#i could say so much more

[parkersloths]

A bit late but oh well, it's still the 21st somewhere and this is more of a bday week thing anyway ;u;

I actually didn't have time to draw a new pic cause I've been super busy but I still wanted to do something so here's an edited/more finished version of the first Käärijä pic I tried drawing then left as a WIP, with a little bday tiara of course! Seriously though, I hope he had the best day, his music and general silliness have brought me a lot of joy and smiles and other nice vibes so yeah I just really appreciate this weird little green guy ;u;

[fairer-tales]

john watson is so good luck babe coded. especially the bridge.

UR SO RIGHT!! AAGHH!!

john watson who has had so many consecutive gfs that he got them confused. (one of those gfs saying he’d be a good bf to sherlock)

john watson who so adamantly denies that he’s gay, even at the slightest implication.

john watson who cheated on his wife and said ‘I’m not the man you thought I was. I’m not that guy. I never could be’ (he was bored by domesticity and lack of risk, yet risk was linked to sherlock from the very beginning - he needed ‘risk’ again)

[jon-superboy-kent]

@damian-al-ghul-wayne

انت نور حياتي. أعلم أنني لا أتحدث العربية على الإطلاق ولكني أردت فقط أن أخبرك بلغتك الأم أنني أحبك كثيراً!

[i-wasnt-ready-for-this]

(Crazy) Bolero

[sharpmarble76]

I don't know if people really understand the effect simple things have on others. As a fanfiction author, yes I write my weird little stories for myself, but once you get a comment or a kudos or a vote or whatever it may be, everything sort of shifts.

It gains a sense of responsibility yes, but it also gains a new excitement. For example, we've all been that little kid scribbling away with a crayon. We're going to do other similar crayon drawings, but nothing feels as good as showing that little picture to your parent, guardian, or whoever else. I and the other authors/artists are that little kid with the crayon drawing.

If you leave a comment, I will always remember that. Even if it's just 'good chapter.' or 'im about to commit murder 😃🔪' or '❤️❤️❤️'. Authors and artists remember these things!! If you are one of the people who leave essay comments, I have to sit down and take a minute to calm down enough to have a coherent reply. You dear friend, are wonderful.

If you keep coming back or leave multiple comments, I REMEMBER YOU!! I may even consider you a fandom friend or in Tumblr language, a mutual! I see you!!!!!

If you make art, or a story of your own, or make a translation,,,,,, I would die for you. I save the art. I look at it. I downloaded it to my camera roll and favorite it. I read your fic. I comment on it as well. I recommend your translation in the authors note because that may be more convenient for people to read.

I try to express just how much it means to me that you did any of the above things especially the things in the last paragraph. The words don't word. I end up going, "I absolutely love it!!!!!!!!" And "jteaykrsktrsotaptd" and it doesn't work. Well, not entirely. That may send the message across mostly. You see that on your side of the screen and on my side, you would see me pacing, talking to myself about how wow that is amazing and so sweet and oh my heck I would die for you, and doing a weird jazz hands thing and putting my hand over my heart, and sitting down because I need a minute-, and I never forget.

It makes me want to do so much more. It makes me love my weird little creation that much more and grants motivation. I ALWAYS remember. And I think about it all the time. And when I post more I think, 'oh, I hope this meets their expectations and I hope they like it!!' And 'wow I'm getting better at this, I wonder if they noticed?' And 'wow I love and appreciate you so much!'

Even if it's a little thing, it means the world to us little crayon drawing people.

[wrathofrats]

Oohh what abt Swiss and Ifrit is that rare enough? I just think those two together would have the nastiest filthiest sex where both are refusing to give up dominance (until one of them finally pushes the right buttons to make the other go brainless. I think Swiss sometimes cheats and uses his quintessence to ease his way into iffies mind)

~ @atmosghoul

Atmos oh my gid

I think my brain fucking short circuited

Ifrit is kind beefy and stupid but oh Swiss gives him a run for his money in every department

And Swiss being ever the trouble maker has no problem messing with him, honestly thought he’d be easy to get underneath him from the way ifrit usually presents himself.

So when Swiss puffs out his chest and acts all dominate to him and ifrit just challenges him back?

Both of them desperately pressed against each other in mock anger, forcing their limbs to do what they want until one of them finally gives up. Rough and sloppily making out against the wall, ifrit pinning Swiss while Swiss reaches to rub at ifrits quickly hardening cock, heard he gets real stupid when he’s horny.

And sure Swiss sometimes just uses the quintessence to force him down but I think he fucking loves the thrill of the physical fight, the unknown of if he will win or not

[moreghoulsandghosts]

“Who they want you to be, who they wanted to see, just leave the party with me, and never go home!” in planetary and “I am not the singer that you wanted but a dancer, I refuse to answer” in sing

something about refusing to live up to expectations, something about what a major departure danger days was from the band’s previous formula as a project so absolutely bursting with color and joy, something about scrapping paper kingdoms, the darkest thing they ever produced, because it wasn’t the art they wanted to make, something about gerard being more expressive about their gender identity with on-stage costumes during the return, but still not wearing them every night because he refused to make this version of himself into just another stage persona

[henryshakesmear]

I don't think people should be expected to love someone who has hurt them deeply unconditionally just because they're family.

If your parents abused you, you have every right not to love them the same way you no longer need to love a friend or a lover when they've hurt you badly.

All kinds of love have one condition, and that condition is that that love doesn't make any of the people involved in it miserable.

Some relationships are irredeemable, even if you're related by blood or by law.

It's not heartless or ungrateful or petty to stop loving a family member. It's just the consequence of their actions.

(Not to mention that you don't have to love a family member in the first place just because they're family. You don't owe anyone love by default.)

[longeyelashedtragedy]

i almost feel like--i'm at the point where i can't really "get more normal," with therapy and practice. i'm not sure if i've reached my limit or just a really long plateau but either way, i feel like my focus now should be on adapting my lifestyle so that it is a comfortable one for my needs.

like: forcing myself to try to be More Comfortable in random people's presence isn't helping me grow any more--i think it's kind of hurting me in other ways. i need to find a way to have a lifestyle where i interact with fewer people at work, and where i can be in places where i can maybe meet a person who doesn't set me on edge.

again, having complex trauma means most people set me on edge to some extent, and i have made a lot of improvement in this regard and kind of think i can't make any more?

and maybe living a more comfortable life each day will continue boosting my journey to self-confidence which will grow my mental health further.

i kind of feel like izzy in izzy, willy-nilly (i bet no one has read that lol) where she does a ton of exhausting physical therapy to be able to support her prosthetic leg, and then she does make improvements but at the end of the day she still has a prosthetic leg and not a real one. like at the end of the day i have a brain that got fucked up so early on that there is no me without it. i'm probably never going to be a person that's just...comfortable around people. so finding a lifestyle where I'M comfortable is my goal, and i think that's going to be impossible to find.

idk. i find this kind of acceptance of myself very powerful and liberating. i remind myself whenever something is getting me down that i'm a person with invisible disabilities that actually have quite an impact on most aspects of my life. or, okay, perhaps virtually ALL aspects of my life, tbh. i can perform some level of neurotypicality very well but at such detriment to myself that i think i've burnt out and have no more pretending to give. i just sincerely don't know how to find a better life. i only have job experience in one particular field and it's a very Social one. i'm kinda committed to my current job through june 2024 (too far away...) but after that i feel like i need to make a change but don't know what or how.

[annyinacastle]

Special Weapons in WWFSFG

@kiraofthewind asked a question over at Twitter and I couldn't really answer because of spoilers, so I thought I'd share a bit more here, where I can cut it off and you can choose to read the spoilers yourself!

The question — or prompt, perhaps — was to tell her about a special weapon used by a character. Essentially she asked about its lore, design, use and condition.

And I'll be doing just that! But just two, because this is very long. I could do others if people really, REALLY want to know though.

NOTE that there will be spoilers of When the World Falls, I'll be Safe from the Wrath of God. Which arcs, I won't say, but if you plan on reading my very long series, keep that in mind.

Alright, let's get to it!

Before I start, I should make a real quick character introduction.

Answard. MC. Species: witch. Elemental Alignment and its strength: wind and air, mind-blowing. Magical aptitude: High. Occupation: OP mage. Travels around the Continent running errands for the church, I guess. His name is Ásvard in Northern tongue and shortened Ansy or Ánsi. (Accent is a long vowel sound.)

Kári Hjálmar. LI. Species: human. Elemental Alignment: fire, passionate but limited. Magical Aptitude: Absolutely none and then even less than that. Occupation: runaway king. Follows Ansy around for reasons only the Spirits and Kári himself know. From the Northern Kingdom. His birth name is Kári, Hjálmar his father's birth name, so people he's very close with call him Kári. Not distant, but not close calls him "brother" or "king" or "young king".

That should be enough for you to know.

Kári's Sword

I want to talk about this first, because, to me, it's the most special. It has both emotional value and value to the rest of the world.

Kári is a "warrior type" in battle, which in-universe means he has knowledge of how to use multiple weapons. Where he's from this is fairly common, unless someone specialises in swordstaff, and then doesn't learn how to use their knife other than stab someone in the gut.

Kári specialised in longswords and chose his specific sword among hundreds of others. Why? That's where the emotional value comes in. This is also a summary of an incident mentioned early in the series.

When Kári was 9, his sister's paralysed legs were a mystery to all physicians. They sought advice from those who may know more, and a High Priest visited the North.

Upon cleaning the legs from tainted mana, there was a slight issue that could have been somewhat very dangerous to people.

A young child rushed to grab the sword off the wall, using it to channel mana, stabilising what could have possibly destroyed half the Northern Capital.

When Kári could choose his weapon upon turning 15, the sword he choice was the one he would never forget — a sword too big for a young child, yet wielded by one, who seemed to fly before landing don't the ground that day.

That child… was Ansy.

To be more specific, Ansy used it as a medium to channel his own abilities through it. A young witch don't usually have the ability to use mana for their spells, so his abilities were unstable. He didn't really wield it, but that 6yo really made an impression on 9yo Kári, because same child had also shrunk back at the slightest off look, saying very little, and avoiding most things — yet seemed so strong then.

To the adults, it only looked like Ansy would hurt himself though.

This incident does make this sword special in its own right. Regardless of his age, the story of the witch who took one of the precious ancient swords off the wall was not one that people would not share. That they exaggerate it, is a different matter altogether. That it's still told long after Ansy and Kári, Kári's wife and even the children they three raised have passed away, is what matters. And that it's shared in Ansy's tale of his travels matters too.

But to the two of them, it's that little secret proof of their connection no matter how separated they are, and they both value that (although Ansy would claim he has no thoughts on the matter — it's just some shitty sword).

That said, the sword used back then already had a history.

Answering the question (or many questions in a prompt), I went "Yes, but…"

This is the thing I thought of and went "yes" on all questions. It was also the one I mentioned, trying to think of something to share. (I still didn't! xD)

When sheathed, it doesn't look very special. While the hilt and scabbard are decorated, it's simple rather than intricate. Northerns like to decorate things. In part because if someone is lost, the carvings or stones or colours allow them to know if there's a chance of finding them based on whether they find their items or not.

In a world of ice and snow, for a people dumped into a land trying to kill you, while the inhabitants tried to take your land, that's worth more than the item itself.

So the sheath is oddly simple and, especially at a distance, the hilt is nothing to brag about.

Unsheathed however…

When you look closely at the hilt, it's less that it's not intricately detailed, but that the detail is too subtle. The grip looks at closer look like it's made of wood rather than metal, and the guard is like it's been woven out of flower stems and petals. This wooden-floral design continues onto the blade itself.

It looks more like a ceremonial weapon than a sword used in battle, and its name would suggest something similar.

The Sword of Life. (Or the Life Sword. I'll use that because shorter.)

It has a history of battle though. It's been used generations before by legendary warriors and even a past king, protecting the North. It goes back thousands of years!

Or so they say. Life Sword is a nod to a legendary sword of Púdenan origin, Púdena being a country in the area of the North of the today Ansy and Kári live. That sword was named Life Tree, or Sword of the Life Tree. A magic artefact, aligned with earth to the point it could cast spells of its own (or so the legends say). The Life Sword is far less powerful, but it's nonetheless an artefact itself.

It's an enchanted sword, aligned with the earth element. It was this alignment that made Ansy choose it in his rush, ignoring what others may say.

But first, about Life Tree.

That was a real sword. It wasn't a long sword like Kári's but it could literally split the earth with the right wielder. During a war at the end of the Third Era, that is exactly what happened. It was forged specifically for the young man who wielded it, and who in the end caused so much damage to the other side, the war kind of trickled to its end as the opposing side couldn't keep the war going. Life Tree is deeply rooted in "plants", letting the original owner use spells that allowed him to seem like he had the powers of a forest nymph. Naturally, Hakkaij, as he was called, had a strong alignment with the element of his sword.

So, Life Sword.

Much like the sword it's based upon, it has an elemental alignment with earth. And if you read the introductions, you should know Kári's alignment is fire. Fire is stronger than earth; it burns it. So… Does this not matter?

It does. Using a weapon that isn't aligned well with your element is going to inhibit you. Most equipment is relatively neutral, but some are not, such as Kári's sword. Moreover, Kári's sword is enchanted. It chooses who wields it. Káro using it, means it chose him as much as he chose it. An odd pair.

Here's the thing, while earth and fire don't go along well, Kári's alignment is more with just heat, not like a literal fire. Metal also falls under "earth", and if we specify, this sword is actually a metal aligned sword. Its enchantment works well with Kári's own alignment, making it a heated sword that can make things burn, but neither melts nor burns.

Kári's also good at enchantments, despite his lack of magic aptitude. It relies less on one's magical ability as much as one's understanding of the world — which is why enchantments are common up North, but very temporary "enhancements" are common elsewhere. The Northerners live closely linked to a belief in the world speaking to them.

This sword has been used before Kári's time. It's older than the oldest Northerner (who should be reaching the surprising age of 176 years old, which in human lifespan is equivalent to 117 year of age). It should have broken in battle a long time ago, because it's seen many. It's with great care (and much respect) that they've kept this artefact in great condition to Kári's lifetime.

And while the enchantments last long in the right environment, they need to be renewed and cared for as well. Kári himself does this excellently, and the fire enchantment of the Life Sword remain strong.

As for why it's named the Sword of Life, when it burns things…

A passionate soul brings light to life It will only stay with a flame there Remain strong in peace and in strife And passion you’ll find with this life here

This is inscribed in the scabbard in Ancient Northern tongue. That's the only clue to its name they have, aside from its nod to the Life Tree.

Ansy's Frostblade

Alright, Ansy next! This weapon is more special from a worldbuilding POV. Which means this will be heavy on, uh, "Whelthem science with a focus on biology, physics and mana".

Ansy is an OP mage. He can LITERALLY make it rain or snow if he wants to. Want it to rain fire? Will do. Grow a forest? Might be hard, but plausible.

But he does use a weapon. Except it doesn't exist.

And I realise this is gonna get real spoilery related to Ansy, but not the main plot or arc plots or anything. Like, I can't write about this properly without spoiling a lot.

Anyway.

First I need to explain witches: They absorb mana from their surroundings. They store that temporarily before they cast a spell. If the spell is quick, the mana essentially just passes through their body while it's used as a medium. This also happens if they do a long-range or AoE spell. Essentially, witches are the most suited for AoE spells, as the mana they can store in them is the equivalent to hundreds if not thousands of humans, or possibly a few average faes.

This means they also can act as a filter for the mana flow. Gather messed up mana, let out the good mana, and cleanse the shitty mana out (with help from a Priestess, probably), but that's besides the point.

They kind of continuously affect their surroundings by simply existing, because they do absorb and release mana constantly. A bit cold? Naturally gather fire mana. At a high altitude? Naturally gather air mana. Need to move faster? Naturally gather wind mana. How much they do this depends on the affinities though. Ashyll has a fire affinity, so she'll function better when her body gathers fire. She can ONLY use fire spells though — this is important.

Ansy naturally works the same way. He's a wind and air mage, so his spells are best with things like projectiles, movement, manipulating weight and cold. And, well, weather.

The thing is though, witches gather a lot of mana. Every inch of skin absorbs it. Exposed skin absorbs it better meaning that gathering works better with exposed skin, which means spells function better and are more powerful with more exposed skin (so (certain) witches don't wear much).

All this, at the end of the day, means that they might be able to mimic a mage, because though they may be called "Elemental Mages" they don't count as that. It's a fake title to reassure people. Assuming they are indeed an Elemental Mage, training enough, they can get to cruder low-level spells, but their incantations will be longer than for a normal mage. Compared to a human mage, a human would use an internal excess — how much of this excess one has and how in tune they are with it determine if they can use spells. Less mana means smaller spells, yes, but also having a storage that your body has kept for some time and is in tune with means a spell can be more precise.

Armament magic — the creation of weaponry and armour through the use of spells — needs precision.

And it also means that what they created, does not really exist.

Frostblade is like this. It's a pure ice — incredibly cold — longer dagger or shorter sword (whichever you prefer), which Ansy created through mana.

A witch would normally not mimic Armament Magic. It's too precise, requires too much on an understanding of mana that's not one's own, and also works outside one's affinity. Well, at least Ansy just needs to freeze something in the form of a blade. That would be a little easier than trying to use fire to make a sword.

What's so extra special about Frostblade — aside from the species of the creator — is that… it's not actually made by mimicking.

REVELATION TIME. /cackles

Ansy does know how to use normal magecraft and everyday spells. He can in theory do any spell a human can do. And he also knows Armament Magic. It's not the most comfortable thing, but he knows how to do it. Why he knows this… well, I'll leave that out.

But generally, Frostblade is also not purely made from Armament magic. It's more like a mixture of both.

He could make any sort of weapon though. He just chooses a longer dagger, which is very specifically named Frostblade in memory of a certain person's teachings, and because a dagger is easier to use when he needs to kill people the church wants dead. Or people he wants dead. Or people he just kills. I mean, he's essentially a part-time assassin, part-time destroyer of villages and part-time errand boi.

As for the shape, it looks like any kind of dagger, except pure ice. Created out of thin air, and returned into thin air when he no longer needs it.

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Soup solves everything.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Michael Afton knows the FNAF Mimic’s secret..

[timelessbian]

actually that ao3 post about calculating kudos-to-hits ratios to decide if a fic is worth reading has me so pissed off. someone put real time and energy into something they are SHARING WITH YOU FOR FREE on a site where you can quite literally filter and search by anything you want and you're STILL trying to find a foolproof method to find stuff that's "good enough to read"???

YOU ARE NOT THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR EVERYTHING

you don't have to like or read everything in a given fandom or tag, but you also don't have to be a cunt about it and imply that it's not worth reading. this is the kind of shit that moves people to stop creating altogether, and to see people agreeing in the tags is so disheartening. absolutely unserious behavior.

[meltedmush]

Sorry! 😭

[cozylittleartblog]

Columbo and the Knight (1984)

put me in the universe where Columbo ran through the 1980s and had a crossover episode with Knight Rider. I think they deserved it, and I am not just saying that because they're my two favorite Old Shows. @telebeast wrote a little fanfic blurb about it and I HAD to visualize it into a comic (which is also the longest comic I have finished thus far at five pages...), so writing credit goes to them.

Autism W!