#wavebiders

[astralleywright]

Orympost I dare you. Consider me the sick fuck egging you on

me reading this ask

ok so. i love Orym so much and I truly have too many thoughts abt him to be contained in one post so let's just start with the trauma, the thing that defines Orym not just as a character but also discursively. this discussion often feels very surface level, not much more than a simple acknowledgment that Orym is sad bc dead family. which is a shame, bc the thing that really strikes me about Orym's grief is not simply that he has it but how deeply it has shaped him, consumed him. the death of his family often gets used as a reason no one should ever challenge him on anything ever, which is an incredibly unproductive and unhealthy way to view trauma, and also obscures the much more compelling and poignant truth; Orym is absolutely not handling his trauma productively or healthily. i have made a meme to further express my feelings on the matter.

so, i remember quite well the first time i watched Orym's resurrection in episode 34.

when he sees Will in the afterlife and says, the most sincere he's ever sounded (and he is so sincere all the time), "I really wish I could stay." and in that moment i realized; oh, Orym would rather be dead right now. Orym would rather be dead right now, because it would mean he got to be with Will and Derrig.

another moment i think about a lot: when he's talking with Uther, a member of the Gorgynei, in episode 42, about naming his sword and about their times traveling, and Uther says: "it's nice to have a home finally, after traveling for a long time. i hope you and your friends can find a home, or return to the ones you have."

and Orym says: "I'll think of a name [for his sword]."

it's a fun kind of synergy that Orym is a dex based character who is also, emotionally, so slippery and avoidant. always deflecting. he's defined by his steadfastness in battle and his stubborn refusal to change outside of it. it's notable how stagnant Orym felt, as a character, up until the Issylra arc. very intentionally so; he's likely been in a state of paralysis for much of the last 6 years. he really wishes he could stay. i don't think he's accepted that he can't.

or that there's reasons not to: of all of the many Orym moments i think about all of the time, the one i think about by far the most is his conversation with the Wildmother, all the way back in EXU, when she tells him, so lovingly:

"There is so much I would have you see."

that, more than anything, is the line that defines Orym to me. you can see glimpses of it, in his love for the Hells, his amazement when he's dancing with the spirits or watching Ashton blow 200 gold gambling; on the other hand, in his refusal to really engage with the gods debate (as stated by Liam himself) or his continued discomfit with some of his friend's oddities. there is so much world, so much beauty, so much love still out there for Orym to experience, if he would simply let himself. revenge is nice, i hope he gets it, but it will simply never be enough. it will not give him the capacity to love fully again, and if he gets the revenge and not the love he will end up empty, hallowed out, leading a life always wishing he could be somewhere else.

right now he's regressing, reduced down to nothing but that painful wound, abandoning even so much of his kindness and reason. the hells can help, and they should and they will, because they have so much love to give. but Orym will have to open himself up to it, to them, first. i really hope he does!!

[aaghht]

sdfsdfs has anyone else noticed tumblr chaged their notif icons?

like maybe I only noticed now but they seem so small now...

[ludinusdaleth]

"what's your lockscreen, last song you listened to, last picture taken and last movie you watched" - tagged by @wavebiders, thank you very much!

anyone can do it or not but ill tag @ghostcrustacean, @mikeehrmantrautshusband, @tunarath, @mehoymalloy, & @meadowsofmay!

[pinkieroy]

How I usually look vs how I wish I could look. Using this picrew

(Same guy but with top surgery and some tattoos lol)

I was tagged by @sleepy-insomnia-bear

Tagging: @erenmikasa @loupsgarou @wavebiders @astralleywright @agentpolarbear (don't feel any pressure to do it, etc 🫶)

[ladykeyleth]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

Tagged by @pocketgalaxies. Thank you! 😊

Favorite color: purple and blue

Currently reading: ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson

Last song: Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi

Last series: CW's Nancy Drew (RIP 😔)

Last movie: Teen Wolf The Movie (it's been a rough year, okay. I haven't watched a movie since january, don't @ me lol)

Sweet/savory/spicy: sweet, always. If I don't eat at least one sweet thing (pastries or cake or chocolate), I will implode and cease to exist.

Currently working on: fixing my resumé and finding a new job.

Tagging: @wavebiders, @avalencias, @gaymessonmain, @ganfordknight, @counterspelling, @halflingkima, @overnighttosunflowers, @twinklestarss, @imogenthemult (only if you want/are interested, no pressure!)

[elfyris]

Get to know you tag/ 9 people tag

I TOTALLY DIDN'T FORGET @dru-reblogs-stuff hello thank you i am drinking tea this is our tea catchup thank you for tagging me <3

Last Song: Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter - it's a banger man

Last Movie: Godzilla Minus One - truth be told i fell asleep during the end and haven't gotten round to finish it yet but great movie so far! love Godzilla!!

Currently Watching: A few! My Hero Academia is getting a rewatch from me rn, I'm on season 5. I also just binged watched the entire of Sweet Tooth season finale. Following Dungeon Meshi every week too! And it's not quite out yet but I will also be watching House of Dragon season 2 as I am a sucker for dragons

Currently Reading: Does manga count? I've been reading Dandandan? Ive got two new books on my bookshelf untouched

Currently Craving: Uhhhhh i'm really excited for the cheesecake in the fridge but its like 9am??

Last thing you searched for writing purposes: old inn. not very glamorous, i just wanted to see what more visual references on what they really looked like so i could build one and use it as a reference. i did begin building a really nice one in sims

I'm not really sure who to tag as i'm not social on here much but i'll tag @choilacanth and some guys i see in my notes a lot (i see u and appreciate u) @sasquach-scratches @keleravna @wavebiders

[ltcmdrashleywilliams]

15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

Thanks for tagging, @seraandthebees 💜

1. Are you named after anyone?

Not that I know of!

2. When was the last time you cried?

It's hard to keep track, every strong emotion makes me cry, so I'm not sure!

3. Do you have kids?

... does my cat count?

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Probably too often 😅, but less so online

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Hmm never paid attention, but I think their hair? Someone's hair tends to be a very recognizable thing about them

6. What's your eye colour?

Dark brown!

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings for sure, scary scenes stay with me too much for me to enjoy them. Some things still scare me years after I saw it

8. Any special talents?

Hmm I've been learning to draw? That's a skill more than a talent, but I can't think of anything else

9. Where were you born?

Canada

10. What are your hobbies?

Mostly video games and drawing, with some occasional reading

11. Have you any pets?

Yes! One cat 💜

12. What sports do you play/have you played?

None right now, but I used to be a dancer as a child and teenager. Mostly ballet and jazz

13. How tall are you?

5'6

14. Favourite subject in school

Math - it made the most sense lol

15. Dream job?

I never really had a dream profession growing up, but I'd like to develop as an artist enough to make that a source of work some day

Tagging @wavebiders, @the-shy-artisan, @kraptos, @elfishtales, @from-stars-to-dust, @lavellansrose, @howemancing, @apostitutes, @girlstandstill

[tinyavenuesailor]

@wavebiders I see two bears fighting or high-fiving but I can see the elephants.

Okay, Now my eyes keep switching between bears and elephants

[astralleywright]

❤️💛💚

ty!!! ❤️ ask me for unpopular opinions

❤: Which character do you think is the most egregiously mischaracterized by the fandom?

This is a hard one bc there are truly. So many options. I'm going to go with Ashton, just bc a lot of people who like him don't get him either, and also bc they're the only example where i've seen people accuse the player themself of lying/not understanding the character bc they gave an insight into the characters' thought process that directly contradicted their interpretation. shout out to Imogen, Liliana, and Orym especially though

💛: What is a popular ship you just can't get behind, and why?

Callow/moore lol. even before shardgate I was already of the opinion that, once you got past the chaos flirting, their personalities and damage would actually clash pretty badly in any real relationship. so

💚: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?

since I answered for Ashton above i'll throw this one to Imogen, although that is also difficult. bc also no one understands her. but the idea that she has ever been at serious risk for willingly joining the Vanguard and Predathos is insane. it was deeply unlikely in ep 49, and it only becomes more unlikely as time goes on to the point of feeling near impossible now.

[aaghht]

shout-out to @wavebiders tags on this post, bc you worded it perfectly,

#a lot of americans think bwing anti imperialist means only being critical of their own country#and unironically calling it propaganda and problematic when other emperialistic nations are critisized#like they learned about the issue with their own country but instead of actually unpacking it they just went 'america bad'#and are now just easily convinced to support equally bad nations#at best they'll extend it to 'the west bad' but they still refuse to acknowledge countries outside of that can be monstrous as well#and so they end up diminishing the pain of foreign people because defending foreign government is to them the progressive thing to do

I would also like to add that often, people like to give politics this dichotomy of "oh, west bad" "oh wait, east bad" when the truth is just that many big countries that were once imperialist - still benefit from all that or, all of them still act in ways that shouldn't be a thing anymore in the current times. and then there are the countries that are still imperialist, but in more sneaky ways. like you said, often many westerners end up diminishing the pain of foreign people just to defend another imperialist country. feels weird every time like wouldn't it be nice if these westerners could be anti-imperialist about these other countries too?

[dorizardthewizard]

Tag 8 people you'd like to get to know!

tagged by @snepdragon (thanks! haven't done one of these in ages haha they're fun)

LAST SONG: San Francisco by The Mowgli's (I was listening to the GOTG3 soundtrack today lol)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Not actually watching any shows atm, kind of using my time between big obsessions to watch some movies and game. Gonna watch Barbie this weekend though I'm hyped

CURRENTLY READING: My commuting read rn is Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, can't read a lot at once bc it makes me mad but it's definitely eye-opening and kind of relates to my field of work.

CURRENT OBSESSION: I've been in a bit of a weird place the last year where I haven't been hugely obsessed with a new thing yet, but I like it because I'm taking the time to rotate a load of older interests and blorbos, it's nice to actually rewatch stuff once in a while!

I guess the closest would be the GOTG trilogy as I watched the third one recently then went on a rewatch, those movies are so fun and I'm sad to see them go, but happy they got a good sendoff. Also excited to rewatch Across the Spiderverse and The Last Wish (which I just got the DVD for!)

tagging some mutuals if you feel like it, but you can just ignore this if not!

@millimononym @wavebiders @darkpoisonouslove @pgirl1986 @vogelmeister

[lonelygodscompanion]

#yes!!!#it's such a key aspect of her character that's so easy to get wrong#in part bc the doctor in all his self-hatred acts like he's the sole reason she's messed up#but things were already bad before she met him#the first 10 minutes of the Eleventh Hour are the start of a story about a neglected child being whisked off to a magical adventure#except that magical adventure never comes and it just turns into one more instance of her being let down#but still she latches onto that dream for a good chunk of her childhood#it's pure escapism from a very unhappy little girl#of course it takes her several seasons to work through that#her being able to have that happy and stable life with Rory by the end of their time as companions#is a show of how much she was able to heal over the course of her time in the Tardis (via @wavebiders)

tw mention of child neglect

I think some people, including me before I analyzed the opening scenes of the Eleventh Hour more closely, assume Amy's abandonment issues are just about being abandoned by The Doctor, but there's way more to it than that. Her parents had disappeared for reasons she had no capacity to understand, and she's left with her aunt who's heavily implied to be neglectful (leaving a child home alone completely unsupervised) and who she says she'd be lucky not to have. She also doesn't fit in as the only Scottish girl in the English village and frankly just an odd person in general.

When The Doctor says he'll come back, she says people always say that like she knows from experience. The tragedy of what The Doctor accidentally did to her is that she finally however breifly met an adult that cared about her only to have that ripped away again and having others disbelief in him only alienate her from others further. She keeps getting taken to psychiatrists and biting them. It's worth noting that even though it was an accident, it was incredibly callous of The Doctor to promise he'd be five minutes when he knows the TARDIS has a long history of being unreliable. Rule one The Doctor lies, not just as part of plans, but also to pretend to be a version of himself that's actually responsible and reliable.

And that's why she has so much trouble healthily expressing her love for Rory, because deep down she's afraid he'll abandon her to. That's also why Amy needs Rory, because there is nobody less likely to abandon Amy Pond than Rory Williams.

[ladykeyleth]

Rules: shuffle your repeat playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.

Tagged by @ganfordknight 💜

1. Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi

2. After the Storm by Mumford & Sons

3. Peter Pan Was Right by Anson Seabra

4. Goodbye by Cage The Elephant

5. Ava by Famy

6. Arcade by Duncan Laurence

7. Wake Me Up by Tommee Profitt & Fleurie

8. Your Head and Your Heart by The Saint Johns

9. The Greatest Bastard by Damien Rice

10. To Build A Home by The Cinematic Orchestra & Patrick Watson

Tagging: @wavebiders, @pocketgalaxies, @sotvrna, @counterspelling, @gaymessonmain, @halflingkima, @horse-immorality, @ladylaudna, @overnighttosunflowers, @tlumeti (you don't have to do anything if you don't feel like it, no worries!)

[ltcmdrashleywilliams]

10 Fandoms, 10 Characters, 10 Tags

Thank you for the tag, @seraandthebees! 💜

I've absolutely not been part of 10 fandoms, but I can also list things I've been obsessed with enough that I probably should have and/or have written some fic for, even if I haven't posted it

The only fandoms I've been in in the list below are DA/ME twitter and I regret it deeply for DA especially 😅

1. Dragon Age + Morrigan

2. Mass Effect + Ashley Williams

3. God of War + Kratos

4. Persona 5 + Ann Takamaki

5. Assassin's Creed Odyssey + Kassandra

6. Inuyasha + Kikyou

7. Sailor Moon + Usagi

8. Dexter + Rita Bennett

9. DC Comics + DinahOllie (cheating, I know, but I'm obsessed with them both)

10. Horizon ZD/FW + Aloy

Apologies if you folks have already been tagged, especially since I'm so slow to see notifications from here 😅

If you think that's more than 10 ppl, no it isn't 💜 I just can't choose between my pals like this 😭

@the-shy-artisan @kraptos @transtwinpeaks @nowandthane @wavebiders @halzbarry @poetikat @cairamelcoffee @apostitutes @girlstandstill @grim-starling @radiatedvamp @nymphdigest

[floralovebot]

What are some of your favorite Helia moments from the comics? I think you've mentioned that he gets more fleshed out there than in the show

OUGH SO MANY!! but.. i will list a few ajhgladhljg (these aren't in order just as they pop into my head)

-them revealing that he's super good at ice skating and figure skating? and him being so good that the other characters are surprised and ask for tips? hello??

-SPY HELIA!! he had a little double agent espionage arc in the comics and everyone forgets about it 😞

-when he insults the old lady by calling her house an old folks home just cause she wouldn't rent to younger people. good for him.

-when he rejects sky's call in the same issue. also good for him.

-when the specialists are training younger knights and he starts teaching them meditation 😭

-ohh there's a later comic where they're planning a surprise party for timmy's birthday and the guys are trying to leave the house without timmy and the way they drew helia hastily walking out of the apartment is so funny aljdhgljagd like the others are trying to console timmy while also giving excuses for why they all need to leave without him and helia just

-when the trix are pretending to play nice with the specialists and darcy straight up asks helia why he's so quiet and he just stares ahead not responding. like babe it's chill at least say hi or something 😭

-oh obviously the entire issue with flora's birthday and helia surprising her!! it was so cute!!

-oh that time when helia's been out of red fountain for months then chases some guy down cause they think he was the one who hurt saladin and when they catch the dude helia literally holds up a piece of wood fully intending to bash the guy in. sky and brandon say nothing either like they're fully on board. good for them i guess

-honestly, the entire shaab stone arc is so good and it reveals so much about him as a person. im love him.

-ah shit i think it's the same issue where the trix are pretending to be nice and they try to drown the winx but there are two specific panels with the specialists and in one helia and timmy are behind just walking and in the other he's talking to riven and they're smiling and i think i'm gonna cry. it's the closeness means besties thing...

-oh dude.. there's so much... like bigger things and little moments... that one time in the comics after he leaves rf and he thinks he was being egotistical for wanting to be a better specialist? and flora's just like,, bro.. are you dumb...

-oh OH one of my absolute favorite helia moments. this might take the cake actually. it's during the same arc from the previous point; he left rf cause he made a mistake and didn't feel like he deserved to be a specialist. he's going through some shit and realizes that even though he's relatively successful as an artist and "proved himself" capable that he isn't happy but he can't figure out why. then yadda yadda stuff happens and he realizes that he's happy with the specialists and winx and says and i quote "my place is with the others". others meaning them of course. he literally just out loud says they're his family and happy place in life and people still have the Audacity to say he isn't close to them. screaming.

[companion-showdown]

#come on toxic polycule you can do it#doctor who (@wavebiders)

Who is the best TARDIS team?

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