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Jul. 27th, 2018
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chrisath99:
irosl6:
Please pray for us here in Greece.
Three different places near Athens were destroyed by massive forest fires.
• 180+ people are severely injured and burnt.
• 50 people and counting were found dead on the streets, in their cars or houses, including families that were found hugging each other.
• 100+ are missing.
This is a national tragedy. So many were lost because of ARROGANT PEOPLE.
Spreading awareness. There’s no need for such things to happen, so many lives were destroyed for no reason.
As of 22:16 EEST, the death toll has risen to 74 and counting, the number of people missing is still unclear, while at least 187 people were injured, including 23 children.
I’ve been avoiding the news, just staying as far away from the TV as possible with this because everytime I hear news on this I keep thinking “This could’ve been us.”
Every year there’s more than one fire during the summer in Greece. The authorities try their best to spread awareness on forest fires and fire safety.
This has been named by CNN Greece as the one of the most devastating wildfires in Greece since 2000 and the worst that the country has seen since 2007 also by CNN.
Many have called the tragedy a biblical disaster, and they’re not exactly wrong: x, x, x.
The world is on fire.
“The heat and drought pattern is similar to that playing out much further north in Latvia and Sweden. Parts of Italy are also on fire. Earlier this year, enormous fires scorched Siberia.” -Vox
“As for the rest of the world, heat this summer has already proved deadly in countries including Japan, Pakistan, and Canada.” -Vox
Even parts of the Artic Circle.
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chrisath99:
irosl6:
Please pray for us here in Greece.
Three different places near Athens were destroyed by massive forest fires.
• 180+ people are severely injured and burnt.
• 50 people and counting were found dead on the streets, in their cars or houses, including families that were found hugging each other.
• 100+ are missing.
This is a national tragedy. So many were lost because of ARROGANT PEOPLE.
Spreading awareness. There’s no need for such things to happen, so many lives were destroyed for no reason.
As of 22:16 EEST, the death toll has risen to 74 and counting, the number of people missing is still unclear, while at least 187 people were injured, including 23 children.
I’ve been avoiding the news, just staying as far away from the TV as possible with this because everytime I hear news on this I keep thinking “This could’ve been us.”
Every year there’s more than one fire during the summer in Greece. The authorities try their best to spread awareness on forest fires and fire safety.
This has been named by CNN Greece as the one of the most devastating wildfires in Greece since 2000 and the worst that the country has seen since 2007 also by CNN.
Many have called the tragedy a biblical disaster, and they’re not exactly wrong: x, x, x.
The world is on fire.
“The heat and drought pattern is similar to that playing out much further north in Latvia and Sweden. Parts of Italy are also on fire. Earlier this year, enormous fires scorched Siberia.” -Vox
“As for the rest of the world, heat this summer has already proved deadly in countries including Japan, Pakistan, and Canada.” -Vox
Even parts of the Artic Circle.
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amanda-fior:
For the first time in Saint Louis Zoo history, a cheetah has given birth to 8 cheetah cubs .
Awww look at their faces! I want to cuddle them!!
But I wont.
@sparklecryptid
AHAHA but in the Corling ‘verse, Cor with the kids he ends up having with Nyx+Ardyn.
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amanda-fior:
For the first time in Saint Louis Zoo history, a cheetah has given birth to 8 cheetah cubs .
Awww look at their faces! I want to cuddle them!!
But I wont.
@sparklecryptid
AHAHA but in the Corling ‘verse, Cor with the kids he ends up having with Nyx+Ardyn.
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ogrefairy:
[In this house, we believe:
Black Lives Matter
Women’s rights are human rights
No humans is illegal
Science is real
Love is love
Kindness is everything]
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ogrefairy:
[In this house, we believe:
Black Lives Matter
Women’s rights are human rights
No humans is illegal
Science is real
Love is love
Kindness is everything]
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queeenpersephone:
@francescadaferrara requested → persephone
you wear flowers in your hair and he collects ash under his fingernails
but when he shows you how to weigh a human life,
cupping his grey hands under yours, the power becomes intoxicating and
you must admit that your souls are the same:
hungry.
aching.
@sparklecryptid
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queeenpersephone:
@francescadaferrara requested → persephone
you wear flowers in your hair and he collects ash under his fingernails
but when he shows you how to weigh a human life,
cupping his grey hands under yours, the power becomes intoxicating and
you must admit that your souls are the same:
hungry.
aching.
@sparklecryptid
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ambianceplanche:
Hades and Persephone
Mother you don’t understand
I made Hades run to me
He saw my bones beneath
And offered me half his kingdom
Do you really think I ate the fruit unwillingly?
Requested by @trashcanfullofdork
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ambianceplanche:
Hades and Persephone
Mother you don’t understand
I made Hades run to me
He saw my bones beneath
And offered me half his kingdom
Do you really think I ate the fruit unwillingly?
Requested by @trashcanfullofdork
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hamelin-born:
dollmaker Queen Persephone receiver of many fanfic inspired
@sparklecryptid
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hamelin-born:
dollmaker Queen Persephone receiver of many fanfic inspired
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“Persephone is the girl who drinks pomegranate juice
And sits in the corner
She takes photos of nature
And grows lavender in her window-box
She is the girl who always buys the freshest peaches
The girl who takes off her shoes to run in the park
But she is also the girl
With a set of brass knuckles
Hidden in the pocket of her skirt.”
-
Modern Persephone (via goddessofidiocy)
@sparklecryptid
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“Persephone is the girl who drinks pomegranate juice
And sits in the corner
She takes photos of nature
And grows lavender in her window-box
She is the girl who always buys the freshest peaches
The girl who takes off her shoes to run in the park
But she is also the girl
With a set of brass knuckles
Hidden in the pocket of her skirt.”
-
Modern Persephone (via goddessofidiocy)
@sparklecryptid
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hamelin-born:
llvermorny:
url edit for @persesphne
q u e e n of the underworld
@auroargraves
@sparklecryptid
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hamelin-born:
llvermorny:
url edit for @persesphne
q u e e n of the underworld
@auroargraves
@sparklecryptid
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sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
my favorite thing is monsters learning how some humans live and just being ‘you live like this?’ in shocked horror
I mean. One of my favorite things is the monster adopting the human.
Human: Lives in pretty much a literal hole, nothing to fuck up or lose if its broken into or anything.
Monster: Okay fuck this noise you’re my child now. I don’t care if you’re a grown ass adult you’re my kid now come on, I’ve got an empty house that needs some life in it. Also for fucks sakes we’re going clothes shopping.
Human: *Bemused blinking*
honestly? same.
but also imagine this with ardyn and some 16-24 year old he finds living in terrible conditions.
Okay but like.
The entire Galahdian Refugee sector.
This is Insomnia. Why are they barely surviving? This is the *glittering crown jewel* his brother fucked him over for. Why are people *suffering* here?
Why is this barely-fledged teenager living in a firetrap above a cesspit, with no bed, and his only clothes being his work uniforms, which belong to the Crown anyhow, legally?
Why *The Fuck*.
And oops that’s how Ardyn adopts all the feral Glaives and ends up with a couple dozen kids that are also proficient in murder and mayhem.
Ace and Nyx, young, terrible, with *nothing* after their lives burn down. Before they get back on their feet. And Ardyns heart breaks because shit dude that’s his family. Living like this.
Oh shit he still has a heart. That’s. Well that’s a Problem.
Shit he has *nephews*.
It’s time to go shopping, children. Uncle Ardyn is here to take care of you now.
…Now you made me want Ace and Co. to all stay in Insomnia together and-
Well. The refugee sector sucks. But they make do, and because they need more money and Selena is still too young to join the Glaive, well, Ace joins. And he finds it stupidly easy to lie and Regis’ magic doesn’t even touch Ace’s magic because Ace has his own magic so tight under wraps.
So Ace is a Glaive. And Ardyn comes by and somehow winds up adopting all of the Galahdian Glaives because he gives them things like blankets and coats and food and is generally nicer to them than the Insomnians.
Ace has never been more grateful for his uncle.
(Also now the Reveal is so much funnier because Regis probably met Glaive Ace at least once and didn’t notice that Ace was his kid.
The only reason that Regis even finds out is because Ace is standing guard at some important meeting with Nyx and Lib and Crowe and then Nyx gets stabbed and Ace completely ignores Regis’ magic and reaches for his own instead and disappears in a warp and silts the man who stabbed Nyx’s throat in one easy motion.
Everyone can tell the magic Ace just used wasn’t the kings because said magic was purple. Ace ignores everyone expect Lib and Crowe and because he’s out of shits to give at this point, pulls an elixir out of the armiger and slams it into Nyx. It halts the bleed and heals Nyx and then, only when he’s reassured that Nyx is stable. Does he turn his attention to the dumbfounded nobility and royalty around him.
He scowls and waves.)
@sparklecryptid @theotherguysride
I LOVE THIS. And just.
This is an Ace who doesn’t particularly like or trust Insomnians. He’s very much like Libertus in that - he keeps it under wraps, but it’s hard to be generous and congenial to people who (almost literally) spit on you every time you walk by. Yes, he knows that not everyone is like that, but - the Galahdians rarely ever meet people like that.
Regis is one of the few notable exceptions. Ace genuinely likes what he’s seen of his father, and holds no ill will towards him. He’s trying. And the few opportunities he’s had to guard the Prince - well, sometimes Prince Noctis can be a brat, but he’s not a bad kid.
But it’s Uncle Ardyn who came to them when they were starving, and brought food and water and blankets. It’s Uncle Ardyn, who actually dipped into his past as a healer and helped them stitch up their wounds. It’s Uncle Ardyn who Ace went on roadtrips with during his (very exceptionally few) periods of leave to gather the Royal Arms and complete his Armiger. He likes his father, and he’s sworn an oath to him, but it’s Uncle Ardyn who holds his loyalty.
This is - rather heartbreaking for Regis. He has another son. A galahdian son, who he’s literally known for years, and he never noticed. And his firstborn son never - never felt that he could come to him. Never thought he could trust him; his son, oh his son, who has lived in poverty and joined up with the Glaives to keep his family from starving, who has fought and bled and died and - oh, his son.
(Meanwhile, a great deal of nobles are quietly freaking the fuck out, thinking of everything they’ve ever said or done or implied about the Galahdians.)
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sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
my favorite thing is monsters learning how some humans live and just being ‘you live like this?’ in shocked horror
I mean. One of my favorite things is the monster adopting the human.
Human: Lives in pretty much a literal hole, nothing to fuck up or lose if its broken into or anything.
Monster: Okay fuck this noise you’re my child now. I don’t care if you’re a grown ass adult you’re my kid now come on, I’ve got an empty house that needs some life in it. Also for fucks sakes we’re going clothes shopping.
Human: *Bemused blinking*
honestly? same.
but also imagine this with ardyn and some 16-24 year old he finds living in terrible conditions.
Okay but like.
The entire Galahdian Refugee sector.
This is Insomnia. Why are they barely surviving? This is the *glittering crown jewel* his brother fucked him over for. Why are people *suffering* here?
Why is this barely-fledged teenager living in a firetrap above a cesspit, with no bed, and his only clothes being his work uniforms, which belong to the Crown anyhow, legally?
Why *The Fuck*.
And oops that’s how Ardyn adopts all the feral Glaives and ends up with a couple dozen kids that are also proficient in murder and mayhem.
Ace and Nyx, young, terrible, with *nothing* after their lives burn down. Before they get back on their feet. And Ardyns heart breaks because shit dude that’s his family. Living like this.
Oh shit he still has a heart. That’s. Well that’s a Problem.
Shit he has *nephews*.
It’s time to go shopping, children. Uncle Ardyn is here to take care of you now.
…Now you made me want Ace and Co. to all stay in Insomnia together and-
Well. The refugee sector sucks. But they make do, and because they need more money and Selena is still too young to join the Glaive, well, Ace joins. And he finds it stupidly easy to lie and Regis’ magic doesn’t even touch Ace’s magic because Ace has his own magic so tight under wraps.
So Ace is a Glaive. And Ardyn comes by and somehow winds up adopting all of the Galahdian Glaives because he gives them things like blankets and coats and food and is generally nicer to them than the Insomnians.
Ace has never been more grateful for his uncle.
(Also now the Reveal is so much funnier because Regis probably met Glaive Ace at least once and didn’t notice that Ace was his kid.
The only reason that Regis even finds out is because Ace is standing guard at some important meeting with Nyx and Lib and Crowe and then Nyx gets stabbed and Ace completely ignores Regis’ magic and reaches for his own instead and disappears in a warp and silts the man who stabbed Nyx’s throat in one easy motion.
Everyone can tell the magic Ace just used wasn’t the kings because said magic was purple. Ace ignores everyone expect Lib and Crowe and because he’s out of shits to give at this point, pulls an elixir out of the armiger and slams it into Nyx. It halts the bleed and heals Nyx and then, only when he’s reassured that Nyx is stable. Does he turn his attention to the dumbfounded nobility and royalty around him.
He scowls and waves.)
@sparklecryptid @theotherguysride
I LOVE THIS. And just.
This is an Ace who doesn’t particularly like or trust Insomnians. He’s very much like Libertus in that - he keeps it under wraps, but it’s hard to be generous and congenial to people who (almost literally) spit on you every time you walk by. Yes, he knows that not everyone is like that, but - the Galahdians rarely ever meet people like that.
Regis is one of the few notable exceptions. Ace genuinely likes what he’s seen of his father, and holds no ill will towards him. He’s trying. And the few opportunities he’s had to guard the Prince - well, sometimes Prince Noctis can be a brat, but he’s not a bad kid.
But it’s Uncle Ardyn who came to them when they were starving, and brought food and water and blankets. It’s Uncle Ardyn, who actually dipped into his past as a healer and helped them stitch up their wounds. It’s Uncle Ardyn who Ace went on roadtrips with during his (very exceptionally few) periods of leave to gather the Royal Arms and complete his Armiger. He likes his father, and he’s sworn an oath to him, but it’s Uncle Ardyn who holds his loyalty.
This is - rather heartbreaking for Regis. He has another son. A galahdian son, who he’s literally known for years, and he never noticed. And his firstborn son never - never felt that he could come to him. Never thought he could trust him; his son, oh his son, who has lived in poverty and joined up with the Glaives to keep his family from starving, who has fought and bled and died and - oh, his son.
(Meanwhile, a great deal of nobles are quietly freaking the fuck out, thinking of everything they’ve ever said or done or implied about the Galahdians.)
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sparklecryptid:
hamelin-born:
sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
my favorite thing is monsters learning how some humans live and just being ‘you live like this?’ in shocked horror
I mean. One of my favorite things is the monster adopting the human.
Human: Lives in pretty much a literal hole, nothing to fuck up or lose if its broken into or anything.
Monster: Okay fuck this noise you’re my child now. I don’t care if you’re a grown ass adult you’re my kid now come on, I’ve got an empty house that needs some life in it. Also for fucks sakes we’re going clothes shopping.
Human: *Bemused blinking*
honestly? same.
but also imagine this with ardyn and some 16-24 year old he finds living in terrible conditions.
Okay but like.
The entire Galahdian Refugee sector.
This is Insomnia. Why are they barely surviving? This is the *glittering crown jewel* his brother fucked him over for. Why are people *suffering* here?
Why is this barely-fledged teenager living in a firetrap above a cesspit, with no bed, and his only clothes being his work uniforms, which belong to the Crown anyhow, legally?
Why *The Fuck*.
And oops that’s how Ardyn adopts all the feral Glaives and ends up with a couple dozen kids that are also proficient in murder and mayhem.
Ace and Nyx, young, terrible, with *nothing* after their lives burn down. Before they get back on their feet. And Ardyns heart breaks because shit dude that’s his family. Living like this.
Oh shit he still has a heart. That’s. Well that’s a Problem.
Shit he has *nephews*.
It’s time to go shopping, children. Uncle Ardyn is here to take care of you now.
…Now you made me want Ace and Co. to all stay in Insomnia together and-
Well. The refugee sector sucks. But they make do, and because they need more money and Selena is still too young to join the Glaive, well, Ace joins. And he finds it stupidly easy to lie and Regis’ magic doesn’t even touch Ace’s magic because Ace has his own magic so tight under wraps.
So Ace is a Glaive. And Ardyn comes by and somehow winds up adopting all of the Galahdian Glaives because he gives them things like blankets and coats and food and is generally nicer to them than the Insomnians.
Ace has never been more grateful for his uncle.
(Also now the Reveal is so much funnier because Regis probably met Glaive Ace at least once and didn’t notice that Ace was his kid.
The only reason that Regis even finds out is because Ace is standing guard at some important meeting with Nyx and Lib and Crowe and then Nyx gets stabbed and Ace completely ignores Regis’ magic and reaches for his own instead and disappears in a warp and silts the man who stabbed Nyx’s throat in one easy motion.
Everyone can tell the magic Ace just used wasn’t the kings because said magic was purple. Ace ignores everyone expect Lib and Crowe and because he’s out of shits to give at this point, pulls an elixir out of the armiger and slams it into Nyx. It halts the bleed and heals Nyx and then, only when he’s reassured that Nyx is stable. Does he turn his attention to the dumbfounded nobility and royalty around him.
He scowls and waves.)
@sparklecryptid @theotherguysride
I LOVE THIS. And just.
This is an Ace who doesn’t particularly like or trust Insomnians. He’s very much like Libertus in that - he keeps it under wraps, but it’s hard to be generous and congenial to people who (almost literally) spit on you every time you walk by. Yes, he knows that not everyone is like that, but - the Galahdians rarely ever meet people like that.
Regis is one of the few notable exceptions. Ace genuinely likes what he’s seen of his father, and holds no ill will towards him. He’s trying. And the few opportunities he’s had to guard the Prince - well, sometimes Prince Noctis can be a brat, but he’s not a bad kid.
But it’s Uncle Ardyn who came to them when they were starving, and brought food and water and blankets. It’s Uncle Ardyn, who actually dipped into his past as a healer and helped them stitch up their wounds. It’s Uncle Ardyn who Ace went on roadtrips with during his (very exceptionally few) periods of leave to gather the Royal Arms and complete his Armiger. He likes his father, and he’s sworn an oath to him, but it’s Uncle Ardyn who holds his loyalty.
This is - rather heartbreaking for Regis. He has another son. A galahdian son, who he’s literally known for years, and he never noticed. And his firstborn son never - never felt that he could come to him. Never thought he could trust him; his son, oh his son, who has lived in poverty and joined up with the Glaives to keep his family from starving, who has fought and bled and died and - oh, his son.
(Meanwhile, a great deal of nobles are quietly freaking the fuck out, thinking of everything they’ve ever said or done or implied about the Galahdians.)
Ace probably remembers how he, Nyx, Libertus, Selena, Tredd and Luche arrived in Insomnia and how no matter how much they argued, no matter how they pointed out that the landlord was inflating prices, they all wound up sharing a one bedroom apartment for a year because it was the only place that would take them and Ace is-
Well. He’s bitter. Of course, he is. He remembers having to fight to get a slightly better (better meaning less roaches and less cracks in the walls) one bedroom for him and Nyx to share. He remembers having to watch his friends fight for the same thing. He remembers the distaste Insomnians show his people (because the Galahdians are his people. his. Not the Insomnians.) and how he and Nyx and others had the cops called on them for daring to wear each others (and their own) beads in their hair.
And Ace doesn’t like most of the High Council. He’s had to sit and guard them while they argue over the rights of the refugees in Insomnia and at one point he bit his tongue so hard that he tasted blood but he never said anything. The point is, the longer Ace stays in Insomnia, the longer he’s a Glaive, the more he realizes that he doesn’t want to be a prince if it means being nice to those who’ve either actively or passively harmed his people.
(Also you wrote fought and bleed and died and now I’m suddenly thinking of Ace dying on the field from magic overuse after saving everyones ass and Crowe literally using lightning to shock him back to life because you can’t have her brother Ramuh.
He’s jokingly called ‘the Undying’.
The name sticks.)
So he stares down the nobility who’ve suddenly seem very pale. He stares down various Crownsguard members that try to get close to him and then freeze when he turns cold silver eyes on them. Ace isn’t impressed. He isn’t impressed at all and he has no interest in turning this into a dramafest for the nobles to gossip about later.
Instead, he turns his gaze from Regis (he doesn’t miss the hurt that flashes across his fathers face.) and hauls Nyx to his feet. Nyx doesn’t say anything about what Ace just did, he merely reaches out and squeezes Ace’s arm in thanks.
“Glaive,” Regis says and for once Ace hears the kings voice choked with emotion. Ace blinks and turns his attention back to Regis.
“With all due respect, Your Majesty,” and oh that hurts Regis, the fact that Ace doesn’t address him as father even with who Ace is so out in the open, “I’d rather do this somewhere else.”
royal bastard au ▸ noctis is probably there too ▸ and he’s dumbfounded because- because what; he knows that glaive; that glaive guarded him and gave him smiles ▸ like he knew something noctis didn’t ▸ and that glaive has magic that isn’t regis ▸ and that means that noctis has an older brother; that noctis’ older brother addressed him as ‘highness’ and held doors open for him ▸ and noctis hadn’t even bothered to learn his name
@sparklecryptid @theotherguysride
Ace isn’t a traitor. He swore oaths, to Regis, to Insomnia, to Lucis, and he’s no oathbreaker - he keeps his oaths. He - cares for the city, as much as he can, but it’s just - hard sometimes. The people themselves are - well, relatively blameless, but - the plain and simple fact is that Lucis hasn’t particularly treated him well. (Something that Ardyn points out at every visit). The kicker is, that it is literally the safest place in Lucis. The Wall keeps them safe; Ace, the Galahdians, don’t really have a choice.
Also. As part of his intake into the Kingsglaive - there’s a very real possibility that Ace’s DNA samples are on file. It might be possible to perform one of the fastest paternity tests on record and - Regis feels another bolt of pain slice into his chest as he stares at the piece of paper that informs him that Glaive Apollonian is his biological son.
And it’s not like Ace was actually hiding who he was. Ace points that out ruthlessly when Regis (and Clarus, and Cor - Noctis is probably straining to hear the conversation via a ventilation grate) question him about it. His name is Apollonian and he’s Galahdian; he’s never hid who his mother was.
And then one of the three ask him why he never came forward.
“Would you have believed me?” Ace cocks an eyebrow. “Would any of you have believed me?” And with the Armiger and magic at his fingertips, it might have been enough to get him an audience, to get a paternity test done, but - “Besides, I didn’t really want to be linked with royalty.” Ace says shortly.
And Regis gets that, but still, why -
“The first winter I was in Insomnia, fifty Galahdians in the refugee quarter came down with influenza, and they nearly died because none of us could afford the medical insurance rates offered to non-Insomnians.” Ace says, words blunt. “A couple of them died. Less then there would have been if my uncle didn’t come by with a crate of bootlegged vaccinations and IV drips. We all nearly starved that year when we were trying to find jobs because no one would hire a bunch of ‘dirty, savage Galahdians’, and if Uncle hadn’t somehow managed to smuggle a literal truckload of food in, a bunch of the kids would have been first to go.”
“Uncle’s pretty much the only reason most of us are still alive. He shows up with food, with blankets, with medical care, and I don’t want to know how he manages to get the stuff in past the Wall. Pretty much the entire Galahdian quarter has been saved by him at one point or another, and he’s not even Galahdian himself. He’s not Insomnian either.”
“My husband and I have literally been arrested for wearing our commitment jewelry. I’ve been spat on, degraded, insulted to my face and been forced to make nice with the assholes because they’re Insomnian born and I’m not. I had to literally join the military just to get enough money to survive, and even then Nyx and I can’t afford anything more then a single set of non-uniform clothing. Everything we have gets poured into rent and food, and we *still* end up taking boxes of food from the mess hall home in the evening to feed friends and relatives.”
“The kicker is that this is still literally the safest place in the world for what’s left of my people.” Ace’s eyes narrow. “I’m not an oathbreaker, your majesty. I swore oaths to you, to your son, and to Insomnia. I keep my word. I’ll die in defense of this city if need be, but I don’t particularly like it all that much. I know there are good people here, and you’re one of them - none of the stuff that’s happened to the Galahdians has been at your hand, or through your actions or inactions. But I don’t particularly want to be associated with the upper crust in any way whatsoever. And that’s why I didn’t come forward.” A thin, humorless smile flickers across his face.
“My name, by the way, is Ace Aether Apollonian.” It’s almost an afterthought.
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sparklecryptid:
hamelin-born:
sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
theotherguysride:
sparklecryptid:
my favorite thing is monsters learning how some humans live and just being ‘you live like this?’ in shocked horror
I mean. One of my favorite things is the monster adopting the human.
Human: Lives in pretty much a literal hole, nothing to fuck up or lose if its broken into or anything.
Monster: Okay fuck this noise you’re my child now. I don’t care if you’re a grown ass adult you’re my kid now come on, I’ve got an empty house that needs some life in it. Also for fucks sakes we’re going clothes shopping.
Human: *Bemused blinking*
honestly? same.
but also imagine this with ardyn and some 16-24 year old he finds living in terrible conditions.
Okay but like.
The entire Galahdian Refugee sector.
This is Insomnia. Why are they barely surviving? This is the *glittering crown jewel* his brother fucked him over for. Why are people *suffering* here?
Why is this barely-fledged teenager living in a firetrap above a cesspit, with no bed, and his only clothes being his work uniforms, which belong to the Crown anyhow, legally?
Why *The Fuck*.
And oops that’s how Ardyn adopts all the feral Glaives and ends up with a couple dozen kids that are also proficient in murder and mayhem.
Ace and Nyx, young, terrible, with *nothing* after their lives burn down. Before they get back on their feet. And Ardyns heart breaks because shit dude that’s his family. Living like this.
Oh shit he still has a heart. That’s. Well that’s a Problem.
Shit he has *nephews*.
It’s time to go shopping, children. Uncle Ardyn is here to take care of you now.
…Now you made me want Ace and Co. to all stay in Insomnia together and-
Well. The refugee sector sucks. But they make do, and because they need more money and Selena is still too young to join the Glaive, well, Ace joins. And he finds it stupidly easy to lie and Regis’ magic doesn’t even touch Ace’s magic because Ace has his own magic so tight under wraps.
So Ace is a Glaive. And Ardyn comes by and somehow winds up adopting all of the Galahdian Glaives because he gives them things like blankets and coats and food and is generally nicer to them than the Insomnians.
Ace has never been more grateful for his uncle.
(Also now the Reveal is so much funnier because Regis probably met Glaive Ace at least once and didn’t notice that Ace was his kid.
The only reason that Regis even finds out is because Ace is standing guard at some important meeting with Nyx and Lib and Crowe and then Nyx gets stabbed and Ace completely ignores Regis’ magic and reaches for his own instead and disappears in a warp and silts the man who stabbed Nyx’s throat in one easy motion.
Everyone can tell the magic Ace just used wasn’t the kings because said magic was purple. Ace ignores everyone expect Lib and Crowe and because he’s out of shits to give at this point, pulls an elixir out of the armiger and slams it into Nyx. It halts the bleed and heals Nyx and then, only when he’s reassured that Nyx is stable. Does he turn his attention to the dumbfounded nobility and royalty around him.
He scowls and waves.)
@sparklecryptid @theotherguysride
I LOVE THIS. And just.
This is an Ace who doesn’t particularly like or trust Insomnians. He’s very much like Libertus in that - he keeps it under wraps, but it’s hard to be generous and congenial to people who (almost literally) spit on you every time you walk by. Yes, he knows that not everyone is like that, but - the Galahdians rarely ever meet people like that.
Regis is one of the few notable exceptions. Ace genuinely likes what he’s seen of his father, and holds no ill will towards him. He’s trying. And the few opportunities he’s had to guard the Prince - well, sometimes Prince Noctis can be a brat, but he’s not a bad kid.
But it’s Uncle Ardyn who came to them when they were starving, and brought food and water and blankets. It’s Uncle Ardyn, who actually dipped into his past as a healer and helped them stitch up their wounds. It’s Uncle Ardyn who Ace went on roadtrips with during his (very exceptionally few) periods of leave to gather the Royal Arms and complete his Armiger. He likes his father, and he’s sworn an oath to him, but it’s Uncle Ardyn who holds his loyalty.
This is - rather heartbreaking for Regis. He has another son. A galahdian son, who he’s literally known for years, and he never noticed. And his firstborn son never - never felt that he could come to him. Never thought he could trust him; his son, oh his son, who has lived in poverty and joined up with the Glaives to keep his family from starving, who has fought and bled and died and - oh, his son.
(Meanwhile, a great deal of nobles are quietly freaking the fuck out, thinking of everything they’ve ever said or done or implied about the Galahdians.)
Ace probably remembers how he, Nyx, Libertus, Selena, Tredd and Luche arrived in Insomnia and how no matter how much they argued, no matter how they pointed out that the landlord was inflating prices, they all wound up sharing a one bedroom apartment for a year because it was the only place that would take them and Ace is-
Well. He’s bitter. Of course, he is. He remembers having to fight to get a slightly better (better meaning less roaches and less cracks in the walls) one bedroom for him and Nyx to share. He remembers having to watch his friends fight for the same thing. He remembers the distaste Insomnians show his people (because the Galahdians are his people. his. Not the Insomnians.) and how he and Nyx and others had the cops called on them for daring to wear each others (and their own) beads in their hair.
And Ace doesn’t like most of the High Council. He’s had to sit and guard them while they argue over the rights of the refugees in Insomnia and at one point he bit his tongue so hard that he tasted blood but he never said anything. The point is, the longer Ace stays in Insomnia, the longer he’s a Glaive, the more he realizes that he doesn’t want to be a prince if it means being nice to those who’ve either actively or passively harmed his people.
(Also you wrote fought and bleed and died and now I’m suddenly thinking of Ace dying on the field from magic overuse after saving everyones ass and Crowe literally using lightning to shock him back to life because you can’t have her brother Ramuh.
He’s jokingly called ‘the Undying’.
The name sticks.)
So he stares down the nobility who’ve suddenly seem very pale. He stares down various Crownsguard members that try to get close to him and then freeze when he turns cold silver eyes on them. Ace isn’t impressed. He isn’t impressed at all and he has no interest in turning this into a dramafest for the nobles to gossip about later.
Instead, he turns his gaze from Regis (he doesn’t miss the hurt that flashes across his fathers face.) and hauls Nyx to his feet. Nyx doesn’t say anything about what Ace just did, he merely reaches out and squeezes Ace’s arm in thanks.
“Glaive,” Regis says and for once Ace hears the kings voice choked with emotion. Ace blinks and turns his attention back to Regis.
“With all due respect, Your Majesty,” and oh that hurts Regis, the fact that Ace doesn’t address him as father even with who Ace is so out in the open, “I’d rather do this somewhere else.”
royal bastard au ▸ noctis is probably there too ▸ and he’s dumbfounded because- because what; he knows that glaive; that glaive guarded him and gave him smiles ▸ like he knew something noctis didn’t ▸ and that glaive has magic that isn’t regis ▸ and that means that noctis has an older brother; that noctis’ older brother addressed him as ‘highness’ and held doors open for him ▸ and noctis hadn’t even bothered to learn his name
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Ace isn’t a traitor. He swore oaths, to Regis, to Insomnia, to Lucis, and he’s no oathbreaker - he keeps his oaths. He - cares for the city, as much as he can, but it’s just - hard sometimes. The people themselves are - well, relatively blameless, but - the plain and simple fact is that Lucis hasn’t particularly treated him well. (Something that Ardyn points out at every visit). The kicker is, that it is literally the safest place in Lucis. The Wall keeps them safe; Ace, the Galahdians, don’t really have a choice.
Also. As part of his intake into the Kingsglaive - there’s a very real possibility that Ace’s DNA samples are on file. It might be possible to perform one of the fastest paternity tests on record and - Regis feels another bolt of pain slice into his chest as he stares at the piece of paper that informs him that Glaive Apollonian is his biological son.
And it’s not like Ace was actually hiding who he was. Ace points that out ruthlessly when Regis (and Clarus, and Cor - Noctis is probably straining to hear the conversation via a ventilation grate) question him about it. His name is Apollonian and he’s Galahdian; he’s never hid who his mother was.
And then one of the three ask him why he never came forward.
“Would you have believed me?” Ace cocks an eyebrow. “Would any of you have believed me?” And with the Armiger and magic at his fingertips, it might have been enough to get him an audience, to get a paternity test done, but - “Besides, I didn’t really want to be linked with royalty.” Ace says shortly.
And Regis gets that, but still, why -
“The first winter I was in Insomnia, fifty Galahdians in the refugee quarter came down with influenza, and they nearly died because none of us could afford the medical insurance rates offered to non-Insomnians.” Ace says, words blunt. “A couple of them died. Less then there would have been if my uncle didn’t come by with a crate of bootlegged vaccinations and IV drips. We all nearly starved that year when we were trying to find jobs because no one would hire a bunch of ‘dirty, savage Galahdians’, and if Uncle hadn’t somehow managed to smuggle a literal truckload of food in, a bunch of the kids would have been first to go.”
“Uncle’s pretty much the only reason most of us are still alive. He shows up with food, with blankets, with medical care, and I don’t want to know how he manages to get the stuff in past the Wall. Pretty much the entire Galahdian quarter has been saved by him at one point or another, and he’s not even Galahdian himself. He’s not Insomnian either.”
“My husband and I have literally been arrested for wearing our commitment jewelry. I’ve been spat on, degraded, insulted to my face and been forced to make nice with the assholes because they’re Insomnian born and I’m not. I had to literally join the military just to get enough money to survive, and even then Nyx and I can’t afford anything more then a single set of non-uniform clothing. Everything we have gets poured into rent and food, and we *still* end up taking boxes of food from the mess hall home in the evening to feed friends and relatives.”
“The kicker is that this is still literally the safest place in the world for what’s left of my people.” Ace’s eyes narrow. “I’m not an oathbreaker, your majesty. I swore oaths to you, to your son, and to Insomnia. I keep my word. I’ll die in defense of this city if need be, but I don’t particularly like it all that much. I know there are good people here, and you’re one of them - none of the stuff that’s happened to the Galahdians has been at your hand, or through your actions or inactions. But I don’t particularly want to be associated with the upper crust in any way whatsoever. And that’s why I didn’t come forward.” A thin, humorless smile flickers across his face.
“My name, by the way, is Ace Aether Apollonian.” It’s almost an afterthought.
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( sam’s mythology family )
HESTIA, goddess of the hearth and home.
for @lviladermott.
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HESTIA, goddess of the hearth and home.
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Regarding the All The Bastards ‘verse: I ended up making a post just to get the worldbuilding straight in my head.
The current status of the Royal Bastards character creation is as follows:
Ace Aether Apollonian: Main character of the blink (reality shivers) ‘verse.’
Thanatos (Unknown Last Name). Mechanic and magical researcher; married to Hemlock, who is also his Shield. Tall and thin with red eyes; would give the impression of being ever so slightly uncanny valley-level creepy if he wasn’t so adorkable. Very enthusiastic about his research, self-taught expert in magitech, somewhat scatterbrained, and is gently teased by his siblings for causing explosions on a regular basis. One step-son, from his husband’s first marriage; I personally headcanon his magic being a pure, arctic white.
Jupiter Bellum. Current employment unknown; half-sister to Sontius Bellum, Kingsglaive, who is also her Shield. Magic is a royal blue in color.
Mercury (Unknown Last Name). Current employment unknown (possibly a mercenary). The youngest of the Royal Bastards; I personally headcanon her as being the ‘wild child’ of the bunch, with a ‘FIGHT ME’ attitude. Hates Niflheim; her mother may or may not have been from the Empire. Magic is silver in color.
Bard (Unknown Last Name). Professional musician; tends to play at weddings a lot. Has a business arrangement with Ceder, a florist who also happens to be one of Clarus’ bastards. Also has an incredibly complicated personal and romantic relationship with Ceder. May end up with Ceder as their Shield. Short; the shortest of their siblings, with a lean build. Their preferred weapon is a battleaxe, which they use to great effect on the battlefield (Bard is Not Subtle). I personally headcanon their magic as burgundy/maroon in color.
Persephone (Unknown Last Name). Professional gardener/landscape designer and Priestess of Ramuh (the only astral the Royal Bastards + Ardyn can stand). Pale skin, long, pale auburn hair, dark eyes; grew up in an orphanage before Ardyn arranged for her to be adopted by a loving couple. In a personal and romantic relationship with Pelna Khara, Kingsglaive, who may or may not end up as her Shield. Is gentle, kind, loving, giving, and 100% ruthless; would shove a sword without hesitation and without mercy through the throat of anyone who threatened her and hers. She’s the brass knuckles in the velvet glove, and has garnered the nickname of ‘The Iron Queen’ from her siblings, both in reference to her personality and in reference to the goddess she’s named after. I personally headcanon her magic to be peach in coloration.
Jules (Unknown Last Name). No further data available/character not worked out yet.
Unknown Royal Bastard; No data available/character not yet worked out.
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Regarding the All The Bastards ‘verse: I ended up making a post just to get the worldbuilding straight in my head.
The current status of the Royal Bastards character creation is as follows:
Ace Aether Apollonian: Main character of the blink (reality shivers) ‘verse.’
Thanatos (Unknown Last Name). Mechanic and magical researcher; married to Hemlock, who is also his Shield. Tall and thin with red eyes; would give the impression of being ever so slightly uncanny valley-level creepy if he wasn’t so adorkable. Very enthusiastic about his research, self-taught expert in magitech, somewhat scatterbrained, and is gently teased by his siblings for causing explosions on a regular basis. One step-son, from his husband’s first marriage; I personally headcanon his magic being a pure, arctic white.
Jupiter Bellum. Current employment unknown; half-sister to Sontius Bellum, Kingsglaive, who is also her Shield. Magic is a royal blue in color.
Mercury (Unknown Last Name). Current employment unknown (possibly a mercenary). The youngest of the Royal Bastards; I personally headcanon her as being the ‘wild child’ of the bunch, with a ‘FIGHT ME’ attitude. Hates Niflheim; her mother may or may not have been from the Empire. Magic is silver in color.
Bard (Unknown Last Name). Professional musician; tends to play at weddings a lot. Has a business arrangement with Ceder, a florist who also happens to be one of Clarus’ bastards. Also has an incredibly complicated personal and romantic relationship with Ceder. May end up with Ceder as their Shield. Short; the shortest of their siblings, with a lean build. Their preferred weapon is a battleaxe, which they use to great effect on the battlefield (Bard is Not Subtle). I personally headcanon their magic as burgundy/maroon in color.
Persephone (Unknown Last Name). Professional gardener/landscape designer and Priestess of Ramuh (the only astral the Royal Bastards + Ardyn can stand). Pale skin, long, pale auburn hair, dark eyes; grew up in an orphanage before Ardyn arranged for her to be adopted by a loving couple. In a personal and romantic relationship with Pelna Khara, Kingsglaive, who may or may not end up as her Shield. Is gentle, kind, loving, giving, and 100% ruthless; would shove a sword without hesitation and without mercy through the throat of anyone who threatened her and hers. She’s the brass knuckles in the velvet glove, and has garnered the nickname of ‘The Iron Queen’ from her siblings, both in reference to her personality and in reference to the goddess she’s named after. I personally headcanon her magic to be peach in coloration.
Jules (Unknown Last Name). No further data available/character not worked out yet.
Unknown Royal Bastard; No data available/character not yet worked out.
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johnnybravo20: A Cat’s Got to Sleep…
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A Cat’s Got to Sleep… (by Mark MacFeeters)
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A Cat’s Got to Sleep… (by Mark MacFeeters)
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Somebody requested I draw Aggretsuko. It took me gosh-dang forever to actually get around to doing it, but here she is! (Sorry for the wait, anon)
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Somebody requested I draw Aggretsuko. It took me gosh-dang forever to actually get around to doing it, but here she is! (Sorry for the wait, anon)
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girls this is important as fuck
I will never not reblog this. Nothing is more important than this. Remember it always.
this needs to be signal boosted for all to see.
This goes for lgbtqia relationships too kids.
^ What quiet-savior said.
My dad always told me and my sisters that if they hit you once they’ll do it again, so get the fuck out before they get another chance.
That’s pretty much what my mom said.
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girls this is important as fuck
I will never not reblog this. Nothing is more important than this. Remember it always.
this needs to be signal boosted for all to see.
This goes for lgbtqia relationships too kids.
^ What quiet-savior said.
My dad always told me and my sisters that if they hit you once they’ll do it again, so get the fuck out before they get another chance.
That’s pretty much what my mom said.
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I know a lot of you guys don’t want to reblog those posts about the wildfires in Greece because they’re too long, so I figured I would make a shorter post for y’all.
Here is a link on how to help and what the current situations are, and here is a direct link to the fundraiser.
As someone who has personally been affected by fire, I would really appreciate if y’all could sb this??
La situazione in Grecia e come aiutare
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persepnohe:
I know a lot of you guys don’t want to reblog those posts about the wildfires in Greece because they’re too long, so I figured I would make a shorter post for y’all.
Here is a link on how to help and what the current situations are, and here is a direct link to the fundraiser.
As someone who has personally been affected by fire, I would really appreciate if y’all could sb this??
La situazione in Grecia e come aiutare
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forget slow burn romance, give me slow burn found family. give me enemies to friends to siblings. tired, weary old mentors learning to live again for their plucky young apprentices. heroes sharing apartments after world saving adventures because they’re so used to living with each other. dramatic “oh shit” moments where one gets kidnapped and the other realizes “god, that’s my kid.” i want to sit and watch in agony for thirty chapters while two idiots slowly adopt each other, someone get on it
THIS IS EVERYTHING I COULD EVER WANT FROM FIC!!!!!!!!!
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forget slow burn romance, give me slow burn found family. give me enemies to friends to siblings. tired, weary old mentors learning to live again for their plucky young apprentices. heroes sharing apartments after world saving adventures because they’re so used to living with each other. dramatic “oh shit” moments where one gets kidnapped and the other realizes “god, that’s my kid.” i want to sit and watch in agony for thirty chapters while two idiots slowly adopt each other, someone get on it
THIS IS EVERYTHING I COULD EVER WANT FROM FIC!!!!!!!!!
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Important Warning Please Read and Share
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stormberrymc:
featheredclaw:
youngnoblewoman:
ohsweetcrepes:
ifreakinglovemarshmallows:
simonalkenmayer:
kelincihutan:
arashi-of-ota:
dearnonacepeople:
So Scientology has recently been purchasing ad spots on social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. Scientology has always worked hard to recruit young people it seems like they’re investing in social media as well now. I know most people think Scientology is a joke but it’s a seriously dangerous cult which uses fear, extortion, violence, vandalism and various other unethical actions against those who oppose them both inside and outside the church. Here is key information on the abuses committed by Scientology:
•Scientology uses a form of pseudo-therapy called auditing which focuses largely on embarrassing and traumatic memories. Scientology collects the information you share and uses that information to threaten you if you oppose the church. They also charge huge amounts of money for auditing sessions (which is why they really are doing all this).
•They are extremely anti-psychology and psychiatry and pressure you against taking any antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication or any other drugs for mental health.
•They believe homosexuality can be “cured” and are blatantly homophobic. •Enemies of the church are labeled “suppressive persons” and it is forbidden to communicate with such people. This isn’t just to limit the negative press they receive but also is a manipulative tool. If you are in the cult and decide to leave or criticize the church you stand the risk of being completely cut off from your friends and family. “Suppressive Persons” are often also harassed, stalked, or threatened.
•If you’re new to Scientology and your family or friends are worried about you being in a cult you’re instructed to cut them out of your life, increasing your reliance on the support system (though there’s nothing supportive about it) the church give to you.
•Scientology’s doctrine includes the concept of “Fair Game”. This basically says that those who are judged a threat to the Church can be punished and harassed by any and all means possible.
•Because of this, they have no moral qualms about having their members lie in court which they use to defend themselves from lawsuits or charges that they’ve broken the law and also to help win lawsuits against their enemies. •They essentially spied on and stole information from the IRS and tried to frame the mayor of Clearwater Florida for a hit and run.
•Scientology filed 50 different lawsuits in one year against the Cult Awareness Network, an anti-cult organization. Using false testimony they won one of the suits and because the organization couldn’t pay the fine Scientology took the organizations name and logo so if you were calling to get out of Scientology you’d be unknowingly telling Scientology of your intentions. (For full transparency my mom was a member of the Cult Awareness Network before it was taken over and was sued individually by the Church of Scientology)
•Scientology has an official branch known as the Sea Org, a mixture between a paramilitary group and slavery, comprised of their most dedicated members including many children/teens who’ve been raised in Scientology. This is where some of the most rampant and terrifying abuse in Scientology occurs.
•Sea Org members often work over 100 hours a week for Scientology for around 2$ per hour.
•Sea Org member’s living conditions are terrible; they live in overcrowded communal rooms with up to 12 other people, are not given healthcare unless there is a free clinic in the area, often are forced to miss meals or sleep in order to successfully completed their work.
•Several former Sea Org members have accused the church of physical abuse. •Sea Org members may not have children and women who have become pregnant have reportedly been forced/coerced by their higher-ups to have abortions.
•Leaving Sea Org without permission automatically makes you a suppressive person, so young adults who’ve been raised in Scientology who want to leave are cut off from everyone they’ve ever known with no money or job and getting permission to leave can require 3 years of hard labor, social isolation, and group pressure.
thie above is 100% true. one of my friends has scientology and other cults as a special interest. there are hundreds of pages of documentation of their abuse that you can publicly read about.
it’s one of the scariest “religions” you’ll ever meet if not THE scariest because it was PURPOSELY created to make money. unlike most cults that do have some seed of genuine belief however twisted and off base the founders are, scientology was never a belief system - it was a get rich quick scheme for a terrible hack author who saw that there was more money to be made in manipulating people into a cult and then not letting them leave. higher and higher levels of scientology, which you have to take to be truly “clear” aka free of evil spirits, will cost you thousands and even millions of dollars. they will literally hook you into a billion year contract and then pursue you for any money you “owe” them, thousands of “back fees” for their religious training, if you try to leave.
oh and it has literally driven people to suicide as part of its goal to keep “suppressive persons” from spreading information. someone even made a fucking song about its abuses.
stay the fuck away from anything marked scientology or dianetics. narconon (NOT the same as narcotics anonymous, the 12 step program) is also their thing. never even step FOOT into one of their free dianetics “auditing sessions” because they will use it to manipulate you into joining. they are incredibly persistent and will use every trick in the book to get you on board.
scientology: not even once.
Off the top of my head, a non-exhaustive list of “Brand Names” used by Scientology:
Narconon
Dianetics
Associate of Better Living and Education (ABLE)
Criminon
Applied Scholastics
Delphi Schools
The Way to Happiness Foundation
Author Service Inc.
Bridge Publications Inc.
Golden Era Productions
New Era Publications
Citizens Commission on Human Rights
The National Commission on Law Enforcement and Social Justice
Do not join any of the organizations. Do not work with them. Do not use their materials. Do not give them your money. Do not sign any documents.
^^^^
I can add nothing to this post except to say that this is true. I’ve crossed paths with these people several times. It’s a fascinating and terrible psychological control.
Took notes on Scientology from a public speaker and regrettably this is very true, based on the research done afterwards. But I think the obvious tell is the fact that the speaker began by explaining for 20 minutes straight about how “Scientology is not evil. It’s not a cult. People are just wrong and stupid.” Anyway if you have to preface your speech with a multitude of reasons why people shouldn’t think your belief system is god awful, then you may have a problem.
I fucking heard a commerical for them on a fairly popular radio station and am absolute appalled
I’ve heard them, too, and they’ve set up their own TV channel as well.
Particular PSA for the Tumblr crowd as I know there’s a lot of creators on here: They’re also behind the “Writers of the Future” and “Illustrators of the Future” contests, which are run by “Author Services Inc” and “Galaxy Press” so beware of those if you’re looking to submit anything to contests
Fyi scientology is considered a cult in France since 1995 and as a “dangerous cult” since 2006
Not even once guys
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youngnoblewoman:
ohsweetcrepes:
ifreakinglovemarshmallows:
simonalkenmayer:
kelincihutan:
arashi-of-ota:
dearnonacepeople:
So Scientology has recently been purchasing ad spots on social media sites including Twitter and Facebook. Scientology has always worked hard to recruit young people it seems like they’re investing in social media as well now. I know most people think Scientology is a joke but it’s a seriously dangerous cult which uses fear, extortion, violence, vandalism and various other unethical actions against those who oppose them both inside and outside the church. Here is key information on the abuses committed by Scientology:
•Scientology uses a form of pseudo-therapy called auditing which focuses largely on embarrassing and traumatic memories. Scientology collects the information you share and uses that information to threaten you if you oppose the church. They also charge huge amounts of money for auditing sessions (which is why they really are doing all this).
•They are extremely anti-psychology and psychiatry and pressure you against taking any antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication or any other drugs for mental health.
•They believe homosexuality can be “cured” and are blatantly homophobic. •Enemies of the church are labeled “suppressive persons” and it is forbidden to communicate with such people. This isn’t just to limit the negative press they receive but also is a manipulative tool. If you are in the cult and decide to leave or criticize the church you stand the risk of being completely cut off from your friends and family. “Suppressive Persons” are often also harassed, stalked, or threatened.
•If you’re new to Scientology and your family or friends are worried about you being in a cult you’re instructed to cut them out of your life, increasing your reliance on the support system (though there’s nothing supportive about it) the church give to you.
•Scientology’s doctrine includes the concept of “Fair Game”. This basically says that those who are judged a threat to the Church can be punished and harassed by any and all means possible.
•Because of this, they have no moral qualms about having their members lie in court which they use to defend themselves from lawsuits or charges that they’ve broken the law and also to help win lawsuits against their enemies. •They essentially spied on and stole information from the IRS and tried to frame the mayor of Clearwater Florida for a hit and run.
•Scientology filed 50 different lawsuits in one year against the Cult Awareness Network, an anti-cult organization. Using false testimony they won one of the suits and because the organization couldn’t pay the fine Scientology took the organizations name and logo so if you were calling to get out of Scientology you’d be unknowingly telling Scientology of your intentions. (For full transparency my mom was a member of the Cult Awareness Network before it was taken over and was sued individually by the Church of Scientology)
•Scientology has an official branch known as the Sea Org, a mixture between a paramilitary group and slavery, comprised of their most dedicated members including many children/teens who’ve been raised in Scientology. This is where some of the most rampant and terrifying abuse in Scientology occurs.
•Sea Org members often work over 100 hours a week for Scientology for around 2$ per hour.
•Sea Org member’s living conditions are terrible; they live in overcrowded communal rooms with up to 12 other people, are not given healthcare unless there is a free clinic in the area, often are forced to miss meals or sleep in order to successfully completed their work.
•Several former Sea Org members have accused the church of physical abuse. •Sea Org members may not have children and women who have become pregnant have reportedly been forced/coerced by their higher-ups to have abortions.
•Leaving Sea Org without permission automatically makes you a suppressive person, so young adults who’ve been raised in Scientology who want to leave are cut off from everyone they’ve ever known with no money or job and getting permission to leave can require 3 years of hard labor, social isolation, and group pressure.
thie above is 100% true. one of my friends has scientology and other cults as a special interest. there are hundreds of pages of documentation of their abuse that you can publicly read about.
it’s one of the scariest “religions” you’ll ever meet if not THE scariest because it was PURPOSELY created to make money. unlike most cults that do have some seed of genuine belief however twisted and off base the founders are, scientology was never a belief system - it was a get rich quick scheme for a terrible hack author who saw that there was more money to be made in manipulating people into a cult and then not letting them leave. higher and higher levels of scientology, which you have to take to be truly “clear” aka free of evil spirits, will cost you thousands and even millions of dollars. they will literally hook you into a billion year contract and then pursue you for any money you “owe” them, thousands of “back fees” for their religious training, if you try to leave.
oh and it has literally driven people to suicide as part of its goal to keep “suppressive persons” from spreading information. someone even made a fucking song about its abuses.
stay the fuck away from anything marked scientology or dianetics. narconon (NOT the same as narcotics anonymous, the 12 step program) is also their thing. never even step FOOT into one of their free dianetics “auditing sessions” because they will use it to manipulate you into joining. they are incredibly persistent and will use every trick in the book to get you on board.
scientology: not even once.
Off the top of my head, a non-exhaustive list of “Brand Names” used by Scientology:
Narconon
Dianetics
Associate of Better Living and Education (ABLE)
Criminon
Applied Scholastics
Delphi Schools
The Way to Happiness Foundation
Author Service Inc.
Bridge Publications Inc.
Golden Era Productions
New Era Publications
Citizens Commission on Human Rights
The National Commission on Law Enforcement and Social Justice
Do not join any of the organizations. Do not work with them. Do not use their materials. Do not give them your money. Do not sign any documents.
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I can add nothing to this post except to say that this is true. I’ve crossed paths with these people several times. It’s a fascinating and terrible psychological control.
Took notes on Scientology from a public speaker and regrettably this is very true, based on the research done afterwards. But I think the obvious tell is the fact that the speaker began by explaining for 20 minutes straight about how “Scientology is not evil. It’s not a cult. People are just wrong and stupid.” Anyway if you have to preface your speech with a multitude of reasons why people shouldn’t think your belief system is god awful, then you may have a problem.
I fucking heard a commerical for them on a fairly popular radio station and am absolute appalled
I’ve heard them, too, and they’ve set up their own TV channel as well.
Particular PSA for the Tumblr crowd as I know there’s a lot of creators on here: They’re also behind the “Writers of the Future” and “Illustrators of the Future” contests, which are run by “Author Services Inc” and “Galaxy Press” so beware of those if you’re looking to submit anything to contests
Fyi scientology is considered a cult in France since 1995 and as a “dangerous cult” since 2006
Not even once guys
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