#The Lump of Coal

[petit-papillion]

"He waits for Monaco like a child waits for Santa Claus."

Joris Trouche | 28 May 2023

Source: Canal+

#and instead of a present under the tree he just keeps getting a lump of coal #😭😭😭 #charles leclerc #joris trouche #cl quote #monaco gp 2023 #f1

[numbereightforever]

1 fully finished notecard down, 33 to go......

#was dreading greedier mode but #got polyphemus plus brimstone plus lump of coal #so it was pretty painless all things considered

[tyanis]

Poll: Which male Resident Evil character is most likely to get a lump of coal in their stocking?

Many of the RE gang have been nice this year... but some of them have been downright naughty.

Or just plain evil...

But who has been the worst and therefore might be getting an unpleasant surprise for the holidays?

And please welcome back Jake, who has returned from his vacation.

"Winner" goes on to face the "winner" of the female poll so make sure to vote in both!

#resident evil #resident evil poll #tumblr polls #polls are fun #lump of coal #jake muller #albert wesker #jack krauser #karl heisenberg #hunk resident evil #hunk #steve burnside #ethan winters #luis serra #luis sera navarro #leon kennedy #leon s kennedy #chris redfield #piers nivans #carlos oliveira

[mortemappetens]

Nah but why is this giving baby Megumi vs. Teen Parent Gojo?

#gojo satoru #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #megumi fushiguro #papa gojo #dad gojo #megumi is perpetually on the naughty list #he definitely believed in santa for far too long #because gojo would just fly right into his bedroom window with lumps of coal #megumi got a real present just once

[kindheart525]

“You’ll need to feed her gems. That’s what all the books say. My parents gave Spike lab-grown gems and that worked for him, they’re cheaper and easier to grow too.”

“Lab-grown gems don’t cut it. They lack so much of the mineral residue that comes from digging them straight from the earth. Minerals that dragons need.”

“Okay, in that case, I’m sure you’ll find plenty of minerals in Marble’s family’s farm!”

“Yes, but what kinds of gems are they growing? Not all of them have the same nutritional value. She’ll need rubies, and sapphires, and emeralds, even diamonds.”

Fluttershy scribbled frantically in her notes as Twilight and Ember went back and forth, giving her conflicting advice on how to take care of her little dragon. She now realized she should have done this long ago, but late was better than never. Especially when it came to raising Rosemary as best she could, she owed it to her to learn from experts.

“You know what else won’t cut it? Pony food. There’s no way she’ll get nearly enough sustenance on that.”

“Of course that alone isn’t enough, but Spike—“

The pegasus mare had the feeling this would turn into an argument over Spike’s upbringing and ultimately get her nowhere. So she decided to move on to the next point she wanted to address.

“Um, what about fire-breathing? How do you handle that?”

“The only way you can guarantee she won’t mistakenly burn your house down is if you moved into a cave.”

Ember gestured around the room.

“This isn’t structurally sound at all. But a cave would be good for her, it’d keep her in touch with her roots.”

“Though there are spells that can make your home more fireproof. Like here, this is a good one…”

Despite Twilight’s assurance, Fluttershy was not feeling any more confident about this. Was she supposed to listen to Ember, who knew all about dragons but very little about Equestria? Or Twilight, who had raised a dragon in Equestria but hardly knew anything about the dragons’ way of life? It felt like either way she wasn’t getting the full picture.

“Darling?”

Rarity tapped on her shoulder, sensing how anxious she was.

“You know little Rosemary best. Remember to listen to your instinct above all else.”

But Fluttershy didn’t know what her instinct was telling her.

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Previous: Strain Next: Thief in the Night

Collaboration with CanisCygnus

#KindsArt #auraverse #lump of coal #fluttershy #twilight sparkle #rarity #princess ember #ember mlp #dragon #story piece #next generation #my little pony #mlp fim #mlp g4

[t00thpasteface]

doing the dragonborn questline on a different character and whenever neloth is being rude to me (which is most of the time) i just look away and picture mung daal so i don't slap him

#DRAGONBOOOOORN YOU ARE ONE GIANT LUMP OF COAL! I HAVE MAAAAD SCHMINGERBREAD SKILLS #this is going to be miraak's worst knishmas ever #shebbz shoutz #skyrim #neloth

[macaroniandcheese]

fuck it santa run

#bg3 #speedrunning giving wulbren a lump of coal

[topazshadowwolf]

I don’t have any headcanons for regular gang right now, but do have one for gooptale gang. If that okay.

Uncle Dream surprises them by dressing up like Santa.

Nightmare had to admit it. It suited Dream. Spreading Christmas cheer was the sort of thing the golden skeleton was born to do. So, it just looked right on him, the red outfit, trimmed in white. The beard looked weird, though... But that's about the only thing that didn't look right on Dream. And it did mask who he was, for the most part.

Honestly, the outfit would look better with some golden designs embroidered eloquently on it. Nothing too much to avoid garishness, but just a nice touch. A classy touch without being tacky. But no, Dream wanted to keep it simple, and humble. This was meant for the kids, to make them happy, not show off.

If Santa ever decided to retire... well, Dream would be perfect for the job.

"HO, HO, HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Dream boomed in a joy-filled voice as he burst into the room the boys were in with Lyra.

The happy smiles, excited squeals, and bright eyelights only made Dream smile more. Cross and Killer ran over, Horror following a few steps behind. Even Dust, who is normally shy around strangers, knew the figure Dream was representing and got caught up in the excitement with wide eyelights and stood there as if looking at a celebrity. And Dream was enjoying every moment of it... and... as disgusted as Nightmare should be with all the positive emotions in the air, almost suffocatingly thick, he couldn't be. He walked in behind his brother and smiled, "Look who I found."

"I thought I would stop by, and Mr. Night was kind enough to let me in the front door! For once, I didn't have to climb down any chimneys!" Dream said as he picked up Cross, holding him in his arms with a grin before looking down at the others. "I figured we could have a little chat! Then you could give me your letters in person. You have them written, right?"

Killer gasped, "we just finished!"

"mommy was helping us write them!" Cross said, wiggling Dream's arms.

"That is wonderful!" Dream said, then set Cross down. "I am certain she made sure ever 'I' is dotted and every 'T' is crossed. Is that correct?"

"Yes, I did, Santa," Lyra said with a smile.

Dream nodded and turned back to the children, "Excellent! Now, I am going to take a seat over there. You get your letters, and come join me and tell me how your year has been."

"Come here, boys, the wax is ready. Pick out your stamps, and we will get these letters sealed for Santa," Lyra said, calling them back over to her.

---

The boys were overjoyed by this. And Dream is more than happy to play the role. The kids do express their sadness that Dream never seems to be around when Santa is, as they know they would be best buddies. Each time, once their visit from Santa is over, he gives them a candy cane, new appropriate-sized mitts and hats, and a big hug.

As the boys get older and figure it out, they don't tell the younger ones. After all, this is one of their favorite holiday traditions.

#Growing up Gooptales #Christmas 2023 #Uncle Dream #Dream would be a good Santa #Except... he'd suck at giving out coal #he's a tad forgiving for that #like... #yes #He might give a lump of coal but... with a gift #maybe not as nice as you wanted #but you #you maybe tried a little? #He's a softy deep down

[tricitymonsters]

Can Amir do cock warming while he makes drawing sketches on his notebook about the nude model he's currently inside of. Moving every once in a while to get another position to draw. Or doing some specific hip movement to get new facial expressions.

oh please he will drag this out for hours, set up plenty of mirrors, ask if you need a little lemon spritzer to keep hydrated. He flagged off pages in his current sketchbook for this particular endeavor and is approaching this with his full tactical cunning. He'll move your skull around as he like and every time he thinks your nerves have gone down to a dull buzzing, he's going to shift and jolt you back to high sensitivity with an almost ruthless amount of delight.

#he is SUCH a bastard your can't let his fererro rocher wrapper hide his lump of coal antics #amir #thank you for asking!

[gecklund]

You have to wonder what the Sharks are gonna give their goalies for Christmas because my god do they owe them

#half this team is getting a lump of coal in their stockings #sharks lb

[tyanis]

Poll: Which Resident Evil character is getting a lump of coal in their stocking? FINALS!

Yeah... this seems about right.

Alcina and Wesker have definitely been bad this year... and most other years...

But who's been the worst?

#resident evil #resident evil poll #tumblr polls #polls are fun #lump of coal #alcina dimitrescu #lady dimitrescu #albert wesker

[mxddyhero]

A3! characters as LUSH products, because I think about this a lot, actually. Spring troupe: seasonal addition

summer | autumn | winter

#sakus is obvious #lump of coal is actually really nice. its like cinnamon and super warmjng and also goes ourple so i think it fits #the santa one always makes me think of the first a3 xmas event with itaru sumi santas soo #a3! act! addict! actors! #spring troupe #harugumi #sakuya sakuma #masumi usui #tsuzuru minagi #itaru chigasaki #a3! citron #pretend i posted this one first

[hotfuss]

a festive brandon appears

#brandon flowers #the killers #joel the lump of coal #my doodles #bf doodles #the way i drew this almost a week ago but i failed to post it before christmas #but i got swamped with shifts and crashed too early too many times

[kindheart525]

It was a beautiful morning to feed the animals, but instead of the early-morning serenity that usually opened up each day, tension weighed heavily in the air. Fluttershy and Marble Pie, who usually used this time to bond, were starkly at odds with each other.

At this point, they couldn’t talk about anything without it leading back to the baby dragon in their home.

“Piper could have been seriously hurt! You don’t know what could happen when that dragon—“

“That dragon is named Rosemary!”

Fluttershy snipped back before Marble could fret any further.

“I can’t believe you! She’s our daughter and you’re treating her like she doesn’t belong!”

“She doesn’t!”

Marble quickly felt a pang of guilt at what came out of her mouth. She was terrified after the “incident” with Sandpiper but she didn’t mean to come across so heartless. She knew her wife worked hard to take care of Rosemary just like she did any young and helpless creature.

“I mean…”

“Shhh.”

Fluttershy shushed her softly. She was absolutely peeved and ready to argue further, but she had a job to do first. So she poured some birdseed on the ground and waited patiently for the songbirds to come for their breakfast.

This moment of silence gave Marble some time to think about her feelings and how she wanted to express them, how she could get Fluttershy to see her side. As she pondered, a pair of birds landed by her hooves and she got an idea.

“These little ones have a family, right?”

“Mmhm.”

Fluttershy mumbled out what would usually be Marble’s typical response, her teeth still gripped tensely around the bag of seed.

“Imagine if another bird took one of their eggs while they were away. Maybe…a toucan. Those birds live in the rainforest, which is no place for a little songbird. And they’re omnivores, I think. A songbird wouldn’t be able to handle eating lizards and rodents and who knows what!”

“Where are you going with this?”

Her wife asked, though she was pretty sure she already knew.

“The toucan who took the egg would have no idea how to raise a songbird, because their home and lifestyle aren’t fit for it. And Equestria is no fit for a growing dragon. We don’t know the first thing about raising one! If you hadn’t taken her from that nest, she would be raised by her kind and they would know how to take care of her.”

“So you think we should send her back?”

Marble nodded, so sure of herself that it made Fluttershy want to scream.

“Do you know what would have happened if I hadn’t taken her egg home? I don’t even want to think about it…because she wasn’t even in a nest. She was all alone, abandoned in a bush. We’re the ones giving her any chance of a life at all.”

The earth pony mare was about to object to this, but Fluttershy stopped her.

“But you do have a point.”

Fluttershy almost didn’t want to admit this, but she was always wiling to put her pride aside when it concerned someone else’s well being. This wasn’t about who was winning the argument.

“I was just as scared as you were when Rosie started breathing fire. I guess I realized…we’re really not prepared at all. We have no clue how to keep her AND Piper safe, I really should have thought this through.”

“Hmm?”

Marble almost couldn’t believe it, for once Fluttershy was starting to admit she was wrong in all this. That she’d gone behind her back, forced a baby on her that she didn’t sign up for. That she shouldn’t have brought the dragon home at all…well, not that far yet. But maybe she’d soon realize that.

“But I know plenty of dragons and ponies who could help us. Spike was a dragon raised in Equestria and it worked out really well for him. If Twilight could do it, so can we.”

Or not.

Fluttershy grew less peeved and more confident, once again assuring herself that she could solve anything as long as she was kind enough, as long as she cared enough.

“Don’t worry, we’ll figure this out.”

But when Marble would usually have been comforted by her wife’s ability to take charge and problem-solve, she wasn’t convinced at all. Fluttershy had been too confident before and this is where it got them, putting their child at risk. 

She was starting to lose trust in her judgment.

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#KindsArt #auraverse #lump of coal #marbleshy #marble pie #fluttershy #tuca and bertie #roberta songthrush #speckle robin #birds #story piece #next generation #my little pony #mlp fim #mlp g4

[fluffingston]

New selfie? 👀

no but I'll show you my holiday bush

#or my lump of coal #ask #askbox #grinch behavior