Ok so the thing about reading like books which are “predictable” is that I, a story enjoyer, go completely bonkers about it bc its like Enrichment in my Enclosure. A scene parallels another earlier scene between different characters thus serving to highlight the differences in their views and priorities???? A line makes me think “hmmm I bet that’s gonna be relevant later” ends up being relevant later????? I am a tiger chewing ice cubes out of a pumpkin. I’m so so happy. Please foreshadow more things. Throw the completely anticipateable plot beats at me like catnip mousies!!!!!
Black Bull head cannons
Part 2
-It’s cannon that the first time Luck cries in the anime (and manga) was during the elf incident, in front of Magna. This leads to Luck opening up to Magna more, even crying in front of him again.
-Luck’s biggest fear is failure and Magna tries his best to help him deal with this fear.
-Finral doesn’t like having someone pin or tie his hand up (both in a sexual and nonsexual sense) as it makes him feel helpless as without his hands he can’t concentrate his portals.
-Yami is lactose intolerant.
-Vanessa is a heavy drinker but she does it because she can, because she’s now finally in control of our own life.
-Noelle and Kahono have/had a romantic relationship.
-Noelle is either Poly or Demisexual.
-Finral in the manga can open portals inside people, he can do it in the anime (not cannon) but doesn’t as he doesn’t like having that much power and doesn’t want to hurt someone. Yami knows about this but Finral made him promise to never ask him or let him use that ability.
-Luck and Magna also have a thing most likely queerplatonic, everyone knows there’s something there but don’t wanna push it.
-Grey and Gauche talk about being homeless and what they had to do to survive.
-Finral joins in on this little support group and they all end up bonding.
-Grey has a social anxiety disorder
-Asta and Yuno don’t like admitting they are anything more than rivals and it’s very amazing and frustrating.
-Gauche and Finral are fairly protect of each other when it comes to their bio family, as they were both disowned and are aware of their parents shitty behaviour.
-Luck hates taking medicine as it makes him feel off, Magna, Finral and Yami are the only ones who can get him to take any meds he’s given.
-Yami is really protective of his squad mates and also really possessive.
-Magna dyes his hair a lot and Luck likes how it changes colour all the time.
It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day (#f*ckColumbus) - what better way to commemorate the day and show solidarity than to support Native organizations and social media accounts. I’ve put together the following list to help get you started:
Native Roots Farm Foundation (https://www.nativerootsde.org/): A non-profit organization dedicated to “celebrating Native American cultures, protecting open space, cultivating a public garden, and practicing sustainable” founded by fellow alum Courtney Streett ‘09
SLC Air Protectors (@SLCAir): Native-led 501c3 that addresses the air pollution in Utah, while supporting Indigenous stewardship; Venmo: SLC-AirProtectors
Indigenous Peoples Day NYC (https://ipdnyc.org/): A 24 hour celebration of dance, culture, and ceremony on Lanapehoking/Randall’s Island, NYC
Lakota People’s Law Project (IG: @lakotalaw)
Honor the Earth (https://www.honorearth.org/)
Indigenous Food Lab (IG: @indigenousfoodlab): An org focused on creating access to Indigenous education & foods
Tewa Women United (https://tewawomenunited.org/): Located in the Tewa homelands, the org works to grow community and end violence against women, girls, and the earth
Indigenous Women Rising (https://www.iwrising.org/): An org focused on sexual health and reproductive justice accessibility for Native families
Native American Rights Fund (https://www.narf.org/): “Since 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation.”
Indian Law Resource Center (https://indianlaw.org/)
Land Rights Now (https://www.landrightsnow.org/): An org that mobilizes and engages active citizens, media, communities and organizations worldwide to promote and secure the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
American Indian College Fund (https://collegefund.org/)
Indigenous Environmental Network (https://www.ienearth.org/)
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (IG: @csvanw; https://www.csvanw.org/)
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA (https://mmiwusa.org/)
Partnership with Native Americans (http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pwna_home): A 501 ©(3) nonprofit organization “committed to championing hope for a brighter future for Native Americans living on remote, isolated and impoverished reservations.”
Native American Heritage Association (https://www.naha-inc.org/): NAHSA is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to “helping Native American families in need living on Reservations in South Dakota and Wyoming”
Inuit Tapirit Kanatami (https://www.itk.ca/help-inuit-communities-thrive/): Works to improve the health and wellbeing of Inuit in Canada “through research, advocacy, public outreach and education.”
Native Wellness Institute (https://www.nativewellness.com/)
Warrior Women Project (https://www.warriorwomen.org/)
The Redhawk Native American Art Council (https://www.redhawkcouncil.org/): A not for profit organization “founded and maintained by Native American artists and educators serving the tristate [New York] area.”
Indigenous People’s Power Project (https://www.ip3action.org/who-we-are/): A nonviolent direct action training and support network “advancing Indigenous communities’ ability to exercise their inherent rights to environmental justice, cultural livelihood, and self-determination”
Alaska Rising Tide (IG: @alaskarisingtide)
Native Womens Wilderness (IG: @nativewomenswilderness; https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/): A nonprofit organization with the purpose of “inspiring and raising the voices of Native Women in the Outdoor Realm.”
Sacramento Native American Health Center (https://www.snahc.org/)
how do people listen to sleeping at last and not go absolutely bonkers?? Like
“forgiveness is a lesson he cursed you to learn”??? “darkness exists to make light truly count”??? “may our stories catch fire and burn bright enough to catch God’s eye”??? “we pray we were made in the image of a figure eight”??? “if truth is north then I am true south”??? “It’s so exhausting on this silver screen where I play the role of anyone but me”??? “I’ve been less than half myself for more than half my life”??? “God knows, I am dissonance waiting to be swiftly pulled into tune”??? “I bend the definition of faith to exonerate my blind eye”??? “pain is a well-intentioned weatherman predicting God as best he can, but God I wanna feel again”??? “our stained glass means nothing without light”??? “in our grey matter all grey matters”??? “sign language is our reply when church bells make no sound”??? “for in our great sorrow we learn what joy means”??? “I’ll try and find the image of God in mountains made of ash and clouds of smoke”??? “they’re calling off the war on account of losing track of what we’re fighting for”??? “if brokenness is a form of art, I must be a poster child prodigy”??? “it’s a cruel, cruel trick how we find ourselves when we lose everything else”???
There are so many more but these are just my favorites
Songs referenced:
Uneven Odds / In the Embers / South / Three / Nine / Mercury / Earth / Touch / Sight / Mind / Emphasis / Sorrow / Anger / Mars / Neptune / Woodwork
how do i get back to that person i wanted to be? i’ll let you know when i figure it out
[image description: two large gifs of eddie diaz and evan buckley from season 5 episode 18 of 9-1-1. the gifs are colored with a soft pink overlay and the text has a white background.
gif 1: eddie stares at his repaired bedroom wall, bracing his hands against it. the text reads, “i’m going to be better -” “for myself.”
gif 2: buck sits on the edge of his dining table, looking up and smiling after taylor leaves the apartment. the text reads, “a clean slate…” “yeah. just not together.”
/end ID]
No cause seriously there isn’t a single song on the Atlas albums by sleeping at last that isn’t beautiful. Like each one lights up the soul and brings me to tears in its ability to capture and illustrate the wonder and beauty of the world around us.
Jamie Tartt neurodivergent CONFIRMED this episode with that breakdown because I too want to just move my body around when I’m too emotionally overwhelmed and ALSO don’t have any idea how to articulate what I’m feeling or why
So, we all know that Eddie hated Buck so easily saying he was the one who should’ve been shot.
But can we take a minute to acknowledge how much it also hurt him? He’s not just exasperated. There’s a reason he’s so emotional talking about it later.
It’s absolutely gut wrenching to hear someone you love talk about themselves like they don’t matter. Like their life doesn’t matter. And Eddie has been listening to Buck’s self-deprecation for a long time.
This was just what finally broke him.
Oliver emphasizing the term partner and then confirming he’s Christopher’s other parent. How important Eddie and Chris are to Buck 🥹
only getting to HEAR about it and not SEE it A CRIME