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axemetaphor · 3 years

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im definitely not ripping off my friend by making a list of au ideas i have no siree //gonna slap this under a readmore cause i. well i say a lot. all of the time. i tried so hard to format this Good but tumblr fucked me up i am so sorry

so first-off i know i already have one WIP AU (Auckland) on ao3 so i wont talk about That one cause like. spoilers. i actualyl have it like 80% created so its likely gonna truly get finished for once and i dont wanna ruin shit

the other one ive posted about is something me and ben (catgirlrepublic) have worked on together its not at all close to done or anything but it's. a fun little crossover. Between jdate and my fuckinuhm. Original characters story “Untitled Villains Project”. the sketches of the comic version ive started is actually my pinned post 👉👈 its like the first chunk of the story, i think half of part 1? yea.

Tldr john fucking Somehow is able t oget into contact with a certain curious scientist from another reality who’d just love to study the Soy Sauce, most certainly not for her own nefarious purposes

John and Dave meet up with the scientist, her name is Boss, and her lab assistant, Toxic, and after a bit of a preliminary Vibe Check where john determines her trustworthy (which Dave doesnt agree with,) the two agree to be taken to the world UVP is set in. from there they stay in Boss’s lab (big old fucking abandoned military lab). John and Toxic are fast friends due to mutual love-of-chaos. John n Dave get to fuckin, camp out on an air mattress.

The day after they arrive, the two get split up, not exactly intentionally; big plot points of UVP are liek. Fueled by Boss sending Toxic to go fetch her “research materials,” which are usually important artifacts

Fuckin side note i guess i have to explain my dumb bullshit: Boss’s, uh, field of expertise so to speak is actually fckin, basically the scientific study of magic and superpowers n shit like that. This shit’s all real in that world. Toxic’s got fuckin superpowers, so do 4 other main characters, whatever. It’s got a bit to do with spirituality, iss Boss’s hypothesis. So she has Toxic fetch important artifacts that might have “energies” to them. The thing is actually way more fuckin complictated than that, this is just Boss’s initial hypothesis.

Motherfucking anyways. So Boss gives Toxic a job to do, and John get excited about how Cool that sounds, and ends up going with Toxic, leaving Boss and Dave alone. Neither is thrilled about this. But Dave and Boss get to have a bit of conversation (while Toxic and John are off bonding and having a good time) and come to a… mutual grudging understanding of some kind. They still dont like each other though lmao

Theres gonna be deeper shit going on but we havent sorted it out yet/tbh havent like Written For It in a while but i still like thinking about it a lot lol

Also pretty sure our endgame is john and dave steal toxic and bring them back with em lmao boss is kind of not nice and toxic would most certainly be better off in Undisclosed. Actually theyd fucking love it. Theyd become a local cryptid im sure. Undisclosed’s mothman is a teleporting spike baby.

I have. Another crossover AU that i might. Post something about for halloween? Maybe? If i have it finished?

Crosses over into, you guessed it, another one of my original-character projects. God, am i vain or something?

I promise this is just because i think blue and dave should get to team up to beat up some monsters

Quick briefing on my fuckinuh. Original character story, this one doesnt have a name (yet? Idk lol my work never actually goes anywhere sso who gives a shit). It centers around two grim reapers, Red (26, bi woman) and Blue (22, aroace agender asshole). In this reality or whatever, grim reapers function kind of like low-level office workers. They get told who’s going to die + when by some middle-management types, and upper management only involve themselves when punishment needs to be doled out. These Higher-Ups can be seen as analogous to Korrok; they’re decidedly not human, never were, and fucking terrifyingly powerful. Additionally, grim reapers are sort of .. designed to be “background noise” people. In reality theyre supernatural beings and, uh, look Real Fuckin Weird (the whole deal has a neon aesthetic im terrible at drawing uwu) but most humans just perceive them like extras in a movie. A body’s there but the camera’s not focused on it.

To the narrative: the shit starts when Red n Blue get relocated to Undisclosed. Relocation is something that just happens every now and then to reapers; they usually work in teams, but they get split up into different cities to avoid any strong bonds forming (a counter-union strategy from the Higher-Ups).

Red, Blue, John and Dave end up running into each other for the first time in a McDonalds where John n Dave are getting some 4am “hey, we just survived another horrific monster fight” celebration burgers. John and Dave are the only two people who can see how… strange Red and Blue are. Nobody else notices.

John unintentionally pisses Blue off, leading to Blue whacking him upside the head with a dildo bat. They all four get kicked out of McDonald’s. Dave and Red both are less than thrilled

Blue and John end up resolving their differences, somehow. Red and Dave briefly bond over their dumbass best friends being, well, dumbasses. They all part ways amicably.

somehow-or-other (idk yet) they end up running into each other a few more times, and eventually john invites them over to his place, and the four (plus Amy now!) get to know each other a little better

while there, Blue gets a text about some guy who's gonna die and John offers to drive them to where that's gonna go down. they take him up on the offer and get to have a bit of one-on-one conversation

after that ordeal though Blue has had Enough of people and bails, leaving John to head home alone

theres a sort of mirror-development going on with the five of em. Red, John, and Amy would all like everyone to get along, though theyre a bit tentative about it (John moreso than the other two, actually, jsut cause. well Red n Blue could still be Sauce Monsters). Dave and Blue on the other hand do Not like people enough for this shit, and Dave's not unconvinced theyre Sauce Monsters. he will not trust them until proven he should

the story's kinda nebulous but i got an idea for some Shit going down that involves both Sauce Monsters and also the Higher-Ups to have some fuckin absolute chaos go down.

Oops! All Trans

Everybody is transgender. Everyone

Ive actually workshopped this one both with ben (catgirlrepublic) and ghost (ghost-wannabe) lmao its a fun lil concept ive had from the get-go cause i mean. What’s an internet tran gonna do other than hit all their favourite media with the Everyone’s Trans beam

Dave transitioned post-high school and faked his death for it. People go missing in Undisclosed all the damned time, after all. He moved to the next city over, transitioned fully, then came back as a completely new man. Yes i know this doesnt exactly fit with the “everyone knows David from high school” thing alright, hush.

Anytime anyone brings up John’s old best friend (pre-transition Dave) John throws an entire fit like an overdramatic grieving widow. Full-on sobbing “why would you bring her up?! I miss her so much—” to the point that people just stop bringing up because Jesus Christ That Sure Is Uncomfortable KJHGFDS.

This is a scheme he and Dave came up with prior to Dave leaving, though Dave hadnt exactly anticipated John putting on this much of a performance about it— but it’s stopped Dave from ever having tto hear his deadname again, so hey.

Amy transitioned sometime in middle school/early high school. Her family was super supportive and loved her a ton and most people just know her as Amy. she was super shy her whole life really so. Yeah. people just dont think to bring it up lmao also i Feel Like big jim would absolutely wallop anyone who gave her trouble of any kind

John’s nonbinary (genderfluid specifically) and not exactly Interested in transitioning ? like hes fine with how he is. mostly.

he came out to Dave in high school but hes not out to anyone else exactly. Maybe his bandmates. Probably any other trans person in Undisclosed knows, too, cause theyre safe to tell lmao. Johns mostly a “he/him out of convenience” kinda nb who’s cool with any pronouns but does prefer they/them most. Dave and Amy use they/them when the trio are alone

Also this is a totally self-indulgent caveat that i think would be great, Dave’s actually agender but because he's transmasc and transitioned when he thought there were really only two options, and being Boy at least felt less weird than being Girl, he just kind of assumed he was a dude. It’s only through a lot of (like fucking years and years hes probably in his 30s/40s when he puts 2 and 2 together on this one) talks about gender with John that he realizes he actually feels like No Gender. Masc aesthetic with none gender.

I Just Think It’d Be Neat Is All Okay

Also Amy came out to Dave about being trans early on in them seeing each other and his response was to get very nervous before blurting out “me too” and then just being too embarrassed to talk about it for the rest of the day. Hes got a lot of hangups on talking about it actually it takes years for him to get comfortable in that

by contrast when Amy comes out to John about it his response is to yell “EYYY ME TOO” and give her a big ol hug lmao

I think itd be neatt if Amy ran a like. Transfem help/advice blog on tumblr. Kind of helped-with by John who can give her transfem nb insight for certain asks. I also just think that would be neat.

Cowboy AU - i put this one last cause its got drawings to it actually. Theyll be at the bottom

Basically just. Hey you ever watched a western. I think they look neat

This is another one me n ben have come up with lol

The soy sauce and all that shit still exist, im not sure where korrok fits in yet but ill figure it out

Theres no real like solid narrative yet ? but heres the barebones of everybody’s arcs.

John

Johns an absolute troublemaker, Of Course. Hes wanted in several towns for absolutely stupid shit. Hes a loner who shows up, causes chaos, gets drunk, does some drugs, runs away if people get too mad at him

He definitely had the same kind of deal with the soy sauce as in canon— he was at some kind of party, somebody offered it, he took it cause why the fuck wouldnt he, now he can see monsters and shit

Hes kind of a mooch also. Like. dont let him stay in your barn man he’ll never fucking leave and drink all your booze.

He runs into Dave when they happen to just, cross paths in the same town. the bullshit John stirs up ends up involving Dave in a way that makes it seem like it's his fault too, and they both get run out of town

after that he just tags along after Dave. hes decided this guy's Cool he wants to stick around. Dave is pissed at first, but not enough to shoot him or anything, and eventually, John grows on him

Dave

Dave also is a loner but unlike John hes simply so fucking awkward and bad with people. He doesnt feel like he belongs anywhere so he just travels

He’s the stereotypical Lone Ranger tbh. He wanders from town to town, solving their problems, though hed deny its out of any moral obligation (it kinda is, a little bit, tbh. He does like feeling useful). He shows up, fixes things, leaves. He's kind of a legend but most people think he's hiding something dark. other people jsut know him as that guy who farted real loud in the middle of the saloon and promptly skipped town out of sheer embarrassment. you know how it goes with Dave

He ends up involved with the Soy Sauce when a snake (not Actually a snake,) bites him. The snake’s more like the wig-monsters, really. Anyway, it injects him with the soy sauce, he fucking trips balls in the middle of the desert, he can see monsters now

He runs into John and shit goes tits-up, as said, but they become traveling buddies after that. he'd never say so, but he's glad for the company, actually. it's nice. hes not used to companionship but he feels a strange kind of easiness hanging out with John....

not sure how the Monster Dave concept will like fit in to this reality but like. trust me i want it in here. I'll Figure It Out.

Amy

Amy’s been living in a town John and Dave end up passing through and she is very curious about these two new Handsome Strangers who claim to fight monsters and just kinda. Persistently tags along til they let her join for real

Her family’s all dead, unfortunately, just like in canon, and she’s been living alone for a few years before meeting John n Dave. she had nothing left in that town to stay for, she'd been fantasizing about escaping on wild adventures for a long time and this felt a little like a dream come true. (Dave still gives her a spiel about how Difficult it is, but really, her fantasies were pretty grounded-in-reality already. i jsut think thats how she is, yknow?)

Shes the first person to react to the whole “we see monsters” shit with a kind of “oh, okay. neat” kind of response lmao

John and Dave fix whatever the fuck is up with her town (maybe that’s where the Korrok shit can fit, who knows) and Amy ends up being integral to that. After, she insists they take her with them because “they need her now” and Dave just cant really say no. John too is very much "the more the merrier!" and hes actually glad to have another person along he loves people lmao

At the start she has long hair but after she joins them she chops it short with a knife for convenience

also she still is an amputee. justt. idk. it was a wagon/stagecoach accident rather than a car accident lmao. just to clarify since i hadnt mentioned it, i wouldnt rob her of her ghost hand or yknow. all of the significance to her character that Missing A Hand has. although also now im going to have to research what was used as painkillers way-back-when, but im betting shes still got, like, her pain pills, they probably had those, maybe i wouldnt have to try too hard there. old timey medicine could be WACK though,

Shitload

Yeah hes in tthis shit mostly cause i liked designing his cowboy self lmao

Hes a kid (like 16, 17, technically i think in those days that was more Young Man than Kid but whatever. Hes Young i mean.) who got possessed by the Worms out in the desert and, by his family’s perception, just went missing!

Hes also a wanderer, but he ended up at the same town john and dave met in, at that same time, and starts following them after, already aware of who/what they are.

He keeps his face covered 24/7. actually he covers a Majority of his self for reasons. kinda want him to be a slightly more horrifying Worm Entity rather than human idk,

I kinda dont have much for this boy yet sorry Shitload

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with some editing notes for me cause im doing a very specific aesthetic with this lmao. i might change some lil details/colours though ...... idk

im also kinda 🤔 about shitload's colour palette. i want things assoicated w the sauce to be black'n'red predominantly but i think his palette might mirror dave's too closely. also im working on a korrok design i jsut am too busy to draw it now

#jdate #john dies at the end #aus #erh. tthe hell do i tag this as #rambles.txt #long post #well let me know if youd wanna hear more or. or something #send an ask. or whatever #yaknow #:jazz hands:

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dangermousie · 3 years

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Awwww, Moran showing love through food. And CWN giving him the food and thanking him because he’s trying to be nice to him but he’s so awkward at human interactions he’s basically reciting the menu. I LOVE THEM!!!

Oh, fuck, it’s Nangong Si! There are only two things I’ve never gotten over in Meatbun’s stuff between 2ha and Yuwu. One is Murong Chuyi in Yuwu and the other is Nangong Si’s fate in 2ha. It’s funny though because he ended up being one of my faves but when we are first introduced to him, I was sure it was going to be the “arrogant heir of powerful sect is an unprincipled jerk” and I swear most other authors would have gone for that. Also that whole interaction he has with Ye Wangxi is driven so much by his love and jealousy and basically Nangong Si is straight (?) Moran. (Ye Wangxi is biologically female but she’s been dressing and acting like a man and even using a changing spell so much, I am not sure what she’d qualify as tbh; since Nangong Si loves her as a guy or as a girl, maybe he’s just a YeWangxisexual?)

Yes, yes, CWN is from the Kunlun Sect (and that is why he was kneeling in the snow begging TXJ to spare them in the 0.5 timeline.) But also, I could be wrong but I think Moran is actually connecting it with the person who fed him when he was a starving child, but he can’t make a full connection yet. Side note - of all the reveals, almost none of them walloped me as hard as the reveal that teen CWN saved a starving to death small child and that child was Moran.

Screaming!!!! It’s Hua Binan/Shimei spell on Moran. I can’t remember btw if CWN 0.5 removed that when he went into “main” reality along with the flower and this is just the remnant trace, or whether it’s still there but Moran’s feelings for CWN are so strong, it’s not really working properly without the flower prodding it. But either way, UGH!

The FUCK! I hate Hua Binan to a degree I cannot put into words. Yes, Moran, why haven’t you been more solicitous to your torturer?

Moran finding the person familiar - screaming!!!!

The bitter irony is that Moran had never done anything to Shimei, not even in the past life, and the bit, “how could you bear to tell me to fuck off” - fully body shudders - because it’s Shimei and this is a GLARING NEON RED SIGN OF A HINT.

And you know the other thing? You can tell how much Shimei/Hua Binan despises Moran. It’s not just that he’s using him or he has no feelings about him or anything, he really despises him - because of CWN and because he needs him and he doesn’t want to need anyone for his awful plans. That dig at the end about “unwanted child tossed aside” - seeing that is what happened to Moran and one of his biggest traumas, this is just vicious (and the fact that one of the reasons Moran cares for Shimei is because he thinks Shimei never looked down at his origins or his rough childhood, double ouch!) I do find it fascinating that he puts that spell on him, but he doesn’t know the flower has been removed and the obsessive affection curse has been neutralized, so all that is going to do is not make him hate CWN and love Shimei, it’s going to make him more devoted to CWN. (And yet, when the barrier goes down, even though he doesn’t love Shimei, he STILL replaces Shimei to save him, because when not fucked over with multiple spells, Moran is a GOOD person, it’s just !!! Oh, and I really wonder what Hua Binan was hoping to happen - he probably planned for Shimei to “die” again. I don’t think he wanted Moran to replace Shimei with the barrier because how useful would it have been for him for Moran to die? Not at all. He probably didn’t mind CWN dying though because then maybe Moran won’t fixate on him, but he couldn’t have known CWN would give up his life to save Moran. Hmmm.)

ETA: And now Moran is kissing CWN’s hair while the latter is asleep. MMMMMM!

ETA2: and now the flashback to that sex scene. OUCHHHH that was horrifying. Honestly, if I were CWN I’d never get over this once I got my 0.5 recollections back, even if I objectively knew none of it was Moran’s choice. The most I’d be able to manage is “I get it and I won’t murder you and you did it to save me so I think gratitude/guilt and hate cancel each other out, but peace out lets NEVER run across each other again.” He is much more big hearted than I am.

#cnovel #2ha

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trensu · 4 years

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You should totally write your werewolf AU with mermaids and I can continue doing dramatic slow burn sads and fandom will double benefit.

You are just full of great ideas!! Tbh, I’ve been tossing around ideas for the current wangxian werewolf au (mostly from LSZ’s perspective, like how does it feel for him to be the only human in a werewolf pack?) but i also love mermaids.

This a more lighthearted continuation of the original post that takes place not too long after LWJ finds out WWX is afraid of dogs.

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It comes out when they’re camping.

Why are they camping? Because LWJ is a sucker who goes weak in the knees whenever WWX bats his eyelashes at him, that’s why. LWJ had started pulling away, putting some time and distance between them, but then WWX asked him if they were still going on the camping trip we hardly get to see each other any more, he pouted. LWJ caved like–like–like a thing that caves very easily. LWJ doesn’t know, okay? He can’t think when WWX looks at him like that.

In his defense, when they originally planned the trip, LWJ was certain his family secret wouldn’t have been a secret to WWX anymore and he was going to take the opportunity to show off demonstrate, demonstrate his wolfy prowess.

But no, that can never happen now, can it?

So here they are. Camping. Well, hiking currently with the intentions of setting up camp. Somewhere. And there are mosquitoes everywhere. And LWJ cannot put on his wolf-skin. LWJ is not having a good time. The outdoors are much more fun when he’s furry and on all fours. How do humans tolerate this? he wonders as he watches WWX practically skipping up ahead, absolutely reeking of mosquito repellent. It’s disgusting. LWJ misses WWX’s natural scent.

“Lan Zhan, look! There’s a cave up ahead!!” WWX exclaimed. “We should go explore it. Maybe it has bats. Bats are so cute, don’t you think? I love their little faces and how they squeak!”

Cute?! Bats have rabies, which kills humans because humans are fragile, and WWX is very very human. But no, there he goes bounding ahead without a care in the world. If LWJ were not a werewolf, he’s sure he’d have succumbed to a stress-induced heart attack by now.

“Wei Ying, be cautious!” LWJ tells him and grits his teeth when WWX laughs it off.

“Don’t be such a fuddy-duddy, Lan Zhan. Where’s your sense of adventure?” he twirls around to aim a sunny grin at him. LWJ’s breath catches even as warmth pools in his chest. This is why he’s here, enduring the mosquitoes and smelly repellent and possibly rabid bats. Because he would do anything to keep that smile on WWX’s face.

The corner of his lips tick upward for a hint of a smile, but it seems WWX notices it anyway because his own smile grows wider. He runs back to LWJ and grabs him by the arm. He proceeds to all but drag LWJ into the cave.

“Come on, hurry up. You’re so slow,” WWX shoots him a teasing look. “Is it because your legs are shorter than mine?”

LWJ gives him a flat look and refuses to answer. WWX’s laugh rings and echoes in the cave. They slow to a more leisurely pace as they explore. The cool air in the cave is a welcome change after hiking in the sun for what felt like hours. After awhile, WWX huffs and lets himself fall to the ground dramatically.

“There’s not a bat in sight. What kind of cave doesn’t have bats in it?” he pouts.

LWJ lowers himself much more gracefully to sit next to him. The moment he does so, WWX scoots up close to him and leans his head on his shoulder with a dramatic whimper.

“I’m so disappointed. Distraught! I cannot go on,” WWX says, pressing even closer. LWJ catches a whiff of his scent under the fading smell of the repellent. “Let’s take a break here, Lan Zhan, so I can mend my broken heart.”

“Mn,” LWJ agrees mostly because he’s enjoying having WWX close. Catching his scent was dizzying in the best way.

As they sit there against the cool cave wall, LWJ feels WWX’s body slowly relax. His breath starts to slow. In a sleepy tone, he mutters into LWJ’s shoulder, “I’m glad we’re here. I’ve missed you.”

LWJ’s response (I’ve missed you too, I love you, please never leave me) sticks to the back of his teeth and refuses to come out. By the time he manages to hum in agreement, WWX had dozed off, his body limp and trusting against him.

LWJ allows himself to press his nose against the crown of WWX’s head and breathe in deep. Just for a moment, just this one time…

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LWJ wakes to the sound of WWX hissing his name.

“Lan Zhan, wake up. There’s something in here.”

LWJ blinks his eyes open and sees WWX’s worried expression.

“I don’t know what it is but it sounds big. We need to get out,” WWX continues to whisper. LWJ smoothly goes into a crouch and motions at WWX to stay quiet. He cocks his head slightly towards where the shuffling, scraping sound was coming from.

This was not how LWJ wanted his day to go. First mosquitoes, which are absolutely awful, and now this? Gripping WWX’s hand, he starts to slowly guide them towards the entrance of the cave. Unfortunately they did not get too far before WWX stepped on something that made a loud crunch. They look down.

“Bones? Bones? How did we miss that before?” WWX whispered somewhat hysterically, but it was mostly drowned out by a snarl coming from somewhere behind them and way too close. Immediately, LWJ shoves WWX down the path that would lead to the mouth of the cave. He hears WWX stumble behind him but his eyes are locked on a great lumbering creature shuffling towards them from deeper within the cave.

“What the fuck is that thing?!?”

“Wei Ying.”

“I wanted to see bats. This the opposite of bats. It looks like a mutated bear, why is there a mutated bear–”

The creature – a yaoguai, possibly, LWJ thinks – meets his eyes. LWJ takes a calculated risk and flashes his gold eyes at it. Most creatures back down in the presence of a werewolf, so it’s possible they could entirely avoid a confrontation. The creature lets out a roar that leaves his ears ringing.

Well. That didn’t work. But he could still distract it. He could still keep it occupied so WWX could get away safely. He’s taken down big creatures before when they trespassed GusuLan territory.

“Wei Ying, run.”

“Yes, yes, we have to run. Why are you just standing there?!”

LWJ opened his mouth to respond, to entreat WWX to go on ahead and to trust him on this, but the creature was now running towards them and there was no time. Which was okay, really, because that meant he couldn’t dwell on the fact that this was probably the last time WWX will ever want to be near him.

Between one breath and the next, LWJ slipped into his fur and launched himself at the creature.

LWJ all but collapses on his side, great heaving pants whistling past his fangs. Whatever that creature was, it had tasted awful. His injuries were starting to stitch together, but that did nothing to remove the grime from his usually pristine white coat. His ears twitch back, catching the sound of someone shifting behind him. His tail wagged weakly when he realized who it was.

Wei Ying, Wei Ying is here!

But Wei Ying is scared of dogs

LWJ curled in on himself with a soft whine. Before he could get too distressed (emotions were simpler in his wolf form but they also felt much much bigger), WWX appeared in front of him. WWX was crouched in front of him and his hands were smoothing down the scruff of his neck, checking for injuries.

“Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan, that was terrifying and so cool, and I’m grateful you saved my life,” WWX let out a put-upon sigh. His hands were now rubbing down his side. “But, you just lost me so much money. I’m poor, Lan Zhan! I can’t afford to lose money!”

LWJ blinked at him. WWX liked to ramble but usually LWJ can follow his train of thought. This? This made no sense...on the other hand, he did get walloped on the head a bit during that fight. WWX must have sensed his confusion somehow.

“I thought you were fey!!” WWX exclaimed. “You were just too pretty to be human, you know? Like Xiao Xingchen. He’s beautiful and he’s fey.”

LWJ squashed down the urge to immediately go hunt down this XXC person and tear into him. The adrenaline was addling his mind, obviously, since such thoughts of violence are unbecoming of GusuLan wolves. Wait, did WWX just call him pretty...?

“But Jiang Cheng said you weren’t that good looking! I couldn’t let him slander you like that! I had to defend your honor!! So I bet him you were fey and now I owe him a ton of money,” as WWX rambled, his hands wander, aimless now that he’d seen all the wounds had healed. They brush against his belly and his tail wags involuntarily.

WWX definitely notices, if the devious grin was anything to go by. Suddenly LWJ was getting the belly rub of his life. His tail wagged frenetically because everything was perfect. LWJ just took down a huge kill in front of WWX and he was impressed, and now WWX was laughing and petting him.

“Wow, you’re much more expressive as a wolf than in your human skin.”

And there popped his happy bubble. LWJ scrambled onto all fours and skittered away because WWX is scared of dogs, WWX will hate him. LWJ switched out of his wolf-skin so fast it nearly gave him whiplash.

WWX frowned. “Is it safe for you to change back so soon? Your wounds just barely finished healing.”

LWJ was confused. “You’re...not scared?”

“The bear-thing’s dead, what’s there to be scared of?” WWX’s brow was furrowed in the most adorable way. LWJ shook away the thought. He can’t get distracted. He had to focus and use his words, as LXC was constantly reminding him.

“...dogs?”

With a yelp, LWJ suddenly had a scared WWX clutching the back of his shirt.

“There’s a dog?? WHERE? Lan Zhan, scare it away!!”

LWJ shook his head. Words, words, he needed to use words. Why was communication so much harder in human form?

“No dogs. Me.”

WWX’s frantic grasping stilled before flipping LWJ around to face him. He looked furious.

“Lan Zhan, who called you a dog? I will beat them up right now. You’re not a dog, Lan Zhan. Dogs are mindless mean animals that bite for no reason. Werewolves are people.”

“Oh.”

There’s a moment of silence as LWJ absorbs the impact of WWX’s words. Relief courses through him as he realizes that WWX is not afraid of him. Not one bit. Werewolves are people. He knew he could trust WWX with his secret.

Then he processes the rest of the conversation and frowns.

“Wei Ying, how do you know about the fey? And werewolves?” It didn’t make sense. Humans don’t know about these things. And their senses are not sharp enough to perceive most of their kind. WWX gives him an odd look.

“Lan Zhan, I was adopted by the Jiang family.”

LWJ blinks. He knows this already. What did that have to do with anything?

“...you know the Jiangs are merfolk, right?”

No, LWJ did not know that.

“You didn’t catch the fish smell? Nie Huaisang says my siblings smell like fish all the time. How did you miss that?” WWX laughs. LWJ felt his ears go warm.

“I was distracted.”

“By what? Nie Huaisang made it sound like it’s completely overpowering!”

“Your scent.”

“Aww, Lan Zhan, are you saying I smell better than fish? You flatterer,” WWX laughs again.

Like his scent is a joke. Like barely rates higher than fish when his scent is all LWJ can think about some days. Well, that’s enough of that. LWJ has had a long, stressful day full of mosquitoes, monster fights, and world-breaking revelations, and even he has his limits.

LWJ grasps the back of WWX’s neck and brings him in close. LWJ’s nose trails along WWX’s neck, taking a lungful of that wonderful, delicious scent. As he breathes in, he smells a thread of arousal seeping into WWX’s scent.

“Lan Zhan,” WWX squeaks. LWJ can hear his heart quicken.

“Wei Ying smells better than fish,” he responds, thrilling as his lips just barely brush against WWX’s racing pulse-point. He feels and hears WWX’s gasp. He brushes his face along the crook of WWX’s neck once more before taking a full step back.

He takes a moment to admire WWX’s stunned, dreamy expression before turning on his heel and marching out of the cave. He’s had a long day and his restraint is in tatters (at least i didn’t lick him, he thinks guiltily as his actions catch up to him, that counts for something, doesn’t it?). He needed a nap or drink of water or something.

Behind him, WWX snaps out of his daze.

“W-Wait, what does that mean? I don’t smell like fish? Lan Zhan, wait for me! What do I smell like? LAN ZHAN.”

Huh.

It was kind of nice having WWX chase after him for a change.

#wangxian werewolf au #trensu replies #thewickling #i'm actually quite fond of the turn the original post took #i can't stop thinking about it #do you mind if i make snippets of it in the future?#i know you're doing your own thing with it #and i love it so much #so i want to make sure i'm not stepping on any toes here #anyway #in this au of the au (lol) wwx is half mermaid on his father's side #he took after his human mother tho #the only supernatural thing about him is that he can hold his breath underwater an eerily long time #all the other kids on the swim team in school are slightly freaked out about it #trensu tells stories

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eirenical · 4 years

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My ace character that I write the most, I actually never describe as ace unless I'm really getting into the nitty gritty because they AREN'T sex repulsed. Like, the demographic of has sex but isn't really into it is more than represented (obligatory 'all straight women' tasteless joke here) and I don't think she's representation - she's not an ace character, she's a character that happens to be ace, ya know? Anyway, love and support for you

I’m assuming this is in reference to this post I reblogged?

I appreciate the love and support, nonny; I can use all of it that I can get, tbh.

But I don’t want you to think that I’m saying that aces who aren’t sex repulsed don’t need representation. They do. And I appreciate that you’re not defining your character by her sexuality and making everything you write about her about that. Ace characters deserve interesting stories that don’t revolve around them being ace, and that’s wonderful that you’re doing that.

BUT. I also just want to point out that if you’re going to include a character in your writing who is asexual, whether you intend them to be or not, they ARE representation. Someone is going to look at that character and feel a connection to them whether or not that was your intent.

And I think we all need to be aware of that when we’re writing any kind of minority (or non-minority, for that matter) character. They are going to be representation for someone, and we still need to respect that.

..and now I’m going to tangent and, nonny, I’m so so sorry because I know you asked for precisely none of this, and I do appreciate the message of support, but I’ve had a bad, bad, BAD mental health day and this was the last in a long list of triggers on my anxiety tonight, so I’m going to blurt it out here. Please feel free not to click on the cut tag.

I mean... hell. This doesn’t just refer to sexuality either. I was just watching a sitcom and had a character wallop me out of left freaking field with so many microaggressions that I was not even close to expecting that I had to fast forward through every part he was in thereafter, and at one point I just had to stop watching.

He was a veterinarian.

And the conversation about him that absolutely killed me went something like this:

“He’s a doctor.” “A veterinarian.” “A doctor.” “For animals.”

And I got so FUCKING ANGRY, I had to rage quit the show for the night.

Because why on Earth did the 1st character need to “bump him up” to an assumed human doctor to begin with? It is HARDER TO GET INTO VET SCHOOL THAN MEDICAL SCHOOL, ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. And then there’s the putdown about “only for animals” as if that’s somehow lesser? There’s a reason the tagline when I was in vet school was “real doctors treat more than one species.” So, seeing that neat little bundle of microaggressions right on top of the cliched “this is a small town, so I’m going to take my friend to the ‘technically a doctor who turns out to be a veterinarian’ and said vet IS GOING TO ACTUALLY EXAMINE AND DIAGNOSE MY FRIEND WITH A PANIC ATTACK, NOT EVEN A PHYSICAL AILMENT, AS IF THAT ISN’T A GIANT MALPRACTICE SUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN JESUS FUCK” scene... I was not a happy camper.

And I know “small town veterinarian with a heart of gold who’s too nice for their own good who treats all the humans when they can’t get to the big town with the human doctor” is a staple in small town settings... but NO. Like, that is 100% an insta-NOPE for me, because I AM A VETERINARIAN. And maybe, MAYBE, if you walked into my office dying of a gunshot wound, I would do what I could to stabilize you until the ambulance got there, because I’d be covered under good samaritan laws, but you can DAMNED WELL BET that I’m not touching diagnosing your mental health AFTER LISTENING TO YOUR HEART ONCE with a 10 FOOT FUCKING POLE. And I don’t know a SINGLE PERSON I went to vet school with or practiced with who would. And the thought of the coming malpractice suit if I tried sends my heart racing into anxiety mode just THINKING about it.

And that’s not even counting the microaggressions I mentioned that finally noped me out of watching for the night because they made me so angry.

Now... do I think that the writers of the show went into it thinking that adding a small town vet to their small town show was going to be controversial or a potential source of poor representation? No, I’m sure they didn’t. I’m sure they didn’t mean anything malicious by it and they were just playing with a common small-town character archetype. They probably didn’t even give it a second thought. They probably didn’t consider that a white, fit, blonde, I’m-assuming-at-this-point-heterosexual-because-he-asked-a-girl-out-because-he-thinks-she’s-gorgeous character could be potentially problematic representation of anything. He’s just a character who’s a veterinarian.

...and that’s kind of my point.

Every character we write is representation of SOMEONE. And it never hurts to be aware of that fact.

(Apologies again, nonny, I’m not trying to imply anything about your writing here, AT ALL. I’m sure you’re careful about what you write, and I’m always happy to hear that people ARE writing ace characters at all, so MAJOR KUDOS TO YOU FOR THAT. This was just a convenient time for me to blurt out this particular frustration, and reading your ask kind of... became the catalyst of needing to get this all down on paper and out of me. -.-;;;)

#conversations through replies #feel free to reply but #p l e a s e don't r e b l o g #i am not interested in inviting the disco horse onto my post #:P #ace discourse ///#...sort of #really it's more veterinarian discourse but whatever #don't get me wrong #i'm enjoying s.chitt's c.reek but that nonsense REALLY caught me on the raw on a night that i really didn't need that particular bullshit #*sigh*#anonymous #long post #eirenical babble

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pinktatertots99 · 4 years

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Don't know if you even do follow up to prompts, but if you don't mind can I request cell 13 reaction to Seitaru punching that one image in the face? Sorry if you are busy/ not writing right now (forgot to look before asking this). Hope you are well in these trying times

HJKDJHKDHKJD tbh i was wondering wha ya meant by image till i realized ya might be referring to inmate from this request. and so, HELL YEAH tbh i was gonna add in an ending of sei and cell 13 as a funny end like an episode, but i just wasn’t sure if it’d be needed. but hell yeah! and no worries lol i’m down for prompt sequels and getting requests randomly. also awww ty!

part 1

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“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!??!?!” the inmates screamed as sei came in, a patch of a bandaid on his cheek and his hand wrapped in gause. “woah seitarou-chan what happened!?” nico asked as uno gave an unamused look. “did ya slip on a banana or somethin?”

“ehehe oh uhm, wwell i did but tthat’s not how i got these bandages.” he stuttered as rock hummed. “did ya punch somethin?”

“wha? sei? punch somethin? rock ya know who we’re seeing right?” jyugo asked as rock looked to his hand more. “that’s wha a bandaged up hand looks like when it punches something. least what it looked like when i was a dumb newbie.” he stated as sei felt a pang of an insult to that.

“reminds me, everyones been talkin bout one of the guys breaking out.”

“besides you jyugo-kun?”

“i know, shocker.” he deadpanned. “apparently he got some broken jaw in the process.” uno scoffed. “oh don’t tell me ya think THIS guy-” he moved to point at sei. “-ACTUALLY socked a knobber in the kisser?”

“oh eheh well yeah that’s how i-” sei started only for the inmates to scream in disbelief. “YOU WHAAAAAAAAAT!?”

“holy shit that explains the newbie hand bandages!”

“you can punch something that ISN’T s soft cover book!?”

“seitarou-chan’s so strong so weird!”

“huh, and here i thought you were just good at crying.”

"WAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAH you guys are so meaaaaaaaaan!!! even if it’s believabllllle!!!” he exclaimed waterfalls pooling out of his eyes as he ran away, while the boys looked out to watch.

“....so...did he just forget he left the door open?” uno asked as jyugo nodded. “yep.” a moment of silence occurred before they ran out in the opposite direction sei did cackling.

“ne ne, shouldn’t we worry bout seitarou-chan though?” nico asked as he n*ruto ran while uno chuckled. “oh come on nico name another time that wet sack gave a wallop!”

“....oh! ahaha good point!”

“sides that hand ain’t healin for a good three weeks!” rock exclaimed as the four laughed.

#nanbaka #nanbaka the numbers #idiots with numbers #nnbk #nanba prison #fanfiction #i made this #the pink one speaks

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overwatch-imagines-hub · 5 years

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Okay but how would the Blackwatch boys react to seeing their s/o who went messing during a mission?? Like they were taken by talon, brainwashed, genetically enhanced to be stronger and faster. Maybe the reader was sent out to kill them but they accidentally revealed themselves? Also i love your writing so much, keep up the amazing work you talented human being!!❤️❤️💞

G a s p, thank you so much!

Hope you enjoy angst, whoops.

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Genji Shimada

One more thing he cares about stripped away from him because of course it is

It’s unfortunate how used to this horrible life he’s gotten

He’s probably the one who can set aside his emotions from the mission the most

There’s an inner turmoil there but with his already shitty family bloodline, his brother almost killing him, getting harmed so severely he had to be turned into a cyborg, being trained and used as a weapon, and fuck-all else, he didn’t really expect the one good thing in his life to stay for long

He had sure as hell hoped it would though

If he sees an opportunity to catch rather than kill you, he’ll take it

A difficult thing to do with Blackwatch’s shoot first, ask questions later and overall chaotic mentality

He’d probably have to fight you, the enemy team, and his own teammates to execute it

But if there’s a chance, he’ll try to take it

Keep you as a hostage of sorts while he tries to work out with Mercy a way to reverse the brainwashing and such

If all things turn out peachy, great; he’ll help you recover from the trauma just like you had helped him in the past

However

The chances of such an opportunity are slim

And if you were made to kill him specifically, you’re probably a pretty difficult fight for him

Like those episodes in shows where people have to fight their evil twin and they don’t usually win until someone who’s not them fights said evil twin instead

So, if it comes down to it, he will shoot

And mourn, grieve, and die inside later

McCree

Probably the most emotional of the Blackwatch lads, though it’s often in the privacy of his own quarters that he shows it

Seeing you on the field, dead in the eyes and trying to kill him, would absolutely shred him to pieces

Would low-key lose his damn mind

Straight-up starts yelling to his teammates on the field that it’s you, to not hurt you, that you don’t know what you’re doing and that you need to be caught

Probably looks to Gabe for help, who gives him a brokenhearted look in return

Gabe understands the situation and how much a person like you means to McCree, given his past

He’d try to do what he could to prevent your death, being somewhat of a no-man-left-behind kind of guy himself

However, when it comes to his men or a brainwashed, killing machine, former shell of yourself you, he’d probably incapacitate Jesse (partially to keep him safe, partially to keep him from protecting you, and partially to keep him from having to make the final move on his own) and take the shot himself

Naturally, Jesse would be absolutely devastated

He would take body back to base and make sure you were properly mourned and given the burial you deserved

Unable to forgive Gabe despite knowing that Gabe had at least tried an alternative beforehand

That’d probably be the kick in the ass that resulted in McCree leaving Blackwatch, tbh

Gabriel Reyes

It would just be one more thing to fuck him up and be high up on his list of regrets later in life, honestly

On the field, after you reveal your face, he would call for trying to capture you first

While you’re fighting him, he does as little as he can to hurt you and probably tries to talk you out of your brainwashing

As expected, it takes a little more than that to get someone out of a killer robot state of mind

Not to mention you were trained to kill him, leader of Blackwatch, specifically; so, not only do his words go over your head but his attempts to not hurt you result in him getting a few pretty bad wallops

When his agents attempt to capture you and you start mowing them down, he has a difficult decision to make: Put you down or let you keep putting his soldiers in the ground in a futile attempt to rescue you

Or ring ding ding! Secret option number three: Injure you so badly you have to retreat and allowing him time to figure out a solution before you return to try accomplishing your mission again

Can somebody say Captain America: The Winter Soldier inspiration?

You bet your ass he’s going to try and get his Bucky back

Naturally, he does everything in his power to try to figure out how to save you

And until he finds a way, he’s willing to play this cat-and-mouse game

McCree’s lover? Bullet to the noggin, of course! Gabe’s? Gimme! Back! My! Bucky! The tragic love story!

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princess-peregrine · 5 years

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I made a short thing a while back so i'm gonna post it now, you can ignore it

please forgive me i don’t know how to make an under the cut post, just scroll really fast

Storm Hawks is a show that takes place in the fantasy world of Atmos, world of a thousand mountain top kingdoms., each protected by a sky night against the forces of darkness. These include beasts, rogues; and worst of all, Cyclonians. The Storm Hawks are an individual group of a wandering military force called sky knights. In the show a sky knight squadron is assigned or stays at an individual Terra, which are what cities on the mountain tops are called. The characters that we focus on are members of the Storm Hawks, which is the meaning of the title. The Storm Hawks are the only squadron that roams from Terra to Terra which is beneficial to the story. Storm hawks as a show is episodic and not streamlined which creates a much more free environment for the writing of the show. While there may be call backs; although rarely, they are unconnected an unnecessary for the episodes story. In modern television there is a push for a more streamlined story structure in episodic stories. And unfortunately to the detriment of other shows, an episodic structure in a streamlined show. You can see the examples of this in shows such as Steven Universe and Star VS The Forced of Evil. Steven universe is a show that has a goal and an overarching plot. But there are many throwaway forgettable episodes intermixed with story progression, and often in the times of high intensity which diminishes the value of the story. And Star Vs The Forces of Evil is a show that in the first season was focused mainly on episodic contained stories but as the second season aired there was a clear push for a more streamlined story and romance plot while trying to keep the episodic nature of the show. A benefit of Storm Hawks is that in it's fifty-two episode run only three are streamlined episodes with a clear connection to the rest of the show. Those episodes would include the first episode that establishes the show and the two part season two finale. The story follows the six person crew of the ship called the Condor. This includes the primary main character who is the leader of the crew, Aerrow. The additional main characters are: Piper, Junko, Finn, Stork, and Radarr. Their roles on the Condor, stated in the intro, are as follows: Piper, the specialist. Junko, the strongman. Finn, the marksman. Stork, the helmsman. And Radarr, the copilot. Storm Hawks, the show, benefits in writing from having a wide cast, as characters are usually introduced each episode and provide the conflict or journey for our main characters. Episodes are either taking place on or off the Condor. Which seems like an obvious distinction but there are many episodes where the conflict or main story surrounds the Condor as a ship that it is an important distinction. The ship, weapons, and all appliances are powered by an energy source of crystals. In the show crystals are naturally occurring magical items that are the main driving force of the villains. While episodes that focus on the Storm Hawks themselves have a wide variety of possibilities, the plot lines with a primary villain involved normally center around the obtaining of crystals. These primary villains are the raptors and Cyclonians. Raptors are a race within the world of Storm Hawks that are anthropomorphism lizards. This race is almost entirely depicted by a small cast of Raptors0 that are continuous. The Cyclonians are an apposing military faction from the Cyclonia, or Terra's that belong to Cyclonia. Very often the Cyclonians are represented by repeated models with identical masks and armor, infrequently distinguished by mustaches. There are however three generals of the Cyclonian army that are frequently occurring and leave impacts on the main cast. There is Snipe, an extremely strong oaf that prefers to hit first and never think that often is in the Storm Hawks way to create meaningless conflict. Secondly there is Ravess, a tall slender pink haired violin player that is much smarter and has more meaningful involvement to the story. Ravess and Snipe are siblings in the show and that is a good source of comedy between the two. Lastly there is the Cyclonian General, the Dark Ace. The Dark Ace acts as a foil to our main character Aerrow as Dark Ace is the murderer of the previous Storm Hawks. Dark Ace appears very frequently often to simply fight Aerrow one on one as the interactions between the Dark Ace and other protagonists besides Aerrow are very limited. Furthermore there is a leader of Cyclonia, Master Cyclonis. Master Cyclonis is seen as the ultimate threat, often depicted as the smartest and most dangerous person. She, similar to Piper is a crystal-mage, someone who is proficient and very skilled in using crystals. Cyclonis acts as the foil to Piper similarly how the Dark Ace is a foil for Aerrow, although in a much more subdued sense. Cyclonis' strength is much more implied than shown in the show. I'd like; unfortunately, to bring about a comparison to the Show Avatar the Last Airbender. I'd like to avoid singing the shows praises but as mention earlier, the effectiveness of streamlined and episodic storytelling. Avatar is a show that is streamlined, if you watch episodes out of order you would find yourself struggling to piece the story together unless you re-watched the episodes many times. Which is what re-runs allowed for. However With an episodic story there is no need and no frustration to understand the story because things rarely carry over if at all. And Storm Hawks and Avatar the Last Airbender are very similar with their stories, albeit lacking forwarding of plot. As the setting of Storm Hawks similarly takes place in a world where the main villain is the leader of their own military force and generals that directly jagskdfa;sldfhafhksdhfasjdf;la okay I'm done, I don't feel like writing anymore because now I'm stretching and I just wanna talk about how gay I think piper and Cyclonis are for each other and I mean seriously, I just wanna talk about the anti Nazi episode that focuses on Junko's character development. And tbh it would just be a rant and not an essay so you know what, I type faster when ranting anyway.

Okay so like, in the second season there is this episode, a wallop for all season. And I think this episode in particular is one of the best in the entire show, possibly the best. And ok, so throughout the series Junko is constantly either fixing bikes, or doing something strongman characters do like fixing and making. He makes weaponry for the storm hawks is what I'm getting at. Clearly he is a very intelligent character. All but one of the storm hawks are. That being Finn who is a total doofus but I love him and he is amazing and needs to be protected. Even if he has fought in tons of serious battles he's just dumb. But Finn and Junko in the show are depicted as each others best friend. Two sides of the same coin. They share interactions with each other more than the other crew. Alright so stork is up there with who they hang out with but stork is almost always on the ship. But the thing wallop for all season does is acknowledge that Junko is smart. Throughout the series he is just a second idiot on the ship. He is shown to always hold the dumb ass brain cell along with Finn mainly for comedy. Okay so in a wallop for all season Junko is sent to take over the family business by the wallop tribe leader. Oh by the way, all wallops are super strong and look like rhino's. And while Junko takes over the business the other Storm Hawks find out that Cyclonians are on the Terra with them. And there is a confrontation with the tribe leader to get them off the Terra and the Cyclonians want to take the Storm Hawks prisoners and kill them. And the leader is all like, we have a peace agreement with Cyclonia and the Cyclonians are welcome here and that isn't going to change. And Junko is all like Change it or else. Now earlier I said the anti Nazi episode and I understand that saying Nazi is a reaction word these days for cartoon villains and movie villains that are completely separate, but the thing is it's a base word to explain how evil the villains should be viewed as because of the real world emotions sympathy and parallels. And this episode, okay you know that phrase that's like, if there is a Nazi sitting at a table, and ten people sit at the table, there are eleven people sitting at the table? Unrelated in a way but I like the phrase. Mainly because I hate Nazi's and white supremacists and am definitely not changing that. But anyway where was I? I just got home after a long time out. Ok right. So I forgot where I was going with the phrase thing. But to be back on track. Junko is all, change it or else. And the chief is like, you challenging me to be tribe leader? And Junko is all sure if that's what it'll take. And then they go out to the woods to fight and they're arguing the whole time during the fight. And Junko is telling the chief that he could change it, they're going to be betrayed by Cyclonia anyway. And the chief is all, this is for the benefit of the wallops Junko, I'm just doing what's good for everyone else. And Junko is all, good for everyone? Wallops hate helping other Terra's and other people, why don't you fight back like normal. And like, after that it's my second favourite line of the episode. The chief screams the reason they're sided with Cyclonia, the reason that they're letting the bad guys do what they want and why the chief is afraid to do anything about it. “CYCLONIS, IS, TOO, STRONG!” it's in caps bc if I remember right he throws a tree at that point. And basically the end of the fight Junko is a swing away from winning and he gives mercy to the chief and forfeits and the chief calls him weak for that. And when Junko is leaving he gives a little speech. “i used to be ashamed because all the other wallops were bigger and stronger than me. I thought being strong was the most important thing. But strength means nothing, unless you have the courage to use it for good.” that's the first half then an exchange with the chief. And then the rest. “I am a wallop, and I'm also a Storm Hawk, the good guys.” And Junko has had other episodes. But all of his other episodes don't show his strength as a character. They normally only surround his physical strength, the first of his episodes primarily focusing on his strength. Although this is the first episode of his, and unfortunately it's near the end of the series, that has an impact on characters not in the main cast. We see an exchange that goes along these lines between wallops hiding from Cyclonians. “I think Junko was right.” “But what can we do?” “We'll meet tonight, just because Thrag supports Cyclonia, doesn't mean we have to.” And yeah this is a small exchange but the impact it leaves is from being a show where normally episodes are goofy and joke filled, same with this one, that don't keep up a serious story line.

So like She-Ra, it's a streamlined show. The episodes are very specifically meant to be played in order. Some episodes are able to stand alone without knowing the story, unfortunately that's a lie. Whenever story lines could be regarded as episodic, that's primarily the B plot of the episode. And like, the show likes to jump back to the second main character, Catra, in the horde who is always doing something to progress the story. Honestly I have a problem with binging and the style of show Netflix puts out but that's a different issue entirely and just an opinion of mine. You know what's not an opinion? Storm Hawks is a great fucking show. Like for real, it's sloppy and sometimes rushed but it is always amazing. Except for the home movie night episode, that was a clip show episode, those are always terrible.

The point is you should watch Storm Hawks. What the hell. There's this episode called number one fan, and it's a stinker of the series. But you know what? It's fine, it's not too important at all, and if anything it's a love letter to the fans. Because number one fan is just, prophetic, it knew what was gonna happen with people like me. And basically the episode is about the storm hawks finding a fan of theirs, of the sky night squad Storm Hawks, and are totally flattered. Except Finn, he doesn't like Finn. And Finn's plot of the episode is trying to get the fan to like him. And the Storm Hawks are indulging him and letting him ride on their bikes and giving him a good day. Then predictably they say something the wrong way and he gets sad and upset and they leave and the villains come in to save the kid and bada bing bada boom the episode is over. And you know what, I don't like that episode, I don't enjoy it save for the one scene in it that had Cyclonis. But you know what? It was still a funny an well written episode.

There's also the fact that I holy fucking yes love the Cyper ship, or pipcy, I just say piper x Cyclonis like i'm from 2009.

IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH I START TALKING ABOUT PIPER BUT THEN I DIVULGE INTO A STREAM OF THOUGHT THAT CONTAINS MY THOUGHTS ON GAY REP AND ALSO SPOILERS FOR STEVEN UNIVERSE.

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR STEVEN UNIVERSE IN THIS PARAGRAPH.

let me rant about Piper for a second. First of all she is a main character. Most of the time she is in the spotlight and the driving character. Hell, a few episodes taken away and Aerrow is no longer the main character and Piper is. And you know what else, one she's a girl so there's that. And two, and this is the big thing, SHE IS BLACK WITH A REALISTIC SKIN TONE IN A CHILDRENS CARTOON IN 2007! Like holy fuck aside from that one episode of 6teen where the girl says she's gay and already has a date to the dance, this is like the best shit. Also she has blue hair which I sometimes forget about but she always, no matter what, wears the orange headband. And it's not like it's necessary because of character design. She has been in many different outfits. Plus I'd like to mention that this was 2007, and it's a 3d show. Like, the quality of the animation is still amazing. And the fight scenes are always stunning to see happen. And oh oh, her bike has helicopter wings on it. Like aside from it being a jet she has helicopter wings like that is just a personalized Piper thing. And I'd like to mention that Piper is very high key bi, although never said in the show. And if you're going. Not said in the show? Darn ):. well let me fucking remind you, it has never been stated in she ra or shown, in the show that Anyone is a Lesbian or even Bi. All we have are just things from the creators that they say OUT OF THE SHOW when very clearly they could devote literally 2 seconds in show to say “I'm gay” and keep going like holy fuck. If Catra and Adora are lesbians then so are Piper and Cyclonis. And it kinda upsets me because then we have a wedding in Steven Universe but they still go, can't assign labels to them still gotta remember they're rocks and even when in the same supposed gay wedding episode the worse than Stalin diamonds come down and fuck their shit up. And this is all happening when a straight guy, let me repeat that, A STRAIGHT WHITE GUY ON NICKOLODEON WROTE THE BEST GAY REPRESENTATION IN A CHILDRENS SHOW YET. You remember all that? The most bland, normal, everyday shit for gay people was put in the loud house and it's the best representation for children's media ever, par for the 6teen thing. I just wanted to say that I ship Piper and Cyclonis but I wrote all this. Shit. Anyway Cyclonis x Piper for life, they're married and ruling the Atmos together and have a kid, XOXO

Okay now I'd like to address the idea of a continuation or a reboot. Personally, I want a continuation, not a reboot. Most of the other fans would like a reboot that is edgier and more serious but I think they might have missed the point of the show. Even lightning-arrow, the main storm hawks fan blog second only to my might which will one day crush all in it's path, I'm so ahead of my time that my time left me behind to remind time to make this time mine. Many people like to look at the concept art and story and think, wow I would have liked this show. And they aren't wrong, they would have liked that show. But I think they would have liked it less. Storm Hawks is a comedy show first and and action show sometimes. Very often the episodes are joke filled and very tame on action. Yet some people would like an edgier and darker show, to which I ask, why? Did you not like when Finn made a fool of himself at a talent contest by doing the air guitar? Did you not like when a chicken interrupted a very serious fight between Aerrow and Dark Ace? Did you not like every single one of Storks lines? Now is a good time to mention Stork in this argument for edgier and darker Storm Hawks. Stork is the dark character, the sarcastic character, the witty and depressed one. Stork is very obviously an emo, and that is intentionally displayed in his character design. If you want to know what I mean, he has the dark hair over half his face thing going on. That's how emo we're talking. And all of his lines are paranoid, sarcastic, depressing, or condescending. And almost 100% of his lines are jokes and are always funny. Stork is the darkest character that makes jokes about death that always manage to get a laugh. The problem with making the show more serious and edgier, is that his character might as well be pointless and thrown away. In a cast of characters that aren't jovial and all grim, where's the need for another grim character? Stork is yang of the group, while everyone else is happy and smiling, he provides the contrast, that is his character. He is meant to be a foil for the rest of the entire cast, protagonists and antagonists. And I believe it's easy to forget about all the jokes that the show made you laugh at when you go a long time without watching it and only remember the serious pieces. The fact of the matter is that the jokes and humour and lightheartedness is what made the serious moments stand out to people that want it to be darker. When people ask for a darker story what they're asking for is the same feeling of contrast when the heavy moments hit. It's like eating ice cream with your best friend and in the middle of the conversation you bite the ice cream with your teeth and at the same time your friend punches you in the gut. And then going to your weaver friend and asking them to hit you in the gut, with no ice cream and you're ready for the impact. Why did I use this specific example? For zero reason and I'm not at all salty about dropping a chocolate ice cream cone with the blueberry shell at dairy haven stop asking questions.

The point is storm hawks is amazing and you should watch it. It's my favourite show after all.

Oh shoot I went through Aerrow, Junko, piper, Finn, and Stork. I forgot to mention Radarr. Radarr is a squirrel. That's it. I'm not joking. Radarr is a squirrel. Oh right maybe I should have mentioned that earlier. Um yeah guys, the reason a darker show wouldn't work is, hmmm, I don't know, one of our main characters is a squirrel that squeaks!!!!

oh yeah thought of another thing. I don't thing people realize that when the characters were chosen for the show, and their old pre-show character designs were rejected. It's because the creators themselves, decided the ones we got were better. And thank god for that because if I had to look at Aerrow in hi 5th grader learned what anime is and picked up a how to draw manga style book and skipped to the last picture design I would probably never have watched the show. Also people for some reason want Piper to keep her old arc about her being a miner, and just, no guys. Think about that for a few minutes, just no.

Also I'd like to mention how fucking glad I am that the Master Cyclonis design changed. Before her name was Master Anarchis and that is just awful and should never have been on the table. Master Cyclonis is a powerful name however. Anarchis makes me think she's gonna turn into a spider.

And also also, I don't particularly care about what isn't in the show. Oh the backstory was explained like this, and the lore of the atmos was explained on the site before it was shut down. Yeah ok, that's neat, but was it in the show? Was that the content we got as average consumers of the media? No? It requires a different platform and doesn't actually affect the show? Then it might as well be pointless to me. Sure you can have it but don't expect me to be convinced to write my fanfiction of them according to those standards. Granted no one has actually told me that, but being on tumblr is very personal to me and makes me feel like I'm talking to people. Conclusion, Storm Hawks is good and you should watch it.

#storm hawks

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Can you sort your muses from weakest to strongest?

so, for simplicity’s sake, i’m going to go with ‘how well would this muse do in a fight’ as my metric here (because if we went for emotional strength, well, we’d be here for a long time.

under the cut because i have a fuckton of muses. oops. (the real reason i decided to wait…i forgot how to do readmores on mobile lmao). as in the ask, this is going from weakest to strongest. also will be assuming main verses for them all (since phila, for example, would be much stronger prior to the fall, but i don’t want to put her twice).

frankie - frankie has zero combat experience, and due to their disabilities, melee fighting is a no-go. they do pick up archery while in askr, because they don’t feel comfortable being out in the thick of things with absolutely no means to protect themselves, but because they’re still learning (and the chronic illnesses don’t make it easy) and because their disabilities often wear them out, they wouldn’t last that long in a fight.

ethlyn - ethlyn is primarily a healer. she can use a sword, and while she’s not bad she lacks the strength to do a whole lot of damage–it’s enough to hold off an enemy until help arrives (or until she can escape), but she’s not exactly anyone’s first choice for front-line fighting.

elise - elise can use tomes, but she’s still learning, and her siblings are understandably reluctant to have her in the thick of things, since she’s thirteen. with that said, she has a natural talent for magic, so she can deal some devastating blows.

flora - flora states herself that she’s not particularly adept at the combat arts, and she’s not. with practice and time, she could become strong enough to hold her own, but her primary role in the army is support…especially in birthright when she has to recover from all those self-inflicted burns. she’s also similar to yoshiko in that if she turned completely towards magic, she’d actually be a better fighter, but she’s forbidden from doing so under king garon’s stipulations (not that those mean much in birthright or revelations, but there’s a learning curve).

miriel - strong in magic, but not the most agile of fighters. she’s actually a little on the clumsy side, and she doesn’t care much for fighting. she does it because she needs to in order to be a shepherd.

yoshiko - if she used offensive magic, she’d actually be a force to be reckoned with. but she doesn’t, having gone for the yumi instead (as a deliberate limit to her fighting strength). that said, she is fairly decent at hand to hand combat. what she lacks in physical strength she makes up for with knowledge of the body and how to turn an opponent’s strength against them.

rosalind - rosalind, unlike frankie or yoshiko, is actually a pretty good archer, and she also keeps a dagger or two on her person just in case someone gets close. she’s also got a lot of dirty tricks and other strategies up her sleeve, so she’s far from defenseless.

maribelle - maribelle, like elise and ethlyn and flora, is also more of a healer than a fighter, but she’s got her fair share of experience and while she’s far from bloodthirsty, she doesn’t hesitate during a fight and she’s not averse to doing what she thinks needs to be done. also, her confidence helps.

faye - faye is still in training, so she’s not the strongest of pegasus knights, but she’s got determination in spades and a good lance arm thanks to having grown up laboring in the fields. by the end of echoes, she probably ranks somewhere around the same as caeda.

florina - florina isn’t the strongest, physically, nor is she the most experienced, but thanks to a strong bond with huey she can easily hold her own. if nothing else, huey can act as a weapon. (just kidding…sort of)

aileen - aileen, in theory, makes for a pretty formidable opponent, as she has high resistance and can wallop an enemy with dark or anima magic. however, her ptsd can hinder her in battle to the point where she needs to withdraw, and she’s not physically very strong.

phila - sure, she’s disabled, but phila still has a lot of military training under her belt, and if you give her a mount she’s still a formidable foe. it takes her time to build back her strength after being bedridden with near-fatal wounds for months, but she’s not gonna let that stop her. that said, she’d have a hard time fighting without a mount…unlike her pre-fall self.

lianna - she’s never been as inclined towards the martial arts as rowan, and it shows. but she’s not bad by any means, either.

chihiro - despite their relative lack of experience, they manage to survive garon’s suicide missions, so i’d say that counts for something. plus, they learn pretty quickly how to fight out of necessity.

myrrh - while myrrh is very strong in her draconic form, she’s more or less defenseless in human form (unless you want to count the fact that she can fly). in other words, in humanoid form she’s good at escaping fights, but not so good at actually fighting. but that also means she doesn’t get hurt too often unless she really needs to hide her identity as a dragon.

idunn - i’m ranking her above myrrh in dragon form largely because she was more or less formed into a weapon and because she’s a mage dragon, meaning that spells don’t do anything to her. however, in human form she’s likewise defenseless (well, except for her absurdly high magical resistance–she may as well retain the properties of a mage dragon as human). she’s the final boss for a reason.

nah - unlike myrrh and idunn, nah can fight in her human form. she’s not exceptional at it, but necessity dictated that she learn to do it. even though idunn is by far stronger than her in draconic form, nah’s greater sense of free will and the fact that she can defend herself in human form place her higher on the list.

panne - panne also suffers from the significantly weaker in human form thing, but like nah, she knows her way around a fight in her human form. she’s actually better at it than nah is, though, hence her being the “strongest” of my transforming muses.

nyx - nyx has had centuries to hone her craft, and it shows. her biggest drawback is that her body is a little more on the fragile side, and her chronic pain means that she doesn’t have the best stamina on the battlefield. she’s good at hitting hard and fast, and then pulling back out for the longer haul.

katarina - katarina’s biggest downfall as a fighter is that she’s too kind, honestly. it’s relatively easy to tug at her heartstrings and therefore cause her not to fight at full capacity. with that said, she’s a highly trained assassin, a decent tactician, and a competent mage. if she’s going at you with full force, you’re likely in for some trouble.

eliwood - he’s well-trained and has excellent fighting technique, but he’s not the strongest of fighters (in part because he doesn’t care for it all). putting him on a horse helps a fair amount, though, as does giving him durandal.

caeda - caeda lacks the formal training of, say, the whitewings, but as she fights alongside marth and his army, she grows to be a formidable fighter in her own right. though she’s not trained in strategy, she’s good at thinking on her feet, too.

cynthia - cynthia is a seasoned fighter out of necessity. you can tell she’s significantly self-taught, but she sure as hell is effective. if she gets caught up in her heroics, however, she sometimes leaves herself wide open. she can also be reckless during a fight.

lyn - she’s well-trained, fast, and highly determined. in other words, she’ll probably kick your ass. with that said, she can be a little hot-tempered, which can get her into trouble, and while she’s physically strong, she can still be overpowered by an enemy.

anelie - like lyn, anelie can be overpowered by an enemy, but anelie fights dirty thanks to her training as an assassin on top of her skills and speed. it’s the dirty fighting that puts her just barely above lyn.

palla - she’s an elite whitewing, meaning she has formal military training and a boatload of skill. she had to, because the whitewings had to prove themselves useful in an army consisting mostly of wyvern riders. her mount is also fiercely protective of her.

sonya - i’m just saying, there’s a reason she made a name for herself in grieth’s army. she has no qualms about killing those who stand in her way, and she’s a formidable mage to boot. like anelie, she’s also more than willing to fight dirty.

hanan - hanan isn’t as good at fighting as ruya, but she’s still a strong fighter on her own, and her strategic knowledge gives her an extra edge. unfortunately in a real battle, having to find alternate means of communication puts her at a slight disadvantage. with that said, hanan is nigh-indestructible thanks to grima.

chrom - he’s physically quite strong and has an unpredictable (albeit flashy) fighting style. he’s also constantly honing his craft, and he’s able to practice with a wide variety of others due to the shepherds’ eclectic fighting force. however, he’s largely self-taught, which does leave some holes in his technique, and his flashier moves can leave him open to attack.

sigurd - his mount may as well be a weapon itself, and he’s a highly skilled knight used to fighting against tough opponents.

camilla - her wyvern is a force to be reckoned with, and she’s got brute strength and raw magical power in spades. between her own innate fighting prowess and her ruthlessness on the field, she’s one of the strongest fighters in my muse list.

aversa - tbh, aversa and camilla are about equal in strength, though aversa is slightly stronger in magic and slightly weaker in melee combat than camilla. aversa also has a little more tactical know-how.

xander - xander is canonically one of the strongest fighters in fates, and he’s helped in no small amount by the fact that he has a divine weapon. he’s also fully capable of being ruthless when he wants to be, and his war horse is nothing to scoff at either. he’s also very strong tactically.

zeke - he’s pretty close to xander in strength, but i figure the fact that he somehow manages to survive an unplanned voyage across the sea while on the verge of death counts for something.

ruya - before you accuse me of favoritism, I HAVE AN ACTUAL REASON. ruya might not be the best melee fighter, but she’s got strong magic and a fuckton of skill, meaning that her skills tend to trigger often, not to mention her strategic advantage. moreover, like hanan (actually i wrote this hc for her first), grima drastically boosts her defenses, meaning that she’s really fucking hard to kill.

#THE ANALYSIS/RANKING ALONE WAS 1.8K WORDS HOLY FUCK #god i hope i didn't forget someone....#holytoem #I DON'T BLAME ANYONE IF THEY DON'T WANT TO READ THIS #♬┊ɴᴏx ᴛᴀʟᴋꜱ ( ooc. )

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So, TLJ

I was going to wait until I saw it again, but ... ehhh let’s get this done. God this post is gonna be long. I’m gonna miss stuff.

I have 6 main gripes with this movie and I want to get those out of the way first.

That should have been Anakin, not that shitty-ass space frog. Fuck Yoda.

The codebreaker Maz sent them for should have been Lando, and “we didn’t have time for Lando” is still nonsense.

Rian, that is a bladderbuster of a movie, we did not need the milking scene, pal.

Also Joss Whedon gets tiresome, let’s dial back the jokes per second yeah? SW is tonally different from Avengers, let’s not make them all samey same.

Why was there no mourning for Han that was visible instead of only learned through “The Art of TLJ” (Leia’s hairstyle was Alderaanian mourning braids.)

... MOAR PHASMA, are you for real with this 0.3 seconds nonsense.

Now, I was so incredibly underwhelmed by TFA (I have literally never watched it since I saw it in theaters one time per my obligation as a Star Wars fan, I felt like JJ Abrams didn’t even care enough to make an original movie) that I wasn’t jazzed about TLJ.

I was very, very, very wrong in that. Holy fuckballs was I ever fucking wrong.

Luke

The flashback trio, holy SHIT. The sanitized, Obi-Wan’d version. Kylo’s “Bilbo seeing the ring” scary-ass wrong version. And finally, Luke’s “I fucked up so so much” version. Luke has always struggled with the Dark Side, with his anger. You see it at the end of RotJ where he’s just hammering on Vader, until he goes a step too far and goes “oh my god what am I doing.” And then you find out that he bought his own hype, and the Order’s own hype, and drifted close to the Dark Side again, thanks to past trauma from dealing with Vader and his own established tendency to come close to the dark.

But he regrets it so so much. Mark’s monologue talking about that, where you can hear the pain and regret and guilt in his voice, it’s some of his best acting. Luke, driven by shame over what he almost did, driven by survivor guilt, ends up in a very dark place. Shame and guilt are real fucking beasties, and feeling that you failed your students, your nephew, your best friend, your sister, and the galaxy? Jesus. It makes my heart hurt just thinking about it.

And then finally, someone with the same kind of optimism he used to have shows up, a real genuine Rey of Sunshine as it were. And she does exactly what he did with Vader. She tries, even though she has less of a dog in this fight than he does, and it’s just .... i love it, guys.

That force projection. GodDAMN. Even Threepio can see him! HOLY SHIT.

The mirroring of his sacrifice, buying our heroes time, of Obi-Wan’s, was so poignant.

I cried like a baby all through the scene with him and Carrie. It was so good.

And then his scene with Kylo, with this man who’s just devoured by anger and feelings of inadequacy and this desperate need to prove himself to a shitty-ass authority figure (Snoke). It was excellent.

Basically A+ all around, gave Luke nuance and a real depth of character that I wasn’t expecting but I loved after I’d really sat and ruminated on it. He’s always been so positive, and things worked out for him (mostly), and this failure (and there’s the theme of the movie, how you handle failure) just walloped him upside the head and it felt so very, very real to me. <3

I also cried when his robes blew off that rock on Ahch-To. (I cried a lot in this movie lmao)

“Where’s Han?” (me: “fuck me i’m crying a lot.”)

Leia

SPACE MOM OMG <3

Look even if i’d hated the rest of this movie, I was going for Space Mom.

She’s so tired of fighting. She’s so tired of losing that which she loves most. She’s so ready to just sit down and rest. But she won’t, because Leia is the most resilient, and so stubborn and determined and fierce and amazing. Even getting shot into goddamn space isn’t going to stop her.

LEIA USING THE FORCE AND BY GOD SHE HAS SO MUCH STRENGTH IN IT because she’s so very much also Anakin’s kid. <3

Leia being so done with Poe’s nonsense. She’s not going to keep seeing these wholesale sacrifices. Winning doesn’t matter if you don’t have anyone left. The Resistance is not cannon fodder. They are not the First Order, and their people matter.

Every single scene with Leia I loved. All of them.

The hurt, and the pain, and the resignation in her voice when she says her son is gone, it broke my heart guys. You can tell she isn’t happy about it. You can tell she didn’t arrive at this decision lightly. Letting go of a family member who’s determined to pursue something destructive is hard as fuck. I’ve seen it happen in my own family. Leia has lost so, so much. Her planet, her parents, her adoptive parents, her husband, her son, and now she knows she’s losing Luke too? I just ... my heart.

Leia and Rey at the end! <3 Loved it.

the goddamn tribute before the credits, yep cried there too.

Rey

God I love Rey.

Zero time for Kyle Ron’s nonsense.

GET REKD NERD /vrooms off in the Falcon

Her strength of character, her mirroring of Luke’s attempt at redemption, her positioning as light to dark, her “fine fuck you I’m leaving” when redemption is rejected, I love everything about Rey.

THE REUNION WITH FINN <3

The introduction to Poe

Did I mention I love Rey? I love Rey. Rey is so driven and determined and amazing. <3 She has no time for an old-ass man’s nonsense. She has no time for a gold bathrobe wearing man’s nonsense. She has no time for Kyle Ron’s nonsense. “Look I have shit to get done so lead, follow, or get the fuck out of my way.” When Luke wouldn’t stand up (because he’s still fighting his own personal demons), she goes “fine, I’ll do it myself.” When Kyle Ron wouldn’t actually burn down the past, she goes, “fine, I have things to do.”

Rey is the Actual Best.

Rey uses her anger! Holy shit I love that.

Kylo Ren

Look I have to give massive props to Adam Driver. The way he plays someone who’s been emotionally abused, fuck, that shit was giving me flashbacks to my own life. (snoke reminds me of my mom lmao my childhood was great.)

Unlike TFA, I actually found him compelling as a character this time.

That scene in the elevator actually sort of hurt my heart a little. “Okay, FINE. You don’t think I’m anything? You think I don’t deserve this? THEN I’LL FUCKING SHOW YOU, I’LL DO IT WITHOUT IT, I’LL BE BETTER THAN YOU EVER EXPECTED” and the unspoken “and then you’ll finally accept me”. I got a little choked up, thanks past trauma.

God I remember trying for decades to get my mom to love me, to say something nice that she meant, to just pretend she liked me. You agree with horrible shit, you feel beat down all the time, all trying to make this truly awful person think you’re somebody.

So I understand part of Kylo Ren’s drive, tbh.

But he still chose the Space Nazis TWICE. And threw off the love of his family and his uncle. So fuck that jackass.

Look, my mom left literal scars on my face, and i didn’t burn down my school, murder the students, and go join the Hitler Youth.

He’s the embodiment of “prior trauma does not excuse current actions”

A+ to Adam Driver for playing a character I can go “oh man that sucks, but I would still space your ass in half a second you shitty-ass human being.”

Finn

I love Finn so so so much and I could watch a whole movie just about Finn and Rose and Rey and Poe just ... generally wrecking rich people’s shit around the galaxy ngl.

I wish the fight with Phasma was longer. That was a bit of a letdown.

But Finn is just perfect. I love him.

Can we talk about how he looked like an Actual Disney Prince running over to make sure Rose was okay? Because he did and I loved it.

Also how he was totally prepared to give his life to save the Resistance because he has something to fight for, and I wasn’t SUPER sure he was going to be stopped and my heart was in my throat that whole time because Finn you fucking precious human being you. <3

THE REUNION oh my god 12 seconds of sublime perfection. THEY WERE SO HAPPY. (i cried. but i bet you knew that already lmao)

Rose

Cute, takes no shit, period. Love her. Awkward and adorable and just fantastic.

She felt very reminiscent of Cassian with her “I’ve been fighting this my whole life” stance, and I loved it.

Little acts of kindness can have huge rippling effects on the universe. <3

I can’t wait to see more of her.

Watching her and Finn totally fucking up rich people’s days, goddamn that was satisfying as fuck.

I liked the kiss. It was pretty clear she was crushing on Finn the whole time (well maybe not to Finn lmao), it wasn’t drawn out. It didn’t make anything canon, and while I may be all about Finnrey and get more of a brotp vibe from Finnrose, I certainly wouldn’t be mad if it ends up going that way. I thought it was cute. “Fuck it, i’m gonna do it before i pass out.”

Poe

Poe getting schooled by two older, more experienced women, A+.

Poe reminded me of Saw Guerrera, actually, speaking of Rogue One parallels. He wants to win, no matter the cost. Let’s remember that Saw ended up leaving the main body of the Rebellion over this.

I thought Poe’s arc was great, tbh. He learned that you have to be able to ADAPT.

I’m still personally “eh” on not disclosing anything, but at the same time, even if Holdo had told him at least a general idea of what was going on, I think he still would have sent Rose and Finn, he still would have staged the mutiny. His entire thing is “i know better” when he doesn’t, and he learns that he certainly does not always know better. There was a LOT of character growth there, and I loved it. So much of this movie adds depth to characters. <3

That intro to Rey! I loved it so much.

POE AND BB8, enough said, god they were cute. THEY HAD A FOREHEAD TOUCH. <3

General things I really liked

that scene where Holdo jumps into the ship. utter silence, light spilling forth from a source of darkness, GODDAMN that shit gave me chills. Amazing.

The aesthetics, as always. Star Wars movies are just beautiful.

Porgs! Jesus they were cute.

“Jakku pretty much is nowhere.” lmao fucking sassy-ass skywalker men

Literally everything with Chewie.

THE SOUNDTRACK.

Snoke Bond Villain-ing it up and promptly dying lmao. “Let me reveal everything about my plan including the fact that I faked this Force bond thing” /pulls a Darth Maul

THAT LIGHTSABER FIGHT GODDAMN. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” basically.

Luke flicking invisible dust off his shoulder.

there’s a lot more but uh yeah i liked this a lot. I’m going to go see it at least one more time.

#tlj spoilers #i've never had such an entire 180 on opinion from before seeing to after seeing

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/ / ok i had this idea for some time but time to write it down. As you know, each support in the game can shed some light on a character aspect, character development. For that, I’d like to think it would give the character a life skill e.g. cooking, sewing etc. For my muse, I’d like to talk about the S support units--his waifus. Look down below~ huehue

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So, I’ll go by the support list for him. Starting with Avatar, Robin.

Since Robin is a smart lady, I believe he would like to keep up with her so he will dedicate more time to reading than napping or practicing. Mind you, he will affect Robin as well, drag her to practice more and do exercises than locking herself in her study room all day long. The skill here is probably knowledge. Even though he is quite knowledgeable about stuff, it is somehow limited to what Ylisse library contains. With Robin’s help, he has a better view of the world around him. Plegia and Valm alike. Even Ferox who are pretty much close, he learns more about these countries thanks to his wife. Also, his aptitude to stay for late hours increased due to his wife reading at 2am if not at 5am.

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Next is Sully. This will be as well linked to Kjelle support for she is their child and we know a bit info about chrom.

For this support, Chrom will learn how to cook. Yes, a nobleman, the prince and the future exalt is left to handle the kitchen. He might not be ‘whiz’ as he said in Kjelle’s support but he can make something decent to eat that even Sully did not complain about. Another skill is immunity to poisons. Believe it or not but what Sully cooked could be classified as poison if it was slightly lethal. He has a strong stomach but his immunity was put to shame when Kjelle cooked because she was worse than Sully herself. This will be developed by the time he manages to make her cook something..edible.

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Next is Sumia.

Here Chrom can learn how to be more affectionate to animals in general. Sumia’s great asset in this part will help him release his stress rather quickly because he will find peace in being near horses and pegasi like she does. Even though Pegasuses do not like male riders, some will make exceptions to him after being treated well by him which probably will take years.

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Next is Maribelle.

YOU DAMN RIGHT HE WILL START PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT YA BOI HUH!!! Maribelle is strict and she will not take a no for an answer because “darling, you need a way to treat yourself--to relax. Music is the key, sweetie~” and thus he starts to enjoy practicing violin but he was never that good because he always uses a bit of force to execute the notes. At least, he can somehow play something but not for so long. Another thing is tea appreciating. Even in Brady’s support, it said that he would take it whenever he can but not as she said, following a certain ritual and whatnot. Also more etiquette lesson amirite? I think his problem of blurting things out will be lessened if he married her tbh. For every time he makes a mistake, he bet your ass she will wallop him with her parasol fu.

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Last is Olivia.

Chrom your boy will become the best dancer! At first, he would enjoy watching Olivia dancing but she would ask him to join her. He sucked at first because he did not how to balance between his actual strength and speed to a certain tempo. But with Olivia’s help, he managed to understand his self better and being able to have more control over his moves unlike before. This can help a bit with him breaking things around because he is always focusing only on his body and blade forgetting his surrounding but in dancing, everything is your stage so you got to pay attention to everything; thus he becomes less....destructive but boy a habit does not die easy, amirite? Another skill is probably being a flower nerd. He’d become more knowledgeable about flowers in particular.

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That’s it for the S supports. Any thoughts or ideas hit me up. Probably gonna rethink these because these were things i thought about long time ago and just wanted to put them here for my own sake.

#⚔headcanon.⚔ (building up)#⚔ooc.⚔ (faty speaks)#// i lovekr um #///aaaah....yes finally...after million years of being distracted while writing this

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littlemissgeek8 · 6 years

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AC and Wisdom, please!

Send me a Player ask!

AC - Tank / DPS / Support is my favorite way toplay because….DPS or Support probably. I think I’ve watched one too manymagical girl shows and have this deep-seated need to protect/help/save people, which carries over to the way Iplay. At the same time though, I do love playing a character who can do some damage,so classes that can heal and dodamage are usually the best for me, though I tend to focus more on the healing(or buffing) than actually hitting someone with whatever weapon I have on. (TBHI think neither of my bards have ACTUALLY connected with their melee attacks.)

Wisdom - What’s the stupidest thing your PC has everdone?I’ve only been RPing for a short time and neither of mycharacters are exactly reckless, so I’m honestly not sure. For Jemima maybejust the fact that her main course of attack is mocking people (being a bardand all) which if her insults are bad enough can (and sometimes does) lead toher getting thumped a bit from the person she mocked. Uh, Ahdie… maybe charginginto a room in a cave with movable rocks holding back some deep water and looseningthem to flood a lower cavern? Thankfully he rolled high enough to not get knockeddown by the water but it was close. That or trying to thump a bugbear with his quarterstaffall by his 5’5” lonesome (and got walloped for it but good).

#d&d #dungeons and dragons #ask meme #sorry it took me a while to respond!!#it's been a hot tiring week #and i keep having a hard time thinking enough to write #so here's some answers!#Anonymous #there is one stupid thing jemima did in our recent session but i can't talk about it yet shhh

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junker-town · 7 years

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Virginia Tech beats West Virginia in wild Black Diamond Trophy classic

The Hokies and Mountaineers had a rivalry reunion barnburner.

VT 31, WVU 24, FINAL. West Virginia had a chance to tie it up in the end, but a drop in the end zone by David Sills (otherwise a game hero) and a heavily flagged final effort that ended with a pass out of bounds anyway means the Black Diamond Trophy will stay in Blacksburg with the Hokies.

VT 31, WVU 24, 6:30 in the fourth: Hokie QB Josh Jackson ran for 46 yards up the middle and took this big wallop at the end of it, setting up the go-ahead score. We’re heading toward a whoever-has-the-ball-last ending.

24-24, 12:37, fourth quarter: A 60-yard catch-and-run from Will Grier to Gary Jennings, the second play of WVU’s drive, has this liveblog on the verge of going ALL CAPS IN EVERY UPDATE. This could end up being the best game of Week 1, tbh.

Mixed emotions at #WVUvsVT as #HailWV ties it up! http://pic.twitter.com/a3Vyn9DcPS

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 4, 2017

24-17 VT, end of third quarter: THINGS ARE LIT. Dana Holgorsen has gotten T’d up and is one more personal foul away from becoming the first FBS head coach to be ejected under NCAA rules. Back when we drafted which coaches we thought would earn this honor, he went No. 7.

24-17 VT, 1:45, third quarter: Virginia Tech answered almost immediately with a 32-yard touchdown catch by Cam Phillips, after a long kickoff return. Be advised that West Virginia then hit a 43-yard completion on its first play with the ball. This game’s getting really hot now, so flip to ABC.

17-17, 2:18, third quarter: Will Grier and David Sills V connected for a second WVU touchdown tonight. This one came from 10 yards out, while Sills slanted over the middle. We might be in for a doozy of a finish.

17-10 VT, 5:07, third quarter: Josh Slye just missed a 38-yard field goal for Virginia Tech, so WVU’s still down just a score. The Hokies fans in the end zone behind the uprights thought the kick was good and started cheering for several seconds. It was, in fact, not good.

17-10 VT, 9:51, third quarter: The Hokies are back in front after a 12-yard touchdown run from 5’9 redshirt sophomore Deshawn McClease. He also carried for 14 yards on the first play of a seven-play, 58-yard scoring drive. Tech redshirt frosh quarterback Josh Jackson might be settling in a bit, too. Lots to like right now for that offense.

10-10, 11:25, third quarter: Mike Molina is (barely) true from 34 yards, and we’re even again. The red-zone defenses in this game have been stout in the few cases where they’ve been needed, but really, most of these drives are stalling long before that point.

10-7 VT, halftime: After a special teams mistake by West Virginia, the Hokies are back in front. The Mountaineers let a Tech punt bounce from the 20 to the WVU 3. Tech forced a three-and-out, and Josh Jackson capped an eight-play, 47-yard drive by scoring just before the end of the half. Really, I wanna talk about this punt return issue.

7-3 WVU, 5:37, second quarter: A touchdown puts West Virginia ahead. Will Grier found David Sills V on the back shoulder in the front corner of the end zone, and Sills squeezed it. That’s a 10-play, 86-yard drive in 4:34. Not bad!

3-0 VT, 9:00, second quarter: Hey, an exciting offensive play! WVU running back Justin Crawford just bursted 42 yards up the middle, sticking the Mountaineers across midfield. The previous long run in this game was a 12-yarder.

3-0 VT, 11:31, second quarter: Will Grier and the West Virginia offense look really bad. Anything beyond 10 yards is a no-go for the WVU passing game so far, but the ‘Eers are trying anyway. Grier’s 10 of 19 for 66 yards and a pick.

3-0 VT, 14:50, second quarter: WVU’s Will Grier made an ill-advised throw after rolling to his left, stopping to throw back across the field into traffic. Tech defensive end Trevon Hill intercepted him in the shadow of his own goalposts. Sheesh.

3-0 VT, end of first quarter. WVU quarterback Will Grier just had receiver Gary Jennings Jr. wide open for a 30-yard touchdown. He missed him high. In totally unrelated news, did you know Grier used to be a Florida Gators quarterback?

3-0 VT, 6:13, first quarter. Joey Slye kicked a chip-shot field goal for Tech. It’s a win for WVU, though, which was staring down a Tech first-and-goal from the 2. The Hokies backed up with a false start, and redshirt freshman QB Josh Jackson had both an underthrow and an overthrow to bail the Mountaineers out.

0-0, 8:22, first quarter. Virginia Tech got a first down a few minutes ago and has the ball at WVU’s 42-yard line. A wild offense has appeared in Landover.

0-0, 10:56, first quarter. More punting! WVU’s punted twice, VT once, and nobody’s gotten a first down yet in three series. Good times.

0-0, 12:36, first quarter. A trade of punts. WVU’s Will Grier fired off a deep shot in his first drive since 2015, but officials ruled it incomplete.

The Virginia Tech Hokies play the West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. It stacks up as one of the better games of college football’s Week 1.

No. 21 Virginia Tech is coming off a strong debut season under head coach Justin Fuente. The Hokies won the ACC Coastal division and put up a decent fight against eventual national champion Clemson in the conference title game. They lost a ton of production in the offseason, especially on offense. But if they can overcome a relative shortage of depth, another run to the championship game is possible.

No. 22 WVU has drawn some preseason hype, but maybe that’s not fair. The Mountaineers have a talented transfer QB in ex-Florida Gator Will Grier, but they’re at the bottom of the country in returning production. A lot of the players that built last year’s 10-win team are now gone, and Dana Holgorsen has to rebuild on the fly.

Time, TV channel, and streaming info

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Sunday

Location: FedEx Field, Landover, Md.

TV: ABC

Streaming: WatchESPN

Odds: Virginia Tech is a 4.5-point favorite.

S&P+ projects Virginia Tech to win by 10, so the computers see this as a more lopsided game than oddsmakers do. But this early in the season, it’s hard to be sure of anything.

The thing about West Virginia: The Mountaineers really are losing a ton. They have 30 percent of their offensive production back and 25 percent on defense. They’ve lost a trio of key receivers — Jovon Durante, Shelton Gibson, and Daikiel Shorts — plus a solid running back in Rushel Shell. The losses on defense are even bleaker.

Three top linemen are gone, as are the team’s best linebacker and five of its best six defensive backs from 2017. That’s a whole hell of a lot to replace, and West Virginia isn’t an elite recruiting team that can just cycle in a new group of four- and five-star players. (Think Ohio State or Alabama. That’s not the Mountaineers.) So maybe WVU will be terrific, and all of these young players will thrive immediately. But that’s a lot to ask, and a first game against Virginia Tech leaves no time for easing into it.

This is one of two major college games on Sunday night, the last Sunday before the NFL takes over the national spotlight. Texas A&M plays UCLA, also at 7:30 p.m. ET, on Fox. Both games seem good, and if one’s better than the other, everyone will flip the channel to watch that one. Landover might be the center of the CFB world for a night.

So the stage is set for a fun evening. Two teams from neighboring states, both ranked, are playing at a neutral site. Both have plenty of talent, but they’re each replacing enough that we’ll learn a little bit we don’t already know.

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geniustown · 7 years

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a not-necessarily canon illustration of how very bad gil is at packing

there are several very good reasons i cut this bit:

1. i might need gil have something in later chapters that i didn’t include in the lists, and i’m not opening myself up to THAT plot hole

2. it’s a very tense, unhappy chapter, and yeah including humour after an emotional wallop can work really well but tbh it’s just not that funny

3. it sloooooooowed the chapter down s o m u c h

A list of extremely useful and entirely available items Gil did not pack:

1. A torch

2. His portable fire box

3. Anything to sleep on

4. Anything to sleep in

5. A water bottle

6. Food

A list of items Gil did pack:

1. One sock

2. Soap

3. A magnifying glass

4. A microscope

5. Eleven pairs of underwear

6. Three jars of assorted nuts and bolts

7. A toolkit

8. Two pairs of trousers

9. One shirt

10. A waterproof groundsheet

11. A penknife

12. Talcum powder

see? not that funny. gil really is shit at packing though. y’know when he’s concussed, injured and in mourning.

#geniustown #we build the wall to keep us free #gil's had such a shitty time and it's gonna get worse

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anaggh · 7 years

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The Bombay Havelli or TBH as they refer to it, opened a couple of months back and I was invited for the launch; however since I rarely do Launches, instead prefer the place to settle down and then visit.

So off we went on a Monday night, with me wanting to surprise N with the menu there. She pestered and found it out by the time we reached there and was excited to see how it fared against Firki, that we visited, read here. And amongst the old stalwarts like Swati, Soam, Tosa in Bombay.

Fo once the traffic supported and reaching quickly, we met one of the owners Parth Dalal, who alongwith Marzy Parakh is hands on at the place.

Seated, the first question of Bawa soda was answered in the affirmative and we began the journey.

Looking at the menu, I shared with both of them (Marzy had also come in by then) that it would take a minimum of 3 visits to go thru the entire menu. However, today’s focus would be Gujarati food and how it compares with the other four location in Bombay.

Mixed Farsan Platter: Normally consisting of 3-4 items, was made into a tasting platter consisting of

Patra – quite nicely balanced with the sweet and sour taste, typically of south gujarat. Went perfectly with the green dry chutney. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Coconut Pattice – There are a few farsan places in Bombay which does this well, but they either run out when you want them etc. A must have. Piping hot with the spicy chutney or add a bit of the khajoor chutney. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Rajwadi Dhokla – were basically plain khaman – dhokla in bombay parlance fried. Did not really work for me (⚡️⚡️)

Kand Pattice – I hate Kand. But walloped it hot, spicy and just the thing to be washed down by soda. It tasted of kand and not the normal besan taste. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Cheese Tukdi & Paneer Lifafa – both were pretty good and the vegetarians would love it, but both N and me are purists and did not appreciate it intruding into the gujarati food :) (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Sev Khamani – Another favourite of mine, but like it cold with sev sprinkled on it. The taste was perfect, as good as Trupti, but served hot which makes it very soft like the Khaman lochha, allowed it to cool and had it (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

We were actually done, however when Parth learnt that I avoid Baigan or Ringna or (Aubergine) he took a bet with me trying it out with rotlo and deciding.

Ringana no Olo and Bajra no Rotlo – This is typically made by smoking the baigan on chulla or now the gas and then mixing it in a spicy tomato, onion masala thick gravy. Served with thick bajra no rotlo and some jaggery with a dash of ghee (None of the organic stuff) He added a side of aathela marcha which were mind blowing. By this time K had joined and we demolished it quickly. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Dal Dhokli – N’s favourite and given that she had just tried it a week ago, ordered – both her and K’s eyes lit up with the first spoonful of taste. The dal perfectly thick like maharaj or home preparation spicy with a touch of sweetness, peanuts and the dhokli thick that absorbed the dal well. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Rassa Batata nu Shak with Phulka – This was actually served with Phulka, Saat padi rotli and thepla. Phulka and Saat padi were perfect; however theplas were too thin for my liking. But a perfect match. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

Remember to try out the papad or khichiyu churi whilst perusing the menu.

Finally, the desserts.

Tasting Platter – It had little of the entire range – moong dal sheera / mohanthal / Sev ravo / Rabdi Jalebi / Singhar Barfi / Motichoor Gulab Jamun Parfait. Since I do not like Rabdi, I did not taste but in my pref – Mohanthal, sheera, singhar barfi, jalebi, motichoor gulab jamun parfait. If you’re a sweet lover, heaven. (⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️)

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They have a lovely chair to take cater to the diabled who cannot climb and contribute 30% of profits to NGO.

The pricing is a tad higher but given the quantity, worth it.

(⚡️ = is the rating out of 5 that I am currently playing with)

Ambiance: ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

Food:⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

Drinks:⚡️⚡️

Service:⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

Overall: ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

Damages: ₹ 2200 for two people. Dinner

Disclaimer : This review was done on an invitation from the restaurant. As usual my bias for good service will prevail 🙂 Please use your discretion.

The Bombay Havelli - a much need addition & serious competition to Swati, Soam, Firki, Tosa. The Bombay Havelli or TBH as they refer to it, opened a couple of months back and I was invited for the launch; however since I rarely do Launches, instead prefer the place to settle down and then visit.

#Gujarati #lebanese #parsi #Rajasthani #review #the bombay havelli #zomato

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