#this turned long

[thornedlamb]

cont. || @fiendishfinesse

Raphael’s fingers drifted through Sirius’s hair in a gentle rhythm, a thoughtful smile touching his lips as he looked down at the Tiefling. “For me, it’s about control. Having everything exactly as I want it, free of interruptions or imperfections. Power without restraint. Order without chaos.” he replied, voice calm and deliberate.

His gaze held a hint of curiosity as he studied Sirius. “But it seems your idea of perfection is different—something quieter, maybe even an end to all this. Would silence and finality truly satisfy you, or is there more to what you’re looking for?”

Promises of power, or freedom from the tadpole, could never rival the simple pleasure of having his head scratched. Like a panther—or some even deadlier predator—he seemed to forget his own nature. In that moment, he became a mere house cat, akin to a tiger curling snugly into a box. His tail swayed lazily from side to side; if he could purr, surely he would.

‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎❝So perfection is the lack of imperfection? ” he asked, a smirk tugging at his lips as he glanced up at the devil. But the fleeting jest passed, and he closed his eyes again, focusing on the motion in his snowy hair, and thinking further about that answer.

‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎❝ Wouldn’t that be dull? ” he ventured, his tone light yet probing. ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎❝ Control over everything would leave no room for surprises or excitement, wouldn’t it? ” He saw no reason to keep his questions to himself. Raphael could read him as nearly as easily as the tadpole, or whatever held the original claim on Sirius’ soul.

The godling, disguised as a tiefling, turned his head towards the hand that was scratching him so pleasantly. And with a mischievous spark he bites, gently, just a nibble into the firm flesh made of thumb muscles. A practical presentation of the excitement of not knowing everything. Just to nuzzle his face into the palm a moment later.

‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎❝ Mhm... non-existence, ” he murmured, voice dreamy. ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎❝ If one dies, it’s just the next form of being. The realm of the Gods, pulled to the hells, the wall of the faithless. I simply want nothing... ” A wistful sigh escaped him, his eyes briefly closing. Yet, as his thoughts wandered again, darkness gave way to something still sinister but less bleak. ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎❝ Buuut... I guess head scratches come pretty close to perfection, too. The silence you bring... And, since I’m feeling bold, let me say this: I doubt anyone who isn’t a little messed up really strives for perfection—not in our ways, at least. I suspect satisfaction lies elsewhere. Maybe it’s just an endless chase after some shimmering illusion...”

[brazenlystrong]

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬. @juhotookaku

He observes closely, not worried in the slightest. With the tiniest up-curve to the edges of his lips, Gojo is crouched upon a large steep hill, the elevation of the earth's surface allowing him to keep his distance and watch from above. Nanami has likely sensed his cursed energy by now even from this far. But the cursed spirit is a priority. And the underclassmen are the ones on a mission to take it down. Except that— it seems the information that pinpointed one grade two curse lurking in this area was only half true.

Hm.

Satoru’s smile becomes down-curved after sensing a greater amount of cursed energy manifesting in close quarters. A threat that Nanami and he could handle.

“Grade one?” He voices under his breath as though he would receive an answer as to why this one had appeared and from where.

Gojo gazes over the terrain through his infrared vision, fixating on the underclassmen and the distance between them and the said curse. He wouldn’t be surprised if Nanami is already on it to exorcise it. But Gojo feels responsible for the others’ safety. This isn’t the first instance of misinformation. Or maybe, someone else has to do with this.

He rises up, placing one hand into his jacket’s pockets and the other under his chin in a thoughtful manner. It’d look as though he’s letting Nanami handle it. Instead, he is calculating the time and the amount of space between the two grade ones. The grade two has already been exorcised. He has the idea that Ratio Technique could put an end to the other one. But there’s something that missed out on. These mole-like claws on it aren’t just an accessory. The reason why it’d come quickly was because it was digging its way from underground. So this means— the pesky thing can hide beneath the ground and erupt before devouring its victims.

Not good.

“Oooi! Move out of the waay!” Gojo shouts, leisurely shaking his hand to shoo the underclassmen away.

He’d make sure that Nanami isn’t in near as well while luring the curse from beneath the ground. He would then amplify the Limitless and negative energy to produce a vacuum of incandescent blue to forcefully break the ground where the curse is hiding. He signals to Kento to stay put. And lastly, once the curse is exposed and targetable, he creates a repulsive force to destroy it on the spot.

“That was close.” Gojo claps his hands before looking back to check on the others. He then turns to Nanami once he is spoken to.

“Mhm, you did. But I sped up the process.” A little smirk forms on his face.

“Besides, the report didn't include a grade one curse. This was putting everyone else at risk. Luckily they had you here.” – if I wasn’t here…

[argentumoculis]

💪 - Pick my muse up (@scorchingcaress) - Alright but what if Cinder picked Ruby up after making sure she fell asleep to move her to her room?

Touch Starved Meme

After hearing about from Cinder on where she had planned to stay for the night Ruby couldn’t just turn her away and let her sleep outside. So she called her dad to get permission for a friend to stay over. He would be working late tonight and Yang is out like she usually is, so it’d just be the two of them and Zwei.

The night starts exciting as Ruby continues to talk to Cinder as she had been all day, but soon would find that she’s been running low on energy for a while now. They had been sitting in front of the tv when Ruby closes her eyes and slumps onto Cinder’s shoulder.

The warmth coming from Cinder’s body is much like the warmth that comes from Yang’s due to their semblances, although Ruby would argue that Cinder is warmer. The heat makes it easy for her to fall asleep while leaning against her, making soft snores while she does so. After Ruby’s completely fallen asleep though, she’s picked up by Cinder to be carried up to her room as Zwei silently follows them upstairs.

It’s quite easy to pinpoint which room is Ruby’s and which is her sister’s. Shelves are lined with action figures of Grimm and books of fairy tales and heroics. The trash can is half full of rose petals with a small broom and pan accompanying it. There’s a weapon rack that houses Crescent Rose which Ruby had put away earlier when arriving home. A video game console sits on the floor in-between the TV and the bed.

And on the wall there are several pictures of what look like to be family and friends. Her sister, dad, uncle, and even Zwei. But there is one other picture on the wall of a woman in a white robe with red hair and silver eyes just like Ruby.

Once Cinder’s placed Ruby down onto her bed, the younger girl instinctively curls up, followed by Zwei jumping onto the bed to lay down next to her and stare up at Cinder with giant eyes. As for where Cinder would sleep, Ruby doesn’t really mind where in the house she decides to rest, but sleeps peacefully herself knowing that she may have just made a new friend.

[jjungkooksthighs]

1st: I enjoyed the album. Top 3 are Stay, Dis-ease and Telepathy 💃🏽I'll be honest, I liked the MV for Life Goes On but there was something going on with the bass 🧐 plays fine on spotify tho. I know there's people out there that are really struggling during these times and the songs hit harder personally for them while other people weren't expecting the style Life Goes On brings. Its an album for the fans and not my 1st choice if I was trying recruit new people lol Hope I made sense XD💜

 You made sense! I totally feel this. I am a dedicated and very loyal fan myself as someone that has been following them since their debut in 2013, so I have supported them for a very long time and will continue to do so for the many years yet to come.

However, if I had someone I was trying to introduce BTS to, I think I would show them the previous work of BTS like Love Yourself: Tear or Wings, for example. Maybe after that, I would bring this album to their attention, but I would definitely recommend BE for those who are struggling. It is a good source of comfort, for sure, if you are going through a rough time and I can understand how others would love this album as I have already seen. I think the boys put in work for this one and it definitely shows! I’m especially proud of Kook for his directing skills in the MV. It was very well done and I am so glad he seemed to have had a good time doing that as he stated in the Global Press Conference yesterday!

BE is a very interesting album in terms of the styles of the songs with three of the eight being retro-themed (Dynamite, Telepathy and Dis-ease) with the other three being slower and more melancholy (Life Goes On, Blue and Grey and Fly To My Room). Personally, I liked 7 better than this one, but that is just my opinion! I have seen lots of other people on Tumblr commenting their favorite songs off BE amongst other loving praises that I’ve come across and I think that is wonderful. 

For me, though, I will say that Life Goes On definitely caught me off guard as I wasn’t expecting that style of song at all. Despite that, the fact that my bias directed this MV was something very unique that I really enjoyed seeing. If words would embody this song, I would choose succor’s solace as the epitome of this track. It is relief rolled into audio and it is such a gift to have a song like this in the hard times that we have been attacked with. This is certainly a song that you’d listen to on the way home from work after a long day or while you’re in the midst of studying, doing schoolwork or even at home working on assignments or tasks for your job. It is also something you’d listen to when you feel like the problems and struggles you face are just too much and need to be reminded that, per the song’s title, life continues on and that we must push forward to enjoy the little things and the big. I liked this track the most, I think. I myself am facing some things in my life right now and the core message of this song resonated deeply with me. To that end, this track is every bit the comfort song they intended it to be and this song, along with Spring Day, sit at the same table for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

Fly To My Room’s mellow beat is something that I think would be a great listen at night after the trials and woes of the day and it was interesting to see sope/vmin in the same track and how those two subunits meshed together to create something entirely new and unseen before. 

Blue and Grey... this one sounded familiar to me and it took me all but two seconds to realize where I had heard it before. This is the same song that Taehyung teased in Bon Voyage when he was sitting in the canoe out on the lake. The song sounded so very different in this rendition and I was very surprised to see this song in the album when I had originally thought it would be in Tae’s mixtape! This is definitely a song you listen to in the rain and when the sun has been masked by the clouds in the sky. It is also a song you’d listen to once the sun has set and you walk outside just to have some fresh air and reminisce either about the past or to think on the stresses of your present. I think this track has the power to ease both and that is a powerful thing, indeed.

Telepathy I really liked! I think the upbeat form of this one definitely was a nice break from the slow beat of the first three songs on the album and, because this one is BTS’s love letter to ARMY, I think that is a very special thing that we as their fans should cherish in their thought towards us during the times that have befallen us and taken from us (and them) their ability to see us beyond a screen. I think the flow of the song is perfect and the flux of the voices of the members works very well for the positive energy they are trying to instill in it. From beginning of this song, when I heard it, I knew I was going to like it. It had a starry, celestial vibe to it and for some reason, when I hear it, I think of shooting stars that fly through the night sky. True to that image, this is a song you’d listen to when you’re with friends to recall the bonds you make with those closest to you (and those farthest from you) no matter where in the world they are. This is a song you’d also listen to to PARTY PARTY, YEAH! (I’m sorry, but ever since I heard that from Kook, it has been living in my mind rent free) In any case, this is a nice song to uplift you and would also be good to put on after a bad day so that you can look back on all the good things life despite the bad. That message is a very strong one, indeed, so that definitely makes this song a favorited one for me.

As an English major at my university, the title of Dis-ease was interesting as someone that often studies semantics and semiotics in language and literature. It was intriguing to see that they chose to deconstruct the word of disease and split it into its alternative form to convey an entirely new meaning from what one might assume the word means at first glance. While they could have chosen to name the song DISEASE, which is a word associated with sickness, illness or an ailing, afflicted health condition that most link with weakness and feebleness, BTS decided to utilize a play on words and use an older version of the word that now has two different meanings linked with it, I found it fascinating that they named the song what they did, for dis-ease was often used in the past to denote a lack of ease or absence of relief in an individual. It was only later that the word was changed once individuals started tagging health related conditions with actual infections or maladies when viruses and mental illnesses began to gain a name for themselves in the colonizing world. Ironically enough, the word dis-ease is now used by medical practitioners in healing environments for individuals that are on the road to eudemonia or betterment of themselves and the word is purposefully used to endow awareness of compromised health on a singular cause or root.

I don’t think I need to explain why that is significant in the scheme of the situation that our world has come to, but I shall say it anyway: this is meaningful in that BTS decides to fight back and combat the negativity that would threaten to swallow them (and those who listen and internalize the lyrics of the song for themselves and thusly feel the message they are trying to give to us) to instead grapple and wrestle with it by loudly bringing attention to it rather than allowing it to silently consume and germinate within them. This, for me, was very empowering to hear and is one of the many reasons why I appreciate this song in particular amongst the lyrics that target and attack the “diseases” that would try to take from us our wellbeing. The track is a battle cry to keep fighting and that, in it of itself, is a very powerful thing that strikes very deep within me. The bridge at the end with Kook and Jimin, by the way… literal EARGASM, MA’AM. Anyway, this is a song that you’d listen to in the morning to get yourself hype for the day. It is something you’d put on in the desire to boost your spirits if they are low and honestly could be listened to in any situation.

Lastly, we have Stay. This subunit of NamKookJin was certainly a pleasant surprise to me! Kook’s involvement in this track doesn’t go unnoticed in the emotion that is present in his voice (amongst Joon and Jin, of course), but there’s also something about this song that goes straight for the heartstrings in the pledge of continued loyalty that is subliminal in its subtlety. I adored this song and this track’s EDM style was a wonderful finale of the album in its summation that there are low points in life (as the first few tracks suggest) and that there are high points and life. I think that through this song, the three boys who sang in it were wonderful in their energy that was so vibrant. It was wonderful to hear the three of them meld together in a unit that also was unlike what we have heard before. I know the song must have meant a lot to the three of them because Joon is Kook’s role model as he has stated many times and to sing with one’s idol would certainly be a powerful thing, indeed. The fact that Jin was in it too much have had so much meaning for Kook since Jin is like a brother to him and took care of him (and honestly, he still does, let’s be real) when he was younger. 

The song’s lyrics themselves reach out to the ARMY that Jungkook said the song was meant for in his, Joon’s and Jin’s efforts to remind us that, as their fans, they hope that we will always remain with them and that they know the times are going to change for the better. I enjoyed this song very much and it would definitely be a song you’d listen to be reminded of the love that BTS has for you and that despite everything, you will always have a place with them even if you feel lost in the world around you. I think a situation you’d put this on would be when you are need just that extra bit of confidence to get you through an anxiety inducing time whether it be a test for school or even a meeting for work.

With all of this in mind, my favorite songs are as follows: Dis-ease, Telepathy, Stay and Life Goes On. It is hard to pick a favorite among those four, but those were my most liked tracks for sure!

Overall, I think the album definitely is one meant to soothe the soul and the boys have succeeded in that without fail. It is clear that the boys worked hard on this and their efforts were not vain! This is an album that I think we all needed to close out a tough year and it took me some to get all my thoughts together, but now that I have listened to the whole album once again, I’m liking it more with each time I hear it. It is always amazing to me how BTS continues to do what no one else does: letting their genuine feelings shine through their music that inspires light in so many. I am proud of each and every one of them and they deserve some hard earned rest after their efforts!

[maidenxfthemxuntains]

@chewingxm​ sent in “[ kiss ]” from Five (Always Accepting) ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Asta was back from  where she felt most at home, as close to the rustic old Norway she could possible get, even though she wasn’t close to Norway. She wasn’t fond of flying and she had found herself stuck in the United States. Asta was still getting use to everything here, getting use to the new technology while trying not to stick out like a sore thumb. The closest she got to that old feeling was finding herself in a forest.

It wasn’t like her home, but it would do. She found herself projecting her illusions on people that didn’t expect it, which was a sign of stress. Simple illusions that didn’t drain her, which made her more freaked out. The animal sounds relaxed her, and now being back in her apartment, she felt more in control.

That was until she opened the door to go to the store, Asta suddenly found herself back against the wall. A hand on her hip and on her neck, lips crashed against hers. The utter shock of this made her apartment turn into a rustic looking cabin, as if they were transported back into time.

[sharpicefire]

Where would Carly go in the WSL and start? Not Arsenal, United, or City. I wonder if it’s worth getting starts on a mediocre middle of the table team versus being the back up on what will likely be a front runner for league title and CL next year. At this point in her career, a starting position may not be likely too many places ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yeah you’re exactly right. And I don’t see her fitting into any clubs. No WSL club needs a keeper. I’m very surprised both Everton and Brighton have signed one. 

And let’s be real. You know I love Carly to death, but I’m going to put my hands up, she’s not the best goalkeeper in the world. So, like you said, the big clubs won’t want her. 

Everton and Brighton don’t need her. Reading? Not really. Bristol have Baggaley and she wants England minutes. Spurs just got Spencer so she won’t leave anytime soon. West Ham? Nah I think Brosnan and Moorhouse are a good pairing. Preuss is good for Liverpool even though they’re not doing well. That just leaves… Birmingham. Oh man would that be my dream. But it’s not going to happen, we’ve got Hampton and she’s excellent, Carly would never get minutes with us. We’re out of clubs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So she’s staying at Chelsea for now. And we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. If a goalie leaves to go to a club outside of the WSL then there might just be a gap for Carly.

[joecool1971]

i'm joking about it on twitter rn but legit like. 3 and a bit years ago, I was absolutely terrified because I was realising I was a lesbian and I couldn't even call myself gay for the longest time, nevermind a lesbian, I just kinda vaguely referred to myself as probably liking girls at some point at the future. I thought I'd never be able to accept myself, I just wanted it all to go away so I could feel less isolated. now here we are. just as isolated, in some ways, but a proud lesbian nonetheless with a weight off her shoulders.

15 year old me: you'll realise eventually you're a funky little lesbian. I'm sorry you have to try and unlearn all the internalised homophobia and hatred on your own. I'm sorry you have to try and accept yourself and this seemingly massive change to everyone's expectations, while feeling like the only gay kid for miles. I'm sorry that you had to hide for so long when all you wanted to do was TALK ABOUT IT. I wish you could've felt more confident to open up or seek out help, but you get through it. eventually. it was horrible but you'll be okay. and then in the blink of an eye you'll be 19 and a billion other things will have happened and you'll have this identity as a comfort and a community and you'll be so fucking proud.