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so is it just me or does lute in hazbin hotel fly like those butterfly/fairy launcher things from near everyone's childhood in the hell is forever song?

these things that you'd press a button or pull a string and it'd fly up and come down in spins

I was discussing with a friend about the translation choice for The Fellowship of the Ring in French. In the first translation, the translator Francis Ledoux uses ‘communauté’ for ‘fellowship’, in the meaning of ‘a group of people united by a common goal or shared traditions’*. This is almost exactly the same definition the online Cambridge dictionary** gives for ‘fellowship’. However, ‘fellowship’ has another meaning, a little outdated, that keeps the idea of a shared goal or interest but with the added nuance of a bond of friendship formed over this goal.

And that’s where the new French translation comes in, with the title La Fraternité de l’Anneau instead of La Communauté de l’Anneau. Daniel Lauzon chose ‘fraternité’ for fellowship, meaning ‘the bond between people within a same group, working toward a same goal’*** There is an outdated and specific use for ‘fraternité’ in the context of a medieval, feudal society, to design the bond between knights who swore to protect each other in battle and always fight for the same cause. And knowing just how much Tolkien was influenced by the Middle Ages for his universe, this seemingly trivial difference of translation has me foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog. Because it means the translator, Daniel Lauzon in this case, really took the time to study and look for the exact nuance of a word to best render the idea of The Fellowship of the Ring in the translated title of the book. This is so in line with Tolkien’s love for languages and words, I am over the moon.

There is a big debate amongst French speaking Tolkien fans about old vs new translation but I am a hardcore defender of Daniel Lauzon’s translations of The Lord of the Rings because it’s the one that made me fall in love with Tolkien’s style and poetry even though it was not the original version, and that’s a feat. It’s not perfect, no translation is ever perfect, but it had this feeling of deliberate choice for each word to best render the multiple meanings of a sentence or poem. Francis Ledoux’s translation feels too dry and artificial to me, even though I love how he translated Strider by Grand-Pas, or ‘Big-Steps’

* https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/communaut%C3%A9/17551

** https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fellowship

*** https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/fraternit%C3%A9/35113

Had a dream where urakara , iida , and deku all lived in the same apartment.

Urakara and iida both shared a room untill it eventually became urakara's room to herself because iida kept sleepwalking and falling asleep in the bathtub they had in their apartment.

no matter how many years stretch by, so long as both of us are alive, there is still a chance my father will permit me to die in his memory as something other than his daughter. that permission means he will die as something other than his father’s son. something better. something kinder.

in the ether of my mind, no matter which way it goes, we will meet on the other side. he will be twenty, thirty, again, trying to light a cigarette. i will stop, and hold out my lighter. the flame will dance; offering. it is up to him if he takes it.

there are theories that the self is all there is; the self is the universe’s entire consciousness, that you have been and will be every single person and thing in all of existence. all i know is that i keep my lighter forever topped-up with fuel. if i meet my father, on this corner or the next or the one after that, i will keep offering. in one of these worlds, on one of these corners, he accepts. in one of these worlds, we exhale plumes of tobacco smoke, soothing ourselves with nicotine as the world around us melts, warping into the open flame of the zippo.

in one of these worlds, we stand on the corner, watching the cars drive past, and my father walks down to a payphone and calls his father. when he hangs up after the first ring, i pick the receiver up. the operator asks where i’d like to call; tells me i paid for five minutes’ conversation. i stub my cigarette out underneath the keypad and tell her nevermind.

in the distance, the lights of a church basement glow up through barred windows at us. in another world, my father and i sit side by side, and pick up 24-hour chips, and drink shitty coffee. in another world, my father and i wear nicotine patches and lay brick. in another world, when i pick up the payphone, the operator informs me time is out on this receiver. please insert a quarter.

TW Blood

also SPOILERS for a fic "you can have three wishes if you don't take too long (if you don't take too long)"!!!

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Fanart for a beautiful fic you can have three wishes if you don't take too long (if you don't take too long) by mad_and_thick_as_thieves

Beware that it will break your heart (it did mine), so read the warnings, be careful and stay safe.

(I also did a little sketch here that happens right after this)

Seduces you with cheese

SPARKLECATSPARKLECATSPARKLECATSPAR-

❌

Slowly making a dent in the pile of characters I still need to do!

Shoutout to my older sister who called me from the living room so that she could check what kind of gay flag her webtoon character had on their phone.

It was gender neutral? if you’re curious

In her own words “There’s too many flags to remember them all, everybody’s just gay”

ms paint blues

Touya is about to propose you just give him a plain old handjob when you say, “I guess you could fuck me.”

He closes his eyes and inhales sharply through his nose, with your legs wrapped around him, you felt the deep shudder that passes through him, making you bite your lip, “Do you have nothing except bad ideas, woman?” He scowls.

You attempt to rock into him, but frankly speaking, he was very strong, and very stubborn as well. “Does your body think its a bad idea, too?” You get on your elbows to kiss him. He may be as headstrong as a bull, but there were cracks in the facade. He kisses you back in earnest.

You let go and lean back on your elbows, giving him your best bedroom eyes, “Fuck me, Touya.” You bat your lashes.

He looks at you hotly, his face flushing, and brushes his confined dick to your thigh, making him moan. The cogs seem to turn in his head, albeit not many. “…okay.” He breathes.

I have decided to never go out again I was at my friend's house and I got lost trying to get there and then I was really awkward while trying to help set up her online classes and eventually she handed me my jacket because she had to get dressed to see a movie and I want to curl up in bed she was literally so nice though we were talking about atsushi and akutagawa mimicking each other in the like death things?? after we sorted out her computer

Ahh, how lovely it would be to awaken and be certain of what kind of sustenance I require. Alas, no, I shall stand in the kitchen for half a hour pondering, for no form of nourishment seems appealing. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I hasth purchased cookie dough approximately three nights ago, but, alas, I forgot to keep it refrigerated for I was suffering from an ailment (a cold) and it ended up on my desk for the three days. Unfortunately, it appears there's approximately half of a tube left, and I hate to waste such delicious food. That being said, is this alright to consume?

I shan't be taking constructive criticism unfortunately, my darling friend has already advised me against it, but, it is rather presumptions to assume someone such as I, whomst eats far more peculiar things, shall heed her warnings. With this in mind, I shall eventually conclude whether this was smart decision making, or, in fact, an error on my part.

I found this text image and I just. I had a vision

I'm a proshipper. i know the post looks deceiving

I can't take it anymore every other selfship post i see Uwahhh 😭

// rant + tw for graphic text

Seeing people whine about shipping "the wrong characters" in a game where shoving pills down a man's throat while he audibly struggles and also has no skin is a part of the gameplay is definitely. something.

Turning to you guys because SOMEONE has to have it somewhere, this is my wallpaper and I'm desperately looking for the og picture because I'm changing phones soon and I'd like to keep it!!! I have no idea who the artist is, like an idiot I just saved the picture and long story short, lost it like a dumbass.

I most likely found this on Twitter (I have a vague memory of that at least) somewhere around 2021-2022, but I can't provide any more information unfortunately

Tried to image search it but the ggl image search engine fucking sucks, gonna keep looking in the meantime, but if someone somehow has a copy of this I would sob uncontrollably in thankfulness

the veez bird brainrot has consumed me

help

i have a feeling fyodor either sleeps until noon or doesnt sleep for 4 days straight, no in between

My OCs are literally so important to me, like how am i staved for content, uh, go make some??

Romance is not pink.

Romance is deep, deep red. Romance is silk, and velvet, and stormy nights, and raging fires underneath a blanket of stars.

Love is pink. Love is fluffy blankets on plush sofas, big enough for two. Love is a shining sun in a deep blue sky, with fluffy white clouds drifting lazily about. Love is a warm breeze rustling the grass, a picnic by a sparkling, clear lake.

Romance is not pink.

⚠️Minor Attack on Titan Manga Chapter 24⚠️

Ok, I said to myself I was going to do this a while ago and never did. Let's start now.

The first biggest reaction I remember having was to the first few pages of chapter 24 because I seriously could not get through the pages of Jean just...

… calling his horse, with his drool.

YES I'M A SIMP FOR JEANN KIRSTEIN, LEAVE ME ALONE! He actually turns into such a good person and from what I've seen of season 4/ Vol 23 + he's still looking good.

Not long before Christmas of 2020 decided to join my friend and start watching the anime Attack on Titan.

I've already watched up to the start of the final season or season 4 of the anime, but at some point between waiting for the new episodes to come out and being busy with school I dropped it.

With the recent ending of s4 and living on weeb-tok I've desperately trying to avoid spoillers, I have been really wondering what happened. So not long ago I've decided to pick up from the beginning but in the manga this time.

Honestly I've been really enjoying it. I'm already on chapter 83 of Volume 21, and I feel like I'm understanding everything a whole lot better compared to when I was watching the anime.

That's not really the point of this post tho. Since I'm getting REAL CLOSE to the end and where I left off in the anime, I thought I would record any major reaction I might have from earlier chapters then 83 onward just for fun.

If anybody does see my reactions to the rest of the ATTACK ON TITAN MANGA and want to follow along, by all means come join in on the possible fun. Come feel and and share you AOT emotions with me any anybody else on this ride.

⚠️FROM HERE ON OUT THERE WILL BE POSIBILLE SPOILERS FOR THE ATTACK ON TITAN MANGA AND ANIME!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ⚠️

(I will also post spoillers warning at the beginning of every upcoming reaction post)

when i write or read that "luffy eats your pussy like a banquet" that's exactly the vibe i'm talking about.

ngl I hope sinclair ends up rebelling against demian in some way since (if the book is anything to go by) one of the major aspects of his character arc is learning to not depend on others for comfort and guidance… limbus demian talks about sinclair in very predestined terms, and, while I’m not arguing he’s evil or anything, the expectation of a higher purpose + the fact that book demian is revered as this holy being that sinclair longs to be on the level of… idk it feels strangely kromer-esque to me? minus the familicide of course, I mean more so in terms of what they want from sinclair. demian definitely sees sinclair as more of a person, but there’s still this expectation of what he Could be… all while assuming that sinclair will just accept it once the time comes…

Wah-

ZOMBIFIED TERROR

deranged and emo

drawing edgy art my 13 year old self would be obsessed with is like free therapy

extra doodles for the soul