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Level 1: Asylums are scary because there's crazy people there.
Level 2: We shouldn't treat mental health facilities as objects of horror because it stigmatises mental illness.
Level 3: Asylums are scary because there's psychiatrists there.
would you still love me if I was half-fish?
“Would you still love me if I was half-fish?”
“If you were what?” Maitimo struggles to sit up, rubbing sleep from his eyes.
It is late; he can tell from the darkness pressing against their tent that Makalaurë has, again, woken him up well before the Mingling of the Two Trees. He can hear the sound of rain tapping gently against the canvas walls; wishes he could be in one of the other tents with family members who wouldn’t shake him awake with nonsense questions. My own fault, he thinks. Fëanáro had given him the choice of having his own, private tent, now that Maitimo was one hundred years old and could be trusted to carry it himself. But Makalaurë’s eyes had filled with tears at the mere suggestion, and so Maitimo had decided to share.
A choice I am very much regretting now.
“Half-fish,” says Makalaurë.
“Laurë, what are you talking about?”
“I dreamt,” he says, his voice far-away and oddly afraid, “that after years of ill-deeds, Ulmo sought vengeance upon me for the evil I had done, and so used his power to change me into a - a creature. Half of the sea, half of the Eldar, able to belong to neither.”
“A tail would make for useful swimming.” He does not give into his little brother’s melodramatics, keeping his own words as dry as possible as he closes his eyes and deliberately turns his body away from Makalaurë.
It doesn’t work. Makalaurë continues on, either oblivious or ignoring Maitimo’s wish to go back to sleep. “But that was the worst of it!” he says. “For the part which was Eldar were my legs, graceful and long -
“ - I know this is a dream you’ve had if you’re imagining yourself as tall - ”
“ - but my upper body, my torso and face, were that of an ugly fish. A singing toadfish, Nelyo! One of those spiky, strange coloured, grumpy looking things!”
Maitimo sighs, turning over so that he can see his brother. Makalaurë is frowning at him, making a grumpy expression that probably would suit a singing toadfish, but Maitimo keeps that bit of information to himself. “And was I also this strange half-fish creature?” asks Maitimo. “Did we cause mischief on the shores of Valinor together?’
“No,” said Makalaurë, his voice furious and small and threatening tears. “You were not there. You left me.”
Ah. This, then, is the heart of the dream, transforming it into a nightmare. An easy fix. Maitimo wraps an arm around Makalaurë and pulls him in close. “I would love you if you were half-fish or full or even a crab,” he promises, kissing the top of his head. “I will love you no matter what. Now go to sleep, little brother, and if my dreams are filled with the images of what you’ve been rambling on about, I am throwing you into the first pond I see.”
[I've been loving the 'reverse mermaid' trend that's been happening the past few days (thank you @peasant-player!) and so I couldn't resist writing a little something inspired by it!]
when people tag posts "unreality" it's a signal to people who struggle with discerning reality that a (likely scary if believed to be true) post is not real even though it's written as if it was. it's also a filter tag so those people can opt out of seeing posts like that entirely. many people who rely on the unreality tag are psychotic and struggle with paranoia alongside (or because of) the struggles discerning what's real. posts that these people interpret to be real can lead to incredible distress and compulsions.
when someone tags your post "#unreality" and you screenshot the tags and say "what are you talking about? this is real" because you consider the post easy to discern as not real and find this joke funny you're actually just causing paranoia for people who now feel like they can't trust the unreality tag. not everyone has the same reality discernment skills as you. what's "obviously" a fictional story to you may not be obvious to other people.
I don't think most people make this joke maliciously. I think most people making this joke don't even realize why the unreality tag exists. anyways, if you've made this joke or have the urge to make this joke then consider not doing that.
Name as many Shakespeare plays as you can. Feel free to write them down and check your answers but not to cheat. How many can you name?
0
1
2-3
4-5
6-7
8-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-35
36+ (“all of them” depending on who you ask)
Tell me in the comments: are you from a country that speaks predominantly English? Was any Shakespeare required in your education?
Turin by Erenias
The idea of Elves and Men eventually revering Luthien as a trickster spirit, a patron of impossible tasks and daring escapes, really appeals to me. Luthien steals herself from her father, a Silmaril from Morgoth, and her lover from Námo, which is a nice, tidy, fairy-tale worthy major triad of undeniable thievery. A slightly more diffuse trend of general (but laudable) trickery and skullduggery is demonstrated by Luthien stealing a dog from a prince; Luthien and Huan luring out and killing Tol Sirion’s guards one by one, undetected until Drauglin found them; Luthien making disguises out of the skins of vampires and werewolves and pretending to be a servant of Morgoth to sneak into Angband; and Luthien laying spells of weariness and sleep on Sauron, elves, wolves, and Morgoth alike to win some fights, sneak around, and pry a gem from Morgoth’s crown.
"The Orcs fled before his face; for since his torment upon Thangorodrim his spirit burned like a white fire within, and he was as one that returns from the dead."
alone in dark places
You get transported into the universe of the last media you consumed. How are you doing?
This is better than my real life
I'm doing well
I'm doing fine
I'm not having a good time
I'm absolutely cooked
There is nothing different about this universe and my own
Round Fingon, Gollum-like Maedhros, and eagle wings from weird perspective ♥ It was a very wild sketch and I am so proud that I managed to keep it wild till the end ♥
Pre-Arena portraits of Katniss and Peeta for the 74th Hunger games.
Me: "Damn people are REALLY BAD at knowing when to tag their eyestrain art/images...either that or they just don't care about photosenitive epileptic people like me. I feel really sad now." Person: "But Allison, what if they just don't know or understand what qualifies as eyestrain and what doesn't?" Me: "You know what? That could be a factor...While it is always better to be safe rather than sorry (so YES people should always tag eyestrain even if they're unsure if it "counts" or not) maybe you've got a point?"
Anyways! HERE'S YOUR HANDY GUIDE TO WHAT CAN COUNT AS EYESTRAIN! I'm pulling this straight from the Artfight rules page about what needs to be labeled and filtered as eyestrain because it's VERY helpful and VERY accurate! I also know not everybody has an AF account and might not always have access to this handy guide, and this is an important resource; That's why I'm sharing it here! (under the cut)
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!
Did you hear about how scientists are experimenting with gene splicing? I heard that they're trying to splice a crab and cheetah together. That could go sideways real fast.
BOOOOOOOO
Yall ever think about the version where Galadriel defends the Teleri at Alqualondë and then went on a super long road trip of icy hell (Helcaraxë) with some of the people who kinslayed (Fingon kinslayed and I highly doubt he was the only one) yall ever think about the hostility and terror and rage and self hatred tbh too for going with these people yall ever think about how the only law on the ice was Galadriel's uncle who's son kinslayed and who was very much okay with stealing the boats do yall think Galadriel slept with one eye open and refused to sleep unless one of her brother's or followers were on watch do yall ever think about Galadriel leaving Noldor settlements and going to live with her distant relatives asap. Personally I think a lot about it
Elwing took one last look back, but Eärendil didn’t.
My favorite artist painted this for me like a stained glass window. not my art but my commission.
Artist：我死了你们就满意了
committing a kinslaying but shaking my head the whole time so they know I don't agree with it morally
Anyway I think Elenwë convinced Turgon to cross the Ice. This solves two problems for me: (a) why Turgon was opposed to Fëanor in the big Oath-swearing, Finweans-have-an-argument episode but chooses to go anyway, and (b) why he builds Tirion 2.0 in Middle-earth. He never wanted to be there. He went for Elenwë’s sake, and now she’s dead, and he wants to go home. (Also it gives Elenwë some fun agency.)
Then they are re-embodied and are furious with each other. They don’t want to be, but they are.
