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Billy being shorter than Steve
Billy with his head tucked into Steve’s neck
Steve just swallowing Billy in a hug, warm and safe
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Been on tumblr 13 years and made a side blog for the first time :)
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Day 7: Dreaming/Waking
#soriku week 2023#sora#riku#kingdom hearts#soriku#idk I had to draw dream eater riku in some form so tada his tiny wings#also symphony of sorcery because nothing says gay like (gestures broadly at level design)#I had a blast doing these!#i maybe should have started this one before approximately 9:30 pm but oops#teleport warning draws
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👑 of the simps
CHERRY MAGIC THE MOVIE [2022]
#cherry magic#cherry magic the movie#30 sai made dotei da to mahotsukai ni nareru rashii#cherry magic spoilers#adachi x kurosawa#kurosawa single-handedly inventing romance in the most intensely-awkward ways known to man#(also the blending sorcery i had to work to get them both in frame in gif 1? where’s my wine-)#akaso eiji#machida keita#lextag#tonanons#userjap#userspicy#jdrama#japanese bl#asiandramanet#asianlgbtqdramas#mor gifs cherry magic
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@naffeclipse
Them ❤️
#HOLD ON IMMA RAMBLE IN TAGS#my ârt#fnaf daycare attendant#cryptid sightings#naffeclipse#OKOKok so maybe I got busy with school for a few weeks there and couldn't keep up#BUT last week I finally sat down and read like 6 chapters in a row#and my stars I am bouncing off the walls#naff naff listen these demon guys live in my brain#this is exactly how I got excited during sleuth jesters naff you have sorcery#good lord you know how to write tension and foreshadowing#I have theories I have thoughts but I truly just want to see all the guns placed on stage and they are about to go off I can feel it#hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh their emotional conflict is killing me and ripping my heart out#they want to say something so bad but also protect the bean bc they're clearly scared and they're gonna freak out but#can they calm the heart down before it runs away?#naff I am not joking this is literally my favorite thing rn#anyway it's almost 2am have a lovely night!!!!#friend fanart#tw blood
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This excerpt from the letter Elminster sends to God!Gale post game has had me in a sadness chokehold for DAYS. I knew Gale was young when he was scouted as a new potential Chosen but he was EIGHT??? Eight years old. A child. A baby. And he was accidentally destroying property with fireballs that young? That boy was a sorcerer. The way that one moment changed the trajectory of his entire life.
Elminster watched a little boy cry over ruined flowers and so many years later finally feels regret.
#and I hope it haunted him til the end of his days#this all but confirms my hc that Gale was born a sorcerer#what human 8 year old is casting fireball accidentally or otherwise#his wizard training refined his innate sorcery and made him a ‘prodigy’#which isn’t to say he isn’t deserving of that title because he is incredibly intelligent and has A Way with magic#but I do think he was More than a wizard#and I also think that’s what saved his life when the orb happened#it ate through his innate power which satisfied it enough to spare Gale’s life#at least long enough to get through that first horrible year#it’s dire again by the time tav meets him because it’s burned through all of Gale’s natural magic#so the man tav pulls out of the portal is for the first time JUST a wizard#(how long does Gale mourn that lost part of himself without knowing what he’s mourning)#anyway#I sad#bg3#baldur's gate 3#gale of waterdeep#mine
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I think it's interesting that when Gandalf describes Denethor's ability to "perceive, if he bends his will thither, much of what is passing in the minds of men," he ties it less to his wisdom or general insightfulness (though he possesses both) than to his difference from "other men of this time," his near total Númenóreanness, and as bolded here, the active exercise of his will.
Tolkien also attributes Denethor's resilience against Sauron (by contrast with Saruman) to not only his right to use the Anor-stone, but "great strength of will." He notes that Sauron had no servant with greater mental powers than Saruman or Denethor, and Gandalf remarks that Denethor was "too great" to be subdued to Sauron's will.
Denethor and Gandalf have a strange and unsettling silent confrontation, carried on by their gazes, yet it strikes Pippin as like "a line of smouldering fire" and "as if reading each other's mind." Gandalf afterwards says Pippin was stuck between two "terrible old men," lumping Denethor in with himself. Pippin also sees some kind of kinship between Denethor and Gandalf, as Sam saw between Faramir and Gandalf.
In his letters, Tolkien said that the ancient Númenóreans became barely distinguishable from Elves in appearance and in their powers of mind. In Unfinished Tales, he notes that they loved their horses, and when a Númenórean had a strong bond with a horse, it was said that the horse could be summoned "by thought alone."
In LOTR, Faramir—who has inherited Denethor's Númenóreanness/wizardliness—has a reputation for command over both animals and men. When everyone else is thrown by their horses upon being chased by five Nazgûl, he not only keeps his seat, but mysteriously gets his horse to ride back towards the Nazgûl. And during the retreat across the Pelennor, the soldiers in the city conclude that Faramir must be with the men who are managing to retreat in order, repeating Beregond's remark that he has some undefined command over both men and beasts.
Gandalf suggests that this is a result of Faramir pitting himself against the effects of the Nazgûl in some way, but his abilities (whatever they are) are outmatched. In the event, the effect of Faramir's Aura of Courage commanding abilities remains until he's shot and finally falls to the Black Breath.
Faramir also makes repeated references to perceiving or reading things in Gollum's mind. At one point, he describes Gollum's mind as dark and closed, yet unable to prevent Faramir from detecting that he's holding something back about Cirith Ungol specifically. Noticeably, this only happens when Faramir orders Gollum to look at him (which Gollum does "unwillingly"), and the light drains from his eyes as he meets Faramir's. It seems decidedly reminiscent of the later Gandalf vs Denethor duel-by-eye-contact.
Faramir's exact words about Gollum's secrecy are "That much I perceived clearly in his mind," in reference to his earlier questioning of him. He says that he can "read" previous murders in Gollum and Gollum cries out in pain when he tries to lie to him.
When Faramir gives staves to Frodo and Sam, he says that a "virtue" of finding and returning has been placed on them, with zero explanation of what he means by that. He adds a hope that the virtue will not altogether fail under Sauron's power in Mordor. He describes the people who did the woodwork but not who placed the virtues (it doesn't seem inherent to the wood itself, given his phrasing).
We do know that Dúnedain can potentially embed enchantments into items. The Barrow-daggers carried by Merry and Pippin are specifically enchanted against the Witch-king of Angmar by an unknown Dúnadan of the North, and when Merry stabs the Witch-king, the dagger breaks enough spells for Éowyn's ordinary sword to finish the job.
Meanwhile, Aragorn uses his healing powers to help the city, wishing for the presence of Elrond, because he is their eldest of their kind and more powerful. Aragorn, also, has at least some part of this ability to actively exercise his will and mental powers, perhaps an equal share, though he uses it less often.
In the book, he doesn't physically attack the Mouth of Sauron, but instead holds his gaze (again, eye contact is important!). There's another silent struggle that involves no weaponry or any other contact.
He prevails in some way over the Mouth of Sauron (not a warped creature of Sauron in the book, but a cruel Númenórean who has "learned great sorcery"). The Mouth indignantly says he has diplomatic immunity and can't be attacked like this.
But, I mean, maybe they're all just smart and perceptive, it's really unclear.
#eldritch dúnedain WHEN#because i am very aware that this could be deeply unsettling if presented just a bit differently!#but it is wild to me that tolkien can outright say 'this guy is a númenórean who learned sorcery'#and people are still like 'but can númenóreans use magic. i guess we'll never know.'#or have faramir give his whole speech about what gollum's mind looks like to him and what he can see clearly in it#fandom: idk it's just really unclear#gandalf: denethor can see what happens in other people's minds if he exercises his will#fandom: a great mystery ... maybe he's just very wise and insightful???#tolkien: the dúnadan who enchanted the daggers would be happy to know his spells worked and helped defeat the witch-king#fandom: númenórean craftmanship is /skilled/ of course but how can we make this about elves#honestly it seems like people don't /want/ númenóreans to have supernatural abilities and i'm not sure why#humans who have elvish-style powers and appearance yet can never escape their humanity is SUCH a concept#(yes i will harp on this until the end of time)#anghraine babbles#legendarium fanwank#legendarium blogging#long post#húrinionath
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it's wizarding hours just need to restyle the wig and embroider the hood
#three seconds after I struck that pose a 5.6 earthquake struck so I'm not saying I've mastered dark sorcery BUT#marcille#dunmeshi#delicious in dungeon#cosplay#lore with lil
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kiss me till you bite ♪
#river dipping#ts4#ts4 edit#theodore doe#matthias evanoff#a burning house to live in#echthroi#🦇#these are from an animation not a pose so if you wanna see this in motion just go to my video tag <3#and that gnarly ass bite on theo's throat prompted me to use this song from their playlist as the caption#anyway. more editing practice :3c there were actually six screenshots but i decided to just do the first three...#also i didn't actually end up finishing these while jerma was streaming last night bc i got too distracted watching him play#instead i finished them like riiiiight before i went to sleep as i was listening to his sorcery streams#normally i just hop between jerma videos or listening to something#really my editing go-tos are jerma / mattodore playlists / podcasts / khadija mbowe or tee noir#i don't listen to a ton of podcasts tho. it's either relistening to i am in eskew / the magnus archives / wolf 359#or listening to behind the bastards / if books could kill / pick me up i'm scared / you're wrong about / or maintenance phase#...once again making a post where the tags have nothing to do with the actual post. well. <3#uh. say something abt this post river. um. i like when mattodore kiss but you can't actually see it :)#they only ever kiss in private so... i think it's fitting :)<3#something abt mattodore being so physical in public but having this line where they almost never kiss around others... brain buzzes#it's bc of theo... kissing is too personal to him. and with matthias he's never cared about it before but... kissing theo... woof.#the way theo melts when he gets kissed... matthias likes to keep that for himself.#now that this is finished i need to get to that ask in my inbox... which i definitely should have started answering by now... 🧘
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- Uther, Merlin, and Arthur are trapped and alone somewhere (literally anywhere)
- Uther, upon closer inspection of merlin decides he’s sure merlin is a sorcerer. Like he has the time to examine him and connect the dots from the last several years. He doesn’t say anything until they’re out and on their way to Camelot again.
- Adventure Happens. They are all freed. Uther, upon arrival at the court, immediately orders Merlin’s arrest and puts him to death row for sorcery.
- Arthur goes ballistic. Where is this coming from??? Cmon it’s Merlin !
- Uther recalls the many, many times merlin was conveniently somewhere where magic was used.
- Arthur, dumb of fuck, lovesick of heart, looks back at Merlin with a panicked and betrayed look. He realises his father is right.
- Arthur saying that Merlin is not a sorcerer. That he himself is one. He was also there at every one of the examples Uther gave for Merlin’s usage of magic. He could never tell Uther but it’s not something he can control - it came out of nowhere but it’s been growing stronger and he can’t live without magic. (I should’ve gone to sleep an hour ago is the Merlin is magic metaphor thick enough in this paragraph?)
- Arthur, being the one and true prince and future king, cannot be killed by his father for using magic. Arthur, who will be the person who will rule Camelot cannot be swayed away from legalising sorcery. Uther will die, and there is nothing he can do about it.
- Uther vowing to only release Merlin if Arthur swears to adhere to his magic ban, after his death, as well.
- Arthur swears by the crown. Merlin is devastated.
- Merlin and Arthur have a huge fight - “how could you not tell me about this??” “how could you doom all sorcerers in Camelot for as long as you live??? Doom me???”
- Arthur says he’s not going to keep the laws of his father. Merlin doesn’t believe him. He swears to Merlin by his mother’s sigil and gives it to him. He asks for Merlin to trust him on this.
- Merlin and Arthur practice magic in the woods, Arthur is in awe and in love and they sneak outside of Camelot’s borders often, because Arthur loves seeing Merlin show him so many different things, from moving twigs and making trees disappear to slowing down time.
- Uther dies (rest in disgrace) - Arthur orders for the crown to be broken, scrapped and replaced. Camelot is filled with magic :”) Merlin teaches Arthur magic and I sob in the corner as Merlin is appointed court sorcerer :”))))
#ARTHUR BEING A SORCERER IS JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL HC#SORCERER ARTHUR IS ROLLING INSIDE MY SKULL#Merlin#bbc merlin#Arthur#i just love the idea of Uther having to come to terms with the fact that his son and his kingdom#will be magical in the future#one day he will die and Arthur will rule Camelot as a kingdom filled with magic and he has no say about it#Merlin hc#merthur#bbc merlin hc#Arthur pendragon#he will always be pro sorcery in my heart
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finding out yuuji’s birthday falls on the japanese spring equinox (shunbun no hi) vs megumi’s birthday falling on the winter solstice (toji. literally its called toji!!!!) is doing evil and terrible things to my brain
#springtime x wintertime symbolism over sun/moon symbolism. for me. just saying!!!!!#wow you could make a hades/persephone au out of this (someone shoots me)#sorry sorry. but it actually works. like the foundational blocks for it actually work really well#being pulled into the world of jujutsu sorcery = being pulled into the underworld/land of unliving ?!#being a jujutsu sorcery is a type of purgatory in of itself ^_^#also! gyokukens even work as cerberus! you even have kenjaku as the mother figure! amazing ^_^#btw its so fitting for yuuji to be an pisces/aries cusp and for megumi to be a saggy/capricorn cusp. lol#of course theyre like that!!!!!!
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the constant hunger for post-s2 fics where billy and steve get to know each other slowly, not realizing the impact they have on the other’s lives and inevitably fall in love hasn’t left me. it was just dormant.
anyway
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good news: del's almost certainly gonna get to go full antitribu torture mode on mitra's sire gabriel next session
bad news: it's because gabriel kidnapped and is trying to kill + maybe diablerize mitra
bad news: del's almost certainly gonna get to go full antitribu torture mode on mitra's sire gabriel next session
#she has a butcher knife and a blood sorcery ritual for making body mods permanent for kindred. and pronouns#thats all i'll say about the foul nasty shit she's fantasizing about rn#vtm#del
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the way you play is fun to watch and definitely valid since it doesn't guarantee a win (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
what can i say...
#look#HATERS WILL SAY ITS FAKE#I GOT INTO SORCERY PURELY FOR WOMEN#AND NOW IM BLASTING NOT ONLY PUSSY BUT BOSSES TOO
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#stranger things#byler#if there’s ever a byler fandom awards#I’ll volunteer as most delulu#‘there’s a new couple! here’s a couple hearts from me to you <3 <3’#‘here we stand worlds apart hearts broken in two--#‘without heart we’d all fall apart’#‘you’re the heart’#palm tree hearts (2)#heart eyes (2)#not to mention the hidden hearts here on this post...#OH also the poster of like 100 hearts hanging up in el's room right above the will the wise drawing... from Mike's POV...#there could be more hidden for all we know..#i know you guys think i'm crazy that i'm going out of my mind#what i will say#is that if this is all a coincidence#then the st crew needs to be tested for sorcery#bc it all being a complete coincidence is way more impressive#like you mean the sun just ships byler??#you think that's more likely#than them simply using artificial lighting while filming the van scene#+ cgi in post-production#to make the light reflecting in their eyes sometimes vaguely resemble hearts?#you know what?#i'll take it#a win is a win#the sun shipping byler is way cooler honestly
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crossedwithblue replied to this post:
are most of these that aren't on AO3 still on LJ? I really enjoyed what is om AO3 and would love to read the rest if possible :)
Oh, thank you very much! The old fics I listed in the post are all up at AO3:
Left to Follow, the "what if Darcy cheated LOL PSYCH it's about his parents" fic, is here. (The discarded chapters are not on AO3. I originally posted them on Hyacinth Gardens, a long-defunct website, but the other chapters might still be up at fanfiction.net under Peradan.)
Sword and Sorcery, the fantasy AU vignettes, are here. (These are probably the worst on the writing level of all my old P&P fic, IMO.)
Catalyst, the "Darcy talks over the first proposal with his cousin—who tells him he was completely right" fic, is here.
Such Terms of Cordiality, the wild AU where Elizabeth and Darcy start their relationship with good first impressions at Ramsgate and also Lady Anne and Mr Bennet are worse than friends, they're exes, and Lady Anne is still alive and Jane doesn't fall in love with Bingley andandand is here.
Season of Courtship, the canon-compliant Darcy/Elizabeth engagement fic, is here.
The Widow, the post-P&P/MP Elizabeth/Tom Bertram fic, is here.
Incumbrance of Mystery, the crack murder mystery fic, is here.
Claims to Reputation, the epistolary fic about the two oldest Wickham children trying to leverage their Bennet connections, is here.
My livejournal account is still up, but I really can't encourage anyone to use lj at this point and I'm pretty sure that nearly everything I wrote there ended up at ff.net or AO3.
#crossedwithblue#respuestas#nice things people say to me#austen blogging#fic talk#fic talk: left to follow#fic talk: sword and sorcery#fic talk: catalyst#fic talk: such terms of cordiality#fic talk: season of courtship#fic talk: the widow#fic talk: incumbrance of mystery#fic talk: comforts and consequences
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