#or close enough

[neotomiccccc]

This is how Shane’s 10 heart event went right

#or close enough #yeah the last few panels are lazy I got bored #anyway #stardew valley #sdv shane #sdv #my art #art #fanart #shaneposting #farmer nix #stardew valley shane #stardew valley farmer #sdv farmer #sdv oc

[chaoticace2005]

Cherri, high on life (and numerous drugs): Hey Angie, what if people had food names and food had people names?

Angel, to Cherri: Hey Spaghetti, time for dinner.

Cherri (Spaghetti): What are we having?

Angel: Sir Pentious.

Husk: Why am I even still here with you guys?

Cherri: Shut up Potato.

#the irony of the person asking this question HAVING food as their name #or close enough #cherri bomb #angel dust hazbin hotel #angel dust #husk #hazbin hotel husk #husker #hazbin hotel incorrect quotes #hazbin hotel memes #hazbin hotel

[fogsblue]

Compared to the noise of Meridian, it's quiet in the mountains, and she enjoys the peace as she lands not far from where Kotallo asked to meet.

He looks back over his shoulder as she nears, a small smile on his face. Similar to the one he shares with their squad, but a softness Aloy has learnt is just for her. It would be easier to stop a Thunderjaw, than stop her matching it.

Not that she tries very hard.

Almost next to him, she catches the way his hand twitches, almost reaching back. Before all the reasons why she shouldn't—the end of the world, he might not feel the same— Aloy's reaches out, ready to take his hand. Her fingers brush his and he tenses. She stops moving,

Kotallo turns his head as his fingers curl gently around hers.

"Join me?"

Aloy doesn't reply, not in words. She simply smiles, threading her fingers between his and warms under his gaze, focused on her as she steps up beside him.

"Yes."

#look i just have a tiny little thought #i can't do a whole fic #but... i can do this. #at 6am and no sleep #aloy x kotallo #kotaloy #kotallo #hfw #horizon #fogs fic #or close enough #fogs game stuff

[stonelions]

dean study in rebelle. nifty program

#dean winchester #bisexual disaster king #spn #sketch #midnight dean posting yet again #or close enough

[laurasimonsdaughter]

Folktales you can read as queer without squinting

Happy Pride everyone! Here is a selection of folk and fairy tales that I enjoy for both their plots and their queer vibes. I speak of vibes only, because I cannot say I have insight in the historical intention of these tales, but I do vouch for me presenting them to you unaltered, as I found them.

I will give the titles with links to the full texts here and summaries under the read more:

Gold-tree and Silver-tree Scottish fairy tale, collected by Joseph Jacobs, published in 1892. [Cw: abusive parent, murder.]

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces Cape Verdian folktale, collected by Elsie Clews Parsons in 1916-1917. [Cw: attempted poisoning]

The Unicorn Spanish fairy tale, collected by Aurelio Espinosa in 1947. [Cw: murder, attempt at being outed, awkward use of pronouns.]

The Tale of Tamamizu Japanese literary folktale, written by an unknown author between the Muromachi period (1336–1573) and the beginning of the Edo period (1603–1867). [Cw: tragic ending.]

The Tale of the Marquise-Marquis of Banneville French literary fairy tale, published in 1697, authorship contested (suggested: François-Timoléon de Choisy, Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, Charles Perrault). [Cw: gender dysphoria, age difference.]

Bisclavret French literary legend, written by Marie de France in the 12th century. [Cw: wolf-violence]

Gold-tree and Silver-tree

The beautiful princess Gold-tree is married off to a loving prince to protect her from her murderous mother Silver-tree. When her mother finds out where her daughter is she goes to visit her while the prince is out. To protect her, Gold-tree is locked in her room, but she is persuaded to stick her pink through the key hole so her mother can kiss it. Instead, the jealous queen stabs her with poison, killing Gold-tree. The prince is inconsolable and lays Gold-tree to rest in a locked room. In time he marries a second wife, who is of course curious to know what is in the room. She manages to get in and is so overcome with Gold-trees beauty that she immediately tries to wake her. She discovers a poisoned splinter, takes it out of her finger, and Gold-tree wakes up. When the prince returns home he is overjoyed and when the second wife offers to leave, he insists that she stays. The three of them live happily together until the evil queen finds out Gold-tree was revived. Once again she visits, but this time the second wife protects Gold-tree and tricks the queen into drinking her own poison. The queen dies and the three live a happy long life together, pleased and peaceful.

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces

A king offers his daughter’s hand in marriage plus half of his kingdom to whoever can find out why his daughter wears out seven pairs of shoes every night. A woman’s only son sets out to discover the secret, despite the threat of being executed if he fails. On his way he meets the Virgin Mary and God in disguise, who give him a coat of invisibility and a special whip. These gifts help him follow the princess as she sneaks out of the castle, passing by three bushes who greet her as she takes a flower from each. So does the boy. They arrive at a great hall where the princess dances with a company of strange old men, until all her shoes are worn. The boy collects the worn pairs of shoes, makes sure to get back to the castle before her and pretends to be asleep. The following morning he reveals the princess’ secret and gives the flowers and shoes as proof. The king asks him if he wants to marry the princess, but the boy declines, instead returning home to his mother with half a kingdom’s worth of fortune, and builds her a new house.

The Unicorn

A young woman’s sweetheart is killed by another man who is in love with her and after avenging his death, she flees her home. In this new life she lives as a man and choses the name Carlos. He goes into service for a wealthy family and the daughter of the house falls in love with him. They marry and while Carlos is sad to explain the situation to his wife, she loves him all the same and they live happily together. The lack of any children makes her father suspicious, however, and he starts putting Carlos to the test to see if he will act like a man or a woman, but he’s never able to discover anything. Eventually he takes Carlos hunting, suspecting that he will not want to bathe with the other men. Before the bathing, however, Carlos meets a unicorn who gives him a blessing and changes his body so he can go bathe without fear. The father is proven wrong and Carlos gets to return to his worried wife, to tell her what happened.

The Tale of Tamamizu

A kitsune falls in love at first sight with a nobleman’s daughter and wanders what he could possibly do to be near her. After considering taking on the appearance of a dashing young man to woo her, he decides he doesn’t want to put her in danger by marrying a fox, and turns into a girl instead. She goes to a devout couple who have only sons and introduces herself as an orphan. They immediately take her in and name her Tamamizu. Once she is settled, she confesses she would like to be a lady’s companion and her foster family get her employment with the young lady she is so in love with. Tamamizu is a great favourite, but so afraid of dogs that the young lady orders that dogs are no longer allowed near her. Three years pass when a contest is held to find the most beautiful autumn leaf. Tamamizu goes back to her fox siblings, who are overjoyed to see her and they help her find the leaf to give to her mistress. It is so magnificent even the Emperor hears of it and invites the lady to court. Tamamizu is to go with her, but she cannot bear it. Before they reach the court and she has to see her beloved become the Emperor’s wife, she disappears, leaving behind a letter for her mistress to explain everything. Everyone misses Tamamizu and the young lady sorrows for her painful heart.

The Tale of the Marquise-Marquis of Banneville

The Marquise of Banneville becomes a widow while she is pregnant and while she first wishes really hard for a son, she changes her mind and begs heaven to send her a daughter who will not have do die in war like her husband. The child is born and regardless of physicality, is raised as a girl. She grows up a beautiful, charming socialite and is a favourite of high society. The little marquise Marianne meets the handsome Marquis de Bercour and they begin a flirtatious, deeply romantic friendship that leaves her mother anxious to prevent them ever thinking of marrying. Eventually she even tells her daughter about the complication of her birth, but after some intense unhappiness the affection of the marquis and his declaration that he wants only to be her best friend, she puts it out of her mind. When her mother dies, however, the two lovers are so much together that they have to marry to escape the gossip. On the wedding night Marianne finds her husband inconsolable and he confesses that he was born a woman. She immediately tells him her own situation and they declare their love all over, decide to keep living exactly as they do now and have a child just as beautiful as they are.

Bisclavret

A kind and handsome nobleman, beloved by his king, is asked by his new wife why he disappears for three days every week. He confesses that this is when he “turns bisclavret” and must go out hunting in the shape of a wolf. His terrified wife convinces a knight who was already in love with her to steal her husband’s clothes so he cannot turn back. After her husband’s mysterious disappearance she quickly marries the knight. The distraught king comes across a wolf while hunting, however, that treats him so affectionately that he takes the animal home with him. The wolf never leaves his side and is incredibly docile, but when he attacks first the knight and then the knight’s wife, the king’s advisor starts to get suspicious. They are arrested and confess everything. The nobleman’s clothes are found and the king brings the clothes and the wolf to his royal bedchamber and leaves them. When he returns the nobleman is human again, fast asleep in the king’s bed. The overjoyed king wakes him with kisses, restores him to his title, and showers him with gifts. 

Honorable mention for this mythic tale from the Bhuiya in India in which two women conceive a child together.

#laura retells #or close enough #queer representation #folklore #fairy tales #queer folklore #queer folktales

[horsesource]

Songs specific autists request every week (Fridays, 1:30-2pm) at the Autism Center’s “All-School Music”:

Wild Wild West

Blitzkreig Bop

Frosty the Snowman

Hey Soul Sister

Thunder

#the requesters know every word to their respective songs #or close enough

[raayllum]

Rayla and Claudia both being driven to save their family/fathers in S5. Callum and Terry both being put in a position of either helping or hindering depending on the prices being paid. Delicious 

#rayllum #clauderry #raydia #s5 #arc 2 #text post #mine #trees to meet you #tempted to have 'i couldn't let him hurt you' as their foils tag but i'll see what comes to fruition in s5 first maybe #tests of love #or close enough #manifesting rayllum coming back together while clauderry falls apart more than ever tbh #tdp #the dragon prince

[outofangband]

I think so much about Húrin being taken to the Haudh en Nírnaeth by Melkor

I’m going to make two posts about this. In the second one I’m actually going to go through the conversation line by line because it’s a fascinating back and forth where we see of both philosophies ( as well as just having some incredibly badass lines) but in this post I want to talk about the circumstances surrounding it

After Húrin mocks and refuses Morgoth despite the “slow torment”, Morgoth decides to take him on the world’s worst field trip; to visit the grotesque mound of corpses of his people and allies built on Morgoth’s orders, the site of the deaths of his king, brother and sister in law. It’s there that most of The Words of Húrin and Morgoth take place.

The detail of this is so short it could almost be missed. Then Morgoth laughed and he said “death you may yet crave of me as a boon.” And he took Húrin to the Haudh en Nírnaeth…

It’s a clear and fascinating exception to the previously stated fact that Morgoth never left the fortress after the injuries inflicted by Fingolfin. It’s not a short journey either. The Haudh en Nírnaeth is built where Ard Galen used to be, south of the Ered Engrin and of Angband. We don’t have an exact distance but it’s certainly far enough to raise questions about the logistics of Morgoth taking a prisoner there. Did they go alone, Húrin just chained and dragged or carried? Morgoth would have to be completely confident that there was no chance at all of Húrin escaping (and in the scene, Húrin is standing before Morgoth, facing him, not held in any way mentioned)

My personal theory is that Melkor probably broke or otherwise badly injured one of Húrin’s legs to ensure he couldn’t run off or attempt to harm himself as a means of escape. They were after all somewhere littered with swords and other weapons as evidenced by the part where Melkor picks one up to break in Húrin’s face. I also imagine that Húrin was tightly bound and blindfolded for whatever journey there was so he could take absolutely no comfort or reprieve from being outside Angband.

#the silmarillion #the children of húrin #Húrin #melkor #morgoth #musing and meta #in the Iron hell #or close enough #I’m so sorry if this isn’t good I’m a mess of anxiety right now

[frankchurchillsaysrelax]

ok but why are jonah hauer-king and dan smith identical?

#or close enough #jonah hauer king #dan smith #bastille

[jasleh]

stole this from @merlwybs-wife who wants to feed my Cota brainworms

#ask meme #or close enough

[mercedesmone]

happy eclipse day to those who are able to observe do we have any other blessed souls today who are right in the middle of the path of totality 🙋🏻‍♀️

#or close enough #i am so excited

[incognito-princess]

At my friend's house up in the mountains. That's 25 inches (66 cm), and still falling...

#colorado #teller county colorado #spring time in the rockies #or close enough

[a-pirate]

#cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk oc #male v #josven #male v monday #masc v monday #finally gave him his proper hair color #or close enough #it's basically targaryen white #q

[mx-lamour]

↑ Re: Immortality Chapter 1... I have created visuals. ↓

“Forgive me if I am too bold.”

I could see it now. I could see what women saw in Alek’s face. I touched his hand, unsure of whether to press it more firmly to myself or pull away.

Anton read this as permission. His lips pressed upon mine.

The hole that bore itself into my chest the night prior filled itself to bursting, crushing the air from my lungs. I gasped like a drowning man, and drew in only him, until Anton’s chest was against mine and I could feel his heart beating like it was my own. His pulse pounded in my head.

I felt something like the blood rage on me, twice over and different. Its sound was the march of armies in the throes of war, Alek lunging across countless foes to guard my side. Its scent promised the heady relief of my undying thirst. I felt the lash of rain in my eyes. Blades piercing our hearts. A fang snagged Anton’s lip. His blood on my tongue. Overwhelming.

I tore myself away from his kiss, staggering backward with my arm thrown across my face. I groped blindly for the edge of the table.

“My lord, forgive me. I—”

“Go!” I roared. The time for courtesy was ended.

Anton hesitated. Brave of him. “Are y—”

“I am fine!” I sucked in breath on the back of an undignified hiccup. “Get out!”

Anton’s voice was impossibly gentle. “I will,” he said. He walked as though held at sword point, his footsteps retreating cautiously away from me.

The door clicked, and he was gone.

Anger tore through me in the silence that followed. I slammed my fists down on the table. The force of it knocked over the remainder of the wine. I grasped the bottle by its neck and threw it with all my might. It crashed against the far wall, staining it red and breaking into a hundred jagged shards, scattered on the floor.

Stiffly, I fell into a chair. Rubbed my hands over my face. Pressed my knuckles to my lips.

He was not Alek. Could not be Alek.

I could not face the rest.

P.s. This was what I was listening to:

#vasili's hair is a little extra foppish but i had to cover his ears somehow #immortality fic #gay panic #hero forge #strahd is dramatic #anton is even bolder than his father #he's gay your honor #stralek #or close enough #vulnerable strahd #Spotify

[hello-god-its-me-sara]

Does anyone know why Grace’s hair wasn’t curled properly in season 1

Was that a stylist choice or an Annabelle Wallis decision

Because it’s infuriated me from day 1

#literally every other woman had period accurate hair #or close enough #they curled her hair in later seasons #i don’t understand #help plz #peaky blinders #grace shelby #grace burgess

[themushroomofdeath]

ok, why none of you ever told me about zoro's stage actor tho im looking, respectfully 👁️👄👁️

#roronoa zoro #what his name pls #on my table NOW #he looks exactly like i picture irl zoro #or close enough #missing the 110cm tatas tho