#Castle: Den of Thieves

[pollylynn]

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“I don’t really enjoy being proved right.” —Stan Holliwell, Den of Thieves (2 x 21)

Tom Demming is not a dirty cop. This is a thing she knows. Now she knows it. Because she has damned near dislocated his shoulder getting to know it, and at least one of his thumbs may never be the same, because it was something she needed to know. But she does know now: Tom Demming is not a dirty cop. 

And it’s fine. Her somewhat violent path to enlightenment is absolutely fine. He is laughing about it. They are laughing about the fact that she can and will go from low-key flirting to assuming that he is not only a dirty cop, but a probable torturer an murderer in the time it takes the average Manhattan day trader to order his third quadruple-shot espresso before sun-up. They’re chuckling shoulder-to-shoulder about the complete lack of daylight between her flirting and enhanced interrogation. 

It’s more than fine, it’s nice, isn’t it? Tom Demming, Squeaky Clean Cop, does not take it personally that his torture-free, non-murderer status was something she needed to know—that she needed to establish through evidence. And why would he? Dirty or Clean, he is a cop, and he understands that cops do not have the luxury of being Monica Finches or Carol Thorntons, with their clear, steady gazes and their unwavering belief in the goodness of their men. Cops understand that trust is another word for foolishness, and it’s nice that Demming—a good cop—gets it. 

Except that neither Monica Finch nor Carol Thornton turned out to be foolish, exactly. Paul Finch seems to have been practically cryptozoological: the rare con who actually went straight. More than that, Paul Finch seems to have been the rare human who felt a sense of debt so deeply, he’d risk his marriage, his freedom, and in the end, his life to repay the man who’d once cut his kid brother a break. 

And Ike Thornton . . . well, it’s somehow not much consolation that her Torturer and Murderer Until Proven Otherwise take wasn’t just hers alone. It’s not much consolation that it was based on legitimate evidence, entirely sound logic, and Cop Sense with a proven track record. How can it be consolation when Esposito’s faith was never shaken? More importantly, how can she let herself off the hook that way when it was Esposito’s unwavering belief that had them digging deeper, exposing Holliwell, bagging Victor Racine? 

But, still, it’s fine, right? Esposito, as good a cop as they make them. would never hold it against her. And Demming, with his easy laugh and slightly gawky shoulder bump is not holding any grudges, and that can’t be entirely attributable to the mood boost he must be getting from going from New Guy to Guy Who Helped Bag Victor Racine before the ink on his transfer papers is dry. 

The thought stiffens her spine. She goes from easy laughter to avoiding eye contact—the bad kind, not the low-key flirty kind—in seconds. Demming doesn’t really notice. Or if he does, he soldiers on. Maybe he writes it off to one of ten thousand awkward moments that come with the early stages of the low-key flirtation. 

But the cynical idea that he’s given her a free pass on the Dirty Cop thing because he’s already gotten something out of their paths crossing has her in its clutches in more ways than one. She hates the thought on its own merits. She hates that it occurred to her, even in passing. It’s beyond healthy Cop Sense, isn’t it? It’s not a newsflash that she has trust issues—that she has had trust issues since before they let her put on the badge. But this verges on paranoid, and with Demming’s easy grin flashing her way as he makes more than passable small talk just so that he can keep hanging around, she wonders not at all metaphorically what her damage is. 

But she’s not so consumed with that eternal question that she’s unaware that she genuinely  kind of wonders if it’s true. She kind of wonders if he really “likes the weird ones,” or he heard the clipped version of her last name when she answered her phone at the gym and jumped on the case so he could take another crack at “steadying her bag.” Worse still, she genuinely wonders if really had any interest in that, or if he’d simply spotted an opportunity to connect a fairly rinky dink robbery to a buzz-worthy homicide-with-a-side-of-torture, even if he lucked into the Victor Racine long game. She wonders exactly how much of Tom Demming’s story to believe, and she hates every single one of those thoughts. 

She hears the voice of Richard Castle in her head. Demming is still talking. He’s still clearly doing the math on the timing of the next socially acceptable shoulder bump, and she is wondering about his New Yorker subscription, his potential double life as a yoga studio creeper, and what he’s compensating for with his underprivileged kids basketball angle. 

She is gritting her teeth when she should be flashing a smile. She is white-knuckling the edge of the table when she should be doing her own shoulder-bump math. She is wondering what she really knows about Tom Demming and she’s internally cursing Richard Castle’s name. 

It is the very opposite of consolation that she’s not at all alone in her trust issues. She wasn’t looking for company. 

A/N: I guess my "schtick" for this series is lame apologies about the long time between stories; for a variety of reasons, I have been walking outdoors far more than dreadmilling. I need to get back to dreadmilling. I will do my best to get into some kind of a groove here. In the mean time, thank you to those of you who read.

images via homeofthenutty

[renegadesstuff]

Jealous Castle 🤭🥹

S2E21, “Den of Thieves” aired 14 years ago (April 19, 2010) ❤️‍🩹

[nocturnal-milk-dud]

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[coyohte]

Stana Katic as Kate Beckett | From Castle Season 2x21: Den of Thieves 🛖

[honey-minded-hivemind]

imagine a Aladdin/Princess and the cobbler type au-

Like some of the X-Men are royals and stuff

Maybe Gambit is a thief like Aladdin(because c'mon- why would the king of thieves not be a their in an au like this)

Maybe Reader is a cobbler like tack, probably doesn't speak much, has a habit or fixing clothes and other things, even stitching and nailing stuff down in their sleep

Maybe Mr Sinister is like Jafar/Zigzag, a sorcerer planning an evil scheme

..... Also Morph as a genie-

Cube Anon

HahA! Okay, okay, that would be new!

Some sort of fairy tale/folk tale style thing, right?

Gambit being the thief/prince of thieves/Aladdin and Flynn Ryder guy

Morph: The helpful and hilarious genie/fairy.godparent

Reader: The other Protagonist who has an odd talent

Mr. Sinister: Evil *sshole wizard/advisor/villain

Rogue: Queen of Hearts, who Gambit fell in love with, she's dangerous and awesome

Wolverine: a wolverine-taur

Morph: The Good Fairy

Scott: The Prince of the Ruby Plains

Storm: The Storm Goddess

Jean: The Princess of the Fiery Kingdom/The Phoenix

Jubilee: Jubilation, Wolverine's daughter

Beast: Hank the were-beast

Charles: Charles the Wise

Magneto: Magneto the Mage

Mystique: Mystique the Mystical

Sabretooth: Sabretooth the Smilodon-taur

Gambit, Prince of Thieves, wanted to steal something that could give him his one true desire: a way to love a Queen who was untouchable and deadly. He didn't have much to help him, save for Reader, his companion, who was good at building plans and solutions. Sadly, neither one of them had what they needed to steal from the evil wizard, Sinister. So Reader concocted a brilliant scheme, which called for...

A magical fairy!

It was safer than a unicorn, and was less likely to turn them into dinner as a dragon would. So off the two went, seeking the help of the Good Fairy, Morph. The two had to pass through the Woods of Woe, where lay a terrible monster... Yet the two discovered it was not a monster, but-

A wolverine-taur!

The poor man had gotten trapped in there by the evil wizard, and he too was looking for something that could grant his own desire. As thanks for helping him, he joined the two companions and off they went to find the Good Fairy, Morph. Ahead of them, once they exited the Woods of Woe, was a sickly person on the side of the road. The three decided to help them, picking them up and bringing then into their shelter in a den...

Yet the being soon changed, and before them was Morph the Good Fairy!

Morph told then they had passed their test, to see if they were good of heart, and discovered that they were true of heart, helpers in disguise. So Morph joined them, and off the four went, into the Kingdom of Fire...

In the ashes and lava and obsidian city, they discovered a blind man, alone and on his own... The four brought him with them, as he explained he was a former prince, who had been cursed by the wizard, and went to seek his love, who had been turned into a Phoenix! His name was Scott, Prince of the Ruby Plains, and soon the four became five...

The five of them soon left the fiery kingdom, entering the Valley of the Four Winds... There, they found a woman frozen in ice. With Scott's powers, Reader's plan, Logan's careful cutting, Gambit's careful hands, and Morph's good luck spell, they freed the woman... who turned out to be the Storm Goddess! She thanked them for freeing her, as she had been frozen by Sinister, who had stolen her friend, a kindly were-beast named Hank... She joined them, and now the five became six...

The six entered a dark, oily, sickly land, where the grass grew dead and the sky rained hail... Together, they discovered a tall, dark stone castle, which hid their friends, the magical artifact, and Sinister...

Reader made a plan to enter in secret, with Gambit and Wolverine going to find the stolen people, Morph and Stomr to distract Sinister, and Reader and Scott to find thr magical artifact. Thus they all split into two, entering the creaky, quiet castle...

Soon, Sinister came upon Morph and Storm, and tried to turn them against one another. But the two stood strong, using the power of snow and lightning as well as goodness and light to capture Sinister, freezing him in a prison of light, locked in snow, and sealed with lightning, that would keep Sinister locked away forever...

Gambit and Wolverine found the missing people, The Queen of Hearts, whom Gambit had fallen in love with, a young girl, who was Wolverine's daughter, Jubilation, and a Phoenix who soon turned into a woman with fiery hair, the Princess of the Fiery Kingdom... Together they broke out, freeing any others prisoners, such as Charles the Wise, Magneto the Mage, Mystique the Mystical, and Sabretooth the Smilodon-taur...

And Reader and Scott found the artifact, one that could grant them their heart's desires... It was a a mirror, one which showed them.what they wanted... and in the mirror, it showed them all of them, together, as a family...

So the heroes all came together, embraced, and left the dark castle, going back to their freed kingdoms, and with special orbs so they could summon each other and call when needed...

And they lived happily ever after...

(How was that? Ye, or no? @thewickedweiner ) (Wait... Waitwaitwait- Who wants to make a Fanatasy/Dark Fantasy AU? Separate from this, but with similarities)

[mysterymuseffn]

A series of unrelated, "what if" scenarios—something new.

Prompt #5: What if the "offsides" conversation between Castle and Demming in "Den of Thieves" goes differently?

Co-authored by @myrenthenostalgic

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[mariamariquinha]

Writing Update

This post is out of respect for everyone who has been following me since I started sharing my stories here. I'll leave it pinned on the profile so don't worry!

Versos de Placer

I'm already well ahead of the last chapter, but I haven't touched the story in months for reasons of: I'm very tired. At some point I will finish it (I still need a good ending) and until that happens, I have no news about it. As soon as I have it, I'll let you know!

Bossa Nova

(i don't know why i used this gif but it somehow always makes me aware of how unhinged he is lol)

Update: I finished and it's already published! 😉

This one is closer to being published, but also without a date. Once I finish Versos de Placer, I'll be more comfortable just focusing on it and IT WILL BE THE LAST 'LONG FANFIC' AROUND HERE (at least for a loooong time). I'm experimenting with some ideas about it, revisiting what I've already done and what the next steps will be, but you can count on more Benny!

Narcos

When you go to my profile, you will see that Javier Peña and Steve Murphy are marked 'no longer writing for', and that is… the truth. Maybe in the future I'll come back to them, but I need the right idea and the right mindset, as this particular fandom is curiously complicated. Their stories are still available!

Requests

I'll close them here. Yeah, well, there's not much of a secret, so just understand that I don't have the constant writing capacity to meet demands in this regard. Call me old-fashioned, but I like to believe in a story instead of just writing it. I'll leave this in my bio too!

AO3

Since the end of last year I have been studying the possibility of starting to work more with AO3. It's a platform that I know little about, so I want to make sure I know how to use it before I start producing there. You will also find out when this will happen.

Last but not least... New characters

Everything I did outside the box (with Gurney, Dave York and Mike Duarte) were more writing experiments. I'm always open to doing something like that, as is the case with James Wilson (which I've been maturing and CONSIDERING), but for now the only characters I write for are:

Alfie Solomons (Peaky Blinders)

Horacio Carrillo (Narcos)

Will Miller (Triple Frontier)

Jonathan Levy (Scenes from a Marriage)

Benny Magalon (Den of Thieves)

Frank Castle (The Punisher)

Some always appear more than others, but they are all still in my orbit! Who doesn't love a mix of ambiguous police officers with ex-military men who need therapy and a dash of divorced university professors?

If you have any questions, my DM and ask box are open! 😉

[mlmvoreconfessionals]

I know you've done knight vore, but have you done executioner vore before? Maybe one prompt with pit vore.

I have done it before, actually! I've got a story and some prompts. But I'll gladly do more! Big, burly guys in hoods whose whole job is to kill guys...I mean, they're practically made for me to do weird vore stuff with.

When the executioner came through, all of the prisoners fell silent. Even the guards were quiet as the massive man walked through, a black leather hood pulled down over his head to obscure his face, but a lack of a top showed off the powerful muscles of his burly body--a body made to kill. The guards knew why he was here. The prison is facing an overpopulation issue, and to handle it, they need to cull back the numbers. So even if it's not public, the executioner was here to remove the criminals for good. The last time a guard tried to get in his way, or even say something about it, there was nothing left of him by a dented-up helmet that the executioner had fished out of his pecs. That's how he got a body like his after all--he fed men directly into his muscles, and it paid off well. The executioner finally stops at a cell and glares inside. He unlocks it and walks in. Two men, brothers, and thieves--they both screamed for one of the guards to rescue them as the executioner manhandles them. None of the guards move, and soon those screams become muffled as their faces are shoved directly into the man's furry pits. They wiggle and thrash, but the executioner has a body count in the thousands, and he's taken down much stronger and much larger men then a couple of lowly thieves. All it takes is three flexes of his arms and he's walking out of the cell again, lowering them back down over a couple pairs of twitching feet that sink under the thick body hair. The next cell he opens has a knight in it, still wearing his prestine armor. He was there under suspect of treason and had been arrested so quickly he didn't have a chance to remove the metal plates before getting locked up. He tries to demand that he still has an investigation underway, but the executioner doesn't listen. He just loves feeling that powerful armor crumple like tin inside of his muscles, so the knight gets his head shoved into those thick pecs and he's devoured armor and all. The creaking of metal and crackle of bones punctuate each flex of the executioners' pecs, which grow bigger and bigger the more of the knight he pulls in. A deep, pleased groan rumbles out of him as he pushes limp legs in. A few more flexes and the knight is gone. The executioner walks out, scratching lazily at his furry chest. His finger hooks onto something and he pulls out the knight's helmet, the top caved in as if it'd been hit with a cannonball. The executioner chuckles deeply. Another trophy for his collection. Six more cells get emptied out, each one accompanied with the sounds of desperate men begging for their lives. They're all met with the same uncaring glare before they're shoveled into the executioner's muscles, their bodies broken and mulched down into his mass with ease. When he finally walks back out, he's bigger than before, his muscles swelling and flexing with new power thanks to that stolen mass. The thick stench of musk carries with him and it makes the other prisoners reel back into the corner of their cells and the guards turn away, covering their noses. Under his mask, the executioner grins to himself, still cupping the dented helmet in one massive hand. He always loved cleaning house.

They called it the lion's den. It's a small alcove, tucked away behind the castle so as not to be easily spotted by most. Despite its name, a den of lions would be considered preferable to most than what predator actually lurks back there. The kingdom is well known for its lack of executions, not even having gallows tucked away somewhere. But that's because people aren't 'executed' here. They're fed to the lion's den, out of sight of everyone, to die alone and forgotten. People are brought by for all kinds of reasons. Criminals are the most common, dragged over by a guard or two and unceremoniously tossed inside. Sometimes, though, it's the guards who are thrown in for failing at their jobs or making major mistakes. The right people whisper of it, too, rumors swirling through the kingdom of a place to leave anyone who might be weighing them down--an unwanted boyfriend, a useless son, a miserable apprentice, a local troublemaker. There's no discrimination in the lion's den. Those that are tossed in never come out, and the growls and roars that rumble out of it make sure anyone stupid enough to try to peek inside don't stick around for long. And those that do...well, as said before--the lion's den does not discriminate. Only the king and a few high-ranking members of the castle actually know what goes on in that room, using its second, secret entrance to walk in whenever necessary. It had to be installed ever since the old head guard tried to enter through the main door and was disposed of like anyone else. The room itself is a rather luxurious bedroom with a very large, soft bed and any necessities one could want. But the man who lives there always looks out of place. Dressed in dark clothing that is often ill-fitting, and a black hood that hides all but his predatory eyes, the royal executioner always stands out like a sore thumb within his chambers. But in exchange for doing his job, the king makes sure the man has anything he could ever want. Food is hardly a problem, though, given that he so carelessly devours anyone who wanders into his room. That's the secret to his massive size, of course. With thick, rippling muscles, a broad and tall stature, and a massive, boiling cauldron of a gut that hangs out heavily before him at all times, the executioner is the prime example of what a man will look like on a steady diet of other men. There's never a day where he eats less than ten men at once, whether that be criminals or 'undesirables' or simply a curious fool with a death wish, the executioner rarely finds himself without a live meal writhing within him as he melts them alive. While he has very little in the way of company, as most visits are just to check how many lives he's ended on a given day, there is one person who is allowed near the executioner. The prince, youngest son of the king, has been making near-daily visits in the dark of night to love and worship over the executioner's body. It was the only living thing the walking beast of a man would say he cares about, and so the boy is able to get much more intimate with him than anyone else. Especially after he fed all of his older brothers to the executioner just because he asked...and one day, he'll be tasting the king, and the prince will rise to the throne with the executioner by his side. But until that day, he'll stay in the lion's den, the place where people go to disappear forever.

Was it wrong to love what he does? Most would say no, that loving your job is the best thing. But when your job is looking some sobbing, pleading man in the eyes and sentencing him to his death...it gets a little trickier. But when they taste so good, wiggle just right, beg and plead for mercy with cracking voices, the executioner just can't help but love what he does. It might be cruel, it could even be considered evil by some just how much he enjoys it, but that won't stop him from relishing in the utter despair of those marked to die. They'll be gone either way, what does it matter if he has his fun with it beforehand? Public executioners are his least favorite for that reason. He has a crowd of people watching him, and he has to get through it quickly, so he can't relish in the misery of his prey as he devours them. Down his gullet, into his pecs, stuffed into his pits...no matter how he does, when it's for an audience, he has to treat it as business. He devours them, he gives a big flex, and they're gone. Onto the next. But in private, with nothing but him and his prey, he can finally enjoy himself. He likes it when they come in groups and have history--bandits, mercenaries, traitors, opposing armies, he's hardly picky--because it means he can enjoy the misery of both those he eats and those he has yet to. Listening to them call for each other for help as he takes his time putting them away, those begging voice screaming for names that the executioner doesn't know...it's always too sweet. He could put them all away, make them stew together, but that'd be too merciful. So he always takes it one at a time, making sure each gulp or flex is slow and loud, letting his prey take their time entering his body. And then he makes the rest watch as he digests their friend right in front of them, always showing off by bouncing his chest or sloshing his gut around. He loves it when they look away or curse at him. And then he'll pick the next, and he'll keep going until only one is left. They're the ones that get to feel over his body; appreciate the added weight their companions were reduced to. And then he puts them away, too. It's even better when he makes them pick who goes next. Then they get into fights, and hatred grows, and soon they're cheering for their friends to die as the executioner's next meal. When it comes to solo meals though...he loves the strong ones. Big, powerful men who are full of pride. The kind that glare at him and refuse to play nice. They always try to go down with dignity or honor or pride...but the executioner makes sure their last words are begging him for mercy. There's nothing more he loves than making powerful men wail like frightened animals before he puts them out of their misery. And then of course... there are the innocents. Men who aren't on his chopping block, but end up there anyway. Sometimes relatives trying to save their loved one, or a man who was wrongly accused...they're rare treats for him, but something about devouring someone he shouldn't gives him a rush. So sure, the executioner might be a bad person. But he loves what he does...and he can't be faulted for that.

[stephthesorceress]

((Main Art Account @stephdragonness )) ((This is my Original Character / Main Sona is For Between Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon Fandom RP))

Hello there My Lovely's, i hope your all having a fine day. Welcome to my blog.💜 If you need ask me Something or just come by for tea, its all good.

My Occupation's-Homes

Leader of the thieves Den of Dragon realm.(First Home) im the current Chief/Queen of the place but im most just a figure head for the palace, the den mostly run by the Elder council, (Thief, Assassin and Merchant leaders*Egg Thieves leaders). i tend to some the Lesser decisions for the den so they leave me to deal with allies of dragon realm or our customers wish have den services. We Currently no longer doing or being called by "Egg Thieves" at moment, so just thieves since we now joined to be part of the dragon realms, it was decide to keep to stealing treasure and no longer dragon eggs to keep the peace.

Wumpa Islands - Cortex Castle.(Second Home) Current Situation Allied with a Human scientist from earth that came to my Thieves den awhile back, he was insistent to have my Service and my.. ahem.. personal Service to help him in his endeavours, Im not his Minion! im my own Faction party allied with this human even i have my own personal things with the human, he has charmed me but im my own individual in this partnership. Working on manipulation of power crystals, Studying the mojo thats natural to islands and keep check on any magical disruptions to the islands as the monkey temple is resource to my Portal gate back home to dragon realms, so i keep to maintain the temple Energy to keep portal active so im freely able come and go as i please. Some would say im The Doctors.. ahem.. Sweetheart, that's for us only in private to know. rest his team, enemy's or others can think what they like, but yes im very fond of the human male scientist.💜

My temporary Study in Cortex Castle (or current dr cortex lair)

My Skills if you acquire to ask for my services

Rouge- Thievery/Stealth skills

Arcane Arts ~ Alchemy, Rituals, Magic Expert-Studies Arcane Arts/Alchemy with science base to it.

Water / ice Magic Form Solid Ice Crystals into in Armor or weaponry needs. bend bit water mostly to ice. make a snow golem.

My Forms: I change my Body forms to suit me to the realms or homes im currently in. my "Alterations" and "Transformations" Arcane Skills are my Best Spell talent, Recently been trying a earth Japanese term called gijinka form thats new. i Used have a original form but.. im not really fond that old self of me and prefer my new Anthropomorphic form.

Yes if it wasn't Apparent im sweet on the Doctor, strange little human came into my life, well Shot through a old Portal into the borders of the Thieves den palace ruins... strange meeting that turn into life changing event for myself. ((Read the Current OCxCanon FanFic i Been Writing of there Meeting origin Here)) (in a time skip after 'mind over mutants' they have Fankids! ) ((More Info character here and HeadCanon/Fanon here )

[castle-of-ruin]

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Frank Castle (The Punisher)

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Cooper Howard "The Ghoul" (Fallout)

Hellboy (Hellboy 2004)

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Max Rockatansky (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Ray Merrimen (Den of Thieves)

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Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon season 1)

Logan (X-Men)

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[twilightknight17]

Today on P5T, I have several questions. I also shake my fist at Atlus a bunch for reasons unrelated to those questions.

My dear darling Lavenza has come up with a ritual that allows us to combine two personas to forge into weapons. The weapons are expensive, but they’re better than the ones in the shop, and it solves my problem of buying/selling weapons being in two separate menus. Now I can do it all in the Velvet Room!

Lavenza is also anthropomorphizing the forge. Some people have dolls. Some people have Featherman action figures. Lavenza has heavy forge equipment.

Erina is also having a minor existential crisis, and I’m kind of impressed they brought this up. Because… yeah. Erina might not be a real person? But I don’t think we’ve had a cognition that’s like… this real. So it’s going to be really upsetting if we have to lose her in the end because she’s not “real”. But the Thieves promise that no matter what, she’s their friend.

The squad hanging out in Leblanc is super cute. We’re making sure Yusuke is fed, we’re playing Tycoon with the actual cards… So I can only assume that Akira manifested them out of his head for them, since they were from the Thieves Den. XD

Yusuke contemplates love, Morgana worries about whether he or Ann is more of a prince, and we go on a whole quest to resolve it.

It turns out okay in the end.

Erina is getting some character development in the direction of being slightly less reckless, and Toshiro is getting some physical development in being a little less of a wimp. But that’s not going to save the pair of them from the horrible names that both of them keep coming up with for these missions. XD

We go on a few missions to free more townsfolk and disrupt more garrisons, and once we have enough backup, Toshiro and Futaba put together a plan to storm the castle. Once again, we ask the townsfolk to be a distraction while we infiltrate through a secret passage. But this time, instead of going out in disguises, it’s the townsfolk who are going to be dressed up. Thanks to Yusuke and the owner of the silk shop, everyone is ready to confuse the hell out of the guards, and it’s great.

Seriously questioning if all Persona security cameras have this weird eye motif and I’m just reading too much into it.

It becomes very obvious that Yuki is attached to and protective of Toshiro, for reasons that make me think that this lady represents his mom. Once we get into the castle, she makes a comment about how it’s different than it was last time she was there, which makes me think his mom left his dad? Toshiro says she passed away, but maybe that was after she left, or maybe his dad just told Toshiro she died?

This castle is really cool, though. All painted screens and floral and stuff.

Toshiro and Yuki head off together to find a path through the new castle layout while the Thieves hold off the guards. They find this really cool door, which opens basically from Toshiro’s thoughts.

The door leads them to… the rooftop amusement park from Ai: the Somnium Files? Toshiro goes into a full-blown panic attack? There’s a woman’s voice screaming at him, blaming him for something, and he thinks whatever “it” is, is his fault, because he “lied”? Yuki is almost definitely a representation of his mother???

But the Thieves are on the way, and the next battle is nigh, and so let’s just save the game and--

…….ATLUS. YOU CAN’T KEEP DOING THIS. STOP STEALING THINGS BEFORE I FINISH MY FICS.

Anyway! ^_^;;;

My only real observation for today is that the Kingdoms so far seem to be following vaguely the same vibes as the Palaces. Big dramatic European castle, Feudal Japan themes… if the next one is vaguely like the Bank, I’m gonna have questions. XDDD

Tomorrow, we take out this amusement park, and hopefully beat the shit out of Yoshiki!

[nuwanders]

i basically never have dreams about my OCs, despite how frequently i think about them. HOWEVER last night i did dream that i was raydrin, and that jórunn and i were exploring this big old castle alongside a party of adventurers. and i can't remember a lot of the details but at one point the group got split into two, separating me and jórunn, and we didn't reunite until much later when the two groups happened to meet again in this underground bar / thieves' den thing. jaheira baldur's gate was there ? anyway. when i saw jórunn across the room... my god, the relief ! the sheer relief! i ran to her, embraced her, held her to me and she held me back. it was a hug to surpass all other dream hugs and left me feeling all warm and fuzzy when i woke up. im literally obsessed with them. they love each other damn it 🤧🤧🤧

[downwithpeople]

the little mermaid: i’ll swim up to his castle, the flounder will splash around to get his attention and

daveed diggs the lore friendly crab: GHOSTS ON THE AVENUE WAS TALKIN TO THEYSELVES SOMEBODY’S BEEN SELLIN EM DREAMS AGAIN BREATHE AGAIN THE BREEZE IS FULL OF TREES AGAIN THE BEAST BURIED UNDER THE STREETS IS BOUT TO LEAVE THE DEN OF THIEVES AND HOOLIGANS READY TO FETTUCINE THE NOODLES OF ANY COOK LOOKIN NEW TO THE KITCHEN COOKING UP WISHES AND POWDER FLOUR THE PAN AND THE CAKE’LL BAKE EVEN BETTER THE CHEDDAR STAY IN THE REFRIGERATOR TO KEEP IT FRESH UNTIL IT’S ON EVERY DAY IS PREPARATION FOR ARMAGEDDON A HOLOCAUST ANY COST YOU WANT TO GET ON

[crusherthedoctor]

What is your first Spyro game and your favourite Spyro stages ?

My first spyro game i play is either the 3rd or the dragonfly one

Started with the first one. Same with Crash, although in the latter's case, I got Crash 3 (and CTR) before Crash 2.

As for favourite levels... *deep breath*

Spyro 1: Dark Hollow, Ice Cavern, the Magic Crafters and Dream Weavers worlds in general, Gnorc Cove

Spyro 2: All three homeworlds, Idol Springs, Colossus, Aquaria Towers, Crystal Glacier, Breeze Harbour, Scorch, Icy Speedway, Cloud Temples, Robotica Farms, Metropolis, the Ripto fight (one of my favourite final bosses in any game)

Spyro 3: Cloud Spires, Molten Crater, Spooky Swamp, Bamboo Terrace, Country Speedway, Evening Lake, Frozen Altars, Fireworks Factory, Charmed Ridge, Midnight Mountain, Crystal Islands, Desert Ruins, Haunted Tomb, Dino Mines, Harbour Speedway, Super Bonus Round

Enter the Dragonfly: Cloud 9 despite all the glitching and lagging, Monkey Monastery, Thieves' Den, Jurassic Jungle

Season of Ice: Market Mesa, Winter Fairy, Panda Gardens, Time Machine Lab, Dusty Trails, Star Park

Season of Flame: All three homeworlds (again), Shamrock Isle, Temple of Dune, Winter Mesa, Watertopia, Moon Fondue, Dreamy Castle

...I seem to like ice levels a lot, huh.

[evajellion]

Stars Alive is almost done. I await the Role Reversal AU. (An idea I thought for China, is Shifu is the true boss. Like Walking the Earth with Heart; it's Lei vs Chan, Hong vs Xian, and Yun vs Ling. Eventually, the bandits are punished, leaving only one left. Due to an suicidal assault that claimed the lives of them and the sisters. Depending on your successor, the remaining pair of rivals aids Lee to avenge their family in the den of thieves)

I dunno if I'm going to do Role Reversal AU entirely, I would like to return to the many ideas had for Birds of a Feather…

Buuuut since you mentioned it, we actually do have a counterpart for Oscar in the Role Reversal AU! :D

In the normal scenario for the French Revolution, Marquis de O'Deaux has a gargoyle on the balcony of his castle. (an egotistical way of him viewing his chateau as a "holy place") Oscar is forced to fight it before reaching O'Deaux himself, as it springs to life and deems her as an "evil spirit".

… it's just a shoddy reskin of the Dark Lord, but considering the theory that "the fake Dark Lord is a priest that was forcibly transformed" due to his holy resistance… kind of ties together. (this design was too awesome to only be used once anyway)

The boss has insanely high defense, but can be instantly defeated with a joke item that serves as armor equipment most of the time. (the frying pan)

The gargoyle is usually just referred to by Oscar and others as "the gargoyle", but he does actually have a name: Lapis Lazarus. A pun on the fact he is made of stone and the name of a follower of Jesus.

In the role reversal AU, he takes a role akin to the Scarlet Pimpernel. Which was suggested by @mariogman25. He puts on a paper-thin disguise during the daytime that no one can pick up on but rescues nobles from the guillotine at dusk.

Oscar, determined to hunt this noble-saving demon, devises a plan where she disguises herself as her twin sister, who has won the favor of the nobility. Just as she has no idea that the gargoyle and the random guy in the powdered wig are the same people, Lapis has no idea that Oscar is actually a woman that is Justine's twin.

[cknoir]

Sentinel's 21st Century Media (draft list)

Rules: - 5 pieces of visual media per year. (2000 - present) - Feature films and TV series preferred; try to avoid short films unless I really like them. - Creating gifsets for films within 2-3 years of the present year should be discouraged.

YEAR CANDIDATES

2000

Chicken Run

The Tigger Movie

Billy Elliot

Thirteen Days

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2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Elegy of a Voyage

Pokemon 4Ever

Spirited Away

Band of Brothers

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Chicago

Equilibrium

Russian Ark

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

The Bourne Identity

Pokemon Heroes

Lilo and Stitch

Catch Me If You Can

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Oldboy

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Secondhand Lions

Finding Nemo

Father and Son

Holes

2004

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

National Treasure

The Incredibles

Howl's Moving Castle

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

The Bourne Supremacy

2005

V for Vendetta

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Batman Begins

Sky High

Twitches

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2006

Night at the Museum

Casino Royale

The Devil Wears Prada

Ultraviolet

Death Note

2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Enchanted

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

No Country for Old Men

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2008

The Dark Knight

Ip Man

Lake Mungo

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2009

Sherlock Holmes

Inglourious Basterds

Star Trek

Coraline

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2010

Inception

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Toy Story 3

How to Train Your Dragon

Macbeth

2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Samsara

The Backwater Gospel*

The Raid

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2012

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

It's Such a Beautiful Day

Skyfall

Looper

Rise of the Guardians

Moonrise Kingdom

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Pacific Rim

The Garden of World

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2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Paddington

Over the Garden Wall

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Lego Movie

The Raid 2

Beauty and the Beast

John Wick

2015

Ip Man 3

Kung Fury*

Jupiter Ascending

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Mad Max: Fury Road

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2016

Moana

The Accountant

The Magnificent Seven

Kubo and the Two Strings

La La Land

Your Name

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Paddington 2

Blade Runner 2049

The Shape of Water

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The Lego Batman Movie

A Ghost Story

Call Me By Your Name

Sleep Has Her House

Logan

Baby Driver

2018

The Terror

Spider-Man: In the Spider-Verse

Venom

Overlord

Hereditary

Den of Thieves

Black Panther

2019

Chernobyl

Joker

1917

Midsommar

Good Omens

The Lighthouse

Parasite

2020

Tenet

OPAL*

Hamilton

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2021

The Green Knight

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2022

-

2023

-

2024

Joker: Folie a Deux

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2025