#and they have a larry user too

[ad0rebrial]

I Need You More Than Anything.

Cross-posted on Archive Our Works under the same user!

Character: Sal Fisher

warnings:Panic Attacks, Nightmares

Sal shot up right from his bed as he breathed heavily. He needed to calm himself down but to no avail. He tried his best to keep himself steady but it was so hard for him to do so.

He is trembling so much right now.

Has it always been this hot in his room? He’s burning up.

He feels so sticky.

His clothes are too tight it feels like.

His mouth—it’s so dry.

Dizzy. He feels dizzy.

Sal pulled on his hair as he trembled. God, why couldn’t he calm down? Why is it that when he is trying to get some decent amount of sleep something always has to ruin it!? He can’t stand it. He can’t take it. He’s so sick and tired of having to wake up in the middle of the night and deal with this.

His eyes darted around his room frantically when they finally landed on the walkie-talkie on his nightstand. He raised a trembling hand from his blanket and shakily grabbed the walkie-talkie.

Should I get in touch with Larry…? No. I shouldn’t do that. He already deals with this almost daily…I don’t want to bother him anymore. Just because I’m suffering and can’t get any sleep doesn’t mean I have to make others suffer with me—

Sal was starting to get overwhelmed. He couldn’t make up his mind whether to give his friend a call about this. Sal couldn’t help but feel so guilty—why does he always drag everyone into his issues? Why? Why is he just a magnet for all the bad things that happen to him? Why? Why? Why? Why?—

“Hello…?”

Sal nearly jumped out of his skin at the sudden voice on the other side of the walkie-talkie. That sounded familiar…that voice—could it be that he accidentally got the hang of Y/n?

N-No…! Nononononono—why did I just bring Y/n into this..!? I-I didn’t mean to! They must be so mad at me for disturbing them while they were sleeping—! Was I being selfish? No—I AM selfish!—

“Sal..? A-Are you okay over there? Your breathing loud and heavy…”

“Y/n,” Sal choked out. He was trying his absolute best to not break down in tears right now. “I-I-I—I’m s-so sorry—I-I didn’t mean to-to get a h-hold of you. I—I—“

“No, you’re fine. What’s the matter?”

“No! I-It’s fine! I’m fine!” Sal raised his voice a tad bit in refusal.

“Sal…you don’t sound fine. Did you have a nightmare…?” Sal hiccuped before responding to them.

“Listen…I-I’m sorry for-for getting ahold of you. I thought that-that I was getting ahold of Larry b-but…I don’t know.” Sal looked down at his lap in defeat. He still was very much overwhelmed with all of this going down at just 2 in the morning.

“I can come over and help you—“

”N-No! Go back to sleep—I’m sorry for-for calling…really sorry for calling—“

“ Sal .” Y/n’s voice had a tone of firmness to it. They of course didn’t want to make Sal do anything he didn’t want to, but this was a serious matter that needed to be handled. Hell, he probably wouldn’t even try to get ahold of Larry anyway when he's like this. “I’m coming down there. Stay where you’re at.” And then the Walkie-Talkie went off on Y/n’s side.

Sal stared into space on his bed, looking at the wall.

They sounded so mad at me. Are they mad at me?

They probably are.

I hate myself.

Sal heard the front door open and close. It was Y/n, who had the spare key to his apartment that his father made for them. Sal heard his bedroom door slowly open and he looked over to see Y/n who had a look of pity on their face.

“Oh, Sal…” They said softly as they walked over to him. They reached over to try to put a comforting hand on his tensed shoulder but he flinched away.

”P-Please,” He choked out. “don’t touch me…” His voice wavered ever so slightly that it made Y/n’s heart twis and achs.

“Right! Sorry.” Y/n apologized quickly. “Would you like to tell me about what happened?” Y/n asked with a brow raised. Sal shook his head no in a meek-ish way. It must’ve been an awful nightmare then… “I’m not good at comforting people but I brought you a bottle of water,” Y/n said sheepishly as they sat the bottle of cool water on his nightstand. Sal didn’t say anything, he wouldn’t even look at you. Instead, he found his plain walls to be far more interesting. Y/n stared at him for a moment and let out a sigh of their own. Usually, they could comfort people by giving them that comfort physically but Sal not wanting Y/n to touch him made it pretty hard for them. Who were they to not comfort their friend anyway? “Sal, Sal!” Y/n called out making Sal jump and look over at them. Y/n gave him a soft smile. “Listen to me,” they started. “I know you’re scared. But if you won’t tell me what’s the matter then how am I supposed to help you?”

“I didn’t n-need your help…I-I told you not to come…” Sal muttered.

“You’re right, you told me that. However, you also told me that you said that you are fine.” Y/n crossed their arms. “Define the word, “Fine” in this situation.”

Sal didn’t want to admit it he knew that Y/n was much more intelligent than they looked. He didn’t look fine in the slightest bit so that was a white lie. Sal made a grunting noise.

“Come on,” Y/n sat down on his bed. “tell me what’s the matter.”

Sal fiddled with the hems of his shorts before letting out a sigh of defeat. “…Nightmare,” Sal mumbled.

”A nightmare? What was it about?”

Sal felt his eyes burn. He felt frightened. Cold. Uneasy. He felt it all. “…”

”Sal..?—“

” It’s all my fault.”

” What do you mean..?”

”… I’m the reason she’s dead.”

Y/n’s face saddened at his words. It was a nightmare about his mother. Sal let out a sniffle as he wiped his tears. It was silent amongst the two of them. Neither of them spoke. The room seemed to have gotten much darker and heavier than before.

“Sal. Don't blame yourself like that.”

” It’s true..! S-She’s gone be-because of me..! I want her back…!”

“I know you do! But you have to understand that none of that was your fault, Sal..!”

”I want her back, Y/n!”

Sal sobbed as he threw himself towards them, holding onto Y/n tightly as he sobbed into their shirt. Y/n hugged him close to them as he sobbed. It hurt. It hurt them badly that Sal was acting this way. Y/n had experienced many losses in their life and they understood the heartbreaking pain that reeks through. It was nothing new. Sal was lost. He was lost in the opaque endless hole of pure accountability for his mother’s death that happened right there. She died all because of him. She died because of his recklessness. She died because of her son.

“Shh, it’s gonna be okay.” Y/n whispered to him. They soothingly rubbed his back. “It’s gonna be alright. Take deep breaths for me. Can you do that for me?” They asked him. Sal’s sobs quiet down as they became hiccups and short choked-out sobs. Sal breathed in unsteady deep breaths as he got himself to calm down. “Good job, you’re doing amazing.” He heard Y/n whisper to him softly. Finally, he got his breathing under control and he loosened up.

“Y-Y/n…do you—you think that i-it was my f-fault..?” Sal asked Y/n as he looked at you with teary eyes. They gave him a small smile of sorrow.

“Now you know that it wasn’t your fault, Sal. Don't blame yourself. I’m sure your Mom wouldn't want you to think that.” Y/n soothed him. Sal let out a small sigh of relief but also tiredness before he laid his head back on your shoulder silently.

Sal doesn’t regret getting ahold of Y/n.

#sally face oneshots #sally face #sally face fluff #sally face imagine #sally face drabbles #sal fisher #sal fisher x reader #sal fisher x you #sally face x reader #sally face x you

[stravacious]

i was thinking about fionna and cake’s version of jermaine, and drew her this morning!! i posted her to r/adventuretime and she didn’t do too bad there, so i started writing stuff for fionna and cake world lol more headcanons below the cut :)

i originally posted her under the name “jasmeen” but i think corrine would be better suited for the sibling alliteration with cake :) huge thanks to some of the users in the reddit comments who helped brainstorm some of this!! lemme know what u think lol

fionna was adopted at birth by a (human) couple, cynthia and marlowe. cynthia works in the city’s forensics department and they both own a funeral home/cemetery. they have big hearts, and have a hard time charging folks for caskets and burials. they owned two cats, corrine and cake, and fionna took cake with her when she moved out, leaving corrine at her (now elderly and retired) parents place. if corrine could walk and talk like cake in this world, she’d be running the funeral home and going after people for the money they owe her elderly parents. it’s shitty work and they aren’t hurting for money, but things in this life aren’t free, right? her true passion is sculpture, and eventually she learns to let the debts go and focus on her work.

fionna’s biological parents, milton campbell and mallory mertins, had a nice relationship in the beginning. but when mallory gave birth to fionna, she disappeared from the city with her. having always struggled with her mental health, mallory’s post-partum depression became post-partum psychosis and she left fionna at a safe surrender site in her daze. her psychosis spiraled and she was sent to prison before escaping into homelessness. milton died not long after their disappearance, after serving as a nurse for his entire career and saving thousands of lives. he even had a newly built hospital named after him after his death.

gary prince was on his own at a very early age, leaving the abusive home of his aunt georgia, uncle larry, and cousin chantal. georgia goes on and on about all the wonderful things she was meant to accomplish if she didn’t have to take in gary and his sister, and chantal goes along with it all. larry at least is sympathetic and sends money to them when he can. as a result, most of the money gary makes goes towards taking care of his special needs sister, nadine.

marshall lee was extremely close with his father, elijah, before he died. elijah wanted nothing to do with hana’s money or work, and raised their son in a small home in the forest. marshall grew up knowing how to rough it in the outdoors, before his mother took him away from that life and into a stuffy, proper one. she sold the house he grew up in and he never forgave her.

flora never knew where she came from. her favorite activity is catfishing dudes online. she hates her appearance, and feels like she’ll never truly know who she really is. after the events of the show fionna and cake, she learns all she can about fionna by stalking her online. she adopts fionna’s backstory as her own, and even commits a few instances of identity theft against her. this torments her and she hates doing it, but feels like she has no other choice. her and fionna look strikingly similar, and it has made her actually start to appreciate her own appearance and feel whole for once.

phoenix fleming hates his mother, she’s a big preacher in the local church and raised him as strictly as possible. he was barely allowed to leave the house until he moved out as soon as possible, and discovered his love for raves and DJing. he now devotes all his time to being dj flame, and his mother refuses to let him be. his next door neighbor, miss bundy, is kinder to him than his own mother ever was, and brings him treats every day.

jermaine > corrine

joshua > cynthia

margaret > marlowe

minerva > milton

martin > mallory

gumbald > georgia

lolly > larry

chicle > chantel

neddy > nadine

elise > elijah

fern > flora

phoebe/flame princess > phoenix

cinnamon bun > miss bundy

#stravacious #adventure time #fionna and cake #headcanons #jermaine #gary prince #marshall lee #margaret and joshua #fern #flame princess #minerva and martin #uncle gumbald #don’t ask me how cake and monichromicorn could date in this world bc i genuinely have no idea LMAO

[prettyravegirlnightcore]

Larry and Ryme talking at Blueberry Academy's League Club Room

[Image description: Screenshots from Pokémon Violet, showing a conversation between Larry and Ryme.

Larry: Thank you for doing business with us regarding the redesign of the Montenevera battle court.

Ryme: Oh, yeah! I forgot we hired you for that. No sweat, baby. You did right by us too! That new battle court's pitch-perfect for live shows and as ghostly as I wanted. My sister loved her old rocky court, but my Houndstone couldn't burrow into that!

Larry: Ah, I see… To be honest, though, that project was a huge boon to myself. Without it, I would have landed zero contracts that year.

Ryme: Bahaha! Sure you're not a Ghost-type user, Larry? Sometimes seems like you're barely stayin' alive!

End image description]

#pokemon #pokemon scvi #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon larry #pokemon ryme #txt #that last line is kind of dark o_o

[jadeazora]

Here are my favorite Gym Leaders (and Nanu) to counterbalance my least favorite Gym Leaders!

Kinda debating whether I should have gone with Koga or Sabrina since he does become an E4 member a generation later, but decided to go with him since that came later. Genuinely tough call between those two, but Koga's design and personality just always appealed to me a little more. (Sabrina did scare the crap out of me as a little kid tho in her anime debut.)

Morty has probably had one of my favorite glow-ups in the series. I always wanted to cosplay him, but our only con is in August and I would probably die of heat stroke. 😅

Probably a weird pick, but I always liked how jovial Wattson was. (Tho there is a bit of a facade there, from what I recall he had a bit of a shady past in ORAS with the New Mauville project. That makes him pretty interesting imo.)

Volkner is such a goddamn menace that Lear probably wants to literally strangle half the time, but I love seeing more of that side of him on Pasio! (There's also him being friends with Flint, and having a fun dynamic with him.)

I will forever remember Brycen just throwing hands with Team Plasma in Generations, completely forgoing having an actual Pokemon battle with them. Instant favorite. Kick their asses!

I really always loved Valerie's elegant design, but her personality and wanting to actually be a Pokemon is a lot of fun too.

I would consider the Kahunas a Gym Leader equivalent too, probably just not counting Hala since he's an E4 member too within that Generation, but Nanu is just cool from looking after Acerola, to being a UB hunter within the International Police alongside Looker in his backstory, to getting one of the most morbidly funny lines in a Pokémon game when he meets the protagonist, to kinda being the first dark-type Gym Leader, I just love the dude and he's my favorite Alolan character! I was so happy when they gave him a supporting role in the postgame of SM.

Our first true Dark-type Gym Leader, Piers is definitely my favorite Galar character overall alongside Raihan, and it was a tough call between them, but I really liked how they gave Piers an extended role in the postgame where he was more actively helping the player deal with the Royal Pain in the Ass brothers, so he was who I went with. It's also adorable how he dotes on/frets over Marnie.

Larry is also an E4 member, so I'll probably do one of these and feature him for my favorite of the Paldea E4 (tough call between him, Rika, and Hassel tho), so Ryme is runner-up. Her battle was just a lot of fun with the crowd hyping you up. She had a cool personality too, I really enjoyed her a lot as a character. They never miss with Ghost users.

#pokemon gym leader #gym leader koga #pokemon koga #gym leader morty #gym leader wattson #gym leader volkner #pokemon volkner #gym leader brycen #gym leader valerie #kahuna nanu #pokemon nanu #gym leader piers #pokemon piers #gym leader ryme #pokemon rby #pokemon hgss #pokemon oras #pokemon dppt #pokemon masters #pokemon bw #pokemon xy #pokemon sun and moon #pokemon swsh #pokemon scarlet and violet

[beababoobies]

Helloooo you asked for some Sally face requests and I have one 🤭

Can you write Larry x fem! Reader who struggles w anxiety like hurt comfort kinda thing 💗💗💗💗🫶 THANK UU

Hiya! Absolutely, I’d love to do that for you lovely! Enjoy :) and thank you for the request!

Calm Me Down, Work Me Up.

Larry Johnson X anxious fem!Reader,

(0.6k words)

You had been having the absolute worst day. Whether it was panicking about your math test with Ms.Packerton and convincing yourself you had flunked it, or the fact that you had gotten too nauseous looking at the mystery meat for lunch and been unable to eat, you had practically come to your breaking point.

Sitting in your boyfriends room, huddled up on the corner of his bed while he paints pretty strokes on a canvas, closing your eyes and trying to focus your attention on not falling victim to the current bout of over exhaustion and overstimulation that your brain was falling into, knees hugged tight to your chest as you took deep breaths.

You loved Larry dearly, you really, really did, but the way too loud hard metal music was tipping you over the edge. Normally, you’d bring your headphones or even be in the mood to head bang with him, but the time being? Before you could stop it, you started crying. Full on tears and sobs, falling harder into sobbing when you realized how embarrassingly loud you were crying when Lar turned off his music and came to sit next to you on his bed, looking at you with those confused brown puppy dog eyes.

“hey hey hey, baby, what’s wrong?” He cooed softly, watching you try to take a breath between the sniffles and sobs to actually explain yourself, wiping your cheeks on the back of your hand, watching the black of your eyeliner and mascara wipe off on your skin, sniffling and swallowing thickly as you finally got yourself to speak, closing your eyes as you took a deep breath, feeling him out his hand on your back softly, rubbing circles into your skin.

“I - I don’t know! I just, im so scared about my math test, and and, I don’t know, maybe my blood sugar is just too low right now? I don’t - I’ve been nauseous most of the day because of that stupid fucking mystery lunch meat, I just - I can’t.” You whine out, stopping to sob and whine a couple times, looking up at you with panda-black eyes from rubbing your makeup out all over your face.

“oh, babe, I’m sorry I didn’t notice. Do you want some water? Do you want to cry about it more? Or would you just like me to stop asking you questions when you don’t know what will help and I’ll just do my best?” He asks with a small smile, thick eyebrows pinched and droopy eyes looking into your face for answers, and you just offer up a weak nod, watching him get up to go get what you can only assume is a glass of water and some tissues, so you take the time to let out a few last dry sobs before he walks back into the room.

”here you are my love” he coos softly, handing you a glass of water and watching you bring it up to your shaky lips, taking small sips of it and swallowing softly, leaning in to kiss you on the forehead before taking the empty glass of water from your shaking hands, putting it back on the bedside table before gently placing you to face towards him, gently wiping off the remaining smudged makeup from around your eyes, whatever you hadn’t cried off.

“t-Thank you.” You hiccup out quietly, looking down at your hands, before being wrapped in a warm hug by your beloved boyfriend as he places gentle kisses to your hair, reassuring you as you start to come back to your senses and your own emotions, silently cradled in your boyfriends arms.

~

hope you enjoyed strawberry!! I love your user it’s super cute! <3 sorry it was a little short!

#larry johnson #larry johnson x reader #sally face #sally face x reader

[bedtimestoriesforbrokengirls]

The Daily Dad — Feb 11, 2024

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[dearly]

Can you please expand on your tags? I would like to hear your thoughts.

it's wild to me that anyone would even ask why there are so few solo louies because if you've had the misfortune of being around since the ot4 disintegration then you've seen how anyone who cares about his artist career has been pushed out. but the fact that fans were pushed out is exactly why that question is asked. bc his music is so good it makes no sense that his fandom is essentially scraps from other fandoms.

but the fandom was never there for artist louis. larries wanted him to be a the voice coach; hets wanted him to be a family man living in a commune. he is the accessory to whichever dream scenario you have. he can't do festival shows because he's raising his siblings, don't you know? he can't do festival shows because he's hiding from the BTS cameras in jamaica.

i was declared an untouchable ~rad~ because i didn't like harry's pr and "new image" -- but the majority of declared rads didn't even talk about harry. i could list the accounts that were focused on business and were chased off by e**ie with the same lies that live on now, years and years later, with such conviction they could never be convinced otherwise. i hate harry but i have never said or done what these people accuse me of.

anyone declared ~rad~ is excised from the fandom with surgical precision. block them from all UAs and gifmakers, if they participate in any fests, helpful users will join in and WARN PEOPLE of the DEVIL!!

maybe that goes back to the sony slides that emphasise that he is a package deal. but it's gone beyond hets. people who meet him, the stalker fans and others do it with a mission: what did he say about harry? about danielle eleanor freddie briana? what did he look like when he asked? did he smile??? he's a weathervane, and that's what he should be.

i also blame LTHQ, because they've made absolutely zero effort to foster a healthy fanbase based on his own output. from headlines about 'eleanors boyfriend' or 'freddie's dad' -- propaganda works. he's a footnote in other people's stories. and if you challenge that, you are the threat.

it's been enough years now that tired fans tried to wait and make an effort but you can only do so much. especially with an unreceptive hostile fandom, and HQ that would rather have piggyback fans.

"why are there so few solo louies" because fandom follows the leader. and if you don't, you're an island of your own, cut off. you might last a while like so many did, but eventually the returns are too few to be worth it.

#i feel like i'm just repeating myself endlessly but also #probably not the same people that are around is it? #LTHQ has perpetuated this do not get it twisted #and that has amplified my own bitterness by a gazillion but ! #fandom #1discourse #propaganda works yall! #that's the short of it

[touristbree]

🎵Giacomo Headcanons🎵

Next up on the series of Team Star Boss Headcanons, Momo!:

(There was no Giacomo gif T^T)

🎵 He’s a mix of El Salvadorian-Korean, the El Salvadorian half being from his mom and Korean from his dad, Larry, speaking of-

🎶 Larry is his dad, he had a mom, her name was Romelia and she walked out on the family because she couldn’t handle 3 kids (I’ll get to that in a second) and Larry was working too much since they’re not exactly in a safe place financially.

🎵Giacomo is the eldest child and has two sisters, Piña the middle child, and Laurie who was born two years before the events of SV. Piña has her own introduction post right here.

☁️ Pausing Momo to mention his sister, Laurel, or just Laurie. She’s a very grumpy toddler who hates everyone, except for Giacomo, and she also loves loud music, very loud music. She always carries around a Galarian Ponyta plush and will be a psychic type user in the future.

Back to Momo

🎶 There’s a part during Starfall Street where they say they don’t want to rely on their parents and I’m thinking Momo didn’t want his dad hearing about Team Star or the bullying he’s gone through because he doesn’t want his dad to stress out.

🎵 Piña is autistic and sensitive to loud sounds so Momo usually lowers the volume on his music for her.

🎶 Pre-Operation Star now, Giacomo wanted to help his dad as best he could, which he did by excelling at… everything so he could get a good job and Larry wouldn’t have to work so much, but this was draining for Giacomo. Back then, he didn’t really question what he wanted because he wanted to do what would be best for his family. This attitude bled into him as a student council president, thinking more practically than thinking of the other students as individuals, which is what led to him being bullied.

🎵 While unfavored, Penny recruited him to Team Star because at the end of the day he’s still a good leader, lawmaker, and negotiator. He was initially not exactly welcomed into Team Star when they first met, but they slowly warmed up to him as he showed more of his true self.

🎶 It probably started when they found out he was a big fan of Ryme. Part of me likes to think that a major turning point for Momo was Ortega fixing up an old record player for him that he used as a DJ table for a bit. He started to research DJing more and found he had a talent for it, and thus was born DJ Bad Deeds.

🎵 I’m sorry, but I'm not a fan of the name “DJ Vice”, “DJ Bad Deeds” is just so adorably dorky and lame that it's perfect for him.

#pokemon #pokémon #headcanon #pokémon headcanons #team star pokemon #team star boss #team star giacomo #team star headcanons #headcanon post #pokemon scarvi #pokemon scarlet and violet

[axewchao]

The lone lass with the sass, the first of the Pink Powder Kegs, Wendy! Admittedly not my favorite design so far, mostly because of the minor stress her outfit gave me.

I knew that I wanted some kind of witchy vibe for her, in contrast to the usual princess-y dress (with optional polka dots) most Wendys have. Instead of well-kept, luscious hair, this Wendy's hair is a bit more chaotic, implying that she either doesn't tend to it as often as one would assume, or it just can't stay tamed for too long. And hey, if WarioWare's Ashley can get away with not combing her hair, why can't Wendy?

The snag I hit with her outfit was with the references I used. I worry that I might have taken a bit too much inspiration from some of the refs, but this could be my habit of overthinking again. Probably didn't help that I kept glancing back and forth between my Wendy and the refs in question once I was done coloring her…

…Meh, maybe the feeling will go away once I make her headcanon list.

Wendy's magic is a combo of elemental and binding spells. She's had an affinity for water and ice magic since she was little, but much like Larry, was initially unaware of her power. Instead of someone else figuring it out for her, Wendy realized she could at least manipulate ice after accidentally freezing multiple drinks during an especially hot summer day.

While this proved to be beneficial, especially while living in a place as consistently hot as Isle Delfino, Wendy was stuck with the nagging feeling that she could do more. Was the water acting weird around her, or was that a trick of the eye? Did the bonfire at that one beach party roar a bit higher with her excitement, or did someone just chuck something super flammable in it? She wanted to know more, but when you're being collectively raised by a group of Nokis, a species that isn't known for having magic, you don't find much in terms of help.

The answers were out there, somewhere. Wendy knew it, and the Nokis knew it too, but were extremely reluctant to let Wendy leave the island. Because really, even in the Mario Universe, letting a kid go off on their own ain't guaranteed to work out well. But Wendy was sure that she knew best, and after packing her things and leaving a goodbye note, Wendy made her way to Ricco Harbor and snuck on one of the ships. The world was finally her oyster.

She was inevitably caught by one of the sailors on said boat, but was able to talk them into letting her pose as their niece until the ship docked. Just before she disembarked, the sailor gave her a destination: head for the Koopa Kingdom. There's plenty of magic users there, after all.

The small burst of confidence Wendy received from the sailor hadn't lasted long, as the realization that she was far, far away from home (and likely couldn't go back safely) had finally caught up with her, causing her to freeze several people solid as she ran through the streets in a blind panic. Not now… why now?! She was fine in the harbor, she was fine on the boat, why is she freaking out now?!?

Salvation came in the form of a cranky old lady in pink and purple, called in to investigate the sudden outburst of ice magic. It took a bit of work to break Wendy out of the ice bubble she'd encased herself in, and while she didn't show it, Kammy was astonished to find that a little girl was responsible for the whole mess. Stars, this was another Ludwig situation, wasn't it; large bursts of power brought on by stress and intense emotion… With a brief grumble of being too old for this, Kammy picked up the speechless girl and flew back towards Bowser's Castle.

While all of the Koopalings are primarily taught magic by Kamek, Wendy sees herself as Kammy's student. Mostly because Kammy found her first, and because the Magikoopa's attitude reminds Wendy of one of the elder Nokis that helped raised her.

The rings on her belt are from Kammy. They were her catalyst for practicing binding spells until Wendy learned how to make her own rings out of thin air. She can still use the physical ones by yanking them off her belt and tossing them at people's ankles or wrists before they can react.

And yes, Kammy loves to rub the fact that she's the princess' favorite in Kamek's face. It's hilarious.

Her middle name is "Opal," since her eyes reminded the Nokis of the stone in question.

She kept "Noki" in her name after being adopted by Bowser. Her full name is "Wendy Opal Noki-Koopa."

As mentioned in Larry's bio, Wendy is a fan of his remixes, and was excited to meet him when he DJ'd one of her birthday parties. Didn't expect him to be a little kid, though, and her thoughts quickly shifted from "Omg I'm a huuuuge fan!" to "Wow, you look tired. Need to take a break, or…?" In other words, her Big Sister instincts activated, and only intensified after he was brought into Bowser's family.

Wendy was FURIOUS with Junior after she learned about what he did at Isle Delfino, and how his graffiti affected Noki Bay. After snapping at him (and freezing some innocent minions in the process), she refused to even look at him for over a month. She only forgave him after learning that no one was seriously hurt, paired with Junior swearing on his life to never harm Isle Delfino like that ever again. …What? You thought she would hate him for the rest of their lives? Jesus Christ, he's just a kid.

The purple gem on her necklace is her magic wand. It's more fun to toss magic and rings with both hands, so it works.

#Koopalings #Wendy O Koopa #y'know the very last thing i had to decide on was her hair color #between redhead/brunette/blonde/dark pink/lighter strawberry-ish pink it was the dark pink that won #mostly because it went well with the outfit i already colored in =w= #axewchaoscribbles

[ad0rebrial]

Lost In The Sauce…

ʚ♡ɞ Opposites Attract ʚ♡ɞ series !

Cross-posted on Ao3 under the same user!

Character included:Larry Johnson

“Larry…!?” 

 

You left for 10 minutes. 10 MINUTES. You headed to go get your Gameboy so that you and Larry could play with in his treehouse right? Nothing bad would happen! Larry was…smoking but you didn’t mind that since your parents smoked too you know? So you scurried off to go get your Gameboy and when you came back Larry was OUT. HE IS OUT OF IT.

He is gone. GONE. Like he is slumped over on the ground leaning against a piece of furniture, his eyes are all red, and he looks like he is in Equestria or something…

”Larry..!” You exclaimed a second time before hurrying over to his side. You had frantically written all over your face. Your brows furrowed ever so slightly when your nose caught a whiff of the smell of what seemed to be Weed. When did he get Weed and how the hell did he even get it? He reeked of it too, making you cough. “L-Larry, are you okay…!?” You asked through your coughing fit as you gently shook him. 

Larry blinked lazily as he mumbled out incoherent sentences that you didn’t even bother to understand yourself. You were more worried about your friend who is high on weed. It’s ridiculous… How did he even manage to get high that fast? What kind of weed does he get? “Come on, Larry…l-let’s get you inside…” You suggested as you tried to help him up but he was deadweight. Despite him being a pretty skinny and lanky guy, you couldn’t tell whether it was you who was weak or if he was doing this on purpose. Thank God Miss Lisa wasn’t home…

”Y/n…?” Larry’s voice was slightly slurred and your eyes flickered to see his gaze. “What are you…doing here…?” He asked. 

“Now’s not the time Larry! Get up—!”

You were cut off by Larry letting out a hiccup and a chuckle. “W-What’s so funny?” You asked with a frown. “What?”

 

”Mmmm…Y’know…you’re a pretty..hot chick..” 

“What..? Larry, I’m not a baby duck!” You scolded lightly. You folded your arms over your chest with slight annoyance at your friend. 


“Fuck yeah… What do women and noodles have in common?” Larry suddenly slurred. He gave you another chuckle as he smirked at you. You blinked in confusion. 

“…what? Larry—“

”They both wiggle when you eat them.” 

So now he’s talking about women and noodles..? What could possibly be going on in his head right now? You didn’t want to know… “Enough with the foolishness, Larry! Get up!” You said firmly. 

“Ooh…I like it when women are feisty.” Larry flirted. You rolled your eyes at him before finally hoisting him up on his own two feet. 

“Let’s go now, be careful on the ladder on the way down.” You warned before you climbed down from the treehouse. Larry watched as you got all the way down to the ground, slightly swaying from side to side. “Be careful! Come down!” You called up Larry. 

“Come. Heheh. Nice one, girlie!” Larry laughed. You don’t recall ever saying a joke of any sort. You rolled your eyes up at your friend.

”Get down here now!” You shouted at him, getting frustrated little by little.

”How do I move my feet again?” 

“…” You put your head in your hands. You were SO done. You just wanted to get back into his house, have him lay down on his bed, and deal with it from there. You are already worried about him not watching his step and falling to the ground from his treehouse and snapping his neck like a goddamn Crab Leg. You took a deep breath and released it through your nose as you opened your eyes, staring up at your friend. “Larry,” You said softly. “You put one foot in front of the other…”

”Ohh!! Okay…but what if I only have one leg? How—How am I going to do that if I only have one leg to use?—“

“GET DOWN.” 

“Yes, Ma’am.” 

Surprisingly, Larry had finally obliged to come down the ladder. However, when he was at the last four steps he had lost his balance and literally fell. You of course hurried over to his side frantically since he had fallen on his face. Larry slowly but surely lifted up his head, revealing his bloody nose as he looked up at you before smirking.

”Hey look,” He giggled. “I fell for you.” 

 

Larry was now all cleaned up from his bloody nose and was cozily sitting in one of his bean bag chairs. You on the other hand were messing with your Gameboy on a bean bag chair that was kinda far away from his. 

Your little game parade was interrupted when you felt your bean chair moving to the left and you raised your head to see Larry literally moving your bean bag chair closer to his so that they were touching. “What are doing?” 

“Look, our bean bags are touching.” Larry chuckled out. 

“..So?”

”If I could rearrange the—the al..alpha…—“

”Alphabet..?—“

”ALPHABET.” Larry suddenly shouted making you jump. “…I would put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.” 

“What does that mean? It sounds like you want to confuse children.” 

“Wait—you-you wanna have kids?” 

“No! I said it sounds like you want to confuse the kids who are learning their alphabet.” You said with a side-eye. Larry shrugged his shoulders before putting his hands behind his head.

”So? Fuck them, kids.”

”Stop.”

”Make me then.”

”Larry.” You said sternly. “Watch your mouth.” 

“…Ooooooooooooo, you feisty, girl.” Larry let out a stupid little giggle. “But seriously, make me” 

You stared at him for a long time. Look ahead of you. Back at him. Down at your Gameboy which you slowly sat to the side next to your feet. Putting your legs up on the bean bag chair and putting your head on your knees while hugging them. 

“…Hey, are you mad?” Larry asked you. “…You on the-the what it calls? Uhhhhhh…the..red—red sea?” Larry asked you again. He didn’t get a response It was silent for a moment before he spoke again. “Sorry.” 


“Leave me alone.”

”I said sorry.”

”Go away, Larry.”

”Not you telling me to leave my own room…” 

“Ain’t nobody said nothing about you leaving your room. Just leave me alone.” 

“…I’m sorry. Give me one last chance.” 

“No.”

”Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please?” Larry took a breath of air. He let out a groan. “Please? Please? Please—okay, yah i’m doing that shit.” He gave up.

”IM SORRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY” Larry groaned out after he begged you for 20 FUCKING MINUTES. You still wouldn’t talk to him. At all. Hell, he even got on his knees and pleaded for your forgiveness but even that wasn’t enough. What more could he do? What more could he take? “Bro, Y/n—Sal will literally fuck me up with his midget ass if he finds out that I made you upsetttt.” 

“So you only saying sorry because you know Sal will get on you for it? Okay Larry.” You mumbled out.

”NOOO! NO! Please like i’m being so deadass. I’m so fucking sorry, I mean it! I will never, ever, in my life do that again. Give me one more chance. I swear.” 

“Promise?”

”Yes, yes I promise.” 

With that, you finally lifted up your face from your knees. Larry let out a sigh of relief. “So you not mad at me?”

”No.”

”God fucking damnit.” Larry groaned.

”…what?”

”I would’ve found that hot of you if you were mad with me.”

”…”

#sally face oneshots #sally face #sally face imagine #sally face drabbles #sally face fluff #larry johnson drabbles #larry johnson x y/n #larry johnson fluff #larry johnson x you #larry johnson imagines #larry johnson x reader #larry johnson

[epicstuckyficrecs]

Weekly Recap | May 16th-June 5th 2022

Hiiiii! Sorry that I’ve been missing recaps, in the last three weeks I’ve been busy finishing a sewing project, watching Stranger Things, reading an actual book for once (!!), working a bit of overtime, and then I randomly decided to pick up Larry fanfic again and read like..... two 200K+ fics lol. I’m heading into a busy period at work so I might miss some weeks again! 

Complete

Decoys by littlerhymes/ @popliar​ (Canon Divergent, TFA | 19K | Teen): The serum makes Steve stronger, but not bigger. Instead of a superhero, he becomes a spy.

A Cross To Bear by Kalee60/ @kalee60​ (Modern AU | 2K | General): Bucky’s night had slid from promising to boring a lot quicker than he’d expected. He’d absolutely nailed the costume of his ‘favourite childhood movie character’ for Clint’s dress up birthday party, except - not one person guessed who he was. It was demoralising to say the least. Bucky was surrounded by people who wouldn’t know a good movie if it hit them on the head.But then he meets a gorgeous stranger who is having the same trouble as him, and suddenly his night is looking up. Could Bucky be in his own cheesy movie where he finds his soul-mate standing beside the buffet?

The Watery Expanse by buckybarnesdeservestobehappy (hutchabelle) (Modern AU | < 1K | Mature): Fellow teachers and best friends Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers are celebrating the end of the school year, but what they find is more than a holiday.

Dating During the Zombie Apocalypse and Other Problems with Bucky’s Love Life by buckybarnesdeservestobehappy (hutchabelle), rufferto (What If...? AU, Zombie Apocalypse | 5K | Mature): The problem with being a centenarian super soldier during the apocalypse is that it’s hard to find someone with shared life experiences, especially when half the dating pool has been turned into zombies. Although Bucky’s still not over Steve’s loss, he doesn’t have the energy to fight overly zealous and well-meaning Peter Parker. That’s why he agrees to an online dating profile, starts chatting with a user that goes by out_of_time, and figures out how to balance a social life with his very serious work of fighting zombies and saving the world. He also gets a surprise or two along the way.

Maybe You Were the Ocean by JJK/ @trenchcoatsandtimetravel​ (Mermaids | 7K | General): A collect of prompt fills for MerMay 2022

(I just need) your touch by HaniTrash/ @hanitrash​ (TFA | 1,7K | Explicit): When all the troops Steve rescued from the Kreischberg facility finally get back to camp, Steve and Bucky get some much needed alone time.

💙  Slut for Hire by buckyismybicycle/ @buckyismybicycle​ (Shrinkyclinks, Escort Steve | 6K | Explicit): Nat has a special gift for Bucky, who has too much energy to burn. Enter: Escort Steve Rogers, or: Slut for Hire.

WIP 

💙 Love isn’t always a ‘coup de foudre’ by Becassine/ @becassine, kocuria-visuals (kocuria)/ @kocuria (Bridgerton AU, A/B/O | 6/13 | 26K | Explicit): When Steve Rogers is presented at Court as a desirable Male Omega to the world, he has no idea what to expect. But after meeting the sought-after Duke of Buchanan through a chance encounter, his life is forever turned upside down.

#stucky #stucky fic #stucky fanfic #stucky fanfiction #stucky fic rec #Weekly Recap

[nickgerlich]

Point And Search

Back in the Stone Age, meaning when I was growing up and trying to do “research” for high school and university papers, the only way we could search for something was in the card catalog at a library. The Dewey Decimal System was our best friend—well, it was basically all we had—and if this handy numerical indexing didn’t help us, we were just out of luck.

Of course, search is an expectation, an entitlement, of the modern era. We take it for granted. We do it so many times each and every day that we probably could not even begin to count them all.

Unknown to many people is that the first search engine of this era was not Google. It wasn’t Yahoo, Lycos, Ask Jeeves, or any of the others. No, it was Archie, launched in 1990 by a graduate student at McGill University. It motivated others to think in this realm, and a slew of competitors arrived on scene in due time. It wasn’t until 1998 that Sergey Brin and Larry Page wrote the code for what they then called Back Rub, which quickly morphed into the Google we know and love today.

You’re welcome for the trivia point. Play that card wisely at a cocktail party.

In the two-and-a-half decades since, Google emerged as the dominant force. The other early search engines have faded into the rear view, most defunct, the others seldom used. New search engines have arrived in recent years to carve small niches for themselves, but today Google maintains about a 90% share of the market. It’s the default on all Android devices, and most iPhone users don’t even realize that when they do a search in Safari on their phones, it too is accessing Google. Score one point for a virtual monopoly on mobile search.

But search has also evolved considerably through the years. Once upon a time, framing a query was critically important (it still is, but Google can read our minds better these days). You had to use quotes and plus or minus signs and a variety of delimiters. It’s much easier now, though. Google has been using AI for quite a few years now to predict what we’re going to type next. Furthermore, its ancillary services, like Google Maps and YouTube, also act as search engines. It pretty much owns the search eco-system.

The arrival of Open AI’s ChatGPT caused Google to have to put on its big boy and girl pants, because suddenly the world changed…again. ChatGPT allowed people to search in a different way, one that could write lengthy tomes about a subject. The old days, if you will, of all the blue links on a search query result page were suddenly rendered questionable at best.

Straight out of the gate, though, Google tripped and fell with its Bard me-too service, and laughably so. Its stock endured a sucker punch—albeit temporary—because of it. But they have since cleaned themselves off, and launched new AI search that piggybacks nicely with its other services, and will allow folks to get far more accurate results than just entering text. It’s only available to certain Android users right now, but I suspect it will be unleashed to the rest of us soon enough.

Think new and improved phone search, something it already had in place, either in its Google Translate app, or in its standard search engine. Heck, even reverse image search uses AI, but many people do not know about its existence, much less how and when to use it.

But now those select users will be able to circle and annotate images to seek information. They will also be able to point and click their camera in real time to do the same, much as my daughters and I did in Beijing to translate subway signage, which was critically important for us trying to get around.

So why is this important? Simple. It all amounts to the user experience (the UE) being maximized, which then will translate into ad revenues. In Q3 2023 Google’s ad revenue was $76.7 billion. Your eyeballs are important. Very very important. And if Google had not seen fit to up its game in AI search, someone else would have. After all, Microsoft owns a huge piece of OpenAI, and could quickly make its Bing search engine actually competitive with Google.

All of which means that the way we search is soon going to undergo another paradigm shift. Just like evolving from a physical card catalog system—oh, the nightmares—to online search, now we will be moving on to a more visual type of search. We do not need 2.3 million results either. We need nuanced answers to our questions.

Sure, there will always be text-based search, because some things are simply not conducive for visualization. But for those that are? This is golden. Imagine standing just south of El Capitan on US 62, and doing a search based on the amazing mountain your phone’s camera sees. You could get everything you need to know about one of the least visited National Parks in the US. No fluff, no garbage results. Just the story about that mountain and the park in which it is located.

The applications are endless. Scribble on that image if you want more granular information. Zoom in. Do whatever. Our jobs are getting easier, but since Google is a for-profit company, they still have to monetize everything they do. The ads will keep coming, but at least we will be able to search more efficiently.

Sure beats having to dive into that card catalog.

Dr “Search Me” Gerlich

Audio Blog

#search #AI #Google #marketing

[zainmalik]

can you elaborate more on the mental health posts?

i’m so tired anon, so so tired. today is not been the best day. so you know what? fuck it, i have nothing to lose

you know, I AM annoyed at louis, and it’s okay if you’re too. it’s okay if you’re angry. it’s fine if this is your limit. that is totally fine. but then, if you’ve said multiple fucking times that you hate harry and louis and you’re leaving, why do you to come back and make the nastiest comments whenever some shit happens? is it maybe because you’ve said in the past you’re rooting for their downfall and you’re only here to laugh at larries and be smug about being “in the right?” tell us why are you like this, tumblr users izacore and louisshomesharry?

and how about making speculations about if he is mentally ill, an insane person who needs therapy, someone with anger issues or someone who is dyslexic. and why do you say it in such a derogatory and mocking way? why did you speculate louis is a zionist? can you explain us this, user persephoneflouwers? can your followers explain it too?

i don’t now, maybe i’m the one in the wrong, maybe this parasocial relationship with louis is making me be blind, maybe maybe maybe

#ask #answered #anonymous

[bridgetswonderfulland]

so uhh 2024 Promo became a thing so here it goes

🩷 Hoi, dear wonderful people! If you're reading this in 2024 then welcome to my Wonderful Land! Where everything else was fill with magical cutesy things but there are some stuff to watch out for! Not all cutesy things in my blog were the same! 🩷

You might be wondering who am I, I'm Bridget(call me Bridgette for safety reasons) and I'm barely an adult but I swear I won't hurt anybody's lives! I was known for being a Frontier Hero Veteran of the Amino app!(this community itself ruins me thanks to that bastard.) Plus, I'm a story-writer and a artist that put post outside of Tumblr and Instagram because I have myself a discord server! I might have a personal serious trauma problems but please be nice to me, I'm sensitive af- let's not worry about that! As you say, my art trades/asks are open but I'll be not opening up requests. Here are the fandoms I've stayed and joined

Pizza Tower, American McGee's Grimm, Toonocracy(it's not even a fandom but they deserve a recognition-), Let's Find Larry!, and OFF!

Before you go and follow me, please make sure to read BYF and DNI!

BEFORE YOU FOLLOW

I might be annoying and talking in the serious unfunny manner but please don't get upset! I enjoy talking but I swear I won't be talkative as long! If you don't like me being here then you could just block me.

I have many hyperfixations and I won't STFU about it so please respect it! At least they're not problematic.

I do post some pictures that many people will find it disturbing or weird but don't be grossed out as there will be some random cutesy things too below!

My selfshippings/OC x canon(s) were very important to me and I can do it the hell I want

Even though as already an adult, I better not be seeing your blog as a weird problematic type. My blog was safe for everyone!

DO NOT INTERACT!!

Transphobes, homophobes, acephobes, fatphobes, NSFW, NSFT, NSFL, real gore, Proshipers, other fandoms that I don't trust(MSM, Danganronpa, YTTD, BTD, FNF, UT/Deltarune{I don't really mind the fans but the fandom itself is... something.}, drug-users, fetishy, NFTS, and snuff blogs.

My account is safe for everyone, just your not-so-average silly lady with a bunch of wholesome freaky fun!

#2024 promo #It's a random promo thing I found

[thecrusadercomrade]

Oh, Crusaaaaader~!

Totally ANONYMOUS question, but any TWDG fics cooking up in your brain as of late? Only those you want to share, ofc! Can be any genre or AU! (〜￣▽￣)〜

Why of course, anonymous tumblr user! I would LOVE to talk about my ideas!

The first one, the one I've put the most thought into, is based off of a What-If oneshot I did not too long ago. One where Lee's family is all alive when he gets to the drugstore.

This would result in some major deviations in season one's story. In that oneshot alone, Lee's secret is revealed right there in the drugstore in front of everyone. Lilly and Larry, along with Kenny and his family, all decide to leave the group due to not wanting to be around Lee, meaning that none of them will be in the rest of the story.

(As a side note, can you imagine a group consisting of just Lilly, Larry, and Kenny and his family? There's zero chance that ends well).

The next major divergence, also within the oneshot, is that since Lee's parents are alive, they were able to get Larry his medicine without issue, meaning no alarm goes off drawing walkers, meaning Doug and Carley both survive the drugstore. They will both be a part of the group going forwards.

From here on out, season 1 would play out VERY differently. I won't go into details because of spoilers, but a lot of the latter half of the game basically doesn't happen, or is wildly changed from how it happens in canon. Certain events from canon won't happen, and certain characters/locations won't even show up due to the divergences, while other characters have more prominent roles than in canon.

The most thought I've put into the idea is in regards to the Everett family, since they will be a major focus as they make up a majority of the group. I've got full names for everyone, and I've made a good start on personalities, as well as themes for the story itself. There's not really much more I can say without spoiling the story, so I'll have to leave it there.

These next two ideas are much less fleshed out, but I still very much want to write them one day.

The first is a season 2 rewrite with the 400 Days cast in place of the cabin group, like a lot of people thought would be the case before season 2 came out. The main character would still be Clementine, but her dynamic with the group will be very different due to the different personalities. The fic would follow the same basic outline of season 2, at least at first, with the group being escapees from Carver's settlement and all that, but due to the 400 Days crew being so different from the cabin group things would go differently and start to diverge quite a bit as the fic progresses.

Finally, this is less of a serious idea but something I think would be very fun. Basically, it'd be Lee adopting every single child character in the TWDG series, ending up as a single dad roaming around with his army of children. The working title is: Lee Everett's Amazing Travelling Orphanage.

Unlike the other two, this fic wouldn't be a regular story with a normally structured plot, but instead something that would be told through a series of vignettes. So we'd have him meeting Clementine, and then the next scene would skip forward to the next kid he adopts, and so on until the end, with other moments in between to provide character development for him and the kids, and explore their dynamics with each other. I just think this would be so much fun to write as a more lighthearted story.

Thanks for asking! I loved being able to talk about these ideas I've been thinking of for so long.

#ask #the walking dead game #twdg #twdg fanfic #CrusaderWriting

[popculturelib]

Fanzine Friday #19: Happy Halloween Magazine v. 3 no. 1 (2000) by the Global Halloween Alliance

Happy Halloween Magazine was a zine that "focused on Halloween, the historical and contemporary celebrations of Halloween, promoting a positive view of Halloween, and providing a network of Halloween lovers." While we only have this one issue, it's certainly jam-packed with Halloween enthusiasm. Check out some of these listings from its table of contents:

"How To's: Planning a Home Haunted House or Room" by Sarah Briggs

"Screams for Charity!" by Kathy Marcrum

"I Haunted GM" by Larry Redmond

"Doug Elliot's Ghoulishly Fun, Salt-Free, Environmentally-Save [sic], FDIC-Insured Vampire Trivia Quiz and Answers" by Doug Elliot

The featured article is about Bob Burns (a film editor) and his "Halloween Extravaganzas": elaborate haunted houses at his home in Burbank, California, in the 1960s-70s. The article focuses on Burns' new alien "friend" that arrived at his home in 2000, as seen on the cover.

Longtime Tumblr users will be interested to know that this edition features a review of Andrew Gold's album Halloween Howls (1996). Why that's significant: Halloween Howls is the album in which the beloved "Spooky Scary Skeletons" can be found! Gold wrote the song and its fellows to fill a niche of catchy Halloween songs that weren't too scary for his daughters. Did you know that "Spooky Scary Skeletons" was written to emphasize the letter 'S' on every major word?

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States.  Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

#bgsu #libraries on tumblr #fanzine friday #zines #happy halloween #happy halloween magazine #bob burns #spooky scary skeletons #andrew gold #halloween howls