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obey-me-disaster · 8 months

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A/N: I'm reposting this cause the tags didn't work the first time <3

Demon brothers x gn!MC

Demon brothers x MC that info-dumps about their familiars

Lucifer

Whenever he feels like the two of you haven't spent enough time together due to his work, he invites you into his office to hang out. He enjoys hearing you talk excitedly about your passions while he does paperwork.

He can't say he has too much of an interest in peacocks, but he loves hearing you talk about the things you love, so he'll let you talk until you've had your fill.

"So peacocks apparently peacocks feathers are covered in tiny crystal-like structures that reflect different wavelengths of light depending on how they're spaced."

"Also, since only male peacocks have the large train of feathers, do you think it played a role in them being your familiars? Since you're the avatar of pride and all of that."

"That's quite the theory you've got there, but I'm afraid I don't know how true it actually is."

"Still, I would love to hear more facts that you have, I can see from the expression on your face that you're dying to do so"

"And before you ask, yes, my feathers have the crystal-like structures, you can have a closer look if you would like"

His ego does grow quite a bit every time you go into one or your rants since he can tell you're talking so much about peacock cause they are his familiars.

He will probably buy you something peacock inspired to give you during one of your info-dumps.

God forbid you start gushing about his familiars in front of Diavolo. The prince will see it as a way to talk even more about Lucifer, and the former isn't sure how much he can deal with that.

Mammon

He has a pretty good base knowledge about crows. Out of all of his brothers, he probably works with his familiars the most. It's canon that he literally uses them to spy on people and gather information.

Still, there are a lot of things he might not know. And even if he knew, he would die before telling you to stop talking.

"Your crows are so cute, did you know that they are considered some of the world's smartest birds?"

"Of course they are! They're the Great Mammon's familiars after all"

"They are also known to gossip with their peers and hold grudges"

"I am well aware of that fact, more often than not they tell me the latest gossip in Devildom"

He would let you hang out with his crows in order to learn more about them.

I also have the headcanon that he can talk with them, so he would literally be a translator for you and the crows

"Feel free to ask them anything, I will translate whatever they say!"

Is pretty smug about the fact that you are so interested in his familiars, even so when you interact with them. He might even give you some accessories made out of his familiars' feathers(of course, feathers that have fallen on their own)

Leviathan

Bold of you to assume he doesn't know already everything there is about snakes already, he is literally one!

"Levi, did you know that snakes can smell with their tongues and a good amount of them have shit eyesight?"

"Henry the 1st used to have a bad eyesight!! They also don't really stop growing. This is more obvious with Devildom snakes tho"

He would honestly be really touched by your eagerness to learn and tell him about snakes since he is pretty much one. He sees it as you being interested in him on a whole new level and gets really excited when you info-dump about them.

Leviathan, on the verge of crying internally "They actually care about me!"

NB! Levi would actually really appreciate it tho. His demon form is that of a snake and he also got a pet snake, so any new info is more than welcome. Especially about how to deal with shedding.

"MC, you've got to help me! You know a lot about snakes, so could you tell me why my tail feels so itchy???"

Satan

Your info-dump session about unicorns is pretty much a 'is it true that they actually do that??' kind of thing

He still touched about you wanting to learn more about his familiars so he is always willing to answear any and all of your questions. He might even take you to see some of them.

"Is it true that unicorns can use magic with their horn?"

"Saying they can cast magic is far stretched. They have some abilities specific to their kind that can be used with or without the horn."

Cats on the other hand? Doesn't matter if he already know whatever fact you want to tell him, he is always more than happy to discuss about them.

Hell, he might be the one info-dumping about cats before you get the chance to do so.

"Did you know that cats can have up to 100 different vocalizations? Dogs only have like 10"

"They are also believed to be the only mammal who doesn't taste sweetness, which I find unfortunate. Still, they truly are amazing creatures"

More often than not Solomon is dragged in the conversations too due to the 'Cat' group chat that three of you have. Not like he minds, he loves cats too.

Asmodeus

He lets you info-dump about scorpions while he does your hair/nails/helps you with you skin care.

"Is you info-dumping about my familiars your way of telling me that you love me~"

Your self care sessions are also info-dump sessions, so you kill two birds with one stone.

"Did you know that scorpions are capable of dissolving their pray from the inside out. They also glow under ultraviolet light??"

"It's only natural that my familiars would be able to do this, they are my familiars after all ♡. Maybe I should use some make up the glows in the dark"

Since you've started to info-dump about his familiars to him, his outfits/nails/accessories have started to have a scorpion motif to them quite often

He also tells you one of the facts you've told him before while he shows off his scorpion inspired accesories. It's his way of showing that he listens to your rants.

"Scorpions can do that, can't they? Remember when you told me this last night?"

Beelzebub

He doesn't really know a lot about his familiars but he has an odd fondness about them. He can't really bring himself to kill them, tho flies tend to leave him alone anyway.

He thinks is really sweet that you know so much about those little guys, so he is always happy to sit and listen to you.

If you feel like info-dumping about flies, feel free to do it whenever you like. He is raiding the fridge? You can help him carry some of the food while you tell him more about his familiars. He is working out? He can hear loud and clear. He might not be the most responsive during some of those moments but he is always listening to you.

He is aware that out of all of his brothers, his familiar is not the cutest or the coolest one, so when you start talking about it, he can't help but feel really loved.

"Beel, did you know that flies can taste food using their feet?"

"It would be pretty usefull to know how food would taste just by touching, not like I would care if the food would taste bad, I would still eat it"

"Also, due to their eyes being compound they can also see behind their back. They actually have a 360° field of view"

"I also have that in my demon form, it came in handy a lot of times"

"YOU HAVE WHAT?!"

Belphegor

Lying on the attic bed while facing the ceiling "Shouldn't your familiar be a bull instead of a cow, since you're a guy and all of that?"

"Just shut up and cuddle me.."

While he thinks cows look comfy enough to take a nap, he does not care about them. But he care about you, so he is more than willing to cuddle up with you while you info-dump.

"Cows are actually pretty nice, they can spend about 10 hours a day lying down and they can also sleep while standing...are you even listening to me...?"

Belphegor, looking on the verge of falling asleep "hmm? Yeah I'm listening.."

Despite looking like he is one second from falling asleep or even downright sleeping, he actually listens to you. He can pay attention to things even in his sleep, how do you think he has really high grades at RAD? so he is listening to all of the cow facts you're telling him.

Anytime you doubt that he has been listening, he will tell you a fact that you've told him in the past to show that he was in fact listening.

"Cows can sleep while standing, right? You're the one who told me, so you should know. Now get closer, I want to use your lap as a pillow."

If you dare to do any kind of jokes about him being a cowboy, he will kick out of the bed.

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angelltheninth · 6 months

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Tonowari Meets You as a Buff Healer

Pairing: Tonowari x Fem!Reader

Tags: fluff, teasing, injury, size difference, cuddling, purring, tail shenanigans, first meeting

Flufftober Day 4: Different Job

A/N: Yes I am still in love with this big blue man. I'm so glad he made it into flufftober.

Healer!Tonowari was a bit clumsy when handling you at first. You were so small in size compared to him, he didn't know if he should even touch you, he feared making it worse for you. Not to mention that he didn't know if you were friendly or not, he found you while you were on the verge of passing out. Lucky for you that he decided to take you with him anyway.

Healer!Tonowari handles you as if you were made of the most fragile glass. It's odd how similar yet different you are to his species, but it makes it easier for him to figure out how to treat your injuries so you can be on your way.

Healer!Tonowari gets surprisingly shy when he needs to take your clothes off. It makes no sense, he's seen his own kind naked and it never phased him, but a human female is able to get his stomach all tied up in knots and for a moment make him forget that he has a job to do here.

Healer!Tonowari calms you down as best as he can when you wake up. He knows it must be a little scary to see him when you yourself are pretty helpless and he could crush your head with one hand, but he has only good intentions. Whatever you need he will try his best to help you out and that is the truth.

Healer!Tonowari tries to make himself look smaller then he actually is to put you at ease around him. Can't have you be all tense around him while he's trying to help you heal up. Wants to make sure that the medicine he has for you won't make you worse and that makes the process take a little longer. A massage would definitely help you relax more and take the medicine easier if you're up for it, he promises to be extra gentle.

Healer!Tonowari is amazed by how durable you are for someone so tiny and fragile looking. You're a fighter it seems, which he can always respect. A lot of people tell him that he would be an amazing fighter but he only fights when he musts. He is very good at it mind you but he prefers this job, he feels it's a lot more rewarding.

Healer!Tonowari doesn't want you to freeze or catch a cold so he is more then willing to wrap his arms around you and let you cuddle with him while you sleep. It's all to make you feel better of course. But purring was not part of the healing process at all. Surprisingly it still helped you relax so he doesn't mind doing it more.

Healer!Tonowari carefully moves his tail over your back when he pulls you close. Since you don't have one it must feel a little odd to you huh? You seem to like his tail a lot though, he's noticed how curious you are when you run your hands across it.

Healer!Tonowari almost doesn't want you to leave when you're all ready to go. You should, you really should because your people could take care of you better then he can, as much as that annoys him for some reason. It's so odd to feel like this for someone who he hardly knows but he would like to see you again if possible.

Healer!Tonowari lets you know just how happy he is when you visit him once again, this time healthy and in great condition to receive his many kisses. That is once he takes you on a date or two because you haven't left his mind since the day he escorted you back to your people.

#avatar #tonowari #avatar x reader #tonowari x reader #atwow #atwow x reader #avatar imagine #tonowari imagine #atwow imagines #avatar headcanons #tonowari headcanon #atwow headcanons #avatar fluff #tonowari fluff #atwow fluff #flufftober #x female reader

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still-a-morosexual-help · 11 months

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That scene with the pact was so beautiful! And very romantic in a weird sort of way?? Like the pact sign in Mammon's eyes made me go YOOOOO I can't believe that this might have been how all our MCs made their pacts with the brothers!!

I just wish we knew what Mammon said, but I recall Satan already saying the pact's words in the game so that might be what he's saying.

Also am I the only one who's kinda hopeful this manga gets physically published in the future? Because even if it never gets translated I'd buy that thing ASAP with no question asked!!

Also... The amount of Mammon fanservice so far is delicious. Can't wait for the others to eventually get the same treatment-- even Levi technically got some with that supplex on Mammon (is it legal to give the otaku that much abs??)

-@luminari-mc

God the pact scene was amazing - Mammon's eyes!!!!!????? 😖

I haven't kept up with the manga at all but I think we only get multiple shots of Mammon's bare ass?????

And I gotta say:

Okay okay the thing about Levi's abs:

He canonically doesn't have them!!

And that's one thing about om's sprites and devilgram art that always annoys me - they always make the brothers' built, with defined abs when canonically that's not what they look like

There's a whole devilgram about how Levi has a soft tummy and sides with actual fat

There are chats about how Mammon isn't physically strong and struggles to exercise and how his arms are thin and not muscled

Asmo says he doesn't like his muscles being too well defined, heavily implying he loves being slender but not muscled

Belphie canonically is not physically active at all and you can't tell me he has a six pack when the only thing he does is sleep all day

Luke is canonically more physically active and stronger than both Levi and Belphie

I hate how the sprites and devilgrams give them all so-well-defined-they're-probably-dehydrated-abs for "fan service" like give Levi his love handles and tummy! Let Mammon be lanky! Let Asmo have a slight soft body! Hell, go the extra mile and give Beel a nice extra padding of fat over his muscles so that he'd look more like an athlete and less like an action movie star! They'd all still be hot damnit

Also a bit of a tangent but here are more canon things about their bodies that I love:

• Beel's sprite may not be that much bigger than the rest but canonically Beel is huge. If I'm remembering correctly Satan actually calls him "giant" once

• Lucifer needs glasses to read

• Levi has a bad back, which is referenced in at least two different places, that he actually throws out and needs help with standing up again when that happens

• Lucifer has large hands

• Belphie's tail has spines/spikes on it

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trashy-corvian · 7 months

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You draw the twins real funky (I like it) so could I perhaps ~inquire~ what some of your body headcanons for them are?

Sup~ And thank you🖤

Now, do i have some headcanons?

General

While not strict, demon can be sorted into different categories. Some of them are: avian, reptile, fish, amphibian, insectoid, mammal and hybrid.

There a lot of arguing abot how to better categorise them, some demonologist argue that there is no such thing as "fish" type, while others say that arachnids should be considered a seperate type

Each brother, exept Mammon, represent the most common type present in their Ring

Mammon is a hybrid type. Hybrids aren't common but most of them come from the Greed Ring, some demons like to joke that "greed demons wanted to take all the good traits for themselves"

Body hair and fat are traits most often associated with mammal types but other demons can easily have those of they so wish and/or they lifestyle made them like that

Genitals are not a fixed thing. Demons are flexible like that. I also believe that demons are most lax when it comes to this stuff. Angels used to have the most strict gender policies until humans became-waves hand- like this

Lucifer

Avian type

Has the body type like those horny Lucifer statues, you know the ones

Scars. A lot of them. The biggest is a mix of old wounds and burns that starts at his ribs and goes to the mid thigh

He covers them up with clothes but refuses to glamour them

Suffers from chronic pain, especially in his back

Bird feet, with talons✨️

Mammon

Hybrid type

Slutty waist🖤

Lean body with some muscle definition. My boy has to look a certain way in order to be a model

Used to have scars but glamoured them

The fastest among the brothers, rivaled only by Barbatos among the high ranking demons

His horns are a nightmare to maintain. Before Mc he used to spend a lot of money on salons

Fuffy hair, like, the fluffiest~

Leviathan

Reptile type

Covered in the most pretty scales you'll ever see, compliment him!

Very tall, very skinny, a beanpole basically

Has an ucanny long limbs

Unhingable jaw, like in this one movie where old lady almost ate a child

Very strong tail, can lift things and people. He once used it to toss Mammon across the room.

Uses the fish in his giant tank to clean his horns

Has lighter colored scales instead of scars

Satan

Mammal type

Hooves, man

Can and will break your foot if you piss him off

The guy is a reader. No muscles, soft body and a belly.

Moderate amount of body hair but it's so light you can hardly see it at first

Another owner of great hair, so silky and soft~

Once tried to pierce Lucifer with his horn. It was awkward for everyone involved

Asmodeus

Arachnid type

No muscle whatsoever. Still slim, like those pretty anime boys

Mandibles that come out when he's excited

Managed to avoid getting any big scars or at least he says so. His body is heavily glamoured

Scorpion tail isn't just for show, darling. Be careful

Can withstand the most extreme temperatures but who would put this beauty in such conditions. He will complain all the the time while his less adjusted brothers are literally dying of heat/cold

Beelzebub

Insect type

Strongman body because i said so

Grows body hair to make Belphie feel better about his body

Stamina and strength is off the charts

Buzzes when happy or excited

Unhinged jaw and mandibles, also long tube-like tongue

A lot of scars, i haven't drew them but oooh boy Beel is covered in old wounds

Belphegor

Mammal type

Black spots across the body

Tall as Beel but slouches most of the time

Actually really malnourished, you can see his ribs and hipbones

I headcanon him getting slowly better though

A lot of thick black body hair

For the love of Demon King, brush his tail i beg you

Constant stubble, he can shave but it will grow back the next day

No hooves because he hates the constant maintenance they require

Forgets to eat because he unconsciously taps into Beel's eating, but ,unlike his twin, he doesn't suffer from constant hunger so he often feels full while in reality he hasn't eaten in days

#obey me shall we date #obey me #obey me!#obey me swd #obey me lucifer #obey me belphegor #obey me mammon #obey me asmodeus

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starlitangels · 9 months

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I struggle with making requests, but I'm going to share some fun words with you anyway!!

-Gargantuan

-Flutter

-Indomitable

-Erinaceous

I love the fun words! I'm going to give you a little gen Wolf Boys with a tiny sprinkling of Milo/Sweetheart! 💜💚

Flutter, Gargantuan, and Indomitable

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Your mate's watching, Asher teases playfully. Do you feel the pressure of impressing them weighing down on your shoulders?

Milo huffs out of his snout, shaking his head. Not a chance, he retorts confidently. I don't need to impress my mate against you.

Ohhhhh—to be so skilled, Asher taunts, a smile in his voice. But you're not practicing against me.

Wait, what?

Shaking out pitch-black fur, David's huge wolf form emerges from the shadows. Milo hadn't even—how had he not noticed—

Downwind. David was downwind and his pelt was so dark he'd blended right into the shadows.

A pit squeezed in Milo's stomach. It had been years since he actually faced David one-on-one. They'd been... God, they'd been teenagers. David had mopped the floor with Milo. He could still remember his Ma's lecture when they both shifted back to human form bloody and bruised ringing in his ears. He didn't even have to strain to bring the memory up.

It took all of Milo's considerable self-confidence not to flatten his ears and drop his tail, yielding immediately. No, he thinks to himself, keeping it off the mental link. No. I can do this. He'll beat me, but I'll take it with dignity—and no way in hell am I makin' it easy on him.

He bares his teeth and raises his hackles in challenge. Cool and confident. Maybe even a little cocky.

David says nothing. Just braces his front paws into the dirt and bends to lunge.

Milo's ears twitch backward as he hears your whistle and clapping. "You got this, Milo!"

Your voice warms the blood in his veins, making his chest swell.

Milo copies David's pose.

They both take a moment to glance at their mates. Milo's grey eyes in his rust-colored pelt meet your gaze. You can't help but smile, trying to make it encouraging and loving at the same time. Just that gaze, no matter if it's in a wolf's face or the man's you love, makes your heart flutter.

He huffs out his nose again.

He and David nod at each other—

And leap.

They crash together in a tangle of teeth, claws, limbs, and tails. Asher's mate gasps quietly beside you, their hand reaching for your arm. You set your other hand on top of their reassuringly.

Milo and David hit the ground.

David recovers first, shoving to his feet.

Milo doesn't scramble back up onto all fours. No. He stands in one fluid movement. Directly between you and his alpha.

Compared to Milo—who is already big in wolf form—David is absolutely gargantuan. Bearing down on Milo with the confidence of a fight already won when it's only just begun.

But anyone could say what they would about Milo—he's not a quitter. You've never known him to back down from a challenge.

You can even see he's smiling. Well, the wolf-snout equivalent, anyway.

David's also "smiling."

"It's all good fun," you reassure Asher's mate as Milo lunges at David. "They've done this before."

"But I've never seen Milo against David."

You haven't either. David rarely sparred against anyone other than Asher or Tank. They were nearly his size and he tried his best to make sparring matches fair.

Not that something so silly would ever stop Milo.

You smirk. "Don't worry about Milo," you decide.

He's currently in the process of attempting to wrangle David onto the ground. Toppling an alpha his size is a nigh impossible task when it comes to weight difference alone, but Milo's densely muscled, despite his size.

Not bad, Asher says, sounding impressed, from the sidelines where he's acting as referee.

Shut up, Milo and David both gripe at the same time. Milo can hear the strain in David's thoughts as he withstands the weight of Milo's attacks dragging him toward the ground.

Havin' a hard time, big guy? Milo asks.

Not a chance, David replies.

Milo growls in satisfaction. Always the best kind of play-fight. David would never dream of going easy on Milo—and he likes it that way. Milo figures the rest of the pack can mock his size as much as they wanted, they will never be able to say his will is anything less than indomitable. He's proved that over and over, and he'll never stop.

Even as David's shoulder slams into his gut and knocks him several yards away from the power behind the swing.

Milo digs his claws into the ground to stop sliding and huffs.

Ready for the fun to begin, big guy?

I thought it had already started, David deadpans. But there's excitement hidden in that tone. Milo knows what to listen for.

Hope you're ready. He lowers his head and charges forward.

#romi sweetheart #Star does Micro Fics #Redacted ASMR #Redacted Audio #Redacted Asher #Redacted Milo #Redacted Sweetheart #Redacted David #Asher Talbot #David Shaw #Milo Greer

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onehelluvatime · 8 months

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Real talk: what's in your opinion the ugliest HH/HB design?

Because recently I've been reminded of the existence of this mf

...and I kinda lost my shit all over again because of this design. Like what is this?

Not gonna lie, for the longest time I had no idea he is supposed to be a moth, I thought he was some kind of ant or something. I guess all the fluff on (presumably) his coat should've given me an idea, but it just looks so detached from his body, I haven't connected two and two. I guess I could applaud Viv because at least his suit kinda hints at what line of work his in (although it still could've been designed better. Seriously, another top hat?).

I guess the most egregious thing to me is how much porn there is with this dude. Is there even an official art with him naked? He looks like a purple stick in a suit and that's it. He has zero facial features besides eyes and a toothy grin, his only personality so far is that of an abuser (he's probably going to be a Stella-tear villain, although knowing that he's male he probably has better chances of Viv adding something to his character). It's just so mind boggling to me that out of all the characters the gross porn crowd would latch onto this guy.

Tldr; this bitch is ugly af, what do the people who find him hot smoke, and can they share it with me?

[This ask made me laugh so hard. Hes a purple stick in a trench coat 😭😭]

Honestly ? I don't care for Valentino's design. Its worst sin is just generally being boring and unclear on what he is [a moth pimp]. Much like a lot of Vivziepop designs, the foundation is there but instead of taking time on the structure, they put plaster on the walls and paint over while its wet. Aka: It falls apart but at least the foundation is strong enough to still hold up some of the shape.

BEELZEBUB though ?????

I think I've already ranted plenty about why this design sucks, but let me do it some more. The base of this character isn't strong enough for the actual design to be excused– Beelzebub is an animal trainer for Lucifer's circus, and she's a Hellhound because she created Hellhounds, but she doesn't resemble any of those things. She's not a hellhound, who are all based on larger canines like wolves and dogs, She's a Fox, a beefox most specifically in order to connect her to bugs, I guess, even though the only bug elements from her design are the antennae and the stupid tiny ass wings. Her outfit mostly focus on making her look like a party girl, with the nonsensical party top, that horrid pattern and the ripped up shorts. And then the fucking Lava Lamp hair/tail, with all the changing patterns and weird direction, make the silhouette look BEYOND bizarre when you see her actual blue hair all pointed up like that. It looks like you put a bunch of jello on a fox and called it a day, with hairspray on the hair to really complete that absolute nothing look.

Oh but this isn't all.

This design has, on total, 41 markings on the top part of the body alone, 8 of which move, 4 of which are meant to "represent eyes", which by the way BEES DONT HAVE, their eyes are in clusters, and 1 which becomes another in her "real form". Her makeup and weird antennae things on top of her ears have too much lineweight on both so it's constantly changing between shots, which I know damn well isn't the animator's fault because that was literally by design. Instead of making the dark markings go up halfway to her limbs [knees and elbow respectively], they go just a little bit further and do the stupid wave effect, which just doesn't. Look good. At all. Combined with the ever so present different colored fingers that Vivienne can never seem to let go of, you can't tell half the time if those are her actual fingers or if she's wearing gloves or something. You also have her tiny ass feet that would NOT support the massive thighs she sports, looking like she has two tiny white stumps at the bottom. And then, finally, you have the floating black thing above her head which I can only assume is her crown with a small white line on the middle, and it looks so bad. It takes so much attention away from her face, it's kind of ridiculous how much darker it is compared to her other (already bad) values.

AND WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO HER NECK. WHY DID YOU ADD THAT ? SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE HER LONG ASS NECK EVEN LONGER ? COME ON.

Ehem.

I'm normal again.

Anyway yeah Beelzebub is my most hated design in this show, so its more like BADzebub. Got em.

#design woes #speak into the void #helluva boss critical #helluva critical #vivziepop critical #now thats a helluva rant #h.b.beelzebub #mag complains about beelzebub: the saga #<- becaude I can't stfu about her lmfao

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jelzorz · 1 year

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137.

Rayla keeps her hair long for one reason and one reason only, and that is that she doesn't have time to keep it short. She'd cut it twice herself in the early days of her quest, but both times ended in choppy, uneven haircuts that she needed to see hairdressers to fix anyway, and both times it cost her a rabbit.

It's easier, these days, to let it grow and to throw it into a bun to keep it out of her face. She hadn't thought it a particularly glamorous look, or even a particularly pretty look, but she catches Callum looking, and well...

Now there's impetus to actually try.

She starts off simple: just her bun and an extra braid in addition to the one behind her ear. She tries for a ponytail a couple of days later and finds Callum isn't quite so responsive to it, so she tries a half-updo after that.

She tells herself she's experimenting, but in her heart, it's because she and Callum still haven't really talked, and mostly she just wants him to notice. Any interaction is better than the awkward pining nonsense between them, and at least she knows he's still a little bit interested, and, in any case, it is experimenting. Sometimes something different is nice.

And, of course, other people start to notice. Not in the same way, but enough to point out that she's doing something different to begin with. Ez says he likes the extra braid. Opeli says the half-updo looks lovely and traditional. Soren surprises her most:

"Hey, pigtails! Cute! You want help trying something else?"

Rayla stares at him. They're on their way down to the blacksmith to see if he can do some maintenance on Rayla's blades which are a bit more complicated than his usual commissions but Soren promises he'll enjoy the challenge. Rayla'd been feeling sentimental this morning, so her hair today is two pigtail braids like the ones she wore when she was younger. She'd actually been thinking about cutting it, now that there's time and it won't cost her an entire rabbit for a trim. "Pardon me?"

"Oh, you've just been... doing different stuff with your hair recently. Just wondered if you want ideas or a hand doing something new."

"You have experience with hair, do you?"

"Sure do," says Soren brightly. "What, you think I would trust someone else to manage these gorgeous locks?" He flips his hair dramatically and Rayla fights the urge to shove him off the path. "Nah, this is all me. Been trying to get Corvus to help me dye it but he's just not an artist in that way."

Rayla stares some more. "You dye your hair?"

"Obviously," snorts Soren. "Seriously, if you need a hand, just say the word. I'm happy to help."

Rayla isn't staring on purpose anymore, she just can't stop. "Oh. I. Didn't think you you were the type to experiment yourself," she admits, although why is less clear. Soren's always taken a little bit of pride in his appearance. It shouldn't be such a surprise. "Where'd—uh—where'd you learn to dye your hair?"

His face falls a little. He shuffles his feet. Rayla figures out the answer before he says it, and she curses herself silently for being so stupid.

"Claudia used to help me do the bits I couldn't reach," he says. "I used to help her braid her hair to pay her back."

"Oh." Oh, because duh and because Rayla doesn't really know what else to say.

They lapse into silence. Soren stares at the flagstones in the bailey as they cross it and Rayla tries not to push herself off the path for being so dumb. She coughs. "I can help you dye it?" she offers at last. "I can probably do a better job than Corvus, anyway. And... maybe you could give mine a little trim if you know how to do that?"

Soren laughs at that, the tension in his shoulders easing a little as they walk. "That'd be nice," he says. "Although, no, I wouldn't trim it. Callum likes it long."

Rayla blinks. Then flushes. She doesn't ask how he knows. "He does, does he?"

"More than he'll admit. He liked the pony tail. Ez and I caught him staring while you were doing it up."

Rayla laughs at that and makes a note of it for another day.

#rayllum #in anticipation #brotp: sorayla #soren deserves a sister who'll Choose him and rayla deserves a family that Chooses her #donf touch me i love their friendship

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000marie198 · 9 months

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Heh, jokes aside, I'm generally curious on how these two will make up. (The main frontrunner for me is that Nine might not be the "final boss"; but may accidentally make one via prisms building the Grim, that threatens all the universes. Prism Sonic and Titan Eggman opened the door to something we haven't seen yet.)

I don't know.

I'm barely just holding on to hope. Nine is NOT the main villain actually, he isn't even evil, he's actually traumatized and hurt and jaded and he's eight. As much hurt Sonic is by that, Nine is definitely hurt by it too.

He felt like he was treated as a replica and poor Sonic didn't realize the impact of, "Just like Tails would have." Sonic never thought of Nine as a replacement for Tails, he built a different friendship with him. The fact he said Nine would grow to love them when he gets to know them proves what he had been assuming and hoping for. Sonic wishes for Nine to meet Tails and the others, become their friend, not to see Nine as just another Tails while Tails isn't there. I just... they're both right and they're both hurt and I don't know how they would make up. Will Nine go through something that might change his perspective? Will there be another solution to this mess that doesn't involve choosing to save one thing and letting the other fade from existence? Again, we don't know.

A few more things,

The variants of Grim are still unknown and unaccounted for.

The Chaos Emerald is unaccounted for.

The Void is unaccounted for.

Sonic has a new form that's entirely different from his regular super forms, it could come in use again.

The Chaos Council is right outside the mountain, will they retreat to follow the Paradox Prisms' signature or attack the hedgehogs?

We are completely blank on how season 3 will go, we can only presume the immediate aftermath and it's filled with angst.

Also, Nine is a lot more cautious than the CC but then again he's also just a child and he's hurt and angry right now, he wishes to build a perfectly secure world but will this world even provide any joy or safety? Will it even provide a feeling of home when home is not connected to places but rather to people? He wanted to get away from the city and be in a safe secluded place but for how long will that place remain safe and secluded when everyone who knows about the shard will be coming after him and everyone who felt betrayed by him will be coming for his head?

Nine does not deserve a villain arc without being given a redemption arc. Besides, I doubt that the only effect seeing Sails and Mangey had on him was feeling like he isn't special. It might just be my hope (and wish for Prime Bros to be real) screeching but they can't just write an incredible character only to doom him by the narrative as the villain.

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic #sth #sonic prime #miles tails prower #miles nine prower #nine the fox #tails nine #sonic prime nine #chaos council #prime sonic #sonic prime sonic #sonic prime s2 spoilers #sonic prime spoilers #sonic prime season 2 #sonic prime s2 #sonic prime season two #ask answered

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Wingdog

Frank Castle x Reader

A/N: Really wanted to try and write one more before internship and school starts and messes me up good☠️ Comment and reblog if you can! Much appreciated!

Genre: PG-13, FLUFF and smidge of angst if you look close

Notes: I will be using Jon’s actual dog since this is so fitting. Reader is a pet store owner in this and please excuse me for the lack of knowledge with animals but I really love dogs💕 A little longer than usual!

“Woah buddy! What’s got you in a twist?” Frank twisted the leash around his wrists once more in hopes of reigning in the excited pit bull. He was pretty sure that Bam Bam would run amok if not for the new and improved collar that Karen had bought as a gift.

“We’re just getting your snacks boy.” He tries to soothe him again without much success.

Karen chuckles much to Frank’s confusion. “He must know that she’s at the shop today.”

"Haven't seen her for a while. Which reminds me, thanks for bringing Bam Bam to the store."

"No worries." Karen nods in acknowledgement. “Anyways, she hasn't been at the store lately, told me she was planning some collaboration with the Veteran Hospital.”

“She loves Bam Bam and the little champ absolutely adores her,” Karen gushes. “Or maybe… it’s because someone just wants their snacks!” She gives Bam Bam an affectionate rub on the head, causing his tail to wag even faster.

Frank doesn’t pry further and the rest of the journey goes in silence. Reaching the store, Bam Bam starts to scratch the front of the door with his paws, begging to be let in.

“Alright! Alright! We’re here already!” He grumbles, pushing the door forward. Before Frank can even close the door, Bam Bam manages to get free of his grip, bounding towards a woman in a polo tee a jeans.

“Oof! Hey buddy!” You rubbed his belly before giving a few kisses to his snout. “Missed you too! Hey Karen!” You gave the blonde woman a hug.

“I see you finally made it.” You smiled at Frank, walking behind the counter to get a bag of treats for Bam Bam. Frank cannot explain the strange feeling in his chest whenever he sees Bam Bam adjusting so quickly.

"Uh... yeah. Kind of busy lately." Frank doesn't know how he should continue. He turns to Karen who has an unreadable expression on her face. He makes a note to talk to her later.

"Hmm..." You carefully examined Bam Bam who is contented with his snacks. "He seems to have a little bruising on his belly. I'll examine him just to make sure its nothing serious if that's ok with you?"

Frank feels a hard nudge at his side, belatedly realizing that you were addressing him. He notices Karen stifling a giggle.

"Sure!" He grimances inwardly, cursing at himself for how awkward he must have sound. You don't seem to notice though, as you gently take the leash from his hand, leading the dog to the back room.

Once you were out of earshot, he returns his attention to a smug Karen.

"What was that for?" Frank tries to be intimidating but fails miserably in front of his old friend.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Karen pretends to look at the display case of fish food.

"Really?" Frank huffs. "Horns setting me up with a woman who can't differentiate Colombia and Colombo wasn't enough? And she hated Bam Bam!" He emphasizes on the last sentence.

"Fine. She was a little self-absorbed." Karen waves a hand dismissively. "But she's different!"

Frank arches an eyebrow, trying to shut out the earlier image of Bam Bam licking your face. No. He's not going to risk anyone else.

"I know what you're thinking," Karen frowns, clearly seeing her friend lost in his swamp of thoughts. "You deserve this as much as anyone else."

A moment of silence passes, with the only noise coming from the fishtank filters. She sees that he is still unconvinced, so she goes on the offensive.

"Number one green flag - she loves animals. And I mean LOVE." Karen drags him to the glass panel where they could see you examining Bam Bam who was calmly lying on the metal table. "Plus, Bam Bam adores her! You of all people should know that dogs are great judgement of character."

You briefly look up to see the two staring at you. Perhaps Frank was worried about the little angel. Giving him a thumbs up, you went back to attend to Bam Bam.

His heart skips a beat. He had not felt this in a long time. Since taking on the mantle of the Punisher. Frank sneaks another look at you and your gentle demeanor makes the doubt in his head louder. After all, he was the walking definition of blood and violence.

"I can't Karen. You know why." He's afraid of what will come if he accepts this. He's afraid of shattering you to pieces.

"I'll hurt her like everyone else."

"I get it Frank. I really do. Your need to protect people." Karen gazes into the room where you're still working with Bam Bam. "But cracks do show even in the strongest of rocks."

"She's seen a lot Frank. She's a strong woman. Maybe that's what you need. It wouldn't hurt to try again."

The door opens, signalling the end of the conversation. Karen gives him a significant look, excusing herself out of the store. Noticing the woman's absence, Frank quickly steps in, filling the silence.

"She took an urgent call. Work stuff."

"Ah, of course." With Frank's extended absence and your time split between the store and the Hospital, the air was slightly different with your most frequent customer. You decide to fill him in on Bam Bam before you say something that you would regret.

"Champ is fine. He probably got rough and had a little bruising. Just make sure Bam Bam's careful for the next two weeks or so and it should be good."

"That's great." Frank is truly relieved but he finds himself scrambling for words. "Thanks."

"Don't mention it." You suddenly find the leash very interesting, fiddling with it more than usual.

Before the both of you could even register what was happening, Bam Bam moves behind your knees, giving you a hard nudge that throws you off balance.

And into Frank's arms.

“Oh shit!” You flail in his grasp slightly. “I’m so sorry.”

Only when Frank stables you, you finally realize the close proximity between the two of you. Mind going into overdrive, your heightened senses could smell the aftershave on him.

“That’s alright - down boy!” He address the overly excited pit bull who sits down at his side. Frank’s eyes pierces through yours and you decide to look anywhere else except for his chiseled features. Turning positively tomato, you fan yourself, making a fuss of the sudden increase in temperature.

“It’s hot in here!”

“Eh… the temperature’s set to sixty-six.”

You glanced at the control on the wall and wanted to run into it yourself. But you don’t know this… Frank thinks you’re adorable as you laugh a little too loudly to try and avert the embarrassment you created for yourself.

“Um… I was thinking… you free on Friday?”

You stare at him blankly as Frank rushes to fill in the gaps.

“I mean I didn’t see you for a while! I thought it’ll be goo-great to catch up. Over lunch, dinner, or if you’re just a coffee kinda gal.”

“Well, I know this great dim sum place a few blocks down. I close at eight on Friday.” You see the tensed muscles in Frank relax themselves as he finds himself successful in his latest mission to ask you out.

“Yeah, great! I’ll swing by then!” He waves goodbye with his free hand while attempting to get Bam Bam out of the store with much effort.

He finds Karen standing by the pillars, patiently waiting for his response.

“So?”

“Dinner.” Is all Frank grumbles out.

“You actually did it?” She squeals, briskly catching up with Frank. “I didn’t think you would actually do it!”

“Neither did I.” He shrugs, staring at Bam Bam who was a few paces in front of them.

“I guess I just had an awesome wingdog.”

#frank castle #frank castle fluff #frank castle x reader fluff #frank castle x reader #jon bernthal

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hellaverse-critical-confessions · 8 months

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So I promised a background/minor character design appreciation post...

(Part one because this will likely get long)

Starting with the imps, due to the order in which characters of different species are presented on the wiki

Ah, Pringles. Of course. What a guy. He is very shaped. (Especially the hair and collar. I happen to be a sucker for male characters with that kinda "cat fluff" hairstyle.) Love the weird little cuff on his tail, it's so unnecessary but it fits. Dapper boy. Gotta love him

(As far as I can recall he gets bitches in Ozzie's, which, like, good for him!)

There's this kiddo from Loo Loo Land. I like her shapes as well, very exaggerated. As depicted here she kind of reminds me of some concept art girlies from the Art of Encanto book.

Actually, I think I have an image...

...I'm not the only one who sees it, right?

(Anyway, it's still available for free to view online. Very interesting stuff.)

Ahh... this guy. Or gal, actually. Turns out this is Skye Henwood's impsona, as well as my favorite character in Western Energy. Me and my friend were deadass ready to adopt her on sight. So tiny!! So shaped!! Look at that ridiculously huge bowtie. The littol suit. I want a pocket-sized imp now. Would carry them everywhere in my purse. Speaking of...

That's exactly what she did! Another crewsona (Sam Miller), and this design is incredibly slay. The feathers. The tail. Big, flowy, swooping shapes. (Not a big fan of the hands, though.) Very majestic creature overall.

Moving on to a few background Wrathians from Harvest Moon. She's a cutie. Not much else to be said. I like her outfit with the little boots and gloves as well as her pigtails.

I think these two could be related.

She looks so silly, I love her. Her hat and horns are disproportionately huge and it's precious.

Her name is Square, and she has major resting bitch face energy. I appreciate her instantly. (Long sleeved shirt + short shorts is a good combo.)

This guy from the Ozzie's elevator scene (Aspen) looks like he'd have quite the story to tell over a couple drinks of hard liquor. Slutty, but in a tired way. (A certain saxophonist cat from another piece of online media also fits that description.)

HER!! I love her so much. Everything about her honestly. The colors!! The legs!! The underbite!! She has no official name, but I call her Pomegranate. Or Pom for short. Got some of my own lore for her and everything.

Haven't watched Queen Bee, so I didn't get to see Dennis in action, but from this still alone I conclude that he's pretty cute. (However dude could use to pull up his pants.) Didn't really deserve to get yelled at, anyhow. Justice for Dennis!

Though I do have an old Dennis character, and he's a dick, so maybe Blitzo was on to something.

I like the girlie on the right too. Women with :3 smiles automatically win me over. The ripped pants and loose tank top go well together, and the splotch of magenta on the waist isn't obnoxious.

Mamma Mia, an imp with not purely and overwhelmingly red skin? What a spectacle. She looks way more like a black character than Velvette. And due to her subdued skin tone, the pink looks nice on her. (Which can't be said for Millie in one of the pieces of summer merch. Who thought pink on her was a good idea?!) Cool hair texture as well, feels very poofy.

Some bite-sized imp clowns from The Circus; their names are Eenie, Meenie, and Miney. How charming! Though, as I recall, doesn't that old children's rhyme go on to have four-

...Oh.

I think this might be Barbie Wire. We were never told explicitly, and she isn't even mentioned in the episode itself, but she looks closest to that design.

(Though I just noticed her horn stripes are too thick. Nevermind, then. Seems like she didn't even get that brief cameo in Blitzo's nearly episode-long childhood flashback despite being his twin sister, which should suggest that they were pretty close.)

I like this chick, though.

And that's it for now! Let me know if you'd like to see a part two though I might just go ahead and make it anyway

#admin talks #helluva boss #character design #background characters #I'd be excited to do the sea creature demons from Envy. they all have pretty damn sick designs #disclaimer: I don't know anything about the crew members who made the sonas. in case they're problematic or anything

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moobloom-mention · 7 months

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Tomorrow's Far Away (So Let Me Dream of the Paradise I Share With You Today)

Summary: Today is a good day.

At least, that's what the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, tells himself as he rests his head in a field of grass. In three months the Heavens will demand repayment for the damage Wukong has caused them, and Wukong will find grief and fury to be his only companions left.

But for now his eyes slip closed, enraptured by the beauty of his kingdom.

The weather's warm...trees are primed with fruit...there's endless shade to seek refuge beneath...and there's Macaque, lying peacefully beside him and an orange held in the palm of his hand.

Yeah, today's a good day.

A bit of Shadowpeach fluff because I feel like this fandom doesn't get enough of it.

Content Warning(s): Implied death. Fluff because I said so.

Word Count: 1641

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Today is a good day.

There seem to be many of those on Flower Fruit Mountain, Wukong thinks, but he supposes it'd be difficult to witness the antithesis when he lives on paradise itself.

Warm weather. Trees with a supply of fruit that never seems to end. Wildflowers, whose scent is always an accent on the wind. Endless shade.

He couldn't have asked for a better kingdom to call his.

A black tail sweeps over the grass and Wukong turns, nose wrinkled over the wet smack of lips that greets him unabashed.

Macaque, smug in nature, lays with his back pressed against the grass. His legs remain bent at the knee, a choice that any onlooker would presume to be designed from comfort, but one that Wukong knows is just an attempt to block the sun from his eyes. A half-bitten orange lingers in his right hand.

“Y’know, Wukong-” curiously, Macaque doesn’t hover the fruit above his hanfu as Wukong does with his peaches. Instead it’s held far from Macaque’s chest as though perturbed by the idea of juice dripping onto his clothes. Or worse- his fur.

One of our many differences, Wukong grins. He listens nonetheless.

"I'm startin' to suspect that you can't live without me."

"Pfft, as if!"

Wukong leaps over Macaque's knees, careful to avoid the mess of orange peels that still lay restful in the clearing's grass. The skin has yet to succumb to its fate beneath the Earth, confined in an odd state of limbo between protecting the orange’s heart and decomposition. Eventually flies will have their fill and ants will carry the gutted remains home, a process that won’t be immediate by any means. But Wukong doesn’t mind. In the eyes of an immortal, two days will pass like seconds.

His claws drip. They haven't yet dried from peeling the orange in the first place.

Wukong’s vision tips as he falls into the soft embrace of the grass clearing, turning onto his side to tap a claw against Macaque’s arm. He smiles at the way it triggers the growl of “-my fur- ” to worm its way from Macaque’s throat. “I think you got it backwards, bud. Last time I checked, I wasn’t the one asking for help with peeling an orange.”

Macaque blinks.

There’s that familiar spark of mischief.

“Actually, bud,” it almost feels like sin the way Macaque draws the word out. “You’re not the only one on this mountain capable of peeling oranges.”

“Ha! As if you of all people would replace me.”

“Could, would- already have.”

“Already?” Wukong asks, incredulously.

“Mhm.”

“Macaque!”

Wukong doesn’t need to look to know a satisfied smirk graces Macaque’s face. How unfair.

“Bet I could replace you,” he says and his eyes turn toward the sky. A cloud’s making its way through, small wisps of itself not far behind.

“Bet all you want,” Macaque shrugs. He sounds smug. “But you could never do it.”

Wukong’s gaze snaps back into focus at an instant, teeth bared in his preparation to defend the fact he totally could.

Macaque isn’t special. Nor is he unique in any way, shape, or form. In fact, Macaque looks-

Wukong hesitates.

Macaque looks...at peace. His eyes are closed, deceptive in a way Wukong finds no danger within. He knows it’d only take a poke to those eyelids to reveal Macaque’s eyes, bright and playful to accompany his complaint of Wukong’s impatience. That damned orange still waits in the palm of his hand- a silent offer that sings to the tune of his heart. If Wukong wanted to, he was welcome to take the remaining piece.

This is a ritualistic vacation away from their usual push and pull against one another.

Sometimes they fight. Sometimes they don’t.

Sometimes they just sit in a field of grass, laughing while Wukong peels oranges for Macaque.

It’s the little things like this that make the day good. His jaw closes with a defined click.

Wukong couldn’t replace Macaque if he’d tried.

“You’re lonely,” Macaque says, not unkind. A bird squawks from the sky above. “And you know me too well.”

“Lonely?” he echoes, if only to taste the word on his tongue.

Wukong isn’t “lonely”. He’s just...a creature of company. And who wouldn’t be with millions of unique souls inhabiting the mortal plane? He isn’t lonely. The word just happens to coincide with his other cacophony of adjectives like “ambitious” and “impulsive”.

“Just don’t wanna take the time to get to know someone else like this.”

The sentence feels cold on his tongue. He doesn’t want to talk about this anymore.

He tugs at Macaque’s arm and beckons the other to scoot closer to him.

There’s a knowing look that aims itself at Wukong’s silent demand that Wukong can’t find himself to care for; he wouldn’t have initiated their close proximity if he didn’t already have an excuse on his lips.

“’m cold,” Wukong says.

“I think you’re just clingy.”

Macaque’s shoulders bump against his all the same.

Wukong hums, forcing himself to still as Macaque’s fingers begin to pluck gently at the fur on Wukong’s arm. It’s nice; a feeling that warms his heart despite how many times they’ve done this before. Grooming isn't something new, after all.

Even still, it’ll never cease to amaze him how Macaque could be so willing to give affection in his own little ways- a kindness that Wukong prays will never end.

His eyes slip closed, content to rest there beneath the gentle hiss of wind and Macaque’s efforts to groom his thoroughly tangled fur. For all his denial of the claim “lonely”, his chest feels warmer than usual in the company of Macaque.

The world is quiet today.

Wukong’s eyes crack open. “Mihou?”

“Yeah?”

“Promise you’ll never leave?”

Macaque pulls hard enough on his fur for Wukong to cringe, the king’s mouth ajar if only to complain about the maltreatment he’s been forced to endure.

But the words never reach his throat, dead upon arrival as if speaking would impair his ability to comprehend the sight before him.

A genuine smile rests on the face of Liu’er Mihou, a rare and gentle thing. Wukong had grown so used to Macaque’s teasing grins and mocking smirks that the odd change of pace is a surprise; a delightful one at that. It looks good on you, Wukong thinks. He hopes this won’t be the last time he sees it.

“I’ll stay for as long as you let me. ‘sides, the little ones don't peel them like you do.”

“They don’t,” Wukong agrees and feels giddy. He’s seen plenty of little ones peel oranges just like him; after all he’d taught a handful of them how to do it in the first place. It doesn’t matter.

Macaque choses him.

His eyes slip closed once more, a breathless “thank you” on his lips for this moment of peace.

In three months the memory of today will be but a gentle sorrow, a thought that occurs as Wukong sits, isolated within a furnace that cares not for the lone tear it turns into steam. He’s learned that such unconditional kindness in the world is a gift he’s uncertain will ever cross his path again; a gift he hopes his hands won’t destroy.

In seven-thousand months Wukong’s concerns will be confirmed and for once his shadow will be forcefully removed from his side and condemned to Hell. For weeks he stands in silence with tears he doesn’t deserve to shed softening the dirt below him; his brothers tenderly wipe the blood from Wukong’s staff if only because grief is an odd thing, an invisible enemy that manifests itself in the words that lay ill-claim to Liu’er Mihou’s subject of character.

And long after Wukong resides as the last living soul to witness his “Journey to the West”, he’ll find himself perched quietly before the tallest peak of Flower Fruit Mountain- a tradition he uptakes to soothe his successor's claims that “retirement doesn’t mean you have a right to be all cooped up and boring-!”. Wukong chirps his usual bout of banter, acting disgruntled despite the solace he finds in escaping the lonely cave he’d tended to for centuries in order to meditate outside. It’s in these early hours of peace and darkness a small lemon Wukong had plucked from the market the day before will witness his attempts to meditate, silent and judgmental of the way Wukong can never find his focus for too long. He’s too merciful with the glances he casts toward the rising sun, a game and endless quest to compare the star’s rising figure to how brightly Macaque’s eyes had shone every time Wukong peeled an orange for him.

It’ll always be odd how Wukong can never find himself warm enough beneath the sun’s rays; guilt and loneliness are cold companions- cruel in their reminders of what Wukong had been so careless to destroy. He’ll take a bite from the lemon once the sun finally rises above the volcanic moat surrounding Flower Fruit Mountain and recite a mantra that he’s grown to cling to like a lifeline.

“Today is a good day,” he’ll say and tell himself that it’s the lemon that feels so sour atop his tongue.

But first there's this moment, this fleeting tick of peace: Wukong lays flush against a sea of grass beside Macaque, whose own eyes have begun to droop, and he braids the grass that rests at his fingertips. Macaque, who cares not for the tongue that pokes from his lip in his attempts to focus, continues to comb through patches of familiar, scarred fur. It isn’t long before he too finds himself lost to the temptation of sleep.

Not far from them, a butterfly perches atop a flower. The world sits quiet.

They won't wake for another hour.

Wukong prays they never do.

#lego monkie kid #lmk fic #shadowpeach #lmk sun wukong #lmk macaque #fluff #fanfic #sun wukong #six eared macaque #i am totally normal about them

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lazaruspiss · 8 months

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So, I'm writing a long fanfic based around the characterizations of the various Bats in the 80s-00s time frame, and Nightwing is gonna be important but I don't have a good grasp of his personality yet. I'm currently reading through The Resurrection of Ras Al Ghul, but that and a few of the 2016 issues are all I've got to go off of right now.

Do you have any comics you'd recommend for getting a good grasp of his personality and general vibes?

I'd also be happy to read any kind of ramble about his personality/appeal you feel like writing. Having read your fanfiction I feel like (sincere compliment:) you are the exact kind of unhinged I want to get character opinions from.

(Also you mentioned Dick being in the mob which sounds Very Fun and I wanna know what titles so I can read that)

-redhoodinternaldialectical on anon cause sideblog

ok first of all. im flattered. i feel so powerful rn.

and second of all... my 'to read' list is embarrassingly long, and dick's been around and in a lot of comics so i have a lot of trouble keeping up ;-; but i will try my best!!

The New Teen Titans gets recommended a lot as a starting point for Dick as Nightwing, and while i havent read much of it, the stuff i have read has been pretty solid and i get why its so popular.

Nightwing 1996 is my personal go to comic for Dick, mainly bc it was his first real solo run. (it's often listed as "volume 2" of nightwing, but volume 1 aka Nightwing 1995 was really more of a test drive just to see if they should make a Nightwing solo series) It's also where Dick joins the mob! although that came off the tail end of a lot of different plot points.

(This is a bit unrelated, but in general I think knowing a bit of irl context to certain comic events is important. Like, at one point Bludhaven is nuked off the map. It doesn't make sense, and it was most likely due to some higher up DC nonsense. And Nightwing 1996's second annual is written by a man. etc etc.)

... I actually have a guide I've been working on, main reasons being quick reference for what happens where, and that writing these things down helps me remember them better

as you can probably tell, I still have a ways to go. looking at this now i'm starting to realize that i am really down bad for him lol

Mobbed Up (where Dick gets adopted by a random mob boss who took one look at his depressed mug as he was getting fired from the police force and said "new son?") is issues #107-111

I feel like I should get back to character thoughts.

Dick on his own is deeply serious, he has a job to do and it's incredibly important that he does it right. In the beginning this serves as an invaluable asset, but as he loses more people it starts to turn into more destructive. A trait that is morphed by his traumas into obsessiveness.

Dick when Tim comes to visit (or just when he's around people he cares about) is a bit softer, it's subtle, but it shows that he's aware of/cares for the people around him.

Dick with Bruce around seems to worry so much about proving himself, about being seen as a respectable peer, that it backfires into making him come off more insecure and as a bit of a "rebellious teen". (which is exactly what he's trying to avoid when he strikes out on his own) I've read various arcs and issues but I haven't actually read any focused on Dick and Bruce aside from the ones towards the beginning, so I'm sure their relationship must change, but this is how they were when Dick had first moved to Blud.

I feel like Bludhaven is also important to talk about. It's very much meant to be "Gotham, but worse". It's a place that even Batman wouldn't bother with, a place beyond saving. I'm... kind of breaking my own heart, thinking about how much Dick put into this city, only to. To fail? In a sense? A hero's home city isn't usually obliterated like that. The only other example that comes to mind is Hal Jordan's, and Hal literally went insane and became a space terrorist to bring it back. Dick is just... forced to move on.

And Dick goes back to NYC. Nightwing patrolling Gotham with any regularity feels very modern. He shows up when there's a major event and DC wants to capitalize on having a bunch of names in the same series, and he shows up when something drastic changes (like a new robin, or a death). Dick has however spent a lot of time in NYC, either because of the Titans or because. yknow. home go boom.

Anyways. Arc recs. Unironically I need you to read Brothers in Blood. Get past the initial gross out factor of Tentatodd and it's a great look at Jason and Dick's relationship. This is #118-122 and right after Bludhaven gets nuked. Dick has just experienced the lowest lows that one could low. Jason seems to know all about it, and tries to help in the worst way possible. Jason is right and blunt and convoluted and so so insecure about where he stands with Dick. Dick doesn't know where he stands with Jason either, on account of all the murder, and his tactless approach to trying to confront Dick on the copious amounts of trauma that Dick is dealing with. BiB is my Jaydick bible.

I'd also say to just give the first few arcs a shot. Beginnings are meant for introductions! It gives a good sense of who Dick is, why he's here, and what his goals are. Exposition baby! And I'm once again thinking about how ultimately Dick kind of fails said goals. I love him but he makes me so emo. Blockbuster has also been his main villain since the beginning, up until. Yknow. He became deader than his namesake. There's also a few fear toxin based issues that are good for. well. understanding what his fears are. There's also a fear toxin scene in Batman: Orphans, but i'll just reblog the post i made of it so u don't have to read that one. The art is fun, the story is weird and just kinda. meh.

#60 is when Dick joins the force. The beginning of the end, so to speak, but we don't meet Catalina until #71.

#93 is That Issue. The infamous rape scene. The thing about his time with Catalina is that it was almost definitely meant to be explored for what it was- an abusive relationship. But DC wanted Nightwing in an event. It doesn't have any satisfactory end, Bruce (DC) calls Dick to fight in Gotham. He does. His story falls to the wayside for the bigger title. The worst thing that can happen to a DC character IMO is getting a Batman crossover. There was supposed to be an entire arc dedicated to what would happen to Dick in this abusive relationship. But we got 2 issues. And War Games. It pisses me off to absolutely no end. DC needed more mouths to kiss the ground that Batman walks on. They don't give a damn about the stories that exist outside their cash cow.

After all that, eventually Dick is back to his utterly depressing life. He joins the mob, finds a family, bad things happen to said family. (Mobbed Up, #107-111) He wants to protect the daughter, Sophia Tevis, and then Slade holds Sophia hostage to get Dick to teach his daughter Rose how to fight. He does, but he also teaches Rose how to question authority (aka her dad). Slade is not happy about that, and nukes Bludhaven. (Renegade, #112-117) See my earlier note about IRL reasons for dumbass plot points.

Nightwing 1996 has 2 annual issues (despite running for much longer than 2 years). The first annual is a fun murder mystery and i think a good look into how Dick handles relationships. He also reads as very aromantic/demiromantic who doesn't know it yet, but maybe that's just me, lol. the second annual is dog shit. Mark Andreyko can get bent, it sucked total ass and isn't worth reading.

#asks #redhoodinternaldialectical #this isnt the /most/ well organized but i hope it was at least a little helpful #now to go find the batman orphans post i mentioned

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Hooray! Barrage attack!

1. Are you thinking of pitching this as a show? Or as a comic series? Or have you not decided fully yet? What shenanigans are they gonna be up to?

2. How long have you had your OCs for? What inspired you to make them, and what were their previous incarnations?

3. How did Sonnet and Lithium meet? Does Sonnet know he's... *underneath breath* kind of a stupid idiot? Or does she love him for that?

4. How does fashion work for robots? Since a lot of them have stuff like wire-tails and bright colors. Or does it not really affect them?

- 🔌

P.S: Do you have any tips for escaping... "debt collectors"? I may have accidentally pissed off the... "insurance company".

okay Hi im taking a short break from drawing thangs to answer this :) 1. I don't think i'd ever pitch any of my personal oc stories as a TV show or film. I don't like the idea of losing control and copyright of a story so near and dear to me and esp with the current state media is in a lot of stuff would be censored/edited and because I don't live in the states pitching an animated show or film would probably be near impossible for a story like this anyway. A comic on the otherhand is something im genuinely considering, I'd have to figure out the plot fully and find the time to do something like that as well. The story was written to be easily made into a comic format though. 2. These specific robot characters I've only actually had for like,,, 7 months? A lot of work has gone into them in that time span tho. But I'm sorry there isn't a huge timeline where I'm like "I drew my first robot in 2008 and that is where tandy begun" I kinda always had a background interest in robots that just needed the right spark. Back in 2020 I did some AU art of already existing characters as robots (if you know who these are, hi) but these weren't really proper characters, just a fun art prompt.

But I bought Tandy as an adoptable back last september by the artist @acid-redux heres the original design I bought here:

It's actually by a pretty slim chance that I bought this guy! I saw the character a couple months earlier and decided not to buy him initially and came back, saw it was unsold and thought about it. Even after some people told me it wasn't worth the money to buy it I decided to buy him anyway. I said I had "ideas" for him, and that I did. This is the first drawing I ever did of Tandy, if you're wondering if there's like any art earlier than this like sketches or anything I don't really do that when it comes to drawing characters a lot of the time I just go right in. (also the most recent for comparison)

But yeah I totally fell in love with the character after that! I was instantly keen on doing a story with him though with who or what was debatable. Initially he had literally nobody to interact with, I was already openly objectum at this point so the earliest drawings of him show him interacting with computers.

My bestie Marty tho @bytevamp did a character trade with me and I asked if he could design me a character to interact with Tandy, all I specified was a computer robot that wasn't too close in model as Tandy and he made me Sierra :) his design alongside my first drawing of her:

this was the first drawing of Tandy and Sierra interacting. Tandy doesn't act this meekly in the current story and Sierra is a lot nicer than this to Tandy initially.

and after that I had a third robot that I still haven't found a proper place in my story/introduced him properly. His name is just "Tinbot" and he was meant to be a robot Sierra and Tandy help get back on its feet. I might have plans in the future for him but in the meantime he's on the backburner. (side note wtf is Tandy wearing)

I'd be here all day if I were to say all the robots vs their initial designs. I usually have other people design my robot characters though (sometimes in exchange for robot characters I designed) in the story the robots are built by different people so having a mix of people design them would better give that impression in my mind. My robot characters I design personally usually come from me scribbling ideas on a procreate canvas, saving them for later and if I can't stop thinking about that one robot I drew I'll fully design them, Lithium's first drawing was in the corner of one of these random sketches, something about his lack of fingers and him telling someone to KYS really spoke to me.

3. Speaking of Lithium... I had a few ideas rattling in my brain for how they met, It was either through Cathy, through Max or Lithium met Sonnet while she was working and went OO TINY ROBOT.

As for whether Sonnet realises Lithium is a bit of a dipshit, she's fully aware of his behaviour as much as anyone else is but prefers to view him through his more positive traits. Lithium isn't irredeemable or anything, Tandy just really really hates him

4. Fashion with robots is funny, the tails don't really come into play as much since they usually just stick them over their waistband or cut a hole in their pants since their cables aren't super big. I will say one thing that I don't think I've said before is that robots can actually remove their cable tails and stick them back on when they need to charge or whatever. But if you had the option to have a tail I think most people would say yes, and robots decide that as well. Phillip and Newton decide to do this a lot, Phillip is almost never seen with his tail and Newton takes it on n off or just sticks it in his pants where it doesn't stick out since its shorter. As for colour choice robots don't have any distinct reason to choose the colours they do? Some might prefer high contrast clothing or lighter coloured clothing if their eyesight is better suited for clothes like that.

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Thundercats (1985) Headcanons

As per my last post this is entirely conjecture based exclusively on the 1985 cartoon and nothing else. I have never watched the 2011 show or read the comic.

Reader beware, you're in for.... a lot

Thunderans in general

They have tails. idc what the show says they have tails. Some of them have lost their tails, in battle or otherwise. Will note which characters have which.

They can purr and hiss. Also they slow blink to show affection (like real cats!)

Wildly different heights from canon. Might update with height chart to elaborate later.

OG Thundercats all come from nobility and their paranatural abilities are a noble bloodline thing.

Thundera homophobic? It's more likely than you think. You know we love to hurt ourselves.

Lion-o

Was 12 when Thundera was destroyed. 17 after being sent to Third Earth. 20 when they discover the new Thundercats.

Autistic Himbo who loves ancient history. Could spend hours every day studying ancient history and views what little remains of First Earth as a treasure trove of ancient mysteries.

Bisexual. Had a crush on Cheetara as a teen, but once the new Thundercats showed up he fell head over heels for Bengali.

Cis man (he/him)

Speaking of which, marries Bengali, who he adores. He would die for his wife but he won't let him.

Has a tail. It only reaches his knees so is fairly out of the way.

Grew up feeling very isolated in the palace. There were servants, sure, and his nanny Snarf and mentor Jaga, but rarely got time to leave the palace and didn't interact much with his parents. He'll do about anything to get people to like him and fears the people closest to him will eventually abandon him.

Survivor's Guilt hits heavy when someone says to your face "we cannot save these people, we are prioritizing you". Even worse when your mentor dies to save your life.

Loves going camping and spending time in the wilderness. He picked up many survivalist tips from the people of Third Earth. He hates being cooped up inside and is slightly claustrophobic, and roughing it out in the woods every so often keeps him happy and calm.

Every so often he comes to Lynx-o just to ask him about his father, about Thundera's history. Lynx-o likes any excuse to tell his stories to people who haven't heard them a hundred times already.

Tygra

Was 20 when Thundera was destroyed. 25 on Third Earth. 28 when they find the new Thundercats

Gay gay homo sexual gay

Cis man (he/him)

Perfectionist with self-destructive tendencies. Addictive personality (both drug abuse episodes in the series were about Tygra, much to think about)

Has a tail. It used to be longer but he lost around half of it in an incident he still doesn't like to talk about.

Long term relationship with Panthro, they get married on Third Earth

Adopts the Thunderkittens along with Panthro. These two are the first the kittens turn to for parenting and comfort. At first they don't want to broach the topic in case the kittens get hurt but the kittens approach them after hearing Bengali and Pumyra talk about how Lynx-o has become a father to them and they call him dad sometimes.

Had strict, demanding parents who expected nothing less of perfection from him in everything he did: architecture, gymnastics, science, mental abilities, all of it. He regularly burned himself out trying to earn their approval until he became a Thundercat, at which point he ignored all contact from his family.

Had a hero crush on Panthro for a very long time, thought he'd grown out of it but when he became a Thundercat and began seeing Panthro in person it changed into a real romantic attraction.

Had multiple casual flings before actually dating Panthro.

Views Bengali as a little sibling, he sees his own naivety in relationships in her and wants to protect her but also they pick fights with each other a lot (mostly Bengali starts fights tbh).

Panthro

Was 29 when Thundera was destroyed. 34 on Third Earth. 37 when they found the new Thundercats.

Gay asf look at that harness. In the 80s??? That is a gay man

Cis man (he/him)

Had a tail, but it was cropped when he went down the route of becoming a fighter. A tail is just another weak point.

For relationship and adoption of kittens, see Tygra's entry above.

His and Tygra's relationship has been strained and they separated shortly before Thundera's destruction due to tension, but never stopped loving each other. Got back together shortly afterward.

He's not very good at expressing his deeper feelings, especially love and fear. This has been a source of tension in his and Tygra's relationship but it's mostly because Tygra can't see the way Panthro looks at him when he isn't looking at Panthro.

Grew up in a competitive household with a brother who would hurt him for fun, and always got away with some excuse or other. His brother was the golden child while he was often left out of the spotlight.

Actually pretty good friends with Bengali, they often end up working in the same spaces on their projects and occasionally collaborate on new gear.

Cheetara

Was 27 when Thundera was destroyed. 32 on Third Earth. 35 when they found the new Thundercats.

Bisexual

Cis woman (she/her)

Has a tail almost as long as her legs. Uses it for balance while she's running.

Has been athletic all her life, she finds comfort and destresses by working out regularly. Sometimes forgets her duties and responsibilities because she gets so in the zone.

Cheetara and Pumyra spend a lot of time working out together, both being more athletic than the other Thundercats, and developed feelings towards each other through athletic competition.

Goes on a morning run every day, usually to the Tower of Omens to go see her girlfriend.

She used to resent her psychic abilities, back on Thundera she was often made to use them as essentially a party trick despite how exhausted and hurt she would get afterward. As such she barely practiced using them. On Third Earth she was only rarely called upon to use them, only in emergency, and always given time and help to recover afterwards. She slowly grew to appreciate her ability and began to practice it until she could execute it more safely.

Struggles with feeling valuable when she isn't being useful, but has difficulty telling that to the others to get the support she needs as she's used to having to support herself.

Pumyra is her "exCUSE me, she asked for NO PICKLES" girlfriend.

Wilykit

Was 8 when Thundera was destroyed. 12 on Third Earth. 15 when they found the new Thundercats.

Still figuring herself out. She/her

Has a tail. Tries to take care of it, but with all the running around she and Kat do it's hard.

Has far more teenaged behavior than in the show. IDC what the show says those two are teens by s2 and dont talk or act like little kids anymore.

Usually the instigator of their shenanigans, especially the ones that land them in hot water.

She looks up to Panthro especially and often spends time watching and learning as he works on machines, even when she doesn't have to. Wants to build her own super cool vehicle, maybe with a sidecar for Wilykat.

She's the one who decided to talk to Tygra and Panthro about being adopted by them. They already had been, essentially, but nobody wanted to actually say anything in case feelings got hurt.

Wilykat

Was 8 when Thundera was destroyed. 12 on Third Earth. 15 when they found the new Thundercats.

Still figuring himself out. He/him

Has a tail.

See again: teen behavior. They still make poor decisions and can be childish, but they're not little kids anymore.

He's the first to break when they get in trouble, he's a bit more sensitive than his sister.

He doesn't start shenanigans, he just has very poor judgement and emotional control and will often make bad choices especially when he's angry.

Most likely to argue with the others, but also the first to apologize once he's cooled down.

Cheetara takes him under her wing in a sense and teaches him how to use exercise as an outlet for his excess energy. Tygra joins them too every so often, happy to see his adoptive kid enjoying himself.

Snarf

Age indeterminate.

He/him

Has a habit of still treating Lion-o like he's a child, even after he's a fully grown man and officially Lord of the Thundercats. Lion-o doesn't mind most of the time.

Much grayer in the face than the show depicts.

Doesn't really like sleeping in his own bed, will nap pretty much wherever in common areas so if something happens he can know about it.

Spends a lot of time worrying about something bad happening to Lion-o, especially when he can't come with and has to guard Cat's Lair.

Often thinks about retiring to the planet of Snarfs but can't bring himself to leave. He does retire eventually but mostly stays on Third Earth with the Thundercats he's gotten so attached to. Regularly visits the other Snarfs.

Initially distrustful of Bengali but has grown to like him, especially after seeing how happy he makes Lion-o.

Lynx-o

Was 50 when Thundera was destroyed. 58 when found by the Berserkers.

Kind of beyond dating for the moment, but prefers men.

Cis man (he/him)

Has a tail, but it's a bobtail like real lynx.

Was a martial arts instructor on Thundera, highly adept at most forms of hand to hand combat.

Never intended to be a father but after meeting Pumyra and then Bengali, has developed intense paternal instincts. He'll adopt everyone in this team if he has to.

Tygra and Panthro made up some braille signs for doorways and equipment for when Lynx-o visits Cats Lair.

As a young fighter on Thundera had a huge hero crush on Jaga. Used to be embarrassed by it but honestly is beyond that by now. Nobody's sure how to tell him Jaga's spirit is kind of hanging around still and can hear Lynx-o talk about him like that.

Will randomly approach Pumyra, Bengali, and/or Snarfer and drop Dad Lore before walking away. Those three are still trying to piece together his life story based entirely on Dad Lore Drops.

Pumyra

Was 21 when Thundera was destroyed. 29 when found by the Berserkers.

Lesbiab. Lesbiam. Less bien. Girls

Trans woman (she/her)

Has a tail. Sometimes grabs it by accident when she's going for her belt/sling.

Not really a specialist in any area beyond her athleticism, takes interest in learning as many skills as she thinks could be useful. Combat, first aid medicine, building, hunting and fishing, crafting clothes and tools. She'll climb the walls if she isnt learning and practicing some new skill or other.

Views Bengali and Snarfer as her little siblings, for better or worse. Was the first to be essentially adopted by Lynx-o and is the oldest of the three.

Short tempered, and just plain short. She's around Bengali's height- he is also short.

Sometimes spars with Cheetara. Always claims it's for training, but really she just wants an excuse to engage in homoerotic battle with a taller, stronger woman.

Lived stealth on Thundera, Lynx-o helping connect her with the medical assistance necessary to help her transition.

Speaking of which, once their survival needs were met her new biggest worry was not being able to get estrogen anymore. Once the Thundercats arrived she realized she could use the medical database and computers along with material found on Third Earth to create a new, steady supply.

(if they can solve all their problems with magic and if science can make shit like invincible superpowers real in this universe [i.e. the ep where vultureman does just that], i think sustainable HRT isn't too big of an ask)

Bengali

Was 17 when Thundera was destroyed. 25 when found by the Berserkers.

Genderfluid (he/him or she/her, depending on the day. Mostly prefers he/him) Gay (just likes men)

Had a tail. Lost her tail in an accident. Doesn't mind because without it he can show off his ass better.

Eventually marries Lion-o. Fell in love the moment he laid eyes on Lion-o. Anyone else notice throughout the series Bengali says that "Lion-o needs us" to do XYZ thing, when he means the team as a whole needs them to do it? His first line on seeing Lion-o is him stammering.

Didn't start experimenting with gender until Third Earth, at which point went nuts w it. Loves being called the Queen after marrying Lion-o. She doesn't have a name for it but it's essentially what we'd call genderfluid. Sometimes feels fem, sometimes masc, sometimes neither or both.

Grew up in an isolated tribe of Tygrans called the Ben-Gal whose culture was distinct from other Thunderans. They're smaller than other Tygrans and more likely to be born with white fur instead of orange.

Apprenticed at a forge from a young age at his parents' insistence (his father was a former blacksmith and wanted his kid to follow in his footsteps). Was something of a prodigy.

Entered a secret relationship as a teenager with one of the smiths working the forge who was in his twenties. When his parents found out, they kicked him out. His "boyfriend" refused to take him in and he ran away to the capital where he met Pumyra and Lynx-o, who took him in and tried their best to keep him safe. Pumyra became an adoptive older sister of sorts and Lynx-o was a father figure to both of them.

Partied hard after running away. Faked ID to get into clubs and drink and hit on men too old for him. His self destruction only really stopped when Thundera was destroyed and he lived for 7/8 years on an island with nothing but his found family and two Berbils.

She has adopted Snarfer as her baby brother and if anything were to happen to him she'd break the code of Thundera and end lives.

Snarfer

10 years old.

He/him

The fridge at the Tower of Omens is covered in his drawings.

Has a habit of standing in the room with people he wants attention from and just staring at them until they pay him attention. He has accidentally scared the others countless times doing this. The only one immune is Lynx-o, who will always eventually start up a conversation.

Listens to music as he does chores since it helps him focus on doing the work. The others don't really get his taste but if he's happy they're happy.

Has something of a know-it-all attitude but kind of grows out of it as he gets older.

Ropes the others into playing games with him. Hide and seek is his favorite but he needs to be careful because one time he fell asleep in his hiding spot and when they couldn't find him they were beside themselves and Bengali was about to disassemble the Tower before Snarfer woke up and came out of hiding.

#thundercats (1985)#thundercats #lion-o #tygra #panthro #cheetara #wilykit #wilykat #thunderkittens #snarf #lynx-o #pumyra #bengali #snarfer

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