#|| wandering words; ask

[dark-night-hero]

if zhongli is the type to give us up to save the world, who is the type to give up the world to save us?

Imagine after thinking about it for the past few days. Scaramouche is the type of being, lover that would sacrifice the world for you.

"It's okay."

"What's okay?" He frowns, looking at your unbothered face as you continue to admire the scenery right across you.

"It's okay to give up on me."

Imagine as you smile gently at him, he scoffs. Crossing his arms as you look away from you to look at the stars but not even a moment later, he looks back at you. He was never the one to look at such things after all, nor was he the type to appreciate the little things in life. But ever since meeting you, he finds himself learning to slowly appreciate every little thing.

"Stupid." "Oww!" You groan, holding up a hand on your forehead as he flicked you real hard.

"You know I can't do that."

"I don't want to see you get hurt."

"And I don't want to loose you. We've talked about this already, (First name). Even if I have to ki- wipe out every single person in Teyvat I would do it just to keep you safe and sound by my side."

Imagine as you watch him from afar, a tear roll down to your cheeks. What a fool, you thought. You always thought it was alright to have the freedom you never expected to have. But upon seeing your lover, all bruised up and bloody right in front of you, fighting for the sake of your living. Maybe you had all wrong from the very beginning.

"The world want me dead, I guess that's just how it is. It's just me against the world."

"Wrong." "Huh?"

"It's you and me against the world. Don't forget that."

Imagine, you see. Scaramouche was indeed the one who had the right mindset enough to give up the world for the sake of you. But you see, in the process of saving you, you'll lose him. You see, he was strong. It's not a lie that he was strong and capable. But not enough for him alone to face the world.

"Please... That's enough. He did nothing wrong. It was all on me."

"Please have mercy. Let him go, take me. Take me instead." You cried as you shield him away from the world.

"What... What are you saying? Get out of here and hide." He gripped into your clothes that was slowly soaking with his blood.

"No, it's alright." You smile at him with tears rolling down your tears.

"No-!"

"My Scara."

"No wai-!"

"Forget about me, okay?"

[ⓒdark-night-hero] 2023°

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

The way I have not written a single word for like a month it feels like I have been busier in the last two weeks than I have been in the last four years of my life and will continue to be busy for the next two weeks I got one day between a four day family trip and a sib visit gotta sew a monkey during the trip and if monkie kid drops in that time I will simply combust

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Propaganda:

For Vanoe: "vanitas promised his canon love interest, as a romantic gesture, that if she started to become a monster, he would kill her so she wouldn't have to suffer. and then later when discussing how vanitas will eventually turn into a monster himself, he said he wants noe to kill him when that time comes. pretty yuri. also i'm a lesbian and i like them"

"Idk they have such a homoerotic shoujo manga dynamic but they're guys. Or maybe not that much but you gotta admit this would be exquisite yuri if they were girls. Noé the gothic romance heroine etc etc"

For Wenzhou: "Basically in their family unit Wen Kexing is the wife but Zhou Zishu is the mom. Also there are lots of genderbends of them around but the best ones are those where Wen Kexing goes super hard on femme but Zhou Zishu deadass has the same personality and appearance - like shoutout to those artists/writers u r the real ones. Also lesbian Zishu still being called "husband" by Wen Kexing, mwah chef's kiss! He would SO be a butch."

"Wen Kexing is compared to a wife twice in the show and at least once in the book iirc. Canon malewife + wears red eyeshadow and rocks a red robe in his Ghost Valley Master getup + his husband is an emo assassin, they are so incredibly yuri even if they're guys"

For Ineffable Husbands: "Well due to neil mentioning that they was plans for a fem presenting 1960s scene of the two of them that never ended up happening, there's a lot of fanart of that. Plus, they are an angel and a demon, and both technically don't follow the gender rules of humans and many other species on earth, so while they do present very masculine throughout the show, they could be any gender and therefore they seem very fitting for this.(I do apologize as I don't quite understand what guy Yuri is despite your definition so I am guessing and have no clue if they count."

"Looks like m/m on first glance but they don't actually really have gender and Crowley dresses as a woman for a good few years canonically"

"theyre male presenting in the show but they dont really have gender so they could be wlw if they wanted to"

"While both characters spend most of their time presenting as male, they are supernatural beings without any real sex or gender. Crowley appears as a woman multiple times, and one scrapped scene included both Aziriphale and Crowley as women in the 1960s. Additionally, it’s very common to find “Ineffable Wives” fanworks, with both characters appearing as women. As well as having been an immensely popular fandom ship for many years, it has been confirmed that Aziriphale and Crowley are canonically in love with each other."

"Regularly turned into women in fanart. Both Aziraphale and Crowley are incredibly gender. They have been together in some sort of way for 6000 years. Heavy yearning. Cringefail. Divorced and married at the same time. Literally an angel and a demon. What more could you want?"

"theyre literally genderless and can be anything ever!!!"

"Their genders are ineffable and they have hopelessly pined for centuries"

[voidcat]

Scaramouche

Contrary to his ever grumpy, never satisfied attitude; Scaramouche is a remarkable cook.

For those who only know him, this may not be that much of a shock, but for those who know of his ties to a certain guardian of eternity, this is an impressive feat— even so when it is his indirect way of conveying emotions.

In the kitchen, in the wild over a proper campfire, with the right equipment and some sense of serenity allowed during his alone time; he cooks and cooks, carefully chopping up, picking the right ingredients, using his hands when necessary and creating masterpieces.

And perhaps it’s his already exceptional skill improving with time or your palate growing more used to his hands’ tasty products, but you swear each new meal is better than the last one— tastier, fancier, organized like a painting on the plates and in bowls, if you’re not dying of hunger you can even notice feint tastes of herbs that compliment your preferences and favorite tastes.

But of course, when asked about it, or receiving a playful joke, he will fume and cross his arms, say the hunger must’ve gone over your head worse this time or all that fast food you’ve been consuming fucked with your brain, now just shut up already and finish your food before it gets cold you delusional brat.

Send me a character and I’ll whip up a drabble with my headcanons (can be specific hcs or I’ll take artistic liberties >:3 )

[kedreeva]

did u read the good omens book? if so, what are your thoughts on it compared to the tv series?

i followed u for the steddie posts but fell in love with ur meta too 💜

I did, but honestly they're separate entities unless I want to steal something specific for a fic. They're both good, for different reasons and in different ways. They are written by different men, literally and figuratively, about different subject matters, for different reasons. You can compare an apple to an apple blossom, but even though one became the other, and came from the same tree, doesn't mean they are the same thing anymore, nor does it mean one is better than the other.

That being said, I've only read the book once, and I've watched the show over a dozen times, most likely because I saw the show first and read the book second. I enjoyed the book, but I think it was probably a better read in its day, by people who were the target audience at the time, and who didn't just read about or know the context, but understood and lived it. I can't be that, I can't go back in time and read the book before the series, I can't go back and read it in a time where it would have meant what it was intended to mean to the world it was born into.

[the-converse-high-top]

Would love to hear about potential parallel stories/lore in judaism 👁👁👁👁💞

i realized that i actually havent thought very in depth about parallels and themes in the bible in a LONG time but let me think...

one that jumped to the forefront of my mind is something that idk if its a theme/parallel or not, but it has to do with moses. in the torah (really in the talmud i think which is a bunch of rabbi's headcanons about the torah that were then accepted as canon later on), when moses was taken in by pharaoh a test was performed to see whether moses would overthrow him, and by extension whether he was safe to keep and raise. that test was to show baby moses two pots: one of gold and riches and one of hot coals, and whichever he grabbed would be indicative as to what kind of son he'd be. so obviously, being a baby, moses starts to go for the shiny stuff. but (so the story goes) since moses has plot armor an angel (of death [?]) reached out and moved his hand to the hot coals. this is important because not only did it secure his safety to grow up under pharaoh's watch, but it burned his hand, which he then put in his mouth which permanantly burned his tongue and gave him a lisp. now the lisp isnt really talked about much more until later on, and its kind of minor so i get why its often left out, but it changes the whole feeling of the story! because of the lisp, moses gets nervous to speak in front of pharaoh's mages, and so it's aaron who does the talking when they turn their staffs into snakes. it's aaron (iirc) who speaks to the hebrews and tells them the word of god. moses is the one who speaks directly to god and does his bidding in the stories, but aaron is the one who conveys the information. and AND i just remembered this continues!! it continues to be true that moses doesnt always tell his own story!! in the scientific world it is generally accepted that there are a few different authors/compilers of the torah, but in judaism there is one main accepted truth of how it was written with two endings: moses wrote the whole thing up until the last chapter when he was on mount sinai, writing down word for word what god told him to. the ending, though, changes because at the end of the bible moses dies there is a debate over whether moses wrote his own death before it happened (since god is omnipresent blah blah blah) or whether joshua took over for him after he died. if the latter is true, that would be the second time someone tells moses' story for him!! first aaron tells the mages and the hebrews who moses is and why he was sent to save them, and then joshua tells the story of his death and his exile from the holy land! there are THEMES and MOTIFS i can SEE THEM

i have no idea if this is what you were asking for but thank you for inviting me to infodump XD <3

[lotrmusical]

My high school did a yearly poetry recitation contest (Poetry Out Loud), so Oh Boy do I know some poems. My favorites are Ozymandias and "the world is about to end and my grandparents are in love," by Kara Jackson. Also in 8th grade we had a Poe unit and had a class contest to make the best music video of the Raven, so I still know a good chunk of that.

i hadn't heard of the kara jackson one! just read through it and enjoyed it, particularly these lines > 'grandma returns to her love like a hymn, marks it with a color. // when the world ends will it suck the earth of all its love? /will i go taking somebody’s hand, / my skin becoming their skin?'

[where-the-water-flows]

DONGAHI LOOP

and

ZOMBIE XIANGYI

(for the wip title ask meme)

haha ok so I have talked about donghai loop previously, so here's a single sentence snippet - I know the beats I want to hit in the story, but this is one I am really struggling to nail down the voice for.

Blood blooms in the water, and the sea floods into his lungs even faster than usual.

and zombie xiangyi is...uh, what it says on the tin. kinda. ish. it is the one where li xiangyi does, in fact, die in the donghai battle, and the thing that crawls out of the sea afterwards is li lianhua - who spends a lot of time/effort covering up the fact that he's a... supernaturally well preserved corpse that is for some reason still fucking ambulatory and cognizant, and also, obviously, looking for his shixiong's body. at least moderate amounts of body horror in this one, and also fun and exciting psychic damage to like....everyone, because obviously li lianhua is dealing with his whole. situation, and everyone who is not li lianhua but does actually see/recognise him gets to play 'hallucination or ghost oh fuck oh fuck not a hallucination not a hallucination oh fuck oh fuck', because li lianhua still looks like li xiangyi. still looks like li xiangyi on the day he drowned in the east sea, a decade ago.

[fluxweeed]

hey. hope this message doesn't bother you. I love you. I love your work. you are one of my favorite fic authors, I am absolutely obsessed with everything you write. reread everything ten times over, drarry or not, fluffy or angsty - even when it absolutely shatters my heart (e.g. for lack of wanting, SUCH a great fic btw i'm so obsessed with it). the four doors? life changing. two to lie and one to listen? engraved into my brain for eternity. what's mine is yours? what a ride holy shit, im VERY normal about it. wrapped? my comfort read. and so it goes.

if I could aggressively smother you with kudos and love I WOULD!!!

awhile ago you said that there's no such thing as "big deals" in fandom and I 100% agree but at the same time you are a big deal TO ME!!! not in the sense of any kind of hierarchy but purely based on the fact that I think you are such a cool person and your writing is amazing and poignant and your presence in fandom makes it so much better. it's been a pleasure following you here on tumblr and just reading your tags and posts.

idk I just think you rule. that's it. thank you for hanging with us. MWAH 💛

ahhhh anon sorry for leaving this message sitting in my inbox for a couple of days but !! i have zero idea how to react to this!! you're so kind!! thank you!! please discard any and all inclinations u have that i am a cool person bc i can assure you i am NOT!!

[edaworks]

Can’t I get at least one goddamn drink in me before y’all start a barfight? Christ…

My LW, Ben Jamison. He just wants to have a cold one in peace, is that so much to ask?

[seaweedstarshine]

You know that time in the comics when the Doctor is so depressed, he shuts off the lights, turns on an interrogation spotlight, locks himself in the console room, and argues with a bunch of judgmental shadow-figures resembling his past incarnations?

And all the TARDIS' lights go out and her interior becomes a maze to keep his companions out of the console room, all from her psychic connection with the Doctor (“moodbleed”)?

And his companions are left wandering in circles for two days as the air goes “stale,” not knowing where he is but thinking the worst, while he hallucinates in a dark room?

...because I'm thinking again about the times this definitely happened when he was with the Ponds.

[druidx]

Hey hen, happy Storyteller Saturday. A meta writing question for you for once:

How do you deal with a scene that should be relatively easy in theory, but is proving to be more difficult in its execution?

Howdy 😄️

I'm a strong advocate of the "if you stop paying attention and let your subconscious do it's thing, everything will work out".

I will sit there and sulk, then maybe have a bitch about it on tumblr or to Housemate. And if that doesn't work I'll go play a computer game for a bit - one in a wildly different grene to what I'm writing (eg, if I'm stuck on a fantasy story, I'll go play a sci-fi game). Or read, watch a movie, or just do something to get myself out of my head for a bit. Then, when I come to sit down, the answer is usually crystal clear.

On a side note: I'm always open to being the duck if someone needs to untick themselves. I'm very good at saying quack 😅️

Happy STS, thanks for the question

[wanderlustmagician]

can i get some mothER FUCKIN ATLANTIS LORE???

plz n thx :3

I guess sooooooo. Since you’re asking so nicely. ;P

The Crystal that powers their smaller ones and is (unknown) source of their longevity is house in a cavern underneath the main island. There’s two entrances to it, one through the mouth of the cavern itself that’s hidden behind the water running over the edges and on the side of the island itself, and the other through a also hidden pathway by the giant tree that’s at the back of the island. The Crystal is surrounded by masks, they’re the masks that represent the people who’ve been used as hosts for The Crystal at differing points.

The masks floating around are;

Majora’s Mask

Keaton Mask

Bremen Mask

Don Gero’s Mask

Great Fairy Mask

Sun Mask

Masks are big part of the culture, so are the markings on their skin. Masks are a representation of a person’s role in the community, whereas markings are a representation of the person or their journey. Sometimes both.

Every new person, born or Found, gets a a crystal shard and a mask. The Crystal Shard comes from the Queen, the Mask comes from one of The Pillar deities and is delivered by one of the Children of the Pillars. Markings are bestowed upon them by unknown forces (it’s the Golden Three, but no one remembers them), usually the High Priestess interprets them.

For example; Legend’s mask is in the shape of a Rabbit. This would usually have him in a role that’s based out of the Palace, they’re very good record keepers. Due to the nature of Legend’s arrival, his own past, and the fact that he actively enjoys driving Warriors mad… the decision was made to let him explore the other islands, the outer edge, and make a map of it all. He’s a very good cartographer and each map he makes is very detailed.

The Pillars!! The Pillars are loosely based off the guardian statues around the edge of Atlantis in the movie. However since I’ve created a (loose) map that better suits my purposes in this… the Pillars are minor deities that are based out of springs located on islands around the outer edge. The are the Spring Spirits from TP; Ordona, Faron, Eldon, and Lanaryu. Those who tend their Springs are called Children of the Pillars.

Wind and Tetra are older in this! They’re 16, both are second level warriors in the border control corps. Wind carries a spyglass, a spear, and a sword. Tetra has a crossbow, the map, and dueling swords. Both have shields, and after Wild arrives, they both have constructs they ride.

Sky basically lives at Twilight’s, not that Twilight minds. It does cause interesting and hilarious misconceptions from Wild in the beginning.

Has this slaked your thirst for Atlantis AU lore?

[rigels-nigels]

sorry u left tags on my post like 30 hour ago and my brain hasnt left it alone since. point of no return billford. in your opinion what would be the equivalent of christine ripping off the phantoms mask?

hmmm

bit difficult, going more literally at the least since bill doesn't seem to care much about parts of his form being revealed

in a less literal way, ford confronting bill after fiddleford falls into the portal might be one, as it's where things reach that point of no return (lmao), and things take a turn for the more violent, as happened in the song at that moment. There's no going back, no playing pretend, no denial, the truth of the matter is out and you have to face the monster.

unfortunately for ford, things did not end so sweetly for him as they did for christine after

[irl-morros-account]

(idk if u received this before but it's telling me the ask didn't send so I'm resending)

Hey Morro!

I have returned with another homemade meme

Who in the hell is that blue twink. Why am I being compared to him-- actually, why am I so similar to him?

That's so unsettling. What the hell.

[antisatiric]

"drink. eat. it will help." - mark^2 @junkrocker if u want!!

"I know, I know."

Twain groans; he's being difficult on purpose, though the idea of consuming literally anything right now actually does make him want to be sick for real. There's a damn good reason he'd quit drinking back in his Guild days. Granted, it hadn't had much to do with the hangovers, but looking back he thinks it definitely should have.

It's been over four years since he'd even touched the stuff last. Once upon a time, there might have been people who cared he was breaking that streak, but ...

"Lemme just---shit!" Trying to sit up properly has Twain clutching at his head. He definitely hadn't missed this part of it. But he's had worse pain in his life, so he shoulders through it after a second. "Sorry. Haven't drank like that in a good while. I'll just go make some cereal or some shit."

ordinary monsters. / accepting ( @junkrocker ) .