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🧍♂️🔵🕳️.
in some sort of sick joke being played on me by my head i’ve been plagued by the sight and thought of a blue plastic shroud from a writing project i have not touched in almost a year now . which has also been plaguing my head for the entire year now with no outlet. the inspiration for the shroud is the famous ikea plastic bag
context: a man has died in the aftermath of a car accident. it is high noon and the sky is blue.
#worse context: this is a retelling of oedipus rex#i am you#my art#original art#2024 art#shoot the messenger
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This is technically a Diana's age poll but I framed it partially around Julia's rescue because that's the event I need to contextualize and whether or not Diana is a thing yet is p important for my purposes. I would keep the Pérez run and postcrisis continuity in mind when answering this bc that's when this is relevant but I'd keep in mind that even though Diana is very young there (like early 20s) we don't know I don't think if she ages differently as a child (esp as a themysciran AND being made from clay) and in some versions she is older than she looks and was made earlier
Edit: I accidentally logic-ed this out in the tags lol 🤦♀️but feel free to still vote however you want. Going to publish this anyway bc I think I made some good points later in my tags
#blah#the 45 years is a guesstimation of julias age w her being in her late 40s#bc she has a middle school aged daughter which would make you lean a bit younger but shes also highly respected prof at harvard (is she the#dept head? i think so. and has a career that would suggest older. and shes also drawn middle aged so 🤷♀️#i would say late 40s early 50s for her honestly. but i moved it down a lil bit bc of vanessas age#wait shit i may have contradicted logic here bc wasnt the diana trevor stuff supposed to have happened before dianas birth. and that was#wwii. which would be btwn 42 and 45 years. BC PÉREZ!TREVOR IS OLD I FORGOT THAT#okay so actually there still could be a question of what happened first the timeline would just be much shorter#but then wouldnt julias family be boating during wwii? that makes no sense#im definitely thinkimg too hard about this probably. logically it would make the most sense if diana was like 20smth in reality. but thats#its own basket of worms honestly. like what do you mean hippolyta only had like 20 yrs w her daughter out of a lifespan of thousands of#years. what do you MEAN she became champion and ambassador so young like#like also thats the point though. she had to wear a mask in the challenge for a reason. her inexperience with men is what makes her the kind#of ambassador they need. and her youth and relation to hippolyta and role as the baby of the amazons is one of the things that makes her#ambassadorship SO important is bc she fulfills that role in an ancient sense. where it would be a sign of great trust and respect to send#someone close to the crown as an envoy bc it shows you mean business and arent going to reneg on whatever the deal is. bc if you do they#shoot the messenger#god anyways i very much answered my own question here in the tags like 100%. esp in regards to the pérez canon bc he very much laid this out#and i was trying to weasel my way out of it. only that didnt work and the decisions he made he made for a reason and they have huge#narrative importance. damn. okay then#i always write the shittiest posts and the best tags and then have to keep the post to keep the tags#i rlly need to make these tags posts ugh. anyways keeping this up bc of my tags abt diana and ambassadorship#also sidenote I LOVE HIPPOLYTA#just though id mention that. i love how much shes motivated by love and i also love when she makes fucked up decisions bc of that and has to#live with them. woman of all time FOR REALS#god this is making me want to reread historia again lol bc its the one ww comic i own. also its fire. and hippolyta gets to make shitty#decisions motivated by emotion and live w the consequences. and the comic is actually good unlike when that happened in the messner-loebs#run. which was the other instance of that ive read rlly. 10000% sure there are others but i havent fully gotten there yet.#i mean ive read other comics where she makes painful decisions thats like her whole deal but there are different vibes to those than the two#i mentioned. like the exile thing in ww year 1 or rlly anytime she has to send diana away
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Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness - "Shoot the Messenger"
Episode 45 overall
Synopsis:
Po and Tigress must stop a messenger from delivering a scroll that could start an eternal war in China, but this tough goat isn't going down without a fight.
Character:
Po and Tigress got better in fighting while chained up together.
Gorilla brothers are funny.
Panda Pals are back! They showed up to give an exposition on who Kweng is and what the Kung Fu Express is. Because children love that stuff. They are pointless. They’re so useless that after the info dump only the bunny girl goes with Po and Tigress.
Kweng could explain who he is himself.
Lam is only there so we can show how Kweng doesn’t care about who he hurts as long he does his job right. And make our heroes job harder.
Besides that, it was a good episode.
Villains: Kweng is the villain of the episode. He almost killed Tigress, Po and Lam. At lest you know your messages are safe with him.
#Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness#kung fu panda#kfp#Po#Master Tigress#Tigress#Master Shifu#Shifu#Master Crane#Crane#Master Viper#Viper#Master Monkey#Monkey#Master Mantis#Mantis#Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness - Shoot the Messenger#Shoot the Messenger#Kweng
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The honeymoon's over
#Canada#Ukraine#NATO#Germany#military#criticism#boondogle#catastrophe#shoot the messenger#denial#vindictiveness
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The cure for dysphoria is sloppy unhinged passionate desperate t4t sex yes the doctor did inform me of this you can ask him
#trans nsft#t4t nsft#mlm nsft#trans guy nsft#ftm nsft#t4t ns/fw#nsft trans#nsft bottom#ftm mlm#ftm bottom#ftm ns/fw#ftm t4t#don’t shoot the messenger!!!!
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philza minecraft no.1 usmp hater
transcript:
Tommy (through tts): go play on the QSMP with the cool guys
Philza: [...] go play on the USMP, oh wait, oh fuck wait, you can't! because its not real yet!
#philza#tommyinnit#qsmp#dont shoot the messenger#he cant in good conscious do gay roleplay on That Server#this is proof age doesnt ruin the hater grind
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I don’t know why, but I can feel it in my heart and soul that Crosshair would love iced coffee. Specifically iced vanilla lattes with oat milk.
#listen#I don’t know why my brain comes up with these things#don’t shoot the messenger#I’m just as lost as you are#star wars tbb#star wars the bad batch#tbb crosshair#the bad batch#tbb headcanons
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i love putting characters through hurt and im thinking right now about the "one that got away" trope, particularly in the context of the katy perry song....
katsuki sitting alone in his kitchen. it's well lit, beautiful really. everything a successful pro-hero could ever hope to have, but he can't help but think about the person he'd originally intended to share it with.
all those years ago on his shitty couch in his shitty apartment, you tucked under his arm with a glass of shitty chardonnay that sloshes every time you laugh with your belly. fantasizing about having the type of open living room that would let you see into the kitchen. about an archway with crown-molding, peering into a warmly lit kitchen. no more renting. talking with you about the type of furniture you'd fill the space with. warm dark wood, an antique dining table, bookshelves and not needing to worry about just how much space they take up.
he can't help but think about how he'd decorated it the way you'd talked about. it was unconsciously done, of course and he only really notices it on late nights like these. when he's alone with a cup of steaming tea and takes a moment to remember where he is. katsuki can't help but feel that you'd like the way he decorated his house. like somehow, on some level, he'd done it for you.
of course, that was years ago. 10 maybe? yeah, 10 sounds right. it may be longer, but if it is, katsuki doesn't really want to think about it. just more wasted time.
he tries to be positive about it, about his good standing in life. fame, wealth, power even. he tries to be grateful for the blessings, for the job he loves, the home he finds beautiful, the friends who pulled him out when you left. katsuki tries to move on, to continue forward. but nights like these make the wound fresh. they cut him open a little bit.
it could have been really good, he thinks. if he'd been a little smarter or a little wiser. if he'd ponied up his courage to... be more. pride's a bitch though and it really only leaves you when what matters most already has. but it could have been good. this house could have been good. you could have sat with him, worried about him. he could have taken care of you.
there have been other people. katsuki has tried, he really has. but he's still a bit too stubborn. it only gets worse with age. everyone has a little bit of you in them. something that reminds him of the way things could have been. snippets of someone too far away to reach. yeah, they all have a little bit of you, but they're not you. that's where katuski thinks he's gone wrong.
he has people that never really leave him. that's just who he is. you're one of them, he supposes. in another life, you wouldn't be the one that got away. he'd look in the mirror at his premature gray hairs and instead of being alone, you'd come up next to him and tell him that you've always liked a silver fox. yeah, that sounds about right, like something you would say.
you're probably married now. katsuki can't really bring himself to check, doesn't really want to. no point in mulling it over, he thinks. his tea's getting cold.
#bakugou x reader#bakugou katsuki x reader#sorry about this#idk what came over me... don't shoot the messenger bro this came from god#i have a happy ending formulating in my brain though#running into each other later in life#mid to late 40s i wanna say#in the station or something#reconnecting.. catching up.... yeah#tw: angst#tw: breakups
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rhysand showing up on calanmai… why are you here sir🤨 looking for a certain blond high lord perhaps🤨 on the sex ritual night🤨🤨
#acotar#pro tamlin#tamlin#a court of thorns and roses#tamsand#rhysand#dont shoot me im just the messenger 🤭🤭#tamsand is so canon to me good god
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Ulysses obsession with the Courier is a special type of sad to me cause the Courier’s part was so important but so unwitting. They had no idea what was in the package they delivered and neither did he. Neither had an idea of what it could’ve done and the Courier was only caring out their job (mind you the Courier could be killed via notes in the express contract if they don’t). To them it was just another regular delivery to the divide and one that they likely thought would help, just like all the ones before.
It’s so tragic for Ulysses to hold so much ire to the Courier when it really was the case of it could’ve been anyone. Anyone could have delivered that package but they did and so he focused the blame on them and it destroys what he is trying to instill in the courier on a fundamental level.
#like yeah the courier delivered the package but in the end that’s a job#any random courier could’ve delivered it especially since we know in the past the factions were farther apart and this travel was a smidge#safer but courier six got it and this Ulysses blamed them#like I don’t care much for Ulysses because I think lonesome road embodies don’t shoot the messenger at it core#and what people focus on doesn’t focus on the fact that in the bigger picture#everything went wrong because two factions were at war and at some point the codes would have been delivered#and the divide destroyed cause with how close it is to NCR territory it would of been found#like there is an inevitable and too many people treat Ulysses as if he knows more or is more aware of the idiosyncrasies of conflict#when he’s like fundamentally flawed just at the standard of being a legion apologist STILL and just how focused he is on one persons#involvement cause yeah choices matter even the small one but I think Veronica’s quest says it best with a line from the courier#you can’t control what they do#like the courier couldn’t and can’t control what they deliver and yet it’s got them in hot water multiple times#like do you think they enjoy being shot or knowing they are indirectly responsible for activating the annihilation of a community#to me it’s hypocrisy to be willing to end the world or one world to prove a point and whatever argument made that only military factions#suffer forget there are innocent civilians suffering that had no part and Ulysses is no better than the Courier#I don’t like devils advocate and a lot of the dlc just feels like that but idk I know people love it but the depth is just not there for mr#ulysses fnv#fallout#fallout new vegas#courier six#the courier#lonesome road#the courier has very little personality outside what we give them but some lines and delivery paint a picture#like uhhhh undertale deltarune rules ig
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Don't Shoot the Messenger: Novella
Despite how it might seem, being a messenger for the feared sea-demon pirate, Admiral Satrasi, infamous far and wide for having an entire fleet of raiding vessels who answer to him alone, is a relatively safe job. After all, no one knowingly crosses the Admiral. Right?
The most recent captain looking to join his fleet hasn’t gotten that bulletin yet.
He's going to find exactly what happens when someone interferes with the Admiral's favorite messenger.
My debut novella, Don't Shoot the Messenger, is officially available!
If you like supernatural romances between confident heroines and demon pirates with a healthy dose of jerk-gets-what's-coming-to-him, then please check it out!
Amazon: eBook and Paperback. It's also available through kindleunlimited!
#don't shoot the messenger#novella#publishing#my books#monster romance#terato#exophilia#demon#pirate#i can't believe it's finally here and out there in the world
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wait why is drunk byler a possibility for canon i’m lost
the cast has been filming at this house this past week, ppl speculating theyre filming a party of some sort… we might be wrong tho lol cause we only rlly have pics of the house exterior
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The different versions of "Yuri"
There are two versions of the Japanese name "Yuri" and I wrote a short guide how to distinguish them:
The female Yuri (百合) translates as "lily". It's a fairly common name in Japan. In Japan, white lilies haven been symbolising the beauty and purity in women for centuries, and because of this it eventually became the term to describe sapphic fiction, especially in manga and anime.
The male 勇利 is fairly different in meaning and writing. The first kanji 利 ("yuu") translates as courage, the second one 利 ("ri") as advantage--attributes that traditionally haven been associated with men and match Yuuri's personality nicely. Likewise, many female names are derived from terms that describe beauty, gentleness, and other traditional "female" virtues, and not only in Japanese culture but also other cultures (thanks for nothing, patriarchy).
Yes, you read that right: the creators didn't give Yuuri a woman's name.
The pronunciation for each name is different as well. Whereas 百合 has a short first vowel, the first vowel in 勇利 is drawn out. This becomes obvious when both names are written in hiragana:
百合 -> ゆり (yu-ri)
勇利 -> ゆうり(yu-u-ri)
That's why "Yuuri" has established itself as the preferred spelling of our beloved katsudon's name in the fandom. (Another valid spelling would be Yūri.)
In katakana, these names are:
ユリ
ユーリ
The second one looks familiar, right?
To sum this up, we have
勇利 ≠ 百合
and in romaji:
Yuuri ≠ Yuri
With this in mind, watching the show with English subs becomes a bit jarring, especially as you can hear the characters drawing out the first vowel in "Yuuri".
There are a few more combinations of kanji forming both names, with different meanings. If you're interested in that, you can look them up on Wikipedia.
Bonus: What about Yurio's given name?
The Russian (male) name Yuri (Юрий) derives from the Old Greek Georgios (Γεώργιος), which means farmer, or literally, "he who works the earth". Yuri and its variants are popular in Slavic countries, while in Western Europe and English-speaking countries worldwide Georg/George is more common.
So, yeah, we have three different "Yuris" with different meanings and spellings.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk! Hope this helps!
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can we get period blood gabv1el pretty please with a railcoin on top
Sighs deeply.
Fine. It’s scheduled for Sunday
#everyone please direct any complaints regarding Sundays post to this anon I am not responsible for the damage#don’t shoot me im just the messenger etc#ask#asks#non voice post
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you guys are so stupid for giving me hung!danny…I can’t stop thinking about it like omg
whoever sent that is godsend like wow that’s in my brain all the time. him being whiny bc you feel so good around him, hugging you so tight as you bounce on it, gasping and moaning into your skin bc omg he just can’t take it.
that, and you’re moaning so loud in his ear about how good you’re fucking him and how big he is and he’s just flooding inside you :( can’t take all of it at once
#also i’d love to fuck him with a leash and collar on him#DOKT SHOOT THE MESSENGER#rory culkin smut#rory culkin#danny cooper prompt#danny cooper smut#danny cooper
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Pre-order: Don't Shoot the Messenger
My novella, Don't Shoot the Messenger, is now available for eBook pre-order on Amazon!
Print to come!
Despite how it might seem, being a messenger for the feared sea-demon pirate, Admiral Satrasi, infamous far and wide for having an entire fleet of raiding vessels who answer to him alone, is a relatively safe job. After all, no one knowingly crosses the Admiral. Right?
The most recent captain looking to join his fleet hasn’t gotten that bulletin yet.
He's going to find exactly what happens when someone interferes with the Admiral's favorite messenger.
UPDATE! It's officially out now!
Amazon: eBook and Paperback. It's also available through kindleunlimited!
#don't shoot the messenger#dsm#publishing#self publishing#pre-order#monster fucker#monster romance#monster x human#fantasy#writing
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