#front lines

[foolsocracy]

“I’m a ___ enjoyer, not an apologist!” Well I AM! I am an apologist in the truest sense of the word. I’m ushering my guy along like “I’m sorry I’m sorry he’s crazy. Sorry again. He’s crazy”

#🫶Sam #c!sam #awesamdude #mcyt #dsmp #dream smp #the dog speaks #this is twt word discourse idk if that exists here but #had to make the post #Sam will do anything and I will be first on line in the battle field #front lines #he’s not sorry but I am

[banterismylovelanguage]

It would be preeeeetty funny if one of Mondstadt’s best defenses were the misleading statements surrounding Klee, “the strongest captain in Mondstadt” who regularly is held in “solitary confinement” for “blowing up” too many things around Mondstadt.

#klee #genshin impact #someone must have thought of this before #‘for 100 years Mondstadt has never known conflict and thrives in their century of peace…’ #‘because of Klee’ #‘thank you Klee’ #Alice didn’t know the favor she was doing Mondstadt by leaving them in charge of Klee #the only reason Jean tolerates becoming a mom twenty years too early is because of the benefits of having the arsonist Klee on Mondstadt’s #front lines #adult Klee? oh you other nations are DOOMED #strategist Klee is infinitely scarier than accidental ‘i bombed a village’ klee #if she keeps the baby face then she can GET AWAY WITH IT #and that’s TERRIFYING #if you saw me correct my grammar in og post no u didn’t

[blueiskewl]

Bakhmut

This is not a post-apocalyptic movie but Bakhmut, Ukraine.

#2022 russian invasion of ukraine #2022 russia-ukraine news #ukraine #russia #bakhmut #destroyed #destruction #death and destruction #ruins #front lines #war #world at war #battle #fighting #russian war crimes #russian war criminals #russian terrorism #sad

[choose-one-poll]

this poll was suggested by a friend of mine :)

#tumblr polls #not a choice poll #retail #food service #front lines #owner comments

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

Battlefield (1952) #9 cover art by Carl Burgos

#Battlefield (1952) #vol.9 #50's #50s #1952 #art #artwork #Illustration #painting #war aesthetic #battlefield #cold war #cold war aesthetic #tales #Carl Burgos #war tales #front lines #front #tanks #tank

[annabreaksthings]

For sure! I love the series as a whole because it's not near as sugar coated as a lot of other war-based books. You get to hear about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Granted, there's still some glossing over of details, but overall it's very tastefully done. And I really appreciate how it mirrors real life events and people. This adds quite a bit of credibility to the alternative timeline of the book, just because it did happen historically and we know the outcome. Now we just added a female presence.

As for the characters, they are really well done, especially the badass female leads. Rio richlin is just *chef's kiss* and by far my favorite. Rainy is a close second. I also appreciate the character development in this series, both individually and within their interpersonal relationships. It's very realistic and believable based on what the characters are going through. I'm especially impressed with Geer's development, as a person learning how to work in a group and how not to be a general ass all the time. Then there's the relationship he has with Pang throughout the series, going from being very racist, to having a great working relationship/friendship, to becoming a huge advocate after the war and Pang's death. I liked seeing Rio herself and her relationship with Castain develop too as the war progressed. I could go on about that quite a bit. And of course I wish there was more Rio/Jack and that she had dumped Strand's ass to the curb as soon as he couldn't handle her success. But, that also speaks a bit to Rio's people pleasing nature (and the social standards at the time), even though being in the war/command positions should have given her some more confidence.

Other than that, this just makes me realize how much I'm due for a reread lol

First of all, I'm so sorry this took a month to answer 😓 My computer has been out of commission and the thought of typing up (and then probably reorganizing) a long, semi-coherent response on my phone made me want to chuck it in a lake. Please know I've been thinking of this every day because I'm so excited to talk about these books with someone again!!

Anyway.

My friend, you've taken the words right out of my head with everything you wrote here. I'm with you 100% on all of this. (putting the rest of this under a cut to spare the masses)

You're so right on the realism - I feel like so many other historical fiction books are either sanitized for younger (or squeamish) audiences, or they swing to the complete opposite direction and become a bit dry with the level of detail unless you're a super history buff. Purple Hearts in particular was hard to read at times, but I think maybe it should be. There were a lot of ugly things that really happened, and I'm glad to find an author that doesn't shy away from it for the sake of a squeaky clean image of the allies.

I think I said it in another post a long time ago, but I'm so fascinated by the butterfly effect possibilities this story presents. Obviously the women in canon have proven that they're highly effective in all kinds of roles previously restricted to men, but does that continue after the war? Would it change anything for women in the workforce during peacetime? Or would there still be regression to "traditional" gender norms similar to what we saw in the 40's and 50's? I wish there was more fic or meta for these books because I would love to hear tons more ideas on this.

I could go on about Rio for hours, too. The way she goes from only signing up because Jenou did (and she would follow Jenou off a cliff if asked, I think) to being a highly respected, highly decorated NCO and figuring out she's good at this is one of my favorite things. The section with Strand telling her she's just "playing soldier" is so interesting because if I remember correctly (I'm due for a reread too, it's been a while), she does fight back on that idea at first, but I can see her start to believe it assuming he keeps it up back home.

And Strand. Strand. I too wish he would have been kicked to the curb for the sake of truth, justice, and the American Way, but at the same time, as a piece of fiction, I'm kind of glad he didn't. Most people don't walk away from unhealthy relationships at the first red flag (or second... or third...), and I think there's a fine line to be walked here between normalizing this kind of behavior in relationships and helping people to feel less alone in their own struggles. Unfortunately for our characters, I feel like staying with him fits Rio's MO and realities of the day just as you said. There's something to be said for nostalgia, too, especially when they keep meeting up during the war. He's a little slice of home when she's knee deep in mud and gore, and maybe a little glimpse of the girl she would have been without a war. Who wouldn't want that? Again, there are 1000 fics to write on this... what was the final straw to get her to leave?

But what I would give to see the Strands of the world get what's coming to them....

On the other side, Jack is definitely one of my favorites. He's hilarious in the first book, and I so wish he would have gotten more screentime in the 3rd. But again, for historical accuracy, I can see why he's not when he's reporting to Rio, and why she shoots him down. (Even though it's so painful to read 😭)

What I really love about this though, along with the epilogue, is the theme of relationships and professional success coming later in life. Frangie's married and has kids (teenagers even!) before she becomes a doctor, but she's a doctor nonetheless!! And Rio's been divorced for years and has been in a long relationship-free spell before Jack walks back into her life (presumably with Rainy's meddling). It's so refreshing to see characters who don't have it all figured out at 22, or settle down with their first love, or reach their wildest dreams on the first try. But they keep growing and changing and living, and I think we could all stand to do a little more of that.

#this was so much fun to write and I will gladly talk Front Lines with anyone at any time #front lines anon #michael grant #front lines #books #my TBR really doesn't need to grow right now but a person's gotta do what she's gotta do (i.e. reread)

[187outsider]

#conway the machine #Front Lines #From a King to a GOD #SoundCloud

[creepyscritches]

Making a weighted velvet baikal seal plushie :3

Head and tail end are stuffed w ultra plush fiber fill and the bulk of the body is packed full of weighted pellets that have a nice crunchy sound when you squeeze it. Not weighed yet, but it feels between 1.5 - 2lbs?

#Creepy chatter #Crochet #Waiting on some fishing line to make whiskers before attaching the mouth #Next I need to make the front flippers and then assemble everything :3

[afrotumble]

Mobb Deep - Front Lines (feat. Nas, Big Pun, Biggie)

#mobb deep #front lines #nas #big pun #biggie #rap #hip hop #new york city #Youtube

[malinaa]

if i think about the hunger games in peeta's perspective i WILL start sobbing

#imagine you're a boy who's going to die. you're in love with the girl you've been watching from afar. you know your fate. #you just want to help her‚ but then there's the announcement and she's here in front of you‚ kissing you‚ risking her life for you and you #think‚ i could live and i could love. you think she loves you when she hands you the berries‚ when she puts them in her mouth. #then you both survive and you go back home and nothing is real anymore. you have nothing. no family. no friends. no love. just an empty #house. a drunk for a neighbor. the love of your life walking into somebody else's arms. you think‚ i survived the games. i could survive #this. and you also think‚ i should've bit down on those berries‚ should've felt the juice burst before i died. #and then the third quarter quell announcement rings in your ears and you think‚ she will live and i will die as i should have in the first #place. the girl you love kisses you on the beach and somewhere you heart stirs and your mind revolts and you savor every touch she has ever #given to you‚ in front of the cameras and off. because you are a tribute and you are always being watched and snow's presence looms and #you think‚ i know she cares. but you get taken. you get drugged. you get tortured‚ your mind altered. the girl is a mutt‚ a murderer. she's #everything you despise‚ your mind stirs. your heart revolts. you gain more awareness but cannot distinguish reality from fiction and you #have never known katniss' love. the war ends. you heal. you come home. you plant primrose for her. years down the line‚ you grow in love #more than you thought possible. but some days‚ you cannot tell fiction from reality so you ask the love of your life‚ you love me. #real or not real? and she says‚ real‚ and kisses you. #and you sigh and kiss her back and revel in this. a home. a life. a love. #lit #the hunger games #everlark #otp: real or not real? #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #text #tais toi lys #thgpost

[raycatzdraws]

Wolfie and Four friendship appreciation doodles! They're shared secrets besties! I hope Four's distrust of the shadow crystal doesn't drive anything between them. Wild found his way into this compilation with a force. It seems I can't draw Wolfie and not include him too!

#linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu four #lu twilight #lu wolfie #lu wild #lu legend #lu hyrule #fairy hyrule #I drew most of these on my weekends at camp #hence the swearing probably lol can't swear in front of the campers #man I did not leave that mountain for the whole summer and I wouldn't have it any other way #I was there 6+ weeks straight #some of the other counselors who also stayed and I would occasionally make the hour drive into town #a bunch of us went to see the Barbie movie together and like 2/3 through the film the fire alarm went off and we were evacuated ajhsgfsdf #we all held hands to not be separated in case there was an actual emergency and some guy was like 'look at the preschoolers' #AND AAAAA I won't be separated from my counselor buddies!!!! RAAAHH this is what we would have gotten the kids to do #so I guess we're just too good at our jobs lol #that one LU post with the lads lined up with their bows? It's AWESOME #but I taught a bunch of kids archery this summer and none of the lads have the right posture lol #I'm walking up and down that line readjusting all of them ahsgdsdf #Imagine Wars going to Wind though like 'remember to pull back to your smile! :D ' #and Wind just deadeye staring him down like you serious rn? #caught and removed a scorpion from the lake cabin biffy this summer - that was very exciting #calmed the campers down and put them to bed and then rolled up my sleeves and asked the program staff who was staying with us #for emotional support #her only experience with scorpions was from animal crossing so she was like 'get ready to run' and I'm- I think we'll be okay #anyways it's her perched on one of the toilets with a spray bottle of bleach and me with an empty tupperware from dinner #I caught it under the tupperware but IT MOVED THE TUPPERWARE #we drowned it in bleach and it like finally died but it took a while and then we flung it into the woods BYE BUGGY

[paigeypaige19]

Here's what you need to know: some cliches are true, and war is definitely hell. It's being afraid all the time, and when you're not afraid it's because you're pumped full of adrenaline you could literally burst. It's watching people who you love- really profoundly love- get blown to pieces right next to you. It's seeing a leg lying in the ditch and picking it up to put it in a bag because no man- or part of a man, your friend- can be left behind. It's the dark night of the soul. There's no front line over there. The war is all around them, every day, everywhere they go. Some handle it better than others. We don't know why, but we do know this: the human mind can't safely or healthily process that kind of carnage and uncertainty and horror. It just can't. No one comes back from war the same.

Kristin Hannah, Home Front

#Kristin Hannah #Home Front #book quotes #lit quotes #life quotes #quotes #war #wartime #front lines #front line #ptsd #horror #death #grief

[blueiskewl]

Bakhmut Combat

A Ukrainian squad's clearing a ground floor building of Russians who are now off to the left.There are at least three Russians in this room, two dead and one wounded against the right wall. After many hours of fierce fighting the building was cleared of the enemy and liberated.

#2022 russian invasion of ukraine #2022 russia-ukraine news #ukraine #russia #bakhmut #battle of bakhmut #front lines #war #world at war #weapons #battle #fighting #combat

[molinaesque]

Astarion: I think he likes us. Tav: I like him, too. But I'd never say it to his smarmy face. Raphael has a crush on Tav and tries real hard to act cool about it.

#raphael #raphael bg3 #raphael baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #Raphael is that suave charming bad boy who tries to look cool as hell (heh) in front of his crush like an absolute nerd #meanwhile my tav also has a crush on him so we're both losers really #bg3gifs #korilla hearthflame #screaming at the “came out on top” line... the writers definitely did that on purpose and it makes my brain go brrr #because that definitely means he likes you carnally since we found out about HoH #Also look at Tav's faceeeeeee #They're like “OH” #Like it just hit them #Omggggggg

[cappycodeart]

he’s infiltrated my sketchbook too i’m not safe here anymore

#adventure time #atimers #ice king #simon petrikov #fionna and cake #I keep thinking to myself ‘man wonder how Ice King would react to forreals fionna and cake’ like we got a snippet of his reaction once #but the fact that SIMON is the one that does it is probably my favorite irony of the whole show #ngl im glad i binged a ton of adventure time beforehand I forgot how OBSESSED ice king was with fionna and cake #imagine singing about ur fionna crush in front of ur wife thats embarrassing DHDGSHDJS #spoilers #fionna and cake spoilers #at spoilers #adventure time spoilers #fan art #traditional art #line art #2023

[annabreaksthings]

So I gotta say, your Tumblr is one of the few that has Front Lines content and even better.... fanfiction! You would not believe how excited I was to stumble across it

This was such a lovely note to wake up to this morning ☺️☺️

It's always a treat to find another Front Lines fan!! I can't believe these books don't have more of a following. I'd love to hear about your favorite parts or thoughts about a character if you want to share!

I still hope to finish We Were Girls someday (the next 2 chapters have been sitting half finished for years now 😭). I have a pretty clear idea of where I want to go with the story, but the historical research to make it happen sidetracked me and then life got in the way. Hopefully I can make more progress soon 🤞🤞

#asks #front lines