#anywho much to think about

[martybaker]

hear me out

dreamling A knight’s tale AU

pretending to be a knight totally sounds like something Hob would do imho

[kiwi-peep]

Ghostface is drenched coming back from a trial

[dragondawdles]

Sp did you ever figure out what was up witht he noodle dragon?

oh anon I'm ill about it

[ruiiplume]

A couple of lovebirds c:

[fallen-goldfishcracker]

okay but does it ever kill you how much Wyll loves being the Blade of Frontiers? I think we tend to think of Wyll as this serious, stoic guy, but he's so ridiculously silly about his whole superhero persona. He grew up absolutely in love with storybook heros and tales of bravery and all the bard songs and legends. Look at his reaction to meeting Minsc and Boo!

He must love getting to be a figure like that for a whole new generation of kids. He loves the bard songs (even the bawdy ones!) and the title and the stories, but he just loves being someone brave and worthy and able to help. He loves being a hero!

And to add on to that, its definitely a coping mechanism for him. Perhaps a bit of a messed-up one, but hey, its working.

Which is why the body modification by Mizora seems doubly painful- it doesn't matter that Wyll got them for noble reasons, what the horns do- (and what Wyll knows they do, because he's not an idiot and he understands the common people better than probably anyone else)- is send that whole dream crashing to the ground. He's immediately marked as other. Florrick almost completely passes over him. The tiefling refugees shrink around him. The guards at the doors of his own city don't recognize him. I think Wyll could absolutely win the people's hearts back, he's Wyll Ravengard, of course he could! But in the short term, by gods that's got to hurt.

This is at least the second time in his life he's lost everything in one fell swoop. No wonder he's miserable at the tiefling party- I would be too! It's a testament to his frankly astonishing emotional fortitude that he's barely even moping.

[vvstual]

d-11 to wonwoo day! > favorite friendship (cr.)

[mushtoons]

losing interest in life? finally start designing the ocs u fleshed out and made a whole world, personalities, and plot line for that you've worked on since 2014-2019

2 outta like 20 not even close to done 😎

[sunsetsatellite]

look everyone can say like a prayer and you're the one that I want can be the ship songs for Deadpool/Wolverine, but may I add Turbo Lover by Judas Priest bc respectfully

like hello????

HELLO???

HELLO???

[grunklefordpines]

HELLO. I HAVE A QUERIE.

IN YOUR JOURNAL, YOU VERY FORMALLY REFER TO SHERMIE AS "SHERMAN PINES", AS OPPOSED TO THE CASUAL TONE IN WHICH YOU REFER TO STANLEY SIMPLY BY FIRST NAME, OR EVEN AS JUST YOUR BROTHER.

I AM UNABLE TO DECIPHER WHY. IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT?

ALSO, WHO THE [FREAK] EVEN IS SHERMIE.

— A VERY CONFUSED READER.

Well,

He’s my and Stanley’s brother.

I’m somewhat estranged from Sherman, though—He doesn’t know me as well as he knows Stan and the kids—

To him, I am one half of the memory that remains in a childhood bedroom once shared by two brothers.

—I try to keep in touch, though.

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Between Sonic and Tails, who do you think would end up confessing their feelings first?

Good question. Definitely depends upon the iteration and context, but for the most part (at least in my head) getting either of them to confess (and in some cases even ruminate on their feelings and admit to themselves the nature of them) is hard

Like, for example, I personally think that game!Sonic (and post sgw Archie Sonic and IDW Sonic) kind of take Tails' presence for granted in a way. To them, it will always be the two of them (Sonic and Tails). The ideal future is that they keep on hanging out and still fight side by side sometimes and that even if Sonic goes it alone he can always come back from his adventures to chill with Tails or crash at his place. In other words, in Sonic's fantasies of the future, things like getting married or raising families or anything like that are just kind of tacked on as something that will just kind of be true at best and ignored at worst. If he even considers a future where things are a bit different because Tails is together™ with someone, to him it's only natural that Tails would be in his life the same way and nothing would really change. And so to that end, even if Sonic DOES realize his own feelings, he probably wouldn't see any good reason to confess. It would make things more complicated, especially if Tails doesn't share those feelings, and he doesn't have to worry anyways because Tails will always prioritize the two of them and be at his side, right?

And then it's even worse for versions of Sonic more akin to, say, pre sgw Archie Sonic. This is because in addition to the already existing unwillingness to change things and the assumption that he doesn't ever have to worry about no longer being the center of Tails' world (or a major figure in it at least), there is some palpable internalized homophobia within that hedgehog with an added complexity. For Archie Sonic in particular, I think even if he realized that he wanted to even be with Tails forever in a strictly non brothers fashion, he would feel mixed feelings about that (perhaps that coming out about it would ruin things or make things weird, or that getting together with Tails at any point would deprive him of "normalcy", or that he'd pressured Tails into it, or even just weird or a bit creepy).

As for Tails, I actually think that most iterations of him have figured their feelings out by this point. In all honesty, there's only so long you can go on fixating on someone and admiring them, and structuring your life around them before you realize your "I want to be with them" isn't just about simply admiring them. It's just that Tails' main obstacle to me is the avoidance of ruining anything.

On one hand, there's Sonic's avoidance to being tied down. We've seen time and time again Sonic rejecting people who pursue him openly or looking uncomfortable with them. Archie Sonic in particular made it clear that this version of Sonic couldn't stand the idea of not being able to freely be himself or adventure. He couldn't stand the idea of having to tie himself down and taking on extra responsibilities and expectations simply because he's with someone. I can see Tails being afraid that by confessing, he could scare Sonic away. If he happened to confess and Sonic thought Tails meant to stifle him or Sonic felt uncomfortable by that open expression, wouldn't that risk their relationship? Even if Sonic wouldn't go so far as to drop him as a best friend (which he never would do that for the record), there's still real fear in making things weird or different between himself and Sonic.

And that feeds right into the other hand. On the other hand, Sonic probably doesn't see him that way, right? Though Sonic is special to him and Sonic also cares for him back, at best Sonic has never thought about it and never will, or he just wouldn't feel the same (in Tails' eyes). With Archie Tails in particular, even if Tails gets over his own interlized homophobia about it and recognizes his feelings for what they are, he probably feels that there's no way to be anything different than a brother to Sonic, and thus confessing would be a terrible move. If Tails confesses and Sonic doesn't feel the same, it also runs the risk of making things weird between them or (in Tails' eyes) ruining it.

All this to say that my general opinion is that as long as things stay exactly the way they are forever, even if they start spending even more time together, I find it hard to believe either of the two will opt into confessing on purpose

But, with that being said, a confession is not an impossibility. I don't think either of the two are immune to being put in a position where they finally confess (and no, with the state of things for them, simply saying "I love you" will not count as a confession). And if we barred situations where like. They're literally about to die or one can do anything they like without the other (or themselves) remembering the outcome, I actually can give you an answer

And honestly, if one of them had to confess eventually, I believe it would probably end up being Sonic.

Why? Well, out of the two, Tails actually sits back and thinks about his emotions more often than not. I think even before he figured out the exact nature of his feelings he knew he felt very strongly for Sonic. But, no matter which media you're touching upon, I feel as if Tails fits into that archetype of "person who has been in love with their best friend since literally forever, but knows their best friend will never feel the same". The longer Tails ruminates on these feelings, the stronger he feels them, the more he watches Sonic (especially as someone who cares about plenty of people other than him), the more time he spends with Sonic, the less incentivized he feels to actually confess. Especially if Sonic would never feel the same, the best Tails can hope for is that things stay the same between them and Sonic never replaces his role.

Or in short, Tails is so in his head about it at this point, it's very hard to convince him that confessing is ever a good idea or necessary.

But while Tails is more obviously attached to Sonic, Sonic is much less obviously attached to Tails and other people as a whole. With him being "free as the wind" and the kind of figure he is, he kind of benefits from having the persona of a guy who doesn't need his friends but (nevertheless) can be assisted by them. He probably seems cool for being so strong and independent while equally caring that people live. But this doesn't mean Sonic doesn't have attachments (far from it). Rather, for Sonic, his attachments to others seem to naturally grow. And the more time he spends with them, the more he grows used to their presence. And especially with someone like Tails, who has been around as his companion the longest, he doesn't sit around long enough to consider that Tails would ever leave his side. Once he grows used to that person, he doesn't have to recognize his attachment or even think about the nature of his own feelings because it is and always has been whatever it is. So, in other words, even if he becomes more and more reliant on the fact that Tails will always be around or that Tails will always assist him, he doesn't have to admit more than "This is what our best friendship is. This is what it's like"

All of this is to say that while my idea of present Tails would be trying to do anything in his power to stay with Sonic (as long as Sonic is willing of course), even if that means never confessing the exact nature of his feelings for the hedgehog, Sonic isn't already thinking about these things. This means that while Tails has very few pathways to confession, Sonic has plenty!...if you scare him well enough.

For example, Idw Sonic has been more clearly spending more time with Tails (even baseline just. Crashing at his place more often) after the metal virus arc. Couple this with post neo metal incident 2 electric boogaloo idw Sonic who just wants to have a break and live peacefully for a minute, this is a Sonic who has become scared enough to want to indulge in spending more time with Tails. I also think that post Sonic Prime Sonic is also a version of him who would start to spend more time with Tails than before after having already lost him and having to deal with the Tails shaped hole in his life once.

So, if you got a Sonic to the point where he'd fully accepted his feelings and he felt like confessing them would be necessary to secure the future he wants, then he'd confess. Honestly, the easiest way I'd see this going about would be a story where Tails is framed as leaving him to go do something or be somewhere else, away for Sonic, possibly indefinitely, or if Sonic actually has to spend enough time without Tails after initially telling himself his own feelings wouldn't matter so long as Tails is happy wherever he is. But, if it came down to confessing being something that might actually bring Sonic to his desired future (especially if Tails rejecting him is no different from prolonging the separation they already have if he says nothing), then I think he could work up the courage to do it.

And in the end...I think it has to be Sonic. Although I on occasion enjoy fantasizing about moments where Tails can't take it anymore and confesses, only for Sonic to realize his own feelings in the process, I think that Sonic would have to be the one who confesses his feelings/wishes for the future for Tails to even believe that his pipe dreams are a possibility. I think it's Sonic who would need to pull Tails out of his head, because the probability that Tails works up the courage to confess is more unlikely.

So...yeah. In my head, Sonic is driven to a point where he confesses and pulls Tails out of his head about it.

[mammomlette]

I know there are many things contradicting this and it’s not canon at all so it’s more of an “imagine if” not a “what if” but

What/imagine if the way Solomon got his immortality wasn’t through his own cooking, but through thirteen? We know through s2 that putting even a drop of a humans candle can slow down a demons candle’s burning significantly, so why wouldn’t that work the other way round? If anything it’d make more sense.

So just think if a young thirteen accidentally spilt some of a demons candle into Solomon’s, resulting in his immortality. Perhaps because she saw him and since his soul is known to have been shiny previously, maybe she was curious about his candle? Then oops! The wax is mixed! This carelessness would give a reason for her and her older sister to get into an argument and not talk much anymore (which I’m fairly sure is canon/implied?? I swear they said this in the main story)

Also, what if it was Barbatos’ candle who was spilt into his? Or WWAIT WAIT what IF Solomon’s candle was spilt into Barbatos’, and given he’s a mortal that could’ve been a good part of his life gone now. This would endanger Solomon, giving him a reason to summon Barbatos and want to form a pact, to command him to give him it back or something

I know that doesn’t make sense, but it could (now this is getting to be a really big stretch I know) give Barbatos a reason to comply and make the pact if thirteen was the one to spill it. She could threaten to nub his candle if he didn’t pour it back into Solomon’s (maybe because she didn’t want to get into more trouble for interfering that she already would have?) and since she might have been young, she wouldn’t understand what the now-mixed wax would do to Solomon’s lifespan.

I know this doesn’t make sense I just don’t understand the lore regarding those three so I’m making something up in my mind and sharing it because what is this app for if not that

[xappetites]

just a quick soft thought:

riding Price in bed, after a quiet night, adjusting to hit just the right angle only to have him groan out encouragement

“that’s it, love, use all the tools at your disposal”

“you’re re not a tool at my disposal”

reader laughs, breathless and a little high pitched, sliding their palms up his chest to cup his cheeks. following in their path with sloppy kisses over his collarbones, his neck, the corners of his mouth

“you’re the man i love”

[artsandstoriesandstuff]

Boris!

The, um, other guy. (On the left.)

[real-reulbbr-band]

ෆ˚⋆୨ Victoria's den ୧⋆˚ෆ

listen I think in the scenario where the jellicles do live in the junkyard, Victoria would want a den that prioritizes her comfort, and since she is a white cat, she's more susceptible to sunburns and the sun can damage her epithelial layer, so I think it would make sense for her to have a den that can provide her with some shade (the way I imagine it is that it's positioned facing away from the sun and the hood is up higher).

Anyway, backstory behind the den: The bassinet had been in the junkyard for a while, sitting on top of a broken dresser. From the moment Victoria saw the den, she knew she wanted it; it was just the right size for her and offered her a moderate amount of privacy. It definitely helped that, visually, the den was beautiful. But, by the time she first found it, she was far too young to have a den of her own. 

Also, what Victoria might never know is that the reason her seemingly perfect unoccupied den wasn’t claimed by anyone else was that it used to be Grizabellas.

Munkustrap, however, being as dignified as he was, did tell Victoria he’d try to keep it empty for her until she could claim it when she came of age, but part of Munkustrap (though he wouldn't admit it) wanted Grizabella to return and claim it as her home again.

But that day never came, and as Victoria grew up, Munk accepted that. By the time it was given to Victoria, the consensus of the jellicles was that Grizabella had moved on to better things and most likely wouldn’t come back, or alternatively, she had already passed.

Being unaware of the history of her home, Victoria cherished her den; it was her safe haven, her only place away from all the prying eyes of both humans and other cats. She decorated it with the gifts she'd received from Rumpleteazer, the blankets Jelly and Jenny would knit her, and the flowers Plato would leave outside her den.

it was her den, and no one would tell her otherwise, it was simpler that way. But she did always wonder why some of the elder cats gazes would linger on her den, usually with an expression of sorrow or contempt. Whenever they saw she noticed however, they’d look away immediately, or smile back at her like nothing had occurred. Victoria had asked about it before, but she never received an honest answer.

To end this on a lighthearted note; on occasion, when Victoria is away from the junkyard for a particularly long while Plato likes to sleep just outside her den when he misses her.

[gojoest]

i am so cooked oh god

[keeps-ache]

i think i tapped on the explore page by accident some minutes ago, i've been scrolling for a good sec like 'why is this on my dash. i don't know any of these people. what's going on' lmfsvh