#Also yay baby mice!

[newkiqx]

*puts you in the pile*

[captaingondolin]

Get to know me tag game!

tagged by @corelliaxdreaming

I am constitutionally incapable of being brief ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

1. Do you make your bed?

Usually not. Sometimes I think it will magically make me feel better about life. Or help me not fall back into it (spoiler: it doesn't work)

2. Favorite number?

Even numbers. 5 and its multiples are on thin ice.

3. What’s your job?

Used to be librarian, currently an archeology student (shout out to my mother for the help, to my depression funk that meant I spent next to nothing during my last two years at work, and to the fact that I moved to a place where normal humans don't need faustian deals to afford higher education)

4. If you could go back to school would you?

See above. I am also an anxious mess who cannot do deadlines, so the dream would be just attending lectures forever without doing exams/essays (which I think in my home country you could technically legally do, since unis are public, you only pay if you enroll. but it might be outdated info)

5. Can you parallel park?

No license yet (and I'm An Old). Don't judge, I used to live in London, and currently I'm in a weird spot with figuring out where I'm living long term.

6. Do you think aliens are real?

Same as what Katie said, not sure about humanoid aliens, but the universe is vast and there must be life somewhere else.

7. Can you drive a manual car?

See above. But I live in Europe, most people use manual, so that's what I'll learn.

8. What’s your guilty pleasure?

Guilt was invented by the catholic church to sell more confessions.

9. Tattoos?

I have a whole list. I promised the very first to my child self (it will be Alexander the Great themed). But.

There's an ongoing thing with my mother - I know she has no say over my body and it's not my responsibility if she chooses to take my decisions as a personal attack. However, she's one of the best people I know about literally everything else (not just because we are related, mind you, I can and have told family to fuck right out of my life), so for a long time I hemmed and hawed about it, because I wasn't sure it was worth risking a fight. Recently I got a nose ring and she has kept her mouth blessedly shut about it, so yay for progress (again, I am An Old, but mediterranean mothers are just Like That. In her defence, she outright told me she is making an effort to treat me as an adult and a peer and I can see her really working on it).

10. Favorite color?

the colour of the sky

Orange. I'd pull off the pilot flightsuit. And pink, I adore all shades of pink!

11. Favorite type of music?

Currently in a months long standoff with my brain, who thinks music is evil and out to get him (because we're not having feelings right now) but I can occasionally spoon feed him Hazbin Hotel. ♫⋆ CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE POISON, YOU'RE FEEDING ME POOOISOOOON, ADDICTED TO THIS FEEEEELIIIIIN' ♪ ₊˚♬

...sorry.

If things are good, literally everything, but I love musicals (Legally Blonde got me through uni last time), metal (D'Artagnan is the latest band I discovered) and everything in the folk, folk metal, country, sea shanties, pirate metal kind of rhythm, and classical music (Verdi can so get it. and Mozart, baby Gondolin's first crush). Oh, and tango and early 2000 pop. Hardstyle if I'm in a writing fugue. I used to only dislike slow ballads and acoustic remakes, but I was recently personally attacked by Avril Lavigne with the Bite Me acoustic. And tbh I listen to Hozier, I should have known.

Shoutout to Inti-Illimani, I am contractually obligated to tell people about chilean protest songs-andean folk legends, listen to them.

12. Do you like puzzles?

Nope.

13. Any phobia?

Mice. Most houses I lived in while in London had mice, and seeing glimpses of tail and little feet scuttling about in places like the fucking kitchen counter really did me in. I recently saw the tiniest, objectively cute, mouse outside (at an archaeological dig, we'd disturbed him and not the other way around) and my heartbeat still got fucked. Meanwhile, I was chill with the HUGE centipede, the snake that slithered right past me, the geko, the turtles, spiders and all other wildlife, or even huge city cockroaches.

Maybe my phobia is shitty British houses, actually. Your walls and celings are not supposed to have holes, you know?

14. Favorite childhood sport?

Quitting. I wasn't into sports enough for me to want to go on and I couldn't give a rat's ass about competing. But I loved ice skating and judo. Skiing too (I grew up in the mountains, I know for a lot of people skiing is the epitome of luxury xD but I could have probably walked to a slope. Okay, maybe not walked, but.)

15. Do you talk to your self?

All the time, and my grandma used to be the same.

I used to give myself interviews when I was a kid, imagining myself as a famous author or filmmaker. Now sometimes I pretend I'm talking to my therapist. Or just straight up talk through things out loud, so it's easier to follow a single train of thought without thinking a billion things at once. Or I give myself little pep talks or go "godddamit, self" and I talk to objects a lot.

16. What movies do you adore?

The Lord of the Rings. All the Star Warses. Even the ones I don't love are fun. Rogue One is top tier but I need to be hydrated for how much I'll cry.

More recently the duology Les Trois Mousquetaires : D'Artagnan part I and II. I can't quite figure out if it's for the movies themselves (and the soundtrack, the soundtrack absolutely slaps), because I'm horrendously thirsty for the cast (I would let trauma-ridden, unwashed, long-haired Vincent Cassel straight up give me syphilis. He's so fucking good as the alcoholic trashfire that is Athos) or if it's because I adore the book and Dumas is part of my genetic makeup at this point.

17. Coffee or tea?

Coffee (currently drinking the cold brew of dreams). I don't like black tea, but herbal teas/infusions are fantastic. I have a hibiscus, apple, mint and berries one from Lidl that is the stuff of dreams (excellent cold too, I brew it for longer with a pinch of green tea and honey, then add some lemon and it's the shit). On the more bougie side, I have the biggest hard on for jasmine tea. Most places sell you green tea with a vague hint of jasmine, but the good stuff that comes in little balls is unparalleled, it smells like the flowers. Also good both hot or cold (again, brewed for longer with some honey or sugar and then I love it with milk or milk substitutes).

18. First thing you wanted to be growing up

Archaeologist 💖 librarian, writer, film director, and briefly F1 pilot.

Since I never know who to tag, I'm doing the last 5 mutuals who liked/reblogged something, because why not. Feel free to ignore this! @obiwong @reena-jenkins @silvergryphon @tothestarwarsandback @themonopolyhat

[mar64ds]

What's the story behind the little mouse adopting the demon cat, because I'm like 99% sure the cat immediately tried to eat the mouse upon first meeting (Also I'm a sucker for the trope of adoptive parents being much smaller than their kids)

yay i actually have the lore prepared for this

so demoncat's origins are rather silly because i want the story to have a mix of humor and cartoony horror. the idea is that it was a dead kitten brought to life, the way it was brought to life was because of two humans. one a scientist that wants to discover something that has never been done before! ....... the other is her goth girlfriend who wants to summon a demon because all her friends have tried to before and she doesn't want to be left out. so thanks to science and also some demon the kitten was brought to life! but it ran away whoops

the kitten was still pretty weak so it rest on the street, where a mouse found it and felt bad for it. even if cats normally eat mice, it was a hurt lonely baby kitten so he couldn't just leave it there. the kitten quickly becomes attached to the mouse and the mouse decides to officially take care of him as his own child

the kitten grows and becomes a cat, for a while it can eat whatever the mouse brings it, but as it grows older it grows hungrier too and it worries it might end up eating mice

luckily the cat is a demon cat! :) the cat makes a deal with the demon that gave it life, to make it so it never wants to eat mice. problem is, instead of eating mice it starts to eat human. demoncat doesn't seem to mind though lol it's just so happy it's never going to eat its dad!!!! :D it's awesome, ignore the horrors

[xsoldier]

Especially because I mega appreciate you as a human being, I feel the need to share some neat & fun science facts related to pregnancy impulse cravings and how they're set up for leading to nurturing early infancy into childhood, because all of the human biology components of social bonding and early childhood cognitive development are WILDLY fascinating.

Olfactory senses are a big component of how all mammals operate, including humans. They're also a big part how mammals recognize someone familiar from someone who isn't. While mice do this as their primary form of socialization & recognition, it's less pronounced in human social interactions compared to things like sight — but it still links directly to the sensory part of your brain.

During pregnancy it's important to not only be able to recognize the new child as an "us" when core reflexes in the mother's brain has to make survival decisions based on "us vs. them" patterns. So, boosted oxytocin helps to amplify the bonding to "us" & the defensiveness against "them" to prioritize protection of the child.

When you're building a tiny new person inside of you, they're literally an extension of your body, so your body builds to learn how to treat it as the same as YOU even when it's outside. This is why newborns don't recognize themselves as different than their mothers in early infancy, and also allows their brains to develop without needing to activate their own survival stress response when they're around their parents.

This is what forms the foundation of social bonding & trust, but also what allows children to learn about dangerous things without their survival response kicking in when their guardian is close by. We get smarter by understanding things rather than reacting out of discomfort, and this is what allows for that and why human children get to take longer to develop understanding of their environment, rather than surviving on their own super rapidly.

So, when it comes to the mother recognizing her child in survival reflexes without the time for the prefrontal cortex making a calculated decision, and the child unable to activate its own fear stress responses, it's important to also have that deep sensory feedback wired up properly. So, pregnancy rewires the mother's brain to be able to do that… which will change your sensory recognition and contributes to atypical food cravings.

Combine that with all of the other hormonal changes taking place with estrogen levels, the need to supply your body with the components necessary to build a tiny human, and all of those signals being dialed up to 11 and that big fat burger craving NOW is why I think your descriptions of the hedonism are absolutely brilliant, and look forward to more.

Other details that're related: Mammals all having this cognitive development to offspring in common with one another is why we all experience some common things:

• Newborn babies smell particularly good to us, because that links to the sense that helps us bond with them. Just like how a person can smell the difference between "puppy breath" & "dog breath" which you just know if you've had dogs. Those same things are true with humans and is how pets like cats, dogs, & other mammals "understand" to be gentle and more tolerant with babies — even with their reflexive reactions.

• Since sight is much more of a factor for human social recognition, behaviour, & interaction than smell — we also have fixed action patterns to think that creatures with mammal baby proportions for their eyes, face, and body ratios look more cute and want to favourably attach to them from a social bonding drive (which is what Disney intentionally used to design animated characters to be more appealing psychologically to audiences, which directly influenced all of anime as well — so yay for fan fiction about characters being a part of this as well).

And one additional PSA-type related bit:

• As oxytocin plays such a huge part of this, it's also important to note that the "us/them" biases in the brain that this ties to can misalign. It's one of the deepest survival fixed action pattern biases in the brain, and for some mothers this instead makes it extremely difficult to connect to their child because of brain chemistry things. You're not broken or wrong if anything like that happens — which feels important to know & remember early on from a technical perspective — as that's also exactly what can make it EXTRA difficult to talk to anyone about negative feelings if they do occur, and can make that a spiral amplified by tons of other hormonal changes especially after birth. Having an educated partner will ensure that they know how to look out for those things and can make sure you're both well cared for no matter what. They're perfect for doing that because they're an external "them" that you had to learn was an "us" and that's exactly what the social bonding is all about and why it's not hard locked.

• While knowing something like this cognitively helps — that type of "knowing" is still all happening in the prefrontal cortex, not the scent sensory "knowing" where that has the strongest influence. It takes time to find the thing to recondition your sensory brain through whatever it's struggling with if that clicks a particular trigger in an unexpected way. Luckily — just like the body is doing all the cool sensory neurology stuff to influence external social behaviour — our brains as humans are designed to do use external social behaviour for that type of reprogramming from an intentional external perspective as well (why I mentioned the anime style thing and fan fiction, because we can design ways to increase our love of something in lots of ways).

Basically, humans are rad, and I really look forward to seeing all sorts of misc updates of you making pregnancy sexy & fun — 'cause if anybody on tumblr dot com could do that, it'd definitely be you.

pregnancy brain is like thinking with your dick but for hedonism

[assortedvillainvault]

Hello!! >:3

I see we share same F/O from Hazbin Hotel! :DD yay!!

I’d like to ask for headcanons where S/O had snake when alive and they kinda treat him like their snake pet? (Feeding him mouses/rats, trying to find his skin or helping him “undress” from his old skin to new one)?

Thanks! Have a nice rest of the day/night!

Ayyyyy another Sir Pentious simp spotted!! Excellent taste anon, excellent taste :D

I dunno about treating him like a pet since that strikes me as kinda weird (that and I think we'd be shot if we tried to baby talk him for the adorable expressions he pulls when excited) but pulling in experience from having had snakes as pets in life? Absolutely!

Sir Pentious x ExperiencedWithSnakes!Reader:

For the most part he's pretty self sufficient - he dropped into hell over 150 years ago so he's had plenty of time to get used to his new physiology - heck he's been a snake longer than he was human, so if you treat him as a helpless invalid he's going to get snappy with you.

That's not to say he doesn't appreciate a helping hand - he loves being treated like a treasure, admire his scales more darling they're shiny~

It will take a long time of waiting before he lets you get anywhere near his shedding times. He despises being vulnerable and unpresentable, and shedding induces both. It's also practical to keep you away until he knows he can trust you: over a hundred eyes and shedding renders every one of them blind? In Hell it's a miracle to find someone who wouldn't take advantage of such a weakness.

Once deemed trustworthy though you're getting to work helping him get out of the old skin. He's over 15 feet long and it's i t c h y.

There's no 'finding' the skins once they're shed since he makes sure to collect it all up during the process. He also chucks it straight into the furnace of his airship since he's learned the hard way that Hell's magical community can use body parts, even old and shed stuff like hair and nails, as a target for spells.

That and the eggs like to dress up in it which is too weird even for him.

If you're going to feed him rats/mice etc can you PLEASE put it on a plate first?? Manners dear, this gent grew up with knives and forks and is Determined to keep using them, circumstances and lack of gag reflex be damned.

He's too big to be carried on your shoulders, but your body warmth is much appreciated, let him coil around you like a sentient beanbag so he can take advantage please.

Due to your familiarity you've been able to pick up on a lot of his more subtle body language that the vast majority of Hell misses out on. You're not even sure if he knows he's giving off the signals, but your timely intervention has been much appreciated on a few occasions.

To your delight he actually shows off more snake like habits when he's relaxed, usually with you. He absentmindedly tastes the air a lot when thinking, has a tendency to sway gently in place, and find places to literally 'hang' on his ship so he can relax the human portion of his body from being upright all the time.

He gets serious muscle cramps from forcing himself upright to mimic standing. Prideful git refuses to drop into a full body crawl as his physiology demands, but the massages you give him to ease the pain are divine.

You, uh, have tried to move him before out of habit from scooping up your previous pets. Sweetheart, love, he's nearly a metric ton of danger noodle, don't even try. He doesn't want you to throw your back out.

He first time he genuinely hissed at you you jerked back in shock and bopped his nose out of sheer muscle memory, "Don't take that tone with me!" It worked, much to both your embarrasments.

[kedreeva]

Hi! I've seen all your lovely posts about your mice and I was wondering if you could help me?

I recently came into possession (they were dumped on me, yay! 🙃) of two baby male mice (both from the same litter), and while I've kept females before, I've never had males.

I've seen online that male mice can sometimes fight as they mature, even litter mates that can't see/smell females, and I'm a bit worried. Do you have any advice about how to avoid them falling out? Or is it just one of those things that might happen?

I'm also unsure of what the best option is when it comes to cage size. I have a smaller cage that's 55x39x29cm and a larger one that's 100x50x37cm. I know that bigger is considered better with most rodents, but again, I'm new to male mice, and I don't know if the larger cage might leave them feeling too exposed?

Thanks

I think a lot of people who raise only a small number of mice don't learn the difference between dominance scuffling and actual fighting, or how to tell if a mouse is actually stressed vs just experiencing an acute stress.

Male mice and even some female mice, will scuffle if a cage is ever completely cleaned. A lot of their social hierarchy is determined by scent and when you eliminate all of the scent from the environment, you wreak havoc on whatever social situation they've established and it must be re-established. This can seem like fighting! It can involve loud squeaking, physical scuffling, chasing, etc. However, social hierarchy scuffles should only last for a day or less. They do not typically draw blood. There shouldn't be tail rattling (no pet mouse should ever be a rattler, any ethical breeder will immediately cull a rattler). If all they are doing is squeaking, chasing, and tumbling about, it will calm down once they have figured out who is boss hog and who isn't, and be fine. Many people freak out about any scuffle and immediately separate because they think it's aggression or actual fighting and then they tell everyone else that male mice always fight. They don't. They can! But if they've been raised together and kept without females, the chance is pretty low.

If it lasts longer than a day or two, if blood is drawn (particularly if it's in more than one spot, or at genital locations, or on the fronts of their forelimbs), if they're popping and then freezing (as opposed to popping and then running about), if they are rattling their tail, that's aggression, not social drama. Those males must be separated, as they will almost certainly fight to the death if left together, and it can happen very quickly because aggressor males are relentless.

The other factor here is stress. Stressed mice are more prone to fighting, and even if they aren't fighting, having perpetually stressed mice is bad (it sometimes cannot be helped. Some mice stress about captivity regardless of any conditions which any ethical breeder should be paying attention to and culling/selecting to eliminate, in order to produce mice that are relaxed in a domestic setting). Heavily urine-soaked equipment is a sign of stress (and despite what some people will tell you it's not normal, they will tell you it's just males marking everything... It's not. If they're marking like this, it's because they're stressed. I work with thousands of mice daily and only some of the males do this, and it's always the ones showing other stress signs too, MOST of the male cages are not urine soaked). Food being chewed into dust. Popping and freezing. Tail rattling can also be a sign of acute stress. Frantic, twitchy motion. Poor coat quality, both in scruffy, dull coats but also over grooming. Sometimes this is just temperament from poor breeding, sometimes it's an environmental factor. This is where enclosure size and equipment can feature.

The "bigger is better" is only sort of true for mice. Most mice don't stress in a small cage as long as they have fresh food and water and a warm nest. That's the life! They have everything they need, they feel safe, they aren't stressing about having enough to eat or where to find water. They are simple prey creatures content to sleep and eat and be safe. Extra enrichment, like wheels, scent enrichment, various chews, climbing devices, alternating hides, treats, etc are all good too!

But what happens when most people increase enclosure size is that they don't also proportionally increase a) hides b) food sources c) water sources. So what you end up with is an enclosure where there's open space (bad, scary, stressful) that they have to cross to get to the one food or water source that may be far from their preferred nest. You can keep a mouse or mice in an enclosure the size of a house, provided you can cram it full of hides/equipment and provide enough feed and water locations that they feel as safe as they did in a cage the size of a shoebox. But people don't, so large enclosures end up being stressful as hell. Either of your enclosure sizes would work fine for your mice, it's just a matter of how much stuff you're going to put in. However much you think is enough when you set it up, add several more things. Then add some more.

As for what you can do, again the biggest factor with mice is scent. Never clean all the equipment at the same time. Never change all the bedding at the same time. If you need to clean the actual cage, pull most of the bedding into a bag, clean the cage itself, and put the bedding back. You can change the bedding a different day. Pick yourself up some ZuPreem fruitblend pellets to scatter around the cage as a forage treat after cage changes; they will be busy looking for those long enough they will often forget to even scuffle. You can get some dried lavender to put in the cage, there was a study done that suggested it has a calming effect, and even if it doesn't, it's good enrichment. Watch for signs of stress, and be prepared to separate if necessary, because you don't know their history or if their breeder cared about anything, but honestly it should be alright.

[writingmyanxietyaway]

I Made Cookies! | Andrew DeLuca

Requested by anon:  Yay💛😁😁 I was thinking of being Deluca's sister, also sharing the apartment with Arizona w/ the prompts 33 and 75 :D

Word count: 960

Warning: drinking, maybe one or two boo-boo words

Note: not my gif! I hope this is what you meant! Enjoy xx

#33 - ‘What did I say?’ ‘You told me to behave.’ ‘What did you do?’ ‘The exact opposite.’

#75 - ‘Are you drunk?’

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‘- so yeah, the mom is doing great and the baby is healthy. Uhuh, yeah, that’s what I said.’ Arizona fumbled with the keys in her hands while she spoke to April on the phone. ‘Uhm, April, I’m gonna have to call you back.’ Arizona threw her stuff down next to the door as she took in the scene before her. The room was covered in birthday decorations, music burst through the apartment and you were singing along loudly in the kitchen, covered in flour.

‘Y/N, hey! What are you doing?’ she called over the music. You jumped around when you heard her voice and turned down the music.

‘Arizona! Hi! Don’t you just love this?!’ you exclaimed. There was clearly something off about you.

‘Are you drunk?’ Arizona asked. You carefully hid the bottle of wine that was standing next to you behind your back and shook your head with a smile.

‘Nope!’ you stated proudly. She raised her eyebrows and gave you that ‘mom’ look. ‘Okay, maybe I am, so what?’

‘I literally left for two days and I come back to this.. Seriously Y/N, what did I say?’ she asked, clearly unamused by what you did to the house.

‘You told me to behave..’

‘And what did you do?’

‘The exact opposite.’

You pouted your lips and looked around the beautifully decorated room. No-one had been home for your birthday as it was a national holiday, so you threw yourself a nice birthday party. You’d done your best to decorate the house a little, but somewhere along the way you found a bottle of wine and that soon turned into two bottles, an over-the-top decorated house and a messy kitchen.

‘I just wanted a fun birthday! If no-one’s here, the least I can do is make it fun for myself and the mice,’ you mumbled and pointed to the little hole in the wall where the grey animals had been hiding out since a day. You didn’t mean to get drunk, but you’d had a rough couple of weeks. Firstly, your boyfriend broke up with you, secondly you got into a huge fight with your brother Andrew and thirdly you had lost a patient.

‘I love you Arizony, please don’t be mad at meeeee,’ you slurred. She sighed and sat you down on the couch. Handing you a glass of water, she pulled out her phone and texted Andrew how she’d found you drunk and alone in your apartment. Within a minute he replied saying he was on his way. 

‘Am I a bad person, Ari? Be honest.’ That glass of water seemed to sober you up immediately as you stared at the now empty glass.

‘Why would you be a bad person?’ she asked. She sat down next to you and pulled you to her side. You cuddled up against her and sighed.

‘Me and Andy got into a fight earlier this week and he said some pretty nasty things. I don’t understand why he constantly has to throw me under the bus whenever he’s talking about me to Bailey. I almost got fired on friday,’ you mumbled, rubbing your tired eyes. The mascara you wore was now smudged around your eyes, but Arizona wiped it away. She held your face in her hands and looked at you with pity in her eyes. ‘And then Noah broke up with me yesterday.. on my birthday! And he said that I didn’t give him enough space and I always yell at him. I haven’t even spoken to him in the last few weeks. He’s never even home!’ 

You heard the door open and close. You squeezed your eyes shut, not wanting anyone else but Arizona to see you like this, so you shoved your face deeper in Arizona’s embrace.

‘Muppet, look at me.’ It was Andrew.

‘Go away Andrew. I don’t want to talk to you.’ You never said his actual name unless you were serious. Andrew’s face fell into a frown. A feeling in your gut told you he wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, so you sprinted to your bedroom and locked the door behind you.

‘I’m sorry, okay? I shouldn’t have said any of those things and neither should I have left you alone on your birthday. That was a dick-move. And I heard about Noah. Please unlock the door, ducky. You know I hate seeing you upset,’ he pleaded through the door. 

‘I. don’t. want. to. talk. Andrew.’ You knew you were being childish, but you were hurt and drunk. The doorknob jiggled and soon enough the door opened and a smiling Andrew popped in your room, a screwdriver in hand.

‘Wasn’t planning on breaking a door open today, but here we are,’ he mumbled. You groaned and pushed your face deeper in the fluffy green pillow you were laying on. ‘Talk to me. Yell at me. Hit me. Do something.’ The desperation in his voice broke your tough act and you started sobbing like a mad man. You heard Andrew mumble and soon enough you were wrapped tightly in his arms.

‘It’s okay. I’ve got you,’ he kept whispering in your ear until you had calmed down. You sat up and leaned against your big brother. ‘We all go through rough break-ups. We’ve all lost a patient at least once, it’s inevitable. It sucks it all had to happen at the same time, but we’re here for you. We know the feeling and we know how to get out of it. So, grab your pillow and some snacks. We’re watching your favourite movie tonight.’

‘Can we have some wine?’ you called out to Andrew, who was already setting up the couch and tv. You heard two panicked voices yell back.

‘No!’

[emerdoodls]

no bc actually im gonna talk about it rn. this is not the plot it's just an infodump about gregor's trauma ngl

that fourteen year old CHILD has so much trauma by the end of book 5. like holy shit. (spoilers ahead ig)

starting at age eleven gregor is fighting battles against giant talking rats right. and they usually want to eat him. and most of the time at least one person is annoyed with him for being unused to the brutality of a world that never made it past sustenance farming and swords and constant territorial wars. like that's all bad enough. but then gregor finds out that his dad who he thought up and left them for no reason is not only alive but being kept in a pit by said giant talking rats, and is horribly sick (mentally and physically) and malnourished. this means that this eleven year old, (who has lowkey been half raising his sisters and taking care of his grandma bc his mom works long hours) now has another person he kinda has to take care of.

in book 2, his (two or three year old) sister gets KIDNAPPED by the giant talking roaches from the underland bc she's allegedly part of a prophecy (the lines that they believe are about her literally say "die the baby" so gregor is less than thrilled about this. this causes another quest. on the dangerous river. into the heart of the gnawers (rats) territory. because gregor has to kill a rat so the rats don't kill his sister. he gets introduced to underland family drama, and watches mites EAT A BAT ALIVE then has to fight a squid or octopus i don't remember which but it leaves him with scars all up and down his arms and THEN he has to JUMP IN A WHIRLPOOL because everyone is going to let one of the rats they brought on the quest drown. then they get where theyre going! yay! but the rats wake up the giant serpents and the serpents break the boat, split the group, and gregor loses his sister and luxa. he thinks theyre dead. he goes to try and kill the rat he's supposed to kill and guess what. the rat is a baby and gregor can't kill him bc the baby reminds him of his baby sister. he goes back to the people in the underland and they're mad at him for not killing an infant. gregor is TWELVE. his sister is alive! yay! he and boots (his sister) go back up to the overland.

in book 3, gregor's family gets chased out of their apartment by rats in their walls until gregor agrees to go back to the underland. gregor's mom goes with bc she's mad. they want him there because surprise surprise, theres another prophecy. there is also a plague. it's basically the black death but yk more brutal bc suzanne does not pull her punches. gregor's flier (bat) ares is sick, and was one of the first to get sick, and this fact is lowkey used as emotional manipulation to get gregor to help the underlanders. gregor's mom gets the plague. gregor starts questing. the creepy sort of psychic gal (nerissa) says she arranged for a guide for this quest, but she did it when she was five. the guide shows up. he's nerissa and luxa's uncle. he killed a bunch of gnawer families and decided that war wasn't for him, actually. he has a son. none of this really applies to gregor's trauma, i just really like hamnet and hazard. anyways. the jungle wants to eat the entire questing party. basically nowhere is safe. they lose most of their food and water somehow and are trapped in the jungle bc one of the fliers who came w them is hurt. after a few days of starving, one of the rats gets eaten by a plant, another gets almost eaten by a plant, and gregor watches this happen. then they find fresh water (yay!) they also find LUXA (who has been living in the jungle with a colony of mice for months) who everyone thought was dead and who is very angry with gregor for not killing the baby rat. gregor and luxa make up, yada yada yada, luxa joins the quest. then the fucking ants show up. the ants are described as being fucking massive, and the questing party has to fight them in an attempt to save what they think is the cure. the questers lose. gregor gets even more scars up and down his arms and legs. gregor is 13, and can never wear shorts or short sleeves again.

books 4&5 are getting lumped together bc they are more or less one storyline. book 4 starts with gregor visiting his mom and ares who are getting better! yay! then luxa gets a message from one of the mice she stayed with and she convinces gregor to go with her to figure out whats goin on. they go to the jungle, fight some snacks, gregor has the horrifying realization that being a rager means he is basically biologically programmed to kill. which is terrifying for a 13 year old to hear, esp when he gets told he was LAUGHING while covered in blood yk. they realize all the mice have been disappearing and end up on a quest to look for them. they find out the mice are getting killed by the rats in the firelands. they lose a bat who was like, a literal baby and it's very sand and traumatizing. gregor and luxa bring the last of the mice back to the city, and book 4 ends. book 5 is where shit gets real, and honestly i know this is gonna be very out of order bc everything starts to blend together here for me. basically the rats have created a code using taps and scratches, as well as a written version in order to communicate about their plans. the humans and rats are now in all out actual war. the humans are trying to solve the code, can't do it, everyone thinks boots (who is literally like three or four) is somehow gonna do it until they realize gregor and boots' sister lizzie exists. lizzie, who has a panic attack thinking about the underland, comes down to the underland to crack the code. at some point during this book gregor gets thrown in a cell by the general of the human army because he disobeyed orders (i think? that might be wrong) but he is in there for long enough that he LEARNS TO ECHOLOCATE (tbf one of the rats (Ripred) has been trying to teach him to do this since he got to the underland the first time and they found out gregor was a rager). later gregor watches the human army pour boiling oil on the rat army, watches the rats overrun the castle, watches several people die in front of him, watches someone have a stroke in front of him upon hearing that his wife died. then gregor goes to fight that baby rat he didn't kill in book 2. that baby rat is now 6 or 7 or 8 feet tall idk and very nearly kills gregor, ripping his chest open. the rat does kill ares, violently. and in front of gregor. all of this happens and then gregor stays in the underland hospital for a few days, then goes home.

the book ends with him staring at his ceiling comptemplating his life and the fact that he can never be normal again, and his mom wants them to move away from everything he's ever known to the family farm in virginia. bc she thinks that will solve literally anything. she is absolutely wrong.

if you made it this far i would literally die for you,

some day i will obsessively explain the entire plot of the underland chronicles by suzanne collins and you guys will all be my captive audience you are not safe

[furiousfates]

I found the mouse’s nest tonight. Under my bed. It obviously hadn’t had the chance to do much to it - but it had been sleeping and going bathroom there so at least I caught it before they decided to make babies? Also when lifting up my sofa to see if there were any holes in it from mice we found out that the sofa has mold! I have never liked this sofa. My mum told me to keep it so other people had somewhere to sit (I had a bad vibe of it). So, I have to go get a new sofa now, so, yay, an expensive month for me.

[chibi-pix]

Okay y’all, you know what? Chibi is gonna watch another show! And I’ve chosen to watch Voltron Force! And I got the first three episodes watched tonight!  And I’m going to be honest with a few things. I’m going in knowing way less about this show than I did DotU, and I didn’t know much about DotU to begin with. And one thing does bug me. Part of the animation. It’s like there’s a clash of styles when involving robeasts and such, but I’m finding I can easily ignore that. Also, I kinda dig the intro song. Nice beat. Now, without further delay, we’ll get this started!

With episode 1!  Seeing the flashback of Lotor, his hair just doesn’t look as glorious. Oh well.  Now, moving past his hair, the lions are malfunctioning. I’m with the kid, who I later learned was Daniel (I struggle at hearing names at times, so please forgive me), on it seeming shady that they decommissioned Voltron and the lions without looking into it.  “I’ve yet to greet our first year cadets.” Lance, you sound like a sadistic bastard ready to make their lives hell with training. I mean, I probably would, too. But that’s beside the point.  Also, Sky Marshal Wade? Wade sounds like a jerk and I hope someone defenestrates him.  And Keith is a fugitive. Didn’t expect that. Okay then. Lance busting the kids, Daniel and Vince, as I later learn his name with ease. Dude... I wasn’t pleased with this at first until we got further into the episode. Then things made more sense.  And I’m led to hate Wade even further. Can we please defenestrate the man? Please? I’m going to be honest, guys. I didn’t think it’d be possible for me to like anyone better than Pidge and Chip in any form of Voltron. But it happened. Don’t get me wrong, I love Pidge still. Can’t go hating on the green team baby. BUT VINCE! The quiznaking adorable baby boy! I just want nothing good for him. I mean, I wouldn’t mind Vince whump either, but I want good things in the end for him! And his use of “snart”. I don’t know what that means but it amuses me almost as much as “quiznak”.  I like seeing the robot mouse with Keith. Like in DDP’s comic! The mice were robotic, too!  We’ve got Daniel and Vince in the simulator. And Lance joining them! Lance! You being a good boy? And those simulators taking off was not something I expected. And Lance is chill! Yes!  When Lance gave them the mission to replace the pin on Wade’s coat, I thought they were bugging him to catch what he says. Nope, the original was keys for the lions. Didn’t expect that, but I’m pleased. Nice!  And Keith getting his lion back! Huzzah! 

Now let’s move on to episode 2, shall we? “I believe he’s become part of the solution.” This scientist dude working on something... this guy is giving me the heebies and jeebies.  Now then, back with the cadets. Meeting the other cadet. Daniel’s reaction. Either a crush or he’s just a sucker for a pretty face.  And this cadet is Allura’s niece. This implies that Allura has a sibling. Right? RIGHT? What am I missing!?  Oh yeah, Lance’s tone definitely makes him seem like a sadistic bastard when he told the others he was giving them a pop quiz. And that quiz is fighting. This guy’s a bastard and I’m amused.  “I’m not gonna hit a girl.” And this cadet isn’t afraid to hit you boys. Good for her.  And for the record? I don’t know her name and I was too lazy to look her up. I really struggle with hearing words at times, especially names. Please forgive me.... So I’mma just call her cadet because I’m too lazy. Sorry.  Poor Vince. My precious baby isn’t enjoying training one bit... And Pidge helping Keith out. “You might want to take evasive action now.” Shooting starts. Pidge’s timing is impeccable.  Oh look, they’re bringing Lotor back to life apparently? And as the camera pans along his body, they flash to his skeleton at his pelvic region. I’m highly amused at that perfect method of censoring him. And back with the kiddos! Vince. He’s an adorable nerd and I love him. His deduction with the voltcoms. And... poor Vince! His fizzled. But that’s fine, he’s happy again in his zone with the lion simulator! Yes, be a happy precious boy!  And the ziplines to reach the lions. Ah, such a fun sight. And with the robeast there, I’m glad Daniel’s instinct is to help the others and fight. But he needs to practice with the lion more.  And Vince and Cadet working together in the other lion! Until the robeast yeets Green. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I feel sorry for them, but that yeet was amusing.  Keith knows how to end a fight in style. Even if he crashes.  “You still rocking the mullet?” Lance... um... your own hair is threatening to be a mullet itself.  Oh... oh... turning commander lady into the next robeast? Am I seeing that right? Oh dear....

Now let’s hit episode 3.  Screw you, Wade. And thank you, Coran, for standing up for Voltron!  Though the parallels with Wade and Lotor.... oooooh.  Um... guys? GUYS! No spoilers but VINCE HAS GLOWY SPARKY SHOCKY EYES! Should I be worried about my baby boy?  At least Cadet is seeming to try and get along with the boys. Good on you. You guys are a team now! I want a giant painting with a usable sword! But since Mama doesn’t trust me with real swords, I may need to make one with a plastic sword. Surprisingly she trusts me with a plastic one. Wade demanding the lions and Pidge and Hunk. “I want them now!”  Lance’s sass with “You’re an only child, aren’t you?” I mean, understandably, he got hit. But I’ll be honest, I’d have said the same thing. Or something else dealing with his childhood.  It’s cute seeing Vince and Pidge working together. Yes, two faves working together. This makes me happy! And Vince having to work alone. And he’s a shocky baby again. Honey, please be okay! And... spider robeast. Why is it always spiders?!  And then the dark lion... that can’t be good.  Though the lion losing and Wade being shocked. Yes. Suffer, Wade. Suffer.  And... lion in a cocoon with spider... Hunk wants to poke it. I laughed at that collective “no.”  Time to poke and quiznak! The bugger mutated with the lion! Getting the black lion fixed and back to the battle, the kids are excited about forming Voltron! Huzzah! And Daniel being adorkable, happy to say “I’ll form the head”. You dork. You’re adorable.  I had a feeling Vince’s shockiness would help in the battle. And I called it! He powered them up in the nick of time! Yay Vince! But I still hope you’re okay.  Yeet the robeast to space since it’s unstable and dangerous and... is it repairing itself? OH dear....

Okay, guys. This is it. This is the start of watching this series. Which is... just one season? Sadness. But I hope to continue enjoying it. I wanted to watch just the first episode to see, but here I am enjoying it further and three episodes in. 

So! Here’s to the start of the next “chibi watches”.  Until next time!

[thesevenwondersofawitch]

SPOILERS FOR CAOS PART 4

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Returned, episode reaction.

Sabrina looking at herself in the mirror hoping for a sign from Sabrina Morningstar makes me chuckle.

Would it kill Nick to put on a shirt? I'm getting tired of seeing him without a shirt so much.

Prudence is so sweet.

Hilda coming in to see Lilith and her holding a bundled up doll makes my heart hurt.

Lilith really did kill Adam. 😭

It's time for the Battle of the bands.

Oh my God oh my God oh my God oh my God IT'S BABY VINNIE TOM!!!!!!!!!

Sabrina asking the real questions.

Zelda not caring at all about how is back makes me sad because that shows just how much she missed him.

Marie is shookith.

Zelda is not pleased.

Excuse you Marie you're leaving your girlfriend? Rude.

Da f*** is that?

Harvey's not even questioning where the guitar came from?

I really hope that Tommy isn't coming back from the dead. Again.

Harvey's dad is weird.

The dude that wearing glasses that said that he doesn't want to be humiliated by Fright Club looks familiar, was he in Riverdale?

And the band just killed the other band, what is this, an episode from American Horror Story?

I'm getting bad vibes from that board game.

WELL IF IT ISN'T ME JERK HIMSELF, EDWARD SPELLMAN.

Shit, he doesn't remember he died, so Sabrina can't tell him she's his daughter.

Oh God she's haunted by her baby.

NO!

POOR LILITH!

Dorcas!!! Yay!

Uh oh, Hilda is meeting her in-law.

Awkward.

All of these bands dropping out in years past, that is not good.

Mr. Kindle was part of the band! And he looked like Harvey. 😂

Oh god, Lucifer. Again with the dead virgins.

R.I.P Peggy.

Satanic Panic burned to death. Damn.

Peggy's dad did it!

Hilda's mother in-law is embarrassing but should stop talking 'cause she's making my baby Hilda uncomfortable.

Well that escalated quickly.

Run Hilda.

Run.

Lazarus vs. Mambo Marie, woo!

Sabrina why are you showing a picture to Edward.

DO NOT BE A MORON.

Aw, baby Sabrina.

Sabrina, you're being a moron talking about how your mother died and that he has been dead for 16 years.

Ouch, Edward what the f*** you're calling your daughter an abomination. Oh right, daughter not by blood.

Did he seriously just call Diana a whore?

The fuck.

Ed just said Diana was a monster fucker, not nice, writer of this show, not nice at all.

RUN SABRINA!

Yay Aunt Zelda!

Agatha, stop singing about Lizzie Borden, and also by implication killing Dorcas.

Three blind mice.

I missed The Weird Sisters so much.

Oh lordy, Hilda's mother in-law is messed up.

YOU TELL HER HILDIE!

OH SABRINA! 😭

They put Kenny's mom in a cabinet?(or fridge?)

Either way I here for it.

He wants her dead again. 😂

Oh no, back to Lilith. 😭

FUCK YOU CALIBAN THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

Lilith deserved better.

GIVE HER BACK HER BABY!

The cain pit!!! If only she had used it when they still had time.

Shit, Satanic Panic have Mr. Kinkle.

How awkward would it be if Robin was showering when Sabrina summons him?

Lucifer laughing about Satanic Panic makes me smile. But now I am sad because of how Sabrina can't seem to win in the dad department.

LILITH NO!

ZELDA STOP LILITH!

WAIT, LILITH GET LAZARUS TO BRING BABY ADAM BACK TO YOU!

PEGGY LOU, WOOHOO BRING HELL UPON THOSE MURDERERS!

Oh shit, Mr. Kinkle is in a cage.

Lucie you awful boatman, you! 😂

Luke Cook is a gem.😂

I thought Satanic Panic would be better then they are.🧐

Spot Elsbeth in the front of the crowd.

FRIGHT CLUB SLAY THAT SONG, AND JAZ AND ROSS, WOW.😍

Dark Mothers, cool.

LILITH!

DID YOU HEAR THAT? THAT WAS MY HEART CONSTRICTING AND BREAKING.

Is she gonna do what I think is is gonna do?🤔

YEAH! HE IS A BASTARD, LILITH!

Yeah, she didn't do it for you, Mambo Marie.

I'm not a fan of Dark Mothers.

PEGGY LOU IS HERE FOR BLOOD ANF SATANIC PANIC IS GONNA TURN TO ASHES!

Yay! She's got her revenge and gotten to have peace!

Sabrina really sad fuck you to her dad.

"Well done, false daughter." "Go to hell false father." I LOVE IT!

WAIT WHAT, MARIE WHAT DO YOY MEAN?

Poor Zelda.

Baron, you jackass how could you lie to Zelda all this time.

Zelda was a straight up savage and Baron deserved it.

Dorcas breaks my heart! 😭

DORCAS KISSED AGATHA!

WHAT DID SHE WHISPER!

Prudence 😭

AGATHA IS AGATHA AGAIN! DORCAS JUST HAD TO FORGIVE HER!

Agatha doesn't remember. 😭

Jaz looks so gorgeous. 😍

ROBIN IS STAYING WITH THEO!!!

Lilith no!

ADAM?

Zelda waved goodbye to Baron!

Vinnie gets to stay? YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAY!

AT LEAST HE DID THAT! YAY! ALMOST MAKES UP FOR THE HEARTACHE.

[queenxxxsupreme]

Midnight Adventures

A/N: We are using Geralt’s daughter in this with some Uncle Eskel because I love him okay. Also this idea came from an amazing conversation I had with @thatfluffybabyduck. It’s all their idea tbh. We’ve had so many talks about what if the witchers had dragons that they were like bonded to for life. After they’ve completed the trials, they get a dragon. I’m hoping to mess with this idea more later on but for now, I just wanted to give it as background info because Lana has a little baby dragon.

Note: I redid my entire taglist so everyone who was previously on it has been removed but if you’d like to be put back on the taglist go to this link here. Requests are open!

Word Count: 1.8k

Warnings: none

Summary: Uncle Eskel is the one chosen to take his little niece on a journey to the dungeons....

***

Lana shuffled into Eskel’s room, knowing he never fully shut his door at night. She went to his bedside and shook the witcher’s shoulders.

“Uncle Eskel? Uncle Eskel, come on!” She whispered loudly, little fingers grabbing at the material of his shirt.

He had heard her little boots against the stone steps, heard her grunt in displeasure at all of the stairs she had to travel up just to get to his room. The witcher had plenty of time to briefly open his eyes and look out of the window across the room from him. The sky was still dark and the moon wasn’t visible. From his position, it became visible just a little after midnight. 

With a heavy sigh, he rolled over, hoping Lana would continue up the stairs to Lambert’s room and wake him up instead. Unfortunately, luck wasn’t on his side. 

“Uncle Eskel!”

“What?” He mumbled,

“I need your help with something.”

Fuck. Eskel turned over onto his back and ran a hand over his face. 

“What is it, sweetheart?”

“I wanna go for a walk.”

Eskel’s eyes widened and he turned his head to look at his niece.

“You what?”

She smiled innocently at him, holding her favorite little doll that Lambert had given her for her birthday last year. 

“It’s too late to go to the dungeons right now, Lana. Why do you want to go down there anyways?” He propped himself up on one elbow to get a better look at her.

“‘Cause we’re bored and we wanna go for a walk.”

Eskel looked down to her feet. Sitting beside her was her little gray dragon, Ander. He was a tiny thing, the runt of his litter. His feet, the tips of his ears, and his nose were darker than the rest of him, a coal black color opposed to the smoky gray. His eyes were a piercing gold. 

Eskel sighed, shaking his head.

“I’m sorry, sweetheart. It’s too late. You should be sleeping, both of you.”

“Uncle Eskel, if you don’t come help me, I’m gonna start crying.” Her bottom lip popped out as she pouted and her brows drew together softly.

“Honey, that won’t work on me anymore. Worked when you were a toddler but you’re six, almost seven.”

On cue, she began to cry, bringing her hands up to cover her eyes. Ander nudged her leg with his nose, concerned about her. 

Eskel seriously didn’t think the fake crying would work on him anymore. She hadn’t done it in a few years but when she was a toddler, she was a skilled fake cryer. She knew how to get her uncle to do whatever she wanted. 

“Okay! Okay!” Eskel grumbled, pushing the blankets back so he could get out of bed. 

“Yay! Thank you, Uncle Eskel.” Lana threw herself at him, her little arms wrapping as best as they could around his torso. Then she grabbed his hand and tried to pull him out of bed. “Let’s go to the dungeons.”

“The what?” 

“The dungeons!” She giggled. 

He opened his mouth to object but at the last moment, he decided against it. She’d only start crying again and he didn’t want that. 

“Let me get my boots on.” 

Lana clapped her hands together and rubbed Ander’s head. 

The second he had his boots on, she was grabbing his hand and tugging him towards the door. 

“Come on! Let’s go, Uncle Eskel!”

Eskel couldn’t help but feel a little creeped out that she’d want to go to the dungeons this late at night. What normal child would want to go somewhere dark and cold and so sketchy? But then again, Lana was her father’s daughter. This little girl had no fear. 

***

Once they made it down to the dungeons, Eskel almost regretted not grabbing his swords. Who knew what kind of things lurked in the dark dungeons? No one had been down there in years. 

Their footsteps echoed through the long corridor, scaring away the mice that called the dungeon home.

Lana’s hand let his go and she ran ahead of him, disappearing just out of sight. Ander followed closely behind her, struggling to keep up with his little legs. 

Eskel was perplexed. How could she see so well when his eyes- witcher eyes -struggled to see more than a dozen feet or so ahead? Without any potion, he couldn’t see far. 

“Lana?” He called out for her, staying still so that he could listen for her footsteps. “Lana?”

There was a little giggle, one that he would usually find adorable but in the dark, it was unnerving. 

I knew this would happen. I knew it! Why couldn’t she bring Lambert? Part of Eskel was comforted knowing that she came to him. Lambert would’ve gladly accepted anything the girl threw at him. He’d encourage her to explore the dungeons. 

The sound of a rickety door to one of the chambers came from the dark. It shut with an echoing noise. He could hear her heartbeat. She was okay. 

“I can hear you. Where are you, sweetheart?”

“I’m stuck.” She muttered. 

“Stuck?” Eskel drew his brows together. “Stuck where?”

“I don’t know.”

“Okay. I’m…. I’ll come to you.” He shook his head, rubbing the back of his neck. 

He moved through the corridor, following her steady breathing and beating heart. 

He found her inside of a chamber with the door shut. Her head rested against two bars and her hands held either one.  Her eyes were cast down to the ground. She huffed. 

“You okay?” 

“M’fine. The door won’t budge.”

“Of course it won’t. Is Ander in there with you?”

“I don’t know. I can’t see anything.”

“This is why we don’t come down here during the night.” Eskel shook his head. Why hadn’t he brought a torch?

He tried to pull the door open but he had no luck. It was jammed. 

The sound of heavy footsteps caught his attention. He turned his head in the direction of the footsteps.

“Someone’s coming.” He thought out loud.

“Who?”

“Geralt and Vesemir.” Eskel sighed happily. They’d be able to help get Lana out and then he could go back to bed. Geralt could take care of his adventurous daughter. 

“Daddy!” Lana squealed delightfully. 

“What the hell are you two doing down here?” Vesemir asked. He carried a torch, lighting the way. 

Eskel pointed to Lana.

“It was her idea.”

“Papa, I’m stuck!” She frowned.

“Well, how did you get stuck?”

“I walked in and I shut the door cause I thought it would be funny to scare Uncle Eskel.”

Vesemir barked out a laugh, his hand coming up to his stomach.

“Of course. Good night, boys. I’m going back to bed.” He shook his head, still laughing. 

“Wait! Vesemir!  She needs to get out!” Eskel said. 

“You’ve got Geralt to help you.”

His howls of laughter echoed through the corridor. 

Geralt sighed through his nose, bringing his eyes to Eskel. 

“I had no choice.”

“Daddy! Get me out!” She pulled on the bars dramatically. 

“Stand back, little dove.” 

It took both Geralt and Eskel to get the door moving. When Lana was finally free, she bounded out of the chamber and wrapped her arms around Geralt’s legs. 

Eskel turned and walked away, rubbing his face.

“Where are you going?” Geralt asked as he picked Lana up.

“It is your turn to keep her occupied. I’m going to bed.”

Geralt sighed, following just behind Eskel. 

“We need to have a little chat.” He told Lana. She giggled, knowing she would get into trouble but she had fun doing it.

“Daddy, I was bored.”

“It’s well past midnight. The sun will be coming up anytime soon. You need to sleep.” He began to climb the staircase.

“We were having fun! I wanted to show Ander around the castle! It was fun!” She grinned brightly.

“.... Where is Ander?”

Lana’s grin fell and she looked over Geralt’s shoulder back down the stairs. 

“Uh-oh.”

With another sigh and a few curse words muttered under his breath, he turns and starts down the stairs again. He placed Lana on her feet with the intention of holding her hand while they searched for Ander but Lana had a better idea. 

“I’ll find him, daddy!” She took off down the corridor, escaping into the dark. 

“Fuck.” He threw his hands into the air. 

He jogged behind her, not wanting to let her too far out of his sight. 

She found Ander rummaging through a pile of rocks.

“Silly Ander!” She giggled, kneeling down to rub his back. She squealed as Geralt snatched her up, holding her to his hip. He used his other hand to pick up Ander.

He toted the two all the way upstairs and then up to their bedroom. 

Ander was placed in the bed next to Lana, who yawned as if she was sleepy.

Geralt stayed right there at her bedside, waiting patiently for the two to fall asleep before he went to his room. 

When he was sure they were sleeping, he went just down the hall to his own room. He settled into bed, comfortable beneath the blankets, and closed his eyes. It felt like only seconds later that someone is tugging at his blankets. 

“Daddy? Daddy, wake up.

He groaned, opening his eyes to see Lana standing there.

“You really should get more sleep, little dove.”

“But it’s noon, daddy!”

Geralt closed his eyes and rolled over in the bed, adamant on sleeping just a little longer.

“Daaadddy!” 

“Go find Lambert.” Geralt suggested.

“Okay! Come on, Ander!”

***

Lana ran through the halls, calling out for Lambert. 

He was sitting at a table with Eskel, discussing little things that needed to be done around the keep. Lambert stopped mid sentence, hearing someone call his name. 

“Laaaaambeeeert!”

“Fuck.” He cursed, standing to his feet. “I was hoping she was still sleeping.”

“I don’t think she sleeps.” Eskel shook his head, taking a sip of his tea.

“Fuck!”

Eskel chuckled as he watched Lambert dart across the room to a door that would take him out to the courtyard. Just a few moments later, Lana came into the room, searching for the young witcher.

“Uncle Eskel!” She climbed up onto a chair. 

“Good morning, sweetheart.”

“Morning.” She brushed her messy hair out of her eyes. “Have you seen Uncle Lambert anywhere?”

“Went that way just a minute ago.” Eskel nodded in the direction of the door Lambert went through.

“Thank you! Come on, Ander!”

The wolf watched the little girl and her dragon run out of the room. He was happy that he wasn’t the one she was chasing, that he’d get a few moments of peace.

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[recentanimenews]

Manga the Week of 3/31/21

SEAN: March ain’t going out like a lamb when it comes to manga.

ASH: True, that!

SEAN: Airship has two print books; Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 14.5 and Mushoku Tensei 9.

Denpa’s website lists femme fatale: The Art of Shuzo Oshimi for next week. An artbook dedicated to the creator of Flowers of Evil, Blood on the Tracks and more.

They’ve also got The Girl with the Sanpaku Eyes 2 listed.

Ghost Ship has Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs 13.

No debuts from J-Novel Club, but we do get the 10th and final volume of The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress. We also see Demon Lord, Retry! 6, The Epic Tale of Reincarnated Prince Herscherik 4, Holmes of Kyoto 4, My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me! 4, and The White Cat’s Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King’s Lap 4. Desu.

Kaiten Books has a 2nd volume of My Dad’s the Queen of All VTubers?!.

Debuting in print for Kodansha is Chasing After Aoi Koshiba (Kyou, Koshiba Aoi ni Aetara), a yuri manga from Ichijinsha’s Comic REX. It’s got the writer of Masamune-kun’s Revenge (ehh…) and the artist of Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (yay!). A girl hopes to meet up with her first love at a reunion.

ASH: Seems like it has potential.

MELINDA: Agreed.

Also in print: Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 6, Heaven’s Design Team 4, The Quintessential Quintuplets 13, and Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie 3.

Digitally we get two debuts. The first is She’s My Knight (Ikemen Kanojo to Heroine na Ore!?), which runs in Kodansha’s Palcy, and features a popular young man having to deal with falling in love with a girl more popular AND more manly than he is!

ANNA: This sounds amusing.

SEAN: We also get Those Snow-White Notes (Mashiro no Oto). This is a biggie, as it’s already 27 volumes in Japan. It’s multi-award winning, runs in Weekly Shonen Magazine, is by the author of Baby & Me and A Vampire and His Pleasant Companions, and is for the Shamisen what Chihayafuru is for Hyakunin Isshu. It also has an anime this spring!

MICHELLE: I’m super excited about this one!

ASH: I love shamisen so much.

MELINDA: Okay, I’m ready!

SEAN: And we get A Condition Called Love 7, Elegant Yokai Apartment Life 21, How Do You Do, Koharu? 2, I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die 7, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 3, and Saint Young Men 11.

MICHELLE: I need to get caught up on several of these.

MELINDA: Same here.

SEAN: Seven Seas debuts two manga based on light novels they also have. Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist (Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life: Isekai ni Tsukurou Drugstore) runs in Takeshobo’s Web Comic Gamma Plus, and is about… well, the title.

ASH: So many titles these days are helpful like that, perhaps overly so.

SEAN: And there is also ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (“Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na” to Yuusha Party o Tsuihou Sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai), which runs in Micro Magazine’s Comic Ride, and combines yuri and gore-filled grimdark quite nicely.

Seven Seas also has the digital debut of four more Alice books, which focus on Elliot March and Tweedle Dee/Dum. If I recall correctly, the Twins books were the smuttiest in the series.

ANNA: No thank you!

SEAN: They’ve also got BL Metamorphosis 4, the third and final volume of Ghostly Things, High-Rise Invasion 17-18, Himouto! Umaru-chan Vol. G1 (also a final volume, sort of – it’s a one-shot continuation), the fifth and final volume of How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal, Made in Abyss 9, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid 10, and Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General 6.

MICHELLE: Someday I really will read BL Metamorphosis.

ASH: You really should! It is wonderful.

MELINDA: I also need to read it!

SEAN: Two debuts for Yen On. The first is a spinoff. I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister (Hira Yakunin Yatte 1500-nen, Maou no Chikara de Daijin ni Sare Chaimashita) features Beelzebub and her demonic crew from I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years having adventures of their own.

The other is Yokohama Station SF, the story of a boy who is allowed to search the giant subway terminal that the world of Japan has become. This looks pretty cool, actually.

MICHELLE: It looks super cool! I always love stories about exploring sprawling structures (like BLAME, for example).

ASH: I’m definitely picking this one up! It looks like it should help fill the SF hole left by Viz’s Haikasoru imprint being on hiatus.

MELINDA: This one sounds so interesting!

Also out next week: 86 ~Eighty-Six~ 7, new reprints of the 5th and 6th Haruhi Suzumiya novels, The Hero Is Overpowered But Overly Cautious 6, and Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol (the 4th in the series).

Yen Press has many manga debuts next week. We start with Can’t Stop Cursing You (Dareka o Norawazu ni Irarenai Kono Sekai de), a dark little horror title from Gangan Online. A curse detective uses their powers to track down killers.

ASH: I’m curious about this one.

MELINDA: This actually does sound like my kind of thing.

Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana gets a manga version of its light novel. It runs in Square Enix’s Manga Up!.

Love and Heart (Koi to Shinzou) is a shoujo horror title from Hakusensha’s Manga Park. A college woman recovering from a breakup now finds she has a new roommate, who says he’s her old childhood friend. But… is he?

ANNA: I’m intrigued by the idea of shoujo horror.

MICHELLE: Yeah, this could be interesting.

ASH: Shoujo horror is one of my faves.

MELINDA: Ooooooooo.

SEAN: Love of Kill (Koroshi Ai) runs in Media Factory’s Comic Gene, and is about a pair of assassins engaging in… sigh… a deadly game of cat and mouse. (No, they’re not cats and mice, I just sighed at the cliche.) I’ve actually heard this is pretty cool.

ANNA: Sometimes I enjoy assassins!

ASH: Likewise!

MELINDA: Me too!

SEAN: Lastly, we see When a Magician’s Pupil Smiles (Mahou Tsukai no Deshi ga Warau Toki), a 3-in-1 omnibus collecting the entire manga. It ran in Shonen Gangan, and also seems to fall into the horror suspense theme Yen’s March debuts are falling into.

ASH: I tend to enjoy a fair amount of the subgenre, so I’m okay with the trend.

SEAN: In non-debuts, we get 86 ~Eighty-Six~’s second manga volume, Bungo Stray Dogs 18, Carole & Tuesday 2, Do You Love Your Mom? 4 (manga version), Fiancee of the Wizard 3, Im – Great Priest Imhotep 8, Kaiju Girl Caramelize 4, Karneval 11, Last Round Arthurs 2 (manga version), Lust Geass 3, Reborn As a Polar Bear 5, Strawberry Fields Once Again 2, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation 4, and The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions 2.

ASH: I am so far behind on my Yen reading!

SEAN: Oof. There is a lot there. Do you see favorites?

By: Sean Gaffney

[alpaca-obsession]

Princesses Don’t Cry

Hello there! This was written for @holylulusworld 4k writing challenge.

My prompt was “You stand there and accuse me, but where were you at that time?” 

Word count: 2,714 

Warnings: yelling, mom!reader, witch!reader, slightly hurt reader i guess. (I think that’s it. Let me know if I missed anything!)

A/N: This is the first fic I’ve finsihed in a long time actually. Also Lisa and Ben are mentioned, but I didn’t set this in any specific season. The boys do life in the bunker, and yeah. I honestly don’t know. So have fun! Feedback is appreciated :)

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Opening my fridge for the third time now I look at the leftovers of my last meals and sigh, eventually closing the door again and making my way on to my couch.

When there is a knock on the door I panic for a short moment. No one should be out here at this time.

"Elijah, could you go and check on Annabelle?", I ask the cat sitting on the windowsill. Grunting the black cat makes his way up the stairs.

Taking my gun I approach the door.

"Y/n, are you home?", I hear a familiar voice.

"Cas?", confused I open the door, looking at the angel in front of my cottage.

Beckoning him inside I put my gun down on my couch table.

"What do you need Cas?", I ask.

"I need your help. To be more specific, Sam, Dean and I need your help", the angel says.

"Oh no, absolutly not! We won't help these Winchester boys, so I suggest you leave now", says Elijah who jumps up on the couch to be a little taller in front of Castiel.

"Elijah I told you to be nice to Cas. He is my friend, so don't be rude", I scold my familiar. "What do you need help with Cas?"

"We are hunting another witch and I thought you could be of some assistens", Cas says.

"I'm sorry Cas. I don't think I can be of any help. You can handle a witch on your own. And I haven't been on a hunt in 5 years you know that", I said and look at the angel in my living room.

Just as he was about to say something, footsteps come running down the stairs and into the room.

"Uncle Cassie!", my daughter Annabelle squeaks hugging the angel of the lord.

"Hello there Belle. How are you small one?", Cas asks the five year old.

"Mommy has been teaching me some magic and it's been really fun! Also Elijah caught some mice yesterday and he ate them! Can you belive that?", Annabelle rambles on, never letting go of Castiels leg. He stands there and listens to the small child.

"Anni, Mommy and Uncle Cas have something important to talk about. Why don't you go back to your room and try that spell I taught you?", I ask my child, hoping she takes the bait.

Shaking her head violently she clings thighter to Castiels legs.

"No! I wanna talk important too! Maybe I can help Mommy", she says giving me her puppy dog eyes.

"Fine. You can stay, but you have to sit still and be quiet, okay baby girl?", I sigh and my daughter nods eagerly. Hopping on to the couch, pulling Castiel with her, just to sit on his lap.

"What is this important thing you are talking about Uncle Cas?", Annabelle asks.

"Some old friends of your Mum and me need help, but I can't seem to convince her to help, can you belive that?", Cas asks the child on his lap, which gasps in shock.

"Mommy! How can you not want to help your friends?", Annabelle asks shocked.

"You see sweatheart, me and one of those... friends had a bad disagreement", I try to explain what happened in a child friendly way.

"But Mommy, that's no reason not to help. You always say that you need to talk if you have a disagreement. And that you should help friends even if you had a disagreement. That's what you said last time me and Sunny had one", the child huffs and crosses her arms in front of her chest.

"Fine. I'll help. But neither of them boys gets to know about Annabelle", I sigh and stand up. "Elijah, will you come along?"

Rolling his eyes the cat looks between me and my daughter. "As if I had a choice. So yeah. I'll come along", Elijah says, rolling his eyes in the process.

"Good. Come Anni, you gotta pack some of your things. We'll probably not be home for a few days."

"Yay! So it's like a family trip!", she giggles and runs up to her room to get some clothes and toys.

"You make sure these boys stay away from my child. Or I will rip of your wings with my bare hands, do you understand me?", I tell the angel and he nods.

Cas takes his leave and I head up to my bedroom to pack some things. Elijah hops on to my bed and looks at me with this famous look of his.

"I know I'll regret this 'Lijah. You don't have to tell me", I sigh and close up my bag.

Taking one final look around the cottage I take Annabelle to the car and get in the drivers seat. At least it wasn't going to be that long of a car ride. Still two hours to the motel I planed on staying at. But not the worst.

Annabelle fell asleep 45 minutes into the ride and Elijah was curled up by her side. Even though he didn't admit it, he loved her as much as I did, and he took care of her in whatever way he could.

Not wanting to wake Annabelle up, I pick her up and walk into the motel. After checking in Elijah is already sitting outside of the window.

"I'll be meeting with Sam and Dean in the morning. Will you look after Anni?", I ask the cat that curled up on a chair.

"I'm your familiar, not your babysitter", Elijah scoffs.

Raising an eyebrow at him, he sighs, murmuring his agreement. Scratching him behind the ears I smile as a purr leaves him.

After getting Annabelle's and my bag from the car, I settle down and set up some candles and protection spells. You never know what is out there.

In the morning Annabelle and I grab some pancakes and Elijah gets himself some mice or whatever he's up to.

"Okay sweetie, Mommy is going to meet her friends now. Elijah will take care of you for as long as I'm gone. If anything happens you know how to use the phone I gave you, yeah?", I ask, giving my daughter a questioning look.

"I remember Mommy. Elijah and I are going to have a tea party!", she explains, while Elijah's eyes went wide. He didn't particularly enjoy the tea party's, but he always put up with them.

"Safe some for me okay suger cube? I'll be back as soon as I can. Love you", I say, kissing the top of her head and Annabelle giggles, returning the 'I love you'.

I make my way to the resturant Cas said to meet them in and take a seat. Thankfully I don't have to wait long for the three of them to show up. They all sit down opposite to me and I sigh.

"Why didn't you bring-", I know what Cas was about to ask, before he cut himself of. Damn angels..

"Bring who?", asked Sam.

"My familiar. Surely you remeber Elijah", I say, saving Castiels slight slip up, giving him a warning glare.

"How could we not remember that damn cat. Tore up my favorite flannel", Dean muttered.

"He had every right to do that Dean. You weren't really nice to him back in the day", Sam says, giving his brother a weird look.

"Now, tell me about that witch, so I can get back to my cottage", I demand.

We spent a few hours talking about all the things they had gathered. It wasn't that much to be honest. But enough to track her I guess.

"I'll do what I can. If I get a lead, I'll let you know. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta get back to Elijah and you gotta go back to.. whatever", I cut myself of, not wanting emotions to show.

Heading back to the motel I try to think of what spell I might use. When I open the door to the motel room, Annabelle is nowhere to be seen. For a moment I'm worried, but Elijah comes out of the bedroom.

"She was tired, so I put her to bed. You have been gone almost the whole day after all", Elijah says, sounding just slighlty pissed off.

"I'm sorry 'Lijah. I needed some air after that meet up. But thanks for keeping an eye on her", I say, reaching out to pet him.

Setting up the things I need for my spell, I try not to focus on my thoughts about seeing Sam and Dean again.

After finishing my set up I decide not to start the spell today. I can always do that tomorrow, and maybe I'll let Annabelle help me a little.

Just as I was about to drift of to sleep, there is a knock on the door. Shooting up from where I'm seated, I walk over to the door, opening it jsut slighly enough so I can take a look at who's in front of the door.

Seeing the Winchester's out in the hallway I sigh. Opening the door just a little wider I give them a questioning look.

"We wanted to know if you'd maybe like to grab a drink with us?", Sam asks, smiling at me hopefully.

"Thanks, but no thanks."

"Could we at least come in then? Catch up maybe?", Sam asks.

Looking back at Elijah, he makes his way over to the door, looking up at the hunters.

"You won't take no for an answer, will you?", he asks the brothers, which then both shake their heads.

Sighing I beckon them inside. Annabelle sleeps like the dead, so talking to them won't wake her up.

Offering them a beer each and making them sit down, Sam starts his small talk. Elijah sits on my lap, slightly calming my nerves with his purring.

Sam actually seems happy talking and catching up with me and my life. Well, without Annabelle of course. Dean doesn't talk much. I wonder why Sam even made him come here. Dean had broken up with me, kicking me out of his life 5 years ago.

"Mommy, Mommy, I had a nightmare", a small voice hiccups.

The brothers watch with wide eyes as I make my way over to my daughter, wiping the tears from her face.

"I'm so sorry sugar cube. But you know what Uncle Bobby always says to you? Princesses don't cry. And you know why? Because princesses are so strong and brave. And you're my brave and strong princess, right?", I say, smoothing my hand over her hair and hugging her small figure.

With a small nod, and some light sniffling Annabelle pulls away and smiles up at me. Eventually her eyes fall on the man on the couch.

"Are those your friends Mommy?", Annabelle asks, walking past me and towards the brothers.

"Yes. But they were just about to leave, weren't you?", I smile at Sam and Dean, hoping for their own good that they get the message.

But the Winchesters being the Winchesters, they don't get my message.

"I like your hair", Annabelle says, standing in front of Sam, giving him her biggest smile.

"How old are you sweetheart?", Dean asks, getting Annabelles attention.

"I'm 5! And my Mommy has started teaching me some magic. Do you wanna see? I'm already pretty good!", the now wide awake child says.

"Anni you have to get back to sleep. Elijah said you were practacing earlier. We both know how exhausted that gets you", I try to reason with the child, "maybe you can show them another time."

"Okay Mommy", Annabelle says, skipping her way into the bed room. Following her, I tug her in and close the door on my way out. Just to be meet with two pairs of wide eyes.

"Was that.. you're daughter?", Sam asks.

"No. I kidnapped her and made her think I was her mum. Y'know, I'm that kind of witch that steals your babys. Of course that's my daugther you jerk", I say, sarcasm dripping in my voice.

"Is she mine?", Dean speaks up now, looking at me with his green eyes.

"Gosh darn it Dean, not every child roaming this earth is yours. Just because you and I used to be a thing, dosen't mean that Annabelle is your daughter", I exclaim starting to get pissed at the situation. Why would he care now?

"Now get out of my room please. Elijah and I want to start early tomorrow to finish this as fast as possible", I say opening the door, waiting for the brothers to get up and leave.

Sam nods and makes his way out of the room. Dean follows him, but stops in front of me.

"Answer my question y/n. Is she my daughter?", he asks again not breaking eye contact.

"Yes. You're the father. Now get out of my room", I say in a stricter tone this time.

"Why didn't you tell me? How could you keep that from me?", Dean starts raising his voice.

Pulling him out of the room I close the door behind me in an attempt to lower the voices that would eventually reach Annabelle.

"Why do you care Dean? You didn't care five years ago, why should you care now?", I ask him, crossing my arms over my chest.

"She's my daugther! Like my biogical child. I had every right to know about her!", Dean now yells at me. "You had no right to keep her from me! Why didn't you tell me about her? Didn't you want your child to have a father, unlike you? Why keep your child from having a father? Didn't you love me?"

"You stand there and accuse me. But where were you at that time? Oh right. You were busy playing the apple pie life with Lisa and Ben! I tried telling you that I was pregnant! But you never listened to me! You claimed that you loved me, until Lisa and Ben showed up and you had the chance to get away and have a family. But you already had one! You had Sam and me. And you could've had Annabelle. But you lost every right to my child, the day you  threw me away like a piece of rubbish!", I yell, tears threatening to spill from my eyes.

"Lisa and I were over the day Sammy stood in front of our door. And now you want to keep my biogical child away from me?", Dean demands to know, emotions playing in his eyes. From anger to sadness.

"See. Sam will always be more important. And he'll be more important than Annabelle at one point. I can't let you hurt her", my voice cracking at the end, tears now running down my cheeks.

"Then come with us. Take Annabelle and Elijah and move into the bunker with us. I'll hunt with Sam and still be there to be Annabelles father. And you would be able to help us if you'd like", Dean says, pleading green eyes filling with tears.

"How can I be sure you won't leave me again? That you won't throw this away again?", I ask.

"I swear on Sam's hair and all myy love for him, that I will be a good father for Annabelle", Dean says letting tears roll down his cheeks, and putting his hand over his heart.

Pulling Dean into a hug I hold him tight. I didn't even realize how much I missed his arms wrapped around me.

After a few moments we both pull away and I open the door to my room, leaving Dean to stand in the hallway.

Standing in the middle of the room is Annabelle.

"I'm sorry Mommy, I know I should be sleeping, but I heared yelling and I got worried", she say, big doe eyes looking at me.

"It's okay sugar cube. I would like to introduce you to someone", I say holding out my hand to her.

Taking her outside the room I see Dean's face light up.

"But Mommy I already know him. He's your friend", the small girl says.

"Yes that's right. But he's your Daddy too. And I'm planning one moving in with him, if that is okay with you?", I ask my daughter.

She just gives me the biggest smile, nods and hugs Dean's legs. Maybe this wasn't so bad.

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

so, @queencurlycrown suggested that I sit down and watch the 2019 movie all the way through while typing out my thoughts about it, and I thought that was an absolutely BRILLIANT idea (she’s a genius, so I shouldn’t be surprised).

So please, enjoy my (very long) ramblings!

Overture:

- I love how echo-ey the music is. It’s not as strong or intense, but it gets the job done, and gets me excited for the movie.

- Cat shadows are kind of creepy, not gonna lie

- OH SHIT MUNKU MY BOY GET YOUR GIRLFRIEND HONEY!!

- The music getting so intense as soon as Victoria is thrown just gives me chills, honestly. Also, can I fight an old lady? Because I want to fight an old lady.

- I kind of like how all the cats immediately surround the bag as soon as the old lady leaves oH HI CASSANDRA I LOVE YOU QUEEN ...where was I? CORI MY SON I LOVE YOU

- All of them surrounding Victoria and circling her is super intense and wonderful and UGH YAY MUNKU HELP YOUR GIRLFRIEND

Jellicle Songs:

- Hi, I’m in love with Robbie Fairchild

- All of them popping out of random places just makes me feel so immersed in their world and I love it. Also, is Alonzo the one who sings “can you say of your bite that it’s worse than your bark?”

- PLATO SOCRATES I LOVE YOU BOYS

- Jfc Cori stop flirting with Victoria and give mISTO HIS HAT BACK also you’re an absolute dumbass and I absolutely adore you, you little baby boy

- Misto adjusting his hat with his tail? I’m in love. But also, the way that the music picks up makes it such a bop, and it really starts to get you into the movie.

- Gosh, Tantomile, how do you keep track of the braincell? Because Cori most definitely does not have it.

- Misto, you absolute fucking DORK that face during “Were you Whittington’s friend” GETS ME and Cassandra is just so unimpressed. They have such sibling energy.

- Syllabub, honey, please get out of the toilet.

- Okay, I’m honestly getting sibling vibes from Plato, Socrates, and Coricopat, so that’s my new headcanon for those three, plus Tantomile. Plato and Socrates are Cori and Tanto’s big brothers.

- Gosh, if any Munkustrap smiled at me like that I’d follow him into an alley too.

- Misto, HOW DID YOU GET CAUGHT ON A CLOTHESLINE??

-  Cori, your HIPS. And, going off of the choreography, I actually really enjoy it? It’s very modern, and while it’s nothing like the Broadway choreo, I think it definitely gives the movie its own feel while still staying true to the original vibes.

- Gosh, I love how the sign changes from Moriarty to Macavity. Also, please Mr. Macavity sir. Keep your coat and hat on. You look much better.

-  Ugh, I love all the looks that Munku and Victoria share. And how he’s guiding her around and keeping her close? Excuse me while I cry.

- WHO SAYS “ORATORICAL CATS” BECAUSE I LOVE HIM? Also, Misto, pls, calm down. I know you’re already in love, but you’ve just met the queen. JERRIE PUT THAT BOX DOWN

- CORI JUMPED ONTO PLATO/SOCRATES’ BACK THEY’RE BROTHERS OKAY?? (sorry, this entire one song turned into “liv’s in love with coricopat”)

- “a-and magical cats!” oh sweetheart...

- Francesca’s dancing is just stunning. She did an amazing job as Victoria, and I will fight for her honor.

- OOF the way it just trails off just as Victoria’s getting into the song and how everyone runs off and she’s just standing there confused. It’s perfection.

- Macavity with the hat and coat is just so much better than nakey Macavity. But the way he obviously tries to hypnotize Victoria is so well-done. 

Naming of Cats/Victoria’s Dance:

- Cassandra and Demeter are girlfriends. I don’t make the rules.

- Still not 100% on their characters and their reactions to Victoria, but I do appreciate some protective ladies. Them hissing at Misto gives me more “We don’t know her, so you can’t talk to her just yet, so let the big sisters do the talking” vibes.

- Hi, I love Robbie Fairchild

- The different cats saying the different names, the setting being a graveyard, the very faint soundtrack in the back, it’s all just so creepy and I love it.

- I still hate that they skipped talking about the second part of the First Name, and the Second Name. It still doesn’t make sense, and I wish they had kept it because MUNKU DESERVES TO SAY HIS NAME DAMMIT (it would also give cats like Plato, Jelly, Cori and Demeter a chance to introduce themselves as well)

- HOOO BOY THAT TENSION BETWEEN MUNKU AND VICTORIA WOW THEY’RE ALREADY IN LOVE (also I’m just picturing Misto freaking out about the pretty cats)

- It’s almost as if Munku is teaching Victoria how to truly feel like a Jellicle/dance, as if she’s never danced before.

Invitation to the Jellicle Ball:

- oh... oh my poor anxious boy... (laurie I love you)

- Misto: *is anxious* JUGGLING TIME BABEY

- Munkustrap be like: *internally panicking at how adorable Misto is*

- Munku you smooth bastard. He lifts Tori so easily.

- The expressions, and the CGI of the ears and tails just makes everything 10 times better.

The Gumbie Cat:

- Oh... oh god here we go.

- Robbie’s voice is angelic, I love him, and he’s the only good part of this entire cursed scene.

- I hate Rebeldots. I’m sorry, but I do. I don’t enjoy anything about her. It’s just... awful. WHY THE CROTCH SCRATCHING??? JUST STOP PLEASE

- WHY THE CGI MOUSE CHILDREN PLEASE NO

- Munku leaning over the rocking chair with his arms crossed? Baby boy...

- These expressions are absolute gold, though. Everyone is absolutely terrified and confused. 

- Plato and Socrates are helpful boys, and are just happy to be there.

- WHY THE CGI COCKROACHES STOP IT

- DON’T UNZIP YOUR SKIN PLEASE

- Misto helping out the cockroaches? Also baby boy...

The Rum Tum Tugger:

- MY BOY I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!! I really love Derulo Tugger and the rebellious teen-vibes he gives off. 

- LOOK AT HIM COMPLIMENTING THE MICE!!! WHAT A RESPECTFUL BOY!

- Munkustrap just. adopting all the cockroaches. I can’t with him sometimes. He’s just such a dad to everybody.

- I can’t believe I didn’t realize that Misto and Tugger are ex-boyfriends when I first watched this movie. It’s so obvious now.

- Plato, Socrates, and Tugger are BFFs. They even have matching necklaces. Someone come and collect these dorks please because oh my god I love them. 

- Rebeldots, please take your nasty “funny” comments and leave. They’re so uncalled for, and it really makes the scene kind of uncomfortable. Especially when she LOOKS DOWN AT MUNKU. But his expressions are the best part, so that’s all I pay attention to. 

- Ugh, I really love Jason’s voice during this whole song. This entire song just made me fall in love with him as Tugger, and his dancing and just how he portrays Tugger is amazing. 

- Wow, I love Cassandra. So much. I would die for her. 

- The way he sings “Victoria”? AMAZING (but that whole foot thing is just kind of weird so yeah)

- I know people have their feelings about his accent, but I find it totally adorable and I think he does a really good job of maintaining it throughout the song, except for a few moments. 

- Misto is ready to magic the hell out of Tugger at the end. Pls leave your ex-boyfriend alone and figure out your feelings, sweetie, before you do anything rash.

Grizabella the Glamour Cat:

- I really feel like Grizabella is Cassandra’s mother. That’s honestly the feeling I get, or she has to be a sister of some sort. The contempt that Cassandra sings with is just too intense. 

- Okay, unpopular opinion time: I wasn’t completely blown away by Jennifer as Grizabella. She was really good, but I just didn’t get the “wow” factor that I got from watching Elaine for the first time, or hearing Mamie singing “Memory” for the first time. I feel the same way about her Grizabella that I felt about Leona’s Grizabella. She’s good, but now insanely good.

- Demeter is protective of her girlfriend and stands with her against her mother/sister. 

- Plato/Socrates (I’m still not sure which one is which) standing in front of Victoria just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. They’re already so protective of her!!

- MUNKU AND MISTO ON EITHER ISDE OF VICTORIA!! I’M SOFT!!

- Why did we need another plothole about Grizabella’s past with Macavity? We didn’t need that!!

Bustopher Jones:

- Oh god, here we go again.

- Listen, I don’t hate Bustopher Corden’s voice. He has a good voice, I just really don’t enjoy his portrayal of Bustopher. He’s just a fat joke like Rebeldots, and I hate that. 

- Plato and Socrates have giant hats on, and they’re just sweet baby boys, okay?

- Cori!!! I love you!!! You’re so curious!!

- Misto’s so enamored with Tori. Honey, just tone it down a tiny bit, please.

- The entire “jumping onto the piece of wood” part is kind of cringey. The “gather up a few more of the... cats” line seems like it was a blooper/mistake they left in, because it almost seems like he forgot his line for a moment and they just didn’t catch it before sending the movie out. 

- Munku: *has his arms around Misto to help lift Bustopher* “don’tpanicdon’tpanicdon’tpanic”

- Mistoffelees, feeling Munku’s arms around him: “fuckfuckfuckfuck he’s really strong someone help pls”

- Demeter during this song is me. Confused, a little disgusted, and would rather be with Tugger and Cassandra during the song. 

- Just saying, Bustopher Jones would NEVER dig through trash. He’s a high-society cat, and only eats the best. 

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer:

- Hoooo boy those accents. And the music in the background just is everything.

- Jerrie, you’re an absolute devil, and I’d die for you. Teazer, you’re just an angel and a cheeky sweetheart.

- I do love this version. I think it’s really cool, it has a really fun sound to it, and I’m glad that they went back to the original London recording. I do prefer the Broadway version, though, but I’m not angry at this version. It’s really cool, and the feel of the song gives you old-time crime-heist vibes. 

- Jerrie being gentler with Teazer than he is with Tori? What a good brother. 

- This song is basically just “Which twin can seduce the pretty cat the fastest”

- “Hello police officer! Bought these for her myself.” “You did what?” “Wait-” YOU HIMBO JERRIE I LOVE YOU

-  2019 Jerrie and Teazer are very chaotic, and a bit darker than the other twins we know, but I really do love their portrayals in this movie.

- Oh... oh no... I’m having flashbacks to my short. Now I’m crying over Misto again. Why did I kill Misto? (because I can, that’s why)

- Growltiger’s just kind of meh, and I guess he’s kind of a cool addition, but it’s just eh.

- Misto covering for Victoria when they get to the theater just makes me so soft, and Munku’s just kind in awe but also just like “what is happening with the pretty cats?”

Old Deuteronomy:

- Munku is such a sweet boy and he’s just the best son!! He loves his mom!!

- SKIMBLE!!!! WITH HIS TAP SHOES!!!!

- CORI YOU’RE AN ANGEL (this has also just turned into “liv is looking for any appearance by Cori”)

- I love this song just for the interactions that they all have with each other and with Old D. The way that they all look so happy and excited to see her is just so cute!!

- MUNKU’S FACE MAKES ME WANT TO CRY HE’S SUCH A SWEET BOY!!

- I think Judi Dench is a fine Old Deuteronomy, but part of me thinks that the main reason she was brought in for the movie is because she never got her shot to be in Cats, as she had the injury that then caused Elaine Paige to be brought in, so when they were trying to figure out the cast, she was probably one of the first ones to pop into their heads. (nothing against her or her portrayal of Old D. Just a thought.)

The Jellicle Ball:

- Skimble and Munku helping Old D into the theater is probably the sweetest thing ever. They’re Very Responsible Boys who Respect everyone.

- I love Gus very much.

- “Jellicles jump like a jumping jack” their little hop!!! What a mom and son!!

- I do like the chanting that they all do, but there’s just something about everyone having their moment, and their own delivery of a line that’s just so great about this scene on stage, and that’s really something I wish they had kept in the movie. 

- I actually really like the idea that their dancing is influenced by the moon. The way they all react to the moonlight, and how Victoria is at first confused as to why she’s also reacting how they are before accepting it and dancing with them just shows how important this night is to them. It also goes with the title of Act 1, “When Cats are Maddened by the Midnight Dance”, and this scene definitely makes you feel like they’re all just being controlled by the moon. Also, Grizabella dancing along with them in the corner is absolutely heartbreaking.

- Skimble... and Munku... they’re husbands... they’re doing a mating dance... fight me...

- The way that Grizabella kind of perks up curiously during the couples portion of the dance makes me think that she probably raised Mistoffelees, at least for a little bit. He arrived at the theater young, and Grizabella already had Cassandra, so she raised the two of them together, so she’s now seeing her boy dancing with a pretty queen and now I’m sad over Grizabella again.

- TUGGER YOU RESPECTFUL BOY YOU’RE WONDERFUL

- CORI YOU’RE AN ABSOLUTE ANGEL AND WE’RE ALLL HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE BECAUSE YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS WORLD

- I can’t remember who made the post about this Ball being Cori’s first, but I absolutely see it now, because everyone’s so excited and happy to just watch him dance, and he’s so hopeful, and Old D’s just so proud of him, and oh my god my heart can’t take this I love him. 

- PROTECTOR CASS AND PROTECTOR DEMETER!!!! ALSO Protectors Plato and Socrates who won’t let anyone interrupt their little brother’s dance!!!

- I love Les Twins as Plato and Socrates, and their dancing is absolutely insane. 

- You can definitely tell that, during Victoria’s solo, Francesca had pointe shoes on, but they did a good job at blending everything together and not making it seem jarring or out of place!

- ROBBIE I LOVE YOU

- Again, the whole thing about them being controlled by the moon to an extent is really interesting, and I love how they played that part of being so overcome by the moon’s power that they just can’t help themselves. 

- I really love that they incorporated the Victoria lift from the stage production into the movie.

- I also really like that Victoria gets very overwhelmed and needs to step back from everything. Because everyone else knows what’s happening. They understand. This is her first night as a Jellicle, so everything is new and unfamiliar to her. of course, the strange power of the moon would scare her slightly. 

Memory:

- I do like how Jennifer sings “Memory”, but I just wish that she would hold out the notes for longer. It’s very choppy, and you don’t really get to immerse yourself into the emotion like you can with Elaine or Mamie’s version. 

- She does an excellent job at conveying the feeling of pain and longing that Grizabella has, as well as the pride that comes back for just a few moments at points in the song. 

- I also really like her appearance, but at the same time, I think she looks too clean. On stage, Grizabella is haggard, torn, and scarred. Her fur is matted, she’s limping, and her makeup is smeared around. Jennifer’s Grizabella looks too clean to have been on the streets and abandoned for a while. 

Beautiful Ghosts/Moments of Happiness:

- “Beautiful Ghosts” is a lovely song. It really is. it’s actually one of my favorites, but it just does not fit in with the movie at all. But something that I’ve actually just realized while watching this is that this song represents Victoria. It doesn’t fit in with the rest of the music, just like Victoria feels she doesn’t fit in with the rest of the Jellicles.

- But ignoring symbolism and all that stuff, I really don’t think this song works. As beautiful as it is, I just feel like it puts the brakes on and slows the movie. Especially with the stark contrast in style. 

- Judi Dench is a wonderful Old Deuteronomy. The confusion, but slight acceptance on her face really shows how much she wants to help Grizabella, but she can’t. 

Gus the Theater Cat:

- I love how Misto fanboys over Gus. He’s just so excited to meet his idol, and Gus just smiles and indulges him. I love how MIsto kind of copies Gus’ good luck motions. He’s just such a sweetheart. 

- There is some kind of history between Gus and Old D. The looks that they give each other are... something else. 

- oh my GOD CORI YOU’RE JUST A SWEET BABY!!!!

- The trio of kittens looks so ashamed and sad and I just want to snuggle the three of them because they deserve all the love in the world. 

- Misto being very helpful during the song is adorable, and he just wants to do his best!!

- Ian McKellan is an icon and he must be protected. 

- ALSO SKIMBLE WITH HIS TAP SHOES IN THE BACKGROUND!!!

Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat:

- “Hey Liv, do you ship skimblestraps or mistoriastraps?” “Yes”

- Munku loves his husband!!!!

- *shoves jerrie and teazer away* “move, fours, an eleven is arriving soon”

- I LOVE the excitement in this number. You can just feel how much fun everyone is having, and I sweat, every time I listen to this or watch it, I can’t stop smiling. 

- Skimble, we get it, you’re a smooth, suave boy.

- TAPPING!!! The entire beginning portion of the tap sequence is just so satisfying, and as he picks it up and it gets faster, I’m just in absolute awe of Steve McRae. 

- SIR YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MOVE YOUR SHOULDERS LIKE THAT JFC

- Plato and Socrates are really just happy to be included and I love them. 

- Munku and Skimble doing their little toe tap makes me very soft and I love those boys. 

- Steve McRae doing the spin by himself while being lifted into the air? Iconic.

Macavity:

- Okay, Taylor Swift as Bomba was really underwhelming. I knew going in that it wasn’t going to be the same, but I really just did not enjoy her Bomba at all. It’s more helpful to see her as a different character, especially since they never say her name, but still, it’s just a bit annoying that they changed her character so much.

- As Bomba’s coming down, Tugger has his hand on Munkustrap’s back while they’re all looking up. Just something I thought I’d point out. 

- I will say, the entire catnip sequence is really something else to watch. Especially Munku with a martini glass.

- Bomba and Teazer are girlfriends. That’s what I’m getting, and that’s what I’m sticking with. 

- PROTECTIVE CASS!!!!! I LOVE PROTECTIVE CASS

- EWWWW NAKEY MACAVITY NO THANK YOU BYE BYE

- I really don’t like the whole “henchcat Bomba” storyline, but I guess it works in some way?

- “We didn’t know he was gonna take Old Deut!” NO you’re not supposed to be baby! Also, GO PROTECTIVE ALONZO!!!! GOOD BOY!!!

- I do miss the Macavity/Munkustrap fight, absolutely, but I really love Skimble just. aggressively tap-dancing to take down Growltiger. 

Mr. Mistoffelees:

- I really have mixed feelings about this entire song. On one hand, I like Munkustrap singing to Misto, and everyone encouraging him, but on the other hand, I really don’t like the very uncertain and awkward Misto. However, he’s still baby, so that’s all that matters.

- Munku: “how do I make this cat fall in love with me” *gently tilts the chin of every cat he meets* “perfect”

- I love Robbie’s sweet, angelic voice so much. 

- Munku’s very confused expression throughout the song is just absolutely hilarious for some reason, and I love how done Cass looks the entire time. 

- The small moments with Tugger watching, and Tugger singing int he background just makes me really happy, and again gives off the energy that Misto and Tugger are ex-boyfriends. 

- But I really love the little Mistoria moment at the very end, when they’re dancing together. It’s just so sweet. 

- This version of the song definitely has not grown on me, and I definitely don’t enjoy it as much as the other songs, but it’s still pretty fun to listen to. 

- MUNK DANCING WITH OLD D!!!!!

- Skimble snuggling Gus. That’s all that matters.

Memory (Reprise)/Beautiful Ghosts (Reprise):

- I definitely enjoy the second version more than the first, but it still doesn’t have that same impact. She does an amazing job, but there’s just something about her version of the song that I just can't connect with it as much. 

- Munku crying is NOT okay and he needs a cuddle immediately. 

- I think it’s the fact that Grizabella didn’t approach the Jellicles that gets me. It was Victoria who brought Grizabella in, Victoria who told Grizabella to sing. It kind of wasn’t really Grizabella’s choice to compete. 

- She doesn’t hold the notes out for very long, just like with the first version, so that definitely takes something away from the performance of the song. 

- I do love how she sings lines, like “I must think of a new life”. I made a post about this, but she just spits those words out, and you can feel her anger and feel how tired and done she is with everything.

- The “touch me” line was really powerful, though, and I definitely got chills at that part. 

- The look that Grizabellla gives Cass right before the song ends, in that small pause, really hints that they have some kind of connection, and I really get the feeling that Grizabella is Cass’ mother. 

- I really don’t like that there was a reprise of “Beautiful Ghosts”. I think they should have just let Grizabella have her final big moment, and they really didn’t need that reprise. It was unnecessary and took away from the impact of “Memory”.

Journey to the Heaviside Layer/Ad-dressing of Cats:

- Of course, we all know the massive plothole with what happened to the other contestants, so I’m not even going to get into that. 

- THE MISTORIA NUZZLE

- MUNKU CRADLING GRIZABELLA’S HAND!!!! I’M SO SOFT!!!

- Misto lighting the candles and just being a confident boy with his magic. I’m so proud of my anxious baby boy. 

- I really love the setup of the final shot at the end of “Journey to the Heaviside Layer”, how there’s the chorus cats on the street level, the named/recognizable/secondary cats on the pedestal, and then the four main cats sitting on top of the lion. 

- MISTO AND MUNKU’S EXPRESSIONS DURING AD-DRESSING OF CATS ARE JUST THE ABSOLUTE BEST AND THEY’RE JUST SWEETHEARTS!!!!

- The two of them running off together right at the end, and being just so playful with each other... angels...

- Victoria and Old D having their sweet little moment together while watching Grizabella go to the Heaviside Layer is a really sweet scene, and I think a really good end to the movie. 

alright, there you have it! my 1:30 am ramblings and thoughts about the 2019 movie, bring it back around once again!!

I’ve been wanting to do a more in-depth look at my own thoughts about it since it came out, but I haven’t had the chance, but @queencurlycrown and I were talking, and she mentioned this idea to me, and I knew I had to do it. 

so yeah!!

i will have some sleep now because it is late

[smarti-at-smogwarts]

10 facts about Edwin

YAY I GET TO TALK ABOUT THIS KID. Who started off as an npc/background character and ended up giving me Feelings on the daily. 

1) Edwin was born five years after Jacob and five years before Marti. Because of this their relationship was a lot more ride or die to wrestling on the floor for a toy ( he always lost too) and sometimes getting bossed around as the baby brother ( basically your typical sibling dynamic),  than Jacob’s Doting Older Brother and Doted Little Sibling dynamic with Marti.

“Jacob..why is your brother in the laundry basket”

“...he ..asked me to put him there?”

“He’s not even one. He can’t speak yet”

“He’s uh...a.. a legigamisn”

“...you mean a Legilimens ?”

“....which one means I’m not in trouble?”

“Daad Jacob’s sittin on me”

George doesn’t look up from the cases he’s poring over. It’s late. He’s trying to work and raise three children at the same time-its not..going as smooth as he’d like it to- and he’s pretty sure he’s more caffeine than person right now.

“...Jacob why-”

“He took my ice mice” “DId not!” “ Also I’m sitting on the cushions. The cushions are on Edwin.”

“Daaad!”

“Jacob!”

2) As the middle child and a Ravenclaw he’s good a talent for picking up on and predicting things ( as a kid he always knew for example when his dad would be in a good mood and more likely to say yes to something or when Jacob would get caught doing something he wasn’t supposed to. Usually he’d tell Jacob to help him not get in trouble. ) To this day, Edwin’s scary good at not getting caught at things and planning things ( though after what happened with Jacob in his first year he’s more likely to avoid trouble than try to find it)

3) Him and Jacob were Trouble together, and usually got caught doing things that ranged from sneaking off in family functions -they were boring- or getting sweets, to finding the Christmas presents their dad hid to trying to use a trunk to slide down the stairs ( don’t...don’t ask). At first Edwin would just help out Jacob in misadventures and plotting as his devoted little brother but as he got older he came up with plenty of plans himself

“You’re the one with the plans and I get us out of trouble.” Jacob would say slinging an arm around him “put us together, nothing can beat us”

   ( their dad went through so much coffee/tea through their early/developing/hey let’s try to climb the bookshelf or see if we can get to dad’s wand because why not years like you don’t understand)

4) When Marti was first born he was a little jealous and wasn’t sure what to make of her. Both because Jacob was nicer to her -because he was older when she was born- and because he wasn’t the baby anymore. It didn’t last long however. Both because Marti being so small made him keep his place as Jacob’s partner-in-crime sibling and because as much as he tried Marti was just...too cute to not like. 

5) He was good enough with numbers at 11 he was looking over his dad’s shoulder as he balanced the checkbook. ( George was conflicted about letting him help later on  but like..the kid was good) He also had a habit for looking over Jacob’s shoulder as he did homework and correcting him ‘’you got that wrong’’. Jacob would reply to this by either flicking him in the ear, or asking him about the other answers ( “oh yeah how bout this one? Alright let’s see you do this one”) in an encouraging tone that was totally not a way to get answers for his homework hope nu uh. Listen what would you do with a wunderkid little brother and enough homework to drown in. 

6) Both he and Marti share this dream of Jacob standing by their bed that has been recurring since Jacob went missing. Every time Edwin wakes up right before he reaches out for Jacob in his dream  ( what neither of them know, though Edwin suspects it is that this is because Jacob went to both their rooms before running away)

7) Because of him being eleven when Jacob went missing he isn’t as sure as Marti is that Jacob wasn’t into some trouble or is able to keep the rumors from getting to him. Edwin remembers Jacob less as the Hero Older Brother On A Pedestal Marti does and more as Jacob. He remembers Jacob being mischievous when they were younger. ( “why can’t you just stay out of trouble” Jacob grinned at him.  “Where’s the fun in that?”) He remembers Jacob made mistakes like any other person.He remembers what Jacob looked like before he went missing ( How he had an inkling of a feeling at eleven that something was different about his brother but being so young he couldn't place what or think it could lead to what happened) He’s not as idealistic as Marti  though sometimes he wishes he could be. He kind of really really hates that he can’t be. 

8) Jacob’s disappearance and the effect it had on the family affected him deeply. Jacob might not have been the perfect brother but he was his brother. Edwin looked up to him, even as he knew his brother wasn’t perfect, in the way little siblings always do. He may not have had him as much on a pedestal as Marti but he still looked up to him a lot and loved him just as much. Bringing Jacob up is a surefire way to get him to shut down or hex you/threaten you. He also became incredibly isolated after losing Jacob and went from having a hard time making friends to not really trying to make them but rather buried himself in books. ( although he always liked reading it went from being something he liked to do sometimes to just..being a hardcore coping mechanism) 

9) Despite this, he’s not a hot-head. Aside from the Jacob button ( and/or hurting any of his other family) he tends to be on the quiet side and isn’t known for saying much. If you piss him off or upset him, he’s most likely to just leave or sass you ( ‘’sarcasm is my love language’’ Edwin no) but won’t lose his cool.

 Or both. Usually it’s both. 

10) When his father asked him if he’d be okay with a stepmother and two step sister, he supported the decision and thought it was good to move on from all the grief Jacob’s disappearance brought them. He doesn’t talk about Jacob ( it still hurts) and he’ll say he just wants to move on ( going through his first year at Hogwarts known as Jacob Venturi’s brother when the former’s name was still making rounds in the paper and the rumors were starting was....A Lot) but he has his own ways of showing he hasn’t quite let his brother go.They’re things wouldn’t think much about and you have to kinda look for them, like the fact that he keeps his brother’s jacket in good condition and wears it most if not all the time. He also keeps Jacob’s old owl. 

piccrew by x bc it cute

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