#some stuff fall into both categories but ultimately lean more towards one of them

[veil-of-exordia]

There are only two types of things in life and they are oddly intimidating things and oddly amusing things

#alternatively: life is always ironic but the irony can be in either direction #thoughts #theory #philosophy #life #oc #fear #humor #humour #some stuff fall into both categories but ultimately lean more towards one of them #analysis #universal #universality #binary classification #black and white worldview #reductionism #reductionist #writing #my writing #irony

[tokillamockingbird427]

do u think logan is religious at all (ik i made alex religious and given the walker's vibes they're prolly a little christian) but do u think he is. actually give me ur opinion on everyone in the team cuz i'm interested

Gonna list 'em.

Rorke Only believes in a god so he can curse him out. Thinks if there is some greater creator that it's pretty evil, letting all the shit that goes on happen. Was probably also very religious when he was younger, seeing as I HC him from somewhere south/midwest. Has a "Fall from grace" when he joined the military and realized what a shit show life can be.

Elias Was probably catholic or christian enough to go to church and pray over dinner before he joined the military. Still religious afterwards, but he's too busy to be dedicated you know? That and mainstream christianity in the US tends to be... pretty shitty towards the kind of people his loved ones are (Queer, non-religious, not white.) so he doesn't like to associate with it. (Evangelicals are the people I'm talking about. Nasty bunch of shit heads.) Believes in god, heaven for the good folk, hell for the evil. He also believes he falls into the latter category. (Poor guy. Killing someone is considered the ultimate sin or whatever.)

Hesh Due to Elias still being a bit religious when he was younger he's got a touch of "Young Christian Boy." but like.... I HC him as trans and Bi so this motherfucker just nyooomed out of that as fast as he could lol. Probably thinks of communion every time he eats a cracker or drinks grape juice. Knows a lot of the christian mythos. (So like, Noah's Arc, Samson, David and Goliath.)

Logan Elias was pretty much done even considering religion by the time Logan was old enough to form proper memories, but military culture actually has a lot of religious influence so he knows "the basics" like what praying is, heaven, hell, purgatory, who Satan is. Not a lot beyond that. Might become a bit more religious after the pit, trying to find a way to help cope with the shit he's been through. Reason I mention Saint Christopher a lot with him is because he's the patron saint of travellers. Lots of people in the military actually have a Saint Christopher necklace because of that. (My Dad bought my brother one when he joined the service.)

Rest below the cut so this doesn't get too long.

Keegan Seems like a guy with a fair bit of religious trauma. Probably grew up going to sunday school, praying over dinner with the fam, getting yelled at by his youth pastor for kissing another boy, you know the usual stuff for evangelical children to go through. Very violently rejected the whole shebang in his teen years, realizing he was very much not the "Ideal Christian." what with all the ideas he had. (Women having rights, gay people having rights, minorities having rights. You know, the basics.) Still internally panics every time he enters an empty room where he thought everyone was because he still has nightmares about the rapture. I'm not giving him brownie points btw, he's just a decent human being that grew up around shitty human beings.

Ajax Actually "properly" religious. Grew up in a vaguely christian house where he wasn't allowed to say "God dang it." and went to church on easter, but otherwise it wasn't very focused. Probably leaned on it more entering the military, both due to the culture and as a way to connect to his mother. Prays before he sleeps at night, wears a cross, participates in all the holidays with his family back home, otherwise keeps it to himself because he respects boundaries. (He knows Keegans tragic backstory, keeps it "away" from him so to speak. Won't pray if he's in the room. Keegan wouldn't mind if he didn't, Ajax was just raised polite as fuck.)

Merrick Pretty non religious all around. Like he knows about all the different kinds, not very interested in any of them. Not quite atheistic because he believes there might be some greater force in the universe, but he'd liken it more to an unintelligent code/function than a conscious omnipotent being.

Kick "Funny" atheist. Refuses to believe in any higher power. Doesn't say it, but he probably thinks religion is unreasonable in the modern day an age. Makes jokes about god(s) not existing/being dead.

Neptune Mixing pot right here. Believes in rebirth and Karma, which are Buddhist. Believes in a good place a bad place and a neutral place, which a lot of religions have but their idea is closer to Christian ideas of heaven hell and purgatory than anything else. Also thinks the universe is the closest thing to god, which is Pantheism, reveres life because of that. Thinks god may be made of multiple things, which is also a lot of religions, no specific one to liken it too though. Thinks ghosts are real, which is a spiritual belief. Thinks humans are outside of whatever god is, so they don't have a problem doing their job despite the "protect life" thing.

Fun fact: Adonis, based on @satan-incarnate-666 is Muslim. I asked their help with his burial rites and that. (They were very helpful and it was very interesting to learn!)

#ghillie #call of duty #call of duty ghosts #gabriel rorke #elias walker #hesh walker #logan walker #keegan p russ #alex v johnson #ajax (cod: g) #kick (cod: g) #neptune (cod: g) #adonis rex (oc)

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DISCLAIMER:

I do not claim to own or have created this character, though the headcanon posts you see here are of my own interpretation of this character and events. I am private and selective, meaning that I only write with mutuals (those who I follow and who follow me in return), and tend to watch who I follow back and/or write with for my own comfort. However, my askbox is open to everybody if you wish to talk to me or the character on this blog, but I may not answer everything put in there.

PASSWORDS:

Due to my social anxiety, I don't have a password in these rules, nor do I send them in. I read everybody's rules and pages before following and usually before interacting.

ACTIVITY:

This is my main blog, which means that I am on it most of the time. However, I do suffer from some mental disorders, namely anxiety, depression, and OCD. These tend to affect how I interact ooc and can make me overly distant sometimes, and it's usually nothing anybody has done to me but my own mind running off on it's own about things. So, I do apologize for that. I may be absent from blogs during bad periods or make a couple posts here and there that I always delete after an hour or two stating that I'm in a bad way. Everything will be tagged.

HIGH HONOR: 

Please note that I base my characterization off my raw play of this game, in which Arthur is HIGH HONOR and you may see more of that toward the end of his main verse. However, I still play him as a morally grey individual, especially as he’s trying to find his own mind on things in a way, but ultimately he leans more toward honorable moral choices (or what are considered honorable for the life he leads). He will do both good and bad things. At his point in time, I’m not exactly leaning towards adding a low honor verse, as his portrayal within the fandom has turned me off completely and after playing that route myself, I don’t really see much reason to. However, that may change if I end up finding a way to put a spin to that.

BLOG & PERSONAL TRIGGERS: 

Please note that I don't have many triggers myself outside of suicide and overly anxiety inducing content (jumpscares, purposely paranoia inducing posts, etc). 

There are some themes that I would like to avoid writing about in detail or at all. Namely, I WILL NOT write out anything like incest (the John/Arthur ship tends to fall into this category for me, along with Arthur/Dutch and Arthur/Hosea, so I will say that it's a NOTP for me), abuse (outside of mentions in regards to backstory, all forms), pedophilia, and rape. Also, I should note on a personal side that pregnancy can make me a little uncomfortable due to some gender stuff with me. I don't mind mentioning it, nor do I mind parental relationships when it comes to Arthur and sometimes outright adopting children in certain verses, but threads and interactions solely based off pregnancy can make me uncomfortable. It's difficult to explain but I would like to avoid it. Really, when in doubt, just ask.

This blog does and may contain triggering material, due to the nature of this game and the character. The biggest ones that will be present here are violence, guns/shooting, crime, and illness. I should also note that, due to the fact that this game takes place in 1899, there may be some triggers related to the views of this time period. Arthur himself is rather progressive and doesn't hold those views himself, but that doesn't mean the people around him don't and may be referenced in threads. Everything will be tagged as I catch it and where needed.

SPOILERS: 

This game has been out for at least a year now. I will not be tagging for spoilers anymore, so please follow or read at your own risk if you are working through the game for the first time.

WRITING, SPEED, and NSFW:

My general writing style is paragraph/paragraphs. I don't mind one-liners but I usually only reserve those for starters that I’m writing and I tend to expand on the length of those as I go. I format my posts, mostly just some minimal spacing, small text (not sub), and all-caps words, bold, and italic usage. If this bothers anybody or makes it hard to read, please let me know and I can continue our thread in a non-formatted way. I also use icons, but I will follow my partner's lead on iconless rps. I can also be a little long-winded with my replies but you aren't obligated to match that. As long as I don't get like three sentences back to five paragraphs, we're all good.

I'm a slow rper. It may take me a day or two to get around to things, both asks, threads, and messages. I don't mind a nudge here and there but if it feels like you're pressuring me, I will warn you and block if it continues.

I'm 24, the muse is 36 in his main verse. We are both over the age in regards to nsfw. Smut is kind of rare for me and I don't do it often on Tumblr, however if we're in a ship and you want to write that over Discord, I may be open to it. That said, too, I will ONLY write nsfw with people and muses who are OVER 18. There is no exception to this. That noted, too, Arthur's in his 30's so a massive age gap may not appeal to him much either.

SHIPPING: 

I’m going to sound like a hardass but: I am a highly selective shipper on here, and the ships that do appear on this blog are ones I have had for quite some time. Everything of a romantic nature will need to be discussed with me and the chemistry has to be there for me to agree to shipping. I’m not an insta-shipper, nor am I accepting to pre-established romantic relationships outside of those in canon. They will need to be discussed with me like every other ship and may be subject to me disagreeing to do it. Otherwise, I am multi-ship, despite being highly selective, and I’m fine with discussing them but please be aware of this.

FOLLOWING, DRAMA, AND DUPLICATES: 

I will usually give someone a day or two of active posting after following before I unfollow if I don't receive one back. I don't mean anything personal by that, I'm simply making sure I don't accidentally like or send anything in if we aren't mutuals. That said, too, I am selective with who I do follow. If you're a sideblog and you don't have that blog easily accessible on your main blog or you don't message me about it, I'm likely going to miss it. I don't follow rp blogs that are run more like personals if only to keep my dash slower. Also, generally, if our writing styles don't mesh, you're rude to me, or you post nasty things, I will likely unfollow/block/or not follow back.

I don’t interact with or reblog callout posts. I don't have great patience with ooc drama and will likely unfollow if there is a lot of it being posted by you.

Following and being followed by duplicates (other Arthurs) is completely fine with me. However, with the mentality sometimes, I won't go out of my way to follow first if only to avoid making anybody uncomfortable by me doing so. I'm also non-exclusive for general interactions, so multiples of the same character I am fine with. I may take mains, however, which means these blogs get priority over plots and focus in headcanons, etc.

CROSSOVERS AND ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: 

I'm crossover friendly so long as I know the character/fandom. That said, if I just can't get into it or make it fit, I won't force it.

I love original characters and you guys are cool with me, however I do need to see at least some stats or a verse we can interact in before I follow/follow back. I'm also fine with your OC knowing Arthur in their backstory but, again, romantic stuff needs to be talked over with me first.

STARTER CALLS: 

I've found that I don't enjoy doing starter calls. I may do them here and there when the urge strikes, but the best way to interact with me is to message me or continuing memes sent or sent to me. I'm also more than happy to like other starter calls, too, if you want to throw them my way.

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Hey! Thank you for reading these if you do. A little introduction here: my name is Rory, I'm 25, Canadian and operate mostly out of the GMT-7 time zone. Though, I tend to post at odd hours so that may not be too noticeable. I'm nonbinary and I prefer they/them. I'm a full time university student, which means that I may disappear when studies pile up or my time is divided. That said, I do enjoy talking to people when I'm able. My IMs and Discord are always available to mutuals, just drop me a message.

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[thelightfluxtastic]

30DayTheri 30: On-the-fence stuff

Last day! Tomorrow I will write a retrospective on the whole experience, but that didn’t feel right as a topic taking up a day slot. So tonight I’d like to write about all the stuff that could fall under my therianthropy, but I’m not sure if it does (or to what degree). Extroversion Seriously? You might be thinking. Isn’t that just... a basic personality trait? Yes! Yes it absolutely is! But the trouble is, in some ways, Dogs are Extroverted Wolves. No, really. Among the genes that differentiate wolves from dogs are two that, in humans, causes Williams syndrome- characterized by hypersociality and extreme extroversion, among other things.

Based on what I recall from my Personality Psychology class (there may be mistakes, here is the textbook I am paraphrasing, though also stuff from lecture material by Author/Professor Dan McAdams), extroversion is about more than just being friendly. Neurologically, it’s linked to the behavioral activation system- the network of parts of your brain that reward seeking out new things and doing stuff (e.g. the finishing-task dopamine reward, among others). This is the “approach” system. One research study asked both extroverts and introverts to rate how much they enjoyed certain situations, both social and individual, pleasant and unpleasant. Unsurprisingly, extroverts rated social activities more highly than introverts did. The kicker- extroverts also rated solo activities as more pleasant. The proposal suggested by this study is that extroverts are just straight-up more responsive to rewards and reinforcements, regardless of type- and “social” became the extrovert stereotype because social engagement is a really good, consistent way to get those brain rewards.

Now, with that in mind, let’s look back at dogs and wolves. The story of wolf domestication is wolves that were less shy would follow early human settlements for scraps, bolder ones getting increasingly closer and more comfortable around humans. Those that were too hostile or aggressive would be chased off/killed. Those that were safe, friendly, playful would be kept around. Those that were able to pack-bond with humans, respond to rewards and cues, were trainable, would develop into the first dogs, and those traits would get stronger and stronger with selective breeding. Here, again, we have selection for the most extroverted dogs- the ones with a high “approach” mentality, broadly social, responsive to rewards and reinforcements.

So do I think I’m extroverted because I’m a dog? No. Extroversion-Introversion is a basic personality trait and everyone falls somewhere on the bell curve. But it’s hard to deny that being highly extroverted means I’m going to see a lot more of myself in dogs than I do wolves when questioning theriotype, because thousands of years of Extrovert Selection is kind of what makes a dog. (Meanwhile I would nudge anxious, neophobic wolves to the Behavioral Inhibition System, which is a whole different thing (neuroticism, not introversion)). Singing I enjoy singing. I was part of choir as a kid, and while I’m well out of practice, I still enjoy it for fun. Here’s the thing- I have a marked preference for backing vocals and choruses. I don’t just mean the thing where there are multiple parts to a song and you try to sing all of them at once. I mean often, given the choice, I will sing along with the backing vocals or chorus rather than the lead singer. Even if I am alone and there is no one else singing with me or taking the lead vocals. I don’t know why. Is it a pack/group thing? A social submissiveness thing? A group-howl thing? Maybe it’s just a completely random preference that has nothing to do with anything? Who knows- I sure don’t. Call-and-Responses I lean more toward placing this in the dog category. But I have like...a profound, consistent enjoyment of call-and-response dynamics. I love them. Call-and-response chants were part of Spirit when I did Latin competitions in highschool (National Junior Classical League shoutout). When I watched the tv show Dollhouse, I really loved the various code phrases (Did I fall asleep?/For a little while/Can I go now?/If you’d like). My boyfriend and I developed layers of back-and-forth phrases into our nightly phone calls (though this was eventually wound down). Part of what appealed to me about martial arts was that the place I went had specific call-and-responses: rituals at the beginning and end of class, things to call instructors, things to memorize (e.g. a list of principles). It just feels...deeply satisfying to my brain. I cannot emphasize enough how, if you give me a call-and-response, I will latch on like a dang barnacle.

This could be a dog thing (the responsiveness that is kinda deep-baked into how dogs were domesticated and bred). It could be a general neurodivergence thing of liking having scripts and predictable patterns. The neat thing is, since I see therianthropy as neurodivergence anyway, there’s not a lot of pressure for me to delineate it as one in contrast to the other. I don’t have some external Pure Dog Essence causing my feelings and behaviors, it’s all just Brain, and what parts of Brain I call Dog Brain are ultimately up to me.

#30 Days of Therianthropy #therian #dogs #personality #mine

[gegenji]

RP Partner: @bloodsworn-marshal​

Pipin Tarupin had been fighting off a number of ashkin and amal'jaa in the area that had been terrorizing the populace as of late. But an ambush had awaited-- taking the lone general by surprise as they cornered him atop the cliff. Try as he might to fend their blows, one lucky knock sent the man tumbling down with rare fear in his eyes-- and a heavy thud as he fell atop the ruins below. High enough off the ground so as not to be gravely injured, and yet... a crack as he landed roughly against his arm. > Pipin Tarupin grunted loudly from the pain, staring up at the skies and swearing loudly whilst trying to figure out what exactly happened.

Chachanji Gegenji | Pipin would have a surprising audience - for better or worse - in another Lalafell who had also been out here to help with the problematic populace out in the deserts. Though, the little Doman smith was primarily focusing on returning the ashkin back to the lifestream due to his pacifistic tendencies. He was actually standing over the dusted remains of one such ashkin - weathered bokken in one hand and prayer beads in the other - murmuring a prayer for the wayward spirit when the colorful- Chachanji Gegenji | - language reached his ears, the curses bouncing almost with an anger all its own off the canyon walls. Still, it gave direction enough to bring the curious Chachanji investigating the source. "H-hallo? Is someone out 'ere? Ev'rythin' akay?"

Pipin Tarupin groaned in agony as slowly but surely he forced himself up into a sitting position. Shaking his head as he got ahold of himself while leaning against the stone wall behind him. Another fresh wave of swears however when he went to move his left arm... it was definitely broken. Or even worse, yet he hoped it could simply be mended. As Pipin heard someone else’s voice from down below, he slowly peeked over to sides...goodness he was so high up there! "Up here..." He managed, hissing in > Pipin Tarupin: between breaths. "Who's out there?"

Chachanji Gegenji pressed his way further into the ruined building, looking for the source of the voice - holding tight to his bokken. He may be a friendly sort and not the brightest bomb in the mine, but even he knew that bandits and the like also plied their trade around here and it was possible that the owner of the voice could be someone of ill intent. Still, he could FEEL the pain in those curses, and so he ventured in - looking up towards the deteriorating brickwork at the direction. "A-ah, a friend...- Chachanji Gegenji: - p'tentially?"

Pipin Tarupin muttered to himself. "A friend...?" Or others that would do him harm? Then again... what other choice did he have in this predicament? Pipin continued to scan over the walls for where the voice was coming from, until eventually laying eyes upon a familiar and easily recognizable head. "....Chachanji? Is that you?"

Chachanji Gegenji: "H-huh? Yeah, tha's me..." he responded, blinking in surprise as he tried to place the voice. Which, granted, was much easier now that it wasn't belting curses at full volume. "... Ser Pipin!?" The recognition hit him like a bolt from Rhalgr himself. "... What're ya doin' up there? ... W-was tha' ya cursin' up a storm? Are ya akay!?"

Pipin Tarupin winced a little as the pain in his arm ramped up some, causing him to shudder as he pressed himself back against the stone wall. He cradled his hurt arm carefully, but regardless it still stung like all hells. "Seven Hells..." He groaned once more, but felt a little more at ease to know a friend was nearby. "I'm hurt. Beasts above the cliff flung me here. I'll consider it a lucky fall considering what else would have happened."

Chachanji Gegenji: "H-hurt? A-ah jeez, ah jeez...!" the little smith responded, looking about to see if there was any way he could get up there himself. Since it was probably safe to assume that Pipin coming down to him was a bit more... out of the question. "I'mma see i-if'n there's a good way ta get ya down from there! Hold on!"

Pipin Tarupin grimaced as he took in the surroundings. No.. there really wasn't a way up here was there? His fall might have been lucky, but the ruins were far too... ruined. He'd have to help himself down, whether he liked it or not. "I don't think there is one. I might just have to find my way down somehow." And just the thought of that was enough to send another painful shudder through his body.

Chachanji Gegenji then proceeded to dart this way and that, trying to make good on his promise regardless. However, it seemed to be proving difficult - as Pipin himself had noticed, the ruins were in pretty bad shape and most routes fell into one of three categories: too far out of his reach to make, likely to crumble underneath him, or potentially bring Pipin cascading down. Chachan took a couple steps up, frowning. "A-ah... tha' could be dangerous if'n yer already hurt!" he warned. "I-I'm sure there hasta-- Chachanji Gegenji: -- be a safer way!"

Pipin Tarupin couldn't help but smile weakly. "What other choice do I have? Unless you have a way of flying up here, the only other way is down." Pipin Tarupin says this as he begins to crawl forwards, slowly but surely.

Chachanji Gegenji: "A-ah... I could try jumpin' down from above..." the little smith started to offer, but stopped himself. If he missed - or even if he DIDN'T miss - he could end up hurting himself too. And then there was the possibility of the added impact causing more of the ruins to crumble away - further endangering one or both of them. Chachan glanced to a pouch at his hip, as if contemplating something, before noticing the movement and shifting back a few steps to keep a good eye on the Flame Marshall. -- Chachanji Gegenji: "Oh! There's a ledge right in front of ya! Y-ya might be able ta make it a bit closer ta th' ground there!"

Pipin Tarupin: "Don't be foolish for my sake." The marshal huffed, still making his way lower and lower, bit by bit. His arm ached beside him, but otherwise his legs moved just fine aside from the ugly looking scrapes. Just like that he was able to make some progress downward! Until he hit the ledge where he'd have to make a small jump. Another curse beneath his breath-- those amal'jaa would pay. "Lets do this then..." With a grimace he continued forwards, hopping down the onto the next ledge! But letting > Pipin Tarupin: loose a pained gasp as he caught his bearings. Whatever pain he was feeling, it was great.

Chachanji Gegenji: "A-ah! Careful!" Chachan yelped as Pipin took that leap, reaching out like he could snatch his fellow Lalafell out of the air and bring him down safely. His fingers crinkled inward and he winced as he heard that gasp. That didn't sound pleasant at all. "W-well, at least yer 'bout halfway down at least now?" he offered, trying to be positive as he looked about for the safest path downward for Pipin. Options weren't looking too great, though, deepening the little Doman's worried frown. Chachanji Gegenji: "U-um... it looks like there's a lower bit ov'r 'ere?"

Pipin Tarupin felt absolutely pathetic. What sort of sorry state was this for him to be found in? He peered down at Chachanji miserably, though nodded nonetheless. "Almost there then, aye..?" He clutched his arm as he dragged himself to the point Chachanji pointed out for him. But the drop from here looked like it would surely be the one to do him in... yet with nowhere else to go. "I don't suppose there's any other way down..." Pipin Tarupin: Surprise surprise however. Just what Chachanji feared occurred. As Pipin was on his way to the other side, the foundation beneath him crumbled! And before he could so much as reach out to catch himself, the marshal came tumbling down...

Chachanji Gegenji watched Pipin limp his way over the overhang, feeling absolutely miserable about his inability to help - or perhaps hesitating given the glances to his pouch. However, when he heard the brickwork creak and grind and crumble, the little smith was in motion before he could even think. Leaping down from his observation spot, Chachanji darted forward and dove to try and catch the falling Flame Marshal! ... but ultimately overshot a little and ended up saving his fellow Lalafell in a different-- Chachanji Gegenji: -- manner: by serving to cushion the man's fall with his own body. "Wugh!"

Pipin Tarupin: Regardless of Pipin's 'cushioned' landing with his friend taking the brunt of his fall, Pipin still let loose another string of curses and swears as he earned himself new scrapes here and there. And that... that was simply enough for him. Rolling off Chachanji at the least, but collapsed upon the ground and wheezing. "Gods....You have my thanks, but..." His whole body hurt far too much to move.

Chachanji Gegenji made some unhappy noises of his own, but they were less curses and more wordless groans. Slowly, his hands slid across the stones to push himself up onto all fours, and he looked at the other Lalafell with that now-dust-and-debris-covered face. "H-haa... A-are ya akay?" he managed, his concern still focused on Pipin's well-being. "I-I kinda fumbled th' catch but..." He shook his head and just repeated: "Are ya akay?"

Pipin Tarupin: "Truthly speaking, no." He huffed, wincing all the more. "But I'll be fine. My arm however..." Pipin glanced at his left arm, which looked all the worse for wear. "I need a stint for it. Before it worsens."

Chachanji Gegenji frowned at that answer and then... pushed himself up into a sitting position. "A stint?" he echoed, slowly getting up to his feet. "W-what can we use fer one? I'll... I'll go find it."

Pipin Tarupin nodded weakly. "A firm stick will do for now. I have what I need to wrap it up, I simply need something to hold it in place straight."

Chachanji Gegenji nods in return. "Somethin' ta hold it straight? Sure thin'. There's some barrels 'n stuff 'round 'ere... I should be able ta find somethin' tha' could work..." He still seemed a bit winded from having the other Lalafell land on him, but he still made his way about the wreckage strewn about. Sifting through the barrels and crates - and the remnants thereof - for something to serve as a splint. He tested a couple pieces - tossing aside the ones too curved or brittle - before coming back with-- Chachanji Gegenji: a couple pieces of wood and a metal ring from what was once a barrel. "If'n those dun work, I can prolly hammer thi' inta somethin' tha' might real quicklike," he offered, holding up the banding.

Pipin Tarupin all the meanwhile had taken out a small first aid kit he had on his person at all times. As was wont for his troops who were always getting hurt in some form or another. By the time he was prepared, Chachanji had already returned. A thankful smile on his lips as he took the parts and glossed over them. "Hmm... These will do for now. Hold for one moment." Pipin went to work in fashioning himself a makeshift stint that would likely only hold for so long... but enough to certainly get him > Pipin Tarupin: going again. Though there were another slew of grunts and groans upon putting more pressure on his arm, it was eventually done. The worst of his injuries now would simply have to be bandaged with what he had left. "The quickest route to help here would be through the Red Labyrinth. I don't suppose you came here on chocobo back, had you?"

Chachanji Gegenji waited patiently until the splinting was done before holding up a hand. "Um... I can do some minor healin' if'n tha'd help. It... ain't tha' much, but it might help wit some'a th' smaller scrapes 'n bruises... 'n mebbe help dull th' pain a lil...?" The hand tilted to one side, along with the Lalafell's head. "A-ah... if'n ya think yer good fer ridin' one, yeah. I came on Avenger, 'n 'e's plenty big 'nuff fer two folks. I have 'im tied up a lil' ways away - outta reach'a th' ashkin 'n stuff."

Pipin Tarupin perked some at the sound of healing, no matter how minor. "I would be greatly thankful for it. Any bit of healing would help me tremendously." He looked down at the smaller wounds briefly before turning his attention back to Chachanji. "If you don't mind the detour, then I am certainly up for it. We have a Flames station posted past the Labyrinth-- from there we should be able to get any supplies we need." Pipin Tarupin: "And we'd avoid the major routes the Amal'jaa travel by doing so."

Chachanji Gegenji nodded and, murmuring the incantation his brother had taught him, reached forward with the still-raised hand - which glimmered a gentle, sunshine-y yellow. As he had promised, it wasn't near strong enough to do any sort of proper aetheric healing... but it did help the minor bumps and bruises garnered during the whole ordeal and helped ease the muscle pain at least somewhat. Like having a hot water bottle resting against them. "A'course. Th' sooner we get ya ta someone who can get ya prop'rly Chachanji Gegenji: tended, th' better. Ev'n if'n Avenger runs pretty fast... I dun think ya'd enjoy th' bouncin' 'round..."

Pipin Tarupin: "Don't worry about that too much. I can handle a little rough bumpy roads for a time of it means reaching our destination faster." Pipin greatly appreciated the little bits of healing. Enough to ease some of the tension, but of course not enough to do him much good from his awful fall. The sooner they left, the better. "Let us be about it then, yes?"

Chachanji Gegenji nods again. "A'course. Do ya wanna come wit me there or wait 'ere while I bring Avenger 'round?"

Pipin Tarupin nods. "I'll come with. I can do that much."

Chachanji Gegenji: "Akay, thi' way then," Chachan responded, leading Pipin up and away from the ruins. His hand went to his bokken, in case it was needed - and then had a momentary realization that he could've offered that to serve as a splint. Of course, then he wouldn't have it to fend off anything that came at them. So perhaps it had been for the best.

Pipin Tarupin managed to hobble along and keep up in pace with Chachanji. Still looking quite the sight for sore eyes, but he was a resilient one nonetheless. He looked pleased when they finally happened upon the chocobo, pulling himself on board once Chachanji was seated. "A magnificent bird."

Chachanji Gegenji | Avenger himself - despite being a rather sizable draught - reacted like a cheerful puppy at Chachan's return, nuzzling the little smith with his beak and nearly knocking him over in the process. At Chachan's order, the big horsebird hunkered down into a seated position to allow both riders on before standing up again. "A-ah, thankya. He tends ta ferget he's a pretty large bird, but he's got a big heart ta match it." Chachanji Gegenji undid the rope holding Avenger to the tree and bundled it up, looking up the road. "Th' Red Labyrinth ya said, right?"

Pipin Tarupin: "A valuable partner then I take it... He's certainly a beauty." Pipin gently pet the chocobo's sides as he said this, before focusing back upon the road ahead. Pointing with his good arm in the right direction to take. "Aye. Keep to this path and we'll happen upon one of our own eventually." Pipin Tarupin: "We'll arrive to Nald's Reflection, where we'll be able to take a secret path to the other side."

Chachanji Gegenji nodded - to both statements, apparently - and urged the draught into motion. "Gotcha. Keep it gentle, Avenger. Ser Pipin's hurt." The big bird looked eager to run, but with a steady hand Chachan seemed to be keeping him just barely in check. More of a jog for the horsebird rather than the full-on sprint it wanted.

Pipin Tarupin simply held on carefully. Still wincing of course, but attempting to hide his hurt as they hurried along the dirt road.

Chachanji Gegenji seemed to notice - or was just that concerned for Pipin - and kept trying to urge Avenger to run more smoothly. Not that the horsebird understood what he meant. Still, the crimson-feathered draught was as quick on his feet as Chachan had stated, and - with the briefest of stops to get their bearings from a small encampment at the crossroads - the two Lalafell reached their destination in a surprisingly short time indeed.

Pipin Tarupin released a sigh of relief once they had finally arrived to the Forgotten Springs-- and even more so once they came upon the Immortal Flames station. He briskly gave the troops a run down of what occurred, and soon received what treatment he needed. Which happened to be... quite extensive healing actually. But enough to make the Marshal feel all the better as he sat on the nearest cot. His arm properly bandaged this time. "Looks like we made it without too much fuss. I said it before and > Pipin Tarupin: I'll say it again... I deeply appreciate your assistance today."

Chachanji Gegenji stuck to Pipin's side like a worried mother hen the whole time, despite Pipin certainly not needing such things. He definitely seemed to settle down a fair bit once the Flame Marshal had received his healing. As such, he had a relieved, gentle smile on his freckled features as he stood at the foot of the cot. "'m jus' glad I was 'round ta help," he insisted with a slow shake of his head. "'n glad we were able ta get ya down safely..." He paused to look at the bandaged arm awkwardly. Chachanji Gegenji: "... Err... more 'r less..."

Pipin Tarupin: "It was a rather nasty fall." He agreed, also pausing to stare down at his arm before sighing. "'Tis been awhile since I last hurt myself to this degree, though the churgeons made sure to remind me of my past spills too." Pipin chuckled a little, seemingly all the better for the most part. "For the time being, I'll be staying here until my wounds are for the better. And then I'll be back in Ul'dah before you know it."

Chachanji Gegenji: "Tha's prolly fer th' best," Chachan agreed with a nod, scratching at the bandage across his nose. One of a couple to tend to the scrapes from face-planting during his attempted catch. "They jus' wanna make sure yer all healed up a'fore yer up 'n about 'gain." The smile remained on his face. "Though I dun think tha'll take too long from th' looks'a it."

Pipin Tarupin: "Indeed. Despite everything, there will be no lasting side effects... aside from a few aches and pains for a little while after." Pipin shrugged lightly before smiling once more. "I'll make it up to you. This I swear. You've done much and more to go out of your way and help me-- so I would see that you are rewarded for your efforts."

Chachanji Gegenji shakes his head again good-naturedly. "Ya dun need ta worry 'bout it. Like I said, I was jus' glad I was able ta help. Dun need much more'n th' knowledge yer gonna be alright, y'know?"

Pipin Tarupin eyes widened a tad in awe to Chachanji's kindness. Truly he proved to be a great friend even now, to which Pipin felt all the more necessary to pay that kindness forward. "Ah, but I insist. Even if it is a little something in return. At the very least, I'll be visiting your forge again before long." He rubbed his own shoulder a little as he made himself more comfortable. "Either way. I ought to get some rest. And I won't hold you for longer than is needed."

Chachanji Gegenji scratches at his cheek this time. "W-well, I 'spose I dun mind ya comin' ta visit th' smithy none," he relented with an awkward yet earnest smile. "But fer now, yeah, ya should get yer rest."

With that, the two exchanged farewells - wishing each other safe travels on their respective trips home. Chachan’s a bit more immediate, while Pipin’s would be after recovering for that little bit longer within the Flames outpost in the Forgotten Spring.

#ffxiv screenshots #rp log #bloodsworn-marshal #pipin #chachanji #lalafell

[mysticsparklewings]

Sparkle By the Sea

Pardon me as I just barely squeeze a MerMay piece of art in. I'll be honest with you guys, I've been pretty lacking in artistic motivation since NaPoWriMo ended. Although if you've noticed my lack of uploads, you probably could've already guessed that.  This isn't abnormal for the aftermath of a month-long challenge for me, especially with a brand-new video game calling my name at every moment of the day, but even so I feel like this particular motivation drought was a bit different. Part of it definitely had to do with the changes to DeviantArt that I'm sure I don't need to remind everyone of, but that's been more of me dreading seeing what the state of the community is than anything else. (However, I have noticed I'm not a fan of the new tag system over the old category one, as confusing as the category system could be sometimes.) Rather, I think this lake of motivation has more to do with the fact that being largely absent from all social media during NaPo reminded me...well, that I hate social media. This is really a bigger discussion for a journal or something, but suffice to say it did not feel good to realize just how many literal hours I had previously been spending trying to desperately to scrape up just a little bit of support on other social media platforms (namely Twitter), versus the more natural growth I see here on dA that also feels a lot more genuine and less forced/obligatory. I can't really explain it, but that reminder/realization really helped my brain slip back into a place where I felt like creating again. And with that, I'll transition into talking about the art and save the social media talk for, as I said, a journal or something later on. Naturally, I've been seeing a lot of mermaid art this month and every year I feel the urge to get in on the fun, though I know better than to try actually doing the MerMay Challenge (especially not this year after having just done NaPo), so I usually either do a one-off drawing or if I'm too busy with other projects I just skip it. But I was starting to feel that need to make art in my brain again and I've had a specific set of stickers from the dollar store sitting in my stash for quite a while now that more or less sealed the deal for me. How do these stickers fit into the mix? Well, I originally fell in love with/picked them up because they are mermaid-themed and absolutely adorable--See for yourself! And I thought they would make for nice decals in a book project since they're wall stickers and therefore repositionable with minimal adhesive-yuck. And at first, I thought maybe I'd end up making them into said hypothetical book project in time for MerMay...except that felt a little cheap in combination with my lack of uploads. Did I really want to come back with a book project featuring mermaids I didn't even draw? And for MerMay of all things? So I sat on the idea and left the stickers out where I could see them, and eventually I sat down and took a closer look at them. The art style, upon further inspection, actually didn't look like it would be too far outside my usual art-making realms...Most of the coloring looks a lot like watercolor, except for the skin which I thought was flat and smooth like alcohol marker and the glitter accents which from my perspective pretty much had to be digital, but could potentially be replicated with glittery/metallic supplies... And that was the moment the idea hatched.  I decided I'd try drawing a mermaid myself in the same style. This would work for MerMay, have something to do with the stickers, and based on my plans would work well for me as a mixed-media project, which as I'm sure I've said before is where I think my artistic talent shines best. I thought the scariest part was going to be replicating the looser and less strict line style, and to a point it was, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I find it's usually kind of tricky to explain this, but really what this part of the process boils down to for me (if I'm replicating an existing style and not using my own), is really just studying the original artwork(s) and looking for patterns, then trying to stick to those patterns. For example, the style here features fairly large & rounded faces, and the hands are more like hand-shaped mittens (which was great news by the way because hands are always a pain in the butt for me), so I did my best to emulate those features. As per usual, I did start with a sketch, but I tried to keep it looser than usual, and then when I did the inking I started with my 0.2 Micron, again trying to keep things loose and no be too fussy if I could help it. Then I went back with a brush tip liner from Prismacolor to get more natural variation in the lines and to force myself to not have quite so much control over the line weight. I was also very careful with my choice of liners because I knew pretty much everything except the skin was going to see a lot of watercolors, which meant the lines had to be waterproof. And of course, I went with watercolor paper (my nice 100% cotton stuff this time) to make sure I didn't have any issues with blending or layering. Now, at this stage, I didn't know what I was going to do for the background, though I was leaning towards the idea of making one separately and placing the mermaid on top afterward, as sort of a nod to the original mermaids being stickers. But I wasn't totally sure yet. What I was sure of was how scared I was to just dive into coloring. The sketching and inking and gone so well I was thinking I was in for a rude awakening at any moment. So, just in case, I scanned my uncolored lines as a fall-back if I royally screwed up. With my paranoid mind set at ease (for the most part), I could begin with color application. I started with the skin since it was the easiest; Just one good layer of alcohol marker, leaving a little white space here and there like the artwork I was emulating. Although 1. The marker color turned out a bit darker than I was expecting and later blended too well with her tail, so I had to lighten it in Photoshop, and 2. because watercolor paper really soaks up the ink, I ended up with less white space than I thought I would. But beyond that, this step went off without a hitch. So then came the second-scariest part: The watercolor. I used a mixture of my Master's Touch watercolors and Mermaid Markers (yes, that was a very conscious supply choice ) and tried to take my time and be mindful of the color balance I was looking for. I'd decided ahead of time that I wanted to try and stick with a soft-ish palette like the original art, but I still wanted my choices to be different. Since yellow/gold is featured in the original but not used for a tail color, that's what I went with, and I opted for the blue-y-purple hair since a soft blue and purple are also prominent in the original and based on color-theory would be a nice contrast to the gold-orange tail. Though I did also try to get some pink in both the tail and the hair for a bit of unity and calling back to the pink in the original art. The trickiest part with the coloring was actually the tiny lips and blush spots. I ended up using a fluorescent pink for that turned out as more of a red originally and had to be touched-up via Photoshop because of that and also because of the lightening I did to the skin. It's more that it was a bit of a challenge to get the shapes of these much smaller areas right and in the correct place, since I had to use very minimal pencil markings, lest I end up with nasty graphite marks mixed into the paint. Getting the hair to be dark enough without being extreme compared to the rest of the drawing was also a great test of patience, but it ultimately worked out, I think. I also had a hard time deciding what color the piece of coral in her hair should be, which is why it ended up as this vague dusky-orange color. And I got more pink on the sand dollar next to it than I intended, but neither of those things is a huge deal. While I waited for all that to dry though, I had to decide how I was going to go about tackling all that extreme sparkle the original art had. I could have just added it in digitally and not even attempted it traditionally, but everything else had gone so smoothly that I decided to push my luck this time. Originally, I started with just glittery gel pens, but I found pretty quickly that they were sinking back into the colors underneath them too much and thus just weren't doing what I wanted. I wanted high-impact sparkle. After some brief consideration, I turned to the metallic watercolor sets I have made by Art Philosophy, which are very high-impact metallic and pretty opaque, which would work well over my failed gel pen and would work wonders for the areas where I wanted that high-impact over an opposing color. (I.E. Where I wanted the blue sparkle over a very orange-yellow area, which would normally make brown mud if the color on top wasn't opaque.) The funny part about that is that I originally used a different shade of purple and gold for those areas of sparkle that I ended up completely covering with different shades (the purple needed to be lighter and the gold needed to be darker/more gold and less yellow). And her eye shadow cover saw all three colors before I settled; The purple just seemed wrong, and the gold blended too well with her skin. I thought the blue wouldn't work so close to her blue hair, but it actually ended up looking the best out of the three. Although, I do have to make a full disclosure that the high-impact sparkle you see here is in fact where I went in and re-did it digitally once I scanned the artwork in. Unfortunately, glitter and metallic supplies just don't scan very well and usually end up looking too dark, dull, or flat by comparison. The metallic paints work just fine in person since you can move the art and see how they reflect the light, but it just doesn't work in a still image that's been captured by having a bright light uniformly shined over it. Still, re-tooling the sparkle digitally ended up being an interesting challenge, especially since it's been a fairly long time since I was messing with digital textures like this. Also worth noting is that I had to re-paint some of the metallic areas because they weirdly lifted off onto the plastic cover I used to protect the art when I pressed it onto the background to make the glue stick. I'm not sure if it's because those were the extra-layered areas and they hadn't fully dried all the way down to the paper, or if that particularly plastic just picks up this metallic paint really easily or what. And speaking of that background... Like I said earlier, I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do for a background for a while, but after reviewing my mermaid-centric Pinterest board I decided a simple rock seat and something to vaguely suggest the ocean/water without getting too detailed would suffice just fine. Based on that, I felt like using gouache would work nicely (and I just really felt like using the gouache since I don't find a lot of opportunities to use it) and that a color scheme that flipped her hair and tail colors would be best for the effect I wanted. I've found I really like the Strathmore 400 series mixed media paper for gouache because of how smooth it is, so I cut a piece down to size and got busy. For the most part, I just kind of went in with the colors doing whatever felt right, and trying to use some gouache I'd already mixed from past projects (since gouache can be reactivated and I've found this kind, in particular, seems to reactivate really nicely) either on their own or to mix the colors I felt like I needed. And I also tried to do a lot of blending straight on the paper to get more variations in color and make things a bit more lively. Oddly enough, this ended up being a good example of gouache's covering power because I accidentally started applying the colors upside down--using more greens and blues on top and more pinky-purple on the bottom--and not only had to flip the paper around but also had to do a fair amount of covering the colors I'd already put down with colors you don't really want to mix with them because they don't make very pretty results.  But it worked out just fine, so yay! I also added some clouds for a little extra ambiance, which I think looks quite nice. Believe it or not, the most difficult thing about the background was the rocks. I spent far longer than I care to admit (or bothered to document, for that matter) trying and in many ways failing to mix the proper shades of gray I wanted, and the end result didn't turn out quite as clean and graphic as I had hoped, but by the time I put the mermaid on top, you really can't tell because you can only see a fraction of what's actually there.  And I mean, the end result isn't terrible, it's just not quite what I was picturing in my mind's eye is all. Personally, I know it's kind of an odd choice, but I really like how there's no defining line between the water and the sky, and yet you still get a clear idea that they're separate and the rocks aren't just floating in space. I'm not sure how, but I think I'd like to work with this kind of ambiguity more often. It's like a step between abstract and more structured art. Anyway. With the background done, the next step was to attach the mermaid, which I felt like doing in a more 3D and less flat manner, so I chopped up a cardboard box that previously held a chocolate bunny I had on hand and glued some pieces together to boost the mermaid up a bit. This where those deep shadows between her and the background are coming from.   Here I feel the need to insert a comment about how difficult it was to get my tacky glue to dispense the glue for me, though there's a chance this is because I need to poke the opening in the tip to be a bit wider. (You have to poke it open yourself and I always felt like I never did get it open quite enough...unless you like strenuous hand exercises...) Of course, once all the above was done then I had to scan the art in, which I was admittedly a bit nervous about after the incident with the plastic cover peeling off the metallic paint (though fortunately, the scanner glass didn't have the same effect), and then all that was left wad the digital retouches. Overall, I'm really happy with how this turned out. It doesn't blend in as well as I originally wanted it to with the original art, but in the end, that doesn't really bother me. It's just a nice piece of art on its own that is also unique from what I normally do...except it's still got a lot of similar elements to how I normally make art. It feels a lot like the days when all I made was fanart. The key difference here is that I know myself better as an artist now and thus can use that knowledge to my advantage. I can't promise this a return to regular posting for me, though I do hope it's a gateway to me posting more frequently at least, but I can say I do intend on getting back to working on art more often and therefore being more present online again. At the very least, I can happily tell you guys that I have a couple of new art supplies en route to me that I've been wanting for a while and am excited to share with you once they arrive.  If nothing else, we at least have that to look forward to! ____ Artwork © me, MysticSparkleWings ____ Where to find me & my artwork: My Website | Commission Info + Prices | Ko-Fi | dA Print Shop | RedBubble |   Twitter | Tumblr | Instagram

#mermay

[irnwoman]

AVENGERS ENDGAME  ---  DUAL TIMELINE*

Under the cut contains my two diverging timelines for Post Endgame, beware that there are spoilers below for Avengers Endgame, so please read at your own risk if you haven’t seen it yet and wish to remain surprised. These are my default timelines; and as always, points are flexible for specific plots and preferences.

DO NOT REBLOG / PERSONALS DO NOT INTERACT !

This section is divided into two categories; Tony Lives and Tony Dies. My default will vary depending on the muse, but I might typically lean more into Tony Living since that seems to be the general consensus I’ve seen on the dash. There will be parts that carry over into both, those details will be highlighted.

BEFORE DIVERGENCE

I’ve covered Pepper during the time span of Infinity War to the final battle here;  so please refer here for more information prior to this split. 

Tony didn’t know yet, Pepper had only found out moments prior and had zero time to fully process it. FRIDAY scanning all ID’d inhabitants of their home the moment an emergency protocol kicked in --- a moment Pepper learned later to be the Second Snap. FRIDAY quickly scanned her, Morgan, and Happy --- detecting that she was indeed a a couple weeks pregnant and that signs of this were set to start showing soon.

Of course, she had hardly a moment to even begin comprehending this before a Priority Alert came through. Everyone who had vanished was back; devastation at Avengers Compound. Ally ID signatures all diverging to the point. 

That was when it was fully activated; Morgan ran into the room showing her that “Mommy’s suit turned on”. She’d never worn the Rescue armor; but she had played around in Tony’s suits. FRIDAY gave her the rundown on it’s hyper intuitive design. Meant for a beginner, but as strong as any of the others. Calls began flooding the systems; fragments of what was happening --- what was going on. Pepper felt overwhelmed.

Until she looks at the suit in her five year old’s hands --- this is it. She can tell; she can feel it in her very being. This is the final fight and it’s not just for the day --- it’s for everything, and Tony is out there facing it. Fighting for them along side the Avengers and they’re gonna need as much help as they can get. 

Pepper suits up and joins the battle, Happy keeps Morgan safe and locked in the house while she does. 

TONY LIVES

Pepper stays by Tony’s side as he recovers; she momentarily forgets her own ‘delicate’ condition until she starts feeling morning sickness. 

While Tony is in recovery, she and Morgan stay somewhere near the hospital until he’s ready to come back home again. 

Pepper is forced to prepare her daughter for the very real possibility that Tony might not make it; and it’s one of the hardest moments in her life.

Of course she tells Tony eventually that she’s pregnant again --- after the three months mark / when he’s stable enough to be in a less drugged state and can properly understand her ( whichever happens first ). 

Pepper doesn’t know how long Tony will be in hospital, so she has a contingency plan. She has a labour plan for wherever they are staying; plans for Morgan to start school once they are up and running. This is the kind of stuff she’s good at. It’s what she spent a good portion of her life doing before any of this superhero stuff began.

Pepper officially steps down as CEO once businesses like Stark International are running again. She spearheads a lot of charity work; serves on a few boards of organizations that she believes in. She speaks at universities, and earns a recurring column in both Vogue and Teen Vogue for a period of time before fully settling down completely.

The Rescue Armor comes out on occasion; in emergency circumstances but she by no means takes on a superhero mantle. That part of their life is over --- her, Tony and their family deserve a soft epilogue and that’s what they get 

TONY DIES

Tony never got to know about their second child; she couldn’t do that to him. Pepper couldn’t make him feel bad about leaving in his last moments. For him, she is brave. For him she holds it together --- eases him gently into his death as much as possible. It’s only after Tony is gone that she allows herself to cry.

Telling Morgan, who is so young and doesn’t truly understand, is one of the hardest things she’s ever done. For days --- weeks, Morgan keeps asking when Tony is coming home and she has to try to explain it all over again. She spends many nights curled up in her bed in attempts to help her sleep. 

Pepper’s feelings towards everyone involved are confused; she can’t help but feel anywhere from pettiness to outright anger at times that those who lived survived and that her husband --- someone they knew they needed had to go. It’s not always rational, but she can’t help it. She had spent years watching Tony almost die, sacrifice himself for everyone --- it feels unfair and sometimes she just lets calls go to voicemail; or pretends not to be home. Not always, but sometimes.

Pepper’s pregnancy feels harder than the last time. This time, she’s on her own. Truly on her own. Her emotional state doesn’t make things any easier. Her brother, Sean, takes Pepper and Morgan in once she’s put on early bedrest. Her brother and sister-in-law helping her as much as possible.

Once again, Pepper falls into Postpartum. She tries to hide it for Morgan’s sake; the girl has already dealt with so much. This time, Pepper takes her longest standing advice for Tony, and concedes into Therapy.  Pepper misses the farm, but it’s so big and secluded. She’s afraid to go back there for a time --- not doing so until around the time her second child is five years old.

She’s been off work, but not fully retired as CEO this whole time. Someone at the company whom she trusts and keeps her up to date has been Acting CEO while she takes this time. Pepper is more reluctant to let go, feeling as if letting go will let Tony down. He entrusted it to her. 

Ultimately, she stays with the Company for a few more years --- but makes sure that she’s able to be a mom too. She’s very much a public figure head and holds power, but she doesn’t manage the day to day things anymore. Slowly phasing out until Pepper officially steps down from Stark Industries. 

She always misses and loves Tony, but slowly she learns to move on. Not necessarily in a romantic sense, but she lives her life again. 

The Rescue Armour remains locked away, saved only for when the protocols initiate it functions by default once more.

Pepper eventually occupies her time with charity work; things that matter to her but also things she knew mattered to Tony.She begins advocating for more supports for single mothers and expectant mothers; more supports for families and individuals suffering from ptsd and loss. She begins working to achieve goals that will spare others from the hardships she and Tony both had to endure.

She doesn’t hold resentments forever, it’s too toxic to herself and she recognises how unfair she’s being. It’s not easy at times, but she lets herself move on and save friendships and form new ones.

SHARED DETAILS IN BOTH

Pepper lives until her late-nineties --- they cannot prove it, but she suspects her longer and healthier life than average is a lingering side effect of Extremis. She spends a few years enjoying herself in the social circles of Manhattan for company after her children have grown and husband has passed --- before eventually retiring by the sea along the West Coast shoreline that had always felt more like home where she passes away peacefully

Pepper and her brother Sean reform their super close relationship; Morgan gets to meet her cousins and they have a happy dynamic together

Pepper and Gina find a type of peace; they only really see each other on occasion --- but she’s learned that resentment is corrosive and she deserves better. 

Pepper eventually pens both a trio of children’s picture books lightly inspired by some of the crazy things ( and people ) in her life as well as a autobiographical bestseller.

She has at least one more child, but she doesn’t carry this one herself; after her second child is born --- she gets her tubes tied to prevent any further health risks.

Pepper remembers Natasha; she makes sure that her contributions were known. She makes sure she is as memorialised as Tony is. Natasha was her friend, she works with Clint to ensure whatever is done is as Natasha would have wanted it.

#a4 spoilers #endgame spoilers #ARC 007 / ENDGAME* #WHO'S THE HOT MESS NOW? ( headcanons* ) #DO NOT REBLOG*

[sleepykittypaws]

Best and Worst of 2018

Well, it’s hard to believe another holiday season has come and gone. It feels like just yesterday (a.k.a. September) when I was filled with such hope and excitement for the ever-growing crop of holiday entertainment headed our way. With 83 original made-for-TV movies debuting on network/cable + Netflix/Hulu alone, I barely scratched the viewing surface, even while mostly watching new holiday content nightly from November through Christmas. For instance, this is the first year I didn’t get to a single ION or UP offering. Heck, I didn’t even get through all of Lifetime’s offerings, which I mostly really enjoyed, let alone do more than dip my toe into Hallmark’s daunting 38 new movies. But, of the more than 34 new movies and specials I did sample this season, here are my best and worst…

Best Made-for-TV Holiday Movie of 2018

Early on it became pretty clear that Hallmark’s ever-more homogenized offerings were unlikely to produce my seasonal favorite. Now, it’s possible I just missed that gem that was gonna win me over, since I stopped watching Hallmark altogether at some point, but for the second year in a row, it was Lifetime that offered up my favorite of the season, with one of their acquired titles, Every Other Holiday.

Every Other had both rom and (some) com, but wasn’t your standard made-for-TV Christmas fare. It was clearly just as low budget, but it was a lot more realistic and well-acted than average. It wasn’t light, fizzy fun, and it even had a strong faith element, which is usually not my favorite, but it was so well done, it was impossible not to like. 

The story of a an estranged family fulfilling their children’s wish of spending Christmas together with extended family, instead of only sharing “every other holiday” with each parent, was well-written, holiday-centric and ultimately touching. I just loved it, and really hope it becomes available on DVD or digital.

Hitting a completely different note, I also really liked the cheese-tastic Lifetime original A Very Nutty Christmas, starring Melissa Joan Hart, who is, for me, the Queen of Made-for-TV Christmas movies. Not only did she star in the classic Holiday in Handcuffs, this is her second-straight, sweet, funny Lifetime joint, after last year’s a A Very Merry Toy Store, and I hope she continues to make more. (Hart’s company also produced both Nutty and Toy Store.)

This story of a nutcracker come to life, and the baker who falls in love with him, was super silly Christmas fun, with all the elements of the classic ballet transposed onto a small town bakery in the lead up to the holiday. The cast was outstanding, and quite funny, and it was the perfect amount of crazy Christmas fun, that really hit my holiday movie sweet spot.

Honorable mentions also go to the quite funny The Truth About Christmas (Freeform) and wacky The Princess Switch (Netflix), both of which were light, fun holiday larks that I absolutely enjoyed.

My 2018 Made-for-TV Top 10

Every Other Holiday (Lifetime)

A Very Nutty Christmas (Lifetime)

The Truth About Christmas (Freeform)

The Princess Switch (Netflix)

The Christmas Chronicles (Netflix)

Christmas Lost and Found (Lifetime)

The Christmas Contract (Lifetime)

Poinsettias for Christmas (Lifetime)

A Christmas in Tennessee (Lifetime)

Return to Christmas Creek (Hallmark Movies and Mysteries)

Honestly, Return only made the cut because it was best of a bad batch I watched from Hallmark, and there were probably plenty I rated two paws that I actually enjoyed more. 

Clearly, I am hoping Lifetime stays in the Christmas movie fight, as I strongly feel they’re out Hallmark-ing Hallmark, on every level. Lifetime is bringing the cute Christmas romance, but also offering up greater diversity, better casts (with a heavy lean towards late ’80s/early ’90s nostalgia), and scripts that nail the formula, without seeming formulaic and boring. Family friendly and sweet doesn’t have to also equal absolutely boring and bland, and Lifetime is proving that year over year.

Best Theatrical Holiday Movie of 2018

This category is a bit of a cheat, since I didn’t actually go to the movies this Christmas season, but thanks to some quick video turn arounds, I was able to see some of the stuff that debuted, albeit in one case only briefly, in theaters this year.

My favorite is the not-exactly-Christmas, but very snowy and fun, Smallfoot. I did not expect to enjoy this Channing Tatum-voiced Yeti movie nearly as much as I did. It was smart, funny and great fun for the whole family. Much more savvy and sweet than expected, this story of a Yeti tribe who live isolated above the clouds for their own protection, find their belief in a series of wacky explanations is challenged when one of them sees the mythical “smallfoot,” a.k.a. a human being.

My other, much more holiday-centric pick, is Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer, which enjoyed a brief theatrical release before jumping directly to digital. This long-delayed movie about a miniature horse who wants to be one of Santa’s reindeer, boasts a talented voice cast and a charming story that went in ways I definitely didn’t expect. The animation isn’t totally up to par, but our entire family enjoyed this original take on Santa and his magic, and I definitely see us re-watching it in future seasons.

And, honestly, The Christmas Chronicles probably belongs in this list, rather than made-for-TV, since the Netflix original had a much more big screen budget. Kurt Russell’s cool Santa will be watched more than once in many households, and I can definitely see it becoming a bit of a Christmas classic over time.

Best Holiday Special of 2018

Disney Channel’s reboot of the classic Ducktales offered up its first Christmas special in 2018, and it was a doozy. Ducktales Last Christmas! got multiple watches in our household this season. 

This full-of-callbacks half hour managed to bring in Mickey’s Christmas Carol and Dr. Who, with a large nod to David Tennant, current voice of Scrooge McDuck, and a host of other meta-jokes that make it well worth watching more than once. 

The tale of Scrooge visiting great Christmas parties across time with a little help from these, “three ghosts he met once when they meant to visit another Scrooge,” was great, classic animation that was a just a ton of fun to watch, and I think I liked it even better the second time around. 

Honorable mentions go to NBC’s A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy, who’s throwback quirky style put a huge smile on my face, and Netflix, for finally blessing us with Great British Baking Show: Holidays.

Best New-to-Me Holiday Discovery of 2018

The 2017 theatrical The Man Who Invented Christmas was, I believe, considered a box office flop, but this somewhat ahistorical tale of how Dickens created his legendary A Christmas Carol was great holiday fun, with Dan Stevens ably channeling the Victorian-era author. I’m not sure it’s funny or schmaltzy enough to become a Christmas classic in the It’s a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Story vein, but I have no doubt it will become much better known as more people get a chance to experience it.

I also want to offer up two honorable mentions for made-for-TV movies of yore I saw for the first time this season, including the delightful 2013 Hallmark movie, Window Wonderland, which earned a spot on my all-time-favorites list and definitely made me wish Hallmark still made smartly written and less formulaic movies like this. 

I also really liked Melissa Joan Hart’s 2014, The Santa Con, which she directed herself and was her first holiday pairing with Barry Watson, also her co-star in A Very Nutty Christmas. Con was another definitely different movie not afraid to buck the formula, which I really enjoyed.

But it wasn’t all Christmas Eve snow and candy canes this season so on to what I didn’t like…

Worst Made-for-TV Holiday Movie of 2018

I was deeply torn between two Hallmark movies I spent the entire runtime hating more and more as the movie went on: Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa and Mingle all the Way. Both contained actresses I’ve really enjoyed in other Hallmark projects, Ashley Williams and Jen Lilley, respectively, and in the case of Evergreen, the 2017 original actually made my best-of list last season.

Both were less “movies” than a checklist of Hallmark plot points so grimly adhered to and executed that you could almost see the script writer’s notes 

decorate Christmas tree ✔️

make gingerbread house ✔️

have snowball fight ✔️

save business ✔️

kiss under soap bubble snow ✔️

The End ✔️

These are the exact sort of competently produced (they look just fine), content-free, promo-filled (everything in the picture above, with the sole exception of actress Jill Wagner, can be purchased at a Hallmark store near you) faux-festive slogs that I find mind-numbing, and not in a good way. 

I totally want silly, cheesy and cozy in my Christmas fare. But I do not care for churned out, near-identical schlock. Basically, there’s good cheese, and there’s bad, and Hallmark’s brand this season seemed to be entirely of the “cheez” variety, a.k.a. we-can’t-legally-call-it-cheese-because-it-contains-no-dairy. 

Slick, but joy-free is how I sum up Hallmark’s 2018 slate. Don’t get me wrong, I know I’m in the minority here, as their ratings are going up and up and up. I fully expect to see even less interesting movies, and more of ’em, in 2019. I’m just not sure I’ll be bothering to watch.

Not that there weren’t bad fare to be found beyond Hallmark’s borders… 

Lifetime’s A Twist of Christmas was a boring promo for the weirdest product ever: an Oreo music box. Still baffled how they didn’t make the “twist” title into an Oreo pun, and I think its lack made me dislike the movie even more.

Freeform’s No Sleep ’Til Christmas had so much potential, but got so many things wrong, it kind of infuriated me more than any other movie this season, simply because it was so close to being really good. (I had a somewhat similar take on A Shoe Addict’s Christmas, but that one wasn’t tone deaf like No Sleep, just boring.)

And, lastly, if I’d been able to make it all the way through the execrable Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve, I’m pretty confident it would have topped my worst-of picks by a mile. This utterly unwatchable sequel to the quite charming 2000 Wonderful World of Disney film was an epic fail on every level. Not festive, incredibly dumb and not even accidentally funny. All in all, this wildly hyped outing was a disaster of Holiday Joy (my most-hated of 2016) proportions, but with a much bigger budget.

Worst Holiday Special of 2018

Nailed It! is a show that a lot of people, including my 11-year-old son, really enjoy, but I find tedious and kind of disgusting. Nailed It! Holiday! was my first, and frankly, last, experience with the show, and all I can really say is that it is very, very much Not. My. Thing.

Worst New-to-Me Holiday Discovery of 2018

For the second year in a row, Trolls figure into the worst category of my list, this time via this new-to-me 1981 HBO special, The Trolls and the Christmas Express, that I picked to show my kiddos.

Wow, this Canadian-made animated special was a slog. Not terribly festive, it makes Santa’s elves into idiots, and the entire premise of wearing out the reindeer seems … dumb. I mean, aren’t they magic? Do magic reindeer get tired? 

We try to watch a Christmas special every night between Thanksgiving and Christmas—kind of a TV advent calendar—and this was my YouTube pick, as I wanted to watch something we hadn’t seen before. Big mistake. Huge. My kids (justifiably) didn’t let me make a pick again all season.

So, that’s a wrap on Christmas TV 2018. I’ll be back with renewed hope and festive fantasies of TV movie greatness in 2019, mostly because, with each year, there is fresh hope that this time will, for sure, actually be the Best Christmas Ever. 😂

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The Fates of My Characters

so, for many of them, i hadn’t made up my mind precisely what would happen to my characters, but for some i have.  i think it’s always a good idea to keep these sorts of things in mind when writing (and ofc just bc something worked for the rp doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll work for a series obv but yeaH) so just as a refresher, here’s what i was thinking!!  my more recent characters...idk...but w my older characters, i generally have ~some idea but yeah obv all of this can be changed!! really only cassius, charles, and avelina MUST die bc even dezod could just be locked in some ~chamber of eternal torment~ or whatever if it turns out that’s what works best.  im going to put them in two categories - decided and undecided - but really that just means ~general idea~ vs ~100% open~

DECIDED

vincent alainon

dies probs bc of dmitrei given his general trajectory lbr hahaha but idk

not before we get some sort of climax over his whole situation tho but whether or not that’s wrapped up happily idk

cordelia arrington

learns the truth! has a terrible fight w her bro! probs never sees him again and then feels super guilty when he’s gone *waves flag*

def eventually fights against rowena tho!!

her claim is def also always hanging over her - in both good and bad ways and both as pawn and stateswoman at different times

may or may not rule/be proclaimed queen asp

cris barret

should’ve been a dragonrider but his wife died on their wedding day so he wouldn’t be bc his bro betrayed them all #yay

has lots of fun depressing adventures

probs dies at the end and is reunited w ana in death but not before lots of suffering and angst transpires *another sarcastic yay*

*broods*

but yeah not 100% decided on this either but i caN see him falling to his death from a dragon or something gratuitous like that lajsdf

avelina beaumont

dies but close to the end, having (whether literally or figuratively) lost all her daughters and everything she holds dear...

except that one thing which is dearer to her than all others: her ability to hate alex - that she will always have ;D

evie beaumont

dies, most likely (indirectly) bc of her mother and/or her claim

most likely either falls to her death or is burned at the stake bc im mean af

but not before discovering her courage and gumption and doing her utmost to help aragoth!! 

(how effective she is on a more than personal level idk but props for effort!)

i’d also like her to go on some sort of adventure incognito a la [ this post ] possibly while traveling to the south or smth

esp given how that same journey went for celia ;D

but whether or not her compatriots know who she actually is - or even that she’s not a man - or are trying to help her idk

either way hijinks and hilarity and adventures ensue and she gets to be brave and go places and see and do things <3

i actually have a whole bunch of conflicting ideas about this journey so ladjflkjdskf

may or may not end up marrying anyone after all but deF gets offered around as we already know hahaha

cedric boleyn

i was gonna kill him but then lauren wanted kate to strike a deal w dezod to resurrect him

probs dies saving someone or something heroic and tragic like that

which im cool w but if he returns, he doesn’t come back the same...

probs comes back w a mission to kill roran bc dezod isn’t a faN

then he has to be killed all over again probs so thaT’S fun too

jesper dalmas

100% dead man walking tbh

but won’t conveniently die until he’s caused lots of trouble and accidentally forced lynessa and avelina to go north etc

esp bc they can’t really kill him now bc they killed jon and they can’t have bodies piling up...

charles degrey

100% dies heroically - possibly by cassius’ hand, possibly in some way defending roran or something

dezód destriksyon

obv he dies at the end bc we know roran is his undoing (but whether or not roran is the one to kill him idk?)

but not before something climactic goes down between him and rowena and safira and ric!!

whether separately or all at once idk

cassius montagu

100% dies may or may not pull a vader and kill rowena and/or show someone else how to first tho - rhaegar also dies

may or may not somewhat redeem himself towards the end

lucian moran

dies - its just a question of hoW

possibly killed as an offering to the demon god so that’s fuN

loys mortain

cries ;D

no but i feel like he probs lives and gets to be reunited in the end w his one true love - keys <3

but his death may or may not be faked or whatever idk

also never consummates his marriage w celia but he doES (and don’t let any children read this!) hold her hand at least once!

racy stuff

rochilda thaon

dies - possibly killed as a sacrifice to the demon god, possibly by rowena or dezod or something?????

osmund urry

dies but is cool w it

i mean, he’s not suicidal, he’s just... ‘its my time’ or whatever its more bittersweet than tragic

jon valles

stabbed to death at his own wedding - it’s the best day in aragothi history

adela vipont

is forced to actually look the world in the eye asp but mostly she’s just ridiculous smdh <3

probs has to ultimately make a decision that forces her out of her comfort zone to do the right thing™

normand vipont

dies just a question of how and when

probs has some sort of entanglement w the pirates asp bc of the seafaring thing and we need a naval battle ;D

may or may not ever make any headway in his goals????

emylyna vipont

probs dies but not before somewhat redeeming herself hopefully???

UNDECIDED

edmund browne

probs ends up somehow embarking on a quest/emotional journey for which he is 100% unprepared tbqh

ivette bryant

becomes a dragonrider w a green dragon <3

does her utmost to help others gain freedom as she has done - wether literally or figuratively

her ultimate fate tho is a mystery - who knows maybe shE falls from her dragon instead of cris maybe she lives idk

lena castillon

will probs finally get to travel!!!

beyond that idk

dominick fletcher

idk but i do know that nothing good is on its way ;D

roderick fray

a hot mess, fucks around, makes things worse, eventually grows into something more hopefully

possibly dies?????

james garin

is a lil shit first, last, and always ;D

no but idk what happens to him exactly in the end hahaha

comes back to the south 

tries to become a better man!!!

tristan lanquetot

rides off into the sunset w ophelia probs to heal but idk might die to expunge all those murders #yikes

roseline l’archer

brigitte mortain

honestly probs dies doing something stupid but whether that’s before or after the story ends idk ;D

may or may not marry

if she does marry rob, she 100% runs away/tries to run away and/or tries to poison him #facepalm

radulfus osmunt

isabella quincy

can see her burning, can see her saving someone, can see her redeeming herself (those not mutually exclusive obv)

can also see her living??????? idk

andrya rience

most likely gets some kind of comeuppance/punishment but probs lives??????

lysander stafford

eventually gets his - both literal and figurative - story straight but from there idk

warin thorel

100% makes armor and/or swords or something for the new dragonriders

100% does something dramatic w those arms before them probs

beyond that tho idk?????

aymon vaux

is a dumbass till the end but idk when that’ll be - whether during the storyline of odr or later hahaha

remon vipont

undecided but im leaning towards death tbh

deF strives v much, has a whole lot of angst about his child if/when he learns of her true paternity, etc

joffrey vymont

travels all over the place!! makes tons of mistakes!!

gresilda wystan

#kate #character arcs #we can also discuss this when we see each other or whatever #i just wanted to write it down

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For the shipping one, 30, 26, and 10. :)

Lol this is some reverse order kinda thing... I see what you’re doing...

OK. http://luvtheheaven.tumblr.com/post/157356117182/40-questions-meme-for-shippers

30. Name a couple of fandoms in which you have no ships. 

Well then we have to define “fandom” and “having a ship” so I can know just how to answer. Southland is a show I adored and had no ships in, from what I can remember, but while I watched it loyally and adored it I didn’t feel like it was a fandom I was engaging with. White Collar is a show where I support multiple canon romances somewhat but don’t feel major shipping feelings? Some people would say if you like Elizabeth/Peter’s marriage you ship them but idk if everyone would. I did support Neal/Alex probably the most of his canon romances and could rank each of Neal’s romances, and I felt a lot of feelings about Neal&Peter and vidded them in a platonic way and read “Gen” fics about them and stuff but like, to me that’s not shipping, when it’s not rooting for them to be anything other than the platonic loving bond that is basically already canon... I also don’t ship but really love the idea of Mozzie&Neal actually being the real committed queerplatonic partners throughout the show’s run... I could talk on that some more.

Ok fandoms in which I have no ships... thinking harder... A Series of Unfortunate Events, Heroes probably could count in this category, Criminal Minds when you squint right? Because ultimately I support all the ships in a platonic way? I don’t think BBC Sherlock counts here, because I do basically feel like I ship Johnlock even though it’s queerplatonic in my mind. I don’t know. But I don’t ship anyone in any romantic way on Sherlock either. Oh The Fosters is a huge one for me in this category, I really try to like the ships more sometimes so I can be more in the fandom but its hard, I adore the show and the characters and the family relationships and yet I have like no shipping feelings. I might’ve shipped Wyatt/Callie fairly hard but it was probably in large part because they’re just better than the main alternative ship who I consider a rare NOTP... like idk I can rank some ships as better than others but I don’t really have ships when it comes to The Fosters. Breaking Bad I have no ships. And then there are shows like Arrow or DC’s Legends of Tomorrow or The 100 where I mainly have completely AU ships and/or my only ship was killed off, so for long stretches I kinda feel like I don’t really ship on those shows.

Harry Potter is definitely a fandom where I have no ships, so I lean toward canon ones.

26. Have you noticed a pattern in your shipping? Is there a romantic dynamic you’re more drawn to? 

I’ve noticed a few patterns I think. My ships don’t all just follow the same single pattern, I have too many varied ships for that, but yeah I’ve thought about these things.

First of all there’s the cerebral/friendship leads to romance/it’s not explicitly about sexual attraction or aesthetic attraction at all ships, the kind of really chaste, slow burn, easy to fall for ships that you can explain why they are good together in terms of like, detailed explanations of which ways they complement each other, how they both are good for each other, etc. Ships that have been appealing to me as an asexual person since long before I even knew I was ace or that asexuality itself was an option. Maybe the guy clearly finds the girl beautiful but he doesn’t actually talk about wanting to date her or kiss her, doesn’t claim he’s in love until after he knows her well, he just wants to talk to her at first or something, and usually in these ships the girl is oblivious that dating could be on the horizon, or she’s completely focused on something else like an important mission, she’s in another relationship, that kind of thing while all this slow development of a friendship and slowly falling in love happens.

I’ve noticed for the vast majority of my favorite ships, I care deeply about both characters, both are main characters or you get to know a lot about both of them, you see them on their own outside of the ship, it makes the ship easier to root for and fuller and I fall harder faster if I’ve become completely invested in both characters in and of themselves.

There’s, on television and film fandoms, some degree of chemistry or how they act around each other that MATTERS. If whenever they kiss or have a sexual scene they pause for breath with enormous, uncontrollable grins on their faces, that can go a long way. If they are cute with shy smirks and they touch each other in ways that seem intimate and probably not platonic, if the way eye contact happens or something just makes me believe they really want to be together, that goes such a long way. I don’t think ships have to have eye contact, I’ve shipped blind characters like Auggie/Annie on Covert Affairs and it’s just, everything in the way Auggie expresses emotion does it just as well of course... But like... idk there can be a big component of do I believe that the characters feel truly happier in each other’s presence, etc. And usually the difference between like shipping levels of happier in each other’s presence vs platonic they’re better as friends level of happier is about the like, kind of happiness, is it too giddy or is it steady and safe? Is it connected to anything sexual or close to kissing or is it mostly connected to things that could be platonic?

There’s not a clear formula really but I think all of this is part of it, for me.

10. Do you ship any characters that have never met?

Tommy & Sara on Arrow, maybe, not super hard but I like the idea of what their interaction might be? I certainly ship Tommy with her sister Laurel, but Sara and Laurel have had the same taste in men before... (*cough*Oliver*cough*) and with Sara “dying” (or so he thought) before season 1, and then Tommy dying in the season 1 finale, and then Sara returning in season 2, we never got a chance to see what it could’ve been like. I’d like to see how Tommy handled Sara being bisexual. I assume Tommy has met her in my headcanon, before the gambit, and they have potential to still meet because of Sara being on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and traveling through time on a regular basis. But this is one ship I’ve thought a fair amount about and kind of “ship” despite them never having met. To be fair my main motivation for this particular shipping combination is just that Tommy was my favorite character and they killed him off. And then Sara entered the show and became my new favorite character. I like it when my favorite characters interact? XD

Kara (Supergirl) and Iris from The Flash have now met but barely, and I started shipping them when they hadn’t. This femslash ship is a pretty huge one for me on my mind for the past like, over a year... I really like the idea of them for a lot of reasons, especially since Iris is a reporter and so is James (albeit a photojournalist in this case), and Kara was canonically hugely crushing on James, meanwhile Iris canonically was captivated and supporting The Flash before she knew he was Barry, and eventually does love Barry, and Kara is also a superhero with a similar personality to Barry? And idk I just really love the idea of exploring them as a femslash ship.

Chloe (Smallville)/Peter (Heroes) was a ship that a few people besides me actually had. They got better and better as more seasons of each show aired. Total crazy crossover, characters never met, but Chloe loves the Superman/Clark Kent personality that Peter Petrelli in so many ways has, and Peter is an empath and would be so caring to the emotional Chloe, and the actors had good chemistry together in the show canceled after 8 episodes back in the year 2000, Opposite Sex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzjFTLGCJMs

So like I’ve actually made 2 Peter/Chloe fanvideos... let me know if anyone wants to see them lol.

In Harry Potter I kinda ship some weird combinations if I think on the hard enough, with so many characters and even generations there are some characters who have never met that might be fun to ship but no, I don’t really ship them hard or anything.

I think that’s probably it? I don’t really ship too many characters who have never met...