#sword of damoclese

[valdarksouls]

this post is for people that are following weebmd on tiktok

is there any way to change the story of berserk so the eclipse doesnt happen, if that old dude reads it he will probably go into a coma or die of grief and he is too sweet for that fate

someone needs to break into his house and replace all of his copies of berserk w smth happier so he never experiences the eclipse

[posttexasstressdisorder]

Sometimes I have to work really hard to convince myself that the right person will answer my ad for a roommate. Today's been an uphill battle. I tried to be happy about Harris moppin' the floor with Trump, but this is just gnawing at me still.

But I got shit done, especially as it partains to the search for new roomie. I was able to anchor the heavy-duty extension cord that we had to string from the living room to run the air conditioner in that room, found cable clamps that were perfect, fit right over the heavy-duty cable, two nails. Got it secured to the baseboards, and routed as discreetly as possible.

And I got the photos done today, and yesterday was assembling the bed frame, so I've been doing what I have had the energy for.

I have got to admit it has taken me more time to recover from being on kiddo duty for those two weeks than I'd hoped, as I was already losing those two weeks. And I'm old enough to know I'm feeling some grief for the loss of what had been the perfect roommate situation.

I abhor uncertainty in my home life. I have found myself having to push back thoughts of giving up, something I haven't had to do in while. And I'm old enough to realize that, while I tapered down until i was finally done with the sertraline a few months back, I am probably feeling a little less "resilient" as a result.

Have my yearly Dr. appt on the 24th, gotta do the "fasting" blood/pee tests sometime before I go. They get the results now within minutes, instead of weeks. I am going to drop by the Alameda hospital (all of five blocks away) to see if their lab can do it, since they're part of the same System.

Just can't get over that "Sword of Damoclese is hangin'-over-my-head" feeling. Nobody around to tell me it's all gonna be ok, now. The two people who were always there to reassure me are both dead now. And yes, I know y'all love October and halloween, but it's just not fun to have death in yer face when you've faced it more than once in real life, and are still broken by it.

[hollowslantern]

one day I'll be able to talk about things that i like without hallucinating a sword of damoclese above me let alone needing to publicly acknowledge the sword but im afraid we are just not there yet.

[vidyagamereference]

Possibly a controversial opinion but i think that leanders earring is the sword of damoclese peircing the ouroborus symbolizing the inevitability of his impending death (and need to renew his re-life)

[leiflitter]

Me reading any beautiful chapter of YAH: they're so in love and obsessed with each other, I need them together forever, my heart is so full. You casually mentioning the summer/wedding/birthday: the sword is damoclesing and my lung don't expand properly while a feeling of dread overcomes me... You're making me ANXIOUS in the middle of my fluff, I think I'm gonna be sick the day of the reveal, I'm so scared for Oliver's poor heart! Congrats on being so good 💕💕

The pit and the pendulum, baybee, that sword a'dangles until I cut the string but... it shall be okay.

Also feel free to message me for Ending Spoilers if you are too anxious, I am absolutely the sort of person who goes to doesthedogdie so i can understand the fear

[nillial]

my professor is making us do this high school ass prompt about where we wanna be in ten years . obviously in ten years i want to be twice divorced and living in rural greece on a goat farm with a dear and close friend who i’ve been in love with since 23 and we have this will they wont they thing going on but the secret is our intense homoerotic friendship will always be just a friendship and there’ll forever be a somber sort of air hanging over our heads like damoclese's sword. and in the morning when i force myself out of a cold bed and find her in the kitchen making toast for the both of us i will think about a future that my fingertips can only graze. we are married but we do not say it. we are divorced but we do not say it. we are each other’s widow but we do not say it. we will be buried together and the dogs will dig us up and the vultures will carry our bones far away from each other and we will feel it even after death because we aren’t used to being apart. when they find what’s left of us they won’t know who is who and neither will we. but i don’t mention this. it’s shared knowledge. instead i leave to feed the goats . but like i cant say that in a school setting so in ten years ill be WORKING i GUESS

[synthwizardromance]

The sword of damoclese is swinging. #feminism

[nukedrobotchris]

What does the Fourth of July mean to the enemployed abd the poor?

The Fourth of July represents the denial of prosperity for the those who have to come in to work that day. For the unemployed, it is no where to go and the sword of Damoclese has already fallen.

[hakureiryuu]

augh

I mean maybe if said sword of damoclese was a more obvious thing I would be having a better reaction to this?!

Aziraphale is a guardian.

We left him at the end of s1 with the knowledge that apocalypse was still coming. He'd saved the world for that day, but Heaven was still bent on destroying it. The ones with the power to burn everything were still inescapably loveless. It really looked like he and Crowley alone of all the Earth-walking beings would fight for the world.

And he loves the world so much. The opening scenes of him in the record shop, buying his Shostakovich 78s? The warmth toward Maggie and her music and her heart? The generosity, and the delight in the shared understanding, and the pleasure in the discovery that he could make her life better? That he could spare her pain, give her a little more time with her joys? He knows how fragile those are.

He wants to give that to the whole world.

He wants to believe he can lift the doom hanging over them all, banish it permanently. He is desperate to believe it. Even if he wasn't longing so fervently to be seen, approved, affirmed by God's word (I was so undone by his jealousy as he watched Job speak to her) -- even without that I can't imagine him not wavering at Heaven's offer, faced with the chance that he could use all Heaven's might to guard the world again and get it right this time.

And then he's offered that power with apparent warmth, and feigned approval, and the shameless claim that at last they understand. They hear what he's been trying desperately to tell them as long as he's lived in the world. They're telling him that he's finally made his point -- that they are proud he's tried so hard for so long.

So -- the ending is shattering. It is maddening. It's utterly unfair on Crowley. And I didn't see it coming, and yet.

Aziraphale is a guardian. He really will have to see for himself that power won't love what's good; there is no way to make the world safe forever.

[loverofwomenandpanera]

Oreos

Shout out to both Oreo Thins and Double Stuf Oreos both having extra of the bad part of the Oreo

[darrencrissarmy]

In recent weeks, Wainwright has released a video for "Sword of Damocles," a new song that is directly addressed to President Donald Trump; the clip's co-star is Darren Criss, the onetime Glee heartthrob who recently earned an Emmy for portraying serial killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story...

Your last few months have been insanely busy. First, I wanted to ask about the release of the video for "Sword of Damocles," which co-stars Darren Criss. After winning the Emmy for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, I imagine he's in incredible demand. Was it difficult to arrange his participation?

Not really. I've known him for a couple of years. I met him through Alan Cumming. He was immediately, unabashedly, almost embarrassingly in love with my music. He had no qualms about acting like a complete fanboy, which secretly I adore [laughs]. I pretend not to care, but it makes a world of difference — to have a beautiful, budding young movie star love what I do. So he was into it, and after I asked him to be part of the video, he was locked and loaded and ready to come in and do it. He's one of the most energetic and hard-working and game celebrities around today, and I'm very privileged to have had a chance to work with him.

[dramatisperscnae]

He's not really shocked that Wayne's looked into him. That had been part of the reason Dick had come clean about Alfred's taking him in in the first place: much better to hear that from Dick personally than see it in the news or something. Even so, Dick almost manages to brighten on hearing that. It at least shows *some curiosity, right? Even if it had been mostly just scoping out a potential rival or threat.

But then his shoulders sag, more noticeably than he'd like, as Wayne says very plainly that they're not friends. Not even teammates. Dick knows this, of course, it's not exactly news, but…well, that doesn't make it any more pleasant to hear for all Wayne also admits they're on the same side. It does explain why he's been getting the kinds of answers he has when he asks the more personal questions, but it doesn't make him feel any better about it.

Dick sighs softly, looking down. "Maybe. But…" He always has a but, doesn't he? As much as he's coming to expect Wayne to push every attempt he makes to connect aside, Dick just can't seem to stop himself. "I guess I'm hoping that…if we actually got to know each other it might help keep that from happening." But then, Wayne had Alfred, once, and that connection hadn't stopped his initial fall, had it? What chance does some kid have that the once-closest person to Wayne clearly hadn't?

Shifting in his chair, Dick opts to shift the conversation topic a little. Wayne had suggested he talk about himself, right? "…But I don't guess there's all that much to tell you about me," he says with a shrug. "You know the important stuff already. About my folks, the orphanage…Alfred…" He looks up, leaning back in his chair. "He's got me enrolled in Gotham Academy." also something easily learned through the media, given the various reactions to some random orphan from the Bowery suddenly becoming heir to the rather sizeable remnants of the Wayne estate. "It was…part of the deal we made, when he took me in. I have to finish school. Keep my grades up, that kind of thing."

He shrugs a little. "I manage okay; it doesn't really give me much time, between schoolwork and all this, but…it's working out. And the school's not bad. There's one or two kids who give me shit for being an orphan, but it's nothing I can't handle." Especially since he learned early on in the orphanage how to avoid being the one to start the fights. People look at you a lot differently if you can at least appear to legitimately claim self-defense.

There's a distance in his eyes, though, as he talks that does a lot of speaking on its own. Alfred's taken this boy in, certainly, and is even clearly supporting him in his decisions, but Dick is still very much aware of the sword of Damoclese hanging over his head where the old butler is concerned. He can't afford to let himself lose focus, at all, or give Alfred - or anyone - even the chance to worry he's losing his way. In his own way Dick is keeping himself apart from everyone, reaching out as much as he dares to the only other person he knows who might possibly at least understand, if not actually reach out in turn.

      🦇—-;; Grim does understand why Dick had asked, still, Grim wasn't about to divulge too much about himself, he's learned that that just causes you too much trouble. Makes it easier for people to find a weakness and betray you. He would have let the silence linger, but he does note Dick's anxiousness involved in why he's just talking, and asking questions. He looked at him for a moment and he hummed.

"Why don't you tell me about you? Since I know about you from what I've managed to find in news articles and social media." He says, not point in hiding that he had looked into the boy. Just to make sure he's not too much of a threat to him, at least beyond the vigilante thing. They were on the same side, in a sense, but not the same team. He shifts a little and he sighs, "so not that much at all."

Grim shifts a little, "I didn't think it was...the right thing to do to pry into who you are. I mean...we're not friends." He says, hoping that explained to the kid why he hadn't been trying to get to know him. "Besides, we're also not exactly on the same team, same side, sure, but not the same team. I don't think it's a good idea for the two of us to get any closer as friends, especially if, as you say you will, you want to stop me if I turn back to how I was before I was imprison, instead of trying to do things...your way." He shifted a little and shakes his head a little. Did that explain why he hadn't asked too many questions? He hoped it at least made it clear why, even if it didn't make a lot of sense.

[daedalusdavinci]

To Overcome a Lie

Ships: Two Face/Matches Malone

AU: Harvey & Two Face adopt Jason

Words: 3,712

Summary:

In the years since taking Jason in, Two Face's life had gotten as close to normal as it'd been since before the accident. Maybe Matches wasn't white picket fence material, but sometimes, in the quiet moments, it felt like maybe they could build a life together.

Tags: takes place like ri ght before son of dent for max gutpunch, damocles sword is damoclesing, ig you could read this as a standalone if you rlly wanted to tho

ive got endless fucking feelings about matches and two face and the unending pain of twos being so smitten with matches and bruce being unable to tell him the truth and im going to make it everyone elses problem

read it on ao3

the jason dent series on ao3

the jason dent au masterpost

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

To Overcome a Lie

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/t8nwMG6

by daedalusdavinci

In the years since taking Jason in, Two Face's life had gotten as close to normal as it'd been since before the accident. Maybe Matches wasn't white picket fence material, but sometimes, in the quiet moments, it felt like maybe they could build a life together.

Words: 3712, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 5 of Jason Dent AU

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Harvey Dent, Bruce Wayne

Relationships: Harvey Dent/Bruce Wayne, Two Face/Matches Malone

Additional Tags: Bruce Wayne is Matches Malone, Harvey Dent is Two-Face, Harvey Dent is Jason Todd's Parent, Dissociative Identity Disorder, takes place like ri ght before son of dent for max gutpunch, damocles sword is damoclesing, ig you could read this as a standalone if you rlly wanted to tho, Identity Porn

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/t8nwMG6

[krisseratops]

Get sword of Damoclesed, idiot 💗💗

I've had PLANS. I had so many ideas for what I wanted to do for 1k followers! I thought about making a limited time rp ship ask blog!! Or about drawing a little fanzine!! At least opening comissions!! I wanted to celebrate that properly!! And for the next 3 months I won't be able to do any of that!!! Why are you doing this to me!!!!!!!

[scaredgirlsilly]

as soon as the sun sets i get a damoclese sword above my head except its just me putting on some rap songs by earl sweatshirt