#motherland freeform

[honeynon11]

Hi everyone I am still looking for British people over the age of 18 to take part in an interview on the Difference between British and American comedy shows for my Dissertation. If anybody British could take part that would be great, thank you

[themuselesswriter]

Imagine: Being a witch soldier at Motherland: Fort Salem and ending up at the same coven as the Bellweather unit

“You look like hell”

“You don’t look too good either, Collar”

“I’m so tired”

“Well guess what? So is everyone else so suck it up and move on”

“What the hell happened to you?”

“I… fell off the stairs?”

“Now what?”

“Now we kick ass”

[crea-miserymind]

Here are some of the photos I took at the Witchbomb Convention!

DISCLAIMER: Please don't remove the watermark - it's there for a reason! I don't want to find these photos anywhere else but here. Posting a photo on my tumblr or social networks does NOT authorize you to appropriate it for your own networks. Create your own content instead of taking it from others.

[witchworkgal]

Anacostia: Just go over to tally and say you like her, what the worst that can happen.

Sarah: she could hear me !

[sapphiccharacterstournament]

Canon Sapphic Characters Tournament Round 2 (Bracket 5)

[jadewestwriter]

Uni: *gets hard*

Me: I'm a soldier in general sarah alders army, I can't give up, I need to excel at this, I need to honour her sacrifice

[goddammitlexa]

Little WIP from my dnd game cause we’re hopefully about to run into some people from my characters back story but psyche I play Scylla in this game and we’re gonna run into cleric of the everlight, raelle

[rosesareredandtheskyisthelimit]

scylla’s yule song. i’m quite obsessed. still.

[heartrate160]

Now that Motherland Fort Salem got taken off of Hulu in the US…did anyone manage to download and can share?

We can swap!

Someone shared a s1 file (all episodes on one video- I might take the time to split them) and S2 (but was missing some episodes) with me, so I have those Google drive links

I’m looking for S2 and S3 downloads if anyone managed to get them before they disappeared 😭😭

(Or maybe someone in a country that still has it streaming can download? 🤞🏽)

[beauttifullife]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Motherland: Fort Salem (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sarah Alder/Tally Craven, Sarah Alder & Tally Craven Characters: Sarah Alder (Motherland: Fort Salem), Tally Craven Additional Tags: food fic Summary:

It turns out the key to Sarah Alders heart is in her stomach.

[writethrough]

8 Shows to Get to Know Me

Thank you for tagging me, @bookshelf-dust!

1. Merlin

2. Motherland: Fort Salem

3. Hannibal

4. Prodigal Son

5. Stranger Things

6. The Sandman

7. Supernatural

8. Doctor Who

No Pressure Tags: @littlewinter1917, @billlydear, @alloftheimagines

[mommasunshines]

I watched Motherland Fort Salem season 1 and 2 last year, waiting for season 3 to drop on Amazon, which it didn't cause it dropped on Disney Plus and I found out right in the middle of my graduation exams. But since I am almost done with them and I needed study breaks sometimes, I have now also watched Season 3 in its entirety.

Before you read this, there will be spoilers for all the seasons and if you disagree with points I made, I ask you to respectfully point them out and not just come down on me with all your fury, I can not judge if representation is accurate if I do not belong to the represented group, I can just appreciate it for existing. I also mean no offense to anyone at all. Thank you.

Now with that said, I wanna share my thoughts on the whole show, and on some little details I really liked.

It was a huge cast with many many BIPOC actors, a lot of important characters where portrayed by people of colour and it was amazing to see a show where there wasn't just a few token people of colour, but really a big diverse cast. I can't judge too much on how well these were portrayed as I myself am white, but it was still nice to see

There was queer representation. There was less queerness than other representation, but there was lesbian main characters, mlm side characters, possibly bi characters, a bit of polyamoury, there was even one Witch that was most likely genderqueer to some extent. M/Medusa said "I could go with the boys to train under the witchfather or the girls to train in basic. Neither of those fit me." It isn't explicitly stating that M is genderqueer or trans in any way, but it was a nice conversation that at least touched on the subject. The queer rep was subtle at times, and maybe not always the best or most, but it was nice to see anyways.

Paganism was also an important part of the worldbuilding. There were little good luck charms, sigils for spells like unlocking a door, all little things, but most importantly there was always the talk of "goddess" instead of the christian god, and pagan holidays were celebrated. Beltane as the festival of spring beginning. It's a festival of fertility as well, so seeing it portrayed as a festival of sex was not too inaccurate. It also was a great way to shoe sexuality in that world and how it is viewed (I'll put a pin in that for now). There was also samhain as the celebration of the dead and beginning of winter. I learned that at samhain, celtic pagans would ask the dead for hints of how the future would be, so the talking with the dead made sense. Yule being a celebrated and important day was also nice. The line about "staying up all night and singing the yule song" from Nicte was especially interesting because it is the longest night of the year, and it is still believed by some Pagans/witches that you should try and stay up until sunrise, so that nothing evil can enter your house or body on the night where the sun is dead.

The Portrayal of Sexuality, not as in queerness but in the sense of sex positivity. Witches were believed to get their powers from having sex wit the devil, so the fact that sex made witches stronger was based in old beliefs. Furthermore, after said sex, Satan was said to give them a witches' mark, which can be seen in the lineage specific marks that the Salem witches carry, since they start shining metallic after they have sex the first time. But overall, sex was seen as something positive and nice, not something evil or shameful. There was no shame in having sex and there was also no shame in having relationships with many, no one was branded a whore, people just cracked jokes about "charging up for battle". And I think it's beautiful to see that.

The storyline was good. At the end of the series I could see how every thing was connected, even details they planted in the first season. Again, I will come back to this to elaborate, but everything was somehow connected and the only real "loose end" I can remember, is that one character disappeared towards the end of season three and we don't know where she went. She died presumably, but no one actually knows.

The worldbuilding and idea were phenomenal. The whole idea of magic and witches being based on voices, that sound carries power thanks to the extra vocal chords some people had was wonderful. But more than that, it was thought through very well. The way to stop magic was to make sure frequencies couldn't escape, the way to store magic like an attack was to put it inside a container that contained air, like a pill bottle, a balloon or a soccer ball. There was also the aspect of manipulation through said witch craft, Salva to fly, whips that turn molten hot, fire to change ones face (which is quite terrifying but amazing at the same time) and much more. The only complaints with this that I have is that we never got a list of the "seeds" used in their "work" cause there was a mention of 72 that were used by the millitary and much more that existed. I wish we could've seen more of that.

The developments in politics in season two and three were downright scary. I would go as far as to say that what was happening there was reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s/40s. BEFORE YOU COME AT ME: I am German and have taken what basically translates to AP History in the states, I have been to seminars and memorial places, I don't take this comparison lightly and I know what I say when I say it. With that said, the way witches were being treated mimics the early stages of prosecution in Germany at that time. They were given red collars that stopped their voices and were meant to identify them. They had curfews, got checked up on by police regularly, and they had to put those collars on their children too. It is similar to the yellow stars Jews had to wear. There was also records of family lines over multiple generations, genealogical research to find out who could be a witch. It was truly dystopian, witches that didn't wear their collars got arrested or beaten, and their mere existence even if they were civilians, was enough to justify all of this. Once again, I am not saying "Oh haha this was the holocaust!" no, I am saying it mimics aspects of how the prosecutions started and some of the cruelty inflicted on the victims. I am speaking from the perspective of someone who has studied this subject for multiple years in school and does not take it lightly. But it brings me to my next thought.

The second and third season of the show showed how popular opinion and support for politicians determine the fate of a nation. While the military was celebrated at the beginning, America began to fall apart slowly, with people turning on the military and on each other. Campaigns to detain the witches and organisations like "Not our Daughters" were sadly more a cautionary tail than pure fiction. It demonstrated how quickly things can go awry and that was dystopian, but also rather realistic.

Something not talked about too often, was that the society was matriarchal rather than patriarchal. It was refreshing to see, women in power and in charge of their lives. I don't have too much to say about this, but seeing a black female president, it was a nice thing to imagine.

Now to details I noticed: (Spoiler warnings)

One: Only women were able to pass down the witch gene/witch ability. Now, both men and women could have it, but only women could pass it on, meaning that it is like mitochondrial DNA, which was a silly detail but something I thought was cool.

Two: Abigail gets called a "Priestess of ancient Truth" by Abdil, which might have been his attempt at flirting, but turned out to be correct, seeing that Abigail was a steward of the First song. I don't know if it was coincidence, but I don't think it was. Either way it was a very nice detail that made me rather happy.

Three: The covens at War College were named after Goddesses, mostly war goddesses. Sekhmet being the coven that Raelle came to was nice because Sekhmet was not just a goddess of war, but also one of healing. Raelle herself was a talented fixer too.

Four: An issue I had was the healing in the Cession being a "christo-pagan" healing. Since the majority of people in the cession are indigenous Americans it made little sense for them to develop witch craft based on the bible. I thought it was a bit weird in general for that to even be a thing, but I guess seeing as they were a pagan based society and Raelle was supposed to have a stronger kind of healing, the closest thing was to pull on christianity. I think it could've been solved better, but not every aspect of a show can be wonderful I guess.

Five: Raelle was supposed to have stronger healing but it harmed her, which confused me until my dad pointed something out. The stronger a magic is, the worse the drawbacks of it are. Her healing damaging her while also fixing something nothing else can fix, it makes sense.

I probably have more, but it's been a while since I saw the first two seasons and I already made this post really long, I just needed to share this all.

[themuselesswriter]

Returning Home

Characters: Tally Craven, Original Female Character (y/n)

Summary: Tally was kidnapped and tortured by the Spree but luckily she was rescued, however, she was severely affected by everything

Word count: 200+

Warnings: torture, memory loss, ptsd

A/N: i'm trying to get back into writing so here's some practice

Credits: photos from Pinterest, editing app is picsart

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Hate, that's what you felt towards the young witch from the opposing coven, although the problem was nothing personal among the two of you, but an enemy to your friend is an enemy to you, those are the rules of the covens.

Although you must admit, you found her quite appealing, beautiful, well mannered and highly talented, but you always refrained yourself from feeling further affection towards her, not wanting to upset your coven sisters, she was a Belleweather unite recruit afterall, while you... you were something else.

However, days have a funny way to remind you that your opinion only mattered a little, this woman you hated so much once, is now all you can think about, all you can dream about, all you wish to find.

You and Tally were inseprable ever since that day at the elevator, she was anxious about being stuck in an elevator that's dark and terrible, you had to comfort her, one thing led to another and now, you've been together for three years.

Naturally, nothing good lasts in Fort Salem, as if the place was doomed for eternal misery, sworn that it will never rest nor let anyone rest, your girlfriend was taken by the Spree, she was held a hostage for month at least, it drove you insane, you were a ticking timebomb, exploding at everyone and everything, and when you found her, the state of her didn't ease your trouble, she was bruised, from head to toe, she was hallucinating and barely able to put two pieces together.

She was taken to the medical bay for treatment nad held there for a couple of weeks, it was as if her memory was wiped out and she was... she was someone else, someone broken and damaged, when they finally allowed you to see her, it was as if you were meeting someone else "Tally" you said softly, her eyes wandered at you, studying you, trying to put pieces together "is it okay if I sit?" she noded, you pulled a chair and sat by her bedside.

"They told me you don't remember most things" you tried to start a conversation, she nodded "I don't... I remember my mother... some of my childhood but... everything else is..." she paused, zoned out for a moment "it's like a dream" she explained, apologetically, she seemed so vulnerable and unsure of herself "do you remember me?" you asked, she shrugged "I remember how you made me feel... I remember feeling safe around you but... I don't know who you are" she said, sounding sorry, you gave her a little nod, at least she remembers something, right?

"I'm Y/N, we are... we were together" you explained "were? together as in the same covin?" she asked, her voice is barely higher than a whisper "no, we were dating, a couple" you explained "and you don't want me anymore because I'm broken?" she asked with tears in her eyes "No" you rapidly replied "I... I just didn't want to put pressure on you, I know you're going through a lot and the last thing I want is put relationship pressure on you, I mean, it doesn't matter right now what matters the most is that you get better" you explained, Tally nodded "I'm-" she paused for a moment "I'm scared... I don't know what to do or who to trust... the memories are different in my head than the ones they are telling me and... I don't know what to do" she groaned tiredly.

You felt your heart break at her sight, this wonderful, confident woman that you once knew was no longer there "maybe I can help... you can tell me stuff and I can tell you what I know" you offered "and can I trust you?" you nodded "you said that you do already feel safe around me and, you were always able to tell when someone is lying to you" she nodded "did they torture me at the fort?" she asked almost immediately, you shook your head "no... you were trained though, the trainign wasn't always pleasant but not even close to torture" you explained "and they kidnapped me and forced me to join the forces?" again, you shook your head "you enlisted yourself, even though you had a pardon, you wanted to be here, make a difference"

She stayed silent for a moment, trying to process what you told her, after forever of silence, she looked at you "what food do I hate the most?" she asked sheepishly "you've always hated the soup in here, it's a bit too brownish for your liking and you hated how the carrots taste" she smiled a little and nodded "that explains why my stomach shift and turn whenever I eat it" you couldn't help but laugh a little at her comment, she smiled, and for a moment, you forgot about all the events and felt like she was back to herself.

You talked for a bit longer until she ended up falling aslepe, and this became your routine, whenever you don't have work around the fort, you would go to Tally and talk until she falls asleep, a major milestone was when she started holding your hand and falling asleep, that's when she became more comfortable with you, started to ask you to sleep next to her, even call for you whenever she was in distress.

By the end of the month, she was transferred into your care, you took her back to your shared quarter and she was adapting, she had her ups and downs, but eventually, she was called back to duty even though you were highly against it.

You were in the vehicle when you noticed Tally's body shaking, as if she was somewhere else, you moved to sit next to her and placed a hand on hers, instead of relaxing at your touch like she usually was, she jolted and looked at you horrified "Tallz?" you called softly "I'm sorry... I can't- I can't be here... please... I can't go back there" she said hysterically, you frowned, it took a moment to register that she was having flashbacks from the stress, she was crying and trumbling and before you could do anything to comfort her, the vehicle stopped, announcing the arrival to your post.

You had to leave her for the mission, she stayed in the vehicle, you went to the mission and they kept attacking you, the Spree were relentless and before you knew it they were targetting the vehicle, you tried to protect it to the best of your power but you ended up getting hurt in the process, the whole ride back to the fort, Tally kept holding your hand and crying, you were in and out of conscousness and whenever you were lucid, you would try to comfort her, that night at the infirmary, you spent cuddling her, comforting her, trying to get her to calm down, although you were in great deal of pain, although she was shaken up and perhaps lost all the process she made over the previous period, this... holding her like this was nice.

[crea-miserymind]

[JULY PLANNING] Here is the schedule for July get ready! for the Talder week you can contact @talder-week in twitter/tumblr for more info.

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[unhauntng]

motherland fort salem saw the bury your gays trope and made raelle immortal for like half the series

[ragful]

If you are traveling towards the Litani River, please deliver my greetings.

Say Good morning to the people of Nabatieh, and pass by a bit to Khiam.

And tell her that Hajj Muhammad misses his family and friends,

At Hay El Sellom they didn't enjoy their stay, his eyes kept longing for his homeland.

Tell her that his eyes are asleep, but his heart is awake

If you are traveling towards my homeland, please deliver my greetings.

Inform my family and children, that the pigeons flock misses them,

And tell her that its days are always in mind, by God, its days are the dearest to me.