#foreign line

[obscureenthusiast]

-Brutus and as many as 60 co-conspirators, circa March 14th, 44 BC

#ides of march #would you believe that I created this image all the way back in january STRICTLY BECAUSE I HAVE THAT MUCH BEEF WITH CAESAR? #this was created because he insisted that the Rhine was the border between Gaul and Germany #just so he could declare that he'd 'conquered' Gaul #but there's very little evidence that the peoples living in those places even viewed the Rhine as a barrier between lands #and their continued fighting against rome along that border line could indicate that they were in fact #attempting to reunite lands occupied by foreign invaders #anyway fuck you caesar i hope your triumph sucked ass #and that everyone who ever made bald jokes about you found idk a denarius in their pocket unexpectedly #yes i'm retroactively wishing dead people good and ill i'm complicated like that

[ratuszarsenal]

very funny to me that every polish person who watched 1670 on here is writing posts begging non-polish people to watch it. including me.

#the translation in subtitles is genuinely good I specifically paid attention to see what it's like #adding this in tags because I don't want the post to come off as bitter: #you see posts along the lines of 'we Need more non-western period dramas' or 'enough with the british and french people in period films' #but when we actually get those no one is watching <3 #I'm not upset about that it's just very funny to me. RIP 1670 I don't have high hopes for your foreign reception #1670 #echo

[bonefall]

what’s up with BB! Puddleshine? been having thoughts about him recently lol. i find it funny that rowanstar grabbed this random child from the nursery and was like ‘bam here’s our brand new doctor and spiritual leader everyone’

(*shaking twelve year old in the background*)

You know what's pretty cool about AVoS, buried underneath the slog of it all? The thing I keep going back to about this arc, in spite of how annoying it is to be forced to say in ThunderClan as everything interesting happens off-screen?

The way that so, so many young warriors are horrifically traumatized by both the structure of the Clans, and the Kin that they turn to.

It's a shame that the Erins were so committed to the idea of the Clan social structure NOT being the problem, because this whole arc is a perfect time to show how flawed it structurally is. LET these kids have a point, that maybe they were rebelling against something broken, but Darktail was a malicious actor who exploited their naivety to serve HIS ends.

A recap of what's happening in BB!AvoS before I explain my intentions with the Puddy Boy;

The big problem that I want Rowanstar to display is a problem that ALL the leaders of this time period also have. Commitment to Clan rivalry.

After Firestar was killed in AVoS by Dark Forest warriors, Bramblestar considers diplomacy secondary as a tactic. "ThunderClan will not be bullied any longer. We have been too soft with the other Clans for too long; and they have humiliated us by taking advantage of our kindness." (Note: Harespring and Breezepelt being part of the assassination patrol is not revealed until TBC. For MAXIMUM drama reveal.)

He escalated a border dispute that Firestar had worked closely and intimately with ShadowClan to resolve; a fight for a knoutberry patch on their border, just before Winter.

After Russetfur died in this painful battle, Blackstar backslid hard from his redemption arc. This caused the Thunder/Shadow alliance to dissolve towards the end of OotS, ending a friendship between the two Clans that had lasted through all of Po3.

He was open to Sol's manipulation, and while Tawnypelt was trying to fight the Dark Forest trainees who took over ShadowClan in the meantime... Rowanclaw became deputy by organizing a patrol of cats to remind Blackstar how much he means to them.

So Rowanstar inherits the Clan with this in mind. ShadowClan solves SHADOWCLAN'S problems. "ThunderClan had a quarrel with WindClan, but decided that we were their enemy. Leaving ourselves open for betrayal was a mistake; if we cannot handle our own problems, we will inevitably succumb to them when our so-called 'allies' don't come to help." (Note: he isn't completely wrong. His words are borderline prophetic for what's about to happen.)

Onestar has a smug chuckle at this. Since taking leadership, he's been appealing to the strongest, hardest members of his Clan. Those who once tried to kill him for his "weakness" in the Civil War. The "lesson" ShadowClan learned is one that he's known since the day Onewhisker died and Onestar was born, on the night of that sabotaged muirburn. "That so-called peace was always a farce. We are warriors of the four Clans; it was always going to come down to honor, and putting ourselves first. My WindClan isn't foolish enough to pretend like ThunderClan ever acted in anything but their own, hidden self-interest."

And Mistystar respects the direction Bramblestar has taken his Clan in, and approves of the "honesty" that the Clans are now showing. "As the branches of the honeysuckle fight and win the light for themselves, sometimes there are beautiful flowers that die in the shade. We can mourn the end of an era, and prepare for a future that will be made all the sweeter for our shared struggle. This is the way of the Clans, and StarClan's solemn light shines upon us all." (Note: god I love writing Misty's speeches)

In the family tree reworkings, Rowanstar is now the brother of Littlecloud. Sons of Brokenstar, honor-sired for Newtspeck.

Littlecloud... is suffering from early onset Alzheimer's.

He didn't want to choose an apprentice after Flametail's horrible death, heartbroken and stressed out, especially when he couldn't reach his nephew through contact with StarClan.

He can't remember, anymore, that Flametail was freed. He keeps forgetting this, over and over

He keeps ending up in different times of his life, where he's best friends with Cinderpelt and still calling Leafpool by her pre-Honor Title name, where he's inventing a mobility device for Wildfur, where he's still escaping the plague and before he knew his mentor caused it, where he's on the Great Journey...

Rowanstar is in a lot of pain, watching his brother forget so many things, scared and confused half the time. He doesn't want to believe that this is really the end, or that... many of these cats are now so young they can't recognize the various eras that Littlecloud is finding himself in.

Puddleshine and Slatefur are going to remain in Pinenose's litter. Either Lion or Birch MIGHT get shuffled to another one; and ALSO the shuffler might survive the Kin. (SO voice which one you want to survive, if you have a preference!)

SO, Violetshine has either two or three adopted siblings... plus another.

Pinenose's oldest surviving child is Happypaw. Happy is the half-sibling of Puddle/Slate-- the death of Weaselkit in the Great Battle caused his parents (Pinenose and Owlclaw) to break up.

(this is why I'm thinking about just reducing the litter to Puddle/Slate, so Violet has three major adoption-siblings to remember instead of four.)

And now we're ready to talk about Puddleshine.

He isn't the first young cat to be shoved into an extremely high-pressure position because of a Cleric becoming incapacitated. Kestrelflight was also forced to become the holy speaker of his people when he was far, far too young, after Barkface died in TNP. He dealt with this obediently, with only Jayfeather ever really being able to get him to think about it in a different light.

Unlike Kestrel, Puddlekit did voice that he was interested in becoming a Cleric, in BB. But he was too young to be properly making that choice, to know what he was getting into. He mentioned it practically offhandedly, and BOOM Rowanstar had rolled him into the position.

But Puddlepaw has a deep sense of responsibility. "Wise beyond his years"-- likely because of how tumultuous his home life was.

His mother's oldest child, Happypaw, was openly a bully of his half-siblings. Pinenose distanced herself from him as a result, causing Happy to be closer to Owlclaw, who was still not over Weaselkit's death.

But Puddle's Ba Spikefur is not a cat who handles his kit's emotions well. Instead, he encourages ambition, tells him to get back at his half-sibling by being more influential than that twerp could ever be.

Puddle will often go to Violet, the new POV, to vent about these things.

And one thing he mentions to her is how amazing Kestrelflight is, when he gets to meet him at the half-moon conferences. He learns SO MUCH from him, it's like he GETS what he's going through...

Puddle doesn't even feel sure that Littlecloud knows what he's doing anymore. If he's learning the right information at all.

But Rowanstar won't DO anything about Littlecloud-- and he CERTAINLY isn't about to let Puddlepaw go train under someone else's Cleric.

As a result of this, Puddlepaw becomes a VERY important member of Sleekpaw's little group. He wasn't one of their friends to begin with, buuuuut...

When he sits to chat with Sleekpaw and Needlepaw, with Happypaw good and far out of earshot, she makes a lot of sense.

A LOT of it.

ShadowClan is run by old men who don't know what they're doing. Rowanstar is too emotional to make good choices. Puddlepaw, barely even old enough to begin apprenticeship, is running all the medicine for an entire Clan.

And, sure, he doesn't have much in the way of a connection to StarClan, no, just a little more spiritual than the average cat...

But who can point this out? If Littlecloud is slowly losing his mind anyway?

"It's not right, how much pressure's on you," Sleekpaw growls, "And it wouldn't be this way if we could challenge Rowanstar. You should be training with Kestrelflight right now."

"But we're dealing with the shells StarClan dealt, and the Clan is looking to you now," Needlepaw points out on behalf of her friend, "You have much more sway than you know."

This time around for BB, Sleekpaw starts as a young hero. She's right. Rowanstar should be challenged, his emotions are affecting the ENTIRE Clan, and Puddlepaw is in a bad position because of it. Needlepaw is like her best diplomat, surely to become her deputy someday.

They would have made an excellent set of leaders for ShadowClan. But they trusted the wrong person, and were exploited. When Darktail and The Kin came to the lake, they were swept up by it, and WindClan began an embargo.

Puddlepaw eventually oversees the Yellowcough Outbreak, and at first just thinks it's Greencough. He has no idea about strains, or the special types of Color Cough that Clan cats have historically dealt with. Even when he finally does learn it's not JUST Greencough, he's powerless to do anything about it. A lot of cats die because of the lack of mullein.

After that, with ShadowClan so weak and the Kin so strong... he's one of the cats who calls for the merge. The most important one, in fact, leveraging his position to say that this is StarClan's will.

Sleekwhisker and Needletail were right all along, and he's happy to stick it right into everyone's faces. Onestar's tantrum of an embargo killed his Clanmates, Rowanstar stopped him from properly training, he's been under pressure from the time he was small with Littlecloud not fit to be a mentor, and he's ready to welcome in ShadowClan's new era as something that is not a Clan.

...unfortunately, it turned out to be the wrong choice. Not because his thought process was wrong. But because Darktail had other plans in-mind.

#Also I did decide on it being early onset alzheimer's for BB!Littlecloud specifically #It means a lot to me... my great-grandmother had it in her last days. And it's very likely I'll get it someday too #and the line that leads from her down to me #it scares me. So I want to explore it. For myself #especially in such a terrible situation like this #BB!Puddleshine #obsessed with all of these children making big choices for their Clan and the way it's going to make them turn on their IDEAS #They were right. They were right to be mad at what they were mad at #But it was a bad actor who ruined it. #If I have to deal with a born-evil foreigner in BB. Then I'll lean into it. I'll reveal he wasn't such an outsider after all. #And I'll show that the xenophobic backlash was the WORST possible route for all of these cats to take #and yet... they do. They attack the one thing they felt they had control over #When the truth is that it wasn't their fault. #BB!Rowanstar #Better Bones AU #BB!AVOS #Their biggest mistake was being mislead. I hope Puddsy realizes that when he looks at Shadowpaw #Kindness for himself through kindness for another.

[shiningliive]

Live Emotion Idol Introduction - Aijima Cecil ♬

Voice Actor: Toriumi Kousuke Height: 177cm Weight: 58kg Blood Type: Unknown Birthday: October 31st Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Place of Birth: Agnapolis Hobby: Magic

From the official Twitter: Cecil belongs to Shining Agency and is a member of ST☆RISH. Hailing from the foreign land of Agnapolis, he is popular for his elegant, gentle atmosphere, and honest demeanor. The way he earnestly approaches everything with his best efforts is shown in his appearences in variety shows, and is a soothing sight for everyone.

#utapri #not shining live #live emotion #character introduction #Aijima Cecil #direct translation might be more along the lines of 'exotic land' #but i dont think i like giving Cecil the 'exotic' connotation #so i changed to 'foreign' #unsure of the last sentence so as usual take with a grain of salt #im not a translator! #something definitely aint right in there but im too tired to research more rn

[dearorpheus]

anna biller’s bluebeard’s castle….. offensively bad. each turn of the page adds insult to injury. maybe the most vapid dialogue and narrative monologue I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. am sat here questioning what manner of incontrovertible steaming refuse I have with great anticipation brought into my hearth and home? a trojan horse parading as a subversive contribution to the literary barbe bleu canon while secretly harbouring a special agent sent here to ruin my evening and possibly my entire life?

will not be finishing the novel but will be keeping it on my shelf untouched and unloved as a hostile cautionary symbol like a head on a pike

#is this my house? or did somebody drop me on foreign soil behind enemy lines? #if yes. we are losing the culture war lads #personal

[ifindus]

what dish from another country do you think norway loves? 🧑‍🍳

This is definitely not influenced by any of my own preferences 👀 But anything with seafood is a win with Norway, and I can see him going back and forth between seafood paella and fish n chips as his fave foreign foods ✨

#hetalia #aph norway #hws norway #aph spain #aph england #hws spain #hws england #thanks for the ask!! 🥰🥰🥰 #not me going through my 145 asks to finally answer some of them #been sitting on this one for a while #I was in Spain last year and all I wanted was paella #even bought a key chain with paella on it #I fucking love paella #and same with fish and chips?? #such a simple thing but I HAVE to get it every time I'm in the UK #when I lived in Orkney I went to a chippy on a Friday and thank fuck Norwegians eat dinner earlier than others #because when I got my food the line was down the block #and it was some of the best fish and chips I'd ever had 😩 #Okay I realize now that paella and fish n chips are some of MY fave foreign foods #but I stand by my decision because Norway would have a weakness for seafood as well #and these are the most basic of seafood

[landlordevil]

Love the idea of astarion doing nice things for wyll. I think once the reality sets in that romance is encouraged and reciprocated and they can both get a little silly with it astarion is like. No please let me help you fasten your cloak before we leave. Is that puddle bothering you grand duke ravengard? I'll lay my coat over it so you don't have to get your shoes wet. And it's partially because he just wants to do right by him but partially because the theatrics are fun to play around with. I feel like they play around a lot. Wyll needs to get swept off his feet and have his own wellbeing be prioritized by the people in his life. And he'd love the pagaentry of it, how could he dare say no to gestures of kindness out of selflessness when objectively the idea of Astarion helping him take his armor off after a tough battle and slowly dabbing away at his wounds seems to be right out of a fairytale. It's so sweet wyll gets a toothache thinking about it. Yeah

#and i think he deserves help without asking for it! he deserves tha WORLD.... #idk i also like spawn astarion realizing that wyll is the best man he'll ever meet #and he has to work at being a good partner and an equal #and it's like god that's kind of a foreign concept but he makes it work. mostly by being showy and a little insufferable about it #i definitely think the looks of annoyance from others (because it's so saccharine i mean get a room) is also a big motivator 4 astarion too #he didn't realize you can be kind of a rude bitch but also love ur partner in increasingly romantic and genuine ways. but he will LEARN... #straddle that line. wyll deserves better 👆 #wyllstarion

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

The Bed – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec // About You – The 1975

requested by anon 🤍

#tbh this is not a band i'm super familiar with #but i heard this line and INSTANTLY knew which painting i needed to pair it with #henri de toulouse lautrec #toulouse lautrec #about you #being funny in a foreign language #the 1975 #art #art history #lyrics #lyric art #request 🥰

[vvellerr]

DO *NOT* ATTEMPT THE MOUNT MASSIVE 3:AM CHALLENGE ‼‼ (TOTALLY REAL) (NOT FAKE) (I DIED????)

#miles being a (white-passing?) 1st-gen immigrant in important to me. ok #even though yes. im basing it off one line in the comic (“upshur? .. [is] he some kind of foreigner?”) (the murkoff account pt3pg9) #also to me he's gay in theory but not in practice. aro + gay? #camerashippers i love you but in my head he n waylon n lisa just sit around homosexually killing execs with their minds #outlast #outlast fanart #miles upshur #and what was up with someone using miles's bank acc after he died??? #vell's art

[handweavers]

it really is looking like i'm gonna finally have to make a choice between which citizenship i want to keep and it occurred to me that i'm not even attached to the idea of being canadian in an emotional or personal sense it's the first world privilege of having the citizenship/passport and the economic benefits of that, including the ability to (relatively) easily access funding as an artist, that makes me hesitate giving it up. but emotionally i don't think i could recover from having to formally give up my malaysian citizenship it would feel like a part of me has been denied or taken and it's not due to attachment to the state or gov of msia but to the people and culture and my family... i can find a way to live with myself and inhabit this world no longer being a citizen of the first world but i couldn't live with myself if i abandoned my home country for the first world it would feel like a betrayal of myself and my grandparents and of my own politics and i can't do it. but to embrace it wholeheartedly requires giving up that first world privilege which is scary, if you are someone who has had it most of your life, and i recognize that even having the choice is a privilege as well. but i would not be able to respect myself if i made my decision based on that fear or allowed it to guide me. the majority of people on earth do not have that ability to choose nor the economic advantage of being a western citizen; i am no different from them, not "better" nor "special", and if they can do it, i can too.

#it will also mean having to partly detransition bc the msian gov does not recognize my gender/name change #and there is no legal way to access hrt there afaik bc it is illegal to be trans #and perhaps white people wouldnt understand that in my heart i would rather be malaysian and partially closeted than canadian and out #many live their entire lives that way. i am not special #i have no affection or attachment to my canadian passport #if i had to be treated as a foreigner in canada i could stomach it #but every time i have to walk thru the foreigners line at msian border and state im not malaysian feels like a wound. it feels like a lie

[afklancelot]

this is now my favorite final ascension line

#fgo #fate grand order #melusine #trumps molay foreigner’s final asc line imo

[dayurno]

omg reverse riko au is making me feel so ill..... please let us know if you have any more thoughts abt riko kayleigh and kevin legend.....

I DO my idea is that its around the same age kevin and riko met in canon so tetsuji kicks the bucket when riko is 7/8 and riko is (very forcibly) removed from the nest and sidelined to kayleigh as a new moriyama asset from the main branch takes over the nest. riko struggles a lot with the change because he is very young and very scared and he’s used to horrible things at tetsuji’s hand, which means that he doesn’t trust kayleigh and finds kevin entirely too weird. it’s honestly really cute because i think at this point obviously 7 year old kevin wants to befriend him but riko is such an anxious ball of anger that most of their interactions are like

baby riko: what do you WANT from me. go AWAY!!!! NOW

baby kevin: (heavy irish accent) nothing i think. do you want a bite of my sandwich?

anyway i think riko and kayleigh do get along but he never really considers her his mother or even godmother, for a long time he thinks of her as his Benefactor until the child therapy starts hitting and she becomes Aunt Kayleigh and then after a few more years he can be loosely convinced to refer to her as auntie once or twice a year. his second son syndrome never really leaves him; in the upcoming years riko struggles with the idea that he’s anything But an add-on to the days and still overworks himself to death trying to be acknowledged by kengo, but it’s leaps better just from being outside the nest and having people to look out for him

riko and kevin have some rough patches, especially during riko’s first years with the days. because kevin is an easy target and riko is afraid of kayleigh he ends up letting a lot of that anger out on kevin, though obviously at this point they are children and riko’s anger manifests in some mild bullying and name calling. i think kevin doesn’t even understand it most of the time 😭 riko has been around grown ups his entire life so his adult level insults make no sense to kevin’s seven year old mind. nevertheless after kayleigh tells him to stop picking on kevin riko does respect it (first out of fear, then later because they actually get along) and they go on to become brothers with only a slight tendency towards antagonism. riko’s jealousy of kevin is still a big part of their relationship and i think even more so when college applications roll around, and he’s even more worried when wymack comes into the picture, but it never culminates into anything as horrible as hand breaking because riko has an actual outlet and a support system :) it’s mostly a yelling match that eventually turns to getting scolded by kayleigh for acting like barbarians

#i know kayleighs sermons go hard kevin and riko are sitting there head bowed like yes maam….. #i havent yet decided where they both go to college in this au #but i think for one that the nest still exists and jean still gets sold to the moriyamas but it’s the main branch now #however without riko there jean’s experience in the nest is. Hard but not brutal #anyway i think riko would apply to edgar allen but he would be rejected on the account of being second branch raised by foreigners #but how horrifying to think about jean in the nest bossing riko around right. kind of a slay though #i think kevin goes to palmetto still Because he wants to reconnect with wymack and riko is very divided but ultimately chooses usc #because they’re the best and he doesn’t want to play second fiddle to kevin and his father #also i imagine his time in usc sucks a lot for the first months because it’s so different LOL #and he’s never been alone before like this with kayleigh and kevin so far out of reach #but :) hed make friends. maybe even… captain jeremy knox….. whos to say? #! #meanwhile kevin (a normal boy at this point) has to deal with the foxes being a trainwreck and the new serial killer dad recruit #he’s got a lot on his hands #ANYWAY this is entirely unrelated and indulgent but i want this kevjean to meet so bad #riko on the phone: we played against the ravens that jean moreau is a scoundrel and a monster and he almost broke my arm kevin: woaw #he’s gonna be so pissed off three years down the line when jean moreau shows up at christmas dinner with the days #you think theres any worse dynamic for jean and riko than master and slave? of course. Brothers in law #wouldnt you just kill to be a little fly buzzing around that christmas supper #asks #riko #kevin&riko

[suddencolds]

small poll to keep me company while i write the last chapter of TWT! (for once, i don't have another fic idea lined up immediately after)

please feel free to vote for whatever option you think would be the most fun to read, regardless of whether you're familiar w my fake dating ocs :)

#yvverse #when i was writing the end of 'foreign home' i already had 'small price to pay' lined up #and when i was writing 'small price to pay' i was already thinking loosely about the 'the worst timing' series #but now i am honestly unsure of what people would want to read next? #if you have ideas that are not on this list please drop them in my inbox!

[squidgirlautism]

i dont think goyim should have particularly strong feelings about what jews should think about living in the diaspora Tbh

#it just feels so weird #it either comes off as ‘jews should get out of my country and go back to israel’ #or alternatively ‘nothing bad happens in the diaspora and jews aren’t even from israel so you should be happy with only the culture formed #from exile’ #or something along those general lines #nonjews this is not an opening for you to input your opinion i dont care. what you should focus on is making the diaspora safer #and supporting jews who choose to return to israel #jumblr #jewish #idk im just sick of nonjews lately spouting the worst takes ive seen in a while #its either actively denying any jewish tie to israel or wanting the foreign jews out of your good country #or the third option; hating jews and actively making it dangerous for them everywhere in hopes they all just die

[hektora]

tf kind of ancient greek is this

#what is the line over the omegas #and the two kinds of omicrons .? #ickesteia #is it bc cassandra is foreign to hoa or is it a typographical error

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

At the West Bank, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says the country will work to include Palestine as UN full member

During his first trip to the Middle East, Vieira classifies Israel’s actions in Gaza as “illegal and immoral”

“The credibility of the current governance international system is under the rubble of Gaza," said Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira after arriving in Ramallah, West Bank, on Sunday (17). In a meeting with Palestinian chancellor Riyad Al Maliki, an agreement was made that Brazil will be one of the leaders of a campaign to include Palestine as a UN full member. 

Since 2012, Palestine has participated in debates at the UN General Assembly but cannot vote. For Brazil’s foreign ministry – which advocates for the two-state solution to the colonial conflict in the region, a solution ratified by the UN – the admission of Palestine as a UN member is a relevant step. However, to see it happen, the US must not use its veto power. 

Also on Sunday, Vieira participated in a ceremony that gave President Lula (Workers’ Party) honorary membership on the Board of Trustees of the Yasser Arafat Foundation.

Vieira talked for about 20 minutes with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. The minister gave him a Brazilian national soccer team jersey autographed by Rodrygo, who plays for Real Madrid.

Continue reading.

#brazil #brazilian politics #politics #palestine #israel #mauro vieira #foreign policy #ngl that first line went hard #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt