#thewivesofriversong

[ziyal]

thewivesofriversong replied to your post: “Diana was a clay statue brought to life and her...

first of all: yes. second of all: I don’t suppose you’d be inclined to do like a hate-summary of New 52 WW? xD bc I gave up on it almost immediately but I’m reading Rebirth WW now and it would be nice to have a better understanding everything Rebirth is now deconstructing haha

SURE, I’ll take a crack at it, although I only got up to about halfway through the run so far, I had to take a break so I could scream about how frustrating it was

the premise of the first arc is that a human girl, Zola, was impregnated by Zeus and now Hera wants revenge on her but Wonder Woman is going to protect her. which is actually a premise that I think is pretty cool and I am on board for in theory but it becomes super weird.

Hermes leads Zola to Diana, and Diana takes her to Themyscira to shelter her. but, Strife (Eris, is the goddess they’re portraying here, but for some reason she’s referred to only as “Strife”?) shows up on the island and starts sowing discord. The Amazons turn on Zola once they find out she’s pregnant with a demigod, and Hera shows up to curse them all. Diana’s like “I was made from clay tho??” and Hera flips out and makes Hippolyta confess to Diana that she’s actually the child of Zeus and all that nonsense. Then, Hera in her anger turns Hippolyta into a clay statue (because irony) and turns all the other Amazons into snakes (!!)

Diana is weirdly less upset than she should be about the fact that her entire people were turned into snakes and her mom was statue-fied but whatever. Also she’s like “I’m shocked but I’m glad that it turns out my mother, whom I thought was never my REAL mother, is related to me by blood after all!” bc fuck adoptive parents amirite

Diana, Hermes, and Zola go off on a sort of world road trip trying to collect other demigod children of Zeus because there’s a prophecy about a child of Zeus taking over his throne and ... Zeus has disappeared, leaving the throne empty and the other gods squabbling over it. So all the gods are also trying to get their hands on Zola so they can steal the baby. It basically turns into a tour of this particular writer+artist’s edgy reinterpretation of the Greek gods where Diana goes around and either fights or talks to all of them.

when she meets Hephaestus is where he tells her the thing about the Amazons selling their male children into slavery, because all of them now work for him in his forges, and Diana tries to be like “then you men are all Amazons, too! that makes you my brothers! will you help me?” and they’re like “no, fuck that, Amazons got rid of us and we’re staying with Hephaestus” which... I can’t blame them but it still seemed really sad and cynical

At one point, Zola gets kidnapped by Hades and sucked down into the Underworld, so Diana goes after her. For.... reasons, this ends with Hades trying to force Diana to MARRY HIM so Diana fakes being in love with Hades and he dresses her up in a super gothy high fashion wedding dress and is like “I’ll only marry you if you are truly in love with me” and ties her lasso of truth around her neck like a noose and she admits it was all just a ploy and then rides a horse out of the Underworld on a river of blood. this is an EXTREMELY WEIRD COMIC BOOK, Y’ALL.

After Zola’s baby is born, it is immediately kidnapped by Hermes, who runs away with it, and “protect the pregnant lady by going to different places and meeting weird god characters” turns into “hunt for the baby by going to different places and meeting weird god characters” basically?

There’s a #0 issue where it turns out that Diana was secretly trained to fight by Ares when she was teenager, even though he’s historically one of her enemies and represents the evils of war that she opposes, because why should any of Diana’s talents come from the Amazons, instead of being the best example of her people’s warrior spirit she has to have been trained by the male god of war, fuck this comic

In issue #13, Orion (as in from the New Gods) shows up, which is the literal first time anything from the larger DCU has appeared in the series and I was like “okay, so we’re getting some stuff that has to do with Fourth World or Apokolips or not just Olympian gods, right?” but he just sort of... joins Diana’s party of people (also he hits on her a bunch? I don’t know much about the New Gods but has Orion historically acted like a frat bro???) and the book keeps doing the same shit

Turns out the prophecy is actually about the First-Born, who is a giant super powerful dude that was apparently the child of Zeus and Hera but was imprisoned in ice for thousands of years and just broke out and now he wants to claim his throne. Diana’s about to fight him and that’s where I stopped.

So, I’m on issue #21, almost halfway through the entire new 52 run, and so far Wonder Woman has not: fought any actual supervillains, met any other superheroes, or interacted with any normal civilian people other than Zola. like, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with doing weird offbeat stuff in comics but ... Diana is not a superhero in this book? She’s a demigod exclusively doing stuff with other demigods and actual gods. Like, maybe we could have a story where Wonder Woman stops some crime or saves some people, I feel like that would be a reasonable thing to expect out of Wonder Woman’s ongoing solo series in a reboot that was designed to bring new readers on board with DC comics?? NOPE JUST GOD STUFF

and I love Greek mythology stuff in general, I am literally so on board for it, but the part that makes it work in the other Wonder Woman mythology-heavy stories I’ve read is that it’s still intertwined with the real world. This is just.... like I said, it feels like the writer liked American Gods a lot, and went “here’s a bunch of WEIRD EDGY DARK reinterpretations of Greek gods and also a new backstory for Wonder Woman that gets rid of almost everything good about her backstory”

honestly, all I can say about it in the positive camp is that the art is really pretty and Diana has some nice character moments every few issues or so.

I’m probably going to finish it tomorrow I’ll let you know what I think of the rest and maybe Diana will actually do some superhero stuff at some point

[braidedribbon]

thewivesofriversong replied to your post: I should find some thick straws for bubbles.

I’ve been thinking of making homemade bubble tea recently actually! Except I kind of just started making milk tea and then adding blueberries instead bc I don’t have bubbles lol

I can see how blueberries could create a similar feel; though.. for me, at least... blueberries are.. unacceptable.  Traumatic childhood experience and all.  But in terms of bubbles, I’m not entirely positive I have the right ones..  And I only had a somewhat successful attempt at cooking them.  Today was just so hot it had me really craving some.  Maybe tomorrow.  Just need to decide between some fruity tea ans milk or a more sedate tea and juice.  I don’t think I’m quite up to serious tea yet.

[geeneelee]

Romana (any/every incarnation) for the headcanon thing :D

sexual orientation headcanon

Romana is bi, on the ace spectrum. Mostly she doesn’t want to bother with sex and romance, but finds herself falling into it anyway.

gender headcanon

Femme. Not really a woman, but femme. Demigirl I suppose?

mental illness / neurodivergent headcanon

Like everyone else I’ve done so far, she’s autistic imo. 

3 random headcanons

She knows long hair is impractical but it’s so much fun that she keeps having it anyway.

She tried to take K-9 to a dog competition once, and was genuinely upset that they would not take him.

She likes puzzle games.

[crimsonchaos]

If the first half of this finale was that sad and messed up, I can only imagine how the last part is going to destroy me when we have to say goodbye to Twelve

[thirddoctor]

thewivesofriversong replied to your post: Anyway now that I’m caught up on all the Master...

Thought the use of the Master was really understated and interesting, not at all what I was expecting but rly good! and yeah, it feels like they revealed what’s allegedly in the vault too early and with very little fanfare… seems likely that it’s going to be a little more complicated than Extremis makes it out to be?

I loved it so much. I'm so hyped for the rest of the season ahhhhhh

[ifwerefree]

Bill Potts and Clara Oswald :D

ooh hard one

Life Goals: Clara Oswald

Wife Goals: Bill Potts

[whifferdills]

thewivesofriversong replied to your post “anyway i’m 11 followers away from Billfest 2k17 but i think i’ve met...”

this is somehow way funnier than it ought to be? xD

i am trying my best to be funny here, i will accept accidental success

[tsuyu-chan-kun]

thewivesofriversong replied to your post: my sister opened a phone call with her boyfriend...

“baby” is one i will just never understand tbh. why xD

you: hey baby me, an intellectual: greetings, infant

[fivie]

15, 17, 21 and 23 (if you're still doing that ask meme thing!)

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love?

I’m generally very boring and fall for the big ships in a fandom, but in Les Mis I like some of the lesser-ficced, generally background ships like Bahorel/Feuilly and Jehan/Courfeyrac, though I don’t think those really count as obscure. Oh, but I do love Cosette/Marius/Courfeyrac as a poly ship and wish there was more of it about ;v; Also, specifically in Under My Wings!verse I like the idea of Enjolras/Grantaire/Jehan, though I don’t intend to actually write it in the fic. Maybe I’ll write a little AU spin off one day where the three of them live happily ever after :D

17. Who was your first OTP and are they still your favourite?

That is very hard to say, like I was shipping things long before I even knew what shipping was, so does that still count?? Because if so then my first OTP was totally Sonic and Amy Rose back when I was like 7 and collecting Sonic the Hedgehog comics. If I’d known what deviantart was back then, I would undoubtedly have had a Sonic OC and have drawn cringey Sonic/Amy fanart.

Beyond that, my first proper OTP that I actually wrote fic for was Ryou Bakura/Yami Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh (tendershipping, if you were in the know) and it does still hold a special place in my heart :’)

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?

As far as I can remember, the first fanfic I wrote and published online was a Beyblade fanfic called Dreams Down Memory Lane in which one character inexplicably went into another character’s dreams/memories OR WAS IT ACTUALLY THE PAST?????? I was 12. It wasn’t good.

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.

I have a soft spot for my Yu-Gi-Oh fic ‘Of A Lesser God’ because I am a Thief King Bakura Apologist and I was doggedly determined to find an alternate explanation for everything that happened in canon that would (a) make him not an irredeemable disaster and (b) give him and his murdered village friends a happy ending, and I quite like what I came up with :’D

[starbucksinthetardis]

Good Music

Post 10 songs that you’re currently vibing too! I was tagged by the fabulous @favrielle! Thanks boo! (ps I recently saw Chance in concert so this list is skewed a little bit from what I usually listen to bc I’m OBSESSED)

1) Finish Line- Chance the Rapper

2) Same Drugs-Chance the Rapper

3) All We Got- Chance the Rapper

4) Blessings-Chance the Rapper

5) In the Blood- John Mayer

6) Grown- Little Mix

7) Young And Menace-Fall Out Boy

8) Lust for Life- Lana Del Rey (feat. The Weekend)

9) Most Girls-Hailee Steinfeld

10) Hard Times-Paramore

~breaking the rules and posting a few more since I went overboard w the Chance~

11) You Gotta Not-Little Mix

12) Still Feel Like Your Man-John Mayer

13) Bad Liar-Selina Gomez

14) Malibu-Miley Cyrus

Tagging: @ladyemilie @enterprisingyoungstars @thewivesofriversong @aggressivelywatchingnetflix @kaleidoscope-mum and anyone else who wants to do it!!

[horizondawn]

Rules: Tell us your favorite character from ten different fandoms and tag around 10 people.

I was tagged by my lovely and wonderful friend @clara-is-brave. These are in no particular order.

AmyPondClaraOswaldRiverSong (please don’t make me choose for this one, I feel personally attacked if I leave one out) - Doctor Who

Elizabeth Bennet - Pride and Prejudice

Peggy Carter - Marvel

Arya Stark - Game of Thrones

Chuck Bartowski - Chuck

Eleven - Stranger Things

Newt Scamander - Harry Potter

Penelope Garcia - Criminal Minds

Ellie Miller - Broadchurch

Sarah Connor - Terminator

I tag @englishsongbird, @thewivesofriversong, and @areyoumarriedriver. Only if you want to though, and anyone can do this if they want. :)

[braidedribbon]

I was tagged by @elivantos !

Rules:

Post the rules

Answer the questions given to you by the tagger

Write 11 questions of your own

Tag 11 people

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1- what book are you currently reading/show are you currently watching?

- I am currently reading the Starfinder players manual. So essentially a textbook; what a good warm up for school.

2- who are your favorite non-mutual or fyeah blogs?

- I don’t follow many non-mutuals but @wildlifeaid is nice because that sort of helps restore faith in humanity.

3- outer space or age of sail?

- Age of sail in outer space? SPACE makes everything better.

4- what’s your dream vacation?

- I’m not sure if there’s one vacation in particular. I want to visit with friends. I want to touch Machu Picchu. I want to eat bread that was burried in Iceland to cook. 5- if you could play any instrument what would it be?

- I would mostly just like to actually practice what I can already play. Though if I have to choose something else, I want to play spoons like a boss. 6- do you have any collections?

- I don’t really doubt that there are other things because not holding onto things is a constant struggle but the first thing that really pops into my head that I collect for no other reason than to have are my tokidoki unicorns. 7- what games do you play?

- Presumably you’re asking video games? Not as many as I’d like. They take too much energy and focus most of the time. Then, what I do play as a pile of mobile games that feel like procrastination. The current favourite is Seekers Notes; a rather classy hidden object game that I keep giving far too much of my time. 8- what’s your computer wallpaper?

- The default? Unless it’s really ugly or I have a stroke of inspiration I typically don’t change wallpapers. 9- what’s one thing you’ve always wanted to do?

- I’m not sure what I’ve always wanted to do but two things I’d currently like to do are learn to sail and go on a trail ride. 10- favorite genre to read/watch?

- Sci-fi and fantasy type things leaning more on the sci-fi. 11- what was the first fandom/community you were in when you joined tumblr?

- I was numerous months late to the party but I came for the hobbit! -

My questions:

What is the most extravagant or out there ice cream flavour you’ve ever had?

What sort of scenery feels like home?

Potluck! What are you bringing?

Do you have anything cool you’ve inherited from family?

What job would you have on a spaceship?

Favourite poly trope?

What’s the first thing you reach for when you’re craving something sweet?

Most memorable kitchen disaster?

You’re lost in a forest and various animals offer you advice. Which animal do you trust?

What role do you most often fill in your adventuring party?

Share the first pun you think of. Or the best expletive you’ve heard/used.

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And I’ll tag: @thewivesofriversong @dmcanonymous @kloerinz @ramaea @hydrophobicnbmerperson @moonblossom @thorinsmut @mariejacquelyn @veraverorum @ibijau @asparklethatisblue

[volucris-liga]

Music thing

I was tagged by @thewivesofriversong to share 10 songs i’m into atm, so here we go ^^

Hard Times - Paramore - it’s so catchy??? aaaaaa also i am v happy to have a new paramore album js

Glory - Bastille - i had Mass Effect feels about this a while back; still have a whole idea for an animation and stuff we’ll see if i ever do it lol

Paris - The Chainsmokers - i have a whole video planned for this too but i’m leaving it a surprise in case i ever do it lol

Hurt - Gabrielle Aplin - this is narvin @ romana tbh and i have a lot of feelings about that

Holding On To You - Twenty One Pilots - i’ve had this stuck in my head intermittently for weeks omg

Do or Die - 30 Seconds to Mars - this fucking song okay so first of all i’m in a multi-animator project with it that’s how i found it in the first place, and i’ve been working on that lately so i’ve got about seven seconds of this song looping in my head on repeat but also just it’s so good and someday i’m determined to make a romana animation with it okay

Human - Gabrielle Aplin - it’s just so gooood also various fandom feelings

Love - American Authors - it always feels so positive!!!!!

Grudges - Paramore - have i mentioned that i love paramore’s new album

Down Side of Me (Live) - Chvrches - okay so normally live versions or alternate versions interest me for just a little bit before i move on cause i’ve already heard the song, you know, but this one it’s just so perfect i love it it’s better than their original version aaaaaaaaaaa

okay, tagging @spazzbot, @thejabberwocki, @gallifreyanathearts, @laurelhach, @combinecremator, @spaceferrari, @auroral-melody, @evilqueenofgallifrey aaaa idk anyone who wants to do it

[fallingthruspace]

I was tagged by @thewivesofriversong (sorry I’m so late with this, btw) to share 10 songs I’m really into right now. I feel like this tag was tailor made for me because I am ALWAYS ready to talk about the music I’m listening to atm.

so lets go!

1. Bad Things - Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello | I wish I could think of a better reason other than the fact that this song gives me the absolute best kind of Joker/Harley feels, but I can’t. Other than the song just being catchy.

2. Cleopatra - The Lumineers | I adore folksy/alternative music down to my very core, especially on long road trips. (something inerited from my dad)

3. What’s Left Of The Flag - Flogging Molly | Irish punk music is the actual best ok and I will fight anyone who says otherwise

4. Second Song - Joseph Fink | It’s really sweet and chill and I love it. Plus the line “Life ain’t long but it is wide” is probably one of my favorite quotes from anything.

5. Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana | As a child of the 90′s, I feel like it’s a requirement for me to love Nirvana. But I mean, how could you not? Also Lana Del Rey did a really good cover of this song. Which leads me into song number 6....

6. Diet Mountain Dew - Lana Del Rey | If I believed in “guilty pleasures” then Lana would definitely be one of mine. But I refuse to feel guilty about something that makes me happy if it isn’t hurting anyone. And Lana’s music has awesome chill summer vibes.

7. Shake It Out - Florence + TheMachine | I will forever be in love with this song.

8. Wreak Havoc - Skylar Grey | This one is just really badass ok.

9. Bad Romance - 30 Seconds To Mars Cover | .......because.

10. Heaven Knows - The Pretty Reckless | I’ve recently gotten into The Pretty Reckless thanks to a Lucy Quinzel playlist that I have favorited on 8tracks. This song is one of my favorites of theirs.

I tag @harleyrotten @galaxies-being-palaxies @gods-only-child @askkakuro @grumpymermaid @random-gallifreyan and anyone else who wants to do this!

[spacecravat]

thewivesofriversong replied to your post:the main problems with this url are my tracked tag...

it’s a great url tho! you could just put a note in your sidebar for people to tag you as something else, but that requires them going on your blog to see that in the first place, which they may not.

it works fine as long as people don’t put the dash in! but xkit leaves it in by default, which messes everything up, and i think a lot of people aren’t aware that dashes are as much of a problem as they are in tagging to begin with, so the issues remain

[arospecpoetrynet]

hey! just wanted to say I love the idea of this network :D I also have a quick question for you: I'm not so much a poetry writer, but I love reading it. so I'm not sure if applying to be a member of the network is the right option? basically I'm wondering if there's anything else I can do to stay in the loop (other than following the blog, which I am) because I'd love to see poetry recs and stuff from other aro-spec people. thoughts?

Most of the activity will definitely happen on the blog, so following us there is already a great start.

However, if you want to stay in touch more closely with our members, we have a group chat on slack, so maybe you can join us there? Just send me your e-mail address if you do want to join.

(I hope you don’t mind me replying publicly, I’m doing it so other interested people may join)

- Meeni