#threeeyesslitthroat

[ace-culture-is]

ace culture is not trusting puritan Christianity because they don't respect asexuality

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[atopvisenyashill]

@threeeyesslitthroat now THATS a baller theory for young griff’s epithet

[taechnological]

Professor,

Why Taehyung?

my sweet summer child

have u SEEN taehyung

[lucianalight]

This is more of a question for fanfiction, but I've noticed that there is a trend in making Loki an "absolutely lovely father" to whatever children or children figures he has in fics or headcanons. And I'm pretty sure this is more based of Tom Hiddleston's charm then anything else. While I enjoy them sometimes, I have a suspicion that MCU Loki would be a far less perfect father if he was based in canon. especially since his model of parenting would be Odin and Frigga. In fact his model of family is dysfunctional as hell, So I'm willing to bet cash he'd be a slightly dysfunctional father/mother.

If Thor1 Loki had been a father, what do you think his parenting style would be, in comparison to Dark World Loki?

This is an interesting question and I have to say I am one of those who headcanon Loki as an absolutely lovely father :D But you mentioned an interesting point too.

First let's talk about where this headcanon might have come from. Tom is a lovely human being, but imo for the most part his personality isn't the reason for this particular headcanon. I think this headcanon firstly is rooted in Norse mythology. Loki has many kids in myth. Sleipnir the eight legged horse, Fenrir the wolf, Jormunganrd the giant serpant, Hel, Narfi and Vali. In Lokasenna Odin also mentions that Loki once spent 8 winters on Earth as a woman and bore children. There is also a story in which Loki saves a child from a troll. I particularly like this take in regards to Loki and children in Norse mythology. There are also instances of Loki as a father in comics.

But can Loki be a good father based on MCU canon and his dysfunctional family history? It is true that people might repeat the style of parenting they experienced and continue the cycle of abuse. But it is not necessarily predetermined that you end up parent your children like your own parents. The key is having self-awareness and reflecting on your actions and also being aware of what your parents did to you.

What Loki experienced with his parents, was neglect and abuse from a narcissistic father who lied to him and favored his brother. Frigga was kind and cared about Loki and was close to him but she was an enabler for Odin. And Loki is aware of what's been done to him. He knows he's been neglected and disregarded by Odin. It's just that until knowing about his race, he thought Odin's behavior was his fault, that he's been doing sth wrong that he was never seen and accepted like Thor. That's why he said "It's all make sense now. Why you favored Thor all these years...". He has realized it wasn't about what he was doing wrong, it was about what he is. Even Frigga's usual excuses for Odin doesn't convince him. We also see in TDW how he stands up for himself against Frigga who is hypocritically guilt tripping him and defending Odin.

This awareness about Odin's brand of abuse and neglect won't let Loki do the same to his children. And if you look at his interactions with the people he loves, neglect is simply not sth Loki does. He loves people deeply and cares a lot, express his love for them, pays attention and care about their emotions. So imo he won't ever neglect his children or imitate anything Odin has done to him.

I think Loki's parenting style would be more like Frigga since he was close to his mother. He would be kind, understanding and praise his children's abilities. His flaws could probably be over-protectiveness and a tendency to hide things from them not to worry or hurt them. But I don't think he would hide things as important as their race like what Odin did. Because he says in the vault scene "You could have told me from the beginning. Why didn't you?". It shows that Loki knows that's the right thing to do, to not hide sth as important from a child.

There can be another flaw in his parenting before the events of Thor 1, and that imo is excusing Odin's actions like Frigga. Remember that Thor and Loki both regard Odin as their idol and want to be worthy in his opinion. So Loki might excuse Odin's actions if he does anything that upsets Loki's children. I also think it would have been really interesting if Loki had children in Thor 1. Because he wouldn't have so easily called or seen Jotuns as monsters. There is no way that Loki sees his children as monsters. So everything would be more confusing for him, or even slightly better? Because if his children who are Jotuns aren't monsters then other Jotuns can't be monsters as well.

This flaw, excusing Odin's actions, would be absent in TDW as Loki has fully realized Odin's hypocrisy and won't fall for any manipulation from him or Frigga again. On the other hand, he now tends to be more secretive about what has happened to him and might hide his emotions or his pain from his children more.

All in all, I'm in favor of the headcanon that Loki would be an absolutely lovely parent but imo he will have some flaws as well, since no one is flawless. But it will never be anything to the extend of what his parents has done to him.

[thejudgingtrash]

One of the things that gave me a trip when I finally looked into the PJO fandom now was finding out that a LOT of folks disliked or hated HoO. Considering that it was first work of Riordan's that I had read, and I'm actually quite attached, it was one hell of a shock. ESPECIALLY when I learned all the legitimate reasons of why people had issues with it. Really did open my eyes. But damn.

Yeah. If you start the other way around it can be overwhelming, so I’m sorry about that. Also doesn't help that most people are ruthless, but it comes from love (mostly). So don’t take it to your heart!!

We criticize but still love what we criticize and only wish for it to be improved and for Riordan to be responsible with the half-assed attempt he created.

Yes, some people do go overboard with their critiques or jokes or whatever, but I think that’s rather a minority as I’m sure you come to find out. No one’s seriously malicious or wants to shed blood or whatever other weird claims have been floating around here.

Heroes of Olympus wasn’t per se a bad idea, it was unfortunately the lack of proper execution and delicacy that brought a sour taste to it. I did send you Marti’s master post with most of the issues the series has and the large consensus that resonates. It just seemed like greed and an author detached from his own work were the result of the saga. 

If you don’t really have the background from PJO, you certainly aren't as attached to Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Luke and the rest of the characters from the first series and have an entirely different view on the structure of the Greek and the following Roman side of things. 

Pretty sure that it would be worse with people that started with The Trials of Apollo, but well that’s not really the point. But we went from the clarity of PJO (even if it reads as incredibly white and also has its own fair share of problems) and step into the puddle of mud called HOO.

With the upcoming shows and some tweets from Becky Riordan, I do have hope that the next generation will receive an improved version of PJO (also TKC) and mayhaps even the other spin-offs which include the Roman and the Norse saga.

[alinaastarkov]

So what exactly is the problem with Talisa Maegyr on Game of Thrones? Is it because she represents DnD's incompetence at following GRRM's ideas or because she's representative at d&d's misunderstanding of Robb Stark's characterization? Also, I heard some say that her costume's really bad once you start using critical thinking skills. do you agree? or is that just salt?

It’s a bit of both. They managed to completely ignore everything that made Jeyne Westerling interesting and by extension remove an entire facet of Robb’s story that made him flawed yet sympathetic. They turned a very competent king into an selfish, hormonal 14 year old, which is ironic because he’s older than that in the show, yet 14 year old book!Robb never did something so stupid. I honestly could not for the life of me tell you what her costume was, which is already a bad sign. I think it was just a sack dress honestly, which is a symptom of the wider costume problems that show had.

[arsenicandfinelace]

So what type of outfits would you have liked Arya Stark to have worn in a better hypothetical show? Like what type of aesthetic or fashion do you think would have been in character or even just had helped with the vibe? Do you think she would have worn trousers? Or a specific assassin outfit? Or proper armor for battle? Do you think that Arya Stark would wear Stark colors or work a slightly different identity?

I put off answering this because I have MANY. THOUGHTS. (And also a a shit ton of pics, so I’m putting this under the cut)

First and foremost, Arya spent a lot of time in Braavos, which is basically a Renaissance Italian city state, so my ideal wardrobe (and her wardrobe in When the Hungry are Fed) is, essentially, any male costume from Medici: Masters of Florence (and the female ones for special occasions or when she’s pregnant).

It’s light, it’s stylish, any cumbersome layers could be removed fairly quickly for a fight, and with some alterations it wouldn’t actively conceal Arya’s womanly figure. There would definitely be trousers.

The colours would tend to be darker, for a couple reasons. First, as mentioned, her fashion is heavily inspired by the Venice!Braavos in my mind, and in Braavos dark colours are fashionable and signs of wealth and power. Second, I sort of think of her in Vetinari terms, as a trained assassin who became a powerful politician, and Vetinari always wore dark colours, the better to blend in.

For a battle, bear in mind, leather armour is a lie Hollywood peddles. The kind everyone wears in the show is basically useless because it’s thin, which makes it flexible and attractive but terrible at stopping any blow whatsoever.

What actually would be effective, and would look so much nicer on her, is the padded gambeson.

The padding inside makes it shockingly resistant to blades and arrows, but it’s still pliable enough to grant our resident water dancer her full range of motion, and the design can still be cute af, whereas the show deliberately put Maisie in a blocky, shapeless, chest-flattening design.

(Yes, I know she’s dressed like Jon and Ned, but Maisie is five foot tall and a woman, and any decent costume designer would have altered the cut to flatter her. Man, fuck Michele Clapton.)

For a more casual look, up North where it’s cold, this general aesthetic, with the fur and the wool and also she has a general womanly shape (ignore the violin).

I could go on, but this is getting long, so I’m just going to add a couple more glamorous gowns with a more Northern feel because damn it, sometimes Arya wants to look pretty! (The coats, at least, are more top notch maternity wear)

[asksassyloki]

What do you think of New Jersey?

I don’t know enough about it to form an opinion.