Both Selfish; You Each Lose 2 Points

They don't always ask the band to play something slow.

They did, of course, the first time they went dancing after Steve's return. But Steve has always been a quick study, and Peggy has always enjoyed all sorts of dancing, and sometimes they're both in the mood to roll up the rugs, put on a livelier song, and exuberantly celebrate the joy of being together, of having time.

And, once they're pink-cheeked and laughing and have had their fill of dancing for the time being - well, conveniently, at this time of year they're already under the mistletoe.

(This is my 2024 @steggyfanevents Steggy Secret Santa gift for @emilybluntt! I hope you enjoy it, and that you and your loved ones have a very happy holiday season! ❤️)

*flirtatiously* die horribly in this time loop often?

Hey guys let me tell you about advance fee scams

I hope y'all are familiar with these in this day and age, especially my artists out there, because they're incredibly common.

About half an hour ago I posted a drawing and tagged it #artists on tumblr, and very quickly received this comment.

My scam radar went off immediately, due to the generic blog name and lack of any emotion in the comment, but I decided it might be an entertaining venture so I dmed them. They asked for a drawing "of these", and sent me a random selfie. I got the details and told them it would be $15, and they promptly offered me $300. At this point I know it's a scam, but I play along for funsies and give them my paypal. Shortly, they send me this image for "confirmation" (I blocked out my email)

And they began to insist that I checked my email. I looked in my spam folder and found the following email.

This is fake. This is not a thing. And the "you're to refund the $200.00 back" is the scam. They send vaguely official-looking emails at you to "prove" that they sent you the money, then have you send them $200 (or however much the scam is for). Then, surprise surprise, you're out $200.

I continued to play along for a bit, and in the second email "Paypal" told me that I had to refund the $200 before they could "credit the $300 to my account", along with these lovely threats.

And yeah, it's silly. But it's not silly if you don't know and get scammed. So. Spread, please! And thank you very much to @mlaurel for the opportunity to get these screenshots.

I have some thoughts on Héra's "death" line at the climax of War of the Rohirrim and how it relates to Rohan's story during the War of the Ring.

Spoilers below for the movie!

When Héra tells Wulf that she was promised to death on the siege tower, I think that she was genuinely expecting to die there. Even if the plan went perfectly, she would be isolated from the Hornburg (as the siege tower's gangplank burned down) surrounded by an enemy army. Even if Fréaláf showed up, which to her is still a big if on timing if nothing else, that is not a situation one can reasonably expect to survive.

Yet, it's the only hope her people have to escape. She might die, but the rest would live if she could keep enough attention on her. Is this not what Théoden would do centuries later, first on the ramp of the Hornburg drawing the attention of the Uruk-Hai? Then again at Pelennor Fields, one probably last charge to try and win survival for their people. Failing that, at least choosing to die on their own terms instead of waiting for their turn to fall.

Is that not why Théoden's riders cheered "death!" at the enemy as they charged, throwing back the fear Mordor sought to spread back at its hosts? That they had accepted it and were ready to meet it? Is that not what the ideal of a warrior is so often touted as, fighting because they love what stands behind their aegis?

Héra may not have been fighting the same kind of existential war that Théoden was, but the same kind of courage was needed. Even if it all went well, I doubt she had any expectations of surviving that night. She nearly didn't, even with Fréaláf arriving and utterly terrorizing the Dunlending host into such a panicked rout. Yet, it was the way she could save those under her charge.

The moment she rode out onto the tower's gangplank, Héra truly promised herself to death.

i’d care if the person i reblogged this from vanished

idc if you reblog this from me but reblog it every time you see one of your friends or mutuals have reblogged it

do u ever just think about the fact that molly weasley saw HARRY POTTER, the boy who defeated voldemort, and went “i’m gonna knit this kid a christmas sweater”

The Queen's Thief for the ask game!!

Oo, that's a good one!

send me a fandom and I’ll tell you…

the first character I ever fell in love with: I think it's gotta be Gen. His unreliable, irreverent, and endearing narration in TT is hard to pass up.

a character that I used to love/like, but now do not: I'm not sure if I have one of these beyond the villains who reveal themselves midway.

a ship that I used to love/like, but now do not: I feel like my ship opinions have stayed pretty consistent, actually

my ultimate favorite character™: This is hard because I love all of them! I'm torn between Gen and Costis I think (but cutting Irene hurts). Gen makes this series what it is, but Costis's love and loyalty are awesome (and I may relate with his attempts to be the responsible one a little too much, lol).

prettiest character: Irene

my most hated character: Nahuseresh

my OTP: Irenides :)

my NOTP: Relius and Teleus. I love them as friends, but not as lovers.

favorite episode: I'm going to interpret this as favorite incident, which is probably the section in QoA that goes from Irene putting on the earrings to "Diplomacy, in my own name." It was so cool to figure out the first time, and it's still so fun to reread.

saddest death: Probably Pol? There aren't a ton of major character deaths really, which is actually a bit surprising.

favorite season: My favorite book is either Queen of Attolia or King of Attolia.

least favorite season: I don't really find Thick as Thieves very compelling.

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but I hate: No one's really coming to mind.

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: He's not a piece of trash, but I love the Magus even when he's scheming and loyal to Sounis.

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: I feel like Sophos is the obvious answer for this, but Helen a bit too.

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and I lowkey ship them, but I’m not too invested’ ship: Eugenides the god and Alyta.

The difference between Howl and Gen is that Gen won't try and weasel his way out of the things he really really doesn't want to do.