anonymous sudan, the russian hate group that has been ddosing ao3 recently placed a ransom demand on the attack of 30k
that being said please to not say you'll donate to pay the ransom just so you can get your ao3 back, even as a joke. we don't joke about funding anti-lgbtq hate groups in this house
Red string of fate au with Ambrosious and Ballister where the arm that ambrosious cuts off is the one their string is attatched to and now ambrosious has to go through the emotions of the fact he cut off his way of knowing where ballister is and if he’s alright and annanzhxhabhdxhgzgs
Also I love how we get to see Ballister open up throughout the film, not only learning to challenge the Institute but also just step down from having to be the perfect knight (so that no one can question his right to be there) to get to be a little bit silly, have some fun, cause some problems and just be alive in a way he didn’t really seem to be at the beginning of the movie.
He’s stiff, he’s formal, he’s terrified of hurting anyone or going against his training or the Institute; he’s nervous around Nimona and her antics, tries to downplay his role and just not cause a fuss. You can really feel the desperation to be perfect and how hard he must have had to work to become a knight, one slip and everyone would have made it such a thing about how commoners couldn’t make it in the Institute.
Then he meets Nimona, and finally gives up on the Institute, and he doesn’t have to be perfect anymore! He can wear shades and take silly pictures with a shark and swing over the couch and grab a sword and have at all those assholes who were always waiting for him to fail; he can get out there and be loud and be himself without having to worry about what other people think of him!
It’s just such a nice, slightly subtle arc to pair with the louder Nimona arc and compliments it so well: Nimona learns that someone believes in her, and she doesn’t have to be loud and angry all the time just screaming at someone to see her; and Ballister learns that he doesn’t have to be perfect, doesn’t have to toe the line, and can be loud and should be angry and is allowed to do something about it!
Okay I don't think people are talking g about this enough
He blew up his halo.
I have so many questions. What does this mean for his angelic status? Is he just an angel without a halo now? Does it grow back or something? Did he just blow up the physical manifestation of his halo and it's still actually there? (Although thay wouldn't warrent crowleys "YOU BLEW UP YOUR HALO???")
Am I looking too much in to this? WHAT DOES IT MEAN????
I have accidentally followed so many people while trying to get to the boop button on mobile. I've done it to at least 6 people today.
If you follow then unfollow me, it's okay. I understand. No hard feelings. And also, I'm not going to check, just in case ❤️🐾
Appreciation post for everyone explaining a joke in comments and posts when someone doesn't get it, for people willing to explain pop culture references that fly over someone's head, for people answering genuine questions about some issue someone has trouble understanding, for people who take enquiries about "common sensical" stuff in good faith, I love you <3