#faithful breath

[themetalyears]

Faithful Breath - Gold'n'Glory - 1984

Teutonic, Viking metal in the NWOBHM vein - riff heavy, like Iron Maiden bred with the Scorpions! Epic stuff on Mausoleum Records.

#faithful breath #germany #1984 #mausoleum records #hard rock #heavy metal #NWOBHM

[linktotheheart]

I feel like so many people misunderstand BOTW/TOTK Link especially (Zelda too, but that's another topic entirely)

His lack of expressiveness IS a personality trait. It's a direct result of the pressure on his soldiers to be a perfect soldier, hero, and savior. No, he's not Skyward Sword Link, and never will be, because his story is completely different.

"But [other Link] hugged Zelda when he got her back!" and this Link maintained a respectful distance as his princess's subordinate - but ALSO out of respect for Zelda as a person, because she spent her whole childhood having her agency denied and he wants to let her initiate even something as simple as platonic contact whenever possible. He's being kind!

(And yes, I know that primarily only the "he is a knight and she is a princess" part is directly supported in the actual game, but I'll remind the people making comparisons that the dynamic was COMPLETELY different in their favorite comparison game, Skyward Sword. But also... look at the gentleness with which Link interacts with Zelda, the tenderness that he shows so few other characters - Mipha probably being the closest example. Look at the way he looks to her first to see what to do in every scene they're in together, unless he's protecting her from an immediate threat to her life. Notice how outside of that, Zelda IS usually the one to initiate any physical contact)

I also personally hate it when people describe quiet, not very expressive people as "lacking personality" because... my partner IRL is like that. If she expressed herself at all around most people, it's in a very flat, reserved way. I've seen how it hurts her that people treat her like she doesn't have a personality, like she isn't even a full person - and I know that's real life and Zelda is fiction, but come on, do you think all the people that aren't highly expressive and extroverted don't hear that about very popular characters and internalize it?

Being reserved is a personality trait. Being cautious and not impulsive is a personality trait. In fact, I'd even say just because you as an expressive, extroverted person see Link as a blank slate to project your own personality onto, doesn't mean he actually is or was even intended that way.

(I also think this is a very US-centric point of view, honestly. There's plenty of cultures where even BOTW Link would be considered at least close to average - Finnish culture specifically comes to mind, even if he's still slightly exaggerated in that regard as, y'know, a character.)

Idk, this is as much a silly little vent post as anything, it's not that serious, etc, but whatever

(and don't get me started on "oh Zelda got no agency in TOTK and she learned the powers she was struggling overnight". No, it's called a time skip, and just because she learned her powers before the 13th hour this time - which yeah, she would get them easier this time with a mentor who could actually use the same powers, and having already learned to use her light powers - doesn't mean it just "happened overnight". And... she didn't express agency? She was actively influencing the entire flow of the timeline, changing the actions of her ancestors by convincing her ancestors to act, learning to control her powers and fighting Ganondorf, and finally expressing the ultimate form of autonomy in choosing to sacrifice herself to save the world. Some of the criticisms of TOTK didn't even seem to play the same game. Just because a heroine isn't a pop feminist badass who *gasp* wears pants and easily and perfectly kicks every villain's ass, doesn't mean she "has no agency" and is being sidelined. Like, a princess engaging in courtly politics is neither powerless nor "doing nothing")

#totk #botw #tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild #link #zelda #I'm a multishipper so I can see Zelda and Link as romantic or platonic tbh #vent post #I mean you can reblog but like #even if you disagree don't be an asshole about it #botw/totk haters tho just like. don't. criticism is fine but I'm not interested in debating w/ppl who don't bother to engage in good faith

[novelconcepts]

In watching more interviews with Liv about Van and the escalation of Van's pragmatism to such dark degrees, I find myself genuinely baffled that anyone could ever think Van the bad guy. I mean, I'm perplexed at finding ANY of these girls The Bad Guy. The bad guy is the situation. It's being lost. It's freezing. It's starving. It's being scraped down to the barest bone of being alive. They make choices that might be snippy, or cruel, or hard-headed, sure--Shauna refusing to just hash it out with Jackie; Jackie being too stubborn to come inside; Taissa refusing to discuss her situation plainly; etc--but by the time we reach the end of season 2, it doesn't even matter. Petty bullshit doesn't matter. Jealousy doesn't matter. Those things are still going to be present and complicated, because--for all their choices, for all the distancing they're trying to do--these kids ARE still human beings. But it isn't the point.

The point is survival. Plain, simple, straightforward. Van's pragmatism is survival. It is the difference between living another day with blood on your teeth or dying pretty. It is the difference between fighting forward through the fire and the snow and the hell of it all, and laying down to die. Van knowing, in watching the ritual violence of Shauna beating Lottie nearly the death, that they will be killing and eating one another soon. Van coming up with the cards for the hunt. Van not blinking when the moment comes, Van choosing a weapon that doubles as a tool to bring the body back, Van refusing to apologize for staying alive--it's not evil. It's not Bad Guy behavior. It's purely about survival, because there is nothing else left to her--or to any of them. They can play the pretty little Sweet Angel Girl game and die, or they can get dirty, bloody, horrific and fight. Van chooses the fight. Van chooses to fight for herself, for her lover, for her team, even knowing not everyone is going to make it out...because the alternate path there is that no one makes it out. Van knew the baby wouldn't live. Van knows the rest of them won't, either. Not unless they start making the hard choices.

And, honestly, the fact that Van sees this narrative coming. Comes up with this plan. Brings out the cards. To me, that is the opposite of Bad Behavior. That is as close to justice as anyone can find in the wilderness. If someone else came up with an idea, maybe it would have come down to voting--but that would have had such a human element to it, with bitterness or hostility or whatever ultimately petty shit always comes of humans selecting who to Other. The cards don't leave room for that. It isn't fair, because the situation isn't fair, because Man vs. Nature isn't fair, but it's as close to a just system as they could possibly find. It's the kindest solution to an unwinnable game. Not to bring it back to American Gods again, but all I can think is "it's easy, there's a trick to it: you do it, or you die." Van gave them that.

#yellowjackets #yj meta #van palmer #i simply cannot ever accept people blindly hating ANY of the girls for their actions at the end of S2 #because by that point it's not about personality flaws or errors of judgement or teenage bullshit #it's survival. it's literally do or die. #be mad at the stuff they did the first few weeks out there. THAT was in their control. #but by the end of S2 it's 'do i want to live? cool. then this is the next step. there IS nothing else. we are eating belts.' #every once in a while on instagram or somewhere i see a hot take like 'oh this whole thing is THIS girl's fault' #and it's like no no. no--apart from misty busting the black box--NOTHING these girls do will change the fact of their situation #they might make it worse or make it more palatable but in the end #it's the purity of man vs. nature as a story #and any of them getting darker. more logical. more pragmatic. just means they're putting another day breathing first. #the human element of it comes in with the faith and the ritual and the acceptance of violence--but the violence was coming either way #'this place cannot be argued with. and that is how we survive: by giving into that.' exactly. liv hewson you genius. exactly.

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Zelda's Personality

I did a post about how Link, despite being a player insert, has different personalities through the games that appear subtly and can be inferred based on his behaviors and responses. So now it's time for the Zeldas! More recent games have given more of a shining role to the character for whom the franchise is named, and I love the variety between them all, so let's explore it a bit! (At least for the games that I've played)

Ocarina of Time Zelda - My gosh. I love her so much. This woman ain't a princess, she is a Queen. She is so determined to protect her people that even as a child she's willing to order people around and go against the adults' wishes, despite being ignored. This girl is determined. Like, BotW Zelda gets put down over and over despite her efforts and she is understandably dejected and goes along with what her father wants. This Zelda is straight up like I'M RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG and just moves on LOL. Not only is she determined, she has a plan. A very foolish childish plan because she is a child and no one is going to stop her.

And, naturally, since it's a child's plan against an adult who has all the other adults wrapped around his fingers, it doesn't work. Zelda is left with a kingdom in flames, the evil man she was trying to stop obtained the Triforce, and her father is dead. She's fleeing her home and spends the rest of her childhood in exile. Something like this could destroy a person. And maybe it did. But she picked herself back up. And not only did she pick herself back up, she trained herself to fight. She learned everything she needed to about the Hero's journey so she could guide him when he returned. She stayed in hiding to avoid Ganondorf's watch. She protected the Triforce of Wisdom. This girl is a certified badass.

This Zelda is a fighter in every sense of the word. Nothing will stop her, not even her own mistakes. But she is sensitive too, she's aware of the damage this has done to Link and is apologetic and so incredibly sad. She carries the weight of the world on her shoulders. (Granted, this is Adult Timeline Zelda, but she is just Child Timeline Zelda put through a different scenario, so... same personality for both of them, just different circumstances).

So overall, this Zelda is decisive, resolute, never gives up, empathetic, and probably a little reclusive based on how she's always left to her own devices.

Skyward Sword Zelda - This girl is chaotic and it's wonderful. She pushes her best friend off cliffs and sky islands. She bullies the bullies. She's training in a knight's academy, which more people need to remember dang it. She's protective, she's anxious, she's bossy, she's curious.

This girl is also pretty darn adaptable. Like. She gets thrown out of the sky, out of everything she's ever known, tossed into a world of danger with no one to guide her but a stranger, and has to recover memories of being a freaking goddess and endure a journey of discovering herself while also being chased by Ghirahim. And she does it. Like... Link isn't far behind her, he goes after her literally the next day, and she's already doing her part of her adventure. She was told the fate of the world depends on you and she said okay, then, better get going. Like wow.

She has to have a strong sense of self. This girl found out she was a goddess and told Link after everything, "I'm still my father's daughter. I'm still your Zelda." She was called Your Grace, she was a spirit maiden for a deity her people worshipped, and she still said, "yes. Yes, all of this is true. But I'm still me." Like... I know we see her during her journey when she's still processing and not the aftermath, but this girl has a will of iron and will not let go of who she is.

In summary, this Zelda is courageous, has a strong sense of duty, is a gremlin, excitable, assertive, and stubborn.

Breath of the Wild Zelda - Oh, this poor princess. This Zelda is so sincere and wants to help so much, but she struggles with discovering herself and her powers. She is endlessly inquisitive and absolutely crushed under the pressure her father and her kingdom places on her. She lets it out through understandable frustration, pitting it against someone who, to her, represents everything she is not, which is so interesting.

This Zelda wants for the pieces to just fit but she can't figure it out, and instead of doing some introspection she just continues to look for alternatives. When she does do introspection, it's just to ask why she's defective. Things just need to make sense. I feel like an attitude like this implies that 1, Zelda has no instructor and therefore never learned how to learn, and 2, that implies that everything else she's good at has come naturally to her, such as technology. This girl is a scientist! Who has not learned the scientific method! Though she does try experiments, as poor Link can attest.

When Zelda is allowed to just be herself she seems very sweet and bubbly and excitable. She's so happy when she wants Link to try that frog! She's also incredibly chatty, bless her, having to put up with that silent knight all the time haha (yes, Link does eventually talk to her. Eventually.)

I would also like to note that the instant this girl gets her powers, she goes straight to the castle and holds Ganon at bay for a hundred years. The instant she's free of that burden and bondage, she wants to rebuild her kingdom. Like holy cow. This girl went from doubting herself so much to having so much hope. She is a symbol of hope for her Hyrule.

BotW Zelda is uncertain initially, but learns to have faith in herself and more importantly has all the faith in the world in her people. She is inquisitive, extremely intelligent, energetic, bubbly, and very sensitive.

Twilight Princess Zelda - One of the more mysterious and less prominent Zeldas in her series, this woman radiates quiet strength and regalness. Also, her very first scene (or maybe it's a cut scene flashback in her first interaction in the game) shows her brandishing a sword to fight alongside her soldiers. Hell yes, Queen. But she also has the wherewithal to recognize when she's outplayed. She is wise and knows when to fold to avoid needless casualties. She is willing to put herself in such a vulnerable state in order to protect others. She knew that fighting would still result in the kingdom being overcome by Twilight magic with bonus dead soldiers, so she opted for doing it without the dead soldiers. Knowing when you're beaten and taking it with grace to figure things out takes not only wisdom but humility.

This Zelda is also just... so incredibly understated. Her sadness over her kingdom's fall into disarray is poignant but subtle. Her compassion for Midna when she's dying is muted, but so clearly evident in that she gives her remaining life energy to her. Her acceptance of Link as the Hero, and her sign of respect to him and petition for his aid is just oh my goodness, the regal bow, the willingness to fight alongside him, I love her.

With as little as she features in the game and with as quiet as she can be, she honestly is hard to peg down, but overall this Zelda strikes me as someone who feels deeply and expresses little of it. She's quiet, she's reserved, but she is humble and dignified and incredibly kind.

So there you have it. Some of the ladies for you. I love them all dearly and love to compare and contrast them. <3

#character analysis #ocarina of time zelda #oot zelda #sheik #ocarina of time #skyward sword zelda #ss zelda #skyward sword #breath of the wild zelda #botw zelda #breath of the wild #twilight princess zelda #tp zelda #twilight princess #legend of zelda #I decided not to bring up totk stuff for botw zelda because spoilers #but it just emphasizes more how she places faith and hope in her poeple #and wow she'll go to any lengths to save them and that's all I'm saying #anyway my brain's a little addled so this might not be the most clear #or as thorough as the Link one but #I wanted to write it so here it is

[vyeoh]

Losing my mind about the book of job in retrospect basically told how the season was gonna end in the 2nd episode.

As shown in the show, Job is the result of God and Lucifer making a bet regarding the nature of faith- Satan argues that humans are fair weather friends, and their worship is transactional for bring treated well. God argues that worship is regardless of how God treated humans.

This specific part of the Bible is so well known even to people not involved with an Abrahamic religion partly because the train of logic is so?? Odd?? Like yeah the old testament God is kinda super fucked up but in this one God's reasoning (as seen in the show) is basically, "I know more than you and I can do more, so you could never understand the reason for tragedy" which is. Just a WILD answer to "why do bad things happen to good people", especially if you're trying to argue that people should make an effort to be good because they have free will.

Notably, the show didn't focus on the "bad things to good people" paradox that's usually the focus of debate, but rather on the fact that like??? Giving someone more children after killing their old ones is actually really awful?? Basically, giving them a shiny new thing doesn't actually make up for the fact that you broke the old thing, which is something that the Book of Job and the Bible at large seems to misunderstand about humans.

Anyways, Aziraphale is Job. He's been fucked over by heaven so many times, and yet his faith is unshaken. One of his catchphrases is literally saying that God 's plans are ineffible and no one can understand them.

At the end of Job, Job's given a gift (note: a GIFT, not a reward) of prosperity, children, and health by God. Similarly, Aziraphale is given the "gift" of the Archangel Supreme position, to be the head of an organization that's caused him so much suffering. There's no actual acknowledgment and reconciliation of the suffering, because like in Job, that would mean God did something bad that needed to be remedied.

In this context, his relationship with Crowley is like his old wealth and prosperity; its not a perfect comparison but its something that is taken away by God (allegedly) in favor of a shiny new job and a shiny new HR approved relationship with Angel Crowley. And since Aziaphale is still drinking the heaven kool-aid, he does as Job does, and accepts his suffering and receives his reward.

#vio.txt #is this anything #good omens #good omens season 2 #i wrote this in one breath after rewatching ep 2 this morning #good omens spoilers #also im an atheist who likes literary analysis so this is my interpretation of job #as someone who cannot fathom having that amount of faith in anything

[mindofserenity]

كيف يمكن للإيمان أن ينمو في مكان ذبل فيه أصله ؟

How can faith grow in a place where its origin has wilted? As I grow older, I have come to understand the importance of feeling connected. The intention to self-reflect of one’s spiritual development. To pause for appreciation of Allah’s ‎ﷻ creation. We live in a world where the reminders of Allah are slowly ceasing; The trees are now replaced with skyscrapers. The sky and the natural lights, are replaced with lamp posts and bulbs. The hymn of a bird’s song and wind can no longer be heard outside of the horns and engines.

How can faith grow in a place where its origin has wilted?

#mindofserenity #old thoughts and memories resurfacing #i stared at the clouds today and breathed my thoughts away #go back to nature #🌹 #myreminders #islamic reminders #quotes #muslim #islamic quotes #muslimah #islam help #writing #subhanallah #islamic post #mine #deen #welcome to islam #faith #islamic

[mybrainproblems]

It's just kind of.... Odd. How dismissive so much of the spn fandom is about the writers who worked on the show. Treating them like they're talentless hacks and proverbial monkeys at typewriters but the thing is that they wrote the thing you love.

Actors will make changes to delivery or tweak lines when filming but ultimately, they are bringing words to life off the page. Words that were written by writers. I am not trying to devalue actors (bc they are also talented professionals), but they are building off of what the writers have created and are breathing life into it -- it's a collaborative partnership.

When a show runs as long as spn you're bound to have absurd coincidences like the villain of 07x12 telling Dean (on the in-universe date of 5 Nov 1944) that his future is covered in black ooze only to have 15x18 and the confession air on 5 Nov 2020. You can have happy accidents like casting an unknown actor in a guest part who is so good that he then goes on to play that role for 12 years. But to dismiss all of the themes and longer narrative arcs and every story decision as the result of writers banging on typewriters with no consideration?

You're devaluing the labor of creatives when you say everything was an accident and nothing was planned and you're playing right into the hands of networks and studios who are trying to screw over and underpay the creatives who they've made their money off of.

#drink your respect writers juice and respect the writers who've created the shows you claim to love!!! #hello i just read a blurb about AI and was reminded how amptp is refusing to negotiate in good faith with the wga #spn wouldn't be what it is and what you love if not for actual writers and writerly intent #y'all are all 'respect labor' until it comes to this one show at which point you refuse to acknowledge just how much work went into spn #assume that i'm at all times on a bit of a hair trigger for a rant about respecting the spn writers and not being a pile of raging dicks #deep breaths. deep breaths. #spn

[it-happened-one-fic]

Peaceful Moment - Arataki Itto

Author Notes: I have finally done it! I have finally written an Itto fic! In all seriousness though, it was suprisingly to write a fic with Itto that I actually ended up fairly pleased with. I was helped along through writing this fic by listening to the song "Breathe" by Faith Hill and it definitely influence how this fic came together. I'm pretty happy with the outcome of this fic though. As per usual, reader is gender-neutral. I hope you enjoy!

Type: Gender-neutral reader/ fluff/ morning cuddles/ sfw/ romantic

Word Count: 955

I exhaled softly as I rolled over, smiling to myself at the sight of Itto’s relaxed face. Eyes closed with morning sunlight dancing across his face and feigning sleep, even though he and I both knew that he always slept with his eyes wide open.

But I didn’t say anything, instead opting to snuggle a little closer and cuddle up to him again. Relaxing as I felt him exhale as I listened to the rhythmic pounding of his massive heart and let the whole world just slip away. Leaving me in this peaceful moment where it was just me and Itto.

His arms curled around me, pulling me impossibly closer to him and causing me to smile once more as he shifted so that his chin was just barely resting against the top of my head.

“Morning,” My voice was hardly even a whisper as I reveled in the warmth that was Itto’s presence.

There was something that was always so blissfully magical about mornings spent in his arms. I felt impossibly secure, and, if possible, I never wanted to leave these moments of perfect simplicity. 

Sadly, such a thing wasn’t possible, and I knew that. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t revel in this moment.

He let out another exhale before mumbling out a sleepy, “Morning,” in a gruff-voiced reply before pressing a kiss to the top of my head. One of his hands idly rubbing my back, before he shifted once more. 

He curled in on himself, further wrapping his body around me as he pressed his face into my shoulder, “Don’t wanna get up.” 

I laughed softly at his groggy voice, wrapping my arms around him as best I could and patting him affectionately, “Then don’t, we have time.” 

He let out a huff at my soft reply, relaxing into my arms and nuzzling his face against my shoulder, muffling his response, “Tha‘s good.” 

I let my fingers comb through his hair, smiling to myself as he somehow managed to relax even further. The fact that people used to view him with fear simply due to some horns was truly laughable in moments like this when he was more like a massive puppy than a fearsome oni.

It was true that Itto was impossibly strong, but right now he was just my partner, who truly adored his early morning cuddles just as much as I did. 

I felt him shift once more as he leaned back to look down at me with a smile and gentle gaze that was often reserved for peaceful moments such as these, “Hey.”

I smiled back up at him, half-amused by this secondary greeting, even as I returned it with a soft but questioning hum.

He leaned down, pressing a kiss on my shoulder, before speaking again in a coaxing voice, “Wanna just stay in bed all day?”

I shook my head affectionately, amused by his wheedling tone, “You know we can’t do that, Itto. We have to get up and do something, even if it is the weekend.”

Itto made a protesting sound as he leaned back towards me, pressing his forehead against mine while being careful not to  knock me with his horns, “Come oooon. We can. You said we had time.”

I chuckled slightly at his impressive pouting. Letting my hand continue to trail its way through his long hair, as I forced myself to be the voice of reason, “I did, and we do. But that doesn’t mean we can just laze around all day. What would your gang do without you?”

I could even hear the grin that was visibly creeping across his face as the arm he had wrapped around me tightened slightly, giving me an affectionate squeeze as he spoke, “Take the day off. The boys’ll be fine without me for a day, and Shinobu’ll definitely be fine.”

There were times, such as now, that Itto could truly be incorrigible. But as I smiled back at him, I knew there was no way that I’d ever change him. Because just as there were times when he was incorrigible, there were also a great many moments like right now. Where I could practically feel some sort of unspoken magic floating through the air that truly made me want to just stay in bed all day with Itto, just like he wished. Melting into his embrace and simply existing by his side.

 When it came right down to it, Itto really was the only one who could get me into this state and even tempt me to ignore all my other duties and day-to-day jobs in favor of staying here with him.

But even if I was oddly swept away in the peaceful love that currently surrounded me and filled Itto’s eyes, I knew we couldn’t just stay here all day. Even if I really did want to.

“We’ll stay for a while longer, but we’ll have to get up Itto.” He pouted at me again, but I merely smiled up at the young man who never failed to bring happiness into my day, no matter how busy or idle it may be.

My hand reached up and cupped his cheek affectionately, “Hey, don’t worry, big guy. There’ll be plenty more mornings after this one that we can spend just like this.”

His expression softened and his eyes closed as he leaned his head just a fraction closer so that our noses were just barely brushing one another, “Yeah, there’ll be loads more. I’ll make sure of it even when you insist on getting up.”

I laughed at his words but nodded, knowing perfectly well that would be a promise he would keep, “I know you will, Itto. I know you will.”

#Genshin Impact imagines #arataki itto #Itto x reader #gender neutral reader #Genshin Impact x reader #sfw #fluff #romantic #morning cuddles #Itto #Breathe Faith Hill #it-happened-one-fic #mywritings #fanfiction #Genshin Impact #Genshin #Hoyoverse #Mihoyo #Inazuma #Itto x you #Itto x y/n #Genshin impact x you #Genshin impact x y/n #Genshin x reader #Genshin x you #Genshin x y/n #geo boy #Oni x reader #fic #fanfic

[recitedemise]

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵. That said, when speaking of his paramour with the mention of Mystra, it is not a slight. After all, Mystra, the goddess, wasn't just his lover; she, as she'll remain, controls the Weave.

As a scholar of magic for all his life, Gale is thoroughly enamored with it. He's always had the Weave, casting spells and enchantments for as far as his long memory goes, and there's no power on earth that can pale that devotion. When Gale says Mystra's name, in love, it is never with yearning. When he tells his lover that he forgets his goddess when he stands beside them, he means quite literally that he foregoes his faith. He doesn't mention her like a quality benchmark with which they've somehow surpassed, but to punctuate how wholly he has fallen for them. With a new, honest love, he is turned entirely from Mystra. In fact, so utterly bewitched, he's like a born again man. He isn't besotted by his goddess, held stalwart in her sway and seemingly, abundantly, and frustratingly stubborn. After that disastrous relationship, I promise you, Gale spares not a single thought toward her. She might have control of the Weave, and as such, stands still his only patron deity, but his new, doting lover? They become something of a new religion for him; he is most devoted, taken by, and so loyal to them.

He does not see Mystra. Do not assume he still feels for her.

He's a man of one love, and they will have all of him.

#HEADCANON. #Never go into the Gale tag because the fandom has such bad faith interpretations of Gale 24/7 #I say as another bad take makes me type this up. #Gale isn't still hung up on her GOD. Stop. #Stop saying 'Gale keeps mentioning Mystra when we're being romantic and it's so annoying.' #Dude. Mystra is his LITERAL god. He is saying YOU ARE HIS NEW FAITH. #Oh my god. Stop misinterpreting it. He isn't still ENAMORED with Mystra. #UGHHHHHHHH. #He got out of an abusive relationship and is finding out THIS is what love is #that this love IS something he can put his faith and heart in. #And you reduce him to... guy that can't get over ex tee hee? #Tell me why I shouldn't make your milk curdle. #Someone: the astral sex scene is just him reliving his moment with Mystra. #Or get this... he himself has basically largely only had sex and intimacy through that realm #and knows it to be pleasurable. He wants his partner to know pleasure beyond all imagination. THAT'S IT. #People make me [semi truck comically long honk]. #This man makes it a POINT that his heart is made ONLY for one and you all just?!?!? Talk like this!?! You wound Dean. [third person talk] #Anyway (breathes). I'm normal now. I will be on later cuz big things cane up at work. peace.

[girlbossnezuko]

Chrissy in some iconic Willow BTVS outfits

(inspo under the cut)

#she’d look good in all of buffy’s outfits too ofc but there is something sooo willow about her #trust me. take my hand #nancy would also look extremely good in buffy’s outfits #unfortunately all the boys’ fashion sucks. sorry steve #maybe I can put him in one of faith’s crop top & leather pants numbers #I am gifting giles’ wardrobe to robin ofc #and maybe westley’s too #eddie as spike just to see what would happen #maybe one day I’ll write that ‘the byers move to sunnydale’ au I’ve been rotating in my brain #don’t hold your breath #<— notoriously unreliable #but hey if anyone asks I will gladly elaborate #envy draws #stranger things #fanart #chrissy cunningham #stranger things fanart

[fandomcringebucket]

SCREAMING. THROWING UP. BARKING.

#I am going to speedrun the sex shop opening #I need to acquire a strap #because I need to peg him like I need to breathe air #sydney the faithful #sydney the fallen #dol #degrees of lewdity #dolposting

[cabinetofoldsecretloves]

White is Love's Breath by Annabelle & M Via Flickr: A pastoral landscape of sheep grazing in a country field on a beautiful spring day.

#country #field #house #home #sheep #god #faith #love #life #trees #green #nature #painting #art #anna #annabelle #mountains #clouds #blue #heavens #scenery #peace #peacefulness #space #breath #whiteislovesbreath #breathe #cottagecore #landscape #homesweethome

[context-clueless]

im late to the party but FAITH THE UNHOLY TRINITY IN TMAGP IM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

#tmagp #tmp #the magnus protocol #faith the unholy trinity #SCREAMING #i cant breathe chat #FFJSKWKJJEJJAIDJFHSHA

[gothamstreetcat]

you guys, it really fucks me up how after everyone discovers lilah, the entire time wesley is just sitting there so melancholy. he's literally staring at lilah almost the entire time and the only thing that pulls him out of it was the suggestion of destroying her body at the notion that she would turn. all he knows at that point is that he just witnessed watching the love of his life die and he is so fucked up about it.

#i am literally trying so hard not to freak out right now #breathing deeply into my pillow because my aunt is living with me rn #i know it's blatant and the shots between him and her and so deliberate #but i am just so fucked up and it's late #and faith literally asks him what's wrong with him #and this is it #he's literally grieving the loss of his love #and what is grief but love with nowhere left to go? #an actual quote #i am work on my video! #angel (the series) #weslah #wesley wyndam pryce #lilah morgan

[palatinewolfsblog]

Breathe, rest, walk, repeat

(American Romanesque - for my dear Friend @rubenesque-dollyd-93 ).

Remember:

"The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a pupose."

Charles Dickens.

#art #watercolor #americana #hommage #american gothic #grant wood #sunflowers #home #faith #love #hope #breathe #rest #wald #repeat #isn't life beautiful #remember #ways #days #walk steady #purpose #life with a purpose #life with a meaning #a life worth living

[theswordandtherosepoetry]

#love #love is #love is love #love is life #breath #poetry #poet #poem #writer #writings #words #spoken word #wordsofwisdom #inspiring words #creative inspiration #inspirational #inspire #truth #life #encourage #faith #hope #heart #god is love #Christ is love #universal love #unconditional love #ethereal #healing #reconciliation