#lion strike

[rongzhi]

A black lion teasing a child.

(The MC is explaining the different color meanings of the lions; traditionally golden/yellow lions represent the character Liu Bei from Romance of the Three Kingdoms; red represents Guan Yu; black represents Zhang Fei)

#张飞萌汉子strikes again lol #lion dance #douyin #video #tiktok

[hotwings-incorrect-quotes]

hawks: sooo what are we watching today?

dabi: the lion king

hawks: disney?

dabi: yeah, i wanna watch how simba’s old man dies and he’s better off without him

hawks: okay, sure. so you wanna tell me that you don’t cry on disney movies?

dabi: me? never. birdie please, you know me.

*somewhere in the middle of the lion king movie*

dabi: *mufasa dies and he is curled up in a blanket on hawks’ lap and sobs loudly*

hawks: *stroking dabi’s hair gently* are you ok babe? still not crying?

dabi: *sobbing* yes, why? i told you he’s better of without mufasa, and i’m not crying at all

hawks: *smiling a little bit* of course, softie

dabi: i’m not a softie

hawks: sure you’re not

#dabi deep inside is indeed a softie #he has a soft spot for disney movies #even a rank villain cries on the lion king #hawks knew he was doomed when disney+ was launched xD #origin story of this quote is ridiculous #daddy issues strikes again #my hero academia #dabi #hotwings incorrect quotes #toya todoroki #bnha dabi #incorrect bnha quotes #hawks #hotwings #incorrect hotwings quotes #dabi todoroki #toukei #todoroki touya #keigo takami #the lion king #disney #boku no hero academia #hawks bnha #dabihawks #dabi x hawks

[cinemajunkie70]

A very happy birthday to James Earl Jones!

#james earl jones #darth vader #Star Wars #the empire strikes back #return of the Jedi #rogue one #revenge of the sith #conan the barbarian #the hunt for red october #tge great white hope #the ufo incident #patriot games #coming to america #dr. strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb #field of dreams #the sandlot #the lion king

[knightscanfeeltoo]

I still don’t know if Mace Windu did survive but if he did, imagine him appearing in Season 2 for TBOBF...

#star wars #lion king #the lion king #attack of the clones #jango fett #meme #lucasfilm #disney #jango #fett #boba #mace #mace windu #bounty hunter #boba fett #the empire strikes back #return of the jedi #the mandalorian #the book of boba fett #the holiday special

[six-legged-sea-leopard]

preview

#suuuuper happy with the american lion #felid snouts continue to befuddle me but ocassionally i strike gold #the homotherium serum looks p good too #idk about the smilodon fatalis. its slull shape is nice but the mouth opens a little too far back i think #paleoart

[slusheeduck]

Fictober 2023 Day 16 - Prompt: "This better be good." Fandom: Baldur's Gate 3

“Astarion, if I could have a moment.”

Astarion looked up as Halsin called him over, a big hand waving him toward his tent. He rolled his eyes as he shut his book. “Oh, this better be good,” he muttered to himself, but did indeed saunter over. His arms crossed as he looked over the druid, who seemed engrossed with fiddling with something in his hand. “What are you doing?”

“I just need a few more…” Halsin smiled, holding his work out to admire it. “There we are.” He held the little object in his hand out for Astarion. “For you.”

Astarion took it, frowning. It was a little wooden figurine, masterly carved with an artistic chunkiness to it, of a little cat. He looked it over for a moment, then looked back up at Halsin. “…this isn’t a ‘Thanks for letting me sleep with your lover’ present, is it?”

Halsin barked out a laugh, shaking his head. “No, no, though I wouldn’t mind if you saw it as a token of friendship.” He sat back, another piece of wood in his hand as he started to whittle at it. “You know, whenever I talk to you, I’m reminded of a time when a young druid I knew was trying to get a kitten to be her pet.” He squinted at nothing. “Animals, of course, cannot truly be tamed, especially not cats. But that’s a lesson some people learn the hard way, and she was one of them.”

Astarion crossed his arms. “I’m not following.”

Halsin continued, “Well, this cat, it hissed and swiped at her every time she tried to come near, and she was distraught. Thought she was doing something wrong, and that she wouldn’t be able to follow Sylvanus’s path.” He glanced up at Astarion. “Finally, I told her to give the cat some space. She didn’t want to, of course, but ultimately she did. Eventually, after a great deal of patience on her end, it came up to her of its own volition.” He smiled. “And, by the end, it was the cuddliest cat I’ve ever seen.”

Astarion frowned. “Well. That’s a very pretty story. But I still don’t see how…” As he unwound his arms to shrug them, he glanced at the little cat in his hand. “…you’re giving me this because you think I’m a cuddly kitten?”

Halsin grinned. “I’m giving you that because I value your space, and I’ll let you come up to me as a friend in your own time, if ever.” He looked back down at his new carving. “But I think you have the potential to be, yes.”

“Well, I think I’m insulted.”

Halsin glanced up. “Then I’m very sorry,” he said, and damn it all, he sounded earnest. “In that case, I can take it back.” He reached up for it, only for Astarion to step away.

“No, it’s mine now.”

Halsin smiled and gave a little laugh, and he returned to his work. “Then I’ll leave you to it. And if you ever want to come back, I’ll be here waiting.”

Astarion puffed out an indignant breath, walking back to his tent. Imagine, him being compared to a cat. It was nearly enough to make him hiss.

...like a vampire. A very scary vampire. Obviously. Fictober 2023 Drabble Master Post

#fictober23 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #halsin #For the record everyone else got figurines too #Wyll got a lion 'for its noble bearing in spite of its deadly power' #Lae'zel got a peregrine falcon 'for its decisiveness in its strikes' #Shadowheart got a butterfly 'for the beautiful transformation it undergoes' #Gale got a raven 'for its cleverness that only sometimes gets it into trouble' #Karlach got a rabbit 'because you strike me as someone who just likes rabbits :)' 'I DO!! :D' #Fal gets a bear naturally 'so you can remember me should we part ways'

[kraviolis]

What would happen if Eberwolf and Luz met?

truthfully not a lot because luz is not magic and cannot understand eberwolf's language, though she would also be in awe of his magical prowess and would love to meet his ratworms.

also i havent figured out how i want to characterize eberwolf to be honest. they never got a lot of depth in the show which is fine but also now i have to give them depth lol.

#qna #anonymous #little lamb au #toh #i think i like the idea of eberwolf being mother-lion-y to luz & hunter #where she just sorta sits idly and occasionally brings gifts of food (the definition of food varies) and corrects behaviors firmly #but for the most part is just. silently watching over them #but also WILL tear someone's throat out if they hurt her cubs #they dont strike me as particularly paternal/maternal in like. the way camila or eda or even darius is #hes definitely the kind of parent who lets his kids do their own thing and if they fuck up then its a life lesson #darius is the one who frets and lays awake at night wondering if hes actually cut out for this or if hes just making the kids worse #cus darius is the second least instinctively paternal person (next to eber) so hes learning as he goes #but eber is so chill. he doesnt care. the kids'll be fine as long as theyre safe and warm and fed. #she's not good with emotions </3 shes all instinct

[fallen-angel-adam-frankenstein]

#uquiz #the prince of egypt #big hero 6 #how to train your dragon #httyd #dead poets society #dps #star wars #the empire strikes back #crimson peak #the black phone #knives out #pride and prejudice #chronicles of narnia #the lion the witch and the wardrobe

[mizukagami-takamagahara]

Crest Analysis = Taokaka

I was messing around with some stuff today, and somehow ended up really staring at Taokaka’s crest.  After hours of wasting my day staring at this, I realized...

It’s Cats.  It’s All Cats.

It’s pretty easy to see that the whole crest itself is a cat’s face.  We’ve got a big toothy grin (much like Tao’s) and a little nose, whiskers on either side, some eyes and ears.

The expression on the cat’s face here (the big mouth and how the eyes are designed) makes me think of the Komainu statues seen in Japan/Shishi statues seen in China and of Chinese lion dancer puppets.  Though when I pull up pictures to compare, I find it more difficult to pinpoint the common thread that’s making my brain associate the imagery.  Like, it’s definitely there, but I’m unable to articulate it, and it may be a link that only exists in my own head.

But outside of the main face, there are tons of cats making up the crest.  Here’s all the ones I was able to find.

First we have the most prominent duo at the bottom of the crest.  We’ve got two mirrored cats.  The entirety of their head/ears are pretty apparent.  We can see one of their legs stretched out and displaying their claws, and two other legs lower down the body.  The loop connecting them could be their tails, though the lines above that also look like tails on these images.  Beside both of their heads we see a little circular image that, alongside all the other cat theming, looks to me like a paw print.

So, if we count the whole face of the Crest as one cat, these give us... Cat Count: 3

Now we’re moving on to the cats that I never noticed until I really analyzed the Crest.  The ears on the cat’s face???  They’re cats.  On the left here I circled the whole cat/ear, while on the right I’ve doodled a bit to show the cat’s head, whiskers, front legs, visible back leg, and tail.

But I’m not even done with THIS image.  While highlighting this, I found more cats.

We got another lil’ cat connected to the ear cats.  What would this be?  An eyebrow cat???  I’m not sure, but let’s take a closer look- I’ll trace the one on the right, like one would a constellation, and circle the same part on the left.

^ This bit here???  Ears. ^

^ Front and back legs ^

And by now you probably saw the tail yourself.

No cats connected to THESE ones, as far as I can tell, so that means Cat Count: 7

Next we’ve got another prominent set of cats that are, as far as I can tell, not hiding or connected to any smaller cats.  It’s just these guys, on either side of the face, right above the whiskers.

We can see the ears, head, nose, arguably an eye- though if it’s open or closed depends on how you interpret the image- and we see another extended arm with some claws out.

This is paralleled on the other side of the face, which means Cat Count: 9

But wait.  What’s that???  Right between the topmost whisker and the one below...

You may call this a stretch, but you know what I’m calling it?  A cat.  And again it’s paralleled on the other side of the Crest.

I would also be inclined to argue that this chunk here resembles another outstretched arm with two claws displayed, given the shapes making up said ‘claws,’ but with no face attached to that arm I won’t be adding it or its mirror to the count.

Cat Count: 11

And you know what I see when looking at the eyes???  More cats.  Three for each eye, specifically.  On the right here I’ve just blocked out the eye, while on the left I’ve circled each individual cat shape, as I see it.

Which, unless I’m missing stuff, leaves us with... Total Cat Count:  17

And even all this rambling doesn’t account for all the long lines with curved ends that could look like cat tails.  I’d be here all day if I tried to count those for you though if you ask, I might give it a shot.  Or the many sets of three parallel lines often used in art to suggest (cat) scratch marks.  OR the overlapping lines seen in the nose that, again, suggest scratches.

NOR am I counting all the FISH hidden in the Crest.  There are so many fish in this image.  I’m counting 20 at a glance.  Wait, no, 22.  Actually I could add to that if I was willing to get a little more abstract...  Hell, more, if you’re willing to say that the images making up the most notable fish’s spines also look like a different kind of fish...

If you want the final fish count, let me know.

#taokaka #blazblue #blazblue calamity trigger #bb trivia #kaka clan #the longer I look at this the more stuff I'm seeing #I'm losing my mind guys #would you believe me if I told you Taokaka's crest is the easiest and least complex in my opinion??? #I've been here for at least an hour #originally this was just going to be a quick count of all the cats and fish but I'm getting a headache from all the things I want to say #I didn't even talk about lion dog symbolism or why/how I see it in this image and how it relates to Taokaka's character #or how the silhouettes/poses used for some of the cats here and cats in art in general are used to convey whimsicality #the shapes of most of the fish strike me as distinctly japanese but I see more western influence in some of the cats #or maybe I've just seen more drawings of cats globally than I have of fish so I have a stronger idea in my head of how they look #ao no imakagami #bb meta

[2009kidcore]

more old art

#this might be another legit vent piece as it was around the time i started realizing my daddy issues #kind of iconic for me to make him a lion since my current sona has a mane so HAH. closeted trans things #emocore #furrycore #sparklecat #strike #blood

[ballisterboldheart]

johnny lawrence doing what he does best: [16/∞]

we’re not here to take a lesson. we’re here to teach you one.

#cobra kai #cobrakaiedit #johnny lawrence #chozen toguchi #s.gif #🦅👊 #fights that rearranged my brain chemistry. for real. #''wahhh we can see their stunt doubles too much'' oh so you want yuji okumoto to DIE? #ugh. i will now list my favorite elements of this fight. #chozen letting johnny strike first johnny getting PUMMELED and about to get WACKED and THATS when chozen steps in #his neck crack (sorry didnt mean to moan like that my bad) #the way they fight so SEAMLESSLY #having each other's backs. #UGH i know the lion was supposed to be ck. #but in my heart. johnny is the lion and chozen is the eagle

[105nt]

Recently had a blast in London with some lovely Strikophiles. Took lots of pictures and thought I would share here the ones where I can remember why I took them. 😂 I will add book quotes as time permits. Please correct me if you think I am wrong because it was a full day.

Five at a time, in no particular order, here we go ...

Tianfu, Macclesfield Street

Where Strike's leg gives way and he slides to the floor in TV Career of Evil*.

* Tense re-enactment prevented by piles of boxes. I was completely up for it.

The statue of Eros

Where Matthew Cunliffe proposes to Robin Ellacott.

'Shortly after midnight, her long-term boyfriend, Matthew, had proposed to her under the statue of Eros in the middle of Piccadilly Circus." The Cuckoo's Calling, Chapter 1

(There was no holding back re-enactments here ...)

The Red Lion, Duke of York Street

This is the pub where Strike asks Robin to meet him after he's seen Jasper Chiswell and accepted his case. Robin gets showered in orange juice as Sarah Shadlock looks on.

"If he had stuck out in his suit at the White House in East Ham, be was perfectly dressed for Mayfair, and two minutes later he entered the Red Lion in Duke of of York Street, a snug Victorian pub whose brass fittings and etched glass reminded him of the Tottenham." Lethal White, Chapter 10

Field at Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly

Strike and Robin interview Oonagh Kennedy here, in Troubled Blood.

"The café was reached by a flight of stairs that placed it on a higher level than the shop floor, which it overlooked. Once he and Robin had sat down at a table for four by the window, Strike sat silently looking down into Jermyn Street ..." Troubled Blood, Chapter 24

Roja Parfums, Burlington Arcade

Where Strike shops for perfume in TV Troubled Blood.

#my photos #cormoran strike #burlington arcade #roja parfums #field at fortnum and mason #the red lion #the statue of eros #tianfu #chinatown #london

[foxfren]

I swear to gosh the sports fiction genre has a death grip on me ever since reading All For The Game, like???

#fennec speaks #fr catch me reading about soccer and fencing #i have little interest in either sport #the stories thus far are very compelling tho #all for the game #running with lions #fence #fence striking distance #if anyone has any sports fiction recommendations #lemme know in the comments or smth #pls #pls i need the stupid little sport stories (endearing) #spinning the genre around in the microwave of my head as we speak #no bc #it’s just #there’s just something about it #the drama #the rivalry #the tension #the training arc #when they inevitably win in the end #the satisfaction of it all #(sighs dreamily)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Panthera Leo by Eric Huybrechts Via Flickr: African lion Nestor, 4 years old at that time, in Antwerp Zoo.

#lion #zoo #Antwerp #African #male #greatphotographers #crop #hair #eyes #fur #flickrs #best #detail #cropped #framing #ExtraOrdinarilyImpressive #Eric Huybrechts #*WOW* #VIVID&STRIKING #WPD22Animals #flickr

[frangipani-wanderlust]

Today in "Images Where You Know The Thumbnail Is Not Reflective Of The Actual Video..."

#lol #yeah #i'd be going wtf too little hockey man #and the ref is just standing there about to let the goalie get eaten #i'd go on strike #hockey #nhl #sportsball #hahaha #humor #for the record #i did google #as far as i can tell #a lion has never escaped onto the ice during an nhl game #and i feel like that is the sort of thing that would show up in an internet search

[starry-nocturne]

did you know the wonderful meteor shower known as the perseids can only be seen between mid july to late august

and local star girlie was born right in between, of course she was

#misc; txt #completely accidental btw. i literally chose a date at random and only realized now #i was like wow she strikes me as a leo <- doesn't know shit about astrology either #you'd be surprised at how much astrology and astronomy research i've made for character reasons ahaha #but wow isn't it cute that she was born during actual meteor shower time #and then she grows up absolutely fascinated about stars #one day i'll make a post about constellations and why i associate them to my ocs #like yeah leo is her zodiac sign but it's also associated to the nemean lion. the one hercules had to kill ^^ #do not get me started on the myth talk or i won't shut up