#i keep taking deep breaths but

[youracecard]

I feel sick

[miralyk]

another orbit around the sun finished...! here's to continuing on 🎇

[niinnyu]

Red in your hair.

[pitofpurple]

Attention Western LMK fans: This is a public service announcement

when someone says “immortal” in the context of Chinese mythology they do NOT mean “can’t die”. They mean “can live forever”

Think of a mortals lifespan as a candle and an immortals lifespan as an infinitely long candle. The immortal candle can burn forever but it someone blows it out it still goes out. Now some immortal candles are inside a building so they don’t get hit by wind or rain and others are on a patio protected only from rain. It’s different depending on how powerful they are and how many immortalities are stacked

Sun Wukong is an infinitely long trick birthday candle that can blow out in theory but no one’s been strong enough to test that theory

hope this helps clear things up

[stressedanime]

my new favourite headcanon is ace jason grace, and i think it would just fit so well into his character so lemme explain (also creds to @snoelledarts who helped me write this)

As we know, his overall character arc is about struggling against the expectations put on him because of his birthright, being the son of Jupiter. 

This presented itself in two ways: The inherent stigma of being the son of Jupiter/Zeus, and the pressure Camp Jupiter had placed on him to be a perfect soldier/leader

To talk about the stigma first, I want to focus on Jason and Piper’s interactions with Achelous, because it really makes my heart hurt for him.

“Poor thing. Another girl stuck with a son of Zeus.” “Wait a minute,” Jason said. “It’s Jupiter actually. And how does that make her poor thing?” - pg. 335, the Mark of Athena

To summarize: Achelous describes to Jason and Piper how Hercules' died, how he took after Zeus by having affairs and flirting with anything that moved. Then, after catching wind of her husband's infidelity, Hercules’ second wife killed him out of jealousy. Then Achelous warns Piper about Jason being a son of /Zeus/. 

Piper doesn’t even look at Jason after this. She fears for herself, and for what Jason could possibly do just because of his birthright. How do you think that affected Jason at this moment? The horror and fear that he could hurt the people he loves? That it could be inevitable for him to follow in his fathers footsteps? Especially when Piper doubts him at that moment, how could he also not doubt himself? 

Even though at the end of this conflict she shows her dedication and belief in him, that she believes he is better than the people he’s related to, I fear that the doubt was already planted in his head.

Moving onto the pressures that the Romans placed on him, I think it’s important context to look at what happened BEFORE he made it to CJ 

When he was abandoned by his mom at the Wolf House, she promised that she would come back to him, but she never did. 

His mother’s unkempt promise was at the core of who he was. He’d built his whole life around the irritation of her words, like the grain of sand at the center of a pearl. People lie. Promises are broken. That was why, as much as it chafed him, Jason followed rules. He kept his promises. He never wanted to abandon anyone the way he’d been abandoned and lied to. - pg. 31, the Blood of Olympus

So from the absolute beginning of his time in the Legion, he felt a strong need to follow rules, even though another part of him so desperately wanted to break free of them. 

And we know he struggled against the expectations about being a son of Jupiter because of the glimpses we get about his time in the Legion.

This had been the story of my life, he thought bitterly. Everyone had always watched him, expecting him to lead the way. From the moment he’d arrived at Camp Jupiter, the Roman demigods treated him like a prince in waiting. Despite his attempts to alter his destiny–joining the worst cohort, trying to change the camp traditions, taking the least glamorous missions, and befriending the least popular kids–he had been made praetor anyway. As a son of Jupiter, his future had been assured. - pg. 30 the Blood of Olympus

But I want to look at these expectations in a slightly different lens than just being destined to lead. Specifically, I want to look at this in terms of hegemonic masculinity, which is a specific social identity or performance of masculinity that is virtually unattainable. 

This masculinity was very likely part of the pressure that the Romans put onto Jason. This includes the idea that men, ‘real men’, need to be physically superior, money makers, have political power, be conventionally attractive, and use those looks and charms and status to have sex, like a Real Man™️should. 

You just KNOW that these warped ideals, mixed with the expectations of being the son of JUPITER aka horny menace #1 created some fucked up ideals in his head and pressure from others about how he should act.

All of this leads me to the conclusion that an ace Jason Grace would be a natural, and fitting identity, as well as add so much depth to his character

First of all, realizing he’s ace would be a huge relief

Apart from the “oh i’ve finally found language that describes me and my experience” (bc i feel like he’d hear one of his friends mention it during conversation and he’d be like what’s that? and then when they explain it he’d be like huh. interesting. very interesting. and then go home n scour the internet for resources to explain more)

There’d be that part of him that’s like, relieved that there’s a piece of him that inherently separates him from Jupiter’s legacy, in both the way way that Achelous outlined, and the one forced on him by the Romans

Jason who rejects that side of being related to his father, to being Roman, to being this glorified version of himself that doesn't exist. Jason who gets to relax and live without the fear that he's anything like his father. 

Also, this could work completely with how his and Piper’s relationship played out. They truly did love each other despite the godly meddling, but their circumstances didn’t set them up to last.  

And maybe… maybe their relationship worked so well for Jason, because of Piper's sexuality. 

Piper isn't really into guys like that (Jason maybe being an exception because of the memories from hera or because of specific circumstances/the kind of person Jason is), and Jason isn't really... into people like that and so he doesn't see anything weird about how Piper is either?

They're both not correct about their sexualities and maybe trying to cover it up which is what made their relationship kinda functional for a while because neither of them were pushing for anything super romantic or over the top or sexual

I feel like I could even pull from the Cupid scene to support this

If this invisible guy was Love, then Jason was beginning to think love was overrated. He liked Pipers version better - considerate, kind, and beautiful. pg. 289, the House of Hades

Considerate is SUCH a specific word choice. Especially when we know that considerate is the antithesis to everything Jupiter is. 

AND it’s the antithesis to everyone else in Jason’s life. Do you ever think the Romans were ever considerate to him? Likely not. They just expected him to perform, like a son of Jupiter should.

Therefore, his relationship with Piper was perfect for him, because she didn’t see him as a son of Jupiter. She saw him as Jason Grace, her best friend.

And if he ever does find a partner, he’d have the confidence and ability to be upfront about his sexuality because he won’t be pressured by expectations like that again. 

The relief of knowing intimacy looks a little different for him, and the relief of like, letting people be gentle and soft, with him and that’s all that’s expected. That's all he needs, and no one else feels he needs to go further either. He can just breathe.

That’s what Jason Grace deserves.

[noname-404s-blog]

B. Oakman

[possamble]

I'm not allowed to be on social media for more than two seconds today but I just wanted to say that Laios will absolutely have his own reaction to all this as someone who would die for Falin but has also imprinted on Marcille as his Emotional Support Comphet White Girl Not-Girlfriend along the way

[ourlittleuluru]

Oh boy... Gacha has always been not nice to me. But for some reason, it decided to be இ௰இ Thank God I did not have to spend any more than one of the discount packs of just 15$...

I did my best not to just spam gacha right off the bat this afternoon, because one thing I realized, is that Xavier very much prefers to come home when it's nighttime here... Patience paid off ToT

Okay, long story time from here on~ ikz (｡･∀･)ﾉﾞ

Came home to see this man, as usual, sleeping on the table. I had to leave me game for a bit to pick up a delivery, totally missing whatever he said. So I only caught that 2nd image after looking back at my phone recording... was this a sign this whole time?

Anyway, noticed that my Signal Exploration thing was done, and a 5-star shard came out…?! Is this another sign?!

Y'all... You have no idea, how fast I swapped to the gacha, waited until Xavier's face popped up, tap on him for good luck (this is somewhat of a mini ritual I do for this gacha)

AND HE CAME HOME ToT I won the 75/25 pity and with no c**kblocking too!

Tap on him to give him kisses again after that because thank you for coming home ❤🌟❤(´▽｀)

His Memoria/Kindled is so adorableeeeee btw 😭❤ (ngl I wish it lasted longer but it was good enough)

MC was so... darn cheeky in this moment. It's cute. It really is cute. With grumpy Xavier too. ugh. my heart just. dying of cuteness

Edit: ALSO ALSO

MORE GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE PULLING FOR XAVIER ToT hope y'alls get your sleepy bunny boi without pain (or at least not TOO much pain)

[oatbugs]

idk how to live so im going to talk to myself out loud until i do

[teathattast]

Taking me back, babe, to where it all started

I'm stealing a kiss in your brand-new apartment

I swear

I've loved you for so long

And I'd do it, I'd do it again, and again, and again, baby

[bylertruther]

society if the duffers had gone through with their original plan to have mike go to the upside down in s1 to find will

[b4kuch1n]

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[teamhawkeye]

great news, lads!

Stringer had his first check up with the vet following his bloat. they said he's looking good and they're very pleased with his progress and behavior! his incision site is healed very well and they removed all his stitches - he got put on another week of antibiotics, just to be safe and clean up any lingering chances at infection on his belly, but otherwise, he's getting an all clear in about 5 days!

poor guy has been through so much! just so happy and grateful to still have him here with us!

i feel like every pic i share is of him has him looking sad and lethargic, but he's always been a lazy dog who likes to nap, lol. here's one from last night when he was begging for my dessert

many thanks for those keeping him in your thoughts and sending well wishes! means the world to me ❤️❤️❤️

[generaltulip]

Excuse me while I rant a smidge

It drives me a little crazy to see all the debate on why Gortash is called younger and see people labeling him as 50 and calling Larian and the narrator liars and that you’ve been catfished and yadda yadda ya… and just like… you guys… come on.

I have wrinkles and bags under my eyes and I’m 28. If you wanna headcanon him as older, fine, whatever, but please don’t act like that’s canon because he has fuckin’ wrinkles! If I had to guess I would say he’s 35 to maybe late 30’s? And guess what! That’s younger! People don’t have to have baby smooth skin and be in their 20’s to be considered younger or attractive.

[tvxcue]

thinking abt “if he catches me...” again and. wei wuxian just accepting having a hand cut off and thinking “i can learn to fight with my left,” wei wuxian who just had his core removed and was thrown into the burial mounds creating an entirely new form of cultivation to survive and get back to his family, to get revenge on wen chao, wei wuxian letting people talk shit abt him and refusing to tell anyone what happened during the three months he was gone, wei wuxian leaving his sect, his family, because it was the only way he could protect them while also protecting the wens...........wei wuxian choosing in that moment to make himself vulnerable, wei wuxian recognizing how he feels abt lan wangji and seeing how desperately lan wangji has been trying to protect him and keep him safe and how he refuses to leave wei wuxian. like. “if he catches me...”

it’s abt wei wuxian feeling protected, it’s not even that he doesn’t have to deal with pain and hurt on his own, it’s that lan wangji will do anything possible to make sure he is never hurt. like this scene follows the second siege of the burial mounds where lan wangji just stood against the entire cultivation world for the SECOND time that wei wuxian knows of, for wei wuxian. he went directly against his own sect elders, his own uncle, for wei wuxian.

goddd and like. the first siege of the burial mounds ended in the murder of people he cared abt, the second massacre wei wuxian has witnessed in his home, no one else is on his side, and he dies so horribly and violently. and now that he’s here again, the first time since the siege, the entire cultivation world against him, lan wangji is right there beside him, literally shutting every single person that tries to speak against wei wuxian up, not even allowing anyone to interrupt wei wuxian.

so when they get back to lotus pier and wei wuxian climbs that tree and lan wangji just waits for him on the ground below, steady as always.........wei wuxian jumps. “if he catches me...” because wei wuxian can catch himself, he can look after himself, he can protect himself, but he doesn’t have to. lan wangji has been going against his own sect and family and every other sect in order to protect him, in order to stay at his side. wei wuxian has tried to give him out after out after out and he has chosen to stay with wei wuxian every single time and he has chosen to make sure everyone else knows he is choosing wei wuxian every single time. it’s abt not to me, not if it’s you!!! i’ll take care of you!!! wei wuxian choosing to let someone take care of him.................if lan wangji catches him, he can choose this, he doesn’t have to grit his teeth and figure it out, he can lean on lan wangji, lan wangji will carry his weight. he doesn’t have to learn how to fight again, how to survive alone, not anymore. take care of me. it’s rotten work, but take care of me. and lan wangji catches him.

[johnslittlespoon]

it's so over