#FIRST DEMAND:

[triflesandparsnips]

fanfic trope ratings! I'd be interested in your opinion on: whump? fairytale au? deageing? trapped together by Circumstances (ie weather)? thank you have a lovely day <3

EXCELLENT TROPE RATING MEME QUESTIONS I have been forced to self-reflect and have made some Important Discoveries:

whump - I had long held the sort of background belief that I was C or D-ish with regard to whump -- I survived X-Files, Buffy, and HP fandom without succumbing; I thought I was safe.

And then: Bucky Barnes.

I have now come to realize that for the last ten years, I have been B- and, in fact, sometimes even A-rating fics where a character must endure the worst horrors an author can inflict because there is still, despite everything, the small and aching flame of hope that grows from knowing that Despite All This, They Survive.

...the downside for everyone else is that now I try to get others to write more of it for me. (See: the accurate historical medical horror essay. When I, uh. Finish it.)

fairytale AU - An absolute A -- if it really goes all in. I'm not particularly a fan of the one-to-one rendering -- if I get a straightforward "Cinderella" with just the names replaced, for instance, I'm likely to lose all trust in the author and exit the story with extreme dissatisfaction.

But when a writer really gets it, gets what makes fairytales and why we tell them important-- gets that the act of transferring the tropes and lessons and magic from those stories to our stories is the entire point--

It's awe-inspiring, and so so beautifully human on an entirely metatextual level, and I love it. Examples that came to mind as I was typing include Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad and @mia-ugly and @pinehutch's Frenchie-POV story "Transformative Work".

deaging - Probably a B. I don't seek it out, but I don't kick it out of bed for eating crackers. Humorous deaging I may briefly enjoy and then go on my way-- but I'm much more likely to get invested, or rate a particular story higher, if the author uses the deaging as a way to explore the childhood of darker characters, or as a way to delve deeper into the characters suddenly now responsible for a tiny human.

When they hit me right, they stick with me: @toli-a's Marvel fic "pull apart the dark" is a deaging fic with lines I still think of often.

trapped by Circumstances - ...YES.

A+.

GIVE THEM ALL TO ME.

IS THERE ONLY ONE BED WHERE THEY'RE TRAPPED? OR MAYBE SOME DARK MAGIC WON'T RELEASE THEM UNTIL THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS? I DON'T CARE.

(I CARE EXTRAVAGANTLY.)

I AM THE READER WHO GETS EXCITED BY TWO CAKES AND I AM NOT LEAVING THIS BAKERY UNTIL MY DEMANDS ARE MET.

#FIRST DEMAND: #I NEED EVERYONE EMOTIONALLY CONSTIPATED #meme me #fandom tropes

[wafflesex]

Jade as a Pomeranian... who Azul hates bringing on business trips...

#twisted wonderland #twst #jade leech #azul ashengrotto #octavinelle #the plot twist is that Floyd actually behaves #he just demands all the free inflight snacks #Jade meanwhile goes rabid to embarrass Azul in first class #my art

[zombie-bait]

i cannot conceive of a universe without you in it

Fellas is it gay to give yourself a lobotomy to possibly preserve the soul of your one and only companion who died to save you? Asking for a friend

#gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #harrow the ninth spoilers #the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #gideon nav #griddlehark #yes theyre all i think about now #Its a bit insane #These sad lesbians mean so much to me #I think harrow deserves like 300 hugs #And maybe a kiss from Gideon #And also a body to herself #Those are my demands Tamsyn Muir #Harrow really is THE fucked up little guy #The locked tomb fanart #harrow the ninth fanart #harrow the first

[makeagoodgirlbad]

🥀✨ self portrait: an ass that begs to be grabbed ✨🥀

#mine #by popular demand #minors dni #spankable bottom #daddy asked #🥺🥺🥺 #attention wh0r3 #first photo post #be nice 🫣

[sleepinglionhearts]

started reading one piece lads

[based on the stinky baby cat song you know the one]

#doodles #one piece #one piece art tag #tony tony chopper #monkey d. luffy #usopp #one piece nami #vinsmoke sanji #roronoa zoro #nico robin #amazing here i am w my first finished page of one piece nonsense #watch out bc there will be more #hopefully in like better quality but what can i say really #the idea took me and demanded to be slapped onto the paper #please enjoy the silliness and know that chopper's indignant yelling is growing louder and louder with each lyric

[nelkcats]

It's a Match!

Being the King of the Infinite Realms didn't really give you many dating options. There were no candidates who weren't committed or completely sincere, and Danny was feeling sensitive those days so he was frustrated. The Observants telling him to get a partner to create a "better future" and offering horrible options was especially infuriating those days, he wished they would stop meddling in his life.

Sam and Tucker, seeing the halfa's frustration did what any friend would do in such a situation: They created a profile for him on a dating app. Although they didn't notice that when they connected it to Technus' Internet the app started taking "candidates" from other dimensions that had it.

Despite not trusting it much at first, Danny eventually embraced the idea and very quickly connected with "Jason Todd" who claimed to be a zombie. Danny thought it was funny and told him he was a ghost, which Jay obviously didn't believe. Ironically, they matched because of the "I died" jokes on their profiles.

The only problem was when Jason asked to meet (he was absolutely convinced that Danny was either homeless or living on the streets due to his refusal to send pictures from home and wanted to feed him) and Danny didn't know how to tell him that he didn't know what dimension he was in.

#dpxdc #dead on main #The Observants are demanding Danny to find a partner #They gave him options #terrible options #some demons #some gods #people not even his age #Danny hated it #dp x dc #dc x dp #Sam and Tucker decided to help #and it worked more or less #Jason thinks Danny is homeless or something similar #Danny refuses to ask Clockwork for help #he knows his mentor would mock him about it #Clockwork would #deadonmain #the Observants just wanted to control Danny through his partner at first #But after Danny rejected all their options they took it as a challenge #Danny want a sincere marriage not an arranged marriage

[nibbelraz]

Imagining the airplane extras in the Shang Twins au is so funny because imagine you think finally your brother is standing up to this demon thats been running you to ground and all he does is pinch his cheeks and say the most wild incoherent shit known to man before leaving

#svsss #shang qinghua #mobei jun #moshang #scum villian self saving system #scum villains self saving system #scum villain #scum villain's self saving system #Shang twins #Shang brothers #I would also lose it if i was in his shoes but also throughout all this im 99 percent sure OG SQH still knows his brother is still into MBJ #like at first hes like HAHA FINALLY YOU GOT OVER HIM and then he winds down and says how cool he is after demanding mbj to call him daddy #like i would also be so tired #btw Airplane bro was the one that went to save Mobei and was the only one invited #OG Shang Qinghua popped in to save his brother because as a conniving bastard himself he knew Linguang Jun was plotting #my art #nibbelraz

[bluewaterhigh2005]

no other game in the world is laced with anything nearly as addictive as whatever the fuck dragon age 2 is laced with. kirkwall is a shitty evil flop city and i will never ever leave it

#doing act 3 rn demanding they make me viscount at every opportunity. i couldn't fix this place but i'd have fun making it worse #first time not siding with the mages and it feels BAD #but anyway. hey girls did you know that ummm you die or i die either way the story's done #liljana.txt

[mischieviem]

Some castiel doodles to reign in the new year!

#castiel #supernatural #dean and cas #destiel #castiel fanart #mischieviem #my art #endverse cas #endverse castiel #ralsei bunt meme #because my girlfriend demanded it #someone requested Castiel bleeding and dying so blame them not me #i drew cas in cowboy hat first because im visiting family in the south rn #weed smorking castiel #are you high? #generally yeah #im your huckleberry #castiel staring contest #dean and castiel's profound bond

[skumhuu]

✨👑 Throne 👑✨ pages 11-12

Beginning

< • >

#sku art #throne comic #unsympathetic killer #unsympathetic nightmare #dreammare #soft bad end #tasty bad end #Dubcon touching #fear #horror #at last the truth of nightmare’s castle is revealed #it was never a castle in the first place #but instead #the trees of the twins old forest full of ambient magic bending to Nightmare’s whims #he never found an old au and took it over #he never built anything #the world bends to his demands #Dream is understandably horrified #there is death in the walls #so much negativity that it’s snuffed out his magic #Nightmare is very pleased with this outcome 👀😏

[aevris]

bird batch number one! these are open as commissions on twitter, feel free to ping me over there and i'll get to your request at some point :")

#i can't keep up with messages there and here - if demand cools down on twitter i'll officially open them here #10000 hours rule i feel bad for people whose slots i got to first and therefore their pieces aren't as good as the most recent ones. sorry. #avian #anthro #anthro bird #(sorta?)

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

There is a cyclic tragedy inherent to Mori's character wherein he's actually a deeply lonely man, but it's mostly because his resolve to do morally reprehensible things and think of people as pieces on the game board is something he prioritizes over his relations with those very same people, and this inevitably pushes them away (for very understandable reasons). And it kind of sucks honestly because the most frustrating thing about Mori is that he 100% has the potential to be a fantastic teacher and mentor, and more than that, I think he loves it! Just look at Beast! But for as long as he decides he needs to be the one to make "the hard calls" to "preserve peace", then Mori will inevitably continue in this cycle of alienating all the people he has a fondness for.

I do feel as though Mori's loneliness is something he views as a necessary sacrifice that he is making for the greater good (and if he is so willing to sacrifice, then Dazai's unwillingness to do the same comes out of left field because - "what do you mean? you're supposed to be just like me!").

Anyways.

Mori voice: "I'm so alone"

Also Mori: *continues to prioritize pure logic over the emotions of his people and himself*

The people: *get rightly angry and/or become extremely traumatized and leave him*

Mori voice: "I did what needed to be done"

Mori: "..."

Mori: "..."

Mori: "I'm so alone"

Sir. You are doing this to yourself.

#thing is he works well as a mafia boss because those people who take orders know in advance they are going to be commanded #to do whatever is necessary #mori has cultivated strong bonds of loyalty so people like hirotsu and tachihara have no issue with doing what is demanded of them #since that is just what you do in the mafia. #but for people mori is closer with. his actions frequently feel like betrayal to them. because that may be how you treat a soldier #but it's not how you treat a child a mentee or a friend. #the thing i want to know is why he thinks being ruthless in the service of yokohama's peace is his own personal responsibility #in the first place #bsd #bsd mori #bsd meta #<- sort of. i'm mostly just rambling #storyrambles

[justletmescrolll]

I beat pathologic 2, oh my god i love plague

#pathologic #pathologic 2 #they yassified my boys.. i have to learn how to draw them all over again #but not until i replay the game like 3 more times hooly shit #their in-game portraits demanded being painted first though i love harsh side lighting

[thestarfishface]

Baldur's Gate 3 Companions

Finally pulled myself away from the game to finish drawing these cuties~ I didn't think that BG3 was going to suck me in quite so much, but I've had the game for a month and have logged over 100 hours in it already WHOOPS. (I very rarely play games for >100hrs so this is impressive for me ok)

I'll have these available as stickers and acrylic standees soon- but for now, enjoy the babies~

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #gale bg3 #astarion bg3 #lae'zel bg3 #shadowheart bg3 #wyll bg3 #karlach bg3 #gale is my fave I love the cute wizard man #him karlach and astarion were my squad through my entire first playthrough #I severely neglected the other three though so I'm remedying that in run 2 #also I will consider adding other characters if there's enough demand #friends have already demanded halsin so I'll prob do him after awa

[fictionadventurer]

Never underestimate the power of a good mediocre piece of fiction.

It's not deep. It's not mind-blowing. It's not going to blow you away with its layered character arcs and intricate themes. It's just a story that's just well-constructed enough that you're not going to be distracted by major flaws, and it's pleasant and relaxing and doesn't demand too much of you.

Those kind of stories are a vital part of any interior landscape.

#random thought of the day #books #anyway i just found a streaming '90s hallmark series that seems like it'll fit this niche perfectly #the entire first episode most of my thoughts were just what i said in this post #also to some extent kate stradling's books fill this niche for me #and to be clear in this instance mediocre is not an insult #it just means 'decently constructed non-demanding fiction that is beloved for that reason'

[ghost-bxrd]

Prompt:

Both Jason and Damian think the other has died during their time with the League.

Jason, in his grief, goes back to his plans of making Batman pay and beating his replacement into the ground.

Damian goes back to his assassin training like a madman, vowing to find the person who took Jason away from him.

It all gets a little complicated when he finds out Jason may not actually be dead at all.

#Jason raised Damian #Jason is Damian’s parent in all but genetics #you can either make Talia a villain or the one who tells Dami that Jason’s still alive #outcome is still the same because Damian goes hunting for Jason like a bloodhound #read: a scary competent baby of approx. nine years runs away and looks for his dad #no it’s not Batman sorry Bruce #Jason ‘I’m unhinged with grief’ Todd #he can’t go through with hurting Tim too much #he reminds him too much of Damian for that. #it’s all a clusterfuck #the batfam assume someone killed hood’s kid #which isn’t too far from the truth #then Dami shows up #dealer’s choice if he goes to Batman first and demands for them to bring his parent to him or he kills Alfred/dick/tim/barbara #or if he just straight up tries to find him himself #jason todd #batfamily #dick grayson #batfam #robin #bruce wayne #tim drake #red hood #batman #Batdad #parent jason todd #jason todd is a dad #Damian and Jason #prompts