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indigo-flightly-falls · 10 months

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can i have your ghosts/limbo mcyt headcannons please?

hehe yes :D

@10piecechickenmcnugget here ya go :D

So to explain how limbos work, I must explain how immortals work.

There are five classes of immortals: Gods, Entities, Protectors/Champions, Godlings, and Immortals themselves.

'Immortal' is a catchall term for the groups, because they may look similar at first, but are actually very different!

Gods are the most powerful. They are often the God/Goddess (both are gender neutral) of one or two specific things, but some cover more broad topics. There can be many gods for the same topic or thing, in which case they are referred to as 'Elder God of (blank) and New God of (blank)'.

Entities are kinda like eldritch beings or similar things. The Watchers/Listeners/Speakers are a good example of Entitles. Entities are almost as (if not more) powerful as most Gods/Goddesses.

Protectors/Champions are less powerful but still there. They aren't technically 'gods' but are like the next in line if said god were to vanish. They often have similar powers to their patron god, but weaker.

Godlings are a catch all term for beings that are Immortal, still have weak powers, but aren't gods themselves. This can mean the child of a god who doesn't have powers of their own, a random guy on the street who can heal people or speak to the dead, or anybody in between.

Immortals are players who don't die of old age. One does not need to be a god/entity/protector/godling to be immortal, but you need to be immortal to be one of those. The way I've worked this out is that the longer a player survives, the higher the chance of permadeath. If a player has survived twice as long as normal, they'll probably be branded immortal. Honestly there's no way to know for sure so it's basically an 'innocent until proven guilty' deal.

This doesn't mean Immortals can't die, however. Things like god/battle related deaths, sickness, glitches, etc can still kill an immortal. Wheres the line between battle related deaths and normal deaths you might ask. well it's kinda fuzzy. Uh basically if a god hates you stay away from fighting unless Lady Death or Jimmy or someone similar likes you.

Immortals can be from a family of other immortals, or the gene can randomly pop up in a generation of children. Either one can and has happened so.

Now we get to the fun stuff like limbos and ghosts! I just wanted to get that stuff out of the way because I will be referencing it a little bit.

Ghosts are what happens when one of two situations happen: 1) a player permadied but hasn't moved on yet, or 2) a special bit of code set in lore servers is run.

Ghosts in lore servers are tempory, and don't actually work like real ghosts. Ghosts in these cases are a separate piece of the dead's soul while the player itself is in a temtpory limbo. Lore ghosts will disappear if the player is banned from the server or if the server is shut down.

Permadeath ghosts are a bit different. For whatever reason, they choose to not move onto a limbo. This is commonly found in ghosts who are waiting for someone, or who want vengeance. There are times when a ghost ends up not moving on for years while protecting their family or someone else, and they gain the title of Guardian Angel, which is the only current way to become an angel.

Ghosts can still be Gods, and several very powerful gods are technically ghosts after a permadeath! The Blood God and his sibling, the Goddess of Revenge, and the First Player are all ghosts yet 'live' full lives with all the other gods.

Limbos are where player souls end up after permadeath. They are often custom made for that player, or a group of players. It's not uncommon for closely bonded groups to share a limbo! Even if this isn't the case, Lady Death or her servants often bring souls to visit the limbos of their friends and family. Think of it as an endless creative world, that's what limbo is like for most.

Not all, however, get the reward of such nice things. Souls who are corrupted in spirit or have done many horrible things are sent to a version of hell. Think of this as a hardcore server set in their worst nightmare. It is possible for the players stuck in this situation to repent for their sins to to move to a better limbo, but many choose to suffer for enterity.

However, for some beings, a fate almost worse than hell await.

Some gods or entities actually are not able to have a player form, and as such will not go to a limbo when they are permakilled. Instead, they simply vanish. Their powers might be passed to their champion (if they have one), but they will be gone.

Luckily, most gods/entities do have a player form, and all protectors/champions/godlings have one.

One last thing to note is that immortals are often drawn to each other, even if they don't know they are immortal yet. It's simply built into their code.

#mcyt #indi answers asks #of boy this took a while to type out. I'm going to go watch yt; good bye :D #(also the gods who are ghosts are the following: Technoblade; Redza; and TFC) :)#I will need to make a post explaining my Redza headcanons because I went and turned them into an OC accidentally lol.#they're a mess and I love them

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irondad-creator-awards · 3 years

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The Nominations So Far (Kinda)

Some of you have been asking to see who’s nominated in which category, so I’m putting up what I’ve done so far. This is by no means everyone nominated, as we’ve had 96 submissions to the form, and I’m not going to be able to log them all until nominations close. But if you’ve been contacted to say you’re up for an award, you should be listed below...

Good Luck to everyone nominated x

1. THE ONE THAT MADE YOU GASP! — A story which had a plot twist you didn’t see coming. Something that caught you so off guard that you had to stop a minute and take a breath before devouring the rest. What’s the story for you?

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider

Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince

Like Father, Like Son by An_Odd_Idea

Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider

No Longer In Service by Starryknight09

Proof Of Concept by Flurrbee

Serenity by Jolinarjackson

Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

2. THE MULTI-CHAPTER YOU COULDN’T PUT DOWN — A story which kept you up all night or calling in sick for work so you were free to read. Who’s the culprit?

A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

A Sailor Went To Sea by by Yellowdistress

Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals

And You’ll Blow Us All Away by Losingmymindtonight

Astronomy In Reverse by Pansley

Come My Darling, Homeward Bound by Iamirondad

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth by Da_Moose

Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

Identity Crisis by Kitcat992

If They All Knew About You by Mshermia

In Unlikely Places by Looneylizzie

Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince

Mr. Parker Declined To Commentby Apisdn

Pain Will Always Come Back To Haunt You by Kevy_Grayce

Permanence by Theexhaustedalchemist

Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom

Proof Spiderman Loves Clickbait by Mauvera

The Lost And Forgotten by Lizcraz

3. THE ONE-SHOT THAT THAT HAD YOU HOOKED — Some writers can cram more greatness into less words than a 100k monster. What’s the one-shot that did it for you?

5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did by Losingmymindtonight

Countless Ways To Say I Love You by Hopeless_Hope

Familiar Faces by Happyaspie

First Wednesday Of March by The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer

Fitting In (Tiny Spaces) by Aloneintherain

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron

I Will Soften Every Edge by Losingmymindtonight

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Something Here Will Eventually Have To Explode by Madasthesea

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal ��by Finny3120

4. THE BEST THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES — A drabble (under 1k) can pack in all the goodness that you need in a coffee break read. What’s that story for you?

Butter Me Up by Iron_Spider

Cuddle Bug by Marvelous_Writer

Food At Home by Aimaim94

Insomniacs In The Dark by Littlemissagrifina

Irondad Cuddles by Lilacsoulw

Let The Mind Games Begin by Ironmum

5. THE BIODAD THAT TOUCHED YOUR HEART — Some of the greatest stories flip canon and make Tony Peter’s biological father. Be it baby Peter taking his first steps or Tony dealing with the fact his son is following in his superhero footsteps as Spider-Man, which is the one you loved most of all?

An Abstract Concept by Iron-Spider

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Built From Scraps by Peter Stank

Happy Hogan Never Forgets A Face by Jen27ny

Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

My Little Bambino by Maicaly

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Slow Down, Start Again From The Beginning by Cassiecasyl

Sound Logic by Aytheria

Spiderson by Emily_F6

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Yellowdistress.

The Less Than Secret Life by Yellowdistress

The Ties That Bind Us by Winterturtle

They Say Boys Don't Cry (But Your Dad Has Shed A Lot Of Tears) by Tempestaurora

What’s In A Name? by Geekymoviemom

6. THE ONE WITH THE FIELD TRIP — The field trip trope is one of the most popular in the fandom. What’s the story that you think pulls all the elements together to make it great?

A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites

Constant Internal [Spider] Screaming: Semi-Connected Scenes From A Graduating Senior’s Life by Isadancurtisproduction

Field Trip by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Field Trip Flip by Happyaspie

I Don’t Want To Talk About It Anymore by Bees_And_Wasps

Mr Stark Enough For You? (Another Field Trip Fic Bcs We Dont Have Enough) by Livinei

Neon Liar (Hiding In Plain Sight) by Isadancurtisproduction

No Reason To Go by Pokegeek151

Tower Of Donuts And Doubts by Platinumdollz

Who Is He? by Velarisstars

7. THE TIME AFTER TIME ONE — There’s some great time travel stories out there, but which is your favorite?

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose

I Have Time by Peterparkr

The End Is Just A New Beginning by Tytach

The Time Traveler’s Mentor by Iamirondad

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight09

8. THE ONE WITH ALL THE OWIES — Another massively popular Irondad trope is hurt/comfort, and there’s some amazing stuff out there. Which is the one that you love most of all?

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals

Be Weak by Fluencca

But What Is Grief? by Odd_1

Danger Pizza by Alice_In_Ink

Darkness Will Be Rewritten by Marveal

Dude, Do These Tacos Taste Funny To You? by First_Page

Follow The North Star Home by Fallingforbees

Foolish, Fragile Spine by Plnkblue

Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals

Sometimes It’s Easier To Just Swim Down by Mjscorner

The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick

We All Chase After A Few Dying Stars by Losingmymindtonight

What I Have, I Give To You by Aatticsaltt

When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go) by Madasthesea

Your Heart Changed (Mine Stayed The Same) by Loisselina (Loisselina)

9. THE ONE THAT HURTS SO GOOD — We all like a bit of angst sometimes, so what’s the story that you wanted to hide from but you had to keep reading to get to the happy ending?

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Fifteen Years In The Making by Potts89

Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow And Killerqueenwrites

I Need You To Be Free by Marveal

I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron

If You Listen You Can Hear The Ibis by Yellowedistress

Let's Get On With Living (While We Can) by Almond_Blossoms

Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider

Of Flying And Falling by Polaroid15

Sunlight by Ardenskyeholmes221

The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick

When Trauma Comes Knocking by Kevy_Grayce

10. THE ONE THAT SOOTHES THE PAIN — What’s the story that you go to when you need a pick-me-up after the angst?

5 Times A Spider-Baby Got Dad Smooched by Buckets_Of_Stars

5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing

5 Times Tony Stark Protected Penny Parker by Emily_F6

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Bitch Better Have My Money by Neicy286

Career Day: A Short Story by Shewritesall

Early Childhood Education by Thedisneyoutsider

Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade

I Can Hold The Weight Of The Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

Instant Kill Mode by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Kids These Days by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

The Road So Far by Nicolemoon8

No More Lonely by Shewritesall

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

That's How You And I Will by Frostysunflowers

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight90

11. THE ONE WITHOUT A HOME TO GO TO — There’s some wonderful homeless Peter stories out there, so which is the one you were blown away by?

A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud

After The Landslide by Freyaatterton

Distracted by A Dime by Happyaspie

I Told You I Had Issues by Bergen

Is It Too Much To Ask For Home That Lasts? Ft. Peter Parker by Wakandaforever2357

The Little Things (That I Miss) by Da_Moose

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Unexpected (Everything I Never Knew I Wanted) by Moonchild2593

12. THE ONE THAT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD — There’s lots of imaginative AUs in Irondad fic. Whether it’s Steve and Tony as baseball players or Pepper being Peter’s mom, which one is your number one?

A Guardian Among Us by Superherotiger

A Soul's Best Friend by Superherotiger

Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider

Have Patience, A Quick Wit, And A Gentle Heart by Ironfamjam

I Battle My Jerk Step-Dad by Andromath

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Sea Spider by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce

Though Everything Is A Miracle by Overtures

Until It Disappeared From Me by Ashleyparker2815

When I Am On Your Shoulders by Ladyblackwater

You Mispronounced Spider by Lliblo

13. THE TWEAKING THE SETTINGS ONE — There’s things we all wish we could change in canon — *cough* Endgame *cough* — so which canon divergence does it for you?

5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison

Bittersweet by Kevy_Grayce

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

I Will Restore All That Was Broken by Killerqueenwrites

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself

Moulded Minds by Wingswithstrings

Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom

The End Of Infinity by Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls

The Returned by Nicolemoon8

What Was Missing Was You by Happyaspie

What Were The Words I Meant To Say Before You Left by Madasthesea

14. THE ONE YOU GO BACK TO AGAIN AND AGAIN — Some fics deserve a re-read or ten. What’s the story you go find yourself going back to?

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood by Ambivalentangst

A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie

Age Regression Was Impossible... Right? by Chvotic

Am I Just A Shadow You Drew by Ironxprince

Apartment 43B by Ironfamjam

Back To Bed by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison

Family Is More Than Blood (It Is Light) by Moonchild2593

Keeping Company by Whumphoarder And Xxx_Cat_Xxx

Moulded Minds by Wingswithoutstrings

Play by Losingmymindtonight

Rules Are Made To Be Broken by Ironmum

Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by Starryknight09

The Lost And Forgotten by Litcraz

The One Where Peter Is Bucky’s Weakness by Jinxquickfoot

The Rise And Fall Of A Spider by Spidersoning

The Spider-Man Conspiracy by Tempestaurora

15. THE SERIES THAT SWEPT YOU AWAY — Some of us love to go on a long ride with a series, so which is the world of multiple stories that you binged or waited anxiously for each update?

Another June Day by Skeeter_110

Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Home by Glwilliams97

I Love You More Than Anything (Bio Dad Au) by Iron_Spider

Irondad NSAP by Chvotic

Lights To Guide You Home by Jolinarjackson

Mr. Stark & His Kid by Writerstrash

Once Upon An Adoption by Kevy_Grayce

Out Of Darkness by Starryknight09

Soul Stone Realm by Marvelmusicmystery

The Room Saga by Iamirondad

Tony Stark Is A Good Mentor by Happyaspie

Was That A Star Wars Reference, Dr. Stark? by Jen27ny

We Forgot Peter by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Webcams And Webshooters by Losingmymindtonight

16. THE IN-PROGRESS ADVENTURE — What’s the story that has you checking your email each day, hoping for an update?

A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud

A Perfect Storm by Grilledcheesing

Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys by Parkrstark

All The Stars Align by Ashleyparker2815

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose

Fifteen Years In The Making by Potts89

Found Family by Thedisneyoutsider

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

If You're Going Through Hell, Keep On Going by Baloobird

Mr. Stark, Something Is Wrong by @Simping-For-Peggy

Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals

Peter’s New Step-Brother by Bowtiez

Priorities by Jlmonroe1234

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Sleeping Through A Rogue Winter Storm by Pogokitten

Survivors Guilt by Ember_Darla And Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan

Tech Of Nondestructive Yakking by Wabisabi

The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer by Ironmum

The Hero Of Our Own Story by Kingdomfaraway

The Many Adventures Of Iron Dad And Spider Son by Lbigreyhound13

What You Were Then I Am Today by Madasthesea

You Are My Sunshine by Iamconstantine

17. THE COMPLETE FIC THAT YOU CHERISH — Whether or not you’ve got the patience for an in-progress or not, there’s a wealth of complete stories you can devour at leisure or all in one coffee-fuelled binge. What’s yours?

Intern Spider by Emily_F6

Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b

The Guardian by Emily_F6

18. THE ONE THAT GAVE YOU ALL THE LOVE — We all love Irondad, but some stories come with bonus bonds that give us just as much. Do you have a Peter & Bucky, or a Peter & Steve working alongside which delivers all the found family goodness?

"I Have A Nephew!" by Zimnokurw

5 Times Happy Hogan Nearly Had A Heart Attack Because Of Peter Parker by Thespydersargon

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Brighten Up, Sunshine by Iron_Spider

It Must Be Nice (To Have Mrs. Potts On Your Side by Sdottkrames

It Takes A Village (To Make Sure You're Okay) by Baloobird

Kingdom Come Undone by Killerqueenwrites

Project: Get Bucky Barnes A Dog by Ruxian

Road Work Ahead by Toniwilder

Rules Are Made To Be Broken by Ironmum

When In The Dark by Kevy_Grayce

19. THE PROLIFIC WRITER AWARD — Irondad has some amazingly prolific writers. Which are the ones you’ve subscribed to get at that fic-wonder goodness of 10 works or more?

Aimaim94

Buckets_Of_Stars

Emily_F6

HAPPYASPIE

Inkinmyheartsandonthepage

Ironmum

Iron-Spider

Jen27ny

Littlemissagrafina

Madasthesea

Magicalyss

Mshermia

O0CITRUSEE0O

Parkrstark

Superherotiger

20. THE NEWBIE — New writers are joining the fandom all the time. Who’s the newbie (posting for 12 months or less) that’s delivering the good stuff for you?

107thinfantry

Fallingforbees

Ironmum

Jinx_Frost

Just_Ppeachy

Kittybellestark

Lilacsoulw

Maicaly

Polaroid15

Spagbol99

Sunflowerspideyy

21. THE OG — Who’s the writer that’s been around for a while (12 months or more) that keeps you captivated?

Ashleyparker2815

Emily_F6

Happyaspie

Iron_Spider

Jen27ny

Kevy_Grayce

Parkrstark

Snarkymuch

Spooderboyandtincan

22. THE WILD CARD STORY — The story that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?

Aliens Really Are Out To Get You Aren't They? by Some_Sort_Of_Trash

Born To Cherish by Ironfamjam

Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman

Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

Guess I’m Not Good Enough by Freyaatterton

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

I Will Soften Every Edge by losingmymindtonight

I’m Not Telling Him. Period by Scooter3scooter

Irondad NSAP by Chvotic

Kids Suck, But You're Great by Gymlily06

Long Gone | Marvel Au Strangerlyparker

Play by Losingmymindtonight

Tech Of Non-Destructive Yakking by Wabisabi

The Reinvention Of Tony Stark by Losingmymindtonight

This Ride Is A Wild One by Just_Ppeachy

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120

ART 1 — DIGITAL MEDIA - Who has those PhotoShop skills, who makes the best mood boards? We have some wonderful artists in the Irondad fandom, and we’re here to celebrate them. Who's your favorite artist?

@Itsybitsyspiderling (Tumblr)

@monireh (Tumblr)

@Blackchessknight (Tumblr)

ART 2 — SKETCHES — Who has the skills with the original medium of art in sketches? Whose pencil can create the characters we love best?

@broskev (Tumblr)

@Dakt37 (Tumblr)

@monireh89 (Tumblr)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

ART 3 — CARTOONS — Chibis, Manga, Anime, who can create the very best?

@Maryo274 (Tumblr)

yes-i-am-happyaspie (Tumblr)

ART 4 — FANVID — Some of the greatest creators are the ones that match the music to the mood, find the perfect scenes to make us laugh and cry. Who does that for you?

All My Life || Tony & Peter (Father/Son Au) by Akapotatogirl (YouTube)

Emsxworld (YouTube)

Tony Stark & Peter Parker | Ashes by Mythicalroyalty (YouTube)

ART 5 — BEST IRON FAMILY FANART — Who can create those feeling of Ironfam with their art? Who captures the characters we love in that iconic family.

@broskev (Tumblr)

@moonestaly (Tumblr)

eccentric_artist_221b (AO3)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

#Irondad Creator Awards #irondad #spider son #irondad and spiderson #iron man #spider-man #peter parker #tony stark #art #fanart #creators #fandom awards #artists #writers #writing #fanfic

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dahniwitchoflight · 5 years

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A Pokemon Cosmology

Trying to have positive pokemon thoughts so I went and created a sort of map of emanations of the various mythical/legendary/ultra beast pokemon from larger concepts like Space and Time emanating down into more specific concepts like Guardians of Specific Islands

This mostly does follow canon groupings/leaderships etc but some groups were put near other groups, or in some cases given a leader or pairs associated with other pairs etc depending on if I decided I liked it or not

it’s not meant to be like “This Pokemon created this Pokemon” or etc, just that the things they have dominion over, are lesser than the things the Pokemon higher up the foodchain has dominion over

Also, sometimes some legendaries were sort of given designations that they may not have canonly have, but I think would be a good idea for them to have dominion over/represent

I made a chart and then explanations will follow:

First we got Arceus, Ultimate Creator

then he’s surrounded by all the Unowns as his “Thousand Arms of Creation”

then the big three concepts he made were Dialga (Time), Palkia (Space) and Giratina (Antimatter)

First, Dialga

Since Dialga represents Time, I’d figure he’d have dominion over the Pokemon that represent the things we use to recognize Time, The Sun(Solgaleo), the Moon(Lunala) and Light/Darkness as a concept itself (Necrozma) which are all essentially concepts of Light and Energy in the Universe

Also with Dialga is Celebi, a being able to move freely throughout any Time, so possibly representing the Currents of Time, or specifically Past, Present and Future

Undereath Lunala (The Full Moon) we have Cresselia (Crescent Moon) and Darkrai (New Moon), the three of them representing the Night and possibly Dreams

Under Solgaleo (The Sun) we have Meltan(Metal) and Melmetal(Fusion), and where Lunala and friends represented things of a metaphysical nature, Solgaleo and friends represent Light’s more physical side, with Meltan and Melmetal representing the idea of a Star’s molten metal core as a representation of the byproduct of Nuclear Fusion and the natural origin of all Metal

Lastly under Zekrom (Light) are Jirachi(Meteors/Stars) and Deoxys(Auroras) the other natural phenomenons that symbolize Light other than the Sun and Moon

Then Cosmog/Cosmoem represent Nebulas/Cosmos/Shiny Stardust and put under Lunala/Solgaleo as their natural parents

Next, Palkia.

Palkia represents Physical Space, and therefore, the next in line are those that created the pieces of our Physical Planet, Kyogre (Ocean), Groudon (Land) and Rayqauza (Atmosphere)

Also with Palkia is Hoopa, a being with a relationship to Palkia similar to the one Celebi has with Dialga, being able to freely move throughout Space, teleporting as it pleases, representing the idea of Teleportation and Location.

Celebi and Hoopa are not higher than Dialga or Palkia, they merely have the total freedom to explore the ideas under their dominion, theyre like Palkia and Dialga’s kids. Manaphy had the title “Prince of the Sea” under Kyogre, maybe Celebi and Hoopa can be the Princes of Time and Space?

Under Kyogre (Ocean) we have Phione (Warm Seas) and Manaphy (Cold Seas).

then also we have Lugia (Beast of Underwater Currents) and under Lugia the three legendary birds.

Now, the three birds don’t really all have an association with some form of water, but you could stretch them into either Weather Patterns (Which are determined by the ocean and it’s currents) as Snow/Rain/Sun OR as representing different States of Water, Frozen Ice (Articuno), Liquid Rain (Zapdos) and Gaseous Vapor (Moltres), which, kinda makes sense, idk theyre ruled by the ocean currents and all live on islands surrounded by water its the best I can come up with

either works, but, since there is a “Weather Trio” later on, the states of water probably work best

Nest we have Rayquaza (Atmosphere) which has the underlings Latios (Cold Air Currents) and Latias (Warm Air Currents) and from them spawn the actual Weather Trio, Thundurus (Humidity), Tornadus (Wind) and Landorus (Heat), rather than just saying rain/storm etc I figured making it the three factors that control all the weather patterns that can happen to make the most sense here

Finally we have Groudon (Land) which has the underlings Heatran (Earth’s Molten Core) and Diancie (Earth’s Crust) and I like this because it matches the pattern of each Planet Trio member having two underlings representing the hot and cold versions of each trio. Also under Groudon (Land) we have Regigigas (Continents) who rules landmasses in general, then under Regigigas we have the various types of solid landmasses possible Regice (Ice/Snow/Tundra), Regirock (Stone/Earth/Mountain) and Registeel (Cities/Steel/Construction).

Then separately under Regigigas, but lower then the other 3 Regi’s, we have the rulers of specific small particular landmasses, various Island Guardians, the 4 Tapu’s. I’d say Regigigas is their direct ruler, because what are islands except Tiny Continents, but theyre lower in priority than the 3 Regi’s since those guys represent 3 basic types of landmasses, similar but different.

The more specific you get the more things fractal outwards

Next we have Giratina who represents Antimatter, and under him most nonphysical/spiritual concepts that are misunderstood and foreign and hard to grasp, since they sort of exist on the “other side” of things. Xerneas (Life), Yveltal (Death), Zygarde (Balance/Aura).

Also with him is Marshadow and Mew. Marshadow is a ghost pokemon that lives in the shadows, but also represents the idea of the “fighting spirit” which often associated with “Aura” in pokemon. Whereas Mew is the genetic physical origin of all living Pokemon.

So both sort of represent the two halves needed to create a living existing creature. Mew representing the body and the physical form, Marshadow representing the soul, the spirit, or the aura needed to give life to that physical form. Dunno what exact title to give, perhaps Prince of Aura and Prince of DNA or something along those lines.

Underneath Zygarde, representing Balance/Nature, we have Ho-oh representing Reincarnation or Rebirth

and while you’d think it makes sense to have Ho-oh underneath Xerneas (Life) instead, the idea of Rebirth naturally involves a delicate Balance or natural Cycle of both Life and Death. So under Zygarde they go.

then of course Ho-oh as Reincarnation has dominion over Suicune (Purifying Water), Raikou (Revitalizing Electricity) and Entei (Transmuting Fire) aka the various ways something can be “reborn”: Purified of any corruption or healing of damage, given new strength or Vitality, or physical remoulding of it’s shape or form, the same things that happened to all three. (also because i like to believe that while Unown’s may have created the Entei in the third pokemon movie, it’s ability to reshape reality at will could have naturally been it’s own as well, maybe, i know not really but still)

This has potential then for future legendary pokemon underneath Yveltal and Xerneas to represent different specific concepts of Destruction/Death/Illness and Creation/Life/Healing. Like Sickness, Old Age, Decay, Growth, Youth, and Vitality.

Next we have those also directly under Arceus, as an ultimate creator, whereas Dialga, Palkia and Giratina represented Time, Space and Antimatter respectively, Arceus has dominion over the concept of Humanity, with me sort of borrowing the concept of gods creating humanity in their image.

Now, you can see a sort of empty point here where it looks like a Pokemon should be in this spot, similar to Palkia/Giratina/Dialga, but this is because technically Arceus is both directly fulfilling this spot, and because this spot overlaps with the three beneath it, Reshiram/Zekrom and Kyurem. I kind of see it as both Arceus and “the original dragon” that is Reshiram/Zekrom/Kyurem all fused, which we get close to, but never really fully see. And i like this because it kind of highlights that the question to humanity’s existence and purpose, doesn’t have an answer, just like this spot doesn’t have a ruler.

Here also, we have the two beings who would have supported what this ultimate being of humanity might have represented, and indeed what Arceus may have intended to shape humanity into all along.

Victini, representing Power, Victory, Success and Shaymin, representing Gratitude, Appreciation, Recognition.

Really does paint a picture of an almost angelic sense of euphoria and love. If we take even more christian mythos as inspiration here, it makes sense that the lack of a figure representing Euphoria and Love as penultimate concepts of humanity, and the fact that it no longer exists, almost points to a “fall of man/why evil exists” kind of situation, where that being of love and euphoria and what it represented was rejected by those it was meant to have dominion over, and was thus shattered from existence as a result. And it makes sense in another way too, to be eternally euphoric kind of demands a lack of free will and choice in order to be true, which humanity would obviously never accept, even if temporary pain and evil was the result.

So from that, Reshiram represents the human conception of Truth, and Zekrom represents the human conception of Ideals. This is branched out to be a sort of Intellect/Rationality versus Emotion/Freewill kind of idea in my mind. But they also represent different forms of Energy, Reshiram’s Fire and Zekrom’s Electricity. Kyurem as the third is a nullifier of both, due to it’s nature as empty husk of the original. So while Reshiram/Zekrom represent the natural leftover concepts of Humanity and Energy, Kyurem represents unnatural humanity and Entropy (Absolute Zero Ice).

So from Reshiram (Truth), spawns the idea of Keldeo (Justice), the idea that things can be Right or Wrong, or can be logically determined as such. This gets you Cobalion (Rationality), Terrakion (Reality) and Virizion (Intellect).

A subset of Reshiram’s Fire Energy we also have Volcanion, who represents specifically Steam energy.

on the other side, you have Zekrom (Ideals), spawns the idea of Meloetta (Expression), the idea of individuality and that each person has their own perspective or priorities. This gets you Azelf (Willpower), Uxie (Knowledge) and Mesprit (Emotion) (also it just feels really aesthetically nice to think of Meloetta as the Lake Trio’s “leader” she has basically the same color scheme and design of being somewhat pixie like, has the fourth color green to the lake trios red/yellow/blue, and is slightly taller more humanshape to denote her status as leader, its a great idea and you should love it like i do)

a subset of Zekrom’s Electric energy we have Zeraora, who represents specifically Plasma Energy.

Underneath Kyurem (Unnatural Humanity) we get all of our man-made legendaries. Starting with Magearna (Manufacturing/Man-Making in general) as the oldest legendary created by man, then branching out to Genesect (Scientific Modification), Type:Null (Scientific Blending) and Mewtwo (Scientific Creation). Then Type:Null gets its evolution in Silvally, possibly representing the concept of Trust or Friendship as a whole, a wholly natural human activity, that also has to be created or nurtured by humanity to continue existing, Naturally Man-Made, a perfect blend of the two. And I like the coincidence that a lot of the manmade pokemon are a direct result result of man’s freewill to be evil or good, just like they were a direct result of Kyurem/Reshiram/Zekrom’s current state of being.

Lastly the Ultra beasts are kind of, outside of this whole dynamic, I’m not sure if i could solidly put any of them directly tied to Dialga/Palkia/Giratina/Arceus, like there’s some that I thing could kinda work maybe in some cases but overall not really?

Like Xurkitree Kartana and Celesteela looking very man-made (but they aren’t technically) Poipole/Naganadel representing Poison and possibly Illness or Decay, putting it under Yveltal as Death, same as Guzzlord being Destruction

But it’s not, the greatest, so overall I just kinda put them in a circle outside of everything, but closest to the major concepts they sort of have a connection with.

But instead of being tied to anything directly and representing specific concepts, they represent extremely vague ethereal/ephemeral concepts in contrast that are also very alien and inhuman and almost eldritch (when not representing specifically human concepts)

Guzzlord - Represents Destruction in all it’s forms, recycling, transformation, restructuring, but not with any malice, just with the cold unthinking unreasonable processing of a wood chipper eating your leg.

Poipole/Naganadel - represents poison, illness, sickness, decay, old age, allergies (because theyre bees) basically all things that usher in potential death

Blacephalon - represents Primal Fears/Illusions/The Void/The Ineffable/Unknowable/Eldritch due to the clown association and it’s attack Mind Blown hinting at a more “its all in your head/cannot comprehend the nature of this attack” concept as well.

Celesteela - represents all the ideas of motion, the laws of gravity, propulsion, magnetism, all the forces of the universe that push and pull things together or apart

Pheromosa - represents all concepts of value, beauty, worth, strength, ability, importance, awe, wonder, admiration, love, desire etc the things most humans desire to head towards at full speed

Xurkitree - represents all concepts of machinery, clockwork, computers, circuits, programming and automatons and technology in general, past present future and alien.

Stakataka - represents ideas of a legion, many being one but all being the same, lack of individuality, a hive mind of samey clones, moving and speaking and being in constant unison, like grains of sand, drops of water, leaves in a forest, it is indistinct, incomprehensible, numerous, countless, innumerable, incalculable, immeasurable, untold, endless etc

Kartana - represents the concept of all physical textures, rough, smooth, sharp, hardness, hairy, coarse, fluffy, slimy etc

Nililego - represents ideas of infiltration, parasitizing, possession, loss of identity, erosion of the self, influencing, puppeteering, invasion, permeation, infection, an undoing of boundaries, overlapping, linking together, echoing

Buzzwole - represents all concepts of power, strength, dominance, leeching, violence, force, ferocity, wildness, cruelty, hatred

#Pokemon #Cosmology #Ideas and Concepts and 4AM thoughts

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kurogabae · 4 years

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TSUBASA: TRAINWRECK CHRONICLES

And Why Bee Train Are Officially Being Labeled, By Me, As The Boomers Of Animation

PART 1 – PART 2 – PART 3 -- Part 4

[Slim Shady’s “Guess Who’s Back” plays in the distance, muffled but threatening]

Look, I know I usually have something to say at the start of these, but honestly? Let’s just go because we’re starting knee-deep in some bullshit.

Tsarastora (yes... fucking AGAIN):

Well, it didn’t take long for us to return to the land of the walking Not Dead Anymore. Rumor has it that Bee Train was ordered to retcon the S1 finale immediately because who do you think you are to break one of CLAMP’s cardinal rules like that?!? But I’ve never seen any proof of exactly what went down about this plot. But I’m forced to believe Ohkawa materialized behind the director one day and threatened to eat his spine or some shit.

Anyway. We’re here. Again. And for some reason this is where they decide to have Sakura give Yuuko her White Day gift? Instead of in Piffle? Where she made it? With Tomoyo?

Stop stealing my moments Bee Train. It’s like you’re the crew who edited CCS for America back in the day and tried to market it towards boys so you pushed Syaoran as the main character and tried to remove all romance. Let Sakura have friends! Let her interact with people and have a story! LET HER BE BI!!!

So Yuuko has a dress and Fai makes a joke about being in heaven because the place is so pretty and Kurogane says not to, quote, “say such unlucky things” and it’s moments like this that make you wonder if they Knew and just didn’t care about Fai’s past or if they really were just as in the dark as the rest of us. I flip flop a lot between the two.

Either way, now the dads are talking about the kids and how brave Syaoran is (why the bullshit in Piffle prompted this I do not know but whatever I guess?) and basically just about how badly they want them to succeed but without just saying it. Meanwhile Sakura is telling Syaoran about her latest memory and I could not for the life of me tell you which one it was and I refuse to go check. The important thing here is that the lazy animation trick that has given Mokona the power of flight is back and she’s hovering around the gang now. Not sitting on shoulders or anything. Just... flying around like she’s Kero. This is fine. I guess.

And then, after what has to be like a solid half hour of just dicking around Mokona Very Suddenly senses a feather. Why so suddenly? Because they wanted to get everything else out of the way first and it was convenient. No other reason. The feather isn’t moving. Neither are they really. She just decides to turn her sensors on now? IDK. Maybe she needs a tune up.

They find the feather not far away just casually sitting inside a rock and everyone but Kurogane is like “Yay! Easy find! Go us!” because apparently no one can learn anything in this anime about what those fucking feathers do. Spoilers: it’s not a rock, it’s a dragon.

[Kurogane voice]: kin

The dragon fucks off and here we come to a Thing. Now, Kurogane is ready to slaughter this thing and wear its bones basically. He is Ready to Fight in a real way. I found that odd and really didn’t care for it. In Hanshin he seems in awe of Celes when it appears to him and even though it’s mostly fanon that Kurogane respects and likes dragons that makes sense. His family’s guardian was a dragon, his sword was modeled after a dragon. His whole motif is dragons! Why is he so ready to kill this one? Does it not count if it’s not a Nihon dragon? Does only Ginryuu get respect? It just feels bad???

But none of that matters because guess what! Dragon shaped as it might be, the thing is a demon? At least, that’s what they’re calling it. Sometimes. Fai says demon, Syaoran says dragon. They don’t.... agree on the term? Shut up. It’s a dragon.

So they soon realize that they are back in Should Be Very Dead-ville and oh no everyone is going to die again unless we get this OTHER feather because if one feather can buy us a month of living surely one more will fix our deaths forever right? ....right? (On a side note; Fai makes a comment about how weird it is that two feathers fell in the same world while he’s from Celes and knows damn well he found two and is unaware of a third!!!)

Either way the family is gonna help because, you know. Feather. If memory serves, the dragon is hiding in a lake, so what does Kurogane (who is now in charge because of course) have them do? They set the lake on fucking fire. And it delights him. It do not, however, delight the dragon, who, understandably, goes apeshit. Luckily, no one dies and they just hack off the horn that the feather was stuck in. And then they... take it to God again because wow they really do think this will work. Sakura, honey, I know how sweet you are but it only got them one month last time. What good will this do?

The answer is no good!

God basically tells them it’s tough tits, the month long visitation was all they could manage and no matter how many super powered magic bird parts they bring the dead are dead and that’s that. Which sucks for those villagers but haha, bummer for FAi to have to hear. Again. After watching Sakura wish someone to life with a mere piece of her soul. Again. Wonder how that felt. (Short post about Kurogane and Fai’s possible feelings here.)

So to end the episode, Sakura gets her feather back and then the family leaves town but sticks around on the outskirts to watch everyone fucking die again like some sick ass fuckers!!!

I’m not even going to talk about the stupid memory she gets with papa!Clow and learning about how death is a Thing via her dead pet bunny. It happens. It’s inorganic. I hate it. Shut up Clow.

The episode is over and I’ll leave you with this to heal your souls.

I am a simple woman.

Portoria:

WE’RE ON A BOAT MOTHA FUCKER!

If you’re too young to recognize that joke, click the link for... an experience. Wear headphones. Everyone else, please join me in this not-a-Wind-Waker-AU.

We’re gonna skip all of my bad sailor jokes and focus for a minute on Kurogane’s Sinbad cosplay here because yes good hello I am easily distracted.

Anyway, the captain is this world’s version of Koryo’s shitty Ryanban and Kurogane and Fai have a moment to wax philosophical about whether or not souls are inherently good or evil, which is fine and I would hardly mention if, while they were doing this, the “camera” wasn’t stood still on an image of Syaoran and Sakura just... smiling at each other while the dads spoke. Like the kids aren’t even doing anything, they’re just smiling. It’s weird. It’s also almost like accidental foreshadowing because HAHA THOSE ARE CLONES! But I’m not gonna go into it for the sake of this joke.

On the ship everyone has to work, Kurogane is terrorizing his new shipmates into compliance under his leadership, Fai and Sakura are cooking fish, and Syaoran is in the engine room with a child version of Fujitaka AKA his father. Understandably, Syaoran is Feeling Emotions, not that the animation is any indicator of this. He also calls a ten year old daddy so things are going great.

Now yes, Syaoran must miss his father terribly, not only has he been dead for who knows how long exactly (anywhere upwards of 5 years possibly) but Syaoran is far from home without any pictures or familiarity to remind him of Fujitaka, and now he’s got some savant elementary schooler who is an AU version of his dad basically sharing his deepest hopes and dreams. It’s a weird episode. Oh, and there is no feather, but Mokona is sweet as can be and stays so Syaoran can get to know this version of Fujitaka. Which honestly seems more like a punishment than anything to me, but hey.

Also, there’s a sea monster. And a haunted island. And something that sounds suspiciously like Piedmon from Digimon.

Syaoran and Fujitaka get stranded on the island after getting yeeted overboard and the captain telling the rest of the family that his ancestors forbid people from going to the island is enough to stop a rescue mission? Like. Kurogane AND Sakura are sitting there, letting nothing happen. This is fine. Everything is fine.

And it kinda is because the island if filled with old shit and Syaoran is geeking out like a kid surrounded by his special interest would be expected to.

In the end, the creepy laughter was wind, the island isn’t haunted, the family tries to row out to save Syaoran and a sea monster is on screen for all of 30 seconds. This episode was boring. Dull. It wasn’t even particularly angsty because Bee Train has no concept of emotional DEPTH!! Their expressions and emotions are as flat as Fai’s ass and as dry as Clow’s deserts. This could have been a very moving and fascinating filler episode, but Bee Train remains in capable of doing ANYTHING AT ALL EVER! I’m bored. This is boring.

At least Sakura looked cute in her little sailor outfit.

The next episode is “A Date With a Wizard” and that shitshow is getting its own post. Peace.

PART 1 – PART 2 – PART 3 -- Part 4

#my meta #tsubasa trainwreck chronicles #TRC #tsubasa chronicle #CLAMP #i am filled with an undying and unrestrained hate for all things

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secret-time-is-here · 5 years

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Two lives into one

Previous - First - Next

It felt so ironic to be doing this, especially considering what he now knows, he never thought he would do this. He was right, it wasn’t his idea- nor did he want to do it- but he still did, he got wrapped up in the heat of it and couldn’t go back into the cold. Although, now that he remembers, it brings some questions to mind.

How did he get off the hook, if he did at all? How did he handle moving on? Are there any lingering emotions for their shared ex? There were still many more questions on his mind, but the rest stayed unfinished, missing words, and if they are completed- they’re the same as the former three, just worded differently. However, questions were just one of the many things that currently plague his mind.

He walked carefully to the meeting spot chosen, not wanting to trip over a stay rock or lose his footing and fall off the unrailed platform and into the abyss. He stopped for what felt like an eternity but was truly only a minute, and looking out into the void of space, holding so much but out of reach. It was almost like it was a metaphor for his mind.

Finally reaching his destination, he sits down next to the other without eye contact. None is needed, they know each other well enough to guess how they’d react easily. The bridge between them has been broken, but the memories and information pilled in their minds haven’t been forgotten.

“Why…?” His companion asks after a long silence, the sentence speaking much more than the lone word, and he knew exactly what. Why did he want to meet again? Why was he tolerating him even after everything? Why did he even want to talk about this?

“Answers.” He responds, his soft tone easily identified, having taken it’s placed once again; most likely permanently. “…If you’ll let me, I have some questions too. If that wasn’t clear.” He clears his skeletal throat, realizing that you need to ask a question to get an answer and it was dumb to say the second part- but what is done is done. Much like their situation.

You can’t take back anything. Once it’s happened it’s happened. Erasing can’t hide that existed. Forgetting won’t change that had happened to you and that it’s in your past. Destroying won’t and can’t remove it from people’s mind and history, and there are quite a few things his companion and their shared ex-lover can’t take back.

“But I’ve done so much to you Error- why-” Error hushed his companion and helped to calm down again, “…I-I’ll let you. It’s the least I could do; after everything.”

“Thank you.” Error starts but doesn’t continue, once again realizing something. He doesn’t know what question to ask first. It takes another pause before he decides, “How did you get off the hook, if you did at all?”

The companion stares for a minute, not sure what exactly the reformed destroyer meant, wanting to answer the question correctly for him.

“We both know what exactly I mean, Dream.” Error deadpans, making eye contact for the first time with him in possibly months, maybe even a year.

It was hard to remember if he even dared to look the positive guardian the last time they met, he could clearly remember curling in on himself and keeping his eyes on the TV, however, trying to stay as still as possible. It was dumb to do so, but at that point, he didn’t remember any good meetings with the skeleton. The only meetings he could remember felt like Dream was the predator and he the prey.

So many act like the “villains” are predators and that everyone is on their hit list, that they’re unhinged and can’t control themselves, but the opposite is the truth. The people they have labeled evil and #1 target are just people that never got help. People that have been labeled their whole lives, people who didn’t grow up well, people who just need someone willing to understand and listen to their story.

The multiverse questions why now that he remembers he still destroys, why he still trusts and stays with Nightmare and his gang, the answer is simple. They’re the first to ever trust him. They understand what it’s like to be hated by rumor. They know what it’s like to be despised because of lies. Honestly, Error could only think of two others that he’d trust more.

Dream sighed once he saw Error’s gaze. It wasn’t crazed, it was far from it, but it did have a hunger for truth and answers. One that couldn’t be quenched unless fed.

“I didn’t. I let them say what they wanted to. I moved on and kept up with protecting what needed to be protected. I saved and restored the Aus in dismay, I let them get out their frustration.” The positive explained, his look of sorrow not missed despite the sea of uncertainty around him. “It was the quickest way to get everyone to move on.”

The pause dug into them this time, clawing at their souls. One felt the almost uncontrollable need to comfort the other despite everything, and the other wanting to let out all the pain he has stored. However, the former felt like he should just move on from it, his second life’s wishes crossing with his current ideals, and the latter couldn’t let out the emotion. He’s supposed to help others, he can’t be upset for getting what he deserved, he can’t be weak.

The waterworks flowed anyway. Powering like waterfalls but quieter than a young child sneaking out of their room to get a midnight snack. He shouldn’t be so weak, especially now that they’re enemies again, but it felt so relieving to get all the pain he’s been holding back out. He could slip up keeping quiet any minute, but he got to a point where he didn’t care. Younger kids are smaller and can be sneaky, but they also tend to be more clumsy and make even more noise.

Error heard the sob next to him and couldn’t hold back the feeling anymore, wrapping his arms around Dream and resting his skull on top of his, letting the skeleton let out everything. No words passing through their teeth. They didn’t need to. They already knew.

They are enemies, but once upon a time, they were close friends. Helping each other with issues and seeing their best and worst, Dream wasn’t the highest on his shortlist of friends, but he was up there in respect and understanding. The skeleton was just over 500 after all, he’s had to deal with so much in his long life.

Hanging out with the elder guardian helped him earn a greater understanding of Nightmare as well, learning about their background and why they hated each other so much. It does help if you know both sides of the story.

After finishing his episode, Dream let out a soft sorry, asking for the errored skeleton to please forget that ever happened. It took all of his will power to let go of him and stop comforting him.

“…next question.” Dream’s dull tone rung, making his soul pang with empathy.

“How did you handle moving on? I know you didn’t plan to fall in love or anything- and it was your first time even experiencing love like that… I know it’s kinda personal so we can move on if you don’t want to answer.” Error asked, nervous, realizing it was an extremely personal question- but he wanted to know.

All feelings broke away for Ink after seeing and finally accepting that the protector no longer loved him, or at least, that’s what he thought at the time. It felt as if someone shattered a mirror, and over half the pieces fell off, there were some remands of his care for Ink but other than that, all positive emotions for the artist disappeared.

The emotions had turned to dust, much like their relationship. Only a piece of sentiment remaining, the only thing besides the dust that let others know there was once something there.

“It was hard, I broke down… convinced myself that the relationship was pointless anyway and didn’t mean anything to me, then moved on the best I could.” Well that answered his last question, “… Is that all?”

“Yeah.”

“Do you still forgive me…?”

Error couldn’t answer.

—–

Walking up to the lone house in the doodle sphere with one of his best friends, a smell hit his magical lungs like a punch, knocking him back with shock alone. A smell he thought would never burn his senses again, but that could only mean-

“Ink! Don’t tell me you did-” Error’s voice rang out as he quickly ran into the house and to where the smell was strongest, there was so much underlying care in his tone. It both drove him sick and angry, but at the same time, he couldn’t care less.

Blue followed close behind, not knowing what the reformed destroyer meant until he saw for himself. He thought his brother was bad, maybe they could get the two of them together to help each other?

Ink turned around once he heard someone enter the room, he had been in his hobby room, leaning against the window seal and keeping his head outside. Not wanting to let the smell stay in the house, knowing Error would drop by. He just lost track of time and had forgotten to stop.

“I thought you got over this… I thought we went over this…” Friendly and romantic love laced in the words, slowly, the errored skeleton walked up to the disheveled artist and took the smoke out of his mouth and rubbed the end into the ashtray. “Back to pocky and lollipops, I guess.”

Ink stood still, looking guilty and depressed, even more so than usual. Error sighed and took Ink into the kitchen -Blue still following close along- and started quickly preparing food for all of them.

“So…” Blue started, turning to Ink, “Um, how have you been?” He tried, knowing it was pointless but wanting to keep the artist’s mind distracted. It already had been hard to tell what his train of thought, now it was near impossible to guess what he was thinking.

The artist could be thinking of a new art project he wants to try or experiment with, or he could be wondering why Error and Blue even came. Why they even stopped him from his bad habit. Why they’re even tolerating him.

Ink looked away, his body language expressing that he wasn’t well, but his mind not wanting to accept aloud that he needed help.

“…Paps has the same problem, you two should meet up sometime.” Blue mentioned, hoping that meeting with someone else that had the same problem would help, but still unsure of himself.

“That’d be nice… doubt he’d like to see me though, considering…” Ink trailed off, remembering Honey’s relationship with Error.

After they patched things up, they became close, almost like brothers. He had been practically adopted into the family, accepted and always welcome. Blue even acting like an older brother to him despite the destroyer being older by some degree, but Error hadn’t complained, it was nice to have some sort of family.

Ink could remember many times where Honey and Blue would invite him over for game nights or even a night out, giving the introverted skeleton a social life beyond the few friends he owned. It made the protector wonder how the swap papyrus took Error’s temporary memory loss.

The artist also could remember that Honey had been infuriated with Ink after hearing what he did, there were many words he heard that day, and many of which he was sure Blue would never let him say at home. He wonders if Blue ever found out about that.

Error tried to stop the awkward conversation by dishing up food for all of them, it wouldn’t be efficient in cutting off the conversation fully, but it worked to calm it for now. Ink shouldn’t be thinking about the past and what hurt him, especially considering he’s fallen father down then he ever has before.

They ate in silence. Words chocking them, but no one was being suffocated like Ink was.

It hurt Error to see Ink like this, all the work they had done to help him and make his underlying depression almost disappear, but it had all washed down the drain in a matter of months. He should’ve known that’d happen, Ink was always one that needed support and appreciation to keep him going.

It’s why he was able to protect the worlds so well, without a soul, he had no purpose. The vials give him his emotions, and the Aus gave him friendly love and support in return. He could always count on the Aus to enjoy his company, it made him feel alive. It made it feel like he had some sort of purpose.

Now though, the Aus hate him. He has no support besides Error and sometimes Blue when he occasionally visits. He’s lost all his purpose, the only keeping him going being the knowledge that the Aus would die off completely without him. Although, because Error remembers now and will only be destroying the copies and excess timelines, he barely even has that anymore.

Nightmare and his gang only attack every so often, keeping enough negativity alive. From Error’s experience with them, he knew why it wasn’t often they did, maybe twice a month. So much planning went into it. Preparations and every outcome planned ahead. What if someone gets hurt on their side? What if Dream shows up earlier than planned? What if the Au starts collapsing around them and they aren’t able to cause enough negativity or aren’t able to raid it for supplies?

So many thoughts go into it, so much time and effort for something that takes only a few hours at most.

“Do you want to practice knitting?” Error asked he washed off his plate and put it into the sink with the rest of the dirty dishes.

Ink slowly nodded, and walked into the hobby room once again, grabbing what he had been working on last time his ex had stopped by. Blue followed along, wanting to get some practice in as well.

The most Error could do right now was keep the artist distracted and keep him going, this was going to take even longer and even more work than last time.

—–

“I still can’t thank you guys enough for letting me stay with you.” Error thanks once more as he eats with the gang, happy that he’s still welcome with his old friends. Although soon, he’d have his own house and that day was only a mere few weeks away, but he was enjoying his time with roommates. Even if it got really loud when people argued over pointless things, it gave his life some

“Well yours always welcome glitch, besides, it’s interesting to see you living a normal life. I remember struggling to get you to eat even one meal a month with us.” Nightmare mused as he finished his plate, humming at Horror’s cooking again.

If only the weren’t hated, Horror could open a five-star restaurant. It’s sad that only they get to have his amazing cooking.

“ I’m not taking sleep for granted ever again.” Error remarked, remembering how tired he felt after remembering everything. Sure he had dreamt of it all, but that was the first time he’d slept any in maybe a week or two.

The destroyer couldn’t imagine taking the luxury of rest for granted anymore, it was so nice to just be able to lay down and sleep. Sure, that may sound weird, but for someone that rarely slept or ate anything for most of his life, it feels so true. Same goes with the rest of daily life, knowing that everything you need is there was good enough alone for him.

“Wanna do some training?” Killer asked eagerly as he finished off his plate as well, sure he was probably going to get his butt kicked, but this was an opportunity he couldn’t miss.

“When I’m back from destroying, sure.” Error replied, smiling. Knowing Killer’s combat style and already forming a plan in his mind to both wind out and beat Killer in a matter of minutes.

“You better come back quick then!” Killer hollered after the errored skeleton as he left through one of his tear like portals.

Quickly, as to go through with his promise to Killer and because he just couldn’t bear to listen and watch the destruction, he carefully killed away the copy he arrived in. Sending out enough string to quickly attach to every soul and kill them in an instant. The most mercy he could give them. Once all the strings came back from their deed, he wrapped them around all the code around him, making sure he could destroy the copy as soon as possible. He didn’t want to stay with the Dust for long, it brought back some memories.

The quick process made the work go by faster, but somehow it hurt him more. People died all at once, their whole life and timeline gone in minutes. But it was better wasn’t it? No torture, no playing with the Au, just merciful destruction. Controlled chaos.

Why did it still hurt?

Knocking on the door in front of him, he was greeted inside and sat down.

“What’s wrong?” The skeleton beside him asked, offering some of his out of this world cookies, bright and brilliant with creative frosting and a galaxy of taste. Error took one and started to nibble at it, savoring the taste before answering.

“I’m having trouble adjusting back to my… Job .” He finally explained, looking at the person beside him in the eye sockets, soft pricks of cotton white that somehow looked as fluffy as his hoodie. “It just hurts; knowing I’m taking away lives in an instant, taking away a whole timeline almost immediately. They’re copies and are just small alternated timelines, but that doesn’t change it. They’re just unique and different and-”

“Whoa, buddy. The train of thought needs a pit stop.” Outer interrupted, holding his hands out in a calm down motion, “Let’s break this down. Okay? Make it easier to think over and come up with a solution?” The native sans tried, Error gave a slow nod, calming down after hearing Outer’s soothing voice. Was it always that nice to listen to?

They went over all of what Error said, breaking down the reasons why he was upset over each. It hurt him to know he was taking away lives, why? Because all of them were important, they were copies of their original Au, but they still were unique in their own way.

It hurt him to know he was taking away a whole timeline in almost an instant, how does that matter? Because it’s the only thing left of that ending, only thing left of those choices, he just erased it from existence. He’s the only one that remembers it now.

They are just copies, but they are also unique, even be it by a small choice. Every choice branches into a new timeline, and sadly, they flood the multiverse. It’s just become hard to get rid of them, his morals have changed drastically. He’s now seen and taken time to help and know the multiverse and most of its inhabitance, he’s seen that every life matters. Just like Ink had been trying to tell him for years.

“You’re with Nightmare right now, right?” Outer asked after they finished breaking everything down. Error acknowledged his head, “Don’t they kill off most the Aus and raid them?”

“I don’t see where this is going.”

“Even copies have resources, plan with Night, since it’s only a copy Ink or Dream won’t show up, right? They can kill off everyone for you and raid the place, and then you destroy what’s leftover, it’s a win-win for both sides.” Outer smiled, finishing his idea, Error felt his soul rise at seeing the bright grin.

“How is it a win for both sides?” The destroyer asked, trying to keep his cool, although he could feel his cheekbones grow hotter by the second.

“You get extra time to help Ink, Ink doesn’t have to rely on fighting Nightmare’s gang for a purpose and you can use your extra time to distract him, Nightmare gets the resources he needs to stay alive with the rest of his gang, Dream doesn’t have to do as much work either. It also creates negativity and chaos keeping the balance steady. Doesn’t that sound like a win for both sides?” Outer explained, his smile growing even more in size, reaching the ends of his cheeks.

“Wouldn’t it be showing I have a weakness…?” Error asked shyly, not liking to let others know of any of his weak points. It was bad enough people knew of his weakness for chocolate and Undernovela. Although it was nice Outer and Blue got into it too, movie nights were so much fun with them.

“Stars, Error. No, It wouldn’t be. It’s okay to say you can’t do something. Sometimes you just need to back down, get help, and then try again with a new mindset.”

Error felt his cheeks grow hotter, but he couldn’t hold back a tender smile when he said thank you. He could swear he saw a light blush on Outer’s cutely chubby cheekbones.

Dream and Nightmare belong to @jokublog

Ink belongs to @comyet

OuterTale belongs to @outertale

Killer belongs to @rahafwabas

Horror belongs to @sour-apple-studios

Error belongs to @loverofpiggies

Blue and Honey belong to the undertale community

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