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[theartingace]

A new muse pup has joined the pack and Strange is very fond

[vos-videmus]

bark like a dog

[ofdarklands]

13 - Zhenniao

Zhenniao, often simply zhen, is a name given in many Chinese myths, annals, and poetry to poisonous birds that are said to have existed in what is now southern China. According to Eastern Jin scholar Guo Pu, two different kinds of birds were called zhen: a poisonous, snake-eating bird of prey, and a pheasant-like species—purportedly the one dwelling on Mount Yaobi—which preyed instead on malodorous bugs called fěi. From its very veins to the tips of its feathers, the zhen's body was said to be tainted with a poison of unparalleled potency, referred to as zhèndú. The zhen's feathers were often dipped into liquor to create a poisonous draught that was often used to carry out assassinations. Its meat, however, was said to be overtly toxic and gave off a gamy odor that rendered it inadequate for surreptitious use, and the zhen's excrement could dissolve stone.

Wild zhenniao were supposedly last seen in the Song dynasty when many farming Han Chinese moved to Guangdong and Guangxi. Humans are supposed to have killed them all. In 1992, an article was published in the journal Science reporting that the hooded pitohui of New Guinea has poisonous feathers; since then, a few other species of similarly poisonous birds have been discovered, most of which also gain their poison from their prey. A 2007 article published in China questioned whether or not the zhen could have really existed.

[annachum]

I actually would LOVE for a scene in Thunderbolts or Cap America 4

Where Namor just....terrorizes some of Madame Hydra's goons for trying to hurt Shuri and some of her cohorts with her ( like there will be some Wakandans and Talokanis in the mix )

Kinda like how Stolas terrorise the demon hunters for trying to hurt Blitzo and rest of IMP Gang in Helluva Boss

Like

Shuri, Namora, Attum, Okoye, and M'Baku are cornered by some of Madame Hydra's goons....when an earthquake sounded, and water began gushing out left, right and centre.

Namor's voice : * dragon voice * Who.....DARES....to lay a talon.....on my Princess.....AND MY PEOPLE?!

A magical bubble is formed around Shuri and her cohorts with her, and Shuri and her cohorts watched with awe and terror ( from the Wakandans ) as Namor in dragon form shows up via water droplets

Then his talons started drumming, and haunting Talokani sirenic melodies started playing out of thin air

Namora and Attum smile in relief. Their king finally came! And their people!

Shuri : * whisper shouting * What in Bast's name is happening?

Namora : * smiles * Hush, it is the sound of sirenic singing subduing our opponents.

Shuri and the Wakandans with her watch with awe and terror as the Hydra either get distorted, or go mad, or just flat out jump to the nearest water body to drown themselves.

Namor : * dragon voice * What is the matter, colonizers? Never seen an ocean dragon before?!

Once the coast was clear, Namor snapped his fingers and all water is cleared

Namor turned back to his human form, the blue glow from his eyes slowly fading

The ones in the bubble are slowly let down from mid air

Attum and Namora immediately Talokani salute Namor, who smiles and saluted back.

M'Baku : * wiping a cold sweat * That. Was SOMETHING, sea dragon man.

Namor : OH, well, as they say, when tou mess with a dragon, you get the fangs * smiles proudly *( to Shuri, cups his cheek ) Are you alright, itzia? ( princess in Mayan )

Shuri : * sighs in relief * Yeah....we're okay. Most of it.

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[lolalovesu]

in my family men are a rarity because they either leave or die young so my family tree reads like the bible just with women. it's like cindy daughter of claudia daughter of helene daughter of katharina daughter of agnes

[mint-yooxgi]

Wait i'm curious...So like all Ateez members will have their own one spicy stiffy stuffy with OC, right? So someome will be the last right? And if none of them does anything worse than Seonghwa. Then he..he will be the last one? It makes no sense like this but i promise it makes sense to me 😭

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How did you get your hands on my secret Redacted files?!?!?! :0

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

no i don't want to use your ai assistant. no i don't want your ai search results. no i don't want your ai summary of reviews. no i don't want your ai feature in my social media search bar (???). no i don't want ai to do my work for me in adobe. no i don't want ai to write my paper. no i don't want ai to make my art. no i don't want ai to edit my pictures. no i don't want ai to learn my shopping habits. no i don't want ai to analyze my data. i don't want it i don't want it i don't want it i don't fucking want it i am going to go feral and eat my own teeth stop itttt

[roach-works]

speculative fiction writers i am going to give you a really urgent piece of advice: don't say numbers. don't give your readers any numbers. how heavy is the sword? lots. how old is that city? plenty. how big is the fort? massive. how fast is the spaceship? not very, it's secondhand.

the minute you say a number your readers can check your math and you cannot do math better than your most autistic critic. i guarantee. don't let your readers do any math. when did something happen? awhile ago. how many bullets can that gun fire? trick question, it shoots lasers, and it shoots em HARD.

you are lying to people for fun. if you let them do math at you the lie collapses and it's no fun anymore.

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[mochidoodle]

saw some debate over the english title translation of dungeon meshi and I am here to offer you this alternative

[sadclowncentral]

cannot stop thinking about the french man who during dinner responded to a person asking "should we be naughty and get desert" by pulling a face and going "naughty? it is chocolate, it is not an, uh, threesome"

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show

[apollos-boyfriend]

i was cuddling with my boyfriend last night when his shoulder started tensing up (like he was readjusting or gently pushing me off) and when i asked him if he was okay or needed me to move or something he went “no you’re fine, i was just imagining myself pulling a large rope. i didn’t even realize my shoulder was doing that lmao” then refused to elaborate and i have never been as attracted to him as i was in that moment.

[brawnie]

*grabbing mlm shippers by the shoulders* guys nobody needs to be the twink. nobody needs to be the sub. nobody needs to be the femboy. they can both be big fat hairy men who bask in each others masculinity or they can both be unspeakable monstrous creatures with inhuman genitalia it’s okay I’m holding your hand. Let me show you the way

[sillyguy-supreme]

white americans when you tell them that the idea of climate change as an impending disaster is a reductive first world perspective because it’s a tangible reality for many in the global south already: