#interactions: █ ▌❝ sweet pompeii ❞ ►

[freuleinanna]

wait donna mama-bear noble is the most wholesome thing because imagine feeling devastated and grieving and lost and ever so slightly depressed as shit each day for 15 years straight without ever knowing why AND STILL despite all that finding love and character and open arms to support your trans daughter through literally anything, biting off faces in the process?? I love her. I just love her. it's pompeii and 'nevermind us' all over again, she's the most selfless rude red-head in the world.

also I wonder if her fierce acceptance could partially come, besides her enormous fucking heart, from previous interactions with various species that's become a new normal for her. she literally doesn't think in gender because we're all different and beautiful and it's so sweet

[elliemarchetti]

Salted Caramel for Two

@jilychallenge | Summer Vibes | partner: @eastwindmlk

Prompt: A wants an ice-cream so much after the long day they've just had, it's hot and the summer just too long and now the queue is finally gone the last scoop of A's favourite taste is ordered by B, who was the previous customer. Will A fight or ask to share? Will B share or give? You decide.

Words: 494

Lily was hot. At the peak of summer, the sun shone high and bright in England too, and sometimes a dip in the Great Lake or in the river near her house was necessary to cool off and clear one’s mind, but this heat was different, sticky, humid, and to sum it all in one word horrible. She was hating every second of it, and she didn’t think she had it in her to not appreciate something in Italy, not after she had dreamed of going there for years. Since she had stumbled upon an article about a new, perfectly preserved mosaic when she was still a child, she had been obsessed with Pompeii’s sad fate, but once she found herself there, she hadn’t been able to enjoy a single moment of the visit, too busy sweating and fighting against an unavoidable sunburn. When Professor McGonagall suggested stopping for an ice cream she almost cried in joy, and she sight of the stall with cones and colourful cups displayed together with their prices in euros seemed almost like a mirage, at least until she noticed the never-ending queue.

“Professor Slughorn says it’s the best ice cream for miles,” Severus commented, but Lily wasn’t sure she had the energy to chat, though she couldn’t deny that the thought it was also the only ice cream parlour for miles went through her head.

When they got finally close enough to read the available flavours, her mouth watered. Salted caramel and banana, her favourites, were right at the top of the list. She was already enjoying the taste of the sweet delicacy when she saw the server scrape a last scoop from the bottom of one of the steel trays she was keeping an eye on and rotate its name plate, to signal it was no longer available. A sound of desperation came out of her throat untamed, attracting the attention of the customer in front of her, causing him to turn around and make her laugh almost hysterically. Of all people, James Potter was the one who had stolen the only reason she had kept walking for the last half hour, trudging at the back of what seemed like a seasoned group of adventurers.

“Were you by any chance planning on ordering salted caramel?” he asked, as if it was normal for them to have a peaceful interaction.

“Yes,” she hissed, and for some mysterious reason, he smiled, showing off the dimples that made half of the female students at Hogwarts thirst over him.

“We can always share, you know?” he proposed, but before Lily could respond, Severus did.

“In your dreams,” he almost growled, but before the Chaser could turn his back and take a seat with Sirius and Remus, who had found a table with five chairs in the shade, Lily surprised everyone, even herself.

“On the contrary, you should ask for another spoon,” she stated confidently. “Fair payback for being a filthy thief.”

[blue-willow-tree]

hello again sweet girl ⸝⸝ how have you been?

i would’ve never guessed you were introvert! being as playful and commanding as you are on here, learning you’d be that pretty wallflower in the corner of the club is very cute ‹𝟹

i have so many hyper-fixations, ive lost count haha! im big on video games, and so ones that implement real life places and events will get me hooked. one of my favorite franchises is assassins creed, odyssey being my favorite of it. i was absolutely obsessed with learning more about ancient greece and the peloponnesian war. kassandra, one of the two playable mc choices, still hasn’t left my mind. ive played that game so many times for years so its hard to forget her. shes so perfect i just cant help it~

ah! i enjoy marvel as well! scarlet witch is very fun, i enjoyed her in multiverse of madness. as for me, x-men have always been one of my favorite franchise from it. wolverine being my absolute favorite mutant since i was a child haha! it’s impossible to not love storm as well. i simply adore her. my other favorite franchise would be spiderman. the spiderverse is just so fun, and a brilliant concept! i hope in future projects silk will be implemented because she’s my favorite spiderperson. outside the spiderverse, gwenpool would be other fave marvel character of mine, and hope she gets more comics soon! as you can tell i love a good anti-hero and vigilante ⸝⸝

well, aren’t you trouble, tease ᡣ𐭩 it does seem quite fun though. hm, my favorite way would absolutely have to be soft and slow neck to jawline kisses. savoring each one, from other pulse points over the throat, which i find to be my favorite spot, and right before i kiss their lips, i just stop. it’s a bit sadistic, enjoying them fall from the high, stunned and impatient to continue. its my favorite part of it all, and ofc the reward afterwards.

you are so right, it’s such a beautiful concept. knowing it’s a split moment that person can and will be the person you can rely on without worry. someone that would get you better than you do yourself. knowing that you can be your most vulnerable with them, fall apart in their arms and they’re there to hold you together. work through any and all with you, and be the reassurance you’ve always needed in your life. it’s a level of intimacy that I just can’t get enough of ⟢

they were definitely interesting, each one shows a really adorable and tender side to you. even a bit of vulnerability and i appreciate you sharing it with me, ill cherish it. ⋆

⧽ 🍸

Oh my sweet anon, I owe you an apology for not responding sooner. Things have been busy and I've been giving my newer anons and advice-asks more priority, I'm here now, love. I hope you don't despise me by now <3

I'm one of the biggest introverts one will ever come across. Lockdown was like heaven to me, if I can avoid social interaction, I will. Haha x

Ooo, I've always found video games to be so intriguing and I wish I were able to play them as well as others! I simply get so confused haha, that's why I always play Minecraft on creative mode. I've heard of Assassin's Creed so much over the years! Maybe I should watch a few videos of people playing it, and see what it's all about. I bet you're an expert at it! Ahh, ancient Greece, that's definitely an intriguing historical era to fixate on. I've always loved learning about Ancient Egypt! I also recently watched a documentary on Pompeii, and a few about the Titanic. Such interesting stuff!! I'm hoping to start the X-men franchise soon, I've only watched one of those movies and I enjoyed it but it seems many others didn't. Hopefully by watching all of them in order, I'll understand why this was. Out of all the characters I've seen glimpses of, I love Storm!!! I don't blame your adoration for her at all. I love the spiderverse! I'm so excited for the new Spiderverse movie, that second one left me hanging, it was so cruel haha.

Ahh, that's a very smart choice, and a little sadistic indeed but that just makes me like it more. I wouldn't be able to stop myself, I'd have to have those sadistic lips on mine immediately. But, well, that's exactly the desperation you were intending on causing x I'd fall right into your trap, wouldn't I?

The concept of "mates" will never fail to intrigue me. It's so incredibly beautiful, I'd give up anything for that concept to be brought to life. But to know that the agony of losing them could be enough to ruin you entirely forever, that's just so heartbreaking.

I really do hope you'll forgive me for my poor response skills, love, I hope to see you around again ♡ Your asks are special, it's wonderful discussing these things x

[night-at-the-musian]

howdy, i’m ian! i write fanfics catered towards adults! i interact and follow from @trans-cowboy-archivist.

this is a natm blog, mainly, but there’s other stuff here. i will flood your dash with tiny gay people. this is a promise.

i am what the kids call “a grown man”, which means i write and sometimes reblog adult stuff. use your judgement before you follow me, and i tag pretty much everything adult so if you want to blacklist it you can.

Stuff I Wrote

i’m afraid i’ll go to heaven [E] - Jedediah and Octavius don’t make it out of Pompeii. While the museum mourns, the two have a spiritual journey. Content for this fic is tagged #heavenverse.

my heart will stop in joy [M] - A temporary exhibit, on display at the AMNH for a limited time, brings forth a vengeful force from the past. Terrible, painful memories bubble up from the depths of the minds of everyone on display. They can be taken, and joy restored - for a price. Content for this fic is tagged #joyverse.

Evening at the Archive [E] - Shorter tales, most of them explicit.

SCP-10407: The Museum [G] [incomplete] - A SCP Wiki-style documentation of the NatM series, made in collaboration with @rivran!

The Path to Black Avernus [G] - Octavius dies to a snake bite, and Jedediah tries to get his soul back from the underworld.

i am not fit to remove his sandals [E] - A soft and sweet Jedtavius fic full of love, first times, and communal bathing. Made in collaboration with Specter_Ross.

Other Things

Dungeon Meshi Thursday! All posts will be tagged #dungeon meshi.

JoJo Fridays! All posts will be tagged #jjba.

Ahkmenrah Sunday. Happens occasionally. I just rb a shitload of Ahk art and memes because he’s wonderful and I love him.

Polls. Any time a competition has NATM in it I rb it here, and encourage the [character]sweep. I tag these posts with #polls.

The NatM Search! An archival project involving this franchise's non-movie materials, like books and toys!

Inspiration tags are: #cowboy blues, #roman holidays, #boney bones, #knight shift, #inspi-fae-tion

Other stuff I like: #tf2, #demon slayer, #sonic the hedgehog, #skull faced bookseller honda-san, #rdr2, #beast wars

Other tags: #crossovers #aus

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[pitynostars]

rewatching PotD properly let's gooo

"is there anyone out there" "yes." This was hot

"what am I doing, I've got a date to get to" is Dan talking ABT Diane ???

The idea of doing an EP about just the cyber TLs would be so interesting imo ajdkkfdjks... Like they're not converted humans but that's their whole deal usually so like....

"don't get shot" *Dan gets shot* prime comedy

"don't lose my sonic" patronising 13 i hate u

Did anyone else expect Dan to turn evil here the way he hesitated over the controls? XD

The alien shows them what they want right ???? Why does the doctor see a random kid?

"I'm the doctor I'm going to protect you" "the doctor lies" lmao

Ive seen people say like. The train CGI the painting CGI is rlly bad but honestly I can never notice but I don't rlly have eyes for that sort of thing

Ace and Tegan Skype friends <3 the ending should have been like this w all the companions where they're all just swapping adventure stories rather than the support group thing

"should we pick u up again in 24hrs" so Dan is on and off the TARDIS at this point ??? Having dates ??? Assuming w Diane but the only person we see him w in the rest of te EP is Graham so I mean....

"Yaz u and I can see where the cyber masters took that child" so... Yaz saw it as a kid too? Did I mishear the line ABT it looking how u want

"it's not my life" hmm I buy that BC we saw his life before of pretending to b the museum guide and helping out at the food bank and stuff he's a community guyTM sure hate that this is so weirdly rushed less i guess "I can attack it now because I've been with you" I buy less lmao... He's had no growth at all??? Also the way it's framed like he's talking to the doc is so odd when he spent more time w Yaz (unless they've been travelling for more than 3 years ???)

The doctor saying "homes important" just makes me HOWL tho ngl

"I'll b kipping on mum and dads sofa tonight" .... Where have u been sleeping all the other 24 hr breaks youve appaz been dropped off for ???

"not one for goodbyes" idk I buy that w 13 we saw the whole "one happy one sad" the hug goodbye for Ryan and graham

...so why can't 13 tell yaz about this traitor dalek??

also the concept of a dalek realising theyve strayed from their og mission does actually kind of slap but we did just see daleks v daleks in revolution so i'm glad this wasnt the main plot again

sacha dhawans acting<3<3

the scene where he looks in the tsarina (?)'s eyes and he's like "are my eyes not full of certainty" and u see him reflected in her eyes.... SICK. have they mentioned the master is kind of hypnotic yet in this era before this?

where are the dhawan telling the tsar to take a holiday vs donna telling caecilius and family to take a holiday in pompeii parallels.

are they saying dhawan master replaced rasputin nd made an alt universe with this cyberplanet in the sky? or is there some historical note about there being something in the sky at that time (?)

i love that the doctor and yaz both barely react to the hahahahahhaha tardis there's no like. wtf. moment they just head straight in.

i think it would have been sweet for 13 to stroke one of its panels and be like "oh shes not mine." nodding to that theyre telepathic!! but we seem to have forgotten that this era 😔.... i feel this generally in this era the relationship between the doctor and the tardis has been lacking actually like apart from ghost monument and spyfall we barely see them interact... i know its not always a Thing but man i loved 11 & the tardis' relationship so much i'd love to see a writer feature it more again 🥺

ive seen some people claiming yaz reads gallifreyan off the screen in the tardis. that would be cool but 100% you can recognise readings u can tell what data/readings are without labels necessarily like i can go into a car and look at a speedo and i dont need numbers on it to know what the readings mean yk?? either way it does speak a lot to teh familiarity she's got with the tardis and i <3<3 ... yaz and the tardis' growth is fun to think about. do you think she was grumpy that yaz was hanging out with the other tardis on earth in revolution ? XD

DOCTOR: Ah, there's a rudimentary cloaking shield in operation. Soon fix that. The Cybermen have tethered that child into this planet. It was registering as an energy source.

YASMIN: How is that child an energy source?

DOCTOR: Wait, there's more layers to the shield. Oh, not just cloaking. It's a consciousness shield! A creature trying to evade capture, hiding behind a visual projection shield, and this one shows us what we instinctively want to protect, as a defence.

Help me out here. Are they saying that the Qurunx also set up the cloaking ??? or that the cybermen cloaked it and it also put up the consciousness shield? ? or was it all the cybermen?? why would it need both?

also the idea of it showing what you want to protect -- do yaz and the doctor and dan ALL just happen to see a child in this situation then ??

"is this planet your doing?" doctor you literally saw the cybermen kidnap the qurunx to bring here 😭😭😭... YOU FOLLOWED THEM HERE

just once i'd like the "your master awaits" to be subverted/mirrored with "your doctor awaits" ...... the "this country needs a doctor" line is hot but its not the SAME.

"have you got any idea whats going on in outspace in 1916 rn" "strangely enuf. no" this line always gets me aklsjflk i love kate

"I'm Yaz. The only one here who doesn't really know what's going on" sorry babe that's your whole character

MANDIP INVENTING ACTING

i am once again asking ok these paintings got "defaced" so its not an alt timeline??????????? they never fixed this in the end right ??????? sweats. so rasputin was teh master alll along historically (?)... and he jst put himself in paintings in modern day ?? but then the dr says "some people think you're rasputin" ?????

"this is the day youre erased from existence forever" .... how does turning into her erase her from existence 😭

dhawan inventing acting

i still dont understand why this "give her a gun" moment is in there.

wait what happens to vinder in the end??? his ships broken

"you'll feel safer with me in the building" LMAO

"she really doens't want us back in there" and then yaz just drops her home w no goodbye to the doctor coolcoolcoolcoool

ok but why did the master clone ashad specifically what difference does he make over like. any cyberman/cyberleader??

love the russian doll cyberman lmaoooo... reminds me of that arc thing from doomsday/aog... TIME LORD TECH

if i had a penny for every time the doctor is forced into one of their enemies only for it to be purely for transport i'd have 2 pennies which isn't a lot but its a bit funny it happens twice

i love the rasputin moment but i dont rlly get the lead in ngl 😭 hes just like k time for my dance number mid speech. which i suppose like. in character XD

sacha dhawan in thirteens outfit.... i'm bisexual<3 i need to get my ears pierced

"Don't… don't… don't worry. You'll get used to me. Everyone will. I still need a companion to ask and… bask in my brilliance. Come on, Yaz. Let's go on an adventure! Don't make me ask twice. I'd hate to have to bring you down to size." /

"Come on, Yaz! Let's save a civilisation! Let's correct history! Rescue a sick animal! These yours? Oh, bless. Ow! What was that? Some sort of dirty protest? Unless you want to be consigned down a black hole for eternity, you'd better behave! I am the Doctor, and you will obey me." snapping in yaz's face "I AM THE DOCTOR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

-> this would have hit soo different if this actually was the doctor i would HAVE LOVEDDDD it. first time watching i honetsly thought this was still the doctor and the tardis was reacting like that bc the regeneration was so unnatural (like the way she reacted to jack in utopia) but no 😔

mandip inventing acting<3

"very 80s" "thanks!" LMAO

"gold star and a sticker" u r sick

the random news drone on top of a random 2 planets is so.... ??? i feel like a lot of this was cut somehow aslkfjklgds..

also where's the awkward cut scene of yaz standing around while the master's in the wardrobe picking his outfit aksfjgdlkf

[plays the recorder on a burning mushroom planet] king shit

"quite the strength of character this incarnation" "DOCTOR 6: Our predicament! This is supposed to be handed over. You can't ruin it for the next one. / DOCTOR 5: And you were doing so well." i hateee these bits so much its SO patronising

"i dont do robes" lmao

why is whittaker in the reversed robe/the robe they used for time here hm

the hologram i do like as an idea tbf especially as we've seen the basic version w 9 and 11 and whatnot so her developing it to be more ai is rlly fun ... especially after she saw how handy having three of her in diff places was in flux lmaoooo

"it should only activate under the gravest circumstances. Like if I'm no longer around. Now, that would be disastrous. But I will have very subtly inserted a sonically triggered nano-implant under your skin and passed it off as static electricity. f I remember to do that. I must remember to do that." -- so either 13 has only just finished the hologram ai before this ep OR she KNOWS shes about to walk into some Real ShitTM and takes precautions akjfgldf.....

"HOLO-DOCTOR: Whoa! The emotional receptors on the AI are a bit oversensitive. Apparently, you're annoyed with me? Apparently, I should apologise for something?" this is so fucking funny because it comes across literally just like thirteen was she is always this fucking mean and patronising and borderline manipulative lmao its so askjdfglkdf......... blame it on the emotional receptors being oversensitive sure 🙄

i reiterate my point that most of the things/wins we get are done by the hologram dr, yaz is STILL asking the doc for validation even when shes a hologram 😔

"can't hurt the feelings of a hologram" SHE JUST TOLD U SHE WAS AI. watching this after measure of a man is like. HELLO.

"yeah well i didnt" [tosses bag] I LOVE TEGAN

they cld have mentioned nyssa in this rant tho fr

"i'll distract the cybermen" "how are you gonna do that" [cuts to screaming] hELP ASKFJDGLF... THE COMEDY IN THIS EP IS SO

the shot of ace falling into the console room is so fun actually <3

dhawan hood up<3<3

vinder no idea who the doctor is or their history w the doctor or yaz in this ep is. q funny to me.

"YASMIN: I'm sorry. / MASTER: Are you? Truly?/ YASMIN: Came back, didn't I? / MASTER: We could have fun, you know? I am fun. Different type of fun, but fun. We could travel. You'll see. "

i am once again saying i wish we got dhawan!doctor fr with this vibe

the touch of the ai mirroring the companions emotions is cute but i do still kinda wish we'd got whittaker to do these scenes fully

god i want ace and bill to meet actually

"the joy is to watch them fly" 😭😭😭

"former bus driver" is such a funny thing for graham to think when introducing himself

"wanna see how i dealt with them in 1963?" i'm kissing you on the lips

kate sacrificing herself is so<3<3 redgraves acting here is sooooo

jasfkdj tegan slipping on the ladder... is this a ryan reference or is that purely for plot convenienceTM

if the daleks plan is to destroy the planet through volcanoes then who do the cybermen have left to convert .....😭

wait the tardis in this shot LOOKS SO BAD i never notice cgi and whatnot idc but like LITERALLY THATS OBVIOUSLY A BOX WITH THE BACKGROUND PAINTED IN 😭

jo martin my beloved<3 god i wish she got more to do

vinder shooting the master is sooo<3 king

yazs speech about friendship and love got me actually.

i reiterate its the hologram telling yaz what to do this isnt her win wholly and that frustrates me so much 😭...

also how do the daleks and cybermen and master and vinder SEE ruths hologram when the doctor didnt plant the ai in them ?????? the whole static thing was the flag hello ??

"dont let me go back to being me" pleaseeee

"where there's hope..." YOU DIDNT FINISH THAT. THERES WHAT.

[juchumice]

ive been thinking abt this avatar au for SO LONG!! i know some other exists but i still really wanted to put my spin on it and make them younger so it could be a bit more contextually different, so they’re roughly 14 during the au!

AIZAWA: aizawa’s a waterbender from the northern water tribe. initially, many believed he was a nonbender as it took quite awhile longer for his bending to reveal itself than the other children. he has zero talent concerning waterbending, none at all. in fact, he was absolutely terrible at it initially. but, if there was one thing he was certain about in youth, it was being an excellent waterbender. when first applying to waterbending classes, he was considered far too inexperienced to join. the instructor was a stern type. he told aizawa that he had, “no potential,” and should focus less on waterbending and more on hand to hand combat to waste less time. instead of listening, aizawa practiced terribly. everyday, every moment, he would be waterbending from dusk to dawn till he stumbled from lack of sleep. he even founded his own method, drenching his scarf of spongey material in water and bending it as a weapon. after further practice, he finally got accepted into the course with pure hard work. the issue was that everyone in his class was younger than him, talented and brilliant. none of them worked as hard as he did. they all were children just playing around. as the bending moves increased in difficulty, aizawa began to fall behind again, so his whole day would be absolutely swallowed in practice, practice, and practice. he would be beaten constantly by his peers: during spars, general displays of moves, and learning, so he couldn’t rely on his own power, instead focusing on strength in addition to strategy and observation. it was this adjustment of tactics that led him higher in his studies. he was able to graduate the minor classes, but his instructor thought it was best to get more experience in bending rather than continually relying on his other strengths, so he was sent away from home to study abroad among the other kingdoms and view their bending techniques.

YAMADA: yamada is an air nomad, but he is one of the very few who does not appear to be capable of bending. due to the spiritual nature of the air nomads, there are very few who are unable to airbend, and yamada is one of them. but, everyone else was very supportive even without his bending. he was able to have many friends, however couldn’t join in their air bending games. that’s where he learned his talent for announcing. as the other kids would play their games of air ball and pie toss, he’ll be there on the sidelines, narrating every single thing with his peculiar flare that led to his popularity among the northern air temple. though, even with everyone’s supportive nature, yamada was unhappy with his position. ever since he was but a toddler, he really wanted to be an airbender, streaking across the sky on a glider and riding on air scooters, only to be sorely disappointed. sure, he was able to ‘fly’ with his flying bison’s, baito’s, help but it just wasn’t the same. after a bit, he ran from the northern air temple, sick and tired of living in such a small space. with far too many fantasies on his mind, yamada wished to explore the other nations. it was then he stumbled across the fire nation. they were fascinating. their own fierce power, their sense of fashion, their culture, everything drew yamada closer. he would watch their shows with undisguised excitement, even announcing for a couple of them. while announcing for one of the firebender shows, yamada was required to choose a volunteer from the crowd, which just happened to be aizawa. this led to the beginning of their interactions.

so that’s it i guess! my main ideas for the avatar au! yamada has a glider, but he uh... stole it. just carries it around a lot to ‘feel like an airbender’-- and it’s a great umbrella when it rains!

the au itself takes place before the 100 year war so no worries abt any firebenders just yet!! i might develop it more but this is where its at so farrr

also i wrote a lil small thing while i was playin with the idea: 

...

“You know… I always wanted to bend,” Yamada said. He kicked up the dust with a shoe, frowning at the cloud that billowed around his feet as if it could disappear with a simple scrutinizing look. But, it didn’t. Merely floated to and fro without a care of his whims. 

Aizawa examined him carefully. There was no sound made, just an invitation to continue.

Yamada blew at several pieces of hair that loosened from his bush that he called a hairstyle. “Yeah. Sounds ‘crazy’! But, it made total sense! Look, look, look, I would be an EPIC airbender. You have to admit. I mean, look how cool my poses are!” He proceeded to strike several different ‘airbending poses’ that neither suggested coolness nor airbending. 

“You’ve watched too many firebending shows,” Aizawa replied. 

“But that’s what makes it so cool! The fire just exploding into the sky like Pompeii, but you can only see these red sparkles and nothing goes wrong… Imagine doing that… Imagine…” He chuckled mirthlessly. “Being a bender must be fun, huh…” His staff loosened from his fingers to slide and clatter to the floor. “Don’t even use this DUMB thing! I dunno why I keep it all the time… Maybe, oh! Maybe every time I hold it I get a 1% increase in being an airbender or something! Yeah… tough luck. You know? You know how stupid it is when EVERYONE in the temple’s an airbender and you’re stuck being the only kid around-- believe me they’re all super nice about it-- BUT ME?? THE ONLY ONE!! Don’t feel bad for me or I’ll strangle you or something, but it still freaking sucks. Man, air scooters? I totally would’ve invented those if I was an airbender…”

On and on he jabbered. He could have done this if he was an airbender, or maybe he could have done this!  Aizawa was unsure what to respond with. He never understood. Sure, he understood hardship and running raggedly through the critics and holding one’s goals to heart. A waterbender who couldn’t bend water for crap? That’s what they called him, might as well give up they had said, but he powered through and became skilled with pure hard work. No luck, no cheats, and no talent. Yamada was the opposite case, full of supporting faces and ancient smiles, but just no bending in general. How could someone so hopeful be met with such a grisly fate? Yet, all that Aizawa could offer was a tongue-in-cheek, “Sorry.” 

Yamada stopped talking abruptly. “Huh?”

“I said sorry.”

“Oh. Yeah. Don’t say sorry, man! What’s the fun in that, too gloomy Aizawa, waaaay too gloomy. Y’know, it is what it is! I got a sweet gig going on anyway, I don’t need anything as stupid as airbending. Only saps use airbending, they probably think it’s cool or something, but it isn’t haha. Waterbending, firebending, earthbending, that stuff’s cool! Airbending’s just some playing around with wind or something.”

[fangirlincorporated-blog]

The Lucky Australian

~~ 8 Start A Fire ~~

Oh, perfection calls so

Start a fire

Yeah and let it go

A hidden world we never know where everything is new

I will wait for you to

Start a fire

And make it grow in ways you will never know

Well baby you're the one

I will always be the place for you to run

True to her word, she called Henry the next day. He had only 2 days with her before she was set to leave for Italy. He took all the time he could with her, doing all the fun stuff and showing her around London before she left. Even Kal loved her, though he didn’t mean for them to meet so soon, but once she saw Kal, it was love at first sight. The big bounding floof monster attached himself to her and wouldn’t leave her side for the short time she visited before they left for the British museum of natural history, something Aurora was almost bouncing of the walls of excitement for. Henry was able to figure out fast that while she had her friends and loved being with them, this wasn’t their scene, this is something she would’ve done alone. She seemed to enjoy time by herself and exploring. She was vastly intelligent and was enamored with David Attenborough. A fact he found amusing and sweet at the same time.

He was having fun just enjoying his time with her, he watched her as she moved from display to display, reading, looking, taking a photo. Henry just couldn’t get over how damn cute she looked, the concentration on her face as she read something and then studied the subject matter at hand, before eyeing her surroundings and moving on to the next thing that piqued her interest. One of the things he loved about being in her company was how her brain would work. She would share knowledge with Henry, things he didn’t know about which would then send her on tangents, talking about different things and then somehow bringing it all back to the one subject she had been originally talking about. Most people would get conversational whiplash, Henry, on the other hand, found it fascinating.

The day marched on, they found themselves in jubilee park, Aurora sat, eating ice cream. Henry laid next to her enjoying the waning sunlight on his skin. He watched Aurora observe Londoners as they went about their afternoon, every time he looked at her, the anxious ball in his stomach twitched with every minute that passed. She was leaving tomorrow.

He watched her a little longer, the summer wind and sunlight in her hair. He drank in all her features, committing them to memory for the days and nights he would be away from her.

“Where in Italy are you going?”

“Venice first, dad is meeting me there, that’s where our family is. Then Florence, Roma, Naples, Pompeii, the Amalfi coast and finally, around Puglia”

“I love Venice, I filmed there once, beautiful place”

Aurora started laughing at him.

“I love how casually you said that, as if its completely normal” she looked over at him.

He laughed along with her, sometimes he did forget what his life was. Now, in this moment he was acutely aware. He couldn’t place the feeling, his head was a mess with all the things that could go wrong, and how his life could put her off him. His heart on the other hand, was full of all the unspoken promises of love and a future that seemed laid out before him when he looked at her.

“Your family is Venetian?” he asked, trying to distract himself from his warring emotions.

“Dad’s family is” she smiled

“Where are you staying?”

“The Gritti Palace, and I get to spend a whole 5 days by myself before I interact with anyone else. The adventures I’ll have” she smiled and leaned down to rest against Henry.

 ~~~~~~~~

He stared at the clock.

10am.

She was gone by now, possibly even touching down in Italy. He had wanted to see her off at the airport, but him being Henry Cavill, that wasn’t possible.

He shuffled around his house, unsure of what to do with himself. Even though they had spent a day together, he still felt like he was sharing her. This illogical selfishness on his part was stifling to him. He felt like he couldn’t function, let alone breathe. It was only a week, a week of knowing her and already he felt as if he had lost part of himself with her being gone.

Fuck this. He picked up his phone and walked to his room.

~~~~~~~~

Aurora made her way to the hotel, the buzz of Venice and the atmosphere making her smile grow wider. 5 whole days alone to explore, this was going to be one of the most amazing times of her life.

Looking around, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt. He should be here with her. They talked about doing this so many times. He was so excited to do that with her, meet her family, eat, drink and explore. Aurora stood still, observing the city around her. Looking to the sky, she counted her breathing, trying to calm down her thundering heart and blink away tears that had formed in her eyes. There was nothing that could be done. She was here, he was not.

Gathering her things, she made her way into the hotel, and gave her name to reception.

“Welcome to Venice, I have your room ready. We have also chilled wine for you on arrival as requested” The receptionist said, gathering her room key and check in details. She looked up at him.

“Sorry, chilled wine on arrival? I don’t remember asking for that. I’m happy to pay for it if there’s been some mix up”

The receptionist looked at her.

“Oh, give me one moment. No, there is no mix up, we received a call on behalf of a gentleman who had asked us to upgrade you to a suite with wine on arrival”

Raphi and his fucking boujee streak, she thought to herself. She was going to slap him.

She laughed.

“Was his name Raphi?”

The receptionist shook his head.

“The gentleman’s name was Henry”

 ~~~~~~~~

Aurora placed her bags down in the hotel. What the fuck did Henry think he was doing? He couldn’t do this for her, he barely knew her! Aurora looked at her phone, debating whether she should call him. Deciding against it she left her phone on the bed, a little annoyed. It was probably best to leave it be for now.

She walked over to the balcony, opening the doors. She had to admit, Henry did do well, and the view was spectacular. The canals snaked through the city, the veins of Venice carrying its population through the day. In the distance she heard church bells of the Basilica di san Marco.

She felt that familiar pang in her heart again and leaned against the balcony railing. This part was harder than she thought. She didn’t want to cry. She was in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and here she was, grieving over dreams that never materialised.

Aurora, calming herself, went back into the room to fetch her book and opened the bottle of wine, sitting down on the balcony, she poured herself a glass and began to read. Venice providing the soundtrack to the words her eyes followed along the pages.

~~~~~~~~

The Mediterranean sun had slowly traversed the sky, the early afternoon slowing its inhabitants as the heat set in. Still immersed in her book, Aurora almost missed the knock of her hotel room door. She looked over to the door, making sure she heard the knock again before getting up. Glancing at the clock on the beside table, she was surprised 5 hours had passed. The knock came again, who could possibly need her at this point? She hadn’t ordered any food.

Opening the door, she came face to face with Henry.

 Aurora was silent for a moment as she took all of him in. She was surprised to see him. What was he doing here?

Henry started to worry. He looked at her confused face before muttering a very weak sounding hello. Aurora, still shocked by his arrival, moved to let him into the room. She watched him as he smiled sheepishly at her and took in the surroundings of the room. Suddenly realising he was here she closed the door.

 He stood before her, neither saying a word. Aurora was the one to break the silence first.

“Henry, while I do appreciate the thought, this is all very 50 shades, it’s not me” she said blankly.

Fuck. He messed up. He had thought it would be a nice gesture, he didn’t anticipate it would make her uncomfortable. Him with all his great ideas and he didn’t think to consider how it might feel for her.

“Oh. I’m- I-“ He couldn’t finish the sentence, he didn’t know what to say.

Aurora studied him. At this moment, he was just a man, a man whose insecurities and nervousness was overtaking him. She softened a little bit. Walking to him, she hugged him. It took him only a second to hug her back.

“Henry, I really do appreciate this, but maybe don’t spring shit like this on me ok? I know you have the means to do this, but you don’t need to.”

“I was trying to be romantic”

She looked up at him.

God Fucking DAMN. Fuck it, I want him.

Aurora, on her tiptoes, leaned up to kiss him. Slowly and without rush, she extracted all the pleasure she could from him. They were alone, of this she was hyper aware.

She pulled back from him to see his dazed face before his eyes fluttered open to look at her. He smiled stupidly, a lopsided grin plastered on his usual debonair features.

Aurora moved away from him to pour him a glass of wine from the bottle she still had on ice. Good thing it wasn’t champagne. She walked onto the balcony refilling her glass on the table as Henry followed.

“Thank you Henry. You owe me an explanation as to why you’re here though.”

She set the wine on the table and sat down, prompting Henry to do the same. Taking a rather large swig of wine, he looked at her.

“Simply? I miss you, even though I’ve only known you a week. I realised that we hadn’t gone on a proper date, me taking you out for dinner and all that. Everything seemed a bit rushed and casual in London.”

“So, like a stalker, you flew down to Venice” Aurora smirked and raised an eyebrow while taking a sip of wine.

Henry swallowed the lump in his throat while trying to form another sentence.

“I just…I didn’t feel like we had any time together. I know we did, but I wanted all your time and I know that’s selfish and rude of me. I just, I met you and you are this amazing woman and every logical thought I had went straight out the window. I know you’re on holiday, seeing the world and visiting friends and doing all the tourist stuff, but I just wanted you all for myself. It sounds absolutely suffocating now that I say it out loud, but that’s what I wanted, what I want. I didn’t know what else to do. I knew you were here alone and I thought by coming here I could have you to myself. Which now that I also say that out loud, gives off serial killer vibes.” Henry ran a hand over his face in frustration.

“Plus, you kissed me like that and now I sure as shit don’t wanna go anywhere” Henry snuck a glance over at her before looking back at the Venice skyline.

Out of the corner of his eye, he watched Aurora get up before she stood in front of him. Taking his glass from his hand, she set it on the table and straddled him.

She then kissed him.

Again.

Like that.

She gave him no reason not to be possessive of her right now. Tightening his arms round her, he pulled her as close as he psychically could, his hands finding their way up the back of her shirt to the bare skin underneath. Every touch and movement, sending sparks jolting through his body.

He felt giddy, like this was all brand new to him.

Then, Aurora broke the kiss.

He was breathless.

How the fuck have I not ripped all her clothes off by now?

He looked at her as she sat back on his lap.

“What do you want Henry?”

“You. I want to take you on a proper date. Dinner. I want to spend days with you, I want to know you.”

“Is this an elaborate ploy to fu-“ if he hadn’t of been looking her in the eyes he would’ve missed the fleeting doubt that dashed through them. His eyes widened.

“NO.” Henry said a little louder than normal

“No. I don’t play games like that. I like you, I really do. I want to see where this goes. So please, will you have dinner with me?” Tucking hair behind her ear, Henry studied Aurora’s face. She gave nothing away.

Finally, after what seemed like minutes she replied.

“Yes, Henry. I would love to have dinner with you.”

He let out the breath he didn’t realise he was holding in.

“I’m guessing you haven’t got your own room yet?”

He shook his head no.

“Well then, you’re staying with me. It wouldn’t be fair that I get that king bed all to myself now would it?” Aurora grabbed her drink and got off his lap.

Suddenly Venice in the afternoon sun was the most exquisite place he’d ever seen.

[divine-identite]

So I'll be adding on a new tag to ship rps and stuff, keeping touch with my OCD-ness too and keep things organised, this will carry over to current and old ships;

interactions: █ ▌❝ Power ❞ ►  

interactions: █ ▌❝ The Silence ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Weight of Living ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Titanium ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ Axe to Grind ❞ ►  

interactions: █ ▌❝ Winter of Our Youth ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Oblivion ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Bite Down ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Quarter Past Midnight ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ Thinkin’ Ahead ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Lethargy ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Warmth ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ Sweet Pompeii ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Remains ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Falling ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Sleepsong ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ Laura Palmer ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ Overjoyed ❞ ► 

interactions: █ ▌❝ Bad Blood ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ The Currents ❞ ►

interactions: █ ▌❝ Shame ❞ ►  

   I won't change verses like: 

verse: █ ▌❝ Way Beyond ❞  or  verse: █ ▌❝ Wild World ❞

Because they are generic for fandom verses and etc :o

p.s

changing giveaway tag:

giveaway: █ ▌❝ It Is Not Enough To Be Dumbstruck ❞ ➜

giveaway: █ ▌❝ How Am I Going To Be An Optimist About This? ❞

I find it quite black in humour to my attitude with giveaways lol

[centaurivee]

i will send you three favorite colors for three ocs!! purple, gold and red

Link

We have the same three favorite colors and that makes us besties ig. Also thank you for asking!

Fair warning a lot of my ocs aren't specifically for any fandom I just make them then sometimes give them fandom AUs, so I'll introduce their original world but then explain ships from AUs they're in. Because this is a lot of information, I'll put in a cut.

(If anyone wants more details about any of them lmk!)

Purple- Vivien Chora

In her original story she's a time traveler, and I haven't fit her into any others yet. She's sarcastic and clever, with a touch of etiquette to get her through. She has issues expressing her emotions as strongly as she feels them. Faceclaim is Ann Kuleshova.

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: Bisexual

Age Range: kinda tricky because of the time travelling thing, but she was 19 when she started and would age herself around 24-28 if someone asked

Enneagram: Type 1: The Reformer

A song the reminds me of her: Pompeii by Bastille yes I know it's an old song but it's what I was listening to when I came up with her soo\

What she smells like: Smoke. Straight smoke all the time, mostly just because of her job as a time traveler

An OTP: she didn't have a lover in her og story (not a reciprocated love anyway) and since she's never been in a fandom, none ig?

A NOTP: her travelling companion, Benjamin. Not only is he like a thousand years older than her, he's grumpy and "no fun" in her own words.

Favorite platonic/familial relationships: she had a handmaid she was fond of, before becoming a time traveler, and the two were quite close. She also has an older brother she admired a lot, and she modeled her own ideals after his.

A popular headcanon I disagree with: Not a lot of fandom interaction so it's not really applicable here lol

Sleeping position: Usually sitting up, with her chin tucked to her chest. She's usually sleeping while stowed away somewhere.

A crossover AU I'd love to see them in: You know what I'd plop her in any historical universe

My favorite outfit they've ever worn: when I first came up with her she was dressed like a french woman from the 1810's so I'll always be partial to that but honestly? Girl looks good in beatnik fashion

Gold: Katherine "Kat" Iyre

A queen in her original story, she came from a Vampire Diaries oc I made up when I didn't know how to make characters. She still is a TVD oc but Better. She's assertive and work oriented but incredibly loyal to those she cares about. Faceclaim is Hayley Williams but specifically with her dark red hair.

Pronouns: She\her

Sexuality: Straight

Age range: 27-30

Enneagram: Type 8: The Challenger

A song that reminds me of her: Born2Run by Penelope Scott

What she smells like: Old paper from dealing with books all day

An OTP: in her story, she's married to a man named Maxwell. Additionally when she was originally made she was shipped with both Damon and Shinichi at separate times ( I only read the books and ignored the series I'm sorry lol). Also she might've been in the Maximum Ride series for a bit? I vaguely remember it but idk that series was kinda eh to me

A NOTP: Darius (another oc), Stefan

Favorite platonic/familial relationship: she has six siblings lol but she's a great aunt to their kids, she and Bonnie are pretty close in the TVD universe

A popular headcanon I disagree with: I don't really know much about the fandom soo n/a lmao

Sleeping position: Girl spreads OUT lol as much as she can. She's used to sharing a bed with her family so when she gets the chance she likes to stretch

A crossover AU I'd love to see her in: I've been toying with making her a supernatural oc? I dunno I think she'd do good.

My Favorite outfit they've ever worn: She doesn't dress up very often, but her coronation dress in her story is one of my favorites. It looked something like this:

With a gold transparent shawl over it

Red: Olive "Liv" Byrns

I made her up for an rp with a friend a while back and now I use her when I feel she's the best fit for a plot. An immigrant from Ireland, key parts of her character are her aloofness, her natural ability to flirt and deflect from serious topics. She's hard to win over, but she's all in once you do. Face Claim is Madelaine Petsch but curly

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexuality: Bisexual

Age range: Early twenties- early forties depending on the story

Enneagram: Type 4: The Individualist

A song that reminds me of her: Woman by Kesha (she's also her faceclaim!)

What she smells like: Fruity and sweet, like those perfumes you buy at drug stores for eight bucks

An OTP: lol she's never had a healthy relationship

A Notp: I honestly have no clue

Favorite platonic/familial relationship: Her best friend Siobahn. Her family helped Liv and her mother a lot when they first came to America and the two stayed close despite strong differences

A popular headcanon I disagree with: She doesn't have a fandom, but the friend I made her up theorized that the reason she's never had a healthy relationship is because she's scared of commitment, which isn't really the case

Sleeping position: She faces the door. If she's sharing a bed she's on the side closest the door, on her stomach with a leg kicked up. Will not be the small spoon if her partner is a cuddler.

A crossover AU I'd love to see her in: I'm not sure. She does well in fantasy settings so anything like that?

My favorite outfit she's ever worn: I actually have this already saved!

This is her most iconic outfit and the one I draw her in most of the time.

Thank you sm for asking, I'm sorry it took a while! (*μ_μ)

[moistmailman]

More Pompeii

*Cinder is sitting outside on a bench*

Ruby, hiding behind a bush: She's so scary.

Jaune, with her: I know. It makes me wonder why she's dating Pyrrha. Their personalities are completely different. One of them is a bright smiling angel, and the other is........well, the other is Cinder.

Ruby: What is their relationship like anyway? How do they even interact with each other? I can't imagine them being all lovey dovey.

*Suddenly Pyrrha walks up to Cinder*

Pyrrha, chirply: Hello Cindie.

Cinder, monotone: Hmm.

Pyrrha: So how was your day?

Cinder, shrugging: Decent I suppose. Not a lot of people annoyed me today, so that's nice.

Pyrrha, still happily: Great to hear. So anyway, I have these reservations for this restaurant in town, and I wanted to know if you liked to go with me.

Cinder: I'm not a fan of fancy restaurants. They annoy me.

Pyrrha: They do?

Cinder: Yes.

Pyrrha, glummly: Oh......okay then. Well, that's alright. I guess I could always just give the reservation to-

Cinder: But if I'm going with you then I know I can suffer through it and enjoy myself, as long as it makes you happy.

Pyrrha: Really?

Cinder: Yes really. I would lobe to go with you, Pyr.

Pyrrha, smiling beautifully: Great. Well, meet me at my dorm at 6 in your best dress and we can go. *Kisses Cinder* Love you, Cindie.

Cinder, smirking: Hold up.

Pyrrha: What do yo- *squeaks*

*Cinder pulls Pyrrha down and gives her a deeper kiss*

Cinder: Love you too.

Pyrrha, blushing: L-l-love you as well.

Cinder: You already said that though.

Pyrrha, blushing more: O-oh right uh......s-see you soon.

*Pyrrha walks away*

Jaune, still behind the bush:.........hmm, weird.

Ruby: I know right. It was almost as if Cinder wad trying to act sweet........it felt unnatural. As if we just entered an alternate dimension or something.

Jaune: You know what? Maybe Cinder isn't so bad. I mean, Pyrrha had to have rubbed off on her in some way, right?

Ruby: Uh.....

Jaune: I'm going to go up there and talk to her and try to be her friend again.

Ruby: I'm not sure that's a good idea.

Jaune: Nonsense.

*Jaune steps out of the bushes and walks towards Cinder*

Jaune, smiling: Hey.

Cinder: *Acknowledgment grunt*

Jaune: So Cindie, I just wanted to- *Yelps*

*Cinder instantly puts a dust knife against Jaune's neck*

Jaune: *Whimpers*

Ruby, from the bushes: OH MY GOD!

Cinder, deadly serious: Call me Cindie again and I'll kill you.

Jaune, high pitched: Yes ma'am. I am so terribly sorry for the mistake!

Cinder, pulling the knife: Good. Now what did you want?

Jaune, shaking: Uh....N-nothing. I don't need anything. I'm just uh...I'm just going to go. B-bye.

*Jaune shakily walks back to the bushes*

Ruby, awkwardly: Hey buddy......you alright?

Jaune, wide eyed in terror:............have you ever felt the embrace of death and nearly shit yourself as your life flashes before your eyes?

Ruby:

Jaune: Cause I just did.

[petspersonified-blog]

Hello!

Hello one, hello all, and welcome to PetsPersonified, where all of my pets are humanized and personalized.

First, let me introduce you to my pets (these are the ones I have now, and will update as time passes. The About the Pets link will change with the pets).

Here are all the pets! Each ask won’t be answered in color, but it’ll be answered in a similar style/in traditional if I can’t access my laptop.

Here’s what the pets look like in real life;

^This is Gerkie, around 8-10 years old and very quirky. She is bonded to me only, so she has a seething hatred for anyone else (save for a select few). She is a female Quaker Parrot and very sweet, singing songs and overall whistling to locate where I am. She has a missing toe from an incident with Bacall, but she is doing just fine health wise!

^This is Bacall, gender unknown, so their character goes by they/them pronouns. They’re a 7-9 year old Senegal parrot who tends to be very jumpy. They’re very sweet otherwise, not really bonded to one person in particular and loves almost everyone in the house. This little demon is, in fact, the one who bit Gerkies toe off and left me a worried bird parent for a full 24 hours. They do not get along with the other two birds and vice versa.

^This is Smokey. His age is unknown due to him being a rescue. We found him on our backyard fence and found that he was tame, so we picked him up. No fellow bird parent called by to retrieve him. He is a very anxious bird who is bonded to himself in the mirror (hence his narcissistic personality in-character). He likes the occasional head scratch, but besides that, NO TOUCH!! 

^This is Luci (short for Lucifer). She is also a rescue, so her age is also unknown. She is a black and white Syrian hamster who, when I first rescued her, was very much more wild and prone to biting. However, with more handling, she has gotten used to me and others, but still has a tendency to jump out of peoples hands. Her previous owners where severely cruel, which explains the small cage from before and the lack of exercise wheel. She hates just about everyone and has been deemed (by me) as Vaniglias adopted sister.

^This is Vaniglia (pronounced va-knee-lee-a)! She is a 1 year old peach-colored Syrian hamster who is a natural born sweetheart (which is funny because apparently Syrian hamsters are supposed to be mean). She loves peanuts and crackers and will stuff almost anything in her mouth. She has a tendency to run on her wheel with her cheeks stuffed. She is not the smartest baby of the bunch, but she is definitely one of the sweetest!

^This is Rosie, a guest-pet (i'm dogsitting her). She is a 2-3 year old blue nosed pit bull rescue who loves people and food. She is a natural sweetheart, snuggling at every chance she gets. Her tail never stops wagging, unless there's a thunderstorm. She is very intelligent, almost seeming to understand what someone says to her. She purposefully comes off as ditzy to surprise people. (She is not drawn in the art above)

^This is Pompeii. He is around 14 years old and very fuzzy. He's a noisy pomeranian who never leaves my grandmothers side. As a side effect of his age, he has no teeth and his tongue hangs out. Otherwise he's a sweet dog who likes to play, even for his age. Even when his bark is annoying, he can still be good.

And finally, This^ is Exo! He's a 1 year old bearded dragon with a severe back deformity. Regardless, he is a hungry little lizard who likes to run around and receive pets. Months back he had a siezure from eating petsmarts live cricket feed (to this day i don't know exactly what caused this), and ever since he was sick. However, with my care and attention, he's been brought back as much as he could be, save for the mangled back. And even though he's changed slightly ever since the incident, he's still my good boy who loves crickets and running.

And those are my pets featured on this blog! More may be announced depending, and of course, updates will come around on pets health and aging. Their personalities will be more prevalent within asks the pets receive and within interactions between each other.

Thank you for following and, if you could, please reblog to spread the word about my blog! 💕💕

[trinuviel]

ALL IS SUBTEXT – A Case for Jon and Sansa (part 2)

This is the second part of a series where I’ll take a look at the odd romantic tension that permeates the scenes between Jon and Sansa in seasons 6 and 7. In my previous post, I made the argument that there is indeed a romantic subtext in the show when it comes to the relationship between Jon and Sansa – an argument supported by the observations of professional entertainment writers.

The remainder of this series of metas will be devoted to analyzing exactly how the show establishes this subtle and romantic subtext between the two characters. However, first we need to ask the following question:

What is subtext?

Briefly put, “subtext” is content that is articulated beneath the surface of the text! Thus, is plays out underneath the dialogue. It is a set of meanings that are not made explicit through dialogue or surface description.

This means that a subtext easily can be overlooked by the audience – either because the audience doesn’t engage critically with the text or it only pays attention to the surface of things – or because preconceived notions make people blind to the subtext in question. The latter aspect certainly comes into play when it comes to Jon and Sansa since they have been presented to us as a pair of half-siblings, albeit ones with a very distant sibling relationship that the audience never got to witness before their reunion.

Subtext was originally a literary term but it pertains to other forms of storytelling. In fact, I’d claim that it is a concept that is especially well-suited for television and cinema since a subtext can be articulated on a pure visual and auditory level. 

If the subtext works exclusively on the visual level then it is much easier to overlook because people often consume visuals uncritically.

The audience often pays more attention to the spoken dialogue while also enjoying grand visual spectacle whereas the more subtle issues of mise-en-scene (stage setting), framing, editing, non-verbal acting, etc. often are overlooked.

In Game of Thrones, the romantic subtext between Jon and Sansa plays out entirely on the visual level! The scenes between the two characters has already been dissected minutely in the fandom and I doubt that my conclusions about individual scenes cover any new ground. Rather, I’ll attempt to analyze exactly HOW the show establishes a possibly romantic subtext between Jon and Sansa. What kind of techniques of visual story-telling does the show employ?

READING FACES

How do we discern what the characters feel in cinema and television, especially if they don’t explicitly voice those feelings? We discern emotion by reading faces and body language. This isn’t just confined to cinema and television. We do this every time we interact with another human being. However, a important part of visual story-telling rests upon the audience reading non-verbal cues from the actors. In fact, it is an aspect of visual story-telling that has been used for centuries. Thus, in the 17th century the French artist Charles le Brun (court painter to Louis XIV) created The Expressions of the Passions, a codified system that matched specific emotions with very specific facial expressions along with directions on how to draw/paint said expressions:

(Charles le Brun, Tearfulness, 1688)

In modern cinema and television, the non-verbal expression of emotion rests upon the ability of the actors and the use of close-ups.

However, reading faces can be tricky – especially if the non-verbal cues are subtle. Furthermore, our wishes and prejudices can get in the way of a correct reading, either because we want to see certain things or because we don’t want to acknowledge something that makes us uncomfortable. I’ll not dispute that many of Jon and Sansa’s scenes can be difficult to read for subtext for exactly this reason, especially because the scenes are somewhat ambiguous.

MTV’s Rachel Handler found the fireside scene between Jon and Sansa in episode 4 (season 6) rather flirty. This interpretation is hotly contested within the fandom with one side denying any flirty vibe whereas another side firmly believes that it is there.

The scene in question is playful and sweet – but is it low-key flirty? Is there an odd romantic subtext to this scene that on the surface looks like a moment of bonding between a pair of previously distant half-siblings? In order to answer this question, I’ll engage in a little experiment. First, let us look at the scene in real time:

Then let us take a look at the scene as it is broken down into individual shots through this series of GIFs:

(GIFs by @timothchallamet)

A lot of people have tried to explain away any odd romantic vibes between Jon and Sansa as the result of chemistry between the actors. There’s no denying that Kit Harington and Sophie Turner have great on-screen chemistry, which is partly due to them being close friends in real life. However, what many people fail to realize is that “chemistry” between actors is always framed for the audience through various cinematic techniques. It isn’t unmediated! First of all, you have to take the mise-en-scene into account, i.e. the stage-setting, lighting and the blocking (the positioning and the movements of both the actors and the camera in a scene). The hearth fire and the soft candle light sets an intimate mood that is underscored by the fact that Sansa wears Jon’s clothes (trousers and his season 1 cloak).

Furthermore, any “chemistry” between the actors isn’t just captured by the camera and then transmitted unfiltered to the audience – the footage isn’t presented to “raw”. There are several processes in play between the actual filming and the finished product – the editing is an incredibly important aspect of film-making and the editing can influence the meaning of scene greatly.

To continue my little experiment, let us see what happens if I remove a couple of shots from the fireside scene:

What a difference a little editing makes! The shot that adds a flirty vibe to the whole is exchange is this little gem:

This single shot contains two non-verbal cues that can be interpreted as flirty: The licking of the lips and the way she lifts her gaze, looking at him from beneath her eyelashes. Both elements are common romantic tropes, both in literature and cinema.

FRAMING AND EDITING

Another scene that has a strong romantic vibe is the scene on the battlements in the last episode of season 6 where Jon places a tender kiss on Sansa’s forehead. Is this scene platonic or is it borderline romance? During the course of the seasons, the audience have been presented with a number of forehead kisses – between parent and child:

Between a romantic couple:

Between siblings:

The latter example is particularly interesting in the context of the forehead kiss between Jon and Sansa since the show has Viserys express an openly incestuous interest in his sister Daenerys. In a scene before this one, Viserys fondles his sister’s naked breast yet the way he kiss Dany on the forehead is decidedly more platonic than the when Jon does the same with Sansa.

In all of these examples, the forehead kiss is contained within a single shot and with a limited use of close-ups. The forehead kiss between Jon and Sansa is shot, acted and edited in a markedly different manner than all of the other forehead kisses in the show. It is a fairly long scene (10 seconds from the moment Jon touches Sansa’s face to the moment he disengages) and so is the kiss itself (4 seconds) and it involves more than one frame with shifting close-ups of Jon and Sansa, registering their expressions and thus turning this simple act into an emotionally laden character moment between them. This alone gives the scene a narrative weight that all the other forehead kisses lack. It isn’t just a random sign of affection but rather an intensely meaningful moment between Jon and Sansa.

But is it romantic? Let’s repeat the experiment from above with the JonSa forehead kiss:

(GIFs by @hollywood-movies-and-tv-fanatics)

Now let’s see what happens if I remove some of the frames:

This is just to show that if the scene had been edited differently, it could have been shorter and the emotional “tone” rather different. There is one particular shot that lends this scene a decidedly romantic vibe:

(GIF by @akscully)

The way that Jon tilts his head and leans in makes it look like he’s about to plant a kiss on her lips. It is subtle but it is there and you have to wonder why this particular shot was chosen. 

It is important to remember that they film several takes of each and every shot that appear in the finished product that we see on the screen – and several people are involved in what the final product looks like: the showrunners, the director and the editor. Thus, this particular shot was seen and approved by several people and I seriously doubt that all of them were blind to the non-verbal nuances and the romantic vibe they convey. If you still doubt that this shot could be interpreted as romantic, then it is a good idea to compare it with scenes from other productions where the actor (Kit Harington) acted in explicitly romantic scenes. Luckily there’s a good example from the movie Pompeii:

(GIFs by @tiny-little-bird)

I rest my case.

To be continued…

[ashandsnow]

【 I’M A PIRATE, YOU ARE A PRINCESS. 】

have you ever wondered what a crystalline princess such as pompeii white sees in a partner? ( @blaneoftheseas​ )

Pompeii hummed a song, her voice trilling like a bird’s. It was a surprisingly soothing sound as she swept her apartment. With the windows open, it was only a matter of time before all sorts of animals began to gather to hear the princess song. She smiled at every one of them before a squirrel asked if they could help. She was never one to turn down an act of kindness and within minutes, her apartment was filled with tweeting birds, scattering squirrels, and all sorts of strays.

It was sparkling clean in half the time it’d normally take. Pompeii waited by the window to bid all her friends adieu, giving them kisses and waving them goodbye.

“I hope you find your prince… or princess… one day, Pompeii!” the last bird to leave sang before it flew away.  Pompeii’s eyes suddenly widened and she gave a bashful smile. She shrunk in on herself. Her eyes darted down, watching the grass dance according to the wind. She dived into thought, suddenly looking forlorn.

She thought about adventures and swordfights and treasure hunting. She thought about sailing, plundering, riotous smiles, and the smell of rum.

At first, she was thinking about the first pirate she grew close to. With her wild blonde locks and dazzling blue eyes. Her cocksure saunter and abrasive personality. She thought about her touches only becoming soft when dealing with the princess and Pompeii having to save so many dishes from her otherwise rough handling.

She then thought about the tall, robust, brooding pirate. The one with dark eyes and even darker hair. He had a strong piercing gaze, she’s seen it once when he had punched the wall. He spoke as if there was nothing good in the world— except her. That was what made everything so sweet about their interactions. Even if she was stern with him, he still handled her as if she was about to break at any moment.

Pompeii didn’t want royalty to match herself. She didn’t want a strapping prince on a white horse and a shining sword or a soft princess with diamonds for eyes and rose petals for lips. She wanted something completely different for herself. She wanted adventure and recklessness, storms and thrills. She wanted a pirate.

“Not all treasure glitters gold. Is that how that saying goes?” she mused to herself before closing the window. She started doing her hair. Not that her afternoon had opened in terms of plans, she figured she’d go and see her pirate.

The princess wanted to be considered treasure to someone. She wanted someone to protect her fearlessly and go to the ends of the earth in search for her. She wanted a pirate’s devotion; because to go into the teeth of danger in the name of gold shows just how much a pirate is willing to do for what they deem important. And is that really so wrong— for a glass doll princess to want that from a daring, hardy pirate?

[atl107-9]

Do you think it's smart for Tanner to be hanging around that Maya girl? She seems way too dangerous for such a sweet person like Tanner!

I don’t think it’s smart for anyone to be hanging around Maya. That girl can literally bite someone’s head off. Have you seen her interact with Vera? Those two are like a volcano ready to erupt. They’re gonna go all Pompeii on our asses and leave Atlanta in nothing but ruins. So, if I were Tanner, I’d stay away from Maya. 

@mayaxwalker, @tannercasillas, @veraifuentes

[rexsilentium]

If you have time, can I throw my URL at you ?

❚ : : — ♚ Send me any url  │ Accepting!!

Lol, I MAKE the time for these things and I love doing it. No but really im stuck at work and I dont have icons, so I’m doing these, so yea I’ll happily catch yours and do it.

Do I Follow Them?: Ye boi, you know it ^-^

Why Did I Follow Them?: I think I saw you on my dash from another person and I was like, oh hell yea I wanna follow this person. Despite me being rather intimidated by the rules and whatnot, I still followed in hopes that we could interact. Mainly because your portrayal is really beautiful and I’d really love to interact some time. 

Do We RolePlay?: Yes, for the Dex High verse. We have one thread out there.

Do I Want To Role Play With Them:Yes I do. the current thread we have atm is rather bland for my taste. Mainly because I have a hard time RPing single-line type threads with Red. You really cant do that for Mute characters. I mean you could, but then that wasn’t the point of me making my Red a mute. The point was to actually create beautiful interaction with other RPers through the use of long writing. Even its it is a paragraph or two long, I dont mind, mainly because Character development through interactions is what I love. lol. ANYWAY, long story short: yes I do want to RP with you more. 

An AU Idea For Our Muses:Hmm… This? I honestly dont– OH. SEAFARING AU. YEA OKAY. WHY NOT. Well I mean, more like a lighthouse AU. So one of out muses is a traveller and he sails the seas in hopes to find the treasure. but he’s rather close to the lighthouse keeper (which would be the other muse) so like, maybe Muse A can tell him stories of his travels ( well if its red, it’ll probably be that he gives him letters that he writes and sends via carrier birb or whatever XD) And Muse B (the muse that stays at the lighthouse) would always be willing to tell stories of what has happened in the town. Or it could be that they just send letters back and forth and thats the AU, just letters being written to one another. 

I mean we could do something else I think why that got brought up was because of Sunyshore City opps. my bad. T-T OH AND THE PICTURE YOU POSTED EARLIER TOO XD

Um… another Au that we could possibly do is maybe a little more modern like? Maybe new neighbor or now customer (idk what we’d do, I already kinda just used up my coffee shop AU for somebody else, but we could do that) or maybe we can do a little shop that sells little sweets and treats and whatnot. so like a coffee shop but not really.  fkjhsld I honestly don’t know. For some reason I am throwing a blank atm. Or maybe Denzi lives on an island, and Red is a new comer (or vice versa) and maybe one of them is like… the bartender of keep of the only local hotel. IDK?? I think we may have to discuss this a little bit, but only if you want to? Sorry this seems so short of an AU idea heh…

Edited: (I got off work) The relationship I see our muses having is probably them being close to each other. Rather, they are just good friends -- despite any possible differences and goals they have. But I mean I did actually think of an AU dealing with the light house and seafaring. Rather, we could do an incarnation AU where -- no matter what-- the two of them get really close and are best friends. Not soul mates or whatever. But like legit every life they have, they run into each other and create a wonderful and long lasting relationship. Honestly I really think its be a really cool ‘bromance’ in a way. There is just a wonderful platanic relationship no matter how far apart they are. (hence the letter sending)

A Song For Our Muses:Viva La Pompeii -- Coldplay and Bastille MashupYea actually this song is kinda really great for them. I DONT know why, I just found it in my suggestions and I was like THIS IS PERFECT. 

Do I Ship Our Muses?:Um.. Not really? Sorry? I mean, I dont really know much (rather I am having a dificult time getting a vibe off of you – this is proabbly due to the fact that I am still a little intimidated) about what to except or know. Im really sorry again. Though we could discuss a possible friend ship if you want. but that is entirely up to you tbh. 

Edited: Actually, yea I do, now that I found a song and I’m not at work so that I can think more clearly, I do. But again its nothing sexual or romantic. This is flat out platonic. Honestly I see them working really well together (this is probably because I cant stop listening to the suggested song RIP ME) 

What I Think About The Mun:Again, hard to get anything really. Maybe its cause I feel a little nervous around the subject of talking to you?? I honestly am not sure?? Tbh, it happens more often that you’d think. I do it all the time when I meet new friendos on smite too. So like.. again, I am just a little nervous about messing up and pissing you off but at the same time you seem really chill and friendly. So like?? idk? im so sorry this is so mixed. You are still a lovely person though. Also, I really do love your portrayal.

Overall Opinion:Hmmm… I think I have already discussed this in the previous sections. but I mean, you still are a really cool person and I’d like to get to know you better so that this nervousness I have goes away and cleared up. Because like I said, you seem like a really cool person. But I feel like I’m this awkward nerd that isn’t going to fit in with somebody as chill and cool as you. Rip me… T-T

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[divine-identite]

Noel, Lightning, Fang

Ask my muse “Wed, Bed, Behead”

@temperedwings

A lot of fang and lightning don you think lol

Wed - Lightning

Bed - Fang

Behead - Noel