#i love you cairngorm

[pemprika]

💫 the IPSEITY pin collection in full! 💫

[birdhousemp3]

I LOVE CREATING THINGS!!!!

[mieowkoid09]

Welegato isn't actually a trans-woman cuz she's a trans-lunarian thank you very much

We love to see her using the Lunarian gendered bathroom- i mean ship <333

[yogurtlid10000]

Big ass collection of my favorite phos and cairngorm moments throughout HNK

oof...

silly!! i think their relationship and banter is highly underrated

guh i love phos and cairngorm and i love how phos goes through sooo many changes tghroughout their time with gormie and for once has a stable partner who doesnt like die immediately cough

at the same time i know cairngorms annoyance(idk a good word) at phos constantly getting themsleves hurt is played off as humorous but i think cairngorm is genuienly upset

THIS is so random and realy funny WHY are they stnading like that

i really wish we got to see more of cairngorm with lapis lazuli

cairngorm has said "what are you even on about" twice so thats 2 nickels

this is the arc where we get into my favorite cairngorm and phos designs. moon phos and normal cairngorm idk they are so fun to draw

Cairngorm sleeps with shiro plushies which is so cute. Also the fact that they wouldn't have gone to the moon if not for phos like NEEDING to rely on gormie for so much and literally begging them to go, they might not have... um. encountered aechmea and yk what happens GUH PHOS ! !

SO BASICALLY phos got cairngorm to go with them. They explicitly said they dont want to. bro i guess phos eventually convinved them. or maybe it was because of ghost. or maybe lapis. I find it interesting that cairngorm was so devoted to listening to their "ghost" and protecting phos but then when lapis comes in they are more focused on lapis? and also more tired?

And then... the moon and thats basically it for their interactions that i LIKE after that. but yea, defintiley my favorite phos relationship

there is ONE flashback cairngorm has on the moon:

its kinda just sad tho i keep forgetting this exists because u can see in their water relfection, ghost standing behind cairngorm

[c-kiddo]

Read annihilation because of you, loved it!

Any more book recommendations?

aw glad you liked it :D

the rest of the series if you liked annihilation of course (tho its not quite as neatly well told they are good and i rly liked them as well. some rly rly good scenes especially the kind of whole run-up to the end of authority and a bunch of stuff in acceptance) . . others:

split tooth - tanya tagaq (heavy but very good, also nice illustration) into thin air & into the wild - jon krakauer (i liked both a lot) jonny appleseed - joshua whitehead (loved this sm) little blue encyclopedia (for vivian) - hazel jane plante (weird and lovely and caring. made me cry) underland - robert macfarlane (i feel like this goes with the weird fascination with abandoned and underground strange places thats in Annihilation but its nonfiction. instead of the tower its salt mines) comet in moominland - tove jansson (moominpappa at sea is one of my other favourites but this is the first novel. first book is technically moomins and the great flood but comet is rly good) the living mountain - nan shepherd (love anything appreciating mountains like this. i love the cairngorms too) our wives under the sea - julia armfield (this is pretty similar in vibes to annihilation, just the domestic came-home-wrong thing instead of travelling into the place that changes you, and the deep sea instead of swampland area x.. i have to assume the author read annihilation bc its v similar energy. i did like it a lot. leah is so me fr)

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Payneland Doctor Who AU (Rings of Akhaten)

The stars are going out. Edwin cannot see any light. He cannot see any ground. He cannot see anything other than gold blooming throughout his vision- 

But this gold is not mottled with neon orange; it is tinged with bright, calming, loyal blue light. 

A door is opening. A boy is running out of a door, carrying lantern gold light in his eyes, in his smile, brighter than any sun could ever dare be, regardless of whether that sun is a god or a parasite.

Two girls run out behind him, one silver, one gold, the moon and the stars, and the sun is still devouring Edwin, body, mind, and soul, but these three stand between him and a parasite that calls itself a god.

The boy crouches between Edwin and the sun itself, a pinprick silhouette against the vast, looming power of a sun god. “I’m not letting it take you,” he says in a voice that sounds like home, that makes up the other half of Edwin’s hearts, and when he glances back at Edwin, his eyes are lighting up gold. Not parasite gold, not bargains-that-can-never-be-fulfilled-gold, but TARDIS gold. The gold of supernovas, and timelines, and eternity.

And miracles. 

-aletterinthenameofsanity, leads you here despite your destination (under the milky way tonight)

I want all that is not mine

I want him, but we're not right

In the darkness I will meet my creators

And they will all agree, that I'm a suffocator

I should go now, quietly

Before my bones have found a place to lie down and sleep

Oh, love

I'm sorry if I smothered you

-Daughter, Smother

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[iheartfrogs1904]

HOUSEKI NO KUNI IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED.

One of my most favourite pieces of media has to be houseki no kuni. It shows such a disgustingly sad story with such BEAUTIFUL visuals and writing. Something I find about my favourite pieces of art is when it tells a story starting off with nothing, or with something underlying you could only have known was another piece to the puzzle after it’s been revealed to you, like attack on Titan. Anyone who’s read houseki no kuni knows what I’m talking about, it starts off with knowing nothing, literally in the pov of Phos being as ‘ignorant’ as them and all that. What I think sets it off from the rest is that throughout the story, the other characters don’t seem to emotionally or mentally change the way Phos does. Aechmea designing and using Phos as a puppet, breaking and moulding them into an empathetic, sapient being. The way everyone had accepted Phos’ fate to become the one to leave behind, them having no regard for how Phos would feel or even apologize for how they treated them shows the huge lack of humanity of them all, shows why it needed to be Phos to be the one to stay behind too, because they did genuinely care for others. The way the others treated each other could have come off as caring but at the end of the day it was so superficial, especially with the way we can see their relationships develop from being divided to all living on the moon together to being prayed away, it was all surface level, even after a millennia they all lacked empathy, EVEN DIAMOND. The way the diamonds mirror society in how our value is how we contribute to it is taken to an extreme in this story, the other gems genuinely not caring if Phos could have died when they got swallowed by that creature because of how easily they broke, similar to Cinnibar.

I actually love how when Cinnibar is finally accepted they are completely devoted to helping a cause they know nothing about, not caring about what Phos had to say because they were finally accepted into the society they had never been a part of. The one person that showed them empathy, they would not listen to because of how low their self worth and esteem was, mirroring how someone whose climbed their way to the top from the bottom seeing themselves as a pig with lipstick on, for Cinnibar it genuinely coming from a way of thinking about their society and not them actually feeling anything. If they felt something, you would at least be shown that turmoil, but Cinnibar, just like the others is not an empathetic person.

Anyway, on the topic of empathy the fact that the gems didn’t seem to be emotionally affected when Phos attacked the island with the other gems as well again shows their lack of it. They just buried Phos and went about everything as it was, being able to carry on and not carrying any vendettas or anything, always just indifference. You are never shown any major inner turmoil of the other gems, maybe a bit of questioning or slight sadness but never any pure raw emotion. Even earlier in the series where other gems disappear to the moon, they’re sad but never in deep disparity, always close to humanity but never actually experiencing it except for Phos, or maybe Antarc too, maybe that’s why they were so easily replaced by Cairngorm, who knows.

[lovemedeadwrites]

Can I request a yandere padparadscha with a gem s/o?

Hello!!! This isn’t exactly a one shot, sorry this took so long! Also this has spoilers for the Moon arc

You’re not really sure why someone like Padparadscha liked you, you were weaker than he was, little to no past ties and connection like what he had with Rutile.

Perhaps he liked you for that, while you weren’t really anything special from your fellow gems, you didn’t treat him like he was different, or obsess over him and his health like Rutile did. You remembered having spoken to him, once, twice, thrice in the times he would be waking up from the inclusions Rutile inserted into gaps of his torso and recalling those conversations to be comfortable, welcoming even. If there was one thing you wanted for him, it was to wish him well.

Maybe that’s why he liked you so much, he feels on equal terms with you, and the lack of obsession you have for him certainly helps. If anything it’s him that’s obsessed with you, for whatever reason. Sometimes his sleepiness, while usually paired with acceptance and surrender to the condition he knows he can never be cured of, he desires for you to be with him in his slumber.

It’s intrusive in the way he thinks, he wants your gems to crush and mold together with his, perhaps your pieces would serve to complete him, have your inclusions be one with his and not be rejected by the choosiness of his body, the red of his hair covering your field of vision and you see nothing more than just him. He knows he can protect you just fine too.

Padparadscha doesn’t quite understand love the same way humans or lunarians do, much like any other gem like yourself. Gems do not have a beating heart, but he finally understood what he wanted more than the initial desires he had when he had seen Aechmea marry Cairngorm on the moon.

It’s such a shame he can’t quite kiss you the same way he saw their wedding go, not without accidentally breaking you anyways.

[khadgarbignaturals]

houseki no kuni spoilers ahead

aechmea and eyes:

he replaced one of phos’ eyes with a pearly lunarian one

he removed the quartz from cairngorm’s eyes

aechmea told phos the eye would let him see what they see and keep track of them. that eye of phos is their lunarian part (spirit), much like their agate legs being their admiriablis part (flesh), and then of course their original gem body (bone). aechmea has been watching phos for hundreds of years, orchestrating their entire descent and forcing them to turn into a new prayer machine.

i believe the quartz in cairngorm’s eyes wasn’t meant to be removed. cairngorm and ghost quartz genuinely cared for phos, but as they descended further and further, so did cairngorm’s grief and fear. watching the person you care about the most slowly lose themself would mentally fuck anyone, which was something aechmea took advantage of. the moon warps the psyche of them (see: phos, yellow diamond, alexandrite), making them weak and open to manipulation. aechmea literally removed cairngorm’s love for phos as well has his cool-headed personality and intelligence. aechmea always plays the long game and he specifically ordered the destruction of ghost quartz so cairngorm would be available to him. he even kept ghost’s body preserved on the moon. aechmea targeted cairngorm just as he targeted phos, and exerted the same control over them with their eyes.

aechmea controls the 2 most important gems to his plans through their eyes (phos as a tool and cairngorm as an object of affection)

also rip yellow diamond i’m sorry the moon gave you a mental breakdown you’ll never recover from

[king-paimon]

I've read up on your blog through a lot of Houseki no Kuni's manga. I liked your analysis though I gotta say come the last chapters, specifically since chapter 95, I didn't always agree with them.

I didn't need the end to be happy sunshine and rainbows, or the opposite, for Phos to go all revenge monster on the gems either. But at the end there, I felt like we all just accepted everything Ichikawa threw at us with no criticism, all that torture flattening the narrative's nuance, and if I didn't like it, I was seeing it through the wrong angle.

I know you don't act like that, which I appreciate. Throught all your reviews, you expressed understanding on why so many people disliked the story. Thank you for that, thank you for not being judgemental. And I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.

I just couldn't help but feel like so many story threads were left lose, and so many complete 180°s were thrown that didn't match the story or it's characters. Some people described it as a self-sabotaged narrative, and I see it. It wasn't enough to give me catharsis - especially with the character set up as the villain getting everything he wanted.

I guess I just had higher standards, which the story didn't meet. That is not a bad thing, after all.

I think my biggest gripe is with how Cairngorm's character was handled, and I'd like to include this here. The ambiguity of their predatory relationship was in poor taste, and remained unaddressed. I can see why so many of my friends left the series when that plot point happened. They deserved better.

Hi @intoxtinction! Thank you for sending me this message and sorry that it took me so long to finally respond. Real life has been kicking my butt and free time to do anything on here is a rarity. But I still wanted to write a response to you because I really loved your response! And yes, I saw the comment you left on my last HnK meta post. You're good; don't worry about it!

Thank you again for your kind words. I'm glad that you like my posts, even if they sometimes become long, nonsensical rambles and especially if you don't agree with some of my points! I love that. Whenever I wrote my posts, I always try to keep an open mind and take into account that all fans are different and would have different views when it comes to works works like HnK. As far as I can see, HnK is one of those works that is supposed to draw up conversations because it's not a simple, straight forward story with clear distinction between black/white moral characters. Everyone who reads it is going to view the events in the story differently based on their own beliefs and even if everyone's views conflict with one another, I think it's fascinating and even wonderful. So even if I may not agree with some fans when it comes to certain aspects of HnK, I never hold it against them. I don't want to demonize anyone for how they interpret the story, at least not too harshly anyways. I know when I'm biased, but I don't let that stop me from at least trying to understand where other fans are coming from. HnK was such a fascinatingly complex and unconventional story, and the fact that it can spur many views and feelings from people is one of the reasons whyI liked the series.

With that being said, however, I also think it's important to be open to properly critique our favorite works. HnK is not immune from these critiques, because for as much as I enjoyed following the story over the past couple of years, there are many aspects in the overall story that were far from satisfying. So many loose ends, incomplete character arches, and questionable story decisions... After being away from the story for some time now, it's become more apparent that there were many aspects to the HnK that has me question Haruko Ichikawa's story telling abilities. Don't get me wrong, she's shown to be a very fascinating storyteller and I overall liked what she created. But when it comes to the incomplete story threads for all of the other characters besides Phos, I can't tell if some of Ms. Ichikawa's decisions were intentionally left up for interpretation or if their stories were just not important to complete since at the end of the day, HnK is about Phos's story. One of these decisions I question the most about is Cairngorm's story arch, so I couldn't agree more with you, @intoxtinction. Cairngorm was done dirty in so many ways and they deserved a more satisfying ending to their story.

I was planning on writing two last posts that would be focusing on these topics. But because life has been kicking my butt too much lately, I don't know when they will be out, if at all at this point. But if I'm able to complete them, I hope you'll get the chance to read them and share your own thought. And again, it's totally fine if you don't agree with my points; I'd still love to read them!

[maximumwobblerbanditdonut]

Local Lens Scotland with Ewan & Colin McGregor

Ewan McGregor is coming home. This special episode of Local Lens, where the actor, director and goodwill ambassador reconnects with his brother, Colin, a former Royal Air Force fighter pilot turned instructor, in their homeland in the Scottish Highlands.

Ewan McGregor and his RAF fighter-pilot brother Colin take the trip they always dreamed of in the latest Local Lens episode directed by Stuart McIntyre, produced by production company Somesuch and serviced by production partner LS Productions.​

‘Ewan McGregor: A Brothers’ Guide to Scotland’ The chance to explore the Highlands, where they holidayed with their family as young boys, presented itself via Expedia’s Local Lens video series, and they seized it. The backdrop of the Cairngorms' lush mountains, shimmering lochs, and the majestic trees of The Hermitage forest, the brothers embark on a nostalgic adventure in search of the northern lights—a trip complete with laughs, memories, music, and sheep.

Ewan McGregor and Colin McGregor after taking to the skies over Scotland in an RAF Tornado jet. DAVID CHESKIN - PA IMAGES/PA IMAGES/GETTY

Produced by Somesuch for Expedia’s Local Lens series, the episode follows the pair as they travel from Colin’s home in Elgin, 175 miles north of Edinburgh, to the Scottish highlands in search of the northern lights.

​A love of adventure was a force bred strong in the brothers on childhood forays around their home country, forging an intimate bond. As Ewan says now, “When you know someone as well as your brother, you don’t need words.” They would take road trips with their parents, go hill-climbing, vacation on rugged Scottish beaches, and immerse themselves in water so unfathomably cold it fired them up for the rest of the day. “A lot of my memories are of us scrambling across cliffs and looking in rock pools,” says Ewan. “There’s a freedom about being a kid in this rugged, weathered landscape that’s just fantastic.”

A picnic stop reminds them of childhood: “Then, it was a white roll with one lopsided cheese slice”

The weekend’s adventure across the Cairngorms is no less memorable. Watch as Stuart candidly captures the pair as they bicker. Get nostalgic. Get side tracked. Even have a mishap with sheep and take a dip in a friend’s freezing loch. They stop for fuel and Tunnock’s teacakes, an iconic Scottish chocolate-and-marshmallow snack that transports them back to their childhoods. They have moments of awestruck silence and absolute solitude. But most of all, the episode touchingly records the brothers as they reconnect with each other—and with the spectacular, otherworldly terrain they grew up surrounded by.

The Cairngorms mountain range contains five of the six highest mountains in Scotland. Photo: Courtesy of Expedia

Stuart McIntyre a Canadian director. Recognised for his reverent depiction of sport and natural rapport with high-profile talent, his work is an exhilarating, high-octane style of realism.

The brothers emphasised spending some time in the great outdoors, hanging out with some friendly local farm animals, hiking through the Hermitage Forest, and trying to catch an elusive glimpse of the Northern Lights. Photo: Courtesy of Expedia.

Guests at the Ewe Bar can expect live music and a jovial, classic pub atmosphere. Photo: Courtesy of Expedia.

#Expedia

Photo: Courtesy of Expedia

The quaint one-bedroom cottage features a soaking tub, a fireplace, a zip line, and a fire pit. Photo: Courtesy of Expedia

"It's a very old, sort of rambly house, and the design of it is beautiful, very rustic and real," McGregor says of the Dell Cottage, where he stayed during the trip. Photo: Courtesy of Expedia

I love that they were making this video. This is the best one yet from Scotland. One’s a Hollywood star, the other a fighter pilot. But these famous brothers, have one key characteristic in common. Take in the majestic sights and sounds of the McGregor brothers’ adventure through the magnificent Highlands, on a voyage underpinned by childhood memories and encompassing the true and natural warmth and wit of Scotland. Jumping into lochs. Congrats to Colin and Ewan and Expedia Group who brought this wonderful film to life.

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Posted 25th March 2024

@hillandglen “Per Ardua Ad Astra” – Through Adversity’s to the Stars ✨

[yet-another-haven-of-dollya]

Hey Dollya!! I hope this doesn't come off as mean-spirited or misguided (?) But I thought I'd let you know just in case - Unless it's an intentional design choice by you, and as someone with siblings of a darker complexion - people with darker skin tones tend to have lighter palms and soles! I always loved seeing that little detail artists add and thought you'd like to know . Still adore your artwork, it's amazingly smooth and beautiful either way <3

I would say it's a design choice, and I answered an ask about the ashy shade of Kariya's skin being not very realistic before as well. It's because I don't base my designs off from real human skin, but rather from fictional being. Kariya - Hassan of Serenity (Fate Prototype, FGO) and "Nyan" - Cairngorm (Houseki no Kuni).

These characters also don't have realistic skin tone as well, since they're not human. And I also want to show that my characters are not human either, but that's spoiler so I'll leave it as that.

I know darker skin characters tend to create arguments, but here on my blog I would like to ask for people to respect my choices. I understand what you said about those small details though! Everytime I see foreign artists draw Áo Dài or Vietnamese clothes right, even just the most obvious details, I get crazy excited too! And I really appreciate your interest in my drawing :3 I know you've been cheering for me since the very early of my time here. Thank you for the remind and I hope you understand my decisions ✨

[mieowkoid09]

CairnPhos brings Cinnabar's mercury to shame lmao

"Pre Moon Cairngorm was kinder to Phos than they are now"

Pre Moon:

Some of these may just be banter but still- you have to admit that Welegato isn't as bad as they were before they had the ghost removed. and ngl I could be wrong on this but I dont think Cairn ever told Phos 'thank you' pre moon.. Also Pre Moon Cairn (arguably) only gave advice that would make Phos feel better. while Post Moon Welegato? Welegato actually gave GOOD advice to make EVERYONE happy, not just Phos.

you can go ahead and ship these messy exes if you still want to tho, Make them hate eachother so much that they think they're in love <3 or create an AU where Phos realizes Cairn still has ghost in their eye and removes it only to realize that their connection was fabricated and not truly real and give Phos an even worse sense of isolation. Cuz omg they're so toxic and it is delicious. or make them fluffy who knows, but still, please realize that in canon that they are SO toxic that they bring Cinnabar's mercury shame

[c-kiddo]

hi!!!!! i saw a ptarmigan once. have you meet them before? it was a willow ptarmigan and before he spoke i almost thought he was a chicken

no i havent but i want to so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i need to get crampons and be able to drive to schiehallion and climb it in winter and see ptarmigans on it or in the cairngorms i love them so much im a bit obsessed with them . did u know their name comes from gàidhlig tàrmachan and that means croaker. lol

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Ghostcrow & Palasaki (The Old Guard AU: Chapter 5)

There is something expanding in Charles’ chest. Something that threatens to wash warmth through his entire body, a sensation, a light, not helped when Monty continues: “They’re pretty fucking glorious, those banyan trees. I mean, I only saw pictures, not the real thing- this is the first time I’ve ever been outside of Washington- but god. They call them strangler figs, for the way that they grow, the way that they squeeze the life out of the trees they wrap themselves around, but all I could see when I saw them were palaces. The way that accessory trunks grow out from the roots, so that you could be walking through an entire forest and it only be one single organism-” Monty swallows and Charles forgets to breathe as Monty says, “All I could dream of for so long was getting to see all those trees in person. Getting to see them with Charles and Edwin. Getting to feel them beneath my finger tips. Getting to walk between all those extra trunks-”

“Getting to be kissed under them?” Niko asks, all reckless romanticism, conjuring up a story that Charles and Edwin have shared between them so many times, that Charles did not let himself dream of for fifty years, that Charles did dream of back in 1972, as Monty pressed him up against the bookshelf in the farm house, kissing his neck, the wood at Charles’ back, when Charles knew he was going to lose Monty, but before he did, he wanted to see Monty home, wanted to have Monty and Edwin together beneath that very tree.

“Yeah,” Monty admits, and the world shatters supernova, enough to send Charles’ hand to his chest, as Monty confesses, voice wistful, aching: “Still do.”

Charles shouldn’t be shocked. Monty did say that his time with them was heaven amongst hell. 

But Charles hadn’t dared dream that Monty still wants them. That he still cares. That he still dreams of the same things that Charles and Edwin do.

Monty wants them. God, more than that, he still wants them. He never stopped. Even through the ruin of their relationship and the wreckage of the years, love endured on both ends, strong as a banyan.

-aletterinthenameofsanity, no grave can hold my body down (crawl home to them)

Slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams

I'm strangled by your haunted social scene

Just a pawn outplayed by a dominating queen

It's four o'clock in the morning

Damn it listen to me good

Thank God my music is still alive

And someone saved my life tonight

-Elton John, Someone Saved My Life Tonight

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[momentary-moss]

Hi! I really like how you draw Ghost! I think the concept of Cairngorm being able to like "switch" is really interesting and portraying it with changing eye colors is creative. I was wondering if you're okay if others also used this idea for fanarts etc.

Oh Thank you very much!

It's perfectly okay to use the concept, I believe the concept of switching is already in the canon of the manga, with "the little one inside me(Cairngorm) overtaking me" thing.

Even if it's not explicitly DID(Cairn being physically inside Ghost, as opposed to the division of memories as a result of trauma), I like to apply my own experiences with my dissociative disorder to them ^-^ Makes me really happy when they resonate for people!

Oh, all this is to say, it's not really a super original concept and anyone can use it! So feel free to do as you like! (although I'd love to see any art that might be inspired by my own <3 Especially more Cairn/Ghost content!!!)