#hell timeline??? no!!!!!! best timeline!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aro-geo-turtle]

Relistening to the first Malevolent episode is fun because a lot of the exposition John gives Arthur is blatantly wrong.

Of course there's the "Arthur was the one to kill Parker" thing, which was a malicious lie meant to manipulate him into trusting him.

But then we've got the bit where John explains where he came from. He certainly got the multiverse thing spot on. But he claims that he started out in this or some similar timeline, then died and wound up in the Dark World. Then, in the Dark World, he was bound to the book and somehow the book made its way back to Earth and to Arthur.

But obviously we later learn that what really happened was the King getting split in two and John winding up on Earth in that basement, where he was bound into the book/the Dark World (perhaps the book just sends people to the Dark World? we still don't really know how it works).

I think the best explanation for this is that John was just trying to patch together his splintered impressions and memory pieces into a cohesive narrative and getting some bits in the wrong order, considering he was still trying to hide his amnesia from Arthur.

But it still brings into question how much we can believe what John says about the Dark World. In part 1 he's very clear about it being the only afterlife out there, saying "all of these worlds have one, singular, exit." But later on (I don't remember when but it definitely happened) he says that he doesn't know if everyone goes there when they die or just a certain kind of being (like him).

We know that he was there when he was trapped in the book, and that the King had the power to casually toss him back there, and then (presumably) Kayne tossed the King in there himself to produce a terrified and amnesiac Yellow. We know that it's horrible and chaotic and really really sucks and time doesn't exist there.

But it could be one of many afterlives, we have no idea if Parker, Faroe, Bella, ect. are actually there. Hell, how do we know it's an afterlife at all??? Maybe its just the place a lot of bound, imprisoned, and discarded beings wind up in. I'll bet getting chopped in half felt a hell of a lot like dying.

anyways its an absolute power move to start your lore-heavy cosmic horror podcast with a bunch of exposition only to prove that the character giving it is amnesiac and has no clue what he's talking about

#malevolent #malevolent spoilers

[windcarvedlyre]

Venti truly is the epitome of "he WOULD fucking say that, as part of his facade, but you seem to think he would mean it genuinely" the fact that interpreation of him ranges from "drunkard, weak god, doesn't care for his people" to "he lied about being the weakest, his drunkeness is a facade, he's the best archon in regards to the management of his people" and everything in between. It's amazing, what a guy of all time.

Right??

He's fascinating, because he's such a black box that there are a variety of ways to get him really wrong but there are also a variety of ways to interpret him that are reasonable. How strong is he really? How emotional? Can he form truly equal relationships with mortals (edit: at least post-becoming-a-god) or will they always feel like children to some extent to him? Are his time abilities very limited, or does he fuck around with timelines like the player navigates hangout events, or something in between? Why does he sleep? What did he do in Khaenri'ah? What the hell are his long-term goals, if any?

There's a chunk of fan interpretations where I'm like 'bro you are being played, reread the source material'. The main example is people taking the Signora cutscene at face value; it gets more obvious Venti sandbagged the more you think about it lmfao. Fanworks that hyperwoobify him or lean really really hard into him being a god and treat any humility from him as a facade also feel wrong to me.

But then there's a lot in between that I might not vibe with but are completely reasonable interpretations. And we're probably all wrong considering we're missing major parts of his backstory and have no idea what the pov of a wind-spirit-with-time-powers-turned-deity would be like.

#i am very normal about this character exhibit 583848 #genshin #venti #vv-ispy

[suth-sardian]

no because i’m obsessed the fact that Carnelian is acknowledged as being BOTH Sardian and Kumatuya’s son. the way he’s listed with lines to both and has his blood from both! the way he has Sardian blood taint on his back and Kumatuya’s appearance! the way he’s literally both of his fathers in one body!!!!!!!!!

#stone dance of the chameleon #sdc #suth sardian #kumatuya #kumardian #suth carnelian #i love living on this planet #hell timeline??? no!!!!!! best timeline!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kairukitsuneo]

Best Christmas Gift 🎁❄️😏💕💕💕💕💕💕

#transformers #idw ultra magnus #mtmte Rodimus #Rodimus Prime #ultra magnus #doodles #fanarts #tf fanarts #that gift bow on Rodimus Chest is circulating the timeline #kairukitsuneOart #maccadams #phone drawing #merry christmas #you know where is this going later hehehe #technically Rodimus trying to pull a prank at Magnus what if Im a gift you found under the Christmas tree #He thought Magnus would Flustered and stunned #but NAHHHHHHGH Magnus like awww hell yeah best gift #sry if any OOC

[kris-mage-fics]

An Unlikely Engagement

A little fic I wrote for Shepherds of Haven based on this Tumblr post.

Someone is surprised to find out the kind and friendly Hero of Haven is engaged to the cold and distant Commander Bronwyn. (There is a very, very light spoiler for Chapter 8. So I'm putting the preview and the Ao3 link under the cut.) Edit: I'm sorry I forgot to thank @emeraldgreaves for posting a meme in the discord server that inspired a small part of this! Thanks for the extra inspiration, Em!

“What can I do for you, Finn?” Commander Kyrahlise Niriviel watched the recruit who sat on the other side of her desk shift in their chair. She could almost taste the nervous energy rolling off of the young Mage who’d requested a meeting. About what she wasn’t sure. Apparently Finn hadn’t been forthcoming with Shery when the meeting was set up. 

They shifted again before taking a deep breath. “So I’ve been having a problem – maybe it’s more of a situation – with my…” An unmistakable sharp knock on the office door interrupted them.

“Do you mind if I take this?” Finn shook their head, though they seemed confused. A lot of recruits were surprised by her personable demeanor. She flashed a smile in thanks then projected her voice towards the door. “Yes?”

Blade opened the door before he silently strode into the room, face cool and impassive. His glance quickly moved past the person seated across from her. When his eyes found hers, warmth seeped into his gaze. His voice was tinted with gentleness when he spoke. “Kyrahlise.” The way he said her name was a hidden message of affection for her alone. It never failed to make her feel comfortable, loved, and safe. “There is a matter I need your assistance with. It’s not urgent, but it’s best if we handle it today. Are you free for lunch? My afternoon is spoken for.”

You can find the rest here on Ao3!

#I saw a post here and thought “Blade and MC after they get engaged” then had to write this #vague spoilers for Chapter 8 #did I tweak things to get it exactly 700 words? yes #gods I'm so glad this is finally out of “just needs a little more editing” hell lol #I have so many things in the works for everyone else Kyrah is romancing in different timelines! #shout out to my husband for being the best beta reader and editor ever! I've grown so much because of his help! #shepherds of haven #shoh #blade bronwyn #oc: kyrahlise niriviel #fanfic #ao3 #excerpt from my writing

[fantasythetrashywriter]

Ahhhhhh…so I think I’m THIS close to hitting a certain street (aka Writer’s Block) or maybe even a HUGE wall which is a very bad thing, as always… and a really good friend of mine told me to outrun it by writing, and they’re SO CORRECT but now I think I can only write like 5 sentences as my brain fast forwards to a different scene UGH (You know what…why don’t I just…WRITE that scene down…)

If only imagery helped…because then I would’ve rammed into that wall with a freaking car but sadly I can’t do that…

Hm, maybe I’ll do the editing instead. I seem to be in the mood for that…

Huh, come to think of it, why am I even writing this rant…?

#Fantasy talks #Yet another case of “What the hell is wrong with me” TM #So it turns out timeskip is ALSO a pain when it comes to stuff like this… #I rather like what I wrote though…but if it’s GOOD is another story #Whoo boy this is gonna take sometime… #(Fortunately I’m not frustrated LOL) #Timeline 3 has to be the best I’ve wrote so far…………….

[martyrbat]

the man who falls – secret origins (1989)

[ID: Two cropped comic pages of Bruce Wayne as a child after falling into a cave and being ambushed by a swarm of bats. There's multiple narration boxes over the pages:

Page One: a three panel sequence of Bruce being rescued by his father. In the first panel, Bruce is screaming with his eyes squeezed shut in fear. He has his fists clenched in front of him and is wearing a reddish pink turtleneck sweater. The narration says, ‘Again, he shrieked — not in terror, but in despair...’ In the second panel, Thomas Wayne is shown from behind in a low angle. He's wearing a red sweater similar to Bruce and is holding a flashlight as he jerks Bruce into him. Above them is bats surrounding them and the broken wood floors that Bruce fell through. The narration continues, ‘The arm curled around him, muffling his voice, and his cheek rubbed against the rough wool of his father's jacket... He squeezed his eyes shut, willing himself to be away from here—’. In the third panel, they're standing outside. The narration reads, ‘When he opened them, he was in the area behind the mansion, in the pale light of the autumn afternoon, and his father's words pounded at him—’. Thomas is kneeling down in front of Bruce in front of the hole he fell in. He's gripping the child's shoulders as he scolds him, “Idiot! I told you never, never to go off alone. Didn't I? Didn't I?” Martha Wayne is behind them with her hand on the side of her face as she looks at them with relief that Bruce is okay.

Page Two: Martha is defending Bruce as Bruce has his head down. Thomas is still squeezing Bruce's shoulders as Martha tells him, “Thomas, he's frightened.” Thomas replies, “He damn well ought to be. He could have been killed.” Martha replaces Thomas's spot in front of Bruce, kneeling to gently place a hand on his upper arm and using a handkerchief to wipe his forehead. Bruce is standing with his fist still clenched and grimacing as Thomas angrily says, “He's got to learn.” Bruce is shown in a low angle, looking up at his mother with wide eyes. The narration continues, ‘He listened to his father's boots crushing the dead grass, and when he could no longer hear them, he dared to ask:’ “Mommy, was I in hell?” Martha soothes, “No, baby, that was just some old cave. You're safe now,” as she hugs him. His cheek is pressed against hers and she has her eyes closed as Bruce still looks uncertain. END ID]

#once again pushing my 'thomas wayne was a piece of shit' propaganda #tied in with the panel of him hitting bruce #and then the alt timeline where they live and martha expresses concern that her eight year old has an obsession with criminology now #and stopped being talkative or wanting to see some train (his special interest) and thomas says good and that it was worth the scare #and ! being autistic. for me when im emotional all sound is so much louder and more overwhelming #the fact that he waited until he couldnt hear his father walking away before asking his mother if he was in hell.... #and being no older than 8 and still waiting. just tensed and taking the verbal lashing and them fighting before speaking up?? yeah. #also think it'll be interesting in the 'bruce is constantly seeing the best in people even shitty people that dont 'deserve' a second #chance or for someone to fully believe they can change. that you do bad things but aren't a bad person. that you can do good and not #be a good person. that its making a choice and that anyone can choose and decide to do better than they were yesterday' #sorta deal yknow? #just the conditioning of forgiveness for something theyre not sorry for and wanting to believe everyone is capable of being good #that traumatized 'mommy was i in hell' like god sorry brucie for the trauma but itll have a payoff in a decade or so trust me kid #also martha?? love her. hes the biggest mama's boy you cant change my mind. #bruce wayne #thomas wayne #martha wayne #baby brucie #crypt's panels #c: secret origins | the man who falls #bruce & martha #bruce's childhood

[asteralien]

WIP wednesday

another jonmichael edition, a long awaited (by me and maybe one other person) new addition to the Sound-Emotion Synesthesia series

(sorry for the undescribed screenshot but my home internet is fucked atm so my phone is all i’ve got)

#my fic #I’ll do my best to add a description tomorrow :(((( #jonmichael #still working on a name for this one but the working title is ‘canon timeline can go straight to hell’

[rockybloo]

Now all I can think of is Sweetheart yelling "GET DOWN" and fucking pushing Jack out of the way so she gets blasted by the fandomfication beam instead of him

A fitting heroic sacrifice

#gag is the safest story i have to get blasted by the beam because it's less psychological pain for me if the internet masses get ahold of it #i have a mental tier list for how much hell i would be in if other stories got blasted #this is the best possible timeline tbh #rocky rambles

[dany36]

i'm a casual fan so my opinion is whatever but like....what the fuck was that 3rd act of the story for mk1. like...seriously?? it started off so strong and i was genuinely interested in the characters and the story. i even had sympathy for characters i never even gave much thought to like baraka and reptile, given how they developed their backstories and such. and then...seriously after sindel dies, it all goes downhill so fucking fast? they take the same tired multiverse path and it all just felt like such a joke with that final battle at the end. like "haha look at all these fusioned characters...isn't janet cage so funny" and i was seriously just wanting it to end, whereas before sindel dies i was so into the plot and how the characters were developing. honestly it went from like a 10/10 story to a 3/10 at the end. the main reason why i got interested in mk1 was because i heard it was gonna be like a reboot of the timeline but turns out it was....whatever that 3rd act mess was. can we stop with the multiverse BS please like let's all be a bit more original!!!!

#junk #mortal kombat 1 #mortal kombat #mortal kombat 1 spoilers #seriously it was all going so well until sindel died and then it was just trash after trash after that #main timeline shang tsung went from an interesting villain to being like HEEHEE actually i'm your ally for now :3 #also reptile and baraka just disappeared at the end?? even though their story arc was so interesting too!! #and then of course i read the yt comments and i see people being like WOW THIS WAS THE BEST MK STORY YET #like at least when i was watching nemesis network's stream everyone in the chat was also pissed and confused as hell at the third act #anyway this just made me want to watch the movie since sadly this just left a bad taste in my mouth ;(

[tiredstressedemotionalmess]

mutuals my fob show is this weekend if we all work together we can get at LEAST one of my faves right???

#kids arent alright young volcanoes or miss missing you feel the most plausible #as rheyve all already been played at least once before #if god truly loves me hell give me caffeine cold. its unlikely but not impossible and im hoping for her so bad #in the best timeline patrick does lullabye as part of piano time (impossible) (will never happen) (if i think abt it enough tho maybe) #and then i just need. something from mania. please god i need her so bad #young and menace again? let me be there for youbg and menace possibly??

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

idk does this make any sense

#I Picked Up A Pen (Art) #crackpost #i need them to be friends for lots of reasons #for the thematic parallels. for their similar (unhealthy) coping mechanisms. for their timeline proximity in the real world #but ALSO. because if they both just fucked off and became evil in the bg? they would be the best evils #wig's moral compass is holding her back max's pride is holding him back. they need to get rid of it. they need to Become Based #yes 'cool as shit' is synonymous with being evil as hell. didn't you get the memo. #ALSO IGNORE THE FACT I DREW WIGFRID IN TWO SECONDS FLAWLESSLY AND YET MAX W FIVE MINUTES + REFERENCES LOOKS LIKE A FROG. #nobody can draw maxwell. if you can no you cant

[herequeerexitentialfear]

[Belated] Wip Wednesday!

you know my life is hectic when notes ap fics while im waiting for the bus make a comeback. anyway Tesoro is being a weirdly sweet manipulative cunt<3 i need to write one of the many times Celia fucks up everyone lives shes looking to pity-able. this is notes app writing so no editing or rereading [except for the beginning with whos speaking] just stream of thoughts- i already know many places i will sit down and improve when i have time

[Tesoro] Do you know who Amelia reminds me of?

[Celia laughs] It's obvious, isn't it?

[Tesoro, dead serious] She reminds me of you.

[Celia, at the same time] Of Elen-

Seeing Celia freeze in shock, a cruel part of him was glad, to be assured that with just a few words he could still metaphorically lay Celia bare, strip away all of the stone walls and bravado, and leave behind a scared child, even after all these years.

Golden eyes were wide, the white fully surrounding. Bright pupils were growing larger, threatening to drown out the narrowing ring of gold.

Its a secret so few know that those pinpricks growing to even half the size of a normal pupil is an indicator of true fear, whereas the usual pinpricks is normal. To those who knew her younger, they think it just changed over time to be smaller, but the truth is she's in many ways conquered her old fears, and those that have taken their place are a slow constant fear, about larger factors. Celia doesn't worry that she will get physically attacked from any side. these days, its the era of mind games instead.

It was always interesting, Celias eyes. More normal than black in place of white, but those metallic eyes and bright pinprick pupils were unsettling to him even more. At first glance, human, second, anything but. Celia- of heaven, according to some old Latin books, derived from a surname meaning the same.

It was easy to see her as something other, even holy, but no benevolent god could create a soldier like her. Those who called her brother an angel were just as misguided, but the veneer of kindness and comfort that made it easy to ignore Cecios' terrifying power over people and see him as holy was lacking in his sister, who they viewed with fear, no seemingly benevolent and gracious angel but an awesome- in the most classical sense of the word- leader of man, set apart from the rest with an unsettling aura of difference. A far cry from the little girl Amelia so reminds him of. Elena was the seemingly godlike one, inspiring awe and fear, then. Celia was just another scrapper desperate to prove her worth in the eyes of her peer, and oh, how desperate she was.

It's the most likely reason why, why he can disable her like this, bypass years of walls. Because he was there before those walls became impenetrable, before she stepped up and shut everyone else out. Some lingering memories of him as her superior, in their childish hierarchy, instincts to listen to him, still dormant inside her.

For every time she learned to put up a higher and stronger wall, he had learned how to bring it crashing down.

It's the same cruel part of him that whispers it, but she truly is his greatest success, rising from the bottom to new heights - all with him by her side advising her.

#with just a few words he could still metaphorically lay Celia bare- strip away all of the stone walls and bravado #- and leave behind a scared child- even after all these years. #thebirdwrites #gold & silver #celia #tesoro #god hes so fucked up i love him #again this is unedited and has glaring issues but im tired #in a fucked up way he would dislike Elena coming back because A. it would disrupt everything #and B. he will no longer be the person that can cut and affect Celia the most #He loves them both! his best friend and leader and his new friend and new leader! #hell hes the one that stays in contact with her! #but hes also a control freak<3 #something something the power trip in being able to strip someone back to a scared child #actually i fucking wrote it #again. hes so fcuekd up but i love him<3 #if any of this seems similar its because Cecio looked at him and said that who i want to be as a man #an extremely attractive and nice seeming serial emotional manipulator #alongside his other transition goals: Griffith from berserk #wait let me check the timelines #cecio was 11 when the first chapter of the golden age arc released! #dont think about when english translations happened #but he could theoretically see Griffiths design and decide silver haired pretty boy is what he wants to be #god i really do go on tangents in teh tags

[commander-goo]

posting this now because I think the high has worn off. opinions in the tags

#totk spoilers #totk story spoilers #major spoilers #totks story was mid as hell #the gerudo area was hands down the best part of the game #everything else felt violently undercooked especially for a game that has techically been in development for #LIKE 10+ YEARS #im awaiting the inevitable 30 dollar story dlc that half-assedly attempts to fill us in on vital information that was just left out #i hate what they did with zelda #the sage shit is stupid as hell and so are the zonai (sorry mineru this isnt about you) #also them forgetting the triforce is like a thing i guess 😐 #like yes. yes i enjoyed the game exploring and Playing It is fun #but oh my god your series is known for its story and THIS is what you give us #not even going to TOUCH the absolute timeline fuckening that occured here too #like congrats devs i guess. you got your aliens in zelda but At What Fucking Cost #also not touching ganondorf. my man will never be given justice and i have accepted that #this game just. it doesnt have the soul botw does. it explains too much and too little at the same time #ok i think thats all. if you read all this ill kiss you passionately under the moonlight

[puppys-rhythm-heaven]

okay but high-key the best nintendo direct (until they announce a new rhythm heaven or yo-kai watch) was probably the one in february like. it was pretty boring just your standard nintendo direct stuff. and then just. "jump into your new fantasy life" what. i'm still in awe over it. it was so casual like. level-5 had been dead in america for fucking YEARS and their return was just such a casual part of the direct. i had an adrenaline rush for like the whole rest of the day after that. probably the most excited i've been over a nintendo direct announcement since, like, kirby and the forgotten land.

conversely the worst nintendo direct was that one time there was a direct on tengoku's fifteenth anniversary and then they didn't announce anything rhythm heaven-related i'm still upset about that-

#puppy rambles #rhythm hell #sort of i guess #there's probably only like one other fantasy life fan here like seriously y'all don't understand #fantasy life is one of my favorite games ever. i've replayed it so many times it's so special to me #i genuinely thought we weren't gonna get a sequel. maybe a switch port but even that seemed unlikely #level-5 was dead in america for so long and fantasy life is probably their most niche series (i mean idk what they've made other than like #it yo-kai watch and professor layton. and two of those are fairly mainstream tbh-) #and then they just??? casually announced it??? just casually went “here's another fantasy life” and expected me to be normal about it #we truly live in the best timeline. except in regards to what games are in megamix then we live in the worst timeline-

[exghul]

Why did the author kill you off?

SOMEBODY HAD TO DIE. sorry, kid. really, honestly, i'm sorry. someone had to die, for one reason or another, and you drew the short straw this time around. this wasn't a matter of surprise. no, your death wasn't meant to be a shock, wasn't meant to rattle the audience to their core. your life was a debt, an obligation. somebody had to go, because the story needed weight, needed sacrifice, needed the conflict to have consequences. maybe you had the perfect balance of "emotional impact" and "lack of loose ends", or maybe the author just didn't know what else to do with you. regardless... you deserved better. another writer could have given you more time and a better death, if even a death at all. at least your fans will never forget- at least they will forge their own stories, tales in which you live to see another day.

absolutely yoinked off @hexsreality ♥ yoink it from me if u please :3

#⊰ ℜ ⊱ ┊ i see the truth through crimson eyes. ┊ DAMIAN WAYNE: CORE. #i knew the result before i even finished it #didnt know what the results COULD be but i knew it would immediately point the finger at m.orrison's bULLSHIT #literally a quote from the man: “[m]y plan was to kill d.amian at the end of the four-part story where he was introduced!” #then goes on to explain the only reason behind it was to “keep away from accusations” that he “made batman too old” #bman has been around since the 40s #in the 90s we had bman beyond. where bruce's an old man. #its ok! to have plots where hes older! and has children! #you dont have to kill off his son bc ur afraid of the fans #hell j.ason died because of a POLL to kill him off #dami was killed bc m.orrison was too selfish to let anyone else write his character #that HE BUTCHERED! BY HIMSELF! #his last words were 'we were the best r.ichard' & the last thing he sees is d.ick's face #which is. the best part of his characterization in the entire run #thanks to g.leason (iirc) for reviving my son a fucking /year/ later #tl;dr bman inc is the worst timeline but unfortunately its the basis for all of his current continuity #i forgot what else i had to sayt #if u read this rant ty & m.orrison doesnt deserve to write dami ever again or touch al ghul lore WHATSOEVER