#@fictional-train-fight

[darlighl]

*sniffles*

I’m so honored to have witnessed the unholy matrimony of The Beast and The Red Zephyr today I really am.

Zephyr design based on this pic. Marriage officiated by @fictional-train-fight

image description under cut

ID: a grayscale drawing of the Red Zephyr and the Beast of the Rails turned to face each other, with steam coming off them to form the shape of a heart. "Just Married" is written above them, also in steam. end ID

[kidlit-queen-competition]

op sorry for my piss on the poor reading comprehension but when u said "trains came from the mines" in that post i thought we just like. found them down there.

Oh yeah nah that's how it happened. In our hubris we dug too deep and found beasts of fire and iron, you know how it is.

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

Rules (short version: imagine this is the actual UFC):

No weapons

No outside help

No special powers

Let me emphasize this…COMPLETELY DEPOWERED

This is not a fight to the death

There are rules in place, so fighters can’t just go crazy and try to kill their opponent

[videoreligion]

Legion of Iron (1990)

[overlookedfile]

Chapters: 20/? Fandom: How to Train Your Dragon (Movies) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Viggo Grimborn/Original Male Character Characters: Viggo Grimborn, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Original Male Character(s) Additional Tags: Abduction, Mildly Dubious Consent, Alfred Molina - Freeform, Bondage, Trauma, Variable chapter length, canon-typical anachronisms, the httyd world is broken, so many things shouldn't work the way they do, and it's giving me an aneurysm to reconcile it, Whump Summary:

"Viggo Grimborn," the man growled softly in his ear, "a bounty has been placed on your head by Stoick the Vast, Chief of Berk and the Hooligan tribe, for the crimes of theft and murder. Your freedom is forfeit."

[billy-royalton]

on an extended break at my big meeting hiding my facial expressions while i watch that video of billy zabka training for the third time in a row

[autisticsupervillain]

FTF: Boss Battle

The show where we put a team of characters up against one much stronger and/or haxier character.

This Week's Boss Fight...

BOSS: Karkat Vantas

Team: The Seven

Homelander

Queen Maeve

Black Noir

Supersonic

A-Train

Starlight

The Deep

Scenario:

After a massive meteor crashes headlong into the middle of Manhattan, The Seven is called in to perform damage control and generate positive PR. Karkat stumbles from wreckage, causing the crowd to panic and mistake him for an alien invader, prompting Homelander to attack him.

[malewifehenrycooldown]

Re-reading Bleach’s Arrancar arc, and… god I want to give Orihime a shoulder to lean on and cry on. Just… gosh the poor girl… she can’t catch a break :’(

The moment she has self doubts about her own abilities (a very understandable and normal teenaged thing!) she has an even more stronger insistence to be stronger, and just when she’s about to get a tremendous improvement in her abilites, the bad guys show up (specifically Ul//quiorra) and basically coerces her to join the arrancar because the value her abilities. That refusal would lead to the deaths of her friends, and as a pacifist who doesn’t like violence and wants to keep her friends safe, it’s understandable that such an offer is VERY HARD for her to decline.

May I remind people that Orihime at this point in Bleach is a teenaged girl attending high school. Who just a few months ago almost saw her best friend die (they’re okay but they’re not the same person anymore), had a near death experience herself, and also saw the person she has a crush on be violently defeated in a battle he wasn’t prepared for.

Arrancar arc is really just… Orihime and the horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day :(

[arcthebreeder]

Log_22.TXT

08/28/2023, 07:21 (GMT-5)

Last Saturday, I went to a birthday party with my main friend group, and, of course, I had to take the train and go through 12 stations to get there, and, of course, there were at least a couple of police officers on each, there were no problems in the beginning, we didn't even get attacked by any police digimon, however, a dragon-like Digimon called Majiramon said it wanted to "test our strength", but since we were in a rush we gallantly ignored it (I hope that doesn't have any repercussions in the future) anyways, we got in the train and passed a few stations, but it suddenly stopped on the station that's before the one I was going to, and since I was hungry I decided to get out and eat, but obviously something went wrong.

I got out of the train and Fumamon got anxious, apparently he felt there was a digimon near and it was hostile, and, of course, it was Majiramon, the crazy dragon went all the way to the station we were in, deactivated the train, and attacked us, obviously, he lost.

Once we beat Majiramon, the journey got back on track, once we got to the last station I waited there for a couple of minutes, waiting for a friend, and once we got together, we advanced other 5 stations and got to our destination, and when we were getting out yet another digimon attacked us, a Brachiomon this time, Guilmon was the one who fought, and he won, although he didn't evolve, but I guess he's taking his time, my friend may not be well versed on the Digital Monster topic, but he understood what happened in the battle and even enjoyed my explanation, whatever it is, after we beat him, Brachiomon told us that a lot of digimon around the Digital World are interested in fighting with us since we've apparently make a name for ourselves by battling with the police, so I think the way to my portuguese classes will get even more chaotic than it already was.

As a last note, I haven't forgotten about the permission I have to get from "The Fourth Brigade", actually, one of my friends is getting himself one right now, so he's acting as my snitch right now, and apparently this country's army is dumber than I thought, but I'll get into that once I get mine, untill that, I'll keep you updated.

ATT: ARC

[boyslit]

I'm getting real, real tired of the careless gendering of genderless characters

(if you see the post don't harass the person, I left the name off for a reason. harassers lose kneecap privileges)

I guess if they play in a different language I'll forgive bc i don't know the pronoun situations beyond English. but since the post is in English. 🤨

[possumsarenice]

Separated AU but instead of being separated at birth (mutation?) they get token away when they were kids.

Young enough to where their personalities change a good bit (because isn’t that the point of these AUs?)

But old enough to where they remember each other and all the things that could evolve from that. Like, one might miss the others greatly, another might resent everyone for one reason or another

(Ramblings in the tags)

[heroes-wear-green]

SHE HAS TASTED SWEET VICTORY

[kidlit-queen-competition]

poll: the beast vs the red Zephyr

(IDs in alt text)

[tournamentdirectory]

We all love public transit, and trains, as a simple matter of course. @fictional-train-fight puts these charming locomotives against each other.

Run by the same person as @science-lesbian-swag-showdown; see their entry.

[writers-potion]

Writing Female Fighters

The Heroine Must. Fight.

Today's female protagonists cannot sit on the side crying and breaking down or whimpering as the battle ensues.

Readers want to see autonomous female fighters who can at least defense themselves with courage and adequate skill.

Not all women are the same, but the heroine should get her butt moving.

Less Muscle, but More Flexibilty

The average woman is shorter than the average man, which makes it more difficult to wield a long sword or slam something down on the opponent's head.

A woman who works out can plausibly be stronger than a male couch potato, but if her male counterpart works out as much as her, the man is going to be much stronger.

On the other hand, the center of gravity in a woman's body is lower than a man's which makes it harder to knock her off her feet.

She is also more flexible, which gives her advantage in grappling fights, making use of complex landscapes, or deflecting blows.

A woman's small size can also be an advantage if her opponent has only ever trained with male opponents. His big hands might not get a good grip on her slender limbs.

In historical fiction, giving your heroine good muscule build can be tricky as exercise was generally considered harmful for women, with some exceptions for horseriding any maybe archery at best.

In such cases, make your heroine an accomplished dancer or an eager horsewoman, or the only girl whose father considered to be son replacement and thus, gave her a boy's education.

Women of lower classes who couldn't afford to be fashionably weak will be plausibly stronger, perhaps even more than an idle gentleman.

More Room for Negotiation, but Prolonged Ruthlessness

In the Suspense part of your fight scene, females are more likely to negotiate and talk more, strategically trying to descalate the situation rather than attacking on a momentary impulse.

Generally, women are less aggressive than men and remain level-headed longer than her male counterparts, opting for non-violent methods first before using force.

Exceptions apply if she is trying to protect her children (or someone who she cares for as a child). Mothers can be tigresses.

A female pre-fight conversation may be: "If you had not done so-and-so and betrayed me with so-and-so, we could have been good friends as I thought we would be." "What do you mean? It was in fact you who brought bad blood between us. I can still hear you laughing with so-and-so, taunting me, purposefully making me look bad -" "But that was so long ago! If you want me to say sorry about something so insignificant, you should have just said so: I'm sorry. There. Satisfied?" "Ha! I can't believe you say that so easily. You still don't get it, do you?" "Who's being petty and unreasonable now?"

A male pre-fight conversation will be shorter: "Who's the coward now?" "You're wrong." "Prove it." "Bastard."

Compared to men, it will take more time for a woman's fight hormones (adrenaline, neurotransmitters and such) to kick in.

She would be slower to engage initially, throwing reluctant punches and thinking, but she'll grow more and more violent and lose all rational thought and compassion, and once she's in full flow, may not stop even when her opponent begs for mercy.

When writing a male-female duo, you can show him going for the first blow while she observes and strategizes first. When he's past his peak and panting, she is flying about left and right. Later when the tension wears off and she becomes wobbly and teary, she can rely on him to have recovered faster and distract other teammates so that they won't see her cry.

Plausible Skills and Backstory

In many cultures and time periods, the general attitude of society towards girls is that they have no place in fist fights or martial arts, unlike how it is encouraged for boys of the same age. So if your heroine has physical prowess that surpasses typical 'fitness' or is hidden, build a backstory of how she's obtained it.

For modern heroines, it can be as simple as signing her up for martial arts classes or yearly membership at the local gym. For historical fiction or girls with strict 'feminine' upbringing, it can be trickier.

It can be related to profession: maybe she was an erotic wrestler, catfighter, or an assasin who thought killing was more honorable than prostitution. They may have dabbles with it for a short time and is now trying to hide their past from their respectable employer or fiance.

It can be family backstory: Perhaps her mother was an accomplished martial artist or she had to fend for younger siblings on the streets from an early age. Maybe she was the only girl in a family of many boys who refused to be the punching bag.

Inexperienced Female Fighters

A woman with no fighting experience or training is likely to resort to one of these on instinct:

Try to talk herself out of the situation, attempting to persuade or negotiate for her life.

Grab something to use as a weapon. This instinct seems to be stronger for women than it is in men.

Use her hands to try and break free, or kick (often wth little success)

Pull hair

Scratch.

In a serious fight, pulling hair and scratching won't be helpful, except when the police come to find her body, they would find the opponent's DNA under her fingernails.

Plausible Weapons and Clothing

All of the above applies to scenes where both parties have no weapons, or has the bare minimum (like one dagger each).

Weapons are equalizers, and if your heroine is pointing a gun at her opponent she will definitely NOT hesitate to be the one to shoot first.

When giving your female character a weapon, choose one she can plausibly use. It would take an unusually brawny woman to wield a great medieval longsword.

For historical fiction, give your heroine something she'll plausibly own. Swords and firearm were a no-go for women, but archery was borderline acceptable.

For clothing starters, you definitely CAN NOT dress her in a tight miniskirt and chainmail bra with long, flowy hair and multiple silver chockers. Unless she's trying to seduce her way into her opponent's bedroom, and he has a chainmail bra fetish.

A practical heroine will have her thighs covered, preferably with leather but at least with fabric, since a lot of blood flows through the thighs and a slash would be critical.

She'll keep her hair tied, tucked under a helmet, braided back, etc. so that it won't impede her vision.

She'll support her breasts with a strong sport bra. In a historical eprioid, she'll either tie her breasts tight with a fabric bandage or support them with some kind of leather corset.

Invent a female version of male fighter clothing of the time you are writing about if it doesn't exist.

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[mizu0xox0]

Self aware! Aventurine who's quite pleased to see the amount of pulls you have saved for him. (Doesn't matter the amount he's just happy you're even thinking about pulling for him.)

Self aware! Aventurine who found it funny when he heard you saying his voice lines while pulling for him as a way to attract him home or something? Well it worked since he is home.

Self aware! Aventurine who decides to tease you a little and only when you hit hard pity then does he step out of that damned train.

Self aware! Aventurine who sees you give him your Gepards relics and lightcone well that's not shocking after all he was quite good at his job as one of the Strategems.

Self aware! Aventurine whose shield while in your party is stronger than you had built it and he always crits his attacks no matter how low his crit rate maybe. He doesn't want to take the risk of being removed from your party like what you did to Gepard so might as well make full use of the fact you didn't bring a healer because he could sustain your party.

Self aware! Aventurine who realizes your running low on credits from building him and a team surrounding him well don't worry as he says don't ask just spend. You'll see a sudden increase in credits in your inventory, where did they come from? Well you don't need to know but Aventurine knows where those came from. (Bros just funding your account with endless amounts of credits)

Self aware! Aventurine who really tries his hardest to come home again if you were to pull for his eidolons and his lightcone. Expect to win your 50/50s on his banner and maybe you'll get a few early's or double 5 stars.

Self aware! Aventurine who's amused when you put him in a party with Topaz and Dr Ratio. A very well thought out team for him.

Self aware! Aventurine who tries to go easy on you during his boss fght and he'll be amused if you brought himself during the fight as the sustainer on your team. You really were testing his luck in both ways this time.

Self aware! Aventurine who has mixed feelings about you. After all he didn't go through those hardships in his life just to learn it was all just a game for you to be entertained by? But maybe you weren't entertained after all he heard your cries when you played through the quest when you were getting a little emotional over a supposed fictional character. How he wishes he could break the damned screen keeping you out of his reach to wipe those tears.

Self aware! Aventurine who's currently content with being in your party and trying to keep your party alive. One day maybe one day he could get through this screen to you with his luck. So he could see who had cried for him upon learning his past.