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You ever invite your coworker to watch you give birth just to spite a racist

Nick Robles is honestly out here like:

Aerith & the Turks

Just your regular local florist, going about her day.

I wanted to practice backgrounds some more so this is a fanart of both Sector 5 slums as it is of Aerith and her secret bodyguards.

Queer Fiction Books

We Are Okay Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend, Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she’s tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit, and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart.

Into the Drowning Deep Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a “mockumentary” bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy. Now, a new crew has been assembled. But this time they’re not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life’s work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves. But the secrets of the deep come with a price. 

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits or waking up in the arms of women or men. But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and travelling companion, Percy.

Ghost Wall In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie and her family are living as if they are ancient Britons, surviving by the tools and knowledge of the Iron Age. For two weeks, the length of her father’s vacation, they join an anthropology course set to reenact life in simpler times. They are surrounded by forests of birch and rowan; they make stew from foraged roots and hunted rabbit. The students are fulfilling their coursework; Silvie’s father is fulfilling his lifelong obsession.

Carry On Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon’s face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here — it’s their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon’s infuriating nemesis didn’t even bother to show up.

Sadie Sadie hasn’t had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she’s been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie’s entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister’s killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie’s story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie’s journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it’s too late.

The Girl with the Red Balloon When sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum accidentally time-travels via red balloon to 1988 East Berlin, she’s caught up in a conspiracy of history and magic. She meets members of an underground guild in East Berlin who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the Wall—but even to the balloon makers, Ellie’s time travel is a mystery. When it becomes clear that someone is using dark magic to change history, Ellie must risk everything—including her only way home—to stop the process.

Jane Steele Like the heroine of the novel she adores, Jane Steele suffers cruelly at the hands of her aunt and schoolmaster. And like Jane Eyre, they call her wicked - but in her case, she fears the accusation is true. When she flees, she leaves behind the corpses of her tormentors. A fugitive navigating London’s underbelly, Jane rights wrongs on behalf of the have-nots whilst avoiding the noose. Until an advertisement catches her eye. Her aunt has died and the new master at Highgate House, Mr Thornfield, seeks a governess. Anxious to know if she is Highgate’s true heir, Jane takes the position and is soon caught up in the household’s strange spell. When she falls in love with the mysterious Charles Thornfield, she faces a terrible dilemma: can she possess him - body, soul and secrets - and what if he discovers her murderous past?

Hi. I like your blog title! And I have a question: What was Isis like in actual Egyptian mythology? What sort of cool things did she do?

Heheheh thank you!

Isis was a pretty badass bitch. Although she was first and foremost a protective goddess associated with mourning, who sustained and protected the deceased, she quickly gained prominence as a goddess of cosmic associations and a powerful user of heka.

Her heka is central to much of Egyptian myth. It was that which restored Osiris to his complete form - sans actual penis, but with a shiny new gold one - and which made it possible to conceive Horus. She and her heka are invoked a lot in medicine. It would also help the deceased in the afterlife, whether commoner or royal. 

Isis was definitely the most powerful of the gods when it came to heka. She’s the only one ever shown as a match for Re - most specifically in the story of Re’s secret name, where she creates a snake from some mud and Re’s own spit, which almost kills him. She did that because she wanted to know his secret name, and basically blackmailed Re to divulge it in exchange for a cure. 

In other mythological traditions she shapeshifted into e.g. an old lady, or a pretty young thing, in order to get what she wanted. For example, when Seth refused to give up the throne of Egypt in favour of Horus, she turned herself into a beautiful young woman and tricked him into admitting that if a man’s son is alive, the son should get his father’s due, rather than anyone else. She is also one of the goddesses who assumes the role of the vengeful Eye of Re.

Basically, Isis takes no prisoners and isn’t above making a pest of herself to get what she needs or wants.

I love how many Golden Age “World’s Finest” covers are basically just Superman and Batman taking their adopted son Robin out for fun activities like good supportive parents (though not above a little harmless fun at each other’s expense).

Discovering that you’re 10 days behind the Discovery of Witches RTR.

Me: I can fix this.

Red Avadat, Red Munia or strawberry finch. 🐦🍓