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# my fanfic, 2020 fics, it's mostly mxtx lmao,



possuminnit:

> very busy. i have to pace in circles for 6 hours. you understand

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lily-s-world:

> Wymack was ready to propose to Kayleigh, but choose to leave to not overstep
> Kayleigh boundaries. Wymack called Kayleigh to know if Kevin was his and was
> ready to be a dad, but she said no so Wymack let it go. He sees Kayleigh
> everytime he looks at Kevin.
> 
> Betsy developed an unnoticed way to call Andrew’s attention when he is going
> anxious and trying to hurt himself. That way he stops and nobody notices.
> 
> Andrew accepted joining PSU because it was Aaron’s opportunity to study
> medicine and became the doctor their mother couldn’t believe he could be.
> 
> Aaron was able to see through Andrew’s denial about his feelings for Neil.
> Because he knew his brother ticks, expressions and mannerisms better than he
> let it show.

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# the way i am about to lose it bc i finally read these, aftg,



thatlittleegyptologist:

> hasufin:
> 
> > thatlittleegyptologist:
> > 
> > > thatlittleegyptologist:
> > > 
> > > > nimbus-tatze:
> > > > 
> > > > > rudjedet:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > thatlittleegyptologist:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > halibellecter:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > rudjedet:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 23-tiny-wishes:
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > rudjedet:
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > thatlittleegyptologist:
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > So in the Egyptology group chat this morning, we were
> > > > > > > > > > > > having a discussion on Amenhotep II’s ‘mesh underwear’
> > > > > > > > > > > > that he’s depicted wearing under a sheer top cloth.
> > > > > > > > > > > > They’re made of Gazelle leather, and each hole is hand
> > > > > > > > > > > > cut with a modesty panel for butthole and structure.
> > > > > > > > > > > > This led to some back and forth about examples, like
> > > > > > > > > > > > this one:
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Soldiers are depicted wearing them too:
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > And then we came across one with much larger holes cut
> > > > > > > > > > > > in the leather:
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Which led to a discussion about Egyptian Pharaoh
> > > > > > > > > > > > Amenhotep II being balls out in flexible leather fishnet
> > > > > > > > > > > > style underwear….
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Sweaty balls? In this pre-capitalist market economy?
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > pin-up was of course immediately suggested
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > The clap of his ass cheeks keeps alerting the Hittites…
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > That’s amazing. How did they do that?? And how did it stay
> > > > > > > > intact for so long that we have actual examples to work from??
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > a) Egypt’s climate is very good at keeping these things intact
> > > > > > > because it’s so dry. Organics simply do not rot away as fast or as
> > > > > > > much.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > b) We had a discussion on this, and it’s making lots of cuts,
> > > > > > > alternating from each other, and then just cutting out the bits in
> > > > > > > the middle. Like this:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Still very complicated, and since these are single pieces of
> > > > > > > leather, they can’t make a mistake either.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > You wouldn’t even need to cut away parts from the middle tbf, if you
> > > > > > make these cuts close enough to each other and then stretch the
> > > > > > leather to the side, it should afaik make the diamond pattern. I do
> > > > > > have a large piece of leather here to potentially try it, but not
> > > > > > the right tools so I owe you guys that bit of experimental
> > > > > > archaeology.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > You can see it in the closeup of one of the loin cloths Lottie
> > > > > > posted, just to the right underneath the accession number:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Those are alternating cuts set very close together.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Also as we were chatting about it, we figured it may be entirely
> > > > > > possible for the Egyptians to have had some sort of die cutter or
> > > > > > mold to make this process easier. But as none of us have been aware
> > > > > > of this leather loin cloth type before this morning, we’ve not been
> > > > > > able to do the research to say for certain if we’ve found a tool
> > > > > > like that yet!
> > > > > 
> > > > > made me think of this thing that i have at home
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > did they use tools like that or was it all made by hand? I know
> > > > > nothing about ancient egypt. I just wonder if it wouldn’t be too
> > > > > tedious to do smth like that by hand ‘just for some underwear’ but
> > > > > then again i am a total layman in this, never even had any interest in
> > > > > ancient egypt so i’ve got no clue about the value of these items at
> > > > > the time, nor do i have any other info on ancient egyptian leatherwork
> > > > > or clothes in general. But i can imagine a tool like this being just
> > > > > really neat.
> > > > 
> > > > They most likely made all the incisions by hand using a sharp implement
> > > > like a knife made from copper or bone. There’s another example from the
> > > > Hierokonpolis C-Group tombs of Nubians who arrived in Egypt during the
> > > > First Intermediate Period (the part between the Old and Middle
> > > > Kingdoms):
> > > > 
> > > > This one is done by small rectangles all 4mm apart, which were slashed
> > > > in probably by a small knife. The loincloth above is a very early extant
> > > > example of this type of leatherwork that didn’t really take off until
> > > > the New Kingdom, but we know they imported this sort of leatherwork
> > > > technique from both the Nubians and the Asiatic civilisations they came
> > > > into contact with. This one in particular belonged to a Nubian woman who
> > > > was a dancer in her younger days, so would wear this….and basically
> > > > nothing else….to dance in. Here’s a New Kingdom example of a dancer
> > > > wearing a similar mesh loincloth:
> > > > 
> > > > If you want to read more about Leatherwork in Ancient Egypt, you can
> > > > read this 2008 article by André J. Veldmeijer on the subject, and if you
> > > > want to know more about the Nubian Dancer/her loincloth/her tattoos, you
> > > > can read this article on Hierokonpolis Online, which is run by the team
> > > > who excavates the site.
> > > 
> > > Please reblog this version if you’re looking for ‘how was this done?’
> > > because tumblr hid it in the notes due to the fact I provided external
> > > linked sources to more info.
> > 
> > I’d like to add, with the caveat that I’m not a professional, that having
> > worked leather the given explanation for how these garments are made seems
> > completely plausible to me. I’m tempted to try a bit of experimental
> > archaeology but frankly I don’t have the time to re-create all the relevant
> > elements.
> > 
> > Let me go into a bit more detail and some speculation as to How I Would Do
> > It.
> > 
> > Now, I have never dealt with oil-cured gazelle skin. Oil-curing is virtually
> > unknown in modern times, as it is inferior to modern tanning in pretty much
> > every way - though I bet it’s very kind to the skin, which is would be
> > desirable for such a garment. And gazelle skin is… well, it wouldn’t be
> > impossible to get, but it’s not something a North American leatherworker
> > handles very often. I’d like to mention here that oil-cured gazelle skin is
> > - as the linked paper above mentions, technically not leather, but I will be
> > referring to it as such hereafter for simplicity and as the closest modern
> > analogue.
> > 
> > 
> > My immediate guess was that the leather used would be something like
> > deerskin - soft, stretchy, not very strong. But on a bit more thought I
> > think that’s not the case at all. To get a garment as depicted, I think the
> > material would be rather more like goatskin: thin, strong, moderately soft,
> > not very stretchy. Gloving leather, in modern terms. That’s what I’d try
> > first, at any rate.
> > 
> > Now, it’s obscure to me as to why they chose this kind of leather for their
> > undergarments when they clearly had access to cotton and linen, materials
> > that other cultures preferred for such uses. I can guess that it might have
> > been due to economy - leather could have been cheaper than woven cloth; it
> > may have been a perceived or real matter of hygiene, or durability. It could
> > have simply been a cultural preference: bear in mind that the pre-Pharonic
> > people of the region were once referred to as Penistaschen Leute
> > (penis-sheath people) based on the Eastern Desert petroglyphs from that
> > period, and they may have retained a cultural preference to protect their
> > genitals with animal skins even after woven cloth became available.
> > 
> > Whatever the reason, at some point they transitioned from the pre-Pahronic
> > loincloths to a more structured, closer-fitting garment and doubtless ran
> > into the inherent flaws with using leather: that it does not breath, and it
> > does not stretch enough for such a high movement part of the body.
> > Potentially we can see transitional artifacts or depictions which would shed
> > light on how this garment evolved.
> > 
> > Now, from a leathering perspective both issues can be solved in the same
> > way: with cutouts. My personal suspicion is that the cutouts were initially
> > for ventilation as larger cutouts (or, potentially, starting with a loose
> > loincloth and adding ties to keep it from moving so freely). Over time they
> > adopted much smaller but more numerous cutouts which enabled a
> > closer-fitting garment which nonetheless was comfortable and did not
> > restrict freedom of movement. Again, speculatively transitional artifacts or
> > depictions might exist - but it’s entirely possible that the leap from
> > “loincloth” to “leather fishnet” was accomplished by a single artisan and
> > then rapidly popularized.
> > 
> > As to the construction of the garment, I wholly agree that there was no need
> > for a specialized tool. Ancient Egyptian smiths were entirely capable of
> > making a full set of leathering tools, most of which would be familiar
> > today. I am sure I’ve seen copper head knives much as are still in use
> > (granted modern examples are steel). This versatile tool would serve quite
> > well for making exactly the kind of cuts we see in these garments. An
> > Ancient Egyptian leatherer, then, likely just reached for their most
> > familiar tool.
> > 
> > Now if I were to make one of these garments, there are two other tools I’d
> > need: a straight-edge and a cutting board. A more skilled leatherer might be
> > able to make the cuts freehand, but a skilled leather would also recognize
> > the merits of not doing things the hard way for no reason. If my speculative
> > method is correct, I suspect we would find a straight tool, likely with a
> > number of evenly-spaced marks, as a guide for making the holes. As for the
> > cutting board, this should be reasonably obvious, that making even cuts
> > requires a solid surface but one soft enough to not ruin the cutting blade.
> > If a cutting board had been used for this purpose, I’d expect to find lines
> > of nicks in the board. However, cutting boards are necessarily consumable
> > resources - they will be disposed of after they are no longer usable. Also,
> > given the relative scarcity of wood in Ancient Egypt they may have used
> > other, more degradable materials for their cutting boards.
> > 
> > I think specialized tools are unlikely. Such tools might make sense for a
> > larger scale mass production operation: we can envision a factory which made
> > nothing but undergarments. However, to my knowledge in Ancient Egypt most
> > finished goods of this nature were made locally and custom-ordered. There
> > was not an Ancient Egyptian “Fruit of the Loom”; one simply went to the
> > local leatherer and paid them to make a garment. On that scale, specialized
> > tools would actually slow down the process for a number of reasons, and I
> > doubt any leatherworker would feel the need to get a custom tool for
> > something they could easily do by hand.
> > 
> > Now, at this point I feel I should emphasize again that I am not a
> > professional Egyptologist, and much of what I have said is speculative.
> > While I have made a few predictions which would either prove or disprove my
> > speculation, I have not checked to see if that evidence exists. Should a
> > professional feel that this post is misinforming regarding Ancient Egypt I
> > will delete it.
> 
> No, this is a really good response! The only thing I can add, from an
> Egyptological perspective, is that they did have linen loincloths it’s just
> that linen, depending on quality, was expensive and time consuming to make.
> This meant that leatherwork was quicker and easier, especially on a mass
> production scale needed for something like the Egyptian army. Linen was also
> seen as ‘sunday best’ so was reserved for special occasions, though this
> probably didn’t extend to underwear. Kha and Merrit’s tomb has numerous linen
> loin cloths, and so does the tomb of Tutankhamun. I think these leatherwork
> loincloths were used in conjunction with the linen ones, so the linen would be
> underneath the leather, but I’ve no idea what the reason for this is really.
> Amenhotep II was drawn in just the fishnet loincloth for a bit of fun, but you
> can see the images of the soldiers above seem to have white underneath the
> leather. However, this could equally be because the paint for the leather and
> skin colour is essentially the same, so they left it white for a sharper
> contrast (something they do a lot).

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chaotic-neutral-knitter:

> I think one of the kindest things you can do for people with various mental
> health struggles is just… let people back into your life after they’ve been
> absent for a while.
> 
> Making friends as an adult is so fucking hard already and isolating yourself
> from other people is a very common symptom of depression, anxiety, burnout,
> ocd, trauma, grief, etc. Which means that someone will do the hard work of
> recovery/healing and resurface back into a world where their previous friends
> have written them off because they stopped showing up.
> 
> So if you know someone where you’re like “yeah we could have been better
> friends but they fell off the map a bit” and that person suddenly reaches out,
> or starts showing up to events even though you kind of forgot they were still
> in the group chat… well they may have been Going Through It and you don’t
> actually have to punish them for their absence you can just be glad that
> they’re back.

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void-with-a-keyboard:

> “are you proshit?”
> 
> yeah im proshit. im also propiss. its unhealthy to hold it in and you might
> get an infection. take care of your body bro 🙏

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thunderwhenhepurrs:

> hellenhighwater:
> 
> > You know what, since I’m thinking about it anyways, let’s talk formalwear
> > accessories. Most of these are traditionally menswear but a bit of gender
> > fuckery is good for the soul, and frankly most of these are about making
> > your mass-produced clothing fit and lay properly without having to go to the
> > tailor.
> > 
> > Shirt stays: these go around your thighs to hold your shirt down, so that it
> > stays smooth and tucked in. They’re usually elastic, with 1-3 clips, and if
> > you wear skirts frequently this is a GREAT way to make sure your top doesn’t
> > ride up. The clips will be visible if you’re wearing something tight, so
> > loose pants or skirts are where these do best. There’s also an insane
> > version that clips to your socks, but that is for lunatics. If you wanted,
> > you could also use one of these clips to hold up thigh-highs.
> > 
> > These do a great job of smoothing and narrowing the waist area by keeping
> > your shirt from bunching there.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Sleeve garters: usually metal, leather, elastic, or silk. These are usually
> > worn with button-down shirts to adjust where your cuff falls on the wrist or
> > hand. They’re properly worn on the upper arm, and you pull the fabric of the
> > sleeve above the garter until you cuff is where you want it. Because this
> > creates a puff of sleeve at the bicep, it also broadens the appearance of
> > the shoulders. It’s great if you’re working with your hands or if your
> > sleeves are often too long for your preference.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Waistband clip or belt adjustment clip/buttons
> > 
> > Three different ways of tightening the waistband of a pair of pants or a
> > skirt. You’re not going to get more than an inch or so tighter without weird
> > bunching, and for most of these you’d want them to be hidden under a shirt
> > or jacket, but they do the job if that’s something you’re having issues
> > with.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Collar pins: There are so many fun ones out there, both with and without
> > chains. They’re not terribly practical, though the slight weight may help
> > keep your collar where you want it. Also consider collar tips, which pin
> > (surprise) to the very tips of your collar points.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Sweater clips/guards: meant to hold your sweater or cardigan mostly closed.
> > Great if your cardigan doesn’t button, or if you don’t like it to be
> > buttoned all the way.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > There’s tons of other stuff out there like this–etsy is a great place to
> > find this stuff. A lot of these are old solutions to the very modern problem
> > of mass-maufactured clothes not being as one-size-fits-all as advertised,
> > but they’re also a fun way to put a bit of personality into businesswear.
> 
> Okay I love shit like this and have to add: if you don’t like the garter shirt
> stays for any reason, next best is the stirrup kind.
> 
> ALT
> 
> But menswear doesn’t get to have all the fun! Here are a few traditionally
> womenswear accessories:
> 
> Hem weights keep your skirt from flying up. You can get sew in and temporary
> ones.
> 
> ALT
> 
> Lingerie pins keep the straps of your dress and your bra together! They can be
> hidden or very cute. You can go for vintage ones if you’re obsessed like me or
> just find either fancy safety pins or small bar pins.
> 
> Some also come in groups of three with chains that keep the straps from
> sliding off your shoulder.
> 
> (Often these will get mistaken for baby or doll pins because they are very
> small, 2-3 cm in length.)
> 
> ALT
> ALT
> 
> Glove clips hold your gloves to your belt or purse whole you aren’t wearing
> them, but keep them close at hand (ha).
> 
> ALT
> 
> There are SO many things like this and I love discovering more of them. Humans
> like to be comfortable and not fussing with their clothes all the time. We’ve
> forgotten so many ways that people have solved common problems in the past.

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qourmet:

> this isn’t the first time @cerbykerby had an idea that i’ve impulsively drawn…
> rest of the comic under the cut!
> 
> Weiterlesen

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# lmao, mdzs, mxtx,



hedgehog-moss:

> I was supposed to watch a film with a friend the other night (remotely, via a
> synchronised video app) but I didn’t have any wifi due to a thunderstorm, so I
> went outside to walk around looking for a bit of 4G to let her know, and on my
> way out I found fire salamanders on my doorstep! I was so glad; I’ve been
> visited by some of these creatures every single autumn so far :)
> 
> 
> 
> I managed to find a 4G spot in the woods to send my friend the photo, and a
> text saying I had to cancel our film night and asking to reschedule, then a
> third message talking about the storm and saying the wifi problem should be
> fixed by the end of the week.
> 
> But I went home too fast (it was raining) and the third text never left my
> phone. The next morning when I drove to town and became Reachable again I had
> a text from my friend in which she said “I have a list for you of all the
> questions, assumptions, and logical inferences that my brain produced upon
> receiving a text that said "Sorry I have to cancel our plans” followed by a
> photo of two lizards having sex as the only explanation"

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sandersstudies:

> I don’t have any children of my own but my life is so filled with children
> that I’m just flabbergasted by people who dislike children being around. Like
> the little guys? The little guys who run around and say funny stuff? The wee
> creatures? The small little dudes who draw you bad pictures and make you bead
> bracelets? Those guys?

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# imo valid to not want kids or even get annoyed by them bc like... they can
certainly be annoying lol, but to hate them? vehemently?, like you were one of
them once???, idk. i like kids but i also like when i can give them back to
their parents lol,



holly-warbs:

> Sequences from my finished animation. Inspired by a dog named Teacake.

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