#zuli talks

[oopsitszuli]

Everyone who’s sent in Miguel requests-

IM GONNA GIVE YOU THE BIGGEST SMOOCH FR FR

THEYRE SO GOOD 😭😭😭

#zuli talks #miguel o’hara x y/n #miguel o’hara x reader #miguel ohara #spiderman across the spiderverse

[crybabyboyscout]

i always miss zuli when i’m sad. run to zuli when im sad

#zuli my bass #lapis lazuli #wearing lapis lazuli on my sternum while my heart beats on it and through it… powerful #the wine talks

[cowgremlin11]

Romeo and Juliet Vikdecai AU

So I'm seriously considering making a full Romeo and Juliet AU. I was having breakfast with my roommate and he helped me fit in a few gaps that were missing crucial characters, which then snowballed to me being bale to complete fitting in the character list.

I'm tempted to turn this into a large fic or (more realistically considering my schedule) a series of small comics. If I turned it into a fic: it would be very long. I'd either have each chapter be each scene, or 5 chapters revolved around each act (longer to write). It'd be true to the original play to the best of my abilities. If I turned it into a comic: It'd be quite scattered and all over the place.

I may do a mix of both? Write the fic and draw complementary scenes to post here. I'm mostly trying to think about my college schedule and everything I have to write for my creative writing courses. (Maybe I could talk to my short fiction prof about this!)

Here's what I have so far:

Missing characters: Zib, Wick, Lacy, Nina, Gracie, Zulie, Virgil, the pig farmers, rest of the band, Church, Kehoe, Ruby.

Not all of these missing characters need to be filled, and there's a few where I have an idea how to incorporate them (namely the band and Zulie, I have an idea that during the Act 1 Scene 5 party they could be there,) and there's a few that aren't relevant enough to truly be needed for this au (the pig farmers, Gracie, Church, Virgil.) In a perfect world I'd have a place for all of these characters and it would work out with no gaps, but this is a Romeo and Juliet Vikdecai AU. It was never meant to fit perfectly because obviously Tracy never wrote these characters with this sort of AU in mind..

Elaboration for why I cast other characters the way I did under the cut (LOTS OF WORDS):

Viktor as Romeo is... a little tricky. Same with Mordecai as Juliet.Obviously, they're not going to be changed fundamentally JUST to fit the au. I have the plan for Viktor to be more of a sad sack than a romantic, hence why Viktor's canon wife has been cast as the girl who rejected Romeo (also he's bisexual.) Viktor starts this AU in such a sad spot, but the hard part comes in when you remember that there is no war trauma. There is no PTSD. This is my biggest hurdle when writing most aus, not even just Vikdecai aus. (You should see the cowboy au!) Now Mordecai, I have a plan. He's very true to the Mordecai we see in canon, just without the Heller family (as they wouldn't exist here.) There's no Rose, no Esther, and no Mama Tzipporah. But when you think about it, that doesn't quite stop Mordecai from being the way he is! He's still this nerdy, rude, analytical twerp that Viktor grows attracted to. I am most excited to work out the party scene. Perhaps Mordecai catches Viktor's eye not because of his beauty, but because he's the 'brought a book to a club' trope. The other's can wait, why the hell is this guy reading at a party.

Atlas and Mitzi are the Montagues, because this idea revolves around Viktor being of the Montague house, but seeing how Mordecai is part of the Capulets in this AU, I felt the need for Atlas to be dead so it's more true to the canon story. It also saves me on writing Atlas, a character we don't know much about personality wise (we can only theorize and speculate.) Rocky as Mercutio WORKS TOO WELL. I know there are some people who would make this au with a RockyxMordecai focus (I hate that ship too much) BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK! ROCKY IS NO ROMEO, ROCKY IS A MERCUTIO. THE QUEEN MAB SPEECH PEOPLE! Freckle as Benvolio is just very funny to me, and very fitting with Rocky as Mercutio. I have ALWAYS read Benvolio as this nervous little guy following around Mercutio, and if I'm remembering this right Benvolio is good in a fight. This just works!!! Balthasar is Romeo's trusted friend, and the one who tells him of Juliet's "death." I didn't know where else to put Ivy, honestly, and this is the closest we'd get to 'Romeo's trusted friend.'

I don't know what to do about Lady Capulet? She's a very important character in the play, as she speaks with Juliet many times, but there is no canon character who would be Asa's wife, and I don't know if Asa even HAS a wife. Perhaps I could put Nina there, but that would be VERY awkward seeing how Rocky and Freckle are part of the other house. I may make an oc for that role? Someone stuck up and stiff to contrast Asa's dad vibes. THAT OR: since Juliet's gender swapped in this I could cut Lady Capulet altogether and have Asa be the one to come talk to Mordecai about the marriage and such. Might just do that... Mrs. Bapka as the nurse is an idea from my roommate that I love too much to not do. She wouldn't speak a word in english, obviously, and that can cause a lot of issues story-wise, but 1. who else would the nurse be, I'm struggling and 2. THE COMEDY OF IT ALL. And also-I like to think Mrs. Bapka does know Mordecai! He goes to visit Viktor and this tiny little grandma comes over without warning and they know each other! And she's a neutral party who could want the best for them both.

Dom as the Prince is purely because who else would go there, and the Prince is a character who keeps the peace. Almost like Dom is trying to keep the peace in St. Louis by putting an end to the criminal bootlegging? I think it's a good fit.

I think Serafine as Count Paris and Nico as Tybalt is the funniest option. I almost had those characters filled in as Wes and Fish (inspired by @melffen 's Beauty and the Beast fic having Wes be Gaston, and Count Paris is trying to marry Juliet, you can see where my thought process was) but then I realized,

Where do the savoys go

That doesn't QUITE fit the personalities I'm going for (works in the BatB au since Serafine's better as the witch! I loved the subtle casting of her as the with more than you'll ever know)

Wes and Fish as the two Capulet's who get into a fight at the start of the play is a much funnier outcome.

The Arbogasts as the clergy characters is too funny for me to not do. Originally I had the idea of Abelard as Friar Laurence, but I was hesitant due to 1. main couple is gay and 2. HELLFIRE, so I swapped him and Bobby when I remembered Friar John exists. Elsa is a good fit for the apothecary, since you know. Nurse. Quackenbush is a backup who's more like a stunt double just in case something goes wrong when writing her character.

Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk, if you have any ideas ANY AT ALL, please feel free to rb this with said ideas, or just come into my dms if you want to help me with this idea!

#grem rambles #lackadaisy #lackadaisy cats #vikdecai #viktor vasko #mordecai heller #fanfiction idea #romeo and juliet au #romeo and juliet vikdecai au #romeo and juliet #au #lackadaisy au #long post

[moonfurthetemmie]

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Part 8

June 22, 20XX

Zuli is working on something just off-camera. There’s a sizzling sound, like a hot pan. Mercury, sitting in the center of the camera’s view, is removing his hand from the camera.

“This smells…weird.”

Mercury looks over.

“Does it? I’ve kinda gotten used to it.”

“It smells like a mix of beef and wet mulch. The beef smell is great, but the mulch smell is equally bad. Net 0 hunger gained. But somehow I still want to eat these less now than I did yesterday.”

Mercury snorts. Zuli straightens up, and turns. In a frying pan are some of the mushrooms. He looks much healthier now, and calmer. …And cleaner. His eyes are brighter, his hair is combed, he’s put on more weight. The mushrooms seem to be doing him good, for better or worse.

“Would you like your gourmet, unseasoned, pan-fried infectious mushrooms, sir?” Zuli has a fake british accent. 

“Ah, yes; thank you, chef.”

The pair snickers. “It’s very hot, by the way. Don’t burn yourself.”

“Yes sir.”

Mercury picks up a small mushroom on what appears to be a bamboo skewer. Zuli moves away from the camera, soon returning with his own mushroom skewer.

“Right. So.” Mercury takes a bite. He makes a face, but continues eating. Zuli seems to have to work up the courage to eat his.

“Obsidian is still around, as I thought. He’s locked in his room. It seems like they intentionally tried to fill his room with spores, because there’s more mushrooms and mold growing in there than anywhere else except the kitchen.”

“And the only reason the kitchen is so full is because someone left a bunch of food out,” Zuli says. “Mercury said he hasn’t been in there since everything started, but judging by the looks of it, it had been out for more than just a few days. My guess, given how high-functioning the others are, is that they intentionally left it out for the fungus to grow on, so that any food in there would be unsafe to eat for anyone who wasn’t infected. 

“Some of the food in the fridge has small amounts of mold from this fungus growing on them, in addition to your average spoiled food molds and nastiness. It was probably contaminated for a long time, but clearly, it didn’t look it. It was probably an intentionally laid trap.”

Mercury takes another bite of his skewer as Zuli speaks. He finishes it quickly, and throws the stick away.

“Zuli’s got a good instinct for things. I’m extra glad he hasn’t gotten infected.” Zuli looks away.

“A lot of it is just pessimism.”

“Look, if it keeps us safe, I’ll take it.” Mercury pulls a notebook over. “Back to Obsidian for the moment, since we all love talking about that fuckwad-”

Zuli tries not to laugh with food in his mouth. Mercury gives a slight smile.

“He’s way, way worse off than Jade was. I’m not sure if it’s the time, or if they’ve been trying harder to infect him than Jade. It’s been about a week since I’ve seen Jade, so I can’t say for sure. Either way, he’s absolutely covered in the mushrooms, far more than anyone else, and their infections have been getting progressively worse as time goes on. They’ve almost completely covered his eyes, except for one small spot. He seems to be mostly immobile, and he didn’t talk much.”

Zuli finishes his skewer, and discards the stick.

“He barely even reacted when we came in. We almost thought he was dead, but when he heard our voices he looked over.” Zuli shudders. “He didn’t move his head that much, but it sounded like it hurt. He might literally be attached to his bed, now.”

Mercury shakes his head in dismay. “I can only imagine how much pain he’s in. I almost feel bad. It’d probably be a mercy to kill him now, and it sounds like he wouldn’t object.”

“Maybe we should check on Jade at some point?” Zuli suggests. “Might help us get a better idea of how this thing works if we can compare them.”

“I’d like to, but I’m not sure we could,” Mercury says. “His room was almost as ‘guarded’ as Obsidian’s, last time I was there. And they might’ve added extra precautions. It’s been a whole week since I’ve seen him.”

Zuli considers this, folding his arms. “I’d suggest going myself, but I don’t really think either of us should be alone out there if we can help it…Even if it does give you more time to work on the cure.”

“Yeeah…It’s safer to go together. If we really, really have to, we’ll see about…solo missions?”

Mercury looks uncertain, but Zuli gives a small laugh. 

“Solo missions. I like it.”

Mercury snorts. It’s clear the company has done a lot for his mood and mental health. 

“We might need something to defend ourselves, though. I’m not sure what we could use that wouldn’t need serious decontamination every time we go out with it.”

Zuli scratches his chin. Mercury stares at him for a moment before putting his face in his hands.

“Two weeks, and I never thought about finding a weapon.”

Zuli purses his lips. 

“...There’s a joke to be made there about the doctor’s creed. ‘Do no harm.’ You didn’t even think to find a weapon.”

“Shut up.” Zuli laughs. Mercury mutters something unintelligible and reaches forwards.

The video ends.

#Untitled.MP4 #JMV Mercury #JMV Zuli #so many characters to tag wowwie #God i can't say 'wowie' without thinking of Papyrus #nyeh heh heh mother fuckers #sorry i'm a little tired as I queue this HJKHGFDJKS #Moonfur Writing

[eggman91]

“Personal leave “A Lackadaisy short story written by eggman91 with aid form his brother all rights goes to Tracy

slightly plot reasons the pilot event hasn’t happened here

edited I can write accents now

Mordecai simply sighs with mild annoyance. Savoys hadn’t come out to do today work and they hadn’t spoken to any say, for their congregation, most likely, which mean he had to go get the savoys he had go into their room again

But this time he was prepared for anything and he wouldn’t as he made his way up to their room he stand outside for their room he could hear some talking and violin music? Doesn’t not matter let get this over with. He knock on the door “it me open the door we have work to do and I advise, we get it done “ the talking and music stops

the door open it that girl who got the drop on him last time zulie was it ? “Hello mister heller the savoys are currently on.. personal leave”personal leave ? “ this is not Union job or whatever socialist talk let me in this is a organization we don’t have personal leave and I think the proper word your looking for”but before he could finish he hear Serafine “ oh let him in zulie dat a member of our congregation remember “ zulie look back him smile slightly pointing to his chest and then open the door fully as he walk in “ you two should come up with better excuses to…to “

as he look up sitting between Nico and Serafine was mister Roark or rocky looking comfortable as a snake was wrapped around his neck and with his violin happy even as he said something “ oh greeting and salutations to you cai long time no see “ Mordecai simply stare his mouth slightly dropping and then he he turn to the savory or one of them “ why have you let a member of our rivals into the hotel do you have any “ he stopped taking free her hand form rocky shoulders and stop smoking a cigar in raised her finger” perfectly good explanation”

Nico finished her sentence “ we like him hatchetman and he can play a good violin” Mordecai simply glared at the both of them” you let him in rival member of the organization just because you liked him? both savoys answered with a yes as rocky spoke up “ cheer up cai it a fine place full of- “he look around thinking “ really interesting people and he they like my music”

as Mordecai looked on Nico spoke up “ we find him near the bridge testing out something about hugsperiement and well “he smile as Serafine “ he a willing fellow and well we like his ideas “ …” what ideals? Miss savoy” Mordecai was getting more and more annoyed but rocky spoke up “ they like my Tie see Mordecai I told you people would like my R tie “ …….”what” was all Mordecai said as Serafine spoke “ it’s a cute idea” Nico “ I wouldn’t mind having a tie like that and it helps he cute “ Serafine “ indeed my brother nico very cute and the snake like him too“ rocky blushed” I called him banana”, as the snake around him got tighter as Mordecai simply walked out holding his hands not willing to deal with this he’s taking his personal leave now

#lackadaisy #lackadaisy cats #fanfic #short #mordecai #lackadaisy mordecai #rocky #rocky x the savoys #rocky x serafine #rocky x Nico #Cajun rock #It can go both ways #lackadaisy fanfiction #or short or whatever

[kiksniko]

KIKS YOUR OC DESIGNS ARW SO COOL TELL ME MORE ABOUT THEM (also I love how nova has staying still as a dislike cz me too)

AHJBCNS THANK YOUUU <333 nova loves being active you would have to physically tie them to a chair in order to make them stay put </3. i talked a lot about my ocs in the last ask buuuut i have more shit to say

i only shared nova and zuli coz those are the two characters i draw the most LMOVHSBKFSJ but there are 3 more main characters. Leo and Lucius Laika, the twin brothers with Major issues and Pen, who also has issues. this is their relationship diagram!

#QnA #oc tag #THANK YOU MY BELOVED i will take every opportunity to scream about these people #they are literally my kids

[cynda-queer]

Tag Game: Get To Know My Boy

Name: Z’Uzuoaka Tia - “Uzuoak’a” is an Ala Mhigan name that his parents gave to him and was written on the letter that they left with Zu’zu when they left him. The “Z” comes from the patriarch of his village, “Zuli Nunh.” Despite the fact that Zu’zu was born a Keeper of the Moon, his naming convention is a Seeker of the Sun name because the village he was raised in was a Seeker of the Sun village, so they got rid of the “‘a” in his name and added the “Z’” and the “Tia” suffix.

Nickname: “Zu’zu” is the name his childhood best friend, Z’rotar, gave to him because he couldn’t pronounce the full name (a lot of people couldn’t). When he left the Village of Orphans, he picked up the last name “Duhawl” and started going as “Zu’zu Duhawl” as his adventurer name. No one knows him by anything other than his adventurer name save the people he grew up with. The Scions occasionally call him just “Zu”. Other than that, the only “nicknames” he gets is when G’raha occasionally calls him pet names (his favorites are “my moon and my stars” and “my guiding light”)

Gender: nonbinary man

Star Sign: FFXIV kinda has its own star signs, he was born during the 4th Umbral Moon and his nameday assigned patron is Rhalgr, but his personal patron is Nymeia. In non-FFXIV terms, his star sign is Virgo.

Height: 6’ 0” (I don’t care that miqo’te don’t normally come in that height, I make the OC and I decide he’s six feet tall)

Orientation: Gay

Nationality/Ethnicity: He is Ala Mhigan, but was raised in Eorzea, specifically Thanalan in a place called the Village of Orphans. His parents were Ala Mhigan freedom fighters and when Garlemald invaded Ala Mhigo, they left to go fight and left Zu’zu in Thanalan because they knew they would probably die. He doesn’t find this out until he’s well into adulthood and returns to Ala Mhigo to help with the liberation and is told that “Uzuoak’a” is an old Ala Mhigan name and then is told he looks like his mother who died in the rebellion with his father and that they had a son. He spends a lot of the time after trying to connect with a background he doesn’t fully understand and people he never knew. Zu’zu has complicated feelings about it and flips between considering himself Ala Mhigan and not.

Favorite Fruit: Zu’zu loves apples and his favorite apples are from Norvrandt known as miracle apples. G’raha remembered Zu’zu liked apples from when they were working together on the Crystal Tower and brought him some in his early days on the First, claiming that they were his own favorites and he figured Zu’zu would like them. He apologized because they weren’t exactly the same and at the time Zu’zu had complained that they were too sour (which was saying something because his second favorite strain of apples are faerie apples from Coerthas), but he rapidly grew to enjoy them because that meant the Crystal Exarch would come and talk with him while they sat alone in either the Ocular or his room and shared apples. Zu’zu would sometimes go to the First specifically to pick some up and bring them back to share with G’raha when they’re alone. In the time recent after the Final Days and the incident with Meteion now that the Scions are separated, he sometimes will send them to New Sharlayan for G’raha as a care package.

Favorite Season: Winter, he loves the winters in Ishgard specifically because he loves snow and never grew up with it. When he’s traveling, he’ll bitch about it up and down, but when he’s in his comfortable little apartment with frosted windows, a million blankets, and coffee, he’s content as can be.

Favorite Flower: Elpis flowers are a new favorite of his, but his all time favorites are yellow carnations because they were always in a vase on the table in Haurchefant’s outpost in Coerthas. He often goes to Haurchefant’s grave when he can and brings some for him.

Favorite Scent: Cured wood or softened leather, they remind him a lot of growing up because he spent a lot of time with Z’aria, a bow maker. The Village of Orphans’ chief exports were parentless children and the best bows in Thanalan. Zu’zu often spent a lot of time skirting around Z’aria’s wares, breaking them until she chewed him out and started teaching him how to take care of them and use them. Zu’zu always repairs his own bow and related equipment, keeping alive the skills he grew up with and sometimes will turn to looking after his bow when he’s stressed and needs to calm down.

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate: Hot chocolate, but only made a certain way and, unfortunately, the only person who made it perfectly is now buried on a hill in Ishgard

Average Hours of Sleep: It ranges. Zu’zu either sleeps 10+ hours or sleeps for 3 for days and there is no in-between. When it’s particularly bad, the Scions will take turns sitting with him trying their various methods of sleep-including tricks. More often than not, Zu’zu will start playing one of his instruments and they end up asleep slumped on him. Most of the time with them laying on him, he tends to find sleep.

Dogs or Cats: …he’s a catboy. Is that cheating?

Dream Trip: Zu’zu is honestly on his dream trip right now touring Eorzea (and occasionally going to other places like Doma or Rhalgar’s Reach) from tavern to tavern playing as just an idle, nameless bard. That being said, Zu’zu would fuck up a Margaritaville.

Number of Blankets: When he’s on the road, Zu’zu sleeps with one blanket and, more or less, in a pile with the rest of his traveling companions. On his own in his apartment he sleeps with a metric fuckton of blankets unless G’raha is spending the night with him, then he’s sleeping with no blankets next to a large cocoon of containing one (1) single miqo’te.

Random Fact: Zu’zu’s travel kit is a harmonica, a violin, and sometimes a lute, but his instrument of choice is a piano.

Tagged by: @full---ofstarlight

Tagging: @keclan @evelynnsometimes @lenkagamine133 @fluffy-fern @dykedotexe (I don’t know who has OCs they want to talk about, but if you do, you should tell me about them) and literally anyone else who has a character that they want to gush about and do some soul searching for

#tag game #zuzu my beloved #zuzu lore #ZuzuRaha #ffxiv

[andrewmoocow]

Steven Universe Snake Eyes chapter 8: The Cosmos Quiver (originally published on October 16, 2023)

AN: And so, everything begins falling into place. Steven has some leftover drama to resolve with the Diamonds, Black Rutile's redemption arc is on the horizon, and there's a giant snake monster about to wreak havoc and destroy the cosmos. And I still need to finish my notes on the remaining few chapters on my phone! How can Steven save the universe now when there's a monster of pure, unadulterated destruction on the horizon? Is there a chance he could receive some unexpected help from someone who is also in need of help herself? Stay tuned, folks, for everything begins coming to a head here.

Synopsis: Tensions are high on Serpentes when Nosiop announces his plans for conquest, while Black Rutile ponders if he really needs her.

Cast:

Zach Callison as Steven

Noël Wells as Black Rutile

Estelle as Garnet

Michaela Dietz as Amethyst

Deedee Magno-Hall as Pearl

Aurelio Voltaire as King Cobralan Jormagundr

Shirley Millner as Queen Constrictra Jormagundr

Cissy Jones as Princess Naja Jormagundr

Henry Rollins as Captain Boa

Jennifer Paz as Lapis, Laz, Zuli

Shelby Rabara as Peridot, Squaridot

Uzo Aduba as Bismuth

Kimberly Brooks as Jasper

Lauren Ash as White Topaz

Tom Scharpling as Greg

Grace Rolek as Connie

Ron Perlman as Inner Steven

Neil Flynn as Aescul

Alexia Khadime as Sardonyx

Billie Eilish as Turquoise

Sarah Stiles as Spinel

Nicole Sullivan as Sylvia Spectre

Kari Wahlgren as Envyrno, Pyrope

Wally Wingert as Rigby Starglow

Dominic Armato as Captain Gearfeet

JP Karliak as S-L1M3

Rob Paulsen as Monty the Moarchean

Steven Blum as Earthos, Deputy Edward

Beau Billingslea as Sheriff Spiegel

Britt Baron as Michelle Angelon

Julissa Aguirre as Lady Imagineer

Terrence C. Carson as The Decimator

Della Saba as Aquamarine

Charlyne Yi as Eyeball

Christine Pedi as Holly Blue Agate

Casey Lee Williams as Cat's Eye

Avi Roque as Cinnabar

Gina Torres as Andesine

Jinkx Monsoon as Emerald

Melissa Fahn as Demantoid

Halsey as Tanzanite

Hayley Kiyoko as Morganite

Jason Marsden as Prince Nosiop Jormagundr

Keith David as Pyth

Crispin Freeman as Mr. Manco

Sam Witwer as Torius Vosania

Featuring Ray Porter as Squamata

And Tim Curry as Velhallen Beo

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Serpentes was in chaos. Just moments before halftime of the Contest of Champions ended and the competition could resume, Prince Nosiop abruptly stole his father's throne and claimed that he would now become ruler of Serpentes in place of Cobralan, for he believed that Cobralan was incapable of ruling. In addition, he proclaimed that there was an ancient evil Cobralan was hiding from the public for years, and Nosiop intended to fight it with an army of Gems to prove that the Slytherophidians were meant to conquer.

As the Slytherophidians were sent into a frenzy, Nosiop sat confidently on his new throne while Black Rutile stood by his side. "Ah, this is what it means to take command." Nosiop grinned with his fangs out. "Watching all these worthless insects scurry about while begging for someone to give them orders. Wouldn't you agree?"

"Yes, I agree very much, my friend." Black Rutile declared snidely when she felt someone tug on her cape, that someone being Aquamarine. "Oh, Aquamarine, fancy seeing you here. It feels like we haven't talked in a long while. What's up?"

"We have a question about that army of Gems that Nosiop mentioned." Eyeball said. "How are you going to acquire one, if I may ask? What, will we just make more Gems to serve us?"

"Ah yes, then I suppose it's time for a little history lesson." Black Rutile smirked as she played a holographic video of the Lapidarist's history lesson she spied on. "This is what is known as the Lapidarist. As the name should imply, this being is the mother of all Gems through her creation of what would eventually become the Great Diamond Authority. She possesses the power to create life, and I'm certain she also can reset all Gems to their base programming."

"Wait, what do you mean by base programming?" Holly Blue wondered alarmedly.

"This is going somewhere that I surely won't like." Cat's Eye added morosely.

"Oh, you're going to like what I have planned for her." Black Rutile declared. "Once I plead my case to the Lapidarist and she recognizes me as a poor unfortunate soul in pain and in need of help, she will answer my cries by wiping out all Gems across the universe and forcing them to return to the states from which they first originated, thus making them perfectly willing to follow my every command!"

"So, you're going to brainwash us all?!" Emerald shouted as she combed through the Rutile Rebels to confront Black Rutile. "You're simply plotting to erase everything about us, our personalities, our experiences, our lives, just to fulfill your selfish agenda?! I have done horrible things under both the Diamonds' and your command, but this is going too far!"

"Oh, come now, Emerald, you would probably do the same to make yourself more capable of getting rid of Lars." Black Rutile assured her advisor. "Really, you all should've expected that I'd do something this cruel and unusual towards others."

"Yes, like poofing us, for example?" Cinnabar, now fully reformed after being poofed earlier, declared as she and Cinnabar revealed themselves to Black Rutile. "All because we fancied ourselves better leaders than you?"

"Backstabbing two of your closest confidants was bad enough," Andesine added hotly. "but threatening to erase us all, who have pledged our lives to serve you and your goal of a brighter tomorrow for all Gems?"

"Now, everyone, I know this may seem a little rash, but I promise you all that this is for the greater good!" Black Rutile nervously said, lying through her teeth as she felt her subordinates would soon turn on her like everyone else did. "Please, you all have to listen to me!"

"We are done listening to you." Tanzanite declared fiercely. "White Topaz was right about you; you're a bad leader and a bad friend to all of us. You'd sooner throw one of us to the wolves to see if it was safe before running away at the first sight of danger than actually admit how flawed you are."

"I am not flawed!" Black Rutile shrieked angrily, tears forming in her eyes yet again. "Just please, somebody take my side for once!"

"I believe we all knew this was coming." Demantoid proclaimed harshly before turning to the other Rebels. "Come along, Rebels. Let us find somewhere else where we won't be abused."

"No, wait, please, come back!" Black Rutile yelled as she fruitlessly reached out to her now-former pawns. "You can't just leave me like this! You know the Crystal Gems wouldn't dare take you in!"

"We are well aware of that," Morganite replied coldly. "But at least they'd treat us better than you have."

"Honestly, why did I bother continuing to side with her?" Pyrope scoffed as the Rutile Rebels left their master in the dust for greener pastures, causing Black Rutile to tear up again.

"So, after all we've been through, this is how I'm treated?" Black Rutile groaned as she started crying and groveling on her knees. "What's even the point anymore?"

"To give people hope, dear Rutile," Nosiop said as he hugged his partner in crime. "So we can rip it away from them."

"Indeed, my girl." Pyth agreed with the insidious prince-turned-king. "Now come along. We'd like you to meet the rest of what we call the Serpent Society." As the two Slytherophidians led Black Rutile away from the Ouraborium, Nosiop gave Pyth a firm nod, to which Pyth replied with an evil smile.

--

Elsewhere in the stadium, Steven roamed the halls as he brooded to himself over what he had just learned from the Lapidarist and the Diamonds. Not only was White Diamond more like Pink Diamond than he realized, but the Diamonds were also hiding the fact that they did indeed commit genocide on a few planets that they had conquered. He needed time to process everything he learned, to the point where he barely realized that Nosiop had just announced his conquest of Serpentes.

"You see what sparing the Diamonds will lead you to?" Inner Steven coldly stated as Steven imagined the manifestation of his darker impulses walking alongside him. "You should've let me shatter White when I had the chance back on Homeworld. Then we wouldn't have had to suffer all of this!"

"You and I both know I would never take a life!" Steven shouted angrily at Inner Steven.

"Then what about Jasper?" Inner Steven retorted snidely.

"Okay, you raise a good point," Steven agreed. "but I'd never intentionally take a life."

"Even after my change of heart, I always found it annoying how you'd rather sit back like a coward because you think everyone deserves a second chance." Inner Steven stated. "Much like you, I never fully trusted the Diamonds and thought they would go back on their word to destroy us again at any moment. If that day ever comes, you must be ready for the worst possible scenario."

"Yes, it's true that I feel so utterly betrayed, but I don't think the Diamonds would ever go that far." Steven replied. "I just want to live my life where everyone isn't lying to me and keeping secrets that could destroy us all!"

"You know, on that note, heard the news lately?" Inner Steven added as he tapped his foot, and a voice rang out in Steven's mind-space.

"As of today, I shall now take my father's place as your ruler, for he is not fit to be a king or a Universal Lord. Let this be a wake-up call to you Slytherophidians, the Universal Lords, the Gem race, and the ignorant masses across the entire universe!" the voice of Prince Nosiop declared as a holographic image of him appeared before Steven. "I shall soon arrive with an entire army of loyal Gems at my side to face down an ancient foe my father has hidden from you for so long! We all must answer to the hand of fate, and fate has chosen me to conquer this world!"

"Who is that?" Steven asked his darker half in wonder at the prince before him.

"Prince Nosiop Jormagundr, son of Cobralan and self-proclaimed next in line to become king of Serpentes." Inner Steven revealed. "I'm sure you heard of him before. He and Black Rutile teamed up to conquer the planet and reboot the entire Gem race to turn into their slaves. Don't think you met him in person, though."

"So what, is he meant to be like the Slytherophidian equivalent to Black Rutile or something?" Steven asked.

"Close." Inner Steven answered. "I think he may share some qualities with you. But he's the answer to a very important question."

"What was the question?" Steven asked, not expecting a good answer.

"What if you were more like Pink Diamond growing up?" Inner Steven answered forebodingly. "Think of it. This boy clearly wanted to get everything he ever wanted even though he had everything handed to him on a silver platter, so he resorted to drastic measures when nobody paid attention to him. Remind you of anyone?"

"So what do I need to do?" Steven asked his inner self.

"It's quite simple, really." Inner Steven said with his figurative hands on Steven's shoulders. "You must stop history from repeating itself, or it will mean the universe's destruction and possibly beyond."

--

"What is the meaning of this?!" Cobralan roared as he slithered into the throne room upon hearing the news. "Nosiop, you better have a very good explanation of what you are doing because you are in big trouble, young man!"

"I see you've heard, my old friend." Pyth declared as he ominously snuck up behind Cobralan and grabbed him by the neck with a jagged knife in his scaly hands. "It seems your son will be getting his coronation early. But unfortunately, you won't live long enough to see him all grown up."

"Pyth, what is going on?" Cobralan asked his insidious advisor. "What is Nosiop doing? What are you doing? Answer me, blast you!"

"It's just a little something I've been working on for the past couple of years," Pyth revealed to his former king. "I notice that Nosiop wants to be seen for his great ideas, introduce him to Squamata, and then covertly guide him along as I use him to gain ultimate power." He slowly pressed the knife to Cobralan's throat. "Now then, tell me where Squamata's resting place is, and I promise you'll only come out of this with a few scars."

"I'll never tell you!" Cobralan yelled fiercely and tried spitting poison in Pyth's face, but the vizier barely reacted to the attack. "It's a secret that our family has kept for generations, and I refuse to give it up to the likes of you!"

"So that's the way it is, then." Pyth cruelly hissed as he prepared to stab the king in his throat with the knife. "Long live the king." However, his murder of the Slytherophidian king would have to wait as a loud crash was heard from above, followed by a hearty "OOOOO-HOHOHOHOHO!" that made him jump. "What was that?!"

"Good day, your majesty!" Sardonyx laughed as she smashed a hole in the throne room's ceiling to view Pyth's attempted assassination. "Am I interrupting anything?!"

"What is that thing?!" Pyth screamed in terror as Sardonyx reached into the throne room and grabbed Cobralan in her giant hand.

"Oh, pardon me for being so rude." Sardonyx giggled. "You may call me Sardonyx. I'm here with my lovely assistant, Turquoise, to rescue the fair king of Serpentes and put a stop to your dastardly schemes! Turquoise, please take care of Mr. Pyth, s'il vous plaît"

"Already on it," Turquoise replied as she conjured up some liquid metal that solidified into metallic restraints to keep Pyth imprisoned while the two fusions escaped. "Catch you on the flipside, Dorkus."

"Get back here, you two! Unhand me at once!" Pyth yelled furiously as he tried to escape his imprisonment. "Ugh, this is what happens when you've been spying on Gems for who knows how long. Eventually, they'll overpower you in every way imaginable. Now, can someone get me out of this thing?"

--

On the other side of the Ouraborium, the competitors of the Contest of Champions were trying their best to stay calm amid the chaos. Still, each had their own views about Nosiop's planned takeover of Serpentes.

"Yes, Chief, I'm already calling for backup." Sylvia Spectre said to her boss over her communication device. "Prince Nosiop will be brought to justice by sundown. What do you mean what will the king think?! Nosiop just stole his throne and said Cobralan was unfit to rule!"

"Hey Sylvie, can you talk a little faster so we can get out of here?" Envyrno complained impatiently while leaning back against the wall. "I wanna get the Abe Due Dumballa out of here and cause a little mischief already!"

"No, we cannot!" Sylvia declared sternly. "As an officer of the Coalition of Galaxies, it is my sworn duty to root out evil wherever it may lurk and bring them to justice, no matter the species. And that includes thugs like you, Envyrno."

"Oh geez, another busybody rule-follower." Envyrno groaned in dismay. "You should embrace your inner bad girl already. Let's go kill some horrible bosses together, get a purge going! Live a little! In fact, I know of this great place to hang out at a few star systems away. It's a new club that plays really great hardcore techno for a really hip young crowd."

"The answer is still no." Sylvia turned down Envyrno's offer. "Though that club does sound intriguing."

"Now you're speaking my language!" Envyrno gave a hearty chortle while putting a lava-covered arm around Sylvia's shoulder.

Meanwhile, Rigby Starglow stood up on a makeshift stage in the middle of the arena while tuning his guitar. "Good evening, folks, or whatever time it is on this planet. My name's Rigby Starglow. I'm the biggest rock star in the universe and today, I'm going to play you all a song to calm everybody down." He then began to strum on his guitar. "Breath, should I take a deep? Faith, should I take a leap?" Rigby started singing. "Taste, what a bittersweet. All my, all my life. Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears!"

Within the city of Alethinophidia, Captain Gearfeet was having the time of his life as he tipped over market stalls and broke into shops to engage in some looting. "Hee hee hee, this is the most fun I've had in ages!" he laughed happily while diving into a store window to steal its contents. "Come on, everybody, it's the end of the world. Let's get looting!"

"Stop right there, Gearfeet." Sheriff Spiegel declared as he pressed a laser pistol to the captain's nose. "We're gonna need you to hand over everything you stole so we can return them to their rightful owners."

"I dare you to try, copper." Gearfeet said as he protectively held onto his loot. "I'm not even sure who the original owners are anymore!"

"Everyone please, cease this conflict!" Michelle Angelon exclaimed as she flew down from above to get between the sheriff and the pirate. "I understand that you are on different sides of the law, but there are far more pressing matters at hand, my friends."

"Yeah, yeah, the giant space snake is a-coming, or whatever." Deputy Edward replied. "Man, haven't had a day this crazy since we fought those spice cultists back home, eh Sheriff?"

"You said it, Edward. I can still hear them now." Spiegel smirked. "He who controls the spice controls the universe!"

"Can we please get on with it?!" Gearfeet yelled. "I just wanna find a ship and go back to my crew already."

"You and us both, Captain." S-L1M3 said as he slithered to the four with Earthos, Lady Imagineer, Monty, and the Decimator behind him. "I just want to go home already. I didn't even get a chance to fight anybody!"

"I, for one, am still not satisfied with the hand I was dealt on this planet." The Decimator replied in his trademark deep, booming voice. "I demand the greatest fight these creatures could offer, yet time and again, I've been greeted with nothing but disappointment! Whatever this ancient foe Nosiop speaks of may be, it has got to give me a satisfactory challenge!"

"Whatever you say, big guy!" Monty said meekly before pulling out a photo of his wife and children back on his home planet. "Hold on, my family, I'll be home soon."

"That your fam there, Monty?" Earthos asked about the photo. "Not a bad lot, I'll say. Maybe I can visit sometime, be like the cool uncle to your kids."

"That would be so nice, Earthos." Monty replied sweetly before all the fighters gathered in Alethinophidia looked up at the sky to find that the clouds had changed. "Hey, what's that up there?"

"I believe it's a message." Lady Imagineer answered and began reading the message. "I think it says, 'Meet us at the castle at once. Signed, the Crystal Gems'."

"That just spells out B.U.T.T.," Monty said as he read the message in the sky himself. "How are you able to get all that?!"

"Call it a hunch." Imagineer smiled kindly in reply before she flew towards the castle. "Come on, everybody, follow me!"

--

"Hey, I think I can see people coming towards us!" Laz exclaimed as she, Lapis, and Zuli watched the Contest competitors race towards the castle. "Our message worked!"

"Good, but next time," Lapis said before turning to Zuli. "let's try and get straight to the point instead of just writing funny words in the sky. You're lucky this didn't end up like last time, Zuli!"

"Oh, come on, Lapis, you told me it was a good idea back in the day on Tritek!" Zuli tried shifting the blame to Lapis. "Those Gremlins didn't know what hit them!"

"Can you three please stop arguing and get back in here?!" Jasper bellowed for the three Lapides to come inside. "We need to think of a plan!"

The three terraformers hovered into the main hall of the castle, where the Crystal Gems have gathered the royal family of Serpentes, Captain Boa, Aescul, the Metals, the various contestants in the Contest of Champions, the Diamonds, Bialyoom and Meinerr, the Little Homeworld gems, the Universal Lords, and the Off-Colors together to form an alliance to save Serpentes and the universe.

"Good day to you all." Connie announced to the ragtag band of misfits. "As I'm sure you're all aware of what has been happening lately, about the announcement that Nosiop is plotting to conquer the planet with an army of Gems. Today, we have gathered you all to stop that for the good of everyone in the universe."

"I can't believe my son would do this to me." Cobralan muttered in shame and regret while looking down at his hands. "I've done so much for his happiness, and this is how he repays me? What have I done that would warrant such a reaction?"

"Do you want me to be honest with you or not?" Greg asked Cobralan.

"I'll take any answer at this point," Cobralan replied.

"To be frank, you're kind of a mediocre father," Greg admitted bluntly, much to Cobralan's shock. "What? You said you'd take any answer!"

"Don't fret, dear husband, I'm sure he's just joshing with you!" Constricta tried to cheer her husband up.

"No, I'm being serious!" Greg exclaimed. "I can definitely see you're a great & loving husband and a pretty darn good ruler to your people, but this whole contest has distanced you from your kids and their needs. I mean, Naja probably has serious self-doubt issues, and Nosiop speaks for himself."

"The human is right, father." Naja agreed with Greg. "Ever since you made me the Contest's master of ceremonies, I've had to deal with the fear of disappointing the masses, that I'd be unworthy of being a princess if I make just one mistake."

"Oh my dear, you'll never be a disappointment to me." Cobralan said as he comforted his daughter with a hug. "No matter what you do to impress the masses, you'll always be my little girl. Now, please, Naja, your mother and I urge you this one time. Please stand, stand by us."

"Okay, Father, I will," Naja replied with a sniffle. "And hopefully, we can bring Nosiop back to his senses too."

"So, what do we do now?" Amethyst asked. "The Lapidarist said we needed an ultimate fusion to stop this Squamata guy once and for all, but which one is it? Opal, Sugilite, Sardonyx, Alexandrite? Maybe even Malachite?"

"Hey, speaking of which, anybody seen Steven lately?" Pearl added. "I haven't seen him since the Lapidarist's history lesson, and I'm getting worried. Hopefully, he hasn't decided to leave Serpentes early."

"No way Steven would ever do that, not in a thousand different timelines I've examined." Garnet proclaimed. "He has to be here somewhere; we just need to know where."

"Probably still somewhere in the castle." Peridot answered. "Hopefully, he hasn't gone too far."

"I'll go search for him." Squaridot declared as she tried leaving the group, only to be stopped in her tracks when Peridot grabbed her stubby green arm.

"Oh no, you don't!" Peridot yelled. "I've known Steven longer; let me search for him!"

"No, I'll do it, you obnoxious nacho!" Squaridot argued with her triangular counterpart before the two hissed at each other and got into a slapfight.

"Spinel, you find Steven." Bismuth ordered Spinel, who gave a hearty salute and ran off.

"Hang on, Steve Summers, I'm coming for you!" Spinel yelled as she ran deeper into the castle.

"I hope Steven can find it in himself to forgive the Diamonds for lying to him." White Topaz said.

"Then again, he's just a very forgiving person in general." Aescul declared. "So this should be pretty easy for him."

--

"Finding this resting place is not easy at all!" Nosiop complained as he, Pyth, Black Rutile, and a few Slytherophidian soldiers ventured into the desert plains of Serpentes in search of Squamata's resting place. "We could've stabbed the location right out of Father, but then we had a couple of fusions ruining everything! No doubt the Crystal Gems are plotting against us as we speak!"

"Thank goodness you eventually got me out of those restraints, Black Rutile," Pyth said with a sinister smile at Black Rutile. "Now look alive. We got some friends on the other side on the horizon."

"Yes, that Serpent Society cult you told me about." Black Rutile replied. "Shouldn't there be more of us?"

"Unfortunately, most of our ranks have been lost to time, except for a few members still alive and kicking today," Pyth explained as a massive spaceship began descending upon Serpentes. Upon landing, its passengers revealed themselves to be a few faces that Black Rutile found familiar.

"Well well well, Torius Vosania." Black Rutile said upon recognizing the crime lord and estranged criminal brother of Batsputin Vosania. "Fancy meeting you here after you got brought to justice by those Pearls."

"Indeed, Black Rutile and I brought along a few new friends I met in prison." Torius declared as he revealed two more thugs by his side who had joined the brother of Batsputin in his revenge plot. One of them was Mr. Manco, the cybernetic menace of East Walleef from Sergione-29 who, much like Torius Vosania, also formed an alliance with Cinnabar in the past before the Black Pearl Brigade foiled his plans. However, the next villain was an even bigger shock to Black Rutile's core.

"No, that cannot be!" Black Rutile gasped in shock at the humanoid figure dressed in green armor with a foghat gray mask, blank red eyes, a purple cape, and a red V on his chest. "Velhallen Beo?! I thought Batsputin defeated you in the Battle of the Night! Were you in prison this whole time?"

"Indeed I was, Gem." Velhallen Beo replied with an arrogant sneer. "But now, thanks to Prince Nosiop, I can retake control of the Twilight Zone with the power of Squamata! Now tell us, where is he hiding?"

"Unfortunately, I was outsmarted by a few of the Crystal Gems before I could extort His Majesty for information," Pyth said regretfully. "Anyone else got any bright ideas?"

"Oh yes, I have one." Mr. Manco declared. "A rumor spread by a fellow prisoner named Titanius Anglesmith says that there is an ancient temple hidden beneath the surface of Serpentes, and only one may be sacrificed for the beast within to be unleashed."

"And I think we know just the sacrifice." Nosiop declared as all the members of the Serpent Society turned to Black Rutile with evil grins. "Black Rutile, would you care to help us unleash total death and destruction at the cost of your life?"

"What?! You can't just betray me like this when I've already been betrayed!" Black Rutile yelled in horror while Beo tried to grab her by the wrists. "Let go of me!"

"Don't try to fight it. You've been craving the sweet release of death, haven't you?" Beo hissed eagerly, stunning Black Rutile for a few moments before she regained her composure and tugged at Velhallen Beo's grip before tossing him over her head, causing the former Universal Lord to lose his grasp on the Gem terrorist. "What the?!"

"I have to warn Steven!" Black Rutile shouted the absolute last thing she ever wanted to say before making her escape.

"What are you waiting for, you nimrods?! After her!" Beo shouted when Nosiop put up a hand to block him.

"Leave her. She's going to bring Steven to us." Nosiop proclaimed. "Now then, anyone else care to be sacrificed? How about you, Maverick? Would you like to give up your life for my cause?"

"Uh, what?" Maverick muttered before Torius picked up the snake guard with his new and improved cybernetics and dragged him away. "I do not consent to this! I demand a two weeks' notice!"

--

Back at the Jormagundrs' castle, Steven was sitting on one of the castle battlements as he gazed up at the bright afternoon sun when he heard someone approaching him.

"Hey, Steven!" Spinel exclaimed while sitting down next to her best half-human friend. "Penny for your thoughts?"

"Yeah, it's about the Diamonds." Steven said softly. "I thought I learned all I could ever learn about them, but then they whip out this whole coverup and make me even more justified in my paranoia! If it turns out someone who loved you was hiding a huge secret this whole time, how would you react?"

"You mean the whole Pink Diamond thing?" Spinel replied with a blunt expression on her face. "Yeah, I'm not sure how to react, considering she died and didn't even tell me because I was standing in the middle of the garden for thousands of years! But the point is, you can't just hold it against the Diamonds for as long as you live, especially since we got a crazy prince about to kill us all!"

"I have every right to hold it against them!" Steven argued with Spinel. "I have every right to be so wary of them, considering that they're acting like they didn't scar me for life, brainwashed my friends, and nearly killed me just because I'm family!"

"Wow, never knew you could hold a grudge, Steven," Spinel muttered in shock. "But hey, it's not like things could get any worse from here on out, right?" Just then, the ground beneath the two began shaking, almost like an earthquake had struck Serpentes. "Me and my big mouth!"

The skies began turning darker than the blackest void as a massive snake creature with green scales, a yellow underbelly, and ginormous sharp fangs emerged from afar and released a mighty roar. "I have turned hundreds upon thousands of worlds to dust in the name of darkness and devastation until I was robbed of my glory." Squamata, the fearsome god of Serpentes, roared for all to hear across the universe. "I will stride across the bones of my enemies and bask in the glow of pure evil, for all of existence shall be mine to consume!"

It turns out that forgiving the Diamonds for their past atrocities would be the least of Steven's worries.

The worst has finally come.

--

Yeah, you and your big mouth, Spinel. At long last, Squamata has been unleashed and is free to destroy all that he sees! At least until an army of Gems can bring him down for good, but it won't be the army that Nosiop desires. Plus, it'll only be a matter of time before Squamata goes out of control and betrays the Serpent Society to pursue his goal of destroying everything he sees. How can the Crystal Gems possibly survive against a creature that only knows and revels in such levels of destruction and chaos? We'll just have to wait and see.

#steven universe #steven universe future #fanfiction #steven universe alternate future #steven universe snake eyes #steven quartz universe #garnet #amethyst #pearl #peridot #lapis lazuli #bismuth #jasper #white topaz #king cobralan jormagundr #queen constricta jormagundr #prince nosiop jormagundr #pyth #princess naja jormagundr #greg universe #connie maheswaran #black rutile #captain boa

[aegor-bamfsteel]

i found your blog through your metas on the blackwoods (who i personally enjoy a lot, i enjoy your pieces on them a lot too) and i'm SO happy i did! fandom is honestly tiring and wasn't really fun or something i "got" despite having so many thoughts on the series but now i feel re-invigorated to share my writing the drama and my fear be dammed! you're great at putting things clearly in a succinct, thought-provoking way, i hope i can be able to have a command of english like you someday!

(Siblings Zuli and Kaia from the San Diego Zoo. Kaia is trying to sit on Zuli to prove she is stronger. But please consider it friendly sibling sand wrestling.)

I can only hope to live up to the person described in this very sweet message, anon. You’ve conducted yourself with more grace than I probably could (if one of my favorite houses was getting decried as authorial favorites, I wouldn’t be sending love mail to the author; not that I wouldn’t be sending hate mail either). I focused more on the negative than positive in this post, and I just wanted to reiterate that I’ve met some great people, found a welcoming community, and helped develop a better narrative voice. I’m so happy that I was able to inspire you to take similar steps forward in your fandom experience.

Back when I was on anon, I would be sending certain users 6 asks an hour about a certain issue (usually relating to the Blackfyres or the unfair treatment of Bracken women). If those users didn’t have anon on, I wouldn’t have been able to talk to them, and might not’ve made this blog. That is why, no matter the feedback I get, I will never turn off anon. I try to be sympathetic to about anon theories that I don’t agree with, and to not engage in name-calling, but to explain why thoroughly and do research if necessary. Other people do not follow this standard, and will personally mock you, but never let yourself think you’re morally inferior to them just because you like certain characters. It’s just fandom, and at the end of the day we should all be having fun sharing our creative spin on the source material.

I’ll take your compliment about my language skills at face value, although due to personal reasons I can’t bring myself to completely agree (disliking my own writing is probably the main reason I make so many grammar/spelling errors and can’t write more than a long ask; I hate going back to look at it). I’ve definitely been told I’m too wordy! I don’t think my writing is something special, but I try to be clear with my vocabulary and not rely on unnecessary jargon. If you get your point across using sources or valid arguments, that’s what is important.

I’d be interested in hearing what you have to say in the future. The hardest part of writing is getting started, and you’ve already done that!

#ask #love mail #gif

[lovelyelbowleech]

bro for a second there i was scared haoyu and gao were gonna talk more about 'zuli' leading tu to know who they were actually talking about...he would know right? his mom was a maid for ursa if i remember correctly? anyway. great chapter. i hope your trip was fun!

Thank you! It was a good trip :)

His mother was indeed one of Ursa's maids. Although whether he knows the details of what happened to Zuko is not clear at the moment. 😬

#ficasks #wargames #allsfair

[eorzeanshenanigans]

The twins, Mythrite (left) and Mythril (right). I figured that since everyone (importnat) in Jade and Obsidian’s world were named after rocks, they’d probably name the kids after rocks too. They didn’t really intend for their names to fit the Shiny Rock Theme, but it happened anyways.

They’re about four years old. B’raht has no idea where they came from. He makes a lot of friends, but he’s always careful, and he’s really sure they’d actually come tell him if he got them pregnant. They just showed up in his FC room one day, a couple of tiny newborn lalas. None of the other FC people saw anyone go in there, with or without infants. The fact that they look like Jade and Obsidian could be their parents just adds to the mystery.

Due to B’raht’s Warrior of Light job, he can’t always be available to take care of the kids, so he’s asked F’lhamin to babysit when he’s off. He comes back as often as he can to see the kids and brings them cool things from where he’s been. F’lhaminn is happy to help, and the kids adore her. The other Scions help out too when they’re there. 

Once Jade and Obsidian get to retire they’re going to spend much much more time with their kids.

At some point I might give them their own outfits, but for now I thought giving them the basic Lala Outfit but Dyed was a good start.

I know the popular theory for Lalafell reproduction is that they just come out of the ground fully-formed like potatoes but i love the idea of babies so small that the larger races can safely pick them up with one hand. They’re absolutely tiny. Just little tiny guys and girls and stuff

Most of this info is for when they’re a bit older and have a bit more personality to work with. A few more little things in the chart thing have been omitted on account of them being young children and i don’t think they matter for these two.

(surnames wip, will rb when updated)

Mythril

The introverted and opinionated one.

Mythril doesn’t trust people easily, and is very grumpy with strangers, but once she gets to know you, if she likes you she’s super friendly and loves you. She doesn’t really like to fight, but she has opinions and by Hydaelyn she’s going to share them. Such a talkative little child. She will call Obsidian or Jade to beat you up if you mess with her or her sisters. Fortunately for you unless you were trying to seriously hurt the kids they won’t actually kick your ass.

She has a concerningly high sugar tolerance for someone so tiny and young. Khalji keeps bringing her and her sisters sweets.

B A S I C S

Full name: Mythril

Gender: Cis female

Pronouns: She/her/hers

O T H E R S 

Family: Twin sister Mythrite, older adopted sister Arya, dads Jade, Obsidian, and Khalji. Also Obsidian’s other boyfriend Dream, and Jade’s other datemates Dark, Zuli, Chrome, and Rebecca. 

Birthplace: Eorzea. Probably.

Job: Child

Phobias: Yarzon. Awful, awful creatures.

Guilty pleasures: She steals F’lhaminn perfume and sprays it everywhere she thinks needs to smell good. Frequently this includes her sisters and she calls them stinky every time.

T H I S - O R - T H A T

Introvert/Extrovert: Introvert

Organized/Disorganized: Disorganized, but she’s also very tiny

Closed-minded/Open-minded: Open-minded

Calm/Anxious: Calm

Disagreeable/Agreeable: Disagreeable

Cautious/Reckless: ...More cautious than Mythrite

Patient/Impatient: Patient

Outspoken/Reserved: Very outspoken

Leader/Follower: Follower

Empathetic/Unempathetic: Empathetic 

Optimist/Pessimist: Optimist

Hard-Working/Lazy: Hard-working

Mythrite

The one who would attack you.

She’s actually super sweet she just doesn’t like it when her loved ones are being messed with. She has inherited Jade’s sweet nature and sociability, and Obsidian’s ability to get mad in .5 seconds and instinctive knowledge of how to incapacitate people. She’s a nice kid though.

Unlike her sister, she has inherited Jade’s low sugar tolerance. Khalji still brings her sweets. 

B A S I C S

Full name: Mythrite

Gender: Cis Female

Pronouns: She/her/hers

O T H E R S 

Family: Sisters Mythril and Arya, dads Jade, Obsidian, Khalji, Dream, Zuli, and Dark, and then Chrome and Rebecca.

Birthplace: Eorzea

Job: Child 

Phobias: Water. Baths are totally fine. Ponds and lakes and swimming, however...

Guilty pleasures: She really likes to hide in tiny places around the Rising Stones. Tataru’s usually the one who has to go find her. Whenever she does find Mythrite she just starts giggling and runs off to find a new hiding spot. 

T H I S - O R - T H A T

Introvert/Extrovert: Extrovert

Organized/Disorganized: Disorganized

Closed-minded/Open-minded: Open-minded

Calm/Anxious: Calm

Disagreeable/Agreeable: Agreeable

Cautious/Reckless: Reckless little gremlin

Patient/Impatient: Impatient

Outspoken/Reserved: More reserved than her sister

Leader/Follower: Leader

Empathetic/Unempathetic: Empathetic

Optimist/Pessimist: Pessimistic

Hard-Working/Lazy: Lazy

#Mythril #Mythrite #Lalafell #FFXIV #Also Beloveds #little gremlins #i may have made up some things on the spot #just a few. y'know #i am shaking them so gentally #they LOVE Khalji and demand to be picked up whenever he visits #He is so Tall and they are so Small #They can see everything from his shoulders!!!!!!!

[oopsitszuli]

Would you guys mind if I wrote a Miguel O’Hara x reader fic?? I have total brain rot for him right now…

#zuli talks #miguel ohara #into the spider verse #across the spider verse spoilers #Miguel O’Hara x reader #Miguel O’Hara x y/n #Miguel O’Hara

[lamilanomagazine]

Asti: "INVITO AL RAP", il Rap tra musica e poesia 2^ edizione

Asti: "INVITO AL RAP", il Rap tra musica e poesia 2^ edizione. Martedì 17 ottobre torna l'appuntamento con il rap a Teatro Alfieri. L'edizione 2023, promossa dall'Assessorato alla Cultura del Comune di Asti in collaborazione con l'Assessorato all'Istruzione, sarà dedicata agli studenti delle scuole secondarie di primo e secondo grado della città e consisterà in un talk durante il quale si discuterà di rap, del processo che porta alla formazione di una canzone e dell'importanza della metrica a cavallo tra poesia e letteratura classica. "Dopo il successo della prima edizione e dopo la serata estiva di AstiRap, torna l'appuntamento a Teatro con l'evento "Invito al Rap" che si conferma una scelta vincente – commentano il Sindaco Maurizio Rasero e l'Assessore alla Cultura Paride Candelaresi. La giornata di martedì, infatti, vede il Teatro già al completo, con l'adesione di un importante numero di classi". L'Assessore all'Istruzione Loretta Bologna, sottolinea il valore dell'iniziativa che "costituisce una valida occasione per gli studenti partecipanti di conoscere meglio il mondo della musica collegandolo alla poesia e alla letteratura, vivendo un'esperienza diversa che unisce la didattica alla creatività nella splendida cornice del teatro Alfieri". L'edizione di quest'anno, infatti, si concentrerà sul rapporto tra musica e poesia, proprio come indicato nel titolo. "Pariremo dall'analisi dell'aspetto linguistico del rap, inteso come poesia contemporanea - ha aggiunto Candelaresi - per poi affrontare il tema della formazione di un brano rap e dell'importanza che assumono metrica e musicalità". A condurre la mattinata, oltre all'Assessore Candelaresi ci sarà il rapper Luca Tomatis, che si occupa di Educativa Territoriale per i servizi sociali di Asti. Tra gli ospiti il Prof. Carlo Bavastro, docente del liceo classico Vittorio Alfieri di Asti, il famoso rapper Marco Zuli in arte Zuli e Rebirth, il giovane vincitore della prima edizione di AstiRap. Al termine dell'incontro seguirà un dibattito tra studenti ed esperti. L'appuntamento è a Teatro Alfieri martedì 17 ottobre alle ore 11.00.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

[trustingofwinds]

for the ask game! 🫶🏼 : 13, 23, 34, 43

zulyyyy my love!! hello!! how are you? 🥺🖤

13. can we be friends?

ummmm WE ARE FRIENDS HELLO???? ARE WE NOT??? lmaooo no fr I do consider you a friend and I'd love to talk more!! <3 hehe

23. five words that describe you?

real hot girl shit bitch

34. when you hear “ peace ” what do you think of?

okay hear me out LMAO but my mind went to the meadow in twilight?? the one they lay in together 😭 that scene isn't "peace" to me but that meadow and places like it are definitely my peace <3

43. what do you remember from your childhood?

stealing my mom's leather hot girl boots and tying my shirts back into crop tops while watching The Spice Girls movie for the 373839th time >:) I've always been a girly indeed

hehe these were fun!! thank you so so much for the questions zuly <3

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#we're besties actually #(threateningly) #>:) #hehe #zuly♡ #moots #💌: love letters

[moonfurthetemmie]

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Part 7

June 20, 20XX

Mercury looks excited. He keeps his voice down as he speaks.

"Zuli's alive! I- Oh my god, he's alive, and he's not infected, and-"

Mercury breaks into a relieved laugh, tears falling down his face.

"Okay. Okay, I'm fine. I'll be fine. So. Zuli's trying to find some clothes right now; our only options right now are whatever I have, so it's not going to be great, but it's infinitely better than what he had. Which was almost nothing. He's a little sick, and he doesn't have much strength, but whatever shit he's got is twenty times more preferable to the nightmare outside. At least his thing, I can treat. And it won't turn him into some feral zombie thing."

Mercury shudders violently.

"Ugh. Anyways. 0 progress has been made on the cure, but, hey, keeping someone from dying in a nasty dank cell in the basement is still saving a life. …God, is it obvious that I’m starting to lose my mind?”

In the background, a humanoid blur appears. It comes closer. A short, sickly-looking pale human with black hair, looking rather nauseous.

“Um…Mercury? Who are you talking to?” 

Mercury turns around quickly.

“Oh. Hi, Zuli. Come on over.”

Zuli nervously comes forward to stand next to Mercury. He’s wearing a long-sleeved shirt that is too big for him. Mercury moves over slightly. 

“I’ve been making a record of everything that’s happened. I think there’s half a dozen so far? I haven’t been recording one every single day. Mostly because I forget.”

Zuli eyes the camera nervously. His eyes are sunken. He looks like he hasn’t eaten well in a while.

“Are you going to send these to someone, or are you just hoping someone will find them eventually?” “I’m going to try to find somewhere to send them. If I can, I want to try to send them to the resistance. They probably have the most far-reaching influence and can warn people quickly.” 

Zuli furrows his brow. “I’m pretty sure they don’t deal with contagious diseases.”

Mercury shrugs helplessly. “They deal with us, though. As far as I know, there’s not a multiverse-wide version of the World Health Organization, but maybe I’ll find them when I’m looking for the resistance. If not, the resistance can send it to them.”

Zuli rubs his arms. “...How long has this been going on, again?” Mercury blinks. He’s silent for a long moment before he frowns and says, “About two weeks, I think…? I started these on the seventh, and Koroit was showing symptoms before shit really hit the fan…”

“All of this in two weeks?” Zuli sounds horrified. “Oh my god…”

He stares off in silence. After a moment, Mercury reaches for the camera.

“Why don’t you let me look at that cough you have?”

The video ends.

#Untitled.MP4 #JMV Mercury #JMV Zuli #boye is HERE #Happy valentine's day btw. have some horror #this is definitely not going to start shipping #Moonfur Writing

[eggman91]

voodoo Mordecai au chapter 2

I was panicking trying desperately to write down what may be my last words to my family Mother Esther rose.. and my pencil broke no…I quickly look up about to ask for anyone if they has a pencil i…wait I look around the train cart was empty just me …this is a dream memory? I was about to get up as a old figure walk in tall and dress like one of the savoys congregation smoking a old pipe it take a seat where atlas did

“hello mista heller “ all he said as he lean on his cane “who are you what is this “this wasn’t a dream i don’t dream but he just sssshh me “ all will been know and learned the iwa got dat interest in you” oh…I’m having a savoy like dream..great I scowl annoyed “ oh what does mister maitre carrefour wants form me” great my mind has truly been mess with by the savorys im annoyed with this dream already ” oh I am him and not im kalfu he a aspect of me”he chuckles silghty as I just look at him my eyebrow raise “ what I…ok fine this is my subconscious talking to myself and why as one of the savoys swamp spirit i don’t why but let get this over with” I try to wake up

but i couldn’t “ oh sorry mista heller but you wake when we’re done I’m just here to offer a deal” great my subconscious is offering me a business deal “and that is” “ me and the chiefs need a…tiggerman like you a man to do our will our work and our stuff and I’m speaking on behalf of grandfather rattlesnake now kalfu or as you know it Maitre carrefour or me too said he got a claim on you because of that “he points his cane to my chest” but me and others disagree with that “…I look up

“and what do you mean by that ?” I ask interested in what he said even if it this isn’t real just a dream I told myself “ they was talking and they got dat zulie to chloroform you and they carved dat..dat isn’t a properly deal“ I joked a mirthless one as usual it was my dream I could joke “ oh they didn’t do proper business offer how unlike them” but the figure maitre caffour or whatever he just laugh slightly at my joke to my surprise this is my subconscious of course he laughs “ oh no dey didn’t but…hear my offer all businesslike now “ I look at him and listen the landscape outside the train was charging form farmlands plains to swamp deep swamp but if I heard his offer this savoylike dream will be over”agreeable speak your offer mister?” “Legba call me legba “

my eyebrow raise again but “ ok mister legba what your offer “the train was getting darker the lights going out “ power our power “ “Who’s power mister legba” he lean up taking out his pipe” everyone of us all the iwa form me the grand zombi oshun la flambo erzuli and ogo everyone” the train was gone so was the swamp it was just me and him sweating in a black void near a large fire “ I will entertain this dream why me why not the savorys or ”

I was curious to see what my subconscious has conjured for this “them savoys both good faithful fun maman eulalie taught them good but if we gave them dat power it go straight to there heads and it would cause trouble as much as kalfu like them we don’t need that trouble but you all serious all businesslike in your skills you be a good choice” …”and why would I take this offer what do I get from this “I was getting annoyed at lest my subconscious agree on me with the savoys but I was sick of this silly dream “we show you kill atlas “ before I could respond a spot in the void light up showing atlas in his car I look at it it was him looking at his pocketwatch and then the car rush to the side shooting the car speed up but hit a street lamp

the driver was dead and atlas stumble out and I watch as his shoot half his face blow off falling to the ground….” A shame isn’t it you got no leads on who did since Gracie was killed by the savoys a real shame “…I..look back up at him glareing at him but he could tell I was..interested “ we can tell but you going to have to do some stuff and you will have your revenge for us” “and who we mister legba “there was figures all around the edges of the light of the fire many of them but one slither out on mister legba a large snake cover in bones “ now we make a special offer we give our power my power to you for a week and if your still interested we give you everything “I look at him as the drums I hear at the warehouse came back loud and getting louder looking at him

“ shake my hand…shake a holy hand “ I reach and toke his hand and so the deal was made and I woke up up panting sweating great I have to change the sheets but that can come later I reach to grab my glasses but there weren’t there so I keep grabbing for them as someone hand me them I toke them and put them on “ thank you”….I look up..there was my shadow leaning on the wall…and so I scream

#lackadaisy #lackadaisy cats #voodoo mordecai au #Fanfic #my Christmas present to you #Sorry if it sucks #Please post your opinion and stuff #I when in a deep dive on voodoo stuff and I keep to fully learn how to write a ascent I’m sorry #Also samatha I know your be here I’m just going to said you inspired to write and thank you for that and i can’t wait for more of your stuf #I have spoken #Also I need to do more research I don’t to make everyone ooc #God help me