#post space whale

[autisticlancemcclain]

part one

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Hearing his boyfriend’s voice on that radio call, as staticky and panicked as it had been, had made Lance cry. Hunk and Pidge had looked at him in mild concern — they were definitely relieved too, but no one else reacted like Lance did — but he’d paid them no mind, letting the teams stream down his face and desperately thanking any gods that had answered his prayers. He could feel Red’s relief overwhelmingly in his head, mirrored only by his own.

But none of that raw feeling, none of the pure alleviation of grief, compares to the feeling of finally watching Keith’s ship touch down in the hangar after months of fear. He doesn’t bother waiting for the craft to power down, sprinting towards it so fast he’s not even sure his feet touch the ground. He’s halfway there when the side door slams open and a black and purple clad blur comes sprinting out, meeting Lance halfway and slamming into him so hard it would hurt them both were they not wearing armour.

“Oh, God,” murmurs a voice Lance has not heard in person in half a year, clutching him tightly, one arm squeezing his waist and the other wrapped around his head, pressing him into Keith’s body, nearly suffocating him.

Lance doesn’t care. He’s gripping Keith just as tightly, hands almost clawing at his shoulders in a desperate attempt to prove to himself that it’s real, Keith’s real, he’s here and he’s alive and safe and they’re together, again, finally.

“You’re alive,” Lance sobs, barely even managing the words. He struggled to breathe over his choked words, barely remembering to inhale and exhale and keep his heart flowing. All he thinks is Keith Keith Keith Keith Keith, all he feels is solid armour and thick hair and the wet of Keith’s tears on his skin, the press of Keith’s lips to his cheeks and brow and temples as he kisses anywhere he can reach, as desperate to touch Lance as Lance is to him.

It takes Lance time to catch his breath, to convince himself that Keith won’t disappear if he pulls away, if he loosens his grip. Even still he tells his hands to move, his arms to hold less tightly, and they don’t listen, drunk off the need to clutch Keith closer.

He finally manages to pull himself away; not far, nowhere out of Keith’s reach — not that Keith would let him — but enough to finally see his boyfriend’s face. See his strong nose and thick brows, his wild hair and dark, clear eyes.

He looks like home.

“You’re taller,” Lance croaks, realizing for the first time that he has to look up significantly to meet his boyfriend’s eyes.

Keith laughs wetly, bending down slightly to rest his forehead to Lance’s. His eyes close, but Lance can’t yet follow his example, can’t manage to tear his gaze away lest he wake up to find he’s dreaming.

“I hope that’s okay,” he says wryly. “I know that two inches was ever so important to you.”

“Stick around for a bit and I’ll tell you how I feel,” Lance quips back, watery smile the most genuine he’s had in months. “Asshole.”

Keith chuckles again, so softly, and the sound makes Lance shiver, so much better than through a screen or not at all. He slides his hands into Keith’s hair, relishing in the feel of it again, and angles his head, leaning closer and finally fluttering his eyes shut.

“I’m so glad you’re back, Willie Nelson,” he murmurs, so close that their lips brush with every word. So close that he feels Keith’s huff on his own skin, breath warm and sweet, somehow.

“I haven’t seen you for two years and that’s the most affectionate name I get, huh?”

Lance frowns. He pulls away to look at Keith in alarm, eyes wide and brows knit. “Two years? What do you mean, two y—mmf.”

Keith’s gloved hands are warm on his cheeks, and his lips are so familiar, the tilts of their heads and the slide of their noses as they sink into their places, into the action they’ve done thousands of times in thousands of different ways distracting him from his concerns.

He has Keith again. He has Keith again. Regardless of how long it’s been, he has Keith now, in his arms and pressed against him, body warm and skin chapped and smelling of pine and sandalwood, somehow, still. Lance can’t help but sink into him, forget anything and everything else. Nothing else is as important — not Voltron, not the universe, nothing. Lance already put them first for months. He gets to be selfish, now. He gets to choose himself, and choose Keith.

Finally.

“Okay, I think a what the fuck is in order.”

Keith pulls away.

“No,” Lance whines, reaching up to try and pull him down again. “Ignore them. They can figure it out. Context clues. Come on.”

Keith indulgently leans back down to press a quick and chaste kiss to his lips, then pulls back away. “We’re on a time limit. I got distracted.”

Lance fights down a smirk, well aware he isn’t very successful. He slides one hand out of his boyfriend’s hair and down his neck, his collarbones, resting flat on his chest. He blinks his eyes rapidly, letting his pupils get bigger so they almost swallow the brown, tilting his head up — he can work with this new height thing.

Keith wants a distraction?

Lance is excellent at distracting him.

“Don’t look at me like that,” Keith pleads. “I’ve been stuck in space for two years, baby, I only have so much restraint left.”

Someone clears their throat from behind them. Lance glances over Keith’s shoulder, fully prepared to tell them to fuck the hell off — Lotor and Allura are just fine on their Oriande thing, Lance deserves a single fucking minute of Keith all to himself — but does a double take when he fully registers to person next to the pod Keith flew in.

He narrows his eyes in shock. “Is that your — did you disappear in space and find your fucking mother?”

Keith snorts. “Nothing gets by you, huh.”

“Keith,” the woman says, before Lance can speak any further. “The problem at hand? That holds the universe in balance?”

“Oh, shit, yeah.” Keith startles like he’s just remembering, pulling away from Lance enough to face the rest of the team, although he still curls a possessive arm around Lance’s waist, hand hot on his hip.

“Lotor is evil. And we’re all in danger.”

#ends abruptly but idc i struggled with this one #vld #voltron #lance #lance mcclain #keith #keith kogane #klance #established klance #secret relationship #post space whale #angst #hurt/comfort #brown-eyed lance #tall keith #my writing #fic #longpost #i also wrote angst for this specific universe but it didn’t fit the vibe so i’m not posting it

[gascansposts]

I love the space whale Danny designs (credit to @/puppetmaster13u ) they are gorgeous and I love them, WHY IS IT SO DETAILED??? I KNOW THAT IT WAS LIKE. A ONE OFF DRAWING OF DANNY OR WHATEVER BUT PLEASE THIS TOOK ME LIKE AN HOUR TO JUST DO FLATS. FLATS

Anyways, I did the flats and mostly all the rendering on void touched!vlad, but Danny needs to be shaded and rendered. Also need to add in earth and the appropriate background! Vlad has a black hole core, while Danny’s is a space core, yin and yang for all of time aren’t they?

#danny phantom #dpxdc #it’s both technically #the original post with these two was a dpxdc post but space whale Danny can also just be a dp thing #so…. #art #arty art #yep #dcxdp #space whales #space whale Danny #void touched vlad #space creature #art wip #god this is gonna be a big one… #I can usually render everything in about an 1 hr and thirty minutes #that is not gonna happen #not here at least #danny fenton #I’ll link the post this is for in the comments!

[andhumanslovedstories]

We read more Animorphs! Specifically books 6 through 10: The Capture, The Stranger, The Alien, The Secret, The Android, and Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gifts. It's banger after banger, y'all. While editing this episode, I had to ask Cyrus if we were gushing about the books too much or if they are actually as good as we say they are. ESPECIALLY The Capture, a book that is basically just psychological sci-fi horror that made us really consider how much we can vibrate hornily about concepts in a book for children. It's not our fault Yeerks are sexy.

all horrible traumas except Ax's option which is still a trauma but just to the child he accosted for his milkduds

Animorphs Part 2: High Stakes Moral Crises for Children

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#animorphs #cracked spines #we actually weren't gonna post this one this week since we wanted to space the animorph episodes out more #but then I got the flu and entered a coma for a week which really cut into our recording time #so episode on frances hardinge next time and this time SENTIENT KNIFE HURRICANE VS WHALE

[universalcaffination]

If you enjoy the star trek voyage home movie, I highly recommend reading the novelization! There's a lot more detail in the book versions of the movies that they can't squeeze into the film format

To argue my case, I present the scene where Gillian drives them back to the park

A wonderful bonus, once kirk returns from his dinner with gillian

#star trek #tos #the original series #spock #kirk #spirk #space husbands #the voyage home #star trek iv #the one with the whales #spock in his relearning stage still and assuming everyone is also vegetarian is adorable #either that or the replicators are 'vegan/vegetarian based proteins' thing but im not sure if that was a tng oneard thing #so spock knowing kirk eats meat whatever before he dies #spock back to life having memories of eating with kirk in the dining space on the entwrprise #dude had a chicken sandwhich #but post mortem spock just assumes this is a 'chicken' burger from the replicator and everyones vegetarian in the enterprise #and being HORRIFIED #when he learns kirk sometimes eats meat #and near-raw meat #is so funny

[little-compass-home]

I like whales!!

#💖 signing off #moodboard #whale #whales #little space #sfw little community #sfw little blog #little space blog #littles blog #little alter #safe agere #sfw agere #sfw littlespace #sfw little post #sfw little one

[cold-neon-ocean]

It's world orca day so I decided to share my boy Wolf! He's from my Orcafolk fantasy race, but he's now a space fairing killer(whale lol) for hire 🌊🐳🌌

#Orca #Killer Whale #Space #Ocean #Orcafolk #My OC #[ LOOKIEEEE ITS ME WHALE BOY #I love Wolf so much you have no idea #I've kept him pretty private save for on ArtFight and Toyhouse for a while #as you can see those first two drawings are from 2022 LOL #idk I was shy about posting him for a while #but world orca day is the best day to muster up the courage lol #I've posted a few AU versions of him on twitter #i don't remember if I ever posted them here but I probably will #if I haven't already lol #BUT YEAH HE'S MY BABY I LOVE HIM SO MUCH #MY BELOVED WHALE!!!!!!!! ] #Neon Ocean Art

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

The similarities between Julius Caesar’s assassination and the Ides of Marsh are well documented in fandom. It’s also generally agreed that the fall of the Night’s Watch will mirror the fall of the Roman Republic, which was quite ironically brought on by Caesar’s death. But I never see it acknowledged that Julius Caesar, some time after the establishment of Octavian’s Augustus’ rule, became deified (meaning that he was worshipped as a god or to put it bluntly, Julius Caesar ascended to godhood).

What does this have to do with Jon Snow? Well, apotheosis (1, 2) is one of the most important stages that comes towards the end of a hero’s journey. Here, the hero reaches some higher level of understanding or personhood, and this allows them to complete the hardest trials still to come in their journey. We see mental changes, but these could also be accompanied by physical changes. A good example of this in high fantasy is Gandalf’s death and return as Gandalf the White. In other myths and stories, we can point to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In ASOIAF, we have mini versions of this with Bran Stark and Jojen Reed, two children who experience life or death situations but came back with heightened magical power (Bran especially).

Jon Snow is currently at his “journey to the underworld”/“belly of the whale” moment, where he is to (presumably) face his greatest trials. Apotheosis usually comes after this stage (and is often preceded by other stages such as the “meeting of the goddess” and “atonement with the father”, both of which could very well appear in Jon’s journey as he learns of his true identity and purpose).

But what would apotheosis mean for Jon? That’s the key question. He is sure to experience profound mental changes and trauma, but these are sure to be accompanied by great magical changes that manifest physically. In the same way that Bran came out of his coma and started his journey as the last greenseer (well, once Bloodraven kicks the bucket), Jon is sure to come out of his death experience a far more powerful being. The thing is that Jon needs to change into the hero Westeros needs and the magical act of dying and coming back to life should play a role in that.

However, it won’t all be fine and dandy for him. GRRM has criticized Gandalf’s return where he seemingly came back to life better than ever with no great effects. In the same way that Jon is literally experiencing a descent into the underworld (a step that is sometimes figurative for many modern heroes), we can also ascertain that he will experience a very literal ascension into godhood (or the closest thing we have to that in ASOIAF). But magic always comes with a price. And whatever sort of “god” Jon turns into post-resurrection, he won’t be a very pretty one.

#asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #jon snow #I didn’t have space for this in the post but I think we’re bound to see an anti parallel at work with jon and euron greyjoy #euron very much wants to become a god - heck he has a whole spiel about being worshipped like one #but euron will likely be a false god #the way stannis will likely be a false savior #but SOMEONE has to be the real deal right…? #and if you’re like me and you believe jon will attain his hero’s boon - aka lightbringer #then it’s probably gonna be #belly of the whale (death) > meeting the goddess/atonement with the father (learning rlj) > #return to the living > apotheosis > ultimate boon (finally forging lightbringer and proving himself to be azor ahai) > ?? > kinghood/profit #yeah idk #julius caesar #historical parallels #the heros journey #lit analysis

[bogkeep]

they found a girl at the beach

her words all washed away

still feeling waves against her legs

and whale skin at her touch

foam in her hair, salt in her veins

so

they tell her about the sea

#poetry #haiz writes #REPOSTING because the format of a quote post made in 2013 just. breaks! fun #this poem is from over ten years ago i forgot i wrote it but it showed up when i looked for another post of course #the tumblr search function is broken in very interesting ways #the original was in norwegian and the translation needed some editing #but that's the beauty of it isn't it. a piece of art is never really truly finished. you can change it forever. and it will change without #i have a hankering to get back into actually writing poems again. it was a part of my daily life as a teen #but i dont... know how to get into that kind of space anymore. probably because it doesnt exist in the same shape #so i gotta carve it out again and it's hard! #also this is not what the poem is About but i can tell i wrote this after i watched Whale Rider (2002) for a school assignment

[brooklynisher]

alright im here to ask about spg (feel free to skip questions if you don't know/already answered them/don't feel like it)

moon pies with Little Birdie, ice cream from Ice Cream Man or a quick snack of petrol with Airheart?

there are other space whales beside Jumbo, but he seems to be the only one who talks. do you think he was born with that ability, got it with his job or do other whales just not have anything to say?

also what's the deal with Coinsley. you know anything about Coinsley? (I've just seen one or two photos of him i think)

and this is a free space to bestow your thoughts of dr Babclock upon us since you've been rotating him in your head for quite some time. it can be canon, fanon, actual cannon. go wild :]

1. Ice Cream Man for sure! I mean, if l had to choose who I wanted to eat with I'd probably pick Little Birdie because I'd love to bond with a bird like that. And Little Birdie probably doesn't talk so I don't have to worry about that. But the fact that Ice Cream Man is literally a superhero because of his ice cream. It probably tastes stupid good. Also, icecream cones are basically the only thing I know for sure I can start eating, and then finish eating. I'm a slow eater y all.

2. I like to think it was like a prophecy or something. Only a few select space whales will be granted god-like abilities in their field. And there are multiple types. Jumbo was selected as a guardian, but there are also like, other ones. I can’t think of any but you get the idea

3. Coinsley is Rex's tax attorney. Apparently, he's the reason why Rex isn't in jail for tax evasion, but the only source for that I've seen is on the wiki sO... He's also very attentive to road apples.

4. HEEOAH BOY So, we've got more attention on Taggart, but I've come to notice that laggart has actually gotten attention before!

Back when cosplaying SPG characters here on Tumblr was more popular. But Victor is still left out!! I don't know why! Is it because we know nothing about him?? Maybe. But he is very smart. How else could he be leading the Cavalcadium right now? As for other things, I have yet to color those sketches I did, but when I do, don't be surprised if you see a lot of purple. For some reason I see Taggart wearing a lot of purple in his outfit. As for Victor, I think it's more brown, but with accents of purple. Why? I don't know. My brain lied to me and said I saw a canon design for Taggart and for some reason, it's telling me he wore purple so 🤷🏽‍♀️

#steam powered giraffe #spg #ask #ramenwithbroccoli #coinsley spg #jumbo the space whale #Ice cream man #lily airheart #little birdie spg #Taggart Babclock #Victor babclock #THANK GODDDD #IT'S FINALLY POSTING

[cyberstrangerreview]

I hate avatar so much because it basically offers me a tasty treat (aaalll the worldbuilding, speculative biology, navi culture potential, more extreme versions of earth landscapes, the implications of being able to upload or download memories, I could go on) but with the baggage of a story so ATROCIOUSLY white guilt-y, cliched and bland I legitimately cannot touch it.

#avatar #na'vi #james cameron avatar #fuck this movie #i want to learn about this world but it'd be the same level of propoganda-style stuff #like the humans have a vehicle called the colonizotron that runs on the crushed skulls of baby seals and is lubricated by whale eyeballs #and the space elves cured all illnesses and never have disabilities and live to 140 #no hate to native people though #vent #vent post #lazy writing

[theshadowrealmitself]

Human: Y’know, being “logical” isn’t always the best option! Sometimes the correct thing to do is to follow what your heart says! And in my opinion, that’s the most logical thing to do, to be true to yourself >:(

Tired Vulcan Doctor using the last bit of their strength to keep their voice flat while they’re patching up the Human: You let a creature known for being aggressive specifically against Humans into the base. Because it “looked cold.” Despite its only appearance being that it resembles a Terran whale. A creature that lives in cold water. And you just let it inside.

#they’re tired because they’ve spent all night patching up humans and getting the creature out of the base #the amazing adventures of the murderous space whale! #Star Trek #Vulcans #humans #made up dialogue by yours truly #although kinda based off of what that one anon said #the self indulgent blog making self indulgent posts #I can’t explain to y’all how hard I’ve been laughing at this stuff today #god I can’t wait to make it to the haunted hallway and space werewolf #everything’s better in space #and more murderous! #this already got reblogged so too late to fix it but I always forget to call them Healers #cause my brain is always telling me that ‘Healers’ is specifically for mind healers #but it’s not!! healer is the same as doctor!! #hopefully I remember that next time

[autism-corner]

hear me out.... what if levi actually had a normal sized head.

(really quick edit vs actual card)

#*remembers post about him having more space for forehead kisses* wait actually..... nvm <3 #no listen i love her very much but this card does not do him any justice...... #im sorry but from this angle his head should not be a fucking orb. give him SOME shape. #augh they are slowely transforming my wife into a beluga whale i know it.... #(not that she'd mind) #im sorry he looks soso cute in my lil edit i cannot believe they robbed me of this....... #i literally just squished his hair btw. nothing else. #sillyposting #obey me #HER HAIR IS FLAT AS HELL DONT GIVE IT VOLUME.

[waters-and-the-wilde]

i wanna see rita and nureyev trying to explain to an outside party how they're connected and rita calls him her baby brother-in-law. and nureyev's just. buffering.

meanwhile she's like 'wait no! because mista' steel and i ain't related, so maybe he's my best friend-in law? wait no he ain't actually married to mista' steel so he's my best friend in crime WAIT WE DO CRIME THAT'S PERFECT’

and then Nureyev is finally like 'you and I both consider Buddy our parent so im inclined to think both are applicable’

’HA. so you ADMIT IT you’re the BABY OF THE FAMILY'

the goons who've been interrogating them: is he okay

nureyev (voice choked up): if anything happens to her you will all be rent unto shreds

rita: no they won't mista' ransom you know how mista' steel feels about that sorta thing

nureyev: i do. juno and jet have what's called 'the rita clause' in their understanding regarding not killing people

rita: okay then you ain't rentin' anyone to shreds because i said so

nureyev (to the goons, as he slips his restraints): well, consider it your lucky day

#this has been sittin in my drafts box for a while but i was telling my pal about it and he said POST THIS so here we are #the penumbra podcast #tpp #peter nureyev #rita my beloved #team janus beast #i love my gay space crimes family #one of the goons gets the drop on him during the escape #he regains consciousness absolutely frantic #only to see rita absolutely whaling on said goon with her shoe #screeching like an old and particularly wrathful garage door #DON’T! TOUCH! MY! BABY! BROTHER! #Buddy when Nureyev reports in over comms: To shreds you say?

[lonestarflight]

“Capturing an Unwilling Creature in a Harsh Environment.” Composite image of satellite retrieval, STS-51-A, and art concept of harpooning a whale.

"Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, wearing the manned maneuvering unit (MMU) approaching the spinng Westar VI satellite over Bahama Banks. Gardner uses a large tool called the apogee kick motor capture device (ACD) to enter the nozzle of the spent Westar engine and stabilize the satellite to capture it for return to Earth."

Date: November 14, 1984

NASA ID: S85-32850

source

#STS-51-A #STS-51A #STS-19 #Space Shuttle #Space Shuttle Discovery #Discovery #OV-103 #Orbiter #NASA #Space Shuttle Program #space #artwork #whale #Earth #November #1984 #my post

[spacewhalesdaily]

Spacewhale banging out the tunes

Some extra bits and bobs

Credit to the king that is Neil

#neil banging out the tunes #space whale banging out the tunes #the whale speaks #space whale #I’m late XD #space #photo edit #my posts

[quixoticrobotic]

completely obsessed with the idea of superstition abt christening and renaming ships applied to spaceships, the idea that what you're trying to appease is far more powerful than any deity of earth's seas, that you are making any attempt you can to satiate the things that exist unseen and unknowable in the the endless void of space

#LIKE IF WE'RE GONNA DO SPACE WHALES AND SPACE MERMAIDS MIGHT AS WELL GO ALL OUT #ppl brought this up in the piece of the world is missing stream and i went feral #like im not normally a boat person maritime things arent my wheelhouse #but like. THIS IS COOL AS FUCK #i maek post