#ireland yaps

[matbaynton]

me @ my stuffed animals & plushies after having another breakdown in my room

[celestialstarzz]

behold, the offical morningstar castle from the fable smp. /j

[martitheevans]

If they are touring ofc I am going to (try) go but omg I will cry at it probably

[sizzlingcloudmentality]

hi I'm in Ireland, that's all, enjoy the beach!

[s4tanic-pan1c]

THE TRANSITION FROM FUZZY TO VIOLET IS KILLING ME I LOVE IT HERE

[abijahfowler]

oh yeah abijah fowler is definitely a fake name btw

[taluvi-does-stupid-things]

I'm going to Ireland with my scouts group :D

OMG!!! That sounds so cool!!! I hope you have SO much fun!!

[greencarnation]

Did you know that during the 1937 Palestinian uprising the British would tie Palestinian prisoners to the front of armored cars and locomotives to prevent rebel attacks? They also used this tactic to crush Irish resistance during their war of independence in 1919. Remember this when they talk about "human shields". The methods of the colonizer have never changed

[thesunkeptrising]

first day of work today :)

[dolmimi]

irish catholic trauma got me thinking

mimi's grandpa (mom's side) was all about appearances, a hardcore catholic. on the other hand.... mimi's grandma was kinda pushover.

aneee ways, when he found out about his daughter's (mimi's mom) pregnancy, he was furious. like... of course, catholicism doesn't take kindly to premarital sex. they had a huge fight, which led to mimi's mom leaving.

....aaaand thats why mimi is abit iffy about the temple. she's been there to accompany sydney, but she knows (or feels) she has no place there. she doesn't fit their purity criteria.

[stale-water-6969]

saw a post with this and the tags were yapping about taylor swift. and although taylor swift would be very helpful in helping palestinians if she also spoke out, i think it's important to recognize nicola coughlan's contribution. like, don't make an important contribution towards the well-being of a genocided group about a weak ass singer who refuses to speak up. recognize coughlan's contribution more. she's an irish actress, and ireland throughout this time has recognized palestines sovereignty. it's important we listen to the narratives of the peoples of countries that have been victim to horrendous genocide, ethnic cleansing, and imperialism. stand with palestine, block celebrities who refuse to speak up, and keep supporting palestinians.

[matbaynton]

the captain pushing fanny down the basement stairs in 2x01... how many times is she gonna be pushed by a gay man

[martitheevans]

Happy Ice Age Ends day to those who celebrate

[saintsenara]

Forgive me, this is probably a completely stupid and utterly out of left field question. But, I noticed you mentioned something about Harry being like a feral cat and it got me thinking. We use animal descriptions as characterizations of characters—some of the most common ones being Lucius as a peacock, McGonagall as a Lion and Umbridge as a toad (which is incredibly disrespectful to toads, if you ask me)—and I wanted to ask, what animal characteristics do you think the characters possess?

thank you very much for this, pal, which i am going to use to indulgently yap about one of my favourite incidental character descriptions in the entire series...

dumbledore's comment in half-blood prince that tom riddle is like a magpie:

"And lastly - I hope you are not too sleepy to pay attention to this, Harry - the young Tom Riddle liked to collect trophies. You saw the box of stolen articles he had hidden in his room. These were taken from victims of his bullying behaviour, souvenirs, if you will, of particularly unpleasant bits of magic. Bear in mind this magpie-like tendency, for this, particularly, will be important later."

dumbledore's choice of language here is significant. in britain and ireland, as in many places in europe, magpies - alongside other black-feathered corvids, like crows and ravens - are associated with various negative superstitions.

they have a reputation for liking - and, indeed, for coveting and stealing - shiny objects. they are said to be unlucky - and, in particular, to bring sorrow and foretell death. they are said to be malicious and petty - they were, i remember being told as a child, the only creature not to mourn while christ was crucified, and you also sometimes find the belief that they sat on the top of the ark and laughed as the floodwaters rose and drowned the world - and they are frequently associated with the devil. they are also said to be tricksters, who should never be trusted and who seek to deceive you.

many of the measures you are supposed to take to appease them are [and this fascinates me] pretty similar to those you're supposed to take to appease fairies - such as the widespread belief [which persists to this day; i was raised, albeit only half-seriously, to do it] that you must say an effusive hello to any solitary magpies you meet in order to prevent bad luck coming after you:

dumbledore's description of tom riddle as magpie-like is meant to call the long shadow of this superstition to mind. it adds a sinister subtext to his cache of objects, turning them from toys pinched from fellow orphans into macabre trophies and, of course, associating them with the horcruxes.

and it also - as the rest of dumbledore's memory of first meeting him does - serves to emphasise that the series views the eleven year old riddle as inextricable from the adult voldemort. even as a child, the only things he should be associated with are cunning, cruelty, misfortune, and death.

but magpies - again like crows and ravens - are greatly and unfairly maligned by all this folklore.

all three types of bird are extraordinarily intelligent. they perform elaborate rituals. they mate for life. they are territorial. they appear to feel emotions - and have even been observed appearing to mourn. they make a lot of noise and seem to like to talk to each other [lots of dialect names for magpies relate to the idea that they chatter, for example]. they like being treated well and hold grudges if they're treated unfairly [ravens, for instance, seem to be able to recognise if they've been cheated, and they sulk about it]. they're very stubborn. they are highly curious. their tendency to hoard objects is theorised to be because they want to show off their collections to fellow birds. they play. they can be quite affectionate in their own little ways. they give gifts.

crows and magpies are extremely common where i live - and ravens are fairly widespread in the surrounding countryside - and i'm enormously fond of them.

just as i'm enormously fond - even if dumbledore would prefer otherwise - of wee tom, in all his magpie-like, crow-like, raven-like glory.

by which i mean... he's clever, inquisitive, funny, a certified yapper, strangely loyal [one of his traits which really doesn't get enough attention in this fandom], prone to sulking, capable - in his only little way - of profound emotion, someone who conceives of himself as a gift-giver [he frames his relationship with several death eaters as a mutual gift-exchange, for example], prone to jealousy, a hoarder of special objects, and so on.

[he would have loved to go through his box of things one by one and tell dumbledore about them at length, and i'll die on that hill.]

there's also something quite bird-like in how several aspects of his quality of movement are described. while a lot of the language used for how he moves or talks is - unsurprisingly - intended to make the reader think of a snake, there's a slightly frantic, bouncy edge which comes into his movement when he's agitated - the eleven year old riddle leaps; the adult voldemort paces - which calls to mind the way birds move when not in flight, and his repeatedly-mentioned habit of observing people with his head tilted to the side - while it's undoubtedly intended to be snake-like - is a similarly avian mannerism.

these corvid vibes make it into everything i've ever written about him. i'm wedded to the headcanon that his patronus/animagus form would - much to his horror - be a magpie rather than a snake. and whenever i pair him with harry, their way of interacting always ends up having the exact dynamic seen here...

[narrat3333d]

idiot dumbass 1 of 2

WOW!! THIS GUY!!!!!!! 0/10 I HOPE HE EXPLODES anyways im going to start yapping abt him heart (tumblr ruined the qualoty..holy shizballs i will get a better quality image tomorrow)

MAIN INFO:

AKA: ‘DOUBLE TROUBLE’/‘THE TWINS’ (When paired with Cian.)

HEIGHT: 5'6.

WEIGHT: 136lbs.

AGE: 16. (How his ass got in the WVBA we will never know..punch out logic.)

PERSONALITY: The ‘more calculated’ twin, he seems more put together than his Brother though he’s just as much if not more of an unhinged shithead as Cian. Looks can deceive. He can also get LOUD. Screaming at the top of his lungs loud if he gets pissed.

FROM: Dublin, Ireland.

RECORD: i have no idea..i will think of something..

CIRCUIT: alos no idea, im kicking mysef crying baby reverb

BOXING STYLE: Swarmer. (In-Fighter.)

MAIN GIMMICK: Switches places in the ring with Cian occasionally; they make themselves look almost indistinguishable from eachother (PUNCH OUT LOGIC. PLEASE LET ME HAVE THIS..), and generally uses illegal moves. Headbutting, elbowing..it's all good in Sean's books. He learnt from the ‘best’, after all!!

His sound cues would of course slightly differ from Cian's, as well as the different moves and maybe a slightly different theme..

OTHER GIMMICKS/STUNS/KOS:

Switching with Cian? A perfectly timed jab would prevent the switch, and stun Sean.

Blocking his attempt at a hit after a taunt (Probably spitting in his gloves, or onto the canvas of the ring.) would grant a Star Punch.

MISC INFO:

• 7 minutes younger than Cian, (He's EXTREMELY pissed about that fact.)

• He sometimes makes the mistake of forgetting to take his glasses of before sparring. That does not end well for him.

• Tried to copy Aran's 'Horseshoes-in-his-gloves' shtick one time, got a Boxer's Fracture; cried about it.

• He and Cian attended Von Kaiser's Training Academy for about a month, terrorised everyone, got kicked out. (More of a joke between me and one of my ops..)

• He's a Rower, he only picked up boxing because he was (apparently..) bored. (not projecting myself, clears throat awkwardly, adjusts position on armchair and FALLS OFF AND DIES)

• He’s also a coxswain, his voice is really screwed up as a result as well. (Coxswains who can’t have a coxbox because of a lack of funding to their club rise up..✊..also no im not projecting myself, what do you mean gang..)

• Always gets up at the count of 7, just like Aran.

i will add more..probably..

VOICELINES:

" HAHA!! WHY DON'T YE' COME AN' PICK ON SOMEWAN' YER' OWN SIZE, MAC! " (Taunt,,? Or his pre-match cutscene..)

“ Right..gey’ us that there..an’ ye’ take me’ specs.. “ (��Switching’ places with Cian, end of round 1 cutscene.)

DOBT MIND THE TYPOS IM TWEAKINGGGGJ

[abijahfowler]

the ancient-scandinavian/viking era hyper-fixation re-awakens