#i may redo this one someday

[curioussubjects]

you'll be with me like a handprint on my heart

#destiel #deancas #destieledit #supernatural #spn #when i tell yall i've had this in my head since october #which may or may not have been the first time i watched wicked shh shh #this is corny i know but i also dont care bc it's deancas and they are corny dads #can yall believe it's not pilots amazing ik ik #my edits #i may redo this one someday #as is it feels more like a concept than A Thing if that makes sense #but anyhoot enjoy

[blindedguilt]

🔁 |[HIT ME. ♥]|

"You're going to get us killed." - Interaction Rewrite Prompts!

For Leonard, the weight of a child's blood upon his weapon was heavier than anything else he had handled before in his lifetime.

He hadn't the honour to have even called it the first, but different from his brothers, who had found their end directly by the blades of the Empire, there was no hope for the blame of responsibility to be lifted off his shoulders now that he had wielded that same blade himself.

Leonard's breathing was panicked and uneven. A cold sweat ran down his back as the sensation of the light body being flung backwards shot once more through his arms - he felt ill. Had he died? Had he done away with his life in that forest and been sentenced to hell? Perhaps it was all a punishment, an eternity spent in war, ending the lives of children just as he had his brothers. The screams had sounded too familiar for comfort.

He couldn't, couldn't bring himself to fight. The stakes didn't come to him. The seal didn't exist to him. The usually tranquil forest had roared with the sounds of the clashing steel, the hurried footsteps, the cries and mockery of the faerie - something like the dragon's voice had called his name in harsh rebuke, and whether it truly was her or Caim, Leonard didn't understand and stumbled blindly back to the garrisons in a piteous attempt to flee.

Too cowardly to die, and too starved to survive.

All that was clear to him against the roar of noise was his own breathing, the feeling of his heart pounding in its chest, and the crushing weight of the guilt from that thought repeating itself in his head like a mantra. Leonard struggled to break out of it - do or say something that could stop this madness. Anything. A sickened cry sounded at the sound of the mercenary's own cold reproach, and the hermit struggled to respond.

"Caim, please...!"

He had tried to utter words, either protest or a plea, but his throat had grown tight and left only a quiet whimper. Was that all he could do? Beg...? Leonard's weapon trembled in his hands. He was truly weak... He could have done more than beg. Just like his brothers, there was a thought that told him that he could have saved them. But, it was all the same. His family murdered for the sake of shameful pleasure. The blood of children spilled only for his own protection - his own cowardice to even die correctly. All for himself, a pathetic existence unable to even lift a finger against the slaughter of children.

Some wretched noise, a ragged fight for strained breath against the pounding heart in his chest, could be heard against the armoured thumps of bodies against the ground. Even from a distance, Leonard's frozen body could be seen trembling uncontrollably. The polearm dangled limply from his hands.

"They are only mere children...!"

The last uttered words before the hermit collapsed to his knees were a heart-wrenching sob.

Not a voice of disgust, but a cry in horror.

#||Reply||:Caim #{/without you i lose my mind.... GIVE ME A CAAAA~IIIIMMMM} #{/the way i JUMPED when i got this though!!! ! bri! caim!!! hello!!!!! that's my fucking guy right there!} #{/dreams DO come true!!} #{/BUT LIKE; LISTEN.} #{/THIS IS E X T R A SPECIAL BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT??? IT'S NOT JUST THE FIRST LEONARD-CAIM INTERACTION} #{/BUT LIKE} #{/LITERALLY HIS FIRST INTERACTION EVER!!!! this was the first ask i got on this blog!!!} #{/so that made it VERY hard to read lmao BUT I WAS SO HAPPY TO REDO THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR GOD BLESS} #{/both for its personal significance and ALSO as i mentioned} #{/the old ask makes me cringeeeeee.....} #{/this still could be better but here's the thing: it IS better compared to that lmao} #{/i really do wanna dive into leonard's likely trauma post-leonard's regret regarding that... <w<} #{/i would also KILL to see caim's whole retrospective on that someday as well omg} #{/BUT SERIOUSLY BRI TYSM FOR THE CAIMMMMM I MISS THAT NASTY LITTLE SHITGOBLIN SO MUCHHHHH <3333 it really brought me back QwQ} #{<- may or may not have taken so long on this because i was busy reading through old asks/replies and reminiscing} #{/i mean it when i say it now: leonard will be back in full swing SOON. after i get this last ask figured out and his DS1 verse established #{/im sending in the memes i have in my.......... 90 saved drafts folder lmao} #{/i keep PANICKING over all my drafts and literally a majority of it is just misc writing things that aren't even for this blog and memes} #{/either way; AGAIN; thank you so much for the ask!! i hope its at least better than the old one lmao} #{/and im so happy to write for caim again!!!! give him all my well wishes dhfbdfkjhbdkfj}

[cosmichoneibeee]

Hey, since requests are open, may I ask for hcs or something for Viper x female reader working together in the lab? Kind of strangers to a mutual secret crush? Thank you~ <3

Being Viper's laboratory colleague and secret crush

Words count: +/- 4.8k

A/N: Hi anon, maybe I got a little carried away on this topic. I love Viper so much and everything that involves her, I always end up losing a little bit of the notion of how much has already been done when I write to her. Also, ladies, take your eyes off her, she's my wife

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It wasn't meant to be like this, it wasn’t meant to happen

Viper doesn't usually hire new scientists to work with her, but she made an exception after seeing your resume

For you, just having the opportunity to work for Sabine Callas is like winning the jackpot

And for her, it's great to see at least one person as interested in what she does as you are - unlike other people she has to deal with on a daily basis, as she says

She started to really realize you existed when she realized how much you looked like herself when she was younger: eager and euphoric to make the world different

But that doesn't mean she'll go easy on you.

From day 1 you knew how strict she was with the work you were supposed to do, perfect wouldn't be near enough

You'd expect her to be short and to the point, but she seemed to nag you a little too much.

Expects you to work overtime virtually every day

You didn't like her from the beginning, despite her being an extremely beautiful and intelligent woman

It's not hard to imagine that you almost regretted applying for this job after all the demands and care you had to take just to make a report and then having to hear how bad it was from Sabine herself every single time

She really made your life hell

Until the day where just you and her stayed late

After being told to redo all the work you have made for almost a month, you broke down and exploded, asking why she was so mean

She watched you in silence as you babbled angrily, with that look of superiority, of always being ready to end your life in a few words

But she didn't do that, she just sighed

"I just don't want you to become like me." "And your work was…reasonable."

Were the only things she said that night, aside from her usual commands

After that day, you noticed that she had become less strict with you and that was an incredible relief, knowing that your job wasn't so bad after all

She liked the change, you were much more productive that way and you smiled more

God only knows how much she enjoyed seeing a less stressed, always on the edge, side of yours

And suddenly, she found herself counting the minutes for you to get to the lab, to walk in radiant, like the first brightest ray of morning sunlight, to ask how a reaction worked or to ask for help with something, that she “unfortunately” had to be almost glued to you to show how it was done

You've been her protégé, since your first day, you just didn't realize it yet

Of course, she would like to see you a better version than the day before, but she always overlooked the little mistakes you made in your reports and she will continue to.

And no one will dare say anything about you, ever, because Sabine has ears everywhere and she doesn't mind having a live subject to try her toxins

She may have fallen in love first, but you'll fall in love harder

Prince Sabine

Such a gentleman and elegant

Already keep in mind that she will never say outright that she likes you, but she will let her actions speak for you to realize someday

Blanket over your shoulders when you stay late to research and end up sleeping in your own notes

And if she finds out that you drink coffee, every morning your favorite cup will already be full

Sabine has a lot of money, it is natural for her to drink good quality (and very expensive) coffee, you will start drinking too because you deserve it.

She gets extra gentle after disappearing for a few days to do her “personal project” stuff

She likes to watch you, almost admiring from afar, but you'll never catch her looking, she hides it very well

You on the other hand is always caught staring at her, it’s like she has a sixth sense and always knows when you’re looking

She gets sooo confident after these moments

You'll just see a discreet smirk and her going back to work as if nothing had happened, but inside? She is holding back from shaking her hands in euphoria and blushing like a teen.

The only time you can pick up tidbits of information about her personal life is during your overtime, when only the two of you are working.

She won’t say much, but hey, any information is information

And she gets more...touchy in those moments when you two are alone - as touchy as Viper can be

She snakes a hand up your back, soft and slow, looking for any reaction of disgust or fear from you.

She notices the way you look at her when you two are working, she's not stupid

But she can't believe that life would be so kind as to give her someone as perfect as you.

Not after all she have done

She makes baby steps in your “relationship”

Part of her hopes you'll get tired of waiting and go find someone else

Part of her expects you to stick with her and keep coming after her, because she will come after you...someday.

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@ Do not copy any of my works, translate and/or post it on others websites.

#valorant #valorant x reader #valorant x you #valorant headcanons #valorant fanfic #viper #valorant viper #viper x reader #valorant viper x reader #viper x you #sabine callas #sabine callas x reader

[rex-spam]

SPOILERS FOR THE SPEARMASTER CAMPAIGN: VIEW AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION

and here's the other piece of rain world voice acting that I've done to date: moon's final broadcast!

i have done one more piece - a collab with friends - but i haven't finished editing it yet courtesy of the fact that depression hit me like a bus, causing delays

this was actually my first spin with voice acting at all - I've since improved with audacity editing (and acting itself) EXPONENTIALLY, but im still very proud of this as a first attempt! i may redo this someday, I've learned a lot since finishing this one

#rain world #rain world downpour #looks to the moon #voice acting #my art #rain world spoilers #rain world downpour spoilers #rw downpour spoilers #rw downpour

[snek-panini]

It's been a few weeks since I had new books to share, but I finally got photos taken of the newest ones so today's the day. Here, have a book:

This is Across Tides and Currents, a Good Omens siren AU by Sodium_Azide and @doorwaytoparadise (hi. I hope I tagged you right). My favorite thing about this AU is that, at its heart, it's about learning to communicate with someone who is so different from you that you can't even physically speak each other's language, and yet you've still got so much common ground that you find a way. It's way lighter and more fun than that description makes it sound, though, so go read it if that's your thing.

The cover on this is Lineco book cloth, scrapbook paper printed to look like leather, and blue foil htv. The foil was actually a nightmare to do. The first time I applied it, it wouldn't stick no matter what I did, and the bits that did stick peeled off as soon as I touched them. I had to peel them up very carefully, cut a new image, and try again. Thankfully it worked the second time but I don't know that I'll be using the foil type again unless there's no other way to get the color I want. The non-foil metallic was so much easier to work with.

More book photos under the cut!

I went with a coptic bind for this one for a few reasons. The first was that I wanted to try one on a quarto-size book to see if I could. I also wanted to try the mitered corners thing I did when I bound Strange Moons, and see if I could have the same effect on the interior. (That bit didn't work out so well; the front is fine but I mismeasured the inside and the lines didn't match up, so I trimmed some pieces of cardstock to cover that up. I really like the layered look though, so that's fine. It's quirky.) The third reason is that not long before I decided to bind this one, the authors published a new chapter after two years of no updates. That's the best possible reason to have to change plans, and the glueless bind means that if they ever do that again I can just redo the stitching to add more pages. Win-win.

Getting whimsical with title pages here. This took way longer than I thought it would, probably because I don't like graphic design and I did it in Word where I do the rest of my typesetting. Usually what I do is grab an image and put text around it or on top of it and then just play with fonts and sizes, but this time I drew the lines and then made the text follow them. This is the first time I've used the word art feature since...probably 2009? I'd forgotten how. I have no doubt there are better ways to do this but if I'd had to learn a new program at that point I'd have quit. And I do think it was worth it--it's cute and fun and looks about how I imagined it.

Couple of photos of the inside. Sorry the first one's blurry, I had someone trying to get my attention when I took these. The section break image came from rawpixel, I just made it gray instead of black so it's more subtle. The fic has very nice illustrations that I specifically got the artist's permission to print and then I failed to get any photos of them when I did my little photo shoot. They look very nice, though. I swear.

The last image is something I've started including in my latest books. I'm calling them "A Note from the Bookbinder" and it's basically just me talking about why I chose that story, the experience of reading it for the first time, stuff that's going on in the fandom, stuff about the process like the new chapter coming out as I was preparing to print. It's kind of...like marginalia? Part of fanbinding is preservation and that's linked to archival work, and something I know archivists love is marginalia and diaries. I don't like writing in my books and I've never found any fun in journaling, but sometimes that kind of context is important so I'm trying to add it. Someday, decades from now, I may not remember all the details, so I'm trying to preserve them. IDK, this got philosophical on me. Go read about mermaids now. Promise it's a good time.

#bookbinding #fanbinding #snek makes books #good omens #fic rec #i wanted to do this as a mermay project #that did not happen #i finished it in october #happy mertober

[jemwolf]

I NEVER SHARED SEV PLUSH

Here she is with Bubba the build a Bear axolotl for scale!

Bonus: she came with me to FanX :3

(Yes, I got her a collar and tag with my contact info in the unlikely event that I lose her leave me alone-)

She's a lil goofy-looking, but honestly, she turned out better than I expected for Budsies! Now that I've gotten a plush from them, I have some recommendations for anyone thinking about getting a one under the cut!

1. Make a plush-friendly ref! Here's mine for anyone who didn't see it the first time

Since Sev is asymmetrical, I showed both sides, a front view and top view, as well as her paws. I also kept it very simple! Knowing the general shape of plushies, I drew this ref specifically thinking of how difficult it would be to make a sewing pattern for. The more details your character has, the harder it will be for the artists to make it look accurate.

2. I didn't do this and wish I had; point out small details if you want to make sure they're not forgotten! For example, plush Sev doesn't have the dark brown ear tips. I noticed that during the sneak peek, but it wasn't a big deal to me compared to some other things, so I didn't ask them to fix it. (If you get the sneak peek, definitely ask for edits if you want them, though!) They also didn't put the bite mark scars, but I was OK with that, too.

3. I also wish I had listed out the colors. Sev plush is a much lighter brown than my ref, but that was alright; the one that was a little disappointing (and the photos they send during peeks are not very high resolution, so I couldn't tell), is that her scars are tan instead of pink. I might try to fix that myself someday but for now I've gotten used to it X3

4. Small details will be done with felt unless you specifically ask otherwise! Sev plush's spots, scars, teeth, and eyes are all made out of felt. This may not be a big deal to some, but if you don't like the texture of felt, or you don't want to deal with it pilling later, make sure you specify that you don't want them to use felt!

That's another thing I've gotten used to since receiving her, but someday when I have the time and energy, I will likely be replacing at least her spots myself, and I'll probably have to redo her eyes too; they're already pilling a bit.

5. Go in with the knowledge that Budsies specializes in taking abstract children's art and making that into plushies. They are not an independent maker, they are a business. I can guarantee your plush will not look exactly like your reference. If you're not okay with that, save up and commission a plush artist! Budsies is a fun, more budget-friendly option for someone who wants a plush of their character on a relatively quick turnaround, but doesn't mind if they look a little wonky (which is exactly what I was expecting, so I am overall extremely happy and satisfied with my silly Sev uwu)

#jemwolf talks #Y'ALL I HAVE A PLUSH OF MY OC I'M- #sev the chimera #plush #plushie #budsies #fma oc #why did all the photos amd paragraphs scramble themselves up hdkdjfkd #should be fixed #THEY GOT WORSE WHAT THE HECK #ok NOW its fixed #it may have nuked the readmore tho so... #sorry if this is now just a #long post

[copperbora]

Introduction

Here be mine list of information sources that I often use for arguing with people who genocidally hate wolves (and other wildlife,) based on misinformation, anti-wolf propaganda like 'Smoke a Pack a Day!' (yes, wolf haters literally say inflammatory hogwash like this,) and centuries of uneducated fear based upon the very few times in history (actual accounts forgotten) that (likely largely habituated) wolves have been less than friendly to humans. (And I was going to include a picture of one of these 'smoke a pack a day' things but urgh... honestly they make me want to vomit.)

🐾Please note that I will be constantly adding to this list and updating it as I find new ammunition - er, sources, with which to argue with/informationally support my ongoing work on my science-based graphic novel, Knife Edge. (Which I haven't worked on much lately due to my need to work on my shop - where you can buy all kinds of wolfy art by the way - instead.)

⚠️Important to note: wolf scientists can be a bit hard to talk to at times due to the fact that some of them have literally received death threats from wolf haters and people in the livestock industries who erronously believe based upon hearsay (i.e. no actual science,) that wolves are a threat to their top dollar. That's why the typically great podcast Ologies had trouble finding a wolf scientist for its lupinology episode - because people who hate wolves tend to hate people who say that they need to stop killing wolves because how dare they be wrong. (I'm still peeved about how bad that lupinology episode was by the way; it didn't even mention trophic cascades. Sigh. (That's why I haven't linked it here, and why I hope that Alie Ward will redo it someday, or that the podcast Science Versus will do a wolf episode instead someday.)

I myself am not a wolf scientist, (although this was my dream as a little girl which I gave up on due to painful dyscalcula,) but I am striving to be as expert about lupinology as much as a non-scientist can be, especially so that I can do wolves proper justice in my story Knife Edge as well as other future wolf advocacy projects that are percolating in my deranged little mind. My stunningly crappy brain for math may have prevented me from studying to become an actual wildlife biologist studying wolves in the field but it isn't going to stop me from helping wolves with my art by attempting to educate and dispel misinformation about them. I can do my best to be a science communicator and do wolf outreach through my work. Hopefully I won't get lynched for it.

Please feel free to use the following links should you decide that you need them. This post is linked in my pinned post so that it can be more easily found especially by me.

Why I Advocate for Wolves

- Because it's the right thing to do: wolves are sentient, highly social beings who live in closely knit family groups much like our own human families complete with parents who impart generational knowledge - such as tactically how to specifically hunt particular prey (for example: elk) - upon their offspring who either go off eventually to start their own families or stay put in their natal pack with their parents, helping to raise their younger siblings. No animal has been more horrifically scapegoated over the centuries of our coexistence than the wolf, which some people are still trying to eradicate even though no science supports this.

- Because I dream of a world where predators are protected, where all killing of them is banned, because they are simply too important to our planet to destroy. They are deeply critical to rewilding our planet and helping our own species survive, because where wolves are, wetlands and forests thrive, helping cure drought, prevent wildfires, facilitate natural carbon capture through the bettering of these ecosystems, and clean the water that we humans also drink, all by preventing cervid species like deer from overgrazing and destroying baby trees. Wolves cause trophic cascades which promote the survival of hundreds of other species from charismatic scavengers like bald eagles and red foxes to the freshwater trout that anglers love to catch whose health is aided by the beavers which are able to create expansive water meadows whenever deer are prevented by predators like wolves from eating all of the beavers' food.

- Because unshockingly, killing wolves greatly damages their genetic diversity, hindering their ability to survive as a species. (I can't believe that there are actually people surprised by this.)

- Because before we ruined everything, the presence of wolves and lack of human interference meant that pre-colonial biodiversity was unimagineably greater than what we see today and I for one would like to see this amazing biodiversity explode again within my lifetime.

- Because wolves and humans have a lot in common; they too mourn their dead and exhibit joy at the introduction of new babies to their families. Recognizing this isn't anthropomorphism; we too are animals, afterall.

"We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be – the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer – which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.” - Farley Mowat, Never Cry Wolf.

🐺Wolf Specific Citations

- Wolves as scapegoats for human evil.

- No statistical support for wolf 'control' (culling) and maternal penning as methods for helping endangered caribou in British Columbia. (Actually, erase the word culling - what they really mean is wolf genocide.)

- The plight of wolves in America (features an absolute textwall of citations!)

- New document suggests British Columbia is using Judas Wolves for aerial wolf cull.

- Account of use of Judas Wolves in British Columbia

- BC Wolf Cull: documents reveal cruel methods of killing wolves. (You can bet your butt that I am furious at my province for this.)

- Wolves do not require human 'help' to control their numbers.

- Wolves are extremely important for environmental health as they cause trophic cascades.

- A wolf, abruptly noticing a human, runs away in fear. (Example of typical human/wolf interaction.)

- Are wolves dangerous to humans? (Spoiler alert: they're statistically not.)

- Killing wolves is unnecessary: wolves naturally limit their own numbers.

- Wolves are not a significant threat to livestock. What is a genuine threat to livestock generally? Free roaming dogs (in fact, farmers in Scotland are allowed to outright shoot dogs who they notice bothering their animals,) dystocia (birthing complications,) and inclement weather - issues which could be aleviated at least a little if ranchers would just use some range riders - aka, cowboys.

- US government data shows that wolves have a negligible effect on livestock losses.

- Killing wolves actually leads to more livestock losses, not less.

- Alberta Rancher Using Non-Lethal Predator Control (hasn't 'had' to shoot a wolf in years)

- Livestock Guardian Dogs Reduce Losses by 11-100% (utilized correctly they are extremely effective)

- Livestock Guardian Dogs Reduce Predation (according to Texas A&M University.)

- Please note that the wolf ranking terms 'alpha/beta/omega' have been debunked and are no longer in reputable scientific use. I wrote a thing about it here. Wolf packs are families, not militant groups of marauding monsters.

- All about why we don't use the wolf ranking terms alpha/beta/omega anymore which is why I depict Larch's natal pack in Knife Edge without these terms.

Recommended Books & Films About Wolves

- The Homeward Wolf by Kevin Van Tighem (a great account of wolf behaviour including detailing how wolves have generational knowledge and typically only hunt what their elders have taught them to except in rare circumstances such as in the case of a melanistic male in the Canadian Rockies who started hunting mountain goats instead of the elk that he had been raised on.)

- The Last Wolf by Jim Crumley (goes over the extirpation of the wolf from Scotland and over the misinformation surrounding wolves in great detail; an inspiring read.)

- In the Shadow of a Rainbow by Robert Franklin Leslie (a novel telling the story of a remarkable friendship between a man and a wild wolf which also gives evidence to lupine pre-genocide culture.)

- Island of the Sea Wolves published and streamed by Netflix, which gives an interesting account of a wolf family that has two breeding females in it, who amazingly help each other raise their pups!

- The International Wolf Centre's wonderfully long list of wolf books and media. (Doesn't include everything though.)

Other Wildlife Citations (Mostly About Cougars, Honestly.)

As a wildlife advocate you have to pick your battles so most of my focus is on predators, particularly wolves, cougars, coyotes, and sharks with a small measure of focus on spotted hyenas. I do also have a soft spot for beavers, however, as they are personally sacred to me and also extremely important to the environment, being an unusual keystone species that is a herbivore rather than a predator. Generally predators are the most influential animals in a habitat but beavers - and bison - are novel exceptions. (And actually, squirrels are too. Every animal is an important facet however without natural predators ecosystems crumble. Humans are not a replacement; compared to predators like wolves humans typically do an outlandishly terrible job of positively influencing the ecosystem.)

- The importance of predators (many more useful citations!)

- Why We NEED Predators (ScienceNews)

- Unmasking the myth of wildlife 'management.' (Yet more citations.)

- USDA's war on wildlife (again super well cited!)

- Cougars are NOT a threat to public safety (and more facts about these adorable large dog-sized purr machines.)

- Cougars also cause trophic cascades (in fact many predators do this.)

- Cougars are actually extremely social.

- Cougars are TERRIFIED of human chatter!

- Cougars are the bigfoot of cats. (Also as they are technically 'small' cats - and they honestly are very small compared to actual pantherine big cats like tigers and lions - we need to stop calling them big cats.)

- Want to solve wildfires and drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!

- How beavers restore wetland in deserts.

- Coyotes under siege and misunderstood.

- Why killing coyotes doesn't work.

- Starving bear mercifully euthanized; autopsy reveals plastic impaction in its intestines.

- Disease precautions for hunters.

- The ecological effects of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) on target and non-target wildlife.

- Impact of clear-cut logging on forests.

- Is shark repellent a real thing? (Yes it is, and it's being developed in modern times to save sharks from humans.)

- To underline how very little top predators want to hurt us much less eat us, watch this video to see a tiger shark (one of the most infamous species of shark,) happily cuddle with her human researcher friend and recognize him after not seeing him for years!

Other Wildlife Books & Films

- Lethal Control, produced by Predator Defense (an organization which does an amazing job of thoroughly listing their information sources) and is a film about M-44 cyanide bombs which kill wildlife and pets alike.

- American Coyote by Dan Flores (be warned, some of the information in regards to wolves is incorrect but it is still an extremely interesting and illuminating account of the coyote, Canis latrans.)

- California Mountain Lions: The Legends of California by One Health Institute (ecology of cougars and why they are threatened.)

Favourite Information Sources & Organizations to Support

- Predator Defense

- International Wolf Centre

- Wolf Conservation Centre

- The Fur-Bearers

- Raincoast Conservation Foundation

- Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Centre

My Silly(?) Pet Peeves About Wolves

- How many Etsy stores flatout copy that silhouette of Kiba from Wolf's Rain howling with the moon behind him in their designs. Damnit, learn how to draw!!

- The whole moon association with wolves - no, they do not howl at the moon, they howl because it's fun, to communicate where they are/where prey is, to mourn, to locate family members, to express hunt victory (or alternatively "Come and get it!") Wolves probably do not give a damn about the moon.

- When people call baby wolves 'cubs' instead of 'pups' or 'puppies.' No. Wolves are a species of wild dog and baby dogs are puppies, therefore baby wolves are also puppies. Grr. 'Cub' to me implies a baby bear, or, heaven forbid, a pantherine kitten like a baby lion or tiger. Maybe hyenas too.

- Wolf haters, and how ludicrous it is that they've made something so simple so political. Wolves, like human uteruses, should not be political.

- Trophy hunters.

- How every wolf story is extremely fantastical instead of based upon any science.

- How no company ever makes accurately patterned wolf plushies.

- How cartoon wolves rarely look at all like real wolves.

- The fact that their common name is 'grey' wolf when at least in North America they commonly come in black too. I propose 'timber' wolf as a much more accurate name, as they are usually found in forests.

My Silly(?) Pet Peeves About Other Wildlife

- Trophy hunters. Please find a different way to prove that you have disposable income and that you are manly.

- When people call cougars/pumas 'mountain lions' because cougars are only very distantly related to real lions - they're on opposite sides of Felidae. Their closest relatives are jaguarundi, followed by cheetahs. Lions belong to Panthera along with tigers and leopards while cougars belong to the genus Puma. Additionally, cougars and puma are indigenous names while mountain lion is colonial. (Pumas are found in South America, cougars live in North America; same species but different subspecies due to differing habitats and prey.) 'Cougar' is derived from an indigenous Tupi (Brazil) word, çuçuarana.

- When people misuse the word 'cougar' to describe women. Ugh. Stop.

- The name 'black bear' because black bears come in a whole rainbow of colours including whie (spirit/kermode,) glacier (it's like blue roan for bears,) cinnamon, blonde and chocolate.

#wildlife advocacy #wolves #wolf #cougars #pumas #beavers #sharks #wolf advocacy #wolf advocate #wildlife #citations #cite your sources #my argument ammo

[thatonebirdwrites]

Korrasami Ficlet: Maroon and Blossoms

Asami walks in Avatar Korra park, where apple blossom trees line the paths. It is early morning, the sky still a violet-black hue, and the stars are only starting to fade away as the sun approaches the horizon with a faint maroon glow to the east.

When she first designed the park, she thought suggestions of a tree-lined path is silly, but the more research she did, the more she realized that the blossoms are a wonderful herald of her love for Korra. They bloom near the date of an important anniversary for them, and their maroon and violet coloration fill the air with a plethora of color when they fall after their brief week in existence.

She refuses to view the blossoms as a sign of Korra and her connection being fleeting, but more that the blossoms are a sign of the commitment to her love, where each year she redoes that commitment in the rain of color. That is her hope made manifest in these lined paths.

So she walks the paths that curl through the trees that only bloom once a year. Today is a special day, one she wishes would last for much longer, if only out of her fear of what may come next. In her arms, she holds a bouquet of flowers, and although she knows this is silly of her to do, she finds herself drawn to the statue at the center of the park anyway.

She pauses before the statue that she had commissioned nearly two years ago. Or is it three now? Time loses meaning when she's caught up in her long hard climb out of near bankruptcy. Now Future Industries barely makes even, but the city has been reshaped. Like her mother before her, she has placed her thumbprint on the city. Beltways curl above vines and shattered former roads, buildings once broken are rebuilt. She aids the Air Nation in keeping the Spirit Wilds protected, but also, building safer passage to the outskirts of those wilds. People no longer go homeless or hungry with her homeless housing projects and soup kitchens. Lower income people learn engineering with her forums. The public's view of Future Industries has never been better, and it is all due to her hard work.

All of this she has shared with Korra in her letters.

She rests her hand on the pedestal and looks up at the regal stance of Korra, her fist upraised as if challenging the world. The idea of the statue came on a whim, when she'd overheard Ikki and Meelo arguing over whether Korra would get a statue someday and how big it'd be.

Perhaps this statue isn't as big as Ikki and Meelo imagined, but Asami finds too large a statue would ruin the aesthetics of the skyline, so she chooses a size that works well with the surrounding area, but is still large enough to be epic in scope. It is only prudent that such a statue showcase her courage and determination. Those parts of her is one of the many reasons Asami fell in love with her.

"Today is our anniversary," she says to the statue, her voice quiet. There are little people in the park at this hour, since it's early morning and only determined fitness people are out running the paths. This is why Asami chooses this hour, though she knows Korra would never be awake for it.

Asami climbs onto the pedestal and sits between the legs, the bouquet of flowers in her lap. "This is the day I met you for the first time," she says to the statue. "Do you remember, Korra?"

_ _ _

Asami is frustrated and angry at her father, but she cannot show it. He demands she attend this… gala by Councilman Tarrlok, a bender that she absolutely abhors mostly due to his blatant discriminatory attitude toward nonbenders. Unlike Tenzin, who is the fairest and most open to making sure voices like hers is heard, Tarrlok sometimes mocks nonbenders with quips she finds tasteless, yet her father always laughs. Why she doesn't know.

She knows her father will punish her if she doesn't go, though whether he will follow through on his threat any time soon is unknown. Sometimes the punishments come unexpectedly after a few weeks of quiet between them, but they always come.

Their most recent set of fights has perhaps been the most intense yet. Asami believes he is failing her mother's legacy with the slow firing of benders, especially when more and more come to her quietly to confide their worries in hopes she will listen. She always listens, especially since she goes to the factory to assist with the engineering there. She enjoys the work fixing the lines, repairing engines, and learning tricks from the more experienced engineers. She finds comfort in them that she has lost with her father.

It is these whispered confessions to her that sends her to her father's factory office. She chooses the date and time for when she knows he will neck-deep in meetings, and picks the lock to his office. A skill she doesn't let him know she has, mostly because how else would she ever learn anything?

The ledgers are locked in a cabinet, but it takes her nearly ten minutes of searching each of the six cabinets to find the employees rosters. She carefully locks each one and hides evidence of her perusal, but the ledger from the current year is the one that catches her eye. There are discrepancies she finds odd. When she hears a sharp whistle three times, she realizes that her father must have returned early from his meetings. Three whistles gives her only a few minutes to exit. She hurriedly locks the cabinet and the office, and shoves the ledger into her jacket.

The employee that gave the signal glances at her and then looks toward the side. She nods and hurries in the direction of his gaze. She barely ducks behind a line when her father enters the factory with one of the councilmen's aides. He is boasting about their vehicles for the police force, but the fact he is back earlier confuses her.

She quietly leaves and spends that evening alone in her room, taking her dinner to her bed and citing feeling ill to avoid dinner with her father. Asami doesn't wish to believe bad of her father, but the more she examines the employee rosters, the more her spirits sink.

When he confronts her over the missing ledger the next day, she finds she can't lie to him.

"Yes, I took it." She holds her head high. It's best to have confidence in one's work, and she is quite proud of how effortless it is to break into his offices.

"Is this a joke to you?" Her father snaps. He holds out his hand. "I have worked hard to get us to where we are today, and yet you still fail to see the larger picture. Instead, playing games and mingling with commoners."

"They're our employees, father, and they do great work. I don't mind working with them…"

"You are my daughter, and as such, you will hold yourself to a higher standard." There is practically spit flying from his mouth, his anger far more intense than she'd ever seen it prior.

Asami clenches her fists and decides she might as well go all in to advocate for those unjustly harmed in her father's practices. "Father, I think perhaps, you need to hold yourself to a higher standard. That ledger I found is proof you've been firing only benders and hiring only nonbenders. Whatever happened to the clause you and mother wrote before I was born? A company for all people to build their dreams?"

His face turns maroon. "Everything I do is for your mother and for you. I have done my best to raise you with a heart set on justice, and this is how you repay me? I expect the ledger back on my desk before dinner. We are Satos, Asami, we must see the larger picture."

Asami doesn't want to hear this lecture again. She is tired of this 'bigger picture' especially if it means him dragging her to more galas. Him telling her what to say to the older men she abhors. She wants to work in engineering. She wants to work on her own designs and build the airship idea she has so carefully crafted. Instead, she lives in his shadow, never fully in his circle but never allowed off his leash.

So she pivots and sprints out of the mansion. She storms to the garage, jumps on her moped, and leaves the mansion angry and frustrated. She feels helpless, especially as she has failed those employees that confided their worries in her. They are likely to be next on the firing block, and she has no hope that anything she says will stop her father's unjust practices. Not if he is so enamored with whatever his 'bigger picture' is.

Because of this, her thoughts are far too occupied and she fails to pay attention to her surroundings. This causes her to literally run into Mako, one of the Fire Ferrets. An amazingly interesting coincidence that she simply must take up, and thus invites him on a date right away. It gives her time away from her father, time to get home late and secretly make copies of the ledger before she returns it, and time to have a little fun away from the pressures of being a Sato.

It is partly because he's a firebender that she chose to date Mako, but also because she's terribly lonely. Mako is kind to her. Willing to listen to her. Cuddle with her.

Most importantly, he's willing to go to this wretched gala with her. She invites him mostly because it will annoy her father. She only feels excitement when he admits to personally knowing Avatar Korra and how the gala is in her honor. Meeting the Avatar sounds amazing to her, especially as she has been reading of prior Avatars at night, when her father is least likely to bother her. She knows he doesn't like her reading such books, so it's a thrill of defiance.

The day before and day of the gala, she peppers him with questions, eager to learn anything and everything about this elusive Avatar. For Avatar Korra to pop up during a time of unrest in Republic City is strange timing in Asami's eyes, but it's also a chance for her to meet someone that is truly a hope for the future.

The Avatar is meant to be harmony and the balance. Surely she can bring harmony between nonbenders and benders.

Their entrance to the gala is, as expected, full of annoying old men eager to kiss her hand. She finds this distasteful, boring, and too overwhelming. Mako is steady at her side to her relief, and dotes on her in a way no other date has ever done. Asami finds this quite endearing.

Her father's barely concealed irritation at his presence is a wonderful balm to her soul. This is her payback for the punishment from her ledger theft prior.

On the second circuit, Asami sees a teenager about her age, much shorter than her and Mako, standing near Tenzin, one of the few kind benders on the council.

The girl is tapping her foot, looking very annoyed, and like Asami, she obviously doesn't want to be here at this gala. She wears the blue water tribe colors, a dress of sorts, but its stitches are definitely well crafted. Her pendant has the water tribe insignia on it, the colors match the deep cerulean of her eyes.

It's when the teenager looks up that Asami finds herself breathless. She is absolutely beautiful. Her brown skin has copper undertones, her square jaw has a soft curve to her chin, and she has an adorable little nose. Despite the slight scowl she holds, she embodies herself with a confidence Asami has never known.

Asami can pretend to be confident. She's quite good at it when called upon, but quietly, she struggles with whether she can ever live up to her father's increasingly impossible demands. However, tonight she wears that confidence cloak the best she can. It helps to have Mako on her arm steadying her.

To her dismay, Tarrlok approaches and exchanges greetings with her father. He looks even more styled up, like a bucket of grease had been upended on his ridiculous hair, and the cut of his attire is far too sharp on his broad shoulders. She molds her face into a smile.

Thankfully, her father walks ahead of her and Mako, talking with Tarrlok about something she can't quite hear. She treads after them with a stifled sigh.

"Oh, hey, i know that person," Mako says, brightly. "You should meet her!"

Asami follows his gaze to the water tribe teenager. She tugs him in her direction, now certain that this is the Avatar who he works with often.

As they walk up to her father's side, Hiroshi gestures to herself and Mako. "This is my daughter Asami."

Asami smiles. Despite the frown on Korra's face, she is still so beautiful. Asami almost forgets Mako is still holding her arm. "It's lovely to meet you. Mako's told me so much about you."

"Really? Because he hasn't mentioned you at all. How did you two meet?" The disdain in her voice and the scowl she makes doesn't deter Asami. In fact, she finds it endearing. It ignites a curiosity, and she decides that she will befriend the Avatar even if it's the last thing she does.

_ _ _

Asami wipes away a tear at the memory. "Oh, how you hated me at first. But that racecar ride really shook things up, didn't it?"

She smiles at the memory of how effortlessly she defeated the other driver and how much Korra had enjoyed it, calling her way cool.

"Your arrival in my life sure upended everything," she says, quietly. "My father tried to instill in me a sense of justice, but it was you who reminded me that justice cannot be won through violence alone. To see my father take the route of only violence, but you take route different from both my father and Tarrlok? It's why I turned against my father for you. You, the embodiment of harmony, and despite the twists and turns we've taken, you've proven that you have a heart bent toward justice and harmony like me. A kindred spirit."

It feels obvious now how much Asami likes Korra from the start, and she feels sad at how long it took them to truly to get to know each other. How Mako's indecision and betrayals kept getting in the way, but now, she has hope. A hope that things will be different this time.

For one, they get along so well during the boat rides to and from the South, during the airship travels, their adventures escaping Zaheer, and the letters.

Secondly, her letters might have been one-sided for two years, but then Korra replies only to her.

That is hope enough. Asami takes what she can get.

"I'm not sure when you will return," she tells the statue. "But your last letter implied you knew of a way to find your Avatar state again. I hope that is what you find, Korra. That it will lead you back to me."

She lays the flower bouquet she has been holding between Korra's legs, like she has done since the statue was erected a mere week before the anniversary.

"Be safe," she says quietly. She climbs down to the ground and bows her head.

Only to feel an intense kick to her spirit.

Abruptly, the memory of her and Korra lost in a desert flutters into her mind. They'd taken the Earth Kingdom airship, except Korra's overzealous airbending breaks the controls and leaves them temporarily stranded. Asami is an engineer, however, and she quickly repairs the airship. Only for the sand shark to devour it, but Asami is, if anything, undaunted by the setback. She simply constructs a sandsailer instead, and together her and Korra navigate the desert as a seamless team. It is perhaps the most joy she's ever felt in her life.

Yet, this time, as she stands in Avatar Korra park, Asami has a sense that she's walking with Korra, directing her somewhere, but the moment as sudden as it comes, vanishes.

Startled, she turns. Not to her surprise, the area around the statue is empty of people. The sky still burns a deep violet-blue as the sun slowly rises.

She is alone.

She sighs.

Asami intimately knows the interior workings of being alone. People in her life never stay for long, and loss is something that she understands far too well. Sometimes the grief threatens to tear her to pieces, but she's made it this far. She can keep going a little longer, especially since Korra had promised in her last letter that she would return to Asami. Asami wonders if perhaps her fate is about to change. Perhaps that is why she felt that odd kick to her spirit, that comforting sense of Korra.

Or perhaps it's all her overactive imagination, but it reminds her of her next big task of the day.

It's time to pay a visit to Naga.

There she will whisper of her sorrow, loneliness, hope, and joy to the polar bear dog, who always listens so patiently. Naga has been steadfast in these six months, and their time together has grown more numerous. She visits the island several times a week to play with Naga. At least once a week, she has ridden Naga through the city. Partly because Naga needs a good run sometimes, but also because she knows it annoys President Raiko. (She is quite happy to annoy him as much as viably possible. He is far too stuck-up his own ass and needs to be taken down a notch sometimes. Plus, Naga is excellent at scaring off reporters, who are determined to harass her for their gossip-y stories. She's had quite enough of interviews for a lifetime and wishes she to never do another again.)

In her pockets, Asami has some dog biscuits. She hasn't dared to bake any herself. The last time she tried, Naga barfed them back up, so she buys them at a local pet store that specializes in exotic pets.

The owners, a month ago, had begged her to bring Naga by. Although Asami knows Naga isn't hers -- Naga is Korra's animal companion -- she finds herself racing Naga past the place a few times, just to delight the owners. Naga adores the attention. The biscuits they bring out when Asami stops Naga at their door excites Naga so much, that Asami can't help but drop by to pick up an order for Naga. (She hopes Naga isn't gaining too much weight. But how can she resist those fluffy ears and soulful brown eyes?)

Asami smiles at the thought of Naga. Perhaps today she will take Naga here to the park and race through the tree-lined paths.

Several maroon and violet blossoms fall from the trees as she walks toward where she had parked her precious blue satomobile. They land quietly around her, a herald of her undying love for Korra. Asami holds out her hand to catch a blossom, and brings it to her lips. "I hereby commit my heart to Korra," she says quietly into the soft petals, "in hopes that Korra may one day be open to receiving it."

She releases the blossom, and with it, her hopes soar high into the air.

On AO3 HERE.

#legend of korra #korrasami #tlok #asami sato #avatar korra #the legend of korra #asami #korra #korra x asami #writing #fanfiction #TLOK fanfic #ao3 author #ao3 fanfic #ao3 writer

[tyrantisterror]

No Sympathies Old Demon Concept Art Dump Part 2: Oh fuck I'm already out of subtitles

By request, I am posting the demon concept art I made for what would eventually become my first novel, No Sympathies. It's art that's over a decade old at this point and kind of hard for me to look at without thinking about its myriad flaws - I'd rework most if not all of these designs now, and even back then I kinda felt like I got a lot better at designing demons towards the end of the batch than I was at the beginning, which made me want to redo the whole project again. Someday I might, too, though probably only as a series of pencil sketches.

But here, for posterity and nostalgia's sake, they are. In this batch, from top row to bottom, left to right:

Lilith - despite the name, she's more inspired by Sin, the daughter of Lucifer in Paradise Lost

Paimon

Moloch - inspired specifically by the Moloch in Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl

Naiberius - inspired by the demonic Cerberus in The Divine Comedy

Marchiosas

Belial (oh fuck this one is rough, she deserves a better design)

Mulciber

Pegleg - based on the demon of the same name from Tom Waits's The Black Rider

Iago - inspired by the theory that Iago in Othello may in fact be a demon (Othello himself seems convinced as much by the end of the play)

Scratch - https://youtu.be/RIau2KHj9-I?si=vzvNkPTmh3VzlPQ1

Astaroth - given the fact that Astaroth is a demonization of the goddess Ishtar, which I learned AFTER making this design, I'd make an Astaroth a lady if I designed them today. As is, his design is inspired by Hellboy's take on Astaroth.

Amon(g Us)

#No Sympathies

[sugarmasonmearii]

Encounter in Flourish: Progression

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Link to the completed art:

While working on this piece last month, I happen to have screenied some WIPs and saved it, thinking of maybe posting the progression someday. I never have seen any WIP progression posts nowadays, so why not.

The background being the key feature of the piece took the most work, ntm most layers, as I have to divide the layers to three subgroups (which you may notice in the progression), detailing every layer to finishing before sealing it altogether into one background.

For the characters, I have to redo the lineart, using thinner brushes and lines in the inner details and omitting the outermost lines in some parts.

Would you like me to post more WIP Strips of my big projects like this? Please let me know.

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Pokémon belongs to Nintendo, Gamefreak and Creatures.

Scenery is inspired by Minecraft's Biomes.

The human character is my OC, Wander

Art by me.

#wip #wip progression #scenery #minecraft #pokemon #crossover art #lush caves #encounter #cherry grove #cherry blossom #sakura #luxio #swablu #furret #squawkabilly #virizion #leafeon #floragato

[seqka711]

How competent is each Link based on your competency in the game?

So I saw a post from @telemna-hyelle, who credited this idea to @bllaaaaarrgh, who's original post I couldn't find. But this idea was too good to not do. "How competent is each Link based on your competency in the game?"

Hyrule: The Goddesses themselves had to interfere, not necessarily to get him through fights, but to get him enough rupees to afford potions, arrows, items, etc. Through divine time travel, he always picked the right rupee at the gambling game. He doesn't understand why no one else just does that to get rich quick. In his second adventure, he realized he could also time travel to redo fights and did so frequently. Very incompetent, but with divine intervention, anything is possible.

Legend: While competent in the land of Hyrule, in other countries Legend is a mess. Holodrum and Labrynna have more difficult enemies, more difficult dungeons and even Koholint, while not as bad as Holodrum and Labrynna, still required divine knowledge. Luckily Legend is a beast on home turf, who didn't struggle (that) much in either of his Hyrule quests. His greatest obstacle was Hytopia, which unfortunately required a power not even the great Legend wielded. Friendship. Rather than save the day alone, he vowed to someday return with friends.

Time: Time was very competent during both quests, doing everything that could be done, and even saved Termina very quickly thanks to a few all nighters. He'd be down to up the challenge at some point in the future.

Wind: This kid is cocky and he has every right to be. Not only did he complete his second and third adventures without a single brush with death, he also once had a crazy dream about his first adventure where all his items were scrambled and still beat Ganon handily. He got all 8 pieces of the Triforce before finding a single other item. Peak efficiency has been achieved. He wants the other Links to get on his level.

Four: His first adventure was mostly good, except for the few times he got completely and utterly lost with no idea where to go at all. He never did all the kin stone fusing quests and he really doesn't care (except he kinda really does care). His second adventure was just Green and Red, but that's okay, because they saved Zelda and who really needs Blue and Vio anyway? In his third adventure, Four really did split into four this time, but he was also fake and not real and a pirate because no way four separate people all own Link cables.

Twilight: Twilight is very incompetent at anything after beating Snowhead. The City in the Sky? Who is she? Ganondorf was eventually beaten, but don't ask him to describe anything between Yeta and Hyrule Castle, because as far as Twi is concerned, it may as well have been a fever dream. But wanna know what wasn't a fever dream? All those ridiculously high crossbow scores. He knows where his worth is at.

Sky: Sky has never done anything halfway in his life, and nothing in his life is incomplete or part finished. Never had a problem with his sword, but also never quite figured out how to use a shield. He also has pumpkin related sidequest trauma multiple times over.

Warriors: Warriors doesn't just love his job, he excels at it. He's gotten top marks and gold medals for every mission in all 10 worlds. And because he learned his lesson in his first quest, he also did it all without the Master Sword, because screw the Master Sword, it's too broken. He also owes his life and career to Young Link, Linkle and Marin, but he was no slouch himself.

Wild: Wild thought he was good and amazing and the Goddesses' gift to Hyrule, but then he had a terrible dream where all the chests and goals were scrambled and he got his ass handed to him and couldn't save Zelda or Hyrule in time for the dream to end, and his confidence has been forever shaken. Even in his past life 100 years ago, he ended up not completing everything. Wild is competent enough, but compared to the others, feels very incompetent.

#linked universe #lu sky #lu twilight #lu hyrule #lu legend #lu time #lu wind #lu four #lu warriors #lu wi

[typicalopposite]

Ack! @windwardstar i was trying to redo the text on the ask and deleted it 🥴🥴 but ANYWAY

It issss the same fic! 😁😁😁😁 it makes me so happy you remembered!! 💕 and it has not been forgotten… it’s just, you see, I was walking along and was violent shoved down the rabbit hole that is RWRB(Red White and Royal Blue, yes I recommend if you haven’t seen/read lol) and I’m currently still falling 😀

BUT since you already know the premise of this fic I’ll give you a lil sneak peak :)

16. practical cultivation

Lan Wangji will never fall in love.

“You are young, Wangji,” Lan Xichen says softly, giving his younger brother a smile. “How can you say you will never fall in love?”

“I won’t,” Lan Wangji insists, fists clenched at his sides and a stern look crossing his face.

“No one can say with certain what the future holds-”

“I can,” Lan Wangji snaps; he regains himself, takes a calming breath, lets his eyes fall shut. “One may not be able to predict the future, but they can choose to not allow themselves to make such a foolish decision.”

Lan Xichen's eyes turn sad, he opens his mouth, Lan Wangji expects to say ‘Love is not foolish’, so he is already tightening his clenched fists more; until his nails are digging into his palms. However, Lan Xichen just lets out a sigh, another — smaller, more unhappy — smile, and departs.

———

A group of students are carrying on a conversation about what they will do when they grow up.

Be a strong, and fearless cultivator. Be a physician and find cures for all the horrible illnesses in the world. One student’s answer stirs up laughter among the others: Fall in love with the person of my dreams, and be a loving, devoted husband and someday father. The other students tease and mock him for his answer, but he seems unfazed by their remarks.

Lan Wangji tries to not eavesdrop — eavesdropping is forbidden — but they are talking so loud. “Lan- er- gonzi what do you think?” One of the students asks, and only then does Lan Wangj realize how obvious his eavesdropping has been. “Are you going to be a loving husband someday as well?” There’s muffled laughter throughout the room.

His fists clench so tightly the writing brush in his hand snaps. The room falls silent; all the students stare at Lan Wangji. He closes his eyes, taking deep grounding breaths as he gets up to exit the room. “Boring,” he mutters as he goes. Once he’s out of the room he hears the others erupt into laughter.

“Boring.” One boy mocks.

“No one could be as boring as Lan - er - gongzi.” Says another student.

“He will only marry if they arrange it. I feel sorry for whoever is forced to marry him.”

Lan Wangji feels heat fill his face. He is moving without thinking, quickly towards anywhere other than their mocking laughter.

“Wangji…” Lan Qiren calls out to him as he storms past his uncle; who is surely heading toward the class he supposed to be in. Lan Wangji has half a mind to keep walking, feeling like he needs fresh air to calm himself fully; he’s not even sure why he’s so upset in the first place.

He doesn’t keep going though, and stops in his tracks, before turning to bow to his uncle. Being disrespectful to the elders is forbidden and Lan Wangji knows he should also respond.

I hope I used the titles correctly! 😮‍💨 but ye! Hope you liked it! 😁😁

#answered asks #except I fudged up and deleted the ask #wip tag game #thank you 😁 #mdzs #wangxian

[kalopses-sonderes]

A/n: So i accidentally deleted the first one so im redoing it, but better! Happy birthday again!🥳🥳

Red velvet

“Hm, so its bakers birthday.” He was by the fountain, sometimes the cookies could here you speak as you play the game there.

You always had red velvet on your team, he was your favorite cookie! His backstory and just everything captivated you to him.

You decided to do kingdom arenas, you press the first team that shows up and vs them even if they are way higher than you, its like a tradition you and your friends made.

“Oh wow, their power is over 600,000.” You believed you wouldn’t win like usual.

This time it was different, red velvet defeated their hollyberry in one a hit.

“I dont remember making my red velvet that strong.” you were confused, Hollyberry had her strong shield on and somehow red velvet defeated her.

The match went on, all your cookies fallen besides red velvet, and he won the match.

“Happy birthday, I do hope you would join be someday baker.”

~

Pomegranate

-When pomegranate found out it was your birthday she made sure everything went perfectly: all gachas had something great in it, for kingdom arena all the lower ranks would show up for you so you can easily win, etc.

She may not like it , but sure colabs with pure vanilla to create the perfect birthday surprise.

…

You logged into cookie run, not expecting much. The opening screen is still the same. When you get logged into the game , theres a cutscene. Its camera zooming away from the castle, revealing all the cookies celebrating and in front of a cake, the castle had decorations for a birthday. the cake had many tiers and had ’Happy birthday Baker!’ on the front. the cookies then sung happy birthday to you.

The cutscene ended. but the kingdom had decorations all over. you noticed pomegranate by her self on the steps of castle, next to the cake. You pressed her to see what she would say.

“Happy birthday Dear Baker, today is a day worth celebration. So here, take a slice of cake. I made it myself.”

~

Affogato

This bastard kind gentleman hasnt come home to you yet. As he put it, waiting for the perfect moment.

He over heard peopele saying happy birthday to you while being in the abyss.

“Ms receptionist, I’d to go home now.” he said.

…

You decided to do a ten pull hoping to get affogato on your birthday. The first 9 things to come out the oven were soulstones, on the 10th the oven shaked. Affogato did his entrance but you didnt really hear is voiceline because you were yelling for joy for finally getting him.

You instantly started to give him star jellys and put him on your team.

You watched as he walked around your kingdom, he walked near the shrine lovely area you made for him.

If I knew baker loved me this much, i woulda came home earlier. Affogato thought.

You decided to press him to hear which voiceline he’ll say.

“Happy birthday dear baker, im glad to see your pretty face.”

#happy birthday #cookie run #crk #cookie run kingdom #crk x reader #cookie run ovenbreak #self aware au #self aware crk #crk affogato cookie #affogato cookie #red velvet x reader #red velvet cookie #red velvet #pomegrante cookie #pomegranate cookie run #crk self aware #self+aware+crk #self aware cookie run

[she-karev]

Cousin Jen

Age Rating: 12+

Chapters: Four of Six

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy

AN: Hey guys it’s been a great spring break for me and I’m gonna post all the chapters for this story tonight that I hope you all will enjoy. I will take one shot requests from you guys and I always appreciate a like and reblog.

Summary: Jen takes a reluctant Amber to the locker rooms to fix her hair where they hear Roy say something that freaks Jen out about Matt’s condition.

Words: 2952

Andrew and I are sitting at the neuro lab table doing research for Amelia’s project. I was able to schedule for Pierce to consult on Matt’s case tomorrow morning. Now we’re working for Shepherd together, I would’ve gone back to Avery, but Alex scheduled me for Kimmie Park’s awake brain surgery so along with helping to diagnose Matt I’m assisting in the O.R. The thought of that would excite me if not for the part of a good friend of mine being a medical mystery I wish to solve so he can marry my cousin.

Shepherd walks inside the lab, “I have an awake brain surgery on a kid tomorrow, so I’m gonna need my beauty sleep which means you two don’t get to sleep because I need you to narrow down these studies to two options by tomorrow.” I write what she tells me, “Do a feasibility evaluation including a timeline, and don’t forget to evaluate likely subject availability and do a cost projection.”

I finish writing, “Got it.”

“On it.” Andrew confirms as Shepherd walks out of the room and turns to me, “I guess we can call this a date night.”

I smirk as I read a journal, “I’d light a candle but I don’t want to blow us up.” I rub my eyes to get the tired out and my energy deflates as soon as Jen walks inside wearing a dark blue Grey Sloan hoodie and carrying a large capacity bag she uses for her hair equipment. She looks at both of us with a grin.

“Hello.” I look at her annoyed while Andrew looks at her perplexed by her company, “I just wanted to come by and check on you guys and check out the gift shop here. When in Seattle right?”

“Please come on in Jen.” I greet her sarcastically, “I mean it’s not like I’m doing anything here.”

“Oh goodie.” Jen smiles, “Now you can make time for me to fix that rats nest you call a hair.”

I look at her with a frown, “Jen as much as I enjoy your company and I really do I don’t have time to play Beauty Shop. Shepherd just told us to narrow down her studies so she can figure out what to propose to the judges. I’m pretty sure highlights and dye jobs aren’t gonna revolutionize neuroscience.”

Jen turns to Andrew, “Can you handle this on your own for the next two hours?”

Andrew looks surprised and looks at me as I give a glare that tells him not to let her take me but Jen also has a glare that tells him to say yes. He clears his throat obviously conflicted, “I’m not sure which one of you I should be more afraid of right now.”

“Me!” I exclaim, “Very clearly me!”

Jen approaches me, “Okay come on let’s go before you scare this one away.” I face her ready to say no but she interrupts me, “If you deny me, I will just come back in the morning and ask you again only your friends and bosses will be there to see me dominate you like a lion on a gazelle. It’s your choice honey.”

I groan at that and throw my pen on the table standing up as she grins in pride, “You may be victorious now but I will beat you someday.” I look at Andrew, “If I don’t call in the next two hours report me as a missing person.” Andrew grins amused and I reluctantly follow my cousin on the way to beauty hell.

Two Hours Later

The strip of wax being yanked off my eyebrow causes me to yell out in pain, “Ow!” The locker room restroom we’re in keeps the painful shout in. I grip the chair I’m sitting in trying not to hit her for getting me in this hellscape.

She presses the area to keep the swelling down, “Hey it’s your fault for growing a jungle on your face.” After we finished redoing my hair back to the long glamourous blonde it was before I left for Seattle we moved on to waxing which is always my least favorite part. I wince at the hot wax being spread on my upper left eyebrow, “Your lucky I got here when I did otherwise you’d sport a goatee like Andrew.”

She puts the strip over the wax, “Hey at least my guy can grow facial hair does Matt use any shaving cream or is it all just for your legs?” I can tell I pissed her off because she yanks the strip off with more force than necessary causing me a fire ball of pain, “Ow! You evil bitch!”

“Nope that’s you.” Jen grins as she presses the stripped flesh, “You know you can make fun but at least I’m in a long-standing relationship. I’m with a guy who loves me and takes care of me but also gets that I don’t need a man to swoop in and save me. It’s nice and trust me honey you can take a note from me.”

I raise an inflamed eyebrow at her, “In the four years you’ve known me when have I raised concerns about who I date?”

Jen spreads wax on my lower left eyebrow, “Well some of the people you dated wouldn’t qualify as people. I mean seriously cuz I’m just waiting for this new guy to either hit on me in front of you or ask you to give him a handy on the subway.” She strips off the wax that doesn’t feel so painful as I get used to it.

I narrow my eyes at her accusations about Andrew, “He’s not like that. I know I’ve said that before but this time I actually mean it.” Jen looks at me intrigued, “He’s smart and funny and nice and he isn’t scared of me.”

“Is the sex good?” Jen asks me genuinely curious, “I mean I would’ve looked at his feet but you say it’s a myth.”

“It is but somehow he’s an exception.” I grin mischievously as Jen chuckles in delight, “He’s tender and he makes me scream in pleasure and he doesn’t sneak out and ghost me right after. He’s easy to hang out with and easy to talk to, which as you know is a challenge for me. And somehow, he has emotions which he expresses more than I do.”

“Well, it’s not really that hard to do.”

“Yeah, except he’s actually emotional and protective of me which should seem barbaric but somehow it’s not coming from him.” Jen spreads lotion on my waxed eyebrows, “Somehow, he is perfect in every way imaginable and I am so not which he hasn’t figured out yet. I mean what is wrong with him that he can’t see what I and everybody else can see clear as day? I’m convinced he lost a bet or has a tumor of his own.”

“Oh come on Amber.” Jen chastises me gently, “Your every guys dream girl, you watch sports, save lives, have natural assets and you look like a runway model. He’d be an idiot to let you go.”

I grin flattered, “Well your my cousin and my unpaid cheerleader your supposed to think the best of me.”

Jen puts the wax away, “Somebody has to, your done.” I exhale in relief and look in the mirror grinning at the job well done, “See? And it only took two hours and this was all done in a public restroom am I good or what?”

“If I say your good, can I go back to studying with my boyfriend?”

“Yes.”

I fluff my wavy hair, “You are the god of all beauticians. Now please leave and don’t come back unless Matt has another fainting spell.” We walk towards the closed door to open it but I hear voices outside and stop.

I can make out Qadri chastising Roy, “Roy that is so mean even for you.”

“Oh come on like your all not thinking it.” Roy responds smugly, “Her cousin’s fiancé faints about a minute into their engagement. There’s nothing wrong with him on the scans or the blood tests. I mean people get cold feet all the time but in his case his feet barely keep him up before the wedding bells. I don’t think I’d blame him I mean she’s hot but she doesn’t seem like the kind of girl I’d get hitched to for life.” I look at Jen who frowns hurt and I move to open the door but she slaps my hand before I can reach and retract it knowing not to fight her.

“Roy you are the worst.” Helm says in disgust, “I mean she seems sweet; I’d like to see if her and Amber actually share genetic material but she’s a nice girl.”

Roy snorts, “Yeah she got the heart and her cousins got the brains.” I curl my fist resisting the urge to burst through the door and punch him and I can sense Jen doing the same, “Maybe that’s why he’s fainting, she’s not the Karev he wanted to ask out that night and had to settle for the loud second best.” I can hear a few interns chuckling as Roy continues, “I mean that could be why he’s fainting, the stress of knowing he made a mistake is causing him fainting spells and it doesn’t help to have a Chatty Kathy with him 24/7.” I can’t take it anymore as I open the door and it hits the wall hard causing them to look at us and I’m sure even with the supermodel hairs we look like their worst nightmare. Roy’s smile falls as he looks scared for his life as he should be.

I glare viciously as I get ready to tear him down, “You know Roy of all the-”

Jen shushes me, “I got this cuz.” She struts toward Roy with a startling grin that’s more scary than comforting, “You know your right I mean marriage is a very scary thing and maybe Matt does have cold feet but at least he knows what it’s like to have a woman in his bed instead of a blowup doll that I’m sure you named after your favorite pornstar. Or your mommy you seem like you have those issues judging by your small dick energy.” I grin at her as she continues, “I might not have an MD or know anything about how the human body works but I have a 60K salary and live in a 2 bedroom in Greenwich Village.” She whirls around asking everybody, “Do any of you have an apartment that has an oven or even pay retail for luxury items?” They all stay silent confirming her suspicions causing her to smile, “I didn’t think so.” She turns back to Roy who looks more relaxed clearly underestimating her which will be his downfall, “You know she thinks I don’t know this but my cousin did a DNA test about a month after we met.” I purse my lips at that, “She’s crap at leaving her letters open on my table and I didn’t blame her. You look at both of us and you can’t believe we share blood. But you know there is one thing just one thing that I share with my cousin that comes from genetics.”

Roy scoffs condescending, “And what-” Roy’s question is stopped with a punch to the stomach by a very pissed off Jen who caught him by surprise. I grin at her very proud and very satisfied Roy was put in his place by a hairdresser of all things.

Jen grins, “We both have a killer right hook.” Roy whimpers in pain and kneels down on the floor holding his groin and she turns sharply slapping his face with her long ponytail and struts out arm in arm with me. We walk down the hall looking fabulous until we reach the neuro lab where Andrew is still working and looks up at us or more specifically me. His eyes practically pop out of his head due to the fact I look like I did when we first met.

“Wow.” Andrew puts his pen down and turns his chair toward me grinning, “I gotta say I’m glad I let her kidnap you.”

I chuckle and stand in front of his holding his shoulders, “Yeah well enjoy it while it lasts because until her next visit I’m gonna let all this slip away.” I kiss him and turn to Jen with my arm around his shoulder and his around my back, “I’m sorry you had to hear that Jen, I should’ve warned you Roy has the mindset of a toxic 90’s male.”

Jen waves me off, “Oh please I’ve handled worse in the East Village although those guys didn’t pass the MCAT.”

“Yeah I think I’m gonna look into that for Roy and see if I can prove he’s a fraud as well as a disgrace to medicine and men everywhere.” I can see Jen looks uneasy for a moment and Andrew sees it too as he asks her.

“Hey what’s wrong?”

Jen sighs and puts the bag on the table and faces us with a serious face for one, “What if…What if Matt doesn’t really want to marry me?”

I mentally curse at Roy for putting that in her head, “Jen don’t listen to what those assholes said okay?”

“Just hear me out. These attacks what if their caused by stress about getting married to me and spending the rest of his life with me?” I chuckle at the absurdity but she doesn’t have it, “Don’t laugh you two are the doctors here can you honestly tell me it wouldn’t be an accurate diagnosis?”

Andrew steps in, “Jen there are a lot of possible reasons that would explain-”

“They started right after he proposed.” I look at Jen in sympathy, “I mean what if I’m not the girl he imagined a future with? I mean you heard what he said you’d be a more logical choice for him than me.”

Andrew looks at me confused, “Wait what?”

I squeeze his shoulder to reassure him, “It’s nothing, it’s just Roy said some things that got into Jen’s head and now she’s talking crazy, well crazier.”

Jen narrows her eyes at me, “I am so glad you find me stressing about my fiancé getting cold feet so funny.”

“Okay first of all me and Matt? Gross like Facebook cyst popping reel’s gross.” Jen looks at me offended, “Not for you, he’s perfect for you but him and me it makes my skin crawl. I mean the guy did puppetry in high school, you know those things freak me out.” Andrew snorts beside me and I explain, “Chucky is the one horror icon I wouldn’t take on, would you?”

“Okay I see your point.”

I focus back on Jen, “Jen, come on, it’s Matt. I’ve known him longer than you have and we both know he’s a terrible liar. I mean remember when he wanted to surprise you with a reservation at Kochi and ended up spilling the beans in his sleep.” I step away from Andrew to grip Jen’s shoulders assuring her, “The guy loves you; he doesn’t have a deceptive bone in his scrawny body. If he had any doubts about marrying you which he doesn’t he would tell you, trust me.”

“But he wouldn’t tell me.” Jen keeps freaking out, “He would just bottle it in until it comes out and he falls asleep as a result of the stress. I mean you said it yourself the labs, the scans they don’t show anything what is it’s in his mind? What if I’m making promises he can’t keep?”

I sigh at her neurosis, “Look if you’re so worried about this why don’t you just go back to the hotel and ask Matt point blank if he really wants to marry you? I know we didn’t grow up with this but communication is key to a long-lasting relationship from what I’ve heard.”

Jen groans, “I can’t ask him he’s just gonna lie and say of course I want to marry you.”

I nod seeing her point, “How about I do it?”

“Amber, I love you but your just gonna scare him into saying what he has to because he’s afraid you’ll castrate him on my behalf.” I open my mouth to defend myself but again I see her point she turns to DeLuca, “Can you ask him? Just do his exam tomorrow and ease it into the conversation and report back to me.”

Andrew is taken back and chuckles nervously but Jen glares at him in a way that keeps him quiet. I look at him silently telling him to do it or she’ll do something bad to him, “I guess I can throw it in while I help Pierce with his EKG.”

I nod and give him an assuring grin turning to my cousin, “If we find a medical reason for his syncope will it make you feel better about this engagement?”

“Yes.”

I turn back to the table, “Okay I will go over his labs again and see if they missed anything before his test tomorrow.”

Jen nods appreciative, “You’re the best.” She grabs her bag and turns to Andrew, “If he says anything about cold feet or reminiscing his single days or planning to bag a stripper before the wedding you tell me got it?”

“Got it.”

Jen walks out the door, “Night hot doctors!” Andrew and I grin at each other amused by her energy and I look at Matt’s labs again hoping she and Roy are wrong about this.

#greys anatomy #greysedit #andrew deluca #amber karev #elizabeth gillies #liz gillies #giacomo gianniotti #ariana grande #head canon

[khhsubs]

Ryu ga Gotoku Studios [TGS2022 interview]

A pretty detailed interview just came out (https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/202209190012/) Some interesting things in here. Here are a few points:

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On why Ishin was chosen for a remake

- There was no other candidate for a remake

- Also Ishin had not yet had an English release and many people had been calling for one

- Wanted to release it in English at some point but now feel the time is right

- The key reason for Ishin Kiwami is literally to bring the game out in English

- Apparently they've completely rebuilt the tutorial systems. No idea what this will mean though

On the change in engine

- Though Ishin Kiwami uses Unreal Engine, RGG Gaiden and RGG 8 will both use the Dragon Engine

- The Dragon Engine works great for night environments in modern day settings, with neon signs and such in the city streets. However, they think Unreal works better for natural light, which suits the setting of Ishin better. This is why Gaiden and 8 will still use DE while Ishin uses Unreal

On the use of Soldier Cards in Ishin Kiwami

- According to Yokoyama, during development on the original game they realised the soldier card system in the Battle Dungeon was a lot more fun than they expected (especially using the special abilities). Because of this they actually wanted to make them usable outside the battle dungeon. However, the game was near completion and to implement the card system outside of the battle dungeon would require massive amounts of rebalancing. Even back when the game was originally made, the team had been saying they would love to bring in the ability to use the soldier cards outside of battle dungeon if they get a chance to redo it someday.

Other Ishin Kiwami bits

- Weapons have been completely re-balanced (though they are vague about this - perhaps this means no more machine gun pistol...)

- There have been no major changes to the story, however there have been a few minor changes. For example, there are some bits which are cut. Other bits have been re-edited slightly

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On RGG Gaiden

- While working on 8 they realised they will need to cover Kiryu's past. They note that a lot of people will have never played the Kiryu era games (because they came into the series with 7). Thus, a lot of players will be controlling Kiryu for the first time. They want to help these players understand Kiryu's past. But rather than doing it through a series of "recollections" (you may remember these from the early games - e.g. interacting with the grave at the start of 2 lets you "remember" the events of 1), with loads of talking, they wanted to make a separate game

- However, they emphasise that you don't NEED to play this game in order to jump into 8 and understand it. This is here for those who want to delve deeper in Kiryu's past (I guess they don't expect the turn-based fans to go back and actually play Kiryu's saga for real? but... then why is this spin-off not turn-based? maybe this is for players too lazy to play them all)

- The game spans from the aftermath of 6 through to the start of 8

- The game is action rather than RPG. In fact, there apparently won't be any RPG-style elements brought in to the game. They felt this was best for telling Kiryu's story

- They say the game will be longer than Kaito files, but shorter than a main entry game (in a different interview I saw, they estimated 10-20 hours)

- Will feature substories (in a different interview, they also mention mini-games)

- The idea behind it is that it is a compact game intended to link with 8

So, basically, in this game Kiryu is dealing with his past and the devs say this is a good opportunity for new plays to learn his story going into 8. In addition, this benefits players who have gone through Kiryu's saga by filling in the gap between 6 and 8

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On RGG8

- Apparently when bringing Kiryu back, it wasn't about his popularity or about the sales figures

- They believe the switch from Kiryu to Ichiban was a huge success and bringing Kiryu back isn't for some kind of popularity battle between the two

- Apparently the reason for Kiryu to be back was simply that they needed him for the overall story

- Battle system will be a much more refined version of the RPG system from 7

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Other:

- After Ishin Kiwami is released, they will be revealing more information about other games

#ryu ga gotoku #like a dragon #yakuza #ishin #gaiden

[eli-writes-sometimes]

Eli Writes Sometimes - Updated Intro/Masterpost

Last updated - 23/1/24

UPDATE - I'm on a bit of a writing hiatus, I've been exhausted recently and not had much motivation, so I haven't been writing as much. This blog is now mainly reblogs, but I am hoping to get back into original writing soon when I'm less tired all the time. Thanks for understanding :)

(normal intro below)

Hi! I'm Eli! I write sometimes (as the name would suggest)! I'm trying to be more active here on writblr, so I'm redoing my intro so it's more up to date with what I'm writing now.

About me

My name is Elias, but I go by Eli most of the time

My pronouns are it/he (interchangeable, but please don't just use he/him)

I'm a minor, so please be respectful of that

When not writing, I play the flute and the piccolo

This is the picrew I made my icon with

@ev-enhotterthanyou is the best no 1 fan I could ask for <3

Where to find me

I have a shitpost/fandom blog at @eli-is-an-idiot

Currently planning to upload my stories online somewhere, working on that at the moment, check back soon for an update!

About this blog

As you might have guessed, this is a writblr!

I'm aiming to read and reblog other's writing, as well as posting more of my own original writing

I primarily write fantasy, with a focus on queer characters, found family and magic, as well as stories based on my own experiences

WIPs under the cut

I have a lot of old ideas and rambles about stories on here, so if you see something from a few months ago and don't see it here, I've either given up on it or just not had any ideas for it recently and it felt wrong having it in my intro

Ok with:

Being tagged in tag games - I love these, and I want to try and interact with other people in this community more, so if you want to tag me in anything, please do!

On a similar note, feel free to send me asks or DMs about your WIPs or OCs, or just anything you want to talk about, I'm always happy to listen!

On the other hand, if you want to ask questions about my WIPs, I'd love that :)

Not ok with:

Any kind of hate speech or prejudice

TERFS, transphobes, homophobes, ableists, racists or anyone that doesn't respect other people's existence - unkindly fuck off

Bullying

Entirely NSFW or 18+ blogs (I'm a minor)

Wips and navigation under the cut:

Tags:

There is quite a noticeable pattern in my tags, if you couldn't tell

General writing things - #eli writes sometimes

Things that don't include my writing (including games) - #eli doesnt write sometimes

Tag games - #eli tags sometimes

Ask games - #eli answers sometimes

Art - #eli arts sometimes

Reading- #eli reads sometimes

Each WIP has its own specific tag

WIPs:

I have a lot of old, dead or on-hiatus WIPs, so if you see anything about God of Chaos, Face the Music, For All In-Tents and Purposes or Jason King's Guide to the Supernatural, then those are all old stories of mine that I do want to go back to someday, but these are my main ones:

The Princess, the Pauper, and the Pirate

My main WIP, currently working on it the most and doing a nanowrimo-like challenge where I try to write 50000 words in three months rather than one

Three strangers. Three stories.  When Kai, Vera, and Rune’s paths cross in the middle of the forest, the three of them share stories and swear to help each other, come what may, as allies in a world out to get them. Together, they face everything from pirates to cruel parents, and work to try and take down the system that stacked the cards against them from the start.  Will they succeed, or will they be crushed like everyone else? 

Intro post HERE

Genre - High fantasy

Status - First draft

Specific WIP tag - #wip ppp

Face the Music

My NaNo WIP, I hit 50K and then immediately started working on something else, so there will be stuff about it, but not as much as PPP

When Miles Baldwin, a quiet kid who keeps to himself, is sent to a three-week long music camp, it sounds like a death sentence. But as he meets new friends, including trans boy Finn who is loud and proud about his identity, he starts to come around, even beginning to question his own gender. Irritatingly, not everyone is as open to change as Miles and his friends, and as the music swells and tension builds before the final concert, can Miles come to terms with his identity without falling victim to the bigoted nature of his fellow players?

intro post HERE

Status - First draft

Specific WIP tag - #face the music (I also used #eli does nano 2023 for other nano stuff)

Superlosers

Four roommates, each with a unique power, each with their own set of wildly different personalities. They barely know each other, the rent is due, and an egomaniacal villain is threatening to destroy everything they hold dear - and only they seem to care or want to do anything about it. For the sake of the world, let's hope they can get their priorities straight.

Intro post HERE

Genre - Urban fantasy

Specific WIP tag - #superlosers

The Remnants of Shadows

When beloved Alya Maxwell, renowned pillar of the small community of Blackburn, disappears with only shadows swarming around her house to give any idea of her fate, no one really seems to care, giving up on her as a lost cause.  But two teenagers, both from totally different background and both with their separate reasons for trusting her, don’t accept this, and they begin to dig into what really happened. But when old, buried secrets begin to emerge, how far will any of them go for the truth?

Intro post HERE

Genre - Fantasy

Status - First draft/having a crisis over the plot

Specific WIP tag - #wip tros

That's all for now, thanks for bothering to read this far :)

#eli doesnt write sometimes #intro #writblr intro #writing community #new pinned post lets go