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What Do We Call This? - 01
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Pairing: Trafalgar Law x fem!reader
Summary: On a quest to find what you've been looking for, you acquire the help of the Straw Hat pirates, who've agreed to let you temporarily join them. There are however many challenges that come along with your temporary recruitment - an alliance with a certain Trafalgar Law being one of them.
Word Count: 1.9K
Warnings: fluff, angst, kinda slow burn, swearing. OP spoilers (especially in this chapter). Probably shouldn't read if you haven't watched/read the Punk Hazard Arc.
A/N: 16 year old me is rolling in her grave, ready to resurrect from the dead, unalive me, and take my place because both she and I cannot believe that we are back here writing fics about a fictional man. We also cannot believe that our writing style has not changed one bit. It's honestly quite disappointing.
Anyway, this chapter kinda sucks (proof read, but for sure there are mistakes somewhere there), and the others probably will too (all I've written after this is my favourite part, the rest is up to fate and my willpower to continue writing). But, if it comes to it we can always just erase all of this, and act like none of this ever happened.
Why is it called 'What Do We Call This?" you ask? Because I honestly don't know what the fuck to call this.
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She found herself being welcomed onto the pirate ship, despite the fact that just a few days ago she was after their lives. It was truly a strange turn of events that had unfurled in the blink of an eye.
"If that's where you want to go then we'll take you! If I'm going to be Pirate King I'll have to visit every island anyway!" The captain had said without a second thought when she had asked them whether she could tag along for a short while.
To put it briefly she had met the crew at Fishman Island, initially with the intent to get rid of them. However, after certain explanations about memories that she did not want to dive into for the 2nd time that week, and some forgiveness on the part of the pirates, she was now onboard the Thousand Sunny, on her way to the new world, fulfilling her initial goals.
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The Straw Hats ship had docked at Punk Hazard on getting a call from someone on their Den Den Mushi. Luffy having picked it up without any hesitation had decided that he was going to help whoever it was.
A lot had happened since then. You had been captured along with Nami, Sanji, Chopper and Franky, and had found yourselves in a metal chamber along with the head of a samurai who was somehow still alive, despite lacking an entire lower body. Franky and Sanji had managed to break open the cell, allowing for your escape, but as all of you looked for a way out you ran into some children in what looked like a nursery. You had then escaped with the children, who had begged you to take them with you, but on exiting from the front you ran into a pirate named Trafalgar Law and the Marines. The group's interaction with the two was short, quickly choosing to find another exit.
Law, you thought to yourself as you kept running. You had heard the name before but couldn't quite remember when. You were however pulled out of your thoughts when from the corner of your eye you saw a thin blue orb surround the four Straw Hat pirates. You watched in shock as the hearts of the pirates were switched.
What had just happened?
You took a quick glance at the people behind you, had this been the work of the Marines or the pirate Trafalgar Law?
What you found was the pirate, frozen in place, staring at you as if he had seen a ghost. He had been caught off guard perhaps, not realising that there was someone else with the Straw Hats. But, he was quick to snap out of it, turning away and focusing his attention on the Marines at hand. You too turned back around, a small smile on your face despite the situation. You remembered now, where you had heard the name. What were the chances that you would finally meet him after all these years, you thought to yourself as you lightly touched the strap of your hood.
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Everyone was now hiding out in a cave behind the research facility you had been trapped in, the situation having completely changed.
You had reunited with the rest of the Straw Hats and Trafalgar Law had also joined the group with the intention of forming an alliance with the Straw Hats. You couldn't help but laugh to yourself when Luffy had readily accepted, thinking back to when he had gladly welcomed you onto his ship, despite the few protests from the rest of the crew.
Your laughing caught the attention of the captain of the Heart Pirates, and you were quick to regain your composure, giving him a quick smile as he eyed you. His attention then turned back to Luffy, but his hand pointed at you, "Who's that?"
Luffy looked from Law to you and back, his smile stretching from ear to ear, "Oh! This is (Y/N). She was trying to kill us," he says, his smile not letting up while Usopp and Nami yell at him for the introduction while you, Robin and Franky laugh, Chopper too stunned to speak. Usopp then explains to him that you've temporarily joined them, not going into further details.
Trafalgar Law was obviously not expecting that for a response, almost in complete shock that someone could be dumb enough to welcome an assassin onto their ship. However, he didn't address it, there were other things that needed to be dealt with, he would just have to be wary of you.
You, Nami and Usopp had volunteered to stay back and watch over the children. However, Caesar Clown himself had come to attack you. Unable to land an attack on him the three of you were knocked out and he took the children back with him leaving the three of you and Brownbeard behind. Luckily, the four of you had managed to escape and were now back inside the research facility with everyone else.
It was a strange group of people; pirates, Marines, a few of Caesar's subordinates, and whatever you were. However, given the situation everyone had decided to work together to escape the gas, defeat Caesar Clown and save the children, but you sensed that Trafalgar Law had other intentions as well.
Initially with the task of helping find the children, you stuck with Nami, but watched intently as Law went off on his own. You quickly made the decision to follow him. Unsure of whether he had any ulterior motives to form an alliance with the Straw Hats, you felt it would be a safe bet if you kept an eye on him, in turn protecting the Straw Hats who you were indebted to - incase he tried anything.
"Nami, I'm going to follow Trafalgar Law. Maybe I can find something that can help the children," you say, and quickly follow behind the other pirate, not giving Nami the chance to protest to your decision.
You kept a safe distance from Law, you couldn't let him see you. Following him through various corridors he finally stops at a room filled with huge tanks, the words 'S.A.D' painted on each of them in big bold letters. What is this place?
"Room."
"Shambles."
Law's voice draws your attention away from the tanks, and you notice the same blue orb from earlier surround him. You're taken by surprise when you see a translucent cube with what looks to be a heart inside it appear in the palm of his hand. Then suddenly Law's flung back and in front of him stands a tall man in a white coat and shades, the cube now in his hands.
"Ver-go," Law tries to say as he stands up but the man squeezes the cube causing Law to fall back down and yell in pain.
Your eyes now focus on the heart, is that Law's? How did this Vergo guy get his heart?
This time Law tries to hit Vergo with an attack. He's able to hit him but it doesn't seem to do much. Vergo once again squeezes at Law's heart, harder this time, and you watch as Law falls on his back, unable to get up.
Shit what do I do? You scan your surroundings trying to find some way to help Law. You're not one for close combat, or combat at all for that matter, so running in and attacking is not an option. Just then you see the Marine from earlier, and you let out a sigh of relief, you could hold off on intervening for now.
Things however seemed to be taking a turn for the worse. Vergo had the upper hand, Smoker almost completely knocked out, yet you had a sliver of hope when you noticed Law dragging himself across the floor to reach for his heart. But, just as he was about to reach for it Vergo picked it up. You looked back to see Smoker lying still on the floor. Then you heard Law scream. A gasp fell from your lips, but you were quick to duck behind a wall before anyone could see you. Your body was shaking, Law's screaming was bringing back the memories.
Prison cell.
Dragged out.
Handcuffs.
Words.
Screaming.
More screaming.
Silence.
Handcuffs.
You try and take deep breaths to calm yourself. There's no point in remembering those things. You're free from it now, you try and tell yourself, You need to do something, if you don't, no one gets out.
Three deep breaths. You swore to yourself that you would never do this again, but maybe that wasn't the best idea when you had decided to associate yourself with pirates.
You outstretch your arm, and focus your attention on Vergo while still trying to hide yourself. From the corner of your eye you can see Smoker slowly starting to get up. You have to time this right.
"Grip."
"Twist."
You close your hands into a tight fist, and twist your wrist to the right.
Vergo suddenly screams, an excruciating pain surging through his right arm, and he drops Law's heart, just as Smoker hits Vergo from behind.
You unclench your fist and bite down on your hat that you had already placed between your teeth, trying your best not to let out a gut-wrenching scream of your own as you slide down against the wall to hide yourself.
The problem with these powers? You feel the same pain you inflict onto others, only it's far worse than what they feel.
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Law's surprised by the way Vergo is suddenly gripping at his arm, but he immediately looks to his right, he heard that gasp from earlier. He knows you've been following him, watching him, but until now he wasn't sure why. You're gripping at your right arm as well, from your expression he can tell you're in pain, did you do that? He doesn't know what to make of it. However, he takes this as his chance to get his heart back, and just in time - Vergo's attention is back on him.
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Trafalgar Law, you say to yourself, eyeing the man whose sitting by himself away from the rest of the group. He's different from what you had heard about him. Given, what you had heard about him was from a long time ago.
After the pain had subsided you had decided to get away just as Law laid his final attack on Vergo. You didn't want him questioning why you had followed him, and you definitely wouldn't have been able to explain why your right arm was limp. Instead, you headed back to the Straw Hats and acted as if you never saw or heard what happened.
"(Y/N)-chan?"
"Hmm?" You turn your attention to Sanji who's holding out a bowl of food.
"Could you give this to Tra?" he asks, and you nod your head as you take the bowl from him.
Law's staring at Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats, annoyance etched on his face. When he sees you his eyes do a quick scan from head to toe, but you notice how they linger on your right arm, which you quickly hide behind your back, shoving the bowl towards him.
"Here, Sanji wanted me to give this to you," you say, and he takes the bowl from you, nodding in thanks. You stand beside him for some time, waiting for him to say something, anything, but not a word comes out.
"Well, if you need more let me know," you say, quickly scurrying back to the cook who's all too happy with your company.
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A/N: Now you're probably wondering after reading this, why the fuck are you writing? It's very simple actually - because what's the point in living if you don't keep adding to the list of things you're embarrassed about <(￣︶￣)> ..... anyway see you next time....unless I choose to dip after this.
#one piece x reader#trafalgar law x reader#law x reader#law x y/n#law fanfic#screaming crying cannot believe im doing this
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Ok so. my running theory is that Bhaal only took back his blood. because that is what you see leaving their body. But the Dark Urge is made from Bhaal's flesh too - and that still means that any of your spawn will still be fundamentally bhaalspawn. That means that they are still fundamentally bhaalspawn, just that Bhaal cannot directly control them anymore. Bhaal's flesh freed from his blood with its own soul.
my other running theory - which might be true but I cannot fact check in game documents at the moment - is that the Dark Urge was not supposed to be his 'most perfect spawn' but an avatar. An attempt at resurrection. (either from Bhaal's intent or that of his worshippers).
The web 'game' Blood in Baldur's Gate shows us that Durge was canonically active during 1477 DR. This is 15 years before the events of the game in 1492 DR and 5 years before Bhaal is resurrected.
Bhaal is resurrected in 1482 DR as of the adventure module Murder in Baldur's gate where it claims that the last bhaalspawn die, thus freeing enough of his blood for Bhaal to return. But we know that this isn't every bhaalspawn because Durge, Orin, Saravok are around still.
The point being that Bhaal is very much still dead long before the conception of the Dark Urge. We know that durge was a child and as shown in Blood in Baldur's Gate they are depicted as an adult (and could at the least be a teenager, hard to tell with dragonborn I suppose). So they were made and existed long before Bhaal returned and were likely made around a century post-his death in the second sundering (around 1358 DR).
Which thus leads me to believe the Dark Urge isn't supposed to be daddy's perfect little spawn but Bhaal's new body. A body that became obsolete upon his proper resurrection, so it was given a different purpose.
It does bring into question the creation of Sceleritas Fel - supposedly made by Bhaal to guide them. Hard to do so from death and powerless. Perhaps a subconscious thing by Durge? Knowing they needed help - and as a demi-god the closest thing to Bhaal's will that was left?
#this was supposed to be an add on to a thread by @crossdressingdeath#but then it got SO fucking long and veered of course so i made my own post because at this point im just explaining my theory.#oopsie#bg3#durge#the dark urge#bhaal#scleritas fel#hall of wonders#zone of truth#slayer posting
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Why We Ship: Neo/Trinity (The Matrix)
I have not felt compelled to write one of these posts for a long time, but I watched The Matrix: Resurrections again while I was working this afternoon, and Goddess, I have so many feelings about these two.
I think it's hard to convey how utterly capitating the original Matrix was, back in 1999. And I could not have said, then, everything I can say about it now, because I didn't have the knowledge of myself, or the vocabulary, or simply the experience to be able to articulate why Neo and Trinity (and Trinity especially, but that's a separate post) felt like everything. Even apart from the incredible worldbuilding and commentary on society that was The Matrix itself, they were something special.
A lot of people got really salty and irritated with Resurrections because they felt like it was "less about the Matrix" and "more just about Neo and Trinity." And god damn, if that doesn't say everything about two different audiences who watched the original trilogy. If you didn't see that the whole trilogy was about Neo and Trinity's love from the beginning, then we were not watching the same films. Neo is The One because Trinity loves him; that is established in the first movie. He cannot be The One without her; he cannot believe in himself as The One without her and her love. "The Oracle told me that I would fall in love, and that the man I loved would be The One. So you see, Neo, you can't be dead. You can't be . . . because I love you." She literally brings him back from the dead with her love; she makes him The One because she loves him. She is the driving force behind all of it. And it's not a coincidence that Neo does the same for her in Reloaded; he catches her in midair, he pulls a bullet out of her body and keeps her from dying because she is everything to him.
And here I am, still writing a post that is more about Trinity than about Neo and Trinity together. But this is what still strikes me about them after all of these years: their love is complete and beautiful and all-consuming, but it is also grounded very firmly in the grim reality they are living. They are not blind about the fact that they could die; they know that every minute of every day, and every minute the spend in The Matrix, could be the last one. They do everything they can to keep that from happening, and they train with everything they have to try and prevent it, but they know, all the time, that one of them could lose the other. They cherish every moment they have, because they are living in this terrible world where another day is never a certainty. But even with all of that, and all that they feel, they are willing to fight, to do whatever needs to be done to try and bring down the machines and the Matrix. They do not shy away from what they see as their mission and their duty to others, even while they are so anchored in each other.
And it's part of what makes Revolutions so tortorous (I hated that movie when it came out; it broke my heart). They know. They've known it's coming; they've been waiting for it, and they go to die together. They still hope that somehow, they will make it, but if they don't, their entire intent is to die together. Because they love each other, they have literally saved each other's lives and brought each other back from the dead, and they have spent their entire time together trying to dismantle the Matrix. If they have to give up their lives to do it, then they will. And I think the thing that hurt so much, when I watched Revolutions as a much younger person (and who am I kidding, it still hurts) is that they still died apart. Trinity died first, and then Neo, and while Neo was with Trinity when she died, he had already been blinded and couldn't see her, and he died alone. And it felt like a betrayal of everything they were in the most gut-wrenching, soul-destroying way. Their love not only changed the world, it saved the world and destroyed the Matrix and altered the relationship between the machines and humans - and they still died apart.
I remember being emotionally devastated by that last film, so much so that I couldn't watch the trilogy again for years. I was so shattered by the ending, it hurt so much, that I couldn't bear to revisit it. And again, I don't know that I could have said that at the time, but I felt it.
When the trailer for Resurrections came out, I was so emotional the first time I watched it that I felt a little blindsided. I had packed away everything Neo and Trinity meant, because their ending hurt so much - and then there they were, on my screen again, getting another chance. Getting the second chance and the ending they should have had - defying the odds with their love one more time, and in an even more epic way. Neither of them is living, in the Matrix. As Thomas and Tiffany, they're existing. They're brainwashed. They barely remember who they used to be - Thomas is convinced it's all in his head, and Tiff is only Trinity when she's working on and riding her bikes. It's only when they find each other that they start to find themselves again. And even when Neo escapes and he's back in the real world, the hope of Trinity and his love for her is the only thing that keeps him strong enough to keep fighting, the only thing that allows him to access his former powers as The One.
They help each other survive. And it's complicated and difficult and not always pretty, and it's always in the midst of a world that is against them and trying to destroy them - but they survive because their love survives. They love together and fight together and survive together, always.
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If Soren seems to have gotten sick when he was a toddler, do you think Lissa left shortly after Claudia was born…? Maybe that doesn’t quite line up, actually…
Okay so I saw someone ask Aaron Ehasz a similar question about the timeline of Soren's illness re: Viren's dream vs. the events presented in Puzzle House, and I cannot remember where it was but his response was something like "hm... well you should probably believe the show."
Which immediately made me go "oh my god was Soren actually dead for like three to five years and Kpp'Ar was looking for a unicorn horn to resurrect him in a manner similar to the Star magic spell that 'restores bodies to separated spirits' and then instead Viren stole Ziard's staff from him and used that??????" which is a) insane, and b) has several reasons it probably isn't the case. But it's a thought I had.
Anyway, let's look at our contrasting sources:
Puzzle House
Puzzle House establishes the following sequence of events:
Soren is ill to the point of dying
Kpp'Ar disappears
Soren gets better
Lissa leaves
It's also implied that this was all pretty recent, between King Atticus's concern for Viren and Soren's for Claudia:
So, how old are all these extremely precocious young children in Puzzle House?
Well, Sarai is... quite pregnant. She's got a pretty small frame, but I'd still put her at like 30 weeks, minimum. Ezran is pinned at 10 in the official character lineup. (In s4 he says he was "nine years old" when Harrow was killed. Given his March birthday, he is probably fudging that a bit since s1 starts mid-May so he was pretty recently 10 at the time.) Viren also puts Harrow's coronation and Sarai's death at nine years earlier, at which point I would estimate Ezran at roughly 6-8 months, given how he is portrayed.
Also given the mid-May start to s1, we also have Claudia at almost 17, and Soren at about 18 and a half. Soren is about 18 months older than Claudia. So between all of that, we can probably ballpark Puzzle House at about one year before Harrow's coronation. This puts Soren at about 8 and a half, and Claudia at almost 7. (And Callum at about to turn 5, if anyone's keeping track.)
Given the way it's spoken about, I would not put Soren's recovery at earlier than 6 months prior, and probably more like 3 or so. This roughly lines up with the estimates I had for everything before, so idk go me or whatever.
Strangers
We do also have a third source for details on Soren's illness, which is the Strangers short from Reflections. This establishes that Soren was old enough to remember details about that time:
If Soren was the age he appears in Viren's dream, then a) he probably wouldn't remember any of it, and b) Claudia would have been an infant. Now, an infant can definitely cry in their room until morning, but I do think the implication here is supposed to be that she was old enough to understand what was happening and have emotions about it.
Additionally, Soren thinks of the slow breaths practice as something he did therapeutically for a long time:
Basically, I think it's pretty clear between this and the info in Puzzle House that the Puzzle House timeline is accurate, but Soren initially developed what was actually a chronic illness much earlier.
Viren's Dream
Now, what about Viren's dream?
It's incredibly difficult to pinpoint ages of children in animation purely visually, so I'm mostly basing an estimate of 2-3 years old for Soren during Viren's dream off of his demonstrated stage of linguistic development and the fact that he's able to run. He could be delayed in one or both areas, though.
Viren dreams of Soren turning to stone, similar to how Thunder did (and how Viren does in the opening). This is interesting in that the implication is certainly death, but it also has heavy ties to dark magic and the other themes of Viren's dreaming, which I would say put it as more related to something along the lines of a "sealed fate" rather than literal death. Dreaming Viren knows what he didn't know when Soren was that age, and probably developed his first recognizable symptoms—that this illness would come close to killing him, and Viren would give up everything to save him.
There's also a possible implication there that dark magic was actually what caused Soren's illness in the first place, which could be something interesting to explore. (And I've definitely seen people explore it, before.)
Anyway, like most of Viren's dream, it's accurate but not literal.
TL;DR: Dreams are fucking weird, and Claudia was still probably between six and seven years old when Lissa left the family.
#i'm definitely going to fuck up some extremely basic math here#anyway basically the only thing i was wrong about was that kpp'ar disappears before soren gets better rather than after#the dragon prince#the dragon prince spoilers#tdp spoilers#s5 spoilers#soren#claudia#lissa#viren#puzzle house
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Why Basira Hussain in The Magnus Archives Isn't Textually Muslim
I've noted before that Basira Hussain in The Magnus Archives isn't textually Muslim and is implied not to have strong religious faith. And it is religious faith I want to talk about in this post. Basira may very well come from a Muslim cultural background. But she isn't depicted as a capital B Believer.
Let's start with: a character's background - of any and every sort - is going to have some kind of impact on that character. The specifics of that impact will vary - there is no universal experience of anything - and the extend of the impact will be affected by the specifics of the story they are inhabiting. But a character's background shouldn't just be garnish.
With The Magnus Archives, it's a story that deeply involves religion and religious faith, what with the fear entities being worshiped as gods and all. And that means that characters' non-fear-god religious background comes up more than it might in another narrative. Thus, we get stuff like Eugene opining that the Cult of the Lightless Flame shouldn't just imitate Christianity and Martin & Jon discussing whether the Christian God is a force they can invoke.
As such, the fact that religion never comes up with Basira - when it comes up with so many other characters in the story - leads me to believe that she doesn't have a strong religious background.
Are you following me so far?
Right. So why is this? Why did the creative team make this creative decision?
Well, it's because of season five.
The fourth season ends with the fear apocalypse beginning, and then throughout all of season five, no deity intervenes to stop the fear apocalypse. (Well, unless you want to argue this was the case with Georgie and Melanie's immunity, and there, yeah, I think from an in-story perspective their cult's pretty justified, honestly.)
We spend most of the our time with Jon & Martin, who explicitly come from culturally Christian backgrounds but don't have particularly strong Christian faith themselves and predominantly experience religion in the context of the fear gods. Then there's Basira, Georgie, and Melanie.
The goal of the fifth season is the stop the fear apocalypse, which the characters do, and then the series quickly ends. And the sequel series is over there in a whole different parallel universe.
Because, look, even after being undone, the fear apocalypse was going to fuck with a lot of humanity's religious faith (or lack there of!) something fierce. Gods are real but also they're monsters and also no other god intervened.
That's...a lot.
Basira's doesn't have strong religious faith because if she did, she'd have to process season five through the lens of her religion.
And that's...a lot.
And the creative team wanted Basira's story arc to be about her confronting the harm she and Daisy did as corrupt cops.
Also, look, a British podcast depicting the Christian God as either probably nonexistent or useless? That's like, whatever. England's got a whole Church of England. Christians in England aren't being persecuted for being Christian. The episode "The Architect of Fear" can have Robert Smirke write, "I am certain the Dread Powers cannot take a soul who keeps faith in the Resurrection." and then drop dead before he can even finish his letter. It's fine.
But a British podcast specifically depicting a Muslim character having to confront that their faith is false?
Muslims in England are a religious minority. They don't have a whole institutionalized Mosque of England behind them.
Yeah, that could easily end up coming off as Jerk Move.
Not saying that it couldn't be done or couldn't make a compelling narrative, but it would be a lot to take on. It would risk overpowering the corrupt cop reckoning character arc. And the creative team would have to tread carefully for it not to be a Jerk Move.
Ergo, it's easier on the creative team for them to just...not have Basira be religiously Muslim.
Relatedly, Melanie and Georgie aren't depicted as strongly religious for similar reasons. Because they're outside of the Eye's power! If either of them had a strong religious faith, the characters would likely be interpreting their exemption as being a reflection of their faith! And that would be another plotline where the creative team would likely feel like they had to tread carefully lest their story come off as Jerk Move. Again, not impossible to pull off. But difficult.
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A Look Into My New Guilty Pleasure: Poldark (2015 Series)
My biggest weakness is period dramas — especially period dramas with a talented cast, sweeping romance, terrific scenes (preferably set in some kind of country/provincial side), and lots and lots and lots of just sitting around and talking.
That's probably why Poldark has captured my heart. As a big fan of Outlander, it's no surprise that I fell in love with this show. Outlander and Poldark have so many similarities that I may make a lengthy post about it, but for today, let me just rant about my new guilty pleasure. I'm so obsessed with this show that I actually finished watching the entire five seasons in one week!
Poldark is based on Winston Graham's novels and adapted by Debbie Horsfield. I was so excited to start this show, with a male protagonist originally written by a man, created and written for a series by a woman. I haven't read Graham's novels (I'm going to one of these days, I swear!), so I'm not sure how well Debbie's adaption worked. I've read many Reddit threads, though, and some fans of the novel are not that impressed with how she omitted and added details to the show (will get back to this once I've read the books or at least the seven ones that were used in the show). The show has also been adapted in the 70s, so this was not the first time Graham's novels were seen onscreen!
Despite not having read the books, I fell in love with the story, the characters, and the cast! The show follows Ross Poldark returning to Cornwall after fighting in the American War in the 1780s. He looks forward to marrying his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth but, believing him to be dead, is now engaged to his cousin Francis. He then tries to resurrect his family's mining business and hires a young girl Demelza to be his kitchen maid (whom he eventually marries) while also crossing paths with the villain George Warleggan, a corrupted banker who stops at nothing to ruin Ross's prospects and personal life. As the show progresses, we also meet other characters, including Prudie and Jud, Ross's servants, Verity, Ross's cousin and Francis's sister; Ross's friend Dr. Dwight Enys and his love interest Caroline Penvenen; Sam and Drake Carne, Demelza's brothers, and Morwenna Chynoweth, Drake's love interest.
Yes, this show has a large ensemble cast, and trust me, there always comes a point when you hate or love them. Especially our protagonist Ross Poldark. Ross... is an interesting character. He's terribly, terribly flawed and many times times, I'm so infuriated with him to the point that I want him to suffer. I swear, you cannot go through this series without screaming at Ross. (When that moment came up in Season 2, I swear I had my middle finger ready every time Ross showed up on my screen from then on.)
But my favorite character in the show is Demelza, Ross's wife who started as his kitchen maid. She's the heart of the show, the voice of reason, and even though she makes questionable decisions along the way, you can't help but get on her side no matter what. She's the perfect fiery yet gentle match to Ross's stubbornness. He treats her like shit many times in this show, which makes me angry to no end, but they eventually grow to be understanding, loving partners.
And it also helps that Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson have one of the best romantic chemistries I've ever seen. They're terrific actors as well and they bring the characters to life so effortlessly. They just seem like they have the best time shooting this show. I kind of want to rewatch Loving Vincent now just because they're in that movie, even just in supporting roles.
Poldark is a roller coaster, with so many ups and downs (mostly downs, to be honest, please give Demelza a break!) My favorite season has got to be Season 1. Season 1 had the best Ross and I loved the early stages of his relationship with Demelza. It also has my favorite episode: Season 1, Episode 8. That episode broke me so much, thanks to Aidan and Eleanor's perfect performances. It's the only time I ever cried watching this show. I usually cry in period dramas (I've cried countless times in Outlander and Downton Abbey), but for some reason, I only cried once in Poldark. Most of the time, I'm annoyed and infuriated (hahaha but I still love it!)
The romance in Poldark is also quite unique, something I haven't seen before. Ross and Demelza emotionally hurt each other many times in this show, and they don't have the best communication. It's not an ideal marriage, but that's what makes it so raw and real. It hurts when Ross sleeps with his first love Elizabeth or when Demelza falls for the much-sensitive Hugh Armitage, but these are challenges people face all the time, and it's interesting to view it in characters and circumstances through 18th-century lenses. Plus, it can be very tiring to see perfect couples onscreen all the time. So watching Ross and Demelza's relationship thrive, suffer, and reconcile is very refreshing to me.
Nevertheless, Ross and Demelza are still able to work together. Seasons 2 and 3 showcase the worst moments of their marriage, from infidelities to insecurity, but the love between them still perseveres and they learn to forgive. In the end, they realize that they belong together.
And despite the unconventional marriage, Poldark is not a stranger to grand romantic gestures. Two of my favorite Ross and Demelza moments occur in Season 2:
A real funny, old-married-couple type of bicker in The Beach Scene:
And of course, showing all intimacy in The Stocking Scene:
(Let's just not talk about what happened 2 episodes after this!)
The romance in Poldark not only ends with Ross and Demelza. We also got two really good couples in the series: Dwight and Caroline and Drake and Morwenna.
And these love stories don't just happen! They're fleshed-out characters with proper backgrounds and their own problems, especially Drake and Morwenna's relationship. Morwenna is one of my favorite characters, and she doesn't deserve all the shit thrown at her. The last season of Poldark is not the best (bordering on bad, actually, especially the last two episodes), but watching Drake and Morwenna get their happy ending is worth it.
Finishing all five seasons is bittersweet. I enjoyed most of the story and fell in love with different characters. I kind of regret watching everything in one week haha. But what can I say? As soon as I finish each episode, I'm so tempted to start another episode. I think the last time I stayed up until 5 AM the next morning to watch TV shows was Yellowjackets. Poldark's just too good to binge! It's one of my favorite TV shows now. Maybe I'll watch Sanditon next...
I want to write more about Poldark soon, maybe a comparison with Outlander or maybe just a post about each character. I realized I hadn't talked much about Elizabeth, Francis, and George in this post; I was too preoccupied with the love story aspects and Ross and Demelza. We'll see!
#poldark#poldark 2015#ross poldark#demelza poldark#aidan turner#eleanor tomlinson#period drama#tv shows#a bit of a rant#current obsession!!!!
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Back at it again to talk about just how much I hate the very concept of Jason 'giving up' on the Joker to return to the batfam.
Like, I see so many people who write meta and fics that claim that the one true solution to the current conflict between Bruce and Jason is for Jason to have a come to Jesus moment about why killing is wrong and to just accept that the Joker will continue to live, doing so for the sole reason of reconciling with Bruce. To me, it just reeks.
I cannot say this enough, but their conflict is not about whether killing is moral or not!!! That is not why Jason just cannot make up with Bruce as things are! Jason was considered one of the only comic book characters to be permanently dead for a reason, his death continues to mean something even after his resurrection for a reason!! The conflict starts in that the man who was supposed to protect him failed to and Jason DIED! The conflict continues because Jason was not avenged at all! His death was meaningless! Completely, utterly, meaningless!
The whole reason Jason goes on his murderquest in Gotham is because he saw newspaper clippings of the Joker, still alive and well, escaping Arkham! He must have thought of all the times Joker escaped while he was just a little kid, how they were constantly rounding the guy up and putting him back, watching the body count that this man has personally caused go up and up and up while they were functionally powerless to stop it. Jason himself says so, directly asking Bruce why he's let the Joker fill entire graveyards with innocent lives!
Under the Red Hood is a well thought out story. It never meant to make the case for whether murder is morally justifiable or not, that was Batman's trauma filled excuse. The reality, as outlined in samiralula01's post, is that Jason's death killed Bruce. He lost his ability to be compassionate, loving, merciful, and more. His little boy was dead. Clinging onto his belief that murder is wrong was just a means to justify to himself why Jason's death would have to go unavenged, and as a direct consequence of this delusion and trauma, which is explicitly said in UTRH, most of Batman's sidekicks have left him! Oracle, Tim, Steph, Cass, everyone except Dick! He's pushed them all away because of this crippling fear of losing them like how he lost Jason, this fear that has made him a colder, less loving man. The fear that turned him from a bringer of justice and hope into a dark shadow.
Jason is right, at the end of the day. He knows the Joker cannot be rehabilitated nor contained, he knows that Bats is just making excuses for himself, and his point of view is further justified by two events: 1, the fact that Barbara was brutalized by the Joker even after Jason died, and 2, that Bludhaven and supposedly Dick was literally NUKED right before Jason went to kill the Joker and instead of running to see if his son was okay, Batman went after Jason.
Batman chose the Joker over his kids not once, not twice, not thrice, but four times.
Jason dying and the Joker living on was the first.
Barbara being tortured to the point of disability was the second.
Dick being nuked and Bats not running to save him was the third.
and Jason having his throat slit by a batarang so Bats could save Joker was the fourth.
UTRH is the story of how Batman does not actually have a solid moral ground to stand on anymore. It displays not only what a broken and defeated man Bruce is, but also implies several times, most notably through the coffin maker's story, that even Bruce believes that Jason is right. He believes that his precious second son deserved to be avenged, not even through bureaucratic or judicial means, but through death. UTRH is a story about Batman, all alone, making huge mistake after huge mistake.
Jason asks Batman to choose: him or me. The Joker or Jason. Your kids or a villain.
Batman chooses.
The Joker puts it the best, after Batman upholds his no-killing rule for the Joker by killing Jason.
"You managed to find a way to win... and everybody still loses!"
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In defense of my wife…
Disclaimer: I use she/her pronouns for Kallamar. Why? That’s a transfemme lesbian squid and she told me that while I killed her with a warhammer.
I am also viewing this following essay through the lenses of the Bishops and their family and how they treat each other. This isn’t a defense of how they treat mortals, and isn’t about anything beyond Gods at all.
I understand why Kallamar would tell the Lamb to kill Shamura instead of her. I also think there’s more nuance to it than “omg she would sell out Shammy!” when Shamura is absolutely not blameless. None of the Bishops are. I’m the Bishops’ BIGGEST fan, but I’m not going to act like their family isn’t dysfunctional as all Hell. Now, let’s start from the top.
The age order from eldest to youngest is Shamura, Kallamar, Narinder, Heket, and Leshy. We can tell in the game that Shamura’s favorite was Narinder simply due to the fact they still love him, refused to kill him when we know it’s possible, and kickstarted an entire extinction of a species to ensure he would never be free- but that he would be alive.
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From Narinder’s dialogue, we can deduce that he hates Kallamar the most.
“Kallamar was always a coward. This land is a better place now her pathetic, sniveling carcass is nothing more than a mound of rotting flesh.“
This isn’t elaborated upon, but his words after her death are downright the most vicious. Narinder says that his older sister was ALWAYS a coward.
Shamura also says this about Kallamar, and as the eldest they would’ve known her longer than Narinder has.
“Kallamar was always frightened of the Red Crown. Yes, fear made a coward of her.”
This implies that not only was Kallamar not always what we see her as, but that Shamura believes her to be afraid of the Red Crown itself. Yet, this is what Kallamar says.
“It seems you cannot be stopped by disease or hunger. And he sends you back from death stronger each time. Please know, it was not my idea to cast out the Red Crown! The other Bishops, my siblings, the blame lies with them. Please, I beg you, spare me. Kill Shamura, but do not send me to my death. Do not send me to him!”
Kallamar acknowledges that neither she nor Heket could stop the Lamb, and that she doesn’t believe she could win against them. That’s why she begs for mercy.
She states that locking Narinder up wasn’t her idea.
At this point in the story if you kill them in the canon order, Leshy and Heket are already dead. Kallamar throwing them under the bus does not matter, as she knows they are dead.
Lastly, Kallamar expresses fear over Narinder. The Red Crown isn’t what scares her. Death isn’t what scares her. It is Narinder himself.
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Shamura is the one who made the call to lock Narinder up, as they directly state themself.
“Though no longer wise, I am no fool. I know the end draws near. I can take some comfort in confession. The blame hangs heavy 'round my neck. I introduced him to ideas of change; for my domain is knowledge, and it is ever evolving. An organic state of being for myself, but for him… most unnatural. Death cannot flow backward. It was I who had him chained. Forced into subjugation by the four of us.”
It was not a group decision. It was Shamura’s word, and their siblings obeyed them without question. They blame themself, as they’re the one who was letting him “explore” his domain. Since it’s implied that reversing death (for example, resurrection) is heresy, only then did they step in. I assume after this, perhaps Shamura plotted to chain him, Narinder discovered, and that’s why he struck first. Or he directly attacked due to Shamura and the others “turning against him”, and that’s why he was imprisoned. We aren’t told exactly.
All we know is the Bishops have injuries, but Narinder does not. There’s no way in Hell that he could take them on all at the same time, nor that he could beat Shamura or Kallamar. Both of them are more powerful than he is. You could argue that Kallamar wouldn’t fight back, but that would ignore her violence towards the Lamb (who she was terrified of). Shamura is the Bishop of War, and they wouldn’t have willingly let Narinder attack them. Heket sure as Hell wouldn’t have let Narinder get away unscathed if he attacked her head on. Leshy is the only one who wouldn’t have stood a chance.
This makes it seem like he stalked and attacked them while they weren’t aware.
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So, we know why Narinder did what he did. He said he was betrayed. But we also know that it was Shamura’s idea to imprison him, so why did he target his entire family?
This I believe was out of spite for Shamura themself, as they were obviously devoted to their siblings.
They’re willing to fight the Lamb, knowing they’d be slaughtered, simply in the honor of the other three Bishops.
They kept Narinder alive because they couldn’t bear to kill him. They even brought two innocent children to him so that he wouldn’t be “lonely”.
They already know what’s to come, but they still show up to Anchordeep to send enemies the Lamb’s way just to buy Kallamar more time to live.
They always appear by their siblings’ sides when they confront the Lamb, save for Kallamar. They still are there though, just in the background.
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Back to Kallamar. This squid could’ve hopped into the ocean and left. She chose not to, even though she was terrified. She doesn’t attempt to fortify the door to her temple. She flat out tells the Lamb where she’ll be. She has her weapons already on her by the time they arrive.
I just feel like if you don’t give a fuck, you wouldn’t do all that. Why is it just assumed that she is selfish and didn’t love her siblings? Because she was terrified and saying anything to avoid being sent to Narinder?
Would you want to be sent to your abusive relative who despises you?
Would you not feel a bit angry that your eldest sibling would choose to keep this absolute lunatic alive, even against common sense and the safety of yourself and your younger siblings.
Would you feel a sense of blind loyalty to someone who values your ABUSER over you?
Kallamar was afraid of Narinder before he ripped her ears off. Why is that? You aren’t just terrified of somebody for no reason.
The Lamb kills her younger siblings.
Kallamar knows she will be sent straight to him, condemned to eternal suffering.
Like what are we expecting from her? “Ah yeah, this is fine. I’m fine. I’m not upset at all that my enabler of a sibling chose an abuser over me, refused to put him down after he revealed himself to be unhinged, and forced me and the others into a wild goose chase concerning sheep. I’m not at all bothered that my baby siblings have been slaughtered and that I’m next. Me personally? I’m chilling!”
🙄 Y’all always on this “Narinder redemption”, WHAT ABOUT KALLAMAR? Why isn’t she allowed grace? The Bishops aren’t good creatures, but neither is their brother. We should acknowledge that and acknowledge the nuance.
This post was brought to you by my homoerotic devotion for Kallamar and my long history of living in an abusive, dysfunctional household.
#cult of the lamb#cotl shamura#cotl kallamar#cotl narinder#cotl heket#cotl leshy#adding the whole family even though it’s Kallamar and Shamura centric
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One Hell of a Love (Book 2) Chapter Eighteen
Sebastian Michaelis x Demon! Reader
Chapter Eighteen: One Hell of an Experiment
Summary: (Y/N) and Sebastian see the humans experiment with life and death and reap the consequences.
(Y/N), Sebastian, and Ciel leaned out from a corner to watch a man head towards the entrance to the Aurora Society’s meeting room. Sebastian had his hair pulled back in a ribbon, Ciel wore a blonde wig, and (Y/N) had taken their apron off to just stand in their black dress. They had never met the people within before, so these extremely basic disguises would be enough.
“Would you care for some ‘Absolute Purification Water?’ ” asked a servant standing at the door with a pitcher of water. “It costs thirty pounds.”
“I shall have a glass,” said the man. He was poured a glass and stepped inside.
“What an outrageous price for water,” said Ciel.
“So in other words, those who cannot pay do not have the right to enter,” observed (Y/N).
“Alright, let’s go,” said Ciel.
“A moment, please,” said Sebastian. “According to our information, the Aurora Society has a prescribed form of greeting, and those who do know it are expelled.”
“Tell me about these details sooner!” exclaimed Ciel. “So? What sort of greeting is it?”
Sebastian leaned forward and whispered into Ciel’s ear. (Y/N) grinned as Ciel turned red at the humiliating idea.
“What?! I can’t believe this. We really have to do that?” he questioned.
“If we cannot greet them as required, we will be regarded as outsiders and made to leave on the spot,” said Sebastian somberly.
“We cannot afford to hesitate,” said (Y/N).
“Now, then, let’s go,” said Sebastian.
Ciel took a deep breath before stepping out.
“Would you care for some ‘Absolute Purification Water?’ ” asked the servant.
“Yes, I would,” said Ciel.
The drink was poured, and the doors were opened. They were in. Nobles milled about the room, eagerly anticipating the proper start of the meeting. A man sidled up to their small group.
“Is this your first time here?” he said, looking dubiously at Ciel.
This was it.
Ciel steeled himself. “ ‘The-The eternal flame in this breast…” he began.
“ ‘…cannot be quenched by anyone,’ ” continued the man.
“ ‘We are phoenix!’ ” cried all four together, doing the ridiculous chicken-like pose demanded of them.
“Phoenix!” declared the man. “Welcome to the Aurora Society.”
They had done it. But at what cost to my pride?
“Here are your membership badges,” said the man, handing three pins over.
“Thank you.” Ciel forced the words out as the man walked away.
A loud cackle caught Ciel, Sebastian, and (Y/N)’s attention. “That was brilliant!” giggled Undertaker. “I never imagined you’d do such a thing!”
“Undertaker?!” exclaimed Ciel in surprise.
“You looked so very earnest when you shouted, ‘Phoenix!’ ” Undertaker’s raucous laughter continued.
“Why you!” Ciel glared at him.
“Now, now, Young Master,” said Sebastian.
(Y/N)’s nose twitched as they regarded Undertaker. There was a strange scent on him. It was faint, barely discernible from the usual sensation of dead humans that floated around him, but it felt off in some way.
“What brings you here, Undertaker?” they asked.
“For work, you see!” chirped Undertaker. “Hospitals are valued clients of mine!”
Ah, so he was probably around the remains of the experiments without knowing it. That would explain it, thought (Y/N).
“We’re investigating illegal human experiments that are said to be conducted by this hospital,” said Ciel. “Would you happen to know anything about the dead being resurrected?”
“Dear, dear, if it’s information you want, I must have compensation,” giggled Undertaker. “Yes, let me think…How ‘bout you do that pose for me one more time, hm?”
Ciel glared at him. “What do you take me fo—?!”
“Phoenix!” A dramatic cry took everyone’s attention.
Viscount Druitt stood before him in his own rendition of the pose. “Do excuse me for adapting the pose to suit my style!”
(Y/N) deadpanned.
“Isn’t that the Viscount of Druitt?!” cried Ciel. “What is he doing here…?”
“If memory serves, he did have a physician’s license,” said Sebastian.
“He really does get everywhere, doesn’t he?” said (Y/N).
“He’s coming this way!” warned Ciel as Druitt walked over.
“Oh, I say, are you three newcomers here?” he asked.
He’s such an idiot. I wear a common dress instead of a regal one, and he doesn’t recognize me. (Y/N) breathed a sigh of relief. He hasn’t noticed me.
“Indeed, we are,” said Sebastian. “We chanced upon the newspaper article, you see…”
Druitt sighed. “Madame Samuel’s loose lips will cause us no end of grief. To think she would reveal our secrets so readily!” He leaned around Sebastian to see Ciel. “Oh, and what do we have here? Have you and I had the pleasure of each other’s company before?”
“No sir!” shouted Ciel. “We are meeting for the first time, I assure you!”
“Quite right,” sighed Druitt. “I would never forget the face of a boy as beautiful as you. Oh, but what heartbreaking bandages.”
Ciel stammered. “F-F-Father said they would make me better if I came here…”
“Father…?” Sebastian blinked in confusion, and (Y/N) nearly laughed out loud.
“Without a doubt!” said Druitt. “Rian will surely cure you. I shall be eagerly awaiting the day when I am to gaze into both of your eyes.” He straightened.
Good, good, finish your poetry and walk away, thought (Y/N). We have no time for his dra— Druitt’s eyes landed on them. Damn.
“And you must be the mother!” said Druitt.
(Y/N) spluttered, Sebastian grinned, and Ciel looked horrified.
Thoughts of what being married would entail weren't bad though. They wanted each other in the demon equivalent, for eternity to be spent at their side, being one in every way.
“Yes, yes, no need to tell me!” said Druitt, not even needing any verbal confirmation as he continued speaking. He leaned towards (Y/N) and reached for their hands. “Only someone as attractive as you could create such a beautiful boy. Your husband is quite the lucky man! You’re as beautiful as the night itself! The moon pales in comparison!”
(Y/N) fought a groan. Sebastian’s eyes narrowed at Druitt holding their hands and flirting so shamelessly. He smiled and stepped up. “Now, now, dear,” he said, putting a hand around (Y/N)’s waist and pulling them from Druitt. “We have a show to watch.” He allowed himself revel in the feeling of his hand on their waist, even if separate by glove and dress. Just two simply layers that would be so easy to tear if we were to—
“Ah, yes, quite right!” exclaimed Druitt, breaking the thoughts. “They’re bringing it in now!” He pointed to a pair of doors.
Ciel, (Y/N), and Sebastian turned to see a coffin being carried in by several men. Sebastian’s hand remained around (Y/N)’s waist. He glanced at them to see if they were uncomfortable with the touch as they were so often but was pleased and flattered to find they seemed at ease. On (Y/N)’s part, they liked how close Sebastian stood to them and hoped that they had seen jealousy in his gaze at Druitt. If he disliked Druitt’s touch for those reasons, then (Y/N) had a chance. Perhaps Sebastian would demonstrate his jealousy. Yes, (Y/N) would most definitely enjoy that. A little possessiveness in the bedroom was always fun.
(Seriously, (Y/N) was trying everything. They executed their jobs perfectly, fought for Sebastian and Ciel, dressed up for Sebastian, flirting with him, tried to make him jealous, what was he waiting for? Did (Y/N) have to nearly die to discover his feelings? Talking was, of course, out of the question. (That would be logical, but neither demon was when it came to feelings))
Druitt pointed to a man standing on a dais where the coffin was placed. “That is Rian Stoker, the founder.”
Stoker cleared his throat. “The eternal flame in this breast…cannot be quenched by anyone. We are phoenix!” He posed then bowed. “Esteemed friends and colleagues, I thank you for attending the Aurora Society’s research presentation, ‘absolute salvation of mankind through medical science,’ on the fine day. What is absolute salvation, you might ask? Well, it’s perfect health! A healthy body! Healthy teeth! A healthy mind residing in a healthy body! And healthy weather. Good health is indeed a splendored thing!”
(Y/N), Sebastian, and Ciel were unimpressed.
“However, there continues to exist a state of greatest, most profound unhealthiness that we are unable to conquer, try as we might. And what is that state?” Stoker sighed forlornly. “Death!”
(Y/N) and Sebastian exchanged looks. Sebastian raised a teasing eyebrow at (Y/N) as if saying “it seems you are a medical miracle for conquering death.” (Y/N) rolled their eyes fondly and smirked.
“And the wonderful, singular power that will save us from this calamity? That is the medical science of the Aurora Society!” declared Stoker. “Now I shall demonstrate to you the fruits of our research, the ‘absolute salvation of mankind through medical science.’ ” He nodded to the servants, who removed the lid of the coffin.
A blond women dressed in a white dress and a black veil across her eyes lay within. Stitches covered her exposed skin. She resembled a torn cloth doll sewn back together again.
“Here lies Margaret Connor, age seventeen,” said Stoker. “She lost her young life in an unfortunate accident. Her death was truly tragic, the result of a catastrophe that should never have occurred. Her untimely end brought ill health not only upon her own heart but also upon the hearts of her loved ones.” Margaret’s father and mother stood to the side, crying and dressed in black. “I wish to absolutely save this Young Lady and her family!”
“Is the corpse real?” murmured Ciel.
“I believe so,” said Sebastian.
(Y/N) nodded. “The smell of death lingers. She’s been dead for some time.”
Stoker placed several cables on the coffin and attached electrodes to Margaret. “Allow me to show you, everyone! The power of medicine!” He threw the switch, and electricity poured into the coffin.
A bright flash illuminated the room, causing the humans to avert their eyes. (Y/N)’s nose twitched. Within the flash, for but a moment, there had struck a familiar sensation. It wasn’t science or electricity. No, it had been something else entirely. It was gone before (Y/N) could identify it, and the performance continued before (Y/N) could dwell on it.
“Now rise anew from the ashes, my dear!” cried Stoker. “Like a phoenix!”
The crowd held its breath as a moment passed.
And then Margaret raised a hand.
The audience went wild as the corpse sat up on her own. Ciel gazed in shock.
“Please, take a good look! Our medical science can overcome even death!” declared Stoker.
(Y/N) and Sebastian narrowed their eyes. The demons could sense the lack of soul, and the scene of a human body moving without one left a sterile feeling, unnerving and wrong. That wasn’t a human. It couldn’t be. It didn’t feel like one. There was no real life left in that corpse.
“Maggie!” Her mother embraced Margaret. “Maggie, oh, my sweet child! Thank you, Doctor!”
“This is absolute salvation!” said Stoker, and the crowd applauded wildly.
“What exactly is going on here?!” cried Ciel. “Did a corpse really just come back to life?!”
“The corpse is moving with some autonomy,” said (Y/N). Their eyes were sharp. “But that does not mean life. That requires more pieces. There is something missing here.”
On the stage, Margaret’s mouth opened unnaturally wide. Her mother still clutched her tight, and her father smiled down at her.
“As long as you are alive,” he said happily, “your mothe—”
Margaret bit down. Blood spewed from her mother’s neck. The crowd fell silent as a scream pierced the room.
“M-Maggie?! What is the—!”
Margaret silenced her mother with another bite through her neck. The new, unmoving corpse fell to the ground.
And there we go. The consequences for experimenting with death, thought (Y/N). Fools. They had no idea what forces they were working with. They were never going to have control.
Margaret growled and turned towards the crowd. The audience finally moved. They screamed in panic and raced for the exit.
“Sebastian! (Y/N)!” said Ciel, pulling his wig away.
“Yes, my Lord,” said Sebastian, removing the ribbon.
“Yes, sir,” said (Y/N).
The demons threw knives at Margaret, and they struck deep into her chest. The corpse collapsed as she tried to come down the stairs towards them.
“Did you kill it?” said Ciel.
“Step back, please,” said Sebastian.
Margaret was still for a moment before contorting her body. She rose to her feet once more, knives still lodged within her. She groaned unintelligibly.
“Wha—?!” Ciel’s eyes widened. “What the devil is that thing?!”
“Our knives should have pierced its heart,” said Sebastian, narrowing his eyes.
(Y/N)’s eyes flashed fuchsia. “You humans, always messing with forces you have no knowledge or control over.”
Margaret growled, a creature unable to find death or life, a body that once housed life sewn up in death.
“These are the consequences.”
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Sorry Kirbs, you're damned to hell. God can only be found in the One, True, Apostolic, ROMAN Church. Bet that pink rubber will burn just fine in hell, so you'll be fine <3
~ JESUS / GOD HATES PROTESTANTS ~
~ ROMAN CATHOLICISM FOR LIFE ~
~ ONE TRUE FAITH & ONE TRUE CHURCH ~
if u wanna be saved, convert and pray to mary jesus and some saints <3 okay thx bye
1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
John 14:6 (KJV)
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Isaiah 8:19-22 KJV
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
Revelation 22:8-9
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Jesus says that HE is the way, not Mary, not saints, not a specific church (The Church is every Christian who believes that Jesus is the Messiah and God, not just certain denominations)
Praying to Saints is idolatry. We can go straight to God himself for prayers and ask brothers and sisters here on earth to pray for us, but we cannot ask the dead or angels to pray for us because they cannot hear or answer our prayers. We also have no need for a priest or Pope to step in because Jesus is our high priest. Prayers are supposed to be to God alone, as prayer is an act of worship. God will not give His glory to another. Even God's angels rebuke those who try to pray to them.
Also the Pope claims that homosexual "marriage" and other sin is ok, which is incorrect. The Pope is a fallible man and the Bible is the infallible word of God. We should be lining up our ways to Scripture alone and follow what it says, not just what any person in power said.
Also I can be certain that by Christ's sacrifice and resurrection, I am saved and will not be going to Hell. I try to follow Him the best I can and anything good in me is from God.
Christ loves all of us, Protestant, Catholic, or any other denomination. Including you. And so do I.
To my Catholic friends who will likely see this:
I love you all dearly, but I cannot agree with your beliefs about praying to Saints or angels. We should only pray to God, because He alone should be worshipped. If you want to talk to me, I will gladly talk. Love you guys.
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TARA: "Buffy, I promise there's nothing wrong with you."
BUFFY: "There has to be. This can't be me. It isn't me."
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TARA: "It's not that simple."
BUFFY: "It is. It's wrong. I'm wrong. Tell me that I'm wrong, please."
Buffy and Tara have a short but very significant dynamic. I've talked about it before when writing about Tara's use and representation in each individual dream in 'Restless'. That for Buffy Tara is a means of identifying and communicating with the deepest parts of herself. A narrative and thematic vehicle for understanding her identity and nature. The parts of herself that she doesn't love and doesn't have any appreciation for. The parts of herself that make her feel wrong and ashamed of herself. The parts of herself that she wants to escape from and hide away. 'BtVS' effectively uses the metaphor or allegory of being a supernatural being like a witch or a slayer or a werewolf or a vampire for being queer. For being an outsider. Cut off from others. Cut off from humanity. And they do it in such a way where you're not meant to believe it as such but to just acknowledge it and entertain the thought that the characters themselves think and feel this way about themselves because they're not really shown or told the contrary until they interact with each other and learn and grow together in solidarity in their experiences of being different from the norm. The writers are basically showing through characters like Buffy, Willow, Tara, Oz and Spike that the supernatural equates to queerness either in identity, sexuality, gender or just in general beingness. Just in being the person that you are. In being yourself.
There's added layers on to it when it comes to the dynamics between Buffy and Spike and Tara and Willow specifically in that it could also mean that they are actually evil in nature as well as queer but going down that route leads to controversial misinterpretations and I don't want to fall into that considering sometimes my words can get me into trouble and I end up insulting or offending a lot of people when I don't mean to. I personally think it's a compelling topical area to explore but I'm not writing this piece of writing today to explore it. Only in what it means regarding being and feeling queer in oneself and, for me, the dynamic Buffy and Tara have best represents that. I suppose for some people who haven't identified and accepted that they're queer, it can come across as feeling evil depending on their cultural background. Their family and home life in particular. And I think the episode 'Family' does a great deal for and in addressing this. Tara has, up to this point, spent her whole life being told by her biological relatives that she's evil or would turn evil. She's been gaslighted and psychologically conditioned to think, feel and believe that her identity and nature as who she is as a person naturally is wrong and is something that she should be ashamed about all because she can do magic. All because she can do things that normal people cannot do - and thus - she's not normal - she's not natural - she's not human. In some ways the demonization of being or feeling queer has a lot of significance and therefore merit in providing overwhelming narrative and thematic substance and depth for 'BtVS's clever take on characterization in a supernatural Universe.
When it comes to the episode 'Dead Things' Buffy is undergoing severe depression and is doing incredibly self-destructive things to feel something again. Something other than her deep despair at being pulled out of heaven by her friends - Tara included. She obviously doesn't like feeling the way she does when she does it but her justification for doing those self-destructive things is because she's come back to life wrong. When she goes to Tara to ask her to check out the spell that resurrected her and Tara comes back to her to tell her that she hasn't come back wrong - that she isn't wrong - she completely breaks down because now that means that she has no justification for doing what she's doing. For using Spike for sexual and emotional gratification, for neglecting her sister and letting her get injured by another one of her friends that's also fell off the wagon - so to speak - and is also involving herself in self-destructive relationships and behaviours with being addicted to magic and numbing herself to her experience, for not making an effort. All of this now is something that she has to question herself on. That if there's not something wrong with her mentally - why is she like this? Why is she doing this? She's just at a complete loss for logic, for reason, for understanding. It's a very effective and meaningful allegory for being queer and not understanding why. Especially because it's Tara she's crying into the lap of in that moment who is queer and can completely empathise with Buffy's experience of being attracted to somebody who she shouldn't be attracted to. And there is a line of dialogue that was removed from the final cut of the scene that explicitly compares Tara being a lesbian and having romantic/sexual feelings for girls to Buffy having feelings for Spike. She gets it because she's been there. She's felt that way too. May even still does even if she's fully out and fully accepted her sexuality. But she knows all too well what it's like to feel wrong for being queer.
Therefore there's a lot to glean about Buffy and Tara's dynamic and what it represents, what its significance is, despite being so short and non-detailed. You could even go as far as saying the metaphor or allegory isn't really one at all because Buffy is actually queer in both identity and sexuality. I mean the narrative hints at this being truth enough times in the show that you could definitely see it happening or becoming a possibility at some point in her character arc. And you know, with the whole Faith thing, it's not exactly well hidden either. Even though I don't ship them at all, Buffy and Faith definitely have something romantic/sexual there that all but makes the metaphor or allegory negated as far as sexuality goes. Identity is another story. And one of Buffy's core themes for her characterization is identity - which is why the Tara = witch/Buffy = slayer parallels work so well and why they so brilliantly convey the notion of queer/gay solidarity.
As for whether that makes them evil or means that they can be evil... that's a topic better left alone but I think it does present a compelling case study for a queer person's experience when they do not understand nor accept themselves for being as they naturally are, which I think is something that makes a lot of sense for the character arcs of Willow, Spike and Oz too in that they have trouble reconciling with their dark sides and that there's much of themselves that they suppress or repress so they don't have to feel like who they are is wrong or evil or a burden to the ones they love and that love them. And that they can be involved and fully connect with others healthily as opposed to destroying themselves and each other in the process like Buffy and Spike do so frequently in their S6 enemies-to-lovers dance of death, abuse and pain sorely mistaken for life, love and pleasure.
There's definitely a compelling case study for all of that to be unpacked and I probably will unpack it at some point once I can figure out how to articulate it so that it doesn't come off as offensive to the people who identify themselves to any of these characters because my intention is never to offend. Only to teach and enlighten. Okay, maybe I don't have the right or authority to do that but I write my meta for me just as much as I do for other people and so I certainly have the right and authority to teach and enlighten myself. And if I feel that I want to write about that topic at some point, I will. And I will do so through the fiction of art/entertainment and my favourite characters because that's the best way that I know how. If it comes across as offensive, all I can do is apologize for it but all I'm intentionally trying to do with doing it is expand my consciousness. I'm an INTP, a Virgo and Claircognizant - this is just how things work with me. I need to write to get a better understanding of who I am. My wording isn't the greatest, I know that. But I'm trying my best. So please - if you read what I write and you feel offended by it, reach out to me and I WILL explain to you that my heart is in the right place. That I just want to learn and understand and evolve. That's all it is.
#buffy the vampire slayer#buffy summers#sarah michelle gellar#tara maclay#amber benson#identity#nature#witch#slayer#queer#gay#lesbian#bisexual#solidarity#family#dead things#characterization#character representation#character development#character dynamic#analysis
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I was rereading Shoreless Sea (your whole ACoTaR catalog actually (you will find reread hearts from Raivana in your comments) but SS is where this ask is) and have word flaily thoughts.
Tarquin and Nesta are just sooooo adorable. Just soooo sweet. Tarquin is so earnest and I love it. It's justjustjust words failing paraphrased fav moments below
"You yell at [Helion]about his hair?"
"Why didn't you tell me that Tarquin was like THAT"
"You smell like you've been loved up and rolled in sugar"
AUNTIE!
Lucien being giddy-happy drunk at his wedding
"Az doesn't do that anymore but Elain has a plan. I'm allowed to kill his shitty family it was in our wedding vows"
Nesta wanting to raise Rhain from the dead just to give Az the chance to disown him
"After the shit Rhys tried on my husband" EXCUSE YOU what did he try to do to our fox baby?!
"I like parties with company" "I can be company"
All the times Nesta pretends not to be disappointed Tarquin puts on a shirt
Lucien finding Tarquin and Nesta at the party and blue screening. Little_shit.exe has stopped working
BABY KARKENS (this inspired a scene in one of the fanfics I'll never actually write)
Just *excited flailing to gesture at everything*
I see and so appreciate the reread hearts 🥰
Shoreless my beloved! It was so important to me to give Nesta like, a direct contemporary? To let her be young and in love with someone who is also young and in love and gets to act like it. A natural, genuinely formed adoration.
"why didn't you tell me Tarquin was like that" okay, I get such glee from the fact that no one thinks Nesta would be into Tarquin only for them to instantly think about and be like OH TARQUIN. She's so mad at Helion and then he has the audacity to push her towards true love.
AUNTIE! Lucien IS a chaotic shit, I believe this in every incarnation and it does, in fact, hold up right until he accidentally witnesses them being insanely sexy together. Nesta's fingers in Tarquins mouth! I cannot, the whole party.
Honestly Nesta does something much worse than resurrect Rhain- she gives the Bone Carver even more reason to go on a rampage
Shoreless canon is Daylight canon where other characters are concerned, so Rhys naturally tried to violently manipulate Elain + Lucien for various massacre causing reasons during the Illyrian uprising.
Thank you so much for this!
#Shoreless beloved#Nothing actually beats Cassians mixed attraction and violent self loathing over Erebus#Tarquin is SUCH a good guy#this is actually the only universe where I think Nesta has kids#a lil pack of ocean goddesses terrifying everyone#almost no other acotar men should be fathers much less to daughters
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“A professor once said “Job is always saying all of these terrible things about God, yet God “Job has honored Me.” The professor said “why in the world - after all of those prayers - would God say that Job honored Him? The answer is that “They were prayers.”
Job was angry and complaining, but He was angry and complaining TO GOD! He never walked away from God, but continued to pour out his heart to God!
He said “I do not understand You, God, and I am angry!” But he never turned his back on Him. The thing is - Job stayed with God even when he was getting absolutely nothing out of it.
And that’s what you do when you love someone - you love them and stay with them even when they have nothing to give.
Satan is defeated every time that true love wins.
~ Author Unknown
Our highest and most honorable trust in God is when we are getting nothing out of serving Him, but we stay loyal because we love Him.
And because we love Him, we trust His heart even when nothing makes sense.
If you are going through a dark time, and you are still crying out to God and you still love Him - you can know that love is true - and God knows it’s true.
Hard times cannot turn your heart away. You may feel distance from God, but you are still pouring your heart out to Him.
He always knows our hearts, but He shows us in those dark times proof to our own hearts that our love for God is true.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
WHO BY GOD’S POWER ARE BEING GUARDED through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
so that the tested genuineness of your faith - which is more more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire - may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”
1stPeter 1:3-9
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Why I think Sol Invictus might actually be the overarching villain of the next saga (I blame Valhalla for this)
⭐️ Valhalla's release date being two weeks before Christmas and being described by so many as an "early Christmas present." Listen, we have never had anything in God of War released around Christmas before. Ever. And the release dates of these games always tie into mythology in some way: the Greek games releasing in March ties back to Mars, Ragnarok's release date of Wednesday ties back to Wednesday being Odin's day, even Valhalla coming out on a Tuesday is a reference to Tyr.
So, why is Christmas so important than? Well, December 25th, is the date of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the Birth of the Unconquerable Sun. It's a commonly held theory that the Early Church appropriated the date to make it easier to integrate Roman converts.
⭐️ Getting back to Christianity... we know it's confirmed in the God of War universe, we know the original ending of the Greek saga was going to be Kratos becoming one of the Three Wisemen. No way in hell are they touching Christianity with a ten foot pole, but that doesn't mean monotheism isn't going to be addressed. Jesus was drawn as Sol Invictus in Ancient Roman art, the depiction of Jesus having a halo came from Helios, Psalm 104:3 describes God as having a chariot...
"Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind." -Psalm 104: 3
Kratos isn't suplexing Jesus, but Sol Invictus could be a villain that is the closest we get to a Fallen Christ figure. All the Jesus parallels are right there:
Jesus refers to himself as "the light of the world" and goes on to say "whoever walks with me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12). Not quite exactly the same thing as Kratos using Helios' head as a flashlight, but Kratos did use him to light his way through the darkness to ultimately beat Zeus. His light also lit up the entire Underworld. Greece cannot survive without him.
In some translations of the Bible, Jesus is described as being raised up from the realm of Hades. Chains of Olympus is heavily, heavily referenced in Valhalla and what is the plot? Raising the sun- Helios- up from the Underworld.
Jesus, particularly his resurrection, was associated with the Phoenix (we'll get into that later).
Later on in the medieval era, Jesus would be described as descending into Hell before rising from the dead, which if the theory that the Roman gods are revived Olympians... where does Kratos take the head of Helios? Tartarus, the equivalent to Hell. In popular culture, Hell is usually always depicted as fire and brimstone, going off of Dante's Inferno and this passage of Revelation describing damned souls being thrown into a lake of fire. What seemingly has rivers of fire? Tartarus in God of War 3.
⭐️ We don't know what Athena's plan is, in fact, we don't know what the hell is going on with Athena at all. All we know is that she changed from wanting to save Olympus to being ready to sacrifice her entire family for the chance to rule on her own in a second. Monotheism. It could be just greed, but that's also so not Athena? I think her being a villain can work: I can believe ascending to a higher plan has changed her and that her priority is her new Ascended Council, but what do they want exactly? They definitely were involved with Odin's mask and the rift, they want Kratos to 'fulfill his destiny,' and then what?
⭐️ We know Rome exists in the God of War universe: the Norns speak Latin. While Athena/Minerva was still an important deity to the Romans (even if Ovid seemed to despise her), a lot of her significance as a god of war/strategy went to Ares/Mars and Bellona. Minerva was primarily a goddess of wisdom and crafts and only became a war goddess later on.
Minerva has an interesting history when it comes to Rome's push towards sun worship. Before Aurelian revived the cult of Sol Invictus, Emperor Elagabalus stripped Jupiter of his position as King of the Gods in order to give the title to the Syrian sun god, Elagabalus (Heliogabalus) instead. The Romans were already pissed, but the cherry on top was Elagabalus moving a statue of Athena/Minerva from the Temple of Vesta to be by Elagabalus' stone in a symbolic marriage that fell through after backlash.
There are theories that Sol Invictus is a combination of Elagabalus and Sol Indiges (the traditional Roman god of the sun), or that Sol Invictus was always Sol Indiges. It's hard to find information because most ancient writers were very, very bias and so much was lost over thousands of years. Anyway, a storyline of Sol Invictus over throwing Jupiter and having a connection to Minerva/Athena has precedence.
⭐️ Finally, there's the most damning piece of evidence... this line right here: "You think I'm afraid of a little fire? Don't threaten me with a good time, Kratos. Maybe I'll be infused with power and achieve my final form."
You know what mythological animal is infused with power and revived by fire? The phoenix. It's canonly seen in God of War 2 and after Kratos stabs himself with the Blade of Olympus in 3, the post credit scene has his blood seeping into a large engraving of a phoenix.
You know what the phoenix is also heavily associated with? The sun. Or, the God of the Sun. In Egyptian mythology, where the Phoenix originates, it's name is the Benu and instead of being an eagle or peacock, it's appearance is that of a heron. It's believed to be the ba (part of the soul) of Ra, but it's also associated with Atum and Osiris. There was significant reverence for the Benu at the Temple of Ra in the Egyptian city of Iunu, its Greek name being Heliopolis, "the City of the Sun." The Greeks took the concept of the Benu and associated their phoenix with Helios such as Herodotus when he first introduced the concept of the phoenix to the Greeks:
"There is another sacred bird, too, whose name is Phoinix (Phoenix). I myself have never seen it, only pictures of it; for the bird seldom comes into Aigyptos (Egypt) : once in five hundred years, as the people of Heliopolis say. It is said that the Phoinix comes when his father dies. If the picture truly shows his size and appearance, his plumage is partly golden and partly red. He is most like an eagle in shape and size. What they say this bird manages to do is incredible to me. Flying from Arabia to the temple of the Helios (the Sun), they say, he conveys his father encased in myrrh and buries him at the temple of Helios [i.e. in the temple of the Egyptian god Ra]. This is how he conveys him: he first molds an egg of myrrh as heavy as he can carry, then tries lifting it, and when he has tried it, he then hollows out the egg and puts his father into it, and plasters over with more myrrh the hollow of the egg into which he has put his father, which is the same in weight with his father lying in it, and he conveys him encased to the temple of the Sun in Aigyptos (Egypt). This is what they say this bird does." - Herodotus, Histories 2. 73 (trans. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.)
Rome also associated itself as being like a Phoenix and had images of them on their coins. The phoenix is immortal, much like how the Romans envisioned their empire, constantly going through a cycle of death and rebirth. Maybe I'm just becoming Charlie Kelly but... idk... I feel like SSM is onto something.
#god of war#god of war ragnarok#god of war spoilers#kratos#helios gow#athena gow#minerva gow#sol invictus#tw sa mention#in sources#tw blo0d#religious mention
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Quiet Time 4/1
What am I feeling today?
Well I cried yesterday but I feel that I got it out of my system. I’m looking forward to today, I think I’ll be very productive and it’s also the start of a new month! Time to lock in though because only one month left until my last final for this semester and I have a lot of work to get done😅
Luke 16 NIV
(v. 4-9) “I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’ “So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ “ ‘Nine hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied. “The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’ “Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’ “ ‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied. “He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’ “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.”
I have to be honest I don’t completely understand this so I’m going for some commentary:
This lowering of the bills is the perfect analogy of the manner in which the scribes and Pharisees lowered the standards of righteousness as a device for keeping their hold upon the people
(v. 10-12) ““Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?”
Basically we have to be trustworthy with whatever we have been given. If we can’t show that we can be trusted with a little bit, how can we ever be trusted with anything more? And furthermore, with riches that are not of earth!
(v. 13) ““No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.””
I don’t believe that I’ve made money a master. Then again, I don’t make much to begin with, a lot that is spent on my behalf comes from my parents. I worry that when it’s solely my own income I will become tight fisted because I won’t have anything to fall back on but I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
(v. 15) “He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.”
I needed just a bit of commentary here too because I wasn’t sure who was referenced in terms of “you”
The men Jesus addressed here "tended to connect earthly prosperity and goodness. Wealth was a sign that a man was a good man." However, mere material prosperity, unsanctified by spiritual motivation and consciousness of stewardship under God, is here called an abomination in the sight of God
(v. 25-26) ““But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’”
Once you have arrived at your station in the afterlife, whether that be heaven or hell, you’re there for eternity. There’s no opportunity for you to move from one or the other which shows the importance of what your life is here because it will dictate your future.
(v. 31) ““He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ””
Was this a foreshadowing of Jesus? That even if some people witnessed his resurrection or heard about it, they would still not believe in him?
#bible#quiet time#bible quote#bible scripture#bible verse#christian blog#christian living#christian faith#bible study#christianity#faith in jesus#devo#faith#faith in god#jesus#devotional#disciple of christ#daily devotional#discipleship#jesus saves#jesus loves you#love#christian#saras devotionals#4/1
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THE EVIL DEAD.
roleplay sentence starters of the 1981 film.
feel free to edit according to scenario / pronouns.
tw: violence, language, horror, blood, possession.
hey, [ name ], where are we?
what the hell was that?
are you trying to kill us?
damn thing jerked right out of my hands.
well, you better take it back because the damn thing don't work.
what's this place like, anyway?
why are we getting it so cheap?
you mean nobody's seen this place yet?
well, it might not be that bad.
actually, it might be kind of nice.
i think this is where we get off.
the whole thing's falling apart on us!
don’t let the noise fool you girls, this thing is solid as a rock.
will you stop it?
i would very much like to make a toast for all this evening.
what is this?
whatever it is, it's still down there.
i don’t like cellars. let’s just close it up.
it’s probably just some animal.
that is the stupidest thing i ever heard of. jesus christ.
there's something down there.
i'm not going down there!
okay, you cowards. i'll go.
hey, [ name ]! you find anything?
he's just kidding around ... isn't he?
[ name ], get me a flashlight.
hey, come here, i wanna show you something.
look at all this stuff.
this kind of looks like your old girlfriend.
c'mon, let's take this stuff upstairs.
this is the tape i found downstairs.
the book is bound in human flesh and inked in human blood. it deals with demons and demon resurrection and those forces which roam the forest and dark bowers of man’s domain.
hey! what did you do that for? it was just getting good!
i just don't want to hear it anymore, that's all.
[ name ], c'mon. leave her alone, man.
shut it off! shut it off! shut it off!
where are you going?
i can't believe this.
[ name ], you knew not to play that.
you just don’t know when you’re taking something too far.
she acts like she’s three years old or something.
why don’t we stay up for a while and listen to the storm?
let me check on [ name ] first to see if she's okay.
[ name ], how sweet of you. would you put it on?
i was going to give it to you before we came up here, but things got so hectic, this is really the first chance we’ve had to be alone.
it’s beautiful. i really love it. i’ll never take it off.
join us!
is anybody out there?
i know someone's out there. i heard you. i heard you in the cellar.
what the hell happened to you? what’s the matter with you?
did something in the woods do this to you?
it was the woods themselves! they're alive, [ name ]!
the trees! they're alive!
why don’t i take her in the back room so she can lie down?
i’m not lying down! i want to get out of here. i want to leave this place right now.
[ name ], there's nothing out there.
trees do not attack people.
will you drive me into town or not?
look, sure, sure, i’ll take you into town, but just listen to what you’re saying.
i don’t care how it sounds. i wanna get out of this place right now.
it's not gonna let us leave.
why are you stopping?
do you see something? where're you going?
why won't you listen to me?
i have seen the dark shadows moving in the woods.
i have no doubt that whatever i have resurrected through this book is sure to come calling… for me.
i guessed the card right!
i don’t know, but i think it’s really some sort of extra sense or something, you know, like esp.
why have you disturbed our sleep? awakened us from our ancient slumber?
one by one we will take you.
what happened to her?
did you see her eyes?
i think we ought to get out of here.
we still have a few more hours before morning.
why does she keep making those horrible noises?
everything's going to be all right.
you have pretty skin. give it to us.
what are we going to do?
we're going to bury her.
we don’t even know if there is anyway back besides the bridge.
[ name ] cannot walk with her leg like that. she can’t even stand up.
what? are you crazy?
we're all going to die here!
you're not going to leave me here, are you, [ name ]?
kill her if you can, loverboy.
unlock this chain and let me out.
you bastards! why are you torturing me like this?
we're going to get you.
not another peep. time to go to sleep.
in time it will come for him and then it will come for you!
now, the sun will be up in an hour or so and we can all get out of here together.
hit her! hit it!
#horror sentence starters#rp sentence starters#rp memes#writing prompts#horror prompts#the evil dead sentence starters#film sentence starters
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