" 'Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction', As The Old Saying Goes. When I Watch A Documentary I Can't Help Crying

" 'Truth is stranger than fiction', as the old saying goes. When I watch a documentary I can't help crying and then think to myself 'Fiction can't compete with this.' But when I mentioned this to a veteran Manga artist friend of mine, he said 'Fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all.' His words strengthened the conviction of my manga spirit."

-- Arakawa Hiromu, 2005 (Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12)

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3 years ago
Headcannon Faceclaim: Karl Urban With Perfect Samakro Energy…

Headcannon faceclaim: Karl Urban with perfect Samakro energy…

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2 years ago

Friendly reminder that this blog is pro-choice and if you don’t think everyone should have full control of their own body, then kindly unfollow me right now and go to hell


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3 years ago

okay so i just finished the first thrawn book right? and like all of it is making me feel insane and i am sure someone has pointed this out already but do you wanna know what makes me feel extra insane?

thrawn send eli away to protect him

like sure he also sends him away to help the chiss and so he could reach his full potential and bla bla but look - thrawn realizes very early that eli is a target as long as he's with him

Screenshot of thrawn book one that reads: “You’re showing them up, and they resent you for it. And if they can’t take you down, they’ll go after the people they think helped make you who you are.” “People like you?” Eli let his gaze drift away. Yes, people like him. People who still had the lowly rank they’d graduated the Academy with while everyone else was energetically climbing the ladder.

and then that is proven over and over again throughout the book until it finally accumulates in this - pryce outright threatening thrawn right after she showed how incredibly ruthless she is

Screenshot of thrawn book one that reads: But don’t lose track of the fact that you need me.” “In what way?” “To smooth out your future political bumps,” she said. “And trust me: There will be more bumps. You’re a successful admiral. That makes you a target for people who want to siphon off some of your power for themselves.” “People such as you?” She smiled again.

and then the very next scene is thrawn and eli talking about that very conversation, it's eli first acknowledging how dangerous pryce and the high command are and then confirming - even if he might not be fully aware himself - that he is loyal to thrawn not to the empire

which, let me remind you, comes after yularen just pointed a blaster at thrawn and accused him of treason

and i think that moment of eli pledging his allegiance to thrawn is the first time thrawn realizes both the depth of which he cares for eli and that he will be eli's downfall if he keeps him around

Screenshot of thrawn book one that reads: “Remember, too, that others have served the Empire well. I trust the Emperor will have enough honors to award to all.” “I wouldn’t hold my breath,” Vanto said. “Doesn’t matter. I’m quite content to be your aide, Admiral. It’s where I’m supposed to be.” “Perhaps,” Thrawn said. “Perhaps not.”

which then leads to him sending eli away to the chiss and this fucking devastating journal entry:

Screenshot of thrawn book one that reads: A friend need not be kept either within sight or within reach. A friend must be allowed the freedom to find and follow his own path. If one is fortunate, those paths will for a time join. But if the paths separate, it is comforting to know that a friend still graces the universe with his skills, and his viewpoint, and his presence. For if one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone.

like for a moment i was confused bc it happend so fast without a goodbye, plus he offered it to nightswan first and it kinda felt like eli was just an afterthought but no oh fuck no

like nightswan thrawn would have send to help keep the chiss safe, to utilize his abilities to help them fight whatever enemies are lurking in the dark, but eli, oh no, thrawn never planned on sending eli away in the first place, not until he realized it was the only way he could keep him safe

and yeah eli will obv also be beneficial to the chiss, like ofc he will, he's smart as heck, but below all that is the simple fact that thrawn is doing all this empire shit to keep his people safe so even if the empire falls that is still the safest place for eli to be

and I'm just feeling very emo about that


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2 years ago

So like, I’ve been meaning to hop onto my computer, where I’m logged on to AO3, so I can comment on a bunch of your fics. Particularly your original one. But I keep forgetting to, so I’ll just do it here 😊

I adored your original fic. Power imbalances (especial evil or drastic ones) are my absolute guilty pleasure. Plus your smut was top quality!!

thank you so much 🥹 !! I’m so glad people like my stories… I think my very, very favorite trope is the dark villain who isn’t actually… and I’m still wringing the shit out of that one hard, in every story I’ve written since, I think, lol. The big scary guy, the anti-villain who does bad things for a good cause, and then he cuddles the shit out of you (and fucks you) that gets me going non-stop. And I’m so glad you enjoy my smut too because I don’t know wtf I’m doing there, just writing what I like, or what I’m feeling at the time I guess 😬 (and trying to make it not suck). thanks a lot for the comment!


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1 year ago
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR
A Human Drink. It's Called Root Beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR

A human drink. It's called root beer. STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 4.01 WAY OF THE WARRIOR


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3 years ago
Again With Feral Thrawn, Trying To Improve The Image Quality

again with feral thrawn, trying to improve the image quality


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2 years ago

Meow! 😻

MEOW !!!

8 months ago

when orion became optimus and immediately got that aching sadness in his eyes you can see in every other version of him i cant do this


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