#they are slaves to fate

[yellowymellon]

2.2 spoiler analysis (?)

The most tragic thing about Sunday is that he didn't learn anything. Granted he was trying to convince our side of his plan and we lept on the offense to try and stop him instead of talking to him, it might've not convinced him but it gives him a broader perspective. He who doesn't know the world, only dreams. Sunday's philosophy happened as a result of his shelterdness. It's ultimately flawed because what he thinks is weakness is too broad when he actually means the weak willed and the unfortunate. I actually agree on that part, some ppl are dealt some card that can't be changed, but he thought of firefly as a weakling even tho she isn't weak willed, she's fighting for herself . He only knows penacony, and how everyone here is only trying to escape from something, a job, a past, and eventually a life. It was the impeding horror that his wish cannot come true because no higher power can ever grant them the perfect world, and the crushing sadness as he sees people helpless.

But escapism is inherent in humans, and that's why his plans never were about changing reality, or fighting for the world. He was the one who escaped the most from life and living, from pain and tragedy. He, Is the Weakling. And so the shadow of nihility loomed over.

if he wasn't ascending but kept being a human god then I can only assume he'd break, because he is not protecting the weak anymore, he's holding on their everything, and they'd lay every burden on him to fix. It was true when robin said that the order cannot fix humanity's flaws, and Sunday had the fatal impressions that the weak needed to be "babied", instead of nurtured and led to become strong themselves, and that the weak would rather not fight against the odds. I was a bit iffy about how the crew had no real argument but that last line...damn it was too good. Life slumbers, so that someday we wake up. And I think that's the moral of the story. People have their ups and downs, we struggle and it gets too hard to bear, so we escape, and that's okay. But then dawn comes again and we have to face life. "There's no night with no darkness"

I still semi support Sunday's plan, because the moral of the story to us was to face reality, but this is a fictional world, we can never have a dude ascend to create this paradise to us, but they can.

Sunday is so stubborn, as he falls down from the defeat of the duel he said would decide the better ideology, he still reached to the sky and lamented over his loss, as if humanity lost, and people would still suffer. But wasn't that the point of the dual? Wasn't that what should've convinced him? He falls motionlessly even as robin hugs him.

Everything was too strange to him, when TB tells him we sleep so that someday we wake up, he's stunned into silence,like it's too late of a conclusion he never came to because HE never woke up. And thus, he wakes to weep.

If you've seen the 2.3 LC with Sunday on it, spoilers for description if you mind : he once again despairs over the loss, and what does he eventually say? That maybe....maybe there's a way... *Sigh* we know of elio's letter to him, but Sunday gets stubborn like with sparkle so I'm not sure if he'll agree but, not the order again pls;;;

If anyone can articulate what path Sunday was walking on (clarification: as an aeon xD) hit me up! I can't explain it...he didn't fully believe in the order, nor Harmony, him saying to ena that humanity was the one who created you sounds like he believes in humanity, yet he doesn't, it's like he believes in the path but not the aeon (or their track record of destruction lol). Sunday has the kind of contradictions that tingle one's brain

[strebcr]

My brother in christ, when people try to blorbofy REAL LIFE ACTUAL SLAVE OWNERS, COLONISTS, ECT I'm allowed to tell you to fuck off!

Infact FUCK OFF LMFAOOOO 🖕🖕

[iamfuckingsorry]

"Do you know where we are going next?" I asked ART.

Y'know what, I think maybe I don't need any more Murderbot books. I think maybe ending things here is fucking perfect and as much as I love Wells's writing I'm genuinely not sure it can get better for me.

Like, so much of the books are about MB learning how to be a person, about becoming okay with being a complete individual with everything it entails. The first thing it does once it's actually allowed to decide on its own is it runs away from it all (admittedly to go on a mission to confirm some things about its past, because it genuinely just wants to be *good*). It shoves all its emotions away as much as it's able to. Then shit happens, and it makes its first friends, makes decisions based on these friendships, goes through a lot of emotionally intense situations...

And we get to this point here. MB having zero doubts about going with ART says a lot about its relationship with ART, but it also says a lot about its relationship with its humans - it knows that wherever it goes, when it comes back, the humans will still be there. Its humans actively acknowledge its struggles with being a now-free SecUnit and MB is willing to entertain the discussions to an extent and share information about its deeply personal experiences. Hell, System Collapse ends with MB admitting it might be somewhat broken, but that's okay as long as it can keep doing its job, and agreeing to basically do counselling - this is the guy what would rewatch its favourite TV show again and again in order to avoid acknowledging it even had Emotions a couple books back.

Reading this, I know that MB will be okay. It has hopes and goals and genuinely believes in itself and it has an amazing support system that its willing to lean on for the first time in its life. I'm convinced it'll go on to do great things with ART. And that's really the only thing I need to know.

[aimazero]

[dykedvonte]

If Ulysses has a million haters, then I'm one of them. If Ulysses has one hater, then I'm THAT ONE. If Ulysses has no haters, that means I'm dead. If the world is with Ulysses than I’m against the world.

[tmarshconnors]

"No great thing is created suddenly."

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he spent the rest of his life.

Born a Slave: Epictetus was born in Phrygia (modern Turkey) around 55 CE and spent part of his life as a slave in Rome.

Stoic Philosopher: Epictetus is one of the most prominent figures in Stoic philosophy, which teaches the importance of rational thinking and inner peace in the face of external events.

His Works Were Written by a Student: Although Epictetus himself did not write anything, his teachings were recorded by his student, Arrian, in works like the Discourses and the Enchiridion.

Belief in Freedom through the Mind: Epictetus taught that while external circumstances may be beyond our control, we are always free to choose our responses and maintain inner freedom.

Influence on Later Thinkers: His ideas have had a significant influence on later philosophers, including Marcus Aurelius, who wrote Meditations, and modern movements like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

[siremasterlawrence]

The Brawn & The Buff

My birthday is coming up soon in a month so I am looking for a few birthday gifts for myself err go we have three of my favorites I pay to attend my party which they will do for me and all they need to do is join me for a weekend holiday of course. All three are in a buzz drinking on the jet or the airplane as it landed on the airplane strip sliding in to the main ole building to be on my side as the steps fall to the ground and they will jump in a car ride off. Finally! I can see them from a far as it sped up to my backyard party it come to halt in a rush they are escorted out, they are inviting in taking some more beer in his hand they are taking a swig of it sipping it unaware of what it occurring and Stephen is the main one togo down first. He spreads from the main door to the middle of the room as the ray of light washes on to his body shooting from high above in the sky causing the beer to quickly leave him inebriated. Poorguy still has no freaking idea as the party blows up to new levels with the music lifting to no end elevating higher and higher tests to capture instantly forcing him to swoon all over me. He smirks noticing me with a big smirk toward me waving his hand to get my attention, he stumbles down the forest area in to the path of no return the grass growing past his legs and wrapping onto him in time for my arrival. My body walks to his back and he can feel his presence behind him holding on to me, he flips me to the side as he kisses me slowly witnessing his mind to disappear forever.

“Focus on me for life”

“You love me for life “

“I love you for life”

“Don’t look away “

“You can’t find me”

“I am your man and Master”

“Your my man”

“Yes Master”

“Do as I say?”

“With my life “

“My breath is holding “

“For you “

“I want only”

“You are my nutrition “

“You give me sustenance “

“I live for you “

“I am your humble knight “

“Kiss me”

“Who is your man?”

“You are! I love you “

“Kiss me”

“I like this “

“What boi?”

“Why do I feel good?”

“Because you are free”

“Yes free”

“I love you “

“Hold me”

“What about you wife and kid?”

“Who?”

“Your wife “

“I don’t have a”

“The bitch you yelled at on the airplane”

“Oh her!”

“Fuck her”

“Actually! Fuck me instead “

“Do as you wish””

Ha cousin Robbie Amell is high as a kite lays on the grass of the compound staring in to the sky, he can’t stop thinking about nothing in particular as the shroud of cloud cover the sky and his mind vanishes into the either of it all.Approaching him Stephen Amell in obedience stops for me as I walk over to him in excitement in utter complete lust I laying down next to to him planting a kiss on his lips as he does nothing at all and then as if automatically he cups my chin and kissing me as his hands push my lips forward. We love each other tussling in the grass as we become over heated, I commanding him to strip off his clothes till he is bare naked and eu even to ravishing from head to toe as all else disappears from his mind forever as I am his new king.

“Robbie…Robbie”

“I am here “

“Stand before me”

“Yes Master”

“I am king”

“Kneel at my feet”

“Do you love me?”

“Do you serve me?”

“Do you obey me?”

“With all my heart”

“With everything I have “

“Yes Master”

“Kiss me”

“Worship me”

“Who is your everything?”

“I will love you forever”

“I will do all for you “

“You will never lift a hand “

“My body is your jungle gym”

“Be your best”

“Mmmmm”

“Master “

“Yes”

“Make love to me”

“You owe me”

“I know “

“Wrap yourself onto me”

“Do I?”

“I will give you crown”

“Oh yeah?”

“If I have too”

“Rob a bank”

“Marry you “

“Swear myself “

“I am bound”

“I am yours “

Colton Haynes is resting on the couch inside in of his room the hotel room be took a sip of his tea as his taste buds go into overdrives as the liquid passes his liquids down his own throat and intoxicating himself what is he not aware of it is my pheromones are blend well into it. His mind begins to go dim, his eyes go blank all white as everything is becoming a total shroud of white clouds exposes his brain the cup falls from his hand and then body head to toe goes relaxed dropping onto the couch his whole world comes to end exploding with fireworks.

“Hey”

“Hey”

“Colton”

“Even your breath is hot”

“Hot”

“Kiss me”

“Yes Master”

“Take your time”

“Nice and slow “

“Enjoy it”

“Mmm”

“You are rock hard”

“Growing harder”

“Pressing on me”

“That’s it succumbs to my will”

“Your mind washing away”

“Grab my waist “

“I’m about to take you for ride”

“Pose”

“Freeze”

“Good boi”

“Mmmmm”

The end

[thomasthetankieengine]

There's a common idea that house slaves had a super cushy life as compared to field slaves. But this isn't really all that accurate. While they were less likely to be sold and were given better clothes and food, house slaves were more likely to suffer sexual assault by their masters. Slave Harriet Jacobs wrote on the matter:

My master met me at every turn, reminding me that I belonged to him, and swearing by heaven and earth that he would compel me to submit to him.

Far from being sympathetic to slave women's plight, their white mistresses were often intensely jealous, believed that the slave women had somehow "seduced" their husbands, and treated them extremely cruelly as a result.

Nor were house slaves somehow more free of being whipped.

Harriet Tubman was upfront about preferring field work to being a house slave. When she was a child, she was made the nanny of a White baby and the White mistress of the household would whip her every time the baby would cry.

It probably says something that it seems house slaves were far more likely to try and run away than field slaves. See this Vox article for more information:

Of course, hyperions-fate is a Brit, so it's not like he could learn any of this in school (though increasingly Republican politicians want to make sure American kids don't, either), but you think he could have read a book on his own and watched 12 Years a Slave or something.

Then again, 12 Years a Slave is probably not deep and arty enough for a gentlemen of such refined taste. 💅

[muninnhuginn]

Gah, the way the characters in white cat legend think that pushing those they love away will protect them. Qiu Qingzhi with Li Bing. Li Bing with Chen Shi and the rest. Alibaba with Vice President Shangguan. "It's for your own good" they say and they truly believe it. Even Chen Jiu with Chen Shi ("don't come to Shendu").

The way that the only way to break this cycle was for those being pushed away to push back. How, when even Chen Shi (the most openly caring of all the characters) had given up, his previous actions meant that Wang Qi and co. were still willing to keep trying. They were the four who had been deliberately coasting along prior to the start of the series, doing only enough in their jobs to not entirely lose their paychecks (and not even doing a particularly good job at that). And yet, because of the impact Li Bing and Chen Shi had had on them, *they're* the ones to say "stop pushing us away" and go out of their way to bridge the gap to Li Bing. Li Bing, who time and again, pushed others away, certain he had to keep others out of danger, and yet also terrified of what letting people close would do to *him* if they discovered him as he "truly" was.

It wasn't too late for Li Bing. He had people in his corner willing to push past his attempts to keep them out and he was (eventually) able to accept them. Accept that they accepted him.

Not everyone is so lucky.

[strebcr]

I can't believe I have to fucking say this, but if you RP as and try to blorbofy actual real life slave owners/colonizers please do not follow me 😭😭😭😭

[midnight-in-town]

what do you think of the theory that Vincent is a death god now?

Hey Anon! Well, I used to be pretty against it, but nowadays I think it all depends on what we currently know about Shinigamis, which is to say not much.

What I mean is that, in ch105, Yana revealed that Shinigamis are former humans who killed themselves...

...however, we do not know if that's the only way for a human to become a Shinigami.

Remember, Yana could hold onto some additional truth that we have yet to figure out, especially considering that since ch105, Sensei strongly hinted several times that the Shinigamis' higher ups are super sketchy. [x][x][x]

In other words, there is possibly a real gap between what Shinigamis themselves believe to be the truth whereas the actual truth is hidden by the higher-ups.

Additionally, that's just my opinion but, seeing as UT (and the possible other deserters he works with) is very anti higher-ups, I wonder if editing the records (to make dead people into BD) is not an idea he got from finding out some truths about Shinigamis, which led to his desertion. [x]

For example, maybe all Shinigamis had their records altered in order to become Shinigamis ? And if that's the case, then maybe some altered memories (read: lies) were put to their records, making them all believe that they're overworked slaves "because of suicide" when none of it is true? Just like the redemption reward is also probably a lie.

All that to say that I believe UT's BD project is a hint to a big and terrible truth that we have yet to fully grasp (take it as a rebellion towards the Shinigamis' higher-ups, on top of UT missing the dead Phantomhives) so, for now, I think it's important to be very careful about the "truth" we were told about the Shinigami Organization.

Back to Vincent: for now, I believe that he was definitely murdered.

Meaning that if suicide is really the only way for a man to become a Shinigami, then he did not become a Shinigami. However, if becoming a Shinigami is not just about suicide, but about several other factors, then it's not impossible that Vincent became a Shinigami after he died. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In my opinion, Yana-sensei made sure not to rule out the possibility in canon, as in, she left a few hints that could be red herrings, just like they could be used to interpret that Vincent is not really "dead". Those hints are

1) ch107.5, because, even though he's supposedly dead, he wears gloves and a suit that could resemble that of a Shinigami's.

Additionally, even if the rosette power thing was just for comical effect, it's interesting that he showed up at all even though UT said he cannot be brought back as a bizarre doll.

2) the state of his body, that UT mentions in ch105.

After all, if it's burnt so badly, that means his cinematic record can't be read and thus altered to turn him into a BD, so how certain are we that they buried Vincent's body?

3) the fact that he constantly breaks the 4th wall despite "being dead" (ch107.5, short story "with Father", etc), which so far has no explanation in canon.

All of these could be nothing important, because Yana's simply playing around with us, just like they could be significant on some aspects.

The point is : the more the story goes, the less we have a reason to believe that what Sascha explained in ch105 is entirely true. Not with UT and possibly other deserters actively working against the higher-ups, without a real explanation from their side so far.

TL;DR the possibility of Vincent having become a Shinigami can't be entirely ruled out and won't be, until we have found out the entire truth about the Shinigami Organization.

Is the key to their fate really suicide ? Or are there other actions in life that will turn someone into a Shinigami post mortem? Until a deserter, UT or somebody else, tells their version of the truth, I will not trust the information we've had in canon so far about Shinigamis.

(Personally I'd rather he's truly and definitely dead, but if him becoming a Shinigami furthers the very important plot thread of the Shinigamis' higher ups being absolute assholes who need to be taken down, then I'll be okay with it.)

Sorry if it's a bit confusing, but there's no way to be sure of anything on that topic. Have a good day Anon!

[miramisaki]

60(???) days until Charlie...?

[alagaesia-headcanons]

Thinking about the whole "banishing the names of the Forsworns dragons" and i really, REALLY, hope that no one of the Forsworns were in the same situation than Murtagh (beaten/tortured in submission until they swear loyalty to Galbatorix). Because being forced by torture to join the bad guy is already harsh, but if they lost their dragons on the way :( I hope that, in the death, the dragons are at peace with their humans.

That really would make for an awful situation for any of the original Riders :’c However, I’m confident that didn’t happen to any of them in canon, and all the Forsworn and their dragons joined Galbatorix willingly, and there are several reasons why.

To start, during the past Riders’ war, Galbatorix wasn’t trying to rebuild his own version of the Riders yet. He wanted to wipe them out entirely as revenge for what happened to his first dragon and for denying him another egg. Anyone who stood with the Riders and wouldn’t join him willingly would earn that same hatred. Galbatorix wouldn’t want any of those Riders to stay alive, much less be at his side; he wanted them all dead. It’s only much later down the line that he wants more Riders and he’s fully willing to force them into submission to have them under his control.

Also, we do know what Galbatorix did to the Riders who wouldn’t join him, which is unfortunately not much more pleasant. Oromis says that when he captured any of them, he would torture the Rider until their dragon gave up their Eldunari, and then kill the Rider and the dragon’s body. Then he broke the dragon’s sanity to use their strength at his discretion- that’s how he amassed so many Eldunari.

One other thing about the Banishing of the Names is that, when Arya explains it, she said that the dragons didn’t include Shruikan in the spell because he was forced into everything without ever choosing it, so he didn’t deserve to suffer such a punishment. I would assume that if any of the Forsworn were unwillingly tortured and enslaved like Murtagh and Thorn were, that exemption would have applied to them too. But each one of the Forsworn’s dragons lost their names presumably because they all willingly joined Galbatorix.

[guujikaroko]

Here's a question: what's with FGO JP fanfics and the trope of having Caster Gil call Gudako his 小間使い (maid)? Does he actually refer to her as such in-game or is that, like... A fandom convention?

Wait, did he use to call Siduri that, too? Can't remember from the top of my head.

[rynulle]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Fate/stay night & Related Fandoms Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Original Female Master/Original Female Master, Victorian Era Makiri/Tohsaka Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Master(s) (Fate), Matou Zouken, Maxwell's Demon (Fate), Original Male Character(s), Guinevere (Fate) Additional Tags: Holy Grail War (Fate), Second Holy Grail War, Summoning Circles, psychosexual toxic lesbians, Medical Trauma, Bugs & Insects, Middle Aged Virgins, (kind of), Victorian Attitudes, zeniko is just a bitch who thinks shes better than everyone bc shes nobility/a mage, Emetophobia, someone throws up and its kind of described bc its not actually puke Summary:

The second Holy Grail War: one so notoriously disastrous it warranted the Church stepping in to prevent similar tragedy.

Zeniko Matou, a disgraced academic seeking to reverse the rot settling into the Makiri name, flees to Japan with her children to be with her role model grandfather who founded the ritual she'd suddenly been selected to take part in. Upon arrival in Fuyuki, she finds that Zouken had accepted an alliance on her behalf with the architect of the war herself: Tsuru Tohsaka.

Zeniko may be a Matou, but Tohsaka is a monster.

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This is kind of like the first episode of my hgw project! There's more to it than just these two, just saying

[no1ryomafan]

Due to circumstances irl me and my friends still won’t be able to finish new getter watch which fuck knows when it’ll be resume now and one of the factors wasn’t even because not everyone could come-like one person was sick but that was it-but because we had a bunch of irl shit happened and I’m just reminded the part of the show we landed on is super fucking angsty and doesn’t get any better and that has probably encapsulated so of my iffy feelings with new despite it being arguably the most best written ova- but I don’t know if I wanna get into a whole rant about it in a post because some people might think I’m reaching even though I’m safer here compared to twit so might keep vague thoughts in the tags below.