callum, but we shall see.

To start, I want to look at the Jailer and the Orphan Queen, since their parallels to Callum and Ezran respectively are the most obvious.

We don't know for sure whether the Jailer came from Katolis, but we know that the Orphan Queen did, eventually taking on the throne from the previous royal family and starting Harrow and Ezran's royal line, first hinted at in 3x05 with "Only orphans can ascend to the throne". Ezran has been directly compared to her in both role and appearance by the show's framing and by characters like Rex Igneous in 4x08: "I should have seen it before. Long ago, it was a human who saw through the Fallen Star's schemes and helped Xadia put an end to them. You look so much like her." This plays well into Ezran's tendency to discover or unearth long lost things, most notably Zym's egg, just as the Orphan Queen became the Truthteller of Aaravos' treachery.

Callum, for his part, is a human mage, just like the Jailer. He's clever, very talented with magic, and despite being Aaravos' preferred prey as a mage will ultimately — like the Jailer — play a role in his defeat. He will also work with and for the archdragons and their wills, but has no problem being disobedient either, in the name of concern or mercy, much like how the Jailer kept Akiyu alive rather than tell the archdragons the truth. And like the Jailer, he understands the potential danger of knowledge: "The entire world would be in danger if she let him live with this knowledge" / "I need you to kill me."

Like the brothers, they were a (future) royal and mage working together, starting off what perhaps was a long tradition of Katolian monarchs having high mages. If, as often theorized due to having an Aaravos-y twin box (S2 novelization) and his love of puzzles, Kpp'Ar is indeed descended from the Jailer, that adds another layer onto Kpp'Ar being one of Callum's predecessors as High Mage. While Ezran has the job and the bloodline of the Orphan Queen, Callum would've more directly inherited the position of (high) mage from the Jailer's thematic and occupational line.

Granted, there are differences. Most notably, the Key of Aaravos was given to Callum, not to Ezran, although there could be potential future parallels between the brothers and the Sunfire siblings, with Karim unable to undo Kim'Dael's chains because his sister is still queen, and the brothers needing to work together to fully use the cube. I wouldn't be surprised if Ezran learns more about the cube and the Orphan Queen in S6 while Callum still has some unknowns to its true meaning, leading to some delicious dread and dramatic irony. But I digress.

The point is that the Jailer and the Orphan Queen both had their roles to play in imprisoning Aaravos, and that Callum and Ezran, respectively, will both have their roles to play in trying to keep Aaravos contained, only to inevitably somehow fail in a way that allows him to escape, if by another's hand. We do know the brothers will be going to weird ruins in a future season thanks to some out-of-context spoilers that have yet to pass, and the Ruins of Elarion would certainly fit:

Which, just like the out-of-context spoiler card, you might've noticed that I haven't mentioned Rayla and who she's going to be paralleling yet. Well, that's because this time / generational pass around, I think she's going to be the primary foil to Aaravos.

Now, this train of thought isn't new by any means. I've thought Rayla paralleled Aaravos reasonably well since S3 aired largely due to their status as ghosted/banished elves, a compassion for humans (at least implied for Aaravos) that other elves disapproved of, and their dynamics with Callum and Viren, respectively.

Both Rayla and Aaravos have to work to earn their high mage's trust ("And should we trust you? Have you told us the truth about everything?" / "And why should I trust you?") over the course of season one for Rayla and season two for Aaravos, ending in promises of allegiance and togetherness: "You've got to stay with me" / "I will stay with you" (2x09). Aaravos leads Viren to his doom in being tackled off the Pinnacle, and Callum throws himself off the Pinnacle after Rayla.

You can imagine my delighted surprise, then, when S4 simply cranked it up even further: Rayla was hunting Aaravos' mage ("I spent two years hunting"), and Aaravos was hunting Rayla's mage ("Yes, mages were his prey"). Rayla wants to protect Callum and kill Viren, and Aaravos had promised to save Viren and use Callum. Even for Callum himself, 4x04 and 4x07 seemed like clear set up for Rayla symbolizing agency in Callum breaking free from Aaravos' control someday, putting the two in literal opposition to each other. Two potential paths (although picking Rayla, at least at first, may not be mutually exclusive from picking Aaravos).

Rayla, who was also harshly punished by Xadia with no trial.

This isn't to say that Aaravos didn't do anything wrong and is being unjustly punished — far from it — or that Aaravos' imprisonment and subsequent freedom won't have parallels to anyone else like say, Callum, who will likely be imprisoned by Aaravos through possession in S6 and ultimately freed by Rayla. More so that imprisonment of different sorts has been a running theme throughout Rayla's arc, and that Callum — who is primed to be Aaravos' chain breaker, whether through possession or not — could also be hers (if not just her parents') the way he has routinely been in the past, whether it was from instigating the events that eventually led to her binding (chain) coming off or saving her from being emotionally stuck (3x08) or from doing anything for her freedom (5x01, 5x08). He's primarily been someone who is tethered to freedom when it comes to recognizing and breaking cycles (chains of history) or literal restraints, and it's only in season four and season five that he's shifted to being both tied to freedom and having himself restrained.

I've speculated in the past this may result in Callum (and Ezran) leading to Aaravos' release in order to save/free Rayla; however, the show may not want as much of a repeat from 5x08, and freeing the Moon fam from the coins also resulting in Aaravos' freedom through an escalation of events would also keep that ironic thread, so it could really go anywhere.

Two humans, one elf, and endless tragedy, repeating and breaking cycles all at the same time. Ezran, discovering important info about his ancestor and possibly the Key; Callum, following in the Jailer's footsteps and unravelling the final puzzles of the prison and figuring out how to undo it; and Rayla, ghosted, banished, vying against Aaravos for the control and agency of his latest pawn who also happens to be the love of her life.

So for the Imprisonment Trio:

The Orphan Queen — Ezran

The Jailer — Callum

Aaravos — Rayla

In Conclusion

Is any of this something? I don't know, honestly. I think it's plausible, at least partially. I think it'd be neat. We know TDP likes varying intergenerational parallels and looking at how history repeats, whether that's directly through family (blood or not) lines, or by having repeating plot points (the dragon quartet, or Rayla being immobilized) and trials (Rayllum facing Sol Regem, much like Ziard, etc). We know there was someone Aaravos loved and lost, we know he's not above using what people want against them, and the connections between Ezran and the Orphan Queen are just Text at this point, although how they may manifest further, we don't know.

This is just one particular stab at it, and an examination of three of the series' most interesting (potential) trios. We'll simply have to see if anything here hit the nail on the head.

As always, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed!

—Dragons Out

[celticcrossanon]

BRF Reading - 21st of September, 2024

This is speculation only

Cards drawn on the 21st of September, 2024

Question: Were the birthday greetings to Harry a message (and if so who were they for and what was the message)?

Interpretation: It looks like it was a message to Meghan - how unexpected. The energy is not on point with respect to the question, so this could be a message from the universe that is overriding what I asked.

Card One: The Queen of Wands

This is a fire sign person, in particular and Aries but it can be any fire sign person. This is a person who is or sees herself as charismatic, generous, sexy/hot, in demand socially, confident, self assured, passionate and determined.

This card is giving off Meghan energy. So much Meghan energy. This is how she sees herself - sitting pretty, the Queen of all she surveys, the hot sexy confident charismatic woman that everyone wants to know and be with. Yes, she is delusional, but that is the energy from the card of how Meghan sees herself and how she is going to take this message from the BRF - as a queen receiving a message from another monarch (OK, maybe the wicked queen, but you get the idea).

The card tells me that there was a message, and the message was meant for Meghan. If it wasn't meant for her, she is taking it as meant for her anyway.

There is nothing else to this card - it is just Meghan-as-she-sees-herself energy.

Three points to note about the Queen of Wands before I leave this card:

A characteristic of the Queen of Wands person is an inability to stick to a budget and a tendency to overspend. This is confirmation that Meghan has money troubles.

The Queen of Wands can be very self centred, but I think most of us know that about Meghan. That self centred-ness is now to the fore, i.e. she is concerned about herself and no one else

This is a continuation of point 2: The Queen of Wands can be someone who accomplishes a lot of work in a short period of time. We all know that Meghan is allergic to real work, but this tells me that she is plotting something and it is something that has to be accomplished quickly.

Card Two: The Devil in Reverse

The Devil is another card that has come to signify Meghan in tarot readings. In the reverse, it is a symbol of her downfall.

The Devil in reverse as a card is good news. It means independence, freedom for addiction and co-dependency, eyes being opened, reclaiming power and control, release.

I drew a clarifier for this card and it was The Queen of Pentacles in reverse - the bad wife.

Both the Queen of Pentacles and The Devil represent Capricorn. I'm not getting the energy of The Princess of Wales (a sun sign Capricorn) here. Instead I am getting the energy of the shadow side of Capricorn - money hungry, status hungry, ambitious and ruthless with it, climb up the ladder and kick it out from under you etc. Capricorn is the natural ruler of the 10th house of the zodiac, the house of - usually it is career, but it is more accurately how you are perceived by the public, and it can also talk about being an adult, your parents, or you as a parent.

The message I am getting from this card is either 'we see you' or 'you have lost control', or both. I'm leaning towards both. It is a message that says we see you, we know what you did, we know how you did it and who helped you - we know. The other message says you have lost control, this person (possibly Harry, could be others like employees or surrogates) who was under your thumb is now free, you have lost control of them, they have found their power and they are using it against you, they have escaped - the idea of escaping and freedom is resonating quite strongly.

I don't think this reading relates to the birthday message sent by BP, but whatever has come through is very strong energy.

With respect to the birthday greetings, the energy I am getting is: This stops here, so far and no further, this is all you will be getting from us (bare minimum generic message to your spouse) which doesn't really tie in with the meaning of this card, but that is what I get for it.

The other energy is of exposure - the Devil, the Prince of Lies, is being exposed in a particular way that will open some people's eyes to their true nature in this area.

Card Three: The Seven of Swords

This is the thief card, the card of resourcefulness or strategy if you are being nice, and lies, deceit, trickery, being sly, and schemeing if you are not nice. The energy from this card is definitely in the not nice category.

Skullduggery. That s what I get from this card. Schemes that are afoot, things done in the shadows or on the sly, trickery and deceit. It is being done now and it is known. I don't know the aim of the plots in the shadows, but they are there and they are known.

Card Four: The King of Cups in Reverse

This is the card for a Scorpio person, and for me it is the card for the King as a father. This is who the plots and snares of the Seven of Swords are aimed at. The King as a person is in reverse, he is weak, he is suffering from Cancer, and there are plots to keep the card in the reverse - to take advantage of his current condition. These plots are known (The Devil card in reverse - we see you, we know) - maybe not all of them, but definitely some of them and most likely all of them. The King is aware of the threats against him.

Underlying Energy: Death

Death is the major arcana card for Scorpio, stringer than the King of Cups, and here it is in the upright. It is a card of change, of transformation, of moving from one state to another. of endings and letting go, and literally of death.

This is where I feel the energy of The King. He is behind this, the force pulling the strings. He is preparing the way for a change or transformation of some kind. This is the King in his power, not weakened by illness but strong and decisive. It could be as simple as the rumours of plans for his death being made and Harry not being included. It could be something else. This is The King in control of the situation, whatever it is, and pulling strings so that the changes that he wants will come about despite any plots to the contrary.

Note that Death is a necessary part of the cycle of life - birth and death, death and rebirth (like perennial plants). So there are echoes of birth energy in this change and transformation energy, as you change to a different state and birth a different version of yourself.

Conclusion: I have no idea. That was a completely unexpected set of cards that was not the answer to my question that I expected, and in fact I think it did not answer the question at all. The energy feels important though, and rather urgent, so I will let it stand as it is for whatever we can make of it.

There was definitely a message sent to Meghan. Someone/s have been freed from her control, she has been found out and will be exposed. There are plots against The King, especially him as a father, but they are seen and countered. Underneath it all is the transformative energy of death and birth, moving to a new state of being/ a new way of life.

I have no idea how any of this ties into the birthday greeting s from BP.

Ok, I will revisit this question the next time I do a reading. For now, I am leaving this here, as is. Make of this energy what you will.