#Penguin Writes: Star Wars

[kiwikipedia]

There’s a certain feel to a Kel Dor that is expected when one crosses paths with the eldest and supposedly wisest of the Koon Family within the Jedi Temple.

Many Jedi both young and old were acquainted with Master Plo Koon and his calm and steady ways, his kindness and gentle words that could turn razor sharp when pressed. A pillar, old and wise, like the steady rock of the planet or the rolling rumbles of thunder ensuring what is to come. The Clones knew him, some better than their own Generals with how fast word spread among them. A protector, a defender, a man who could earn the rank of General easily had he been a soldier of rank and title rather than just a Jedi given the authority. A man who would willingly lay his life down for another.

Many were acquainted with Sha Koon, a knight known for being a bit more clipped and matter-of-fact in comparison to her uncle. Jedi knew her as the Koon who could dissect a man with a gaze, and the Koon with a memory that never lost its touch, but she was calm and steadfast like her uncle was. The clones knew her by way of rumor, how she no longer operated on the field but her words of refusing to fight for the sake of violence and useless wars rang in their hearts. What use was a battle that wouldn’t even help the war? Gaining a planet that wouldn’t have been a loss even if it was taken? The senseless bloodshed? They kept those words in their hearts and knew she was like her Uncle and had such a love for them.

The younger two of the Koons, both wise and steadfast— there was an expected feeling from them. Like a storm rolling in, like the rock of the planet, like an anchor in the ocean, a lighthouse on the sea.

Fae Koon was different.

An oddity among the Koons, some would say. Age and time had not been kind to him, an ancient and elusive being. And yet…

If Plo was a storm from a distance, the steady rumble and rains. If Sha was the planet, rocking and moving without faltering…

Fae was the wind. Swift and unpredictable. He tore through enemies in combat and ripped apart debates with sharp words and clear messages.

The other Kel Dor called him Etu'soh'Makai-Du'ul-Siksta, The One Whose Wind Cuts Through The Darkened Sleep. The name of a violent Wind Spirit known for tearing apart settlements when enraged, known for the howling of the winds when one sleeps.

Perhaps at one point, he had been the same as his nephew. Strong, wise, steady, and calm. But now he was quiet until provoked, elusive and haunting the halls until called upon. A ghost roaming the battlefield tearing apart enemies and leaving naught a trace behind him.

And yet The quiet from him wasn’t a form of looming danger, but a form of contentment and comfort.

Fae Koon was different.

But he was not bad in that way. And no matter how different he was, his younger relatives loved him, there was no doubt about that.

And there was no doubt that just like the two of them, Fae Koon loved and cared for others so deeply with a genuine heart.

#i found this in my drafts wough #i dont remember writing this but og #Plo Koon #Sha Koon #Koon Family #Fae Koon (PKWSW) #Plo Koon's Uncle #Uncle Koon #Star Wars #TCW #Star Wars Legends #penguinkiwi writes #Penguin Writes: Star Wars #Penguinkiwi Headcanons

[bg-brainrot]

Hello, I am writing Astarion fanfic with no signs of stopping 👋

Note: All Astarion x Tav, all written with gender-neutral pronouns and from second-person POV. Will continue to update this! This blog is all BG3 + Astarion

Love at First Knife

Rogue!Tav and Spawn!Astarion

This series is based on my double-rogue playthrough. Tav is an assassin rogue, chaotic neutral, chooses mostly good options but a ton of options just for the laughs or the money. Astarion remains unascended. Everyone shows up sooner or later, though main group includes Karlach and Shadowheart.

The Trap is Set: Two 8 strength rogues get stuck and need to wait for rescue; one of those rogues doesn't like being trapped underground

Failed a Dex Save and Fell for You: the gang plays Truth or Dare and Tav starts to realize their feelings

Healing Threads: Astarion is an expert at embroidery -- Tav finds this out through an injury. They later find out *why* he’s such an expert

NEW! The Night They Slept Together: Tav pines, and their relationship with Astarion shifts ever so slightly. (They literally do just sleep) [Tumblr]

One Small Bedroll, Two Confused Hearts: oh no, one bed! But both Astarion and Tav are scared to admit they're catching real feelings

Failed Every Insight Check and Fell all the Harder: Astarion POV, he begins feeling some new feelings. It's only after Moonrise Towers that he can put a name to them. [Tumblr]

Stolen Hearts: Tav "picks" Astarion over Karlach (Tav and Karlach were never really together but oh well, semantics)

A Stolen Moment: Tav and Astarion are on a thief date

The Rogues that Slay Together Stay Together: Tav goes down protecting Astarion, Astarion has never been this worried

A Pair of Penguin Pebblers: Both Astarion and Tav love stealing, they steal through a shopping episode and go on a date afterward

The Smut Peddlers of Sharess' Caress: the group finds smut written about Astarion and Tav [Tumblr]

A Bad Counterfeit: Tav is replaced by a doppelganger and Astarion immediately notices something's wrong, some angst as he comes to term with being a "hero"

Hugs for a Vampire: Rogue!Tav and Astarion's romance as told through hugs [Tumblr Masterlist]

More than Vampiric Charms: After some banter between Jaheira and Astarion goes too far, Rogue!Tav reassures Astarion [Tumblr]

Would You Still Love Me?: Rogue!Tav asks the question everyone wants to know the answer to "would you still love me if I was a worm?" [Tumblr]

Of Bets, Bluffs, and Briefs: The gang plays strip poker, though it seems like not everyone (Astarion) is playing by the rules [Tumblr]

Brawls Fair in Love and War: What starts out as a scuffle turns into a full out tavern brawl for the gang [Tumblr]

Alone in a Crowded Camp: Astarion reflects and realizes that company isn't so bad. [Tumblr]

Their First Winter Together: Astarion and Rogue!Tav enjoy a lot of winter firsts in this fluff-filled extravaganza [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Unraveling Plan Meet Immeasurable Insecurity: Tav tries their damnedest to propose, only to be rebuffed by Astarion at every single turn. [Tumblr]

(smut) The Thousandth Time: Astarion and Rogue!Tav make love for the thousandth time. In a bathtub. [Tumblr]

Random post-game rogue!Tav headcanons

A Star in the Dark

Evil!Dark Urge and Ascended!Astarion

Evil!Dark Urge and Astarion have a tumultuous relationship, make dubious choices, and become a power couple. *This playthrough scares me so I'll update this sporadically hah

(smut) In My Head: Dark Urge has an all new kind of daydream after Astarion approaches them

(smut) A Bloody Sacrament: Astarion licks Dark Urge clean after they bathe in a pool of blood [Tumblr]

Other

Tav x Astarion fics that don't belong to a series

IN PROGRESS When He's all but Forgotten How to Love Again: Elf-Tav reincarnation story, they dream of him in their reverie, and go out to find him once they reach maturity [Tumblr Masterlist]

IN PROGRESS The Consequences of Convenience: Tav enters a marriage of convenience with their unromanced, best friend Astarion-- feelings ensue.

Spicy Astarion Headcanons (both A!A and Spawn!A)

If you're looking for some more fics, check out my fic recs here!

If you're wondering which Hozier songs fit which pairings, check them here!

#baldur's gate 3 #astarion #fanfic #astarion x tav #astarion x reader #bg3 #bg3 astarion #baldurs gate astarion #baldurs gate 3

[junipers-archive]

Hi !!! I love your fics so much! They make me physically feel things and that’s the best feeling 🥹 if you do requests could you write something with Spencer where his gf is still at uni and just really overwhelmed with studying or writing stuff because she procrastinates do badly and she like blames herself but he makes it all better and looks after her ?🥹

Thank you sm!! honestly I needed this bc I've been over-working myself too :')

You were tired, no, beyond tried you were drained, worn out and fatigued. But to be fair, it was your own fault, you were the one who had insisted on persuing a phd, but unlike Spencer it was your first one. And you didn't think it'd be this hard.

But thats beside the fact, as of current you were on your way to meet said boyfriend for lunch.

When you finally get to the agreed resturaunt you can barley hold yourself up, it'd been a tough night you'd had three exams upcoming and you'd unwisely decided to pull an all-nighter.

When you see him a wave of relief follows as you basically flop against him. And maybe its the way you start to shake or the silent sighs you let out while clinging to him but you don't realize he's led you back to your car until you look up.

"Where are your keys?" he's looking down at you with a concerned expression and you can't hold back your tears now.

"W-what are you doing?"

He tilts his head like you've said the most absurd thing in the world, finding the keys in your purse and opening the car.

Once you're both inside he finally answers, "We are going home."

You feel terrible, all he wanted to do was eat lunch, he took time out of his busy schedule and now he has to take care of you?

"You-You don't have to Spence, I-I'm sorry, I just, I had a hard time studying because my professor she wanted an essay by the end of the week and I procrastinated and it's all my fault i'm so stupid-"

He silences you as he puts his hand over yours, reaching over as he drives you both home, squeezing it comfortingly.

"I know. I know Y/n, I was a phd student too and I know. And you're not stupid, you're just tired. It's okay to be tired."

Those words alone make your heart clench.

When you get home to your shared apartment he carries you bridal style despite your attempts to disuade him.

He lays you down on your couch, placing the fluffiest blanket you own on top. Kissing your forehead as he relieves you of his warm arms.

"I'll be right back." You're about to argue for him to go back to work but he pecks your lips, letting them linger sweetly before you can.

He returns with his hands filled with your favorite tea, two facemasks, an entire cookie can, a menu and more.

About to question him he answers like he can read your mind,

"For take out! Remember that Chinese place we were looking at?"

He sits down on the other side of the comfy sage couch, lifting your feet to rest on his lap and replacing your thin no-show socks with fuzzy penguin ones, turning on the tv he hands you the remote.

The tea is placed beside you on the coffee table, the cookie can sits between you and once he orders from the menu he helps you apply the face masks.

Funnily enough he grabbed the only ones you had that were animal themed, and when you're both 'exfoliating' and relaxing he looks like panda and you a duckling.

You watch 'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi' and he answers the door when the takeout gets there.

As you're eating Kung-pow chicken, snuggled against him, now changed into your comfiest pjs you realize you'd forgotten to say thank you. But nothing seems like a big enough thanks for what he's done, so you reach over to squeeze his hand, and he gets it instantly.

"There's no need, its my job to take care of you. I love you. You're my person." And he's smiling and he's perfect and you think then that you could sit here in this moment for the rest of your life.

#spencer reid #spencer reid x reader #dr spencer reid #spencer reid Criminal Minds #spencer reid smut #spencer reid fluff #spencer reid x y/n #spencer reid x fem!reader #spencer reid x you #spencer reid fancfiction #spencer reid fic #spencer reid fanfic #fluff #Smut #Criminal Minds #Criminal Minds Fanfiction #criminal minds x reader #criminal minds #cm fandom #spencer reid blurb #spencer reid fanfiction #dr reid #dr spencer reid x reader #spencer x reader #spencer reid fandom #spencer reid one shot #CRIMINAL MINDS FANDOM #criminal minds family #junipers-archive

[ichorkurt]

ficrecs masterlist.

welcome to my ficrecs masterlist! find my main blog @ichorai. find my own fics here.

below the cut includes marvel, game of thrones, house of the dragon, dc, star wars, the boys, friends, bridgerton, bullet train, the gray man, the walking dead, arcane, and succession fics!

marvel.

ೃ⁀➷ bucky barnes.

be still, my indelible love by @pellucid-constellations​

code words by @cinebration​ 

cookies and tea by @han-writings​

counting by @/pellucid-constellations

depth of a shade by @softlybarnes

dreamscape by @wkemeup​ 

first date by @melwilson​

flight risk by @/wkemeup

guiding light by @/wkemeup

harmless by @shurisneakers​

henleys and hairties by @lovelybarnes​

if without you by @rassvetsky 

it will come back by @shedobewritingalittle​

i've got you by @majestyeverlasting​

keep you warm by @heavenlybarnes​

lavender by @/wkemeup

lilac wine by @nexusnyx​

looped by @/softlybarnes

nostalgia for the new by @real-jane​​

safe by @hailhydra920​

sleeping on the floor by @duckie-bee​

snow days by @bucky-bucket-barnes​

the sound of your heart by @jobean12-blog​​

stairs by @/lovelybarnes

time after time by @intrepidacious​

two sides of the same coin by @anonymityisfunwriter 

under oath by @ugh-supersoldiers​ 

untitled by @vanderlustwords​

valentine by @/softlybarnes

waiting waiting waiting by @/wkemeup

the way he loves by @/lovelybarnes

whatever happens, wherever i go... by @foreverindreamlandd​

ೃ⁀➷ charles xavier.

gravitational pull by @lazydoodlesandfanfic​ 

ೃ⁀➷ eddie brock.

exchanges by @whirlybirbs 

ೃ⁀➷ frank castle.

wherever you go, i go by @amhrosina​ 

ೃ⁀➷ jack russell.

come back to me by @/cinebration 

a good night by @noforkingclue

untitled by @ruby-dragon​ 

ೃ⁀➷ jake lockley.

bad days by @gooddaysmeanwritingdays​

the jake problem by @bensolosbluesaber 

keep the secret? by @mkfluffluv​

trouble sleeping by @the-butterfly-blues​

ೃ⁀➷ kate bishop.

this is a hospital by @alotofpockets​ 

ೃ⁀➷ logan howlett.

blast from the past by @lune-hime 

the breaking point by @stardustdreams-andcaffeine 

dating logan howlett would include... by @chiefdirector 

i don’t mind by @siren-and-faies-writing 

family outing by @/lune-hime 

forever winter by @luna-writes-stuff​ 

if you’ll have me by @make-me-imagine​​ 

laura saw you two making-out... by @ellana-ravenwood 

logan headcanons by @n1ghtw1ng01 

reluctantly here by @moonlit-imagines 

tragic endings by @buckyseddie 

world on fire by @cobbvanthsblaster 

ೃ⁀➷ marc spector.

bad days by @gooddaysmeanwritingdays

a future without you by @/mkfluffluv

halloween again by @/softlybarnes 

jealousy by @stevenspector

just let me dream a little more by @the-archxr

lavender kisses by @kiwicider​ 

loss by @b6cky 

sleepy thief by @slightlypossessed

trouble sleeping by @/the-butterfly-blues

untitled by @/softlybarnes 

untitled by @/softlybarnes 

ೃ⁀➷ m’baku.

lord of the mountains by @/foreverindreamlandd 

ೃ⁀➷ miles morales.

corazón despeinado & cielo en la miente by @parkerflix​ 

ೃ⁀➷ namor.

safest place in the world by @legends-of-apex​

sanctuary by @eunsuri 

until the waves call me home by @harrysweasleys​ 

ೃ⁀➷ natasha romanoff.

lazy days by @alotofpockets​​ 

penguin by @luthorgarbage​

ೃ⁀➷ peter parker.

banana split by @/kiwicider

caviar and cigarettes by @curseofaphrodite​ 

ೃ⁀➷ pietro maximoff.

at the end of the day by @acciopietro 

peter with an s/o who’s too nice by @takenbypeter​ 

waking up with pietro maximoff by @angelltheninth 

ೃ⁀➷ steve rogers.

as you wish by @rookthorne 

bridges break by @/shurisneakers 

hide and seek by @earth616variant 

parade by @rodrikstark​

surname by @withbuckybarnes

a threat beneath the nice veneer by @witchywithwhiskey​ 

untitled by @blushstories​

ೃ⁀➷ steven grant.

10.21 am by @brockify​​

bad days by @/gooddaysmeanwritingdays

cuddling headcanons by @bowieandqueen11​​

heaven's cloud by @/brockify

jealousy by @/stevenspector

loss by @/b6cky​

trouble sleeping by @/the-butterfly-blues

untitled by @forever-rogue​

ೃ⁀➷ wade wilson.

untitled by @thebisexualdogdad​ 

wade hitting on you, clossus’ sibling by @/moonlit-imagines 

game of thrones / house of the dragon.

ೃ⁀➷ aegon targaryen.

pretty when you cry by @/kiwicider 

ೃ⁀➷ aemond targaryen.

and what of your love? by @endless-ineffabilities 

the campain by @sapphire-writes

can’t help falling in love by @lauraneedstochill 

can i sit here? by @aemonds-war-crime 

citrus by @aemondx 

devotion by @milliesdiary 

the dance between dragons by @house-strong 

dragons, knights, and princesses by @runningmunson 

education by @oneeyedvisenya​

haven’t i been good to you? by @cosmoeticss 

heartbeat by @spideymatcha 

i’d rather be sad with you, than anywhere away from you by @jasonsmirrorball 

i’m a damsel, i’m in distress, i can handle this by @valeskafics 

in a week by @/oneeyedvisenya

in dreams by @/oneeyedvisenya 

in the beginning by @avtrbee 

judas by @s-brant 

just kill me and be done with it by @targaryenrealnessdarling 

a mother for a son by @/targaryenrealnessdarling

nectar of the gods by @aemndx 

now i draw a luxury nxde by @xfancyuu 

not at all in love by @/oneeyedvisenya

one eye open when i’m sleeping by @just-some-random-blogger 

persuasion by @aemonds-sapphire 

practice makes perfect by @1800-fight-me 

she was lovin’ me, she was wantin’ me by @astrumark 

a song of flames and fury by @/sapphire-writes 

a stranger by @/targaryenrealnessdarling 

time can’t stop me quite like you did by @/jasonsmirrorball 

tipping point by @/oneeyedvisenya 

touch starved aemond by @aemondsbeloved 

unexplained illness by @warmfieldofgrass 

the warrior princess by @theold-ultraviolence

whispers unsaid by @/theold-ultraviolence 

unnoticed by @/aemonds-sapphire

untitled by @/aemonds-war-crime 

untitled by @/aemonds-war-crime

untitled by @themotherofhorses 

ೃ⁀➷ daemon targaryen.

in the shadow of your heart by @/endless-ineffabilities

puppy love by @/just-some-random-blogger​ 

ೃ⁀➷ jacaerys velaryon.

the dance between dragons by @/house-strong 

love, parents, and truths by @/house-strong 

under the weirdwood tree by @targaryen-jpg​ 

unexpected visit by @jacesbeloved 

ೃ⁀➷ jon snow.

the jealous type by @ninjasawakenedmystar 

the making of a man by @januaryembrs​ 

moon of my life by @depends-on-the-sellsword 

a northern light by @fallatyourfeet 

snow by @l4verq

ೃ⁀➷ robb stark.

robb stark being protective would include... by @imagines-all-day-everyday​ 

ೃ⁀➷ sansa stark.

warmth by @megsironthrone​​

dc.

ೃ⁀➷ adrian chase.

complex simplicity by @bingoboingobongo 

my favorite girl by @vigilvntes 

now or never by @/whirlybirbs 

on her majesty’s supersonic service by @training4theapocalypse-backup​ 

ೃ⁀➷ bruce wayne.

convenience by @imaginingmarvelandeverything 

lingering shadows by @/foreverindreamlandd

middle of the night and shadows in the night by @hollandorks 

i won’t drown, batman by @twinklelilstarkey 

the way down by @whats-rambled-rambled 

a world alone by @/vigilvntes

world’s greatest detective by @bkwrm523​ 

ೃ⁀➷ dream / morpheus.

darling by @daddyjackfrost 

the deal by @spideybatsy 

exit light, enter night by @clints-lucky-arrow 

how to mistakenly summon an ancient being & keep him by @writethrough 

imagine being the one who releases morpheus by @undiscovered-horizon 

love game by @/avtrbee 

playing with morpheus’ hair by @paradiseinaverno 

the mixup by @7-wonders​ 

morpheus’ love languages by @auroraborealyss 

saving grace by @/avtrbee

today i bury you in me by @the-darklings 

star wars.

ೃ⁀➷ poe dameron.

the f-word by @the-little-ewok​

heartless by @youvebeenlivingfictional​

officially unofficial by @thelovelylolly 

one last dance by @loud-mouth-loser 

peacetime by @lomlpoedameron​​​

untitled by @starryeyedstories​​

the boys.

ೃ⁀➷ black noir.

domestic by @mlmxreader​ 

in your dreams by @seeds-and-sins​

friends.

ೃ⁀➷ friends.

how the friends characters would react to you asking for their pronouns by @lanawinterscigarettes 

ೃ⁀➷ joey tribbiani.

the one where you’re dating joey by @charliewritesfanfic 

untitled by @maximoff-pan 

bridgerton.

ೃ⁀➷ benedict bridgerton.

365 days of you by @promenadewithme​ 

as a kite by @saintlike78 

benedict bridgerton and marriage by @iliveiloveiwrite 

en garde by @delphispoeticals 

forgive me by @benedictscanvas 

invisible string by @purelyfiction 

it is just tea by @leahsficemporium 

knight in shining armor by @magpiencrow 

matchmakers by @siempre-bucky 

muse of mine by @murswrites 

my heart, my future by @/make-me-imagine

pall mall by @tontattletale 

paint with me by @/magpiencrow

the princess and the lord by @ficnacs 

that’s my wife! by @wysteria-clad 

they’re not the only ones by @/maximoff-pan

this and the next by @/iliveiloveiwrite

whatever the poets say by @cressidaclearwood 

bullet train.

ೃ⁀➷ tangerine.

all in a days work by @fookinfandoms 

bathroom b!tch by @keravnous​ 

confessionals by @dragoneye01 

crazy in love by @danny-cordray 

tangerine comes home to you asleep by @magicchai 

the gray man.

ೃ⁀➷ court gentry / lloyd hansen.

only the lonely and stop all the clocks by @charnelhouse​​ 

the walking dead.

ೃ⁀➷ rick grimes.

rick protecting you would include... by @joelsgeetar​ 

arcane.

ೃ⁀➷ viktor.

all nighter by @shimmerforall 

aphrodisiac with academy student viktor by @zaunitearchives 

forgotten by @ficfanatictrf 

human testing by @the-hidden-pages 

rest by @writingmysanity​ 

a theory by @gaybybirth

untitled by @astudyincontrasts 

viktor with a sleey s/o headcanons by @kitt357 

wet dreams by @/gaybybirth 

succession.

ೃ⁀➷ roman roy.

bear hug by @richeeduvie

the blood pours by @bowieandqueen11 

cuddling with roman roy by @/richeeduvie 

date death by @/richeeduvie

heartbreaker by @the-west-meadow 

hit me by @/the-west-meadow

jump then fall by @lukas-matsson 

just close your eyes by @/lukas-matsson

like a leopard’s tongue in the mouth of a snake by @z3nitsusgf 

neck and neck by @/richeeduvie

out of control by @jaebeomsbitch 

phone line by @/richeeduvie

pining and anticipation by @aprilthearcher​ 

the poison drips through by @itsasainz 

red bird by @wildlunar 

resolved issues by @/bowieandqueen11

roman roy being jealous would include... by @/bowieandqueen11

roman roy x age-gap reader headcanons & part two by @missscarlettangel 

roman roy smut headcanons by @succcession 

romeo take me somewhere we can be alone by @/missscarlettangel 

romulus by @/richeeduvie

sneakers by @/richeeduvie 

steamed by @/richeeduvie

sunlight by @/bowieandqueen11

this slant of light by @/richeeduvie

touch me (i’m sick) by @/richeeduvie

untitled by @/richeeduvie 

untitled by @/the-west-meadow

untitled by @/the-west-meadow

untitled by @/z3nitsusgf

what’s an office crush? by @/missscarlettangel

when he’s gone by @/the-west-meadow

while you were sleeping by @/richeeduvie

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[smellyarmpithaver]

Novel Spoilers: Lout Of The Count's Family: A Theory

Cales unknown affinity to animals, it was a throw away line from the series but what if that line was the series pointing it out? Here's my evidence:

Eruhaben the ancient dragon takes to Cale quite quickly, even if it was originally out of curiosity. But even after his curiosity was gone he still hangs around. That could be due to Raon, but he has called Cale 'his child'.

The cat kids, On and Hong who were originally wary of him suddenly aren't, one could say it's because he fed them, but they are used to being ignored or hated, so do you think that one meal would be enough to gain their trust 'but he gave them food two times?'. Yes, but they didn't know he knew that they were beast people.

Raon. He was cruelly abused by humans and all it takes to get him to follow Cale is one decent speech? Even after Cale stated he did not want a dragon following him he kept following Cale, why?

Bear tribe mainly follow Cale due to being threatened at first, but even after the war it never mentioned them leaving? I don't think Cale would be one to keep troublesome beings like the bear tribe around if he didn't have to.

Muller, one would say he stays cause he's rewarded good, but would that good a pay be worth being in constant fear of your life (his fear of On & Hong)? I don't think so

There are many more examples, but I do not feel like writing them all down, so I'll just give a list.

The other dragons, Rex, the Tiger tribe, the Penguin tribe letting him perform a play against the white star in their village, the elementals even though they're not technically animals.

So, yeah, the list is pretty long, but it's not just exclusive to animals, examples

Dark elves trusting him so easily

The elves not treating him like sh*t

The gods (e.g GoD, sun god, god of despair, etc)

The White Stars odd want for Cale to join him

Duke Fredo care for him, not just his blood

Now why does this happen? My theory: his transmigration. His soul does not belong in his body, and all the mentioned Animals/people have an affinity for sensing mana of nature, so maybe they're drawn to the displacement of his soul. Like, maybe the GoD messing with his soul is unconsciously drawing the to him, but that's just a theory, have a good day, thanks for reading.

#lout of the count’s family #lcf cale henituse #lcf #lcf cale #fan theory #manga theory #novel spoilers #lcf novel #novel theory

[dumbass-duo-showdown]

ROUND 2

So I’m back! Bracket time!

Reminder the time zone being used is CET

APPLE BRACKET

Aka Cartoons, Anime, and games associated with such (fire emblem and ace attorney)

Day 1 22/4, finished

Part 1: 5pm

Reigen Arakata (mob psycho 100) vs Corazon (one piece), finished

Lord Garmadon (Lego ninjago) vs Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb), finished

Iroh (avatar: the last airbender) vs Bob Blecher (bob’s burgers), finished

Iruka Umino (naruto) vs Darkwing Duck (darkwing Duck), finished

Part 2: 8pm

Hakoda (avatar; the last airbender) vs Ice King (adventure time), finished

Greg Universe (Steven universe, he won an extra battle because I forgot him at first) vs Splinter (teenage mutant ninja turtles), finished

Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo’s bizarre adventure) vs Greil (fire emblem: path or radiance), finished

Professor Kukui (Pokémon) vs Phoenix Wright (ace attorney), finished

Day 2: 24/4, finished

Part 1: 5pm

David Evans (Inazuma 11) vs Loid Forger (spy x family), finished

Tim Lockwood (cloudy with a chance of meatballs) vs Oscar Proud (the proud family), finished

Shouta Aizawa (my hero academia) vs Donald Duck (ducktales), finished

Sailor Uranus (sailor moon) vs Skipper (penguins of Madagascar), finished

Part 2: 8pm

Sully (monsters ink) vs Kouhei Inuzuka (sweetness and lighting), finished

Alibert (wakfu) vs Meta Knight (Kirby), finsihed

Gru (despicable me) vs Zenkichi Hasegawa (persona), finished

Kanan Jarrus (Star Wars: rebels) vs Mr Ping (kung fu panda), finished

BAPELSIN BRACKET

Aka live action media, books, and video games & graphic novels not associated with anime (so no light novels or tie ins)

Day 1: 26/4 5pm, finished

Bobby Nash (9 1 1 on fox) vs Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek, deep Space 9), finished

Subject Delta (bioshock) vs Atticus Finch (how to kill a mockingbird), finished

Paul Blofis (Percy Jackson) vs Gomez Addams (the Addams family), finished

Lee Everett (telltale’s the walking dead) vs Waymond Wang (everywhere everything all at once), finished

Part 2: 8pm

Joel Miller (the last of us) vs Calvin’s dad (Calvin and Hobbes), finished

Pyrrha Dve (the locked tomb) vs Common Wubbox (my singing monsters), finished

Doc Louis (punch out!!) vs Riki (xenoblade), finished

Bob Cratchit (a Christmas carol) vs Mo Folchart (inkheart), finished

Day 2, 28/4

Part 1: 5pm

Alfred Pennyworth (Batman) vs Asgore Dreemurr (undertale), finished

Dave Seville (Alvin and the chipmunks) vs Chimney Han (9 1 1), finished

Glamrock Freddy (fnaf: security breach) vs Bail Organa (Star wars) , finished

Kim Dokja (omniscient Reader’s viewpoint) vs Hal Wilkerson (Malcom in the middle), finished

Part 2: 8pm

Lee Scoresby (his dark materials) vs Dream (sandman) , finished

Thrushpelt (warrior cats) vs Barret Wallace (final fantasy 7), finished

Domingo Montoya (the princess bride) vs Terry Jeffords (Brooklyn 99), finished

Rupert Giles (Buffy) vs Pollination Tech 9 Smith (the sims 2: strangetown), finished

QUICK QUESTIONS

WHY THIS PAIR UP? I’m a bringer if chaos, also it was random

What time zone? CET!

How do I do propaganda? Well first you reblog with a text post, don’t put the propaganda in the tags. Or send me an ask! I will make sure to reblog it with the right tags

Hey I saw you made a mistake, what should i do? First, don’t use anon asks to correct my spelling and if I misuse slang. Just tell me directly. If it is 2 hours after a poll has launched, I will redo it immediately. But I will write down the mistakes I make and correct them later on

CODE OF CONDUCT

Previous battles

Main Rounds

ROUND 1

Second chance/dad mansion break in

ROUND 1

The only way to show how the battles (second chance) will happen cuz it’s random AN EXTRA NON DAD BATTTLE?!?!?!?!?!?

#best dad battle #tumblr tournament #tumblr bracket #tumblr poll #jjba #bioshock #9 1 1 #Corazon #arakata reigen #ace attorney #my singing monsters #punch out #sims 2 strangetown #bioshock 2 #darkwing Duck #omniscient readers viewpoint #ffvii

[tricoloured-cat]

what better way to procrastinate than to write random stuff

reviewing the works that the abilities were based on

Part 1: Armed Detective Agency

I just realized that I've finally read all the works attributed to the abilities of the author's BSD counterparts, at least for the ADA. I plan to do this for all organizations in the BSD universe so I can direct my reading and actually finish something HAHA

DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert on literature, let alone Japanese literature, and my short reviews are solely my opinion as a casual reader. These are all for fun so please don't take these so seriously!

Nakajima Atsushi Ability: Beast Beneath the Moonlight Original Work: Moon Over the Mountain

This short story has the vibes of a folktale but with existential dread sprinkled throughout. The prose is calm but the agony still reverberates. I liked this more than I though I would, perhaps because of how clean it felt. Honestly this would be one of the OG works I'd recommend to a BSD fan who wants to try classic Japanese literature.

Dazai Osamu Ability/Original Work: No Longer Human

This is probably the one novel/work most BSD fans would pick up first - and for a good reason. The themes are pretty universal albeit heavy, the tone of the narrator throughout the entire novel is gripping, the translation by Donald Keene is very readable, and it's just in the most general sense a summary of Dazai-sensei's own life. The last point must be taken with a grain of salt, however, as he's a master liar - something you'll find out if you dig more into his life and other works. If you'd like to see depression in book form, this is for you.

Kunikida Doppo Ability: Doppo Poet Original Work: Doppo Collection (probably)

Here's a case of "I can't really find the original work so I'll be reviewing something else instead"

Reviewing: Those Unforgettable People

I chose to talk about this one since it's the one found in the Penguin Anthology. It's an interesting mix of forms: technically, it's a short story. However, the elements of poetry and even of the essay are present - mostly the latter, tbh. Of course the whole "ideal" thing is such a Kunikida-sensei thing that it appears it almost every story he wrote, yet somehow in this one you'll have to squint a little bit more to see it. The point of this story-essay-poem thing is at the very end (the first half is quite dragging imo) is what gives it a little oomph, but honestly I much prefer his other works (specifically Old Gen and Death).

Tanizaki Jun'ichirou Ability/Original Work: Sasameyuki

You like a slow burn? You like pain? Familial drama? Maybe you'll like this. Maybe you won't. It's a mammoth of a book that feels like a series of extremely detailed telenovela episodes - not that it's necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed it despite the length because the way it ends, although hardly strong at all, ties the themes and messages of the novel cleanly into a single scene.

Miyazawa Kenji Ability/Original Work: Be Not Defeated by the Rain

It's a poem every Japanese elementary student would know. The message and style is so simple yet beautiful (I read Sulz's translation). It's joyful and so sunny... until I read the background on it. I cried over his work. Again. (Night on the Galactic Railroad PLS) Man I just love this author so much. But I'm not really a poem person to begin with, so take this review with a grain of salt HAHA

Yosano Akiko Ability/Original Work: Thou Shalt Not Die

The only complete translation I could find is written in painfully archaic English, so I won't comment on the style HAHA. But I do think the original was just as pointed in its words and message; its anti-war sentiments and middle finger to the Japanese emperor and military (at the time) so characteristically Yosano-sensei. It's sad she'd support WW2 later on - come on sensei WHY

Personally, however, I prefer her shorter poems, specifically the ones from River of Stars. But I'm not really a poem person to begin with, so take this review with a grain of salt HAHA

Izumi Kyouka Ability: Demon Snow Original Work: Demon Pond

It's been a while since I've read a play, and perhaps that's why I had a hard time getting through the first half - either that or it was quite lackluster as most of the actual story happens in the second half. Its influences from folktales and traditional Japanese theater (i.e. kabuki and noh) are very apparent - I wish I could have seen it instead of read it because of that. I think this is the first work of Kyouka's that I actually liked (I've read some of his short stories and one of his other plays) so I'll definitely recommend this one if you want to start with this author. There's also a movie adaptation of it that I haven't watched yet (but I do plan to). I think it could be much better than just reading it as is because of the visuals and mood setting, but a review on that soon. Maybe.

Fukuzawa Yukichi Ability: All Men Are Created Equal Original Work: An Encouragement of Learning (Sec. 1-2)

I couldn't be bothered to read the whole thing, but the essence of the ability only comes from the first two sections (which I'll be reviewing).

It's an essay that imo serves as a good introduction to Fukuzawa's philosophy. His views and arguments are built primarily on morality with logic acting mostly as a way to expound on his points. It's interesting, nothing really new for a contemporary reader, but at least it gives a nice background on the changing environment during the early years of Meiji-era Japan. Of course there are personal biases here (specifically the one with China - one of the greatest criticisms against Fukuzawa, even though he was supposedly progressive for his time) but imo that reflects some views of many Japanese at the time - not that they're right, of course.

But what about our special non-gifted boi?

I guess let's look at what one of the episodes was based on instead lol

Edogawa Ranpo Episode: The Murder on D. Street (S01E05) Original Work: The Case on D. Hill

I will tell you now: they have almost NO similarities whatsoever. Doesn't mean it's bad tho...

Okay ngl I was pretty disappointed HAHA. It's the same type of disappointment I had with Poe's Murders on the Rue Morgue (which was ironically referenced in the story) but it at least had some sense to it. I blame myself for not seeing it coming tho, given that this story is very typical of Edogawa-sensei. If you do plan to read it, however, be warned that there are implicit (?) themes that may be uncomfortable for some readers (this warning applies to most of Edogawa-sensei's work not made specifically for children HAHA).

#bsd #japanese literature #dazai osamu #nakajima atsushi #kunikida doppo #edogawa ranpo #yosano akiko #miyazawa kenji #fukuzawa yukichi #tanizaki junichirou #izumi kyouka

[finniestoncrane]

💚 my requests are always open 💜

you can find my writing:

in my tag

on my masterlist

my AO3

important things first:

🔞🔞🔞 minors DNI 🔞🔞🔞 you can request anonymously 💚 i don't write in order of when things are received, i do it based on inspiration. if i can't think of anything for something after a few months i'll delete it without explanation, sorry i have a prompt tag and if you use it let me know which prompt list you've asked for or let me know more than just the numbers! let me know gender specifics of "reader" if there is one (pronouns, genitals etc.) if you don't specify it'll be gender neutral or female please don't include images or gifs in your requests, they visually overwhelm me and make it difficult to tackle the prompt i mostly identify as cis/white/afab so keep this in mind if you request nb/trans/t4t/different races/male reader presenting etc. i will choke you if you don't reblog and like the thing you requested, be nice and supportive!

requests i accept:

i write mostly for the batman rogues! i will do multiple characters per post for headcanons but only for all general rogues, a specific dork squad (in my do writes!) or all iterations that i write for of a specific character e.g. ✅ can you write first dates with arkham!dork squad? ✅ what would all the riddlers do on a first date? ✅ how would the rogues handle a first date? (if you ask for all iterations of a specific character i'll either write for them all or pick several of them depending on the ask. if you want one specifically to be included just let me know)

characters i write for:

🦇 DC/BATMAN 🦇

for dcu/batman: btaa = batman the audio adventures, obd = one bad day, twojar = the war of jokes and riddles, bu = batman unburied, ss:ktjl = suicide squad: kill the justice league, general = my own generalised version iterations starred and highlighted in yellow are my favourites!!

Riddler (⭐arkham, dano, ⭐zero year, telltale, TWOJAR, gotham, BTAA, young justice, BU, BTAS, general)

Penguin (⭐farrell, BTAA, telltale, OBD, gotham, general)

Scarecrow (⭐arkham, ⭐BTAA, golden age, general)

Two Face (⭐arkham, BTAA, general)

Victor Zsasz (gotham, general)

Mad Hatter (arkham, gotham - NO INCEST, general)

Captain Boomerang (⭐ss:ktjl, general)

Poison Ivy (arkham, general)

Polkadot Man (suicide squad)

Harley Quinn (telltale, arkham, ss:ktjl, ⭐general)

Bane (arkham, telltale, OBD, ⭐general)

Harvester (bu)

Amanda Waller (ss:ktjl)

Mr. Freeze (arkham, gotham, general)

John Doe/Joker (telltale)

Butch Gilzean/Solomon Grundy (gotham)

King Shark (ss:ktjl, general)

Deadshot (ss:ktjl, general)

Killer Croc (arkham!origins, general)

Firefly (arkham, general)

Harvey Bullock (gotham)

Alfred Pennyworth (gotham, general)

Black Mask (arkham, general)

💚 Other Characters 💚

john hancock (fallout 4)

sturges (fallout 4)

edward deegan (fallout 4)

paladin danse (fallout 4)

nick valentine (fallout 4)

cooper howard/the ghoul (fallout tv show)

maximus (fallout tv show)

walter skinner (x-files)

arthur morgan (red dead redemption 2)

egon spengler (ghostbusters)

nick (left 4 dead 2)

i will write:

absolutely yucky disgusting smut of most kinds

most kinks including knife play, blood play, bondage, sub/dom, pain play, mommy/daddy, etc.

darker themes like cnc, dubcon, noncon, somnophilia, hypnotism, manipulation, gaslighting, guilting

angst, fluff, romance, friendships, hurt/comfort

jealousy, yandere, obsessive themes etc.

ships plus ships x reader also!

non-ship pairings of characters in my "will write" criteria

death, gore, extreme violence

blood, cum, spit and some piss

imagines, scenarios, full fics, short fics, headcanons

i won’t write:

underage characters (at all, in any scenario, including platonic)

vomit, shit or breast milk

real people

bestiality

pregnancy/pregnancy sex/having children/step-children

age play (daddy and mommy kink fine, dd/lg not for me!)

incest (even step-relations)

characters x monster/monster!reader (may do in commissions)

OCs or overly detailed reader specifications (may do in commissions)

AUs or crossovers (may do this in commissions)

extreme anal i.e. fisting/enemas/stretching (may do in commissions)

also i am anti-cancel culture! i'm not about to out you/report you/fuck with your privacy if you send me anything that i'm not sure about or uninterested in writing

and finally, no pressure at all but if you want to thank me i would greatly appreciate reblogs, comments, and maybe even a tip

#finnie shouts into the void

[bobby-r2d2-floyd]

hello! 

i’ve had this blog up for I think a week now? maybe? and i’ve never formally introduced myself.

my name is emily, but more often than not i just go by m, i just turned 27 on april 4th. i used to write on here for hockey players but i deleted that blog because of the memories that came with it, a friend and i would bounce ideas back and forth and i wrote from that and we aren’t even speaking anymore now. 

but aside from that, my interests are hockey (blackhawks, rangers, penguins), baseball (yankees), and football (steelers) so i might get really annoying so i apologize in advance. i also crochet and bake. 

my fandom interests are top gun, top gun maverick, marvel, criminal minds, vikings, outer range, star wars, and gossip girl. i wont write for pokemon, but i've been into pokemon since it released in the united state, and no matter how many pokemon come out, i will always be a bulbasaur girlie.

my favorite color is yellow, i have 2 dogs, 3 facial piercings, 9 tattoos, an associates degree in communication and a bachelor’s degree in pre-veterinary medicine from michigan state university.

i also swear like a sailor and anything spicy/smutty or angsty is my absolute favorite thing to read.

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[kiwikipedia]

You Always Admire What You Really Don’t Understand

Rating: T

Fandom(s): Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Fate/Grand Order

A galaxy divided by war! Formerly peaceful planets must choose a side or risk invasion as the Republic and the Separatist armies vie for the allegiance of the Neutral Planets.

Desperate to build a Republic Supply Base in the resource-rich, nearly abandoned System of Earth, Jedi Master Yoda travels to negotiate with the few who remain— the Survivors of Chaldea.

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Chapter 1 / 2

I'm really just clearing out my drafts at this point lol

Self-indulgent crossover, sue me. I just think that if Chaldea was involved in Star Wars, the war would've ended quickly.

They had wisely chosen to meet somewhere far from their main base of operation, taking the Shadow Boarder and traveling to what had once been Japan ages ago.

It was interesting to see what years of abandonment did to a nation. What it did to the world, really. It was beautiful, in a haunting way, to see everything so desolated and overgrown, but at the same time, it left a bitter taste in her mouth. In all of their mouths.

The taste of defeat, the taste of grief.

They had stopped Goetia and destroyed the Timeless temple. They had fixed the remaining singularities and yet— It hadn’t mattered in the end.

Sure, Romani, who had been the real Solomon, had been severely weakened but he had lived. And, sure, Mashu had died, only to be revived into a normal human… They had thought that it had been smooth sailing after that.

Only, the Alien God descended and the Lostbelts formed and the fighting began all over again. And Chaldea fought through all of them, time and time again.

Da Vinci died, Romani woke, and lives upon lives were pruned all for the sake of humanity.

And yet, it didn’t matter.

When the planet was restored, when Human Order was set back into place… the planet was empty. As if humanity had simply been plucked from it and Chaldea was all that remained.

But time marched on.

Humanity as they knew it was gone. Goredolf, the remaining Chaldea Staff, Sion, Mashu, Gudako, and Romani were all that remained of humans.

Most of the Servants stuck around still. Some shared the same bitter sentiment of “what mattered now” but remained loyal because where else would they even go?

It was better to stick around than vanish forever— though some chose to vanish back to the Root either way, with a promise to return when called.

Singularities still popped up, not often, but enough to keep things interesting and for new faces to join the ranks— Hell, they managed to summon Da Vinci and Musashi back by some grand miracle.

But was it even worth it? To an outsider, maybe not.

Humanity had been wiped from the planet, after all, and no amount of Grails could restore it. But they still continued on, what else could they do?

Even if this world’s humanity was gone, they still had their mission— protect and preserve. This had expanded from the planet to the planet’s history and future. But that decision had been made ages ago when the Lostbelts had ended, and now they were here.

Another unintended side effect had been all of their bodies, more than they already were by being Magus-Blooded humans. Spending time in a break in time-space had altered their aging, even Mashu who was supposed to be a normal human after Fou’s sacrifice.

The number of years that passed had since escaped Gudako though she knew that Romani kept track of it. She didn’t look any older than when the Lostbelts were first enacted, though her hair was longer.

The orange strands shifted in the breeze as she stood a little ways away from the Shadow Border. Rider Da Vinci (Who had begun to call herself Leona to differentiate ) was standing near the vehicle while Hector and Saito stood nearby.

Hector was well-versed in politics, and Saito knew his way around that field for the most part. Both were ready to aid in negotiations, and Geronimo was there as well, for that same reason. Saito was also there as the visible bodyguard, though, of course, all of them would spring to attack at the slightest sign of harm to Gudako.

Robin Hood was hiding somewhere, she knew, ready to strike if things went south— the likelihood of him also planting traps to cut through any forces was also very possible.

Li Shuwen was standing nearby for a similar reason but made no attempts to hide using his Sphere Boundary. Instead, he simply stood a bit to the side talking quietly with Hector and Saito while Geronimo watched the skies quietly.

Waiting on standby via communications were Goredolf, Da Vinci, Romani, and Mashu, along with anyone else in the communications and observation room in Chaldea. Sherlock, El Melloi II, and Chiron were in there, Gudako knew, as were Tesla and possibly Moriarty if he wasn’t trying to avoid Sherlock.

And yet…

It was quiet, almost too quiet.

Since Humanity was all but destroyed on Earth, Gudako had gotten used to the noise of wildlife and nature, the way animals had reclaimed civilization and the flora of the world overtook everything.

Chaldea had gone out of their way to dismantle anything that was harmful if left unattended on earth first— Nuclear Power Plants, especially.

It had been hard but necessary. None of them really fancied radiation poisoning, especially the humans and those more susceptible to poisoning.

But now the land around them was silent. The only noise was a song from the birds and the wildlife far in distance.

Gudako’s com beeped, making the others look over as she answered.

The face of a rather gorgeous woman appeared and Gudako smiled slightly at the familiar figure.

“Hey Da Vinci,” she greeted,  “No sign of the Republic yet, makes me wonder if something happened to them.”

She wouldn’t lie and say that having Leona around was the same as having their original Da Vinci with them. It was reassuring to have the little Rider, of course, but it had been different. Leona, of course, didn’t ever hold it against them for being unsure of how to act around her.

Nonetheless, Leonardo Da Vinci hummed on the other end of the line, hand going up to cradle her chin.

“I was just about to ask about that,” The Caster and now Co-Head of Technology with her other self sighed. “The planetary scans showed a disturbance, a ship coming down, but then nothing.”

Da Vinci paused for a moment before she shrugged. “Ah, well, it’s not like we need the Jedi to defend ourselves, though it would be nice to have the republic owe us.”

Gudako nodded in agreement before Hector spoke up, flicking ash from his cigarette.

“But it’s not like the Jedi to be late,” the Grecian man said. “From what the stories say, they’re a rather punctual bunch. Not like I can say much about that, though. I haven’t gone out of my way to meet any of them in the past years.”

Saito hummed in agreement as he gazed up at the sky.

“No, you’re right,” he said, brushing his thumb against one of his swords’ hilts. “Many Jedi are punctual, almost to a fault, haha. Vice-Commander’s not that fond of them, but the few interactions that I’ve had with them before this War solidified that.”

Despite his light tone, Gudako knew that Saito was serious as he spoke. So she simply nodded in agreement with him. It wasn’t as if she disagreed with his words, after all.

She, Da Vinci, and the others had infinite time after all, or at least the equivalent.

While the first few years had been spent readjusting and making sure the planet itself didn’t self-destruct by way of unmanaged power sources, the past ages had been different after that.

Space Travel had been all but easy to figure out.

With a few more months, and all the information from NASA and other nations, combined with what was gotten from Clocktower and Sion gladly gave up materials from Wandering Sea as she and Nemo helped, not to mention the Storm Border and Shadow Boarder were good base models to work with...

Well, easy to say that Exploring the rest of the Galaxy had been easy enough. Not all of it, though. That would be difficult to do even if they had infinite time— they still had to gather resources for themselves and prune small bits of human history that refused to let go. But enough of it had been explored to make a name for themselves in the rest of the Expanded Galaxy.

The Chaldeans, the Stargazers. Heroes who are on the side of good, even if some of them weren’t necessarily so. All the while, Chaldea had made sure not to cross paths with the Jedi if they could help it. There was nothing bad about them, per se, but, well... the Jedi had their ways and Chaldean had theirs. That said, the few times that the small teams of Servants sent out to complete a mission that wasn’t a singularity (and now SHEBA was picking up on Galaxy-Wide singularities) the Jedi had been rather decent to work with.

That had been part of the reason why Gudako had agreed to meet with the Jedi and thus Republic representative now. There was no doubt that the War within the Galaxy was bad— war itself was bad, no matter how many of Chaldea’s members liked the thrill of war.

Alone, Chaldea could do a lot but there were still restrictions and laws of the Galaxy to consider. The Republic ruled a majority of the Galaxy, save for a few places here and there that were considered either uninhabitable or neutral grounds, along with the Separatist Space.

Earth, or Terra, had been considered both a long time ago, but when they first heard of the War, they had struck out hard and fast toward any enemies harming planets that weren't part of the Republic or the Separatist States. Doing so had caused Chaldea to be known in the Galaxy as both a force of Good and as the only remaining inhabitants of Earth and rumors spread far and wide across the Galaxy.

Now things were changing.

With another sigh, Gudako closed her eyes.

“We’ll wait a bit longer, but I really don’t want to be waiting all night,” she told Da Vinci, who nodded in agreement before leaning out of frame.

A few voices could be heard on the other end— Roman, for one, was talking, as was Goredolf— before Sherlock leaned into the frame over Da Vinci.

“Whatever it is you decide we’ll support you from this end,” the Detective said, “We’ll keep a look out from this end.”

Gudako nodded before the video feed cut out.

In truth, she was unsure about serving any sort of Galactic-Wide Republic. And this wasn’t something that only she felt.

The thing was, Chaldea had operated as its own entity for so long, it would be a challenge if they joined outright.

Sherlock, Roman, and El Melloi II had run the scenarios and numbers with both Da Vincis and Sion. There was too much difference in both power and how Chaldea operated and how the Republic operated for Chaldea to serve under anyone but its own power now.

Sherlock had theorized that if they could somehow figure out a way to still keep their Autonomy while supporting the Republic’s endeavors against the Separatists it would work. So now that was what they were aiming for, and that would be their best bet in the long run.

Gudako knew better than anyone that Chaldea and Earth didn’t need support from the Republic.

Hell, with the right coordinates, they didn’t even need a ship with both the Shadow and Storm Boarders— though they certainly had several ships. Noble Phantasms had been altered and adjusted to be Space-worthy, and certain Servants didn’t even need that, they could just survive in the vastness of space on their own. The Servant-Universe Servants were more than excited about these new space adventures and Gudako had never seen Voyager more excited.

Materials-wise, it would be interesting to open up trade with the Republic, but only a select number because of the lack of manpower— and they weren’t about to open a goddamn factory in order to do that.

In the long run, there probably wouldn’t be much of a reason to make an Alliance with the Republic, outside of just being part of the side of Good.

These were all things that Gudako had to think about during this meeting, though if it would ever come to that she was unsure. There had yet to be a hide or hair of the Jedi Representative.

A twitch from all the Servants around her pulled Gudako from her thoughts, and she shifted, signaling to Li to hide his presence and for Robin- wherever he was- to remain ready.

The planet had gone deathly still. The silence before could be chalked up to an odd coincidence. There were locations that followed certain laylines and locations where animals instinctually sensed that something was off. But this was different.

This was silence because of a presence that the wildlife wasn’t used to had suddenly arrived.

Without needing any other prompting, Li Shuwen vanished without a word. And only a second later, the snap of a branch had them all turning around.

From the forest came a woman, tall and slender, with skin as pale as the moon and lips stained a deep, dark red.

It didn’t take a genius to realize that this was not the Jedi representative. Not with the Battle Droids behind her.

“Greetings, Representative of Chaldea,” she greeted.

Almost instantly, Saito’s swords were drawn, as was Geronimo’s knife before the two of them and Hector shifted into battle stances. Leona had moved right next to Gudako in the instant it had taken Hector to ready his spear.

“Who are you?” Gudako asked. There was no real point in asking, though. Gudako knew who this woman was. Asjj Ventress, the Dark Acolyte to Count Dooku. It wasn’t as if Chaldea was as out of the loop as many assumed they were while on the edges of the Galaxy.

It was just polite to introduce yourself when you intruded on a conversation.

The woman just bowed.

“I am only a messenger,” she rasped, “My master wishes to speak with you.”

With a flick of her fingers, a holodisk flew into her hands and flickered on. Geronimo’s frown deepened at the holographic visage of the Count.

 “Master of Chaldea, forgive me for my intrusion.”

Gudako snorted before she raised a hand and the Servants fell back behind and next to her, visibly relaxed but no less ready to fight if need be— even if Saito’s and Geronimo’s blades returned to their sheathes and Hector rested Durindana on his shoulder. Li Shuwen made himself known as well, the Assassin-like Lancer dropping down next to Hector and startling the droids slightly as he did.

“You have more decorum and are at least a bit more well-informed than your messenger, Count,” Gudako said, her tone taking on an icy quality. Thank god for the lessons on acting and politics with the other Servants. “Though I see no need for forgiveness to be given, seeing how you admit to being here unwanted.”

Dooku stiffened slightly but bowed nonetheless before recollecting himself.

“I am aware Master Yoda hopes you will allow the Jedi to build a Republic base in your territory in exchange for… protection, correct?” He asked and she heard Robin Hood snort across their Servant-Master bond. The statement seemed to be reflected in the tinges of exasperation and disbelief from the others across their bonds.

“Your spies serve you well, Count,” Geronimo answered from beside her, though his tone was just as frigid as Gudako’s own.

“I ask,” the Count continued as if Geronimo hadn't spoken at all. “How can the Jedi protect you if they cannot protect themselves?“

Next to her, Saito let out a hum of laughter at that, Hector’s lips twitched upwards, and Li Shuwen didn’t bother trying to hide the vicious sneer at the words.

Gudako didn’t blame them, and she couldn’t help but smirk as well.

Protection? As if Chaldea needed it.

“I suppose you and your droid armies can do better?” Gudako asked lazily instead.

Already, the Chaldeans had fought off droids that had wandered too close to home. They weren’t much, not for immortal heroes of the Throne.

The Count smirked, however, unable or perhaps unwilling to take note of the sarcasm in her tone.

 “Without a doubt. I sense you are a people who respect strength, People of Chaldea. Our droid armies outnumber the Republic clones a hundred to one.”

Gudako raised a brow at that.

There was some sort of plot he was attempting to lay. That much was easy enough to see, and judging by the slight shift and side glance that Leona had given her, the others felt the same way.

“And our sources say that a single Jedi equal nearly a hundred battle droids,” the Rider stated, tilting her head with her eyes narrowed. Gudako nodded in agreement to the younger Da Vinci’s words. That was the rumor for sure, though how true that was had yet to be seen.

But a Servant could outpace, out-fight, and outlast any droid and Jedi. With a majority being able to do so without breaking a sweat.

“Master Yoda’s powers have been greatly exaggerated,” Dooku drawled. And again, there might have been truth in his words, Gudako knew that, however...

“That remains to be seen, Count,” She said plainly and the Count inclined his head at that.

 “Indeed. But when you decide to join us, my apprentice will contact me.”

With that, the leader of the Separatists ended the call. This time, however, Gudako couldn’t keep the scowl off her face.

What the Count had to say certainly intrigued her.

Again, there was the possibility of exaggeration on the part of the Jedi. There was definitely that to consider, but Chaldea was not so weak to need Republic protection. This arrangement was only a meeting, if the Republic agreed to Chaldea’s terms, then they would have someone representing them in the senate— likely Roman himself would go with a few Servants disguised as aides. Ryouma and Oryou, Jeanne d’Arc, and so forth.

But she despised the assumption that even if they didn't take up the Jedi and the Republic's offer that they would join the Separatists. Ha. As if.

“Master,” Robin said from her side suddenly.

Like a ghost, the Hunter of the Woods appeared as he pushed his hood back and Gudako turned, seeing him point upwards. She followed his line of sight slowly. In the skies above, Republic Envoy fled the planet's skyspace.

Huh.

Gudako couldn't help but frown at that, watching as the ship vanished into Hyperspace.

Ventress took that as an opportunity to speak. “Master Yoda’s warship has fled the system. What further evidence do you require of the Jedi’s weakness?”

“Caster just confirmed,” Leona spoke up, referring to her other self as she looked up from her own communicator. “The ship has left.”

Ventress made a slight gesture, as if smug and in a way that said ‘see?’. Gudako just huffed softly, though before she could answer, a buzz from her own wrist alerted her of an incoming transmission.

She lifted it, hitting the answer button before hitting another button for Chaldea’s Command Room as well.

Both holographic images of Romani Archaman and a sole Clone Trooper popped up side by side.

Despite still being in the skin of Solomon, he had chosen to re-adapt to his previous hairstyle and attire. But it was still Roman, nonetheless, and even after all these years, Gudako felt her nerves and attitude soothe at the appearance of the Doctor. He looked a bit caught off guard at being called, but turned to look at the transmission directly.

“This is Master Fujimaru of Chaldea and Co-Director and head of Medical Facilities Romani Archaman, speak,” Gudako said, tone clipped and eyes narrowed. The clone seemed to glance to his side at Roman, who just nodded in greeting.

“Master Yoda would like to speak with you, sir,” The Clone said, turning back to Gudako.

The Chaldeans kept their expressions neutral, though Ventress seemed to seethe at the news. Slowly, she nodded.

“Very well,” She agreed, waving a hand to indicate the go-ahead.

With a nod, the Clone blipped out only to be replaced with the small figure of Master Yoda

“A pleasure it is to hear your voice, Master of Chaldea. Master Yoda of the Jedi Council this is.” Jedi bowed in greeting as he spoke.

“Master Jedi,” Gudako greeted calmly. “I thought perhaps Count Dooku had scared you off.”

“Delayed, have I been,” Yoda admitted before shaking his head, “But not too far away, am I now. Unaware, I was, Count Dooku was invited to our meeting.”

“Oh, the Count invited himself,” Li Shuwen answered, leaning over Gudako's shoulder so that the Jedi could see him. The Lancer's lips twisted into a sadistic sort of grin as he glanced at the Dark Acolyte, “He assured us that, in this time of war, his droids can offer Chaldea greater security than your Jedi.”

Sarcasm laced the Lancer’s tone, and Saito’s lazy sort of smile had pulled into something more like a sneer as well. Still, The Jedi Master considered Li Shuwen’s words. “A matter of debate that is.”

“Master, if I may?” Geronimo spoke up, having been conversing quietly with Robin and Hector behind them. Gudako nodded, turning so that both Roman and Yoda could see him as well.

“Go ahead, Caster,” she said and he bowed slightly in thanks.

“Thank you, Master," He said before he turned to the transmission feed. "As others have once said, ‘Words are meaningless without action’. Both Lancer, Archer, and I are in agreement, and propose a competition of sorts.”

Ventress raised a brow in interest at that and Roman leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed and head tilted as he listened.

“If Master Yoda is truly what he claims to be, let him prove it. Allow Ventress to dispatch her best troops to capture him alive,” Geronimo continued. “If he escapes, we will speak about the matters surrounding an alliance with the Republic. Should Ventress’ forces capture him or kill—”

“You join the Separatist Alliance,” Ventress interrupted and finished for him. The crack of Li Shuwen’s knuckles, the rattling of Saito’s swords, and the soft click of Robin loading his crossbow were enough to tell anyone nearby what the others felt about her interrupting one of their own. Still, Gudako let out a soft hum.

There was a lot at stake here.

Chaldea had no plans of joining the Separatists. They had no need for ‘protection’ from either side as well. The meeting with the Republic wasn’t about ‘protection’ at all, she wasn’t sure how that had gotten twisted, but nonetheless.

She glanced at Romani, who just nodded before he spoke up.

“We will discuss an alliance with the Separatists, and please, emphasis on alive. Should either Jedi or Clones be killed in this competition Chaldea will see this as a declaration of War and retaliate,” the Doctor and Co-Director of Chaldea corrected before turning to look at Yoda, “Well, Master Yoda? Do you accept this challenge against your credibility?”

“I do, Director,” The Jedi agreed before he turned to the Nightsister. “Arrive by nightfall, I will.”

Satisfied, Romani cut the feed from Chaldea’s end first before Gudako did the same on hers and ended the call. She glanced at Ventress after that, expression passive as she addressed the Darksider.

“I trust you will stand by your word,” She stated. “But know this, I’m not so easily swayed. Your actions will reflect your master. We wouldn’t want to paint him in a poor light, now do we?”

Ventress simply bowed, though her jaw was clenched. Gudako had to smirk at that before she snapped her fingers.

“Archer, Caster, Lancer. I trust that you can keep an eye on things. Don’t let them wreck things unnecessarily,” She ordered and the three Servants nodded, Li Shuwen bowing with a grin, before he and Robin off into the wilds— the two all but vanishing the moment they moved. Geronimo gave Gudako one last look before he followed them.

“Not letting us join in on the fun, Master?” Saito spoke up, tilting his head. Gudako snorted at that.

“Last time you were sent to keep an eye on things in Yamataikoku, Izo managed to jump you,” she pointed out, making him grimace slightly.

“Ah, so mean, Master-chan~ My pride is wounded still,” he admitted before sighing and looking out towards the wilderness. “Still, I wonder what kind of show Yoda will put on.”

Gudako let out a snort as Hector shook his head. It was all theatrics, of course. Saito’s dissatisfaction was a farce, and Gudako’s words— while true— were nothing more than a way to hide the truth behind Saito.

And keep Ventress’ guard down. If she didn't suspect him, then her first strike— if she decided to attack— would be with the expectation of an easy fight.

But nonetheless, Saito’s words were true despite his dissatisfaction being false.

Chaldea all knew the stories of Yoda, though this had been the first time they had seen him. In truth, if Gudako was going to be honest, and a bit picky, she would’ve preferred if the Jedi had sent Plo Koon or Tyvokka for this and not their Grandmaster— granted, this was only the case if the two were even still alive.

It had been many years since Chaldea had encountered the two of them in passing.

Yoda’s power had been rumored and talked about across the Galaxy. Chaldea hadn’t encountered him before, so all they knew were those rumors.

But now they would have the chance to see it in person— or as in-person as they could get with Gudako watching through the eyes of the three Servants she sent on ahead.

And if Yoda proved to not be all that his legends made him out to be… well, should Ventress try anything when Chaldea refused to join Dooku, she wouldn’t be making it off the planet alive.

I wrote this before Lostbelt 6.5 on across to ORT and Order Call— so none of that really has a presence here. Also, obviously, AU is AU because, well, Romani is here. Not sure how, but he is and he looks like Solomon half the time if he forgets to polymorph (is that the term?) into his "Romani" self. Caster Da Vinci is also back. Romani shares the position of Director with Goredolf and Da Vinci as the two of them have more experience running Chaldea than Goredolf but he proved to them that, while more cautious and a bit prickly, Goredolf makes a good director. Besides, Roman and Da Vinci run the medical staff and technology divisions respectively as well.

Also Leonardo / Da Vinci is the Caster, Leona or any variant of Mini Da Vinci is Rider. Split them up, because they're technically different entities in my mind.

The LB 6.5-ORT/OC Servants are still here I guess, but I really don't know all that much about them so any later installments to this as a series is unlikely. Maybe Tez. I think he's funny. I know Kadoc lived unlike the rest of the Crypters and he's in chapter 7, but I don't remember when he joined with Chaldea. I'm assuming during or after 6 since I don't remember seeing him at all in 5.

The Humans that remain are all but pseudo-immortals in that non-aging sort of vibe just due to that whole messing with the space-time-dimension thing. Just go with it lmao

I'll be honest, the Title was already decided before I chose to just make this a two-shot and part of a series of interconnecting oneshots rather than a full-length fic. And I got too lazy to change it.

Like in Threads of Daydreams, Li Shuwen is Li Shuwen, both Lancer and Assasin as one being. I actually had AssaLi here first but figured LaLi is more likely to find sneaking about and getting into fights with droids more fun.

#Gudako #Ritsuka Fujimaru #Crossover #Star Wars #Fgo #Fate #Fate Grand Order #Fate Go #star wars: the clone wars #tcw #Fgo Li Shuwen #li shuwen #Fgo Saito Hajime #Fgo Geronimo #fgo hector #fgo robin hood #Penguin Writes: Star Wars #asajj ventress #romani archiman #Fate Spoilers #AU fanfic #crossover fanfic #Fgo leonardo da vinci #fgo da vinci #penguinkiwi writes #Kiwiki Writes: Stargazing at the Edge of the Galaxy #Kiwiki Writes: You Always Admire #Penguin Writes: Fate #Grand Master yoda #master yoda

[ashtrayfloors]

99. Do you think Frank O'Hara was somewhere reading from Lunch Poems when some Black students were attacked for sitting at a Woolworth's lunch counter?

100. How about two actors play LeRoi Jones and Amiri Baraka discussing anti-Semitism in an episode of a less comedic season of poetic history set in the 1960s?

101. Is it possible to think of anything in the 1950s without thinking of the murder of Emmett Till in 1955?

102. Does Emmett Till or Rosa Parks trigger the Civil Rights Movement?

103. Did you know President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the same year James Baldwin published The Fire Next Time?

104. What would constitute a perfect poem for you?

105. Who kept loving Sylvia Plath and Jimi Hendrix after high school, college, and middle age?

106. Who, in general, lives longer, painters or poets?

107. What is Time?

108. What are (your) ecopoetics?

109. Did you know Lucille Clifton went to Howard University with Amiri Baraka when he was known as LeRoi Jones?

110. If the poet representative of the last American century is, like the century, a mess of experiments, contradictions, and conviction, isn't Baraka a pretty good representative poet?

111. How about a vision of the American poet starring a mother (Lucille Clifton) who writes poems while raising her six children in Maryland in the 1970s?

112. Can you believe that Baraka's 1968 anthology of Afro-American writing, Black Fire, featured essays by John Henrik Clarke and Harold Cruse and poems by Sun Ra, David Henderson, A.B. Spellman, Sonia Sanchez, Henry Dumas, Jay Wright, Stanley Crouch, Lorenzo Thomas, and Victor Hernández Cruz, but did not include poems by Lucille Clifton, Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, Bob Kaufman, Etheridge Knight, or Audre Lorde?

113. What do you think of Audre Lorde's "Power"?

114. Have you ever read "Those Winter Sundays" and wondered what happened to the mother in the poem?

115. Have you ever met anyone familiar with the poems of Allen Ginsberg's father, Louis Ginsberg?

116. If you write a poem like "Howl," do you really need to write anything else?

117. Is "Howl" an example of a poem that actually changed things?

118. When you write a poem, what does it teach you about the past?

119. Did you know Ginsberg reads the entirety of his poem "When the Light Appears" in the song "When the Light Appears Boy" on the album When I Was Born for the 7th Time, released by Cornershop in 1997, the year of Ginsberg's death?

120. Did you know that was his voice on "Ghetto Defendant" by The Clash ("Starved in metropolis / Hooked on necropolis / Addict of metropolis / Do the worm on acropolis / Slamdance the cosmopolis / Enlighten the populace...") ?

121. Do you sort of think of the Beat poets in the same way you think of the Grateful Dead, with members wandering around like several hairy, high Walt Whitmans?

122. Couldn't we debate whether Robert Lowell or Ginsberg is more confessional?

123. Is it true Bob Kaufman took a vow of silence to protest the Vietnam War?

124. Who brings more intimacy and toughness to poetry than Lucille Clifton?

125. What if every day you ask poetry of yourself?

—Terrance Hayes, from "Twentieth Century Examination Part V" (Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry, Penguin Books, 2023)

#excerpts #terrance hayes #questions #on poetry #poetics #twentieth century #watch your language #recently read

[wonkycreatures]

Hi!

This sideblog started out as a collection for my polymer clay babies. Now it's also a collection for other kinds of sculpture-like art.

The important bit is, that everything on here has an image description and/or alt text.

Feel free to tag me in described posts that fit the criteria or if you'd like me to write an ID for something. If I wrote an ID for one of your posts, please add it (with adjustments if needed) to the original post, no credit needed. Thank you!

Tagging system: There are a few general tags and then mostly the medium and what (kind of animal) the sculpture is, as well as some reaction/comments from me sometimes. General tags: others creations, my clay babies, id in alt text, id added

My clay babies: Under the cut is a list with my creations with links to the posts once they're up. Ideas/requests are welcome!

[How hard I expected it to be from 1-5] Animals

Octopus [1] done here

Bat [2] done

Sheep [1] done and also here

Cat [1-3] done (level 1)

Rabbit/Bunny [1] done

Frog [2] done (sort of at level 1 or so)

Giraffe [2] done

Dog [3] done

Turtle [2] done

Dragon/Dinosaur [1-4] done (level 1)

Unicorn [1] done

Dolphin [1] done

Basilisk [2] done

Lion [2] done

Sting Ray [2] done

Penguin [1-2] done

Crab [3] done

Fox [3] done

Fandom

Groot (MCU) [4] done

Porg (Star Wars) [1] done

Unicorn plushie (Despicable Me) [1] done

Appa (Avatar: The Last Airbender) [3] done

Momo (Avatar: The Last Airbender) [3] done

Mushu (Mulan) [3] done

Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!) [4-5] done

Toothless (How to train your dragon) [3] done

Other things

Cactus [1] done

That mushroom with a tongue from this post [2] done

Java Duke [1-2] done

My baby fursona (chibi version) [4] done (kinda)

Plot bunnies [1-4] done

Tree [3] done

#mine #not a creature

[sparkliest-bard-bracket]

✨Bard Pictures & Propaganda Submission Statuses✨

(I'll do my best to keep this list updated, and you can, of course, write propaganda for bards that already have some)

Bards with both pictures and propaganda:

Thom Merrilin (Wheel of Time)

Chong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Orpheus (Greek Mythology)

Stefen (The Heralds of Valdemar)

Guiliastes/Gui (1/2 Prince)

Asmodean (Wheel of Time)

Venti (Genshin Impact)

Hoid/Wit (Cosmere)

Hap Gladheart (Realm of the Elderlings)

Alastair Nobledrifter (Saving Throw - DnD Podcast)

Maglor (The Silmarillion)

William Shamspeare (Ace Attorney)

Dob the Half-Orc Bard (Oxventure)

Diedrich Knickerbocker (Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story)

Edward Chris von Muir (Final Fantasy IV)

Yara of Nowhere, the Wandering Bard (A Practical Guide to Evil)

Raz'ul, Son of Daz'ul (BomBARDed)

Apollo/Lester Papadopoulos (The Trials of Apollo)

Oli/TheOrionSound (Empires SMP)

Bards with pictures and no propaganda:

Man with the Harmonica (Once Upon a Time in the West)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Classicaloid)

Kermit the Bard (Tales of Tinkerdee)

Franz Liszt (Classicaloid)

The Amazing Devil (Real Life)

Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth)

Alan-a-Dale (Robin Hood)

Tom Bombadil (The Lord of the Rings)

Starling Birdsong (Realm of the Elderlings)

Bards with propaganda and no pictures:

David Bowie (Real Life)

The Bard/Kiwi (Wandersong)

Daeron (The Silmarillion)

Callie Cuttlefish (Splatoon)

Finrod (The Silmarillion)

Apollo (Greek Mythology)

Bill Cypher (Gravity Falls)

Edgin Darvis (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)

Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (The Muppets)

Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Katalina (Tabletop Time)

“Weird Al” Yankovic (Real Life)

Dave BruBot/The Major Player (Toontown: Corporate Clash)

Carrie Wilson (Julie and the Phantoms)

Binary Bard (Poptropica)

Christian (Moulin Rouge)

Fflewddur Fflam (The Chronicles of Prydain)

Bard the Bowman (The Hobbit)

Leliana (Dragon Age)

Sprig Plantar (Amphibia)

Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)

Neil Banging Out the Tunes (Tumblr)

The Muses (Disney Hercules)

Robinton (Pern)

Loquatius Seelie (Critical Role)

Megamind (Megamind)

Mettaton (Undertale)

Gamzee Makara (Homestuck)

William Shakespeare (Real Life)

William Shakespeare (Something Rotten)

Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)

Brook (One Piece)

Sea Hawk (She-Ra and the Princess of Power)

Snufkin (Moomin)

Lias "Cliff" Bluestone (Discworld)

Rick Astley (Real Life)

Lúthien Tinúviel (The Silmarillion)

Roman Sanders (Sanders Sides)

Remus Sanders (Sanders Sides)

Bard (Crypt of the Necrodancer)

Kass (Legend of Zelda/Breath of the Wild)

Glenn Close (Dungeons & Daddies)

Charlie Pace (Lost)

Gabrielle the Battling Bard (Xena: The Warrior Princess)

Haer'Dalis (Baldur's Gate)

Tsukasa Tenma (Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!)

Sylvando (Dragon Quest 11)

Jaskier/Dandelion (The Witcher)

Rocky (Lackadaisy)

Neil Ciciregea/Lemon Demon (Real Life)

The Pied Piper (The Pied Piper of Hamelin)

Oscar Wilde (Rusty Quill Gaming)

Puss in Boots (Shrek)

Noise (Roleslaying with Roman)

Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney)

Ron Stampler (Dungeons & Daddies)

Thancred Waters (Final Fantasy XIV)

Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

Jack Black (Real Life)

Scanlan Shorthalt (Critical Role)

DJ Cadence (Club Penguin)

Imp Y Celyn (Discworld)

Bard Otter (The Last Dragonlord)

Demyx (Kingdom Hearts)

Hisirdoux "Douxie" Casperan (Tales of Arcadia: Wizards)

Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit)

Michael Jackson (Real Life)

Gurney Halleck (Dune)

Bards with neither:

Max Rebo (Star Wars)

Will Scarlet (Robin Hood)

Kvothe (The Kingkiller Chronicle)

Elan (Order of the Stick)

The Bard (Shovel Knight)

Kyoami/The Fool (Ran/King Lear)

Hannah Montana (Hannah Montana)

Thistle/Sissel (Delicious in Dungeon)

Cicero (Skyrim)

The Onceler (The Lorax)

Gerard Way (Real Life)

Frank Sinatra (Real Life)

Essi Daven (The Witcher)

Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Miss Piggy (The Muppets)

Nyadas Okiro (Critical Role)

Kitagra (Kings of the Wyld)

Kaylie Shorthalt (Critical Role)

Father Gabriel (The Mission)

Steve McKenzie/Jester (Galavant)

Gieve (The Heroic Legend of Arslan)

Kubo (Kubo and the Two Strings)

Sir Robin's Minstrels (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

Eddie Munson (Stranger Things)

Freddy Mercury (Real Life)

Rickety Stitch (Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo)

Éile (The Witcher: Blood Origin)

Bill & Ted (Bill & Ted)

Dorian Storm (Critical Role)

Maria von Trapp (The Sound of Music)

BMO (Adventure Time)

[Do note that some of these I will be able to easily find art for, just I haven't gotten around to doing it and nobody's submitted any]

#not a poll #sparkliest bard bracket #as always lemme know if you spot any typos/mistakes!!

[countessrivers]

Author Interview

I was tagged by @myulalie and @polarnacht1. Thanks

1. How many works do you have on ao3:

50.

2. What's my total ao3 wc:

305,629.

3. What are my top 5 fics by kudos:

Likely influenced by time as 3 of these are Gotham fics which have been up for longer, but 2 of them are DW and they're (relatively) newer.

Tells Me "Worship in the Bedroom" - Bruce/Jeremiah, E

An encounter in a church, after Bruce gets left behind. Follows on from the end of 5x03 'Penguin, Our Hero'.

Deadly Fever, Please Don't Ever Break - Ten/Simm!Master, T+

The Master bares his teeth, free hand moving to press against the Doctor’s stomach. 

“Don’t,” the Doctor says, tightening his grip on his arm. 

“Make me.” 

The Doctor feels a burn where the Master’s hand is pressing into him, even through his clothes, but he doesn’t flinch away, squeezes the Master’s arm even harder instead, and brings his other hand up to pin his shoulder. 

“Don’t.” 

The Master isn’t going to run again, the Doctor’s not going to let him. 

The Doctor lands on Earth, and feels a familiar presence he'd thought lost.

Lacrymosa - Bruce/Jeremiah, M

"Lie, pretend, hide, change your name, put on a mask, lock yourself away in the centre of a labyrinth - it doesn’t matter. Nobody can run forever. "

Jeremiah between 4x18 and 4x20.

Sweet Blooded and I'm Stranded - Ten/Simm!Master, E

The Master isn’t doing anything as pathetic as avoiding the Doctor. Because that would be pathetic.

And he’s not.

(Not pathetic. Not avoiding the Doctor.)

*** The Master (who is doing fine, and doesn't need the Doctor anyway) stumbles back across his own timeline and runs into a Tenth Doctor who still believes he's dead.

One Hand on my Cheekbone, One Hand on the Rope - Bruce/Jeremiah, M

Bruce is not dealing well with a great many things.

Jeremiah just happens to be at the top of the list of things he's not dealing with.

Or maybe, he's just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Bruce, in the aftermath of 'Ace Chemicals'.

4. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I do. I'm very, very behind (so sorry to everyone who has left a lovely comment on one of my fics) but I intend to catch up. To begin with I just like/thanking and acknowledging people who took the time to leave a comment, and then it sometimes will give me a chance to talk some more about the fic and my thoughts/ideas behind it.

5. What fic has the angstiest ending?

Roots in my Dreamland (Midam) maybe. It's not too bad, but Adam is still technically stuck in the cage and isn't having a great time. There were plans for a series that would follow through to the end of the show (with a happier ending) and maybe I'll come back to it one day.

Similarly, my To Sit in Hell With You (Bruce/Jeremiah) series, which I'll admit I didn't plan well because I would write the parts on a whim/when inspiration struck and not chronologically so while it all makes sense in my head, in hindsight I don't think it's the best experience for readers. Ultimately it had this stockholmed/broken Bruce story - with Arkham Kight vibes - that was fairly angsty, and the last entry in particular which focused on Jim and Bruce, was definitely that.

And One Hand on my Cheekbone... is basically just angst.

6. What fic has the happiest ending?

Devotion (Yassen/Alex, T+) is the only one that really stands out to me as having a proper happy ending.

A lot of my fic is smut, so does a happy ending count?

7. Do you write crossovers?

Not strict crossovers, but AUs based on another setting often enough. I have a Star Wars fic in the works that name drops Anakin and Obi-Wan if that counts?

8. Have you received hate on ao3?

Not strictly hate. I've had some very odd comments that have nitpicked (what I think are irrelevant) details while not even mentioning whether they finished the fic, much less enjoyed it, which I think is just entirely unnecessary. Or have requested that I write an idea they have, again without commenting on the fic they're posting on. But that's the worst of it.

9. Do you write smut?

Regularly.

10. Have you had a fic get stolen?

Not that I know of.

11. Have you had a fic get translated?

The only one I'm aware of is One Hand on my Cheekbone...

12. Have you co-written a fic?

No.

13. What's your fav ship?

It varies. Right now, Alex/Yassen, but if you go through my fics you'll see the range. Doctor/Master is a pretty eternal one.

14. What's a WIP you want to finish but never will?

I have a few in both the Gotham and Supernatural fandoms. There's a chance I could go back to them, the hyperfixation would just need to swing that way again. I've mentioned a few above, but also Talking While the Wolves Close In (Midam, AU post 'Point of No Return) though that is one I particularly *want* to finish.

15. What are my writing strengths?

I like to think my smut is pretty good at this point. In general I think my writing flows quite well too if that makes sense. I've been told something similar about my academic writing, so I think all that practice has meant my writing - content aside - looks/sounds/reads/flows well.

16. What are my writing weaknesses?

I struggle with dialogue. A line here or there is fine, and I like to think I can make it in-character, but full conversations I struggle with, particularly then trying to match it with movement/the characters actually doing things. Or maybe I then overcompensate and include too much of that when a bunch of back and forth dialogue would be fine without the "interruptions". I guess the problem is I can't quiet tell what the right balance is.

Can't do long plotty fics either. Wish I could, but I always lose steam/motivation before I can finish it. And/or it feels like so much work to get to the bits and pieces I actually want to write within it.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages on ao3?

Fine when done right I guess, but I've never done it apart from maybe a word or two here and there (where I'm pretty certain I've got it right). I know a few languages but none fluently enough to be confident basically. I stuck some Russian in the note of my first AR fic that was the translation of a joke alluded to in the fic itself (taken from the Archer episode the fic was basically parodying - he finds the grenade "hanging from the lampshade") but otherwise I tend to cheat and just say they're speaking another language, potentially using italics.

18. What's the first fandom you wrote for?

DCEU as far as anyone checking my AO3 knows, but there was some earlier stuff for Star Trek '09 way back when I think (that will never see the light of day).

19. What fandom/ship have you not written but want to?

At the moment I don't really have a burning need to write for anything other than what I already have.

20. What's your fav fic you've written?

Lacrymosa is one I'm really happy with, but I also still really like Our Old Friends Are Now Our Enemies (Bruce/Jeremiah, post-series), Hold Me Down (Alex/Yassen, Alex/Julia vamp AU), Strange One... (Alex/Julius/Yassen), and My Doctor's Can't Explain (Alex/Yassen)/

And tagging @too-many-rooks and @pigandpepper if you’re interested.

[andrea1717]

Andrea's monthly recommendations :)

Hello and welcome to my first monthly rec's post. I am including all kinds of entertaiment, art, music etc that has moved and interested me in the last month.

It will be sometimes more, sometimes less depending on how much time & brain capacity i had lol. So this is october. Hope you enjoy!

(sorry in advance if i won't be able to link everything but platforms like spotify, disney plus etc are pretty easy to search on)

music:

Tara Nome Doyle - i went to her concert without knowing her before and i am so happy i went because she's so amazing! Her concept album is stunning and it's new.

Kristina Bazan - she used to be a fashion blogger and makes music now too. Her EP is stunning and the videos are also so great. This is my favorite song - click

You can find them both on spotify.

podcast:

The Diary of a CEO - very inspiring and with great guests. I am still listening to all older shows too. - on spotify

YouTube:

Simon's Cat - it ALWAYS cheer's me up!

instagram:

Lovely Penguin Poetry - so so beautiful!

tiktok:

Hunter Prosper - i love these inspiring videos from real people!

book:

Shatter me by Tahereh Mafi - it's a series and i am on a re-read now. The writing, the characters. I love it so much and can only recommend! I am also excited to re-read because then i can finally read part 4 to 6.

shows:

Roswell New Mexico - @werebird got me hooked and i really need to continue watching. I am at season 2 now and love it.

A Teacher - (Disney plus) It's a show that follows a teacher who has an affair with her student. It's very character driven and interesting.

Young Royals - (Netflix) This swedish show follows a Prince that comes to a new school and he falls in love with one of the other students.The lead actors are incredible. Season 2 comes tomorrow!

Dahmer - (Netflix) This one is controversial but personally i liked it very much. Evan Peters is absolutely brilliant.

documentaries:

Conversations with a Killer - The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes -(Netflix) Very haunting but also very interesting to hear him personally.

The September Issue - Little shoutout to @lapwing-em who was excited for fashion content haha - this movie follows the making of the september vogue which is the biggest issue of the year due to NY fashion week. (Maybe i can find it online and add a link later)

movies:

Trial of the Chikago 7 - (Netflix) very good movie that follows the trial of a group who demonstrated against the vietnam war. Great actors!

Single all the way - (Netflix) very cute holiday movie that follows two best friends that come home to one of the friend's home and everyone knows they are in love but them. (someone might wanna write it and make it Stucky?!)

Purple Hearts - (Netflix) i love this movie! It's a love story that follows a couple who marries for the army benefits but ultimately fall in love.

The Last Full Measure - i re- watched this movie and noticed how incredibly important and well acted it is again. It's truly one of my favorite Sebastian movies and it always has me in tears.

fics:

Some of my favorite fics i read recently as a list :)

Kinktober by Pandafish @myexplosion

Flufftober by @plincess-cho

all we need is time by @itsfeistyred

Eclipse Seasons by @dreamsinthewitchouse

i could have chained your heart to a star by @stuckyflangst

I've never been so happy to be alive @bittersweet-in-boston

The Olive Groves by AgentCoop

Be kind, Rewind by @sparkagrace

Here we go! I hope you like these kinds of posts. I plan to post always on the last day of the month. Let me know if you want more or less etc :) Thanks for reading! <3

#andreas monthly recs #recs #movies #fic rec #music #recommendations #long post

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[ 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒. ] gold. silver. copper. platinum. titanium. rose gold. diamonds. pearls. rubies. sapphires. emeralds. amethyst. metal. iron. steel. glass. rust. wood. porcelain. paper. wool. fur. lace. leather. silk. velvet. denim. linen. cotton. charcoal. clay. stone. asphalt. brick. marble. dust. glitter. blood. dirt. mud. smoke. ash. shadow. carbonate. rubber. synthetics. ribbon.

[ 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. ] grass. leaves. trees. bark. roses. daisies. sunflowers. tulips. lavender. petals. seeds. hay. sand. rocks. roots. flowers. fungi. ocean. river. frozen lake. meadow. valley. forest. desert. tundra. savanna. rain forest. caves. underwater. coral reef. beach. waves. space. clouds. mountains. snow. mist. pond.

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[ 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃/𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒. ] sugar. salt. candy. bubblegum. wine. champagne. hard liquor. vodka. beer. coffee. sake. tea. water. spices. herbs. apples. orange. lemon. cherry. strawberry. watermelon. vegetables. fruits. meat. fish. pies. desserts. chocolate. lollies. cream. caramel. berries. nuts. cinnamon. burgers. burritos. tacos. pizza. ambrosia. eggs. milk. ramen. chips. ice cream. cereal.

[ 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒. ] music. art. gardening. smithing. sculpting. painting. sketching. fighting. writing. composing. cooking. baking. sewing. training. dancing. acting. singing. martial arts. self-defense. electronics. technology. cameras. video cameras. computer. phone. movies. theater. libraries. books. magazines. CDs. records. vinyl. cassettes. piano. daydreaming. strings. violin. guitar. electronic guitar. bass guitar. harmonica. harp. woodwinds. brass. flute. bells. exploring. playing cards. poker chips. chess. dice. motorcycle riding. eating. sleeping. climbing. running. jogging. parkour. studying. video games. comics. manga.

[ 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂. ] balloons. comedy. bubbles. cityscape. light. dark. candles. growth. decay. war. peace. wealth. power. percussion. clocks. mirrors. pets. diary. journal. fairy lights. madness. sadness. happiness. optimism. pessimism. loneliness. suffering. family. friends. strength. assistants. co-workers. enemies. loyalty. smoking. drugs. kindness. love. hugs. kisses. spring. summer. autumn. winter. poverty. farmland. countryside. suburban. village. depression. longing. sloth. pride. envy. wrath. greed. gluttony. lust. melancholy. fate. soulmates.

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