#but at least it's fucking gone

[allright]

came back wrong trope but the character knows that they came back wrong. they’re so acutely aware of how different they are now from how they were before that it drives them fucking insane. they’re stuck trying to return to somebody that’s long dead. they can never be the person they once were. everybody around them knows it. deep down, they know it too, but they’re trapped in a cycle of their own making. of trying to revive someone that no longer exists.

#i am just obsessed w the idea of someone being revived that so badly wants to be the person they used to be but that person is dead. #they're dead and gone and now all that is left is the person they are now who is fucked up from being revived !!!! #it drives them to madness <3 #also whenever i think of the came back wrong trope i think of jason todd #classic came back wrong (or different at least) trope #all.right

[edgarallennope]

as james somerton is back in the conversation, i would like to soyjack point to the one and only tweet that hbomberguy has made in light of the recent news:

#hbomberguy #james somerton #and he's RIGHT #this is nothing #this has all felt weirdly like closure to me #i was in the thick of it when the suicide note happened #and it was a really really bad time #for me like let alone for kat and harris #and even finding out he was alive i just wanted to never hear his name ever again #now? still don't wanna really hear his name ever again #but at least there's like #“oh okay yeah he sucks like he just sucks” #“sometimes people really do just suck” #also the gone girl vague posting he did was fucking REAL like that's insane????

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

THE SITE IS UP, EVERYBODY BRACE-

#its been a pleasure blogging with you all 🫡 #i wish the site strength and stability in these trying times #and may we all manage to be at least somewhat Normal about it #that being said. if you all will excuse me im gonna go chuck the last of my marbles out a window #welcome home #what will we learn what will we learn.... #probably Something! #EDITING THIS BEFORE I POST YEP MARBLES ARE GONE #THE BIRDS ATE EM #AAAAAAAAAAAA FUCK!!!! FUCK!!!! LETS!!!! FUCKING!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[essektheylyss]

You know what's hilarious, if Ludinus was indeed a young man being traumatized by the end of the Calamity. Deirta Thelyss is almost certainly older than he is.

This is not relevant but I think Essek should bring this up, just to be a bitch about it.

#for the purposes of showing my work: a beacon was found by leylas kryn 1200 years ago. #she was considered enough of a cultural leader or influence to convince people to follow her ergo likely an adult of some standing. #the other umavi of the ruling dens (aka deirta and abrianna) are suggested to have been around at the time as well #ludinus would be at most 1000 years old. they're all like. at LEAST 1400 mentally if not physically. #and that's the LOW estimate #as always how long was the calamity. are the umavi actually pre-calamity. that would be SO funny to me. #(pre-calamity and pre-divergence are different for the record.) #ludinus da'leth ain't SHIT #leylas kryn escaped lolth lived through the calamity and has gone through seven rebirths. ludinus WISHES #if ANYONE deserves to have beef with lolth it's leylas kryn for the record. I mean she does. canonically. BUT HERS IS MOST VALID #anyway as always the dynasty best country <3 #if there are 99 ludinus haters I'm one of them if there's one it's me if there are none I've left this earth etc etc #he's just SO fun to hate and I do not respect him in the slightest nor do I think he deserves respect or validation. #I think he should get fucking sucked into a dark star and never be heard from again xoxo :3 #cr spoilers #essek thelyss

[brother-emperors]

The great general remained, and then saw a wonderful vision clearly shown him by the very God of the universe himself. In it he seemed to see the divine Meletius, chief of the church of the Antiochenes, investing him with an imperial robe, and covering his head with an imperial crown. The morning after the night in which he had seen the vision he told it to one of his intimate friends, who pointed out that the dream was plain and had nothing obscure or ambiguous about it.

Theodoret Ecclesiastical History 5.6

wahoo! Theodosius! so a repeating phrase in the gospel of Luke is 'do not be afraid,' but specifically: I'm most immediately referencing the annunciation of the shepherds (Luke 2:10) because I used this illustration for the last panel since it. sort of. connects to Valens, Theodosius' predecessor, who went from commoner to king at the will of his older brother. HOWEVER. because of that transformation. I cannot escape the 'do not be afraid' just a chapter before (Luke 1:30) that Gabriel gives to Mary because ascension to the imperial throne is an ugly, violent, and violating transformation. and. well.

Gabriel’s Entrance and Biblical Violence in Luke’s Annunciation Narrative, Michael Pope

also in general. prophetic dreams and visions. horrifying. it never goes well for anyone.

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

#komiks tag #late roman empire tag #listen. you cant escape the absolute clusterfuck of bullshit that's going on with christian doctrine by this century #you might as well go ham or whatever. fucking. justinian and theodora were out there inventing my least favorite #divine justification for roman imperialism and its bad enough i have to suffer through it in renaissance literature discussions #UGH. anyway. might as well have fun with it while we still can. #thankfully i have no intention on going any farther than theodosius. so i can #ANYWAY #If you want to play 5-D chess I’ve also done something funky with theodosius’ gender by associating his future emperor status #with a birth narrative but that’s about as far as I’ve gone with that particular thought because there is a cassius #situation parallel I need to untangle right fucking now

[randomalistic]

Literally almost started sobbing upon the realization that Basil took down the Ratigan portrait by the end. (The same mantle with the gold clock- he replaced it with the news clipping saying he saved the queen💔)

It would’ve been weirder if he kept it up but. WAAUHGHAAHAHAAA

(He kept his bell though. That’s something I can still hold onto.)

#analysis #also like I kinda already knew ratigan died but the fact his portrait his gone. . #that kinda solidifies it #or at least basil is sure he’s dead so now he hangs onto the bell to remind him of his victory #I WISH I HAD A BACKSTORY BETWEEN THESE TWO SO FUCKING BAD #tgmd #the great mouse detective #gay Rats #ratigan #basil x ratigan #basigan

[everysongineverykey]

genuinely killing undyne in a neutral run and then walking through hotland later and seeing alphys' posts go "just realized i didn't watch undyne fight the human... well i know she's unbeatable i'll ask her about it later v . v" completely unaware of what's happened is one of the most unpleasant and harrowing experiences in undertale and i am not kidding even a little bit

#undertale #she doesn't fucking know. #that's part of why undyne's no mercy death is in a way less heartbreaking than her neutral death #partly because in neutral she didn't expect this. she had no clue you would be powerful enough- experienced enough- to defeat her #and she dies terrified of what you'll do to her loved ones #while in no mercy she gave it all she had and she dies knowing alphys has a plan to evacuate everyone if she loses #AND alphys at least knows. like. watching your best friend and the one you love die horribly in real time #while you're powerless to help obviously isn't fun. #but is it worse than having no idea she died until after you've unknowingly befriended her murderer #and helped them in every part of their quest? #is it worse than only finding out what's happened after they've gone and you're truly stuck there with her gone and them untouchable? #despite everything. undertale still makes me insane.

[effervescentdragon]

i think a lot of people should google datenschutz/gdpr and how it protects people who bring in a complaint to their workplace/place of study before you start calling for the investigation to be published

#you stupid fucks #that law is in place to protect the fucking victims or alleged victims or accusers from retribution #its in place to ensure that whoever the accuser is doesnt face unfair consequence and retribution #having gone through something like this recently i cannot explain how fucking furious the stupid takes i see around are making me #like i cant even speak properly thats how furious i am #none of you stupid fucks care the least bit about the alleged victim and i am so fucking sick of all of this #as if her being doxxed and effectively blacklisted isnt enough. precisely BECAUSE the us isnt subject to gdpr #and because they have very little or no laws preventing sharing information from ongoing investigations into workplace misconduct of any ki #kind*. that and the public 'interest' or more like scavenging for fucking gossip so they could justify their moral wank which made it clear #to the absolute moral mudpit that is 'journalism' that they need to keep this shit up for clicks and views #i am sick and i am appalled and i am done. this is all i will say about it #f1

[field-of-sungflowers]

Some of the folks behind my favorite horror podcast just recently started a new podcast called World Gone Wrong and if you like podcasts at all I cannot recommend it enough

It's a fictional chat show about the end of the world between two roommates currently living half the country apart and they're talking about things like how to werewolf-proof your home against your lycanthropy-infected purse dog and it's so funny but there's something so gentle and empathetic about it that feels so relevant to the way everything actually is. Even though they're talking about pod people.

There's only 4 episodes so far so it's a really quick listen, please listen to World Gone Wrong

#at least 2 maybe 3 of the episodes have made me cry but in like. a good way #something in the newest episode hit me right in my little twrp fan heart and i just instantly started crying #world gone wrong #world gone wrong pod #the link goes to spotify bc it seems most ubiquitous but its also just on podcatchers and on youtube. probably itunes? i dont fuck w itunes #seriously. please listen to this podcast. it is a joy

[saphushia]

I used to be the lost boy running insane, I used to be the ghost boy looking for fame, I used to work so hard to get it, So hard to get it, || Ghost Boy - Jacob Tillberg ||

not me being wildly ambitious with song arts on the regular. also not me improving an older danny design and getting gender envy. oh and btw the animation syncs to the song >;3

|| wips for this piece | | other danny song art ||

#this is the first thing i've animated! pretty much ever! #first genuine attempt at least #oh man it's a fucking slog but i understand the joy of seeing my little pictures move now #art #animation #danny fenton #song art #fanart #v happy i got this done b4 my trip #this'll probably be the last thing i post until like next month bc i'm going on vacation #give me lots of notes while i'm gone ;) lmao #danny phantom #dp #danphan

[zeb-z]

I just think Tallulah gets to be upset about this. “It’s not Wilbur’s fault” “He’s not a bad dad” “He loves his daughter so much” yes! These are all true! And it’s not his fault! But he’s still not there. And Tallulah has gone through so much and still hasn’t seen him, the one time he was around was the one time she wasn’t, and all she has are letters and “I’m thinking of you always” and things that used to be theirs together, but he’s still not there. She’s waited and she’s been patient and she’s loved him all the same, and he’s still not there. Like yesterday, and the day before, and the day before, from the happy milestones to the traumatic events, he’s still not there.

She knows that it’s not his fault, but it doesn’t change the fact that he’s absent. That in and of itself just adds to the sorrow, because she knows why he’s gone, and she’s been told time and time again it doesn’t mean he doesn’t care, she knows this - it doesn’t mean it doesn’t sting, that it doesn’t hurt, that she doesn’t yearn for her father to be there more than anything in the world, and he’s just not there.

So yes, she gets to be upset, and be caustic, and stomp her feet and write bitter messages, and be angry and vitriolic, because she’s a little girl missing her father, who feels things with her whole heart and soul - and that means she gets to feel the ugly parts of it, too.

#it’s like no wilbur isn’t at fault. especially if we’re talking about cc wilbur. but fuck man of course she’s gonna feel like this #this doesn’t make wilbur a bad person! he’s just a missing one. and Tallulah feels all the misery and bitterness as a daughter left behind #where is her father kissing her injuries and reassuring her? where is her father protecting her? hugging her at the end of the day? #Wil isn’t around to do this and she wants him back and he’s not going to be back. not for a while. and it’s not his fault but it doesn’t #stop it from being upsetting. she’s a little girl #and at least she has phil. her dad. who’s there time and time again. and it doesn’t make him somehow morally better or wtevr. he’s there an #Wil is not. and he’s going to continue to be there as a solid figure in tallulahs life that she needs #idk man like. fuck #lmao relating my own experiences from here below in the tags ✌️ #as someone who’s been in that position? a parent absent for reasons outside of control? yeah it’s sucks. and I love them and they love me #*with a parent I mean I wasn’t the parent lmao #and it will never be the same. and when they were gone and missing things I was furious at them #that resentment grows and then it fades and sometimes bitterness strikes again and it’s how it goes. love is still there #and it’s no one’s fault. it just is. and what is is messy #anyways #mcyt #qsmp #q!tallulah #q!wilbur #z speaks

[lowpolybread]

this is just what happens when you visit st louis

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS 1x04: I Plunge to My Death

#bread stuff #sliced bread #pjo #pjoedit #pjo series #pjo tv show #percy jackson series #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #disney #the lightning thief #st louis #eero saarinen #gateway arch #trust me guys i should know #anyways they neglected to mention that stl is highly segregated and they destroyed a black neighborhood just to build the arch #is it a brilliant feat of architecture? yes #was it worth it? no #and of course. fuck slpd #i've been to the arch at least twice but i haven't actually gone up the elevator bc it was closed at least one of those times for renovatio #and now it's a national park #🙄 where's the nature

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

You really didn't think that one through huh?

idk if im sobbing, wheezing, or choking on my tea <3

#in short: AKSJBDAKSJDNASKNC #no yeah this is. The Accuracy lmfaooooooo #wally: avoiding the problem always works! #wally when avoiding the problem doesnt work: ....ohhhhhhh i get it now- #bbg pulled an oopsie fucking daisy!!! #wh modern human au #offerings to the bog #yk... i think. if the crash didnt happen #i think wally would have gone back. eventually #but not without Major fucking damage being done to his and barnaby's relationship lmaoooo #could they have come back from it? technically yes. but not the same. theyve lost something #BUT LUCKILY THAT'S NOT THE TIMELINE! #the timeline is worse but ends better somehow... #lmfao im imagining wally fuckin Ubering back bc home wouldnt start #and barnaby is just. in the front yard with wally's stuff in bags like a jilted lover asknasldknasldk #he winds up in sally's basement smhhhhhh #nah jk he'd probably wind up just living entirely in his lil garage-turned-art-studio #at least its a nice garage.... #WHY AM I STILL THINKING ABOUT IT THATS NOT WHAT HAPPENS #< i say as if i dont think of at (alternate timeline) after at of aus- #what would happen If what would happen If If if If AAAAAAAA

[atthebell-moved]

that whole early era of cellbit streams was crazy bc he was so paranoid post-chainsawing and so fixated on the arg that you weren't quite sure if stuff was real or not so every time cucurucho showed up (or cellbit thought he heard something) it was like well is he actually in the walls or is cellbit running off fourteen cups of coffee and no sleep

#bell.txt #qsmp #cellbit #ask to tag #jic #like he ended up playing it pretty much that cucurucho was fucking with him #which i really really like and prefer actually #but he couldve gone a slightly different route wherein it wasnt clear if he was being too paranoid or cucurucho was really there #its also interesting to see bc like. this stuff is still relevant to his character obviously #like hes still super paranoid and freaked out by cucurucho and chainsaws and really nervous about a lot of things #also again this was his first WEEK of being there #the may 7 vod was his FIFTH DAY ON THE SERVER (at least while live) #queersmp

[sergle]

Worth mentioning that I'm partially switching doctors bc when I was running all over the place trying to get my surgery shit set up in time, and I went to the bloodwork lab for the second time, I vented just a little bit to the woman who's been working there a long time. being like. I've had to do this and that and my doctor said this and that he can't find this... and she was like Hmm. You have Dr. (name of my doctor), don't you?

#SHE KNEW HIS NAME #his practice literally has a reputation at this lab for being a huge mess #bc she regularly gets his patients having to boomerang to the lab................................. #that was quite a day. this was some weeks back #ofc. since it was before surgery #sergle.txt #and she wrote down the name of this other dr. for me. and I haven't gone to see him yet #but he's at least never had his fucking license suspended #this wasn't the Reason but it was the Last Straw in deciding I'm not going back to this doc and I hope he dies #I was already becoming painfully aware that I think he's incompetent #and I was realizing that I was so upset about the idea of Him administering an EKG for me #him specifically. bc I had read that you gotta take your shirt off and ALSO YOUR BRA #even though when I got the ekg at another hospital I got to keep my bra off. but anyway #I SPECIFICALLY didn't want HIM to do it. and like. well I can't have him be my doctor if I feel that strongly.

[radiance1]

Danny accidentally pissed off an Ancient, super powerful wizard.

Ok, so maybe he should have listened to Clockwork and not going in that portal he specifically told him not to go in on multiple occasions. But he was curious ok!

Why did he have to be turned into a stuffed doll anyways!? What's with old guys and really weird ways of getting back at people!? Why is their humor so broken!?

...Ok, maybe it is just a little bit funny.

And it was even funnier when Vlad got the same treatment. Who cares if he doesn't even have vocal cords anymore, he can speak in fucking squeaks so he's going to laugh his ass off!

It's unfair that even when turned into a doll, Vlad is taller than him. What did he even do to piss of the same wizard anyway?

Vlad wasn't happy with being turned into a stuffed toy, maybe a bit happy that he's still taller, but still. He has a business to run and a married woman to woo, how the hell is going to do either now?!

Their powers surprising weren't sealed, so they could still fight. Vlad tried to go after the wizard before getting his shit rocked because, oh yea, it was a wizard of the Ancient variety. So he promptly got his ass beaten, Danny was honestly just there to watch, point, and laugh.

Why the hell is an Ancient wizard who is very much alive be living in the ghost zone anyway? The wizard said that where they are isn't in the ghost zone, but is connected to it via Clockwork's lair, also, can't an old man just have his solitude? He also pointed out how neither of them should have been here in the first place.

Which Danny supposed was fair.

Said wizard then waved his staff and shoved the two out of his house. Maybe he was still mad, but did he really have to place them above a dumpster? An open dumpster at that.

They pulled themselves out the dumpster and just sat there in that alleyway for an undetermined amount of time. Before Vlad pipped up and said it was Danny's fault he was in this mess, Danny didn't take it lying down and screamed (read, squeaked) at Vlad, to which Vlad screamed back. Along with verbal arguing they also argued in ghost speak, slamming into the other with the full brunt of their emotions and taking it to a much deeper level.

When a nine-year-old Billy Batson heard very loud squeaking coming from an alleyway, he didn't know what to expect. Maybe a dog playing with a squeaky toy, or something, not two stuffed dolls- who are very animated and very much alive- to be having what looked like an argument with each other.

Three years later, when Billy Batson awoke to find himself in a subway, he was very much surprised to find out that both his two best friends had history with the guy who then proceeded to give him superpowers.

#dc x dp #dp x dc #dp x dc crossover #dpxdc #dcxdp #billy batson #Clockwork and Shazam have tea together regularly #When you're the ghost of time and your bestie lives in the center of space and time #Clockwork specifically told Danny not to go in the portal but Danny just went #fuck it we ball #Did Clockwork tell Danny that said portal leads to an uncountably old and very powerful Ancient wizard? #No. #No he did not. #Would Danny still have gone if he knew? #Probably yes. #Shazam turned them into dolls and then went petty and dumped them in a dumpster #Was he shocked that in the blink of an eye they came back? Not really. #But at least they brought someone he can pass his power along too so he guesses he can give them a pass. #Three years is probably a really short time for Shazam so he literally thought they just came back in the blink of an eye after he just #threw them out lol #Billy was shocked pikachu face when he found out his two best friends knew a really Ancient wizard #One with a capitial A because he's just that Ancient and powerful