#loooooooong

[staff]

tumblr tuesday: hyrule compendium

The world is healing, Rauru is great, your art blocks are being cured, and no one, absolutely no one, is thinking of the Zelda x Link ship name being Linda instead of Zelink. Tears of the Kingdom is here, and mentally, we're all in Hyrule for the foreseeable future. Here's some fanart for your heart containers.

(Please, proceed with caution. There are mild spoilers for the game ahead!)

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[datshitrandom]

Darren Criss | 2023

[mrrebecca]

Loooooooong Lilith 😍

[usercelestial]

little miss torpedo

[supratoyota-catboy]

Just realized that Nona's hair is so long in just six months cuz Ianthe's hair troll enchantment thing is still working on Harrow's body

[lumi-of-frost]

Rather than actually hovering I usually just use it to keep my body from dragging

[eorzeashan]

Been meaning to ask…Do you have a preferred concept for Eight, and Darth Jadus?Not necessarily together, but for Eight with others and Darth Jadus with Eight, or something?Any thoughts on the concept of Hunter surviving?As a neutral-agent, republican, or “joining” the imperial (co-worker/rival vs companion to Eight)?What about Theron being a double agent for the republic in imperial space (the threat of Eight finding out the truth), or the imperials in republic space (Eight as an ally or rival)?

Ooh, all good questions! I can feel this will get long and rambling, so bear with me.

Darth Jadus and Eight:

Their dynamic isn't that different from whether they're together or not (romantically) so it remains the baseline of a Sith Lord and their favorite Imperial, with a lot of added individuality from both their subversive personalities combined. They both start out with their own reservations about one another: Jadus unsure of his loyalty and ability to carry out his plans, and Eight essentially taking a gamble on how to navigate the most elusive Sith Lord without being left in the dark by him, but soon realize the strengths of the other and just how willingly they work together. This is fortified by a Force Bond they foster where Jadus essentially acts as his eyes, guiding him through the Force-- hence the veil he occasionally wears.

Eight had been interested in knowing more about Jadus from the beginning and strives to understand him on a personal level rather than the pedestal he enjoys naturally from status; to that end, he is able to communicate better with Jadus because he is neither hindered by blind worship or fear. He wants to understand the world he sees and finds his view through the Force beautiful; as an assassin who feels very little on his own, the feeling of fear keeps him alive.

Jadus finds Eight's clever way of talking through disagreements with him bold, and slowly comes to appreciate it over time when most of his advisors have succumbed to madness from being in his presence. He prizes his friendship, as odd as that sounds, and leaves no gesture unrewarded for the Hand who serves him so well and freely, at that. It's implied that Eight is resistant to breaking down from Jadus' presence because his mind does not work like other human-like races in the same way a nocturnal creature would never fear the night.

I could probably go on for hours about the two of them, but the summary is Eight serves Jadus with everything he has. He carries out his orders without hesitation and functions as a companion, advisor, and personal blade. He enjoys Jadus' ideals, his company, even that cold and cruel side of him and can see very few others he could trade for such a lord. He'd be by his side as long as he allowed him to. There are some instances where Jadus can be unfathomable in his actions and they come at odds with one another, but it has never diminished their relationship. After all, both of them lack the animosity for that.

Hunter surviving:

I would definitely prefer it if Hunter survived, though narratively I can understand why he died. He lost, his reason for existing wiped out; tools such as he and Eight who were born to fight for a side to the bitter end know only one way to go. I don't think it's unreasonable or out of the realm of possibility for him to live though, and he could add so much more to potential in the story if he was still out there, fanon or canon. I like it when he survives. He's our counterpart, and to think he's still flipping the galaxy upside-down somewhere keeps things interesting.

I think I can only ever see him as a neutral agent given that's what he is from the start, with his ties in other Intelligence agencies being his covers and I think this would especially hold up if say, he were brought back into KOTFE/ET. I can see him as a suspicious Alliance Alert who gives you invaluable information and forcefully inducts himself into your Alliance's intelligence network, lol. But! To think he'd return to the Republic after everything that happened...I can sense Ardun Kothe tapping his foot with his arms folded in Disappointed Dad ModeTM but....I can also see him giving Hunter a second chance. Hunter might get a little less wild if he's accosted like that yet still shown grace when he has no place to go.

But JOINING the Empire to follow Eight around is hilarious to think about. I have a feeling he'd still go by his fake Minder code and suspiciously "handle" only Eight's missions. Those two shitheads would be joined at the hip. And on the same side? Recipe for disaster and a lot of dead people. He'd stoke Eight's chaotic character to new heights and they'd get up to all sorts of trouble, I expect. They rival each other on the opposite side of the spectrum, so it'd turn into another case of amazing teamwork as if they'd been working together for years-- and whether he's a companion or his rival, Eight would act like him showing up one day was the most normal thing ever. It's that sense of oh it's the other me, welcome back what took you so long. You ugly bastard. (Affectionate)

For some reason I feel that having him around so neither of them are alone would be really good for Eight, actually.

Theron as a double-agent in Imperial space:

That's a fun one! I've never thought about that. Theron in an Imp uniform is an idea as well. The thing is...Eight is also a double-agent in Imperial space, so he'd pretend like he didn't see anything or even cover for him. Unless it interfered with Jadus in any way, he wouldn't hold him back. They might even team up to be partners in crime.

Now if we're talking the OG Intelligence days, that makes it more complicated. Eight still of course, doesn't work past what he's assigned so there's not much chance for either of their paths to cross...unless Theron started sniffing him out. Eight would be annoyed if someone started following him around on missions-- he doesn't like the baggage, so Theron would have to win him over in some way. He's also the eternal watchdog of Keeper since he hangs around him so much, so Theron trying to pierce those defenses by getting close to him is a funny picture. It's definitely risky for Theron: Eight at this point does not know him and would snap him up in an instant if he slips. And he is good at spotting wrong behavior.

It's hard to say how that ends up. Eight's record with those he decides are opponents whether friend or foe is downright lethal. Theron's playing with fire. Honestly, this feels like some kind of psychological thriller that results in a lot of scares for Theron. Eight would be worthy antagonist for him, and probably the source of a lot of nightmares/Bond villain-esque interactions. He might come inches away from revealing him before Theron slips away somehow.

Eight in Republic space:

This is actually the in-game timeline, given he defected to the SIS when ImpInt went up in flames.

As an ally or rival...that most definitely depends on who he is paired up with, so I'll assume you mean Theron. It'd be similar to how he is inside the Alliance; he's a direct, freewheeling agent who throws too many shitty grins around and refuses to do more than the kill itself so he comes off as lazy to his co-workers, but those who are perceptive or hear rumors know he is one of the deadliest they have with a rather seedy past. He doesn't rival people-- mostly because he is unrivaled, with Hunter as the exception and even he can't compare to his sheer ability to kill. He keeps to himself. As an ally, he's a solid one, but he'd still tell his partner to not get in the way once he gets to the dirty part of business, since Republic types tend to get really upset when they see him work, hence why he has a harder time making friends over there.

I guess that's barely different from how he was on the Imperial side, though he'd definitely tone it down if Ardun was supervising him. That guy confuses him on a level that...just tells him to trust him even if he doesn't understand him at all.

This also only feels tangentially related to the question, but Eight originally hailed from Republic space. If we're talking about a timeline where he stays there, that becomes completely different.

But let's not clog this too much, so I'll end it here.

[i-eat-butterflies-when-im-alone]

LONG TAILED SKIPPER BUTTERFLY

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong!!!!!!!!

also!!!!!! this is my 100th post!!!!!!!!! congrats to me for posting 100 butterflies on this silly little blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[weeblmaodotcom]

Its so loooooooong , Meme by Weeblmao.com

[kwistowee]

for everyone who needs this reminder SOMEONE LIKE YOU (2001)

[nyaawn]

FFXVI - Eikons Keyart

[rottmnt-residuum]

part 10

oh look were having a time skip, hm! well say bye to donnie everyone, we won't be seeing him again til... uh *checks drafts* ... arc two, maybe arc three.

anyway you know that thing where authors say how long something is going to be, and then it turns out to be longer? yeah

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[princelancey]

Lance in Sharp Magazine interview

[lurkingshan]

Bury your gays, eh? That’s what they went with for the pride month release of a long anticipated follow up MV mini bl. Not to mention including an almost kiss in the teaser that they then cut completely.

Quite a set of choices!

[allthatispeculiar]

[peonycats]

Yknow South Sudan being tall does make sense but given the fact that he's the youngest country(?) It makes me think of the "Now look at the big baby" meme lol

agreed he's such a tall lad here he is compared to my maldives oc who is like 5'7/167cm