Treat Yo’ Self

PLEASE never let Five Hargreeves find out about irish coffee that man would go BALLISTIC if he does

In mine and many other east Asian cultures, the dragon traditionally symbolises things like power, wealth and strength (imperial symbol and all)

I think we often forget that in the story of the Great Race, the dragon came in fifth because it'd stopped to give people rain. Then it'd stopped again to push a rabbit adrift on a log across the wide river so it reached the shore safely (that's why the Rabbit year comes before the Dragon).

Dragons aren't meant to just be powerful - they are meant to do good with such power, and to help those in need.

So in this lunar new year, I hope you gain more power, so that you might be able to help others. I pray you have abundant resources so you may give to yourself and those around you. I wish you courage, endurance, kindness and generosity, for yourself and your people.

I hope you, and I, will be rain givers, life preservers, joy bringers.

I hope we will be dragons.

Klaus: Do you ever feel like there’s bugs crawling all over you when there’s nothing there?

Viktor: That’s the ghosts of all the bugs you’ve killed.

Klaus: ...

Five: Viktor, quit traumatizing Klaus.

The mothers & their character

Musing on what we get to see of the Umbrella mothers, I have some thoughts. I wonder if the mothers were shown as deliberate reflections of their children?

Luther’s Mother. A confident business lady, giving or about to give a presentation. She shows leadership, confidence (that dress folks, YES), poise. Professional strength and intelligence. All things that Luther has aspired for.

Diego’s Mum. Shown in the home, preparing a meal. A home maker, caring, love language presumably acts of service. A reflection on how Diego always seems to have wanted to be a real family, with real connnections and care. His closeness with Mom/Grace. Also, knife skills.

Allison’s Mother - a teacher. And if my memory serves me, teaching geography/geology with a diagram of the earth’s layers on the chalkboard. A nurturer who works with youths/children, and who has the power to inspire and change lives with her words.

Klaus’ Mother - Amish. The simple, self-sufficient and religious life doesn’t seem a good fit at first glance, but when you look a little deeper I think there’s some parallels. Religion/Spirituality/Mediumship/literal crossing to the other side are all linked beneath the surface. And the self sufficient life style - Klaus has never really gone without. Whatever he has thought he needed or wanted (materialistically) he has been able to get, one way or another. He’s adaptable, a charmer, he always lands on his feet.

Five’s mother, the butcher. A professional who can get the job done, isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty, but can work with precision. Ability to separate emotions from the job at hand. Also, excellent blade skills and good understanding of anatomy. A good parallel to Five’s ruthless fighting style and the professional pride he took in his assassination work.

Ben’s schoolgirl mom. Young, really starting to explore life, with years and years ahead of her. Too young to be thrust into motherhood, such a momentous change, regardless of the instantaneous nature of it. A reflection or mirror to her son, who was beginning to explore life outside of the academy and died too young.

Viktor’s mother. The aspiring olympic swimmer who wanted to rise above ordinary and compete with the extraordinary - something Viktor longed for for most of his life and formed a huge part of the S1 arc, and really still influences Viktor even in S3.

Idk if anyone will see this from this blog because of how long its been but I made a new account! So much has changed even since this post. 😩

So as you guys may have noticed, I haven’t been active on this blog in a long time. A lot has happened since the last post I made and there’s a part of me that wants to come back, but another part of me that doesn’t want to get anyone’s hopes up because I know I won’t be able to keep up with posting like I did before.

I will not be using this blog anymore, but I will leave it up so anyone at any point can see any of the posts I made on this blog. If there is anyone who wants to take my plave on this blog then let me know so I’d love to let someone else who has more time take my place.

Now as the admin, many of my personal self has changed as well. If you read any if the tags on my posts, then I want to let you know that most of that is the case anymore. I’m very happy now and even have a partner who has helped me become the better person that I am today. I still cosplay, though I’ve grown in my skills since my first time cosplaying and have ventured into other characters not related to Noragami. Life is very different for me now compared to previous posts.

Thank you all for being a part of this journey and enjoying all the content I shared with you guys. Thank you for all the love and requests because without ya’ll’s support, this blog probably would have died sooner or been deleted. You guys made my life a little better, and that’s all I could ever ask for. 💕

Petition for Emmy to finally be able to keep her own hair as Allison in S4.

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