Ok So 27+48 Is Just 20+40 And 7+8, So You Get 60 For The Tens Place. Then 7+8 Is (8x2)-1, Which Is 16-1=15.

POV: your frost and you’ve just been cursed playlist

i know that people have already discussed this at length but i'm watching the patreon behind the scenes character discussion for frost and listening to derek talk about the psionic order and "mind over matter" and all that and then comparing that to frost throwing his pack in ep 46 has me feeling like the exploding galaxy brain meme. like. he has this canonically 110 pound bag or whatever and yeah that's kind of a meme bc he just picks shit up and Never uses it but that's also So interesting in the context of how he was raised to Not value physical items and give no credence to "things" but rather to ideas, thoughts, mentalities. Frost was taught to hold this value his entire life yet carries a 110 pound bag around with him everywhere. And in that same vein, the order taught him that physical relationships are also supposed to be unimportant, and having people tie him down will only block him from reaching his true potential. yet he's traveled with years with these three friends and when he's "replaced" by someone else for just a few hours on guys' night he feels sensitive and self conscious. and in the carnival horror ride we see that his worst fear is being alone. Everything about his life contradicts everything he was taught is supposed to hold dear, (and side not, i think one of the most interesting parts about this video is the discussion of whether or not frost is Aware of what he's doing, Aware that he's directly going against the pillars of his order, but that's a discussion for another time). And all of this culminates in episode 46, when frost stands alone, all of his friends dead or dying around him, and his throws his pack. on some level i already understood what this meant for him, the getting rid of everything he was saving because it doesn't matter anymore, but after approaching it more from the side of these tenants of his faith, it's like. holy shit. he just lost all his friends, this physical attachments that "tie him down," and now he's willingly giving up all his physical belongings as well, and this is it, that's the moment he reaches that pure mind over matter because he doesn't have anything anymore. there is nothing tying him down. this should be nirvana. but instead, it's the worst moment of his fucking life. everything that was supposed to bring him paradise and freedom and immortality and whatnot has only brought him unimaginable pain and grief.

I found a small wizard in my pocket today

the fact that I am totally free today but will be super busy tomorrow is cruel and unusual punishment. What crime have I committed for the gods to curse me so?

the way Kaz just straight up does not have a mom in the books is wild,,, like there’s not even a throwaway line about her dying when he was young so he doesn’t remember her, just nothing

sometimes I wonder if bc barguo was so focused on Jordie and Kaz’s relationship that their parents were just put on the back burner bc Kaz doesn’t seem to have any memories of his father beyond his death either, it’s such a sharp contrast to how important other characters parents are (specifically they’re mothers)

it does lead to some possible parallels between Nina and Kaz, what with them both being orphans having very little to no memories of their parents and an older sibling figure that is much more important to them then those parents

It does leave me with the opportunity to characterize Kaz’s mother basically however I want for fics which is fun but a plot level it annoys me we don’t even know if she exists

Spoilers for Once Upon a Witchlight Episode 8 and onward

Currently imagining an AU where instead of having them trade Torbek to get Frost back, Mr. Witch just sends Frost into the feywild to get experimented on. Frost becoming the one possessed by The Other. Frost, who so greatly values his mind and his control of it losing control. The other's reaction to learning Frost is GONE. The Krew going into the feywild to save their friend instead of Zabilna. The Krew having to fight Frosty because he lost control. Frost's guilt after attacking his family. Oh my god

I have once again girlbossed too close to the sun (read fanfic of a campaign I haven't finished yet and gotten huge spoilers on accident)

I just want to appreciate how outrageous this question is is out of context

HELLO IT'S MY UPROOTED QUIZ!!!!! DO IT !!!!!!!!!!! AND SHARE THE RESULTS!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT <33333

Help me find a book!

My sister brought up many stranded braiding today and I remembered vague details of a book I read once and now not knowing is driving me insane.

here’s what I know:

I probably read this in middle school, so it was generally appropriate for that age, but I was reading way above my age level so it may have been a little above that

The main character was a girl who’s mom died

she had gigantic, poofy, uncontrollable red (I think it was red (but orange red not died red)) hair that she would put in an 8-stranded braid to keep it out of the way

Her dead (or maybe missing but I think dead) Mom also had this hair and would braid it this way

Her dad braided her hair this special way (because mom was dead) and eventually taught her how to braid her hair this way and learning to do her own 8-strand braid was important to her and s big thing about her independence

I think the inciting incident had something to do with her dad being killed/kidnapped but I might be wrong

she went on some sort of adventure to uncover clues and such that involved puzzle she had to solve that was 8 strips of cloth (I think they were red? (Red as in red, not red as in orange like hair)) that she had to braid in the special way to reveal the secret message, which then told her something about her mom and the origin of the braid

To braid the fabric she had to drape it over her head like hair because she had only ever done the braid on herself and she thought about her missing (or dead?) dad and how he used to braid her hair.

I think there was some sort of wise old man who helped her out with the puzzle but I might be making that up considering my interest in books it was probably fantasy and/or YA but idk

Anyway, lmk if you know what book this is and can confirm this is it a fever dream or have a recommendation on how to find it. Thanks!

spoiler warning for stardust Rhapsody episode 15 and 16

I know it's been several days since sdr, but I just want to point out that none of it is any less real. Look me in the eyes when I tell you that every story is entirely made up and just because it isn't canon doesn't make it any less real. I have been in the Marauders fandom for years. Do you think I care what's canon? Just because s1 isn't part of the canon storyline can't erase that the story was told and lived and loved. You can still go back and watch it whenever you want. It's still there, and a story within a story is just as real to us as the story itself.

And honestly? I'm not too sad about the whole thing. Was Leboosh one of my favorite characters, and one that I will deeply miss not seeing in the same way again? Yes, of course. But I'm also excited for a new storyline with Ziggy and to have Derek playing a character that he feels fully happy and comfortable with. I think Leboosh did well in emotional scenes, but if Derek didn't feel connected to the story on the way he wanted to be, he's the one playing and he should be having fun, and if everyone is having fun it will be more fun to watch.

Also a part of me is just excited that Pyke is alive. I don't think I could have dealt with a full season of Rett missing Pyke and having a crew that was just Rett, Leboosh, and Chuckles. Like, I love those characters, but of the others are all gone and 2/3 of the party feels trapped by who they're playing, how fun will it be?

aldo, tell me the everyone leaving and then Mace alone and then Pyke reading with him wasn't gut wrenching and cool af.

TL,DR: I will miss the old characters and I realize that this means we won't get anymore of the old SDR, but I think this was the right choice for everyone to have fun and make this campaign the best that it could be