#nerd of fire rebel of ice

[thedragonholder]

COLLEGE AND POWER'S AU TIME.

Hanzo hisashi: (dead and hell fire)he's obviously the mysterious quiet man and doesn't open up to anyone except for hatsune.

Kuai Liang:(fire magic)the kind popular man who is a part of many social events and loves to help people.

Bi-han:(ice magic)the course president who always organises events and always dives himself into work and keeps his emotions off.

Tomas vrbada:(wind and smoke magic)tomas is a harcore popular theater kid who watches musicals, plays and also reads book's.

Hatsune: (nether and chaos magic) hatsune is the mysterious responsible woman who doesn't open up to anyone and is also a painter and secretly paints stuff she's also carries a staff around.

Sareena:(demon magic)the female jock woman who always causes trouble and makes people open up but still makes it to the top.

Harumi: (aura magic) the mom of the group making sure everyone is taking care of themselves she is also in the theater club.

Kakkō(@angelbroad ): (shape shifting magic)the one high school student who spends most of their time in college and is a huge trouble maker they are the best tech wizard.

Syzoth: (reptile shapreshift magic)the shy introvert emo kid who is actually a pretty nice guy he also enjoys to paint murals and stuff with hatsune.

Ashrah: (light magic) vice president of the college id usually at war with the president and is sareenas older sister.

Raiden: (lightning ant thunder magic) the kid that is a huge know it all and is actually a sweetheart.

Johnny: (aura magic) the popular bisexual kid who is pretty chill with everything plus he's in a fight for the title of drama king against the president.

Kenshi: (telekinesis and sword magic)the rich kid who is closed off because he doesn't trust many people he usually hangs out with raiden and syzoth.

Kung lao: (teleportatiob magic) the jock of the team who is pretty athletic most of the time and has a crush on the nerd.

Fujina: (wind magic) the nerd who is also a fighter and protects their older brother raiden she also kind of likes the jock.

Kitana: (wind magic)the rich kid who isn't that much of a bitch then everyone thinks but is actually really nice loves hanging out with the lin kuei noble kids (Tomas, bi-han, kuai and harumi)

Mileena: (aura magic)rebellious rich kid who loves hanging out more with the rebels (hatsune, hanzo, kakkō and sareena)

Tanya: (aura magic) the body guard kid who is hored to protect the rich rebel and accidentally falls in love with her without realising it.

Rain: (water magic) responsible noble kid who is the rival of the hatsune since they are both high mages in this au and best painters.

Reiko: (shield magic) the mean boy who is soft inside and is mean because of huge ego.

Havik: (dead magic) the cult kid out there and is also a mean boy.

[gffa]

I find it interesting to look at how different franchises have different relationships with multiple-medium storytelling and what one relationship looks like might be completely different from another, despite that I wonder sometimes if we try to cram them all into the same dynamic.  I’m particularly thinking about how so many of the really big genre stories right now are adaptations that originally come from books (novels or comics) and, while the adaptation stands on its own, the original source material is the book. Then you have Star Wars where the movies are the original source material and the books are supplementary material, there’s no real adaptations in the same way/same level, yet the books are often treated as being just as important as the movies, not on a personal level, but in a sort of way where they’re treated like, oh, you have to take the book into consideration, it’s canon!!!, when that’s not really the relationship the movies/TV have with the books when it comes to Star Wars. George Lucas was always extremely clear that the books were not part of his Star Wars world, that they were their own world and all he asked of them was that they make a good story.  Then Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney, so Lucasfilm wiped the extended universe slate clean by making it all Legends, and started their new canon, saying, oh, for sure, everything’s going to be equally canon!  That lasted about five years and now it’s complete bs, we’re basically back to tiered canon (movies/TV series > games/books/comics > everything else), but I still see a lot of this idea that the books are just as important to SW as the movies/TV series are. I love the Star Wars books, I love examining them on their own and as part of the bigger picture of the characters’ stories, but the truth is that they’re not like a story where it was originally a novel and then got an adaptation, where the book is a primary source of understanding about the characters or the themes of the story.  With Star Wars, the movies and the first six seasons of The Clone Wars are the heart of the story, if a theme isn’t present in there, it’s not a major theme of the Star Wars saga. This isn’t a value judgement or to say that themes can’t be important in Rebels or The Mandalorian or any of their other shows.  But that those shows and the books and comics and games that come out are not in the same relation to the heart and foundation of the story in the way, say, the Tolkien books are to Rings of Power or the A Song of Ice and Fire books are to Game of Thrones, or The Sanmdan is to the Netflix adaptation.  Star Wars isn’t unique in this (*gestures at Star Trek, for example*) but it’s interesting to look at the way nerds on the internet often seem to want to turn to books as a source for deep lore (I say, being someone who enjoys this process very much myself!) but that it’s not really quite how Star Wars works.

#meta #lumi.txt

[seething-fire]

The Sides in High School Headcanons 

What I think the Sides would have been like in highschool

Logan: 

He LOVED school, and was in the astronomy club 

He and Patton were very close 

They always went over to each other’s houses on weekends 

They mostly baked together 

Logan liked the science aspect, and Patton liked it because it's fun 

Spent a lot of time in his room 

Did not want to learn how to drive, like vehemently opposed even the mere idea of it 

His parents forced him when he was 17, and he still hates driving 

His first job was at a grocery store 

He switched between being a cashier and stocking the shelves and the back room 

Despised being a cashier, because of the social interaction

Started questioning his sexuality and gender identity early in high school 

He spent a LOT of time researching all the different genders, pronouns, and sexualities out there 

Patton: 

He did not like school, not at all 

But no one knew that, of course 

He pretended to be happy and enjoying it, though 

When he got home, he could really be himself 

Spent a lot of time crying and sad baking to make himself feel better 

It also didn’t help that the poor boy had undiagnosed ADHD 

And depression 

He didn’t really have many friends 

He *knew* people, but he didn’t really have anyone other than Logan to vent to 

Sorry for all the angst, on to happier things 

All of the sad baking gave him a cute tummy that he adores 

When his parents would leave him home alone, he’d pull a Risky Business and dance around in his underwear 

Roman: 

Only went to school for the social aspect 

Was obviously enrolled in drama classes and in the drama club, too 

He had lots of friends, but not one of them knew he was gay (well they knew, but Roman didn’t ever tell them) 

I don’t care what canon says, this man was NOT a nerd in high school 

He was obviously one of the popular kids that lots of girls had crushes on, but he always liked the guys in his creative writing class 

Just about lost his shit in junior year when his crush sat in the front row of a play he was in 

That guy taught Roman the gay eyes 

It wasn’t something he verbally taught him, he just learned it because neither of them were out at the time 

He worked at an ice cream shop and loved it 

Virgil: 

Didn’t give a flying fuck about school 

Wasn’t sad and a precious uwu emo bean, he was a rebel 

Got into fights, didn’t do his work, got suspended, skipped class, set off the fire alarm, you name it

He and Remus were practically inseparable 

They got matching tattoos together in senior year 

He was kind of like the Crofter’s ad they did, but actually a badass, and much cooler  

Did not want a job, and no matter how hard anyone tried, they couldn’t force him to get one 

Pissed that his parents were making him go to college because he thought it was a waste of time and money (especially money) 

Hated being at home, so he was usually off somewhere causing chaos with Remus 

Janus: 

He surprisingly liked school 

The kid who always sat in the back and never spoke to anyone, but observed everything 

But he was a stellar student 

Always had A’s and all the teachers loved him 

The other kids, however, were a different story 

He was bullied some 

But one day, Patton invited him to sit together at lunch and they just kept doing it? 

It was never really spoken about, it was just something they did 

He never talked to Patton, it was just enough to have someone there

But Patton always talked to him, and that made him happy 

He would never admit that though 

Had a HUGE crush on Roman, but no one knew that

Remus: 

Only went to school to see Virgil 

If Virgil wouldn’t have been there, you know no one could get him to go 

He loved pissing off his teachers

He didn’t do his homework, but he did stay up for hours working out new ways to get suspended

He wasn’t in any clubs because why the hell would he spend his precious extra time at school? 

He got arrested for the first time in freshman year 

He was a chainsmoker, who knows where he got the money to pay for the cigarettes 

(Don’t smoke, kids) 

Okay he probably stole it from Roman or his parents 

(Don’t steal from your parents) 

Skipped class to do random shit around the building 

#tss headcanon #sanders sides #Logan sanders #patton sanders #roman sanders #virgil sanders #janus sanders #remus sanders #sanders sides headcanon #high school!au #slight angst #tss

[watching-pictures-move]

Movie Review | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (Snyder, 2023)

Zack Snyder has developed a reputation (somewhat unfairly, in my humble opinion) as a fascist or at least right wing filmmaker, and this feels like his second movie in a row to push back again that label. Army of the Dead pointedly had a scene where an agent fit the movie’s equivalent of ICE tries to exploit what little authority he has. It’s a dynamic that popped up all the way back in his Dawn of the Dead remake, where the security guards wave their guns around to control the other survivors. And it pops up here, with members of an occupying force using their posts as an opportunity to sexually assault locals, and a slaveowner who tries to exploit the heroes into also becoming his slaves. Even more bluntly, the villains here are visually modelled after the Nazis, down to the uniforms and haircuts. So it is not a subtle movie.

For sci fi nerds, which I once was many, many years ago, there is fun stuff here around the edges. Lots of weird little (or big, in the case of the giant horses or the gryphon) aliens, particularly in one scene when the characters step into a bar obviously inspired by the Mos Eisley canteen. And I couldn’t help but laugh at the weird little spider robot thing the villains use to transport prisoners. And Snyder is good at blocking and choreographing action sequences, although the ones here feel strangely neutered. There’s a fight where Sofia Boutella (who uses her physicality well) brutally kills a bunch of enemy soldiers, but the movie cuts to neuter the impact of the gnarlier moments.

It goes without saying that this is heavily inspired by Star Wars, down to borrowing a character heel turn, to the point that much of this feels like it’s copying those movies through tracing paper. But putting aside the weird structure where much of the movie consists of recruiting more characters to the cause, capped off by a battle that feels like the kind of scene you throw in the middle of the movie, the tone is too dour and the performances too po-faced for any of this to be fun. And while I was hoping Snyder would be able to overcome the usual flat look of streaming releases, between the doo doo brown colour scheme Snyder prefers and the hideous haloing fake diffused lighting effect you get with all the CGI backgrounds, I found this kind of an eyesore.

I don’t know the specifics of Snyder’s contract, but assuming Netflix gave him a reasonable amount of creative freedom, I think he should have just made the 3-hour R-rated sci fi epic instead of the neutered part 1 of 2 bullshit he turned out.

#film #movie review #rebel moon #zack snyder

[autisticshadowthehedgehog]

i hate when main female characters are pitted against each other so here’s how i picture amy befriending the other leading ladies

amy and sally bond over being consistently underestimated by their enemies, their Rebel Instincts™ and being girlbosses. amy teaches sally how to weild a hammer and sally teaches amy how to pirate music

rouge is amy’s weird wine aunt and sometimes they’ll just hang out on a couch and watch soap operas together. amy takes them 100% seriously and rouge makes fun of them but somehow they don’t annoy each other

amy and sonia do that scene in stranger things where max takes el to the mall to get new clothes and ice cream and they telekinetically blow up a soda can and break up with their boyfriends all while they’re not legally supposed to be in public

blaze is really thrown by amy’s enthusiasm but she really likes her energy and how amy doesn’t really seem to care that she’s super dangerous and the two of them go to the gym every thursday. for her part amy thinks blaze’s fire is hot in more than one sense of the word

amy and seira are basically the same character so they get along like a house on fire. yea they have screaming matches sometimes but that’s just what happens when they play mario kart

amy and honey nearly kill each other constantly but like. as friends. this goes for both “sparring” and “encouraging each other to jump that electric fence”

bunnie and amy think it’s really fun to see how far bunnie can yeet amy with her robotic arm. the team medics are less amused by this

wave teaches amy how to ride extreme gear and amy asks her to upgrade her hammer because “tails won’t do it anymore after i almost got jailtime” and wave of course does whatever she says

amy hangs with tikal anytime she’s at the chao garden and constantly asks her about what her life was like cause she’s kind of an archaeology nerd and tikal is just happy to have a fucking friend

meanwhile amy and shade, just like she and honey, like to fight each other as bonding. they’re also both shockingly good at sneaking around when they’re together so you’ll just turn around and they’re standing there in your kitchen and apparently have been there for three hours and you didn’t let them in

amy and breezie have a “take a hint” day

#amy rose #sally acorn #rouge the bat #blaze the cat #sonia the hedgehog #seira #honey the cat #bunnie rabbot #wave the swallow #tikal the echidna #shade the echidna #breezie the hedgehog #mine

[mythgirlimagines]

ANON-CORRECT QUOTES

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(After Wyre came home from an important dig...)

Myth: (waiting outside her house for Wyre, waving) Oh, Wyre!

Wyre: (jumps on top of Myth to hug her) MYTH!

(*CRACK!*)

Myth: (lying on the floor in pain) Owwwww.....

Wyre: (instantly regretful) S-SORRY, MYTH! I forgot you had a bad back!

Source: Yuri! On Ice!

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Eldritch: (trying to turn Curious into a rebel) H-Hey! Corporate Drone! S-Say something r-rebellious!

Curious: (all too happy to oblige) Okay. I think the working class should uprise against the rich people.

Eldritch: (confused) I-I-I said r-"rebellious", not "revolutionary"! 

Dream: (overhearing and grabbing the steering wheel) Okay! I drive a fast car over the speed limit! All the time!

Source: Red VS. Blue

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(Before Iris is ready to take a massive astronaut exam...)

Wet Sock: (with a supportive hand on Iris's shoulder) Don't worry, Riri! You've got everything you need to defeat them!

Iris: (with a determined grin on her face) The power to believe in myself?

Wet Sock: (matter-of-factly, handing a knife to Iris) No, a knife.

Iris: (just takes the knife with an awkward smile on her face)

Wet Sock: (with an evil grin on their face) Stab 'em!

Source: Sword Art Online Abridged

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Any Anon: (is slightly troubled)

Egg: (holding an egg) May I offer you a nice egg in this trying time?

Source: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNyUALnj8V0)

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Janon: (being carried by Fusion back to his trivia seminar, angry) Grrr...Fusion! One of these days, I'm gonna beat your a**!

Fusion: (chiding) Language, Janon!

Fusion II: (smirking, to Janon, not looking up from her book) Pssh! What you gonna do? Jump up and down and hit your head against it?

Janon: (angry at the hypocritical height joke)

Source: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Purple: (working on poetry in her room, before her phone rings)

Purple: (on the phone) Salutations, might I purvey succor-

Sparkle: (on the other end) GREETINGS, LITTLE PLUMED ONE! I, THE SPECTACULAR SPARKLE, AM CURRENTLY IN NEED OF A HEFTY AMOUNT OF MONEY! 5000 DOLLARS, TO BE EXACT! I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, RIGHT?

Purple: (recoiling from Sparkle's loud voice) Might I inquire as to your motive for such a lofty stipend?

Sparkle: (dismayed) AN ESCAPE ROOM THAT EVEN THE SPECTACULAR SPARKLE IS UNABLE TO ESCAPE FROM!

Purple: (confused) What sort of "escape room" would require such a hefty fine?

Sparkle: (awkwardly, from her cell) .....PRISON.

Source: Unknown

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(How Scar and Nerd deal with annoying poltergeists (read: Fancy)...)

Scar: (calmly) You must light a black candle at exactly three o'clock and MAYBE the spirit will leave-

Nerd: (rampaging, firing his scouter everywhere) GET OUT OF THE CON, YOU WISPY MOTHERF***ER!

Source: Vine

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I hope these quotes are to your liking, and I look forward to creating more content for you! Let me know what you think of these quotes!

-Fusion Anon

#submission #anon #fusion anon #incorrect quote #fusion anon ii #sparkling anon #curious anon #eldritch anon #dream anon #iris anon #just anon #purple anon #wet sock anon #egg anon #anon nerd #anon scar #my evil twin #anon kg

[cherrydreamer]

If There Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked then I Must Be the Goddamn Devil

A lil bit of Harringrove. Minimal warnings- some swearing, very brief implication of Neil Hargrove’s abuse and Steve’s reaction to his own dad. Please let me know if I forget to tag/mention anything.

Also at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26155576

Billy Hargrove fell in lust with Steve Harrington from the very first moment he saw him. That incredible hair? Those big brown Bambi eyes? That ass in those jeans? Yeah, Billy always thinks with his dick, and his dick was having a total epiphany.

But then Billy got his brain involved. Remembered it was not such a bright idea to be so openly gaga over another boy. Not in this hick town. Not with Neil breathing down his neck every damn day.

So between them, his dick and his brain made a deal. Made some rules.

He could stare if he combined it with a sneer. He could touch if he combined it with a shove. He could let as many ‘pretty, princess, sweetheart’s drip from his tongue as he wanted, as long as his tone stayed harsh and his eyes never gave away the truth.

And as much of a punk ass rebel as he was, Billy knew how to follow the kind of rules that kept him alive.

He was doing pretty well at toeing his own lines until Steve had to be involved with Max and whatever goddamn crazy business she’d gotten herself all wrapped up in.

Had to be a part of the reason that Neil got all riled up. Had to be there when he went to get Max. Had to lie. Had to be the one standing in the way when Billy lost all control.

Had to suffer because Billy is a total pathetic fucking psycho who’s just going to become an abusive asshole like his dear old dad.

After Billy wakes up, after he shakes away the grogginess and the aches in his body and the thumping in his head, after he stumbles his way home, after he takes his second round of punishment from Neil. After all of that Billy makes some new rules.

Well one new rule

Stay the fuck away from Steve Harrington.

And it works pretty well for the most part.

When he hears that Steve is bringing the curly haired nerd to the Snowball Dance, he drops Max as far from the door as he dares and speeds on out of there without a backwards glance.

When he hears Max tell Susan that Steve’s giving her a ride to the arcade, Billy hides in his room and wills himself not to open the curtains

When he hears that Steve’s working in an ice cream parlour dressed as a sailor he damn near pulls his dick off thinking about it but he doesn’t go near.

And it was working. Out of sight, out of mind. Or the first part at least.

Billy had reckoned without interdimensional monster possession though.

Because it turns out that one sure-fire way of attracting Steve Harrington’s attention is to sacrifice yourself for a psychic kid, fight off a hideous mass of tentacles and goo, and nearly bleed out and die on a grimy mall floor.

And it turns out that it’s pretty hard to stay away from a guy when you’re incapacitated in a hospital bed and he’s pretty insistent on taking care of you. It’s almost impossible to stay away from that guy when he says things like:

‘This town’s got some really weird shit Hargrove, and no one should deal with it alone.’

And ‘I’d say we’re pretty even now anyway, you broke a plate on me, I crashed a car into you.’

And ‘It’s OK Billy, you’re OK now, shhh now, it’s over, you’re safe, I promise you’re safe.’

And that’s how Billy got to know Steve.

Got to know that he’d stay by your side and watch yours and hours of late night teleshopping because you just can’t sleep.

Got to know that he’d hold out his hand for you to grab when it was the mean nurse doing the blood tests.

Got to know that he had a spare room and the world’s biggest heart and an unerring sense for when someone might need both of those things.

So Billy moved in and learnt a few more things about Steve Harrington.

Learnt that Steve not only owned multiple ABBA records but could and would sing and dance his way through them all.

Learnt that Steve could manage to completely mess up making a PB&J in the morning and then throw together some complicated pasta dish in the evening without even once glancing at a cookbook.

Learnt that the best thing to do after Steve got off the phone to his Dad was for Billy to put on the first ABBA record he found, crank it up as loud as he could and put on enough of a show that Steve’s trembling turned to laughter.

Learnt that the pleading and crying he heard coming from Steve’s room some nights could be stopped entirely by slipping in beside Steve and holding him until he woke up. And that it was generally easier and more efficient to just start the night out in Steve’s bed, with Steve in his arms, just as a precaution.

And then Billy learnt a few more things.

Learnt how Steve’s deep brown eyes would widen when Billy gently placed a hand against his cheek. Learnt how soft Steve’s hair felt when Billy cupped his hand against the back of Steve’s head to draw him in closer. Learnt how right Steve’s lips felt against his. Learnt how good it felt when Steve kissed him back. Learnt how it felt to be in love.

#harringrove #steve harrington #billy hargrove #fanfic #there's abba! #and pining! #tw: implied child abuse #i mucked this up when posting first time so here's hoping the formatting works

[its-my-little-dumpster-fire]

Ramblings of a Chronologically Displaced Dirty Rebel Wife: a continuously updated log of horndoggedness

For the purpose of not bombarding your dashboards with ridiculous nerd shit, this post is now a catch all for my thirsty thoughts while reading about Sam Adams.

This will go on my masterlist.

1. When John Adams went to Paris in 1779, the French declared that he was “not the famous Adams.” Rukiddingmeloooool

2. In 1775, that walking British cold sore Thomas Gage offered amnesty to all revolutionaries should they surrender. With two exceptions. Sam Adams and his sugar daddy John Hancock. The realest rebel.

3. Poor compared to the other founding fathers and was a critic of both extravagant personal spending by the rich (side eye John Hancock) and the influence of money on politics. Sam said eat the rich and we agree. Sam Adams is the founding father we need in 2020. Where’s his musical?

4. SOMEONE TRIED TO GIFT HIM A SLAVE AND HE WAS LIKE “wtf dude no”

5. EXTENDED PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MASSACHUSETTS TO GIRLS.

(Y’all........I’m sweating. I love him I love him I love him)

.......it’s nice to be recognized

6. Sam Adams was rebuked during his time at Harvard for oversleeping and violating the ban on distilled liquor by bringing in rum. OUR NATIONS FIRST FRAT BOY and he does not disappoint. #college

7. He wrote of his wife, Elizabeth, after she passed. “To her husband she was as sincere a friend as she was a faithful wife.” No thirst here, that’s just such a tender statement. My word, Samuel, my heart is yours.

8. IT IS NOT UNFREQUENT TO HEAR MEN DECLAIM LOUDLY UPON LIBERTY WHO -IF WE MAY JUDGE BY THE WHOLE TENOR OF THEIR ACTIONS- MEAN NOTHING ELSE BY IT THAN THEIR OWN LIBERTY —TO OPPRESS WITHOUT CONTROL OR THE RESTRAINT OF LAWS ALL THOSE WHO ARE POORER AND WEAKER THAN THEMSELVES. Sam Adams hears you, MAGA crowds, and he is disappointed.

9. It’s disputed whether or not Samuel Adams started the Boston Massacre- it was started unofficially when a snow ball containing a chunk of ice flew through the air and landed directly in the face of a British grenadier knocking him down which prompted him to fire his rifle into the crowd, but legend says Samuel Adams was the one to hurl said ice ball. Do I hold the personal belief that Sam invented baseball on a cold night in 1769? 🤫

10. Reading John Adams compliment then drag his cousin in the same sentence is one of my favorite things. “Samuel Adams rose with an air of dignity and majesty, of which he was sometimes capable...” that’s right, my love. We like a 60/40 split on our dignified actions.

11. Sam Adams said abolish the police and governor Hutchinson was like, uh how about half? And Sam said NO. So that’s the story of how my husband cleared the streets of Boston. At least temporarily.

12. Everyone knows that John Adams defended the British soldier who fired first at the Massacre in court... Sam doesn’t fault him for being a good lawyer and neither will I, those Adams boys believed in justice which includes a fair trial, literally bless them. BUT did you know that his co-council refused to act as defense attorney until our boys Adams, Hancock, and Warren paid him a visit. THEY RAN BOSTON and I don’t see any problem with it.

13. I’ve seen a few idiots on Fox News decide that Sam Adams and the sons of Liberty are their new mascots, but literally everything I read about him suggests he would have been at our BLM marches with us, so watch out for my new book about how Sam would have responded to the shit show of 2020.

14. “It is a glaring mistake to say the Soldiers were in danger from the inhabitants. The reverse is true. The inhabitants were in danger from the Soldiers.” Samuel Adams.... and everyone who has witnessed police brutality. Take that to the bank.

15. At least one historian has suggested that John Hancock put up the money to pay off Sam’s debts from when he was a tax collector. To which we all nodded and called Mr Hancock the great American Sugar Daddy.

[takaraphoenix]

For the WIP ask The Justice Academy and The Kings of Central City

So for The Justice Academy I, sadly, do not have a snippet to post. It’s more a... note for something I’d like to write in the future. An Arrowverse high school AU, kind of... Sky High but the kids in it are teenage versions of the Arrowverse (plus some personal favorites like Harley and Ivy).

Kara is still trying to hide her alien heritage though, because it’s an Earth school and while they have a lot of superpowered humans, they aren’t entirely too aware that there are aliens. So she joins in her capacity as a genius, wanting to support.

Kate is more there to rebel against her father, really. And to investigate the disappearance of her cousin, who used to attend this school and then just... well, disappeared. Instead, she accidentally makes friends and falls in love with a cute nerd with glasses.

--

The Kings of Central City was a fun canon divergent idea I had! Where Lenny and Mick have been ruling Central City’s underworld ever since the particle accelerator gave them ice and fire powers respectively, making them extremely powerful metas. But due to how they operate, they have never tangled with the Flash before. No, they first meet Barry Allen, who comes by to bring them brownies as a thank you for protecting his father in prison - a debt that Len has repayed for his very first stint in Iron Heights, when he had been very young and Henry had protected him.

Sadly, I only got two pages into this before I started losing interest in The Flash and, consequently, in writing for it... But here is a snippet from it:

Barry Allen was angry. Furious even. An emotion he was not too familiar with. Normally, he was always happy and friendly and forgiving. But he had asked – begged, really – his adopted father not to use his biological father as a snitch. Joe had done it anyway and Henry had helped; of course he did, he was Barry's father after all. But Henry Allen was in Iron Heights and there was golden rule in prison – snitches get stitches. Barry could not lose his father. Not after having lost his mother.

The thing was – the curious thing that Barry was now going to investigate – Henry Allen was without a scratch. Someone had tried to attack him, but that someone was currently very close to death. Not because of anything Henry had done. And that was the part Barry was investigating.

“Slugger, listen, I'm sorry-”, started Henry, sounding honestly upset as he stared at Barry.

“That's... not why I'm here. I really don't want to hear an apology, because I know you don't mean it. You would do it again”, accused Barry, sounding far more upset. “I want to know what happened. Someone attacked you, but you're... you're fine. And he isn't. What... happened?” Henry hesitated, but Barry used the puppy-eyes that had managed to guilt literally everyone into doing essentially anything he wanted. “Dad, please. I've been lied to enough this week.”

And that drove the guilt in even farther, leading to a heavy sigh from Henry. “I have... protectors, you could say. Leonard Snart and Mick Rory are making sure I'm safe.”

“W—What? W—Why?”, stammered Barry doe-eyed, brain stopping abruptly.

“When Leonard came to Iron Heights for the first time, he was really just a kid, but due to prior stays in juvie, they had decided to trial him as an adult. He was a kid, alone and even though he hid it well, he was frightened. I took him under my wing back then. Never expected anything in return, but apparently that is something he never forgot”, admitted Henry. “Look, I didn't want to... compromise you. It's already bad enough your old man is in prison, but I didn't want this to fall on you either, slugger. It's alright, Barry.”

Alright was not quite the word Barry would have used. Leonard Snart and Mick Rory were the uncrowned kings of Central City's underworld. Well, probably stole crowns at some point too. They were notorious criminals, who after the particle accelerator explosion took over the city. It gave them powers – Snart ice-powers and Rory fire-powers. They gathered a crew of metahumans and took out the Santinis and everyone else in their way, until Central City laid in their palms. Barry had never encountered them before; they were too busy running the city from the shadows to engage in anything that the Flash could intervene with. But of course he had heard the stories.

Cruel, vicious, deadly, nasty, crazy.

Protecting Henry Allen kind of did not sound like any of that, if Barry was honest. Well, crazy maybe. Barry didn't understand it, but he knew that he would be eternally grateful to the two.

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Send me a document title from my WIP folder and ask me about it! If I can, I’ll provide a snippet!

#Kanvers #ColdWaveFlash #The Flash #Batwoman #Arrowverse #Fic: Kings of Central City #Fic: The Justice Academy #DC Comics #WIP Doc Ask Game #send me asks #Anonymous #Supergirl TV

[tc-underswap]

Character Swaps:

Frisk<—>Chara

Flowey<—>Temmie

Toriel<—>Asgore

Ruins Dummy<—>Mad Dummy

Napstablook<—>Mettaton

Sans<—>Papyrus

Nice Cream Guy <—>Burgerpants

Grillby<—>Muffet

MK<—>Asriel

Undyne<—>Alphys

Catty & Bratty <—> RG 01 & RG 02

Notes:

Mettaton’s name is Mettacrit, the name made up by Voltra, the creator of StoryShift, which you can find here >> @ut-storyshift

Napstablook’s name is Blastonkap

The characters do NOT swap personalities

RG 01 and RG 02 are renamed to CB 01 and CB 02

Burgerpants is renamed to Hotpants

Characters Open To Asks:

Temmie

Asgore

Mettacrit

Sans

Papyrus

Alphys

Undyne

Reference Sheets:

Chara is the 8th human to fall into the underground, and is also the protagonist and the playable character. They can speak, but they don’t usually like to. They fell into the underground for an unknown reason and now they must try and exit it.

Temmie is a goofy and crazed stuffed animal (stuffed monster?). They speak using random uppercase and lower case letters, they misspell words, and sometimes speaks gibberish, like how the temmies do in Undertale. They also run a shop of their own, selling various items. They can do crazy nonsensical things that usually involves their face.

Asgore is the former king of the underground and went back to the Sanctuary due to unknown reasons. In the Sanctuary, Asgore usually helps the locals and is supportive of mostly everyone there. He likes to walk around and water the flowers every once in a while. When not watering flowers or conversing with others, he boils some nice and hot tea and drinks it next to the warm fire. He also occasionally sends letters to other monsters on the other side of the Sanctuary door.

Mettacrit is the second mini-boss encountered in the Sanctuary. He appears egotistical and a outgoing during his shows, but is secretly caring and shy when alone. Both his bow and his crown are a gift from Asgore, once he moved back into the Sanctuary. His main goal is to entertain others, and make them smile.

Sans is a lazy skeleton who is the older brother to Papyrus, and occasionally makes bad skeleton puns. Like his brother, he does things that defy physics and make no realistic sense. He is a giant space nerd, and is great friends with Toriel and Alphys. He has a multitude of jobs, some of these are being a sentry in the Frozen Tundra and the Volcanic Ashlands, a comedian at Grillby’s, and a member of the Royal Guard. He enjoys playing the trombone and has trouble solving crossword puzzles.

Papyrus is a goofy and kind monster and is the younger brother of Sans. His only friend is Undyne, who he hangs out with most of the time. He likes to set up puzzles and create traps for potential humans, despite him falling in them most of the time. He dislikes Sans’s terrible puns, but he loves quality well-made ones. He also tends to break the laws of physics, like Sans. He looks up to Undyne as a role-model and he takes many ideas from her, and sometimes copies what she does. He seems egotistical, yet he just wants attention and someone to be friends with. He looks for the best in everyone, trying to help them with their struggles.

Alphys is the current captain of the Royal Guard, a special force which task is to escort humans to the Capital and fights rebels. She joined the guard because of her love for humans, and a need to protect. Outside of work, Alphys sits in her house eating tubs of ice cream watching Mew Mew Kissie Cutie. She’s depressed and insecure about herself, wanting others to like her. She loves Undyne, but is too anxious to admit it. Sans and Alphys are co-workers, who love to hang out and chill off-duty. Her scouter serves no function, she just thinks it looks cool.

Undyne is a fish monster who has a love for science, robotics, and explosions. Half of her face was burnt off in an accident , so she built herself a robotic covering. She’s the mentor and best friend of Papyrus, hoping one day, he can take her place as the Royal Scientist. Undyne is also in love with Alphys, being the one to initiate going out most of the time. When she was younger, she built a robotic body for one of her neighbors, wanting them to realize their dream. Now, they are an unstoppable duo, who do everything together.

Blastonkap is the Underground's second-most famous monster, the first being Queen Toriel. They're a magician, playing with cards, rabbits, and all of the sorts! They are actually a ghost monster, who got given a robot body by the Royal scientist herself. Together, they show and tour around the underground with explosions and magic!

Toriel. Toriel is the queen of the Underground, who took main control after the king mysteriously disappeared. She rules with a heavy burden, that being one of needing to kill seven human in order to free her kind. In order to help them get to her safely, she instilled a Royal Guard. One to guide humans towards her, and to protect her at any cost.

#underswap #announcement #tcunderswap #undertale #temmie #asgore #sans #mettacrit #information #papyrus #chara #alphys #undyne #napstablook #mettaton #blastonkap #toriel

[cheerfulmelancholies]

Medical Mechanical-Ch. 4

"This is it, Diana. Just one more day and then it'll be over." She stopped mumbling to herself as she secured her bike to its usual light post. It was Friday and she couldn't wait for the weekend. Not only would she have more time to relax, she could also do some digging on MM. Despite these benefits, however, the best part about the next two days was that she wouldn't have to hear all the gossip and nonsense about her and her father.

Walking into first period gave her the exact same scenario she'd just escaped from yesterday, only now Megan and her gaggle of hens stood waiting by her usual spot. Joanne wore an especially smug expression, as though she'd achieved something Diana had no hope of gaining. She groaned and craned her gaze to the ceiling before entering the danger zone.

"What," she said before they could open their mouths.

Megan faltered for a millisecond before offering one of her signature grins. "Well, aren't you just excited to be here today," she said, tone patronizing.

Diana blinked and watched her with disinterest.

"You've obviously got other stuff to do so I'll make this quick. I heard Medical Mechanical is about to open a new division." She paused for dramatic affect.

Diana sighed, having no choice but to take the bait. Acting like it physically hurt her, she said, "So?"

"I heard your father is supposed to be at the forefront of it." She caught the slight twitch of an eyebrow and flashed a Cheshire grin. "Apparently, Mr. Ryder is one of their best."

"And you would know this, how?"

"Well, I've met this remarkable man who works at one of their Rapid Response clinics and he said-"

She didn't need to hear anymore. "Let me stop you right there," Diana said, pointing a finger in the other girl's face. "First off, if that's supposed to be some underhanded insult then, wow, you are really losing your edge. I mean, come on. Remarkable," she mocked, imitating the other girl’s voice. "Anyone who's stupid enough to date you isn't any more worth my time than dog shit, so stop trying to make me jealous. And even if you are dating some guy who works there, there's no way he's anywhere near your age, so go ahead and guess what that makes you." She chuckled. "But I'll be kind. I'll go ahead and give you the benefit of the doubt and say you're just full of B.S." She flashed her own sinister grin at the girl's offended look.

"Like you know everything," Joanne snapped, stepping in to defend her leader. "She's just trying to warn you. You're the one whose father works for those freaks."

Turning to satellite two, she said, "Nice defense. Am I supposed to be insulted or what? Isn't she apparently dating someone from there? How's that make her any better?" She looked back at Megan. "And you. I love how you know so much more about my father than me, the person who's actually related to him. I may not know everything he does, but I do know that's bull. Now, if you're done here, I'd like to sit." She finished with a wave to her unoccupied seat.

Megan scoffed. "I was just trying to help you, freak." She spat the word like it tasted foul. "Don't come crying to me when your dad becomes their latest scandal."

"Don't worry," Diana retorted. "You go ahead and worry about your own problems." Without another word she shooed them away and plopped into the chair. She ignored their comments about her father and her messed up family situation. Two minutes later saw the teacher walk in and begin class.

As Ms. Kohl began lecturing them on the importance of the Civil Rights movement, Diana took consecutive glances at the classroom door. Everyone was there but Ethan. She tried to quell her fears by telling herself that he was just running late, or that he'd skipped class. It wasn't unusual, though it kept bothering her. He wasn't like that; he was, like her, too different from the others. She felt a little upset at the thought that he couldn't even show up for her sake, as ridiculous as that sounded. They weren't friends, not really, and he wasn't obligated to stick by her side like glue. He probably just wanted a break from all the harassment.

Still, she found herself missing the camaraderie they shared in being the only two outcasts, and she rather liked the game they played. She tried not to let the disappointment show as she scribbled down notes and periodically fired glares at Megan. When class ended and she carried her things to English, she once again found the room devoid of the boy in question.

It wasn't until lunch that she spotted him, hiding outside at the far end of the campus.

"Where were you?" She was glad she brought her lunch tray with her; he looked like he could use the fuel.

Ethan snapped out of his daze and looked at Diana, surprised. "Oh, hey," he responded. He ran a hand through his hair.

"I don't think that's gonna help." His dark locks were frazzled and sticking up at random angles. No matter how many times he tried to smooth it, the stubborn follicles rebelled.

"Whatever." He refocused his gaze back on the road leading to the school.

"Here." Diana poked him in the arm with the corner of her tray. "You look like you need it," she said to his bewildered expression.

Ethan took it and, with one last glance at the street, motioned with his head for her to follow him. He ignored her questions until they were by the boiler room door away from prying eyes and ears. "Sit," he said, seating himself on the only patch of grass not overtaken by weeds.

"I think I'm good." She folded her arms against herself. This new behavior of his was freaking her out.

He sighed. Picking at the cheap salad, he said, "I was late for a reason, you know."

"Yeah. What was up with that? You're always on time, you nerd." She was trying not to show how much it had bugged her.

"What does your dad tell you about his job?"

The unexpected query took her by surprise. "Nothing much," she said after a moment. His eyes were dead serious.

"You don't know anything about what he does, do you?" He watched her shake her head. "It's the same thing with my mom."

"What does this have to do with you being late?"

"Do you ever keep yourself up at night wondering if any of the rumors are true? Don't you think it's odd... creepy really, that Medical Mechanical never reveals anything they’re working on until it’s done? What do you think they do in that windowless building of theirs?" He let her think about it.

Diana was silent for a few minutes. She didn't like where this was going and a cold stone settled in the pit of her stomach. "I... I know there's something up with them. There has to be. But I don't know what that something is. I'm certainly not gonna get anything from my dad."

Ethan hummed. The tray sat in the dirt beside him, long forgotten. "You never answered my question though."

"Which one?" she joked, though it was devoid of humor.

"If I tell you why I was late, you have to swear not to tell anyone. I'm talking taking it to the grave secret."

"O-okay." She cursed herself for sounding like an unsure child. "I swear," she said, firmer.

"Good. I know I can trust you, I just wanted to make sure you understood how important this was."

He smiled at her and she felt a few stray flutters amidst the ice. "So what's going on?"

He took in a breath. "I was scouting out the MM building where our parents work," he let out. "I didn't get very far; the guards spotted me and chased me off. But I found out a few things."

"You what?!" She hadn't meant to shout. They both glanced around to make sure no one was coming. After glancing at her watch and confirming they still had time, she said, "Do you have any idea how much trouble you'd get into if you were actually caught?"

Despite his situation, he grinned. "Yeah, that would be one hell of a spanking."

"Dude, they know your face. What if they...? Nevermind. Why would you do that?"

The grin faded. "Something's going on and I had to know. Mom's been acting kind of... weird lately. I thought maybe she was just tired from all the work she's been doing but..."

"She's not giving you any answers and you've got a bad feeling." She thought back to Megan's talk of a new division. She thought she'd just been screwing with her, but now...

"I tried looking it up," he went on. "I even went to the damn library. I couldn't find anything about Medical Mechanical other than what they'd already made public. I got in over my head on this one conspiracy site and, well, I just thought I'd try to dig something up myself."

"What do you think this is, a spy movie? They have guards with guns there. They could have shot you." He gave her a strange look and her eyes widened. "They shot at you?"

"Not... exactly." He scratched the back of his head. The hair stayed tangled.

"If there were guns pointed at you and they were firing something, that's being shot at."

Ethan was about to speak when the bell rang. He cursed and stood. Gripping Diana by the shoulders, he locked gazes with her and said, "I need to talk to you about this. Can you meet up with me this weekend?" She nodded. "Alright, good. Give me your phone; I'll add my number."

"This is... a little sudden," she said as he typed in the info.

He looked at her, confused. "What?"

"Nothing," she responded, shaking her head. "This just came out of nowhere, that's all. I still can't believe you did that." She took her phone back and sent a quick text so he'd have her number.

"Yeah, well, you won't believe some of the stuff I found out." He picked up the tray and dusted himself off.

"You seriously expect me to wait until tomorrow? You can't just leave someone hanging like that."

"Sorry, I just feel a little paranoid now." He eyed the boiler room door they'd been standing next to with suspicion. "If you want some food for thought, I'll tell you this: There's no way in or out of that building. I hauled ass for almost the whole perimeter and didn't see a single door, window, vent or even pipes leading out of that thing."

Diana's brows furrowed. "That doesn't make any sense."

"I know. I'll see you later." He walked away then, leaving her standing there dumbly. She snapped herself out of her daze and started towards her next class. She didn't notice the snickers from a group of students near the trash can.

#writing #writers on tumblr #creative writing #current wip #mm #rough draft #medical mechanical #sci fi #writersociety

[theonlinemuse]

So @lesbianmaxevans and I have been discussing how there’s very little backstory for Dani Powell on the show and we decided to contribute to the tags by coming up with our own headcanons for her:

Dani is a nickname obviously, but instead of Danielle or Danika, it’s short for Danys, a unisex Haitian Creole name. She only gets called Danys if she’s in trouble  

Malcolm giggles whenever that happens and Dani threatens to put her cold hands on him if he tries calling her that 

Malcolm learned her middle name the same day he met her middle sister, New York County Court Judge Naomie Powell, who barged into the precinct after an incident where Dani got hurt and went, “Danys Eliana Powell, if you’re going to give our family a heart attack, at least pick up your phone!”

Her dad is Haitian (I still say that episode 5 should’ve delved into this with Dani and her backstory) and her mom is Jewish. Dani and her sisters were all raised Jewish 

Dani doesn’t regularly go the synagogue, but it’s tradition for the Powells to go to services during major holidays 

Dani and JT explaining Jewish holidays to everyone

Powell wasn’t her dad’s original last name. Her dad and grandma came to New York from Port au Prince in the late 70s and their original last name was Poirot. Grandma Eliana kept the name, but her dad changed it to Powell when he started university 

She’s the youngest of three girls in the family. Her oldest sister Mona is played by Meta Golding while middle sister Naomie is played by Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Naomie was the sister who suffered from night terrors after getting into a bad car accident as a teenager and Mona and Dani would often take turns looking after her. This is how Dani knew how to deal with Malcolm 

Dani is bisexual. She and Edrisa went on a date before deciding to be friends and Edrisa likes to joke about them being exes much to Malcolm’s confusion 

“When did you even break up?” “We didn’t, technically. We just went go karting and had lunch at Zabar’s before we realized Dani was wayyyy too much like an aloof little sister to me.”

And this is totally a crack headcanon, but after seeing Jurnee Smollett-Bell playing Black Canary in Birds of Prey, Dani and Dinah Lance are now cousins. Their moms, Zipporah and Dinah Senior were sisters

Dani and Dinah may be Jewish, but they don’t keep kosher all the time. They don’t eat pork, but they’re absolutely weak against shellfish, much to their moms’ dismay 

Chaotic bi Dinah and distinguished bi Dani

Imagine Dani going undercover in Dinah’s band and them singing the Birds of Prey song from Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Dani can rock the punk rock aesthetic. Dinah makes her wear fishnet stockings, red lipstick, a corset over a dark lace shirt, and gold metallic temp tattoos. Malcolm has a heart attack

And then Dani starts singing and he’s a goner because he’s only ever hear her sing old songs from the 30s to 50s and there’s something powerful and sensual about her singing punk rock music. He’s not ready for it

JT teases the hell out of him, but he soon shuts up when Dani and Dinah bring Tally into the mix. Edrisa records the whole thing, as well as Malcolm and JT’s expressions. Gil ends up using it to keep Malcolm and JT from doing anything too outrageous

Grandma Eliana would sing old jazz and méringue songs to Dani and her sisters when they were little so Dani ended up with the habit of singing them absently whenever she’s focused on a task, usually when she’s doing her hair

Dani grew up listening to songs from the 30s, 40s, and 50s due to grandma Eliana always playing her extensive vinyl collection. She didn’t really get to listen to modern music until she was in middle school 

In addition to jazz and swing, Dani’s surprisingly good at disco. It didn’t help that her dad often played Boney M and Earth Wind and Fire during her childhood

She used to joke that the Powell family is decades behind in their taste in music. Dani doesn’t listen to many modern songs, but she likes singing along to Yonce as well as Janelle Monae songs like Electric Lady and Sally Ride

Make Me Feel becomes Dani and Dinah’s bi anthem 

Malcolm once caught her singing and he keeps trying to catch her again. He’s lucky to listen for five seconds before she kicks him out of the bathroom

Dani’s a bit of a tea expert thanks to grandma Eliana, who taught her many different ways of making tea. Other than Earl Grey, Dani’s favourites include grandma Eliana’s ginger tea and pomegranate tea

And I’m not just saying that last one because I saw tags about a Brightwell Hades and Persephone AU

She loves tea flavoured desserts as well. She often gets a glazed Earl Grey donut for breakfast on Monday mornings when she needs a little pick me up

She changes up the glaze depending on her mood. Lavender for when she’s stressed, balsamic and pomegranate for when she’s in a good mood, blueberry for when she’s irritated or stuck on a case, brown butter for when she’s tired, and caramel with blood orange zest for when she’s ready punch a dick

In the summer, she loves Thai iced tea popsicles and matcha green tea popsicles dipped in chocolate

Dani isn’t as big of a coffee drinker as she is a tea drinker, but if she has to have coffee, it’s always a cinnamon mocha with a shot of espresso 

She can cook, but because of her schedule, she mostly sticks with quick to make dishes like grilled cheese and spaghetti. She likes spicing things up though, thanks to growing up with her dad and grandma’s cooking 

Every Hanukkah, Dani always gets roped into preparing the desserts with Zipporah since her dad, grandma, and oldest sister are in charge of cooking. Dani’s the first to admit that she’s not a cook, but she’s gotten good at making sweets, even if she doesn’t always have the patience for it. Eight nights a year is her limit

Malcolm as a foodie bemoans this and his trying to broaden her food choices slowly becomes a thing 

The look of horror on his face when he sees her chow down on a double beef bacon mushroom burger, poutine, chocolate pecan pie and a strawberry milkshake in one sitting is priceless

And Dani loves seafood, especially shellfish which Malcolm can’t have because it gives him hives 

Dani was a bit of a trouble maker in elementary school, but for good reason. She stuck gum in a classmate’s hair because she stole her favourite scratch and sniff stickers and lied about it. And she once kicked a football player where the sun don’t shine because he was being a dick to her

She dressed like Kimberly Hart from the Power Rangers movie in high school, though she did have a goth phase for about two weeks in freshman year. She was trying to channel Wednesday Addams. She was definitely a bit of a rebel style wise. Malcolm was most definitely a nerd

Ironically, Dani’s the one with poor eyesight. She only wears glasses if there’s no more contacts and they’re a chunky pair that’s similar to Edrisa’s glasses

Dani does have some secret nerdy traits, she knows how to code thanks to her sister Naomie going to coding camp for five consecutive summers 

And like Kay, Dani has some artistic tendencies too. She grew up with outdoor art programs that encouraged her to paint 

She’s fluent in French. She, her sisters, and their paternal cousins went to a bilingual language school thanks to grandma Eliana’s influence

Dani also did competitive figure skating as a kid. She actually made it to the Junior Grand Prix finals. She got silver

There’s recordings of her competition routines on YouTube somewhere and she actually goes undercover as a figure skater for a case. Gil acts as her coach because he actually used to skate as well

She also did some cross training in ballet as well since her godmother is a well known ballerina turned dance teacher. There are a lot of pics of Dani in her early teens of her in a leotard and tights with curls escaping her ballet bun

She has an old injury that often acts up when the weather is cold. She broke her leg pretty badly in high school due to an accident in gym class. She got knocked off the balance beam when they were doing gymnastics and had to be rushed to the hospital for surgery 

She prefers horror and thrillers to action movies, but she likes period pieces too. Belle is a recent favourite of hers

Dani likes Star Trek because her dad is the biggest sci-fi nerd and it was a big part of her childhood. She also grew up as a fan of Eartha Kitt because of him after he made her watch 1960s Batman reruns with him

As a result, she wanted to name her first kid after Eartha. She eventually nicknames her first daughter Kit because of this

Dani actually introduced Tally to JT. They were roommates in college (Dani majored in social work while Tally studied chemistry) and they went to the same synagogue 

Tally designated Dani as godmother after she and JT had twin girls. She was the sandeket at Noa and Miri’s simchat bat  

She practices Krav Maga, she and Dinah both learned it in high school, though Dani always says that Dinah had more of a natural talent for it 

Dinah also did kickboxing and gymnastics and Dani ended up tagging along her lessons. She doubled as a coach and sparring partner 

She and her sisters dressed up as magical girls for Halloween when they were little and the new Charm reboot is like reliving their childhood

She wraps her hair for sleep with funny and colourful scarves that Naomie always gives as gag gifts, a tradition that started when they were preteens 

She’s dyslexic, but she wasn’t diagnosed until middle school. She had difficulty memorizing things so she got into a habit of carrying a recorder with her. She also has her phone and computer set to dyslexia friendly fonts and listens to a lot of audio books

It’s also the reason she sometimes makes mistakes when she’s dancing. She sometimes mixes up left and right

She also had trouble learning French at first because of this 

Dani can hold her liquor, but after four drinks, she becomes a giggly drunk who randomly speaks French and sings 90s rock songs

She also suddenly gains a sweet tooth when sober Dani doesn’t usually go for sweets. Luckily Malcolm has a few lollipops stashed away for when this happens

Dani did a brief modelling stint back in college to help out her cousin, who was in fashion school at the time. She mostly modelled for women’s wear and book covers. She even posed for a couple of historical romance covers 

Malcolm may have accidentally come across it thanks to his mom. Jessica might have been a little smug when she told him to fetch the book from where she left it. The look on his face was priceless

Dani ends up recreating a cover for a case. Edrisa makes Malcolm pose with her. She takes so many pictures

Given that Malcolm has Sunshine, it’s ironic that Dani owns a cat. It’s a mischievous black cat named Shuri and she loves climbing things, especially Malcolm

#Prodigal Son #Dani Powell

[nanowrimo]

8 Tips to Break Through Writer’s Block

Camp NaNoWriMo is an exciting time, but it can feel a bit intimidating to tackle a creative project head-on. Today, NaNoWriMo participant Jarrick DeWaine Exum offers some helpful tips for those of us struggling with writer’s block:

Ahh, writing!

People seem to think that we writers are always endowed with the gift of creating something out of a simple idea. And many readers seem to think that it always come naturally, that the author must be blessed with the talent, right? Wrong! 

Now that we’re in mid-July, some of you writers out there may have discovered that it’s not so easy as it seemed when you started that project of yours (whether it’s editing a recent piece that you took a break from or starting something new). 

Oh sure, one moment you’re flying high and putting down every single idea that forms in your mind. From the get-go, you never want the flow of ideas to end. And then... you hit the wall. The dreaded wall of writer’s block. 

Sadly, people, you will not be alone. All writers go through the phase of not finding the right idea at times, even yours truly. Sometimes, it’s only for a day or two. Sometimes, it takes weeks to overcome. All the same, we all go through that dreaded dry spell. But fear not, writer! There are some ways to find that inner spark to get over that nasty slump so that you can get back to business. In fact, there are simple tasks you can do every single day! 

Here are some of the many ways to beat the block:

1. Take a walk.

It’s the ultimate cure-all. Plus you’ll make sure that you’re getting your exercise in. Self-care for the body is important, after all. 

2. Listen to music. 

Grab your earphones or speaker and turn up the music loud. Although, if you’re in a public place like a library, best to keep it to yourself.

3. Do some housework. 

It works for me at times, whether washing some clothes, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, etc. Not only will you be doing something completely different, but a clean workspace may help you find your ideas more easily.

4. Do yard work. 

Ditto: hedge-trimming, lawn mowing, weed-pulling, gardening, etc. 

5. Take a spa day.

Or a mini-spa day if you’re on a budget. Nothing beats a shower or a soak in the tub to clear the mind and the body. 

6. Run some errands.

Handle some bills, shop for groceries, etc. Get rid of some of the niggling things in the back of your mind that take up brain space when you’re trying to write. 

7. Take a day to catch up on some shows. 

Watching what other people have created can help boost your own creativity. Just don’t overdo it. You’re a writer, after all.

8. Focus on your main job. 

If you, like many of us, have a career that’s not just writing, devote some time to your main job. Focusing on something else for a while may remind you why you love to write. 

The list can go on and on, but the most important thing to remember is that you’re not superhuman. 

Everyone has a dry spell at times when working on a project. And even when it seems like you can’t go on any further and you want to give up, remember to take it one chapter (or paragraph) at a time, and one day at a time. That’s all you can do, at this point. 

 So, what are you going to do to beat the wall? Sing? Dance to some crazy song that’s stuck in your head? Sniff a candle? Visit your loved ones and friends? Treat yourself to a dinner or a movie? The possibilities are endless. Take time for you. And then, get back into the game of writing. We’re artists in the literary sense of the word, after all!

Bitten by the literary bug at age twelve, Jarrick DeWaine Exum never fully took writing seriously until 2012 when he self-published his first poetry collection “Sonata City” through Amazon KDP. Six years later, he began working on “A Nerd among Heroes,” the first book of his superhero teen fiction series. “After that, for his first NaNoWriMo debut, he published the sequel “Nerd of Fire, Rebel of Ice.” He lives in a small town near Macon, Georgia where he is planning to work on book three of the series for NaNoWriMo #2 in November. You can find Jarrick through Facebook (Jarrick DeWaine Exum), Twitter (Jarrick_Exum) or Instagram (iamtherealjarrickexum) and Tumblr (jarrickdexum1991). He also has a WordPress weblog regarding his superhero series (www.vigilantesamongus.wordpress.com). 

Top photo by Sergey Turkin on Unsplash

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[prorevenge]

Insult people with mental health issues? Oh, honey...

Not sure if this is pro or petty revenge, but I'll post it here, seems more appropriate.

I will include a TL;DR at the bottom.

First, some quick backstory:

I go to public high school and I generally get along very well with most of my teachers, except for one, let's call her Mrs. F. At first, Mrs. F was chill, but eventually she began to chew out our class and our generation, talking about how we were always on our phones and we were all lazy bums who are going to get nowhere in life. I resented this, but whatever, I put up with it.

The incident:

One day she escalated her rants when, during class, me and a guy found that that a fellow friend's mother had committed suicide. I wasn't too close with either of them, but the news rattled me nonetheless, as I had met and talked with the mother in a number of occasions. I was quietly crying in class, doing my best to not cause as scene, but the other guy who knew the kid was really close friends with him, and he had to leave the class because he couldn't stop crying. He eventually came back and Mrs. F launched into a tirade, denouncing those that took their own lives as "selfish" "unnatural" and "extremely messed up." She basically said "how dare they" and chewed out the deceased mother, in front of both me and the guy who were both crying at this loss. Eventually the guy left to see the counselor because he couldn't put up with this, but I stayed since I didn't know what to do. I made the mistake of expressing my disagreement and highlighted that the mother was a victim in this situation just as much as the people around her. At this point, I should mention that I myself have gone through dark times and have considered suicide before, so this was all affecting me personally as well as emotionally. I asked for her to be sensitive and understand that this was not the conversation we needed to be having at the moment. She said that suicide was preventable and that those that did it were cowards and the people around them were also to blame for not noticing or doing enough. I was pissed. I tried to defend my point but she lost it, screaming at me about how I "had an attitude problem" and how I was inappropriate and I was just trying to be a rebel and look edgy and cool. She chewed me out for speaking out, and proceeded to insult me in front of the class. It has hurtful and humiliating. She claimed that I always interrupted her (which I never had) and that I should shut my mouth and not speak about things I din't know about.

She ranted to other classes about me (WTF?) and called my parents to talk to them about how I was misbehaving in class. Luckily, I had already told them about the incident so the were more mad at her than me, but still, why you gotta try to do me like that? She also talked to the assistant principal and got me a detention. Yep, a DETENTION for asking her to be more sensitive. IDK what she told the assistant principal, but I had to serve it out. I'm a junior and I'm already talking to some colleges. My record has been clean so far and I was afraid this would fuck up my chances of getting into my dream college.

So, it's safe to say I was royally pissed at this point.

I stopped participating in her classes (and since the rest of the kids in my class are all senior who don't give a shit, this made class extremely frustrating for her). I'm (surprisingly) popular in my grade-- we're all nerds-- so I made sure everyone knew my side of the story, meaning she got ample hostility from most of her junior classes, but that wasn't enough for me. This bitch had hurt my feelings and chances of getting into college. I wasn't going to let her off the hook like that.

In comes my petty ass revenge:

Like I mentioned before, I'm close with all of my teachers and they all love me, so I played the poor hurt child card and talked to them about how much of a bitch Mrs. F had been to me and how afraid and hurt i was. Word spread through the teacher grape vine and nearly every teacher in the school hates Mrs. F now.

But that was only the beginning.

I talked to my counselor about how afraid I was the detention would scare off colleges. I told her the full story and she was livid. She talked to the assistant principal who talked to the principal. I heard this part from one of my closest teachers, but apparently the principal had a meeting with her about the whole thing. From what my teacher told me (she's close with the principal) the principal told Mrs. F that what she did was insensitive and a borderline fireable offense (me and the kid had just been informed of a loss and were dealing with grief, what she said and did clearly affected us and our mental health). He chewed her our for chewing me out, and made it clear she was on thin ice.

But I STILL wasn't done.

I went to the principal (Mr. M) and very politely told him I was worried about the current tone of the conversation regarding suicide in our school. Two years ago, we had one of the students in my sister's grade commit suicide by jumping off the balcony of a public mall. I brought this up and talked about how depression and anxiety were rampant in our school (we are teenagers, of course they are and I wasn't making any of this up). I help run a club in our school called the Anti-Defamation League and each month we have students present sensitive topics to classes all over the school. Incidentally ;), I had chosen to make the next month's topic mental health and the stigma against it. I told him I was especially cornered regarding Mrs. F's attitude to this subject and requested he make this presentation mandatory to her classes (normally we let teachers volunteer their class periods if they want us to present). Mr. M looked at me for a second and asked me for my name. I gave it to him and I saw a glint in his eye-- he obvious recognized it from my counselor's complaint-- but said nothing and told me he would look into it.

This all happened around a month ago, and last week was this month's presentations. On Monday we got the list of teachers participating in our presentations. Every single one of Mrs. F's class periods was there. And guess who gets to chose what presenter presents where? Me. And guess who is also a presenter? Me.

Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed saying the things she made my life hell for every day to her every class for two days while she just stood there and had to take it. (I want to make clear that I advocated for sensitivity and mindfulness, in no way did I encourage anyone to commit suicide. I often reiterated how horrible and disruptive the act was, but was careful to not demonize those that did it and made sure to encourage the students to seek help if they were feeling depressed).

TL;DR: Crackpot teacher insults a mother who recently committed suicide in front of me and another kid who both knew her and chews me out for protesting her harsh words, calls my parents and gives me a detention. I ruin her relationship with every teacher in the school as well the admin, almost get her fired, and she is forced to hear me advocate sensitivity in the matter of mental health to each one of her classes for two days

(source) story by (/u/BeaTheRodriguez)

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[short-wooloo]

Jedi Academy/New Jedi Order animated series

You know what I would really really like?  To have Dave Filoni (all hail) create and work on a series animated like Clone Wars focusing on Rey’s new Jedi (and also retcon and fix ROS)

Just imagine:  its set 10-20 years after ROS, Rey’s Order is small (100-200 memebers), but strong and growing, the primary point of the series will be the Jedi reestablishing themselves in the galaxy as a force for good, peace, and justice, this is complicated by various factions hoping to stomp out the nascent Jedi Order, mistrust, and the fact that after over 50 years of Jedi being gone, persecuted, or denying that they ever existed, the Galaxy is a bit unfamiliar and fearful of the Jedi

Now for characters

Of course, Rey will be a major character, but as this would be about the Jedi as a whole, she will not be the focus, Rey will be primarily training new Jedi, or off on missions, though of course there will be instances where the plot will focus on her,

Side note: this is just me letting my imagination run wild, but I’d like to imagine Rey’s outfit in this as something like Jocasta Nu’s, Shaak Ti’s or Master Fay’s (from Legends), long flowing and regal robes of white and grey embroidered with gold makrings (to match her lightsaber)

The main characters would be a group younglings, ranging from ages 12-16, perhaps one of them being an adoptive child of Rey, other stories would also focus on other, older students of Rey, who are now out and more active in the galaxy doing their work as Jedi (ideally I’d like Tenel Ka Djo, and Lowbacca to be among them)

Chewbacca, Maz, Beaumont Kin (because I love that we have this history nerd character in Star Wars and I want more of him), R2, and 3PO would be characters who work with and support the New Jedi Order, aiding in missions and helping care for the students

Other characters from the films such as Poe, Finn (I know that JJ says that he’s force sensitive but you can’t just not hint that at all in the last two movies then bring it up but not even confirm it in the final film, if you wanted Finn to have the force they should have done more to hint at it early on, Filoni should retcon it, or at the very least make Finn have the force but not be a Jedi), Zorii (because she’s cool but was wasted in ROS, and deserves a second chance, also because I’m a sucker for Rey x Zorii) etc, would show up, but as guest stars, this story is about the new Jedi (sidenote it should make StormPilot canon), other guests would be Mara Jade (MAKE HER CANON!  YOU MISSED YOUR OPPORTUNITY IN REBELS FILONI!) who could be an aunt-like figure to Rey, (I think that would work, she was basically Palpatine’s adopted daughter in Legends) and could have a hinted-at history with Luke, speaking of farmboy, he would appear as a spirit along with Leia and other deceased Jedi (Obi-Wan, Yoda, Anakin, etc) as advisers to Rey and the new Jedi

As for villains we’ll have our usual star wars thugs, pirates, criminals and crime lords, but the Jedi will also have to deal with First Order remnants and warlords, some of whom having turned to more mystical means to combat the Jedi, working with Dark Jedi and other Darksiders, perhaps even some former students of Rey who went rogue or were sent to her academy as moles, now having returned to their backers in the First Order to begin training a First Order Jedi Corps

Now for our main villains, I have two, and I’d like to draw on cocnepts and ideas that were unused in movies (as is the Star Wars tradition), and Legends

Evidently one of the screenwriters for TFA had an idea for a character with a “fire and ice” motif, wielding a double-bladed Lightsaber with one blade red and the other blue, (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Double-bladed_lightsaber#Behind_the_scenes) I like that, and I’d like to take it further with some design ideas, lets say that as with the “fire and ice” theme, this character’s robes would be white and orange and wheres a featureless black mask over their face that appears as if its made of glass

Now as for backstory I want this villain to be and ex-student of Rey’s, who like Luke once did, has experienced visions of this student falling from to the Dark Side, unlike Luke, and demonstrating how she has learned from her Master’s mistakes, Rey works to the best of her ability to help her student resist the Dark Side, but unfortunately being unsuccessful, in this case compared to Luke and Anakin’s visions of doom, the thing Rey hoped to prevent happens in spite of her efforts to prevent it, not because of them

The other major villain I’d like is Lumiya, now she would naturally require a major rewrite of her origin as she would have to be very different from what she was in Legends, but I think she can still work, she’s a cool character with an awesome design and weapon that has not been explored much in canon

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[acotarauweek]

Day 6: School AU

Publishing Date: 14/12/19

Below we have included prompts for both high school and college AUs. However, feel free to write about anything to do with school for this AU. We are really excited to see what everyone creates!

Tags to use: #acotar au week #acotar au week day 6 #day 6 school au 

Prompts under cut:

High School AU:

- spiderman windows/person next door au

- new kid in town au

- “i tripped in the cafeteria and you caught me as if you were dipping me and i cant stop thinking about you” au

- “you come to the QSA but i dont know if youre queer or not and im in love with you” au

- person a works at person b’s fav ice cream shop after school/in summer au

- “i took this language im fluent in for an easy A and you suck so im tutoring you out of pity” au

- jock and nerd au

- rebel and nerd au

- rebel and jock au

- running against each other for class president/student council/prom royalty au

- “i was sick for one day and i came back to find out you stole my seat” au

- one goes to private school other goes to public school and they have a “forbidden romance” au

- new kid at school and their tour guide au

- our older siblings/parents hated each other in high school but we’re actually pretty close au

- “i hate anime but go to anime club because you do” au

- cheerleader and nerd au

- cheerleader and rebel au

More High School AU prompts!

College AUs:

01.  I’m getting progressively more annoyed at the people you bring back to our apartment and it’s not until a friend jokingly asks if I’m jealous that I realize I’ve developed feelings for you

02.  I’m so stressed out during finals that I show up to the exam in my onesie with zero shame and you tell me I look cute

03.  you asked me out and I didn’t have time for dating between a full-time course load and my job(s), so I know it’s two semesters later but I’d really like to take you up on that date

04.  our mutual friend runs a YouTube channel for our college and we keep ending up on the screen together as guest stars (bonus if viewers start shipping them)

05.  I host the school’s radio broadcast at night and you always call in with requests… soon, I have people requesting that you co-host the show with me because they like our chemistry (bonus if it’s done enemies-to-friends-to-lovers style)

06.  we always end up eating alone in the school cafeteria at the same time, so when you ask me if you can join me, I’m surprised

07.  you’re an actor in my favourite show/movie, but you’re taking a break to study and in an attempt to be respectful, I pretend I don’t know who you are the first time we have a project together

08.  I’m not sure how you got my number, but I don’t think you meant to tell me that you had another dream about doing your big presentation naked

09.  we get into a heated debate in class, and I honestly don’t really care that much but I’m having fun watching you get all fired up

10.  I post an ad looking for someone to be my nude model for my art project and the interviewing process has been a little awkward until you answer it

11.  I’m stoned sitting in the quad on campus and you ask me to interview me for the campus newspaper, but you’re so attractive that I can’t remember your questions

12.  my new roommate drags me out to this off-campus party and then immediately abandons me for the person they’ve been flirting with in class, but you ask if I want to be your partner in beer pong

15.  you see me on campus reading your favourite book and accidentally spoil the ending for me so whenever I see you, I glare at you

13.  I keep finding fruit outside my dorm room and eventually, I catch you leaving me a pineapple and you explain that your friend dared you to and chose my room at random

14.  I thought I was straight until we flirted at a party, but now I can’t get you out of my head and I’m on a mission to find you even though I don’t know your name

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