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wriochilde · 6 months
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a redraw of something from 2020
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the original version + the 2022 version
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a-state-of-bliss · 1 month
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Dutch Magazine #37 - Karen Elson by Alexei Hay
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149panda149 · 6 months
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TGCF: My theory on the inspiration behind the 4 calamities
In some of the oldest Chinese myths and legends, there are 4 guardian gods of the four cardinal directions - the green dragon, white tiger, crimson bird, and black tortoise, and each have a colour, season and element associated with them. I'm not sure if anyone has made this connection before, but I'm writing it down if anyone is interested. There are spoilers about the calamities' identity.
First, the 青龙 (qing long, green dragon) --> Qi Rong, Night-touring Green lantern.
The qinglong's territory is the East, and its colour is qing, which means green, or turqoise. Its element is wood, and its season is spring. Closely associated with royalty and the imperial family.
Now, for the similarities with our favourite green goblin. "qing" is literally the colour in Qi Rong's title, and his colour scheme. Qi Rong has a habit of hanging corpses from trees, which may be his relation to the element "wood". He does not have any obvious coleration with the season "spring"- perhaps he was born in spring. He is royalty, part of the imperial family as cousin to the crown prince.
Second, the 白虎 (bai hu, white tiger)--> Bai Wuxiang, White Clothed Disaster upon the Earth.
The baihu's territory is the West, its colour is white, element is gold/metal, and its season is summer. It is the king of all beasts, associated with disease and war, often used as a guardian symbol by soldiers.
On the other hand, Jun Wu's title, alias and colour scheme are all white, and has plenty of weapons that may be his link to the element of "gold/metal". I don't think he has anything to do with summer, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. He is king of the gods, a god of war, and the one to spread the human face disease.
As east and west are considered a pair, the guardian spirits are meant to reflect each other. In Chinese poems and such, symmetry is important, and both Qi Rong and Jun Wu were princes, one becoming revered by the highest of gods, covered with masks and false identities, one becoming the object of disgust by the lowest of ghosts, using his real name and face. There is a certain poetic symmetry to it, don't you think?
To the second pair. The 朱雀 (zhu que, crimson bird)----> Hua Cheng, Crimson Rain Sought Flower
The zhuque rules over the south, its colour is red, element is fire, and its season is summer. It is the king of all birds, more powerful than even the phoenix, immortal and undying. As such, in many places it is also considered a symbol of life.
Now, to the most popular ghost king: Hua Cheng. The english translation of his title is "crimson", and his colour scheme is indubitably red and autumn-y shades. He also re-re-met Xie Lian in autumn ( I think - I mean, the leaves were all red in the donghua??), and has died again and again to return like the zhuque. He is the king of all ghosts, with a great determination to live(sorta? are ghosts alive??) for his love.
Lastly, my personal favourite, the 玄武 (xuan wu, black tortoise)---->He Xuan, Black Water Sinking Ships
The xuanwu, also called a tortoise, is actually the only spirit to be a combination of 2 animals, a snake and a tortoise. It rules over the north. Its colour is black( sometimes depicted as dark blue), element is water, and its season is winter. In earlier legends, he is considered a guide and guardian to the netherworld, of death and of long life.
Thus, to our poor indebted water ghost. He Xuan's name is "xuan", the same! goddamn! character! as the spirit! His title and colour scheme are all to do with the colour black, and he is a water ghost because he died because of the Water Master. He has been marked by death, yet survived and vowed revenge. This, and the fact that his house is called the Nether Water Manor, is probably his relation to the netherworld of the xuanwu.
To the pair of south and north. Both Hua Cheng and He Xuan have suffered and suffered again, yet Hua Cheng chooses to linger on due to hope and love, and He Xuan due to revenge and hatred. But hatred and love are two sides of the same coin. If Hua Cheng hadn't experienced the hatred from his childhood, he wouldn't have thrown himself from the city wall and met Xie Lian. If He Xuan hadn't loved his family, so much, he wouldn't have broken that hard after their deaths to lose himself to hatred and empty vengence.
Aaaaaand that concludes this essay. Keep in mind that this is a theory, and probably even isn't true, but if anybody wants a more detailed description of the guardian spirits, or to know more about the similarities between the mythical creatures of ancient china and tgcf, I will be more than happy to make a part 2.
Thanks for reading!!
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daisy-mooon · 8 months
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"I want Annabeth to be blonde :(" then pick up a PJO book and read it you dumb fuck
#pjo fans stop being weird about black annabeth challenge IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#first off annabeths race isnt important to her story. annabeth could be any race. her skin colour doesnt actually impact her. her hair does#now im not blonde but im a white girl so let me explain why some pjo fans need to stfu. i have grade 9s. im called stupid for my appearance#im not insulted bc im white or bc i have blue eyes or brown hair. im insulted bc women are judged on their appearance. im insulted bc SEXIS#annabeth isnt really called dumb for being blonde. shes called dumb bc shes female. and ppl are more likely to stereotype women than men#this is especially true for black women! whatever sexism white women get is always horrifically multiplied for poc women#black hair frequently gets called unprofessional untidy unhygienic etc. its VERY likely that show annabeth has been called dumb for her hai#does this make the casting “accurate”? no. but castings don't have to be accurate. they have to ADD to the character.#annabeth being black ADDS to her character because it showcases how women (esp black women) are devalued for their appearance#movie annabeth wasnt bad for having brown hair or white hair she was a bad adaptation bc she was ooc#i just think its ironic that a core aspect of annabeth was being judged for her looks. and now show annabeth is getting judged for her look#like. you guys really missed the point here.#anyways disagree all you want but book annabeth is still blonde. no one is erasing her. theres a new PJO book w blonde annabeth SEPTEMBER 2#GO READ CHALICE OF THE GODS IF U WANT BLONDE ANNABETH OMG! adaptions and source material can be separate and coexist!#rant over sorry#pjo#percy jackson#annabeth chase#pjo show#percy jackson and the olympians#the lightning thief#discourse#shitpost#percy jackson show#pjo discourse#riordanverse
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artdunk · 1 year
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pretty phallic I think
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s0ftersoftest · 1 year
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talos-stims · 1 day
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sweet little boy | source
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awesamforehead · 4 months
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MEEEEOOOWWWW MEOOOOWWW
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okruee · 10 months
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kids of immigrants that put on an accent as a joke are the weakest links fr
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arinewman7 · 2 months
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Two White Cherry Trees
Hai Linh Le
Acrylic on Canvas, 2024
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firstofficernims · 7 months
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Leonard Nimoy and Kathryn Hays in Dr. Kildare s2 e31 “An Island Like a Peacock” 1963. He plays an adorable, gentle soul who looks after his blind neighbor. 😁🖖
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olive-man · 6 months
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soft gay thoughts at 4 am
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hikiclawd · 10 months
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i am 2021 strawberry shortcake's biggest defender...
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domoniki-11-11 · 1 month
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Mick is proud after scattering hay across the room.
(He is shedding, and it's made some cool sideburns on his cheeks!)
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serickswrites · 1 year
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Hit the Hay
Warnings: captivity, torture, white torture, restraints
Whumpee struggled against the ropes coiled around their chest. They had to get out of the chair. Had to be able to fight back against Whumper. 
Whumpee had thought they had been careful when they snuck into Whumper’s warehouse base. Had thought they had taken enough care to make sure they were undiscoverable. 
Whumpee had been wrong. 
They had quickly been discovered and before they could fight back completely, they had been subdued and tied to the chair. Whumper stalked towards them, eyes cool, face flat. “What do we have here?”
“Let me go!” Whumpee didn’t stop their struggling. 
“I’d rather think not, Whumpee. Not when you saved me the trouble of finding you.”
Whumpee froze. Whumper had been looking for them. “What do you want with me?”
“Oh to have fun.” Whumper cocked their head. “Though I can’t imagine it’ll be much fun for you.”
Before Whumpee could fire off a witty retort, Whumper pounced on them, shoving an eye mask over Whumpee’s head. Whumpee thrashed wildly as Whumper duct tapped their mouth shut. 
“MMMMMHPHRRRR!” Whumpee growled through the tape. 
“Language,” Whumper whispered in their ear. “Though I imagine you won’t have much use for that after this.” And they placed noise cancelling headphones over Whumpee’s ears. 
Suddenly Whumpee’s dark world became silent. The silence quickly becoming all consuming as Whumpee tried desperately to free themself. Free themself from the ropes. Free themself from Whumper. And most of all, free themself from the dark quiet that completely enveloped them. 
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zoeflake · 4 months
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Fields dressed in a veil of fog and string of pearls
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