#rain reply

[hobidreams]

OH MY GOD HI RAIN I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH

NAAARRRRYYYY 😭❤️ HOW ARE U I MISSED U TOOOOOOOO

[ask-group-3-1202]

(A small slugpup walks up to the scugs and hugs rivulets leg)can I suck on your fwills?

(this is meant in a safe for work regard)

Uhh..... kid thats really weird. It's like asking to suck on someone's ear.

No.

Also where are your parents?

(continues in replies)

[ask-the-pioneer]

it is pride month, little one. You know what that means

"huh.... what"

[ziseviolet]

Hi love ya blog! I’ve been wondering how effective were the coir rain jackets?

Hi! Thanks for loving my blog, and sorry for taking ages to reply! (image via)

Chinese rain capes/raincoats are called 蓑衣/suoyi, and they are mainly made from local materials - in southern China, straw and coir grass are mostly used, as well as brown hair and brown leaves; in the north, thatch and cattail grass are mostly used. It takes about two to three days to make a suoyi by hand. They are typically worn with bamboo hats called 斗笠/douli.

Below - Ming dynasty illustration of a suoyi and douli (x):

Suoyi has a long history, originating before the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). Although I haven't worn one myself, sources state that they were very effective. Compared with umbrellas, suoyi was not only better at keeping out the rain, but also freed up the two hands to work. Farmers liked to wear it on rainy days, and fishermen often wore it when fishing during rainy and snowy days. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, people travelling during the rainy season usually brought along suoyi (source).

Below - 19th-century late Qing dynasty suoyi made of palm and straw fiber, plus bamboo douli and basket (1, 2):

The tradition of working in the wind and rain wearing suoyi and douli continued until the late 1960s in China, after which they were gradually replaced with modern rain gear. Today, suoyi has become more of a tourist souvenir and decorative object than a practical item. Nevertheless, it can still be seen being worn by some elderly farmers and fisherman.

Below - a cormorant fisherman wearing suoyi and douli in Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi (x):

I highly recommend reading the following article for more information on suoyi's history, craftsmanship, and current status: Suoyi: RuCai Lyu’s rain cape and its ongoing tradition of protection.

For additional references, please see my suoyi tag.

If anyone has more info, please share! ^^

Hope this helps!

[baldwinboy5ive]

And in that moment, he truly was living his best life.

We stan an ex-prince who singlehandedly toppled a centuries-old monarchy, love to see it. LMAO.

extra stuff and some notes

Okay, after I made this art, although she doesn't even go here, @cookietastic SO VERY accurately shared this meme haha so... I kind of had to make this. Had to. This is entirely thanks to @cookietastic hahha

also tagging in @choicesficwriterscreations !

Anyway, bonus: here are their little icons

[crimeronan]

you know that 'hi im two years old and im using your blog to learn how to read. cigarette' 'fantastic, thank you. everyone let's get this toddling bitch a smoke' post?

that's your au hunter and darius to me

THAT'S THEM.

[autistic-pebbles-au]

I adore your Pebbles so much- I wanna see his whole rock collection RDTFYGUHI

[He's not competent as a guide or instructor - please be patient ;) ]

[sapphicdib]

MESSAGE FROM: The Frostrot NSH TO: Rot NSH "Why hello there, yet another me! I'm passing by to say: you got a very cool robe! I wish our scientists had such designs lmfao"

You caught her at kinda a bad time…wonder what’s gone wrong this time?

(He appreciates the compliment, though. He’s just dealing with some…unfortunate developments with Pebbles…)

also tumblr please let me fucking post this, i’ve tried FIVE TIMES…i hope this doesn’t suddenly spam people’s dashes jfc

[anakinstwinklebunny]

Please this is my favorite scene (even if it’s deleted) from ROTS and I’m so sad they didn’t keep it. He looks so proud too when he corrects himself

I miss Ani so much you don't understand :(( he was such a pretty soul (yeah, dont care he made mistakes or committed war crimes)

[fbatcat]

Unparalleled innocence

[psychologeek]

Timkon baby:

Tim Drake loves his daughter.

Damian is a good little uncle. He lets the little girl one play with his hand or his face when he holds her and often draws it. He also sings his mother's lullabies to her.

Kon and Tim are complicated... but they both love their child [and each other].

When the Alt-Batkids arrive in the good universe, Tim was working at the bat-computer with a child and she started crying when the Alt-Batkids appeared.

Tim just looks after his daughter while she plays on the floor with her toys, Alt-Tim sits next to her and avoids looking at the little girl, but having gathered the courage, he asks another Tim if he loves his daughter? Tim responds positively. Alt-Tim asks if it was painful to bring her into the world? Tim answers "yes" again - I love a misunderstanding too much, don't I?.

Damian asks Dick about Tim and baby. Angst and sadness.

Her name is Abigail Robin. The joy of her father and the arrival of spring, which symbolizes the beginning of all good things.

I do have a different name for the baby in my fic, but Abigail Robin sounds like a lovely name! I love that you had much thought aout the meanings - names are very important (LOL as can see anyone who read my fics XD )

Damian: I hate babies also Damian: *immidietly searching" baby katanas", "how to teach baby katana", and "weapons for newborn"*

I mean. Having a baby is. Painful.

thanks for your lovely contributions!!

[I don't have much time, and spend most of it on uploading Whumptober, but I see and promise to answer anything].

[hobidreams]

rain ik im being petty but the guy who broke my heart during uni ended up getting a grad job before me 😩 I really wanted to show him I could do better without him but he’s proving me wrong, pleaseeee how do I get over this pettiness without putting myself down

Times like this I wish your characters were real lol - 🦒

NAHHH BE PETTY. fuck that guy!! u never know, the job might be really bad and he might end up having a miserable time :) you ARE doing better without him because he's not in your life anymore! dragging you down! 💖 honestly its so natural to be petty (lol same), esp if they hurt you. but know that people are dicks and its not a reflection on you at all! and bc of all the inequality in this world, it's often the dicks who end up getting ahead career-wise first (*cough* rich white men). so job hunting isn't a reflection on you AT ALL okay!!!

my characters arent real but i am and i'm here to tell u that u kick ass and that your right job will come 💓

[ask-october-fox]

'Tober, I'm a freak. Like an absolute maniac for horror imagery. Total weirdo. Can I make a personal request? Show me your war face. Just the absolute most wicked, horrific expression your magical fox face can muster. Do it for the Vine.

Oh my, that is quite a request! I appreciate your enthusiasm, however I dont believe that I am the best candidate for such a request. If I may, I would suggest going to check out @askspookyfox as that is more his thing than mine. Im sure he would be quite happy to fulfill your request.

[piningintrovert]

Hello Rae! I don't have a request this time! I promise! I'm watching ep 1 of LITA. Anyways I remember you made a post about Payu being so solid that it looked like Rain ran into a brick wall and I just needed to also mention he's strong too. After he lured Rain to his shop and kissed his neck, the way he YANKED Rain onto the bed has me SCREAMING! He pulled that boy so hard and so fast he practically FLEW onto the bed lmao. Gave me whiplash.

Hey Eboni! Watching it again now and it's actually hilarious. Payu really said YOINK and sent Rain flying lol

If the bed wasn't there, he would have had that boy clean across the room. But let's be honest, are we even surprised?

I mean … just look at the material:

And idk why this just popped into my head, but if Payu had a dating profile on one of those apps, I imagine his "What I'm Looking for in a Partner" section would read something like this:

Cute, bratty submissive with a yoink-able frame. You'll rarely be yoinked, but it's important that you look like you CAN be.

[rainibao]

How are there still people saying that Liu Lan cheated. They missed the point(s) of her story (and Chen Nan's) so badly, and also clearly have never been around someone(a family member) who unpredictably snaps at the most random of things

[crimeronan]

I did the equivalent of mentally rising from my bed like a vampire rising from their coffin yesterday as I was trying to sleep as a thought struck me; There's a high chance there's a verse of the PrincessLuz AU where Belos *doesn't* kick the bucket early or pre-story start, and for Reasons Luz and Hunter has to make a run for it from the castle (Belos is about to kill Hunter and Luz gets a good hit in before they book it. Or Hunter walks in on the Nightmare Dinner Scene and they make a run for it. Many options.) and Belos proceeds to spin a heartwrenching, complete bullshit lie how the Golden Guard has lost it and abducted his beloved daughter and who knows what he will do to her. Not directly stated but highly implied that Hunter is now Kill On Sight.

Meanwhile Amity, at undecided rate of knowing Luz+Hunter well but knowing Hunter would rather break his own bones than purposefully make even a scratch on Luz, is watching this all unfold like "uuuuhhh, Doubt™". And if she has the luck of running into them, well she can't kill Hunter! For reasons. And Luz seems to really not want to go back. Maybe one of the scouts she's with is about to hit Hunter and she just- moves without thinking. Knocks the fucker out and oh that sure is a choice she can't take back. Fuck guess she's a deserter now.

At the castle we have the separate but synchronised freaking out of Darius, Raine, and Lilith, who are Losing Their Minds over them being out there and actively being hunted down to be brought back to the saw trap that is the Emperor's Castle. Possible team-up after Darius and Raine see how hard Lilith is spiralling and she lets something slip?? But also laughing over the possibility of Lilith swallowing her pride and going to Eda for help. Maybe with some pressure from Darius and Raine. Eda opening the door to three Coven Heads, one being her estranged sister and one her ex, and she wonders if the appleblood she had yesterday was spiked with something.

MMM YES YES YES EXCELLENT CONCEPTS. poor amity rapid-cycling between "luz is clearly fucking Terrified of belos and i'll be damned if i drag Anybody back to their abusive parent" and "oh titan. i just chose HUNTER over LILITH".... poor girl. im love her.

a while back there was a timeline where luz hunter and vee ran away several years pre-fic-canon... i could see events unfolding here similarly. "okay, we'll be found on the isles, we either have to sneak through the castle portal or eda clawthorne's portal so we can hide out in the human world" <-three people who don't realize Just How Out-Of-Place a group of scruffy obviously unhoused teens will be in suburban connecticut.