#the clearing podcast

[potato-lord-but-not]

what if…. Noel centric angst? ever think about that?

[koszmarnybudyn]

This was made because I read a fic "Proximity" by rosesofenvy and now i'm yearning.

[gazebodj]

Malevolent intermezzo u are so important to me.

[ivyithink]

the horrors are never-ending, but at least there’s Waffles??

[stone-stars]

Happy c3 finale day! Dani organized a giant collab featuring over 50 artists to make posters for each arc! It was wonderful to participate in and the posters came out so incredibly!

[Image descriptions in Alt text, credits below the cut]

Credits:

[ID: Credit lists for all of the artists. The artists on tumblr are: @sideblogdotjpeg, @apricots-on-a-holiday, @tiredbread, @caseydoingart, @charlilil, @crudelise, @voxphantasma, @beakyelk, @naddpilled, @falchion-art, @purplecladmerchant, @futuralibre, @stone-stars (me), @the-crab-king, @bookinbear, @lobstermigration, @one-little-nerd-stayed-home, @duck-speak, @kyeree, @lyssq, @a-majus, @ihavemints, @nullifi-blr, @ghostedflakes, @s0laart, @vaguenostalgiainvading, @strelitzien-gewaechs, @kindleaf, @vitevii, and @rizwalda.]

Thanks for everyone who participated, it was so fun <3

[napolean-but-cringe]

People keep talking about the whimpering horror podcast men and how distracting it can be but as a (maybe) asexual person, all I ever heard were men in pain. Other people find the whimpering weirdly erotic while I hear a guy in desperate need of a Hospital and a Therapist

[apple8ees]

good evening magnus archives community. please take this meme idea from when i first learned elias canonically does weed

[sluttypatrickstar]

multiple things can be true at once

1) the allegations against neil gaiman seem very likely to be true, because i cannot fucking imagine that having sex with an employee relying on you and your money to avoid homelessness (and starting within a few HOURS of meeting her) could ever be a situation with unproblematic consent

2) the podcast seems to be very exploitative – first, the use of ads/sponsorships; second, the sensationalism of the story and using dramatic music and editing; and third, its general anti-BDSM narrative and it is deeply fucked up to use victims’ stories to put forward your own narrative or agenda

3) this being reported by rachel johnson just has terrible vibes, i am absolutely with everybody on this, i don’t believe she has the victims’ best interests at heart and i am suspicious of her personal motivations

[wtslpod]

some lesbian thoughts on elrond & galadriel

The dynamic between Elrond and Galadriel, despite being central to the show, sometimes feels under-appreciated in the fandom. Like many relationships in TROP, it doesn’t easily slot into a single category. It’s not merely one of friendship or kinship or mentorship

It’s not romantic, but it is emotionally intimate—and that seems to trip a lot of people up, even before 2x07. We’ve always appreciated how emotionally open Galadriel and Elrond are with each other, particularly given how guarded Galadriel is with most other characters.

She and Elrond have a long history prior to their reunion in the first episode, and during the course of the show they rely on each other as they navigate disappointment and loss, both personal and as relates to elven-kind.

They don’t always see eye to eye, but even when Elrond feels hugely betrayed by Galadriel’s choices, it doesn’t erode the love between them.

They’ve been separated during their respective darkest moments, but find solace and healing in each other’s presence. They bring light into each other’s lives, and together will be instrumental in banishing the rising darkness.

One of the strengths of Tolkien's work, and one of the reasons fans (including queer fans like us) return to these stories time and again, is the focus on platonic bonds that defy societal norms through the strength of their intimacy and commitment.

Of all the relationships we've seen on the show so far, Galadriel and Elrond embody this wonderful category-defying emotional intimacy most of all.

[alive-currently]

Class doodles

[blackoutbugza]

a little birdie ( @sarcasticscribbles **lmk if you don’t wanna be tagged ) once said that one image reminded them of tim and sasha/not!sasha so uh

[operationslipperypuppet]

wow all the skaldova pcs are hardwon homages

boggy: has lucky, is a battlemaster

zurdric: loves crows

welly: a poet

[slutforpringles]

In the words of Max Verstappen: “If my mum had balls, she would be my dad."

[sou-pp]

Something about Johns return in season 3 and how he had been driven to do seemingly horrible things in the dark world for countless years and was literally living in a hell that he never wanted to go back to and he was still able to bring Arthur back from total corruption. Despite everything he had been though and the terrible things he had been forced to do he still had enough humanity in him to see and understand that what Arthur was doing was wrong and needed to be stopped. He still had empathy for those trapped in the mines and wanted to save them even though no one would have blamed him if he came back as batshit crazy as Arthur was during season 3. His time with Arthur and humanity left such an impact on him that he was able to cling to that even while living in actual hell. Enough that he was able to come back and become Arthurs sense of morality and reality.

[annabelle--cane]

I really appreciate how level headed you are about the reputation TMA fandom has. Something I realized reading through your analysis is I think part of the problem was the TMA fandom was a uniquely awkward size during/after the blow up in that it was big enough to have a medium sized 1% of people who were being a problem but it wasn't big enough that you could avoid them without putting a lot of effort into it. (probably this isn't how math/percentages work but it is something i think about because, personally i've been in a massive fandom with a notoriously problematic 1% and. they sure did cause big loud problems very publicly. But it wasn't actually that hard to avoid them in day to day fandom activities. Whereas with TMA yeah there just really was a feeling of not being able to get away from each other)

ooh I think you are bang on the money with that one. it felt like I was always two degrees of separation away from someone who wanted to have me hanged drawn and quartered, even if my personal circle was quite well curated.

[justablah56]

finished VR-LA's party outfit !!

here's links to Kyana , Dani , and Finbar's outfits !