#not quite but also maybe

[tumblweeds-omegaverse]

random 1am thoughts on betas:

when everything else is equal? betas are better at puzzling out scent clues than anybody.

that is: put a beta and any other dynamic in a space where they can both smell but not see a third person. tell third person not to block or control scent in any way. have third person listen to (eg) music that stirs up their emotions. the beta is going to pick up the associated change in the third person's scent. either with better accuracy, faster timing, or more clarity. exactly how depends on specifics of course.

this feature is part of why some betas end up helping others with scent control training. they might not know why it changed, or how it's changing, but "that is different!" is a common thing for them to notice.

a beta that struggles to read social cues will realize that something is happening, but might lack the context. this can be frustrating. especially when people around them act like it should be obvious. or when they try to pretend they're fine, not realizing that subtle changes might be giving them away.

betas don't have scents? nah, betas can smell each other just fine. alphas and omegas walking by are obvious - it's intense, or it lingers, or it almost leaves a trail behind. not their fault that alphas and omegas assume that everybody is as smelly as them.

youngsters are also obvious, but not due to intensity. the emotions are more in flux, so there are different elements of scent appearing and fading out all the time. betas who teach the older grades learn quickly the importance of good ventilation and breaks for fresh air.

beta parents spend extra time scenting their kids before letting them go far away for long periods. an omega might settle for a lengthy cuddle that morning. an alpha may go for a long hug at the door. but a beta? they've been taking naps with the brand new backpack for days, rubbing a wrist on each sweater collar, getting friends to sniff test their kiddo's favorite comfort item one more time. whatever it takes to ensure that their little camper doesn't get homesick. it's just 3 nights with their cousins? doesn't matter!

everyone assumes betas don't have to worry about the other dynamic's issues...and in a way, that's true. they don't have to live with those same problems. but they still want many of the same things - and, perhaps, have to face other struggles.

not just "betas are second choice as partners" or "betas are the invisible wheels that keep society going" or "betas are normal and boring" either.

in a world where the signs of an omega being treated poorly are well known, do people know what it looks like if a beta is being harmed? what about if the beta is the one doing wrong? do people take it seriously?

in a world where betas struggle to procreate, compared to alpha or omega peers...are they treated with pity or overlooked in comparison? are they left out of social depictions of happy families? are they depicted on the sidelines, only shown as a token?

in a world where betas are assumed to not be attracted to other dynamics, is it a struggle to find representation? are there young betas who realize the happy couple they thought were o/o, are actually o/b, and there's a surge of interest and excitement they can't name?

do betas struggle to feel valid when they are different? are they so likely to be painted with the "average" brush that they assume their issues aren't significant? young betas who see the depiction of the hormonal chaos of being a young alpha or omega, and come to the wrong conclusions. surely, the fact they they've felt nothing for weeks is just the post-presentation normality setting in. that vague sense of dread felt on waking up every morning where they have to leave home - that's nothing. they were able to get up, so it's fine. they aren't avoiding mirrors and their reflection. they just don't care about that stuff. only showering in the dark is a sign of nothing. even if it was, there are people who wish to be betas, so who are they to complain? betas believing that problems are for others and not for them. so used to being called the norm, that the idea of needing help slips through the cracks with them.

(where was I going with this? past me! explain yourself! which setting was this for?!)

[arielluva]

midsummer’s night dream redraw/study/whatever but its utenanthy

original reference under cut

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

You know, the great thing about the LOTR and Silmarillion fandoms on here is that you can ask an obscure question and get the most detailed, well researched, citations-all-included, emotionally resonant answer from an account with a name like “GollumsBigBooty” or “Orgy-of-the-Valar”.

[buppkizz]

tf2 karaoke! 🎤🎶

(here's a list of the referenced+a couple extra songs)

[divineandmajesticinone]

THE HEART KILLERS (2024) I EP. 3 "I want you. Nothing more than that."

[autisticaradiamegido]

day 285

oh we got green/red/purple color-coded goth women?? waow

[twinstxrs]

so much happened in this whole episode but i’m still on fig infiltrating ruben’s dream, making it look like the place where his friend was murdered, and then disguising herself as kipperlilly & repeatedly saying different variants of “somebody needs to take the fall for this, and it’s not going to be me. it’s going to be you.” while adaine as the elven oracle shows up next to her. can you imagine waking up from that, the idea of a horrible truth being pinned on you by your friend to save her own skin while the personification of fate and destiny stands there, almost as a promise that this is GOING to happen to you. we don’t even know if this kid is guilty. my god.

[nobluesea]

A blow straight through the heart.

Fic so good it ended me my art slump

The image quality got messed up, click here for a better version

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I saw staff promoted your snake drawing! That's so cool!

I'm honestly still stunned by the feature! What a way to start off the new year!

[ryllen]

bears for sale @ letterstoear

[sysig]

For Requestober

Papyrus and Sans cozily hugging each other in soft clothes😭😭😭

(well this is literally first time I did this hope didn't do anything wrong)

Day 10 - Sleepy snoozey skeletons

[divineandmajesticinone]

4 MINUTES (2024) I 1.03 "I didn't think you were like this. Like what? Like this..."

[butchhamlet]

"One big question about Hamlet focuses on what a Catholic ghost talking about a Catholic purgatory is doing in an apparently Protestant play. After the religious turmoil of the middle years of the 1550s, Elizabeth's accession marked the establishment of Protestantism as the religion of England: Catholicism was outlawed and driven underground. Two particular doctrinal differences are often used to focus the theological disagreements between Catholicism and Protestantism. The first is the question of transubstantiation and the physical presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The second is more obviously stageworthy: the presence, provenance, and reliability of ghosts. In Hamlet, the ghost's description of his imprisonment 'confined to fast in fires / Till the foul crimes done in my days of nature / Are burnt and purged away' (1.5.11-13) describes the outlawed theology of purgatory, just as the ghost's very presence is anathema to Protestant doctrine, which could not allow that anyone returned from the dead. Horatio, alumnus of a distinctly Protestant university in Wittenberg, a place indelibly associated with Martin Luther's radical challenge to the Catholic Church in 1517, expresses more orthodox reformed views. He questions what the ghost intends, warning Hamlet not to follow: it 'might deprive your sovereignty of reason / And draw you into madness' (1.4.54-5)."

—Dr. Emma Smith, This is Shakespeare (emphasis mine; this sums up pretty well what i couldn't cover about religion in my post on why hamlet isn't dithering. the fact that the ghost is clearly catholic and yet hamlet has been going to THEE martin luther university... either the catholics are right or The Devil Is Here)

[beatlesmenrock]

That’s Not Paul…

a ‘Paul is Dead’ short comic by meee

some notes under the cut

i wanna preface by saying i don’t believe in the whole theory… i just like to indulge in it in an alternate universe sort of way ( not taking it seriously lol )

i realized drawing halfway in that i drew them in the sgt. pepper’s release day outfits ( which you can see here ) so it might not be accurate in terms of ‘replacing’ Paul ☠️

the boys’ speech bubbles are the color of their sgt. pepper’s uniforms ( hopefully it’s easy to read ! )

as for how i see the whole theory: i think george is suspicious of ‘Paul’ ( Billy ) and obvious doesn’t want to call him that or accept him. John’s just happy he has ‘Paul’ back with him but does have his moments where he gets paranoid about the situation. And Ringo’s just happy to be there HELP

i might make more stuff regarding the theory in the future just cause it’s fun but we’ll seeee thank you for listening

[skradio]

the crane returns on the wind

[dorian-they-ao3]