#horse would tabby even be??

[carsaadi]

OKAY BUT what if we drew more horses just for a little i think it would be silly. i think it would be very silly :3

#carsaadi #art #my art #oc #madness combat #madness #combat #doodle #my little pony #mlp #unicorn #what kind of fuckin #horse would tabby even be?? #i didnt really think about it #she's a cat grunt hybrid clone so like #cat?? horse?? hybrid??? #?????? #carsaadi talks #furry

[lymoncat]

AOT HCS MODERN AU! What pet you guys own

Eren-

he has a dog I’m not even gonna lie, he comes across as a dog person, he doesn’t care what breed but prefers big dogs specifically German shepherds he bought a dog when y’all moved in together and he’s actually really close with the dog, you named the dog bobo you chose the name cuz you thought it would be cute, the dog is very attached to eren

armin-

a cat, an orange tabby cat. Armin comes across as a more calm less crazy person meaning he would want a cat to chill and read with. He named the cat tangerine cuz it’s orange. You bought him the cat for Christmas one year since you didn’t know what to get him. It’s the wholesome moments, when you see him on the couch after work holding the cat, you fall in love all over again with your gentle small ray of sunshine

Jean-

you may think that he has a horse but your very wrong, he has an annoying green parrot that calls you mom, you can simply walk by the change and you’ll hear “food mom?” And you eventually get used to it and get another parrot for them to play together and stop bugging you

connie-

oh you poor unfortunate soul, him and that tortoise. Jk he has a dog still, you poor unfortunate soul, him and that dog do everything together, he has a border collie that joins you two in everything, taking a shower, the dog is at the door, using the bathroom?, the dog is staring into your soul, trying to leave? The dog is following you out the door. The dogs same is bacon cuz the dog loves bacon

Reiner-

Bull dog off the bat, he has a big dog strong like him, they wrestle on the living room floor all the time, go on walks, play fetch, chase little kids- wait- what?! Yeah, they think it’s funny to chase children in the park especially the snotty teenager brats over in the corner doing some not so innocent things, the dog is a female named Presley very energetic and playful but don’t expect any unwanted visitors there will be none, middle of the night a robber comes ain’t no way that person getting out alive, maybe in a body bag but not alive.

Bertholdt-

a tortoiseshell cat with gold eyes, you guys went to an animal rescue center for your anniversary and he fell in love with this cat, he was begging you until you said yes I mean how could you not?! He’s batting those pretty green eyes while on his knees with the cat “please can we get her? I’ll do anything my love” it was a yes in that very moment and next thing you knew you were on your way home with a cat named pineapple don’t bother asking how that name came across his mind but it’s always nice to see him in one of his weird sleeping positions with pineapple splayed across his chest on her back

Erwin-

a lazy pug named Mr. There’s no question just a fat lazy pug that sheds buckets of fur.

Levi-

you begged him to get an animal and he kept saying no until he came home to you having bought one without his permission, he glared and looked pissed until that fat fluffy black cat looked him in the eyes with her emerald ones. He caved in. The cat was named jasmine and he allowed you to keep it because cats are very hygienic and easy to take care of. He hates changing the litter box but will do it for Jasmine. And when he does actually sleep it’s curled up with you and jasmine and absolutely precious, jasmine sits on his lap when he’s doing work and he shares his food with her all of the time strangely enough she loves lettuce, you’ll be in the kitchen making salad and she’ll prance over and sit there meowing for lettuce

I hope you guys liked this, please comment your thoughts and send me requests and don’t be afraid to give me feedback ❤️✨

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[oldmemoria]

hate the ultimate guide. heres a few reasons why.

reused art: I understand how hard it is to make art, especially at that calliber of detail. I'm an artist, I get it. but the charm of the original ultimate guide was that we had these hand painted, unique pieces of art of these characters, it showed a little personality too.

How stale and lifeless the art is: This is a complaint that I've had with the current western artist for years, the art is just... boring. the colors are pretty, yeah, like wow hyperrealistic cats. cool. but what else? can we see their personalities? what's the book gonna be like? the old covers had that charm, but not these ones. at all. (also is that even... i could not tell that was runningnose and littlecloud. i mean. runningnose has water in his snout, thats not what cat snot looks like but go off. he just looks a little soggy ig, not in a perpetual state of sick.)

Lack of Personality: this is a different complaint I promise. I dont like how the art seems to take away the personality of every character so theyre staring stoicly at the camera. some of these characters arent all that stoic. I never liked the firestar art in the last hope because I deadass thought it was mapleshade until someone told me it was firestar. firestar isnt this scary, stalky cat in the shadows. not to normal people at least. if i can mistake your main character as one of the villains in your cover art that isnt fucking good. I don't want to see these cats staring bug eyed at the camera, I want to be able to tell what they're like JUST from a glance at the art. Who is that- harestar?? why doesnt he look nervous?? he looks almost noble here, which is the opposite of who he's supposed to be, he's a wuss and a loser and i love him for it. like girl that is NOT mudclaw thats some random cat i saw at the shelter once, WHERES HIS ANGER? WHERES HIS FUCKING RAGE??? RISE RISE RISE RISE RISE RI

the Characters are hard to recognize, even with the title cards: Who are these cats. who. who the fuck are they. I can recognize a few cats, sure, but thats if I can pick out a defining trait. Squirrelflights tail, Scourges Collar, Ravenpaw's white chest, those are things that are explicitly told to us that these characters have, but everyone else??? WHO??? Like that was supposed to be leafstar?? HUH?? Wait that's supposed to be Oakheart? I cant even tell if hes red, its so YELLOW OUT I CANT FUCKING TEL WHO HE IS. Sagewhisker is described with yellow eyes, yet she has blue ones in the ultimate guide (i dont usually get pissy about eye color but not only are these cats supposed to be distinct from each other but i really like sagewhisker and i would die for her, yes i will gatekeep her from the artist fucking fight me), Bluestar is barely recognizable, i didnt know who half of these cats were before i read their nameplate. thats not a good thing.

Red mapleshade. Why she red. WHY SHE RED.

Leafpool. I didn't even know that was you at first but man they did you dirty.

sol. dude that is not sol no matter how much you stretch it- why is he a tabby?? hes supposed to be a tortie, why does he look like lionblaze?? and even then he doesnt look that lionlike, even though hollyleaf literally thought he was when she first saw him like what?? HUH???

mothwing. why she anger. also why she not fluffy

squirrelflight. i always hated her SE art but seeing the whole thing makes me angrier. like she isnt not accurate to canon or anything i just... hate it. i hate it withe very fibre of my being. ALSO WHERE IS HER PERSONALITY I WANT TO SEE HER BEING ENERGETIC NOT STARING 😐 AT THE CAMERA FUCKING HELL-

yeah, so im not gonna buy this book. i dont even want to know how they wrorte any of the female characters to make them somehow evil or how they somehow make a completely irridemable male character a sweet uwu baby. and everyone has talked about the ableism to death so im not going to beat this clearly still living horse, im just gonna let you find it yourself.

#warrior cats #warrior cats the ultimate guide #warrior cats ultimate edition #warriors #fuck this book

[unrequitedloveletter]

so, it’s probably nothing, but it’s been on my mind sometime and I can’t let it go- hug prompts! The link for those is here, and again, you can send in as many combinations as you want!

pin hawthorne with 2, 3, and 4??

Spring- Pin Hawthorne x gn! reader

okay, thank you for sending this in! I haven't written for Pin in almost six months and I missed it a lot more than I thought lol. The prompts you sent in are as listed below:

slowdancing that’s actually just a hug with swaying involved, hugs that last a long time, and “It’s been a while,” hugs

fic type- fluff

warnings- mentions of flooding and power outages in relation to snow and rainstorms, mentions of icy roads/ground also in relation to snow and rainstorms

You’d always loved it when spring graced the island, though you weren't shy of admitting your disdain for the lethal weather that late winter and early spring often brought along.  

During winter, the stables were in a relatively consistent state of snow and cold weather from September through to the last week of March. Spring always got a late start and, as you’d noticed since you moved to the island at sixteen, winter always liked to overstay its welcome.

Spring weather typically came back around between the last three days of March and the first six days of April, often immediately following a snowstorm so severe that you and Pin would have to check on the horses at least a day in advance. You'd have to get to the stables and make sure that nothing was at risk of breaking with the strength of the wind and that everything was still properly insulated to keep out the worst of the cold.

The last week of March and the first week of April were no different that year. A snowstorm picked up on the twenty-eighth of March and lasted through to the thirtieth, you in yours and Pins loft, Pin staying with his dad due solely to happenstance, as Pin had stopped in for tea and to see how things were with his dad when the snowstorm started unexpectedly. 

On the thirty-first, a rainstorm hit and Pin couldn’t get back to you because of the risk of a power outage due to the wind, coupled with the fact that the snow was melting and turning into ice that made driving or travelling by horse way too risky. 

Pin didn’t get to your loft until the third of April, waiting out the storm--which had only ended on the second, ending on a high note with warnings of icy roads, fallen trees, flooding on the roads and warnings about floods flashing in bright white against bold red on every single news station--in his old room and keeping his dad company, the two of them playing card games when the power went out, drinking cold tea and talking in some feeble effort to pass the time. 

He knew you’d be at the stables with Gabby, Zoe, and Marcus, checking on the horses and feeding them when he saw your text that morning. Instead of telling him to meet you, though, you simply asked him to run a couple of errands in your stead, and so he did.

When he got back to the loft, he’d spent the better part of four hours on his feet. He had a twenty pound bag of cat food for the two and a half year old orange tabby you’d adopted together over one shoulder, a bag with bread, ice cream, sugar and a couple of the sweets you loved in his left hand. 

He put the bag down to unlock the door, proceeded in, fed the cat--who you’d been calling Pumpkin since you’d adopted him--and put the groceries away, happy to simply stand in your kitchen for the first time in nearly a week, a song from an indie band Pin liked playing idly through a bluetooth speaker.

You came into the house fifteen minutes later, not even registering Pins presence at first. 

But then you noticed the striking blue eyes, the obsidian ring that he hadn’t taken off of his ring finger since you got each other promise rings as a three year anniversary present the year before. You saw the black hoodie that Pin always wore during the winter, the one you always stole during the spring, and you almost felt weightless.

“Ran your errands,” he said. “How were the horses?” 

“They were fine,” you said, knowing that the horses and Bright Fields as a whole had slipped from your mind entirely as you walked toward him. “Everything was fine. Nothing took significant damage.” 

Pin pulled you into a hug and felt relief flood every single part of him with the action, felt himself relax as your arms wrapped around him and hugged him as tightly as he’d hugged you. 

You’d been communicating through a combination of facetime and texting for nearly a week, and sure, that was passable, but nothing could ever beat the feeling of your body against his, your lips on his cheek and his lips on your forehead as “I love yous” and “I’ve missed yous” and “it’s been too longs” fell from your lips. 

Somewhere within the depths of it all, Pin had jokingly asked you if you'd like to dance and you'd said yes, pulled him impossibly closer and cherished the warmth his body provided as part of you devised a plan to steal the hoodie he wore.

You knew that he'd likely swap it in favor of a knitted jumper if the heat didn't kick in in the loft by the time that the temperature dropped with nightfall, and you'd simply take it then.

You would press a kiss to his lips when he asked if you'd stolen his hoodie later on, and Pin would roll his eyes as one of his arms wrapped around you and a kiss was dropped onto your cheekbone.

The slow dance you’d begun with him wasn’t really more than a hug with swaying involved, the two of you moving slowly through the kitchen, talking idly and enjoying each others presences after almost a week of not being able to hug or kiss or exist with one another. 

It’d been a while, and that was communicated with the reluctance you had when it came to letting one another go.

Eventually, though, you did. When you checked the time, you found that you and Pin had been holding each other for almost an hour.

The realization made you laugh, contentment flooding through you as Pin pressed a kiss to your jawline, arm around your waist as the two of you moved into the living room. You curled up together on the couch, eventually falling asleep in the comfort of the silence you shared. 

#pin hawthorne #pin hawthorne x reader #free rein

[hozaloza]

I'm forcing everyone to look at my Cranes pet/animal hcs Jasmine has a dog, cat and snake.

Thomas has a cat

Jasmine forced Thomas to make their cats have a play date. it was a success in Jasmine's words.

Thomas's cat is an orange and white tabby named Daisy.

Jasmine's pet names are: Dog- Mushu Cat- Meowvrick (He's a black cat with long fur, she had to name him after her boss <:sobbingBoss:1183934764386898000> ) Snake- Mr. Snoodle (She let her friend Jenifer pick this name. She regrets it afterwards 💀)

Jasmine used to have a big fluffy dog when she was a little kid. She was old but still energetic. She absolutely loved her. Sadly one day while on a walk, an unleashed dog tried attacking little Jasmine. Luckily her dog was there and defended her. Unfortunately, while her dog won, she was left heavily injured. She carried her back home (with struggle) and tried to help her, but it was too late. It took a lot of years after to get a new dog since she was heart broken

Jasmine kept a lot of centipedes in a little bucket and gave them names. They would always die and she cried every time (she was like 9) ((also she held funerals for them and completely forgot about them afterwords))

In 7th grade she went over to Thomas's house and saw that he had a pet bird. She loved spending her time with Cracker (Thomas named him 💀)

Oh yeah, Thomas had a pet bird named Cracker. He named him when he was 10.

Thomas would always bring home the most scrungkliest feral cats, and his parents would force him to let them back outside (he always cried bc he loved them a lot, even if they scratched his face up)

Jasmine and Ryan would always help him capture these cats. Mainly Ryan bc he knew what he was doing.

Ryan had a pet horse who he still visits to this day (horse was a baby when he got him)

Ryan is scared of every dog except his tiny little dachshund who he named Snake (he grew out of this fear eventually)

Ryan loved turtles as a kid. He had a pet turtle named Hank (they were kids ok--)

Ryan didn't like Thomas's bird as a kid (he bit his finger) Every time Ryan went to his cousin's house, he would immediately hide from their heeler dog (they lived on a ranch) Once while on the trampoline, his cousin's dog got on and Ryan started freaking out, struggling to get away since he was laying down.

He hates the rooster on his cousin's family ranch

Ryan took horse riding lessons

Maverick has a black axolotl who he named Latte (haha reference)

When Maverick was little, he was constantly surrounded by birds and other rain forestly type animals. He took care of 2 Scarlet Macaws that frequently visited his childhood home, a pet Capybara named Stinkle, and an Iguana named Chico

Maverick loves animals, give him a cat to play with and he melts immediately "Awhhh, aren't you a stinky little thing?? Yeah you don't like me, but I don't care. No one likes me either way!!" "Boss, we have to give the cat back" "No, she's mine now." "Boss--" "Ryan, can't you see we're bonding??" He says as the furious little kitten is biting him

Maverick is scared of horses (a horse licked him when he was little)

He LOVES cranes. He absolutely loves them. It's been his dream to have one as a pet, but sadly the only cranes that lives in the states is the sandhill crane and whooping crane, and they're illegal to own as pets. (He'll get one eventually)

When he got to see a crane up close once, his fixiation started HARD. Bring up a crane in discussion and he'll list off all the facts about them from the top of his head.

The crane trio gave him the axolotl for his birthday. Maverick didn't like aquatic type animals, so he was sorta pissed at first. But when he saw the axolotl was black, he fell in love. "You got me a fish…?" "Well, not really, it's an axolotl!" "…Whatever it is, I don't want that disgusting--" Sees it's black "….You're my baby now. I'm naming you Latte. I'll build an entire ecosystem for you, and we'll talk about cranes together." "…Told you he'll love it."

Alex is scared of cats (he got chased by an orange kitten when he was little)

He really likes Cheetahs, their swiftness intrigue him

He really wants a pet dog, but never found the time to make room for one (his job 💔 )

When Ryan and Alex move in together after this hell, Ryan got him a Golden Shepard breed, and Alex loved her (he cried when he held her in his arms)

Alex and Ryan are dog parents

They got a Doberman after

Crows are fairly fond of Alex, they constantly bring him little shiny jewels since he feeds them

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That's all I have for now </3

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[eachuisge-cc]

Please info dump about cat genetics

listen I would love nothing more but 1. my brain is not working very well atm for stress reasons, and 2. it's hard to know where to start so I'm better at going off of particular questions

but on a basic level, every cat color consists of one of two base colors (red or black) and various modifiers that affect how those base colors express. unlike dogs or horses which can express both red and black (like a bay horse or a black and tan doberman), cats will only ever be one or the other except for tortoiseshells, which come from a cat with two X chromosomes inheriting one X chromosome with a red gene and one with black (which is why, barring a few exceptions like klinefelter syndrome, or chimeras which aren't true torties, only female cats can be tortoiseshell). any non-tortoiseshell cat will be a single base color even if it has other genes like tabby or colorpoint affecting their color/pattern.

the other way cats differ from dogs or horses is that dilution always affects the entire animal including the skin, even in tortoiseshells. so you'll either get a non-dilute black and red tortie, or a dilute blue and cream tortie, but you can't have one that's black and cream or blue and red.

also, red/cream always display tabby patterns whether the cat is genetically solid or agouti, which is why a solid tortoiseshell will still have stripes on the red patches, and I just think that's neat.

[kaleidoscope1967eyes]

how do you think luke would be with pets?

Thanks for the ask, anon! I don't know if any canon or legends material really touches on this, which is such a shame because I think he would be so good with animals!

Luke has always been a fan of all sorts of creatures. As a little boy on Tatooine, he loved playing with and riding his friend Windy's dewback. He did have a pet of his own growing up: the Lars family owned a spotted sandhound named, you guessed it, Sandy. Even though she was an old girl, Luke would always run around the farm with her and try to teach her tricks, and she'd always do her best to keep up with him.

Sandy was extremely protective of him, to the point where it cost her life; when he was around thirteen years old, a group of womp rats ambushed him while he was tending to some moisture vaporators, and she immediately rushed in to take all the fatal blows. It was absolutely devastating, but in a rare moment of vulnerability, Owen used the situation to teach Luke about the inevitability of loss and the importance of appreciating those you love in the moment--a skill that would ultimately be very relevant to his jedi training.

On the topic of jedi training, animals are naturally drawn to him due to his strong presence in the force. Sometimes this means an entire flock of jubba birds will land on him and all start singing, other times it means large, predatory creatures will locate him very easily and try to eat him. Luke absolutely hates fighting or attacking animals. He is forever haunted by the time he literally disarmed a wampa--he was only trying to scare it away, he didn't mean for it to actually make contact with his lightsaber. You remind him that even though he didn't have a choice, he still did the right thing by giving it a chance to live.

I know I've talked about this before, but Luke would be a total horse girl (boy). He's great with dewbacks and he's great with tauntauns, so he would definitely also be great with equinoids like pulgas, orbaks, and guarlaras. Even though horses are usually extra skittish around men, they're perfectly fine around him because they can sense just how kind and gentle he is. They especially appreciate that he's intuitive and empathetic enough to know never to raise his voice or make sudden movements around them.

After noticing Luke's knack for critters, you decide to get him a pet of his own. You end up getting him a rescue tooka cat you found in a shelter at Mos Espa: it's a playful, snuggly orange tabby that's missing its right paw. What a strange coincidence, you thought, gently picking it up. Luke deserves to know he's not alone.

When Luke came back to your shared quarters on Home One and saw a kitty on his bed, he was ecstatic. He literally started crying--thankfully, you had R2 there to record his reaction. Because you found it on Tatooine, Luke decided to call it "Lars" in honor of his family. They end up doing everything together: he goes to briefings with Lars stretched out on his shoulders, they go on joyrides in his x-wing together, etc. People get a huge kick out of how close they are--"guy who blew up the Death Star crying over a cat" ends up becoming a huge meme in the Rebellion.

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[love-and-hisses]

You'd think getting 4 kittens to look at the camera at the same time would be easier than getting, say, 7 kittens to do the same, BUT IT AIN'T SO. Someone's always looking away. … Information about these kittens, since I only really posted the details once or twice: … Plover (gray floofy kitten on the far left) is a girl. Her date of birth is April 23, 2023, which makes her 5 1/2 weeks. She and her sister Starling (brown tabby, far right) were found as hours-old newborns along with a deceased sibling on a horse farm where Forgotten Felines of Huntsville was doing a huge Trap-Neuter-Return job. She is shaped like a potato with legs (her floofiness makes her look even more potato-shaped than she actually is), and I have nicknamed her "Tater." … Wren (the torbie in the back) is a girl. Her date of birth is April 11, 2023, which makes her 7 weeks old as of yesterday. She and her sister Felicity came to me when they were about 2 days old (and I believe they were both premature, they were so tiny). Their mother wasn't producing milk and couldn't care for them, so they came to me. Unfortunately Felicity passed away the day after I got them. Wren has done great and has thrived (she has the strongest will to live of any kitten I've ever seen.) She's a talky girl, and I have nicknamed her "Mouth." … Rufous (the orange tabby in the middle) is a boy. His date of birth is April 16, 2023, which makes him 6 1/2 weeks. He was, I believe, abandoned by his mother (or possibly left behind when she was moving her litter - I honestly am not sure about the details of his story). He was a day (maybe two) old when I got him. For a time he drank from the bottle very well. But then he got congested, and started fighting the bottle and required tube feeding (which I can do, but I haaate it) for a couple of weeks. Then one day he said "Gimme that bottle" and never looked back. He still has a fondness for the bottle, but is the only one of the bunch who is reliably eating solid food (Wren can take it or leave it, and Plover and Starling haven't decided how they feel about it yet.) He doesn't really have a nickname, but sometimes we call him "Mister Man." .. Starling (brown tabby on the right), as mentioned, is Plover's sister (which makes her a girl). Her date of birth is April 23, 2023, which makes her 5 1/2 weeks old. As mentioned, she and Plover were found on a horse farm where Forgotten Felines was doing a huge Trap-Neuter-Return job, and they came to me when they were only hours old. Starling has always been a very slow eater (she SAVORS her bottle), which means that she usually eats last (because I don't think it's fair that everyone else has to wait 743 hours to eat because Starling is all "Ah yes, I detect notes of sweet cream in this formula and I can tell you used the filtered water, very good.") She has a meow that sounds like a creaky hinge, and so we have nicknamed her "Rusty." … They are all named after types of birds (Rufous is named after the Rufous Humminbird) and the litter as a whole is called the Nestlings. (I am fostering them for Forgotten Felines of Huntsville here in Huntsville, Alabama, and when they are 3 months old they will be spayed/neutered and adopted out.)

[bornunequal]

The Chinese Zodiac

Those accepted into this tribe gain the ability to shift into one or more animals under the sign.

Each individual initially has a different affinity for this shifting capacity. Some will find it relatively easy to gain traits of the animal, some will find it relatively easy to hybridize with the animal, some will find it relatively easy to entirely become the animal, some will find it easy to partially shift, and some will even find it relatively difficult to not be shifted, as some examples. Additionally, what animals can be accessed differs from person to person. Some will find it easy to access a single animal, some will find it difficult to control which animal's traits they use, and some will find it difficult to utilize only a single animal. An unfortunate number find themselves in the unfortunate position of finding any use of this ability difficult.

However, this ability is one that can be learned, bettered, and honed with time, effort, and practice. Even the most inept of this ability can become quite skilled if driven enough to work for it.

OA stands for Origin Age, which is the timeframe in which it can be assumed that the clock aligns. The only reason it exists is because I want to assume that I have what I would have in this world. After all, I am selfish like that.

Rat; OA: 1996; Of all the animals, this one is the most stable, deviating only minorly from 'common perception'. For example, their size and fur color are the few things that will generally change for most people.

Ox; OA: 1997; Ox includes all kinds of cattle and buffalo.

Tiger; OA: 1998; Various types of tigers, even rarely including the Sabertooth Tiger, though no one knows what that is. Uncommonly includes orange cats, such as a tabby, and extremely rarely includes the cat dog.

Rabbit; OA: 1999; Includes various rabbits, rarely including a particularly dangerous carnivorous variety.

Dragon; OA: 2000; Is only the personal conception of what a Dragon should be, it is the least stable from person to person. Some can fly, some have venom, some can breathe flame, some have feathered wings, some have furry bodies, some are large, some are small, some are insectile, some have seven limbs, some have tails, some of horns, some have multiple heads, some are little more than large snakes. They are diverse in nature being the only 'truly unreal' animal, however, the concept of what someone considers to be a dragon seldom changes much in their life. Most of those under this sign are restricted to that singular concept as if it were the only type of dragon to ever exist. Rarely, someone will have general freedoms, being restricted to traits or body type rather than a 'single' dragon. An extremely rare few are capable of leveraging the 'unrealness' to their advantage, capable of adding or removing traits and forms as they desire. This is, an extremely few, easily within the 1% of the 1%.

Snake; OA: 2001; Includes all manner of snakes, small and large, rarely including sea serpents or even a basilisk. Disturbingly, basilisks do not vary in capacity from person to person despite their assumed 'fictional' status, highly venomous gargantuan serpents with three sets of eyes, only one set can actually see, one set can paralyze those who look into it and the other set petrifies those who look into it, turning them to stone. Se Serpents, however, those who can access it, enjoy nearly all of the benefits that dragons do, though in a more limited fashion.

Horse; OA: 2002; Includes all manner of horses, rarely including Zebras or Reindeer, an extreme few include unicorns, alicorns, pegasi, hippocamps, sleipnir, kelpies, and a creature known as a nightmare. Unicorns, Alicorns, Pegasi, Hippocamps, Sleipnire, Kelpies, and Nightmares enjoy many of the benefits of dragons in that they are not real animals, so many traits of them can differ from person to person, but they tend to have the same physicality and generally similar traits with others of their type, which is mostly attributed by scholars due to the shared ancestry of 'they are horses'. (Ask or comment if you want to know what traits I attribute to all of them)

Goat; OA: 2003; Includes all manner of goats, uncommonly includes sheep as well.

Monkey; OA: 2004; Includes all manner of monkeys, does not include apes, however.

Rooster; OA: 2005; Includes most if not all birds, though chickens are disproportionally common.

Dog; OA: 2006; Includes all manner of dog breeds, uncommonly including wolves, extremely rarely the wolf cat.

Pig; OA: 2007; Includes pigs and boars.

Shifting Method: Considered to be self shifting, as such, no change, a 12-year cycle when looked at alone.

Do you like your capacities in this world were you born into this world? Feel free to comment below.

#zodiac #chinese zodiac #creative writing #worldbuilding #oc

[eggs-can-draw]

you probably missed those because I copied your tags before saying anything so you couldn't tell from the notifs, which I spammed, mostly with rbs that didn't add anything, it's understandable that you didn't check all of them, so I screenshotted them for you. Again, no hate on your choice of a cat breed, I love all cats, I think I just have a problem with coming on strong when I have an alternative idea. And the way I pictured Monaca's possible involvement, is her recording it for her tiktok or something tiktok adjacent. Komaru tried to install some sort of parental control on her phone that'd make it impossible for her to download it, but out of the two Monaca is far superior in dealing with technology, so Teaching Babies to Swear Pt.9 goes viral

YOU FOOL. YOU UTTER BUFOON (affectionate <3) I READ AND REREAD THESE LIKE EVERY FUCKING DAY BECAUSE THEY MAKE ME GRIN LIKE A FUCKING IDIOT.

I never responded cause I didn't wanna be annoying or anything I'm bad at people sometimes aaaaaugh 👉👈

Listen. Listen to me. Look me in the eyes. At least in my opinion, you come off strong in a good way. You're PASSIONATE!!! I FUCKING LOVE TO SEE IT BESTIE!!! NEVER LET ANYONE PUT YOU DOWN FOR BEING PASSIONATE!!!!! The thought of Kokichi with a ferret is fucking inspired and I LOVE IT SLINKY LITTLE GUY FOR THE SLINKY LITTLE GUY. also YES HAJIME IS SUCH A BASIC BITCH. I could totally see him going to a shelter or smth and just adopting the first kitty that comes up to him. love at first sight. He did not realize how much he would miss the constant chaos 24/7 until he's helping Kokichi with his little backpack (no leash attached this time) and watching him run into school. Sometimes a gremlin is what makes a house a home. (also them having a tabby means so so so much to me now, I had a tabby growing up and she was the sweetest cat ever) Also LMAO I LOVE LOVE LOVE TIKTOKER MONACA. SHE IS AN ABSOLUTE MENACE. KOMARU HAS TRIED EVERY PARENTAL LOCK IN THE BOOK BUT MONACA STAYS SILLY. also just. ough. this one. this one actually makes me sob. I LOVE THIS SO SO SO MUCH IVE BEEN REREADING IT ALL DAY JUST. THINKING. so so so so so so so many thoughts AGH. THE AFTERMATH. HAJIME BEING TOSSED INTO THE ROOM WITH THE PARENTS, TOTALLY PASSED OUT (they got him with a second horse tranq when his back was turned) KOMAEDA WATCHING HAJIME AND THE DOOR LIKE A FUCKING HAWK, SONIA WANTING TO REACT BUT SHE KNOWS SHE FUCKING KNOWS IF SHE DOES ANYTHING THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE IN EVEN MORE TROUBLE. She takes a deep breath. Pulls out her perfect practiced princess quality smile. She speaks like the queen she was built to become. She wants to tear them apart limb from limb. (also just throwing this out there because I thought of it earlier, Naegi was "Formally Escorted Off The Premises" after the punch) also just. ough. it's an important distinction with the origin of their talents. The dr1 and sdr2 squad's talents are talent born from despair. The v3 kids have talent that's born from hope. Hope for the future hope for themselves and it just. mmmh.

#eggs can answer #kokichi ouma #hajime hinata #nagito komaeda #monaca towa #komaru naegi #sonia nevermind #makoto naegi #also just. I dont know why this made me think of this but this made me think of Hajime reuniting(meeting) Kokichi for the first time and #just. I unno. Naegi is also there because he's making sure Kokichi gets there safe and before Naegi can explain Hajime just. knows. #he isnt using any analysis talent or anything he just. knows. he looks at Kokichi and he just. #yeah

[cityandking]

mindfulness, wisdom, learning, citizenship, & meaning for minah, vesper + dai!

thanks tabby!! // positive psychology ask meme

MINDFULLNESS– Do they live in the moment? What keeps them present?

MINAH — mostly! she exists in a general state of fear of the past and uncertainty about the future, so the present moment is the best place to be. VESPER — vesper's default is to take the here-and-now and extrapolate it into various facets of what-ifs about the future and recontextualizations of the past, so the moment is sometimes hard to hold onto. her inner circle helps keep her grounded, and so does the need to stay fully present to avoid getting stabbed, shot, or fireballed. DAI — dai spends way too much time and energy worrying about the future, though he’s gotten better about staying in the moment—mostly because the future has become increasingly inhospitable and uncertain and it’s simply not tenable to keep so much of his focus on an ever-shifting array of what-ifs

WISDOM– Are they open to other people’s perspectives? Do they look to history and past mistakes? What kinds of internal dialogue do they have about difficult situations?

MINAH — she's certainly willing to listen to an alternate perspective, but she's less likely to act on any advice that might be provided. she is often looking to history and past mistakes. her internal dialogue in difficult situations tends to be variations of "how the fuck do I get out of this" VESPER — vesper is open to other people's perspectives to a fault. she is often listening to and accepting feedback and criticism that she simply does not need to take. she doesn't dwell on past mistakes, but she'll often look to history in the hopes of learning something from it. her internal dialogue in problem-difficult scenarios reminds her to stay calm and collected and problem solve. (her internal dialogue in annoying-difficult situations is a long drawn out "ugh" peppered with reminders to behave appropriately) DAI — daichi is open to listening to and understanding other perspectives, but he keeps his own judgement and isn't particularly open to other people's advice. he used to chew over past mistakes, but he's better at not doing that these days (mostly because his head full of other nightmarish worries and the past is kind of small in the face of the looming future). when things get difficult he doubles down and grounds himself, and his internal dialogue tends to be full of no-nonsense goal-oriented planning/problem solving.

LEARNING– What are they interesting in learning about, if anything? What hobbies and skills do they have? Do they know how to make themselves happy?

MINAH — minah's got a couple of questions she wants answered. her hobbies/skills include music, acting, acrobatics, breaking into places, lying, and stealing shit. she knows how to keep herself distracted; she doesn't know how to make herself happy VESPER — she's always been interested in magic and the fade and the past. she loves getting to spend an afternoon with solas (and dorian, and sometimes even viv or morrigan) talking about magical theory and the fade and all that fun stuff (what a nerd). as a hobby, she designs magical glyphs and wards. she also enjoys cooking, reading, and riding horses. she knows how to find joy, though she isn't always good at actually doing that. DAI — would love to know how to stop the void from consuming all the worlds, etc. I'm actually not entirely sure about his hobbies (rip) but he's pretty good with household handcrafts—sewing, mending, that sort of thing. I think he could get really into writing; there's an endgame where he writes everything down for posterity. he's not sure how to make himself happy, but he's committed to learning.

CITIZENSHIP– Do they prefer to look out for themselves or be part of a community? Are they willing to work with others fairly to reach a shared goal?

MINAH — minah prefers to be part of a community, though she can look after herself when necessary. she's willing to work with others; the fairness depends on the situation, but she defaults to fair-ish. she's not the kind to go out of her way to backstab her friends and allies, she's just a little preoccupied with taking care of herself. (she is more of a team player than one might expect) VESPER — vesper prefers to be part of a community, though she could look after herself if she had to. she's big on communal work and goals, and she'll work fairly to achieve those goals. if anything she'll work too hard to reach a shared goal. DAI — dai's also a community guy—he would be lost on his own. he's big on fairness too, and he's willing to work with pretty much anyone, even people he can't stand, in pursuit of a shared goal.

MEANING– Where do they believe they fit in the world around them? What provides them comfort? Do they think about their daily life and routine? Are they satisfied?

MINAH — minah moves through the world the same way she moves through a house she's burgling: trying to leave as passing an impression as she can, a little startled and uncomfortable at being seen and remembered. she doesn't think a lot about her daily life/routine except for when it changes (she thinks a lot about being a warden). she'd say she's satisfied if anyone asked, but she doesn't really know what satisfaction looks like to her and she's pretty sure that if she did, this wouldn't be it (but maybe it could be? she's not sure). she's a being of creature comforts, though she doesn't admit it too often; besides that, she's most at ease with money in her pocket and an easy exit. VESPER — vesper sees herself as meant to work for the world around her, slightly in a magic is meant to serve man way but mostly because she just cares a lot and wants to help and do good. in the circle she tried not to think too hard about the quotidian—it was depressing to be stuck living the same pattern forever—but she thinks about it post-circle. being safe brings her comfort, and so does good food, and good friends, and knowing the people she cares about are safe. she's got some things she'd change if she could, but she's satisfied enough. DAI — dai feels an immense responsibility to the world around him and sees himself as serving the needs of the many, be that as a healer or by standing between the innocent and the dangers of the world. (to be honest, these days he tends to drag that obligation around like a yoke; he hasn't had nearly enough (read: any) time to process Dying For His Cause and isn't sure where that leaves him/how that feels/what that means). he thinks about his daily routine/life a lot right now, post-abyss. he's comforted by the presence of the people he cares about and the work he has to do—it's something of a balm to have tasks and a structure in the uncertainty of everything else. end of the world aside, he's satisfied. (he doesn't let himself think too hard about how true that will be if they get through this alive.)

#tyyyyyy sorry for the delay with this #brain machine broke you know how it is #having lots of feelings about post-abyss daichi rn <3 #memery #minah #vesper #daichi

[faux-fires]

15 questions, 15 mutuals

Tagged by @ranilla-bean!!

were you named after anyone? nope! parents straight-up made up a name for their firstborn (moi) and i've spent the whole of my life wearily correcting people's pronunciation.

when was the last time you cried? two days ago i made mySELF cry thinking of a sad story beat for a wip, making me, officially, an even bigger nerd than suspected

do you have kids? nope, and not particularly interested. my brother's of the same mind. i think it's because we grew up so damn poor, i feel like i spent my 20s just getting financially stable and my 30s are for all the things my middle class schoolfriends got to do in their teens.

do you use sarcasm a lot? noooooooooo why would you even ASK me that

what's the first thing you notice about people? if dude, clothes. if women, eyebrows. if i'm not sure, nose.

what's your eye color? grey-blue

scary movies or happy endings? rana's answer is spot on for me too: "happy endings bc i am a wimp"

any special talents? i'm pretty good with people! i can make friends easily it's the keeping them that's hard

where were you born? uk

what are your hobbies? cross-stitch, vidya games

have any pets? yes, three: resentful bag-of-dicks tabby cat merlin, pretty but cheeky westie sybil and adorable but somehow perpetually damp (?) scottie basil

what sports do you play/have you played? swimming, archery. i really really want to get back into horse riding but i don't have the time or the cash to invest in all the safety equipment

how tall are you? taller than my mum HAHAHA

favorite subject in school? classical civilisations - the way my school worked you took latin for two years and then the content was split into two subjects, latin and ClassCiv. i was garbage at latin and the teacher disliked me so the fact that i was good at classciv and picked it meant he had to keep seeing me which i took a certain vindictive glee at. however you picture me picture a spotty teen version of me smirking across a desk as i turn in an essay that is TECHNICALLY an a but you know i cannot pronounce a single latin word in it correctly.

dream job? aging socialite with a purse dog, or anything classed as a 'lazy girl' job

Tagging the last 15 peeps to interact with one of my posts mwahahaha: @hollyand-writes, @mikkeneko, @loudfederationscreeching, @sulkybender @carabas, @hoochieblues, @biioshocker, @elaseolvidah, @wardenkay, @overthinkingfeathers, @bizarreshark, @dorianpink, @flashhwing and i've lost count, so anyone else who wants go.

#memes

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

About Me: Favorite Animal Crossing Villagers

By now most of you should be aware I love Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Not only did I put it on my list of favorite games, I hosted at least a dozen different polls here on my blog because I couldn’t decide who should live on my island. It's just been a struggle figuring out who I like, what designs I vibe with, and all that. This is my first AC game, after all.

I have swapped out a few dozen animals in my journey of self-discovery, and on said journey I've discovered a few things. For example, I find the best Lazy and Cranky villagers to be ugly old bastards as opposed to cute ones, though there are exceptions to this rule. I've also found that, with few exceptions, I just can't stand Jocks; I find their personalities to be extremely grating, and even though there's a few I like the whole personality type has some of the blandest designs. This is something that effects Normal villagers too, but at least they have a few standouts like Coco; if Pigleg was still in the series, I wouldn't call Jocks the worst personality, but alas we do not live in that world.

Smug and Snooty villagers tend to be my favorite, as I find their designs and their characterization the most enjoyable. Not far behind is Cranky, those loveable curmudgeons. Everything else save Jocks are fine by me, and even then there are a handful of Jocks I enjoy... just not enough to want to keep them around.

As for animals... I'm a big fan of the rabbits and cats, that's for sure. Wolves too; I don't think there's a bad wolf in the series. There's also not a single bad octopus, but seeing as there's only four of them it would be hard to fuck them up too much. A lot of other species tend to be hit or miss for me, like mice, rhinos, hippos, alligators, and horses; some designs are great, others are just boring or bad. I really am not a fan of kangaroos, especially the female ones, and I find monkeys to be really bland (even Tiansheng, one of the only Jocks I like, has a really boring design despite the cool inspiration behind it). Tigers are pretty dull as well, and every hamster that isn't Marlo or Clay is just really unpleasant to look at.

Still, I think ducks and birds are my least favorite of them all, as I hate just about every single one of them. Ostriches and eagles are cool, penguins are fine, but ducks and birds are just utterly repulsive to me. But I think the fun of this series is that no matter how weird or ugly I personally find an animal, there's gonna be a whole bunch of people who love it.

There’s actually 4 categories of honorable mentions this time! The first is villagers I met on my wife’s island but never moved to my own; these are Octavian, Tia, Lily, Sprocket, and Raymond. The second is villagers I like but who aren’t in this game, which would be Ganon, Medli, Inkwell, and Pigleg. Then there is the final category, villagers who have never moved to my island: Wart Jr., Freya, Chief, Merry, Monique, Apollo, Tabby, Hopkins, Bettina, Cesar, Louie, and Stinky. The final category is villagers I have had but who didn’t make the cut: Chèvre, Gladys, Clay, Bob, Pietro, and Walt.

30. Barold

Barold is perhaps the ugliest bastard of all, looking like Lester from GTAV, but that and his disturbing wall of camera feeds he has in his house makes him the most hilarious Lazy villager around.

29. Fang

As far as wolves go, Fang is incredibly basic, but it's hard not to like this cute Cranky in his adorable sweater.

28. Roscoe

Talk about an ensemble dark horse! Roscoe is the only Cranky horse, but his chess motif and his striking red eyes make him the only Cranky horse you could ever need.

27. Tiansheng

The only Jock who makes my list, by token of being inspired by Sun Wukong. It's a shame he has one of the worst houses of the 2.0 update villagers, or he may have been higher on this list.

26. Drago

Looking for a cool alligator village? Enter this dragon, a Lazy beast with one of the better houses for a mythical creature villager.

25. Julian

Julian is a Smug, feminine unicorn boy with impeccable style. Unfortunately, much like his fellow mythological creature villager Hans, he is saddled with a terrible house, but his good looks make up for it.

24. Ione

She's a glow in the dark starry gamer girl squirrel whose birthday is on 9/11. Literally everything about her is perfect.

23. Sasha

The ever-popular twink rabbit makes my list, but he's pretty low because I find the weird, sloppy manchild dialogue weird coming from someone this incredibly cute. It's an odd juxtaposition, but maybe it bothers me because combined with his love of stuffed animals he reminds me too much of myself ten years ago.

22. Olivia

Much like most Snooty cats, Olivia serves cunt. Just look at her. I love the pattern on her feet, which look like a pair of mismatched socks, and her big cat eyes.

21. Beardo

He looks like a 70s porn star, he dresses like a Victorian detective, and I once caught him trying to rope Muffy into his weird mommy fetish... Literally what's not to love about this nutjob?

20. Hans

My first Smug villager, the most dapper yeti around. His house sucked unfortunately, but there never has been a villager quite as groovy as he was.

19. Dobie

Seeing as he is a grumpy old writer, Dobie is essentially literally me from the future. He has such a delightful wise old grandpa design.

18. Marina

There are no bad octopuses, that much I can say for sure, and even then Marina stands out among them for being overwhelmingly pink and sweet.

17. Whitney

The wolf who serves the most cunt. Whitney has a rather basic design, but the white fur, blue eyes, and love of gorgeous dresses make her extremely appealing. It doesn't feel right having her without Apollo, though.

16. Boris

Boris is frequently at the bottom of the popularity polls, and I get it. His house has an Egyptian theme for some reason and he's not the prettiest guy around. But if Boris only has one fan, that fan is me.

15. Shino

2.0 brought us this demon deer with that traditional Japanese style. She's a little basic if I'm being honest, but the personality and her inability to close her eyes all the way and her cute little fangs make her appealing as all hell.

14. Muffy

She's a goth sheep. That's fucking awesome.

13. Petri

The red and blue ears and literal lab rat style are plenty appealing, but I think Petri's finest quality is how she has the prettiest eyes hidden behind those big mad scientist specs.

12. Marshal

This pint-sized Smug caffeine addict was my wife’s first Smug villager, and she disliked him so much she gave him to me… and I replaced him. It’s one of my biggest regrets now, because I love this little bastard so much. Maybe someday he’ll return.

11. Ruby

Being an albino bunny gives her a rather striking design, and she has an awesome moon-themed house. My daughter really loved her too, but she loves any bunny she sees.

10. Tucker

Somehow this guy is consistently near the bottom of the NH popularity poll... why? He's one of the most unique villagers in the series, being a caveman wooly mammoth! Why do people hate this lad?

9. Vic

Look at this fucking majestic picture. Look at this viking bull. He has a pirate theme in his house, too, so he might very well be the most perfect Cranky villager ever. What a badass.

8. Kidd

This handsome boy is currently residing on my island, and as much as I miss Marshal, I'm very happy with this purple goat. I mean, he has a lava lamp in his house, that counts for a lot.

7. Tiffany

Out of every cunt-serving Snooty villager, Tiffany might be my favorite (even if she's not exactly popular). I love her old-time stripper look, and her casino/game room-themed house, and just the huge amount of personality in her design. She's almost my favorite bunny.

6. Coco

That honor, however, goes to Coco. I love the weird and unique villagers with really out-there concepts, like Stitches the living teddy bear or Hopkins the living pool toy, but Coco the haniwa bunny really takes the cake. The fact she's also a Normal villager despite being a living clay statue is absolutely hilarious.

5. Cherry

Cherry is a villager I wasn't sure I really liked at first because of the odd placement of her mouth, but she definitely grew on me. She's got impeccable fashion and has the rare Big Sister personality on her, two things that really go well together.

4. Phoebe

A fiery Big Sister phoenix, and one of my starter villagers. She probably has the best house of any of the mythical creatures, seeing as it's an awesome lava cave. For a long time she was absent from my island, but finally she has returned, and I couldn't be happier. I missed this pretty bird.

3. Cephalobot

I have had so many moments of doubt regarding this robot buddy. I've considered sending him away, replacing him with another Smug villager... but my god, he is too damn cute and sweet! He's given me his photo twice and constantly says that I'm his best friend! How could I ever get rid of him?

2. Audie

Another one of my favorite villains from my wife's island, she appeared on my island early before being replaced because I didn't want to copy my wife. Needless to say, this was a stupid decision, and when she appeared to me again she triumphantly returned and is here to stay. This foxy lady is easily my favorite wolf of them all.

Ankha

Ankha was a village my wife and I time travelled extensively for, hunting the campsite and praying for her to appear, and when I got my own copy of New Horizons my wife let me take her in for my own island. Essentially, Ankha is my best friend in this game, and I have a very big emotional attachment to her, especially since she's the first villager who ever gave me a photo.

#about me #animal crossing

[addadmelechtheincubus]

Prologue/2

About 15 Years Ago:

Nobody is gonna take care of my cat.

It's crazy to Teddy that this is what his last thoughts are going to be. That no one will take care of his fat, scarred tabby because there's a crazy man with his hand around his throat, choking him while he inexpertly tries to also stab him to death.

He had never really minded the sex work. It had kept him fed- at least until it hadn’t. Things had been too grim for too long, and by the time he'd picked up the businessman in his fancy car with his fancy suit, he'd been ignoring his internal warning system a little too frequently.

His murderer is monologuing, going on about how he's always wanted to see the light leave someone's eyes, blah blah blah and all Teddy can think about is his cat.

His bloody hands find an empty bottle on the ground and when he smashes it into the guy's face, it just gets his head pounded into the wall with a scream.

And that's when he sees it. The hallucination that is a peacock. But also a horse. And kind of a guy. And as fucked up looking as Teddy feels. There is so much blood and he can't talk can't breathe but he reaches out because he's got nothing left and no one is going to take care of his cat. Help me.

And then he and he were they and they were I and bloody hands stripped the coat and expensive watch and wallet from the desiccated corpse crumbling in the rain.

He wasn't even hungry anymore.

Now:

Cascade City at night has places no one in their right mind would ever go, places where getting mugged was the LEAST of your worries. The trail- the faintest scent of sulfur and blood and cruelty leads him down Weyer to what had been a church.

(You have got to be kidding me. On the nose much?) The thought would be comical if the stakes weren't lives, and he rapped on the heavy wooden door. "Hello? A friend told me this was a safe place to spend the night?"

He waited, bracing when the door opened a crack. The hollow eyed Preacher Man peering back at him. "Go away. There's nothing for you here."

"I disagree." Tsedi said as he kicked the door in, sending the man tumbling backwards in a shower of splinters. The Preacher lay on the floor, twitching slightly, and Tsedi followed the almost imperceptible lines, up up past the rafters into the bell tower. "Come out come out."

In response, a head plopped to the floor beside him. Slowly, Tsedi looked down at the ruined visage. One of the folks from the camp. Up above him, the smell of blood was strong. He looked back up just in time to see a mass of foul-smelling demon crash into him like a moistly-sticky Prius.

{IF YOU CAN'T PROTECT YOUR LIVESTOCK, INCUBUS, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE A FARMER} it screeched in his face in a rush of breath that smelled like hot garbage.

It was fetid, wet, smothering him like a gross, soggy blanket, but it screamed nonetheless as he drove a burning peacock plume into it. The demon pulled off of him with a grotesque sucking noise as Tsedi conjured a ring of plumes, the eyes burning with unearthly flame. "I hope you found them delicious, because you're never going to enjoy anything again."

~~

Zeke hadn't meant to follow him - but Teddy had always brought them food, always made sure the girls on the corner were safe. He was a good... well. Zeke wasn't sure what Teddy was, but he was glad he was on their side.

He could smell the smoke before he got to the old church, and the orange flames licked at the night sky, smoke billowing up in lurid columns.

Zeke approached, then scrambled backwards as a nearby wall blew out in a shower of masonry and flame. A spider- or at least something resembling one and the size of a car tumbled across the pavement, struggling to stand as bits plopped off, sizzling like tar on the sidewalk.

Out of the flames a figure stepped. "They weren't livestock, you sentient shit. They were people."

One eye saw Teddy the coffee guy, black goop splattering his coat and face, rage in his eyes that burned in contrast with the cold of his voice.

But the other, the one that saw ghosts and demons, saw something else. The centaur was as black as the night sky, an enormous peacock tail shivering behind him, each of the feathers' eyes flickering with flame. His head was a helm in the shape of a horse's head, with eyes glowing incandescently red, an extravagant plume of more feathers atop it. The back hooves glowed red with flame and the front were talons, clicking against the shattered stone as he delicately made his way down. "No one, not even hell, is going to miss you."

Zeke looked away from the screaming, down at his battered little notebook and the drawings within. One page, the creature with it's peacock tail, holding a box of muffins, smiling. "You got a light inside you, man. Like nothing else. Glad you're on our side."

[heartsomnia]

More about Carmellen's dynamic and contrasts

If Carma were assigned a tarot card, she would get the Star/Ellen's tarot card would be the Devil.

Carma's favorite flowers are poppies/Ellen loves red roses.

If Carma were transformed into an animal that best fit her personality, the first choice would be a Clydesdale horse (second option being a tabby cat)/Ellen would best fit a snowy owl (second option being a pygmy goat).

Carma's great at business-like and analytical subjects/Ellen's better at humanities and arts classes.

Carma's trained with a spear for half of her life and is quick and aggressive in her fighting style/Ellen hadn't touched a sword before coming to NRC and she prefers hanging back and watching for weak points in her opponent.

Carma's great with technology and able to figure out the workings of gadgets by examining their inner functions/Ellen can fix a phone or a laptop without too much trouble... so long as she has a manual.

Carma's the life of the party and by the end of the night, she's made 15 new friends/Ellen's a wallflower and would like to just find a quiet corner and people watch.

Carma wants to pursue integrating magic with information technology to create new things/Ellen wants to study the past and become a historian to broaden her knowledge of the world.

Carma brings Ellen out of her shell, bringing her to the dance floor at events and being super affectionate.

Ellen listens when Carma's vulnerable, when she goes through a depressive episode or just a rough patch in general.

Carma makes Ellen enjoy the present and have fun.

Ellen amazes AND horrifies Carma with stories of her homeworld.

Carma pushes Ellen to both seize the day as well as relax.

Ellen encourages Carma to start thinking about her future and make plans.

Both of them want to grow and learn as people.

Both of them feel everything intensely, but have different ways of dealing with it.

Both of them want to support each other with their weak spots.

Neither of them want to think about the fact that they may never see each other again if Ellen finds a way home.

Neither of them want to consider that even if Ellen stays, she would have at most 10 more years to spend with Carma.

#twst #twisted wonderland #ellen #carma sabbagh #carmellen #twst lesbians

[redemptioninchaos]

Wing: share a snippet that you daydreamed about before writing it (or a snippet that you were really looking forward to writing.)

"I look fuckin' ridiculous," said Sergio, the tabby dressed in a cowboy outfit. "My short ass could neva even pass as a cowboy."

"And you think I'd pass as a sheriff?" Bonita walked by, dressed in a Western sheriff's costume. The main difference was the golden six-pointed sheriff's badge attached to her chest. Bonita was a lioness who had the same color eyes as Sergio did. She was taller by a few inches and had broader shoulders, but she was about as wiry as he was. She had golden brown fur and two round ears, differing from Sergio's pointy ones.

"I mean, you already a cop, so it works. I don't know how I'm supposed ta feel 'bout you suggestin' I be a cowboy. What, I'm supposed ta be an outlaw? Horse wrangla type shit?"

"If you wanted, we could switch so that you're the cop and I'm the robber."

"What I wanted was ta not be involved in this bullshit-ass Halloween party," he retorted. "Only reason I am is 'cause you payin' me ta go."

"I knew that you'd try to use work as an excuse. But I don't want to see you overwork yourself. I mean, people usually have hobbies. You just...work all day."

"Who gives a shit what I'm doin'? I ain't doin' nothin' that'll get me back into the clink. I ain't hurtin' people. I'm stayin' in my lane."

"Just saying...if your cousin works longer hours as an officer and still finds time to go to parties and hang out with friends, you could probably take some time off, too."

"So, what, you bringin' me ta this party ta flex on ya loner cousin that you got friends and I don't?"

"I'm hoping that you can leave this party with at least a few new friends. And...after what happened in town a few days ago, I just wanted you to be safe."

"You ain't my mom," he said, rolling his eyes. She certainly wasn't his mom, which was why he even gave her the time of day when they first met across the prison glass. That was about nine months ago, but Sergio still had to get used to someone other than Liv actually caring about him.

And perhaps Bonita was right. He was earning money, but it was hard to feel any sort of joy with Liv gone. A couple one night stands felt...all right at the moment, but didn't replace the hollow feeling within his soul. Deep down, Sergio knew that he was merely surviving instead of living, probably had been since his dad died. One night dressed as a cowboy wasn't going to kill him. Perhaps it would have been just the thing he needed to break through his shell.

"But...thanks. I...I'mma try ta enjoy myself." His expression softened as he uncrossed his arms.

"That's all I ask for. And if you don't end up enjoying yourself, you still got 300 dollars."

He scoffed. No argument there.

#sergio #bonita #sneak peek of bt2