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“A healthy relationship is where two independent people just make a deal that they will help the other person be the best version of themselves.”

— Unknown

#motivation #quotes #relationship quotes #love

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the title of the last song you listened to is the epitaph on your tombstone

#the compass by sail north

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Something I love thinking about, Murtagh’s interactions with Ismira when she’s older.

He talks to her like she’s a young lady in the court, like how he did with Essie. He listens intently to her, comments appropriately, gives advice and gentle correction, sometimes gives comfort.

When she’s five or seven years old, he teaches her how to dance. Starting by letting her stand on his feet so she can get used to the feeling of how her legs are supposed to move.

Depending on her height, he levitates her so that she is eye-level with him. She holds his jerkin or shirt in her fist while he keeps a hand at her back to move her along with him.

As she gets older, he teaches her some of the more complicated steps, a spin here while he moves in the opposite direction. He teaches a dance with moments where the lady does something different than the man, but they still stay in harmony.

Sometimes he’ll sing a song from court while they dance. Sometimes he’ll make up his own.

He loves treating his second cousin/niece as he would a lady of the court. To him it’s a game, but it’s also a respect to her station as daughter of the Lord of Palancar Valley.

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Ismira laughs and giggles with delight during these dances. Sometimes she gets nervous when learning a new step. But Murtagh is always patient with her, teaching her how to properly put her feet, teaching her how to count the beats of a rhythm.

The spins and dips are her favorites. She loves the motion. She feels carefree as she twirls and safe when Murtagh catches her in his arm.

Once she has the dances of Carvahall under her belt, she helps her family help Murtagh brush up on the dance steps for upcoming festivals. While she loves dancing with her father, mother, Uncle Eragon, and her friends, there’s a certain grace, poise and dignity when she dances with Uncle Murtagh. She truly feels like a lady of the court.



#murtagh #murtagh morzansson #ismira stronghammer #ismira inheritance cycle #murtagh inheritance cycle #just love the thought of this man who loves to dance teaching a young child how to dance #even better that she’s family #even better better she is a child of his family that enjoys his company

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so in love with myself lately. by being intentional with myself, i appreciate who i am even more. there’s so much value in living life with intention.

connecting with God and strengthening my faith, finding a routine, retail therapy, giving myself a little “treat” for every win in the day, outlining study schedules, sticking to my hobbies, prioritizing a relaxing space at work and at home.

every little seed you plant in your mind with love and discipline eventually grows into a garden through faith.

by lacking faith, you will never see it grow. remember, you have to work and pray. you have to be patient in the waiting. it’s hard to do all of these things consistently, and im still finding a balance.

but by having faith in a small seed, by being patient with yourself and God… you will confidently reap your harvest.

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just… the absolute trust between zutara in the finale is unreal. after zuko’s impromptu training attack session, yes, katara is surprised and even somewhat angry as she confronts him, but when she says “you could have hurt aang!” all it reminds me of is the fact that just a few episodes ago, she literally threatened to kill him if he ever gave her a reason to think he might so something to hurt aang. but here, now, even as she’s confronting him, she just… waits for him to explain, and she actually sees and agrees with his point once zuko tells the gaang about ozai’s plan.

there is also the absolutely, 100% synchronized way they fight during the simulated training session, something that calls back to their synchronization and teamwork in the southern raiders, and that inherently shows a lot of trust and understanding between them.

katara is the one who initially asks zuko what they should do after aang disappears. everyone else agrees, but it's katara who trusts him enough to position him, not just to herself but to everyone else, as someone they should listen to because of his history, skill, and experience, especially noteworthy because the reason she gives—“you are sort of the expert at tracking the avatar”—is what used to make him untrustworthy in their eyes. they’ve come such a long way.

then katara notices zuko freeze and sit in front of iroh’s tent, and when she asks if he’s okay, he just… completely trusts her with exactly what he’s feeling, and if he’s even a little worried that what he’s saying might cause her to act derisively, because what he’s referencing here is also what katara was angry and hurt about, he doesn’t show it. he just so completely trusts her with it, and her insistence that iroh will forgive him is born from her own trust of zuko, and she's able to tell him what he needs to hear because she was once in iroh's position and zuko proved his genuine remorse and care to her.

then, of course, we've got zuko not missing a beat as he asks katara to be the one to come with him to confront azula, and her ready acceptance. they make a good team, and they know it.

but when they get there and azula challenges zuko to an agni kai - though she initially has misgivings, katara ultimately trusts zuko when he says he can handle it and understands that he doesn't want her to get hurt if she doesn't have to. (an aspect of zuko's "i can't explain it, but she's slipping" line that i think gets underexamined, btw, is that that's not an inherently good thing for them. yes, maybe that means zuko will be able to take her, particularly because he knows azula and her fighting style well. but someone who is "slipping" is also, in this case, desperate, and more prone to being reckless with people's lives. zuko tries to mitigate that by fighting her alone, but it doesn't work because azula can't follow the terms she sets when she realizes she's losing.)

the lightning scene is a really interesting example of trust as it relates to zuko and katara, because to me, the emphasis there isn't quite so much on zuko and katara trusting each other. there's barely time for katara to think through what will happen to as azula aims for her or wonder what zuko will do, after all, and zuko is probably in too much pain and too out of it to think about katara coming to try to heal him. (though if they did have the time and mental faculties to think it through, i think they would both 120 percent trust the other to help them.)

instead, the emphasis is on the audience trusting the characters. from the moment zuko sees where azula's aiming, he doesn't hesitate, doesn't even think about, just. immediately jumps in front of the lightning before it can reach katara. i've said this before, but as soon as he understood what was happening, there was just no chance of that lightning ever getting to katara and that's the point. we've seen what zuko looks like when he's hesitating or conflicted, and the difference is stark. the show never wants you to question exactly what zuko will do, that he refuses to let katara get heart, that he'll save her.

and for her part, katara immediately runs to try and save zuko despite azula still being around and attacking, and tries again before realizing she needs to defeat azula in order to do so. but the entire scene of katara's defeating her, while obviously heroic and emblematic of katara's power and the culmination of her arc as a girl whose culture and identity was nearly stripped away from her to being a master waterbender, is also framed as katara defeating azula so she can get to zuko. she would have done it anyways, yes, but in this context, right now, she is fighting azula so she can get to zuko to heal him.

here, in the narrative culmination of their arcs together, it shows not just that they trust each other, but asks the audience to not doubt the development of the dynamic that’s been built, to trust that they will take care of each other. and they do.

#zutara #sozin’s comet #zuko #katara

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Murtagh and Eragon have such a complicated relationship and I am HERE for it! Bring me the drama! (holds popcorn, wide eyed anticipation... as my expression curls into "evil" smirk 'cause I know there's some rough topics they have to talk about. Bring me the Dramaaaa! and the fluff because holy crap these two need more happy moments!)

#murtagh #eragon #these brothers i swear #they are in for a ride when they see each other for an extended length of time

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Also, Murtagh has avoided being involved in the court because he hates all the politics and chicanery of dealing with the court. If he stays with Nasuada, he not going to be to avoid that! XD Or he might be able to avoid court dealings... but... he might realize it's best to know the moment things happen. Stay up to date, learn things in real time...

Narrative îs really dragging Murtagh on to the stage kicking and screaming, fingernails digging into the ground isn't it? XD

Man, you gotta decide what your life is going to be like. With your reputation it will be an uphill battle before you find a semblance of comfortable living, but you gotta start sometime, somewhere.

I honestly wonder if Murtagh is going to get in his own way in regard to Carvahall, Nasuada, or helping Eragon train the new Dragon Riders.

He knows that people hate him and while it frustrates him, he doesn’t blame them. He understands why they hate him: his father’s history and his own actions as a dragon rider under Galbatorix.

He's long since accepted of the reality of people's hostility and opinions of him, but it still stings.

The people of Carvahall don’t know who he is as a person, and they might not fully believe what Eragon has said in his defense.

The biggest accusations are his willingness to join the Empire, trying to capture Eragon and Saphira, and kidnapping Nasuada. So he shows the corresponding memories.

Depending how he defends himself, he might give the wrong impression. The people of Carvahall might want to see him contrite, but Murtagh is too prideful to show that to a bunch of strangers who, in his mind, have no shortage of reasons to put a sword through him.

Though it might get to the point where he decides to share his memories, since his words are not enough. (Might have been Thorn's idea.) I don't know how willing he will be to share the details of the torturous horrors he and Thorn have been through. He doesn't like thinking about them, and he doesn't want to agitate Thorn with traumatic memories. Not to mention the shame he feels for his weakness and inability to protect Thorn and undermine Galbatorix.

In Ilirea, he worries about how his presence will affect Nasuada's standing, and worries for his and Thorn's safety. He wants to avoid Thorn receiving physical and non-physical attacks. He's of the mindset that he can take it and handle it, but Thorn has been through enough of that treatment and Murtagh doesn't want him to experience anymore of it.

He doubts and worries about the plausibility of a successful relationship with Nasuada. He knows she needs an heir but he has high reservations about being a father on the ground of not wanting to give his children a miserable neglected childhood. Even if the court is different from when he grew up, their will still be people who ridicule Nasuada for her lack of nobility and voice derision and hositilty for his past and his father's past, he doesn't want those burdens past down to his own children. He may also fear being a parent similar to his mother. Duty pulling him away, missing out on his children, wondering if they know he loves them but also regrets bringing them into a less than happy life. A life that doesn't have the amount of love, care, and attention they need from him. The amount that he wants to give to them.

With Eragon's offer to teach, he still has his awareness of hostility towards him. He doubts he will respected by any of the denizens at Mount Argnor, or any of the new riders. Though, he does suspect Thorn will have an easier time with any new hatchlings than he will with the non-dragon folk. Thorn has dealt his own amount of damage on the Varden's forces, so both of them are wary of ambush or attack.

Really all this boils down his own doubt, his acknowledgement of his past, anticipation of rejection and lack of respect from others. He wants to protect himself from that, as well as protect Thorn from physical and non-physical attacks.

Though, I think it would be a fun plot thread for Thorn to realize that he's stronger than the two of them think. He can handle harsh words, and with the exception of a Dauthdaert, no weapon can pierce him. Also gets reminded that rare is the person who carries a whip with them. He learns to stand tall against his detractors and any weapons they carry, learns when to put his tail down, and grows in courage when warning folk with a growl and a curled upper lip to watch what they say about his rider (and himself, but he's protective of his prideful stubborn independent rider.)

#murtagh #thorn dragon #carvahall #nasuada #mount argnor #world of eragon

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I honestly wonder if Murtagh is going to get in his own way in regard to Carvahall, Nasuada, or helping Eragon train the new Dragon Riders.

He knows that people hate him and while it frustrates him, he doesn’t blame them. He understands why they hate him: his father’s history and his own actions as a dragon rider under Galbatorix.

He's long since accepted of the reality of people's hostility and opinions of him, but it still stings.

The people of Carvahall don’t know who he is as a person, and they might not fully believe what Eragon has said in his defense.

The biggest accusations are his willingness to join the Empire, trying to capture Eragon and Saphira, and kidnapping Nasuada.

Depending how he defends himself, he might give the wrong impression. The people of Carvahall might want to see him contrite, but Murtagh is too prideful to show that to a bunch of strangers who, in his mind, have no shortage of reasons to put a sword through him.

Though it might get to the point where he decides to share his memories, since his words are not enough. (Might have been Thorn's idea.) I don't know how willing he will be to share the details of the torturous horrors he and Thorn have been through. He doesn't like thinking about them, and he doesn't want to agitate Thorn with traumatic memories. Not to mention the shame he feels for his weakness and inability to protect Thorn and undermine Galbatorix.

In Ilirea, he worries about how his presence will affect Nasuada's standing, and worries for his and Thorn's safety. He wants to avoid Thorn receiving physical and non-physical attacks. He's of the mindset that he can take it and handle it, but Thorn has been through enough of that treatment and Murtagh doesn't want him to experience anymore of it.

He doubts and worries about the plausibility of a successful relationship with Nasuada. He knows she needs an heir but he has high reservations about being a father on the ground of not wanting to give his children a miserable neglected childhood. Even if the court is different from when he grew up, their will still be people who ridicule Nasuada for her lack of nobility and voice derision and hositilty for his past and his father's past, he doesn't want those burdens past down to his own children. He may also fear being a parent similar to his mother. Duty pulling him away, missing out on his children, wondering if they know he loves them but also regrets bringing them into a less than happy life. A life that doesn't have the amount of love, care, and attention they need from him. The amount that he wants to give to them.

With Eragon's offer to teach, he still has his awareness of hostility towards him. He doubts he will respected by any of the denizens at Mount Argnor, or any of the new riders. Though, he does suspect Thorn will have an easier time with any new hatchlings than he will with the non-dragon folk. Thorn has dealt his own amount of damage on the Varden's forces, so both of them are wary of ambush or attack.

Really all this boils down his own doubt, his acknowledgement of his past, anticipation of rejection and lack of respect from others. He wants to protect himself from that, as well as protect Thorn from physical and non-physical attacks.

Though, I think it would be a fun plot thread for Thorn to realize that he's stronger than the two of them think. He can handle harsh words, and with the exception of a Dauthdaert, no weapon can pierce him. Also gets reminded that rare is the person who carries a whip with them. He learns to stand tall against his detractors and any weapons they carry, learns when to put his tail down, and grows in courage when warning folk with a growl and a curled upper lip to watch what they say about his rider (and himself, but he's protective of his prideful stubborn independent rider.)

#murtagh #thorn inheritance cycle #thorn dragon #carvahall #nasuada #mount argnor #world of eragon

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Heartbreaking head canon!

Regarding Selena's illness after she gave birth to Eragon.

TW: Postpartum healing, depression

A woman's mobility after having a baby is VERY limited! The organs of the body that have been pushed up and to the side during pregnancy are now returning to their proper positions. Very uncomfortable.

The pelvic area is very sore, and what's worse is ALL movement goes through there. The motion of your legs moving causes slight but important movement of the pelvis. Twisting, bending down, sitting down, getting up! It's takes more than week to heal from giving birth, and it's recommended that a woman not do exercise routines a few weeks after she gives birth.

And what did Selena do? Starts a trek through the Spine the day AFTER she gives birth! Pretty sure she used magic to heal herself but damn! that's a lot to heal from!

So for one, she's utterly EXHAUSTED by the time she finally gets to Morzan's castle.

Second, her emotional state probably didn't help. After she gave birth to Murtagh she had to leave him in the care of a nurse so could return to her duties as the Black Hand. She only got to see her child for short lengths of time every few months. Now, with Eragon, she doesn't even get that. She has to give up another son and say good-bye possibly forever to him. She's carried two children in her, felt them grow and kick and move, given them life, held them for mere moments before she has to give them both away to someone else. That must be heartbreaking in ways I can't even imagine!

So her body is pushed past its limit probably to point where any magical reserves are spent, she's depressed and heartbroken, and she was exposed to the elements on her way back.

#selena inheritance cycle #just ouch lady! #world of eragon

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Heartbreaking head canon time again!

Murtagh gets the answers he's looking for regarding his mother. (Some magical talking to her ghost plot line). After some time processing it he comes to this conclusion.

If Selena had survived her sickness after giving birth to Eragon, Galbatorix would have called Murtagh to Uru'baen. If Selena went with him it would be a matter of time before Galbatorix could have been inspired to look into her mind to see where she was during her five month absence. Eventually he would have found it. He would have found out about her giving information to Brom regarding the Forsworn, her romance with Brom, hiding Eragon, etc.

Murtagh shudders to think of his mother being broken like that.

He is forced to admit that her death protected her and Eragon, and her family that remained in Carvahall. He's thankful that he has a family he could get to know and see the land that his mother is from. However, he's annoyed and a degree of bitter how his loss and vulnerability was their salvation.

#murtagh #selena inheritance cycle

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Something beautiful I realized in my musings today.

I have a theory that I have mentioned before about the deeper reason Thorn hatched for Murtagh when he did: he did it because he could feel his chosen rider's pain and agony. While it would endanger Thorn and make him vulnerable to Galbatorix, while Thorn wouldn't be able to rescue Murtagh from his captivity, Thorn still chose to be present in Murtagh's suffering. Granted it was with the intent and hope to alleviate some of Murtagh's pain, it was still a risk that Thorn deemed worth taking... and one he has said he choose again if given the opportunity.

When Thorn reveals why he didn't wait until it was safer to hatch, Murtagh feels a whirlwind of emotions. Frustration that Thorn didn't wait until they were both safe. Intense guilt at his failure to protect his precious hatchling dragon. Touched that Thorn risked his safety to help him. A degree of honored that Thorn saw him as worth the risk of abandoning the safety of his egg. Heartbroken that his dragon's plan when horribly awry from the start.

But then... he realizes that Thorn is one of the few souls that chose to experience Murtagh's suffering with him.

Selena was present at intervals during Murtagh's baby and toddler years. She was a source of comfort and love for him, but she ultimately (unintentionally) left him behind in his suffering.

Tornac was a rock in a stormy sea for Murtagh growing up in Uru'baen. He assisted where he could, trying to make Murtagh's life bearable in the castle by giving instruction in fighting and chivalry. Giving him encouragement, comfort, advice, and camaraderie. Ultimately, he sought to free Murtagh from his suffering and opression in Uru'baen, but he died in the process. Thus succeeding in his goal, but also adding new wounds to Murtagh's heart.

Thorn, his dear Thorn, was aware of the pain and danger Murtagh was in. He was aware that he was exposing himself to Galbatorix's madness if he hatched. He knew he would be limited in how he could help Murtagh. He couldn't rescue him, but he could offer comfort and camaraderie. He would make sure that Murtagh wouldn't suffer alone.

Murtagh eventually sees Thorn's hatching for the gift that it is. Not just the gift of a permanent friend, but a gift of love, a gift of selflessness. A gift of being seen as worthy of being joined to as he was, as he is. Worth facing the risks that would follow his hatching.

#murtagh #thorn inheritance cycle #thorn dragon #thorn's such a sweetheart he really didn't deserve what he went through his first few months of life

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“Young women may wonder, "Why does God give us such powerful hormones now if we aren't supposed to get married for ten more years? What am I supposed do with all my desires in the meantime?" Perhaps the first thing to remember is that it's normal and healthy to have sexual desires. This is the way God made you, and you should be more concerned if these desires aren't present.

One reason God allows us to experience such desires before marriage is because we first must learn to control them. By learning to control their passions, couples acquire two important skills.

First, the couple becomes free to love. Unless a person learns sexual self-control before marriage, he or she will be incapable of loving a spouse properly inside of marriage. The world often claims that men and women need sexual experience prior to marriage in order to be sexually competent. But as one husband pointed out, "If you can't say no to sex, what does your 'yes' mean?"1 The chaste person who knows how to love will have an easier time learning to express sexual love than the person who has become engrained in the habit of lust. Second, the couple train themselves in faithfulness. If a dating couple can't resist the allure of forbidden fruit now, what will they do when temptations arise within marriage? How assuring it will be for the bride who marries a man who has self-control! Prior to marriage, if he is able to resist temptations with the woman he loves more than life itself, then he should have no trouble staying true to her in marriage. Because he has developed self-mastery, he is able to bless his wife with the peaceful assurance of his fidelity. Such a gift is certainly worth more to her than any sexual "experience" he could have acquired prior to marriage. Because their vows are more likely to endure, they can enjoy a lifetime of learning how to express intimacy within marriage.”

-Jason and Crystalina Evert, How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul

1 Christopher West, Theology of the Body for Beginners

#relationships #love #dating #how to find your soulmate without losing your soul #best advice and insight

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This is an excellent re-blog thread!

Actually the portrait of Charles is red to represent enthusiasm, energy, determination, passion, strength, leadership, and love. It doesn't matter that it looks like he's walking through fountains of blood spilled by the British empire! Some of you people need to learn color theory

#king charles iii #saw the painting it is UGLY and hard to look at #all that red is overwhelming for the eyes and there is no to very little contrast #between charles and the background #It seems to do a disservice to him considering it is a monarchical painting #king charles portrait #i actually feel bad for him #i’m glad he seems to like it but that portrait is an eyesore #If it were me I would commission someone else to redo it

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Sirius Black, James and Lily Potter.

Oromis, Brom, Selena (World of Eragon).

Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Bianca Di Angelo.

Aerith and Zack.

Kyoko Honda (Fruits Basket).

Trisha Elric, Maes Hughes.

Wow. They’re either family members, mentors or dear friends.

For a twist, someone impersonal to the Main Cast can die, like a monarch, but then they learn how much the monarch did for the country and how different (even subtle) things are with the new monarch.

A family member the Main Character never met, but still feels the void the deceased left their life.

A dictator or abuser. How the imprint they left on people haunts the people or person. Breaking free from it/rebuilding their life.

Death of an admired famous person who can no longer share their gifts or insights with people.

It's always risky killing off a character but if you have to, you must have them HAUNT the narrative. Let their death and absence be constantly felt at some level.

#writing advice #creative writing #writing process #writing #writeblr

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Please please please

I saw a post about “Please stop hitting on women while they’re at work” and I 100% agree with it, which is why I’m making a separate post to say please don’t hit on people in general when they’re at work.

I work at a bakery and we have this sweet 16 about to turn 17 year old boy who works up front of our store. He used to work at the place next door to us and, while he was there, a girl he was working with developed a bit of a crush on him and asked him out.

He said no, that he has a girlfriend (which she already knew) and thought they could just continue on being friends and coworkers.

Since beginning work at our bakery she stops in every single day and talks to him for the entirety of her 30 minute long break. He has told her multiple times that he’s at work and can’t stand around and talk and when I asked him if he was uncomfortable his response was a very relieved “Oh, God, yes.” 

He’s tried to talk to one of the owners about it and his response was “You can talk to her after work” not realizing this poor boy is being made incredibly uncomfortable on a daily basis in the work place. 

When we told him he could come into the back to find something to do if he needed to he was so incredibly thankful and relieved. This girl spent twenty minutes standing up front waiting for him to come back after he said he had to go do something. Twenty minutes in the front of the store ever after being told he can’t talk to her. He doesn’t know what would happen if he says that he doesn’t want to talk to her and is genuinely nervous every time she walks in.

The only reprieve he gets is from the bakers in the back saying “I get it. Come back here” because the Owners don’t understand that he, a male coworker, can be made uncomfortable by these unwanted advancements being made toward him. 

Please.

This post isn’t made to undersell not hitting on women while they’re at work. I get that and that’s why this separate post exists.

Please.

Don’t hit on people when they’re at work.

Don’t hit on people when they can’t tell you no. 

#yes this #please #please don't hit on people while they're at work #not just a women only problem #men/males need to be protected too

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This is glorious and beautiful, and I love it! Bravo and well done!!!

Jane Austen: so, you go to Mr Collins' house and Elizabeth is there alone. She welcomes you politely, but she looks---troubled.

Colonel Fitzwilliam: and of course she does, after everything I said to her-

Fitzwilliam Darcy: do I sense if she is mad at me specifically or it is just her headache?

Jane Austen: roll an Investigation Check.

Fitzwilliam Darcy: *grimacing* it's a three.

Jane Austen: just her headache.

Caroline Bingley: *derisively* she only looks like she wants to stab you, Darcy.

Fitzwilliam Darcy: *shrugs* I guess I am too nervous to really give her a proper look.

Jane Austen: what do you do next?

Fitzwilliam Darcy: well, I-I tell her, "In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

Jane Austen: Elizabeth blushes. She is absolutely stunned.

Georgiana Darcy: that is good, right? Right?

Fitzwilliam Darcy: I tell her that even if her family is--not ideal-

Charles Bingley: *making a face*

Caroline Bingley: *playfully disgusted frown* and I made my character romance you?

Fitzwilliam Darcy: -and I might be acting impulsively, I just have to let her know that I love her. That's it.

**Silence**

Jane Austen: *smacks her lips* okay-

Charles Bingley: *histerical laughter* I don't like the way you said it-

Colonel Fitzwilliam: it's an immediate natural one, yes? Please tell me it's immediate.

Georgiana Darcy: shhhh!

Jane Austen: give me a Persuasion Check-let me tell you, you have to roll very high.

Fitzwilliam Darcy: figures-very well-

Fitzwilliam Darcy: *beat*

Fitzwilliam Darcy: *flatly* natural one.

Colonel Fitzwilliam: JUSTICE!

Jane Austen: *claps her hands* you make your grand love confession, but Elizabeth stops you and immediately rejects you.

Fitzwilliam Darcy: ouch.

Jane Austen: she tells you that she could never marry the person that hurt her sister and destroyed Wickham's future-

Fitzwilliam Darcy: *dawning horror* I had forgotten they had talked, fuck-

Jane Austen: and, finally-

Charles Bingley: there is more? He is already dead-

Jane Austen: Elizabeth looks at you dead in the eye and says: "From the very beginning—from the first moment, I may almost say—of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form the groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry."

Fitzwilliam Darcy: damn.

Caroline Bingley: *dying of laughter under the table*

Charles Bingley: I do not know if I can resurrect you after that.

Georgiana Darcy: I knew it, I should have given you Bardic Inspiration-

#jane austen #pride and prejudice #fitzwilliam darcy #elizabeth bennet #charles bingley #colonel fitzwilliam #caroline bingley #george wickham #pride and prejudice dnd AU

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It absolutely isn’t impatient or materialistic. Human beings are made in the image and likeness of God

“Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father.”

We are meant to be Christ-like. We are meant to show love in word and deed; in how we give our time, how we serve, how we invest in other people.

Your desire to see God‘s love through the human beings you interact with, is a perfectly reasonable expectation.

Am I allowed to talk about wanting to experience God's love through and from other human beings here on earth and have that be taken at face value rather than as a metaphor for eventually coming face to face with God in heaven or is that too impatient and materialistic

#✝️ #christians on tumblr