#thank you radiation

[resonanteye]

you can have hope.

photos from my partner's treatment for leukemia (B-ALL ph+) and bone marrow transplant, 2018-19.

(suggested that I tag in @hopepunk-humanity so I will)

[qwantzfeed]

...i'm gonna need a bigger bumper sticker

[s-aint-elmo]

girl who has suffered more than alll-mer

(ID in alt text)

[minotaurapologist]

Gave Elwood a new Platform in his pen and he has been up there literally the entire day

[halflifebutawesome]

kissy…

[shiftythrifting]

Top looks in the ShopShifty store this week!

Human Costumes - Co-60 fan club - Aches and Maladies

[canisalbus]

So i remember an ask mentioning your mortal enemy, Felis Atra and their cats, and i thought it'd be fun to draw what Felis Atra's version of your italian dogs would be.

I think they would be called Butter Knife and Flamengo! Butter Knife is not his real name, it's an nickname given by his peers because of how harmless he is. I choose Flamengo because that's the name of Vasco's rival football team here in Brazil, so i thought that was the perfect name :)

Cat Machete was slightly inspired by the Oriental Shorthair cat because of their long noses and thin head shape.

Cat Vasco was inspired by the Scottish Fold cat, because FLOPPY EARS. I gave Flamengo longer ears and orange fur to make him more like his look-alike.

The last doodle is a reference to this ask (https://canisalbus.tumblr.com/post/728923918314946560/me-i-am-machete-ear-fan-number-1-those-ears) and contains the tumblr ask stand-in dog, whose cat version was inspired by the American Curl cat! They have round ears that are slightly floppy outwards.

Final notes: I know cardinal clothes don't come in vibrant blue, but i was ADAMANT on switching Machete's and Vasco's clothing color patterns. I would draw the rest of Butter Knife's and Flamengo's clothes, but i suck at designing cool outfits.

Speaking of outfits, for Machete's iconic void outfit, i figured it would be fun to make it more baggy for Butter Knife, in contrast to Machete's, that looks very tight-fitted. I think it's cute, it kinda looks like a sweater. Also i can't imagine a Machete doppelganger without high heels boots, so those HAD to stay.

Oh, and just to be clear, i'm not like, claiming ownership of these guys or anything. I just thought it would be a fun exercise. Hope you like them!! I love your art and your characters.

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[artuurle]

old dear poor Crumb. at least Mitternacht is kinda supportive??? was that being supportive??? im sure she's sympathetic at least maybe the other gods too? you think Crumb will adjust? or try to swap back to their old self in 33yrs?

It was! Miss Mitternacht was surprised, but very supportive of her new little godpoke who helped return her king in any form they take- She's very much trying to comfort them.

All the gods actually try to help Crumbs adjust- after all, supporting them feels only fair after thrusting the responsibility of the world onto a random person who showed up at the right time.

I like to think they become friends :). Crumbs the godpoke cannot fix their form by just going through the rift, They aren't a god, so if they went through the rift they'd just end up ascending. If they tried ascending and then immediately stopped being a god as an attempt to regain their original form they would find themselves even more changed by the rift, similar to how Hector has residual traits.

Speaking of Hector....

He's not quite sure why Crumbs hasn't made an attempt on his now mortal life, but he's trying to comfort them too; though he really doesn't think he has the right to, really.

[jingle-jangle-spurs]

I’ve noticed a pattern here

[mywaywardcupcake]

I had missed the pride prompt earlier this week so no pressure if you cant get to this but Bi Joey Bi Joey Bi Joey Bi Joey

I will NEVER say no to BI JOU!!!

[flowercrowngods]

is there anything as joyous as finishing a book and finding there’s 24 works on ao3 providing missing scenes, character studies and a pov switched rewrite?

[dennisboobs]

the gang's introductions from the always sunny in philadelphia cookbook

[ragnarlothcat]

you KNOW i’m rolling up to ask about groundhog (my beloved……….)

Ahhh my poor sad groundhog day fic. You know, when I started writing that thing in 2021 I thought to myself "this will be my magnum opus, my seminal interpretation of the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin and probably my favourite fic." Then I got distracted by 50 other story ideas and the continued passage of time and it all fell apart around me. Now, if I'd been trapped in a groundhog day time loop of my own, then perhaps...

The last chapter ended with Obi-Wan basically saying that his own transgression (faking his death in the Rako Hardeen arc) was unkind, sure, but that it's not like Anakin doesn't keep important secrets of his own. And the next chapter is Anakin gradually wrestling with that fact, that maybe he isn't as forthcoming as he could be and that truths and lies are more nuanced than he'd considered. Here's the scene where Anakin bumps into Aayla in the hallway for the (eighth?) time.

This is the sort of thing he means: Aayla’s love life is interesting (quite interesting, actually. How long has it been going on? Does anyone else know? Does Kit insist on having sex underwater and if so, how long can Aayla hold her breath?), but it’s not something Anakin needs to know.

Or is it?

If honesty is such a virtue, shouldn’t everyone else be honest too? Yeah, Anakin never told Aayla about Padmé, but the two situations aren’t even the same. Anakin was dating a senator, whereas Aayla is entangled with another Jedi, a councilor, even, and sleeping with a councilor is much bigger deal, ethically.

Probably.

Actually, is it? Padmé had suggested that there was some sort of conflict of interest in their relationship since the Jedi technically report to the senate. Anakin hadn’t seen any problem with it a) because when Padmé had brought this up, he had been in the middle of undressing her and the Republic’s chain of command had been low on his list of priorities.

And b), it’s not like Anakin has ever listened to orders, from the senate or otherwise. Maybe with some other Jedi it might have been an issue, but with Anakin? He’d simply laughed and kissed Padmé and assured her that he’d treat her with the same level of respect he treats all politicians.

(He remembers the pillow to the face that comment provoked with a wince.)

Either way, maybe he and Aayla should be more open with each other. Aayla can tell him all about her dalliance with Kit (seriously, are they in love? Can Anakin help plan the wedding?) and Anakin will tell her—

Anakin will tell her about his two-year relationship with Padmé, and how it all fell apart around him.

Hmm.

“Anakin? Are you okay? You’ve just been sort of…standing there.”

So he has.

“I’m fine,” Anakin lies. “I was just thinking.”

“Thinking?”

Anakin’s been doing a lot of thinking recently. What else is there to do when imprisoned in the same day and on the same planet? “Aayla, I have something I want to tell you. Something I want to ask.”

“Of course,” she replies, and she brushes against him in the Force. “Anything, Anakin.”

When Anakin first joined the Jedi, he struggled to fit in. He was always too much for the other Padawans. Too angry, too talented, too impatient.

But Aayla, the Padawan of one of Obi-Wan’s most inexplicable friends, had been a few years older. Mature enough and kind enough to spend time with the unruly little boy none of the other younglings had wanted around.

Anakin can do this. Anakin can open his mouth

I was in a two-year relationship with Padmé, and I never told you. I never told anyone. And now I know you’re seeing Kit Fisto. Why haven’t you told me? Do I not seem like the kind of person you can trust with a secret? Do you also sometimes have nightmares about your master finding out about your relationship, about your weakness, your need to be loved?

Are you scared he’ll turn you away?

“Never mind,” Anakin says, and shakes his head. “You have to see Luminara—”

“What? No, I mean, how did you—”

“—and I have to report to the council.” The Jedi Council. The same group of people who aided and abetted Obi-Wan massive deception. Who lied to Anakin’s face as he unraveled, trying to find the man who he believed had murdered his master, his dearest friend, his—

“Right,” Aayla says slowly, and she withdraws. “Well, we can always talk later. It’s not good to keep things bottled up.”

No, Anakin thinks, as he continues down the hall. It really isn’t.

[serenpedac]

Beloved Seren!! I'm curious about if you have theories/predictions about MC's condition, like from an astronomy point of view? You mentioned that you view how the energy comes and goes kind of like solar flares! And I've been predicting that the powers being too much for the MC to survive would be sort of like they were turned into a dying star...but I know like 0.1 astronomy thing and only for fic purposes lol. So I'm curious if you have an opinion/perspective/prediction on what is happening to MC? (I'm not sure if my question even makes sense and zero pressure at all to answer this haha ❤️ I just figured you would have a cool perspective on it!!)

Lovely PD, thank you for the ask <3 This is a very good question and I have been thinking about Li-Sar and the MC's power, but my theories are somewhat fuzzy.

First, the theory that is related to my comment about solar flares. One of the things that caught my attention was how often the demo mentions electricity in regard to Li-Sar's powers, while also mentioning their power is "solar magic". This made me think about the Sun's magnetic field lines, because the Sun's electric currents and magnetic field are linked closely together. Because of turbulence of the Sun's plasma, those magnetic field lines get all tangled up. This can lead to them breaking and connecting with others, a process that releases a burst of energy (magnetic reconnection, see v cool video here, though the image below is clearer), accelerating particles, and causing bursts of electromagnetic radiation: solar flares.

The radiation sickness, together the mentions of Li-Sar---and now the MC---wields solar radiation, fit with the idea of solar flares. Only it seems Li-Sar can control this, while we see that the MC cannot. Looking at Li-Sar's comment on how a human body won't be able to handle the building magic, my theory would be that the "flares", like that burst of power in chapter 2, will get stronger and more frequent, eventually tearing the MC apart. It wouldn't be the radiation itself, as that doesn't seem to be an issue so far, but rather the energy involved in powering those bursts. Obviously, I assume a solution will be found.

My second theory fits with you say about a dying star, because it could be like a supernova event! A supernova type Ia is what comes to mind, with a white dwarf (the MC) and a companion star (Li-Sar). The MC siphoned mass (this power) from Li-Sar, causing them to cross a certain threshold, which then leads to the explosion/death.

And another theory that no one asked for, but Li-Sar reminds me of an O or B type star, as they are blueish-white, fitting with the blue and white colour scheme that keeps popping up in the demo. These stars have masses between ~3 - 200 times the mass of the sun, so like Ostin said, they have the power of "a dozen suns" or even more.

Such high mass stars can end in supernova explosion without the need for a companion star. Ignoring ethical considerations and the canon lore behind the Agency not killing supernaturals, this might be a reason the Agency didn't kill Li-Sar. Their death might cause so much destruction and make the planet uninhabitable. But that's just me being speculative.

[mt07131]

You feel the most you when you're on stage. It's almost a molecular thing, as if you were created solely to perform. The music ricochets in your chest, the beats snake across your skin, the very notes sink into your blood, entwining themselves in your DNA until you and the song are one. -Infamous, prologue

So, as a graduation present to myself, I commissioned the absolutely wonderful and fantastic @commander-sarahs-art to draw my MC, Maeve Divine, from @infamous-if in her natural habitat, and holy shit she blew it out of the water, I'm literally in awe of how it came out!!

[guesst]

sometimes i think about sullivan and how his n iruma’s relationship progresses and what made him choose iruma. i mean it was probably something to do with delkira that made him pick iruma up but i also think about that comment he makes early on in the series, that the others in the 3 greats have grandkids and he doesnt and how hed love to have a grandkid. and how he sends iruma to babyls partly because thats what a proper caretaker is meant to do. and how at the beginning maybe hes playacting and thinking yes this is the boy i have brought over for unspecified reasons, My Grandson, and i am the Grandfather (yay!) but its only later on that The Grandson becomes Iruma Suzuki first and then Sullivan’s Grandson second. and then i get happy about it