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today i give you: butcher: the parenting. tmr? who knows…

Door posting

And i don't care he only said one line about cubism. I don't god damn care. You think i'm gonna be normal if you mention something like that? Wrong

He may be american but he would aprove of our meals (meat on meat) and fashion (socks in sandals).

I love Dveře💞💞💞💞 (Door in czech)

Okay I know we all joke about how the Star Trek First Contact handshake is accidentally a kiss, but the more I think about it, the more I feel it actually works in-universe and elevates the scene.

There are dozens of sci fi stories where first contact is fumbled based on a misunderstanding and it turns into a massive war. Babylon 5, Ender's Game, several Star Trek episodes in fact. Two different peoples meet but are just a bit too different and we murder each other over nothing. That's just how it goes, right? Realistic, if depressing.

And in Star Trek's first human contact, everything is set up for a fumble. Cochrane is an engineer with zero political skills, and while the Vulcans who come in have at least learned English they're far from an official diplomatic envoy. Earth is not in great shape and they've no idea aliens even exist, so there's a chance for tension. And when the captain does the traditional salute, the human can't even move his fingers into the right configuration, and instead offers his hand. In Vulcan terms, this is about the equivalent of offering a handshake and the other guy wants to shove his tongue down your throat. Plenty of room for disgust, misunderstanding, conflict, another warning about the dangers of difference.

But that isn't what happens. The Vulcan captain sees this and accepts it, reaching out to complete the gesture. He doesn't fully understand what's happening, but he saw Cochrane at least try to do the Vulcan salute, so he chooses to assume the best of him. To meet him where he's at, even if it's a bit awkward for him personally. And it works out. He and his crew are invited for drinks and music, and the dominoes are instead sent towards ending humanity's dark age and starting the Federation. All because the Vulcan captain saw past what could have been an insult and gave humanity the benefit of the doubt.

Star Trek is not a perfect universe where human-Vulcan first contact goes 100% smoothly. Star Trek is a universe where first contact is nearly a diplomatic incident, but they're able to move past that and create something better because both sides chose to be open-minded and compassionate. It might not be (fully, the scene is meant to be a bit awkward but not that awkward) intended, but damn if it doesn't work.

Two two cards dedicated to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for fandom merch movement in Zinidea

The bagginses introducing the most important family member

Ravenhill ⚔️🗻

Sometimes I just think... maybe after death, Thorin is watching over Erebor from above. Keeping an eye on things.

Muffin is the small dog in Lotara’s handbag

Astartes, I could especially see like the Night Lords, Raven Guard, or the Space Wolves, making a unique whistle with their partner. Be it a regular whistle or a 'wild whistle'. So they can find the other/know the other is alive if ever on the battlefield together.

very cropped boltgun Caedo, full up on my twt

Warhammer Community AU Update

The polls have concluded! These are the results as of right now.

There are a few ties that need to be broken, and there’s a current imbalance with the Primarch’s (10 Loyalists, 4 Chaos, 4 Renegades). As such I’ve created a Google Form to hopefully break a few ties as well as increase total responses. I’ll link the form below and leave it running till the end of April! Thank you all for your support so far!

(Edit: Results of the Google Form will be added to the results of the Tumblr Polls)

some librarian (he doesn't like books)

I'm so happy right now, I got the Roboute JoyToy that I ordered months ago, I couldn't be more in love with the figure.

There are so many details in the armor that I can't wait to draw it now that I know what it looks like.

Here are some more photos of it in my setup.

I'm so happy right now, I got the Roboute JoyToy that I ordered months ago, I couldn't be more in love with the figure.

There are so many details in the armor that I can't wait to draw it now that I know what it looks like.

Here are some more photos of it in my setup.

Are y'all ever chilling and then you're suddenly like WHEN DOES A MAN BECOME A MONSTEEEER FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT MEN WHO DIED UNDER YOUR COMMAND CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN CAPTAIN WHY WOULD YOU LET THE CYCLOPS LIVE WHEN RUTHLESSNESS IS MERCY