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The criticisms of the songs in Songbirds and Snakes all come down to them saying it takes the viewer out of the harrowing world of the Hunger Games and into an unrealistic embarrassing musical. The fact though is that songs have always been apart of rebellion, in sowing seeds of unrest by singing words that are forbidden to speak. Harriet Tubman sang a song to say goodbye to her family when she ran away, because they could not speak to one another and it was an understood language between her and her family. Armies would sing songs of resilience and strength as they marched into battle. Sailors tunes are known widely throughout history. What is so surprising and embarrassing about humans finding sincerity and melodies comforting in the face of death and an unjust world? Music is a tool, when easily looked over and seen as "embarrassing", people can sing messages of freedom, hope, and faith under the eye of those who would condemn them. When Lucy Grey began to sing the capital didn't understand the point being made, but her covey did, district twelve did, and that hidden message is the whole point. She sang words of rebellion in which spoken would have had her severely punished
#the hunger games#like thats a theme of the og hunger games#its not a badass hero film in which the rights things are taken devastatingly seriously and the wrong are punished#its about a 16 year old girl being manipulated and martyred by a political war#it's harrowing#and humbling#to the point where you sing a song from your district about a tree#after seeing the devastation of hundred of people#its not embarrassing to be chosen to fight in a game by a government you hate#and screaming in the only way you can without being shot dead right then and there#lucy grey baird#hunger games the ballad of songbirds and snakes#the ballad of songbirds and snakes#coriolanus snow
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fuck you henry marchbanks winter would so listen to flowerface
#thats a badass middle name and i'll be crucified like a martyr on that hill#tsh#henry winter#the secret history#tsh donna tartt#tsh memes#shitpost#philosophy#memes#thoughts#writing#sadg#sadgirl
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Cosette and radical gentleness
So there is a bunch of variations of ' radicalism ' in Les Mis - radical martyrdom from Fantine, radical Rebellion against injustices from Enjolras, radical redemption and survival from Eponine, etc
But what about radical gentleness?
What about the one thing that Cosette chose to be radical about despite all that that has happened to her?
Cosette chose to be radically gentle as a way to help her heal from traumas, as a way to be an antithesis of the hate and cruelty Monsieur and Madame Thenardier stand for, as a self defense armor from chaos around her
Radical gentleness can literally be a powerful tool of self defense especially in tough times
But please do not mistake gentleness for weakness - some of the gentlest people one may ever meet are actually amongst the strongest. I mean, look at Cosette and Sansa, for starters
Cosette becomes an epitome of Silk Hiding Steel, and her calm energy not only gives a sense of solace to several others, it reminds several others that there is more to life than just barricades, that there CAN be peace even within chaos.
That there can be hope Even in darkness.
#radical gentleness#cosette#silk hiding steel#cosette is a badass cinnamon roll#radicalism in multiple ways in les mis#several les mis really take some things they value to great heights#cosette is never meant to be a martyr#her mom literally died being a martyr#why should cosette purposefully risk her life in a similar way?#all fantine wants is peace and comfort for her daughter!#and cosette embraces that peacefulness she found cuz she knows thats what her mom would have wanted#cosette can feel her mom's spirit around her often!#she never forgot what she been through#if anything that also made her merciful
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Reminiscing on early access again, and you know what?
Back when we were datamining, Orpheus was just the get-out-of-jail free card to break Lae'zel from indoctrination. That was all I was hoping he'd serve. Not replace Vlaakith as a religious figure.
#went unhinged with these tags - enjoy#don't get me started on a badass evil faction being led by a badass evil woman#only to be saved by a supposedly righteous man - give me a fkcn break#we already had that with zerthimon and i barely tolerated that#hurr hurr the “good” gith (who are not even good aligned) are led by a man#orpheus was supposed to just be my macguffin to be able to smooch on Lae#not completely take over her storyline 🙄#Lae'zel#bg3#baldur's gate 3#why would we want a nation full of mommy doms and their simps#clad in leather garb and all that#to be saved by a man who is nowhere near as cool as his vicious martyr warlord mom#to be saved by some guy saying “no no - dont worship shriveled up mommy. i will save you”#and hes just stood there 🧍♂️as just some guy#get that guy outta here wtf#vlaakith you need to get better infernal prisons#make that man a kr'y'izoth and lock him in a better box
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My obsession with Glorfindel prophesying the demise of the witch king of angmar prevails
#Glorfindel#Tolkien#lord of the rings#lotr#the silmarillion#my art#blood#god I have drawn him so much over the years#I was going for vibes#the entire inspiration was that some people do eyelashes as like a sunburst and my brain went Oh Glorfindel Vibes#like !!! HE GLOWS HE DELIVERS PROPHECIES HE DIED AND CAME BACK HES SO BADASS#his earring is a matching bell to asfaloth#he’s timely for Easter bc he dies and comes back#my glorfindel art#glorfindel is my best friend my mentor my brother in arms my dad my poor little martyr my resurrected saint my warrior my sunlight my flower
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You know a book is good when it’s so sad you have to read fluff fan fictions of it to soothe the fucking soul ^•^ <3
#this was totally targeted towards Heartless btw#like it’s not obvious#Heartless#Court Joker of Hearts#For the murder of Jest Court Joker of Hearts I sentence this man to death#OFF WITH HIS HEAD#Shes badass but so broken down at this point#Marissa Meyer#I CANT STOP THINKING OF THEM#AHHHHHGGGGHHG#Catherine Pinkerton#Jest#Queen of Hearts#Martyr and Monarch
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Yay, thank you!
As for St. Lawrence i thought of him because of "grill-a-catholic", y'know, cause they... grilled... a Catholic... heh
Idk if you're familiar with his character so in case you're not here's the story of one of my all-time favorite saints, a patron of comedians and a total bamf:
So if i remember correctly St. Lawrence lived in Rome during the Christian persecution period. He was a deacon responsible for the Church's treasures. Now there went around a rumor amongst Romans, a conspiracy theory even, about Christians hiding enormous riches. The Romans then wanted to confiscate all of the Church's money and stuff. Fortunately Christians got a heads up and could prepare. Lawrence took everything that the Church owned, the liturgical vessels, the money, etc., he sold everything, and gave money to the poor. The next day when the Romans came and demanded he give up Church's treasures, he said 'oh sure!', and then gathered all the poor people he helped, presented them to the Romans and said 'see these people? these are the Church's treasures 😌'. An awesome prank imho but unfortunately the Romans weren't very amused so they arrested him and sentenced him to death. He was to be grilled, but like, literally. They tied him up and burned him on a grill. As he was burning, this madlad shouted, 'hey! turn me on the other side, I think this one's already well-done 😜'. He died in the end, but he went out like a boss and became a saint and my personal role model ❤️🔥
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Happy Jesus' Birthday season, may baby Jesus come to your heart and stay there forever, God bless you! ❤️🔥🎄👶🏻🐏
Also is your ask box name a St. Lawrence reference or do i need some sleep?
merry Christmas my friend gaudate and all that.
re: st lawrence-- not to my knowledge??? pls enlighten me I love it when I'm accidentally holy
#i may have mistold some things i wrote from memory#st Lawrence#i love him#imagine being this badass#it's the feast of st Stephen today so remembering martyrs is very appropriate#christianity#Christmas
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No because let’s really truly talk about the fact that Uma was martyred by Mal, which made her a piriah on the isle, mix that with the fact she had smelly hair and was tiny in stature and fast foward to her being a pirate queen with great social standing and badass reputation, her own turf, a whole ass devoted crew, her own ship, and being the one to fully liberate the entire isle, ike she’s truly that girl and let’s also talk about how through it all, Harry was the only one there for her, THE ENTIRE TIME.
They dedicated their whole lives to each other and their goal to be free and they did it 🥹😊😎
#Alexa! play Just the Two of Us#the descendants fandom truly doesn’t give the the flowers they deserve#THEY DID THAT 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼#huma#harry hook#uma#uma descendants#harry x uma#harry hook x uma#descendants#descendants 2#descendants 3
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She's definitely BatFam material (she's literally a martyr and such a badass at the same time).
Batgirl (2009) #13
#'Shoot me. I'll bleed' is so insane to me and I love her so much#truly the girl to ever#and I mean it's a smart way to different them but the self-sacrificing nature is exactly why she's a part of the BatFam#stephanie brown#batgirl#batgirl comics#dc comics#comic series#my post
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The Best Panels of One Piece, Romance Dawn (chapter 1-7)
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Chapter 1:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
Chapter 1, being the very first one, obviously has quite a few contenders. Luffy's very first Gum Gum Pistol is an obvious one, setting the tone of One Piece's battles with its mixture of goofy and badass. Plus, god damn, even in chapter one Oda knew how to do an epic splash page.
I also like this panel, where Lucky Roux shoots a mountain bandit in the head. This too is a major tone setter, driving home the seriousness and danger of pirate life. The story up to this point mostly plays as fairly lighthearted comedy, and seeing the jolly cartoon fat guy casually murder a man shocks the audience a little bit. Despite the cartoony artstyle, this isn't a kiddy pirate adventure.
But the crown has to go to the passing of the straw hat from Shanks to Luffy. It's a panel that has only ever taken on more meaning as the story has gone on, and the symbol of the straw hat has taken on more and more importance. It represents the promise between Luffy and Shanks to meet again, Shanks recognizing Luffy as an equal, and it's the passing of a torch. That straw hat means something, and Shanks is passing it on to someone who he feels is a worthy heir to that significance. “Romance Dawn” indeed.
Chapter 2:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
Chapter 2 is all about establishing Luffy's character now that he's grown up, and especially the scale of the odds he's up against. What does his dream to be king of the pirates really mean?
And this is where Oda shows his skill not just as an action and comedy artist, but as a storyteller. He introduces Koby the Cabin Boy, a character who mostly exists to contrast Luffy. Scared, self-defeating and cowardly, even his body language is Luffy's direct opposite.
When Luffy says he will be king of the pirates, Oda drops the angle down low, playing Luffy's chill, unaffected sitting posture against Koby's shouting. His arms are wide, foreshortening even out of the panel as the nervous boy tries to communicate the jaw-dropping scale of what Luffy has said he will accomplish. "Don't tell me you're after the One Piece"?
We feel the weight of Koby's astonishment here, the monumental nature of what Luffy has promised to do. The One Piece isn't a silly bed-time story for children, it is a real thing, and to go after it is to march to almost certain death. And the fact that Luffy is so casual about it, because he has accepted death, is not normal. Luffy is not normal, and Oda establishes this visually through acting in every interaction he has with Koby.
Chapter 3:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
Chapter 3 introduces Zoro with this amazing panel, which, given how much of a martyr he is for the crew and Luffy, WOW what a hell of an establishing shot. But it also establishes one of the great running themes of One Piece, which is the abuse of power, and the value of freedom. Helmeppo lords his status as a navy failson over the townsfolk, abusing his position and status in a way we will see villains in the story do over and over again.
And Luffy does what Luffy will always do to those who use their power in this way. When he learns that Helmeppo lied to Zoro, let him believe he would be free if he survived a month tied up, only to plan an execution behind his back…
This happens.
There are many reasons One Piece is a fun and satisfying narrative to follow, Oda's dynamic and exciting art is a big one for me, but the thing I love the most might the vicious delight the story takes in showing us the ruling classes getting the ass-kicking they so richly deserve.
Chapter 4:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
Chapter 4 gives us perhaps one of the weakest villain designs in the series, which is Axe-Hand Morgan. His obsession with power and control foreshadows many of One Piece's best villains, but… hoo boy, not Oda's best character design.
On a better note, though, we're getting one of the most important recurring story beats in the narrative, which is the effect Luffy has on people around him. Koby, who not two chapters ago was a cowering appeasing wretch, walks into the execution grounds to free Zoro because he can't stand to see the navy oppressing people this way. He accepted abuse from Alvida, but no more. Luffy changes the people around him, and the most important thing he does is set them free of their fear. He teaches people to pursue their freedom, even if it costs them their lives. He will do this many times throughout the story, and Koby won't be the last person who almost dies to chase the dream Luffy kindled in them.
Chapter 5:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
In Chapter 5 the obvious choice might be Luffy taking bullets for his friends in the nick of time, which is a very Luffy thing to do, but I think the best panel is something much quieter. We get a flashback to Zoro's backstory, and his rivalry with childhood friend and swordfighting prodigy Kuina, who is idly one of the most transmasculine characters in anime history.
The panel that strikes me the most in this chapter, though, is this one. It's just a little transitional panel, Kuina lying there, dead, with the words "humans are fragile things Zoro" hovering above. Oda uses crosshatching to just barely hint at the eye sockets under the cloth, which otherwise erases Kuina's face, erasing identity, erasing life. It's such a quiet and disquieting panel, such a matter-of-fact reminder of cold mortality in the middle of all Zoro's hotblooded shouting. It's a death that is so meaningless, and Zoro, in taking Kuina's sword with him, is trying desperately to make it meaningful. If he becomes the greatest swordsman in the world, then everyone will know that Kuina was his greatest rival.
I think it's the same reason so many One Piece fans want Tashigi to turn out to be Kuina in the end. Because the idea that people can just vanish from our lives, so coldly and so pointlessly… it's a scary thought to have.
Chapter 6:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
In Chapter 6, the easy answer, I guess, is the big epic Oda splash page of the Gum Gum Whip taking out a dozen Marines, but… I mean you know it has to be the introduction of the Three Sword Style. Dear Zoro, with his cool bandana and his intense looks and his tragic backstory… and here he is with a sword in his mouth.
This is the power of One Piece. Because on the one hand, this is stupid. This is objectively stupid. Holding a sword in your mouth is dumb, this looks dumb, this doesn't work, this is cartoon nonsense that doesn't make any goddamn sense.
On the other hand… this totally fucking rules. Oda presents it so perfectly with that hunched over power pose blocking ten swords at once, and the black bandana over his head, although I'll never forgive the translators for covering this much of the art over with sound effects. You miss the rope still falling from his body and the scabbards still in the air from Zoro unsheating them so fast. This panel bypasses every critical neuron in my brain, and speaks to the primal, stupid lizard and monkey part of my man brain that goes "ooooh, three swords cool!" And nobody does that like Oda.
Chapter 7:
What are the best panels in One Piece?
Chapter 7 sees our first parting of ways, with Koby remaining behind to enlist in the Marines. It's mostly an exposition chapter, a cool down from all the action with Axe Hand Morgan, but Oda once again uses what could be boring exposition to do good character building. Because Luffy and Zoro are pirates, they can't stay in a navy town, and as they leave, Luffy begins to spill the beans on how Koby was a cabin boy for a pirate, which might ruin his chances to enlist. And Koby, desperately torn up about saying goodbye to his first real friend… punches Luffy to shut him up. Which then becomes evidence that Koby isn't with them, isn't a pirate, so he can enlist.
It's the first moment Koby fully asserts himself, it's the first punch he throws for his dream as a Marine, but it is also a moment of revelation. However simple-minded Luffy seems, so straightforward and oblivious, here he reveals a deep understanding not only of other people but of the things they need, the push they need to find their courage. He pushes Koby's buttons to force him to commit to his dream, to force him to renounce piracy, and when Koby does… Luffy couldn't be more proud. And maybe a little smug.
#tb posting#one piece#straw hat pirates#monkey d luffy#koby one piece#zoro roronoa#roronoa zoro#kuina one piece#shimotsuki kuina#Youtube
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i figured the username is from ATYD but I've never actually read it plzzz explain the origin to me it's killing me and I can't find info anywhere
thamk youuu have a nice day
HII yes ofc no worries <33
okay so because of remus' monthly transformations his hip hurts a lot (i think this is the reason) and like it becomes a pretty long lasting thing. remus tells sirius and sirius understandably is just wondering why he wont ask madame pompfrey to fix it when he goes to her. sirius brings it up a few times and remus starts to get irritated.
now there's this other thing, too. remus in this fic is really secretive, and there's a lot of things he just forgets to mention to sirius. it becomes kind of a thing that whenever sirius feels upset, he asks remus for a secret.
soo idk i think there's like a pretty tense environment for them and sirius sirius mentions remus' hip and remus gets maddd and he starts yelling at sirius and being like why do we have to talk about my shit life and he says 'mr tell me a fucking secret' then and goes on about how they should talk about sirius' mother and sirius' abuse.
the fandom glorifies it into remus being an alpha daddy badass i lowk hated him in this (and most of the fic, but whatevs). no hate to atyd it had a pretty solid plot and writing, plus a i love grant <3
umm i hope this is enough !! i dont remember what happened very well, but i think the chapter name is remus the martyr, or something if you want to check it out for yourself xx
#mauraders#dead gay wizards from the 70s#moth's own#the marauders#marauders#marauders era#the marauders era#sirius black#hp marauders#sirius orion black#atyd sirius#atyd remus#atyd sirius black#atyd remus lupin#all the young dudes#atyd#mr tell me a fucking secret#moth's asks
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I think it’s totally fine to love Dean as a character or to even like him more than Sam, but truly the issue comes in when people refuse to see his flaws, or just want Sam to follow him blindly because they think he’s older/cooler/more badass one. Dean is severly fucked up. Sam is too, but Dean is messed up in a way that actively hurts other people more often than not. It’s wild that people will argue that Dean is some purely selfless and loving martyr, when even the way he loves Sam is often very selfish. And he calls people family when he clearly doesn’t actually consider them such.
Again, people can still love his character, but let’s be real, Sam is the better, stronger person.
Ironically, I started the show as a Dean girl, but evened out to loving both brothers. It was in Season 4 when we watched Sam doing the wrong thing for … mostly … the right reasons that I switched to being a Sam girl. Dean was just such an unrelentingly controlling asshole that I had to side with Sam by default. Sam did the "big wrong" thing of the season, but Dean made every wrong decision in the way he dealt with Sam. And I liked him less for it. In Season 8, when Dean had switched out Amelia’s number just so he’d have it ready to manipulate Sam, if he "needed" to, that I had a hard time even liking him.
You've pretty much nailed it 💯
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Fics where Neil gets in a fight and actually wins!! I know it’s more commonly said that he can start fights and not finish them but let’s be for real, the boy was raised by two mafias and is scary as hell (I think i’ve seen someone ask this a while ago but i’m not sure if there’s an updated list) Mainly wondering for like post-canon fics, but au’s are cool too!
There’s quite a bit to discover on this topic, be that AU or in the context of canon. Of course, Neil rarely comes out of these troubles unscathed, but he wouldn’t be Neil if there wasn’t also a little martyrdom involved. You might find more on this under our bamf!Neil, butcher!Neil and occasionally raven!Neil tags. Have a browse, and see if there’s anything you like. - S
Some previous recommendations:
BAMF!Neil here
BAMF!Neil 2 here
BAMF!Neil 3 here
BAMf!Andreil w/happy ending here
badass Neil here
Neil fights and wins here
A dark Neil here
Neil says it's fine i've had worse here
Neil protects Katelyn/the foxes/Andrew here
Foxes find out Neil's not soft here (see list of recs at top of post)
Neil hurts/kills in front of foxes here
new BAMF! or Raven!Neil here
dark!Neil & Andrew here
bad boy Neil here
Neil Josten: Moriyama spy here
Neil kills Nathan here
Killing Eve AU here
‘Skin Comes Apart (Angel in Lothian)’ here
‘Bound for Error’ here
‘turn out the lights’ here (completed)
‘From Dungeons’ here
‘Whiskey Sour’ here
‘Negotiations’ and ‘The Butcher's Hello’ here (updated)
‘Shake my Tomb’ and ‘Appendages’ here
‘The Butcher’s Son’ here
‘it takes two (but you and i are one)’ here
‘monster (under my bed)’ here
post-canon (more or less):
Out for Blood by Aquared46 [Rated M, 27975 words, complete, 2023, locked]
"Neil’s first thought upon opening his eyes was that he was lucky to be in the trunk of a car instead of the back of a van. His second thought was that even if he survived this, Andrew might finally give into the temptation to kill him." AKA Neil is abducted and everyone has a bad time.
tw: kidnapping, tw: torture, tw: nightmares
born for this by dovegraye [Rated G, 1278 words, complete, 2023]
There are some parts of Nathaniel Abram Wesninski that Neil Abram Josten can’t ignore and refuses to play at trying anymore. This is one of them.
tw: violence
My Lover Writes Me Letters by AceSirenSinger [Rated M, 23018 words, complete, 2023]
He feels it again – the fury, of Neil’s taunting precision, of his expertise honed specifically for Andrew. It makes Andrew furious. Andrew has not felt anything since he woke up with his head on fire, in a room with a man made of compressed violence. *** Andrew loses his memory of the last five years, and forgets Neil. Neil martyrs himself because of course he does.
**tw: threatened rape/noncon between major characters**, tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: blood/gore, tw: referenced animal cruelty and death, tw: vomit, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: murder, tw: implied disordered eating
five times neil beat the babygirl allegations, plus the one time he didn't by r3mus [Rated T, 7488 words, complete, 2023]
neil will NEVER beat the babygirl allegations in MY heart but, alas, he would probably punch me if i called him babygirl to his face.
tw: violence
Damnation by X0X0HauntedX0X0 [Rated M, 15572 words, incomplete, last updated Jan. 2022]
Unkind and ever familiar, that anger Lola had triggered earlier returned with sharp teeth and without mercy. He would rip his time from their hands by force, like he’d been doing every day since he was born. Lola was clever as the devil, but Neil had been raised through the loopholes. She couldn’t hurt his Foxes if she was dead. Or Neil is much more dangerous than anyone gives him credit for.
tw: graphic depictions of violence, tw: torture, tw: blood/gore, tw: alcohol, tw: drugs
NB: fic art of post-torture Neil by @kazzyboy here
Maybe a Mobster by definitely_not_loki [Rated M, 1558 words, complete, 2022]
Neil Josten had transferred at the beginning of this season, and sure he'd been a nightmare for the team, but not in the "I was raised by a serial killer" kind of way. He was hard on the team—way harder than anyone had been before—and he wasn't even the captain. He was just some rookie striker from South Carolina. Most of the time she forgot he was anything but a rookie striker, but then someone would ask about his scars or call him a different name. Those were the few moments she remembered he wasn't just an asshole. He was an asshole with a past. So when The Event happened, she was terrified, horrified beyond all reason, but she was not surprised. Or, Neil is a badass motherfucker.
tw: violence, tw: blood
Neil has some bad habits. by evelynreads23 [Not Rated, 1068 words, complete, 2022]
Neil learnt things when he was young, how to wield a knife, how to hide a body. He was doing good and not thinking about it until someone was telling him he was a fan of the butcher. He was in a haze afterwards and freaked when Jack was being an asshole. This is Neil going to his roots but staying Neil, protecting Andrew and the foxes and not having fun when his past is brought up. Read at your own risk! :)
tw: violence, tw: blood, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: homophobia, tw: panic attacks
Dart Boards and Knife Fights by clumsylittlewriter [Rated T, 2983 words, complete, 2022]
"As if in sync, both of them dropped down into fighting stances and tensed their muscles. 'I apologize in advance if I end up killing you,' Nathaniel said, his voice dangerously quiet. Natalie threw her head back and released a sharp peal of laughter, more malicious than anything Andrew had ever heard from her. 'Don’t get cocky, Butcher-boy,' she taunted, her eyes glittering with vicious glee. The Butcher’s smile reappeared on his partner’s face." (a game of darts reminds Andrew that Neil was raised by someone fascinated with knives)
All the masks I've left behind by SagaEllen [Rated T, 1879 words, complete, 2021]
Neil does not cry. Aaron asks for help. And everything is such a mess.
tw: knives, tw: violence
all for his foxes by Olympyas [Not Rated, 2469 words, complete, 2021]
If he wanted to defend his family Neil wouldn't be enough, but someone else would, just this time, just for them. This is how Nathaniel opened the door and managed to stop the knife threw at him. And that was familiar, It even became a reflex by now. They taught him. Lola taught him in a way he wouldn't be able to forget. Lola and Romero come for Neil directly at Palmetto and Neil defends his family.
tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: blood, tw: knives
AU:
Dead Ringer by HalloweenReaper [Rated E, 18892 words, incomplete, last updated Nov. 2023]
“Potential.” Riko slammed Neil against the wall again and whirled on Kevin. Kevin stared back at him, white-faced and tense. “You said that goalkeeper had potential and then wrote him off as useless when I offered him to you....” - The Foxhole Court, Ch. 13. Nathaniel was given to Ichirou as his private hitman after his skills as a marksman were revealed when the Moriyama tracked him and his mother down after they ran away. Riko decided to surprise Kevin with matching “pets” after he found out the goalkeeper Kevin was interested in had a twin. When Nathaniel is ordered to join the Ravens for a year to cover for a series of hits, his smart mouth meets Andrew’s prickly attitude and things get interesting.
tw: abuse, tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: animal abuse, tw: panic attacks
Different Roads by frankelled [Rated T, 33944 words, incomplete, last updated Oct. 2023]
Nathaniel became Ichirou's 2nd when he was 10 years old. To protect Nathaniel from becoming a target no one can know, which leaves him in the Nest. When Kevin's hand breaks Nathaniel is in charge of protecting him from Riko, but now in Palmetto
tw: violence, tw: injuries, tw: implied/referenced abuse, tw: panic attacks
Andrew's Regret by pandaseek [Not Rated, 13860 words, incomplete, last updated Oct. 2023]
“The first three were all former foster parents of Andrew.” Piggins continued, unable to take a hint from the frosty office he’d admitted these things too. “No.” Aaron panicked, staring at Andrew in disbelief. “Andrew has never been…!” Wymack shifted his weight on the filing cabinet, reaching down to grab his trash can and passing it across Andrew in time for Aaron to grab it and spew a cascade of vile liquid into it, while Andrew pushed his chair onto its back legs and avoided all eye contact with those in the cramped office. Andrew knew who did this. The only person who had ever willingly gone to bat for him. A person he had mistakenly believed to be dead long ago; this was proof to the contrary. Except… Except that there was one name missing. - A prompt from Justthislazy, based on my original Lifeline, that I just had to pick up and run with. Thank you for the amazing idea!
tw: implied/referenced murder, tw: implied/referenced csa
Promise, I Can Give You a Reason by maydaykevin [Rated T, 1689 words, complete, 2023]
Something else happens in the fated Millport locker room.
tw: violence
I'm An Accountant by boomba77 [Not Rated, 24101 words, incomplete, last updated Oct. 2023]
Abram Hatford is an accountant. A legitimate accountant. He may work for an infamous crime family, but his hands have been clean for years (of blood, at least). He is a translator and an accountant. He flies under the radar, his existence hidden from the public by his family, and he prefers it that way. For him, the words ‘safe’ and ‘unknown’ are synonymous. So, when one of the Hatford empire’s more lucrative businesses begins stirring up the wrong kind of attention and losing money as a result, the Hatfords require discretion and brains. Their elusive Abram is the only person for the job. Andrew Minyard is a part-time server at a random diner and a part-time bartender at The Den, where he spends most of his time drinking what he’s supposed to be serving. It isn’t until strange things start happening around the club that Andrew decides to pay a bit more attention to the shady shit going on at his work. And then, when a stranger shows up looking for work with a perfect resume and a symmetrical face, Andrew finds his suspicion, and his interest, double. All of the death and destruction is bad, sure, but at least it’s interesting. OR Waiting for death is not living.
tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: dissociation, tw: nightmares, tw: panic attacks, tw: scars
Rheostat by NeilfuckingJosten [Rated M, 14315 words, incomplete, last updated Aug 2023]
Nathaniel Wesninski, alias Neil Josten is finally out of the Nest and into the world of professional exy. Deadly, smart and worse than his father, Nathaniel will bring a storm into Andrew's quiet world. AKA, they meet in the pro's.
tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced abuse
I Was Ruined From The Start by BrokenPineTree [Rated M, 39021 words, incomplete, last updated April 2023]
Neil’s grin is audible as he replies. "Riko’s antics getting outed to the public would make him a liability. And I do remember telling you that threats need to be dealt with accordingly." Kevin's stomach lurches into his throat with the conclusions he jumps to. "So, you’re gonna go back to the Nest?" He asks quietly. Slowly. Unsure how to feel about Neil putting himself in that situation again. He can't do that, right? He has other things to worry about now. Neil hums disapprovingly. "Try again," He offers. Kevin does. "You're... coming to Palmetto?" The au where Kevin doesn't have full confidence in Andrew's ability to stand between him and his lurking demons after only spending a few months at Palmetto. But with the dangerous card itching to emerge from under his sleeve, does he really need to?
tw: violence, tw: implied/referenced child abuse, tw: implied/referenced torture, tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon, tw: implied/referenced self harm, tw: nonconsensual drug use, tw: panic attacks
True Crime by mostly_maudlin [Rated T, 1789 words, complete, 2022]
All Andrew needed was the WiFi password.
tumblr posts:
Neil Does Not Like when people mess with his people. by @hmmm-shesucks [tumblr, 2023]
Whenever any of the foxes are slightly inconvenienced by someone enough to complain about them, Neil always asks, “Do you want me to take care of it?”
tw: implied/referenced violence
Neil gets in a fight by @hmmm-shesucks [tumblr, 2023]
Neil gets in a fight on the court and it’s one of those where gloves are dropped and helmets are thrown and the punches are quick and hard.
tw: blood, tw: violence
Neil is dangerous and Aaron knows it hc by @thefoxholestuff [tumblr, 2021]
I love the idea of Neil being the really dangerous one rather than Andrew and the Foxes all being Shook and Andrew being a gay disaster over it
Part 2 - an expansion
here’s an expansion of my Neil-is-dangerous-and-Aaron-knows-it post,
one night the foxes are at edens and some guy starts to harass Andrew hc by @zipperuser103 [tumblr, 2021]
I know that Neil “starts fights that he can’t finish”, but I refuse to believe that he has no fighting skills at all.
tw: violence
Art
bamf!Neil by @emry-stars-art
(Feat. BAMF? Assassin? Secret Agent? Neil) by @baylecn
Good boy, junior by @jayjuls
Killer In The Mirror by @allfortheslay25
Killing Eve AU by @rainbowd00dles
Wesninski looks good on you by @ouijacine
#fic#Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard#Neil Josten & the foxes#Neil Josten & Aaron Minyard#Neil Josten & Ichirou Moriyama#Neil Josten & OC#universe: post canon#universe: canon divergent#au: raven!Neil#au: butcher!Neil#au: different first meetng#au: spies/secret agents#au: bookstore#theme: angst with a happy ending#theme: bamf!Neil#theme: the mafia#theme: protectiveness#theme: slow burn#tw: violence#tw: implied/referenced rape/noncon#tw: implied/referenced abuse#tw: implied/referenced torture#tw: implied/referenced self harm#tw: animal abuse#tw: panic attacks#tw: dissociation#tw: homophobia#tw: implied/referenced disordered eating#tw: nonconsensual drug use#tw: blood
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DinLuke Hot Take
So I've seen some posts going around regarding characterization of this pairing, specifically Din, but I wanted to put my two cents in for the other half of the pairing.
Luke.
As much as I adore the Sunshine X Grumpy dynamic (and they are the epitome of that dynamic cmon) I do see a large amount of folks pushing the 'Sunshine' trait to the absolute max that it almost takes away Luke's autonomy. And in some cases infantiles him. That's not good.
This man is a war veteran, martyr in the making, the 'Last Jedi' as of the ROTJ/Mando/BoBF timeframe. He's seen and done things that have proven his mettle many times and left him scarred both emotionally and physically. Most importantly he's a full-ass adult with complex emotions and traumas that affect his relationships.
The beauty of this pairing for me is seeing how the typical 'Sunshine' character can still carry that darkness and learn to confront it and grow with those emotions as opposed to detach themselves from it (looking at you sequels). Din, being emotionally repressed but in a different manner, gets to grow with Luke as opposed to Din just taking care of Luke's issues 'magically' by being with him. It doesn't work like that and can too easily read as problematic.
In my mind, Din falls for Luke both for his strengths (looking that hot in Gucci and Chanel while kicking ass is peak Mando bait fight me) but also for how he carries his faults. How they've made him grow and mature into the badass warrior he is while still leaving him kind and compassionate. He wants to be there for his weakest days but only when Luke learns to ask for it. And simultaneously, he learns to be a more compassionate and forgiving person by proxy.
Fuck I love this pairing ;;
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Just finished reading the first part of the Book of Martyrs (Sisters of Battles anthology) and found it to be surprisingly good!
Things I really loved about it while trying to keep spoilers light:
1. The description of Sister Ishani's Hospitaller gear; how incredibly advanced it is and also fitting for the Imperium, how incredibly stupid.
Her augmentic eye does both the equivalent of MRI and Cat-scan, she does advanced chemical analysis on the fly, she conducts advanced emergency endovascular surgery in the field with only the gear she carries on her back and in her vambrace. She seals open wounds with a mixture of mulched communion wafers and sacred oils. It suggests appropriate prayers for her to sing while doing first aid.
2. The Sisters of the Valorous Heart, black-armoured badasses all. Complete disregard for their own suffering in the face of the foe.
We have one Sister getting her bolter hand and part of her arm cut off, she simply picks up her bolter with the other hand, steadies it on her spurting stump and continues firing.
Another good example is a Sister being impaled on a huge Tyranid limb, cut open from belly to sternum. Once she realises she's dead her reaction is to clamp down on the killing limb with both hand, knuckle-deep in her own viscera; keeping the alien fixed so her Sisters can escape.
3. This fucking thing
Who needs a chainsword when you have a bonesaw on your wrist? I lost count of the number of Tyranids that this whispering instrument of mass amputation maims or kills during this short novel.
3. Facing down a Lictor with two rounds of bolt pistol ammo and two syringes of morphine-derivate between three Sisters.
4. The Immolation Cell mechanism. Hopelessly archaic, dumb, and cool. Perfect for the Imperial aesthetic.
5. Palatine Gundred, and how she's described as being a absolute beast of a woman. No specifics are given but she's huge. She's described as a "gray-haired tower" among other Sisters and "filled the bench with her enormity".
Love that.
6. The Lictor. Though a complete asshole, it's also very very cool. As a Tyranid afficionado, I approve.
7. Borvo the cyber-cherub.
8. The pre-battle prayer scene sent chills down my spine. I'm a sucker for well-written religious scenes.
I have no idea if the rest of the anthology is as good, but for me, the Martyrdom of Sister Ishani is in itself worth the prize of the book.
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I've been making really over-thought TLT character playlists for about a year now as a background program to keep my brain entertained while I'm at work, and I realized that I have kind of a lot now, so I figured I'd share them here if anyone is interested.
Here's the ones I made for Harrow and Gideon. I'm really happy that I was able to get them to have the same number of songs, and also nearly the same run time! If you listen to them in order, they follow each character's emotional narrative.
Song lists below the cut
Harrow
Walk With Fire, Hunter As A Horse:
For when you're a suicidal ten-year-old committing the gravest sin and having complicated feelings about your life's purpose.
REPENT NOW CONFESS NOW, Lingua Ignota:
For when you're a mentally ill teenager leading the congregation of an apocalypse cult while stewing in your own hypocrisy and guilt.
Anti Body, Gazelle Twin:
For when it's your first time away from your home planet and the fate of you and your entire House depends on getting along with your childhood nemesis.
I Walk The Line, Those Poor Bastards:
For when your cavalier is hanging out with another necromancer and you feel weirdly jealous about it. (Fun Fact: There also ended up being a Johnny Cash reference in Gideon's playlist, which was completely unintentional)
True Love, Eivør:
For when the person you love most is with you for eternity, but not in the way you want. (Favorite line for maximum emotional damage: "House of pain, this body is too small a chamber")
Out of Focus, Ioanna Gika:
For when God denies you your only wish, so you decide to take matters into your own hands.
The Time Machine, Hunter As A Horse:
For when you construct an elaborate alternate reality to keep yourself from remembering your ex. (If someone had told me this was written about Harrow in HtN I would've believed them.)
When That Head Splits, Esben and the Witch:
For when you make your worstie give you a back alley lobotomy to save your cavalier's soul.
Oh You Are Not Well, Chloe Foy:
For when you come back wrong from traumatic brain surgery and all you can do is vomit, murder, and follow cryptic instructions from your past self.
MANY HANDS, Lingua Ignota:
For when you beg God for salvation and he tells you to learn how to make soup. (Favorite line for John and Harrow's relationship: "The Lord spat and held me by my neck. 'I wish things could be different', he wept")
God's Dark Heaven, Those Poor Bastards:
For when you're having a crisis of faith while you wait for a cosmic horror eldritch being to show up at God's vacation home.
SOHEAVYSOHOLLOW, Varien, Tori Letzler:
For when your only comfort is the hallucination (?) of your dead monster girlfriend.
I'm Not Done, Fever Ray:
For when you're dead, but it's not the end.
Gideon
Toll, So Below:
For when you're an abused orphan living in an apocalypse cult.
rise, Origa:
For when you're a teenager and you dream of escaping indentured servitude by achieving military glory.
Dark Room, Foreign Figures, Johnny T:
For when your childhood nemesis foils your 86th escape attempt and you get the depression.
Throne, Saint Mesa:
For when you're and epic, badass swordswoman, but your childhood nemesis makes you pretend to be her cavalier at a nerd convention.
Let You In, Marc Straight, Ellen Rose:
For when your childhood nemesis bares her soul to you and you don't know how to feel about it.
Bad Apple!!, RichaadEB, Cristina Vee:
For when you're trapped in a murder house going into a suicidal spiral.
Martyr, Roniit, Saint Mesa:
For when you decide to sacrifice yourself to save your necromancer whether she wants you to or not.
We Are Forever, Hunter As A Horse:
For when you're at peace with your sacrifice. (If someone had told me this was written about Gideon at the end of GtN I would have believed them.)
Lights Out, (DOLCH):
For when it doesn't work and now your still-conscious soul is trapped in her broken mind.
Song for Zula, Phosphorescent:
For when you give her everything you have and she doesn't even want it. (Here's the Johnny Cash reference for Gideon.)
Family Tree (Intro), Ethel Cain:
For when it turns out that your parents actually are super important and powerful, and also they suck.
Exorcise, Gazelle Twin:
For when you get halfway resurrected and it sucks.
Glory Amem, Those Poor Bastards:
For when you're Her Divine Highness, only child of God, and it sucks.
#the locked tomb#tlt playlists#character playlists#harrowhark nonagesimus#gideon nav#griddlehark#abhorsenkatiel makes tlt playlists
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