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[mangobubletea]

losing my mind over the latest jjk opening and ending

[kill-republicans-and-democrats]

Apparently I am speaking out against sports so my posts are being removed by team fagets. They create people going on about there stupid fucking mortality and there stupid fucking races are so important, if it don't match with there sports the whore fraud is the real one. Like they go by fingerprint identification at stadiums or check real identities with banks and stuff like that come the fuck on sports supports the planes, the planes are so important, then they will go on about the next program with windows and live broadcast on realms and dimensions. They will say all sorts of bullshit and it must match with Christ cause apparently my posts effect everything telling the truth or else they would never remove them or anything. Why would so many even bother with what I do if it wasn't true. Banks went by fingerprints is not okay to sports fans or for entry. Gaurantee only sport that does is baseball. That is how much whites are a piece of shit. It creates people cause realms and dimensions bounce and they feed off of others going on about Jesus Christ. Live broadcast tremble so much with radios it brings the feed to create fans for ball sports. Whites got so much fraud they won't allow anything to be properly secured. Why I hope china burns USA. I do not want to be recreated over and over for some piece of shit whites entertainment laundering money going on about there fucking desk job.

Fuck USA, it's a terrorist operated country.

Bunch of white computer created people in the first place.

Whites amounted to something they never would have had to build so many prisons anyhow. Cause good politics don't need jails and prisons so much.

Every bank would be on fingerprints with fingerprint scanners instead of pins. It offsets two things to the computer created white and blacks. It offsets creating doc families to have a job and it offsets money digital creating whites with sporting events and stuff.

Even in Portland,or they closed baseball aaa league cause baseball uses fingerprints. Bankers won't allow fingerprints they can't launder money and recreate people and fans. This USA is fucking lame as shit anyhow bunch of cock suckers and desk jobs that amount to supporting things that don't even matter. airports close if no pro sports. So they back the banks and live broadcasts.

Hate the radio towers the most but hate my own race. Whites are created to defend the computers that create them. Like with fingerprints we need birth certificate offices and all that shit. Just more pointless work. Why cause they're white duhhhh.

Fuck USA it's a terrorist nation that offers no real solutions. Just annoy real people mostly and inflict emotionally or physically for there mortality. Burn the country.

Like they just reinvented the Boeing 777 again, oh my gosh that is so cool hmmmm well we know you did your job this was invented 40+ years ago. Great job 2023 the first 777 created by a whiteboy.

Please without sports airports don't make enough. Can you say phonies. Apparently you go from high school to college then take a desk job, to make more money. My problem is I invented an operable space engine that turns frauds on to much. Cause they went to college and never really worked in anything important they get more money, even to work at desk changing upholstery for a new plane model. Then it's why farm workers it should be people who consume not do farm work. College is money notpeople making a difference. Let's design the first straw. Annoying white people.

[conspiracy-crows]

More additions cuz I had a LONG talk with a friend who knows DC and DP really well and aaa

Okay the Arkham adolescent ward? It lasted for like, a month? Or less. Parker was part of the first group of patients. Realized that whoooole place was cursed cuz weird shit kept happening like back in Amnity?? And nope! Not doing that!

So they have a mass prison break, and Parker blows up the building. It was a different one than the adult ward, thankfully.

Parker also 100% gives away Phantom's secret identity the first time they meet up and he's in Phantom form, probably with Constantine doing something important.

Also, Parker has met and been "claimed" by Lady Gotham. Does not understand what the big deal is when Danny kinda wigs out.

The leverage team still started in Boston(the urge as a portlander to put air quotes! Do not TALK TO ME about the baseball episode. I passed that stadium DAILY for 6 YEARS to get to work 😂😂)

But they came back when they had to leave Boston, cuz Parker wanted to go home, cuz Gotham was home more than Amnity EVER was.

This is a HardisonxParkerxEliot Ot3 situation.

Sophie and Bruce dated, for like a month? When they were both like freshly 20 and he was still figuring out how to maintain a public image and all that, and she was still not-quite full-time grifter yet

This turns into an ENTIRE disaster when they infiltrate a Wayne Gala cuz Sophie doesn't think he's remember her. But then, even as everyone is panicking and scrambling for plan B

He's chill? He's smirking a bit smugly as he introduces her to the mark? With a wink?

Oracle is absolutely already listening in to their Coms and passing information. It's not till batman shows up at their not-yet set up base asking if they want help that puzzle pieces start falling into place.

Jason hears about the absolute hell Nate is putting IYS through because of what they did to his son, and is just like "I gotta meet this guy!"

Cue Jason getting Far too Involved with the white collar side of crime for Batman's liking.

And hey, Parker's friend Danny is pretty cute, and wait, is that Phantom? Constantine's terrifying side-kick? Oh he has to know how those two met!

Halfa Jason? Maybe? Not sure on that one

Def VERY Limnal and Danny is concerned(tm) about the pit rage issues, esp once he figures out that Elliott's are pretty well handled??

There's a rule, and it's quickly established after the first time Superman happens apon a meeting between Batman and Nate

Supes doesn't visit the cave without 30min pre-warning, and if he's in town, the whole of Nate's team has to know. Nate had been a solid 3 months Sober, working well with Jazz, all that, but after Superman happened upon that meeting he went missing for 2 days on a bender.

Superman was Sam's favorite, he was a little fan boy, probably was buried with his superman figure or something

Superman is SO understanding about this, and also kinda sad for Nate, that pain must be hell

Which leads to Iiiinteresting discussions about kids, clones, and treatment there of.

Danny isn't allowed around superman w/o supervision after that. And Parker and Hardison don't count(superman starts getting it better when he sees Danny and Ellie/Dani interact more)

All of Danny's friends have Titles in the infinite Realms. No one is entirely sure which ones are jokes or not? But Catwoman gets a bit salty when she finds out Parker is known as Master Thief

Again, I'm a sucker for Dead On Main(tho Everlasting trio is also amazing, perhaps even everlasting trio with dead on main as a polcule) so Jason hearing his title for the first time being like

Prince Consort or some shit? He is deeply embarrassed, but also is a nerd about this shit, so is like, a bit giddy? Don't tell anyone though!

Okay, this has been rolling around in my head for daaays

Someone take it

Danny phantom x Leverage x DC(Batfam)

Like

Leverage the show about the Robin hood like thieves making a family outta a bunch of weirdos

Meets Danny Phantom

Meets the Batfam

Tucker and Hardison and Babs all geeking the heck out together???

Tucker with a cool older brother figure??

Danny dealing with the Waynes and using them to get Vlad off his back??

SAM AND RAVEN just

Sam and Raven being weird little fuckin goth dorks together!!

Please

Someone with more knowledge of the BatFam and DC please

Use this

[touyaz]

Hello!!

Ahhh I know that we haven't rlly talked before, but its rlly nice (and funny lol) to see someone going through the same Gojo brainrot as me 😭😭 I miss him so much, it's insane, like I want him back!!!! 😭😭🤲

Also, that gardener Gojo post of yours is making me insane and I wanna sob, it's such a beautiful and heartfelt concept 🥺💖

Ah! Also do you have recs on good Gojo fics, in trying to find some, but am having no luck!! 😔😭

-@ame-791

ame !!!! hi hi, how are you <33

honestly!!!!!! i just. i just want one (1) panel of him, is that too much to ask for? even if its a silly little doodle of him sleeping in the prison realm, i just want to see him. i need to see him. i'm rewatching jjk to cope but it's making me miss him more </3

aaa i saw your tags on the gardener gojou thing <33 i'm glad someone else is digging the concept bc i cannot!!! stop thinking abt it!!!! it's crazy bc i would not associate gardening + flowers w him of all things, but then the more i think of it, the more i see it happening........ ugh i just think it'd be so cute :(

admittedly i have not read many gojou fics 😬 but ! @/j0succ & @/hvylids are go-to faves for when i'm in a jjk mood! sen actually wrote a gojou fic (+here) recently that i'm excited to read!!

i also just finished reading a hurt/comfort-esque fic for him on ao3 (+here - the colour yellow by rhydonium). do read the warnings but god. god. it was so, so good, i'm still reeling. it's like, genuinely the kind of level of writing i can only aspire to be at, i'm so glad to have come across it. you will not be disappointed by it, i swear.

if i have any more recs i will def rb/ post abt it here! i have a #rec.jjk tag but i don't think there are any/ many gojou fics there akjdhka

[hakuryuu]

All numbers for iro!! also dotty if you’re feeling up to it 🥺

IRO

1. How would you (or they) describe their gender, without using standard binary terms?: iro’s gender is stubbornness 2. Are they religious?: i think that she’s religious in that she feels reverence for the gods, but she also doesn’t.....like them. i think in her own way she worships maetra truly though 3. What social media platforms would they use (if in a world where those existed) and what would they use them for? Bonus: What would they get cancelled for?: she and thrip both have tiktok i think 4. Do they have any weird scars, and how did they get them?: she’s got a bunch of little sharp-grass scars on her legs and arms from spending part of her childhood in the desert rising plains 5. What crime are they most likely to be arrested for?: accessory to murder U__U 6. Ok, what crime are they most likely to have actually committed?: accessory to murder U__U 7. If the one prison phone call thing was real, who would they call?: her mom i think ;__; 8. Do they collect anything? What do they collect?: iro isn’t really much for collecting things i think....the most she does in the way of collections is that she has like one very sturdy and good version of each thing she needs 9. Who would they platonically marry for tax benefits?: fog but she’d feel weird about it (because of it being fog, not because of it being ““tax fraud”“) 10. What superstition/paranormal entity/conspiracy theory do they believe is 100% real, whether or not they admit it?: she believes that melibe is still with her somehow, even though he died a really long time ago 11. What’s something embarrassing they did as a child/teenager?: saw of picture of maetra as a child before she was brought in on the silk fort plan and announced that when she grew up she was going to marry that pretty lady 12. What’s something embarrassing they probably did yesterday?: responded “yeah?” without thinking when thrip accidentally called her “mom” 13. What hobby did they try once and give up on? Why?: knitting....she doesnt have the patience for it at all but she wanted to pick it up because it’s so cold in the mountains 14. What niche topic do they get incredibly pedantic about?: freely/entaugh/vain history.... :( 15. What’s their favorite food to make?: she loves a good soup!! a broth with some vegetables in it is her favorite because it’s relatively easy to make 16. What do you think this character’s worst decision was? What does this character think their worst decision was?: from a meta point of view i know that probably her worst decision was to leave the silk fort without resting sufficiently. she thinks her worst decision was bringing thrip and fog along with her for the second half of the journey 17. Is there anything you wish the writers had done differently with this character? Why?: SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL IF THE WRITER HAD FINISHED THE BOOK SHE’S IN, 18. What character from another work do you think they’d get along really well with?: SHE WOULD GET ALONG REALLY WELL WITH NOV FROM CD ACTUALLY I THINK........MUCH TO THINK ABOUT. 19. What character from another work would be their mortal enemy?: despite or maybe because of their similarities i think chine and iro would NOT get along. also i think she would probably hate noonday sdjgkslfj she would also probably dislike emery for similar reasons 20. What’s a headcanon you’ve always wanted to share but none of these ask memes ever ask you about it?: iro almost never remembers her dreams

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DOTTY

1. How would you (or they) describe their gender, without using standard binary terms?: the gender feelings you get from looking at pictures of joan of arc 2. Are they religious?: only in like a practical way sdjgklsfj 3. What social media platforms would they use (if in a world where those existed) and what would they use them for? Bonus: What would they get cancelled for?: MOST LIKELY TO HAVE A TUMBLR I THINK..... 4. Do they have any weird scars, and how did they get them?: she has a scar on her throat from when huma tries to kill her post-novel :) 5. What crime are they most likely to be arrested for?: blasphemy :( 6. Ok, what crime are they most likely to have actually committed?: trespassing and destruction of property 7. If the one prison phone call thing was real, who would they call?: olive (matty is in prison with her) 8. Do they collect anything? What do they collect?: i think she collects little things that her friends might like 9. Who would they platonically marry for tax benefits?: MATTY, NO QUESTION 10. What superstition/paranormal entity/conspiracy theory do they believe is 100% real, whether or not they admit it?: she believes that flickerfish send messages to the gods’ realm 11. What’s something embarrassing they did as a child/teenager?: joined what now that im thinking about it might have been like a military school???? 12. What’s something embarrassing they probably did yesterday?: lost to mateo in a contest of how many marshmallows they could stuff into their mouths at once 13. What hobby did they try once and give up on? Why?: cooking sdgslkfj she sucks at it 14. What niche topic do they get incredibly pedantic about?: GHOSTS, she chats with the ghosts of her family members a lot so she knows a lot about what their ‘lives’ are like and how to talk to them, etc 15. What’s their favorite food to make?: can’t go wrong with cinnamon-sugar toast 16. What do you think this character’s worst decision was? What does this character think their worst decision was?: i don’t think she regrets any of her decisions, except maybe not keeping olive closer 17. Is there anything you wish the writers had done differently with this character? Why?: lamsm rewrite when..........honestly lamsm was kind of like the cornerstone of the elise fantasy universe reboot so a LOT of my current lore is based on it and i dont know how much i would necessarily do DIFFERENT 18. What character from another work do you think they’d get along really well with?: loving to think about her interacting with paz (similar enough to matty that she feels kind of at home around her). also aaa........noe.......i’d love to see them hang out 19. What character from another work would be their mortal enemy?: if she ever sees any of the silk fort family members its on sight. THE GOD/MORTAL PLAN BOUNDARY HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE 20. What’s a headcanon you’ve always wanted to share but none of these ask memes ever ask you about it?: she/they icon.....

[architecturepolh]

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[winter-lele]

A Brief History of Thedas

Hi friends! So I am in the process of finishing up the first few chapters of an Overwatch/Dragon Age crossover fic, and it’s essentially Overwatch characters as Dragon Age characters, living on the continent of Thedas.

The fic follows the story of the entire first game, so it’s a pretty big undertaking, and I want people to be able to follow along with it without needing to throw themselves into all three AAA games (plus novels, tabletops, mobile games etc. etc.) to understand certain aspects of Thedas’ complex history.

This will be a very long post, so I’ve placed it all under the cut.

Thedas

Thedas is the only known continent in the Dragon Age universe. Each kingdom/nation has its own people with their own customs and traditions and sometimes, language.

The Trade tongue, or common tongue, is the most frequently used language across all of Thedas. In fact, in some places (like the Tevinter Imperium) ancient languages have been abandoned and replaced by the Trade tongue.

Image source: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Thedas

The Blight

Deep underground across all of Thedas live twisted creatures known as the Darkspawn. They feast on human flesh, and murder everything in their path without discrimination. Their blood is infectious, and those that touch or ingest it become afflicted with the darkspawn taint.

These creatures normally invade dwarven tunnels in small groups.

When the darkspawn find an Old God, they infect it with their taint, and that creature becomes what is known as an Archdemon. The presence of an archdemon is what defines a Blight. That, and the presence of darkspawn on the surface.

A Blight can carry on for many years if left unchecked, and the only way to end it is for a Grey Warden to slay the archdemon.

There have only been 5 Blights in the history of Thedas, with the first game being the start of the 5th Blight.

The Grey Wardens

The Grey Wardens are an old order of warriors with the ability to sense darkspawn. They are also mostly immune to the darkspawn’s taint. They were founded to fight the darkspawn and end the first Blight, and their order continues on to fight any possible future Blights. 

While their headquarters are far northwest in the kingdom of The Anderfels, the Grey Wardens maintain bases and a presence in other kingdoms/nations across Thedas.

*Ferelden

Ferelden is a young nation (400 years old) that is ruled by a monarchy, with royalty being passed down by blood. About 100 years before the first game (Dragon Age: Origins) starts, Ferelden was invaded and occupied by the Orlesian Empire. It took about 80 years for the Orlesians to be expelled from Ferelden, where a new king (King Marric Theirin) was instated. Thus, Orlesian folks in Ferelden are treated with suspicion and hostility.

Religion plays a huge role in Ferelden, with the dominant religious organisation being the Chantry.

Ferelden also has a Circle Tower, where mages live and grow up, learning how to best control and use their magic. It functions as a prison: mages are removed from their families as children and taken to the Tower where they must live. They cannot leave the Tower without express permission, and are only given a limited number of days they are allowed to be away. Templars (knights trained specifically to detect and kill mages) act as prison guards and are always present in the Tower.

Ferelden is generally not kind to other races; elves are often forced to live in separate slums within human cities, dwarves have little opportunities beyond becoming blacksmiths or weapons dealers, and Qunari are treated with distrust and hostility.

Religion: The Chantry

There is a belief in a God figure, who is referred to as the Maker, with the Chantry following the teachings of His prophet: a woman named Andraste (Ahn-drAh-stay), who was believed to be a conduit for the Maker’s teachings. And so, the followers of the Chantry are known as Andrastians.

Andraste’s teachings have been interpreted in such a way that there are strong beliefs about mages and their magical powers.

Magic is believed to be a dangerous and corrupting influence. Those that are gifted with magic (i.e. mages) are treated as dangerous and unpredictable, which is why mages are separated from their families while still children and forced to live in The Circle Tower. The only way for a mage to avoid the Tower is to hide their magical abilities and live away from the Chantry as an illegal mage (or apostate).

Nationalities and Races

There are many different humanoid races across Thedas, as well as different human nationalities. The major nationalities relevant to my fic are:

**Fereldan:

Traditional, religious, and fiercely loyal to the monarchy, Fereldans tend to be quite conservative, with their religious beliefs usually guiding their morality. Fereldans tend to be distrustful of authority figures, and would much prefer to dispense their own justice rather than report grievances to law enforcement. And quite honestly, law enforcement don’t bother with petty theft and other minor crimes.

Rivaini:

A country of people once occupied by the Tevinter Imperium, Rivain gained its independence shortly before the beginning of the Fourth Blight. They do not follow the Chantry, but have a Circle Tower to appease international powers. Although, mages are revered and respected in Rivaini culture, so their Circle Tower does not imprison magi, who are free to come and go from the Tower as they please.

Antivan:

Antiva is an old city with a very weak monarchy and no formal army. In fact, despite kings keeping track of their lineage and passing on their blood, Antiva is a plutocracy; that is, it’s run by a few wealthy merchant princes with power and influence. In place of an army, they have the House of Crows; a guild of assassins known for their ruthless ferocity across all of Thedas. Everyone fears the Antivan Crows, which is why no one bothers to invade.

Tevinter:

The oldest human nation/empire on all of Thedas. From Tevinter, humans spread and occupied Orlais, Antiva, and Ferelden, who each belonged to the Tevinter Imperium but then split and formed their own nations. The Tevinter Imperium also occupied other nations, but their reach and power dwindled, and when it did, other nations gained their independence.

The main races present in Dragon Age: Origins are:

Elves:

Elves occupied and lived in Thedas long before humans crossed the oceans and invaded. After several thousand years, tensions finally reached boiling point, and long and numerous wars were waged between humans and elves. Elves were eventually defeated and held captive as slaves. They earned their freedom from slavery, and were given the Dales, a vast expanse of forest, to reclaim and live in. Those that did not wish to become Dalish remained in human cities in segregated slums called alienages.

There are still tensions between roaming Dalish clans and humans, but these days, they keep out of each other’s ways. There ARE instances of city elves escaping alienages in the hopes of joining a Dalish clan.

Dwarves:

Dwarves live underground and offer prayers and gifts to their ancestors for good fortune. The dwarves also have a strict and complex caste system, with sons inheriting their father’s caste, and daughters inheriting their mother’s caste.

Castes are rated as upper, middle, or lower. The only dwarves being less desirable than the lowest caste are the casteless, or surface dwarves, who by moving to the surface give up their caste.

Kings or queens are elected by popular vote from candidates of ancient families. Only dwarves of the noble caste can be voted in by the Assembly as ruling monarch, and are committed to sit on the throne for life, unless they are 1) voted out by the Assembly, or 2) assassinated.

Qunari:

Qunari are a race of giants that live by a strict honour code and set of ethics called the Qun (’Qunari’ translates to ‘people of the Qun’). While other races can convert and live by the Qun, they are not true Qunari, and thus have their own title in the Qunlat language: Viddathari.

Qunari are often identifiable by their large stature, their white hair, and the presence of horns. Although, dark hair and/or no horns are also possible, but are very rare genetic mutations.

Qunari have a particular demeanour about them; to them, the Qun simply is, and any questions about it or the Qunari people are met with disapproval and tight lips. They are often read as hostile or cold because of this.

*FereldEn: refers to the nation

**FereldAn: refers to a citizen of Ferelden

A Quick Word on Mages and Magic

When people dream, their consciousness enters a realm known as ‘the Fade.’ Spirits of the deceased can also end up in the Fade if they do not cross over properly. Non-mages have a very loose connection to the Fade when they dream, but mages have a very strong connection. In fact, they have the ability to interact with spirits and the like that occupy the Fade.

When awake, mages can’t enter the Fade (unless they partake in a ritual like The Harrowing where lyrium is used). They do, however, draw power from the Fade to use magic and spells. Mages that use blood magic don’t connect to the Fade at all, using their own life force (or that of others) instead of drawing power from the Fade.

In Ferelden, when children show signs of magic, they are removed from their families and sent to live in the Circle Tower. The Circle Tower acts as a boarding school, but functions more like a prison; specialist knights trained in killing possessed mages (called templars) constantly patrol the Tower and watch all mages living there very closely.

Templars are trained by the Chantry. Thus, mages are very distrusting of the Chantry and its teachings.

Dragon Age: Origins

The game starts with the possibility of the 5th Blight occuring. There are 6 different origin stories to choose from depending on the race and class of fighter you select. No matter which origin story you choose, they all end in the same way: you get yourself into trouble and can only be saved by agreeing to become a Grey Warden.

You head to Ostagar with the Warden-Commander, Duncan, where you are to partake in the Joining Ritual and become a fully fledged Grey Warden. Before that, you meet the king of Ferelden and are introduced as ‘Duncan’s newest recruit.’ You can choose to be rude or civil at this point; there are no in-game consequences for your choices and actions at this point in the game.

I can’t really say much more without major spoilers, but you spend the game recruiting three different factions to fight the Darkspawn alongside you -- a Dalish elf clan, the dwarves of Orzammar, and either the Circle mages or the Templars (depending on your choices).

My fic will follow this basic story arc, and will be mostly reflective of that playthrough I had where I made all the good choices (because I’m a sap and I want everyone to be happy lmao).