— Jorge Luis Borges, Other Inquisitions

So here’s Yamamoto’s birthday comic for Sapphire translated, translation courtesy of @alizardjae, with it slightly modified to account for text bubble space and Sapphire’s accent.

Red (The Fighter): August 8 Green (The Trainer): November 22 Blue (The Evolver): June 1 Yellow (The Healer): March 3 Gold (The Hatcher): July 21 Silver (The Exchanger): December 24 Crystal (The Catcher): April 30 Ruby (The Charmer): July 2 Sapphire (The Conqueror): September 20 Emerald (The Calmer): May 31 Diamond (The Empathizer): April 4 Pearl (The Determiner): June 6 Platinum (The Understander): October 27 Black (The Dreamer): October 8 White (The Dreamer): October 5 Blake (The Arrester): May 4 Whitley (The Liberator): September 16 X (The Loner): November 6 Y (The Flyer): February 2 Sun (The Saver): August 31 Moon (The Mixer): January 1 Soudo (The Creator): December 1 Schilly (The Investigator): March 14 Scarlet (The Seeker): January 19 Violet: TBA

you know those videos where cats copy their owners injuries. pretend silver fell off murkrow

but what if it WAS for weaviles

???

Joan Didion, writing about the shock that followed after the death of her husband, John.

ada limón, from “bright dead things”

— Marina Tsvetaeva, trans. by Elaine Feinstein, from Bride of Ice: “Poem of the End”

round 3 got prez… i have to spend an hour doing this before starting or it won’t feel right. it’s like christening a new ship with champagne to me