Art dump, also Xerosic about to run over Greninja. I never realized they included Malamar in that frame(I never realize she was holding a plate of corn in this scene) and I find it a tad bit humorous that they put Malamar who looks shocked instead of like, idk, Greninja who’s about to be run over.
Other then that have my lovely lesbians and my GOAT Xylah
Art I made for my suicide squad, thunderbolts, dispatch etc etc type au called Team Eclipse, or the Eclipse Project.
Ughhhh I need these two to come back please come to Winds and Waves or masters🥹🥹
Bryony Berries
Bright red berries on a black bryony vine, winding through blackthorn branches, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.
Black Bryony
Berries on a black bryony vine, winding through blackthorn branches, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.
tagged by @grad-writes!
link to the doll maker is here!
Bryony is here for a good time!
tagging… well grad already tagged the whole crew so…. You!! random stranger! make your rook and tag me so i can seeeeeee <3 XOXOX please??
Somebody’s name is Bryony in a book I’m reading now and all I keep seeing is Brony. I don’t know if I can continue reading this. That character name is driving me nuts. Maybe if I try to see it as Bry.
Oh oh the writer is a Devil Wears Prada fanfic writer - MillGirl on A03
believe it or not but this was mesnt to be ship art. Amongst other things i was messing around with shapes and what not, the language could be better
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ALTNovember 16, 2015: The congratulations and celebrations keep flowing in for TATINOF! Dnp really know the best people to surround themselves with, don’t they? 🥰🫂🎉
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ALTNovember 15, 2015: The only thing I love as much as Dan and Phil celebrating each other is their friends celebrating the two of them! And what a fantastic group they have here, I can only imagine how much love was flowing through that theatre 🥰🫂👯♂️
So I haven’t gone to school for,,, uh,, way too long, because of anxiety reasons
and I’m going to have to start going in for a specific class this term because I’m supposed to work on this project with a friend of mine. I am piss shit terrible at everything involved in that. I cannot research for shit and I suck at working with people.
school is also a really triggering place for me and I can’t make it any less so, so I’m likely to freeze which means I can’t move or communicate and I then start to dissociate and it is bad because I can’t get out without moving and the amount of anxiety that gives me literally makes me wish to die on the spot.
My mum was like, “oh even if you just sit in the class” but that is just as stressful as if I had to do something anyway.
Any school environment gives me enough anxiety to the point of not functioning properly but I kind of like have to go because I can’t be homeschooled or anything like that. So basically I’m fucked.
I wish to die.
Good day.
now I understand why it’s considered one of the most controversial books in the saga. I know many have already written about this, but I want to add my own thoughts (let me reiterate: this is MY opinion; if you disagree, we can discuss it civilly).
In this post, I want to focus on the character of Veil and those who surround him (spoilers ahead!). From birth, Veil seems marked by three factors that determined his fate:
1. Underlying Issues (Mental Health) - Okay, I know: this is a children’s book, and Brian Jacques probably didn’t think about these things. But, as someone who works in education, I noticed many behaviors in Veil that are reminiscent of disorders like borderline, antisocial, and narcissistic personality disorders: constant lying, emotional manipulation, and an inability to empathize. In a medieval context (like that of the saga), no one would have had the tools to recognize or manage such issues. Neither Redwall nor any other place, unfortunately, could have truly helped someone like him.
2. The Pygmalion Effect - Everyone at Redwall (except Bryony) is prejudiced against him from the start. Heck, Bella even creates the name “Veil” from the anagram of evil, citing a prophecy! Ever heard of the Pygmalion effect? It means that the way you see and treat a person, contributes to shaping their future. And how was Veil treated? As if he were already destined for evil. Sure, he did steal, but he was judged and labeled in advance. And children, as we know, are sponges: Veil sensed that no one (except Bryony) believed in him. So, he ended up acting more and more selfishly, almost confirming what everyone thought.
3. Bryony’s Love - Here, in my opinion, lies the most serious mistake: Bella and the Abbess entrust Veil to Bryony, who (in my opinion) was little more than a young mouse. She had no educational experience, nor emotional stability. And the community, instead of supporting her, left her alone (except for the mole Togget, who REALLY deserves a medal for his behavior throughout the book). Bryony believed until the end that her love could redeem Veil. But this dynamic hurt both of them (Veil never learned to account for his actions because she always justified him, and Bryony wore herself out in the illusion of being able to save him).
The moment Veil officially becomes an outcast is the turning point (and personally, I find it truly unacceptable to let a minor wander alone… okay, it’s a medieval fantasy, but the Redwallers really made a huge mistake here!). When he discovers he is the son of Swartt Sixclaw, Veil doesn’t verbalize it, but clearly decides to cut ties with the past. He wants to forget Redwall, and with it, Bryony. That’s why he gets so angry seeing her follow him: she represents a bond he can’t sever.
From there on, Veil embarks on the path of the prophecy that had been pinned on him. He crosses the point of no return when he kills the two foxes who robbed him, but frankly, I don’t think he ever truly understood the gravity of his actions.
The interactions between Veil and Swartt are brief but revealing. Veil despises him immediately, and Swartt considers him little more than a nuisance. Yet, in a couple of moments, it almost seemed to me that Swartt felt a twinge of pride seeing cunning in his son (their dynamic reminded me of Ferahgo and Klitch).
And here we are at the heart: when Bryony risks death at Swartt’s paws, something clicks in Veil. She was the only one who had loved him, even if in a “wrong” way (overprotecting him, always justifying him). For him, Bryony is both a refuge and a wound: a refuge because she always defended him, a wound because inevitably, looking at her, Veil saw Redwall. In the critical moment, Veil acts for the first time in his life for someone other than himself and sacrifices himself for her. His last words are, in my opinion, a desperate attempt to tell her that her place is at Redwall.
Veil is a tragic character. He was just a youngster, yet Jacques wanted to carve the message onto him: “not everyone can or wants to be saved.” The problem is that this stigma, applied to a minor, leaves a bitter and hardly educational aftertaste.
I won’t delve into Bryony’s “grief” and Redwall’s reaction here (there would be so much to say, maybe another post 👀). For now, I’ll stop here (I’m so thankful that Folrig Streampaw and Ruddle Banksnout survived, because they’re the cutest bromance I’ve read in Redwall so far!).
What do you think of my interpretation? Thanks to my girlfriend for helping me “diagnose” Veil. I repeat: it’s just my opinion, and maybe I overanalyzed, but I felt the need to write it.
Let me know your thoughts!
” oh you think you’re better than me because you’re white?”
No!!! I did NOT say that and I would NEVER.
I think I’m better than you because unlike you I don’t use medical terms to incorrectly describe people who they don’t apply to and I don’t deadname or misgender transgender people and I don’t throw unwarranted false accusations at people and I don’t antagonise children with low emotional management and regulation for fun!!
I have seen you do all of these things!! I have known you my whole life! You are a bit of an asshole!! You intimidate me too much for to call you out in real life! Because you always guilt tripped or manipulated or tried to (successfully) frighten me!!!!
Bryony: How are you doing? You doing okay?
Veil: I’m living the dream.
Bryony: Well, that’s good.
Veil: Except it’s not my dream. It’s a dream that Stephen King once had.
icons so far for this year’s artfight prep! idk who else might get a new one, i just wanted to freshen things up
ALTJune 12, 2015: Dan, Phil, and friends visit an escape room for Dan’s birthday! 🕵♂️🥳🏃♂️
