note: this has been translated into a number of other languages (just not English), including at least Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese. in all of the ones I can read the title is the same as the Spanish (i.e., The Desert of Ice).
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I keep seeing the Hawks “does something in Japanese” drawing set going around again. It’s by KadeArt
And no one ever includes the endhawks one at the end lol (my fave)
I added the link here to her Twitter post here^ since people aren’t crediting the artist, if you want to see all of them.
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Crepe de Chine and silk dress "La Mascotte" from the Spanish collection of Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946), 1925 🇪🇸
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White Lilies by Peder, Anne Trolle 🎵
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okay i feel like i’ve been pronouncing your name wrong for years lol. is it not cheye like *shay*? is it a hard ch?? shay-uh??? chay uh.. ???? ;___;
its 2 syllables! I dont mind if people do soft ch like Sh because sometimes thats the only sound you can make from your native language...it is meant to be che (like CHEddar) and yeh (like YEllow)
but ill also accept like, shay-uh shay-eh, chey-uh etc (tho the "correct one", that i introduce self as, wld be chey-eh)
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made a post abt this before but i can't find it now but. still thinking abt "salmondean" and how it took me AGES to figure out why ppl were doing that bc i am aligned with the non-americans (despite being american) on the pronunciation of "salmon" which is that, you say the "L" sound jskjdfkd i was reading it like "salmon!dean" going why is he a fish. then i remembered ppl don't say the "L" sound here and the sam'n'dean of it all clicked
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somewhat plotted starter | @4lexnilsen
mama kitty purred as she sat in abilene's lap , licking her white paws before cleaning her ears . abilene ran her hand would the cat's fur , which was always kept impeccably clean by the cat despite how she spent most of her time outside , and smiled as mama kitty rubbed into her palm . her father always used to say that the animals could sense what a person was feeling , and abilene wondered if that was true . she wondered if the cat could sense the pounding of her heart or the dread that sat like a rock deep in her stomach . she wondered if mama kitty knew what day it was by abilene's sleepless nights or quiet mutterings .
❛ as a reminder that even the strongest cannot overcome the power of the capitol , ❜ president snow's voice brought abilene out of her thoughts for a moment and brought her attention back to the projection . mama kitty must have sensed something , because she burrowed herself closer to abilene's body and began to knead on her legs . ❛ on this , the third quarter quell games . . . the male and female tributes are to be reaped from the existing pool of victors in each district . ❜
sometimes , especially the first few years after her games , abilene would lose herself . she imagined she was a bird flying free and high , and that she was watching what happened from some nearby branch . she slipped back in to that fantasy shortly after the words left president snow's blood stained lips . she saw mama kitty jump from her lap and duck beneath a chair . she watched herself wail . she watched as her body fell to the ground , s c r e a m s leaving her parted lips until her voice was raw . she watched as she grabbed for anything , breaking a glass she'd been drinking from and liquid poured onto the floor like blood .
❛ all victors shall present themselves on reaping day regardless of age , state of health , or situation . ❜ that final line echoed through abilene's mind . there were only two female victors from ten . whenever she shut her eyes she heard her father's voice , or those of her brothers . she saw herself looking in the mirror back at home , sixteen and wearing her mama's dress while tanner pressed a candy he'd gotten her before the reaping into her palm . she saw herself pressing her face into colt's shoulder as shots rang out , her mother screaming
when the sun rose , abilene still had not moved . her gaze was unfocused , and she held her knees close to her chest on the floor of her home . she heard the door open , and her eyes flickered over . her aunt , a small woman with dark eyes , knelt beside abilene and brushed some of her hair from her face .
❛ lo siento , mija , ❜ she whispered , and the statement brought abilene's focus back to the present . she rose , she dressed , and she cleaned her face as best as she could . she wore a yellow dress , just as she had during her first reaping , and her aunt carefully braided her hair . . . in a way , it was almost like those nights she would spend getting ready with her family before a performance - she could imagine those fingers belonging to her mother as they braided .
abilene's fingers trembled as she stood on the stage , fellow victors to her right and left . she squeezed her skirt tightly into her fists , but when the cameras turned to the stage she carefully smoothed out the fabric . the district escort stepped towards the microphone , but abilene couldn't understand anything that he said . her mind was swimming , and her heart pounding . she worried she was going to faint , and perhaps others were too as she felt the other female victor place a steadying hand on abilene's shoulder .
abilene looked out to the gathered crowd , everyone in district ten . she saw her mother's family looking up at her , quiet and subdued . . . she wondered if the others in the district , the children and the parents , had breathed a sigh of relief when the quell was announced - she wondered if they held their children and wept of joy . . . why were they all looking at her ? it took another breath before she could recall what name was called .
❛ abilene hoover ! ❜
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daň is so close to daño. to me
explanation:
czech 'daň' means 'tax'
spanish 'daño' means 'damage'
and 'ň' and 'ñ' are pronounced very similarly
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