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[fionn-o-nassus]

Not gonna lie this makes me a bit irritated. Here's the real version of this photo:

Instead of a cutesie reference to film censorship it was an explicit statement of defiance of Maryland's criminalization gay sex, which was not repealed until 2002. This wasn't a guy saying "Oh they can't put what I do in the movies according to a completely voluntary industry code" he was saying "The State of Maryland wants to put me in jail for being gay and having gay sex."

It wasn't a guy being cheeky about sex in an ambiguous, cute way. It was a man stating, in no uncertain terms, that a whole state of the United States considered him a criminal for being homosexual.

[we-are-trickster]

Dissidia Duellum - Cellphone Headcanons

Warrior of Light (FF)

* Giving this man modern technology should be a war crime.

* Should not know what a cell phone is or how to use it.

* Prefers voice calls to texting.

* Texts in full sentences, perfect grammar. No emojis ever.

Firion

* Adapted well but not necessarily quickly.

* Once he figured out the camera app, takes all the aesthetic photos of flowers.

* Phone case as tacky as his headscarf.

Onion Knight

* Fastest texter, though with a lot of errors. Lots of emojis and acronyms.

* Phone games galore.

* Involved in a “weirdest place for a selfie” battle with Zidane.

Kain Highwind

* Not only allowed a phone, he somehow created an inter-dimensional group chat with Cecil and Rosa. (Give this man back his spouses, please!)

* Effortlessly winning the “weirdest place for a selfie” competition via POV shots from the top of tall buildings and landmarks.

* Camera roll full of food pics for his review blog, though he hand writes his notes.

Krile

* Enjoys cozy matching games.

* Lofi beats playlists for inspiration while she’s making art.

* Folder full of knitting patterns.

Terra Branford

* Social butterfly at school. Thriving in the modern world.

* Collects charms to put on her phone case, swapping them to match her outfits.

* Cute ringtone, probably from some random cozy show.

Cloud Strife

* Just another Tuesday for Cloud.

* No ringtone, phone on silent/vibrate only.

* “Accidentally” forgets it.

Rinoa

* Camera roll full of pics of Angelo.

* Managing a social media profile for Angelo.

Zidane

* Would be winning “weirdest place to take a selfie” if Kain wasn’t involved. Argues Kain’s don’t count because he refuses to actually take selfies.

* Would become an influencer if Mog would let him.

* Streams himself parkouring around the city and leaves geocaches for people to find.

Rikku

* Streams on social media.

* Goes viral with stupid TikTok dances that she somehow wrangles the guys into participating in.

* Is an influencer despite Mog’s protests.

Balthier

* Adapted quickly.

* Trades crypto for fun.

Lightning

* You’d think she’s all business, but nah.

* Addicted to fashion blogs, though you’ll never catch her.

* Understated but fashionable case and accessories.

Prompto

* Already 100% used to phones. Needed no adaptation period.

* Bit of a snob about phone photos, prefers a real camera.

* Manages the group chat.

Clive

* Also a war crime to hand him a phone.

* This man does not need a phone, get him a motorbike so he and Cloud can start a gang.

[we-are-trickster]

I forget about Tidus…

Tidus

*110% forgets he has a phone.

*They had to get him the toughest phone case/screen protectors possible as he’s rough and tumble and drops it constantly.

*Already had to replace his phone twice. Once b/c he accidentally went swimming with it in his pocket.

[we-are-trickster]

Dissidia Duellum - Cellphone Headcanons

Warrior of Light (FF)

* Giving this man modern technology should be a war crime.

* Should not know what a cell phone is or how to use it.

* Prefers voice calls to texting.

* Texts in full sentences, perfect grammar. No emojis ever.

Firion

* Adapted well but not necessarily quickly.

* Once he figured out the camera app, takes all the aesthetic photos of flowers.

* Phone case as tacky as his headscarf.

Onion Knight

* Fastest texter, though with a lot of errors. Lots of emojis and acronyms.

* Phone games galore.

* Involved in a “weirdest place for a selfie” battle with Zidane.

Kain Highwind

* Not only allowed a phone, he somehow created an inter-dimensional group chat with Cecil and Rosa. (Give this man back his spouses, please!)

* Effortlessly winning the “weirdest place for a selfie” competition via POV shots from the top of tall buildings and landmarks.

* Camera roll full of food pics for his review blog, though he hand writes his notes.

Krile

* Enjoys cozy matching games.

* Lofi beats playlists for inspiration while she’s making art.

* Folder full of knitting patterns.

Terra Branford

* Social butterfly at school. Thriving in the modern world.

* Collects charms to put on her phone case, swapping them to match her outfits.

* Cute ringtone, probably from some random cozy show.

Cloud Strife

* Just another Tuesday for Cloud.

* No ringtone, phone on silent/vibrate only.

* “Accidentally” forgets it.

Rinoa

* Camera roll full of pics of Angelo.

* Managing a social media profile for Angelo.

Zidane

* Would be winning “weirdest place to take a selfie” if Kain wasn’t involved. Argues Kain’s don’t count because he refuses to actually take selfies.

* Would become an influencer if Mog would let him.

* Streams himself parkouring around the city and leaves geocaches for people to find.

Rikku

* Streams on social media.

* Goes viral with stupid TikTok dances that she somehow wrangles the guys into participating in.

* Is an influencer despite Mog’s protests.

Balthier

* Adapted quickly.

* Trades crypto for fun.

Lightning

* You’d think she’s all business, but nah.

* Addicted to fashion blogs, though you’ll never catch her.

* Understated but fashionable case and accessories.

Prompto

* Already 100% used to phones. Needed no adaptation period.

* Bit of a snob about phone photos, prefers a real camera.

* Manages the group chat.

Clive

* Also a war crime to hand him a phone.

* This man does not need a phone, get him a motorbike so he and Cloud can start a gang.

[radiatorchains]

[catdawg]

punk duckling!!

(the little watermark thing or whatever its called is my pinterest user, catzawg4 to follow)

[theotherwesley]

I love baby foxes. Nothing has ever had less of an idea.

buffering

[theotherwesley]

feather obtained, purpose unclear

leaf obtained, purpose unclear

ground:

unclear

sibling obtained, purpose: biting

[vimesy-art]

Tarot Never Lie

[infectiouspiss]

a tiny heist went down to rescue Rise and now he's being taken everywhere by Reid Wiseman because he's extremely important (he was supposed to be left on the craft, he has instead been adopted)

[talon-dragonbeast]

daily affirmations for college students

im doing great

my teeth and claws are very sharp

i can kill ai with my mind

the professor is more scared of me than i am of them

theres no surprise test on friday

no one can tell i have a tumblr blog

my roommates dont hate me

salmon burguers on sale

[hisuianserperior]

Knives! Get your Knives here for no particular reason!

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

Get em while they're cold, get em while they're sharp!

Special discount if your name is Brutus for no reason in particular!

[mesmes99]

Grabbing one early this year so I’m prepared.

[beardedmrbean]

[prokopetz]

Gender crimes

Advocating overthrow of gender

Aggravated gender

Armed gender

Assault with a deadly gender

Assisting or instigating gender

Attempt to commit gender

Concealment of gender

Conspiracy to commit gender

Contempt of gender

Criminal infringement of gender

Cyber gender

Demands against gender

Destruction of gender

Disorderly gender

Drive-by gender

Driving under the influence of gender

Environmental gender

Escaping gender

Exportation of gender

Failure to gender

False gender

First degree gender

Fraudulent certification of gender

Gender burglary

Gender default

Gender espionage

Gender evasion

Gender fixing

Gender fraud

Gender identity theft

Gender smuggling

Gender tampering

Gender trafficking

Harbouring gender

Illegal possession of gender

Insider gender

Interstate gender

Misuse of gender

Obstruction of gender

Operating an unlicensed gender

Possession of a restricted gender

Receiving gender

Sale of stolen gender

Second degree gender

Solicitation to commit gender

Subornation of gender

Transportation of gender

Use of gender of mass destruction

Video gender

Violent gender

[we-are-trickster]

Trickster of the Month

Blessed Winter Solstice, beloved followers!

I figured today was a good day to post the first installment of my “Trickster of the Month” posts, considering that this Trickster had been a winter staple since the 1700s!

I’m talking, of course, about Jack Frost – the Spirit responsible for bringing in the frost and acting as a herald for winter. His roots may stretch all the way back to Jokul, a Norse Jotunn of the frost, but he didn’t exist in the spritely, puckish form we all associate with him until the late 1700s and even then he hasn’t quite lost all of his darker roots – probably because even in the modern era cold can still kill. There’s a very good reason that Jack Frost is lumped in with Old Man Winter, sometimes they’re even considered one and the same.

Jack’ popularity as a character only started to rise in the early 1900s with various authors and storytellers latching onto old tales of Winter figures and telling them anew. My personal favorite is the 1979 Rankin/Bass Jack Frost which tells a full Trickster story.

In the 1979 movie, Jack Frost is indeed the herald of Father Winter and is tasked with ensuring that the Earth is cold enough for snow to fall and not melt. While near January Junction, a small town under the iron rule of Kubbla Kraus, he saves the life of a young woman who declares her love for Jack Frost. This convinces Jack to ask Father Winter to change him from an intangible sprite to a flesh and blood human, allowing him the chance to court this young woman, Elise. Father Winter agrees but sets the terms that Jack must obtain “a house, a horse, a bag of gold, and a wife to make it all worthwhile” by the end of Winter or Jack will be transformed back into a sprite.

Jack makes an okay human once he gets his legs, living with Elise and her family as he tries to make his way and fulfill the terms of his agreement. Standing in his way is Kubbla Kraus, who not only prevents Jack from fulfilling the first three requirements (house, horse, gold) he also kidnaps Elise to force her to marry him. Jack learns quickly that humans are limited and he really doesn’t have what it takes, giving up his humanity to save Elise and January Junction from Kubbla Kraus.

This tale has a lot of Trickster hallmarks, hallmarks that other Jack Frost tales don’t have. Jack Frost is consumed by a hunger for something more (in this case love), he is a societal other (a sprite taking human form), he royally fucks up (his actions cause Kubbla Kraus to attack the town) but he also takes responsibility and fixes his fuck-up. What’s interesting is that he gives up his chance at the very things he wanted, humanity and a loving connection to another being, in order to save the people he loves. Even among the other Winter sprites, Jack is unique because he is the only one who actually comes down to earth and gets to see humans up close, even if he cannot interact with them as he would wish. This Jack Frost doesn’t get what he wants by the end of the story, he has to return to the Kingdom of the Winter Clouds and continue serving Father Winter. Of course, another character puts it plainly with the last spoken line of dialogue “Winter won’t be the same without you!”

For indeed, without someone to usher in the change from fall to winter, it simply wouldn’t be the same. Tricksters are agents of change, creatures of transformation, so a Winter Sprite that paints designs in the Frost on your window to let you know that winter has come again certainly belongs in such a category. Today we celebrate the shortest day and longest night of the year, tomorrow the days begin to slowly lengthen once more, telling us that change is again on it’s way. Change that we can’t stop… unless, of course, you’re a Trickster with the power to call down winter storms….

[we-are-trickster]

Bringing this back, cuz it’s that time of year!

[monamoni]

Coyote vs Road Runner

[gean-grey-blog]

One time I was leaving a friend's place and an older lady with basically no English came up to me and communicated that she was very cold and needed a ride. She pointed to tell me where to go.

I got there and her daughter or granddaughter came out and was like omg her phone died we were worried

And then the older lady said something and the younger lady translated.

"She knew she could trust you because you have pink hair"

I thought it was funny at the time. But when I think back on it I think she was basically saying "you had a visible sign of not vibing with the system I was afraid of"

Be weird. Be colorful. Help random people.

[unconventiononthelawofthesea]

[moniquill]