#nefarious-intent

[hiding-under-the-willow]

My sibling said he should have a game show and I can't help but agree

[anonyanonymouse]

Anyone who's seen Monster, don't ask me who any of the other characters are or how the plot progressed before this point because I have No Clue

[farosdaughter]

Sauron can mansplain, manipulate, mutilate his way through Middle-Earth for thousands of years and still genuinely love Galadriel btw. It’s called range

[deathgasmic]

yes you should bring the ski mask but only for completely normal reasons i promise :)

[ethory]

[shalom-iamcominghome]

This isn't, like, the biggest deal, but I do find it funny when people are almost... surprised or shocked that converts unironically believe in judaism and also unironically align themselves with jewishness. It's just something I've seen a small handful of times and it's like... of course I (and others!) unironically believe in this stuff. I'm not putting in this work because I don't have enough going on in my life

[kingofthewilderwest]

In discourse, if there is a mild word that gives benefit of the doubt, nuance, wiggle room, neutrality, and a respectful amount of broadness, and a similar word that goes balls to the fucking wall like a targeted missile attack, 90% of the time you really should be using the mild word.

[cartoonsinthemorning]

youre singlehandedly feeding every one of us marchil enjoyers who are also freaks, thank yuo...

What a sweet message, thank you Anon! I've drawn Marchil 3 times only, and I can't hold the candle to some AMAZING and productive artists that also draw our OTP, but knowing I made a fellow freak, specifically, feel fed and understood is very very heart warming and gratifying.

[bijoumikhawal]

the wildest thing about the nexus play for me isnt the i love you bit, it's that it's a two person play, so EVERYONE is played by Andy and Siddig. So when Garak is remembering Tain and Palandine, Siddig is playing them. The long lost lover Garak can never have again (who died in an epidemic) and the father urging Garak to submit to his control, to seize power on his father's terms even when that's never been Garak's nature and he knows it, both bear Julian's face, which seems very thematically relevant as the ending implies Julian has kind of betrayed and is manipulating Garak for the Federation. It also echoes both the "I love you" scene and Julian early on expressing that he's baffled by Garak "insisting on taking second place" (which again, seems to be manipulation). Calyx, too, bears Julian's face as he warns Garak to expect an attack before it is Palandine wearing Julian's face who arrives and cajoles him out of his raised defenses.

But, Palandine is also acting against Julian; with his mouth she asks "why have we denied each other the pleasure of each other's company?" after Garak has asked Julian why he has ignored and been silent towards Garak after being sent the letter that is ASIT. She she remarks on how "we" have worked hard to become warriors and killers, to give up on dreams. She laments the terrible choices she's made. Both their minds make up the Nexus; she voices Julian's doubts about what he is here to do. The fact that she takes over here is also a warning, as Garak, lost in memory, is afraid they are being watched and that she could be punished. The end to me implies they are being watched and Julian knows it, is being ordered to act a certain way.

A Hebitian bears Julian's face too, calmly telling Garak "we've always been killing each other. Have you only just noticed?"- a cold reminder to Garak that despite his indoctrination, the genocide of Hebitians happened and he is bound to it as a person born of both cultures. The Hebitian too, betrays Julian, remarking upon the little choices, corruptions, that allow people to loose sight of their purpose to help others. Followed by Julian reminiscing fondly of how his favorite places on earth are unassimilated (after a previous line implying cultural genocide occurred on Earth, ergo these places are vestiages of victimized cultures) and how he wants to protect it.

But as well, the Drill Sargent and Sloan take Garaks face- the first, mocking him for being a "Prima Donna" and telling him he's not a doctor, but a soldier (in essence, reminding him to focus on the mission and not get lost in the fact that hes with one of his dearest friends). The second, teasing him about his secrets. Perhaps Garak is suspicious of Julian specifically. But further, Sloan-with-Garak's-face reminds him that other people hold secrets too, and loosing your secrets is looding power. Is it Julian's doubts again? And of course, here we find that Garak saw the whole scene... he's closer to realizing what's going on. Andd he saw it because he has no more secrets when it comes to Julian. He has given up his power.

Richard Bashir also gets a chance to wear Garaks face. First, violently shaking Julian when he skips a letter in the alphabet, then showing him off as a trophy. It is Garak, as himself, that snaps Julian out of it by embracing him. Julian now reveals part of his hand- he came here on purpose, for diplomatic reasons. And that the Federation- and Julian specifically- withheld information that could have saved lives. It is here that Palandine appears, with Julian's face, as a plague victim. She hides, "ashamed of what you may think of me". Again, she is voicing something of Julian... what greater shame for a doctor, than to do as he has? Garak calls him a vulture, calls it murder, demands to know why. "Don’t come any closer. Allow me the dignity of not showing myself. I want you to remember me as you do. Not as I am". Palandine is speaking- but isn't Julian also speaking? He at first tries to reason away the action, but in the end, he admits it was terrible and wrong.

Each person wearing their face is revealing something about one or both of them on both a direct way and a symbolic way. Giving them voices by resonating with them.

[lcpmon]

me when i find works that portray the twins as intimate and close but its FINALLY not fucking ship

[snugglesquiggle]

the juzi novice considers the possibility that nuzi works so much easier, so much more naturally on every level, and thinks this is an obstacle to shipping them, or worse, denies it.

the juzi adept understands this fact is double-edged, a key ingredient in the explosive chemistry, the faultline on which things can break

because it's not toxic yuri if no one gets hurt

[cursesmade]

oh this is the worst! the worst!

amidst the torrential downpour comes an even weightier mistake - that of a careless human knocking into him. typically, such a mistake would not put him into such a state were it not for the matter at hand . . .

his uno cards, all wet and soggy, into the gutter. for a moment does mahito freeze, gazing upon the ruined pieces before shifting his gaze to the passerby who simply kept walking despite this serious offense. quickly, mahito remembers his face - long ginger hair, small nose, bags under the eyes, a scar on his upper collarbone and a neon green shirt. he won't forget this.

(mahito likes boardgames. uno is close enough to it.)

(this is not something forgivable.)

"that man there," mahito murmurs, hand grabbing ahold of eiden by the shoulder as he walks past. no matter the rain, mahito stands there, umbrella discarded. "he stole my wallet."

eiden seemed helpful! surely, he can help him with this. spare hand points towards the fellow as he gets lost in the crowd. "we should corner him. he'll run away if it's just me. . . so if he goes in the opposite direction, you can grab him. right?"

oh, someones so getting transfigured into a gross little worm when he gets that ability back!

at that, he pulls at eiden. "follow me, m'kay?"

@kleinstar

[binarybitex]

wally n hana wip for the website :p

( + snippet from the chapter "the club of hearts")

[barryogg]

>open reddit slash ar slash games >see an interview with Hades II's art director >first comment is voicing his disappointment with returning character's redesigns >downvoted to minus fucking ninety >some top mind in the replies:

What do I think about contemporary reddit's culture? Well, a quote comes to mind:

THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX.

[lovetogether]

Being interested in taboo subjects comes a sense of understanding that you will be seen as weird or even sometimes “wrong”. We enjoy fetish content from a pov of deep fascination and utter obsession, though these very topics can be a source of discomfort for others, it’s important this is understood and respected. If anything knowing you will not always be liked helps in being less afraid. Learn to read a room, don’t bring up certain subjects which may shift a mood if brought up around the wrong person. Make sure you’re somebody that others feel fine saying no to, or than they’re uncomfortable. In all this though remind yourself so long as you are not taking part in something harmful to others you are justified in your interest. Everyone should have space to exist and exist so loudly and boldly as they can. Don’t cross boundaries, but don’t apologize for existing either.