#it was precious

[highlynerdy]

I finished Guardians of the Dafeng.

I'm still trying to collect my thoughts after episode 40 because not a single part of me expected any of the breaking into the imperial palace, violence towards the bad guys, shirking his teacher for what he believed was right, the beheading(s), accusing the emperor of wrongdoing. It was the determination to do what was right, to get vengeance for ZXH and the 380,000 innocent civilians, no matter the consequences to himself was just...whoa.

Whatever anyone feels about comedies is valid - I rarely go in for them myself and I know a lot of folks had big feelings about this being so silly upfront - but I truly think Wang Hedi absolutely nailed this role. He is obviously so, SO suited to comedic performances. It's his wheelhouse and happy place without a doubt. And he delivered so much humor in such a fresh and charming way (all the obvious bloopers they left in as the final scenes, the silly shenanigans with his other copper gongs, the family dynamic). But he also really shined in this big, poignant, heartbreaking moment too. The emotion in this scene reminded me so much of him grieving the loss of Xiao Lanhua in Love Between Fairy and Devil. He cries so hard and it's not pretty and it's not delicate, it's gutting. The emotions that he digs up from somewhere - the sheer agony and heartbreak that he shows to the world - really is astonishing for someone his age.

And seeing the BTS of both this scene (and the scene in LBFAD), you can tell he goes to a seriously brutal place because it takes him many moments and even many more hugs to come out of it.

The ending was definitely strange and open and definitely in anticipation of a second season but since that's always unlikely in cdramaland, I'll just count it as finished and an open ending is fine in this instance.

[ultimateaclrecovery]

Had fun at my friends wedding this past weekend! I decided on the new dress thank you to all who voted.

The only real downside to night was losing my pretty purple bow from dancing too hard 😭😭 I tried to find after but it was totally gone. It’s sad because I took the time to bedazzle it all special (and I get attached to things and hate losing them) but I guess I will just have to get more new even sparklier bows now 🤷‍♀️

And also my shoes broke 😭😭 they were really old (like bought them when I was 12 old) so I figured it was a possibility so brought back ups in my car. They were just so pretty though! I will maybe try to fix them. It’s a good reminder though that even if you don’t use things they will go bad over time, so use your nice things when you have a chance

[beif0ngs]

Over the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary stop motion short by creator Patrick McHale and Aardman Animations

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[sindar-princeling]

Bilbo barely passed Old Took's record lifespan after having a supernaturally-life-extending ring for 60 years. which begs a question. what the hell did Old Took do

[lannegarrett]

[brandyvampirexx]

[epickiya722]

Everyone, be quiet and look at this!

Thank you for your time!

[demaparbat-hp]

I mean—it's them, right?

[sourkreem]

birthday hangout!! they went to jasons favourite shitty diner afterwards :)

not him eating a very sugary burger fondant cake

[gojosbf]

gojo satoru:

also gojo satoru:

[pien-art]

i love her i love her i love her !!! im currently on chapter 45 :3

[ilions-end]

i've noticed just how often achilles' dragging of hector's corpse is framed mostly as an act of extreme disrespect, or only some brutal show of triumph. personally i think that's underselling both achilles' intention and what the trojans must be thinking as they watch it happen.

hector's corpse is divinely protected so it can't be damaged by the greeks after death; all that effectively happens in the iliad is that his body gets dirty. but under normal circumstances (and i'm not gonna impose realism on mythology, but the iliad is famously detailed when it comes to bodily trauma), the physical reality of dragging a corpse along stony ground for miles would be severe disfigurement and dismemberment. first the skin would wear off, then soft tissues, then extremities would start to detach. i think the iliad's original audience would be aware of that as an intended outcome.

achilles (who doesn't yet know that hector's body has been granted divine stasis) doesn't just want to parade his enemy's corpse around, he wants to tear it apart ("i only wish that this fury inside my heart would drive me to carve you to pieces and eat your flesh raw..."), he wants it to not resemble a human anymore. he wants hector's blood and flesh to circle the city of troy. he wants to make it impossible for hector's family to gather the pieces of him to cremate and that way hector's spirit won't find passage into the underworld. that's what the gods are preventing from happening, they're not just keeping the corpse pretty for priam to pick up later.

[ackaff]

It's dangerous to go alone, take this

[daniidraws]

Finally!! Timebomb fanart is finished!! Thank you for all the support y'all gave me on the WIP! 🥺