Gemini Care-Barr

these were the rejected ones

Ears are extremely perked and somehow look like devil horns = horse is so excited about something they are about to explode. They might also be exploding currently. Horse is frisky and/or scared. Also might be really excited about its job which just got scary for everyone else involved.

Ears perked = engaged with something that has ALL of their attention. They might also explode so keep an eye out. There is some serious intent and focus pinging around in their walnut sized brain.

Ears forward = generally positive or engaged on something. This is the desired place for ears to be- for lack of a better comparison this is the horse equivalent of a dog wagging their tail. Also they might be doing their job really well and know it.

Ears pointed to either side of head = generally neutral. Horse might be concentrating on something or is relaxed. Kinda depends on how tense they are or what they are doing.

Ears flicking around with intent= horse is Listening. The ears are now satellites and they are trying to home the fuck in on something

Ears facing backwards = could be horse is focusing on their job but this should generally be considered an early warning sign - watch out horse is not happy about something and if they keep being unhappy they are going to Do Something About It

Ears pinned = horse is mad as fuck. This is a serious back off sign. Something is going on that they do not fucking like and horses come equipped with weapons.

He's so down bad for lucy <333

he lives rent free in her apartment and she lives rent free in his head (i like this line, im gonna use it frequently now)

JL8 #270, Chapter Five, pg. 6 by Yale Stewart

Based on characters in DC Comics.

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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale season 1 ends with such a big cliffhanger for everyone, and there are not many people knowing about this series since it was more than 10 years ago. As an old reader, I hope to offer some clarification for those who need it.

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale was originally a light novel series and got picked up by Aquascans, translated by Icarus Bride, unfortunately the project was dropped with only 2 volumes finished: https://aquascans.wordpress.com/novels/sugar-apple-fairy-tale-novel/

On Aquascans tumblr, if you search using “sugar apple fairy tale” tag, you can still find the illustrated pictures used in the novel. The illustrator and character design is Aki-sensei. Back then I fancied this novel for the illustration since I’ve liked her drawing style for a long time ago.

Then the novel was promoted with one-volume manga drawn by Yukimura Alto. She is the author of the shoujo-manga: Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita (Colette and Hades)

It also got 2 drama CDs with Shall voiced by Sakurai Takahiro and Ann by Okubo Rumi. I personally like this version better than the anime. Shall is more mischievous and Ann is calmer in the novel and drama CD.

Spoilers:

Shall will come back to Ann in the next volume (or in season 2 anime). Later in the series he declares his love for her and they kiss. One fun fact is Ann keeps counting the number of kiss they share, but when she is asleep, Shall still kisses her without her being aware of. So he finds it amusing as she incorrectly counts the number later on.

There are two other fairies who are stone-brothers to Shall. Shall Fen Shall was born from obsidian, Raphal Fen Raphal from opal, and Eril Fen Eril from diamond. Shall, Raphal and Eril were from three stones inlaid in the late fairy king’s sword by himself. They are the candidates for the next fairy king.

Mythril will be dying because of his short life span (born from water) but saved by Eril, though he loses his water-control ability. Ann was stabbed by Raphal and saved by Eril, however she loses all her confections making skill and has to start training again.

Raphal fights Shall; they both go missing and lose memory. However, Shall retrieves his memory and comes back to Ann. They get married and the series ends here. The recently published volume is after their marriage.

(all pictures credit: from Aquascans Tumblr)

It’s a pity that at the time I knew about this series, half of them had been published and I missed most of the extra short stories sold exclusively and limitedly. TT_TT

there are things you should be doing now to prevent yourself from starting to look like 🥀

Why does it matter? Future you would like to avoid the pain, limited motion, and fall risk that goes along with worsening posture.

What’s the focus?

1. Keep the flexibility in your spine

2. Stretch the muscles in the front

3. Strengthen the muscle in the back

Here are some simple things you can do daily while sitting and when you get up to go into the bathroom or the kitchen

Keep the flexibility by doing these repeated movements: 10 repetitions several times a day

The goal is to give yourself a double or triple chin. Keep your nose pointing forward, don’t let it tip up or down

Thoracic extension- use a chair with a seat back that comes up to the level of your shoulder blades. Try to bend back over the top of the chair without arching away from the seat back and without extending your neck. If the pressure from the top of the chair is uncomfortable you can place a towel there

Stretch the muscles in the front by using a door frame. This one will feel good afterwards

If this isn’t enough of a stretch you can do one side at a time. If you have the right arm up step forward with the right foot and turn slightly to the left. Then do it on the other side.

Strengthen the muscles in the back by squeezing your shoulder blades together for a count of 10 and then repeating 10 times. You can do this several times a day Hint: Don’t lift your shoulder blades up

There are lots more exercises for strengthening your back muscles but this is a good starting point and easy to do. I like doing it while driving

Tips:

Do the best you can

If it hurts stop

I think they'd just keep ordering batty meals until they all get one of the red robin toys

Hmm, for me, I really wanna see the kiddos interacting with their parents! Would be so great to see what kind of parents our main characters become.

Mashima is really good at giving us wholesome scenes imo. I mean look at the Connels, they're side characters but I love seeing that family interact, bonus points to the omake where Natsu and Lucy babysit Asuka, it was so adorable ;w;

And the gajevy scenes in 100YQ are already so wholesome, even though their child wasn't even born yet, so I'm looking forward to more ;w;

And I want classic guild shenanigans including the new characters, maybe them going on their first quest? (Though I'd prefer them as younger kids like Asuka) Them learning magic for the first time?