#why not try on grim

[ryllen]

how nice it is if the phone headmage gave u actually has special magic attribute, where it has very shitty network on twisted wonderland universe, but actually very good to connect back and forth between your world to twisted wonderland

[egophiliac]

GRIMS COMING!!! You gonna pull for him??👀👀

I'm gonna try, but...

I have mere hours to decide if I want to make one last attempt at Malleus or save a few to try for Grim...and this is all before the new event reveal on the 16th. truly the most difficult choice of our modern times. the gacha is getting its revenge for all of my Lilias.

[makeriia]

Fantober day 31!! A free day again.

Recently gotten into HADES, and I think about them a normal amount (lie)

[lesbeid0u]

No way they made Grim Twistedwonderland real

[lulublack90]

Prompt 14 - The Hog's Head

@wolfstarmicrofic November 14, word count 525

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They rushed into a dingy little pub. Everything was sticky with spilt beverages, there was straw on the floor and a distinct smell of goats, even though Sirius could neither see nor hear any. A man with a scruffy white beard and the dirtiest dishcloth Sirius had ever seen, wiping the inside of a glass, appeared behind the bar. 

“Finally made it then, did you? Dorcas said you’d be here days ago,” The man grumbled. 

“So what’s the trick here then?” Sirius asked, his head twisting to take in the entire pub floor. Something should have happened by now. He was waiting for a killer unicorn or some other hell beast, like a bunny, to appear. But nothing came thundering out of the shadows, and when he turned back at the barman, he was looking at Sirius like he was a total idiot. 

“Are you alright, son?” The barman looked to Remus. “Did the willow bonk him on the head?” Remus shook his furry head but didn’t take his eyes off the barman. 

“You know Dorcas?” Sirius asked, still on full alert. 

“Yup. I’m the one she sends all her strays to. It used to be my brother, but apparently, he has better things to be doing these days. So I’m afraid you’re stuck with me,”

“And who exactly are you?” Sirius asked, his eyes flicking back to the man as he spoke to him. 

“Aberforth,” Aberforth said simply. Sirius ground his teeth together. 

“Okay, hi Aberforth. Say, Aberforth, what exactly are we doing here?” Sirius was quickly losing patience with the man. 

“This is it—the end of your journey. You won,” Aberforth continued when Sirius’s eye twitched. 

“The trials are over?” Hope filled his voice as he reached out for Remus, his fingers tangling in the soft fur around his neck. 

“Yup. Well, apart from the last bit in here before you go to claim your reward,” Sirius and Remus were back on alert at his words and watched as he bent behind the bar and set the now full glass he'd been ‘cleaning’ on the counter along with an equally grimy looking tankard filled with the same gold coloured liquid. “Drink this and the door under the hog’s head will appear and take you to your final destination,” Aberforth told them, as he pointed at the giant stuffed hog’s head on the wall beside the bar. 

Sirius picked up the two drinks and grimaced. The glass was somehow greasy and gritty at the same time. He gipped as he brought it to his lips.

"This had better not be poisoned," Sirius grumbled at Aberforth and downed the contents. 

It was actually quite pleasant. Warm and tasting of butterscotch. He held up the tankard and helped Remus to drink it down. As soon as both drinks were drunk, the wall under the taxidermy hog's head began to glow. “Go on then,” Aberforth urged. “And well done,” His dower face broke into a smile, crinkling the skin around his eyes until he looked quite friendly with his periwinkle blue eyes. 

Together, Sirius and Remus passed through the glowing door, blinded by the white light. 

Next part

[ambagel]

THEY ALL LOOK SO SOFT!!!

Everyone stop everything and appreciate his little ribbon

[torgawl]

i was a reading a bit more on purgatory and purgatorius ignis (cleansing fire), which is a concept that existed even before the notion that purgatory itself was a third other-world domain, similar to heaven and hell, when i suddenly remembered dante's la divina commedia and decided to revisit the story a little. and i found something interesting as i was scrolling through the wikipedia page.

so, purgatory is the second part of la divina commedia, following inferno, and is an allegory telling of the climb of dante up the mount of purgatory, guided by the roman poet virgil. alegorically, purgatorio represents the penitent christian life (and christianity, as we know, is one of the core themes of fontaine's archon quests that arlecchino was a part of). while describing the climb dante focuses a lot on the nature of sin, examples of vice and virtue, as well as moral issues in politics and in the church. what's interesting, though, is that the poem posits the theory that all sins arise from love – either perverted love directed towards others' harm, or deficient love, or the disordered or excessive love of good things.

why is this interesting, you ask? let me add here a few quotes before i contextualise it:

"she is a god with no love left for her people, nor do they have any left for her" - dainsleif about the cryo archon, the tsaritsa

"her royal highness the tsaritsa is actually a gentle soul. too gentle, in fact, and that's why she had to harden herself. likewise, she declared war against the whole world only because she dreams of peace. and because she made an enemy of the world, i now have a friend in you." - childe about the tsaritsa

"everyone praises her for her kindness and benevolence, but they forget that love is also a form of sin. what if she's just trying to compensate for something?" - wanderer about the tsaritsa

the tsaritsa, the cryo archon and the person arlecchino is devoted to, is theorised and hinted multiples times to be the god of love. yes, the love that is said to be the origin of sin in la divina commedia. we can also draw parallels between the idea of perverted love talked about in the poem and the relationship between arlecchino and others, for instance the kids of the house of the hearth.

arlecchino's drip marketing including an excerpt where the scene goes from a gentle warm environment, seemingly mistaken as a loving family home full of innocent looking children, that quickly shifts into a somber and dark atmosphere under her authority - the children answering instantly, without hesitation and completely obedient -, is the perfect illustration of the duality within her character. there's an obvious exploitative and manipulative system making use of the house of the hearth and the orphans under its roof, where arlecchino (as the one running the orphanage) is the provider and the kids are brought up to be dependable and further dispatched as fatui soldiers when "potential" is recognised. and we can deduce that there's ways that their education is done from a very young age so it prevents or punishes any sort of dissent, something not hard to imagine when we know from freminet that arlecchino doesn't like when the kids cry or show emotional vulnerability, something she sees as weakness, for example. but if there's this dark side to her, there's also certain attitudes that demonstrate her care for the children or even her care for the world around her. arlecchino helping freminet get closure on his mother's death, the reformation of the house of the hearth (which we know used to have a much more punishitive and strict leader before arlecchino took over) or even her devotion and deep respect towards the tsaritsa are some examples of the way she shows care for other people. now, we can theorise that these good deeds directed towards the orphans under her care are very much purposeful to better manipulate them, but i think that's exactly what the notion of perverted love in la divina commedia tries to hint at.

besides this concept, there's something else that peaked my interest in dante's poem. dante pictures purgatory as an island at the antipodes of jerusalem, pushed up, in an otherwise empty sea, by the displacement caused by the fall of satan, which left him fixed at the central point of the earth. it's a cone-shaped island that has seven terraces on which souls are cleansed from the seven deadly sins or capital vices as they ascend. at the summit is the garden of eden, from where the souls, cleansed of evil tendencies and made perfect, are taken to heaven.

as we know, arlecchino is being introduced in fontaine, her homeland, and the idea of purgatory as an island in the sea leading its way to heaven caused by the fall of a sinful being sort of reminded me of remuria. remuria was the civilization in fontaine which directly preceded the previous hydro archon egeria's rule. its downfall occurred as a result of remus' attempt to avert its predicted destruction, and in particular, by his act of sharing his power and authority — reserved only for gods — with the four human harmosts he appointed to govern his cities. remuria eventually ended up being sunken into the abyss, devouring everything including the people and remus himself. we know there's still a region in fontaine's map that wasn't yet released, so how odd would it be that the last part to be revealed in fontaine might just be the land that was once sunken? after the little note about the samsara cycles near the tower of the narzissenkreuz ordo, which referenced a cycle called remuria, i would not be surprised at all. it's also particularly funny that fontaine is directly below celestia. yes, the floating island in the sky above teyvat which is the residence of the gods, the same gods that made remuria fall. as the contemporary philosophers of our time have said, that's sus!!!

i don't want to get too ahead of myself because i don't have a theory about what's going to happen or what role arlecchino will play exactly but i don't think it would be shocking if we got to know more about remuria during her release. and still in the purgatory idea, i think the angel of death (azreal) might be an interesting parallel to make with arlecchino. azrael's role is seen as benevolent, transporting souls after death. it fits perfectly well with the idea of purgatorius ignis, that signifies transformation. in different cultural and religious contexts, fire can also symbolize destruction renewal and even rebirth so i'm very very curious to see what arlecchino's story will be like.

[fuukonomiko]

Let us not forget the OTP of 40K: Rogal Dorn x Imperial Palace ;)

OMG THIS ASK TOOK FOREVER BUT HERE IT IS.

That's a pillar from the Imperial palace. Imagine it is, at least.

Who's up for a fisting....

[xparkrangerx]

Got inspired to doodle some things saw @autumn2art tiny grim au and drew the bros haha I may do more inspired by that au it’s so cute and interesting plus tiny oml no words

Also lil kid tiny belos 😭🥹

[unopenablebox]

there are all sort of self-deprecating people with high standards for their niche activities i encounter on tumblr but the ones who really warn me off learning about their hobby the most are serious Dog People involved in the Dog World (constantly in some kind of hideous agony about their dog's tail being slightly too high in a way no casual observer would find possible to perceive). this is surmounted only by Dog People who also have a hobby of Semi-Serious Photography that they seem to have started while trying to get good at photographing the dog. those people can be miserable about the quality of the photograph and the quality of the dog simultaneously while still never making a single complaint over years that im even remotely capable of comprehending

areas where it seems actively self-defeating for your ability to enjoy the activity if you learn too much information about it

[ryllen]

the privilege the game lets him have

[merakiui]

Mera MERA you're the only one who get me. Riddle's beach outfit??? RIDDLE BEACH OUTFIT????? HOT GIRL SUMMER????PLS when I saw the exposed stomach I was immediately like "ahahah...what if...what if I were to grind on it...AHAHAH Jk jk...........unless👀"

YES OMG OTL hot girl summer Riddle is something I never thought I’d see in canon, yet we are here and it’s wonderful!!! Grinding on his tummy or even running your hands over it, teasing his navel, complimenting him for how good he looks in that outfit even if he’s against showing so much skin. <3 he may think it’s against the rules and very unbecoming, but you think he’s the most attractive one on this beach, and when Riddle hears you say that it’s hard for him to think otherwise. Maybe it’s fine to show a little skin for the sake of this vacation—so he doesn’t get hot in non-summer clothes, he insists! After all, there aren’t many rules one must follow when on vacation. :)

[foursaints]

Uni au anon again!! Yeah, I get that 100% like. No matter in what setting you have them they are just insane. Incapable about being normal about each other. Evan talks about how he wants to cut Barty open, Barty flirts with him and the other just ignore them because this is a normal Tuesday afternoon with them,, like. Yeah. They are jumping around in my brain 24/7 and sometimes when they hit a wall I have a coherent thought about them.

(also I'm glad you liked it, this fic is killing me rn, send help lmao)

uni anon… not only do i love and support your endeavors but you are so correct in saying this. i’m obsessed with this dynamic forever !!

also not to make it about my real life situationship but this is literally just me and grim

[pestercide]

THERE'S A LILA POSTER???

If it comes down to it emailing Kellen Goff might be worth a try; he seems like a nice enough dude and given it's no longer for purchase on his site I could seen him giving the unwatermarked version if he has it

YEAH!! I feel like I've seen it circulated waaay more than the Roy one

Here it is btw :3

This is the only one I have rn. It's not the best quality + it has the watermark (I'm currently hunting for at least a higher-quality version)

And about emailing Kellen Goff,, hey if I can't find an unwatermarked version I'll try contacting him. Even if the idea seems daunting qwq

[tiffanybluesclues]

Finally decided to find out who is responsible for Nightwing's city being named Blüdhaven...

– excerpt from The Other Scott Peterson: Blüdhaven: örïgïn öf ä nämë: http://theotherscottpeterson.blogspot.com/2014/06/bludhaven-origin-of-name.html

So, there's that.

[nonokoko13]

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP ME BEING LIKE "aw man i don't have many savings welp gonna use the free x10 key ig" AND HE COMES FIRST + three other cards bekbek ily you were more loyal to me than that bastard I call my beloved son

HAPPY SEBEK DAY EVERYONE