finished the daevabad trilogy

all my netflix witcher peeps this week losing their minds with all the new photos and articles. love to see it.

at last I’ve made a proper photoshoot of this jacket I’m v proud of ♥ I really love fluorescent transparent pvc and neon colours ♥ the first photos are courtesy of my friend and the 2 lasts are mine ! the weather was with us luckily so that my shadow could become colourful :D this was truly me I really felt empowered and confident ♥

made : jacket, hair accessory, tutu, top

I like how in every single fandom I write for it's the found family agenda of "Make the gay couple adopt the neglected and forgotten kids"

+ 𝟭𝟯𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝟮𝗡𝗘𝟭  |  2ɴᴇ1 ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛ 1 - 2  | 2011 - 2012 +

yeah hi I opened my computer to fill out some of the tolkien character opinions bingo cards and then immediately got distracted by war criminals tournament round 1 dropping, sorry lmao

SMUT SMUT SMUT SMUT SMUT SMUT

DARA BEHAVE 👹

okay but what if I promised a smut companion fic thing later

KOURTNEY SOLO NEXT EPISODE EVERYBODY QUIET

cant believe my second ever fanfiction is happening bc i cant get over the streamed rpg i was watching

22.11.2023

in the last few months ive had. an ever growing case of dnd character brainrot

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dara shikoh (aka my favorite) was known for his gentleness and love for the scholarly arts and he was loved by the hindu majority. he’s known for translating the upanishads (hindu text) from sanskrit to persian

[ID: Seven screencaps from Taskmaster. Dara Ó Briain says, “For me, ‘jaw-dropping’ is defined by whenever you see Bugs Bunny or another beloved cartoon character dressed as a sexy female version of themselves, so I got this made.” The studio screen shows a cartoon drawing of Greg Davies, winking and standing coyly with his hands under his chin and a bow on his head. Dara explains, “If you’re not entirely sure about how jaw-dropping that is, you have to see the effect it had on Alex.” A cartoon of Alex Horne is added to the image, with his eyes bulging and his jaw on the floor. End ID.]

One of the characterization complaints I've had of the WoT TV show is "everyone is more of an asshole, except for Nynaeve". Just, everyone has had their edges hardened in ways that make for Storytelling Drama, but do damage to some of the things that made the characters great.

This is perhaps biggest in the case of Moiraine.

In the books (especially EOTW), Moiraine is almost always cool and composed, but she's also just...kind? She's nice to everyone (in a "I'm a noble and better than you" way, to be sure). She's welcome everywhere she goes as Mistress Alys. She tips exceptionally well. She's inspiring to the Two Rivers folks after they started being afraid of her, and before then everyone was super excited to see a nice lady. She goes out of her way to reassure people that she's there to help, and then just does (thinking about how she rid Basel Gill's inn of rats).

When she does get angry, she's quick to water-under-the-bridge it. There are a couple times she gets legitimately mad at the kids: with Mat and the Dagger (at Rand, who she forgives for ignorance, and for Mat) and then promptly goes out of her way to help Mat; and when the boys tell her about dreams they'd been having. And in both cases, she just lets it pass while making it clear the same doesn't have to happen again.

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In the show, Moiraine shows her Aes Sedai ring immediately in the TR, and gets them to do what she wants out of intimidation. She blackmails Liandrin. She bullies her sister in Caihrean and is a dick to her nephew. She's an asshole in Fal Dara (although the show made sure to turn the awesome Amalisa and Algalmar into assholes as well). She spends S2 being a dick to Lan.

I think Rafe misremembered her "cool and aloof and uncommunicative" as "is an asshole". But also, in a lot of modern film, "is an out-of-character asshole" seems to be the type of Drama that film critics prefer.

Book Moiraine is beloved throughout the Westlands (see also the number of world leaders who come up to say hello at Merrilor!). I just cannot imagine RP's Moiraine being adored like that, by anyone.

It is possible to have a character who is kind, while also possessing deep complexity as well as major character flaws, but it's somewhat seldom pulled off.

I bet you can't tell which one of them is my favorite (sarcastic)

I'll make another post later about Nadia because I love her so much I might need therapy 😭

I'm participating in brainrot's Vesuvia Weekly prompts and I'd like to encourage eveyone to join ^.^

Also, brainrot has a Discord server now, so if you're interested in getting to know others from the fandom and bond over our beloved character, I kindly recommend that you join. It's a safe place for every simp 💜

The Arcana Main 6 x Dara relationship dynamics

Asra: There is some romantic potential between the two, but it's not very much. They were childhood friends and are still very close. Because of that, people often mistake them for lovers. When I say they are close, I really mean it. Asra has no problem hopping into Dara's bed for some cuddles and he's one of the very few people who are allowed to touch them. They pretty much go everywhere together and even though they have separate beds in the shop, they often end up sharing. He's invited to every family gathering and special occasion. Dara can be a little oblivious when it comes to how others feel about them (coughs coughs Nadia coughs choughs), but Asra, being the cheeky person that he is, doesn't shy away from letting them know that a certain Countess might be in love with them. Asra was the first person Dara kissed, btw.

Nadia: Oh I could talk about these two all day. True love. That's it, true love. They met during the plague and quickly fell in love with each other. However, they didn't confess their love until after Nadia woke up from her coma. Dara is introverted but warm and patient, which is something that can be said about Nadia as well. Their relationship is as comfortable as it is passionate, filled with affection and care. They're both givers, which means they spoil each other 24/7 with gifts and all forms of affection. Neither of them trusts easily, but since they're both patient and kind, opening up was not a big issue (except that one incident but that's gonna be explained in Wounds of Magic, Scars of Love.) Nadia is Dara's favorite person in the entire world and they're giving her the special treatment. They seem like an open person, but there's still so much that they hide about themselves. Not from Nadia, tho. Nadia is the only person that Dara tells everything. They have some trauma, and so far, Nadia has been the only one they completely trusted with it. Whenever something happens, Dara's first thought is that they have to go and tell Nadia about it. No one is allowed to touch Dara without asking for first (except Asra and maybe a handful of other people), but Nadia is always an exception. Actually, Dara wishes she would touch them all the time. There is something about the Countess that makes Dara feel things that no one else ever has before. It's a relationship based on lots of love and mutual respect. When it's just them, everything feels so easy. They can be just Nadia and Dara with each other and I think that's beautiful. There's no pressure, no expectations. Just love. If there was a love story about a star and the moon, it would be about them. Hand in marriage when?

Julian: Dara can't really decide how they feel towards Julian. On the one hand, they'd party with him. On the other hand, they're giving him a bombastic side-eye. Julian is not bad and Dara is okay with hanging out with him once in a while, but they can't imagine getting any closer to him. However, sometimes they hang out at the Rowdy Raven and chat over some drinks and they worked together during the plague. When they share a common goal, they're willing to work together towards it.

Muriel: Sweet Muriel is a childhood friend of Dara. They drifted apart but later rekindled their friendship. Or more like, Muriel tolerates Dara more than he would with other people. Dara isn't someone who would force anyone, which is something that Muriel appreciates. However, Dara makes sure that Muriel never feels forgotten. Whenever Dara goes somewhere, they bring him back a little gift or occasionally show up at his hut to say hi, bring some goodies, and pet Inanna. Whenever there's an occasion, Dara invites Muriel and sadly, he often says no, but Dara lets him know that they could hang out later. Just the two of them. They both like chickens. Dara sometimes asks if they could hug Muriel.

Portia: Besties. They bake together and gossip together. When Dara and Portia sit down, they simply can't resist spilling all the latest tea. You know what TikTok trend about whoever brings up xy has to pay first? Yeah, it's them. I swear to gayness, they're like two grandmas. They pet and feed stray cats. Maybe occasionally bring them back to the Palace until Nadia says it's enough. Portia is someone that Dara trusts and considers a true friend. Lots of inside jokes and uncontrollable laughter. They also think that she's cute.

Lucio: Another character with romantic potential. At first, Dara just wanted to punch him. Now they want to punch him and then make out with him and it really confuses them. They're still salty about the way Lucio treated Nadia, but they also understand that Lucio is in some serious need of a therapist. With that being said, Dara is someone that Lucio can talk to about his past. As soon as they begin to understand why Lucio is the way he is, their judgement and hatred for him starts to disappear. When Lucio had the plague, Dara did their best to ease his suffering. If he ever needs a shoulder to cry on or just someone who listens, Dara is always available. They want to get drunk with him.

allah is the Living, the Sustaining.

let no one cover my grave except with greenery,

for this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor.

the daughter of the fifth mughal emperor, shah jahan, jahanara begum was one of the most influential women of her time -- and yet her body rests in an open-sky tomb, unembellished by any physical reflections of her glory in life. named padshah begum at the age of seventeen, she became the cynosure of the mughal harem, carrying the wealth of her mother's inheritance along with income from land revenue. but her material status did little to bind her to the physical world: jahanara was a devout disciple of mullah shah badakshi, a sufi of the qadiriyya sufi order. she shared her sufism with her older brother, dara shikoh, and dedicated herself to the production of sufi literature, most famously her biography of khwaja moinuddin chishti, munis-ul-arwah. the sufi believes in the ultimate union with the Beloved, of shedding one's bodily soul to burn the wings of the moth of their hearts in the flame of the Creator. thus, it is no surprise that upon her death, the padshah begum, a revered shahzadi of the empire, chose to forego the resplendent architecture of royal mughal tombs, and wished to cover herself with nothing but the earth she had come from.

this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor.