#so much so that looking in their general direction is sin bc people historically are silly like that sometimes

[kindred-spirit-93]

me asf

listen the Chinese were cooking SO HARD with the “red string of fate”

[rosheendubh]

Thrawn and Project (air-quotes) “Necromancer”…

…eh, not gonna lie, the S3 Mandalorian has been abysmal. So much so, that I can’t believe paper was wasted on that script. I want The Expanse, I want the best of StarTrek, and BattleStarGalactica, and ‘Love, Death, and Robots’, and…Firefly/Serenity. Dune? How about Dune?

Clearly, MouseEars is capable of allowing people who have some kind of talent to write a series. Bc we do have Rogue/Andor—-which are truly up there with the Expanse and Firefly in terms of tight narrative, tense drama, adult storylines, and cohesive characterization driving the plot (and not committing the sin of plot driving story). I mean, I love all the tropes of SpaceOpera, which frankly, is like the epic historical drama equivalent of sci-fi. When it’s done well, it’s legend. When done terribly—a cult campy classic. When done meh—which is pretty much Mandalorian S3, BoBF, and (cringe me) ObiWan, wtf is this corporation doing to the tune of millions of dollars. Thank heavens there are better stories in fanfiction land…

anyway, rant done, I’m not very excited for LiveAction Thrawn. Those frontals—he looks like Blue Data. I mean, no one else sees Blue Data there?? On the other hand, while the buzz-phrases like ProjectNecromancer really do make me wince a little—I kinda rock some of the wilder speculations of Zombie (BlackWing Virus) DeathTroopers, and Thrawn as the leader of an Undead bunch of SpaceTroopers. This parallels my own completely tropey (symbolism) take on Thrawn as something an Erl-King, and the woman who mounts an opposition to him becomes the Queen of Elfhaeme…

i really want Zombie StormTroopers, and Thrawn leading them—that’s the only thing that would justify Ashoka’s prophecy of ‘something wicked this way walks’…

A side double-thumbs to teeth to F/F—pretty sure they’re ready-writing the trilogy in the way KK wants—Ezra is basically Luke/Sabine-Mara/Hera or Ahsoka/Leia…if it was done well, or even gloried in its campiness, I’d love it. But, much like the younger generation, it’s way too self-conscious and very much lacks a sense of irony and self-directed humor…

[kiranxrys]

hmm... ds9 characters by which kate bush song i think they are:

julian - the man with the child in his eyes

kira - hounds of love

jadzia - jig of life

ezri - cloudbusting

garak - waking the witch

sisko - hello earth

miles - this woman’s work

worf - army dreamers

nog - running up that hill

jake - breathing

odo - suspended in gaffa

quark - wuthering heights

and actually you know what not that anyone cares but over 1000 words of ridiculous over-analyzing explanations under the cut bc i feel like it

julian - the man with the child in his eyes

bush wrote the song about a man in whom a younger protagonist notices a youthful quality, a sort of childlike awe for the world. this really speaks to me about julian’s character, who seems to repress this side of himself throughout the show in order to earn the respect of others. to me he really is “the man with the child in his eyes”. it’s also a very sweet and loving song that reflects the way i feel about his character. 

kira - hounds of love

hounds of love definitely has a more romantic leaning, filled with a girl’s story from uncertainty about love to embracing it joyfully. analyzing this from kira’s perspective, though, to me this might be more of a story about her uncertainty with vulnerability, “what was following [her]” that she was “hiding from” being her trauma and her past. the song is upbeat and gives the sense of entering a new, exciting world filled with possibility. that’s kira’s path of recovery starting from the beginning of the story to me. particularly bush’s final cries of “i need love” ring true for me for kira. she is entirely mature and strong and experienced at the start of ds9. her journey is about learning to let go.

jadzia - jig of life

jadzia’s bush song being jig of life is a bit ironic, in a sense, as jig of life is about survival. jig of life is about fighting to let your future self live even when the present seems hopeless. maybe that’s what makes it so powerful to me as a song for jadzia. the song describes the future life and children she never got to have (or maybe did, depending on your AU ideas). the desperate cry of jig of life’s protagonist’s future self “never, never, never, never, never let me go! [...] let me live!”, as well as the song’s exploration of time and different versions of oneself really speaks to me for jadzia’s character. 

ezri - cloudbusting

what initially drew me to this song in ezri’s regard was its strange optimism given the subject matter. without getting into the historical specifics, bush wrote the song from the perspective of the son of a psychoanalyst, exploring the memories of his eccentric and troubled father. looking more closely, i would say the concept of having someone else “here in my head” connects to her struggles with becoming joined to the dax symbiot. i like the idea how “everytime it rains” (every time things get dark) that voice is there for her “like the sun coming out”. the declaration “i just know that something good is going to happen” rings true for me for ezri. 

garak - waking the witch

waking the witch is one of bush’s weirder songs, it’s very disjointed and confused in a striking kind of way, a stage in bush’s story of a girl drowning and lost at sea. the protagonist in waking the witch is this girl who, in a strange hallucination, finds herself on trial for witchcraft. the song deals with guilt and innocence as a threatening, demonic voice presses the protagonist for a confession. several key emotions connect this song with garak for me - guilt, paranoia, fear, hopelessness as she finds “a stone around [her] leg” that drags her down. “i question your innocence”, the voice tells her. “guilty, guilty, guilty!” declare the court. “well, are you responsible for your actions?” the voice asks. meanwhile the protagonist pleads (“bless me father for i have sinned” - perhaps a connection to tain, “help me, help me baby, talk to me, talk to me, please talk to me” - this terrified desperation reminds me of garak in his darkest moments). waking the witch to me represents garak’s inner turmoil and sense of guilt.

sisko - hello earth

oof, hello earth. this song is a true masterpiece. like waking the witch and jig of life, it’s a part of the story of the drowning girl. hello earth is towards the end of the story, as she struggles to survive. the awe for the world and the sense of detachment between the protagonist and her physical universe in the song reminds me of sisko’s connection to the prophets. he “[watches] storms start to form over” his country (in this case, ds9, bajor, the alpha quadrant) but “can’t do anything, just watch them swing with the wind out to sea”. when voices demand of the protagonist to “get out of the waves, get out of the water”, to me that is benjamin’s loved ones pleading with him  to return from the figurative world of the prophets. “murderer! murderer of calm!” voices accuse. i interpret this as sisko’s guilt over the regrettable things he has had do over the years, such as the events of in the pale moonlight. the song ends with a phrase, spoken by bush in german - “deeper, deeper, somewhere in the depth there is light”. sisko has this determined optimism, this conviction in what he stands for and what he can achieve. 

miles - this woman’s work

this woman’s work is a song in which a husband fears for his wife as she gives birth to their baby, looking back on their time together and finding regret. you can see the connection here. but while the idea of “i know you have a little life in you yet, i know you have a lot of strength left” can be read as being directed at keiko, i think it can also apply to miles himself. it may be a bit of a joke, but christ, miles has gone through the most - ‘hard time’, especially, comes to mind. even before the dominion war, he’s been through horrific conflict, but he still holds on and keeps fighting with his determined attitude. he’s a repressed person. “[he] should be crying but [he] just can’t let it show”. he’s still clinging to life, even after all this time. 

worf - army dreamers

army dreamers is a war song. it’s also a war song about a younger soldier, told from the perspective of his mother, who has died. she imagines what her son could’ve been, wondering what she could’ve done to save him from this fate. on one hand, this does connect for me to worf’s continuous ‘loss’ (of both people and things) throughout his time in both tng and ds9. but i think in a way worf also is, or is afraid of being, the young soldier in the story. army dreamers connects to klingon warriorship and the horrific loss of war - “oh, what a waste of all them army dreamers”. of any kate bush song, this was the one in which i felt him the most. 

nog - running up that hill

god, running up that hill. truly peak kate bush. there’s a lot here that i connect to nog. first of all, running up that hill is a song that carries so much weight, seems to touch upon themes of great burdens and struggles, something nog certainly experiences. but bush’s intended meaning with the song was a reflection upon how people from different groups (here men and women) struggle to understand each other, and if only they could “get [god] to swap [their] places”. this speaks to me of nog’s experience as a ferengi, the first ferengi in starfleet. if only those around him could understand him better - this goes both for being ferengi and for being traumatized - he would be running up that hill “with no problems”. 

jake - breathing

breathing is one of my favourite bush songs of all time. it’s a true masterpiece. here she takes on the persona of a baby in its mother’s womb, aware of a world outside that has descended into nuclear destruction and the horrors former generations have inflicted upon the earth. jake is the face of the next generation in ds9, growing from child to adult, but if the dominion war goes wrong, what world will he be left with by those who came before? at the end of breathing, bush’s protagonist, joined by other voices, desperately pleads with those above -  “oh, god, please leave us something to breathe!”. i connect this song to jake’s place as this next generation, as well as (unlike nog) an outsider in the war. 

odo - suspended in gaffa

i deliberated for a long time about which kate bush song could fit odo’s story. i chose suspended in gaffa because it explores a concept of experiencing something wondrous (in this case, witnessing god) and then not being able to experience it again, trapped by one’s unworthiness. the song’s protagonist is desperate to be rewarded - “can i have it all now?” i connect this with odo’s intrinsic desire and struggle to experience the great link, to be with his people, as well as other aspects like to be accepted by others and at peace with himself. 

quark - wuthering heights

yeah.

[mythvoiced]

Character Interview: Kaeden, Lotte & Taejoo bc I couldn’t pick lmao

( repost, don’t reblog )

BASICS

NAME: Yi Kiha Kaeden NICKNAME: K AGE: 19 at the time of his death Ageless SPECIES: Grim reaper (lore based on tvN’s Goblin)

PERSONAL

MORALITY: Chaotic Neutral Chaotic Good RELIGION: Abides to none SINS: greed / gluttony / sloth / lust / pride / envy /  wrath VIRTUES: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice PRIMARY GOALS IN LIFE: Momentarily undefined, he stopped claiming souls as a form of rebellion towards a system of neutrality he doesn’t agree with, but he isn’t sure what to do from here KNOWN LANGUAGES: Primarily speaks Korean and other languages he might find/need for his area (Chinese, Japanese, or Thai, for example, as well as English), but as a reaper, he has the ability to speak the language he needs to speak to communicate with a soul PHYSICAL BUILD: scrawny  / bony /  slender  / fit / athletic  /  curvy  /  herculean  /  pudgy  /  average HEIGHT: 5′11′ roughly, although he does wear shoes that make him appear even taller WEIGHT: n/a bc meh SCARS  /  BIRTHMARKS: Covered in scars of various sizes, more on the small side of things, because his skin used to break easily, but he wasn’t allowed near situations that would give him larger ones None ABILITIES  / POWERS: Invisibility, imperceptibility, soul reading, can ‘claim’ souls as a reaper which basically means he cuts their ties to the mortal realm entirely so that they may move on to whatever afterlife they’ve been assigned to, they can not move on without having said ties cut by a reaper specifically assigned to them, first (Kaeden does not know how this works, it’s an instinctual affair, and he does not know what afterlife the souls are then assigned to) RESTRICTIONS: While it is essential for a reaper to be capable of disappearing either entirely or at least within a crowd, people who have met a reaper before (and therefore already been exposed to their general existence) are more likely to spot him and remember him for a longer time after that; even more so if close to death, then the person will be able to detect and describe Kaeden as they would any person, by being more sensitive to a reaper’s presence; he can only read souls that are assigned to him, even if he were to encounter spirits they would appear to him as just that and nothing more, while he would be able to call a soul assigned to him he just met by their name, preferred pronouns, as well as know about important moments in their lives and the circumstances of their death; his soul reading is also restricted to souls that are no longer inhabiting a body (so, souls of the comatose or those astral projecting included) and not of the living, and it is not possible for him to see any soul that isn’t purely human (enhanced humans aka humans with powers but without supernatural genes, aka psychics but not werewolves, count as creatures he can see); he cannot cut the ties of souls that weren’t assigned to him (main reason his stopping to do so is causing problems, because even if other reapers were to find the souls assigned to him, they wouldn’t be able to help them)

FAVORITES

FOOD: Poor taste buds, everything tastes dry and dull He doesn’t need to eat but he does like salty snacks and spicy food DRINK: None Sweet alcoholic beverages, he seems to favour things that taste strongly these days PIZZA TOPPING: Lots and lots of garlic COLOR(S): Navy blue / black / dark grey / multiple shades of blue to be honest / royal purple MUSIC GENRE: Disco to rave music, a huge fan of Todrick Hall BOOK GENRE: Historical nonfiction (he likes to learn) MOVIE GENRE: Action, documentaries, high fantasy SEASON: Winter CURSE WORD: The Fuck Word™️ (lmao, i’m leaving this, it’s perfect) SCENTS: Lavender, roses, incense (all sorts of types)

FUN STUFF

BOTTOM OR TOP: Probably a switch, leaning towards bratty annoying bitchy loudmouthed power bottom (mostly because that’s already his personality, yknow) SINGS IN THE SHOWER?: Doesn’t need to shower, but he probably would

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Lotte & Taejoo under the cut

BASICS

NAME: Go Kihyun Choi Lotte NICKNAME: Lotto by @enchcntd​ uwu AGE: 24 Unknown, presumably early to mid-twenties SPECIES: Human

PERSONAL

MORALITY: Chaotic Good True Neutral RELIGION: Agnostic Doesn’t really know SINS: greed / gluttony / sloth / lust / pride / envy /  wrath VIRTUES: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice PRIMARY GOALS IN LIFE: None at the moment, he’s rather passively moving through life, his current ‘present’ satisfies him and he isn’t looking for anything more KNOWN LANGUAGES: Korean (fluent), English (solely what he needs for English songs) PHYSICAL BUILD: scrawny  / bony /  slender  / fit / athletic  /  curvy  /  herculean  /  pudgy  /  average HEIGHT: 5′7′ although he does wear large clothes that make it hard to guess what his body, in its entirety, really looks like WEIGHT: n/a bc meh SCARS  /  BIRTHMARKS: A thin one on his left temple that seems to run towards his forehead and disappear under his hairline  ABILITIES  / POWERS: No supernatural/enhanced abilities/powers RESTRICTIONS: N/a

FAVORITES

FOOD: Not much of a foodie so he’ll probably just eat what he’s given/what he happens to. He does really love ramyeon, though DRINK: Nothing too specific, but he likes cold ones PIZZA TOPPING: No particular preferences, he’s just not a big fan of anything too spicy and he also prefers toppings without meat COLOR(S): Light colours, mostly light blue and grey MUSIC GENRE: R&B, mostly, Jazz BOOK GENRE: Not much of a reader MOVIE GENRE: Not much of a movie watcher, either, he’ll just watch whatever is on SEASON: Spring CURSE WORD: He doesn’t curse, finds no use for it SCENTS: Anything soft, nothing too strong

FUN STUFF

BOTTOM OR TOP: Unclear, preferably neither SINGS IN THE SHOWER?: Absolutely, all the time, takes too long showering just because he’s in the middle of a song

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BASICS

NAME: Kim Taejoo NICKNAME: TJ, if you feel inclined to, Tae, he doesn’t mind either way AGE: 25 SPECIES: Gifted/enhanced human

PERSONAL

MORALITY: Fluctuates between Neutral Good and True Neutral RELIGION: Agnostic SINS: greed / gluttony / sloth / lust / pride / envy /  wrath VIRTUES: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice PRIMARY GOALS IN LIFE: Earning money, truly. He lives in a dingy apartment downtown but even for that he barely manages rent-wise, and he’d really like to move somewhere where it doesn’t smell like no one’s opened a single window in three years KNOWN LANGUAGES: Korean (fluent), English (conversational) PHYSICAL BUILD: scrawny  / bony /  slender  / fit / athletic  /  curvy  /  herculean  /  pudgy  /  average HEIGHT: 5′10′’, he does look taller solely because of the way he holds himself, but also smaller due to his body build WEIGHT: n/a bc meh SCARS  /  BIRTHMARKS: Tiny scars on his hands, due to glass shards he fell into once ABILITIES  / POWERS: Telekinesis, ergo the ability to move matter with one’s mind; he can manipulate most of the tables he’s usually made to work at in the casino RESTRICTIONS: Can only move inanimate objects, ergo no animals or people; can only move objects he would be able to physically move/have the physical strength to move; can only move objects he’s aware of, he can’t move anything behind a door that he doesn’t know is there; extensive/prolonged use of his ability will lead to increasingly intense headaches and physical as well as mental exhaustion; if he tries to move an object that is already moving, his success in doing so is determined by whether or not the force of movement of the object is stronger than his own, as well as momentum and direction; accidental use is possible if he’s experiencing intense emotions or sensations (this is the main reason he’s so calm and collected all the time, his childhood and teenage years have taught him that accidentally using his powers leads to horrible and painful situations, so he’s reeling himself in at all times).

FAVORITES

FOOD: Warm food, not too fond of anything that is mushy, though. DRINK: Coffee, although he usually tries to keep his hands off of it, not a good influence PIZZA TOPPING: He likes it best with only tomato sauce, garlic, and oregano (we call that a Napoletana, fun fact, ‘s also my favourite one <w<) COLOR(S): Brown tones, warm colours MUSIC GENRE: R&B, Indie BOOK GENRE: Murder mystery, psychological thrillers MOVIE GENRE: He doesn’t like anything too... action, to be honest, he prefers gems like Ex Machina or smart plot twists like Now You See Me SEASON: Summer CURSE WORD: 'Hell’, he really... doesn’t curse much SCENTS: Coffee, freshly baked pastries, he’d live in coffee shops if he could

FUN STUFF

BOTTOM OR TOP: Power/dominant bottom SINGS IN THE SHOWER?: Not really, he’s a lil boring sometimes

[twigon0metry]

Alrighty, sorry for the long response time, tumblr wasn't actually showing me your reply fsr so I thought you deleted it xDD

First off, I would like to say I worded the part about marriage incorrectly. If we're talking from an objective, conceptual point of view, marriage as we know it to be today as a practice existed before the organized religion we call Christianity, HOWEVER, we as Christians (and Jews as well if I'm not wrong) believe that the God of our religions invented marriage as a whole with Adam and Eve, as they were made to be created and to become one with each other. That's why it's existed for so long even in secular cultures--marriage is sacred and in God's design. However, that part is semantics really tbh

Secondly, the point about Greek/Roman sexuality is actually not really relevant to the conversation, for a few reasons:

A: Your point assumes that ALL homosexuality of that time was exploitative, which is logically not correct. People weren't really that different at their cores back then, and to assume there WASN'T what the world would consider pure-intentioned love between two consenting adults of the same gender doesn't account for much diversity and therefore doesn't really make sense.

B: Heterosexual love is mentioned in specific ways when Paul or someone else gives direction on what to do or not to do in the Bible. For instance, divorce, lust, the sin of sex outside of marriage, etc. So why isn't this specificity given to homosexuality besides a general "don't do this?". This is why I can't believe it's a mistranslation--it simply does not make sense with how the Bible addresses everything else.

C: Even if homosexuality was not mentioned generally in the Bible, that doesn't mean it's automatically right because of that lack of mention. You can't say that it's not wrong because certain verses only mention a specific part of that thing (I.e. The argument that it is referencing pedophiles). That's like saying pornography is ok bc the Bible doesn't mention it specifically and sexuality is mentioned in other specific ways.

D: As stated in my post, there are so many verses you can find about how to do heterosexual love right and wrong, whereas the only homosexuality mentioned in the Bible is painted in not just a negative light, but a VERY negative one. Generally, it's safe to assume then that it's wrong because of that, even if it's only referencing specific scenarios.

Below I've linked a couple sources that go more depth than I can about the Bible's ultimate accuracy--the dead sea scrolls are a good thing to look up as well if you want some solid proof from both secular and religious scholars on the Bible's inerrancy. I've also linked a post from a scholar that compares the controversial homosexuality verses in multiple versions of different languages--and finds the translation to say the same thing.

Biblical inerrancy:

https://www.thedestinlog.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2017/06/15/have-you-wondered-is-bible-historically-accurate/985681007/

https://www.icr.org/biblical-record/

Verse comparison (feel free to ignore the first part, it's the translation part towards the bottom I'm referencing)

https://www.tumblr.com/in-christalone/672499473636868096/funny-how-i-sent-in-an-anon-talking-about-how-the

One more post that debunks the sodom and gomorrah issue + others:

https://www.tumblr.com/in-christalone/619740991603212288/debunking-lgbt-christian-beliefs-with-biblical

Take this how you will of course--however, consider this. If you have to jump through so many loopholes to prove that something's not a sin, I would advise you to consider why you might be doing that, as the Bible is clear enough to guide us on most things of importance. The source of your morals shouldn't come just from the title of being a Christian, or from the ideals of Christianity, because even atheists, satanists, and people from other religions take their morality from there. It should come jointly from the Bible and from your close, personal relationship with God Himself.

Does Christianity Condemn Homosexuality?

Yes, and here’s why (with counterarguments to common statements).

 This will be a bit of a harder read for some people, so please feel free to skip past if this is a topic that makes you uncomfortable. This is a post aimed at people who are already Christian, although secular peeps may benefit as well. My intention is only to educate, never to hurt–I believe two people with opposite opinions can coexist and accept each other for who they are without hostility. BIG FAT TW for: religion, me being blunt, meaty theology discussion, discussion of sin relating to sexual orientation.

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