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There's. A. Vibe.
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wip wednesday besties
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ed read the words “i long for you” written by stede. he read that. like holy shit imagine someone telling you they long for you via message in a bottle? that you’re intertwined? stede is getting his dick sucked and fucked good and proper every night for months i’m telling you
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Look. People have been laughing at me my entire life. All through my childhood people would laugh and I kind of lapped it up. And-- did I play on it? Yes, I did. My mum was very funny, my dad was very funny, and… it was kind of an important way of communicating. It was-- some of the humor was very odd. And sometimes… I remember, I wouldn't even do anything and people would laugh. It was the way I was staring. Or someti-- I was a very shy kid, so I wouldn't talk half the time, and people found that funny. And I remember, as an early cadet, Sergeant Major came up and he said, "Look, I never hear a peep out of you. You're either very, very smart or a complete idiot. Which one is it?" And I just said, "…Tuesday? 👈(ﾟヮﾟ👈)" So yeah, he knew-- I still, actually, I still don't know whether, whether that was smart or not! But, you know, I think that's the kind of thing. I, I-- I don't mind being laughed at, because I… What I see is someone else-- and it's not, it's not cruel laughter, it's, it's laughter… I see someone having fun, and someone being happy, and I've made that happen for them. And, ah. Now there is, there is a difference when I'm laughed at and-- for stuffing up or for-- when I don't mean to be laughed at. Which isn't very often. That can be hurtf-- that can hurt-- that hurts, of course. But, um, I think, on the odd occasion when that happened, I, I just sort of went, "Well, ~a laugh's a laugh~ and you know, I'll-- I'll-- I shan't be returning to this place!"
-Rhys Darby, "Funny As" interview, 2019
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man i love ed so much. he pulls funny faces at himself in the mirror. wears his hair up in a pretty bun with pieces framing his face. drinks his tea with 7 sugars as if he’s not sweet enough already. eats with his fingers. has giant princess eyes. makes a pillow fort or hides under anything soft when he’s upset. hugs stede after the lighthouse fuckery with a whispered “yes! we fucking did it!” while he shakes stede gently bc he’s so genuinely giddy and excited. cannonballs off the ladder to go catch fishies with fang. loves stede’s teeny tiny model of the revenge. he does that silly arm dance thing with stede’s shirtsleeves flowing around. he brushes his nose against stede’s after their first kiss. has a little bite of toast before hurrying off to take breakfast to his boyfriend. how can anyone hate this guy? how can anyone be mean to him? he’s wonderful and i’m kissing his forehead ok
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literally say anything you want about ofmd, but was there ever before a moment where viewers collectively witnessed a dude (bad bitch, sharp genius) subtly training his guy (big-hearted buffoon) on how to verbally dominate him in bed so that he could finally act out his "i'm a naughty lil kitty" fantasies. that's a category 5 rare sighting, like gotta be top 5 gay bdsm moments in a rom com show at the very least
blackbeard master of the 7 seas is wearing a kitten collar bell and looking up at his TJ Maxx manager boyfriend, begging "say it. say you’re my captain 😫, get meaner with it." the man’s hole is leaking idk how else to explain
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rewatch the whole panel can't get over his listening face his smiling face him talking about the things he loves and everything ....
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 5.08
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Summer Milky Way at Williams, Western Australia
Nikon d810a - 50mm - ISO 3200 - f/2.5 Foreground: 4 x 20 seconds Sky: 13 x 20 seconds iOptron SkyTracker
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My first post! Guillermo's slayer boots
My first post is, of course, dedicated to the boots Harvey wears as part of his Slayer!Guillermo getup! Based on various photos, they look to be a pretty standard black lace-up combat boot with side zippers.
Most combat boots have a sturdy, quite heavy sole with a nice tread that makes these great for keeping stable footing in all kinds of terrain (or in a fight with vampires). These are also great boots for anyone with wide feet or calves, as the laces make them easier to get on and off as well as highly adjustable in terms of the boot shaft (I speak from experience).
Guillermo seems to wear these laced up only part of the way, with the top two rows of grommets left empty and the laces tied around the ankles for extra stability. The side zip also appears to be left open in several of the photos, and is likely decorative rather than fully functional. Lots of boots like this have a decorate side zip on the side of each boot that faces outward, and either no zip or a less decorative, functional zip on the side facing inward.
A few things to note about combat boot construction!
There are several boots with slight differences that all technically fall under this category. My personal favorite is this style, in which the body of the boot is constructed of four pieces of leather (not including the tongue): a large piece for the toe area, two large mirrored pieces for the sides of the boot, and a long piece for the heal with a strip of leather going all the way up the back of the boot shaft, unbroken.
I personally prefer these because I feel like they're sturdy, easy to keep clean, and don't irritate my heels compared to some other constructions. Sometimes these include a side zipper to make them easier to take off and put on, but sometimes their only closure is the laces. I like the side zips personally, because I have big feet.
Another common style has a separate toe piece in the front and a separate heel piece in the back. These generally have a slimmer silhouette (making this construction a popular choice for women's boots), but that separate heel piece breaks right on the bend of the ankle, and I've found it tends to rub me raw there regardless of how thick my socks are. Does anyone else experience this?
I've also seen combat boots that have the separate front toe piece of leather to allow for the slimmer silhouette, but the unbroken longer heel piece in the back. These are great as well, though I don't think they're quite as sturdy over time as the one unbroken piece of leather on the front.
Less common now but something I've also seen especially on older boots is a longer boot shaft that is a separate piece of leather. I've also seen some boots with zippers up the back, but I would recommend avoiding those at all costs. If the stitching from two pieces of leather being joined together irritates your heels, imagine what a metal zipper is going to feel like! Heel height is also usually on the low side, though of course there are combat boots out there with taller heels and even platform soles. Guillermo's boots appear to have the standard low heel.
Another key difference you may find is how the boots lace up. Some of them have full metal grommets punched through the leather on the boot shaft. This allows you to lace the boots up all the way, tightly and with extra security over the course of the day. If you're fighting vampires, this seems like a good idea!
My personal preference, however, is the open eyelet style. These are essentially metal hooks attached to the boot shaft that you can loop the laces over. These are great if you tend to use laces that fray at the edges, if you have arthritis or another condition that makes fiddling with laces annoying, or if you're just not planning to wear the boots laced up all the way (and I'm all three).
If you're in the market for a pair of boots like this, make sure you check these features: the back construction, the toe construction, the zipper placement and functionality, and the grommets where the boot laces up. Also check the soles for good, deep tread as well as for stitching rather than glued soles. Glued soles are going to be cheaper but they're also going to fall apart sooner.
Some affordable (under $100) options for combat boots similar to Guillermo's include:
The Breslin style from Wanted, available in sizes up to Women's US 11 and in several different colors. I've had a couple of pairs of Wanted boots over the years and they've all been pretty comfy. However, they're usually glued soles and thus start coming apart pretty fast, especially if you live anywhere that has weather. This style also has a back zipper, so remember my warnings on that!
The Legend style from Wanted, available in sizes up to Women's US 10 (size 11 currently sold out) and only in black.
The Stevie lace-up combat boot from Torrid, available currently in Women's US 13WW and only in brown. These tend to come in and out of stock at Torrid. I have a pair of these in brown and a pair of a similar Torrid style in black. They're sturdy and comfortable, but I would highly recommend planning to break them in before you, say, spend an entire day walking around in them.
VampireFreaks.com has a wide range of combat boots for sizes up to a Men's US 14. The styles that most closely resemble Guillermo's are their Sabotage, Dead Walker, and Switchblade styles.
Note I have not included Doc Martens on this list despite them being one of the combat boots brands, because a) their quality has gone down quite a bit, b) their prices are too high to justify that drop in quality, and c) Guillermo's boots don't appear to be Doc Martens or similar to any of their current styles. If you want a pair of Docs I recommend looking on ebay or in similar places for a pair from the early 2000s or earlier.
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how could they take these losers away from us how 😔
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Last week Ed Teach daddy kink confirmed.
This week Ed ‘catboy’ Teach confirmed.
What a time to be alive.
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I am SO grateful for every piece of bts footage, and it ALWAYS just makes me love the show and the characters and the cast so much more.
But it also makes my heart ache. The cast and crew clearly had the time of their lives making this show and bringing the characters and their stories to life. And it was GOOD. It was SO fucking good.
We deserved so much more.
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HOW DOES THIS SCENE KEEP GIVING
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The response has been beautiful - like I can’t tell you how many wonderful messages I received from people who are openly queer and people who are not openly queer, which has been really amazing for me to see. I’ve received messages from firefighters who have said, “I’m not out and seeing this means the world to me.” I could never in a million years of expected to be getting those messages, so it’s very humbling and just a really amazing experience for me to get to be a part of that.
Oliver Stark for Forbes