#nearly died when I saw this

[depression-napping]

Ok which one of you was gonna tell me about the special attack where he kisses his gun

Edit: Is it called “Charm Shot” in English? Because that’s what it’s called in Japanese. I’m certainly charmed…

[mohntilyet]

veilguard spoilers regarding a josie romance. but can we talk about the letter josie sends to a romanced inquisitor because. i’m sorry. fucking losing my mind at the fact that the inquisitor and josephine are close enough friends with the guy the inquisitor duels in her romance to be invited to meet his third child. implying they’ve been invited to the other two. at a baby shower and getting introduced as the one who dueled the baby’s father because he was trying to steal your girl. antivan romances insane.

NO LITERALLLYYYYY. AND HE’S AN IN LAW. ITS TOO FUNNY. i cannot imagine how they met and how yvette probably was like “teehee…. the man that my sister spurned…. has fallen in love with ME!” and the best/worst part is that ortranto really has. i like to think of them running around with each other and secretly meeting as though their families actually hate each other (they really don’t lol) . the ortrantos would probably be delighted to have their son actually marry a montilyet like they wanted, even better that they’re actually in love and it’s not arranged!

i have this image of josie going like “you can’t marry him. is this a joke, because it’s not funny. i almost embarrassed him! the only reason the ortrantos do not hate us is because he is a very kind man who saw that i was in love with the inquisitor! ….yes i suppose a very kind man like that could love you…….. yes of course i want you to be happy…… yvette gabrielle montilyet, i fear you are not hearing what i’m saying— DON’T SAY YOU ARE ALREADY AN ORTRANTO. DID YOU ELOPE? ah okay. don’t do that. i said don’t do that. yvette come back and listen to me” etc etc

of course i must believe that there was a big scene caused (once again) by a montilyet and ortranto that ends with lord ortranto making a speech where the publicly declares his love for yvette in front of all of antiva city to see and hear. so there’s no backing out from this one. in my mind there’s a rehash of the big “BECAUSE I LOVE HER!” (ortranto, desperate but genuine), “you do?” (completely aghast josie who has somehow missed the fact her sister has been giggling even more than usual), plus an “OF COURSE HE DOES!” (a thrilled yvette) that reminds josie so fondly of her own love story that she's immediately relaxed (and suddenly accepting) about this whole thing <3

[whitemochacoffee]

WHY IS KINICH LATCHING ONTO SCARAMOUCHE'S CROTCH

WHY IS HE GRABBING THERE

[yurisupernova]

WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME ABT THE INEFFABLE STREET CATS!!!!!!!!!

im sobbing LOOK AT THEIR FACES

AAUUUGGOOUGGHGGF WHOEVER NAMED THEM/MADE THEIR WIKI ILYSM

[right-hand-of-the-black-sand]

Can you write headcanons for a first date with Mozenrath

First date with Mozenrath (Headcanons and ideas)

SFW first. Some slight NSFW headcanons will be featured at the bottom and tagged as such.

Headcanons after the cut due to the long post.

General headcanons:

First of all, how'd you land a date with this guy?! You're either really lucky or really valuable if you get him to agree to an actual date. ...Or it's blackmail on your part.

Mozenrath's interactions are built entirely off of getting something from someone. If you're dating him, you must want something from him, whether it be sex, arm-candy, riches, to steal his collection of magical artifacts… he can't comprehend why else you'd choose to physically stay around him. He figures that once you get what you want, then you'll leave, just as he hopes to leave once he gets what he wants.

When Mozenrath feels that things are going according to his plan, he keeps his signature smirk on and keeps himself very close to you. You've fallen into his trap! His trap of getting you to have feelings for him! Now he just needs to play his cards right…

He prefers to stick to areas that he knows very well. No one around to interfere, nowhere for someone to ambush him… No one to distract you from him…

Expect the date to feature meals made by him or his mamluks (good luck) or the opportunity to look out on the… scenery (literally just black sand).

He gets physically close to you no matter what. You've seen how close he gets to his enemies! There's, like, 12” between his face and yours 90% of the time. It's his way of showing dominance over his enemies, but it ended up being a habit for people he genuinely likes too.

Mozenrath gets very handsy right away. Not in a sensual way or anything, but just about anywhere around your body that isn't sensual is fair game to him. He'll feel at your face, your head, your shoulders and arms, hips… Legs are less common, but don't put it past him. Touching is another way that he shows dominance over something, so it makes him feel in control.

He's quicker to grab your wrist than he is your hand. Once he feels more of a connection towards you, he'll start grabbing at your hand.

Kissing is something that he expects, but doesn't necessarily look forward to unless he has genuine feelings towards you. At that point, he may even surprise you with it by pressing his lips to yours without waiting for you to act first. He'll kiss without asking on the first date, but as he grows more comfortable with you and starts respecting you as a person, then he'll start asking if he could kiss you. …Or maybe (gasp) if you could kiss him?!??!

If he's trying to impress you, he'll give you some valuable items as gifts. He may start out with things that only look costly so that he can give the actually valuable stuff to people of status to impress them. You'll graduate to receiving nice things over time, but that's not what actually shows his affection. The ultimate goal is to start receiving items that were made or purchased for you personally.

Mozenrath may not care for people much, but he is very good at figuring out what's important to you. Most of the time. He's still bitter about his partnership with Khartoum…

Anyway, he doesn't give you what he believes is important to you right away. He'll tease you with it or try to tempt you if he needs you to move forward with something during the date, but he does give it to you once he's gotten all that he wants from you. Once he starts trusting that you won't leave him after getting what you want, he'll give you these personalized items as casual gifts.

Mozenrath's love-language is gift giving. He's very quick to talk and very quick to touch, he'll offer up quality time to keep you around and, if you get far enough, he may actually start helping you with stuff. Casually giving you personal items, though, is how you know you've been occupying his thoughts.

Xerxes is supposed to only watch from a distance. He does not watch from a distance.

Mozenrath spends most of the date telling Xerxes to get back to his post. Xerxes does go back a few times, but he's curious how the date's going. …Also, are you going to finish that meal, or…?

On the other hand, if you, against all odds, manage to get him to go out somewhere public, a bunch of his plans go out the window.

There's so many witnesses. So many people who may try to steal his fancy clothes or jewelry or may recognize him from his past exploits.

He doesn't mind being recognized too much since that means that he’s at least feared, but having someone point out a murderous sorcerer in the middle of a crowded area would bring about more ruckus than he wants to deal with. More likely than not, he'd have to teleport away. May leave you behind if he's not too attached.

Types of dates:

Art museums? Eh, he'd go along with it, but he prefers the grizzly stories behind the art rather than just looking at the physical surface of a piece. (“Perhaps you wish for me to make you into a work of art, my dearest?” -Said while passing a more gruesome sculpture)

Get a drink together? Ehh… It's likely that Mozenrath had it made himself. Just be careful that the drink isn't laced with something. Wouldn't put it past him to try and end the date early just to get a new undead minion or hostage. (“Oh, what's the matter? Too sophisticated for a drink, my love?”)

Libraries or bookstores? Eh, it's a good idea for a later date, but not the first. There wouldn't be much focus on you while he's scouting out what information to... research later. Shame that the collection he was looking at happened to disappear a few days later (“... … … …Oh, you're still here?”)

Taking Mozenrath out to a marketplace wouldn't be something he'd look forward to, as he'd expect you to try and coerce him into buying you a gift. Expect a lot of sarcastic remarks from him about the goods on display and the people selling them. If you catch him staring at something, though, maybe you could ask him about it. It may legitimately impress him if you purchase something for his sake. (“...A gift? Well, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.”)

Taking him out to eat somewhere also wouldn't be the first thing that he would prefer, as he's rather suspicious about anyone he doesn't know preparing his food for him. He may even suspect you of knowing the people working in the area and for this all being a trick to drug or poison him. Expect for him to make casual remarks about himself while he's testing his food and drink for poison and eyeing the workers suspiciously. (“Hmm? Ah… No, I am simply checking the quality. Best to be certain before whetting my appetite.”)

I honestly think an aquarium date or something of the like would work out great if you played your cards right. Point out things that he may find interesting, offer up interesting facts, listen to his lectures about biology… He’s a bit uncertain how he feels about the eels. Why should he be impressed when he has something similar but so much better?! …All the same, he still finds himself watching them. ("...I am well aware that eels can traverse many obstacles. It makes it quite a pain to catch Xerxes at times.")

He wouldn't be focusing on you much during a museum date. What? Where did those fossilized remains go? Eh, you were probably seeing things. Time to go before the guards show up. ("It was to be removed the next day! It shall see far better use in my collections.")

Good luck getting him on a hike. The most time Mozenrath spends outdoors is when he's shopping at the marketplace or scouting out other kingdoms for his future invasions. The idea of sweating and dragging his feet out in the hot sun while ruining his nice clothes is not something appealing to him, especially if it's an area outside of his kingdom where he feels open to be ambushed. (“...Are you… quite done… with trying to torture me?! Do you wish for me to leave you stranded out here?!”)

Going out to a nice garden or the like isn't the best idea, but it isn't the worst one. Mozenrath would look rather bored most of the time, focusing more on talking about himself or getting information out of you. Maybe a plant or two does catch his attention. …No, he wouldn't steal it. Why would you think that? Besides, he has a better plant to show you back in his growroom… (“You have a green thumb, do you? …Perhaps you would be interested in seeing something green and carnivorous, my love?”)

Watching the sunset honestly is probably the best idea of the bunch. Mozenrath doesn't get a lot of sun in his own kingdom, so taking him up to a high place (given that he's allowed to teleport or fly) may give him the opportunity to see something that he doesn't often get to. Watching the sunset actually holds some nostalgic and very positive memories for Mozenrath, so as long as you allow him to scan for potential ambushes or the like, then he'd be rather happy with this experience. (“...Hmm? I'm… pondering. …The sun's light does make you appear rather... exquisite, my love.”)

Similarly, Mozenrath has rather fond memories of stargazing. He would prefer to do it by himself at first, but having the opportunity to show off his knowledge of astronomy would be very nice for him. (“The moon does appear round to the naked eye, my dear, but it is, in fact, a Scalene ellipsoid, or what is referred to as an imperfect sphere. Think of it as an egg, or perhaps the shape of a lemon. If we deform the sphere by means of an affine transformation…”)

Date ideas that were too funny not to include:

Goat yoga. Could you even imagine?! Mozenrath eyeing you suspiciously while he's being encouraged to stretch or bend over, wondering just what part of him you're looking at, if any. He's never been the most flexible, so it takes a bit of time to get him in a comfortable position, but the moment he gets down and a freakin’ goat jumps on top of him?! Expect him to be twisting around like a cat while trying to toss off the ungulate. He gets kicked out fairly quickly. (“YOU'RE LAUGHING?! Your plan was to get my clothes between the teeth of an ungulate?! So you could laugh?!”)

Surprisingly, Mozenrath doesn't hate axe throwing. He's never been the most physically apt, as it's the gauntlet that keeps his energy up most of the time, so he believes such an offer is another opportunity to laugh at or ambush him. With weapons! He's a bit surprised to see that you're having fun, though, and that you're excited to let him try. …Honestly, the axe feels nice in his hands. Gives him a sense of power that he normally wouldn't feel without the gauntlet. If you're not afraid of giving Mozenrath a weapon and you don't laugh at him if he falls short of the competition, then he would be alright with the experience. …What, no, he didn't use magic to get the axe in the target! Why would you think that?! (“I am rather impressed that you're trusting me with a weapon, my dear. …Perhaps you're aware of what power I have when I'm empty-handed!”)

If you could get him into an escape room, oh boy… Just be prepared to flee or pay for damages if he runs out of time. Mozenrath may not always be the best with puzzles (see 'The Lost City of the Sun'), but he gets such a high when he gets his brain going. Only issue is that he's not the best with teamwork, so you may end up standing to the side for most of the time while he works his magic, pun intended. Even if you didn't participate too much, he would still see this as a positive experience and be happy that you got to see his intelligence at work. Whether you both finish the puzzles or not, treat him to something nice afterward to keep that positive mood going. He would love you for that. ("Our captor seems to be interested in steganography, though he hasn't gotten far in his studies. How unfortunate for him that I have!")

Haunted house attractions… I think you can tell why this would be a terrible idea for a first date or a date with Moze in general. If Mozenrath isn’t insulting the cheap props, makeup, effects, and the like, he's punching out or detonating anything that happens to startle him. (“I AM THE GREATEST SORCERER OF OUR AGE! YOU DARE TRY TO PROVOKE ME?!?!”)

Slight NSFW

Mozenrath would personally prefer that there's no sex on the first date. He saves such intimacy for when he's trying to get something from someone. If he feels that he won't be able to get you back after this date or you still have something that he wants, he'll offer sex in order to keep you around. He'll be genuinely impressed if you refuse ('How could you refuse me?! I'm ravishing!' ~ Mozey's brain), but that wouldn't compare to how he'd feel if you refused for his sake. He genuinely didn't think you cared about what he wanted.

Taking Mozenrath out anywhere that features something more seductive definitely gets his mind going, but maybe not in the way you figured. He'd spend most of the time watching you with raised brows, seeing how you reacted to the performances of the people before you. Perhaps he could use this information for some blackmail… ("I wasn't aware that you were so keen on seeing skin, my dear. ...Perhaps I could show you skin that has been removed from its host?")

Conclusion

The first date is definitely an attempt to control you. He didn't expect to actually grow fond of you. …Why is he still thinking of you?! Did you curse him?! Was this all some kind of trick?!

Mozenrath rants his anger and woes away to Xerxes. Xerxes is very confused.

[spacenintendogs]

your art makes me feel so warm and cosy

I just want to give them all a hug

let me just sit down with your toothless and admire his scales which reflect the light of the campfire we sit by

let me have this warm and cosy moment with the riders in your style

(ily 🫶)

thank u <33

[fromstormsend]

Girls from Stormlands love deep;

"Her smile lit up her face, and her voice was strong and proud as she said, "My life for yours, Your Grace. From this day on, I am your shield, I swear it by the old gods and the new." The way she looked at the king was painful to see. -ACOK Catelyn II

***

"Mychel's my love," Mya explained. "Mychel Redfort. He's squire to Ser Lyn Corbray. We're to wed as soon as he becomes a knight, next year or the year after."

She sounded so like Sansa, so happy and innocent with her dreams. Catelyn smiled, but the smile was tinged with sadness. (...) If Mychel Redfort laid with this girl at all, it would be on the wrong side of the sheet. - AGOT Catelyn VI

[opikiquu]

hhahhehehehahgeehshdgshheehehh HAHAHAHAHAH so i did the story

[a-blip-of-billdip]

this isnt what i usually post on this blog but I'm already sick of all the memes and 'jokes'. I am almost certainly leaving the fandom for good now because of the book of bills release and NO it is not because billford's community has an influx of supporters.

So the worship and romanticization of asylums and other abusive practices for mental health have been steadily gaining traction in recent years, especially with the rise of tiktok's toxicity.

SO many people, especially younger people, regularly talk about how they want lobotomies or how women they don't like should be lobotomized. They get tattoos of lobotomy like it's some quirky fun thing and not one of the most horrific tortures someone can endure.

These same people, ESPECIALLY leftists, will look at anyone they disagree with or don't like and say "get institutionalized, loser" or "et therapy" and it's always in a mocking way. it's always in a policing way.

because these people know that mental wards strip everyone of their freedom and their bodily autonomy. they know these places arent for healing--theyre for silencing.

So the amount of people i see treating bill being institutionalized like a good thing---even the writers and alex himself?

Yeah. Im out ✌🏼

[thealogie]

Did you know that Disney World in Florida has its own version of the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, complete with celebrity handprints in the sidewalk that are really there during celeb trips to Disney.

Did you know Alan Alda put his face in the wet cement

As if Disney’s other crimes weren’t enough, they made Alan Alda put his face in wet cement??!

[pierregaslays]

i need you to see the snoopy stamp keyrings i got from the christmas markets in vienna

[sualne]

fun fact but its because i was rereading ace's death that the crocodad au exist, the way croco saved luffy (& jinbei) afterwards, the whole 'thanks for loving me' i was filled with emotions, got my head thinking about it all, luffy's family and the croc theory. and. man. ○|￣|_

[gothiclit]

man who leaves everything up to the last minute when things are up to the last minute: by janus this cannot be happening

[gazing-at-my-stage]

Uhhhh oops I think I just liked your entire posting history

I zoned out lmao

I opened up tumblr expecting 2 or 3 notes not exactly 69 notes but thanks for the love I appreciate it!!

[ssseriema]

these are the height of my career i think i can leave now

[sannyo-appreciation-posts]

Sannyo Day Special

Spot The Sannyo,

Sannyo vs The Machine

A game of Spot The Difference.

(More just a game of spot A.I being stupid)

(If you just want to play the game without explanation, just skip to the line)

A.I has become a bit of a plague, so its nice to know characters like Sannyo, and as another example, Enoko, will give it a little bit of an existential crisis. Leading A.I editors to need to throw away many attempts or cut them up.

There are a surprising number of unique things Sannyo has that confuses ai, so keep an eye out for them as you see them.

All my examples can already be found in the Google image search category. I've also picked mostly, what appears to be unedited examples for the maximum number of "spot the difference" points

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Here's our game of spot The difference:

the rules are pretty simple. Anything that an an A.I can be spotted screwing up, they can be called out on,

but if it something that could pass for a stylistic decision, we have to ignore it. As simple examples,

Everyone draws her clothes pattern kinda different, so we can't be picky about that.

Sannyo wears multiple layers on her primary outfit, but some artists interpret these as a hem or fold instead of an additional layer of clothing. So that is acceptable

(The solutions will be immediately after the image so scroll slowly)

[Sannyo examples, Zun art and Dari art]

Here we go!

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#6

This is not Sannyo's outfit? Bot failed to complete the assignment. Get out of my classroom!

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So I've compiled a few things I think confuse it the most:

If you spot any more I missed, comment or repost it with it. I'll eventually edit more in.