#patchy things

[just-patchy]

obsessed with the tension between jin n touma i need to know their history right now

[just-patchy]

tf you mean headcanon

Making a chain cause why not!? Hdisiwisjs

Put your name/nickname in the Character Headcanon Generator and see what you get!

Link!

Erm...so-

@starsinthenigth @mxnaceo @duckp0t + Anyone who wants to do it! (No pressure)

[cross-eyed-boy]

happy tummy tuesday, someone should be on their knees for me rn

[hesperocyon-lesbian]

I’ve said something along these lines before but I think the typical zionist narrative that “Jews are indigenous to Palestine and Palestinians aren’t because Jews lived there first” falls apart when you start comparing it to the logical conclusions you’d have to draw for some of the European equivalents.

South Slavs have only lived in the Balkans for about 1300 years, definitely a far shorter time than the Greeks were there. Does that mean they should be driven out and the territory handed to Greece? The proposition is absurd on the face of it and then you remember that the kind of people who genuinely want that are Greek fascists. Hmmmm

Magyars have only lived in Hungary for about 1200 years and they outright conquered it, but I think anyone who’s not a Central European white nationalist would also think it’d be ridiculous to kick the Magyars out of Hungary.

This is fundamentally where such an ethnonationalist sentiment leads. It is only through the inertia of imperialism and the backing of western nations that the idea that Palestinians are uniquely not indigenous to the land they’ve lived in for more than a thousand years has taken root

[snifekinner]

one of ivans many quirks is that he will fixate on one tiny, irrelevant thing and constantly bring it up when it isn't relevant. like alfred will be bragging about something and ivan will respond like, "once you gave me a peach which was very nice. i am disappointed you have never given me another one."

[just-patchy]

SPOILERS BELOW

Given that Idia and Vil are able to overblot willy-nilly, I’d assume that whatever blot build-up there is either:

doesn’t impact Silver rn (given that they’re dreaming; effect may be apparent on the real Silver but not on the dream Silver)

possibly offset by the fact that they’re asleep so the blot build up is slower or sth (not sure, will have check earlier books to see if blot does fade with rest)

Technically are they even using magic still??

Lilia is able to use magic even after he realises it’s a dream because he also recognises that he’s back in his prime instead of the magicless state he is irl, but we don’t really know how the constant use of magic (especially against OB!Mal) would impact his irl body since he’s a magicless fae. Can he build up blot from magic he’s not supposed to be able to access??

Idia mentioned that since everything is within the dreams, they can rely on their imagination to manifest things (e.g., Sebek’s dorm uniform which was destroyed in Lilia’s dream) Ortho does warn them that they do actually use magic changing in and out of uniforms and that Idia just aided them by giving them an easier incantation (first year issues), but the Prefect can change clothes as well despite not having magic so atp it seems more of a “if we don’t imagine/recognise we are capable of overblotting or building up blot it’s not gonna happen” thing??? Since the dreams basically work mostly according to the owner’s imagination (re: the difference between Epel and Rook), if it doesn’t occur to them that they can build up blot even within the dreams then their imagination probably can’t manifest that information into the dreams, and given what the boys have been through I don’t think they’re conscious of how much magic they’ve been using up to this point

i am confused

Making this its own separate post + expanding on it so it doesn’t get lost in the quagmire that is the book 7 part 8 update 💀

Feel free to let me know your own thoughts or theories too, I’m just rambling here.

***Spoilers below the cut!!***

So like… Is anyone else confused as to how Silver can use his UM Meet in a Dream so many times with NO ONE making a comment about how he's building up a considerable amount of blot???????

Vargas Camp seems to suggest that using one's UM typically uses up a considerable amount of magic compared to a non-UM spell. (The boys felt it would be dangerous to cast UM without at least a sizable magestone.) This is not true of all UMs though; Kalim's Oasis Maker, for example, allows him to offer up a small amount of magic to produce a great amount of water. So let's say for argument's sake that Silver's UM is similar to Kalim's and does not require a ton of magic per use.

But??? That still doesn't make a ton of sense???? Silver was in constant battles against Silver Owls while in Lilia's dream, meaning he is physically being chipped away at. No matter how physically fit, capable, or well-trained he is, Silver is only human and his stamina and perseverance has its limits. He also suffered immense emotional distress in Lilia's dream after realizing that he is the son of the man who killed Malleus's mother ON TOP of having doubts that he is worthy of Lilia's love AND fixating on how no matter how hard he tries, he can never truly "pay back" his father. I guess it can be argued that the pixies healed them on their trek (+ there was that one scene where Lilia and co. rest in a Silver Owls camp) and that Silver "got over" his feelings after Sebek shouted at him about how much Silver is loved... Even then, that's not really a good explanation??? Silver climbed up those daunting mountains surrounding Castle Blackscale--mountains which have oppressive magic that harms humans. This is POST-pixie encounter, so he'd still be walking in with damage from that, not to mention the blow of lightning magic he took from Maleanor???? I'd also think that while Sebek's pep talk (well, pep shout) helped clear Silver's head, it wouldn't invoke a sudden character change on the spot; Silver would no doubt still have lingering feelings and would need time to properly sort them out and reconcile with them. They haven't been addressed in full yet, at least not until Silver can like get some closure on his own terms, maybe by sitting down and talking with Lilia about everything they learned. (That's definitely a topic for post book 7 though.) Now think about how many times Silver is expected to use his UM. At minimum, he has already used it 4 times (to show up in Yuu's dream, then to hop into Sebek's dream, then Lilia's, then Idia's). In the most recent update, Silver has used it no less than an additional 4 times (to jump from Idia's dream to Epel's, then to Rook's, then to Vil's, then to presumably a Scarabia boy's which is where the next update will likely pick up). THAT'S ALREADY 8 TIMES????? And he has like 11 or 12 more dreams to visit, including having to jump back to Idia’s dream and then prep for fighting Malleus???? It's like 20 times Silver is expected to use his UM, with very little down time in between because... oh yeah, TWISTED WONDERLAND IS ABOUT TO HAVE ETERNAL NAP TIME IF THEY DON'T HURRY TF UP 🤡 That's not even mentioning the increased loads each time Silver casts his UM (since they're collecting students like Pokemon to gang up on Malleus). If previous UMs imply anything, more people should make it more difficult to pull off a spell. Ruggie had to use a magic-enhancing potion to control a whole statium, Cater is strained the more clones he creates at any given time. Jamil's hypnosis magic cast upon a group causes him to accumulate blot so much faster. Shouldn't this be a major concern for Silver??????? Should I be concerned for Silver????????

Don't get me wrong, I love that we're able to dream hop and see what each of the main cast characters are dreaming of, but 💦 I don't know if I should be worried or not about Silver's health???????? Because I could see why the devs would just hand wave it off in this instance (cuz how else are they going to travel to each dream and save the world? They're kind of on a time crunch here...), but at the same time I can see it going the other way and sort of breaking immersion?? Unless this is all intentional and they're going to jumpscare us with a Silver OB or him struggling against it later in book 7 💀 (I mean... the guy hasn't gotten his limited SSR for book 7 yet, so maybe it'll be related to this???)

Or is it just possible for him to break the limits of his magic since this is a dream...? We’ve seen other characters OB at will and be able to seemingly stay rational while in that form... but if that's the case, then why does Silver still feel tired and physically worn down in Lilia's dream after fighting so much? Why do they worry about taking too many hits and actually dying within the dreams? Can't he theoretically stay at "perfect" health after using his magic so much??? I DON'T KNOW, I'M CONFUSED OTL

[thepatchycat]

A conversation in passing

[satans-knitwear]

Green poncho soup this time.

[potionpeddlerpatchy]

Patchy is giving up, she really is.

[just-patchy]

first of all why the absolute fuck did u make a separate tag for this specifically 🤨🤨🤨

anyways this is my birthday gift 4 months early ig

@just-patchy made the mistake of letting me draw and design their girl-

[beefjerkyartist]

GhostTrain, or maybe HexTrain

Without the extra maniacs:

Original frame:

[just-patchy]

my job is done

[tazmilygray]

[mozzzz05]

This isn’t per-say a criticism of The Boys & it’s very random but…

There’s just something so American about the design of the flat Butcher grew up in

From the decoration to the wardrobes to simply the pure amount of space

I want to put this in perspective because even as a middle class kid with an open plan kitchen/lounge area it was not that big & that was with a motherfucking extension

[bloodofgrapes]

seeing a highly disturbing trend of people """jokingly"""" saying things like men should run their beard by a panel of women to determine if they're allowed to have one, because it's sparse or patchy or whatever

like you all grasp that men do not owe attractiveness to the world any more than women do, right

[uncanny-tranny]

The fun part of transition is now I know what it's like to be Too Lazy to shave 👍