#Except I didn't want it to be a 1 on 1 swap
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Queen Cherry AU
Aka an AU where MT/KO & Purple swap roles with Cherry & Gold except their backstories are based on the canon avm stuff.
After Cherry finally got Purple away from Navy and wanted to make things right with them and become a better parent for them, only for minecraft to take them away from her. Not to mention that she was dying due to an illness she kept a secret from Purple. So, with nothing to lose, she decided to get rid of the thing that stole her child.
Gold, similar to MT/KO villain origin story, was in minecraft during a fair and almost got swallowed into a corrupt minecraft file but MT/KO managed to break the glass and pull Gold out of it. But in the process got himself sucked into it. Gold, not wanting to believe that their father's gone, went back into minecraft to search for him. Meeting CG and befriending them. No betrayal here. Later, while being in the outernet finds the wanted posters from Cherry and wants to help her. After finding out that she is planning to get powers to take minecraft apart, Gold immediately thinks about that maybe, while taking minecraft apart like a lego house, they might find their father in there and therefore helps Cherry.
#I remembered an role swap fanart I saw months ago and it's based on that#Except I didn't want it to be a 1 on 1 swap#Idk#I feel like this version might be even more sad than the original#Golds story is really “finding father” (finding nemo reference--)#Avm#animator vs minecraft#avm cherry#Avm pink#avm gold#avm purple#avm king orange#avm mango tango#Queen Cherry AU#<- This is the tag for it
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hmpf
#am annoyed by a coworker#she has to get operated on thursday which was not planned and obviously not something I hold against her#but while everyone is jumping in to cover her shifts#I am only allowed a certain amount of hours per month#and another full shift would exceed my limit#so I usually would have to swap one of mine with someone else#coworker 2 can cover all shifts of coworker 1 except thursday#because coworker 1 would like to make up some of the lost hours in april#coworker 2 suggested that we ask if I can work the extra shift and coworker 1 takes one of my shifts in april#while the hours I work too much will simply be written down for april instead if march#coworker 1 was supposed to work today and talk to our boss#explaining everything#but boss was already busy so she couldn't talk to her#coworker 1 then also said I should ask if we can do this instead of her#as if this wasn't exclusively for her benefit and not mine#I'm like 'okay'#'does [secretary] already know what's going on? cause I only really need to talk to her and not [boss]'#no answer#it's been half an hour and coworker 1 has simply stopped responding#I have now called [secretary] who didn't know anything about what's going on#but did give me permission to work the extra shift and write the hours down for april#coworker 1 can now pick one of my april shifts#coworker 1 is still not responding#for further context there are 5 of us#but coworker 2 usually works in the office and only covers shift when no one else can#coworker 3 is on holiday this week#and coworker 4 already works the opposite shifts of coworker 1 on the days she can't come in#so coworker 2 would have to had to cover one my other march shifts#which she could have done but coworker 1 wants more hours in april and that only works if she takes one of my shifts then#grumbling
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So ever since it was confirmed that the upcoming Daggerheart live show in Exandria would be involving Bell's Hells I've been looking through the current content to see how BH will be reskinned into the Daggerheart setting. Bearing in mind that Daggerheart, being still very new to the block and not having all the expansions and exceptions that Critical Role has utilised and tweaked in 5e, has its own set of strict-ish rules regarding character creation.
While I know I'm not the first to do this I did fall into a small theory, if you're willing to take the scenic route XD
So for starters we should look at what we have already. Like many others my curiosity of converting Bell's Hells from 5e to Daggerheart stemmed from BH having a litany of passive abilities that don't appear to gel with Daggerheart cleanly. So we start by covering what can be covered.
Firstly, we have to consider the levels. Since Daggerheart levels go up to 10 rather than 20 (if you want to read how I expected BH could shape up in a 5e Lv20 state you can read this), the safe bet is that the live show will put BH at Daggerheart's Level 8, the early Tier 4 for single classes, which would sit around Level 16 for 5e. This will probably be the zone which the live show will take place since Bell's Hells ended the campaign at Level 15 (gaining 2 temporary levels from the Matron for the Predathos fight), and it provides room for the max level variations of BH to be presented in a future one-shot. With that in mind this is how I would predict each character would set up with the information we know from Daggerheart already;
Orym: Orderborne Halfling, Level 8 (Tier 4) Call of the Brave Warrior
Dorian: Highborne Skykin, Level 8 (Tier 4) Troubadour Bard
Imogen: Hearthborne Human, Level 8 (Tier 4) Elemental Origin Sorcerer
Laudna: Freeborne Human, Level 6 (Tier 3) Hedge Witch & Level 2 (Tier 2) Pact of the Endless Warlock
Braius: Orderborne reskinned Firbolg, Level 5 (Tier 3) Divine Wielder Seraph & Level 3 (Tier 2) Wordsmith Bard
Fearne: Wildborne Faun, Level 6 (Tier 3) Warden of the Elements Druid & Level 2 (Tier 2) Nightwalker Rogue
Ashton: Slyborne Earthkin, Level 8 (Tier 4) Stalwart Guardian
Chetney: Warborne Gnome, Level 6 (Tier 3) Wayfinder Ranger & Level 2 (Tier 2) Executioner's Guild Assassin
At the time of initially writing this, we didn't have the new bundle of content added to the Void on June 24th, which did cut out a lot of my explaining and arguments for what would replace a Genasi and Gnome - I also didn't want to delve into stats and Domain cards because, well, you guys don't have all day.
In terms of Multiclassing, I've put all multiclassers into Tier 2 for their secondary class simply because it gives them more domain cards to use, even it's just a Level 1 or 2 card, but I can see Chet, Laudna, and Braius doing a singular dip into multiclass instead, given that the class doesn't offer as much as the 5e multiclass does and you're only limited to one Multiclass - which could make characters like FRIDA difficult to cross over.
The addition of newer communities led to me changing my choices for Laudna, Imogen, and Chetney (of whom I chose Underborne for Laudna and Chet and Loreborne for Imogen), while the new Witch class - following the still in beta Warlock class - seems to benefit Laudna more than the Sorcerer does, with her more focused around the spooky and communing parts of her 5e Shadow Sorcery subclass. I also swapped Chet's Syndicate Rogue for the other new class: Assassin. Although like Laudna it appears to be a departure from their 5e classes, Assassin seems to focus more on the offensive elements of 5e's Rogue rather than the evasive and persuasive that DH's Rogue leans more towards - which also suits Fearne more than Assassin does. While I am aware that there is a Faerie ancestry, I also felt that Fearne could easily stick as a Faun and just use her Fey upbringing as an Experience, that way her fey traits can be utilized when required such as charming or causing trickery or pickpocketing Ashton or whoever has one of those eggs she covets. Chet's build could work as a Warrior too but I felt Ranger was probably the more diverse option for him - plus Orym has it covered - to aid with his Lycanthrope abilities and tracking skills, but this too can be subject to change. Imogen I kept as Elemental Origin for the Lightning usage, while she could dip into a Moon Witch class it would depend on whether Imogen would want to commune with the only entity she's connected to - Predathos - in such a way.
It is curious that Daggerheart does not yet have a Blood Hunter equivalent, however, given how they invented the class for 5e - along with 5e-compliant Gunslinger, Oath of the Open Sea, Way of the Cobalt Soul, Sympathy Domain, and Path of Fundamental Chaos subclasses. But while the Void has added new content to the core Daggerheart ruleset to better fit the builds of the characters of Exandria, there are a few glaring gaps to take into account. While some things can probably worked around such as familiars for Fearne and Laudna (we are not going to have Bell's Hells without Mister or Pate after all) and Chet's werewolf/hybrid forms, it isn't as easy to neatly copy over all the abilities, boons, and core skillsets synonymous with Bell's Hells and their style of play. The key character for this is Ashton; Guardians don't have a Rage equivalent and Unstoppable is only for a limited time once per Long Rest, so it is not so easy to bake in Ashton's Chaos bursts and Dunamancy abilities into Daggerheart as it is, and work would need to be done to rewrite the rules of theirs and Fearne's Primordial Titan forms with the boons and cost reflecting similarly to how they did in the campaign - or scaled to how they would've scaled under 5e's rules. Significant additions could also need to be applied for Imogen's always-active telepathy and lingering Exaltant powers, not to mention Laudna's entrapping of her patron - which would affect the Favor mechanic of the Warlock class.
While Bell's Hells as characters will act the same way in a Daggerheart setting, the changes and transition from 5e to Daggerheart can affect the way they approach problems or adversaries and that risks making the characters feel off from how they usually are - for instance, since the loadout is only 5 cards, the casters are very limited in their spellcasting, and the likes of Imogen and Laudna will end up needing to have a magic weapon equipped that they didn't have before. So I wondered to myself, why choose Bell's Hells for this Daggerheart in Exandria one-shot? When you think about it, Vox Machina does seem better equipped to transition into the new ruleset - especially now that Gnomes are covered - alternatively, the Menagerie could easily exist in Exandria too, or they could've just done fresh characters from Exandria and fans would still show up and love it. So why Bell's Hells? And I think it's because there's still more yet to be released.
My theory is that either before or during this Daggerheart live show, Daggerheart's first expansion will be unveiled: an Exandria Expansion.
Whether it's announced for the Void or a physical copy all ready to go, I can see this expansion filling the gaps for most of what Bell's Hells are unable to cleanly cover right now; transformative states or curses external from class and/or ancestry, friends and familiar sheets to add as a companion or summon, Campaign Frames for different eras and regions of Exandria or adventures like they did in 5e with Call of the Netherdeep, special equipment such as the Vestiges or unique equipment to PCs like Percy's guns and other inventions, Beau's Bo (bow optional), Yasha's Greatswords, Veth's crossbows, Gambolcleft, Turmoil, and Ashton's Hammer (bow also optional). CR-based magic and technology such as Dunamancy (which could be worked into a domain available for all classes if done right or simply its own additional loadout), Residuum, and Brumestone could also be included, and maybe even adding more new classes - if I were to make a guess; Blood Hunter and Artificer equivalents, or a Gunslinger equivalent for Percy and the Colossus of the Drylands campaign frame. We may even get more ancestries introduced through CR like Uniya, Reilora, and Bormodo, perhaps even subdivisions of ancestries such as Half-Elves, Half-Orcs, and altered Humans, or more beastfolk equivalents for Minotaurs, Centaurs, Kobolds, Kenku, and Eisfuura/Aarakocra. We could even get CR-based artwork on existing cards just for additional flavour, and themed dice.
If this ends up being a reality, this will probably allow an easier understanding of how Bell's Hells will shape up and transition into Daggerheart. While some things may still need reskinning, reshuffling, or just pure homebrewing, I doubt Critical Role would choose Bell's Hells for this task if they didn't feel that they could blend into this new ruleset smoothly. A fluid transition to Daggerheart from 5e will also prove its flexibility for veteran or hesitant 5e players and help bring Critical Role fully into Daggerheart's style of play for potentially Campaign 4.
Maybe more information or elaboration will come later down the line, and maybe the group will even do a Session 0 to show the process of their characters' Daggerheart build and justify their changes and alterations, or to make all our predictions right or wrong, but for now it just remains a hypothetical albeit interesting idea.
#critical role#cr3#daggerheart#bells hells#matt mercer#ashley johnson#taliesin jaffe#laura bailey#travis willingham#sam riegel#liam o'brien#marisha ray#robbie daymond#ashton greymoore#fearne calloway#imogen temult#laudna#orym of the air ashari#dorian storm#braius doomseed#chetney pock o'pea#cr live show speculation#cr speculation#had to release a bunch of new stuff in the void to make me rewrite all of this XD#but yeah this probably has been said elsewhere but I had it drafted since early June so I might as well post it#I could probably guess all the Experiences that'll be chosen like 'Fun Scary' 'Punk' 'Exaltant' 'Saviour Blade of the Tempest' and whatnot#I do hope they don't nix all of Ashton's abilities and chalk it up to the new brain because I did like all the Dunamancy stuff#not to mention that technically Imogen has a lost god within her; and Fearne can summon a dragon#was tempted to put Ashton as a Reborne but they don't really want anything to do with Hishari; Slyborne fits them better#FCG would've been Reborne though; Clank Divine Wielder Seraph most likely too
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Welcome to Deltarune: Prophecy Rewrite
My own take on Deltaswap. Ralsei and Kris get swapped, but everything stays the same. (Ralsei is the only one who remembers.)

Ralsei Dreemurr Youngest son of the Dreemurrs
Ralsei is still cursed with horrible knowledge, filled with lots of inner turmoil. He knows everything that happened in the original universe but not what happened to them.
This happens like a year before any Dark World events, so Ralsei is familiar with the Light World and people of Hometown.
He thinks that maybe knowing everything in the prophecy was better, because he doesn't know what's going on right now. What makes it worse is that he really does love the Light World, having friends, and hanging out with Susie. But he feels like he's stealing Kris' entire life, and that guilt is eating him alive.
(Is he adopted or biological? Doesn't really matter to Ralsei either way, it's all fake. He doesn't belong here.)
Similar to Kris, he's very reclusive. Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent him from getting in a friend group with Berdly and Noelle. (According to Berdly, he belongs in the smart people clique because he wears glasses.)
Noelle talks about their childhood together with Asriel, and Ralsei has to nod along and pretend he remembers that.
(Had a funny thought on what if Asriel comes home and he goes "Who the FUCK is Ralsei??" My goat wasn't affected by any brainwashing.)
Ralsei tries to make friends with Susie and guide her into the supply closet. (She's not having it.) They only become friends after Chapter 1. Has troubles with being the leader of the party. He's still a mage, Susie comments on how he's so good at magic already.
"Isn't it kinda weird your name is an anagram of Azzy's? I mean, I know your dad isn't the best at names…” "Human? There are no humans in Hometown."
Everyone has vague memories about Kris, but no one can remember them. They have a weird sense of déjà vu too. Darkners have a worse funny feeling, but they're more dismissive. (Something, something, they're just trying to serve their purpose.)

Risk (Kris) The Knight from the Dark
Risk knows the (fake) prophecy and guides the gang. They're very quiet, except when they howl, and they howl a lot. Still a prankster. They do not care much for the prophecy like how Ralsei does, but they are convinced it's their purpose. Motivations are very unclear, just like in canon.
*Ralsei tries to look for a manual.* Risk says they didn't write one while they pick their nose. "W-what!! No manual?!" *Risk says they're joking and gives him one.* "I worked very hard on that." Risk said with a straight face. (Phew! Wait...) "Kris... It's covered in slobber....." (Though their hood is obscuring their face, you can see the happiness in their eyes.)
Ralsei tries to talk to Risk about the swap, but they have no idea what he's talking about. He still calls them Kris, much to everyone's confusion. He also always encourages Risk to act... since they still don't have magic.
Wears a devil hood during Chapter 1, Ralsei insists that they're a human. Wrong. Risk is a dog. One tongue is always out for the funnies.
Strangely affectionate for Noelle. They don't know why, but they enjoy teasing her and seeing how she reacts. Noelle dislikes it, but she can't help but think they're cute.
"G-Get your weird dog off me!!" "Awww, but they like you!" "Uhm, they do?" ("Why does that feel good?")
I think I don't want any SOUL involvement in this universe, so this is purely Kris. Sadly, the only time they’re free is when they’re trapped in the dark.
Textpost I made cause I'm too lazy to draw. :) Expect more comics and drawings for my AU, I just really wanted to get my idea out to the world. Fun fact: This was originally named "DELTARUNE REWRITTEN" but that apparently already existed. (And I only found out after I made a logo.)
#deltarune#deltarune au#deltaswap#kris dreemurr#ralsei#ralsei deltarune#alternate name: ralsei suffers au#susie#susie deltarune#kris deltarune#deltarune fanart#this took so long to make im so bad at english and writing stuff#risk deltarune#deltarune: prophecy rewrite#maple.art
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For me there is only you
esmee brugts x uswntplayer!R
warnings: this is a long one. gets a tiny bit spicy towards the end but nothing crazy lol.
Netherlands vs USWNT was a highly anticipated match in the 2023 Women's World Cup. The cheers and chants echoing through the stadium could’ve been heard from a mile away. This wasn’t normal for a group stage game. This is due to the two countries having history. The Americans and The Dutch faced each other during the 2019 World Cup final, which resulted in a United States victory.
At the end of the 90th minute, the score is 1-1. Emotions ran throughout the two hour match but one player's frustration was palpable. Y/n L/n, a rising star on the US Women's National Team, had just finished a match against the Netherlands that ended in a draw. Despite her team's efforts, the result didn't sit well with her.
In the 72nd minute, Y/n had a wide open shot inside of the Netherland’s box. She uses her right foot to take a shot and the ball skyrockets towards the crowd, instead of going inside of the goal. At the time, she put her hands on her face in frustration and embarrassment. Considering how great of a striker she is, the missed opportunity came as a shock to USWNT fans. “Don’t stress it!” Y/n felt a hand on her shoulder, hearing the voice of her team captain over the loud crowd.
As the crowd dispersed and the players stayed to greet other people in the stadium, Y/n took a moment to collect herself. She sat on the bench, head bowed, replaying the game's pivotal moments in her mind. Especially the goal she missed. The girl never missed a wide open shot before. She knows that the World Cup pressure is intense but there were no excuses for that miss.
Amidst the whirlwind of emotions, a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Hey, tough game, huh?"
Y/n looked up to see a girl, around her age, wearing a Netherlands Orange jersey. #22. She had beautiful dutch braids that were frizzy due to the wind. Despite being on opposing sides just moments ago, there was a shared understanding in their eyes. They are athletes who know the highs and lows of the game.
"Yeah, tough one," Y/n replied with a faint smile.
Y/n got up from her seat and stood across from the girl. The girl introduced herself as Esmee. She explained she was a left back for the Netherlands team and had recognized Y/n throughout the match.
"I have to say, you were impressive out there," Esmee said earnestly.
“Except for that missed shot, of course.” Y/n frowned at herself.
“Everyone here has missed a shot before.” Esmee’s Dutch accent comforts Y/n.
Y/n’s frustration began to melt away as she engaged in conversation with Esmee. They discussed certain moments in the match, their one clash before halftime where Esmee side-tackles the ball away from Y/n, their respective journeys in soccer, and other people they’ve known on the pitch. Despite being from different countries, they found common ground in their passion for the sport.
As they talked, Esmee revealed the reason why she came up to Y/n in the first place.
“My friend, Ingrid, told me that you were going to join Barcelona after the World Cup.” Esmee confessed. Y/n nodded her head in familiarity, the girl met some of the FC Barcelona girls throughout the competition. Ingrid Engen being one of them.
“I am. I’ve already signed the contract because my contract at Bayern expired.” Y/n smiled and looked at Esmee, realizing the Dutch girl might be joining Barcelona too.
“Wait–are you joining Barcelona too?” Y/n asked. Esmee nodded her head and smiled.
They both laughed at the serendipity of the situation.
"Looks like we'll be teammates soon," Y/n said, a genuine smile spreading across her face.
Esmee nodded, returning the smile. "Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."
“Do you want to swap jerseys?” Esmee nodded at Y/n’s request. The American went to grab her white #17 jersey and pulled it from over her head. She passed it to Esmee as Esmee handed her the orange #22 jersey.
As Y/n slipped on her new friend's jersey, the fabric enveloped her in a sense of comfort. The faint scent of sweat mixed with a hint of Esmee's perfume lingered, adding a personal touch to the garment. Adjusting the jersey on her body, she couldn't help but appreciate the subtle reminder of Esmee’s presence. Even if the girl is standing four feet in front of her. To y/n, it wasn't a creepy fascination, but rather a fond appreciation for the new bond they’re sharing.
This interaction didn’t go unnoticed by other players and news photographers who took pictures of this interaction. Lindsey Horan, the United States captain, talked to her Lyon teammate Danielle Van De Donk. The shorter Dutch woman nudged on the blonde’s shoulder before pointing at Esmee and Y/n.
Y/n didn’t swap jerseys with opposition players often. Usually, she will toss her jersey up to a USWNT fan in the crowd after a match. The Lyon teammates giggled before returning to their initial conversation.
(pretend you’re aitana bonmati in the picture below)
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United States International Y/n L/n (Bayern Munich) is seen exchanging jerseys with Esmee Brugts (PSV Eindhoven) from the Netherlands Orange team. Both players are heavily rumored to be joining Barcelona after the World Cup. Thoughts? 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇸
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ynbrugts78 to me this is confirmation of them both joining barcelona omg🥹
billybob27 they're both great players. barcelona will be stacked
vandedonkhive 😍😍
wosocouplespage I ship
bayernwomen.56 same icl
chelseabluezz i wanted y/n to join chelsea with mia fishel🥴
arnselfan347 spurs were trying their hardest to sign y/n. i don't blame her for choosing barcelona, thats a great opportunity too 💙
manchestunitedwomens7 esmee come to manchester united ❤️
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It's mid-january and y/n settled into her new life at FC Barcelona pretty well. She impresses the soccer/football community with her quality and finishes in matches. Being the second highest goalscorer (behind Caroline Graham Hansen) in Europe wasn’t easy.
Esmee came to Barcelona the day before Y/n did in August. The duo couldn’t be separated on and off of the pitch. Their chemistry was undeniable, their shared passion for football helped their bond too. Through it all, Y/n and Esmee found solace in each other's company. As they trained and shared moments in Barcelona together, their friendship blossomed into something deeper, something they couldn't ignore forever.
Back on a saturday in October, the Catalan sky painted in hues of pink and orange, when their love finally came to light. Y/n looked at Esmee and couldn't resist the urge to kiss her while she was talking. She leaned in on the dutch who kissed her back immediately, as if it was a natural feeling to them. Y/n pulled back and smiled before Esmee leaned into her, being the one to Ignite the second kiss.
Y/n’s birthday is coming up in a few days and everyone on the team is aware of it. They all had a plan which involved getting “Esmee and her together.”
That’s right, the couple decided to keep their relationship away from the team. Esmee and Y/n believed in keeping their relationship to themselves before they’ll reveal it to everyone else. However, their attempts to act normal and platonic around each other didn’t work.
Ona, the second-closest person to Y/n on the team, teases her about Esmee. The entire team believes that their chemistry is undeniable too, why are Esmee and Y/n avoiding each other?
The short Spanish national went to a few of her teammates to talk about it. Salma, Lucy, Aitana, Bruna, and Mariona to be exact. At first, Aitana brushed it off as the two 20 year olds having a silly crush on eachother, until Ona explained the amount of times she saw Esmee and Y/n hug for “a little too long.”
Salma recalls Esmee jokingly tapping Y/n on the butt at training last week. When she asked Y/n about it, the American giggled about it and said that it’s just a “friendly joke.”
Mariona recalled another time where Y/n slipped up about sleeping over at Esmee’s house. The American didn’t notice her slip up, so the Spanish woman didn’t confront her about it. She decided to just let it go until she heard about others on the team seeing them flirt together.
Bruna came up with a plan that will start before the Levante game in the Supercopa tournament. At first, everyone agreed except for Salma and Mariona. Who didn’t want Esmee and Y/n to hate them for what the plan will include. However, Lucy adjusted a few things so Salma and Mariona would be comfortable with the idea, which worked.
“You know, I can’t wait for Salma to finally ask Y/n out after the game.” Bruna announced in a small training group before the Levante game. Ingrid, Mariona, Keira, Irene, Claudia, and Esmee were a part of the group. Mariona and Bruna had to tell the others what the plan between Esmee and Y/n will be. Most agreed to the plan. Ingrid was going to refuse to be a part of it, but relented.
Mariona looked towards Esmee to see the girl with her eyebrows slightly raised at Bruna, her lips were held together with a confused look. “Salma is asking Y/n out?” The Dutch asked.
“Yeah, Salma has had a crush on Y/n for a while. She has a good feeling about tonight's game and will ask her on a date if things go well.” Keira said. Esmee’s facial expression flashed between looks of jealousy and guilt.
She’s jealous because she knows the growing friendship happening between Y/n and Salma. The Dutch know that y/n would never do anything to betray her trust, but the feeling of someone adoring her just like she does made her feel uneasy.
Esmee felt guilty too because she likes Salma as a friend. She didn’t want to see Salma get rejected because Y/n is in a relationship that nobody else knows about.
“That–That's cool.” Esmee swallowed as she walked away from the group and towards the bench to grab some water. The girls giggled quietly knowing that Esmee felt jealous.
Another group away from the first one consists of Aitana, Salma, Vicky, Lucy, Cata, Marta, Ona, Caroline, and Y/n. The girl’s except for Y/n knew about their plan on “forcing Y/n and Esmee to confess their feelings to each other.”
“It looks like Mariona is flirting with her.” Ona speaks to the group as she looked towards the group with Mariona in it. Y/n didn't pay attention to what was said before until now. She curiously raises her eyebrows as everyone else looks over at the other group.
“Flirting with who?” Y/n asked. Mariona told her that she is interested in a girl named Lia Waelti, so she's confused about Mariona's supposed behavior from Ona.
“With Esmee.” Ona said. Y/n nearly coughed at this. The Spanish girls are extremely friendly and affectionate but y/n learned to adapt to it over time. However, hearing this news made the American girl’s eyebrows raise dramatically. She lowered them when she saw a few of the girls look at her.
“Oh. Does she like Esmee?” Y/n swallowed in nervousness. Lucy, who's on her left, tries her hardest to not laugh.
“I think so? She hasn’t said anything but she is overly interested in her.” Aitana said.
“Oh okay.... I’m positive it's nothing.” Y/n continued to do the stretching routine the girl’s were assigned to do as the Levante game started in twenty minutes. She did feel her mood change at the news, but nobody knew about Esmee and her. She couldn’t be mad if Mariona did like Esmee.
Two hours later, Levante is defeated by Barcelona in a 7-0 win.
Salma Paralluelo 12', 45 + 2'
Y/n L/n 24', 26', 64'
Caroline Graham Hansen 54'
Aitana Bonmati 57'
This wasn't Y/n's first hat trick of the season, but she felt relieved after the semi-final match ended. Now they''ll go play in the Supercopa Championship game.
Y/n placed on her green Barcelona puffer jacket and grabbed her pink prime water bottle, taking a good sip which hydrated her dry throat from the cold weather.
She took a deep breath before looking over to see Mariona talking to Esmee. A small lump formed in her stomach from nervousness. Y/n is confident that Esmee wouldn't do anything that she wouldn't want her to do, but the tiny bit of jealousy showed on her face.
"You should tell her how you feel." A voice broke through Y/n's thoughts. Salma's voice.
Y/n remembers that she didn't tell anybody about their relationship. Maybe it's time to tell Salma before somebody's feelings get hurt.
"We are already together." Y/n looked at Salma whose eyes widened.
"What do you mean?" Salma asked. She felt nervous as she didn't expect this news after the plan she helped create. Placing her balms into her jacket pockets, her attention is fully on y/n.
"Esmee & I met at the World Cup. We were friends but we weren't so "platonic" after we moved here. In October we made our relationship official. We were going to tell you guys when we felt like the time was right." Y/n ranted to Salma. The Spanish girl nodded her head, realizing that everything is starting to make sense.
"I'm not shocked. Not surprised even." Salma joked. The two girls broke into laughter which didn't go unnoticed by the Dutch girl who finished talking to Mariona.
Y/n, with her radiant smile and effortless charm, seemed completely at ease while talking to Salma. Esmee couldn't help but feel a tiny pang of jealousy gnawing at her insides, a nagging fear creeping into her thoughts.
She bit her lip, her eyes flickering between her girlfriend and Salma. Remembering Bruna's conversation about Salma asking Y/n out, Esmee walked up to the girls before the Spanish girl had the chance to ask her girlfriend out.
"Great game you guys!" Esmee acted casual as she smiled, high-fiving Y/n and Salma. Esmee did play as a left back for all 90 minutes and assisted Aitana's goal and Y/n's third goal.
"Great game Esmee." Salma smiled back as she high-fived the Dutch back. She stepped back afterwards and looked at the duo in front of her. The happiness radiated off of her face seeing her friends who were confirmed to be in love with each other.
"Great Assists Es." Y/n grabbed Esmee's left hand and squeezed it twice before letting go.
"Y/n can I talk to you for a few minutes?" Esmee asked. Salma looked at the couple and took Esmee's question as a que to talk to them later. She said bye before walking to talk to Alexia, Frido, and Jana, who were injured and couldn't play.
"What's up?" Y/n and Esmee walked side by side as they're walking to the dressing room.
"Not much. Did you hear about any rumors coming from the girls lately?" Esmee asked. She hoped that Y/n had an idea on Salma's supposed crush on her.
Y/n swallowed nothing in nervousness, assuming that Mariona had interest in Esmee.
"Ona told me that Mariona is interested in you." y/n talked in a low voice. Esmee's jaw dropped and her eye brows raised, not expecting that to come out of her girlfriend's mouth.
"Wait what?" Esmee asked.
"Yeah. Before the game they said that Mariona was flirting with you." Y/n said. Esmee's eyes widened, she knew Mariona wasn't flirting with her at all because she already has her eyes on someone else.
"Before the game Bruna told me that Salma wanted to ask you out." Esmee confessed. Y/n nearly laughed at that information.
"Oh no never! Salma has a girlfriend in the WSL.... I can't believe the girls would tell us this." Y/n said.
Esmee nearly laughed before saying, "I believe they would. I think they were trying to make us jealous of each other."
The couple walked into the dressing room, getting ready to shower before leaving the stadium, then the girls realized that they're alone.
"You know.. your dribbling skills impressed me so much today." Y/n spoke seductively as she walked across the dressing room to Esmee, who sat down in the chair in front of her cubby hole.
Esmee held the side of y/n's toned thighs gently, pulling the girl into her lap. Obviously, this is nothing unfamiliar to y/n. She softly held the Dutch's neck, right under her braids, and softly kissed her lips.
Y/n had no awareness of her surroundings, she held on to her girlfriend as she felt her hands slide down to her butt, giving it a few squeezes. The girls made light noises.
As Esmee moved off of y/n's plump lips, going down her face then neck slowly. A few footsteps amplified with cleats approached the dressing room.
"Woahhhh!!!!!" Mariona yelled as she's the first to walk in the dressing room. Salma and Keira look over her shoulder, seeing y/n quickly stand up and walking away towards her own spot in the dressing room. Surprisingly, she wasn't embarrassed as much as anyone else would.
"I knew it!!" Keira laughed as she lightly smacked on Salma's shoulder in excitement.
Y/n look at Salma with a smirk and shook her head, Esmee looks away from the trio who walked in the room and tried not to laugh.
"We've been together since October. We confessed our feelings a long time ago." Esmee spoke with a smile, looking at Mariona. The Spanish girl wasn't surprised at all, only shocked that she didn't notice earlier.
"I told Salma earlier." Y/n commented.
"Hey, what's going on!?" Seventeen year old Vicky Lopez walked into the room with a bright smile. The curls on her head bounced as she walked towards her spot beside Salma in the dressing room.
"Oh nothing much. We just saw these two lovebirds in here." Salma talked to Vicky as she pointed at Esmee and Y/n.
"I knew it!!! They've always looked at each other with much love." Vicky responded to Salma.
After revealing their relationship to the team, everyone was happy. However, nobody was surprised. Esmee and Y/n didn't make much of an effort to make things secretive, and couples forming in Barcelona Femeni is not a rare occurrence.
Esmee and Y/n decided to confirm their relationship to social media a few weeks later.
(pretend this is you and esmee in the pictures below)
y/n.l/n and esmeebrugts
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salmaparalluelo lovebirds ☺️
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y/nbayernfan5 I KNEW IT OMG IM FREAKING OUT
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y/nbrugts789 MY FAVORITE COUPLE😭💙
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5 + 1 type fic where eddie somehow gets transported between multiple realities where he and buck are already together and every time he sees it is another push closer to him realizing his feelings
maybe he's jumping at will, maybe it's through the full length mirror outside the showers at the station idk BUT:
there's a universe where evan buckley is actually eva buckley. she still goes by buck, even having had a similar buck 1.0/2.0/etc. thing going on according to hen and chim.
this universe's eddie tells eddie prime he was head over heels for eva as soon as he saw her his first day. it still took them a while, feeling like his feelings were a betrayal to shannon no matter what was happening between them, but with shannon and him separated and later divorced, it was easy to let himself fall for his headstrong coworker.
the next one he is thrown into is flipped; eddie comes face to face with someone who is a spitting image of adriana.. or maybe not? she could be his twin, reall--- ah.
this eddie is actually edith, named after a grandmother on their mom's side ("I go by Edie, actually."), and again, was practically head over fuckin' heels for Buck on her first day. they talk about how different they had it when her Shane left christopher, it was no contest or hassle to get chris into the school she wanted him in, didn't have to think about shane until he tracked her down and asked for a divorce so he could get married to an old flame he met up with again while back in LA.
she was pissed, of course, but had all but washed her hands of him when he left chris over one of her deployments. but same as eddie, evan buckley was in her corner from the beginning, introducing her to carla, helping with fixing up hers and her abuela's home when needed, and sure, he had flirted up a storm when she first started, but his offer to pose as mr. diaz for chris' school interview was backed by nothing but good intentions. Buck strolls in then, wary of eddie at first, but when edie explains, all he says is "Boy you is hot." earning him a light smack on his chest from Edie.
the next universe he's dropped into is completely gender swapped. Evan is Eva, Eddie is Edith, hell, even the rest of the 118 are flipped.
His Chimney isn't Howie, but Henrietta. (Still called Chimney for the same reason) who has a boyfriend in Buck's older brother Matthew (Matty for short); Eddie's Hen is now Howard (HILARIOUS that the two swapped genders and names in this universe, he thinks to himself), who has a husband and daughter named Karl and Danielle.
His Bobby isn't Robert here, but Robin, still called Bobby though.
Athena is Apollo here, Christopher is Christine, Eddie's Abuela Isabel is Edie's Abuelo Isaias, his Tia Josephina is Edie's Tio Jose..
and yet, Eva and Edie are as thick as theives, attached at the hip, sickeningly in love with matching tattoos on their left ring fingers.
it's the next jump that does it.
when he arrives in this one, he thinks he's finally made it back to his own for a moment, everyone in the firehouse is who they are supposed to be, where they are supposed to be.
except for the pissed-off looking him coming his way with a curious and wary buck (evan, this time) on his heels.
Eddie explains best he can, that he's been jumping through realities and just trying to get back to his own when he notices the black ring of silicone on his (the other his) hand as he pulls it down his face.
Eddie looks over at this Buck. Clocks the matching silicone band on his hand.
"Why were you jumping though, what is the universe trying to get you to see?" Buck wonders aloud.
"I think it's screaming at me, actually." he responds
"The universe doesn't scream." this Eddie grouses
He studies himself for a moment, then asks, "What did it take?"
"For what?"
Eddie looks over at Buck, then back to himself. Watches his own gaze soften. "Ah."
"'Ah.'? What's 'Ah.'?" Buck asks, confused.
This Eddie ignores him. "A lot of things, actually. Which one do you want?"
"The first one."
"The first wha--" Buck tries, but Eddie cuts him off.
"After the earthquake." he says, "He drove me to get Chris and talked to him about whether or not dogs know they are dogs the whole way home."
Ah. He knows that one.
He swallows, "What was the one?"
This Eddie scoffs, "Take your pick, man. Literally every one of the other things that have happened to us got me closer every time. Repression and adamance on straightness be damned."
Eddie nods, smiling weakly. So it's always been Buck.
"But the one that made me kiss him was when he took me home after the sniper."
This Buck's face lights up in realization. "So that's what it's screaming at you."
Eddie huffs out a laugh. "Looks like it."
"So." This Eddie hedges.
"So?"
"Are you going to? As soon as you get back?"
"We're well past the sniper in my universe."
"Doesn't matter," this Eddie shakes his head, "You could pop back up in yours and kiss him in the middle of the station and I promise he wouldn't care."
"He's right, I wouldn't." Buck grins.
"No one in the whole station would care." This Eddie adds, Buck nodding along.
Eddie nods too, already itching to get to the next universe (or hopefully his own).
"Wait!" Buck says, probably reading the look on Eddie's face. "Before you go... I've always had this fantasy.."
This Eddie shoves him away with a palm to the face, "You go, I'll distract the horndog."
Eddie laughs, running back to his own universe, his own Buck.
#brought to you by:#one of the first destiel fics i ever read#(linked above)#eddie diaz#evan buckley#buddie#gender swap#evan buckey x eddie diaz#eddie diaz x evan buckley
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Okay, some thoughts on Oscar after the British gp since I've seen some people annoyed with him a lot recently.
I definitely wouldn't go as far to say that he was in the right here, so I'm not defending him, (except i kinda am) but i do wanna share my two cents.
I'll start off by saying that, me personally, I'd say that his penalty was deserved, (sorry Osc) and I don't think there was any British bias. (the situation with George in Canada was completely different. context is the difference maker) Should he have gotten 10 seconds instead of 5? That's not for me to decide, but I do believe getting a penalty was deserved.
While it is deserved though, I can fully understand why Oscar would be upset by this. I know some people are saying "Oh, but why is he even upset?? He still got P2," but if you're Oscar, being disappointed by a P2 is only right. When you're as good of a driver as Oscar, when you're very much in a position where you're aiming for the top step in every single race, yes, a P2 is a "failure." Oscar knows that in finishing second, he wasn't able to perform to the best of his abilities. He knows that in finishing P2, he didn't get the result he's very much capable of getting. When you're as good of a driver as Oscar, you never aim for a P2, because why aim for that when you know you can get P1? It's like selling something precious for a dollar when you know it's worth millions.
And going back to P2 being a "failure," I just want to specify: It's only a "failure" for him as a driver. For McLaren as a team, that's a win. 1-2 is as good as they can get. If it had been the other way around with Lando at P2 and Oscar at P1, again, it's a win for McLaren, but yes, a failure for Lando for all the same reasons that its be a "failure" for Oscar.
for any driver really, if you're in the race for a P1, anything lower than that is a "failure." So the way i'm using the word here is simply "failure" = "not the outcome he was trying to get." it doesn't mean that he did terribly, it just means it wasn't what outcome he tried to get. It doesn't mean he's a bad driver-- it means quite the opposite, really.
So i think being upset with a P2 is completely fine. (complaining about it is another story, which I'll get to)
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now about Oscar asking on the radio if he and Lando could swap places.
I know a lot of people were upset with Oscar for this, and I do fully get why people would be. That would not at all have been fair, especially since the penalty was deserved. If you know me at all, you know that I cheer for Lando more than anyone else, but even so, I'm not upset with Oscar for the request, cause even he knows that if they had approved his request, that would've been the wrong choice. He said it himself, he wasn't expecting them to grant him the swap, and he acknowledged that McLaren made the right decision despite it not being in his favor. "Why did he even ask then?" people might argue, but I do believe that it wasn't really because he thought there was a chance it would happen, (since he did say he didn't think it would) but rather, in his own words, he just wanted any glimmer of hope. If there's a chance, it's worth asking. He was just asking. (plus, it's for the team to decide, not him. so whatever happened would've been on McLaren)
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And lastly, my own thoughts: Personally, I do think Oscar complained about penalty "not being fair"... quite a bit. In some ways, yeah, it didn't sit quite well with me, but at the end of the day, I can't hold it against him. when something costs you that much, of course it'll upset you. I think I saw some people saying that he shouldn't be upset with getting the harsher 10 seconds instead of the 5 because it "didn't really change the results," but I disagree. an extra 5 seconds could've been the difference maker--I'm quite sure that at some point, Oscar was within 5 seconds of Lando.
of course, this isn't to say that, had Osc been given the lesser penalty, he would've won the race, cause Lando definitely had a mega race, and he definitely could've won even without his teammate's penalty, but i am saying that with the penalty, we weren't able to see what could have been.
So If Oscar were handed the 5 second penalty instead, (or no penalty) it still could've been anyone's race, and Oscar would've had a better chance of fighting for P1. that in itself is reason enough to be disappointed.
Do I think that he could've dropped it after he was able to express his frustration instead of mentioning it as much as he did? Yes, I do, but you have to understand the guy. sure, I could get annoyed with him, like for when he congratulated Nico after the race but didn't congratulate Lando. while I don't think that was necessary, I do think that Oscar deserves a little grace. it was In the heat of the moment when emotions were highest. The biggest thing is that, in the end, Oscar did congratulate Lando. I'm quite sure he greeted Lando before Lando even got out of his car, and then he congratulated him again afterwards in their post-race summary vid that McLaren does for instagram
So my only hope is that after talking with the team, after reviewing what happened, Oscar is able to see that his penalty was in fact fair. And I hope he comes to see why it was given, and that it wasn't simply his braking under the safety car that resulted in the penalty, but rather the force of his brake, the timing, the weather, etcetc.
and I doubt that that's an improbable thing for me to expect to happen, cause after he had time to cool down, Oscar was able to smile, he was able to acknowledge that Lando deserved the win, so I do truly believe that he can come to understand why he was given the penalty where he was. he's a smart guy after all
TL;dr. Yes, I think Oscar was in the wrong in some areas, but not in everyplace that people are annoyed with him for. It really isn't black and white-- things rarely are. He's human. He does have emotion. You can't expect him to be perfect, cause hey, no one is. He's allowed to make mistakes, and it wouldn't be fair to hate him for them. in the end, it all boils down to how he'll move on from it. simple as that. his mistakes don't make him a bad person so long as he makes sure to do better next time. <3
#I also think it's worth mentioning that Oscar is still young#sure hes been doing amazing and he's the championship leader and allat but he IS still a young driver so#oscar piastri#op81#british gp 2025#formula 1#f1#anti hate >:(#also. mistakes aren't a reason to hate someone#as if we haven't all made mistakes#no lando OR oscar haters allowed here#like you don't gotta love them. you're allowed to not vibe with them but hate ? nah#rants#jamie rants
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Body Swap || Part 2/2
Part 1 ||
Pairings: Legend, Time, Twilight, Warrior x Reader
Overview: A wizard's spell leaves you both in a state of confusion, especially upon realizing you're no longer in your assigned bodies. No Wind for this one, so we'll just give him a cookie and spare him the trauma for today -.-/🍪 The other boys are at my mercy, though
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Panic ensues nearly the second your situation becomes realized. Legend frantically tugs at his hair and clothing, hoping this to be some sort of illusion cast by that wizard, however his senses only confirm his fears: you've switched bodies.
You're him and he's you which probably shouldn't be as big of a deal as he makes it out to be considering how much worse this could've gone, after all, a greater enemy might've caused actual harm, yet that doesn't stop him from being upset.
Out of everyone this could've happened with - out of all nine of his traveling companions - why did this have to happen with you, the only girl in the group?! Nevermind that you're also his crush!
"I can't believe this..." He groans, picking at another strand of hair and holding it in front of his face. Alas, the color isn't the same as his usual faded pink, "Give me back my body!"
You whip your head around at Legend's demand, finding yourself mildly offended by it which is shown through the placement of your hands on your hips, "Don't you think I would if I could? Like it or not, I think we're stuck like this –"
"- Are you kidding me -?!"
"- Until the spell either wears off or we find a way to reserve it," You narrow your eyes when he interrupts. Standing, you dust yourself while he copies the action except with some added complaints and curses mumbled under his breath.
"I can't believe this. Of course, this is how my day would end. I can't ever catch a break, can I?! The others are never going to let this go. It's all we're going to hear about for the next week!"
"Geeze, I didn't know a day in my body would be so terrible for you."
Legend frowns, not intending to make you feel bad. It's not like you asked for any of this yourself. You’re equally as inconvenienced. It's just...reeeally weird and uncomfortable knowing that he's technically you right now. He's currently in the body of the girl he finds most attractive and sometimes daydreams about –
"I'm sure you're not having any more fun than I am. Let's just get out of here and find a solution as fast as possible, okay?" Legend hastily grabs your hand, intending on getting you both out of this dungeon before you can notice the redness to his cheeks (at least, he's sure he'd be blushing if in his own body right now. Is it even visible on your cheeks, though?), however almost as soon as he pulls, he's nearly thrown back against your unmoving weight.
Kill him now. He isn't used to not having his power bracelets.
"Did you...want me to follow you?"
"...Obviously..."
"Do you also want me to hold your hand so you don't get lost?" You give his hand a squeeze, all the while wearing a shit-eating grin that makes his face even warmer than before.
"...Forget it and fuck off," With that, he drops your hand and marches off, yet you aren't far behind, chasing after him while clearly having too much fun with his reaction.
"You know, this is usually the point when you ask me if I'm on my time of month! Is that your problem, Vet? You're already hormonal after just a few minutes in a girl's body?"
Has his laugh always been this obnoxious? Does he owe Warrior an apology?
"...Well, this is troublesome."
Your eye twitches after Time's calm 'evaluation' of the situation, "...'Troublesome'? You THINK?! You know, when I woke up this morning, I did not expect to end up becoming a sixty-year-old man -!"
"- Sixty? Is that how old you think I am?"
"Well, you act like it sometimes!" You defend, huffing at the end of your sentence before trying to rise onto your feet which still feel wobbly due to that wizard's spell. It takes you a second - and you almost tumble forward like a newborn giraffe, causing you to start swinging your arms around in a desperate attempt to regain balance - but eventually you do succeed in the basic human function called 'standing', "We need to find the Veteran. This is his stupid world, so I'm blaming him for this happening!"
Time, meanwhile, takes pity upon you by letting your previous comment slide. Unlike you, he easily gets to his feet as if ending up in someone else's body is an everyday occurrence for him. His new height is something you take immediate notice of, mentally noting how strange it is to be looking down at someone – let alone him – from so far up. Is this how it always feels for him? No wonder he took on the mantel of being the 'dad' of the group so quickly. You all probably look like literal children to him!
"Thank Hylia we camped close to the dungeon. The others should be getting ready for dinner at this point, so they'll all be in attendance to take joy in our misery," You smile sarcastically with a wave of your hand, however you only take a few steps forward before turning around and realizing that Time isn't following you. His face also looks rather...alarmed?
"...You okay there?"
He hums and gives you an awkward thumbs up, yet that doesn't change his expression any nor does he immediately move to follow you. He simply stands there, his face bright with embarrassment until he finally clears his throat, "I...think I might've had an accident?"
"An 'accident'...?" You scrunch your nose, needing a moment to understand what he could possibly mean. Did he just piss himself as you? You would've thought he'd have more self-control even if he isn’t technically himself. Sure, it might be scary opening your eyes to find yourself in someone else's body, but it's not that scary to warrant - ...Oooh...You get what he means now...
When the realization sinks in, you can feel your own face grow warm. You had forgotten all about that, "Oh shit. I, um...Yeah that's not – It's harmless, really. You'll be fine, it's just -...You know what, just don't worry about, okay? Let's focus on getting ourselves switched back around first. You, uh...gonna be okay dealing with it for now?"
Sympathy laces your voice, however it isn’t exactly strong enough to hide your embarrassment. Seriously, could this get anymore modifying? You weren't trying to think about the whole 'my-crush-is-currently-in-my-body' thing, but you definitely can't ignore it now! Out of all the days of the month this could happen - How embarrassing for you both!
Fortunately, Time, ever the brave gentlemen, nods, that be it slowly and unsurely, "If you can do it your whole life, I can manage for a day..."
"That's the spirit!" Please, please, please say Legend knows a solution for this because you will absolutely die if you have to talk Time through a 'change' of certain materials tonight.
“Oh no…”
“What do you mean by ‘oh no’? What happened? Are you hurt?” Twilight’s voice – which doesn’t really sound like his own – gets progressively more concerned by each question until he finally manages to escape the wall of smoke around him. Once finally receiving a clear view of his hands, he suddenly understands the meaning behind your less-than-thrilled expression.
“That’s what I mean by ‘oh no’,” You frown, watching as he flips his hands around front and back to confirm the notable difference he sees. It would be difficult to ignore how much smaller and smoother they’ve gotten…or to turn a blind eye to all the other major variations throughout the entirely of his body.
“Has anything like this happened to you before?” Whatever surprise you have towards your shared predicament is either quickly recovered from or masked well, because you don’t hesitate to pick yourself up and start collecting your fallen belongings – or rather Twilight’s – from the ground.
“Can’t say it has. I’m guessin’ you’re in the same boat?”
“Yeah, this is the first time I can knock ‘switching bodies’ off the bingo board,” You shake your head, pausing to watch him stand as well, “I know Wind mentioned being able to control other people’s bodies or something like that before. ‘not sure if it’s the same or if he’d know how to fix this.”
“Even if not, we’re in Legend’s world. He’d have to know some kind of solution,” Twilight sighs, going to place a hand on his hip out of habit, but he instantly decides against it in a quick movement he hopes wasn't too obviously. Even if he's consciously in this body, it's still yours. Touching his hip now would be no different from touching your hip any other time which is NOT a friendly place for hands to be! At least that's what his awkward brain tells him.
Trying not to dwell too much on any of that, he makes himself useful by plucking your dropped sword off the ground and returning it to your scabbard the same way you had done with his before reaching down to grab -
“- Don’t touch that!” You’re startled to a halt by Twilight’s sudden shout and turn to give him a puzzled look as he gulps while eyeing the shadow shard you were inches away from picking up next, “It, uh…It’s sharp.”
You narrow your eyes suspiciously at him, and for a second he’s worried he might just have to tackle you to prevent you from touching the object in question (which now that he’s considering it, would probably only be as effective as a sparrow attacking a horse seeing as you’ve switched bodies not to mention you’d only have more reason to question him in that case but -)
“- All you Links are such terrible liars,” You huff after a minute. Nevertheless, you step aside and allow Twilight to pick up the necklace himself. He’s careful to only touch the string and tuck it securely in a pocket because the very last thing he needs added to this day is you finding out one of his greatest secrets by literally becoming it yourself which would then undoubtably lead to his second greatest secret being discovered, after all, it's one thing for a random wolf to let you give him kisses free of charge, but there'll be a lot more to unravel there if you find out it's been your travel companion the whole time.
"Okay. Try not to panic. There has to be some way to reverse this - ARE YOU CHECKING ME OUT RIGHT NOW?!"
Warrior jumps with a start after having been caught, although he must not be too embarrassed because he doesn’t immediately remove his hands from their place on his hips nor does he show much shame in currently having his body turned at an angle to look at his – or more importantly – your back side, “What?! You do it to yourself all the time!”
"T-That’s not - When I'm in my own body!” You stammer, blushing at the realization that you apparently haven’t been as subtle with your habit of checking your own appearance here and there, “Excuse me if I don’t want to walk around looking like a mess with dirt and leaves stuck to my backside! I’m not over here looking at your dick!”
"I hardly think you can equate that to an ass," He deadpans.
"Well, I'm not looking at your ass, either, pervert!"
At last, something you say seems to get to him, your words causing Warrior to bow his head with a pout and that shared discomfort he should’ve had from the beginning, “I’m not a pervert. If it’s such a big deal, then you can come over here and fix the backside of this tunic. It’s riding up on me and it’s driving me crazy.”
You blink then glance around him to notice that your tunic is indeed all out of sorts, one end lifted and tucked in your belt. It must’ve gotten stuck that way during your fight with that wizard…Now you just feel like an idiot…
“…Oh.”
“Oh,” Warrior mocks with a roll of his eyes, not saying much else – perhaps out of pity - as he waits for you to help fix the tunic correctly, although truthfully he’s just busy redirecting his eyes and cursing himself internally for not having explained the situation from the start. He maybe-kinda spaced the fact that he’s currently in your body and didn’t consider the implications of what it would look like for you to see him fussing over your back end. How were you to know he was simply fixing your tunic? He really did probably look like a massive pervert.
“There,” You finally step away.
“Thanks,” He coughs into his fist awkwardly with his opposite hand rubbing the back of his neck. Even in a different body, he carries the same nervous habits, “Uh, sorry. I didn’t mean to –“
“- No. No, you’re fine. I, uh, should’ve had more trust in you," You mumble, running a hand over your hot face before shaking your head. You need to get it together, "Come on. Let's just get out of here and find a way to fix this before any other misunderstandings can happen."
Warrior nod and follows after you out of the dungeon without another word to be said. He won't say it aloud - He refuses to even admit it to himself because he's supposed to be a gentleman and what if you've suddenly become a mind reader?...But if you were to for some reason ask his opinion, you do in fact have a fine ass.

#x reader#reader insert#linked universe x reader#linked universe#link x reader#lu legend x reader#lu time x reader#lu twilight x reader#lu warrior x reader#legend of zelda x reader
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Hey, so I think I might have figured this code out in the newest Smg4 video, maybe?

Okay, so, this is the original code.
11-12-1-19 2-1-11: 2
First, I changed the numbers into letters by using the alphabet. 1 being A, 2 being B, 3 being C, and so on. Which gave me this:
K L A S B A K B
Which confused me until I changed two letters around. Making this.
K L B S B A K A
Swapped 2 & 1
11-12-2-19 2-1-11: 1
I immediately tied this to Smg3 as he says "Baka," a fair bit in Smg4. But I wasn't convinced it meant anything until I figured out that almost all of the numbers were doubled except for 12 & 19.
I figured 12 out pretty fast. But 19 took me a while to figure out. With 12, I remembered something about the number being in the 3 timetables, and that it was the 4th number.
3 × 4 = 12
34..
When I figured this out, I was still doubtful. Since I knew the creatives on the show sometimes fuel the ship, why is it being hidden like as though it's important? On a classified document, and with Mr. Puzzles?
So I just thought it was some kind of coincidence and that it was something deeper or that the code ultimately meant nothing and that I was just wasting my time on it. Besides, 19 didn't mean anything, right?
Yes and no.
I was right about the number itself, not meaning anything until I used additions.
What two numbers made up 19?
9 + 10..
After seeing those two numbers, I instantly thought of a certain meme.
youtube
Now it was 21.. I searched up what time tables could go into 21, the two numbers being 3 and 7.
3 × 7 = 21
I first thought about the number 3, which I realised was kinda stupid of me once I remembered the numbers that made up 7 were 3 and 4.
3 + 4 = 7
Either these somehow are 3 coincidences, or really is about Smg34.
Now, unless there is more that I'm missing in this code. I have a few guesses. (If anyone can think of anything else, I'd love to know.)
The classified document is most likely an image or YouTube thumbnail.
If it's a thumbnail, I believe it could be either:
A. Wotfi 2023
This one is because Mr. Puzzles had a YouTube thumbnail of the Puzzlevision movie, and I was thinking about how wotfi 2023 was the last big event before Puzzlevision. As well as Smg3 and Smg4 being the highlighted characters in it.
B. Snowtrapped..
Okay.. I know it has been milked to death by people submitting it for the Wotfi 2024 challenges. But, I feel like it could explain why it's in the document and considered classified. I'm not a fan of this one.
C. A thumbnail for a future episode.
Idk if it would make sense, but eh.. it could be cool.
Now, just some or one of the images that could be in the document.
A. Smg3's notebook.
An image of it or the physical book itself.
B. The drawing at the end of Smg3's notebook
Because it's still a secret to everyone that Smg3 drew a picture of him and Smg4 hanging out together.
C. An image of Smg3 and 4 hanging out or doing something that would be considered gay. Something that would embarrass Smg3 and/ or 4 probably.
Either way, if none of these options are right, I'm hoping we actually get to see what's in the document or that the code is foreshadowing something.
I also used pager codes mixed with the baka I found before. I found these sentences, but I don't know if the creatives behind Smg4 meant for someone to use pager codes.
Swapped 2 & 1
(11)-(12-2)-(21) 2-1-11:1
K L B U B A K A
You. I want you. Home. Baka.
Swapped 2 & 1
(11)-(12-2)-(19) 2-1-11:1
K L B U B A K A
You. I want you. Yes. Baka.
Or
You. I want you. Hug. Baka.
As I said, I have no idea if the pager codes were planned or coincidental.
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Anyway, I'd like to hear what other people think about my findings. And if others have found anything of their own.
This took me a while. If I find out this was a waste of time, I'm going to be so upset. /hj
Have a good one, guys.
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I hate that EOTWR's involvement is making people dismiss how stupid the tag changes are.
So if I write an AU where Sam Wilson is the first Captain America, do I put it in Captain America (Chris Evans movies) or Captain America (Anthony Mackie movies)? If I write a fic where someone else is the first Cap, do I still have to put it in the Chris Evans category even though he's not the faceclaim and this isn't RPF or roleplaying? If I want to do a role swap AU, I still have to use the actors' names in the categories? Why? It's not RPF. I'm not writing Chris Evans. It's a Captain America MCU fic, not a Chris Evans With Blond Hair fic.
Also, they're not separate continuities. In order for you to write Sam Wilson, most of the time, with very rare exceptions, there will be a Chris Evans Captain America continuity implied. Characters from that continuity will be showing up, because it's the same universe. So a huge chunk of fic written since Endgame is going to qualify for both tags. I feel like this is just going to make tagging a headache.
It also makes searching for a fic a headache. Now you have double the categories to go through trying to find something you forgot to bookmark. Oh, you wanted to read that Sam Wilson fic? Well, all Captain America fics for MCU Cap were turned to Chris Evans fics by default, so unless the author has updated and swapped categories, you have to dig through the mountain in that category to find it.
I know people - usually rightfully - assume EOTWR complaining about something means it's not a big deal but this is genuinely a really shitty change on just about every level. If a change makes it harder to find and accurately tag things, it hasn't eliminated ambiguity. It's just perpetuated it.
1 problem - 1 problem + 1 new problem = 1 problem.
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I'm skeptical that this particular wrangling choice will do anything useful, but all the same issues apply to everything comics-related all the time anyway. People are constantly writing frankencanon and having to explain that such-and-such didn't happen in their continuity, but it's otherwise mostly based on [specific adaptation] or [this one comics run].
I gather that people actually have asked for some wrangling changes... but personally, I think Sam Wilson gen fans are out of luck, and Sam Wilson ship fans are going to need to start from a ship tag and filter out Stucky. That's just what happens when something so popular its gravitational pull warps everything around it is adjacent to the thing one likes.
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My "Yuus"
Except like 9/10 their just like not Yuus but I will explain.
Ok yes, my book 1 MC/Yuu is just Ace. When Riddle keeps collaring him, he stays in a ramshackle for a while because it's an abandoned building no one's going to look in. He meets Grim again and strikes a deal (In his own Favour, of course). and meets the ghosts. After the overbolt, he goes back to his dorm, so he's not a permanent Ramshackle dorm member.
Book 2 Yuu/ MC is called Taji, he's a monkey beast man who works for Leona's family (Well, his great great great great, ect Uncle Rafiki is the crazy old monkey that is spitraly gifted? He's very well-liked, and they won't fire him no matter how crazy he acts. He was a master martial artist who traveled around learning different types of fighting styles. He's only at NRC to make sure the upcoming Spelldrive thing is safe for Cheka to come watch. (His backstory is kinda like Samon Gokuu's, at least with his brother) He's allowed to stay (hide) in ramshakel while making for its safe for the royal family.
Book 3 MC/Yuu Lioren Yuvaan, Born rich kinda of an ass. Well, to say she was born rich is kinda wrong, she is very much from money, but she also started and owned her own company. The thing is, she's only helping because the way she finds Azul's doing is pathetic and desperate. She also has Vitiligo, which is already hard to tell, but she believes she has no weakness and uses everything to her advantage.
Book 4 MC/Yuu is Azhar, no one knows where he came from or anything about him. They kinda remember small things like sandstorms, caves of gold, and whispered wishes. Not really, but that's all they can think of, they think it's a story they heard before they showed up. They did end up in ramshackle for having 'unchained' magic, as in magic that doesn't make sense, like he has more than one UM, but he's never heard of such a thing. He goes during break because he wants to get to know people. Azul agrees to help cause he wants to make a deal. They speak in metaphors and half-truths
Book 5 MC/ Yuu is known as Xinyan, who is a very famous idol from the land of the red dragon. Except she's the biggest con artist you'll meet. Xinyan isn't her true name, but her fame is. She's not someone impersonating an idol, she is the idol, but it's all based on a con. She has many, many identities, some even more famous. Xinyan is her favorite role to play, and her UM helps her always be one step ahead. (UM, Uses mirrors to see a bit of a person's true self). She comes to VCD to con more people, but the way she managed to get over here was a student swap, except they didn't know she was a girl, so they put her in ramshakle, and she has no intention of joining the VCD dance or singing part at all.
Book 6 MC/Yuu introducing Sylvaris, who is more commonly known as Echo. She is definitely someone who should have been dead before she even turned up in Twisted Wonderland. She was attacked by a mountain lion, so she tends to stay away from Savanclaw but still tries to be friendly. In the attack, she lost both legs and arms. She tries very hard to be positive despite everything. Her prosthetics kinda died like a day after she ended up in NRC, so she now uses magic ones that look like painted porcelain. She loves them. She's also the closest to Grim and the ghosts. (Like he helps tuck her in at night after she's taken them off and sleeps at her head. The Ghosts very much like her) Also, I don't really like how the drawing I did of her turned out, so I'm gonna remake her.
Book 7 MC/Yuu would be Arie, also known as Aurelian. My oc based on the Enchantress from B&B, who is a fea that was part of the war all those years ago but got captured by humans, and after a few hundred years he was forgotten in his cell until the RSA princeable finds him and frees him and he ends up staying in the RSA version of ramshakle. Silver somehow ends up in his dream, and he doesn't want to help at first, but he agrees for two reasons: 1) he does not want to keep reliving his past, he did that anyway, 2) He gets to punch Lilia in the face. Silver didn't know about this before entering Lilia's dream, but it's too late to turn back now.
#twst oc#twst yuu#twst mc#twst wonderland#disney twst#disney twisted wonderland#twst#twst original character#twisted oc#twisted wonderland oc#twisted wonderland original character#twisted wonderland
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Part 1: Their s/o is a skeleton pt.1 (Nightmare, Killer, Dust, Horror) - For context
Their s/o is a skeleton PT.2
(Error, Dream, Ink, Swap)
Error:
Oh, he absolutely knows that you're a skeleton because you're dead.
How? He read your file. (Sneaky mf)
He might've been a little interested in you at that time. (Takes this to his grave)
He's the one that's, next to Dust, the MOST prepared! You want bandaids? He has a whole stock of them. You need snack's? Sure, what do you want?
He's like your little hero most of the time, it's actually really cute ❤️
Always ready to step in if you happen to be in danger.
He became a little sap because of you, no one really knows why, or where it come from.
Error speaking to Ink; "I hate you, and I wish I would've never met you! So tell me, why should I help you?!" ".... We've got Y/n-" "I'm in."
Uses his strings to secure you when on missions, since he has Haphephobia.
Really sweet towards you, but an ass to everybody else 💀
"Y/n! I need you to-" Killer spoke, but got cut off by Error. "I'll do it." There's a silence following after that. "Huh? Wha-Why? It's quite...hmm... dangerous." Error scoffed at Killer's dumbness. "Yeah. Exactly I want to do it for Y/n." You awed a little, grateful for Error's kind words.
After they ended their own conversations, you went up to Error, smiling at him. "Error..thank you for doing that!" Error smiled and used his strings to sort of...hug you? "It's no problem. I'd do anything for you..." You blinked and looked at him, confused. "Huh? I'm sorry- what did you say," Error blushed deep yellow and stammered. "A- Uh.. it's nothing! Really..." After awhile of you both staring into each others eyes, Error snapped out of it blushing profusely.
"I GOTTA GO! THE ANTIVOID'S ON FIRE!!!" You laughed as he teleported away. What a liar..heh.
Dream:
Oh my god! You're dead?! Is his immediate reaction. After that follows a quick stammer of these words: "Are you ok?! I mean- you're dead, of course you're not ok! BUT DOES IT STILL HURT?! OH MY GOD!!!!"
He's like a worried mother. 💀
Becomes even more worried when he finds out you're bones are easily breakable.
Someone, please calm him down!
Don't get him wrong, he is usually composed and calm, but he literally went crazy after you told him this mind-blowing fact to him.
I mean, he loves you, very dearly. But he just found out that his crush is actually dead, and is very fragile.
After getting used to this, Dream treats you as if you were made out of porcelain.
He's being so very careful for you. You could be doing anything. Even the simplest of things, and he'd be watching you like a hawk, checking if you'll be ok.
He stopped doing that after you told him it's making you uncomfortable, but decided to instead hold your hand, or lay his hand on your back. (Depending on what you're doing.)
Doesn't bring you on fights on many occasions. (Doesn't like seeing you hurt.)
But if you do end up in a fight, he makes sure to always put you first. No one else matters except you when it comes to fights. Not even himself. He'd rather sacrifice himself then watched you die. 😭
You were watching a movie, when you felt it..the intense gaze....
Like a hawk ready to strike. You silently gulped, turning around. You were met with Dream's gaze. "Uhm...hi Dream..? Something's the matter?" Dream shook his head, his gaze never leaving you. You groaned. You thought he was over this! You turned to him. "Dream! I thought that I told you, that you don't need to watch over me in these situa-" "You're pretty." Everything fell silent, as you let his words sink in. You blinked a few times, red blush starting to appear on your face.
"Huh?" "You're very pretty tonight, Y/n." Is that why he was staring?? You didn't had any words, shock overcoming you. "Um..thank you??" He flashed you a gentle smile, then went up the stairs. What a weird night.
Ink:
Oh, so you weren't born a skeleton? Cool cool. But can you watch thi-
He doesn't care. And it's not because he's an asshole, it's because he doesn't find it really mind-blowing.
He doesn't change his view about you just cause you're dead! Hah!
He's that kind of a friend that would laugh if you'd done something to yourself. Like broke a bone on accident or something. Trust me, he WILL laugh his ass off.
He might be doing all these things, but he did find himself chasing after you. He didn't know that though. (Remember. He doesn't really have emotions..)
He probably never felt these emotions before, so he doesn't know that he loves you, until one specific moment.
The moment where you confess to him. He should feel happy in this moment! But he just feels- sorry. For you. He thinks he doesn't deserve your love, simply because his emotions are fake.
So he studies these emotions further!
He suddenly becomes an expert at love. 🤠
Keeps telling you cringe things, thinking that'd woe you... "I wanna be your sigma baby!" You just look at him in disgust. "Don't... don't do that..."
Ink loves to capture small moments on camera, so he has a ton of pictures with you two! He has them all printed out, sticked on his wall.
Every time he looks at them, he thinks of you. And that just makes him feel...alive.
You were walking down the stairs when you suddenly tripped. You groaned, about to stand up, until you heard a loud crack. Oh no.... your leg bone just broke! Great.. "OH MY GOD! I can't believe you just plummeted a whole flight of stairs!" You groaned even more when you heard the voice of that rat...Ink.
"Ink...can you help me instead of laughing at me?" "No." Was his immediate response before laughing his ass off furthermore. "You're such an ass..." Ink chuckled, suddenly holding you up bridal style. "Yeah, but I'm your ass." You couldn't help but smile. "Yeah. Yeah.."
Swap:
Is kinda...chill? It's actually really weird. You would think he'd freak out the most.
It was actually just cause Error told him beforehand. (Swap bribed him 💀
He was surprised, but didn't change the way he treated you.
The only thing he did is just...admire you from afar.
You kinda became his role model. He just admires you so much! He thinks it's incredible how you can still push forward even in your conditions.
Has kitty bandaids in his pockets prepared just for you :)
Just a lil cutie, always making sure you're ok.
Always encouraging you in everything you do! He's your little cheerleader.
Tried to calm Dream down when he found out. "It's ok Dream! They're ok! Stop overreacting!"
He might be the good guy. But if he finds out...that someone hurt you... he'll personally eliminate them. And he's not really hiding it either. He's actually thriving in it. (Which makes you kinda nervous.)
"S-Swap?" You called out his name. You needed his assistance. Nightmare severely hurt you. Broke a few bones... Swap immediately went to your side.
"Y/n! Are you ok?! What happened?" You frowned and explained him the situation. "Nightmare happened. That's what.." you slowly went to sit down, watching Swap curiously. "...Swap?" You suddenly saw a flick of anger across his face. "I'M GONNA TEAR HIM TO SHREDS THAT EVEN DREAM WON'T RECOGNIZE HIM!!" You jumped, being shocked. You never saw Swap act like this.
He was about to rush out the door, until you stopped him, holding his sleeve. "Swap, no! It's ok...just...help me patch up? Please.." Swap looked at you sadly, until nodding his head going over to the medkit. "I'm sorry...Y/n. I don't know what came over me..." You nodded, wincing from your injuries. "... I'm still going to annihilate him.." you looked at him with confusion. "I'm sorry, what were you saying?" "Nothing. Just that I love..." He stopped himself from finishing that sentence. "Tacos. I love Tacos." Swap blurted out avoiding your eye contact.
..
.
"And also you..."
#sans undertale#sans x reader#undertale#undertale fandom#sans au#nightmare sans x reader#dust sans x reader#error sans x reader#killer sans x reader#horror sans x reader#dream sans x reader#ink sans x reader#swap sans x reader
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I legitimately think that the first three borderlands (as in 1, 2, & TPS) are good dystopian satire, despite their questionable writing at times. A game/series that took itself more seriously could highlight this better, but Borderlands would lose a lot of its edge if it did.
Handsome Jack isn't just some charismatic villain that garnered a lot of affection from players by some fluke, but rather an excellent personification of the dystopian elements of Borderlands' background setting that make it engaging.
If you look at Borderlands 1, for all its effective lack of plot, the game is about these megacorporation's disregard for the human lives they ruin and their self-defeating obsession with attaining power and control (as seen with Commandant Steele's death). Borderlands 2 took that premise and swapped out the corporate antagonist, but it's not just a new coat of paint/roster of enemies: the motivations change while following similar themes as implied in BL1, now personified in Jack.
In BL1, the Atlas Corporation believes it owns Pandora, and everything (and everyone that primarily DAHL brought), on it is unrealized property they have free claim over. They believe the vault and its contents are owed to them, and it falls on the vault hunters showing up in the nick of time to remedy the potential resulting calamity.
Handsome Jack, meanwhile, has that similar belief that Pandora is "his," just that it's his to "save." He's Hyperion's current CEO because he is willing to do whatever it takes to get what he believes he is owed, one of which is respect as a hero of the people. The people he hates the most are those who deny or deprive him of those things: see his treatment of his daughter, after "what she did to her mother." His ego and disregard for the humanity of basically anyone else, treating them as a character in his story to be stepped on and/or discarded reflects an attitude of the megacorporations that makes the backgrounds of Borderlands so dystopian. I 100% believe that the system that makes a person like Handsome Jack could have produced nearly anyone in a similar mold.
Meanwhile, the Borderlands 1 vault hunters in 2 stand in stark contrast to not just Handsome Jack/Hyperion but also DAHL. Unlike Jack, they don't care about the aesthetics of heroism; they're just trying to protect as many people as they reasonably can from the horrors of Pandora. Unlike DAHL, they didn't abandon the planet and the survivors still there when the thing that brought them in the first place didn't pan out.
I think there's also something to the crude city of Sanctuary supporting plenty of residents versus the pristine city of Opportunity that's almost completely vacant of anything except instruments of war.
Of course, Jack's fall is thematically different from Atlas. Atlas gets defeated when it's claimed "property" slaughters the military sent to claim it; Jack gets defeated by watching his notions of heroism fall apart as the vault hunters cut down the calamity he summoned to "save" Pandora.
Then you get to Borderlands 3, which understood nothing but the aesthetic of the preceding series.
The only difference between the corporations you ally with and those you fight is the former have some friendly franchise blorbos (Rhys, Zer0, and Hammerlock). The corporations aren't fundamentally flawed factions that drive the terrible conditions of the setting for their lust for profit, they're just sometimes headed by someone evil and/or incompetent who maybe wants a merger (The "merger war" between Atlas and Maliwan is a good idea in theory, but it's ruined by going "this one is good" rather than focusing on helping those caught in the crossfire).
Meanwhile, the twins don't present a coherent threat as an element of Borderlands' underlying dystopia. They're just bad guys with lore things (derogatory) and their streamer gimmick. What I think is most insulting about them, though, is that they're just an excuse to use bandits everywhere with no though for an underlying point. The bandits of Pandora are the people DAHL left behind on that desolate rock of a planet, many of whom never wanted to be there in the first place. The twins could have shed some light on how receptive the bandits are to promises of salvation by whatever means because they have no hope otherwise.
I feel like a game that was trying to be more thematically coherent with previous entries would have flipped the villain script: the twins should have been misguided/tragic figures actively striving for a new, redeemed life for Pandora, while their corporate allies use them up and discard them.
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Happy Holidays! I hope yours are peaceful and joyous.
I would do dastardly things for more identity/porn/gender-is-a-side-dish WWX like the Lady MO story (omg or time travel!!!), but I also love love love your story about Zag and the Prince's court and him helping people 😍 (living blood?). And I also want to read more of FMA Ed in the desert evacuating people (?) and Roy expecting him to be a monster. Ugh and I was just going back through your masterlist and forgot about the series about Godric, but I can't find the name and don't want to run out of time!!! If the untamed still sparks joy, I would love to read a continuation of one of those stories!! If not... dealers choice? Thank you so much for sharing your writing with us!
a continuation of 1 2 3 4
Salazar hasn't had much interaction with the Ravenclaws. His father considers them to be old fashioned, which is the nicest way he's ever called someone poor. Salazar doesn't think the family is particularly poor, even for their status, except perhaps in relation to the level of wealth that marrying his mother gave his father access to.
Or it could be the way certain members of that family never seem to quite manage to give his mother the respect she deserves. Salazar isn't particularly inclined to judge the lot of them based on the actions of a few, but that's not a trait that he got from either of his parents.
Rowena could go either way, considering she's burst down their door and is looking to curse his best friend inside out for the great sin of giving in to his mother's desire to arrange his marriage.
As if he could have stopped her. Salazar wouldn't cross Lady Gryffindor for all the gold in his vault. Godric does it occasionally, as he is the favored son, but certainly not over something like his marriage.
He can tell by Helga's grin that she's far less wary of Rowena, but that's probably because she's delighted when someone manages to take Godric down in a fight. She's disinclined to do it herself unless he really irritates her - beating respect into him is apparently not sustainable.
Personally, Salazar has found it the quickest way to get Godric's head of his ass, but playing mediator between Godric and Helga just ends up with the both of them pissed at him. He's learned to leave them to it.
"Slytherin," Rowena says slowly and Salazar tenses, readying himself for a comment about his father and his choices, then she says, "You've been traveling with him. You know where he is then?"
If anything, Godric's been traveling with him. There are idiots looking to die on his friend's sword everywhere and the books he and Helga are hunting down are significantly harder to find.
"He's at the tournament now," Helga says. Salazar rolls his eyes. "You can probably petition to swap in for his next opponent if you have a personal grievance."
Rowena's eyes narrow. At him, for some reason, even though he hasn't even said anything. "I thought you were his second?"
"I am," he says, then waits for the comment about his scholarly reputation and lack of public duels.
"He's at the tournament," she says slowly, "and you're here."
Salazar tries to think of a way to put this delicately.
"Have you seen the idiots that live around here?" Helga scoffs. "He's not going to need a second. Frankly, he could win with only using his wand or his sword. Subjecting them to both almost seems cruel."
Ah, Helga. A lack of growing up among nobility has left her with all the subtlety of a curse between the eyes.
He wishes he didn't find it endearing, but he wouldn't get along so well with Godric or Helga otherwise.
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(part 1 of part 2!!)
for shits n giggles, i tried my hand at redesigning dr stone characters (read: three)
i have too many emotions when it comes to this show's character design lmao. a vicious hate-love of the century
a couple of my process notes if anyone's interested: (vague spoilers up to season 3 of the anime)
there's a criminal lack of skin tones that i immediately wanted to take advantage of; and before Certain People start saying race-swapping; none is happening here, it's all just taking account of tanning and sunburns. sunscreen is a thing of the past here and a lot of time is spent outdoors in order to gather food
dramatic shifts in skin tones from what's given at birth happen pretty frequently in real life even with A/C and sunscreen; a huge missed opportunity to play with this in the color department methinks, but here we are (don't even get me started on the massive range of skin tones in east asian genetics alone)
so i played around a bit with contrast, nothing outlandish aside from giving Kohaku noticeable sunburns and freckles from (1) having caucasian blood in her to begin with and (2) not having access to any of the skin products our moderners would have
that being said, realism in the clothing color department was just about entirely thrown out the window. the blue dyes we know about are nowhere (naturally) near Japan, and here Ishigami village is in canon with deep navy on every villager; Inagaki and Boichi decided realism specifically here wasn't as important as color symbolism (which i personally think was a good creative decision), so cut me some slack-
so for colors it was just my personal taste on streamlining the palettes-
Gen in particular i thought would benefit from exposed shoulders without taking away how he needs bigger sleeves to hide shit up there. a lot of the guys have plain shirts and sleeves or just go shirtless entirely and i felt like it'd be fun to have him wear something in between to really push the magician/entertainer vibe
hairstyles were changed mostly to be easier to draw and to make their silhouettes just a bit easier to distinguish from each other. (hair colors were untouched except for Kohaku, purely because i have a personal preference for the more natural blonde color than any actual design significance lmao)
partial exception for Kohaku, cuz it annoyed me that the other characters say she has super thick, unruly hair...but then her hair is drawn no differently from everyone else's 💀
didn't wanna play into the stereotype of naturally curly hair being seen as something to be fixed (especially within the context of a makeover-), so i tried to imply chronically unbrushed hairdsjfsdf
can you tell from how many bullets are here about Kohaku how i feel about her design? last thing: body types.
Gen is supposed to be significantly tall, Kohaku is one of the strongest characters while being one of the shortest; it is very hard to tell that from their designs alone. it's mostly just the limitations of Boichi's art style,,,proportions that's i'm aware is nitpicky, but i wanted to show it here anyway 💀💀💀
smth smth disclaimer about subjectivitydsfsdfsd-
uhhhh, congrats for reading all that, have some silhouettes!
#dr. stone#dr stone#drst#gen asagiri#asagiri gen#ishigami senku#senku ishigami#kohaku#dr stone kohaku#redesign#character design#character redesign#doctor stone#dr stone gen#dr stone senku#dcst#anime redesign#anime fanart#dr stone fanart#can you tell that character design is one of my special interests-
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Here's why Lance should have become the black paladin in the lion swap,
Firstly, Keith didn't want to lead one bit, his character is very right-hand-man, not leadership material and the show actively shows us this. His fight style is impulsive and fast-thinking and generally good for solo work, not leadership qualities! I understand the appeal of him taking Shiro's place because they were the closest and the angst of it all, (Keith feeling like he's accepting Shiro is gone, and replacing him by taking his place) but I think there's actually more sense in Lance taking up the mantel.
Lance calls Shiro his hero in episode 1, Lance is the most passionate about actually being a pilot and around this time, Lance's insecurities about not having a place in the team surface. Allowing Lance to follow in Shiro's footsteps by piloting the black lion, actively stepping into an inarguably important role in the team and being accepted as that role would be huge for him! He has plenty of leadership qualities, significantly more than Keith. Even when Keith is the leader in the show, Lance takes the right-hand-man role but is actually doing more of the correct decision making, leadership, mediating. Plus, it would make a great parallel to episode 1 of Pidge, Hunk and Lance in the training simulator where Lance is acting as the leader of their team, and even a call back to Lance being the one to pilot them all in the blue lion into space in the first place.
A great way for it to play out would be to have the team find out Keith was Shiro's choice to lead them in his absence and Keith to refuse as he does in the show, but have him reject the idea of anyone else trying to pilot it either because he doesn't want to replace Shiro. Eventually, Keith is pushed to giving in and trying to pilot the black lion, again as happens in the show. Everyone, both the characters and audience are expecting it to work but it doesn't. Keith is pleading with the lion for it not to awaken and it actually doesn't. Maybe Allura tries next but it still doesn't awaken. Everyone else thinks because they have their lions already and with the track record, there's no point in trying. The team is crushed because now it really seems like there's no hope. Later, a moment of Lance walking around the empty castle hallways, he comes to a stop at the black lions hangar, maybe he's with the mice and we get a moment of him talking about how he's always looked up to Shiro and how he wants to do him proud. Lance takes a chance and enters the black lion, he sits in the chair mostly expecting nothing to happen but then, the lion awakens and roars. Lance is in shock and the rest of the team come rushing at the sound to see that the black lion has accepted Lance. There's probably doubt from the team at the start because Lance is goofy and easily distracted, can he really lead them? But he promises he'll take it seriously and shows just that in the next few missions, etc. The team readily accept him as leader all except for Keith. At least at first.
At this moment in the show, Keith and Lance's rivalry has mostly simmered out, we get the 'leave the math to Pidge' moment and a couple others that come around because Keith is leader and Lance goes to him. With Lance instead being leader, I think it would go in the opposite direction. Keith doesn't want a new leader or a new black paladin, he doesn't want a new Shiro. He's unfairly angry at Lance for taking his place and actively restarts their rivalry by not listening to orders and questioning Lance's skills. He's in mourning for his older brother so as much as Lance bickers with him, it never gets too antagonistic because it's obvious Keith is just struggling. They have some big blow up where Keith spits out the real reason he's not accepting Lance as the leader, because he doesn't want to have to accept Shiro's really gone, and Lance responds with his own struggles of really wanting to prove himself to the team and he was afraid he was holding them back and didn't have a proper place before becoming the leader. They both get reassurance in this moment, Keith apologises and admits that Lance is a good leader and definitely always had a place on the team and Lance insists he isnt trying to take Shiro's place but the team needs a leader and he's so honoured it's him. It's their new 'leave the math to Pidge' moment.
After that, Keith falls back into being a good right-hand-man, the team work together super well which then makes Shiro's return and taking back of the leader role more jarring, which hints at something being off around this Shiro without making it obvious what. Which would also make Keith leaving for the blade even more shattering. The team would be taken off guard because they were doing so well, why would he want to leave? And it would be a huge betrayal as it leaves the red lion with no pilot meaning they can't form voltron. It would all cause Lance to doubt his place in the team again when he's left with no lion to pilot as he can't take blue from Allura. They struggle in that moment for a while because the red lion is classically picky with it's pilots, they assume it won't accept anyone new so suddenly. Now I think this could go two ways, either Allura bonds with the red lion because it was her fathers and moves from blue to red, leaving Lance back with blue, it's familiar, in his comfort zone and I think would make him fall happily back into not being a leader anymore because Blue is fun and his strongest bond of the lions. Or, Lance tries the red lion and it does accepts him and it's either implied Keith meant for Lance to be the next red paladin, he convinced Red and knew Lance could do it, or have an actual scene of Keith subtly urging Lance to be the red paladin when he leaves, because Keith knows about Lance's insecurities about not having a place in the team. Not sure which works best.
All in all, I think it would be a great twist to have Keith not be the leader and a great bit of development for Lance for him to be the leader. As well as open the door for a lot more cooler character interactions, and why not make the lion swapping more confusing while we're at it!
#i hope its clear when i say keith is a bad leader its coming from a place of love#he's truly my character of all time and i adore him but he shouldve never been leader#but this isnt about him#its about black paladin lance thriving and slaying and being amazing#voltron#vld#voltron legendary defender#lance mcclain#black paladin lance#klance
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