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[badmusejail]

commonly googled queries about skeletoids

do skeletoids feel pain

Yes. Please treat skeletoids with the same respect as any other living being.

how do skeletoids have sex

Skeletoids normally reproduce asexually. However, they're able to engage in a form of SOUL intercourse involving entwining the SOUL with that of another.

do skeletoids exist in the wild

There have been documented instances of skeletoids living in the wild. However, studying these limited populations has been difficult, as the skeletoids, without fail, show too much interest in the investigators and thusly cease to be wild.

why do people hunt skeletoids

While there is some instances of people hunting skeletoids for food or because they pose a threat, most generally they're hunted because people find them unsettling.

what's the difference between a skeletoid and a reanimated skeleton

Although it can vary based on the exact types of magic used, in general, skeletoids are independent, sentient creatures while reanimated skeletons are usually dependent on the necromancer. Skeletoids have glowing eyes, fine motor control, and good posture, while reanimated skeletons commonly lack these features.

are skeletoids friendly

While its difficult to assign personality traits to an entire species, skeletoids do tend to be friendly more often than not. There can be aggressive individuals, though.

are skeletoids dangerous

Most skeletoids are unlikely to attack unless directly provoked.

can skeletoids eat

Yes. Skeletoids can consume a wide variety of both edible and inedible objects, which are converted into magical energy internally.

what is a skeletoid horde

Skeletoids commonly in close contact with one another form a mental connection, and these groups of skeletoids are referred to as hordes.

what's the largest skeletoid horde

The largest skeletoid horde is believed to be an area referred to as Skull City. Consisting almost entirely of skeletoids, the city has a population of around 6,000.

can i buy a skeletoid

In some cases it is legal to buy a skeletoid but it varies based on jurisdiction.

[yourcubitoyourculture]

Prompt Suggestions from the Community!

Shortly after the announcement of the event, a Google Form was set up for prospective participants to suggest prompts to encourage other fans to join the event.

Alongside some of the mod's own ideas, here are some prompt ideas for the event if you haven't thought of any so far. Feel free to use any of them or any combination of them, as long as you feel comfortable sharing that with us!

Cultural Prompts

Prompts that can specifically relate to a culture!

Architecture

Calendars and timekeeping

Climates and geography

Clothing and accessories – e.g. folk costumes, Olympic uniforms, etc.

Community and relationships – how relationships (platonic, romantic, etc.) are experienced in your culture

Culture clash/shock

Customs, superstitions, and traditions

Festivals, holidays, and seasons

Flora and fauna – i.e. plants and animals

Food and drink

Games and leisurely activities

Gender identity and/or expression

Grief and funerary culture

History

Jobs and professions

Languages and linguistics – e.g. regional languages, dialects, slang, linguistic quirks and features, code-mixing/switching, etc.

Locations and settings – note: try to make sure that the cultural references to a place are identifiable to a culture

Media – e.g. art, comics, films, games, literature, etc.

Music and dance

Mythology, folklore, and religion – includes fairy tales and nursery rhymes (though there may be overlap with media and customs)

National/Regional symbols – e.g. animals, birds, cuisines, flags, flowers, etc.

Reconnecting with one's culture

Respecting indigenous peoples

Sports and cultural skills

Traditional medicine, remedies, and/or self-care practices

Transportation

Urban legends

General Prompts

Prompts that do not necessarily relate to any specific culture, but can be modified to incorporate specific cultural elements!

Alternate Universe – [specific setting] – e.g. Bands, Coffee Shop/Restaurant, Jobs, Modern, Roleswap, Royalty, Soulmates, etc.

Angst

Animals and/or pets

Apocalypse

Astronomy/Stargazing

Baking and cookery

Bonding

Camping

Chatfic

Coming of age – may include celebrations like Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceañeras, etc.

Crackfic

Crime – may include investigation, law enforcement, mafia/organized crime, etc.

Crossovers and media fusions

Dates and days out

Exploration and discovery

Fake dating

Fantasy and sci-fi – e.g. magic, aliens, etc.

Fluff

Funny/Humour

Gathering food – e.g. fishing, foraging, hunting, etc.

Ghost hunting

Hiking

Historical

Hurt/Comfort

Identity

Introspection

Mirror/Parallel universe

Miscommunication

Monsters, mythical creatures, and miscellaneous non-human beings – e.g. demigods and deities, faeries, ghosts, hybridity headcanons, vampires, werewolves, wingfic, etc.

Names and naming conventions

Nature

Relationships and character dynamics – e.g. ambiguous relationships, family, friendship, QPRs, rivalries, romance/shipping, roommates/housemates, etc.

School – e.g. high school, college/university, etc.

Science and technology

Seasonal activities

Sickfic

Supernatural elements

Superpowers – e.g. magical girls, superheroes, supervillains, vigilantes, etc.

Time travel

Travel/Tourism/Road trip

Urban exploration

Worldbuilding

[mysticstarlightduck]

OC Voice Headcanon (Crash Stardom! edition)

I'm gonna share some of my OC voice headcanons from my urban fantasy, science fiction WIP Crash Stardom!

If you like this pls reblog or reply! <3

Tristan Mallory (voice headcanon) - Finnick Odair from Hunger Games (Sam Claflin)

Noah Mallory (voice headcanon) - Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf (Dylan O'Brien)

Chion Strihdda (voice headcanon) - Milo Thatch from Atlantis (Michael J. Fox)

Randall Sloanne (voice headcanon) - Loki Odinson from Thor 1 (Tom Hiddleston)

Fabian Styrling (voice headcanon) - Hunter from Owl House (Zeno Robinson)

Arden Ellis (voice headcanon) - Jonah Scott in his 'If Fantasy Elves had Brooklyn Accents' video

Derya Muirenn (voice headcanon) - Shuri from Black Panther (Letitia Wright)

Aspen Staudder (voice headcanon) - Rapunzel from Tangled (Mandy Moore)

Beck Staudder (voice headcanon) - Lucifer Morningstar from Lucifer (Tom Ellis)

Matteo Villaryth (voice headcanon) - Zatz from Maya and the Three (Diego Luna)

Kit Lovotta (voice headcanon) - Mr. Wolf from The Bad Guys

Dassian Eranae (voice headcanon) - Sphynx - Dragon's Dogma 2 (Alexa Bauer)

Juniper "Juni" Mei (voice headcanon)- Vi from Arcane (Hailee Steinfeld)

Seth Tanith (voice headcanon) - Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park (Jeff Goldblum)

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@agirlandherquill, @anoelleart, @ray-writes-n-shit

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@i-can-even-burn-salad, @cakeinthevoid,

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@wyked-ao3 and OPEN TAG

[littleacebee]

Hello audio drama community! I would love to interest you in little podcast appreciation-recommendation game. Please reblog/comment and share with me:

One podcast that you think person interested in audio drama should listen to (either because of the influence on the medium, a cool way of using audio format, general amazing sound, performance etc, whatever you think falls in this category)

One podcast that has community around it you love interacting with (fandom, artists, discord server, official accounts, etc)

One podcast that inspired you to create something (fanart, fanfic, something handmade, cosplay, headcanons, something completely original, etc)

One podcast that have music you could listen on repeat (theme, musical episodes, any songs included)

One podcast that’s new and you need more people to join in appreciation (like max one season, even better if not complete)

One podcast you can’t wait for (is not yet released)

RULES: One podcast per category, you can put the same podcasts in few if you want but I encourage trying to pick six different. I know that probably you have more than one that can fit every category but still I ask for one – I don’t want you to treat it as the one you put is your favourite or the best one, just the one you thought about now, is lately on your mind. If you can’t think about one for certain category you can leave it empty. If you want you can add explanations why this one, the description of the podcast or generally show some love but that’s completely voluntary. And if you are official podcast account and want to join the fun, came and join! Put your own podcast in any category and share your other choices.

And of course just have fun with it and share some positivity!

I’ll start:

One podcast that you think person loving audio drama should listen to: The Orphans - extremely interesting way of telling the story with amazing cast and quality

One podcast that has community around it you love interacting with: The Amelia Project - Soon after I listened to TAP the cocoa collars took place and it was so nice to see so many people show love to this podcast. Love you my besties <3

One podcast that inspired you to create something: Stellar Firma - I embroidered one of the quotes and plan on making it into a pillow, it will be an amazing extremely confusing pillow

One podcast that have music you could listen on repeat: Night Shift: An Urban Fantasy Audio Drama - “Give it all up” is stuck in my brain and I already added it to my playlist to listen on repeat

One podcast that’s new and you need more people to join in appreciation: The Kingmaker Histories - Listened to latest episode today and I just love the number of cool dangerous women that are introduced, you would love them tumblr

One podcast you can’t wait for: Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later - Every bit of info I get about this podcast just make me more and more excited

[oddmawd]

For the 35 questions, can I ask you about numbers 8, 9, 12, 19, 21 and 25? Thanks! *sends hugs*

8. Which character(s) do you find easiest to write?

i don't find Doffy or Smoker to be particularly difficult? once i outlined each story and determined their motivations, it's been easy enough to keep them on track in terms of characterization and development (though i was intimidated by doffy early on)

also Brook in The HΩuse on Rumbar Boulevard has been a joy to write, he's a breeze and SO MUCH FUN

9. Which character(s) do you find most difficult to write?

i've been poking at a Marco (One Piece) fic and tbh he's tough, it's hard to nail his demeanor and speaking voice (i refuse to add 'yoi' all over the damn place when writing in english LMAO)

also Kurama (YYH), but not because i personally have trouble writing him per se...i just have a very specific characterization of him in mind and it's pissed people off before (like bro people are SO PRECIOUS ABOUT HIM!??? wtfffff)...i have felt self-conscious about my plans for him in The Sight Unseen as a result...also the OC i've paired with him isn't the fandom's normal OC archetype for a kurama fic and i've gotten the rudest fucking comments about it saying Rei is not "special enough" for him LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........it's wild what people find acceptable for this fictional blorbo (like they think they can somehow dictate which OCs are 'allowed' or not) but you do you booboo, live your truth, LMAO

12. Tell us about a WIP you’re excited about.

oh god how long we got? LMAO

i've been posting lately about The Art of Queen Sacrifice, my upcoming Doffy/OC fic...it takes place in an AU setting that's more in line with a historical pirate setting, with no Devil Fruit powers, and i'm really eager to show it to you all....OBLIGATORY MOODBOARD REPOST:

i also have a ton of OCCULT PIECE stories to share...i have fics planned for Marco, Katakuri, Shanks, Mihawk, Pedro, Crocodile, Buggy, Sabo, and many more...i just love exploring the lore of that gigantic AU, and every story is a new opportunity to map out new connections and the history of the modern, urban fantasy AU setting

19. Do you prefer canon-compliant, AUs, or something in-between?

it's one or the other and NO in-between at all

i love writing canon compliant shit...There's Fire and The Grasp of Gilded Strings are both as canon compliant as they can be considering One Piece is unfinished, and i designed both stories to fit seamlessly with canon without disrupting it...i want them to read as additional side-stories that complement the canon, and for both of them, i'm achieved that (though of course future Smoker or Doffy developments during or post-Egghead, which is where we are now in canon, could derail my plans)

tbh, setting things post-canon for complete series is my overall preference when remaining canon compliant...canon can never "unmake" anything i write when the series is complete, and i used to write exclusively for completed series before falling in love with One Piece

on the opposite side of the spectrum, OCCULT PIECE is a clear indicator of how much i love completely AU settings...i love making my own playground within the bounds of fandom <3

21. Favorite pairing to write for? (platonic or romantic!)

i don't write pairings of canon characters, so OC/CC is my preferred pairing to write (and read)

25. Have you ever daydreamed about side adventures/spin-offs from your fic? Tell us about them!

SO MANY OMFGGGGGG

the entire OCCULT PIECE world is alive in my head and i daydream about it constantly...i think Sanji is at work in the Baratie restaurant in the OCCULT PIECE world and he occasionally serves meals to the couples in the OccP universe, so it's funny to think about him serving Zoro and the Witch on a date

i think about Rei and Kurama going dancing a lot...also i headcanon that she's the OC in The Hunt sometimes, and if that story is their married life, i can't help but think about what she and Kurama got up to on their honeymoon LMAOOOOOO...planning on writing that one down someday because it's gonna be 🔥

also i daydream the conclusions of There's Fire, Beyond the Fracture and Gilded ALL THE TIME, i've basically lived out those stories a million times already LMAO

FIND THE "35 Questions for Fanfiction Writers" LIST HERE

[welcomingdisaster]

18 and 24 for the russingon asks??

hi hi hi!

18: Share an unusual headcanon.

HMMMM I've been blanking on this one. Not sure exactly how unusual these are.

Fingon has, more or less, two modes--"sure, whatever you say" and "stubborn as fuck." Maedhros is a total control freak much prefers the former mode, haha. Usually Fingon (who is quite used to navigating around control freaks--see. Fingolfin & Turgon) plays into this, and will go along with Maedhros' tendencies to commandeer a situation. Until a certain point, when he'll just quietly break off and do his own thing -- no warning. He doesn't want to a fight (the fact that the fight will happen anyways must be pointed out here). That communication breakdown is one of the sources of conflict in the relationship.

HMMM another unusual headcanon--I definitely favor a Fingon that dabbles occasionally in pretty femme presentation. Not something anyone really politically wants to advertise for him, though, considering Noldor gender biases.

24: What’s a Russingon AU you often daydream about?

Well! Currently it's my TRSB, lol, but I'll say-- the one I've been thinking about for ages without writing is a modern/urban fantasy with a magical museum and many werewolf transformations :0 also an ill-fated trip to the arctic for Mr. Maedhros Feanorian

[kardia-library-official]

I’m currently developing a timeline for the Norad vs Sechs war, and I was wondering if you had any fun facts about the Sechs Empire that the wikis don’t mention or headcanons you’d like to share. I’ve got a lot of ideas already, but I love using other people’s toys in my sandbox when I can!

Ah, I'm flattered you asked! Honestly, I might not have much useful info, because so much of what I do is vibes-based, and I kind of keep things vague on purpose because I'm paranoid about accidentally contradicting some bit of canon lore I missed.

BUT!

-Even as far back as the RF1 era, I imagine the Empire as being more roughly "20th century" than Norad. I've touched on this in my fics, with the references to things like large hospitals and universities being much more commonplace than they are in Norad. I've also made references to them having more modern medicine; Edward has placed IVs and Terry has gotten one, more surgical technologies, etc. One thing I haven't referenced because it just hasn't come up is that I think they have radio! (At least by Terry's time, probably not in Edward's.)

-I've mentioned this before, and it's kind of building on the last thing... But yeah, I do choose to believe they have weird magitech cyborgs! (Which is just making me think of FMA, and yeah, that technology level/mix is about right. Plus an almost cyberpunk style of dense urbanism, but with a more fantasy-tinged aesthetic.)

-I remember you mentioning that the LGBT community is more underground in the Empire, and that's actually a minor plot point in one of my fics! (Sorry for being vague, people who've read it know what I'm talking about, and I don't want to spoil anyone who hasn't because it's a big part of the lore I came up with for a character even though it's small overall.)

-Terry's distinctive speech patterns are probably at least partly regional! But pretty specific to the particular time and place where he grew up, since Edward doesn't speak similarly.

...Aaaand that's what's coming to mind for now! Thanks for the question! It was really fun to mull over.

[minecraftbookshelf]

The LiveAndLetRain Master-Master Post

Because tumblr search function is notoriously unreliable, to the point im struggling to find my own things when i want them for reference so im making this, mostly for myself but if you want to use it go for it!

That being said, my tag for my original posts is #rain rambles

I tag all the Technoblade memorial art I reblog with #technoblade never dies (specifically the memorial-vibes art, so this is a bit subjective but just a heads up if this is something you want to avoid)

I am on AO3

This is my pinned post on my main which is an index of all my fandom specific sideblogs

MASTER POSTS:

The AU In Which All the Marriages Are Arranged/Marriage of State AU Empires SMP Season 1 AU featuring fantasy agricultural economics and linguistics and arranged marriages that cover the full romantic-platonic spectrum. This is my major project, currently. Everything relating to it an be found under the tag #marriage of state au and the master post has important posts, fics, art, and organizational tags linked on it.

Avatar: The Legend of Jimmy Group discussion and brainstorming post that has spawned at least one au, and some fic and art

FANFICTION:

Adventures in Grian-Napping (Life Series Urban Fantasy AU based off of Grian’s LimLife AFK Episode) COMPLETE - Tumblr || AO3

Limited Life Oneshots - Tumblr 1 2 3 || AO3

The Elements of an Inter-Dimensional Prison Break (Life Series & Evolution SMP AU taking place overlapping and at the end of Limited Life) WIP - Tumblr Part 1 Part 2 || AO3 || Summarized [Currently in stasis while i rework it and revamp it]

To Walk A Mile In Each Others Shoes (My take on the concept of Double Life soulbond pairs sharing physical traits and abilities over the bond) COMPLETE - Team Ranchers || Team Box || Dessert Duo || The Boat Boys || The Homewreckers || Bad Math || Tilly Death Do Us Part || AO3

Gone Fishing (Life Series Urban Fantasy AU ft. Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss + Martyn. Oneshot) COMPLETE - Tumblr || AO3

Flip-Flopped Hermits (ficlets written for the hermit fanon swap prompt meme) STANDALONE COLLECTION, WIP - AO3 || Tumblr - Hypno & Stress Cub & xB and Pearl & Mumbo (bonus Grian) Gem & Impulse Etho & Bdubs

Marriage of State AU Series WIP - AO3 || Tumblr links in the AU masterpost

After the End (SOS SMP post-finale ficlet ft. fWhip and Joey. Two alternate endings, I recommend reading the second one first) COMPLETE - AO3 || Tumblr Ending 1 Ending 2

LIFE SERIES (and overlap) META & THINKY THOUGHTS:

Concerning Patterns Out of Context Snippet from Future Fanfiction Shortform 3rd Life Ren & Joel Compare/Contrast Repeating Patterns: Smajor, Ren, & Martyn 3rd & Last Life Ethoslab & LDshadowlady Final Death Scars || The Diagrams Thereof: TAG FOR THE UPDATED VERSIONS The original posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Martyn's Betrayal Watcher Lore Meets Hermitcraft Recap Rain Judges the Watchers for Feeding Inefficiently Middle Child Jimmy Solidarity Evolution/Life Family Tree & Relationship Web (Updated version at the bottom of the post) Falling Birbs This one messed up my notifications inbox for like two days and it is specifically inthelittlewoods fault Life Series Wing Headcanons 3rd Life Flower Husbands: Fated Tragedy Scott Smajor Has Been Spiting the Watchers Since Third Life The Ship Burns Everything Burns The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same

RANDOM BITS AND BOBS:

Life Series Lore/Bit Poll OG Edition (Season Specific Follow-up Coming Soon!) Watercolor Sniffer Skizzleman Skizzleman Does Whatever A Skizzle Can The True Potential of Empires S1: Scott and Gem's kidnapping MCYT Wings: Grian || Jimmy Solidarity || Pearlescentmoon || Philza || Hannahxxrose || Geminitay (not wings but close enough) Mumbo Jumbo was the EvoSMP Escape Plan All Along Empires S2 White Collar AU For the Poor? My Most Correct MCC Opinion The Price of Being Birb

[hydrahq]

✴︎ — INTEREST CHECK.

attention tags ! while the concept and story of the roleplay are being finalised, i thought it would be wise to put out an interest check. hydra hq is an urban fantasy roleplay set in seoul, south korea, that focuses on the lives of superheroes and supervillains as they navigate a newly implemented system that monitors their movements. with secret identities, intriguing plotlines, superhuman powers, and unique dynamics, the hydra aims to be a collective where people can explore their characters powers, battles, and flaws alongside their friends and foes.

the roleplay will be semi-lit to literate and accepting all faceclaims with a number of interactive story-based events in planning. featuring a unique system to track your character's progress and a newspaper publishing your secrets twice monthly, the hydra hopes to ensure a fun environment that brings you and your character on a journey.

some of the features of our roleplay include -

two rival corporations with ranks and tiers to divide your muses into. options for characters who wish to be normal humans. adaptive activity check requirements that invite both fervent writers and those looking for a slower pace. a unique bounty system that will allow you to claim headcanon events for your characters every week. a newspaper column that will share stories and secrets about your heroes and villains to ramp up the tension. a passionate and enthusiastic admin!

[findroleplay]

hello!! ❤️ i’m 20f, looking for rp partners 18+ who are interested in writing original fxf / wlw pairings. i write multipara in third person. i’m a uni student so i can be a bit slow with writing sometimes, and i also haven’t really written in a long time, so i’m just asking for someone who is patient! i will also be patient with you. 

i’d love a partner who likes to talk ooc. I love becoming friends with my writing partners. i make pinterest boards, like to share headcanons and gush about our ocs/ships, and would like it if my rp partner can match that energy!! it’s not fun for me if things are one-sided ooc. 

i don’t have many ideas at the moment, but i’m pretty open to a variety of genres. i enjoy modern, urban fantasy, and fantasy. open to super cute fluffy pairings or angsty pairings that will hurt me. my interests are kind of broad and honestly can change depending on how we vibe, but i’m happy to figure something out together! i am also open to smut but don’t like smut-centric plots. 

i typically use realistic faceclaims. i am open to krp (with ocs – NOT real people) or using western fcs. i don’t have wanted faceclaims – use whoever you’d like and i’d expect the same courtesy! 

like this and i’ll get back to you! 

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[badmusejail]

Ozai (and Iroh) AUs

Since I've started writing in them both on here but never formally wrote up information about them, here we go.

First off, in general, Ozai tends to be a little younger in these verses. He's around 40 at the start of ATLA and usually in his early 30s in these verses. Why? Because I find it a more interesting area for development, that's all. He and Ursa are in a tumultuous but mostly stable marriage, Zuko and Azula are rather young and repeating much of the strife Iroh and Ozai themselves have. Usually Lu Ten is already dead but Ozai hasn't (yet) made an attack on his father to claim the throne nor has he scarred and banished zuko (yet).

It makes sense to have Zuko older when Zuko is the main muse, but Zuko isn't my muse and so I shift the narrative a bit earlier to put more focus on my muses.

There's still a 15 year gap between him and Iroh, putting Iroh around his mid-late 40s. Iroh can, and has, been mistaken for Ozai's father, much to the former's amusement and the latter's annoyance.

Most of these AUs feature similar, but milder, events compared to canon. This is also to facilitate Ozai's growth and allow him to develop in ways that were never an option in canon.

He's still a dick, though.

That, and, to make him easier to interact with, as engaging with him in canon is virtually impossible unless you're Zuko, Iroh, or Azula.

He's still a firebender or equivalent in all verses unless explicitly noted.

As usual, most details and plotting are open for discussion! Just shoot me a message.

Modern AU

Azulon serves as the current CEO of Ember Strokes (畫的餘燼) with his sons serving close behind him. Whether this is literal or metaphorical depends on which son you're referring to, as Ozai tends to literally be right behind Azulon in all things he does, while Iroh tends to be halfway across the world, promoting the company as a loveable and relatable figure.

The history of Ember Strokes is unclear, but the most prominent figure was Sozin, who rocketed the company from being a small and mostly local business to country-wide and then international fame. A lot of the history prior to Sozin taking over the company has been lost, and neither Azulon nor Ozai feel inclined to dig deeper into it.

(Iroh may, yes, but not quite yet.)

Nonetheless, the accepted history of the company is that it started in artwork, traced back to a singular artist who used fire to create strange and unique pieces covering a wide variety of topics. Unfortunately, that original technique has been lost, but Ember Strokes still deals heavily in art and the surrounding areas, such as clothing, furniture, jewelry, and others.

The company puts an emphasis on cultural heritage and respecting history, focusing heavily on traditional pieces and techniques that capture the beauty of nature and yes, fire.

Keeping up appearances is important to them, so much so that Azulon and Ozai regularly wear traditional robes and a vast majority of their primary residence doesn't even have electricity, instead relying on fire and the sun and only using technology when strictly necessary.

Azulon's relationship to Ozai and Iroh is arguably more twisted in this verse; as Iroh grew into a teenager, Azulon began to fear that he'd lose control of the boy or that he'd choose to abandon Ember Strokes and leave them without an heir, and so he had Ozai, making sure to have a stronger hold over the boy.

Ozai is oblivious to any other possibilities--as far as he's considered, his life belongs to his father and the company and he's blind to the unhealthy degree of control Azulon has over him, even well into adulthood.

Ozai's hatred of Iroh developed on its own, however; while it's true that Azulon holds some favoritism towards his firstborn, it's not nearly as extreme as Ozai believes it to be. It's simply that the two have different uses and strengths and Azulon puts them to use as efficiently as possible.

He does, essentially, intend for Iroh to be the face of the company while Ozai handles the financial business in the background. In an ideal world, they'd work together well, balancing each other's flaws, but Ozai hates Iroh too much for it to ever work out. He'd much rather Iroh not have a part in the company at all.

As for the children...Lu Ten sadly passed away in an vehicle accident about a year ago. As well as Iroh is holding together, he's still heavy in his grief and noticeably different.

Zuko and Azula are mostly left to their own devices, usually watched by some sort of tutor, babysitter, or servant as Ozai is extremely busy and hardly ever spends time with them, except for the occasional family dinner or sparring.

Ozai finds Zuko far too soft for the business and has no intention of training him to take it over or even letting him be a part of it. Kicking the boy out is unnecessary, but Ozai doesn't think he has any value there. Azula, of course, is the one he's training to support him and one day take over the company.

Although the company is mostly legal...there is some underground shenanigans going on, mostly on Azulon's level that he hasn't yet revealed to the brothers. The arrangement that lead to Ursa's marriage to Ozai was one of them.

Urban Fantasy AU

Much the same as the above, except the family's rule over fire is well known and respected among human mages.

Kings and Knights (Fantasy) AU

Ozai is one of two princes of Lóngdǎo (龍島), an intensely volcanic region. The kingdom is highly aggressive and there's a general belief that the world would be better under their control.

Much like the other AUs, Ozai has not yet seized control of the kingdom and is trying to prove himself a superior heir to Iroh.

Particularly, he's interested in killing a dragon, an extremely respectable and honorable feat to his people...and something his brother has already done. (Or at least has claimed to do.)

Sci-Fi (Space) AU

(to be added)

[incorrectvld-quotes]

🍄 and 📚 for the writers truth or dare thing!

Oh these two are DANGEROUS IN MY HANDS!!!

🍄 Share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings? Okay bear with me because my headcanons are a bit silly

This is so specific and only applies to my Urban Fantasy Monster AU, and the pair is for Werewolf Broganes. I stand by my headcanon that Keith will shift into wolf form and demand rubs, cuddles, and anything he wants by using his puppy eyes to his full advantage.

Shiro is simultaneously the only one who can resist, and the one most likely to succumb to the puppy eyes. Shiro's puppy eyes aren't the bets, but he can SMILE and look like such a happy gigantic werewolf.

📚 What's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? This is dangerous. Usually it would be something one of my family members said (I have a list of that) but LUCKY FOR YOU IT'S ACTUALLY A SENTENCE FROM A DRABBLE!!!

"Streaks of pink tinted water were rushed away by the flow of the currents, carrying the taint of death away from the artist."

[fourfears]

anyone want to jump into plotting in a shared discord 1x1 server? after we chat a little and see if we vibe ofc. 21+ only pls as i am over 25. my main blog is haziest but i'm shadowbanned so i am posting here. check out my guidelines/some fcs i want under the read more and feel free to message me on discord at iranoveroprah, just tell me your url first please!

i'm called nine

he/him

cst

25+

queer

i generally like playing face claims of color, and i prefer if you do too

i play any gender including nonbinary & trans muses & fcs, and i prefer if you do too

ask for my discord where (if we vibe) we can plot and make a server and headcanon and thread and stuff (i can make it if you want me to no pressure lol)

will not rp: pregnancy, anything involving babies or parenting including parents with grown children, military, historical, royal, cops, generally “taboo” topics (inc*st, r*pe, etc. but just ask if you’re unsure), fcs or muses under 20, or celebrities as themselves

i now have a list of banned fcs (sorry it keeps growing):

anyone under age 20. no exceptions. benedict cumberbatch, bts members, choi jongho, choi seungcheol (s.coups), chonnasorn sajakul (sorn), chris evans, chris pratt, colton haynes, david harbour, ezra miller, henry cavill, holland roden, jackson wang, jacob elordi, jennifer lawrence, jeon soyeon, kardashians/jenners, kim woojin, kim youngjo (ravn), kj apa, lim jaebeom (jay b), matthew gray gubler, miley cyrus, oliver sykes, park jaehyung (jae/eaJ), ryan gosling, taylor swift, tom holland, won kunhang (hendery), wong yukhei (lucas). this may be subject to change over time.

i generally like fast-moving threads, and i find <300 word threads are easiest to reply to, but i don’t mind long threads too! usually i’ll recommend doing a rapid fire thread alongside a longer thread to keep the inspo going

anything else just ask!

wanted plot dynamics/tropes:

addiction ᝰ affairs ᝰ angels & demons ᝰ codependent & toxic relationships ᝰ dumb stoners in love ᝰ grief & comfort ᝰ hauntings ᝰ impulsive confessions ᝰ long-distance & online relationships ᝰ musicians ᝰ opposites attract ᝰ poly ships ᝰ post-apocalyptic rebuilding of society ᝰ religious differences ᝰ spooky things !!! ᝰ unrequited pining ᝰ urban fantasy elements/settings.

(very niche) wanted fcs:

avan jogia ᝰ bae sumin ᝰ barry keoghan ᝰ bella poarch ᝰ brandon perea ᝰ chase sui wonders ᝰ choi beomgyu ᝰ choi in ᝰ choi yena ᝰ choi yoonah (doa) ᝰ conan gray ᝰ davika hoorne ᝰ dev patel ᝰ do hanse ᝰ dong sicheng (winwin) ᝰ evan mock ᝰ fukutomi tsuki ᝰ greta onieogou ᝰ han hyun min ᝰ hong siyoung (giriboy) ᝰ huh yunjin ᝰ hunter schafer ᝰ ivan rzhevsky ᝰ jang eunseong (dosie) ᝰ jeon somi ᝰ jeong jisu (albin) ᝰ jeremy allen white ᝰ jo gyehyeon ᝰ jonathan daviss ᝰ kai kamal huening (hueningkai) ᝰ kim gyunhak (leedo) ᝰ kim sunwoo ᝰ kim yongseung ᝰ kwak jiseok (gaon) ᝰ lee jooyeon ᝰ lee seoho ᝰ lee suyeon (sheon) ᝰ lee taeyeob (yoojung) ᝰ lights bokan ᝰ lily rose depp ᝰ lizeth selene ᝰ mae col ᝰ maggie lindemann ᝰ mat musto (blackbear) ᝰ na goeun ᝰ nicha yontararak (minnie) ᝰ oh seungmin (o.de) ᝰ osaki shotaro ᝰ park jihyo ᝰ rahul kohli ᝰ riz ahmed ᝰ tahliah barnett (fka twigs) ᝰ tati gabrielle ᝰ sen mitsuji ᝰ simone ashley ᝰ son dongju (xion) ᝰ song yuqi ᝰ thomas weatherall ᝰ xu minghao (the8) ᝰ yoo yongha ᝰ zhou xianxianye.

[ofthornsandfury]

Headcanon / Notes of my muse portrayal of the CC kids following HoFas

So not a ton is going to change; aside from the fact none of them have titles. They're still the same idiots all sharing one brain cell. Just now they're idiots who were born and remained full powered. LOOK OUT WORLD.

Lidia and Ruhn are clearly still in the Aux. As are Dec and Flynn and Hunt.

Bryce is running the antique shop where Dani and Seren probably hang out a whole lot. Naevia too. Giving Bryce this sweet feeling of nostalgia.

Someone needs to bring me a grown Bran and Ace. As they have about 16 years on their little sister. Which I think gives them a relationship a lot like Bryce and Ruhn once had -- without the years of tension and separation.

Let's just all assume they found a way to preserve the first light. Either by collab-ing with the Ocean Queen or instituting a tax system along with this new government. Cause a lot of the fun of Crescent City is that it's an Urban/Modern fantasy with magic AND tech.

Family vacations to Avallen to see the ponies!

Also I kind of really want to add a Tharion/Sathia and Ithan/Perry kiddo to the mix. We need to keep the LARGE GROUP OF IDIOTS theme going.

Just bring me more kiddos in general.

Adrian and Maddox are most likely no longer training to be bodyguards as the titles are gone but they are training to be Aux and so there is SOME expectation they'll stop the stupid shit. They never do.

So yeah...the biggest thing that would change would be the idea of the Drop. So obvs the whole thing with Seren and the Drop will be cut out but I think "Drop Parties" might still be a thing. But instead of being tied to an actual drop they've become the Vanir version of a Sweet Sixteen almost. Held when a Vanir reaches 18/19.

More to come as I think of it.... Or as it comes up in threads.

[tanoraqui]

1, 4, 15, 18, 26, and 27!

[ask meme]

What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again?

And What Came Next is barely a "fic" - there is no plot arc and maybe 5% of a character arc. It's just some scenes of varying degrees of completeness connected by what's basically just written-out headcanon, mostly fluffy, post-"canon" for my Silmarillion OC Celechwes and her family, including OC children. It's the sort of thing that usually just lives in my head and in random chats with friends. But so many people have been so eagerly supportive of Celechwes and her story, and I've been trying to lean into AO3 as an archive not just for truly polished fanworks but all fannish creations I want to save - with the guideline that if I would want to read this stuff from someone else, the collected headcanons and bullet-point fics, shouldn't I share my own? So I posted it and lo, people liked it! They exclaimed excitedly in the comments!

Moral of the story: if you're worried that what you're posting is too self-indulgent and incomplete, it's not. There is no such thing. Admittedly it helps that I'd already spent about 65k establishing the relevant characters in a fic that did have plot and character arcs.

4. What piece of media inspired you the most?

Well, obviously I was still on this Silmarillion kick for most of the year... (It's fading now, but I have some really good WIPs that I'm determined to finish.)

Ooh but my favorite new books of the year were the Heartstrikers series by Rachel Aaron! Urban fantasy ft. internecine draconic family politics, vengeful nature spirits and genii locorum, aggressively offered and maintained friendship as a problem-solving method, manipulative seers as another problem-solving method, ghost cats (and armies of undead) as yet a third option, a couple apocalypses, pest control, compelling characters with opposing agendas and vivid worldbuilding and all that good stuff! I want to reread them and then maybe write a next-gen story.

15. Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023

My favorite little thing I wrote is this of Maedhros returning to what once was Himring.

18. What was the hardest fic to title?

Oh, god. "And What Comes Next" is so hopelessly generic, which I guess is appropriate given its content. I'm not really satisfied with "The Struggle of Squeamishness" (S&D Tier). "Magic Traps" was hard specifically because the whole Kate Daniels series has titles in this very specific form - Magic Binds, Magic Bleeds, Magic Triumphs, etc - and I wanted to follow it, but all the best words were already used.

26. If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

I worked really hard and for nearly a year, in bits and pieces, on The Minstrel and the Star, trying to capture this very messily nuanced but intense relationship, including an air of worship that I really don't normally go in for, and I'm still not sure I managed to express it exactly as I envision it... But one reviewer described it as "Numinous as well as luminous", which is so exactly what I intended that I must have done something right.

27. Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?

Er, usually I go to bed. Bedtime is the #1 effective deadline for me to grit my teeth and figure out how to write the last few lines of any given fic. Write sleep-deprived, edit sober, as they say.

[enddaysengine]

Leuke Island

Sometimes when you are researching you end up going off the beaten path. This is one of the reasons I love urban fantasy games - the real world is filled with history, myth, and folklore, which is absolutely EVERYWHERE once you start to see it. 

While researching the Patreon post on Macaria, I ended up tangenting into the reading about the Blessed Isles on which the ancient Greek dead reside. Unlike the way Planescape and Pathfinder interpret all afterlives as taking place in other dimensions, the ancient Greeks believed at various points in time the Islands were physical places people could travel to (although at other times, they were also part of the Underworld proper). Those islands have been placed everywhere from Sicily, to The Canary Islands, to the Azores, to Bermuda. 

So as I’m reading the Wikipedia page on Elysium, I see a bit where Achilles has been linked with an actual island in the Black Sea. I dig this, because I’ve been researching Pontus for a different project and I feel like people underestimate how far north Hellenic culture made it in Eastern Europe. Since I’m on wikipedia, I hover over the link to get a preview of the page and since I saw the Greek name I ignore the title and go straight to the text. Sounds neat, there was a temple, it was a major religious site for Black Sea colonists, and formal worship of Achilles is not something I’ve seen a lot of (albeit, I’m not a classicist). 

Then I look at the island’s English name. And I fucking start swearing. 

You see, I knew this island. Anyone who’s paying attention to the Ukraine war probably knows this island. Its proper modern name is Zmiinyi, but in English it is often called Snake Island. 

Yeah, that’s the island where Ukrainian soldiers told a Russian warship to go fuck itself. That very same tiny little island where a bunch of Ukrainians made their stand against Russian aggression - that was once holy ground for Achilles. 

While I definitely have a headcanon about what that island is like in Scion’s World, I’m not about to gamify the conflict in Ukraine because that would be a millions different types of crass. It’s staying firmly inside my brain. But I couldn’t not share this. And I also can’t get the image of Achilles giving a Russian warship the finger out of my head. 

Bibliography

Burkret, Walter. Greek Religion. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006.

Rusyaeva, Anna. “The Temple of Achilles on the Island of Leuke in the Black Sea.” Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia 9, no. 1-2 (2003): 1-16. Https://doi.org/10.1163/157005703322114810.