#dukhat

[dragontopaz]

I cannot have an aide who will not look up. You will be forever walking into things.

#babylon 5 #babylon5edit #delenn #lennier #dukhat #stuff i made

[mortalstrife]

a holy war

minvember prompt 1: prayer

#babylon 5 #minvember 2023 #neroon #branmer #dukhat #valen #minbari #i may have gone overboard on this one lol #anyway yes fINALLY posting my fill for the first prompt #i still want to finish the rest too but WE'LL SEE

[spockvarietyhour]

just a lil thought i thunk

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The Cooler Dukhat

#DS9 #Babylon 5 #Gul Dukat #Dukhat #Grey Council

[yumyumpod]

Jam out to Reiner Schöne (Dukhat) dropping some sick bars on this track.

#Babylon 5 #B5 #Yum Yum 5 #Yum Yum Pod #Yum Yum Podcast #Bab 5 #Dukhat #Reiner Schöne

[b5positivity]

[ID: Two screenshots together from Babylon 5. One is of Delenn cradling Dukhat's body as he dies, just before she makes the decision that essentially begins Earth-Minbari War. A second screenshot is of Londo giving Star Lace flowers to Adira.

Overlaid is the text: "I love how all the characters, "good" and "bad," are thoroughly fleshed out! All the characters have multiple facets of their personalities and identities. It makes the show more enjoyable and relatable, and really makes you think!" End ID.]

Submitted by @scriptrix-eclectica

#babylon 5 #londo mollari #adira tyree #delenn #dukhat #sorry if text is a bit hard to read - still figuring out new template #and uh... i did tryyyy to not make the contrast of those 2 particular scenes funny but. it's what we got. #b5 positivity #b5edit

[branmer]

i have many problems with in the beginning as a film but i do think the president's last speech before the battle of the line is like, very good actually and probably the best bit in the entire film aside from dukhat's scenes

#i really appreciate that we meet dukhat and he is actually great! #like you totally get why they loved this guy so much!!!

[starstcff-a]

the beginning is dropping some great delenn quotes

#add tag later #'questions are all i have left' #the whole exchange with dukhat

[khwxbeeda]

"Tera wrist theek hai ab?"

"Fucking shit!"

Raghav pressed a hand to his chest and glared half-heartedly at Ranveer, cheeks burning at the amused smirk on his ridiculously handsome face.

"Dammit, dude," he exhales, "give a gay a warning, shit."

Ranveer snickered, and Raghav rolled his eyes before turning back to the music app on his phone.

"Hoy," he answered grumpily. "Theek ahe ata. Dukhat nahi."

Ranveer scoffed, reaching up to grab his T-shirt by the collar and pulling it off in one smooth move. Raghav hurriedly looked back down at his phone, not wanting the other boy to see the blush that was no doubt spreading across his cheeks, and almost missed what he said.

"Mai Marathi nahi bolta phir bhi I can tell you're lying," Ranveer said, turning around to dig into his bag for his kurta and ghungroo. Raghav's traitorous eyes dragged over the exposed tan skin, noting the smooth muscles and the broad shoulders and toned biceps—

He looked away, biting the inside of his cheeks and gulping down the sound that wanted to climb up his throat.

"You are absolutely not fine," Ranveer continued, completely unaware of Raghav's inner turmoil. "You're shit at lying."

"And- and how would you know that, Your Royal Thighness?" Raghav snarked back, mentally applauding himself for only stumbling over one word instead of the entire sentence, and Ranveer snorted and sniggered at the nickname. Or at least, Raghav thought it was for the nickname. He was promptly proven wrong.

"Cute stutter," Ranveer said with a wink that hit Raghav like cupid's arrow through the heart, "but that kind of gives you away, Patil."

Raghav huffed and folded his arms, pushing his lips into a pout and turning his nose up into the air.

He was absolutely not blushing at being called cute. He was not.

"You can't prove shit," he muttered, and the other boy laughed outright as he pulled his kurta on, messing up his hair in the process. Raghav barely held in his groan. He wanted to mess that glorious hair up. He wanted to slide his hands through it and pull, wanted to feel the silky strands between his fingers, wanted to hear the sounds Ranveer might make, wanted to use his hair to drag him into a hot kiss—

Stop right the fuck there, Raghu.

He pushed the thought away. Ranveer opened his mouth to say something, but the door to the studio flew open.

BANG!

It slammed against the wall hard enough to make both of them flinch, and before Raghav could even look at who it was, fingers were curling around his collar and yanking him off the bench.

"PATIL! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO, HARAMKHOR?!"

Ayush. He was fuming, red in the face and breathing heavily, eyebrows dragged down into a thunderous expression. Raghav got his feet under himself to stand up straight, anger bubbling in his stomach and eyes narrowing into a glare.

"I don't know, Ayush," he said, inserting a subtle note of challenge into his voice, "what did I do that's got you so riled up?"

"YOU—"

Ayush roared and pulled back his fist. Raghav flinched and threw his arms up in an effort to protect himself, eyes squeezed shut in dreaded anticipation of the pain.

The punch never came.

"LET ME GO!"

Raghav slowly opened his eyes, then felt his jaw go slack.

Ranveer stood behind Ayush, fingers curled tight around his wrist, stopping him from moving forward and making it look effortless. The sleeves of his kurta were rolled up, and the muscles in his forearm flexed minutely when Ayush tried to push him off. He did not move even an inch.

Ayush glared at him. "Let go of me, man," he growled.

Raghav's eyes flicked to him and then back to Ranveer, who slowly tilted his head to the side and regarded Ayush with an amused smile, the kind that you gave to a kid when it was throwing a tantrum.

"No, I don't think I will, actually," he said evenly, eyes glittering with something that made a shiver run down Raghav's spine. There was something in them that almost made it seem like Ranveer had been waiting for this. What this was, Raghav had no idea, and he was not sure whether he wanted to find out or not.

Ayush tugged his arm again, but Ranveer held fast, smile growing from amused to condescending.

"You see, Ayush," Ranveer said pleasantly, "Raghav here did not come to practice the other day. And I went looking for him because he's not one to miss practise."

Ayush tried to pull his wrist away again, but the taller boy held fast, fingers flexing around bone in a manner that threatened breakage if Ayush did not stop moving. The look in Ranveer's eyes changed to something darker. "Imagine my surprise when I see his hurt wrist, and the bruise on his shoulder."

"He got his," Ayush snarled. "Walking around thinking—"

"And then," Ranveer steamrolled over him, narrowing his eyes into a dangerous look that had Raghav unconsciously shifting in unease. That was scary, but also... hot.

"And then, he told me that you were the reason for his injuries."

Ranveer laughed— a sharp, scathing sound that cut through the air like a whip, and oh Gods, Raghav was having revelations about himself. Fuck.

"You," Ranveer said, smile on his lips that implied exactly how much he respected Ayush, "who can't even pull your wrist out of a simple hold."

For show, he flexed his fingers, and Raghav felt like his cheeks were going to burst with how much blood rushed into them.

Gods fuck, that's hot.

"Why's it your concern, huh?" Ayush spat. "Trying to protect your twink boyfriend, you faggo—"

CRACK

Ayush's head snapped back, blood spraying from his nose. Raghav leapt back with a gasp as the boy screamed, hands coming up to cup what Raghav was sure was a broken nose. Within seconds, Ayush's hands were covered in blood and tears were streaming down his face.

"MADARCHOD," he howled, but Ranveer laughed in his face, a sharp, cutting smile curling over his full lips.

"I've been waiting to do that since I saw Raghav's wrist," he said in a casual tone that was completely at odds with the gleam of gratification in his dark eyes. "It was exactly as satisfying as I'd fantasised it to be."

"I'LL GET YOU BACK FOR THIS," Ayush shrieked between sobs of pain. "I'LL GET YOU BACK, YOU COCKSUCKING FAGG—"

CRACK

Ayush screamed again, and Ranveer carelessly shook out his hand, smile showing too many teeth. "Sach me, yaar Ayush," he drawled, "you should know better than to use slurs right after you've been punched. Shows poor form, especially when you can't even block a punch you already know is coming."

Ayush glared at him through puffy, tear filled eyes, and Ranveer simply smiled back, the picture of innocence if not for the blood smeared on his knuckles. Raghav had the sudden, wild urge to laugh, but he pushed it down.

"I'll get you back for this," Ayush choked out, and stomped towards the door, sobs wracking his chest. The door slammed shut behind him.

The studio was quiet for two seconds. And then Ranveer was striding towards Raghav, a worried look in his eyes. He reached out and rearranged Raghav's collar with gentle hands still covered in crimson.

"Tu theek hai?" he asked in a low, soft voice, hands coming up to cup Raghav's jaw, eyebrows scrunched in worry.

Raghav snapped.

He lunged forward, throwing his arms around Ranveer's neck, and pulled his head down to smash their lips together.

Ranveer yelped, but his arms unconsciously wrapped around Raghav's waist and pulled him in closer, till they were pressed so close together they could not tell where one began and other ended.

Raghav pulled back, stared at Ranveer with wild eyes, then lurched for another short, forceful kiss. Then another. And another.

"You—" he exclaimed, then kissed him again, "need to—" another kiss— "stop being—" one more kiss— "so fucking sexy!"

He punctuated the last word with one last, long, searing kiss, eyes fluttering shut and arching his back against Ranveer's body, slipping his tongue into the taller boy's mouth and pulling a soft noise from deep in his throat.

When he pulled away a few seconds later, Ranveer looked dazed— eyes wide and blinking slowly, lips swollen and gently parted.

They stared at each other, and then Ranveer slowly swallowed.

"So," he rasped, "you like me, then?"

Raghav rolled his eyes. "Take a wild fucking guess, sweetheart."

And he slammed his mouth back onto Ranveer's.

.

@orgasming-caterpillar @musaafir-hun-yaaron @h0bg0blin-meat @godnonsensical @yehsahihai

#doyh #dancing on your heartstrings #raghav x ranveer #ranveer x raghav #raghveer #fanfic #first kiss #desiblr #desi tumblr #amrut writes #amrut rambles #these boys are so stupid oh my gods #and i hate them for it #but also #theyre my stupid boys #so i love them #writing about ranveer punching the sHIT out of ayush felt so fucking good #i hope it felt just as good for you to read it

[diamondot]

time for more Babylon 5, friends!

Soul Hunter: not my favorite episode! i honestly nearly skipped it.

it's Dr Franklin! hooray!

Sinclair is extremely ready to get the heck out in his fighter in these first couple of episodes. also this sequence where he's gotta grab the soul hunter's ship with a grapple is really cool. i really love the attention to detail with space flight in this show.

oh my god, the soul hunter is played by Mark Sheppard's father. this is my new favorite trivia and has made watching this episode entirely worth it.

so glad that both of the mid-90s sci-fi shows i'm watching have characters named Dukhat/Dukat. they're pronounced the same. granted, one of them is dead as of the show's timeline, so it's not too egregious.

Garibaldi! stepping in front of Sinclair to protect him!

yeah, this bit where Mark Sheppard's dad kidnaps Delenn and tries to murder her to steal her soul is... not the best. kudos to everyone involved for delivering these lines with a straight face tho.

at least the other soul hunter is a chill dude.

#b5-rewatch #b5 rewatch #Soul Hunter

[ayy-esha]

Apne dukhon main,

Dusron ka dil nhi dukhate.

[ddagent]

JD AUs: John raised on Minbar. 

As a child, John Sheridan witnesses a Shadow attack on an Earth vessel, and is the sole survivor. A Minbari ship rescues the boy from a species they never encountered. With the navigational computer from the Earth ship all but destroyed and having no idea where this ‘Earth’ is, they bring him back to Minbar. Raised by a family from the Warrior Caste, John nonetheless falls in love with a beautiful girl from the Religious Caste, Delenn of Mir. Their union having been celebrated, they are sent on the Grey Council ship. Years later, rumours of Earth vessels in the vicinity of Minbari space reach the Grey Council and Dukhat decides to investigate John’s people, who has little to no recollection of his former life on Earth… (from @stardustinthesky)

#babylon 5 #b5edit #john x delenn #john x delenn aus #ship: john x delenn #tv: babylon 5 #dd: edits #now accepting au prompts

[sunlovemoon]

Allah jee aap dekh rahe haina ye sab kitna dil dukhate hai mera

#my masoom noor #she's my biological daughter

[verses-n-moon]

Pehle khud aik shahks ka itna dil dukhate hain, aur phir akhir mein jab wo badal jata hay to phir shikwa bhe karte hain :

"یار تم تو بہت بدل گئے ہو۔"

[deadgirltalkingpoetry]

Aap smajhna hi nahi chahte the aur hume jatana bhi nahi aya, mohabbat ka ye rishta nibhana hi nahi aya,

Hum kya Dil dukhate apki berukhi par, hume toh apse naraaz hona bhi nahi aya,

Kitna darte the hum apse, lagta tha kho denge ek baat se, toh apse apna haq maangna bhi nahi aya,

Apko dekh kar jeete the hum, apki wo hasi jaan thi hamari, aur hume apke baad jeena bhi nahi aya,

Ek din bhula denge apko, aur mita denge us yaad ko, zara dekhiye hume aaj bhi jhooth bolna nahi aya.

-Bira

#poems on tumblr #poetry #urdupoetry #urduthoughts #poem #shayari #hindi poetry #quotes #urdu #hindi shayari

[branmer]

🌹

“Would you have volunteered?”

Branmer thought for a moment. “No. And I wouldn’t have asked someone else to do what I myself wasn’t willing to do. It’s an abuse of power and authority.”

Dukhat’s eyes crinkled. “I hope, child, that this incident has not destroyed your faith.”

#more future bmwf #a little bit of dukhat for you ;__;

[woodsfae]

Babylon 5 s01 E21: Legacies

Table of Contents

Funerals are where family feuds come to light. Plus war trauma triggers for Sinclair.

Omfg. Talia and Susan!! having chemistry!! I’ve been waiting for this all season.

Double drama! An impoverished, telepathic thief, and an ostensibly honor guard Minbari war cruiser coming in for a funeral with its guns ready to fire. B5 has so far often had plot lines that didn’t directly converge but I kinda think these might.

It’s a good time, thematically, to be reminded that the Minbari are a powerhouse of the galaxy and they, along with the Narn and Centauri, are sorta just politely allowing the humans to pretend they’re a power as well while hanging out on B5. Sinclair’s PTSD reaction created an almost eerie dichotomy for me between the nonthreatening-seeming Delenn and the war history reality.

Ah, this thief is a child and a new psi talent. Another obvious ptsd trigger, but for Ivanova. I don’t know what she thinks she could do to protect her from the psicorps, but maybe there’s a secret, anti-facist psi network I don’t know about.

It’s kind of both bold and threatening to roll through Babylon 5 with one of the war leaders who kicked the humans’ asses from one end of the milky way to the other.

Minbari politics, yes! They are so opaque. I’ve been waiting for the great and terrible things that happen when the religious and warring castes of Minbari society agree, but I’m also down to see them disagreeing.

Alisa Beldon, a 14 year old orphan on a space station with no safety net, no money, no way home, and no control over her newly awakened abilities. I understand why Ivanova wants to keep her from the psicorps, but charging her as an adult to the fullest extent of the law is the worst possible way to go about it.

Some immediate differences between the Minbari castes. Warrior Guy wants to fight, wants to force capitulation. Sees speaking to Sinclair as a fight to win. Delenn wants to get on with the ceremony.

Oooo missing corpse!

Politics! I theorize some Minbari stole the body in order to restart the war. And perhaps even a member of the religious caste.

Culture! There is caste mobility, and the war against humanity was triggered by Dukhat’s accidental death and was considered to be a holy war against humanity. And the warrior caste did not uniformly respect the religious caste’s call that it was time for the war to end.

It is fascinating that they ended the war against humanity by surrendering, though it doesn’t seem like they lost power by surrendering.

Options for Alisa! Being a mitochondrial eve for the future of Narn telepaths as a lone human on their planet is sure an option of all time.But she doesn’t seem to like her glimpse of Na’Toth’s mind.

I’m kind of impressed that the war hasn’t restarted already over Branmer’s body.

More culture! I hadn’t known (or remembered?) that the Centauri blitzed the Narn planet. But it does make sense how much they hate each other now. Bummer that the Narn responded by out-slaving and out-warring the Centauri.

Minbari telepaths serve the greater good. And here’s the Alisa/Branmer connection! Love it when I (at least partially) guess correctly.

Don’t attack thirty-nine year olds who look as prematurely old as Sinclair. He’s lived a hard life, gotta be scrappy.

What did I say! Religious caste Minbari know what’s up with the body. But I am pretty sure Delenn doesn’t want to restart the war.

OK, let Delenn try to cover this up and fake a religious miracle. Gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss your way out of this, Delenn.

Yeah the Grey Council doesn’t know about this. She’s really, really risking a lot with this play. Sinclair really is an excellent diplomat when he’s not mid-war-flashback. Neroon is delighted for the honor of Branmer being praised by Sinclair to the Star Raiders even though Delenn just spanked him good.

Human/Minbari relations could do a lot worse than hoping an idealistic teenage who’s been failed by the system repeatedly will bring some connection to the two.

YES PLEASE GO HAVE YOUR DRINKS BABES.

HBO has upped their game and is blocking my screen recording again, so just picture some lovingly rendered gifs of Susan and Talia eyefucking each other here. I’ll find a way to make that true sooner or later.

After my multi-week break I kinda almost miss the Centauri. I definitely miss the Narn but I’m delighted that Na’Toth was featured in this episode. And all the history and culture! I’m impressed by how this could have felt like infodumping but actually made me feel like a feast was parading before me on an unstoppable conveyer belt.

This is a beautifully crafted show, and knowing that Sinclair is on the way out as a series regular is making me appreciate his performance all the more. He is absolutely nailing every aspect of this and truly feels like a fully-realized, complex person. The tension is building immaculately, and he’s sweeping it higher and higher even as the side plots get tidied away.

I am SO HERE for Susan and Talia. MORE OF THAT. They were both babed out to the max. Out here fighting but with fresh hairstyles and immaculate outfits. Augh, I’m so pissed that HBO’s anti screen recording is working today.

Partner: “Stunning tv that stands out from 90s trash. 5/5. Lifechanging tv. Starts people on new journeys […] Oh, I thought the Centauri were the ones that were at war with the humans. The Minbari seem so peaceable.”

I want Alisa Beldon, Thomas Jinxo Jordan and Laura the Healer to meet. On FriendlyDraalPlanet. I feel like they’d all get along.

#jeffrey sinclair #Talia Winters #Delenn #susan ivanova #alisa beldon #babylon 5 #woodsfae b5