#too true anon

[dapg-otmebytheballs]

Saying "I don't ship phan" is rlly funny in 2023 bc its the equivalent of like. "i think they should get divorced."

like they have a house together dude lmfao

not that shipping phan makes much sense either. like, do we "ship" our parents if we want them to stay together? that's also weird idk

Shipping in the way it's used in fandoms happens with like, "canon" ships too (where canon is a thing), so really it's less about "I want these people to get together" and more about "this relationship dynamic is something I want to explore/talk about" (hence ships that are also darker in nature, just to be able to explore a particular kind of story)

I think shipping is an activity that involves writing fic making art and talking with people about a pairing (or a polycule or a platonic dynamic), to sum it up.

But yeah going "I don't ship Phan" is like...

[greendayredacted]

blonde billie>>>>>anything else

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[potato-lord-but-not]

so sorry about my last ask idk why the first thing I did when I got my phone back after surgery was come onto tumblr

no no thank you it was really funny hope the surgery went well jdjsjs

[heynhay]

Bed sharing with drool and legs akimbo and messy messy hair and bleary woke up eyes but they smile softly at each other bc they are so in love …. then inevitably one of them pushes the other onto the floor and they commence a half naked extremely serious pillow fight

can they be normal for 5 second ever

[herefortheships]

Lydia: Doesn't dare to even think about her poltergeist bc she's scared of what he might do to her family if he gets out.

Delia: boards up door to the attic. The attic which, even if Beets still lived there, he was never bound to.

Beutelgeuse: ok so I have a haunting at 10am in Ohio, lunch at 12, got 4 hauntings scheduled in NY from 2pm-6pm, gonna lead a spook workshop in Cali at 7pm followed by a bar crawl, sleep that off till 3am, and then follow up with all the clients from this week who are worried bc they heard talk of tv show people showing up. If it's HER show, I'll need to clear up my schedule for when she shows up. If I make the walls bleed and draw little hearts in the blood, is that coming on too strong?

He is unbothered and delusional sure his charms will get him the girl. Love it 😆

In all seriousness, his attempts at making contact with Lydia and courting her, scaring her instead, is one of my favorite things in the sequel. Lydia terrified, meanwhile Betelgeuse out there swooning and sighing over getting to see her again 😂����. He is definitely coming on too strong, but he so can't see it and it's hilarious.

I'm sure he did help her with the hauntings for her show, too. I hope that one comes up in movie three. No one can take that headcanon away from me. 😌

[barrenclan]

you compared deepdark (regretably) to joker but i also get ra's al ghul vibes from him honestly?

Okay, Deep is not one-to-one the Joker but like... look at this bitch.

He's Jonker.

But really, he's mostly like if Joker cleaned up his act and took some shit seriously for once. I think he has Ra's's (how do you possessive-form that?) menace and control though, and focus on legacy. Ra's is really just too cold and not nearly chaotic enough for Deepdark. I suppose his personality shows a combination of both of them.

Haha, hmm... Ranger, of course.

[oifaaa]

Assumption: if we lived in an Omegaverse world you’d be a low tier beta

False? -why is this oddly insulting why am I insulted to be called a low tier omegaverse beta

[wulfhalls]

love love loved firebrand!!!! horror movie of the year I think

[fideidefenswhore]

What exactly does Anne Boleyn do to Mary? I know that Anne's "malicious stepmother" is mostly smeared, but she does have some suppression and hostility towards Mary, right?

The reports only come from Chapuys, the most infamous being that she ordered her aunt to ‘box her ears as a cursed bastard’ if she continued to insist to be called Princess, the less so of the same dispatch (and infinitely more plausible, imo) that she wasn’t to be allowed to eat in her own chambers, and had to eat in the dining hall, so that Princess Elizabeth’s precedence was enforced (an odd ritual visually, since she was literally an infant-toddler, but she was supposed to rank higher than all else of her household, including Mary, & AB likely wanted this reinforced).

Some historians believe this was ordered, but never effected, there’s only one that believes it was, iirc (Anna Whitelock), some believe it was exaggeration. There’s pretty good arguments for the first and last, it’s an odd report in myriad ways: 1) Mary wasn’t a servant, this was a joint household in which she was merely the ‘lesser’ of the King’s daughters (it was the remit of nobles to physically chastise servants, specifically), 2) Mary was an adult, so while corporal punishment for royal children was not unheard of (it happened to Edward VI, and nearly to Henry Fitzroy), it wasn’t typically towards royal adults, not even royal ‘bastards’, and it if did it was aberrant enough that chroniclers would generally comment (none did, here), 3) Chapuys never gives us any update on this report? Like whether her ears were ever boxed or not? If that specific punishment is continuing? Etc She was a threat to AB & her daughter and AB treated her as such. She made some conciliatory attempts which were rebuffed. Some believe she would never have made the first unless she ‘had’ to, I believe she made it because she had confidence the Acts of Parliament were going to pass soon in her favour, and would make Mary’s stance dangerous.

Tl; dr Mary was derogated and isolated , and there’s some debate on to what degree this was Anne’s influence vs HVIII’s (what happened to her after Anne’s execution, however , proves Anne was, at the least, not the sole author of her mistreatment)

Recommended reading on this topic: Jeri L McIntosh’s work on Mary & Elizabeth’s joint household .

[camels-pen]

the thing that fucks me up about zosopp is that while Zoro gets more serious and jokes around less as the series goes on, Usopp is still a little jokester. He still tells stories and plays with Luffy and Chopper- he knows when to get serious, but he also knows when to have fun.

And I bet it eats him up inside, seeing the man he loves slowly lock that part of himself away for the sake of being a strong and unwavering presence for the crew. How Zoro is constantly burdened with thoughts of how to keep the crew alive- how to best train to keep his crew alive. How he doesn't leave room for much else.

He makes room for Usopp though. For their crew- their family. And Usopp vows (hopes) to force him to make room for fun, too.

[wonder-worker]

"Administratively, too, [...] queens were considered the legal lords of their landholdings. [...] Grants noted that the queen's officials had administrative autonomy without being subject to the king or anyone else, and evidence of the same assumption can be gleaned from court rolls that were recorded with headings indicating the lord of the manor whose court proceedings were being enrolled. As an example, some court rolls for the manor of Haveringatte-Bower specified that it was the court of [Margaret of Anjou] that was in session, while later rolls recorded Elizabeth Woodville as the lord of the manor court."

-Michele Seah, 'My Lady Queen, the Lord of the Manor': The Economic Roles of Late Medieval Queens", Parergon, Volume 37, Number 2, 2020.

[some-pers0n]

hi hey just wanna let u know that i (this anon in particular) would always want to listen to your thoughts about The Thing youre excited about regardless of the reason or my knowledge or the time-space continuum!

YOU! Ohhh anon you poor soul. I'm terribly sorry. I have been holding onto this ask for a while, at least until the next time I felt as Energized about Them again. Shaking. Twitching. I don't quite know how to explain it. I can only take potshots at attempting to rationalize my thoughts behind them. With that said, here's more rambling about Engiemedic, the only thing I seem to care about

I've rambled about Engiemedic a fair amount of times before, either jokingly with goofy remarks about them or writing a giantass fic about them. They scratch a certain part of my brain that is difficult to really describe and pin-down.

Like I've never really "shipped" anybody before them. Did I like ships? Yeah sure of course. I've always liked considering relationships and thinking about how they intersect and are written. It's probably definitely the aroace bit of me talking, but I only really get involved in ships when there's really some substance to them.

It makes Engiemedic this weird fucked up anomaly to me then because what the hell do you mean that this decently popular non-canon pairing that's had all of like 30 seconds of shared screentime and maybe seven panels where they're in the same room at max has become so engrossing and fascinating to me. It's not like the usual ships where this happens to people; the ones with lengthy tragic tales tied to them or spend so much time with one another. It's just two silly guys

It just...perplexes me. It's odd. I can't describe what about it really draws me in, despite the fact I've written so much. I can at least try and figure out what it is though

I think the thing that made me first interested was simply the dynamic and jokes to be made. They are exceptionally silly, wherein I can fully believe them sticking together and doing weird experiments for hours upon hours. It's hard not to imagine them getting excited over whatever project they've been throwing themselves at. It's fun

Because ultimately both Engie and Medic are both unethical murderous science people, Medic obviously while Engie is a tiny bit more subtle. Their dynamic is interesting in that regard 'cause, when paired together, now you've got two weirdo freaky smart people tossing back ideas and before you know it now they're trying to create some sort of nuclear-powered contraption that explodes bones

It calls out to me in a way that other ships don't, especially Heavymedic. No shade to Heavymedic shippers out there, I think it's still a fun ship, but I don't find it as compelling with their dynamic. Heavy is a reasonable and level-headed guy. Yeah he kills people and laughs about their misery and whatever, but he's more stable than most other mercs. If Medic was to say "I want to self-isolate for days on end while I work to create the bubonic plague 2.0" Heavy would have concerns and try to stop him from doing it because What the Hell

Engie, however, would endorse it. I think Engie and Medic are very similar in that regard. They're dedicated to their crafts and understand the nuance and skill that it takes to partake in it. Engie obviously still has qualms and is there in case Medic clearly ain't right, but he's more likely to get caught up in whatever experiment that Medic is trying to do

Which brings me to my next point: the way they influence each other. When together, I think they are at their best and worst (morally at least). It's like that trope with two smart people coming together and being dumbasses, but instead it's with them making weird creations and doing odd experiments that ultimately do not benefit anyone. They simply do it for fun

On a more personal level, I think Medic draws out the parts of Engie where he tries to hide and represses. Headcanons, obviously, but I think Medic taps into Engie's more sinister nature as a maniac with a god complex and a hankering to kill and really draws it out. It's infectious and hard not to try and match his energy. Medic makes Engie want to get more creative with his projects and drives him to be more experimental and, of course, murderous

Likewise and, again, mainly headcanons, I think Engie helps Medic tap into a slightly more "human" side. I think Medic generally struggles with caring about other people, discarding them in favour of working on his own projects and being by himself. Engie is one of the first people he's encountered that not only likes him and enjoys his company, but is just as wacky and weird as he is. Engie is more charismatic and outgoing and, while still not too terribly great with the whole emotions thing, helps Medic out in case he's Not Doing Good

Their personalities intertwine so much they make me ever so slightly ill. They don't seem alike really at first glance. Medic is over the top, eccentric, and generally a giggly mad scientist. Clear to see the archetype he's based on. Yet, when you look past Engie's charming little quips about Texas, he's very much alike Medic. He has a god complex, is highly intelligent, morally bankrupt, etc and etc. He's just as eccentric and wacky as the doc is, but is only slightly better at keeping it under wraps

I just think they're really entertaining when put together honestly. Sure yeah I love me my angsty and fluffy stuff with them, but I think they're simply great when just working on some project and talking to each other. Their personalities bounce off of one another exceptionally well and it's hard for them not to get so caught up in their work that Oh No it's been Four Days and they haven't left the workshop/laboratory

Ultimately, yeah. I think they care about each other a lot that way. Their work is...intimate in a way. They're lab partners. They spend all of this time together, defying God's will with whatever unholy machination they've crafted, they got to have some sort of bond

What makes me happy is that I think a lot of people really like the concept of Engiemedic in any form. Platonic, romantic, whatever. I personally go for QPR stuff (something about their love being undefinable by normal standards blah blah), but I think it's a neat observation that makes me like it more. It's hard to deny that they're really fun together

Speaking of their connections, let's talk about their roles in the actual game. Y'all heard of the Heavymedic duo, with Heavy running around with a Medic pocketing him the entire time, but have you ever considered the Engiemedic duo?? Engie and Medic are the BACKBONES of this game honestly. All it takes is one Engineer or Medic on a team to shift the balance entirely. Everyone wants a good Engie and Medic, but it's a hard role to fill and nobody really wants it. However, they're needed. They're necessary. They're the main support roles of the game than, say, Sniper or Spy ever are. They're the underappreciated, yet incredibly vital parts of the team.

Honestly the Engiemedic duo is far more prevalent and makes far more sense than the Heavymedic duo, because tbh you can say that Medic is closely connected to any class. Soldiermedic duo where Solly just spams rockets and wipes out the entire team. Demomedic duo where Demo just spams pipes and annihilates every building. What makes the Heavymedic duo any special? God I'm sorry for being a little Heavymedic hater, I promise I think the ship is alright, but idk. I like Engiemedic a lot

Anywho, I think Engiemedic is extremely fun to write about as well as just generally experience. There's so much you can apply to them. It's hard to think of anything they can't do, really. They're great with humor, what with shoving them into a room with some cadaver and letting them have at it. They're great with angst because, with headcanons, they can be really heavily fucked up people trying to make things work. They're great with fluff because they're so silly and it's easy to think of them doing cute things with one another. The list goes on!

They're...special to me. They're certainly something. I could go into all sorts of other things too (more esoteric and metaphoric I'm talking), but eh who cares. I don't like delving too much into headcanons and my own weird readings with these more generalized rambles. I just think they're silly :]

[punks-never-die205]

Do you have any haedcanons about what bands the crew members like to listen?

Not that's set in stone, fwiw, but I mean

Kid listens to everything - I mean EVERYTHING - this man just loves music. He and @mew-ya's OC Maren would, to me, bond so tight over a shared love of music, because to me they vibe it the same way. Sure you'll catch Kid blowing his ear drums out with death metal in the shop, and while he'll belt out "Casual Sex" or "Fuck Away the Pain", he'll also talk about the theoretical insanity of Brittney Spears' Toxic - which shouldn't work, but it does. He'll dive into classical pieces and show overlaps in riffs between pop, rock, and blue grass.

He's not a dick about it, but he is really passionate about it.

Killer - and I'm going to say everyone on the crew ends up with a wide appreciation of music by virtue of proximity to Kid - does enjoy the "older" stuff a bit more. He's a local band aficionado kind of guy, but he's also into Motley Crew and Megadeath. He'll even tell you about my dad's band, who never made it out of their home state, but they had a song about a cannibalistic day care center and would chuck "bloody" doll parts out into the audience and he appreciates that kind of showmanship.

Heat will tell you he just enjoys anything he can head bang too, and he's not really picky about music. Wire will sell him out and say he likes Buckcherry, and no one can headbang to Buck-fucking-cherry, and they'll have a mock fight about it and just admit that Kid's really expanded what everyone listens to.

But Heat does like head banging, and Wire just likes music he can relax to. He's not big on dancing, but good music can make anything better. Whether it's getting high, or having sex. Or having sex while high.

Oh - but they ALL love Dropkick Murphys.

[sea-lanterns]

I just saw your post where you said that dragon Arlecchino was the size of A SMALL ISLAND?? How are we suppose to fuck with that??😭

(Also, can I be 🕸️ anon? :])

Her human form! All the dragon women have a human form and Arlecchino is no different. Due to being a dragon of a larger size tho, Arlecchino’s height as a human is a lot taller. (Think 7’10 if you will)

Also, although Arlecchino’s dragon form is the size of a small island, I really mean small island. Shes not GIGANTIC like the islands of Hawaii, she just genuinely looks like a mini island from afar if you’re on a boat 😅

Either way, Arlecchino is definitely one of the bigger dragons of the dragon au :)

[dontgivemepromo]

serbs...

[yujeong]

Is it just me but Korn’s character is somewhat different from the other timeline than this timeline. He seems much more confident in this timeline? I thought he was the one who'd kill Nan when I saw him wiping blood. I don't know, there's something different. Because even the person in charge in the underground business is somehow listening to him? Which is not the case on the last episodes. He still blew up the business but there's something different.

Anon, I don't think you're wrong. Korn did feel different this episode, compared to the other ones. I believe the reason for that is because we got the actual events of Great's life. And it's painful because this means Great wished he had the kind of relationship with Korn we saw him have up until now. The affectionate brother who cares for his health, who talks to him, who helps him out when he needs it, who, when drunk, tells him he loves him. They still go out to get drinks together for the scene with Tyme to happen, but we don't see how they talk to each other at all, so we can't know how their relationship really is like, can we? We can't trust any scene we've seen with them together so far. However, the scenes we got with Korn and Tonkla or Fasai or just him with the henchman have very much actually happened in my opinion. That was actual Korn and he remains fascinating.