#GOD ABOVE!

[therainbowwillow]

Bestie help, I tripped and fell into another insane scholarly rabbit hole about a topic I’m not even officially studying.

#academia #help. #it’s inescapable #oh the BIAS #I don’t CARE whether or not Edward of York tried to commit treason in 1405 #or at least I DIDN’T care #I guess I do now #this is a war of Wikipedia editors and the guy who wrote the dictionary of National biography entry on the subject #or possibly a war between multiple dictionary editors over the years #and some Wikipedia guy was caught in the crossfire #but wiki guy tries to exonerate our friend Edward #and dictionary guy (circa 2004) implicates him #THIS DOESN’T MATTER #GOD ABOVE! #aughhhh

[kimdokjas]

though the movie might be cancelled, yuri on ice will live forever in our hearts. thank you yoi fandom, it's been real ♡

#yuri on ice #yoiedit #yoi #victuuri #ice adolescence #anime gif #*gifs #animangahive #dailyshounenai #userkarura #usergojoana #userhanyi #useralphonse #usertorichi #usermoonz #usericybtch #userheidi #usergokalp #userartless #homuras #himawaari #this is not goodbye this is still my house!!! #devastated but not surprised tbh but i still wanted to channel my emotions somehow and just. express how much this show means to me so here #this thank you goes out to u guys. the fandom #mappa can eat a brick btw <3 #god i wish i could articulate just how special yoi is to me #it truly resonated with me like very few other pieces of media have (i can count them with one hand in fact) #it was sooooo revolutionary and ahead of its time not just in terms of queerness but also in terms of mental health #it truly changed me as a person and i just. really appreciate how earnest and kind it was above all #thank you yoi. you will be a part of me forever <3

[talkethtothehandeth]

Raise your hand if you have also been personally victimized by the barometric pressure changes 🥲

#personal #lord above #please sTOP #I hate the clouds #just rain for the love of god just rAIN #barometric pressure #chronic pain #arthritis #cripple punk

[joycrispy]

I'm seeing some confusion out and about over the title A Companion to Owls (generally along the lines of 'what have owls got to do with it???'), so I'd like to offer my interpretation (with a general disclaimer that the Bible and particularly the Old Testament are damn complicated and I'm not able to address every nuance in a fandom tumblr post, okay? Okay):

It's a phrase taken from the Book of Job. Here's the quote in full (King James version):

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. --(Job 30:29)

Job is describing the depths of his grief, but also, with that last line, his position in the web of providence.

Throughout the Old Testament, owls are a recurring symbol of spiritual devastation. Deuteronomy 4:17 - Isaiah 34:11 - Psalm 102: 3 - Jeremiah 50: 39...just to name a few (there's more). The general shape of the metaphor is this: owls are solitary, night-stalking creatures, that let out either mournful cries or terrible shrieks, that inhabit the desolate places of the world...and (this is important) they are unclean.

They represent a despair that is to be shunned, not pitied, because their condition is self-inflicted. You defied God (so the owl signifies), and your punishment is...separation. From God, from others, from the world itself. To call and call and never, ever receive an answer.

Your punishment is terrible, tormenting loneliness.

(and that exact phrase, "tormenting loneliness," doesn't come from me...I'm pulling it from actual debate/academia on this exact topic. The owls, and what they are an omen for. Oof.)

To call yourself a 'companion to owls,' then, is to count yourself alongside perhaps the most tragic of the damned --not the ones who defy God out of wickedness or ignorance, and in exile take up diabolical ends readily enough...but the ones who know enough to mourn what they have lost.

So, that's how the title relates to Job: directly. Of course, all that is just context. The titular "companion to owls," in this case, isn't Job at all.

Because this story is about Aziraphale.

The thing is that Job never actually defied God at all, but Aziraphale does, and he does so fully believing that he will fall.

He does so fully believing that he's giving in to a temptation.

He's wrong about that, but still...he's realized something terrifying. Which is that doing God's will and doing what's right are sometimes mutually exclusive. Even more terrifying: it turns out that, given the choice between the two...he chooses what's right.

And he's seemingly the only angel who does. He's seemingly the only angel who can even see what's wrong.

Fallen or not, that's the kind of knowledge that...separates you.

(Whoooo-eeeeee, tormenting loneliness!!!)

Aziraphale is the companion.

...I don't think I need to wax poetic about Aziraphale's loneliness and grappling with devotion --I think we all, like, get it, and other people have likely said it better anyway. So, one last thing before I stop rambling:

Check out Crowley's glasses.

(screenshots from @seedsofwinter)

Crowley is the owl.

Crowley is the goddamn owl.

#good omens #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #aziraphale #crowley #there's probably a few thousand words more I could say about this but. I think I'll just hang the implications deliciously aloft for now. #something something tfw the embodiment of all your worst fears and self-doubts shows you the only real kindness you've known for centuries #you can't help but love him and you can't help but fear him but above all you TRUST him the way you're supposed to trust God but don't #brrrrrrr #do you think Crowley would vibe with being an omen of spiritual devastation or do you think he would get drunk about it #good omens meta

[bigcatbulges]

Source - TigerLukke

(Artist's FurAffinity and ArtStation)

#gay scalie #gay scalie pecs #gay scalie bulge #gay scalie dragon #artists twitter above #oh my god the two types of horns is doing something amazing to me #this man can fuck me through all the major holidays just decorate the horns accordingly and keep pumping my guy

[daenerys-stormborn]

scenery gifs: house of the dragon + lucerys & arrax above the clouds

#hotdedit #house of the dragon #lucerys velaryon #arrax #mine #gif #sgif #scenery #hotd #hotd spoilers #bless whoever came up with this scene #god i love seeing dragons above the clouds #i still think about dany x jon above the clouds in s8

[confessedlyfannish]

DP x DC Prompt

Batman grunts a greeting at the boy Selena has introduced as "Danny" as if it's totally normal for a kid to be hanging out on a rooftop with her, kicking his legs out above the edge as if he's not 20 stories up.

Selena shares an equally amused glance with Danny that has Batman scowling harder than his usual as the boy gets up, stretching out from his hunch to reveal a 6 foot 2 build not unlike Jason's.

"Wow, spot on," Danny whistles, grinning at Selena. "I owe you a twenty."

"Darling," Selena purrs, hand finding purchase on his upper bicep. "I never exaggerate."

"Looks like Catwoman's got a new scratching post, B," Nightwing cackles in his comm, which is probably why Batman finds himself gritting out a--

"Little young for you, isn't he?"

The kid--in a hoodie and jeans, seriously, where did Selena find this guy--stares at him incredulously before his mouth stretches into an uncomfortably wide grin, revealing fairly sharp canines. He strides forward.

"What can I say, Mr. The Batman," he says, placing a hand on the man's shoulder. He must be around the same age as Dick. "I've got a thing for powerful women in black."

"See you for dinner tomorrow Lena," he says, hand lifted in farewell as he heads for the edge. He pushes himself over the wall with one hand, dropping over.

Batman clocks Selena's lack of alarm and doesn't flinch. Thirteen seconds later, there's no resounding thud when Danny's body would've met the pavement and she's still smirking at him.

"No metas in Gotham," he growls.

Selena throws her head back and laughs. "If I see any, I'll be sure to call. Now," she kisses his cheek, "I better go. I've got a date tomorrow."

#danny and selena not telling bruce sam is the one cooking #bruce is the date #she'll see him for dessert ;) #selena did a favor for danny a few years back stealing intel from a shady government adjacent org #he did a slightly impossible favor back #she doesn't ask any questions #she knows he's off but it's above her paygrade #you don't piss off a good customer #leave that to the batfamily #none of bruce's mystery works on mid twenties eldritch god who fights other gods and eats green dimension matter as a nutritional supplemen #danny phantom #dp x dc au #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #dp x dc prompt #selena kyle #catwoman

[nekomim1]

Nona the ninth is like,

Imagine you are a girl, and you woke up sixth months ago and thats your earliest memory. You dont know who you are. Your name was chosen for you seemingly at random, because nobody else knows who you are either. All you know about yourself is this: you cannot let anyone see you injured, or they will kill you. You are inhabiting a body that the others recognize, but you dont. You are probably one of two people, but nobody knows which one. You dont know these people. You dont know yourself. And deep down maybe you know you're not either one of them.

You are happy anyway.

You live with three people, who love you and who you love back fiercely. One of them is inhabiting a body that doesnt belong to her. She understands you, but she also doesnt. The other two are sharing a body, so intertwined that you can never be sure which one is standing right in front of you, unless you study them closely and know them well enough to guess. They understand you, but they also dont. They expect you to be one of two people, but you arent and you dont know why. You dont know who (what) you are.

You are happy anyway.

The world is crumbling around you. Your life is on a time limit and your soul is trying to claw its way out of your (her) body. The people you love are in danger but you dont know why or how to stop it. You are in danger, and the people you love know how to save you. You dont belong in this body, everyone knows that now. You are too big, too much, and the rest of your essence is trying to claw its way into your mind, becoming whole again, but you cant let it. You cant let it because if you are whole then you will be different, you wont be Nona anymore and you will not be that girl who loves and who is loved. But there is no choice, you must go back or risk killing yourself and the girl whose body you inhabit. You may remember your time as Nona, or you may not, but either way you will never be the same again. You might not be loved anymore. You might not love.

But you are happy anyway.

Because at least you know this. You cannot take loved away.

#uhmmm hey guys does this make any sense 🧍 #im just shouting in an empty cathedral #and god is like the guy in the apartment above me whose banging on the floor and telling me to quiet down 😭 #idk if this makes sense just take it im feeling emotional about nona today #christ #tlt #the locked tomb #ntn #nona the ninth #alecto the ninth

[sorrelpaws]

I FUCKING LOVE LUZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#the owl house #toh #luz noceda #sheeeeeesssssss gotta be my fave i cant even lie #willow is a close second but MY GOD LUZ!!!!! BEST CHARA EVER NOT EVEN JOKING #shes so cool. shes so cool #and i love this (depicted above) specific outfit she has near the end of s2 #shes experiencing horrors beyond her comprehension but at least shes stylish!!!!

[jenevas]

#posting without the jesus censor due to popular demand #my art #oc #anyway our god is an awesome god and he DOES reign from heavens above

[youweremyversaillesatnight]

okay i don't know how wild of a take this is, but hear me out.

cassandra is not the god. kristen is.

now, in terms of game mechanics, that's not true. cassandra is very clearly a god, and kristen is her cleric and follower. kristen gets her powers from cassandra, cassandra gets worship from kristen (and presumably other people who kristen is recruiting).

but that's not how their relationship works.

gods also get power from their followers, you know? they get power from the worship they receive. except kristen isn't really doing a lot of worshipping right now. but you know who is? cassandra. she is begging, praying, for kristen to talk to her, to take time out of her day and all her responsibilities, to listen to the person that has put their faith in her. as much as kristen has faith in cassandra (even if she isn't actively recognizing it), cassandra has faith in kristen.

You don't have to be sorry. Hey, not too many people believe in me, but I believe in you. You brought me back, and I know you've been having a hard time, but when you're in the dark, I'm there holding your hand, okay?

in the last couple episodes, we've seen a lot about how kristen (and maybe craig) are the only ones keeping cassandra from oblivion. normally, it would be well within a god's power to strike down, to smite, anyone they wished, including one of their own followers. but if cassandra hurts kristen, she dies. meanwhile, kristen holds a very god-like power in her hands. she's already killed one god by rescinding her worship. she could very easily kill cassandra.

I see what you're saying. Yes, we are holding you from oblivion, and we're just kinda not doing a very good job right now. That's what you're kinda trying to tell me.

gods are busy. they try to listen to prayers, but they're so very busy and important. all cassandra has right now is kristen. that is her sole focus (aside from maybe not dying). kristen is busy. she ignores cassandra. cassandra texts kristen's friends to try and get kristen to talk to her. in that first episode or two, cassandra is desperate to be heard, to have a conversation, and kristen, who holds all the power, keeps shutting her down.

20 texts in a row saying, "Is Kristen mad at me?" From a goddess.

it isn't that kristen doesn't care. of course she does. gods always care. but her domain is mystery and doubt. she doesn't have all the answers. she isn't omnipotent. she is a teenager who has been thrust from clericdom to sainthood to godhood and she doesn't even know it.

kristen isn't the one bleeding red light. cassandra is.

if you're a cleric, and you let your god die, that's a failure. if you're a god and you let your cleric die, what is that?

#i don't know how coherent this is but i've been looking for god/religion stuff to make a kristen and cassandra web weave and #everything i found kept making me think and think and this is the result #i would be happy to try to elaborate more if people want but this is everything i have at the front of my mind #obviously rn we don't know what the red light is or what's happening to cassandra but i'm not above using it for my purposes rn #kristen applebees #cassandra fantasy high #fantasy high #fhjy #dimension 20 #d20

[zoroshonkingbazonkadonkas]

fighting about being on top. not gay at all

#zosan #one piece #'its not easy being above you' zoro r u saying u want to bottom instead #i love how the only person he reacted to was sanji #god

[gamoraswonder]

#how am i supposed to focus in school now?!?!?! #kathony #kanthony #bridgerton #bridgerton spoilers #today i woke up happy because it was raining #the leaves are getting yellow and red fall is coming<3 #and i bought a donut came home from class and made coffe #and then... BAM!!! kathony dancing :') #the gods from above really said “let give this bitch a break:)”

[cupcakeshakesnake]

"Ironically, due to its lack of limbs, the snake became one of the most cybernetically enhanceable creatures on land."

#original art #wip #sketch #character design #mecha #cyborg #robot #snake enhancements #snake #oc #original characters #snake's art #“You would undo god's punishment?” “I would not only undo it but go above and beyond”

[bigcatbulges]

Source - Kajon_art

#gay furry #gay furry pecs #gay furry bulge #gay furry pits #artists twitter above #oh my god i am collecting his sweat to put in a bottle to use as purfume #this is why i want a home gym i need me a sweaty hunk to do this after we work out together #*twirling his nipple with my finger* haha you look strong i bet your suuuuper good at fucking me

[secondstar-acorn]

listening to talking dad ep 4 and gods the like/hate/want exercise is SO heartbreaking it makes me feral

highlights for me include:

“Henry…hates projections of masculinity that remind him of who he thinks he is. …I want you all to agree with the thing I want to do and like me for it. More than anything he wants to be perfect. He wants to be better than his dad…he feels like if he fiddles with everything just enough, it’ll be right.”

“Ron hates being out of the loop or confused….more than anything Ron wants the only voice in his head to be his own [rather than]… anybody he wants to impress.”

“What does Glenn want? Everything in his life to stay exactly the way it is.”

“Darryl hates the person he thinks he is.”

#the Darryl fact CRUSHES ME #gods above darryl is such a tragic character #dndads #dungeons and daddies #henry oak #ron stampler #glenn close dndads #darryl wilson