#i have been dreading this day

[an-established-butt-dent]

Dragon age inquisition: Solas

I wonder how long it took the companions to notice Solas wields magic just a bit... differently?

Surely an apostate knows magic beyond the boundaries of a Circle? But even Dorian doesn't recognize some of his techniques, and the ones that he does are only described in ancient Tevene tomes.

Hmm... strange.

Acrylic ink, fineliner and gouache on paper.

#I mean how long is 'found it in the fade' a believable excuse and not just something that makes everyone extremely suspicious lol #I imagine Dorian trying to corner Solas and trying to pry for information about his magic while Solas is lightly sweating #'these mortals have lost even the basics of spells' #Like how hard must it have been for Solas to shut his mouth and not go off ranting about all the ancient spells that have been lost?? #I can only imagine hahaha #By the way I had to crop this drawing because the legs were way too short and I only noticed once it was already too late oops #So please don't look too closely ma'am #solas #my art #dragon age inquisition #my fanart #dai #solavellan #original artwork #Solasmancers #fen'harel #dragon age dreadwolf #the dread wolf rises #dragon age #illutration #Solas illustration #The Dread egg #Suspicious egg #Found it in the fade

[marlahey]

"sorry, is this alright?" "i don't see how else you'd fix it." aka dr. jack "dodger" dawkins touching belle (aka the love of his life) for purely medical reasons aka hands hands hands for @missgoalie75

Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Maia Mitchell The Artful Dodger (2023–)

#the artful dodger #jack dawkins #belle fox #jack x belle #tadedit #is the archive tag limit still five??? #otp: you have unnerved me #otp: equal parts joy and dread #otp: I need you #otp: I cannot fashion a life without you in it #don't fucking talk to me about his fingers checking her pulse in his sleep I've been thinking about it non stop for 2 days straight #mine: gifs #I almost forgot how to gif this took me like 3 hours #tw: blood

[brenyi]

Can we take a moment for the colourwork?

#knitting #knitblr #please excuse the scraggly mullet its hot and my hair has been up all day #pattern is nightbook btw and its been an on and off wip since October #dreading sleeve island because i got used to doing sleeves on circs but i dont think i have short enough #needlework

[loveofastarvingdog]

trying to find the metaphysical vegetable that may bring me less despair

#timothy's txts. #the food that is in my house is not nothing more than unfilling waste rn and it’s all i’ve eaten for ages #and i want something warm and homemade and filling #but i can’t go get anything because i don’t think this counts as essential during the strike #and everything is so heavy i wish i could be hugged by my mom #or eat her white chili or stromboli or my grandmother’s funeral potatoes #and it’s so hard to be hopeful when the bad thing you dread is actually happening #not pessimism not cynicism it’s just. reality. #but the past few days have felt like hell in my brain like i’m looking through the warping rubber wall of a fucking balloon #maybe it’s the preemptive grief #or maybe my body is finally giving in to the slick oil spill brain fog syrup that’s been swallowing me for the past three years #who can say !

[fidgetspringer-art]

- Thalassophobia -

#digital art #illustration #artists on tumblr #digital drawing #art #my art #original art #I wanted to see if i could capture the feeling of this creepy recurring dream i have #I think one of the spookiest things about this dream is that both my twin sister and my mum have exactly the same one #something we didn't realise until we happened to be discussing weird dreams one day and the giant fish were mentioned #and as we kept talking each of us took turns describing a part of the dream in perfect detail that lined up exactly with everyone else's #this dream takes place in a real location we all know but it doesn't look the way it does IRL #and all of our dreams share the same exact altered version of this place #we all see the giant fish and we all get the same feeling of bottomless dread when we look at them or approach them #I get chills any time i talk about this dream it creeps me out so bad #and i've been wanting to try to capture the feeling of it for a looong time #so here's an attempt

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

What are you excited for when the new Welcome Home update drops?

oh. literally Everything and Anything. to see how the site changes, to see all the neighbors again, for all the new things whatever they may be! Story Progression! Images! Words!

#new insights into characterization!!! #agh! EVERYTHING! #literally the entire update could just be 'oh this is the new version of the site' and id be whooping and cheering and hollering #i dont really carry expectation #other than 'im gonna fuckin love this :]c' #actually no. i hope to feel Deep Dread as well! #i hope at least one thing genuinely scares or disturbs me. im ready to get fucked up with a capital F #HURT ME. IM READY TO FEEL EMOTIONAL AGONY. #< said while hiding behind the couch and wearing a colander on my head. im wielding... a worm on a string #none of this will protect me <3 yippee! #rambles from the bog #but also mainly FOR THE SITE TO BE BACK. #well. 'back.' back in the sense of resurrection. technically the same but altered forever <3 #i miss her... #its been like. a day and im already in mourning. i look at the spot where it was once pinned to my shortcuts #i need a black lace veil for these trying times #jesting i hope she's having a fun time in maintenance!

[cherriiramen]

fuck chemistry fuck chemistry fuck chemistry and FUCK U WALTER WHITE

#help me I have a chemistry exam in two days #been dreading this specific one #WHY’S IT ALL EQUATIONS THIS YEAR #WHAT HAPPENED TO STUDYING THE SPECIALITIES OF ELEMENTS #sorry for the random rant but #ITS STEALING MY TIME WITH MY BOYFRIEND 😡😡😡 #YOURE MAKING HIM SAD #AND ALSO STEALING ART TIME #AND TIME ON TUMBLR #fuck u chemistry #smh #cherrii.txt #cal if u see this ilysm <333

[emmahdraws]

let me scramble him on high heat in DA4

this was lying around my wips for too long!

when did i say that i would save you?

#my art #i have been coming back to this piece for months #dragon age fanart #dragon age art #solas dragon age #solas fan art #solas dai #solas #solas x inquisitor #solas x lavellan #lavellan x solas #solas dread wolf #da solas #fen’harel #dragon age inquisition #da fanart #da inquisition #digital art #artists on tumblr #dragon age dreadwolf #dread wolf #evanuris

[okkennymay]

Speaking of said dad, he went on a lil mini 10 day holiday across the country to Perth to sight see nature and go on a boat ride to see some Orcas (he's retired, it's his way of getting out the house and not turning into an old man potato, and comes back with hundreds of photos of landscapes, plants and flowers and points of historical interests to show my Mum and I, with cool facts and stories in a slideshow~)

Unfortunately i was still sick at the time and didn't get the chance to join my mum in dropping him off at the airport, let alone the chance to give him a big 'ol hug before he left- so I drew him this 💖

You can't escape the 'Ken hugs.

#fun fact I actually have mild OCD when it comes to hugs especially with family members #sometimes they have to deal with me hugging them many times over until its right #and if I don't hug them before they leave I get anxious as hell #it used to be to the point of panic attacks- my brain would tell me because I didn't hug them they will die before I see them again #and they would never know how much I love them #Family gatherings are a hug fest- my family and their partners know the moment I bust through the door I must run the circuit #everyone gets hugged and neither of us have a choice in the matter #at least it's hugs and not something else like turning on and off the lights a number or times or closing and opening doors or some such #sure hug OCD sounds nice but when it's been like 5 minutes and 15 hugs it's not fun for either party-it's better these days but it took wor #or running out the door to your sisters car because the hug wasn't right and they're about to drive off and if I don't catch them in time- #-I'd cry for hours feeling dread and anxiety down to my bones until i end up sick and in bed- that's not so nice #the brains a bitch

[lexosaurus]

Hello! Very random and no worries if that's not your intention for the blog, but I love reading about your teacher experience and insights! Take this ask more so as encouragement to write more about it if you feel like it, because I'm going to start teaching soon (and yes, many people I've met have warned me about both its miracles and horrors lol) and it's really helpful to hear others' experiences :)

Thanks for the ask! Honestly I'm just a first year, so I don't have a tonnnn of advice to give. But here's a few general first year tips from one to a future another:

1 — No matter what, having a good department team is ESSENTIAL. You're going to be relying on them a lot your first year for help, advice, curriculum stuff, behavioral management stuff, etc. Talk to them, get to know them, have lunch with them, share issues/seek advice from them. You're going to encounter situations that your degree did not prepare you for (likely, in the first week lol. For me, it was Day 1) and having people around to help you judgement free is going to be crucial. I was super lucky that my department team and all the teachers from other departments that I work closely with are really amazing, easy to work with, etc.

2 — You're also going to want a good relationship with the "other" departments. The library staff, tech staff, sped department, guidance, janitors, etc. They're all lovely people, so don't be afraid to pop in to introduce yourself on the first week!

3 — Crazy things are going to happen. Like....all the time. Don't bring them home with you. As soon as you exit the doors, shake it off. All your students made it on the bus to their parents alive, so it's fine. Your job is done for the day. I've been going to the gym a lot right from school, and it's been really helpful to prevent myself from taking anything home with me so to speak.

4 — Document, document, document. Did something happen? Document it, email a copy to whoever's applicable: admin, guidance, sped, BCBA, etc. "Hello, just emailing a summary of what happened today" is not an uncommon email for me to send out. If an IEP isn't working, well at the next IEP meeting it shows they have 10 emails in the last month from you about little Timmy's hourly verbal threats and attempted physical violence to his classmates, so maybe the BCBA needs to do some data collection to adjust his BIP, or they need to give him a 1-1, or give him more resource intervention, etc.

5 — This isn't so much of advice, more like reassurance. The small moments when it clicks for a student and they get something, and then the confidence and excitement shows, it's really the best. That's probably why I've fallen so in love with working where I did. The other day, after weeks of struggling to help this student with Downs with his math, I tried a totally different approach based off a few example problems I saw in a math intervention workbook and hOLY HELL IT WORKED. It totally clicked for him, and the kid was so excited to do a problem out on the board for the class. It was amazing. Another student with an LD who I've been helping heavily school aced a quiz in one of her classes and legit ran into the room to show me. Cue me literally jumping out of my chair to high-five her, and her calling her parents to deliver the good news. Like, little things like that are really really special, and they're going to mean so much to you. And I hope you get to experience LOTS of them too!

#ask #not dp related #teaching #it's a great career but it can be stressful if you don't have other outlets #having lots of hobbies outside of school has helped prevent burnout significantly #i also do gig work in my other career outside of school #which has been another great outlet! #i have ppl i work with who i can see are reaching burnout now #and being in a place where you dread going to work every day is both not good for your mental health #and also isn't good for the kids you're working with #so preventing that is honestly key #i'd like to think that it's because i haven't been afraid to rely on those around me for help when i need it has been a huge factor #if something happened i have a few veteran teachers who have kinda taken the mentor role on me that i can go to #and when they need a judgement-free listening ear im open to be that person for them as well #i've also gotten to know some ppl in other departments pretty well #which is helpful when i'm struggling with a specific student #i can go to one of their other teachers and see how it's going in their classes #compare notes and whatnot

[fictionadventurer]

Things To Make August (the Month of Existential Dread) Bearable

Pray. A lot.

Plan little summer adventures.

Write a fun little retelling (and hopefully finish it).

Read an Elizabeth Goudge book (Book 3 of the Elliot trilogy seems right, because Book 2 is coming to mind a lot as an appropriate summer book).

Remember that sunflowers exist. Find lots of them.

#random thought of the day #i had considered canceling august #just denying its existence and pretending it's july ii #because the whole month always feels like living beneath a guillotine blade that's about to drop #a downhill from summer and a dread of autumn and nothing actually good in and of itself #except for maybe sunsets when the melancholy at least feels a little right #but i've decided to embrace it and maybe find a better atmosphere for it #(yes i do have a specific retelling in mind) #(if you've been following the writing blog you know which one it is) #(but i'm not naming it because saying it aloud puts too much pressure on it) #(and this is supposed to be a pressure-free fun project) #(plus i recognize that i've not yet reached the one week mark) #(where i lose interest in most fun new projects) #(so i acknowledge the likelihood that in like 2-3 days i'll no longer want to write it) #(but for now i hold onto hope and think it has just the right vibe to make august something better)

[an-established-butt-dent]

One of my many Solavellan head cannons.

They traveled together for months, years even. Don't tell me these lovesick fools didn't regularly disappear into the woods together, to have a quiet romantic moment away from the prying eyes of the other companions.

Mixed media on paper.

#Only to return to the morning back to camp with Lavellan having slightly more dishelved hair than usual. #and Dorian commenting on it immediately ofcourse #Like their romance is incredibly angsty but i really wished there had been more scenes of them just them having a sweet and intimate moment #I mean yes there is the balcony scene at skyhold #but solas literally runs off when he confesses his love for Lavellan. LOL #talk about running away from his feelings #kinda hard to run away from your love when you are travelling months together. I imagine they have had moments where they basked- #-in the newness of it all. A moment of quiet understanding and feeling alive. Of new love. #Ugh these two #solasmance #Solavellan headcannons #solas x female lavellan #solas x inquisitor #inquisitor lavellan #my art #solas #dragon age inquisition #art #my fanart #dai #drawing #traditonal illustration #pencil art #the dreaded husband rises #the dread egg #solas dragon age #solavellan fluff #solavellan fanart #dragon age dreadwolf #da: dreadwolf

[skunkes]

now im not saying being in a relationship being the only thing that motivates me to improve my life because I want to be as little of a burden on the other person as possible, and also be and give them everything they want, is healthy, but it is the reality of the situation so we have to work with it. and find somebody to take one for the team.

#did you know that if the dreaded 2022 hadn't happened i would still not have a car and still not be driving. #it is that serious. i hate that all that shit even happened but i have a car now. #and that was that my experience SUCKED + i was treated badly imagine if it had been GOOD #talkys #i saw a video frm a guy the other day that was like ''i know its not. right to say but i genuinely think my life wld improve if i had a #man.'' literally. #there is no living my life for Me there has to be somebody else. #last sentence is a joke bc despite all this im still firm believer in it wld take one hell of a partner to replace no partner at all. alas

[spoiledskullz]

I love knuckles so much I hope that this is clear and obvious and understandable

#I was talking to my friend the other day about this #I can't put it to words #but i've been totally obsessed with him since i was 9 #I remember annoying my friend SO bad as a kid because they wanted to play LPS and I went #ok! I'll be knuckles #I've dyed my hair red before because of knuckles #I still dye my hair red because of knuckles but only parts of it lol #I'm so excited for the knuckles show sorry #I have my problems with it and I'm gonna practice my Dread skills if you know what I mean #but knuckles is finally getting his show :) #Kid me would have probably exploded #I got excited seeing knuckles in underground for the first time #I will still explode

[care666bear]

XL coffee and handful of gummy worms b4 work. Breakfast of champs

#about to be the saddest day ever bc it’s my last day #I’ve been dreading it #im gonna miss the sweet little angels so so much I adore where I’ve been so blessed to have worked #and I had phenomenal coworkers #overall just a beautiful experience I know we’re all gonna b cryin today

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

when u didn't come back after 6 days i was worried this had happened to you

Yeah, it turns out grimace really doesn't like people celebrating his birthday. Yeah, it was a warning shot. Yeah, I won't do it again.

#fanart #non mdzs #This gave me a real good chuckle B'*) thank you #The family guy death pose and the realistic shake really does it for me. #I never would have thought I would have been grimaced....grimed cat....purrpled if you will. #tbh this isn't too far off from what actually happened (peeped the horrors and had a dreadful & stressful time) but its FUNNIER to say: #I got grimaced and took six days to crawl back to civilization <3 #also because this is a mdzs blog and I have brainrot #I think wwx would make absolutely stellar grimace shake videos. You can't tell me he would not string together some genuinely horrifying #sequences of events for a 'funny' meme tiktok. #he has it all. The artistry. The horrors he has peeped. The history of creating horrors. #I imagine the juniors made theirs first (a decent Teen Boys being silly attempt) and wwx was like 'Oh fun! ^-^ I wanna try!' #Wen Ning and Wen Qing would probably also do a very horrifying take on the meme. As they should. #RIP if this grimace stuff had happened around the time of the wwx's Wen Chao revenge scene I could have done a real funny bit.