#milfmacbeth

[jaskierx]

bestie please explain what's going on in the witcher fandom because holy shit??! 👀👀

bestie what ISN’T going on in the witcher fandom. (i’m so sorry this got so long and boring i just started typing and did not stop apparently)

once upon a time in september 2018 henry cavill is cast as geralt of rivia in netflix’s adaptation of the witcher. people are generally surprised but pleased, reddit collectively nuts, mainly bc he's a self-professed 'nerd' and has talked about enjoying the witcher games and books previously

season 1 comes out and is generally well received, most of the negativity was just plain old racism and misogyny with people whinging that casting women and people of colour is 'netflix wokery' and 'inaccurate' because the setting is meant to be based on slavic countries. so according to some folks, henry cavill, as a straight white man who did not completely fuck up his role in s1, is basically the second coming of christ

season 2 comes out and is...not generally well received. by many people for many diverse reasons that i am not going into bc we will be here all day. but basically it becomes quite clear from s2 that the show is not an adaptation of the books, it’s more loosely based on the books. anyway the reddit bros start acting as if henry cavill is the show’s one saving grace and that he’s carrying a shitty show along on his back and that without him things would be even worse because there’d be nobody to overrule the showrunner on stuff like this

this intensifies in late october this year when stuff starts going around about the show writers mocking the books

anyway then henry cavill announces that he is leaving the witcher after s3 (filming had already wrapped at this point) and moving on to pastures new. he also announces that liam hemsworth will be playing geralt from s4. memeworthy stuff, the gift of prophecy strikes again. people tend to fall into one of two vibe camps in response: 1. ‘fucking lol’ 2. ‘i wish i was dead’

rumours swirl and the two main schools of thought about why he left are 1. because he was offered £££££££££ to play superman and 2. because he loves the source material so much he couldn’t bear to continue working on the show. these closely align with the two aforementioned vibe camps.

someone made this very reasonable post and i was grateful for it

THEN today a really objectively funny thing happened in that after all that, james gunn has turned around and said ‘actually the superman movie we’re doing is about a younger superman so none for henry cavill bye’

which is just like. icing on the cake of drama and dials everything up to 11 with the ‘i would kill and die for henry cavill’ gang taking this as proof that there were major creative differences between him and the showrunners (?) and the ‘fucking lol’ gang basically eating popcorn

and on that note i’m just leaving this post and this post here without comment

so yeah that’s that on that sorry for the novel <3

[bondsmagii]

hey do you have any book recs about hiroshima and nagasaki?

the one I'm reading right now, Hiroshima Nagasaki by Paul Ham, is really fucking good. it covers the entire story from beginning to end, the circumstances and context, the creation of the atom bombs, the science behind it, and then detailed accounts of the bombings themselves as well as the aftermath. it's also written in a really clear and engaging way, and considering all the technical details re: the science behind it and the historical context, it's so easy to follow.

I would also absolutely recommend Nagasaki: LIfe After Nuclear War by Susan Southard. this is a much closer examination of the attack on Nagasaki specifically, and follows the story of the city very closely in the lead-up, during the bombing, and in the aftermath. it illustrates in detail the impact of the bombing on people's lives for generations afterwards, and explores how people tried to survive in the aftermath of such catastrophe. it also has a lot of background context and debunks a lot of the common myths about the bombings, as well as illustrating just how reckless these attacks were in terms of the lack of knowledge regarding the long-term effects of weapons like these.

[winterbirb]

53?

Oooh that'd be The Moss by Cosmo Sheldrake!

[dasha-aibo]

Inspired by this post, because I didn't really find any of the answers relatable, sorry @milfmacbeth those were some fine answers, but now it's my time to steal

[girl-bateman]

I was tagged by @zastraea and @dont-offend-the-bees aaaaages ago for a mutual catch up, thank you guys and sorry it took so long lmao <33

LAST SONG: Push (feeling good on a Wednesday) - Lorde/Randy Marsh

FAVE COLOR: Turquoise

LAST BOOK: Eroticism - Georges Bataille

LAST MOVIE: The Interview

LAST THING I GOOGLED: Kladdkaka recept (recipe for swedish mudcake)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Young Sheldon (its the only media my brain can handle rn, dont judge) and (rewatching) House Md

THREE SHIPS: Nathan x Simon (Misfits), Mac x Dennis (iasip), House x Wilson (House Md)

FIRST SHIP: Destiel looool

PLACE OF BIRTH: Stockholm, Sweden

CURRENT LOCATION: Sweden right now, but im moving to the Netherlands this week <3

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single

CURRENTLY WORKING ON: Not spinning into a deep hole of misery !

LOOKING FORWARD TO: The psych courses im taking in the Netherlands !!! (philosophy of psychology, fictitious disorders and controversies of psychology)

I'm tagging: @jadedpoets @eel-guy @milfmacbeth @zomernacht @vampireroomba @hacked-wtsdz @lavenderfroggy @bredforloyalty

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tagged by @amiwritesthings, thank you~~~ ♡

poll of five of my favorite characters [from different media just to make it more versatile lol] going on Vibes and Current Obsessions here ngl...

if you wanna do it too? @rangedreign @samwinchestergf @what-a-bastard @milfmacbeth @tsoi @sticky-bros @krangis-khan @decadent-prince

[mayfriend]

tagged by @milfmacbeth for the url playlist thing, tyy 🥰

Miss Missing You - Fall Out Boy Apples - Lily Allen You're a Man Now, Boy - Raleigh Ritchie Feel Better - Penelope Scott Run - Maisie Peters I Am Not A Robot - MARINA Empty Bed - Cavetown Need Me Now - Hannah Grae Die Your Daughter - Susannah Joffe

and (no pressure!) tagging one person for every letter of my url: @searchingforserendipity25 @this-world-of-beautiful-monsters @freshairforrabbits @platoapproved @thetrojancat @dwellordream @yevrosima-the-third @honeytuesday @girlboyfriendpdf + anyone else who wants to do it <3

[ivenothingtosaybutillsayitanyway]

I was tagged by @milfmacbeth two months ago but only remembered today 😬😬😬

Choosing five characters was harder than I expected AND I may have a thing for morally dubious lesbians…

tagging @snowydragonscave @sisosig @im-just-a-peach @fide-et-amore @mikysan94

[gonzohiccups]

Tagged by @milfmacbeth to do this picrew!

So here I am featuring my cat, my second puberty acne, and my grumpy little face cause I made this after a hard day at work

I tag @itsabadhabit and @psychicbluebirdmiracle and anyone else~ I'm going to bed and I'm too tired to tag more people lol

[jaskierx]

yenralt and butchie for the ship bingo!

yenralt: also i know they are canon but shh i need them to Stay canon ok

butchie: on the contrary i think if they became canon we would have Trouble on our hands that i'm too sleepy to process

[spaceandbones]

tagged by @milfmacbeth 🧚‍♀️💖 for this picrew and uquiz

tagging @numbaoneflaya @elgaravel @tweedfrog

[itsabadhabit]

was tagged by @shelfperson (thank you so much!!) in a thing and am answering it in my own post because the previous reblog chain was getting so long. also i’m shy and this way my post can more easily disappear into the ether.

last song: The Place I Left Behind by The Deep Dark Woods

currently watching: Gravity Falls. i’m a decade late, i know, but i’m having so much fun i don’t even care.

currently reading: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell and Midwestern Strange by B.J. Hollars

current obsession: probably just Gravity Falls in general since that’s what i’m watching right now. that one old man in particular because i am nothing if not predictable, even when it comes to kids’ cartoons apparently.

now i’m supposed to tag 9 people but alas i am a coward (and also don’t know if i can even think of 9 mutuals off the top of my head?). so i’ll just tag @gonzohiccups and @milfmacbeth and if anyone else wants to do it, feel free! maybe next time i’ll be brave enough to tag you, too.

[yesyoutubeisruiningmylife]

thank you for the tag @heavenknowsffs <33

coffee or tea • canon or fanfiction • batman or superman • hot or cold • meadows or forests • lakes or the sea • water w/ ice or water w/ no ice • baths or showers • black or white • soup or salad • gold or silver • jewelry or no jewelry • money or power • kindness or respect • apples or oranges • flowers or succulents • digital notes or handwritten notes • science or history • Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome • jeans or sweats

tagging: @fukever @mcfif @milfmacbeth @telemarcs @hrimceald @raininyourblackeyes if you feel like it

[cynical-mystic]

I posted 5,443 times in 2022

That's 501 more posts than 2021!

95 posts created (2%)

5,348 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@thereismusicinmysoul

@willowdove

@barelyaware

@milfmacbeth

@timelessphoenix

I tagged 574 of my posts in 2022

#zutara - 112 posts

#zkbigbang2022 - 59 posts

#zkbb - 58 posts

#zutara big bang 2022 - 58 posts

#zutara big bang - 58 posts

#zkbb2022 - 57 posts

#zkbigbang - 57 posts

#zutara fanfic - 48 posts

#zutara month 2022 - 46 posts

#zutara month april 2022 - 45 posts

Longest Tag: 124 characters

#ah yes those people are idealistic a deity they probably didn't bother to research and refuse to think critically about them

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

ZKMonth22 Day 6: Dragons

“Zuko, just because the last two dragons in existence helped you learn the true meaning of firebending doesn’t mean you had to get a giant tattoo of both of them across your back!”

He raised his eyebrow at her, and Katara sighed.

“There are worse ways to go about honoring something like that,” he pointed out as he shrugged a shirt on.

They’d just finished sparring and it was the first time it hadn’t ended in a draw; Zuko won because she’d been distracted by the new-to-her tattoo across his back.

“When did you get it?” she asked as they sat at the edge of the practice arena and accepted cold drinks from one of the servants.

“Over the course of about two years right after I became Fire Lord,” he said, taking a huge drink from his glass. “I thought it was appropriate.”

“I can’t imagine how much that must have hurt,” she said.

“It wasn’t too bad. The Fire Nation has developed a numbing cream to make it less painful.”

Katara was still processing this when Zuko stood and held out a hand to her.

“Come on, the others are probably at breakfast already.”

She let him haul her to her feet and as she followed him, thinking about the dragons rippling across the muscles on his back as he sparred with her, heat bloomed in the pit of her belly and her cheeks flushed. Thankfully he’d chosen to walk ahead of her, so Katara was free to deal with her newfound realization of her feelings for him in relative privacy.

75 notes - Posted April 6, 2022

#4

ZKMonth22 Day 7: Soft Kisses

Zuko and Katara did not make love on their wedding night; they simply held each other.

It wouldn’t be until a few months later, when they realized they were completely comfortable with each other, that one of them brought it up.

Zuko was leaning against the head of what was now their bed, wearing only his trousers with the blanket over his lap. He’d been sure Katara would want to make use of her own room, and she did during the day for work, but she slept with him every night. Lu Ten had teased him a while ago about it, elbowing him and hinting at lengthening the line to the throne, and Zuko had rolled his eyes but kept his mouth shut. He’d never betray Katara by telling his cousin they hadn’t slept together yet. Let the whole palace, the Fire Nation, think they had.

He was determined to give her all the time she needed.

“Zuko?” Katara said, turning away from her vanity and putting her hairbrush down. A blush was making its way across her cheeks and he tilted his head.

“Yes, love?”

She fiddled with her hair, absentmindedly braiding it as she tried to put her words together. When she bit her lip and looked up at him, something in him stirred and he found himself wishing desperately that she would want him soon.

“I was wondering if it would be okay if we… kissed?”

She looked away as she said it, as though embarrassed at the very thought, and Zuko found himself wondering whether she’d ever kissed anyone before.

“Katara,” he said softly. She looked up at him, still blushing, and he opened his arms for her. She came over to the bed and slid under the covers, letting him pull her to his chest and settling into him.

He looked at her, lifting one hand to toy with the hair she’d partially braided, unbraiding it as he studied the woman he’d come to love as his own heart.

“It would absolutely be okay if we kissed,” he murmured. “Would you like to now?”

Again, she looked up at him and his heart started racing.

“Yes,” she said.

Carefully, he put his hand on her jaw and ran his thumb over her cheek. She leaned into his hand and he used it to turn her towards him as he leaned down. Just before their lips met, he stopped, giving her a chance to change her mind. Blue eyes met gold as he waited and she was the one who ended up kissing him.

Before his brain could comprehend just how soft her lips were and just how wonderful it was to kiss them, she broke the contact.

“Was that… okay?” she asked.

His eyes opened and he considered her.

“Have you ever kissed anyone before?” he asked.

Her face flushed again and she looked away, causing his hand to fall to her stomach.

“Yes,” she admitted, “but I’ve never really kissed anyone for an extended amount of time.”

“Ah,” he said, smiling a bit. “You did just fine. Would you like to kiss me again?”

She nodded and turned towards him again. He slid his hand over her stomach and around her waist, burying the other in her hair, and bringing her lips to his.

The feeling in his chest that had told him they were meant for each other roared to life as their kiss deepened. Over and over their lips met and came apart as they breathed each others’ air, and when she finally pulled away Zuko was surprised to find her hands had ended up in his hair.

“Wow,” she breathed.

He smiled at her.

“That was much better,” she said, her blush finally gone.

“Yes. You learn quickly.”

She laughed and pulled back from him a bit but not moving her hands. He could feel her run her fingers through his hair and it sent tingles down his spine.

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80 notes - Posted April 7, 2022

#3

ZKMonth22 Day 1: Fire Lady Katara

“If by some horrible series of events you were to become Fire Lord,” Katara asked one evening when they were having a private dinner, “what would I be called?”

Zuko paused, considering this. His uncle’s wife, Tasheng, was called “Fire Lady” colloquially but her official Fire Nation title was “Queen Consort.” She was from the Earth Kingdom, too, so she’d been given an additional title: “Lady of the Earth.”

“I suppose,” he said, setting down his chopsticks, “you’d be a Queen Consort, like Aunt Tasheng is. That’s her official title, but the people refer to her as Fire Lady because it’s a natural counterpoint to Fire Lord. As she is from the Earth Kingdom as well, her full title is: Queen Consort Tasheng, Lady of the Earth.”

Katara hummed, stirring her food absentmindedly, one hand propping up her head, elbow on the table. She forewent any sense of decorum when it was just the two of them. It’d be too exhausting to maintain otherwise.

“So, Queen Consort Katara,” she said thoughtfully. “But I’m from the Southern Water Tribe, so I’d get another title too.”

Zuko nodded. “Something to do with Water Tribe culture.”

“Lady of the Moon? I am a master bender, after all.”

“That’s probably what they’d go with, then. If Yue were to become Queen Consort, it would probably be something different because 1. she isn’t a bender and 2. she’s from the North.”

“Lady of the Ocean?”

“Potentially.”

She nodded and sat up so she could finish her meal.

“While I don’t want anything to happen to our family, of course, ‘Queen Consort Katara: Lady of the Moon’ has a nice ring to it. Much nicer than ‘Fire Lady Katara.’”

Zuko’s chest grew warm at her admission that she thought of his family as hers, and nodded in agreement. She would make a wonderful Queen Consort, if given the chance.

87 notes - Posted April 1, 2022

#2

ZKMonth22 Day 2: Cave of Two Lovers

When Oma learned Shu had been killed in the war between their villages, she unleashed a terrible display of her earthbending power, ending the war and bringing harmony to the two groups.

When Katara saw Zuko slain in front of her, she unleashed a terrible display of her waterbending power, flooding the caldera and ending Azula’s reign of terror.

Years later, a young woman from the Earth Kingdom found herself lost in the tunnels of the Two Lovers. When she happened upon their tomb she noticed the story had been expanded from the one she’d learned as a child.

There, carved into the stone wall, right after the story of Oma and Shu, was the story of Zuko and Katara, who’d loved each other so completely that when she thought Zuko was dead Katara had almost destroyed a continent in her despair. As she let the floodwaters go, returning them to their place in the ocean, she heard a cough from where Zuko was laying. Immediately she ran to his side, turning him over and finding him alive.

She healed him using her bending and her love, rebuilding his insides almost completely, ridding him of any trace of the damage Azula had caused. The only thing she couldn’t remove was his scar, which he wore proudly as a symbol of the love they shared.

The young woman ran her hand over the carving that represented Zuko’s scar and wondered if anyone would ever love her enough to take an injury like that for her.

89 notes - Posted April 2, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

ZKMonth22 Day 23: PaintKo

“Sir, we have another report of a woman on one of the outer islands, going from village to village and healing the sick, providing the poor with food, and helping to settle disputes.”

“Yes?” Zuko asked, not looking up from what he was working on. What was wrong with a woman trying to help others?

“She’s only operating at night and dressing up like a spirit from one of the towns on the island. The Painted Lady.”

Zuko’s head shot up, finally looking at his manservant. He’d heard of the Painted Lady, everyone in the capital had. It was one of the most famous, if not the most famous, story from the war. A woman dressed as the Painted Lady saved a river village from the local factory ruining their river and killing them slowly with pollution, starvation, and lack of medical care. Apparently she had been a waterbender with extraordinary abilities.

When Zuko had contacted Aang to ask if he knew where Katara had disappeared to, Aang had blown up at him, demanding to know why Zuko wanted to know, if he and Katara had something going on behind his back, had had something going on all this time which caused him to lose her. Once Zuko realized the implications of Aang’s crazed ravings, he quietly forwarded the letter to his uncle, who had taken upon the mantle of the Head of the White Lotus, asking him to track Aang down and get him out of the public until he could be made to see reason.

This had caused another drought in Zuko’s search for Katara, but resurfaced rumors of a woman pretending to be the Painted Lady, who before had been a spectacular waterbender, were too much of a coincidence for him to ignore.

“Ready a ship,” Zuko said, standing. “Have someone pack my things. I’m going to visit this island at once.”

“Yes sir,” his manservant said, rolling up the report scroll and bowing before backing out of the room.

When they touched land on the island housing the mysterious legend, Zuko donned a disguise, adopting the persona of a normal traveler so he could conduct his research.

It wasn’t long before he found the village with the most recent sightings, or experiences, rather. Only glimpses had been caught of this spirit, so it wasn’t confirmed whether it was actually a spirit, the woman from the war, or someone new altogether.

Zuko spent weeks tracking the sightings from village to village, eventually coming to the last one she could possibly visit. He hadn’t slept well since he’d started his quest and felt as though he was going to be ill himself. Eventually he had to submit to his body’s needs and found a family on the edge of the village who let him sleep in their barn.

As soon as his head touched the pile of hay he’d turned into a pillow, he was out.

Something glowing bloomed beyond his eyelids, gently pulling him out of his deep slumber. His eyes opened and he saw someone bent over them, a large hat and a veil over their face, keeping it in the shadows. Though he did his best to keep the person from realizing he’d woken, they were not to be tricked. Their head swung toward him, eyes wide, and as gold met blue Zuko knew he’d been right.

He reached up and caught her by the wrist before she could run away. To his surprise, she didn’t resist, merely ceasing to leave and letting him hold her wrist.

“Katara,” he breathed.

“I should have known it was you,” was all she said.

“Would you have refused to heal me if you’d known?” he countered.

This made her look at him, her eyes wide and indignant.

“Of course not!” she snapped. “I would have simply been more careful not to wake you.”

“Katara, where have you been?” he asked, hearing the begging tone in his voice but not caring. He couldn’t believe she was here.

“Everywhere,” she whispered. “I’ve been hiding, trying to avoid everyone and keep Aang from losing his cool and destroying the world.”

“Why would he do that?”

“I told him I didn’t want to date him.”

Aang’s letter suddenly made more sense to him, and Zuko briefly wondered if he’d return to his office to find a report from his uncle about the Avatar.

“That doesn’t mean you have to hide,” Zuko said. “That’s his problem, not yours.”

She made a face at him and he sighed.

“Katara, the war is over. You don’t have to have the whole world on your shoulders anymore.”

Katara shook her head, pursing her lips, and Zuko couldn’t hide his frustration. In one quick motion he sat up and took her hat off, revealing her face completely. He also dropped her wrist.

“You are not responsible for saving the world from Aang,” he said slowly and clearly. “If Aang were to go on a rampage because you refused him, it would not be your fault.”

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95 notes - Posted April 23, 2022

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tagged by @milfmacbeth and tagged by @intothegreat-wide-open 🤍 tagging you both right back for the game you haven't done if you feel like it lol. and also uhhh @what-a-bastard @rangedreign and @krangis-khan ? no pressure ever ♡

LAST SONG: Alice In Chains - Rooster (unplugged) FAVE COLOR: purple LAST BOOK: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd LAST MOVIE: Terminator 3 lol LAST THING I GOOGLED: our prime minister... yey political crisis CURRENTLY WATCHING: uhhh nothing really, unless letsplays count lol THREE SHIPS: dean‎john, mc‎reyes, uuuuuhhhh my interest in dragon age and thus anora/loghain reviving haha... FIRST SHIP: either puzzle‎shipping or yoh/hao/ana... i dont even know what came first PLACE OF BIRTH: hopital CURRENT LOCATION: armchair RELATIONSHIP STATUS: potentially CURRENTLY WORKING ON: actual work and also staring at fic plans with a vague intention to realize them... LOOKING FORWARD TO: no obligations 😭

this picrew and i dont use spotify but i got the song right up there<3

[ivenothingtosaybutillsayitanyway]

Pick a song for each letter of your url

I was tagged by @infernal-house-demon who apparently could sense I did not have much to do today 😁

You can find the original post here, I started a new one since it was getting long and my url is infinite.

it took me so long I actually made a playlist out of it, the whole list is under the cut!

I should tag 32 people if I were to follow the rules (as many as the letters in my url, but I am not going to do that)...

@milfmacbeth @orangekingfisher @dorkishasshairs @d0esntmakesense @me-a-human-person if you feel so inclined I'd love to hear what music you listen to

I - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," Arctic Monkeys

V - "Verbatim", Mother Mother

E - "Everybody's Gotta Live", Love

N - "Nothing Else Matters", Metallica

O - "One Way Or Another", Blondie

T - "Talkin' Bout a Revolution", Tracy Chapman

H - "Hart Of Glass", Blondie

I - "I Lied", Lord Huron & Allison Ponthier

N - "Numb", Linking Park

G - "Good Luck, Babe!", Chappell Roan

T - "Times Like These", Foo Fighters

O - "Oogum Boogum Song", Brenton Wood

S - "Sultans Of Swing", Dire Strait

A - "Achilles Come Down", Gang Of Youths

Y - "You Know I'm No Good", Amy Winehouse

B - "Back In Black", AC/DC

U - "Underdog", Kasabian

T - "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", Nina Simone

I - "I Can't Decide", Scissor Sisters

L - "Love Song", Sara Bareilles

L - "Losing My Religion", R.E.M.

S - "Shake It Out", Florence + The Machine

A - "Add It Up", Violent Femmes

Y - "You're So Vain", Carly Simon

I - "I Do", Reneé Rapp

T - "Tears Dry On Their Own", Amy Winehouse

A - "Acida", Prozac+

N - "No Love", Queen Omega & Little Lion Sound

Y - "You Woudn't Like Me", Tegan and Sara

W - "Wasteland, Baby!", Hozier

A - "Abstract (Psychopomp), Hozier

Y - "You Don't Own Me", Leslie Gore