#otherwise

[you-were-alone-too]

im really trying to stay positive and this season doesn’t have me worried about much but…

#those reviewers better be dumb as shit #why the weird reactions to steve’s love journey #the only way i’ll accept this is if steve is bisexual and he’s getting with Eddie #otherwise #nancy is his only real option bc duh robin is our lesbian queen #ugh i just #i know jancy is fucked this season so #i hope nancy doesn’t fall back with steve #like i know he’s a much better guy now compared to s1 so maybe nancy realizes that and wants him #but her and jonathan make better sense #and she kind of treated steve like shit in s2 so #i think they’re better as friends #also it’ll be easier for me to pretend ronance is real #stranger things #stranger things 4 #steve harrington #st spoilers #st4 spoilers #stranger things spoilers #stranger things 4 spoilers #photo #mine

[apoemaday]

Otherwise

by Jane Kenyon

I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birch wood. All morning I did the work I love. At noon I lay down with my mate. It might have been otherwise. We ate dinner together at a table with silver candlesticks. It might have been otherwise. I slept in a bed in a room with paintings on the walls, and planned another day just like this day. But one day, I know, it will be otherwise.

#poetry #jane kenyon #otherwise

[incorrectspnforfun]

Dean: Sam! You love me, right? Sam: … Sam: Normally I would say yes without hesitation, but I feel like this is going somewhere I won’t like.

#sam winchester #dean winchester #sam and dean #winchesters #brothers #winchester bros #siblings #sibling goals #lol #i mean #yeah #that's pretty accurate #and sam's probably right #it probably is going somewhere #and it's probably somewhere he won't like lol #otherwise #dean wouldn't ask XD #spn #spn incorrect quotes

[reveluving]

BATMOM SMUT IS LITERALLY TOPTIER AND IT'S A CRIME THAT THERE ISNT MORE OF IT . husband!bruce makes me DROOL tbfh

ME TOOOO

I just need that good good?? omg im not asking for a lot ;-;

idc WHAT it is; anniversary, after a gala, baby fever, vacation wherever with just the two of them,,, WHATEVER I JUST NEED SUMN DAMN 😫

#otherwise #i gotta do what i gotta do ✋🏼😔 #bruce wayne #bruce wayne x reader #bruce wayne x batmom #batmom #reveluving #reve's asks

[doublel27]

So I didn’t get my flirty Tarlos playing baseball, but I DID get Competent at baseball TK Strand AND Carlos Reyes physically throwing himself between his boyfriend and the cops team multiple times, using both a leg and an arm to shove himself in there at different points, and that’s my win for tonight. That and my MVP, Nailed-it Nancy. 

#911 lone star spoilers #911 ls spoilers #tk strand #carlos reyes #tarlos #nancy gillian #oh i also liked coach owen #owen can coach softball #otherwise #I have made my feelings clear

[wolfavens]

Living, fighting, obsessing Just as long as I can share it all with you...

#simblr #ts4 edit #ts4 gameplay #everyone doing fancy renders so #have a super shity in game edit #god this is so bad #posting now while still drunk #otherwise #ya know #this would definitely get deleted #ught #also the song challengy thing inspired me #but apparently not enough to do something worthy #sighs

[wind-becomes-lightning]

there are like 500 posts about this daily but people still dont get that reblogs are just worth more than likes

#this website is not tik tok #its not engagement if you like a post #it in fact does NOTHING to promote the work of the person you liked it from #if you like their art their fics their videos their moodboards #fucking reblog them #yes even if you have ONLY 3 followers #reblog it #reblog it all the time #you dont have to give insightful tag comments #but reblog it anyway #fave only works for stuff thats for READ LATER #or when you see a personal post and you want to show the creator I SEE YOU #otherwise #reblog reblog and reblog always reblog

[euphorictruths]

From the book "Factotum", [novel]- Charles Bukowski; 1975

#dice #roll the dice #quotes #charles bukowski #life quotes #all the way #inspiration #motivation #positive #otherwise #forget it #life #living #existing #novels #books #1970s #beauty #beautiful #escape #pretty #text #paper #beige #beige aesthetic #photography #manifest #spiritual #dont even start

[lilacandladybugs]

i want to read the dream industry plant post how do they rationalize the idea that youtube would have to be competent for it to work

#youtube just isnt that good at stuff #otherwise #who is it #is it a different industry

[sugarandlemonbuns]

to the ppl saying will isn’t gay, how do u explain this:

man’s doing his school project on alan turing, a mathematician prosecuted for homosexual acts 💀

the closet is fricken glass now 😭😭😭

#byler #willbyersisgay #will byers is fruity #mike wheeler is fruity #will byers #stranger things s4 #byler rights #byeler #byler is real #and u can’t tel me #otherwise #bylerbylerbyler #gay #will is gay #william byers #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #gay gay gay gay #will is definitely gay

[foolishalex]

if I'm going to be honest the only "redemption" I would have wanted for c!dream would have been him living his happy cottage core life w emeraldduo in the Artic

#the only redemption i would have wanted for him #the only #dreblr #otherwise #let him go apeshit

[the-vault-is-open]

The terrible rattle of the chains, [Caretaker] thought it would echo on their ears until the day they died. Even when the time took the sharpness of details from their memory, the metallic sound would prevail sharp and crystal clear.

When [Whumpee] was lowered to the arms of their team, was when fear snapped [Caretaker] into action. It had only been a moment, it had not been more than a few hours and yet—There were lacerations to take care of. Wounds to tend. Their fingers immediately started checking the [Whumpee]'s pulse, checking their pupil response, checking for fractures, for anything life threatening the plain eye could miss—

A hand gripped their wrist.

[Whumpee] was barely on the edge of consciousness, tethering between alertness that seemed to gradually give way to exhaustion. However, their eyes were present and focused, while they took the [Caretaker] wrist. A pull to the present of sorts, not the frenzied run into their tasks.

"I'm here. I'm here [Whumpee]." It was [Caretaker] turn to take a deep breath, as they covered [Whumpee]'s hand with their own. The rest of the team mates had moved around giving them both a defense and a moment. "I need to let me care of you, then we all would be out of here."

[Whumpee] squeezed (or tried to), once. [Caretaker] gently took the hand to their lips. "I'm here. I promise."

Just then, [Whumpee] seemed to finally let themselves relax.

"We're gonna be home soon." And this time, it was [Team leader] that echoed their thoughts.

#Is this a romantic prompt? No #Platonic only #Because sometimes you need to take care of your Caretakers #And also because trust goes both ways #You need to trust the Caretaker is able and that whumpee is safe #Otherwise #Neither could advance #Caretaker #Whumpee #Team leader #Team dynamics #Rescue #steal this prompt #Whump #Rescue whump #Whump prompt

[peachpitmagic]

I am in hell knowing i can't touch you.

I am in hell, actually, knowing i can touch you if i want, but that it will hurt a lot more than not touching you.

I am in hell knowing that no matter what i do, nothing will ever take away the burning of having torn your skin off of mine.

#and that's on mars conjunct chiron in a composite chart #so if you ever find yourself in that place #run #otherwise #good luck y'all #astrology #astroblr #astro community #astro notes #astrology observations #composite chart #mars #chiron #conjunctions

[sidewalk-scrawls]

So I have a lot of thoughts about Our Flag Means Death, and now I want to talk specifically about the scene where Blackbeard tells Izzy they should kill Stede, and Blackbeard should take Stede’s place as captain, so that he can retire the Blackbeard name. I’m of the opinion that, at the time of this scene, Blackbeard wasn’t actually planning to kill Stede. Instead, I think it was a spur of the moment comment to temporarily settle things with Izzy. I’m not sure if this is a popular or unpopular view, but I have opinions, so get ready for some textual references!

Putting this under a read-more because this is about to get DETAILED.

In this post, I’ll be focusing on Blackbeard’s interactions with Stede before he proposes this plan (primarily episode 4)  – There are details about Blackbeard’s background that I think could also back up my point, but I’m saving them for another post, mostly because I think that Blackbeard’s “no kill” policy and the event that prompted it both need a lot of unpacking. I’ll also be exclusively referring to Ed as Blackbeard throughout this post for clarity, since I typically switch based on context.

So let’s start with Blackbeard’s interactions with Stede before he suggested this murder. Obviously, Blackbeard doesn’t know Stede well at this point -- they just met! But it does seem like Blackbeard was genuinely smitten with Stede from the time they first met, possibly even before so -- Blackbeard was always fascinated by what was in Stede’s cabin, and even when Stede was unconscious, and Blackbeard spent a decent chunk of time sitting by his bedside. And when Stede is disrupted in his sleep, mumbling that he was a coward, Blackbeard reaches for him, seemingly in a comforting gesture

Once Stede finally wakes up, we know explicitly that Blackbeard is fascinated by the ways in which Stede differs from other pirates. If we hadn’t picked up enough from Blackbeard’s body language, he says as much to Stede:

“You know how hard it is to find someone doing something original out here? It's impossible, man. And here you come with your library, and your fancy quarters, and your secret little closet full of, full of frilly shirts and, and summer linens. Fuck. There's two chandeliers. That's overkill. An open fire on a wooden vessel surrounded by bits of paper. You're a fuckin' lunatic, and I like it.”

Once Stede is awake, we can’t ignore that Blackbeard introduces himself as Ed, intentionally not mentioning that he’s Blackbeard. While that could be a way to throw someone off their footing, that doesn’t seem to be suggested by the context. Instead, Blackbeard wants Stede to interact with him like he’s a normal person, just another pirate. And even after Blackbeard reveals himself, Stede continues to refer to him as Ed. Considering that, as far as I remember, Izzy is the only other person who *ever* calls Blackbeard by Ed, that’s a pretty special place for Stede to hold.

And THEN, we have the scene where Blackbeard and Stede have swapped clothes -- Stede claiming to be Blackbeard and Blackbeard claiming to be Stede. Izzy, of course, confronts Blackbeard, claiming that he’s not acting like the pirate he signed up to work with. And yeah, the pirate he signed up to work with would likely have already killed Stede and taken control of the ship. For the most part,   Blackbeard ignores him -- He’s too busy looking at Stede. Eventually, though, he realizes that Izzy is actually angry -- Izzy even threatens to resign! At this point, Blackbeard realizes that he needs to do *something* to keep Izzy in his corner.

And now, things escalate -- Izzy is threatening Stede, with Fang and Ivy at his back. They could kill Stede and take over the ship easily, the rest of the crew falling into line. But instead, Blackbeard steps in and completely redirects the tension. He continues to refer |to Stede as Blackbeard, and mentioned that Spanish ships are in their path. He claims that if Stede doesn’t make a decision, everyone will die. But as Stede is panicking, unable to decide what to do. Blackbeard interjects, “Death it is… But wait!” And Black Pete breaks in, “You’re a genius, Blackbeard!” because, of course, Blackbeard already had a solution in mind! If Blackbeard had wanted Stede dead, it would’ve been the moment when they had Stede cut off from his crew  --  They had Stede on his own, AND they would’ve had a grateful crew, happy that Blackbeard had saved them.

But let’s keep moving forward through the episode… Obviously, Blackbeard’s plan didn’t go as he’d intended. He misremembered the date,  and as a result, his plan to save the crew had failed! He goes back to Stede’s quarters to drink until they were attacked. But Stede follows him (because of course he does). And as they talk… they both realize simultaneously that there’s a solution they hadn’t considered!

And this leads us to the lighthouse scene. I’m not going to talk too much about this scene because a lot of it hinges on symbolism, and I want to focus on Blackbeard’s textual motivations in this episode. But on a literal level, this scene very much shows us that these two are capable of working together and working together WELL. And considering the small size of Blackbeard’s circle (Fang, Ivan, and Izzy, with Izzy being the only one who calls him Ed), I cannot imagine he doesn’t notice and appreciate this. And as a side note… Blackbeard’s line, “Would you blow into those flames there? -- Careful of your face” is a very ironic choice if his real plan is for Blackbeard (i.e., Stede) to show up dead, “his corpse disfigured beyond recognition.” Personally, I just think he doesn’t want him dead.

But now, let’s jump past the lighthouse, we have the conversation between Blackbeard and Stede where Blackbeard suggests, “If you were to show me the ways of an aristocrat I could probably show you a thing or two about being a bloodthirsty pirate,” and when Stede asks him if he’s serious, Blackbeard replies “It’s the most fun I’ve had at seas in ages.”  Again, Blackbeard could *potentially* be speaking with the goal of throwing Stede off his guard. Maybe he’s planning to learn more from Stede and THEN kill him? But personally, I just don’t buy that -- His words feel too true, and they match with what we’ve seen throughout this episode -- He HAS been having fun on the ship with Stede, and he’s clearly already attached.

So finally, we’ve reached the moment where Blackbeard tells Izzy that he plans to murder Stede. Again, it feels pretty noteworthy that this happens during the same episode that Izzy says he’s going to resign. It feels like Blackbeard is offering this as a band-aid solution to fix his relationship with Izzy. If Blackbeard was actually going to kill Stede now, after rejecting the previous opportunities, now would be another good time to do it --  they still were wearing swapped clothes, and the crew was as likely to defect to Blackbeard as ever. Instead, the episode ends, and the next time they’re seen, they’ve swapped back to their regular clothes. Blackbeard never mentions the murder plan again until Izzy gets impatient and brings it up again, even bringing Fang and Ivan along as backup.

Anyway, my personal opinion is that Blackbeard never intending to kill Stede, which I hope is backed up here.

#obviously this post is specifically about the characters of our flag means death and not their historical counterparts #but i do enjoy the comment because it makes me feel less worried #anyway *fingers crossed* this post appeals to other people! #if you want more info on the 'no kill' background let me know #otherwise #ofmd #our flag means death

[hummingbirdflyingnorth]

If we’re actually not meant to recognize the bodies we’re seeing it might be b/c everyone starts over in a new loop and so those are all the bodies of everyone outside the crew that have died in different universes

#iswm #in space with markiplier #markiplier #otherwise #could be invincible 1 stuff #idk though #could just be messing with us too #i didn’t recognize any of them when I watched it the first time #not good at seeing that stuff though #bad at recognizing people things if they’re too different than what they’ve looked like before #mostly in shadow counts towards that

[kragehund-again]

some guy who's not even in charge of me: ladies, i know you're technically allowed to have your hair in a pony tail *pointed and disapproving glare at me* but for the sake of professionalism, please keep it in a tight bun

me:

#men may have only 1 opinion on my hair #and that is that they can tell me when it's pretty #otherwise #they can kill themselves idgaf

[pondering-peach]

One thing I noticed while watching Prey a second time is that the feral predator is alone. We're all under the impression that he's supposed to be undergoing his chiva, but dont youngbloods do that in groups of three? And also, at least according to what I know, a chiva is only complete when a youngblood kills a xenomorph and marks themself with its blood. So what is he doing on Earth?

#prey 2022 #predator 2022 #feral predator #I know the AVP films arent considered 100% canon #which is where i got a good chunk of what i know abt yautja culture #besides google of course #but im certain the feral predator either has to be already blooded #or hes a bad blood #otherwise #what reason would he have to be hunting bears for? #300 years isnt nearly long enough for an entire culture made up of beings who live for hundreds of years at a time #it doesnt make sense