#i hate this man with every fiber of my being

[ashortdropandasuddenstop]

James stood in the dimly lit cabin, fists clenched at his sides, trying desperately to keep his composure. Every fiber of his being screamed with humiliation—he, Commodore James Norrington, reduced to this. His gaze burned holes into the floor, refusing to meet Killian’s eyes, because if he did… well, he feared what might break inside him. The shame of being at the mercy of pirates—no, of this pirate—was almost too much to bear.

Yet the soft, broken apology that fell from Killian’s lips cut through James like a knife. The raw, almost childlike regret in the pirate’s voice was a sound he hadn't expected to hear, not here, not now. His teeth ground together, jaw tight, as he slowly lifted his head to finally meet Killian’s gaze. Seeing the guilt swimming in those blue eyes he once knew so well—a younger, more innocent version of the man before him—only made his fury flare brighter.

“Yes,” James hissed, his voice like ice. “I would have preferred that. I would have mourned you, yes, but at least I could have honored the man you were. The naval officer who once fought with honor, who had a chance at a respectable life. Instead, I stand here, looking at a wretched pirate who preys upon his own kind.” He spat the words, hoping to wound, to lash out, anything to regain some semblance of power in this crushingly humiliating moment.

But then, that satisfaction withered as he took in the slump of the other man’s shoulders, the way his eyes refused to meet his. And damn him, damn him—Killian Jones had grown into an infuriatingly handsome rogue over the years, the sort of man whose charm and intensity made people follow him, whether they were pirates or otherwise. The same dark, tousled hair, that sharp, chiseled jaw, but now there was an edge to him—a dangerous, magnetic aura that made James’s stomach churn for reasons he wished he could deny.

God, what a wretched fool he was, even now, to find some twisted flicker of attraction to this treacherous man. Just like with that blasted Jack Sparrow, whose infuriating grin and boundless swagger had also stirred something in James he refused to acknowledge. But this—this was far worse. Because this was Killian, the man he had once respected, admired, even… perhaps cared for more than he ever admitted.

James swallowed hard, trying to douse those thoughts with the cold water of anger. “So, this is your grand mercy, then?” he said bitterly, his voice low and tense. “Looting my ship, branding my men as captives, then towing us to port like some charitable rogue? How noble of you, Captain Hook.” He practically spat the name.

But beneath his biting tone, there was a flicker of something else. The reluctant gratitude that Killian’s words stirred—offering aid, sparing his men. It was so unlike what he expected from a pirate. James’s heart twisted painfully, hating that he had to rely on the mercy of a man who should have been an enemy.

In the quiet that followed, James found himself softening, if only slightly, against his will. “Do what you will, Captain, this is .. my fault regardless” he said, the fight drained from his voice, leaving behind only a hollow weakness. "I-- I am.. at your mercy. "

He could feel the shame of the man he once held in such high regards. Killian still did, even in these years as a pirate he often thought back on James and hoped that he had succeeded and living a good life. It seems he had, having gotten to a high ranking but now it seemed he had fucked that all up with this random encounter. He kept his smug look on the way into the cabin where they could talk privately, but as soon as the door closed that all dropped.

Killian's shoulders slumped and he stared at the commodore with crushing guilt. He hated the british royal navy, he hated the king and all of the men that wanted Liam and him to fail, but he didn't hate James. Now he's hurt the man he once looked up to, humiliated him and essentially destroyed his reputation. He felt so awful that it looked like he might shed some tears. Something that hasn't changed, Killian had always been emotionally driven.

"I'm so sorry James." He said softly, his voice cracking a bit. "I hoped that we'd never meet like this. I'm sure you wish I had actually died in that voyage then standing here now as a pirate..." Killian took a deep breath trying to compose himself, looking anywhere other than the man before him. "We'll just take what we need, tow your ship to the closest port to get some help so you aren't stranded out here in the middle of the ocean."

Killian wouldn't loot them then leave them dead in the water to starve to death. This was an exception he was willing to make for James and his men. "Heh. This'll mark Jolly as a pirate ship and you now know who Captain Hook really is. Not leaving witnesses I've managed to stay under the radar in most ports as a trader ship." He leaned back against the closest wall and sighed. This was bound to happen, running into someone he previously known. Why'd it have to be James of all people?

[raisedbythetv89]

UNHAND HER YOU GIANT FREAK

YOU CHEAT AND THEN MANHANDLE HER LIKE THIS WHEN SHE CLEARLY DOESN’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!!!!!!??????? RILEY FINN AKA JOSS WHEDON’S DREAM MAN WHEN I FUCKING CATCH YOU!!!!!!!! GET YOUR GRIMEY, GOVERNMENT/MILITARY LOVING, VICTIM BLAMING, CHEATING, LYING, UNWORTHY MAN BABY HANDS OFF OF HER THIS INSTANT

[greenqueenhightower]

In today’s episode of Disturbing Things I Notice in HOTD:

Alicent’s staring at an o*gy tapestry across the wall from Viserys’ bed when he calls her to his room and while he maritally r*pes her (we get to see that there are two tapestries on the wall facing the bed and one right above it, when Otto enters Viserys' chambers the following morning).

I am sure that every night she is there, she sees herself in the tapestry, and is made to feel like a “wh*re”, that she is somehow responsible because what is happening to her goes against all her beliefs and principles.

Can you imagine our pious Alicent having to endure such abuse and humiliation, and think to herself that she is yet another ornament for Viserys to be pleasured by, while she felt so unclean and worthless she had to atone to the seven for something that was not even her sin?

No wonder she changed the tapestries the moment Viserys became bedridden, ill, and too weak to demand intercourse from her, and replaced them with emblems of the seven, with what might actually make her feel better about herself. It’s sad because it’s yet ANOTHER cry for help, another indication that the years of abuse have left her struggling with self image and confidence, as she appears to be in control, but she’s still loathing herself because the trauma has not healed, it’s just been covered with an emotional bandage so it’s not that visible.

I cannot even begin to think how that must hurt, not letting herself be vulnerable in front of anyone, but feeling totally worthless and alone all the time.

I just want to give her a hug. </3

[woomysans]

Whenever I reread Lost Legends, I am unfortunately reminded of Anime Gideon's existence.

He makes me so uncomfortable.

[showmethesneer]

Jane Eyre's cousin: You should marry me..

Me:

Jane Eyre's cousin: ...and do missionary work with me in India...

Me:

Jane Eyre's cousin: ...because you were made for labour, not love.

Me:

[bigdsgirl]

if there are no haters alive for yoon eun seong, then i am dead!

[vincentmatthews]

I've recently fallen in love with the idea of Jaxx branding a crescent moon on someone's hip, in case he ever wants to be able to find them again. They could try and run; cut and redye their hair, get new piercings, tattoos, and implants to try and change their appearance. But all he has to do is look at their marker and know it's them. He'd only do it to the ones he likes and wants to be able to revisit.

[libertastandem]

[cryptidfuck]

I'm planning on leaving my current job and honestly, I want one of the last things I do before leaving to be changing my name legally so my transphobic manager either has to use my correct name or just be wrong so if you want to donate to that my cashapp is $fimblywimbly, but it is okay if not! I will hopefully have the money to do it soon through my paychecks, I am just saving for other, more important things right now (apartment, things for apartment, a car)

[roger-elizabeth-debris]

So many people praise Reagan for "defeating communism" or something like that, but pretty much every economic or social issue can literally be traced directly back to him. Drugs? Reagan. Homelessness? Also Reagan. People literally don't know just how bad evil he was

[c-sand]

it is absolutely infuriating that mitch is given partial credit for finding the city of gold, when he literally doesn’t do anything to help. he just follows ben and the gang around and threatens to kill them the whole time. he’s got the letter from his family i guess, which is needed. but that’s really not enough. he just followed them from location to location and literally sat there verbally saying, “eh, ben will figure it out.” i mean even ian didn’t receive any credit for the templar treasure and he literally funded the first half of the search.

[thickania]

Seriously what the fuck is wrong with Elon???? You disrespect our laws, and now you want to be a little bitch and whine online about freedom of speech? Seriously? After people had their accounts suspended there because they dared to mention trans people, or talk bad about him, he is the protector of freedom of speech? Really?

Just FYI, we are not in a dictatorship in Brazil, we just have laws against hate speech. If you want to be a racist piece of shit, you are allowed to, but people are also allowed to sue you and you can get arrested. You are allowed to say whatever you want against someone, but they are allowed to defend themselves And it's the same thing with other forms of bigotry, HOWEVER, it's not an easy thing to arrest these people, because it's hard to prove when someone makes a hate speech, especially in real life. You need proof, witnesses, time, money... So the majority of people just let it go and move on with their lives.

Now on the internet it's a little easier, but still, more people prefer to block and move on. Because it's a pain in the ass this type of lawsuit.

Now the reason why he had to block twitter here, was because he didn't want to have a representative of twitter in Brazil, that's it. That's a law in Brazil, every foreign company that wants to have a business here, needs to have a Brazilian representative. Why is that so hard for him to understand that he is not above it, and now he's basically selling this idea that we are this country living under a totalitarian government, AGAIN, NO WE ARE NOT.

Leave us alone, just leave us alone man, just take the L and move on

[fandomofone]

Sitting here stewing over the fact that Gabriel's response to his (by all appearances at this point, untrustworthy) nephew stealing one of the objects containing his son's life force is to take his wife's ring, which is literally safe locked up in his basement lair, and expose it to the outside world just so he has a way to control Adrien. He never tries to go after Felix at all. 🤬🤬🤬

[pinkpinkmermayyy]

if someone like ANDREW FUCKING TATE can recognize that what’s happening Palestine is a genocide, you know you fucked up big time

[showmethesneer]

How is this conversation still going? Is this really the whole chapter?

He's like "come to India withh me as my wife to do missionary work" and she's like "I'll go but not as your wife. Just say I'm your sister" and he's like "i can't do that, we have to get married" and this argument has been repeated 34 times. Please just end this conversation so i can die.

[yourinaudiblename]

oops I forgot to post this lul

uh this is @elongated-tennis-ball and yeah that’s all

another doodle (do not click read more unless you wanna see a shitty sketch)

I suck at art </3