There was always a point in a build when everything slowed, slowed, and suddenly Winry could see all of it: how gears and muscles fit together; solutions to problems that had plagued her for days; the future this customer would have, and the pride of knowing that she would be the one to accompany them to that better place.
Time slowed, and it showed her exactly who she needed to be.
.
Train tracks, not her studio.
Farewells, not creation.
And yet—
time slowed, and as the train carried her heart away, she knew exactly where she was meant to be.
[Image description: Cover art for this fanfiction. There are seven images, and all of them are grayscale except for the middle bottom right, which shows a clock at a train station. Text includes “Edwin drabbles,” “Day 5,” “Time,” and “written by klainelynch.” End ID]
I finally cracked that big project I told you about! I’ll give you the details when I have more space, but the story involves seven types of metal, a new spring design, and the promise of my lemon ice box pie recipe. In other words, your wife is a genius—but you already knew that!
It’s been nice to be back in Rush Valley. It will be just as nice to be home again. Should be three days by the time you get this post card. Give all my love to the kids, but keep some for yourself.
[Image description: Cover art for this fanfiction. There are seven images, and all of them are grayscale except for the middle left, which shows a hand written post card. Text includes “Edwin drabbles,” “Day 3,” Snapshot,“ and “written by klainelynch. End ID]
[image description: digital drawing of Russell Tringham from side-on, looking to the left with a slight smile, with branches of a tree, ripe with lemon and leaves, extending around him. End ID]
love seeing text posts that are incredibly specific yet so clearly embody a specific character . anyways, thinking about 03 sloth <3
Image ID: 2 different drawings of Sloth from FMA 03. In the first, she is saying, “wow okay i’m sorry that you find me so unsettling and hard to be around because look almost exactly the same as did before i died but something just isn’t quite right and my personality isn’t the same as i was in your (honestly pretty unfaithful and self centered!) memories of me and you’re kind of starting to regret raising me from the dead. as if it’s my fault ”.
In the second, she is looking down at Edward. He looks upset, but she is smiling calmly, saying, “like aww did somebody think that everything would just go back to normal and nothing would change? is someone upset that they have to make an effort to get to know me as i am and not as i was? that must be so hard for you. well you know what they say, you can dig me up but you can’t just bury me again if you don’t like what you reanimated!” End ID.
1 - touched by another no2 (2010), amanda tonkin-hill [ID: a simple oil painting of two hands shown from the wrist down with their fingers laced together, holding each other. the back of one larger hand is visible, while the smaller hand’s fingers come around and rest on it. the background is white and in the corner is the artists signature, tonkin-hill ‘10. /End ID.]
2 - city of bones (deleted scene), cassandra clare [ID: “He reassured her, but he felt her soft laughter travel through their joined hands–how did that happen?–as they made their way downstairs. / And he understood. He understood why people held hands: he’d always thought it was about possessiveness, saying This is mine. But it wasn’t. It was about maintaining contact. It was about speaking without words. It was about I want you with meandDon’t go.” /End ID.]
3 - heart part 2 (05x13), she-ra and the princesses of power [ID: a screenshot from the animated show she-ra. adora’s arm, covered by a white long-sleeve shirt, extends down from the top right corner. in the middle, her hand grasps catra’s hand, extending up from the bottom left corner. the background is light pink, purple, and yellow.]
4 - perry poetry [ID: “Your fingers entwined / slowly with mine, / and suddenly, / life made sense.” /End ID.]
5 - backs in the distance (ep. 22), fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood [ID: a screenshot from the anime fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood. ed holds winry’s hand in between his automail hand and his gloved hand. /End ID.]
6 - braeden phillips [ID: “What else does holding someone’s hand represent other than love? Friendship, trust, and affection all have their root in love. To love someone is to take their hand in your own, and walk along the waterfront as the sun begins to set. / That’s love. That’s being alive. That’s what it means to hold someone’s hand.” /End ID.]
7 - the last stand (04x13), the legend of korra [ID: a screenshot from the animated show the legend of korra. asami and korra are shown from the back, asami on the left and korra on the right, with their hands clasped between them. beyond them is bright yellow and green light from the spirit portal. /End ID.]
8 - why otters hold hands, bill walsh [ID: “I remember the otters holding hands / while sleeping / so they won’t drift apart.” /End ID.]
9 - holding hands feels so intimate (2020), claudia barbu [ID: an oil painting of two hands resting in each other, done in browns, pinks, reds, and whites. the background is green, blue, and white, and the paint strokes are easily distinguishable from each other. /End ID.]
10 - aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, benjamin alire sáenz [ID: “My mother and father held hands. I wondered what that was like, to hold someone’s hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone’s hand.” /End ID.]
I don’t care about the twitter people’s replies to this I want the white whales of the literary salon tastemakers on tumblr
[Image description: tweet from @amfmpm that says “what’s your pop culture white whale? i mean unreleased/unrealized stuff like ‘the day the clown cried’ - mine is the rumored jay-z blueprint 3 track ‘crispy benjamins’ which supposedly sampled regina spektor’s 'chemo limo’” end ID]
There was supposed to be an ArchAndroid graphic novel and it never came out! It probably never will now!
[image description: a warm, digital drawing of Edward Elric holding a soft, light brown rabbit in his arms. He looks down at the bunny with a wide, open-mouth smile. End ID]
[image is a digital drawing of Ling Yao and Lan Fan in modern street clothing, posed as if floating in the air. Lan Fan is biting into a jianbing with a huge stack of xiao long bao-laden bamboo steamers spilling from her other arm. Ling is tucking cheerfully into a full bowl of hand-pulled noodles. Various snacks float around them: a lamb-stuffed bun, a fried potato skewer, takoyaki, tanghulu, fairy floss, and milk tea.]
[ID: The meme of the two people making out while another drinks from one persons cup behind their back. The two people making out are labelled as “Call and Tamara” and the person drinking from the cup is labelled “Aaron, living in Call’s head” /End ID.]
that was it that was the book.
unsure how I feel about the whole Alex plot thing but Aaron being stuck in Call’s head and constantly commenting on things and arguing and just being there the entire book? beautiful. Give me more
There is a new Chrome extension that detects if a video you’re streaming has a strobe in it, will freeze the video and stick this warning up there until you approve it.
WHERE THE HELL HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE????
[image description: a screencap of the chrome web store, showing an extension called “seizsafe - epilepsy alert for youtube” and an example image of the extension, showing a blocked video with the text “warning: the following content may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.” there is a toggle with an option reading: “don’t warn me again during this video. click here or hit spacebar to continue watching ”. end image description.]
[ID: a digital drawing of Zuko from the waist up, colored to look as if it was done with ink and colored pencils. Zuko stands facing the audience, a grim expression on his face and a slight blush to his cheeks. He has one hand raised to cup the left side of his face, partially hiding his scar from view. His hair is short and he wears his uniform from the tea shop, a long-sleeved gray tunic under a shorter-sleeved grey robe trimmed in a pale green. The background is a uniform bright red with a thin light green border. Above him, handwritten black text reads “Tales of Ba Sing Se” in all caps. End ID]
A drawing I did for a fic called THIS IS HOME by BEANTOW on ao3 ! It was such a cute fic!
[Image Description: A digital drawing of Catra and Adora sitting in a circular window bay overlooking a purple and blue sky with white stars. Adora has one hand on Catra’s knee while Catra looks out the window. Adora is wearing a white nightgown while Catra wears a sports bra and shorts. End Image Description.]
such an excitable, happy boy! the best in the business!
[ ID: Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender. This image of Sokka has him on a light blue background. He is wearing his regular Water Tribe clothing, with his brown boots. In his right hand he holds his boomerang, and his left falls to his size. He is jumping into the air, one leg kicked up. He is smiling and covered in freckles, a happy expression on his face. End ID. ]
in the garden would you trust me if i told you it was just a summer thing?
[ ID: A digital painting of Taylor Swift. She is in three quarters view, smiling softly. There are various flowers surrounding her in green, blush pink, yellow, and purple. She is wearing a flower crown with the same colors. Her name is handwritten at the bottom of the image “taylor swift.” End ID. ]
zuko inspired by nathan chen’s 2017 program & sokka who is either a zamboni driver or a hockey player i can’t decide
[ ID: Zuko and Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Both images are displayed on a light red background In the first image, Zuko and Sokka are sharing headphones, standing near each other. Sokka raises a hand to his headphone, as if he is about to talk to him. He is wearing a blue sweatsuit, his ponytail is long and his cheeks are dusted with freckles. Zuko stands next to him, a pair of black skates tossed over his shoulders. He has long black hair, and a red t-shirt on. He is smiling pleasantly at Sokka.
In the second image, Zuko is skating. he is wearing Nathan Chen’s skating costume from his 2017 program. He is raising his hands in the air, a pleasant smile on his face, turned to the sky. There is wind in his hair, and ice flutters up from his skates. ]
[ID: A photo of a large pirate ship with many sails. The saturation, brightness, and contrast of the image have been significantly increased, making it “deep fried”. There is text over the image in block capitals and white reading: “THE SEA SHANTY FANDOM BE DYING REBLOG IF YOU WON’T FORGET YOUR SHIP MATES”.\End ID]
[image ID: an image of castiel in the confession scene, surrounded by fire. below it is a gif with glittery red letters that reads: “LOVE LOSES”. end ID]
ok but if bruce wayne somehow came upon zuko fresh out of banishment he would lose his mind.
black hair? check. bad parent(s)? check. trauma? double check.
bruce: how’d you get your scar?
zuko: my dad got mad at me for saying that killing people is wrong so he lit my face on fire and banished me.
bruce, vibrating with excitement, already pulling adoption papers from his utilility: that’s terrible. how do you feel about capes.
Zuko: Do you mind if I wear this blue demon mask?
Bruce: *sniff, tear in his eye* Not at all.
*Zuko fighting the Joker*
J: “wan na kno w h ow i go t thes e sc ar s”
Z: *rips off mask* i don’t give a fuck
I’m still stuck at the “batman has adoption papers in his utility belt”.
“Quick, it’s time to use the Bat-adoption papers!”
Bat-option papers
Okay, but you’re missing the best part of this.
Alfred and Iroh complimenting each other on tea while they discuss their overly dramatic children.
iroh: once, i told zuko that he needs to work on his inter turmoil. he screamed at me that he had no such inner turmoil, and then proceeded to go to a cliff during a thunderstorm to scream at God to strike him with lightning
alfred: master bruce and i have that interaction at least three times per week.
@absentlyabbie
I see your “Alfred and Iroh as tea bros” and raise you “Alfred and Iroh as tea rivals”
Consider
Iroh: you too must learn patience. Boiling the water ruins the delicate flavor of the white jade
Alfred: oh I’m dreadfully sorry - for some reason I expected this tea to have TEA in it
(later)
Alfred: *aggressively laying out full tea service with milk, lemon, sugar, and, just to drive his point in, jam*
Iroh: *dying inside*
excellent addition
hey bruce spent a lot of his bat-study abroad in the far east and has kind of a weeb weapon collection so proposal, what if Bruceappreciates Iroh’s tea
while Zuko is enthusiastic about cream and sugar
further fueling their dad-figures’ passive-aggressive rivalry?
You had me at Zuko vs. Joker, I was crying by the Eastern vs. Western tea service
Wait a minute. Batman and Zuko have the same arch-nemesis.
Mark Hamill
Saw the last comment and my brain would not rest until it happened
[ID: A Venn diagram comparing Darth Vader, Batman, and Zuko. In the category for Darth Vader and Batman is “wears all black and a cape.” In the category for Darth Vader and Zuko is “burn scars,” and in the category for Batman and Zuko is “antihero w/ parental issues.” Finally, in the center for all three characters, “Has Mark Hamill As an arch-Nemesis.” End ID]
[Image ID: A picture of a panel from the comic Smoke and Shadow. Azula is maybe eight or nine years old, and is shown sitting on the ground with her legs crossed happily eating a slice of mochi, with a box with more mochi in front of her. Either Mai or Ty Lee is visible partially in the right of the frame sitting on a bench. Azula is sitting on a light red rug on a brown floor. /.End ID]
[ID: John Mulaney in “Kid Gorgeous.” Caption reads, “If you even fucking think about covering Hallelujah as a christmas song and erasing everything jewish about it I will stomp you to death with my hooves.” End ID.]
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