#pondering this. thank you anon

[freezethebeez]

bit weird, but how are funeral practices different in the catalyst world? Because I feel like there’s an untapped angst potential in vampires turning their dead loved ones into soup. What’s more of an expression of grief than lettting your beloved’s dying cells become your cells, to convert a part of them to you and let them live on in all the parts of you forever? To one last time feel the warmth and flesh of your dead friend or lover before their bones are buried?

dead dove: do not eat? more like dead partner: turn him into soup but specifically the soup that your mother made and the one that he liked the most and have the most insane mental breakdown of all time while you eat it ^_^

#catalyst #people asking me things #this is definitely an interesting aspect that i never really put a lot of thought into but you know what? i might spend some more time #pondering this. thank you anon #ranboo's really out here consuming tubbo's entire bloodline lmao #there's also something so silly about “these are the hands that i've held and the skin that i've kissed and now i'm eating it” #i've written something like this before but not really?? idk the fic's called Love Taste and it's on my ao3 #but i think putting it into the context of catalyst would be really interesting

[canon-gabriel-quotes]

Transcript:

*panting*

What was I thinking?

"Who's your daddy?" Who says things like that?

I need to get it together and focus on my investments.

The BUSSY controls my every waking thought.

And I have lost my path.

Forgive me, Lord.

And allow me passage back to The Grindset.

End Transcription

Audio source

#ultrakill #gabriel ultrakill #thank you anon for bringing this to my attention #normally i edit down the pauses between speaking but this time i think it needed to stay. for effect. #so you can feel his pondering in real time #he wants to get back to the grind. if you know what im sayin. #the cyber grind of course #if you know what im sayin #voice post

[bunnyjesters]

It has been shown in the pilot and intros that pain doesn’t actually seem to exist for the characters. Like Ragatha had a cleaver to her face and nothing happened and she just laughed it off. Gangle’s mask breaks but it doesn’t hurt. Just makes her sad. The only thing that hurts is abstraction…BUT an exception to that is Jax. Jax actually seems to react to physical stuff like being choked or being hit by that one Gloink. It’s almost like he actually feels pain.

What’s your take on it? And how would Pomni (your Pomni) react to this knowledge?

ackshually ☝️🤓

goose did confirm that all of the characters can feel pain, the intro video where that happens to rags i feel is more of a pilot of a pilot episode and not really canon to the actual show. i think it’s not exactly the same pain we might feel in the real world but definitely some sort of simulated experience, the same way that eating and sleeping keep them “sane” despite them being digital avatars and it not being entirely essential.

that being said, i think pomni reacting to jax in pain depends on where their relationship is at. obviously she’d be upset by it but if he’s being pretty actively mean to her she probably could justify it as karma or something — if this is post corn comic — which i find absolutely fucking hilarious that i can use that as part of my fanon timeline, i think it might cause her a little bit more distressing + would proactively try to find a solution

#kitsch answers ⭐️ #rambling #anon ask #long post #good question though thank you. i like to ponder

[kateis-cakeis]

Maybe since Arthur was born of magic, then he inherited just a little bit of magic, maybe because he was born of love, just a little bit of soulmate magic to ensure his loved one (read: Merlin) will find him somehow someday and that's why Merlin is immortal. Thoughts?

Hiii, Anon :D (sorry for taking a few daysss)

I just love this ^.^ I especially love the 'maybe because he was born of love', that's such a lovely way to put it. I know the real situation is so much more complex (since it is heavily suggested Ygraine did not know) but Arthur was born of love🥺? let me live in ignorance for a bit :P

But these are very interesting thoughts.

Maybe the just a little bit of magic he inherited was the whole - the only times he really looked like he was gonna die is when the rules of magic said nothing would survive its touch (Questing Beast, sword fordged in a dragon's breath) (maybe a lil of his own immortality wink wink)

Anyhow the thought that 1) there is soulmate magic (which I guess there must in at least a fate and prophecy way because of Merlin and Arthur) and 2) that Merlin is immortal because he had to find Arthur regardless like

Because, Anon, like imagine a situation where prophecy got fucked, and Arthur died, and Merlin never met him. And then a thousand years pass, and Arthur comes back, and Merlin finally meets him. Like that's what I automatically thought upon reading your ask!

Imagine a fic with that concept where maybe like Merlin is a few days late to arriving in Camelot, and Arthur dies to Mary Collins. And then Kilgharrah calls for him like man, you've fucked up bro. And tells him of this new destiny, his new eternal wait. Man, now that's something I'd wanna read.

I like this, Anon. Especially working this thought into canon with like Merlin had to find Arthur because yes destiny, but more so because soulmate. Now that's so !!!!! Also extends maybe that's why Arthur returns, because Merlin being immortal can't be without his soulmate forever ;)

Love this, truly!

#bbc merlin #merthur #merlin #what a cool concept thank you anon i will add this to many pondering thoughts about Arthur and magic #ask

[carmyboobear]

you know what im thinking about rn what made Carmy stop drawing in the first place like yeah he did it for the menu but only coz his little perfectionist ass needs that visual aid to show stuff (he def deals with dyslexia and dyscalculia)

I just looked up what dyscalculia is and I burst out laughing. I’m thinking of the scene in s2 ep1 where he’s budgeting for The Bear on the cardboard pizza (?) box and just does an awful job. You are so right

Interesting thinking about him with dyslexia though… he has so many books in his house that I never considered that, but obvs ppl with dyslexia can still love reading! Would love to hear more thoughts on that. It would make sense since he struggled so much in public schooling actually…….. maybe he didn’t realize he was dyslexic until much later in life?

But YEAH I think he’s way more of a visual and hands on learner. Once he does something once or watches someone do it, it just clicks. I bet that rly showed in his art.

I LOVE carmy’s art, and as an artist when his drawings dropped in s2…. Oh I was absolutely giddy. His talent! He’s an artist through and through!! I can totally see him doodling on the edges of his school work.

But ANYWAY like you were saying abt him drawing for the menu—he has a hard time with words, so of course he can most efficiently express his thoughts through art (and food). It helps him if he has pictures to explain it with.

…So what I’m hearing is that carmy needs to get into making PowerPoints? Yeah? Anyone?

#carmen berzatto #carmy berzatto #the bear #the bear fx #my asks #FANTASTIC ask thank you for this anon #I just feel like I understand carmy a little more now. love this guy so much #what could carmy bring to PowerPoint night…. im pondering that now #carmy character talk

[anto-pops]

I've been thinking for a long time about what Mc's and Seb's boggarts could be.

I think or my Mc's boggart is herself. Only evil and power-obsessed. With her old magic she inflicts pain on others and enjoys it. Boggart-MC taunts MC that she is weak and not enough, that she is to blame for Fig's death (and that she couldn't save Sebastian in time fom getting lost in the dark arts.)

Seb's boggart might be Anne, MC (and Ominis), writhing on the floor and screaming in pain while he can't do anything.

Oh and Omini's boggart is probably how he hurts others like he was forced to do as a kid :(

What do you think about it? That would really interest me. I wouldn't mind if you wrote a fic about it either. (but you don't have to.)

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TAKE, I LOVE IT ! I halfway brainstormed something a little similar a while back and never wound up writing anything for it, but you might have convinced me to with this

I had a similar thought in regards to my MC since she ended up taking the power from the Repository. I like to imagine it corrupts her to some degree and the new version of herself scares the hell out of her. Mix that together with literally everything you've included and yeah, I agree MC would be seeing herself as her boggart, much to her horror.

Sebastian and Ominis' boggarts make perfect sense as well; Sebastian only ever wanted to protect the people he loves, so to be forced to sit back and watch them in agony is his own personal hell. I also read a super interesting and frankly kinda dark take on Soloman potentially being Sebastian's boggart. There was a lot of animosity between them leading up to his death, so I wonder what their home life was like or if Soloman was ever a particularly nice guardian to him at any point (I'm watering down my thoughts heavily with this)

Then I feel like there's a lot to think about in regards to Ominis. Like how would he experience his boggart when it came down to it? Would everyone else see a small, 8 or 9 year old version of Ominis casting the Cruciatus curse ? Would Ominis hear the screams of the Muggle he'd been forced to torture ringing in his ears ? Or maybe it wouldn't even be him- maybe it would be his father commanding him to use the curse, or the animated corpse of his Aunt Noctua whispering that he failed her and let her die alone.

So so many possibilities, I love the unbridled angst it brings with it. I think I'll explore this prompt a little more, you got the gears in my brain turning now. I need a cork board to connect all these ideas brewing jfc

#asks #GOD IMAGINE THE FLUFF/COMFORT THAT WOULD FOLLOW ALL THREE OF THEM EXPERIENCING THAT SHIT #I CAN'T HANDLE IT #hogwarts legacy hc #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #thank you for this philosophical question anon I'll be pondering what we've discussed here all day

[grapecaseschoices]

I've been playing for a while and I don't think Wyll gets any special dialogue with a cleric of tiamat. At least for acts 1 and 2 in my playthrough 😭

i feel like if they dont after the reveal of wyll being a warlock or wyll telling you the entire story after they save [REDACTED], then they probably won't ever.

#anon #wyll ravengard #thank you for answering me anon #had been pondering a non-durgewyllmance but that's off my list now #does anyone know if he gets anything special with warlocks? i believe he doesnt get jack with tieflings #gif #larian critical #i know if anyone will let me down larian will let me down #larian si starting to become my new pb #all the things they wanna change unnecessarily they cant chhange that? #grapecase answers

[theloveinc]

caitie plz i need the angst need to hear the backstory of shinso putting work before you and the baby…id like to think he didn’t outright say it and somehow that even hurt more to think he couldn’t admit it to himself

(pt.i here!)

Yessss I think that's exactly what happens, too!

Like, to him specifically, it never actually emotionally feels like he's choosing work over you, you know, he's not in the sense that he does love you both more than ANYTHING. But at the same time, he's also unable to actually stop himself from putting way too much into the job, even when you go from asking to literally begging him to.

Honestly, I think part of him doesn't realize he's doing it. Every second he's at work, he's thinking about you... it doesn't matter TO HIM that it's the third night (or day) in a row he's spent sleeping at the agency, it doesn't matter to him that he hasn't been there for any mealtimes or bedtimes or bath times with his daughter, or anything else... since he's keeping you in his heart, he believes it's not so bad as, for example, real abandonment.

Except it lowkey is.

(For such a smart guy, he's super, SUPER dumb about it—the very few times in a week he's home to see you, he's getting annoyed when you try to bring up him cutting his hours back: not even for your sake but for your daughter's... and then getting angsty when you get annoyed. He can't remember exactly when you start getting really mad.)

But then you hit him with separation papers and the topic of divorce and the whole world comes crashing down on him. I don't want to say you have one of those cliche moments when you literally ask him to choose between family or work as he's walking out the door................ but absolutely that is what I want to say, at least in the sense that I think:

You're talking about trying to make things work, finally, FINALLY, he took a few days off to sort things out with you and commit to being a father... and just when things are starting to seem like they'll be okay in the end (AKA: he was actually able to get you to smile and accept a gentle kiss), in the middle of the night, one of the first he's actually been back in your bed, he's getting a phone call about needing to come into the agency and...

You're sitting up in the dark as he's walking to the bedroom door, and you just know what's happening, and he's turning to look at you and no words are even needed to get across that if he leaves, you won't let him back in.

(And then that's really when he starts to sleep under his desk, eat literally nothing and go out on patrol for HOURS ON END, and actually process the extent of what's happened; that it was just as bad as leaving you all together in the first place, especially with a baby in the picture... and the fact that it was a decision he literally, consciously made.

(It took lecture upon lecture from Aizawa, Denki, Deku, fuck, Monoma, before he was able to get himself a half-decent apartment and actually reach out and to figure out a co-parenting schedule w/ you. Lord knows he'd never ask you to bend over backwards for him ever fucking again.)

#shinso #coparent shinso #WAHHHHHHHHHH so corny but it's what i was envisioning lmfao #sorry this is a bit late i napped for FIVE HOURS ajdkfkljdhf #i also got caught up in pondering if i would even forgive him... idk #i feel like this is a SLOWBURN #but idk #he never moves on tho ofc <3 #im just imagining like denki coming across his office cot and being like 'don't you have a kid?' and he just glares all nasty LOL #lmfaooooo thank you for enjoying and asking abt more!!! sorry for just stealing ur idea essentially #mwah hope it was alright #caitie things #gen #kids tw #anon

[violinist-rachel]

Dear Rachel? What is your outlook on life? What do you value most in your own life?

"My outlook on life?"

"Hmm...." "I suppose I believe in karma. I think all of our actions will eventually have consequences that'll one day catch up to us, no matter how hard we try to run away."

"Now, I'm not perfect by any means. Far from it. But during my time in this world, it's important to me that I try to do more good than harm in my life."

#dynart #rachel #castle of nations #anon #sorry it took a bit to answer but what a fun question haha #definitely one that made me ponder a little #thank you for the question! #also may or may not be experimenting with style again #just a bit anyway

[shaywrites-ifs]

not all monsterfuckers are furries. i mean i'm a monsterfucker but i don't have a mascot/fursona

I mean I never really considered having a fursona a requirement for a furry. just thought you had to enjoy anthro animals? am I wrong y'all?

#thank you anon! #appreciate you sharing your thoughts on my pondering #furry Fandom gonna come and learn me some facts I suppose

[cascadiums]

starting to think that mr hawkins was encouraging mina on marrying jonathan (i guess she could propose if it was a leap year?) in hungary asap because he could tell he was going to die soon and it sounded like jonathan is terminally ill too, so she could inherit his fortune through being his wife, in case they both die

yeah this is Incredibly Plausible to me. Mr Hawkins went all out to take care of them and ensure both Jonathan and Mina were in a stable position. We know Mrs Westenra was doing the same thing in adjusting her will for Arthur (although her approach was questionable), so it wouldn't be the only time in the novel that a dying parent put their affairs in order with the fiance in mind. Poor health could also explain why he sent Jonathan out to Romania on his behalf in the first place, despite his inexperience, so I can believe that he was giving them a nudge while he could still take care of them. And then Jonathan's state would definitely spur that along.

It's just occured to me typing this that it's so very mortal and human and loving. It's something the Count could never do. He's going nowhere, he has no need to ensure his family will be okay without him. There's no passing down, there's no worry for a future that he won't be present for. Dracula's nature doesn't allow for that kind of generosity, or for that expression of love for family. On a biological level, he's incapable of that perspective. Without mortality, there's no need. Being undead kinda functions as an aspect of his selfishness.

#dracula daily #thank you anon! i liked pondering this #mr hawkins is officially jonathans dad ive stamped the adoption papers #partly because i cant be bothered to type out 'workplace parental figure' each time and partly because he clearly loved them

[perelka-l]

Do you think Archer is ever confronted with the realization that he is probably going to outlive Giovanni (just based on age alone, plus Gio's smoking habits)? I feel like it dawned on him when Giovanni ditched Rocket, had a breakdown and then just decided that he is going to off himself if/when that happens

Tbh Archer doesn't strike me as a type that would ponder on such things. Like, in general, and that not even considering that Giovanni in his eyes is pretty much idealised to hell and back. Acknowledging that Gio could just as well be gone one day would not be something Archer could consider, I think. Like, he is aware of Giovanni's weaknesses and failings, but those he just acknowledges without a second thought.

And that could be why Giovanni's disappearance hit him as hard as it did. I imagine that Archer wouldn't even consider the world without Giovanni in it as a possibility. But when Giovanni went and left, Archer had to face that wall. Of course, it's different when he's gone but just nowhere to be found, with Archer basically spearheading whatever the fuck he was in attempt to explicitly go against Gio's wishes just to have him back.

Death though... It's hard to say. I think Archer would also see Giovanni's well-being as his own responsibility, so maybe he could consider such as his own failing. I'm unsure if Archer would be suicidal though, not actively so at least. Giovanni means a lot for him, so he would struggle to find his own place again. He is dedicated to Team Rocket, obviously, but he can't imagine it without Giovanni leading it anyway, so what would be the point of continuing that?

Unless... *eyes Silver*

#Answers #Anon #Anonymous #Had kalina playing first thing when I pondered on answer lol #Aw let's tag it whatever #Rocket executive archer #subordinateshipping #Cw: suicide mention #It's hard to say tho what would Archer do if Gio did a waterfall lol #There was a fic like this.... I'd have to reread it #Had a scene of silver and Archer burying Gio's ashes fakken 10/10 #Thank you for message anon I was starving a lil ngl dhshskwhhdjd

[lbctal]

Does Walton have big dick? Asking for a friend

wish i had the answer… 😔 but according to my calculations… absolutely.

#the math is mathing #walton goggins #only bad bitches ponder about wg’s dick size #best question I’ve ever been asked it is an honor thank you anon #tal

[writingjourney]

I wish you would write a fic where it’s enemies to lovers for Copia. We always see a soft kind side to him and the reader but never him truly just hating them and trying to fight his complicated feelings for them and why he has to fight them.

I would really like that as well because it's such a good trope with so much tension. The issue with enemies to lovers is just that it is very hard to create a scenario where it's actually ENEMIES.

Usually it's just vague dislike or annoyance to love and I don't think Copia is someone who easily HATES a person. There would have to be a conflict that actually makes sense. So I struggle to come up with anything that fits the bill with any real intensity. There are for sure AUs that could make this work but I am not really good at writing those. If you have any ideas I am all ears for sure :D ♡

#asks #anon #i will be pondering this for the simple fact that i would love for him to be PINING like crazy while not acting on it #thank you ♡

[zombiequeenblog]

Hi!

My thoughts are cast back to the beginning.

We have such a different dynamic now between the Cardinal and Mouse - they are very much in love, everyone knows, and they have a mutual understanding what each other needs physically.

But I’m curious about the events leading up to their very first encounter. How long was he watching her? Did he have any romantic thoughts or desire for a relationship? What did he expect to be the outcome of his actions?

He could have just cast her aside, and hoped she didn’t tell anyone. Which, I know I’m looking into this far too deeply lol but I can’t help but be fascinated by then and now. Such a brutal beginning, I think he should be counting his lucky stars.

You're exactly right, a lot has changed for sure! When I wrote Darker Down Below, I hadn't planned to expand it into anything more, so I really have to think about what may have happened previous.

I would say he was probably watching her for longer than she realized. Probably attracted to her looks and mannerisms, and spurred on by her vulnerability. Hoping she might match him in a way he would prefer, even though I think he only let himself dare to expect a satisfying conquest of her body at first.

The romantic thoughts came later, when he first tried to kiss her softly against that tree in Back To Haunt Me. She turns her face away, so he humiliates her, and leaves her, probably to clear his head within that dark forest.

But he comes back, and restores her; leads her back to the abbey. And she doesn't beg him to stop what he's been doing when he asks her directly. Later, when she gets her wrists free, she kisses him herself. Maybe that action had been on her mind since the forest.

I think they're both conflicted, each finding themselves yearning to love the other and yet held back. Copia isn't sure he could inspire such love in another, and Mouse fears surrendering to such a dark passion. It can be easy to hide one's true feelings inside all the depravity, and sometimes they are not even clearly apparent to their bearers right away. But somehow, the two of them manage to come together, slowly entwining in each other in a way that could never come undone. At least that is what I am trying to convey in my quite pathetic writings lol

But yes, after that first time, I think he assured himself that he'd terrorized her into silence. But he's struck by her, and soon must admit to himself that he could never simply cast her aside; she completes him in a way he never thought possible. I believe he does count his lucky stars, and is grateful to the Fallen One every night for his own little Mouse, shining so brightly within his darkness.

#dear anon #thank you #ask box #sadglo #Cardinal and Mouse #i love pondering the story with you dear readers #more chapters are coming #thank you so much for the engagement #sadglo spoilers #evil cardinal copia #dark romance #gothic romance #i am so grateful that anyone reads my stuff

[itzme-thefaust]

Howdy Faust!

Have you considered the following: What do you think it would look like if we mixed Uberbots AND Pikmin? :0

P03 Although he's not the biggest fan of creatures and wildlife, there is one thing this competitive bot enjoys almost as much as your company: being the best at a game. Are you prepared for the Dandori Battle against it?

G0lly A whole new planet to explore? Count her in! Whether it be adventuring into different caves and mapping them out or just simply having fun and goofing around with all the Pikmin, you two will never run out of exciting things to do!

Photographer From candid photos of the Pikmin and other creatures in their natural habitats to snapping the sunset at the end of the day, As soon as the Survey Drone is in your hands there's no stopping you two capturing all these memories together.

Archivist If you're looking for a bit of a calm after a long day in the rescue camp then look no further! Relax as the both of you snuggle together and read through each entry in both the Piklopedia and then fall asleep to her soothing voice.

Unfinished Boss The two of you take a 'hands on' approach to the Treasure Catalogue, painting portraits of each other using the Decorative Goo and assembling all the different treasures into all sorts of masterpieces. Is it the treasure sparkling or just you two?

(Hope these are alright and sorry if I've gotten anything wrong ^^" I've only played the 4th game so far)

-🐭

MEOWING!!! PURRING!!!! KNEADING!!!!! JUMPING AROUND IN JOY!!!! INSCRYPTMIN!!!!!!

#faustasks #🐭anon #DELIGHTED AT THIS #NO IDEA WHO THIS COULD B:E #BUT THANK YOU!!!! #PONDERING #THESE ARE SO GOODDDD