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bonny-kookoo · 11 months

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Jungkook

𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Pull Me Closer

Every year, he joins the old tradition of traveling, where his ancestors have once ruled the skies. Every year, he meets familiar faces and new ones he's never seen before. Every year, he watches how his brothers find their mates, build their families, and introduce new generations to stories as old as time. But this year, something might be different. This year, there's you - a treasure worth more than he could ever offer.

Tags/Warnings: Dragon!Jungkook, strangers to lovers/mates, mentions of folklore and traditions, modern fantasy, romance, human?Reader, Fluff, Courting, MC kinda wary of kook at first, but he's cute give him a chance pls

Additional Chapter Warnings: tensioooon, the hunt is near, some steamy action that made me hit my desk

Length: short, tumblr hates long evocation updates for some reason

A/N: There is no taglist. I continue to force you to eat the dragon!kook meal, so you better finish your plate or there wont be any dessert. Also there is no taglist.

-> Masterlist

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It's hot this year.

You're usually not this bold with your choice of clothing, but the heat pretty much forces you to dress a bit more revealing as to not overheat- simply summer dress and underwear already feeling as if it's too much under the blazing sun. It makes most dragonkins laze around and bathe in the warmth of the giant star up in the sky, soaking up the sunlight as if they're some cold-blooded lizard recharging their energy and upping their body temperature.

It's funny how some instincts never leave, even if your body isn't the same anymore.

According to legends and some research, dragonkin had been, at some point, actual dragons- their blood slowly becoming less and less pure as they began to fall in love with the human kind. Their bodies changed, becoming less distinguishable from one another, as nowadays, only little hints remain in their visual appearance. It's honestly best seen in Jungkook, as you watch him push his hair back out of his eyes, beads of sweat rolling down the side of his face. He's tall, muscular but not too much so, with sharp eyes and traditional ink underneath the skin of his arm. It's not too different from a regular human- it's more so the way he carries himself, the way his instincts seem to lead him.

And yes- he's also got that very distinctive spot on the back of his neck- similar to you, and all of the other dragonkin around.

It's called a dragon's burn- a story as old as time saying that it's the soul of the last living dragon-mother burning her mark into the skin of a newborn, so she can still find her children amongst the humans. And while there's no actual proof or rather explanation from science as to why this mark appears or how it forms, its also said to determine one's personality and future, depending on it's shape, size, and position.

You've got your eyes closed as you soak up the sun as well now- dragonkin practically immune to sunburns, which is another thing that's still being researched. You're softly swinging from side to side in the hammock, one leg dangling out when you notice steps coming closer. By now, you're not worried about it anymore- it can really only be one person seeking you out.

He's not talked to you since you'd offered him the bracelet- you wonder if he still wears it.

There's a hand around your ankle, and your eyes open at that as you watch him, his gaze on you. He's looking at you a little differently today- not so bold anymore, not as fierce as usual. There's a certain softness to his eyes that you've not seen before- but you feel oddly comforted by it, as his fingers run over the soft skin of your leg. It's now that you notice the bracelet still hanging around his wrist, securely tied as if he didn't even think about how to open that knot ever again.

Maybe because he really doesn't intend to do so.

"You make me want to join you." He chuckles, watching as you stretch your arms above your head before relaxing again.

"I doubt the hammock can hold both of our weights." You respond, and he grins.

"If Yoongi and his mate can have sex on this thing, I'm sure it can handle us both simply cuddling on it." he comments, and at that you shoot upright into a sitting position.

"On this thing?!" you ask, scandalized, and he can't help but laugh openly about your face full of shock. It's a nice laugh- it's free, open, honest. You like it.

"I don't think it was this specific one." He reassures. "Or maybe. They probably cleaned it though, don't worry." He says, before he holds onto it, making you lean back as to not be forced too close to him.

"I- did not agree to the cuddling part though.." You stammer as he climbs in without really asking any further, moving around and boldly using his strength to push and move you into a comfortable position in his arms- and despite your vocal protest, you can't help but scoot a little bit closer than he'd placed you, leaning halfway on his body as he chuckles.

"Well it sure doesn't feel like you're too upset over it though." He offers, and you're quiet- because you're not sure what to say. It takes a moment or two before you point towards the bracelet around his wrist- his hand on his chest close to you as you tap one of the wooden beads.

"M' sorry about that one, by the way." You mumble disappointed.

"Why?" He asks, genuine surprise in his voice. "Did you not want to give it to me?" He worries, but you shake your head.

"No, I wanted to.. you know, give you something." You shrug. "But this thing sucks. It looks awful." You say, and his hand instead reaches out to hold yours now, thumb running over the back of your palm.

"It's made by you." He offers. "You've put effort into it, and I appreciate that." He tells you, and you shrug.

"You can be honest." You say. "It looks-"

"Like a gift given to me by my future mate." He says, and at that you freeze. It's the first time he openly calls you a future mate- even though he's not given you anything in return yet. "Let's not dwell on it for now, okay?" He asks, and you shrug. "Let's just exist for a moment. I just want to hold you." He says, and at that, you nod, before you lean in closer.

Soaking up both the sun- and the warmth of his skin and body next to yours.

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The first preparations for the festivities are in full force, but tonight, things are still calm and easy.

Some are still hammering together the stages and booths, nails hit into wood in a steady rhythm, while others have gone to bed early. You yourself are still sitting outside- air cool now, refreshing as some insects chirp somewhere in the distance.

In a way, you dread the next two days. Because it'll be the last, and then you'll be back in the loud, bustling city full of noise and stress.

Someone sits next to you on the edge of the stage, a sigh escaping him as he looks at what you're watching. "It's nice like this." He comments, nodding to himself. You nod as well.

"I don't want to go home yet." You mumble almost more to yourself than anyone else- but he still hears you.

"You don't have to- not yet." He tries to lift your mood. It works only a little. "Dont let the thoughts of what's to come ruin what you've got right now. That's what my mom always says." He playfully shoves his shoulder against yours. "But- that's not actually why I wanted to see you." He suddenly says, jumping down from the edge of the stage, pulling something from the pocket of his pants. It jungles distinctively- a high sound indicating a small bell of some sorts, and his hands are almost hesitant as his fingers wrap around your bare ankle.

"Dont think I've forgotten.." he starts, and you can't help the goosebumps that erupt from the way his hands pull you closer by your leg. "...or that I have chosen someone else.." he tells you, gaze sharp and fierce again as he watches your every reaction from his position. He reveals the delicate, silver anklet that he's got, wrapping it around before he uses a small pair of pliers to bend close one of the chain links.

There's no way for you to take it off now without breaking it. A silent offering that also showes his urge to make sure you know that his decisions are final. That he stands by this gesture, by his words, his choice.

And he's choosing you.

"Thats cheating." You tease. "You're making the hunt easy on yourself." You jab at him jokingly. "Scared you won't catch me without the help or a bell around my leg?" You ask, tilting your head innocently while he leans down to kiss the side of your knee- and action that makes your breath hitch a little, something that doesn't go unnoticed as the corners of his lips lift.

"Oh, that bell isn't for me." He chuckles, hands at the very edge of the hem of your dress, never daring to go any higher. "Its so everyone else knows to stay away from you, because you'll be mine." He says.

"Bold." You just tell him, as he helps you down from the edge of the stage and into his arms, before he cages you in with your back against the wooden front of the structure, arms on either side of you.

"How could I not be?" He wonders, looking down at you, eyes jumping from your lips to your eyes. "I've got to be, considering all the others who lick their lips after you."

You scoff. He tilts his head for a second in confusion.

"You don't believe me?" He asks, and you shrug, looking away- but he doesn't have it, pulls your face back with his hand on your chin- before said hand moves to hold your cheek instead, an awfully tender gesture from the otherwise rather rough dragonkin. "You've got no idea how much you're desired."

"I'm not, really." You deny, but he instead leans in to nose at your neck, breathing in your scent. "Except, maybe by you." You try and joke, but you can instead feel his grin against your neck as he places an almost teasing kiss close to your dragon's-burn on the back of your neck.

"That you are." He affirms. "I desire you a lot. Not just.. physically though." He explains.

"Huh?" You stupidly sigh, unable to think straight under his ministrations.

"I desire all of you." He tries to explain. "I want to hear what worries you, what you think of, what you believe you can't tell anyone else. I want to know what makes you happy, what gets you excited, what makes you sad." He rambles, leaning his head on your shoulder now, lips tenderly kissing the tip of it. "I don't just want your body." He says. "I want you."

"Jungkook-" you sigh, and he can't help but laugh boyishly to himself.

"I love the way you say my name." He chuckles. "I love that you say my name." He clarifies, and you can't help but smile as well now, butterflies no longer being ignored now as they flutter in your heart at his clear display of affection.

You've never been desired like that. Wanted. Almost needed, in a way.

"Tomorrow." He reminds you, leaning away from you again. "Tomorrow, you'll be mine." He tells you.

"I won't make it easy." You threaten playfully, and he grins.

"And I wouldn't want you to, either." He responds before you both part ways-

Barely sleeping as the excitement sets in.

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thebearme · 4 months

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Any tf2 headcanons?

I was hoarding this ask for when I have alot of hcs but I now realize that that was an awful idea becuz now there too much going on in my brain. So I'll tell you the ones I can remember rn.

(btw this is gonna be a mess of silly and sad contention into a blender, so sorry for any whiplash)

Everyones business last name is TF2. It's canon, Ms Pauling said so.

Scout and Ms Pauling have one thing in common, they're simps for women out of their league and it's sad.

My current idea of the plot is that Ms Pauling is now the new administrator and the mercs are still working for her but now instead of a war they are now a Hire-A-Merc organization. Why, so they can pay the blood pact that the old administrator got them in from Abraham Lincoln.

The team is a merge for BLU and RED team members.

BLU: Scout, Medic, Soldier, Engineer | RED: Heavy, Demo, Spy, Sniper, Pyro

Engie has an gaming channel.

Engie is a little person. (you can't convince otherwise LOOK AT HIM)

Engie does his own surgery, not that he doesn't trust Medic. He just doesn't trust Medic. He has more trust that in his drunken state he could chop his arm off cleaner than Medic because of his god complex.

Engie says trans rights.

Engie has two moods: Wholesome bumpkin or manic "i am better than all of you".

Medic and Heavy are married. (but to be fair thats just canon)

Medic never had a medical license but he did go to school... for animal care.

Medic has a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and lied ALOT to military when he got drafted to get out safely.

He got a nazi skeleton and dead parents out of that.

Medic burn his documents so now the only people that knows is the people he tells like Heavy.

Medic only have two reasons for being here- 1) to experiment on everyone. 2) Heavy

Medic eats like a cat eating a dragon fruit. And so does Archimedes.

Medic is the definition of "no rules no boundaries he doesn't flinch at torture and sells blood for money. He's your new best friend."

Medic is slowly going more insane with time and can't tell if it's because he sold his soul to the devil or because someone is secretly fucking with him. (it's Spy)

Heavy met Medic before joining the team.

Heavy has a cooking channel.

He's a masochist. (he has too if he's with Medic.)

Heavy will kill Soldier before he starts having kids with Zhanna. He's still not ok with him.

Heavy has lots of cute moles on him. (Medic makes sure to kiss each one and make sure they're not lethal.)

While Im at it Heavy family is cursed to fall in-love with insane men.

Pyro-vision is just Pyro going through a heat stroke.

Pyro is the leader of the hate spy club.

Pyro has kids that live in the ocean with his mermaid wife. Don't ask how, it's Pyro.

Engie and Scout are the only ones that understand what Pyro is saying completely.

Engie adopted Pyro unofficially but that's his son right there.

Soldier and Zhanna are gonna have twins.

Soldier and Demo had kiss once- with their socks on.

Medic did a blood test on Soldier and he actually is not 100% American, he doesn't know and everyone intends it to stay that way.

Soldier and Scout actually know each other from before getting hired by BLU. They were comrade in the 100,000 new men program in Vietnam.

After Scout left in general discharge from a land mine incident he thought that would be the laat time he sees him. He was wrong.

Don't worry they're chill, well as chill as man can be when their hand is somehow a magnet to your neck.

Sniper is a social smoker.

Sniper is like a lizard, he doesn't fuck with the cold.

Sniper is younger than Scout. He just spent too much time in the sun and now he looks like a divorce 40 y/o dad struggling with his mortgage. Or just a brown Adam Sandler.

Sniper got those old man bones AKA my bones. His knees be cracking down the hall.

Sniper hops round different peoples places for the holidays. He spent the most time at Engie's house with Pyro; he had spent a Christmas or two with Scout's family but a "certain someone" doesn't appreciate the bushman there and ruining his holiday with his family.

When Scout has to give directions or details of the area he just draws it. Because NO ONE understands this mans writing.

Scout's life mission is to be Gods greatest gift and not just for the women. Like the bible said "a hole is a hole"... or atleast thats what Scout remembers from church.

Scout while being illiterate CAN speak Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese and French. (but he doesn't remember where he learned french from tho.)

Scout is resistant to radiation at this point.

Before becoming a merc, Scout was working at a diner that fitted him quite well.

Waffle House at the graveyard shift.

Scout's fuckboy attitude comes from daddy issues while Spy slut attitude comes from mommy issues.

Spy came from a rich family until he ran away to help in the war effort and became a spy. He doesn't regret his decision nor miss his home but does wish he did a proper goodbye to his brother.

The reason Spy has teeth capsules in his mouth to begin with is because one time him and a his fellow spy were getting torture by the enemy by having their teeth removed. Now all his teeth are fake.

Speaking of teeth, Scout got his buck-teeth from Spy.

Spy HAS gotten lungs transplanted several times from Medic because this mf refuses to chill out and get help with his smoking problem.

Spy is gender fluid.

Spy is a furry.

Demo is going to kill him one day.

That day is when he finds his DA account.

#ask #team fortress 2 #tf2 #team fortress 2 headcanons #tf2 headcanons #ms pauling tf2 #heavy tf2 #sniper tf2 #demoman tf2 #medic tf2 #spy tf2 #soldier tf2 #scout tf2 #pyro tf2 #engineer tf2

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pompomqt · 7 months

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Journey to the West Chapter 15

In this chapter of Journey to the West with @journeythroughjourneytothewest we are introduced to the world's most underutilized character. So let's get into it shall we?

So Tripitaka and Sun Wukong are traveling west, the atmosphere frigid in more ways then one I'd imagine, when they come across a stream that Monkey says is called Eagle Grief Stream. They don't get to admire said stream for long however before a certain dragon emerges from it, and heads straight for Tripitaka. Monkey panics and tackles Tripitaka off his horse, abandoning all of their luggage in the process, and hauls Tripitaka off. The Dragon decides to take the horse as a consolation prize, and eats it and it's harness in one bite.

After setting Tripitaka down, Monkey goes back for their stuff. The good new is that he finds their luggage no problem. The bad new is that their horse is no where to be seen. Monkey zips into the sky and looks in all four directions for it, before coming to the conclusion that the dragon must have eaten it. Tripitaka isn't pleased to hear that and at first insists that it must have run off and that Sun Wukong should look again. But Sun Wukong brags about his superior eyesight saying that he could see a dragonfly within a thousand miles let alone something as big as a horse.

Upon hearing that the horse really has been eaten Tripitaka bursts into tears at the thought of having to walk the entire journey. Monkey gets mad at Tripitaka for being such a crybaby about the whole thing and yells at him that he will just make the dragon give them back the horse. Tripitaka however clings to him, not wanting to be left alone without his super powered body guard in case the dragon comes back to eat him to. This makes Monkey even more mad, so he yells at Tripitaka for being a weakling some more, and how despite the fact that Monkey can absolutely be in two places at once- can't be in to places at once and has to leave if Tripitaka wants a horse to ride on.

I feel like this whole situations is to give the other pilgrims a reason to be on the journey despite Sun Wukong being so powerful. You know- despite the fact that Sun Wukong's power set gives him multiple ways he could solve this situation- from leaving a duplicate to protect Tripitaka, to making a duplicate horse. I guess he's probably still salty about the whole fillet situation though and doesn't feel like being that helpful.

Luckily the situation is resolved by some deities who have apparently been assigned by Guanyin to secretly protect the scripture pilgrim. So now that Sun Wukong has gotten some babysitters for Tripitaka, off he goes to bully the dragon into giving them their horse back. With Tripitaka telling him to be careful. I think it's cute that Tripitaka always tells him to be careful despite how powerful he is.

So Sun Wukong goes to the shore of the river and starts shouting for the Dragon to return his horse making sure to call him a 'Lawless Lizard' for good measure. The dragon takes offense to this and returns to the surface, in which Sun Wukong takes the opportunity to attack, while still yelling about his horse. So the two fight for a while, before the dragon gets tired of getting beat up by Sun Wukong and goes back to hiding in the river. And despite Sun Wukong heaping on the insults the dragon doesn't return to take another beating.

Left with no other option, Sun Wukong returns to Tripitaka empty handed and explains the situation to him. Tripitaka then points out that earlier when Sun Wukong had killed the tiger he had claimed that he could 'tame dragons, and subdue tigers' and asks why he can't subdue this one today. Sun Wukong can't handle his badass status being thrown into question and leaves to try and pick another fight with the dragon. This time rather then just hurling insults into the water he uses his magic to turn the clear still water of the river, into a raging current.

Eventually the dragon gets tired of getting churned around like he's in a washing machine and exits the water again. After which Sun Wukong once again declares that he wants his horse back. The dragon points out that he ate it and can't give it back. And Monkey's like 'Well that sounds like a you problem, because if you don't give back the horse, I'm just going to kill you instead.' So the Dragon gets beat up by Sun Wukong again, but this time he transforms into a water snake and escapes into the marshes.

Monkey grows frustrated that he can't find him, so he summons the local spirit and mountain god. After threatening the gods with some violence he manages to learn that the dragon is actually here on Guanyin's orders to wait for the scripture pilgrim, and that all he has to do to capture the dragon is bring Guanyin here and have her sort the whole thing out. So Sun Wukong takes the two gods with him to explain the situation to Tripitaka, and Tripitaka is still wary about Sun Wukong leaving him, but luckily one of the gods volunteer to go fetch Guanyin instead. So Sun Wukong has the two gods guard Tripitaka while he goes to patrol the stream.

So the god finds Guanyin and tells her the situation to which Guanyin wonders how the dragon could have botched her orders so badly and eaten Tripitaka's horse instead of being Tripitaka's horse, and decides to go sort out the situation personally. Guanyin arrives to see Sun Wukong hurling insults at the water again, and as soon as he hears that Guanyin arrives, he switches course and starts yelling at her instead about the whole fillet situation.

Monkey complains that Guanyin should have just told him to serve the Tang Monk with diligence and that would have been enough. But Guanyin points out that he if he went on a rampage again, they wouldn't be able to control him, but if he gets through this adversity he will enter the gate of Yoga. Monkey concedes and switches course to complaining about the dragon. Guanyin says that she sent the dragon here to serve as transportation because a normal horse just can't cut it. Monkey then complains that he scared the dragon off and that he won't come out, but Guanyin simply tells the guardian to call for him and tell him that Guanyin is here.

The dragon arrives and transforms into a man and thanks Guanyin once again for sparing his life, and says that he hasn't heard about any scripture pilgrim. Guanyin points out that Monkey is actually the first disciple of said scripture pilgrim while the dragon says that Monkey never once mentioned that. Guanyin just sighs and says that there will be others joining them on their journey and that Monkey should be better about about telling people about their mission when asked.

With that handled she then changed the dragon into a white horse. Guanyin then tells him that once he overcomes these trials he will acquire a golden body. She then tells Sun Wukong that she will be taking her leave now, but suddenly Sun Wukong becomes the clingy one and refuses to let her leave. Saying that he doesn't want to go, and that the way is treacherous, and that he might die. Guanyin says that this is the path to enlightenment and gives him permission to call upon heaven and earth whenever he needs help, and that even she will come to his aid when he needs her. Guanyin then takes three leaves from her willow branch and transforms them into three hairs and placing them on Monkeys head. Guanyin tells him that these plot resolving hairs will save him from whatever hopeless situation they manage to get into. Finally placated Monkey allows Guanyin to take her leave.

So Sun Wukong leads the horse back to Tripitaka. Tripitaka is pleased by the new horse, and bows respectfully to the South to thank Guanyin, but is rather upset by the lack of harness, and about being forced to ride bareback for now. With the help of the local river god they manage to cross the stream and continue westward until they come across a house.

Since the gods can never be straightforward about anything, a local mountain god disguises himself as an old man in order to give them the necessary riding gear. This shocking reveal causes Tripitaka to fall off his horse again. Tripitaka then begins to bow his respects again, which causes Monkey to laugh at him. Tripitaka asks why Monkey isn't bowing, Monkey points out that he's to cool to bow down to anyone and that he didn't even bow to the Jade Emperor or Laozi.

After Tripitak scolds Monkey for being Blasphemist, the two continue traveling for another two months with only minor incident, before they finally arrive at another monastery.

Current Sun Wukong Stats: Names/Titles: Monkey, The Stone Monkey, The Handsome Monkey King, Sun Wukong (Monkey awakened to the void), Bimawen (Banhorseplague), The Great Sage Equal To Heaven and Pilgrim Sun. Immortality: 5 Weapon: The Compliant Golden Hooped Rod Abilities: 72 Transformations, Cloud-Somersault, Ability to transform his individual hairs, super strength, Ability to Summon Wind, Water restriction charm, and the ability to change into a huge war form, ability to duplicate his staff, ability to immobilize others, the ability to put others to sleep, and the Fiery eyes, Diamond Pupils, intimidating horses and churning large bodies of water. Demon Kill Count: 1+ Unknown Number of Minions Human Kill Count: 6 God's Defeated: 19 + Unknown number Defeats: 2 Crime List: Robbery, Murder, Mass Murder, Arson, Theft, Coercion, Threatening a Government Official, Resisting Arrest, Assault, Forgery, Employee Theft, False Imprisonment, Impersonating a Government Official, Treason and attempted murder. Cry Count: 3 Mountains Trapped Under: 1

Current Tang Sanzang stats: Names/Titles: River Float, Xuanzang, Tang Sanzang, Tripitaka Abilities: Curing Blindness, making branches point a certain direction (allegedly), reciting sutras. Cry Count: 11 Tight Fillet Spell Uses: 4 Paralyzed by fear: 4 Bandit Problems: 2 Kidnapped by demons: 1 Falling Off Horses: 4

Current Bai Long Ma Stats: Names/Titles: Bai Long Ma (White Dragon Horse), Prince of the Western Ocean, and third prince jade dragon of the dragon king Aorun Abilities: Transforming into a human, a water snake, and a horse, eating a horse in one bite, and flight. Crime List: Arson, and Grave Disobedience. Contributions to the plot: 1

#jttw #journey to the west #jttw read through #journeythroughjourneytothewest #sun wukong #tang sanzang #white dragon horse

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starsfic · 9 months

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Summary: Azure Lion is sent to negotiate with a monster.

He finds a monkey.

Notes: So you know when you have this grand plan set out because you're so close to having both 500 works and a million words written on AO3 but the word count is off but you're so excited to share your 500th work?

AO3

The news came early in the evening.

A small group of celestial soldiers had been sent to the realm of the one known as Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain. The plan had been to scout out the mountain and see the monkey’s forces. Considering his history of violence and threats against those who stood in the way, it was just in case. According to several nobles, the Dragon Kings were starving for a fight.

But the soldiers had been unable to complete the mission. One had returned, looking like he had been through a warzone.

“They…they came out of nowhere!” he had stammered. “An army of monkeys- they took everyone and then that-” A golden monkey, carrying the iron pillar stolen from Ao Guang’s palace, had allowed him to escape. To deliver the news. “He wants to negotiate.”

The Gold Star of Venus had perked up. “To negotiate?” The soldier had nodded. “Did he say what he wanted?”

The soldier had taken his head. “No, no,” he stammered. “But he promised that the others would be treated well.”

The debate in the court raged for days. Several wanted to just plummel this monkey into the ground. Others, like the Gold Star, wanted to negotiate. He had the right to take prisoners. The company had snuck on his land.

In the end, it was agreed. A negotiator would be sent to negotiate the release of the prisoners.

And that was when Azure Lion volunteered himself.

As Gold Star agreed, he didn’t notice the lion celestial’s satisfied grin as he stared at the floor.

Azure’s smile faded when he landed on the golden beach of Flower Fruit Mountain. The very moment his foot touched the sand, he could feel eyes digging into him. The lion took a deep breath. He needed to keep calm. He was a celestial warrior. He had faced bigger things than this.

With that, he began to walk for a few seconds before he found himself pausing at the beginning of the path.

Azure swore a trail hadn’t been there before, reaching up through the beach and disappearing into the jungle's green. It was clear. The king of this mountain knew he was here. He was expecting him. This was practically a red carpet and a welcome mat, rolled out and displayed just for him.

How powerful was Sun Wukong? Could he manipulate the entire mountain?

The warrior took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Keep your wits, Azure Lion.” He was a warrior of the Jade Emperor’s court. Nothing was more powerful than that.

He stepped forward.

The moment his foot landed on the dirt of the trail…nothing happened. Azure blinked as he stepped fully on the trail. Honestly, he had thought something would happen. But nothing did.

Deep breath in, deep breath out.

The trail was surprisingly nice. The eyes glaring at him hadn’t let up, but Azure was more distracted by his surroundings. He had never seen such verdant green trees or beautiful multi-colored flowers before. Butterflies, bees, phoenixes, and other such flying creatures could be seen. Occasionally, he caught a glimpse of a white tail of a monkey, but more often, he saw deer with glossy brown hides, sunny turtles with multi-colored shells, and cute little lizards running about.

Slowly, the trail began to move up. Azure almost didn’t notice until he came to a pause and realized he could see the ocean. He looked out and his heart skipped a beat at the vast expanse of natural beauty.

He had seen beautiful gardens. Flower Fruit Mountain had them all beat.

But the glares of unseen eyes were even fiercer now. He was getting closer to the king and the monkey knew it. Azure took another deep breath in, deep breath out.

Focus.

The trail was still nice and easy (even if you noticed how easy it would be to have spears or arrows aimed at you), but Azure was still winded when he reached a flat pane. Like the survivor had said, there was a giant waterfall. A small river with stones popping out was the path forward.

Azure continued forward.

It would be easy to just walk through the river. The water was barely up to the ankles. But he could not resist jumping from stone to stone, feeling very much like a small child. Maybe it was just this place, but Azure found himself laughing like a small boy that had found something extraordinary.

Before he reached the last stone, there was a rumble. Azure paused. His eyes widened as the waterfall glowed gold and a seal formed like water lilies blooming on a still pond. It looked like a heart-shaped blossom, spreading its petals across the water, before the water parted like a curtain.

Sun Wukong knew he was here.

Deep breath in, deep breath out. Ignore his racing heart.

Azure stepped through.

He must’ve been inside the mountain itself. A wide cave met his eyes. Still, there was no shortage of life. Flowers that bloomed in darkness shared space with glowing fungi. In spaces where sunshine shone through, sunshine-eating flowers and actual crops grew.

He crossed a bridge and came to a stop.

In the most immense cavern he had ever seen stood a stone manor. The survivor had described it as monstrous and hulking, but Azure couldn’t bring himself to agree. It was elegant, working with the space it had, and practically glowed with radiance.

What was even more amazing, however, were the monkeys.

Several nobles had personal zoos. Azure had always thought the animals looked rather sad, and that included the monkeys. Here, however, the monkeys gleamed with good health and joy. Until they all turned as one to stare at him.

That explained the glares.

Azure took a step forward and a few monkeys moved off the staircase. He took the path with a polite bow of the head.

The inside was even more beautiful, with bright colors and soft shades. It was more color than he had ever seen in Heaven. Even more monkeys waited inside, on either side of a path. Azure took a deep breath and continued to walk.

He was led to a set of grand red doors. The handles were the only horrifying or scary thing, sitting in the mouth of hideous monkey faceplates. Before Azure could study them, the doors opened.

The throne room was just as grand as the mountain. Wide windows allowed sunlight and a gentle breeze inside. It felt more like a garden with how much plant life and monkeys existed inside. A simple stone throne sat at the very end, perched on top of a large dias.

And, standing to the side and watering some flowers, was Sun Wukong.

He wasn’t a monster. He wasn’t even ugly.

He was beautiful.

Soft golden fur shone in the sunlight. More golden fur was leaking past a cute yellow cap. A tail swished back and forth, giving the monkey an air of casualness. If they stood facing each other, Azure was certain he would have to crane his head down, the monkey was so small.

Focus.

“Are you the lord of the palace, Sun Wukong?” His only response was a simple hum. “My apologies for just barging in, but I heard a disturbing rumor that you are holding a squad of soldiers hostage. I wish to keep things peaceful and I did not want to start a fight. So, I must ask: Did you do something to them?” He tried to keep his voice serious, but also warm. He wanted peace, not a fight.

“Who, me?” His voice was warm and sweet, honey-sweet laughter lining the words. A pleasant shiver shot up Azure’s spine. “I only showed them their place.”

“You’re holding them hostage.”

“Hmph.” Sun set down the jug and whirled around, revealing flashing golden eyes and sweet lips twisted into a sneer. Azure’s heart skipped a beat as he glared at him. “I don’t know who you are, but let me make one thing clear.” The room darkened as he stepped down the steps. The monkeys backed away, giving room for Sun Wukong and the golden glow of his magic. “I’ve got people to protect, monkeys I can’t neglect, so I’m not taking chances here.”

And there it was.

The staff, red and gold, right in his face. Sun began to stalk around him, looking more like a fierce jungle cat than a monkey.

“If you make one wrong move,” The door slammed shut. “ Anything I don't approve, then you're done for,” The monkeys vanished. “Boy, you better run or soon you will done for-”

“I know.”

There was a pause. A stutter.

“Excuse me?”

Azure turned. Deep breath, in and out. “I know we are not evenly matched. I know better than to dare to fight you.” He knelt at the king’s feet. “That is why I am here to pledge my loyalty.”

The room brightened.

“Um, what?”

Oh, this was better than he hoped. Everything was going to plan.

Truth be told, Azure had already met the terrifying Sun Wukong. Or, had seen him. Azure had followed the rumors of a monkey demon, a king, to the island. For a while now, anger at the bureaucracy of Heaven had burned in his heart, especially at the court’s rotten center.

The Jade Emperor.

However, as tempting as the idea was, Azure could not take the throne. He had no knowledge of how to rule. His only example in leadership was commanding armies and that was rare, only done if needed. And, he hated to admit, he was not the strongest one there. Cleverness and a willingness to learn had helped him rise.

He had followed those rumors to an island paradise hoping to find someone worthy.

He had found that and more in Sun Wukong.

It had been torture to stay away from the island from that first glance. Azure’s heart ached as he forced himself to walk away. It was so tempting to throw himself at the feet of his beloved and beg to be his. It was almost frightening- Azure had never felt this way towards anyone, not even the maidens and soldiers he had dalliances with.

This was love. True, all consuming, love. Even if Sun killed him now, Azure would happily die with a smile on his face. He didn’t like the idea of dying, but still. The pause was giving him hope.

“I am Qingmao Shizi, also known as the steed of the bodhisattva Manjusri, commonly known as the Azure Lion, and I am tired of corruption." He had a speech planned and everything. "The Jade Emperor is the heart of corruption, stretching from the Heavenly Court to the mortal realm. I have seen how mortals suffer. I have tried my best to help and I have begged the emperor to help, but he is unmoved. He thinks there is nothing wrong.” Azure didn’t dare look up. “And then I found you. I’ve seen how you love your subjects, your people, your home. You told me yourself that you are willing to kill any intruders.” The end of a tail wagged in his vision. “You have made this place a paradise. I wish to leave the Jade Emperor’s service and-”

“Be my sworn brother?!”

“What.” Azure craned his head up, not expecting those words. Sun’s frown had disappeared, replaced by a dazzling smile. “I don’t think I’m worthy to-” He held his hand up, not sure of what to do or say, mind in a daze.

Did he mean sworn brothers as in allies? Or sworn brothers as in husband ?

A warm hand wrapped around his and Azure was yanked to his feet. “I mean, I already have sworn brothers, but you seem pretty smart! I didn’t know animals were part of the court-” Azure was being dragged somewhere, still in a daze, almost unhearing of the babble.

“You want me to be your sworn brother. Sun, I-” The very idea of being husbands was enough to make Azure feel faint with want. “I don’t think I’m worthy.”

The monkey turned and grinned at him and there went his heart again. “Oh, hush. Sure you’re worth it!” That tail gently tapped his knee. “And, please. Call me Wukong.”

The thought of the soldiers he had sent here was barely a thought.

Instead, the sunshine smile of Sun Wukong filled his mind.

“Of course…Wukong.”

#Lionpeach #LMK #Monkie Kid #LEGO Monkie Kid #Azure Lion #Sun Wukong #my writing #fic #fanfic #fanfiction

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Gaon as Your Boyfriend 💖

Bulleted list, fluff

Word Count: 2,289

Requested by two different anons :)

[A/n: Sorry, these took forever but I wanted to be in the right headspace to write these because these require a lot of research and a soft heart!]

Unlike the members we’ve looked at before, his Venus is in Capricorn, an earth element. [Just like his sun sign!] And it’s located in his tenth house as well as his midheaven! This really points to him being well-liked in his profession! But onto the love factors: Tend to love deeply rather than openly, are extremely loyal, and are practical in love. Not a fan of flings if you’re with him. He wants to be with you for a long time!

So!

Unlike the other boys you would meet at your shared workplace, Studio J. You’re getting acquainted with how this place runs since you’re the new front desk manager. Everyone pitches in teaching you the ropes of how to work the computers and who’s who. The six of them walk in for their practice, and your boss would go, “Oh, (Y/n)! This is Xdinary Heroes!” You look up and memorize their faces so they can’t catch you off guard when they walk in. A big part of your job is knowing who to let in and whatnot. You bow lower than them, and Gunil excitedly introduces everyone, and you can’t help but be stunned by Gaon or Jiseok as he reintroduces himself to you. Because wow, he was good-looking and cute?

That’s how your first meeting with him goes, and you expect you won’t see much of them other than polite exchanges at maximum.

After a week of greeting him and learning the ropes of the job, he starts coming up to your desk to talk about something random, whether it was the weather outside or the newly installed vending machines in the hall.

And you can’t seem to get enough of these interactions, always looking forward to 12:10 pm on the clock when he comes in and at 7:00 pm when he knows your shift ends.

It makes your heart race just that much more, but you push that down, looking forward to being his friend first.

It’s a few weeks of this back and forth before the questions get deeper such as, “What was your favorite subject in school?” “Oh, Science and you?” “Oh, really! Me too!” And that would lead to you guys exchanging numbers and getting to know each other more.

Whenever you guys had free time, you’d text each other back and forth, getting to know each other even more. “If I was a lizard, would you still be my friend?” He asks, and you can’t help but shake your head and laugh, “Yeah, would you still be my friend if I was a bearded dragon?” He quickly fires back, “You better believe it!”

That statement cause you to let out a little giggle, unaware of your coworker approaching, “Who’s got you all smiley?” One of your coworkers asks, and you can’t help but blush, “Uh, no one special.” They grin at you, “They must be special to be getting such a reaction out of you.” And that’s when it would hit you. You really have it bad for him. And now you have to figure out how to express it to him.

Because his Venus is in Capricorn, he can have a harder time expressing his emotions. That’s because this placement makes them challenging! So you have to be patient with him, but if you’re observant, you’ll know he likes you well before he tells you!

Or his band mates will figure it out first with him after being asked, “Why are you going to lunch right now?” And goes into a frenzy and blabbers, “I uh-well, um, it’s just my mom– yeah, my mom called and wanted me to have lunch with her on the phone– And well! I gotta go, duty calls and all that!” The man has never been this flustered. In his life as he races to the cafeteria to share his first lunch with you.

The five of them don't believe that he’s ‘talking to his mom’ so they decide to confront him about it. After they send Hyeongjun, the least suspicious member, out there, he sees the two of you sitting across one another talking, and he recognizes you as the front desk person and quickly reports back. Gunil knowing none of them will get any meaningful practice--while they’re waiting for Jiseok to return from his lunch--has them all wait on his return.

The reason for your little lunch meetup, you may be asking? You started talking about music, and since it’s his absolute passion. It’s a conversation he has to have face to face with you.

After grabbing your lunches, you settle down across from each other. And Jiseok asks you who’s your favorite band. And as you talk about B/n, he can’t get enough wanting to know everything about why that band is your favorite. And what songs to listen to so he could fall in love with them. You ask him about what got him into music, and he tells you about Green Day, and you can’t help but make mental notes about them as he rambles on about them. He catches himself going on a tangent and turns red. He starts to stop before you shake your head and motion for him to continue, and he can’t help but continue, and your heart falls faster with each word he speaks.

Meanwhile, in the practice room, the five bandmates are waiting [albeit impatiently] for Jiseok to return. “What’s taking so long? It’s been longer than an hour!” Jooyeon whines and Jungsu shrugs, “Matters of the heart take a long time,” which causes Jooyeon to whine that it's such an old-school way of doing things. Gunil rolls his eyes, “Let’s just talk to him about it, okay?” Which causes them to all be in agreement.

You guys are so enraptured in each other that you don’t even realize that’s been an hour. And that both of your lunch times are up. It isn’t until you get a text from your coworker who wants to go on their break that you realize it’s been an hour.

The two of you pout as you clean up and part ways with a promise that you’ll have lunch together tomorrow.

Jiseok comes back in, all giddy, not noticing the five sitting in wait. When he does, he goes, “Hey,... what’s this all for?” As he sees the five of them sitting in front of the entrance, “Is the big boss man coming or something?” He asks, and it’s Hyeongjun, who states, “That certainly wasn’t your mom sitting across from you in the cafeteria.” He gulps and scratches the back of the neck. And Jooyeon pitches in and goes, “Yeah! They’re good-looking, and you better make a move before someone else does!” He had recently just realized he had feelings for you. And he certainly is nowhere near ready to ask you out on a date.

“Well, uh-uh. They’re my friend, and we’re just talking.” Jungsu quickly realizes what’s going on, and before the boys can continue their reign, he goes, “Well, if that’s all they are, then we should drop it, right guys?” With a slight head nod, they all grumble out an agreement. But it doesn’t stop the lingering questions running through the other’s minds.

The second lunch with you goes swimmingly, as he tells you stories about the boys and his dorm life. And you tell him all about your roommates in your apartment.

“Someone’s got to make a move, right?” Jooyeon asks Gunil, who goes, “I sure hope so.”

It’s your third lunch together, and Jiseok shows up early with your usual lunch set out for you, and you thank him. And he smiles and tries to be all cool by leaning on his arm and not thinking about his coat being made of fleece, it slips right off the linoleum table, and he drops his drink all over the table. And you laugh as you quickly grab some napkins and help him clean up. You get up and get him another drink before returning, “You good?” He turns redder than a tomato, “Yeah, yeah. Thanks.” You shrug, “It’s no problem.”

He’s so cute in your eyes, and that’s when you realize that today would be a perfect day to confess, “This might be too soon, but I think I like you as more than a friend.” If he wasn’t red before now, he’s beet red as he goes, “Really?” You nod with a blush coating your cheeks, and he sighs out of relief, looks up at the ceiling, and goes, “Thank you, whoever is up there." Before looking at you, he tells you with a brilliant smile on his face, “Because I like you a lot too.” And it’s him. Who suggests going to a movie theater around the corner for your first official date.

He rushes to the studio to tell them all about his date on Saturday, and they can’t help but be proud of him. And help him prepare for the date as well.

He picks you up from your apartment, and you walk to the theater together, discussing which movie you’re both seeing. And the two of you settle on the cheesy action movie and buy a big popcorn bowl and two drinks.

You two bump hands ever so often before you decide to hold his hand. That’s covered in grease and popcorn kernels just like yours. The two of you laugh, although there's nothing funny on screen. Just giddy from holding each other’s hands for the first time. Although the other moviegoers weren’t too happy with you guys, they didn’t say anything.

Once the two of you leave the theater, not having caught a moment of it, being too absorbed in each other. You go to drop Jiseok off, and you guys have yet to let go of each other’s hands–since you two washed them in the theater’s restroom, of course, to get the grease off–swinging hands back and forth. And see what type of hand-holding you two like most. [It ended up being the interlocked fingers handhold!]

You drop him off at his dorm, and he pulls you in for a giant hug that the two of you can’t seem to let go of. It isn’t until an ‘ahem’ interrupts the moment by scaring the daylights out of Jiseok and you. It’s Gunil, “I expected you to drop him off at 10 pm, not 10:02 pm. You’re late.” You both giggle at him. And it causes Gunil to laugh and has the two of you laughing harder. He leaves you two to have your little moment together. And you kiss him on his forehead before telling him you’ll meet him for lunch on Monday.

The lunch dates never stop, but they’ve changed a bit, with Jiseok waiting outside for you.

You know his routine by now and know he’s about a foot away from the main desk. And decide to surprise him.

And there he is, waiting with his leg propped up, acting all cool. And so you sneak up and surprise him, “Hi baby!” And he jumps out of his skin before recoiling fast and gaining his cool again. “Hey, baby!” Before pulling you into his arms and giving you a tight hug. “You got me,” you giggle, “I know.” And the two of you keep your arms around each other as you make your way into the lunch room.

Anyways!

Onto your relationship and the dynamics!

Jiseok is in it for the long haul and wants to be with you for a long time. He doesn’t believe in hookup culture one bit. He is absolutely committed to you as you’re committed to him.

As I've said before, he is very into PDA, although he may act as though he is opposed. He always wants to hold you or receive as many kisses as he gives. He loves every type of hug! If he can hold you, or you hold him, he’s in 7th heaven.

He always has to have his arm around you because he loves being near you. And when you cuddle, he loves being swaddled by you. If you pull him into your lap, he will be absolute putty in your hands.

Absolutely all giggly

If one of the boys comes around during a cuddle session, he’ll get all quiet and embarrassed. And the easiest way to get him back is to kiss his neck, and he’ll either be a puddle or be mock ‘offended’ before turning around and kissing your cheek.

When it comes to arguments or problems in the relationship, he always does his best to solve them before they even arise. Like say he isn’t cuddling you enough, and you hint at it, and he’ll solve it *snaps* like that. And if he has a problem, he’ll confront you before it can escalate or build up.

Because he doesn’t want your relationship to end over something trivial, he wants to be with you for a long time [if not forever]. He is in it for the long haul and sees a future with you. He wants to do everything he can to make it last.

For dates, you have the regular lunch dates [unless otherwise due to scheduling], and at least once a month, you guys do a more formal date.

Whether it’s trying something new together like rollerskating or something as simple as birdwatching, as long as the two of you are together, you're both content.

I should mention he absolutely enjoys kisses as much as hugs and wants them a lot he’s very affectionate, so be very doting with him.

He’s an absolute sweetheart who is silly, but please take care of him, okay? And love him forever. Okay?

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Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

So, two years after the first Viva Piñata, Rare released Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. Trouble in Paradise is more of an expansion pack to the original game than a full-fledged sequel, since most of the gameplay and mechanics remain the same, with the major changes being that a handful of new piñatas, plants, and decorations, as well as two mini-gardens which can attract their own sets of piñatas, the Dessert Desert and the Piñarctic. These gardens are all sandy and snowy respectively - two ground types you can add to your own main garden - but are otherwise completely empty and only serve to be places to set traps to catch exclusive piñatas.

Other small changes include updating or changing certain piñatas resident or romance requirements, and cleaning up the overall presentation quite a bit. Like, the original Viva Piñata just used comic sans font, but Trouble in Paradise has its own unique font. Much less distracting, if you ask me.

While Trouble in Paradise is advertised as having over 100 piñata species, it only adds just under 30 new species, in addition to the previous game’s 60. Maybe they’re counting Sour variants as well, or each individual color that the butterfly piñatas come in. Regardless, it just means that I’ll be covering a smaller selection this time, but that doesn’t mean these new piñatas are any less worthwhile than the ones from the first game. Unfortunately, though, most of the new piñatas don’t have clean renders like the ones from the first game, so you’ll have to be a little patient with what I’ve got.

Sweetle

“Ancient Egyptians worshipped the God Khepri, who was associated with the beetle. On Piñata Island, the Sweetle is just another bug, so don't let it convince you to lend it money. Despite what it says, it does not have worshippers who will pay you back next Thursday.”

The Sweetle is one of the first new piñatas you’ll find in Trouble in Paradise, being the introduction to your escapades in the desert. Sweetles are pretty cute, being squeaky little round lumps meant to resemble beetles. Sweetles don’t resemble any particular kind, but with their flat ‘nose’ resemble hercules beetles, kind of. One of the wild card variants comes with a pincer-like horn, though, instead resembling a stag beetle.

That’s a great description too. I’d like to imagine most Sweetles are little con artists to try to swindle you out of money if they get the chance. That’d be an amusing characterization for a little beetle critter.

Geckie

“This little lizard piñata enjoys the bright sunshine and sand between its toes. Of course no-one would find living in a desert much fun unless they had already caught a bit too much sun... and accidentally roasted their brain. I'm sorry, did I say that out loud?“

Geckies are another new addition found in the desert, which resemble bearded dragons more than they do geckos, thanks to their more arid habitat and spiny backside. A little lizard was sorely mistaken among the first game’s roster, so I am happy to see one included in the sequel. They even lick their eyes in some of their idle animations, which is a great little touch.

One of the Geckie’s wild cards actually gives it a large crest around the back of its head, now making it resemble a frilled lizard, which is quite cool as well! Combining two lizards into one is quite efficient if you ask me.

Custacean

“Where you find a beach, you'll find these little Piñatas. They tend to be a bit grumpy, because those claws are not ideal for evenly spreading sun lotion, and they almost always get sunburned.”

I am also very glad to see a crab added to the piñata encyclopedia as well! Look at it, it’s such a cutie. I really like all the patterns on its body, which works pretty well even with how small the crab is in-game. It even walks sideways, as all crabs should. Hilariously, Custaceans require a surfboard to be in the garden in order to become residents. It’s not like they’ll be using it for anything, but anything that reminds them of their home is sure to be a welcome addition.

Cherrapin

“This Piñata is perfectly adapted to its life. It has strong flippers to pull over land and through the water. It has strong jaws for feeding and it has a tough shell for... er. Well, obviously to protect it from... er birds. Yes birds flying overhead, carrying... anvils, and er... pianos.”

Trouble in Paradise seems to have a pension for adding more aquatic piñatas, with the Cherrapin also joining the encyclopedia. Cherrapin is distinctly a sea turtle, as it can only drag itself around with its flippers rather than walking anywhere. It’s definitely more at home in the water, so make sure to have a pond in your garden if you ever plan on keeping one around. Otherwise, not much to comment on, but another cute critter for the collection.

Pengum

“Pengums left the jungles of Piñata Island to avoid a lifetime of servitude. The bigger, meaner Piñatas forced them to work as waiters. When they found the Piñata Island ice fields, they thought they'd found a safe new home. Unfortunately, they were penniless, so they set up a cafe where they could... er, serve the other Piñatas.”

I really don’t know what some of these encyclopedia quotes are supposed to mean. What are you talking about, dude.

Penguins were also added in order to populate the Piñarctic, and are also a welcome addition. They seem to be based more on the rockhopper family of penguins, given the yellow feather patches on the back of their heads. The elongated beaks are a nice touch too. For whatever reason, though, Pengums have an appetite for Newtgats, and will only live in your garden once they’ve eaten one. It’s really best not to get too attached to a lot of the piñatas in these games, they’ll either become prey for bigger piñatas or get smashed by the unexpected Professor Pester visit. I mean, you are raising them to get sent to parties, after all.

Regardless, if you breed Pengums enough and end up getting a wild card, you might get one of these types with a rocking mohawk! All that excessive reproduction is kind of worth it for these more wacky stylings.

S’morepion

“If you have these Piñatas in your garden, make sure you check your boots before starting work. S'morepions love the cozy confines of footwear to nap in, and they will sting you if you threaten to crush them with your feet.”

Adding another arachnid besides the Arocknid, the S’morepions are also residents of the desert which can be caught and brought to your garden. It seems a bit softened up in comparison to the Arocknid, given the more rounded-out pincers and stinger it has, though. The three eyes are kind of cool, though. S’morepions are also finally another piñata with a utility usage, being able to use its sting to stun and ward off any troublemaking Ruffians who wander into your garden. Amusingly, Arocknids and S’morepions also will not get along, and will start fights with each other if inhabiting the same garden.

S’morepions also initially come in Sour Variants, once again sporting a rad red and black color scheme with jagged patterns and curls. The stinger being so oversized and hanging down like a bulbous fruit is a cool visual too, sort of emphasizing how dangerous it is. The three thin green eyes and sharper pincers and stinger look even better on this version. The Sour S’morepion is wicked enough to use its stunning sting on your own piñatas, so you’d better watch out for that.

Limeoceros

“When Piñata Central was built, they needed a way to transport Piñata around the island. Limeoceri love to dance an Irish Jig, so they brought in off-road trucks, equipped with Irish folk music and loudspeakers. As the Limeoceri followed the music, they hammered new roads over Piñata Island.”

The Limeoceros joins the other big, dopey mammals of the African grasslands like the Elephanilla and Chippopotamus (which I admittedly neglected to cover earlier) come Trouble in Paradise, and has a nice, charming design to go with it. Something about the mostly purple and magenta palette with green lines is quite pleasing to the eye, even if it’s far from whatever I would expect a rhinoceros to wear.

The Limeoceros is also maybe the most helpful piñata you can own, since as long as it’s in your garden you can use it against Professor Pester whenever he enters you garden. Normally, if Professor Pester wanders in, he’ll smash your most valuable piñata unless he’s bribed with a hefty sum of cash. Having a Limeoceros around though will cause it to charge into him and send him flying into the horizon like Team Rocket.

Limeoceri first must be cured of their Sour status before protecting your garden, though. Like the other Sours, I dig this thing’s palette quite a bit, as well as how exaggerated and angular it is. Every extension on the Sour Limeoveros’s body ends in a sharp point, which is both funny with its legs and cool with its horn. What isn’t cool is that the Sour Limeoceros will smash buildings in your garden whenever it’s around, but that’s life I guess.

Sarsgorilla

“Here we go again, another video game with a big ape in it. Can someone explain to me why the guys who write games are so fascinated with really big apes?”

Incredible description aside, while the first game has its fair share of Cinnamonkeys and Bonboons, it was lacking in big, great apes, which is where the Sarsgorilla comes in. This hefty piñata is a great combination of bright greens and deep blues, again, not what I would expect of a gorilla but makes for a swell combination.

They really don’t stop when it comes to Donkey Kong references with the Sarsgorilla, either. Not only is its projectile weapon of choice barrels, but it also refuses to breed unless it’s wearing a funky necktie too. That paired with the description makes me concerned if Rare were really missing working with DK while they were under Microsoft’s tenure.

The Sarsgorilla is also infamous for being stupidly difficult to attract and tame, even in comparison to other difficult piñatas. To even enter your garden it requires a baby Bonboon resident to be present. The problem is that baby piñatas obviously won’t stay babies forever, and that it’s impossible to tell if a Sarsgorilla is anywhere close to spawning outside your garden at any given moment. You might have a baby Bonboon wandering around your garden, and no Sarsgorilla in sight. Or, you may have one with a Sarsgorilla nearby, only for the baby Bonboon to grow up before it can enter, causing it to lose its requirements and wander away. Once the Sarsgorilla does manage to enter your garden, it’ll then need to eat an excessive amount of food, including 4 coconut macaroons, 4 jars of peanut butter (both of which need to be transformed from regular plant-based items) and 6 bananas. Food in Viva Piñata can expire and go rotten if left out too long, by the way, so you better be ready when a Sarsgorilla randomly shows up, lest you be missing one ingredient and ruin the whole encounter.

Really this kind of stuff isn’t too out of the ordinary for some of the other late-game piñatas, I just haven’t mentioned most of them since I didn’t find their designs too interesting to comment on. That hippo piñata I mentioned earlier needs half of your garden to be made of water, and three different plants to be growing in the garden as well, each currently having 10 living instances. You just kind of get used to these insane requirements the longer you play.

Jeli

“At the frozen top of Piñata Island, where icy winds scour the snow, lives the elusive Jeli. It's not the location I'd choose to live in. Still, you never get stuck buying presents - woolly hat, scarf, mittens even... “

Not to be one-upped is the ever-elusive Jeli, an incredibly rare piñata (rather vaguely) based on the yeti. It very rarely shows up in the Piñarctic, where it first must be caught in a trap (which has the chance of failing and scaring off the Jeli, by the way) before it can be put in your garden and tamed proper. Once there, it only needs a few berries and banana splits to become a resident, but good luck finding one in the first place. Like most other piñatas, there’s no guarantee of it showing up at any given moment, so you just have to keep checking in hopes of it appearing. In terms of design, it looks alright, but I don’t know if I’d really call it a yeti. More of some off-the-wall Dr. Seuss character, really. No offense, though. It matches the rest of the game’s wackier offerings.

Jelis are even more enigmatic in the DS version of Viva Piñata, Pocket Paradise. There, the Jeli can randomly spawn like every other piñata, but the specific conditions of it doing so are a total mystery. For years, players wondered how exactly they could get a Jeli to consistently appear... only for one of the original developers to come on Twitter and reveal that Jelis only have a 1/3 to 1/6 chance of spawning per save file. It’s entirely possible to roll the wrong dice and have Jelis be twice as rare in your game as they are in someone else’s - not that a 33% is the best odds anyways.

Choclodocus

“Were there prehistoric Pinatas? I thought Pinatas were discovered in China by Marco Polo who then brought them to Europe. The tradition then transferred to South America by Spanish explorers. All this was a long time after dinosaurs. It's as if someone wanted be cool without thinking it through properly. “

Trouble in Paradise also comes with its own ‘ultimate piñata’ like the first game’s Dragonache, only this time being the dinosaur-themed Choclodocus. Like the Dragonache, the method of finding and making one your resident is rather complex, only this time it comes with a plethora of customizable options. First, you’ll have to obtain an Amber Gem item from donating 9999 coins to a wishing well you can build in your garden after reaching the end credits. Then, you’ll have to buy a Red Bone from the decoration shop, and then hope to find Blue and Green Bones from random Mine usage. After collecting all three bones, you’ll have to get them transformed into skeleton parts, though the order in which you do it has an effect on how the Choclodocus will be built. This chart displays each part.

Once all four items are obtained, they must be put into a storage unit, and then an egg will pop out, which a Cluckles will have to hatch like the Dragonache. However, the Cluckles must be wearing a wig hat that has a bone through it, its prehistoric style being your only clue as to the fact that it might be necessary. Even after hatching the puzzle won’t be over, since the Choclodocus also needs its own set of five items and piñatas to eat in order to mature into adulthood too.

I did praise the Dragonache for having a complex method in order to unlock one, but the Choclodocus might be a bit too complex. Absolutely none of this is explained or clued in to you, especially stuff like what the Choclodocus needs to eat, what the Cluckles needs to be wearing in order to hatch it, or even that all of its pieces need to be put into storage to make an egg. If it was hinted at in some capacity then I’d warm up to it more, but sadly most players will likely feel forced into following a guide rather than figuring it out for themselves. Luckily none of the items needed to make the egg can be sold or destroyed, so you’ll never be softlocked out of it, but still.

REGARDLESS, though, I think the Choclodocus is a nice design for a piñata and does a good job being another final reward like the Dragonache. The customizablility is the real strong suit here, even if the options aren’t exactly all equal in their quality. I would assume most people would feel compelled to give it the Triceratops head, since the other two hardly resemble dinosaurs specficially, and the fan-shaped tail made by the Green Bone doesn’t have as much flair as either of the spike-tipped ones. Still, the Choclodocus is neat for giving you a big dinosaur to care for alongside the more regular animals of your garden, and looks charmingly dopey like a lot of the other paper-mâché fauna. Also, while the Dragonache can scare any Ruffians and Sour Piñatas out of your garden, the Choclodocus can raise any piñata’s happiness to its maximum value, allowing them to sent off to parties much easier. It’s definitely worthwhile to have around even if you aren’t charmed by it yourself.

HONORABLE MENTION: The Platypus

Concept art is included in Trouble in Paradise, and when browsing it you can find this mockup for a platypus piñata that never was. It seems like it would’ve been a hidden piñata produced through crossbreeding two different species, like the Pigxie before it. The platypus, though, is much more lucky in that it ends up as a more natural animal rather than a deformed mutant. Given the Choclodocus’s parallel to the Dragonache, I’m surprised they didn’t include this parallel too, but maybe the developers didn’t think it was worthwhile to include yet another hidden piñata in the game that players had a chance of never finding. Plus, the Pigxie requires a special house to be built for its parents to Romance in, titled the Mystery House. Maybe they had trouble trying to figure out how to include two different Mystery Houses, I dunno.

HONORABLE MENTION: The Shark

Awwww, this one really stinks. You’re telling me there could’ve been a cool, menacing Sour Shark, and a dopey and cute hammerhead shark in these games too?? I love how the normal version of the shark has little rolling waves as the pattern lining its body, that’s great and gives it a wonderful little aquatic theme. And look at that wrecked boat that would’ve been their house, that thing’s great! I would love to have that in my garden, even just as decoration! What gives??

Apparently, the word is that the developers couldn’t find a way to make fully-aquatic piñatas work well within the game, since ponds in gardens are only a foot deep and players can easily cover them up with dirt at any time. They’d get forced out of the water and have nowhere to go, which created a problem. As such, only amphibious piñatas were kept in the game. Sadly the concept was dropped and without a third entry to the series the idea was never explored again. Apparently a goldfish piñata was also planned at some point, since there’s a shopkeeper who has one in a fishbowl, but you can never get it yourself.

Well, that’ll do it for covering Viva Piñata on my blog! I realized a little late into writing there was more I could’ve talked about from the first game, since it is amusing trying to explain how needy some of these piñatas are when it comes to getting them to live in or even visit your garden, but the point of these reviews is moreso supposed to be on how they look and hold up as designs. Though, for how much i like some of them, there’s only so many ways I can say they look cute and have nice colors.

Nevertheless, I find most of the piñatas of these games to be quite charming, and am very impressed by all the work Rare put into making them. I hope I’ve introduced some people to the games’ charm, or reminded old fans of what they’ve been missing. I really hope there could be some new attention given to this series, hell I’d take even a PC Port of Trouble in Paradise over a fully new third game, but given how most of the classic Rare staff don’t work at the comapny anymore, and it’s been several years since the release of Rare Replay, I won’t hold my breath. Still, no harm in talking about the content that is here. Maybe we will see more piñatas some day, who’s to say.

#viva pinata #viva piñata trouble in paradise #creature design #creature feature

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kiliinstinct · 11 months

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A Familiar In Flames - And...GO!

A one shot I STILL need to actually finish, but I've been lazy on. Make a long story short- Witch Au. Lucy's the witch and she's got a very hyperactive, fiery familiar she has to put with. :3

“... aren’t dragons supposed to be bigger?” And that is exactly what she was looking at. A tiny dragon with a thin body and brilliantly red, gleaming scales. His eyes glittered the gold of the sun and a wisp of a pink main sprawled along his spine. All in all, he was cute. Strangely so. As if hearing her thoughts, he snorted a small jet of flame from his nose, sending rings of smoke directly into her face, instigating a chain of coughing. “That is so rude!” She hacked, desperately trying to clear her throat. ‘What about you?’ The dragon snarled, finally landing to scratch the dirt with his small talons. ‘First you call me a lizard, then you insult my size? You’re the one who wanted a cute familiar! You think I wanted to come out looking like this? Great imagination. You could have had anything and you choose cute and tiny as your pre-prerequi… something!’ If Lucy hadn’t been so stunned, she would have laughed through the bit of coughing she had left. This had to be a dream. “You’re my… but that doesn’t make sense. Mother said it’s a day of good luck when you get your familiar. My day has been everything but that!” Her new companion preened, chest puffing out proudly. ‘I think getting a dragon of all things is pretty lucky. Besides, Today HAS been a day of good luck. Not only did I have a feast of eggs this morning, you had the sweetest berries I’ve ever tasted!’ Eggs? Berries? Lucy fell silent, mouth agape. Noticing her lack of response, the dragon cocked his head to the side and blinked. ‘What? You don’t think good food is lucky or something? That’s weird.’ The thief was right before her without an ounce of regret. Her fingers twitched and she snarled, reaching out to possibly shake him, but he jumped out of the way just in time for her to meet the dirt once again. “You! When I get my hands on you I swear to the Gods you are going to regret EVER being summoned by me!” ‘Yeowch! I’m already regretting it! Stop snatching at my tail you crazy lady!’

#wip meme #kili answers #one shot wip #familiar in flames

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vanillabeenflower · 2 years

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Some Blush Blush Characters as Minecraft Origins Species

So I recently found out about a Minecraft mod called Origins, that lets you choose different origins that enhance your gameplay. So I decided to think about what some of the boys from Blush Blush would be in origins.

Nimh - Rabbit

This one is kinda self explanatory. He is the same as his hybrid form in the game but with rabbit feet.

Volks - Fox

I feel like this is just right for him, plus one of his dialogue boxes is that he missed carrying things in his mouth when he was a wolf because it was useful, and the fox origin actually lets you carry things in your mouth as an extra inventory space!

Kelby and Eli - Avian and Elytrian respectively

I chose avian for Kelby because it says that avians lost their ability to fly long ago and well… Kelby was turned into a rooster. Eli is an elytrian because they can fly and he was turned into a Pegasus.

Ichiban and Cole - Feline

Another self explanatory one. They would both look like their hybrid forms, but have some visible cat elements, like whiskers.

Myx, Scale, and Cashew - Inchling

Myx would be a mouse inchling, Cashew would be a squirrel inching, and Scale would be a lizard inchling. For the first two it’s b/c they get turned into relatively small animals, but for Scale I thought he would like being more inconspicuous in this form, since he was complaining about being less sneaky and unnoticed as a dragon.

Stirling - Starborne

This choice was perfect. They get a majority of their powers from the night sky and the stars, and they take double damage from any fire-based attack or harm, it was impossible not choose it!

Sven - Bumblebee

Idk I thought it would be really cute

Poe - Phantom

He would love this. He is into lots of supernatural stuff and doesn’t like being in the sun. Phantoms can turn invisible, walk through walls, and burn in daylight! I guess he also said that he would give anything to live in a haunted house, but idk if that would be connected or not

Seth - Blazeborn

Blazeborn can only be in the Nether and he’s a demon. It’s kind of a no-brainer

I really wanted to be able to show you what they would all look like in these forms, but I’m bad at drawing humanlike bodies in general, but I hope I’ll be able to in the future. In the meantime, I drew what Volks would look like and made these edits of Kelby and Eli as an idea of what I was going for. I didn’t draw the other arm in my drawing b/c it turned out terribly, I also didn’t want to cover any details I wanted you to see.

#stuff i made #blush blush #blush blush game

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stirdrawsandreblaws · 5 months

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Ten Characters, Ten Fandoms

i got tagged by @apathetic-theme-song

Shion - King of Fighters

Sabrina/Natsume - Pokemon

Duo Maxwell - Gundam Wing

Makoto/Lita Kino - Sailor Moon

Cho Hakkai - Saiyuki

Yuuko Ichihara - xxxHolic

Count D - Pet Shop of Horrors

Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII

Kimimaro - Naruto

Alphys - Undertale

i can never think of anyone to tag but if you wanna do this because you saw me do it, feel free to @ me and make me look at your list :3

also this isn't required but bc i love them i put images and brief descriptions of all of these characters under the cut

Shion, my beloved; the androgynous sub-boss of King of Fighters XI, he uses multiple weapons including a rope-dart, chinese spear, meteor hammer, and can punch air so hard it turns into a projectile. he often quotes Sun Tzu's Art of War, knows tons about cooking, and loves eating delicacies. currently wandering some kind of weird extradimensional space after his boss tried to kill him (he got revenge tho >:3 he can have little a murder, as a treat.)

Sabrina/Natsume (left) in the Pokemon anime had psychic powers so strong she splintered her personality into a grown-up half and a child half, both of which were able to exercise their own wills independently (the latter via a doll). she was scary, but eventually became more lighthearted and rejoined her split halves thanks to a goofy Haunter.

Duo Maxwell (center) is many things: orphan, gifted mechanic, and self-proclaimed God of Death--which is why he's the pilot of the Deathscythe, a grim-reaper-esque mecha. he witnessed a lot of death early in life, to the point that even his first and last names connect him to people close to him who died

Makoto/Lita Kino (right) is Sailor Jupiter; she's strong, tall, tomboyish, and self-sufficient after the loss of her parents. Her lightning attacks are powerful, but her sense of justice is even more so. She has a cute side, too, and gets flustered when someone calls her feminine. >:3

Cho Hakkai (left), problematic fave #1. the mom friend, and a stepford smiler who took a correspondence course in lockpicking, he's atoning for incest and mass-murder by....doing more mass-murder, but the gods told him it was cool this time. to be fair, he's mostly a healer now, as well as the party's designated driver (his dragon, named Jeep, turns into a Jeep).

Yuuko Ichihara (right) is a space-time witch who grants wishes. i want to say more but instead i'll just plead with you to read the xxxHolic manga (and read/watch Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- for the full experience, since they have some story linkage).

Count D gets two images for a little gallery because look at this freak. gorgeous. the way they move in the OVA is fantastic. genderless sugar-addicted ecoterrorist; what's not to love??

Vincent Valentine (left) is a gunslinger who can transform into a fanged monster and chooses to sleep off his depression in a coffin, but he's not a vampire. that's just how it is sometimes. he even joins the hero party without doing anything to fix his bed hair.

Kimimaro (center) has a bloodline ability that lets him utilize his bones as weapons. As a child, he was kept in a cage and only released for combat, despite his gentle nature. Orochimaru (the series' first main antagonist) found him after his clan was wiped out, and took him in; being valued by Orochimaru gave him purpose, and he fights like a zealot as a result... (;A;)

Alphys (right) is a cringefail otaku lesbian lizard who, nevertheless, is a brilliant scientist. she created Mettaton's mechanical body, after all. we don't need to talk about her other works. :) really. :) :) :)

#i wanted to avoid duplicating any moth already did so i made some different choices than i usually would #also i tried to limit it to characters that didn't have the same va/seiyuu (thus being able to cut 8 characters voiced by akira ishida lol)#also avoided picking series by the same creator (ruling out every other CLAMP thing; i could make a list like this just from them otherwise #these are always hard but this one seems like it's just to pick a variety and not necessarily favorites so that made it easier lmao #that said i could not pick a single yugioh character bc i like far too many to choose one as representative here ugh #stirring up trouble

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oracleact · 1 year

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https://at.tumblr.com/themeeplord/pure-plum-s-demon-boys-i-love-them-i-love/zatydkqdci0i

Basically a monster AU of the sun/moon guy from FNAF,,, in my personal view he looks better as a dragon lizard monster then a robot.

I’m so in love with this au! I do love them as animatronics but this au is special, they look so cute and tender 😭

#inbox friends #fnaf

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mynameisjag · 3 years

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Yo, let’s go with a part 3!

Feral Family! Let’s throw in some Baker’s because this is a happy AU damn it!

*Ethan has two modes, love you or hate you. That is it.

*When he introduced Zoe and Joe Baker, the Lords lost their God damn minds over them.

*The remaining Lycans adore Joe

*Joe is a completely normal human…now with Lycans.

*There might be concerns of Joe leading a Lycan uprising.

*One of the Fly Girls really likes Zoe, its embarrassing for everybody.

*Took one look and went ‘oh, no…she’s hot…’

*Their flirting involves slight death threats…they don’t know how to flirt…

*No one here knows how to flirt, including the humans

*Listen, they are all terrible at having social skills.

*Chris is considered to be the human handler.

*This does not mean he is in charge, just that he needs to get the rest of the humans out of the way and not be collateral.

*He basically runs a BOW home now.

*He is surprisingly okay with this.

*Claire still has not actually seen any of the people Chris talks about over the phone and still believes they are just pets.

*”So what's your brother doing now days, Claire?” “Oh, still does the same thing as usual but he now runs a pet home.” “Really?” “Yeah, he was just telling me how Ethan managed to get stuck up in a tree because he stole Karl's squeaker.” “Ethan, Karl?” “I think ones a cat and the other is a dog, maybe a husky by the sounds in the backgrounds during call.” “Cute.”

*Chris still receives pet gifts, he just accepts it at this point.

*Everyone loves it, they have no idea who this Claire is but they would die for her.

*Imagine unknowingly having an army of BOW because you were nice to them.

*Salvatore has a small collection of fish tank toys in a special cove under the water from her, he adores these, even Ethan knows not to take them.

*Ethan has the nickname, “theiving bastard"

*Mia has to return lost items at the end of the week cause he will hoard them.

*He can not and will not explain why he does this.

*Karl shares his gifts from Claire with the Lycans, so it’s not unusual to see him playing fetch with them.

*By this I mean someone else is throwing the ball and he is having a time tripping and knocking the others over because he is a bastard.

*Alcina can be seen taking walks with the Fly Girls during warmer weather, they all enjoy sitting out and enjoying the sun rays.

*She might have been compared to being a sunbathing lizard once but it was in much ruder words because it was Karl.

*Donna has discovered anime…

*Pray for the puppets…

*There are blueprints spread out for alternative clothing for them and they are now in hiding.

*She can’t dress up the actual people like she wants without a fight so the puppets are second best!

*They all have ran into their smaller versions in different levels of distress because of ‘dress up times’.

*Why is the Chris puppet in a sailor outfit? Ethan’s is trying to chew the cat paws off. Alcina's is in dragon pjs.

*They don’t have much in facial movement but boy do they know how to express their displeasure.

*Donna just thinks its cute.

*Ethan has and will continue to do weird ass shit.

*Especially now he is aware of his mold status.

*So when his hind mind goes ‘consume’, he will be found on the counter tops devouring all the bread in the house…and some from the others houses…

*He will break into your house.

*Sometimes to do nothing more but stare at you with a :/ look.

*What do you want Ethan, I’m trying to eat my pasta!

* :/ … >:/…

*Now all the forks are gone…

*Everyone has discovered the horrifying fact that he can swing his chest open revealing a hollowed out cavity.

*Rosemary likes taking naps in there with her stuffed monkey.

*She assumes everybody can do that and will pat the others chest to get them to open.

*She then gets angry when they don’t.

*But since she’s still a baby it’s just cute…for now…

*This also explains where most of the stuff that’s missing goes.

*Mia tries her best to keep a human composure around everybody…she has moments though…

*No one wants to talk about the Chainsaw Incident. It is forbidden…

*Chris tries not to play favorites…

*He absolutely has favorites, try and guess who.

#ethan winters #mia winters #karl heisenberg #alcina demitriscu #dimitrescu daughters #salvatore moreau #chris redfield #claire redfield #joe baker #zoe baker #everybody is feral #feral ethan #happy au #everbody lives #resident evil village #resident evil #resident evil 7 #someone help chris

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flameohotfamily · 3 years

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Maiko ask - who would fret more over a sick baby Druk? Mai or Zuko? And would they shoo the other away because they thought they knew best, or would they cooperate with each other for Druk’s sake?

Oh, please let me start from the very beginning!

When Zuko only just brought baby Druk to the palace everyone (including the gaang) was amazed and excited because “That’s a living dragon!” and “Look at him! He’s so cute!”

Mai only sighed, unimpressed “You cannot seriously expect from me to love this ugly flying lizard, Zuko!”

Zuko turned into a responsible-parent mode. All days he was spending in his throne room or in his office, busy with duties, and all evenings he was spending by playing and cooing with Druk. No need to say how much their gushing annoyed Mai.

When little Druk started to climb in their bed and curled into a ball beside Zuko, she only mumbled, irritated, “Your dragon is ruining our marriage!”

(Good for her that Druk usually woke up with the first sun’s rays, so as Zuko, and ran away. So, after Zuko’s morning firebending training Mai at least could spend some quality time with her husband though she hated to wake up so early!)

It got even worse when instead of interrupting Zuko’s council meetings and each meal, that little nasty lizard started to follow poor Fire Lady everywhere.

“Why is your dragon chasing me, Zuko?”

Zuko only shrugged and offered her a sheepish smile. “Sun Warriors mentioned that. The dragon and his rider are the one – one heart, one soul, one fire.”

“If you’re two are the one, why is he chasing me, then?”

“They said that he’ll take all my habits. Maybe he follows you because you’re my most favorite person in the world.”

“Oh, Agni.”

Then this ugly flying creature started to make big troubles, Druk turned into a small hooligan – he broke all vases, filled with smoke their chambers, burned one of Mai’s favorites dresses, chewed all important scrolls and even stole some of her knives (good he didn’t steal their crowns considering his love to shining things). Mai was just furious which was quite unexpected from her – after “the knives incident” Zuko and his newfound kid hid for half of a day.

But then Druk once interrupted one especially terrible tea hosting with court ladies, and released Mai from all day long boredom in those noble pig-chickens company. It was a great favor, so she thought for a second that maybe the nasty lizard is not that bad. Later Druk scared all turtle-ducks from the pond, and they ran throughout all gardens. Mai couldn’t help but laugh from Zuko’s horrified reaction when her husband heard it (honestly, Zuko’s obsession with these birds annoyed her a little). Slowly Mai’s walls began to break, and she found that she softened a little to Druk.

Everything changed when Zuko left for the diplomatic mission to Earth Kingdom (Mai hated Earth Kingdom), and they stayed alone. All day Druk didn’t leave Mai even for a moment, nudged her and demanded her attention. At the night he climbed in the big – empty – bed in royal chambers, and curled on Zuko’s place, whining barely audible and blinking big crocodog tears. Mai reached to stroke his red scaled head and admitted with a sad sigh, “Yeah, I miss him too.”

From that night Druk became Mai’s absolute favorite. He continued to follow her everywhere and growled at noisy councilmen/prying noble ladies when they got too close to Mai, he tugged her dress and slept on her lap while she was working, he purred and curled beside her every night. When Zuko returned home he couldn’t believe it.

(Actually, Mai became Druk’s favorite too, and sometimes the dragon was even jealous of Zuko. Zuko got pouty because “Hey, buddy, I love her too. She’s my wife!”)

And then their baby got sick. At the beginning Fire Lord and Fire Lady fought, because:

“It’s your fault, you allowed him to eat cold meat!”

“He’s the dragon, Zuko! He breathes fire! It’s your fault, why did you walk with him in the rain?!”

“Because he’s the dragon, Mai!”

They were arguing and grumbling at each other all night, and tried literally everything, but poor Druk only got worse by morning. Without hesitation Mai and Zuko left the palace, sent a letter to Uncle Iroh to replace them a little, and went to Fire Islands. They both were on the edge from worrying, Mai threatened to stab Sun Warriors if they didn’t heal Druk.

Druk was too weak when they reached the ancient city, if they’d stayed any longer in the capital, they could lose him forever.

Sun Warriors calmed a worried royal couple, saying that Druk got the usual dragon’s illness which he could only heal in the dragon’s surroundings, so he should spend a few days with parents.

They had no choice but wait patiently, so the next few days Zuko gave Mai a tour at the ruins/Sun warriors city, and re-told in 10th time about their field-trip with Aang (besides, that forced “vacation” was a breath of fresh air after the dullness of the palace and all politics).

When Druk fully recovered, Zuko should’ve been to get up to the Masters and take him personally. For the first time in her life Mai saw real dragons, and that was terrifying (she just hoped they wouldn’t burn her husband to the ashes). But they deemed him worthy again, although they didn’t want to let Druk go, the baby dragon flew to Zuko on his own, and climbed on his shoulders – Druk chose his master.

They all returned home peacefully. Needless to say that Druk became an honorary member of Fire Nation Royal Family (and one of their favorite kids too).

(Thank you for the ask <3 That was a pure joy to write about them with Druk)

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twisted-crumpets · 3 years

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━━ Malleus Draconia ━━

If Malleus is ever alone with Lilia (usually this is very late at night), he will curl up into his lap like when he was younger.

Lilia can’t help but chuckle at this intimidating giant attempting to make himself tiny.

Malleus often comes across Silver sleeping in random areas in the school when playing with his GaoGaoDragon and stops to give him a soft kiss on the forehead.

Little does he know, Silver smiles everytime

Sebek’s constant worrying over him flatters him immensely.

It can be rather annoying, but he truly does appreciate that someone cares about him such a great deal despite his strong magical powers.

Malleus frequently sits by the fireplace and likes to change the colours.

Bonus: He will randomly light the fireplace and change the colour to spook students passing by.

Malleus enjoys reading, but can often find it a bit boring because he’s read practically every book out there.

He actually prefers talking to people and hearing about their lives, since he doesn’t know anything about it.

Therefore, when Lilia talks about events in history that Malleus didn’t know about or corrects any inaccuracies in history, he sits there in awe.

It’s actually really cute because he has his head resting on his hand and has his eyes wide open in awe. Sometimes, he even tilts his head like a puppy.

Sebek may or may not have taken a photo and sent it to the ‘Great Malleus Draconia’s Guards’ group chat.

Wishes to be Leona’s friend and everyday he slowly tries to walk closer to him and seek Leona’s reaction.

Cannot suntan. I repeat. Cannot. Suntan. He literally just looks like a piece of paper in the sun and is almost blinding.

If he gets angry, he huffs and little circles of smoke come out of his nose.

Has to sleep on his back because of his horns.

I’m not sure if this is canon or not, but he can allow some of his draconic features to come out.

So, when he’s home during school breaks, he will let his tail out and subconsciously use it.

This adorable man will pat Silver and Sebek on the head constantly and even high fived Lilia with it and he has NO IDEA.

Once had a lollipop in public, and his split tongue scared the life out of a random child and he gave them one of his sweets because he thought they really wanted one.

If the dia boys ever mention having sleeping troubles, Malleus comes over with a hot drink.

When they lie in bed, he helps them sleep with his magic and gives them a warm hug and they never bring it up because he thinks he’s being sneaky.

He keeps getting spooked by his own shadow.

Lilia made him a GaoGaoDragon plush and he is not ashamed to admit that he needs it to sleep.

Goes to Silver’s room for hugs and Silver never brings it up.

He’s extremely warm so Silver has no complaints.

Random thought: Malleus finds cows really cute because they have such deadpan faces.

Owns ALOT of pillows and blankets, each differing in size and material.

So when any of the dia boys are ill, he remembers which blankets and pillows they preferred and will make a bed nest out of them.

If they ever want for anything, it’ll appear the next day outside of their door.

“Ahhh~~ I missed buying that odd human instrument.”

Nothing could ever be odder than the day a huge dragon boy asked for bagpipes.

Random baby Malleus headcanons:

Had a bad habit of knocking things over with his tail.

Lilia once had a bad nightmare and the next day saw Malleus threaten his bed to leave him alone.

When he was a kid, he befriended lizards all the time.

I saw @permanentlyexhaustedowl liked a post I reblogged and I got inspired (I may or may not have gone “oH MALLEUS SIMP” and then got to writing) 😂

I wanna eventually do all of the twst boys and talk about how I view their relationships.

I hope you enjoyed your meal!

#brain frying #twisted wonderland #twst #malleus draconia #lilia vanrouge #twst silver #sebek zigvolt

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