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forgottenvalentina · 9 months ago

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ok so, based on lizzy's idea of black w snakes, and paired w the fact that valentina's only v distantly related to royalty, this is a mockup i did for valentina's og crest! i went w sable/argent/vert/tawny as the primary color scheme (and am only just now putting together that i think i was really channeling house slytherin but whtever i stand by that we all know valentina'd be a slytherin lsdkfjklsdfkljsdf ANYWAY!! im thinking that the ram/serpent motif is the og royal one but the moline cross and crescent showcase that valentina is descended from the eighth son of a prince who was, himself, descended from the second son of a king soooo yeah, not exactly next in line till roderick decided to change all of that ;DDDD

Serpent: Wisdom, knowledge, defiance; fertility and renewal; medicine

Ram: Authority & leadership; strength, perseverence

Goat: Political ability, diplomat/diplomacy, practical wisdom; persistence and strength

Sable (black): Constancy or grief

Vert (green): Hope, joy, and loyalty in love

Argent (silver/white): Peace & sincerity

Tawny or Tenné (orange/brown): Worthy ambition

Crown: Heaven; victory, sovereignty, empire; success

Crescent: One who has been honored by the sovereign; hope/ hope of greater glory; service in holy war/House of the second son

Cross/Moline Cross: Service in holy war; faith/House of the eighth son (or, as used in conjunction with the crescent, house of an eighth son from the line of a second son)

Ermine or Fur: Dignity

ANYWAYYYY, when she got married that got adapted, and since she was of royal blood, her kids get to wear the crests of both their parents, perhaps smth...like...this...?

literally just used the first vaguely nautical sigil (since its the riverbend) w the default colors as an example to represent what their dad's sigil might've been, but yeah since their mom, being of royal blood, technically outranks their dad, they would have been permitted to slice their arms to use the sinister (no, really, that's just the word for 'left' in latin -- romans had weird supersticions abt the left and that's why sinister means what it means to us but, anyway, its what the mother's side is called when you get to use that and, obv, it therefore appears on the left -- as assigned from the pov of the person carrying the shield which pov i forgot when i initially made this which is why the words are backwards bc i flipped it since they later changed which side is sinister and which is dexter [right/paternal] lkasdjflkjsdflkj)

so yeah!! that's a mock up and i wondered what you thought? i def think the dad's side needs some work (im actually thinking, personally, that a portcullis could be cool esp bc its symbolic meaning is 'protection in an emergency' and that's precisely what valentina failed to give them aklsjdfkldsjfsdf annnd its what cassimir is sort of promising to eithne so yeah idk thought it had ~meaning but yeah anywayyy alksjdflkjsdf)

anyway!! smth along these lines would've been the family sigil that valentina and her kids would've been entitled to wear from the day of her marriage, so yeah! when valentina married lord m, the stepkids might've either quartered their arms (dad/val/mal/val probs), or they perhaps might've just left it as the above? once they were adopted (or 'adopted' ;D), the stepkids would've been entitlted to wear the malconaire arms. after her marriage, valentina probs took to using a val/malconaire split herself, but whatever her kids wanted to do would be their own call once they're formally entitled to use any arms they want etc. they could also potentially rest a crown over whatever their dad's sigil was to mark that they, themselves, are of royal blood, and valentina would defff encourage this and even more so after the rest of the royal line is wiped out laksjdfkljdsf

(also just realized i used a mullet instead of a moline in the second mockup, so just imagine that's a moline cross not a star on the cresent in the second one laksdjfklsdjafkljsdf this is why i really shouldn't try to do anything after a tag sale day hahaha)

anyway gonna respond to the overarching thing soon but when you set the challenge of 'like valles but not' i was like 'that sounds like fun!!' hahahaha (tho also lowkey hc'ing that they're related to the valles somehow -- we know the ~mega bad news came from house karr anyway soooo i think it works ;DDD)

#ooc #about #cassimir malconaire #sonya malconaire #fun fact lizzy our grandfather's crest was a black goat (w a red rose in his mouth) so that's ~our sinister crest and its meaning alksjflkj #do you think the goat or ram fits this fam better btw? i kept going back and forth so i featured both meanings...and that sigil could work #*for either so i told myself it was fine heehee #image

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endlessly-cursed · 1 year ago

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Primrose Gray’s Legacy, Act One, The Younger Years, Chapter Six: One Last Name

A/N: After a long block, I finally came around and finished this!! This chapter is as hilarious as it is angsty and cute. Enjoy!!

Summary: Primrose’s mother summons her on a weekend to Winbourne, and when she finds out the reasin why, she cannot just accept it. But she can get rid of it with womanly wits.

OCs featured: Henry of Alderly, Malcolm & Estelle Stolberg-Burke ( @gaygryffindorgal ) William Devlin ( @unfortunate-arrow )

OCs mentioned: William Devlin (more mentioned than featured tbh) Siobhan Llewellyn ( @kc-and-co ) (briefly)

Warnings: Angst, mentions of inbreeding and being part of the nobility

Word Count: 3.0k

Taglist: @gaygryffindorgal @nicos-oc-hell @camillejeaneshphm @hphmmatthewluther @catohphm @thatravenpuffwitch @magicallymalted

Easter had fallen upon the castle, and many spoke of how excited they were for seeing their families for two weeks before coming back for their exams. Primrose had been among them when she rose, but the moment her mother sent her the awaited letter, everything changed.

To my dearest daughter,

Easter is almost upon us, and having you back home is a joy that no words in any language could my heart express.

This Easter is special, for these holidays we have an important guest: your dear cousin, George Barton, who just turned ten and five and has been looking forward meeting you. He is the son of my beloved aunt and godmother, and a gentleman whose reputation is beyond reproach.

I have sent you a dress in which I want you to dress in during your journey back home. I expect you to be on your best behaviour, for impressing this man is capital for us. I’m afraid we’ll have to postpone your friends coming over for another time. This is family business.

I also advise that we hush about Hogwarts. During his stance here, you are studying in Switzerland and just came back.

Your most loving and affectionate,

Mother.

Primrose moaned as a complain of having to impress a toot. Henry noticed and looked at her, questioning what had happened. Not hungry anymore, they headed towards the gardens. Malcolm noticed them and waved them.

“Come join us, Prim!�� Estelle cried.

They obliged and Primrose barely touched her toast. Estelle raised an eyebrow “You seem preoccupied.”

“Yeah,” Henry followed “what is it?”

“Your secret’s safe with us.” Malcolm assured.

Primrose sighed and handed them the letter. Malcolm read it aloud and Henry squeezed her hand. “That sounds suspicious. Why so keen on impressing a cousin?”

“Estelle,” Malcolm warned his sister.

“I’m with Estelle,” Henry concluded “your mother’s matchmaking campaign isn’t over.”

Primrose’s eyes widened and felt a lump on her throat “But… he is my cousin!” She cried, horrified by the idea.

“You wouldn’t be the first one to marry her cousin.”

“I’m afraid that’s true. For what I’ve seen in History of Magic, it is a common practise still.”

“Not only in history, but here. The Gaunts have inbreeding practises still. And they’re not the only ones.” Estelle added.

Primrose cringed at the idea and fanned herself, trying not to throw up out of disgust. Estelle and Henry quickly fanned her as well as Malcolm waved his wand and his cup of water was now cold enough. Primrose gulped it all rather unladylike and sighed “Thank you, Mal.”

“No problem. Cold water is good for cooling off disgust. You were starting to turn green.”

Henry and Estelle giggled and Primrose covered her face in her hands, moaning again in despair “Maybe I can say that I am bedridden because of Flying class?”

They all laughed as Primrose whined, knowing that this dinner had no escape.

Saturday had come, and Vincent Gray was on his way to pick up his daughter. If he wasn’t thrilled at all, he didn’t show it. Instead, he kissed his daughter’s forehead and smiled at her “Look on the positive side: if you get bored, you can fake food poisoning and retreat earlier.”

Primrose looked at her father curiously “And how does one do it?”

Vincent smirked “Get into the carriage and I’ll happily teach you.”

William was there to bid her goodbye, and he had to kiss her hand “I hope you have a pleasant holiday and that we can see each other soon,” he said, as it had been requested by the viscounts and rehearsed.

Primrose, with an equally rehearsed smile, inclined her head towards him in thank you and turned to get into the carriage with his help.

“Take care of yourself, William, and remember my advice.”

He only nodded before drifting off to his dorm. He’d be picked by the viscountess later.

As the carriage passed the magical barriers, Primrose, with her blue navy riding habit, looked at her father “I believe that you were about to tell me how I could fake food poisoning. I hope it does not require actual poison.”

Vincent smiled knowingly “Leave that to your dear father.”

As they arrived, Primrose had been asleep after a thorough class on food poisoning and was clueless of the receiving she was about to get. Vincent had an eagle’s eyes and soon woke up his daughter and applied the water spell to wash off the sleep off her face and straightened out her dress.

The door opened and all of her servants curtsied to her in line as her mother, the Dowager Duchess Olympia and a tall, blonde boy around her age stood there, arrogance in his eyes. Beatrice soon put an apron on the muddy floor as Vincent helped his daughter off the carriage and Beatrice cried out “Lady Primrose Sabrina Gray, Heiress of Winbourne!”

The boy in question didn’t wait for her to come to him and kissed her hand. He was around fifteen or seventeen and had a sneer on his face “My lady. Your generosity knows no bounds, though I expected you to be taller.”

Primrose, having been in her friend Siobhan’s influence, had to bite off a sarcastic comeback and simply smiled as she curtsied “My lord. You honour me with your presence.”

“Indeed.” Vincent said, a sarcastic tone on his face “We are much obliged to host you here.”

“Of course you are.” He smirked.

Primrose was not a violent woman, but a slap for his arrogance would’ve been gratifying. She simply greeted her mother and great-aunt. The old Olympia squeezed her cheek and smiled “What a handsome young girl you are! You shall be the bane of many men’s existences.”

“You honour me, Your Grace.”

“Oh, dearest, call me aunt!”

She nodded as they went to take tea and Primrose went to change her riding habit to a baby blue dress and her hair in semi-collected hairdo and applied eau de cologne with the smell of primroses. She went down the stairs and Beatrice mouthed good luck before she entered the room. There, Olympia smiled “My grandson George is just a jewel of a boy, is he not?”

“Indeed. A man of respectable wealth, looks, lands and reputation.”

“How do you like your tea, dear cousin?”

Primrose almost spilled out her cup of water “Pardon?”

Olympia cried “Hasn’t your mother told you? I was the sister of your late grandfather, and godmother of your mother! Oh, Vicky, you and your secrets…”

Primrose’s heartbeat dropped as she looked at her mother in despair. Her mother smiled “Surprise, dear!”

She stood up to leave and lock herself in a room, but the moment her feet touched the ground, she fainted. She could only hear her mother crying out for a doctor before she gave into the darkness.

Three hours later, she woke up, and Vincent covered her in kisses, trying to supress tears falling from his eyes. Beatrice started fanning her and Primrose thanked her before throwing a pillow to her father.

“Primrose! To what do I owe this behaviour?!” He cried, equally surprised and hurt by the hatred in his daughter’s eyes.

“Did you know?! That we are cousins?!”

“I’m afraid so, dearest.”

“And you’re alright with it?! Does Viscount Carlisle know that you’re trying to throw him under the train?!” She demanded, in a higher voice than it was proper.

“He does not, and neither did I till I came to fetch you at Hogwarts. Beatrice told me—,”

She turned around violently towards her lady’s maid and cried out “You knew?!”

Beatrice turned red in shame and bit her lip, nodding “Your mother’s maid told me via letter and I…”

“You what?! Kept quiet without telling me?!”

“Primrose—,”

“Get out! All of you!” She screamed, her cheeks burning hot, her heart going fast and breathing hard, trembling with rage. They all obliged and left, and Primrose hid her face in a pillow as she cried and screamed into it. She yelled many times that she would not go to the dinner, and stayed that way during all Friday night.

On Saturday morning, Primrose had woken up from the third time, and the day was about to begin. Putting on some petticoats and boots, she used the vines from her window to sneak out and ran towards the stables and soon picked her beloved horse, Ledger, and soon set off to the forest, riding for a long time. The wind in her hair, in the early morning, where the birds had woken with her and not even the milkman was to be heard with his cries, Primrose soon stopped her horse when she saw that she had reached the limits of her estate.

Spotting a tree with many fresh apples, she saddled her horse and climbed the tree, picking several apples. She bit into the red one and sighed, trying to get off her image the nightmares of waking up in a wedding dress and, when she went downstairs to fetch her mother, found herself in a church where everyone looked at her as George laughed at her. The third time she had that nightmare and woke up panting and barely breathing, she took off then.

Having eaten something, she closed her eyes as she enjoyed the early morning’s breeze and the chirping of the birds, the sound of being the first person to wake up in the morning.

She almost forgot about George and her mother’s attempts to replace poor William with her first cousin. Almost. When a baritone voice woke her from her inner peace “Excuse me, miss?”

She opened her eyes to find a man, about twenty, squinting his eyes as he asked “May I know why are you in my dominion? Are you lost? Where are your parents?”

She started stammering as she got down from the tree, some apples falling off her nightgown. She had never felt to bare and vulnerable. She started to clean off the crust and stepping back from the gentleman “I was—I was just leaving.”

“It’s alright, just tell me your name.”

“G-good day, sir!” She cried before mounting Ledger again and storming off the fields. She rode and rode as fast as she could, praying that she would not be followed. Suddenly, another neigh called her attention and she stopped in short, finding her own father in a full riding habit and with a worried expression. Primrose now felt truly doomed.

“Primrose Sabrina Gray!” He cried “Where on earth have you been! You left in the morning, no note, escaping from the window like a bandit, undressed and without an escort!” He had never raised his voice at her until now. Primrose’s eyes glassed, trying to collect herself “What if a bandit found you? He would’ve kidnapped you! He would’ve killed you, or—or… Godric, just why! What if I didn’t find you?! How could you be so—so reckless and stupid?!”

He finally his daughter’s silent weeping as she dismounted her horse, trembling of pure sadness and guilt, the hem of her nightgown full of detritus from trees and the horse grunting, feeling her owner’s pain. Vincent finally mellowed at such sight and dismounted his loyal horse as he dropped to his knees, hugging his daughter. She was quick to squeeze him in the hug and she muttered “I am sorry, Papa. I—I couldn’t sleep—and I had—I had nightmares and—and then—I rode off and—and and—,”

He covered the crown of her head in kisses “It’s alright, darling girl. You’re here, in my arms and safe, that’s all that matters.” He kissed her again and wiped her tears “Forgive me. I shouldn’t have raised my voice at you—,”

“You were not. I deserved it.”

“Hey, hey! Look at me.” He cupped her small face into his hands “Never once think that you deserve to be disrespected or disregarded in any form by a man. Much less me. You’re a lady, and what’s more, you’re a human being, worthy of respect. Never tell me that you deserve to be yelled at or any sort of disrespect again. Alright? Now, come here, I’ll sneak you into the house and give you a bath before your mother realizes you’re not sleeping.”

“Will you ever forgive me?” She asked in a raspy voice.

He kissed her nose “I already had. The moment I saw you safe, I forgave you. And you? Do you forgive the poor sod of your father?

She hugged him tightly, and he allowed himself to be in his little girl’s arms for a while before going back to the estate.

After such a morning, Primrose dressed in beautiful violet tulle and brushed her hair, glad to have put all that behind. Of all the options she had been given, marrying someday William wasn’t as bad as her own cousin or a stuffy duke who’d be older than her. She was going to reject him in such a kind way, he couldn’t possibly be mad.

As lunch approached, the knock on her door let her know that the battle had begun, and she’d win it at any cost. She had learned from her aunt Alina that in the high society’s game, when you were a woman in power, it was either winning or winning. An example of it was the queen herself. She had won by being visible, quiet, patient and wise. And she would be no less. In these less bloodthirsty times, the cunning and intelligence was of great importance when it came to power, no matter how small it was.

Going down, she bowed to the respective guests and family members and sat down, wanting to look as innocent as ever, though, despite her tender age, she did catch up on some things quickly.

“Tell me, my little peony, do you enjoy poetry?” Dowager Duchess Olympia asked.

“Oh, very much! At my school, dearest Willie reads me some of it.”

George cleared his throat “Who?”

She looked at him with a clueless and innocent semblance “Why, my betrothed! Such a lovely boy, he is!”

Primrose didn’t care whether he was jealous or just pissed off that someone beat him at the game. He could choke on that feeling, whatever it was.

Vincent, catching up on what his daughter was doing, smiled “Oh, yes, little Will! Our little blossom just adores her future husband. William this, William that, he is just the perfect match for me, she says!”

Victoria’s eyes twitched with a fake smile “Ah, yes, a girl’s infatuation. Priceless feeling.”

“What infatuation, Mama? I already love him! You two picked the best man for me, honestly.”

Victoria hissed in her ear “Stop that now!”

She just smiled innocently at her guests. Olympia was uncomfortable, for she considered that a promise was a promise “And how long have you been promised to him?”

“Oh, a few months—,”

“Since she was but eight years old. She adored him already when they met, and he is very much charmed with her!” Vincent smiled proudly.

“That is rather a long time,” George observed. How Primrose wished she could photograph that moment.

“He is the love of my life, I can tell!” She smiled. Best to serve the cake now “How I wish to be Mrs. Devlin and give him dark-haired babies!”

Her father had to drink wine to hide his laughter “It shall pass, my girl.”

George was fuming, having got the hint that were he to propose, she’d say no, and Olympia was convinced that she loved that boy. Beatrice had to go to a servant’s hall to laugh in muffles.

It seemed like the Barton’s visit would be over in a few hours.

When saying goodbye to their visitors, she whispered to George when he wished her well “We may share one last name and family, but that will never be enough for me to ever become your wife.” She smirked and said in high voice “Thank you for your visit. You shall be missed!”

Some servants snickered and her father bit his lip. Victoria was displeased.

When they left, she said “To my office, Primrose. Now.”

With her head high, she followed her mother and sat with ladylike manner. She turned around “Since when do you have affections for that boy, hm?”

“He is a good boy and he treats me well.”

She scoffed “I am trying to rid you off a loveless engagement and you just hijack it!”

“And trapping me in another will make me happy by marrying my cousin?” She asked.

Victoria massaged her temple “I am buying you time. Engagements can be broken!”

“I am quite satisfied with my own.”

“That,” Victoria cried “is a farce! Everybody whispers how the Carlisle’s have tricked us into his little bastard marrying into the family!”

“Let them whisper. I’d rather be engaged to a good man than my blood cousin who happens to be a git.”

“Primrose,” Victoria warned.

“You talk of love, of how I will love the husband you choose for me. What about me? Can you not trust my decision? Or my criteria, just because I am young? Have you ever thought whether I want to begin my adult life married and carrying numerous children? No! You don’t, and never have. You just want me to follow your path, don’t you?”

Victoria raised her hand, but stopped in short when Primrose ducked in advance. A sepulchral silence haunted the room before Primrose left, not wanting to be in the same room as the woman who had wanted to slap her.

Hours later, she asked her father to take her back to Hogwarts. He agreed upon hearing why. And when she arrived in the dorm, she laid in her bed, trying not to cry before her classmates until it was very late. It’d be one of the few times Primrose ever stayed late.

#hp victorian era #hp fanfiction #primrose gray's legacy #pgl book one #the younger years #oc: primrose sabrina gray #henry of alderly #malcolm stolberg-burke #estelle stolberg-burke #william devlin #george barton #olympia somerset #vincent somerset #victoria somerset #mywriting*

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usmsgutterson · 1 year ago

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The Great Chocolate Toffee Biscuit Debate- Genya Safin x fem! reader

This one was requested by a lovely anon, and anon, if you’re reading, thank you so much for sending this in! I’ve been writing for Genya what feels like a lot lately and to be frank I have loved every minute of it, writing fics for genya has been an absolute joy in my experience and this fic was no different--I had an absolute blast writing this one, so again, thank you!

Fic type- this is just. it is fluff incarnate

Warnings- this fic was started at around 2:30 in the morning and finished at 3:20. I’ve queued it and unless I’m out and about at the point in which is published, it has probably been proofread but if I did, it was just a quick readthrough because I didn’t have the time to do more, so excuse any spelling/grammatical errors

“It is simply the truth,” you rebutted as you and Alina walked the halls of the Spinning Wheel. “I am not wrong about this. I refuse to be. You cannot possibly enjoy a chocolate toffee biscuit at nine bells in the morning--there’s no way! The pastry you eat at nine bells is a post-breakfast cherry turnover. Chocolate toffee biscuits are for midday at best. All chocolate things aside from crepes and chocolate pancakes are not morning snacks nor are they morning desserts.”

“I think that I’m right and I think that you hate it,” Alina said with a grin as the two of you moved. “One can absolutely enjoy a chocolate toffee biscuit or even a chocolate scone at nine bells in the morning, especially if ones prior breakfast was a plate of bloody pickled herring.”

“Well, if I were to ask your beloved I’m sure he might agree with me, considering that there was the option of chocolate scones at breakfast and he chose a cherry turnover instead.”

“I’ll bet that Nikolai would agree that chocolate is an all day snack,” Alina rebutted, and you just laughed.

You hadn’t noticed Genya, who’d been meaning to pay a visit to Baghra and had left her room to do so. She’d been watching you, registering that weird flip her heart did as she turned her head to watch you go. Her heart was positively on fire, thrumming at a racing pace, and she was putting in no effort to return it to normal.

It was only when she registered the hint of a smile crossing her face that she turned, pressed her forehead against the cool of the stone wall behind her. She was falling in love with you, hard and fast, and she knew already that it was too late to stop it.

“You and my sister would make quite a match,” Nikolai said. Genya jumped a bit and turned to face him, eyes wide with her surprise.

“I never meant--”

“To look at her how Alina looks at Mal?” Nikolai asked. “Hell, how she looks at you when you’re so absorbed in your own thoughts that you don’t notice?”

Genya took a step back and said nothing. Nikolai smiled, handsome, charming, self assured.

“You would be good for her,” he said. “Of course, agreeing with her stance on the Great Chocolate Toffee Biscuit Debate of Ravka’s Second Civil War is necessary, but that’s just because Tolya and I will vocally be on Alinas side in the matter as Nadia has been since the debate started two days ago. Y/N only has Tamar and maybe Zoya. She could use the help, and since David will agree with her stance, she needs your vote to break even and win.”

Genya laughed. “Cherry scones are better anyway.”

“False!” Nikolai shouted as she turned and began to walk away.

“Right, and prettier than you by a mile, Lantsov!”

“You wish!”

“I don’t wish, I’m right and I know it,” Genya said, making sure she got the last word before rushing towards the stairs at the end of the corridor, going to find Baghra as she thought about finding the right moment to vocalize her opinion in the silliest debate she had ever heard of or witnessed.

#genya safin #genya safin x female! reader #shadow and bone #shadow and bone netflix

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fandommemequeen · 11 months ago

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my 2023.

yearly retrospective time LETZ GO!!!

last year i said 2022 sucked but uh,, 2023 was definitely worse :'o)

with the rise in queerphobic legistlation, school getting progressively harder to stay on track with, my dad dying, and just everything else that ive had to endure this year, its been difficult. but.. i somehow made it.

and you might be wondering how i got through everything. did i touch grass and magically everything was sunshine and rainbows? buy some overpriced self help book or online course that changed my life? No <3

i just,, did what i normally do. i played video games, talked with my friends, watched youtube, brainrotted over fandoms, listened to music, came up with cool outfits, somehow made it through skool, drew, wrote, cosplayed, roleplayed, made kandi and crafts, and just overall found ways to find joy in the small things, which goes a long way when youre trans in a world where your joy is an act of rebellion.

i also had some cool fandom moments this year! season 7 of siivagunner has been AWESOME, return to dream land deluxe was great even if it fricked with the lore a little, THE TOH FINALE WAS SO FRICKIN GOOD, marios madness may be my new fave fnf mod, NPMD THREW ME BACK INTO MY HATCHETFIELD FIXATION, i FINALLY got the kirby planet robobot soundtrack cd and the limited edition quiznos training game physical edition, i found ways to actually enjoy WDY again and leave behind itz toxic fandom, i got into pokepasta, tintn, gogos crazy bones, playtime with percy, inside job, tadc, i started listening to mal blum and against me and chonny jash, im currently being dragged into eggotama as we speak and im getting back into mpdsap,,

but the fandom that had the most impact for me this year was the june archive and restoration project. getting into TJA led me to discover bowlbys other works and get into one of the best fandoms ive ever been in, thanks in part to the june archive and restoration project fanserver. ive met so many cool people through that server, and getting to chat and VC with them has always been a blast. [yknow what? shoutout to all my friends that ive loved talking with all throughout 2023 yall are awesome]

back to life stuff for a moment here, i got to do a lotta cool stuff this year! i FINALLY homebrewed my 3ds [with a bit of help from jaco xd], GOT TO SEE THE HAUNTING OF NIGHT VALE LIVE, put together some awesome cosplays for gencon and halloween, im getting better at rhythm games, i got SECOND PLACE in my skoolz national cybersecurity codebreakers competition, i had an awesome bday, i went to go see barbie [my first movie in theaters since lockdown] and fnaf and both were AWESOME!! all of this despite everything thats happened in 2023!

and as for my creative projectz,, DIGIVERSE REBOOT EPISODE 3 FINALLY RELEASED BACK IN MAY!!!!!! holy frick i was SO PROUD of that,, in addition, ive been doing character reveals for gamerz epic megamix take, i created the doomed timelines awoken au, and ive strengthened my artstyle into what it is today while learning how to use my drawing tablet :3

in addition, getting into TJA and watching bowlbys animation legacy made me think about my past as a creator, and i started work on giving my old book ocs from my days in the TWOW fandom the care and attention they deserve, even if it means some slight redesigns or rewrites. speaking of TWOW, EWOW IS OUT AND IM GETTING BACK INTO TWOW AFTER YEARS!! feelz good to be back, and im hoping i can maybe properly host a minitwow at some point in 2024!

overall 2023 wasnt great, but i stayed silly and had fun despite it and i think thatz very swag of me!

now, every time i do one of these things, if i do an overconfident "bring it on" type message at the end i almost always end up regretting it, AND i am absolutely terrified about 2024 so i am not taking my chances!

so i leave u with this sentiment towards 2024 instead:

i gotta survive The Horrors anyway, might as well stay silly and do what i like while im doing it :3

#long post #yearly retrospective #family death mention

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sommerregenjuniluft · 1 year ago

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sweet and/or dark for the wip asks?<3

funnily enough i found that i have both in the same scene haha, enjoy cowboy wolfstar<3

sweet & dark

Sirius clings to him just as much as Remus squeezes him, repeating a litany of, “Thank you, thank you, thankyouthankyouthankyou,” and then presses a seemingly absentminded kiss on Sirius’ hair before he surges back with a high-pitched, “Fuck,” and face light up so bright with joy it makes him look impossibly young despite the scars and minimal stubble around his jaw.

He still has a hold on Sirius with one hand by his neck and then he shoots a look left and right where everyone is still cheering him on, bawling and whistling while his three friends seem to have stilled completely.

Remus blinks back at Sirius, “Oh– Sorry.”

He’s so stupid. He’s so…

Sirius bites down on the corner of his mouth as he taps a knuckle against the brim of Remus’ dark hat and says sweetly, “Well done, Cowboy.”

Remus’ smile returns full force even as Sirius catches him trying to dampen it down.

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oh precious mal, i am so sorry for the absolute filth you are about to whiteness this is definitely not sweet djskks

! smut warning (a/b/o verse)

Let’s his spit dribble onto Sirius’ sweet cock. He takes it with a hiss, fluid probably cool against his feverish skin and then moans brokenly when Remus finally touches him there.

Gathers most of it around the head before he swipes his hand messily along his shaft and over his balls. Giving them a gentle tug, rolling them around in his wet palm as if to make the saliva seep into the skin.

Slides gentle, almost teasing fingers back up and licks back into Sirius’ yielding mouth right as he swipes his spit slick thumb through the slit of Sirius’ little cock, earning him a broken moan reverberating right into the hollow of his own mouth. “Ahh, Remus, mmgh—” dips his finger in along with the pool of saliva and rubs it in there, back and forth, back and forth. Trying to make part of himself get into Sirius there, too.

#sirius is remus’ lucky charm<3 #fic: sun baked dirt #fic: inhale me dilute me into your bloodstream #lune writes #cowboy remus agenda

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Watched episode 7 of the new season of Shadow and Bone and here are my thoughts

You know what I just realized? Whatever happened to the gay Grisha couple in the first season? For the life of me I can't remember their names but I think it was related to Yuri or something along those lines...

For once, I just want one person to say "You mean he can turn into a FIREBIRD?!" when Alina or someone else says that Mal is the firebird.

I like the whole scene where Mal says the truth about the bloodline in the middle of a meeting and everyone who has a brain is like "wait, no, stop being such drama queens! Here's 5 different solution beside 'kill Mal and wear his bones'!"

WHY ARE THEY USING A SPYGLASS TO SEE THEIR SHIP?!!? YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IT FROM THE SKY WITHOUT ONE!!! 😂

Who cares about Visho or whatever the mute's name is? Who even cares about any one of Kirigan's Grisha?! If the two dudes from the first season were here or any one of the characters from the first season were on his side MAYBE I would care more about this battle. But I do not give a flying fuck about Vladimir and Goth Girl!

OH! They are using the Grisha steroid story line in Kirigan's Grishas from Baghra's fingerbones. I kinda like that.

Ok, even though I can barely tell what is going on and it being really cheesy and tropey, Inej's entrance was really cool

But you know, by this show's reputation, I was expecting the treasure hunters aka the Crows to show up earlier, like at the ending of the last episode. If this is the Crows, I CAN BARELY TELL AND I REFUSE TO TURN UP MY BRIGHTNESS!!

Because OF COURSE the Crows have a fucking flying ship...

You know... Roman legionnaires forming a shield wall and advancing is pretty cool... but when you take away the shields you just have a group of people performing the dance routine for the Rasputin song..

honestly I loved it XD

When you see Grisha using the new steroids to suck up the air out of soldiers lungs and forming ice out of the moisture in the air and you feel nothing, you know you have fucked up somewhere in the writing room...

Kaz: "What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?"

you know, I wasn't really searching for this gif, but it's more apt than what I wanted in the first place 🤣

"Uh, oh" famous last words before being blown up whoever your name was jacked up flame thrower

Nikolai to Kaz: "I didn't realize you were patriots"

me:

Th-they're from KERCH!!! NOT RAVKA!?

*After Alina's and Kirigan's slash meeting* Alina is full of joy "Yes! I got it! I made a Cut!"

Mal on the floor mortally wounded after being hit by the blast: *weakly* uhm... hello? A little help please?

Man this episode was long and entertaining, it was mostly funny because I could not give a rat's ass about ANY of Kirigan's evil jacked up Grishas. They were ALL NAMELESS to me, except for maybe Vladimir the evil scientist. But all in all, the "final" battle was a little fanservicey at the end and SO. FREAKING. FUNNY. I laughed SO HARD, oh my god. But I loved it 🤣🤣🤣

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone netflix #shadow and bone season 2 #shadow and bone spoilers

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willtoledoicedchai · 1 year ago

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i'm iris (he/she, 20) and this is my music sideblog. main is @guppybycharlybliss i never use it though. i made this account because i exist to share love and joy and because my brain is a well oiled machine producing deranged things to say about songs&lyrics. favorite artists are. charly bliss sidney gish the mountain goats tyler the creator. underscores. a lot more but those are my top five guys right now. url is based off a joke i have with my friend about what will toledo would order at the coffee shop i work at. the iced chai would be a large and it would have oat milk and no flavor shots. here's ⬇️ a chart of my favorite albums ever in no particular order. hi :)

(open readmore for a list of shows i've seen ^_^)

computerwife, tv girl (08/whatever/2022): bad. i don't even like tv girl that much but it was the birthday of a friend who did so i got us tickets. the speakers and sound mixing were soooo shitty live and without the buffer of admittedly really pretty ethereal instrumentation the sad guy incel type misogyny of tv girl's lyrics is a LOT harder to ignore. also my friend passed out from dehydration so we had to leave early. that experience made me think i don't like live music but nah. i just don't like tv girl. computerwife was good though. shoutout computerwife

people planet, feeble little horse, sidney gish (12/30/2022): kicked so much ass. people planet was good not super my thing though. feeble little horse RULED best band name ever also. sidney gish was like indescribably amazing. my birthday is on new years eve so seeing her live was the last thing i did as an eighteen year old and im so glad it was. she has crazy stage presence and the crowd's energy was great and i ran into my childhood best friend there. all around awesome show. kumo 99, lustsickpuppy, cowgirl clue (03/11/2023): so so so so good. all the acts were amazing but i think lustsickpuppy was my favorite just cause of how insane and captivating their energy was. there was a part where they instructed the whole audience to bark for them and we all started woofing with UNRESTRAINED energy. my friend who i was with broke his glasses in the mosh pit but said it was worth it. three super talented artists and none of them disappointed. fuck yes.

raffaela, charly bliss (04/25/2023): raffaela ruled so extremely hard live and then me and my friend went home and looked them up on spotify and they were just kinda mid. i do have to respect the stage presence required to make mid songs sound straight up transcendent live. this isn't about them though. charly bliss was (guy with a charly bliss special interest voice) nothing short of incredible. i talked to eva hendricks briefly right before she went on and she was so nice and the music sounded so good and the venue was so cool and i was going so crazy. thank you charly bliss.

john-allison weiss, mal blum (07/13/2023): awesome. mal blum is an artist that meant a lot to me growing up and i was right up front like straight up making eye contact with them throughout the whole show and the venue was pretty small and it all just felt like really welcoming and warm and important. they're a great performer. john-allison weiss is also really great i keep meaning to check out their stuff more. the two have been friends for a while and kept exchanging jokes and anecdotes during the set it was really cute. when mal blum introduced a song as "this is about ocd" i cheered REALLY hard and i think i saw them look at me like ...?. sorry mal.

slothrust, the front bottoms (11/11/2023): charly bliss was supposed to be another opener but ended up not being able to make it. how sad. it's okay though because slothrust ripped. i had only heard like two songs by them before but now i'm thinking i need to check out more they were really excellent. the front bottoms were alright! they had good energy i think i just like them more on recordings than i do live. they did a little costume contest bit and the band played the ghostbusters theme which was cute. a good time all around.

peach fuzz, charly bliss (11/21/2023): UPCOMING >:D

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broke-bruce-wayne · 1 year ago

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Part 2, because apparently tumblr has a limit to how many links you can have in a post. Albums under the cut

Day 101: Broken Machine - Nothing But Thieves (3/5) Day 102: Cheat Codes - Danger Mouse & Black Thought (4.75/5) Day 103: But Here We Are - Foo Fighters (5/5) Day 104: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (5/5) Day 105: Birdie - Slaughter Beach, Dog (4.5/5) Day 106: Home, Like Noplace Is There - The Hotelier (5/5) Day 107: And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow - Weyes Blood (4.5/5) Day 108: The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monae (4/5) Day 109: Rising - Rainbow (4.75/5) Day 110: Wheel - Laura Stevenson (4.25/5) Day 111: Diary - Sunny Day Real Estate (4.75/5) Day 112: Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (4.5/5) Day 113: The Brightest Day - Origami Angel (4.75/5) Day 114: Disraeli Gears - Cream (4.5/5) Day 115: The New Abnormal - The Strokes (4.75/5) Day 116: Nothing Feels Good - The Promise Ring (4.25/5) Day 117: Unison Life - Brutus (4/5) Day 118: Life Under the Gun - Militarie Gun (4.25/5) Day 119: Remain in Light - Talking Heads (5/5) Day 120: Hozier - Hozier (3.5/5) Day 121: Blossom - Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes (4.25/5) Day 122: The Now Now and Never - What is your Name? (4/5) Day 123: Fountain Baby - Amaarae (4.25/5) Day 124: Souvlaki - Slowdive (3.75/5) Day 125: Astoria - Marianas Trench (3.25/5) Day 126: While of Unsound Mind - Nouns (3.5/5) Day 127: Pity Boy - Mal Blum (4.5/5) Day 128: Bothered/Unbothered - JER (4/5) Day 129: Gag Order - Kesha (4/5) Day 130: DS2 - Future (3.75/5) Day 131: Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez (4.25/5) Day 132: Live the Dream - Ramshackle Glory (4.75/5) Day 133: The Loser - Gospel (5/5) Day 134: The Ballard of Darren - Blur (4/5) Day 135: In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (4.25/5) Day 136: Goodbye Cool World - Bomb the Music Industry! (4.75/5) Day 137: Mercurial World - Magdalena Bay (4.25/5) Day 138: Expert in a Dying Field - The Beths (5/5) Day 139: The Loveliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen (5/5) Day 140: Different Class - Pulp (4/5) Day 141: Marquee Moon - Television (5/5) Day 142: Coming Home - Faye Wong (4/5) Day 143: Prince Daddy & the Hyena - Prince Daddy & the Hyena (4.5/5) Day 144: The Whaler - Home Is Where (3.5/5) Day 145: Donuts - J Dilla (3.75/5) Day 146: Knife Man - AJJ (4.25/5) Day 147: Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone (4.25/5) Day 148: Sometimes, Forever - Soccer Mommy (3/5) Day 149: Sundial - Noname (N/A) Day 150: You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr. (5/5)

Day 151: The Show - Lucky Tapes (4/5) Day 152: Berlin - Kadavar (4.25/5) Day 153: God's Country - Chat Pile (4.25/5) Day 154: Only Constant - GEL (4/5) Day 155: Forever Changes - Love (4.5/5) Day 156: The Nashville Sound - Jason Isbell (5/5) Day 157: Chemical Miracle - Trophy Eyes (3.25/5) Day 158: God Don't Make Mistakes - Conway the Machine (4.5/5) Day 159: No Joy - Spanish Love Songs (4.25/5) Day 160: Marely Barch - Barely March (4.75/5) Day 161: Sultans of Sentiment - The Van Pelt (4/5) Day 162: Hellmode - Jeff Rosenstock (5/5) Day 163: Enola Gay - Asia Menor (4.75/5) Day 164: 5AM - Amber Run (3/5) Day 165: Re-Animator - Everything Everything (3.75/5) Day 166: Hostile Architecture - Ashenspire (4.25/5) Day 167: Guts - Olivia Rodrigo (3.25/5) Day 168: Either/Or - Elliott Smith (4.25/5) Day 169: Electric Century - Electric Century (2.75/5) Day 170: Orange Rhyming Dictionary - Jets to Brazil (4.75/5) Day 171: God Save the Animals - Alex G (3/5) Day 172: The Land is Inhospitable and So are We - Mitski (4.25/5) Day 173: Aja - Steely Dan (4.75/5) Day 174: Preacher's Daughter - Ethel Cain (3.75/5) Day 175: Boxer - The National (4.5/5) Day 176: Cave World - Viagra Boys (4.75/5) Day 177: Cheap Grills - Sincere Engineer (4.75/5) Day 177 Bonus: Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling - Slaughter Beach, Dog (4.75/5) Day 178: Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division (4.75/5) Day 179: Make Room - Destroy Boys (4.25/5) Day 180: Night Time, My Time - Sky Ferreira (3.75/5) Day 181: Win & Lose - Chinese Football (4.5/5) Day 182: Sit Down for Dinner - Blonde Redhead (3.75/5) Day 183: Hounds of Love - Kate Bush (4.25/5) Day 184: Moveys - Slow Pulp (3.25/5) Day 185: No Division - Hot Water Music (4.5/5) Day 186: Where the Heart Is - Sweet Pill (4.25/5) Day 187: Javelin - Sufjan Stevens (5/5) Day 188: Curtis - Curtis Mayfield (4.75/5) Day 189: Little Oblivions - Julien Baker (3.75/5) Day 190: Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair - La Dispute (5/5) Day 191: We're Not Here to Be Loved - Fleshwater (4.5/5) Day 192: Some of it Was True - The Menzingers (4.25/5) Day 193: Disintegration - The Cure (4.75/5) Day 194: Meth Wax - Meth Wax (4/5) Day 195: Full Collapse - Thursday (4.5/5) Day 196: White Trash Revelry - Adeem the Artist (4.75/5) Day 197: One More Time... - blink 182 (4.75/5) Day 198: Spiderland - Slint (4.5/5)

Day 199: Under Soil and Dirt - The Story So Far (4.5/5) Day 200: Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March - Cui Jian (4.75/5)

2023 Album a Day Masterpost

I'm going to try and listen to a new (to me) album every day (or at least every weekday), so consider this an open invitation to send me suggestions. Any genre, new or old.

Albums listened to below the cut

Enjoyability in parenthesis

Day 1: you'll be fine - Hot Mulligan (3.5/5) Day 2: Long Lost - Lord Huron (4.5/5) Day 3: Goodnight Paradise - Nightmare Club (4/5) Day 4: SOS - SZA (4.5/5) Day 5: Lies They Tell Our Children - Anti Flag (4/5) Day 6: The Stranger - Billy Joel (3.75/5) Day 7: Battle Born - The Killers (3/5) Day 8: Blue Rev - Alvvays (5/5) Day 9: Rush - Måneskin (2.75/5) Day 10: Axis: Bold as Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (4.5/5) Day 11: Rhombithian - Sincere Engineer (4.5/5) Day 12: Reckless - Bryan Adams (4/5) Day 13: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief (4.75/5) Day 14: Let's Start Here. - Lil Yachty (4.5/5) Day 15: Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks (4.5/5) Day 16: Worry. - Jeff Rosenstock (5/5) Day 17: Beat the Champ - The Mountain Goats (4.75/5) Day 18: Ants from Up There - Black Country, New Road (4.5/5) Day 19: Anarchist Gospel - Sunny War (4.25/5) Day 20: Youth of America - Wipers (4.75/5) Day 21: I'm Not Getting Any Taller - Daisy the Great (3/5) Day 22: Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa (4/5) Day 23: Diaspora Problems - Soul Glo (4.25/5) Day 24: This is Why - Paramore (4/5) Day 25: When the Pawn... - Fiona Apple (4.75/5) Day 26: The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse (5/5) Day 27: Neveroddoreven - I Monster (4/5) Day 28: Hellfire - black midi (4.75/5) Day 29: Desire Pathway - Screaming Females (4.5/5) Day 30: Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem (4/5) Day 31: Let My Children Hear Music - Charles Mingus (4.25/5) Day 32: Dhaani - Strings (4/5) Day 33: Little Green House - Anxious (4.25/5) Day 34: Cracker Island - Gorillaz (3.75/5) Day 35: Flower Boy - Tyler, the Creator (4.5/5) Day 36: The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart (4/5) Day 37: Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (5/5) Day 38: See You in Chemistry - Carly Cosgrove (4.25/5) Day 39: Dogsbody - Model/Actriz (4.25/5) Day 40: Low - David Bowie (4.5/5) Day 41: Little Plastic Castle - Ani DiFranco(4.25/5) Day 42: Shmap'n Shmazz - Cap'n Jazz (4/5) Day 43: 40 oz to Fresno - Joyce Manor (4/5) Day 44: Oh Me Oh My - Lonnie Holley (4.25/5) Day 45: Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (4.75/5) Day 46: You're Gonna Miss It All - Modern Baseball (4.5/5) Day 47: Eau de VIXX - VIXX (4/5) Day 48: No Thank You - Little Simz (4.25/5) Day 49: Fantasy - M83 (3.75/5) Day 50: Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (5/5)

Day 51: Moanin' - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (4.5/5) Day 52: Fortress - Miniature Tigers (4/5) Day 53: Sick! - Earl Sweatshirt (4.25/5) Day 54: So Much (for) Stardust - FOB (3/5) Day 54 Bonus: Memento Mori - Depeche Mode (4.25/5) Day 55: Close to the Edge - Yes (5/5) Day 56: Come In - Weatherday (4/5) Day 57: The Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse (5/5) Day 58: Baby - Petrol Girls (4.5/5) Day 59: The Record - Boygenius (3.5/5) Day 60: Loveless - My Bloody Valentine (4.75/5) Day 61: Mono - RM (3.75/5) Day 62: Glow On - Turnstile (4.25/5) Day 63: Un Verano sin Ti - Bad Bunny (4.5/5) Day 64: Rat Saw God - Wednesday (4.5/5) Day 65: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (5/5) Day 66: Rites of Spring - Tiger Really (4/5) Day 67: American Football (1999) - American Football (4.75/5) Day 68: Boat Songs - MJ Lenderman (4.75/5) Day 69: ...So Unknown - Jesus Piece (3.75/5) Day 70: Leviathan - Mastodon (4.75/5) Day 71: Sawayama - Rina Sawayama (4/5) Day 72: Brave Faces, Everyone - Spanish Love Songs (4.75/5) Day 73: Ugly Season - Perfume Genius (3.25/5) Day 74: Fuse - EBTG (3.5/5) Day 75: Horses - Patti Smith (4.5/5) Day 76: Pushing Daisies - Julie (4/5) Day 77: Get In Losers, We're Going to Eternal Damnation -Forests (4.25/5) Day 78: Lucifer on the Sofa - Spoon (3.25/5) Day 79: That! Feels! Good! - Jessie Ware (4.5/5) Day 80: Exile on Main St. - The Rolling Stones (4.5/5) Day 81: Somewhere City - Origami Angel (5/5) Day 82: El Camino - The Black Keys (4/5) Day 83: Skinty Fia - Fontaines D.C. (4.25/5) Day 84: Maps - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal (5/5) Day 85: Blue - Joni Mitchell (4.5/5) Day 86: Relationship of Command - At the Drive-In (5/5) Day 87: 濡れゆく私小説 - Indigo la End (4.25/5) Day 88: Formentera - Metric (4/5) Day 89: Why Would I Watch - Hot Mulligan (4.75/5) Day 90: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (4.5/5) Day 91: Chet Baker Sings - Chet Baker (3.25/5) Day 92: Tigers Jaw - Tigers Jaw (4.25/5) Day 93: Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville - Ashley McBryde (4.75/5) Day 94: Seven Psalms - Paul Simon (3.5/5) Day 95: Let It Be - The Replacements (5/5) Day 96: The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets - Marmozets (4.5/5) Day 97: Joy as an Act of Resistance - IDLES (4.5/5) Day 98: Pool Kids - Pool Kids (4/5) Day 99: Scaring the Hoes - JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown (4.25/5) Day 100: Fishmonger - Underscores (3/5)

#2023 album a day

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love the synopsis for ur wip u put in the tags of my art!! i’ll be looking out for it, it sounds super good! i also think jane and carlos are kind of under explored in fandom, so i’d like to read someone give more of a look into them under the context of jaylos!

omg I sometimes forget that my tags are things that other people can read?? I’m glad you liked it and ahhh I love your art for them!! Thanks for inspiring it!! It’s very much a messy wip at this point but yes I think a lot about how Jane got to be kind of cool in D3 and fandom doesn’t do a lot with her and it makes me sad because I feel like there’s definitely a story there about Jane figuring out how to kind of come into her own and figure out how to exist not in her mother’s shadow and also for a lot of teenagers a first relationship is a really formative thing and I think it would be good for all of them (all 4 of the gay athletes club) to figure out this complicated messy thing that exists between them AND ALSO part of the reason they are a pretty functional relationship in this fic is because I also briefly had a sub-plot in mind where Evie and Mal are being a Hot Mess and not communicating at all and the Gay Athletes Club are just.....looking at them and choosing not to intervene because they’re enjoying being the functional ones for once and you did not ask for more of this lmao but I’m writing more of this plot synopsis to avoid working on my other wip!! So here we are!!

#couldn’t add tags at first for some reason #love this highly functional website #I think about how Lonnie got sidelined every day of my life #She was so cool and she had a SWORD and I think I posted the snippet I wrote where she can Jay go to cotillion as friends #they should be friends and not more #it’s what they deserve #I also think that part of the joy of Jane/Carlos for me in D3 was that they were a regular cute high school couple #and next to whatever the FUCK was happening with Mal’s relationships #they looked super cute and functional and it made me think Good For Them #they should be allowed to go feral together just to be clear #but it takes a while to get there #there’s a joke post somewhere that’s like Carlos you need to stop talking about murder Jane thinks you are a serial killer #and the other side of that here is Jane talking to someone #I can’t tell if he’s hitting on me or implying that he’s actually killed people and either way I’m into it #she should be ALLOWED to be a little bit insane actually #let her stop being a proper Auradon girl and feed into her bfs mad scientist energy #did y’all SEE how organized she was in D2 girl has PLANS #and sometimes the plans are encouraging questionable things by supplying endless resources #she might not be ready to come up with mischief but she’s sure ready to go all in on rallying school resources to supply it

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hannahhook7744 · 3 years ago

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Wasted Potential in disney descendants part 3;

Summary; final part of the wasted potential series for now. In this part, I will be going over the Ak (Auardon Kids)'s wasted potential in descendants.

There was alot of wasted potential in disney's Descendants but I think the Aks were affected by it the most-- If you can believe that. And I'm here to discuss their wasted potential, starting with....

Chad. Prince of not alot of there-there here had alot of potential that went to waste. He's Cinderella and Prince Charming's son yet a bully and we never see a hint of his parents in him. There has to be a story there. Has to be a reason why he is the way he is. Yet Disney never touched upon why he's like that other than implying that's he spoiled. They could have explored his motivations a bit more. Could have touched on his friendships with the other main aks and showed us or explained where it all went wrong. They could have had him talking to mice like his mother or shown us him willing to do anything for those he loves like his father, yet they didn't. They could have made him the villian in d3 instead of AUDREY (which would have made more sense in my opinion) but again, they didn't. They could have had a friend turned villian gunning for the crown and redeemed Audrey (not that she needed much redeeming in my opinion) alongside the sea 3 while trying to take him down or bring him back to the light side. Or they could have had him actually meet Dizzy and realize the error of his ways. Could have shown us a character actually changing and sticking to it. He could have gone on to be a model or a pro sports player before eventually finding love and taking over his family's kingdom. Had him become an adult who learned from his mistakes and was ashamed of what he had done. Or they could have made him and Audrey an actual couple trying to make it work with them both treating eachother right. Or, you know, at least not made light of what Audrey did to him in d3 when he's clearly claustrophobic. They could have develed into that fear more gracefully and had him redeem himself by helping to stop Audrey. But no. Istead of doing any of that disney disappointingly decided to just turn him into the stereotypical ,ditzy, spoiled, womanizing yet cowardly one dimensional jock. And that's just sad when you think about all the possibilities of what this character could have turned into. But I guess if a character isn't Mal then the descendants writers just don't care. It's a shame, really. He could have been a really cool character-- like Arthur from Merlin. But in the end he was just reduced to a boring, overdone stereotype. But moving on...

To Mal's boyfriend. Ben. King Benjamin Florian Beast. He had way too much wasted potential. He was a sweet dude who deserved so much more credit and screentime than he got. He could have been a great king, spreading so much joy and change. He could have helped the vks more like he wanted to. He could have been deemed a hero for his actions but he wasn't. Mal got almost all the credit and his proclamation was pushed off repeatedly. He was repeatedly disrespected by everyone around him and he was reduced to nothing more than Mal's bumbling boyfriend who is a plot device whenever we need a damsel in distress or a catalyst for Mal to do something good because she can't possible do anything good on her own without Ben being in danger. This kid was a bookworm, a sweetheart, a dreamer, a jock, and a negotiator, and a damn good boyfriend and friend when he wasn't being naive, spelled, and stressed out of his fucking mind. And they just threw all of that out the window in favor of making Mal and the core four look good. And in the process they made him look bad. They never showed him apologizing to Audrey (not that the blame was fully on him, mind you. He's a teenage boy who figured that she didn't really take their relationship seriously since she hooked up with Chad immediately after all and he was, ya know, spelled) but still. They could have at least had a scene in the movies that people watched of him mentioning that he didn't think Audrey took their relationship and break up that hard or seriously so he'd look less bad when people thought about it. But no. They choose to make him look like a naive dick. Also they made him completely stressed out by taking away any fricking hobby he had (making him much more of an adult than they had the right to at his age) and it watered down his fricking character by doing so. Also, let the fucking boy where clothes other than a suit; he looks so much more comfortable in the clothes he wore in wicked world, in his fucking boxers, in his variesty jacket, and in the fucking pole he wore in d3 than in any of the other outfits they put him in. He looks so uncomfortable in all of the other ones and it makes me feel horrible for him because it makes me think he's wearing them all the time, not because he wants to but because he has to. And that's awful. They could have had him looking like an actual teenage king with hobbies like reading and sports and other things he would have liked like inventing or something-- anything literally that's more relaxing than just having him do kingly stuff and boyfriend stuff 24/7. But they didn't . They just made him the bumbling love interest with no sense and I hate it. So much. Our boy deserved so much better.

Doug. Evie's boyfriend. The son of Dopey and the younger brother of thr musclely dwarf, Derek. The 2nd ak to fully accept the vks with no problem. The boy to stand up for Evie when no one else did. The boy who believed her when she denied cheating on him and supported her with no problem. And one of the most underused, misunderstood, and disliked characters in the series who had so much wasted potential. This boy was a band and chemistry geek who could speak Spanish and do accounting of all things. We've seen him play multiple instruments and do so much for Evie. But not much else. Leaving many people to feel like he's a pointless or useless character-- something I don't agree with. One thing I do agree with though, is that Disney did our man dirty. Sure, they included him minorly in all 3 movies and the school of secrets. But he wasn't in wicked world or the books as far as I know. They barely if at all showed us his relationship with his family beyond a phone call and a couple of throw away lines. And they didn't develop his relationship with Evie and his friends as much as I would have liked. They didn't show us much of his interests or really devel into his character at all. They could have given him a bigger part or had him stand up for Evie a second time on family day. They could have shown us him being an inventor or played into his interest of magic by having him help Evie learn how to use her magic. Could have had him be an advocate for the vks alongside Ben as well as given him a bigger part in the songs since he's majorly musically inclined. They could have had him make the smoke bombs in d2 or had Evie at least tell him what they were doing so he could be of some help. Had him distract the adults so no one noticed Ben was gone. But they didn't. They just left him standing on the outside waiting for a chance on the inside while giving us hints on who he is. The nerdy but loving musican boyfriend who he is who sees the best in most people and sees them for who they are, not what others see them as. The kid who tries to reassure his loved ones and has flaws but always tries to make up for them. The kid who loves his girlfriend so much that he doesn't rush her on saying the L word while helping her with her business. The kid who tried to warn the daughter of his family's enemy away from the school fuck boy when he didn't have to. The kid who had no problem staying with the newly arrived vks to help them find their rooms. The kid who watched the much younger vks in d3 with no complaint. The boy who takes his girlfriend's wishes into consideration when they have to split up to find fg in d3. And the boy who in school of secrets was clumsy and apologetic to his date who broke her arm who also was preparing for the vks to show up alongside Audrey and Ben. The one who listened to Audrey's ideas when Ben barely was. And they never showed us anything more. Which is just a shame.

Then we have Lonnie, who was done dirty in so many ways. She's a character who shows that girls can be feminine and badass. She's a character who shows that not all characters are flat and one dimensional. She has so many interests-- sword-fighting, baking, hip hop, hip hop dancing, hair, etc. And she didn't just immediately fall for Jay's looks or act completely different when/if she did. She was one of the few kids who tried to know the vks and tried to relate to them. She went with them to go help Ben and she supported his proclamation. She was obviously the one behind the whole school of secrets scandal thing and she apparently is good at stealing. And she has a good heart and family life with a brother she gets along with.. a brother who is also into hip hop and sword fighting who is an assistant coach yet the descendants writers chose to barely do ANYTHING with this information. They make her seem airhead, don't mention her interests that often in the movies, and they don't push her relationship with the vks much further. She wants to have a talkshow about culture and family yet they can't fucking get her clothes, name, and other aspects of her fucking culture right! Her name is a German name. Her brother's name is a disgrace in her culture. She wears Japanese clothes not Chinese ones. They make her hair lighter in d1 and longer when it didn't need to be (who'd chose brown hair over black?!) and they have the audacity to practically diss her mom in the two fucking movies she was in by having auardon have the sexist sport issue and by having the vks act like they have no fucking clue who Mulan is. Plus they continue to deny her father is li shang by not listing him as her father when her brother literally shares the exact same fucking name. What a fucking joke. Oh and they act like she wouldn't have met Yi-Min before the events of Lonnie's Warrior Sword. Like EXCUSE ME?! Yao, the other two warriors, and their wives the princesses (who I will not act like don't exist because of the no sequel canon rule that disney fucking made up, thank you very much) are probably the only friends Mulan ever had. They fought in a war together and did drag together. And you're telling me that the saviors of fucking China wouldn't keep in touch and be friends?! That their children wouldn't at least know eachother? Nah, that is a whole another level of BULLSHIT and I am tired of the disrespect disney keeps putting on our favorite characters. Mulan is a badasss warrior queen and so is Merida and I am pissed that disney fucking disrespected both of them in and outside of this flim. And that they did the same to Lonnie by not making her relationships with the vks more important and by not mentioning her AT ALL IN D3. Wtf disney. I will fight you over this. You could have made her more of a multilayered character for the little girls like her. You could have made her more of an advocate for the vks. You could have shown us another positive familial relationship on the aks side instead of having all of the hero parents look like absent parents. You could have given her a mention in d3 or her talk show. You could have dine your research but you didn't. And I'm very disappointed in you for not attempting to do the bare minimum for her character.

Now on to Princess Audrey. Who I've talked about various times. She is one of the few POC we see in descendants. And they turned her character from a nice if not slightly clingy and narcissistic young girl to a spoiled mean girl with no depth. They didn't mention her cousin or parents at all. Didn't call out her grandmother for being a horrible fucking person at all. Didn't touch on the obvious generational trauma, neglect, and emotional/verbal/mental abuse this poor girl was put through. They had her broken up with the worst possible way. They made her character something people hate and never had the vks or Ben apologize early on for what they did. Because believe it or not, Ben wasn't the best boyfriend to Audrey. And yes, I understand he's a teenage boy but good boyfriends usually don't completely dismiss the worries their partners have. Most good boyfriends don't fail to tell their girlfriend about something big like he did with his proclamation when it concerns them (which it did whether you like it or not because at that point most people probably thought that Audrey was gonna be the queen). And most good boyfriends don't humiliate their girlfriend by breaking up with them in front of two whole schools and not apologize later (I know it wasn't his fault but Audrey didn't know that. Put yourself in her shoes and think how you'd feel during that scene). Then they had her friends (because it was heavily implied was friends with the other main aks) clap and smile while she was humiliated. While their other friend went to kiss another girl after just dumping her in the most humiliating way. No one stood up for her. No one looked pissed. Of course she was gonna try and hurt him by immediately throwing herself at another boy (who happened to be a mutual friend). Was it right? No. But does it and her behavior towards Mal who has practically been flirting with her boyfriend right in front of her since she got out if the Limo make sense? Yes. Was she a little harsh during her first interactions with the vks especially Evie? Yes. But if you've watched school of secrets you know that Ben was way more focused on his proclamation than his relationship with Audrey which would make grown women insecure and hurt, let alone a teenager. And it had been going on for weeks at least at that point. So of course she was gonna be resentful and snap at the girl (evie) who had just attempted to flirt with her boyfriend. Also guess who was the one to suggest the candy and limo for the vks ride over? Ben? Nope. In school of secrets it's revealed Audrey was the one who suggested it to Doug. Who was also working on the welcoming committee for the vks. Yet Disney didn't share this with us in the movies. Didn't make it common knowledge and made her the villian of d3, completely demolishing her character development from the end of the first movie, the books, and the show wicked world. Congratulations disney, you fucked up and made yourself look worse. Hope your happy.

And finally we're onto Jane. Fairy Godmother's daughter and Carlos's girlfriend who we barely know anything about. Descendants did her so dirty. She is a fucking fairy who was forbidden from using magic. They didn't even give her wings. Like why? This lady deserved magic and disney should have given it to her since Mal continued to use magic throughout the entire series. That rule/law should have been amended so little Jane could have her birth right in the 2nd or 3rd movie at least. Like come on, Benny Boo, you're king now. Fuck what anyone else says and get rid of that racist/ anti-Semitic shit. Because that's exactly what it is. That rule/law is prejudice against magic people and there is no other way to spin it. They also don't give her much personality which I despise. This is the girl who ends up being Carlos's girlfriend. She was the mascot, became a cheerleader, and was on the welcoming committee and practically played the role of Ben's advisor in some areas. She was on decorating committee. She was smart enough to escape the sleep spell in d3 and help unbeastafy Ben. In school of secrets, she snapped at a fucking girl who thought the vks shouldn't be allowed in Auardon during a debate. And they didn't touch on any of this, gave us a bad impression of fairy godmother, and did barely anything for this cinnamon role. And they practically implied that girls like her - meek, shy, skittish with short hair and few friends- were ugly by having her get the long hair back after d1. Also they had her dress like a child most of the time which is kinda cringy in my opinion unless she actually liked the style. Which she didn't seem to. That's only in the first movie though. But seriously, why did they make a big deal out of her needing that hair to look beautiful when she was already beautiful? Why did they make it seem like the way she was in d1 was the worst thing ever when I know plenty of shy, quiet, meek people in real life who are awesome and funny. Why did they rush her relationship with Carlos while giving them barely any screen time and not even hinting that they liked eachother more? And why doesn't she get her birth right when Mal gets it and uses it and practically abuses it all throughout the series? How is that fair?

All of these kids deserved better. Each and everyone of the aks and vks deserved better and I'm not at all happy they didn't get it. And to the neigh sayers who think I'm exaggerating how uncomfortable Ben looks in his clothes. Look here;

Look. Does he look comfortable to you. Because he reminds me of a child forced to dress into suit or a dress for a wedding, funeral, or church. Aka uncomfortable, forcing smile, annoyed, and like he'd rather be in anything else. Now let's look at his other clothes to see what he looks more comfortable in.

Now look at his non suit outfits; what does he look more comfortable into you? Also can Ben please wear more colours than just blue and yellow ughhhh. Belle and Adam in their movies had even more colours! Belle wore: Blue, Green, red, pink, yellow, white. Adam wore: purple/plum , dull dark blue, maroon.)

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Rewind, Rinse, Repeat Chapter 1

For Invisobang Minibang 2021

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Chapters: 3 finished, 12 total Rating: T+ Warnings: Major and Minor Character Death- all temporary, Implied Child Abuse/Neglect, Strong Language, Mild Body Horror, Mild Injury. Other warnings listed by chapter Characters: Clockwork, Danny Fenton, Pariah Dark, Levi | Leviathan (OC), Mal (OC), Observants, Mentions of other characters Ships: Lost Time, Dark Ages, CW & OC child, CW & Levi | Leviathan (OC) Genre/Tropes: Human AU, Magic AU, Found Family, Character Origin, Hurt/Comfort, Original Magic System and Lore Additional Tags: Existentialism & Existential Angst, Memory Loss & Amnesia, Corruption, Clockwork Centric, They/Them Pronouns for Clockwork, The Fenton's A+ Parenting, Obersvant Bashing

Summary

“Clockwork can I ask you something? How did you become a ghost?”

The tale surrounding the mystery of Clockwork's existence; a world where magic is common and ghosts are not. A world where one lonely, average mage tries with all their might to save what means most to them. A world where things need to be remade into something better.

Shout out to my betas @bibliophilea and @moonlights-shadow-warrior for keeping me sane, @13thdoodle for letting me use their OC, Levi, @dailudannos and @sailor-toni for providing art for later chapters, and all the folks over at @invisobang for being awesome!!!!

Chapter One below the Cut. The rest is available on my Ao3 account because tumblr linking/posting is hella broken.

Chapter 1: An Inquiry

“Hey, Clockwork? Can I ask you something?”

Clockwork looks over from the mirror they were watching intently. “You already have, Daniel,” they reply, offering the other a smirk.

“Oh, ha ha. You've never said that to me before.” The reply is filled to the brim with sarcasm, as per usual. Danny rolls his eyes, but a small smile gracing his lips betrays the fact he isn't annoyed in the least. “Seriously, though. It’s something that's been on my mind like... every day for the last two weeks!!" He raises his hands towards the sky, flopping back in the air dramatically. "But... it's kinda, y'know. Personal-” Danny trails off, slightly embarrassed.

Of course. Clockwork finds themself smiling fondly- Danny thought he’d said something he shouldn't have- an inquiry that could make his guardian upset (as if it's even possible to upset Clockwork like that). A question is a question, and this is a worrying habit of his that the Time Master is trying to help break, even if it's still somewhat endearing to them.

“I uh, I mean... it’s personal about- to you, not to me. That’s what I meant!!” Danny continued.

Clockwork stares at him, unblinking. An idea (or thousands) of what he may ask flashes through their mind’s eye. With a single, calming pulse to their Core, Clockwork pushes the involuntary slideshow of timelines aside as if they're no more than curtains. They need to focus on the window in front of them; the here and now, not the temporal drapery.

It's a habit they are trying to overcome for Daniel’s sake. To ensure their ward's growth, they need to stop peering into the near future as often- not discourage his asking of questions. After all, what is a child if not but a well of endless curiosity? Cutting Danny off is also sure to disallow the development of any trust or patience Clockwork needs to build within their young ward. They wouldn’t receive either of those things if they assume what he wanted to ask.

It's common decency to not assume, lest it ‘make an ass out of you and me’, according to Daniel.

It is going to be a tough habit to break, but by the (other) Ancients, they're trying their best. Their ward deserves the infinitesimal choices all other children have when asking things of their guardians, so even if they do glimpse to the future, they will not mention it to him. Clockwork refuses and will continue to refuse to take their ward’s agency away; to not have a choice in things is a fate worse than fading.

The boy has been quiet, stuck deep within his own thoughts even after an impressive five minutes and thirty-seven and a half seconds of silence (uncharacteristic of the boy, Clockwork notes).

Now that just won't do- he must have lost his train of thought. Clockwork gestures at the ghost boy, motioning for him to continue. It works- Danny adverting his eyes and clearing his throat, "Well, it’s just like- you know so much about me- like, how I died, the whole Ghost Zone Prince business, that entire disaster doomed timeline with Dan... I just keep thinking- no- realizing, that I barely know anything about you!!” He throws his arms up in thinly veiled frustration.

Clockwork smirks. “You had another question, did you not?” They place a hand along the edge of the closest Temporal Mirror, turning to face the mirror- still halfway facing Danny. They can see his inner debate clearly written on the boy's face- the mirror reflecting as if it were an ordinary object (for now). They turn towards it fully and watch Daniel's reaction from behind them, acting as if they aren't finding joy in their ward's hesitation. It's always adorable when he tries not to offend Clockwork. "I may be able to work with time, but that doesn't mean I wish to float here waiting for an answer all day."

Danny blinks a few times, rolling his eyes again in response. Clockwork is certain that if they weren’t secured to his skull by human musculature they’d fall out and roll away. “Well, I’m sorry for trying not to be rude and like, asking outright... but since it’s you I have to always be super direct!! Jeeze you’re frustrating sometimes!” He floats towards his mentor, crossing his arms.

Danny often forgets Clockwork isn't easily upset over trivial things such as questions. Most questions are about things they already know the answers to, anyways. And the few things that they don’t know when asked, they figure out soon after. Such is the duty of the Master of Time- to be a step ahead of everyone and everything else always. Besides, in most timelines (68.3% of them, to round up) the question Daniel wishes to ask is along the lines of ‘What was your past like?’ Another small fraction (a little under 20%) the question is ‘How did you get so strong?’ . And even in the remaining timelines, the question would be along the lines of ‘How do your time powers work?’

They are each things Clockwork expects Daniel to ask them at some point or other, as it were. There isn’t really anything Daniel can ask that could be too shockin-

“Clockwork, I was wondering… how exactly did you become a ghost?”

They... did not see that coming… in any of the timelines they’d glimpsed. Clockwork stills for only a fraction of a moment, but it’s long enough for Danny to flinch, feeling as if he’s crossed a line. They hear more than see Daniel shrinking in on himself as they look off into nothing, buried memories waking slowly in their mind.

Clockwork is brought from their introspection by a mumbled curse. “Shit! I mean... uh crap??" They just stare at Danny as they are brought back to the present. "Never mind just... sorry for asking... Oh man! Did I offend you somehow? Ancients dammit, this is what I was worried about!!” They watch him curiously, soft whirring coming from their ward's anxious core. “We can just forget about it if-” Daniel’s hands wring together nervously, shoulders tense with worry and face full of guilt.

Right- facial expressions are also important for a young ghost's emotional communication and development. Sometimes the Time Master wonders if their isolation in Long Now affected their social behavior (it did). Their face is carefully blank most times, so they set to fix it- they offer a small grin, hand coming to rest on Daniel’s shoulder. “It is more than fine, Daniel. You asked if you could ask a question- which is in fact, two questions, I should note- but I gave you consent to ask it of me.” They squeeze his shoulder to placate the worry.

“It’s about time I told you this story, as it were. I just did not foresee it being told at this very moment." Clockwork floats slowly, turning away from their Mirrors. "Come along- it’s best we sit for this. I’ll have one of your friends bring us some tea.”

Danny floats after his mentor, looking around the room the two normally use to study history of the Realms. “So, uh… is it a long story or...?”

“Oh, it is very long, indeed.” They fly through an ornate door and over to their favored 'chair'- a stack of comfortable cushions in violets and blues, both impossibly cool and warm at the same time. They recall Daniel discovering the room, eyes full of wonder and posture relaxed. Clockwork chuckles- the first time their boy had wandered in here he'd decided to take a running dive into the pile, jumping up in surprise when it was cold as ice, yet warm as fresh laundry. The expression on their ward’s face is one of their fondest memories; a happy moment amongst all the tedium of watching time.

“It may take a while to tell this tale proper. But, it is a story that ought to be told.” Daniel makes himself comfortable on his chair of choice- an unholy combination of 'borrowed' pillows and what appears to be a more modern gaming chair- complete with an obnoxiously bright green-black color scheme. Clockwork has to hide another smile as Danny wiggles himself deep into the pile. “So, Daniel- what do you know of the phrase ‘Totems of Power’?”

“I thought I was getting a story, not a pop quiz! Unfair!!” His disdain for schooling makes Clockwork laugh fondly before the boy continues. “But they’re like… hmm how do I explain this? Well, there’s the universe right? Like every timeline and every result of every timeline all at the same time kind of ties into the main universe thingy- but there's still a main timeline, and that's kinda like... Main Street, and the other possible timelines are uh... like side streets with dead ends? But there's other forces that like, aren't time and… uhhh...”

He hums, crossing his arms deep in thought. Clockwork takes the time to purr-sing-hum at one of the many blobs floating in and out of their lair; Daniel had asked them to keep some around as pets and the Time Master was happy to oblige. They were unable to deny something so beneficial to the young Prince, after all. The one deemed ‘Mr. Pants’ by one of Daniel’s friends answers their call. Clockwork buzzes to it a quiet request- ‘bring Daniel's favorite tea and mugs for two, please.’ The little thing chirrups and zips off through the walls- eager to serve the Lair’s owner and be (potentially) rewarded with pats (from Daniel).

The Time Master brings their undivided attention back toward a grumbling ghost boy, lost in thought. “Daniel if you need to ask for help I’m glad to-”

Danny snaps his fingers, coming to a realization before his mentor can finish. “I got it!! The best way to explain it is ‘The Universe needs to run smoothly, so there’s certain forces- like Time or Space- that are upheld by a powerful entity, like a person or like… the avatar of that concept? Yeah, something like that, but they ensure the aspect they represent is properly cared for so the universe doesn’t completely like, die.’” Danny nods to himself. "It's why you stepped in to stop Dan, to make sure the world didn't end like that."

“That is correct- it is my job to ensure this universe of ghosts and reality doesn't crumble prematurely. Now, do you have a recollection of any other Totems you may have encountered?”

“Well, yeah! We call them ‘Ancients’, though- so like… Pandora is the one for war and history, and Nocturn is for like… dreams? The Void or something, maybe? And then there’s old man Pariah who isn’t one, but he said there’s a Leadership Ancient somewhere, and then-” Danny pauses, blinking at Clockwork in realization. “Wait, you asked that for a reason, didn’t you?”

“That I did. Becoming the Totem, or Ancient of Time is where this story starts.” Clockwork hums, seeing Mr. Pants fly back towards the two- nearly spilling scalding tea all over the ground. “Now then. We have drinks. We are sitting comfortably. I believe it’s time I spin my tale for you.” They take a sip, closing their eyes in bliss.

They open them once more and see Daniel sitting, eyes full of stars and eager- Eager to hear, eager to fire off a question a minute. It makes a chuckle bubble up in their throat, to see their favorite person so excited to learn.

“Once upon a time, there was a human; average in most ways, a simple person living a simple life. They would get up in the morning, perform their daily tasks, and go to sleep at night. Day in, and day out- a boring, but fulfilling existence.

“However, where this story differs from what we recognize as reality, is that in this realm, humans who could control magic were the norm. Think as if it were like one of those fantasy games you and Tucker play together- mages, healers… all of those and more were commonplace when I was alive. Yes, humans can wield magic now, but it is nowhere near as frequent as they could in our tale.”

They pause, seeing that Danny was about to interrupt. “Wait wait- this realm? Like- this is a completely different reality?? And people can wield magic now??? Are you messing with me? Like… I thought it was all just-” The boy stops, his train of thought drifting off the tracks as it tends to now and then.

“Yes, first, this is a completely different realm from either the Mortal Plane or the Ghost Zone. Second, Daniel- tell me... have you not noticed the magic of those you have encountered? Blood blossoms… a reality warping gauntlet? The existence that is ‘Freakshow’ in general should be a red flag, seeing as his talents were… strangely non-ghostly in origin. Not to mention objects such as the Infi-map...”

“Man, I wish I could forget about Freakshow… who mind controls ghosts??? He was the worst!” Their young ward crossed his arms and grumbles.

“If you’re done sulking about your past misadventures and former foes, I was in the middle of telling a story, if I recall correctly. One you asked I tell you…” Clockwork simply stares, unblinking as steam wafts from their slowly cooling tea.

All is well, they knew Danny would only take approximately 4.85 seconds to snap his attention back to their story. Clockwork sips their tea, waiting.

Danny snaps out of his thoughts only a millisecond off of Clockwork's prediction. “Sorry... it’s just super weird to think that magic actually… still exists? Like ghosts are real and all but magic being a thing feels a bit far fetched, don’t ya think?” He pouts, brow furrowed.

The Master of Time finally closes their eyes, removing the hood from their head. White hair floats gracefully behind them, settling just past their shoulders. Clockwork opens their eyes again- a serious, yet warm expression directed at their ward. “Magic is simply defined as reality altering acts using both energy and the willpower of a sentient being, if that helps.” Another sip. Mr. Pants made a wonderful batch of tea, as always. They smile wider when they notice Danny’s expression- the boy has never seen them without a hood, and they know doing this will (in 99.78% of all possible timelines) convince the boy to take what they said seriously. ”Just as ghosts can be defined as ‘ectoplasm given form and consciousness’, forces beyond humanity and the physical realm can be explained with scientific terminology if you know where to look.”

“So like... what all did magic have to do with this ‘simple human’ version of you? Did you ever have the power to shoot lightning?? Could I shoot lightning if I tried? Like were you some sorta time wizard? Is that why you’re all… timey-wimey and powerful?” Danny wiggles his fingers with a look of confusion on his face.

Clockwork always finds their Core warming when their boy acts his age. He's abnormally prone to shoulder the destiny of the world on himself and often forgets he's just a kid. “You could continue asking questions one at a time, or you could allow me to tell my story. The choice is yours, Daniel.” They smirk, watching as Danny purses his lips, his steady flow of questions stopping short. The best answer. “Perfect- all is as I thought it would be.”

They close their eyes and reminisce as they continue. “Now- to answer your last question… Yes. You could say magic is how I came to be the Master of Time in both the Infinite Realms and the mortal plane, but there is much more to the story than that. Other players, situations, and pure circumstances. The universe in its infinite chances and possibilities brought myself, as well as many others to the situations they face here and now.” Clockwork pauses, taking the moment to stare straight through Danny’s soul. “Even yourself.”

The boy shudders, an appropriate response. “Wait... me? Did you… do something in the past to like… a past version of someone we know?? Can that even happen???” Danny is already enraptured by the story, eyes twinkling as his mentor opens up about themself. The boy is obviously thinking about everything that has happened, everything that could possibly have happened, and everything that Clockwork could possibly drop on him.

They feel Daniel cautiously tug on loose strands of time to see if he could possibly scope out what is about to be said, quickly failing to do much else beside give himself a small headache. “Time stuff is still really confusing, Clockwork…”

“You could say that. You could even say that trying to mess with time in the inner sanctum of Long Now is the most confusing ‘time stuff’ one could do if they were not myself.” They grin- a Temporal Mirror appearing behind them with a thought.

“What’s the mirror for?” Danny catches sight of himself and looks away, embarrassed that he’s been literally glowing with power after trying to do something so simple with his developing powers. The glow is something he’s been working on suppressing recently. After all, it would be a shame if other ghosts could see the boy powering up by aura alone.

The Master of Time smirks, bringing tea to their lips again. “I thought it would be fun to attempt braiding my hair and doing my makeup for once. It has been an awfully long time since I’ve done either.”

They stare at Danny who just bursts into laughter. “Did you just use sarcasm??? Man, I didn’t know you could lighten up, Clockwork!” The boy laughs harder, sinking deeper into his nest of pillows. After a few minutes he was finally wiping tears from his eyes. “But no. Seriously… what’s the mirror for??”

“Why, what they are always for, Daniel- seeing through time and space.” Clockwork waves their hand. The mirrors show an image of a human with dark hair and burgundy eyes. They have a large, hooked nose and medium brown skin- and Danny finds himself having a hard time guessing their gender. The human sits at a desk, paused in time with the delicate gears of a clock sprawled along the desk surface, tools in hand.

Behind Clockwork, the image changes, showing the human living through an average day- images play in small spurts, never showing the whole story. “Do you understand what’s being seen?” The young boy nods, grabbing Mr. Pants out of the air as the blob drifts between the two. Good, he will probably need the companionship, especially towards the end.

This isn’t the easiest story to tell, nor is it easy to listen to, but with a sip of their tea, Clockwork continues.

#danny phantom #invisobang #invisobang 2021 #dp #phanfic #art #my fic #RRR #dantes vibe corner

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roosterbox · 2 years ago

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Inceptiversary Day Sixteen: Inception Day! Make anything Inception-related! Take a photo, write a poem, make a meme, sing a tune, whatever you want!

@inception30daychallenge

Some Notes on that Ever-Expanding NSFW Paint Shop Inception AU of Doom

For lack of something more substantial to post on this Inceptiversary Day, here have some Notes on a Thing I’m working on. Each chapter is named after a color; each color is associated with a character. So each character gets their own centric chapter. And then there are four bonus chapters after that, each featuring a couple. I kind of wanted the couples chapter colors to be the combination of their individual ones (like if Arthur’s was blue, Eames’ was yellow, their couples chapter would be green), but it didn’t end up working. *sigh* Disappointment.

But anyway, here are some notes about chapters, colors and characters!

Coral (warmth, individuality) - Arthur/Eames

Written so far: nothing yet - saving it for later! The plan is a scene of them talking about their friends, among other things, until Eames suddenly decides to propose. Which would ordinarily be a sweet and romantic moment, but Arthur is extremely annoyed by the lack of a damn ring.

Amber (joy, energy, security) - Eames

Written so far: Just an average day for the Shop Owner himself - counting tills, adjusting shelves, bantering with friends/employees, maybe sneaking a kiss from his darling. I’m liking what I’ve got so far.

Indigo (integrity, intuition, structure) - Yusuf

Written so far: first pass was a scene with Yusuf presenting Eames with a new paint, waxing poetic on the inspiration for it for a long time, only to have Eames completely ignore him and give it a typically innuendo-laden name. Which was amusing, but it made Yusuf sad and Eames looked like a real jerk. Which are two things that are the antithesis of the mood of this story. So, scrapped that. Second pass has been several characters trying their best to get the forever-pining Yusuf to just ask Ariadne out already. Still funny, but not as mean in my eyes. Needs work, but I’m happier with the second attempt.

Lavender (tranquility, springtime) - Ariadne

Written so far: nothing yet, but I feel like this is the next one I’ll start on. No real plans yet, but expect more pining because fucking hell her and Yusuf are adorable.

Magenta (kindness, change, harmony) - Saito/Robert

Written so far: Nothing yet - see the previous message about the A/E chapter. The initial outline is a few drinks at the bar, a casual first date, making plans for a second. The joy of infatuation.

Maroon (ambition, confidence, sophistication) - Saito

Written so far: nothing yet. Haven’t had a whole lot of inspiration as of right now, but it’ll get there. Lots of attempted wooing to follow, at the very least.

Teal (morality, renewal, practicality) - Cobb

Written so far: nothing yet, aside from a funny conversation between him and Mal, in which he belatedly realizes how much of a “Dad” he is. That’s gonna be the basic theme of this chapter - Cobb being the Team Dad. I feel like Cobb’s chapter is gonna be my way of apologizing to the character for how many times I’ve rolled my eyes and called him a knob over the years. Because in this story, he’s actually a pretty cool, friendly dude.

Turquoise (calmness, clarity, communication, compassion) - Yusuf/Ariadne

Written so far: nothing. Again, saving it until the end. Will be their first date. Awkward at first, but then healthy communication happens, and then things run smoothly from there. My hope is to make the pining of their previous chapters worth it.

Violet (wisdom, sensitivity, spirituality, creativity) - Robert

Written so far: this is actually going to be the very first chapter! Because Robert is the newest employee. So it’s all about his first day on registers, learning how things work, getting to know his co-workers, and most importantly, meeting a few regular customers, one of which is a sharply dressed Japanese businessman who becomes rather smitten with him.

Chartreuse (cheerfulness, distinction, imagination) - Mal

Written so far: just a few scenes here and there, really. Mal having drinks with Arthur (great!), Mal and Eames naming paints (pretty good), and an awkward double date with her, Cobb, and A/E (has potential, but I’m not okay with it yet). I like everything I’ve written from a technical standpoint, but as far as serving the story overall, I’m not sure if it makes sense. Think I’ll probably change the date scene to be a more believable scenario, but still really awkward because it’s a comedy, lol.

Fuchsia (maturity, certainty, uniqueness, confidence) - Arthur

Written so far: Not much yet, but I like what I’ve got. A scene with our favorite boys in their bedroom. A lil bit o’ sexytimes. Can’t decide if I should show that particular bit in full or end it on a scene break for added spiciness, lol. Because there will be more sexytimes to come in that chapter; he and Eames still need to test out the new body paints, after all.

Seafoam (revitalization, luck, health, nature) - Cobb/Mal

Written so far: nothing - saving until the end! They go on a nice, child-free dinner date. Maybe they spot another familiar couple there, but they don’t acknowledge them. Having a child-free evening is something of a rarity for them, and they don’t want it to go to waste.

So, things are still developing. Twelve chapters are currently planned, which is plenty, lol. Think I’ll end it with the A/E chapter though - finish on a high note. But that’s still a ways off. The overall plan is, some slight dips into seriousness notwithstanding, to keep the mood light and fun throughout. So far, so good?

Maybe it’ll finally be ready by Inceptiversary 2023.

#Inceptiversary #inceptiversary2022 #inception30daychallenge #long post #my stuff #writing is hard yo #my notes #there is about 3k written for this story so far #and as you can tell #there’s a lot more yet to come #aside from that bit in Yusuf’s chapter #I’ve rather liked everything I’ve written #which is unexpected but nice #lol

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greensaplinggrace · 3 years ago

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Darklina is such a beautiful relationship, such an arresting one. The chemistry, the spiritual connection, the love and passion and power and understanding. The darkness to the light. The king to the queen. An eclipse representative of self actualization and equal and opposite principles, two people made powerless by the world coming into their own. Two lonely souls finding strength and a home in each other. A bond of mind and soul and heart, a breathtaking union.

It’s a compelling relationship and a stunning one. When I think of Darklina I think of a starry night sky. A boy afraid of the dark discovering sunlight. A girl ostracized by the world discovering acceptance. I think of the yin and yang. The concept yǒu yuán wú fèn. Soulmates destined for each other in every universe and every world, and yet tragically unable to connect in this one because they met too late. I think of harmony and I think of the chance for true understanding. I think of finding safety in the only other person in the world who will truly know you, an eternity with the one you love. I think of something transcendental and always.

I think Darklina is an amazing ship, and I think it’s worth examining and engaging with and loving, because it means so much more than people give it credit, and it’s fans love it for so many complex and inspiring reasons.

Malina is such a soft relationship, such a charming one. The history, the longing, the care and consideration and dedication and loyalty and love and sacrifice. The foundation of friendship and tenderness, of reaching for each other, meeting in the middle. Always holding hands, cradling pieces of each other’s souls, each other’s memories. Always inviting, never taking. Always searching, never hunting. The pining and adoration and want.

It’s a captivating relationship and a kind one. When I think of Malina I don’t think of a meadow, I don’t think of their scars. I think of the stag - Alina’s stag - who’s song Mal could hear. I think of how quickly he volunteered to go find it, how easily he recognized her drawing and knew the story behind her dreams. I think of them running together, side by side. I think of the warmth in their smiles, their joy at first seeing each other after time apart. I think of the sacrifices they’ve made to keep each other alive, always willing to give everything. I think of summer and a cool breeze. Of two children shunned by society finding solace and safety in each other. I think of something solid and supportive.

I think Malina is an amazing ship, and I think it’s worth exploring and finding comfort in and loving, because it has so many beautiful meanings and it’s fans love it for such dynamic and moving reasons.

#shadow and bone #sab #grishaverse #malyen oretsev #the darkling #alina starkov #darklina #malina #aleksander morozova #general kirigan #malarklina #alina x mal #alina x darkling #mal oretsev #myramblings #sab meta #mymetas

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ohhthereuare · 4 years ago

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cannot believe we’re back to shipping wars in the year of our lord 2021 but with the overwhelmingly stupid cancel culture and moral police on every corner making it almost impossible to simply enjoy stuff these days I had to chime in my 5 kruge cents or else I’d choke

nobody gives a flying fuck about who you ship and neither should you because this is very rarely up to you. it’s like a god-chosen enlightenment, a sudden rush of serotonin that mysteriously dictates what’s gonna rock your boat from now on. that is great. grab that wheel and get on with it.

you don’t have to justify any of that. and I wish it was clear enough but apparently it still isn’t that villains are called villains for a reason and murder is murder no matter the motive. we know. trust me we do. but I guess that’s half the charm of a work of fiction that a character can be interesting despite its flaws. hell most of the time it’s interesting thanks to its flaws. when you say you like them it doesn’t mean you run to justify their sins and therefor imply these new moral conclusions to your everyday life and real people in it. it just means that this particular fictional creature makes your brain go happy. be them a ball of sunshine or a ball of darkness. you’ll enjoy their actions in a specific media and then get on with your life as an intelligent, morally responsible member of a society that will definitely not go on a killing spree because a fictional guy in a cool cape that doesn’t even exist did so in a story.

now getting that lengthy introduction out of the way I cannot believe that people cannot engage in an intellectually stimulating critical thinking discourse (that back in the day we just called meta) without criticizing every thing or else apparently they’ll go to literal hell. the Darkling is overall a bad guy and Mal is overall a good guy. that’s what the story it built upon. then again both of them are grey to some extent as people are because they are people. they have thoughts and desires and justify themselves because they believe in a greater good that sometimes they personally created. there’s no reason to compare the Darkling who’s straight-up a millenium-old murderer who just happens to be very charismatic and sexy to Mal who’s more human and the mistakes he makes are less of the murderous nature and as it unfortunately happens he’s just more plain. I’d be happy with Alina ending with either of them, knowing full well that there would be good and bad sides to either of the endings. even if the positive outcome of Alina ending up with the bad guy was only a sense of aesthetic fulfillment. that is all. I can say I see and understand the manipulation and the toxicity and still enjoy a power couple dressed in black cloaks the same way I’d enjoy childhood sweethearts leading a safe and quite life. whatever rocks my boat.

if we look at Leigh Bardugo’s work in a simple, quite superficial way then yes it is the question of black and white, good and bad. but it’s more than that and it’s one of the many reasons why it’s one of my favorite books series ever (let’s not go all JKR on her because as I’ve seen some of you do because apart from obvious situations no creator of anything should to held to impossibly pure moral standards making their work morally flawless because it’s based on their own personal experience and it’s impossible to stop some of it from seeping into the work itself even if you personally might find it problematic but they’re human just like you and me and I cannot believe I even have to type this rn). now I’m not wasting my time writing this essay and you reading it to stir up a ship war and I am NOT here as a darklina shipper because in the end I was quite happy with malina getting their happily ever after. but I cannot STAND this sudden wave of frantic justification and of hate towards it because it’s all missing the point.

the Darkling is a villain. the Darkling is a human being (to some extent). the Darkling is the bad character but he’s more grey than black and it’s Alina’s own opinion. THAT’s what’s so interesting about their relationship. he hurt her and the people she loved and hurt people she didn’t even know only to pin the blame on her to guilt trip her to do his bidding. we know it’s toxic and manipulative. Alina knows that too. she hates him and fears him and at times would kill him without hesitation. but she also comes back to him and can’t help but marvel and his beauty and genuinely sheds a tear when he falls. it’s hard to say whether she loves him to some extent, I think even she wasn’t sure and felt quite guilty about it. there’s was a strange pull she couldn’t deny, a wicked sense of understanding that could not be matched by anyone else. despite their chemistry she couldn’t overlook the murder part and that’s who she chose. that’s also who she became because if she had accepted his offer and went down that powerful path we would have been given a completely different story with Alina being a different character. it’s that magic of fiction that lets you explore such extremes but it still is just fiction. it’s okay to type lengthy essays about it to pick it apart and examine with interest but there’s very little point to criticize something so obvious or defend the impossible.

now still on the topic of the Darkling that’s what I love about the show. how Ben Barnes looked for the human parts in him (which is also literally his job as an actor to find parts of the character that he could sympathize with idk why are y’all so surprised and scandalized and y’all better leave my man Ben alone). parts that might have been lonely and misunderstood because that’s how the Darkling saw himself. he had to justify his own actions somehow because he believed he was right. a bad villain is bad by nature. a good villain makes you question whether he’s really bad, makes you justify his villainous actions with him. showing the Darkling express real emotions towards Alina, hope for their shared future, tears in his eyes as she turns her back on him just made him that much more interesting and multidimensional as a great character should be. a great character can still be a murderer. a murderer can still be a great character. it has nothing to do with them being a good person. but it doesn’t erase the toxic behaviors just by being sexy the same way that toxic behaviors have a hard time erasing the sexy part and if you find it sexy in fiction that’s great go on reblogging passionate darklina gifsets and if you can’t stand it even on paper that’s fine too enjoy your heartwarming malina handholding posts. fill in your “rip to alina but I’m different” preferable scenario and let it bring you joy.

Leigh Bardugo is a great author. Ben Barnes is a great actor. actually all the actors are great actors and they did a marvelous job of bringing our beloved characters to life and we cannot even imagine the burden of responsibility they must have felt. let’s try to be less negative and more grateful for a really well-done book adaptation and surround ourselves with people that share our likes and dislikes in a respectful and positive manner and hopefully not foolishly trust that people can tell the good from the bad in real life and still enjoy both in a work of fiction.

#shadow and bone #sab #shadow and bone netflix #the darkling #general kirigan #leigh bardugo #darklina #spoilers #sab spoilers

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