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essencering · 10 months

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↳ summary: Monsters and Humanity have slowly started to interact with one another the lines blurring a bit, but still, both sides stubbornly remain in the past with some things. So when your peaceful life is suddenly turned upside down when a storm sweeps through, you find that a monster has crash landed into your life. Moreso.... crashing into your attic.

↳ Tags: Gender Neutral Reader, Mammon (Obey Me!), Harpy Mammon.

writer's blurp: had this floating around in my brain for a bit, i really just want to write some of the OM boys as monsters. first... a pretty birdy mammon.

The border between your world and monsters is as simple as a line of stones carved with runes. Parents would often whisper to their children horror stories, and reasons to never step over those stones no matter what the reason might be.

You would be safer to remain on the other side of those stones. Same for the monsters, they would remain safer on their side of the stones, but as time has slowly marched forward things have changed.

Monsters and Humanity have slowly started to interact with one another the lines blurring a bit, but still, both sides stubbornly remain in the past with some things. You're family has lived on the border between both worlds, and you've seen many monsters leave to trade, to live amongst humans, and even seen some humans do the same.

Yet you've never stepped across those stones into their world, after all, you feel as if what you've seen from monsters once they cross over is fitting to what lay on the other side. So when your peaceful life is suddenly turned upside down when a storm sweeps through, you find that a monster has crash landed into your life.

Moreso crashing into the attic, the wind and rain seemingly too strong for the monster to handle, and your roof was an unfortunate victim, but one you could live with. The monster seemed to be unharmed, a ball of puffed-up feathers, with a mixture of trilling and clicking. Piercing eyes watch you while you try you're best to cover the hole till the storm passes.

the monster in question is a harpy.

a very pretty one at that, and also very cautious of you, not that you can blame it. after all, if you suddenly had a crash landing into someone's house you would also be on high alert as well.

the harpy stays in the attic, tucked away in a corner far from the hole in the roof, surrounded by bundles of packed-up blankets and such that you didn't need in the springtime.

you assume it made a nest for itself to feel more comfortable and help to keep it from stressing out.

you couldn't get close to see if it was hurt, so you would simply poke your head up into the attic and look at the harpy, but the moment it started to puff up and hiss you would leave.

the storm lasted for three nights and four days, so to say that you were surprised to see the harpy in your room was very starting. it simply looked at you, dazed, before simply dozing off on your bed.

the harpy stuck around even after the storm, but there was always a good bit of space between the two of you. with the harpy watching you, and you just trying to do day-to-day things.

the harpy would sometimes trill, or chirp randomly at you. sometimes even when you were cooking, often stealing bits of whatever you might be cooking. a small blessing since you were unsure of when it had last eaten.

the harpy has taken to sleeping on your bed, a happy little ball of feathers and limbs on your bed during the day, and would sometimes carry some of your things up into your attic. during the day and at night.

to find that it was making a nest and the attic into its own little space was surprising, as you believed it would leave after the storm. yet it was making itself at home.

"hey, shouldn't you.... go back home?" you asked, the harpy making it turn away from making its nest to look at you. it blinked at you, shaking its head before smiling. the talons tapping against the wooden floorboards, tail feathers moving in a way that reminded you of a dance all while it walked over towards you.

a little sigh is all you hear before the harpy starts to nose at your hair, happy little trills and chirps.

"hmmmm, like it here. like you." hearing the harpy speak was shocking, as it had simply chosen to use only sound, its feathers, and expressions to communicate.

The Harpy's name you learned later is Mammon. A sweet guy, a huge dork in his own way, a lover of shiny things, but most of all a giant softy. Despite how big and bad he seems when he's all puffed up.

He would go out and bring you back little things. Trinkets, some wild game for dinner that night, or something that you could wear. He would puff up with pride right after putting it on you or seeing you wear whatever he brought home for you.

He could be a bit greedy for your time, and even greedier when it came to either sleeping in your bed with you or having you in his nest. Where he would ruffle his feathers, move things around and trill happily when everything was just right before curling up around you to doze off.

A smile on his face, and the cutest little noises to lull you to sleep.

#obey me! memories #gender neutral reader #reader is gender neutral #sfw #obey me! x reader #reader insert #mammon x gender neutral reader #mammon x reader #harpy mammon #haha sorry if this isn't the best start to this stuff #very much just wanted to write a little bit for this cause i am weak to the thought of harpy mammon just #crash landing then just feeling so at home in your space he just sticks around

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alastairstom · 10 days

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I have a question for yall. How spicy do you ACTUALLY think the Better in Black stories will be?

I don't really think Cassie has ever written chili-pepper scenes in TSC proper besides with Blackstairs and Herondaisy. And in neither of those cases was the scene full-on explicit.

But also, BiB is a self-published project, and she has teased it as "spicy". But "spicy" is subjective, and I'm wondering what you think it means for BiB. Steamy YA stuff like in the Blackstairs and Herondaisy scenes? M-rated om page but not anatomical sex scenes? E-rated, anatomical sex scenes?

I personally think that it's going to be heavily dependent on the story. We know the Herondaisy story will have a second wedding runes scene and therefore it will have smut. This smut will imo be on par with A Single Chant and it'll be cute and emotional. I think the Sebastian/SQ story will have heavy smut because she's clearly trying her hand at Dark Fae Romance (which will be Interesting), and I think the Blackstairs story will have heavily explicit weird kinky shit because... well.

In all these cases, I think the smut will be part of a larger story. One cannot have 50 pages of smut. It's not possible. I'm glad of it. I want adorable Herondaisy fluff and adventure, and if I had to read 50 pages of Sebastian or Julian fucking I'd bleach my eyes.

But some stories imo will probably have no spice at all - I don't think Thomastair will get a sex scene (I'm not complaining - I actually don't care about sex scenes one way or the other). Theirs seems like it'll be a fluffy romcom that also involves a literal infant. I can't see her writing on-page steam for Wessa or Arianna beyond implied sex, and Luke/Jocelyn weren't even together when their story took place.

What do you guys think?

#better in black

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charmstwit · 2 months

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As Emma Roberts would say, 'Bet you thought you'd seen the last of me!' but it's Sunday evening here and I'd like to use this last chance and ask some questions from your list that (I think) haven't been asked yet about my favourite brotherfuckers.

For Sirius: 5, 15, 17

For both of them: 8, 9, 11, 18, 19

I enjoyed this Stay With Me 1k kudos Fest immensely. You're the best authors and you spoil your readers so much. Thank you so much!!

Thank YOU for all of your asks! We had so much fun getting into these characters a bit more, an you had such interesting, thoughtful asks!

Now, for the answers:

5. Sirius would try many, many muggle jobs, and we’ll even see him do some! He loves working with his hands and being active, but he also has a huge heart. Left to his own devices, Sirius would end up running a pet rescue. He’d start with just dogs, but he’d never be able to turn anybody away, so it would quickly grow to horses, goats, pigs, cats, and the odd cow.

15. Walburga made sure that Sirius was well versed in the Hogwarts curriculum before he stepped foot in the school, but he still struggles with potions. They don’t turn out how he wants them to. Regulus helped with quite a few of his potions during their younger years to make sure Walburga and Orion didn’t get any lettersh ome.

17. Sirius’s biggest fear is being abandoned and abandoning the people he loves. Love has been such a risk for him, and he just can’t quite bring himself to believe that it will stick around.

8. Sirius’s favorite food is bangers n mash, a food that is absolutely forbidden in Grimmauld Place. Regulus’s favorite food is cinnamon rolls. There’s no reason for that.

9. When Sirius isn’t on-screen, he’s making out with James. When Regulus isn’t on-screen, he’s making out with Kingsley. If James and Kingsley aren’t available, they’re making out with each other.

11. Sirius and Regulus were both very quiet as children, as a necessity. Regulus was quieter, and often learned from Sirius’s mistakes. Sirius was more likely to defy Walburga, or make a mistake, and get in trouble.

18. Sirius’s nervous habit is yelling. When he gets nervous, he goes on the defensive, ready to be hurt. Regulus just shuts down, withdrawing from the situation. On a less traumatic note, both of them are liable to fidget, although Regulus is better at concealing it than Sirius.

19. Sirius is so good at all of his classes that it’s hard to pick a “best.” However, he would say he is excellent at Runes. He can identify them and translate them very easily. Regulus could ace History of Magic in his sleep. Both boys are wonderful at astronomy.

#stay with me #stay with me universe #ask box #swm 1k ask game

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inifinds · 2 months

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brandwhorestarscream · 4 months

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On the Megatron as a Queen Mother with the (humane) breeding of cybertronians and eventually expanding to the colony mechs to be ome the Cybermorph All Mother.

I LOVE IT!

It also makes for intersting potentials as the Cybermorphs expand and eventually run into standard Xenomorphs.

How would that even go?

I can see a potential where the Deceptacon/Cybermorphs go to earth for energon and show up during a Xenomorph out break. And they wipe out the rival hive(s). Because fuck that competition. Accidentally winning the gratitude and service of what's left of humanity in the process. More interestingly actually finding out what the other half of the Cybermorph CNA lineage comes from. Nana Galvatron certainly wants to know.

And runing into the Predators/Yautja, what would that even look like? Their whole social standing is based on hunting worthy prey. And they consider Xenomorphs from humans as the most valuable/highest status prey to hunt. If they fuck around with Megatron, they will find out!

Oooh. That's an interesting one. The cybermorphs have long since begun to spread by the time they make it to earth: they're easily marked as the universe's dominant species. They can dispatch typical xenomorphs with ease: they're everything they are, after all, but better. Bigger, stronger, faster, with the added edge of being incomprehensibly intelligent. As scary as the xenomorphs are, at the end of the day, they are just animals. The cybermorphs wouldn't have any issue with them.

Though part of me thinks the cybermorphs might find them cute. They'd be like distant, primitive relatives, like humans vs. lemurs or other small primates and mammals. Go back far enough snd they share ancestry, and the little ones are purely instinctual. Some cybermorphs may keep them as exotic pets XD

But yes, the humans are very grateful. They're of course very unsure about the cybermorphs: they're the same monsters but much larger and more dangerous. Their being sentient doesn't do anything to soothe those fears. But the humans aren't in any real danger, inherently: they're far too small to be used as proper incubators (unless we decide to make minicon morphs, in which case yeah, maybe). And earth can't exactly make them leave: the xenomorph outbreak has decimated their weaponry, their government, pretty much everything: they're not organized enough to chase them away even if they did have the means to do so. While cybermorphs are techno-organic and can digest carbon-based fuel, they much prefer energon as a whole. Which can be synthesized by harnessing the earth's sun, so their fuel needs likely won't push them to hunt humanity, either. Whichever queen has landed on earth decides to take over the subterranean sections of the planet, leaving the humans to their own devices and promising protection from the xenos--after all, no competition can be allowed. This planet is squishy and warm and perfect for laying eggs; so long as the humans don't try to get in the way, they can keep the surface.

The rest of the solar system is probably being used too. Imagine a hive setting up in Jupiter's frozen oceans, or on the sunbaked red plains of Mars. They also probably import the incubator livestock and set up farms, though maybe not on earth itself. They've learned through trial and error that letting self-aware creatures know of other self-aware creatures being kept in such a manner oft leads to ruffled feathers.

As for the Predators... idk if they'd view cybermorphs as proper prey, because they're not fully organic. As naturally occurring cyborgs, would they be considered something worth hunting? Or would their brains basically being computers put them off? Idk anything about them and probably never will, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but, if they do try to hunt cybermorphs, they're very much going to be curb stomped and eaten. They fucked around and found out and paid the ultimate price. You can't hunt something like a cybermorph. They always know where you are. They always know your next move. They will always find you. They will trap you, and they will eat you.

#cybermorph au

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justanotherpersonsuniverse · 1 year

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OM: I had a random thought about familiar perks. Specifically what if Chloe could smell or slightly sense a bad spell from Alix before it goes wrong. Like just a 2 second warning to grab her gf and duck before the new rune explodes. Based on how dogs and wolves and I think also coyotes can sense a coming storm

I don't see why the spell would specifically smell

but I can see her instincts and reaction timing being a lot faster!

#other magic au

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forthedancingandthethriving · 7 months

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"So what do these things do?"

Nimbus lets out a hum as she runs a claw over the stone wall, looking through the runes. After being allowed by Queen Melody, she had taken her friends to one of the Rune Vaults, the one farthest from the kingdom.

"Eh, the ones not in the walls are basic. Light orbs, healing, stuff like that. Hard to steal as well, since there's a sealing enchantment om them." Nimbus answers. She pauses before sighing and turning her head. "Someone give me a boost."

As Tulip comes over to help, Mario pokes some runes on a stone bench. "Soooooooo... are they edible?" he asks.

"I mean.. the healing ones are?" Nimbus shrugs.

Mario slowly picks up one that has a swirl and small clouds around it before putting it in his mouth.

"Just don't eat or touch the ones that had a swirl and small clouds. An explosion symbol is a swirl here, while a healing symbol is a heart with a little lantern."

Mario goes cross-eyed. "Ooooooh.."

Kirby looks over at Mario before deadpanning. "Hit the deck!"

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"So these power ya kingdom?" King Dedede asks, peering at the small rune of light in Queen Melody's paw.

"Indeed. They're incredibly easy. All it takes is etching it into a stone and then putting it in a lamp or latern." Melody nods.

"Interestin'.."

Melody nods, turning the rune over in her paw. "Mhm. It-"

The jolt and stumble when an explosion suddenly happens in the distance, shaking the castle. Melody grabs onto Dedede to support herself, while the penguin places a hand on her back to keep her steady. After a moment, when the shaking dies down, the two let go of each other and look out a nearby window.

In the distance, they can see smoke.

They pause before Melody speaks up. "I'm quite sure they'll be fine."

#avatar: nimbus #smg4 mario #kirby #king dedede #oc: queen melody #fanfiction: my writing!#!posts!

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upstartcrow1564 · 1 year

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As we begin to make our way into the new calendar year, we have so much potential! Our dreams are big, and the possibilities for achieving them bigger still. The road to get there is long, though, and unknown and possibly intimidating af, so take it slow. One small step at a time will do. One word at a time spoken clearly into the void is ok. (My autocorrect tried to turn “ok” into “om,” which actually fits like a m*****f***** so feel free to run with that too, you meek lovers of the good.) The road is open. Start doing what you need to do to get you where you need to go on your new path. Take the first step. Do The Thing. [Image shows the 2 of Inspiration card from The Muse Tarot deck - a young person sits at a telescope looking out into the distance - the Norse rune Os, the Wine Bottle charm, the Minion charm, the Empress/Nefertiti charm, the Garden Spade charm, the Clubs charm. The Heart charm, the Grater charm, the Bear Pawprint charm, and the Spiral charm.] #tarot #oracle #runes #charms #vitki #volva #disir #ancestors #seer #tarotreading #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotcards #dailytarot #tarotadvice #divination #divinersofinstagram #charmcasting #TheMuseTarot #TheMusesDarling #witchesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9XZXAL0WD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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drakenfors · 1 year

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”Det har alltid handlat om gitarrer”

Hans trettonde album – The Ripple Effect – har precis lämnat skivpressarna och nu väntar han på att få åka ut och spela låtarna. Efter mer än 40 år som musiker har gitarristen Rolf Jardemark allt annat än tappat sugen. – Nej, det här är grejen för mig, och har varit det ända sen tonåren, säger han.

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I ett komplex som kallas Bunkern, på grund av sin massiva betongframtoning och brist på fönster, har Rolf Jardemark sitt epicentrum som musiker. Fastigheten ligger mitt i centrala Göteborg, en bit upp i Viktoriagatans branta backe, granne med ett kampsportcenter. Den hårda kontexten verkar perfekt för ett Heavy metal-band. Men med sitt eteriska och lätta gitarrsound tycks Rolf Jardemark liksom ha hamnat mitt i fel slags markörer. – Ja, det är lite lustigt när man tänker på det, säger han. Han är ett av de där namnen som liksom är synonymt med svensk jazz på gitarr, helt klart i är det så i hemstaden Göteborg i alla fall. Ett av de där proffsen som är hemma i improvisation, men som även kan läsa noter lika lätt som vi andra tar oss an kvällstidningarnas brödtext.

Karriären som musiker och pedagog är lång. Under åren har han gett ut ett tiotal album med huvudsakligen egna kompositioner. Det senaste, Ripple Effect, där bland andra namnkunniga pianisten Lars Jansson medverkar, har precis blivit klart och skickats ut till landets recensenter. Titeln är lite filosofisk. – Det handlar om att goda handlingar sprider sig som ringar på vattnet. Ungefär som ”pay it forward”. Jag tänker mig att det fungerar så även med musik. Livet som musiker framstår ofta som lite glamoröst när man ser dem på scen. I bunkern på Viktoriagatan känns det lite annorlunda. Ett krypin belamrat med olika instrument och en dator. Ingen utsikt alls. Precis som om kreativiteten föds ur torftighet. – Ja, det lämnar ju onekligen en del över till fantasin. Svenska jazzmusiker har gott rykte internationellt, och Rolf Jardemark har bland annat haft samarbeten med amerikanske keyboardisten Michael Ruff (Chaka Khan, Lionel Ritchie). – Vi gjorde en turné i Norden 1987. Det var första gången jag fick vara med i ett sammanhang på den proffsiga nivån. Helt klart en av höjdpunkterna i min karriär, säger han.

En rad andra samarbeten har gjort avtryck, som dem han har haft ihop med musiker som trumpetaren Jan Allan, gitarristen Rune Gustafsson och den egensinnige amerikanske gitarristen John Stowell. Men hur började allt det här? För Rolf Jardemarks del kickade musikintresset igång på 70-talet, hemma i pojkrummet i Västra Frölunda. Hans kompis hade en gitarr som han fick köpa loss för fem kronor. – Plus att han visade mig några grepp som jag kunde komma igång med. Sedan skaffade han en ackordbok, började öva och blev fast med tonerna. Via musiklinjen på gymnasiet tog han sig vidare till musikhögskolan i Göteborg där han studerade improvisation, och hade klassisk gitarr som biinstrument. Under tiden på universitetet började han även spela ute på klubbar och blev kompis med gitarristen Peter Almqvist, som några år senare fick internationellt genomslag i duon Guitars Unlimited, tillsammans med Ulf Wakenius. – Jag och Peter jobbade tillsammans i en gitarraffär, och både han och Ulf blev något av mentorer för mig. Efter musikhögskolan började ett liv som yrkesmusiker. Förutom spelningar på jazzklubbar fick han även påhugg som kompmusiker i olika husband på tv, bland annat På spåret och Bingolotto. Sedan 2009 har han även medverkat i Göteborgsoperans musikaluppsättningar. – Många gånger har jag påpekat det för mina elever på olika skolor att de koncentrerar sig för mycket på att spela solo. De övar 95 procent på det, men bara fem procent på att kompa. Men verkligheten som musiker är precis tvärtom.

På senare år har Göteborgs jazzscen växt. Förutom att etablerade Nefertiti blivit till två olika scener har jazzklubbarna Unity Jazz och Utopia börjat dra publik. Kul tycker Rolf Jardemark, som ofta är ute och spelar på de olika haken. I höst fyller han 63, vilket inte är mycket att bekymra sig om för en jazzmusiker – genren är inte speciellt åldersfixerad. – Det är väl först upp i 80-årsåldern det kan bli lite svårare rent tekniskt, men det kan leda till andra fördelar. Själv har jag i alla fall inga planer på att lägga av, jag älskar fortfarande det här.

Fakta: Rolf Jardemark Ålder: 62 år. Yrke: Musiker. Bor: Guldheden i Göteborg. Familj: Fru och två barn, två barnbarn. Intressen: Spelar tennis. Lyssnar på: Just nu mycket på gitarrmusik från New York, som Jonathan Kreisberg, Yotam Silberstein. Läser: Romaner, fakta och biografier. Kör: Kia Ceed, 2015. Aktuell: Med albumet The Ripple Effect.

Rolf Jardemark om … … det bästa med att vara musiker: ”Det är att stå där på scen och spela live, med musiker jag gillar och för en bra publik. Få saker slår det.” … det sämsta med jobbet: ”Att kulturpolitiken i Sverige huvudsakligen gynnar de stora, fasta institutionerna. Som frilansmusiker gäller det få det att gå runt av sig själv.” … att öva: ”Jag börjar alltid dagarna med att öva någon timme för att komma igång, sedan medverkar jag i olika sammanhang, som musikaler på Göteborgsoperan till exempel. Det måste jag öva en del på. Det blir minst tre fyra timmar om dagen.” … han aldrig har längtat efter ett vanligt kneg: ”Nä … det har jag inte. När jag tänker på det har jag faktiskt aldrig haft något arbete som inte handlat om gitarrer.”

#rolf jardemark #jazzgitarrist #svensk jazz #the ripple effect #jardemark #Lars Jansson #jazz #Guitarland Records #Unity jazz #Nefertiti #Utopia jazz #Bunkern #Michael Ruff #Ulf Wakenius #Peter Almqvist #Jan Allan #Rune Gustafsson #John Stowell #Thomas Drakenfors

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March of the Tropes Day 28: Courtly Love

Ferndale Survives AU. Estinien is quizzed about courtly love and has no answer. Mostly SFW.

“Es’inien, ye know ‘bout ‘cour’ly love’ righ’?” Ross Thane, an elderly Hyur man, asked Estinien one evening at the pub, not too long after his and Agnes’s first kiss. Perfect kiss. I wanna kiss her again so bad…

“Wot?” He grunted, glancing at his sniggering younger brother. That little shite! Gigglin’ like a small boy. What’s he know about court love? Courtly love?

Ross rolled his eyes. “Erreyone knows ‘bout cour’ly love! And erreyone knows,” he gestured at Estinien with his worn pipe. “that yer makin’ the eyes at that young lady! Which means no ass grabbin’!!!”

HER ASS IS TOO BEAUTIFUL NOT TO TOUCH! And she likes when I do it! She told me! Estinien grunted again as his eyes narrowed. “I treat the lady ‘ow she wants. That’s respectful, in my ‘umble opinion.”

“’ere ‘ere!” His father said, raising a glass. Thanks Pa!

“For Fury’s sake!” The proprietor of the pub, Gilbert Rune, muttered while tapping his cane on the floor. “Let the youngins ‘ave a good time! War’s all ‘round us. Our children are sent to fuckin’ die ‘gainst dragons. Who gives a flyin’ fuck ‘bout cour’ly love? Master Estinien, you listen to me---go and love yer lady as much as ye can.”

Another chorus of “here, here” rumbled around the pub with several men raising their mugs. Red-faced, Estinien downed the rest of his glass and prayin’ that the Fury takes me right now. WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS?!?!?

“Yer a shrivl’ed ol’ cock, Gilbert!” Ross sneered.

“Hmph. Yer jus’ sore all these years later that my wife chose me over yer ‘olier than thou ass.”

Estinien, Marcelin, and Hami blinked and glanced at each other. “Sons, mayhap tis time to return ‘ome.” Marcelin whispered to his sons, who nodded vigorously.

Let these old bastards ‘ave their pissin’ contest. I only need my Agi—with or without cour’ly love!

#march of the tropes #estinien varlineau #marcelin varlineau #hamignant varlineau #ferndale survives au #estinien at the pub #he's just like please leave me alone to love my girl #estinien is also wondering why the older people in ferndale are weird lol

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[Suicide Squad Scrap] Princess pt. 14

self-indulgent batjokes-flavored SS/BvS/JL, snippet #14.

references to past Constantine/King Shark (lol).

the piece as a whole is rated Mature for pervasive language, varying degrees of violence, use of controlled substances, sexual references, questionable ethics, and themes of mental illness. set from Flag’s POV, with references to Birds of Prey, but not compliant with The Suicide Squad.

***

Savant keeps his eyes on Joker for the whole flight.

For his part, Joker has been drawing on himself with an eyeliner marker. Flag recognizes some magic runes in the scribbles.

“Constantine teach you that?” Flag asks.

Joker smirks. “Ah, John… It’s not what you’re thinking, you know.”

“Isn’t it?”

“I’ve known my darling all my life, remember? I only met John eight years ago, buying a lot of booze at my club. Just broke up with his boyfriend. Got the whole sad story, plus a parade of other sad exes the more wasted he got. I was intrigued—have you seen King Shark?”

Flag grimaces. “Yup.”

“You know he eats people whole, right? Just…om-nom-nom, like the fuckin’ Cookie Monster.”

“Yup.”

“So yeah, I was fucking fascinated. What kinda guy sees that and thinks, ‘I wanna get wrecked by that dick’? Or is it ‘dicks’? Sharks have two, right?”

“Oh my God, Jay…”

Joker shrugs. “Apparently the guy’s as dumb as a really heavy brick but weirdly sweet. Anyway, John couldn’t pay his tab after that sob-fest, so I was gonna get me an ear, or maybe some teeth, and he tells me he knows magic. Ha-fucking-ha, magic, sure. He makes fire by snapping his fingers. Yeah, whatever, I can do that too, with the right chemicals. He draws on the table with fire, and out pops an imp. Y’know, teeny little demon from hell?”

“What the fuck?” says Savant.

“Right? Sitting there on a table in my club! And then the little fucker steals my drink. ‘See?’ says John. ‘I can pay in spells!’ So I say to him, ‘You can walk outta here in one piece right this second if you can give me a way to write just one message in the clouds that lasts for thirty minutes.’”

“What’d you write to the Bat?” Flag asks (while Savant says, “Bullshit!”).

A shrug rolls its way across Joker’s shoulders. “‘Our special place, 8pm,’ and then I signed it with a J in a heart. May or may not have encouraged John to run up more tabs for more little tricks. Nothing major—don’t need demon invasions or portals to hell cramping my style. But it made it pretty easy to set up dates.”

“Waller was pretty adamant I take you along. Thoughts?”

Joker puts the eyeliner away. “Maybe she just wants Daddy to visit again?”

“Why would she want that?�� She can’t stand him.”

“Well, then maybe I’m just Satan’s special girl.”

The pilot gets on comms to tell Flag they’re almost there.

~“And, uh…I dunno if you’re one for scenery, but this place takes the taco.”~

Frowning, Flag gets up and looks through the front porthole into the cabin. “Oh, you gotta be kiddin’ me.”

It’s a volcanic island. If this Shin guy has a shark tank in his lab, or a white cat, or an absurdly-named henchman, Flag will resign on the spot.

~“Man, shoulda listened when my pops said to go civilian. Nobody said shit about James Bond villains when I took this transfer.”~

“I hear ya, man.”

They land and get escorted inside by a little robot that reminds Flag of a shrunk-down Gonk Droid (according to Junie, the unsung heroes of the Star Wars universe). In an obvious lab area, a guy in a labcoat is poking around at some kind of flying (or swimming?) drone under a magnifier. Twenty feet off, their target is carefully performing a set of physical therapy exercises.

The labcoat looks at them and scurries over. “Oh!” he says. “The—the ones from Ms. Walder—”

“Waller,” Flag corrects him.

“Waller? Waller. Right. From ARGUS. Um. Sh-she didn’t say much about the nature of—”

“We’re here to see Mr. Kane.”

Kane settles into a chair and towels the sweat off his brow and neck. “What for?”

“Job offer,” says Flag. He’s distantly aware of Joker poking around in his usual catlike fashion. “ARGUS is interested in being able to combat potential oceanic threats to the United States. You have experience, knowledge, and technology that we find extremely desireable to that end.”

“Well, for a contractor like me, governments do pay best, when they finally pay. I hear ARGUS is a pretty ruthless outfit—no-holds-barred, get-shit-done, hide-the-dirty-laundry kind of thing.”

“Typically, yes. High risk, high reward.” Something clatters behind him, and he turns to see Joker on the table, crouching to watch Shin work. “And we keep tabs on folks with meta-human abilities, like that unhinged surfer guy calling himself the King of Atlantis.”

That gets Kane’s attention. “Curry?”

“We have a vested interest in being able to knock him cold—or potentially dead—should he become a threat. Sounds like your wheelhouse.”

“Ooh, they use magic!” Joker announces.

Kane gets up. “Hey, don’t touch that!”

Joker grins. “I’m shaking in my boots,” he says as he defiantly pokes the drone with one finger.

“I am an inch away from—”

“From getting a bullet in your knee, if you don’t mind your manners,” Joker says cheerfully. “I recognize some of these runes. Water is the biggie. So these guys from Atlantis use magic that at least a few landlubbers could understand and replicate. Good news for ARGUS.”

“Man, who the hell are you?”

Joker jumps off the table and takes a little bow. “The Joker.”

Flag watches the immediate change in Kane’s tone with deep amusement.

“The Bat’s little boytoy,” Kane says warily. “I hear you know everyone and everything that goes through Gotham or Blüdhaven.”

“You hear right. And who the hell are *you*?”

“Name’s David Kane. I’m not looking to make any enemies, here.”

“Great news! Mmmmizz Waller is looking to make *friends* with you. Between you ‘n me, she needs all the friends she can get, ‘cause she’s kind of a dick.”

Flag holds out the tablet with the contract Waller greenlit. “You’d be monetarily compensated for any missions you choose to complete with us, as well as for any technology we examine. You get all your gear back intact after thorough examination. Interested?”

Kane gestures to the scientist. “Dr. Shin understands it a little more thoroughly than I do, at this point. He’s had time to dismantle and repair while I recuperate.”

“And the offer extends to him, as well.”

“Do iiiiiit,” Joker urges. “It’s so much fun. Travel the world, steal shit, shoot people, get called a hero. Non-stop laugh-riot.”

After a tense moment, Kane takes the tablet and starts reading. He nods, he signs, he hands it back.

“Doctor?” Flag asks, offering the tablet.

Shin looks from the Atlantean tech to Joker to Kane. “Well,” he says, setting his tools aside. “I really couldn’t commit to anything—I’m sponsored now, you see, and in order to keep this amazing facility, I have certain obligations to fulfill. I mean, I—I didn’t sign a non-compete or anything, but…well, I wouldn’t want to risk making my sponsor angry when it was so hard to get any serious attention on my work in the first place.”

Flag nods. “Fair enough. Mr. Kane, we’ll be in touch. Let’s go, gentlemen.”

~*~*~

This time, Flag tries to show up early.

It doesn’t make a damn bit of difference; they’ve already drugged Joker when he arrives.

Slouched on his cot, looking half-dead, half-hungover. Glassy-eyed with sweat making his hair stick to his temples.

The Bat’s gloves creak audibly when he walks past Flag.

The gates open and close with stark, echoing sounds. A startled heron flaps awkwardly overhead.

“You can’t keep coming,” Joker says listlessly. “Who’ll save Gotham?”

“Who’ll save you if I don’t come?” Batman counters.

“I’m making you weaker. I’m not supposed to make you weaker.”

“Don’t say that, Jay.”

“You shouldn’t be coming here. It’s my fault. Take me back to Arkham instead.”

“I thought you were having fun. They let you be bad. There’s Killer Croc, and Deadshot, and Flag…”

“They’re not you. I miss you. And you look worse every time you come. And it’s my fault.”

Batman gestures sharply. “Stop saying that.”

Joker smacks his fists against his cot and screams his frustration at the floor. Then he starts to cry. And then he starts to laugh. He says something too quiet for Flag to hear.

“I know,” Batman says softly.

Another muted whisper, longer this time.

“That’s why I can’t just leave you here. But I can’t get you out, either. Not yet. There’s something wrong at Arkham that makes what Waller’s doing to you look like a damn picnic. It won’t be safe for you there. I have to leave you here, where Flag and the others can help watch your back, but it’s not forever. I’m not—I’m not abandoning you, Jay.”

“Promise you’ll be careful. You’re not getting any younger.”

“That hurts my feelings.”

“Promise!”

“I promise. I’ll even ask for help.”

They lean together, and it’s not really a hug, but it feels twice as intimate. It’s the kind of thing two people get used to when there’s glass or chain-link between them.

NO PHYSICAL CONTACT WHILE CONSCIOUS

Flag feels like an intruder.

When Batman leaves the cage, he stops right beside Flag. “You need to find a way to keep an eye on him when you’re not here. I can’t get here fast enough to make a difference when he needs help.”

Flag nods. “Look, uh…I’m sorry I didn’t trust you at first. It just kept flashing through my mind—every headline, every video clip where you beat the shit outta somebody, and all the times it was him.”

“He gives as good as he gets. I’ve got six major scars caused by him, and three of his tattoos commemorate devastating attacks on my family.”

“I just didn’t think you’d…” Flag trails off. “His file talks a lot about narcissistic delusive fits, and obsessive tendencies, and a certain overriding fixation. I guess I just thought he was imagining that you care. But you do. So.”

Batman gives him a long, weary look.

Oh.

“Oh, shit,” Flag says aloud, but stops himself from saying anything else.

It’s not just heroic compassion or whatever; it’s love, and it’s mutual.

Batman just nods. “Oh, shit,” he agrees. “I know you know what it’s like.”

He thinks of Enchantress and Junie, stuck with each other in the same body, one of them dangerous and borderline-evil, the other sweet as peach tea. He thinks of Joker crouched with the little girl chained up next to the bomb, covered in blood but showing a soft half-smile of reassurance. “I do know what it’s like.”

“There’s a new director at Arkham. Hugo Strange. He’s decided to call himself a ‘warden,’ like it’s a damn prison. Within the first week, the number of lobotomized patients went from two to twenty-seven with no consent forms signed, no next-of-kin to notify. Vulnerable people shuffled away into the fog. When I think of them doing that to him, snuffing out all that fire and parading a dead-eyed vegetable as some kind of success story…”

Shit. Seeing the guy on downers must be like a nightmare come true.

“That’s not gonna happen,” Flag says firmly. “I’d bust him out myself before I let a member of my team suffer something like that. When I say I’m gonna keep a real eye on him now, I mean it. He’s not some lab rat, and whatever Waller’s doing is fucking him up.”

“Thanks. The League…they’re not very sympathetic. I’m used to working alone, but this is too much, and it makes a nice change, getting help from an unexpected corner.”

“Unexpected, huh?”

“I didn’t exactly believe you gave a damn about him, either.”

“That’s fair. We are called ‘the Suicide Squad.’”

Batman takes a long breath. “You have his phone from his confiscated effects?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m gonna send you the footage Waller sent me last night.”

.End.

#fanfic #scraps #Suicide Squad #CANON DIVERGENCE #universe alteration #fic series: princess

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i have risen from my tomb and have read the message left by 2.0! cool thang home skillet, in that case u can also go off om the bits i've written too!

Sakura Kyouko was not someone who was easily frightened by much, even if she was still a technically a child. Sure there were the usual fears girls had in her line of work what with the constant "fight for the greater good" and all that she had once fully believed in Mami drilled into her all those years.

The world wasn't kind to her, and despite everything that had happened in her life, Kyouko could confidently say that life was actually pretty good for once.

Of COURSE it was too good to be true.

Honestly, what the hell was she thinking, expecting God to have mercy upon her and granting her sanctuary with the ones she loved most.

The ones she attacked and hurt. The ones who made her feel loved and welcomed. The ones who helped her get through each day and she repayed their love with anger and hate.

Running through the streets and rooftops of Mitakihara was a bit calming for her, the wind rushing through her long hair and the coold breeze she felt always helped to cool her off when she felt her emotions rage out within her. The flames of passion and the intense heat of rage at the world simmering down to a nice warmth within her chest, the sight of the gaudy evangelion-lite school half their Holy Septet went to appearing in her peripheral.

Seven? No there was only the five of 'em, right?

As she approached, the embers of her panic and fear were snuffed out as the broiling familair miasma of Dread and new pure, unadulteread HATE eminating from her argueably best (what?) friend Homura had stumble off the rooftop of Homs old home, and tumble down the rusty fire escape and into a thankfully empty dumpster.

God shits in her breakfast again it seems.

Hauling herself out of the trash like the streetrat she dtill is at hearts, Kyouko transformed out of her uniform and dead sprinted to the school to grab Mami and 'Doka, and do her best to make sure Homs doesn't go and murder Mikuni that god damn snake of a prophet someone that may have been responsible for O-t--ia's kidnapping in a past life.

Class must have just finished beacuase when Kyouko finally made her way to the front gates of the school why was she here again, why'd she run to her family? several things had happened.

1. The burning inferno of Homura's rage blazed into a goddamn explosion of boiling murderous hate.

2. An intense soul-sucking cloud of fear encompassed the entirety of two floors from around the same point, Madoka's dreary tired anxiety sky rocketing into panic while Mami's acheing heart bloomed into a blossoming flower of manic dread.

3. A familiar was crawling its way towards her, one that belong to some sort of clown or circus witch cause it looked like some sorta seal with pigtails, its flippers mangled and tail having bits of it chewed off.

4. Lil' Munchkin must've been trying to broadcast to the entirety of their group, a simple plea for help sent out to all of 'em.

5. That familiar flopped its way to her, finally, and left some parting runes before kicking the bucket why'd the seal dying hurt so much? and those runes translated quite distinctly into that message Bebe sent out.

"Help us... please..."

6. She was gonna figure out why the FUCK she ran all the way to her family with tears in her eyes.

7. Never forget-

just churned this out once i woke up nd saw Anon 2.0 ask. have a swell day of Emotional Damage.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

#felix answers #YALL ARE KILLING ME HERE #OUOUUUOUGH

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Mining update: Effect van de halvering en een potentiële WOIII

Geschreven door: Mitchell Weijerman Welkom Epic Miners! De recente halvering van de Bitcoin heeft de schaarste van de Bitcoin aanzienlijk vergroot, waardoor de Bitcoin nog waardevoller is dan goud en de intrinsieke waarde van de Bitcoin die u al hebt gemijnd effectief is gestegen. Helaas heeft de markt momenteel te maken met turbulentie door de aanhoudende conflicten in het Midden-Oosten. In deze nieuwsbrief gaan we dieper in op de invloed van wereldwijde conflicten op Bitcoin en pakken we de belangrijke implicaties van de halvering voor mijnbouwers zoals wijzelf uit. Laten we aan de slag gaan terwijl we die miner installaties draaiende houden! Samenvatting: - Historische gegevens tonen aan dat aandelenmarkten aanvankelijk dalen tijdens een oorlog, maar zich na een conflict krachtig herstellen. - De huidige conflicten, waaronder de oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne en de spanningen in het Midden-Oosten, hebben de onzekerheid op de markten aangewakkerd. - De verminderde uitgifte van Bitcoin onderstreept een positief vooruitzicht, ondanks de afnemende impact van de halvering. - De introductie van Ordinals en de aankomende "Runes" tokens zouden de inkomsten op basis van vergoedingen voor mijnwerkers verder kunnen stimuleren. - Bitcoin vertoont een verminderde volatiliteit met de kleinste drawdowns in 2023 voor zowel BTC als ETH. - Bitcoin wordt volwassen en neemt af in volatiliteit. - Bitcoin worstelt om nieuwe hoogtepunten te bereiken temidden van geopollitieke onrust; steun gevonden op $60K. Tweewekelijkse marktwijziginging 06/04 - 22/04 Nieuws Effect van oorlog op aandelen en Bitcoin Nu de geopolitieke spanningen toenemen door aanhoudende conflicten zoals de oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne en de instabiliteit in het Midden-Oosten, worden de financiële markten geconfronteerd met toenemende onzekerheid. In het verleden hebben oorlogen geleid tot onmiddellijke scherpe dalingen op de aandelenmarkten, zoals we hebben gezien tijdens de Eerste en Tweede Wereldoorlog, toen de Dow Jones Industrial Average aanzienlijk daalde, maar na verloop van tijd ook opmerkelijke veerkracht en herstel toonde. De eerste reactie van de aandelenmarkt op een oorlog gaat meestal gepaard met een aanzienlijke daling. Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog bijvoorbeeld was de beurs maandenlang gesloten en daalden de aandelen met ongeveer 30%. Na de heropening steeg de beurs echter met 88%. Ook tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog was er een korte dip, gevolgd door een cumulatieve stijging van 50% gedurende het conflict. Dit patroon onderstreept de opmerkelijke veerkracht van de financiële markten, die de neiging hebben om sterk op te veren na een conflict. Tijdens de eerste fase van paniek op de markt daalt bijna alles over de hele linie omdat beleggers zekerheid zoeken in liquiditeit. Beleggers zullen echter hun beleggingen deriskeren en zich gaan richten op veilige havens. Activa zoals goud - en in toenemende mate Bitcoin - zijn gewild vanwege hun stabiliteit en de mogelijkheid om zich in te dekken tegen inflatie en valutadevaluatie. Bitcoin is gecorreleerd met de aandelenmarkt. Als de aandelenmarkt stijgt, doet Bitcoin dat over het algemeen ook. Dit is duidelijk te zien als we kijken naar de prestaties van de S&P 500 en Nasdaq. Door de onrust in het Midden-Oosten is de aandelenmarkt gedaald en hebben we ook een lichte daling gezien in de koers van Bitcoin. We kunnen echter verwachten dat Bitcoin meer hetzelfde zal presteren als goud, maar wees je bewust van de mogelijkheid van grote volatiliteit in de Bitcoinprijs tijdens een marktdaling. Bitcoin is nu, vooral na de halvering, schaarser dan goud en misschien zelfs voordeliger, vooral in tijden van conflict. Denk eens aan de uitdaging om voor $1 miljoen aan goud naar de andere kant van de wereld te sturen. Het gewicht en de logistiek die komen kijken bij hettransport maakt het vrij riskant om grote hoeveelheden goud te vervoeren. Een van de dingen die Bitcoin oplost. Bitcoin halveert: Een nieuw tijdperk voor miners Het is geen nieuws, de bitcoin is gehalveerd. Maar wat betekent dit precies voor ons miners? Laten we er eens in duiken. Historische invloed op de prijs van Bitcoin: De geschiedenis heeft laten zien dat Bitcoin halveringen leiden tot monumentale prijsstijgingen in het daaropvolgende jaar-een patroon dat investeerders en anderen niet kunnen negeren: - Na de eerste halvering steeg de prijs van Bitcoin met meer dan 1000%. - Bij de tweede halvering steeg de prijs met 200%. - Na de derde halvering steeg de prijs met meer dan 600%. Deze stijgingen tonen de invloed van de dynamiek van vraag en aanbod op de marktprijzen. Aangezien we ons nu in de vierde halvering bevinden, geeft een reflectie op deze trends ons inzicht in wat deze cyclus ons kan brengen. Beschikbaar BTC-aanbod: Om de beschikbare voorraad van Bitcoin te berekenen, trekken we de illiquide voorraad - Bitcoins die verloren zijn gegaan, op lange termijn worden opgeslagen of anderszins ontoegankelijk zijn - af van de huidige circulerende voorraad van 19,68 miljoen BTC. De grafiek laat zien dat de piek van de beschikbare voorraad begin 2020 5,3M BTC was, die sindsdien is afgenomen tot ongeveer 4,6M BTC. Deze daling vertegenwoordigt een significante verschuiving nu we de vierde halvering naderen, en wijkt af van de eerder waargenomen trend van toenemende beschikbaarheid van aanbod tijdens eerdere halveringen. Dit is een positief teken! Invloed op de markt en schaarsteBitcoin heeft sinds de lancering in 2009 grote veranderingen ondergaan in het monetaire beleid. De eerste halvering vond plaats in november 2012, waarbij de blokbeloning werd verlaagd van 50 BTC naar 25 BTC. Dit werd gevolgd door een tweede halvering in juli 2016, waarbij de beloning werd aangepast van 25 BTC naar 12,5 BTC, en een derde in mei 2020, waarbij de beloning verder werd verlaagd naar 6,25 BTC. Afgelopen zaterdag, bij blok 840.000, hadden we onze vierde halvering die de beloning terugbracht naar 3,25 BTC. Deze vertraging in de uitgifte van Bitcoins, met ongeveer 19,7 miljoen van de totale voorraad van 21 miljoen die al gedolven is, betekent dat toekomstige halveringen waarschijnlijk een steeds kleinere impact zullen hebben op de voorraad. Ondanks de verminderde impact van toekomstige halveringen, blijven de economische implicaties aanzienlijk. Bijvoorbeeld, tegen een prijs van $63.000 per BTC, vertegenwoordigt deze halvering een aanzienlijke vermindering van $10,3 miljard in de jaarlijkse uitgifte van BTC. Deze vermindering is ongeveer gelijk aan de omvang van de recente uitstroom van BTC en de netto Amerikaanse instroom van BTC ETF's, die tot nu toe in totaal $12,4 miljard bedraagt. Dit toont het substantiële financiële effect dat de halvering nog steeds heeft. Blokbeloningen worden uiteindelijk vervangen door vergoedingen De blokbeloning is een belangrijke stimulans voor Bitcoin-mijnwerkers. De halvering vormt een uitdaging omdat de inkomstenstroom wordt verminderd. Als gevolg hiervan zullen transactiekosten uiteindelijk een belangrijker onderdeel worden van het inkomen van mijnwerkers, aangevuld met de stijgingen in de prijs van Bitcoin. Sinds de derde halvering zijn de inkomsten uit de blokkensubsidie gestegen tot $43 miljard, een stijging van 180% vergeleken met de cijfers na de halvering in 2016. Op dit moment dragen transactievergoedingen een kleiner deel bij aan de totale mijnbouwinkomsten, maar hun belang neemt met elke halveringscyclus toe. Deze vergoedingen hebben ongeveer $2,5 miljard opgeleverd, het dubbele van de vorige halvering. Mijninkomsten hebben nieuwe hoogten bereikt, met blokbeloningen die meer dan $76 miljoen opleverden in één dag op 11 maart, wat een nieuw record betekende. Hoewel de bloksubsidie afneemt in termen van BTC, heeft de stijgende marktwaarde van Bitcoin deze verliezen gecompenseerd, wat resulteert in een hogere USD-waarde aan inkomsten die mijners ontvangen dan een jaar geleden. Met de sterke prestaties van Bitcoin aan het begin van dit jaar blijven mijnwerkers optimistisch over het voortzetten van deze trend. Daarnaast heeft de introductie van Ordinals - die het mogelijk maken om gegevens zoals afbeeldingen, video's en tekst in te voegen in niet-fungibele tokens - de transactiekosten voor miners verder verhoogd. In het eerste kwartaal van 2024 bedroegen de transactiekosten voor miners gemiddeld $3 miljoen per dag, aanzienlijk meer dan het historische gemiddelde. Opmerkelijk genoeg stegen de vergoedingen in mei en december 2023 tot respectievelijk $17 miljoen en $24 miljoen, goed voor bijna 40% van de totale inkomsten van mijnwerkers uit vergoedingen op die dagen. Met de op handen zijnde uitrol van "Runes"-fungibele tokens op het Bitcoin-netwerk naast de halvering, zouden mijnwerkers een extra stijging in inkomsten uit transactievergoedingen kunnen zien, wat helpt om de effecten van de verminderde bloksubsidie te verzachten. Technische analyse Bitcoin wordt volwassen, minder volatiliteit Bitcoin vertoont tekenen van volwassenheid met afnemende volatiliteit. Het jaar 2023 markeerde een belangrijke mijlpaal, met de kleinste maximale drawdowns tot nu toe - 20% voor Bitcoin (BTC) en 27,4% voor Ethereum (ETH). Dit staat in schril contrast met voorgaande jaren; de laagste maximale drawdowns hiervoor waren in 2016 voor BTC met 31,3% en in 2021 voor ETH met 57%. In 2024 heeft de trend van verminderde volatiliteit zich voortgezet, en overtreft zelfs de stabiliteit van 2023. Ondanks de verhoogde niveaus van gerealiseerde volatiliteit in het huidige jaar, blijft de mogelijkheid van verdere dalingen waarschijnlijk. Historisch gezien is de volatiliteit van deze beleggingscategorie aan het dalen sinds het ontstaan meer dan 15 jaar geleden. Een opmerkelijk punt in deze trend was oktober 2023, dat een lokaal minimum markeerde in de gerealiseerde driemaands volatiliteit. Sinds dat dieptepunt is er echter een geleidelijke toename in volatiliteit. In de huidige wereldwijde omgeving, waarin we meer risico beginnen te mijden, zien veel mensen Bitcoin nog steeds als een asset met een hoog risico. Deze perceptie kan leiden tot meer verkoop van Bitcoin en zal Bitcoin doen stromen naar de portefeuilles van de investeerders die het zien als een veilige haven zoals goud. Deze herschikking is van cruciaal belang omdat het het marktgedrag van Bitcoin in de toekomst aanzienlijk zal beïnvloeden en zal bepalen hoe Bitcoin in de toekomst wordt gezien en gebruikt door investeerders. We wensen je een goede week en houd die mining rigs draaiende! Plan een 1 op 1 gesprek met Mitchell Weijerman * Voor meer informatie over Epic Mining en onze hardware sourcing en hosting diensten, kun je een gesprek plannen met ons team. Elke week analyseren we de beste machines op de markt in termen van ROI. 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