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What I do is give any supe with a super power that test the capacity of the human body something to help with that. It’s to help with the strain and such. Night vision? Glasses. Heat vision? Glasses. Super vision? Glasses. Super hearing? Hearing aid. Super sonic flight? Hearing aid. Super speed? Hearing aid and muscle/knee brace. And(thinking back to The Flash here) a special diet. Super strength? Muscle brace.  Just because they have super powers, doesn’t make them completely immune to anything related to the human body. They are still, after all, human. Well…they bodies are at least. Their powers just make them a bit for resilient to it. 

It’s actually really fun. Normal powers all have a drawback because they’re super, not meant for the human body to handle. I really enjoy brainraining those. Maybe invisibility hurts the skin so they need some sort of super skin care regimen. That could lead to some superhero merch(like the underooes, lunch boxes, etc. That we have).  It’s just fun. 

Then there’s the supes with more…subtle powers. Not as extravagant or well known like super strength or flight. Empaths[1] are seen as mentally unwell. Due to their powers, they have sharp bits of rage. Mood swings. And stuff of the like. They have to take anti-depressants as well as mood-stabilisers and other pills/drugs to help with the down-sides of their powers. 

1: (chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual.

Happy Storyteller Saturday! Do any of your characters wear glasses? I recently got a pair, and the world is much sharper than it used to be!

I’ve been thinking that perhaps they should, as well as rethinking my “supes never get sick” rule. As it stands, there are enchanted glasses that help with eyestrain, translations, and seeing through glamours, but no one I’ve written so far needs them correctively

You know, just because you’re white doesn’t mean you can treat people who aren’t as less than human

10 Things I Hate About You (1999) dir. Gil Junger

The Ultimate Positivity Post

Things that make me happy

- drinking green tea - friday nights - reading books on rainy days - no homework - discovering a new tv show - waking up early but refreshed - running down the street when no one’s looking - washing my hair - smiling at strangers on the bus - spending time alone - wandering around my hometown - watching the stars - the smell of old dusty books - being wrapped up in a blanket on a cold night - talking with someone who understands - lying on the grass & cloud watching - picking up flowers - hiking - endless hot showers - first snow - understanding something in maths - being able to look at myself in the mirror - writing in a journal - the smell after rain - listening to music - watching sunrise - breakfasts in bed - adventures - finding the courage to open up to someone - crawling into bed after a long hard day - day dreaming - breathing in the cold air after a long run - taking bubble bath - wind in my hair - falling in love with life

I’m white. I know that. I don’t pretend I’m not. But gods do I hate that teacher right now. She’s not saying that at she doesn’t like the fact that you like fucking pineapples on your pizza, she’s saying that your ‘opinion’ literally goes against her entire fucking existence.

GO 👏 THE 👏 FUCK 👏 OFF. Also, the American educational system is trash. I applaud this child’s parents for giving her a voice and standing up against bias authority.

Fantasy Guide to Make-Up and Cosmetics

If I am to be completely honest with you all, I know nothing about make-up. Those little brushes and endless sponges mean nothing to me except the fact that they are really soft and sometimes shiny. I don't wear makeup so you can imagine how useless I am at modern make-up.

However, history is my jam and I know about what make-up they use centuries ago. So never fear @theflyingravenbird I got you.

Ingredients and Applications

Make-up and cosmetics of the past were usually sourced from natural ingredients. The more difficult the ingredients were the more expensive the cosmetic was. Natural dies such as red ochre and berries were used to stain lips or colour powder to use as blusher to add colour to the lips. For examples:

Geishas of Japan are probably the most recognizable make-up wearers in the world. Historically and in some more traditional okiyas, the geishas painted their faces with rice powder to give them that unbroken, white complexion. A popular recipe for their crimson lipsticks involved extracting pigment from crushed safflower petals.

Henna paste made from the eponymous plant can be used as hair dye and to trace designs on the feet and hands.

Kohl is a black powder that is famous for its popularity in Egyptian Cultures and even the Persian Empire. Kohl lines the eyes like modern eyeliners and is found when one grounds stibnite. Kohl actually had the luck of preventing eye infections which no doubt helped in the climate of Egypt and beyond.

The Phoenicians used powdered metals of gold, silver and other metals to dust their faces. This is reputably thought to denote their wealthy status.

Rouge or blusher has had numerous recipes throughout history. The Ancient Egyptians made rouge from red ochre and animal fat. The Romans made their rouge from lead and cinnabar, which sounds about as bad for you as you think it does. The Ancient Greeks made it from pressed mulberries or other fruits such as beet and strawberries. The Ancient Chinese made rouge from extracts of coloured flowers.

Ancient Chinese cultures used a mixture of gumarabic, gelatin, beeswax, and eggs to stain their nails. The colors were often used to denote social class. Gold and silver was worn by royalty or black and red. The lower classes were not prohibited to wear bright colours.

Lipstick has also a few recipes. Egyptians used pounded carmine, a kind of insect, to smear on their lips. Other ancient civilizations used red ochre. Vermilion (though toxic) was also used, along with crushed flowers with red pigment mixed with beeswax during the Elizabethan period.

During the late Elizabeth and then again in the Baroque period, women and some men began to paint their faces with white powder. The layer of white lead and vinegar, or ceruse was popular for tears despite the hair loss and death it caused.

Make Up Tools

Powderpuffs: the powderpuff was a pad of soft material meant to apply powder to one's face. They were made of feathers, cotton or sheep's fleece.

Brushes: Brushes have been been around for ever. They have been found in some of the earliest Egyptian tombs. The brushes were often made from animal hair with wooden or more expensive handles.

Pots of pigment, scents and ointments: Some early tombs excavated from ancient civilizations have included what amounts to a palette (thank you lil sis for that word). The pigments in the pots would be very expensive. Ointments and balms have also been found. Perfumes were very popular in antiquity and made a recurrence in Europe after the Crusades (which helped since some of the make up smelled awful).

Make Up and Social standing

Though make up is rather popular now, it had a rather uncertain rise to popularity.

Most Ancient civilizations wore some kind of cosmetic. The overuse of cosmetics in ancient times was frowned on as prostitutes and actors often wore dramatic make up however the elite often smeared themselves with powders to make them paler and redden their cheeks.

In the Middle Ages, makeup had a dual reputation. The Church frowned on it because it was again popular with prostitutes and actors but it was a common consensus that if the woman was scarred from smallpox or some other disease she was excused from being labelled as vain.

In the late Elizabethan period, theatres were getting more popular and as was makeup. Actors began wearing make up more frequently as did the elite. Elizabeth I herself was infamous for her milk-white skin. Make up became more sociably acceptable among the rich and noble at this point.

The 1700s probably saw the height of make up madness. Both women and men of the elite powdered themselves with white lead paint. They rouged their cheeks to high pigment and stuck small dots of felt to cover blemishes. The commons began to poke fun at the elite's strange obsession with looking like they've lost all their blood. Dandies and painted noblewomen were often poked fun at by pamphlets and satirical cartoons.

The Victorians frowned on make up, thinking it garish and common. Queen Victoria herself denounced make up as uncouth which lead the elite to abandon it in droves. However, most women prized a clear complexion so there was a lot of secret make-up-ing going on.

During the Edwardian period and the 1920s, make up began to get more popular. Older more respectable women began trying makeup to fresh their complexion. The younger generations began to experiment with makeup leading to the infamous smokey eye look.

I think I’ve seen this film before And I didn’t like the ending

I also love giving them meds and drugs. Like, an empath needs anti-depressants, mood-stabilisers, etc. And there are special therapists for empaths, by law in many territories, any person showing signs of being an empath must take a government-issued test and, if empathy positive, are assigned a government approved therapist. 

Happy Storyteller Saturday! Do any of your characters wear glasses? I recently got a pair, and the world is much sharper than it used to be!

I’ve been thinking that perhaps they should, as well as rethinking my “supes never get sick” rule. As it stands, there are enchanted glasses that help with eyestrain, translations, and seeing through glamours, but no one I’ve written so far needs them correctively

ALSO! do you know how many fuckers have fucking cheated on their partners? A fuck load. You know this right? It’s not some great, mystical feat. He didn’t fuck a unicorn. Unlike Katherine the Great. I’m sorry that was a bad history joke. Or, I think it was funny. You’d get it if you weren’t an idiot. Are you an idiot? Oh right, you are. We covered this in my last one of these, didn’t we? I thought me did. Well, let me restate this. You’re an idiot.  you’re  welcome. Have a nice fucking day. 

Slutshaming women is not ok Slutshaming Alexander Hamilton is totally ok Tumblr logic

That must be the one I’m thinking of, thank you.