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Communists and anarchists will spend all day talking about abstract concepts and structures like capitalism and the state, but willfully ignore the very real, tangible curse placed upon me by the foul necromancer

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i could never live on a starfleet ship cause I'd know some cunt in security is reading through all my search queries Alien Penis alien penis comparison alien penis chart penises throughout the galaxy penis in every language what species are sexually compatible with humans what species can humans SAFELY uave sex with sex sent me to the sickbay season 78 alpha quadrant penis tour what species has the most penises and that's how far I'd get before they overrode the security lock on my quarters and broke in and killed me for being academically curious

#star trek

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under the starry skies, where eagles have flown

#this place is paradise #it's the place i call home #it's been too long since i watched this movie

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#only yesterday #fucks me up

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i must not get takeout. takeout is the wallet-killer. takeout is the little-death that brings total obliteration. i will face the kitchen, fridge, and pantry. i will make choices about what to cook and then execute them. when hunger is gone there will be nothing. only i will remain.

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my advice to you is to never waste your time trying to fit into a club or hobby or any community who makes you beg for acceptance and approval just to participate when you could do the alternative—get involved in a niche and endangered hobby run primarily by old people.

i wanted to learn how to hunt ruffed grouse and train bird dogs so i sent an email to my local chapter of the ruffed grouse society explaining that getting into wildlife groups is intimidating to me because I’m trans

and all they saw was that someone under 60 wanted to learn to hunt grouse & several months into my mentorship I was told that like 7 old guys argued over me until they had to pick a number between 1 and 100 to decide who got to personally mentor me.

imagine vying for the acceptance of some gatekeeping weirdos when your mere interest could be inciting verbal combat among retirees

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“You never pretended to be a bride when you were a little girl?” No???? Like literally never?

#oh yeah i was a witch soup enthusiast #in retrospect involving a lot of highly poisonous plants #lol

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Church of Whale Fall

#video #animation

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05.09-20

Rising mist 

- Vivera Rossi

#photography

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#art #animation

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One of my favorite parts of Lord of the Rings is how the history of the environments always echoes what’s happening in the story.

Most sequences in Lotr are like: “the heroes enter a location that is ruined/fading/dead. Then the heroes do something that makes the location’s lost history come to life again, if only for a moment.”

Like the most obvious example of this is Moria. The heroes walk into Balin’s tomb and read the story of what happened there– the dwarves hearing drums in the deep, barricading the door, and being attacked by goblins.

Then immediately after the heroes hear drums in the deep, barricade the door, and have to survive an onslaught of goblins, just as the dwarves did.

The other really obvious example is Mount Doom: Sam tries to get Frodo to let go of the Ring, and Frodo refuses– echoing how Elrond tried to get Isildur to let go of the Ring, and Isildur refused.

But there are more subtle versions of this too-- like I’ve already talked a lot about how much I love this part of Weathertop. Weathertop was once a magnificent old watch-tower that was used by ancient kings, and long ago the ancient kings even used to battle over who owned it. Then the Northern Kingdom fell, and the watchtower fell into ruins and was forgotten.

But then Aragorn (a king in exile) and the Nazgul (who were “great kings of men”) return to Weathertop– and it’s like an echo of the battles that used to happen there.  This watchtower fell into ruin and lost its royal identity, the Nazgul fell into ruin and lost their identities, and Aragorn turned from kingship and chose a life of anonymity– so it’s like!!!!!!!! The kings are as faded as weathertop itself!! It drives me wild

(also: unrelated but I love this shot where Aragorn is a dark silhouette and the Ringwraiths are bright white silhouettes, it’s just nice)

Another example is Amon Hen and the Argonath. This land used to belong to Gondor,– but it’s broken, overgrown, in ruins, and gradually fading away.

And this is the place where Boromir dies– the place that symbolizes his country’s death.

But it’s also the place where film!Aragorn finally decides to accept his responsibliity to Gondor–when he realizes that Gondor/mankind has worth, even if it’s  faded and in ruins and ultimately doomed.

Or there’s Helm’s Deep in the Two Towers, where the history of Helm’s Deep as a fortress that can’t be taken is repeatedly tied to the hero’s efforts to save it. The heroes find courage by reminding themselves of the fortress’s history. (“The horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep– one last time!”)

Or the way Frodo making the choice to take the Ring to Mordor, leaving his home behind, ties into the history of Rivendell– to the way elves are preparing to leave their home behind. Or the way the elves’ grief at how Lothlorien is doomed to fade away ties to the heroes’ grief at the death of Gandalf. 

Idk! It’s like every scene! And sometimes the characters themselves are aware they might relive the past– and it it fills them with hope (Helm’s Deep) or dread (Moria, Mount Doom.)  But sometimes it’s subtle, to the point where the characters themselves might not realize it’s happening. And i just think that’s neat

#lotr

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What about Astarion and body worship? I mean, the bastard DESERVES to be showered with love.

... and I'm not saying this because I'm the simpest simp that's ever simped

Monkey brain says absolutely yes worship that man's body, writer brain says what if it's also Complicated (TM), considering- On one hand he clearly values his body and agency over it etc etc BUT ON THE OTHER HAND there's the whole. Having been used for/with his body thing. Deep down wanting/valuing something different and not wanting to feel objectified. Not even knowing what he fully looks like anymore.

I may read too much into it but I feel like body worship and Astarion has a lot of room to swing both ways depending on how/when it happens and it compels me

#;A; #astarion #bg3

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#what a cutie!!! #completely lost in the sauce #batstarion #bg3

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inspired by @babyprime 's tags on my kale fanart

#ehehehe #gale #bg3

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The Life Cycle of A Star

#AHHHHHH #SOFT #MY HEART #bloodweave #fanart

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Return to the Shadows.

#skrunko no :( #astarion #fanart #bg3 #the lighting #damn

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Bloodweave as cowboys commission for @michichi69 :]

commission carrd

#YEEHAW! #bloodweave #bg3 #fanart