#deception of the heart

[talesfromthebandgeekmafia]

I gotta say I do absolutely adore that Fig Faeth who’s entire relationship with romance up to that point is tied to deception finds her match with a person whose defining trait is her honesty

#like Fig has never kissed anyone as herself before Ayda she’s always trying to at least convince her friends she’s hiding her emotions #her life is completely upturned by her parents’ romantic relationship imploding because of a deception by her mom #and the loving partner she finds is someone who will always be candid with her #I’m really going insane over figayda tonight they’re just so perfect for eachother #I need Ayda to come back in Junior Year like I know in my heart it’s gonna happen but I need it to happen sooner #dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high #fhsy #figayda #ayda aguefort #spilling the Tea

[fridaypls]

"Full of surprises, aren't you?"

Astarion keeps himself carefully shrouded in his words.

The first time we meet him, he's using all survival tactics at his disposal—his words are smooth, rehearsed, and edged with manipulation, a necessary armor forged from a life of servitude and deception.

Yet, as he gets to know you, finds himself trusting you, his guard lowers and genuine affection takes root. These same words are gifted to us again then with poignant earnestness and it's such a cool transformation from reflexive charm to heartfelt revelation. A deliberate shift from using language as a tool to wield control, to a means of expressing vulnerable truth—

A thief of hearts no longer stealing for survival, but offering his own in return.

#manipulation to meaning #from first meet to falling deep #full of surprises and that surprise is LOVE #shadow to sincerity #rogue to romance #charm to truth #survival to surrender #deception to devotion #phrases of the heart #armor to affection #words woven anew #baldurs gate astarion #bg3 astarion #astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion headcanons

[ickypuppi3]

hm. yeah ok

#like i don’t even care whatever #passes out from caring #this means nothing i just think it’s super duper when they touch #something about billy aggressive violent touch and steve gentle touch but billy being wayy more affected. whatever !! #billy wanting a fight w steve vs steve refusing to give it to him Whatever #deceptively gentle touch that instantly means rejection #who even cares #billy hargrove #harringrove #sortof insane when you think about steve getting beat the hell up and getting up and fighting after and billy having a total meltdown to the #point he was crying before getting knocked out #walks away with my hands in my pockets. kicks at the dirt #characters who are the same but different but so similar characters who are two sides of the same coin characters who #i think they should fight it out more #i lied it always means something. it is just also super duper when they touch #billy emotionally fragile but refuses to let anyone see it until he breaks vs steve who wears his heart on his sleeve and is desperate to be #needed to the point he puts himself in stupid situations Ok ! #ickyposts

[derangedrhythms]

But the heart’s same old riddles remain. 

Anna Akhmatova, The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova: Evening; from ‘Deception’, tr. Judith Hemschemeyer

#anna akhmatova #the complete poems of anna akhmatova #evening #deception #poetry #excerpts #heart

[esmes]

ooh, let the light in at your back door yelling 'cause i wanna come in ooh, turn your light on look at us, you and i, back at it again

#sweeney todd #sweeney todd revival #broadwayedit #sweenett #been working on this since i realized it's been THREE MONTHS without them D: #every day i think i miss them MORE which is so fucking stupid #they were always... touching... each other....... #the way she RUNS to him when he finally comes home and the beadle is in the parlor.... god help me. #him showing her the chair is sooooo. marrieds. evil marrieds. #the fact that... the fact that their love is poisoned by lovett's deception but... setting that aside... #(lol) #they're each other's safe place... he fills her heart and home with purpose. and she's his constant. his safe harbor. #ykw she didn't get that ring but she did get forever 😈😈😈 hellbride. :') #** #otp: if you only knew #not a lot just forever.........

[ataykiri]

Our stay on this earth is so so short, we’re in such a dream state that we keep forgetting this truth

#there’s this girl in my area who died two days ago just like that #collapsed due to the heat and then had a heart attack and died #الله يرحمها #she’s like 19/20 #people our age are dying right next to us #yet we think we’re safe and still have time to improve to change to repent #what great regret it’ll be if we don’t die in the state of true sincere repentance but in one of ghaflah and self deception and sin #being consumed by your nafs by this world and sucked into it #اللهم اني اسالك حسن الخاتمة #we’re so lost in our worldly struggles and ideas and desires that we forget what we’re here for #you can live on this earth and engage with people and enjoy your stay even if you always keep your heart in check and your deeds aligned #with what Allah swt wants #you can turn all your actions into worship by having the right intention #eating sleeping -> to gain strength for worship and be of benefit for people #studying working -> learn about the beauty and intricacy that Allah has put into His creation #work to achieve what Allah has written for you #that’s true life connecting everything to the Creator the One who gave us life #everything else is just deception and will go to waste #and cannot be called a true life

[sciderman]

What are some things cable likes about peter?

nathan's type:

red mask ✅ tight suit ✅ kind of stupid ✅ filters sadness through the prism of humour ✅

bonuses peter parker has to offer

cute hair ✅ cute butt ✅ cute everything ✅

#sci speaks #i think cable likes how upstanding peter is. like peter's just a good guy. he's such a good guy. #and i think. being able to read people's thoughts. nate probably doesn't know a lot of people as Good as peter. #like peter's good because he's kind of just... simple. he has simple wants and desires and he's not ever angling for anything. #peter's just so good. and i think nathan is definitely fond on him because of that. #i know i complain about this mindset that peter is pure of heart yadda yadda #I HATE that. i hate the trope where peter's like an angel who is pure of heart. he's not. but. #he's not deceptive or hungry for power or morally righteous or anything. he's just a guy. and that makes him better than most heroes. #i think that's something to admire peter for - that he doesn't let power go to his head and he's flawed but not in a superhuman sort of way #he's flawed in a human sort of way. #he doesn't make cosmic mistakes that effect the balance of the earth (well. he didn't.) #he makes small mistakes that effect his personal life and his relationships but he's trying so hard. #he's so. so small potatoes. and i'm sure nathan just. loves him. peter small potatoes parker. #admires a guy who's living his life like that. without cosmic worries or massive ambition. just a guy who wants to be happy. #i think it's funny how wade equates nate and peter in his head as similar because they're both 'heroes' or whatever #but nathan and peter have such polar opposing philosophies to life. polar opposing that they'd still probably admire and envy eachother for #peter envying nate because he's ambitious and powerful and has a freaking floating ISLAND or whatever #and nathan envying peter for being able to grant himself happiness.

[luthienne]

it's about the hands, it's about the extension of his hands on the piano and the absolute control he maintains while coaxing music out of an instrument that is technically percussive in nature yet capable of producing some of the most tender & evocative melodies

#despite the key changes despite the tonal shifts despite the quickness or deceptiveness of the scales #but also maybe it's a classical singer thing. collaborative pianists will always have my whole heart. who are we without them <3 #my love letter to pianists!!!

[scamoosh]

oops 4got 2 post my flower symbolism chiscaras too

#i think these would make a cool charms/keychains tbh :o! #genshin impact #chiscara #childe #scaramouche #tartaglia #kunikuzushi #scarachilde #my art #from left 2 right childe has #columbine 4 foolishness borage 4 resilience red camellias 4 'u start a flame in my heart' #hollyhock 4 ambition n gladiolus 4 strength !! #and scara has forget me nots (for obvious reasons) #snapdragons for graciousness/deception 2 represent his warring personas #red camellias and gladiolus 2 match childe hehe #and foxglove 4 insecurity☠️☠️ sorry moosh

[pokedoodleday]

#0059 - Hisuian Arcanine

#pokemon #pokemon fanart #pokedoodleday #pokemon art #dancing lion #alright hear me out here #'Snaps at its foes with fangs cloaked in blazing flame. Despite its bulk it deftly feints every which way leading opponents on a #deceptively merry chase as it all but dances around them. #Dancing. lion. the description reminded me of them and i love dancing lions with my whole heart #this came out super well its one of my favorites #hisuian arcanine

[vimbry]

just honest to god adore those deconstructed concepts in the lyrics like "glass of milk, standing in-between extinction in the cold" as a descriptor for mammals and the function they're named for, "flammable undiagrammable sentiments pass between animal beings" to mean sparks fly during romantic chemistry, and "newborn citizenship of the micronations" referring to reproducing and new offspring, like. like! like!!!

#tmbg #the line from nanobots is oddly adorable #so is ''their names are called. they raise a paw'' from mammal actually #if I were half as articulate I could express something beyond just yelling like??? like!!! into the void to illustrate my point here lmao #I swear there's a word/concept for when a familiar observation of something is reworded to come across as an unfamiliar concept #it's interesting that linnell described some of his songwriting as being ''stripped of emotions'' #because I think even in songs with this almost academic formality such as ''mammal'' #there's an underlying appreciation and fascination rather than detatchment #did I post this recently I feel like I already said this not long ago #bears repeating anyway #I'm trying to think if flansburgh writes like this but I think he leans more. poetically metaphorical? little more deceptively emotional #like you Think it's heart-on-sleeve songwriting but the more you think about it they're sort of impenetrable #that Is why the tmbw interps tab spawn so much discussion lmao

[tharkflark1]

finally figured out how to stream from my computer onto twitch so i can stream art! Ended up sketching out some spooks (WIP) as a redraw for a pic from last year

#kh #kingdom hearts #sora #halloween town #tattletail #poppy playtime #huggy wuggy #bendy the ink machine #batim #ink bendy #fnaf #springtrap #dark deception #malak #tharky's drawings

[thechaoticfanartist]

At least she didn't say skills

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#this is right after the deception arc that's why obi wan is missing his beard btw #grim kennet #star wars #my oc #star wars oc #jedi oc #my art #fanart #star wars art #sw art #star wars the clone wars #obi wan kenobi #grim and obi wan #tcwganv art #tcwganv memes #<- except this is a real scene in tcwganv #not pictured is the immediate aftermath where obi wan freaks out even more because 'WHY DO YOU HAVE A LIGHTSABER SCAR????' #grim is going to give this poor man a heart attack he's still recovering from faking his death and his daughter is running off fighting sith

[nazliwrites]

“People in my life desperately need to understand the difference between reading and studying. I like reading, not studying.”

#thehouseintheceruleansea #the spanish love deception #you deserve each other #fix her up #throne of glass #hook line and sinker #harry potter #shadow and bone #six of crows #the heart principle #bookworm #bookish art #bookaesthetic #fantasy books #books #black reader #books and reading #beach read #currently reading #reading #fourth #fourthwing #violet and xaden #rowan whitethorn #aelin whitethorn #addieluc

[cryptidafter]

Now, see, I think JGY and ZZS should talk.

#cryptid’s thoughts #they both believe that the ends justify the means - albeit ZZS is way more ruthless imo #both incredibly ambitious skilled and good at deception #and made decisions they regretted bc they impacted the lives of someone they deeply cared for #(ZZS would’ve helped him become xiandu I just know it in my heart lol) #they also both use soft swords like wow kings 😌😂

[checkoutmybookshelf]

Opal Koboi is such an emotionally complicated villain for me as a reader. On the one hand, get this ABSOLUTE GODDAMN QUEEN her chocolate truffles. On the other hand, how DARE she be personally responsible for THAT death scene?

#Root saying “be well” to Holly tore my heart out of my chest #artemis fowl #opal koboi #eoin colfer #the arctic incident #the opal deception