#But I digress.

[thegreatyin]

STOP STOP IM ALREADY DEAD!!!!!!!

#MY BASE SETUP WAS FINE AND DANDY AND NORMAL FOR FOUR WHOLE YEARS #i just. apparently didnt know how the base worked #like at all. #even remotely. apparently. #but i digress. #yin-thoughts #arknights

[vigilskeep]

you guys know this stuff is like word for word angel and fallen angel behaviour right tell me you know this. like obviously much of it is different but all the building blocks

#except i’m distracted by the spirits being made in the makers image and NOT mortal men which is fundamentally insane #but i digress.

[scattered-winter]

You know, another thing that always bugged me about VLD is the shape Keith’s Bayard takes.

People always calls it a sword, but honestly it’s more similar to a katar, a type of Indian push dagger. Which is the same overall design as Pidge’s Bayard.

It’s weird that Pidge and Keith both use the same weapon as the base for the form their Bayards take, but Pidge’s has a lot more utility with both its grappling hook and taser functions.

YEAHHH I've noticed how keith's bayard is a katar (ancient weaponry autism go brrrr) and I actually think that works really, really, really well for him. (I'm drawing from Autism Research that I did several years ago so I may be misremembering in which case I'm sorry </3) but iirc, a katar has a lot of power in the forward thrust (because the blade is lined up with the user's arm, so he can put his whole weight into a thrust) but they can also be used for swinging/slashing which is generally what keith's fighting style tends to lean toward. additionally, because traditional katar don't really have a lot of blocking protection on the hilt (unlike a zweihander, for example, which has a pretty useful crossguard) for someone to use a katar they have to be pretty quick and light on their feet to compensate for not having as many defensible qualities. which sounds a lot like keith's fighting style to me. katar are pretty versatile and rely on the intensity and power of their design/technique to punch through an opponent's armor and take them down as efficiently as possible, which just fits keith soooooooo well imo

and for pidge, I also really like her bayard because it reflects her personality and fighting style incredibly well, too. it's probably one of the most versatile weapons used in the entire show with its grappling hook, and the taser adds another range of uses (there's the obvious shocking, but I also remember seeing her use it to cut through hulls and things like that) and for a green paladin who thinks outside the box, a weapon that can be used in so many ways works so well. to address the similarities between pidge's and keith's, I actually think it might just be because of the shape of the bayards themselves. the only other two bayards we see take gun forms, so pidge and keith are the only ones with melee weapons which makes it hard to really tell if that handle shape is the norm for bayards or if it's just their unique personalities. but regardless, the H-shaped handle (the main characteristic in katar) is what all the bayards have in their dormant forms, so it might just be a matter of functionality that the handles for keith and pidge's weapons are also H-shaped

#i think too hard about weapons every day and its one of my charms tbh #GOD the urge to give some of the paladins a polearm bayard in the rewrite......that would be so so so so so sexy #if youve been here long enough youll knowwwww that this is a polearm appreciation blog first and a fandom blog second #but i digress. #woe. another weapons analysis from yours truly be upon ye. #voltron #keith #pidge #xpegasusuniverse #i also think ppl calling keith's bayard a sword is more just. ppl not knowing about different types of swords ykw #like how someone will see a car and go oooh its a car without knowing that it might be a Specific Type of car #or the same thing w guns #and tbh in terms of well known ancient weaponry unfortunately anything that isnt european/western isnt as well known #like everyone knows what a rapier is but a katar?? kusarigama?? katana??? #ok maybe ppl know what katana are just because samurai are fairly well known but u know what i mean #anyway i have Got to take another look at katar again because god. i forgot how cool they are

[helreginn]

(Hel and em(6'4") and hel and felet(5'8")) Send 📐 + your character's height to compare with one or more of mine!

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Short Queen!

#eyesblazing #eyesblazing: Pyira #eyesblazing: Emrys #eyesblazing: Felet #asks #meme #📐 #It bugs me that the conversion steals 3cm of height from Hel. #But I digress.

[blueiight]

idk if i want viktor ina show cuz its like… claudia is their only heir.. viktor is like lestat on the rocks, so we couldve seen , vicariously, a mortal life prospect of lestat, but viktor’s also made a vampire (at the same age lestat was turned!! the cycles girl.) cuz it was the vampire book of ruth meets theosophy + they are being sheparded to the promised land (chateau de lioncourt). but so much of it is. just me thinking. claudia is their only child to me. stuntin like my daddy lil wayne ft birdman.mp4

#If amv makers had taste. wed have 500 claudia-lestat or claudia-louis mvs to that song #But i digress. #Maybe if viktor is lestat and louis’s biological child in the show ill accept. #but even then. theyre girldads not boy moms. #Well. maybe louis would be a good boymom. he pretty much is with claudia #my little boy aint do nun wrong! is that how u regard her daniel?? #yn. #iwtv #tvc

[osoreruna]

the first day toshinori was able to step foot outside of might tower and not be recognized by a single person the ENTIRE DAY — it did something to him...

#𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 + [ OOC ] #this has been on the brain for a few days. n i'm workin on a draft that's got me thinkin bout it again... #how it didn't take long for his body to really start changing after the afo incident #because ofa is such a demanding quirk and he just physically couldn't supply what was needed to wield it properly anymore. #any time it was activated was like pulling the stopper on a full bathtub. meanwhile the faucet could only manage to drip... #it's literally killing him — to an extent. because of his condition. #smth i expand on in another post tucked away in the drafts #but i digress. #because of his deteriorating physical form and what that'd do to the symbol of peace if the public knew #for the longest time he REFUSED to leave the tower unless he was working. as ALL MIGHT. #i mean...for over a YEAR you did not see that man outside of his uniform. #then the ONE DAY HE DID VENTURE OUTSIDE — being called a simple “sir” by the waitress...by the man at the gas station... #to be stopped on the street not for an autograph — but for directions to the train station... #to be the one in need of HELP — practically picked up off the floor by some random man at the grocery store #after tripping and falling over someone else's cart...to be brushed off and left alone almost immediately after... #THAT day ? that day was WILD. #and then he refused to leave the tower again for another week and a half. ASLDKFKJ

[datastate]

isn’t this your fantasy?

#i think a lot about how kai sees killing gashu as a mercy for his father but... what of himself? #gashu as a 'figurehead' for asunaro in kai's eyes; taking him down will not rescind the darkness #rather... it rids the only constant in kai's life. #and it proves to asunaro - this. this is what you wanted from him. wasn't it? #but i digress. #however he imagines the outcome of killing gashu - it is nothing more than a selfish wish that cannot fulfill what it initially sought out. #he knows this... (yet it's still terrifyingly vivid). #yttd #your turn to die #kimi ga shine #kai satou #gashu satou #my art #wall #ult ccs #ccs #blood #beheading #character death

[spacegoathours]

@drawile’s OCs are the best, I couldn’t just draw one of ‘em for artfight 😌✨

#irken oc #vortian oc #mina arts #drawile #kinda proud of this one bc I pushed the envelope with my limited skillset #like backgrounds are HARD. and perspective #I almost failed perspective class at SVA ✌🏼✨ #but I digress. #Lou has drawn me calnr and sexy lard nar and I haven’t let them know peace since

[im-still-a-robot]

This is why god hates him. No other reason.

#crazy coconuts #dnd #lucifer #this is.. our.. is he supposed to be our main antagonist? #i think i like him too much to have an unbiased opinion #but i digress. #the eyes are god in our campaign #probably. likely. hopefully. theres a name i will not invoke just because it keeps me awake at night that could be the entity im calling god #but for our intents and purposes here. that is (abrahamic? biblical?) god #also i deleted a whole ass guy that was standing where god is now #the old fashioned way (mimicing the surrounding background by hand) #all in all. this post is just for me i think #if you want to learn more. ask box >:] #i have a playlist for luci i am chewing on and i am a bit embarrassed to beam all my outlandish theories and thoughts at my dm #i have another shitpost give me a moment

[shima-draws]

I finished watching RTTE and I am. Emotional

#GAHFHHH…I don’t know what to do with myself rn. #I’ll probably rewatch some of my fave episodes bc I don’t think I’m ready to be done with it yet 🤧 #I WILL say tho the ending was uhhh #Pretty rushed. Lol #They had maybe 2-3 minutes to wrap it up #When instead they probably could have used an entire episode #Dedicated to various things. #i.e. The Dragon Riders coming to terms with saying goodbye to the Edge. #Mala and Dagur’s wedding. #Stoick regaining consciousness and his reunion with Hiccup. #VALKA’S CAMEO?? HELLO??? #Yeah they could have easily stretched out all of that into one epilogue episode for sure #Also I’m. I’m kinda bummed they dropped Fishlegs/Heather bc they were SO cute #AND SNOTLOUT/MINDEN #He literally shouted ‘THAT’S MY GIRL!!’ when she showed up in the final fight 😭 #But yeah I’ve never really been a fan of Fishlegs/Ruffnut? Not that I don’t understand the appeal but like #It’s just hard for me to imagine Ruffnut in a relationship with anybody. Except maybe Throk bc they made it WORK #Seeing her and Fishlegs all cuddly and cute in Homecoming feels SO OOC to me #But I digress. #Fishlegs/Heather had good chemistry 🥺 #Astrid/Heather even MORE so. GOD I love those girlfriends #Shima speaks #HTTYD #How To Train Your Dragon #Anyway ghfhh. Now that I’m done with the series maybe my brain can hyperfixate on smth new #That’ll actually give me motivation to draw again. Sighs

[encrucijada]

i haven't been able to write in days but i have a new oc to play dolls with my friends because i got possessed and started watching game of thrones

#that is all your honour no further comments #her form is already half-filled like i can't write but Boy do i want to engage in the art of creating #also can i share my game of thrones opinions #there are too many povs per episode snd it distracts from Every Single Storyline #each episode should have like 2 povs Max because it's hard to get invested wuth so much getting thrown at you at the same time #also the acting performances are the best part of the show. everything else is... okay #also also. why were people so obsessed with jon snow he's literally just some guy (i know the twist don't even @ me) #^ this too with daenerys except she's not just some guy she's just annoying lol. and her plot is white saviour-y which 🤢 #literally catelyn and tywin are my favourite Only because they have given the most compelling performances #but i digress. #pia.txt

[prettytragcdies]

would you hold my hand? (julia & suzanne)

andsanctify

No words were necessary between the two sisters as Suzanne slipped her hand into Julia's and squeezed it for reassurance. Why history had chosen to repeat itself in such a cruel way, she had no idea. Not a lot was making sense right now, but one thing was for sure. She was going to be there for her big sister and spare her whatever burdens she could. Suzanne Sugarbaker might have come across as just another shallow, conceited beauty queen to some people, but in times of crisis, she had time and time again proven herself to be a modern day Scarlett O'Hara.

Unfortunately, this time it wasn't going to be as easy as making a deal with God over by the candy machine in a hospital waiting room.

"We don't have to go inside until you're ready. We can just stand over here, and you take as long as you need."

#have reese's funeral. #and now i'm sad. #also because i have no icons. #but i digress. #x.| suzanne sugarbaker ( main verse ) #andsanctify

[the-acid-pear]

I'm a davesport shipper and dave apologist to the grave and back (no pun intended) but i do have to admit Jimbo's words about him echo in the back of my head.

#luly talks #ill get them later in case someone didnt care to bother w them #i mean jimbo is pretty annoying idk why he wont just fucking stay as you talk to him #he's worse in 3 too #but i digress. #i will say tho its so funny how jack always manages to asks these ever so wise beings the silliest and gayest questions too #like here going does dave like me? ^_^ or w the toddles asking how to attract hot dads #i love you jack kennedy you weird gay freak

[nuclearspring]

thinking about a timeline in which benny actually just pulls off an independent new vegas thanks to a little luck and perseverance and a sufficiently dead mailman

#ooc. #him surviving and seeing his vision realized by an obstacle he'd believed up to a point he'd removed is something that keeps me up at night #well. my insomnia keeps me up at night. #but i digress. #wonder if he'd be able to con caesar courier style at the fort. personally i believe in him #maybe i see the narrative through benny tinted glasses sometimes but. #as i said. a little luck. a little perseverance. #a little more of the narrative acknowledging that he's not an idiot. #the conversation you can have with him when he's caught at the fort and handing his plan over because he understands his fate is so. #i love him. #and i need to replay fnv. #i mean i already am doing that actually (i just wish i could be doing it right now) #HE IS A CHARACTER WITH SUCH A LIKE... TONE PROBLEM THOUGH. HONESTLY. #which i love! i love him as this unpredictable and somewhat inconsistent being #i love how he switches from menace to comedy and back #i wouldn't even call it a problem if i felt his narrative was more uh. fully realized. i wish he had An Ending that wasn't so ambiguous obv #tho in some ways i do appreciate the ambiguity. it interests me #anyway he did nothing wrong !

[fideidefenswhore]

My understanding is that when the Princes died in 1483, Elizabeth of York was technically heir to the throne but no one actually considered installing her as Queen Regnant as the system just wasn't set up for that. And yet 70 years later, being a woman didn't seem such a big deal (in comparison) and everyone's major concern was the female heir's religion. Do you think that was nothing but the fluke of all Edward VI's available heirs being women (no one, afaik, thought of skipping all of them for Darnley say) or was there also something about the upheaval in Henry's reign that changed perceptions of female rule, even if subconsciously? I'm not saying it was an ideal situation, but the fact it became even feasible, compared to less than a century ago, I find really interesting. I was thinking that, given how long it took for Henry to have a male heir, and the Pilgrimage of Grace's call for Mary to be reinstated, plus her initial popularity as queen, maybe the average person had accepted by c 1527 that they would have a queen next, and even that kind of uncharted territory was preferable to all the turmoil that came trying to get a male heir. I mean, to many people, Mary becoming queen was probably better than losing the social safety net monasteries provided. And with Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, no matter if you hated them, they were both impressive, resilient figures so maybe people expected their daughters would be the same.

Imo, it wasn't really a 'fluke' insofar as it was that (although there was some instability in the order changing...at first Elizabeth at the total exclusion of Mary, and then the total exclusion of both, and then the inclusion of both, but with Mary over Elizabeth) Mary and Elizabeth had both been made heirs to the throne by Acts of Parliament, and several Henrician measures had greatly strengthened the power of Parliament by that point. The final Act of Succession included Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth, and their heirs. Beyond this, Henry's will did include the proviso that if all of the above died, the throne would pass to the heirs of Frances Grey (but not Frances herself...), and that if all these heirs died, the throne would pass to the heirs of Eleanor Clifford. Margaret Tudor's lineage was not present as potential heirs in either his will or this final Act, and so it doesn't seem Darnley as heir was ever really...bruited.

I was thinking that, given how long it took for Henry to have a male heir, and the Pilgrimage of Grace's call for Mary to be reinstated, plus her initial popularity as queen, maybe the average person had accepted by c 1527 that they would have a queen next, and even that kind of uncharted territory was preferable to all the turmoil that came trying to get a male heir. I mean, to many people, Mary becoming queen was probably better than losing the social safety net monasteries provided.

I mean, I think this depended. The average person, even the average professed religious person, as this book I've been reading recently has argued (Dissolution of the Monasteries, by Clark), also accepted the English supremacy without demur. Entertaining the counterfactual of essentially, what if Henry sat on his hands re: (male) succession 1527-... the court divisions would probably have centered around what marriage alliance their Princess should enter. Or, separate court factions would have emerged supporting Fitzroy versus Mary. The matter wouldn't have necessarily 'settled', even if Henry had been more indecisive about it, for longer.

Those two weren't really inextricably linked, though? Dissolution of the religious houses began on a smaller scale while Princess Mary was still heir, under Wolsey's auspices. Their examination and valuation took place while she had yet to swear to the Oaths, which strengthened her position abroad and emboldened her adherents, the Act for the Dissolution of Smaller Monasteries took place during this period, as well. Their pace was likely to continue regardless of whatever outcome came from her either signing, as she did, the Oaths, or whether she did not.

Tl; dr, while Mary's reinstatement was included on their list of demands, it wasn't necessarily seen in the mind of every person that the Dissolution had only come about due to her disinheritance, particularly because Elizabeth was enshrined as heir two years prior by Parliament, which effectively disinherited Mary.

Again, it would depend on who you asked, there would have also been many that said 'turmoil' over the quest for a legitimate prince was a far better alternative than civil war (especially as it came to pass, and no interdict on trade was actually imposed as consequence for Henry and sundry of pretty much every level of government below him, flipping the bird at the papal briefs being sent). I've mentioned this before, but the Act enshrining Elizabeth as Princess and heir apparent passed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons, which could not have happened had there not been an overall majority vote for both. And in 1536, the Act which barred Mary and Elizabeth from the throne on the grounds of illegitimacy, and vested it in the future children of Henry VIII & Jane Seymour (or any future wife), passed in the same manner. So, as much as this is said to demonstrate that the popular belief was that one Princess was much the same as another, but that Mary would of course always be preferred...well, was it true to the extent that it's argued, that simply wouldn't have passed in Parliament.

I don't think their capability of rule was really assumed based on the characters of their mothers, persay? More that the court factions of their mothers did survive (well, several of them did, several did not), in some sense and form, they made up much of Mary I's adherents and Elizabeth's protectors (mainly, of her maternal family) during the Marian era, and later her own adherents during the Elizabethan era. There was always still the sense that male inheritance was preferred, to wit:

❝ By mid-January 1554, the many rumours circulating about the proposed four-pronged uprising against Mary frequently mentioned Elizabeth’s name. One conspirator thought that although ‘we ought not have a woman bear the sword…[but] if a woman bear a sword, Lady Elizabeth ought to bear it first.’ -Elizabeth I ,Richards, Judith M.

Regardless of whether the person in question was either an adherent of Mary or Elizabeth, that caveat ('a woman ought not to bear the sword [if it could be helped]' or some variation thereof) was almost always either explictly given or implicit. Many of the similar statements recorded during the Henrician era, of dissidents who said that Mary should take the throne, almost always had the detail that she should or would do this after marrying Reginald Pole, or Charles V, or some other named man with some blood claim to either the English throne or another (iirc, Ferdinand, the King of the Romans, was also mentioned, once); just as the conspirators of Wyatt's Rebellion planned for Elizabeth to wed Edward Courtenay.

#anon #also i've recently learned from that book: apparently bigod #had actually planned to proclaim mary england's queen (in 1537) #whiiiich makes henry's reprisals of bigod's rebellion make a lot more sense. #there's not really a way for his daughter to be proclaimed queen unless he's deposed and killed #it should then be considered; imo; comparable with mary's response to wyatt's rebellion #but i digress. #also the treason act of 1547 made it treason to alter henry's succession #and edward vi hadn't had the chance to overturn this... sooooooooo #buh bye jane grey #(sorry. that was dark. but truly. ) #as much as isabella is held up as a counter example; this wasn't exclusive to england either #it's unlikely she could have taken the castilian throne unmarried. that is not in fact a thing that happened. so #mary broke precedent by taking the throne unmarried and elizabeth broke precedent by keeping the throne unmarried

[lewisiopsis]

the reconcilement of “psychiatry and mental health treatments are still in their infancy, surely this asylum and descriptions of it so far allude to it being a relatively compassionate place in comparison to other institutes dealing with the mind” and the large, increasingly strong need to remove one’s slipper and smack dr. seward with it, shouting STOP TREATING PEOPLE AS LAB RATS

#dracula daily #but i digress.