#i'm done thank god

[gay-otlc]

Vacker Legacy

The Vacker Legacy is to be ruined by the matchmaking system.

ao3

Being a Vacker means that matchmaking is an expectation. Not even an expectation, really, more of a requirement. No one in the family can escape it, no matter how much they might want to. The consequences of trying to escape are… severe.

Her mom never talks about it, but being a Vanisher comes with the perks of easily eavesdropping. So she knows about Livvy. She’s heard the conversations Della and Livvy have when they think they’re alone; Della saying she loves Livvy, but she can’t leave Alden, can’t become a match fail . And Livvy, her voice dripping with disdain, saying Della hasn’t changed at all, that she’s a coward, too afraid to be happy.

Della didn’t deny it, and Biana still hasn’t told her she overheard.

She knows that this need to be a good match, this Vacker Legacy , is the reason her mom and Livvy can’t be happy.

She also knows how the matchmaking system ruined Alvar. She hadn’t even needed to eavesdrop as a Vanisher to know this. The screaming matches between him and Alden were so loud . She’d been much younger, then, but she still remembers it clearly. Alvar had confessed that he’d fallen in love with someone Alden wouldn’t approve of. A criminal. A wayward. A boy .  And Alden told him that it didn’t matter if he loved Ruy. He needed to uphold the family’s reputation. Needed to find a good match.

Unlike Della, Alvar hadn’t let the pressure of the Vacker Legacy push him into an unhappy marriage.

It did push him to join the Neverseen, though, which isn’t any better.

And now Fitz. He and Sophie had liked each other for so long, had been so happy when they finally confessed. But Sophie was unmatchable, and Fitz couldn’t be a bad match. So they broke up.

Biana had been terrified that she, just like her mother and like Alvar and like Fitz, would fall in love with the wrong person, and the matchmaking system would tear them apart. She slowly realized that there’s no risk of this happening. Because Biana can’t fall in love with the wrong person but she can’t fall in love with the right person either, because she can’t fall in love with anyone at all. That might be worse.

When her parents asked her about going to the matchmakers, Biana had mumbled a confession that she doesn’t want to get married. Ever.

To her surprise, Alden had only nodded approvingly. “You want to be a Councillor, then. Ambitious, but I’m sure if you work hard, you can get there.”

That’s it, then. The only acceptable reason for a Vacker not to marry a good match is if they join the Council. Biana is caught between two terrible options; marrying someone she doesn’t love, can’t love, or taking a job she’d be miserable in.

She does have a third option. Saying fuck the Vacker Legacy and having a job she wants and never getting married. Shattering expectations. Disappointing the family.

That’s not really an option, though, is it?

[thelaughingpanda]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3Z8qG7AKo

[glo-shroom]

yes & no by Natalie Wee | Trigun Ultimate Overhaul

[anewp0tat0]

looks like I can draw again!!

Sebastian called him "orphan" for the rest of the week.

[dangoulains-devotion]

vincent valentine week 2024 - day 1; surprise/sweet

a short comic based off of a thought the end of advent children gave me - what if once in a while aerith could, for a short time, communicate via phones? it's a bit of a stretch idea but i thought it'd be cute!

[wtftaylr]

saw that ref on pinterest and thought to myself. perfect. that's my boy Swank when Benny goes on yet another bender

then i went even crazier and made this, ft my chairmen ocs (Jerry, Gully, and Unnamed Tops Restaurant Manager that Gully is plotting to murder or w/e). enjoy. anyway i'm gonna go pour myself a celebratory drink (coffee)

[fexiled]

@stanuary Week Four: Strangers & Brothers

who are you again

[iamtheunicornwizard]

they're so cute frfr

[glassedplanets]

a few months ago giffy was like "haha hear me out, what if tattoo au" and then we blacked out and talked about nothing else for like three weeks

[racoonisinasawtrap]

FINALLY!!!! UKULELE WITH TIM ATTACHMENT!!!

[ricky-mortis]

S1 Pulp Musicals Gang my beloved

[mrs-gauche]

I beat Veilguard.

It's 4am. I'm a mess. I'm in tears.

[oh-warizoro]

Perfect take on Zoro. Perfectly executed by Mackenyu.

The way EVERYONE is trying to have him work for them. Mr 7, I'm here with an invitation. Captain Morgan, Join the marines or you'll die tied to a cross.

Luffy, sets him free, doesn't force him to join, let's him go, let's Zoro decide where he wants to be;

And Zoro finds out that place is by Luffy's side. Ain't that beautiful?

[beesorcery]

welcome to my new ongoing graphic design project post because the old post was getting a little bit long! i am recreating this t shirt design:

with the 8 ball songs instead of the city names! here is the most recent iteration, updated through 3/15 (orlando):

[of-the-eventide]

It weighs as it should, Ito... Now... Get up. You are not welcome to death just yet sinner.

auraugust 2024 - decay

[antisocialxconstruct]

alright you guys voted clown dogs and clown dogs you shall have