Gods, the scene where Poseidon grabs Zeus arm to stop him from killing Percy will be my new roman empire.

i was thinking about how i wished leverage had a birthday episode for some of the characters cause that would be sweet, but then i realised something and basically…. okay here’s my thoughts in quotes form, just for fun

hardison: so when’s your birthday? i could plan something for us and the team to do and-

parker: i dont know

hardison: you don’t know… your own birthday?

parker: no, how would i know? pshh, cmon, you’re telling me you remember EXACTLY when you were born? watch this - hey, eliot, do you know your exact birth date?

eliot, innocently passing by, who was canonically anonymously dropped off at a hospital as an infant: no, how would i know?

parker: that’s what i said!

hardison: excuse me?? what is going on right now

sophie, walking into the apartment: whats wrong?

hardison: parker and eliot- well, okay, when’s your birthday? i just have to prove something.

sophie: …….july 12th

hardison: why did you pause? wait, is that your birthday or sophie devereaux’s birthday?

sophie: ………… (guilty silence)

parker: see, no one knows their real birthday! haha you’re so weird sometimes, hardison

hardison:

hardison: what the fuck guys

"... hatred, friendship, jealousy, indignation, emptiness, love, sorrow."

Again I know it's supposed to be a haha reference to the turns into a bear when he's too aroused thing, but in again refusing to brush just over the surface of this character: "I must be careful or I'll lose run of myself again. An Archdruid should show *some* restraint." comes across to me as more melancholy than perhaps intended when a. You take it into consideration that several lines imply that Halsin has issues with self control and self servitude, and presenting an "acceptable" version of himself as an outwards facing authority figure, to the point where he brushes over his own feelings, or pushes things that he wants down in the effort to reflect better what others want from him.

And b. Remember that Halsin was essentially just an apprentice when he was forcibly situationally promoted to Archdruid - he wasn't taught *how* to be an Archdruid or trained for it, or mentored; he was thrust into it because they didn't have any other choice. But they needed someone, so he stepped up. Halsin has spent the last century studying and learning things on the fly or through trial and error, and in a position of leadership like that, he is aware that every failure to uphold that mask *counts* and others *are* very much affected. How many times has he muttered that same mantra? Or heard it thrown around? An Archdruid not having control over their own magic is a big deal. Even when he is no longer Archdruid, he still grumbles it to himself. He's been at it over a century and he *still* doesn't feel like he's gotten it right. Even when he is in a place of progression, of trying to gain hold of himself again, those wisps of failure and self doubt still creep into everything. And that's sad to me.

i literally live for the fact that anyone goes “he wasn’t that bad!!” and matt immediately pipes in with “he wasn’t GREAT”. the fact matt always is the first to be like no well he still SUCKED.

Everytime someone writes a fic where seth has no personality beside being toxic I lose my faith in humanity

I guess people have forgotten... that Pacat has canonically used phrases such as “the sensation of coming home” (Dark Rise, Ch 20) and symbols like orange blossoms meaning “eternal love” (Dark Heir, Ch 14) (thought to be the same kind of flower featured with Laurent and Damen in The Summer Palace) to describe the relationship between Sarcean and Anharion.

(I'm sure there's more, but these two are the ones that stuck with me.)

I think we can all agree that both aren’t appropriate ways to describe a relationship between an (alleged) r*pist/abuser and his victim.

We can also agree that Pacat is a brilliant writer who doesn’t waste words and is very detailed in his writing.

So, no matter where you go in your theories, this should also be taken into consideration.

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Additional note:

Plus "he remembered the feeling of being taken, melting heat..."

is really unsuitable description of r*pe memory recollection.

Doctor who - S2E5 - Rise of the Cybermen

As much as I love the 'Hannibal takes Will to a Tailors' bit in fics, where Will is all flustered and Hannibal jockeys him into wearing something he’s bought and/or chosen for him... 

I'd love it if Will turned the tables, Confessions of a Shopaholic-style, and busted out all this arcane tailoring lore before a dazzled Hannibal, because he’s done his research in advance, knowing they were coming, knowing it was important to Hannibal. 

So instead of walking out having ordered a 'Hannibal Lecter' Special, merely tailored to fit him, Will walks out having ordered a 'Will Graham' Special bespoke suit, tailored to fit him.

And Hannibal floats out after him on cloud 9... 🥰🥵

So from my understanding, this is what's up with Leona and Vil in JPN vs EN.

A spiritual sequel post to this.

Friendly reminder that Francesco Coppino and Prospero di Camulio, contemporaries who were literally getting their information from predominantly Yorkist circles, were both explicitly clear that it was Henry VI who decided to surrender Berwick to Scotland.

Camulio: "King Henry has given away a castle [town] called Berwick, which is one of the keys of the frontier between England and Scotland." Coppino: "[Scotland has] received from the same Henry the town of Berwick, on the frontiers of Scotland, which the Scots have long claimed as their right from the English, as the excellently well furnished guardian of their frontiers, and the place to which King Henry repaired as an asylum after the battle."

The idea that Margaret of Anjou was principally involved in the surrender, or that she was the one who actually made the decision, is based on nothing but assumption. Two direct contemporaries, both speaking of ongoing events as they unfolded, who were both getting information from Yorkist-held England, both clearly believed it was Henry who was responsible for this course of action. Neither of them mention Margaret. Sure, you can argue that it was merely rhetorical, and that they were simply automatically attributing such an important decision to the King rather than the queen - but rhetoric is nonetheless extremely important and helps us understand how historical figures were perceived at the time. Margaret's enemies would surely not have hesitated to broadcast her involvement had it actually been true, and Coppino in particular had shown no qualms about criticizing her in favor of the Yorkists before. If she was genuinely believed to have been responsible, and if the Yorkists were actually claiming that she was at the time, I see no reason why Coppino or Camulio would not have emphasized her role in their letters. What these samples instead indicate is literally the opposite: that their contemporaries - probably including the Yorkists who were putting out the information that Coppino and Camulio reported - actually believed that Henry was the one making the decision. I think it's a very large and very unnecessary stretch to go against actual evidence and claim otherwise by placing the responsibility on Margaret instead.

Additionally, these small samples may also reveal what people at the time - once again including the Yorkists - actually thought of Henry's role in the war on a broader level, away from direct Yorkist propaganda which would obviously and perhaps understandably seek to de-emphasize it: namely, that Henry was perceived as the one making decisions and deciding the courses of action for his own side.

Source: Excerpts from the Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts, Existing in the Archives and Collections of Milan

how soon after will broke up with hannibal in "digestivo," do u think he regretted it? vote now in the comments below! (mostly /j)

a) as soon as he saw him in that prison jumpsuit for the tooth fairy case

b) the moment he set foot in the same court room as him during hannibal's trial

c) when hannibal revealed himself from the shadows of will's house & surrended to jack

d) the moment the words left his mouth