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Photos from the Balkan with no context, part 1: just Slavs being Slavic
Another one
All three are from Croatia, by the way.
A whole country of Florida Man
And this is how they install the AC here on the 7th floor!
I am from Croatia. Can confirm everything. And if I might add, here is some more:
Personal favorite
force sensitive! hux fic recs please?
King of Corners by @versus-a-blank-paper, 58k, M, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings. WIP.Kylo messes with Hux’s head. He fails. Left with a General that doesn’t know his own name, Kylo does the only reasonable thing: commandeers a ship and makes for the far side of the galaxy with a memoryless Hux in tow. Or: mercenary Kylo and sniper Hux on a galactic road trip.
Rising Sun by goldandobsidiann, 11k, E, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive WarningsIn a fit of rage, a newly-promoted General Hux makes the worst possible remark at the worst possible time, breaking one of the Supreme Leader’s sacred commandments. Kylo Ren sees that he pays restitution. Porn and power plays abound.
Promises, Promises by @noirsongbird, 31k, E, No Archive Warnings Apply. First of a series.The whispers of the Dark Side did not just include promises of power. For Ben Solo, they also include promises of a handsome stranger.Or: A very literal take on the idea of “seduction” by the Dark Side.
Don’t Look Back Into The Sun by @claricechiarasorcha, 11k, M, No Archive Warnings ApplyThe Emperor has taken his throne, but not without price.And now, Kylo Ren would have him pay it in full.
Janus by @misayawriting, 4k, E, Graphic Descriptions of ViolenceKylo Ren, for all his savagery and lack of emotional control, has somehow managed to awaken Hux’s latent Force sensitivity. Hux masks and takes advantage of his newfound ability to gain the upper hand in their relationship.
To The Ends Of Stars by My_Trex_has_fleas, 131k, E, Graphic Descriptions of Violence. WIP.Hux takes Kylo Ren hostage after the collapse of Starkiller Base and they go on the run with everyone after them.
Dead Man’s Hand by @windlion, 4k, M, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings. WIP.After Starkiller, Kylo is recalled by Snoke to complete his training. Hux is recalled to live up to his part of the bargain he struck years ago.
Leaked concept art of Colin Trevorrow’s “Duel of the Fates”
"Once it becomes clear the First Order is losing the battle of Coruscant, [Hux] pulls out a purple lightsaber and commits seppuku."
"Trust the hairs on the back of your neck. I’m the reason you have them."
Count Dracula
Claes Bang’s Dracula
Oh yeah i know there’s some confusion over this as well the “HIsTOrIcAL” Dracula and whether Dracula is supposed to literally be Vlad Tepes etc. so lemme just do a bit of sorting fact from fiction there
1. Bram Stoker very clearly got the name “Dracula” from Vlad Tepes and like i said, based on the descriptions of his eyebrows and hair and “aquiline nose” and ‘stache, PROBABLY based his appearance on him in an “okay but make it look like you didn’t copy” kind of way, but there’s no notes confirming this. Most people think he picked Dracula because he thought it was cool he was like “Woah that means Son of the Devil that’s perfect for my Gothic Horror villain” and knew very little about Vlad beyond that
2. Beyond that, no Dracula was not canonically supposed to be Vlad Tepes and was not, most people think, openly based on him historically
3. Vlad was the Voivode of Wallachia, an entirely different bit of Romania to Transylvania, for one thing, and for all the horrible ghastly shit he did, he had no reputation of being an actual vampire. Dining amongst corpses of impaled victims and the odd rumor about dipping bread in blood, yes, literal vampire, no
4. It is at this point almost impossible to separate fact from exaggeration and downright fiction regarding the actual atrocities Vlad III committed, but he loved impaling people, psychological warfare, torture, and guerrilla warfare, which he employed against the Turks. No, he never used rabid bats in any attack, but he did apparently send people with horrible diseases to infiltrate enemy camps
5. Tepes btw means Impaler and Dracula can mean either Son of the Dragon, or Son of the Devil. Vlad III’s father, Vlad II, was also known as Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Dragon because he was a Knight in the Order of the Dragon. Hence Vlad III, Dracula, Son of the Dragon. The Son of the Devil translation is just one of those…happy accidents that happens sometimes with words and double meanings. You know, like Anthony Weiner.
6. All we know about Dracula’s past in the book is that he comes from a long line of Boyars he’s very proud of, and he fought the Ottoman Empire, which also maybe was based on Vlad III, although y’know The Ottoman Empire and Romania generally weren’t great pals. We know he was feared and respected, a great military leader and patriot and scientist of sorts and magician, who went to the Scholomance which was this purported secret school in the Carpathians where The Devil taught a few select pupils Black Magic, and used said Black Magic and sold his soul to become a V A M P I R E BLEEEH BLEEEHHH
Anyway, there’s no motivation given as to why he did this in the first place, one suspects he’s just a bad bloke. I actually really like the explanation provided in Dracula Untold, which wasn’t a GREAT movie but I think was underrated, that he did it in desperation to try to save Romania from the invading Turks and ended up turning into something worse.
7. Bela Lugosi was Hungarian, and a Romanian accent wouldn’t sound like that
8. There was no tragic romantic angle in actually the real Vlad III’s life OR the original novel, we have “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” y’know the movie which is fucking confusing to thank for that. In fact, Dracula’s one interaction with Mina Harker in the book is depicted as incredibly traumatic and violating and is pretty clearly supposed to be like a Victorian version of a rape scene so it…………….ruffles my feathers a bit that the entire world ships them now thanks to Francis Ford FUCKING Coppola
9. Because of his anti-Ottoman campaigns and strong leadership, despite all the nasty tyranny and war crimes and w/e, Vlad III is a popular historical figure in Romania and they tend to pretty much fucking hate Dracula
Dracula arriving to England :
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
When Dracula licks the bloody knife that Agatha threw to him as scraps
My mind gearing the fuck up to go through another obesessive phase
I love how extra the BBC Dracula is. He couldn't just transform from a wolf into a human, he had to just get out of that poor wild doggo completely tearing it apart in the process, appearing butt-ass naked in front of the entire convent of nuns, "I don't know about you girls, but I do love a bit of fur".
BBC’s Dracula (2020) | 1.02: “Blood Vessel”
Star Wars x Dracula BBC crossover
An incredible AU which can hold three ships at once.
I live5for this au
Star Wars x Dracula BBC crossover
An incredible AU which can hold three ships at once.
I LIVE FOR THIS AI
Fanfic: Collector’s Edition
I’ve always loved collecting books. I’ve got enough books that my friends make jokes about using stacks of books as furniture - not true, but close enough. But there is one type of book that I’ve never been able to get my hands on: fanfiction and other independently written, underground work. Especially work with queer themes and/or erotica.
It’s frustrating that fanfiction isn’t generally publishable or sellable. It’s a shame that creators could spend months or years laboring over a phenomenal piece of work and never see a dime for it, never see it in print. So I finally hit on an idea, an attempt to thank the authors of these wonderful underground works, without wandering into legality issues. I decided to learn how to make books. These books are not for sale and are gifts to the authors.
So I have been working on this for a couple of months and here are the first results. These are the very first books I have bound.
My guinea pigs:
Flyboys by @gefionne Bad Things by @ellabesmirched
Step 1. Making bookbinding tools. I realized very quickly that I needed a sewing frame and a book press. If I were to order these things I would have spent anywhere from $150 - $500. Luckily my family likes to make things. So I enlisted my dad to help me make some simple tools. cost: $30 in materials and an afternoon.
Step 2. Typesetting. Microsoft Word lets you print in “booklet” form, which allows you to create signatures from folded 8.5x11" paper. Each book takes a half to a full day to format.
Step 3. Printing. I am lucky enough to have a robust color laser printer at my disposal. Lightweight 20lb bond / 75gsm copy paper is what I used. This isn’t ideal for books, but it’s inexpensive, easy to procure, and doesn’t choke the laster printer. Perhaps in the future I can do an edition on super thin Bible paper, if I can find a printer that will print on it.
Step 4. Folding, Punching. Perhaps the most tedious part: Every sheet of paper must be folded individually. Then you assemble the signatures and use an awl to punch holes for sewing. Flyboys was 888 pages, which means 222 sheets of paper to fold.
Step 5. Sewing the text block. Now it’s time for tool #1, the sewing frame. This worked exactly as designed, holding the linen tapes steady while I sewed around them. A brick in a rag serves as a weight to hold the text block down while sewing.
Step 5. Gluing. Once the text block is sewn, I glue the end papers to both sides. Then it goes into tool #2, the press, with the spine edge poking out. I glue the signatures together, then apply the headbands and mull as further reinforcement. I leave the book in the press overnight.
Step 6. Making the Case. The case or cover. I’m making half-bound cases, which means there is fabric on the spine, but the boards are covered in decorative paper.
For Flyboys, I went with a “Hux’s hair and verdigris” theme of green cloth, copper printed paper and copper endpapers.
For Bad Things, I wanted murderous blood spatters. I ended up with black cloth, black and red marbled paper and red metallic endpapers.
Step 7. Assembly. The most nerve-wracking step. This is where you glue the block to the case. One shot deal. If you do it crooked, the book is crooked forever. YIKES! After you glue it, you put it in the press overnight again.
Step 8. Ex Libris. I have a few old ex libris labels with Aubrey Beardsley art, I think that’s an appropriate choice to pair with the queer and sexy, so I am adding them inside the front endpapers in the traditional spot. An ex libris label is a traditional way to signify who the book belongs to.
Step 9. Make author squeal with glee. My favorite step.
Again, these books are NOT FOR SALE.
I had a dream with Hux. He was in an argument with some tall, blond First Order general, so when I woke up, I was so fucking confused. Like, WHO ARE YOU STRANGE BLOND GENERAL?! AND WHY ARE YOU ARGUING WITH MY SHIT GINGER SON?!
