#its SOOO much easier said than done

[straykats]

actually while im exhausted im gonna rant 🤩

[elliewiltarwyn]

I've decided to take a particular spin with this year's entries and emphasize the fact that i titled this blog "the personal journal and scrapbook of Elilgeim 'Ellie' Wiltarwyn". hopefully that will make the creative juices flow easier, especially since i'm post-surgery and in painkiller hibernation so that's a pretty severe debuff lol. sooo:

FFXIV Write 2024 | #1: Steer

Word Count: 436

Fourth Umbral Moon, 23rd Sun

Cid stopped by the house today - surprising, and welcome with how long it’s been. Even more surprising was the vehicle he arrived upon: a prototype magitek bike that runs off a “twin-bank ceruleum” engine, whatever that means. Somehow he had convinced Jessie to have me be the one to test-drive it, put it through its paces. They seem to think I’d be the one most likely to wring the most potential out of it, and he also alluded to Jessie determining I’d be the most marketable person and therefore the best candidate to show it off.

I must admit, even after all this time, I still don’t understand Jessie’s business acumen and I’m not certain I wish to. That being said, when I took it for a spin later that evening, with Mia as passenger holding on tight from behind… it was an amazing sensation, like those manacutters but without the pesky third dimension. The thing (Cid says its model is called the Garlond GL-II, but I’m thinking she needs a sexier name than that) can outspeed chocobos, and feeling the wind in my hair as we sliced a path through the Lominsan plains posed a thrill I haven’t felt since well before Ultima Thule.

Every day, I’m grateful for these peaceful times we fought so bloody hard for - for the chance to engage in fun times like this, testing inventions by good friends. Some days, I still wonder how I ended up in this position of trust for so many, with someone as famous and genius as Cid Garlond entrusting me with his prototype vehicles of dubious safety. I mentioned this to Mia when we stopped for a break near Red Rooster Stead, and she just smiled and pointed out that I’ve done a lot of work to ingratiate myself with so many influential figures. “Which is funny, considering how rude and standoffish you were when we first joined the Scions,” she teased as well. “You certainly put in the effort to become a much more agreeable person overall.”

Couldn’t let her get away with that - “You know that that’s your fault,” I shot back at her with a grin, “you steered me along those paths to become that person - away from the whole ‘reckless brute’ thing you kept calling me back then.”

She looked stunned by the idea, but smiled back eventually in that coy-yet-comfortable manner that arrests my gaze every time. If she insists I’m such a good person, then she should get to feel good about helping me reach that point too. For being that person in the first place.

[presidenthades]

Im soooo happy were entering the Gold pat of the Lucemond serie!!!!!!!!! my internal fangirl is screaming.

What i loved !!!!!!!!!

Corlys has really good rapport with Aemond, Im glad grandpa approves cause that's going to be the future daddy of Luce's kids.

Aegon, really trying to impress Corlys and also Corlys having a better time than Otto getting him into shape, because of well Jace. Ahhh Jace is such a good influence on Egg.

Aemond I liked the bit were she said that Vhagar was his and he would never give up anything that belonged to him, that was sooo fifty shades, the whole Aemond is a chocolate ice cream with nuts and rum comes to mind. I really cant wait to get the part of the secret passages and Dragonstone how much of liberties did Luce really allowed him, I kinda see Aemond as the old fashioned type but entering on the whole technicality of truth, well she is still a maiden but we have .... and is so naughty that even Aegon is impressed.

Alsooo its soo sad reading that Aemond wants even negative attention and he feels everything is easier for Aegon, the problem with Aemond is that he is just sooo prideful he wants and wants but at the same time he doesnt wants to give in a little.

And the part that the Pirate King thinks that Aemond likes swords OMG hilarious ........ I think he is going to be the horniest out of his brothers even though he lacks Aegon's experience.

Thanks sooo much for the update, really cant wait for more !!!!!

Corlys likes the Targbros, and he has accepted Aegon as Jace’s husband because a) he has to, it’s a done deal, b) the match is politically good for Corlys who now has all his bases covered when it comes to the Iron Throne, and c) Aegon reminds him of Laenor.

But Corlys has been thinking a lot about the future of Driftmark and his legacy. He loves Luce and she’s his favorite (in his heart and as heir). But because this is Westeros, Corlys places a lot of importance on who might be her future husband ruling alongside her. He has a long checklist of what he expects from Mr. Lucera Velaryon.

Corlys likes Aemond. If Aegon reminds Corlys of the son he had, then Aemond reminds Corlys of the son he wishes he had. (Oof for Laenor.) But I think Corlys is still figuring some things out. And we know that Aemond and Luce run into obstacles, even without Corlys.

Anyway, moving onto more fun things! I love how we all expect Aemond to just be totally insane once he and Luce get some privacy. 😂 I also expect that; hopefully the characters cooperate with my plans. Sometimes the characters do their own thing. It’s annoying.

Racallio was a delight to write! I can’t wait to make Aemond suffer his presence again. 😈

[eggybug]

season 3 finale time supernatwhores!! time for my thoughts!!

1. the foreshadowing for all the bs to come is SO loud like mystery spot???

2. bobby is so dad and i love him so much

3. ik ive said this before but same and dean need SOOOO much therapy

4. early spn LOVED killing off Black characters wtf

5. dean always bets on black and that's why he's shit at poker (and at making deals)

6. if dean cried fr just ONE good time he'd be so much better

7. sam falling for all of ruby's bs after meg is crazy. like sam bud MOST of your problems are your fault and not to blame the victim 🤷🏾

8. i confused amara and lilith in my last thoughts post, my bad.

9. but i was technically not wrong, amara does show up SOOO much earlier than i remember

10. RUFUS! my beloved

11. season 3 is such a good season, especially given the strike of it all

12. GHOST-GHOSTFACERS!!!

13. dean is about to get gripped tight and raised from his perdition and im SOOOO excited

14. i just realized how LONG it takes for rowena to show up and its so sad like wtf

15. i really do hate ruby

16. olive from ant farm plays lilith #2 and honestly she's so unsettling

17. lets be real the plot of each season is practically identical the same thing rinsed and repeated 100 times

18. sending sam to kill lilith was a shit idea, but thank god he couldn't murder a little girl

19. sam had a whole life before dean came and found him, like bro between the two of you it was going to be a LOT easier for you to keep living without him. lets be so fr

20. the Dean is dead. Long live the Dean.

season 3 rants are done! wooo onto season 4, bigger and brighter things. AND CAS!

[avatarl0v3r]

The Cave Navi Its the only way Chapter III| NeteyamxFem!Na’viReader

Summery: Jake finds out the kids went into the caves and met the cave na’vi and that they are welcomed into the clan as friends and the sky people attack again and the Cave clan disappears off the sky peoples maps to protect their clan.

Warnings/Notes: Blood, gore, language, deaths, mentions of kidnapping, almost being kidnapped

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"You did what!" Neteyam looked down "We went to the Cave Na'vi's village" Jake walked around so he didn't do something stupid his hand on his forehead "Even after i said no?" "Jake" Neytiri cut in "Yes sir" Jake sighed "Did they do anything?" Neteyam looked down "No-" "The leaders daughter welcomed us in and let us stay for their celebration it was sooo cool she said e can visit anytime and her dad said were welcomed as guests whenever we need it but since we were there we were welcomed as friends" Tuk said smiling thinking about how much fun she had only prior.

Jake sighed and ended the conversation they all laid down for bed.

Gun shots fired through the air screams of many of the Na'vi echoed through the forest. Neteyam was the first to wake up out of all the Sullys he quickly shook his dad to wake him up which when his ears finally adjusted, he heard all the noise and quickly woke up his family and hurried and got them to safety.

—

The animal’s in the caves were running around making many loud nosies.

You father understood what they were doing and readied everyone for battle women who had children were to stay in Underwent, women which were warriors were to help with the attack, your mother Tsahik stayed in the village to help the mothers with the children, while you, Weap, and Ne’yah got prepared for battle.

As you were getting ready to walk out Lilo tried to follow but you stopped her “I know Lilo, i know but you must stay here where it’s safe i’ll be back i promise” and with that you grab your Ikran and hop onto his back, flying through the air being about to see everything from above wasn’t something you do often.

As you and your Ikran soared through the air, Weap and Ne’yah were right next to you you all smiled to each other knowing this would be fun.

You turned and seen a helicopter “dive, i got this one” you said as weap and ne’yah dived, you turned your ikran around and dived down under the helicopter and turned your head to the sky along with you now that was already loaded you aimed for the blades doing the same to the other side hitting them perfectly swiftly flying high into the air to dodge the falling debris from the explosion.

You regrouped with weap and ne’yah still flying forward when you heard war cries from other na’vi that were just a bit ahead. you, weap, and ne’yah all followed suit allowing your war cries to come out of hiding.

—

When you three arrived to the battle field you split ways to get things done faster you ended up leaving your ikran behind and moving on foot for it would be easier to land a hit.

Though you skin was far more pale and you’re markings were pale blue you didn’t have a hard time blending in the forest around you.

you climbed up a tree to hit from higher ground you aimed your arrow at a man’s head, you breathed in and out and released your arrow, landing a perfect hit.

It went like for awhile until you seen Neteyam fighting people and he just happened to be fighting someone much stronger than him, you snuck up from behind and grabbed the man’s hair rolling him off neteyam and had no mercy when you knife sliced deeply crossed his throat, the man’s screams were heard and he started to choke on his own blood it was an instant kill you didn’t bother to look at the man dead on the ground and walked to Neteyam who was not staring at you in shock from what he just watched.

You held your hand out which he still took the look in your eyes now gone for when you looked at Neteyam the look you gave the man had now dissolved.

“scan the person your fighting style, then think of a way you could kick their ass or they’ll kick yours with no mercy, these people aren’t your friends, show them no mercy, only those loyal to the Na’vi deserve mercy” you said while looking him in his eyes.

He scanned your face, you meant what you said.

every word.

“understood” he said smiling at you causing a small smile to place itself on your face, your ears twitched hearing your brothers scream of pain.

you quickly turned and ran towards his voice seeing a man holding him with a knife to his throat, your eyes zoned in on the blood trickling down his neck, weap hissed at the man who only pressed the knife deeper into his neck causing weaps hissing to stop.

ears pinned to your head you grabbed the man and threw him to the ground, causing weap to fall to the ground as well, you claimed on top of the man stabbed him over and over again his blood landed on your body, only until you knew he was dead did you stop.

You stood and ran to weap “weap,” you bent down picking him up with his arm around your shoulder helping him support his weight “you okay?” he catch his breath “i’m fine thanks to you” you walked him far into the forest and sat him down.

“will you be okay here?” he nodded at you, you looked at the cut it wasn’t deep but just deep enough to draw blood “you’ll be fine it’s not deep,” you said standing up “i’ll be back”.

you walked back to the battle field and called your ikran and instantly took to the sky looking for your father.

when you found him he turned to you concern in his eyes “where’s your brother?” “he’s in the forest his neck it cut, it’s not deep though he should be fine but it’s best for mother to take care of him when we get back” he nodded at your words.

-

awhile later you fighting another person only for you to be grabbed from behind “This is the Cave Na’vis future clan leader, think we could get a good deal on her?” a man said smiling at you as you hissed in his face “oh yeah definitely” he said smiling smugly as he started to tie you

your father seen you from above being dragged away and dived down on his ikran and landed in front of the men holding you.

he shot a arrow at one of the men’s mask, the arrow breaking through the mask and stabbing him in his eye causing the man to shout in pain your father showed no mercy landing another arrow in his chest.

the other man dropped you and started backing away your father started lowering his arrow allowing the man to run, until another arrow hit the man in the back of the head, making him drop dead, your father untied you and hugged you close “are you alright” he started checking you for any wounds you smiled at him “i’m fine father”.

an explosion was heard and you and your father ran behind a tree that was knocked over taking shelter from the blow, once it was over you could smell fire and the air was full of smoke you father looked at you “let’s go get your brother”.

-

as you were in the sky you looked at the ground from above many Na’vi lost their lives, it pained you to see this must destruction at once, but you forced yourself to look forward and continue flying to your brother.

once you found him he was standing and smiled when he seen you, you held your hand out and he took it and hopped on the back of your ikran and made your way towards home.

-

upon returning your father had to tell everyone about the lives lost, many Na’vi fell to the ground sobbing in their hands because of there mates who didn’t survive the battle, their younger children confused and just holding them in comfort, the sobs could be heard through the caves, the sounds of the sobs could cause anyone who heard them pain, and heart break.

your father told the clan that you were going to disappear off the sky people’s maps and limit leaving the cave until it’s safer, everyone agreed it would be best.

-

the next morning neteyam and his siblings came to see you, you smiled at them sadly “what’s wrong?” neteyam was the first to ask “since i almost was taken and my dad barely managed to get to me on time, he decided it would be best for us to disappear off the sky people’s maps completely to protect us, until it gets a little safer for us” neteyam looked at you in shock “what do you mean? i won’t be able to see you again?” you looked away at his statement.

“not at this time, but i will find away to see you i promise, no matter what, just give it time,” you said hugging him

“it’s the only way”.

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this isn’t my favorite writing piece, but the future chapters will be better (i pray they will)

[risingscorchingsuns]

Hi Leon!! It’s princeblue but my main acc!! Dropping into ask what you think Genya’s and kyojurous, and maybe even senjurou’s dynamic would be like? You said you interested in being moots sooo I’m taking an opportunity to have a convo hehe

omg hello!!!! thank u for sending this i literally have no idea how to start conversations lmaoo

i think it depends on how much they know about each other/where Genya is in his character development! there’s a LOT of factors here so im gonna try and turn it into a formula because that’s my favorite analysis format lol

i don’t know if this is going to make any sense because I don’t know how to do actual math but breaking things into variables makes it easier to sort them in my brain

let’s say K = kyojuro and G = genya. x = how much kyojuro knows about genya, and y = how much genya knows about kyo. a = pre-tanjiro genya and b = post-tanjiro genya. (i assume this would make a difference bc tanjiro makes him less aggressive lol.) Going to leave Senjuro out for now because that’s too many variables for a post that I don’t plan to cross-reference 💀

There’s also the fact that canonically, post-Tanjiro Genya would never meet Kyojuro, but I didn’t think about that until I was nearly done with this post so I’ll leave that variable in as a hypothetical. aG in this scenario can be a control group I guess lol

let’s take (K)x + (aG)y as a base formula, and solve for the dynamic there. assuming x is “Kyojuro knows nothing except Genya’s last name”, and y is “Genya knows Kyojuro as a Hashira and nothing else”, it’s safe to say their dynamic would be mostly professional. Kyojuro, knowing Genya’s last name, would no doubt link him to Sanemi. But Sanemi fervently denies having any siblings, so Kyojuro would likely try to probe Genya for info, due to his brotherly instinct. He’d want to know if something was wrong, so he could help if possible. Assuming we’re dealing with aG, Genya would shirk away the questions, and Kyojuro would back off out of respect. I don’t think Genya would be too rude about it due to Kyojuro being a Hashira, but definitely a bit more irritable and snarky than bG would be.

bG would feel hurt at the mention of Sanemi, but I believe he’d be more open to talking about it. If Genya opens up to Kyojuro, I think they have high potential to form a brotherly relationship given enough time. Kyojuro would feel protective of Genya, and, whether consciously or not, may link him to Senjuro and begin to act brotherly and/or protective of him as well. If Kyojuro knows that Genya eats demons to make himself stronger at the cost of his own health, he’d probably be horrified- food is very important to Kyojuro and he would be mortified at the idea of eating a demon to gain its powers, especially if it hurts the consumer. I’m not sure if he’d try to stop Genya or not, but he’d definitely be concerned about him.

Either way, I think the key variable here is whether or not Genya lets his guard down long enough for Kyojuro to learn his story- then I think their relationship would evolve from professional to a lot more brotherly. Kyojuro can’t entirely help it- it’s in his nature to protect, it’s literally been taught to him since he was old enough to understand. He would want to protect Genya regardless, but learning his story, his sacrifices, and his actions going forward, Kyojuro would almost certainly take him under his own wing if given the chance. I believe Genya would remind Kyojuro of Senjuro- someone who doesn’t fight traditionally, but is so so strong in their own regard. They aren’t exactly the same, but they have enough similarities that i believe Kyo would definitely associate the two.

how knowing Genya would change his perception of Sanemi is also an interesting concept but I’m going to save that for another post lol

anyway pls feel free to plug in different variables for me to analyze???? id like to do them all here but unfortunately i am writing this post so i can procrastinate on my schoolwork so im gonna call it here lol

[corvarrow]

Aaaand done with the spirit metal art! This also happened to be the first colored piece I've done after tweaking a bunch of stuff on procreate and now the colors actually match my main monitor 8D Very pleased.

ANYWAY as I expected, the basic explanation of these got way long 8') Couple of things I had to just skip over for now but I hope its still interesting! Okay here we go

Spirit Metal is a type of material related to ancient sion's funerary customs. Normally when (any) being passes, their spirit would move on and eventually be reborn one day as someone else. Because the ancient sions were constructs and it took sooo much time and work (and trial and error) before they even became sapient, Ahveph could not stand the idea of any of it's children dying and then their souls going to the beyond. To one day Not be sions anymore. So to combat this, it built them in such a way that when one died, their soul would congeal into "Spirit Metal". The soul itself is basically in a 'frozen' state instead of being aware of anything going on anymore.

In it's raw state spirit metal is a very irregular lump of - you guessed it - metal, or at least that's what it appears to be. The average size is a bit smaller than a closed fist. It has a gray-ish base color with a more golden shimmer, and it glows with a soft light. Most of the time it does form inside their body, though it can form outside as well, depending on how they died or how fast it was. It is worth noting that sions don't decay like a normal fully organic being like humans or shapeshifters do, they actually melt, as being dead their body is no longer producing enough magic to hold itself together. (Ancients are also a little bit different from modern sions here, and they have different body handling practices as well, but this is a whole convo best suited for another day.) Anyway, the point is that its actually not too difficult to get the metal out, usually you can already see a bit and then just pull it out of the melting stuff.

Once you have a piece of spirit metal ore, it can be forged. It's special properties are that it doesn't stick to any other spirit metal, so no, you can't meld individuals together, and that it doesn't separate from itself either, so you can't split it into pieces, it HAS to be worked as one piece. Otherwise, it can be thought of as similar to gold. It's soft for a metal and easy to work with, though at the same time means that it can't be used for armor or weapons - though forging them this way wouldn't be too proper anyway.

The reforged shapes are called "Spirit Houses". The shapes they use vary a bit depending on region and by circumstances*, but most people are going to be reforged into a "good" house. The most common shapes tend to be geometric and kind of flat, though they may have various levels of detail added on - I just did a mega basic example here. Most of these are going to end up in a special type of shrine either hanging or on shelves. Sometimes they will be forged into fancier shapes depending on what the person's interests were. Some examples are fish, feathers, books, etc, even animals like that rabbit. The main constraint is the ore size and not being able to separate pieces.

*In an event with multiple casualties (battle, accident, etc) they will temporarily reform the ore using a quick method, such as sandcasting, so its a lot easier to transport, then they'll reforge it once they get to a more appropriate location.

On the other side of things, there are also "bad" houses that people can be reforged into. These ones are considered to be disrespectful to the spirit and these are usually done deliberately. (In cases of accidentally disrespectful they will be reforged so we're not talking about that here.)

Some examples: Technically, because the metal won't separate from itself, it can be spooled out into thread, but this is deeply uncool. This is said to be "stretching out the spirit" so excessively long shapes are considered bad. Similarly too many holes or too big a hole is "punching holes in the spirit" so those are also bad. Also while they use some thread, rope, etc, excessive rope use is "tying up the spirit". You get the idea.

As I said this is actually done on purpose. For example if ore was collected from a member an opposing group (after battle for instance) then they will forge them into a Bad shape. They will also do this with prisoners (as in uuusually people who have committed some type of major crime) who have met their end one way or another. That Keyhole shape is favored for that as it combines the stretched shape/big hole/excessive rope. Instead of putting bad houses in shrines they may be put on display somewhere else as "an example." Although again, the soul is frozen and doesn't actually care about any of this.

When the cataclysm / plane split occurred, the immense amount of magic involved caused all of the spirit metal to break, finally releasing those inside and letting them move on. The sions that were still alive at the time were just completely obliterated and they directly moved on into the Beyond instead of forming any ore. Broken spirit houses are still found by archeologists today, and while it's fairly clear they had something to do with grave markers, they have no idea what they have now has completely different properties. The houses are no longer malleable and seem to just be broken pieces of fired but purposely unglazed pottery. They even have kind of gritty textures on the outside while the inside seems to have turned into glass.

[originemesis]

@bored2deathiswear xxx

Lucifer only notices the smell now, indeed no wonder the other needed air. First things first he not only makes the pie teleport into the kitchen trash outside the room but the sheets are freshly changed with just a snap of a finger. The sheets are dark colored with Blood red apples on the brim. There's still somewhat of an impatient scowl on the face of the king but now he understands the situation better. He tilts his head as he examines the other's expression. "Do I detect a bit of ... guilt? For being such a nuisance?" Another examination of Adam's stuck body. His hands were still chained, his body locked. It makes him have that ironic smirk once more even if with the frown. Like ideas were building behind the snake eyes of the Devil himself. "Tell me, Adam...with that puppy guilt of yours..." A little foot bench appears and Lucifer puts one of his feet on top of it, making his thigh stay at the level of the first man's head, or even higher. "...what are you willing to do to say sorry for being so bothersome?" He wasn't in the mood to be kind, to be patient. After what happened yesterday, after remembering Lilith and a life he couldn't go back to. He just wanted something to make him forget or someone to...use as a distraction. His head tilts to the other side. Opening two buttons of his shirt a bit, finding the room to be hot. "Say sorry, Adam. For being such a problem and for what you did yesterday. You knew a punishment was bound to happen so..." His thumb now forces the mask gap of the mouth open and he presses Adam's long golden tongue, massaging it. "...say sorry." He was quite enjoying this, once more finding himself surprised with how much he liked imposing power on the ex-executioner. Every time he was below him he felt butterflies. Ordering him around felt even better. Moving his thumb now to feel the plump of the tongue. The king bites his lower lip. Enjoying the view. This was mean, Adam couldn't move, but Lucifer needed to remind him what happens when he misbehaves. That savory-sweet smell faintly and slowly coming back...his tail starting to sway.

With the swift sending away of what remained of the apple scented assault so violently splattered across the mattress like the dried wax of a shattered candle, annoyance flares when Adam realizes this fucker can fix anything in a matter of seconds- at the snap of a finger even, and yet... he's still there, wedged firmly in the window. The literal ass clown was enjoying this- wasn't he? The thought earns a wriggle of protest, but by now it's become clear to the fussy first of men that further thrashing not only wedges him in more firmly to his already inescapable position, but antagonizes the bound angle of his arms until his joints burned with the threat of dislocation should he not find some chill. Easier said than done.

His own dawning discomfort what he convinces himself is the reason for why he goes limp in the window's unyielding grasp. Not guilt as the smirking serpent would suggest- even if the thought of Sera's tired acceptance that he'd never improve even if he tried lingers like a bad taste in his mouth he thought he'd avoided by bruising the apples in that pie once smashed against Lucifer's skull.

"Sounds like a figment of your imagination." He grumbles, expression flat under the subjection of his captor's amusement now that his neck wasn't within choke slamming proximity. A click of teeth precede their grinding while the fuck has his chuckles at his expense. Did he just-...call him a fucking puppy? Yeah, that does it-

"For what even? Smashing your face in? Because I thoroughly enjoyed that shit~ sooo...sorry not sorry?"

The twitch of a smirk stabilizes at the sight of the step ladder, and it's all he can do to stifle a snort at its hasty installation. The nerve of this dude- calling him pathetic when he more than likely had a full ladder set up just to reach the first shelf of his fridge. Though his amusement dwindles back to quiet agitation at having his limited line of view reduced to the crotch of some clown pants. And at having his mouth suddenly pried open- the actual fuck?

His immediate reaction was of course to bite down, but given how he was already sore from sleeping slumped over, the thought of earning another night or maybe even a month mashed into the window's frame muzzles the urge. As his tongue takes his beating in the form of rubs from fingers that have without a doubt been rammed up the other's ass at some point during the lonely points of his (deserved) separation, the man squints up at the smug expression lording overhead and wonders if he realizes he's not saying shit...not just because he doesn't want to, but also because there's little intelligence in the sounds he's capable of committing with a grabbed tongue.

As the pad of a thumb digs in a little too close to his tonsils and drags back and over the silver stud positioned near the middle, he bolsters the administrations with a grunt, his taken tongue the same nauseating yellow as sea urchin innards. Attempts at keeping his own mouth sluices from spilling come in the form of intermittent slurps, but if the fingers in his mouth were worried they'd be swallowed, they don't show it.

It's when that awful stink starts back up again unreasonably close to his face where it can waft into his open mouth that attempts at drooling decorum vanish. With slobber dripping down his chin, he admonishes the fingers in his mouth with a plaintive groan as his tongue rolls up beneath them and then between them, though by the shifting taste in the air it's becoming increasingly clear that those fingers, and the floor subject to his saliva puddling below aren't the only things that are getting wet right now. He just hates that his mouth has to water so much over the fact.

[chemblrish]

Hello !

I love your account so much I love the subject but I am unable to score well which has lead to develop some negative feelings sooo

I just wanted to ask if you will be able to provide some resource / video / reference anything to understand these two topics:

Equilibrium in specific Ionic equilibrium ( ionisation constants , buffer solution , common ion effect in focus )

Thermodynamics i.e the different kinds of bond dissociation energies

its not like I don't get the topics but more like I am not crystal clear with them which leads to not being able to solve questions

Hello! Let's see what I can do.

Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change (Jones, Atkins) has a whole chapter on solution chemistry. It's a gen chem textbook intended for uni first-years and if you can get your hands on it, I recommend it for studying chemistry in general. It has practice problems at the end of every chapter too which is very helpful when there's an issue with solving questions.

Online textbook (namely chem.libretexts which is like a library of chemistry textbooks and which I also recommend as I use it myself!):

Ionization Constants

Aqueous Ionic Equilibrium

Videos:

Buffer solutions

Common ion effect and buffers just in case you haven't raided Khan Academy's channel yet

The acids and bases playlist (ditto; these are pretty old videos jsyk but I think the explanations are good)

And if I may offer a piece of advice as well: sometimes it just so happens that we read a chapter, think, "Okay, I get it!", move on to solving problems and realize we actually don't really get it. And sometimes, in this situation, it's helpful to just leave the topic whatsoever for a day or two (but not longer!), study something else in the meantime, then return to the problematic topic with a fresh outlook. Because either that new information "settled" in our brain and suddenly we find ourselves with a much better understanding of the topic OR we can now clearly identify our weak points where our knowledge is lacking and therefore holding us back. Oftentimes, in this case, working through the chapter in question once more can be enough.

If that doesn't work for you, I hope these resources will. If you have any specific questions about these topics, also feel free to hmu again!

And please, don't be too hard on yourself. I know it's easier said than done, but focusing on grades more than on the joy of studying an interesting subject is a self-esteem killer. You'll get to where you need to be. Struggling sometimes says nothing about your capabilities!

[ncisfranchise-source]

Though TVLine has made a case for why any number of cast members/characters from NCIS‘ past could/should return for any possible on-screen tribute to the late David McCallum, there are also very valid reasons why that RSVP list might turn out to be quite limited.

Heading into its 21st season come February 2024, CBS’ NCIS cast now boasts zero original cast members, seeing as — if you get technical (and people do) — Sean Murray (who plays McGee) and Brian Dietzen (Dr. Palmer) did not become series regulars until Seasons 2 and 10, respectively. (Rocky Carroll made his debut as Vance in Season 5, and joined the cast in Season 6.)

As such, from go, any episode that might aim to give McCallum/Dr. Donald Mallard a proper sendoff will be light on colleagues who actually worked alongside McCallum/Ducky for more than a third of the well-watched series’ run.

That is why, when speculating about any “Ducky tribute” episode (no official plans have been announced, yet), there have been cries of, “Well, Mark Harmon/Gibbs has to be there!”

“Yes! And Michael Weatherly/DiNozzo!”

“Ooh, a perfect time for a #Tiva reunion, if Cote de Pablo comes back…”

“But don’t forget Emily Wickersham! We need closure on Bishop’s exit!”

“Can we also get visits from some ghosts of dead characters, too??”

Yeah, you can see how this can get very out of hand.

The fact is that — any scheduling/availability issues aside — you can’t simply “bring back” Gibbs. Or DiNozzo. Or any of the above. No matter how much their presence might be warranted for this occasion.

I mean, you can absolutely bring back Gibbs — especially if Mark Harmon knows about it. But then you’ll have to commit some dialogue/screen time to coaxing updates out of the team’s taciturn former leader.

Ditto Weatherly/Tony and de Pablo/Ziva, who have not shared a scene together in more than a decade (but presumably reunited off-screen after de Pablo’s most recent solo visit). An appearance by Tali’s father or both her parents will consume much storytelling oxygen, since fans of that primetime supercouple will want/need to know how their unconventional family unit is faring.

And if Emily Bishop resurfaces after abruptly peace-ing out on NCIS — including Nick, her apparent boyfriend…? There will be those demanding some i’s be dotted and t’s get crossed on that front.

What that all adds up to is, if you accommodate even two of the aforementioned returns, suddenly this Very Special Episode is a lot less about David McCallum and Ducky, and more about “Boss, what kind of fish are you catching in Alaska?” and “Sooo, might Tali get a big brother or sister anytime soon?”

Is that a trade-off you’re willing to make, all in the name of a well-attended trip down memory lane?

Or do you see some other option that brings back many of the above but successfully “cheats” us on proper catch-ups?

Me, I could be content with a Case of the Week that thoroughly vexes Dr. Palmer as he mourns a recently passed Dr. Mallard. But it’s flashbacks of wisdom imparted over the years, by Ducky, that helps Jimmy near single-handedly crack the case, ahead of a proper memorial for his mentor.

[nerves-nebula]

how did you get your au to be so popular

i wish to follow in thine footsteps of getting lots of questiond (i have crippling asd and beg to be given permission to infodump)

lol but like seriously, how long'd it take for you and also you got any tips? kay thats really it haha thanks 🙏 😭

oh mannn i dunnoooooooo. this aint my first au and tbh part of the success just comes from the fact that tmnt is like. a really big fandom, cause of all the iterations and how old the story is. i had a few similarly abuse-focused AU's for the owl house, and then i was obsessed with sun wukong & jttw for a solid few months there. (sorry, rambling, to get back on track-)

its not like i TRIED to be popular (feels like a weird thing to call myself. popular?? lmao i have like 5 friends) i just didnt avoid it either by like, idk, not tagging or w/e. I mean you basically just have to make stuff and keep making stuff forever. people will find it eventually, even if its only a couple of them who really engage in it.

AND CONSUME ART!! not just fandom stuff i mean whatever floats your boat, books (audiobooks in my case) movies comics- that's important to!! take note of everything you like in stories, write it down if you wanna. oh yeah and be pretentious (by which i mean, read symbolism into everything that you want to)

What I'm doing on this blog is basically what I was doing my entire life anyway, (drawing, making up stories, doing character design shit) except now i have people interested in it.

i really wasnt confident enough to do fandom stuff until like, first year of college tbh. at that point the owl house was like the main thing i relied on for any sense of relief cause my life was BAD bad haha.

OH ALSO I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE MISSING HERE:

(i have crippling asd and beg to be given permission to infodump)

I've got this BAD IRL, but the thing i remind myself is that this is MY BLOG and if someone doesn't wanna hear my rambling they can LEAVE. ALWAYS INFODUMP. ALWAYS RAMBLE. if attention is what you want then I'd suggest just genuinely talking about what you're passionate about, and if no one is asking you then ask yourself!

like, make a post that starts with "hey do u guys wanna hear about how much of a mess my three headed character is?? no?? TOO BAD HERE wE GO!!"

i really don't have a ton of advice hahhh this is all very ramble-y and im basically just telling you what I do. most of all I think it's important to like, not TRY to be popular tbh. don't try to be popular, try to make what you like the most and what you'd wanna see other people make- and that stuff will draw in the kind of people whose attention matters the most.

which is easier said than done i guess if you crave attention but its sooo much better than worrying about followers or something i promise.

like, if I wanted to be popular I wouldn't have advised myself to talk about incest and sa and all the shit that I do. but i dont wanna be popular, I wanna get the attention of people who ALSO like those stories and i want to explore themes of abuse that those people ALSO want to explore.

LONG STORY SHORT: I DUNNO MAN.

[damn-stark]

GOOD LAWDDD. after the last jjk episode i thought that at this point more heartache couldn’t faze me…and well if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions choosing to read this right after😀

As much as it would be nice to immediately get into just Jean and Cherry marrying, I LOVE SEEING HOW SHES NAVIGATING LIFE AT THIS POINT. starting a new chapter with her cousin, it’s good to see our girls having each others backs after so much loss. i imagine that when cherry touched back down in paradis mikasa greeted her with the biggest hug. them both healing with one another and helping each other at the same time.

also imagining mikasa probably calling jean some outta pocket names after cherry spilled what happened between them😭😭 how any cousin would react, “like yeah he’s going thru stuff too, i get that, BUT IS HE STUPID?”

as far as how this tackles the trauma and ptsd god it really hurts to see just how much worse things progressed after the war for cherry. the difference in her anger really stuck out to me especially, after reading and truly engrossing in the story, i couldn’t ever associate anger with cherry as a character. of course cherry can get angry, but it’s more so in situations of her being protective of those she loves. so to see her even go to the extent of yelling at Jean?? that said it all😕

Levi being nothing but supportive of her healing too??? DONT PLAY WITH ME I STARTED CRYING SO HARD😭

and you put that so perfectly in the writing. as hard as the war was, as horrendous as it was, it kind of was easier to “live” alongside the traumas and ptsd. with all the stuff they had to deal with it’s not like they had real time to really sit there and think and feel it through. it was easy to keep moving and not face the music. but now that it’s over…all of them have to go through a different kind of warfare, one that no training could possibly prepare anyone for.

i keep thinking about cherry’s promise to eren. how he wanted her to look after mika, but ALSO to live her life. her promise to him was a promise not only to her cousin but also to herself. also can’t say just how proud i am of her for going through this shit and handling it like a champ.

she knows that she needs to be better for herself. better to be able to live a life worthy of the sacrifices from all over her friends and family that have passed to give that opportunity to her. the only way to truly enjoy this peace that they literally bled and some have died for, she’s gotta rough it out. and she’s doing the work and also stood her ground to make sure she gave herself that chance to, and all POWER TO HER FOR IT.

but while she knows she needs to get better for her, she knows she needs to be better for Jean. her awareness of that proves and is a testament to just how much she loves him. she can’t stand being half of a friend and lover for him. she knows he also deserves better. and in order to be able to give him a love and relationship he deserves she knows she’s gotta put in the work to get better for it. and i truly hope that in the year gap of them being apart he’s come to realize that he’s one of the big motivations of her separating. rather than holding resentment for it.

also NOT THE BROTHER AND MOM REVEAL, my heart nearly dropped outta my ass😭😭 i’m terrified but also excited to see cherry finally meeting her older brothers? not sure if i trust marie😟…BUT i’m just wondering how the sibling dynamic will be, or if there will even be one? and how will they make up for lost time?

every word and piece of dialogue all contributed to the emotional impact of this chapter. you truly are doing the damn thing with the ending of the series, its all rolling out beautifully, and i hope you know that! you’ve done an amazing job as always author, see you next thursday💟

That JJK EPISODE BROKE ME!! But that’s why I cope with writing for Sugar sooo!

BUT having them break up was the best thing so she didn’t grow more angry and then later on resent him and become who her own father, Kenny, didn’t want her to become, an aimless person with no true life and who just spends their time angry.

She left to not get reminded of her trauma, and work to just heal with Mikasa…

And her mom and brother! I was excited for that part…AND THANK YOU!! YOUR WORDS REALLY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME!! They really motivate me to keep writing���️❤️

[respiteresponse]

haii luxx <3

i just failed 2 classes and seeing ur art on my dash made me feel a bit better! art uni is trying to kill all my passion for art, but when i see artists like you, it makes me not want to give up as much anymore. you are wayyy more skilled, cooler, and kinder than some my professors will ever be

hello sweet darling : O im so sorry to hear about your classes ! ! ! i kinda understand how that goes when i was in school i was legit failing all of my classes but i just kinda sucked so it made sense LOL but that was regular lame school. art school . ART UNI ! that is different and really cool and i think its super impressive youre even giving it a go at all ! ! thats like something i sometimes wish i could do, maybe one day, so the fact that youre trying hats off to you ! ! ! easier said than done i know but do your best to remember what drives you to create in the first place, when it all freakin sucks just remember at the end of the day your art is yours ! ! ! sooo so much love i hope things look up from here for you, good luck doll : DDD ! ! ! !

[muttfangs]

writing about my experiences w/ an MMO I have a weird relationship with, world of warcraft (musing to myself, opinions are welcome especially from seasoned wow players <3)

so there's a lot… of layers… to this… but I'm mostly going to be dissecting the sociopolitical aspect of the playerbase (and, stating the obvious, a lot of the old concepts and especially horde motifs are incredibly! racist and weird. and blizz hasn't really updated it… or made plans to retroactively fix things to be less jarring… GUESS ITS EASIER SAID THAN DONE BUT LIKE… blizz is a billion dollar game company so I don't Fuking Know Why They Havent Yet Man)

anyways, getting into what I wanted to kvetch about--

maybe this is like. just a socially abrasive autism thing like, overall, idk! but every time I attempt to get in a guild thats considered "bigger" (so like idk. 20 active, consistent members) I end up feeling like. very out of place and / or butting heads with ppl in the guild who suck (i.e. post weird shit and I say 'no thats not cool', are a proud ex military / active duty / cop lover, that type of thing) EVEN IN!! QUEER FOCUSED GUILDS WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN

if I had to guess it's because the bulk of WoW's player base is aging. and I thought there'd be more down-to-earth millennials to find a guild / do stuff with that wouldn't be hugely insufferable. but like. mayyybe I was being too optimistic about the playerbase of a very popular USamerican MMO that still has a lot of incredibly racist thematics that have pretty much never been addressed. THE ANSWER IS RIGHT THERE DUDE WHY. DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL BE BETTER THAN THAT :,)

it really blows tho, bc I enjoy my "haha silly cartoon MMO". it's well made. Blizz fine-tuned the shit out of WoW, especially with the latest expansion. but the playerbase still kinda really sucks. it's far, far less wretched than in 2016 (… I dare not repeat some of the shit I witnessed in trade / city chat during that year… there's a reason I always have those channels off in every MMO now…) but I overall feel like i will probably always be an outcast in any sort of guild community i attempt to be a part of fr.

the guild prior to the one I'm in really sucked shit and basically was forcing me to apologize for saying "cis people are terrible to me in front of my face at my job daily" and I wouldn't so I left. and then after I left (I said "no I'm not doing that and you should rethink what you're saying to me" and left. nothing crazy or dramatic even tho i wanted to curse all of them out) the fucking guild master DM'D ME!! ON DISCORD!! to further preach and chastise me about how "nOt AlL CiS PeOpLe" and it was so, so horrible and invasive. and I told her off THEN because how fucking dare you chase me into a private message like that after I left

my guild now is at least better than that. but I still just feel like. very. lukewarm. I grimace at a lot of it, and had to block numerous people on the disc server so I wouldn't "butt heads" with weird assholes on the server. but I feel like idk??? I have never had a guild where I feel comfortable and not fucking annoyed sociopolitically at. even in the LGBT+ friendly ones. and this isn't a humble brag?? im not trying to be like UGH IM SOOO WOKE AND TOO LEFTIST FOR THESE PLEBS it's moreso like… I don't want to block half your server bc you refuse to take a stand when your guildies do / say weird shit or are pro-military / pro-cop / racist

I shouldn't have to. you should be kicking ppl out when they do fucked up things. the onus should not be on me to block people.

like idk. I don't want to hang around spineless neolib queers. but this might be the best I can find on this game, considering the sort of like… ongoing cultural microcosm of the game itself. I might have to be a solo player in an online game, which sucks mega bad dude! I love it when I have fun interactions w/ other people while playing online games. thats why I play them!!! but like so far my search for a guild to just feel like. good and welcoming. seems pretty bleak lol

hooooooooughhh whatever idk.

side note: please don't suggest FF14 to me. I hate that game / square enix for an entirely different subset of reasons that I'm not delving into here lmao

[stylinsuns]

Hii OMG where do i began so much has happened since last time we’ve talked and at the same time it feels like nothing has changed at all not like about anything specific but just life in general. I have been in a funk for no reason at all for the last month, spend a month of summer vacations at home but a few weeks ago started going out with my family after my mother forced me loll and I’ve been hanging out with my friends so I’m much better now!

I’m so glad you’re okay. Don’t worry about the future i mean its easier said than done but as a wise man once said have faith in the future i’m sure it’ll all worked out in the end. Job market is shit rn and it sucks constantly being taunted I’m sooo sorry :(. I’m graduating next year and I’m already dreading not being able to find a job and no longer going to uni to escape from home. Currently I’m slaving at a law firm for free ugh i hate unpaid internships 😭should be illegal.

I miss 2010s life was so much easier when we were teens.

Anddd how could i forget youu i’d never babe!!

you know in a weird sense i can also really relate with that first line. i feel like a whole new person and also not.

can't gauge what context supplies the meaning of you being in a funk but anyway glad you got to feeling better. good friends are almost as good as a chai on a rainy day if not better :)) at least in my opinion

thank youu 🥺 that's really reassuring to hear (read) amidst the current chaos of my head and heart and yesss that break after uni with no job will be really hard to not get restless within :<( but it's still good that you've got an internship going even if it's unpaid {law usually is just slavery} as you'll find the transition smoother then and have something to build from on your resume. god knows i had taken my uni days to escape from the real™ world and not gain experience™ instead and it really came to bite me in the ass in its due course aaaah the real world really does suck monica was right but I don't love it at all

oh the 2010s 😮‍💨 shah rukh khan movies and school drama and the greatest pressure being that of whatever semester exams were going on. what a time what a time what a time

well i'm most relieved to know that thank you very very much i couldn't ever forget you either just to be sure again <3!!

[kusundei]

i dont know what the fuck is up with me today but god do i feel horrible. like i feel bad. not even just like a sad way just like i feel like shit and like. really. pessimistic if anything. like i never rlly get lkke this truly it usually foes away after a while and it probably will in a bit its just. i think my mom is just truly making it worse. its so annoying why are you here? if you werent home i wouldve done all of thjs ebfkre yoy guys came home anyway why are you bothering me over and over again. i hate when people tell me to do rhings which is a really like. bratty thing to say but it makes me so upset??? im so upset for no reason. god and she just wont fucking quit it with the money and the hours and the this and this and this. holding shit over my head like it matters like okay what if i kill myself. and acting over and kver again like im fucking useless and im an idiot and im dumb. you do realize if you want me to improve you have to tell me right? like in the moment? if youre still “teaching me” then tell me AS im driving. why the fuck would you sit there and wait last minute as i make the same mistakes (which are not. even. mistakes.) over and over. like okay im braking too late? tell me when it brake. because it works for me but if thats so awful dor you then let me know. why didnt you mention i didnt have both hands on the wheel? i just do it cuz im going straight. i do it normally anyway but like still if its such an issue then just say so??? but no theyll hold that over my head. “youre not ready yet” “you think you know everything” like okay fuck you. im sorry for trying. for trying to be ahead and to have plans and to take some initiative for once because all you complain about is that i dont ever do anything w my life. i have no plans and im a failure but nooo i cant . cant do anything. im trying?? how hard is that to see??? and they keep using it over me. everytime i see jonathan i just remember what he said about me that night and jts never rlly gone away. like what the fuck is wrong with you??? if it was coming from my mom then sure. fine. whatever. shes my mom but who the fuck are you to say that? you’re fucking awful. you two both make me sick and neither of you can see when youre in the wrong because NEITHER of you are ever in the wrong. youre always right. cause im a kid. i dont grt it i dpnt understand. my life isnt hard im not doing alot like god fucking forbid i am a teenager? im still trying to take initative despite that to place myself in a good place once i graduate but always. i will always get pushed back somehow and its so fucking annoying.

imxjusr sooo. tired. maybe this is what it is i got TOO much sleep. knew it when i went to bed at what??? 11???? thats so early. imcjsuf so annoyed i cant im sorry i dont get more hrs??? and im trying im trying im trying. its just so annoying when i get pestered and patronized and i cant do anyhting about it because ill just be lashed again. like god fucking whatever ill just kill myself. would that fit into yoyr schedule? make yoyr life easier? less bills? less to worry about? since all i do is take up space and waste resources. im wasting everything. im sorry for taking up space. i try so hard not to but nooo i cant completely disappear and it just weighs down soooo much on the two of you. im sorry you have another kid. im sorry liam wasnt your only child and you still have a family. im sorry you didnt jusr send me out to live with my dad or sent me with sam but yoy wouldnt have survived without me but im sorry you didnt find jonathan sooner. yoy two wouldve killed each other and im waiting for the day you two realize that what yoy have isnt normal and you get sick of him the same way you got sick of sam because that man tried everything to appease you. thats why irs so awful because hes so much better than i am. if he couldnt do it what makes me think i can? of course im your kid but still. same shit. i cant jusr flee. i cant go anywhere. im stuck here in the same situation ife been in for years. i jusr kept praying and wishing at some point theyd swap rheir attention towards something else and finally leave me alone. treat me like a roommate. why even bother trying to parent me when youre such an awful one?

i dont like cpndemning ever. especially jot towards my mom but god. god god god. im so exhausted just leave me alone. leave me and move on. focus on spmething else. you’ll realize how much happier yoyd be if you just let it go and let me go. it would benefit all of us why do we keep bothering? and i got it the first time? “do you have any questions?” like bitch? youre so fucking annoying. giggling about the fact youre just getting another bonus cause im working now. fuck yoy and your maternity leave. i would never condemn liam for justexisting that man hasnt done anything and hes not even here yet its just YOU. 16 years with you im sick of it and im tired and feel bad for wjatever is to come for that kid. ans shes just fucking malding over ajd over again i did wjat yoy asked already but no theres always more. more more more because you cant fucking do it yourself . yoyre pregnant whatever i dont fucking care im just so. upset? angry? annoyed? i just feel very negative. im sick of your voice and your face and everything about you. leave me alone. i’ll do it. just do your fucking work????? go bake your cookies like???? fuck off genuinely before i like actually kill myself