#but as it stands

[cerealforkart]

I know s2e1 opens with “oh we’re going on a business trip” implying they have jobs, but in my brain Sparrow is Rebecca’s trophy husband

#I would take it sitting down if Anthony gave him a day job #but as it stands #this is my truth #dungeons and daddies #dndads #noodly #I don’t think Lark has a proper job either #I think D.A.D.D.I.E.S. is his only thing

[see-arcane]

Mina's incredible (and underrated) detective prowess would be very useful I bet. Put her on the helm Integra, Van Helsing praised her brains as being above everyone's including himself for a reason.

I honestly can't guess what the chemistry between Integra and Mina would be. Integra doesn't really click with me as a classically heroic character, for all that she does focus on saving humanity from the undead via Alucard and her forces, being the Boss Lady etc etc. She's miles away from being as insidious as an Amanda Waller, but...

The hotel. The fucking hotel will never leave me.

Yes, the order went directly against 'soldiers of the enemy,' but those soldiers had been lied to about who and what they were charging into. Which was obvious even without being a fly on the wall to know their higher-ups had fed them some BS to march them into death and win their own power grab from Millennium. She didn't tell Alucard to 'make it quick' or even just to 'neutralize.' She told him to search and destroy. Folding to Alucard's egging and negging to seem like a Worthy War Commander in the grand scheme~ of the plot

She's not heartless, exactly, but she is arctic and surprisingly quick to breeze past the loss of lives that aren't under her direct care/command. While she might respect Mina's abilities and investigative skills--I wouldn't be surprised if Mina could intuit Millennium's endgame well before the climax could happen--Integra inherited none of her ancestor's warm regard, supposing Abraham van Hel(l)sing had any of the original's tenderness in him (50/50 considering this takes place in aggro horror territory). We can't even say if this universe's Mina played any big role in cornering Dracula; she might just have been a targeted damsel.

All that said, I think Integra would see Mina as another time-displaced bleeding heart with a few useful skills, same as Jonathan. Someone to be an ally at best, a liability at worst. So I don't see her handing over any reins or offering to be co-girlbosses any time soon :c

#Integra is a good character #but not my favorite #Hirano let her look cool a lot and stand imposingly and smoke cigars #she got to shoot a few bad guys including the Major himself! #but the lion's share of development and interesting actions were all Alucard's and occasionally Seras' #I think the story kind of fumbled a lot of her potential to be more than Boss Lady who has cooler/more powerful people do stuff AROUND her #rather than let her really do anything herself without somebody else being the driving muscle/energy #Mina by contrast is ACTIVE #even working within the constraints of being a young woman in the Victorian era #she is hauling ass and making connections and paving the road to victory against Dracula himself #all while having a massively open heart that takes in so many people #like the rest of the original Drac Attack Pack it isn't just the loss of Lucy that drives them #she and Jonathan and Van Helsing and the Suitors all lock down on Thwarting Dracula #because if they just sit back and do nothing then He Wins and Humanity Loses--they became the OG Vampire Hunter Gang out of necessity #and goodwill #whereas Integra kind of just inherits Hellsing and its mission with the same vibe as someone inheriting Dad's job #maybe if we'd gotten scenes where it shows how she's handling the toll of running things; the sacrifices made in blood and its effects #I'd see more chemistry in potentia between her and someone as dynamic as Mina #but as it stands #I think Mina would just be another new accessory #anyway #integra hellsing #mina harker #dracula #hellsing

[em-nikolaev]

This is kind of random, but a while back I designed a cover for John Knowles's 'A Separate Peace' and thought I would share it here for your viewing pleasure

#john knowles #a separate peace #book cover #graphic design #book cover design #Books #bookblr #art #ASP is one of my favorite 'classic' books #I've also been told it pairs well with 'Lord of The Flies' but I haven't read that one yet so #That remains to be seen #But as it stands #I really like a separate peace

[seijorhi]

I think about Finders Keepers all the time 😩 The thought of being shared by the Seijoh 4 is enough but then add in the Inarizaki all while being forced to rely on your boys for both comfort and safety is just *chefs kiss* 😘 Anyway I’m really curious to know which team you’d feel would be the best at protecting the reader during a zombie apocalypse? I hope you don’t mind the question I just love the idea of the reader being forced to rely on the men that probably made her life hell before the apocalypse too lmao

ooh now

okay so here's the things, inarizaki MAY be the stronger team in terms of volleyball. i say may because i have had this argument with several friends several times and... the jury is still out.

HOWEVER, seijoh i think (or at least seijoh 4) have a phenomenal basis of trust and i would argue that their teamwork between those four is probably a touch more cohesive?

but as it stands within the fic, they've already done a pretty shitty job because in splitting up, they've managed to lose the reader, land oikawa on death's door and the remaining three are poised to walk into an undead ambush so... ya not a winning record there.

kita's perfectly adept with keeping the twins in line, they've got aran as kita's right hand/enforcer, bigger numbers and in this fic an established sanctuary with a whole bunch of supplies which kinda puts them head over heels above makki, mattsun, iwa and oikawa rn.

#i wanted to make the point here that seijoh would stand a chance but #oof this does not look good for them #rhi answers #fic asks #finders keepers #if it was seijoh 4 vs the twins alone #no competition #but as it stands #not looking good for seijoh #poor bbys

[ikpwecanfly]

I believe Louis is an unreliable narrator in he projected foresight and malice into some of lestat's rather impulsive actions, I do NOT believe he is an unreliable narrator in he made up or exaggerated the severity of the dv he received or the bullying his daughter received under Lestat's hand.

Lestat is the villain, as it stands. Can he pull off a redemption arc if he really works hard on himself? Yes I believe in restorative justice so I say yes. But as it stands, he's the villain and had what he got coming for him.

#interview with the vampire #lestat de lioncourt #louis de pointe du lac #not a lestat apologist #but team he might be sufficiently motivated to get better #but as it stands #fuck him #I hope the series deviates from what i hear happens in the book #Louis and Claudia deserve the fucking world #and more than anything #they'd earned their revenge #and deserve to heal in peace

[luimagines]

HII HOW ARE YOU?

SO

I just watched Alice madness returns and I'VE GOT A CRAZY IDEA

I hope you know this game I love it sm 🛐

so imagine

The readers wonderland is the modern world (the modern world would sound crazy af to the chain let's be honest) and gets scary hallucinations (ex:car monsters or people with TV heads?)

And what about the cool Vorpal Blade? Like where did you get it??? And how can you dissolve in butterflys when you dodge??

At this point the chain would retire cuz what is this madness

You got any headcanons for that maybe?😭

Hello hello!!

I've heard of that game before. And I've seen parts of it. But I'm afraid it's been so long that I don't have anything to input.

How about this? When requests are open again, send this in. Feel free to include as many details as you want from the game or what you want to see addressed personally.

Then I'll do the needed research to fill this out into a decent post with decent headcanons with the chain!

#pinky replies #but as it stands #since this seems like something deserving of a full post instead of a mere reply #i'll have to decline since requests are closed for the time being #i hope you understand #but i've already chosen the date when they'll open again! #so keep on the lookout for that post #:D

[victorluvsalice]

-->It was back to the Moonwood Mill library to check out a few books! The gang even brought the pets along -- though I think there was a brief moment of regret about that when Alice went inside and found Coty the librarian in full wolf mode with Fury coming off him in waves. Fortunately, he never actually started rampaging (hell, as you can see, he actually introduced himself politely to Shadow), so the gang was able to do what they liked --

-->Namely, read books and work out! Smiler was the first one in the gym, taking a nice long run on the treadmill before coming out for a little browsing and a chat with Coty, while Victor read a couple of books, played with Shadow, and then headed for the weight machine. Alice, for her part, remained pretty laser-focused on her werewolf reading, devouring (pun intended) the book on stereotypes and the romance novel about fated mates. (Which she is not particularly interested in -- she’s FOUND her mate, thank you very much.) That completed her book goal, and thus the Werewolf Initiate aspiration! I had her choose the Emissary of the Collective aspiration afterward when the game prompted me, though I don’t think I’ll have her complete it -- she’s not really a “pack” werewolf in that sense. But the one “lone wolf” aspiration requires you to be mean, so that’s not a fit either...really, I think Alice is just more interested in leveling up her XP so she can finally get a few more powers. :p

-->As for the pets, they kept themselves amused by wandering around and greeting the other patrons -- though when Kelly began complaining of a need to go to the toilet, I realized that, oh, yeah, there wasn’t actually any pet stuff on the lot. So I threw a couple of food bowls and a covered litterbox into the “spare room” that looks like its falling apart by the entrance. Can’t do anything else with it!

#sims 4 #the lazy save #victor van dort #alice liddell #smiler always #the smiler #yeah my first thought upon seeing Coty like that was 'uh-oh' #but fortunately he never tipped over the edge #perhaps it was the fact that he was designated as the librarian that did it? #since he had a special role the game wouldn't LET him go rampaging? #hmmm #either way I am grateful he kept it together #and I just thought it would be funny for Alice to read the romance novel XD #it's so not her XD #as for being a werewolf none of the aspirations really fit her #she's just doing her own thing #if there was a nicer version of the lone wolf one maybe I'd have her do that #but as it stands #she's happy just chilling in her occult vee with Victor and Smiler #queued

[gentl3manly]

DONT STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE! DONT STOP TAKING ABOUT GAZA!

DONT LET THEM MAKE YOU FORGET!!

#from the river to the sea palestine will be free #palestine #free gaza #gaza #free palestine #free palestine 🇵🇸 #i stand with palestine 🇵🇸 #from the river to the sea 🇵🇸 #free gaza 🇵🇸

[i-am-aprl]

Palestinian activists get their message across on Londons iconic Tower Bridge landmark- one of the cities most historic buildings. We need a ceasefire now.

#london #palestine #free palestine #israel #gaza #free gaza #فلسطين #jerusalem #i stand with palestine #israel is a terrorist state #israeli war crimes

[houseofpurplestars]

If any of you ever feel like what you're doing for Palestine isn't helping anything, I'll tell you right now it's helping me. I know it is fortifying all of us who have been in this fight for years to see so many people willing to speak up. It has never been like this before.

The tide has already turned. The fact that #free palestine will have new posts everyday, that helps me. It helps my mental health knowing that Palestinians are less alone now than ever.

Yesterday I read some verses from the Quran talking about how "the blame" is not with those who wish to help but cannot, but with those who CAN help and do not.

Truly I do not care if all you do for Palestine is post in that #free palestine everyday, that is still more than many people with the means to do even more would do.

We see you. We see you standing in solidarity with us and with Palestinians. We love you. Thank you.

#free palestine #free gaza #i stand with palestine #solidarity

[dimonds456]

Don't forget about the Palestinians.

Don't forget about them now.

Don't forget about them tomorrow.

Don't forget about them in a week from now.

Don't forget about them in a month.

Don't forget them next year.

Don't forget them in 5 years.

When the history books start to update, don't let them put lies in there.

When documentaries come out, boycott the ones who call this a victory for Israel.

When books release talking about soldier's personal experiences with Palestine, remember the victims. Remember the truth.

Don't forget about what we've seen.

Don't forget about what we've heard.

Don't let them tell lies about Palestine.

Don't forget about the Palestinians when the world tries to make this go away.

#stand with palestine #stand with gaza #free gaza #free palestine #save palestine #ceasefire now #palestine #gaza #isreal #gaza genocide #palestinian genocide #dimond speaks

[beaft]

can anyone tell me why i enter the grocery store a normal person and emerge as some sort of vile ravening monster

#was trying to leave the self-checkout and someone was standing in front of the exit gate looking at their phone and blocking the whole lane #the malignant influence of the grocery store transformed this from a minor inconvenience to a cardinal crime #i was ready to leap at them like a coyote and tear them to shreds #be shh now

[anymouslydone]

#basic human rights #humanization #save palestine #save the children #save humanity #israel #palestine #islamic #islam #welcome to islam #stand with gaza #gaza genocide #free gaza #gaza strip #gaza #gazaunderattack

[aci25]

Oakland, California

#Oakland #California #free gaza #palestine genocide #i stand with palestine #free palestine #gazaunderattack #gaza genocide #gaza strip #gaza #israel #israel is committing genocide #israel palestine conflict #usa news #usa politics #joe biden #israel is a terrorist state #politics #aaron bushnell

[thecorvidforest]

in light of a four day ceasefire in Gaza being agreed upon, i am once again asking you all not to lose sight of the big picture. Biden and the Israeli Government are trying to frame this as a major democratic victory and as a favor respectively. they have no intention of a total ceasefire. they have no intention of stopping their genocide. remember - a ceasefire is the very first step. it’s not even the bare minimum.

the absolute bare minimum in this situation is 1) a complete ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid in Gaza, 2) complete halt of all military foreign aid to the Israeli government, 3) the Israeli government being prosecuted for its war crimes in the International Criminal Court, and 4) land back and reparations for the Palestinian people. free Palestine means free Palestine, not just temporarily stop carpet bombing Palestine.

a temporary ceasefire is something, but it’s not even close to the end goal. we cannot let up pressure when things seem to be looking up. keep protesting, boycotting, spreading awareness, contacting politicians, etcetera. keep your eyes on Gaza. free Palestine.

#free palestine #free palestine till its backwards #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #i/p #gaza #stand with palestine

[foogriffy]

would you still love me if i was a worm?

#comic #art #original art #worm #sorry worm fans ive invaded your tag #fart #yeah my art tag is fart it stands for foog art #poetry