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stinkybrowndogs · 2 years

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Art block so here are some aurora nebbins sketches

Royal Blue Mastiff: Breed Profile

After a few hundred years of breeding (and a small helping of gene splicing technology), the humans of the Royal Blue Mastiff's planet of origin created the perfect hunting compainion for those who sailed the perilous oceans.

Originally the dogs were to bred to track, catch, and harvest the many edible crustacean-like species found along the shores of the ocean. As the breed developed, hunters began to use them to catch larger game, including giant sea turtles.

In build it is comparable to earth Pinnepeds, with a muscular, torpedo shaped body and flat, paddle-like forelimbs that aid in swimming. Its long, flexible tail offers balance and acts as a rudder in the water.

Originally this breed lacked its characteristic quills, but due to the leviathan sized predators on their home planet, gene splicing was used to add them as a defense mechanism. Made from modified hairs, the quills are flexible and can be flattened against the body while swimming and hunting, and stiffened if threatened.

The RBM can hold its breath for an impressive 60 minutes, and has the strongest bite force of any of the AKC (Americadian Kennel Club) recognized dog breeds. Due to being bred to work almost exclusively in water, these dogs can reach lenths of over 20 feet and weigh over a tonne. Care must be taken to watch for deteriation of the joints in terrestrial or high gravity situations.

Royal Blue Mastiffs possess specialized teeth and claws for gripping, crushing, and prying open the shells of its prey. Their large eyes and long whiskers aid hunting in dark and deep waters, and their thick, water resistant fur helps keep them warm.

As the breed became more popular amoung hobbyists, a hairless variety was developed. While hairless RBM's are accepted in the AKC, it is not recommended to allow your Hairless RBM spend extended periods of time in extreme enviorments. The hairless variety also tends to be jowlier, and more prone to excessive drooling. They often need specialized skin care, such as sun screen or moisturizer, to keep them healthy. Poor dentition is also commonly linked to this gene. Speak to your veterinarian about your pet's individual needs.

Those interested in adding a RBM into their family should consider this breeds large size and drive. Early training is a must, as RBM are incredibly tenacious and can be difficult to control due to their size and energy level. Royal Blue Mastiffs were bred to swim for miles at a time in pursuit of quarry; you must have an outlit for your RBM's instincts. An understimulated RBM may become aggressive or destructive. Lots of excersize, training, and enrichment are reccomended.

Currently the breed only recognizes blue coat colors and their variations; "Red" Royal Blue Mastiffs were bred during early developement of the breed, but since have become a separate breed (due to push back from the breed club and fanciers), the "Royal Red Mastiff".

#dimension 20 #a starstruck odyssey #d20 starstruck #sundry sidney #aurora nebbins #ok so heres an insane tangent #look #im only talented enough to draw a few things #and those things include any animal adjacent characters i enjoy #today was long and im tired so i did something for ME #made a fake breed profile for a fantasy future dog breed #cuz who is gonna stop me? the cops?#my art #speculative biology #kinda #deranged on main

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archersartcorner · 4 months

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Last post got me thinkin of ASO/Pokémon AU… of course I think of Norm & Skip first. More details from my notes:

#my art #described #a starstruck odyssey #norman takamori #skip takamori #Prilbus is a giant ass Gastrodon btw. if u care #I am working on the others too! just default to thinking of skip & norm first lol #mewtwo was cloned from mew right… cus if cloning exists in a universe the Barry’s remain clones in my aus LMAO #one barry for each pokemon type… our own barry Syx lucked out with fighting. barry nyne… thinkin poison or dark.#dr. bohunk made them to combat against rising organizations like team rocket and the others. stop harassing kids!!! fight my huge sons :)#riva’s a nurse in training and uses psychic types. Margaret’s a businesswoman with like. a single meowth.#gunnie uses steel and electric types but he’s also less a trainer and more just a technician who has pokemon companions for extra help.#Sidney is maybe a ranger/trainer combo? I’m thinkin of her kinda jack of all trades sort of build in ASO #she can excel frankly with ANY type of pokemon. but loves fire types. hehe pokemon BURN #was also thinkin instead of a specific type. Sidney just uses any pokemon that can learn self destruct LMAO. hehe pokemon go BOOM #need to look up the perfect aurora nebbins adjacent pokemon……….

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faustandfurious · 2 years

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not going to be normal about the fact that tennyson really wrote of odysseus as «for always roaming with a hungry heart»

#feanor speaks #cosmic horror odyssey #or adjacent to that concept anyway

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kissmefriendly · 2 years

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Wtf is it with transmasc people and boat media? Why do we all love boats and people on boats so much?

#is it like a queer fraternity thing?#what about trans femme people?#do they all watch buffy and xena reruns?#I don’t know many irl transfemme ppl but the ones I do know ALL watch Buffy the vampire slayer and Xena the warrior princess #and all irl transmasc ppl I know are like yay dudes on boats!#I find it fucking funny #ONLY TWO GENDERS! BOAT MEDIA OR STABBY LADIES #and lady adjacent #the terror #the aubreyad #our flag means death #but that was a total given #treasure island #treasure planet #that doesn’t technically count but it’s so made for trans and nb guys I just #the odyssey #yes it fucking counts #master and commander

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ghost-bard · 1 year

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I have not watched/enjoyed a d20 main season since ACOC, and the last d20 season i watched in full and genuinely liked was Mice & Murder

But. I have just finished episode 1 of Neverafter and honestly. I think i might be hooked. I love horror, and the high stakes of it all def appeals to me, so i think i might actually watch the whole season.

Now obviously i still enjoy things about d20, but the only seasons i ever really even talk about are acoc and tuc lmao, but. Neverafter def appeals to me. And i still have dropout since i watch other things (game changer, cartoon hell, dirty laundry, ect.) but i havent used it for d20 related stuff in so long.

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sketching-shark · 1 year

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I don’t know if you are aware of Chinese odyssey 3, it was kind of like a extra sequel to the series that no one really asked for because it was like a decade later it was made.

But funny thing about the Six Eared Macaque in that one…

Spoilers//

So the movie kind of like rewrites the entire story where Six Eared is the “Wukong” at the start of the movie that tried to kill Sanzang, but wait, it was all just a cover-up made by the Jade emperor cause he made a mistake in like the book of destiny or whatever that real Sun Wukong doesn’t exist and instead there is only Joker who was born 500 years later, and he is supposed to go back in time to be Sun Wukong and finish the journey.

Six Eared agreed to play “Wukong” until real Wukong came for the Jade Emperor until he got betrayed himself and was going to be killed because the Jade Emperor didn’t want anyone to know he made a mistake. A lot of bullshit happens that doesn’t matter but the point being Jade Emperor needed Six Eared help again to pretend to be Wukong and bribes him with the knowledge that he has a son with one of his ex girlfriends (terrible knowledge but also got with White Bone Demon and Princess Iron Fan while he was “Wukong”) and his Candle Stick ex girlfriend gave birth to a baby… who is Sanzang in the movie…

I don’t think that movie was well received, because they original series was so well beloved… but it was a fucking wild ride

@loyaltykask it was a wild ride just reading this summary.

Also in this scenario Six-Eared for Worst Father of the Year award. Dude literally beat his kid into unconsciousness :(

#ask answered #jttw retelling #a chinese odyssey 3 #six eared macaque #the absolute level of kookoo bananas in this plot...#kind of funny though b/c at least for awhile it seemed like the western jttw-adjacent fandom liked to joke about LEMH being a playboy #so if that's still the case then come get your juice #dude's out here getting with everyone #& all while wearing sun wukong's face #also haha MAN i know the jade emperor is an important religious figure #but he is NOT portrayed in a positive light in a number of jttw retellings

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astralnymphh · 7 months

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veiled affections ⚝ | ellie williams

☆࿐-ˊˎ farm!ellie x fem!reader

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✧˖ ° 🕯 bright blessings!

AN: quick little smut to hold me off before i work on a bigger project/series fic!! more casual and less proofread like my last one but still pretty good ifya ask me <3

tags/cw: NSFW!! SMUT!! 18+ MDNI, usual playful bickering, one second of cuddiling, poetic ahh writing, very mild foreplay, hella dirty talk, lotsa swearing, oral (receiving) spitting, clit stim (receiving), petnames (babe, baby, good girl)

WC: 2k+

designated song: stargirl interlude - the weekend & lana del rey

synopsis; swept under your fossil gray wool blanket, a body deprived of slumber and living the effects of back-bending chores all around the farmhouse has you fatigued and yearning to supply the last ounce of energy with a bit of literature. eventually, ellie will set that book on rain check, and your fatigue, ..and her boredom. honestly, she'll definitely be the one to steal your energy instead of the book.

radiance incarnate is what lies behind the glass pane just ahead of your bed-post. lunar light outstanding the dark night, never lacking a few stars that flecked the sky above the nocturnal forest, at least what you could perceive through a regular sized window. fusing with the comfortability of your mattress and cloaked in a warm wool blanket makes for a nice end-of-the-day reward while you immerse yourself in the realm of 'the odyssey'. ellie's not in bed. not in the room. she's presumably downstairs finishing up something, so not a clue of her coming is on your mind.

you wriggle around the soft bed altering your position to have one leg bent and the other draped over, the book upheld by the bulk of your thigh making it easier to flip through. page by page, word by word, space and time diminishes around you and is replaced by this entrancing world of mycenaean greece portraying the aegean sea. the room was dimly lit and still, minus the muted sounds of an owl and crickets chirping beyond the wooden walls. serenity lasts for a good half hour before an upsurge of hard rubber footsteps wake the floor by the bedroom door to the right of you.

"hey babe- ooh, what'cha reading?" ellie's voice grapples your focus to her profile, attired in her white shirt, grubby denim and converse that look like they've been dragged to hell.

"the odyssey." you respond as she begins to lurk closer, arms crossed.

she swipes her tongue across her lips, saying, "y'know.. savage starlight might be more.. fun to read?" in an obviously sarcastic note, creasing her brows together accompanying a brass smirk.

"to you, maybe. I actually enjoy this a lot." you cave the book over your chest, sitting like a roof, "you just don't have a mature taste."

"whadda'ya mean? comics are for everyone, and actually easy to understand." she clambers atop of your hips, descending her face upon you, "unlike the odyssey."

"pshh, the odyssey is a classic." you highlight.

"you're just mad that im right."

you pucker a pout, slowly lifting the book between your noses till ellie knocks it down plumb on your collarbone.

"ah-uh," she intently strikes spires into your eyes with her persuasive peer, narrowing those lids in an undeniably tantalizing way, "can't ignore this now."

"you're right." you spat out and divided the space with your book again.

"c'mon.." she prys the book from your limp grasp, leaving it astray to the bed adjacent to you, "I'm here now, aren't I?" a humbly intimate whisper croaks from her toothy grin.

you banish your sight to the headboard above, pondering the words that would wisp from your lips, "I have a few pages left, babe, then we'll do whatever.."

"mmk, 'gonna lay on you though." she giggles and shuffles along the length of you, interlacing your limbs together and smushing her cheek on your stomach. her arms swathe your hips and tuck underneath your butt.

the book diverged from your fingertips finds its way back, cuddled between your thumbs and eclipses ellie's head from your vision. your pupils root back to the muster of sentences lining the page, with a certain breath gusting onto your mildly exposed midriff.

a scant minute survives before a husk is heard, "mmph- so warm.." the tip of her nose drags on your skin as she faces downward, marking an indulgent smooch to your abdomen.

that brought a melliferous smile to draw out, instilled with admiration from her speckled kisses. it anchors your attention unwillingly when these kisses continue but you'd rather void it and tread on with reading as ellie treads on with a rampancy of taunting kisses. normally, this'd be blasé, but tonight, it's turning your tides.

ellie muffles, "wann' kiss every inch.." her nibbles subside in target of your navel, nuzzling on the pouch of your belly and biting your shorts' band, "fuck.."

"els."

"mhm?"

"what're up to?" the book slants down.

"you."

"elsies.."

"just showin' my love.." her tone airs up and turns raspy.

"I think it's more than that." you dig at her transparent peak in sensuality and prod her foot with yours.

ellie can't necessarily disprove this, she was blatantly horny but wanted to keep that 'under the covers' till you shared the feeling outwardly. a shameless smirk paints her mouth regardless, "y'know what I really wanna do?"

"what?"

a gnaw at her lower lip fracts the answer briefly, uttering, "I wanna eat your fucking pussy." and blunt she was, verdant eyes fastened to yours. she's so eager for you, clawing at your loins.

a shudder bolts the extent of your nerves and you clench around nothing but a throb at the contents of her question, visibly ruffled up by it, "babe.."

"can I?"

nary a gloom of doubt inhabits your mind, the way she's laying on your body, patient to taste you revs you up like a torrent of arousal. oh my fucking goddess. it's making you go wild.

"yes.."

"shit- m'kay, lemme just.." ellie wrinkles up the sheet in her fist, tossing it overhead till her head was obscured by it. the amber hue of her hair is subtle under the thin pearly sheet as she slithers down between the interstice of your thighs.

maybe the now carnal environment made it inconvenient to carry on with the perusal of your book, but you're elevating it back up from your sternum regardless. the vivid thought of her eating you out while you read is a bit elating, is it not?

ellie's cunning lips park at the epitome of your core, locking her biceps under your slack legs and dangling her still shoe-clad feet off the beds' brink.

"can't wait to see that beautiful fucking pussy.." her veiled voice has strings of raw ardor plucking in her throttle rippling onto your clothed entrance with a muggy pant on every word.

an unheard gulp passes through to the trench of your chest, sending out a reflex of sweet sensations to your pelvis, whimpering, "mhh- ellie.."

"shhhshhh.. i got'chu.."

she begins to pleat your panties over themselves and slip them off your legs, whizzing them away to some lifeless nook of the tucked-in sheets.

"fuck.. shit-" ellie heaves in awe, even day after day of seeing you bare, it's so titillating to her, drool is abandoning her lips.

the paragraphs living on the pages merge into an unintelligible blob as your vision drowses and the only sensation you can detect is her breath lathering your exposed slit. an open 'ptui' is heard prior to a wet glob landing on your clit and evoking a jolt from your body.

"so sensitive.." she pokes fun at your reaction, slapping her digits down on your sappy pussy and rubbing the spit through your folds, which to much avail, juts your body again.

"fck!" you hack out a swear at each writhe and prod.

"yeah, like that?"

the grip on your book tightens, causing it to tremor in your shaky hold.

"gonna taste so fuckin' good, mmh.." she murmurs to herself but you catch the gist since immediately after her lips envelop your clit and enlist deft torpedo laps to it.

a heap of pleasurous pricks throb in your cunt and garner a gentle mewl from your chords, whining, "gh- mhhhn.." tenderly in growing bliss.

ellie laps your clit in brisk flicks while sucking it up with noises similar to kissing resounding through the sheer fabric cascading over her head.

you observe the cover moving with every mild thrust of her head, creasing and shuffling with the halo of her hair. a hand prowls from the sheets' hem and searches for anywhere to rest, to which you beckon it to your breast.

she realizes this and gives it duo squeezes for good measure and her unemployed fingers knead the squishy flesh of your ass, all while smirking.

"mmhh~ I wanna see you.." you mumble into the whafted-shut book, knocking off the already sliding sheet with your knee to reveal a flushed ellie with her nose buried in your crotch, her pretty face poised between your thighs, stuffed in your cunt.

her irises hark this newfound horizon before her and diffuse an intense glare that shudders your soul, sinking her lips deeper into those parted folds and drinking up your sticky deluge.

her mouth disconnects with threads of saliva and slick following, "this pussy tastes s'fucking divine, you know that right?"

"y-yeah.."

"could go down n'you for breakfast, lunch n' dinner.. fuck- baby.."

ellie retreats her keen tongue, dipping into your entrance and soaking up the lewd coating of your walls. oral sounds of her mouth practically having a make-out sesh with your puffy lips overflow the room and bounce like an echo betwixt your ears.

"ohh my godd.." your moans enhance and amplify in the sea of ebbing relief and flowing pleasure.

her pecan speckled skin tinted with rose is glazed with a sinful slick from how far she pushed her face in, a terribly arousing sight to behold when she withdraws to praise her own work.

"how's m'pretty girl doing?"

"s-so.. closee.."

"want' you to moan my name when you do, yeah?"

"o-okay.."

"I wanna know how fuckin' good I make you feel." her sharp curses stay unyielding in her expression.

"mh-mhghmm.." your throat clogs up in anticipation.

ellie pours over your bare stature one last time before gripping the back of your knees and pushing them up till your feet meet the sky.

"that's better."

her lips smash into your cunt once again and prove to be frothing with a craving for you, clenched brows and grunting into your groin intently. she explores every attainable inch like she knows it, licking up your pre-cum like it's the last fucking meal on earth.

"oh- fuck!" you wail out, webbing your fingers in her frizzed up locks by habit.

her inhuman speeds catch you out of the blue, binding her tastebuds with your natural taste and delighted in every millisecond of it. she hoists onto her knees and hovers over your bottom half, wriggling her tongue over your entire opening and sending that abused clit into overdrive.

"el-ell.. ellie! i can't fucki- ah!" a high squeak blazes from your gullet.

she blurts out, "cum on m'fuckin' face." submerged in your folds.

"els.. mh!"

it's the end for you when she starts purposefully moaning on your bud, finally ushering your climax to dull your senses and numbfuck your consciousness. your reality is painted with a globe of starlight just by the heavenly feeling of it.

"good girl..-fck, there there..." ellies gingerly tone conflicts with her devilish play, drinking up the breach of cum gushing from your orgasm.

"oof.. jeez.." you recline your legs once her hands flee, huffing your way down from the celestial heavens.

ellie clambers up and collapses next to you, a smug and prideful visage staring back at your profile.

"did ya finish those pages?"

"erm, no."

she butts off a laugh, "eh, well.." her palm advances your bangs, hooking them behind the conch of your ear, "ended up having more fun, yeah?'

"i- yeah.. I guess.."

"you guess?"

"coulda been a lot better."

"whaaaat?" she mimicked an offended countenance.

"like it's nothing to write home about-"

"u're just trynna rile me up!"

"what if I am?" you boldy tease, tutting your skull side-to-side.

and that's ellie's one weakness, teasing. her brows hike, hollering "ohhh- I see how it is!" and rolls on top of you and thrusts her pelvis down with clear intention, "c'mere-"

"fhmm--" her willowy finger seals your lips, heeding the provocation you've cast into her mind.

"you're on."

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hoep you enjoyed <3

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peasantexchangeprogram · 11 days

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helloo since we're on the topic: top historical fiction (or adjacent) ? can be any time period I just really love your taste in shows/games/etc and am always on the lookout for history inspired media !

thank you!!! im rly glad im like. inspiring other ppl to engage w things im insane abt hudofajsdfdassfsad. anyways. i will probably expand that list bc i literally forgot every single thing i ever read. also i havent watched that many movies so far

ancient times: i havent really watched a lot of movies/series set in ancient times so far :(

rome HBO (2005-2007) (tv series) - OF COURSE. i personally think its one of the best series ever made. they combine political, miliatry history with the lives of every day people in an incredible way. they never let you once engage with the series through modern lenses. according to my teacher (a historian, archeologist & self described 'romaphile') its incredibly historically accurate, mostly the clothing, set designs, characterization, military practices, etc. except for the things they straight up made up, of course.

i really enjoyed gladiator (2000), i think its a masterpiece.

prince of egypt (1998) i guess?

all the asterix movies of course, all the animated ones and most of the live actions. but i wouldnt really call it historical fiction

ok i havent actually finished watching it for now but sebastiane (1976) - an erotic, x rated, gay interpretation of the martyrdom of st sebastian. its in latin also.

wait i cant believe i forgor about assassin's creed odyssey - so far the only one ive played. its so fun and incredibly immersive visually. especially pour moi who cries into the pillow about how ill never experience the ancient world. also you can b a faggot which is always fun. i have things to say about their portrayal of same-sex sexuality and slavery in classical greece but i get why they did that considering its supposed to like. appeal to a lot of people, and a more "historically accurate" portrayal (for example of pederasty or how common slavery was etc.) would b v difficult for a lot of their target audience. alas.

medieval and early modern era:

the name of the rose (1986) - my medieval history teacher literally showed us bits of this movie to teach us about monasteries and monks fhdosiasdjasd.

the borgias (2011-2013) - incredibly messy, lots of political intrigue, and so so fun to watch. about the history of the borgia family. filled to the brim with drama.

the three musketeers (1993) - my favorite adaptation, also coincidentally the one i grew up on. casting tim curry as richelieu was genius. he slays so hard.

i also like bbc's the musketeers (2014-2016) - a neat little series. very fun and entertaining to watch.

outlaw king (2018) - like i dont think most ppl heard of this movie. its about robert the bruce's fight to reclaim the throne of scotland. starring chris pine

vikings (2013-2020) - its fun. i havent watched the entire series tho. dont expect anything resembling historical accuracy

the northman (2022) - you will see something resembling historical accuracy

mihai viteazul (michael the brave) (1971) - a fun movie. very much romanian propaganda tho.

1670 (2023-) - such a fun series!!! incredible cast, shows respect to the actual history and the lives of historical people. really cute and funny.

caravaggio (1986) - a biopic about caravaggio.

wait i also forgor about pentiment - an intriguing, immersive, and incredibly beautiful video game! it has a lot of 'the name of the rose' vibes, with it being a medieval murder mystery taking place in a monastery. its incredibly touching and made me cry, and in the last few years i very rarely cry. also im 99% sure its an indie game? go support the creators!

vaguely-medieval/early modern fantasy:

mirror mirror (2012) - a retelling of snow white. a very fun movie imo, with incredible costume design. julia roberts plays the evil queen and she SLAYS. armie hammer is unfortunately in that movie.

stardust (2007) - one of my fave movies growing up. more modern-inspired but still.

the green knight (2021) - controversial i know but i actually loved this movie! i liked it both as a standalone movie but moreso as a 21st century adaptation to sir gawain and the green knight.

galavant (2015-2016) - !!!!!!! one of the most series ever! they manage to tackle such difficult concepts and conversations with a hilarious wit. so fun to watch. i listen to a lot of the songs still, and rewatch every once in a while.

disenchantment (2018-2023) - very fun to watch, especially the first season.

i also really liked the novel uprooted by naomi novik. its a polish-inspired fantasy.

modern era:

killers of the flower moon (2023) - of course. a masterpiece

aferim! (2015) - a romanian movie set in 19th century wallachia, about two officers, a father and son, who were sent by a nobleman to retrieve an escaped enslaved romani man. a lot of the people in the comments were calling the movie humorous and funny, maybe im missing smth (as im watching with subtitles n dont understand the original language) but it was a very difficult watch for me??

the handmaiden (2016) - need i say more

black sails (2014-2017) - a prequel to the famous novel 'treasure island'. not an easy series to watch. incredibly good.

the favourite (2018) - need i say more pt 2

the rabbi's cat (le chat du rabbin) (2011) - animated movie set in early 20th century algeria. a rabbi's cat learns to talk overnight.

the nice guys (2016) - a fun murder mystery set in the 1970s

o brother, where art thou (2000) - a retelling of the odyssey set in the southern us in the 1930s

victor/victoria (1982) - set in early 20th century paris. julie andrews pretends to be a man and takes on a job as a drag queen. extremely fun, extremely gay movie.

lady chatterley's lover (2022) - very much porn for moms but it was a nice watch imo

amulet (2020) - set in like. idk. sometime in the 20th century. this is a horror movie, deals a lot with misogyny, sa, and so on. i really like it, personally. a lot of people, mostly weird men, dont tho.

the great (2020-2023) - i have mixed feelings about this show. on the one hand, its really fun to watch. on the other hand, its basically ofmd for girls who have public mental breakdowns whenever someone claims corsets were oppressive. and theyre so weird about russians, jesus christ.

disses:

domina (2021-) - i just couldnt get into it, esp since i tried right after finishing rome hbo. it was kind of silly, and not in a good way. takes itself wayyyy to seriously.

i didnt like spartacus (2010-2013) - the dialogue was almost grotesque and the editing, especially the transitions, straight up killed me

damsel (2024) - holy fuck what a trainwreck of a movie. absolute waste of angela basset and robin wright. the only good thing were the costumes.

lancelot du lac (1974) - i just didnt like it at all. couldnt get into it. i guess it was way too french and artsy fartsy for me. a movie that was trying to say both too little and too much at the same time.

i didnt rly like bram stoker's dracula (1992) - i mean. it was a fine movie. it was definitely not the godfather. the movie itself was meh. the visuals tho? absolutely stunning

#asks #anon #mine*#slavery ment #sa ment

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dduane · 19 days

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I've been enjoying the recent Middle Kingdoms works, and was especially taken by the ritual hospitality in "The Landlady". It seemed reminiscent of traditional Irish phrases I've encountered translated into English. If there any influence? To what degree has Ireland leaked into your understanding of the Middle Kingdoms and their cultures?

Re: the Irish influence: there's occasionally some effect on casual idiomatic usages in characters' general conversation, yes. In fact, while doing some editing work on TOTF3: The Librarian just a day or three ago, I caught Freelorn's edgy friend-who-killed-him-that-one-time, Sem, using phrases that unquestionably were not just Irish-originated, but Ulster-originated. :) (And plainly this is @petermorwood's fault. But since the character seems comfortable with the usage, and from where I'm sitting it sounds right for him, I'm not going to mess with it.)

As regards Irish influence on the Kingdoms' formal hospitality-language and culture, though, I'm not seeing much evidence of that. Not that I haven't done a fair amount of reading about Brehon law and other adjacent matters over time as a matter of casual research. But none of that seems to be reflected in any of the notes I made on the Kingdoms' cultures while developing them.

The connection I am pretty sure of is to translations of stock epithets and phrases (and the presence of various general concepts and actions) associated with the practice of formal xenia in ancient Greece, particularly as described in the Odyssey.

In particular, the Kingdoms' worldview seems to share a core concept with the ancient Greek one as regards xenia. This is the idea that personified Deity is walking around in the world, making itself responsible for the protection of people who call on others' hospitality. Both cultures have the idea that people's behavior may be tested by the gods—or God(dess)—to see how well they're obeying the rules set out regarding the welcome properly due to strangers and those in need.*

In the Kingdoms, the concept has had what seemed to me like a more or less logical expansion into the relationship between the heads of organized Houses—what we could equate with local familial lordships, though the actuality in the Realms is a lot less patriarchially hierarchical and more complex—and the people who come to hold land of/from the Houses' heads.

So it made sense to me that there would be basic gestures and phrases that express agreement to various aspects of the contract between a House's head and their holders. Since both writing and literacy died off during that alternate Earth's domination by the Dark, and had to be revived and relearned after its destruction, this contract was for a long time always verbal. Over the centuries, ritualized concrete practices—the exchange of bread and water between Holders and head of House, for example—grew up alongside the spoken content to make it plain that everybody understood the nature and intention of the contract. These, too, I derived from material in the Odyssey and other works of that period: situations, for example, where simply eating something that someone else has given you is itself confirmation that the contract between host and guest is in place and working.

Anyway: thanks for the question. Hope this helps!

*But then readers of the MK books will of course recognize this as the kind of thing the Goddess already does in Her world—not being one of those lurking-and-skulking sorts of deity who leaves you wondering all your life about whether they're real or not. Her basic contract with Her creation already contains the concept that everybody gets to meet Her personally at least once; and—either in Her proper person, or in the form of other people—sometimes more than once. Because yeah, She's busy... but what's the point of being a deity if you don't have the time to sit down with your creation for drinks every now and then...?

#Middle Kingdoms #Middle Kingdoms meta #cultural issues #linguistic issues

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Also. while I'm here. Silly Nightwing names bc coming up with them is the hardest thing in the world and I am here to ease that burden bc if nothing else you can def steal some suffixes/prefixes from here.

Truthteller/Truthmaker

Wisdom

Clarity

Webweaver/Webspinner (for a silkwing/nightwing perhaps,,,?? 👀)

Honorable

Wishgiver

Duskbringer

Shadowwings

Reunion (no explanation I just think it feels Nightwing-adjacent)

Dreamdiver

Sunchaser

Honesty

Fortune

Luckmaker

Fatewhispers

Astute

Nimble

Odyssey

Silentshadows

Lockbreaker

Sleepstealer

Calmness

Modesty

Calamity

Moonseer

Brighteyes

Mistwalker

Prudence

Foresight

#some of these are. higher quality than others #nightwings wof #wof names #wof ocs #idk man I need this out of my drafts ghjghjk #sunny speaks

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Netflix recently held their NEXT UK event which rolled out their upcoming slate of films and series; and while not a UK production (but a European one), surprising no one there was no info on THE OLD GUARD 2. In fact, the only news remotely about THE OLD GUARD 2 comes from Matthias Schoenaerts who was asked about the project while doing press for HBO's THE REGIME.

No more A LITTLE CHAOS, Schoenaerts' Zubak is trying to bring big chaos into the kingdom.

What says Matthias?

Until the release of THE OLD GUARD sequel - whenever that will be - what is the gang up to?

-Charlize Theron is reuniting with her F9: THE FAST SAGA director Justin Lin in TWO FOR THE MONEY, which will pair Theron with Daniel Craig. The film described as a heist thriller which casts the pair as career thieves whose relationship evolve over the course of three big jobs.

-Still awaiting word on the distribution and release of Homer's ODYSSEY inspired THE RETURN starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Marwan Kenzari

, but a bit of Marwan adjacent news is that Dutch influencer/ Holland's NEXT TOP MODEL participant and presenter Anna Nooshin's partner actor Thijs Boermans recently told the story of how when they were picking out names for their baby

- if it was a boy they had a name chosen for someone Anna knows and who Thijs looks up to: Marwan Kenzari. Were it a boy, they were opting for Chico which is Marwan's nickname and the name he used to go by when acting.

They ended up having a girl, but prior to delivery, they opted not to go for Chico because they thought it was so exotic, only to Ibiza and realize chico is just boy in Spanish.

-Luca Marinelli utilized the casting couch and is sleeping with the director of his now in production film PATERNAL LEAVE! The director? His wife, Alissa Jung.

What is it about? "On the desolate beaches of the Romagna Riviera during the winter, a young woman of German origin meets her father, an Italian, for the first time. The film tells of an intricate and painful comparison between decisions made in the past and the consequences that are reflected in the present."

No solid release date has been given for Joe Wright's Benito Mussolini limited series "M. IL FIGLIO DEL SECOLO / M. SON OF THE CENTURY" with Marinelli playing Il Duce.

However, the head of one of the production companies who produced the series, recently said it will be out in Autumn in this year.

Excerpt from her interview.

One of Luca's costar in M... Gabriele Falsetta mentioned the project in an interview. Although he said he couldn't reveal details, he praised Luca and said that he raised the "temperature" with the level of his acting and that the cast still keep in touch via WhatsApp.

-Kiki Layne's film DANDELION premiered at South x Southwest.

#the old guard cast #the old guard #the old guard 2 #TOG #tog 2 #charlize theron #marwan kenzari #matthias schoenaerts #luca marinelli #the return #paternal leave #m. son of the century #kiki layne #dandelion #thomas doherty

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who's the iterator with the shelter symbol on their head? 👀

*whips around and evil grins at the camera* TIME FOR A CANOPY POST

sheltering canopy | #862, gen 3 | she/her

(im gonna be talking about off string canopy mostly because she doesn't really do anything yet in the canon adjacent story!!! all the like. personal info and stuff is consistent tho)

of course. as always. since this is canopy's first time around. fast facts.

sheltering canopy is part of the far north group, a local group adjacent to corners!

far north consisted (in order of construction) of eleven rivers, untold odyssey, one wish for all, four falling phrases, and finally sheltering canopy. when rivers' first admin went to the void sea and was eventually replaced with flowers, flowers proposed and helped construct the twins and separated the far north group into two groups.

odyssey was made group senior overseeing wish and canopy, and phrases was made senior overseeing rivers and the twins.

shortly after the mass ascension, wish caught the rot, and some time after that the Gift was released and odyssey received dev status. unfortunately wish's rot was too extreme so they couldn't save her, but odyssey was able to reach canopy and make her a mobile puppet so they could travel south together!

they are heading south because *static sounds here* (there is something that LOTS of iterators are travelling towards, havent decided if its like. a commune or new society or something but whatever i decide is where these guys are heading). unfortunately, the only way south from far north is through the great north divide (a large mountain range), which is perilous and frigid. keeping warm is hard and securing water is even harder. rivers and phrases climbed the range and went above (pink path), where canopy and odyssey (cyan path) moved through a ravine called the west chasm (more water and warmth than going above, but also lots more carnivores)

the divide is a difficult journey but once youve reached the other side, the real threat rears its head. across the mountains from the far north group is the civilizing divide group, a group consisting of 13 iterators, most notably their senior and older sister, adamant dune.

i think we all know who dune is by now, lmao canopy and odyssey almost reached the other side of dune's territory without even understanding the danger they were in, but the group caught up with them last moment. by the time canopy and odyssey reach this point, phrases and rivers have already long escaped and dune had thrown hollow space out. she was especially dangerous at this point, angry and grieving and now without her voice of reason.

a mystery group (who i currently know very very little about) jumps in at the last moment and saves odyssey, leaving canopy behind having seen her injuries and knowing there's no coming back from a killing blow like that.

but canopy miraculously survives the wound dune inflicts on her, and instead of just trying again, dune takes canopy in to her group in exchange for canopy to help them retrieve cells. they tell canopy that they murdered odyssey.

dune in no way treats canopy like family like she does the rest of her group. she makes canopy help with murder and has little to no regard for her wellbeing or feelings. canopy collapses in on herself amongst the violence shes being made to commit and the cruelty she's facing. she becomes quiet, introspective and numb. it reminds dune of hollow space, which just makes her disdain for canopy stronger.

i sketched this freaky comic of dune making canopy murder someone, you can see it if u promise not to look at the arms for more than 0.5 seconds lmao

she goes by the name shelter with dune and co.

ok its 12:30 pm on a work night and i gotta wake up at 6 so thats all from me for now. ill save her and odyssey's reunion for another time!!! the payoff is huge you guys have no idea but i promise they end up together again

#druid draw #rain world oc #iterator oc #oc posting #off string au #os canopy #canopy #os odyssey #os dune #these posts. are so fun. and i always stay up way too late makin em #violence #ask to tag maybe #guy post

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The Emperor's New Muse Part .2

Odyssey Kayn x Reader

content: forced companion ship, hostage situation, enemy banter, escape attempt, currently unedited.

You gradually come to as your head is pounding. It's the next morning and the ordinal is gone. You don't even remember falling asleep, all you can remember is Kayn's brutal treatment the night before. You are lying on your back in bed, completely naked. As you sit up, you feel an intense amount of soreness and pain in your body, which you can't deny are from the ordinal's prior punishment.

Slowly sitting up, you look down at the messy bed you lay in, and you wonder just how far you will have to go to keep your dignity now that he is done with you. You look at your naked body with a shiver of shame. But you are still determined, you get up, eager to use your time left alone to escape this ship.

Kayn must've left to take care of something, that means you were on an uncertain schedule of time to act. Getting to your feet, you limp to the door intent on sneaking out before the Ordinal could return. The door was flat, and there was no handle, you huff and roll your eyes. "Demaxians...too rich to be bothered physically opening a door", Your eyes wander towards the electronic keypad on the wall adjacent to the door, you test it by pressing it with a curious finger and you are met with a negative buzz and the screen flashing red. Well, you had to at least try.

Perhaps you could try breaking the keypad? Surely busting it would override it right? there was a chance it could work. Clenching your fists you drew your cuffed wrists back and then slammed the chunky restraints against the keypad. Immediately another shock courses through your body and you pull back gasping in pain, you look at both the cuffs and the keypad and neither of them had broke. You growled in frustration. You'd have to consider your other options, you could take this time to try and figure out how to unlock the cuffs that Kayn has put on your hands. Or you could explore the room in an effort to find something useful.

You walk around the room inspecting the walls. Grooves moved along the panel surface in geometric uniform lines. Surely this room had more than an entrance and a large bay window looking into deep space, you run your hands along the patterns pressing in one of the plates causing it to shift and slide revealing a walk-in wardrobe behind.

A hidden door behind the wall opens to reveal a plethora of high-end Demaxian clothing, all arranged immaculately, giving you the impression that this wardrobe holds nothing but the finest garments the Ordinal has ever worn. You are quite impressed by the opulence of this closet.

The remnants of your own clothes lay on the floor next to the bed as a reminder of how vulnerable your current situation was. You stepped forward into the closet content to utilize Kayn's wardrobe. Many options were before you and at one point your eyes focused on a duplicate of the iconic Ordinal uniform. There were so many individual pieces to this outfit the pants alone had 3 components and you couldn't begin to fathom how the top piece would go on. No, you didn't have time for complicated outfits. So hastily, you grabbed the first pair of causal clothes along with a locus armada trench coat, hoping it may help you blend in with the faculty after you break out of this room.

You started with feeling the grooves for more pressure plates that could open any more compartments or maybe even another exit? Unlucky for you the only exit would be the door you originally came in through, and that one is still locked behind an electronic keypad. With time your panic increased as you expected a furious Kayn to break through the door any moment and your searching of the room became frantic. Anything at all that could be of use, to escape or defend yourself.

But Kayn was smart and calculated for every crevasse in the room remained bare. You plopped yourself onto the edge of the bed hunching over desperate to come up with something. It would be nice to get these cuffs off your wrists, perhaps you could break your thumbs to pull your hands through? No, you needed your hands... Your head perked up as an idea came to mind. It wasn't going to be pleasant but, if it worked, you might be able to inflict some pain onto the Ordinal. And the idea of that did put a smile on your face.

Time went by as you waited eagerly for the Ordinal's return, biding your time for the right moment to catch him off guard. You look closely at the shock cuffs, this was a drastic measure but you were certainly in the most desperate situation. The spare clothes you had nicked from the wardrobe lay next to you on the bed, in your current restrained position you could only manage to dress yourself in the pants and shoes. Sure you were still topless but at least a little more coverage managed to bring you some comfort.

You wondered how deep into the mother ship you were currently located, you hadn't heard a sound since you had woken up. No patrolling traffic of guards or voices over the intercom. If your little plan worked and you did manage to make it out of this room where would you run off to? Escaping here was a start but it was recklessly dangerous to just run down any corridor and pray you came across the docking chamber and miraculously commandeer a ship.

Your thoughts were cut off as the silence was broken by the approaching of footsteps, they were heavy and hasty and they were stomping right up to your door. You get to your feet ready to face Kayn when the door automatically slides open at Kayn's presence. You didn't bother to take in how pissed he already looked when you lunged at him throwing you and himself out of the door. He falls onto his back and you land on top of him and instantly begin to smash your fists into him. It gave you the perfect opening to grapple with him, your hands wrapping around his throat and holding him down. As you expected the cuffs were triggered and you gripped Kayn by the throat as the electric shock surged through the both of you.

Kayn grunted and let out a growl of pain. "Grragh! The hell is wrong with you!?" His body convulsed under yours as you strongly held still refusing to let go as you continue to wail down on Kayn, attempting to inflict as much damage as possible. Eventually, the ordinal stops struggling for leverage and begins to curl up in pain. He clutches his arms tightly to his chest as he groans in pain, his breath becoming shallow and panting.

"You're. One. Tricky little bastard" Kayn huffs out between pants, you stumble off of him and get to your trembling legs, dragging yourself away from him. "And your one insufferable asshole" Kayns lips pull taught into a grimace as he gets up himself picking up the scythe he dropped in the process. You kicked yourself mentally for not taking that scythe for yourself but as you looked at it you felt a growing pit in your stomach that maybe you shouldn't even try touching it...

Kayn's grip on your thought breaks you out of the trance you weren't aware that scythe had on you. You blinked shocked and tried to wriggle free. "Oh just stop it already!" Kayn snaps at you his fingers crushing your windpipe. "Do you want to be free or not?!" from his hold you force your head to nod and with an annoyed grunt he lets you go. At the same time, your wrists finally feel light as the cuffs automatically unlock and drop to the floor with a clank. Before you can look down to check your wrists for bruises the glowing blade of that scythe swings up grazing the skin of your throat.

"You wont try anything do you understand?" Kayn's grunt voice stressed. You nod again knowing that you had used your body past its limits with the soreness of yesterday and now the extreme electrocution having zapped all of your energy. Kayn on the other hand was still able to exude force when necessary. For the meantime you would need to play along until a better opportunity struck. Kayn's cold blue eye glares at you "Good now put on that damn shirt you intended on stealing from me. I'll have something more suited to you later."

Uncomfortable was the word to describe your current position, you shrunk into your chair as you sat out in the main control center of the ship. You were situated next to Kayn who although wasn't directly looking at you, you still felt heavily observed.

Kayn was currently typing at his ship computer, multiple hologram screens float around him with random data being displayed. You weren't trusted to be left alone so the Ordinal had taken it upon himself to constantly watch over you while he worked. Kayn had promised you your freedom if you promised to be on your best behavior. Currently, the Locus Armada mother ship was on route between planets in deep space and with the Ordinal being highly engrossed with something, it looked like you may be stuck with him for a little while.

Kayn continued to grow more and more frustrated as you watched his sharp features curl in annoyance and his blue eye narrow at his screens. He seemed to be in the process of tracking something, various mugshots of people were on display and out of boredom and curiosity you looked at them from your seat. There were four icons all with the wanted status, seemingly a crew of space pirates. Kayn was beginning to mumble under his breath and talking to himself.

The muttering was deep but hushed which made your ears strain to hear the specifics of his mumbling. He was simply talking to himself, or at least that's what you figured not noticing how his eye would flick to his scythe and his grip on it would change every time he whispered something.

You decide to pipe up "How long do I have to be here?" Kayn groans "When we land on Demaxia_Alpha you'll be free to leave." You scoff, "I don't want to be dropped of in the middle of your fascist empire".

"Well I dont think you can be picky considering how you got here in the first place" Kayn sends you a scowl. "Im doing you a gracious favor for not just killing you earlier." You give Kayn a dirty look before shifting in your seat and looking ahead out the main window.

Your mind wanders back to those four people you saw on Kayn's monitor earlier. "Who were those people?" You ask. Kayn responded in a soft gruff voice "Just some space pirates".

"Space pirates? seems a little below your grade, why is some Ordinal like yourself chasing after lowly criminals?"..."Is the great Demaxian empire running low on staff?" you ask smugly. Kayn isn't amused by you but doesn't mind indulging your questions.

"The morning star is a group of low lives that took something from me" He says bringing up one of the profiles. A woman clothed in cerulean robes accented with gold embellishments that harmonized with her golden eyes.

"She's beautiful" you excalim breathlessly. Kayn merely grunts seemingly uninterested, you give him the side eye and scold him. "Well aren't you a shitty boyfriend for two reasons now". Kayn snaps his head towards you "What!? No! Shes not my-" Kayn groans "That Templar is the key to opening the Ora Gates." You sit up from your seat intrigued. "The Ora Gates?"

"Yes! Pay attention. You do know what ora is right? Or should I assume a peasant like you is uneducated?" Your eyes narrow as you send Kayn a "fuck you" expression.

"I know what ora is, its that weird gold essence core worlds use to power their metropolises" you reply.

"Its more than that" Kayn chimes in "it's the lifeblood of all civilization. Our magnificent empire is fueled by it but also promises untold power to those who can wield it for themselves…" You look doubtfully and sassily ask.

"I thought privileged men with an education didn't believe in bullshit myths" Kayn rolls his eyes and clicks his tongue in annoyance.

"The Ora Gates are a mythical, poorly understood artifact and they are very much real. According to our scans, there is a strange, esoteric power locked within." Kayn glances down at his hand which he balls into a fist determined. "I intend to be the one who opens the Ora Gate and become an invincible, immortal being. The greatest threat the universe has ever known." You scoff and roll your eyes. "Whats so funny to you lowlife?"

"You sound like an ambitious wannabe."

"Let's see where you and your big mouth stand when I do ascend".

You let out a laugh "Oh how edgy~" you say teasingly.

"Do you want to know how this pertains to Sona or not?"

"Sona?" Your eyes glance over to the screen where the templars profile is displayed along with her name...Sona. "Ah right, Sona"

"Sona is or was a part of the Templar Order and is THE MOST gifted templar of them all, She has the rare ability to commune directly with the ora-producing megafauna and can harness Ora without augments. Only she can guide me toward fully unlocking my latent powers through the Ora Gate." Kayn turns back to his monitors his brow furrowing again in distain. "I had her in my possession when three months ago she was ripped from my grasp by the syndicate, now she is with this ''morning star''. I must get her back, she belongs to me and no one will stand in my way."

You merely nod after absorbing all this information. You knew of the Syndicate they were THE more reputable rebel group sabotaging the Demaxian empire. You wished to be a part of them but it was difficult to find them, afterall, the Syndicate needed to be as secretive as possible to elude the Demaxian empire.

"Are you sure you don't want to join my Locus Armada? We could use such a determined fighter like yourself, being a part of the empire let alone an Ordinals personal army has many luxurious perks." You shoot Kayn a death glare. How dare he ask you such a brainless question, had he not forgot what punishment he enforced on you last night? You may have not been a pathetic, broken mess after that experience, but that did not mean you didn't feel just as disgusted and violated. You managed to hate the empire more than you thought was humanly possible. Kayn sighs but continues to look indifferent to your refusal.

"Shut up Rhaast." Your bitterness just got ignited.

"Excuse me?"

"Its nothing peasant" Kayn retorts waving you off. You wanted to rip him a new one right there right now but you bit your tongue. What kind of an insult was ''Rust'' anyway? Demaxians were so weird.

A notification beeps alerting Kayn and yourself. "looks like we're in orbit of Demaxia_Alpha, we're going to land soon. You'll be free to leave shortly".

After the Mother ship: Fractal Shear landed and all procedures were seen through, everyone on board began to depart. Before leaving the ship, you were given "casual attire" to change into by one of Kayns men. Casual was an insulting word for these clothes as when you checked the tag your jaw dropped to see the brand logo of a common but expensive apparel corporation. Of course, these pricks had so much money they can simply throw Mugler like it was no expense.

You were escorted to the exit of the ship along side Kayn who maintained an air of confidence. His chest puffed out broadly and he took long powerful strides, still carrying that decorative scythe. You had yet to see him without it. But your mind was elsewhere.

"Kayn-"

"Thats Ordinal Shieda Kayn to you".

".....whatever. Why did you let me live?" You ask as you continue to keep pace with the tall Demaxian Ordinal.

There was a silent pause for a moment as the two of you continued to walk through the many hallways towards the main exit.

"I am a man of my word, I did promise to let you off scott free if you managed to win our duel yesterday. I'll admit I was planning to kill you but you managed to survive and match my strength which intrigues me greatly" Kayn says his eyes flicking to yours as he takes in your appearance.

"You don't look to have any augmentations and my scans confirm that you have no bio enhancements like myself which intrigues me. Just how was a little nobody like you able to stand against me?" Kayn chuckles. "While it does make me wonder I have more pressing matters to attend to. You were simply a little set back to my schedule, I should've just thrown you into the prisons to have you sentenced later but I did need to let off some steam."

You look ahead. It was lucky circumstances you were here, then again your freedom you had now came at a cost. Now that you had arrived at Demaxia_Alpha you would need to figure out things on your own. You planned to get away from the capitol, far away as humanly possible from this retched empire. How tormenting it was that in order to get away from Kayn first you would need to be escorted through the Demaxian Royal palace...

Part two its out! Thanks for making it this far! If you didn't figure out by now this isn't a one shot but a full on story I hope to complete.

Part 3 Out now

#kayn shieda #shieda kayn #kayn league of legends #kayn x reader #league of legends x reader #kayn league of legends x reader #odyssey kayn

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my brother in law and i have made our ways through all of your available cog stories (you have become a household name); i wanted to ask if there are any choice of games or other interactive fiction you recommend? i saw you answered in 2020, but wanted to see if there's any more on your radar since then!

I have a bunch of links and recommendations over here including my top ChoiceScript games ever. And I am here to recommend lots more!

Please note that I have the time and energy to play very few games and a vanishingly small number of WIPs. This only a tiny snapshot of the amazing interactive fiction out there. Do check out IFDB, sub-Q, the IF Comp and Spring Thing archives, the Narrascope and AdventureX speakers and exhibitors, and the interactive fiction tag on itch.io.

More below because there are A LOT:

Here is a big bunch of ChoiceScript games that I had a great time with!

Choice of Broadsides by Adam Strong-Morse, Heather Albano, and Dan Fabulich

Choice of Romance by Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse (note that it is not romantic and is not a dating sim!)

A Crown of Sorcery and Steel by Joshua LaBelle

Blood Moon by @barbwritesstuff

Deathless: the City's Thirst by Max Gladstone

The Dragon and the Djinn by @atharfi

The Eagle's Heir by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Fine Felines by Felicity Banks

Hollywood Visionary by Aaron Reed

Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents by Dora Klindžić

An Odyssey: Shadows of War by Natalia Theodoridou

The Play's the Thing by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Rent-a-Vice by Natalia Theodoridou

Siege of Treboulain by Jed Herne

Stronghold by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Their Majesties' Pleasure by Leia Talon

Thieves Gambit: Curse of the Black Cat by Dana Duffield

Tower Behind the Moon by Kyle Marquis

Turncoat Chronicle by @zincalloygames

Weyrwood by Isabella Shaw

Visual novels:

Analogue: A Hate Story by Christine Love

Dream Daddy by Game Grumps (writers: Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray)

EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER by Heather Flowers

Ladykiller in a Bind by Christine Love

Other IF-adjacent games with visuals that I have loved:

80 Days by inkle (writers: Jon Ingold and Meghna Jayanth)

Fallen London by Failbetter Games

Overboard! by inkle (writer: Jon Ingold)

Over the Alps by Stave Studios

Twines:

There are so many more that I've enjoyed but these were what popped into my head right now - this is one where it's essential to check out itch.io:

Anything by porpentine charity heartscape especially With Those We Love Alive and Vesp

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds by Abigail Corfman

Cactus Blue Motel by Astrid Dalmady

Detritus by Maz Hamilton (published as Mary Hamilton)

Faith by @kithj

Invasion by Cat Manning

Human Errors by Katherine Morayati

If I Die, Consume Me by @fiddles-ifs

Mama Possum by Kevin Snow

Nine Months Out by @nellplays

Salvage by @atharfi

Tangaroa Deep by Astrid Dalmady

To Spring Open by Yoon Ha Lee and Peter Berman (as Two-Bit Chip)

Parser games:

The Boot-Scraper by Caleb Wilson

The Compass Rose by Yoon Ha Lee (note that I didn't finish this one because I am bad at puzzles)

Galatea by Emily Short

Gun Mute by C. E. J. Pacian (as above)

Laid Off From The Synesthesia Factory by Katherine Morayati

Lime Ergot by Caleb Wilson

Midnight. Swordfight. by Chandler Groover

Take by Katherine Morayati

Games made with other tools:

Cape by Bruno Dias (Raconteur)

Honeysuckle by Cat Manning (Texture)

Prospero by Bruno Dias (Raconteur)

I play such a vanishingly small number of WIPs that it's ridiculous but I did really enjoy what I played of these two and am looking forward to more:

Body Count (@bodycountgame) by @nellplays (Twine)

Chop Shop by Becky @losergames (Twine)

Fervency (@fervency-if ) by Niko Charos (ChoiceScript)

#interactive fiction #choicescript games #twine games #indie games #visual novels

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