#whether directly or indirectly

[hurtwithallthecomfort]

A living weapon whumpee who gets taken in by a new whumper after years of being under the care of Handler, and instead of fighting back and protesting, they just take it. Not necessarily because they’re used to it, but because they know they deserve it. As a living weapon, they’ve committed atrocities under Handler’s commands. They’ve ruined so so many lives. This is the least that they deserve. How much can a punishment or two hurt considering just how much pain they’ve caused in their life time? It doesn’t matter that the threat of torture and death was hanging over their head, it doesn’t matter that they’d been conditioned into this life since childhood, they still did all of those things, and now they have to pay the price.

Then, the rescue team comes, and they’ll have a much harder time saving Living Weapon considering they’re currently adamant on staying. In their eyes, they haven’t atoned enough yet.

[kafkasmjjw]

he never once stopped to think "ah, maybe im the problem" (hes not ❤️) and i respect him for that

[grovey]

Compiling the yumimeis my wonderful friends have made for me that I've yet to feature... these are on twitter but not tumblr yet unless i somehow missed them. so here we go 💙💗💙💗

by @grisnyx, @u3pxx

by @l0verseyes, @howlidae

by @walkingdisaster

by @aajfa

by @souperbowl

[lovelustandanxiety]

every thought, every heartbeat, every breath, every desire, is her

[p4nishers]

i wonder whether mobius knows loki sacrificing themselves was an act of love, an act of devotion, an act of surrounder. to HIM . like on some level he must but i wonder, does he KNOW

[eikichi-supremacy]

hey so do you think wtv keiko had to deal with growing up with yusuke could be considered a type of parentification

[chappellrroan]

why am i the one who's always supposed to understand & be the bigger person

[cloudcountry]

i dont think i will ever get over the fact that some people genuinely, actually, 100% seriously wanted an amon route. you want to date the guy that hurt half if not ALL of the love interests in some way shape or form and is hunting you for sport in a not fun way. why.

[dirtytransmasc]

The threat you are referring in alicent protect rhaenyra's post is a lie?

I think your talking about this post, specifically this - "until she made herself a threat to her children" - line, which, I will now explain, cause it isn't a lie.

I'm gonna tackle this in two parts, one where I give Rhaenyra and TB the benefit of the doubt and focus solely on the perspective Alicent had, as she's not an omniscient being like we as the viewer are (which honestly more than TB deserves but I digress). the second part is gonna be my hoenst opinion of Rhaanyra and TB and their actions.

firstly, Alicent's perspective; Alicent was in a tough position. she is the wife of a king who did not love her or her children, they went ignored by him, no matter what happened. she was also being manipulated by her father (and also larys, to a certain point, we don't see a lot of the two until later on, but you can't tell me he didn't have his own goals as well), who was feeding her the "lies" (debatable, I don't think they were, but I do think he told her to further himself, so like... exaggerated truths? misconstrued truths? truths with more to gain than just the truth? call them what you want) about the safety of her children, especially when it came to Rhaenyra.

now, Alicent denied these statements, she never saw Rhaenyra as a true threat to her children despite it all, despite her being favorited by Viserys, despite what her father said, despite how Rhaenyra treated her (lying to her face, using her forgiveness and optimism against her, etc.), she never believed it. sure she was pissed that Rhaenyra had 3 bastards, but even then, she didn't see her as a threat.

but when her child was maimed and was then the one who was sought to face punishment instead of Luke over an insult (Rhaenyra calling for him to sharply questioned, Viserys pointing his anger towards Aemond and then Aegon, etc.) and Viserys backing this, then calling for the situation to be essentially ignored, while Aemond was given a life altering, potentially mortal if not fatal wound (cause any wound back then was no joke, especially an eye wound, the chance of him dying to infection can't be ignored).

the way they (Alicent and her children) where treated that night made all those claims from her father seem way more true, it brought them to life. Rhaenyra and her children could seemingly do whatever they wanted and Viserys would protect her. Rhaenyra lived on a high horse and would most likely not hold back once it came to her taking the throne after her fathers death.

this is only futhered by the suspicious/odd deaths of Laena and Laenor (Laena being denied her home, Laenor's "death" being shrouded in conspiracy, followed directly by Rhaenyra and Daemon being married and rushing off to dragonstone in less than a months time. it rightfully smelled fishy as all hell) and the murder of Ser Vaemond at the petition. it just didn't help Rhaenyra and TB's image.

this is all Alicent can see, she isn't like us viewers, she only knows what Rhaenyra showed her, and she never showed herself to be caring for her siblings, that she could be true to her word, that she could be anything other than self serving.

is this objectively true, no, sorta, if I'm to be as unbiased as possible. maybe she would have spared them, maybe she would find ways to keep them from endangering her claim. but Alicent was never shown that, not once, she had every right to worry for her children's safety after everything she saw and went through at Rhaenyra's hands.

now in my opinion, I think all of the above is justification enough for her distrust, but I think my distrust in Alicent's children being safe when Rhaenyra ascends comes much less from Rhaenyra herself, but in her inability to keep Daemon on a leash. now, is this less rhaenyra's fault, yes, though she's not completely off the hook in my mind, but again, from Alicent's perspective, she can't know that what Daemon is and isn't ordered to do, she has no idea how the inner workings of TB works.

I think Rhaenyra herself was a threat to those kids, she could never ascend with other male heirs alive (this has nothing to do with my belief as to whether or not she deserved to sit the throne, thats just a fact of the world they lived in), those heirs being Aegon, Aemond, Jaehaerys, and Maelor (not in that order, but succession politics make my head hurt, so I'm not gonna bother trying to put them in line order). for her to successfully ascend, they would have to be dealt with, in one way or another, and I can't see any of them taking the knee after how they were treated by her and their father (they are angry at her, like any neglected child, for being the favorite. Aegon might have, prior to B&C, but only if Aemond took it as well, and their was no chance in hell he would after having his eye taken by her child and then receiving no compensation for it. Aegon would have stayed loyal to his brother and Helaena would follow).

whether she killed them or not is another thing, I don't think Rhaenyra is entirely cold blooded enough to do that, I do think she would potentially ask Daemon to handle it, and whether she meant to have them killed or not, he would take pleasure in killing the Hightower kids, out of pure hatred for them. but I doubt he'd have to be told, hell, I think he would go against a direct order not to.

so whether or not Rhaenyra was a threat or not, if TB was the threat or not, etc. Alicent had no way to see them as anything but. Rhaenyra made an image and impression of herself to the kingdoms, to the court, and to Alicent herself, and she had to protect her children. like any mother, she would rather label Rhaenyra a threat and be over cautious, then be wrong and have harm come to her children.

[isthedogawolfdog]

Hi hey hello I know this is an animal blog and all that, however, this also happens to be my only blog that really gets somewhat frequent traction (?) and, since I know there’s got to be at least a few people who will read this, I must ask: does anyone have any solid, good sources on what’s going on with the Palestine/Israel conflict? I’ve looked for info to try and at least get a basic understanding of what’s going on, but everyone is coming from different viewpoints and opinions so I don’t know where to start looking.

I know there’s some strong feelings regarding the whole thing (which is to be expected of course, there’s a genocide occurring) and some discourse has already started, so as much as I don’t want to say the wrong thing I’d rather say something than nothing at all. So yeah, anyone got any good starting points?

[phasewashere]

dutch van der linde religious symbolism,,,,,

death rides a pale horse,,,,,,,

[sunflower-chai]

I'm not gonna say you can't Get star wars if you're not religious yourself bc that would be silly and reductive but my Goodness it gives you a different perspective on their ideals of devotion and Force sensitivity and kinda just the Jedi order as a whole. At least I imagine lol I've never tried watching it while not being religious

this has been sitting in my ask box for ages bc i’ve been trying to think about how to answer but honestly i don’t have much to add lol. i will always relate the jedi’s connection to the force to my relationship with God. one of my favorite star wars scenes is from the obi-wan kenobi show when obi-wan finally reaches out to the force after TEN YEARS of being closed off from it in order to save leia from falling. the music, the struggle to do what used to be second nature yet it feels like coming home. and then when he tells leia that the force feels like when you’re afraid in the dark but you turn on the light and feel safe. like that is Christianity! Jesus makes me feel safe in a dark and broken world. but yeah you basically hit the nail on the head. watching star wars as a religious person hits different.

[cesium-sheep]

tonight's dinner made a lot of leftovers, and he didn't enjoy it that much so they're basically all for me. he told me when he was putting away the tupperwares that he knows it's a lot and it's totally fine if it doesn't all get eaten.

[swordmaid]

actually need to do tahlia’s playthrough so I can dissect the soulmateism that is shri’iia/tahlia

[reasonsforhope]

It’s an open secret in fashion. Unsold inventory goes to the incinerator; excess handbags are slashed so they can’t be resold; perfectly usable products are sent to the landfill to avoid discounts and flash sales. The European Union wants to put an end to these unsustainable practices. On Monday, [December 4, 2023], it banned the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear.

“It is time to end the model of ‘take, make, dispose’ that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy,” MEP Alessandra Moretti said in a statement. “Banning the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear will contribute to a shift in the way fast fashion manufacturers produce their goods.”

This comes as part of a broader push to tighten sustainable fashion legislation, with new policies around ecodesign, greenwashing and textile waste phasing in over the next few years. The ban on destroying unsold goods will be among the longer lead times: large businesses have two years to comply, and SMEs have been granted up to six years. It’s not yet clear on whether the ban applies to companies headquartered in the EU, or any that operate there, as well as how this ban might impact regions outside of Europe.

For many, this is a welcome decision that indirectly tackles the controversial topics of overproduction and degrowth. Policymakers may not be directly telling brands to produce less, or placing limits on how many units they can make each year, but they are penalising those overproducing, which is a step in the right direction, says Eco-Age sustainability consultant Philippa Grogan. “This has been a dirty secret of the fashion industry for so long. The ban won’t end overproduction on its own, but hopefully it will compel brands to be better organised, more responsible and less greedy.”

Clarifications to come

There are some kinks to iron out, says Scott Lipinski, CEO of Fashion Council Germany and the European Fashion Alliance (EFA). The EFA is calling on the EU to clarify what it means by both “unsold goods” and “destruction”. Unsold goods, to the EFA, mean they are fit for consumption or sale (excluding counterfeits, samples or prototypes)...

The question of what happens to these unsold goods if they are not destroyed is yet to be answered. “Will they be shipped around the world? Will they be reused as deadstock or shredded and downcycled? Will outlet stores have an abundance of stock to sell?” asks Grogan.

Large companies will also have to disclose how many unsold consumer products they discard each year and why, a rule the EU is hoping will curb overproduction and destruction...

Could this shift supply chains?

For Dio Kurazawa, founder of sustainable fashion consultancy The Bear Scouts, this is an opportunity for brands to increase supply chain agility and wean themselves off the wholesale model so many rely on. “This is the time to get behind innovations like pre-order and on-demand manufacturing,” he says. “It’s a chance for brands to play with AI to understand the future of forecasting. Technology can help brands be more intentional with what they make, so they have less unsold goods in the first place.”

Grogan is equally optimistic about what this could mean for sustainable fashion in general. “It’s great to see that this is more ambitious than the EU’s original proposal and that it specifically calls out textiles. It demonstrates a willingness from policymakers to create a more robust system,” she says. “Banning the destruction of unsold goods might make brands rethink their production models and possibly better forecast their collections.”

One of the outstanding questions is over enforcement. Time and again, brands have used the lack of supply chain transparency in fashion as an excuse for bad behaviour. Part of the challenge with the EU’s new ban will be proving that brands are destroying unsold goods, not to mention how they’re doing it and to what extent, says Kurazawa. “Someone obviously knows what is happening and where, but will the EU?”"

-via British Vogue, December 7, 2023