#ask box things

[gwifirusu]

Could you please spare a cute sketch of Optimus giving big dad energy? That man… that man does things to me.

i bestow optimus with my highest badge of honour... diagnosed with Dad

#griff's doobles #transformers #optimus prime #bumblebee #mirage #arcee #rise of the beasts #maccadam #hes trying his best... #ask box things

[disorganizedkitten]

Yes hi hello, I'd love to hear ur thoughts on the al ghul children

Hi yes hello I'd love to talk about them

I am so weak to assassin children you have no idea so anyway

The Al Ghul Children. Are so freaking TRAGIC and I can never get over them

So you have the baby generation which is Mara and Damian and Athantasia; then the original generation, which is Dusan, Nyssa, and Talia.

Attie straight up doesn't exist in most media but in the game(?) where she does she's Damian baby sister who was kept a secret until he couldn't go back to being with the bats. I think about her all the time. What did she know about Damian growing up? Did she ever want to meet him? How many times did she sit in the middle of the night and wish for her brother to do something unforgivable so he could come back? Or was she glad he was gone? The league canonically pits their kids against each other, did she grow up resenting him? Or, even if she liked the idea of him, did she resent him anyway for being the child who went to Bruce? Did she take up Damian's place in the duels with Mara?

Athantasia isn't used nearly enough for her potential she is blorbo-shaped.

And then Damian! Itty bitty baby boy with a sword and issues. I think so much about how he's naturally soft but he can't be because of circumstance. How many quiet moments were lost to blood, how long did it take for him to learn what a genuine human connection felt like? What if he never did? I've been around humans I love since I was born, and I still sometimes feel absolutely disconnected from them. How much superiority is covering for insecurity? We've seen him make friends, Maps, Colin, Jon, as the three I actually care about, and he likes them. Did he make friends in the league? What happened to them? Or did he just, for lack of a better word, imprint, on other assassins?

In a complete other fandom I'm propagating biting as a love language and Damian has that vibe too.

and MARA

Holy fudge Mara also sends me; being constantly raised not only as a weapon, but being told you're the second best weapon and that maybe you can gain more prestige if you beat your cousin in a deadly duel, except even if you do win you know you will never get the recognition you're trying for because his mother is favored and your father isn't

Were she and Damian ever close, or as close as they could get? Did they plan how to lead the league when they weren't trying to take each others' eyes out, did she ever meet Attie, did she take her anger on Damian out on Attie, is the red streak something she does to hide a lazarus streak or is it natural from her dad? Can she see out of her other eye? Where did she see herself in the league before Damian deserted? Is she close to her teammates in the fist or are they just the prettiest canon fodder Ra's could send?

Is there a part of her that is as relieved to be hunting Damian down as it is angry, because at least fighting him is familiar?

The older three also make me Feel Things but not as much as the kiddos.

Nyssa apparently survived the holocaust? And then Ra's murdered her kids and then repeatedly killed her and dropped her into the pits for... something? I don't remember if I ever learned why that happened, but it did and it's so horrid? Drove her to insanity, surprise surprise. I recommend Misericordia and it's sequel on ao3 if you want to cry over Steph, Damian, Talia, and Nyssa. And then the Nyssa Al Ghul & Tim Drake Tag, if you're feeling adventurous. I don't even know the NAMES of Nyssa's kids and that makes me incredibly sad.

Would they have gotten along with the other three? Would they have taken them and ran? Or would they train them, keeping their bloodline strong, and just quietly know that these are their cousins and they're so proud?

And Talia gets rewritten every other writer but there are so many options when characterizing her and they're so much fun. But also everyone else deals with her so jumping to the next one. I think Talia is also the youngest? Don't quote me on that

Anyway last al ghul I think too much about is Dusan. I can't remember if he's the oldest or the middle child but despite being Ra's' male heir he straight up got sent away because he has albinism? And then he fought his way back into his father's ranks under an alias? He went so far for approval and he's still overlooked, and his kid is considered second rate, even though he's personally considered to be terrifying?

How long did it take him to come back? Why didn't he stay away? Does he ever regret it, now that he's back in the league?

i just. There are lots. and lots. of thoughts about them. And I'm sure there are more al ghuls hiding somewhere for me to lose my everloving mind over but I haven't met them yet

the inherent hate of someone who has everything you think you want battling with the inherent love for someone who has gone through the same horrors you have

#the al ghuls #nyssa al ghul #dusan al ghul #talia al ghul #damian wayne #mara al ghul #athantasia al ghul #jaymeow speaks #batman #ask box things #iveofficiallygonemad #rambles #one day I'll just write a longfic

[izzy-b-hands]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up.

Tagged by @sherlockig 🫂🫂🫂!!! Shuffled my edizzy playlist since that's been getting a lot of replays rn lol

On the Other Side of Tonight by Avatar

2. Who Are You by Tom Waits

3. Asleep in the Deep by Mastodon

4. Infected by Bad Religion

5. I Sat by the Ocean by Queens of the Stone Age

Tagging (if u guys want to/have time/haven't already been tagged!): @arsenicflame, @willowenigma, @mash1972, @freebooter4ever, @starmoonchildfromthebeamsabove, @haledamage, @turtleduck-tales, @cononeillbreastingboobily, @gydima, @benjhawkins, and @ofmdtereomaori!

#text post #ask box things #audio post #music

[featheredjohtolegends]

(From the @shadow-cafe account)

Happy Holidays from the Shadow Cafe! Here is a free order from us for the season!~

-Pokemon safe double chunk brownies x2 -Pokemon safe Vanilla bean cookies x4 -Two pokemon safe hot cocos

We hope you have a wonderful day!~

Cookies!!

-Lugia

Thank you so much!

-Ho-oh

#pokeblogging #pokemon irl #silver wing (lugia) #rainbow wing (ho-oh) #ask box things

[whynotcherries]

hi i have been thinking about this since rereading nothings changed at all, are kaz & jordie italian (or italian descendant) or just very passionate about pasta? ive been thinking about this since kaz's "PASTA. pasta." comment somewhere & it's funny to me

hi! so, the short answer is that it is intentionally (subtly) implied that they might have a grandparent who was half italian — maybe there was a recipe or two passed down and saved in the family photo album & maybe jordie is a little stitious because of some things he heard as a little tiny child at grammy’s.

however, the main source of the pasta passion wasn’t the amazing italian dishes — it’s that their dad was trying to feed his kids full meals, and it’s pretty easy to get boxed noodles right.

it’s their nostalgia meal (and they are passionate about it). they are a little bit italian, coincidentally. they’re mostly dutch, like in the books! i just took a little bit of creative liberty to add some plot.

#nothing’s changed at all #jordie and kaz #kaz brekker #jordie rietveld #ask box things

[artemistheauthor]

Booty McTooty

What does this even mean

#Ask box things #booty-mctooty #Jaymeow Speaks

[chaoticzoomies]

★ put this star into the inbox of your favorite blogs. It's time to spread positivity <3

Thank you ❤️ I know my posting can be rather all over the place so I appreciate it.

#ask box things

[offensiveagentpie]

✨❤️🌙SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING ✨❤️

Wahhh! I really needed this today, thank you so much! And you're wonderful too! <3 <3 <3 <3

#ask box things #ask box #response #answer #missanthropicprinciple #game

[ninereadytoanswer]

Ask box game!

Send me a tag from the nonconathon tag list. I will tell you if that’s something I’m just generally not into (which is fine!) or I will come up with a scenario involving that concept. (I might also come up with scenarios for ones I’m not into, depending.)

Can also suggest fandom or characters if you would like!

#ask box things #ask memes #noncon cw #nonconathon #- #i write

[secret-engima]

Heyyyy just throwing this up here because apparently I need to say this but:

Please never ever *ever* send me a link in my ask box, unless I have specifically requested it of a specific individual to do so. If you find a tumblr post you think I will like, just reblog and tag me or tag me in the notes of the post. If you have a song rec, just tell me the name and artist so I can look it up on youtube on my own time. Please don’t send me links, because I can and will assume it’s a porn bot or a malicious link and the ask will be deleted on sight, and I might panic block whoever sent it if I don’t recognize the url or am feeling extra anxious that day.

#Secret Engima Rambles #rl things #ask box things

[staticmogai]

for the anon who sent in the large request - we will do those ^-^! due to the quantity we will need a few days, but know we are working on it.

(some may already be done by someone else, I will link those for you when I answer the ask as well)

#ask box things

[gwifirusu]

Pls just Optimus being Dad™️ to baby Bee and Mirage and idk honestly Rodimus too hes the entire daycare

say a prayer to your local single father

#transformers #maccadam #optimus prime #rodimus prime #bumblebee #mirage #griff's doobles #why's idw roddy in live action? who knows #i hope they do introduce him tho #between these three optimus will never have a day of peace again #ask box things

[disorganizedkitten]

Also while ur at it if u have any specific damian hc u wanna share 👀

This is so niche but aside from the kind of popular hc that Damian hates Tim bc he doesn't know how to show affection/awe/respect without murder being involved, which I do love, my secondary hc is just a rewrite of his titans team.

I looked at the canon one. And then I said 'mm screw you, no thanks'.

So in my head, Damian's Titans team has Superboy (Jon), Abuse (Colin), Princess Marvel (Darla), Jae and Irey West, Soulfire (Mari'ander), Lian Harper, and when I can swing it for an au Athantasia, as well. Spiritually Nobody/Maya Ducard is also there but in practice I don't feel comfortable writing her. :( I don't know enough about Maps to use her anywhere but if I did I'd shove her in somehow. Maybe as their Oracle Equivalent.

No one else uses this line up but in my heart they're there. I love them all to death. It's the team he deserves.

#Yes this team is just 'Damian's friends and heroes in his generation according to my mental timeline' #he deserves to have a team made of people he feels close to #everyone else got one #also less of a beatdown/superiority thing going on since half of them he cares about on their own #and the other half are violently golden retriever coded #thanks for the ask #ask box things #mar'i grayson #Lian Harper #athantasia al ghul #maya ducard #maps mizoguchi #darla dudley #jae west #irey west #colin wilkes #Jon Kent #damian wayne #jaymeow speaks #iveofficiallygonemad

[izzy-b-hands]

15 QUESTIONS FOR 15 FRIENDS

Tagged by @sherlockig, thank u Alexz!!

Under the cut bc I got wordy and rambly as per usual lol.

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

Kind of? In that I more or less named myself after Izzy from our flag lol. Not that I'm going to tell everyone I meet that, but it is a big part of why I stuck with it after trying it out (that, and I've always wanted a name that had the letter zed in it, silly as that may seem.)

One of my middle names (that I had been using as a first name for a few years) is after my grandfather and aunt who also have that name as their middle name.

My deadname was after an actress famous in the 90s (tho tbh my mum apparently didn't choose it for that, she chose it bc she didn't find out my gender until I was Out and then was like 'aw fuck I don't have a name for this situation' and went with the first one she saw in a book of names a nurse gave her. It was only after that she remembered the actress when I was like. 4. that she changed and started telling ppl it was after that instead.)

And technically Holden is after the book character, but mum never actually read that book (and after I described it to her, said she has no interest in doing so lmao), she just liked how the name sounded and that was the one solitary name she for sure had on hand when I was born apparently. Could have saved us all time had she just used that one for me anyway!

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Couple of nights ago. I'm doing better abt missing my cat Nisha, but my phone will toss up compilations of pics of her to mark the year/month/etc and sometimes those still get me. It popped up just before I went to bed that night and I was already so tired that I just. broke down. Bc I know she's v loved and looked after w/my mum, but I do miss her goofy lil self a lot. She was my first cat that was given to me and meant to be mine alone, and there's something abt that first pet bond I guess.

3. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

Nope, and it's not a likely thing for me. I've said before that that happening would be in a very specific situation, wherein I'm with someone who wants to dedicate the rest of our lives to raising a child, or god forbid more than one, tho I think I'd max out at two if I managed one at all tbh (and that's not even getting into the very complex for me thing of would I want to actually be pregnant ever (probably not, absolutely terrified of dying in childbirth and don't see myself getting over that easily), we have the funds to make that happen (and give the kid a good life, not just a decent one or 'could have been worse' like my own), and we feel stable mentally, emotionally, and physically (as much as one can outside of Life Happening of course) bc having a kid means putting allll of that first for them, ahead of yourself. Or at least I think it should mean that lol.

But that situation is incredibly unlikely considering my bigger goal in life is to wind up being a third for multiple couples while also fucking any of my friends who are down for it in a big poly ENM sort of thing for lack of better/more detailed definition (I know it sounds unrealistic and maybe it is to a degree, almost definitely is lol.)

I can admit I just. don't want to uproot the life I've been trying so hard to build for myself in so many ways, to have kids. I'll happily help babysit the kids of any friends tho and be the fun uncle that buys them junk food and lets them stay up late to watch movies. I think that's about the level of parenting of any kind that I can handle for now (also tbh I burned out on parenting bc my family admits they parentified the fuck outta me with my three younger cousins. It by far could have been worse, but I spent my teens spending most of my days after school helping look after them from the newborn years and on. Unless my above uber specific scenario happens, then I've probably had my fill of parenting for my lifetime.)

4. WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?

I played volleyball for a few years in elementary school, and we were made to participate in a multi-school track and field thing for most of middle school every year, but I was never amazing at them. Housemate and I have figured out I likely have undiagnosed asthma tho (turns out running or going out in too cold or hot weather shouldn't instantly make you gasp, struggle to breathe, and make you taste iron in your mouth, who the fuck knew? Not me, genuinely) so I think that might have a lot to do with it.

I also enjoy tennis and badminton and would love to try rugby, but I've never played any of those beyond a hobby with family/friends.

5. DO YOU USE SARCASM?

I do! Probably too much and not always in the best situations, but I've been working for years to hone when and where it should be used so I think/hope I'm a lot better with it than I was when I was younger. Tho even then, I did get adults who found it funny when I was sarcastic bc of how adult I seemed to a lot of them (their words, not mine lmao.)

6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

I genuinely don't know. Usually I'm too busy running my script for meeting new ppl in my head and trying to maintain Common and Expected Etiquette to really notice much right away. I have found that after a bit of time/after the initial meeting has passed, I tend to notice colours ppl wear more often than others if I see them often enough, or hair colour. But I don't know if it counts towards this question at that point lol.

7. WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?

Kinda blueish grey? Some ppl say it's too grey to be blue, others that it's too blue to be grey. I had a lady at the ND DOT freak out abt not being sure if I should have blue or grey on my ID a few years back, and she finally just told me to put blue so 'she could stop feeling so confused.' Was a weird day and the first time I realised apparently they really do have a blend of both colours, enough for it to be upsetting lmao.

8. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

I can't choose between the two; I like both! I also like mixing them together when I write (a scary story with a happy ending, an ending that seems happy but is actually terrifying, so on and so forth.)

9. ANY TALENTS?

Writing? Maybe, I always list it bc it's something I know how to do and to (usually) do decently well. I can sort of draw? But not well enough that I think 'talented' would be accurate to describe how I draw lol. I'm not sure of anything else off the top of my head tbh.

10. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

In California, USA! We were there bc dad was in basic training for the Marines and then just got stuck at Camp Pendleton for years lmao (or that's how he always talks abt it anyway lmao.) Only was actually there until either: a. I was 3 months old, b. I was 6 months old or c. I was actually basically still a fresh newborn. Depends on whether you're talking to my dad, mum, or grandparents as to which answer you get, and at this point I'm genuinely uncertain as to exactly when mum left and took me to North Dakota but 6 months seems the most potentially accurate lmaooo.

11. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

Writing, drawing, reading (not enough but I'm trying to remedy that), napping, watching movies/fave shows, and giffing.

12. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

Kind of? My cat Nisha had to stay in North Dakota after I moved, so my mum and her bf are looking after her now (and got her a little sister, a kitten who is getting so big already!, named Bella.) I help Housemate look after aer two cats as well, and I'd like to think the boys consider me like their fun uncle lol (aka I bend over backwards for them and let them steal my spot on the couch all the time, and will break out the treats if needed to corral them now and then. In my defense: they are the cutest lil baby boy cats and they deserve the world, even when they're being little gremlins lmao.)

13. HOW TALL ARE YOU?

Approximately somewhere between 5'3 and 5'4ish? I can't recall the last time I was actually measured, and most of the ppl I've been around were somewhere between those heights and I'm usually either slightly shorter or slightly taller than some of them, so??? I put 5'3 on my ID tho lol

14. FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?

English bc it was easy and I liked almost everything we did in that class. All my general and more specific history courses were a close second, and my foreign language classes a close third.

15. DREAM JOB?

Ideally, I'd love to not have to work. But who wouldn't, so that said, probably something in a library or museum. I'd love to be a library page again, or help work the front desk/docent duties of a museum. Working at someplace like Mystic Seaport would be amazing too; I'd be happy to learn how to help repair/repaint ships that come in or just help do tours or look after artifacts and stuff (tbh they could hire me just to type up any random data entry work they need done for any/all depts and I'd say yes to the job offer lol.) Unfortunately there's fairly significant roadblocks to me achieving any of these jobs rn, but I like to keep them in mind, just in case.

Also, if I can have one dream job that would be even more unlikely and is slightly TMI probably but: paid third for a rich couple. I show up, look nice, [redacted], make sure they're both good for the night, then go back home to Housemate (if it wouldn't be a night they'd want me to stay over, which I wouldn't be against but also. That would require some overtime pay lol.) The chances of this one are...so unlikely it's stupid funny, but a man's allowed to have dreams right lmao?

Tagging (if u guys wanna, no obligation if u don't wanna/have already been tagged/etc!!): @starmoonchildfromthebeamsabove, @freebooter4ever, @willowenigma, @turtleduck-tales, @mash1972, @mysteriouslybluepirate, @turtles-on-turts, @cononeillbreastingboobily, @treesofgreen, @dianetastesmetal, @arsenicflame, @gydima, @king-bussy, @p0ochy, @crvwly, and anyone else following me who wants to!

#text post #ask box things #or adjacent to that at least lol #long post #tagging w/that to be safe bc I am stoned and wordy rn #apolgoies for that and kudos if you read the whole thing lol #I admit im not sure who all has already been tagged so apologies if anyone i tagged has already done this recently fjlsadkfjsla #if u have or if ur just not feeling it pls don't feel obligated! #tbh this is one of the first times in awhile where I had more ppl i wanted to tag than the expected amount and i almost just tagged everyon #but then i was like. hm. ill do the expected fifteen and offer it up to anyone else too in case anyone else feels like doing this! #probably for the best since this post is already so long im so sorry u guys fjkalsfjdsklj

[featheredjohtolegends]

Good morning Ho-Oh and Lugia

[@the-aurora-weaver]

Hello and good morning Pearl. Lugia told me I missed you yesterday. I'm sorry if there was something important you needed to talk to me about.

-Ho-oh

--

Good morning!! How are you?

-Lugia

#pokeblogging #pokemon irl #rotumblr #rainbow wing (ho-oh) #silver wing (lugia) #ask box things

[whynotcherries]

hello, do you have any kanej fic recs?

i do! i honestly would recommend far too many if i listed all of them, so i'll give you my absolute favorite must-read ones!

dealing with our demons by ravenyenn19 -- (post-canon kanej. incredibly long but so, so worth it.)

it's not you - it's the microwave by feelinglikecleo & a_nonnie_mouse -- (modern fake dating au, in which they have to get to know each other for the sake of credibility after joining a couple's study.)

the four seasons by totchipanda -- (another modern fake dating au, in which they meet accidentally and make up their relationship to ward off inej's obsessive ex.)

only one reasonable plea by frick6101719 -- (inej's early days in the dregs, specifically in the context of what her contract entailed.)

and i like you (i'd like it if you stayed) by cressisaqueen -- (high school au, friends to lovers, very scheme-y and cute.)

the anchor by kareuta -- (post-canon, kaz and inej try going to therapy.)

the ebbing and flowing of touch and trauma by cinnamonbookworm -- (post-canon character study on kaz and inej & trauma.)

what the flames stole, the waters returned anew (series) by 0363_thisisdifficult_5915 -- (inej was assumed dead at sea, kaz doesn't believe she's actually alive when she returns home.)

there is a highlight on my instagram with more, and they're separated by specific tropes and stuff! i need to update those, but hopefully this is a good start 😭❤️

#i have some public bookmarks too! those are all great as well #i'm going to go update those within the next day 😭 i'm so bad about keeping up with them #six of crows #fic recs #ask box things