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Sometimes people use “respect” to mean “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority”
and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say “if you won’t respect me I won’t respect you” and they mean “if you won’t treat me like an authority I won’t treat you like a person”
and they think they’re being fair but they aren’t, and it’s not okay.
This is so well put I am stunned
"If Barbies can do anything, then Kens can do some things."
-Aabria Iyengar, 2023
Island date for our favorite birates
So bear with me, because the following pictures need some explanation...
I have a few days off, its raining like crazy and i know im going to be bored.
Friend suggests to rent a Lego box. All the licenced sets are already rented out. I see a pirate set Barracuda bay).
I think perfect. I can rewatch (listen) to S&S while I build.
I notice two of the pirates are female (way to go Lego).
I realize I have other minifigs I could use to mod ...
"Are you worth saving?"
The absolute BALLS to ask that while making eye contact with your god I am deceased.
I thoight that scene was so good. And also kudos to Matt for making Dawn Daddy be just a it spiteful about it the next time she tried to access her powers.
I was watching the bts videos yesterday including the making of the opening credits and Mr. Anderson said “We added plaques to the back of chairs and Neil chose who to honour on them”.
He’s referring to the chairs we briefly see in the theatre where Aziraphale is doing his magic act:
Left to right: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and The Crow Road by Iain Banks.
I want to focus on these three in a row specifically because Neil chose to put those books there in that order and I had something of an epiphany last night about it all when insomnia was chewing on my toes.
These three books have also been mentioned out loud in the show in episode 2 when Gabriel is reorganising the shelves:
“It was the day my grandmother exploded” - The Crow Road
“It is a truth universally acknowledged-” - Pride and Prejudice
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” - A Tale of Two Cities
For those unfamiliar with the books, I’ll do a quick potted summary of each, with a focus on why I think they’re relevant and especially why the order of the chairs in the theatre feels relevant.
A Tale of Two Cities
Set during the French revolution with one lead who is an aristocrat who has stepped away from his class and background to support the less fortunate than himself because he disagrees with the way they did things. Also, he changed his name because he doesn’t want to be associated with the place where he came from.
The big culmination of the books is when said man is betrayed and set to be executed, but his friend takes his place. There is very literally a body swap by someone who looks very like him in order to save his life. This body-swap is done out of love.
aka - season 1.
Pride and Prejudice
Two people from very different class backgrounds have a very very bumpy start to their relationship because of misinterpretation, miscommunication and a lot of external pressure put on them by the rules of their respective societies. Both of them have different information and because of that, both of them are seeing exactly the same situation very differently. One of them tries to express his affection, but does it so badly that the other tells him there is no chance she will join him.
aka - season 2
The Crow Road
A young man tries to solve a mystery of someone’s disappearance using only the papers they left behind, with said young man’s background rooted in faith and belief in a higher power. There’s also a secondary plot about emotional growth into a more mature and more fulfilling relationship.
(And wouldn’t you know it, it’s the book handed to Muriel by Crowley, who tells them they’ll like it, and the Metatron comments on it)
aka - season 3
Needless to say, I am quite excited :)
Next season will be pain!
Aziraphale lied Theory
First of all, this theory is not mine, its from @/doubleskk on Twitter and can be found HERE. Go show them some love! It's in Portuguese, so I'll do my best to translate it - blue texts are my personal additions!
This season, we have something very clear in Aziraphale's development arc: is his relationship with LIE. He lied to protect Job's children, and he lied he had performed a miracle to make Nina and Maggie fall in love. That's not counting other little lies, sprinkled throughout the season here and there.
We keep seeing Crowley say "I'm a demon, I lie", but in the big finale, we have Crowley saying the truth - the big truth, the one he has been avoiding for 6 thousand years.
All of this was to set the stage for the biggest lie of all: the lie he had to tell Crowley to fend him off and protect him.
When Metatron goes to buy the coffee, he asks Nina if people ask for death, as the name of her shop is "Give me a coffee, or give me death". What if that name is an allegory for the actual conversation between Metatron and Aziraphale?
Aziraphale may have been threatened. Either Azira goes back to heaven (coffee), or he and Crowley would have their existence erased from the Book of Life (death). So, to protect Crowley, Aziraphale had to invent a lie to make sure he got away. The Book of Life was namedropped a couple of times in the show, a Chekhov's gun that never went off - Neil is too good of a writer for that.
And Aziraphale knew that Crowley would be pissed if he agreed to go back to Heaven after everything that happened, and he knew that Crowley would never accept being an angel again. "But rescuing me makes him so happy" - Aziraphale had to make sure Crowley wouldn't realize he needed saving.
That's why he knew exactly what to say to mess with Crowley.
At 41:14 of episode 6, when Azira starts telling the (alleged) lie to Crowley, he becomes all flustered, moving his hands from side to side and stammering, SAME PATTERN as when he lies to the angels about having done the Nina and Maggie fall in love, in episode 2.
[This part really works better with 2 videos side by side, which you cannot do on tumblr, so if you want you can check them out here]
The sequence of him talking to Metatron at the table is nothing more than an enactment of his lie. The conversation didn't go like that, Aziraphale made everything up.
And when Crowley declares himself, Aziraphale starts shaking his head in despair: not now, don't tell me that now.
He also looks out the window as soon as the confession starts, as if he knows Metraton was watching him outside.
Then there's the kiss, Aziraphale falters for a moment, but he has to keep up with the lie and he knows he has to hurt Crowley on purpose. And after Crowley leaves, Aziraphale is MUST recover in seconds, because Metatron is coming back. Also notice that when Metatron comes back, he doesn't ask if Crowley agreed to go back to heaven or not. He just sends a "How did he take it?"
That is, there was never any choice, and for Metatron Aziraphale was only going to break the news that he was leaving. And Aziraphale had to invent a lie to the inmates to make sure Crowley stayed away from him.
This really is an interesting theory. The tone of Aziraphale talking to Metatron contrasted with the tone of Aziraphale talking to Crowley is jarring. He's trying to come across to Crowley as excited, but that's not what we got from him when he left Metatron at the cafe.
If he's been threatened with death for Crowley if he doesn't play ball, you can bet your britches he'll lie to Crowley and say things he knows will hurt him in order to push him away. He's done that multiple times in the past. That's when he SAYS "I forgive you", usually. He knows exactly how Crowley will take that.
I'm not sure I buy it but... It's interesting. Hmm.
Yall should try watching Salt and Serpent if you like ttrpg content. It's on the PixelCircus channel, Vods are on Twitch (live on sunday) and also uploaded to youtube on wednesday. It's basically gay pirates. It's just queer people everywhere. A story of flirting, sailing, pirates and all around fun. They use the Chaosium d100 system (basic roleplaying: universal game engine). Features some amazing people like gm Kailey Bray, with players Saige Ryan, Surena Marie, Aabria Iyengar, and Rowan Hall (and perhaps some special guests). It currently has 2 episodes out, and I believe it's 4 episodes. Pixel circus also has some other content including Failed Save which is also currently being streamed on twitch with many campaigns available on youtube. I digress, here's a little snippet from episode 1.
Hands on deck
New chapter! I’m really doing this at a glacial pace, but we are getting there!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/46750624/chapters/121371400
Teaser
Especially for @a-dabblr because they are so kind to reblog my story ... a little sneek peak at the next chapter.
Bella understood why she had been banished to the forecastle deck. Hell, if it had been her ship, she would have confined a prisoner to the brig, or even dangled them from the sides just shy of the water’s edge.
But she was used to keeping busy on the island, so sitting on her hands for hours on end, with only the skies and the seas for companionship was grating on her nerves. It gave her time to think, and she didn’t like that at all.
“Dis?” she asked the floor, feeling a bit silly, but she was pretty sure the ship would hear her.
*Hmm?*
“Can I help in any way?”
There was no answer, but somehow she could hear Dis being baffled. And she didn’t blame them, she had no idea where the question came from. But now she had said she was going to roll with it.
“C’mon, I’m giving you the opportunity to boss me around for a bit. I’ll even peel potatoes for you guys.”
*Like I’m giving you a knife*
Ah. Well, that was understandable.
“Surely there must be something I could do? Fix the sails? Check the ropes? Hell, you can give me a mop and I’ll clean the deck. When’s the last time they gave you a good scrub?”
A beat of silence.
*Are you flirting with me?*
This time it was her who was stunned in silence. And then she remembered seeing Diss kiss Piper a few hours ago. The relationship between them had clearly deepened. Piper had always lovingly handled all the wooden parts around them... Did the boat feel that? She did not need to know that. Ew. Just no.
She jumped to her feet, determined to have the least amount of contact possible with the deck.
“Goddamnit boat, I did not need to know how you and the captain engage in foreplay.”
A dark chuckle around her told her she might have been played. Well then, lesson learned. She was keeping her mouth shut for the rest of the journey.
*You really want to help?*
Bella nodded, cautiously this time. Dis had developed a sadistic sense of humor, it seemed.
*Lyra is having trouble with the baby. It won’t stop making noise. A lot of noise. Can you help?*
The idea of the child crying was enough to get her to move towards the lower decks.
“Where are they? And please ask Marlowe and Piper to not shoot me on sight,” she added as an afterthought.
*No promises*
Ah well. At least the afternoon would stop being boring.
THEM
I want to read a fic but I want to read MY fic that I haven't finished yet
More fic
So ... first real life was kicking my butt, then I got addicted to another series (Salt & Serpent, Pixel Circus TTPRG with lesbian pirates - look it up!) so “Under her skin” was kinda put on the backburner. No worries, I will continue the series, I’ve got drafts for a few more chapters. But since I rewached season 13 again recently, I kinda also wanted to see if I could fit Larissa into Emily’s life at the BAU too. So, wibbly wobbly timey wimey flash forwards. Have fun !
https://archiveofourown.org/works/46824199
Here we go again
https://archiveofourown.org/works/46750624
Will I pair Belladonna with everyone at some point? perhaps...
One thing that a lot of transmasc people struggle with before they fully realize they’re trans is the question of “do I hate being treated like a woman because women are treated like shit, or do I hate being treated like a woman because I’m not a woman?”
and one method (though not entirely foolproof) to figuring that out is asking “would I be upset if another girl was treated like this?”
like, I’d be just as mad if some dude said “you can’t do math because you’re a girl” to a female classmate as I would if he said it to me
however, I never got uncomfortable at waiters calling my female friends “m'am”, I was only uncomfortable when they called *me* that
and obviously everyone’s feelings are different and there’s tons of variables at play, but if you find that there’s a lot of the second scenario going on with you, there’s a good chance you’re not entirely cis
Where was this post 18 god damn months ago.
thank you. Have been struggling with this for a bit. But yes, there is absolutely no reason for me to dislike being called “miss” by a casheer in the supermarket. Except for you know, being non-binary.
Cursed hearts
If you’ve got a few hours to spare, do yourself a favor and watch Salt & Serpent (free on Youtube, from Pixel Circus). Lesbian Pirate RPG. Nough said. I for one am obsessed. With the characters and the story, but mostly with one NPC: Belladonna Kane. I even wrote fic about it.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/46538059
