everytime u see a old photo of a snazzy 1920s dude in a suit remember what lurks beneath
okay why are you guys reblogging this and tagging it as reference do you plan on drawing 20s gangsters in their underwear i better see these
I couldn’t help myself
To be fair, underwear that fully covers the body from neck to knees makes a lot of sense when you’re wearing a dry-clean-only suit as your everyday outfit; it prevents sweat from soiling the garment’s inner layer, and thus lets you go longer between launderings. The development of modern underwear tracks pretty much directly with the shift to washable daywear, which removes much of the need for such extensive protection.
The part that makes least sense is how it’s sleeveless and thus doesn’t protect suits from armpit sweat. Surely the armpit is one of the most important places to put this kind of undergarment? T-shirts were originally designed as an undergarment that does protect clothing from armpit sweat, but they weren’t popularized yet in the 20s.
Most union suits did indeed have full or partial sleeves; the ones pictured in the original post are more fashionable than functional, probably intended to be worn with eveningwear.
Wow this was informative
Eveningwear? So… this is 1920s men’s lingerie. GTK
It’s a minor pet peeve, but it is everywhere today so errrr…. please keep in mind that “Rest in Peace”/RIP literally comes from a latin phrase and is a very very deeply Christian expression.
When talking about the departed, Jews say “may their memory be a blessing.”
So please, when talking about a dead person who is Jewish, try to keep in mind that RIP is a Christian phrase.
I learned something today, so I’ll pass it on so someone else can learn too
1600s: most witch-hunts ended in this century. no witches were burned in North America; they were hanged or in one case pressed to death
1700s: the American Revolution. Marie Antoinette. the French Revolution. the crazy King George. most pirate movies
1800-1830: Jane Austen! Pride and Prejudice! those dresses where the waist is right under one’s boobs and men have a crapton of facial hair inside high collars
1830-1900: Victorian. Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end
1900-1920: Edwardian. Titanic, World War I, the Samantha books from American Girl, Art Nouveau
1920s: Great Gatsby. Jazz Age. Flappers and all that. most people get this right but IT IS NOT VICTORIAN. STUFF FROM THIS ERA IS NOT VICTORIAN. DO NOT CALL IT VICTORIAN OR LIST IT ON EBAY AS VICTORIAN. THAT HAPPENS SURPRISINGLY OFTEN GIVEN HOW STAGGERING THE VISUAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ERAS IS. also not 100 years ago yet, glamour.com “100 years of X” videos. you’re lazy, glamour.com. you’re lazy and I demand my late Edwardian styles
I just saw people referencing witch burning and Marie Antoinette on a post about something happening in 1878. 1878. when there were like trains and flush toilets and early plastic and stuff. if you guys learn nothing else about history, you should at least have vague mental images for each era
“Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end” sounds like the longest weirdest worst movie I’d pay to see in theatres five times.
Okay but here’s the thing: can we talk about demons and their horns.
Sure, they look badass, but they’re often overlooked beyond that. But think about it.
Baby demons born with tiny bumps under the skin where their horns will eventually grow. Young demons with their horns just now coming in properly, fussing and rubbing their heads on every available hard surface because they itch, and purring with contentment with a parent or older sibling massages the horn bumps to ease some of the discomfort. Numbing creams for especially sensitive demon kiddos, and having to relearn how to style their hair once they finally break through the skin, after years of not having them in the way.
Teenage demons (especially the boys, but girls too) proud of the size of their horns and showing them off at every opportunity, polishing and waxing and filing away little nicks. There’s rumors about them, of course (you know what they say about guys with big horns, tee hee), and tomboyish girls frustrated that their horns never got very big (but they’ll fight anyone who makes fun of them for it) or feminine girls embarrassed that they inherited dad’s massive, looping ram horns when they just wanted little, delicate ones(but they’ll learn to accept it, eventually). Demons with particularly dry horns who oil them regularly to keep them from flaking, or who pick obsessively at the flaky spots even though they know they shouldn’t.
Increasingly silly horn fashion that adult demons don’t even bother to try and understand, because you know how teenagers are: a whole generation’s-worth of demon kids were obsessed with gluing fake jewels to their horns, and another time intricate, criss-crossing patterns of string and ribbon was in-style. There’s an array of colorful horn polishes to be found, in gloss and glitter (and even velvety matte–that’s a new trend).
Demons don’t use their horns to spar like most animals, of course–they have other ways to fight that work better for their bodies–but that doesn’t stop the younger ones from slamming their horns together during wrestling matches like sheep, at least until the hormones settle. Gentle, playful headbutts taking the place of a friendly punch to the shoulder.
Adult demons dedicating as much time to the maintenance of their horns as the teenagers do, but in a more mature way: they’ve replaced the exaggerated, experimental stylings teenagers favor with jewelry, often more subtle, but sometimes bold. Demons who sharpen the tips of their horns for fashion, or have holes carefully drilled into them so they can be fitted with jewelry (horn piercings are in style now, you know! just be careful not to get the core). Horn technicians who specialize in intricate designs done in polish, to complement the demon’s own colors and natural horn shape. Some of them even use dyes, tinting their horns a different color or giving them a different sheen if they were too dark to change color much.
A broken horn being devastating and painful. It’ll never grow back, after all, not like antlers, and in a way it’s almost as bad as losing a limb: suddenly you’re unbalanced, and you feel like everyone is staring, and you know you’re not as pretty as you used to be. Eventually it will heal over, the sharp edges will be filed down, and it will be normal–but never the same.
Here are some scientific facts about blood loss for all you psychopaths writers out there.
This is actually very nice. I like the soda bottles as reference. (I remember when I was writing ‘Wizards of Ceres’ how I had to do a similar soda-bottle conversion to try to work out how much blood Fai could drink from Kurogane without killing him.)
On the topic of vampires incidentally, this basically means that there is no reason why feeding from someone should necessitate killing them, unless the vamp can chug two soda bottles worth of liquid in one go or carelessly leaves the bottle open when they’re done
@fieldofclover thought this might come in handy for, you know, vampirey things
Ooh, I like this! The bottles as a reference makes it quite easy to picture mentally – especially since, having previously experienced just how much mess a litre-bottle spilt on the floor actually makes, it gives a better idea of volume etc.
Incidentally, as a frequent blood donor myself (thank you, haemochromatosis), and thus being more aware of the volume of blood donated at each session (the average appears to be 450ml, or 0.45 litres per blood bag filled) and needing to know how long it takes red blood cells and plasma to recover after donation–
about 24 hours for plasma, and up to 8 weeks for red blood cells themselves, which is why the average length between donations is 12 weeks, to ensure the body is well recovered by the next donation (which is also why I was so fucking tired after having to donate once a month for the first three months of my treatment)
– I ended up doing a bit of reading re: blood loss, but this really is the best imagery for it I’ve seen without bogging down into too much science stuff.
Other crucially important facts relevant to vampire porn I have learned:
yes, you can get an erection after donating blood, as the body generally maintains blood pressure equilibrium even if the volume of red blood cells per liquid ml is lower, though if you lose anything more than half a litre you’re probably gonna find it a bit difficult;
erythropoietin is a funky chemical involved in converting stem cells to red blood cells which your body produces when you need more of ‘em, so if we’re going with the standard ‘vampire saliva is an anticoagulant and narcotic stimulant, and/or induces arousal’ conceit, it probably makes sense that said saliva introduces a similar compound into the human blood stream in the post-feeding stage to encourage their food to recover quickly for a repeat feeding, usually while licking the wounds left behind;
your vamp is probably gonna have a really full belly if they try and drink more than the average 450ml or so in one sitting. Blood is quite a bit thicker than water or soft drink; it’s more like drinking a hearty broth or soup. Can you imagine attempting to chug a litre of pressurised soup as it squirts into your mouth with considerable force? No thanks!
tl;dr the science behind blood loss is fascinating, especially in a vampire context, and the government agencies monitoring my search history probably think I’m a serial killer
@audreycritter was it you who was looking this up for a fic last week?
I’m sorry, I just lost my entire shit at the mental image of Lestat attempting to chug a litre of pressurized soup as it squirted into his mouth with considerable force. XD
original theory: succubi are always women, incubi are always men
facts: in fact succubus comes from the latin word “succubare” which means “to lie under” and incubus comes from the latin word “incubare” which means “to lie on”
new improved theory: incubi are always tops and succubi are always bottoms. gender doesn’t matter at all.
addendum: if the sex demon in question is versatile, they’re a concubus, from the latin for ‘to lie with/beside’.
“This is your daily, friendly reminder to use commas instead of periods during the dialogue of your story,” she said with a smile.
“Unless you are following the dialogue with an action and not a dialogue tag.” He took a deep breath and sat back down after making the clarifying statement.
“However,” she added, shifting in her seat, “it’s appropriate to use a comma if there’s action in the middle of a sentence.”
“True.” She glanced at the others. “You can also end with a period if you include an action between two separate statements.”
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