bernsward

very normal average tumblr of evil

[rockatanskette]

I think my favorite thing about humans are space orcs-style musings is that while the thought exercise is ostensibly about humans being unique in relationship to aliens, in practice it is mostly just an excuse to celebrate the things that we appreciate about ourselves as a species and the world in which we live.

Like yes, you could make a valid argument that "death worlds" are probably common or that other species are also batshit and it's honestly pretty likely that we would consider truly alien environments to be as mindblowing as we imagine ourselves being to other species.

But most of the time when I see people posting in the HASO tag, it's just something cool they noticed about themselves or the people they love and celebrating the joy they feel in being human.

Because really? We don't know what aliens will be like. We have no idea. They could look like anything. But we know that humans poison ourselves for fun, risk our lives to save deadly creatures, pack bond like nobody's business. We're the best endurance runners in the as-yet-known universe. Our brains are so coded for tool use they treat cars and planes and cranes as extensions of our bodies; and so coded for social bonds that we see faces in rocks and trees and teach our robots to sing themselves happy birthday.

And our planet? It has so many kinds of spiders and so many kinds of fungi and so many creatures that like to get pets and SO many animals that will get themselves drunk on fermented fruit or jellyfish zaps if given the chance. Dihydrogen monoxide, the universal solvent capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid we know, falls from the sky and we dance in it. Our world is deadly as fuck and beautiful in its danger and in its wonder.

At our best, we imagine a future in which we are a benefit and a joy not only to our planet but to the universe. We dream of meeting alien species and inviting them home to meet our parents. We make art imagining all the ways we could be part of a galactic community.

It is sometimes not easy to be proud of being human or to take joy in the world we live in. But then you imagine someone taping a knife to a Roomba and you remember that sometimes, actually, humans can be kind of awesome and it is a privilege to live on this planet Earth.

[deepspacescully]

So… I decked the halls. I caroled. I gifted presents to men to cover up the presents of other men. I am an accessory to merriment. But the most jolly thing of all… I think I can live with it.

[piglia-mosche]

Here are all the studies I made so far. I don't know if I'll make more in the future, but I really had a lot of fun and learnt a lot.

Cannot stress enough how much I love TOS colours, framing, everything.

[piglia-mosche]

PT #2 of : I know that TOS photography might look cheesy and unapologetically 60s, especially in their framing choices. (Which I love) But the colours.

THE COLOURS

And of course, I had to include Mirror Mirror

[impishglee]

i’ve been slowly watching btvs for the first time with my friends and i have to ask: is the normal emotional response to xander wanting him to die so badly?

[jamiemarsters]

Pic of the Day: "Anthony Stewart Head & James Marsters are giggling like schoolboys on a sugar high" is a *great* opening line for an interview... 👏👏👏 @JamesMarstersOf #JamesMarsters @AnthonySHead

[aphony-cree]

Spike should have come up with increasingly ridiculous reasons to go to Buffy's house

"Found a pencil in my crypt, figured Dawnie needed it for school" "I thought I saw a kitten stuck in your tree" "I can't open this jar of pickles and you have Slayer strength, so..."

[faith-leheinous]

"Why does everyone think I'm still in love with Spike?" Hey, Buffy, where did that still come from?

[dogpuppy]

[sparklyfaerie]

When I think about it, I think my favourite thing about Spike is that he does the work, you know? He's the only significant man in Buffy's life, let alone of her love interests, that actually takes a good, hard look at himself and decides that he needs to be better.

Angel, at least for the duration of his tenure on BtVS, doesn't change. He remains high-handed and paternalistic for the entirety of his relationship with Buffy, unilaterally making decisions 'for her own good' and ignoring what she, herself, wants. He makes the decisions. He doesn't accept when Buffy tries to. Literally. He does not accept her breaking up with him until it's time for him to break up with her.

Riley remains a misogynistic jerk who has an inferiority complex when it comes to his girlfriend. He also abdicates responsibility for his own damn actions when they all culminate in his life exploding in his face, and skips town without ever actually examining how he landed in that position. It's just Buffy's Fault, with no examination of his own culpability or thought processes.

Giles doubles down on his terrible decisions, especially in Season 6 onwards. He makes wrong call after wrong call, and gets offended when Buffy doesn't trust him anymore after he actively betrays her. Instead of doing anything to earn that trust back, he just fully turns on Buffy completely in Empty Places, and the fractures in their relationship are never addressed afterwards.

Less said about Xander, the happier I'll be. He starts the series as an entitled little shit and he ends the series not much better.

Hank abandons her. He just straight up peaces out and is never any help to Buffy, ever.

Spike, on the other hand, reaches his lowest point due to the implosion of his relationship with Buffy. In response, he realises that there's something he lacks, something he could do to be better, and then he does it. Not only does he do it--once it's done, he recognises that his feelings are his own problem and doesn't burden Buffy with them at all. He becomes a steady, nonjudgemental support when she needs it most, and asks nothing of her for it. He expresses his love with no anticipation of reciprocation, just states it as fact and explicitly states that he's not asking for anything in return. He just loves her. For her. He doesn't need her to love him back. Yeah, it would be nice, but that's not the point. He changes for and because of her. Loving her transforms him at a fundamental level, and he is a better person for it. None of that is a burden he places on Buffy.

Accountability is so attractive in a man. So is emotional vulnerability and passion, which is only something she really gets from Spike. The other men in her life are so wrapped up in themselves or their own need to be right/in control, and it actively harms her.

Yeah, Spike is physically very pretty; but it's his invisible qualities that make him as attractive as he is. There's a reason he's so beloved while other characters have a more mixed (or even negative) reception, and it has very little to do with the cheekbones.

[camellcat]

I think it's sooo funny spike realizes he's in love with buffy and starts just outright harassing her worse than ever. like, if he can't hate her, then maybe he can get her to hate him enough for the both of them. course, he gets offended when she actually falls for ragebaiting. and then he kind of wants to be nice to her cause she's so clearly upset. he's such a mess

[messedupdoilies]

The secret sauce that makes Spuffy work so much better than most newer Enemies to Lovers is that that Spike is weird little freak who shows in painstaking detail the embarrassing growing pains of developing as a person. He's not some ~secret good guy~ who's just misunderstood, he was actually an evil little shit with just enough charisma to be too human to stake so the main characters let him stick around. He had to claw his way to humanity and it was that growth, and the slow development of Buffy's affections in response to it, that makes it so compelling.

[pjharvey]

agnostic is lowkey the funniest belief system it's just like yeah idk it's none of my business

[alpineshepherdlass]

[kleoshe]

Scoobies at the Bronze

(I need to be there, listening to live triphop music in the y2k, beating X*nder at pool, and being led out back by a sexy vamp)

[absolutegibberishandnumbers]

jokes to make after failure that aren’t self-deprecating:

I’m the best to ever do it

Nobody saw that (best if said loudly)

No one’s ever done it like me

I could be President/they should make me President

Behold, a mere fraction of my power!

The public wants to be me soooooo bad

I’m an expert in (thing you just failed at)

How could this have happened to god’s favorite princess?

Nothing ibuprofen and a glass of water cant fix

I’m being sabotaged

[sandwich-the-cat]

if buffy took place today she would have a ring camera set up to watch the outside of her house, and would use it to yell at Spike for lurking through the speakers

[sandwich-the-cat]

Spike would have a bts ARMY stan twitter account. he doesn’t even listen to the music, but he cannot resist the drama and doxing people. he keeps doxxing angel. he makes angel a fake account just so he can dox him. bts fans keep on sending like muffins filled with glass to LA