#trying to make sense of generations

[the-sober-folly]

trying to do some math but i know it will be corrected by those more math-gifted

But... to math things out. the people in between the grandmothers are likely fathers, because Darklyn name-- and also because especially in westeros-world, men can survive having children later Steffon's probably born about 80 AC, as that's how old his actor is

1 (generations back) Father could be.... 45-40 AC, something like that. older for a lord. could even be 30AC. steffon is certainly not the eldest son, after all.

2(generations back) his grandma could then be like? 25AC-15AC. likely married back into the Darklyns

3(generations back) great-grandpa goes to pre-conquest, either Conquest itself, just before, or just after. i'd probably think post-Conquest

4(generations back, with great-great grandmother) Aeriana could be like. a cousin of the conquerors by name only? first cousin or second cousin. lady of dragonstone that the conquering 3 don't really care about, married off to one of the first families they defeat.

that can fit, to me. it certainly shows how desperate they are for potentials, as there's relatively few others.... and even with velaryons having Targaryen blood and heritage, they're not a dragon-riding family, so it's not being fully considered-- blood of the Velaryons might run thicker and take over as a fear? after all, Velaryons certainly practice the cousin incest and Velaryons are not historically a dragon-riding family

that being said, i can't imagine the Velaryons don't have a closer blood relation, or at least one at the same length. it might be that ... just assumptions the Velaryon seed is stronger than the Targs?that and it could have also been discussed it's too dangerous to let Velaryons try and they need to keep it to Known Direct Targ descendants not under a Valyrian name. after all, if Velaryons can. . . then probably Celtigars as well. and anyone else of Old Valyrian stock in the 7k, which is more than they'd like. and might be a number of descendants in the capital, as well.

princess bit.. . . that can be flattery. or maybe targs still called themselves princes and princesses on Dragonstone, as descedants of Valyria. or could be them just retroactively calling everyone princesses and princes of the Targ line

[rikan-oo]

I had trouble finding the right words to describe what exactly I like in SY and SJ until now

So, my favorite Shen dynamics:

Alternatively:

[folklorespring]

A lot of Ukrainians (me included) feel like we're talking into the void. We share news about war and current genocide, talk about our history and culture, about all the opression we lived through because of russia, russian colonialism, etc. Every single question you could possibly have about Ukraine is probably answered by multiple Ukrainians on social media already. But it seems like all of this is being shared only between Ukrainians and those foreigners who already know all those things, the people who need to learn about it won't see it. Something educational about Ukraine goes viral, you check reposts - Ukrainians and people who already engage with Ukrainian activism, no regular people who know nothing about Ukraine or "war is being shoved down our throat" crowd or whataboutists.

[knxfesck]

for some reason I can never take those heartwarming diaspora industry speeches seriously. Like that star navigation metaphor was cool and all but I'm not getting how your mother escaping being killed by US bombs in vietnam and you working for nasa uh. reconcile with eachother.

[oleafia-art]

some golden guards + caleb

i wanted to take a break and do some character design of a few golden guards based off of some of the ones seen briefly in canon. i also drew hunter and caleb as references for faces and stuff. i tried to make them as similar as possible, but also looking very individual to one another. since belos claimed that hunter looks the most like caleb, i tried to stay true to that while keeping the other three looking similar but not quite as identical. anyways i love them <3 they’re like the most mentally ill family ever to me

these weren’t supposed to be real ocs or anything but then i ended up giving them names and backstories and so i wrote a little about them aaaand now im obsessed. i will try to make a full body ref for them, especially alistair and/or constance, if i have time

i apologize for my godawful handwriting 💔

[aroaceleovaldez]

reminder that the only reason the "ADHD is actually demigod BATTLE STRATEGIES" and "dyslexia is DEMIGOD BRAINS HARDWIRED FOR ANCIENT GREEK" things exist in the PJO universe is because it's a very direct reference to early 2000s teaching/parenting techniques for neurodiverse and disabled children, which aimed to frame childrens' disabilities and hardships as a "superpower" or strength so that the children would feel more positively about their disabilities or situations. This technique has fallen out of favor since then for the most part since more often than not it just results in kids feeling as though their struggles are not being seen or taken seriously.

Yes, demigods are adhd/dyslexic (and sometimes autistic-coded) in the series. This is extremely important and trying to remove it or not acknowledge it makes the entire series fall apart because it is such a core concept. Yes, canon claims that their adhd/dyslexia is tied to some innate abilities, which is based on an outdated methodology. It's important to acknowledge that and understand where it comes from! But please stop trying to apply it to other pantheons in the series like "oh, the romans have dyscalculia because of roman numerals!" or "the norse demigods have dysgraphia for reasons!" - it's distasteful at best.

A better option is to acknowledge the meta inspiration for why that exists in the series, such as explaining potentially that Chiron was utilizing that same teaching methodology to try and help demigods feel more comfortable with their disabilities and they aren't literal powers. In fact, especially given Frank, there's implication that being adhd/dyslexic isn't a guaranteed demigod trait, which means it's more likely to be normally inherited from their godly parent/divine ancestor as a general trait, not a power, and further supports the whole "ADHD is battle strategy" thing being non-literal. It also implies the entire greco-roman pantheon in their universe is canonically adhd/dyslexic - and that actually fits very well with the themes of the first series. The entire central conflict of the first series fits perfectly as an allegory about neurodiverse/disabled children and their relationships with their undiagnosed neurodiverse/disabled parents and trying to find solutions together with their shared disability/disabilities that the kid inherited instead of becoming distant from each other (and this makes claiming equivalent to getting a diagnosis which is a fascinating allegory! not to mention the symbolism of demigods inheriting legacies and legends and powers from their parents and everything that comes with that being equivalent to inheriting traits, neurodiversity, and disabilities from your parents).

anyways neurodiversity and disability and the contexts in which the series utilizes representation of those experiences particularly during the 2000s symbolically within the narrative is incredibly important to the first series and the understanding of what themes it means to represent. also if i see one more "the romans have dyscalculia instead of dyslexia" post in 2023 i'm gonna walk into the ocean.

[graffitidraws]

in my post-grad unemployment era so i just sit home all day making shit like this

[housecow]

i need more sweaters/tops that cinch at my waist but i have to try them on irl bc there’s a good chance they’d basically just be a bra 😭😭

[smiuffzo]

didnt plan on posting this today originally but decided that it actually fits really well with the beginning of the spooky season, so!

a fake doai movie poster inspired by posters for movies 'a short film about love' and 'on the silver globe', both by andrzej pągowski! and just for fun i also made a version with a shoddy polish title, how authentic am i right

[lapdogchase]

if you've used it in middle/high school And in college, vote for the most recent one

[abrahamvanhelsings]

listen i don't think edward little was actually a bad first lieutenant. when we see him in the first episode he's calm and confident. he does not say much but he's amiable enough. crozier likes him, and i don't think crozier would like anyone he doesn't think capable in some way. generally he's dependable and knows what he's doing. however unfortunately for edward he has these qualities because he has a major case of eldest daughter syndrome, which means he both wants to please his mum (crozier) and has an overdeveloped sense of responsibility for his younger siblings (crew), so when they get stuck in the ice and crozier starts going (more) alcoholic, he enables his mum bc he doesn't want to disappoint her even if he doesn't agree with her, and he has to pick up the tasks and care for his siblings she's not doing, but he can't let his siblings know about their mum's situation because they'll get worried and restless. and like a true eldest daughter he has to bear the brunt of mummy's anger for being a disappointment but he also doesn't want to seek refuge with the man she divorced (fitzjames) because that feels like a betrayal. also while this is going on there is a giant bear who hunts his siblings for sport so they're dying left and right and also a changeling master manipulator who's making his siblings mad at their mum and who wants to fuck said mum before eating her like some sort of praying mantis. anyway i think i would start being miserable and anxious too.

[spirkbitch]

i wish i understood the history of starfleet uniforms

within tos they don’t change much

they seem fleecy in s1-2 but in s3 they get much more well constructed, seemingly sturdier shirts

in the pilot and some early episodes we have these sweaters

but they’re all very similar

so what prompted the change from that to these

leggings? tights? or is it the whole onesie under those weird tunics

whatever the reason, it was a good call to change to these

but THEN

according to the TNG episode Yesterdays Enterprise they stick with those for like 70-80 more years

JUST TO GO BACK TO THE FUCKING ONESIES (at least these are more stylish onesies)

why do they wear these goddamn onesies in the first two seasons? and, once again, what prompted the change?

(imo these are like band uniforms, with those weird little overall pants and the back zip jacket. lol they prob have to zip each other up)

anyways, somehow, before all of this, they looked like this?? what sense does that make?

i get that there’s out of universe explanations for this stuff but i want in universe explanations

[tinseltownie]

Look I’ve watched the BTS footage a 100 times already. The thing is Oscar didn’t have to pop in. And Lando most certainly didn’t have to keep the conversation going. But he did. And Lando did. And it was all soft and warm and “I want to know the most mundane details about this exact thing that I’ve done for 6 years already but did you have fun Oscar?? Did you? Have fun? Osc? Nice smoothie osc. Gonna copy your cute lil pose osc”.

Everything I’ve learned about Lando in the last few weeks is that he just wants friends? He keeps talking about how he missed out on the uni experience and how his friends are all through racing. And it explains why he’s kept Max on at Quadrant and all that side of it. (Not saying he’s buying Max’s friendship or anything) And he kept being friends with his teammates thinking they were safe but Carlos left and Daniel was fired. Which is the nature of the sport don’t get me wrong that’s fine. But I think Lando is really comfortable because Oscar is here to stay for a while. So Lando has Oscar.

And Oscar has always been better than the rest at this sport so it was hard to make friends with the other boys because he kept moving a step forward, quicker than everyone else. His Prema vids are sweet but there’s a sense that everyone in them is still trying to make it. Plus Oscar has 3 younger sisters but he’s never had a brother and he’s a little quiet and Lando was okay bulldozing his way into Oscar’s heart so now Oscar has Lando.

They both love their families but the sport makes it so they feel distant from them? Yes Adam is at almost every race and Oscar has a very loving relationship with his mom but all they’ve known is this sport forever. This sport where there’s no loyalty and no love and a lot friendships are actually just colleagues hanging out in a work setting.

That’s what makes Carlando so endearing. It’s that the friendship persisted beyond the contract mandated hangouts. That’s what makes Landoscar so special. They’ve found each other, a support system, a person who actually understands every nuance of the car, every corner that they race, every debrief in a way that really only their teammate can.

They are each other’s competition but they’re also each other’s comfort and I think that’s really special. Plus, Oscar’s quite tall isn’t he 😏

[ow-the-hedge]

Completely destroyed by the fact that the Maria in Shadow's memories will forever be a child, forever ill, forever in that sky blue attire, forever full of excitement and love for the world she never got to come back to. The Earth was meant to be Maria's place and Shadow was made to be her cure, her dear friend, a companion. Now he's left on the Earth all alone (as he sees it) and she will forever remain just a memory, just an excited little girl, her ghost still in the Ark looking down at the Earth, watching and waiting for her friend to find the courage to follow his own dreams.

[meamiki]

[reverse entry AU]

so glad the work week is over!

no more meetings!

what do you mean its only tuesday.

[mortysmith]

while we're on the subject of "morty-prime teamup" what if there was another two crows situation