#hidden refrences

[phoebepheebsphibs]

Hide & Seek references compendium

I put so many little easter eggs and hidden things in my Hide and Seek fic, so here is my little ongoing list of references I purposefully put in the fic for those of you who like this kind of thing idk man

Chapter 1, Disney's Hercules: "Hey, Mack! Ya wanna buy a sundial?" Disney's Jungle Cruise: “Trader Sam’s! Come shop at Trader Sam’s! He’ll give you a great deal on shrunken heads! Two of his heads for one of yours!” the Holmes Hotel, Hugh's Pies is a reference to Nickelodeon's Jimmy Neutron series, Lilo's Stitches and Embroidery is a nod to Disney's Lilo and Stitch, "Crusty the Crab" is a nod to Spongebob Squarepants, Chell's Portal Stop is a reference to the game series Portal, and the final scene is from the ROTTMNT episode "Hidden City's Most Wanted".

Though this is not technically a reference or Easter egg, I wanted to add this note… I made a point of referring to Splinter as Lou Jitsu when he was mad or angry or selfish, and as Hamato Yoshi when he was scared or sad.

Chapter 2, Leo's determination to have Raph call him "the world's greatest ninja" is a reference to the film, Leo's quote "Land safely!" is taken from the episode "Mystic Mayhem" as well as the episode "The Evil League of Mutants", Leo's complaining to be leader is a nod to his future role, Raph referring to his father as a "sewer monster" is a reference to the episode "Man vs. Sewer", Splinter has a flashback from the episode "Goyles, Goyles, Goyles" and the line "OW! Why, you little--!" is also taken from that same episode.

Chapter 3, Mikey's dream is obviously a nod to all that he will do in the future.

Chapter 4, The origin of Lace Face from the episode "Man vs. Sewer".

Chapter 5, Phineas and Ferb "Escape from Phineas Tower": "That's some mole!" The line "Raph! Your enormous body is crushing me!!” is a reference to Disney's Lilo and Stitch, "sweater town" is a reference to the Gravity Falls episode "The Hand that Rocks the Mabel", the line "I didn't want to believe it, but... *sigh* science." is taken directly from the ROTTMNT film as well as a moment when Leo mentions that Donnie was wrong, Donnie uses two really's, a reference from the episode "Breaking Purple", Donnie gives Leo the comic seen in the episode "Jupiter Jim Ahoy!"

Chapter 6, Splinter's tv flips through several channels which include clips from media. These include a Thomas Sanders vine with "Weatherman Al", the quote "My leg!" from Spongebob Squarepants, part of the Fairly Odd Parents' theme song, Mrs. Cuddles' catchphrase "Let's be friends forever!", "I've got bad feeling about this" is a quote from Star Wars, the fake show about "Goosey" is an easter egg to @gooeseyleo and her Gooseyleo series. When Leo goes onstage, he does "a few improvised dance moves", which is a nod to Ben Schwartz and some dance moves he did in the Netflix improv comedy special "Middleditch and Schwartz”. The Lou Jitsu play the boys perform is a parody of the Godzilla franchise and the Pacific Rim films. Donnie's line "I strive for accuracy" is a reference to @sleepis4theweak 's comic (which I think about every gosh darn day), Horsebot-3000 and Splinter's line "I liked Horsebot-3000" are references to the show Community, season 3 episode 7: "Studies in Modern Movement".

Chapter 7, in the illustration Leo and Donnie are wearing Transformer and Decepticon t-shirts, respectively, and in the background you can see spray paint that spells out "Atomic Lass", as well as a drawing of the turtles' weapons.

Chapter 8, a young BEBOP AND ROCKSTEADY make an appearance, as does a very young Harvey Hokum from the ROTTMNT comics. When Bebop tries to sell Leo, he calls him “Shelly”, a reference to my pet turtle of the same name. In the illustration you can see a goldfish on the shelf, which is meant to be Piebald.

Chapter 9, How It's Made, APRIL O'NEIIIIILLLL, Harvey Hokum, Warren Stone and Kendra are referenced, "Operation Blue Suede Shoes" contains the title of a song, a reference to how in the show there are several similar code-names used for the characters ("Purple Rain" for Donnie, "Yellow Submarine" for April, etc.) Leo says that Mikey has empathy amplified, a reference to the fanfiction of the same name written by @filsa-mek on AO3.

Chapter 10, the boys watch "Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit". Leo promises to never leave Raphael alone and to always find him. Raph offers several scenarios that actually happen in the future where Leo searches for Raph - sewer monsters (a reference to the episode Man Vs. Sewer), getting captured by bad guys (the episode Bug Busters), and aliens attacking (the events of the film). The chapter as a whole is also based off of a few sketches I made - one of which shows the boys watching the film with Splinter, and one where Raph has a bad dream and wakes up to seeing he hurt Leo, who offers to help and gets the bros together for a turtle pile.

Chapter 11, the episode is heavily inspired by an episode of the audio drama series Adventures in Odyssey, specifically the episode "Mandy's Debut". The line "Wow, the shortcake of death" is a reference taken from said same episode! During Leo's flashback, a reference to the meme "She knocked that smug look off my face, but fourtunately I had a smaller smug look underneath" when Leo takes off his sunglasses to reveal a cooler pair of sunglasses underneath. Leo and Raph make a note to the fact that Leo is not the eldest in this universe.

Chapter 12, Raph, Leo, and Mikey teach April a game they play in the episode "Late Fee". When using sign language, Donnie tells Leo to "Stop yelling at me", which is inspired by a moment in Spy Kids 4. April introduces Raph to Ghostbear's starting career. Mikey repeats a line from the episode "Bug Busters", which is "Remind me not to ask questions anymore." Mikey uses the phrase "hydrate or die-drate", which is taken from a meme but is also something I say constantly as well. When in the Hidden City, Splinter hears people calling out to customers, one uses the lyrics to the Fairly Odd Parents' theme song, another is selling Mary Poppins' umbrella, a third is selling the three mystery journals from Gravity Falls, the fourth is selling Cinderella's glass slippers, and the last one is selling the Stanley Parable bucket of reassurance. Ochimizu is a Japanese mythical elixir of eternal life. The introduction and origins of Loathsome Leonard and the Mud Dogs. Malicious Mickey uses the "creepy doctor" line from "Stuck on You".

Chapter 13, Donnie delirium is directly based off of my own experiences with delirium, as well as his and Leo's conversation about whether or not Leo would miss him when he dies (which was an actual conversation I had with my mother when I was sick with croup as a little girl). The second half of that conversation was adapted from a scrapped fic called "The Kids Are All Dying". Donnie references the song "Big Yellow Taxi". The seven-tailed fox comes from Japanese folklore, but specifically this one was a reference to Naruto! Mikey sings the first line of the "Wonderfilled" song by Owl City. The secret ingredient being a discontinued soda was inspired by the ending of the musical "Be More Chill". The toad yokai becomes Heinous Green.

Short story, in the illustration you can see several signatures and sketches on Leo's cast, such as Raph signing "Mad Dawgs" and Mikey drawing his stickers. On the wall behind Leo is an eye exam that has the words "RISE" and "PHOEBE" on it. There's also a computer monitor in the back with Leo's vitals on it, as well as a notification about the trackers, and a list of all Hamatos Donnie tagged.

I will update more when I post new chapters... ;)

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #tutant meenage neetle teetles #rottmnt raph #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt fic #rottmnt fanfic #fanfiction #i understood that reference #reference #easter eggs #hidden refrences #did you catch that?

[thenerdyalchemist]

My Calendar is LIVE :D

#please I worked so hard on this #you can see all the art there on the link :D #I have so many little refrences hidden in the art #also please Reblogs if you can #I would really appreciate it

[thenutoriousfrogking]

#REFRENCE?!! #original character #VAMPIRE???!!!! #HIDDEN LORE??!! #Tags that make sense? #No. #Why would u do that #ANYWAYS VAMPIRE?!!! #OOGA-BOOOGA!!!

[hqmillioncorn]

Lalapril 4/20: Conflict

Babycorn had no intentions of returning to Limsa Lominsa so soon.

Especially by terrifying airship travel. But a job was a job and for some reason no one had really listened to her when she said she didn’t want to go, so here she was.

As she settled Cherrypit back into his hiding place she took note of the faded posters on the wall. Each with a face that she was still in the process of making herself forget about.

She was a fool. A huge fool.

“Ah, yes. Just excuse me for a bit!”

Stelala gave a small bow and made her way down the ship ramp at a brisk speed. The evening air blew her hair in front of her eyes and made her squint. She hastily looked down both ends of the dock, hoping to spot any sign of a moody blond haired lalafell.

Instead Stelala was greeted by just the sound of the ocean beneath her.

“No, no, no…”

It was a particularly dark night out, with storm clouds obscuring the light of the moon. So, despite still being ‘on the clock’ Stelala took off from the docked boat towards one of the many walkways in Limsa Lominsa, trying to spot any sign of where Babycorn could have run off to.

Tonight was an especially dangerous night to be out.

It had only been a few days since Allie had disappeared.

With Annie helping the rest of her family with the search efforts, that left Floral in charge of the restaurant for the time being. 

It was her decision that the restaurant stay open despite the circumstances. Something that Stelala was vocally opposed to.

As Stelala looked down a dark path, she shook her head.

She should have been old enough to know that people deal with stress differently. While Stelala would have rather gone to rest and focus on something other than work, Floral was keeping herself busy, probably hoping that work would keep her thoughts on something other than worrying about Allie.

“I suppose you do learn something new every day…” Stelala muttered to herself.

The sound of her own voice managed to catch her off guard. She felt her heart racing faster and faster in her chest.

She couldn’t remember the last time she had felt this afraid.

While it was a dangerous thing to wander around a city so late at night by yourself, Stelala’s worry came from the rumors that Allie’s disappearance had been orchestrated by someone that targeted her specifically.

Stelala had heard whispers of people going missing all the time around Limsa but it had never really happened to someone so close to her.

So this was a hell of a wake up call for her.

“Babycorn! Babycorn, where are you?!”

Stelala threw her own safety aside for a minute.

If anyone dared to come after her while she was looking for Babycorn they would very soon be breathing in sea water, and the same threat applied to anyone that would dare hurt Babycorn or any of the others.

As Stelala climbed up a ramp she wondered if she had somehow missed Babycorn somewhere back along the way. Not only were her anxieties telling her this but so were her legs, who protested loudly at being made to climb a steep ramp.

“Babycorn!!”

There was a flicker of hope when Stelala spotted a small shadow scurrying away from her.

Following her instincts, and that shadow, Stelala chased it as it ran up the ramp. It was more of a sprint, which was good because sudden spiriting was Stelala’s forte.

Her search came to an end when Stelala reached the top of the ramp and finally spotted the angry Babycorn sitting by herself on a lonely bench.

Stelala let out a sigh of relief and let herself lean on a nearby wall. All the running that she had done that night finally decided to catch up to her. Deciding that Babycorn wasn't really going anywhere for the time being, she decided to give herself a couple of seconds to catch her breath.

She felt a rise of panic when Babycorn turned her head to see her standing behind her.

Then a sense of confusion when she felt something run into her.

Stelala was fairly short for her age, even among the shortest of lalafell. She didn't mind however. It added to her charm. 

Unfortunately, this meant that It wasn’t that hard for someone to grab her.

Or say, hug them very tightly.

But that was much nicer than being grabbed.

Stelala instantly knew who was hugging and crying into their hair. “Babycorn!” She hugged her as tight as she could and let the teenager cry out their sorrows onto her custom-made expensive housemaid hat.

“I was so worried about you! Please don’t run out like that again!”

“I-I wasn’t crying!” Babycorn sniffled.

Stelala chuckled to herself, she hadn’t even mentioned anything about Babycorn crying. “I know you weren’t. I was just worried about you.”

“...If you were really worried then you wouldn’t have gotten mad.”

Stelala sighed. She knew it would come to this. It always came to this.

“You really shouldn’t eat other people’s food when it's right in front of them.”

To be fair, she hadn’t expected Babycorn’s reaction to being scolded to be so extreme. Babycorn had definitely been told to stop eating other customers' food before tonight. 

All she would do in retaliation was give a pout and stomp away.

Babycorn immediately recoiled back with a stomp and pouted. “Well if they’re not eating it then someones gotta!” It really wasn’t fair that they were letting the soup get cold right there in front of them! Blooming had worked so hard to make it and now it was getting cold! Not only that, M’yusa had worked hard to deliver it to them too!

It made Babycorn mad! And also hungry! Mostly hungry!

Stelala gave Babycorn a sympathetic pat on the shoulder.

“It's not fun to watch other people eat while you can’t huh?” Stelala knew what she was talking about. She had spent years working serving food to other people and one of her deepest desires was to be able to eat all of the dishes she took to every ungrateful customer.

“I just wanna try a little biiite! Is that so bad?” Babycorn slumped down to the ground and sat down. Had the circumstances been different Stelala would have reminded Babycorn she needed to keep her uniform clean but who needed to worry about that kind of stuff right now?

Stelala took a seat next to her.

“Well. If we’re talking about a Babycorn bite then it is that bad.”

Lest they forget about the incident where Babycorn took a bite out of a customer alongside their ice cream sundae.

“Hmph!! That was one time!”

“One time too many!”

“I already promised that I won’t eat any person anymore!” Babycorn had meant it, she doubled, tripled and swore on her life that she wouldn’t!

And everyone believed her.

Stelala nodded and laughed. It was getting late. Everyone would probably be wondering where they were by now. She hoped that she wasn’t making anyone worry about them as Babycorn worried her.

Who was she kidding? Floral was probably halfway to making missing posters by now.

“Alright Babycorn, let’s get going.” Stelala pushed herself up and extended a hand to help Babycorn up, “They’re going to be worried about us if we don’t get back soon.”

Babycorn took her hand without a second thought. But there was obviously still something bothering her.

“Babycorn?”

“Hmm…?”

“Can I ask you something?”

Babycorn looked at her in silence, waiting for Stelala to continue.

Stelala smiled and moved to adjust Babycorn’s apron. “How would you like to come live with me? Hmm?”

Stelala knew that Babycorn lived in the restaurant, in a small room inside of a tower that no one used anymore. 

Od course, this wasn’t the story that Babycorn had actually told them. Babycorn had told them all that she lived by herself in another part of town but by now Stelala had clued in to the truth. They all had.

“W-With you…?!”

Babycorn was almost floored by the very thought. And the shadow in the darkness grinned from ear to ear.

“Yes!” Stelala clapped her hands together, “I’ve been working on getting somewhere bigger to live and since it would just be me living by myself I wouldn’t mind having a munchkin or two running around!

“I….I-I…”

“You don’t have to answer right away! Just think about it. Okay?”

Babycorn looked away, unsure of what to think.

Until she nodded.

“Thank you…”

Stelala let out a loud laugh and gestured for Babycorn to follow her. Babycorn shyly grabbed onto her apron and followed right behind of Stelala. She wasn’t doing a good job of hiding her smile.

“Don’t worry about it sweetie. We’ll be here.”

As the two lalafells walked into the night, Stelala made sure to give a reassuring smile to the shadow following behind them.

#lalapril 2023 #ooooohhh there are so many i missed and wanna do but sadly im out of it....... #anyway idont know babycorns resturant family doesnt have a name but i love them dearly #their names are refrences to something and in color its kinda a little easier to tell what kinda but not like super obvious #if you know you know #*some of their names #anywho i babycorn is 15 in this and is starting to open up before certain events cause her to slam closed shut again #cherrypit is the shadow btw babycorn told him to keep hidden cause of prior events #she doesnt want him to get hurt #m'yusa looks small here i made her too small sobs

[t0rturedpoets]

streamer!ellie x gamer!reader headcannons

tw: swearing, sexual refrences, no smut js ellie being cute as fuck

(i would pour my heart and soul for her)

She would ALWAYSSSS try to make you pissed while playing games. "Y/n would you pass me some wood?" So you go over to her but she burns you with a flint and steel before giving her the wood she asked and she would go "HAHSHAHAHAHAAH IDIOT"

But next she asks you to tp to her "im not gonna do that els your a bitch. YOU FUCKING BURNT ME TO CRISPS" "no babe please i have a suprise"

You'd tp to her. "diamonds?" You ask innocently but she just gives you a poppy flower. "Aw thats cute els"

SHED GO INSANEEEE!!! Literally red as a tomato and everyone in the chat would make fun of her.

actuallyeliwimsgf: GUYS SHES RED

chickennugs23: aww is ellie blushing????

ilovewommen00: she is sooo loser coded

ynissohot: LMAO SHE LOOKS LIKE A

TOMATO!!!

"GUYS STOP MAKING FUN OF ME- WHO SAID IM LOSER CODED????"

everyone like EVERYONEEE was asking for you to do a face reveal. Because everytime ellie streams you never show your face and you finally agreed to a face reveal

Your now in the same room as ellie but hidden from the camera. She would start the stream with "guess whos with me?? I know everyones requesting for my..." she looks at you and smiles "my pretty- wait im sorry, my realllyyyyy pretty girlfriend" "shut up" you slap her hand.

She would pulls you chair towards the camera and you wave both of your hands "hey!" "SHES MY GIRLFRIEND! CAN YOU GUYS BELIEVE IT??? IM NOT A LOSER!!!!" You smirk at her and ellie couldn't believe it when she kissed you on the lips on camera.

After that stream ellie's fans would go on twitter/x and post the photo of you two kissing with captions like "me n who?" "THEY ARE SO HOT" "i can take both at once" "you can catch me in vegas catch me in tokyo"

And ofcourse, hate tweets/x still exist making fun of you

She would insult the haters like a 9 year old on roblox

@/h0tb1sh00:

ngl ellie could do better

@/elliewilliams:

your sayying that cuz u want me

She would would post shit about haters like she would post pics of her self probablly thirst trapping on her insta story with captions like "haters keep sucking im about to cum"

#ellie williams x reader #ellie tlou #tlou #streamer!ellie #Streamer #Gamer!reader #ellie williams

[percheduphere]

LET'S TALK ABOUT WHEN MOBIUS GETS EMOTIONALLY COMPROMISED

I rewatched S1 (in prep for a GIANT meta reviewing S1 and S2 together), and upon second viewing, I greatly appreciate the subtle and gradual progression of trust within Loki and Mobius' friendship. S1E2 is key to this. Tom and Owen's performances are impeccable because the energy between them changes scene by scene alongside the plotpoints.

From Mobius' end, I think I found the exact moment Mobius officially became emotionally compromised when it comes to Loki:

S1E2

The interaction that caused the final blow: 32:09 - 33:04

"Gentleman's bet? Let's play for pride."

"Let's go let's go let's go!"

"Extinction of the swallow? Is that a thing?"

"Got 'em!"

Racing against time cross-refrencing apocalypses with the presence of Kablooie. Spouting back and forth about their progress. Sassy remarks.

After a rocky start, they are now operating on the same mental wavelength. They're in rhythm. They are having so much fun together. They are smiling and laughing. Any moment in which a best friend is made feels exactly like this.

Not only was Loki right about his Apocalypse Theory, he also finds the exact date and location where Sylvie hides. Mobius is so proud of him! Look at these faces:

But we don't see how smitten Mobius is until he's with Renslayer in the scene that immediately follows. Sure, Mobius is excited about getting close to catching Sylvie, but he's even more excited about how well he and Loki work together. It's incredibly sweet.

I couldn't find gifs of the exact dialogue I wanted, so I transcribed it like the obsessive fool that I am:

RENSLAYER: And this is all based on a theory from the variant who just blew your previous mission?

MOBIUS: Yeah, he's doing great!

AND

MOBIUS: Come on. You don't usually see me this worked up, right? I'm exited! Im chomping at the bit!

When he says this, even Ravonna looks happy for him? I'm kind of sad, actually. You can tell in this scene that Ravonna and Mobius truly were close friends, once upon a time.

Then, they go to the locker room before deployment, and what does Mobius do?

He's so happy he gives Loki his daggers (a symbol of love), likely knicked and saved for who knows how long, hidden from Renslayer because this love is precious and he will not give it up. (@northrnfool you put this so well in another post!)

S1E2 has so much to unpack. Every scene is so layered, yet efficient and economic in effectively in propelling emotion and plot. I can't wait to word vomit on the whole series. Please forgive me.

#loki #mobius #lokius #loki series #loki meta #my meta

[ohhnorr]

Genshin impact is so painful now

I love this game to death, the open world and its lore, the dragons, the gameplay, and the land of liyue reeled me in. And ofc Kaeya was one of the major reasons I started playing. I've been playing the game like maybe a month since it was released. So, like the launch era (yes I take pride in that it was the best era).

Mondstadt was an amazing introduction, to the familiar buildings of Germany. And the beautiful design of the culture mixed with the signature of genshin's design made the characters brilliant. Now the first story event (reconciling stars??) made me heavily excited about all the lore that was hidden ingame.

When I got to liyue I was glued to the game, forever, I thought. This was china from a whole nother perspective for me as a Moroccan. And to see such an elegant (not heavily sexualized) character like Ninguang in that cutscene. Yo, I fell in love. Childe was cute too, but then the man that got me everything or anything related to excitement and admiration came upon us. Zhongli. Oh, he was the package, with a beautiful outfit reminding u of the Chinese culture as it has its own modern genshin signature twist. Stunning. It's such characters that get me obsessed with games. Next to all of the intricate details and lore plus gameplay.

To finish off, Inazuma. That was one beautiful region, from the flora to the architecture. The temples and that beautiful quest. Ayaka's design is by far one of my favourites. Her design has her culture written all over it and it's beautiful. In Inazuma, we have so many characters inspired by their Japanese ancestry and it looks stunning and recognizable.

But then the sumeru leaks dwindled along. I was super excited for sumeru, that was my downfall.

After seeing these 3 beautifully represented cultures i was so naïvely excited for Sumeru. And thats expected right, i was rightfully excited to see the beautiful culture of the middle east, north africa and SEA being equally represented like the other three.

But thats when i heard al haitham an important arab figure whose name is now being occupied by a white buff tech man with a fandom who couldnt even pronounce his name right and call him habibi ?

ATTENTION: REPRESENTING. SWANA

Unrecognizable. In no way was the representation of Sumeru as intricately thought out as with the other regions. We have been colorised, orientalized and sexualized once again.

I'm gonna start with the one hurting me the most, Dehya.

(Listen i only heard her name and i was so excited to see my culture in this game i was jumping and ecstatic to see representation--- wait she is a cat girl warrior tf)

Dehya's name is inspired by Dihya, the name of an Amazigh Algerian military queen (Kahena). So quite a name to live up to. The Imazighen (us North Africans) barely get any representation as it is. And when we do, we become drawn out as barbarians or savages (for example another "name" for us is Berbers which the Romans called us).

Now what does Dehya look like huh? Yes indeed she has been revealed to be some warrior cat with an wild and savage look. And as an amazigh i hoped to see at least a little of our beautiful culture respresented. Yet i didint recognize any cultural aspects in comparison to litteraly any character in this game.

While we actually wear alot of beautiful jewelry! And we also have beautiful tribal tattoos, and Dihya herself is such a stunning figure to take refrence from.

But instead we get practically nothing. So we are now standing up for her. And yet there are people complaining against us saying that sexualization happens to every character. But Dehya is litteraly oversexualized on such a level that no cultural aspect is recognizable nor a point of interest.

Look im aware of the sexualization of female characters in games especially in gacha's. And its mostly the reason why i dont play alot of them. Yet in genshin its more mild and the design still upholds cultural aspects. Like with Inazuman characters; https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/comments/o7eifv/inazuma_characters_design_analysis_spoilers_for/

And alot of Liyue characters;

This is why i ask of the bare minimum. To analyze and take interest in the amazigh culture. So Dehya's design could be oh so much more elevated and still badass. Because we as well would love to see a badass cat warrior with actual amazigh tattoos, clothes and jewelry.

Unfortunatly she isint the only problematic character.

Nilou, is an Persian dancer. Whilst having culturally accurate horns from the Sassanian period and a burst move from the gorgeous Persian dance. She has still been sexualized and orientalized. Dancers have always had their stomachs covered. Its culture, it's beautiful. By exposing the belly it's unrecognizable as Persian and becomes mixed with the Arab belly dancing outfit. If they want to sexualise her that badly then exposing the belly is the worst move- it erases the culture, it mixes with another culture, it sexualizes and orientalizes. It becomes a problem.

(Cr: demonscallme on twitter)

Tighnari, an amazigh name supposedly Moroccan. With ears from the fennec an animal from the western desert. Other than that his outfit and design is all over the place. In genshin they are more than capable of making modern day clothing mix with cultural themes. Yet this is not working at all. Nothing is recognizable nor representative of anything amazigh nor arab. Its just a jumbled mess. Disappointing in comparison to the modern clothing and cultural mixture of design with for example zhongli.

Dori is the worst of all the characters. She is orientalized and sexualized. No one encounters representation except seeing a  fucking joke. She has no cultural aspects that are recognizable instead she is the spitting image of an orientalized character. They have a huge region and countries with countless cultures to take interest in. Yet they went with none and followed stereotypes. Her clothing is also grossly sexualized for a child model. It's disappointing how we are being spat on, our cultures are being treated like a joke.

Now a major argument against anything related to the word orientalism had been "it's fictional".

Stereotyping and racism are stated under orientalism. When we say it's racist, stereotyped, and so orientalized it is wrong, it should not be spread around as if it's nothing. It hurts to see and it's disrespectful. So we SWANA deserve just like the german, Chinese and Japanese to be respected and upheld with the same input into our designated region. This game isin't so fictional anymore.

Colourism, all characters until now are pale. Not denying it. We have in the swana region, people of all colours. If u are gonna represent characters from that region we expect different skin tones. To be recognizing oneself is an amazing experience. And it would be representing swana perfectly. It does not hurt it only embraces. That's why we are speaking up about this. Look I'm willing to wait, to take this back, the moment we get a broad set of people from different skin colours. Its not hard to do, it does not contradict anything. So why are people still pressed? Aren't we supposed to break free from the stupid standard of the pale is elevated. There are white Arabs yes, I'm not saying we can't have any pale characters. But with a region as broad as the swana region. There are bound to be some different skin tones and that should not be ignored.

To conclude,

we want to have equal input into our region as there has been done with the previous three. We want people to see our beautiful cultures. And above all, we want to be respected. Yes, we cannot have everything, but it does not hurt to try. It does not hurt to speak out. And you who are against this notion, you are not achieving freemogems out of this. You are not changing our minds. You are not the only one in the world. Broaden your perspectives. For the sake of an exceptional game.

#genshin impact #genshin impact inazuma #genshin #genshin impact liyue #genshin impact leaks #sumeru #genshin leaks #genshin impact sumeru #sumeru leaks #genshin impact dehya #dehya #genshin impact haitham #al haitham #Tighnari #Dori #Nilou #Collei #genshin sumeru

[neverinadream]

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~~ | Y O U B E L O N G T O M E - P A R T II | ~~

Part One

Summary: You seem to be the perfect reward for Christian after scoring his first goal of the season...or at least your mouth is.

Pairing: Christian Pulisic x Fem!Reader

Requested: Yes

Song Inspo: Unholy - Sam Smith

Warnings: 18+, minors dni, celebratory blow job, cheating, fwb!christian, dom!christian, cocky!christian, sub!reader, a smidge of possessiveness, pet names (princess, good girl...), praise kink-ish, the reader gets called a sluy, oral (christian receiving), almost getting caught not edited

Notes: again this theme is not everyone's cup of tea and sorry this took so long to post - the match refrenced to was months ago and this has been sat in my drafts half finished since then....oops! feedback is always appreciated!!!

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His head tilts to the side, the confidence from his first goal visible in the cocky smile that curved the corners of his lips. "Well, aren't you going to let me in?" He asks, one hand holding onto the door frame, leaning partially through your apartment door. You watch his eyes flicker over your shoulder, looking deeper into your apartment and listening closely for a sign that there was someone else inside. "I know he's not here, so what are you waiting for?" He brings his attention back to you.

"Maybe he is here," you reply, folding your arms across your chest, "then what are you going to do?"

He shrugs his shoulders, attempting to act like he didn't care. "I have others," he mumbles, pushing his free hand deep into his front pocket, wrapping around what looked to be his phone, "I can always just go get my reward from them."

Swallowing your jealously, you open your front door the full way, flourishing your arm in front of you and out to side, inviting him in. "Shouldn't you be out celebrating your win?" You curiously ask, closing the door behind him. You put the latch on and lock the door, figuring that Christian probably wasn't going to leave until the morning.

He looked over his shoulder, that grin of his growing wider. "So, you watched the game then?" He asks with both eyebrows raised, a chuckle dropping off his lips as you nod your head. "You should've come to the Bridge," he mumbles, fingers walking across the kitchen island counter, the two of you passing through the kitchen area and into the back portion of your apartment.

"Should I have now?" You ask, your arms folding back across your chest, watching Christian turn and lean against the back of your sofa.

"Yeah," he crosses his legs at his ankles, him being just tall enough to perch himself on the backrest, "I might've even dedicated my goal to you," he teases you, "we both know you would've liked that."

"Don't be stupid," you chastise him, shaking your head disapprovingly at him, you didn't need to see people speculating about who his goal celebration would've been for, "and don't tease me like that."

He frowns, asking, "like what?" You roll your eyes, sighing at the snigger that fills the silence. "No, come on," he pushes you to speak, making a 'come hither' motion with one hand that your feet obliges to before your brain can protest, "how exactly am I teasing you?" His hand starts on your hip, wrapping around to the small of your back, pulling you in to stand between his legs. His head dips, his nose tracing the length of your neck, kissing you with a feather like touch. "I've only ever tease in one specific way, baby," he whispers in your ear, "so I don't know what you're talking about."

"Whatever," you mutter under your breath, dropping the topic all together. It was no secret that you liked Christian. To have a part of him, even if it is hidden behind closed doors, was better than having none of him. "So, why are you here again?" You ask, changing the subject.

A dry chuckle leaves his lips. "Have you forgotten already? I'm here for my reward."

"Your reward?"

"Yes," he nods, "my reward." His fingers touch your cheek, tracing the outline of your jaw. "Surely you've got a little something for the goal scorer?"

"I might," you reply, pulling at the hem of his shirt, "it's just a shame Kai's not really my type. I think it's the current choice of hair. Broja, however, he is cute." Christian frowns, his jaw tensing and his hand quickly dropping away from you. "Perhaps I'll give him this reward you keep asking about-"

"-No." You can't help but smile as the jealously flickers in his eyes. "No," he repeats, shaking his head, "no, you won't."

"Why wouldn't I?"

He takes a deep breath, breathing in slowly through his nose, holding it for a second and then breathing out slowly. "Because you're mine," he answers, bringing his face closer to yours, "you're not Broja's. You're not your boyfriend's. You're mine and only-"

"-I am so sorry about this," Ty's voice rings through your apartment, cutting Christian off, "but you know how these things are..."

"He's here?" Christian asks, his jaw tensing up once more.

"I did say he might be."

Turning your back to Christian, you feign a soft smile as Ty walks back into the main body of your apartment. He stops suddenly in his tracks, one hand packing a set of clean scrubs into his backpack. "Chris," he zips up the backpack, slinging one of the straps over his shoulder, "I didn't know you were here."

"He's trying to convince me to go out with him and the rest of the squad," you lie, it had gotten so much easier to lie in the last few months, horrible as it might be.

"Oh, well maybe you should," Ty replies, patting his pockets down, searching for his keys, "better than staying home on a Saturday night." He spins around, clicking his fingers when he sees them on the coffee table. "Congrats on the goal, by the way," he says to Christian, who just nods his head in acknowledgement and mumbles his gratitude, "you're probably feeling over the moon right now, first goal of the season, and all that."

"Oh, totally," Christian replies, feigning his interest into whatever Ty had to say to him, "totally feeling over the moon." He waits impatiently for Ty to leave, drumming his fingers against his thigh, and looking down at the floor to hide the rolling of his eyes as your boyfriend makes a joke about having bones to mend. Sure, Christian believed Ty's job was a noble one - he was a doctor, after all - but my god did he find him incredibly boring. "Jesus fucking christ," Christian murmurs as you come back into the room, he mimicks Ty's accent, "bones to mend - he's fucking boring."

You roll your eyes. "Christian..."

"I'm sorry," he quickly apologises, kissing each side of your neck, "he just makes it so easy to take the piss out of him."

Stepping around him, you avoid his hands as they attempt to touch you. "I presume the others are out celebrating, yes?" Ty was right. Going out would be better than staying home on a Saturday night, especially when there was a win to celebrate. Christian answers with a deep hum. "So, why aren't you with them?"

His hands finally catch you, holding the soft of your hips, pulling your back up against his chest and his head dipping into the curve of your neck, kissing you once more. "Why get drunk and celebrate with the boys when I have everything I need right here?" He turns you around, a hand touching your face and his breath fanning across you as he hovers his lips above yours. "Your lips are so beautiful," he mumbles, looking down at your lips, "have I ever told you that?"

"Once," you reply, "but you were terribly drunk."

"Want me to say it again?" Nodding your head, he chuckles, touching his thumb against your bottom lip and caressing it slowly. "Your lips are so beautiful," he repeats, his low and silky, "soft and perfect and only for me." Removing his thumb, he kisses you, humming as he feels your fingers curling tightly around his shirt, pulling him closer and returning the kiss. His hands encase your face, holding you tightly. "Only for me," he murmurs agaisnt you, "say it."

"Only for you," you repeat, your head feeling fuzzy, as though you were drunken on his kiss.

"Not Ty's?" You shake your head. "Not Broja's?" Again, you shake your head. "Just mine?"

"Just yours."

"Good," he mumbles, taking a step back and removing his jacket. He throws it over the back of your sofa, his fingers fixing the sides of his hair. Touching your chin, he leans in to kiss you again, the kiss lingering on your lips when he pulls away. "Lead the way, sweetheart," he tells you, peering down at your eyes, "don't want you hurting your knees on the wooden floor."

"Huh," you take his hand, slowly leading him to your bedroom, "how considerate of you."

"I am, aren't I?" He agrees, running his thumb across the back of your hand.

Stepping over the threshold of your bedroom door, Christian tugs sharply on your hand, pulling you around to face him. His free hand encases itself instinctively around your throat, giving it a soft squeeze, just enough to have you whimpering into his mouth as he crashes his lips feverishly against yours. You both moan when he slips his tongue past your lips, tracing it against yours and refamiliarising himself with parts of your body.

"I've been thinking about this ever since I scored," he confesses to you, breaking apart from your lips. His hand stays caught around your throat, but the other comes up to caress your face. "Thought about you," he rubs his thumb affectionately over your skin and bumps his nose against yours as moves to rest his forehead against yours, "on your knees, with those pretty lips parted, ready for me to fuck this mouth of yours." You press your body tightly against his, wanting to kiss him, but tightens his grip on your neck and it has you freezing on the spot. "Because, as much as I like fucking that tight, wet cunt, having you gag on my cock is so much fun."

"Then why are we still talking?" You ask, voice cracking as you squeeze your thighs together.

You watch the corners of his lips twist upwards into a smirk. "See, this is why I like you so much, baby," you feel the tip of his nose run against the bridge of your nose as he moves to kiss your forehead, as he mumbles against you, "you'd rather avoid the fussy stuff and jump straight in."

"Only because you don't do the fussy stuff," you bite back. The fussy stuff was for girlfriends only, he had told you once, which you found funny because Christian wasn't one for girlfriends either.

"Because that's for-"

"Girlfriends only," you abruptly cut him off, rolling your eyes, "Yes. I remember."

"Oh, come on, gorgeous," he chuckles, touching your chin, "don't sound so bitter. You are someone's girlfriend, remember? You already have someone to do all that fussy stuff for you." His thumb presses harder against your chin as he studies your face, the same smirk still dancing on the corners of his mouth. "That's why you stay with him, isn't it? Because he does the stuff I won't?"

"We've already talked about this."

His nose scrunched up as he nods his head, tilting to the side. "Right," he mumbles, removing his hands, "you like him because he's nice." He marks out the air quotes with his fingers. "It definitely has nothing to do with him providing all that emotional bullcrap you know you'll never get from me, right?"

"Why are we still talking?" You question him, avoiding his question. He lets you touch him, you hand moving to cradle the side of his face as you kiss your lips against his neck. You listen to his breath hitching in his throat as you graze your teeth over his Adam's apple. "I thought you were here to receive your reward?"

Your free hand travels down the front of his chest, lingering for a second on the waistband of his jeans, before dropping to cup his crotch. Both of you moan as you come into contact with his semi-hardened length hidden inside the confinement of the material. "No more talking," you whisper, mumbling against the roughness of his jaw, palming at him through his jeans.

He clears his throat. "On your knees then," he orders, giving your bum a light pinch.

Dropping onto your knees, he watches you unbutton his jeans and slowly pull the zipper down. He leaves you to push his jeans down, pushing the down just low enough to give you enough room. Looking up, you catch the hunger in his eyes, that turns his honey drizzled eyes dark with a type of lust that runs pleasure up your spine, tingling and building. Every single thing about your relationship was wrong, but when he looked at you with a hunger and a lust so intense like this, it made it all feel so right.

"What are you waiting for?" Christian asks, stroking his thumb across your forehead as he brings his hand down to rest on the top of your head. "Come on," he encourages, taking a deep breath in anticipation of what was to come, "be a good little slut and give me my reward."

Curling you fingers around the edge of the waistband of his grey boxers, you pull them down just enough untuck his harden cock from their tight confinement. You bite your bottom lip at the sight of him springing free from his boxers, muffling your moans.

He tuts, bringing his hand down to peel your lip from between your teeth. "You like that, baby?" You give in, nodding your head. "Good," he huffs, "now open your mouth."

"Not yet."

He watches you wrap your hand around the base of his shaft and the moan he lets out as you start to pump your hand is a mix of satisfaction and frustration. The feeling of your hand was nice, but he wanted nothing more than to feel your lips wrapped around him. Leaning forwards, he continues to watch in a mesmerised like fashion as you lick and kiss your way up from the base, stopping before you reach the tip. Your eyes flicker to look at his, grinning when you spot that he was holding his breath, desperately anticipating the feel of your warm, wet mouth.

But again you wait to give him what he wants.

He groans when he feels your hot breath touching his tip, making him think he was finally going to get what he wanted the most, but when you begin to kiss and lick back down to the base, towards his balls, he frowns. "Stop teasing-" He interrupts himself with a sharp moan, feeling you softly sucking on them.

You continue to tease him, touching everywhere but the tip, that was throbbing and glistening with his pre-cum, aching to be touched. "Fuck," he drawls, running his finger through his hair, "you look so good, princess. But, come on now, let's stop with the teasing."

"It's not nice to be teased, is it?" You ask, raising an eyebrow. You lick your lips and wrap your hand back around the base, squeezing it a little, just enough to make him groan.

"Oh, ha, ha," he mocks, rolling his eyes, "now open that pretty little mouth of yours."

Slowly, you lower your mouth onto him, a low moan emitting deep from in your throat, vibrating against him, as his grip on the back of your head tightens, his hips lifting to speed up the process. You look up at him through your eyelashes, a look of smugness spreading across your face that only made him want to fuck it out of you later. For now, he'd settle on just fucking your throat.

His hand moves with your head, tugging and pulling on your hair, groaning out loud and throwing his head back each time he would hit the back of your throat, or feel you hollowing your cheeks. To him, it felt like you trying to suck his soul out. His thrusts are deep and precise, and has your gagging noisily around him as you move to meet each of his movements perfectly.

"Shit, baby girl!" He hisses, feeling your nails digging into the tops of his thighs. Looking up you see his mouth hanging open, panting and chanting your name like a prayer of sorts. "Fuck, I'm so close," he tells you, looping his fingers through your hair and digging their tips into your skull.

You moan your approval, speeding up your movements, which grow sloppy the faster you become. Pulling off him for a quick second, you encourage him to cum. "Do it, baby," you beg him, pumping him with your hand, "give it to me." You lick your lips, guiding the tip back into your mouth to suck on it. "I want it all," was the final thing you say, before you're taking him into your mouth.

His body vibrates as pleasure shoots through his body. "Shit-" His mind goes blank, with white spots hazing his vision as he spills down your throat. "That's it," he loudly moans, a groan nestled deep emitting from his chest, "just take it, baby, just take it all for me. Good fucking girl!"

Dazed and slightly light-headed, Christian watches you clean your mouth, using your thumb to clean the corners. He swallows a deep breath of air as you lick your thumb clean.

Tugging you up to your feet, you let out a squeak of surprise as he crashes his lips against yours. He can taste traces of himself, running his tongue over yours, and softly moans into your mouth. Pulling apart, he presses his forehead against yours, stroking his thumb affectionately against your cheek, causing your eyes to close and soak in the rare moment.

And instead of rushing through the moment, he let's it happen. He watches the smile that tugs slightly on the corners of your lips and notices how you lean into his touch. And there it was again. That warmth in his stomach he had to keep telling himself to ignore every time you were near.

"I lo-"

"Y/N?" The sound of Ty's voice pulls you both out of the moment, interrupting whatever it was that Christian was going to say, and has your eyes snapping open. "Y/N, are you in here?" He shouts louder. You panic as you hear the footsteps approaching the bedroom door, glancing frantically around your room for a place for Christian to hide. "Y/N?"

Your hands collides heavily with Christian's arm, pushing him, or at least trying to, towards your bathroom. "Get in the bathroom!" You hiss, pointing with your other hand.

"And what if he wants to use it?" Christian asks, stumbling as he works quickly to fasten his jeans.

"Are you-" Sighing, you follow him into the bathroom, swinging the door shut behind you. You listen closely for the bedroom door opening, the sweat on the back of your neck becoming uncomfortable as you hear Ty's footsteps enter the room. "Chris?" You call out, trying not to show the anxiety you were feeling in your voice.

"What are-" You clamp your hand over Christian's mouth, giving him a silent warning in the form of a sharp glare.

"No, darling, it's just me," Ty answers, there's a rustling sound like he was searching for something, "I forgot my watch!" He happily cheers when he finds it, causing Christian to roll his eyes, mumbling something into the palm of your hand. "Did you say something?" Ty's voice travels through the bathroom door.

"Eh, no," you answer, pretending to cough, "just...just clearing my throat. Eh, did you find it?"

"Got it!"

You let out a sigh of relief; his phone call earlier had been one of an emergency and you knew he wouldn't be able to stick around for any longer.

"Oh, good," you fake your happiness, staring up at the ceiling to avoid Christian's staring back at you, "so, I'll see you in the morning, yeah?"

"I'll bring back breakfast from that cafe you like," Ty replies, happily chuckling at the thought.

"Sounds perfect!"

You wait until you had heard your apartment door open and close before you lowered your hand, releasing a breath you hadn't even realised you had been holding in. Without a second thought behind it, you step into Christian's chest, dropping your head to rest against his shoulder, burying your face into his body. "That was close," you mumble against him.

"Too close," Christian agrees, finding himself hesitant to touch you. Eventually, he places his hand on the small of your back, idly rubbing his thumb in soft circles.

Lifting your head away, you find him gazing down at you, like he had almost been waiting for you to look up at him. "What were you going to say?" You ask, remembering he had been in the middle of saying something before Ty's unexpected return. He raises his eyebrows questioningly at you. "Before Ty's interruption, you were saying something," you explain, before asking, "what was it?"

He quickly shakes his head. "It was nothing." He keeps shaking his head. "Doesn't matter now." Dropping his hand away from your body, he clears his throat. "God, I am starving," to you it felt like he was purposely trying to change the subject, "do you want food?"

Turning, you watch him leave the bathroom, disappearing into the next room. "Sure," you call after him, regretting not pushing him on the subject to talk before he had essentially escaped your grasp, "just not that place we got from last time though!"

"Not the Italian place, got it!" He shouts back, his voice travelling throughout your apartment. "What about that Chinese place we got from the other week?"

When you enter your living room, you find him laid comfortably on your sofa, his shoes now kicked off and his phone in his hand. "Sounds great," you answer, returning his smile as you eventually join him.

Maybe you'll get him to talk next time.

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#christian pulisic #christian pulisic imagine #christian pulisic imagines #christian pulisic smut #christian pulisic fluff #christian pulisic one shot #christian pulisic fanfic #christian pulisic fic #christian pulisic x reader

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CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT THIS ?

Because i saw someone on X putting these two pic next to each other, and i couldn't stop thinking about it all day and had to write a loooonnngg paragraph to explain how beautiful and well considered these covers are

i see hidden meaning all over it, and im screaming!

In the first one (Mimir Yamato), all the other members are awake, some are chatting , some are just staring at the camera WHILE two members are looking else where, which is the sleeping Yama, and as u can see in the pic up there, These two are Riku and Mitsu

And this is insane cuz u know well my fellow i7 lovers how important Mitsu was in Yamato's character development, so it makes a lot of sense that he is genuinely worried about him (BESTIES FR)

As for Riku , im not so sure about it, so feel free to correct me if it's wrong

Riku has always received some kind of different treatment from Yamato , and we see that a lot if u rewatch the series like me for 1000 times

So naturally, Riku would also feel the same way as Yamato does toward him !

Another thing to add about Riku is that both he and Yamato are VERY important members to the group

Riku being the center - Yama being the leader

Hence, they both burden a lot of pressure in keeping the group together

As for the second pic, the memebers are all asleep while Yamato is wide awake (being silly and bad boy)

Refrencing how serious he is in keeping his friend protected, away from harm even in their weakness (sleeping)

Not to forget

That Yamato indeeed was ready to leave the group behind just to keep them safe from all the bad gossip and reputation they would gain if his "secret" was to get exposed

Last point I would like to add,and it is more like a simple comparison

In the first pic the colors are soft and pastely

Showing i7 idol image of being a lively fun and innocent group

However, in the second one (Yamato's center song album pic), it has Yama own characteristic in it only, which is a dark gloomy adult like theme

I don't want to go into too much depth into the colours cuz i won't shutup then

But to keep it short , dark colors tend to have some heavy meanings to them

And from the way i analyse this , isn't this how Yamato views celebrities, unpure fake, and complete liers...

Btw im very normal about Yamato

Don't mind me , just a humble designer passing by

#idolish7 spoilers #idolish seven #idolish7 #i7 #ainana #idolish7yamato #yamachan #nikaido yamato #yamato nikaido #mitsuki izumi #riku nanase #アイナナ

[rogueddie]

Steve and Eddie get matching tattoos;

Steve gets a rose to represent Eddie- mostly bc Eddie is always calling him his own personal ray of sunshine, so Steve calls him his flower (it started ironic but it didn't take long to become the norm).

Eddie gets the stalk and thorns, a vague refrence to the nailbat but mostly about how no one ever expects pretty boy Steve Harrington to have hidden thorns- and they always come out whenever someone is an asshole to Eddie.

#stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Forest spirits and natives (3)

Menehune - Legendary dwarves who live in the deep forests of Hawaii

Menehune are a mythological race of dwarf people in tradition who are said to live in the deep forests and hidden valleys of the Hawaiian Islands, hidden and far away from human settlements.

The Menehune are described as superb craftspeople. They built temples (heiau), fishponds, roads, canoes, and houses. Some of these structures that Hawaiian folklore attributed to the Menehune still exist. They are said to have lived in Hawaii before settlers arrived from Polynesia many centuries ago. Their favorite food is the maiʻa (banana), and they also like fish. Legend has it that the Menehune appear only during the night hours to build masterpieces. But if they fail to complete their work in the length of the night, they’ll leave it unoccupied. No one but their children and humans connected to them can see the Menehune.

While archaeologists have never found remains of a distinctively small race of ancient people in Hawaii, many think the Menehune legend may well have a basis in fact. In 2003, a species of dwarf human was discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores. Homo floresiensis was only about 1 meter in height and fully bipedal. The skull has human-like teeth with a receding forehead and no chin.

Fossils have been discovered from 38,000 to 18,000 years ago, though archeological evidence suggests it lived on Flores between at least 95,000 and 13,000 years ago. It used stone tools and fire, and hunted pygmy elephants, Komodo dragons, and the giant rats found on Flores. Its discoverers believe that h. floresiensis is a dwarf form of Homo erectus. It is not uncommon for dwarf forms of large mammals to evolve on islands. Modern humans arrived on Flores between 55,000 and 35,000 years ago, and presumably interacted with h. floresiensis (Refrence: “The Three Menehune of Ainahou (Maui)” by Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell Sr).

木にまつわる伝説・神話

森の精霊たちと原住民 (3)

メネフネ 〜 ハワイの深い森に住む伝説の小人族

メネフネとは、ハワイに伝わる神話上の小人族で、ハワイ諸島の深い森や隠れた谷に住み、人里から遠く離れたところに住んでいると言われている。

メネフネ族は、優れた職人で、神殿 (ハワイ語:ﾍｲｱｳ)、養魚池 (メネフネ養魚池)、道路、カヌー、家などを建設した。ハワイの民間伝承では、メネフネのものとされるこれらの建造物は、今でもいくつか残っている。彼らは、何世紀も前にポリネシアから入植者たちがやってくる以前からハワイに住んでいたと言われている。好物はバナナ (ハワイ語: ﾏｲｱ) で、魚も好物である。伝説によると、メネフネたちは夜の間だけ現れ、傑作を作り上げると言われている。しかし、夜の長さの中で作品を完成させることができなければ、その作品は無人のまま放置される。彼らの子供と彼らにつながることが出来る人間以外には、メネフネを見ることはできない。

ハワイでは、考古学者が小人類の遺跡を発見したことはないが、メネフネ伝説には根拠があると考える人は多い。2003年、インドネシアのフローレス島で、小人の一種が発見された。ホモ・フロレシエンシスは、身長が1メートルほどしかなく、完全な二足歩行であった。頭蓋骨には人間のような歯があり、額は後退し、顎はない。

3万8000年前から1万8000年前の化石が発見されているが、考古学的な証拠から、少なくとも9万5000年前から1万3000年前まではフローレス島に住んでいたと考えられている。石器や火を使い、ボルネオ象やコモドドラゴン、フローレス島に生息する巨大ネズミを狩っていた。発見者たちは、ホモ・エレクトスの小人型であると信じている。大型哺乳類の矮小型が島で進化するのは珍しいことではない。現生人類は、5万5千年前から3万5千年前の間にフローレス島に到着し、ホモ・エレクトスと交流があったと推定される (参考文献: チャールズ・クルウェヒ・マックスウェル・シニア著「アイナホウ（マウイ島）の3人のメネフネ」より)。

#trees #tree legend #tree myth #legend #mythology #folklore #menehune #hawaiian folklore #dwarf #menehune fishpond #banana #nature #art

[phoebepheebsphibs]

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#did you catch that? #rottmnt until i found you #until i found you au #until i found you #separated au #rottmnt separated au #rottmnt leo #rottmnt draxum #baron draxum #rottmnt baron draxum #fear of abandonment #writing fears #easter eggs #hidden refrences #sketches

[originalwinnercheesecake]

The Owl House Watching and Dreaming Analysis. (Spoilers)

Its over. Its been around 3 years and now its over. Well like Luz says its time for a new chapter now. The majority of my tag is posts about the owl house, and now I have to find a new thing to post on. I like Molly Magee, but so far not enough to spend hours typing out analysis and theories. I got into Ducktales 2 years late and, it has me going through Disney plus to find more shows about the wacky highjinks of the duck family, so if that corner of the Disney fandom is still alive maybe I will pop in their from time to time. I also happen to like a few live action shows.

But before that I want to close out the owl house with 1 (possibly a coupe more posts). This one is my recount and review of the Owl Houses final episode, and will focus on the families and connections at the end, as I feel they were the most important part of the episode, Warning long post and spoilers below.

I will start off with talking about Meeting Kings father and what we learned about Titans. We have comfirmation now that Titans do not have spouces/mates and reproduce Asexually. King’s dad did not object to being refered to as Dad, but was term wise both his dad and mom. Two things: 1 does this mean King (who doesn’t need labels right now because he is only 8) will grow up to be aroace, like Lilith? 2 this is confirmation that he will still be able to become a parent 1 day, which I am glad about, because we know he will outlive Eda, Lilith, and Luz and this way we know he will still be able to have a family again after they pass on. Also we now have confirmation that the baby titan skulls in the trapers room were kings brothers and sisters. Were the Full grown ones his oldest siblings or were they his dad’s siblings. Also the owl beast. I knew it...they? Were a titan, and that were were probably the last living one Bill mentioned since king as an egg couldn’t cry or run, and was still being hidden. At first I thought they might be his parent, but it looks like they are actually either his older sibling or his aunt/uncle... They are still inside his mom and aunt, so they are a part of his life.

So now on to King’s Dad as a parent. Because the Titans heart was still beating he actually was not completely gone. His spirit was alive in the in between realms and was watching over King, is shown to be delighted that his son found such a nice family to raise him, and is confirmed to have had a bit of a hand guiding Luz in how quickly she learned glyphs and wild magic. This all feels like methaphors for Heaven and Guardian Angels. I do not know what Dana belives or if she belives in anything. She certainly hasn’t been shy about making metaphors to the bad parts of religon/christianity. But i am glad she also made these refrences loving and positive. They can be comforting to those that have lost loved ones.

Now on to the Collector. First the older collectors aren’t his gaurdians, they are his older siblings. From their point of view the war between titans and collectors was just them being mean and breaking their baby brothers toys. Okay, they are jerks, and it was a horrible thing to do, but okay the show didn’t go full on SU diamonds parasitic route. This makes me feel a bit better about how our collectors arc ended. King’s family and He forgave each other and are good friends, the collector is confirmed to come visit them from time to time, but he went back to the Star’s to finish growing up. His siblings better feel bad about him having been stuck in thousand year time out because of them, and better leave his new friends alone now. Him going back was one of the three options I felt were possible and while not perfect I genuienly do think it was the best one. The collector was ultimelty to powerful to live on the isles full time without hurting someone, and with all the repairs and rebuilding needed to be done Eda and Raine did not have the time needed to watch him as much as he needed.

No lets go on To Luz. She moved back to the Human realm to live with her mother and sister, and graduate from earth school in graves field. It also looks like Camila was able to eventually forge the documents needed to adopt Vee in the human realm and send her to school with Luz. But we can see that a permenent portal was opened at the old house (how can Camila afford two houses on her single parent vetenairy income? Did she pay in snails and the seller think she had gold?). Luz, Camilia, and eventually Vee (wonder how long that took) made visitations to the demon realm. Luz had the option to chose which realm she wanted to live in once she grew up. It also looks like Eda got upgraded from being Luz’s temporary host parent to being like a God mothe rto her. Camila will always be Luz’s real mother, but Eda still getting to stay in their lives as support is for the best. Camilia and Luz went through so much when Manny died and they were struggling to deal with it by themsleves. I said in an earlier post that I believe the owl house to ultimately be about finding a community that is suportive of you. Camila, Luz, and Vee did not have that before, but they do now.

Now on to Hunter. So the final hints very strongly that he was adopted by Darius, not Camila, and not Eda (who FYI had no positive interactions with Hunter and should not have been considered as heavily as she was by fans). This again makes the most sense. While watchig Thanks to them when Hunter is mentioned to be happy and doing well in the human world I was like “Alright the story still works great if Hunter becomes Hunter Noceda. Darius can just be a mentor to him if he goes back to the iles in summers”. But then when he described the life he wanted at the end of the episode I was confused because everything he said was things he could only do in the demon realm. He wanted to go back perminently. I doubt Camila will ever want to fully live in the demon realm, Luz did probably need to live in both worlds until she was an adult to fully make a fair choice, and you know it took months/years for Vee to step foot there. I still hope Camila got to be Hunters God mom or was in his life as a surogate Aunt. Hey Darius and Eberwolf are implied to have become like Police officers, dedicated to stoping suporters of Belos’s system fromt trying to reinstate it. It thoretically could have been possible that they would be away for stretches and Hunter would need another adult to stay with some of the time.

Reminder of what Darius and Hunter’s relationship was like since a lot of it had to develop off screen. Darius and Hunter are strongly hinted to have started spending more time together post ASIAS, by Hollow Minds Darius had grown so fond of Hunter that he was ready to abort his cover to help him. When Hunter ran away from the EC Darius is confirmed to have tracked him down to ensure he was safe, and Hunter was comfortable leaving his hiding place to go on a mission Darius gave him (protect Luz while she went to break Amity out of the manor). Hunter was very worried/scared when he saw Darius on the stage at the Day of Unity. Also while Hunter did not put Darius’s picture on the wall he started sewing every piece of fabric he could find in the Noceda’s basement and would talk about how this was something he practiced with Darius. So he clearly missed him, but I do not think he realized how much Darius and Eberwolf missed HIM until they came looking for him after waking up. On the subject of Eberwolf and Hunter, I have seen the headcannon that Eberwolf calls Hunter pup/cub but can we as a fandom please come up with a term Hunter uses for Eberwolf. there is no way they call each other “Uncle” and “Nephew”. Those are definitly trigger word for Hunter.

Also the Blue bird Palisman Hunter eventually carved himself. I am glad its a bird, because Hunter had Palisman as therapy/support animals and birds were the animal he was most comfortable with. I want to name his new bird Bananas. Since Bananas, like Flapjacks, were a human food he was unfirmilar with in the demon realm. I am also so glad that show let him grieve Flapjack and take his time before getting a new palisman. Flapjack was Hunters biggest support during his darkest time and I was so afraid that they would trivialize his lose due to the shortened season. But no not only did they give him a grave that got visitited, not only did Hunter get a tattoo of Flapjack, but so did Willow and Luz, maybe Gus and Amity as well. Flapjack was so loved and so missed, as he should be.

 On to Alador x Darius. I ship the couple but I am so glad how it was handled, with them basically being confirmed to not get together for another 3-4 years. As cute as their dynamic is, it would have been extstreamly problamatic for them to get together soon after the battle with Belos. Alador was just getting out of a long, abusive, marriage. While we do not get a chance to fully explore Darius’s character and what caused him to close himself off from his old friends, we know he was working through some things and closing a chapter on a mission that had been a big focus f his life. Not to mention that both men had teenagrs who had been tramatized and needed/deserved to be their dad’s full focus for the time being. So for that I am glad we did not get the Blight-Deammone step family.

One kinda nice twist was that Alador decided he wanted to build medical machines and Emira was the child that ended up working with him. Emira was the child who seemed to have the least in common with Alador so I liked that they eventualy had something they could do together. A stranger surprise was Amity and Lilith’s reunion, and the strong hints that they started working together again and bonded. Dana dropped them being Mentor and protage like a hot potato after Covention day and was quick to post that they were never close/did not like each other when asked. So its kinda strange that she suddenly had them start caring and tried to portray Lilith as a strong female figure in Amity’s life after her seperating completely from Odalia. This is the big thing I feel should have been either explored more or dropped.

Lastly reagrding the end credits; I am upset that for how many clips we saw of both Steve and Matt towards the end we did not get a single on of them reuniting or together. Come on Show Why. That said I love the jobs they were shown to have afterwards. I expected Steve to maybe get an internship/assistant job at the museum with Lilith, since they were such good friends. Seeing him, still friends with Lilith, but also with the Catt’s and working to rehabilitate other coven scouts was so much better. And finding out that Matt became a hotshot architectural designer on the isles is just perfect. Also I spent 3/4ths of the End credits going “Where is Gus. Do not leave him out of this time jump”. Then I find out he graduated early and was teaching students about the human realm at Eda, Raine, and Lilith’s new university. The little genius. They’re is no confirmation that he and Matt ever got together, but Oh well. Maybe they did and are just not into PDA? maybe did and broke up/were on a break? Maybe they only ever stayed friends? It was my second favorite ship (besides Lumity) but if it didn’t happen that’s okay.

All in All this was the owl house final. It was exciting, intense, it tied up lose ends,and gave our charcters ends that while not perfect, where the best they could have been. Good job Dana. Good Job Owl House Crew. Thank you for the show. Its helped me a lot with getting through the past 3 years.

#The owl house #The owl house Finale #Watching and Dreaming #Luz Noceda #Camila Noceda #Vee Noceda #Eda clawthorne #Lilith Clawthorne #King Clawthorne #TOH Collector #hunter deamonne #Darius Deamonne #Eberwolf the Huntsman #Amity Blight #Alador Blight #Emira Blight #Toh The titan #Boiling isles Titan #Willow Park #Gus porter #Matt tholomule #Steve tholomule #Raine whispers #Reda #Lumity #Huntlow #Gustholomule #Aladarius #Dadrius #goo dads

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being a whiney baby for a second

oh i miss being my 10 year old self in 2018... i was very fixated on tallyhall. tallyhall was my life, i got into it late 2017? it was a hidden jem. no one knew tallyhall and we had our own small community and i loved it that way. I made so many friends and learned so much about art.

now its seen as "tiktok" music. it breaks my heart. i cannot listen to tallyhall without getting incredibly nostalgic and crying. and people now chalk it up to "terminally online" music too. it makes me so so so so sad. i love tallyhall but i cannot bear to look at it anymore, seeing the state of it now. i miss making refrences to their skits on youtube and no one getting them. i loved making fanart of obscure refrences that a handful of my friends would get. i just loved it so much....and now everytime i see tallyhall i get this gut wrenching feeling... i cant put my finger on it but oeee it sucks man.

im not saying its BAD necessarily that tallyhall is more popular, in my opinion it was just better when it was a hidden gem. aaaaaaa

#delete later maybe #ramble #tallyhall

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Making An Entirely New Pokémon Region! PART 2 — Samphirea's Starters.

Hello and good day, evening, afternoon, wherever you are! This is part two of MAENR, and we have headed to the starters now! If you don't know what's going on, I suggest you check my other post, which is Part 1.

Lets dive right in! ART INCOMING!!!!!

NOTE: The reason why there arent any colors or shading is because theese drawings are concepts. I will finish them another day.

Following a Grass/Fire/Water trio, the starters will be based on some of the most popular animals in India!

And for this I've picked:

- Bengal Tiger (For a Water Type)

- Indian Cobra (For a Fire Type)

- Indian Peafowl (For a Grass Type)

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Originating from the forests, comes Sapphlume, the Luminescent Fledgling Pokémon possesing the Grass type.

This pokémons crystals on it's forehead and the one attached to the string-like "ahoge" are said to glow in the dark.

Sapphlume, as for the personality, is very wary at first when meeting its trainer or someone new, however easily tamed and become friendly once getting to know them better.

At level 15, Sapphlume evolves into Aegisfowl, the Opulent Plume Pokémon.

At this stage, the Pokémon becomes more aggressive and defensive when it comes to their dearest friends, almost always keeping an eye on them. This HIGHLY increases their DEFENSE stat.

When close to evolution, Aegisfowl tends to become more tame, and less aggressive.

And then finally, at level 36, comes in Spectryterra, the Royal Luminary Pokémon.

This Pokémon is given a Ground type as a secondary type, refrencing the fact that wild Spectryterras are commonly found in forest-like parts of Landouraville.

As for behaviour? Spectryterras are completely tame and gentle, almost calm in any situation, while they remain on the watch for their folks.

Their majestic looks give them the ability "Cute Charm".

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Residing from cold riverbanks, comes in Mistdrop, the Striped Mist Pokémon possesing the Water type.

It is said that it's antennas point to a looked object or person, when Mistdrop picks up a scent.

As for behaviour, Mistdrops are really enthusiastic, yet curious, if they're going to a new place, expect this Pokémon to be sniffing around EVERYTHING.

At level 15, Mistdrop evolves into Vapormistrix, the Pure H2O Pokémon, keeping the Water type.

At this stage, the pokémon's fangs become bigger and stronger.

Theese Pokémon are often said to be really independent, and rarely listen to orders.

And finally, at level 36, Vapormistrix evolves into Mystiqflow, the Flowy Rainmaker Pokémon.

It is said that the antennas can also be used to predict it's opponents next move, but also one's emotions, giving this Pokémon a secondary Psychic type.

This mon gains back dependence on its trainer, and also loves hugs, which might soak the trainer wet because of it's trails on the paws and naturally cold bodies like Ice, making them learn a few Ice-Type moves.

As for more info, this Pokémons fangs are even bigger, however it keeps them hidden a lot.

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Originating from hot deserts, comes out Flagramask, the Masked Cobra Pokémon.

This Pokémon tends to share alot in common with Cubones, and trainers often find their Flagramasks with them, as they make great friends.

At first, Flagramask is really restrained, and acts like nothing really matters to them, yet deeply cares about it's folks.

At level 15, Flagramask evolves into Meltmaskra, the Melted Skull Pokémon.

They are now more venomous, causing them to learn a few Poison-Type moves, as crystals also start growing out of its body. Some say, the longer the spikes, the closer to evolution it is.

As for acts, this Pokémon becomes territorial, however their synergy is still boosted when a Cubone is nearby, almost treating it like a younger sibling, or its young.

Yet finally, at level 36, Meltmaskra evolves into Maskaldra, the Spiked Dragon Pokémon.

The spikes on it's back have grew out, and tend to be worse than a rose's thorns. A bright, saturated flame on the mask's horns. This Pokémon gains "Dragon" as it's secondary type.

This Pokémon is very aggressive and territorial, yet a good parent, and very affectionate to their trainers.

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This post was late, so I sadly posted this at 4AM as I only has Sapphlume done. I hope you like theese starters, but my question is....

#artwork #pokemon #indian pokemon region #pokemon region #MAENR #MAENPR #india #indian #indian peafowl #indian cobra #bengal tiger #tiger #cobra #pokemon starters #grass #water #fire

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fanart for @ibremake

i named the masculine one "rosamund" and the femminine one "rosaline", they're based of your pfp. theres also a refrence to @trueguertenaexhibit hidden in the drawing... find it i you dare.

#ib #guertena #art #drawing #artists on tumblr