God, the behavior when there's new Taylor Swift content is so fucking exhausting. Like, first of all, lyrics without context do not mean much. I maintain that for any artist. But also not every song has to be brilliant poetry and sometimes it's okay for lyrics to be a little silly or clunky. But regardless, I will never understand the desire of so many people who don't enjoy her work to try to bring down people who love it.
Because yes, sometimes songs don't hit the mark for everyone. And yes, not everything has to be perfect art.
But also, art is subjective and someone who finds meaning in lyrics that are not perfect poetry to you does not mean they should be made to feel lesser for finding poetry where you feel there is none.
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Varda the Dragon Slayer (Варда убийца драконов) + raw art.
She’s a legendary Frenator from the northern regions, known country-wide for her astounding ability to topple fire dragons and other large, terrifying beasts such as the terrifying Hagsraks and their masters.
The armour she’s wearing here is actually intended for bipedal close combat and not for fighting dragons, as dragon-slaying calls for a lot of mobility (ie. running on all fours) which this armour does not provide. It mostly makes up for this in defense, however.
Dragonslayers are controversial people in this world, as some consider dragons to be sacred beasts (this is common in the South, where ice dragons live). Most in the North however, simply think of them as big, scaly village-destroyers. And their blood sells for a lot.
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Astrology Observations: Aries Edition 🐏
🥊Aries Suns, Aries Moons and Aries Risings all represent different modes of "attack"
Aries Sun people can be very strategic, especially if they have an Earth or Air Moon. They make for good leaders because they know how to come up with a good plan to march into proverbial battle. Generally speaking, they are the least impulsive or combative of the three. And that's not necessarily a measure of their character. They just HATE to lose. Lol so they usually don't engage in any kind of fight they don't think they can win. But, they'd also never admit this because that would be a loss. At times, they can be almost Libra-like in their weighing of various factors. Many of them (but not all) are terrible at accountability because they think more about their bottom line than who gets hurt
Aries Moons have a way of just going ham. Depending on their other placements, they may fool you into thinking they're more rational or collected. But, baby, these folks are hotheads! They fit that Aries stereotype more than any other placement. And they relish a good fight. Or, at least, getting something off their chest. With a lot of them, this soon becomes quite obvious once you get to know them. Their tantrums, explosions or savage tirades are quite legendary. But, give them a good hour to cool off and they'll be over it. A lot of them need to channel that energy into the gym, sports, dancing or martial arts.
Aries Risings are masters at "asserting dominance". Their best defense is a good offense. (Isn't that the saying in that footballing sport?) If they see they have an advantage, they take it. If they want something, they insist on it. They are dynamic. They come to you, instead of waiting for you to come to them. These folks are not afraid to make the first move and don't give a shit what other people think. They can stay so unbothered that it gets others highly bothered. It's pretty funny, especially to them. They easily piss others off and they know it. Their Aries fire is more so a lust for life and an unapologetic confidence. But, they will definitely check you if needed!
🥊Venus in Aries women have total "bombshell" energy (if they embrace/lean into it). Rihanna, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey. They know how to be wonderfully feminine and glamorous yet with this spicy, sassy, irreverent edge. The confidence they exude and their bold style also adds to their sex appeal
🥊 People with Mercury in Aries will sound angry and heated whenever they feel strongly about something. They just can't help it. Even if they don't intend to or aren't even mad. People may often feel attacked by them but they give great pep talks
🥊 People with Aries in their big 3: "Aries is the baddest bitch in astrology. Everyone should be so scared of us and our wrath!!!"
People with Leo, Scorpio or Capricorn in their big 3: 😅😅😅
(No, y'all are bad, too, but you're kind of like everyone's loud little brother, sometimes. He thinks he can beat everyone but he's in the second grade so we let him think that)
🥊 It's pretty common to see Aries Moon people who were raised by a single mom. (And who have tons of respect and affection for her because of it) If not, she was definitely the more dominant parent in the house
🥊 Men with Mars in Aries can definitely be dicks, if they're not balanced or self-aware. This placement is heavy masculine energy and with a man, if immature or unevolved, they can be the worst stereotype of a guy: fuckboy-ish, insensitive, selfish in bed, etc. But, many of them will also have some "come to Jesus" moment about their behavior as they get older, especially if they have squares or oppositions to their Mars
🥊 The sheer amount of feminist icons with the Sun in Aries is really impressive: Maya Angelou, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lucy Lawless, Diana Ross, Gloria Steinem, Aretha Franklin, Reese Witherspoon. The list goes on. Aries ladies are the original girlbosses 💅🏽
🥊 Although this is Capricorn's stereotype, people with Aries placements can also be prone to workaholic behavior to avoid their feelings or issues. Or the flip side is that their work life and productivity may suffer when they are going through something
🥊Many Aries Risings have an excellent attitude when it comes to haters. Whether it's online or behind their back. They'll just shake their head at you for worrying so much about someone else or being unable to say it to their face. Then, they'll keep winning
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had one of those "being raised christian didn't fuck me up at all" where I had difficulty forcing myself to reblog a very cute image because it had cleavage in it. my brain was convinced that as soon as anyone saw it, they'd tell jesus or something and I'd get shot, because people might think I have sexual desires.
and it's like, even though I'm asexual and I'm legitimately not reblogging it because AWOOGAH BOOBS, it's like I'm automatically thinking "I can't let anyone see this and think I might be into it. something terrible will happen if that's the case!"
what? what will happen? even if it was true, and I just thought it was sexy, what would happen? fucking nothing! I'm on tumblr! plenty of people on here are openly lusting after sexy women, because they're attracted to women! a very normal thing to be, you know?
and all this is completely separate from the different hangups I have from that upbringing around homosexuality and transness. This is a separate "sex, and any form of sexual attraction, is bad" pile of bullshit.
It probably took me twice as long to figure out I'm asexual because it was conflated with this weird comp-ace nonsense I had grown up with.
Anyway, despite just being a random furry image, being able to reblog it openly and not on some kind of secret porn account (which I don't have, btw: I used to, but I haven't used it in over a decade!) was important to me with regards to getting over some ingrained hangups I've got from all this jesus-filled upbringing. So if you see me reblogging a bunch of apparently horny art, don't worry, it's just religious therapy :)
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