I exist inside the #leagueofvilliansasfamily tag on ao3 🤷
did @villainsandvictimsalliance 's post about a lov band au motivate me to finally draw my own band au I had in mind for like two years? Yes. Yes it did
x Tomura is the singer and bandleader, Dabi the lead guitarist, Toga the second guitarist, Twice the drummer and Spinner the bassist
x they got together in high school and made the decision once they finish it they’re gonna try and make it as the “League of Villains”
x no quirks
x I loved Shan’s idea for the lore that formed around them, like people thinking Tomura destroys everything he touches because he wears gloves or Twice playing like four people at once so he must be more than one person and so on
x Giran is their scrappy cool uncle manager
x AFO is Tomuras adopted Dad after his parents died in an accident (there is more to it but he doesn’t talk about it) and Tomura is still on the run from him
x Dabi had an accident with fire years ago so he has his scars (even tho they’re not as bad) and hates his father with a burning passion you could say
x Endeavor is a music producer with his own label; All Might too
x Spinner was bullied in high school because of his wierd looks and Tomura befriended him and showed him how to stand up to his bullies
x I imagined they sound a lot like Nothing but Thieves and/or Bad Omens
I‘m gonna post more headcanons with more art in a later post
Bloat, Christina Marie Brown / Bloodsport, Yves Olade / Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf / Audre Lorde, Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde & Pat Parker / Blasphemies at the 5th street station, S. Osborn / Alicia Ostriker, In the Twenty-Fifth Year of Marriage, It Goes on / Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects
Ornate dagger with gold engravings and blued blade, Europe, late 18th century
from Czerny's International Auction House
[image description: photos of the weapon discussed in the original post against a black background. the first shows a close up of the dagger, focusing on the blade, which has a pale tip, but is mostly blue with gold engravings. there's another image of it, blade down, from more of a distance. its black engraved handle is visible. the last photo shows its sheath, which is dark brown with a silver tip and a gold base. end description.]
Source: czernys.com
On relearning how to stim
I never realised that neurotypicals don’t actually feel that overwhelming need to move like I do until I met my new group of friends in university.
Unlike them, I cannot help but constantly fidget no matter what I’m doing. When I’m sitting on a chair I often rock myself without even noticing. When I’m concentrating I pick on the skin of my lips or tap my fingers in a regular rhythm. When I’m stressed, uncomfortable or tired I rub a strand of my hair against my mouth to relax and when I’m in a good mood I repeat the same sounds over and over again. This is just as natural to me as it is for other people to fidget from time to time. The difference is that I do it more often and in “unusual” ways.
These last few weeks I started reintroducing some old stims and tried a few new ones. It felt so amazing and just so right that I’m struggling to find the words to express that. I felt happy and whole.
My parents were away for a few days so I decided that it was a good time to try flapping and it just felt incredible. I was watching a TV show that I love and flapping just made so much sense to me! It immediately brought a smile on my face and I felt something like a really satisfying buzzing in my hands (I can’t explain it better).
Then a few days later I decided to take my old Tangle toy that I haven’t used for years and bring it with me to university. At first I was really self-conscious about stimming in public but I quickly noticed that people didn’t care much. Stimming during classes really helped me staying focused and I worked much better than usual. When I was playing with my tangle it was as if my sense of touch was so satisfied that I had tingles in my fingertips and at the back of my head (as if I was watching an ASMR video!). Stimming this way also helps me to lessen the disturbance I sometimes cause in class because I have too much energy and I start talking/moving/fidgeting.
But stimming isn’t always cute and happy. Sometimes I stim in ways that hurt my body. Sometimes it drives people away from me because it annoys or even disgusts them. For years I was feeling emotions so strong I had no idea how to get them out of my head. I had some really unhealthy stims but they were more discrete so no one noticed it and I kept using them as a way of relief.
Relearning to stim is changing my life because not only I am relearning how and when to do it to feel better but I am also slowly trying to replace my harmful stims with new ones that are healthy.
Stimming is necessary in my life. I need it to connected my body to my mind, to comfort myself, to relax, to express my emotions, to focus and so much more.
Anyone reading this, please don’t feel ashamed to stim. Do it at home, do it in public transports, do it when you’re with your friends, family, at school, do it when you’re happy, upset, embarrassed, angry. Please just stim freely because it’s healthy and you are valid.
Mazu (媽祖) was the goddess of the sea and patron goddess of sailors, fishermen, and traveler’s in Chinese mythology. She was born on the 23rd of March 906 to a poor family of fisherman. According to legend she did not cry, or shed a tear when she was born and never gained the ability to talk. So she was named Lin Moniang (Mò Niáng) meaning ‘silent girl’ or silent young female.’ Mazu also had the mysterious ability to predict the weather and would often warn others not to make journeys to the sea. She was even believed to be a strong swimmer and would often rescue people from the sea even in the harshest weather. There are at least two versions of her death. One legend tells that Mazu went out into the sea during a storm to try to find her lost father. Hours passed but still she could not find her father and later died of exhaustion. Another legend tells that Mazu climbed a mountain alone and flew into the heavens and became a goddess. In art, she is often depicted wearing bright red robes laced with shining jewels that help her be more easily seen by traveler’s at sea. Mazu is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and benevolent ‘Queen of Heaven.’ (Elie Saab Fall 2019 Haute Couture Collection)
