crescentedcakes
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Thinking many Iron Bull thoughts because this one post where someone said bull never really made the decision to leave the Qun keeps coming back to haunt me; I’ve always disagreed with it but couldn’t articulate why BUT NOW I CAN.
And it goes right along that narrative theme of the pc/inquisitor coming in to help people deal with a mess that’s already happened (aka aftermath).
Iron Bull has already separated himself from the Qun as much as he possibly can without your help, before he meets you. He has left the Qun in all but name. “But he’s still Ben Hassrath” in name only (even that is stretching it—he chose a new name for himself outside the Qun, and he loves his name). “But he still reports to the Qun on Inquisition business” ish. See, the whole Ben Hassrath thing was Bull’s bargaining chip to get in on the inquisition, but he probably knew it had to go both ways for the Qun to be in on the deal. He didn’t join on behalf of the Qun. He joined because Krem convinced him it was a good idea. The chargers, and Krem, are the crux on which everything hinges for Bull.
One of the very first conversations you can have with Bull is about that one time he almost left the Qun, but chose to go get brainwashed because leaving was terrifying. He was convinced that it was stay with the Qun or become a monster. It’s significant that he tells you this story because that is exactly where he finds himself again in his personal quest.
Bull has already emotionally left the Qun by the time he starts his personal quest—not officially, because of his fear. If he’s “officially” still Qunari, he’s not a monster. That’s the truth he holds onto. But when it comes down to it, he doesn’t rely on the Qun for really much of anything anymore. When the big decision is upon him, he doesn’t look to the voice of the Qun on his right, he looks to his left, to you. When the voice of the Qun says “don’t do this,” he doesn’t say “you have a point”. He says “But they’re my men.” Bull’s people are not the Qunari, not by the time this quest happens. His people are the chargers. They’re his world. He wants to save them, even if it means sacrificing his connection with the Qun, it’s written on his face, it’s in his hesitation. He’s at that same place he’s been before, ready to give up the Qun, but that fear is still there.
The question for him isn’t “should I keep being Qunari”. It’s “would doing what I want to do, being who I want to be, make me a monster?” That’s what he’s really asking the Inquisitor. “Would saving them, choosing them, make me a monster?”
Me playing act 3 of BG3 a year ago (sane): lol why would anyone side with Raphael when you can just side with the Emperor with little to no consequences?
Me playing act 3 of BG3 a year later (delusional and insane):
Why would I not take Raphael’s deal? It’s the only rational choice. I can’t trust the Emperor since he’s hiding things and don’t get me started on Stelmane. Who would I even give the Crown to anyway? Mystra? Don’t know her and frankly the little I know, she’s an asshole. Gale? Oh yeah giving a stupid amount of power to an already power-hungry man after his redemption arc seems like a great idea. Leaving it at the bottom of the sea? Pffff talk about being irresponsible. I don’t want it either, so why shouldn’t I give it to my helpful devil pookie? He has asked so nicely. What’s the worst that can happen? He either loses it and it collects dust in the Hells as it has done for millennia or he becomes the new Asmodeus. The latter honestly won’t change much anyway because he won’t win the Blood War even if he did. Raphael should have it. No one has put as much work into it as he has. Pookie deserves it, as a little treat for being so good and helpful and trustworthy to us 💕✨😌
i concur your honor
Zevlor is sexy
gay people can never just say “i love you” it has to be some shit like let’s destroy worlds, transcend time and space, and become eternally entangled cosmic beings together
Palestine Masterlist
Introduction to Palestine:
Decolonize Palestine:
Palestine 101
Rainbow washing
Frequently asked questions
Myths
IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding):
Quick Facts - The Palestinian Nakba
The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees
The Gaza Strip
The Palestinian catastrophe (Al-Nakba)
Al-Nakba (documentary)
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (book)
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (book)
Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? (Article)
The Nakba did not start or end in 1948 (Article)
Donations and charities:
Al-Shabaka
Electronic Intifada
Adalah Justice Project
IMEU Fundraiser
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund
Addameer
Muslim Aid
Palestine Red Crescent
Gaza Mutual Aid Patreon
Books:
A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine
The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge
Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean
The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine
Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique
From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem until 1948
Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System
Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History
Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948
The Battle for Justice in Palestine Paperback
Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom
Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre
The Transformation of Palestine: Essays on the Origin and Development of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
A Land Without a People: Israel, Transfer, and the Palestinians 1949-1996
The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
Where Now for Palestine?: The Demise of the Two-State Solution
Terrorist Assemblages - Homonationalism in Queer Times
Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East
The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock
The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians
Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
The False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine
Ten myths about Israel
Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question
Israel and its Palestinian Citizens - Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State
Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy
Greater than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine
Palestine Hijacked
Palestinian Culture:
Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture
Palestinian Costume
Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution
Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora
Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)
The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinian Recipes)
Falastin: A Cookbook
Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen
Palestinian Social Customs and Traditions
Palestinian Culture before the Nakba
Tatreez & Tea (Website)
The Traditional Clothing of Palestine
The Palestinian thobe: A creative expression of national identity
Embroidering Identities:A Century of Palestinian Clothing
Palestine Traditional Costumes
Palestine Family
Palestinian Costume
Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, v5: Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia
Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure
Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:
Jenin, Jenin
Born in Gaza
GAZA
Wedding in Galilee
Omar
5 Broken Cameras
OBAIDA
Indigeneity, Indigenous Liberation, and Settler Colonialism (not entirely about Palestine, but an important watch for indigenous struggles worldwide - including Palestine)
Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays
Palestine Remix:
AL NAKBA
Gaza Lives On
Gaza we are coming
Lost cities of Palestine
Stories from the Intifada
Last Shepherds of the Valley
Voices from Gaza
Muhammad Smiry
Najla Shawa
Nour Naim
Wael Al dahdouh
Motaz Azaiza
Ghassan Abu Sitta
Refaat Alareer (murdered by Israel - 12/7/2023. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un)
Plestia Alaqad
Bisan Owda
Ebrahem Ateef
Mohammed Zaanoun
Doaa Mohammad
Hind Khoudary
Palestinian Voices, Organizations, and News
Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS)
Defense for Children in Palestine
Palestine Legal
Palestine Action
Palestine Action US
United Nations relief and works for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)
National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
Times of Gaza
Middle East Eye
Middle East Monitor
Mohammed El-Kurd
Muna El-Kurd
Electronic Intifada
Dr. Yara Hawari
Mariam Barghouti
Omar Ghraieb
Steven Salaita
Noura Erakat
The Palestinian Museum N.G.
Palestine Museum US
Artists for Palestine UK
Eye on Palestine
IMAGINE
i’ve been imagining Miguel getting pranked with the no-tear toilet paper roll and then going feral when he can’t figure it out — that is to say I’m giving creative freedom (begging on my hands and knees) for someone to draw this up.
• It could probably be a situation where the gang (peter b, hobie, miles, gwen, pav) are plotting some maniacle shits and giggles to be played on Miguel.
• the toilet paper idea is definitely brought up by peter b and everybody hates it. They’re confused like wth what is that, that sounds lame.
• Until he explains it and Hobie is probably the first to come around to say actually that’d be pretty goofy
• the prank could go about in several ways: someone is ‘bleeding’ and in need of tissue, miguel is eating his food and they offer him toilet paper roll (questionable but adds to the humor), they could all just be crammed hiding in the restroom when he’s forced to use the unbreakable paper roll, etc.
>< i desperately need to see this in visual action, but i didn’t know which of his admirers to go to
Every time you happen to look up at the night sky when there is a full moon, it’s the universe’s way of giving you a wink. Maybe it says nothing, just giving a tiny nod of acknowledgement to one of its improbable outcomes (you).
Or maybe it says, “do not worry; just watching, never expecting”.
Writing Websites
1. a website with a list of superpowers and what they are
2. a website that generates random au ideas
3. a website that generates names, basic info and futures in a bunch of languages
4. a website that checks your grammar
5. website that lists types of execution in the states
6. a website with info on death certificates
7. a website with info on the four manners of death
8. a website with info on the black plague
9. website with information on depression
10. a website with info on the four types of suicide
11. website that lists famous quotes
12. website with different kinds of quotes
13. a website with info on food in every country
14. a website with a list of different colors
15. website with a list of medieval jobs
16. website with a list of fabrics
17. website with a list of flowers and pictures
18. website with a list of flowers and no pictures
19. website with a list of poisonous plants
20. website with a list of poisonous and non-poisonous plants
21. website with a list of things not to feed your animals
22. website with a list of poisons that can be used to kill people
23. website with info on the international date line
24. website with a list of food allergies
25. website with a list of climates
26. website with info on allergic reactions
27. website with info on fahrenheit and celsius
28. website with info on color blindness
29. website with a list of medical equipment
30. website with a list of bugs
31. website with an alphabetic list of bugs and their scientific name
32. website with a list of eye colors
33. website (wikipedia sorry) with list of drinks
34. website with a list of religions
35. website with a list of different types of doctors and what they do
36. website (wikipedia again sorry) with a list of hair colors
37. website that generates fantasy names
38. website with a list of body language
39. website with a list of disabilities
40. website with an alphabetic list of disabilities
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Headcanon- When Loki is giving head, his helmet magically changes so that the horns wrap around and grip his lover's thighs.
"The helmet stays on during sex."
