#man i need a nap lol

[lunapwrites]

Month-end wrap up, if Tarot

Well. Here we are. We've made it through May.

I did not, as I had hoped, wind up updating LTL this month... But I'm getting there. There's been a lot going on, good and bad. June will hopefully be better.

With that said, I'm doing a little check in with my cards, just to see if I was moving in the right direction this month.

(as tumblr's photos still aren't working on mobile, no pics. But just assume they're pretty.)

So, I've probably mentioned before that when I'm shuffling, I will include cards that fall out in the reading as sort of context or additional flavor - especially if I'm using Archaeon, because that one likes to yell at me (affectionate.) Today, it threw two simultaneously: four of pentacles and the Hierophant. And because they were thrown literally stuck together, I took that to mean they were meant to be read/interpreted together.

It's a very straightforward one tbh. My concerns this past month have dealt with a community, and my unwillingness to let it go when I needed to. Very called out lol.

The main reading was basically all swords (mostly court) and major arcana, so this is all in bold flashing neon lights apparently lol.

Three of Swords: heartbreak and emotional release. Honestly also straightforward... Was not doing well. Had to break the bone to set it correctly, etc. Seeing this in the past position is very much a "yes, that hurt. Now what are you going to do with it?"

Queen of Swords: boundaries and communication. Apparently what we're doing right now is self care. We are communicating our needs and setting healthy boundaries. This is a positive.

King of Swords: mental clarity and authority. What this is telling me is that my read that things had gotten a little too heavy to carry was correct, and this mental/emotional maintenance period I'm in now is going to set me up for success moving forward.

The Devil: temptation and attachments. This card is effectively my reflection, reminding me that I'm going to want to slip back into old habits again - but that way lies burnout, so we're not going to do that.

The Hermit: soul-searching and reevaluation of goals. This is a time for thinking about what you want, and how you want to achieve it. What's best going to serve you?

And all of this is supported by today's rune: Thurisaz, reversed. The danger is behind us; not gone but so long as you stay vigilant, not an immediate threat either. Also, gentle reminder that you were being a stubborn twat and not taking advice you should have way earlier.

All in all, this was a surprisingly gentle reading from this deck. Blunt, yes. But it had the vibes of a worried friend checking in after an Incident. "I'm glad you decided to slow down. Now I'm here to make sure you actually rest. Because I know you and you won't." To shreds, you say?

Anyway. Here's hoping, folks. ❤️❤️

[puppetmaster13u]

More art for @phoenixcatch7 Possessed Doll Au Someone gets to meet Black Bat for the first time- though lets be honest Cass probably spooked someone and then went running to Batdad when they started trying to figure out how she got onto the Watchtower and if she's allowed

[mrsoharaa]

Oh, Miggy won’t pay attention to you? My dear…do the “removing my towel in front of my spouse” trend in front of him and let’s see how fast he’ll stray away from work and get impeccably desperate for YOU. uwu 🎀✨

[deus-ex-mona]

when freedom is in sight!!!!!!!!

[sparklyoats]

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[yusufstits]

thinking about nile having nightmares and not being able to sleep post london and then being very tired during the day and taking naps on whoever's around

[meownotgood]

I've already napped like five times today... I dreamt about aki... literally all I remember though is he was holding my hands and I felt really embarrassed about it lol

[seiwas]

Sel!!! For the ask game :] kiri, katsuki, nanami and megumi :D

midi!! thank u for sending in 🥹

since these are only 4, i’ll be adding 6 more!! — akaashi, oikawa, shouto, izuku, yuuta, choso

Marry -> katsuki

Drink tea with -> choso

Party with -> kiri

Kiss -> megumi

Go out on a date with -> akaashi

Push down the stairs -> oikawa

Slap -> yuuta

Invade the dreams of -> izuku

Take a nap with -> nanami

Rob -> shouto

send me 10 names and i’ll answer!!

[devilzfruit]

depression cancelled i cleaned up a small part of my room and also my bag

[saturn-sends-hugs]

BUCKLE UP ITS EPISODE THOUGHTS TIME

(ep12 spoilers under the cut :))

y’all

yALL

those first goddamn beats?

i sit down to watch every episode and during every single intro i’m there doing my little air drums along with intro beats but dude??

this time??

where they just cut out?!?!!

the sheer fucking unease, INSTANTLY, that was INSANE. I know it’s such a small thing but if that isn’t some form of masterful art i don’t know what is.

and the way that continued into the first shot of the GAR base in sepia, washed out and almost empty even with all the stormtroopers walking around, our first view of Crosshair was immediately unsettling because it all felt wrong.

but into the real stuff—

I feel like towards the beginning of this episode, we were seeing how complacent Crosshair is being. He’s standing around, and although he speaks up a tiny bit when Lieutenant Don’t-Give-A-Shit (love that we’ve all collectively decided he doesn’t get to have his name bskhsjsjk) is rolling his eyes at the clones, Cross backs down and says nothing after that jab at them about being “used equipment.” He can’t be happy with it for sure, but he’s letting it happen because what else should he do? Speak up? And get kicked out of the Empire that’s keeping him working? No thank you, he’d rather grit his teeth and let it happen. A mission’s a mission.

Later though, when we meet Mayday, we see the first moment of Crosshair rebelling. Mayday speaks up against the Lieutenant when Crosshair doesn’t, and once he’s gone, he brings the heat lamp a little bit closer to Crosshair. Call it cliché but I think this is a literal representation of what Mayday is doing for Crosshair, he literally brings that spark closer, he shows him that they can and should care about each other while the empire doesn’t. And when Mayday tells him his name, that moment is an invitation. It’s a calling to Crosshair, to see if denies it, sticks by the empire and uses his number or better yet, doesn’t respond at all. But he doesn’t. He chooses his name, and how has it been since he’s said it out loud? Last time he heard it was probably from Cody, and before that the Batch themselves. And in this case, he’s choosing to use his name, choosing that little rebellion against the empire at Mayday’s invitation.

And isn’t it fitting how his name is Mayday? He’s a literal call for help. He’s Crosshair’s call for help, one he can’t bring himself to voice on his own, but Mayday is bringing it all to light anyway. He brings up how this new Lieutenant hasn’t commanded a real mission, he hasn’t earned their respect, so why should he treat them how he does? Crosshair was a commander for a minute, he must’ve thought the same things. And when the cargo turns out to be stormtrooper gear, Mayday is right there with his line of, “We were good soldiers. We followed orders. …And for what?” What was it for? To be separated from his brothers, to have to hunt them down, to be demoted from Commander after all that effort and to now be helping deliver cargo? Cargo meant to help the empire, but intentionally held back, hidden from the clones? Nothing Crosshair has done has made anything better, he can stay quiet and loyal all he likes, but it’s not doing him any favors. The empire doesn’t care that they’re good soldiers, they’re all still expendable.

And through the episode, we see Crosshair trusting Mayday more and more. First with the pressure mine, when he talks about the Batch and Mayday ends up saving him from the mine. Then when they’re ambushing the raiders, he returns the favor, taking out the raiders about to overwhelm Mayday. And when they go down to look at the cargo, Crosshair does his little slide thing (omG he is so sweet he is SO SWEET) and that’s the first moment he takes his helmet off around Mayday, he finally trusts him enough to be more vulnerable. ( @jealous-sloth77 made a BEAUTIFUL post abt his helmet and it’s significance/parallels to his vulnerability, highly encourage u to go read it if u haven’t!!)

And right here, after the avalanche, Crosshair’s journey to bring Mayday back to the base shows how he’s losing his loyalty to the empire. It’s not worth carrying dead weight, logically he shouldn’t bring the Commander back, not when he’d be better off just saving himself. But he doesn’t. He chooses to help Mayday, and along the way he’s slipping even further from the empire. He’s lost his helmet, he’s letting Mayday use his Firepuncher as a crutch, he’s carrying that dead weight anyway and none of this is what a “good soldier” to the empire should do. And when the ships fly overhead, my first thought was that they should use a flare or something, call for help, since surely the Empire could see them from here? But they don’t have the gear, they never got the supplies they needed and besides, would the Empire even care?

By the time Crosshair makes it back to base, he’s nearly done. He pleads with the Lieutenant one last time to help him, to do something, but he doesn’t. He sits there and watches Mayday die, then says that was the point. He was a soldier to the Empire. His death was just inevitable.

And Crosshair snaps.

This moment where he shoots the Lieutenant is so intense because there’s so many pieces tying into it.

Firstly, he uses his handgun. He’s a sniper, used to killing from afar, but this time? He calls after the Lieutenant, waits for him to turn and look him in the eyes, and then he shoots him point blank. Crosshair is done.

Second, we all know it by now but the vulture parallels? The way Mayday introduced that: “Vicious creatures. But you have to admire them. They find a way to survive.” That’s Crosshair. That’s who he is, he isn’t one to balk at violence, he does what needs to be done. And you have to admire it, because it���s true, he’s finding his way to survive. And in particular in this moment, he’s choosing his own path to survival. He’s cutting himself away from the Empire, the lone vulture that survives despite it all.

But right at the end, it doesn’t work.

The Empire takes him again, probably leaves Mayday on that platform, and he’s sent off to be experimented on by the Empire. By Emerie.

And that’s the last point I want to make with this, is all the parallels throughout this episode to the rest of the batch. The most obvious I think is Emerie. Her goggles immediately reminded me of Tech, and here how she’s surveying Crosshair, it almost seems like Cross makes that connection too. Not just that, but her voice is incredibly similar to Omega’s (due to the voice actor ofc but still, that’s a choice), and as the screen fades out, her glasses stay prominent on the screen, and she only feels more reminiscent of Tech.

But she’s not the only parallel. With the pressure mine in the cave, Mayday directly says he’s “not a bombs expert.” But we’re all thinking of who is. And with the blood in the snow, Crosshair tracking it to the source, he’s quiet literally hunting down the target. Him shooting the shuttle on the landing pad, the explosion (i am so sorry listen u really thought i wasn’t gonna bring up echo in this post abt the crosshair ep u FOOL), not to mention the whole ending sequence with Crosshair waking up confused in a medbay? There’s even some parallels to the 501st (the troopers helmets set together while Mayday mourns), not that that has to do with Crosshair, but still. Even in the one episode without them, there were so many parallels to Crosshairs brothers, and I’m certain I missed a few. Some of it was probably just coincidence or the writers keeping us entertained despite the others not being here, but it also feels like little pieces of them just keep showing up. And I’m sure Crosshair would be noticing it too.

This episode was just chock full of little beautiful moments, the music, the parallels, the characters, Crosshair’s lines in particular were just incredible, and Mayday was such a new version of “Clone Commander” that we just haven’t seen before. Everything about this episode could be something I would talk abt for HOURS but it would eventually turn into incoherent sobbing noises because my SWEET BOY U POOR POOR MAN WHERE ARE YOUR BROTHERS YOU NEED THEMMMMMM. I want to give Cross a hug SO BAD, he deserves every nice thing after today, that was a TRIP.

if it wasn’t like 11 at night when i was posting this i would tag people (and if i was more confident bkshsjsj) but i always love hearing peoples thoughts, either on this ep or predictions for where this storyline goes in the next one!! :)

[vam-piritz]

My ass haveno motivation to draw even if i have so much ideas rn but like take a random pic instead

[the-rogue-mockingjay]

babygirl's apartment is now almost completely decorated!!! Just needs a couple lamps, a couple little tables, an orchestrion, and a few plants and boom, mission accomplished!! Oh and a couple more designs for the blank walls flkjghlfdjkgh but we'll get there :)

A million thank-yous to @coldshrugs for coming up with the base design and helping me figure out how tf to do this housing thing! ❤️❤️❤️

Bonus close-up of Puck under the cut because he's such a funny little gremlin and I love him:

he's lion king-ing that little rock lmao

[rouge-the-bat]

i wish "you should think about why you do [x thing]" wouldnt be seen- or used- to mean "you shouldnt do [x thing]" because like. introspection is good! seeing if you have any unknown biases or whatever thats influencing a decision/action that needs to be deconstructed is a useful thing to do. and then if you want you can continue doing the thing once you understand your interest for it better and have it disconnected from any potential iffy shit if there were any there. so youre not unconsciously perpetuating a deepseated stereotype or whatnot.

and being forceful about "you need to think about why you do [x thing]" and insinuating theyre actually bad for it does nothing to encourage them to actually think on it. theyre just going to get defensive, and then maybe overlook some potentially unsavory stuff they havent unpacked. or they get nervous and drop the thing, thinking it was bad but not really being given the chance to think on it and truly understand why, even if the reasons they were doing the thing were actually not influenced by anything iffy.

but it also shouldnt be assumed that someone hasnt done any introspection on the situation, or doesnt have some personal reason for it. "you cant hc this character as [identity], its stereotyping" is just stupid because sometimes Real People just happen to have mannerisms/interests/etc that are stereotyped. "actually im of that identity and i relate to this character, thats why i hc them this way" is EXTREMELY common, and people do not have to out themselves about it to some stranger whos trying to police how they can engage with fiction. you are not entitled to any personal details about strangers.

[yuukei-yikes]

i need more Correct harutaka with self aware haruka and idiot oblivious takane bc thats literally what theyre like. haruka is super perceptive and takane's an idiot. ive studied them

[redcallisto]

Hi! For the love of god please don’t ‘kin’ or ‘claim’ my OC’s or go by them to a T.

They’re. Mine.

I’m not gatekeeping how characters looks; I have simple looking OC’s, I know, but using their likeness in a pfp and even going by their name? To such a suspicious degree that I just have to question?

I hate that I have to even make this post but drawing fanart of OC’s and identifying yourselves as them are two different things. I’m made deeply uncomfortable by the latter.

Please don’t do that.

[mrsoharaa]

You mumble an "I love you" to Uzui, and the man is literally dribbling/clinging all over you like a love-sick idiot. ♡