This is another one of beautiful shots of Thor 1 that conveys a genius symbolism. Here’s Odin who pitted his children against each other for the throne and his unfair treatment of them set the brothers apart. And he is standing on a broken bridge. The bridge that was broken as the result of the brother’s conflict over the throne, over gaining Odin’s approval, over being worthy. The broken bridge of the brother’s relationship. The conflict that he fueled drove his children, literally and also figuratively on the verge of falling down into an abyss. The brothers are holding to the Gungnir, the symbol of the throne. Their hands are close to each other but the Gungnir, the throne has kept them apart. A symbol of how the throne and their rivalry for it, came between them and set them apart. And Odin, the real reason for the destruction of his family, is standing safely on the broken bridge, and he is holding Thor, his favorite son, by the ankle, while Loki is the farthest to him in this chain. A symbol of how his lies and his treatment of Loki, drove away Loki more than Thor and how in the end, they pushed Loki away, just like Odin’s “No Loki”. And as Odin had favored Thor and alienated Loki in all the years, here he held on to Thor and pushed Loki away and left him to fall in the abyss.
Be honest, if your son, even if adopted, tried to commit mass genocide of an entire planet all in the name of approval, would you say “Yes Loki” to them? Yes I’m aware that Odin fucked up when it came to raising them and was so evident in his favor for Thor, but I feel like the “No Loki” has been made into some twisted lame “I don’t love you Loki”.
When Thor went to Jotunhiem and nearly started a war, Odin punished him to teach him a lesson, sending him to live among mortals so he would humble himself. This was to show that he did not approve of Thor’s actions to seek war and bloodshed. Just the same, when Loki attempt to not only seek war but murder an entire fucking planet, Odin told him no.
“I could have done it! For you! For all of us…”
Odin’s response of “No Loki” is far from “I don’t love you.” Or “Your such a fucking disappointment.” His response was of a parent trying to correct the mistake their child made.
Did Odin fuck up in the end? Yes. Was he not the best at parenting? Absolutely. But he was far from heartless towards his son. Just go back and watch that scene, look at Odin’s expression and tell me that he was not saddened when Loki let go. Because that was pure regret if I ever saw it.
Honestly? In a situation like this, the first thing I would do, is using both of my hands to pull my children to safety first, rather than staying there and staring down at them when they are both hanging on the edge of an abyss and about to falling to their deaths. And if I see my child is in so much distress, and it seems like they are not mentally stable at the moment that the first thing they say when they are so much close to death, is desperately seeking my approval, I would say sth to calm them down, not a refusal, and not an approval, sth neutral like “I know”, because that’s not the right time to correct their mistakes. Also if my child, actually both of my children, think that committing genocide is what I want them to do and earns my approval, then I think that’s definitely because I as a parent made huge mistakes in teaching them what is right and what is wrong. Their mistake is on me.
Thor, before his banishment had no problem with committing genocide. He screamed
“We’ll finish them together father!”
and killed so many Jotuns just because he was called a princess and would murder them all if Odin agreed with him. He didn’t nearly start a war. He started the war. Odin asked Laufey to ignore Thor’s actions and Laufey didn’t accept and stated that they are going to get what they seek, war. Loki wanted to finish that war. Why Loki thought committing genocide would gain him Odin’s approval? Why Thor thought Odin would help him finish Jotuns? Because Asgardians are racist toward Jotuns. Because Thor and Loki were taught their entire life that Jotuns are nothing more than monsters. Loki’s heritage was such a huge deal that according to Odin he had to be protected from the truth! Then Loki learned that he was supposed to be used as a political pawn to bring permanent peace with Jotunheim, a permanent peace that would nullify Jotunheim’s danger forever. So since Odin’s plans for him no longer mattered, he wanted to show that he is not useless. That he can do what Odin wanted to use him for, and eliminate Jotunheim’s danger. So yes, he though using a way to kill all the monster without any casualty to Asgardians would make Odin happy. Because Odin never actually condemned Thor for killing Jotuns. And by killing Jotuns Loki could also prove that he is loyal to Asgard and he is an Odinson. To Loki who thought he wasn’t worthy and less loved and ignored because of his race, that “No Loki” was the last straw. That “No” meant no matter what he did, he could never be worthy in the eye of Odin, no matter how he tried, what he was going to see was only disappointment from Odin. To Loki that “No” meant “I don’t love you”, “You are not worthy”, “You are not enough and you are never going to enough”. If it wasn’t it wouldn’t drove Loki to commit suicide. I never said Odin was heartless but he was a terrible parent. A terrible parent who pitted his children against each other for the throne since they were very young, who favored one son, lied to his adopted son about his heritage and raised him with racist beliefs about his own race and made him feel unloved and unworthy. He was saddened and regretted that his actions drove his son to commit suicide? He sure showed it next time by “Your birthright was to die” and “Frigga is the only reason you are still alive.”
MUT:
January 22nd – 31st, September 8th – 22nd “Protective, Rational, and ShyThose born under the Goddess of the Sky’s sign are protective and nurturing over those they care about. They
tend to seem extremely charming and personable but they feel shy on the
inside, so they guard their feelings as a way of protecting themselves.
Once they fully trust someone they will be more willing to share their
thoughts and wisdom. That trust also inspired them to become
incredibly generous. They have a very rational way of thinking, and may
get stuck in their ways, but it’s because they believe they’ve already
gone through all the pros and cons. Because of their initial
shyness and lingering resistance to open conversations, they are often
mistaken as unfeeling. They have problems when they put their focus
entirely on their relationships, because if it doesn’t work out or they
have some time apart they might become depressed or withdrawn. Their sacred animal is the vulture.”
February 12th – 29th, August 20th – 31st
Compassionate, Reliable, and Obsessive
The
God of the Earth influences the people born under his sign to be kind
and compassionate people. While they care for others, they tend to be
introverted, enjoying to spend time on their own.
They are highly
empathetic of other people’s emotions, which can be difficult for them
at times if there is a lot of negativity in their world.
They are
reliable and helpful, the type of people who are always there when you
need them. They also are known to think before they speak or act, making
sure that they’ve thought through all the options first.
They remember everything, especially other peoples
actions towards them, and it will affect how they act towards others in
the future.
While they are not necessarily pushovers, they do
have the tendency to take on more than they should out of a fear of
letting others down. They are prone to anxiety and may often spend a lot
of time obsessing over work and other peoples thoughts about them.
Their sacred animal is the goose. “
*This explains everything*.
Bastet
July 14th – 28th, September 23rd – 27th, October 3rd – 17th
Intuitive, Peaceful, and Nostalgic
As the Goddess of Cats, Bastet teaches those born in her sign to embrace peace and balance. They don’t enjoy conflict, instead preferring to avoid stressful situations.
They tend to be in tune with their intuition, and their ability to judge someones intentions is always on the mark.
They seek out joy, even though for them that joy may be related to the occult. They have a strong connection to the psychic world and can pick up on things others can’t.
They do however have problems asking for help, and will refuse it when offered by people they don’t know. However, with the people they really care about and trust, they tend to get a little clingy.
They also have a hard time letting go of the past, and can easily become moody or depressed by remembering the way things used to be.
just wanting to prove a quick point here. reblog if you believe loki is a complex, well-developed, three-dimensional character who didn’t deserve to be killed in the first 5 minutes of the movie. let’s see how many we are
reblog this if you’re a fanfic writer & your motivation to write actually increases when readers actually show interest & give you feedback. even just a reblog or a little comment here and there
are you saying that engagement rings aren’t just cool rocks
They sloth is my favorite
STORY TIME!
Ok so when I was doing a security job on a college campus, the geology club on said campus was having their mineral and fossil sale (which is where the club gets the vast majority of its funds for the year). They had some really cool shit but their sales techniques were… uh, they were bad, just really terrible. They set up the tables, put all their stuff out, hung a sign up… and then sat there, occasionally mentioning quietly to one or two passersby “Hey we’re having our mineral and fossil sale if you want any.” Very boring, overly factual, not very attention grabbing.
Now I’m a fuckin nerd so I’m all over this shit (the sale was literally a foot away from my security post so I wasn’t even getting in trouble for spending literal hours ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the really cool stuff they had). And me being the type of nerd who must SHARE ALL THE THINGS when I find cool stuff (and who also has 18 years of customer service/retail experience to draw on), I start trying to get some of the literal hundreds of students walking by to get some of the cool things. The club only needed a couple hundred bucks and we were on the largest campus in the state so they should have been making their goal easy but almost no one was biting. So my “must share the thing” nerdiness teamed up with my “must help all the people”-ness and I did my best to pitch in and get them more sales.
Now, it was two days before valentines and a lot of the people walking by were dudes. So I start trying to get them interested with comments like “hey come check out the cool stuff you could get for your bae!”
One group of dudes paused but it didn’t seem like they were gonna stop and get any of the cool things, so I go “No, seriously, chicks dig this shit, you literally cannot go wrong here. There’s fossils and cute little carvings of manta rays and kitties, and literal gemstones here; that box is full of fucking EMERALDS that are 3 for $5. GET. SOME.”
They didn’t believe me that the ladies would go nuts for “a bunch of shiny rocks.” So I decide to prove it to them. And in the most booming voice I can muster (and I can muster quite a bit after a decade of choir classes) and yell “THEY HAVE SHINY ROCKS OVER HERE AND THEY’RE REALLY COOL!”
Literally instantly, three separate groups of ladies look straight at the tables and make a beeline for them, all of them saying some variation of “Wait, did you say shiny rocks? WHERE?! WHAT KIND?! OMG!” Suddenly a dozen or so different gals (and several dudes), who seconds ago were only thinking about getting to class, stopped in their tracks to detour to the table full of shiny rocks. Only two left without buying at least one thing.
The dudes I’d been talking to before were bewildered but convinced, so they start looking for the best shiny rocks they can get to give their SOs. Several of them came back a few days later to inform me that my seemingly ludicrous advice of “get them shiny rocks” had gotten them laid or scored them a date.
So, remember kids, GET THE BAE A SHINY ROCK. That shit WORKS.
“Get the bae a shiny rock” is also the mating call of the entire QuiObi fandom 😂
This post got better the farther I read.
“Get the bae a shiny rock” needs to become a wholly QuiObi reference we need to make them synonymous
So a species of humanlike aliens, or maybe a group of humans who colonized a planet really far away & have been out of touch with the rest of humanity a loooong time.
Either way they find humanity & make contact & all is well, we’re all living on the same planets & stuff, not melting pot but definitely gumbo. Learning about each other’s culture.
They’re FASCINATED by our concept of gender. Like, what an interesting way to divide people into groups!
Viewpoint Human Character discovers it’s become trendy in Other Culture to select a human gender to identify as. To the disgust of conservative humans this does not merely include male & female but also a number of other genders.
… it’s kinda like taking a ‘where would the Sorting Hat put you?’ test. In fact, that’s exactly what it is. ‘I’m a Hufflepuff woman!’ ‘Awesome, I’m nonbinary & in Slytherin!’
… my brain is a strange place. Anyway, if this appeals, run with it.
I’m in dire need of help right now, so I’m opening commissions and tarot readings.
Lineart/Sketches: 20$
Basic pieces: 35$
Shaded pieces: 45$
Character ref sheets: 60$ +10 for NSFW reference bits.
For all pieces: +10 for each extra character, +15 for NSFW
Readings:
I use old Rider Waite, Labyrinthos and three card spreads. I will use custom spreads by request if given a link to the requested spread. My deck is an heirloom Rider-Waite that’s been in the family for three generations, and it’s a blunt little fucker.
Daily three card spread: 5$
4-6 card spreads: 10$
6+ card spreads: 15$
My wages are being garnished and my paychecks are 2/3 what I usually make thanks to that.
I was deferred from donating plasma due to taking hormones. (basically bc I’m trans, idek)
I got a phone call saying I make 180$ too much to qualify for food stamps, because they look at gross income, not my situation.
I don’t know what to do until I get this garnishment taken care of, and I’m still waiting on paperwork to come in to get on a loan rehabilitation program, but even then, it’ll be a few months until they stop. I’m tried of asking for help. I know you guys are tired of seeing me ask for help. But still. I need help.
Please do what you can to help my friend here. They’ve had such a shit hand of luck and are willing to work so hard to change things. I know it’s the holiday season, but hey, you can always commission a sketch for a gift for someone, right?
If you can’t donate or commission anything, then please signal boost and help support an ex-military trans member of fandom!
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