#if not just for the fact it will absolutely destroy a few folks i love

[jtownraindancer]

absolutely devastating tags i left on this post a while ago

Evan "Buck" Buckley + I got you.

& the one time someone had him

[roseytoesy]

B/ill C/ipher pred headcannons?

oh boy that’s a can of other dimensional worms right there.

But absolutely! Also I’m putting this under a read more for spoilers for the book of bill.

So first off her has obviously done vore before. It’s weird and chaotic and he’s the one in control during it so duh. he is a pred and would never be seen as prey ( except for one down bad stupid little scientist)

first off and foremost is that bill has canonically eaten entire planets and civilizations.

in the book of bill there is a message that the people he has eaten are stored?? in his conscious or something and he drowns them out using music.

I'm honestly thinking he's capable of reforming (especially during weirdmageddon), but why would he do that when he can just move onto the next person.

He delights in the torture aspect of vore

trapping someone within himself, able to mess with them as he pleases, and they cant do anything against him in that position

I like to believe that he has eaten some of his friends here and there and just reforms them once he remembers what happened.

first did it when he [REDACTED] his home world

All his powers manifested then and he lost control and devoured many, (headcanon but it does mention something about mandibles...)

He doesn't do it as often anymore, but then again he's already destroyed so much of his realm there's not much left to devour.

organs are stupid so he just kinda has a room in there, impossibly big cause chaos.

his form of digestion is that you sink into the sandy floor, becoming part of the sand that makes his bricks or something

The one and only time he's ever let himself be eaten in in fords dream

Bill wanted to see how fucked up fords mind can be and discovered that ford has been inside of a few different creatures here and there on his adventures in gravity falls

and has had some odd dishes from some of the more magical folk

also the vampire bite incident didn't help a strange idea of eating another being whole.

Bill whipped this from fords memory after the fact

But he did let ford dream about eating him, and he hated that he felt some sort of weird comfort in there.

Probably the start of him realizing his feelings toward ford.

and then he fumbled so fucking hard

Though due to this incident he was wondering if he could use it to torture ford for that formula in the fearamid

trap him inside and make him watch through his eye as he tore apart every inch of gravity falls until he found his family and ate them too, but while ford is safe he would watch as his family turns slowly to sand.

Now that's some angst

But luckily it didn't get to that point.

Now whenever bill sees an inmate eat another or there are toys or arts and crafts related to eating stuff, he cant help but remember that feeling, it drives him so crazy.

Hes debated about getting an organ themed pillow.

That's about all I have for right now. Sorry there's a lot of digestion mentioned in here. but he would delight in it. He's insane and loves torture. Unfortunately Vore is a very horrific idea for torture.

Hope you like it and thanks for letting me ramble!

[miqojak]

Which Aesthetic Color Are You

Oxblood

You are fearless, honest, and you stick to your guns. You pride yourself on your honesty, and on being true to your values even in difficult situations. Others admire your grit, and those who can handle it appreciate your bluntness. Your friendships are ride-or-die, and your loved ones would destroy the goddamn sun for you. To put it simply: you're lowkey punk. Just remember that softness is not the same as weakness, and that it's ok to be a little more forgiving-- toward others, but also toward yourself.

Quiz here!

I was tagged on my alt blog, but I decided to do the quiz for Jak, as well...even though I think I might have done it for her before? At any rate, this was spot on for her! She's brutally honest, and never backs down - and what values she holds in high esteem, she also never backs down from. Few admire her grit, because few can handle her - but she is, in fact, 100% ride-or-die if you last long enough/get close enough to her. She is quite punk, and absolutely equates being 'soft' with being 'weak' (even/especially in regards to herself)... but good luck convincing her otherwise.

I'll try to tag some folks who've been reblogging my stuff/in my notifs recently/that haven't done it yet/I haven't tagged on my other blog: @crrahsa-yamah @littlestcreampuff @pyrrha-nikos-one-woman-army @but-first--tea @dragonsongmakhali @sarnai-dagra @mai-takeda @wpip-raham @talvieqalli @roxinova @sasslett @cervidaedalus @merlwybs-wife @meatball-headache

[xydexxunicorn]

Xydexx the Colorful Unicorn

So I was thinking of a conversation I had a few days ago, about when I first joined Furry fandom.

It was—by total coincidence, I'm sure—around the same time the fandom was going through its "there's too many gays in the fandom" phase, and how the fact that I had an INFLATABLE UNICORN (😱😱😱) as a fursona resulted in a lot of undeserved flak from folks who apparently thought I was singlehandedly responsible for destroying the fandom or something.

From their reaction, you'd think I was parading around the hotel lobby decked out in bondage gear, a pup mask, and a power drill strapped to my crotch or something. Which is funny because anyone who's actually seen me at cons knows how boring and average I look.

And goodness knows I wasted a lot of my virtual breath trying to reason with the more conservative elements of the fandom back in the day. It was a valiant attempt, at least.

I stopped trying to reason with them eventually. As a friend rightfully pointed out at the time: "We don't try to reason with hate groups because reasonable people don't join hate groups."

The point is it would never matter how boring and average I was at conventions. I'm gay, and they'd arbitrarily decided there were "too many" of me. When someone's goal is to eradicate anything that's not the norm, it's not a question of if they come for you, but when. There is no level or boring or average that will appease them. They just want to make the world as grey and miserable as they are.

And, y'know, fuck that.

I didn't survive the fucking Reagan years to let some ignorant dipshit try to force me back into the closet.

Furry fandom is an amazingly creative space where you can play with and explore any identity you can imagine. It's my absolute favorite thing about Furry. I love my colorful, whimsical, and yeah, VERY GAY inflatable unicorn fursona. I've had him for ~30 years at this point.

I love that we all create our own individual and unique characters. Often, as a reflection of ourselves. Which makes sense when you think about it. As JuliusGoat says, "Every human being is a unique and irreplaceable work of art carrying intrinsic and unsurpassable worth."

Anyway, I guess my point is don't waste your time trying to appease folks who want to stomp out all the colorful and different things that make the fandom---and the world---a weird and wonderful place.

Be good, stay safe, have fun.

🦄💕🏳️‍🌈

[star-ocean-peahen]

fuck. fuck fuck fuck i am fucking terrified. (otherwise known as it's a Really Bad One today folks im literally just yelling into the void on this one take care of yourselves)

my dad. my dad can be really scary when he's mad. he says things that are really scary and he can be rough with me and my sibling when he's angry. i. i figured out that a threat of his from when i was a little kid has left me with a specific fear. i thought about all the times he takes it too far with disciplining us. he doesn't realize how much he's hurting us and i really absolutely truly believe that if he knew he would immediately stop. it's just hard because it's very difficult for him to understand us and himself and we're all exhausted and in a bad mental place.

but i told my therapist about that today and she said what i knew, that that's manipulative and probably emotional abuse, but then she mentioned the government protection system for kids and i hadn't put those pieces together and fuck fuck fuck fuck

when i was in my mid-teens i got my first and only other therapist and she called the government on us without mentioning it to me or my family because i had spoken about digging my fingernails into my arms and about how i felt bad when my parents fought and she decided that those things together (which i did not connect to her and are in fact not connected) necessitated a report and we all were interviewed. i had not realized at the time that the things my dad rarely did were not okay and nothing came of it but i was so fucking terrified that i would lose my family and everything i knew.

and now i know that if i told a protection worker about this my family would be taken apart. that would break my mom she's working so hard to understand why my dad thinks the way he does. (HE'S NOT FUCKING EVIL HE'S NOT PLEASE BELIEVE ME HE'S NOT HE LOVES US SO MUCH HE DOESN'T WANT TO CAUSE PAIN AND HURT HE JUST NEEDS TO FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TOWARDS MENDING HIMSELF AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS HE WANTS US TO BE HAPPY AND OKAY JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO HE WOULD WORK TOWARDS HEALING IF HE COULD HE'S GOOD I LOVE HIM) my mom is trying so fucking hard she loves us so much if we get torn apart because of something i did i don't know if i will be able to forgive myself i don't think i could forgive myself if i destroyed my family.

this therapist says she is not going to report anything yet she just wants call my mom but if she finds something she can't ignore she will have to report us and then i will lose my family. my family could be destroyed if this doesn't go well. fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck im not safe anymore the people i love most in the world could lose everything in the next few months my life could be fucking destroyed and there's nothing i can do about it but hope my therapist decides we're working hard enough towards making this better that we can be allowed to stay together. and even if she does that my parents' trust in me and each other will be broken even more.

it's too fucking late why did i say that why did i say that my parents are going to be so scared all because of me because i told her all the gritty details and didnt realize that could fucking doom us.

help i can't do this i can't do this i don't know how im going to be okay or be able to trust my therapist again what am i going to do can i even do anything knowing that i could be losing everything

this is bringing up ALL the traumas and anxieties i feel so much worse what am i going to do fuck fuck fuck

[henrysglock]

Personally, I was saying (and I think we're in agreement here) that for Jessica it was falling in love, and that that's very much a valid route for her, but that for George it doesn't have to be. No one said it had to be like that for George, just that is was like that for Jessica. And that's cool! Go Jessica and her partner.

But either way re: "Mom doing the most already"...I'm sorry to say it, but sometimes that's just not enough. It's wonderful and important, and it can absolutely be necessary in creating that baseline of positive self-image/self-worth, yes, but it really is one thing to be loved by a parent and another to have someone meet you organically without the construct of a parent-child relationship...and choose you anyway. Really really different experiences, both important in the realm of formative experiences and personal growth/understanding of one's value as a community member, which is a common basis for understanding of one's own identity and self worth.

And yes, it can just come from the character and their perception of self, but that's unlikely to happen in a healthy way, unless they have some kind of community support (see: Maslow's hierarchy of needs), which you mentioned (see: fave emo in theater company). Outsider/community support is, typically, integral to the creation of a well-rounded individual (read: one that values both the world and themselves). However, to find that kind of in-depth personal acceptance in a community can be difficult/unrealistic...especially for people who are considered "weird", like George already seems to be. Finding steady, long-term community support isn't always something that happens. It's great when it does, but it's not necessarily common. So having that support come from a long-term platonic (or yes, sometimes even romantic) figure can often become integral to growth as a person. To discount that, personally, rubs me the wrong way.

Given all that...his mother, as the remaining source of external love and acceptance, runs the risk of becoming that sole focal point of "I can't destroy the world, Mom's there/the one person who truly loved me is there." And what happens, then, when Mom dies? That source of love is just as ephemeral as a friend, sibling, or yes, even romantic, relationship.

And honestly even then it all varies by person, because I've known plenty of elderly folks who have been best friends and/or partners their whole adult lives. Hell, my mom and her best friend are going on 40 years together with no end in sight. So to discount this route as being "unable to fill the gap" for more than a few decades is lowkey reductive of both long term friendships/sibling relationships and romantic relationships (for those who choose to pursue them). And then, this whole time we've been assuming that this community support (see: theater company) stays around longer than a close friend might.

Either way, over and over it's about finding people who love and support you so that you can self-actualize your way out of being the antichrist. Whether that support be a single person or a group of people is relatively immaterial...not to mention that the whole point of the original reply to OP's prompt was that focused, external love saved this kid from his fate by creating a space for him to self-actualize into a well-rounded person.

So I'm not entirely sure if you're trying to argue in favor of the "you can't love others until you love yourself" type of self-actualization, because that rarely helps people. In fact, it's more likely to isolate them and turn them down more destructive paths as a result, regardless of whether they're good, evil, or otherwise at their core.

Your church-going, God-worshipping sister adopted a small child and you’re excited to see them. But when you do, the child is a menace. They’re throwing things everywhere, setting furniture on fire with seemingly nothing, chanting in Latin to summon demons, but the weirdest thing is that your sister doesn’t seem to mind.

[ggtakespics]

You win some...learn from the rest

Hi all. Well, here we go … the last one for this year. Where has it gone? The acceleration of time feels real. Surely it can’t all be in my imagination. Nah! It’s real…just ask my knees…lol.

Christmas, the time for giving, caring and sharing and apparently helping yourself to other people’s property. Some lowlife decided they needed my brewing ingredients more than I did. I hope they enjoy it as much as I would have.

On a much happier note…my newest grand baby is only a matter of days away. It will be great to have some joy and a reason to celebrate.

And continuing on a celebratory note. We are rejoicing, that finally, we have managed to keep the wallabies/pademelons at bay. It has been a few months now and the difference in the garden is amazing. The plants are thriving…revelling in the fact that they are not getting tip pruned (or totally destroyed) every evening.

Heidi is still managing to surprise us on a regular basis. Her absolute favourite place is the beach. Some days she will chase the birds…other times, not interested. Some days she will chase thrown objects into the water and duck dive down to find them (yep you read correctly…she sticks her whole head under water) and other days not interested. And then randomly, she will decide she is going for a swim. Michelle thought she was going to have to go after her one day as Heidi seemed determined to swim to Melbourne! Crazy dog.

Work variety, and unpredictability continues. Just recently my subject matter has included dairy farmers, doctors, medical practices, first-home buyers and mortgage brokers…the spice of life …reputedly.

And driving to a job you can’t help but notice the riot of colour that is an outbreak of feral Hollyhocks. Very pretty, but very much out of place.

My happy place of late has been my shed. It’s not very big but it is becoming quite productive. My latest project has been a small set of drawers…a birthday present for Michelle. I’m not letting the cat out of the bag or spoiling her surprise, as I have given it to her early.

Some time ago I was gifted a blackwood board (thanks Crispy) that I have had earmarked for a special project. What better than Michelle’s 60th birthday present.

I decided the carcass would be blackwood and the drawers Tas oak with Huon pine fronts. Firstly, I needed to mill the board. With each pass through the thicknesser the character of the timber was being revealed…satisfying to see. Enjoying a challenge (or a glutton for punishment) I decided to use splined mitre joints…something I had never attempted before. They turned out ok, but I reckon I can do better.

The drawer carcasses were both finger-jointed.

I really enjoyed working with the Huon pine (not as prone to tear-out or splintering like the blackwood) as it is very rewarding as you work your way through the grits when sanding, giving an almost velvet feel…not to mention the gorgeous aroma. Mind you, the finish on the blackwood is not too shabby…if I do say so myself. Some people really hate sanding. I find it quite therapeutic…and extremely rewarding if you are patient. I love the super-smooth feeling when you run your finger tips over a finely sanded piece of beautiful timber.

The whole project is finished with Odie’s Wood Butter…a new product for me… and way preferable to the toxic smelling stuff I used previously!

I guess the most important thing…Michelle loved it 

Ok folks. I’m wrapping up now.

I hope you get to celebrate in the way you choose, with the people you choose to be with.

Be kind to each other…see you next year.

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #657

Top Ten Looney Tunes Characters

So the next couple of weeks we’re going to be doing a little theme, subtitled “I Can’t Believe I’ve Not Already Done This, I’ve Been Writing These Stupid Lists For Nearly Thirteen Years Jesus Christ What Am I Doing”. Basically, I’m going to do a few character focused lists, and they’re going to start with a focus on the Golden Age of animation. This week: Looney Tunes! Or Merrie Melodies. Y’know, the characters now owned by Warner Bros, until they decide to delete them to save tuppence on a bus fare or something.

When I was a kid – and this definitely isn’t true nowadays – classic animated shorts from the forties and fifties were regularly shown on TV. Not only that, in the eighties Warners put out compilation movies, such as 1982’s 1001 Rabbit Tales. As such, I was really familiar with the characters and the overall tone and, I dunno, lore of Looney Tunes. I loved this, because just by being a kid and watching cartoons, I was receiving an education in the history of animation. I can’t begin to tell you how useful this was when Who Framed Roger Rabbit rolled around and I could recognise not just Porky and Daffy, but Betty Boop and Droopy and all the other classic characters.

There’s always been a bit of a rivalry between Looey Tunes and Disney’s Silly Symphonies; maybe rivalry isn’t the right word, but the two often stand in contradiction to each other. I reckon if you actually watch enough of them it’s not as pronounced as it is in our popular imagination, but basically Disney’s lot are kind of jovial nice-guy comedies; the Warner Bros version is anarchic and destructive and crazy. I can’t see Disney ever making What’s Opera Doc? or Duck Amuck (on the other hand, Donald Duck is a borderline sociopath).

Anyway, all this is just meandering preamble to me ranking all the Looney Tunes character, with a subtle hint that future weeks may see characters from other beloved animated stables. Th-th-th-th-that’s all, folks!

Daffy Duck: who else could it be? Daffy is a candidate for the greatest animated character of all time. He’s a selfish, vainglorious, egomaniacal force of nature; he’s a self-referential meta joke machine; and he’s just utterly insane. He’s a disrupter, coming in and trashing everything. He’s the sort of guy who talks big then gets a comeuppance, but we root for him all the same; he also often takes on even worse guys who deserve a bigger comeuppance. He has a fantastic voice courtesy of Mel Blanc. And look, there’s no getting around it; Duck Amuck is a contender for the greatest animated short of all time. Daffy rules.

Marvin the Martian: I can’t make the big claims for Marvin that I make for Daffy or Bugs (spoiler alert for number three). Marvin is just, to me, really funny. His design, with his faceless black head and massive Roman plume on his helmet; his strained voice, like a put upon accountant; and the way his stories escalate with increasing levels of absurdity. He’s a funny guy with a cool design. I just love him. Fun fact: he’s dressed like the Roman god Mars. Do you get it? Mars.

Bugs Bunny: Bugs, like Daffy, is a disruptor, but unlike Daffy he’s rarely in it for himself; he’s usually just absolutely sticking it to the man. Yes, he’s funny, with his carrot munching and his “what’s up doc”-ing. But he’s been described as a genderfluid trickster god to sit alongside Loki, and that’s not too far from the truth (how often does he dress up as a sexy woman to befuddle old Elmer?). He subverts and destroys almost every convention he comes across, and it’s sublime. Ain’t he a stinker?

Wile E. Coyote: silent, dogged pursuit sounds intense and serious – like Michael Myers in Halloween – but it’s, well, daft. The way Wile E. builds his elaborate Acme death traps, unleashes them at the right moment, but then utterly fails, sending him crashing cataclysmically into a canyon wall or plummeting down a chasm to create a beautiful O-ring of dust, is so iconic it essentially defines an entire genre of animation.

Elmer Fudd: shhhh, be vewwy vewwy qwuiet. He’s hunting wabbits. Fudd is, arguably, the greatest comic foil; a stupid, self-important idiot, representing the status quo, the power dynamic that needs disrupting. When you’re the fall guy you need to be able to take the punches, and his big, bald, face – like an elderly baby – can roll with the punches. Plus, and it’s no small thing, his performance is terrific, his voice iconic. Kill de wabbit!

Tasmanian Devil: there’s little nuance here, no in-depth characterisation to dissect; nor do I think he’s some kind of archetype that defines animation. Yes, there’s great vocal work being done from Blanc, and also in his design and animation. But basically he’s just this crazy, uncontrollable, all-devouring force of nature. So wildly funny he, somehow, got his own sitcom, a fact as weird as he is.

Yosemite Sam: like Elmer or Marvin, he’s basically a foil, essentially a villain, designed to get his britches burned by Bugs or whomever. Unlike Elmer Fudd, he’s a much more aggressive and angry figure, violently shooting off his guns and basically being a big jerk; it’s quite funny, his accent and his mannerisms really strong. And his design is incredibly, a shortarse cowboy whose entire face is basically one enormous orange tasche. Yee-haw!

Foghorn Leghorn: I say, I say, I say, there’s something really appealing about a rooster who’s also just, like, a big unit. A sheer massive dude. He comes in, like a know-it-all, dead smart and all. And the big thing – the thing that really makes it art, that makes him an all-timer – is that voice. Just a Texan legend. Pay attention, son.  

Porky Pig: I’m pretty sure he’s headlined cartoons, but really Porky is a classic support act; the headliner’s best friend. He excels in being the smarter, more level-headed sidekick to Daffy, sensitively coming up with better solutions and being ignored, just to stoically accept whatever chaos is unleashed. Again, you’ve got a great design and voice, but also arguably the most iconic, defining catchphrase in – I dunno, is this hyperbole? – all of animation. “That’s all folks” is just a commonplace piece of modern culture. That’s pure Porky.

Witch Hazel: there are so many supporting characters, so many minor villains or randos in Looney Tunes. And that’s without acknowledging the likes of Tweety and Sylvester, or the slightly more problematic Speedy Gonzales (I’ve heard arguments pro and con) and the frankly very problematic Pepe le Pew. But I’ve always loved Witch Hazel; mostly her design, a vast green head, huge body, and teeny tiny spindly legs. And the way she always shoots off in a cloud of hairpins. She’s a delight.

My big worry with this list is that I might have made some egregious error about the history of Looney Tunes. Never mind, eh? Let’s just pretend Daffy wrote it.

[chairteeth]

Random story revision commentary #2

Welp this time I got through more chapters, and a warning for... Uhhh fantasy violence? But with guns. I'm not sure what trigger that is.

“Jesdale! Come on, we need those missiles over here!”

The fact that this is the line chapter 2 opens with,

Every non-essential worker had been assigned to various wartime tasks,

COVID MOMENT.

overpopulation aside.

Yeah just offhandedly mention the overpopulation problem in the SRP as if it's not the dumbest shit ever (please there is space you are just refusing to use it the population of the Earth is literally less than 4 billion iirc).

Their leader was in fact passed out on a sofa next to Shane, not even breathing. Despite looking every bit like she was deceased,

I'm

“She of course denied my request and claims that if I go find her and her crew anyway, I won’t get a warm welcome. Wonderful. Let’s prepare some light backpacks for the journey.”

Gretchen: receives a very serious death threat Also Gretchen: ignores it

Shane was surprised, tail curling around his leg. “We’re going after all?” “Um, I’m a little scared of the literal death threat?” Rick said, raising his hand a little in protest.

THE RESPONSES FROM THE SANE PEOPLE, FOLKS.

After a few moments of silence, Shane peeked back into the room. “Did something happen?” “… Gretchen said she would abandon us on the side of the road if we end up being a burden to her.”

Yeah pretty much. She's just doing what she needs to do guys dw about it.

“But aren’t I the crown princess? I should be helping with the war, right?”

SHE SAYS IN CHAPTER 3 AFTER IN HER LAST APPEARANCE SHE BEGGED NOT TO BE SENT TO WAR.

“Why do they hate me?” asked Alice. “Please don’t tell me the birds are also connected to Catherine.”

Honey, when animals don't like you, it's because they Know <3

“Don’t be afraid, spirit animals are intelligent creatures.” “Yeah, it’s not that I’m scared, it’s that I have no idea how this thing acts and I despise uncertainty.”

Girlie… Even the lion doesn't like you.

“So warmongering. Because I know Vicky doesn’t have a navy. Wait, does she?” she looked down at her superior for an answer. “Does the SRP have a navy?” “It does. Their ships are made of metal, and those cannons are definitely not honorable. As with their firearms, their cowardice knows no bounds. They even ambushed us from below somehow, but Captain Nora has the ability to cut through the metal they use for their ships, and putting anything underwater while we have her deployed is equivalent to suicide on their part. Foolish mistakes are plenty with that incompetent excuse for an army.”

Absolutely wheezing. Yeah we're fighting modern warships and submarines with wooden ships and it's kinda tough sometimes but we can just send this one soldier and destroy them all lmao. Thanks Mel.

“Catherine, if you get this, please do something about the yokai,” she whispered to the air. She wasn’t sure how Catherine’s apparent omnipresence worked, but seeing as she had mentioned the wind and the earth, it was worth a shot.

She is so desperate it's almost sad.

“Welcome back. Alice, by Lady Catherine’s orders you are to be taken to the Mirror Cave for a private audience,” he informed. “I presume that includes me?” the satori yokai said. The man smiled. “Lady Catherine said she did not have time to wait for either of you, so if one or both of you are not in time, you’ll miss your chance.” “Wait, there’s a time limit!?” said Alice. “I can’t sprint!”

We love Catherine Cramoisi in this household.

he was shorter and so were his legs.

Alice I am begging you.

For the record, it did not work.

I AM GOING TO STRANGLE THE NARRATOR (the narrator is not me or Alice).

Alice suppressed a reflex to glare back at him, continuing to walk through the crystal tunnels. “Essentially, he’s telling me he’s useless and wants to follow me anyway. And he can’t even look pretty while he’s doing it. Wonderful.”

This woman's priorities, once again.

Before she realized, she couldn’t hear the yokai’s footsteps behind her. When she turned to tell him not to match his pace with hers because that was definitely stalker behavior, she found nothing.

I am more amused at the narration than I perhaps should be.

The voice was her own alternate self, meaning she didn’t trust it one bit, but it didn’t seem to want to harm her, bizarre though it was.

This is just so telling. Alice PLEASE.

“And now, to find Catherine.” “No need to look for me.” Alice jumped around, hands up and ready to fight. “WHY do you keep sneaking up on me?” Catherine tilted her head. “I did no such thing. Now then, you wanted to talk to me, yes?”

We love Catherine Cramoisi in this househol-

“Is it about our supervisor?” “Yup.” “You want him gone.” “Absolutely.” “It’s not that I don’t agree with you,” the consort unexpectedly told her. “But politics won’t allow us to do away with him until things are secure, meaning until the end of the war against the SRP, and probably not until after we’ve partitioned Victoria’s land with them.” “Ugh.” “Is that all?” “I guess. I was hoping someone would be able to do something about the creep. Everyone needs their privacy, you know?” “Privacy is a rare privilege for royalty.” Alice groaned. “With each passing day I see more and more downsides to being royalty.” There was a sudden silence. “Alice.” “Yeah?” “You know I can hurt you, right?”

Catherine my beloved… (AND BASICALLY EVERY BETA READER'S BELOVED TOO)

“You know how these things work, I assume.” Alice wound down slightly. “Yes. I’ll owe you a favor. And I better keep my word, or else.”

Haha. Not Rin thinking to herself that if Alice doesn't keep her word this might turn into a fun situation and that's dangerous because "it makes her mask crack" like. Vibrating.

Side note, for chapter 3.5, I've written drowning scenes twice in my lifetime and the second one is far better than this one.

“All according to plan. Fate will bring us back together. Okay, now you’ll be on Fate’s side? Which one is it, rebel against destiny or accept it? May those who accept their fate be granted happiness, and may those who defy their fate be granted glory. Teacher’s words, not mine. I also have no idea if she’s an enemy or an ally. A little bit of both. She wants me to defeat her. And I know I will, eventually. I just hope Lady Catherine manages to keep her attention for long enough. Our queen is a crucial part of the plan, after all. The real game has only just begun. Prepare yourself. That sounds way too fucking ominous. And be prepared to snipe Teacher’s swallows if we see any. Didn’t she say they weren’t hers? The ones with glass eyes aren’t. If you see one with black eyes, no sclera or iris to be seen, shoot to kill. The others are not part of her game.” Everything is part of the game.

Ominous ass. As for why the dialogue is formatted weird, this is how I decided to format two different people in the same body talking to each other (no it's not DID, it's a soul thing). There's another instance but it's two of the same person in the same body so that's also formatted differently.

In chapter 4 we once again get a mention of Gretchen's seeing light, and earlier in chapter 2 she read a letter in braille. Gretchen isn't blind but she can't afford to "see", so she keeps her eyes closed and covered by a blindfold. The seeing light is really just, basically sonar technology?

“If only I had my M82. Firearms and blueprints were literally the only useful things we took from the US, and I had to massacre so many survivors to get us out of that one. With this puny rifle, the shot probably won’t land where I want it to land.”

Gretchen really just insulted the US and lamented her lack of a better gun in one breath (well, thought).

“Zerzurans are like tea bags full of magic.” -Gretchen Rufner, 7043 AU

For context, that means it's the year 7043 "after (the) Unearthing" which is the apocalypse that kinda nearly wiped out humanity.

NOT GRETCHEN LAMENTING THAT SHE MISSED ONE OF HER SHOTS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HEAR A BUSTED KNEECAP FROM ONE OF THESE TEENAGERS. Gretchen is questionable at all times and she is especially bad during this part but in her defense the situation is pretty dire and they're kinda at war so.

“H-how could you? You made them believe you would spare them,” Rick managed to squeeze out. “They weren’t even soldiers!” “That’s war. Every child of Zerzura is a soldier. Had I not killed them, I assure you they would’ve screwed us over later or tried to kill us. I was very humane with these two, and if you think I wasn’t, you are both still innocent little children. The world Outside is not sunshine and rainbows, especially not during a war. Now, I wonder…”

She says after holding two civilians at gunpoint, shooting one in the head upon learning he's mute, and shooting his brother dead too after he answers her questions while trying not to sob too loud. After this she also proceeds to kill the goats that were pulling the merchants' cart.

And that is all for today! Man I cannot wait to be done with this so I can work on the fics.

[marvinthemillennialmouse]

I'm old enough that I was able to go see The Birdcage when it was in theaters... yes, another Robin Williams movie, no this wasn't intentional. The man was just that talented.

I was 12 or 13, I don't recall. My parents... MY... PARENTS... TOOK ME TO SEE... THE BIRDCAGE... IN THEATERS. IN THE SOUTH. IN THE 90'S. AND THEY DIDN'T FREAK OUT AND TRY TO HAVE ANY KIND OF TALK WITH ME ABOUT IT AFTER.

I thought it was a funny movie, and I could see that Armand and Albert were going through real pain dealing with the situation of Val's engagement--re: Barbara's parents being conservative assholes. To me, these were all just surface level details used to set the stage for comedy.

"Oh look! They have a silly 'house man' who talks in a funny voice! I like to talk in funny voices! This movie is very good!"

But now... as an adult, and as a queer person--someone who came to queer late in life, who didn't have to grow up with the stigma and scorn of being queer as a teenager (or even younger)--I watch this movie again and I'm astounded by it.

First of all: The fact that so many of the characters are gay... and their gayness isn't the punchline. It's not used to demean them or insult them or make them out to be less human. They are just gay, and they just happen to be very silly. Because let's be real, Barbara's parents are very not gay and they are also VERY silly, just in a different way. It's a movie--made in the 90's--that doesn't shit on gay people for a joke.

Second: The palimony agreement. I'm old enough to remember that gay marriage was not always a thing. In the 90's, a palimony agreement--basically a legal document that says two people are living together and have co-ownership of all their possessions and assets. That was the closest a gay couple could get to marriage. Albert demands one in the opening few minutes. Armand says "Well I don't have one on me right now, is tomorrow okay?" He's not joking. He's having one drawn up. He was going to surprise Albert with it. Albert--being the dramatic one, believes it's sarcasm. Given the evidence he's come across that leads him to believe Armand is cheating on him, who can blame him for feeling like the toy that doesn't get played with anymore? The fact that Armand--at no point ever in the film--makes any attempt to woo or even appear to seduce anyone else to get the audience to laugh--demonstrates that he is absolutely and entirely loyal to Albert. "Because he's my companion and friend" ... this line carries more weight than it might seem, especially given the earnestness that Robin delivers it with. They are committed to one another. Despite having problems. Despite having drama. Despite having their own pasts that create conflict--they are committed to one another.

Third: "Yes I wear foundation. Yes I live with a man. Yes, I'm a middle-aged fag. But I know who I am, Val. Took me twenty years to get here, and I'm not going to let some idiot senator destroy that. Fuck the senator. I don't give a damn what he thinks"

This whole moment is just... outstanding. I knew as a kid he was standing up for himself but I did not understand the weight or gravity of a gay man standing up for his gayness, for being comfortable in his own skin... against A CONSERVATIVE U.S. SENATOR WHO CO-FOUNDED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED "THE COALLITION FOR MORAL ORDER". IN THE 90'S. You young folks don't understand. Society at large is a lot more accepting of gay people these days. Thirty years ago, you could still be lynched just for being queer, and your murderers could use the 'gay panic' defense to get off scott free. Fun fact, there are still some states in this country where that's still a viable defense in court--even if you murder someone. This is an incredibly powerful moment, and it sets the tone for what happens later. Armand has pride in himself, and he is unapologetic about who he is... but he loves his son so much he concedes to putting that aside for one night.

Fourth: The dynamic in the house between Armand, Albert, and Agador... yes, clearly it's played up for comedy in places, but there are subtle details that demonstrate just... a level of live-in comfort they have with one another. There's a scene--the morning after Val shows up while Albert is on stage--where Armand is reading the paper, Agador serves him coffee, Albert comes in with groceries, and they're just... living. It's very slice of life, and it's very relatable.

Fifth: Armand and Albert trying to figure out how to get Albert to pass as a straight uncle. Armand tries to go through with Val's plan, but very quickly into seeing how it's hurting Albert, he abandons it and reaches for anything he can think of to keep Albert present and part of their lives. He screws up initially by saying "Barbara's parents are coming and we thought it would be better if you weren't here".

There are so many ways that could have been better explained so it would not have come across as "you're horrifying and you'll scare the straights so you're going away". To Armand's credit, he chases after Albert and almost immediately explains "It's not you, the girl's parents are assholes." He could have led with that, but again, we play it up for laughs a bit... and it even humanizes him a little, shows that he makes mistakes.

Then there are several scenes where Armand is working as hard as he can to figure out how to teach Albert to play a straight man, and he's super supportive and coaches Albert to the best of his ability. There are moments where Albert says "too swishy?" or "screaming queen?" and Armand doesn't get loud or angry. He responds with feedback, but he doesn't insult or berate or belittle. Sure there's the whole thing with the pinky while holding a glass, but that's played up for laughs.

They are clearly supportive of each other and are desperate to pull this off for Val while also trying to keep from hurting each other.

Sixth: Val is kind of a little shit throughout the film, trying to 'tone down' his two gay parents... but when it finally comes out, when they can't hide it anymore, Val doesn't try to concoct another hairbrain lie... he just comes out and says it.

"This is my mother." as he pulls Albert's wig off and wraps an arm around him.

It took him going through the whole film, seeing the hurt and pain he's causing by forcing the people who raised him to be something they aren't... on a deeply personal and socially hateful level. But he finally comes around. It's an interesting reversal. Usually it's the kids lying to the parents, or even lying for the parents to hide from someone else... but it's the parents lying for the benefit of their son. Val finally gets it, and becomes just as unapologetic about it as Armand... though perhaps with less "fuck the senator" energy.

Seventh: It didn't occur to me until I watched the movie again as an adult, but the scene between Armand and the lady who gave birth to Val--where she's kind of coming on to Armand, playing with his chest hair and what not. Armand is obviously deeply uncomfortable with the situation, but he doesn't dare try to assert himself and set boundaries, otherwise she might not agree to come to the dinner and pretend for the senator and his wife. It's an interesting power dynamic reversal. Usually, it's the man in the position of power forcing the woman to put up with behavior she might not otherwise be comfortable with--and it hits real different as an adult because a lot of us are trained to not see the problem with her behavior, even when Albert bursts in and sees what they're doing so we know there's a potential sexual connotation. We're trained only to see men taking advantage of women... not the other way around, and there's a conversation to be had about that.

Eighth: Val is 20. The Senator says "you're not even 18 yet". And yet Barbara says "We've been sleeping together for over a year"

That means she's currently 17... in college. She was at the absolute oldest 16... in college... and Val was 19--at the oldest--when they met and started sleeping together.

That is deeply problematic, and yet we're not going to think anything of it because we are trained by media and by certain groups to think that if it's a boy and a girl, and they're only two or three years apart, then it should be fine, nothing wrong with it, they're both in college so it's okay.

As a kid, it didn't click with me that those ages didn't make sense. They were older than me and that's all that was needed for processing.

Now... hoooo boy. That's a whole thing. I don't know if that's an artifact left over from the play the film is based on... but damn... c'mon... you can adjust their ages and it won't destroy the plot.

Ninth: The fact that Albert keeps getting gendered differently all throughout the film. Sometimes someone uses he/him to refer to Albert. Sometimes, someone uses she/her. And this is just completely natural, no one blinks or gives it a second thought. As a kid, this kind of confused me a little, but not enough for me to ask questions about it. It was just a tiny curiosity and I moved on from it.

Maybe my kid brain thought it was supposed to be a joke, or maybe brain just went *shrug* maybe it doesn't matter what pronouns Albert uses? I don't know. That's one aspect I can't recall much detail about from that period in my life. But looking on it today, it actually seems rather interesting that the film was able to get away with switching pronouns so readily.

You would think that the studio would insist on correctly gendering Albert at all times except for when he's in drag. It's very true to life--because a lot of drag performers who are AMAB will happily go by either masculine or feminine pronouns. It doesn't really matter to them. Hell _I_ go by whatever pronouns someone feels like calling me. I'm not fancy. I'll use whatever's in the fridge. It's just an added detail that makes the film feel just that much more genuine.

Tenth: This one may seem a little superficial to some, but I don't care. I kind of love the art deco look of the nightclub--the exterior, the interior, and the apartment above it. I love the layout of the apartment. I love the kitchen. I love the bedrooms. I love the whole place. I would kill to live in a place like that. As a kid, no nevermind, just goes over my head. But as an adult who has lived in several places now, and would love to never have to deal with frigid winter weather... and to have all the light that the massive number of windows that place provided... it absolutely hits different.

I'm sure I could go on... but... I just wanted to gush about this movie because it's still to this day... so fucking good and it holds the fuck up. I think it should be mandatory viewing for all young queer folk so they can get just a little taste of what it was like for their queer elders, help them appreciate just how much progress has been made... while also understanding just how much further there is to go.

[sirensplayhouse]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐗 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

welcome back, it’s y’all’s favorite sirengodmother 🕺🏾so as y’all can see by the title we’re gonna be talking about the power of knowing x brazen impudence along with what it is and how it helps. so buckle up and enjoy the ride 👍🏾🤝🏾

know /nō/ verb

be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.

ac·cept /əkˈsept/ verb

believe or come to recognize (an opinion, explanation, etc.) as valid or correct or to receive something willingly.

now there’s a method to my madness🧍🏾‍♀️knowing and accepting go hand in hand. you know the sky is blue because that’s what you’ve been told ever since you’ve been here. it’s what you’ve consciously and subconsciously accepted as fact. you know that after it rains you’re most likely to see a rainbow because you’ve accepted that as a fact.

“Just as the moth in his desire to know the flame was willing to destroy himself, so must you in becoming a new person be willing to die to your present self.” uhhhhhh HELLLOOOOO🗣️😮‍💨

in order to truly know and accept your desires you must defy your current beliefs and let go of your old self

“ok so siren you’re talking all this nonsense about knowing and accepting but saying how we’re supposed to do it 🫠”

ask and you shall receive 🕺🏾

live in the end (ik y’all are tired of me saying this but😂LIVE IN THE MF END). embody and become the person who has what you want. think their thoughts, talk how they talk, walk how they walk, he’ll eat what they eat✋🏾. even if it’s just for a few minutes a day, do it until it becomes natural and persist until it becomes reality.

next is saturation something that everyone seems to be against🙃. let’s face it a lot of us have/had deep ass limiting beliefs and can’t simply just accept that our desires are ours. and that’s ok that is why repetition/saturation came to save the day. again an assumption is something that is presented as false but when persisted in hardens into fact. ask if you need to saturate your mind go for it, don’t let anyone tell you that it’s pointless or doesn’t work

go into your beautiful human imagination and give yourself everything you desire and when I say imagine I’m not talking about visualizing. there seems to be a misconception that imagination and visualization are one in the same when in reality visualizing is just another tool or form to help you imagine.

to imagine is to believe (something unreal or untrue) to exist or be so or assume in other words.

when you give your desires to yourself in imagination the feeling of acceptance and wish fulfilled will wash over you and then guess what happens ?

if you guess that this is the part where we talk about brazen impudence then you are correct🕺🏾🤭

now what is brazen impudence ? well hate to break it to you but it’s really just another fancy word for persistence🧍🏾‍♀️. when you have brazen impudence you know for an absolute undeniable fact that you’re desires are yours and both hell and high waters cannot stop nor separate you from your desires. you are undeniably convinced that your desires are yours (which they are) and nothing can deter you from that fact. you are confident in your power and your ability as God as the creator of your reality that you can have whatever you wish for.

now I don’t want y’all to think I’m saying that it’s required to know and accept your desires as fact in order to manifest because I’m not 👍🏾 you can not believe your affirmations or believe the fact that what you’re scripting/visualizing will come true. it’s the persistence in the new story that makes your manifestations your reality.

anddddddd that’s all you lovely folks for todays lesson😂

[aticklish]

May I have any tickle headcanons for The Devil and King Dice?

YESSS let’s do it!!! 😈

KING DICE:

DO NOT GET ON HIS BAD SIDE

WHEN he finds out you’re ticklish (and he wILL) he will absolutely destroy you

The baddest ler there is (maybe besides the Devil it’s a tough comparison ahdkajsjks)

THE TEASING

I cannot emphasize this enough

You will absolutely lose your mind

“I didn’t know I was that funny! Ya can’t possibly be that ticklish, can ya? I could do this all day… and I will! Tickle tickle tickle!”

And he’ll just watch you with a smirk on his face just WAITING for you to beg for mercy

HOWEVER

He’s actually pretty ticklish

His suit is thick so it’s best to just… get his bare skin 😈

He’ll love hate you for it though

(Unless you’re the Devil)

(In which case you get a free pass)

He can’t take it anywhere but ESPECIALLY his ribs

His ribs will literally be the death of him

CANNOT take what he dishes out

Doesn’t beg for mercy easily, but he’ll do it if he gets too desperate

His giggles are SO CUTE by the way

Doesn’t really love it or hate it

(Okay he loves tickling others and low key kinda enjoys being on the other end but shhhh don’t tease him it’s a secret)

The revenge is always worth it 😈

THE DEVIL:

He’s the Devil, he’s not ticklish at all

JUST KIDDING THATS A LIE

Finds it super childish and it EMBARRASSED AS HELL about it

Cannot bear teasing in the slightest

But he can’t bear tickling either lbr

His armpits are HORRIBLE

(His feet are pretty bad too)

But seriously… don’t try it

EVER

He literally has the ability to GIVE HIMSELF MORE ARMS

He can wreck you in 0.5 seconds no joke

And he WILL.

He doesn’t initiate things a lot, but he will ALWAYS get revenge

It’s a great form of torture for those in Hell who have been immunized to pain… so he DOES use it sometimes

Gets tickled by King Dice WAY TOO OFTEN

Gets angry about it, leaves it be for a few days, and then destroys his right-hand man without fail every single time

And yet Dice keeps doing it (because they both love it but neither will admit it because of their stupid egos)

TLDR don’t tickle the Devil and expect to get away with it… in fact, just don’t do it folks XD

[nevermindirah]

Yitzhak!

is a character! who Gregadiah What-Is-Math Rucka gave us almost no information about!

I've gone through Tales Through Time #6: The Bear and #1: My Mother's Axe with several magnifying glasses and done a lot of googling and taken my copy of the Tanakh off my shelf for the first time since (well, since the last time I needed to read Torah for TOG reasons, which I think was Booker Passover headcanons) and here's the best I can come up with.

In The Bear we meet someone who goes by the name Isaac Blue:

Read on for a lot of comic panel analysis and historical research and Jewish flailing!

So what do we know about this Isaac Blue person?

He's Lorge, he's got curly hair, he's basically a taller version of Joe as drawn by Leandro Fernández (ie an antisemitic stereotype why the fuck did they approve this character design?? and then why did they double down and copy-paste it to Yitzhak??):

He's got a mezuzah on the doorpost of his house in Alaska!

I screamed about the mezuzah way back in January in this post where I (very reasonably) assumed this character was Joe and spun myself a tale about how Booker is still Joe's brother so the mezuzah stays up even though Booker isn't welcome in that house for a century. Bottom line: the mezuzah is a tradition with origins in the commandment from Deuteronomy 6:9 to "write the words of G-d on the gates and doorposts of your house" and evolved over the course of the Rabbinic period into the modern mezuzah we see here.

I did unnecessary levels of google image search to glean absolutely no useful information about Yitzhak’s origins from this panel:

I've decided the variant cover of TTT 6 is Yitzhak because of a panel in My Mother’s Axe, shown here, and what's likely an unnecessarily deep reading of Exodus, discussed further down:

The person at the right of the bottom panel is wearing the same clothes as in the TTT 6 variant cover and has the same shoulder-length curly hair and hairy forearms.

Left to right, the people in this panel are Lykon (I'll never get used to him being white in the comics), Andy, Noriko (I think? why doesn't Andy mention her by name here?), and Yitzhak. Andy's robe has a stereotypically Greek design on the sleeve cuff, and I had to stop myself 10 minutes into a Wikipedia rabbit hole because Gregorforth doesn't think that deep about this shit. The solid clues as to timeline that we get in this panel are:

Andy's iron axe

the presence of Lykon, who Andy first met in 331 BCE

So all we know is that Yitzhak is an immortal, he was a contemporary of Lykon, and he's Jewish.

Isaac is the most common Anglicization of Yitzhak (which in turn is the most common Anglophone transliteration of יִצְחָק‎), and Greg always uses the (transliterated) Hebrew when he refers to this character. Yitzhak is the long-awaited child of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis, the child who G-d commanded Abraham to sacrifice but spared at the last minute. I see what you did there, Gregory.

Why Isaac Blue? This is where I pulled out my Tanakh. According to the New JPS translation, blue is the first of three colors of yarn listed in Exodus 35:6 among the gifts requested of the Israelites to construct the priestly garments for the Tabernacle and later the Temple. Then in Numbers 15:38 the Israelites are commanded to "make themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner."

And now for sandbox timelines party! Gregadiah gave us ALMOST NOTHING to go on, so I'm gonna make my own fun.

I, like many modern Jews, think the stories in the Tanakh are foundational mythology that are valuable because of how they've shaped our people but that contain some fucked-up shit and either way aren't meant to be a record of historical facts. Modern scholarship generally agrees that the community we now call Jews emerged as a distinct group of Canaanites sometime in the late Bronze Age (cw this video's host says the Name of G-d aloud despite being a religious studies scholar who knows that is not a name anyone but the Temple priests are allowed to say). The first non-Biblical written record of the people Israel is from an Egyptian source c. 1200 BCE, and the Biblical kingdom of David and Solomon was probably an exaggeration of whatever really happened during the Bronze Age Collapse. We start getting into historical-fact territory a few centuries into the Iron Age:

588 BCE Solomon's Temple destroyed, Babylonian exile begins

538 BCE Cyrus of Persia allows Jews to return to Jerusalem

515 BCE Second Temple construction complete

332 BCE Alexander the Great At Something I Guess conquered Judea, beginning the Hellenistic period of Jewish history — 331 BCE Andy & Lykon find each other

167 BCE another jerkface Greek king desecrated the Temple and basically outlawed Judaism

164 BCE recapture of Jerusalem and Temple rededication during the Maccabean Revolt

70 CE destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans, beginning of the Rabbinic period of Jewish history that we're still in now

What if... and hear me out... what if immortals come in pairs, and the pairs are:

Andy & Quynh

Joe & Nicky

Booker & Nile

LYKON & YITZHAK

What if Yitzhak was a priest of the Second Temple? What if he and Lykon killed each other just like Joe and Nicky would in the same city around 1300 years later, but instead of enemies-to-lovers speedrun with an absurdly long happily-ever-after, when Lykon died permanently Yitzhak decided to separate from Andy and Noriko and become the hermit we later see in Alaska?

We don't know how old Yitzhak is compared to the others, only that he was a contemporary of Lykon at a time when Andy was using an Iron Age version of her mother's axe. Other plausible origins for him:

a Jew of the early Rabbinic period, maybe a child or grandchild of people who were still alive before the Second Temple was destroyed

a Judean of the Second Temple era under the Romans or Greeks or Persians, maybe a priest, maybe not

an exilee in Babylon, maybe of the generation who got to return, maybe of the generation who was exiled (he doesn't look like he was 50 at his first death but who knows, he could've been mortal for both)

an Israelite of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, maybe a priest of Solomon's Temple or again maybe not

an Israelite wandering in the desert with Moses

THEE Yitzhak, ben Avraham v'Sarah, our patriarch who was brought up for sacrifice and then spared, and then spared again, and then spared again, and again, and again...

or! he could also be a Canaanite or other Levantine who predates the people Israel, who at some point in his very long life chose to join our mixed multitude, who like Andromache before him (and like Avram and Sarai would in this case do after him) took a new name to reflect the magnitude of influence this people has had on him

Why do I keep saying Yitzhak might have been a priest? It's thanks to the one detail in the artwork I could plausibly connect to solid research without getting a PhD real quick. Take a look at the gorgeous detail on the opening of his robe in the TTT 6 cover. He's dressed in rags, holes and dirt everywhere, rough stitches probably from hasty repair work — except for the neck opening. Compare that to this description from Exodus 39:23 of the construction of the priestly garments for the Tabernacle: "The opening of the robe, in the middle of it, was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around the opening, so that it would not tear."

The next verses describe the intricate designs for the hem of the priestly garment. Yitzhak's ragged garment looks like the hem was torn off entirely.

Am I overthinking this? Yes I am! You're welcome!

My friend and historical research hero @lady-writes​ is in a Discord server with Gregadiah and asked the man himself some questions about all this. He clearly thinks he's being sneaky?? No shit Yitzhak is Jewish, dude, I want DETAILS!

I will not be giving up my Jewish Booker headcanon, I've put too much thought into it by now, the internalized shame of antisemitism explains Booker's depression too well for me, and it just adds so much richness to Booker/Nile both being children of forced diasporas. Fortunately (for him, not me, bc I'd do it anyway!) Gregothy supports fan headcanons even when they're not in line with his own:

One last thing before I close like 100 research tabs and go back to writing historical fantasy and/or porn! I love that, despite that atrocious caricature of a face design, our canon Jew and our fanon Jew are both Lorge and Soft and Kind, flying the face of the antisemitic stereotype of Ashkenazi Jewish men as small and weak, but also not falling into the New Jew / Muscle Jew stereotype that Zionism created. (I am trying SO HARD not to talk about Israel/Palestine for once ughhhhhhhhhh) Anyway here's a (US-centric but very good) primer on both these stereotypes of Jewish masculinity. Is this why I'm forever projecting my transmasc diasporist feels onto Jewish Booker the service sub? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’ll reblog a second version of this with full image descriptions so that there’s a version accessible for folks who need IDs as well as a version accessible for folks who get overwhelmed by walls of text.

[ughhheragain]

Hii could you please do domestic!bucky headcanons? 😊 like bucky and reader cooking together and going grocery shopping and just fluff 💕

domestic!Bucky | h.c.

a.n. I’m sorry I disappeared again but online school is getting overwhelming

• while groceries shopping, Bucky would always want to take the cart and therefore follow you around like a puppy

• I picture thousands of conversations like this one :

"Can we take this?"

"Hm, I doubt so. We already got too much sugar in the cart, that’s not healthy."

"This then?"

"James."

"What?"

"You know there’s sugar in cookies, right?"

"Hm."

• how he loves watching you take the lead as you list all the ingredients you’ll need to make dinner

• he really loves to just say "check" when he puts an item in the cart to let you know that you can cross it on the list

• though, sometimes he zones out while walking behind you, thinking about how weird it feels to be groceries shopping at that moment when he was in hiding a few years ago

• but he also finds it comforting and that doing such mundane things oddly give him peace

• whenever you guys decide to actually to cook something instead of ordering or eating out, it is something

• you always love to put on some music in the background just to create a little "ambiance"

• Bucky can’t never help himself but glance when your hips start to move along with the rhythm

• that time, you had chosen to follow a tutorial instead of a written recipe in order to know what the actual result was supposed to be

"You ready?"

"As ready as I can be, doll," he answers with a little smile - which seemed slightly nervous - as he ties his apron in his back.

"Good."

"Good."

"Yes. I kinda have a good feeling about this one."

"Can only hope that you’re right this time," he chuckles which earns him a small smack on his bicep.

• okay so the recipe wasn’t so difficult except for the fact that the woman was going a bit too fast at times

• and of course Bucky wouldn’t fail to point it out and be a little whiny about it

"Oh my god, do we really have to go so fast with it? I feel like she’s just showing off."

"Oh right, she totally is. It’s not like we know any better than a famous cook."

"I hate you."

• it’d be really adorable to see him being so focused on making his plate look good and clean

• he’d 100% do this thing when we stick our tongue out to the side of our mouth out of concentration

• you guys would always turn it into a competition, see which plate comes out looking the best

"Ta-daaaa!" you announce proudly, looking at your plate in awe.

"Sweetheart, please. Look at mine now because that’s how you do it," he says with a cheeky grin and a bit of attitude.

"You’re kidding me, right?" you chuckle, starting to play along.

"What?"

"This looks like a 5 year-old’s creation. I wouldn’t even touch it with a stick."

"I know a stick you won’t get to touch if you keep on insulting my beautiful creation," Bucky said as he folded his arms on his chest. He tilted his head to the side before staring at you and bursting into laughter with you, at how ridiculous all this was.

• overall this might have been your best attempt because for once, you didn’t end up ordering takeaway to get rid of the horrible taste

• Dinner was followed by watching TV cuddled up with one another; Bucky was staring to fall asleep behind you.

• Around 10PM, you started to get up in order to go put the plates in the dishwasher and clean the mess but a hand pulling you back to Bucky’s chest stopped you mid-track.

"We’ll do that tomorrow doll, there’s no rush," and of course that was enough to convince you to stay in his embrace for a bit before falling into a deep sleep.

• The morning after, you got up earlier than him and went back to the kitchen to make coffee and some toasts. After a few minutes, you were slowly waking up and focused on your tasks while Bucky’s eyes slowly opened.

• He didn’t move for a few seconds as his eyes were getting used to the warm morning light that was filling the room. Once they were, the scenery that was unfolding before him brought such happiness and comfort that he wasn’t able to stop the smile already forming on his lips.

"Good morning, doll," his morning raspy voice surprised you and made you turn around, a coffee mug in hand.

"Good morning. Slept well?" you asked as you walked towards him with the cup you had made especially for him.

"Yes and surprisingly I didn’t have a nightmare."

"Oh? That’s great news," you smiled, getting closer to him. Bucky shifted to get into a sitting position and gave you the grabby hands. You smiled, placed the mug on the table and sat on his lap, a leg positioned on each side. His hands came to rest on your hip, pressing them gently, his thumb brushing your skin gently.

"Yes it is and I’m pretty sure that’s because of you."

"Me? You’re sure?" you chuckled, knowing in advance what he’d respond.

"Well, now that I think about it, it might have been due to the fact that me and my plate absolutely destroyed yours and that, that felt good,"

• lemme tell you folks that the rest of the morning was also very good

🦋 never hesitate to give me feedback because even if i don’t say it often, it really is a source of motivation for us

requests are open 🦋

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MCYT Demographic Survey Part 2 RESULTS

IT’S TIME!!!

Once again, thank you so much to everyone who participated! 1,654 people total responded to this - about four and a half times as many respondents as the first survey. It’s honestly incredible. I’m so happy the rest of you are as interested as I am in this stuff :D

The increased turnout is also why these results are being posted two days later than I’d intended. I want to give a HUGE thank you to my friend @quincepastey​ and my sibling @orestes-swimming​ for helping me out, and by helping I do mean they did basically all of the technical stuff for me, because my knowledge of spreadsheets was not up to the task. So thank you to Cupid for organizing all the data from questions 3 and 4 into something comprehensible for me, and thank you to Kal for making the charts! They are absolutely the MVPs and everyone reading this should go check them out. Thank you guys so much <3

Reblogs of this post are very appreciated. It would be awesome if the info about the results could reach everyone who submitted a response, so if you reblogged my first post about this survey, please consider reblogging this one as well!

For your convenience, here’s a link to the results of the first survey I did six months ago. Now - on to the results!

Question 1: What is your age range?

Compared to the results of the first survey, we can see that things have changed a bit! Specifically, the fandom has shifted just a little bit older. The solid majority of the fandom is still in the 15-17 year old range, but it’s gone down from almost half to closer to 40%. Almost a third of the fandom are ages 18-20, up from close to a fifth six months ago. 21-25 year olds have increased from about 10% to about 14%. And the youngest segment, 13-14 year olds, have gone from almost 20% of the fandom down to 12% - the sharpest change of all.

Finally, nearest and dearest to my own heart, there are now 26 whole people in the fandom aged 26-30 and 9 people aged 30+. Old Squad is growing, folks. We are... the 2% 😎 Special shoutout to the person who said their 15 year old kid got them into the fandom. I hope you know just how cool you are.

These results are interesting, but it’s also impossible to say how accurate the data is. This survey and the previous one were only posted on my blog, and they only reached a wider audience through the reblogs of my followers. So do these changes reflect actual changes in the demographics of the fandom as a whole, or is it just that my followers (and the people who follow them) have shifted older? To try to avoid this bias in the future, I may reach out to some well-known younger bloggers and ask them to reblog the next survey I do so that I can reach a more even audience.

Question 2: What is your gender?

Apologies for the small text, but there were so many unique write-in answers that I wanted to include them all. You may want to open the image in a separate tab for better quality.

In contrast to the age question, the gender spread of the fandom has remained pretty much the same. About half the fandom is still female, the nonbinary crowd has increased from 20% to 25%, 7% of us are male, almost 7% are genderfluid, and about 5% are agender. Just like last time, most of the write-in responses fell into the vague categories of either genderqueer or questioning.

No surprises on this one! The fandom continues to be overwhelmingly female and queer. Next time I think I’ll include genderqueer and questioning as options to try to catch some of those people into a formal category. All y’all are so valid, especially the person who wrote in their gender as “soup” <3

The results for questions 3 and 4 will be under a cut, because I don’t want to completely destroy people’s dashes.

Before I get into the last two questions, a couple notes. First, I want to explain how I came up with the list of creators, since a lot of people were either excited or disappointed by the fact that a few different people were on there.

On the last survey, this question was a write-in, and I had to transcribe and collate all the answers by hand to come up with the actual number of people who followed each creator. For this survey, I simply took the list that came out of the previous one and pasted it in! I also added a few people who no one wrote in six months ago but who are much more prominent now (Ranboo being the biggest example). So if you were excited to see your favorite small creator listed as an option, they were there because someone wrote them in last time! And if you wrote in your favorite small creator here, they’ll be an option on the next survey. The list is entirely crowdsourced and it will expand with each survey.

That said, the same also applies for more controversial creators. Specifically, I’m talking about CallMeCarson. Several people questioned my decision to keep him on the list - and to be honest, I considered taking him out. But in the end I decided to leave him in as an option for the sake of completeness and consistency with the previous survey. I want to emphasize that this is not me condoning his actions. But for the sake of the data, I felt that it was best to leave him in.

That said, let’s move on to questions 3 and 4!

Question 3: What creator(s) do you primarily follow?

So, it’s harder to compare with the previous survey on this one, and that’s purely because on the previous survey I didn’t have the help I did here. The chart I was able to make for the results back in October was frankly trash. Also, the fact that I split “followed creators” into two questions - primarily and casually followed - definitely throws things off. However, we can still do a certain amount of comparison!

The most obvious change is Ranboo. He straight up was not on the previous survey at all - I think he’d been streaming for less than a month at the time. Now, about 55% of respondents listed him as someone they primarily follow. The Dream SMP itself has also jumped dramatically. Previously, about 5% of people wrote in Dream SMP. That has increased to over half. Quackity has gone from less than 2% to about 30%. Karl has gone from 4% to 30%. Phil has gone from about 8% to a little under 50%. The SBI have jumped from 11% to over 40%.

Techno has gone from about 50% to over 60%. Tommy has gone from 45% to over 55%. Wilbur has jumped from 43% to 55%. Tubbo has remained steady at about 38%.

Dream has apparently dropped some of his following percentage-wise, falling from 50% to about 35%. However, George, Sapnap, and the Dream Team itself have all jumped from 10-12% to almost 30%.

I’m not going to go over the rest of the list, because that would just get way too long. However, I will drop a link to the spreadsheets of data for this survey and the previous one, so anyone who wants to can do some comparison of their own!

Question 4: What creators do you casually follow?

I won’t do as detailed of a comparison on this question, because there’s nothing to compare it to - this question wasn’t on the previous survey. However, it’s interesting to see how many more people follow Fundy, Nihachu, BadBoyHalo, Captain Puffy, Eret, Awesamdude, and Jack Manifold casually rather than as a primary favorite. Out of the top twelve, Karl, Quackity, Phil, and Tubbo are the only ones who don’t have a major discrepancy between the amount of people who follow them casually versus primarily.

I would be curious to hear people’s thoughts on why that’s the case! Personally, I would guess it’s a combination of each of their approaches to lore on the Dream SMP, the frequency and times of day that they stream, and the people they tend to make content with and be associated with by the fandom. I may go into that more later, but this post is already very long, so I’ll hold off for now. Here’s a link to this question’s spreadsheet for anyone who wants to take a closer look!

...And that’s a wrap! Good grief, this got long. Kudos to anyone who actually read the whole thing because I know my attention span would be challenged. I’m already thinking about the next survey - a couple people suggested that I add in questions about orientation and nationality, and while I want to keep the survey pretty tight in its scope, I am considering it. It would be even more data to process but it would be interesting to know!

I would love to hear people’s thoughts on these results! I’m only one person, so I know there’s interesting stuff I must have missed. Please, please feel free to reblog with your thoughts and observations! A lot of work went into this (both from me and from Cupid and Kal! Thank you guys again!), so I’m really hoping to hear what people think about it :D

I plan to reblog this and reply to some of the things people wrote in at the end, so stay tuned for that. And once again: thank you all for your interest in this project of mine <3 See you with another one in six months!

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BNHA boys after passing No-Nut-November

Yeah. It’s what it sounds like. Prepare to have your backs blown out folks 😌🤚

Characters: deku, denki, Kirishima, Aizawa, Hawks, Mirio

All characters are 18+

Warnings: Cockwarming, Overstimulation, rough sex, phone sex

Deku ~ Izuku Midoriya

Dude was literally DYING all of November

Because now that he has a girlfriend why wouldn’t he have sex??

But you seemed excited and suspicious of his ability to do it, so— like a true hero— he took on the challenge

He didn’t realize how used to sex he already was, and he sometimes woke up to himself humping a pillow in his sleep (but shh he didn’t tell you about that)

The two of you were texting during the night of November 30

And you could feel the desperation in his texts

Seeing the minutes tick by... 12:30... 12:45... 12:5

It was maddening

He didn’t want to come on too strong, so he decided that he would rather FaceTime you, because he though it would be less awkward (and there aren’t receipts if you say no)

But you were one step ahead of him

You had your alarm set to go off at 12:00 AM December 1st

He was startled when the annoying chime blasted out of your phone, stuttering on what he was saying

So you cut him off, turning your screen to show the time and asking “hey baby, do you want to come over?”

This mans eyes SPARKLED LIKE A KID ISTG

He didn’t even reply. You just saw a shaky view of his room and the sound of shuffling clothes and shoes, then the click of a door lock

He showed up at your door a few minutes later, after having hung up without another word on his way there

You opened the door and there were lips on yours, strong arms gripping your waist

Then groping your tits and ass

He never goes insanely hard

But that was the roughest sex you two had ever had

It honestly made not being able to have sex with him worth it for the absolute monstrous fuck you guys had

And it was a LONG session

You thought about calling in sick from work to stay with him and see if you could make your torn-apart body go for another round

Denki Kaminari

He gets zappy when he’s horny (like— literal electricity)

And he’s horny a lot because you refuse to let him have sec with you, and even worse— he can’t even Jack off to the thought of you

He tried to get away with it a few times only for you to feel the change of static in the air and come to his bedroom

He DEFINITELY would not have made it through if you hadn’t held him accountable the whole time

And even though at those times you were helping, you weren’t making it easy for him otherwise

You’d wear the short skirts that he liked and purposefully bend over to grab things from the floor, flashing yourself to him

It was funny to see how red he got and then how hard he got— smirking when you caught a glimpse at the tent in his trousers

So on November 30, he had it all planned out

He picked out an outfit for you, and set up his room all elegant

And he asked you to come over to spend the night

You were excited

It’s not like the two of always had sex impromtu, but there was never this level of preparation

You came in around 11 for a late-late night dinner (because what’s a sleep schedule— neither of you knew, that was for sure) of boxed macaroni

His lack of cooking ability was endearing

After dinner, he handed you a bag to go change into

It had thigh high socks, thigh harnesses, and a black and gold lingerie set

You looked hot— you couldn’t lie

When you came out you saw that the clock read 11:57

And Denki turned around, turning a bright crimson

You teased him “you picked this out, silly, why are you getting so flustered?”

He pulled you down to straddle despite how red he got

The two of you kissed until the clock hit 12

And it wasn’t like the two of you hadn’t kissed all month, but it felt special when you’d be intimate for the first time in a while

He brought you to the bedroom and the two of you spent a whole 3 minutes being romantic before both of you were ravaging each other

It was hard to tell who missed sex more between the two of you

But you were both relieved it was over

Red Riot ~ Eijiro Kirishima

During all of November, he decided that whenever he was missing your body, he would train

And he did OH HOW he did

He was big and strong and he’d taken on extra hours to work on his hardening quirk, and had shown a lot of improvement

You suddenly had to cope with the fact that your boyfriend got EVEN HOTTER, and you weren’t having sex with him

You even gave in a few times, begging him to fuck you, but every time he denied, “that’s not very manly of me to fail the challenge” he would explain and then head out to the gym

It’s fair to say that it sucked for you

So when November was ending, you made a plan

He worked long hours at his agency, so he wouldn’t be back until it was almost 12, which (you being the night owl you are) has never been a problem

But it was today

So, here you are at his agency, rapping on his office door during his lunch break

He hugged you and pulled you inside of his office like he’s done every day you showed up at his office since you started dating

But you were horny and so was he and the tension was high between the two of you

No one wanted to make the first move, because that would be admitting defeat

So you walked to the side of his desk, his eyes following your ass, and bend down to grab his lunch from the left drawer

You hiked your skirt up enough so that he could see a flash of your panties

You weren’t going to make this last day easy on him, but you weren’t trying to make him lose either

But he was on you after that

Hands on your hips, cock pressed against your clothed ass

And you were so in

You both lost your stubbornness quickly when the lust grew too hard to handle

So you let him pull your panties to the side and start thrusting

God you missed this

And he was so much stronger now

You let out moans as he co tinued, not caring if anyone out in their cubicles heard

You were Red Riot’s and he was yours

You both came, multiple times

And when he relaxed back on his desk chair which you collapsed on his chest

You decided to make the final blow

“You realize you lost, right babe?”

And deep red eyes met yours with a seriousness rivaling that of some prestigious heroes (which was hardly eijiro— everyone loved him as a refreshing kind savior rather than the usual aloofness of heroes)

“I could keep going if you want to be a brat.”

Eraser Head ~ Shota Aizawa

He’s not a very sex-motivated guy

But he definitely liked it every once in a while— especially with you

His baby girl struggling to take him, writhing in pleasure, cumming 2,3,4 times

He loves it

And he decides that he’ll still get to see his baby get pleasure, and just not get any of his own

So most of the month, if you were in the same room as him, you had a vibrator buried deep in your cunt

It didn’t feel the same as him feeling you up, but it was hard to sit still or focus when he was indirectly doing such lewd things to you

So November was long for you

And not in a bad way, but you were ready for it to be over, and you could tell he was, too

He was near his wits end from not getting to unload into his little girl, and it reflected on his teaching

You wondered if his students could tell he was lashing out because of sexual frustration

The thought made you laugh

So he cancelled or denied any plans anyone made that night, and so did you

You spent the afternoon together, watching tv mindlessly as you sat on his cock

That was something you two had done a lot more— cockwarming

It was nice to be so close to him

And he argued that the challenge was that he couldn’t cum, not that he couldn’t have his dick in you

So you agreed

And now it was nearing time, and he started slowly thrusting into you, both of your heads turned to the clock as you counted down the seconds until you could both cum

And when the clock finally shone 12:00, it was over for you

Brutal thrusts from underneath you left you with a cream-filled pussy, and then again on your hands and knees against the couch, and on the kitchen counter, and the bed

He had to make up for all the time he wasn’t able to pleasure you himself

So you let yourself be completely destroyed by his cock multiple times

Your legs were t even working past your 3rd orgasm, so he’d just carry you to his new destination

Hawks ~ Takami Keigo

He loved you, but this was not a hard challenge for him

He hadn’t got laid for most of his teenage years

And the two of you did it only on occasion before you teased the idea and he said that he didn’t think you could do it— not have sex with him

So it was more like no-nut-November for you

But you wouldn’t let his teasing be confirmed

So you stood your ground

The two of you made it through the first week with fire in your eyes— encouraged by the want to win against the other

Even the second week was fine

Then you walked in on him fapping like a teenager in your bedroom, surrounded by a few of your sentimental stuffed animals from when you were a kid and a pair of dirty panties

You didn’t intrude

You just let him

And your fingers made their way to the waistband of your panties

You were egged on by his moans seeping through the wall and to your ears

Gorgeous, erotic, and effortless moans that could make you cum without touching yourself at all

But here you are, rubbing your clit and dipping your fingers into your puffy cunt as he jerked himself off on your bed

The two of you never mentioned this

Neither of you were going to admit that that could t even last 3 weeks

You weren’t even sure he saw you, but you sure saw him

And it didn’t happen again, as much as you wanted it to

The sex wasn’t life changing when he could do it again

The real reason you two were together was because you love the other, and that didn’t go away just because you couldn’t fuck

So the two of you were solidified in the shared opinion that you would be happy no matter what happens

And you spend the night bare against his chest, wings brought around your body in a protective shield

Togata Mirio

He made it through the month just fine, usually too busy training and working to have time for you two to have sex

Instead the two of you work together and cuddle at night

And it’s satisfying, but it’s not mind-blowing for either of you

You’d much rather be able to have sex when he has an off night

He actually has a business trip spanning from November 27-December 3, which was a painfully long time for you

You had gotten your hopes up to be able to be destroyed by him

Instead you two FaceTime every night

And he’s too shy to mention it, but once November has passed, he’s aching to get back to you

Aching to get his cock back buried deep in you

You start touching yourself on FaceTime the night before his flight back

He didn’t notice at first

But he saw your arm flexing as you rubbed tight circles on your clit while listening to his voice

“Whatcha doing there sweetie?”

He asked it all innocent but you know better

You slide the phone down to show your pussy dripping with need

You hear him mutter a soft “fuck” before you hear the sound of unzipping and clothing falling to the ground, keeping yourself in view for him while he shows his equally needy cock on the camera

It’s blushing red on the top, so ready for you you wish you had a teleportation quirk

But the two of you were relieved to be doing just this after so long

And after you both came on your fingers, he promised he would give it to you so good when he got back

And he did not disappoint