#white/grey

[hedgehogoftime]

Rereading the Lord of the Rings series recently, and it's so fascinating to me how much the series is a denial of the typical juvenile power-fantasy that is associated with the fantasy genre.

Like, the power-fantasy is the temptation the Ring uses against people It tempts Boromir with becoming the "one true king" that could save his people with fantastic power. It tempts Sam with being the savior of Middle Earth and turning the ruin that is Mordor into a great garden. It tempts Gandalf and Galadriel with being the messianic figure of legend who brings salvation to Middle Earth and great glory to herself.

The things the Ring tempts people with are becoming the typical protagonists of fantasy stories that we expect to see. and over and over we see that accepting that role, that fantasy of being the benevolent all-powerful hero, is a bad thing. LotR is about how power, even power wielded with benevolent intent, is corrupting.

And its so fascinating how so much of modern fantasy buys into the very fantasy LotR denies. Most modern fantasy is about being that Heroic power-fantasy. About good amassing power to rival evil. But LotR dares not to. It dares to be honest that there is no world where anyone amasses that power and remains good.

I guess that's one of the reasons its so compelling.

[bloodraven55]

never forget when saruman literally told gandalf "you've been smoking too much weed bro"

[bathofmercury]

Made these as a response to a post but saved them here because I'm correct

[proteusolm]

I've been seeing a lot of crusty little dog positivity lately and I respect it. More people should get them, they're really the only genre of dog genuinely bred for companionship. But let's be real; they are hideous. I'm so sorry but shih-tzus look like a rug someone left bunched up soaking wet in a corner to grow mildew, but with bulging goopy eyeballs and a brachycephalic wheeze. I don't mean when they're elderly, they look wretched as soon as they leave puppyhood. Great personality, they're good little dogs and all, but it can't be denied that they're ugly as sin.

edit: "Only companion breeds" is hyperbole. You don't need to list every companion-bred dog to me. Peace and love.

[heavenurl]

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　　　　　　　　　　　♡𒋲ᩧ︎̩͙🫙꫶ུ⃛ ㅤ ⃨͟ ͟  𓈒 ❀ᮬ◌

[p-oisn]

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  °ཐི♡̵̼͓̥͒̾͘ཋྀ°   magic  is  real

 . . .  but  me?  not  so  sure

[heartnosekid]

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[bitchey]

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⠀⠀ 🐏 ๋ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ︵‿⭒ ೀ⭒‿︵

[stimiez]

♡ because that's what love is

[tampire]

Drag Race Season 7 Winner Violet Chachki congratulates Grey Matter on his first win in Dragula Season 666 Episode 666

[ayo-edebiri]

Favorite canon bisexual characters:

Nick Nelson in Heartstopper (2022 - )

Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in House, M.D. (2004-2012)

Rosa Diaz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021)

Alex Claremont-Diaz in Red, White and Royal Blue (2023)

Annalise Keating in How To Get Away With Murder (2014-2020)

Callie Torres in Grey's anatomy (2005-)

[organicmatter]

Some beautiful shots I got of some domestic mallards who live at the pond

[iluvrei]

❀ ⢷ i can buy myself flowers 𓈒 ݁ ͙

[s-heon]

✩ ・ 👖 ◦　 ♩

✩ ・ 🦕 ◦　 ♩

[lgbtqtext]

[i-mmaculatus]

Don't 　Need 　Nobody 　Else 　When　 it　 Feels　 This 　Good... ⬚͒❀ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ♥︎̼ ͏