#specially if u have no formal education

[ratfc]

Don't become web designers guys, it's not worth it

[monratarot]

hello!! I hope you're doing well! Can I have a free reading?

My initials are AB, she/her, I'm a Taurus (sun & moon), I was born on 16-5-2007. And a specific event that happened this week was that my grandmother's elder sister passed away.

I'd like to have a general reading for the month ahead, please.

Thank you very much!! I hope u have a great day/night ahead!! Sending u lots of love!

Hello, dear @futuretherapoo! Thank you for your request and being a part of my community. I hope that my reading will help you and bring clearance to your situation. 

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For the month ahead I can see a positive outcome for you, a time when past errors or imbalances can be redressed. You are the judge of your own life and a decision that is made goes in your favor. If your life feels chaotic, things will start to make sense and calm a little bit. There must be some hard lessons that you need to learn now but the right things will happen in the end. Your projects get support and you must listen to advice from people around you whom you respect. If you need to sign a contract, the issues over here will be resolved. Try to find a balance between work and relationships - take care of your emotional needs. When it comes to relationships I think that you have found or will find soon a soulmate but they are trying to hide their feelings towards you as they want to come across as more formal in their approach. If you want to change your job, right now job interviews are successful. Make sure that you are walking with integrity in all things, especially in work and business. Don't forget to take care of yourself and your body. There are great signs of new beginnings and new possibilities, and something very special is happening in your life. A decision you make right now will change your life forever. You also have signs of travel and adventure, so if you need a vacation or something new in your life just go ahead, the cards encourage you to do that. This can also bring some vitality, strength, and healing to your life. You are very interested in your career, job, or even education field so if you want to make a big change over here, the Universe is helping you. Now is the time to take action and communicate your ideas/desires. So my dear there are only good things ahead for you. You just need to believe in yourself. Also don't forget that everything you are doing right now is all for your future. Just take some breaks from time to time and let your body heal. Angel message: Faith is such a powerful quality that it moves mountains. Angel wisdom reminds you however not to have blind faith in people or situations. Use common sense and discernment and never give your power to another. Instead, put your faith in yourself and the higher power. Your angel guidance is to increase your faith in the Universe.

Affirmation: I have faith in the support of the Universe. I wish you only the best!🍀

Moni🧚‍♀️

[collateraldamage-old]

[CD BLOG] I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO

Hello, naughty children, I've heard through the grapevine that while I've been busy attending to my new and improved education the kids at God U have proved me right.

People died! Shit hit the fan! Wow, what a shocker.

What the fuck does Vought think is gonna happen when they take hormonal, super-powered college kids and stick 'em all together like that?

Maybe if they didn't fuck around they wouldn't find out.

I'm sure all this shit will get blamed on terrorists or something, some radical faction or whatever.

We'll see. I've been too fucking busy with my own education to catch up with my sources on this one—why bother? I know I'm right. It's just a fucking shock that all the bullshit didn't wipe out the whole city. Next time, mark my words.

Anyway, dear readers, you're gonna find I'm gonna have less to say than usual for a while.

I'm attending classes toward becoming a fire investigator, though not an ordinary one—NYFD has had concerns for a while about supe-involved fires and disasters, so I'm gonna be in the running to take on that particular portfolio once I'm done with this batch of training.

I probably have a year, year-and-a-half of formal college education and then another six months of specialized training.

Not that anybody knows what this position is gonna look like yet or how it's gonna work.

We just know that people die, it gets covered up, and we don't have shit to prove involvement the same way that fire investigators can figure out regular arson and fire cases. There's different shit to watch for. Classification levels. Top secret clearance.

I got told I might need to get firearms training and I laughed like, motherfucker, do you think that shit is going to work for self-defense? No.

I digress.

Your girl is gonna be joining the fight to make supes face real punishment for collateral damage, and doing it in a way that's actually gonna do something.

I can't fuckin' wait.

[look-into-our-heart]

Finding a Life Direction

November and December are time for overseas certification camps.  These camps are very special because those attending the camps are volunteers from countries around the world.  They are inspired by Tzu Chi and Dharma Master Cheng Yen, so they undertake training to become certified Tzu Chi volunteers.  At the overseas certification camp, many newly-certified Tzu Chi volunteers take refuge in Buddhism.  They take refuge in the Three Jewels, which are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.  In Buddhism, taking refuge is a ceremony that people take to formally become a Buddhist.  It shows their aspiration to follow the Buddha’s path and live by his teachings. 

Although Buddhism is considered as a religion, Master says that it is more like a goal for our life.  Buddhism guides people to lead a life of wisdom.  The purpose of religion is to educate people about the purpose of life.  Hence, Master has been using the Buddha’s teachings to guide people to do good and contribute to the greater good of the world, and at the same time, inspire people to take a spiritual path that would lead them back to their innate pure nature.

Since many overseas volunteers are not Chinese and many are of different faith, instead of explaining the meaning of taking refuge from the traditional Buddhist perspective, Master provides a broader interpretation for the meaning of taking refuge.  The teaching below is paraphrased from her speech.

自皈依佛 當願眾生 體解大道 發無上心

I take refuge in the Buddha. May I and all living beings understand the great truths the Buddha shared with us and aspire to the same enlightenment that the Buddha attained.

Taking refuge in the Buddha is to attain a correct awakening.  Buddha is a term for enlightenment.  Awakening is about opening our heart to all living beings, not focusing only on ourselves.  Every person has an innate nature of awakening.  In taking refuge in the Buddha, we are also taking refuge in ourselves; we are to protect our heart and mind so that we don’t get spiritually lost.

In reciting the verse of taking refuge in the Buddha, we tell ourselves, “I’ve realized that I have the potential for awakening.  I have faith in my Buddha nature and in my ability to inspire people.  Thus, I aspire to walk the right path and also guide people to walk the right path.”

自皈依法 當願眾生 深入經藏 智慧如海

I take refuge in the Dharma. May I and all living beings deeply enter the treasury of the teachings and have wisdom vast as the sea.

Next is taking refuge in the Dharma.  Dharma is about doing things correctly.  For example, in giving people our love, we are to follow principles.  We do not give love blindly; our love must be based on correct faith.  Take family for example, we are to have a legitimate family, and our love for our family is based on loyalty.  This applies to both the husband and the wife.  One shouldn’t go astray.  This is familial love.  There are also principles involved when parents give love to their children, or when people give love to their neighbors or people in society.

Thus, in taking refuge in the Dharma, we are to learn principles and the Buddha’s teachings. When we have faith in the Dharma, we’ll gain wisdom.  We will not go astray and be deluded.  This is how the Dharma can guide us.  When we study the sutra treasury deeply, which are principles, we’ll gain wisdom as vast as the sea.

自皈依僧 當願眾生 統理大眾 一切無礙 和南聖眾

I take refuge in the Sangha. May I and all living beings join together as one in harmony and work to guide all living beings onto the right path without obstruction.

Next is taking refuge in the sangha.  This means that there’s a need for someone to guide people into Buddhism.  I’m a Buddhist monastic.  Hence, I expound the Dharma and guide people to join Buddhism and volunteer with Tzu Chi.  Walking on the path of Tzu Chi is to work with people of all religions and help people in the world to have correct faith and not be spiritually lost.  So, we are to guide people to give love and use their strength to help people in suffering.  By bringing people’s efforts together, we can help a lot of people in suffering.  Every person has his or her own affinities and can aspire to guide all living beings.  May we set a goal for ourselves to have the strength to call forth people’s power of love, guide people to walk this broad path, and pave a broad path of wisdom and blessings in this world.

No matter which religion we follow, we are to take refuge in correct faith.  People of all religious faith are to promote right understanding, right faith, and right Dharma in the world.  We are to guide people toward the right path and create blessings for the world.  This is what we aspire to do in taking refuge.

[nuadox]

Fintech: Nuvei to acquire Paya for $1.3B

- By Nuadox Crew -

Canadian fintech company Nuvei, and Paya, a provider of integrated payment and commerce solutions in the United States, announced on January 9 that they have entered into a formal agreement under which Nuvei will acquire Paya in an all-cash deal at USD $9.75 per share for approximately $1.3 billion.

Paya handles approximately $40 billion in yearly payment volume across credit/debit card, ACH, and check, making it a leading payment processing service in the U. S. Over 2,000 key distribution partners focus on specialized verticals such as healthcare, education, non-profit, government, utilities, and other B2B end markets, serving over 100,000 clients.

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Source: Nuvei

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[frogathy]

im just waiting until the day i can get married and be a mom what do you mean i have to “go to college” and “have ambitions”

[gallusrostromegalus]

What is everyone's art (in as broad or narrow a definition as you feel like) abilities like?

Some Technical Terms:

Phantasia: the ability to imagine something visually in your head. Try to picture an apple. Some people with really good Phantasia can imagine a hypothetical apple right down to the breed and degree of ripeness, while other people with Aphantasia struggle to create an image at all, or can only get as far as "Round" or "Red". Aphantasia isn't necessarily a major hinderence to being an artist, but having a good sense of Phantasia is a major help.

Yugi: Pretty good! He's a chronic doodler and is good at 3D crafts like miniatures, faking a dueling glove, mobiles etc. He doesn't really have formal art education (budget cuts to the school art program) but he has an excellent sense of Phantasia and is very good at drawing from life. He has decent auditory discrimination and could tell you the individual components of a song, but can't play an instrument, and is uncoordinated to the point of struggling to clap to a beat.

Yami: You know how there are things you learn to draw by pattern, like that one S and that cartoon dog face with the U-shaped eyes? That's about as good as he gets. He has a good sense of Phantasia and can imagine something visually even if it's only verbally described, but he never got the hang of getting the image out of his brain and into real life through his hands. He could play a guitar if you handed him one and gave him a couple hours to mess with it and work out how it's different than the stringed instrument he does remember though. Can dance, but only ones with set steps, like a waltz or tango.

Joey: Joey assembles and paints miniatures like tabletop minis and model airplanes for fun. Ridiculously steady hands and an almost distressing attention to detail. Because he's used to assembling them, he also has great spatial reasoning along with his rendering skills. Tied with Tristan for Guy Who Draws The Best Maps. Absolutely Wretched Audio discrimination. Could not identify which part of the song was made by what instrument. When dancing, give him his own 5-foot square, like a D&D character, or risk taking an elbow to the face.

Tristan: Got ALL his fucking badges in scouts and did a special presentation on cartography. Struggles to draw things that are not directly obsevable though. Plays Jazz Clarinet. Shut Up About That Though. Decently good dancer if pressed. Please don't press him.

Tea: Tea has Aphantasia to the dregree that she struggles to draw something even when looking at the drawing. Could not draw a map, navigates by landmark, cannot tell you what that landmark is. Never actually learned how to play an instrument but she could pick it up if she had the interest. but Dancing. Holy Shit. Tea may not know what she looks like without a mirror but she is PRECISELY aware of where every single part of her is and what it's doing. Flawless integration between her audio reasoning and kinesthetic skills. Why Waltz when she can improvise?

Seto: In a happier world where Seto's parents lived and he got to grow up like a normal boy, he would have been a sociology major that could draw dogs that look like horses and maybe triangles. As it stands, Seto grew up learning how to be a captialist and loving social interactions that had ACTUAL RULES to them and he... Poor motherfucker starts to draw what's supposed to be a Triangle but the third line doesn't QUITE meet up with the first and now it's a really fucked up rectangle. He doesn't know WHY this happens (it's because his phantasia works EXCLUSIVELY in 3D) and it doesn't bother him until the day he watches Joey freehand a perfect circle without thinking about it. He knows how to sort-of play the Violin, because it was expected of him to learn some kind of Art Thing, and he liked the opportunity to make obnoxious noises in Gozaboro's vicinty with the veneer of plausible deniability. Which is to say, Seto knows how to get exactly the noises he wants out of a violin, but not how to play like. Music. The man Does. Not. Dance. No. Stop It. If he has to think about his body existing in space he may explode.

Bakura: Bakura can draw a map! Bakura LOVES drawing maps! The problem is, he won't actually draw you a 'map'. He will hand you a piece of paper that contains not only an excessively detailed rendering of the entire downtown area of Domino City, it will also have the locations of the best places to get soup, sites of famous homicides, a seven-paragraph essay on the history of the building that used to be the sugar mill but now it's a post office and a portrait of his favorite Bodega Cat. You are not trying to get soup, see homicide sites or go to the post office. You might go pet that cat though. Problem is that Bakura's brain has been ravaged by the family genetic disorder, being posessed, literal arcane background radiation, and a TON of unprocessed trauma. Long-term memory? patchy at best. Short-term memory? entirely nonfunctional. So now he has to do EVERYTHING through sensory processing. Like having a laptop with a fucked hard drive and no RAM so it reverse-engineered itself to do all it's thinking with it's graphics card. This means that he can recall a truly stunning amount of information about any topic, but it takes him half a minute to remember what you're actually talking about while that loads, and a lot of that information is not really helpful. Similarly, Bakura has an amazing memory for sounds and thier meanings, but not anything like a sense of rhythm. Kinesthetic reasoning has been disregarded entirely. He doesn't know what building he's in, let alone where his feet are. Still attatched, hopefully.

[that-gay-jedi]

so im doing classics right. and im studying Greek theatre but especially tragedies.

I've had the thought of. what if (once ive had enough experience studying *actual* tragedy plays) i use that lens to look at the prequels.

idk i think itd be fun sorry for bothering you lmao idk why I sent this to u

Listen this is the EXACT OPPOSITE of bothering me oh my gods. I live for this shit. I adore this ask and I'm so honoured to be the recipient of it. Asks like these are what I joined obikin tumblr for. You could have sent this to one of the well known obikin blogs with actual education and formal schooling but you sent it to me instead, and for that, I love you.

Show me whomever told you you were annoying. I'll eat their heart, freshly plundered, for dinner while it pumps blood down my chin. I'll roll around in their viscera like Scrooge McDuck in a swimming pool full of cash. After gnawing their bones clean I'll burn their skeleton to ash and scatter it to the winds of a thousand worlds. No two atoms from what used to be their body will ever be near each other again. I'll feed the memory of their name to a creature that eats reality.

Sorry, got a little carried away there. Ahem.

I absolutely adore the prequels as a literary tragedy, can never get enough of analysis and meta built on this foundation, and I'm so glad obikinville is getting another classicist!

There are at least 3 obikin shippers on tumblr who are classics program graduates, and probably more I don't know about, not counting some nerdy laypeople like myself who enjoy the tragedy tradition, for the same reason there used to be so many classically trained pianists who became metal guitarists.

Like listen. I didn't know this was gonna happen going in (the fact that I was almost 30 before ever seeing a single piece of Star Wars media tells you I had a weird upbringing), but I'm obsessed with the prequels because theatrical tragedies were central to the formative literate experiences of my childhood.

If a motherfucker had told teenage me how related the prequels' literary genes were to the works of ancient Greek tragedians or how many people were already out there comparing them, I'd have snuck out the house to see Revenge of the Sith when it came out and died of special interest overload before I even knew what autism was lmao

Please, look at the prequels through the lens of tragedy and show us what you find. Do it a million ways a million times. I for one will never get tired of it.

[everythingthemoontouches]

Hiii Jahn!🌙 I’m just a new follower. I discovered you while searching for D9 asks. I was amazed by your in-depth explanation on each placements. 🤍 I’d like to send in my D1 & D9 charts also for future spouse reading to understand more about it.Thank you so much!!🤍 Please take your time. I’ll patiently wait. 💕 Hoping you’ll have a lovely day/night! 🌹

Hello there

This, my love has been a longtime coming. First off I'm gonna introduce you to an intuitive read and then present it in a more formal, bulleted manner. You seem to ha e chosen quite a challenging path in this lifetime. Props to you for bravery. And a hug + some tea to help you brave it 💕 your life could be a beautiful movie on love, healing, growth, spirituality and personal power.

Future BAE seems to be stable, practical reliable with service being his love language. He is down to grow together, and help you walk in your power.

Taurus rising.

Scorpio 7th house. + Pluto + moon.

Wow. Lots of shadow work involved when it comes to close personal relationships. You need to turn that critical eye inwards.

Untill you work at managing or integrating your inner child issues, any partners you end up with will continue to trigger you. At its best, this is someone who helps you work through your feelings. Breakdown. Confront reality. Breakdown and rebuild yourself stringer than ever. A hades and persephone kind of love. Lots of sexual allure. Strength, protectiveness, passion, push and pull, makeup sex? Specially since the ruler of the 7th house (Mars) is in the 5th house. You're not the kinda person who'd be happy to marry just for stability. Passion and mutual attraction, love is a must.

Mars and rahu. Service. Over exerting for those you love. Days spent in bed. Service kink. Lady in the streets, freak in the sheets.

You're definitely attracted to people who help you better your place in the world. They have to have a little bit of ' I wanna do good / change the world in them'. A friendly leader kinda figure. Disciplined.

Your darakarka Mars is retrograde. Controlling. Dominant. Future BAE is definitely gonna overthink themselves into a worry when it comes to dating and wooing. Or they could think that only their way is the right / best way to do soemthing. Poor lil baby( I say baby, but as a Virgo Mars they're probably the person who takes charge, plans, overanalyzes things has a set way of doing things.) this could be someone who is an advocate for universal free education, teaches children for free or some such. Could second guess themselves when it comes to taking action.

Mars Rahu conjunction: sub kink. They'd want a lot of adulation. Could be from a different culture from you or have studied in a very different environment.

I think your fs gets better at dealing with overthinking after you guys tie the knot. They learn to be more at peace with themself, letting their intuition guide them instead of focusing too hard on trying to do the logical thing. Okay with being messy. May like to act and arrange things behind the scenes. Imagine coming home tired to find that they've already called the restaurant, arranged for your favorite food to be dropped off, warmed, alid out on the table. Gives me the vibes of a puppeteer(katputli - a rajasthani folk dance)pulling the strings. You can't see them, but the show goes on.

From being ficusssed on accumulating wealth your focus goes towards doing things that boost your sense of Self confidence. You could also grow more tactful as you learnt to seek out harmony. You probably become more direct and assertive as a result the peopep you attract are more easy going / Libra like.

I'm seeing a house for a wedding present? Or moving into your spouse's ancestral home. They could also come from a matrilineal lineage.

Your household could be supported by one or both of you working in tax, insurance, financial industries. There could also be soemthing related to life insurance.

Pluto and Saturn in the 7th is a tad concerning. There's a very heavy sense of some kind of karmic duty. Saturn is exalted in Libra.

Way too controlling. Narcissism. Moon Mars mother. Karmic ties. Moon 8th house.

U must learn to stand up for yourself.

If you're meant to have any babies in this lifetime, they'd probably visit you in a dream or a psychic trance before they come down to earth. Call it mothers intuition. This is just a gut feeling wrt your moon in 8th house in Scorpio in the D9. I say this because the moon rules the 4th house of home, and children are an important part of the house if you're a mom. The 4th house is also the home/ heartland what you'd protect.

You suppress your emotions. Emerges as a volcano. But a cold one. U turn to ice and grow aloof.

Out of body experiences

You need to learn to be more dominant and combative. I'd suggest watching the teal Swans video on creating a zero sum game in relationships. Strengthened by Aries ascendant in d 9. This life u gotta learn to fight for yourself, and not sit quietly because people attacked u or kept u under their thumb when u were younger by a strict dad.

OK, now let's look at the placements and aspects

D1 lagna (ascendant) VS D9 lagna

You go from comfort stability minded to taking more risks and initiative. Self Confidence increases. Assert your needs better.

Vargottama Moon

The moon is quite dominant as it does not change signs between d1 and D9. You're super cooperative and hate to disappoint people. I'd suggest reading up more on Anuradha Nakshatra.

Moon - Pluto - 7th house

Could indicate karmic ties or past life connections to FS. You work through a lot of your own inner insecurities, self doubt, lack mindset related issues in close romantic relationships. There could be some mother wound related issues. You can only love as deeply as you allow yourself to love yourself. In order to attract people who inspire positive growth in you, you must first sit with your shadow, examine why people trigger you, and make peace with yourself or, perhaps your mom?

Mars Rahu - sextile moon

Mars and Rahu are both impulsive action oriented Planets. Them sextile your Pluto and moon could lead you to feel quite triggered and attacked by the slightest hint of advice or suggestion from someone else. Sex with the wrong people can really mess with you. In a better manifestation good sex has you feeling liek you can change the world and also that you're super safe and secure.

Venus combust - 10th house

You need to feel appreciated for your uniqueness. Ego battles could arise and get in the way of finding, expressing love.

Saturn- Ketu Pisces

The ruler of your 7th Nakshatra this is someone who loses themself to community service, could do too much for the wrong cause. Money could come in from fish farming. Seduments or other aquatic culture.

Anuradha 7th house

This is a Nakshatra that focuses on achieving success by working with a group. Your fs is collaborative and good at managing people. Someone who shares success. And is hence likely to go far ahead in life. Major success may come later in life.

Mars 7th house

Expect healthy amount of frank, direct communication. Some arguments with FS. But there's also protectiveness, concern, and the will to do the best by someone. Mars and moon aspects indicate a healthy sex life. They're probably enamored by you. You in turn would find them super sexy.

7th Nakshatra lord and Ketu

Your fs and relation with FS is a highly spiritual one. You could both be looking for a soulful connection. There is love, there us duty there is a need to help each other value time, focus on the future. They could have been a strict disciplinarian figure Ina past life. You both probably have a knack to look down at your phone just in time tos ee an email / message alert from them? Perhaps you two run or help/volunteer at an institution for the mentally challenged.

7th house relation to pieces

OK, so this is where we have a lot going on. Mars opposes saturn. And is placed with Rahu. Mars here feels restrained. Your fs could feel blocked in their creative gifts. In the sense that all they want to do is focus on it, create, post, gain fame but saturn and Ketu try to restrict their creative time. They could be perfectionists. Having to redo things. Since Rahu is also in virgo there's a focus on creating things with the hands and fine tuning every single detail. Directed towards you, this is someone who is always encouraging you while trying to micromanage a lot of details because they think they're being helpful. This is sosmrhtinf you two could have in common so

Mars Darakarka: they teach u to fight for you. Opinionated. Honest. Perfectionist. Service before self. Hardworking. Have integrity. Very active mind.

Mars conjunct Rahu-venus D9 creativity

The 5th house rules creativity and with your venus in the 9th house in D9 your fs is someone who encourages u to be more creative and follow or take up a course to be better at your hobbies. It's like full creative freedom to be you and do you.

D9 Exalted Saturn

Justice. Duty. Not very affectionate but they make sure you have everything you need. Balanced approach. Someone thoughtful. They're fair in a fight.

Libra, venus ruled 7th house

Beauty, peace and harmony in thr relationship. You're not gonna feel like you're being taken for grated. They will treat you to nice things and probably have a schedule for dates and other such romantic leisure activities.

Jupiter rules 9th, in 2nd house

Philosophy. Art. Culture. Museums. Travel coudk be a key focus in your married life. This is something you two bond over. Could also strike God fortune when u do travel or go on pilgrimages. Luck and money via foreign sources.

Rahu in aquarius

Social media influence or you get better at making friends just make sure that they're not provoking you into taking uncalcukated risks or actions that are wya too bizarre. Could denote some kind of breakthrough with technology, a love for a high end gadget driven spaces. An interest in Photography. Any couples pictures posts would be well received. Like you're the couple that looks exotic in their photos. Radiant. Aloof, intellectual, stimulating and even more appealing together.

Jupiter Taurus in 2nd house of D9

Debilitated Jupiter 9th house- religious issues - venus 9th house - conversion?

You may have struggled with religious ideologies being forced on you, or the one you were born into didn't quite feel right. Your fs may follow a different religion or show you that being religious does not mean you feel bad about some of your lifestyle choices.

Pisces Mars d9: he is either tactful and charming or a bit manipulative. You may feel like you prefer to act behind the scenes. It may be a little hard to be recognized for the things you do untill you get really really angry.

D9 Cancer 4th house: the home is a serious source of pride. Beautiful interiors and you'd be quite guarded about who you invite over. The best meals. Soothing interiors.

Pilgrimage within the 1st year of becoming a mom ( Jupiter's aspect on the 9th house)

Venus in Sagittarius D9: future BAE is gonna love his freedom. He could be a workaholic.

Alrighty, that's all I've got today. I hope this helps. I wish you the best on your healing and integration journey

[g3nosarchive]

i've noticed a bunch of people are still trying to argue w me over the aave links and stuff i had in the beginning of that post, and in general still confused when i, or others say, don't use aave if you aren't black.

before i start here are some links for y'all who ignore these type of posts

a tumblr post i found that does a great job of explaining

another list of aave

powerpoint on understanding what aave is

regarding that post i linked of a twitter thread with black users calling some aave words slurs - i know it's sarcasm/ satire. no those words are not slurs (w the way tiktok and twitter ran them through the mud they might as well be) but they are aave words. if the post isn't serious enough for you, there's a good 3 links w a lot of information that could help you instead right above it. stop dming me / sending me asks on it and check the original post where i even added an explanation. the rest is going under a cut

1. if you're a foreigner (to america) i'm not expecting you to know not to use aave because you weren't born over here and you might think it's just slang or an informal way of speaking. it is not. aave is more than a dialect - it's actually considered a language and has been around for centuries. thinking of it as merely informal language is erasing the history behind it and adding to the stereotype that black people who speak differently are dumb and uneducated (and that black people who speak "white" or formally are not black enough).

grammatically, aave is correct (there's many studies and articles on this), and like any other language it has it's own rules to follow. regardless of whether you can use aave correctly or not though, now that you do know you have to make an effort to reduce/ stop your use of it. ask yourself, why do you use aave? in what situations do you use aave? what message are you trying to give by using aave? how are you trying to portray yourself by using these words?

if you are using aave to come off as aggressive, cool, hyper-masculine, to apply pressure, when you are angry or have lost control of your emotion, or when you want to scare someone, that in itself is a micro-aggression and prejudice (a step away from racism tbh).

what you are saying is that you have some deep-seated stereotype/prejudicial thought in you - black people only come off as that aggressive, threatening type of people. your anger can only be expressed as 'angry enough' when you say it like a black person does. when you speak, act, or present yourself in a way that black people do, you are taken either as a serious threat, a source of fear, or somebody who seems so cool and different and special.

do you see the problem with that train of thought? thoughts like this contribute to police brutality, medical ignorance towards the issues of black people/ doctors and doctors-to-be thinking black people can't feel pain, the belief that black women are either apathetic or angry with no in-between, the demonization of black culture, the hyper-masculinity forced onto both black men and women (especially including trans women) and a lot more.

2. the difference between using a southern-american way of speaking vs aave. many make the mistake of thinking being from the south means you are automatically using aave. that is wrong; while it seems hard to differentiate between the two, they are not the same thing and have a noticeable difference. the two do share some words between each other, like 'y'all' or 'ain't' but what you have to remember is not all aave is part of 'speaking south'.

southern accents typically draw out their words so if you're from the south, just speak like you normally do and avoid picking up terms you hear solely from black friends/ online (especially twitter or tiktok). I'm not the best on explaining this particular issue so here's this tumblr post.

in addition to this, before you start asking your black friends or your random token smart black blog, go to google. so many things could be fixed with a simple search on the internet. if you can say that you went on google, you checked articles, you checked twitter threads and hell even tumblr posts and still don't understand, that's the only time you should be asking questions (asking a minority group to educate u on issues specific to them is a micro-aggression and you shouldn't be asking anyone who has made it clear they don't like being your personal wikipedia; black people are not your reusable resource.)

3. you were born in the hood or around black people... and? you still need to make an effort to reduce your use of aave. because people think it's okay for them to talk like black people, you get this ridiculous number of non-black poc thinking they have some pass to start saying our slurs. you have people thinking aave wasn't even created by black people, that hispanic groups and nb drag queens and nb gay men created these words (when in reality, non-black gay men are notorious for putting on a blaccent or acting like black women to solidify their break from socially acceptive masculinity but otherwise to keep a sassy, harsh way of speaking. black* LGBT used their rightful terms and had it stolen, butchered, and the history behind it nearly rewritten by non-blacks. while hispanic ethnic groups and black people have been forced into the same run-down communities as each other, we do not have the same struggle, and yet some think they can be us and not actually be us, own what is ours and not even know where it came from and etc, leading to cultural appropriation from hairstyles to our words).

4. when somebody calls you out for using aave as a non-black person please don't throw in some excuse in there. just apologize, thank them for letting you know and subsequently educate yourself on any other words you might be using that's considered aave. saying it's hard to correct is unnecessary; nobody needs to know all that. just show that you understand and change your actions.

if you are non black and reading this thinking 'i don't do any of that' read it over. there is a high chance you do but you wanna pick and choose which post applies to you or not because nobody's called you out yet, or you're different.

ok to reblog, nonblack people stay silent

[vin-thepacifier-diesel]

PLEASE DO A READ MORE W ALL OF THE FFXIV WOL QUESTIONS I WANNA KNOW !!

hehehe thank u for indulging me. the server is down at work so i finally had time to answer these >:)

Some pictures of the WoL in question, Meuloix!

Why did they pick their first class/job? What about the job they main now? Meuloix was NOT adept with the kinds of fighting that were available for teaching in Gridania. After the Calamity, he wanted to strengthen himself and took up boxing on his own in the forest until he heard word from passersby about the pugilists' guild in Ul'dah. It didn't take long for him to decide to up and leave! (I picked pugilist to start out because I liked the idea of defeating everything with my fists)

Does your WoL have a recurring nightmare? What is it? Large creatures in the depths overpowering him, pulling him under, and drowning him

Who do they worry about the most? Alphinaud and Alisaie! They are just like little siblings to him

What’s their alcohol tolerance? (if they drink) He can drink quite a bit, but it hits him all at once rather than him get progressively drunker. It's hard for him to determine what his stopping point is because of that, so he does not drink

What is the first impression most people have of them? Is it different when they get to know them? I think he initially comes across as kinda severe if he doesn't say anything, but once he opens his mouth it's pretty clear he's a goofball

Is that their natural hair color? YES, because he is a WARRIOR OF LIGHT, okay

How have they dealt with losing people? He shuts down. He needs to process it on his own away from others so he can react however he needs without worrying about what impression he's giving off to those around him

How do they feel about the fame/infamy that comes with being a Warrior of Light/Darkness? Does NOT enjoy it! It's actually quite embarrassing to him

What does the way they’ve decorated their home say about them as a person? His apartment is full of wooden furniture and plants! He loves nature!

Do they misuse any of their abilities? Not really, he's pretty honest for the most part

What location do they dislike most? THE RUBY SEA

Does anyone call them by a nickname? What do they think about it? Mew! He doesn't mind it! (I named him Meuloix specifically because my friend who got me to start playing calls me Mew, so I wanted her to be able to call me that in-game LOL)

What are their speech patterns like? formal or informal? Informal

If they were not an adventurer, what would they be doing? Running his mom's flower shop

Which NPC are they the most similar to? Lyse! She can be a bit silly, but she tries very hard to do what she believes she has to and always rises to the plate when she can. Plus she loves to punch as well (NARNIA, DON'T READ LYSE'S WIKI PAGE IF YOU LOOK HER UP! SPOILERS!)

What kinds of weather do they like and dislike? Do they handle heat or cold better? Definitely handles the heat better, but his favorite weather is kinda muggy. He loves a good summer rain!

Any allergies? Nope, none he's discovered anyway!

What is something they would never tell anyone? As the WoL, he doesn't feel he can tell anyone just how much he questions his role and wishes he WASN'T considered anything special. He's just a silly guy who only recently learned how to throw a decent punch

What level of education do they have? He can read and write, but doesn't really know much about history or anything…

When in the story was their highest point? When were they at their lowest? Gonna be vague about this cause they're all so spoilery, but if you know, you know. Highest point was probably when he and SPOILERS fought 'as one' against SPOILERS in Shadowbringers, I fucking loved that so much. Lowest points have been any time he hasn't been able to save someone, but primarily SPOILERS, of course, because that death was from trying to protect Meuloix. He visits the grave whenever he is in the area (even though this was spoiled for me I still cried LMAO)

[druidgroves]

for the tes alphabet: NOBLE + Nim aaaaand TRICK + Valeria!!

ahhh thank u !!! my two fav girls <3 skyrim oc ask meme

Nim

Nord: What’s their overall option on the Nordic people of Skyrim?

Considering Nim herself is a snow elf, she isn't very fond of them! Obvs she's met a few Nords that weren't all "sKyRiM bElOnGs To ThE nOrDs!!!!1!!" & she was nice to them, but overall she's not too keen on them lol

Outsider: How would your muse respond to being call this upon arriving in either Markarth or Solstheim?

She's pretty used to it at this point so her general response is just to shrug it off & roll her eyes lmao just let her do what she needs to do & she'll be gone.

Beauty: How does your character tend to their appearance? Do they wear any special armor or clothing during their day to day activities?

Nim isn't very vain, but she does take pride in her appearance & tends to it when her & the gang have like. downtime in whatever city they're currently in. Like when she's just running around Whiterun, her hair is neat & she's wearing a simple dress. When she's running around Skyrim, she's got heavy armor (that I headcanon she had enchanted to be lighter--she just wanted more bodily protection than what light armor can despite not being physically fit enough to withstand the weight lol).

Lich: How dose your muse view necromancy and the undead?

She thinks it's creepy & weird & hates that she has to keep going into tombs full of them to learn more shouty dragon words </3

Education: Did they receive a formal education growing up, or did they learn a trade from their parent(s)?

She learned most of the magic she knows from her mother, but for general schooling she didn't really have much of it due to the whole. forced into hiding because she's a snelf. but she & her family did, at one point, take shelter in a temple to syrabane for a while, & it had lots of books & such that Nim def read. Current day, she's still reading a lot in an effort to catch up on what she missed.

Valeria

Thalmor: What’s their opinion of ‘elven supremacy’ and the aldmeri dominion?

As an Imperial, she understandably dislikes the Dominion & obvs doesn't subscribe to the whole "elven supremacy" thing.

Reading: Can your muse read, if they then what’s their favorite book?

She's very educated considering she was once a noblewoman, but I don't really picture her as a big reader. Her favourite book would probably be Surfeit of Thieves.

Inn: What dose a typical visit to an inn entail for your character? What foods do they normally order?

The inn she frequents the most would be the Bee & Barb, though she doesn't stay there. She'll go up there to have a decent meal every once in a while & sometimes Brynjolf will tag along. She always orders something warm, like a stew.

Companions: Dose your character have any close friends or traveling companions?

Her closest friend would be Vex in the Thieves Guild! The two didn't get along at all at first due to how similar they are, but eventually they became thick as thieves (ha) & whenever they're together it's always trouble.

Kindness: Dose your muse donate to any temples or help any beggars?

She for sure gives out coin to the poor--I imagine that after she takes over, the Guild starts to go back a little to their roots of robin hood-esque crime where they can (unfortunately Valeria sees Maven Black-Briar as a necessary ally to keep the Guild up and running).

[tgaheadmistress]

On behalf of myself, your new Headmistress here at The Academy, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the first new year of programming for all BDSM academies like us. A special welcome to those of you who are on campus for the first time. I hope you will discover over the next week, what I have discovered in my time setting up The Academy’s new curriculum: that you have entered a lively, challenging, diverse, and warm community.

My name is Rita Castillo, but you can stick with Headmistress. For those of you that are wondering about your previous Headmaster, he is still being held and is awaiting trial. I hope we’re all aware of how important it is, for ourselves as well as each other, to follow the new laws of equality. Those that overstep their bounds will be dealt with swiftly. 

To all of you students that hope to be the first graduating class under the new laws, welcome! I’m here to say a few introductory words about the heart of your academy experience—the intellectual adventure you are about to undertake. As the nation’s leading private BDSM university, The Academy intends to take the reputation it has held for centuries and continue it under the new laws. We offer an unparalleled selection of special interest classes, clubs, and events on top of the required BDSM curriculum. At the center of your Academy experience is our new general education program, the BDSM Core. The BDSM Core is the common educational experience for all Academy undergraduates. While each of you will choose your own pathway, you will all be developing the essential capacities for your marks—the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind that will equip you to thrive in our increasingly complex and interconnected world—and thrive not just in your professional life, but also in your personal and civic life.

Don’t be afraid to take advantage of the @tgatutor​, James Moore. He is here to supplement education on all topics BDSM. I am here for any questions about the school itself or the world under the new law. I’m also here to announce our Homecoming events, listed below. Keep in mind that there will be a Halloween themed social media challenge announced every day of Homecoming Week as well, which brings us to a total of two social media challenge posts a day.

HOMECOMING CHALLENGE THEMES

FRIDAY kicks off the theme day events with COLOR DAY; wear red if you’re a Dominant, Purple if you’re a Switch, or Blue if you’re a Submissive- the club captains will start posting to attract members

SLEEPOVER SATURDAY is for your favorite pajamas, students will officially begin sending anonymous asks to learn about each other and there will be movies playing all day and all night in the courtyard

CELEBRATION SUNDAY is every holiday all in one, dress for your favorite, there will be holiday activities in the courtyard

MONDAY U is the day The Academy becomes Monster University for the monster theme and there will be competitions out in the courtyard like chess, flag football, water balloon fights, bowling, and laser tag at night

TIE-DYE TUESDAY is self explanatory, there will be a tie-dying booth out in the courtyard

WICKED WEDNESDAY is for the villains; dress as your favorite villain and watch Disney movies all day and horror movies all night in the courtyard

THROWBACK THURSDAY is a retro theme, wear vintage clothing from eras gone by

MASKED FRIDAY is a day of showing your true self during the day with your favorite outfit during the day and the Homecoming Dance that night is a formal masquerade ball with masks and formal dress required- Academy-provided clothing and changing rooms will be set up in the courtyard all day

[ashen-crest]

happy wbw!!! i have no idea if you're participating this week, so feel free to put off answering if u want!! i'd love to know if you have potion recipes figured out for RPS?? what kinds of things can potions do, and what are their limits?? how does one learn to become an alchemist (if thats what you call them)?? i hope u have a lovely day!!! - @magic-is-something-we-create

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I love you for asking this

I don't have everything figured out yet- I'm hoping some cool stuff will come out of draft 1 as I go, tbh- but I have sorted out a few things about what potions Ambrose and Eli sell, don't sell, etc.

What potions do Ambrose & Eli make?

Ambrose and Eli make mostly the same potions, with some differences that highlight their individual strengths/weaknesses.

They both can make basic, all-purpose, and slightly specialized healing potions. More specific health issues or custom wares will need to be handled by the apothecary down the street, who's better licensed for that sort of work. But you can get your generic adventurer healing potion here, for sure.

They both also make ability-altering, appearance-altering, and illusion potions. Think night-vision, levitation, changing hair color, speed, strength, etc.

Ambrose can do a larger number of the ability-altering, appearance-altering, and illusion potions, as those are more technically difficult. Eli has a broader range of healing potions that are actually more effective than Ambrose's.

What can they not sell?

Poisons: certain poisons can only be bought by adventurers with specific hunting licenses. Even then, the poison will need to be custom-made for whatever monster they're hunting.

Reverse-aging potions, due to their psychologically addictive properties.

Potions that turn you into animals or elementals are generally considered too physically risky/fringe science stuff.

Love potions: illegal due to Scarrish law, and also culturally taboo.

How did they learn to make potions?

Ambrose started as an apprentice to the previous owner of the shop. He was very young when he started, I wanna say, like, 8. The owner taught him everything and vouched for him with the potion guild (I don't have a name for it yet). Ambrose became a Guild member upon inheriting the shop when the owner retired. Ambrose's long-term, formal training allows him to make those technically advanced potions.

Eli, however, learned at a school out in the plains, while taking a bunch of other courses. As he bounced around, he basically scraped together all the courses & credits needed to get accredited to open the shop. If Eli wanted to join the Guild, he'll need to develop a certain number of work hours and go through a test. (Ambrose's apprenticeship covered all of that). While Eli still knows what he's doing and is actually more willing to experiment than Ambrose, he didn't get the same technical education.

Members of the Guild often share experiments, research, recipes, etc, in things like science papers and journals. Ambrose keeps up with these regularly, and has some strong opinions about certain members of the Guild. [drama in the potion science fandom]. These are also open to the public, so there isn't an inherent block to learning how to make potions. It's just about access to those papers, mentors, and ingredients.

In terms of specific potion recipes and what ingredients do, I haven't figured that out yet. All I know right now is that there's a certain type of algae that's a core ingredient in healing potions, but it also tastes bad.

Thanks so much!!

[darakshafatimasstuff]

The Marriage of Imam Ali (AS) and Hadrat Fatimah Zahra (SA) ❤️❤️ congratulations to u

What happened full story part one

All proposals rejected ❤️

When Hazrat Fatima(s.a.) attained the age of maturity and was ready to get married, the Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)started receiving proposals from various people for her daughter. Hazrat Salman Farsi (r.a.) and Hazrat Umm-e-Salma(r.a.) narrate that

"When Hazrat Fatima(s.a.) attained the marriageable age, the important people among the tribe of Quraish started sending proposals to the Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)but the Prophet (P.B.U.H)did not accept any proposal saying that he was waiting for the order of Allah(swt) to decide this issue.

Imam Ali(AS) makes the proposal ❤️

Hazrat Umm-e-Salma narrates that : One day Imam Ali(AS) approached the Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)at his house. Imam Ali(AS) entered and greeted the Prophet (P.B.U.H)and the Prophet (P.B.U.H) replied in the same kind manner. Imam Ali(AS) sat down and he was so much shy that he

continued staring at the ground and could not utter a word. The Prophet(P.B.U.H)smiled and mentioned to Imam Ali(AS) that he knew what Imam Ali(AS) had to say but he wanted to hear it from him. He told Imam Ali(AS) that he does not need to be shy and to say whatever he wanted to say.

With this encouragement and soft tone from the Prophet(pbuh&hf), Imam Ali(AS) said "My parents be ransom for you, you know that since my childhood, I have dedicated myself for your service. You have educated me from be beginning and brought me to this status.

It is because of your encouragement that I feel this courage in myself to express my heartfelt wish that you give me the honor of becoming your son-in-law. I have concealed his wish in my heart for a long time thinking that this might not be according to your wishes as well. Is there a possibility that this could happen?".

Proposal Accepted ❤️❤️

Hazrat Umm-e-Salma(r.a.) mentions that "I was watching this affair from a distance and I saw that as soon as Imam Ali(AS) completed his request, the face of Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)lit up and he asked Imam Ali(AS) - what have you got to realize this act".

Imam Ali (AS) said "O Prophet of Allah(swt), you know my condition very well, I have only a sword, my war dress and one camel".

Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H)said: "Ali, you definitely need your sword for fighting Jihad and camel for traveling, however, you war dress could work. O Abul Hassan(AS), I want to give you the good news that Allah(swt) has made the decision and already recited your Nikah with my daughter Fatima(SA) in the Arsh.

Just before your arrival, Allah(swt) sent an angel to give me this good news."

This event has been narrated in "Maarij an-Nabuwwah" of Moeen Kashfi, "Sifwatul Safada" of ibn-e-Jozi, "Madarij an-Nabywwah" on 2:75 of Shah Abdul Haq Dehalvi.

Nikah recited on the Arsh ❤️❤️

"Maarij an-Nabuwwah" also states that Hazrat Jabreel(AS) narrated the story of the Nikah recited on the Arsh. He said "O Prophet of Allah(swt), Allah(swt) has chosen you and made you the most respected and high among his creatures and has selected Ali(AS) as your brother and has decided that the Nikah of your daughter and the servant of Allah(swt), Fatima(SA) would be with Ali (AS).

Allah(swt) arranged for their Nikah in such a manner that he addressed the dwellers of Jannah to dress themselves with ornaments of Jannah and then ordered all the angels to assemble together on the 4th Sky.

He then filled the 4th sky with Noor and then appointed Hazrat Adam(AS) to recite Khutba to begin the Nikah ceremony. After khutba of Hazrat Adam(AS), Allah(swt) ordered an angel named Raheel to recite Hamd. Raheel is the most beautiful of angels and possesses the most beautiful voice.

After recitation of Hamd, Allah(swt) informed me (Jabreel(AS)) the He has performed the Nikah of His servant Hazrat Fatima(SA) with His chosen person Imam Ali(AS) and that I should spread this news among the angels. I acted accordingly and made all the angels testify the event. Allah(swt) then ordered me to write all this event of this silk cloth of Jannah and present it to you."

After mentioning this event, Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)said "O Abul Hasan(AS), the order of Allah(swt) has been served and I invite you to come to the mosque so that this Aqd should be formalized on the earth as well among witnesses."

Such was the importance of this marriage that Allah(swt) arranged the ceremony on Arsh and then Himself decided and recited the Nikah of Imam al-Muttaqeen, Amir-ul-momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib(AS) with the leader of the women of this world and in paradise Hazrat Fatima(SA).

The above event has been mentioned in various other books as follows:

- Muaraj an-Nabuwwah

- Al Asaba fee Tameez as-Sahaba

- Sawaeq-e-Muharriqa bu Ibn-e-Hajr Makki

- Al Bayan wal Bateen by Allam Jaahiz

- Nuzhat-ul-Majalis by Allama Abdur Rehman Safori

- Riyaz un-Nazrah fee Manaqib-ul-Ashra by Allama Muhib Tabri

Nikah recited on Earth ❤️❤️

Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)led Imam Ali(AS) into the mosque and asked him to sell off his war dress and present that money to the Prophet(pbuh&hf).

The dress was sold in 400 dirhams, according to some traditions, and were presented to the Prophet Mohammmd(P.B.U.H)who gave them to Hazrat Salman Farsi(a.r.) and Hazrat Bilal(a.r.) and asked them to buy some articles of use from the market. They went to the market and bought the following items as jahez of Hazrat Fatima(SA)

- Two mattresses made of Egyptian canvas. (One stuffed with fiber and the other with sheep wool).

- A leather mat.

- A pillow made of skin, filled with palm tree fiber.

- A Khaibarion cloak.

- An animal skin for water.

- Some jugs and jars also for water.

- A pitcher painted with tar.

- A thin curtain made of wool.

- A shirt costing seven (7) dirhams.

- A veil costing four (4) dirhams.

- Black plush cloak.

- A bed embellished with ,ribbon.

- Four cushions made of skin imported from Ta'ef stuffed with a good smelling plant.

- A mat from Hajar.

- A hand-mill.

- A special copper container used for dyestuff

- A pestle for grinding coffee.

- A (water) skin.

When the items of Jahez were received, Prophet Mohammad went to Hazrat Fatima(SA) and said "Your Nikah has been recited on the Arsh by Allah(swt) with my cousing Ali(AS) and He has ordered me to recite your Nikah on the earth as well. I have gather my companions to do so and now seek your agreement and permission to recite this Nikah."

Hearing this, Hazrat Fatima Zahra(SA) bowed her head with shyness which indicated her agreement. The Prophet(P.B.U.H)came out of her hujra and orderd Hazrat Bilal(a.r.) to gather all Ansaar and Muhajireen.

One the companions were gathered, Prophet Mohammad(P.B.U.H)recited Hamd of Allah(swt) and narrated to his companions that Jibreel(AS) had informed him that Allah(swt) has performed the Nikah of Hazrat Ali(AS) with his daughter on the Arsh and has ordered him to recite the same on the earth as well.

He asked Imam Ali(AS) to formally request for the marriage in front of the witnesses and Imam Ali(AS), after reciting greatness of Allah(swt) and presenting his proof and gratitude to him and reciting darood for Prophet Muhammad(pbuh&hf), formally requested for the marriage. Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H)accepted the request and made all the companions witnesses.

Upon hearing this all the companions greeted Imam Ali(AS) and the Prophet(pbuh&hf).

Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H)recited the Nikah himself and asked Imam Ali(AS) if he accepted the Nikah for a Mehr of 400 Misqaal of Silver.

Imam Ali(AS) accepted and then the Nikah was formally concluded. Both offered Sajda-e-Shukr to Allah(swt) and all the companions present there congratulated and greeted both Imam Ali(AS) andthe Prophet Muhammad(pbuh&hf).

To be continues...

Reference:

Fatima (as) the glorious vol. 01 page 43

[oceansmelodysblog]

'Until my last breath'

Zelink reversed roles AU fanfiction

Chapter 2

“The laws don’t allow us to take people inside the castle to give them refuge but we can definitely find work inside the castle for Nebb’s family members. Is there anything else I could do for you? ” James and Zelda stood in front of the bridge to the castle as they discussed about her conditions to work with him.

Meanwhile, Ragnar and Link hunted down the aggressor who threatened her life. The people of the festival enjoyed their time and danced light heartedly to the music.

Yet, in the dark corners of an abandoned street, Link pushed the man against an old façade.

“Do you work for someone?!” Link grabbed the man’s throat and lifted him from his feet with one arm.

“No, Sir. I am alone! Please let me down, “ the man could barely speak.

“Link, we better check his body for any evidences. He won’t tell the truth even if you threatened him.”

Link turned his head aside and thought about it. Ragnar had his cold sinister look in his eyes and Link knew he had an idea in his mind.

He threw the thief roughly to the ground and Ragnar ripped off the thief’s clothes. He never hesitated to rush into action.

Ragnar grabbed the man’s arm and pulled him to his feet. He trembled because of the cold but he also trembled out of fear, he knew of their ruthless reputation.

“Like I thought, this filthy rat is one of them. He wears their mark on his back like a farm animal. He’s just an underling but they came far too close to the castle for my taste. I would like to kill him but then we might lose a chance to track them down., ” in front of Ragnar’s face hot steam from his mouth surrounded him and gave his ice blue iris a mystical feeling. Thoughtfully he crossed his arms in front of broad chest, leaving the man freezing next to him.

“Yes, I agree brother. Though it’s not likely of them to attack healers. He must be an abandoned one and furthermore has to thief for his own survival. It may just be an inconvenience, but I believe he needed the rupees to redeem himself in the Yiga clan.” Link had his cold calculating look in his eyes and analysed every inch this man’s face for any reaction. He saw how nervous he became as Link spoke.

Link’s eyes sparkled immediately as his sharp mind saw an opportunity.

“Makes sense to me too, sharp senses as always. I guess we can’t kill him yet.”

“Y-yes! Yes! Y-you’re… right! P-p-please don’t kill me!” The man was trembling as his body felt frozen. He tried to warm himself up by wrapping his arms around his chest. He didn’t dare to try to escape them, too great was the fear to be killed.

Ragnar abruptly turned his head to him and pierced his eyes into the thief’s soul

“Shut your mouth, you filthy rat. No body told you to speak, unless you tell us anything you know about the Yiga. Until then, you will freeze your arse off. “

“L-l-look, I-I-I c-can’t even i-i-if I w-want-t-ted t-t-to.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Link had a feeling that behind his statement lay some truth. It wouldn’t surprise him if the Yiga cast a spell on their henchmen to secure their secrets.

And as the thought shaped into a deduction, Link exchanged a meaningful gaze with Ragnar.

“I-i-i-it m-m-means th-th-that we can’t be-be-ca-use th-they...use... I c-can’t s-say...use...u-use... SEAL!”

He screamed out the last words while his whole body shivered with the cold.  But as soon as had he said it, his head twitched spasticity, his pupils twisted and rattling noises came from his throat. He cried out his last breath and collapsed right after.

 Link and Ragnar watched helplessly and in shock as the thief lied motionless on the ground.

 Link and Ragnar knelt in front of the man and exchanged regretful looks, thinking about the cruelty of the Yiga.

„At least in death he is a free man.  Come on Ragnar, we’ll get him a decent burial. ”, said Link.

 He wrapped his cloak around the bare body and heaved it onto his shoulder.

„When we’re done with his funeral, we must report to Father immediately.“  Link marched through the deep snow under his boots, far away from the castle walls.  It cracked in the snow as he had to raise his knees more and more to get through the high snowpack.  Sweat ran down his back, his breath became heavier, and his muscles burned.  Ragnar noticed the thick vapor from Link’s breath, an indication of the immense strength that he had to mobilize at the moment.  Without a word, he lifted the body from his shoulder and carried it the rest of the way.

 Hours later, the brothers reached Lake Kolomo near the Forest of Time and buried the corpse among the trees.

 “Link, I’ve thought about it and I think we should only tell father about the Yiga once we have found out more.  He is never satisfied with half-finished business.“

 Their hands were flushed and stiff from the snow they laid over the grave.  It was time to return to the warmth, so the two broke up and left the man in the grave alone, but under the protection of the forest.

 

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“Your royal highness, thank you for everything. I do have some other requests too, regarding my master and my father. I am in depth for my education since I tried to pay it all on my own but the payment wasn’t high enough, not to mention I often didn’t even receive it, to pay off my loans. If I work at the royal castle I want to be payed with a suitable salary for my hard work. I want to help people around Hyrule, that’s why I will need the salary to buy better equipment, medics and explore new methods to heal. I also want the freedom to leave the castle whenever I see the need to gather herbs, ingredients, make new flora analyses or look out for unhealthy people. In the matter of my father, I do not want my father to know that I would work in the castle. That’s all of my conditions, your royal highness.”

James thought about it while scratching his beard, not knowing if it was possible to give her the freedom she wanted as his father controlled everything and everyone.  For better or worse, she had to go to the king and speak to him. about it if he decided to be interested enough.  Anything that didn’t matter to him wasn’t worth his time.

“May I ask who your father is, gracious healer?”

“Yes of course you may. He’s the commander of the third legion of the royal army, Rhoam Dejardin. Your royal highness.”

James‘eyes widened as he drew in a sharp breath.  ‘Now I understand why she doesn’t want to have contact with her father, he’s just like my father!‘ James thoughts flashed back and forth in his head as he put the pieces together.

“I see! I guess we both have awful fathers then. Don’t worry I will make sure that you can stay away from your father. And about your loan, as the prince I am able to pay it for you, just say a word. But if you still want to pay it on your own, we will pay you even more than the royal healer gets. Because we need a healer that is independent and solely serves for the people and not the King’s moods. Please accept my offer to be a healer for the purpose of science.”

Zelda smiled at the speech of James. But she immediately realized that he was sweet-talking the other conditions while ignoring the most important one. Her freedom.

“Your royal highness I am pleased to hear all that. But I won’t accept the offer until All of my conditions are fulfilled. Please enjoy the rest of the evening, I have to go back to my stall. ”

She walked away without looking back, into the direction of her stall. James tried to hold her off by reaching an arm to her but she was already too far away. For now he would have to deal with his father. He sighed in defeat, he didn’t like it at all. He wanted to keep her in secret, out of the range of the eyes of his father but sooner or later his father would have know about her. It was better to ask him to work as an independent healer. Hyrule needs her desperately.

James had seen so much suffer in his travels and explorations, the defeated knights who weren’t able to fight anymore, the despair and illness in the corners of the kingdom, all of them needed a healer who would only serve the people and not the King.

‘But how am I supposed to tell that to my father? I probably should ask Ecberht about this.’

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 The Festival of Lights ended with the first rays of the sun and Zelda was busy dismantling the stand alone during the coldest hour of the day.  She had sent little Nebb home just before midnight and shared her salary with him again.  The old doctor was long gone and left the rest to her. She cursed inwardly for not accepting the offer, but her principles had to come first.  Otherwise she  would  approve of being exploited again.  Gritting her teeth together, she went to the remaining instruments and bandages that were lying around.  Her hands were already icy burns and were stiff from the cold when she noticed a shadow out of the corner of her eye and the next moment she felt warm hands on hers.  When she looked up, sea blue eyes stared into her eyes.  She quickly pulled her hands out of his and put some space between them.

„Your royal highness, it is a pleasure to see you again.”

“Please don’t be so formal with me when nobody is around. I thought we would have become closer after the dance. And now you’re greeting me like a foreigner.” Link wasn’t sure if she was interested in him at all. She had something special that made him drive to her, but he couldn’t tell what it was. He wanted to protect her, be at her side and watch over her.

“I accepted your hand because I would lose my face if I didn’t. If we normal folks ever deny a request of a royal family, we get abandoned by society.” Now her eyes were as cold as the freezing temperatures, staring up into his own eyes.

She couldn’t afford to be called a concubine of a prince while trying to be accepted in the world of the healers.

Link didn’t know all of the circumstances despite interacting with people outside the castle. ‘I definitely have to change that!’

 “Please don’t interact with me furthermore I don’t want to be called a concubine of yours. Even though they have a far better reputation than a female healer from the streets, I don’t want to be seen as that. I work hard and try to help the suffering people. Please, your royal highness if you look for a girl to have fun with, I beg you to look elsewhere.”

With that said she grabbed the last remaining and walked away. Her heart raced and her body trembled, but she wouldn’t let him know that. She couldn’t even explain it for herself why she reacted that way towards him but decided to not give it much attention.

Link looked after her until she disappeared in the dark street.

“Brother are you alright?”  Ragnar had helped his knight comrades to secure the area as they arrived and now was approaching him with his arms full of food, left behind from the festival. 

“It’s nothing, I am just tired and exhausted. Come, let us go home.” Ragnar pressed a baked apple into his hand and Link smiled in return. A good old apple would be a good distraction of his pity thoughts.

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The next day arise and the brothers Ragnar and Link woke up with pain in their backs and legs. Link looked around and realized they fell asleep in the study room, they were so tired that they weren’t able to reach their bedrooms. Link must have been fallen asleep while he studied about the Yiga clan, his back hurt from the sitting position and even his neck felt stiff. He heard his brother snoring from the ground and slowly stood up to look for him. Ragnar fell with his stool to the ground, his arms wide open spread while one of his legs hovered on the stool while the other rested on the ground angled. Link smiled at this view, it was funny to see his younger brother, who looked always scary and insane, now like a clumsy big teddy bear. Link walked around the table and kicked the tip of his toe against his brother’s rips.

“Hey! Wake up dumbass!”

“Mmh…fuck off and lemme sleep…”

“It is past midday, wake up!”

“nah, try to wake me up in an hour or two.”

Ragnar muttered more unintelligible words while Link slowly lost patience.  It was unusual for his brother to sleep so much. Link decided it was his job to get him back on his feet.  Link breathed in and out deeply and rammed his elbow with full force into the abdomen of his brother, who cried out in pain and threw up shortly afterwards.

"You ate too much before you fell asleep, am I right?“

"Thanks, I needed that.“ Ragnar gasped from the exertion he felt from the gag reflex.

“Now get up, we still have a lot to do.  Do you remember?  The Yiga clan?  Provide evidence for our father?  Get up you looser, we going  hunt for Yiga.“

After they freshened up, they visited their brother James, who was in the middle of a conversation with their eldest brother Ecberht. While Link and Ragnar wore a basic Hylian armour, today Ecberht wore a ruby red royal suit with sapphire blue and golden accents, which meant he would go on a diplomatic business sooner or later. James wore nor royal suit but instead dark trousers and a brown coat with golden buttons and white silk scarf, his favourite outfit when he worked on his natural sciences.

“Good afternoon brothers.” Link said politely while approaching them.

Both immediately interrupted their discussion and turned their heads to them. While James looked confused, Ecberht had a devaluating look in his eyes.

“Where have you been all day?  Both of you were no where to be found.” James reached for the arm of Link and then Ragnar to greet them.

“We’ve been doing researches about a case we want to learn more about and therefore stayed up all night. What have you two been discussing about?”

“What kind of case do you talk about?” asked Ecberht suspiciously, “I hope for the sake of your lives, you’re not doing anything reckless again, without the permission of the King.” Link and Ragnar exchanged meaningful looks, they knew they had to be cautious around Ecberht.

Then, Ragnar clears his throat and sweet talked his eldest brother, “Don’t worry, we don’t want to bother father with our case as long as it’s nothing to bother for.”

Ecberht raised an eyebrow and looked suspicious between them, he knew they were up to something dangerous and therefore would need to watch over their moves. He decided to remain silent and ask one of the Sheikah to spy on them.

James felt the tension between his brothers and cleared his throat.

“Well apparently, the woman you danced with yesterday is an exceptional healer and the daughter of commander Rhoam Dejardin but refuses to depend on his reputation and military rank. “

Link and Ragnar widened their eyes. They couldn’t believe what their ears just heard because nobody knew commander Rhoam had a daughter, let alone even a child. Link was confused why he would never mention her. 

“She refuses also to serve for the royal family if it means to desert the people in need. That’s why we need her even more. For the sake of Hyrule, we need a selfless healer in our ranks. I would be glad if we had another genius for our science section as well.”

Link was glad that his brothers saw the same potential in her he did, but it disturbed him that he found out about her background through his brother who just met her and immediately wanted to claim her. Link frowned and tried to clear his mind. Then, a big question appeared in his head as he tried to understand why she wasn’t here yet.

“There must be something off if she isn’t here yet. What is it?”

“Well…she wanted the freedom to leave the castle whenever she saw the need of her help or for doing researches on new herbs… She wanted to work with me only under strict conditions…”

“What are her conditions? Except roaming freely around,” asked Link truly curious.

But then, Ecberht had enough and busted out. “I already told you James! This is not going to happen! The audacity to demand such thing is unbelievable! Not even the own sons of the King can do whatever we want, and this woman thinks she was exceptional? No way I am going to allow her to do that. You give the conditions not her. Who does she think she is? Goddess of Hyrule? By Hylia! I am surrounded by idiots!”

Ecberht was about to leave but surprisingly Ragnar hold him off and squeezed his arm. “If James and Link believe in her abilities, I am going to do the same, as you will do the same as well.  Understood?!” Ragnar had his insane look in the eyes again which made Ecberht shiver. He never realised how terrifying his younger brother had become.

Ecberht freed his arm from the tight grip of his brother and felt the pain still roaming in his muscles. “Alright then, I will help you to get her on board. But mark my words, no ones except us, the royal family, is allowed to make conditions.”

James and Link barked in laugher as they already knew how determined Zelda can be.

“You idiots stop laughing! What’s so funny!? “

“You will see for yourself, when you meet her.” Link said and winked at James who couldn’t stop laughing at the imagination of Zelda and Ecberht discussing.

“Hmpf. I will talk to the King and ask him for permission than she may come. See you in two hours in the Throne halls.”

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Zelda was nervous to meet the King. It was her first time and she only knew him through stories. While escorts guided her through the castle she looked at the surroundings to distract her from her useless thoughts. After a while she felt exhausted by the walk through the halls of the castle which were strategically formed like a labyrinth. But then her heart flattered seeing a familiar face. It was prince Link who waited for her in front of the throne halls. He smiled at her generously despite her harsh behaviour before. The escorts left her side and let her alone with the Prince after he told them to dismiss. She was happy to see him but didn’t want to show it, by politely greeting him. “Your royal highness. “ she said bluntly.

“It’s good to see you again, gracious healer.” Link flustered at her sight, even though she wore a similar dress like on the festival of lights, this sand coloured dress let her shine brighter as the sun. She smiled at him trying not to look in his eyes for too long. Link realised he stared at her. He cleared his throat and lend her his hand. The memory of the festival flashed in their minds as Link hold her hand the same way back then. Both smiled at each other at the memory and immediately put the stoic mask on as the huge hallway doors opened.

Zelda let out a breath she didn’t knew she was holding and walked along the hallway. The three brothers of Link were standing next to Throne facing each other while Link escorted Zelda to the King. Zelda gulped as she saw the king in full sight. Several feets away from the throne Link stood still and left her side, joining the side of his brother Ecberht.

Now she was all alone facing the terrifying king in front of her. His clothes weren’t as glamorous as expected, in fact the King looked more like a commander who was about to lead a whole army. His almond shaped eyes pierced through her eyes into her soul, looking for the darkest memories of hers. She reminded her to avoid a direct eye contact and lowered her gaze. But then King Selim raised to his feet and approached her.

Link looked nervously as his father stood directly in front of her looking down on her.

“I demand you to look in my eyes. I heard of your request and want you to tell that in to my face.”

Zelda looked up and met the gaze of the King. The colour of his eyes reminded her of honey, changing the colour with different angles of incidence of light. His hair was black as the feathers of ravens, his facial heather grey and his skin tanned from all the cruel battles fought for Hyrule.

“Yes, Your Majesty. I want my masters servant to be able to work in Castle to let him gain more salary to provide his suffering family. I want to be payed for a suitable price for my works for the royal family. I want to be acknowledged as an independent individual and not as the daughter of a commander. And most importantly, I want to be able to leave the castle whenever I need to gather herbs, explore better methods or see the need of my help of all folks in need. No matter the rank or the race, I decide through the rank of the emergency.”

King Selim stayed silent and didn’t lower his gaze from her forest green eyes. But Zelda bravely encountered his terrifying glare and lifted her chin.

But then, all of a sudden King Selim began to smile.

The brothers who remained silent all were shocked by this view, seeing their father smile for the first time in their lives.

“Miss Zelda Dejardin, I declare you the title of a royal healer with the ability to serve the people of Hyrule, independent of your heritage and the crone.”

All brothers widened their eyes and Ecberht gasped for air. Link and James looked more than satisfied, while Ragnar looked amused at his eldest brother.

“Therefore I shall allow you to bring your masters servant as your own servant, while both of you will be privileged with everything you need.”

The King’s smile became wider and heartily as he spoke and signalled with a finger to the servant to bring him his contract.

Meanwhile Ecberht threw his hands above his head  in unbelieve about what his eyes just observed. His brothers clapped their hands as a sign of respect and honour.

With the unique Tughra on his ring he pressed the top of it into the melted candle wax. A bright smile decorated her face as he handed over her the certificate which he placed in her hands with both of his.

“This certificate shall give you permission to enter every small corner of Hyrule and gives you security in wars. Keep it close to you, miss gracious royal healer.”

With that said Zelda bowed politely to the King and walked away from, only turning her back to him as she reached the doors.

Link followed her with her eyes even when she already disappeared, he glared at the closed doors and smiled brightly.

While Ecberht couldn’t still believe what just happened, his mind could find the answer, therefore he bursted out and asked their father the important question everyone in the hall was eager to know the answer.

“Your Majesty, please tell us what made you give her so much privileges?”

King Selim approached his oldest son, putting his hands behind his back, looking down on him with a sly smile. Ecberht saw the small sparkle in his eyes and had a good idea of what was going on his father’s mind.

“In her eyes lies the sun that will guide this rotten land out of the darkness.”

The King walked away from him , back to his throne as he dismissed them.

For the first time in his life, Ecberht didn't know what to say.