#fig tree tattoos

[sylviaplathink]

via @Golden Spiral-Studios on Facebook

goldenspiraltattoo.com, Greensboro, NC, USA

Tattoo done by @sierra_jacobs

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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I  am, I am, I am.”

—Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Chapter 20, 1963

…

“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor, and another fig was Ee Gee, the amazing editor, and another fig was Europe and Africa and South America, and another fig was Constantin and Socrates and Attila and a pack of other lovers with queer names and offbeat professions, and another fig was an Olympic lady crew champion, and beyond and above these figs were many more figs I couldn’t quite make out. I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.”

–Sylvia Plath,The Bell Jar, Chapter Seven, 1963

#sylvia plath #tattoos #literary tattoos #sylvia plath tattoos #the bell jar tattoos #the bell jar #i am i am i am #i am tattoos #sylviaplath #fig tree tattoos #fig tree #fig tattoos #sylvia plath quotes #arm tattoos

[vengelark]

I love hearing what tattoos ppl want… like esp if it’s one they’ve wanted for a long time it’s so good for my psyche

#mika.txt #like the tattoo I got on Wednesday I have had in a notes doc since early high school? #it’s Thalia’s pine tree w the Golden Fleece but also it’s not like insanely obvious that that’s what it is lol #& lowkey I’ve wanted an mcr tattoo for a while that is specifically just a bunch of tattoo concepts I’ve had for a while strung together #like the concept is like joan of arc style portrait of a knight w a sun instead of a head w the lyrics #oh how wrong we were to think that immortality meant never dying #bc it would be good 4 me #what else… #I rlly want a bat skull & a hellgrammite on my leg… #specifically I want to do a leg thing where each one looks like a drawing from like an ecology textbook with like fig. 01 fig. 02 #and u get the idea #I also want to do a possum jawbone w those last two… #not super into floral tattoos for me personally but like I luv leaf work… #I think that’s all I’ve got inspo for at this time #personally I’m just a big fan of tattoos

[babymgs26]

Personal pictures of some of the BEAUTIFULLY preserved artwork in Pompeii

I took all of these on a study abroad trip that I had the great fortune of being able to go on at the beginning of this year :)

I haven’t been able to STOP thinking about them, so here ya go🤲🏼

i may, or may not, have gotten this one piece of wall art (the fig tree & snake) tattooed on my body…

these incredibly detailed wall pieces are a part of the Dionysus Mystery Cult walls and had our whole group stopped for a GOOD 20-30 min…

#pompeii #pompeii pictures #italian art #italy #pompeii art #myth #classical studies #classical art #ancient civilizations #ancient art #photography #art photography

[crevicedwelling]

are there any centipedes with long legs like house centipedes but also long body like other centipedes?

i've been falling down the centipede love pit. theyre so beautiful and sweet😩 and the way they move is so joyous. planning on a centipede tattoo when i have the money for it <3

unrelated but thank you for all the detailed bug photos, fantastic for art reference.

short answer: no

long answer w/ centipede phylogeny: below

there are 5 orders in the class Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha, Lithobiomorpha, Craterostigmomorpha, Scolopendromorpha, and Geophilomorpha.

tree:

scutigeromorphs are the basalmost centipedes, but have a number of traits that clearly weren’t present in the common ancestor of all centipedes, including the hypersegmented legs and unpaired dorsal spiracles. 15 pairs of legs, anamorphic growth, no maternal care

lithobiomorphs are the next to split off. 15 pairs of legs, anamorphic growth, no maternal care

craterostigmomorphs are fairly similar to look at but the two living species form their own order, which is restricted to Tasmania and NZ and therefore I have no photos of my own to show you! they also have 15 pairs of legs & are anamorphic but start with 12 so only grow more legs in a single molt, maternal care

scolopendromorphs are the big, flashy centipedes of the tropics but also contain some smaller temperate species as well. 21-23 leg pairs depending on species (a few oddballs with duplications), epimorphic growth, maternal care

geophilomorpha are the most speciose centipede group, and are typically very long and thin. leg count varies between species and usually sexes (total range from 27 to 191 pairs), epimorphic growth, maternal care

the closest any epimorphic centipede gets to the hypersegmented condition in scutigeromorphs is Newportia, a genus of scolopocryptopid scolopendromorphs whose terminal legs are highly segmented, probably serving a sensory function but without the prehensile grip of scutigeromorphs.

Cermatobius lithombiomorphs do get very leggy but given that they still have 15 leg pairs they just sort of look like flat scutigeromorphs to me

#bugs #centipede #Chilopoda #phylogeny

[verosvault]

🚨SPOILERS FOR FANTASY HIGH JUNIOR YEAR EPISODE 7🚨

Dimension20 "Fantasy High Junior Year"

Episode 7 "Stress Tested"

Timestamp: 1:50:43

Video Length: 3min. & 50sec.

Fig incepts Ruben's dreams with Wanda Childa 💀

Brennan: "Let's do any Mystery rolls that we have here at the very end."

Emily: "I have a mystery thing I wanna do."

Brennan: "Cool."

Emily: "I basically want to- if we can't do it on campus, I don't have to do it on campus. I can do it around the town. I basically want to disguise myself as various eligible high schoolers and probe about Ruben's dating past."

Brennan: "Oh-hooo! Go ahead and gimme a Mystery roll. This is your third roll, so the DC's 15, but successes past a certain point will get you even more. You can give me Perception, Investigation, or Insight."

Emily: "All right, I think the goal is that I was gonna try and use my Actor feat, but okay, I'll do that."

Brennan: "I'll let you use the Actor feat to get advantage, but not to use your Performance skill. Cool?"

Emily: "Okay." *rolls dice* *scoffs*

Brennan: "You could take a stress." (Why is he so evil?! 😭✋)

Emily: "I'll take a stress. I'm gonna take a stress."

Lou: "You can take a stress."

Emily: "I want this."

Ally: "Ah, a stress pusher."

Lou: "You could take a stress."

Emily: *rolls dice* "That's 19."

Brennan: "That definitely passes. You ask about Ruben's-"

Emily: "And like, I wanna go through all of his lyrics and basically get a profile of what he might be attracted to."

Brennan: "You talk to a student. There's a Triton student at Aguefort whose name is Lashra. And you see she says like,"

Lashra: "Oh, Ruben's dated a lot of people. Like, he's in everyone's DMs. He's, like, constantly talking. I haven't heard anything that's, like, that gross beyond, like, what you would expect for someone who, like, got famous quickly."

Fig: "Yeah, no, I meant more like, does he have a type?"

Lashra: "I would say anyone who thinks he's cool, straight up. I haven't seen like a strong type. Oh! He talked a lot about this girl at the beginning of the year, Wanda."

Fig: "Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I heard she's super hot and mysterious."

Ally: "Wanda Childa?!"

Lashra: "Yeah. Oh! He asked me if I knew if Wanda was gonna be at Frosty Fair."

Fig: "Okay. That's crazy. I'm so jealous of Wanda."

Lashra: "Yeah, he was like, 'I hope she's there.' 'Cause he's- I dunno if you heard, he's headlining."

Fig: "Is he?"

Lashra: "Yeah, he's headlining at Frosty Fair."

Fig: "Interesting."

Lashra: "Mm-hmm."

Fig: "Cool"

Emily: "So I wanna use that information to...I took the Dream spell and I wanna, just every night, give him dreams of Wanda."

(Ally laughing 😂😂)

Emily: "Just dreams of Wanda saying how good he is. Dreams of like-"

Ally: "You're invading a teenage boy's dreams. Inserting your alter-ego."

Emily: "My alter-ego."

Brennan: "My alter-ego."

Murph: "Alter-emo." 😂😂

Ally: "Alter-emo!"

Emily: "I think it's like- who did 'Tree of Life?' Like, Terrence Malick, kind of flashbacky. Her in fields."

Brennan: "Yeah."

Emily: "Her showing him her poetry tattoos, her putting hair behind her ear. It's just, like, everything is montages of that."

Brennan: "So you're incepting Ruben with Wanda Childa."

Emily: "Like a buildup of this crush on Wanda Childa."

Brennan: "Incredible. You successfully do that."

Siobhan: "Why is she always under a white sheet?"

Emily: "It's always like, yeah. It's always over her shoulder, like that Instagram travel."

(Siobhan and Ally laughing)

Lou: "Your mouth is talking, but it's just the sound of waves crashing."

Zac: "She's on the end of a pier?"

Emily: "Yeah. It moves in and out."

Siobhan: "Are there piers? Aren't we in a landlocked city?"

Emily: "Just like, her in the passenger seat doing this in the window."

Ally: "omg."

Brennan: "Incredible. Like a week after that, a single hits the thing of 'Not All Who Wanda Are Lost.'"

(Emily, Zac and Siobhan laughing)

Ally: "omg." 😂😂

Brennan: "Incredible."

#dimension 20 #dimension20 #blog #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #stress tested #fantasy high stress tested #fantasy high junior year episode 7 #fhjy ep 7 #fantasy high scene #fantasy high junior year scene #dimension20 scene #queue #fig #fig faeth #figueroth faeth #emily axford #ruben hopclap #lashra #brennan lee mulligan

[teddywesworl]

if you're still doing the wip thing... The last mile? your mass effect au makes me feral

I just tried to answer this and tumblr fucking ATE my response but yeah i'm working on it, it's set half at the beginning and half at the end of the Reaper War with the Hawkins assigned to Project Crucible (part 1) and the London assault (part 2). tonally it's very me3 so im gonna be kinda nervous about posting it, especially as it may require a MCD tag lmaoooooo (not them though. never them)

i have no idea when it's going to be completed, though, so here's a sizeable chunk of the opening, complete with epistolary-ish framing device to match DTA:

EDDIE 1

Fig. 1: Perspectives on Tayseri Ward, an award-winning photograph of the Citadel by acclaimed asari photographer Lidilya Ranis, ca. 2182. Note the near-atmospheric effect of the gas and dust of the Serpent Nebula creating depth of field between the camera’s lens and the Presidium Ring.

*

The Citadel is different than he remembers, but it’s also the same.

He and Steve see it differently. Steve thanks air traffic control in person on their way through security and comments on the Sur’Kesh native trees freshly planted in the commercial district. Eddie marks the C-Sec man tailing them while they eat tacos from a super gimmicky Thessia-Earth fusion restaurant and spots a pickpocket watching them from an alley. It’s a human girl, maybe thirteen. No visible tattoos or marks, but that doesn’t mean much when the kid is wearing a beanie and a scarf and a bulky jacket that’ll hide plenty of take. Eddie angles himself so the cop can’t see his face, makes eye contact with the girl, and shakes his head.

They’re in the Mid-Ward, a part of Zakera that Eddie should know intimately. It feels strange not to recognize the large majority of the storefronts, replaced as so many were in the aftermath of the geth attack in ‘83, but the longer he looks, the clearer it becomes that the bones are the same. Eddie rebuilds the map in his head from the position of keeper ports, maintenance panels, walkways—and vents.

He falls behind Steve just staring at a vent tucked between an Armax vendor and a pop-up shop selling the elcor equivalent of beer. Steve walks another dozen feet, maybe, before he notices Eddie’s not beside him and doubles back.

“You okay?” Steve says, fingertips brushing Eddie’s elbow.

Eddie shakes himself off and nods. “Yeah, sorry,” he says. “Um. I used to sleep in there, I think. I’m pretty sure that’s the one.”

Steve frowns, his eyes moving from storefront to storefront, gliding over the vent like it isn’t there until he remembers. “Oh,” he says. His hand slides down Eddie’s forearm, and he laces their fingers together.

Eddie feels oddly disconnected from his own body. He doesn’t think he would fit in that vent, now, but that’s sort of the point, isn’t it? That’s what a duct rat is. You stop being a duct rat when you can’t fit anymore. Or when the wrong fan powers up and chews you to pieces.

Eddie unfocuses his eyes and doesn’t quite look at the C-Sec man still pretending not to follow them. It’s a turian, hanging around some fifty paces behind them, and he’s obvious in a way that’s kind of aggravating, because turians make up something like half a percent of the Mid-Ward’s population, and the real residents don’t dress business casual. There’s a tension welling up, raw from the vents and the cops and the collision between memory and immediate reality. He bounces on the balls of his feet, indecisive. Then he squeezes Steve’s hand, locks eyes with the turian, and crooks his finger at the guy, beckoning.

There’s a strange hanging moment where the cop looks like he’s gonna try to disappear into the crowd, but then he accepts that he’s been made and approaches. Steve looks surprised to see him; his posture gets a little guarded, so Eddie squeezes his hand again.

“That’s close enough,” Eddie says at a distance of ten or so paces. He’s not in the mood for this, doesn’t feel like playing a game, so he just says: “Why?”

Steve stays quiet, apparently satisfied to let Eddie handle this.

The turian’s mandibles twitch. “I’m,” he says. “I don’t…”

Eddie rolls his eyes. “Why’d they send you?” he says.

“They didn’t say,” says the cop. Eddie’s not sure he believes him, but at least he’s not playing completely dumb.

“Get out of here,” Eddie says. “Tell them you were made. Also tell them the Alliance doesn’t appreciate C-Sec harassing its N7s on shore leave.”

The mandibles twitch again. Turian hearts aren’t quite like human hearts, but the rhythm of this one changes enough to confirm Eddie’s suspicions that the guy at least didn’t know who Steve was. “Right,” he says. Leaving is an awkward thing, but he manages it, walking off in a straight line.

Eddie sighs when he’s gone.

“How long’s he been there?” Steve asks.

“Since security,” Eddie replies. “Fuckin’ amateur hour, sending a turian. Especially since there’s a ton of human cops now.”

Steve hums thoughtfully. “You ready?” he says.

“Yeah,” Eddie says, and it’s the truth. He wasn’t sure it would be, when Hop offered to call in a favor, when the message hit his inbox, or even when he stepped out of the Hawkins airlock and onto an Alliance dock this morning. He just kept saying yes and moving forward because he knew he’d regret it if he didn’t.

He keeps holding onto Steve’s hand as they move through and past the crowds toward Oji Way Warehouses, a row of storage units guarded by sectional doors and the occasional krogan hired gun. One such krogan, a scarred old brute with a cracked green frontal plate, approaches to grunt at them about what they’re doing down here, to move along if they don’t have business.

“We do,” says Steve. “We’re looking for somebody.”

“That so, soldier boy?” says the krogan. Eddie ducks his chin to hide a smile, because yeah, even in civvies, Steve sticks out like a sore thumb.

“Munson,” says Steve. “That’s the name.”

The krogan turns his head to get a better look at them out of a single eye. “What d’you want with Wayne?”

#fic wip #the last mile #ask

[skunkes]

aw bro you sound so much like me rn, like it makes me sad other peoples feel that ig

i hope one day youll see your art and yourself like see how we see you on here, youre so cool and your art is just gorgeous

im also an artist with that feeling of "ugh no art industry sparks joy or anything"

but bro you know what industry you can keep doing the exact same thing you did before but for money ? Tattoos !

like legit rn the fact that tattoo art exists is great for people like us, industry for people who dont do industry he he

IVE CONSIDERED THIS SOOOO MANY TIMES. its one of the things i ruminate on when im having a sylvia plath fig tree spiral but idk...! im not sure i could do it

#skunk mail #Anonymous #id never get a tattoo myself #and idk how to navigate...tattoo clients... #plus u need to be able to Design tattoos and im not even good at designing less permanent things like stickers. #long ask #long post #idk how to word this but art jobs; even commissions; so hard for me because everyones always improving right #but i feel like i havent even reached a baseline of Good in order to be able to like. sell art or put things on ppls bodies #ykwim. it still just looks Bad it looks Wonky it looks like in a year ill be horrified something paid fr something so unskilled #i keep improving quickly which means all the Before and Now is really really bad. #i havent made it to ''good'' yet.

[frodo-with-glasses]

4, 6, 13 (especially 13; love you for the semicolon tattoo Frodo has)

https://www.tumblr.com/frodo-with-glasses/711440150764355584/group-chat-shenanigans?source=share

Ooh, great choice >:-D Let’s go!

(Read the whole comic here!)

4. What part of this piece was the most difficult to draw?

It's exactly what you might expect: Frodo's left arm (the one holding the phone) in the last panel definitely gave me some trouble. I was trying to find a pose that both a) looked natural and b) made Frodo's tattoo visible; you can actually see how many lines I drew and erased in the zoomed-in picture in this reblog.

I also had to try multiple different positions and designs for the tattoo before I found one that I liked. In a few early attempts, the tattoo actually went down the length of his arm! But in the end, I'm glad I kept it contained to the wrist.

6. What is your favorite part of this piece?

Oh man, it's so hard to pick! I love all of the modern designs, and I think most of the drawings turned out really well. (Pippin looks a bit wonky, but that's just because I'm not used to drawing people who are upside down.) In the end, I think my favorite part is just the slew of "Benadryl Cabbagepatch" names. That was a HYSTERICAL day on the Fig Tree Server, and I love seeing everyone's creativity and crazy senses of humor coming together like this! X-D

13. What Easter eggs/small details are hidden in this drawing?

OKAY *cracks knuckles* lemme give you the whole breakdown here.

Usernames and Avatar Icons

Frodo - DownFromTheDoor (referencing Bilbo's poem) - a book (because he's a nerd)

Pippin - tookursnacks (because he's a Took and he likes to eat) - peace sign (dunno, just felt appropriate)

Sam - taterz (obvious) - a potato (also obvious)

Merry - Herbmaster (because he really likes pipeweed) - the Horn of Rohan

Fatty - BigPapa (because he's. he's big) - plus signs (see previous)

Rosie - RoseGardens (cute play on her name) - a rose (same)

Gimli - Rock-n-Roll (dwarves like rocks) - an axe (obvious)

Aragorn - Telcontar (Elvish for "Strider", the dynasty name Aragorn chooses for himself) - crown surrounded by seven stars (part of the sigil of the King of Gondor)

Legolas - TraLaLally (reference to the 1977 Hobbit movie) - bow and arrow (obvious)

Boromir - TEAMGONDOR (in all caps because he is A LotTM) - the Horn of Gondor (obvious)

Tom Bombadil - Tim Bimbadimdim (I thought it would be funny) - a feather (he has one in the brim of his hat)

Goldberry - 💛🫐 (suggested by someone on the server, unfortunately not at all obvious in a black-and-white art style) - a star (seemed appropriate)

Gandalf - Gandalf (obvious) - wizard's hat (also obvious)

Design Choices

All four of the main hobbits (Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin) have a bracelet with a Single Bead, indicating they are part of the Core Friend Group

Merry wears dog tags and a watch. I imagine he has served in the military in some capacity, or aspires to do so; and the watch is there because he's the kind of detail-oriented person who's very concerned with being on time.

Sam and Rosie have matching bracelets: his is the sun, and hers is the moon. (Someone pointed out that the little thing hanging off her phone also looks like a sun. This is correct, but the bracelets were supposed to be the matching set.)

Rosie is also the only one of the gang to have a decorative phone case and a PopSocket.

Aragorn's mug says "GONDOR U", and the icon on his laptop is the shards of Narsil. It's kinda hard to see, but he also has a ring on his left hand, indicating that he's either engaged or married to Arwen.

Frodo gets the most Easter eggs. He too has a watch, because he's the sort to at least TRY to be on time; he has the tattoo, reading "worth f;ghting for", as aforementioned; and his shirt is a polo from the company Hang Ten, as indicated by the little feet embroidered on the lapel! I chose that one for two reasons: number one, little feet is Very Hobbity, and number two, they're my dad's favorite brand of polo. (He likes the little feet.)

PHONE DETAILS. Merry, Pippin, and Legolas are the only ones to have Extremely Fancy New Phones with three cameras on the back, because they are rich kids who can afford to have that sort of thing. Gimli is also rich, but his phone only has two cameras because he's not an Instagrammer. Sam and Rosie only have two-camera phones because theirs are cheaper older models. Everyone has phone cases except for Legolas. Gimli's phone case is a Particularly Chunky Heavy-Duty OtterBox. Aragorn is the only one with a laptop because he's Old. And, as aforementioned, Rosie is the only one who has a PopSocket.

Initial Conversation

I did actually plan the chat in the first panel very carefully! If you look at the time stamps beside the messages, you can see how the conversation picks up speed. It starts with Frodo declining some kind of an activity that night, saying he's busy with something else. Pippin responds, asking what he's doing. Frodo replies and sends photographic evidence, calling Bilbo "Beebo". Sam thinks this is very funny and repeats "Beebo". Frodo, encouraged by Sam thinking this is funny, doubles down the joke with "Beebo Bongos". Then Merry jumps in with "Blorbo Bagpipes". By this point, messages are coming in within the same minute, and then the rest of the chaos unfolds. X-D

Anyway, thanks for giving me an excuse to ramble about this comic! I had a lot of fun drawing it and I'm delighted to share the Deep Lore LOL

ARTIST COMMENTARY ASK GAME!

#artist commentary ask game #frodo baggins #bilbo baggins #my art #my writing #modern au

[erabundus]

@ruinlost &&. said... So about the markings on ren! ,how do they work?,what do they do/stem from?,

I'M  SO  GLAD  YOU  ASKED,  VELVET!  i've  touched  on  this  in  little  bits  and  pieces,  and  i  know  even  ren  has  spoken  about  them  on  occasion  —  but  i've  never  had  the  chance  to  organize  everything  in  one  post  before.  (  a  shame!  because  they're  a  really  neat  part  of  his  anatomy  i  think.  )

before  i  actually  elaborate  on  what  they  are,  it's  probably  important  for  the  sake  of  clarity  to  explain  what  to  call  them.  markings  or  tattoos  are  perfectly  acceptable  terminology  —  visually,  that's  what  they  look  and  feel  like.  however,  the  (un)official  name  for  them  are  his  ley  lines.  i  personally  subscribe  to  the  theory  that  the  aforementioned  white  wood  ren  was  "carved"  from  was  irminsul  —  which  is  another  matter  entirely  that  leads  to  all  kinds  of brainrot /  headcanons  i  could  go  on  about,  but  for  the  sake  of  this  post,  the  only  thing  you  really  need  to  know  is  the  ley  lines  running  throughout  teyvat  are  irminsul's  roots.  the  purpose  of  a  tree's  roots  is  to  transport  minerals  and  water  to  the  rest  of  the  plant  —  and  in  ren's  case,  that's  more  or  less  what  they're  doing;  simply  replace  nutrients  with  raw  elemental  energy because that's what his body runs on.

notably,  the  ley  lines  aren't  supposed  to  be  exposed  like  they  are!  and  you  can  actually  see  it  in  the  three  betryals  cutscene;  kabukimono  doesn't  have  markings  in  places  where  wanderer  does.  it's  also  mentioned  that  when  he  was  first  created,  he  had  special  joint  lines  that  were  intended  to  fade  slowly  over  time  —  and  if  you  look  at  the  location  of  wanderer's  tattoos,  they  suspiciously  line  up  with  the  points  of  articulation  on  a  ball  jointed  doll  or  puppet.  my  personal  headcanon  is  that  the  kabukimono's  joint  lines  did  indeed  disappear  over  the  years  —  and  for  a  while  he  was  (  outwardly  )  completely  indistinguishable  from  an  ordinary  human.  however,  when  the  fatui  got  their  hands  on  him,  they  made  alterations  to  his  body  —  both  to  unseal  the  power  laying  dormant  within  him,  and  amplify  that  divine  strength.  the  electro  scaramouche  draws  from  is  the  same  electro  that  fuels  him  like  a  battery  —  the  same  electro  running  through  his  markings.  as  part  of  those  modifications,  there  was  work  done  on  the  ley  lines  to  allow  them  to  (  safely  )  draw out  even  greater  levels  of  elemental  energy.  this  made  him  considerably  stronger,  but  had  the  added  side  effect  of  making  them  visible.

basically ... the  ley  lines  are  his  puppet  joints,  which  are  actually  his  tree  roots  /  power  system and  the  reason  why  they're  able to be seen  is  a  very  predictable  "the  fatui  did  it"  —  but  wait!  there's  more!

the  ley  lines  aren't  limited  to  only  glowing  blue.  they  (  along  with  his  eyes  )  light  up  the  color  of  whatever  element  he  happens  to  be  channeling  at  the  time.  it's  obvious  for  ren,  because  he  dresses  in  such  a  way  that  his  markings  are  visible  through  the  sheer  parts  of  his  clothing  —  but  it  also  held  true  for  scaramouche  as  well.  (  his  attire  was  simply  more  opaque.  )  if  he  ever  used  electro  again,  he  would  glow  purple  —  kuni's  eyes  are  glowing  CONSTANTLY  during  his  boss  fight  because  he's  absolutely  flooded  with  power.  that  also  means  when  shouki  no  kami  utilizes  other  elements,  he's  basically  shifting  through  a  veritable  rainbow  in  the  cockpit.  there is a rave in the robot head, which  i  hope  tempers  the  pain  of  that  entire  fight  a  little.

i know i've brought it up before ... but i feel like this  is  also  probably  a  good  place  to  mention  when  ren  is  infused  with  a  surplus  of  elemental  energy  for  an  extended  period  of  time,  he  gets  the  equivalent  of  a  caffeine  buzz.  the  zoomies.

yet  for  as  important  a  role  as  they  play  in  his  anatomy,  the  ley  lines  are  also  a  massive  weakness  as  well.  ren  is  exceedingly  durable,  of  course  —  however,  it's  actually  easier  (  for  a  given  value  of  easy  )  to  take  him  apart  if  you  specifically  target  his  markings.  granted,  he  still  isn't  flimsy  by  any  means  —  but  the  entire  reason  why  the  infamous  ruin  serpent  was  able  to  do  so  much  damage  to  him  is  because  it  hit  that  point  in  the  center  of  his  chest ...  and  there's  another  point  during  his  (mis)adventures  in  the  abyss  where  he  was  bisected  at  the  waist  /  hips  because  a  lucky  blow  ended  up  cleaving  right  through  his  ley  lines.  basically,  if  ren's  entire  body  is  made  of  steel,  those  tattoos  are  very  thin,  very  precise  spots  where  he  happens  to  be  iron.  still  incredibly  tough,  but  less  so  than  the  rest  of  him.

he  also  isn't  too  fond  of  letting  random  people  touch  them  —  both  because  they're  more  fragile,  but  also  because  they're  constantly  flowing  with  varying  amounts  of  elemental  energy  (  because  even  outside  of  combat,  his  body  needs  to  be  powered  by  his  electro  core  )  and  having  that  disrupted  feels  pretty  strange.

one  final  thing  to  mention  —  it's  happened  in  threads  before,  but  he  can  light  them  up  at  will  to  serve  as  a  living  flashlight  in  a  pinch.  his  eyes  also  faintly  glow  at  all  times,  and  while  visually  it  looks  a  bit  like  tapetum  lucidum,  it's  actually  a  side  effect  of  ren's  body  perpetually  channeling  those  trace  amounts  of  electro.  he's  always  a  little  bit  glowy;  sometimes  he's  just  a  bit  more  glowy  than  other  times.  i'd  imagine  his  ley  lines  are  also  always  faintly  luminescent,  but  to  an  even  more  minute  degree  —  so  much  so  that  it's  practically  unnoticeable.

#ruinlost #𝟎𝟎𝟒 : 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥. ◟ hc .◝ #( SHJF GOD I HOPE THIS MADE SENSE )

[chungledown-bimothy]

How did the other ones age terribly, if you don't mind me asking?

I only have one tattoo at the moment! It's on my upper left arm and it's just a mountainscape with trees, a crescent moon, the constellation Cassiopeia, and swirling watercolor to make the sky look galaxy-like!

Honestly you're so valid. Also, I know it's never been confirmed bc they don't really talk about it past a passing joke, but I fully believe that Margaret Encino is a trans woman and I love that for her.

Ajdhd that is too much church for one day. I literally can't imagine growing up like that 😅 even going to church for an hour on Sundays (and on Wednesdays bc we went to church before CCD) was sooo boring as a kid. But honestly I never really believed in it 😂

My brother got irritated with me one day when I was 6 (he's 8 years older than me and never particularly liked me) and told me Santa wasn't real. I immediately went to my mom and asked for confirmation, and my mom sucks at lying so she told me the truth. I then immediately asked, "so then is the Easter bunny fake too? And the tooth fairy?" And when my mom answered yes to those, I apparently took a long pause and asked, 'is Jesus real?" 😂😂😂😂 My mom was so out of her depth

Those songs and that album are such good choices!!! FOB songs go hard and are honestly kind of underrated!!

It's honestly not that bad of a schedule! I've been doing it for almost 2 years now, and once you get used to it, it's actually great. Plus, when I take vacation, I get 3 weeks off instead of 2!!

What other bands/artists do you like?? If you have Spotify and don't mind sharing, who was your top artist of the year?

- 🪐

They're both from fandoms I've since completely separated myself from.

One of them is a BTS tattoo (their logo on my inner wrist) I got in 2018, and while I still listen to their music from time to time, I really don't pay any attention to them any more. The fandom as a whole fucking sucks, and it seemed to just be getting worse, so I bailed a couple years ago.

The other is a goddamn Sanders Sides tattoo I got in early 2017. Also not a big piece, and one that's aesthetically cool divorced from its source, so not a big deal there. The tldr on it aging poorly is that Thomas has been stringing along and fucking over his fans for the last few years, and it fucking sucks.

I have not learned from either of these experiences and will soon be getting a kingdom hearts tattoo and a d20 one (once i figure out what the fuck i'm actually gonna get lol)

Holy shit that sounds so beautiful!!

It definitely was a lot of church, but I was so devout, I truly didn't care. I also, as a freshman and sophomore in high school, did an additional scripture study class from 5:30 to 6:30 am every weekday 😅

That's fucking hilarious oh my god. I cannot imagine what my dad would have looked like or said if I'd asked him that lmfao

I'm glad the schedule works for you! 3 weeks definitely sounds great ^_^

My current favorite artist is Sig Figs Collective for sure. They were pretty much all I listened to from this past October to when they had to take their music off Spotify. I also listen to a lot of show tunes and other pop punk (mcr, green day, mayday parade)

I think my top artist last year, though, was, uh. Markiplier. I listened to one of the songs he released for In Space With Markiplier almost 500 times, and there were a few other songs he's done that were also in heavy rotation lol

You?

#asks #🪐 anon

[sylviaplathink]

via Evee on Pinterest

...

"Outside it is warm and blue and April."

--The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, dairy entry no. 66, April 1951

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“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor, and another fig was Ee Gee, the amazing editor, and another fig was Europe and Africa and South America, and another fig was Constantin and Socrates and Attila and a pack of other lovers with queer names and offbeat professions, and another fig was an Olympic lady crew champion, and beyond and above these figs were many more figs I couldn’t quite make out. I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.”

–Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Chapter Seven, 1963

#sylvia plath #sylvia plath tattoos #literary tattoos #tattoos #the bell jar tattoos #sylviaplath #the unabridged journals of sylvia plath #sylvia plath quotes #fig tree tattoos #fig tree #book tattoos #fig tattoos

[miyagidos]

𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒. 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌.

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[ ANIMALS ]    birds. birds of paradise. black panthers.  bugs.  bunnies.  cats.  chickens.  crows.  dogs.  dolphins.  dragons.  ducks.  eagles.  falcons.  fish.  foxes.  hawks.  horses.  lions.  lizards.  mice.  monkeys.  owls.  parrots.  pegasus.  praying mantises.  ravens.  sharks.  snakes.  spiders.  swans.  turtles.  unicorns.  werewolves.  whales.  wolverines.  wolves.

[ BODY ]  athletic.  bare feet.  bruises.  burns.  canines.  chubby.  claws.  curvy.  eyes.  fangs.  feathers.  feline.  freckles.  fur.  hands. lips. long fingers.  muscular.  normal height.  nose.  piercings.  scars.  scratches.  short.  skinny.  slender.  spikes.  strong.  sweat.  tail.  tall.  tattoos.  tears.  teeth.  trained.  untrained.  weak.  webs.  wings.  wounds.

[ COLORS ]    apple red.  black. blue.  bronze.  brown.  charcoal grey.  cream.  crimson.  forest green.  gold.  green.  grey. lilac. matte.  metallic.  mint green.  navy blue.  orange.  pink.  purple.  red.  royal blue.  silver.  strawberry red.  teal. white.  yellow.

[ ELEMENTS ]    air.  cold.  dawn.  dewdrops.  dusk.  earth.  fire.  frost.  heat.  ice.  lightning. midnight. moon. moonlight. rain. snow. starlight.  stars.  steam.  sun.  sunlight.  sunrise.  sunset. twilight. water. wind.

[ FOODS/DRINKS ]    ambrosia.  apples.  beer.  berries.  bubblegum.  burgers.  burritos.  candy.  caramel.  champagne.  cherries.  chinese food.  chocolate. cinnamon. coffee.  cream.  desserts.  figs.  fish.  hard liquor.  herbs.  lemons.  mangoes.  meat.  nuts.  oranges.  peaches.  pies.  pizza.  plums.  salt.  spices.  strawberries.  sugar.  tea.  watermelon.  wine.

[ HOBBIES ]    acting.  art.  banjo.  bass guitar.  bells.  books.  brass.  cameras.  cassettes.  cds.  cello.  checkers.  chess.  climbing.  composing.  computer.  cooking.  dancing.  dice.  drums.  eating.  electronic guitar.  electronics.  fencing.  fighting.  flute.  gardening.  guitar.  harmonica.  harp.  hiking.  jogging.  libraries.  magazines.  martial arts.  motorcycle riding.  movies.  music.  painting.  phone.  piano.  playing cards.  poker chips.  records.  riding.  running.  sculpting.  self defense.  sewing.  singing.  sketching.  smithing.  technology.  theater.  training.  trumpet.  video cameras.  video games.  vinyls.  violin.  watercolors.  woodwinds.  writing.

[ MATERIALS ]    adamantium.  amethyst.  ash.  asphalt.  blood.  brick.  carbonate.  charcoal.  clay.  cotton.  denim.  diamonds.  dirt.  dust.  emeralds.  fur.  glass.  glitter.  gold.  iron.  lace.  leather.  linen.  marble.  metal.  mud.  paper.  pearls.  platinum.  porcelain.  rubber.  rubies.  rust.  sapphires.  shadows.  silk.  silver.  smoke.  steel.  stone.  synthetics.  titanium.  velvet.  wood.  wool.

[ MISC ]     anger.  assistance. balloons.  bubbles.  candles.  cityscape.  clocks.  coworkers.  cuddling.  dark.  diary.  drinking.  drugs.  enemies.  fairy lights.  family.  fear.  friends. frustration.  happiness.  hope.  hugs.  kindness.  kisses.  landscape.  light.  loneliness.  love. loyalty.  madness.  mirrors.  money.  optimism.  peace.  percussion.  pessimism.  pets.  photos.  power.  sadness.  sanity.  self harm.  smoking.  war.

[ NATURE ]  bark.  beach.  caves.  clouds.  coral reef.  daisies.  desert.  dirt.  flowers.  forest.  grass.  hay.  lavender.  leaves.  lilies.  meadow.  mountains.  ocean.  petals.  rain forest.  river.  rocks.  roots.  roses.  sand.  savanna.  seeds.  soil.  space.  stars.  thorns.  trees.  tulips.  tundra.  underwater.  volcanoes.  waves.

[ STYLE ]    armor.  bare feet.  belt.  boots.  bracers.  braces.  bracelet.  brocade.  button up.  cape.  chest plate.  circlet.  cloaks.  coat.  corsets.  cowls.  crown.  doublet.  dress.  earrings.  eye contacts.  flannel.  glasses.  gloves.  gorget.  hat.  heels.  helmet.  hoodies.  jacket.  jeans.  jewelry.  leggings.  lingerie.  makeup.  masks.  naked.  necklace.  neck tie.  pendant.  ring.  sash.  scarf.  shirt.  skirt.  socks.  suit.  sunglasses.  trousers.  tunic.  vest.  visor.  watches.

[ WEAPONS ]    axes.  bow and arrow.  claws.  feet. fists.  dagger.  guns.  hammer.  katanas.  knives.  maces.  machine guns.  magic.  magical items.  mud balls.  pepper sprays.  poison.  powers.  rocks.  scythe.  shield.  slingshots.  spear.  staffs.  sword.  tasers.  teeth.  throwing axes.  wands.  whips.

#find balance ( study )

[papirouge]

i wanted to ask you something for a while since i actually think you'd have good wisdom on this topic because you're more level headed and consistent than a lot of christians i know

do you think seething irrational hatred can inhabit grueling traits from all the 7 deadly sins?

just read more if u need me to explain my thoughts at all

Pride: because a prideful boastful person will often show hatred towards anything that doesn't funnel their ego

Sloth: refer to the saying idle hands lead to evil thoughts

Gluttony: greedy people often have disdain for the lower class or people that don't cater to their needs to feel satisfied in general

Lust: often lusting for a person can lead to you hating them as a person for not making you the centre of their world or you can develop hatred from not gaining the sexual satisfaction you desired from them

Envy: self explanatory, people very often hate on what they don't have and can't have

Wrath: this emotion is so closely intertwined with hatred there is no instance of hatred where you have no anger nor ill will towards the target in question ofc

my point being that aggressive hatred is probably the biggest downfall of any person wanting to step into that snakepit

Thank you anon 🤍

I think you're really onto something. A lot of sins boil down to the same roots. My only issue in your standpoint is that you rely on the 7 deathly sins that have no biblical back up - it's only Catholic folklore. And yes, the Bible calls out these sins in the Bible.....but these aren't the only ones (disobedience, cowardice, doubtfulness, divination, complaining, wearing tattoos, etc.) are also criticized in the Bible, so I don't get along this cherrypicking of sins. Besides, I'm wary of shoving into tiny boxes the reason as of why Humans do sins, which are much more complex than adjectives.

Why did Eve eat the forbidden fruit? I assume you'll immediately reply "envy" when actually... it's a bit more subtle than that...:

Genesis 3:4-7

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’? ” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

It's interesting to note that the forbidden fruit was mostly likely known from both Adam and Eve as they knew where it was. Eve may come across it everyday but the thought of eating it never crossed her mind out of her obedience to God. So it hardly make sense she suddenly felt the intense urge/envy to eat it out of thin air. The thing is, SATAN through his persuasion made it appealing by lying to her and that the fruit would give her knowledge. Eve didn't eat the fruit out of simple "envy" but because she got duped in the benefit it would bring to her by eating it: "When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it."

"Envy" doesn't come out of thin air. This envy comes along the benefit of surrending to sin. And that's something the whole concept of 7 deathly sins kinda glosses over.

You know anon, I too have been thinking about the origin of sin and on what leverage satan relied to to enslave humanity with it. And God led me to the passage of the Bible where satan tried to tempt Jesus into sin. Satan knew what he was doing ; he knew Who Jesus was and that to screw Him up he had to resort to the his sneakiest tricks.

He went on to 3 attempts that each represent the 3 main ways satan manipulates humanity.

Luke 4:1-13

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’” The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’” The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

trick #1 : The dismissal of spiritual life over material matters. Expecting a good life while not eating the bread of God or refusing to make sacrifice and "work our salvation" (Philippians 2:12) to abide in god's commandments (= prayer, fasting, sanctification => spiritual food)

trick #2 : Lust for life and worldly matters. Idolatry of the self (instead of God).

trick #3 : Eternal security. "God loves me/I am Christian so I can do whatever I want/sin but God will always have my back". This matches Eve's sin : she got lured by satan into thinking that even though she sinned, she "wouldn't die" (in a spiritual sense, sin = death, so satan misguided her into believing that sin wouldn't come with consequences).

That's why the Hyper Grace/Once Saved Always Saved doctrine is so dangerous and literally inspired by satan btw.

With these elements let's put into perspective the examples you brought up:

"Pride: because a prideful boastful person will often show hatred towards anything that doesn't funnel their ego" = TRICK #2 : pridefulness resides in people valuing their self more than anything. Idolatry of the ego.

"Sloth: refer to the saying idle hands lead to evil thoughts" = TRICK #1: laziness doesn't necessarily translates to anger and vice versa. But laziness for sure comes from a place of a refusal to self sacrifice (having to work, make efforts)

"Gluttony: greedy people often have disdain for the lower class or people that don't cater to their needs to feel satisfied in general" = TRICK #2 Lust for life/hedonism: food, sex, and more more and more... I don't think gluttony and greed are the same thing as greed come off more financial 🤔 but yeah they both rely on the same trick.

"Lust: often lusting for a person can lead to you hating them as a person for not making you the centre of their world or you can develop hatred from not gaining the sexual satisfaction you desired from them" = TRICK #2 i.e reasons above

"Envy: self explanatory, people very often hate on what they don't have and can't have" = TRICK #2 Envy comes from a lust for life (someone, something, a status, etc.)

"Wrath: this emotion is so closely intertwined with hatred there is no instance of hatred where you have no anger nor ill will towards the target in question ofc" = TRICK #2 as wrath comes from the attack against one's ego/idolatry of self. If *you*, the person reading this, thinks deeply about the last time you felt anger, you will see what I mean... That also explains why prideful people are often bad-tempered and easily angered.

Note that the TRICK #3 is exclusive to Christian can't translate to unbelievers. But it's interesting to see how satan used it as a last resort against Jesus. It truly is satan's biggest leverage to fool so many Christians and manipulate them into thinking is okay and that they're still saved despite sinning. Exactly like he did with Eve, stating she wouldn't die despite disobeying God. ...and look where we are now~🤦🏾‍♀️

#thank you for your anon #it's always a pleasure to have such high-level conversations it really makes me rubs my spiritual neurones lol #answered #Christian

[oceanlovingcommunist]

i just read “May’s Lion” for the first time and it might be my favorite piece by Ursula K LeGuin yet. holy shit. Thinking of a tattoo of a mountain lion under a fig tree.

#mom

[0nlythrowharrybeaux]

Two Sneak Peeks!

First one is the Prologue for Compromised & the other is for Keep Driving part 2!

Compromised Prologue:

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As soon as Mitch pulled up he smiled wide. Their villa was up the hill with a perfect view of lake Como nestled between the rolling hills of Northern Italy. The house was two stories high white in color with a terracotta roof and had tons of windows. There watums a roomy driveway and the perimeter gate was open and he pulled in slowly. The property was lined with trees and looked absolutely beautiful.

“This is so cute.” Sarah observed, lifting her sunglasses to get a good look at the greenery. She peeked out of her window and saw some arches covered with vines along the side of the house, leading to the backyard. Mitch honked the horn, announcing their arrival. It wasn’t even two minutes before the front door flew open and Harry was beaming as he rushed out and Mitch was also bursting out of the car.

“Harry! Oh man, it’s so good to see you!” Mitch laughed excitedly as he hugged Harry tight. Y/N walked out, smiling bright at the exchange between Harry and Mitch and she saw Sarah walking over to them as well. 

“Hey, it’s so good to finally see you.” She hugged Y/N tight.

“You too.” She greeted, “Where’s Arlo?” She asked.

“Harry said not to bring him just yet. Just to be safe, you know?” Sarah said softly and Y/N hummed in understanding. Soon she was hugging Mitch and Sarah was greeting Harry with a big hug.

“We’ve got a nice spread out back.” Harry said as he draped his arm around Sarah.

“Yeah! Farm to table, we’ve got quite the garden.” Y/N mentioned to them as they headed on back. They also had a little lemon and fig orchard and a small vineyard that they hired some of the townsfolk to help them tend to when the appropriate seasons rolled around.

“Wow, this is gorgeous!” Sarah exclaimed as she wandered further back to see the garden. 

“Right! He’s got quite the green thumb. Even sings to the plants.” Y/N said more quietly and Sarah smiled at Harry who just looked away a bit timidly. 

They sat down to eat and had some wine and caught up well into the evening. Italy was beautiful and as the evening brought a cooler breeze they migrated towards the fire pit and both couples were nestled against each other as they chatted and laughed. Their laughter died down from a funny story Mitch was sharing about Arlo and Emma and Harry cleared his throat before speaking up.

“God, can’t wait to those two in action.” He said and Y/N nodded in agreement. “Thank you guys for coming out a bit early. It’s really nice to get to spend time with you guys.” Harry expressed and Mitch and Sarah smiled, “Actually, we ummm… we asked you here because…” Harry paused feeling a bit nervous as he formulated the words, “W-we’re getting married tomorrow evening.” He said and Sarah squealed excitedly as Mitch laughed with joy at the news. 

“I told you!” Sarah said to Mitch and he chuckled at her excitement. Mitch glanced over to Harry and he bit his lip nervously

“I was hoping that you could officiate it?” Harry said to Mitch and his eyebrows raised in surprise as everything went silent apart from the crackling fire between them.

“M-me?”

“Yeah. I mean, if it wasn’t for you I would’ve never even consulted with Y/N or had the guts to show up at her flat, much less tattoo her. And well that led us to where we are now.” Harry said with a smile, “And well, you’re also my best friend.” He said more timidly.

“Ummm, yeah. I would be honored.” Mitch responded with a soft smile.

“Perfect, because we did your officiant certificate for you.” Harry said with a chuckle and everyone laughed. “Obviously, no one knows that’s what’s going on, they won’t until it’s happening.” He said and Y/N nodded excitedly.

“Aw, congrats you two!” Sarah gushed shooting up to hug them both. 

Keep Driving - Part 2:

Keep Driving - Part 1

“Hold on guys, gimme a minute.” Harry said stepping out of the room upon seeing Y/N calling. It was Tuesday afternoon and his day had been extremely productive so far, so he wasn’t deterred from taking her phone call int he slightest.

“Hey you!” He exclaimed excitedly as he picked up.

“Hey, I have a little problem.” She said through a giggle, “My car’s having issues again…” she giggled in some shame and he chuckled.

“Y/N…” he shook his head, “It was in the shop yesterday!”

“I told you my car is an old man! He’s got a lot of miles on him.” She reminded, “I need to replace the valve train but that’s really expensive, OK! I need to save up some more.” She explained, “Do you think you could tail me to the shop and then drop me off at home? If you’ve got some times I’ll make dinner as a thank you?” She offered.

“Yeah, we were just wrapped up. Send me your location.”

“OK. Thank you, thank you, thank you!” She exclaimed.

“Of course, love.” He chuckled, “See you soon.” He smiled. 

Y/N could not stop thanking him once he had arrived. She explained to Harry that her car had been in the shop the day prior for an oil change and tune up, which had nothing to do with the actual serious issues the car had. But she did mentioned that the valve issues really guzzled up her motor oil and she knew it would be temporary fixes until she could replace the part that needed replacing, her mechanic had warned her of this as well.

“Are you sure you aren’t being scammed?” Harry asked her and she giggled.

“I’m sure.” 

“Let’s hear it then.” He said, wanting to hear the noise she had been mentioning to him.

“I feel like you’ll be afraid. Sure you wanna hear what it sounds like?” She asked and he nodded. 

“Yeah, go on, give it a go.” He agreed and she settled into the drivers seat. He knew nothing about cars, just the basics. He could do an oil change and change a tire if needed, but he didn’t really have those kinds of issues. She tried a few times to get the car to start and finally the engine turned over and immediately a loud tapping/rattling sound took over from under the hood and she glanced over to Harry with a scrunched up face from the harshness of the sound from inside the car.

“That sound is… concerning.” He said loudly, trying to hold back a nervous laugh and she nodded.

“Yeah, it’s not usually this loud. But, again, until I can replace the damaged valves it’ll kind of sound like this.” She said and he sighed, trying not to say anything more about it, but now he genuinely feared for her safety.

“Jesus, alright. Well, I’ll drive your car to the shop and you take mine, OK?”

“No, Harry. Just trail behind me.”

“What if you blow up?” He questioned. He was being completely serious about his concern, it was sweet and funny.

“I won’t.” She insisted through a chuckle, “Now, if you blow up the world will hate me. I think I’d rather not take that chance.” She grinned.

“Please don’t argue with me. You’re not winning this one.” He said and after a few moments of unwavering eye contact she rolled her eyes and got out of her car to let him settle in the driver’s seat.

“You need to go slow. I’ll send you the address.” He nodded and soon enough she was trailing behind him. Harry was a bit fearful as he drove her car, that sound was absolutely terrifying. He got worried and called her.

“Yeah?”

“I know I was laughing at first but Y/N, this sound is really concerning! It sounds louder than before.” He explained with worry laced in his voice.”Maybe he needs a break?”

“It’s fine, Harry. It just sounds louder from inside.” She explained through a giggle.

“Seriously, should we stop for a minute or should we just keep driving?” He asked.

“Keep driving. I promise we’re almost there.” She reassured him.

“Y/N, love, your car is a death trap.” She cackled loudly at his words.

“You wanted to drive my car, Harry.” She reminded.

“Fuck’s sake… yeah, alright. Just wanted to make sure it wasn’t getting worse or something.”

“Of course. Deep breaths alright, we’re close.” She said and he groaned before they hung up.

Both pieces are almost done! Just putting some finishing touches on them!

[bond-servant-of-christ-jesus]

Matthew 7:16-20

[16]You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

[17]So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

[18]A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

[19]Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

[20]So then, you will know them by their fruits.

1 John 3:7-10

[7]Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;

[8]the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

[9]No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

[10]By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.

Leviticus 19:28

[28]You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

[9]Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

[10]nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Luke 13:3

[3]I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.