#GOD i love the horror potential of this universe

[hostess-of-horror]

@snailstrailz Actually, those are really good ideas, kinda better than what I had in mind honestly.

Basically, I want to make a Grim Reaper OC/Sona.

They would be heavily inspired by "Death and the Maiden", an artistic motif originated from Germany during the Medieval and Renaissance Era. This motif was often portrayed as romantic, making Death a morbid seducer towards the young Maiden. Here, Death *is* the Maiden, where their appearance turns feminine due to being in Sugar Rush (they change into different forms depending on the game they're currently in) and King Candy/Turbo is their object of affection/obsession. I've always liked the idea of Death as a more benevolent figure than an evil one, although they are neutral entirely.

My OC/Sona is not based on an existing game in the movie nor is it from a made up game, but rather an entity that exists all over the Arcade. Unlike every character we know, they can game-hop around without the risk of going Turbo. The concept of death is prevalent within the games, whether it be as simple as losing a life or being unplugged entirely. While there doesn't seem to be an "afterlife" of sorts within the universe, I still wanted to explore the idea of an Arcade Angel of Death - a being created by the multiple fatal occurrences that happen within the universe. What happens when video game characters die? Do they see, feel, hear anything afterwards? Is there a place where they go after getting unplugged, or do they just not exist anymore? Would they still be around but as remnants of what they used to be?

So many questions!

King Candy: *exists*

Me: He is so goddamn adorable, I want to haunt this man like a dark, inescapable force from a Gothic novel and chase him around in his castle until he finally succumbs to melodramatic insanity.

[trees-to-meet-you]

Listening to MAG Season 5 Q&A - Part 1 and hearing Jonny talk abt how if he were to write more Magnus stuff he’d probably do a prequel but it would undermine parts of the original story and writing so he’s not very interested in writing spinoff stuff is kinda fun while knowing full well that Magnus Protocol exists

[turtleblogatlast]

❕Rise comic spoilers❕

I am very unwell about alternate Leo.

[ cw: death / parental death / family death / implied traumatic experience / ]

I am going to be fervently talking at length about the fact that Leo mentioned he was sent bouncing across the universe and was missing for months. Like- at the time, Leo most likely would have been anywhere from 16-19 when an accident by his own weapons forced him into isolation.

He already knew his dad was deathly ill too, so how much more desperate was he to get back home, knowing he was on a timer? Moreover, what if Splinter held off on passing on for as long as he could, waiting for Leo to return, only to inevitably be unable to hold on any longer?

How did the others feel, as they were forced to grieve their father while their brother was who knows where? Hell, considering this is Leo - the one who already went through the Prison Dimension, who was already in a place his family couldn’t easily reach - how traumatic was it for all of them?

And god, Leo. What did he go through, all throughout the universe? What horrors did he come across? How lonely was he, so far away from home? For so long? At best, there’s some time dilation, and he himself didn’t realize months of time were passing - but even then, his wording implies at least some instances of him being physically somewhere else that he knew was very far away, so at the very least…he had to endure some time isolated from his loved ones.

It’s also interesting how the good future’s Leo still has the same (top surgery) plastron scars that bad future Leo does. I’d say things are destined to repeat, but his arms seem fine! We don’t get a good look at his shell or legs though, so it’s very possible one or both of those has an injury. Can’t imagine he doesn’t have much to show after being alone in the vast universe for potentially months on end as a teenager.

At least present Leo didn’t have to go through this, but…we don’t know what was up with his portals. We don’t know if it’ll still happen at some point. At least he got to say goodbye to his dad, but is he safe? The implications are harrowing.

This poor kid. This poor family just can’t catch a break.

[honeyryewhiskey]

She moves through the shadows in a triplicate form, reigning over sorcery, crossroads, and necromancy. An enigmatic force, she is the pulsing heart of the dark, perched perfectly in the balance of good and evil.

As the Winchesters scour myths and lore for answers, they find themselves delving deeper into the labyrinth of her power—a maze that shifts with every step.

Now, with her aloof little familiar bound to Dean’s soul, the brothers are trapped in a game of Hecate's making. Breaking the bond demands a sacrifice neither of them is willing to give—but the bigger challenge might just be surviving the sharp-tongued, frustratingly useful familiar who seems determined to push Dean’s every button.

FALL INTO THE CHAOS

PROLOGUE i. THE THREE HEADED BEAST

Long, long ago—centuries before the Winchesters ever walked the earth—your world was steeped in herbs, potions, and spells. You and your sisters were the village’s love witches, shadowy figures whispered about in the darkest corners of taverns and prayer circles. The desperate and forlorn came to your family’s door—unhappy wives, weeping girls, and lovesick souls—placing their fragile hopes in your hands and trusting you to grant their desires.

Together, you and your sisters became the answer to countless prayers, weaving love and longing into potions that could soothe the ache of lonely hearts. But it was the work done in shadow—the forbidden craft, the manipulation of desires too dark to confess—that stirred ripples in the fabric of your magic and drew the attention of Hecate herself.

The goddess, rarely concerned with the trifles of her mortal followers, took notice of your bloodline. In you, she saw power unbridled and potential unchecked, a spark capable of burning brighter than any mortal flame. But such power demands a price. And when the time came to pay, a sacrifice was made—a choice you never spoke of again.

Condemned to an eternal servitude, you surrendered everything to become what you are now: a shapeshifting spirit, bound to Hecate’s will. For centuries, you have been her tool and her weapon, drawn from the dark recesses of your tomb whenever you proved useful. She wielded you in secret wars, relied on you for whispered truths, and cast you aside when the work was done.

Time has become a blur of fire and shadow, of fleeting moments stolen before being returned to the cold embrace of eternal sleep. You have watched empires rise and crumble, seen humanity claw its way to triumph only to destroy itself again. The horrors of war, the fragile joys of peace, the endless hunger for power—all have left their marks on you.

But through it all, the ache of what was lost remains, an ember that refuses to fade. Bound by a leash you cannot sever, you have lived through centuries without ever truly shaping them.

And now, after untold years of servitude and silence, you awaken again. But this time, it is not Hecate’s call that stirs you—it is the binding of a mortal soul, tethered to yours in ways you cannot yet fathom. Dean Winchester is no king, no god, but his defiance burns brighter than any ruler’s crown. As frustrating as he is, he offers something you’ve long forgotten how to hope for: the chance to carve your own destiny.

j's note 𖤐 no use of y/n, will be using nicknames but keeping physical descriptions to an absolute minimum, aside from what could be applied to a fem!reader.

series warnings!! hunting-esque violence, strong language, canon divergent?, adult themes — 18+, nothing non-consensual will happen, just not my cup of tea. but. reader is bound to dean, souls intertwining and whatnot. makes that relationship a bit taboo in nature. still learning tags, bare with me ppl

[ disclaimer ! this is based on different Hecate myths, but i took a hop, skip and a jump of creative liberty to make it fit into the spn universe and this fic. so. this is not entirely accurate to greek mythology ] 

[wishbonedean]

It *is* a bad ending, as in, a horror. Made all the more horrible by it being framed as a good/happy ending *and* real life people accepting that framing instead of the character's own perspective. Mainly Dean, I think part of the horror is that even Sam would fall for it - he fell for Ruby's framing and the only one who helped Dean was Cas. So now with Cas gone, Dean doesn't have his most dependable knight and he is out of moves.

Even him ending up in heaven is so disconcerting since in s5 he was unsettled on his visit there; even with Pamela trying to convince him it was all good, Dean didn't like it. The heaven reboot with Jack doesn't sit right either, not without Cas.

[seongjoongluvr]

✧˖°.Ateez Fanfic Masterlist pt2.✧˖°.

THIS LIST HAS SOME FANFICS THAT HAVE HEAVY THEMES/TOPICS

I ran out of room for the rest of the fics for the first one so here's a second one lol.

✧˖°.DemonsGods✧˖°.

Of Demons and Bee Gee Boards by pyrophobia

Shaded by raiykei

Demon BOGO Sale by Im_A_Charmer (TodayIsTheDay) (series link)

Stars by Whoreforvillains

The Snare by oKKULTiC

Starving for Love by a_tiny_ember

the number of hours we have together is actually not so large by xXBookwormXx

The Wolf and the Stag by chthonic

Live Like Legends by AnnaKitten8

Every You, Every Me by the propagandist

✧˖°.Dystopia✧˖°.

Stygian Blue by jjoongrami

The Suburbs by Ribotastic

Deprivation by sparklyhwa

SILVERWING 008 by inexperiencedandconfused8

I'm Still Here by SunIsNotOk

Nerve by sem_a_u

Something Human by beanguni

NOT OKAY by nctinyzen_delusions

we are who we are by xxOwlxx

Before the Dawn by ChirpB

Survival of the Fittest by SinisterSounds

End to Start by Silent_Rain

✧˖°.Paranormal Investigators/Ghost Hunters/Horror✧˖°.

The Aurora Society for Paranormal Investigation by quickfixon

Wrap around me by eledae

don't feed me, i will come back (take a bite) by dark_lion

Warm Pain by isaac

till forever falls apart by lostyourtouch

burning pile (or how to commit arson and get away with it: a guide by song mingi) by kimwonpil

✧˖°.Witches/Magic/Fantasy PT.2✧˖°.

then i wake (im lost looking for you) by coffeepot418

Numinous by LessaimEternal

The Snare by oKKULTiC

of magical towns & teeth by vronvron

Precious Gold and Brightest Shadows by MinYan

Rivers Crossed, Mountain Scaled by DisasterCreature

It's Everyone's Dream and Fear by JimTheKingOfSass

Where the Wind Takes Us by ephemeral_potato

A Different Kind Of Magic by Loridooo

River of Pearls by aambass

Wings by Haas_Feather_Duster

immortal sin by yunsans

Be The Light by Haas_Feather_Duster

To Be Human by SinisterSound

✧˖°.BDSM/PWP✧˖°.

Baby Bear Likes to Bottom by raccoonwoo

Teenage Dirtbag (My Cruel Summer) by Light_20

Love Talk by CosmicallyLyss

Shibari and Sickness by dul_set

It Doesn't Count by vilotiz

BUN-TEEZ by dincognito (dinopsued) (series link)

laundry room escapades by cahosang

In Degrees by guiltyparties

SUBlime night(s) by chasing

My Heart is Glowing Fluorescent (I Want You to Possess It) by lovelyumbrella

Baby, You Can Drive My Car by average_pirate_enjoyer

beneath the mask by Miralana

Soft for you by cultkitten

✧˖°.Miscellaneous✧˖°.

(This is going to contain the thing I couldn't fill a category for. It will also include some sickfics, found family, kidfics, and some heavy topics that’ll include: PTSD flashback and mental health talks and recovery after assault.)

dollhouse by Vitexy (cyberpunk 2077 au)

The Higher the Tower b yvsevozmozhno (shifter/ fight to survive au)

The Gods In The Sky by SinisterSound (college au/ alternate universe swap/joong centered)

You're Perfect to Me by AAvery (supernatural elements/cursed san)

Numb by MemoreM (sickfic/joong centered)

There Are No Heroes by ByMaddie (royalty/magical realism au/TW)

All I Want For Christmas Is You by raiykei (chistmas oneshot fluff)

No Open Flames by burritomingi (cyberpunk 2077 au)

The Good Life (Let it stay)by Tiredteenager (kidfic/TW)

The Feeling of Falling Upwards by chaosang (FWB/TW)

Spinning Out by Fullmoon_hyuck55 (ice skater au/ TW)

vacant body (come inside) by s_milkii (modern setting/potential TW)

When Your Ass Hits the Pavement (That's Amore) by aerClassic (soulmates au)

Hands by mkteez (office au/ MAJOR TW)

Scars Heal (At A Gentle Pace) by moonhyun (full metal alchemist au oneshot)

To The Lives We've Lived by noodle crabs (kidfic)

Family Line by tensuniverse (kidfic)

Sunrise./ / Matz by imyminho (TW for heavy themes of PTSD)

someday you'll realize the grave you dug; all the damage done by little_star_in_the_universe (idols au/joong centered)

Our World by image_loading (DID joong/ youtuber au)

we never get lost (we'll run through together) by cataphysical (idols au jongho centered)

Amaranth by burritomingi (soulmates au)

Putting Hongjoong Through The Winger by dancing_on_mars (series link) (sick hongjoong centered)

Like Sun to the Darkest Days by Marauderette (ateez adoption/kidfic)

Poor Boys With Rich Hearts by SinisterSound (college/university au)

blue and red by kylaer (soulmates au)

[fandom-monium]

Sweet Poison - Part 5

Summary: In which you avoid Zagreus, until one day you can't. "What can I say? The life of a demon is a hard one."

WC: 2.4k

TW: Zagreus (Hades Video game) x Succubus!Reader, GN!Reader, a succubus AND an artist bc sex is just work and food, au where in game Zag commissions the paintings using gems, what if boons actually affected Zagreus, slow build, strangers to friends to lovers trope, sex work, fluff, fluff and humor, mutual pining, idiots in love, mild angst, pheromones (technically it’s succubi magic aura), Zagreus is at least 6 ft convince me otherwise, eventual smut, MINOR descriptions of blood and injuries. Physical touch, affection. Just Zagreus being soft and doting and kind to you this chap

Damn her, damn her, damn her, damn—

Teeth clenched, your vision swims as you grip the rim of the basin for balance, washing off the blood as red drops swirl and mix like watercolor paints before the water clears again. It’s days like this where you wish you can get stronger, more powerful, but there’s a limit to everyone’s full potential, and unfortunately you met yours a long time ago.

Still, it’d be nice.

Contrary to popular belief, succubi can be vicious warriors, they’re simply in their own class. Their abilities, their magic, while never measuring up to gods, could ruin an army in a master’s hand, but it has its limits. Especially amongst demonkind.

As the water calms, you grind your teeth at the sight of your reflection, assessing the damage. Blood and darkness, that’s going to bruise, that one’s definitely going to scar, and you curse the universe because your job’s about to get that much harder now that you may have to use a glamor. Oh, you swear next time you get your hands on her, you’ll—

A resounding rumble quakes the room.

Your chamber door.

You curse. But you're sluggish from the blood loss, and before you can hurl yourself out the balcony, Zagreus steps in without his usual greeting, panting and laurels slightly askew, like he rushed in knowing you’re here. Wild eyes dart to every corner of the chamber, as if he half-expects you to be hiding, until they fall on you, embarrassingly hunched over your healing fountain.

One glance at your battered face, he’s beside you in a flash.

"Zag—”

“What happened?” His tone is surprisingly strained as his hands, clean of blood and gore, reach for you. Then something flickers across his face that makes him hover, his eyes—red and green and wide—taking in your new wounds with horror.

If only you had the energy to cower, shield your bruised face. He’s the last person you want to see right now, and your vision blurs, hating how he of all people is seeing you like this—broken, imperfect.

“I’m fine, Zagreus,” You croak, your voice quiet as you swallow your insecurity like bile. A poor attempt to put some distance between you, you try to step aside, but your knees buckle, and before you know it, you crumple like a house of cards.

Of course, Zagreus catches you—asshole—strong, lean arms gentle as he hugs you to his chest, holding you up as if you’re the most precious of gems. Hate how quick you are to relax in his hold, clay in his hands. Blood and darkness, it’s so easy, so quick, so… right.

You squirm against him, but his grip tightens slightly, mindful of your injuries.

“Sure you are,” Zagreus snorts, though he gazes down at you so soft and sweet you want to shout, wondering if he tastes the same. “Come on, I’ll patch you up.”

Unable to protest, you let him carry you like a rag doll, limp in his hands before he gently props you up on the lounge chair. You lean against the back with a groan. “Really, I'm—”

“'Fine', yes, you’ve said that,” Already, he’s rummaging through your cupboards, at least the ones he knows aren’t filled with art supplies. “Do you have bandages?”

“… Second last cabinet on your left.”

Without a word, he walks through your chamber with self assurance, maneuvering around your easel and stepping over splayed out canvas as they finish drying, careful where to leave his burning footprints. He finds what he’s looking for easily enough, a moment later pulling up a chair and plopping down in front of you. His hands are methodical as he lays everything out; two bowls of water, a small cloth, and the saddest little first aid kit.

In your defense, you hardly end up like this.

You watch his hands as he dips the towel in the water then wrings it out, before gently dragging it across your exposed arms. You flinch as he begins wiping off the grime.

“I know,” His tone is soft, terribly understanding as he continues. “Give it a minute, you’ll feel much better soon.”

You want to snort, snap at him that you’re fully aware of how it works, but the cool sting of water, the mild burn from the open gashes and cuts along your skin, is quick to clench your jaw shut. Pain ebbs across your body, and you watch him speechless, the rhythm he follows, painfully gentle as he drags the cloth across your skin, careful not to aggravate your wounds. Clean water, wring out, wipe, rinse, repeat; he even goes out of his way to change the water, and the relief that comes after would make you sink into the couch, if not for Zagreus's silence.

He's yet to say a word since he entered. He'd asked you already, yes, but you take him for someone who doesn't give up that easily. You expected more of a fight. Now, you're not so sure.

"Zagreus, I… I—" It's hoarse, hardly above a whisper, but it's a start.

You feel him pause before choosing to lay into your newfound cowardice like a wet blanket, avoiding his eyes. Who knows what you'll do if you meet his gaze.

Sensing your hesitation, Zagreus clears his throat, "Perhaps you should save your energy. We can chat when you're healed."

You shake your head, though it only makes the room spin. "No, I need to tell you this now. Before..."

"Before what? You start avoiding me again?" He resumes, wrapping gauze around your forearm, his touch ghosting your skin as he holds your arm out. There’s no malice or respite in his tone, soft and withdrawn as it comes, but you wince. If anything, it’s bittersweet, with an acceptance he long held before he approached your chamber, and it leaves your heart clenching. You don't know how to respond. Are you that obvious?

"(Your Name)... did I do something wrong?"

You blink, whirling to face him.

Zagreus bites his lip, emotions he can’t fathom threatening to spill out of him. That's always been his flaw, according to Father. He's attuned to his emotions, more than Nyx, Father, literally any of the chthonic gods. He stares as his hands tremble, attempting to knot the bandage. "Because if I did, please just tell me what it is so I can make things right between us."

"No-no, you've done nothing wrong," You assure him, sitting up through the pain even when Zagreus protests. When he raises a brow at your answer, you rush to add, "I swear! I've been busy with... work." Technically, this isn’t a lie.

"... 'Busy'. Is that how you got these?" Zagreus holds out your mangled arm by your hand, flicking his eyes over your body in the way you hate most. You'd take aura-induced desire over this: pity, disgust.

You wrench your arm away, cradling it in your lap and shrugging. "What can I say? The life of a demon is a hard one."

"(Your Name), who did this?"

You freeze. Nerves go haywire, and you squirm under his piercing gaze, burning through you as you contemplate lying to him, but you know better. At this point, you know each other too well, and—blood and darkness—he'll see right through you. There’s a defeated sigh, then a quiet, "Alecto."

Zagreus's eyes darken, but you wave him off. "Don't worry. In her defense, I kind of deserved it."

Zagreus sputters, taken aback, staring at you as if you offended him. "'Don't worry'? Don't—how can you say that? First I've seen you in days, and you're—" A sharp intake of breath, and he clenches his jaw so hard you're surprised it doesn't break.

"It's not a big deal. I disobeyed direct orders, and..." You trail off, thinking back.

Since meeting Zagreus, seeds of doubt sprout in your chest, in your lungs, suffocating you as you question the system you’ve worked under for so long. You’ve never questioned who you are and what you do, not to say you love your job, but it’s your life. Yet who’s to say there aren't poor souls sentenced to the wrong level? Genuine and kind, noble and passionate—people who don't deserve eternal damnation.

The possibility of your victims being innocent and undeserving makes you want to hurl, tortured shrieks and endless tears flashing across your memory and echoing in your ears. Your stomach clenches just thinking about it.

"(Your Name), I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry," Zagreus starts, mouth opening and closing like he can't find the words, his breaths coming quick and ragged. He just stares at you, eyes gleaming with an emotion you can't quite place—as if your virtuous act breaks his heart, crushes his soul. Then he blinks, and it's gone, shaking his stupor. “This is my fault…”

You raise an eyebrow, “How is this your fault?”

“I… I just… you shouldn’t have…” You frown as Zagreus struggles, brow furrowed, clearly pained as he thinks over his answer, like whatever he says next determines your fates. Seeming to think better of it, he shakes his head and brings your hand to his lips, and you flush, your heart skipping as his lips graze over the bandages, warmth seeping through the material and into your wounds like a healing salve. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,” He rasps between each kiss, trailing up the back of your hand and up your forearm, like they’ll heal the wounds faster. Like this is the best he can do, like this is all he can do. Not that you plan to stop him.

Your face burns, but you let him apologize, though you’re not sure what for as he stops before your shoulder. At some point, he slotted himself between your thighs, and now face to face, he studies your cuts and bruises, already fading away as his eyes, soft and glistening, flick over your features. Like he’s debating if his kisses will help them heal faster too.

Gods, if he brings those lips anywhere near your face, you might combust.

You meet his gaze, “What—”

“I lied.”

It comes as a whisper, his voice dry and low that you tilt your head, urging him to continue.

“I’m not some mortal soul, dredging their way through Tartarus,” Zagreus grinds out, scanning your face as if committing you to memory one last time. Then he sits back and stares at the floor, still gripping your hand as he rubs circles over the bandage. “I mean, it’s true I intend to escape the Underworld.”

“Zagreus—”

“And yes, I’m searching for my mother—”

“Zag—”

“But I’m really—”

“My prince.”

He flinches, his eyes shooting up to meet yours. “What?”

“None of this is your fault, my prince. With or without your influence, I’d have done the same thing anyway.” He gapes at you and you smirk, using the little strength you’ve recovered to squeeze his hand reassuringly, “Or would you rather I address you as Your Highness instead?”

Zagreus shakes his head, black hair flopping out of his shocked face. “I don’t understand. You knew?”

“For a bit now, yes,” You shrug as you turn his hand over, large and calloused in yours, swiping a thumb over one of his healed blisters, probably from gripping his weapons. “Took me a while to figure it out, but I can’t say I was surprised. It explained some of your funny behavior.”

He scoffs, the corners of his lips twitching slightly, “What sort of funny behavior?”

“Pretend all you like, but you can’t suppress those noble habits,” You chuckle, eyes crinkling seeing him cheer up. “All your mannerisms screamed ‘royal’, I just didn’t realize we were talking Underworld royalty.”

“Seriously?” Zagreus gazes at you in disbelief. “I thought I did a pretty good job acting—”

“Like a commoner?”

“Like a mortal,” He shoots you a pointed look, and you snort, relaxing into the love seat.

“You were okay.” You purse your lips, “While we’re on the subject of identity reveals, you should know I’m—”

“A succubus?”

You blink before pouting, snatching your hand away to cross your arms over your chest. “You only say that because I was about to tell you…”

“Not true,” Zagreus grins, leaning over to give your thigh an affectionate squeeze. “I knew from the beginning. Succubi magic doesn't affect gods, but that doesn’t mean I can’t feel it.”

“And you still stayed? Knowing what I am and what I do?”

“And you still treated me as any other friend, knowing who I am?”

“That’s not the same, and you know it.”

“I disagree,” He coaxes your hands into his, prompting you to meet his gaze as his expression shifts into something more earnest. “We both tried—and failed miserably—to hide a huge part of ourselves in fear of what we’d think of each other, am I wrong?”

You shake your head.

“Exactly. (Your Name), I hope you know not once did I think any less of you for your work, much less your species.”

You respond in kind, “And not once did I consider bowing down to the Prince of the Underworld, especially not after seeing him stuff his face with wraps he picked off the ground.”

He guffaws. “Good, then we’re in agreement?”

“I guess...”

“Just what every man wants to hear from a beautiful creature.” Ignoring the burn in your cheeks, you roll your eyes, and he adds, “But we’re okay? You won’t avoid me anymore?”

“I wasn’t avoiding you.”

“Sure you weren’t.”

“Keep that up, you won’t be seeing me for another couple runs.”

“I was agreeing with you!”

“Your tone said otherwise.”

By the time your shared laughter dies down, the atmosphere clears, leaving a comfortable silence settling in the small space between you. In that time, he’s yet to let go of your hands, your thighs brushing as he rubs soothing circles against your hands, and while he insists on staying until he’s sure you’re better, acceptance rushes over you like the oncoming tide, because try as you might, Alecto’s punishment was nothing in comparison to Zagreus’s absence. These fleeting moments he stops by your chamber, whether to recover, commission a painting, or to simply have a chat, you appreciate each and every one of them. If that’s all you’ll ever have with Zagreus, you decide, your chest tight with a melancholic warmth, then that's okay.

This is enough.

—

Soon after Zagreus reluctantly leaves you once more, he enters the last chamber of Tartarus.

“Redblood! What say you—ack—hey, I wasn’t done talking!”

If he prolongs their time together, allowing him to indulge his cruelty, then consider it time well spent.

—

AN: One of my biggest peeves in media tropes is the betrayal and angst as a reaction from hiding identities from s/o, like in superhero media. It's overplayed, overdone.

A good, recent example of this is the new animated Superman show, My Adventures with Superman, where (SPOILERS) Lois forces the truth out of Clark, and is pissed when he confirms he is Superman. Bro, you literally said to his face how you'd reveal his identity to the public, can you blame the guy? Idgaf you think he's lying ab his feelings omfg he's protecting his idenity (its a good show tho pls watch it!!)

However, a cartoon that does the scenario right is in the old Nickelodeon cartoon, Danny Phantom (some of yall may be too young to remember), the older sister, Jaz, of the mc, Danny, quietly realizes he's the superhero of their town, and decides to patiently wait for him to tell her when HE'S READY. Like askjgdaksjhf yassss we love patience and understanding.

Which is why I like to imagine while Zag didn't outright tell you who he is, he didn't try to hide it either. The underworld's a big ass place, he's got no control over who and what ppl say and do, so however you find out, whether in passing or of your own sleuthing skills, you both wait.

Ty for coming to my ted talk :D

[trappedinafantasy37]

You know, when I started this faux Minthara origin, I really did it for the screenshot potential so that I didn't have to keep janking around with the game to get Minthara as the lead. So, I didn't really come up with any backstory as to why she ended up on the Nautiloid and not within the ranks of the Absolute. But having the two Minthara's finally meet, it's almost surreal. It's almost as if she cannot recognize herself or what she has been made to become. She is looking at herself, but only sees someone who is dead inside. The horror of witnessing what could have happened to her are all flashing in her eyes, and she realizes how lucky she is that it wasn't *her*. Minthara is a very self reflective person and she makes minor adjustments within herself according to the situation. And in this bizarro universe where there are two different versions of her coexisting, how deeply would that self-reflection go if it didn't happen at all?

Minthara already goes through an incredible journey. Of disengaging from the gods, deconstructing her world view and Lolthite cultural practices, looking inward and deciding to live and be devoted for herself, realizing that there are some costs to power not worth paying, and that there are some things more important than power. She does not make much progress by the end of the game. To her credit, 200 years of religious, cultural, and social torment cannot be undone overnight and she needs time. But she goes on that journey because of what happened to her in the Absolute and because Lolth abandoned her.

So my biggest question on this faux Minthara origin is who would Minthara be if none of that ever happened to her. If she still had Lolth's favor and Lolth never abandoned her, and she remained as a fully devoted servant of Lolth. That she is still deadset on destroying the Absolute in the name of Lolth and never strays from that initial goal. That the temptation of becoming the Absolute never gets to her and claiming it for herself never crosses her mind. Where there is no desperation because she doesn't have a tadpole. What choices would she make and why? Who would she ally with and why? How much would she still adhere to Lolthite rules and customs, even while out of the Underdark?

How much influence would the companions have over Minthara? Watching them on their journeys and watching them go through their struggles? Would she still come to want to disengage in the gods, or will it only confirm her world view? That the only path to glory is to follow the path the gods place before you. If Lolth never abandons her, will she ever abandon Lolth or turn against her? Seeing all of her companions being abused by various gods, gods who had once expressed love for the companions, would Minthara ever come to doubt or question the love Lolth claims to have for her?

How much influence would canon Minthara have on the companions, if she did not go on her canon journey? She wants Shadowheart to become a Dark Justiciar for the power. But a Lolth-sworn Minthara would probably tell Shadowheart to become a Dark Justiciar to honor her god, as Minthara is doing the same now for Lolth. And what of Gale? Would a Lolth-sworn Minthara tell Gale to give into Mystra's demands as that is what a servant of any god is expected to do? Would she get angrier at Lae'zel's rebellion against Vlaakith, seeing it as a blasphemy to openly speak ill against one's god?

And then of course, Daedra. A cleric of Lolth and former Priestess, who remembers absolutely nothing of Lolthite expectations and cultural burdens. A drow who does not act like your typical drow because she does not remember what is actually expected of a drow. A drow who has no ambition, a drow who has no desire for power, a drow who wears her heart on her sleeve and is very emotionally expressive, a drow who is very clingy and openly affectionate, a drow who cries (and she cries a lot), a drow who does not like rules and expectations and is more likely to set shit on fire than do what she's told.

Before, Minthara never really challenged Daedra for not acting like a typical drow because she herself was already disengaging from Lolth and all her expectations. And to a degree, she was part envious of Daedra for not having the same cultural burdens she has, but also found it liberating as it meant Daedra won't punish or judge her if she decided to unburden herself. Not only that, Minthara had formerly challenged Daedra on her faith in Lolth because Lolth abandoned her. But this time, Minthara still very much adheres to these customs and might challenge Daedra for not living up to those expectations. How much of an influence will a fully faithful Lolth-sworn Minthara have on a blank slate Daedra? And would they still enter into a relationship if Minthara constantly told her all the right and wrong ways to behave? Cause I fear Minthara would look at Daedra as someone who needs to be "corrected", and Daedra will not respond well to that and will challenge Minthara on it every step of the way. Unless Minthara can find a way to do it subtly in which it is more like providing guidance and wisdom, rather than enforcing strict expectations.

This is a Daedra who does not really believe in Lolth, but sees her as a method of control over her urges. Her faith is really only surface deep. But a paladin of Lolth can make that faith go much deeper for her to where it could become genuine. If she encourages Daedra to fully embrace Lolth, would she suddenly turn around and tell Daedra to embrace Bhaal instead when the time comes? Probably the most conflicting question, honestly. Minthara really only sees the appeal in wanting to worship Bhaal because Lolth abandoned her and she is on the rebound for a new god. So would Bhaal still be appealing if she is still faithful to Lolth? Or would she tell Daedra to reject Bhaal, reject the Slayer, reject her birthright, and embrace Lolth instead? Because otherwise, Minthara would be advocating for Lolth to lose a cleric and a Priestess which is a big no-no. But would her love for Daedra, her wanting Daedra to be the strongest and most powerful she can be, still lead to Minthara advocating for Daedra to embrace Bhaal? Would Minthara choose to reject Lolth for Daedra so Daedra can embrace Bhaal? Would a fully Lolth-sworn Minthara still get upset and threaten to breakup if Daedra rejects Bhaal? How would Bhaal killing Daedra on the spot for her rejection impact Minthara's faith and adherence to Lolth? I've got so many questions to explore now!

[teecupangel]

Hi teecup_angel! I want to tell you that I totally love your blog and all the love you put into Desmond! I just joined the fandom and I've spent days browsing your tags because I completely fell in love with Assasin's Creed and all its protagonists, but especially Desmond!! I was thinking of an idea and I'd like you to give me your opinion <3 ok, so this time Desmond would be in the USG Ishimura (Dead Space), maybe the world evolved and Desmond was born long after people conquered space travel, so in this world the brotherhood of assassins would be fighting against the templars and their idea of ​​making everyone "one", that is, in this universe the templars would be the Dead Space Unitologists, and the fragments of Eden would become the Effigies. The Isu might be the creators of the Effigies , perhaps seeking to preserve their minds beyond their lifespan or share their knowledge with the universe, but Juno corrupted the inventions and it ended up in what happens in the video game. I don't know, I actually just thought that the bleeding effect and the schizophrenic illusions that the Effigies causes before the convergence are very relatable haha, and I just want to see Desmond kill necromorphs in an armored suit. I can't think of a way to bring his ancestors there though, maybe you can think of something? thanks for sharing your blog with us! it's become one of my favorites.

Aaawww, thank you!

Oh god, Imma be honest, I had an idea of a Dead Space inspired fic like… two years ago? Three? Around the time I was writing Zero Eclipse XD

It’s my most favorite scifi horror game. Anyway, the idea is that the Animus is able to operate because it uses an Isu artifact similar to the Marker that it can access one’s genetics and that is what’s being used to access genetic memory.

The Bleeding Effect is actually a side effect of the Animus using the Marker.

Of course, that idea was more on the side of a modern day AC fic with Dead Space-esque scifi horror element XD

And this one we’ll set in USG Ishimura and, full disclosure, I haven’t played the remake but I have been watching Roanoke Gaming’s scientific explanations for the remake’s necromorph so this is gonna be a blend of what he talked about and what I could remember from the OG game.

… of course with a twist because we’re making Dead Space’s plot the future of Assassin’s Creed.

So for this one, Abstergo has gone beyond the stars and started developing space related products. One of which are planet cracker class ships.

Hell, let’s go even further and say that they pioneered and lobbied for planet cracking, both for profit and because the materials they find in those planets they destroy have a higher chance of recreating Isu artifacts to its full potential.

Some even show promise of having applications that could potentially exceed what the Pieces of Eden are even capable of.

Because of this, Abstergo… no. The Templar Order expanded their circle of influence to other areas, including public trading company like CEC.

The Order has been too focus on the stars that they ignore the growing Church of Unitology and even ignoring most of what’s happening back on Earth.

The Brotherhood, on the other hand, have been keeping an eye on this church because there is something strange going on there and they actually believe the Templars have some deep connection with the church. (they don't in a sense that both Order and Brotherhood have been infiltrated by Unitologists but they don't know about it)

Not to mention, with the Templars’ hold on earth weakening because of their focus on space, the Brotherhood had been steadily growing in power, maintaining distant alliances with powerful people while keeping an eye on them at the same time.

The Templars’ greed to become more powerful than the Isus themselves is what sets up the tragedy of USG Ishimura.

Learning of the existence of the Marker in USG Ishimura led the Unitologists to set their own plan into motion.

Ishimura includes a lab where they grew clones that are kept in case a worker needs compatible organ transfer or limb… ‘recovery’.

In this place, a Unitologist clones a preserved DNA. This Unitologist used to be part of the Templar Order. As far as the Templars are concerned, he was still part of the Order. His task was simple.

Use the facilities to quickly develop the clone until it’s an adult and keep it in stasis until the time is right.

This clone is based on the preserved DNA of Subject 17, Desmond Miles.

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Unorganized Notes:

Desmond wakes up once USG Ishimura the day the Marker ‘enters’ the Ishimura. Things are weird are shit because, Desmond’s last memories are about him dying to save the world in 2012, but everyone seems to know him as a member of USG Ishimura.

Things get even weirder when Desmond starts to ask questions about what his job was or who he was and no one can give him a concrete answer. When he try to press them, people just start to grow agitated.

Things become even weirder when a medical officer starts freaking out because he remembers Desmond but then he doesn’t and then…

The ‘disappearances’ begin.

Desmond has his hands full though because his Bleeding Effect has started to become… much more vivid. He swears he had felt them touch him, grazing the back of his hand with theirs, tapping his shoulder… He swears he can feel their warm breath as they whisper to him to…

“Bring us back”

It is unsure what the Unitologists want with Desmond but there are a few medical officers who requests him for daily check ups. Desmond is sus of them the most and that gives him the idea that it's his genes that's important.

Once he learns about how he was ‘born’, he starts to understand that his Bleeds want him to grow more of him. Bodies they can ‘inhabit’.

Whether this is true OR this is the Marker fucking Desmond up, pretending to be the Bleeds but actually using his emotional attachment to them to make Desmond do something for it is a question that Desmond didn’t even know he should ask.

Because by that point, the Ishimura was becoming swarmed by necromorphs

(Whether this turns into Desmond trying to survive the Ishimura or Isaac finding Desmond later on is up to you. If Isaac will be part of the story, either he’d find Desmond already under the thrall of the Marker and trying to make bodies for his supposed Bleeds or Desmond is placed under stasis or something similar and Isaac awakens him)

It would be fun if Hammond is actually an Assassin sent to check what the fuck is happening in Ishimura and he actually knows who Desmond Miles is. If you’re feeling ambitious, instead of Hammond, Kendra is the secret Assassin XD

[rayssion]

Let's chat about Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard!!

So not me saying 'tomorrow' then proceed to delay that tomorrow for as long as possible, not my fault though! Each time I decide to write the review people just be like "oh, look at her, she seems at peace, let me just go.... Annoy her" that's my family summarised btw.

But yeah, we're finally here!

First off, the general rating for me is 4.5 for the entire series.

Now let's talk about somethings:

As a matter of fact, there's nothing I hate in this books like wth why dose it have to be this good??? Which translates to: I'm just going to fangirl, that's it, just FANGIRL.

I also want to establish that I didn't know not even a single thing about Norse mythology before reading these books. I didn't even know what Norse meant guys, I'm hopless like that. And even after they explained them a little my brain is still stuck at the "they're fancy vikings" setting lol I'm sorry.

So my whole Norse "knowledge" comes from, you guessed it, how to train your dragon🤡. It's bad, I know I know, yet it's still a start right? Like dude I never watched any Thor movie before (in my defense, it's not horror, and I enjoy horror) so just to put it simply, I don't know shit about Norse mythology.

Which is good btw!! Me not knowing anything about the mythology is actually good to measure how much Rick is good at explaining things that are totally new.

The first book took me two days to finish because it's like an introduction, so there were many new words and terms that my small brain couldn't keep track with, so I suppose you can really enjoy the series as a reread more than first time reading. Guys, it took me days to learn how to pronounce ginunngagap. So unless you already have a background on Norse mythology (not jumping into the books like stupid me) I feel like one's can't see the books true potential.

Alright, so we laid the ground about me being an uncultured swine, now we have the writing: we got the classic Rick's first person pov writing style that he went for in the original series pjo. But I got to note that it clearly improved, I can see that he was trying to step out of narrator Percy's shadow as he wrote mcga and toa, seeing that he wrote Magnus as an oblivious kid who's trying to stay out of everyone's business as much as he can, and he wrote Lester with no heroism in him whatsoever at the start. So clearly he wanted something to add contrast and volume to his universe and that's quite good. He achieved his goal with toa much more than in mcga in my opinion. Magnus, as lovely as he is, still finds time to roast people the good old Percy Jackson way, in other words you can see the resemblance between the two characters at some points. (I didn't include tkc because for me, Sadie and Carter are like Percy devided into two people, the fierce rushy personality went with Sadie, and the trying-to-pretend-to-be-calm-so-as-to-improvise-a-plan personality went with Carter, yet the two of them can be be snarky at their times).

To be Frank with you guys, not much of a character development happens during the books, I mean yes, Sam stands against her dad, and we get Amir into the picture, but yeah that's it. I guess the character who got the most change was Randolph, we love a little remedy arc at the end.

Oh other thing I like to point, Muslims don't call mosques you know "mosques" we call them Masjids (Masjid, sing.) I see it's a little slip but I prefer if it never happened, because mosque actually means "house of mosquito" so, yeah.

We also have the matter of Sam's hijab, I'd like to say that's not how being a hijabi works but I don't want to start a religious war here. Let's just say, you don't just wear your hijab when you want and not wear it when you don't want. What's the point then, if I can easily just go with my head uncovered? But we're not having this conversation, most of you won't be interested in this anyways.

And another thing! I've seen all these fanarts of Alex in the wedding dress (because I'm a sucker for Alex) and I wanted to point out, Alex was disguised as Samirah, Samirah is Muslima so her wedding dress would be, you know, Muslim friendly? Idk. But yeah, it should at least be ancle lengthed with high neck and long sleeves and the veil must be thick to cover her hair, like a hijab. Also it should be wide/big a little not clenching to her body. Just a little advice for artists there :).

Now that we spoke about Sam, can we talk about Alex? Tbh I like, knew nothing about genderfluidism(?) before this book (I read it on some blogs here on Tumblr and I imagined something totally different so I'll spear you my pathetic story) so it was nice learning new things with Rick. Like bro, in my head Alex is mostly a boy yet when I rant to my aunt I mostly use she/her. It confused the heck out of me during the first chapters actually. But I'm proud to say that I FIGURED OUT THAT LOKI WAS HER/HIS MOM LIKE BY MYSELF WAY BEFORE THE BIG REVEAL SO YEAH I'M HELLA PROUD.

I love Alex. Nothing else to say, I'm infatuated.

And yet if I'm infatuated with Alex then I'm fucking ready to die for Magnus at any given time! The boy is just so adorable!! He's so sweet even if he's being sarcastic like I just want to kidnap him and keep him in my pocket forever! I wanna hug him and pat his back, ruffle his hair and kiss his forehead because he deserves it! I just love him guys! Everything about him is just so endearing even if he was being a coward he's still lovely! I know I'm not making any sense here I just want you to know that I'm head over heels for him. Also I wanted to say that one of the things I really admired about his character is that he's never the fighter, I love how everyone else would be plunging into the battle and he'd just stand there waiting for either a chance to bargain with the enemy or an injury that he must heal. I love how Rick went out of the line this time and chose a god that, tbh, we'd never hear about him on regular basis. Like in pjo we had our protagonist Percy, son of Poseidon who's one of the big three, tkc we have Carter and Sadie channelling the power of Hores and Isis, major gods and Hores is the king or the gods, hoo's heroes are kids of the Olympians and Apollo is like, an Olympian god himself. So it was a nice turn to have Frey a neutral god who's concern is to live in peace, having our protagonist's main power to be healing or like disarming people, nothing big or fancy, yet it fits so much! Like my boy just wants to live a simple quite life (with a transgender genderfluid partner if possible and practically canon gay parents) even when there's an enemy he's like "can't I just go stand there and then a miracle happens and I don't need to fight them anymore?" Gosh I love him.

Magnus and Lester are just so relatable and so average-human-coded that you can't help but love them!

And I liked how most of the characters are also lovable, like the whole floor 19? They're just the best family and I'd be so delighted to spend eternity with them (till Ragnarok at least) I really love their dynamics. And then we have Blitz and Hearth and oh boy how much do I love hearth! I was like that's my soulmate out there pretty much since he was introduced. I'm not joking guys, these people out there have one of the best found families ever.

I also wanted to note that I'm kind of a sucker for villains like especially those who are antihero much. So, confession time, I kinda liked Luke back in pjo, I liked Set in tkc, and like Apollo himself I might simped once or twice for the emprors. The thing I wanted to say is! First book I like liked liked Loki, ngl till the end I found him fancy. Like if he wasn't so much interested in Ragnarok and world ending and whatever I might even put him with my favourite characters. Like, why do villains have to be hot?? If you don't want me to simp then don't make them hot! (What am I doing guys, I must seek help wtf)

Another topic, people would be oohhh percabeth omg omg and I'd be awww big sister Annabeth is the best! Like have you seen those Annabeth and Magnus scenes??? Bro let me tell you I'm fucking dead, like they're the best cousins out there, like that's so cuttee!!

This's a p.s actually but I wanted to say another thing, about the ending of the ship of the dead, yes it was emotional, yes I teared up. But don't you guys feel like there's much more to it? Like I'm sorry but how could we not return to the fact that Magnus can talk to birds now (Disney Princess™)? Or how in the first place can he talk to them, hearth himself doesn't know if his father had the ability. Speaking about fathers, the visions that Magnus saw about Alex's father, are we just going to pass them like they never happened? Guys idk I feel like there are some plot holes that might be left intentionally (hopefully for a next book sometime) and I also feel like there's something wrong with the gods, like the last scenes we had with them, I might be paranoid but I really feel like Frey was hiding something. Anyways yeah, that's what I wanted to add.

So this barely covers anything from the feelings I had reading this series (because I'm a sensitive bitch who visibly tremble and scream while reading fluff) but yeah, I must hurry up a little, so next thing we have is a couple of screenshots I took cuz why not? Some of them might even be out of context but I like it.

So I was going to post them in different posts and tag them here and Tumblr just said NO ") so yeah ig.

Hope you guys enjoyed this review (which is me basically simping as always) I'm like 100 pages into tsats now, hopefully I'll come back to talk about it soon.

Have a nice day/night♡!!

[dangermousie]

When an episode opens this way, you know things are either go really glorious or really dark. And this drama does both. But before we plunge into horror, it gives the characters this moment of grace. I especially love when you see her hand on his back, next to the wound he got saving her.

And the voiceover, which combines the scene where they are closest with their talking about their most painful, separated time..

The way her eyes shine watching him sleep.

All that tenderness...

And that moment of grace is over as quickly as it came. JH finding out the Crown Prince is refusing to bring back captives - despite his cynicism and his experience, there is something incorrigibly naive about goodness and hope in JH. But also he got to know CP and he thought he could trust him a little. He does not know that CP cannot bring them back because the mad king views those miserable women, farmers and children as some sort of potential rebel army.

And things get worse - when JH gets them back regardless, they are ambushed and most of them are killed or wounded. People who survived captivity in enemy country, killed by their own, on orders of a paranoid madman. (I don't think anyone realized how far the King is gone - CP didn't want them back to save himself; not even he thought the King would order them massacred, and those who did not either die or make it back to China taken for torture and execution.)

The scenes of JH in the torture chambers - that vivid intelligence and strong will at the end of its rope - ouch!

The bit when he's barely conscious but still grabs her ring, my heart!!!

And I love that her ring is what saves him because she sees his slack hand drop it, when he's being taken out as one of the pile of corpses. Their love is their salvation, again.

The way she finds him (the fact she's in the palace in the first place is to look for him), the way she hides among the corpses, smearing herself with his blood, the way she brains the guard. THIS WOMAN IS EVERYTHING!!! (And I love that this time she rescues him.)

But also what a contrast that embrace at the end of the episode - on a pile of bodies, with him brutalized and dying - to the way the episode opened.

That line from Song of Solomon comes to mind: Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.

Switching gears entirely, I want to talk about the prince and king. I honestly love how upright both the prince and his wife are. She begs him to save himself and not plead for the captives (once he found out they crossed and were killed or taken to be tortured) but while he knows danger, he goes anyway.

And she goes with him. She may not care about his cause, or at least not as much as she cares about him, but she will follow him. (Seems pretty historically accurate for So Hyeon's Crown Princess and ultimately her doom.)

In an episode full of amazing scenes, my favorite is actually none of the rest of them but the scene between Crown Prince and his mad father. The way CP begs and the King cannot understand but suspects him more not just because he's paranoid but because he fundamentally cannot imagine someone caring for peasants (or for anyone not their dear self), not really. He cannot understand his son because they do not inhabit the same moral universe.

The way SH tries, tries SO HARD even as you see him realize his father is unreachable, even as he knows that jeopardizes his own life.

There is no hope there. (And the tragic thing is the King, paranoid and selfish and monstrous as he is, loves his son. He views not executing him as a kind act of love. My God!)

[iheartgod175]

Some Thoughts (Mostly ZP, but still)…

—I’ve kinda hopped back onto the Zula Patrol train again since writing Turnabout, but I am planning on doing art and stories for other fandoms, too, of course ^^ I actually worked on chapter 4 of DCR and some more of Love Language for the first time in a month! Which is amazing progress since I had both writer’s block and worries that maybe a lot of folks aren’t interested in the story. But even if that were true, it’s not going to stop me from posting stories, especially about my favorite childhood show ^^

—I went a bit in depth about an OC who gets some focus in both DCR and a few other entries, Firestorm, who’s a military commander in one of the other Zulean branches (I’ll detail my own headcanons on the structure of the Zulean government in another headcanons post) and is one of the few people that Bula gets along with outside of his team because like him, she doesn’t tolerate the BS/corruption that goes on in the government. And somehow, I got the idea that in an alternate universe, they end up as a couple. It has me cracking up because now, I have three potential love interests for Bula: Zeeter (with whom I can see happening even in canon), Bonnie (my old OC whom I’ve revamped and even have a solo story for), and now Firestorm (who might get teased in the future). Bula’s literally building his own harem, LOL XD

—And then it got me thinking that if Bula’s a typical “clueless harem protagonist” (although unlike them, he makes himself useful and isn’t admired due to some random skill he has out of nowhere), Ricochet would be the “smug harem protagonist with a heart of gold” in that he dated Denise, Diane, Melissa, and many other women before he settled down. Also, in a few AUs, he does have a better relationship with Serena, Denise’s outlaw sister, and their relationship borders on UST. Silly thoughts are silly, LOL

—I’ve also had an idea regarding the Third Sight ability. Originally, this ability has no offensive capability in any field whatsoever. But then I had a thought: what if there was a way, theoretically, that a user could hurt/even kill someone with their mind? It came about from a thought that DS! Elfilis (with whom Multo interacts with in my latest crossover) could totally do this easily, since he’s basically seen as a god (although he’s mortal) and he’s a lot more powerful/experienced with his psychic powers. Not to mention that between him and Multo, his cruel streak is not only bigger, but also more terrifying. It got me thinking that the Zuleans who have the Third Sight can do this same thing, namely in a moment of pure distress/fury, stemming from the desire to make the perpetrator feel every ounce of pain they felt at watching their loved one get hurt/killed. The name for this attack is called “Flashpoint” (or at least, it’s a working idea for a name). I had the idea that Multo accidentally stumbles across this ability after someone got the great (read: stupid) idea to hurt Zeeter or any of the others in front of him, and unable to physically defend them (due to being trapped), he’s filled with both horror at his loved ones being hurt, and pure rage at the perp, wanting nothing but for him to feel that same pain and worse. Cue that happening to the perp, with the guy literally losing his mind. With Multo being the kind of person he is, he’s shocked/horrified that he can do such a thing. One of the villains in my current WIP, Nova, takes an interest in Multo after finding out about him using this.

—And now, a part of me wants to do an alternative version of Multo that’s evil. That would be pretty terrifying. O.O

—Oh, I’m also thinking of getting back to The Return of the Phantom Empire soon, thanks to working on Firestorm’s profile. Just trying to work on the general plot of the side story, which focuses on Quick Draw McGraw, and possibly Quack-Up, namely in regards to the trauma he suffered before he joined the Galactic Guardians. This chapter isn’t gonna be quite as long as the first three chapters, but that might change, lol XD

[aradiaravenswood]

Aradia’s Project List

Hi friends! This pinned post will show all of my completed, in progress, and planned fanfic works. Works that have been posted will include a link to the fic, and each entry will have brief details about theme, pairing, and expected general timeline of posting. I will be updating this periodically as I release things/complete things/potentially get new ideas, and I’ll keep this post pinned to the top of the blog. Enjoy!

— horizons

— restitution in absentia - epic length, HBP divergence (or arguably very late OOTP divergence), mystery and angst, super-powered Ginny, morally gray Draco; currently WIP, anticipated completion date December 2024/January 2025

— where the sky meets the sea - multi-chaptered but significantly shorter than RiA; working summary of “In which Draco Malfoy goes to trauma therapy, as told by a trauma therapist. In which Ginny Weasley deals with the aftermath of accidentally temporarily becoming a god— oops. In which Draco and Ginny learn to love each other and lead fulfilling lives in a post-Voldemort world.” Will be posted in 2025.

— secret third thing with no title yet - crossover? multiverse? action and adventure? yes? anticipated for 2026

— this is me trying

— Mise en Place - one shot, EWE, summer fest fic, second chance relationship for Draco and Ginny in 2009, Draco in the Muggle world, divorced Ginny; completed

— Of Apples and The Trees They Fall From - planned 6 chapters, sequel, Ginny introducing Draco to her family, early days of navigating their new relationship; fall fest fic, WIP

— Vol Vers La Vie - planned 13 chapters, prequel, exploration of Draco’s life from Deathly Hallows until the events of Mise; will be released 2025

— all of this is temporary

— PTOLEMAEA - 11 chapters, dead dove, Ginny/Tom, Voldemort Wins AU, written for TWHoS Gothic Fantasy Fest; inspirations include Dante’s Inferno, Black Mirror, American Horror Story, Ethel Cain’s “Ptolemaea”, and Paris Paloma’s “escape pod”; completed

— PENANCE - multi-chaptered, D&G surviving in a Voldemort wins world, tied together by mutual common interests; do we live with horror or fight to change it?; will be released 2025

— PRODIGAL - multi-chaptered, D/G time travel fix it fic to save the world from a Voldemort empire; will be released 2025

— Stand Alones (Canon Compliant)

— The Mental Game - 250 word drabble, Ginny and Quidditch, could conceivably fit into RiA or Mise universes; completed

— aphelion - canon-compliant longfic; will explore D&G’s time at Hogwarts during DH, then will be post-war with Draco serving an Azkaban sentence; expect slow-burn enemies to lovers, anticipated for 2026

— Stand Alones (Alternate Universe)

— All the World’s a Stage - 2300 word DG one shot, Medieval AU, inspired by the movie Molière, written for the Audaciously Austen Quill Quest; completed

— Ginevra - an Anastasia (animated film) retelling but make it Drinny; probably multi-chaptered but short, sticks pretty closely to film plot; maybe 2025, maybe 2026 depending on how other projects go

[elizakai]

AU INFO ARCHIVES

AU REFERENCE ARCHIVES AND QUICK FACT GRABS

Ok keep in mind, some of these Are going through reboots or are ongoing! 

but these are BASICS and should mostly hold up!

I only knew of a few of these sources before tonight, so I did have to skim a few of these sources as I searched…. I’d like to think I’m a decent info surfer 🫠 but take with a grain of salt as you should most things _^_

I may have to come back and edit this post :( lmk if any of the links don’t work, sites prove unhelpful, or if you have BETTER sites, please 😁

If you want other au’s, or if anyone’s interested in specific characters simplified facts and/ or analysis, I can do the research for you and write it up more swallowable, just lmk _^_

❗️BELOW THE CUT❗️

KILLER SANS ARCHIVED

Au/ canon by rahafwabas

The ao3 link in this was especially helpful to me personally :)⬇️

DREAMTALE ARCHIVED 

Au/ Canon by jokublog/ joku

SIMPLE, HELPFUL SUMMARY, JUST FACTS! updated 2021 so beware of potential changes but most of this holds up from reading it⬇️

Dreamtale past archive , xxtha has been approved by joku and has some good character analysis things on their blog, esp on dreamtale/ and dream’s character :D!⬇️

DUSTTALE ARCHIVE

Au/ Canon by ask dusttale

DUSTTALE is hard because the creator speaks Korean.  I’ve yet to find compiled info so here’s their tumblr, there is an archive of asks and such on blog!

DUSTTALE has a lot of intentionally unanswered questions in general, so if it’s confusing that’s…part of it😪

Ask DustTale — Can you clarify something please? You keep...

This is helpful and simple character wise⬇️

Canon Dusttale Sans Storyline, Character, and Facts | Undertale AUs Amino

the creator has several stories on ao3 about dust (well, technically murder) sans, but most are in Korean….if you know how to find translations I’d love to get my hands on it 👀

INK SANS ARCHIVE

Au/ Canon by comyet

COMYET Being golden and splendiferous and making it easy for me by compiling it for us I will marry them just for that, this includes a personality section too⬇️

HORRORTALE

Au/ Canon by SourAppleStudios

❗️This comic contains gore and disturbing images❗️as long as that doesn’t bother you…ABSOLUTELY go read it!!! IT’S GOOD.

Welcome

If the link is weird, just find sourapplestudios and you should be able to figure it out! Keep in mind the comic is still in the works but a good amount of content is established

K so for horror SANS this is a wiki ( :( I tried avoiding those…) BUT it’s quick and easy, slightly biased but still valuable⬇️ I’m sure there’s better sources but this is the first decent quick one I found!

UNDERSWAP

Now most of you are aware of the underswap drama that occurred…and that most of the fandom doesn’t adhere to the original underswap, especially after the creator stepped away from the story

However, I think this still holds valuable information, even if just for reference or ideas, so here THIS hefty chunkalunk⬇️

Canon Underswap research

I’m afraid an archive for the Fandom underswap probably doesn’t exist, as interpretations are kind of just…accepted?but if the original was more your thing, or if you just want the info, there it is!

ERROR SANS

god I’ve analyzed this hoe left and right. Not even kidding.

We all know loverofpiggies/ CQ , you should easily be able to find the comic with a search ‘ask error sans’ , there’s also some fun comic dubs on YouTube :) ! Here’s the blog with start at beginning and archive options⬇️

Ask Error!Sans (Unfinished) (Posts tagged errortale)

Also. This entire thing is AMAZING I read this years ago and had a ball,I need to reread it but I managed to find it and 😪✨ great phycology analysis by she-of-many-fandoms…⬇️✨

I draw comics sometimes — themightymarai: she-of-many-fandoms: Preface...

That’s all for now, my arms are dying from Internet surfing🧎🏽‍♀️AGAIN feel free to suggest, request, correct, comment or offer more info! Happy brainworms :) 🐛

( @zucchiyeni )

[arkhammaid]

I had a very interesting dream based on which I got an idea for a fic. Long story short  I'm a big fan of tennis and Formula 1 so I would like to see a fanfic that depicted both sports.

Basically the story goes this way: after Charles's unsuccessful race which Max won there was a party at which a drunk Max told some people that Charles shouldn't have become a racer if he couldn't win anything no matter how hard he tried, like he's not equal to him. Charles was very offended and left in tears saying that he doesn't deserve such an attitude towards himself and since Max was drunk he said whatever came into his head.

So the next day Max woke up and realized in horror what he had said and tried to apologize to Charles but he didn't have his number in his phone. It turned out that Max woke up in a parallel universe in which Charles became not a racer but a very successful tennis player.  So successful that he is the current Olympic champion and multiple Grand Slam winner, he is the second coming of Roger Federer (who is basically a Schumacher of tennis, IMO he's a GOAT). Charles Leclerc is the national pride of Monaco, everyone loves and adores him, he has no equal in tennis. Him and Max have never met in this universe although they both live in Monaco. Also his brother Arthur is currently driving in Formula 2.

Max is very upset since no one on the grid matches him in racing same way Charles did. Now Max understands how talented Charles is. Also Max realizes that he is in love with him, he misses Charles ebery day. And now Max is trying to figure out the way so that everything comes back.

Sorry if this is too much but since this idea came to my mind I couldn't stop thinking about a fic like that.

it's never too much if you send me your fic ideas anon <3 sometimes i get inspired by it, sometimes others can get inspired by it! i for one am sadly not into tennis at all, but i do know roger federer (swiss pride and all that)

and oh MY god, max suffering in an alternative universe, this is one of my favorite fic tropes (as soon you mention alternative universe, crossover, timetravel etc i'm so fucking sold) like GIMME ALL THE ANGST!!!

i would also give benefit of the doubt for max, because drunk thoughts are honest thoughts so.. maybe he would say that charles can't be his rival and doesn't have the potential to be BECAUSE he's stuck in the clown team known as ferrari? but charles only hears the first part and max is oddly fixtated on it, so the ferrari mention is like,,, not really there and max must learn from his mistakes...

[hpowellsmith]

Harris... When Honour Bound is complete... Make Warlock-errant, yo. 😅 You know you want to.

Maybe... we'll see! I may come up with something else that I fall in love with even more. It also depends what CoG get excited about too!

Every time I go on a bike ride (which has been every other day or so, sometimes every day) I start thinking about potential future stuff.

I always get like this towards the end of a project. It "helps" that I'm not working this week (so I'm doing family stuff) and have more room to noodle about aforementioned future stuff.

Right now the things that have most of my attention are:

a) servant of living god dark fantasy/horror thing aka Warlock-Errant (it wouldn't end up being called that) (maybe a series?? even though I've never done that before???)

b) erotica on a party boat, possibly related to partying with a friend/frenemy (I can't decide what level of stakes this would be - "foil an assassin", "help with a wacky heist" or "experience personal growth and make a life change", or whether it would be in the Creme setting or something else)

c) university adventures in the Creme setting, probably exploration-related (I don't have a hook that I feel really good about for this idea yet, so I need that) (again maybe some sort of multi-game thing if I felt really drawn to a longer plot???)

But in short, who knows