#man. i love GO and I love P&P so much

[the-eclectic-wonderer]

I’m willing to bet a lot of excellent meta has already been written about this, and I won’t pretend it’s anything more than a vaguely coherent thought, but I just re-read Pride and Prejudice and it seems so interesting to me how neither Aziraphale’s cotillion balls nor Crowley’s rainstorm-awning combo are the point in the story where the two characters actually understand each other.

The rainstorm scene is only in the 2005 P&P movie (which makes sense - Crowley doesn’t read, but he likes movies), and it’s obviously the first marriage proposal, which is a complete disaster. Both Darcy and Elizabeth leave the scene enraged and offended. Granted, this is the dialogue that sets their internal process of change into motion - but it’s definitely not the point when they ‘realise they were made for each other’.

The cotillion balls are what sparks their conflict in the first place! Elizabeth leaves the first ball insulted by Darcy’s refusal to dance with her (she’s not handsome enough to tempt him, is she?) and this initial dislike is the strong foundation upon which she builds her terrible opinion of him (she even states later in the novel that she let herself be blinded by first impressions). The second ball is peak Bennet shame - Lydia and Kitty are insufferable, Mary makes a fool of herself at the piano, Mr Bennet is absurd, Mrs Bennet even arranges for the carriage to arrive late, much to everyone else’s embarrassment. Darcy sees all this folly in full display and decides he has to save Bingley from marrying Jane - especially since he doesn’t think Jane loves him back - thus alienating any residual goodwill in Lizzie’s heart. The balls are not the place where the characters ‘realise they had deeply misunderstood each other, and are actually deeply in love’; they’re quite the opposite!

I’m not sure if the parallels are intended to be read this literally (there is no kiss in the rainstorm scene, after all) but they’re still fun to think about.

[letsmcfreackingloseit]

And for the holidays I give you memes! Memes everywhere!

I hope that all of you are having a wonderful time, but if not, I at least hope these silly doodles brought you a little joy!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet today, so to round this of: These doodles are based off of the fanfic Apex Polarity, which is written by the lovely @naffeclipse and Eclipse' design is based off of @themeeplord 's fantastic design!

And as a bonus, you will find an alteration and a bunch of Yeti slogans/puns under the cut:

and if you're wondering why I made so many gd yeti puns, it was for michael's mug. You gotta have some fitting and funny slogan for all mugs. Btw If any of you know some good yeti slogans and/or puns, please call me, I've been struggling.

Michael; local cryptid believer, but not cryptid enjoyer

Vanessa; POLAR BEARS

Eclipse; I'm having the best time of my life! :D

Y/n; I'm having A TIME :')

[5oz-mud]

today we make niche art for just me myself and i . and then, we release it into the world like a helpless baby bird.

[gauntlings]

oh my bad book 3 nate sewell I didn't understand your game was QUITE like that until the picnic scene

[employee052]

this is your reminder to make ur cringy n self indulgent art bc cringe is dead and you gotta live life (I say, despite the fact i still feel a bit cringe but im being so brave abt it)

lettin myself post n do more art for myself so apologies for the more selfshippy art than usual

[kateis-cakeis]

You know, something something Arthur desperately wanted to see the good in magic at any opportunity he was given.

When Gwen was first accused, when he first met Morgause, when he wanted to save Uther using magic, when he saved the woman from being burnt in that small village, when he was given a choice by the Disir, when he was determined to save Gwen from Morgana's dark magic...

(Honourable mentions include when he saved Mordred and argued with Uther about the Druids being peaceful (they are magic adjacent after all) - and well, given the second honourable mention being his remorse for the raid on the Druid camp when he was young, it's understandable that it comes from some sort of trauma. And of course, the result of that remorse was the promise that he would do everything to prevent it ever happening again, and that he would treat the Druids with respect. Hell, even with Kara he was respectful, even though she committed actual literal treason in the form of an attempted assassination of Camelot's king)

Of course, at every opportunity, Arthur's view that there is good in magic, that not all sorcerers are evil, that perhaps his father was wrong, or that his father had lied, ends up being proven wrong, at least in his eyes.

Time and time again Arthur is shown to consider magic as a more neutral force, like almost as if he's desperate for it to be true. It isn't even necessarily his fault that the opinions about magic and sorcerers that Uther taught him becomes reinforced once again.

The fact that he can even think critically about magic at all is a miracle alone. Like this man who has only ever known sorcerers to use magic for evil purposes, to destroy Camelot, attempt to assassinate him, attempt to assassinate his father, to harm those he cares about - and yet he still he still falls back on, what if magic can be good, what if we're wrong, what if, what if, what if--

And it's only when magic itself reveals himself to Arthur that he can finally see that yes, magic can be good.

Because if Merlin is good, if Merlin is the same person even with magic, then magic is neutral, and sorcerers aren't inherently evil.

Arthur was always going to accept magic, that's the thing, that's hardcoded into his character, he just needed the right push, and that push was always going to be Merlin.

Because as Arthur dies in Merlin's arms, blanketed by magic itself, he accepts that even with all of Merlin's magic, his life cannot be saved, magic cannot save him.

But he accepts it, and accepts Merlin, and he dies having brought about all that Merlin ever dreamt of, truly dreamt of, that Arthur would see him for him, and accept him and his magic. And more than that, what Arthur truly ends up doing is embracing it.

Arthur for whatever reason, perhaps because he was born of magic, perhaps because his soulmate is magic itself, perhaps because he has a heart of gold, wanted to see the good in magic at any given opportunity that presented itself, even though with all that Uther taught him, he never should have seen it that way.

It's just, it's so fascinating, and it's so heartbreaking that when he finally knew, he died. But he'll return, and I'm sure then he can build something better with Merlin, really bring magic back to a time that needs it :)

[adwox]

harvester of hearts

[techno-rat]

Smells nice out here .

[amazing-captain-castiel]

*RUNS IN* HELLO HELLO HELLO I HAVE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO SHARE -- POPTART AND STICKERS ARRIVED TODAY!!!! The whole package is incredible and I've been looking forward to it all week!! Ell even drew a Leo and added my name on the back 🥺 my insides are in a happy puddle of tears and I keep happily wiggling and flailing. Thank you so much to the incredible @intotheelliwoods!! Now it's picture time!!

[deus-ex-mona]

when the slowburn makes the ship extra cute~~~

[licorishh]

I'm sorry but the complete and utter lack of appreciation on the internet for the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is just absurd. WHERE IS YOUR ENTHUSIASM. WHERE IS YOUR APPRECIATION FOR SUPERBLY-CRAFTED MEDIA. Sure, the 2005 one is fine. Whatever. But the 1995 one??? HELLO???

'95 Mr. Darcy is the biggest simp on the face of the Earth and I will hear no objection to the contrary. My guy spent the first three episodes doing nothing but whining about how dumb and lame everybody was except for him 20% of the time and just staring at Lizzy like a big stupid idiot the other 80% of the time. My guy invented yearning.

My guy yearned so bad he finally bothered to do the self-reflection he'd never cared to do before when she eviscerated him to such a degree because she wouldn't stoop to marrying someone for whom she had not a shred of respect. My guy yearned so bad he was willing to risk his station in life, his livelihood, literally everything just to save her family from ruin, something he would never have dreamed of doing in the beginning of the show. My guy yearned so bad he recognized his deepest flaws and put in the work to change them and become a better person not so that she'd give him what he wanted, but because he realized she was right and that he was in the wrong and needed to make those changes literally just in order to actually have a happy and fulfilling life.

My guy literally created "I love my wife so bad I'm gonna explode and she could kill me on the spot and I'd thank her for the opportunity to be involved"-ism and you people ought to show more gratitude for him singlehandedly altering fandom culture.

[sylphwing]

hm. i do not like chilshi 🤔

[aloneonceagainaspredicted]

hate this whore so much.

[ardenrosegarden]

The general meaning of The Moon Tarot card in an upright position is that everything is not as it seems. It is also the Major Arcana Tarot card of intuition. The Moons tells you that something about a situation or person in your life is not what it appears to be and you need to trust what your instincts are telling you in order to see past this illusion... ...In a general context The Moon Tarot card reversed can signify releasing fears or negative energy clearing. It can also indicate secrets or lies being exposed...If you have been awaiting a decision on something, The Moon reversed indicates that you will get an answer or clarity on the matter.

-The Moon

The Two of swords The Heirophant The Hanged Man The Devil The Lovers The Sun The Six of Pentacles

[faaun]

ok let's catch up quickly

[cjskribblez]

So we've got why you don't ship FH, but now can we get why you ship ranchers? :33 I'm a huge ranchers enthusiast, and it has always been my favourite ship/duo, but I love to hear how other people see it!

Sure omg! I always love to gush about them hehe

I want to preface this by saying I don't hate flower husbands at all! I just like ranchers more :) I like empires fh/or fh from Scott's perspective. Especially if Scott a bit regretful, but anyways, Rancher talk time

So first off I adore their whole aesthetic. Their complimenting color schemes and similar pallette make them so satisfying to draw. Just slap all the warm colors and it's them!! Minimum effort required. It's amazing. Also the entire ranching aspect 🥺 taking care of animals and farming is just so. Ugh,,, the wanting and reaching for a simple life, even if they know it won't last very long.

Secondly I love how silly they are! Their personalities mash so well :,)

Jimmy with his sweet regretful stance on things and Tango with his silly strange sounds and fiery nature.. 🤌👌 it is peak.

I like how they both think they're the problem, the curse. Obviously we have the canary, but Tango was the one that got them killed first. That couldn't have felt good. Yet despite knowing Tango has never been good at pvp and Jimmy always went out first, they never gave up hope. It was an alliance doomed from the start, and they both knew it deep down, I think. But they were never cruel to each other.

They lived like they had a chance. They burned bright and quick, and then they burned out. I think there's something really beautiful about that :,)