#i love raina

[styrofauxm]

so another thing about aos that I love is that when we are first shown Daisy and Jiaying's powers they seem to be opposites in that Daisy's destroy while Jiaying's powers heal. Daisy's rip her sense of self apart while Jiaying is so self-assured in hers.

And then we are shown that Daisy's powers destroy her, but the people who love and care about her work so hard to make it so that they stop hurting her. And through them, she finally finds herself and her identity.

And then we are shown that Jiaying's healing requires killing others. People are dragged, unwillingly, to her so that she can hurt even more people. And through them, she slowly loses herself.

So the opposite nature gets flipped. Daisy's are the ones used to help people and Jiaying's destroy people. Daisy's are her path to self actualization while Jiaying's are her path to self destruction.

[lyknest]

WILLIAM IS 19???????? THAT'S A CHILD 😭 and this is his first role and he's SO GOOD IN IT? ICONIC

[deckofmanyaces]

Since over half of you are (ex?) Homestucks - what do you think each of the Tall Girls' Hero Titles would be?

I need you to know this caused LENGTHY discussions in the cast group chat

Overall assessments:

Delphi is a Seer of Void

Morgan is a Thief of Time

Toz is a Prince of Blood

Raina was the one we struggled with most. Definitely Heir, with people split on Doom, Hope, or Breath (all for valid reasons!)

[orderofthelosers]

I think we as a society should talk about West and Jesse from Drama (Raina Telgemeier) way more.

It's a book that atleast 80% of gay teens have read, and yet we don't talk about them???

And Justin and Loren. What about Justin and Loren.

look how cute they are.

And Jesse and West have kissed. Like I know it was part of the musical but. kiss

It wasn't confirmed but they probably kissed here, too.

Idk. I just reread the book and now my mind is minding and forcing me to talk about it.

[daydreaming-in-the-spiderverse]

-> Aishwarya Rai in Dhoom 2 (2006)

gifs by @/southasiansource

[bunniliz]

⋆｡˚୨୧˚｡⋆ orange caramel ⋆｡˚୨୧˚｡⋆

[tiredassmage]

man. the next tomb raider entry looks pretty great.

[mellowmiint]

The girls, except it’s only one of them because I haven’t finished the other ones

[potionio]

Successful Date - Raina met Laurant Brant through a blind date and he called her afterwards for a second date.

[mercysimming]

and now, a small break from catching up to meet the newest Banks baby: Jude! also introducing a small bit of vampire lore in Returning Dawn that just might end up being very, very relevant to the story. ( also an excuse to try out these ui templates by @/windslar )

[certified-anakinfucker]

20. Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?

11. If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?

56. If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?

for darrash! <3

HIIIII HELLO HI HI HI

my blorbo. my boy. my guy. my little gender mongrel.

(from the weirdly specific asks)

20: Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person? (a) Hunter. He always agreed with Hunter's sentiments, and had verbally told him so before. He would have even helped him under the table had Hunter not decided to go the route of killing thousands just to prove a point. That's what he was trying to explain on the Tenebrous, before Hunter decided that mercy wasn't an option.

(b) Oh boy. Probably any given Moff. He respects being in charge of So Much, but he hates that power goes to peoples' heads and they start acting unwise. But it does make a nice Moff Hunting Season™ so hey, you win some you lose some you win some again.

11: If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference? Silly rabbit, you can't impersonate Darrash! Even when the Old Man gave up his beautiful plan to study Darrash on Tatooine through Mia, Darrash wasn't really acting like himself because he fucking hated Tatooine and was being a grump the whole time. If the Old Man went back to Intelligence and impersonated Darrash based on that, he wouldn't even make it to Dromund Kaas' orbital spaceport.

But if you really want to.. well, you'd just have to know him from day one. Darrash is a very unique blend of street rat and Imperial elite; he gets as far as he does because he knows how to blend in naturally - not like he's SUPPOSED to be there (an Imperial seeking to blend in) but like he's always been there (someone who legitimately grew up in these environments). His peers could easily tell he wasn't himself if he didn't offer a snarky retort at the orders given, or if he actually tried really hard on his assignments as opposed to just knowing how to not get himself fucked up in the process.

56: If they're scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear? Darrash would absolutely be seeking comfort from his loved ones.

Firstly, there is Vector. Vector would be his closest friend and confidant. His safe space, his lover, his most trusted companion outside of his own mind. This is his husband. His better conscious, his shining light.

Dr. Eckard Lokin and the Minister of Intelligence (formerly known as Colonel Tylado Bentismo, Watcher Seventeen, or Keeper) come afterwards as Darrash's adoptive fathers once he entered the realm of Intelligence. Tylado brought him in as a sort of pet project or guarantee for his promotion to Keeper, should he prove that he can create a top-notch operative for Intelligence and keep them alive with his remote guidance. He didn't count on accidentally gaining a reluctant son, nor actually seeing himself as a father. Darrash does fully trust him, not just implicitly, but genuinely. He loves him. He knows Tylado didn't have much of a choice once operations spun out of his hands, and Tylado is amazed that he is still .. well, alive.

Likewise, Eckard understands Darrash better than the Agent wants to admit. He's known him since his first day in Intelligence, having to conduct medical examinations and quickly learning that he needs to be heavily sedated beforehand. He doesn't like treating Darrash like an animal, as other officers have suggested, he sees Darrash as a genuine son. And Darrash, albeit feigning a grudge, sees him like a father alongside Tylado. (The two of them had been married for twenty years by the time Darrash came into the picture, and they both had their turns trying to raise and look after him without showing extraneous bias..)

Raina comes next, as Darrash's protégé and adoptive little sister. She's a tad rigid and rough around the edges but she means very well and is always ready to learn when she's made or experienced an error in her ways. She learns to trust herself first, and follow her gut in the field.

[hypersis84]

A quick sketch video as I’m also listening to an interview on Youtube featuring Gene Luen Yang and Raina Telgemeier..

[jackidy]

Love and Monsters

Pairing: HienWol (Hien/Raina) Characters: F!Viera WOL, Hien Rijin Warnings: N/A, spoilers for the end of Shadowbringers  Rating: G Fandom: Final Fantasy XIV A small drabble, ive been mostly posting these on twitter as of late but i might cross post them on here too??? We’ll see. Ive been wanting to write something for Hien and Raina reuniting between ShB and EW for a while but i’ve never quite manged it

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It's almost tragic how much you can miss someone in mere months.

They were different than when they left, still troubled but in a different way. It weighed differently, his wife seeming near a shadow of themselves as they stumbled, supported by their brother, into the enclave and had collapsed, sobbing in his arms as they clung to him.

Even now, Raina looks small, twitching restlessly in their sleep. Patchy ears shed fur of white and gold, once long deep brown hair cropped short to remove the pallid hue that had bleached it. What horrors had they experienced in that land?

Hien's hand reaches out for them as they whimper, curling in on themselves as if to hide, only to hesitate.

The scar on their ribs, a gift from the Garlean Prince himself, was another reminder of what had occurred. Skin felt as cold and stiff as marble, blemished white with veins of gold, like the kintsugi his mother was always fond of. It was beautiful, yet his wife viewed it with horror.

He cups their face, Raina waking with a jolt, panting with fear and a horror in their eyes Hien doesn't believe he's seen since Tsukiyomi.

"I'm here, it's just us." He whispers, smiling softly despite the sheer force of the grip they place on his hand. It will bruise. "You're home, my love, you're home with me."

Their grip eases, dark eyes softening with grief as they looked to the hand that cradled their face, turning to press a kiss to his rough palm.

"Might I know your nightmare?"

It's a request, as always, voice soft and inviting, not wish to push their boundaries. Married they may be, but that was still no excuse to upset them further.

"I was a monster." They whisper after prolonged silence, Hien ready to accept their need forsecrecy once more. "I... I drowned a world in light and massacred this one all to..."

They pause, swallowing thickly before looking back to his face. "All to get back to you."

He doesn't understand, not fully, most words lost on him without full context, rubbing their cheek bone soothingly as Raina broke down into tears once more.

"It's flattering, you know, to hear I am worthy of destroying worlds for." He half jokes in a whisper, chuckling himself as a sob laced laugh escapes from Raina, followed by a light push.

"Hien, it wasn't a-"

"I'd destroy worlds too, if it meant reuniting with you, my lady."

[twilishark]

Having references for Art Fight done before 28th June? more likely than you would believe 

uploading here for my ref more than anything 

So thankful to that hair for making full face refs possible without obstruction of hair, something you couldn’t really do for viera at least before now 

[mod-autumn]

if I had a nickel for every ENA-looking character in TAOCC, I would have 3 nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened thrice

[missautumn]