#i need something in gold i think

[nightmares-2]

I feel like sometimes people dont realise how powerful Maglor must be- being the mightiest singer in a world revolved around song must mean something after all.

[arsenicflame]

It's a time-honoured tradition- every time Sam comes across Izzy (and Ed) in their travels, he asks Izzy to marry him. And every time, Izzy turns him down.

At this point, Sam is asking more for the sake of it than any belief Izzy will ever say yes, a remnant of childhood dedication touched with 30 years of heartbreak and regret- though even now, a small part of him still holds out hope. Sam's promises have only got more extravagant over the years, from a job as his first mate, to a captaincy, a fleet at his command, a whole fucking island if that's what Izzy wants- but he knows it isn't though, not really. If Izzy was ever going to agree to marry him, to leave his life and go with Sam, it wouldn't be for anything Sam could offer him. Izzy never did care for flashy shows of wealth, for a ship or to be captain. The only thing that ever mattered to him was loyalty given, and loyalty shown in return. 

It all comes to a head after Stede left and came back, after Izzy lost a toe, lost his leg. Sam hasn't seen him since before things with Ed started to really slide off the rails, before stress permanently set into the lines of Izzy’s face. So, when he sees a dishevelled man with a hoof for a leg in a no-name port, he doesn't even consider the idea that he might know him. It's only when he turns towards him, and Sam catches a glance at those oh too familiar tattoos, he realises this is Izzy, his Izzy, that stands before him.

Knowing Izzy's discomfort with pity, he doesn't treat him any differently than he would in years gone by, positioning himself in Izzy's line of sight before approaching and sweeping him up into a bone crushing hug. 

“Israel-goddamn-Hands!” he exclaims, as Izzy grumbles back a begrudging “Samuel-fucking-Bellamy”, a tradition almost as old as their friendship itself. Izzy might not hug him back, but he can’t keep the corner of his mouth from twitching, just for a second.

(If Sam holds Izzy a little tighter and a little longer than usual, well. That's his business)

By the time Sam lets go, most of the crew has appeared in the town square, drawn in by the commotion. They may have given Izzy his leg and welcomed him as one of them, but still there’s an underlying tension, with nobody quite ready to set aside everything that happened before the Kraken. Seeing him cosying up to an unknown man sets everyone on edge, unsure whether to come to their first mate’s aid, or to assume that they've been betrayed once again.

When Ed sees that the yelling was Sam, his hand goes tense where it's held in Stede's. He knows the routine, has seen it more times than he can count, but as he watches them part he realises that this is the first time in a long time he's unsure of what Izzy's response will be.

Knowing that something’s different, knowing that Izzy's feeling vulnerable already, Sam doesn't go for the same flashy proposal he’s been giving for years. He doesn't promise Izzy the world, he doesn't cause a scene (or, any more of a scene than he already has, anyway). He looks at the fractured man in front of him, takes his face in his hands, and says the exact same thing to him he said when they were little more than boys. “Israel, I have to ask you. I know what you'll say, but I have to try. Come with me. Marry me and sail away with me. I'll keep you safe”

And Izzy… hesitates. He glances over at Ed, at Stede, and says to Sam “...We’re staying in port for a week. Ask me again then”

That's the moment Sam knows there is something deeply, horribly, wrong. He's not just looking at an Izzy who got seriously injured in a fight and is struggling to cope, this is something so much bigger than that- and that Ed has something to do with it. Izzy wouldn't even be considering leaving if he didn't. Whether it was negligence or something more sinister, Sam doesn't yet know, but he intends to find out.

[egginfroggin]

Shooting Star

(Frantically telling myself that I'm not going to do this with every member of the zodiac, I'm not gonna do a monochrome portrait of each of them with their symbol in gold haloing their head, I'm not gonna do that I'm not I'm not gonna - *thinks about how to pose Dipper and the grunkles* frickign dang it)

[angelpuns]

pov i did in fact get a (v cheap) cane to see if it helped any but I'm??? apprehensive about using it or telling anyone about it cause im?? Idk if it will improve my life but it's a temporary solution until I can go to the doctor. Anyway this is just me telling someone( the internet) about it cause it frankly should not be this big of a deal. It just is cause that's the type of person I am. I mean- my friends can attest to me not being able to stand or walk for long periods of time, I just don't want them to??? i don't wanna say judge me, but maybe think I am being dramatic?? It really is temporary to see if it helps so. Idk. I know they probably wouldn't but man im just.ragh. I also was under the assumption that canes are just for support when walking but apparently nthey are also helpful if you have trouble standing. good to know cause that's where most of my issues lie. walking sucks too but I can usually deal cause im too focused on other things such as 'dont get hit by car' and 'dont let knees get too straight'

ALSO SIDE NOTE I WILL BE GOING TO A DOCTOR SOMETIME AFTER JANUARY IM JUST LITERALLY TOO BUSY AND POOR RN TO DO SO

[unrav3l]

i just learned that the 10 bilion yen majima get at the end of sunshine arc are actually to get a golden statue of himself and i might be lowkey loosing my mind cause bro was one of the richest men in japan and spent BILIONS on a thing no one ever heard of what an icon

[anghraine]

jenndoesnotcare replied to this post:

Every time LDS kids come to my neighborhood I am so so nice to them. I hope they remember the blue haired lady who was kind, when people try to convince them the outside world is bad and scary. (Also they are always so young! I want to feed them cookies and give them Diana Wynne Jones books or something)

Thank you! Honestly, this sort of kindness can go a really long way, even if it doesn't seem like it at the time.

LDS children and missionaries (and the majority of the latter are barely of age) are often the people who interact the most with non-Mormons on a daily basis, and thus are kind of the "face" of the Church to non-Mormons a lot of the time. As a result, they're frequently the ones who actually experience the brunt of antagonism towards the Church, which only reinforces the distrust they've already been taught to feel towards the rest of the world.

It's not that the Church doesn't deserve this antagonism, but a lot of people seem to take this enormous pride in showing up Mormon teenagers who have spent most of their lives under intense social pressure, instruction, expectation, and close observation from both their peers and from older authorities in the Church (it largely operates on seniority, so young unmarried people in particular tend to have very little power within its hierarchies). Being "owned" for clout by non-Mormons doesn't prove anything to most of them except that their leaders and parents are right and they can't trust people outside the Church.

The fact that the Church usually does provide a tightly-knit community, a distinct and familiar culture, and a well-developed infrastructure for supporting its members' needs as long as they do [xyz] means that there can be very concrete benefits to staying in the Church, staying closeted, whatever. So if, additionally, a Mormon kid has every reason to think that nobody outside the Church is going to extend compassion or kindness towards them, that the rest of the world really is as hostile and dangerous as they've been told, the stakes for leaving are all the higher, despite the costs of staying.

So people from "outside" who disrupt this narrative of a hostile, threatening world that cannot conceivably understand their experiences or perspectives can be really important. It's important for them to know that there are communities and reliable support systems outside the Church, that leaving the Church does not have to mean being a pariah in every context, that there are concrete resources outside the Church, that compassion and decency in ordinary day-to-day life is not the province of any particular religion or sect and can be found anywhere. This kind of information can be really important evidence for people to have when they are deciding how much they're willing to risk losing.

So yeah, all of this is to say that you're doing a good thing that may well provide a lifeline for very vulnerable people, even if you don't personally see results at the time.

[nadiajustbe]

Howl absolutely steals Megan's earrings and I am not explaining this.

[beigetiger]

I don’t usually post Monkey Wrench stuff but I have NOT seen people talking about JB’s necklace despite it CLEARLY having a symbol on it that’s going to be relevant, they wouldn’t show it to us if it wasn’t.

So I reckoned that SURELY there would’ve been something matching the necklace in one of the previous episodes, and so I went looking.

And lo and behold, in episode 3, the picture of the Terran girl and her family has her wearing a spacesuit with that symbol on it.

So this was probably the symbol that the Terrans used to worship the colour green in the same way that most people in the galaxy worship the three primary colours. In this one, yellow and blue work together to create green.

And this leaves room for a lot of implications. I’m willing to bet money that JB knows quite a bit more about the Terrans than he’s let on, ESPECIALLY since he was extremely quick to take the necklace away from Shrike when he tried to look closer at the symbol (since Shrike is a former red officer, he’d probably be more likely than anyone to recognize the symbol, even in his drunk state). Like, JB tore it away from him and quickly kept on talking to distract him. He’s absolutely hiding something.

I’ve also seen the theory that perhaps the yellow and blue primaries are working against the red one, and while I don’t think it’s likely, this could be used as fuel for it. Either way, I’m very happy that my suspicions about the symbol were confirmed. I’m also reasonably sure that the girl in the portrait will come in relevant some day.

[madamescarlette]

In other (thrilling) news, I went to my brother's workplace to talk to him for awhile a few days ago, and he reported back later that all his coworkers came to a consensus that I am very pretty, and very capable 😭😭

[infinitelyweary]

Has anyone endlessly dissected Armand's subtle Marius shade yet

[goldenspringmornings]

godforbid nesta had been ace I think cassian/rhys might have just straight killed her

[daylighteclipsed]

I doubt the devs meant for cloud strife to be so autistic-coded, but holy hell does he come across autistic

[i3utterflyeffect]

anyway do you think king had moments where he accidentally Dad™️'d purple even before his redemption arc.

purple trying to get the plan absolutely perfect to the point of losing sleep and king just sighs and makes them take a break even though no, i've almost got it, i swear, just a few more minutes

purple mentions having not eaten that day and king immediately gets up to get them a snack

[gomzdrawfr]

Okay what furniture sets from ACNH (or other games) do you think the 141+ your oc's would have?

I did not know how extensive those furniture sets could get so that was a fun research

But I'm uh I'm not good at interior designing so idk some of these may suck XD I'm only more certain about my own OCs' tastes

Price - Log Series He's always giving me the cabin/lumber vibes for me so

Gaz - mix of Sleek Series (New Leaf) and Modern Wood Series (New Leaf) To me, I always feel like Gaz has more of a mid-century modern vibes (I think the word is Bohemian mid-century aesthetic? basically vintage leather, wood panel, plants and rugs...just see the photo HAHA)

Ghost - Simple Series He's...uh- yeah I mean I think he can survive with a fridge and a solid sofa as long as he has his guns around LMAO maybe a mattress when he needs to yk, fancy a shag or something

Soap - Ironwood Series + Patchwork Series Tough one, I can't clock his vibes with the series available, so this is the closest I can decide on. I feel like he's also practical like Ghost, but also want to have a piece of comfort that might remind him of his childhood or home, so maybe the Patchwork bed + the other furniture in Ironwork Series.

okay now for my babies

Raven - the fun answer is Ice Series (New Leaf, New Horizon one lowkey sucks LOL), the more rational answer is a mix of Antique Series and Imperial Series, because I think she does like collecting imperial items sometimes (especially lamps, she'll def collect the Exotic lamp and Exotic wall shelf)

Fish - Sloppy Series Bro does not have his life together, so yeah he's not making his bed since he barely live in his flat, the med bay is his home now anyways

Jelly - Mermaid Series It's cute, it's pink, it's ocean theme, that is 100% Jelly coded set

B6 - mix of Log Series and Moroccan Series Like Raven, B6 also have affinity to collecting lights, and Moroccan lights and their pretty carpets are his fav (the game doesn't have said carpet but I'm just saying)

Viktor - mix of Gorgeous Series (New Leaf) and Antique Series Old fashion rich villain, yep. Gorgeous chair feels velvet-like to me which yes he owns several, though I would say his theme would be more so black, gold and green. I added Antique because he also like wood furnitures.

[universalthaumaturge]

so. chapter 5 huh.

[bismuthburnsblue]

the current mood over here today 🫡🫡🫡