#it is what is is XD

[painted-fanbird]

Vin hated filling her metalminds, which was a damn shame.

Truly, it was. Because Fruchemy and Allomancy had only existed together in one other person before Vin, and he hadn’t exactly left behind detailed records of what he was capable of before getting speared through the heart. Vin had looked. She’d asked Kelsier when he poured over documents written by The Lord Ruler, by the Obligators, and the odd Inquisitor. She’d skimmed over the manuscripts herself, as best she could anyway, she hated reading almost as much as filling her metalminds. It made her head hurt.

Which was its own damn shame! Not the reading making her head hurt part, that was fine, she didn’t have the patience for it anyway. It was the lack of information that was driving Vin crazy. What happened if you burned a metal and tapped a comparable metalmind? What would happen if you burned a metalmind? What if you did both at the same time?

Vin wanted to know.

She needed to know.

———

“Why not fill a metalmind and take your own notes?” Kelsier asked, looking up from yet another stack of documents as Vin peered not so subtly over his shoulder. He was hunting for his own answers, about the missing Atium and the parts of Allomancy The Lord Ruler had kept hidden.

Vin scowled. “My handwriting is terrible, I wouldn’t be able to read them. Besides, I’m too busy to fill any metalminds right now.”

“Too busy?” Kelsier laughed. “With what? We’re hardly doing anything strenuous right now.”

“I’m working on the puzzle Spook showed me.” Vin directed her scowl to the infernal tangle of string looped around her fingers. A cat’s cradle, Spook had called it. It had been a lot easier to solve when he was walking her through it. “So I’m busy.”

Kelsier raised his single eyebrow. “Then don’t fill anything that saps your mental strength. Fill pewter or steel or one of the other physical metalminds.”

Vin snorted a laugh. “That sounds like a good way to get myself killed. We’ve had so many assassins in the city lately.”

“It also sounds like a good way to find out how fast you could run between gates while burning pewter and tapping a steelmind,” Kelsier said with a smile. “Or to find out how much you can hear if you burned a tinmind.”

Vin paused. She wanted to know.

“One hour,” Kelsier said, catching Vin’s eye. “That’s really all you need to test something small tonight. I promise, nothing will happen to you while you fill your metalmind.”

One hour. That wasn’t so long, she could do that. Then she could find out what she could do.

“Promise?”

“I promise.”

———

Kelsier had taught Vin two very important rules of Allomancy when he’d first trained her.

For every Push, there’s a Pull. Every action has a consequence.

And

Don’t get into a Pushing match with someone who weighs more than you.

Vin was about to break the second rule, though if her plan worked it wouldn’t be for very long.

She dropped from the rooftop, down on Kelsier below, Pushing on a spray of coins. As they started to fly, she stopped Pushing on all but one.

The instant she felt Kelsier’s counteracting Push touch the coin she had in her control, she tapped the ironmind she’d filled that afternoon.

Her feet cracked the cobblestone where she was standing, mist coiling around her limbs. With her weight now more than doubled, Vin outweighed Kelsier by a significant margin, and the single coin snapped back in his direction.

Kelsier darted out of the way, watching as the coin slammed into, and cracked, the wall behind him.

“That,” he said, approaching the coin alongside Vin as she hurried forward to inspect the wall. “Is going to pose a problem for a lot of people.”

Vin smiled as she plucked the coin from the small crater is had created in the stone. “That’s the idea,” she said. “No one would think they’d lose a Pushing match to me. It’ll be easier to bait them into it.”

Kelsier ruffled her hair. “I’m proud of you, Vin.”

“What?”

“I’m proud of you,” Kelsier repeated. “I know filling metalminds is hard for you, but you did and look at what you can do.” He gestures to the wall.

Vin eyed the wall, turning the now slightly bent coin over in her hand. Filling metalminds was nerve wracking, but she’d felt better with Kelsier nearby. And now that she’d had a proper taste of what she could do…

“I think I’d like to fill another one tomorrow.”

[maiumeni]

season 3 finale leaks

Welcome back Hannigram

[rapidhighway]

the thing that caused me so much grief last night but now i feel better about it fdnghgdfggd

[akantorrr]

[nocek]

I watched Deadpool and Wolverine yesterday and I just had to XDDD

beware the SPOILERS! I mean not really but better to be on safe side ;)

[rocktheholygrail]

1x01 || 3x13

[lolli-popples]

Objectively funniest possible Life Series alliance would be BigB and Martyn.

They would be like "I guess we're allies now" and then they'd walk in opposite directions, build separate bases, and would be in the same room a total of 5 times, all of which being them doing an intro together.

They would also set the Life Series alliance record for "Most problems caused without facing any consequences."

Most solid team ever, you can't betray each other if you're never in the same room.

[thekaiserroll]

Zosan comic inspired by videos of otters holding hands so they won't float away from each other.

[candlebel]

I can't cry... I want to cry... I feel so much sorrow...

[owlyjules]

Wisptober Day 14: Layers

“A young woman cloaked in layers upon layers of colourful shawls wanders the empty streets of an emptier city.  She dances nimbly through the odd spires sprouting from the pavement and hums a sort of hissing tune.”

ALMOST CAUGHT UP! Going to post todays one in a few hours.:)

[askfordoodles]

"Young man, you cut that tsundere bullshit, I know what you're doing, I wasn't born yesterday." - Secret Brat Tamer Volkarin

[breelandwalker]

Friendly reminder that a good deal of traditions we associate with the winter holiday season (not ALL by any means but a goodly number), whether you're celebrating Christmas or Yule, originate with or were significantly influenced by the Victorians, more specifically Victorian England, and their ideas about both Christian and pagan history.

Anyway, axial tilt is the reason for the season, but the reason for the winter holidays is Holy Fuck It's Cold And Spring's A Long Way Off, So Let's Be Kind And Share What Warmth and Cheer We Have And Hopefully We Won't Die.

So whatever you're observing and whether you're celebrating or not, here's wishing you a cozy home, a full pantry, the company of the people you love, and good health and happiness into the new year!

[off-mozzarella]

Please read by opening each image, otherwise it makes no sense lol

This is the most stupid thing I've done all year but I was already too far into it when I started regretting it XD

I don't usually do this kind of thing but the concept had been rotating in my mind for a few weeks and I needed to get it out

I have a few ideas but this was already long enough and it felt like a good spot to cut it off, buut I want to see if people like it so 👉👈 hope you enjoyed it

Sorry if it feels a bit weird, I may be able to draw but not write lol, this is my first actual attempt at making a comic

[rapidhighway]

(late)Happy holidays to all who celebrate! This was my contribution to a secret santa event, made for @the-chozo-lord

[enixamyram]

I'm so fascinated with the background posters in Vee tower.

(Didn't include the ones in Val's room. Those ones make me super uncomfortable! XD Plus I do not want "sexy" Val pictures saved onto my computer for even a moment!)