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[mothippie]

If anyone remembers him...... He is a wolf now, because I escaped the warriors fandom but cannot escape one of my most well known sonas

#I used him the most while on Warriors Amino #It's wild too because he's got pretty much the same story just with wolves and a wolf pack #I love him soooooooo much I think I could die

[wcamino-confessions]

Hey there! Primaltuft here on Warrior Cats amino!

Here's my profile as I am not trying to hide my identity! primaltuft | Warriors Amino (aminoapps.com)

I'd like to preface this by stating, I am not much for drama. But, this is my situation and as I see that the user, "tansycloud," has a history of being just an awful person. I want to get this story out there because while I do not give care much for drama this person is such an asshole. I also do not know Tansy's pronouns, so I will be using they/them, if that's wrong I'm sorry, but I have tried to block Tansy, so I really do not know! If it's something else, please feel free to correct.

So, I'm sure a lot of people on this page know of Tansycloud. I don't really check here often, so I don't know exactly what the gist is around here about them. But, recently there was a confession about them- I didn't really read it cause it wasn't relevant however I did notice that the user, "mehrunes" or something like that, was the same user as "tansycloud." This was, quite literally the most annoying thing I have ever had to deal with today.

To really understand this whole situation were gonna have to start a little further back.

I'm sure a lot of users know about the situation where Tansycloud defended a user called Roman at the time (he may go by something different right now, but I blocked him, and if we go off of him being a DIFFERENT person from Tansy- which may not be true- I don't know his current user,) and claimed to be his friend, I don't know if they're the same person, but god does it not matter. Basically, to summarize Roman accused a friend of mine of being a scammer, Tansy defended Roman's claims, and at the time I was doing a commission for Roman. I cut off the commission and refunded and we mutually blocked eachother, Roman accused me of being a scammer apologist and in the end that was said and done. People moved on, but that explains WHY I have blocked Roman and Tansy from my profile as they are not people I want to interact with despite previous commissions being done for the user named Roman at the time. Either way it doesn't matter who you think is right or wrong in that situation (for those who know about it), that is why I blocked them.

Now that you understand why I do not wish to interact with the two, let me explain a small situation. So, a user commissioned me for a custom, they had hoped a few accounts and changed their name a lot of times. Two of those names are very important, "mehrunes," and "sephtis." My friend had helped my realize that Tansy's blocked account was the same user as the person commissioning me at the time, "sephtis." Now, the situation was fresh around the time the user commissioned me, so I confronted them about it as I was very concerned about them being the same person. Screenshots are below.

Here is Tansy's blocked account, as of current, but my friend luckily has a screenshot of them with their old user, "sephtis."

Lastly, Tansy simply admitting the post was about them, implying they're also mehrunes.

So, they are the same accounts. Septhis and Tansy, but I'm sure that ya'll already believe that mehrunes/sephtis/tansy ARE the same person, but just some proof if you don't want to believe me.

Back, to the situation though. So, the reason I'm really writing this post is because god, Tansy is the biggest mf liar I have EVER seen. Let the screenshots explain as we've established why they're the same person. I was quite nervous in the chat sorry, I don't have all of the screenshots as Tansy has deleted the sephtis/mehrunes account, but yeah.

I don't think the screenshots are in order as I got these from a friend I was dming them too at the time, sorry about that.

Recapping, the reason I made this post is because they're just not a good person. Like I said, I'm not much for drama, but damn. Tansy you lied SO hard, just to commission someone. Be better.

If there's anything I missed or any questions, I'll try to explain the best I can. Lastly, honestly, again I just want to get this story out there. From what I see people don't like Tansy and Tansy says everything is an "accusation," but I don't see how this isn't just proof of them being such a liar.

Side note, I have never had a negative interaction with either of them UNTIL the scammer situation as Tansy only ever popped up when the situation went down, just thought that was an important thing to note.

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[warriorcatsamino]

Check it out! Here we have a piece of the OG baddies, Tigerstar the I and his closest supporter Darkstripe. Honestly these two are one of most dynamic duo in Warrior cats. For those unfamiliar with these two, I will give a brief rundown of their stories. Tigerstar the I was originally a Thunderclan cat, born as Tigerkit to Pinestar & Leopardfoot. Early in life Tigerkit was destined to be a bad cat. His own father was pressured by Starclan to kill him. However Pinestar refused and Tigerkit grew up to be a violent apprentice. His behavior was encouraged by his mentor Thistleclaw. Tigerpaw attacked and nearly killed a young Scourge and this behavior continued when he became a warrior, Tigerclaw. Tigerclaw murdered several cats, including the deputy Redtail to secure his place as deputy. When he became deputy after the sudden death of the pervious one, Tigerclaw plotted to murder Thunderclan’s leader Bluestar to take her place. His plan was ruined when Fireheart discovered him and he was exiled. Tigerclaw went to Shadowclan and took advantage of its weak state to rise the ranks. Eventually he is named leader of Shadowclan and receives nine lives, becoming Tigerstar. During his reign, he managed to aline Riverclan & Shadowclan to become Tigerclan and ordered the killing of half-clan cats, having one of his warriors take the Riverclan deputy’s life. Then Tigerstar brought Bloodclan into the forest and was killed by Scourge. Even after death, Tigerstar plotted with living cats, including his sons Bramblestar & Hawkfrost, to make the clans suffer. He was killed again in the great battle between the clans and the Dark forest and faded from existence forever. Darkstripe, on the other hand, was much less successful. He was born to Willowpelt and Tigerstar was his mentor. Darkstripe plotted closely with Tigerstar to take over the clan. However when Tigerstar was exiled, Darkstripe remained in Thunderclan. He attempted to take Bramblepaw and his sister Tawnypaw to Shadowclan to be with their father. He also attempted to poison Sorrelkit(tail) with deathberries but was discovered. He was later exiled from Thunderclan and joined Shadowclan with Tigerstar. He failed to kill Stonefur during the bone mountain trial. He died when Greystripe killed him in the battle between the clans and Bloodclan. In death, Darkstripe continued to stick by Tigerstar’s side. He is killed forever in the newest arc the Broken Code when Firestar takes over Rootspring’s body to help him escape. Throughout their lives, these two remained loyal to each other. But, I want to know what YOU think. Do you think Tigerstar & Darkstripe is the most iconic villain pair? Do you like their dynamic? Why do you think Darkstripe followed Tigerstar so closely? Leave all your thoughts, opinions and feedback in the comments below. While you are at it, consider leaving a like on the original post. Support like that motivates artists to continue posting which benefits this account and gives us more to talk about. Want more content like this? Join the Warriors Amino for daily posts on all things Warriors.

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#warriorcats #warrior cats #art #cat #warriors amino #warriors #digital art #amino #warriorsamino #digitalart #darkstripe #dark forest #tigerclaw #tigerstar

[spinnysocks]

i've been meaning to redesign some of my main & oldest warriors ocs for a while now, so decided to use @/cryptidclaw's awesome bases to give it a try! 👇

Blacktail (he/him)

I've had this guy for as long as I can remember, likely my first ever warriors oc. He's one of the most important characters in my developing warriors story; he resides in SpringClan (would be WindClan) and eventually becomes leader. Despite his happy lil expression in the ref I would say he's the most morally ambiguous character. His white spots are from twoleg kits putting paint on his fur - no cat can remember which markings he was born with and which are paint lol. Bad guy but also haha paint cat. If he had a theme song it would be "Blue Hair" by TV Girl, which might be surprising, maybe I could explain why in a more detailed post :)

Doveheart (she/her)

I have a lot to say about this lady! She is one of the founders of her Clan - CascadeClan (would be RiverClan) - and would have made a fine deputy and leader if it weren't for... *clears throat and looks at the cat above her*. Her father, the leader, led CascadeClan to the three other Clan's territories and she met Blacktail in the 'moving process'. She was sure he was the sort of cat to drop everything for her & join her Clan but she was terribly wrong. It broke her heart but don't worry, she's a great mother to Foxpaw. Her design has changed so much from its original and I'm really proud of her, she's like a daughter to me lmao. I love her so much that her design will likely continue to change for the foreseeable future until I'm 100% happy. I have a big playlist for her but a good song that represents both her anguish and resentment is "Loving You" by Wet Leg.

Foxpaw (he/him)

And here is their son. He resides in CascadeClan with his mother. Despite his expression in the ref, he's known for frowning (...and also being part of a prophecy 👀). He is my favourite of all time and kind of my personal projection onto a warrior cat lmao. In all the long years I've had him I've never had a proper ref of him so this is very exciting for me. If I decide to make proper posts about each of my warriors story characters his design may change as I don't feel it's completed, but rather I'm grateful I have a ref at all. His theme song would be "The Old Witch Sleep and the Good Man Grace" by The Amazing Devil.

i had these guys all the way back when i was in warriors amino lmao. i have a whole folder of commissions for blacktail, a few of doveheart too, but i was obsessed with that guy. still am. foxpaw deserves some love too tho with his first ref <3

#warriors ocs #spinny ocs #blacktail #doveheart #foxpaw #spinny story #warrior cats #warriors

[jagerknight08]

Headcanon: an Aura-less Arc are stronger than regular huntsmen.

(WARNING: LONG TANGENT)

This comes from some big brain fan of RWBY, who was able to estimate some of the fight scenes where large amount of strength or force are shown. One of the calculation caught my interest the most was his calculations on Jaune ability to block/deflect the ancient death stalker claws thrusting forward, which he calculated to be about 500 tons of force, though a far cry from Pyrrha launching Nora high into the air and Ruby dragging the nevermore up the cliff.

As we know that a huntsmen have been training at a young age, training in combat, survival skills, weapons forgery ect., and had their Auras unlocked and practiced with it. With what we know about Aura, unless it has been reckon somewhere, is that when a person unlocks and trains their Auras, they gain superhuman levels of strength, speed, and endurance. It also been said that Aura and Semblances are like muscles, the more you train it, the more powerful it becomes.

Everyone else had years of training and experience to gain the strength to do what they do, and yet no one bats an eye at Jaune, no one ask why he was so weak or . They didn't ask because to them it was decent! Let me repeat myself Jaune, day one with Aura, was considered decent by hunters with YEARS of training. Jaune didn't know any sort of techniques with Aura, so how would he know that he could use his Aura to give himself an edge in a fight, for all we know, Jaune blocking the claw was ALL PURE MUSCLE STRENGTH!

Another thing is during the initiation, where everyone was launched in the forest at highspeed, and had to use landing strategies to keep them from going splat, and EVERYONE USED SOME KIND OF STRATEGY, everyone except Jaune.

Ruby used her gun recoil to slow her decent before using her scythe to stop herself. Weiss used her glyphs. Pyrrha used her shield to, well, shield herself from the narrow parts of the tree. Ren dug his blades into a large tree and spins around it. While Yang used thin branches and leaves to slow herself down, jumped from tree to tree to slower herself some more, before rolling along the floor, to negate the fall damage, and still kept up her momentum, albeit much slower now.

This all well and good, but why am I telling you this? Well, you see everyone who had aura still needed to slow down, or to protect, themselves from getting too damaged, or dead. Now tell me what was Jaune landing strategy? Pyrrha catched him before he hit the floor, sticking him to a tree and coming to his rescue? Well, yeah it ensures claim over Jaune, as his partner, keeps him out of further danger, as well as keeps him stationary until she can retrieves him, but it does nothing to cushion Jaune impact AGAINST the tree.

Jaune was although the spear kept him from hitting the ground, it did not stop the momentum. There are adults who have gone snowboarding, traveling 25 mph, and breaking several bones in their bodies when they run into a tree. The students were flying five times that speed, and they walked away unscathed, thanks to their training and Aura. Now Jaune had no way of protecting himself, as we saw him flaring his wildly, no way to slow himself down, and most importantly NO AURA, but yet we don't see any sort of damage. Jaune, by all acounts, should be dead or at least broken, but he wasn't he see make snarking remarks, walking around without a care in the world, and no broken bones.

If you think I'm done, I'm not!

When Cardin and the others were making fun of Jaune they mock how clumsy, inexperience, and ect., Jaune really is, but never makes fun of Jaune physical abilities. When Cardin and Jaune in that gridlock of strength, it was clear that Cardin WAS stronger than Jaune, but not by much as Cardin still had to force all of his muscles to gain an upperhand against Jaune, who was still able to match Cardin strength, resulting in Cardin using underhand tactics to beat Jaune. Cardin showed that he is more experience and a better fighter than Jaune, who had no training, but he could not overpowered Jaune.

On the roof Jaune confessed to Pyrrha that he lied and cheated to get into Beacon, she shocked and SURPRISED that Jaune did it. Here's the thing though, Pyrrha is a Mistral CHAMPION for four years, so she should be able to pick up who are frauds and who are genuine warriors. She saw Jaune capabilities, his skills, and his strengths, as well as that he didn't have Aura, and yet was SHOCKED that he was actually a "Normal" kid before going to beacon.

In that same conversation Jaune makes an off handed commit about him "not being good enough". Now I made it clear in another post, but I'll repeat it here, I believe that Arc children are trained by older family members, with the head honcho of the all families that makes up the Arc family is decided by series of fights and tests of strength, where the member who successfully completed all the tests taking leadership, and a young Jaune couldn't meet the criteria that Arcs had set up, therefore making him unable to be trained, making him, potentially, the weakest Arc back then.

So if Jaune could block up to 500 tons of force, moments after unlocking his Aura, Survived the impact against the tree, and is considered to be decent by experience huntsmen, and yet is considered to be the weakest Arc, JUST HOW POWERFUL ARE THE ARCS!?

NO, SERIOUSLY! IF JAUNE WAS CONSIDERED WEAK, AND HE COULD KEEP UP WITH THE OTHER HUNTERS/HUNTRESSES, THEN WHAT CAN A PRIME ARC DO!? WHAT IS THE STRONGEST ARC CAPABLE OF!? IS SAPHRON THE SAME WAY!?? DO THEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT BREAK ANY NORMAL PERSON!? HOW DO THEY MAKE LOVE TO THEIR LOVE ONES IF THEY CAN JUST AS EASILY BREAK THEM LIKE TOOTHPICKS!!? HOLY FUCK RT HOW DID YOU ACCIDENTALLY MAKE THE ARCS THE MOST OVERPOWERED FAMILY IN THE SHOW!?

P.s. the calculations for the death stalker attack comes from RPM America on RWBY amino

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WELCOME TO MY PROFILE!!!

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hello, I am the gremlin of this account. I mainly post artwork of my main OCs ((Anna and Eliot))

The two mean the world to me. It'd be appreciated it y'all didn't repost my drawings of them, tbh, it makes me low-key uncomfortable.

but! with that aside, let's talk about the admin for a moment!

Call me Casper, I am a 19 year old. And I'm female (she/her)

I'm always tired and like to annoy the hell out of my brother. I'm very smol (5ft) and my family likes to poke fun with that. I'm overall a pretty chill person, I got the "I don't care" type of mood 24/7

anyway

OCs that I most likely gonna be drawing and posting on this account

Annabelle Harper

Eliot Harper

these two, like I said, mean the world to me. They are beings from another dimension. This dimension is know as Euphasia (You-fae-shuh) and it has these demon like creature. No, they're not demons they are a species that I made a little while ago called Euphs. (you-fs) I will be explaining more (hopefully) in the near future.

Annabelle is the more chaotic one while Eliot is just the lazy one. They're considered Irish twins since they were born on different month's

Isadora Lance

she's a lil ghost girl, she was previously supposed to be this voice that people head and had the ability to mimic someone else's voice, but I scrapped that idea a while back, so now she's a ghost!!

Halo

Halo is a demon Queen that I made, very rude at times. Uh, I have really thought into who she is and whatnot

Jessie Quinzel

She is my DC OC. Being the daughter of Harley Quinn (the last name is obvious) and Joker. She's a somewhat chaotic, carefree individual. She has two other siblings, Seth and Stacy Quinzel. Actually, she use to be my old Creepypasta OC. Now she's my DC OC

Blake Wilson

Blake is a wendigo, being about to shift to human form at will. He is destructive when he wants to be. He and Anna were together for a little while, but it didn't work out. He has an older sister named Hannah

Salah Marbus

Another being from Euphasia. Very little is known about her. She tends to keep herself isolated and to herself in general. Her species is known as an Alph. She has no other family, unfortunately.

Dhara Crypta

Dhara, also known as Dee, is a hunter/warrior like individual. She, herself, is also an Alph, like Sal. She is most known by the King and Qween of Euphasia, standing by their side when necessary.

Clara Wilson

No, she is not related to Blake, for starters. Clara is, YET ANOTHER, being from Euphasia. She is one of the more dangerous ones. She is one with The Dark Ones. The Dark Ones are these shadowy-like figures. They only come out at night.

Orchid Arwen

She is the only one of her species, a Whispering Fairy. Like Sal, not much is known about her. She hides herself from civilization on most days.

Jason Wellerman

One of the most chaotic demons in all of Hell. He an honoree individual, very very rude at all times. He has three other siblings, a twin sister, Luna, an older sister, Abby, and and older brother, David.

Wysteria Flynn

Fairy baby, fairy baby!! Wysteria is a fairy. A nice fairy. She's best friends with Anna. She has green cat like eyes and short brown hair. She has no other siblings

Lorelei Winston

Corelei Winston

These two are identical twins. They were both born with supernatural abilities. Four abilities each.

Lorelei's abilities

Sonic screech 

Levitation 

Bilocation - being in multiple places at once 

Telepathy

Corelei's abilities

Channeling - being able to communicate with a spirit 

Telekinesis 

Ability to see through someone else’s eyes 

(Basically she see what someone else is seeing, only she’s looking that person’s eyes-) 

Super strength

Mariana

She is my Siren OC. Nothing much about her, she has the ability to shift to a human form when she's out of the water.

Lana Wine

Lana is a solo gangster. She ran away from home at the age of 13. Marco, a leader of a gang (which has no name yet) took her in, so Lana would have a roof over her head. She soon left said gang and now running a solo gangster life. She has an older brother (unnamed at the moment) and a younger sister (unnamed at the moment)

Lucia Roslyn

Lucia is another demon OC. She previously was supposed to be the devil, but I decided to scrap that idea as well. She's tall. Lucia has a younger sister, Elana and an older brother, Lex.

Cynthia Martins

I'm not for sure if I wanna make her my My Hero Academia OC or not. But she can shapeshift. I don't normally talk about her, so.

Matthew Mercer

Matt is just another hooman OC. Not a whole lot about him. He loves video games and causing chaos with Anna

Odyssey Celeste

Odyssey is a light-bringer. Basically she has the power of light. She brings light to the darkest places. A light-bringer is another being from Euphasia.

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OK!! Now that I have all my OCs out of the way, most of you may be wondering.

Dear Gremlin, what is the magical fantasy land known as Euphasia? Well Euphasia is a land, mostly consisting of floating islands. It's broken up into multiple territories. The Euphs have their own territory while the Alphs have their own territory. And the Light-bringer travel from territory to territory along with The Dark Ones.

There are four guardians, elemental guardians. The Air, Fire, Earth, and Water guardians. There is also a goddess like being who is most commonly known as Ivolyn. (eye-vo-lynn)

I haven't actually looked all into the Guardians that much, so when I do so, I will immediately be putting it in the pinned post!!

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Now, I think that's all out of the way. Time for socials!

Instagram

Main account: @/cotton_candy_dreams12

Art account: @/the_doodle321

Discord

Main and only Discord: @/GremlinBaby#6366

Snapchat

pandachild20

Tik Tok

@/nutella_child101

Twitter

@/Color_Addict

YouTube

https://youtube.com/channel/UCh0-7hl7eQ-5ZySeavahnTw

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The type of artwork I'll be posting. It's going to be both traditional and digital artwork. I rarely draw digitally, and I usually sketch when i comes to traditional artwork.

I try to use watercolors

I use alcohol markers to fill in for color or I just keep the linework and call it good.

Some of my illustrations may or may not have some bits of gore, considering that most of my characters are..gorey in a way.

I draw mostly OC art

Very rarely will I draw a canon character from any show, novel, etc.

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Alright with that all out of the way, I think my pinned post is all done, I hope you enjoyed it and like I said, I hope you enjoy my artwork.

CREDIT

Aesthetic image: Made by me in PicsArt

Text Art: From Amino

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Now I think that's all, I hope you enjoyed yourself and have a nice day!!

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#pinned post #about the admins #talking about OCs #aesthetic #meet the admin #art talks #fantasy world #admin

[new-moon-over-septarsis]

Amino Writing Club Prompt: Love

"BOING!"

Jester chuckled at the way Juno exaggerated the sounds of her actions. He often found himself fixating on the song-like vibrancy in her voice, the softness of her "t's" and "r's", the tidal rising and falling of her accent reminding him of his home islands.

"Jester! I'm floating away! You comin' or wha?"

She waved from atop the giant jellyfish, rising slowly into the lavender skies. He rushed to meet her, grabbing hold of one the tentacles before it rose too high and climbing just as she had. The added weight on top sent ripples through its squishy body, and Juno giggled as they both started to bounce. They crouched on the soft terrain as it moved past the golden oceans and gazed outward at more new territory, flying into an ever-growing mass of crystalline hills, plateaus, and waterfalls.

The duo found themselves swerving their heads left and right at every new and bizarre natural wonder. Juno remarked again with a loss of breath how incredible the view was. She shot him a dazzling smile, an abundance of sparkles in her excited eyes, and he smiled back. Jester, letting out a breath he might very well have been holding ever since the day he'd been locked away in that asylum, lay down on his stomach, chin on arms, and allowed himself to relax.

Relaxation was cut short by Juno yanking him back up and pulling him toward the edge. "Look! We gotta check 'em out!" She was pointing at the nearest plateau in jumping distance, where swarms of little lizards scurried beside a river bank which cut through the soft spots where the fuschia crystals ended and the grass and dirt began. Jester had no choice but to keep pace with her as she jumped down and started examining them. They varied in shades of green, each one sprouting a unicorn horn from their foreheads, and the ones that burrowed out from the land carried what looked like a marshmallow on their horn.

Juno plucked the small white puff and lifted it eagerly to Jester's face. She popped it into her mouth without a second thought, her pupils growing in size at the burst of flavor, and exclaimed, "It is a marshmallow!"

Jester had grown too used to her impulsive behavior to double-take this time, though he still had to remark, "That came from the ground."

"That's what's wild; doesn't taste like dirt!"

"Do you eat dirt on a regular basis?" he jested.

"Perhaps..." Juno knelt down to grab another and lifted it toward him. "Try it."

He shook his head and started to walk away. But with a smirk he tried to catch her off guard and snatch it from her hand. She jumped back effortlessly and played keep away, even as they toppled down onto their sides. She kept it at arm's length from herself while he stretched over her lap trying to reach it. With her free hand she pushed his head down and ruffled his hair, his chin and chest buckling under the weight and sinking onto her lap. Jester stared up at her in bitter defeat, and at last she allowed him the treat; or rather she fed it to him herself.

They laughed and ran and played throughout the day; neither one recalled the last time they'd laughed this often, but most likely it had been sometime when Eclipsa was in their lives. At the thought of her, Juno looked down at the spades on her wrists. She blew hair out of her face and removed the gauntlets, not wanting to be bothered by any mention of Mewni whatsoever. Her boots and bowtie followed suit, resting by the riverbank while she soaked her feet and let down her hair.

Jester was admiring some of the plants, a set of velvety soft palm leaves that shone with a calming bioluminescence even in the bright daylight. A glimmer from the side caught his eye, and he once again saw the light reflecting off Juno's gauntlets. But this time she wasn't wearing them. The Solarian warrior had lost her armor, and in this moment she seemed so serene, so relaxed, so happy.

And in this moment he knew felt safe sharing this single world with her.

They sat together by the riverside, the two of them finally able to relax after all their days on the run. With each new wonder they saw, each laugh they shared, each smile they gave, Juno seemed to gain another sparkle in her eyes, and Jester seemed to take another easier breath. They spoke of simpler days, of safer days, with cherished friends and family. They spoke of peacetime on Mewni, and how it never truly felt like peace. But here in this world, it was starting to.

"We can keep it all out there, k? Let them keep Mewni. We got our own whole world here, just for the two of us."

"Who needs them anyway?" Jester agreed. "We could just sit down in the magic and watch Mewni burn from here."

"Ha! To the ground!" Juno cackled as though it were the funniest thing she'd ever heard, and just kept laughing.

"Uh. It wasn't that funny..." Jester said awkwardly.

Juno double over laughing and fell headfirst into the water. Jester peered over the edge to find she'd disappeared under the surface, and looked back and forth for her. Hiding, perhaps? He lifted an eyebrow when suddenly the surface broke, and Juno shot up from the water and pecked him on the nose. He shook his head and stuck his tongue out at her, but they chuckled once more. They gazed dreamily into each other's eyes, Juno's sparkling more than ever before, even taking on a strange violet hue. So dark and wondrous in contrast with her flaming hair, practically glowing under the sun in tandem with her warm olive skin.

She grinned mischievously, then grabbed Jester under the arms and threw him over her head. He splashed under the water and got his bearings back as he shot above the surface, glaring at Juno. A cheeky smile filled her face, then Jester was taken aback as she buried the side of her face into his chest. The water was shallow enough to stand in, but the six inches she had over him forced her to crouch a bit. He once again noticed that splotch of red all over her freckled cheeks, the excuses she made to touch or be anywhere near him, the adamancy about making sure he liked her and felt safe with her.

"Juno?"

"Hm?"

Jester smirked. "I know you've been dying to kiss me ever since the Bounce Lounge."

Her blush grew even redder. She rose back up and shifted awkwardly.

"Well...may I?"

Jester stared incredulously. "For the love of-" he grumbled for a moment. -"Yes!"

Juno stifled a squeak, taking his face in her hands and smashed her lips against his. Jester inhaled eagerly at her suddenness, then leaned more firmly against her and held her back as her hands rubbed gently across his now pink-tinted cheeks. A thousand fireworks lit up in their stomachs, and five simple breathless seconds might as well have been a lifetime before they pulled apart in a daze.

"What were you saying before, Miss 'I'm Always Up Front With My Feelings'?" His smirk returned.

"Riiiiiight..." She danced awkwardly around her response, avoiding his eyes.

His smirk faded into a calm, adoring gaze. "Why the shyness all of a sudden?"

"I dunno. I only wanted you to feel safe around me. But at the end of the day, you're still a Monster and I've still hurt a lot of your people. I just wondered if you'd even think I was worth the time."

"Juno, this is the most at home I've felt in almost ten years," he sighed. "You've given me more respect than I could ask for, and even running for our lives it's been fun with you by my side. Whatever we've done, whoever we've hurt, we can do like you said and keep it all out there."

"Yeah," she said breathlessly. Her elation rose, and so too her energy. "Yeah! All our worries are out there. This world belongs to us..."

The new violet hue in her eyes grew fully over the aquamarine, the sparkles bright as glimmering diamonds. A subtle glow had enveloped their bodies in tandem with their joy, and this time such magic held no contempt for Jester, nor he it. He smiled sweetly and nodded before wrapping his hands around her neck, leaning up to place a sweet, gentle, caring kiss upon her lips. She ran her fingers through his velvetine, midnight blue hair, and she grabbed him by his waist and lifted him up to her height, his tail quickly wrapping around her waist for support. Their warming bodies pressed closer and deeper against each other, his scaly slate-blue skin a soothing moon against her burning starlight, as their kiss rose in passion, in hunger.

Juno felt all the worries of hurting Jester, the shame for the suffering of him and his people, melt away; all she could care about was to melt into him. All their cares could certainly stay outside this hidden place in space, this stolen moment in time. All that existed here was their passion, their adoration for each other. Here, in a world made up of just the two of them.

#also a sneak peek at toffee and juno's first kiss in the realm of magic #from the flashback chapter A World Made Up of Me and You #the jester arc (arc 0) #mourning and knight (junfee) #disgraced archives (writing snippets)

[samwisethewitch]

Baldur: The Conflicting Myths (For Pagans and Witches Amino’s #OWC, #KnowYourGods)

Note: This was originally posted on Pagans & Witches Amino as part of their official weekly challenge, “Know Your Gods,” which is all about shining a light on lesser-known deities and mythological figures, or those that it can be hard to find information about. I have really enjoyed going through the tag and learning about new gods and goddesses. If you are interested in paganism, reconstructed religion, or mythology in general, I highly recommend heading over to the app or website and checking out the #KnowYourGods tag.

Baldur isn’t exactly an obscure deity. Most people who have studied Norse mythology are familiar with this member of the Aesir and son of Odin and Frigg, who is commonly associated with light, beauty, and springtime. The most famous myth about Baldur is the story of his murder. Although he probably wasn’t as widely worshiped as, say, Thor or Odin, he was an important member of the pantheon and his death caused a ripple effect throughout the Norse mythos, including being one of the signs of Ragnarok.

However, there are actually two very different versions of this god preserved in writing, as well as two very different stories of his death. Most people are only familiar with the more popular portrayal of this deity, which I personally believe to be the less historically accurate of the two. When I saw the topic for this week’s #OWC, I decided to make a post discussing both versions, and let you guys decide for yourself which version to believe.

The more popular version of the myth of Baldur’s death was recorded by the 13th century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson, whose writings have been hugely influential in shaping how modern students view Norse mythology and culture. Snorri was an excellent storyteller and was dedicated to preserving Scandinavian culture and history, but there’s one major issue with the reliability of his accounts: Snorri was a Christian, recording these myths long after Iceland had converted to Christianity, and his goal was to depict Norse paganism as a primitive religion that was inferior to Christianity. Obviously, this means that some of his claims about the old religion have to be taken with a grain of salt. On top of that, many of the sources Snorri used for his record of Baldur’s death have been lost, and some of the elements in his version do not appear in any other records of Norse mythology. This may indicate that Snorri invented some aspects of his retelling, or at the very least introduced Christian influences into the existing myth.

In Snorri’s retelling, Baldur has prophetic dreams that reveal that he is going to die. His mother, the goddess Frigg, is so distraught by this that she travels the universe and gets everything within it, from the elements, to plants and animals, to diseases, to swear not to harm her son. This makes Baldur invincible, and the gods make a game of throwing weapons at him and watching them bounce off harmlessly. But Frigg made a grave mistake: she didn’t bother to secure an oath from the mistletoe, believing that it was too small and delicate a plant to harm her son.

When Loki, the great trickster, learned of this, he crafted a spear out of mistletoe. Loki approached the blind god Hod, who had been listening to the activities from the sidelines, and offered to help him participate in the game. Loki placed the mistletoe spear into Hod’s grasp and carefully took aim, guiding the blind god’s hand. Baldur was struck through the heart and was soon lying dead in a pool of blood.

The gods held a funeral for Baldur, during which his wife, Nanna, died of grief — she was placed with her husband on his funeral pyre.

Meanwhile, Hermod, another son of Odin, rode forth for Helheim, the realm of the dead, seeking to rescue Baldur’s soul. Hel, the goddess of death, agreed to release Baldur — but only if Hermod could get every creature in the universe to weep for the dead god. The Aesir set out, asking everything in existence to cry for Baldur, and they were almost successful, for the god had been beloved by all. But they encountered a giantess named Thokk, who may have been Loki in disguise, who refused to shed even a single tear.

And so Baldur was forced to remain in Helheim, and the other gods began to turn against Loki  for causing the death of their beloved friend.

In this version, Baldur is the kind and gentle god of light and life, and is an innocent victim. Given Snorri’s Christian background, it’s impossible to ignore the similarity between Baldur and Jesus Christ. Baldur’s death here fits the Christian idea of martyrdom perfectly. It’s possible that by attaching these Christian qualities to a popular pagan god, Snorri was hoping to pass on Christian moral to his audience, or at least to present a more Christian-friendly version of the myth.

The second version of this myth comes from the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus. In Saxo’s version, Baldur is not gentle or a victim, but is instead a fierce warrior with many bloody victories to his name. This story is almost totally different from Snorri’s account, and actually contradicts it in many places.

In Saxo’s retelling, Hod is not a blind god but rather a proud warrior, who is in love with his foster sister Nanna. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Baldur also fell in love with the young goddess, and his desire for her was so great that he vowed to kill Hod and take her for himself.

A group of Valkyries warned Hod of Baldur’s plot to kill him. When Hod told his foster father of this, the old man refused to give his permission for Hod to marry Nanna, out of fear of Baldur’s wrath. However, as a show of his support, he told Hod of a magical sword that would allow him to kill anyone he struck with it, even Baldur. Hod traveled to the home of the giant Miming, the owner of this enchanted blade. Hod managed to ambush Miming and take him captive, forcing the giant to hand over the sword.

When Hod returned home, he discovered that Baldur had been courting Nanna while he was away. Furious, Hod openly challenged Baldur, and the two gathered their armies to meet in battle. After much brutal fighting, Hod was victorious and Baldur was forced to retreat. Hod returned home a war hero and married Nanna soon after.

Deprived of the woman he longed for, Baldur descended into an obsession that was so damaging to his health that he even lost the ability to walk. He repeatedly waged war on Hod’s forces, and though he won many of these battles, he was never able to steal Nanna away. This continued for many years.

Finally, after one of the bloodiest battles yet, Hod decided to sneak into the enemy camp to spy on them. Here he saw three Valkyries bringing Baldur a special food — this was the source of the god’s strength. Hod was able to trick the Valkyries into giving him some of their food, thus giving him strength to match Baldur’s.

The next time Hod and Baldur met, Hod plunged Miming’s magic sword into Baldur’s flesh, dealing a mortal blow. For days Baldur held on, but eventually he succumbed to his wounds and descended to the halls of Hel.

There are several theories as to why these two versions of the myth are so wildly different. One theory, as I mentioned earlier, is that Snorri introduced Christian elements to his version, which would make Saxo’s version the more “authentic” account. Another theory is that Snorri based his version off of Icelandic sources, while Saxo used mostly Danish sources. We know that Norse/Germanic mythology varied a lot from place to place, so it’s definitely possible that these conflicting myths represent regional variations of the same basic story.

Personally, I tend to think of Saxo’s version as the more reliable source, but I can’t deny the power of Snorri’s version. I think both versions should be taken into consideration when trying to reconstruct Norse paganism and incorporate it into a modern lifestyle. If you base your beliefs on Snorri’s version, you’ll probably honor Baldur as a peaceful god of springtime and family. If you base your beliefs on the Saxo version, you’ll probably see him as more of a warrior deity and may ask him for help when you’re feeling unlucky in love. Like with any deity, the sources you choose to pull from will change the nature of your worship.

P.S. If anyone is interested in learning more about the two versions of this myth, I highly recommend The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion by Daniel McCoy, which goes into both versions in depth and was the main source I used when writing this post.

#mine #my writing #baldur #norse mythology #Norse polytheism #norse paganism #norse reconstructionism #germanic paganism #heathenry #heathen #asatru #wicca #pagan #paganism #pagans and witches amino #amino apps #witchblr #devotional witchcraft #witch #witchcraft #snorri sturluson #saxo grammaticus #history

[war-priest]

William Lundi. Prince of The Hidden Kindom.

Summery:

William Lundi is an atlas graduate and head of the War Priest order that protects the small settlements of remnant. He is a major ditz and always forgets to do something simple. He loves adorable and cute things and will stop and stare at something cute whether it be a human or not. He is the prince of the last nomad clan. After he lost his sister at age 6 and was saved by team STQR. He asked them to train him to fight in each of their techniques and by the time he was 17 the he became a Priest of War. 

General information:

{Before the fall of Beacon he lives in Vale. After the fall he lives aboard his ship Queen Rose’s Revenge.}

Age: (depending on the timeline of rp)

Height: 6'4"

Sexuality: bisexual but prefers feminine boys when it comes to males

Armour:

Semblance: power thief. Can take and use the powers of enemies he has beaten. When he kills an enemy he captures their soul so he may use their power for themselves.

Semblance Aura consumption: 1 stolen soul= 50% arua consumption. 2 stolen souls= 100% aura consumption and and complete removal of defensive aura and must wait for it to return to use another stolen semblance. (Hence the full suit of armor)

Weakness: Anger issues. His anger issues caused him to become irrational and rage blind when angered about something he deeply cares about. Such as children or someone he loves.

Weapon:

Weapon name: Mors ferru

Strength: Can control 2 stolen powers at once (doing so removes his defensive aura hence his full body armor)

William’s life

William had stabbed the Grimm in the eye with the crown sword making him lose interest. Their father watched this and left his children to die. Before his sister passed away she gifted William with her soul so that he wouldn't die as well. At the same Qrow had wandered off from his team and stumbles upon a dying William holding his dead sister sister with his remaining arm. Qrow immediately picked him up and ran him to the nearest hospital with what little energy he had let he fought like hell to go back to his sister body refusing to let the Grimm have her. Qrow took him back to the academy and sent Raven to retrieve Williams sister. Qrow asked a favor of Ozpin to get William into an Atlas hospital and have his arm leg and foot replaced. Well Ozpin did more than that. He and Glynda adopted William so he would have a family to go home to.

While in the hospital William met a woman who had a daughter with cancer. He started to visit the girl every day  to keep her company during her treatments. One day after  months of keeping her company William saw her mother leaving the girls room crying. He asked her what was wrong and she explained that her daughter was not going to live much longer. While the mother was talking he notices that she was holding a young baby in her arm. William grew angry that fate made this happen to a sweet girl. That night William rolled out of his bed and crawled into the girl’s room and disconnected her treatment before using his semblance to take the illness upon himself. The next day the doctor checked the girl and called it a miracle of God that the cancer was completely gone without a single trace of her every being plagued the rapid disease. That little girl was Winter. Her mother knew what William did and paid for everything for him. Even making her husband reserve a spot in the academy for him. 

William at age 13:

When William returned to Vale he asked team STQR to train him I each of their fighting styles. He trained with them until he was 17. While he wasn’t able to attend signal because of his young age he went to patch with summer Raven and Tai and continued his training. while there he grew up with yang (who was six years younger than him) and ruby.

 Once he graduated from Signal he applied to the Atlas Academy. He was immediately accepted because of what he had done in the hospital for Winter when he was 6 years old. On his first mission his team was captured and he was forced to watch as his teammates were tortured to death in front of him. Each time one of his teammates died he used his semblance to collect their soul so he would never forget what happened. After he escaped and returned to atlas he accelerated through his classes becoming first person to graduate from atlas in under two years. People said he did the work of 4 people by himself but the entire time he had his teammates there with him helping him graduate so he could find the people who killed them and and avenge them. 

After graduating he claimed the throne from his father after killing him in a royal duel. He then reformed The Priests of War. An organization that was created by his clan to protect small settlements of Remnant from all dangers of the world. His people happily accepted him as their new king and many studied under him to become Priests of War. And to this day the Priests of War are considered the deadliest warriors in all of remnant. Every single one of them can take down a Perfect Manticore single-handedly. 

William was the prince of a nomad clan of warriors that left the surface of remnant and hid below the waves of the sea and away from the reach of the Four Kingdoms. When William was six he and his twin sister were in forever fall, while their father was at a meeting with the leader of the white fang (before  Sienna Khan took over), playing in a waterfall when a Perfect Manticore attacked them killing his sister and taking williams left arm and leg and his right foot. 

Queen Rose’s Revenge

As a way to get around remnant faster with more protection than a basic airship William built his own and named it, Queen Rose’s Revenge, after his Departed teacher (who he believes is still alive).

He soon decided to charter his ship out to companies for the right price. After nearly 200 successful voyages without loss or damage of cargo, wealthy companies began paying high dollar for passage to and from locations all over remnant. Eventually William was able to upgrade his ship with 4 luxurious rooms and dinning room, to suit the expensive tastes of his valuable cargo, take on more VIP passengers. he was also able to expand his fleet and now has command of 105 battle ready airships, all of which are designed after the  Queen Rose’s Revenge.

William amassed the largest number of War priest ever recorded in his Clans history. By the end of his first year raining as king he had 1 million Priest of War under his command. To this day the number continues growing. He has still yet to let his clans existence be known to the world and only a select few people know of its location under the seas and how to get to it’s settlement above the skies. One of those people is Roman Torchwick. Roman is a dear friend of Williams and a business partner since most of the tech to make advance his people cities was controlled by atlas and Roman stole it for William.

(all pictures with RWBY Amino on the bottom come from my Amino Account)

#william lundi #william #rwby oc #rwby rp #rwby oc blog #rwby rp blog #war priest

[queerauds-blog]

Thank You. - Plat!Moxiety

≫ tw; uncensored cussing, self-deprecation, mention of chest pains and difficulty in breathing !!

≫ an; this was posted on my wattpad (@saltylouie) and Thomas Sanders Fans Amino (TSFA - louie) !! i don’t use this tumblr acc as much, so, do not be mistaken! ^^ i decided to post it here, because i really want this acc back up and runnin’. i also apologize for the confusing use of capitalization, i had a writing block when i wrote this, too.

≫ Summary:       Virgil was out with some friends, but got bored. he went onto a social media platform where he had met most of his online friends. he started to feel.. nervous, and couldn't understand why. he went to Morality, knowing he was someone who could help him.

   usually, he doesn't go out of his own house. at all. he stays at home even if he knows he is able to go outside and do so much more fun activities rather than lounge at home, nose stuck on his screen; he'd been introduced to the magic of the internet a while back, joining social networks and meeting people.

  knowing they were only strangers online, and they didn't know him, he was still frankly quite shy about meeting people who are merely just strangers behind a screen. you'd expect for him to be anxious and very nervous about talking- but, they don't know who he is. they don't know who Virgil is. he convinced himself that there isn't a lot to worry about, just as long as the people they met strayed away from gaining personal information, he guesses he can consider them mutuals.

  he sat with a few people around a small table, a few friends of the names' Remy, Deceit, and Emile. all three were occupied doing their own thing, having their own phones close to their noses. Remy was too busy playing games and calling someone on the phone as he sat with Virgil's earphones (for he had forgotten his), Deceit was flirting with a certain someone who Virgil was very close with, while Emile was simply looking through his phone, most likely looking through Pokémon Go out of boredom. Virgil doesn't hate company, in fact, Deceit is the person he hangs out with most, and of other gatherings, Remy's with them, and occasionally Emile.

  Virgil noticed how everyone was doing their own thing, and he couldn't help but do the same and go on a social media platform. he went immediately to the media's feed, looking through loads more of art, writing, edits, other forms of art. he didn't realize how long he spaced out for as he stared at his phone, his own anxious thoughts telling him off. he felt his breathing quicken, chest tighten a bit too much, he hunched over slightly, praying it was unnoticed. he glanced at one hand, watching it shake a bit more than usual; it was a bad habit he does, looking at his shaky hands just make him feel even more anxious.

  he quickly swiped a few times on his screen, his thumb seeming to have a mind of its own, but eventually stop. currently on his screen, the chats category was opened, displaying the many- well, few chats he had. some were private messages, and one group chat. he tapped a group chat that was titled Crofters Cookies for some reason... he didn't mind, he actually quite liked it. there were five members in the chat, including Virgil. of course, it was the internet, you can't just reveal your names. so, Virgil went by the user ✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘. they called him Anx, even if Virgil would've preferred to be called Anxiety when he can be labeled as the living embodiment of Anxiety.

   like any group of friends, each friend had a label- not the bad kind, but that it was used to reference to someone as a shortcut. one user went by 🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶; just by looking at the user, one can perhaps tell this user really.. really loves animals, especially puppies. he was a male who went by Morality as his nickname— for his friend label- he went by Dad, because we was pretty much a father figure to his sons (let's not dwell on the topic that no one actually calls him dad).

   another user went by L o g i c 🎓, and also just by his user, he went by Logic, immediately knowing the outcomes of other peoples' nicknames for him. he was called nerd a lot, that was definitely a common nickname, but, someone else in the group chat was very, and i mean very creative when it comes to nicknames for Logic.

   this user went by ✨Ɛŋƈɧąŋɬąɖơཞ✨, you'd think he was some charming, dashing, lovable prince who can swoon any man or woman within a matter of milliseconds; he was. a kind, thoughtful prince, and quite a warrior, although, he was still a bit of a, nuisance, to how Logic phrases it. this.. Princey dude was a bit, no, that's a lie, he was an egoist and he was self-centered. he also loved Disney, and he was pretty indecisive. at least once every week, he'd change his icon about 3-7 times.

  the last user was someone who went by Foster Dawg who was not very well active in the chat, he'd pop in from time to time, but the rest were very active. although an inactive member of the friend chat, it was like all four of them knew what was best for them. whenever he was dealing with emotions, Morality would step in. if he needed new ideas, prompts and plots, Princey would provide those. if he needed anything like an objective opinion, or something from an logical perspective, or have a question, or perhaps begin a debate, he'd go to Logic. Foster Dawg went to Anx when it came to certain doubts, insecurities, fears, and his own fairly heightened anxiety. all four of them were always of great help, to one another. it was strangely remarkable on how all four and each of their personalities form Foster Dawg all together, if ever possible. it's not like the four would be parts of Foster Dawg's personality; impossible, there are similarities, but, a person can't be a one's living embodiment of a personality trait. would it be a miracle? a coincidence? a curse?

   that isn't the main focus right now. Virgil wasn't feeling very.. pleasant at the moment. he felt like throwing up everything he had just eaten, feeling quite uneasy. he typed a couple of words, stating how his social anxiety wasn't helping, but, out of nervousness, deleted his response before he could send it. yes, Virgil had a habit of doing that, but he would know to what the reason is. this time, he knew something was wrong, but he couldn't understand as to why he is feeling this way. the overwhelming thought that these, annoying emotions, were- or are the reason to his unanswered questions and complicated thoughts. moreover, Virgil isn't used to expressing himself, or venting in all general. he sighed quietly in defeat, looking over that list of members in the chat, tapping on a familiar dog icon. after a few more shaky taps, he'd finally entered his private message chat with Morality. he didn't even bother with scrolling up in their conversation, he really needed someone to talk to, unless he wanted to drive himself up a wall.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: my chest feels heavy.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: it's bothering me.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: it

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: itbhurts

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: *it hurts

    Virgil was still shaking as he typed his messages, his quick breathing becoming louder. he didn't want it to be heard, so he tried to take a deep breath in. it worked.. for a bit, until he saw the small text pop up at the bottom left corner of his screen, just above his keyboard.

       🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶 is typing...

      the small text disappeared, which didn't help Virgil at all. he refreshed the chat, almost sighing in relief once he saw the small bubble pop up again.

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: Why? Is something wrong, Kiddo? Are you ok??

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: i.. i don't know.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: i just feel really weak, thinking about it makes me light-headed.

      it really was weird for Virgil to express how he was currently feeling, especially with the voice in the back of his head, telling him he didn't deserve to be helped. he was always looking after the rest, which meant if he can balance out their problems with his, he can go just fine with his own. he thought wrong. he waited as he watched the small text bubble, showing that Morality was typing; he averted his gaze from his phone, looking anywhere else. his eyes landed on the three almost-forgotten-friends with him, chatting with each other every now and then. Deceit and Remy were both complaining that they were hungry again, the anxious companion couldn't help but laugh at their nonsense. they had just eaten, now, they want desert; not that there's a problem with that, it's just that Virgil wasn't particularly hungry, even if he ate quite little for dinner with the mentioned people with him. Emile stood up from his seat, quietly groaning as he excused himself to the bathroom, leaving Virgil to hold his phone for a while. he took Emile's phone and placed it in front of him-

     the sound of glass falling scared the living hell out of him, resulting him to dropping Emile's phone on the table; thankfully, it wasn't too high off the table's surface, but it added to the sudden noise, and stating the obvious, it didn't help. apparently, Remy was moving something and it tipped an empty glass over, making it fall. Deceit almost jumped from the sound, his first instinct being to pick up the glass and stand it right up again. he then glanced at Virgil and Remy, before stifling a laugh as his shoulders shook slightly. Remy saw this, and smirked, Virgil couldn't tell if he was embarrassed, but he was laughing, so he chuckled nervously. he took deep breathes,

In. one.. two.. three.. four..

Hold. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven-

Out. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...

  Virgil was silently thanking himself that he only had to do that breathing exercise only a few times; usually, he'd have to them for at least 15 minutes, especially that he was in public. knowing he isn't as overwhelmed as he thought, it was a clear sign to him that..

        maybe he was just a weak person, whose problems weren't that big of an issue like he thought.  

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: Aw.. Kiddo..

       out of pure fear, Virgil had typed and sent without thinking twice. fuck.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: im sorry im bothering you with whatever the hell is happening to me

     shit. shit, why did i send that? fuck, oh no, what is he going to think? i'm such an idiot. i know this is Morality- but—

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: No, wait- Kiddo!! calm down. You aren't bothering me,

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: Why would you even think that you're bothering me??

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: because i don't like to vent. i don't like expressing myself, despite my loud, sarcastic, self. i always aim to protect and prioritize others over myself.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: it's like.. whenever people come to me, looking for advice, their issues take a toll on me; why i'm reluctant to vent myself, thinking i'm being a burden to the person i'm talking to.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: i also dont want people to worry about me, because i don't have feel the need to be helped, i don't deserve it.

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: plus.. my problems are literally nothing, yet i'm whining and complaining about them.

      🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶 is typing...

       see, you don't even know how to reply. see how much of a burden i am? all i do is weigh others, you down. god, why did i think going to you was my first thought? i could've gone to Logic, but, no, i'm bothering someone i care most abo-

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: C'mon, Kiddo! Don't think like that!

          too late, Morality-

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: You aren't bothering me at all! Heck, if I have problems, I go to you or Logic! You both always seem to have the right words to say, and I'm really grateful!!

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: gasp

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: morality typed heck

      yeah, joking around wasn't necessary at the moment, but, Virgil couldn't help it. he wasn't sure why he did that: either to avoid the topic, or he just unknowingly chimed in.

     "Virge, want anything? Dee and i are getting desert." Remy spoke, his eyes meeting Virgil's gaze after noticing he's been staring at his phone for what he assumed was ten minutes or more. Deceit stood up from his seat, about the same time Emile walked back over, and taking his seat. "Picani, do you want anything?" Asked Deceit, adjusting his outfit and earning an unsure shrug from the other. "well, i'm getting the Golden Oreo Ice cream- whatever that is, it looks good."

     "hey, i'll get everything!" exclaimed Remy, even if he didn't have the menu in hand. "no-?" chuckled Virgil, "well, let's get everything, for all of us to eat, hm?" Remy earned a joking glare from Virgil, "no!" he snickered as Remy shrugged. "whatever floats your boat- i'm hungry! i will get everything!" he exclaimed, standing up with Deceit to go over to the counter and order. Emile giggled and playfully rolled his eyes, "you sure you don't want anything, Virge? don't think i noticed you ate quite little earlier," said Picani, tilting his head slightly at Virgil, who turned his head away to avoid the other's gaze. "i.. don't know, what's on the menu?"

      Emile stood up and walked over to a table, where an unused menu laid. he took it and walked back over to Virgil, sitting himself down still next to the anxious companion. "here; we can share, if you want? the desert Dee mentioned earlier did sound appealing," he said as he opened the small booklet up, flipping through the pages to reach for the Deserts section. he pointed at the desert Deceit mentioned earlier, something with a Golden Oreo with ice cream? that looked good, but, who was going to pay?

      "Emile, who'll pay?"

                               "oh, i think Remy will."

      Virgil frowned, "only him? if that's true, then i'm not getting anything." it seemed.. you know.. uh.. he couldn't think of the word, but, it just didn't feel right. if Remy doesn't want to get his money, then he isn't getting anything. "Virgil, it will be fine, besides, it was Remy who insisted. you know he visits this place a lot, he's practically known here," which wasn't a lie; Remy did visit this place to eat, or just hang around to talk to the staff. it's a fond little thing he did, pretty cute, too! Virgil then sighed, giving in to the offer. "alright, alright. we'll share, right?" Emile smiled and mused a giggle from Virgil's reply. "yes, of course! i'll go and tell them of our order, ok?"

      before the anxious friend could reply, he had already gotten up and skipped his way towards the pair by the counter. he grinned softly, glancing back to his phone. he had missed three messages from Morality.

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: At least I don't type such foul language, Anxiety.

                oh shit. he used the entire name, not the nickname. oh no, he's in Dad™ mode-

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: Don't think you're less than what you think and say to be, you know very well it isn't true. Don't let your negative thinking ever convince you, or drag you into its void. Like I said earlier, you aren't bothering me. I come to you whenever I'm not in the bestest mood, you always manage to cheer me up, even if you're that dark and strange! Know that you're heard, and you can come to me if you ever have any problems!

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: I worry about you, Anxiety, which means I care; yes, this is the internet and we're all strangers, but, our group is like a family! I would give up anything to meet you all! Also, you should let people help you. it may be difficult at first, but, really, it'll help you. A lot.

       a corner of Virgil's mouth was tugged, forming a small grin on his face. not many people the ones Virgil's has come to were able to help him, but, he knew he cared. Morality, however — had the right words, and showed that he really did care and did his best in helping. Virgil appreciated Morality's efforts a lot, thankful he had met someone with a kind heart like his. maybe the thought of meeting Morality wasn't so bad...

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: i

✘ ṃʏ ċһєṃıċѧʟ ԁıṡѧṡṭєя ✘: thank you, morality i really appreciate it, like a lot

        🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶 Is typing....

🐶 ᎵᏌᎵᎵIᏋᎦ 🐶: Call me Patton !

#sanders sides #thomas sanders #ts morality #ts patton #ts anxiety #ts virgil #patton sanders #virgil sanders #moxiety #platonic moxiety #sander side ships #writing #fanfiction #human!au #online friends #virgil x patton #morality x anxiety #logan sanders #roman sanders #kakaibaart

[thunder-the-ranger-wolf]

An Untimely Demise (Ivypool AU)

I originally wrote this on Warriors Amino (where I'm not all that active anymore) as part of a contest where the prompt was "what if Ivypool was killed training in the Dark Forest?" Here it is.

Blood was heavy on Dovewing’s tongue, but she kept lapping. All the sweet-smelling herbs in Jayfeather's garden couldn't get rid of the terrible, terrible stench…

She's only asleep, she'd just gone to sleep!

Ivypool had been acting strange for a while. It frustrated Dovewing to know that she couldn't remember the last time her sister had ever been happy… and now she never would be again. At least, not in ThunderClan. In ThunderClan, she would be buried among the rest of their fallen warriors. If anyone knew what killed her, no one said… until someone burst through the camp entrance.

Tigerheart… had she been so distracted that her senses had taken leave? How had she not known that there was an intruder on their territory?!

Not like it matters now… he and his medicine cat were being bundled away by Brambleclaw and Dustpelt.

“You don't understand! She was-!” He wailed.

Then he went stock still, scenting the air before going limp. Shock permeated the air.

“She was the best of us.” He murmured dully. “She wasn't supposed to die…”

Firestar' narrowed his eyes and stormed over to the ShadowClan toms.

“What do you know?!” The ginger leader demanded.

“She… we trained in a place called the Dark Forest. It's ​against everything StarClan stands for, but no one finds that out until it's too late to escape. Most of us go there to be better warriors, to serve our Clans… Ivypool died defending my brother.” Tigerheart muttered at last. “The three of us were running for the border with StarClan, to see if we could get Flametail back to the land of the living… this she-cat came out of nowhere and slashed her throat before anyone could move. I was hoping that someone could get to her in time, that she'd be okay… it wasn't supposed to be her!” Tigerheart whispered. “It wasn't supposed to be her.”

“You said she trained in the Dark Forest?” Birchfall? What was her father doing talking about the Dark Forest?!

“I went there three times before I realized what was going on.” He informed the Clan. “It's vicious, and no one is safe from them. If you were willing to stand with my daughter, to save a medicine cat, no less, than you are welcome to her vigil.”

So Tigerheart and Flametail trudged over to where Dovewing stood, lapping at her sister's blood-soaked fur. Her Clanmates muttered amongst themselves as they reluctantly let the pair through. Flametail said Last Rites and Tigerheart buried his nose into her flank.

“Thank you… for everything. I'll watch out for your kin when the time comes.” The brown tabby vowed. Dovewing hissed, shocked. What did that mean?!

“Some things you don't want to know.” Her former lover muttered. “But I get the feeling you'll find out anyway. Take care, Dovewing. You, of all cats, should know what's on the wind.”

Dovewing nodded solemnly. The worst part was that she didn't know, had no idea what was happening! Her sister was gone because some shadowy cats had haunted her dreams?! Her sister was gone… and it sounded like her father could be next.

Dovewing buried her face into her sister's drying pelt, taking in the sharp scents of herbs mixed with blood. A strangled wail slipped through her teeth and Tigerheart froze. Flametail hadn't moved from Ivypool’s side and now he pressed his pelt to Dovewing’s.

“Come on,” Tigerheart growled. “We can do no good here. This is not our place.”

Flametail nodded and dragged himself to his paws, shock coursing through him.

“A medicine cat knows no boundaries.” His breath tickled Dovewing's ear. “Not even in the spirit world.”

Dovewing nodded into her sister's fur, not bothering to look up. ShadowClan cats and cryptic messages went paw in paw, apparently. This was the night her sister died… and she had a lot to think about.

#warriors #warrior cats #omen of the stars au oneshot #dovewing #ivypool #tigerheart #flametail #firestar #birchfall #secrets #story by thunder

[wcamino-confessions]

I submitted this last night but Tumblr ate it

In regards to the Soul drama, I feel mostly anyone who sat down and read those screenshots probably feels the same way I do on it and so I honestly wouldn’t say anything if it weren’t for me needing to vent on this topic. I have felt disappointment in the Warriors Amino Leadership team countless times since I became more involved in the community back in 2017, and time and time again it seems as if it is the personal goal of the LT to prove that they can still find a better way to piss us off. I feel the need to point out that my complaints come from a place of concern and hope rather than an intentional bash on the LT. If I didn’t care (and this goes for many others as well), we probably would have stayed silent and just moved on long ago. Issues like this give me unwelcome reminders of the past issues that led to the current LT’s position as of now. It is the job of the present LT to hold themselves higher than the mistakes of their predecessors, and as things stand this does not seem to be the intention at all. If anything, I see a replay of history that many of us recall without stating as such by name.

Firstly, let’s revisit the quote in regards to why Soul was banned. The screenshot from Vaga that has been shared states this, “Soul was not demoted for voicing his opinion, it was mainly for leaking information-”. I could go write an entire essay on the topic of the WA lt and the insanity that is ‘leaking information’, but I’ll spare any fool who’s decided to read my rage and summarize it simply. What does a leadership team of a murder cat amino hold so dearly that leaks of a genuine discussion in regards to a popular and serious issue on amino will and did count as a leak of information? One of the most off putting and enraging concepts is that somehow this conversation is worth keeping private? I’d understand if it was a private conversation amongst LT members just hanging out or a discussion in regards to the privacy of another user outside of the lt, however this falls under neither. The discussion on the 13+ rule change has been public conversation for some time and something not worthy keeping a secret. Surely the LT hasn’t forgotten that a huge problem members have is their lack of transparency in regards to these situations in the first place? Rule changes and conversations in regards to it have no place being hidden behind lock and key, but that’s a rant for another day.

There was no real private information leaked, unless the LT is speaking on a VC discussion that they do not know nor have any proof in relation to it happening? More on that later. Anyway I feel like it only takes a hint of common understanding to see that Soul was not leaking information. Furthermore, why would the users pester Andro for screenshots if he had shared this so called private information? Where did he share it? Unless this VC was just him venting about the absurd one sidedness of the conversation and his anger towards an issue that affects all of us? But… that would be him being banned for venting so that can’t be? . In the screenshots provided by the LT themselves, we witness an agitated and heated conversation between Soul, Hawk and Andro. The conversation that supposedly made them uncomfortable wasn’t even worthy of apologizing for and I praise Soul for having the guts and passion to speak on something worth discussing. On an amino where accusations and real scenarios of pedophilia run rampant; those in power very much should be held accountable for the situation. This is also a conversation for another day, but Soul and Dark spoke true on a real issue. Only parents, TA and the individual LT have the power to remove underaged members before they potentially put themselves at risk. It’s easy to say that it isn’t the LT’s responsibility, but that’s merely a decision made to run away from a problem. If a stranger lures a child to their car in your vision, it’s not your responsibility to intervene in that situation either, but if that child is hurt because of this decision who is really at fault. I’m not saying who was right or who was wrong in the argument, but instead I’m choosing to prove a point. Soul wasn’t wrong, and the way he worded it was meant to make those reading it understand the true gravity of the decision they were making. Whoever felt guilty did so because there was a reason to. That was the true weight of another conversation that the LT was trying to brush off with a quick and easy majority vote. Clearly they didn’t learn from the situation with Fenris at all. The escape from that situation was blaming Soul for choosing to bring up this obvious point because it made members uncomfortable. I’m sorry to say but as leaders responsible for managing an amino of 200 thousand, sometimes you’ll have to face uncomfortable situations. As the first line of defense between members and potentially hazardous content, it’s more uncomfortable that rather than confronting and discussing Soul’s point, it was instead Soul’s fault for pointing out the obvious.

From what I’ve gathered, that portion of the conversation was irrelevant anyway due to the decision to move past that, though the issues still remained. There were LT members who openly held a grudge and this problem was never properly addressed and left alone to stew. In Soul’s chat, we only get to see one side of this problem. As someone who has witnessed Lionclan’s harassment some time ago, I’m more concerned about the mentions of Andro’s offensive comments over what was said in Soul’s chat as well at the discussion where these not very anon users pressured Andro for screenshots. Soul said nothing in text that could even partially be taken in the context of an attack on Andro. He vented his concerns and the reactions of those in the chat are not and never have been his responsibility. It disgusts me that this was labelled at an assault on Andro when the real “insults” (if you really want to call them that) were made by those who were speaking to him. I’ve never spoken to or really agreed with Soul, but these conversations seem much more like a real guy trying to seek comfort from those close to him. And this VC where he spewed insults sounds a bit far fetched considering not once has Soul actively attacked users in text. I’m sorry but the current LT do NOT have a good track record with honesty and I cannot take that at face value considering this. How do the LT know about this VC? Did they develop telepathy and suddenly know that Soul “attacked” Andro without the knowledge? Even if a member of that vc gave this information to the LT, are you telling me you took this at face value and called it a day?

The real problem with the screenshots comes from the invasion of privacy of those involved? Sure you censored the names (you missed Fen at one point btw), but occasionally you also missed the users speaking to each other. It’s almost too easy to figure out the chat participants based on the mentions of their names alone! The LT publicly posted a notice giving the community the names of the users who were accused of  “attacking” Andro. Are you serious! Flashback to Lionclan when Artclan was publicly outed as the clan in the center of the Lionclan drama. At least one of the current leadership (not name dropping) saw the aftermath of that decision and how innocent members of Artclan suffered slander and hatred based on that decision. While no one worth mentioning would go after those users on an argument that clearly favors Soul, this only further highlights the LT’s inadequacy in dealing with this situation. Are you serious? How many times do we need to say that your words carry weight! If you’re going to censor those screens at all, be sure to do so thoroughly. Especially when some of these screens are private conversations between users and Soul! Did you ask for permission before posting them? I doubt it judging by the conversations of those involved in the comments section of this aftermath.

So what’s the tally now? Inadequate and one sided information, invasion of privacy, public slander and a lacking of evidence. Also it was brought to our attention that some of these screenshots are months old! While I can neither confirm nor deny this, bringing back a topic of months in the past as evidence backing your reasoning is flawed in of itself.  I’m not even angry anymore, I’m just in disbelief. I’m sure we can expect to see a public, FEATURED apology from every leadership team member involved in this no matter if they’ve stepped down or not. The LT has overstepped their boundaries once more and I’m sick of seeing a half assed apology covering the issue briefly on one leader’s profile. Put it on the front page and give Soul the opportunity to step back up. What you believe was right does not and has not done right by the community. Fix it.

#submission

[warriorcatsamino]

Yes it is the last week of June, no I will NOT stop posting LGBT content, sue me >:(. Jk, but seriously it is never too late to post wholesome LGBT Warriors content. And @juniperkoi clearly agrees. Here we have a lovely piece done as an Artclan Monthly, about Talljake or Tallstar X Jake! What is Artclan? It’s one of the many creative clans present on the Warriors Amino. ’Creative Clans’ are basically a group of people who share a particular common interest, such as artwork, animation, writing, bullet journaling, cooking, making crafts, analysis, science, etc etc who apply said interest to an assignment or quota that they must fulfill every week, every other week or month to remain in the clan. Most clans LT (or leadership team) will administer a set of prompts all based on a particular theme that relates back to Warrior cats. Artclan is a clan that focuses solely on artwork and it’s creation. All kinds of artists are accepted including both digital and traditional artists. Artclan has monthlies, which are assignments that are completed every month following a prompt. This month’s prompt was to create a piece of art based on Pride Month! The artist decided to create a kind of storyline piece based on Tallstar X Jake. The artist depicted them in their homes watching the same sunset, which is really poetic and sweet! For those who don’t know these two, Tallstar was Windclan’s leader from Prophecies Begins to the New Prophecy and had his own super edition called Tallstar’s Revenge. In this book, he meets a kitty-pet named Jake and the two go on an adventure that teaches Tallstar that he truly belongs in Windclan. Jake is the father of two notable characters, Scourge, the main villain in Prophecies Begins and Firestar, the legendary Thunderclan leader who was our POV throughout Prophecies Begins. Because of the bond Tallstar & Jake shared in this book, many people ship them and I can see why! In fact one of the Erins, Kate Cary, said that Tallstar loved Jake and used to refer to him as ”His Jake”. If that’s not love I don’t know what is! Tallstar never took on a mate or kits and supported Firestar because he was Jake’s son. I hope that these two were able to reunite in Starclan! I want to know what YOU think however Are you a fan of TallJake or Do you find it overrated? Leave all your thoughts, opinions and feedback in the comments below. While you are at it, please consider leaving a like on the original post on amino. Support like that really benefits this account as it motivates artists (and writers!) to continue posting which gives us more content to post on this account. Do you want to see more wholesome LGBT content? Consider joining the Warriors Amino where we have daily posts all about Warriors.

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~ 🍵🥔

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[musclegymfactory]

4 TYPES OF DIETS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER

4 TYPES OF DIETS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER

You may try many diets from the Intermittent fasting to the paleo diet, keto diet, and vegetarian diet to get your fitness goals done.

Hi, It's Adam parker and welcomes this new article which we will take part in the four most common diets in the world and which diet is the best for you.

Starting with the most famous diet

Ketogenic diet 

The keto diet was found in 1921 by Dr. Russel Wilder, MD, of the Mayo Clinic but for the first time, this type of diet was the solution for treating first degree diabetics, extending the life of first degree diabetics and treating children with epilepsy.

The primary role of this diet is to protect against infections and diseases caused by diabetes, whether in the long or short term and as every diet, the ketogenic diet also has some allowed and forbidden food.

How this diet is working?

Once you start the keto it is highly possible to see some changes in your behavior due to the change of your old habit which is eating a lot of carbs more than the Fat and the Protein. You will need a little time to get used to it in a week approximately

the second thing you may notice is your energy everyone who starts this diet notice that the energy level and the focus are very high due to the high protein and fat food which are the favorite for the brain.

The third thing you may notice is the low decreasing of the weight in the first week and you should be patient because your body is on a process to change the source n°1 of the energy which is carbohydrate with the fat and this is the key to success with this diet.

four: you may ask for some alternatives of the sugar; well, they are 3 famous alternatives which are 100% Natural 

Stevia 

Erythritol

XyloSweet

How to start the ketogenic diet; 

as usually every diet start with the right calculation of your daily calories and to bellow them and in order, to that, you will need so information such as your weight and height to get the best results you can start using an application called: Myfitnesspal and you can take a look at this article which I describe accurately the way you can use it.

Second, when you start this diet there is no need to practice any sport if you don't the time or something else.

third, you can divide your daily calories on 

5% - 15% of Carbohydrates

70% of Fats

15% -25% of Proteins 

as a beginner, I do recommend something that will save time and your effort, follow the link below to read more about my experience with this diet and how she could change my life 

My brutally honest review of The 28-Day Keto Challenge

Vegetarian diet 

Or veganism was found in 1944 in the united kingdom by a Vegetarian Association to help people eat what the earth produces. many years later and exactly and 1994 the same association decide to make the 1st November as an international day of vegetarians.

Veganism or vegetable diet divide into five types of diets: 

First is the vegan: with a highly strict diet, vegan doesn't eat anything had a relationship with animals.

Seconde is the ovo-vegetarian: can't eat anything had a relationship with animals except the eggs.

The third is the Ovo-Lacto vegetarian: can't eat anything had a relationship with animals except the eggs and milk products

The fourth is the pesto vegetarian: can't eat anything had a relationship with animals except fish

and for the last type of diet, we have the flexitarians: That they are vegetarian but if they want to eat something they just eat it that why this type called flexitarians.

For some people, they think it's stupid to leave the animal resources and convert to a vegetarian diet but as every diet, there is the good and the bad 

The good thing is the weight: Once you will start this diet you will notice that your weight is always decreasing due to the elimination of a big part of the exportation food.

The second good thing is a long age: Studies have shown that the average age of the vegetarian is above due to the elimination of most of the food that makes you sick with heart disease, pressure, and cancer.

 The third benefit of this diet is you are keeping your body always clean and with good health and this is due to eating too many vegetables that contain dissolved and non-dissolved fibers.

The first bad thing you can meet in this diet is the difficulty to get some important vitamins from food such as Vitamin 312, Calcium and Iron, but you can buy some supplements from any drog store just make sure you take good quality.

 The second thing is the low Quality of Protein because you can't get all the Amino acid the animal protein from only vegetables.

 The third thing: this diet can not be responsible with an athlete so if you have any plan to build muscle then you may need to change it or to try to keep your muscles safe and all of this is because the vegetables can not complete all the amino acids that your body need to start the muscle-building process.

What is Dietary Fiber - dietary fiber definition

Intermittent fasting diet 

Intermittent fasting diet is something to become more and more famous. This diet is forcing you to eat for six to eight hours a day and to stop eating for the rest.

The Intermittent fasting was madding for busy people who can not eat during the day and it is divided into three types of diets; 

The first type of diet is the lean gain and from the name, you can predict that this type is for the bodybuilder and the athlete.

In this type, you need to eat High carbohydrates meals on the training days, while you need to eat a high-fat meal during the rest days so in this case, you can make sure that your body receives all the important nutrition that could help him to build more muscles.

The second type is called EAT STOP EAT and in this type, you must stop eating for 24 hours continuously and then you can eat anything for the rest of the week.

The last type of diet is the warrior Intermittent fasting diet and in this situation, you need to eat for just four hours and then no more eat for the rest of the day.

During this diet, you can take water, coffee, vitamins and also the whey proteins to help your body continue the process of building muscles, also, you should take your BCAA to protect your muscles from the muscle demolition.

VITAMINS AND HOW IT WORKS?

Paleo diet

You may notice that this diet comes from 15000 years ago and that's because this diet comes from the paleolithic period when our grandfathers eat what nature gives to them.

This diet was developed by Loren Cordain, and the principle of it is that modern humans can be involved and adaptive to the diet of the paleolithic period and not to a modern one. and medical researchers found that refined food such as Sugars and trans fats are directly responsible for degenerative diseases, diabetes, depression obesity, and cancer.

This diet starts to be more and more famous and the principle of the paleo diet forced you to eat only Fish, Lean meat, cruciferous vegetables, eggs, Fruits and Nuts.while you need to exclude Dairy products, cereal grains, legumes or beans, potatoes, processed oils, refined salt, refined sugar.

and as every diet, there is the good and the bad while the good here is: improving your feeling of satiety and fell fullness between meals, improving your sleep, increasing weight loss and you will get clear skin & healthy hair.

For the bad side, this diet doesn't provide enough calcium, too little carbohydrates, and no grains and legumes.

The paleo diet may effectively on:

lower the body weight in the beastes postmenopausal women and decrease the total fat mass.

less your blood fat low your calories and slender waist.

lowering of blood pressure.

improve insulin response.

lower serum lipids.

weight loss.

9 EASY STEPS TO CREATE YOUR PERSONAL DIET PLAN

Conclusion: 

In the end, every diet could be effective for you if you know exactly how to self discipline yourself

Diet changes from one to another but the principle is always the same decreasing your daily calories gives you automatically a decreasing of weight it depends on your fitness goals if they are losing the overweight or adding some muscle mass.

3 self-discipline keys for diet and workout

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[oltnews]

A Hollywood body is not built in the gymnasium. Or it is not always built in the gym - and for every two-hour Wahlberg weight training session, there is one actor forced to get into screen-worthy form according to a program that always sees them on set or on the road. So while lounging on the couch in your tracksuit doesn't seem like an A list, locking can be exactly what you need to finally achieve those Hemsworth-worthy abs you've always dreamed of. We've checked out some of the leanest and leanest workouts and on-site diet programs in Hollywood, and - with expert help - applied them so you can make superhero gains in your living room. 1,000 "bulk matrices" by Tom Hardy The film: BronsonThe method: While it may seem impossible to the man who brought Bane to us, Tom Hardy was once skinny. Then, in 2008, he was chosen as Charles Hardy, a tough and imposing man. In order to win three stones for the role, Hardy used a “bulk matrix” suitable for prisons of up to 1,000 presses per day.The application: Hardy himself admitted that his Bronson body was a "traffic accident", involving a lot of body fat and minimal leg muscles. That's because a balanced body requires balanced training, according to Hollywood PT and mobility coach Jack Hanrahan. "There is no doubt that push-ups are one of the best exercises to have for your body," says Hanrahan. “But it is also very important to balance this pushing exercise with that of traction. This will keep your shoulders healthy and help you build well rounded muscle mass. "To balance at home, Hanrahan suggests his own twist on the bulk matrix: press 10 times, rest for 30 to 60 seconds, then make 10 rows of resistance bands. Rest, then repeat 10 times for a total of 200 repetitions. DOMYOS training belt 25kg DOMYOS decathlon.co.uk £ 8.99 Resistance band for men's health Men's health argos.co.uk £ 8.99 Vellio Shine resistance band set Vellio Shine amazon.co.uk £ 10.64 Gritine resistance bands Gritin amazon.co.uk £ 13.99 Christian Bale's Quick Black Coffee The film: The machinistThe method: Christian Bale is the king of bodily transformations on screen, but his first is still his most infamous metamorphosis. For 2004 thriller The machinist, Bale dropped four tempting stones in four months with a diet of black coffee, an apple and a can of tuna a day.The application: Unless you want to leave the lock on in an ambulance, don't do what Bale did. "That's less than 200 calories a day, so it's not healthy at all," says Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Harley Street health expert, aka The Naked Nutritionist. "An extreme diet like this will disrupt your metabolism and cause a lot of stress on the body." As a healthier alternative, O’Shaughnessy and Hanrahan are both proponents of the 16: 8 intermittent fasting method, which involves consuming all the calories in your day within an eight-hour window."Out of all X Men a few years ago, Hugh Jackman told me he was a fan, ”says Hanrahan. "He's the most conditioned and vascular actor I've ever been face to face with, so there's probably something to do with it." The fights of Chadwick BosemanThe film: Black PantherThe method: Boseman avoided the weights for a more methodical approach to embody the feline warrior, get in shape with a mixture of karate, jiu-jitsu, capoeira and kung-fu.The application: If you're stuck inside without heavy weights or exercise equipment, you could be doing worse for your body than practicing martial arts. "Most fighting styles burn a ton of calories by increasing the heart rate and involve a lot of explosive movement," says Hanrahan. 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Keeping the Aging Horse Comfortable

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Keeping the Aging Horse Comfortable

As senior horse populations grow, so does our knowledge about keeping them healthy.

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Here's how to manage senior horses’ aging teeth, joints, lungs, and more.

As a kid, I never thought about horses getting “old,” probably because the ones I saw and rode and read about were always so young and active. I didn’t think about the effects of advancing age. So imagine my surprise, decades later, when every horse I owned was living at least into his or her late 20s and even 30s.

My more than 40 years of horse ownership have given me a chance to know them as individuals, to see them grow, to admire their beauty and power, and to learn alongside them. After their careers have come to an end, I have the opportunity to care for my horses as they age, looking after them as best I know how.

But good intent might not be enough for my aging equids or yours, according to 2012 study results based on a survey by Catherine McGowan, BVSc, Dipl. ECEIM, PhD, of the University of Liverpool, in the U.K. In it she notes that owners of horses aged 15 and older who are concerned about their animals’ health, welfare, and quality of life might not be caring for them as well as they think.

Her survey results, collected in her role as head of the equine division and director of veterinary postgraduate education, show that these horses’ (particularly retirees’ in the U.K.) management declines as they age, and they are receiving insufficient preventive health care.

We know the senior horse population is larger than ever, so what can we do to ensure these animals remain healthy and comfortable as they age? How can we prevent or manage potentially painful conditions such as dental disease; joint pain and arthritis; pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (recurrent airway obstruction, now called equine asthma; and eye problems? How can we turn those good intentions into sustained optimal care for our old equine friends in their remaining years? Let's break it down by topic. 

Make Dental Health a Priority

Dental disease is probably the most overlooked and least recognized problem by owners, says Mary Rose Paradis, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM), associate professor emerita at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, in North Grafton, Massachusetts.

Older Horse Dental Problems

She recommends having a veterinarian perform a dental examination on your senior horse every six to nine months. 

“In severe dental disease, horses may require a gradual correction of the problem and (owners may need to follow) dietary recommendations,” she says. “Dental changes occur in all older horses because the teeth continue to grind down.” She adds that even if these horses—and their teeth—have had the best care all their lives, their ability to grind forage will eventually diminish. This can lead to problems such as impaction colic. 

Janice Sojka Kritchevsky, VMD, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor of large animal internal medicine at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, agrees, noting that “there have been surveys done of (veterinarians caring for) old horses, and teeth problems were found in a large number of the horses examined—although most of the time the owners felt the horse was fine.” 

Among the dental problems older horses face are sharp hooks, points, loose teeth, and diseased roots, including the recently recognized condition equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis, all of which can make chewing painful and difficult.

“Don't switch to a senior diet or discontinue athletic activities just because the horse reaches a particular age. ”

Dr. Margaret Brosnahan

“An aged horse needs twice-yearly dental inspections with floating or other treatments done if required,” says Kritchevsky. “A speculum, a device with a … type of adjustable headstall designed to hold a horse’s mouth open, should be used so that the entire upper and lower dental arcades can be visualized.”

Some senior horses might have few to no teeth at all, and “the fewer teeth a horse has the harder it is to feed them without choke (esophageal obstruction),” she says. “Often horses choke on poorly chewed forage or grain. They swallow hay that is still in long stems. Those stems catch other feed particles in them like a net, and before long there is a solid clump of feed that the horse cannot move into the stomach on its own. The worse the teeth, the more likely the problem.”

If a horse’s teeth are starting to cause problems and you’ve determined he’s prone to choke, you can make some feeding changes to improve his quality of life, says Kritchevsky. Try slowing down the horse’s eating—as “bolting” feed contributes to choke—by: 

Using a slow feeder (a feeder with slats or grids) or slow feed haynets with small holes or tight mesh so a horse can only eat so much at a time;

Spreading the hay over a large area; or 

Adding good-sized rocks or other objects to the bucket that horses must maneuver around to eat their feed.

Kritchevsky adds that she has successfully managed aged horses with no teeth for several years by feeding a softened pelleted feed.

Other evidence that your senior horse could be experiencing dental issues is odd small bundles of hay or grass on the ground near where your horse eats, which are signs of quidding.

“Quidding is the act of dropping partially chewed balls of feed out of the mouth,” says Kritchevsky. “A horse that quids either has bad teeth or a neurologic problem that prevents it from chewing and swallowing normally.” It’s also another sign your horse needs his teeth checked. 

Know that a horse’s dental changes might signal another important health concern, says Margaret Brosnahan, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a clinical assistant professor at Midwestern University, in Glendale, Arizona. The inability to chew affects his nutritional status and, therefore, body condition and overall health.  

Maintaining Good Weight

“Most of us have the impression that older horses are thin, but survey research shows that less than 5% of owners classify their older horses as thin,” says Paradis. “Many of the older horses are normal weight or obese,” the latter of which can cause further wear on already-creaky joints.

If your older horse is heavy, she says, you might want to test for equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), a collection of insulin metabolism abnormalities that can lead to the development of the hoof disease laminitis. If your veterinarian diagnoses insulin resistance, be sure to talk with him or her about restricting the horse’s pasture access and instituting a weight-loss diet low in sugars and starches.

Paradis warns owners against grabbing any low-carb grain off the shelf for your overweight senior, as many advertised to be suitable for EMS horses are still 20% or more carbohydrate. These feeds have fewer sugars and starches than mainstream commercial horse feeds, but not so few as to be safe for the EMS horse. Rather, she says, look for special feed formulations of less than 12% sugar and starch.  

If you’re struggling with the opposite issue, and your aged horse is thin, first work with your veterinarian to try to determine why. Teeth and mouth problems might make it difficult or painful to eat. Or a horse might have neck arthritis, for example, that makes eating off the ground painful. In the latter case, reposition the feeder to shoulder height to see if your horse starts eating more readily. 

How to Feed Senior Horses

You might also need to feed older horses separately from the rest of the herd to give them time to eat without competition. 

Sudden weight loss can also be due to other health problems, such as cancer, liver disease, or internal parasite infections, which is why it’s crucial you have your veterinarian rule these out. 

“If you can find no medical reason for your horse’s low weight, adding fat (e.g., rice bran, soy oil, flaxseed) as a form of calories is a good idea,” says Paradis. 

It’s a fact of life that horses lose muscle tone as they age, says Kritchevsky. Owners should offer senior feeds or supplements that have the correct amino acid balance to promote muscle tone. If your horse loses muscle tone rapidly, your veterinarian might consider examining him or her for other problems such as neurologic or muscle disorders.

Don't Ignore Chronic Pain

As a horse ages, musculoskeletal problems might arise due to changes in and wear on joints, cartilage, and tendons, says Paradis. These structures weaken over time. 

“It is important not to put these arthritic horses in a stall full-time,” she says, calling on the old adage that if you don’t use it, you lose it. “Movement—even if it is just grazing—tends to keep them more limber. Judicious use of anti–inflammatory drugs is helpful in keeping them comfortable, especially if they are still being ridden.” 

If your aged horse is still competing, remember that it will take longer to condition him for work than when he was younger.

Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse

If your aged horse is still competing, remember that it will take longer to condition him for work than when he was younger, says Paradis. “Work with it daily, and don’t be a ‘weekend warrior,’ ” she says. “An older competitor will tire more quickly, as well, so an extensive warm-up before a class is probably not the best.”

When these horses are stalled, whether as a part of your daily management routine or while recovering from injury, make that area comfortable, says Kritchevsky.

“Research has shown that horses don’t care too much about the surface they are standing on but want a comfortable place to lie down,” she says. “Stalls should have pads over any cement or concrete and thick bedding.

“It should be comfortable enough for a person to stand on and slightly springy when stepped over,” she adds. It’s also very important that old horses have a grippy surface beneath the bedding. “They may not have the agility and strength to stand up if they lie down on a slick surface.”  

Be gentle on these horses’ joints during routine hoof picking and trimming, and ask a veterinarian if your horse might need joint supplements or a pain management plan.

Monitor for PPID

One disease specific to aging horses affects an estimated 25% to 30% of horses over the age of 20. It can be difficult to detect in its early stages.

“Only the most astute owner may notice that her or his horse sheds out two weeks later than other horses in the barn,” says Paradis. 

The disease, PPID, is a degenerative endocrine condition in which pituitary-adrenal gland communication does not function normally. (The endocrine system is comprised of glands that communicate with other glands, which then communicate with organs—all through hormone signals sent through the bloodstream.)  

Cushing’s Characteristics, Clinical Signs at Diagnosis

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction can progress to the point when the horse shows the most obvious clinical sign—a long shaggy hair coat that doesn’t shed out. Beyond that uncomfortable coat, however, are greater problems: chronic infections, hoof abscesses, increased water intake and urination, and loss of muscle mass. The disorder also can predispose horses to developing laminitis. That’s why early diagnosis, testing for high levels of insulin in the blood, and proper treatment are critical. 

If your aged horse has PPID, talk with your veterinarian about starting pergolide, considered the gold standard PPID treatment, to help control disease progression. Keep your horse comfortable by body clipping his coat as needed.

Keep Lungs and Eyes Clear

The older a horse gets, the more susceptible he is to chronic breathing problems and coughing. But the problem is not due to aging of the lungs, says Paradis. Instead, it is most likely due to recurrent airway obstruction—now called equine asthma because of its similarities to human asthma—which tends to worsen as affected horses age.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help your horse breathe better. First and foremost, make sure his housing has excellent ventilation or keep him turned out. Be sure his forage is not dusty or moldy, and soak it, if needed, to remove allergens. Check with your veterinarian about providing your horse with appropriate inhaled anti-inflammatory drugs.

Aging-related vision changes do occur in a large proportion of older horses, and many of these defects are difficult to detect. If an older horse seems disoriented or bumps into things, it is time for an eye exam. The chances of uveitis (moon blindness), and other degenerative changes developing increase with age.

Maintain a Social Network

Horses are definitely herd animals, says Paradis. The importance of companionship in keeping an aging horse comfortable is an idea worth considering and might be best addressed on an individual basis.

Paradis says she has known horses that were inseparable, and the death of one led to depression in the other. But she also has seen survivors thrive despite the loss of a friend.  

“It is hard to predict,” she says. “Horses feel more protected with another horse on guard against the scary world sometimes. It is possible that the human is part of that herd.”

Take-Away Tips

With all this in mind, here are some general tips to remember when managing aging horses:

Be observant “Potential problems caught early are generally easier to treat than those that have been going on for a long time,” says Brosnahan.

Prevent problems from developing Schedule a wellness exam with body condition scoring and fecal egg counts, as well as twice-yearly dental exams.

Base changes in how you manage your horse’s care on the individual. “Don’t switch to a senior diet or discontinue athletic activities just because the horse reaches a particular age,” says Brosnahan. Wait for the horse to tell you with his body changes.

Embrace the saying “with age comes wisdom.” Aged horses might need a bit more support physically, but the experience they have is invaluable and not something that can be replaced just by getting a younger animal. Many horses in their late 20s do wonderfully in lesson programs. Treasure your older horse for all the wonderful moments he has given you, says Brosnahan.

Know the signs of declining quality of life. Talk to your veterinarian about any changes you see, says Brosnahan, and have a plan ready for when it’s time for euthanasia. A horse that can’t maintain good body condition or lie down and get up with ease is of concern. 

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