#hand reconstruction

[tippingthescalesexotics]

Before and after, hand reconstruction surgery, left hand learning from the first 2 surgeries on my right we went with what was done on my second surgery. Luckily my left hand still has 2 goodish fingers.

[gabichanwrites]

I think that way too many people gloss over the reason why exactly those 6 men were such a big deal and a last straw for the crew and Eurylychous. Up to this point Odysseus made mistakes, yes, and people died because of them but never before has Odysseus made such a deliberate sacrifice.

Before this, he was still their Capitan - a bit arrogant, too prone to playing into Gods' Games and with a damnation right on his heels - but still on their side. Not to mention that this saga happens SO soon after Circe Saga, where he CAME BACK for them, put himself in grave danger and risked his return home to save THEM. Since the wind bag fuck up, this crew must have regained so much trust in him, Eurylychous must have felt so indebted and plagued by his own guilt because of his actions in Ocean Saga and Circe Saga. Because despite their doubts and question of How Much Longer Till His Luck Runs Out, their Capitan still came and saved them.

And then the Different Beast happens and it's ruthless and cruel but it's against their enemies, it feels like protection, no doubt. It's their Capitan making sure that they can make it home, that no other monster will follow them and make it impossible.

But then the Scylla happens and it never has been more clearer than there. Eurylychous would not be that furious if he didn't realize and he IS a second-in-command, he is not stupid. Six men who held the torches died and it was by Odysseus' order. This is no longer slaying every foe on the way home, this is Odysseus willing to sacrifice even them. Is it the same capitan who came back for them on Circe's island, is the same who always did everything he could to make sure they all made it back? How Are They Supposed To Trust Him Now?

This situation is so fucked and both sides have their point, I'm so sick of seeing posts putting the full blame on either side. They are all human and stressed and they don't know what to trust, what to do to come back home - and the worst part of it all, they probably never stood a chance.

After all, Zeus has already said they The Blood On Your Hands Is Something You Can't Lose, All You Can Choose Is Whose.

[desomniis]

Pre-wedding photoshoot for their very gay, Ferrari-themed, wedding

[yridenergyridenergy]

I did it! Heavily reconstructed artist photos for the release of 19990120. The thumbnails got blurred out; click for higher definition.

Needless to say, these pictures are available on demand for personal, private use without the watermark. But some would be utterly heartless and steal those if there weren't any watermarks...

[mathes0n]

How’s it going gamers I replayed Portal 2 the video game of all time and have been reminded of how truly obsessed I am with all the characters

So I present to you: Typical AU where everyone’s a normal human who works at Aperture but Glados and Caroline are sisters who are just barely keeping this company from going bankrupt

[23-tiny-wishes]

May your soul live, achieving millions of years, you who love Thebes, sitting with your face to the north wind, your eyes beholding happiness - inscription on the "wishing cup" lotus chalice, the first object encountered inside the antechamber of KV62

[intergalacticfop]

This jacket is the result of more than 2 and a half years of work, entirely handsewn! It represents the interest in equestrian and equestrian-inspired clothing as fashionable attire in Europe during the late 17th and into the 18th centuries.

I copied it from a jacket held by the Met Costume Institute, accession number 1981.314.2. When I emailed out to them for more information about the jacket, one of the collections people was even kind enough to pull it out of storage and take some detailed shots of the exterior AND interior (thanks Marci!!!)

The Met dates it to the 2nd quarter of the 18th century which could be true--but there are several features of this jacket that could easily be dated earlier to the late 17th century, like the button size and layout. I plan to mull over this more in a later post. At least, I would definitely place it in the earlier end of that 1725-1750 range. However, I chose to style it for the 1730s/1740s because it's Fun For Me 🙂!

One of the most fun parts was gathering accessories to go with the jacket! I steamed a wool hat blank into the tricorn shape and applied the silver trim, made some detachable undersleeves based on paintings by Pietro Longhi, and threw together a matching neck ribbon as if I was some kind of ornamental poodle

[demigod-of-the-agni]

FF7 REBIRTH SPOILERS ft A THEORY OF MINE

"Emptiness"

I may be reading too deep into this but bear with me. Sephiroth doing his damned best to reinforce that Cloud is nothing, that everything he feels his fake, that he's a puppet pulled along by Sephiroth's strings with no real purpose of his own. "Your tears are empty" is a line that really stands out to me, because Sephiroth insinuates that Cloud isn't a person and has no true substance as an individual. He's a shell.

Then much later, in the dream-esque Sleeping Forest, Aerith wants to spend one of their final moments focusing on Cloud, focusing on "finding the real [him]". Then Cloud hands Holy to Aerith, and she gifts him the clear materia in return, presumably having taken up Holy before she leaves. Aerith theorised earlier in the game that Holy was probably powered by her memories and dreams, and having lost them to the Whispers, to fate, has rendered the materia useless.

Basically, Cloud aptly describes not-Holy with, "It looks empty".

An empty man holding onto an empty materia.

I don't know, man. The thing about being given an empty thing after being told and tortured with the idea that you yourself are an empty thing is getting to me.

Part 3 is most likely going to deal with the fallout of Cloud's broken psyche and piecing him back together to "find the real [him]". I'm theorising not-Holy is only restored once Cloud has finally figured out who he is and what he wants to do.

Because materia isn't just the crystallisation of mako and the Lifestream. It's the physical representation of hopes and dreams and desires. The Black Materia was created to deliver the Gi from their unending existence. The White Materia ensures the prayers of the planet are answered.

And now not-Holy belongs to Cloud, so that whatever he finds in himself will fuel not-Holy and provide it with new purpose, maybe even allow him to finally heal after over two decades of suffering, because as Aerith said, "it's about saving the world — and you"

That is all

[sforzesco]

Do you think Spartacus haunts Rome ?

honestly I'm kind of cooling on haunting (specifically What Haunts Rome) as a concept, I'm just not interested in that kind of thing wrt to Rome right now. but the idea of Spartacus probably did. the humiliation, for sure. an empire being brought to heel by a slave (and a gladiator, at that) definitely bothered Rome going forward (if the extent of erasure with Spartacus is anything to go by)

but I'm also pretty sure Spartacus just straight up cursed Rome as a whole, and that kind of thing sticks around.

Appian Civ. 1.117

Blood in the Arena, Alison Futrell

[schrano]

Wanted to hop on the bandwagon of putting ISAT characters in situations so here's Siffrin in the Final Coils of Bahamut fight 3.

[tippingthescalesexotics]

Post 1st reconstructive surgery on the right hand. It didn't go as planned, my fingers crossed each other sideways.

[mesterspets]

This winter I may have done a little reconstruction of a painting by Swedish artist Carl Larsson, famously depicting the story of a human sacrifice (not pictured above).

These pictures are taken at the supposed historic site as well.

[cyberkn1fe]

Blackwell: Epiphany

[docholligay]

EMERGENCY DOES ANYONE HAVE MY RECIPE FOR TRACER PUNCH I CANT FIND IT

[cajunfoxnight]

𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓎 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝑒 💖

[incandescent-creativity]

Getting into River’s narration today, which means I am digging into the first person pov shapeshifter body horror details with extreme delight