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calendulacraft · 9 months
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Fast Fashion to Slow Fashion :: a DIY guide to up-cycling and mending clothing on a budget.
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For those of us living on a small income, buying from sustainable fashion brands is often out of reach. I would like to point out that *buying new but ecological garments isn't the only way to cultivate a slow fashion wardrobe*. Here are a few options for transforming *upcycling* your clothing, thus making fast fashion into slow fashion:
Mend and repair :: patch hand-me-down sweaters, fix holes in leggins from target and other department stores. By giving items a longer life, and preventing unnecessary garbage, fast fashion items become slow fashion! Here are two tutorials I have written on how to mend a torn belt loop on jeans and patch leggings.
Up-cycle clothing that doesn't suit your style :: when preparing for a trip back home and wondering how to acquire some nicer clothing for the trip a friend of mine gifted me a big bag of clothes. Almost all of them were items that we could call "fast fashion" and nearly all also had stains or rips that needed mending. By fixing and adapting these items and then going on to wear them for several years longer, I am keeping them out of the cycle of buy then trash.
Tailor items that don't fit you :: Taking in clothing is quite simple and there are lots of tutorials on how to hem pants and skirts or take in a size or two. I recently made a tutorial on how to take out a skirt, or make a skirt bigger by adding panels.
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At some point, we must face the fact that a t-shirt is totally worn out and cannot be used for clothing any longer. In such cases here are a couple of crafts to utilize the fabric and other items from the scrap pile:
Create a Quilt :: if you find yourself with a pile of beautiful & memory-filled scraps -- transform them into a quilt as I have done in this post.
Make Twine :: Longer scraps of fabric, especially those from stretch materials like leggings or jersey cotton t-shirts can be made into a thing rope also known as fabric twine. I wrote a tutorial on how to make twine out of fabric scraps.
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<<Best of luck in all your crafting endeavors!>>
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bookhoarding · 1 year
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Upcycled Fashion 101
An intro to upcycling clothes. This is based on some of the most searched for questions around the topic in the hopes it helps folks looking for answers. What are upcycled clothes? The definition of “upcycled clothes” is highly subjective, but it ultimately means remaking or revamping textiles into something wearable. It’s used for everything from folks remaking old prom dresses into something…
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sturnioloshacker · 7 months
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sturnioloshacker masterlist 🩷
last updated: 28/04/24
💕- fluff
❤️‍🔥 - smut
❤️‍🩹 - angst
chris sturniolo
head over heels 💕
love & comfort 💕
balancing act 💕❤️‍🩹
pretty love 💕
boyfriend vs brother: the ice cream wars 💕
sister’s bad week snap 💕❤️‍🩹
unexpected pregnancy, love prevails 💕
moonlit understanding ❤️‍🩹💕
flustered mess 💕
truth or dare 💕
daddy, i have a boyfriend! 💕
the no phase 💕
twin daughters’ joy 💕
car video reveals feelings 💕
comforting the shy one 💕
soda showdown 💕
a secret sturniolo flirtation 💕
gift of forgiveness 💕
labor 💕
christmas morning surprise 💕
chris’s first date 💕
dancing soulmates 💕
matt sturniolo
first kiss 💕
busted lip 💕
giving in 💕
love all of you ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥💕
confession of love 💕
hands 💕
6am 💕
sister’s bad week snap 💕❤️‍🩹
silly arguments ❤️‍🩹💕
trust issues ❤️‍🩹💕
girly girlfriend 💕
period care 💕
daddy’s little sassy princess 💕
family time 💕
massage 💕
italian chaos & fun 💕
matt’s clumsy love confession 💕
fight reconciliation ❤️‍🩹💕
concert kiss 💕
midnight comfort 💕
argument apologies ❤️‍🩹💕
i’m here for you 💕
body ❤️‍🩹💕
forever forehead kisses 💕
nick sturniolo
torn pieces, mended hearts 💕
inseparable bond 💕
period panic 💕
boyfriend vs brother: the ice cream wars 💕
sister’s bad week snap 💕❤️‍🩹
first love tease 💕
first kiss 💕
cuddling in bed 💕
forced break 💕
pumpkin patch date 💕
late night movie marathon 💕
first sleepover 💕
sleepy cuddles 💕
paris proposal 💕
the support of a fiancé 💕
sick day 💕
morning voice obsession 💕
rafe cameron
frat king meets pogue princess 💕
rough sex with rafe ❤️‍🔥
riding frat!rafe ❤️‍🔥
rafe cumming inside you ❤️‍🔥
frat!rafe fucking you from behind ❤️‍🔥
vinnie hacker
red roses & starry nights 💕
honey, i'm home! 💕
when in bed 💕
autumn nights 💕
midnight guardian 💕
car ride ❤️‍🔥
silent treatment 💕❤️‍🩹
who you calling bro? 💕
fashion steal 💕
quit it, bin it, kill it 💕
rainy mornings 💕
missed you 💕
my husband 💕
dad mode 💕
in labour 💕
back shots ❤️‍🔥
back shots pt.2 ❤️‍🔥
turning tables ❤️‍🔥
tampon prank escapade 💕
virgin no more ❤️‍🔥
sex in seattle ❤️‍🔥
a romantic revelation 💕
surprise, you’re a daddy! 💕
blowjob 101 ❤️‍🔥
it’s the little things 💕
anal play ❤️‍🔥💕
melting a cold heart 💕
healed jealousy 💕
fuck on a high ❤️‍🔥
nose kissing obsession 💕
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gingiesworld · 5 months
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Confusion
Leigh Shaw x Step Sibling GN! Reader
Warnings: Angst. Fluff.
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18+ MINORS DNI
Since the moment Leigh had ended her fling with Danny, her dead husband’s brother, she had been in a kind of limbo. She has been moody, depressed, afraid that she can’t escape her old life, unable to move forward.
“You’ll be fine Leigh.” Jules comforted her one night as she cried, after having a dream about Matt.
“He won’t leave me alone.” She sobbed as Jule’s grip tightened around her.
“Maybe you should move on.” She tried as Leigh shook her head no.
“I tried that.” She told her as Jules chuckled.
“I mean move on away from the Greer family.” She told her. “Maybe Y/N.” She teased as Leigh shook her head.
“They’re my step sibling.” She told her as she shoved Jules away with a laugh.
“Well, that’s never really stopped their obvious crush on you.” Jules told her as Leigh raised a brow. “Ever since we have been kids, they’ve always had heart eyes for you.”
“No.” She shook her head as Jules nodded. “That can’t be.” Her words trailed off.
After that moment, she spent days racking her brain as she remembered every moment from their childhood, from the moment her father married Y/N’s mom before she passed. Every time they had done something for her without asking, helping her with homework that she didn’t understand. Even defending her in high school when she would get bullied by the cheerleaders and the jocks.
It had been weeks since Jules’s revelation, every time she had seen Y/N around her father’s home, fixing things that needed to be fixed, she couldn’t help but let her mind wander, but she never realised that she would have to see them so soon.
“Hi?” She questioned as she answered the door to them, unsure of why they’re there with their tools.
“Your mom told me she had a problem with the washing machine.” Y/N told her as she nodded, letting them inside and watching as they walked through to the utility room. Once she closed the door, she took a deep breath before following them, watching as they started to take apart the drum.
“Do you want some coffee or water?” She asked them.
“Coffee please.” They answered with a smile, a smile that had made Leigh’s heart skip a beat for the first time. As she waited for the coffee to brew, her thoughts were plagued by them, unholy thoughts as she watched them start with the washing machine. She has already seen how strong they are, seeing them work on the new construction sight.
“Are you ok?” They asked her as they entered the kitchen.
“Yeah.” She breathed out as she kept her eyes on their movements, watching as they reached under the sink. “What are you doing?” She asked them.
“Just some bicarb, it helps with the belt.” They told her. “It was full of grime so it wasn’t spinning as well as it should have been so I've cleaned most of it but putting it on a drum wash with a cup of this inside will help more.”
“How do you know this stuff?” She asked them as they shrugged.
“I guess I’ve always liked the idea of mending things that are broken.” They told her before leaving to head into the utility room, soon followed by Leigh and two cups of coffee in her hand.
“What if you come across something you can’t fix?” She asked them as they shrugged, sipping the coffee from their cup.
“I guess if I can’t repair it, it doesn't matter how much research I do but I won’t be able to fix it, I just have to move on.” They told her as she nodded, thinking of what to say next.
“Why have you barely spoken to me since college?” She asked them.
“I don’t know.” They spoke unsurely. “I never really thought about it.”
“It’s been since the moment I met Matt.” She stated as they finished their coffee before packing away their tools, wanting to get out of the house and away from the conversation. “Is it because of your feelings for me?”
“How do you?” Y/N asked her, hurt in their eyes as she raised a brow. “I have to go.” They tried to walk past her but she stopped them.
“Just tell me the truth. I deserve that at least!” She yelled as they squeezed her eyes closed.
“Yes!” They yelled, their eyes glazed with tears. “I have been in love with you since I can remember, and yes, I became distant when you and Matt started seeing each other because it wasn’t me. It would never be me so I left you alone.” Leigh listened as they poured their heart out. “So I tried to move on from you, from this hold you have on me but I can’t and I hate it!” She watched as they stepped around her, leaving the house as Leigh remained frozen in her place.
As the hours passed, Leigh remained locked in her thoughts, wanting to apologise to Y/N but they were ignoring her calls, so she decided to ask her dad for their address. Soon racing through the city towards their house, she smiled as she remembered how they always said they wanted a nice little house, never really seeing the appeal of an apartment.
“Leigh?” They spoke unsurely as she walked around to find them chopping up firewood. “What do you want?”
“I want to apologise.” She told them. “I was out of line.”
“I respected you.” They told her. “That’s why I never acted on my feelings for you, that’s why I kept my distance because I respect you, I respect your boundaries.”
“I know that.” She tried as they shook their head.
“You don’t.” They whispered as she approached them. “I have loved you for as long as I can remember, when we were kids, you used to say that you would marry me one day.” She sighed as she remembered the moments when her father and their mom dated. “You said you would always love me more than life itself but I grew up realising that everything we had felt, it was all one sided.” They sighed as they put the axe down. “You never loved me the way I love you.”
“You don’t know that!” She yelled as she now stood before them. “We’re siblings.” She told them. “We still are.”
“I never saw you as one.” They told her. “I saw you as the one who owned my heart but I guess the joke’s on me.” She watched as they entered their house, following them as they washed their hands.
“What can I do?” She asked them as they shook their head with a dry chuckle.
“You can leave me alone.” They told her. “Just let me try to move on from you.”
“But.” She tried as Y/N gave her a sad look.
“I just need to move on from you, from what will never be because I can’t deal with this.” They told her. “So please leave.”
“No.” She whispered as they clenched their fists.
“I need you to leave.” They told her in a broken whisper. “Just leave me be and move on with your life.” They opened the door for her, waiting for her to move before she stopped before them.
“You do know that you are one of the most important people in my life.” She told them.
“Just not important enough.” They told her before closing the door behind her. Sighing as they leaned against it, squeezing their eyes as they heard her car door close, but not hearing the footsteps as she climbed the steps and knocked on the door again. Y/N opened the door reluctantly, seeing a confused Leigh, watching as she cupped their cheek, gazing into their eyes.
“I just need to see something.” She whispered as Y/N remained frozen, eyes closing as they felt her breath fan over their face, sighing as they felt her lips on theirs, kissing tenderly before their hands moved to wrap around her waist, soon finding themselves lost within each other as Leigh pushed them inside the house, kicking the door closed as she pushed them down on the sofa, straddling their lap as she felt everything and more with each passing moment, every action igniting her being as she found herself beneath them, panting and moaning as they moved down her body.
The two of them lay cuddling on the sofa, just a blanket wrapped around them as Y/N’s arms held her close. She smiled as she felt alive for the first time in years, even just the slightest touch of their fingers brushing her arm softly ignited her.
“What are you thinking?” She asked as she looked up into their eyes.
“I don’t know if this is real to you.” They told her honestly. “I just need to know because I don’t think I can stay if this doesn’t mean anything to you.” She shuffled to straddle their lap, cupping their face as she looked into their eyes.
“I guess you can say that I needed to open my eyes to what was in front of me.” She told them. “This feeling I have right now is the most alive I have felt in my life, I guess it has always been you. It’s always going to be you Y/N.” She kissed them softly before the two smiled. “We should shower.” She whispered as her hands massaged their sweaty shoulders, Y/N nodded before picking her up, carrying her up the stairs as she giggled. The two happy and content.
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candyk0rn · 23 days
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Can do some headcanons with Megumi, nanami, toge with a s/o who are into fashion designing?? Thank you!!
Fashion❧
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Heyyy sorry this took a few days! I got a little busy and didn’t expect it so for that I apologize! And thanks so much for the ask!
Warnings: none!
Included: Fushiguro Megumi, Inunaki Toge, Nanami Kento
F. Megumi:
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Something like fashion or outward appearance isn’t something that is necessarily relevant to him
That is, until he met you
Not only has he become more keen on the subject, but he’s been more self conscious too
‘Is the fabric I’m currently wearing clash with my—wait why am I thinking about this??’
He finds the humor in it a bit after but at first he completely denies thoughts like that
If you have a sketchbook, he loves to see it
Especially when there’s small cutouts of different clothes and patterns
He runs the pads of his fingers against them, enjoying the different textures
He’s also a very nice listener, if you ramble on while the rapid beats from your sewing machine are present, he makes sure to pay attention
He’s found comfort with the mechanical sound
Will be your model if you ask really nicely
But if you make clothing specifically for him and his measurements, he’s wearing that stuff around the city the next day
And you know all of his wants when it comes to clothing
so if it’s comfortable to wear, he will wear it until he literally can’t anymore
I.Toge:
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Unlike Megumi, he embraces this interest very enthusiastically
He actually volunteers to be your model before you can even ask 🙏🏻
He doesn’t care if it’s something that looks ridiculous or wasn’t made for him, he’s gonna turn his dorm room into a vogue fashion show just you watch
He also views YouTube videos about the topics he’ll hear you talk about
Just so that he seems more knowledgeable even though he never knows what you’re really talking about
“Toge? What are you watching?” You asked him one day
“Tuna.” He says matter-of-factly as he points to the video he’s watching.
It’s: How to be a Fashion Designer 101 | Everything You Need to Know !
The dedication is 100% there
N.Kento:
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Just like he has his ‘side’ job
You have yours
That’s how he viewed this interest at first, just as a small hobby
He wouldn’t say he cares for fashion or anything, but he does put thought into his appearance
That much is for certain
So when he notices how much design and fashion is to you, he finds it all the more admirable
He loves you, so if this brings you joy he will try and educate himself on the matter
Well, unless you do that part for him
He often comes home around the same time every night, but depending on the curse he was ridding the world of,
His clothes are very often scrapped
So having someone who could mend things easily and swiftly would be very much appreciated!
He also loves to watch you work
No matter the kind of work, of course
Working at the sewing machine, quickly scribbling down ideas you have, fabric shopping with you
It’s all quite heartwarming to him
Needless to say, he gets used to it very fast
And he enjoys it a lot
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Thanks for reading!
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starrydixon · 1 year
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If you’re curious about the type of content I write, or are interested in submitting a request, please take a look at my request guidelines! ❤️💗 *Updated 12/1/2023*
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bonefall · 1 year
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Life After Life: StarClan 101
For @medicinalmercury who has asked how StarClan works, in general.
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BB!StarClan has been significantly revamped from canon, to try and make it an impressive godlike force while giving it some clearer rules. This time around, they are an awe-inspiring entity whose judgement can be clouded by their emotions.
They are also able to pull off supernatural feats, such as smiting cats with lightning and designing souls for new kittens. They have a collective power that's been formed over many generations, rivaling that of one of the four seasonal Gods.
Most importantly, StarClan is not inherently benevolent. Their goal is the preservation of the Clans. Because of the fact they are ancestors and most of them also love their descendants, they try to act in what they consider to be the best interest of the Clans as a whole.
This means they are not always the good guys, but it does mean they're more likely to be helpful than Dark Forest cats, who act in their own individual interests.
For a comparison between the morality of StarClan and the Dark Forest, go here!
Sections:
Death: GO FETCH
The Trial: Judgement without Redemption
Silverpelt: The StarClan Council
Godlike Aspects: The Magic Buff
Death: GO FETCH.
Everybody dies eventually. When they do, someone has to go get you.
There are some StarClan warriors who are better at "Fetching" than others, a better sense of when someone will die, better at walking in the living world, something of the sort. But generally, a Fetcher is someone who loved the person in life who wants to bring them into StarClan.
If you have no guide to bring you to heaven, and still try to find it, you will end up in the Dark Forest.
It is possible for a fetch-ening to get interrupted, usually by a Dark Forest spirit. In the case of bloodlines that are haunted, like Appledusk's descendants, the fetchers sent are usually particularly beefy.
There's also Jayfeather specifically, whose powers are terrifying. He has the power to stave off death entirely by making a soul stay in its body, even un-fetching it by snatching it from Silverpelt. His ability is beyond StarClan.
The Trial: Judgement without Redemption
Upon arriving at StarClan, a cat must be judged. In the meanwhile, they will meet with their family at the land between StarClan and the Dark Forest. A neutral ground called the Meadow of Young Stars, a hazy, purple grassland that twinkles with tiny sparkles.
This is also the point where any unwanted injuries or scars are mended, a special "Sharing of Stars." They can regain a missing limb, a lost eye, patch up their cause of death, but it will be made of starlight.
Even a cat who ultimately goes to the Dark Forest can have their fatal wound fixed by a loved one at this time. Brokenstar's eyesight was restored by his father, Raggedstar, as an example.
(Kittens who died young can also choose the age they wish to appear as, but this is not tied to the Sharing of Stars and is simply tied to their self-perception.)
Most cats aren't there for long, as their lives are quickly reviewed and approved. For those who broke the code or inspired the ire of StarClan, a trial is held.
For a trial, a Prosecutor rises, Silverpelt (the council) juries, and all of StarClan is invited to witness.
Silverpelt is not impartial nor is it fair. The cats on it are just as prone to emotion and to the fervor of the crowd as any living cat. Cats have been unfairly damned because of StarClan's wrath; including EVERY cat who was involved in the deaths of Mapleshade’s kittens.
(Darkstar only wiggled out because she spent the rest of her lives atoning, committing herself to implementing the Queen’s Rights.)
JUDGEMENTS. ARE. PERMANENT. There is NO redemption, even for cats who modern Silverpelt would agree were judged too harshly. StarClan is a shifting entity and it is a taboo to admit their faded ancestors were incorrect.
Perhaps this will change in the future; but as of the end of Bonefall TBC, all rulings are final. If cats don't like the verdict, they are free to follow the damned into the Dark Forest.
Silverpelt: The StarClan Council.
"Who died and put you in charge?" "Myself, dipfish."
StarClan cats fade when they have peace and there is nothing left for them to do. It is a natural, and gentle thing. It's not known where a cat goes when they fade.
(If StarClan were to be disrupted, such as if all the living were to scatter and not create a collective heaven for their ancestors to exist in... these spirits would meet a truly horrible, earth-fallen fate.)
For cats who ARE remembered long after death, even mythologized by stories, they gain more power than their peers. Belief and reverence gives them bright stars, and their stories grant them special magical abilities.
Firestar is a patron of flames and breaking bad habits, Skystar is a god of war, Bumble commands language and is said to be the reason why love makes you tongue-tied.
The most powerful cats in StarClan make up Silverpelt, the bright band in the night sky, sometimes called the council. Because reverence from the living gives a spirit power, Silverpelt is mixed between the recently deceased and the ancient legends.
Silverpelt is StarClan's leadership, calling for votes and making the ultimate decisions. There is no process for "moving up" in the ranks; the brightest spirits simply have more authority.
As with everything... perhaps events in the future will disrupt this.
Godlike Aspects: The Magic Buff
As mentioned before, the most revered cats in StarClan are significantly more powerful than the cats around them. These spirits become patrons of a subject, based on what the living pray to them for.
On a wet day, a quick prayer will be called to Firestar in the hopes he will help light a cooking fire. A call will be made to Daisytail to protect kittens. Darkstar is invoked for forgiveness.
But belief is something that changes with the generations! Some patrons have surges and dips in popularity. A beloved friend who recently passed on will often be invoked over an ancient stranger. Power shifts with time.
All of StarClan shares in this collective power.
The world can turn without StarClan warriors, but they have immense power over nature. There are many things they can do;
Craft the souls of new kittens, 'designing' warriors
Manage plants and animals, growing plants and tossing more cubs into litters
Chase clouds and influence weather
Weave dreams and cause omens
Lay curses and blessings
And, of course, receive prophetic visions of the future, and choose when and how they will share them.
Most spirits are good at some things, and terrible at others. There are also cats who choose not to partake in any particular jobs, simply enjoying their well-earned rest.
There are also individual warriors who are naturally more powerful than others, either because of their willpower, connection to the living, or just because they were particularly spiritual in life.
And finally, the sum of StarClan's power is greater than its individual parts. This terrifying collective power is heavily emotion-based.
When StarClan is furious, they can collectively accomplish impressive actions, such as rolling in massive storms or smiting cats with lightning... with a drawback. StarClan has a hard time doing such large actions "on purpose."
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homesteadingqueer · 2 months
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Homesteading Resources Master Post
So, I have been really into homesteading lately, you call it a hyperfixation, I call it free dopamine. This is my masterlist of sources for different aspects of homesteading life. I plan on making a life in the city homesteading masterlist too. Please be careful when canning a preserving food, I am not an expert, but these sources seemed credible so be sure to can with caution.
Happy Homesteading!
General
Homesteading 101
Skills to Develop
Farmers Market Directory
Ways to make a Profit
Farmer's Almanac
Livestock
Livestock Pros and Cons
Meat Rabbit Guide
Pigs Guide
Chicken Guide
Ducks Guide
Goat Guide
Sheep Guide
Meat Cow Guide
Milk Cow Guide
Gardening
Composting
USA Planting Zones
Europe Planting Zones
Homemade Pest Control
High Yield Garden
High Yield Vegetables
Pollinator Garden
Canning
Canning 101
Fruit
Vegetables
Kitchen
Veggie Recipes
Bone Broth
Wheat to Bread
Sustainability
Self Sufficiency
Reduce, Reuse, Recycling
Clothes Mending
Crafts
Cross Stitch
Embroidery
Whittling
Crochet
Quilting
Knitting
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transgaypiratesanta · 7 months
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so I’ve seen some posts of quotes from the oxventure, and OH BOY. I have full-on NOTES about the oxventure and every piece of canon and fan theories I can get my grubby little paws on, AND I HAVE A LOT OF QUOTES. SO…. HAVE FUN WITH THESE!
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“Spicy… like a rat.”
“You asked the whales name?” “I’m just thoughtful like that.”
“Always check your bonfires for hedgehogs.”
“Needless to say Cthulhu is pleased and lunch is ruined”
“Oh no the cube! Not the cube!”
“He looks like dob but somehow evil and sexy”
“Nooooo… my mojo…”
“Oh you totally give the baby a dagger!” “That’s parenting 101”
“I flinch greasily.”
“Guys be real are we murder hobo’s?”
“I just wanna say I’m really proud of the amount of murder we’ve done.”
“Have you heard of the guild of the national trust?”
“Oo man I can’t wait to get redemption let’s kill everyone.”
“Do you have pamphlets?” “Let’s bore them to death!”
“Decisive action: throw that cat.”
“I have a moral objection but I’m going to let it happen because this seems cool.”
“🎵it’s getting hot in here. And they will all explode🎵”
“I lick the book and I am pleased”
“I know a lot of my plans revolve around watching dob sleep”
“Shut your filthy mouth Corazon”
“Let’s have a spooky sleepover.”
“Nature is beautiful.” “It sure was”
“+4! +2! +2! NUMBERS!”
“It’s not on fire or anything!” “Not yet, give me time!”
“We’re gonna have a sleepover in this crypt!”
“It couldn’t have been me-meant? If it wasn’t already… broked. That’s what I’ve always said”
“🎵maaaagic hand! Come out of my real hand!🎵”
“Wear whatever you want! Your bones, probably.”
“Their prudence hat”
“Is it orphans? You gotta tell us if it is.” “Ah. It’s orphans boss.”
“Skeletons… AHHHHHH”
“I love these loophole skeletons!”
“I would like to attempt to cast mend on the orphans”
“We just want less orphan juice”
“I’m imagining you making a snowman out of orphan paste”
“Oooo Skeletons be dexterous”
“We’re all team skeleton just some of us have flesh on top”
“I never liked you Kevin”
“Guys I’m not not in trouble”
“And then I turn the internal heat dial to cremation”
“BETTER OUT THAN IN DOES NOT APPLY TO ORGANS”
“MY ORGANS!”
“Do you want a vomit hug?”
“I’m putting my foot down on the husks.” “But then they’d just burst!”
“Is it bad that bear me wants to eat the husks? No I won’t I’ll be good”
“And I’m trying desperately to remain eye contact with HER, and not look at you guys swimming around in sandwiches”
“It’s in runes or something what is that?” “That’s a seven.”
“The consequences! They’re here again!”
“Meowwww” “I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!”
“Awh. And I’ve got his BOOTS!”
“Dob what did I tell you about necromancy?”
“Let’s put capitalism in the lake!”
“We can always claim it’s the fireworks show!” “NOT IF WE’RE DEAD!”
“Dogs are bound in skin!”
“MERILWEN THERES A BEAR! GO TURN INTO A BEAR OR FIGHT IT… or marry it… or something”
“Have we tried to befriend the footprints?” “Talk to the footprints!”
“Two very impulsive boi’s”
“Grease man from the ocean”
“Respectfully yeet him off the mountain.” “A somber yeet”
“If I was in something for 2 years”
“I saw the holes on the front and thought ‘that must be all the holes’ but then I looked on the back and there was ANOTHER HOLE THERE!”
“What are you dreaming about?” “Salmon.”
“Oh no they’ll take over the world with inexpensive furniture!”
“Break his spirit.” “And his back 😈”
“3 dimensional chess is just chess!”
“AUGH. OH YES. BISQUE 😩”
“What’s in this drawer? Dob? Oh no that’s a paperclip.” 
“Person in charge of the Prudence mech”
“🎵yees I’m the best at thunderwave turns out!🎵”
“My shin!” “My Shin!” “… our Shin.”
“DID YOU JUST SUGGEST MERILWEN COMMIT AUTOCANNIBALISIM IN BEAR FORM?”
“I’m just a chicken walking around with a flameblade”
“🎵Eleanor rigbee, lived in a hive because she was a bee. Whooedy whee!🎵”
“The pirate. Didn’t. Say that.”
“This is the energy in the room we’re all going to regret later” “says that of the orphanage.” “I regretted it later!”
“Though he could discover spoons at any point”
“Phase one: walk to crime. Phase two: do crime”
“I’ll just do it and be a legend”
“In a way we’re already married in a very deep and legal way.” “For tax purposes.”
“Why is there so much tentacle milk here?”
“You just hear anarchy noises from out the window”
“We’re running out of time before he murders us accidentally with an idiom” “with beans”
“I’m buying ecstasy from an owl?”
“The sounds of muffled pirate violence”
“She might just destroy the world, which is where we keep all our stuff!”
“I faint.” “Okay dob’s having a short rest” “OH YEAH!”
“Thick orange hot water”
“She’s got the cutest little forces of darkness 🥰”
“As the Druid, no.” “As the dm, INSPIRATION!”
“I cast shatter on the only planet we have”
“I cast fracking”
“WE. ARE. COASTAL!”
“The eldrich being Flannery”
“We’re fracking landlords”
“Now we leave you and see if you go buduhduhduhduh”
“Cattle go missing, we never find out what happens to all the Harris’s” “season over.”
“It’s practically a victimless crime, unless there’s a victim, in which case hopefully it’s a hard to trace crime”
“I grease Merilwen to give her the best chance”
“WHY AM I DYING?”
“Because you told me to piss off!” “So you did THIS?” “yeah” “I HAVE MINUTES TO LIVE!” 
“How’s the shat?”
“I cast mending on our friendship 🥺”
“How does a jackle… lift a bunch of cars?” “I don’t know.” “You jack ‘em all.” *weird laughter*
“Yes. No more pain where you’re going friend. No, you’re not very nice actually.”
“Well, solved the Richard problem!” “But what about the Dob problem”
“It’s very demeaning, so okay.”
“Well no Millie or ori that is obviously not okay. Little idiot.”
“Oh I HATE nature”
“Who wants in on my corpse sled idea?”
“Dob.” *quiet laughter* “oh no.”
“I give them an appraising look as if sizing up their corpses”
“I am literally everyone else in the world which means I am the best at sighing crying sad goodbying to my plot, the npc’s, the sanctity of lore…”
“These patrons aren’t gonna lick themselves!”
“Ohhhh it’s a sex thing.”
“Rule 3 no kink shaming.” “Damn right.”
“He drifts out the door… to go find something to kiss.”
“WAIT! I’ve had a thought! I want to kiss the dragon man.”
“Well. You’ve effed this right up Dob.”
“Well, if you’re dreaming about that, it’s probably out to get you.” “Every time you sleep, it gets a little bit closer.”
“It is always agonising Johnny!”
“Let me use my bonus action to slip in my own grease”
“All things must drink. I say wisely, and inaccurately”
“You take 4 points of… becoming soup damage”
“It occurs to all of you, and pardon my infernal, this is a shit idea.”
“Why do i have find steed if it’s not a rodeo?”
“I cough up some hemp and rope.” “Oh perfectly horrifying! Sure, yeah.”
“We never elected a leader!” “How could you talk to your leader like that?”
“I like turning into a cat all the time, the problem is I can’t do it.”
“that horny crew member sticks his head out to watch”
“So it’s slightly uncomfortable… and you outlive all your lovers… sounds like a good thing!”
“I wish to arrest Cthulhu now start screaming”
BLADES IN THE DARK
“Sir we’re in an antique shop.”
“What a great excuse to do some crime, though!”
“Nothing bad has ever happened to me in my entire life, I don’t think it’s going to start now!”
“Is it meant to be on fire? Because it’s on fire.”
“ITS A MASTERCLASS! It’s not a masterclass…”
“Classic squiffy, what a lad.”
“Hey! I need you to do me a favour! Well I say a favour, I’m compelling you.”
“We do a literal hitman, as in you run up, and hit the man.”
“He’ll live, but not well.”
“Spinning tops in places you don’t want them”
“I want a ghost who’s obsessed with me!”
“Everyone’s going out the front door! I’m just gonna set the house on fire!”
“Here’s what happens Barnaby, you glorious liability.”
“Have you heard about this thing called a union?” “… Let’s montage the rest of this conversation”
“Roll me for ‘Dave? Dave!’”
“Barbaby and workers rights are on the opposite end on the political spectrum”
“It’s not apoplectic with rage, it’s apoplectic with being right.”
“Fresh fish!” “Lovely crimes!”
“It’s going terribly here in the present! Maybe it went better in the past!” “Let’s retreat to the safety of the past.”
“I didn’t want to taste the sweat of the poor in the air!”
“So you want to be a nice, clean, sanitised butcher?”
“It’s like riding a bike” “a violent bike” “it’s like punching a bike”
“I came here to study ghosts, not become one!” “Imagine how much study you could do if you became one!” “I can’t hold pens!”
“The gilded idiot”
“Hands in the middle. Aaaaand dead Barnaby!”
“I’m choking a guy out… with my thighs”
“I smile. In a way that  conveys limitless rage”
“I do not want to be traumatised because of archiving!”
“Won’t someone think of the molluscs?”
“Lilly and Zilly on a wedding adventure”
“Generally I judge things, but sometimes I choke them unconscious”
“The tiny urchins really wanted us to do it”
“No one tell him he has NO SOUL”
“Who is this anthropomorphic mouse?” (It was a child)
“Sorry I tried to fix it with fish”
“I’m going to start a clock that the wonderful mechanical man is working on without any of you”
“Are these children going to be okay?” “We’re they okay to begin with?”
“Stop making out with that brick!” “I’m not- do you know what making out is, Edvard?”
“I let my hatred of stairs get the better of me”
“I’m furious at my forearm.”
“It’s a piece of trash! Looks like something Edvard would make!”
“Mechanical man parts”
“Moving on briefly from infanticide, good job, I just asked you for your name”
“A healing cloak is quite hard to fill so I thought stuff that, I’ve acquired 2 giant goats”
DEADLANDS
“How old are you?” “Old enough. Are you old enough to make good decisions?” 
“No more digging graves for neat, I’m gonna be putting people in graves for money!”
“I had a mule once.”
“That’s adulthood. Being angry all the time, but pushing it down until it’s the right time.”
“Have you ever met someone in your life who doesn’t like jerky?”
“I REMEMBER IT BEING A SIN”
“Let’s hope they’re extremely religious”
“Yeah well Andy’s lying, Andy wants us to fail.”
“I like to drink milk after I shoot two men in the throat”
“Very well then, Mr… not free”
“As you pass by the door, it does clip on the brim of your hat and it falls over your eyes and you can’t see anything.”
“Okay, okay.” *silence* “AAAAAAAH”
“I look at the other one, which seems like his spirit it hasn’t been broken yet 😡”
“I’m saying it nicely but in my head im like: I will kill you later.”
“Not trying to be rude, why do you smell so bad? I’m not trying very hard”
“Contracted late-stage tuberculosis. Got better.”
“Animal that’s been jerked”
“Tell me your life story”
“JERRY WHY”
“Horses can play, and you’re worried about if they can sit?”
“I’ve got a d8, but it’s now -2, because I’m DEAD”
*stabs someone in the eye* “oh sorry, I simply stopped paying attention!”
“Heck. Furthermore, dang.”
“One of the strangulation ones.” “Oh fun!”
“Is sharp rope a thing? WELL SHARPEN IT.”
“Sticky mc bang bang!”
“It was a terrible crime, I cut my lawn and i cut it too short. Anyway I’m to be hanged.”
“The cell is now swarming with ants.” “Yay!”
“Murder, for example, would be a no no!”
“He’s the same old Nate he’s just soft and cold”
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cruger2984 · 4 months
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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT JOHN The Evangelist and Apostle Whom Jesus Loved Feast Day: December 27
St. John, the beloved apostle of Jesus, was the son of Zebedee and the brother of James the Greater. As they were mending their nets on the sea of Galilee, Jesus passed by and called them. Immediately, they left their boat and their father Zebedee and follow Jesus. According to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus nicknamed them Boanerges, meaning 'sons of thunder', on account of their strong temperament.
John was the youngest of the apostles, and he defined himself as the apostle whom Jesus loved. He was present at the Transfiguration, and during the Last Supper, he leaned on Jesus' breast to ask for the name of the betrayer. During the crucifixion, John is the only apostle who stood at the foot of the cross, receiving the sublime mission to care for the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of the Lord.
According to tradition in 49 AD, John settled at Ephesus, where he witnessed Mary's assumption. From there, he was exiled to the island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse). He returned to Ephesus a few years later, where he wrote three letters, which contain the sublime definition of the divinity: 'God is love.' There, he also wrote the fourth Gospel, whose sublime theology was represented in art as an eagle.
When John was already old, he used to speak to his flock only these words: 'My little children, love one another.'
When they asked him why he kept repeating the same sentence, he replied: 'Because it is word of the Lord, and if you keep it you do enough.'
John died in peace at Ephesus in 101 AD.
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calendulacraft · 9 months
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Thank you for this, I'm currently trying to learn a little (mostly in order to cut back on waste and do things to keep my hands busy). I especially like the post about visible mending! <3
I am so glad that my tutorials inspired your mending craft! More coming soon 💚✂️
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catofadifferentcolor · 11 months
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Terrible Fic Idea #53: House of the Dragon, but make it Quasi-Salic
Everything about the Great Council of 101 AC sets Westeros up for a future Dance of Dragons - and always would have, regardless of the outcome. There's no way around that. Rhaenys was the only child of Jaehaerys I's oldest son, Aemon. Viserys I was the oldest son of the king's second son, Baelon. The choice of Viserys I as king goes against every tradition of the Seven Kingdoms save chauvinism - and sets the stage for a thousand future wars of succession.
But the other frontrunner in the Council was not Rhaenys: it was her son, Laenor. Had the Council chosen him, it would have set a precedent among the Targaryens for Quasi-Salic inheritance - and, likely enough, lead to the exact same situation we find ourselves in in HotD.
Or: What if Laenor Velaryon had acceded to the Iron Throne after the death of Jaehaerys I?
Bear with me:
Quasi-Salic inheritance excludes females from the line of inheritance, but allows their male children to inherit their claim.
In HotD, this would mean that inheritance would pass through all of Prince Aemon's male descendants before Prince Baelon's claim could be considered. Princess Rhaenys would still be excluded, but her son Laenor would inherit her claim.
Until Laenor had a male heir, next in line of succession would be Viserys I, his male heirs, Prince Daemon, his male heirs, &c.
Under this law, none of Laenor, Viserys I, or Daemon's daughters could hold the throne in their own right, which seems in accordance with Andal thinking.
Just imagine it:
Laenor becomes king following Jaehaerys I's death in 103. He is nine years old. His mother, Princess Rhaenys, is regent - but Otto Hightower remains Hand of the King, in part to retain a sense of continuity in the realm, in part because he's actually good at his job.
Meanwhile, Prince Viserys is either given the lands along the Blackwater Rush (that would, in a different future, be given to Daemon I Blackfyre) or a minor role at court. His need for male heirs is not as pressing as in canon, but still kills his wife and leaves him only with a single living child, his daughter Rhaenyra.
Once her son is old enough, Princess Rhaenys needs to find Laenor a Valyrian bride so that he can produce heirs as soon as possible. While pairing him with his sister Laena is attractive, that does nothing to mend the fences broken by the Great Council. And so Laenor and Rhaenyra wed for much the same reasons they do in canon - albeit at few years earlier.
Until they produce a son, Viserys is still next in line to the throne and without any male heirs of his own. This changes after he marries Alicent Hightower - again, for much the same reasons in canon (because Otto may be good at his job, but he's also in it for himself, as are most people who rise to become Hand; Viserys is still the best groom he can get for his daughter by medieval standards) - who births three sons and a daughter in short order.
Problems start when Rhaenyra gives birth to a son - Jace, who looks nothing like his father - and continues with the births of Luke and Joffery. Bastards, everyone whispers.
Things get worse with the birth of her younger children - Aegon, Viserys, and Visenya - for while they look the image of Valyrian royalty, many assume they're actually the children of her uncle and goodbrother, Prince Daemon, who is seen more often in Rhaenyra's company than her husband.
Though Laenor maintains Rhaenyra's children are his, there are many who begin looking towards Viserys to succeed him.
Then in 129 AC, two things happen: Laenor Valeryon and Viserys Targaryen both die - perhaps in the same hunting mishap, perhaps from an illness that sweeps through the Crownlands.
Jacaerys is crowned king...
...and the people rebel.
There are a variety of reasons why people would not be happy with the king's legally recognized heir succeeding him, ranging from 1) not wanting a bastard on the throne to 2) not wanting someone partial to Daemon - and inclined to take his advice - on the throne to 3) genuinely disliking the policies implemented during Laenor's reign and hoping for a return to the good times under a Targaryen king to 4) wanting to use the chaos as a ladder for their own advancement. Like the canon Dance of Dragons, it's a complicated intersection of social, political, religious, and economic issues at play.
And that's really all I have - the same players, the same game, just a slightly different board. The actual outcome of this Dance and how it comes about is entirely dealer's choice, but the takeaway should be that these characters were always doomed by their circumstances to a war they could possibly stop if they tried - only to see it play out in the next generation or the next, until war has wiped out all alternative contenders.
Bonuses include: 1) Laenor being a doting father and a sweetheart of a human being, but a disappointment as a king. He is indecisive, generous, friendly, easily swayed by his friends, and - ultimately - not strong enough to stand on his own in the cutthroat world of Westerosi politics; 2) Less concentration being given to the people in power than the children who will succeed them: Jace, Aegon II, and their respective siblings. The focus should be their bright childhoods and friendships being destroyed by the realities of their positions, which are entirely out of their control; and 3) In keeping with previous, a childlike wonder at Westeros and the glittering court at the Red Keep that slowly turns dark and heavy with the burden of adult expectations and inherited sins placed on young shoulders. The fracturing of a storybook, safe world into the nightmare that Westerosi politics actually is. Or: coming of age in the Seven Kingdoms.
As I said, that's all I really have. As always, feel free to adopt this bun, just link back if you do anything with it.
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outtagum · 1 year
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Halloween 2022: Iconic celebrity costumes (1/?)
Mindy Kaling as Velma Dinkley from SCOOBY-DOO
Janelle Monae as Diva Plavalaguna from THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Lili Reinhart, Madelaide Petsch and Camila Mendes as The Sanderson Sisters from HOCUS POCUS
Paris Hilton as Sailor Moon 
Kim Kardashian as Mystique from X-MEN
Kylie Jenner as The Bride of Frankenstein
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake as Harry and Marv from HOME ALONE
Jade Thirlwall as Princess Jasmine from ALADDIN
Florence Pugh as Cruella DeVil from 101 DALMATIANS and friend Theo Smith as iconic Florence Pugh at 2022 Venice Film Festival
Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian as Chucky and Tiffany from BRIDE OF CHUCKY
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bullet-prooflove · 1 year
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Taylor Swift - Mixed Tape Prompt List
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A collection of prompts from the Taylor Swift songs I love.
Pick one of the chars from my ASK list and pop an ASK in the ASK box!
1)      I can see you standing, honey with his arms around your body
2)      Make sure nobody sees you leave
3)      Wanna see what's under that attitude
4)      We were in the backseat
5)      Cross your heart, won't tell no other
6)      No one has to know what we do
7)      That's the kind of heartbreak time could never mend
8)      'Cause I loved you, I swear I loved you
9)      Wishing I stayed
10)   His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room
11)   you won't have to cry
12)   I've been breakin' hearts a long time
13)   If you ever walk away
14)   Fuck you
15)   hide in the closet
16)   Nothing lasts forever
17)   Champagne
18)   staring out at the midnight sea
19)   Go there every night
20)   The darkest little paradise
21)   Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours
22)   Slept next to her, but I dreamt of you
23)   Now I'm feeling hopeless
24)   You need to just stop
25)   when we've had our very last kiss
26)   You are somebody that I don't know
27)   Tangled up with you all night
28)   I still got love for you
29)   scream ferociously
30)   Tell yourself you can always stop
31)   I think it's 'cause of me
32)   this is gonna take me down
33)   I still got love for you
34)   Love you to the moon and to Saturn
35)   You need to calm down
36)   I can see the end as it begins
37)   I think you should come live with Me
38)   Drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar
39)   You know I adore you
40)   Sunshine on the street 
41)   She's gone too far this time
42)   For you, I would cross the line
43)   must've taken all night
44)   I'd beg you on my knees to stay
45)   Clandestine meetings and longing stares
46)   Laughin', but the joke's not funny at all
47)   Sat on the roof, you and I
48)   Say you'll remember me
49)   When you can't sleep at night
50)   Walk me back to that apartment
51)   I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
52)   Ran for my life
53)   You hold my hand on the street
54)   And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
55)   No one likes a mad woman
56)   in your wildest dreams
57)   And it's okay if you're mad
58)   It's like I couldn't breathe
59)   Red lips and rosy cheeks
60)   And it took you five whole minutes to pack us up and leave me with it
61)   You made her like that
62)   You heard the rumors
63)   Cursing my name
64)   You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same
65)   I think I've seen this film before and I didn't like the ending
66)   It's been a long time coming
67)   Doing your dirtiest work for you
68)   Leave the perfume on the shelf that you picked out just for him
69)   You can't believe a word she says
70)   What am I defending?
71)   It's you and me
72)   Rolling fake dice
73)   You turned into your worst fears
74)    Leave no trace behind
75)   You used to tell me I was brave
76)   And that's the thing about illicit affairs
77)   She’s a bad, bad girl.
78)   Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me
79)   The worst thing that I ever dis was what I did to you
80)   Doing your dirtiest work for you
81)   I know I miss you
82)   I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
83)   For you, I would ruin myself
84)   Like you don't even exist
85)   I think you should come home
86)   The only thing I wanna do is make it up to you
87)  Knuckles bloody for me
88)  When you say I seem angry
89)  You know I can't see with anyone else
90)  Kissin' in my car
91)  Drunk on this pain
92)  There's nothing like this
93)  They'd say I played the field before I found someone to commit to
94)   I know where it all went wrong
95)   He's just your understudy
96)   Your favorite song was playing
97)   You took everything from me
98)    I don't want you to (go)
99)   nowhere to be found
100) Battered and bruising
101) Second, third, and hundredth chances
102) She should be mad
103)  Darling, I'm scared
104)  I don't really wanna
105) You are the only one who seems to care
106)  I saw you dance with him
107)  Add insult to injury
108)  Tossing out blame
109)  A figment of my worst intentions
110)  Good wives always know
111)  I'm not your problem anymore
112) We always walked a very thin line
113)  You didn't even hear me out
114)  You never gave a warning sign
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reprisalet · 7 months
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𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙙𝙡𝙖𝙣.
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gender: cis male
age: 101
height: 6’0”
crest/holy blood: N/A
class: heron laguz (default POR/RD class)
affiliation: knights of seiros, newly-united kingdom of the bird laguz tribes 
personal history
Begnion Year 548 - born to King of Herons Lorazieh of Serenes Forest and his wife, the second-youngest of at least four children (Rafiel and Lillia older, Leanne younger); he had a fairly uneventful upbringing as a prince within the forest, and during his childhood years he and his younger sister fostered a friendship with King Naesala of Kilvas
Begnion Year 625 - Massacre of Serenes forest, the people of the Begnion massacred the herons of Serenes as ‘revenge’ for an empress the herons never murdered; Reyson and his father were, at the time, assumed to be the only survivors; rescued by King Tibarn of Phoenicis and sheltered along with his father within the kingdom of hawks
Begnion Year 626 - piracy and pillaging perpetuated by the Hawk and Raven Tribes against the Begnion Empire (by hawks) and all human ships (by ravens), actively encouraged by Reyson, as acts of vengeance for the massacre
Bengion Year 645 - Mad King’s War, Reyson:
is sold into slavery by Naesala, manages to escape the estate of Duke Tanas
reunites with his sister (Leanne) in what he still considers a genuinely miraculous occurrence
reconciles with Begnion after Empress Sanaki’s heartfelt apology and began early steps in mending beorc-laguz relations
joins with the Greil Mercenaries/Crimean Army and aids Princess Elincia in reclaiming her occupied homeland
Begnion Year 646 - End/aftermath of the Mad King’s War; returns to Phoenicis with Tibarn
Begnion Year 648 - Laguz Alliance goes to war with Begnion Empire, Reyson (and Serenes by extension) allies with the Laguz Alliance, fighting against Begnion and the Kingdom of Daein, until such time as the war escalated far enough to wake the goddess Ashera
Begnion Year 648-49 - After the reversal of Ashera’s Judgment, Reyson assists the newly united bird tribes in making their home in Serenes under King Tibarn; he finds himself well-suited to politics
Begnion Year 649/Imperial Year 1181 - took a position at Garreg Mach Monastery as a Knight of Seiros in pursuit of self-betterment and growth, to see/experience the word beyond the borders of Tellius
personal information
interests. harp-playing, other instruments, singing, gardening, training, flower pressing likes. open skies, ocean breeze, father/siblings, neutral colors, forest animals, seeing combat dislikes. enclosed spaces, dark places, time-wasting, being perceived as weak status. second prince of serenes / knight of seiros close allies. tibarn, naesala, leanne, rafiel, ike, janaff, ulki (toa-specific friends tba as he forms more rp connections)
dining hall preferences
[ or: maybe just don’t invite him to dine with you if there’s meat involved ]
likes. Sweet Bun Trio, Peach Sorbet, Country-Style Red Turnip Plate okay. Saghert and Cream, Vegetable Pasta Salad, Vegetable Stir-Fry dislikes. Beast Meat Teppanyaki, Pickled Rabbit Skewers, Daphnel Stew, Gronder Meat Skewers, Derdriu-Style Fried Pheasant, Onion Gratin Soup, Grilled Herring, Fish and Bean Soup, Fruit and Herring Tart, Fisherman’s Bounty, Fish Sandwich, Two-Fish Saute, Bourgeois Pike, Sauteed Jerky, Spicy Fish and Turnip Stew, Sweet and Salty Whitefish Saute, Super-Spicy Fish Dango, Sauteed Pheasant and Eggs, Garreg Mach Meat Pie, Cheesy Verona Stew, Pickled Seafood and Vegetables, Gautier Cheese Gratin, Cabbage and Herring Stew, Small Fish Skewers, Fried Crayfish
dining hall quotes
favorite dish. “i could eat this every day and never tire of it.” other dish. “i’m happy to have been invited to dine with you.” least favorite dish. “unfortunately i cannot eat this. please, have my portion. no—i insist. i’ll not repeat my mistakes.” with tibarn. “it has been some time since we have been able to sit down and have a meal together, hasn’t it? we should do this more often.” with naesala. “careful. this one will steal the food from your plate if you turn away.” with rafiel or leanne. “is the food to your liking? here, let me fetch us more.”
teatime guide
favorite tea: sweet-apple blend, honeyed-fruit blend conversation topics: a place you’d like to visit. animals around the monastery. capable comrades. close calls. dining partners. dreamy knights. gardening mishaps. hopes for your future. music. our first meeting. overcoming weaknesses. past laughs. plans for the future. the view from the bridge. the last battle. working together. you seem different. you’re doing great work. 
teatime quotes
greeting. “thank you for inviting me. i will admit, i haven’t taken much time to relax lately. this should help.” favorite tea. “ah, this is delicious. i’ll be wanting a second cup soon.”
BEING OBSERVED.
“did you need something? my wings are unusual here, i know, but don’t stare too long or i’ll suspect ill intent.”
“keep staring at me like that and you’ll be wearing this tea soon enough.”
“oh? can i help you with something?”
QUIPS.
“i see.” 
“let me see that.”
“mhm.”
“what’s in these desserts…?”
“ah, do you hear that? the wind blowing through the trees…”
FINAL COMMENT.
“i think that some of the others are still worried about me. if someone mentions it, tell them i’m fine, would you?” answer: sigh, admonish
“the architecture here is rather imposing, is it not? why do temples to goddesses always reach so… high?” answer: chat
“it pains me to admit it, but I used to be a bit… hot-headed. i believe i’ve calmed down since meeting ike. why are you giving me that look? if you think I’m bad now, just know i was once worse.” answer: laugh, praise
“fódlan’s goddess seems so distant. but she hears prayers given through song, so if you require a strong voice to add melody to your own, i am here.”  answer: blush, nod
“i have a lot of work to do, for the knights. it’s nice to actually be able to give back for once, rather than just be assisted by others.” answer: disagree
“there’s a lot more room to fly than you might think in this place. borrow a mount from the stables and take to the skies with me sometime.” answer: chat, nod
END QUOTE.
“i’ll admit it, a break like this was good for me. invite me again sometime, won’t you?”
gift guide
favorite gifts. carnation, watering can, training weight, owl feather disliked gifts. smoked meat, hunting dagger
GIFT QUOTES.
disliked gift. “you’re… uh... it was very kind of you to think of me.” liked gift. “for me? i don’t know what to say.” favorite gift. “i will treasure this. now what shall i get you in return?”
lost items
item one. silver bracelet. description. an ornate piece of silver jewelry. the metal knotwork is like nothing you’ve ever seen. though it appears delicate, it shows no sign of breaking when held. location found. knights’ quarters common area.
item two. sheet music. description. heavily annotated sheet music, clearly handwritten and many-times revised. written using the grand staff, so this likely belongs to a pianist or harpist. location found. chapel.
item three. white feather. description. what a pretty feather! but you haven’t seen any all-white birds around the monastery, have you? location found. bridge.
LOST ITEM QUOTES.
owner. “ah, yes, that is mine. embarrassing that i misplaced it so easily.” not owner. “is this a joke? do you think i would own something like that?”
monastery lines
choir practice. “there is something nostalgic about this. now if only these students could all actually harmonize…” cooking. “i’m not very good at this. but let’s see, if we add this… and a little of this…”
tutoring
INSTRUCT.
bad. “i will get it next time!” great. “just so.” great. “i understand now.” perfect. “i will continue with this momentum.” when praised. “this was the result of my determination, that’s all.”
CHORES.
stable duty. “let’s get this done quickly. the horses are well taken care of, but we can always improve upon what comes before. if you like, i can tell you which horses like you best.”
weeding / clearing rubble. “this is rather intense work, is it not? but i will not drag you down.”
sky watch. “how high can you fly? i think we will have a better view if we go this way.” ( with tibarn ) “we’re to patrol together? then i will stay by your side. lead on.”
CERTIFICATION EXAMS.
failed. “how embarrassing… i will endeavor to improve for next time.” passed. “i’m pleased with this result. should i get back to work?”
LECTURE QUESTIONS.
approach. “pardon me…” question. “I have been told by a number of people recently that they are… concerned with how close to the front lines I am getting. While I recognize my own limitations, I simply can’t provide any useful support from the back. Also, I do not want to be given special treatment. How should I best allay their concerns?”
> “i’ll put you where you’ll be of the most use.” ( best answer ) > “people are just worried about you. you need to understand where they’re coming from.” ( worst answer ) > “there are many things to keep track of on the battlefield. let your friends know that the circumstances may change from moment to moment, but that you trust them and expect them to trust you, too.” ( ok answer )
UPDATE GOALS.
“i’m very interested in the faith magic of this land. there are many ways to heal a wound, and i want to become better at them. would you give me a chance to explore how it reacts with my galdrar, and help me with this method of study?”
LEVEL UP.
zero to two stats up. “forgive me… i have disappointed myself most of all…” three or four stats up. “i am improving, though this battle is rather chaotic.” five stats up. “ah, there is strength within me after all.” six stats up. “i feel as though i can keep fighting. the spirit of order is with me, it seems.” upon reaching max lvl. “i think… i may be at my peak. a shame.”
NEW SKILL.
“i’ll put this to good use.” “i'm learning much.” “now tell me what to do with this.”
RECLASSING.
“If this is the path to true strength, I will follow it.”
battle quotes
white clouds chapter one. three houses  retreat quote ( mock battle )
“ugh… forgive me, but i’ve exhausted myself with this…”
white clouds chapter two. familiar scenery first kill
“oh, my. did i… actually do that?”
WHEN SELECTED.
full/high hp. “show me where to go.” medium hp. “i’m fine. don’t give me special treatment.” low hp. “i can keep going… i’m not weak…”
ENEMY MISSES.
“not quite!”
CRITICAL ATTACK.
“get back!” “unforgivable!”
GAMBIT.
“well, how about we try this? follow my lead, now.” “we are stronger together.”
GAMBIT BOOST.
“let me lend you my voice!”
DEFEATED ENEMY.
“oh…”
ALLY DEFEATS ENEMY.
“well done!” “impressive.”
ALLY HEALS/RALLIES.
“i will repay you.”
DEATH/RETREAT QUOTES.
casual. “ugh... i've done all i can to help you... forgive me for retreating early…”
classic. “so this is as far as i go… rafiel, leanne, father… forgive me, i did not mean to reduce our numbers further…”
advice box
question. “since coming here, i have received a number of meaningless compliments on my appearance. despite what hard work i have been doing as a knight, it seems my wings or my face are the only things people notice. it… is reminiscent of a rather unpleasant time. how do i quickly convey that i’m not an object to be coveted?”
> people are only paying you compliments because they’re intimidated by you. don’t be so uptight.
> try punching them in the nose.
> you don’t owe them any politeness. just tell them firmly to leave you be and don’t start a fight.
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epictailsfan · 9 months
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Regading Ruby Gillman, I doubt most people (optimistically speaking) actually believe the filmmakers deliberately made a pro-racism/xenophobic message and it's just memes to poke fun at what appeared to be a glaring oversight with the film (had Ruby never given Chelsea any chance for simply being a mermaid even after she had been kind to her and outright saved her life, nobody would've been in danger. Also the parts where Chelsea showed concern for Ruby when she wasn't even looking at her which is just bad twist villain writing 101 *cough* Hans *cough*). With that said, given how the final product came to be it comes across as a headache to sell. People will blame marketing for spoiling the plot of the film sure but had it not been spoiled, you'd be left trying to sell a movie about two unlikely teenage friends trying to mend the generational conflict between their races. Now imagine audiences seeing the film and finding out in the last 15 minutes of the film, one of the friends was pure evil the whole time and peace was never option. Doesn't help there's only one fight scene in the whole film so you can't market it as an action movie without spoiling the reveal that Chelsea is evil. The Chelsea we got screams marketing nightmare but I could be wrong if someone could point out a way to sell the film without both spoiling the twist or selling it as an unlikely friends tale. You could remove Chelsea from the marketing entirely on paper, but at that point you wouldn't have much left to sell the movie as is.
I agree, these are just memes made by people who didn't like how mermaids were portrayed in the movie.and talking about the movie's marketing, i agree with you that even if the trailers hadn't revealed the twist, people would still be disappointed, because most of the fandom prefers chelsea to be a separate character from nerissa, and this is due to the fact that there is a certain potential for ruby and chelsea's friendship to being interesting and not to mention people love the redeemed mean girl trope.
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