#the parliament of owls

[aniquinade]

death made flesh.

➼ dc comics

➼ 1.3k words, one-shot

➼ mature

➼ tw for gore & threats of rape

summary:

Some years ago, the Court of Owls lost their most prized possession to nothing other than love.

They were decimated in the aftermath.

Now, rising from the ashes of failure, a strengthened Court seeks to reclaim what their predecessors could not keep.

talon and dick are not the same person, despite sharing a body. they have not learned to live with it. they are each the other’s antithesis. but sometimes, dick turns a blind eye to the violence talon brings.

part one of the new person, same old mistakes series.

READ HERE.

[jaubaius]

Owl school

Source

[velvetjune]

Parliament Tower | Alan Wake 2

[dabiconcordia]

“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. I find that so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. What does he see and what does he know that the rest of the world is missing?” ― M.J. Rose

[ndostairlyrium]

Hide your dairy

Based off this

[scrambledlikeeggs]

for the hybrid hermits; pearl and barn owl?

DAMN SO SORRY LIFE GOT BUSY LOTS OF DEADLINES, STYLUS WAS LOST TO THE VOID, BUT THIS IDEA KEPT ME PUSHING THROUGH SO TAKE A PAGE OF DOODLES :D

love the idea that her being nocturnal = 3am pearl cause sleep deprived

[tv-moments]

True Detective: Night Country

Season 4, “Part 6”

Director: Issa López

DoP: Florian Hoffmeister

[yeetus-feetus]

Thinking about the Parliament Of Owls again and how they operate. Thinking about how cool it'd be if there were Courts (similar to Lodges) in all the cities within DC, but the Main Court is in Gotham and that's why the crime is so much worse there. Exploring the ways each Court Of Owls' plans for other cities, the ways they control things behind the scenes. I'd like to know what they get up to in metropolis and how long it takes for superman to realize they're in his city.

Anyways I ended up making these ↓

I can't decide what I like more but yeah. I kinda want more fics exploring the COO as more than just a Gotham cult, I wanna explore something bigger...

[bridgebeee]

I started a new job a few months back, and whenever I did the night shift I would write a little fun fact on the board.

I wasn't working last night but there was a new fact on the board and it made me smile.

Then I heard a conversation between two other staff. That they look forward to it and love that it is a little thing that the people on the night shift do.

[dizzywhittles]

A couple of Owls

1" x 1" x 1.5"

Based on Doug Linker's minimalist owl tutorial video:

[woodpengu]

My neurospicy ass is only just understanding "does not want to be perceived" through the realization of doing the furry thing of avoiding having a photo as a user image...

Not a furry, but never feeling particularly humanoid.

[bytesie]

hi . just playing to be honest ! did a sketchy based on this beautiful photography is aw on my dash a few times today + cute birds

[thatbuggygirl]

Parliament is in session 🦉🦉🦉

[sigurism]

Tagged by @jaimelannistre, thank you, darling!

last song: Charlotte Gainsbourg - L'un part, l'autre reste currently reading: Delta of Venus -Anaïs Nin currently watching: Aside from the obvious, true crime

tagging: @myfairsherly, @abusivelittlebunny, @gavotteangel, @sal-si-puedes, @marlowe-zara, @paniccats, @ongreenergrasses, @naiterejehahordisda, @mariamariquinha, @sturridges @thevelvetgoldmine

[dakogutin]

DAY4 of @dzaddyjamespotter​‘s advent calendar prompts

SANTA CLAUS

(read my other christmas drabbles here!)

The flock of owls flew in with everyone’s mail. Letters and parcels that ranged from the smallest wrappings that would carry a Remembrall, to the latest Broomstick swooped in to drop on the long tables in the Great Hall.

Lily’s came in a small basket, which was revealed to contain vanilla biscuits with adorable Christmas-themed decorations as icing.

She happily nibbled on some before offering to everyone around her. 

Sirius was quick to voice out his fascination, having never been exposed to muggle traditions especially when it came to Christmas. James appeared to share the sentiment but was oddly more subdued, staring and mostly letting his eyebrows do the reacting. Remus was looking at both of them in an expression she was sure to also be displaying on her own– fondness.

It was her first Christmas away from her family. This wasn’t a decision of haste, or out of coercion, despite what many continued to believe. Admittedly, even she found the real reason hard to believe at times. But that was all it was, disbelief, only because it was absolutely surreal.

She wanted to spend Christmas with James.

“Don’t forget to leave some for Peter,” she said as James and Sirius continued to riffle through each design.

“What’s this?” Sirius asked, raising one biscuit.

“A reindeer.”

It was a simple answer, and yet it prompted an odd look to be exchanged between the three of them. An inside joke, it seems. She brushed it off with a roll of her eyes. 

“And who is this?” It was James, this time, who asked. “This your dad or something?”

Just as Lily glanced up to discern the biscuit in his hands, Remus burst out laughing.

“What?” James glared at Remus, throwing the biscuit at him.

“Oi! No wasting my biscuits, Potter,” Lily chided but had to also hold back her own giggles.

“James, I’d like you to meet Santa Claus,” Remus eventually said when he’d recovered. “You too, Sirius.”

“What exactly is he?” Sirius asked.

“He gives gifts to everyone,” Lily supplied, “mostly children, but I hear he gives an exemption to adults on the nice list.”

Sirius scoffed. “You’re bullshitting me.”

“No, of course it’s not as easy as that,” Remus cut in, “but you can catch him while he’s on his trip around the world. Maybe you can talk to him about having your gift. Plead your case that you deserve to be on the nice list.” 

Lily doubted that would be received as anything but farfetched given Sirius’ already rising suspicion, but she had underestimated James on her side…

“Catch him?” he reiterated.

She met Remus’ eyes, which were glinting with mischief. He was quick to disguise it as excitement for James’ brewing idea. “Yeah, that’s a thing muggle children do. Stay up on Christmas Eve to catch Santa.”

It just now struck Lily how much of a bloody expert Remus was with lying. He was twisting the truth with an ease that only someone who did it everyday would have. She figured it made sense, judging from who his roommates are.

“Yeah,” she chimed in, “just prepare some warm milk and cookies by the tree where he drops the gifts.”

“Nope,” Sirius declared. “I refuse to believe this. I know you’re lying, Remus. I’ve mastered all your tells.”

“Because I haven’t done it myself,” Remus bit back in defence. “But even if that’s the case, Lily is explaining it to you very clearly. Are you saying she’s lying too?”

“Well, Sirius? Are you?” Lily raised an eyebrow. 

Sirius could only glare back. He may have lucked out with knowing Remus too well, but he was never going to be able to tell if Lily was lying. She didn’t have to be as skilled as Remus was. He was halfblood, while Lily was a muggleborn.

“Wouldn’t hurt to try, though, yeah?” James suggested quietly. 

Sirius groaned.

“We can use my cloak. You two have to come with us, though. So if this Santa doesn’t show up Sirius and I can immediately set our revenge into motion.”

“Of course,” Remus said easily while Lily grinned back.

Why had she not thought of spending Christmas with them sooner?

[tv-moments]

True Detective: Night Country

Season 4, “Part 4”

Director: Issa López

DoP: Florian Hoffmeister