#Aru's mom and dad

[telugu-girl-13]

it’s literally Christmas Eve but I’ve got a mega rant read it or don’t vv

why am I so different from my parents? like I’ve realized that some of my traits are a mix of theirs but we don’t share any hobbies or talents? my parents never read, they aren’t that good at English, yet literature is my thing? neither can they sing and dance, or are artistic at all, but i am? And for some reason, these differences give them an excuse to not pay attention to anything I do at all. They don’t ask what im doing, what im reading, what im dancing to in bharatanatyam, what I was painting back when I used to go to art class, what music im listening to. Even when THEY are the ones who enrolled me in those classes. All because they “don’t have time”. So they NEVER have time?? because that’s they’re excuse ALWAYS. and then my mom goes and talks about how much work she has to do, how she has to cook and clean for everyone in the house, if you want help, could you TEACH me how to do stuff instead of complaining?? (ok that was unrelated, now back on topic>)

just a few weeks ago, my mom figured out my favorite color was purple when asking me what decorations I wanted for my birthday. My dad probably knows nothing about me as well. They think I hate or im so distant to Indian culture, maybe if they asked what I was reading, they’d know that I read Aru Shah?

And the few times my parents DO try to invest in what im doing, omg, it sounds SO fake. Like yesterday when I came back from dance my mom subjected me to shopping, but does she care that I just worked my butt off physically for over an hour? And I tell her that and she’s like “if I could come to your class I would watch you for an hour” like NO THE FUCK YOU WOULDNT ?? When I tell her that she’s like “well I have nooo time do you expect me to actually do that” and laughed—then why are you FUCKING LYING TO ME. why do you think lying is the only solution to EVERYTHING and it’s the only thing that’ll make me happy? why do you LAUGH every time I want you to actually SEE me? Why can’t you TAKE ME SERIOUSLY?? Like I swear to fucking god im not a clown or a freak to laugh at all the time. Plus when I get mad at her for this shit she’s like “your just like your dad” like MF IF YOU KNEW MY DAD FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTH (she brags about it??) BECAUSE OF A FUCKING ARRANGED MARRIAGE AND DIDNT JUST MEET HIM ON A PHONE CALL SITUATED BY A MATCHMAKER YOU WOULD KNOW THAT HE HAS BIG FAT FUCKING ANGER ISSUES AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PASSED DOWN TO YOUR CHILDREN—that’s not my fucking fault??

And don’t even get me started on my dad because he’s lived in this country for over fifteen years yet he literally knows NOTHING about it? On Saturday it took me five whole minutes to explain to him how my friend didn’t know she was having a party (it was a surprise) so she didn’t invite anyone. And he kept interpreting it wrong like OMG it’s not hard 😭😭 and imagine this but about stuff I like, he can never and probably never will understand my hobbies.

Honestly I’m pretty sure my followers who check in on my blog every once in a WHILE know more about me than they do. other than yall, idk who else I’d talk to about this. I’m super proud of you if you read through all of that 💗💗 this entire thing was in one mega paragraph so be glad I broke it down. my mom is calling me down rn for some family shit so 👋

[sxturn-to-mxrs]

hold up-

she's the reincarnation of arjun??

so, theoretically, aiden is the reincarnation of draupadi??!!

hold up again-

how does he know aru's mom??!!

is the sleeper her dad???

why does boo give me indian aunty™️ vibes

aka all my crushes

@loife1m @aylin-hijabi @pandava4eva @fish-ofishial123 @writergracethepanda @summersblooms

[ssj2hindudude]

Suyodhana, transforming: Henceforth, I shall be known as the Sleeper!

Krithika, who knows her man sleeps at least 16 hours a day while snoring though all of it: Ooh, you found out about your nickname, huh?

Suyodhana: What nickname?

Krithika: Never mind!

*years later when he gets out of the dia*

Sleeper: I'M BACK! It's good to be the Sleeper!

Aru, who was told about her dad's snoring by her mom: Oh, you found out about your nickname.

Sleeper: What nickname?!?

Aru: Never mind.

[maitaiwiththecorpses]

Taylor Swift Albums As Aru Shah Characters (or vice-versa) (???)

Debut: Hira. She's young, seemingly innocent, but she's definitely experienced more than her fair share of heartbreaks and sadness. While singing along to Tim McGraw, Our Song, or Picture To Burn, she draws on those first few moments when she met Brynne. The country style and easy patterns soothe her- she definitely loves Shania Twain, too.

Fearless TV: Kara. Needless to say, most everything she's done to get to this point has required her to be fearless. She is all forbidden destinies and regrets, crying and hoping and crying some more. She'd definitely scream along to Fearless, and You Belong With Me, and sometimes with the Sleeper she'd hum Fifteen and Love Story- just for the feeling of a normal childhood.

Speak Now TV: Rudy. He only picked this because he saw the fabulous purple album cover and thought of dark benevolent queen. He thinks of the first time he met Mini when he listens to Enchanted, because he's sure the whole world is in love with death's daughter. He recreates the intricate sounds of Better Than Revenge, Speak Now, and Sparks Fly with his stones, soon getting his own recording studio to record his instrumental covers of them. And of course, Mean empowers him to brush past all the idiots who made fun of him being colorblind and a failure- cause they're pathetic and alone in life and mean.

Red TV: Malini. Do I even need to explain? Throughout the separation and divorce with Aiden's dad, she definitely listened to All To Well (Ten Minute Version) on repeat, nostalgically played 22 for Aiden, and finally, when she got a girl's night out, played We Are Never Getting Back Together. The heartbreak and cheating in Red highlights all her relationship troubles and how she comes out of them stronger in the end.

1989: Brynne. It's her workout music all the way. And life music too. She does HIIT sessions to Shake It Off and New Romantics, and dances to Out Of The Woods with Hira when it's late and they can't sleep. The feeling of reinvention and starting anew really draws her to the album- and who can blame her? (Plus, she was totally jamming to Rudy's TSwift battle music in SoD)

Reputation: Aru. She struggles with her legacy, her reputation, throughout the series. The thrumming beats and quick mood shifts of ...Ready For It? stimulate her ever-speeding mind and she loves making fun of Aiden with Gorgeous, the entire song a huge excuse to outright flirt with him. Getaway Car is her and Rudy's go-to car song when they drive alone, and there are days when Aiden finds her crying to Dress and Delicate in the shower. During and after the final battle, Don't Blame Me and I Did Something Bad were the only things she could hear in her ears- they were deafening, and a way of her brain guilting and processing all the events.

Lover: Aiden. I immediately knew this was his. He's surrounded by love, constantly, despite being afraid of it, calling upon Death By A Thousand Cuts. With his mom he softly sings Soon You'll Get Better and with Brynne and Mini they karaoke It's Nice To Have A Friend. His dad gets a very blurry video of Aiden and Bee one year in Father's Day in pink cowboy boots singing I Forgot That You Existed and his father never texts back. Ever the feminist and bisexual icon, he's out here bopping to The Man and You Need To Calm Down. He makes fun of Aru liking I Think He Knows, but that's nothing compared to his 2 am serenades of Lover. His favorites, though, are Paper Rings and ME!

Folklore: Mini. The med student of Epiphany. The calm, the quiet, the casual anxious spirals. Yearning at desperate when she hears Invisible String, Rudy cries when she sings it. Her mom hates Exile, but Mini hears it and thinks of all the ways she could fail and cries to it some nights. Seven reminds her of running around in a field of sunflowers as a little kid, not a care in the world, forgetting allergies, grades, or Pandava stuff. August is her back to school calling, a reminder of responsibilities and how they're not always bad. Cardigan is her pick me up when she's missing Rudy- not that he's ever too far.

Evermore: Suyodhana. Willow. He can't love the way he wants to, he can't say yes without worrying about everything- he is Champagne Problems. Forbidden, murderous, No Body, No Crime was made for him.

Midnights: Krithika. The definition of Anti-Hero. A lot of the series wouldn't exist without her causing more and more problems, despite being well-intentioned, she keeps messing up, and finally in NoI she starts owning up. Her glittering confidence in the early books beckon to Bejeweled and her ever-sermonizing self would scream Karma at the top of her lungs. Question...? would remind her of everything she left in the lamp, Suyodhana, Aru's chance at a father- the love of her life.

[hazellevessque]

No Control | Aiden Acharya

Aiden was now one hundred percent sure he had absolutely no control over his life.

First of all, he had to hang out with Rudy all the time. Which he wasn't mad about, per se, just annoyed. But, in all honesty, anyone would be annoyed if they had to hang out with their cousin all the time. And they'd be even more annoyed if that cousin had a crush on your best friend's sister.

Secondly, there was Aru. Aru also kind of tied in with the third thing that Aiden hated.

The prophecy.

It was probably the bane of his existence right now.

The prophecy stated, "Beware Aiden Acharya, the girl you love will be the death of you." Which was just wonderful because:

          1) He was going to die. He couldn't even convince himself that the prophecy wasn't about him because it mentioned him by name. There wasn't any false meaning to it. He couldn't read in between the lines. It was simple. He was going to die.

          2) It implied that he loved someone. Probably romantically. And there was only one person Aiden was avoiding for this reason.

Aru.

If Aiden was being completely honest with himself, he wasn't sure how he felt about Aru. It was just different from his other friends. There was something there that set her apart and made her shine.

But he couldn't be in love with her. Because he swore he was never going to fell in love. It didn't matter if she was Arjuna the Triumphant and he was Princess Draupadi. It didn't matter that his stomach turned every time their eyes met. He couldn't fall in love. If there was anything Aiden learned from his parents, it's that love always ended up in flames.

He remembered everything before the divorce. He remembered the arguments his parents had. He remembered the way his dad made him pick sides. He remembered leaving his house and going to Brynne's instead. He remembered taking long walks because he couldn't stay there any longer. He remembered worshiping those seven hours of school where he could be away from it all. He remembered how he'd turn up Taylor Swift to full volume to drown out the screams.

He still hated screams.

The fact that Aiden's mom had given up everything, literally everything, for his dad and it still wasn't enough? That was all the proof Aiden needed to know that love wasn't real.

So Aiden couldn't love Aru. It was as simple as that.

And if Aiden was being completely honest with himself (something he rarely did, it was easier to hide from your emotions), he was scared. He was so terrified that nausea was constantly rolling in his stomach and his heart had permanently pressed itself against his ribcage.

He was scared of his own emotions. He was scared to be alone with Aru because then everything just might spill out of him and he wouldn't be able to stop until everything was out in the open.

But his heart betrayed him. On her birthday, Aru had caught him alone. She had asked why he was avoiding her. What his problem was. She was angry. She asked if he hated her.

I could never hate you. Aiden had thought. That's the problem. Hate would be so much easier than love. 

"Of course not." That was what he said instead.

Aru had gone into a whole rant about how Aiden was ignoring her. And it hurt. It hurt because Aiden knew it was all true, no matter how much he wanted to deny it. It hurt because he felt so guilty to see how much his fear had hurt her. Hurting Aru was the last thing he wanted to do.

And then, the worst yet best part, Aru had said she liked Aiden.

That was when Aiden betrayed himself. His heart was stronger than his head.

He kissed her.

But what about the prophecy? whispered a tiny voice in his mind.

Aiden didn’t care in that moment. But when he pulled away, he forgot about the prophecy. Because Aru's smile was so genuine and dorky and huge that Aiden fell in love with her all over again at that moment.

And then it all shattered.

But that was a different story.

But the thing was that he was caring now.

The point was, all of this is what had been going through Aiden's head the entire morning (and their wedding mission, of course). It had been going through his head since the second his mom woke him up and he brushed his teeth and rushed breakfast. It was the only thing on his mind when he got ready for the wedding his fellow Potatoes were going to crash and when his mom said she was coming with him. And he was agonizing over it right now, lying on his bed, about to walk across the street to Aru's house.

And then it finally hit him what he was supposed to do. He had to let go of Aru. He was going to have to backtrack, and say that kiss was a mistake. And doing that was going to kill him.

But it didn't really matter. He was going to die anyway because of the Girl He Loved.

He was going to die. Because of Aru.

Not because of Aru. Because he didn't love Aru.

Yes he did.

He just couldn't.

—

Posted on Wattpad on my backup account: @Applyfics_by_Alice

[thx-sunsxts-addrxss]

ok but have you ever considered how many people Aru’s saved

let’s put the potatoes aside for now and appreciate our queen.

Yes, she’s saved so many people from death, but let’s talk about mental safety.

think about it. People called Mini a tattle tale. They outcasted an awesome girl. And aru? She saw Mini for who she was- The daughter of the God of Death. A badass woman. A queen.

and she became her friend.

mini was probably suffering through sadness of being an outcast. Maybe she could’ve even been bullied. And she got a friend.

in a way, Aru saved her.

now, Aiden. Boy’s got divorced parents. His mom gave up everything for him. He hates his dad and he could even have a step sister. Let’s not even mention Annette. On top of all that, everyone likes him, but not for him. Everyone likes his looks. His appearance. His only good friend was Brynne.

having only one friend is incredibly lonely.

then Aru waltzed in (haha)

she liked him (we know as in crush but he knew friend wise) and for his personality and not for his looks. Not to mention she saved him from the guilt he held about him mom. And about the divorce. Miss girl saved him from making a bad decision: parent trapping his parents.

so that’s another person she saved.

next- Brynne.

I feel like their friendship gets overshadowed, so let’s not overshadow it here.

Brynne doesn’t know any of her biological parents properly. She has an absent mother who’s the only person she wants to please, and said person acts like she doesn’t even exist. The only person she could actually confide in was Aiden. And no one else.

that was until she met the Potatoes. But again, we’ll focus on Aru.

I headcanon Brynne was slightly envious of Aru at the start. How could someone be so cunning? And smart? And she had so many friends!

But I don’t think anyone could deeply relate to each other as much as Aru and Brynne.

Brynne is an overachiever when it comes to cooking. Aru used to be an overachiever until someone said it wasn’t cool (kill those people). Brynne has a shell of a parent. Aru has a shell of a parent. Brynne has two adult figures as her guardian and they’ve been there for her her entire life. Aru has one (that’s awesome and is equivalent to two). Brynne doesn’t know her mom for what she was. Aru never knew her dad for what he actually was. Aru’s mom was kind of absent for a lot of her life. Brynne- well, you get the idea.

so. Aru saved Brynne too.

Now. Rudy.

Aru and Rudy are basically the most chaotic duo. Ever. Rudy had Aiden, and even Aiden didn’t want to hang out with him as much. Everyone made fun of him for being colorblind. Until he met the Potatoes, but yeah, we’re focusing on Aru’s part here.

Aru never shamed him for being colorblind. Aru always treated him like she would to everyone else. She always treated him well. Even if she was mean to him, we all know it’s the kind of mean that you treat your best friends with.

Aru and Rudy would cause so much chaos with each other. And she’s the only friend Rudy caused chaos with.

Aru saved Rudy as well.

let’s wrap this up with Kara.

Well, this one’s self explanatory. Kara is her long lost biological sister. Kara, who’s seen the outside world but has no memory of it. Kara, who’s been brainwashed by the only person she thought she could trust.

well, the only person until Aru.

Aru and Kara are so different. But as Roshani Chokshi expertly worded, Kara brought the sunshine to Aru’s lightning and thunder. Together, Aru and Kara brought spring. Maybe Kara has no memory of her sister who saved her from loneliness. But it never changes the fact Aru saved her.

Now, it’s Aru who needs saving.

All of these people look at the girl with a braid and a lightning bolt and think: “Thank you. You, who saved me. Now it’s our turn.”

[parrotxx]

Aru thought that her dad had abandoned her and her mom (at least if I’m remembering that correctly), and Krithika didn’t even tell her about the Otherworld

Do you think Krithika just woke up every morning thinking Huh, I wonder how I’m going to tell my daughter that her father got possessed by a demon destined to attempt to destroy the world someday and I that had to lock him up in a magic lamp?

[toastess-with-the-mostess]

Let's Rewind! Toast watches Voltron: Defender of The Universe (1984)

Season 1, Episode 27: The Green Medusa Season 1, Episode 28: Treasure of Planet Tyrus

Episode 27: The Green Medusa ALL RIGHT MY OTHER FAVORITE EPISODE OF DOTU

Ty Lotor for the lore, Planet Medusa was hit with a solar flare that put all of its people into a coma, his plan is to snatch one and let it loose on Arus ofc The sad part about this is that they picked a mother who lost her children, so she's having the worst time

I like the design for the Medusan, just wish it had more flair and no boobs,, is this woman not reptilian why does she have breasts

Ah there's the namesake, when angry the Medusan can grow pretty large, their hair transforms into snakes, and ya guessed it, their laser vision turns enemies to stone she looks a lot more monstrous in this form, a better look imo

Hey a scene from before is reused! We're back on Arus now and the scene of people crowding around lance pidge and hunk for their offer of food from the episode where Sven got got was reused for them calling for orphans since Allura is using part of the castle as an orphanage now A sweet gesture, wish there was more info about it

Back at the castle, an infant apparently chose Keith to be their foster dad oh, I am so making either an AU or a HC from this scene omg

PIDGE LORE he's an orphan! And adopted out of the system recently from what it looks like

His adoptive parents <3

aw no Pidge,, he still wishes to have his biological mother with him, that's always a hard wish to have, not that I can comment much on it as I'm not adopted

Attack time and the team is already in their lions wow, no launch animation sequence? Amazing

AND NO ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE MEDUSAN? THIS ISN'T THE USUAL EPISODE FORMAT also pidge ejects from green who ends up smashing into the castle flooring below, I thought you were a better pilot than this kid

The Medusan mother grabs him after he lands onto the floor but instead carefully picks him up and places him onto her palm, even her expression is soft! This is why I love this episode, pidge found a mom and yknow what good for him because he keeps getting badass women figures in his life

Allura is freaking out about it and Lance wants to shoot everything at her for grabbing pidge before keith tells him again that she's got pidge in her grasp PIDGE IS JUST ROUTINELY GETTING ADOPTED AT THIS POINT AND WE LOVE THAT HERE

Pidge wakes up in a cave with the Medusan and tries running off but for some reason turns back and then immediately gets brought back by one of her snakes who nuzzle him after picking him back up how cute! I think Pidge knows something is going on especially because she only took him elsewhere instead of killing him

"he's awful little to see from up here" -Hunk such a cute line

PIDGE YOU MADE HER CRY, at least he apologized Lotor finds the two of them and immediately tries to capture them, but she protects pidge from it, and he finally realizes she's protecting him

Pidge likes snakes, sucks for lance who is definitely afraid of snakes after Bokar

Lotor says that he created a monster with too good a heart Created?? mf you KIDNAPPED A MOTHER AFTER FORCFULLY AWAKING HER FROM HER COMA YOU DIDN'T CREATE SHIT

Coran and Nanny immediately think Pidge is dead after the team searches for him again and still doesn't find him which like that's a sane assumption, but I'm also biased against them so how fucking DARE they pretend to care now >:/

Sike, Pidge is alive and he made friends with his new mom, Anga HE'S JUST CHILLING ON HER HAND LIKE IT'S NOTHING, MAN IS LIVING THE LIFE And suddenly Hunk is real hopeful that Anga has a friend lol

Attack hours again, this time with a REAL robeast and Haggar tries to force Anga to attack pidge so he PULLS OUT HIS GUN TO SHOOT AT HAGGAR ICONIC

Anyway Anga is shrunk down to her normal size and Pidge gets back to making sure Haggar knows who the bitch is between the both of them, and it ain't the little boy with a blicky that's for sure

Pidge gets a piggyback ride from Anga but she's super hurt and collapses before they reach the castle so Pidge promises to come back for her after having a memory of his adoptive mother giving him a piggyback right too THIS KID CAN FIT SO MUCH BACKSTORY AND TRAUMA IN HIM OH MY GOD

Voltron formed, robeast defeated, another scene is reused where Lance is kissed by allura and pidge gets kisses from the mice when he asks instead not the best scene to use? i mean nobody did anything except for pidge but all he did was make friends with a woman who died trying to do the right thing for him

/episode end

Episode 28: Treasure of Planet Tyrus

Planet Tyrus is a vacation planet i see, i can't tell if it was taken over and made a vacation planet for the villains to relax at or if it was always like that

So as an amateur archivist for older voltron content, I can definitely see why there were so many people who loved lotor specifically, the douchebag attitude probably doesn't take away from his looks either huh

oh so definitely conquered and it's lotors birthday! I wonder when this aired so I can assign that to him

i'm sorry, Zarkon stole treasure from Arus the week before the events of the episode?? guys what the fuck are you letting happen on arus

the team infiltrates the ship that apparently carrying said treasure, and it's deserted! they find a golden statue of lotor though, so that's pretty wild what the fuck is chitter doing on the ship, did i skip something on accident again

I'm sorry, red lion is able to phase through fucking metal? Lance is straight up hiding in the lotor statue what does this fucking imply because-

lotor sends a squad to go grab the treasure from the ship and keith pretends to be a guard only for the lead of the squad to say "nah youre not treasure so fend for yourselves" absolutely ruthless

the quality of this dub is so low lmao, looks like the team didn't realize that it was keith under the mask when he fell with the key in front of lotor because it was hunks voice first before keith suddenly pipes up and reveals himself

lotor v lance sword fight rematch AND LANCE GETS CAUGHT BY A TRAP DOOR WHAT KEITH TRIED TO CATCH HIM BUT WATCHED HIM FALL very homosexual of them

how many times has allura slapped lotor now? 3 times? she's right to do it every time

oh shit keith lance and pidge are about to be burnt a la witch trials, obvs allura is forced to watch because why would lotor kill her but mouse to save the day because chitter is biting the rope away

LANCE SURVIVES AND HE BLOWS UP BOTH THE CAKE AND THE STATUE he's so great, what a way to stick it to lotor on his birthday

voltron v command ship, obvs they win and apparently are able to get the valuables back allura makes fun of lotor and says he aged 10 years instead of only the 1

/episode end

[lotorsshoulderpads]

Updated Allura HCs :)

Age 18 at debut

5"6

The only pilot without formal combat training

was never taught how to pilot anything before the lion

Fascinated by other cultures

Fluent in over 6 languages

Extremely book smart, just not very street smart

When she was little she called Coran "Uncle Coran"

Coincidentally, her favorite colors are pink and blue

Has a scar on her shoulder from when the Drule invaded

Discovering Earthling makeup styles was the beginning of an era for her. On Arus, makeup is usually only worn for performances, so the idea that you could... put it on, for funsies?

Now owns like a million lipsticks and all of them are the same kind of basic pink shade, bc Nanny hates letting her have fun.

She managed to convince Nanny to let her have ONE black lipstick... just for Halloween, of course, she just wants to see what this funny Earth holiday is about!

"Where did you get the awful shade of lipstick?" was a cover. Allura realized she was staring too long at Merla's lips

Merla makes her heart do funny things

Keith also makes her heart do funny things

She was very young when the Drule invaded

Loves her mother, but they were never close. Mother wasn't the maternal type

SUPER close with her dad though

Allura's mom was actually the one of royal blood. Alfor was a noble, but she was the one with the real claim to the throne

Orla is Mom's younger sister

Mom had Allura fairly young, at 22

Orla, meanwhile, was 13 when Allura was born

When Orla first heard that Allura was still alive, she rushed to see for herself, only to raise speculation among the people of Arus that Orla may have ill intent, being the next in line for the crown if something happened to Allura... The part where Allura goes into a coma and everyone thought she'd died did not help her case

Allura was DELIGHTED to learn about Earth's "flower language"

Super neat handwriting

Collects funky pens

LOVES music boxes

Ear piercings aren't big on Arus. Pidge gave her a pair of clip on ones and she fell in love

Still doesn't wear earrings much, tho. Her hair gets tangled in them

Great with animals

Pansexual

Everyone can understand the mice, they just only like to talk to Allura

Doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. Literally. Has caught fish with her bare hands

Used to get in trouble as a kid for making a mess of her clothes this way

The pink dress she wears is not only considered very casual for a royal, but also exceptionally outdated. It's just what they had laying around, since getting new, flashy dresses made wasn't exactly an option before Arus was liberated. After that, she just didn't feel the need for a whole new wardrobe

Who dared introduce her to chocolate, do you know what you've done?

Was left unsupervised with scissors once. Her hair is now shoulder length. Looked BAD tho, lance had to fix it

August birthday

Knows how to play several instruments, including the harp

Allura is not the first to wear the pink pilot uniform

Had two older siblings. Key word: had (yes I stole this from GoLion)

Enamored by fun insects

[funkytimeoats]

Nine People You Would Like To Get To Know Better

Thank you @ladynightlark for tagging me ^^

Three ships:

Yoriichi x Uta (Demon Slayer)

Lucy x Natsu (Fairy Tail)

Amaya x Janai (The Dragon Prince)

First ship ever: that's a good question 🤔 I believe my first ship was probably Usagi and Mamoru from Sailor Moon.

Last Song: Megitsune by Babymetal (I want to go to one of their concerts so bad)

Last movie: The Little Rascals (I honestly have no clue what prompted me to watch this lol) (You best believe I'm about to watch the FNAF movie once it comes out in theaters tho)

Currently reading: Been working on Wilder Girls as well as Aru Shah and the End of Time

Currently watching: Heaven's Official Blessing (it's back baby), need to finish my hero academia season six and season two of spy x family, rewatching Noblesse and Fairy Tail (specifically the Grand Magic Games arc)

Currently consuming: nuggets and fries from my college dining hall

Currently craving: beef stew and spicy seafood broil (these craving will be met over Thanksgiving break, shout out to my mom and dad for that 😌)

I'm not tagging anyone, tagging makes me nervous 🥲😣

[ssj2hindudude]

The Fresh Prince of Naga-loka

Now, this is a story of someone great

Of an epic, royal, cool half-snake

And I'll dive right in

You're gonna get soaked

I'll tell you how I became the prince of the land of Naga-loka

Aiden: Rudy, what are you doing? This is so cringe!

Aru: I know right? XD Brynne, whatever you do, don't stop the beat!

*Brynne the DJ gives a thumbs up*

In the Underwater Kingdom born and raised

The Coral Garden's where I spent most of my days

Livin in luxury, swimmin in mah pool

And making mah music with mah magic jewels

When a couple of nags who just had a bad week

Started calling me a colorblind freak

I got in one little fight and my dad took a stern tone

He said, "You're movin' with your Grandpa 'til you're ready for the throne"

I begged and pleaded with him to let me stay

But mom packed my bags and sent me on my way

She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my shades

Then dad said, "You're gonna make a fine ruler someday"

Aiden: Ok, I'll admit, that part was pretty sad.

Aru: Yeah, ngl, his childhood was pretty rough for a rich kid

Meeting Gramps, yo this is bad

Burns and scars all over like a nuclear blast

Is this what the people of Naga-loka living like?

This just gave me one thought, YIKES

But wait, I hear they're judgy, snobs, all that

Is this the type of place to just give me the welcome mat?

No idea

I'll just go for broke

I hope they're prepared for the prince of Naga-loka

Aiden: I had no idea he was this scared when he first-

Aru: Shh, Wifey I think this is where we come in!

One day, in the library, I heard someone shout

There was a chick dressed like Spidey fighting gramps with a pout

I knew I just got here, but gramps was a jerk

And was that the chick who kissed a pole when I winked with a smirk?!?

I threw a bhangra rock, didn't even think

Without a clue of the adventures I was gonna head in

I even got to move in with my emo cuzzy

And now I've got a queen out here making me feel fuzzy

Aiden: Is Mini wearing a crown made of black snakes?

Nikita: They custom-ordered it. Took me forever to find enough obsidian, but it was worth it.

Aru: Shh, big finish!

I pulled up to the war with an army of snakes

And I yelled to the Sleeper, "Yo holmes, smell ya late"

Now look at my kingdom

This ain't no joke

To sit on my throne as the prince of Naga-loka

Aiden: Now we just have to wait for him to go on stage and smack someone in the face.

Aru: Only if they insult Mini first

[maitaiwiththecorpses]

What's In My Bag? With Aiden Acharya.

I promised that I would make this and @burntchickennugget2468 was so ready to draw it, which I love, so

let's get to it.

First, we have stim toys for Aru, for her incessant fidgeting. I know I've mentioned this before but holy CRAP. It is so hard to find supportive and accommodating partners when you have adhd, so hold on to him, Shah.

Tampons, pads. No explanation needed. He's surrounded by menstruators 90% of the time.

Adding onto the point above, he also carries midol and advil around when Aru mentions that she gets incapacitating cramps. @burntchickennugget2468 suggested pamphin for intense cramps, so that too!

cough drops. All the flavours.

Chewy granola bars that he restocks every time he goes out.

Swedish Fish. >:) no explanation needed.

Wire headphones. My boi is a classic man. Sure, he thinks airpods are cool and mighty useful, but something about the physical wire and not having rubber beads falling out of your skull every time you headbang too hard just appeals to him.

A polaroid of his mom and dad, back when they were still happy.

Keys to his mom's house and the museum.

Socks. Idk this is probably just me projecting, but with the amount of shenanigans the potatoes get up to, dry, clean socks seem to be invaluable.

A single purple glitter gel pen.

I don't think Shadowfx counts, since he wears it around his neck, but I think it goes in the bag every once in a while? (someone correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I read tpq)

hairties. So many. Not just for the girls- Rudy went through a shoulder-length hair phase, and Aiden's never recovered.

wet wipes. Do I need to explain? They get into some (a ton of) messes.

Let me know if I missed anything! This was kinda rushed, and I'm SURE there's more he can fit in that bag (stachel (purse)) of his.

[arundhati-shah4]

Suyodhana: Apparently I'm destined to end the world.

Krithika, teasingly: Well, you're not very good at anything, so you'll probably screw that up too.

[ssj2hindudude]

*Aruden fighting*

Aiden: You daughter of a bitch!

Aru: What'd you say about my mom?!?

Aiden: Krithika's cool. I meant your dad.

Aru: Oh, that's fine then.

Aru: Your father is a bitch.

Aiden, eating whipped cream straight from the can to mentally recover from meeting his father: I know.

[toastess-with-the-mostess]

Let's Rewind! Toast watches Voltron: Defender of The Universe (1984)

Season 1, Episode 10: Secret of the White Lion

Two minutes in, and we already get to see this lion that Haggar apparently made Her plan is to manipulate the fuck out of Allura in her dreams, so this will be fun

The mice sleep in the chandelier in Allura's room, that's so cute

Allura fell asleep with her crown on, that's gotta be really uncomfy princess

Her nightmare starts off with her fighting and running from Drule troops before she gets hit and then sees her dead mom I can see the resemblance, also I can't tell if that's her crown or not but if it is then that's a cool design

I wonder if the braids mean something on Arus, Allura has similar braids when her hair is down but only like one strip of it Maybe it's her status of availability? For being courted and all

Ah it's Haggar as her mom telling her to look for that lion every time I look at her eyes Allura's mom looks so apathetic LMAO

Now she's woken up after hearing her dad's voice and is runs to a balcony as a weird lion hallucination is telling her to go into the woods Man I know that she's really missing her dad but the woods?? At this time of night?? DANGEROUS

Now we have some actual guards stationed at the castle, not like they actually stopped her from running into the forest but hey extra security!

I wonder if Arus follows that one belief in our history where royalty is all chosen by God or is a god Allura kind of makes me think that she's worshiping her dad with how intent she is on following his lead alone

Nanny sounds the alarms after she can't find Allura and is told she ran into the woods, but the guys don't think anything is wrong I feel like they should worry more especially because Coran and Nanny wouldn't dare let her out alone

Hunk complains about beauty sleep and Lance fucking murders him by telling him it'd never make him beautiful

Off to find the princess in their lions! Whose currently getting really cuddly with that white lion

Lance finds her and is just drilling into her goddamn Telling her how nuts the situation is but Allura is still thoroughly in the manipulation right now

And now he's tied up after the lion somehow roared rope on him, interesting power I guess

omg the little hop, PIDGE JUST KEEPS GETTING CUTER I CAN'T HANDLE THIS

Pidge getting stuck in rope by the lion too is very unfortunate, now Keith and Hunk have to save THREE people Never mind make that four because now Keith is the only one left untied

Aaand Allura fainted again I'll let this one slide only because it's a lion fully roaring in her face, so I can understand that level of fear

uh,, interesting image

And it's the lion's true form has been revealed, not too bad of a design but why do all the robeasts have chicken legs

This robeasts official name is Loathsome Lion, not too creative on this front. He has a fang katana, full-body titan armor, breastplate gatling rockets, and a razor fiber mane

oh hey they actually say its name in this episode! I thought these were named only in the 30th anniversary book

Lance is almost beheaded before Keith decides to reappear, it's one on one battle time

Oh shit a win for Nanny and Coran, they get into blue to try and save the team horrible flying mixed with Nanny being thrashed everywhere isn't good, she accidentally activates a water gun and washes away both Haggar AND the princess

Keith dives in the nearby river to go save Allura from drowning Nanny and Coran try to stop her from getting into blue but obvs she goes in anyway, apparently her uniform was in there too so good that she got a change of clothes at least

Oop Haggar is still manipulating her by flashing Allura's mother's face on the robeast as she tries to attack it and now she's caught, I don't blame her for this one that was a fucked up thing to see

Keith is also drilling into her saying that she needs to get it through her head as it's neither of her parents, I get it but also stop being rude when telling her the truth You can be blunt without being mean asshole

Robeast defeated, back to the castle for Allura to look at her mother's grave I wonder if only kings get put into tombs in the castle, or is Allura's mom not actually royalty and got buried outside because of that that'd be a source for Allura angst :0

Nanny says that she and Coran will take over blue for Allura after the danger she was in but Allura shoots that down and continues as a pilot

Episode end! This was a fun one actually, again I really do like it when the bad guys start acting smart, it really shows what they're capable of

[butchford]

prompt: Observer Mao, Hinata in Yuki's Role, Yuno same place

Mao’s grown rather fond of the girl and her girlfriend who leave a trail of carnage in their wake. Not that that’s WHY she’s so enamored with the both of them, but it is what tipped her off to whatever the hell they have going on between the professionalism of the human perpetuated kills and the downright slaughter of what appears to be a pack of dogs utilized on occasion. So of course she brings herself to introduce herself, if not only after both Aru and their boyfriend Yuki convince her to do, and of course it goes about just as well as one may assume. Yuno lunges for Mao and Hinata barely manages to talk her down in time but on the same hand Yuno just… seems very tame around Mao in comparison to others who have shown such outright affection towards Hinata. Perhaps it’s because she approaches Yuno with the same inclination of hitting on her without thinking about it. And Mao inadvertently shifts Yuno’s single minded goal of just getting Hinata Through This fades in light of “oh my god. This is a killing game. This is a literal killing game that I’ve been through once before and that Hinata’s being forced to participate in and that Yuki lost his, admittedly extremely shitty, father to. This isn’t right. The enemies aren’t the other diary users it’s… it’s the very God who devised this actually” and that’s when Deus comes knocking on Mao’s sense of being because she has more than failed at what she was created to do and actually done the exact opposite, in fact. And Mao rebuttals with “fuck this fuck you I adore Hinata I adore Yuno my love is real and I regret Nothing” and Deus is so gobsmacked that he lets her go without so much as another word. And after THAT Yuno manages to fully shake the haze from her eyes and fully take in what she’s been through what she’s witnessed others put through and what she is no longer willing to do. Yuno reluctantly stops killing because yes she can just do this all over again but that would be buying into God’s shitty game and the weight of the value of life sinks in as she thinks about Mao’s nearly being taken away from her. And she starts to fully remember that Hinata just wants her dad to see her as more than just another creature on par if not less than his dogs as more than just a note in the back of her mind. And Yuno kisses Hinata in a way she’s never kissed Hinata before; in a way that’s more than a desperate “you’re all I have to cling onto for a hope of a better future” and instead a “oh. I see you now. I’m sorry my vision was so blurred with the blood on my hands and the tears in my eyes.” And Hinata blinks twice before returning it and Yuno traces her hand down her cheek before turning to Mao and in a very gentle and tentative manner coming from Yuno, she places her lips against the other girls. And she gives a gentle smile with her eyes filled with clarity for once and says “alright, let’s get the gang together. We’re going to kill god”