#i'm glad i can share it with you all

[seokminfilm]

I think you have a magic seokmin brain, bc you can write ANYTHING for him and I’ll turn into a masterpiece. Really girl, you slay every time ❤️ thanks for sharing it with us!

STOP YOU'RE LITERALLY TOO SWEET 🫂 thank you so much for the kind words! your encouragement is forever appreciated 🤍

[luna-loveboop]

Hey guys I have a favour to ask

Please do not reblog Jojos post about the patreon with complaints and disappointment.

Everything everyone is saying is valid. Your fears and concerns- the disappointment because you can't afford it- is so important

Your thoughts are important and so are you

It is very unfair to Jojo, however, to see those reblogs- with half support and half negativity.

Everyone is worried about the fandom- what it means that we might not be able to see some content- that we won't know how to handle some people knowing things before others can

But I would ask that you express those concerns on your own blogs, perhaps not even under the Lu tags.

I know your intentions are good. There is no denying that we all care. But these statements are inherently negative no matter how well meant.

No problems will go away by ignoring it- by just shutting up about it.

What I fear right now is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Most concerns are about the fandom- about there being division, a sense of "elitism".

But if we're worried about division, then we will only make it happen by arguing about it.

We should turn to unity. We can work to make this positive.

Obviously no one will share what is on the patreon before it is public. But we can still share in the wonderful excitement and discussions following updates! We should agree to have just as much joy in what we love.

We should agree for there to be no bragging- only excitement when everyone can see it, that we can share our thoughts just as well as we always could.

This is a huge step for Jojo. In motivation and getting rewarded for years of hard work. In helping her to continue what takes so much time.

We've all read big project fanfictions where the author had to stop. I find this extremely reassuring as to an underlying fear I know we've all had.

Linkeduniverse is wonderful and loved. Now we have more certainty that Jojo means to see this through- to carry out what was never intended to be a story starting out.

I get it. I am so scared too. I'm scared for the fandom and I'm scared for me. There is no way I can afford it. I may not ever be able to.

I'm scared to even make this post- to say my opinion and ask something of others

This is amazing and wonderful. I think everyone agrees that we are so proud of Jojo for taking such a big step for herself.

Reblogging her post with disappointment and rants in the tags- do not show her it's not worth it- that she will only be met with disapproval.

Let's be kind- and make this positive.

This is a good thing. Every worry and concern is valid, it shows how much we care. Let's keep this something we love.

I love you and you are amazing.

[lunarharp]

played dragon age 2...just simple scribbles

[nouverx]

thank you for drawing so much radiorose! i also have terrible radiorose brainrot and your art keeps me alive, it's so cute ;_;

T-t-thank you ily

[stopper-my-heart]

Nothing like Heartstopper S2E8 removing some of Taylor Swift's "seven" lyrics just so that the singing can specifically come back in at "Or hide in the closet" while Isaac is processing difficult emotions related to the book he's reading (i.e., Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen).

Did I mention "Or hide in the closet" hits just as the camera focus finishes shifting away from Isaac?

This is fine

[crescentfool]

having the hc that minato is ace is incredibly funny sometimes when you think about how ryoji is oh so very bi because it's like. "ah. death stole my ability to be attracted to people," in the same way that ryoji stole minato's eye color and energy level. like wow, thanks ryoji, you just keep finding things to steal from minato!

[okaydays22]

[mewkwota]

[ Full Synchro Achieved ]

I don't often share my VRChat goof-offs here, but this was such a wild moment. My brothers got me a VR headset for my birthday, and I wasn't sure if Tsux was going to fit the limited specifications. But once we got things linked together she was working perfectly.

This is like all I ever wanted to do here, I couldn't have been happier.

[ingravinoveritas]

I miss y'all posting your thougths and options now my dash is just boring I wanna be part of it again please

Hi there! Well, thank you so much for this...I'm glad to hear that you've enjoyed hearing my/our opinions! I'm still here, and am still posting--just been taking it easy because of recovering from my surgery. But I have a lot of Asks currently sitting in my inbox that I intend to answer, so I'll certainly be sharing more of my opinions and thoughts soon. A few other things I also plan on posting (among others):

- A review of The Way (which is just absurdly overdue at this point)

- A review/recap of seeing Nye in the cinema back in June

- A review/recap of seeing Macbeth next month!

- A new Michael/David fic that I've been meaning to write since last year

...So a lot of things to look forward to, for sure. And you're more than welcome to be part of it, as is everyone else, in whatever form you're most comfortable with (commenting, liking, reblogging, lurking, etc.). Very glad to have you here, and thanks for writing in! ❤️ x

[schnaf]

day 23 aka THE COUNTDOWN IS OVER - jungsu's past birthday brrrr ppoppos

[deoidesign]

hiii i just read your tags on the previous anon's ask and laughed out loud <333

if adam and steve were in veggietales what kind of vegetables and/or fruits would they be? 😌💕

adam would be an asparagus, and steve would be a celery. but one of the shorter ones of course.

Easiest question in the world. I'm doing such a good job at this

[danwhobrowses]

Well another week of Tal and Ashley putting Callowmoore through the emotional ringer. I'm kinda okay with where it's at right now (okay less kinda but I can still see an end goal for them), of course it wasn't the most ideal direction I thought up in my head but it rarely ever is. There's time, there's room, and maybe in 2 3 (again guys? mental torment for 3 again?) weeks time - because no show on Thanksgiving and then Candela Obscura - Tal and Ashley will pull the trigger and not leave me an anxious mess like they have the last month and a half every Friday Morning when I have to work XD

[nyehilismwriting]

hi, i just want to say thank you ig for donating your patreon earnings to palestine...im in a place where supporting palestine is easy and in fact my workplace just did fundraising for palestine but i just realized its not like that everywhere. i saw the twitter thread of people losing their job for even just speaking about palestine so again i just want to say thank you...it just make me feel the world is less lonely

yeah....I know the news (or lack of it) coming out of palestine lately has been pretty unbearable, but the palestinian people haven't given up, and neither can the rest of the world - I'm not in a position where I can afford to participate in direct action, but I do have income and if I can provide an intermediary for people who are worried about reprisals from financial donations that's something I'm happy to do.

obviously, I'm not an expert or a spokesperson, but I do think public opinion is changing fast and the people in power are realising that; the UN already called for a truce today, and while it's not a resolution, it's a sign that international pressure is building against israel (and the US and the UK and other complicit governments) - the palestinian people deserve safety and freedom, globally and on their own land, and we cannot demand anything less.

what's happening is horrifying, and the response from people in power in the west has been unforgivable - politicians, institutions, and corporations all have blood on their hands, as far as i'm concerned, but the people on the ground do care, and are finding ways to show it. you're not alone, and there's more work to be done.

[cheriafreya]

Penacony's 2.0-2.2 patches: genuinely HSR's peak, full of unforgettable moments. I still get chills watching the cutscenes and some of them still make me cry like the first day.

Penacony's 2.3, 2.6 and 2.7 patches:

[seaofreverie]

I knew about the post concert depression but no one told me about the post concert constant feeling of AAAAAAAAAHHH that lasts days and makes everything much more bearable and beautiful and some sort of ethereal type of hope is restored into the world, or maybe it's just the "seeing your favourite band after first thinking that it would never happen and later spending many months waiting for it all the while fearing that it wouldn't happen after all because of circumstances outside my control or feeling like it was too beautiful and wonderful to be true so ofc it wouldn't come true" part of it all

[queeringclassiclit]

Gyges and Candaules from Herodotus’ Histories (book 1)

I don’t know if this counts because the genre they’re from is theoretically history but actually lots of it’s made up anyway and they died pre-500 BC so….. anyway I think the whole thing is super gay and want people to vindicate me on that.

Here’s my translation of the slightly adapted ancient Greek text for the large majority of people who won’t know them:

Candaules (king of Lydia) thought that his wife was the most beautiful of all women. Candaules also had a certain bodyguard called Gyges. The king would entrust his most serious affairs to him, and often praised his wife’s beauty. Not long later (for it was fated that doom should come to Candaules), he said this to Gyges: “O Gyges, you do not seem to believe me when I say that my wife is the most beautiful of women. People’s ears are less trustworthy than their eyes; therefore, you must see her naked.” Gyges shouted: “O master, what are you saying, ordering me to see my mistress naked!? For at the same time I would remove her modesty. I believe you when you say those things about your wife. You can in no way order me to do something so unjust.”

As Gyges spoke thus, he was very afraid. But Candaules answered him: “Take heart, o Gyges. Fear neither me nor the woman, for you must try and do as I say. I will arrange everything so that the woman does not learn that you are there. During the day I will bring you into the bedroom where we lie. After, she will come to bed. Near the door of the bedroom there is a chair where she will put all of her clothes as she takes them off, and you will be able to watch her at your leisure. When she turns away and goes onto the bed, you must make sure she does not see you leave the room.” Since Gyges could not escape he agreed. Candaules, when he thought it was bedtime, brought Gyges into the room. His wife immediately followed, and when she had come in and was taking off her clothes Gyges watched her. When she turned her back to him to go onto the bed, he left the room.

The woman saw him as he went out and understood what Candaules had done. The next day she sent one of her most trusted slaves to fetch Gyges (who did not suspect anything since he was used to attend on the queen) and said to him: “Now, O Gyges, you have two paths before you and you must choose which to follow. For either you must kill Candaules and become the king of Lydia, or you must die. For you to obey all of Candaules’ commands and see what you should not is forbidden. One of you must die: either you, who have seen me naked, or he, the one who planned this.” Gyges at first was astonished and said that in no way could he choose between the options the woman had presented. But when he saw that he could not avoid it, either to kill his master or himself, he chose his own life. “Since you are making me kill my master I would like to know how you will have me do it.” She replied: “From the same place you saw me naked, you must strike him when he is asleep.”

When they had planned this, Gyges followed the woman into the bedroom (for she would not release him and either he or Candaules must die). He hid behind the same door and killed Candaules as he slept: so he made himself master of Candaules’ wife and his kingdom.

With just a tad more consent this could have been a “we saw you across the bar and really like your vibe” kind of situation…. Also as I first translated it I made a mistake and thought Gyges was wearing a disguise and imagined him in a maid outfit to blend in with the palace staff in her room, so do with that what you will. Also the use of the terms master and mistress is in the original but does sound super gay. (Not necessarily with all the context and stuff but like. Ancient Greece was a weird fuckin place man.)

this isn't really the usual vibe of this blog but yeah sure, fuck it, this is a fun story

Gyges and Candaules

from Book 1 of the Histories of Herodotus (Ancient Greek history)

(no "I don't know these characters" option on this one because you have all the info you need here. you can read the translation and then cast your vote)