#“but wheres the centuar part?”

[sometimesmaybespoof]

Hey. Remember when I said I was gonna post a kreechur you've never seen before?? Well erm...

Uh. Uh. Uhm

.errmmmm.

*throws this at you*

*explodes into confetti*

[jayrockin]

how much of a centuar's upper torso can they survive without? i have this horrifying mental image of a centaur who's lost their entire upper torso and needs to have food dropped down their esophagus and use their feet for tactical sign language,

They would have to have incredible specialist medical care during and after the upper torso removal for them to survive (and the organ loss would be non-trivial... that's half their respiratory system, the upper cardiovascular system, and a very important part of the digestive system) and at that point it's more like that Russian experiment where they (purportedly) kept a decapitated dog's head alive for some time. So. If they're alive it's because someone extremely talented and evil is making them stay alive.

Some centaur cultures do have headless/torso-less folklore monsters and mythic figures though, so you'll see it depicted in artwork and hear plenty of stories. There's also a handful of exceptional cases where headless or mostly headless centaurs survived (for a while) on the homeplanet but the whole upper torso.... eh...... no.

[cursecuelebre]

What is Zoolatry or Theriolatry?

Zoolatry is the definition to describe the religious worship of animals and animal spirits. It is probably one of the most ancient form of religious practices other than ancestral worship that occur among early humans (hunters and gatherers) worshiping animals they hunted and saw them as.

Zoolatry is practiced throughout almost every culture and religion in some form. Either worshipping the animal itself as the god/divinity is within the animal or animal associating of a deity. Countless of myths and legends and sacred rites include animals. This might look like the following examples:

Worship of sacred animals

Worship of Gods with or as animals

Animal Sacrifices

Fasting or dietary restrictions

Rituals and Ceremonies

Offerings

Animals can be the signs of the gods and goddesses or even spirits. Deceased love ones can send you an animal. For instance my grandfather who is pass leaves bird feathers for my grandmother to find. When I hear or see crows or ravens it’s Odin. Each animal can mean different omens and signs, whether it’s divination, mudane world, or in your dreams I.e a raven eating a dead animal can mean a lot of different things to certain people based on off socially and cultural beliefs but also personal beliefs as well.

The gods can be shape into animals or depicted as animals for instance in Egyptian religion and mythology the gods are usually depicted as human figures but their sacred animal as the head. Bastet’s animal is the cat, her head is the form of a cat’s head. Many cultures have animorphism for example Gorgons, Centuars, Satyrs, Werewolves, etc. the deity Cernunnos has deer antlers or a deer’s head and with the body of a man.

In Norse and Saxon sorcery it’s said that when a person practices Grandir (magic of primordial force) their spells are sending out in the form of an animal. Whatever their soul takes form is usually believed to be an animal. They also believed diseases and poisons are in forms of spirits but take forms as Nesso (snakes/dragons/worms) many charms to drive them away. That being said mythical animals can be worshipped and honored as well like Dragons, Unicorns, Cryptids (they’re essentially part of folklore), Satyrs/Fauns, Griffins, The Phoenix etc.

In witchcraft in general especially in the western world is believed that witches can shapeshift into animals like owls. Witches are also well known to have animal familiar which are allies of the witch during spellwork.

Animals in Your Practice

Depending on where you live and what culture you’re from and religion you will have a different interpretations of each animal. If you’re a Hellenic polytheist you might associate Owls with wisdom because of Athena, some will associate Owls with Diana with Magic and witchcraft it’s all on your own interpretation. It’s best to sit down and write about each animal that comes to mind here’s a prompt that I created for myself, “What does_____mean to me” the blank being said animal. It might come to you immediately some it will take some time. This list might help push you in the right direction! Witches have used animals and animal spirits for countless of things just reminder do it ethically if you want to use cat magic, use SHEDDED fur, claws and whiskers it’s more easier and less stressful to the cat. This goes for any kind of animal. But bones in the wild (you can purchase them as well) just make sure they’re very clean and you have permission from the spirit as well.depending on if you want to worship using animals solitary you can essentially make your own rules and sacred rites. You can use color associations as well for instance Black cats will mean different than Calicos or White cats.

This list is a starting point and an idea of how to see animals and their meanings. Some are how I see them but they also base on what the practices they stem from. I put deities that I found or associated with these animals to help with the meanings. It’s a really great idea to look up the associations of deity and animal for an accurate understanding of their meanings.I put elements to them for the same reason but you can mix it up if you want to if you see an element with an animal and you disagree feel free to replace it.

Bulls: - Zeus. Dionysus, Baal, Hapi, Utu, Sin, Mithras. Hekate, Enlil, Shiva, Moloch, Taurus, Poseidon - Fertility, Life, Creation, male potency, Protection, Earth, Strength, The Earth Element.

Horses - Poseidon, Freyre, Odin, Loki, Athena, Epona, Rhiannon, Étain, Zeus, Demeter - Speed, Strength, Endurance, Wildness, Connection to Spiritual realms, Sovereignty, Movement. Earth or Air element.

Cats - Bast, Freyja, Hekate, Artemis/Diana, Sekhemet - Magic, Healing, Fertility, Independence, Clarity, Cleverness. The Fire Element

Snakes/Serpants- Hekate, Lucifer, Athena, Quetzalcoatl, Jörmungandr, Loki, Minoan Snake Goddess, Angitia, Circe, Medea, Wadjet, Asclepius, Apollo - Death, Healing, Change, Destruction, Transitions, Knowledge , The Underworld and Earth Element.

Dogs - Artemis, Diana, Skadi, Hekate, Hermes, Anubis, Wepwawet, Xolotl, Hel, Hades - Hunting, Companionship, Guidance, Protection, Guarding, Leadership. The Air Element.

Bears - Artemis, Hera, Artio, Artaois, Odin, Thor, - Leadership, Strength, Wisdom, Patience, war, fighting, healing. - It’s said that in Norse paganism warriors will wear bearskins while doing a ritual taking the “form” of the bear before battle. The Earth Element.

Wolves - Artemis, Diana, Odin, Skadi, Hekate, Fenrir, Hel, Tyr, Loki, Ares, Mars, Apollo, Anubis- Teamwork, Silent, Treachery, Aggressiveness. Air Element.

Ravens/Crows - Odin, Apollo, Lucifer, Sol Invictus, Mithra, Athena, Bran The Blessed, Nephthys, The Morrighan, Valravn, - Death, Messages, Wisdom, Ancestors, Spirits, Change, Transitions. Air Element.

Deer- Apollo, Artemis, Skadi, Ullr, Cernunnos, Diana, Beith, Herne, Beith, the Horned God, Arawn - Healing, Energy, Guidance, Protection, Stability. Earth Element.

Bees - Demeter, Presphone, Melissa (nymph), Aristaeus, Beyla, Potina, Mellona, Ra - Productivity, Prophecy, Abundance, Endurance, Purpose, Working Relationships, Teamwork, Victory, Hardwork. The Fire Element.

Otters - Loki, Uto, Dobhar-chú, Cerridwen, - Balance of emotions, Calmness and Peace, Patience, Stop Overthinking and use all tools before jumping to conclusions. Water Element.

Elephants - Ganesha, Kangiten, Indra, Queen Māyā, Vinayaki - Patience, Wisdom, Courage, Prosperity. Earth Element

Hares/Rabbits - Freyja, Aphrodite, Ēostre, Cerridwen, Andraste, Unut - Fertility, Abundance, Wealth (domestic), Love, Nature, Harmony, Accomplishments. The Earth Element

Dragons - Hekate, Lucifer, Ares, Apollo, Hel, Tiamat, Quetzalcoatl, Keto, Jorumgandr, Loki, Nidhogg, Saint Michael, Nabu, Python, Gaia, Madurk, The Dragon King - Protection, Guidance, Teacher, Lessons, Wisdom, Strength, Courage, Challenges, Reflection, Knowledge, Solitude. No specific elements since Dragons can be more than one.

Spiders - Athena, Loki, Neith, Arachne, Iktomi, Ananasi - Luck, Fate, Change, Creativity, Protection, Wards, Inspiration, Connecting, Inheritance, Power and Control. Air Element.

[pegasus-624]

Carmen Sandiego Mythical Creatures AU????

Had this idea for a while, based on monster falls

but I can’t draw so I’m going to talk about my ideas instead.

I am going to write little oneshots for them.

Also spoilers ahead

Carmen

Carmen I wanted to have a tie to Dexter Wolfe, While also keeping the black sheep energy. My friend suggested werewolf Carmen but I decided to do weredog, which is a completely different species. I imagine something a bit fluffy wolflike and black for the breed of dog that Carmen becomes, I’m picturing something like Siruis Black in a sense. I imagine like at the beginning of the series it’s like “she’s a werewolf” and then a bit later, she is revealed to be a weredog.

Player

Player is a Tanuki, a japaneese raccoon dog. In mytholgy, they are Shapeshifting and Michievious and A tanuki fits Player very well. Also I think he just gives raccoon energy. I can’t explain it. Also I imagine a raccoon with headphones for him.

Zack and Ivy

The Boston twins are both rabbit like creatures. I didn’t want them to be exactly the same so I went with Zack being A jackalope and Ivy being a wolpertinger, Kinda like a rabbit with antlers and wings and sometimes other random animal features. Most of the reason I wanted Zack to be a Jackalope was so Ivy can call him Zack-alope. But also I headcanon that Ivy is afraid of heights and rarely flies.

Chase Devineaux

Chase is a centuar. It just makes sense in my head.

Julia Argent

Julia is a fairy, specifically a fae. It also makes sense in my head. Also a fun bit I picture is “I never got your name” “I know better than to trust a fae with my name”

Cheif

Cheif is part Will o’ Wisp, Kinda like the ones in brave. I kinda wanted something that would be able to like appear and travel between places, Like how Chief mostly appears as a hologram. Also fitting that they’re usually seem as blue flames like Chief’s hologram version.

Coach Brunt

Coach Brunt is a minotaur. Very obvious. Strong and gets angry easily.

Professor Maelstrom

Malestrom is a dragon. Very scary and a very powerful creature. But This dragon is a very petty dragon.

Dr. Bellum

Bellum is a Alicanto. A mythical bird with golden feathers. She gives bird and crow energy, so thats where I was going with

Countess Cleo

Cleo is a gorgon, like Medusa. I originally wanted her to be a sphinx because egypt but I decided against it because mythical beings connecting with countries is challenging.

Shadowsan

Shadowsan is a vampire. Jackie suggested it and I’m going with it. Also turning into a bat seems like a very ninja thing to do.

Tigress

Tigress is a spinx. Again, wanted something cat like like her codename. Honestly I also imagine her to have a gazillion riddles

El Topo and Le Chevre

El topo was hard because there were not that many creatures that were known for tunneling, But I found a creature called an afanac, which was kinda like a crocodile mixed with a beaver so I was like “close enough.” Le Chevre is a Satyr. Very Clear. Half goat, probably good climbers.

Paper Star

Paper Star is a kitsune. I think their paranormal abilities would fit well with the chaos that is Paper Star.

Crackle

Crackle is a raiju. They are known for having electric powers so I though that would fit, knowing that Crackle is an electrician and uses the Crackle tod when he’s a vile operative

Mime Bomb

In becoming Carmen Sandiego, Carmen realizes that Mime Bomb was VILE’s spy. (Also in who in the world, Mime bomb was the “eyes and ears” in a mock caper so there is that) so I figured a shapeshifter who can be anyone or anything would be fitting for him, but he usually appears human.

Cleaners

I think a Cerberus-like 2 headed dog fits the cleaners very well. I don’t really have that much to say about it.

[starrydust-npc]

Pokémon ‘Selkie’ AU

Little au concept that I’ve been cooking up. Thought to share!

So while I use the term 'selkie', it's more than just a seal-pokemon skin and just referring to all pokemon skins that follow this au. Might figure out a different term later since all I can think of is maybe 'PokeWalkers' or 'Pokemen' at the moment. But for now I just use ‘Pokémon Selkie’.

So these selkies are beautiful humanoid beings that wear the pelt of a pokemon. Which in turn they gain similar abilities while wearing that pelt. Depending on the intent and how they wear the skin, it can instead cover only partial parts of the humanoid body, creating a form similar to mers, nagas, satyrs, centuars, harpies, etc… However, in this partial form their powers are not as strong or cannot have access to all their moves.

Even with the skin off, there's always something 'off' that could be noticed if looked closer enough. A trait of the pokemon their skin is lingers slight. Like eyes, lashes, claws, fangs. The more powerful the pokemon, the more small traits linger. Legendary and Mythic Pokemon Selkies are like the fae when it comes to their humanoid appearance. Extremely beautiful, but also alien. These types of selkies will still have access to most of their moves and abilities even when out of their skin(mostly glamour to look more human)

The pokemon skins that are used by selkies are pokemon based on animal creatures. So pokemon based on objects like magnimite or klink do not have selkie skins.

To tell a selkie wearing their skin completely from a normal pokemon is due to an odd coloration or marking. Not shiny(though there are selkies that have a shiny pokemon skin), but could be like a primarina having burnette hair or a charizard having freckles. There’s also a difference in size, like a Arcanine selkie is smaller than a regular Arcanine and a Raichu selkie is bigger than a regular Raichu.

The other oddity is that selkies cannot be caught by pokeballs as they are actually humanoids. The only way they could be caught is if they forgone their entire humanoid self and permanently decide to be full pokemon…. or if the skin by itself was hit by the pokeball

Stealing a selkie skin is similar to the myth where they have to follow whoever owns the skin. To return the skin is a major sign of trust and could be considered a heartfelt marriage proposal. Any selkie that gets their skin back on their own will usually leave completely instantly.

The skin 'evolves' like normal pokemon, but it's by age, not by level.

This is what I got so far!

[thecandywrites]

Monster March 2023 Day 9- Centuar

If The Shoe Fits- Part 2

Lets get complicated.

Thanks to @borealwrites for their Monster March 2023 promptlist.

Part 2

Friendly Neighbors. 

The next day, Lucas could hear his boys coming down the road and only laugh as he could guess what they were about to announce. 

“Dad!” Both boys said when they burst into the house. 

“Yeah?” He asked. 

“The girls were in school!” They both said. 

“And their brother?” Lucas laughed. 

“Oh, yeah, he was there too.” Nick waived off dismissively because just about every girl in their class and their grade had a crush on Avery. 

“And?” Lucas asked. 

“And we were invited to their house to play and like, every guy tried to date them but they refused all the offers as they simply wanted to settle into their new house. And guess what house they have? The big one! The mansion! They must be super rich to afford to build it.” Nick announced. 

“Well first off, any money that they do or don’t have is none of our business. Second off. Good for them to have enough of it to build the house to begin with. Third off, if you’re really interested in them, don’t be among those who flood those girls with romantic interest. If anything, just try to be just friendly. You’ll get a lot farther with just being those girls’ friends.” Lucas encouraged. 

“But I want Adelide to be my girlfriend!” Aiden whined. 

“Try being her friend first. Ok?” Lucas urged them before his cell phone chimed. 

‘Hi Lucas, this is Maddison Allbright, I invited your boys over to play on the playground equipment. They’re more than welcome to come anytime- as long as you’re ok with them coming over too. And when you would have a free night, I would love to have your family over for dinner or something.’ Maddison texted as Lucas smiled giddily as he stirred dinner on the stove. 

‘They just told me about the invitation. That sounds great, just say when and where and we’ll be there Addie.’ Lucas texted back. 

‘How about this Sunday night? At 6. I think you know the address.’ She texted. 

‘I do. We’ll be there. Can’t wait.’ Lucas smiled excitedly as his tail whooshed behind him happily. 

‘Us either, do you have any dietary restrictions?’ Maddison texted thoughtfully. 

‘Nope, we’ll eat just about anything. Is there anything you can bring?’ He asked. 

‘How about dessert? We don’t have any dietary restrictions either so whatever you’d like.’ Maddison offered. 

‘Apple pie it is.’ Lucas offered. 

‘Perfect.’ Maddison responded. 

Everyday after that though, his boys seemed to come home with new “news” about Maddison’s kids. How all of them were in gymnastics and martial arts. How their dad died right as the house was getting demolished. But they decided to rebuild the house anyway. And how all of their friends and family came together to help, especially with Maddison learning she was pregnant at about the same time. And how she nearly lost the baby to grief, but she, by a miracle, managed to keep it, since it was another baby boy. Who Maddison was going to name after their late father- Adrian. And how she was only 4 months away from delivering him. But that it was their father’s life insurance policy that helped build such a big and nice house in the first place and that they would own it outright. Maddison’s parents were moving into one of the other nearby houses that was also getting fixed up. But that they actually didn’t “come from money”. Which Lucas could have told them that. He recalled Maddison’s father being in construction. But he wondered if perhaps Maddison married into a little bit of it anyway. But otherwise, they were middle class just like everyone else. Which made the boys and Lucas feel less intimidated by the place and that it had a gate and a fence to keep their many pets in the yard. 

Lucas must have made a dozen apple pies, trying to make the perfect apple pie just for the dinner. The crust had to be perfectly flaky, the apples needed to be perfectly sliced and seasoned. And it had to be pretty, because Maddison and her family deserved to eat not just a great pie, but a great tasting one too. 

He had to keep his boys from actually running over there. Because it wasn’t a long walk. Only a few minutes as he carefully had the pie in a carry case. The boys practically trotted in place, trying to get there faster, always sneaking peeks at the house in question through the other trees around the area. 

But then they got to the gate and as much as Lucas felt like he knew what this place was and should be, somehow with the new fence and gate- it was somehow brand new before he pressed the call button on the keypad. 

“Come on in guys.” Came Maddison’s answer, because there was a camera set up at the keypad before the gates opened themselves to let them in and then close once they were fully inside. 

Now that this driveway was properly paved, he noticed that there were shrubs on either side of the driveway, making it, if anything idealistic and even more beautiful and now that they were in the fence, it was as if this place was put here right out of a better homes and gardens magazine. He was impressed when the doors were big and wide enough to let him in when Maddison opened the door. He was blown away with how accommodating the house was. It simply showed she kept every kind of person’s in mind when she built it. 

“Well come on in. Make yourselves at home.” Maddison invited before the other kids came downstairs, the girls with their hair all pretty from going to their temple of choice and one look at his boys and he felt resigned because those boys were about already chest deep into this puppy love they had both fallen into all week. 

And to his delight, her dining table had a special remote that would raise itself along with all the chairs to adjust to the height of the table so that they could all be around the table comfortably especially since the chairs themselves had special attachments to allow for quadrupeds too, which he and his boys really liked and appreciated. 

And sure enough, they had chicken enchiladas and Addie seemed to eat her body weight in mango salsa. It was some of the best chicken enchiladas he and his boys had ever had though. 

And to his utter delight, she had special, homemade marshmallows to go on the pie! He didn’t know such a thing could be done. But she had made like a vanilla, apple, cinnamon and caramel flavored marshmallows that melted over the pie when it was toasted in the oven to reheat it and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream - it had elevated his humble pie into something extraordinary and his boys hoovered the extra marshmallows as if they had never seen or heard of sweets before in their lives. But apparently the whole family had worked together to make them so Maddison and her family were happy they were so well liked. Especially when Alexandria had a gift for cooking. And not just regular cooking, like chef- cooking school kind of cooking. 

“So what kind of horses were you thinking of getting?” Lucas asked. 

“Oh, well, these guys still need lessons too. Have any suggestions?” Maddison asked. 

“Not Blathingtons.” Lucas and his boys all said in unison. 

“Oh? Why not?” Alex asked. 

“Overpriced for what is in all honesty- subpar lessons. They’re competitors. They like to use the fact that they’ve kept champions in their overpriced stables. But of course all the attention and all the money goes into the competitors and the horses they use for lessons just don’t really get the same care or attention. They’ve ruined more horses by pushing them too hard too fast than anything.” Lucas explained. 

“You could always learn to ride on us!” Aiden offered as Maddison’s jaw dropped as Lucas nearly choked on the pie. 

“Isn’t that…demeaning though?” Maddison asked carefully. 

“Nope! We give the other bipeds rides all the time.” Nick offered. 

“Are you sure?” Maddison asked Lucas. 

“Well, because horses have their own “language” so to speak, just beginning lessons on how to put on a saddle and how to sit in one and get used to using the various nonverbal cues is a good groundwork to start with.” Lucas offered. 

“Well then how much would you charge for such lessons?” Maddison asked. 

“They’d be free.” Nick offered. 

“Nick, I know you mean well, but if you’re good at something and providing a service, you should get paid for your time and effort and ability. Just like I could hire you to shovel the snow in my driveway or cut the grass. It’s still work and you should still get paid and compensated for it. I absolutely insist.” She gently countered. 

“Well the besides Blathingtons, the usual rate is a hundred a month for a weekly lessons.” Lucas offered. 

“Now that sounds more than fair.” Maddison nodded her agreement. 

But on Monday, Maddison got the text from her kids that they would riding Nick and Avery home so that they didn’t need to be picked up but were hoping to have snacks when they would get home which Maddison was happy to make and was happy to see Alex and Avery on Nick while Aiden had Adel on him, bareback of course. 

And then once they got to the porch, her kids used the porch’s handrail of the baluster as a step ladder to get down before they all came into the house to gather around the table and do their homework while eating from the trays of snacks while Maddison made dinner for her family and potentially three more guests as she slyly got a picture of the kids all around the table and sent i to Lucas and informed him that his kids were at least doing their homework and not to worry about them, just in case he was expecting for them to be home any time soon. 

‘Just let me know when they’ve outstayed their welcome and I’ll come and get them.’ Lucas offered. 

‘They’re always welcome. I’m just happy the kids are getting along. I think the kids are bonding pretty well over losing a parent and learning to live with the loss of them. I’ve spent a fortune in therapy since my husband’s death and your boys are doing more in just talking about it than their therapist has been. They’ve to a degree “normalized” it and I can tell my kids really appreciate the fact that they’re not alone in that respect. And while I am really sorry for Amber’s loss and the devastation that’s done to you and your family. This is exactly what my kids have needed since they’ve lost their dad. You’ve done a wonderful job raising such good and thoughtful and emotionally mature and sensitive boys. Especially at this age. I know it’s been hard on you and your family. But hopefully my kids will learn from yours how to deal and cope with it better than they have.’ Maddison texted as she wiped away her silent, but grateful tears. 

Lucas’ vision blurred as he looked at his phone and without any hesitation. He turned off his stove, ignored the now clean laundry in the dryer and began to take his favorite “short cut” from his house to hers before he was met with her privacy fence. 

‘Well, any help we can offer, we’ll happily give. Do you mind if I come over and we could talk?’ He texted. 

‘Of course, I’ll open the gate again.’ She texted. 

‘Actually, I just took the shortcut, I just need this back fence door opened.’ He offered before she told him how to open it, since he was tall enough to reach over and down to get the special release to open it and once he did he was met with the same dogs who recognized him and let him through to Maddison who was quickly walking out to greet him. 

“Hey neighbor.” She tried to greet as cheerfully as she could. 

“Come on, get up on that raised garden bed, we’ll take a walk.” Lucas offered. 

“Oh, ok.” Maddison offered before she shot a quick text to her kids to let her know that her and Lucas were going to take a walk and talk parent to parent. While Lucas did the same, but emphasized the importance of being good and proper gentlemen as well as good guests in Addie’s house before he squatted down to help Maddison get on his own back easier before she wriggled to get comfortable as she had to press her pregnant belly right into his back so her legs could get into the natural narrowing behind the horse lung part of his body behind his forelegs before Adrian really started to kick at Lucas’ back. 

“Good grief, is he always like that?” Lucas asked once he stood to his full height and began to walk back to the fence get out of the yard and into the orchard to look it over. 

“Not always.” Maddison answered. 

“You should have eaten or do I need to get you back to the house to get that salsa for you?” Lucas asked. 

“No, I’m already full. It’s not the salsa…” Maddison shook her head no as she used her hold around the belt he wore that kept his shirt around his upper humanoid half. 

“Just feel like doing his gymnastics?” Lucas asked before Adrian kicked even more at his back the more he spoke. 

“Something like that.” Maddison said with a measured breath. 

“Feels like he’s bruising your ribs with those kicks.” Lucas noted. 

“He’s trying.” Maddison admitted. 

“You’ve must have had one hell of a rough time this past year.” Lucas murmured. 

“You have no idea. One minute everything is wonderful. The next moment, the floor dropped and then back to back, catastrophe after castastrophe happened.” Maddison divulged as her tears returned before Adrian seemed to stop kicking so much. 

“What happened?” Lucas asked. 

“Adrian was in an accident at work. It was a malfunction of the silicon crystal grower he was updating. That thing was known to be wonky but it grew some of the best crystals, so they put up with the wonkyness to get the crystals to use the sicon wafers that the crystals would be machined into- into computer chips. It was a catastrophic failure that killed him and everyone else on the shop floor instantly. The damn thing practically went nuclear without the toxic fall out. So I literally kissed him goodbye that morning and by lunch I get a call from his boss telling me that there had been a horrible accident. There wasn’t much left of him except for charred remains. So of course, I had no choice but to cremate what was left of him. Which he didn’t want, we wanted to buried together. But because of the nature of the accident, I couldn’t do that. I just couldn’t bury him like that.” Maddison began to weep using the flannel of his shirt and his back to cry into. 

“And then just last month, my husband’s great uncle died. And because of everything that went down with Adrian. And with Adrian being his favorite great nephew and executer of his estate, that meant that I had to be the executer of Uncle George’s estate, because Uncle George was so sympathetic that I lost Adrian and I even had moved Uncle George in to live with us at our old house as his health declined rapidly. And being the executer of that estate is so much more work than I thought it would be. And between all of that and work, and moving in, I’m just plain overwhelmed. And my kids are overwhelmed with grief too. And I thought moving into this place would help us get a fresh new start and all it’s done is give us fresh new problems.” Maddison confided. 

“I don’t know what I was thinking, buying a farm. I don’t know anything about it. I remember picking the fruit as a kid, but I don’t know about how to care for any of it. I just try to hire the best “experts” I can and I just feel like I just keep getting fleeced with each new one. Because they all of their own things that they all swear by while also dogging everyone else and everything else in the market and I’m so confused, I don’t know what way is up.” Maddison admitted as she turned her head to reach out to touch the still growing and ripening apple. 

“Well, then it’s a good thing that you have a neighbor who does know this stuff and can help. Don’t you dare try to pay me for my help either. We were always friends Addie, let’s keep it that way. I’ll help you manage this farm and do what’s best for you and it. I manage my own pretty good and I have a fruit stand and a ‘u-pick’ when it’s the right seasons for it. There’s ways to use it and manage and have it work for you too and help add some cushioning to any tight budget.” He offered. 

“Thank you Lucas, please don’t think I was…’ Maddison tried to say. 

“Hey, stop, don’t apologize. I sincerely doubt you’re the kind of person who offers a sob story to get what they want for free. You’re the opposite of it actually.” He offered. 

“Thanks, I try to be. I feel like I owe your boys for giving mine a ride home from school, like gas money, or something.” Maddison admitted. 

“Nope, don’t you dare. My boys are happy to get new friends. And we all are happy to help however we can. When we lost Amber, our whole neighborhood and our friends and family came together to help us and I got crash courses on how to do laundry and dishes. And the boys have learned how to do those things too in addition to cooking and general chores and housework. Yours will too. If anything, by coming out here, they’ll get a healthy respect to what it means to be self sufficient, and how to take pride in what you do and how to grow your own food and while we do use a rancher to get our meat, like beef and pork and things, learning how to live off the land and how to care for it properly are lessons that just aren’t really getting taught in school anymore but are now, with the economy being what it is, are becoming more and more important to learn. I know I felt like I was a wreck and it took me a good long while to learn how to pick up the pieces and be everything to my boys that they needed me to be. And you’ll learn the same things for your kids too. And especially with that little one on the way. Your hands are already so full. So if you’ll just let me, let me help you with this stuff at least ok?” Lucas brokered before he felt that baby in her belly start kicking up again before he reached back and put his hand on it and gave the little one a gentle push. 

“Hey, knock it off, your mom’s been through enough, she doesn’t need you beating her from the inside out on top of it.” He directed towards her belly before the baby practically pushed it’s head and shoulder into his hand. 

“If anything I think he likes the sound of your voice.” Maddison offered. 

“Well then should I shut up so you get a break?” Lucas asked. 

“No, if anything, while it excites him, it soothes me. It’s nice to talk to another adult who’s in the same boat you know?” She offered. 

“I know exactly what you mean.” Grinned as he was happy to simply turn and keep one hand on her belly to keep Adrian calm while using the other to look over the trees while Maddison leaned back a bit to give him room. 

“So how do they look? The trees?” She asked as she found her composure. 

“They’re looking really good. The stink bugs have gotten to a few of them. But that’s not unusual considering. Next year, we’ll get proper repellants and treatments to keep the apples in good condition. And the peaches are gonna do really good this year. And obviously, your blueberries did great. The plums will be small but still good. The apricots I think might be a bit sour, but if you dry them, they’ll sweeten up no problem.” He honestly appraised. 

“And everything else?” She asked before he turned back around and for once was happy that Adrian wasn’t kicking the snot out of his mom as he did so. 

“Everything else is looking really good. Granted you used Miracle Grow for your soil so of course, everything you planted will do really well this year. Next year we’ll have to rotate some things cause while miracle grow is great for a season, it can get bled out pretty quick. I’ll get a compost pile set up for you and next year we can tackle making your own dirt for your container plants especially. And of course keeping chickens, their manure is hot, meaning it’s really high in nitrogen, you put that in with your compost heap with charcoal from wood burning, and the carbon in the charcoal and nitrogen combine really well and it’ll grow the best tomatoes ever. And then of course, the blueberries need acidic soil, so the secret there is….” He began as he walked around the orchard and then her vineyard and then into her fence to look at her garden better and simply smiled to feel Maddison lean on his back with her arms wrapped around his waist and simply smile contentedly to hear him talk on and on as it seemed little Adrian seemed to settle down and settle in too.

Then all this talking about food, got Lucas’ stomach to start to growl. 

“Sorry, I should get the kids and head on home.” Lucas said as he then walked her back to her house. 

“Nonsense. I made dinner for all of us. It should be done cooking by now, come on in and let’s have another family meal together. I have a feeling we’ll be having a lot more of those from here on out.” Maddison insisted. 

“But I’m gonna have you lay down so I can get off of you.” Maddison invited. 

“Yup.” He readily agreed before he did just that in her yard before she slipped off only to lay on her back in the grass and begin to laugh, because she couldn’t her legs to close again. 

“Are you ok?” He asked as he moved over, still on his knees to look at her. 

“I can’t close my legs! This is how I got into this.” Maddison cackled as she put her hands to her belly as she was crying she was laughing so hard. 

“Oh.” Lucas chuckled as his cheeks flushed and he had to fight to keep his cock up in his sheath and not immediately lower. 

“Here.” He offered before he gently grabbed her knees to help them close 

“Better?” He asked. 

“Yes, thanks, now to get up.” She said as she rolled over and managed to get up on all fours only to start to laugh again. 

“Shit, I can’t get up either. This was how I got Adel.” She couldn’t stop from laughing just as the kids seemed to notice and come out just as she reached out for Lucas’ hand to help her at least sit up on her lower legs as Lucas couldn’t help but chuckle with her as he rubbed at the back of his neck as he couldn’t help but stare rather hungrily at her ass and how much he’d like to mount her if it wouldn’t practically split her in half or hurt her baby if he tried. 

“Shit, it’s been a while since I rode anything as big as you. Forgot what it felt like for a hot minute.” She admitted once she was able to finally get up to her knees just as the kids came over. 

“Are you ok?” Avery asked his mom worriedly. 

“Oh yeah, I’m fine. I just haven’t ridden in a while. I’m fine. Help me up and we can finish making dinner.” Maddison urged them before her kids helped her to her feet before Lucas finally found his own and came into the house to at least help make something of a salad and some sauteed veggies for dinner. 

And at least at dinner, Lucas could still reach over under the table to keep his hand on Maddison’s belly to keep Adrian from kicking her so badly she couldn’t eat or keep her food down. 

[cloud-monki]

My cool ass dnd characters:

Character #3: Azar Asexei

Class: Ranger

Subclass: Hunter Conclave

Species: Fire Genasi

Alignment: Lawful Neutral/Good

Personality: Laidback, calm and somewhat emotionless. Feels like a stoner, but that like has an actually functioning brain. Honorable and Friendly. Not that smart or strong, but good with a bow and he's just vibing.

Appearance: VERY TALL and has 2 horse legs thanks to his centuar lineage. Has copper brown skin with red eyes and literal red hair that cuts off around his neck with a small red scruffy beard on his chin.

Stats:

Strength: Low

Dexterity: High

Constitution: High

Intelligence: Low

Wisdom: Above Average

Charisma: Medium

Age: 27

Where did you get your powers? The same way any animal does, a need for survival.

Title: The Blaze of the Wild

Gender/Pronouns: Male. He/Them

Sexuality: Straight

Backstory: After his parents found some lost Pheonix eggs and then proceeded to protect and return them, they were blessed by the pheonix mother, a gift towards their next child, which was named Azar. He was raised in his wandering tribe, teaching him not only meditation and survival tactics, but humility, kindness and honor. He was always very chill (not literally, but figuratively), but always put their best in times where it was important. Even though he loves and cares about his family, he always thought that he was not an individually and only part of a bigger whole, so he said his good-byes and now is looking to find who he is.

Roles: Striker and scout

Conclusion: He's also very cool and simple. But he seems like a very fun character to play a fire red ranger that focuses on damaging people from a distance at times with the help of some magic. Also I like how chill he is.

[jess-the-vampire]

So this template and idea was made my @sinpienii on insta, where you take a character from a fandom, and draw au versions of them made by you and other creators within the fandom.

I thought it looked like fun, so here i am spotlighting some Belos/Philip aus as someone who gets to experience the madness of belos aus in this fandom. Tried to pick ones where he’s extremely different in design because in a lot of toh aus he looks mostly the same and i want the designs to be a stand out here for people to get a better idea of the au.

If not i’ll explain them briefly down here, go check them out.

@toastraccoon ‘s hermit au: Belos is just super depressed when his bro dies and becomes a hermit for hundreds of years, also still makes hunter but gives him away to the clawthornes. Sad angst, he got a haircut too.

@uncreative-mind ‘s ghost au: Philip just died at some point and only luz (And hooty) can see him and they get into shenanigans together. Also his brother is alive and probably evil after he died? Maybe?

@kasketeru ‘s swapped at birth au: Yes, he swapped with hooty, yes, emperor hooty acts exactly like canon hooty and is still the villian and belos is in character too. It’s absurd, i love it.

@conventual-interests/ @peppergoji ‘s western au: Belos is the sheriff and he turns into a big monster, don’t think there’s a plot but he looks freaking rad in this au soooo-

@sheltered-uno ‘s witch feathers au: Everyone is bird centuars and hunter is belos’s spoiled heir with abnormally small wings while belos’s curse prevents him from flying and is constantly molting. Also lilith and kiki are also hunters adopted siblings.

Kagemuch (Insta) ‘s babylos au: Belos is defeated but as a result gets turned into a child and loses all of his memories as an adult/teen. He’s still cursed and hunter has to protect him and take care of him as the isles riot against the kid, and the kid comes to terms the stuff his adult self has done and that his brother is gone.

All fun aus, go check them out, i’m doing another part two of these with another character once i finish all the slots so look out for it.

[malaks-perch]

can i request centaur muriel hcs? :3

dudes its youuuuu 🤩 i've been working on a part two for that ballerino request dw babes ;)

also um i think i need to do a second part for this centaur thing bc wow i love centuar muriel

but without further adooo~

...

while the manly minotaur is prone to charge upon first seeing him, the centuar is much much different

the scent of asra lingering in the air was the first thing to keep him from running when he spotted you

he had an entire minute or so to quietly disappear and while he is alarmed that his space has been invaded, he's intrigued that you somehow found yourself in his neck of the woods with prickly and dangerous things

so he stayed right where he was to gauge your reaction

his conscience screamed, pounded for him to run believe me

so when you finally see him standing at nearly eight feet tall, broad shoulders and boddess from hoof to chest, it does kind of make you want to faint where you stand

the mere sight of you has him transfixed because you definitely look afraid of him, but why wouldn't you be? he's flippin huge

but oh my StArSSSSSSSS

check those intelligent eyes making sure you don't pose a threat to him

and he's not exactly wearing a shirt, but his chest on full display because of the mossy blanket around him

and his other half as dark as the mop of hair on his head

such a sight to see really

and in the moment when you're so lost at this breathtaking view put before you, you don't notice that you're moving ever so slowly until your weight shifts forward with your step

and the centaur rears, huffing loud making you stumble and fall on your back

and when you're sure you're going to end up beneath his mighty hooves you swear hear a snort of a laugh

but upon getting up, the centaur disappeared

you don't see him again until you're washing your clothes by a little creek that you BELIEVED only you knew about

he looked so taken back when you came stumbling out of bushes with clothes in a sturdy little tub

he'd never seen a human washing their.. fabrics like this

"don't worry, i'll be out of your way soon" is what you tell him, then sweetly apologizing for walking in on him

but he barely stays to hear the apology when he takes off into the woods, wet and all

and a lot of your meetings go like that until he just stops appearing

now you would think he's a little tired of running into you and he is, but he does enjoy seeing you stumble and walk cluelessly atound until you notice him

but you don't know that😌

so when you find him being towed into the market caged up in a big metal crate, all those sour feelings about scaring him off and him acting like he was some high horse made you feel a lump in your chest

your eyes met his and you turned away, walking away from the sight of him scrambling to break the lock that held him in the stupid cage

he couldn't believe you left him like that, after all the little encounters you'd shared now he believed that all beings that walked on two legs were dangerous

and as he sat in that cage he sighed as the people and the merchants left for the night because you had really grown on him

he was half asleep when he sprung up because he heard his cage rattling, the rasped alarm that came from his chest made you cal out to him, lighting your lantern so he saw you

he stopped and backed to the other side of his confines as far as the chain on his ankle would allow

it would've been a relief to hear your voice but after you'd abandoned him earlier, he was fighting with himself on whether he wanted you to come near after earlier

a wave of your hand and the lock clicked and fell to the ground and you went into thencage, opening your bag and slid him a smaller pouch that upon opening contained apples

he turned and watched as you picked the lock on his ankle and your eyes lifted to meet his

his heart lept into his throat and he couldn't bring himself to look away especially when you handled his raw and scarred skin so gently

"i'm sorry for leaving you here. if i approached you, those men might suspect me of letting you free afterwards."

the cuff around his ankle clicked and you looked back at him, expecting him to jump up at the first sign or freedom especially with the gate open, but no such thing

he handed you the apples and when your hands came up to clasp the bag, let me just express how big his hands are

you could be six four, but muriel's hands are going to be able to hold a basketball in his hand like its a tennis ball, its just— its crazy

thick warm hands a bit callous from labor

so imagine the way his hand engulfs both of yours when you grab for the bad and then you see his soft eyes and he does the tiny little smile bc he knows he ain't been good to you like he could've been

then hearing a different rumble come from his lips?

"thank you for coming"

his voice was a veil of calm and sincerity like you weren't breaking him out of some merchant's cage in the middle of the night

your eyes nearly fall out of your head and your mouth drops open, he'd be standing up and stepping out of the raised cage so he could help you down

and as soon as you blow the lantern out, pain is shooting through your foot and you're on the ground

but a yelp sounds and you're in the air suddenly and curled up against something veryyy warm

you know by the time the shouting and ruckus stops and you can actually breathe youre looking up to him already looking down at you

the fact that you're half swaddled by his arm and being pulled closer into his bare chest doesn't even occur to you because he's got you high enough to where your head is on his shoulder and his other arm his concerned with not dropping any of your stuff

and he can tell that just rescuing him as taken a lot out of you, but as you're dozing in his arms he'd be nosing your face and neck because you actually don't smell like the gunpowder, liquor, and tobacco he's used to smelling off of humans that he'd been around

if you'd been looking over his shoulder you could see his tail swishing lazily but eager for such a laid back creature

your scent makes him feel kind of sleepy and if's your small laugh that makes his chest warm and then your hand lifts and he flinches a little but is only met with your hand pushing his face back some

your murmuring about how he's the prettiest thing you've ever seen makes him flush scarlet and that makes him pull away so you can't see his face but by the time he looks back you're already falling asleep again

his thumb moving over your cheek makes him sigh because not only do you smell good, you're soft too

then he murmurs his thanks once more before you're completely knocked out

© all work belongs to malaks perch 2021. do not modify, change, or copy works for use.

[cowardlykrow]

Hey I love your art and it’s so cool. I just wanted to mention a creature like a Centuar would most likely sleep while standing as horses do.

I saw your very cute picture of the centuar family and I think one of their pictures was them sleeping, but on the ground.

So just wanted to mention that

Thank you!! •uu•

I have actually thought about that but the thing is, is a centaur is still half human :0

We aren’t designed to sleep standing up as our brain and muscles were not built to do so. And I’m sure we’ve all had experiences where we had our heads hang down after falling asleep while sitting, and had the worst neck pain afterward - ouch! can’t imagine that would be very fun to deal with all the time if centaurs stood while sleeping haha!

Of course I looked a few things up after this though, out of curiosity![Though I will say that I did not do any deep research at all, so this can be easily argued with I’m sure]]

So even if centaurs could perhaps stand up while sleeping, there will still be the occasion that they sleep lying down!

And for the picture that you saw, well those were actually deer!(and a wolf!)

But wether these are actually true or not, it’s all just fantasy! and perhaps in other peoples made up worlds their centaurs are absolutely built to sleep standing up, human parts or not! But for me I think mine just tend to sleep lying down c: (even though it’s a pain in the butt to draw)

[omnivorousshipper]

Request Friday: What are your thoughts about Centaur!Deckard? (It can be a fantasy AU of Centaur!Shaw family or just a magical curse turning Deckard into one) I'm eager to know what is Luke's reaction! XDDDD **Sorry if I'm late. I'm not sure if this ask existed in your inbox**

Yessssss!!! I've been wanting to write this one for so long! 😭 thank you so much for asking friend!

~~~

Crouching, Luke slowly made his way through the undergrowth of the thick forest he was in. In his hands, he had an arrow at the ready for when a piece of game finally crossed his path

Luke knew he shouldn't even be in the forest. It was King Brixton's private hunting grounds and all who enter would be killed on sight

However, Luke didn't have a choice

Not when all the other forest meant for the peasantry were dried up and had barely any game. Luke needed to help feed his village some way

That's why he had snuck into the private forest and had already gotten several rabbits. But he needed a much bigger game. He was hoping for a deer, preferably

Swiveling his head around, Luke listened carefully as he heard a twig snap

Motion out of the corner of his caught his attention and Luke peered closer

Standing in a clearing was a large stag

Perfect

Raising his bow and cocking back an arrow, Luke held still as he aim

An arrow flew through the air and landed in the stag's flank

But it wasn't Luke's arrow

Luke stiffened as he watched the stag bolt. Should he follow? Or let whoever shot the arrow pass by him?

Suddenly, the sound of hooves sounded almost right next to him

Without thinking, Luke dropped to the ground and tried to hide from the rider

Heavy hooves raced by him and Luke swore they would stop because they could hear his heart beat

But they kept going

Letting out a sigh of relief, Luke raised his head and felt his eyes widen. Was the rider of the horse naked?

Luke could see the rider's naked back and the flank of the horse as they rode further into the forest

Luke's curiosity was firmly peaked

Quietly standing, Luke followed slowly after the rider and the stag they had both been hunting

After some time, Luke was able to follow their trail to where he could hear a fast running stream

Poking his head through the foliage, Luke felt his heart stop

Sitting next to the stream's bank, was a half man, half horse

The horse part was strong and healthy, with glossy, brown fur that shown in the strong sunshine

Meanwhile, the human part looked magnificent. His skin was pale and barely blemished, only with the odd scar here and there. His arms were muscular and shined with sweat as he skinned the stag

But it was his face that had Luke enchanted

His cheekbones looked sharp as knives, but his face was fierce as he concentrated on making precise cuts. But, there was a softness in his eyes as he did his task

Luke wanted to caress that face and much more

Luke had no idea how long he sat in the brush as he watched the apparent centaur finish his task. Every move he made seemed choreographed as he cut up pieces of meat and wrapped them in leather bundles

Soon enough, the centuar was spreading the hide across a rock to dry

With wide eyes, Luke watched as the centuar stood to his full height. He stretched all four of his long legs and Luke couldn't help but admire how magnificent he looked

The centaur walked a short way away from the drying hide and laid back down next to another large rock. He tucked his bottom half against it while laying his top half across the warm rock. He rested his head on folded arms and seemed to fall asleep

For several long minutes, Luke watched the sleeping centuar. Once he was sure he was asleep, Luke stood and slowly walked over to the bundled up meat

He felt bad about taking the centuar's kill, but he needed to feed his family. The centuar would be able to keep living here and find another deer to kill

Scooping up several bundles, Luke turned towards the centuar

He couldn't help himself

Crouching down next to him, Luke hesitantly placed his hand on the silky fur and slowly stroked it

The centuar let out a small hum and nuzzled deeper into his arms

Smiling, Luke took his hand away and stroked the centuar's cheek with his his knuckles

"I hope we can meet again." Luke whispered

The centuar only let out a content sigh and slept on

Standing, Luke turned his back on the beautiful creature

~~~

I hope you enjoyed friend!

[a-sleepy-gnocchi]

Give me your thoughts on centaurs, cool or weird looking? To me they look cool in theory but watching them do things would be so weird, I already struggle where to put my arms, centaurs look dumb if I think about it too much, but also, horses fun.

Ooh, they’re super weird-looking imo. Cuz like... they got 6 appendages so they’re kinda like bugs?

Also SAME with struggling where to put my arms. Also I trip over my own feet and lose my balance constantly, so having to keep track of four legs sounds exhausting 😂😂

Also it seems like it would be a hassle if ever they wanted to lie down lol. Cuz the horse part can like lie down but then the human part is just... sticking up? They’d have to constantly lie on their sides.

But centuars can also be pretty badass too, so there’s that 🤷🏼‍♀️

[celestialaphrodite]

 chiron retrograde

What is Chiron? Let’s start by saying there’s often debate on whether Chiron is an asteroid or a comet. For this, we’ll simply refer to it as an asteroid. The asteroid orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus. Chiron is named after Chiron, the centuar in greek myth. Chiron was a teacher and healer, but ultimately could not heal himself after being hit with poisoned arrows.

In astrology, Chiron is coined “The Wounded Healer”. Chiron represents those inner wounds and insecurities that you need to heal from but just can’t seem to heal completely. It represents things we may be able to see and heal in others, but not in ourselves. These wounds were likely brought up in our childhood.

Chiron is in retrograde from July 11, 2020 until December 15th, 2020 in Aries. This retrograde is all about bringing up wounds that we often leave behind, or ignore and, with Chrion being in Aries during this time, facing them. It is a time for healing and uncovering those wounds. 

Here are examples of Chiron within ones chart using the house that rules it. I feel the house placement in the most important part of Chiron, since the house represents where this wound is at and how we can help ourselves [and others] heal this wound. Use this calculator to find your Chiron sign and house.

2H Chiron - To have Chiron in the 2H means that your wounds come from your [lack of] self-esteem/self worth. You may feel like you aren’t good or ‘worthy’ enough and in turn, value other possessions above yourself. There also might be issues with saving money or holding onto valuable possessions for too long / attaching yourself to object. It’s likely that you're able to help others who are feeling this way in their life, but you downplay your own emotions/feelings. 

4H Chiron - Issues with family / the mother. Having some sort of emotional or physical disconnect within your home and family life. There could be issues with detaching emotionally, especially when it has something to do with family or intense feelings -- there's a disconnect. However, you’re able to help others and be a secure person for them. 

7H Chiron - Since 7H has to do with partnerships, people with 7H Chiron feel a disconnect with partnerships - usually of the romantic variety. This could be due to your own parental figures. If you have 7H Chiron, it’s likely that you tend to feel unworthy of love or like you may never find it.  It’s possible that people with this placement tend to heal their partners in relationships, or attract people that need healing. 

During this current Chiron retrograde, we should figure out where out wounds come from and not deny that they exist, as that only causes more hurt. Through recognizing these wounds, we can plan direct action to heal them. 

[cenntaur-remaking]

are your centaurs, like, common in the world they inhabit? or are they more like mythical creatures

my centaurs live in a world where monsters can live in harmony with humans for the most part, but theyre not as common as other species. This isn’t because they’re rare, but because a lot of them refuse to get along with humans out of pride, and that makes humans angry and humans started hunting centaurs :(

even crop haven’s lore, the kingdom banished centaurs because they were a more violent race, but the current vamp king in the game doesnt care to uphold that, and will let centuars like Shrimp and Molath live there 

[semi-imaginary-place]

so i did some internet sleuthing about the illustration by george leonnec originally printed in 1924 in the magazine la vie parisienne  of a centuar being kissed by their rider, and first off I have found 2 versions, one that is cropped with a bouquet being thrown into the air and the second which is zoomed out adds more trees and bushes to the top right and bottom left corners and is copyrighted by someone on etsy. this piece is also going around by two names “The Ride” and “Centaur Kiss”

i will also say browsing historical art gives perspective to beauty standards like right now there’s a focus on women with highly defined bust-waist-hip ratio. I can almost hear the terfs calling the women in 1920′s la vie parisienne “not real women” because de-emphasis of curves was in style and the peak of femininity then.

also if it isn’t obvious already I’m a fan of the aesthetics the art movements of the 1870-1930′s western europe, 1890-1914 france especially. so stuff like la belle epoque (keyboard cant type accents), impressionist era music, art nouveau. the other artistic era im a fan of is the song dynasty partly because its one of the newer dynasties so art from that time is better preserved and second because its the last continuous time where the han people were not ruled by an invader, you can see after this point as aesthetic shift as art/fashion in later years was influenced by the mongol and later manchu rulers.

edit: i did more internet sleuthing! the piece is actually called spring morning and the artist's name actually has an “s” at the end. the the title has been edited out both of the commonly circulated versions. this is the original. i actually like one of the edits with the bouquet.

“Matinée de Printemps” by Georges Léonnec, 1924 magazine cover for La Vie Parisienne.

part 2: https://semi-imaginary-place.tumblr.com/post/667167498079207424

part 3: https://semi-imaginary-place.tumblr.com/post/762002925475315712

[akariitsuki42]

Sea Saga

Ch6

Chapter 5

Deceit's POV:

As I was walking towards her parents, I could easily tell who is fully at fault, that buffed up dude says it all. I cleared my throat, "I am humbly sorry that her Royal Highness is currently unavailable until further notice, if that doesn't get through ta you, let me say this loud and clear. Stop whatever you think will might work on her because right now, this is not a safe place for her to be. This is suppose to be where she keeps you all safe from being in danger!"

"What are you to her?" asked her mother. Her Siren like charms does not work on me this time, I smirked, "I'm her guardian, I protect her along with some others that she has chosen herself. She was the one who made that choice, no one else, and it better stays that way from the way she is being treated here." "Do not tell us on how we should control her," says Talon, noticing his biggest flaw. I began to walk away, "That's enough for me to hear, now be on your way out."

"Wait, do not be so rude," said Akari's mother. I scoffed, "I'm already charmed by Akari's Sirens charm, you will not work on me. I am loyal to her only, no one else. After all, I am a snake who is loyal to a Centuar." The look I got from Serene Jewel was a sign of defeat, I have won, that is my cue to get the hell out of dodge before she realizes that I have lied big time.

I ran away as fast as I can, holding on to my hat so it doesn't fall off my head. Candlestick walks over to me with a glass of wine, "How did it go?" "I ended it with a big fib, what you do think happened?" I asked, "I'll take the bottle, you have a glass." I took the bottle and began drinking, "I told Jewel that I was already charmed by Akari, which is not the lie, Akari did charm me with her innocent charm."

"Yeah that's how she got me to be an elemental," said Candlestick, "What was the lie?" "I also said that Jewel's charm was not effecting when in reality it was," I said, "She's making me questioning on liking the opposite team, which to be honest, I can not convince Thomas into doing that, he has not changed his mind."

"I mean, you did what you were born to do," said Candlestick, "I mean, she was trying to do that to only getting on where Akari is at." "Which I ain't telling you, blabber mouth," I sassed him, "Who knows, she might've charmed you into saying all this." He just looked at me with pure shock, "Where is she?" "I ain't telling you squat!" I shouted at him.

I left the throne room, knowing that it is literally impossible to begin another feud.

Vivi's POV:

I was seeing Janus walking away from Candlestick. This is my chance of going back to her, I casually began walking in his direction, he sees me, was ready to attack me, I shouted, "Hey hey, easy, I'm here to help." "Who are you?" asked Janus. I scoffed, "I am Lady Akari's forbidden form, also her sword, she needs me right now."

"Oh, so you are the one called Vivi?" he asked, "Wonderful name." "I sense sarcasm in that tone when you said wonderful," I said to him, "Just bring me back to her, enough with the chit chat!" I led him to where the sword was, he hissed, "She forgot to take it with her." Once he got the sword, I made sure it didn't suck him up into the sword, he has the greatest view on who I was, he said, "You were the former evil queen?" "Yes, I am her form, which is why she spared me, if she kills me, she kills herself," I said to him, "I made sure that nothing happens to her within the sword. I am going to be returning the favor."

I walked out of the room that Her Highness always spends time to herself, I made sure he walks out, I locked it, no one goes in there but her. We went our separate ways, I went to the throne room, Candlestick sees me, "Gah! Rebel!" I hissed at him, "Fool!" "Oh, you are the one that she spared," he said. I scoffed, "Of course I am, I am a part of Her Royal Highness." "Yeah right," he mocked, "You do not look similar to her." "Why, is it because I am a spider?" I asked, "I thought you knew better to question on how her Highness thinks things through."

"Oh alright, never mind then," said Candlestick. I walked away from him, I can not believe this is suffocating her, I'll do this for her sake. Well, I'm gonna need her permission, I went to where her library is because I can not leave through the portal, I'm stuck here, I was spotted by Neo, she asked, "Do you need her permission for something?" "Yes, I'm doing my duties for her sake," I said to her, "Something has to be done otherwise, she is going to be trusting no one but herself, I need to do this in order for everyone to get an idea on what they are caging up." "Go on through," said Neo.

I went through the portal, I see her just laying there, looks like it's just her, I went to her, "Lady Akari?" "Hm?" she looks at me, "Vivi, what is it that you want?" "I'm here to ask for permission to set things straight with everyone, we can not allow this suffocation to go on any longer," I tell her. She sees the determination in my eyes, "I can't tell anyone this but you, there is a secret chamber that is not seen or can be access to by anyone who is not me. You are me, you can go through. There is a door in the middle that leads to where I separate good souls and bad souls, I have set up a body for you only."

"Alright, where is the Spirit Chamber?" I asked her. She tells me, "Behind my throne, beyond the fake painting there is a hidden passage that goes down and curves." "Thanks, I will take it from there," I said to her, "I still need your permission though." "I'm giving you directions to the Spirit Chamber so you could do that," she said.

Well, I had a dumb moment, I didn't know she was giving me permission, she just gave me directions to my own body, as I was about to leave, she tells me, "But the body does not last long, you can only have it for 3 days. I wish there was other ways for you to keep your own body." "I only want to have my own body to emergencies only," I said, "I will only use it for today, since time stops it that world." "Oh yeah, never mind on what I said," she said.