#Soul doesn't know how to crop pictures

[itsnotjustgibberish]

Chikn :]

[lysenfeu]

Devil in the Details •Part 3•

Captain John Price negotiates the terms of his unusual deal.

Rating: Mature

Eventual John Price x F!Reader

1.3k words, Slow Burn, Drabble/Short Form Writing

CW: Dark themes, Mentions of death, Grief, Supernatural events, Occultism, Demons, Corruption

(Part 1) (Part 2)

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The man takes a deep breath before squaring his shoulders and meeting your eyes with a steady, even gaze.

“I need to make a deal.”

You fight the urge to roll your eyes. Of course, he does. Why else would you be here?

“And what do you want, human?”

He walks over to the desk and you trail after him, as far as the circle allows you to move. He opens then shuts a drawer and comes to stand in front of you. You're much closer now, only a foot away as he holds up a photograph.

“Them. I want them.”

You peer curiously at the photo, reaching out to pluck it from his fingers. Four faces peer back at you, all men, wearing green army fatigues and matching smiles. One figure is immediately recognizable as the man before you, just more put together. You readily admit the man in the picture was rather handsome, in a rough, rugged way. You flick your eyes quickly between the photo and your summoner. Hm. You also have to admit, he still is. Glancing back at the photo, you look over the other three men standing next to him.

A broad-shouldered man with a shaggy cropped Mohawk and tanned skin, beaming at the camera. A blue baseball cap sticks out against the desert scenery and faded army green clothing, perched on top of a gorgeous man with an equally dazzling smile standing between the other two. The last figure has his face obscured, a black and white skull mask covering his features from view as he loomed behind the other men with his arm crossed against his chest.

You hand the photo back and shrug your shoulders.

“A lovely bunch, I'm sure. But what do you want with them, hm?”

The man tenses, his hand not clutching the photograph clenching into a fist by his side. “I want them back.”

Ah.

Understanding finally reaches you. Of course, this is about a loss. Three losses rather. You let your gaze rake over the man once more, taking in all the little details more closely. He’s desperate, that's clear enough. A far cry from the man in the picture, with once proud, tall shoulders now hunched in shame, as if his large frame was attempting to force him physically away from the pain of failure and guilt. Sunken, hollow eyes, bleary from too many whiskeys and late sleepless nights filled with nightmares. He's an absolute mess.

“Who are they?”

He blinks at you. “Is that important?”

You click your tongue in annoyance.

“Of course it is. You want me to ferry souls back from the dead, you could at least tell me what's so special about them, hm?”

You may have just been trying to stall, but you were also starting to become interested in this whole affair.

He takes a deep breath. “They’re my team. Those men are the best of the best. Not just to their country, to the world, but to me. I brought them up, I put them in the line of fire and I let them down. They shouldn't have to pay for my mistakes. They deserved more. They deserve more. This is my only chance to make it right.”

It's a truly impassioned plea, even managing to tug on your blackened heartstrings. A desperate man going to the ultimate lengths to fix his mistakes. You have no idea how he ended up calling you and you are definitely not the right demon for this job but it's certainly a compelling story.

“It's a rather significant request. What do you have to offer in exchange?”

The man doesn't hesitate. “What do you want?”

You manage to hide your amusement. Oh, he's that desperate is he? Of course, he is. But this was your perfect out. Even humans have their limits, the selfish creatures that they are. You could negotiate your way out of this quickly and not suffer any embarrassment.

“I know what I want, human.”

He patiently waits for you to continue.

“I want you. All of you. Your mind, body and soul, submitted to me and me alone, for the entirety of your existence.”

It was an enormous ask, an eternal debt of servitude is the highest possible price a demon can set. Even a desperate fool wouldn't so readily accept that kind of dema-

“Fine.”

You blink in mild surprise. He didn't even hesitate.

“Just like that? You'll give yourself away entirely?”

He sighs, voice thick with defeat. “If you bring them back, I'll give you anything you want.”

You can't believe it. “You'll be under my complete control, my little human puppet.”

Not a moment's hesitation before he responds. “Call me Pinocchio.”

“One tug of the strings and you'll dance any way I can make you.”

He tilts his head to the side, almost in challenge. “Waltz or foxtrot?”

Fuck.

You’re really hoping he would just give up, that would make this a lot easier.

He clears his throat.

“Can…I see them first?”

Double fuck.

Clever man. Annoyingly clever. You’re outright frowning now. Your tail flicked back and forth behind you, a nasty little anxious habit you'd never gotten rid of.

“You doubt my abilities, human?”

He purses his lips “Just looking for a little show of faith within our negotiation.” He bites out the word faith, well aware of its ironic use within the current demonic context. The longer he talks, the more confident he's becoming and that's a problem for you.

He has every right to question you, unfortunately.

Not only had you not done this before, you weren't even sure you were allowed to. Death magic wasn't in your traditional bag of tricks, regardless of how many tomes you'd read on the subject. You knew how it was supposed to work in theory but a demon of your status shouldn't be attempting it. You were built for entertainment, not resurrection or serious magic. But part of you was still intrigued. The promise of a human thrall was enticing, the freedom and power that would give you would be incredible. And trying forbidden rites was just icing on the cake…

Here goes nothing.

You take a deep breath and focus, channeling the corrupted form of magic flowing in your long-dead veins and extending it out. Soul-shaping was a matter of intent and determination, sifting through the realm of the Dead to find the correct tether to tug on.

Your sigh of relief as you successfully pull at three threads is thankfully swallowed by the low howl of the wind outside and pitch-black smoke billowing into the room, casting a thick curtain of inky blackness along the wall.

Dark shapes swirl and dance in the shadows, outlining three bulky human forms built of nothing but smoke and memories. Three pairs of eyes blink back at you from the darkness. Bright blue, sharp and eager. Light brown, harsh and stoic. Dark brown, curious and calculating. His breath catches in his throat as he meets the gaze of each pair of floating eyes, emotion clouding in his chest and gripping at his lungs. He reaches out a hand but before he can make contact the smoke dissipates and the forms blow away into nothingness.

He whirls around in a flurry of motion, eyes wild with sorrow.

“Bring them back! Now!”

You sigh as your tail flicks more furiously from side to side.

“We need to make the deal first.”

A puff of smoke and a scroll of yellowed parchment appears not a second later, hanging in the air right in front of his fallen face.

“You sign this and I own you. Where you go, I go. Where you sleep, where you eat, there I am. Haunting every minute of your waking moments and every second of your dreams. You'll never be free of me as long as you live. Do you understand?”

He ignores your serious tone, easily batting away the desperate warning you're giving him, all for the flicker of hope dancing in his heart, cutting through the pain etched in his very being. “But they'll be here?”

You try not to let your voice waver as you answer.

“Yes.”

What you really mean to say is:

Probably.

Maybe.

Hopefully.

He reaches for a pen across his desk.

“We have a deal.”

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[mydarlingbat]

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BATMAN AND HIS ROGUES AND THE JOKER #3

After many weeks of hard work i am finally finished. Now let me just put this out there. This was incredibly difficult to do. I had times that i just thought about giving up on it, because it felt like it would take forever to complete. Plus you must be notify that this can not be the last part to this analyses, especially since i have six hundred panels crop up. The hunt i did to prove their relationship isn't the same as Batman's and Joker's relationship was exhausting. God, i searched my ass off theses last few weeks. It was a challenge but i came through. If you don't know why i made the decision to do this? Well here's why! There's some comments that directly states that Batman sees all his villains the exact same. He treats all of them the same. Batman thinks of them as his friends. When I'm sitting here like what did you just spew out your mouth? Although it is untruthful it's what theses people believe. It's not even a little truth wandering around in there. Now tell me right now who did Batman call his friend that's a so call villain, besides Harvey who was already his friend in the past. The Joker is the only villain Batman has repeatedly called his friend, and his partner. His ally. He even called the Joker his, as well. The Joker is the only villain Batman reaches over to touch his hand, and holds his hand in his own. Letting him know he doesn't want his death on his hands. The only villain who shot a member of the family, nevertheless still shares a laugh with Batman It wasn't later that day. It wasn't the next day. It was in that exact moment between the two of them. After all the Joker's done. Bruce shares a laugh with him. Can you display it before my eyes. Show me a villain that Batman did this with? Right after they injured someone Bruce loved dearly. Show me!!! I want you to prove to me that Batman mourns the lost of people. The innocent lives for months in the cave. I don't want you to say well he thinks about it time from time. No, no, that's not what i want to hear. That's not what i desire to hear when you come at me in my ask box. The one's who are hostile towards me because i am staring at the full picture you refuse to acknowledge. Prove your case to me? Demonstrate it to me the best way you can. If you can prove that Batman carries villains in his arms like he does with the Joker. Not once, but over and over again. If you could prove some of Batman rogues death that caused Batman to be so affected that he couldn't see straight. Tell me a villain who Batman imagine in intimate ways. A man who saw poster's of the Joker in a bubble bath. He saw the Joker in dresses. He saw the Joker as his true love on posters. He imagine the Joker talking about his cod piece. How amazing he was. How nothing can take the Batman down in so many words. A man who imagine the Joker constantly flirting with him. A man who knew the Joker knew his identity. yet you can't even give me a list of comics that even verify what you're blabbing. Now i always said Batman deals with death differently, but look at the first panel. Look at how Batman reacts to theses deaths. How he glances over it quickly. How there's no true emotion present. He can hide it. He can hide behind the mask, however it doesn't eat away at Bruce's soul that he stays in the bat cave. It doesn't eat at his soul that he mourns for months, not hardly patrolling anymore. It doesn't affect him enough for him to stop doing his job for a little while. It doesn't interfere with his mood.

You need to see the difference between Batman and The Joker relationship. You need to swallow the cold harsh truth, instead of lying to yourself. Making up assumption. Batman doesn't even much as check to see if theses people are alive. Then with the Joker he maneuvers around the body, like he have to be absolute sure he's dead. Though you might say that Batman thought they were dead already. Well! News flash Batman thought the Joker was dead too. He even lets Alfred know the Joker is dead twice. Then he goes on to advise that the Joker can't tell him anything because he's dead. Then Alfred affirms to Bruce that he wouldn't have told him anyways. Which i find hilarious, because Alfred knows Bruce just wants to bring this man back to life, and on top of that Batman believes the Joker is dead, yet he still has the Joker in his arms. There's no pleasant smile on Bruce's face. This isn't a simple glance over. You can clearly see the dark Knight is in distress about the Joker's death.

But let's not stop there shall we? because you still won't believe me. The second panel is a man who's wretched by the Joker's death. He can't believe he's dead. I mean do you see all that blood? The third image exhibits the exact same results from the dark Knight. Batman probably thinks the Joker is going to die in his arms, even so he still holds him in his arms, totally forgetting there's people out to eliminate him. The second panel he lowers himself to the Joker's level to see if he's alive, but theses villains here. Batman shows no kind of real emotion. I'm sorry you're dying or dead, but you're not the Joker

Wait don't skip out on it just yet. Harvey falls to his death. There's no yelling. There's no Batman screaming his name out. A man gets stab Batman does not hollar and mourn this person later that day in the cave. A bell falls on top of a man right in front of Batman. He dies right after the incident. Batman doesn't even bat an eye. He doesn't even show a little sympathy. Not even a simple 'no' Batman does feel sorry for Harvey's death though. I won't deny that, although he's not hollering from the top of his lungs. He's not saying please don't kill him.

Wait, but didn't Batman say the exact words that he couldn't save the Riddler because it was too much blood. No one survives that??? You know what's funny though? The Riddler survived it. However the Joker appears to have been shot six or seven times .There's blood all over the floor, despite that Batman goes out of his way to see if this man is alive, and can survive until he makes it to the Lazarus pit.

The same man who murdered Jason todd. The same man who tried to murder Commissioner Gordon over and over again, Dick Grayson. The same man who started the war. The man same man who made Batman lose all his money. All his gadgets. The same man who tried to murder Catwoman.The same man who paralyzed batgirl. The Joker does all of this to Batman, and Batman refuses to leave him to die in the snow. He refuses to let him die on the boat even though he just try to eliminate all three of them. The man who refuse to let the Joker just die in Batman #100 but gave him a way out.

although Batman leaves a man in the snow who's neck is broken. Who can't move a limb, it appears. He leaves this man in the snow to die all because he tried to murder Dick Grayson? Let's not forget the Joker tried to murder a Robin again. Right after the Joker war. Batman still saves him. You know what people always bragging about now? Batman #100. Didn't you see? Batman left the Joker to die. He didn't care if he died. No, no, go read the comic again. Batman outright informs the Joker how to get out of there. Believe me Batman stares at the Joker, being fully aware that the Joker was going to escape. I just can't picture Bruce letting Alfred burn in the explosion either. Batman has to make a choice. The Joker wanted change. Well, Batman's giving it to him, because at that moment the Joker wants to see what Batman will do, but even after this. Batman saves the Joker not long after. He even tells Gordon that he wants to bring the Joker in safe. If he saves the Joker enough times. Maybe it'd make up for the time he left him. Batman has no desire to kill the Joker even when they're in the cell again. Batman is shocked by the Joker condition he's in right now. He's not even angry. After all the Joker puts him through. He still begs Harley not to force his hand in making this decision. Batman #100. This man in the snow has no way of getting up. The Joker has a way. Batman is aware of this, however Batman let's the other man lie in the snow.

But let's not stop there either. Batman repeatedly tell Harley Quinn she's not killing The Joker. If Batman didn't want the Joker alive. He could've left him to Harley.

Wait! We're not through yet. I mean let's not look over the fact that Batman knew the gun Harvey had would backfire on him. Nonetheless Batman still shows no reaction to Harvey being shot by his own firearm, and not only that Batman does not hold Harvey dent in his arms. Also Harvey is knocked off of a building. Batman goes to save him and doesn't hollar from the top of his lungs. What are you going to tell me that it had a couple of times Batman scream from the top of his lungs for Harvey dent. I can recall a few. Sooooooooooo??? Three or four comics don't matter to me. When hundreds and hundreds prove otherwise. Those few is irrelevant to me. You want to know how much Batman cares about the Joker dying? He got infected with the very thing he ran from, because he wanted to hold the Joker in his arms, and softly tell him to stay with him. Stay with him. You know this sounds like Batman endgame, when Batman tells the Joker to stay with him. There's only two issues Batman scream for two face. It wasn't from the top of his lungs either.

This is a man who cares about someone. You claim he doesn't give a shit about , and don't worry. I have plenty more panels to prove you wrong. He hates The Joker, but he loves him too. This is a man who screaming from the top of his lungs for the Joker. It's not a simple Harvey with his mouth open. It's not a simple 'No' It's more than that. It's filled with emotion. It means more when the Joker died. Bruce and Harvey isn't a bad ship. There's a few moments between them that makes me understand why people ship it, but Batman sees his friend in two face, but with the Joker Batman just finds that friendship with the Joker. It's not from them being friends already. It's a bond. It's a bond Batman can't even explain. That's why it's so special.

I'm really just trying to get people to understand why i ship Batman and Joker. You think if i found six comics that showed chemistry between theses two that i would start shipping it?? The answer is absolutely not. Batman and Joker relationship goes back to the Golden age comics. It's not something that just been presented to us. It's been here. It's been subtle. Hidden in plain sight, even so it was there. Theses panels here gives me life. The fact that the Joker murdered all those people in Batman brave and the bold : winning card, and Batman still doesn't want to hurt him. It says too much. The man tells Batman he'd come quietly. Batman doesn't even lay a hand on him. He takes him in quietly.

Part four next.

[s0up1ta]

OKAY FJRST. THE LITTLE DETAILS FROM THEIR CANON DESIGNS/YOUR PERSONAL DESIGNS BECAUSE THEY ARE CANON TO ME TO THE AU

not to be the chip guy but of course he comes first. chibos little beanie instead of the captains hat is SUCH a great touch !! the fact he still has his necklace and his long coat in a different more cover-up-slut approach makes me insaneeeee god he's so. Just like me frfr. you just drew me but if i had long hair and more bastard swagger that's so coolio bro what the freaksauce... ALSO keeping his belt and piercings make me to happy forever and ever but swagever ! Im normal ^_^ WAITTT also the "coverupslut" tits thing is really funny to me obviously he couldn't be walking around like that in the Real World because it's lame and doesn't support his transgender swagger but I really love how you kept his midriff and the teensiest tiniest little bit of a happy trail because he fucking WOULD wouldn't he. he WOULD fucking look like that. and !! speaking of speaking of that his black crop top thing works really well with both his style and his style of dancing which I think is so awesome sauce broski AND THE BLACK NAILS. THATS IMPORTANT can i get you to make something canon for me from one guy to another you're such a good friend and this isn't me buttering you up at all but on a totally separate note did you know you're hot and cool and all your art is amazing and you're talented and smart. could you make it so jay was the one to paint his nails and he complained forever and ever about it he wad so annoyed but he only complained more when the paint started chipping and he forced her to fix it. staring at you with autism eyes Btw

gillion design is so real forever and ever and I'm totally okay about it bro trust. absolutely LOVE the fact he kept his necklace too but instead it's framed as a gift from pretzel and made as a Kandi necklace :〕 it's so sick ANDDD THE WAY HE DRESSES !!! his baggy black tank-top and belt with the pants bro you Get It he fucking. Would look like that humanized wouldn't he. the bracelets and the also black nails (that. And Again, looking at you with begging and pleading autism eyes. jay probably had to act like she was just SO down to do and felt like it for funsies so she could teach pretzel when in reality chibo just begged her because he's a little bitch and really wanted to bond with gillion because he's an idiot and couldn't think of a better way. Also his paint was chipping and he was mildly annoyed) AND !! THE HAIRRRRR holy shit my friend tumblr user and mutual soup s0up1ta im losing my actual goddamn ever-loving mind over the way you drew his dyed hair it's so fucking pretty dude THE COLORRRRSSSSSS THE COLORS IM BEING POSSESED AND TAKEN AWAY. THE VIBRANCY SNATCHED MY SOUL AND GOT ME VAPORIZED LIKE IT WAS DAYBRINGER SOLOMON SAVE THE WORLD AND SUCK EACH OTHER VAMP4VAMP STYLE MY FINAL MESSAGE

Oh my god. And pretzel. soup im losing my fucking MINDDDDD over pretzel i know when you showed me the (theses aren't posted yet. i get to be in the Cool Exclusive Friend Club for. Asecond >:DDD) drawings of her with the biker helmet i lost my shit then but I need to lose it again. i lose that very frequently. The little patches in her jeans and clips in her messy hair and home-made bracelets covering every part of her body that they can and her big fluffy skirts that mimic her frogtopus arms that spread out and her overalls QND THAT ONE DRAWING. WHERE AHE IS PAINTING GILLIONS EYELINER ON IM. SOUP IM SHAKING YOU IM LOSING OT and also. Of course she would like bluey <3

Now onto the actual writing for just a second because I need to ramble on how well you fucking Captured the way it was written so perfectly because like. Holy fuck dude

Tigers being paired with you Definitely is the best possible outcome because you have created something for me to be Insane about. I could picture everything so vividly and i heard that one line where it was him going "I want you. I want you baby" and i just completely saw your drawing of them arms linked and extended and I lost my MINDD soup. spinning in circles and shimmying like a deep sea isopod ruffling up dirt on the seafloor look at me in my dead ass eye holes because i cannot express enough how much I love that. everything in this fic was pictured entirely in your style and I'm so fucking normal about that I promise. i LOVE seeing the little details you move from both cannon jrwi and your designs into the way they're drawing because, and I cannot stress this enough that this is a good thing, they all look like Them. normally with au's it's them slightly off or that's Them just in a different outfit but NOOO dude you got it so perfect. yeah that IS what they would look like that IS how they would dress and act and look and fucking DANCE bro 🗣🗣‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

and finally just wanted to say the writing is sosososo good forever and ever but that's exactly what I would expect from Tigers101 the fnc guy and chip kisser themself alright not surprised in the least. and with the art being as amazing at going with it not nearly surprised it's sof uckign awesome seeing you grow and get more talented as an artist because DUDE !!!!!! HOLY SHIT YOU HAVE GROWNNNN its so awesome man

anyway leave you with this image

because i saw the part where chibo blushed and I pictured him in your style and i nearly whisper-screamed faggot out loud before catching myself because I'm tired <3 thank you for being you and so rad and sweet forever and ever and making the sick ass cool ass shit that you do im sohyped and so happy everytime I get. A message or a tag from you because I KNOWWWWW it means I get something to feast apon and i love it so much. already said it once but it's so nice i say it twice suck each other vamp4vamp style and save da world. my final message

I AM FRAMING THIS AND HANGING IT ON MY WALL FOREVER THANK YOU SO MUCH DUDE AUDHJSJSJDKFBJS 😭😭💕💕💕

[lilac-den]

Hi, new to your page but I just played TSR and it's so freaking awesome! I have a very question wanna ask Maverick: If - I mean IF - if MC's the only one who's been murdered, how would he react in relationship stage? How would he react when he recognized MC in the new life? Like, immediately, but MC's past life memories not back yet.

Jesus fuck, you're out here trying to hurt these poor souls! (Says that as if I'm not already plotting the total shitfest that is MC's past life 🤣)

But thank you so much for enjoying TSR! 👀 But I did think on how it would have been like if MC had been the only one murdered...

To start - Maverick, Rydigan, Ittania and Enid would be using everything they have and more to get the justice MC deserves (well, as much justice as a dystopian world would consider as such). Benefactor would be the one sponsoring them too. They'll probably achieve greater influence and pain on Cardenil sooner and stronger than MC had done when it had been the other way around.

But all of the friends would be transmigrated and they would be in the roles the same as what the story has for them - which is being the children of the four Duchies of the kingdom.

Reincarnated MC though...See, in TSR, MC's cover story was that their hometown was destroyed due to various wars that occurred until they were the only survivor. Sylphina took them into her household (she's a Countess in the kingdom, but very influential due to commoners loving her and how her county provides good crops), so MC is known as her cousin to avoid people from looking down on MC too much.

So in the reincarnated!MC AU, I can picture MC living in the manor with Sylphina, either as a courteous or stoic noble who does their duty well as the cousin of the Val'Hai family or a free-spirited person who wants to see the world, go on adventures, etc instead of the stuffy court.

So how would Maverick react to seeing MC, the love of their life, again? (Though to be perfectly honest, Maverick and MC might not have a relationship in the past life because they were in the 'attraction' stage and...well, death happened so Maverick would probably be in love with MC but never got the chance to confess before MC's passing.) He couldn't believe MC is alive and here. But seeing how MC doesn't remember, Maverick wouldn't push MC to remember or attempt to because he isn't sure if he wanted MC to remember the last moments of their past life (I already got a picture of how MC would have died if they had been the one who was kill).

So Maverick would build that bond again, maybe even be a bit more assertive and bolder with his attraction to MC. It's like having a fresh new start. Of course, there's also the MC protection squad and Maverick would definitely let the others know the situation about MC. I'd imagine Reincarnated!MC would be happy and also extremely confused on why such high-ranking nobles would want to hang out with the cousin of a Countess. XD

[ratsoh-writes]

Masterlist 35

(****) = suggestive themes

Introducing

Grimmtale

general

running into windows (birds)

running into windows (drakes)

what clothes they like seeing on SO (dt flt st)***

how to seduce them (rhythm cider)***

how he seduces his SO (Cider rhythm)***

they find the coolest cat (charm edge butch)

sibling stories (os flt lf)

if he and SO shared a hobby

his SO gets called a slur (cash coffee pluto butch rust)

SO just really loves bows

who would think the grimms are ugly (all)

reoccurring dreams

korrigan SO(sails ace pop)

theyre tormented by a nightmare

the coolest slippers (sans pluto G lens)

comically round cat (rancher honey stitches)

Worldbuilding

other monster illnesses

MONEY

generations

vamboa fun facts

phone brand and apps

the tallest mountain

the tallest building

how inbreeding affects monsters

vila fun facts

vila mage fun facts

strongest and weakest royals

chigupa fun facts

weird ebott law

grimm snails

how stats and soul checks work

The skeletons stats (ALL except grimmtale)

dueling rules

monster holidays

grimm crops and food.

grimmtale and templetales relationship

grimm petal monsters

salamites

New monsters/side characters

Frankie and Sylva- the chigupa and triadscog

Marcelo's routine

Marcelo intro and picture 2

Berkley, cotton, mozzy - the carashield maedae and vamboa

cottons parents

Mozzys siblings

meet grillby and his au counterparts!

the grillbys special abilities

when the grillbys have a crush

what makes the grillbys purr

morticia gomez and venoms special abilities

why morticia doesn't want the boys to know about their nan

mother gothel (grimm)

venom and hansel (grimm)

Grimmtale

when they mess up

pet names

what they want in a partner

thoughts on kids

flaws

what they find ugly

when they have a crush

SO makes tiny food

deal breakers

sick

what are they always carrying

heat changes***

gaster blasters

love languages

their relationship with family

purr and hiss

embarrassing moment

can they share?

silliest fears

sub/dom***

how would they propose

stats

if they could go outside without sunglasses + venom

guilty pleasures

drunk

warts

The Brothel

what kind of clients do they like best?*****

[brooklynislandgirl]

Sinday Ask: The latest circulation of newspapers sit in a tidy line along Lawrence's desk. Small neon tabs stick out from various pages, marking where an executive or Mary believes may be of interest. Nothing flags the front page, the headline and a photo cropped by the fold screaming the scandal of an embezzling CEO. A downfall that Lawrence had no part in, and only now gives attention to for curiosity's sake. "What would be the worst sin you could imagine displayed for the world to pick at, Beth? An infidelity on your brother's part? Patricide by your very own hands?"

Spare a Sinday Thought || Always Accepting

She's draped casually against sumptuous leather, just another pretty thing in Larry's collection of beautifully bizzare trinkets and curios. What passes for a casual Sunday visitation ~after church but not quite in time for brunch~ and for a few moments, she continues to read one of the alternative papers that speak more on the concerns of the average citizen than the big Five that he occupies himself with. She really had expected better from the Times after their journalist strike but it is what it is. An elegant hand turns the page. Another brings the bone-china cup to her lips and she moistens them, lubricates her tongue, with rich dark coffee. "Unfortunately," she says meticulously and at long last, "you probably see my braddah's name or picture in dere often enough. Man no can do wake up in da mornin' wi'out someone wan make commentary in it. Mos' of da time it's about his closure rate, or a scandal comin' from him catchin' somebody bein' stupid." A pause before her eyes flick to meet the arctic tundra of his profile. That crystalline blue of his gaze never fails to steal a touch of her breath. "Which is likely why dey nevah link bo'd ya names in a single article." She knows he has more skeletons in his closet ~perhaps even figuratively~ than she can make an accurate guess of, but then again…a good many of them don't come with jail sentences and press conferences. Instead there are whispers amongst the Traditions of the Janissaries, of the New World Order {and how THEY would love to get their hands on someone like Larry} and a whole host of self-policing entities that neither one can fathom. Perhaps that's why she's so inclined to walk beside him into his sorcerous endeavours, taking on the unrequested Role of Virgil to his Dante. For whatever reason she feels responsible for him. "Hardly t'ink da kine about who he's seen out wi'd or who might be in his bed is really notewor'dy. He's single, properly divorced, and so free to frolic wi' whomevah he likes so long as dey also not marry. An' my braddah would make sure dat his paramour doesn't bring a spouse into da relationship. Oh…oh…wait. Is…is dat somet'ing concerns you? Is he your type, Larry?" She giggles at her own joke. Deep down she suspects that maybe the man has even less interest in a physical relationship than Beth, regardless of the body it comes with. "As f' da Admiral, I can promise you one t'ing. If I were da one t' harvest him from dis ear'd? No one would evah know, nor would dere be any evidence left behind. Be like he nevah existed, an' good riddence." She's never recorded any of the thousands of times she's conceived of, plotted out to the finest detail, and not carried out her red-soaked dreams of murdering the man in question. She has no guilt or stain on her soul for having fantasised so deeply about it that sometimes she's truly disappointed when he turns up within a few days, largely to spend time with his son. "I t'ink da worst sin evah I could commit…is not one dat would make da papers. In circumstances I have hard time imagining, would be…how sleeper might say it… fall t' da Dark Side, as it. One of our mos' sacred rules an' it carries a sentence worse dan death," she enunciates that word carefully so to avoid misunderstanding, "says 'Conspire not wi' an Enemy of Ascension'. T' actively work against da wonder of what is, an' what could be… t' join our enemy in war… I mean I can't say it nevah could happen. Dat's wha' make dem so insidious. In a more….mortal kind of way…somehow my mana gettin' away from me…hurtin' people or environment or somet'ing like dat… I'd turn myself in. Not able to live wi' doin' somet'ing dat could hurt innocent people." Immaculate brows furrow above her eyes, the corners of her mouth down turned, Beth is clearly disturbed by even just the idea. She pushes it away with something she tells herself is equally unappealing but not nearly as devastating. "Dat is if sweepin' ya papers off ya desk an' havin' you right here an' now is off da table."

[officialinvisibleanon]

((Hey new OC character idea))

((I don't know her name but I do know everything else))

Robot girl

Screen should have CCTV graphics, vertical lines and low pixel count but I don't know how to draw that so

Quite cheery

Loves music. Really into AJR and likes the song "World's Smallest Violin"

Actually the first time I thought of her she was dancing to the song which was on in the background

Pegasister. Really likes MLP and even bought a knock-off wig that looks like Pinkie Pie's hair

She wears it almost all the time. Including in this picture

Her crop top cannot be removed as she is a robot and it is part of her body

The skirt however is actual clothing. Below it are "shorts" that are also part of her body

Can fall from literally any height and will be fine as long as she lands on her feet. She has the vary same long-fall technology that Aperture uses in her feet

Can play the violin and sew. She's really into connecting with human nature and simple nature-y joys, despite being artificial herself

It is genuinely unknown whether she has a soul in the traditional sense. She seems sentient enough tho

((Anyways do any of you maybe have a good name for her? Cause I got nothing. I wanna say C.F. short for Canon Fodder but I feel like the name doesn't fit the character that well y'know))

[daily-hyosatsu]

Okay. So.

1. The surname 矢追 is read Yaoi. It only belongs to about 770 people, but both kanji are very useful to know.

矢 means arrow or dart. It's read や or シ. Be careful not to confuse it with 天 sky/heaven or 失 loss.

追 means to chase, pursue/follow, or drive away. It's read お.う or ツイ. The radical ⻌ walk/go hints at the meaning.

2. The Yuri name gave me pause. I thought the sign said 伏 but couldn't find any evidence of 伏 ever being read ゆり (or ゆうり) in any context. I briefly wondered if it might be Chinese, but yuri is two syllables, which makes that extremely unlikely if not impossible.

Usually, my go-to move here would be to look for the business's website for clarification, but Yuri Cottage (which is a restaurant in Southampton, UK) doesn't have any Japanese on their page. So I was on my own!

First, I searched dictionaries for any words that could be read ゆりbut didn't come up with anything that looked like 伏. I wondered if I had read the radicals wrong. Was 亻person actually 彳go/do? Because that will happen. Was 犬 dog actually 光 light? Or maybe礻 sign? But none of these possibilities got me anywhere.

I was sure that it had to be a proper noun, because their readings are so unpredictable, so I searched baby-naming websites for lists of single characters that can be read ゆり, but didn't find anything that could conceivably be mistaken for 伏.

At that point, I actually resorted to just typing ゆり on my keyboard and looking through all the IME possibilities, knowing that it's an extremely common first name with countless kanji permutations, even more than those listed here...

...Still nothing. Okay. Fine.

The next day, I opened tumblr and saw this draft and felt compelled to do some of the same searches again, just in case. You know how it is. Then, for the first time ever in my life, it actually occurred to me to use Google Translate on a kanji photo.

When I pasted the original image, it got confused by the English, so I cropped it to show the kanji only and tried again. Surprisingly, the results were excellent!

Literally "Excellent," unfortunately.

At this point, as a mystery lover, I was beginning to recognize that bleak moment when the hard-boiled detective has encountered so many dead ends that he has a dark night of the soul he starts to suspect that there was never any ゆり there at all. I was starting to despair of ever knowing the answer. That's when—finally—it hit me.

There was never any ゆり here at all!

伏 is just the first character of 伏せ屋 [ふせや], meaning hut or humble cottage. That's it. That's all! They just tried to write cottage and gave up partway through! No yuri! It's actually super obvious. I am actually a little stupid.

But 伏 does not mean cottage on its own, as far as I can tell. And I am certain that it cannot mean yuri on its own. Except inasmuach as how everything means yuri, like in that one post about how sometimes the story is actually about the gay sex that is not happening. The yuri here is subtextual. We can just say "cottage" because we know that our savvy readers can and will infer that we mean Yuri Cottage. No need to spell it out!

Anyway!

伏 has a variety of meanings, most of which are related to being oriented downward. It can mean a prostrated position, bowing, or bending down. It can also mean to cover (something) or lay (pipes). It's read ふ (e.g. ふ.せる, ふ.す) or フク.

The verb 伏せる [ふせる] means to lay/lie face down or to cast (one's) eyes down. 伏せる can also mean to go to bed with an illness, or to ambush/lie in wait—picture soldiers on their bellies in a blind. Relatedly, 伏 also shows up in the word 降伏 [こうふく] surrender.

So why does downward + house mean hut? Because of the connotation of being humble or modest. Japanese dictionaries describe a 伏せ屋 as being a dwelling that is small, shabby, and/or plain.

Final mystery: Why did Google Translate find it so "excellent"? I kinda think(?) it mistook 伏 in this style for 秀, which does mean excellent, but I could be wrong. I am very likely wrong. But at least I figured out this fucking yuri thing and don't have to worry about that anymore!

[ophelia-writes-poems]

I went through my photos today You were in a lot of them Nearly 50 I deleted most of them

I still have some, of course We shared a lot of friends And some pictures I want to keep It was my prom too

I don't know if it was petty And i really don't care But I cropped you out of the pictures Where you were on the edge

You still exist there But you were a large part of my life I can't just forget that I can't smooth the fingerprints left on my heart

I went through my notes app today I wrote so many poems for you Some of them beautiful I had so much hope

Most of it was about you In a kind of pathetic way The kind of stuff that seems unassuming But ripped my heart out

"Forget me nots, baby breath" "Womens: Large, Mens: Medium, Pants: Large" "July 6" Things that mean nothing to anyone else

It hurts How much i loved you And how little it mattered Does it hurt you?

No, i don't care It doesn't matter How this affects you is irrelevant You've made that quite clear to me

I will scrub you from my life Try to remove your fingerprints from my soul And I hope that the next time i go through my notes app Reminders of you will not hurt.

[tangent101]

Max Caulfield and Post-Storm PTSD

One thing I find interesting (and have done so myself) is speculating on how broken Max will be in a Post-Storm (either Sacrifice Chloe or Sacrifice Arcadia Bay) setting. While some people (usually those who killed Chloe) like to say "she'd bounce back!" the predominant view is that we have a shattered Max after this who needs a lot of therapy. So I thought I'd unpack this and look at why I look at this this way.

At this point I should add there is potential triggers here. I'll be examining my own PTSD and elements of Max's state of mind that may in fact result in her being in declining mental health in the wake of the events of Life is Strange.

First, let's consider what PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is, and what causes it. And for this I'm going to start by sharing my own trauma. Because I have PTSD. I gained this after I saw a vehicle go out of control and hit two people and run over two others. The final person was trapped under the vehicle and they had to push the van at an angle to pull him out, do CPR, and... he was dead. Even if EMTs had been right there, he'd not have survived.

I suffer flashbacks thinking of this, though it's gotten better. I will flinch, visualize what happened, and feel nausea. I get tense over this and... well, it's not a happy experience to put it mildly. And I have what is likely a milder case of PTSD. I also developed it despite being in an environment that put me at a lower risk of developing it. And yes, I had minor twinges of PTSD writing this up. Two years ago I probably would have had an actual visualization and anxiety break. So you can get better with therapy and help.

But what specifically is PTSD? According to the website for the National Institute of Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in some people who experience shocking or dangerous events, with people who have PTSD feeling stressed or frightened even when they are not in danger. PTSD can occur within 3 months of traumatic events or even have you be fine and then crop up *years* later. And symptoms include flashbacks where you relive the trauma, bad dreams, and frightening thoughts which can disrupt a person's everyday routine.

People with PTSD are easily startled, can feel "on edge," have angry outburst, and have difficulty sleeping. They could go through avoidance of staying away from reminders of the experience and avoiding thoughts or feelings related to the event. Further, cognitive and mood symptoms include problems remembering key features of the event, self-negativity, distorted guilt or blame feelings, and loss of interest in enjoyable activities.

Okay, so how can you avoid PTSD? And how could Max avoid this? Well, factors promoting recovery after trauma include seeking support from friends and family, finding a support group, learning to feel good about your own actions in the face of danger, positive coping strategies, and learning to act and respond effectively even when feeling fear.

And this is the kicker. This is why Max is likely screwed as a result of the events of Life is Strange, especially in a Sacrifice Chloe setting. Because Max blames herself and her time travel for the Storm and all the weird shit that happened. She may very well believe that if she uses time travel for any reason, it will result in the Storm and a lot more people dying. And this will get in the way of being in a healthy environment to avoid PTSD.

First, consider friends and family. Max can't tell them what happened because she has absolutely no proof of what she went through. She can't prove her time travel because if she does then she dooms wherever she is and a lot of people die. (It doesn't matter if this is the case or not, she assumes it is true.) So Max is not going to confide in Warren or Dana or Victoria or anyone. She can't. And she's quite likely going to isolate herself because we have already seen at the start of the game, Max is a bit of a loner who doesn't have many friends.

In fact, her two "friends" are Warren (who she feels threatened by due to his attraction to her, as seen by his inclusion in her Nightmare sequence including learning he doctored photos of her to include himself in the picture, his peeping activities on the second day, and the honestly-creepy "Go Ape" thing), and Kate. Kate is going through her own shit and Max remembers Kate killing herself. Is Max going to unload her own issues on someone going through a lot of shit as well or is she going to swallow her problems so not to trouble her friend? And Warren is someone she feels nervous around and who has engaged in some activities that set up warning flags in her psyche. Further, when she told Warren the truth, he promptly blames her time travel on fucking everything up. In short, she trusted Warren and Warren said "you caused all this destruction." (Even if Max initially blames herself, he reinforces that point of view before Max jumps through the photo to save Chloe.)

Nor can I see her telling her parents. Again, she has no proof. Her parents are overprotective already. If she starts going off on this fanciful tale, are they going to believe her? Or are they going to assume their daughter is cracking and force her into therapy and possibly hospitalize her "for her own good" (and thus she ends up medicated and miserable, having lost her autonomy and agency)? It doesn't matter if they wouldn't as Max will worry this could happen. It is better to never say a thing. So Max internalizes everything. And we already see evidence that Max has done this sort of thing in the past. Max keeps her secrets close to her heart. She never told her parents of the time travel even when she could have had proof. So why tell them after Chloe died?

I have been overcoming my PTSD by revisiting it and working through it. Part of this was guided by therapy. Max would not be in a position to talk about this. And how could she? After all, she didn't find Rachel Amber's body (and we have no proof her body is uncovered in a Sacrifice Chloe setting). She didn't see the Storm. She didn't see most of the incidents. The closest that happened was being in the bathroom when Chloe was shot. And her story of what happened would change from the week that beta-Max was in charge and when Max Prime returned to the timeline. So even if she was talking to a school counselor? She'd quickly learn that her story changed and probably shut up and stop seeing them so not to give away her story.

Remember: Max cannot admit to the time travel because doing so means either killing hundreds of people due to the Storm or being locked away for being crazy because she has no proof.

Next, we have feeling good about her actions. For five days Max had hammered into her skull her actions have consequences. More, those consequences are predominantly bad. Far too often Max has to Rewind to fix things from her actions. If she can't Rewind? That means by acting, she's going to fuck things up. In fact, the fundamental aspect of Sacrifice Chloe states that her action to save Chloe caused all of this destruction. Max is going to second-guess herself constantly.

I mean, if she sees Kate on the roof again at a later point (because women who are the victims of crimes are often blamed by society for the crimes inflicted against them as seen time and time again with how we blame victims of sexual harassment and rape for the crimes committed against them, so of course her church and mother and aunt will continue to blame Kate for what she went through), will Max dare to act? If she does, then she might cause another Storm. She might cause damage. If Kate is on that rooftop again, maybe she was supposed to die. Who does Max think she is by trying to stop Destiny?

So yeah. Max is not going to feel good about her actions. She is going to second-guess herself. She already had that tendency at the start of the game, and Sacrifice Chloe hammers down the truth that action is bad. Better to do nothing and not interact.

We end up with Avoidance. Well, what is the biggest Avoidance? Photography. Max already has a murderer who kidnapped her associated with photography. She remembers being in the Dark Room, being powerless in the face of the man who murdered her Chloe. (Just like she murdered her Chloe. She might not have pulled the trigger, but she caused Chloe's death.) She will see Chloe's death and Rachel's death and her own suffering each time she looks at a camera and remembers Mark Jefferson. More, she knows if she focuses on a photograph she could end up traveling through time and causing the Storm. So she can't even enjoy pictures anymore because they are a threat.

That's not to say that the Sacrifice Chloe setting is all dark and dire. She does have music. She loves music. So if she puts aside the camera she might pick up her guitar and embrace music. (Hannah Telle, Max's VA, once speculated that Max would enter a career in music, probably due partly to her own musical inclinations.) So while she might give up her greatest loves, she might eventually embrace a future in music. I doubt she'd ever play in public but... that might be an outlet for a hurting soul.

Now, I've gone on at length about how dire things are for Max in a Sacrifice Chloe setting, but what about Sacrifice Arcadia Bay? Well, things end up a bit more positive in this setting because she can actually talk about going through some of these things. For instance, Max dug up a body with Chloe. She saw Chloe almost shot by Nathan in the bathroom. She saw Kate attempt suicide (whether or not she stopped it is immaterial to the suicide attempt). She learned that a trusted teacher and mentor was in fact a predator who was kidnapping young women, saw pictures of these crimes, and thus "suffers flashbacks visualizing herself in this setting." She can go to therapy and talk about many things she cannot in a Sacrifice Chloe setting and in doing so she can start to work through elements that could result in PTSD developing.

She can also talk to Chloe about what happened. Chloe knows about the time travel. She knows about almost dying (and Max witnessing Chloe's death multiple times). This gives Max a needed outlet for overcoming her own fears and concerns. But more importantly is this: Chloe is likely to tell Max to face down her fears. Chloe is the person who always pushed Max to try new things. And I honestly cannot see that changing as a result of what they went through.

Max also will learn to feel good about her actions. I mean, she chose Chloe over Arcadia Bay. This is the ultimate action, and while she may feel remorse for those deaths and that destruction... she also knows she saved Chloe and Chloe is by her side. She knows that her actions led to the capture and arrest of Mark Jefferson and saving Victoria Chase's life. Hell, it led to David Madsen (and probably a couple Arcadia Bay police officers) surviving the Storm because they were in the Dark Room at the time of the Storm. Her actions have consequences... and those consequences need not be dire. They can be beneficial.

So the Max of Sacrifice Arcadia Bay has a support group, she has access to therapy and can talk about some of the things she went through, she has someone she loves who believes her, she knows that her actions have benefit, she has someone who urges her to move forward. This isn't to say she won't have PTSD... but she is in a far better environment to overcome this to the point that in Life is Strange 2, we learn (in the Save Chloe timeline) that Max is submitting to galleries and that Chloe is still with her. So she's taking pictures and is in a good place in her life.

Now, what about Chloe? After all, Chloe went through some truly horrific shit herself. Chloe was almost shot by Nathan, she almost got hit by a train, she was threatened by Frank, she dug up the body of a girl she truly cared for, dozens of yards from where she was hanging out regularly, she saw a huge-ass Tornado wipe out her home town and kill her mother... yeah, Chloe's been through some horrific stuff, about as horrific as Max. More, she is in an unhealthy position at the time of the game.

But much of what benefits Max in the Save Chloe timeline also benefits Chloe. She can talk to a therapist. She has Max by her side. She has Max by her side and Max out-and-out chose her over hundreds of people. Joyce chose David over her, and for four years Chloe was in an unsafe environment. Rachel was... Rachel, and she was cheating on Chloe anyway. But Max... Max comes back, she saves her life several times, she helps Chloe time and time again, and at the end she chose Chloe over Arcadia Bay. That is big. That is bigger than big, it is... for once, Chloe was told "you are important." I mean, I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking of how big this is. Chloe has realized just how much Max loves her.

So... Chloe might develop PTSD. She is at risk of it. I think her triggers might similar to Max's - both girls probably will freak over thunderstorms for a while, and both may develop an aversion toward guns... at first I thought they'd differ but really, they'd align fairly well. About the only trigger issue Max would have Chloe doesn't has to do with photography (which is why Chloe is the person who'd help Max overcome any such issues).

[itsamenickname]

Shoutout to both @skulls-soul for this specific idea I'm reblogging and to @linadoon-draws for reminding me that Bowser technically canonically has a brother (look up "Blue Bowser/Bowser's brother" on MarioWiki) and for their version of Bowser's brother that I like a lot (which y'all can find right here).

(Story is listed under the cut.)

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Okay, so picture a time in the Dark Lands where things are pretty good for Bowser. Despite his initial skepticism about befriending Mario's cowardly green brother, Bowser has actually gotten to know Luigi quite well over the course of 6-7 months and now considers Luigi as a close and dear friend (and maybe even has a secret crush on the little green human).

Plus, befriending Luigi has given Bowser the opportunity to sign an official treaty with Peach, which he very secretly much appreciates because he now doesn't have to worry about his people & minions starving to death (since I feel like it would be pretty impossible to plant crops or do any type of farming in the Dark Lands).

However, on one normal day in the Dark Lands (while Luigi and Bowser were hanging out together), a Shy Guy comes up to Bowser and tells him that someone important wants to see him. Now under normal circumstances, this shouldn't surprise Bowser all that much. While it was pretty rare, there have been some occurrences of commoners/normal citizens requesting an audience with the fearsome Koopa King.

But actually though, this announcement surprised both Luigi and especially Bowser. Whenever there's an important visitor (say a ruler of a kingdom or even Mario and especially Luigi), the minions would always announce their name to Bowser, so the fact that this Shy Guy refused to provide any context on who the mysterious visitor was is rather...alarming.

And oh boy was Bowser and Luigi in for a surprise when they saw Bowser's younger twin brother, Vincent, in the middle of the throne room.

Now while Luigi was both intrigued and a little confused to see a blue Bowser (since Bowser never told Luigi that he had a brother), Bowser angrily asks Vincent why was he here. The last time they talked (or even seen each other) was back when Bowser became King of the Dark Lands on their 18th birthday and it ended on a very, VERY sour note. (They didn't see eye to eye on how Bowser wanted/should rule the Dark Lands and it turned into a really big fight.)

So Vincent tells Bowser the purpose of his visit. The blue Koopa explains how he recently read an article that said that Bowser signed a treaty with Peach and he wanted to visit the Dark Lands to see if it was actually true and if it was, he wanted to come over in person to congratulate his older twin on this new alliance. (Plus, seeing that Bowser was not romantically into Peach anymore was also a bonus because Vincent honestly never really liked Peach since the moment he and Bowser first met her back when they were kids.)

So after some small conversations between the two Koopas (that mainly consists of Bowser introducing Luigi to Vincent and vice versa as well as kind of grudgingly asking Vincent what he's been up to since he left the Dark Lands), Luigi comes up with the idea of Vincent visiting the Mushroom Kingdom so that he can meet Mario & Peach as well as see how things have changed since the blue Koopa went off on his own. Vincent immediately agrees to the idea and while Bowser hates the idea (because he has this bad feeling that Vincent is up to something), he agrees to Luigi's idea as well.

So the trip to the Mushroom Kingdom was pretty uneventful, except for the major plot point that this would be the start of Luigi & Vincent's friendship, so to speak. Now obviously, they don't instantly become best friends during this part of the story, but this would be where Luigi gets curious about Vincent and asks him a bunch of questions about what both he and Bowser were like as kids (which makes Bowser embarrassed) and just general questions about Vincent (like what specific things did he do after he left the Dark Lands, what types of hobbies does he have, that kind of stuff).

And funnily enough, Vincent and Luigi have actually a lot in common. They both like to cook, garden, read, and surprisingly, Vincent likes to keep everything tidy and organized just like Luigi.

Which, quite frankly, annoys Bowser.

Anyway, when Luigi, Vincent, and Bowser landed at the Mushroom Kingdom, things surprisingly turned out really well. Now yes, the Toads were still obviously scared of Bowser (and the fact that there were basically two Bowsers didn't really help), but what made the whole trip end on a positive note was Mario and Peach's interaction with the blue Koopa. Now at first, Mario and Peach were very skeptical of this "new Bowser," but once Vincent introduced himself to the Mushroom royals like a proper gentleman, both Mario and Peach quickly realized that Vincent was the exact opposite of Bowser. Kind, respectful, and very patient, both Mario and Peach quickly enjoyed Vincent's company and had even admitted out loud that they were baffled by how such a well-mannered Koopa like Vincent was related to Bowser.

And judging by how well the trip went, I'm sure you all can imagine how jealous Bowser would be at this point in the story.

But the worst part wasn't even about that trip to the MK. The thing that really pissed Bowser off and made him jealous (especially over the course of the next few days) was just how well and how quickly Vincent gets along with everybody. Mario and Peach, the Toads, the minions, even Kamek and Kammy have befriended Vincent in just a matter of days, if not hours.

But what really sent Bowser over the edge was how quickly Vincent was getting along with Luigi.

His friend.

His crush.

His (hopefully) future mate and queen.

Oh yea, the fact that Vincent has the NERVE to playfully flirt and talk with the person he secretly loves and cherishes more than life itself made Bowser want to do nothing more than to tear his twin brother apart limb from limb.

But then Bowser gets an idea.

It's a plan to prove to everyone that Vincent is not as nice and well-mannered as he wants you to believe.

But that plan backfires.

Like a lot.

So it turns out that the "things" Bowser finds in Vincent's room was all part of Vincent's plan to surprise Luigi and Bowser with a nice and fancy dinner (or something along those lines). The blue Koopa explains that he could tell that Luigi and Bowser have genuine feelings for each other, but because both of them are too shy to make the first move, Vincent wanted to make dinner for them as a way to help push things along for them.

Whelp, Bowser feels like a fucking idiot now.

But he doesn't get off that easily.

So after Vincent tells them about the surprise dinner (and leaves Luigi and Bowser alone to give them privacy), Luigi gets really mad at Bowser for accusing Vincent of being a villain. Bowser, while he admits that he made a mistake with his accusation, still honestly believes that Vincent is up to something evil and urges Luigi to not be so trusting with the blue Koopa. Luigi refuses to listen to Bowser as he explains that ever since they saw Vincent in the throne room last week, Bowser has never once given his younger twin brother the benefit of the doubt (even after he showered everyone with nothing but kindness and even gave Mario, Peach, and them a gift). (For those curious, Mario got a new pair of gloves and shoes, Peach got brand new earrings and new gloves, Luigi got a brand new journal and a bouquet of red roses, and Bowser got something that Vincent cooked which turned out to be a Mistake (from the Paper Mario series).)

So the fight between Luigi and Bowser ends really badly to the point where Luigi just angrily storms out of Bowser's Castle. Because Luigi is just so angry and frustrated at Bowser, he doesn't have a clear mindset like he usually does but that doesn't stop him from getting the idea to head back to his and Mario's house to a. cool down and b. spend some time away from the Dark Lands since Bowser doesn't want him there. However, before Luigi can make it to the Warp Pipe that can take him to his and Mario's house, he actually runs into Vincent. Vincent tells Luigi that after he left Luigi and Bowser alone, he decided to take a little walk around the Dark Lands since it had been years since he was last here. The blue Koopa notices that Luigi seems pretty upset, so he asks the green plumber if he wants to join him on his walk. Luigi (while has calmed down, but is still angry at Bowser) immediately agrees and the two start their walk together.

Now here is when Luigi pretty much opens up to Vincent. After Vincent asks Luigi why he's angry, Luigi just starts venting to Vincent about Bowser. Luigi explains to Vincent how Bowser has this crazy conspiracy that he (Vincent) is up to something evil and how it was so frustrating that Bowser hadn't even given Vincent the benefit of the doubt. Sure, Vincent and Bowser may have ended things badly the last time they talked to each other, but that was years ago. Surely, Bowser would've at some point missed his brother and would have thought about reaching out to said brother, right?

Well, judging by how things ended between Luigi and Bowser, it seems like Bowser is still stuck in his stubborn ways.

After Luigi finishes venting, Vincent and Luigi stop at a nearby bench and Vincent asks Luigi if he wants to sit down. Luigi agrees and they sit down on the bench together and talk a little bit more before Luigi's stomach starts to rumble. Realizing that Luigi hasn't actually eaten dinner yet, Vincent takes an apple out of his shell and offers it to Luigi. At first, Luigi denies (but appreciates) the apple and explains how he doesn't want to take something that Vincent originally brought for himself. After some convincing from Vincent that he already had dinner and wasn't hungry at all, Luigi eventually accepts the apple and takes one small bite.

And shortly after that first bite, Luigi starts to feel dizzy.

But when Luigi looks at Vincent to ask him what was in the apple, that was when he saw something that terrified him.

He saw a smirk.

A smirk that look almost identical to a smirk Bowser had whenever the cards were in his favor back when they were enemies.

That was when a sudden realization came to Luigi.

Bowser was right about Vincent.

But as much as Luigi wanted to scream and run away from Vincent, the apple's toxin's had already taken over Luigi's body, so the poor green plumber could only quietly cry out Bowser's name before passing out with worry and fear.

Imagine with me, there’s some other Koopa that fancied Luigi, or that Luigi fancied meaning that Bowser not only had competition, but competition from one of his own subjects

 Maybe it’s  one of the guards that was assigned to Luigi while he stayed at the castle

Or maybe it’s one of the chefs that Luigi cooked With

Or maybe it’s one of those Koopa’s that work on the flying ship that luigi helped fix

IDK I just want jealous Bowser

Just imagine Bowser going to Kamek ranting about how he has competition for Luigi’s heart 

but You know what would be even better!!! Is if they don’t have any romantic interest for each other at all it’s just that this Koopa is one of the few people Luigi can talk about Bowser with and that’s why Luigi’s blushing whenever Bowser sees the two together.

(I don’t know why, but every time I think about what this potential Koopa would look like it’s one of the blue shell ones maybe it’s because I have a head cannon that certain shells means certain ranks, and the winged blue shell Koopa is a high rank and I like the idea of Luigi, this humble plumber, packing a high class baddie )

[verobatto]

Destiel Chronicles

Vol. XLVI

It was a love story, from the very beginning

The Guilt and The Demon!Dean foreshadow

(9x14/9x15 and 9x17)

Hi my dears! Another meta from season 9, this is a very interesting one, talking about a funny mirror I found with the ghostfacers and Destiel, also a new foreshadow for what will come in season 10.

We will talk about Dean's guilt and a lot a foreshadows too for Demon!Dean and his summer love with Crowley.

I want to say thank you to my friend @agusvedder, she made the gifs for this meta, thank you girl!!

Okay, let's start...

Guilt and more Guilt

Episode 9x14 is all about GUILT. We have Dean talking with Ghost!Kevin, trying to ask for forgiveness, because his death is all over Dean's shoulders... He said it while he was trying to contact him.

DEAN: Kevin? Kevin. All right, I can't do this. Coffee-buzzing, bump-in-the-night crap. I got serious things to say to you, okay? And I'm not gonna say them to this.

[DEAN gets up and turns his back on the coffeemaker]

Kevin, I'm sorry. You did not choose this life. You busted your ass, you lost everything, everyone you've loved...

[[MORE]]

This speech is yelling guilt the whole time. Is Dean trying to say every painful word that had been stabbing his heart and his mind since Kevin died. One of his huge, heavy bags on his back.

Then... We will have Castiel talking with Bartholomew, and again, this angel trying to bring the guilt on Castiel, the fault.

But before this... Bartholomew will try to recruit him... Castiel is not that kind of angel, the one who follows orders, so, Bartholomew can't barely understand what motives Castiel to keep fighting by his own...

And this is a foreshadow for that famous quote from Metatron: IT WAS ALWAYS TO SAVE ONE HUMAN. TO SABE DEAN WINCHESTER.

That's why Castiel needs to keep fighting, and that's what Castiel feels is waiting for him, for his help. Is waiting to be saved, even if he doesn't feel he deserves it.

And then, the exposition of Castiel's sins, and guilts...

But Castiel answered magnificently... And this proves he really grew up after being a human. He did what he had to to survive, because they are in war. But what he did... Doesn't define him.

The quote from Bartholomew WE FOLLOW ORDERS, is against Castiel's nature, and impress the huge difference between Heaven and Castiel.

Foreshadow of Demon!Dean/Crowley summer of love, and Castiel's finding another "new love"

Okay, we had a little scene in 9x14 between Sam and Dean...

What a funny foreshadow of what will be Dean and Crowley's summer of love, Dean giving some credit to the Demon, as if it was the beginning of a great friendship.

And we had a very interesting Destiel mirror with Ghostfacers in episode 9x15 Thin Man.

If you watch the episode, it will look like if Harry and Ed were representing the current issue between Sam and Dean. Their fight because of Gadreel possession. But if you dig deeper... They're not just mirroring the brothers there...

First of all I want you to pay attention to the clothes changes in Harry. Harry will be our shapeshifter mirror. He will be mirroring Cas and Dean, and it will be easier for you if you hear his words and see his color coded dressing.

With that on mind... Let's check this scene...

ED: What did Dana post?

HARRY [turning his phone around to show ED a picture of a girl]

No, it's just -- she changed her profile pic, and it's cropped, (...)

Okay, Dana mhm, is obviously making reference to Dean here... But Dean is with another man... Platonically?? That's a very funny word related to Destiel dynamic, but also... Dana/Dean is betraying... Harry dressed in BLUE COLOR (CASTIEL MIRROR), so, blatantly talking about what is about to come... Dean will betray Castiel with Crowley, but just platonically (🤣) so funny.

But this doesn't ends here... Because when Dean arrives... The dialogue between him and Harry (Castiel mirror) becomes very second meaning and flirty.

HARRY: Ahh, first of all, you guys don't scare us.

ED: Not at all.

HARRY [lifting his shirt to reveal a gun in his waistband] Say, "hola" to my little pistola.

DEAN: Am I supposed to be impressed with that treasure trail or the lady gun you got hiding in your, uh, pants there?

HARRY: Uh...Both?

Okay, this was for dirty minds, and we know who had a happy treasure trail, right? Hello sexy Mish.

And then we had this new reference to Dana again...

ED: Come on, man, would you please stop Facebook stalking your ex-girlfriend?

HARRY: I was right.

ED: Hmm?

HARRY: She changed her relationship status to "it's complicated." What does that even mean?

ED: Who cares? You broke up with her. Everything about that girl is complicated. Okay, I mean, she gets the cream puffs, she tells you to take out the filling. They're just puffs.

So Dean is complicated, and he will be in a complicated relationship with Crowley... Foreshadow again.

Now... Don't forget that ass slap to Harry/still Cas mirror dressed in blue, but now adding green and red to make reference to Destiel.

May I add this was too gay? And how Agus marked me... Dean is hitting his lower lip like, excuse me sir?

Finally, we arrived to the big fight between Harry (dressed in red, toxic Dean, it means he is mirroring Dean now) and Ed.

This fight brought to elements... One the brothers fight we saw at the end of Road Trip, mostly when Ed confess he did it for Harry (to lie). And two... The break up will be between Crowley and Dean at the beginning of season 10... So... Pay attention to this dialogue, thinking we have toxic/demon!Dean/Dean mirror in Harry and Crowley mirror in Ed...

Who was the woman Harry/Dean was about to marry, the woman who he had a serious and deep relationship? Dana, now... This reference is linked to Castiel. Castiel is the safe love the unconditional love, the man who will always be there for Dean. The angel showed him that in Road Trip. He's his loyal partner. The love of his life.

Now... This...

ED: Well, maybe it's not too late, you know? You could call her and see.

Okay, this just recalled me when Dean and Crowley broke up, Crowley went straight to give some stolen grace to Cas, to give Dean his ex boyfriend back.

HARRY: That's not gonna work.

ED: Well, maybe -- maybe it will.

Okay!! And let's stop here... Remember in episode 10x03 when Dean was back to normal and Castiel entered in his room? And Cas just threw I HAVE A WOMAN ON MY CAR? And Dean's face was like WHAT DID YOU JUST SAID??

Ah okay, so... Because Dean had this live summer with Crowley, with empty promises and all... Now he lost Cas, who searched for another love interest? (Hannah?) So yeah... Now Dana is Cas. And yes, Cas said this because he wanted some revenge and make Dean a little jealous.

Okay but that is for season 10 Chronicles we will have to wait...

Foreshadow of Cas and Sam healing Demon!Dean

This is just a brief comment about episode 9x17 Mother's little helper.

This scene...

Is a foreshadow of Sam facing his brother as a demon, Demon!Dean will act like a soulless evil, erratic and heartless.

This episode showed us an unrequited love and a sacrifice for that love, linked too to season 10 and how will Dean feel after becoming normal.

And because is talking about soulless people, is a foreshadow to Amara's plot too.

Sam releasing the souls is showing us he will be solving the way to bring his brother back at the beginning of season 10: again FAMILY LOVE (Sam) and ROMANTIC LOVE (Castiel) will save the day.

To Conclude:

Episode 14 talked about guilt as a central topic this season, but it began to show clues about Dean/Crowley dynamic in season 10, we had even Dean saying to Del (the demon) "Well, me and Crowley, we're -- we're tight now. Thick as thieves. Saw him just last month. We, uh, had a grand ol' time."

Episode 15 did the same with Ed and Harry as mirror shifters for Cas/Dean and Dean/Crowley. Talking us about a love triangle between CAS/DEAN/CROWLEY and DEAN/CAS/HANNAH.

Finally we had another foreshadow of how they will heal Dean at the beginning of season 10 in episode 9x17, when Sam released those souls.

I hope you liked this meta, see you in the next one!

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Vol. XL, XVLI, XLII, XLIII, XLIV and XLV

Buenos Aires 15th January 2020 5:32 PM

[deathclawforcuties]

OC Interview!

So, got tagged by @robobrainmurdermysterytheatre to do my OC from Fallout 4.

I'm supposed to tag five other people, but sadly I don't know anyone else to tag who hasn't already been tagged by others, soooo here goes.

1. What is your name?

"The Names Celestine O'Kelly-Hancock, but everyone just calls me Celeste for short. Nice to meet you, dude."

2. Do you know why are you named that?

"Which part are you asking about?"

3. Are you single or taken?

"Very much taken. Remarried, actually. My hubby is the Mayor of Goodneighbor. Maybe you've heard of him?"

4. Have any abilities or powers?

"I've a natural affinity for swimming, and growing some of the best damn rad-weed this side of....uh....what were we talking about again? Oh yeah! I can out-snipe anyone."

*somewhere off in the distance you can hear Robert screaming out "I CALL SHENANIGANS!"*

5. Stop being a Mary Sue.

"Huh? Dude, are you smoking the same shit I am? Who's Mary Sue? Pretty sure you mean Mary Jane."

6. What’s your eye color?

"My eye color? John tells me they're 'Nuka Quantum blue', but I'm pretty sure he's stoned when he says that. I think they're deep, almost grey-blue, to be honest."

7. How about your hair color?

"Currently it's purple, because SOMEBODY likes to play pranks and fuck with my soap. Deacon, I'm looking at you!"

*A maniacal cackle can be heard around the corner*

8. Have any family members?

"Well, sure I do. There's my hubby John, there's Robert who is like my little brother. I've got my fur-baby, Dogmeat, and my adopted dad, Wiseman..."

9. Oh? How about pets?

"Dogmeat, he's a dog, obviously. Then I adopted a ginger tabby I named Deacon."

*Deacon pokes his head into the picture*

"Awwww!"

"Because he, too, is an asshole."

*Human Deacon blows raspberries before slinking off*

10. That’s cool, I guess. Now tell me something you don’t like?

"Something I don't like? I can't stand bigotry of any kind; you picking on a ghoul in front of me is a great way to get shot. By me. Because fuck you, that's why. I also don't like it when someone tries to fuck with my crops. Wait until it's done growing. Fucking weed-nappers."

11. Do you have any activities/hobbies that you like to do?

“I smoke pot, I crochet stuff, and hunt raiders. Oh, and I like to bake."

*Hancock wolf whistles off from the side*

"You mean get baked!"

"Oh, ha ha babe!"

12. Have you ever hurt anyone in any way before?

"Damn, that's uh...that's kinda heavy. Yeah...um...not something I really want to talk about."

13. Ever… killed anyone before?

"Dude, this is the Commonwealth we're talking about. Everyone out this way has killed at least once in their life. I might have a higher kill count than most, I mean, I do actively hunt raiders and shit...so....yes."

14. What kind of animal are you?

“A house cat. Yeah, happy, lazy fucker that naps in the sun, sleeps a lot..."

15. Name your worst habits?

"My worst habits? I sometimes sleep too much, and I may, or may not, steal the covers."

*Hancock sticks his head in the room*

"She totally steals the blankets."

"BABE!"

16. Do you look up to anyone at all?

"My adopted Dad, Wiseman. No matter what hell comes his way, he faces it with a calm and compassionate heart leading the rest of my ghoul family through it all with grace. And John. He saved my life both literally, and figuratively. And my mom...I miss her."

17. Are you gay, straight or bisexual?

"Does...does it really matter?"

18. Do you go to school?

"The school of Hard Knocks count?"

19. Ever want to marry and have kids one day?

"Well, I remarried, so yes to that part. As far as kids go, John and I have thought about adopting, but I'm....not quite ready yet..."

20. Do you have any fangirls/fanboys?

"I don't have any strains by those names. Got some OG Kush growing right now...Just hit a blunt made from it, actually. Smoooth po-ta-to."

21. What are you most afraid of?

"Fucking rad roaches, man! I'll take a deathclaw on any day, but put me in a room full of giant bugs and I will nope the biggest nope that ever noped."

22. What do you usually wear?

*Hancock butts in*

"She usually wears my face on her lady bits! Yeah booooy!"

"OMG BABE! NO BAD!"

23. What’s one food that tempts you?

“When I get the munchies, I crave Dandy Boy apples, and gum drops. I can't get enough of them."

24. Am I annoying to you?

"Even if you were, I'm waaaay too baked to care right now."

25. Well, it’s still not over!

"Huh? What's not over? Did I just miss a whole conversation?"

26. What class are you (low/middle/high)?

"If I'm stoned, I'm HIGH class!"

*Giggling intensifies*

27. How many friends do you have?

"Tons. You looking to add to my list?"

28. What are your thoughts on pie?

"I could totally go for a slice right about now. Why? You offering?"

29. Favorite drink?

“Vim classic. Good shit."

30. What’s your favorite place?

"I've got two places I love: The Slog, and Goodneighbor. They're the only places I feel truly at home in."

31. Are you interested in anyone?

*Hancock butts in again*

"She's married to me. I don't share."

"You heard the Mayor: He doesn't share. Hey! I made a rhyme!"

32. That was a stupid question…

"Waaaaait.....did I think that out loud?"

33. Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean?

“Both. I fear no body of water, and nothing ever bothers me when I swim, at least. Might have to do with all the Vim I drink..."

34. What’s your type?

“My type? Gotta be intelligent; if you can't carry on an intelligent conversation, you can quit right now. I like a partner whose heart is in everything they do, and who isn't judgmental, as well."

35. Any fetishes?

"I uh....um...*cough* I like role playing..."

36. Camping or outdoors?

"I adore outdoors. Being out in my garden is like a balm to my soul. Camping is meh, but sometimes when I'm on a job, it's a necessary evil."

[tayioart]

Meet Tomoe!

After a while of watching Lewis and other humans. she thought it would be ok to shift into a more humane form. Now she doesn't ever want to shift back, no matter how many times Lewis begs her!

Most of the time she's a very pure soul, who asks way too many questions for her own good. She isn't very loud and jumpy, she just wants to explore the world around her.

She always wears her locket on her. The deadbeats' lockets always have a picture of something they adore. Some have objects, some have places. Tomoe has a picture of a young, human Lewis. But she'll probably never tell anyone

Her height is about the same as vivi, so up to lewis's shoulders I think. She does wish to be taller but she'll accept what she gets. Luckily she can still fly, so she'll just hover to look taller.

All the deadbeats in this universe count as non binary, non gender specifics. She doesn't count as a girl or boy, she just leans closer to being a girl, and accepts it. All are asexuals, and a very small amount are aromantics. Since tomoe doesn't know much about "life away from lewi", she just imagines what her perfect romance would be like. And every time, it's way too overdramatic.

She has a hobby of collecting things she finds on the road, like leftover clothes, packages, animals (who Lewis makes her throw out) and other such things. She says that "one day I'll look back at all my things and remember the days when the world was an open void to me".

Her voice is kinda watery yet childish. Like splatoon 2 octoling girls basically. It's hard for other people to understand what they're saying, but they get by just fine. Sometimes when she sings her voice clears up and sound proper. She likes to sing old 80s songs like Micheal Jackson and other such artists.

she loves trying out new clothes that other people wear. Her most favoured is a black, long-sleeved crop top that flies out and looks all dramatic!

And finally, she's really into seeing what other people do online.

[ottosump]

When Jesus talked to an agricultural community, he used parables and pictures that were familiar to them. In ancient Hebrew the word et (pronounced ate) was literally a picture of an ox pulling a blade. The “strong mark” in the ground, which seeds were sown.

The yoke around the ox's shoulders would make it easier to pull the share through the ground. The Old Testament uses the yoke as a symbol of oppression and burden. "Your sins weigh you down" an expression that mistakes and errors in your life worry you, wearing you down like a physical burden. Ezekiel 10:33

Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version

28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

When a young ox is trained to plough a field, he is fitted with a double yoke and an older, more experienced ox tethered beside him. As they plough, the young ox may want to wander off but the older ox pulls him back on the straight path.

This is the picture Jesus is painting here. As people walk with Jesus, he takes our burdens, worries, mistakes, sins and guides us daily on the right path.

Luke 9:62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

In order to plough a field, you must look to a mark in front of you and go straight to it. Jesus doesn't want wishy-washy Christians who keep looking back at their previous life which satisfied their desires for a brief moment and then made them hollow and empty afterwards. The field would never be ready to sow seed, no crops, no harvest.

How do you know if Jesus teaching the truth?

Read the Gospels for yourself. Best start with Mark, short and to the point. Be open with your opinion, don't be overly accepting, don't be overly critical. If you get stuck, google it and look at several answers. There's no rush, spend days over one passage if necessary, ponder, pray, relax, it's not a race to say "been there, done that".

And remember, it was written by men from first century AD who had fallible memories and a different culture, so yeah, there are differences in the Gospels.