#& i'm a bit of a ship fiend :))

[syrcus]

I wanted to make a visual for Soley's parents so I did

Left: Árni, right: Salka

A little lore I'm strongly considering under the cut

The two of them decided very young that they were very much in love and resolved to leave the forest in order to live their lives together. They travelled a little, and as both had a fondness for the sea they naturally found themselves gravitating towards sailing jobs. Whithin a few decades, they had amassed enough wealth to acquire a ship of their own, and set about establishing their business sailing passengers and cargo between otherwise-hard-to-reach locations, eventually finding their rhythm on a route that more or less spanned the globe - they would sail from Othard, to Vylbrand, and then on to Tural, and then back again, picking up passengers, crew, and cargo (and dropping off old ones) along the way. By the time Soley was born the Torunns and their ship, the Aalto, were one of the foremost names in the business.

They'd pledged their lives to one another young, though, long before either had really learned who the other was going to become, and the stress of parenthood and the natural isolation of a seafaring life wore on them over time. Salka in particular became bitter, and angry, mostly towards her partner. Her family and crewmates saw a side of her that nobody on land ever did; cold, controlling, and sometimes violent. This energy was never directed towards her son, who only learned the truth of his mother once he was old enough to understand how one-sided his parents' "fights" were. Árni, for his part, became ever more distant from those around him, especially his son - who so resembled the woman he'd once loved, and now hated - and devoted himself entirely and wholeheartedly to the maintenance of the ship as a means of creating time by himself.

The pair of them were lost at sea, presumably having gone down with the ship, shortly before the Calamity. Soley had stayed in Tuliyollal at the recommendation of a family friend and, upon hearing the news of his family's disappearance, found that he wasn't especially sad about the loss of his emotionally unavailable father and selfish, domineering mother. He still wonders, sometimes, whether that makes him a terrible person.

[valewritessss]

I saw someone on TikTok say that Percabeth is one sided and all I could say is that it looks like someone didn’t read Mark of Athena. Then I did some research and I found out they’re a Pereyna shipper(I had no idea that existed).

Personally, I don't get it, Reyna literally just tried to make a move on Percy but he rejected her and neither of them thought about it again so I don’t really see it. Either way, that's not the issue because I don't really care what people ship as long as it's not weird or creepy (I'm looking at any Artemis x Percy, Luke x Percy, Annabeth x Luke, or Percy x Nico shippers).

But back to the Percabeth is one sided thing, I’m a little bit confused. Because, did they miss the Annabeth pining silently but obviously for Percy for YEARS, Annabeth being jealous of Rachel partly because she liked Percy, Annabeth telling Athena that Percy is everything to her, Annabeth driving herself crazy those months Percy was gone and searching for him without giving up. So “Percabeth is one sided” where???

Then upon further research I found that of course, turns out they are an Annabeth hater(they don’t admit it but it’s obvious for apparent reasons). Some of their reasons: Annabeth's nickname for Percy, “seaweed brain” is degrading and implies he is stupid, Annabeth is mean to Rachel, and Annabeth is scared of Percy which made him feel like he deserves to die.

1. Annabeths nickname for Percy started out as teasing but became endearing for the both of them, just like the nickname “wise girl”. Percy even gets mad at Thalia for using this nickname because he considers it something solely Annabeth can use. In no way has Percy ever said or even mentioned that he feels put down because of the nickname. Also, Percy never hesitates to call anyone, even gods, out on their shit, so if it was really bothering him, he would most likely say something.

2. Honestly, the whole deal with Rachel was never that deep. Like, it did have a deeper meaning for Annabeth than many could comprehend but the whole catty part was never that big. A few snide remarks, sure, but it's not like she was bullying Rachel. If anyone thinks otherwise, that's okay, but in my opinion it was meant to be funny and it came off as such, and even Rachel and Annabeth themselves moved on and became fiends. Moving forward, considering the context of Annabeth's jealousy, it makes total sense for her to feel resentment towards Rachel. I'm not saying it's justified, but if a boy she'd been crushing on for years and is destined to die soon spends his last summer with another girl who is closer to normal than Annabeth could ever be, in what world would she not be mad? In fact, some of it was just teenage pettiness. And that's fine, she wasn't hurting anyone. Being a teenager with a crush is hard, and it's harder when you're a demigod with a huge prophecy hanging over you and your best friends heads. So is her anger justified? Maybe. But is she valid? Absolutely.

3. This is the most ridiculous reason yet. First of all, has Percy ever told Annabeth he feels like he deserves to die? I don't think so. Especially not before he almost let himself die with Jason there. I don't know if that person was just expecting Annabeth to guess, or what. Secondly, they were in Tartarus, and Percy did something scary. So of course, Annabeth is going to be scared. If Percy feels like Annabeth being scared makes him want to die, that's not really Annabeth's fault. And to expect Annabeth to make him feel better about something she is still recovering from herself doesn't make much sense, does it. At this point it just felt like they were going to hate Annabeth regardless, and these weren't actual issues they had with her they just saw a reason to hate her and went for it.

Hey, ship whatever you want and hate whoever you want, but don't come with false interpretations(that I know was easy to comprehend) as evidence for why you are right, please.

[yourflame]

RULES POST!

reminder: rp rules are rp boundaries. if we're interacting, i'm operating under the assumption you've read this post and understand where i'm at in terms of what and what not i'm willing to do. easy peasy!

some things to know about me, the mun!

*i've been writing in the sonic rpc for a few years now, you might recognize me by the name toby (i'm going by rune now, heads up!) i'm back from my hiatus with a fresh coat of paint and a new way of going about tumblr rp. i will be primarily icon-less since a lot of the time i will not have access to my computer when i'm writing.

*i'm an adhd writer with a full-time job and irl relationships to tend to, so if consistency in a writing buddy is what you're looking for, i can't promise that. if i get super locked into a plot though, you can expect me to be annoyingly invested in it for a while!

*my favorite things to write are: emotions, drama and character development driven plots. i LOVE angst, but also calm, quiet, and contemplative stuff too. shipping is my guilty pleasure, you can probably sell me on most pairings if you think there's a spark between our muses. (just.. nothing involving the littler guys like tails or cream or marine. they're too baby to me.) i also think the juxtaposition between technocolor super animals and boring, mundane slice of life is endearing and enjoyable. i also like to shitpost and write stuff for the bit. to be honest, if there's a cool idea and we're both like "that's a cool idea lets write that" i'll likely be totally down. also i LOVE crossover, it's my bread and butter.

*i don't put up with bullies or assholes! vague posting, pity fishing, guilt tripping, passive aggression, and harassing for responses are all behaviors that i've unfollowed people for because it's dumb and rude and harmed my experience. i don't vibe with callout posts or airing petty drama out on the dashboard for the world to see. don't try to tell me who or what i can't interact with. i have a hunch that most people here on this hellsite community are probably tired, gay ass liberals who just wanna rp funny animals - including myself, and are not bigots. but regardless, if i do see bigoted behavior, that's an easy block. and on that note: the only time i find callouts to be appropriate is if there is a literal predator roaming about or it's for a victim trying to get away from their abuser. (sadly, that happens in rpcs sometimes. keep in mind, there is a difference between actual abusers and people who are just being a dickhead. as i stated earlier, if someone's just flat out rude to me they're catching this block.)

✔️ duplicate friendly. i love duplicate interactions, they're so stupid and charming. ✔️ crossover welcome. at this point if i don't know the character or series - so long as there's an about page somewhere on your blog for your character or you give me a quick crash course on them, i can make my own fun with it. ✔️ shipping fiend. as i stated earlier i love to ship. if we have a ship, it takes place in it's own timeline and doesn't intersect with others unless plotted otherwise. ✔️ AU enjoyer. i love to brainstorm AU ideas and rp them out. you'll find a lot of that here. ✔️ mutuals only. if i'm following you, and you're following me - then i'd love to write with you some time!

❌ no smut. tried it, decided it wasn't for me. i'm down to discuss headcanons & stuff, though - and if you write it i'll read it. also nsfw jokes are funny. should i mention this blog is 18+ and if you're a minor, get out? ❌ don't auto-kill my muse unless we plotted it. don't take control of my muse or assume their actions. they got minds of their own, man. ❌ don't meta game! your muse shouldn't know something about mine if they don't have an IC reason to know it! ❌ don't... run off with my ideas. look, everyone has had the same thought before on here regarding their muses. i don't mean coincidentally same hat. basically, if you see me suggest a plot idea i wanna do that you didn't think of - and proceed to use that idea yourself/with the person i suggested it to - it's a huge buzz kill for me, especially if i get left out of the picture. it's not gonna bug me if we're not interacting, but if we're mutuals... c'mon man. common curtesy.

and that's it. gold star if you like this post to show me you read it. thank you, and i look forward to interacting!

[degloved]

i'm an absolute FIEND for outsider pov. would love to see a bit of that with chainshipping, or really any ship of your choosing. coffinshipping even! -T

this has been sat in my inbox for about two days now, and i'm almost glad for the fact i sort of put it off, as a friend and i had the most illuminating conversation about (among other things) perez's perception of hoffstrahm at work. with that fresh on my mind, things sort of fell into place really easily. also......... um i did make this hoffstrahm i hope that's okay ! i'm just honestly. really no good with chainshipping </3

‼️SAW REQS STILL OPEN‼️

Special Agent Lindsey Perez wasn't prone to entering such thorough states of confusion that doing much else beside standing rooted to the spot and staring blearily seemed an insurmountable venture—and yet.

She knew Special Agent Strahm—she knew Pete—better than she knew her own mother. Even somebody as difficult to get a read on as him couldn't remain an enigma forevermore, namely not to his mentee-turned-best fucking friend. Their understanding was utter and implicit. They were a unit not liable to persevere through separation.

She'd come down with something last week, taken the days off at Erickson's urging. Hadn't anticipated much of anything different in returning to the office. Way things have been going for them lately, honestly, she'd half expected to find everyone exactly as she'd left them—poring over the exact same files, chewing on the exact same half-baked theories that would never hold water, beating the exact same dead horses.

Strahm had been, at least, happy to see her. This she'd inferred by the faintest of smiles tugging at the corners of his lips, a subtle fondness in the crinkle of his eyes as he thrust a cup of coffee in her direction.

And, Perez couldn't tell you exactly when she'd first noticed something wasn't right—but about halfway into the workday, the realization had struck and was yet to let up, a couple of hours later.

Outwardly, nothing seemed to be amiss. Strahm was Strahm and thus unpleasant and snappy. Hoffman was Hoffman, and thus unpleasant and smug. Perez watched them (covertly, she'd like to think) do the usual song and dance—the posturing, the barb-trading, the sneering as though they might pounce at each other at any moment. (All because of some incorrectly filed evidence; but, she supposed, they'd argued more viciously for much less.)

She didn't think anyone else might think much of the picture they painted, it appearing no different from their normal. To her trained eye, however, it was anything but; the relaxed slouch to Strahm's shoulders, the glaring lack of a frown, the occasional grin he'd let play about his lips for half a second, all his usual insults lacking all the usual bite… and most damning of all, perhaps, the way he'd been braced against Hoffman's desk, gently swaying in an uncanny mimicry of a puppy with its sights set on a toy. (Was that a bit of a mean comparison?)

But, you know what, benefit of the doubt. Perhaps that was a one-off, something's-for-sure-contaminating-the-water-supply kind of occasion. Didn't have to mean a thing. Perez could let it go, honest.

She was about to let it go, mulling over the scene playing on repeat in her head while packing up to go home. Or, well, to the hotel, as it were. She slung her bag over her shoulder, wrapped a thick scarf around her neck, all the while strutting towards the exit. The door of Hoffman's office was cracked open.

It was difficult not to look.

The scene within brought on that state of utter confusion, a certain speechlessness. She slowed to a stop, peering through the gap in the doorway. To tell the truth, it would've been perfectly normal had it been anybody but Hoffman and Strahm As it was, Perez took in the sight—the two of them wearing creepily similar expressions of unwavering focus, eyes narrowed and locked on the screen of Hoffman's computer. Strahm hovered above the sitting detective, one hand resting atop the man's shoulder.

The hand, perhaps, was the biggest culprit. A tell, a giveaway. Perez couldn't tear her eyes away, and in that blatant staring, she didn't miss the subtle movement of Strahm's fingers, the way they dug into the fabric, the swipe of his thumb uncannily alike a stroke, a caress. Hoffman shifted, as though in response, causing the hand to slip nearly down to his neck. Strahm's fingers tapped a rhythm against bare skin.

She'd stood there a second too long. The next thing she knew, Strahm was looking up—and in doing that, his eyes landed squarely on her. Their faces flushed in tandem for different reasons entirely, though before the moment could stretch any further, Perez bolted for the exit.

Well, in any case, tomorrow seemed to brim with the promises of awkward conversations to be had over lunch break.

[somethingclevermahogony]

OC Questionaire

I'm gonna respond to a couple people on this post so this is gonna be a bit of a big one! First, @mk-writes-stuff

What would you go back and do differently if you could redo one event in your life?

Narul: "I wouldn't have stopped to pick those flowers, I would have gotten back to the others before..."

Ninma: "I would have told Jani to stay, I would have told him that we didn't need the wine."

Otilia: "I would have left Korithia ages ago, I wouldn't have lived with that horrible man, I would run away."

Akard: "I would've stopped the Makurians. I would've kept them away from the children."

What’s the ugliest thing you’ve ever worn?

Narul: "Um, this I suppose." He gestures to the great shaggy sheepskin drapped on his shoulders, stained and matted from years of use.

Ninma: "My mother gave me a green shawl, it was the color of throw up, the weaver who made that should be thrown into the river."

Otilia: "Ugh that white...sheet, that Wadikir made us wear."

Akard: "Ugly? Hmm, when I was a boy I was told to wear a Kishite style robe, so that the Apunians would not forget my heritage. But the palace seamstresses did not know how to make it properly, so it was baggy and one sleeve was longer than the other."

How do you feel about children?

Narul: He glances at Ninma and chuckles, "Their a bit loud sometimes, maybe a little more energetic then I would like, but...I don't mind them I suppose."

Ninma: The five year old crosses her arms and sniffs regally, "They're stupid and immature, and they don't know anything about good food or poetry."

Otilia: "They're alright. I will say that I'm not terribly saddened by the fact that the gods have decided that I can't have any of my own."

Akard: At the mention of the world children he grimaces and turns away, "They are precious. The person who would do them harm...is owed no forgiveness."

And next up is @illarian-rambling

What's your favorite legend and why?

Narul: "Oh! I like the legend of the giant, Huma. I don't hear it all that often, most people don't like it because there isn't any fighting or monsters in it. Huma was a giant, like me, he was big and strong but he never used that to hurt people. There are so many stories about him. Once to protect the people of Shipra from bandits he built an entire wall for the city by himself in one night. When the fields of Shepra were dry he dug an entire river to irrigate their crops. Once when a merchant ship was stuck in a storm off the coast of Kotsa he used a sling and a rope of leather to catch the storm spirit and held it until it agreed to let the merchants get back to their homes. I know that most of the stories aren't true, but I like imagining someone that looks like me that doesn't hurt people and that people aren't afraid of."

Ninma: "Seha and the Golden Trout! Seha was so cool, and she fights monsters and forestfolks, she talked to the ancient Kiriki. She's just so cool, I think she's even cooler than Tamel was, it's easy to do impressive things when you're a demigod, Seha was just a princess from Makur."

Bazus: " The story of Tamel and the demon. When Tamel and his followers landed on the shores of Kishetal, they were attacked by a great demon, before they could escape he broke their ships and consumed three dozen people. Tamel fought the beast with his bow, and the arrows just bounced off, he fought it with his fists but he could not break the fiend's bones, and so finally he took up the hammer he had been given as a gift, a hammer of Arkodian Bronze, and that is what he used to slay the demon. And that's where they made the city of Udur, the first Kishite city. That hammer was the symbol of Royal power in Kishetal, until it went missing with Tamel's son. I wonder where it went.

Zenit: "Hmm...there's a story in Shabala, don't laugh, it's about a crow spirit that falls in love with a dove spirit. And their children became the spirits of the wind, the warm southern winds are from their mother, the cold northern winds are from their mother. It's not exciting or anything, no monsters, I just think its nice."

How do you celebrate your birthday?

Narul: "Um...I don't really know when my birthday is. I don't know if I've really ever celebrated it. Getting older...and bigger wasn't really something that I wanted to celebrate when I was younger."

Ninma: "Oh! For my fifth birthday my father would threw a big feast with fish and peaches and roast lamb, and we had a singer and dancers, and he gave me a new dress and new perfume, and all sorts of new things. And there was forestfolk with feathers like a peacock, I felt bad that he was in that cage but he was so pretty!"

Bazus: "My father throws a feast and invites all of the various nobles of Labisa. And we go on a hunt, usually for boar, auroch, or something like that. We did hunt for lions on my fifteenth birthday, no luck."

Zenit: "I don't really remember. Hutbari doesn't celebrate his slave's birthdays. "

What's something you'd regret if you died without doing?

Narul: He blushes and coughs, "Um..."

Ninma: " Hmmm...I want to be famous for a song or something like that! I want people to know who I am!"

Bazus: "Seeing my children grow up to be greater than me."

Zenit: " Putting my feet in the sea again..."

tagging @elsie-writes , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @abalonetea , @roach-pizza

Your questions are:

What is your favorite beverage for a warm summer afternoon?

What is something that keeps you up at night?

If you could switch lives with any one you know who would it be and why?

[number1jeonginstan]

Send this to a stay! Have them describe themselves and see who their followers would “Ship” them with in the group!

I thought hard and long about this saurrrr, let me describe myself a bit!

I'm an '02

I'm very shy in the beginning, but once you get to know me I'm extremely energetic and won't shut up (my friends can back me up on this)

I talk a lot, but sometimes I just go silent for hours or days at a time.

I'm very anxious to the point I freak out about the smallest things lol

I love scrolling on tiktok, it's become an obsession atp, but at the same time my screen time is usually up to three hours a day

I love reading, like so much, especially sci-fi, murder mystery, or horror, and psychological thrillers

I love coding, I've been doing it for 12-ish years now, even though I'm not the best at it

I like mobile games over video games, but I have a switch and am planning on buying legend of zelda on it soon

I used to be a huge pokemon fiend

I love anime, marvel, doctor who, Sci-fi shows (rn I'm re-watching The Boys)

I'm a Pisces!

I really want a cat, but my childhood dog is my favorite munchkin I love him so much

My favorite color are baby pink, a light yellow, and sage green (color of my nails rn are pink and green)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MUSIC it's like a comfort for me to stop my thoughts from running wild constantly

Ummm, Idk what else tbh (I was gonna add a face reveal just for a bit, but I'm too shy... so!)

[abyssal-ali]

Gold Rush

Ship: Timari

Rating: G

WC: ~1.0k

A/N: this was written probably two years ago (?) and kinda rushed, so it's not my best work. I did edit a bit and any mistakes or bad plot is mine and not my lovely beta-readers', @kitsun369 and @mothofhearts

Constructive criticism accepted (but please be nice) and any feedback is great!💜

Inspired partially by Taylor Swift's song, Gold Rush. If you recognize little nods to certain lyrics, congratulations! My symbolism didn't go to waste.

For @the-coffee-fandom, @velveteenshadow, @forgottenfriends, @timinette-is-best, @miraculousmelodies and all the other Timari Coven fiends.

Marinette eyed Lila over the rim of her punch glass. She was talking flirtatiously with the host of their trip to Gotham, Wayne Enterpsises' CEO Tim Drake.

Marinette had hoped that he'd use his internationally famous genius to see through Lila's facade, but it seemed like the liar had another victim of her honeyed tongue. At least this time she wouldn't be lying when she bragged about knowing the Timothy Drake (even though everything Lila said after that probably wouldn't be true).

Marinette and Tim had met at the pre-party meet-and-greet, where their hosts formally introduced themselves to their Parisian guests. Marinette had met his eyes as they shook hands and promptly fell into his sparkling ocean-blue eyes that twinkled with amusement at her flushed face. She furiously willed away the heat creeping up her neck and into her cheeks, hoping it wouldn't come back every time she looked at him.

He was quite charismatic and she knew he was one of the most sought-after dates, a handsome heir to two multi-million dollar companies....handsome? She thought beautiful fit him better, with his expressive eyes and lean yet muscled build and hair casually falling into place over his eyes when he shook his head, laughing at a guest's joke.

No, bad Marinette. She had an online boyfriend, and they were going to make it official when they met in person. She was not going to do anything more than admire her host's looks.

Between the meet-and-greet and dancing/socializing part of the party was a fancy dinner, where Marinette sat opposite Tim and they had a delightful discussion.

It kind of reminded her of her DMs with her gaming partner/online boyfriend, RRBurgers (she called him RR). They typed about anything and everything and often debated random things just for fun, to test their wits.

Tim had said something—she was sure it was purposely controversial—and she'd ached to begin a war of words, but responded more mildly than she liked. He had looked surprised, then thoughtful, when she refused to verbally spar with him.

They'd brushed fingers as they crossed paths, completely by accident, and Marinette promptly increased her speed, heading to the powder room to silently talk to herself (and Tikki).

She was in love with RR and didn't need to fall for gorgeous eyes and perfect smiles.

Now, she was seeing red—or at least a shade of rose, the colour of Lila's surprisingly unostentatious dress—as she spied on Mr. Drake and Lila's flirting.

She drained her punch in an annoyed swig, moving to the balcony, and looked at the stars until her jealousy cooled. If Mr. Drake couldn't see Lila for who she was, he deserved her, she told herself.

With a sigh, she leaned on the railing and pulled out her phone to play a round of her favourite game.

She stiffened when Mr. Drake appeared at her elbow. How had she not heard him approach? Then again, the ambient chatter and music were noisy.

“You play well."

“Thanks.” She finished her round (a win) and returned her phone to her purse.

"You play Knights of Mirreile?” Mr. Drake obviously wasn't taking her silence as a hint, or else he was outright ignoring her body language.

“Yes. You know it?”

“I joined to practice my French with native speakers. I'm on the Parisian server, actually—my handle is RRBurgers.” He looked at her curiously.

She took a step back. “RR? I'm LadybugandtheTramp!”

He held out his hand. “Hi, Lady. I'm RR; thrilled to meet you in person.”

She shook it, willing her returning blush to retreat. “Wait a minute...tell me three things only RR and Lady know. Just to be sure.”

Tim grinned at her. “You're wise; this is Gotham, after all.

"Uh, une: I contacted you first, to ask you to teach me some hacks.

"Deux: You have PTSD from Hawkmoth and often can't sleep, so you game, because you don't like sewing as much anymore.

"Trois,” he lowered his voice and stepped closer. Marinette could feel his body heat, even though the air was crisp. “We're a couple in Mireille and when we are planning to meet and date in person. You told me you were in love with me twenty-two days ago, and I replied that I was in love with you too.”

Marinette could barely breathe when she saw the intense look in his eyes. “Uh...I guess you are RR...I'm so glad to finally meet you in person, although it's sooner than I was expecting! You're even cuter than I imagined.”

She enjoyed the pink on his face instead of hers more than she should have.

"Will you go on a date with me tomorrow, Lady?”

"I'd love to!"

" But until tomorrow, would you care to spend our time together dancing?"

The red on Tim's neck spread and Marinette giggled. "Who taught you how to be so smooth? I almost fell for you all over again."

Tim winked at her, took her hand, and led her to the dancefloor. Marinette silently thanked Chloe for insisting on teaching her how to properly waltz, at least.

As they swirled around the room, he complained in her ear. “I talked with Lila. You're right—I can't believe what she made up! When I asked for clarification, the lies got more outrageous! I am so sorry for your suffering.”

Shyly, she admitted, “I was a little jealous of the attention you were paying her. I thought your smarts could see through her but it didn't look like it—you're a good actor."

“Thanks, I have to be.”

At her puzzled look, he explained, “In business meetings, you've got to keep a poker face, especially when you're a young businessperson like me.”

“Oh,” she nodded. “I understand that."

She relished in the angry look Lila sent their way as they twirled past her. Maybe Tikki's powers did rub off on her, building up to this moment. For some reason, she felt secure in the knowledge that she was safe and could be herself.

When she had first met RRBurgers online, she was prepared to keep her distance from him emotionally. It had been just after Ladybug and her team defeated Hawkmoth and she was depressed and suffering PTSD, gaming when she couldn't sleep or had nightmares. But RR had somehow wormed his way into her good graces with his nerdy jokes and similar lifestyle and whacky stories about his family, and the next thing she knew she had a big crush.

They gradually grew closer, DMing every day, and RR had really encouraged her in a way her old friends hadn't been able to do. She had changed a lot after being Ladybug, but they still saw her as Past Marinette. RR was a virtual friend, a blank slate, and knew Present Marinette.

He'd encouraged her to stop sewing if she didn't have a passion for it anymore and not be bound by people's expectations of Past Marinette, but show them Present Marinette.

She hadn't been brave enough to completely act like Present Marinette, but with Tim encouraging her from her side instead of over a screen, she thought she could try now.

Tonight was as good a place to start as any. She approached Lila, Tim's arm around her waist. "Hey, Lila, I see you've met Tim's brother, Dick. Have you told him about that time you heroically saved Jagged's kitten yet?"

~~le fin~~

[prpfz]

Hello! I am looking for some more threads to open up with some new rp partners! 🌱I'm looking for Jujutsu Kaisen specific roleplays. I'm a firm believer in low risk rping, I am very nonjudgemental and I understand having a job/school/life so do not fret if you can't reply right away. I myself do daily replies when able and if not at least every other day. Now! For the better bits:

I write anywhere from two to three paragraphs, and I also write solely on discord. I can hand that out once we connect through here.

I'm looking for Itafushi and Tojigo! I'm willing to write anyone from either ship and I have a preference for top Itadori and top Toji if this affects anything for your decision.

I'm hoping for a balance of smut to plot at about a 60:40 ratio, I'm a fiend and I love writing some fuck nasty content.

I've got plenty of ideas so leave a like and I will message you!

give a like and anon will get back to you

[spacemonkeysalsa]

Posting this for a little accountability as I'm drawing more lately, but still feeling pretty reluctant to share anything. I tried to challenge myself by doing a bit more with lightning, and by drastically changing the references I was using, but then I also gave myself a break by making sure their hands and feet are bare, because I really like drawing hands and feet.

This is Cherry & Vovka (Vovka appears in chapter 19 of Appetites), my newest OCs, on the day they met, and he became her patron, some years before their Bg3 adventure and here's them in game after they've had a few years to become besties:

On the one hand, I need to stop making new tavs and new playthroughs, on the other hand NO

But, can I at least? stop? making?

pink ?

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tiefling ?

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warlocks ?

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? Also no.

So, Vovka is in my fic Appetites, though that story takes place in a totally different universe than this playthrough, because he and Cherry definitely didn't get kidnapped by mindflayers in the backstory of Appetites; they were both far, far away from all that nonsense. But I wanted to play a game in the universe where Cherry did get snatched up by the mindflayers while minding her own business in Baldur's Gate. On the ship, she called on her patron to come rescue her. Vovka appeared right away, but didn't rescue her, instead, he also got infected. Oops.

Vovka doesn't join up with the rest of the party fully though. Having a cambion around narrows your options, because it's so common to just attack them on sight, so when he does join the rest of the party, he's usually using a disguise self spell unless they are looking for a fight anyway.

Instead of trapsing around the sword-coast, looking for healers, Vovka is checking with his contacts in the hells, trying to find out more information and bringing Cherry aid (modded items, mostly) when he can manage it. He's also a bit a lot though, usually encouraging her to make less morally upright choices, and often screwing things up in his attempts to help. But like. He's honestly trying. He's just not emotionally equipped for this, and needs a lot of patience, which luckily, Cherry has. They met when they were both still pretty young. In Appetites, his human half-sister sister Isolde tells the story of him getting kicked out of the house when he was thirteen and how she hasn't seen him since. Basically, Vovka was a street child for a few hours, before he got in trouble with the law right quick, but he was disguised as a human at the time, so instead of killing him on the spot, he was arrested.

Cherry was also arrested that day, because she got caught pickpocketing, and she thought her life was over. It probably would have been fine, she hadn't successfully stolen anything, the guards were just holding her overnight to teach her a lesson, and also being a bit racist which made her nervous.

And that's what the scene I'm depicting is supposed to be. He removed his human disguise and approached her in their shared cell, proposing that they escape.

Vovka gathered that this tiefling girl had a family and siblings and parents who cared about her. And that she had a safe place to stay once she was released, so he manipulated her into a pact so that the two of them could get out together, in hopes that her family would take care of him too.

This might have actually worked, except that using his cambion nature and making a pact with someone, for the first time ever, reminded his fiend parent that he existed, so right after their jailbreak, mama succubus promptly came and took him back to the hells for proper programing and cambion education.

He and Cherry stayed pretty tight in the years that followed though. She's his only warlock and with everything in hell being shit, and with Cherry being so young and in his mom's words "completely useless as an asset" their pact wasn't interfered with or altered in any way. Instead, it afforded him opportunities to sneak off and hang out with her when things in hell got to be too much. "I need to check in with my warlock" is one of the few excuses he ever had to not be around for horrible hellscape shinanigans. Cherry got a lot of shit from her family about taking a pact with a half-fiend (not as much as Wyll, obviously, but like she was for sure grounded for a full year) and she refused to actually use her powers for a long time. She was embarrassed and mad at herself for panicking and making the deal in that moment of weakness, and she was mad at Vovka too, though she does come to see his side of things as they spend more time together, and ultimately admits that she's pretty lucky to have a patron who is so chill and so low maintenance. Also, she's had numerous opportunities to forsake the pact, but won't do it, because in the end, she actually does like being a warlock and has a strange feeling that the power will come in handy some day. Besides that, she's also worried that if she does forsake the pact, she'll probably just never see Vovka again.

[heartfullofleeches]

PIN PLS I MISS THE LITTLE ELDRITCH DOLL FIEND-

Cough- Jokes aside Pin, Cherry, or Maddox would be neat :)

-👁‍🗨

(I remember an ask about what phrases Pin would say if they were a doll that speaks, but I couldn't find it so I'll use this ask as placement)

After waking up to a knock on your door, you find a large package on the doorstep. Tearing open the package and removing all the clutter, you find another; covered in wrapping paper and finished with a bow.

You tear a small corner of it away, jumping in surprise at the button eyes that greet you. Pulling off a bit more, you see the full face of a doll staring back at you. You double check the shipping box to make sure the package belongs to you, but there's no label. Shifting through the packaging peanuts discover a letter addressed to you in cursive lettering.

"Dear Y/n,

Due to your name being chosen at our lately giveaway raffle, we here at ToyWorks Co would like to offer you the chance to try out our latest product. We have searched through all forms of social media and believe we've constructed the perfect friend for you! As customer satisfaction is our top priority, we do not allow returns, but if you need anything- just let them know."

You set the letter aside; returning to the task of freeing the doll from its imprisonment. Before you pull the lid off its box, you spot a few words in the corner. Pull-String Pin. Pin. Must be its name. You finally pull Pin from its box and set it on the couch. It's a big heavier than it looks, likely due to its size or whatever mechanical parts inside. You reach around to its back, hooking your finger through the ring of its string and giving it a hard tug. The rope that pulls from its spine is a dark black.

The doll jerks slightly, head and shoulders stiff as it sits up; words centered from deep in its plush throat.

"Hi, my name is Pin! What's your name?"

You pull it again.

"It's Y/n, right? I hope we can be good friends! You won't leave me behind will you?"

Again.

"I know alot about you already, but I'm excited to learn more! I can remember every word you say. We can talk for hours!"

You decide to just keep pulling until it's dialog runs dry.

"It was so lonely in that box, but now I'm with you so I don't feel lonely at all! Do you think it can stay that way?"

"I'm the only friend you need. Other people might leave you- not to mention they die every day. I'll stay right by your side, forever!"

"You're so pretty! I wish I was half as cute as you. I love you already!"

"Just kidding! I've loved you from the start. Do you love me too?"

"Please say that you do."

"Please."

That seems like enough of that for now. You stand up, leaving the doll in its spot as you leave the living room. As you exit the room, you swear you can hear the sound of a faint whirr.

"I'll never leave your side..."

[mncxbe]

IHIHIHI ^□^/!!!! I forgot to send an ask yesterday (slipped my mind </3) so I'm doing it now 😋✌🏽

I'm happy you shared your csm self-ships !! Very based of you. I don't have a real specific question in mind, at least not at this time, but I'd like to hear about your selfship w/ Yoshida!! Do you have any lore for it :3?

(Lore as in, ideas for the ship !! The dynamic, how it came to be; really, just any story elements you may have had for it!! I'm actually pretty curious about it (is a fiend for stories and plot and lore, lmao))

AAA ofc i'd love to yap about me and yoshida

okay so we actually only started talking during our last year of highschool and bonded over music. at first i thought he was pretty cool but i didn't see him in a romantic way since he was pretty closed off. but once i found out he was a devil hunter (my silly aah was almost obliterated by a devil when i went out for a cig during a break and he saved me) he started opening up to me and we eventually got super close and started dating. now we plan to move in together during college♡

as for our dynamic we're very silly together♡ i do leech off him a little bit since he has that devil hunter salary (he bought me food and a plushie once and now it's a thing) but i compensate by baking him muffins and biscuits and being a free therapist (he's been through a lot and needs someone fr). overall there's not much of a story, it just happened naturally but we have a good time together. anyway here are more deets and sillies♡

[stevethehairington]

Mack! I just finished your Christmas fic and I adored it so much! I was wondering if you have any other fic or author recs because I’ve read all your stuff and am in desperate need of something else! Ty x

ahh hi!! thank you SO much!! i'm so glad you liked it!! 💕💕💕 (also omg THANK YOU for reading all of my fics!!! that means the WORLD to me 🥺🥺)

ooh i am very bad at remembering the titles of my favorites fics, and tbh i always end up looking through all the other works from the authors of my favorite fics so i will just give you a list of author recs!

if you do want some specific fic recs, let me know! or you can always check out my bookmarks on ao3! (and the bookmarks of these authors too! they've got great taste too!)

all of these authors are authors that i absolutely adore! they all write incredible fics that are SO ridiculously good; they Do Not Miss and i cannot recommend them enough!

there's a pretty good variety in here i'd say, some fluff writers, some angst writers, some smut writers, a little bit of it all! they've all got great concepts, great characterizations, great dialogue and action! just all around Top Tier Golden Stuff right here👏 i'm pretty sure most of them are majority steddie writers, but they do have some other ships and some gen stuff mixed in too!

it is an absolute joy and such a privilege to call most of them my friends, and it makes me so happy to see that new fic notification pop up when its from these writers! i hope you enjoy their works as much as i do!

i've linked both their tumblrs and their ao3s in the list below the cut! ⬇️

@toburnup (adure on ao3!)

@riality-check (alligator_writes on ao3!)

@hexmionegranger (hexmionegranger on ao3!)

@rougenancy (saintmares on ao3!)

@aidaronan (aidaronan on ao3!)

@withacapitalp (towardthesun on ao3!)

@thefreakandthehair (througheden on ao3!)

@henrystars (roughvoiced on ao3!)

@maxinemaxmayfield (literaldisneyprincess on ao3)

@reindeerrobin (thatsadorable on ao3!)

@komiraidon (whatahawkguy on ao3!)

@ruthofrhythm (genesisofrhythm on ao3!)

@eddiehashands (hippopotamus on ao3!)

@stargyles (gravehag on ao3!)

@strawberryspence (strawberryspence on ao3!)

@steveshairychest (steveshairychest on ao3!)

@stevesbipanic (stevesbipanic on ao3!)

@aberfaeth (thewestwinged on ao3!)

@sparklyslug (sparklyslug on ao3!)

@greenlikethesea (materialism on ao3!)

@red-0ak-tree (redoaktree on ao3!)

@songbvrd (songbvrd on ao3!)

@pizzaqueen (96tears on ao3!)

@fastcardotmp3 (fastcardotmp3 on ao3!)

@oatflatwhite (iphigenias on ao3!)

@eddieunbanished (daigina on ao3!)

@annethecatdetective (annethecatdetective on ao3!)

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@horsegirleddiemunson (whatsthatfor on ao3!)

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@stereobone (stereobone on ao3!)

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@sparkle-fiend (sparkle_fiend on ao3!)

@futureboy-ao3 (nbfutureboy on ao3!)

@anniebibananie (anniebibananie on ao3!)

@beetlesandstarss (beetlesandstars on ao3!)

@palmviolet (palmviolet on ao3!)

@metaldeads (oases on ao3!)

@steddielations (indelicate on ao3!)

@alchemistc (alchemystique on ao3!)

@toedenandbackagain (toedenandbackagain on ao3!)

@anniebass (ann_anotherthing on ao3!)

@steveharrington (birthdaycandles on ao3!)

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[andypantsx3]

what’s your favorite headcanon for shouto?

and do you have any shouto fics that you’d recommend? i’m fiending so bad…

Hello my love!! Idk if I can pick a fave!! I love any of the headcanons that make him unexpectedly cute or silly--like clingy bf Shouto who's all but superglued to you when you're at home, or drunk Shouto becoming a kissing fiend that no one is safe from. I just like the contrast it draws from his like, normally aloof exterior.

In terms of Shouto fic, I haven't read anything new for him recently, but I will rec some old faves in case you haven't seen them!!

Literally any of @restwellsoon's Shouto one shots are incredible

It's unfinished, but Convergence by @justslightlycool is an absolute must

how sweet it is by @saltedpeppermintmocha is also unfinished but soooo good

A Time of Learning by @cat-slippered is also so so good (and bonus, it's PRINCE shouto, my FAVE)

And then there are a couple Shouto fics on my TBR!! @hawnks wrote a Shouto fic for the MHA big bang, and @shoutocakie has written several sugar daddy Sho fics that I will be investigating soon!!

Hopefully this will keep you in good Shouto fic for a bit if you haven't read these yet!! Sorry I'm always useless at recs, I read like 99% ship fic and only 1% x reader fic 😔😔😔

But if you want good Shouto ship fic, hit me up again, I have PLENTY lol.

[puzzledmemories]

Comfort food(s): I am a lover of food, so I feel like I have a lot of these (or at least, I love food when it tastes good. I am a bit picky, and I don't always love how my dad cooks so it really depends on the day...) Pizza (pepperoni and mushroom, or meat lover's), chicken tenders, fast food burgers, bacon, pulled pork, ice cream, chicken thighs... all sure fire ways to cheer me up. Probably highest on the list is chocolate, though, and the darker the better. I'm a chocolate fiend. Do I probably eat more chocolate than I should? Yes. Will I eat less chocolate? Probably not.

Comfort drink(s): I'm mostly a water and milk drinker. The comfort drink, however, is a frozen chocolate from Dunkin Donuts. I do also enjoy me a hot chocolate, but if it's not homemade, I'm less likely to order those out because I'm sensitive to heat and have to wait before I can drink them. Frozen chocolates are my favorite, though. Delicious drink that heals the soul.

Comfort movie(s): Used to be The Lion King when I was younger. These days? This sounds so weird. But it's season two of Neo Yokio, which is just one episode that is a movie. Neo Yokio sounds absolutely weird to call a comfort media. In my low moments, though, Neo Yokio is a place I find myself turning to. I probably should watch it again soon, since I'm having a rough time of things right now.

Comfort show(s): Yugioh GX and Yugioh Vrains are big ones. I love Yugioh and that's probably not a surprise. Outside of that... Delicious in Dungeon is a recent one. Blue Exorcist is one I really need to get back into. I'm sure there's more, but I'm blanking.

Comfort clothing: I love to bundle up in hoodies and sweat pants. If I'm really not feeling well or I'm really tired, I like to hide in the hood.

Comfort song(s): My music tastes are really specific and weird. If I'm driving and don't want to/don't have time to set up Spotify and my phone, I listen to a local hard rock radio station, but I only enjoy maybe 50% of the songs on it. I don't know how to describe my taste in music, so I'll just list off some recent comfort songs. Creep by Radiohead. Square Hammer by Ghost. Several songs from AmaLee's recent album Rise of the Monarch. A good chunk of Toby Fox's music qualifies for this, I think. Face Up Face Down from the Music to Duel By soundtrack. A lot of Steven Universe music qualifies for this (Change Your Mind and Here Comes a Thought are probably the big two). There's more, but. Shrugs.

Comfort book(s): Warriors by Erin Hunter. I recently grabbed one of the books to get free shipping with the Sonic Tarot Deck, but, uh, that package isn't being opened anytime soon for probably obvious reasons. I really want to read it, but it'll make me cry.

Comfort game(s): I have so many of these. I've put almost 600 hours into Pokemon Violet, but also, it's easy to get burnt out on. Phantom Brave is a game I am constantly coming back to. Undertale was a big one for a long time that I put so many hours into playing different routes. The entire Kingdom Hearts series was hugely defining for my childhood and I always love it. Paper Mario is another big one.

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Tagging: anyone who wants to join in !

[rochelle-echidna]

Hi there!! I really want to start reading your works since you've been kind enough to read mine, but you have such a wide array of fics I'm not sure where to start - I was hoping I could ask if you had any recommendations of your own works, or any personal personal favourites you could pass along!

Oh my goodness, first off, apologies for taking a few days to respond, and second off... gosh, I've never been asked to rec my own work before, so this was surprisingly tough haha

I do indeed love your work and know you're a big fan of the Bakurae and Malikses, so going off that I've compiled a list showing the "greatest hits," if you will :D

Domestic Ishtars series - The first YGO fic I ever wrote, which spawned a series and has slowly consumed my life and made me feel terrible that I haven't updated in so long I swear I will y'all I wanna finish this series so bad... If you like a heavy dose of post-canon angst and Ishtar family shenanigans (particular for Malik) then I'd def recommend this series

Resistance - The first fic I was ever honest-to-god proud of and stayed up all night finishing in basically one go haha I'll admit, it gets a bit harsh midway through (I was not especially kind to TKB in this one, oy vey) but it ends really cathartic and I still revisit this fic if I need reassurance that my future writing won't suck :P

Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart - My longest fic (see, Rochelle, you can write novel-length work, damn it!) and the only one I believe exists on AO3 for the helioshipping tag (awesome ship name courtesy of @sitabethel) because I was (and still am) obsessed with the idea of a post-canon "what if" polycule scenario involving Ryou, Malik, YB and TKB :)

When the World Ends - I like writing AU YGO fics a lot, and for whatever reason this one is my favourite and just came together exactly how I wanted! It's post-apocalyptic meets dive bar meets mechanical bull meets dancing to outdated jukebox music meets (yet again) cathartic ending, all under the guise of getting Malik, YM and TKB together because why the hell not :D

Out of the Darkness - Figured I had to share at least one other non-explicit fic so I didn't come across as too thirsty lol I wrote this one for a lovely YGO zine in 2022 and (along with another upcoming zine fic that I can't talk too much about atm) it's near and dear to my heart, especially with the absolutely gorgeous art accompanying it ;n; If you can't tell, I love Malik and putting him in scenarios and then having (usually) TKB come in to fix those scenarios, so if you're a citronshipping fiend like me you'll probably like this one

[distort-opia]

I did not expect to wake up to 20+ reblogs about the boys from you after that ask way back in july 🤣

This prompted me to look up the ask in question, and I did say The Boys was on my list! To be fair though, my brother kinda sat me down to watch the first episode and then I got hooked. A bit against my will. Apologies to all the followers who had to scroll past all those 20+ reblogs.

If you're the same person who left this ask, I'm guessing you meant Hughie and Butcher? And well... yes I do see it, but I'm too much of a enemies-to-lovers fiend for Homelander and Butcher not to drive me up a wall. I just started season 3, actually-- that one scene where they sit down together and Homelander's like "BLOOD AND BONE. SCORCHED EARTH"... look. I am WEAK, you cannot fucking shove that at me and not expect me to ship it. It was like an inversion of the Batjokes TKJ scene where Bruce goes to try and talk Joker out of them having a fatal relationship... except here it's Homelander talking Butcher into it. But I will admit, the whole thing with Hughie being Butcher's "canary" and how much like jealousy Butcher's behavior towards Annie comes across? I definitely see a ship there too, maybe season 3 and 4 will have more to deliver on that front.