Light me, Arch!

the way you choose to conduct yourself in private shapes your habits and therefore the formation of your personhood, and thereby ripples outwards to affect your connections with others--not just in their opinion of you, but possibly in their own actions as well.

you are not an island in this world, and the things you do will be refracted back at you, even if you never speak a word of them. how you choose to grow yourself as a person is important because you are one alongside many. large changes (and their consequences), whether they occur in family, smaller friend circles, or on a society-wide basis, are never enacted from nothing.

This is exactly what it's like T_T And listen, if it's about the slightly uncanny, slightly disgusting vibe that permeates httyd with the eels and the saliva and the lightning and whatnot, then still... trust me. Starfish.

I don't think ANYONE associates Scotland, when they think of it, with starfish. Because starfish sound like they should only live in tropical waters. Yet in Scotland, they're everywhere! And so they're not the oh so pretty coral reef inhabitants that people wish to see when they go diving, no... they are those big, fat sea slugs living in almost freezing conditions surrounded by smelly seaweed which got washed up on the pebbly shores. The beaches in Scotland are rough. So. Starfish.

Rules: answer and tag six people you want to know better

Thanks for thinking of/tagging me @thoughtslikeaminefield It’s been a pleasure interacting with you the past couple of days ❤️

1. Favourite colour: Teal

2. Last song: Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

3. Currently reading: Outlander Series (technically it’s collecting dust on my bookshelf because I mostly read fanfic…)

4. Currently watching: Single’s Inferno, Medium, and forever casually rewatching SPN

5. Currently craving: the bag of sweet chilli & sour cream chips I bought earlier (just waiting for kiddos to go to bed)

6. Coffee or tea: coffee! An iced latte any season.

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alr first gonna answer these myself and then tag my friends & moots!

1) favourite colour: green ofc!! but second place is taken by cyan (like the turquoise kinda cyan you know?? not blue!) and purple!

2) last song: No Shade by Violent Soho (they're a very cool punk rock and hardcore band btw)

3) currently reading: "Statism and Anarchy" by my bestie Bakunin

4) currently watching: rewatching Equestria Girls movies from My Little Pony franchise, but this time instead of watching them in Russian like usually, I watch them in Spanish for practice!

5) umm I think I'm not craving any food as I ate not so long ago but I'm looking forward to my favourite dinner that I've been having exactly the same since I was 12 years old, yellow peas soup! and speaking of drinks, I'm craving pomegranate flavoured energy drink that's only in supermarket far from my home :(

6) coffee or tea: TEA always I absolutely despise coffee and the smell of it makes me nauseous and gives me a headache (fun fact same thing happens with gasoline, alcohol smell, cigarette smoke, most perfume especially flower smells or citrus smells and things like flavoured shower gels or shampoos or deodorants, I only ever get non flavorued ones!)

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anyway sorry for yapping so much, tags now <3 (no order, don't think I like you less if you're at the end of list!)

1) my favourite colour is green, but I like more muted tones 2) I'm not sure what is meant by last song, last song I've listened to was sex for homework and the last song I downloaded was bag tf up 3) currently reading: The trials of Apollo The burning maze 4) currently watching: does Мастерская 47 count? 5) I'm not really craving anything right now 6) coffee or tea: always tea. Tea is my favourite drink and coffee gives me a headache. I'm very sensetive to smells too. I get a headache from the smell of cigarettes, cars, petrol,masculine perfumes, some other strong perfumes, pen ink and other stuff I don't remember q(≧▽≦q)

Fave colour: it flip flops between blue and purple

Last song: Warmth, Bastille

Current read: Mary Shelly's Frankinstein

Watching: I watched the first episode of supernatural last night, wanted to see what the hype is about. Great MCs, cool concept, but a very misogonistic script lmao. Very 2000s. Idk might keep watching

Craving: coconut ice-cream

Tea 100%

Fave color: It used to be orange, now I'm leaning more towards a light blue for some reason, somewhere between steel and pale aqua

Last song: Stones and Giants by Jonathan Traylor, because... don't ask, I really needed it just now

Current read: Wind & Truth by Brandon Sanderson

Watching: Currently nothing - last watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and duuude is that even more misogynistic but on purpose (it plays in - and reflects - the 60s)

Craving: Whoaaaa a coconut flavored thing is so... YES. I'll go with my favorite chocolate-covered oatmeal cookies tho

Coffee or tea? Neither! Pure tap water lmao

we are all familiar with how toothless prowls and stalks - his body feels completely fluid - catlike. as he approaches hiccup in the cove, he extends one leg out, cautiously, keeping his centre of mass behind him in case he needs to flee quickly. his tail whips around in one smooth motion, following through his direction of motion. he's very clearly curious, yet also apprehensive. he becomes even more catlike fighting hookfang in the kill ring, arching his spine as he guards hiccup, clawing at hookfang's face and pushing him off with his legs, trying to create as much space as possible between them. fighting the red death - toothless swoops and dives like a peregrine falcon. he follows through his shots, so he doesn't have to sacrifice speed during the dive-bombs, which is a neat detail.

gronkles on the other hand, are flying tanks. during dragon training, meatlug ploughs head first at the gang. which makes sense, given their rough, armoured exterior, built to withstand blunt force. as gronkles are built like lava spewing bludgeons, they could shake off any mallet thrown at them.

nadders hop from vantage point to vantage point, scanning the scene from above. they're agile and light on their feet - with sharp talons that that could cling onto even the narrowest of ledges. from above they have a clear view for a spine shot or a narrow beam of magnesium fire. with their large talons, they can easily swoop onto an unsuspecting sheep.

zipplebacks dart their heads forward like snakes and cobras - likely an intimidation tactic. another little detail - the distinct 'click-click' as a telltale sign the sparks will alight. (which may seem obvious but I like it and it's pretty cool)

and i think one of the most interesting ones is the monstrous nightmare. they are skittish and erratic, scurrying around faster than you can get a clear shot of them - clearly shown by hookfang as he tries to escape the Kill Ring. only when he realises the only way out is through; he stands his ground and tramples anything in his way.

Winter’s Chill - Part 3