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brenshor · 3 months ago
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Enid running into the Quad: Guys! Someone pushed Xavier down a flight of stairs!!
Eugene: *looks at Wednesday*
Bianca: *looks at Wednesday*
Yoko: *looks at Wednesday*
Wednesday: I have literally been here with you all the whole time.
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giantkillerjack · 2 years ago
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Hey remember that time Tim Burton said that he doesn't include Black characters as leads because it would be too "politically correct"? They just don't fit his "vision", guys! Unless they're villains. Obviously. 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮 /s (Apparently, this is the case so far in the Wednesday show.)
So yeah. This movie here by Jordan "one of the best filmmakers alive" Peele and Henry "the guy who actually directed Nightmare Before Christmas" Selleck being one of the best animated movies to come out in years is so awesome on so many levels:
Kat as a Black alt girl - fuck anyone who says they don't exist! Of course they do! and they're punk as hell! In fact, this specific scene highlights exactly how fucking punk she is: It has been firmly established that HER REBELLION HAS REAL AND SEVERE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES beyond just dirty looks from preppy kids. If she is expelled, she goes back to prison. This child arrives at school in chains. And she STILL does this within minutes of arriving because she has a strength of identity that she won't let anyone take away from her. WHAT COULD BE MORE PUNK THAN THAT????
Genuinely anti-fascist messaging (Disney would NEVER) and a direct commentary on the prison industrial complex (hey, Tim! have your films had anything important to say, like... ever? Just checking, cause I know you got that incurable progressive mediocrity disease. 😭 Poor bb.)
Excellent comedy! (It's Key and Peele, baby!)
James Hong is there and he is great.
Wonderful and dynamic character/set design!
An interpretation of healing from trauma that was so beautiful I wept.
An extremely sexy giant demon DILF lord!
Original songs!
A FAT FEMALE CHARACTER WHO IS A COOL BADASS WHILE REPRESENTING SUPPORT BETWEEN GENERATIONS OF BLACK WOMEN??? WHAT?!!?!! YES!!!!!!! (hey real quick, everyone! Name the first 10 badass fat female characters that come to your mind! Oh what's that? It's taking you a while to think of even 5???? SO WEIRD. Okay then just name a couple fat Tim Burton characters who aren't villains. Oh?? THERE'S LITERALLY NONE??? HOW FUCKIN' STRANGE)
And let's not forget, THE FIRST TRANS BOY I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A MOVIE!!!! RAUL IS A MAIN CHARACTER WITH A TON OF SCREENTIME AND HIS AGENCY IS INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 he's perfect and his Hispanic heritage is not only much-needed representation, but it is also relevant to the beautiful artwork he makes in the style of pre-colonial Latin American religious imagery!
Raul's art stands in direct contrast to the grim cold aesthetic of the Catholic Church. (Disney would NEVER) Which IS in other movies I've seen.... so long as the non-Christian imagery represents an ancient evil that highlights the nobility and necessity of the Church for crushing Pagan religions. This is the FIRST TIME I've ever seen an inversion of that trope and it RULES.
Anyway this movie is so good and everyone needs to know about it.
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Wendell & Wild (2022)
Bad things happen to people I’m close to... They die.
#original#wendall and wild#kat wendell and wild#raul wendell and wild#sister helley#i was afraid the only disabled character was gonna be a bad guy but even he gets a shot at redemption#so cool#to be clear i am white and if i have accidentally said something hurtful i would really like to know so i can do better#i just care a lot about one of the only thematically coherent animated films I've seen in years#like all i can think of is.... klaus (also conspicuously white tbh) and... spider-verse (no notes; that movie rules) and....#i cannot think of anything else dear gods. i guess Turning Red. maybe Encanto even tho it is conspicuously straight#raul just being there made me very nearly cry from happiness as a Transmasc. i also went to a catholic school. didn't like it.#so i can only listen to POC and try to imagine the anger and grief they feel at their erasure and the joy of their inclusion.#and folks seemed to really like this movie! which is amazing! how about a few thousand more? to start.#my three favorite things on this earth are my wife my dog and a clever and meaningful inversion of a harmful trope.#I live for taking a shitty thing in storytelling and turning it around and making it better than anything it ever has been before#prison bars torn away and twisted into sculptures and all that#i didn't even realize sister helley was fat until a few days later bc it is irrelevant to the plot and never brought up. and i was like#omg how did i miss that! non-joke fat characters mean everything to me! sister helley is awesome.#legit if i had seen this movie as a child i think it would have permanently changed something in me. in a good way.#i didn't start questioning racism in america until I was an adult. this movie would have had me asking questions so much earlier.#we need movies like this. we NEED them. no room for 'subtlety.' these stories must be told.#AND ONE MORE THING: I own those boots! Same boots!! Got them some years ago. Kat has great taste.
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emmabirb8 · 2 years ago
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Ok ok, but have you thought about the fact that throughout the series, Nandor has saved or protected Guillermo's life just as much as Guillermo has saved and protected Nandor's? Because I have, and I am feeling Ways about it.
Obviously, Guillermo has always gone  above and beyond for Nandor as far as familiar duties go, and he has slain countless vamps to protect not only Nandor but also the rest of the household. It's a given and it's been a given from the start that Guillermo would do anything to keep Nandor (and his other housemates by extension) safe. He has outright said they are his found family, and it definitely shows. 
Well, in a slightly subtler way, the case is the same for Nandor. God, the things that Nandor has done for Guillermo - the risks he's taken, the knee-jerk reactions, the choices he's made? It is profound.
Consider that Nandor a. as a vamp is not expected to care about his familiar beyond using him as a tool to get things done, b. believes acting "aloof," aka unbothered and unconcerned, is key, and most importantly c. struggles heavily with identifying, working through, and expressing his emotions. AND YET, without even stopping to think about it, he:
Stepped in to stop that hungry vamp at Simon's club (Manhattan Night Club)
Refused to let Guillermo be eaten by the Vampiric Council (The Trial)
Stopped Topher from drowning him (Resurrection)
Kept Guillermo's slaying a secret after discovering that he had dusted Carol (The Return)
Told Celeste to "be kind to Guillermo" when he thought she was gonna be his new vampire mistress (arguably, this counts bc he was making an effort to ensure Guillermo would be treated well and kept alive under Celeste's watch) (Collaboration)
Defended him against the wrath of Nadja and Laszlo (the housemates Nandor has known, lived with, and loved for far longer than he's known Guillermo) who were 100% prepared to kill him every single night for a month while he was imprisoned in the basement (The Prisoner)
"Yanked" Guillermo away from the line of fire when he was acting as bait for The Sire and attempted to fix the situation himself (The Escape)
Immediately dove into the sewage hole in the floor to rescue Guillermo when he fell in (Reunited)
Volunteered to battle him in place of a more dangerous vampire at the Night Market (The Night Market)
Made sure he was okay at the end of the fight after pretending to snap his neck (The Night Market)
Nandor is the KING of repression, but actions speak louder than words, babes. This is not even counting the times he has shown outward kindness, affection for, and attachment to Guillermo to the point where it's entirely too conspicuous for anyone to believe he's not in love with him. (Tho he's apparently managed to fool himself well enough, hasn't he? lmao) 
Hell, I'm in a listing mood - let's recount those moments too, shall we?
Just off the top of my head, Nandor has canonically also:
Made Guillermo a glitter portrait depicting the two of them together as vampires as a gift to celebrate his anniversary of becoming his familiar (that he was clearly proud of and excited about and that clearly took a lot of effort and planning ❤) in the very first episode 
Held him up above his head to help him reach higher places when dusting and held him up in front of a mirror so he could experience the sensation of flying (like what vampire does that fr???? he was down bad even in the earliest eps) 
Become a blubbering mess worrying where Guillermo was while high on drug blood 
On multiple occasions actually took him flying by wrapping his arms tenderly around him 👀, then admitted he was his friend out loud in front of Nadja and the camera crew as early as ep 4 after feeling guilty about accidentally dropping him during a flight
Played chess with him (and it's implied this is a regular thing for them 🥹)
Been visibly upset each time Guillermo has left - it's heavily implied he missed even the smallest gestures like the hand holding, and he outright verbally expressed his hurt feelings in front of the entire Theatre des Vampires
Been distraught enough after the Celeste situation that he attempted to "win" Guillermo back first by talking to him and then by giving him another gift with the "beating off" pillow, and then actually complied with Guillermo's requests to be more respected and given breaks after that
Taken the time to go down and keep Guillermo company while he was imprisoned in the basement and made a genuine attempt to give him better quality food
Urged Nadja and Laszlo to treat Guillermo with more respect and to try to take an interest in his life at the casino
Reacted in a way that wasn't even the slightest bit angry (and in fact, he appeared grateful for it besides becoming excessively horny on main) about The Slap
Said he has "grown to have some affection for" Guillermo out loud to his face (which, for someone as repressed as Nandor, is huge)
Offered a very blatantly romantic turning scenario in which he expressed a desire to share soil with Guillermo, which, again, is huge 
Become markedly upset that Guillermo never showed up at the train station to accompany him on his trip
Started making steps in the direction of reversing their dynamic in s4 by doing things like helping Guillermo dry off and getting him a glass of water after he fell into the hole, paying more genuine attention to him and his life, expressing a desire for Nadja and Laszlo to be more serious and respectful of him, valuing his input (esp for the dick wish), and being appreciative of all the work he has constantly put in for him (whenever using his new penis 😏) 
Offered Guillermo the position of best man at his wedding which was clearly of utmost importance to Nandor, even more so than finding someone to marry in the first place 
Actually remembered the exact amount of years Guillermo has been his familiar/bodyguard and called him his "closest companion" in front of lots of other (arguably dangerous) vampires 
Been so excited and proud of Guillermo's moves when he was battling other familiars at the Night Market to the point of exclaiming "that's my fucking guy!"
Called Guillermo his friend out loud again when he got visibly worried he may have killed him
Admitted to Guillermo that he was afraid right before his wedding (!!!!), looked at Guillermo longingly/lovingly, accidentally revealed his desire to literally hug Guillermo close and kiss his face through his wish about Marwa (!!!!!!), and took a moment to whisper sweet nothings to Guillermo and cover him up when he discovered he'd fallen asleep (!!!!!!!!!)
Dorkily but sweetly prevented Guillermo from falling in the bg shot of Go Flip Yourself (like, truly, why would he care omfgggg he's so in love it's making him look stupid)
Actually made a very misguided but solid follow-through attempt to fix the Freddie situation as soon as he realized how upset Guillermo was about it
IT'S JUST SOOOO MUCH!!! I've been going through the series highlighting Nandermo moments for creative idea purposes in these last few weeks, and I can honestly say that I believe there are possibly more instances where Nandor has hinted at or displayed his feelings toward Guillermo than there are of Guillermo hinting at or displaying his feelings for Nandor. It's fucking insane you guys. 💖
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warmmilk-n-honey · 1 year ago
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Ok part 2 of my dadbastian vampire au...
Seb is actually surprised that Ciel survived the transformation since he's tiny and Seb has never known of another child vampire. Sebastian also kind of lucks out finding out that his new charge was the son of a wealthy nobleman, now he gets to live in a giant manor! Before he was just kinda hopping around mostly living in like the woods, he's a very skilled shape shifter and was kind of feral before he started playing at being a fancy noble.
Seb is an extremely old vampire and is therefore pretty dang powerful.
Ciel adjusts to being a vampire poorly at first, he is just a baby after all and he's still grieving his family and dealing with his trauma. He does start to enjoy his un-life a bit though as he realizes he can take out his rage and trauma on adults, he can make adults suffer and he doesn't have to feel like a helpless child anymore, he likes feeling powerful. He develops quite the sadistic side which Sebastian can't help but feel pride for.
Ciel has a hard time sleeping in his coffin at first because of nightmares :( (Even though these vampires are physically dead when they sleep they still can dream.)
Sebastian has to teach him to be an earl and a vampire at the same time and he realizes he has his work cut out for him. He's definitely teaching his son all the wrong lessons just like in the manga.
Ciel is by no means powerful by vampire standards since he's so young, and needs Seb to help him with hunting most of the time-they eat the intruders trying to attack the manor.
Ciel starts to act like he doesn't care about his dead human family and this revenge thing is just a game to him, but deep down he misses them a lot. He also acts this way when Madam Red dies, not only because he's the dysfunctional sonboy we all know and love, but because he feels like he should be more detached from humanity and in many ways he is. Ciel also has a soft spot for the Midfords, though when he saw them for the first time after he turned it was rlly difficult for him to not eat them. He especially wants to protect Lizzy and keep her from knowing his true nature.
Ciel is also extremely gluttonous for blood and his hunger is difficult for Sebastian to satiate, his love for sweets transferred to a to a love for fresh blood :)! He grumbles about being hungry all the time and Seb has to warn him about feeding on conspicuous victims.
Queen Victoria actually knows about Sebastian and Ciel's nature but doesn't rlly care since having powerful undead creatures at her disposal doing her bidding is nice for her. (I mean she employed a 10 year old, what's stopping her from employing a vampire? Also because John Brown may or may not be a vampire...)
Being the queen's guard dog also provides more food for our vampires, they have an agreement with Victoria that they are allowed to eat the criminals they subdue instead of turning them into to the Yard.
While Ciel enjoys parts of undead existence, he did not think through becoming a vampire and really just wants to die for real. He hates being stuck in the body of a 10 year old and it's a great source of angst for him. He has also not properly dealt with his grief and trauma, and being a little sadist isn't actually good therapy for him, who would have thought!
He openly resents Sebastian for turning him, which Seb's dismissive response is always "well you chose this.🙄"
Their relationship is quite toxic like it is in the manga, the differences being that Seb doesn't have to be fake nice since he's not playing the butler role, and that he does deep down begin to care deeply for Ciel as his son.
On the one hand Seb regrets turning Ciel because he sees how much pain he goes through, but on the other hand he does like having this little thorn in his side around. He's still kinda abusive tho and their relationship is complicated, Ciel has slit Sebastian's throat on occasion, y'know how it is, kids🙃
Ciel also deep down feels attachment to Sebastian as a parent, but he would never admit it out right.
Ciel is lowkey planning to off himself after he gets his revenge but Sebastian hasn't rlly told him how to do it, they are weaker during the day and direct sunlight hurts, but it doesn't destroy these vampires (neither does fire). Ciel thinks Sebastian won't tell him because he's an asshole and won't tell him important vampire information, but the truth is simply that Seb doesn't want his son to kill himself, and doesn't want his son kill him! (Ciel would never actually kill Seb if he knew how, but these two suck at communicating their true feelings so...)
Also in this au all of the reapers are actually vampires-so vampire Grelle! (side note I've always seen the reapers as sort of vampiric especially when you consider certain vampire myths that say people who commit suicide become vampires!)
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aniseandspearmint · 1 month ago
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Oh man just woke up from a FABULOUS dream. Like GOOD JOB brain, that was FUN.
Okay, so urban fantasy post apocalyptic. It was kind of vague on what happened? Like there may have been zombies involved but they seemed more like an area effect you had to worry about in major urban areas rather than everywhere? Lots of people died tho, and there was basically no government. Cops were shooting anyone they wanted, cities were splintered into factions. Things were on fire a lot.
Cutting this here bc it got LONG with me trying to write down all the details.
I was playing a version of me at about 20 or so physically, so average height, looks white, brown blonde hair long but kept up. Baseball type hat. Jeans, T-shirt, over shirt, steel-toed boots.
I was with a group of people that I'd come through the start of things with and we'd stuck together out of lack of any other bonds in the area we were in. IF MY DREAM NAMED THEM IDK WHAT THEY WERE. But i remember what they looked like!
There was this big burly dark skinned guy that mmmmmaay have been hispanic and/or black? Even when dreaming I'm a bit face blind so that parts up in the air. Anyway he was a paramedic, and a really NICE person. Good at calming people down.
There was this quiet teenager most of whoms family very conspicuously died in the first bit of the dream. Except his little sister, who was about eight or nine? Dream never said. They were white i think, and very average. Brown hair, brown eyes, mid range fair skin. Little girl was chubby at first, but apocalypse and all. We ALL got thinner in a skipped meals and doing a lot of scrambling way.
And there was this older lady, mid fifties i think who was kind of pushy and overbearing but you could TELL her she was getting over the line and she'd back off. She was thin and very tall with greying curly black hair. Kind of like Lily Tomlin if you stretched her out. She did something with plants i think, or at a museum? Maybe both idk.
There was this guy vaguely 20s that was in trade school to be an electrician. Brown hair, mid-range tan skin, dark brown eyes. He smoked but kept trying not to.
There was three girls around 18-20 that worked at walmart. Two black girls and one asian girl. They all knew each other before everything got weird. Roommates maybe? One of them was trans, i can't remember which one tho.
There was also a guy that was the kind of face of the group? Like, we did not have a leader, things were decided as a group, but he's the one people ASSUMED was the leader. We decided to let them, mostly. He was very ambiguously aged, could've been anywhere from 25 to 40, about six foot, and blond-brown hair, hazel eyes, long face shape I think. I have no idea what he did before the end of the world, but he was good at listening, and standing straight and pretending he was in charge. Good memory too.
We were trying to get out of the urban area we'd started in, bc yikes zombies, and also yikes, people going nuts.
Because the OTHER thing whatever kicked off the apocalypse did was some people had POWERS now. Which was freaking a lot of people who didn't have them out, and you know, freaked out witch hunts were happening. Religious people convinced you were a demon now bc you could make lights, or were telekinetic.
None of the powers were visible, and over all they seemed to come with some nifty instinctual control? Which was GREAT bc the two kids were firestarters. Or something with heat anyway.
But the rest- well lemme just get into the main body of the dream. XD
So we were all trying to get out of the city, and we managed that pretty well, even if there were some scary near misses with the zombies and mobs. This took a long time, I think, the dream had time being wonky. Idk maybe time in the cities WAS off bc when we finally got past the city limits, the land was WEIRD. Way over grown, and the roads were really rough and cracked like it had been YEARS since the world had gone crazy, except we still had unexpired food from before?
We had a vehicle, and some supplies, but we lost it after a while and were walking until we could find another vehicle. Several of us knew how to fix a car or truck up enough to run, if it WAS fixable.
So we were walking, and we came up to this area of conspicuously cleared trees on either side of the road. Stumps to the horizon, but all of them had a little new growth on them, like they'd been cut a year or so ago.
We kept walking. And eventually came upon people, who seemed friendly enough. They said they'd done the clearing, their group, to make a new settlement because most of the old town had burned down. Log houses right now, nothing fancy, but they had a travelers lodge and were willing to put up people over night for news and a little trading!
Face guy took point and accepted the offer, all amiable and friendly.
We all immediately clocked the way these people were TOO friendly. The three roommates went to the edges of the group, all silent and watching. They had a kind of sense8 like connection with each other as their ability. What one saw/heard, they all saw and heard. They were the group scouts.
I stayed in the middle, with the big paramedic guy and the kids, ready to grab them if i needed to.
When we got to town it was mostly unremarkable, there were maybe three or four dozen people of all ages and ethnicities, but all of them were wearing a necklace of a bent nail hammered through a silver coin of some kind (possibly a silver dollar).
We were all like, oh , yeah, cult definitely.
Electrician guy was like, "Maybe they're a harmless cult? Maybe they raise bunnies and we won't find anything creepy going on?"
To which we all quietly scoffed, but were kinda hoping he might be right, you know?
It was nearly dark when we got there, so they set us up in a guest lodge, sweetly apologizing that the door was old and poorly fitted, and we promptly set up for a siege.
The older lady could do this thing where she could make things remember how they used to be? Sort of? It was a bit weird, but she could take an old broken thing and make it be new again, but only once. If it broke again she couldn't fix it. And she could use whatever energy the power used to make things grow, too. So she made the logs remember they were trees once, and wove a net of branches over the doorway, to make an extra barrier. She could have done more but we were all kind of hoping it wouldn't come to that. After she made everything as secure as possible, paramedic guy tried the food that we'd been given; bread, and bowls of vegetable soup. And was like, "Oh yep, soups drugged. Not the bread tho. Guess they thought that was overkill? Some kind of sedative." He got a bit woozy after bc his power let him identify substances, but the non lethal ones still effected him a bit while his body worked through them. He got all sweaty and worked up when it was full out lethal stuff, his body kinda going into overdrive to flush it i guess.
Electrician guy sighed and flexed HIS power, going invisible and intangible, and floating out to see what the nuts had planned.
He dropped back in a few minutes later. "Murder cult definitely. Possibly cannibals. Looks like they're planning to haul us out and kill us later. There was a bucket of old bloody teeth and a stack of skulls and a bone pit in the lodge in the middle of town."
Face guy looked disappointed but not surprised. They all turned to me.
Because MY power? FREAKING TELEPORTATION BABEY!!
I had to have been where I wanted to go, but i COULD take passengers! I started with Electrician guy, then the kids, then the paramedic guy, then the older lady, then the Face guy, and finally the three roommates.
I took them all back to the highway at a crossroad point before we got to the beginning of the cleared trees, where there was a great big boulder with a bunch of travelers graffiti and marks on it.
The teenager had been hard at work adding a warning while i was fetching everyone else, melting 'WARNING; CANNIBAL CULT THIS WAY. BEWARE THE NAILED COIN.' into the stone.
"Very nice! Good and eye catching, concise." I told him, from where i was leaning against the still a little woozy paramedic guy. Teleporting that much at once was exhausting.
We camped beside the travelers stone for the rest of the night and headed down the other road in the morning. I woke up around then too. Shame, I kinda wanted to know where we were going! I just know we DID have a destination.
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cacaitos · 9 months ago
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i shouldnt force this but what do you think abt kakugos whole rising sun reclaiming situation
hmm to be honest.. if it's from the heisei manga. to begin with, it's a ridiculously senseless manga all down to quality. on one hand you got the guy that goes on and on about violence and revenge is always the answer and a count- i mean someone without weapons is weak and prone to be abused by the Every Other and like a woman while a conspicuous rising sun waves behind him fighting the both iron-cross-wearing punk ultra masculine violent misogynistic Other thats also the degenate kink leather-wearing queer (in the slur way) Other. and for some reason im supposed to get any productive synthesis out of that conflict. and like, at some point it gets all so bold, and having read KnS first, i could only imagine as i read that it must be some kind of conclusion or twist or literally anything at the end. and it then it just ends on a random mid-fight scene.
again, having read KnS first, thats not only yk Finished but that also basically negates basically most of the plot and elements of it, in comparisson heisei not only seems but ultimately revealed as even more amateur, unripe, weak structured, unfinished, thoughtless and useless of a read. furthermore, as i understand from yamaguchi works even beyond KnS, that's still one of his earlier less polished works, his works seem to deconstruct (though i didnt say how successfully) at least from his own experience those value systems, dunno if to his own work specifically tho, if at least from a their media legacy/influence level. but that's an idea i got from that essay i rbd a while ago, idk maybe his manga abt the toku fan one is shit and takes down everything i just said, idk since i havent read it. i look forward to know how he executes shigurui and such, a the toku fan one too, to confirm first hand in time. even if yamaguchi didnt change his stance it's just Weird. Red Flag. but also i don't get the fucking point of it.
deviation aside, if you meant from kakugo no susume, tbh i dont remember if the rising sun thing got assigned to kakugo at x or y, if any, moment; memory fails me. but the military uniform, for ex, to start with is a fair thing to point out to begin with. yes, kakugo is The Good Guy thats categorically opossed to resembling his g.grandfather or his ideologies, yet wears a hs uniform alike to the military japanese imperial one. but focusing on only kakugo is kinda missing the wider landscape. i mean the manga is riddled with that kind of contradiction, and to pick on one is to pick on many others. now, i wouldnt consider KnS any like Mature internal dialogue of fascism or anything, despite at least the textual reprehension for the imperial mindset and material effects/atrocities. the authors themselves admit is kind of a dumb series not precisely unintentionally, and again not the most polished work of yamaguchi, if you wanted to get a thorough and concise conclusion on anything. even if you tried the story wont help you on it lol, thats the thing with questionable quality writng.
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I don't know if this will help Anon, but I'm going to share how I (and my wife) tend to navigate this anxiety as a mixed race queer family, and with both of us primarily living in places where folks subsistence hunt and concealed carry laws are accessible.
I think there's generally two types of person we worry about when they may be carrying. 1) the kind who are aggressive and confrontational and will seek out conflict that is difficult to de-escalate, and 2) the kind who are reactive/have a quick trigger finger so that we might not get the chance to de-escalate before they enact violence.
Typically, the first type of person **does not** concealed carry because they LIKE being able to show off wandering around armed. If they do concealed carry, they will usually still be conspicuously highlighting/flashing/handling their firearm at some point early enough to avoid them entirely or leave the area.
The second type of person is significantly more likely to have a concealed firearm that they may be inclined to use, and so most of my concealed carry strats are focused on this type of person. By and large, this is less about how I interact with HIM specifically (it's usually BUT NOT ALWAYS a him, and women are much more likely to fall in this type than the flashy aggressive type) and more who around him I know.
My wife and I have historically prioritized getting to know the local pillars of resource and industry. Not the owners, the workers. For example the first thing we did after moving to our new town was find the local four-season market and started going every week to buy a few things or get groceries, and chat up everyone running a stall. It's been about 9months now, and everyone knows us on sight. My wife never misses a week, while I always make a point to check in with people as a community organizer and mental health care community resource whenever I'm able to make it in so they know even tho my presence is less common, I am largely regarded as "someone who helps without question or hesitation" in the local social scene.
This means that often people who don't know us still see us as inherent community insiders and are more inclined to treat us as part of their ingroup even when we aren't. Additionally, in any confrontation, we ALWAYS have support in de-escalation because our local community pillars tend to default towards being protective of us now. That additional social pressure to treat us with respect is a big part of what can help slow or reverse escalation with an unpredictable element.
Additionally, both my wife and I are trained innde-escalation on a personal and political level (no-contact de-escalation of mental health care crisis in 24/7 staffed community programs as well as de-escalation during protest/counter-protest or clinic duty outside Planned Parenthood and other pregnancy support or management healthcare. This means that in most cases if someone in our vicinity escalates, we are able to calm things down enough to exit the situation. It usually involves a lot of "curious mindset" communication skills, reflective listening, and other conflict management skills. Weirdly, you actually also get a HUGE amount of this training (from both a preventative and responsive angle) in group/meeting facilitation training if that's something you have access to, but most clinic duty organizations/groups will train their volunteers every shift to de-escalate anti-choice harassment in order to protect the people entering the clinic for services.
It's not for everyone, for sure, and the process I think often triggers that feeling of being unfair and exhausting to "have" to do. But it can be effective, and if that makes it worthwhile, go for it.
do you have any tips for being comfortable with other people concealed carrying since you're a gun owner? I'm not, but due to a recent law a place I previously considered a safe enough space is now allowing concealed carry (this comes after some shootings in the surrounding area, but again, the place itself didn't seem too bad). It's only for people with licenses, but the gun laws don't seem particularly strict in this area, and it's majority-white and uncomfortably conservative/ignorant when I'm visibly Black, queer, and disabled.
I'm pretty anxious about this, but I can't tell if that's just bc of my biases against guns or if I should actually be nervous considering the "lots of these people suck" circumstances of it all. Would you happen to know of anything I could do to feel more comfortable/safe (minus getting my own gun bc i'm too young even if I wanted to)?
I am not a gun owner. I do carry a weapon, I do not own a gun. I'm not the guy to go to for gun advice.
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delicrieux · 5 years ago
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girl, not sure if you reblogging that prompt list means your requests are open but if they are, I would love to see "Apparently all our friends have a bet going that we end up together.” with Peter P if you would be so kind. If they're not open, please feel free to ignore this, and know that I'm sending you lots of love and hope you're doing well 🥰💞
hey queen . yes requests are open 💛 love u lots!! cant wait for the new COA chapter!!!(even tho i know it will be extremely painful)
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MJ, from her locker, can see you and Peter strolling in, heads close together, whispering, laughing, oblivious to the two pairs of eyes watching your every move.
“I bet ten bucks that Peter’s gonna crack first and ask her out.” Ned says, crossing his arms over his chest with a smug little smile. MJ raises a brow, rolling her eyes and shutting her locker.
“Yeah...No way. Peter I’m blushing Parker is not nearly brave enough to do that. It’s gonna be (Name).”
Ned stares at her, “He’s Spiderman.”
“Yea, and he’s also a dumbass that can’t talk to girls. It’s gonna be (Name).”
Ned hums, “When do you think?”
She shrugs, “...I give it a month.”
“Two weeks.”
MJ narrows her eyes at him, extending her hand, “Deal.”
They shake on it. The clock starts ticking.
—*—
Your friends have been... weird to say the least. You felt like some sort of cloud, a secret, a myth, a something, had been hanging over your head and your curiosity had clawed up from mild interest to straight up panic. You heard the whispers, saw the terrible smirks and the strange wiggling eyebrows. It was like middle school all over again: you missed some sort of hilarious joke or were a part of one. The thought made you a bit ill, but then again, you knew your friends well — all of them are considerate, conspicuous! but mostly harmless — and if it was something serious they would have told you.
You could have lived your life like that. Simply. Saying “Oh well!” and continuing with your daily duties, your curiosity gone, non-affected, absolutely tranquil. But that is not you. And you deem this an Avengers Level Threat.
A week of pondering and restless nights and texts to MJ, Ned, Liz, everyone. The best you got was from Liz that was but a string of emojis and a: When you know, you know!
It’s Monday and the bell had rung and you are, unlike everyone else, in no rush to class. You stand by Peter’s locker, ready to corner him and demand answers. You know cracking MJ is impossible. Ned is elusive. Liz is too sweet for interrogation. Peter is your only hope.
You spot him bee-lining to Science and swiftly make your way to him. He stops when he notices you, smiles a little breathless, holds his hand up to wave but you buzz past him, yanking onto the strap of his bag and dragging him along with you.
“Hey—! I need to go to cl—“
“You can go later.” You hiss.
The yard is silent, save for the far away shouts and groans from P.E. You two hide behind the school where the smokers usually hang out, though their resident spot on the steps is empty as so you sit down. Apparently 9 o’clock is too early for pot or cigarettes. It’s not an ideal setting. But it’s safe. No teachers wander around here and the worst that can happen is... well, nothing.
“So.” Peter starts, shifting from foot to foot, “Uhh—...What’s up?”
“Tell me.” You demand. He frowns.
“Tell you...what?”
“The secret. I’ve seen everyone conspiring.” You explain, glancing away, “I wanna conspire too...”
“Oh! That...” He releases a breathless laugh, not quite amused, more anxious. His cheeks bloom in red and you raise a brow, “It’s uhh...Nothing, really. Just uhh—“ He glances at you, uncertain, his tone shifting from small to loud in an abnormal rate, “They-They— our friends, they uhh— Apparently they have a bet going that we end up together.” He stutters out.
You take a moment to process this information. A deep breath to calm the butterflies and the nerves and the sudden fry of your cheeks. You gulp, throat dry, standing up suddenly, fist clenched in dignity, “And how—“ You clear your throat, “How... till when?” You hope he understand what you are trying to say. To be fair you aren’t even sure yourself. But his eyes light up with recognition and he gives you a crooked smile.
“To my knowledge, the shortest time is two weeks. Ned’s idea.” He adds, more as an afterthought. You nod. You have never been so embarrassed in your whole life. Your friends are...shipping you with Peter? Next time you see MJ you will look her dead in the eyes and say: Et tu, Brute?
That is, of course, not to say you haven’t thought about asking Peter out, but you were hoping he would be the one to take the first step. Does he even like you? You like him. You like your study dates and movie marathons and dragging him along to shop. You like sharing music and going to Coney Island or out for coffee. And you like doing the same things with all of your other friends but when with him it feels different. More special. More fun. What is it that they say in times like these?
When you know, you know!
And you think you know. Slowly, a smile pinches your cheeks, and you look at him, almost expectantly, but he says nothing, simply stares, confused at your sudden change in manner.
“Sooo...” You drag, kicking a pebble with your shoe, “Maybe you’d like to like...I dunno... go... out... somewhere ... sometime?” You finish, squinting.
“Oh.” He grins, “Like after school? Sure! I’ll tell Ned and the others, we can all go.” You face falls and you look at him, suddenly exhausted, as if to say: Seriously? It hits him then and his brows shoot upwards, “Oh! Oh you mean like a date!” He laughs again nervously, staring somewhere over your shoulder, too embarrassed to face you head on. Your heart beats wildly in your chest. If he says no then— “Yes. Yes that would be... that would be awesome.” He says with a grin. You feel a weight lift off of your shoulders.
“Oh thank God.” You mutter, “That’s... Wow. Cool!”
You extend your hand to him as an invitation and he doesn’t even hesitate to take it. Hand in hand the two of you stroll back into the building before he abruptly stops.
“Wait, since we didn’t go to class...What do we do now?”
You shrug, “...Starbucks?”
“I was thinking more on the lines of the Library, but Starbucks is fine too.”
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firemblem-fics · 5 years ago
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i’ve had this hc for a while that felix is probs betrothed to someone since birth (like glenn+ingrid) so how about ingrid’s sister (reader) is engaged to felix. they were close as children but after felix’s demeanor changed post-tragedy of duscur, she wants to get closer to him just as when they were children SKKSKSKS I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND IF YOU DONT DO IT THO CAUSE MAYBE ITS ConfUsing?? thank you babeee
i used this as a practicing ground for a little bit of angst im sorry if it's bad we all know im bad at angst because i hate people being mad
changed. | felix
"why don't you just talk to him about it?"
ingrids voice takes you out of your thoughts and you snap your eyes from the boy you were staring at to the girl in front of you.
"and what? get myself killed?" you sneer.
"no, and get some answers. felix seems like an ass but he's not to you, if you haven't noticed. im sure if you want to talk about something he'll give you the time."
"if you haven't noticed, hes still an ass to me. you've seen how he was before duscur, ingrid. i thought he'd actually be in love with me by the time we got married. but not now." you cast your eyes down to your plate, picking at it.
ingrid looked over at the boy to see that he was already looking in that direction. more specifically, he was looking at you.
"y/n, im telling you. go talk to him."
anxiety courses through your veins at the thought of just talking to him. "i-i can't. i cant, ingrid, he'll hate me. i have to go."
you stand up and walk out of the dining hall, door accidentally slamming behind you. ingrid looks over at felix, who is still looking where you sat. he makes eye contact with her and she jolts her head towards the door in a silent command.
felix understands and stands up, leaving the hall in a much more conspicuous manner.
you're sitting on the edge of the concrete surrounding the plants in the greenhouse. placing your hand on a little pansy, your heart starts to calm down.
that is, until the door opens.
felix walks and sits down beside you. after a few moments of silence, he manages to spit out an "are you okay?"
your lips press in a thin line. "i miss you."
felix's eyebrows furrowed. "i'm right here."
"no," you sigh, "little felix. before duscur. i miss when we could just play around and hang out and be happy for once. i miss my best friend. i miss having hope that you'd learn to love me before we got married so we both weren't completely miserable."
"people change, y/n." his voice seems to be sharper. "things happen."
"i wish they could unhappen."
"you wish what could unhappen? the tragedy of duscur? i wish that could unhappen too, a hell of a lot more than you. you're selfish for wanting life to change around your wants."
"felix, i didn't-"
"you didn't what? you didn't mean to imply that you don't like me now? that i'm not your friend? that i don't still love you?"
"what?-"
"the minute you stop living in the past is when you'll figure out that this future is better. now is the time you need to worry about. so take some time to yourself and think, what's really important? the past that you can't change, or the present that you can. and when you figure it out, come to me and change that."
with that, felix gets up and leaves the greenhouse. you wanted to chase after him- to hug and kiss him and tell him that he's right. but you can't.
you're rooted to the spot, eyes brimming with tears. felix had yelled at you. he'd never done that before. you had to have done something really wrong to make him that upset. but what?
your mind skimmed through the conversation. was it that you wanted his old personality back? no. he'd told you before that he wished he could be as carefree as he once was. that he's not your friend? he knows that's a lie, he'd force himself to be your friend on days when you didn't want to talk. that he doesn't love you?
oh.
you sprang up and ran out of the greenhouse, running towards the training grounds. you heard strenuous yells and grunts from inside, all recognizable as felix's. you stood at the side patiently waiting for him to finish, your heart pounding.
felix finally looked up and your breath caught. "what?"
"i'm sorry."
his eyebrow raised, "continue."
"i'm sorry for being,, well, selfish. for not thinking about how you felt and beating myself up by thinking about the past. you're right. i can't change it and it was stupid of me to think so."
felix sheathed his sword and walked towards you, standing closer than he'd ever stood before. "what else?"
"im sorry for thinking that you weren't my friend just because you had changed. im sorry that i couldn't see that this you is still you. that you're still my felix."
he hummed and raised his hand to twirl a loose piece of your hair around your ear. "your felix?" his hand fell to your cheek while the other dug its fingertips into your hip. "i think it's only fair that you're my y/n, as well."
"i'd like that. is this the change you were talking about?" you half-joked.
"what, turning my dreams into reality? of course."
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the-deeds-to-shibden · 4 years ago
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Monday 26 August 1839
[Quite a busy and pleasant day. Ann starts it with producing a quality sketch of Uppsala castle, before joining her wife for a book-browsing session at the university library, where Anne really gets stuck into exhaustive (and exhausting) descriptions of the architecture and shelving, with a view to implementing some of that back at Shibden (sigh). Another visit to the cathedral provides snippets of Swedish history, followed by a trip out to the Old Uppsala, the capital of pre-Christian Sweden. Unbelievably, Anne completely misses the grave of Anders Celsius in the church there, which could have inspired her to get herself a few more thermometers with a scale she hasn’t used yet. What an opportunity missed! But they get to enjoy some first-rate secret-recipe mead and another beautiful sunset.]
[up at] 6 50/”
[to bed at] 12 40/”
fine morning Fahrenheit 61º and sun out at 7 1/2 – breakfast at 8 20/”  to 9 – Ann sketching the chateau from our room window – left her to finish (to colour) her sketch a little and I off to the library at 9 10/”  sent for Ann at 9 40/” ‘Catalogue general de la litterature Française contenant les ouvrages publiés en France, ……. pendant l’ année 1837 …. avec table systématique pour les ouvrages imprimés en 1837 et les Journaux de 1838. publié par la Librairie Brockhaus et Avenarius. 1ere première année. 3 francs Paris, Brockhaus and Avenarius, Libraire Française- -allemande et etrangère. Rue Richelieu, no 60.  Leipzig, même maison. They refer to la Bibliographie de Monsieur Beuchot and le Bulletin de Monsieur Cherbuliez – and Bibliographie d’Allemagne, paraissant à Leipzig the above lying on the table of professor Skraeder ancient history with Arabic books (published here) etc. etc. Had his pedigrees and papers pasted into book with whity brown paper leaves left about 1 1/2 inches broad – books about the breadth and twice the length of one common quarto i.e. narrow folio size
Laerebog i de romerske oldsager af S. B. Bugge rector ved cathedralskolen I Christiania. med fem steentryk. Christiania 1837. Trykt I R. Hviids Enkes Bogtrykkerie og paa keder Forlag af G. Hansen.
Beitrage zur genauern Kenntniss der ehstnischen Sprache. Neunzehntes heft. Pernau, beim herausgeber. Reval, bei Bornwasser. 1828.
Initia Homerica by Th. Burgess a.m. London 1820. printed by Dove – sold by R. Priestley – given to Upsala  by ‘Thomas Burgess episcopus Salisburiensis donatus 1837’
the Italian cabinet? made at Augsburg – very curious – Christina’s snuffgrater and box looking like 
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a broadish knife the box at one end and the blade a grater on which the tobacco leaves were grated Real musk in a little lead box like a bit of a small animal bag or pouch       with short 1/4 inch long like bristles on it – Christinas small fusils to kill fleas –  Gustaf 3 died 1792 left chest about 3 feet 6 inches x 6 feet and about 2 feet 6 inches broad – and black leather covered box           to be opened in 1842. 2 of his drawings in Indian ink           dated the one a chateau 1763. (26 September 1763)           and a bridge and two towers one at each end or thereabouts of the bridge           dated ‘Gustaf fecit d[ie] 19 September 1763 Drotningholm  at the library till 11 1/4 – gave the man 32 skillngs banco a one rigs dollar note – content he then shewed us the new library – not yet finished tho’ some books put there on the ground floor – there at 11 25/”  new library bookcases au premièr 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 red books, handbook which is about 6 1/2 inches long height up to gallery = about 4 yards – pilasters between the cases – 3 red books wide i.e. about 6 1/2 inches x 3 = 19 1/2 to 20 inches Racking or shelf-grooves at every 2 inches –  about 2 inches left in front of the cases for hanging doors if wanted lock-up doors with wire net at the old library 5 or 6 feet high against the bottom shelves there will be book cases to front the pilasters Salle about 58 yards long and about 5 yards wide across from pilaster to pilaster – grand entrance in the middle 5 cases on each side the door and then 5 windows on each side beyond these 5 cases respectively – greenish – white veined or waved marble (like my specimen of the holy sepulchre at home) window seats about 2 feet 6 inches high from the floor – whole breadth of window including frame = about 5 feet 6 inches whole heighth including framing = about 10 feet up to bottom of gallery – glass 6 panes in heighth - panes about 17 or 18 inches x 10 and 4 panes in breadth i.e. 2 in each 1/2 opening with a spagnolette the whole heighth of the window – 3 yards and taken up by the partition down the middle which parts the whole floor into two similar book-galleries, a ballustred gallery running all round at about 13 feet high from the floor – the man said there was says there are 120,000 volumes – floor diamond flags size of those formerly in the hall at Shibden, of red-greenish porphyry (like the windowseats) – 2 rooms at each end of the book rooms and between these 2 rooms (at each end of the building) a spiral staircase to the top of the building, and leading also to an immense salle (over the library, i.e. au seconde) to be galleried all round above? with portico behind the pillars underneath the gallery? – alcove (is a sort of throne to be there or what?) at left end as one looks on the town this immense salle entered also in the middle by the great staircase as below – 2 flights of steps taking up a breadth of about 13 yards and a depth of about 16 yards in a projection towards the castle the opposite front looking exactly along a long straight road to Dannemora and old Upsala and on to the town, and a little to the left on the cathedral as now renewed since its being burnt in 1702 – (chateau, right, going up great stairs and looking towards the town) at the new library till 12 5/”  at the cathedral at 12 1/4 – the monument to the memory of Linnaeus is in a little side chapel (left, near the great west doors as one enters ‘Carolo a Linne’ | Botanicorum | principi |             amici et Discipuli | MDCCXCVII.’ the a = von = de = noble (e.g. Thomas a Beckett) above the inscription is a bronze head – side face – très ressemblant, by J[ohan] T[obias] Sergell ‘A[nno]: MDCCXCIV’ beautiful brown whitish green veined granite? from Elfdal north of Falun the marble of the window seats etc. at the new library comes from between Norköping and Nyköping – i.e. from the forest of Kolmorden (the comma over the en in Linne is to double the e) 
Linnaeus’s grand daughter died here (Updala) last spring and left to Ridder Bielca who married her sister a fortune that would keep ten cavaliers 10 horsemen i.e. ten men and ten horses and the terrain (but that depends upon the goodness of the land) that would maintain one horseman = 8-10,000 dollars banco purchase money, the terrain containing forest, fisheries etc. everything here counted by how much land will keep a man or horseman – the academy has as much (as the man said yesterday) as would keep a hundred men – and a terre to keep a man costs 4,000 to 5,000 dollars banco to buy it –  In buying land one ought ot have 6 to 8 percent for one’s money –  fine tomb from Rome in 1793 of archbishop Carolus Fridrik Mennander nat[us] 1712 ob[iit] 1786 formerly bishop of Åbo who translated the bible into Finnish – whole length of him, sitting, leaning on ‘Biblia Fennica’ – good likeness – 7 allegorical female figures all on a tablet under the figure of Religion carrying a large cross and leaning on an urn –  
chappel of Gustaf Wasa painted in fresco by
‘John: Gust: Sandberg pinxit 1831-1838’
Eric xiv and Jean iii sons of Gustaf Wasa and Charles ix his youngest son }
Left hand, on entering the chapel (behind the alter) the paintings are
over the pictures
arms      .  1st     Gustaf on horseback receiving the keys of Stockholm Riddarholm castle some years ago burnt down 
window .  2nd ____ on horseback (young) in a battle against the Danes
ditto    .  3rd _____ at Lubeck asking assistance – a Danish nobleman claiming him
ditto    .  4th   ______ at the peasants cottage in Dalecarlia with flail, entering the barn – a Dane seeking him
ditto    .  5th   _______ Haranguing the peasants in Dalecarlia
ditto    .  6th  _______ two bishops presenting him the 1st bible Eric 14 at his elbow who was again a boy, dressed in red
arms      . 7th ________ taking leave of the deputies, died soon after
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 1 and 4 azure. 3 fold crowns (the arms of Sweden)
 2 and 3 azure. lion rampant or on 3 white wavy bands i.e. lakes (the arms of Gotheborg)
escutcheon of pretence arms of Gustaf Wasa
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azure. a gold sheaf (gerb) called in Swedish vasa – supporters 2 lions or crowned proper
In the sacristie or room where they keep the 2 gold crowns lately taken respectively from the heads of Jean iii and his queen Catherine and some valuable gold cups etc. is the half length old wooden statue of the pagan God Thor – part of his left side gone and his right arm broken off from the elbow – gilded formerly – brought from old Upsala – many more old things all burnt with the cathedral in 1702 – this room is a sort of safe closet – safe from fire – 3 boxes of valuables put here as we should send plate to the bank for safety –            
Get at Stockholm, chez C. M. Carlson Roadbook of Sweden and Norway. 1830.  i.e. ‘Vägvisare’ Roadbook, bought a little one at Upsala.            for 12 skillings banco. –  came in at 3 3/4 – dinner at 3 55/” to 4 20/” – good – same as yesterday but herring-and-rice-and-potatoes-pudding with anchovy sauce instead of soup – off at 4 3/4 from Upsala alight at old Upsala at 5 1/4 – off to the tumuli close by the Dummer Cull judges’ hill first – then the 3 tumuli of Odin, Thor and Frea – all the 
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very near together, and the      | cull, hill, collis. |      3 conical mounds very conspicuous all the way from Upsala – fine view from all especially from Frea because farthest from the church – quite close to Odin and impedes the view from him – good country about here –  more quite clear ground (clear of stones, boulders and rock) than we have seen elsewhere – therefore land valuable here – but no forest of two miles therefore wood dear – large extensive plain on all sides – merely a few bits on the Eastern side, that one can just see encumbered with stone to remind one of being still in Sweden – the church small – not worth going into but expected (disappointed) some to see there some funeral urns found in 1 of the tumuli – fine view of Upsala – its castle looks well from here – its 2 (there are only 2) round towers (North and Northeast corners) seen, and none of the ugly pediment side seen – the  2 cathedral-towers are seen as one – and the peasants’ church tower and one other church tower one seen in one line –  Beyond Frea’s tumulus a little range of hill and the foot of this and of the tumulus itself towards the village and Upsala studed with little hillocks – on the other side the tumulus and range of hill is a little    lake – Ann is sketching the church – she did the castle very nicely this morning – Old Upsala pretty little picturesque gardeny village –  a peep at the little River – a minute or 2 in the old church – nothing worth seeing in it – back at the house to drink our bottle of mead at 6 5/”  excellent – good as champagne – how to make it is a secret – heirloom secret – 24 Rigs skillings per bottle – a pink mead at 48 skillings but she has none at present – off again at 6 25/”  in 20 minutes a little rock and boulder and Sweden again – excellent road charming evening – beautiful sunset – Hogsta should be Uggelsta single house – poor little place – could not sleep there – next stage . . . Andersby . . . 2 1/8 miles – nice open country – sowing rye and reaping it –  at Dannemora no! Ӧsterby near Dannemora, at 11 5/” –  we had to call the people up – very fine day – Fahrenheit 62º now at midnight –  
Anne’s marginal notes:
Catalogue of French books Paris and Leipzig
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Initia Homerica
Christina’s cabinet
New library
order such at Shibden?
vide bottom of next page
new library
salle au seconde
Kolmorden and Elfdal marble vide bottom of last page
manner of estimating property
bishop Mennander who translated the bible into Finnish
WYAS Catalogue:  SH:7/ML/TR/13/0009    SH:7/ML/TR/13/0010    SH:7/ML/TR/13/0011     SH:7/ML/TR/13/0012
One of the frescoes by Johan Gustaf Sandberg in Uppsala Cathedral showing the exploits of King Gustav I Vasa (Gustav Vasa Speaking to the Dalecarlians at Mora):
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The three tumuli (the Royal Mounds) at Old Uppsala:
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The church at Old Uppsala, which Ann sketched:
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Interior of Carolina Rediviva, now the main building of Uppsala University library; a work in progress when Anne and Ann visited it and Anne described it so thoroughly:
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ceescedasticity · 1 year ago
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@shrikeseams said: #Tolkien#A good summary#It never stops being weird tho that curufin (apparently/possibly) already knew about aredhel's marriage#But neither fingolfin or fingon ever get involved#...especially since there is very much a history of unhappy wives ditching their spouses among the Exiled noldor#Like. Curufin and Aredhel's own mothers potentially offer a template there *without* getting into the degree of Aredhel's willingness#Which I suppose could easily add to the stigma involved. Since the separated wives are conspicuously not exiles#And may be resented/reviled in their absence... something something the lingering cultural impact of miriel (and indis. And nerdanel.)#as A Wife Who Left.#I do agree that *missing daughter* would push thingol's personal buttons hard enough that he wouldn't back Eol
What I'm thinking is that if it was as simple as a separation, that would be — not not a big deal, but a known thing and, you know, fine. If Aredhel could have just left, that would have been fine.
But Eöl wouldn't let her just leave. Someone would have to make Eöl let her leave. And to do this people have to know that Eöl isn't letting her go, and what people know snowballs from there, and why did she marry such a person to begin with?
And even if she did marry him willingly she'd have the right to leave, of course, and her kin would of course do what was needed to make that happen, hopefully not starting a war in the process.
But people might think it was her own fault she was in that position to start with, and talk.
I think Curufin should have told someone, just… here's a reason he might not.
Reviewed the extra-Silmarillion material on Eöl's pursuit of Aredhel and Maeglin. In this, Curufin:
Knows Aredhel and Maeglin are making for Gondolin
Has Eöl apprehended specifically in order to delay him
Says that Aredhel's marriage was under duress (though whether he knows that, guesses that, assumes that, deduces that, or just says that to piss Eöl off could be debated)
Does not kill Eöl even though he wants to, because That's Illegal
Gives some really very good advice re: pursuing people who want to leave you
Really a very good showing from Curufin! Well done. Except—
If Curufin knew Aredhel had married Eöl and at least believed it was under duress, why didn't anyone do anything about that? The Sons of Fëanor might or might not have been able to interfere without starting a conflict with Doriath, and Turgon was out of contact, but Fingolfin could have applied political pressure to Thingol. In such a situation I don't think Thingol would back Eöl up. (He may not like Fingolfin much, but missing daughter.)
I have trouble seeing Fingolfin not taking action knowing about the situation, so what gives? If Curufin is being reasonable in this time period which he apparently is, and he cares about Aredhel's welfare which he apparently does, why wouldn't he pass the news along to someone who could do something? Was he afraid if he breathed a word Celegorm would start a war with Doriath the minute his back was turned?
Or did he think letting word get out would hurt Aredhel more than it would help?
Because, see. Elves die if they're raped, right? And Aredhel's not dead. So she must not have been wholly unwilling. And yeah, maybe that 'willing' is 'willing to endure this rather than die', but that's still not wholly unwilling!
What if people don't believe her? What if they say it's her fault she's in this situation? What if no one helps but now everyone is gossiping about her?
(You could make something out of Curufin believing Fingolfin wouldn't help Aredhel no matter what he thought, make inferences about how deeply the family divide runs or about Curufin's thoughts about his own father. But I don't think that's required.)
Or, even, what if Aredhel thinks her options are the situation as-is or being stuck in society at large with everyone judging her and/or treating her as a helpless victim? —And a bond with Eöl still in her head because they can't get rid of that so easily. What if she thinks the status quo is easier, and doesn't want Curufin to tell anyone? —Not that there's any evidence of even indirect communication, but it could have happened. Curufin would very possibly honor Aredhel's preferences over Fingolfin's presumed wishes.
So pride and shame (and enchantments) keep her in place until Maeglin starts pushing, and then she leaves.
And she doesn't stay in Himlad, even though that would be easiest. Maybe she's afraid of judgment. Maybe she's afraid that Eöl following her to a Fëanorian stronghold could very easily turn into politically disastrous violence.
And when you cut out Fëanorian strongholds, Gondolin is closest. —Dorthonion is straight-line closest, but there are mountains in the way. Though given they had to go back through Nan Dungortheb instead…
In conclusion, perhaps things played out this way because of a combination of:
Elves are set up to victim-blame survivors of sexual coercion. (Presumably less so elves who've been in bad enough situations that they start noticing the spiritual eject button and themselves have to choose not to use it, or who are familiar with those situations. But at this point that is not most elves.)
Reputation and shame and pride are powerful motivators.
Aredhel and/or Curufin were trying to be politically savvy for once in their lives. Alas.
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ssaalexblake · 5 years ago
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star wars spoilers
ros spoilers
move onnnn
like actual proper major spoilers and i’m making this intro long in case mobile decides to hate read mores today
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Anyway like, i am a Shallow sw viewer who isn’t actually likely to kick up a fuss abt what i didn’t like in any serious way even tho i got issues, But i wanna say what i really liked b/c?? there were moments in that movie with themes i Loved and i don’t wanna be negative nancy for this franchise because i am actually incapable of taking it seriously tbh no matter how wtf or wild it is and i just Gotta;
First of all. The entire franchise was worth Rey it for calling Leia Master. 
like, they added her in best as they could, which wasn’t fabulous but i can’t really say how they’d work their way around that tbh so i’m not gonna rag on abt the Leia plot But god they proper confirmed she was a Legit Jedi thank u V much.
Chewie!!! Got!!! his!!! medal!!!
they put porgs in the movie, it was my only request and i recieved. i am content. 
also the effects on old palps were Incredible and Creepy and!!! props to the vis effects teams
also s/o to the choreographer who planned out rey’s fighting style to look like gymnastic tumbles but with a murderous glow stick. love it.
idk what extended sw canon now says about force powers being able to heal But the old eu book shatterpoint is one of my faves and i loved the inclusion that Rey can just like. Heal. 
also lol i heard daisy ridley on the radio this morning and she was supposed to be requesting songs to air but didn’t know the names of them and i have Never related to anybody more than i did in that moment. 
look ok, that rey and kylie could literally fight each other when not in the same room was Really Cool ok
tho i would have Paid to have seen the pov of an outsider while they had lightsaber battles from miles away tbh b/c that would have been Wild
i had one Horrified moment where i thought the ‘rise of skywalker’ thing was a Pun about kylie dragging his ass up from that hole and u have No Idea how thankful i was @ the Rise sequence
also i, a massive mace windu fan, was Ecstatic his voice was present in the proceedings
which were A) tacky and B) Abdolutely my favourite thing ever. 
it’s a space opera ok i am allowed to Want to be here for the tacky heartwarming shit
‘is that the navy??!?!?!?!?@ ‘ no sir... it’s.. .People’ was one of the funniest yet heartwarming sequences in anything ever ngl
HORSE WARTHOGS
inexplicable lin manuel miranda cameo
rey’s temper explained due to the fact that she is related to... Vilanelle
and look ok, i Always hated the idea of Rey being related to the skywalkers and Any crap meta that she had to be family for it to Count properly. It was an insult to found family, any form of adoption etc etc and i am.. Actually very mollified by this familial turn of events lol. It has a certain symmetry. and sw is literally built on the idea that history repeats but... different. 
i was’t against rey being related to anybody, i just didn’t want her to be a skywalker because like... she was gonna Be a skywalker b/c legacy isn’t about blood, and uh... least i was right. i am naturally happy abt this. 
also when i watched tlj the first time i was CONVINCED at the end of the movie she’d raise luke’s x wing from the depths as yoda did for luke in esb, and was Super off put that i was wrong. I was not wrong just... my timing was off. luke rose the x wing for her. ur yoda now luke. deal with it. 
the other ex storm troopers who laid down their weapons!!! all of them!!! fin is not alone, they only have power by making you think you are alone!!! 
i Really loved that thematic thread btw
also richard e grant’s performance was actually kind of chilling
but i am glad that i can still happily say that every character in sw Is a total unmitigated idiot. All of them. Stupid. Idiot rights. Yes, this is a plus point. 
i also liked that it’s Kind of obvious hamill and ford picked up slack for what Would have been carrie’s scenes??? Like, it’s horrible she’s not there but they obviously care to do that in her stead. it’s sad but makes you smile. 
as much as i’m not a kyle fan and never will be, and as much as i am not a fan of the ship, i can’t say there there weren’t decent thematic threads around the rey and kylie plot. Her symbolically killing kylie in a fit of rage, actively actually rising to his bait, realising as luke did in the roj climax that she had let the dark side get the better of her But having the power to take that Back and heal him and Stop even after she’d done something. It’s like the originals but not. And so, kylo is dead and Solo walks again. Was this plot My thing? No. But i appreciate the symbolism of him being stabbed through the stomach like he did to Han, and i appreciate the contrast of her actions after doing that versus His after he did it. What a difference. 
i said this wasn’t a complaint post but u wanna know the worst part abt the movie??? how cheap the sith dagger looked. surely u can do better than that???
anyway, 3po’s red eyed when he translated the sith was hilarious tbh. 
also hilarious: sw’s response to hiring Another brown haired white lady was to Only show her eyes in a way that was Incredibly conspicuous and was therefore unintentionally hilarious. 
Finn is Explicitly force sensitive now and it’s over for y’all 
wedge!!!
like... the sith amphitheater???  with the ghosties of all sith past (i think??? my interpretation anyway) was Genuinely creepy??? 
this is a Bit of a side note, but Luke was Perfectly in tune with tlj luke??? Because tlj luke changed tune before the end of That movie when he gucci booted his astral ass to distract kylie, him Saying his fear was wrong was merely verbal confirmation of what was portrayed in tlj. really. That’s not them backing away from tlj, it’s afffirming it. 
i really loved that hux just got That death. I liked  that while he Was used for ridiculous comic relief, the narrative did not forget he was just straight up evil. 
L A N D O
that i all. that’s the point. just lando.
sheev palpatine’s late entry for Shittiest parent/paternal figure in the sw universe Was at the eleventh hour but by god did he give it his all to win the competition. 
things only relevant to cm fans: they killed kate callahan’s husband!!! :((((
critics are slamming them for like, hardly killing anybody but I for one am happy they didn’t go grimdark and just went. Fuck it, we’re gonna keep being bullheadedly optimistic and most everybody lives, deal with it.
s/o to that gay moment that lasted like 2 solid seconds but i’d have preferred it if she’d been like, making out w/ chewie tbh.
that hug!! the trio hug!! my ot3!!! that i am even more convinced would Properly work as an ot3, too btw. Poe spent the whole movie jealous finn is into Rey, while confused abt it b/c He’s also kinda into Rey in that han/leia Tension kinda way, but Finn is also into Poe but not in the Puppy way he is with Rey, in the ‘i am so in love w/ you i don’t realise it but i trust you with the world’ kinda thing and Rey also has the Tension thing w/ Poe and would do anything for Finn but she’s like... Busy. B/c like, unfortunate family reunions and the awkwardness of being a millennial Actually offered a decent job that your morals do not allow you to take and the crisis that leaves u with. 
anyway what i’m saying is the ot3 is Sailing in my head. look how it ended!!! Sailing. 
however, i would like it known that the lady at the end Should have heard the word skywalker and Run for the hills. missed a chance. 
But also Rey Did find that family of hers Maz told her she’d get ahead of her!!! i hate how many ppl say that was dropped or forgotten. like wtf??? what are finn and poe and chewie and bb8 and 3po and all the army of droids that love her and all the resistance that does too??? Luke and Leia??? y’all obsessed with blood when it comes to sw. She’s got her family. 
now i Could make a complaints post but i just... I’ll leave that to everybody else and their mothers for now bc they’d be better at it anyway. I liked This stuff. Except for that point about the dagger. that sucked. 
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monkey-network · 5 years ago
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Why's Pride Month make you feel more insecure? All the attention put on it (which is honestly why I don't engage with much/any lgbt stuff during the month, even if I fall under the term), or something else?
Well. I suppose it is the conspicuous attention combined with my depression on missing out, or DOMO.
Not that I’ll ever find anybody celebrating a bad thing or that pride celebration’s bad in general, but being somebody who’s generally hetero and having been on tumblr for years, where most talk of heteros is of them being the worst, with the platinum justification for it being “well, now you know how every other sexuality feels on and off the web” or “you’re the norm so who are you to complain?”, most times this month, for the past couple years, I feel like castrating myself cuz I’d rather have and be nothing than be uncomfortably associated with the current year target punching bag. I rarely talk about my sexuality and attractions online cuz for most times, I never feel comfortable doing so.
And, it’s the same of how I feel about Black History Month. I’m a black man, and I enjoy whenever black people around the world & throughout history are getting that excellence, but my interests during the month are more than trying to constantly validate the blood I have. I know this ain’t a universal feeling, but you know.
And yet, I do care a little about myself and it would honestly be nice to express myself a little in this month of validity and acceptance. But, I can’t cuz I honestly don’t know how nor do I really ever want to anymore. It’s considerably ironic, but I digress. Again, not saying people should stop having fun nor do I want to claim victimhood, this is how I feel deep down.
Tho I’ll always see to be supportive of my LGBT+ friends and family because being a good person is something I always strive to be regardless.
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So I have a theory from a friend. Assuming that Griffith is gay or bisexual with a preference for men (I know that's a problematic reading, but shhhh), a friend pointed out that there's definitely at least a good amount of inferred homophobia in Midland, if not directly stated a few times. What if *part* (not all, not even a majority) of Griffith whoring himself out is that he basically was punishing himself for his sexuality?
Just to get this out of the way first lol, I don’t think it’s any more or less problematic to hc Griffith as bi vs gay, so I wouldn’t worry too much about that. I always just default to reading him as gay bc it makes sense to me and bc I prefer that headcanon, but u do u. Wait, unless you mean it’s problematic to read him as non-straight in general. In which case lol, it’s a lot more problematic to read him as straight but with a ton of gay subtext heaped on because he’s the eventual villain, so that’s on Miura.
Anyway.
I could potentially see this as a reading? Like if you take it as read that internalized homophobia is a factor in Griffith’s narrative, and I def think that’s really easy to make an argument for whatever Miura’s intent actually was, you can potentially like, lump it together with his general self-loathing as a contributing factor. Because I do think that a big part of why Griffith prostituted himself to Gennon was guilt and self-loathing, like I think of it largely as an act of self-harm that he managed to justify logically to himself, basically. So imo there’s room there for your friend’s take.
Personally I always read the Gennon thing as contributing to his internalized homophobia rather than being a result of it, and I think there’s maybe a little bit more indication of that in canon, but there’s no real reason it can’t be both. After all this is all really like, nebulous and subtextual at best, completely reading into things at worst lol, it’s not like there’s a lot of direct evidence for any of this tbf.
Like when I say there’s a little bit more indication I mostly just mean that we’re pretty thoroughly shown where the particular guilt that factors into his decision to prostitute himself comes from, ie the dead kid and people in general dying for and because of him, so there’s no sense that we’re missing part of his motivation. And also the way we immediately see the encounter with Gennon contributing to his negative self-image when he asks Casca if he’s dirty and then starts calling himself unclean.
But yk, we know that Gennon wasn’t the start of his chip on his shoulder about nobles, or his tendency to bury his feelings, so maybe he’s not the origin of his sexuality issues either. And it makes real-world sense to assume that Griffith would already have some internalized homophobia if he’s at all aware of his sexuality at that point, because like you said, just look at the world he lives in.
Tho on the off-chance Miura deliberately wrote Griffith as attracted to men and repressed I think it’s more likely that he would’ve intended Gennon to be the origin of that repression, based on how he centres personal trauma moreso than societal influence in the narrative, and how he paired the Gennon flashback with Casca very nearly telling Guts that Griffith is in love with him, which tells us it’s a contributing factor to their relationship, specifically the way it’s a trainwreck. Textually it’s only a factor in that it explains why Griffith is obsessed with his dream, ie guilt and self-loathing, but come on.
It’s like, for both Guts and Griffith, trauma and self-loathing go together and lead to taking up the sword to pursue a dream to make themselves feel better, which is what ultimately separates them and ruins both their lives. It’s never outright stated that both of them having been raped by men contributes to their inability to define their relationship as love and turn to each other instead of dreams (at the same time at least), but it’s a pretty damn obvious addition, like straight up conspicuous in its absence from the literal text imo.
Uhh sorry this ended up really meandering. But basically yeah as like a headcanon I think that your friend’s theory is entirely believable. As an analytical interpretation of canon it’s like, maybe not all that supported by evidence, but imo it still fits the themes of the story and the tone of the scene and Griffith as a character.
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bluespiritpaintedlady · 2 years ago
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Chapter 3 (excerpt)
Ok, I’m gonna do one more post for today and then I gotsta gooo. Otherwise my entire day will be sucked up by Tumblr. Gah! Ok, so I don’t have any pics or music for chapter 3, so I’m just gonna put an excerpt from it here. Happy reading and I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for your time! 💙💜💙
(Full story over on Ao3 - Love Endures by: Bluespiritpaintedlady)
The context is that Anastasia had met Mitsuya yesterday and he’d invited her to come to his fashion show. The next day she is struggling with whether or not to go. This is the beginning of what transpires…
Without further ado…
Chapter 3 (excerpt)
Of course she’s not gonna be here. Of course! Don’t be stupid, we JUST met and she was probably totally freaked out and turned off by me, just like most girls seem to be. Ugh. They all want a “man’s man”… He shakes his head, the feelings of anxiety, uncertainty are starting to overwhelm him again. No, stop it! You can think about that later, right now FOCUS!
The show begins. With each piece that goes out on stage, he glances out to see if she is there but every time he is disappointed. Despite this, the show is going well and he smiles each time he hears one of his Toman brothers shouting praise in the audience. Those guys… He rolls his eyes but his confidence grows a little bit more with each “whoop!” and “Yeah, Mitsuyaaa!” He has to laugh. Oh man, I bet the uppities are really hating this. Ha ha ha…
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Meanwhile, back at her apartment, she finally decides to go… It took her several hours to work up the courage and even then only because she promised herself it was only for a quick peek in and then she’d leave. She hadn’t been able to answer the questions that Rei had asked, to her satisfaction, and a little puff of cloud, a wisp of hope had dared to rise up within the dark forest of her soul. Maybe…
That one thought, that one belief… Maybe… It was pregnant with possibility, maybe even faith, to an extent. She had to believe in something that had no real proof for it, in fact, if anything, the evidence was leaning strongly otherwise in her case. But still, maybe… She couldn’t deny her curiosity. 
She went back and forth between dressing up and not, but she finally decided she didn’t want to make a scene or be noticed. She just wanted to blend into her surroundings, get lost in the crowd. So she quickly threw on a hoodie, pulled up the hood and threw on some sweatpants. And out the door she went, not really thinking about the fact that at this particular function, dressing like that was actually going to make her waaay more conspicuous. 
With each minute that passed, her steps quickened their pace. Before she knew it, she was almost running. Ugh, if I don’t hurry I’ll miss the whole damn thing. It’s already a half hour into it. Then she decided,��fuck it, and just ran the last block. She arrived at the doors and stopped a second to catch her breath, her hands on her knees. 
Whew! I really AM crazy, she thought and she had to laugh at herself. What am I even doing here?, she thought further, almost as if in a daze. The urge to run back home came on strong then, almost like an onset of stage fright. The moment of truth was upon her. Was she really going to walk through those doors and do this thing? Her left foot made a slight movement back…
“Are you ok, Miss? Are you going into the show?” Shit! Now I’m stuck… “Y-yesss…?” “Is that a question? Ha ha.” He flashed her a big smile. That darkness behind his eyes tho… “Trust me, you don’t want to miss this. My friend, Mitsuya, is the best designer in Japan, maybe even the world.” Another smile that misses his eyes. “Uh, yeah…”
He could tell she wasn’t convinced. He switched tactics like the wonderful tactician that he was. “Actually, I’m really glad you’re here.” Her eyes widened. “Wh-what?” “You see, I’m late to show up and I feel like shit about it. I wasn’t going to come tonight, either. “ Either? How does he know?
“But, in the end, I had to be here for my friend. It’s not about me, it’s about being here to support him. He deserves it. And, so I’m glad you’re here so I don’t have to walk in looking like a total jackass. If we go in together, we won’t be so obvious, y’know?” Another smile. “O-ok, I guess.” “Good, now let’s get in there before the show’s totally over”, he said and held out his arm for her. She linked her arm in his even though she really didn’t trust this strange man and walked through the doors with him.
“By the way, I’m Mikey. What’s your name?”
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derelictarchive · 3 years ago
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march 2022
Not a Ball or a Chain by HollowIsTheWorld
Trafalgar Law grew up hoping he would be one of the handful of people to never develop a soulmate mark. Now that that hasn't panned out, however, he's willing to settle for just never meeting them. Unfortunately for him, Monkey D. Luffy is a hard person to avoid.
lawlu
79k wc, rated T
8.5/10
this is from law’s pov, and its such an amazing read, i enjoyed every second of it. altho sometimes i do feel like we’re in law’s head for too long, but that might have been purposeful, bcs law thinks way too much. its a soulmate au but law doesnt want a soulmate but gets one anyway. the talk about soulmates, and luffy’s idea of it is also really good. a genuinely enjoyable and good read. 
Never Say Never Say Never by HollowIsTheWorld
Sabo misses one New Year's party and apparently he misses all the important family updates.
genfic, ASL brothers 
sequel to not a ball or a chain
6/10
this is cute, just sabo catching up to what happened between luffy and law over dinner. its very cute, luffy is very cute, theyre a big happy family i love them sm
temptation by AlchemicAlys
Law just worked a long shift, all he wants to do now is get Luffy home and go take a nap, preferably without either of his overprotective brothers breathing down his neck. As with all things, though, Luffy continues to excel when it comes to upending all his plans.
lawlu
4.5k wc, rated E
7.5/10
so cute!! they have sex in the shower while ace and sabo is returning home lmao and then luffy had to announce to the world that he and law took a shower together its so cute hshshhss
Condom conundrums by pandacheeze
As a convenience store clerk, this is the first time that Nami's seen a guy underestimate his condom size. Mr. Tall, Dark, and Tattooed here is certainly bigger than 52.
lawlu
1.3k wc, rated E
7/10
honestly one of my favorites lmao i love how nami is the cashier and gets nosy over them, and when law said the condoms are for luffy “so he doesn’t mess the bed when he comes” ????? tHATS SO FUCKIN GHOT SDHFJSDF and it’s cute too lmao
Bad Habits by SailorHeichou for paulinkaaxx
They'd been neighbors for years, but Law never would have imagined that the adorable little boy with the sunny smile would grow up to be such a seductive little shit. Now, he was praying to every divine being he didn't believe in to save him from the temptation that was Monkey D. Luffy.
Or,
The fic in which Luffy is a cam boy and Law discovers this in a very interesting way. Awkwardness and a lot of sexual tension ensues.
lawlu, zolu
10.8k wc, rated E
7/10
quite good, and theres zolu in here too lmao. luffy is a little shit, but hes a horny and sexy little shit and law digs that. law is a pervert who watches his neighbor over the window lmao. i think this is one of the first lawlu fic i read? 
Snezhnaya's Greatest Hole by auriadne
“Mr. Zhongli. You’ve heard of him?” That funeral consultant in town. He’s had a few dealings with the Fatui. An odd job or two. The parlor director had chastised them for bringing in too much business. It must be how he and Tartaglia met. He's an eccentric man. Particular and precise. Seems a bit stuffy for Tartaglia’s type. The Fatui soldier scoffs. “How could I not with him moaning out his name all the time. Never says anything about it, though. Do you think he even realizes-?” They both laugh. For one with such talent and power, their Harbinger can be willfully blind. “That he has it bad?” … Or, Childe brings a little too much conspicuous pining for a certain Liyue funeral consultant into his regularly scheduled Fatui fuckfest.
fatuixchilde, zhongchi in last chapter
13.5k wc, rated E
7.5/10
oh my lord. childe is a fucking slut. he just wants zhongli’s dick and is desperate for it that he’d fuck everyone in his team pretending its zhongli’s cock lmao. the last chapter where zl fucks him while everyone is watching is probs my fav tho lmao 
a little less conversation, a little more touch my body by reptilianraven
“So,” Thoma says, the fear in his chest fluttering away in the face of Ayato’s no nonsense honesty. “You’d be alright with it? If I decided to—”
“Fuck your way through Ritou to get the job done? In case you forgot, it was my idea in the first place. But to be perfectly clear: yes, I’d be alright with it.” Ayato leans down to kiss Thoma, and gods, he loves this man. “Afterall,” Ayato’s words go a touch darker. “No matter who gets a taste of you, at the end of the day, after all is said and done—” The honeyed desire of Ayato’s voice drips against Thoma’s lips; sweet, intoxicating, addicting. Gone are all the doubts, replaced instead by desire and excitement. “—you’re mine.”
“I’m yours,” Thoma nods in dazed hunger, wrapping his arms around Ayato’s neck before he lets out a cheeky grin. “Care to make me remember that before I leave?”
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Thoma has less than a month to build a solid enough network of relationships on Ritou to establish himself as a worthwhile fixer, and that’s nowhere enough time to win people over.
Ayato suggests a method that’s sure to speed up the process.
ayathoma, everyone x thoma
3.6k wc, rated E
5/10
thoma is a slut, what else do u need to know? altho i wish there were more actual ayathoma here lol 
Curiouser and Curiouser by thebetterbina
Zhongli is not exactly disappointed when he finds the sex toy in their bedroom.
They have wildly different schedules. Being a CEO meant contracts and five hour calls to Shanghai at 2AM, while Childe’s job took him around the world depending on where the client was. He could be in Dubai escorting a prince on a day out, or in the Mediterranean with some actress who wanted to get away from the paparazzi.
He understands that finding time to spend together can be difficult, Zhongli doesn’t fault his boyfriend for finding an… outlet. He’s heard enough stories of people in similar relationships to theirs, spouses getting caught out cheating, and he’s glad for his young lover’s faithfulness in choosing a silicone substitute.
So Zhongli is not disappointed. Only displeased perhaps, that Childe hadn’t come to him.
zhongchi
3.4k wc, rated E
6/10
ITS THE MAGIC FLESHLIGHT AU FUCK YEAH other than that, nothing special or memorable
Handful of Ambers by hanamakiisbae
"Is there nothing we can do?" Kiyoomi asked softly.
Atsumu turned his face into Kiyoomi's neck, nuzzling into the bite mark on his gland.
"A kamaitachi and a kitsune were never meant to mate," Atsumu sneered, his words filled with pain. "Even ancient magic can't aid us."
Atsumu clenched into Kiyoomi's kimono, his hands shaking from anger and misery.
"The gods are mockin' us, my dear kamaitachi."
Atsumu and Kiyoomi realize they cannot have children. In an act of desperation, Kiyoomi asks Atsumu's gods for guidance.
But gods are pesky beings, and such wishes come with a heavy price.
sakuatsu
3.7k wc, rated T
7.5/10
a part of the DILG world!!! atsumu and sakusa cant have babies but omi loves him so much and prays to atsumu’s gods and his prayer is answered! one way or another!! i love how domestic they are and how motherly atsumu is :(( when he teased atsu and he got shy and blushy shdfjsfhjsdfhsd oh and especially love the last line, about them being the gods’ “favourite pair” :((( greatest love story of all time methinks
Waving Grass Valley by childelike
Staying at the Emerald Maple Inn with Diluc wouldn’t be so horrible if Childe could hold himself together and act as he normally would.
Yet here he was, daydreaming about the elaborate ways Diluc could make him fall apart every time Diluc so much as looked at him.
That was the worst part—that he wanted Diluc to do sinful things to him and not the other way around.
What a disgrace. He only hoped the Tsaritsa couldn’t hear his begging prayers, wherever she was.
diluchi
7.6k wc, rated E
6/10
SUBMISSIVE AJAX BEST AJAX hes just a bottom bitch and diluc fucks him hard. yeh.
Writhing in Purgatory by RosesInTheWaves
Zoro has about had it with Sanji and Luffy announcing to the entire world they are fucking every night. When Luffy decides to bother him after his agitation has reached it's boiling point, he gets a side of Zoro that makes him weak in the knees.
zolu
3.7k wc, rated E
6/10
always love a good zolu. sanlu are fuckbuddies but luffy has always wanted zoro and zoro finally takes action lol 
Waiting for Fridays by AlwaysAskew
“You think you could fit your fist next time?”
Zoro couldn't deny Luffy anything, he knew it was going to happen the second Luffy asked him to, and Zoro found himself actually wanting to get his fist up Luffy’s ass, strange as it may sound.
zolu
3k wc, rated E
5/10
theyre boyfriends!! luffy is still in high school i think but he visits zoro every weekend and he just... wants a fist up his ass. relatable. 
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