#HG you son of a

[rainstorm0995]

oh gosh

hello hello ddvau fans if you do not know me i do edits for ddvau and i have Known about this chapter for weeks and have been sitting on my rage at HG the whole time. and now it is released i need the people to see he is a bitch ass mf

anyway. starting off here. the very first thing HG says to Grian when talking about what happened is a threat

"i'm here to help you. i'm the best option you got, no one else will"

when i was editing for Doody, this line was just "i'm here to help." but Doody wanted it to come across somewhere in this chapter that HG has all the power in this situation and that HG wants Grian to know that. it was decided that the best spot to include that was right here, right off the bat. HG is Grian's only option and that is as much a promise as it is a threat. no one else will help Grian, and that includes saving him from HG if he doesn't tell HG what he wants to know

and then there's this page. when Grian isnt super forthcoming w info, HG pulls out Jimmy. HG knows better than anyone that Jimmy is completely innocent and that he had nothing to do w the attack--he's a victim here, and HG knows that better than anyone. he also knows, from being Grian and Jimmy's friend as a civilian for years, that Grian cares a lot about Jimmy, and is using that against Grian

he also knows from being a civilian and Jimmy's friend that Jimmy's pro-mutant stance isnt popular, and Jimmy could be framed if HG said something bad about him. HG is trying blatantly to use anti-mutant sentiments against Grian and Jimmy so that Grian will talk, in a moment Grian is already convinced he's going to be arrested for hiding his status as a mutant

(which: note that HG says he heard "rumors" about Jimmy's stance about mutants and his protests against the university's policies--it isn't rumors, HG knows this from being Jimmy's friend and coworker as Scar)

and then here, HG is the only one who was conscious and who was fully present for and remembers what happened during the MS attack. yeah, Tango was also there, but Tango is a known mutant, adn we've already seen people do not trust Tango and think Tango is dangerous--he's certainly not as trustworthy as HG, Superhero, Emerald Soldier, face of the military. he's the one people will trust most. what he says happened is what happened

HG says that yes, Grian’s secret is safe, but only because HG is choosing to keep it. Grian is safe because HG is allowing him to be. HG told everyone that Grian gained wings from the attack, and so HG won't arrest Grian. in this narrative which HG made up, Grian did not lie to the government and he was not always a mutant. HG said it, so it's true, even if he's lying. all HG has to do is change his mind and say that Grian was always a mutant who lied and hid his status from the government, and then Grian will be arrested. HG could change his mind at any time if Grian doesn't cooperate with him. he's very blatantly blackmailing Grian

fun fact! the original version of this line didn't have the "for now," but it was added in editing when Doody said they wanted it to be explicitly clear HG is threatening Grian

what HG says here is the truth. he isn't just representing the law--HG is above the law, and he isn't shy about making sure Grian knows that. he's willing to use anything in his disposal to get the information he wants, and he's willing to use anything available to him to make sure Grian complies with him. disguising it in friendly attitude and cookies and a phone number does not hide the fact HG was incredibly ruthlessly manipulative here

anyway. incredibly fun chapter. one of my favorites. i need DDVAU HG exploded

[xylaif]

Whaaaat ? Are you crazy, Jochen ? 😭💀

From the book "Hans Joachim Marseille" by Antonio Gil

Translation :

AS CAPTAIN EDUARD "EDU" NEUMANN WOULD LATER RECALL, MARSEILLE CONTINUED WITH HIS USUAL EXTRAVAGANCES, EVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HIGHEST LEADERS OF THIRD REICH GERMANY...

HJM : MEIN REICHSMARSCHALL...

HG : TELL ME, MY SON...

HJM : ARE YOU GAY?

HG : W-WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

[wifeofsnowbaird]

You Can't, You Can't Catch me Now I'm coming like storm into your town

Part 1/Part 2/Part 3/

Masterlist

[Mentor!Coriolanus Snow x time-travel, hg-era, tribute!reader x toxic!Finnick Odair (in the Peacekeeper era)]

Warning: gore, blood, gun and knife violence, serious injury, death, physical assult, possibly non-con...as I said, maybe...

Summary: You are a rebel, the last chance of the rebellion against President Snow. You're told to go on one last mission to kill the man who massacred Panem. It took you years to understand your mission when you became [name] Lily Baird, starting from the age of five till before the reaping day of the 10th Hunger Games.

The day you began your plan to destroy President Snow before he became the villain he was meant to become.

'Both sisters, Lucy Gray and [Name] Lily Baird are a part of the Covey, and though they have been chosen as tribute for both District 12 and 9 because of our own mistakes, we hope they will stay safe.'

You knew about [Name] Lily Baird, named after her because your mother was inspired by her fiery personality and strength, but now you realize that you were transported to a time before the Baird sisters died, one of sickness and one because of Coriolanus Snow himself.

'I will kill you, President Coriolanus Snow.'

The reason you had volunteered to kill Snow was the debt your parents had owed him. They had cried and pleaded with the Peacekeepers to have some more time but they refused to react. Most District people had been forced into poverty and needed money and the Capitol granted them ways to gain some, but unfortunately, it was a loan that kept on growing. This started with President Snow’s reign and imposed slave labor on many of the people living in the poor Districts like 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Your parents had died in those situations, your father being forced into the coal mines and your mother transported to District 8 to work on Peacekeeper uniforms. 

Both were killed by the very people they worked for. 

‘[Name]! Are you ok? The train was very harsh…’ A bright-eyed girl-Lucy Gray- bent over you to wake you up from your sleep. The sun shone through a slit in the ceiling, highlighting your bronze skin as you moved.

She grinned over to you while sitting on the floor, eyeing you as you moved. 

‘I loved your song, [Name] Lily, it was magical.’

You suddenly gasped, how did you…faint on stage?!

The small girl beside you nervously smiled before she extended a hand in your direction.

Lucy Gray motioned over to the extended hand and introduced you to her.

‘That’s Wovey from District 8, and I’m sure you know me!’ Her grin widened.

‘Of course I do, Lucy Gra-’

‘District 9 girl tribute, it’s time to meet your new mentor since Plinth’s son wanted your apparent sister, so your mentor is now Coriolanus Snow.’

Lucy Gray frowned, slight fear shining in her gaze. You bent your head to whisper in her ear a quote which should gift her strength.

‘Don't let them sense your fear or they will laugh with joy…’

And that is true defeat…

You had woken up in [Name] Lily Baird’s body 13 years ago, when the original [Name] Lily Baird was adopted by Lucy Gray's parents. It hadn’t taken you long to understand how to survive in the Covey after the...deaths...of your adoptive parents because you had lived in 12, the poorest District.

But you had never understood what happens in the Hunger Games besides the fact that most tributes wish they were dead.

‘Get out.’

A disgruntled Peacekeeper snatched you from the floor and pushed you toward a man with analyzing blue eyes. He smiled at you and offered a gorgeous white rose. 

‘So this is Coriolanus Snow…I take it back, Haymitch was right, he’s hot-no, focus, [Name]!

You grimaced at the rose and snatched it, scratching his hand lightly. His smile faltered a bit but once he noticed her flaming face his smile returned, brighter than before. 

‘So is this the only thing you do?’ You elaborated once you noticed his furrowed eyebrows. 

‘Bringing me roses, is that your only skill?’ He glanced at your hand gripping the rose before straightening to reply.

‘I’ll do my best to take care of you,’ You looked annoyed once you heard that and he noticed before you could even form a thought as if he wanted you to view him as a man worthy to be your mentor. ‘And I’ll make sure to keep you safe.’

You rolled your eyes before catching the movement of his hand gliding through the tresses of his platinum blond locks. 

‘I’m sure you will, Coriolanus Snow.’

Until I kill you.

‘Tigris,’ The blond-haired woman hummed, her adept fingers quickly stitching one of Grandma’am’s old shawls. ‘I think my tribute is in love with me.’

She paused, glancing at the blue-eyed man sitting beside her.

‘Why…why would you think that?’

‘She…trusts me, to keep her safe at least.’

Tigris chuckled, careful not to wake the Grandma’am at such late hours.

‘Do you want her to be in love with you? Because it seems like you have an infatuation with the singer.’

He focused on the scratch she’d marked him with.

‘Maybe…”

[central-cench]

imma do a monthly appeciation post cuase VAGINA <33

@luvleyangeldust you guys are crazy if you think im not tagging her, she has my address, my password, my private info, SHE NOWS EVERYTHING ABT ME!!

@bloodybbydoll i acc love her sm, she's such a skibidi rizzeler!!

@mentallylivingin2000s we love her, who doesn't?? (whats that smell?..)

@aether-17 so cool, he's the person everyone wants to be friends with

@nick-stuxniolos-hg my hg<33

@beabadobaee I acc love u sm!! like MWAH

@chrissturniol0 so funny, so skibidi <33

@astoria-rios lowk my first friend on here!!

@chrislilcumslvt she gets all the boy drama <33

@nickgurl4life she's so supportive and everyone SHOULD lover her!!

@madisonb44r OOH SHE'S SON KINDDDD

@nathan-doe so silly so skibidi

@neiima-marin everyone needs a girl like her<33

lastly, Central Cee. JS PUT IT IN ALRR

-admin!!

[bullet-prooflove]

Sugar & Spice: Sonny Quinn x Reader

Tagging: @totalstitchlover19 @switchbladeclub @kind-wolf @@mariashane @floydsglasses firecountryqueen666 @caffeinatedwoman @kmc1989 @sca3a @jeysbae @hufflepuffgirl @hgs-11 @meera10

Before you, Sonny would get fucked up after his deployments. He’d come home to an empty apartment, drink until he couldn’t see, pass out on the couch. Then he’d wake up the next day with a raging hangover and do the same thing all over again.

That’s how he handled his downtime.

Now though, now things are different.

The first place he hits is your bar. He leaves his bags heaped in the truck before he comes in, makes a scene and it’s always a scene, Sonny makes sure of it.

He knows that fellas come sniffing around you when he’s gone. You’ve never told him that but you don’t have to. He sees the way that some of your regulars look at you, you’re pretty, compassionate and if he’s honest, a little bit of a bitch. It’s the reason why he was attracted to you in the first place.

Sugar and spice is what he  calls you because you’re sweet as peaches and cream until you get a bee in your bonnet and Sonny, he knows all the right buttons to push in order to make you a little crazy.

When he enters the bar, he sweeps you off your feet literally. There is nothing like the sensation of having you in his arms again, of being able to touch you, hold you. When he kisses you, it’s with a passion that floods through his entire system. He doesn’t give a shit that the two of you are in public, he just wants his girl to know exactly how much he’s missed her.

He spends the rest of the night behind the bar, laughing with you, flirting with you,  making his presence known because Sonny, he’s a territorial son of bitch. He wants everybody to know he’s back in your life.

That night when he takes you back to his place he takes his time undressing you, his lips chase over every single inch of you as he relearns the contours of your body. He spends all night inside you, loving you. He fucks you every which way he can think of, holding off his own release while you come all over his cock.

It’s only when he’s wrung every last ounce of ecstasy out of you that he relents. He lets go of that control, each thread snapping until he comes so fucking hard it feels like he’s being ripped apart by an IED. The rapture explodes through him, ripping through his synapses and shredding up his sanity as he spills his release deep inside of you.

This shit right here is why the neighbours hate the two of you.

When he eventually climbs under the sheets he’s sated, relaxed. He watches as you slip into one of his old band t-shirts, smiling as you join him in bed. His arms wrap around you, gathering you up close as your tuck your head underneath his chin.

“I missed you while you were gone.” You tell him, your fingertips lightly chasing over the ink that’s etched into his chest.

“I bet you had plenty of other boys chasing you around.” He teases, his thumb ghosting over the apple of your cheek as he tilts his head to look at you.

“Noone like you.” You whisper, your lips brushing over his. “There’s never been anyone like you.”

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[kogratorm]

QSMP's Candidates Statements (Translated)

From QuackityToo June 19th Stream.

DISCLAIMER: My native language is Brazilian Portuguese, not Spanish nor English. Due to that and the differences in language expression, I made some changes/paraphrases while translating to accommodate the context, but the overall understanding remains 98% loyal to each candidate’s speech.

BadBoyHalo

BBH proposes that he is the only person capable of carrying out the necessary decisions that the president of Quesadilla Island must take. He believes he is the only one who has the courage to make the difficult decisions necessary to keep the island safe and sound for the residents and prevent a dictator from taking power, all while protecting the eggs.

Foolish

Foolish is excited about the opportunity that the island has provided. He says he wants to enjoy and make the most of the situation because it's not every day that you end up on a crazy island with a diverse population speaking a variety of languages. Some people would prefer to get out of here [Quesadilla] as soon as possible, but he wants to make friends with everyone and enjoy everything the island has to offer.

Etoiles

Etoiles stated that he is charismatic, generous, and that the only negativity he carries is for himself and never for others. Etoiles sets out to explore the island in order to better understand the environment of where they are; he will visit as many dungeons as he needs to get a better understanding of the island.

Baghera

Baghera stated that she has her head screwed on the right way and wishes only the best for the islanders. She values communication and maintains positive relationships with everyone. Baghera believes she is capable of dealing with any fervor or rash situations that may arise. Quesadilla Island is where she was introduced to motherhood, and as a result, she has a specific goal. The place that gave her family and friends is one she must protect at all costs.

Felps

Felps work(ed) as a shipping officer, bus driver, artist, and gardener. What he wants to do is make everyone happy by giving more rights to eggs, noodles, and pasta.

Forever

Forever stated that he is one of the most active players on the island, and as such, he will always be there to protect the people's interests. As a professional Minecraft player, he has many ideas for community projects. Forever describes Richarlyson as one of the happiest things that has happened to him, as well as meeting all of the island's inhabitants (despite the fact that the French make a lot of noise at the egg hotel), given how everyone is very friendly and entertaining.

Mike

Mike promised to restore order to Quesadilla Island, his favorite aspect of the island being the islanders themselves. He would forbid the use of waystones, which would improve the island's dynamics by forcing players to build paths between their bases, allowing them to finally implement a railroad train system.

Cellbit

Cellbit has had prior work experience as a tribute (HG), murderer, prisoner, and detective. He claimed to be Roier's husband, capable of making eloquent arguments and pose intricate inquiries in various scenarios and circumstances. In summary, he believes he is a good president for the Island's future, both for introducing new creative ideas and new narratives to other content creators, as well as for protecting the eggs. His husband, son, and friends are his most valuable things on the island.

Gegg

I swear this isn’t bad translated; it is literally what has been said.

Gegg said he's a businessman, going door to door Gegging. He's a Geggwar criminal. He is an influencer of the family lifestyle. Gegg changes the world. What Gegg likes most about Quesadilla Island is the humidity, the damp places and caves. Gegg promises you freedom. Gegg promises the truth. Gegg promises you power. Gegg promises the abolition of all government rules, taxes and any existing laws. The government establishment holds us, so Gegg will release us. Just one geggrule: believe in Gegg, because Gegg believes in you.

El Quackity

His speech is about his character as well as the election scenario (from the perspective of a Content Creator, not a character). I decided to put it all together because it was somewhat scrambled and also because it was an important reminder for the community.

According to ElQuackity, there is a lack of organization and order. He believes that in the ideal scenario, this can be resolved. He believes that his candidacy in this work and position is critical, and that it will be the best possible. One thing to be clear about it: during his campaign, he will do whatever it takes to ensure that the people have a good president. Thus, he reminds and states that this election event isn’t predetermined, scripted, or planned, and there is no pre-written ending. Elections will be decided by the votes of creators, the efforts of creators, and the votes of the community. He warns that if If he decides to kill a candidate or an egg because it suits his political campaign, he will do so. And, if another candidate decides to kill him for their own benefit, it will be done. No one (except the creators) can say anything to encourage another narrative. We, as a community, need to understand that none of the creators will truly hate each other if one decides to attack the other or kill the other for their own campaign benefit. He encourages the community to support their favorite candidate, but if a creator decides to do something bad to another creator within the game at any time, those who send hate towards creators for actions taken by players in game will be rightfully banned and restricted from all QSMP chat streams. It is, after all, a game. It's a block game. The decisions made within the game will be made by the creators themselves. If the creators ever have a disagreement, it will be solved in private DMs. And nothing bad will ever happen because all the QSMP members are adults who understand that this is all for entertainment purposes. The QSMP Elections ARE for entertainment purposes ONLY.

[thenacrossing]

But first, a little groundwork on what I'm writing.

I sourced these images from a Pinterest board. I am a little bit aware that they may be AI, but I am not entirely sure and hope to be proved wrong. I do not own the rights to them - I just saw them, liked the vibes they gave me because they resonate with the characters I have in mind for my dark academia novel CONJURING CHAOS.

What is it about, you ask? It's about rage and vengeance, loss and lessons, and all the darkness that exists in between.

"After their father’s mysterious death, triplet witches Nando, Nina, and Nakhensa infiltrate an elite South African academy to exact revenge on the secret society that excommunicated him—only to uncover a deeper, eldritch horror tied to their own origins."

Above are the images I liked depicting the Ngonyama family - Nganono, the late patriarch, and his twin gifts Nakhensa, the youngest and most industrious, Nando, the middle son who is volatile and prone to chaos, and lastly the composed and very powerful first born, Nina, whose power screams so loudly from inside her she is always quiet to tame it. These three are on a quest that will test who they are as a unit and who they will be as individuals.

-HG

[dramioneasks]

Hey. Thanks for all the work you do for the fandom! Do you know any fics where Draco helps Hermione realize the flaws of the golden trio/griffindors/order? In a "c'mon, you're too smart to believe their shit" wat?

Riddle This By: CJRed - M, 47 chapters, Words: 177,707 - Everything Hermione knows about the war, herself, and the wizarding world is a lie. Friends become enemies, enemies become friends, and Dumbledore is not a leader of justice and light. With Snape as her mentor and a father she never expected, Hermione will ensure Harry’s survival and kick it to the ministry. Dramione. Lemons. Character deaths. Weasley Bashing. Updates weekly. (M)

Reverse - By: Lady Moonglow - M, WIP - At war’s end, Hermione is swept into the intrigue of an alternate world of opposites where Dumbledore rules as Dark Lord and Muggle technology and Dark Magic have revolutionized Britain. Light families who attempted resistance under Tom Riddle’s leadership have been left to a nightmarish fate. Can Hermione fix another shattered world - and still get back to her own? HG/DM

Thorns & Snakes - Elle_m2 - M, WIP - In the wake of their fourth year at Hogwarts, the Tri Wizards Tournament chooses Harry Potter as a champion, and life changes irrevocably for two members of the Golden Trio as Hermione finally sees her opportunity. A change of House, an hidden identity revealed, a secret powerful soul bond discovered, and Old Rituals awakening…What would have happened to the Wizarding World if Hermione Granger wasn’t who everyone thought she was?

Daughter and Son By: ekrichards - K+, 33 chapters - A new law is enacted forcing any able wizard or witch to take in muggle born students to protect them against a possible rise of the Dark Lord and his gang of Death Eaters. Warning: Manipulative Dumbledore, Dark Hermione, Harry, and Severus. Mentions of abuse.

-Lisa

[hath-e]

I just had this realization:

(Source below cut)

The manual of the HG Messer 100% confirms that Gundam Hathaway takes place within UC canon, the one where Hathaway killed Chan.

This is because as per the manual the movie Me02R-F01 Messer Type-F01 (aka the first model Messer that the line further developed into) is the direct follow up to the Sazabi, a suit that never existed in BC.

So then who is the one confirmed kill that Hathaway has, it can't be Chan as she was a part of the EF, so who's the one confirmed hostile?

I really hope my theory is correct, that Bright had the records altered to help his son, he had the fact that the Jegan shot down the Re-GZ removed and instead credited α Azieru to it.

Or it could just be the Geara Doga ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

(So anyone trying to tell you that the movie is canon to BC is lying) (meant for a specific person but I won't say who)

[sophfandoms53]

Okay time to get sappy a week after the finale LMAOO

As always, The Tag is my favorite part of the season and if we get good feeds along with it? A feast. And a majority of this season was like that, and I shall highlight some of my favorite memories from throughout the season and the tag that I will always be thinking about in years to come

- This is the funniest one for me, but us being locked out of the tag during reilly’s eviction and how we discovered that just minutes before the episode started, but that didn’t stop us from live blogging anyway LMAOO.

- And then they had the AUDACITY to announce the pressure cooker was finally coming back the following week and we couldn’t even properly celebrate together so we were all just screaming into the void😭 (or the nether region lol)

- That random vegan person who dropped the season bc Felicia asked for real butter lmao??

- Omg that chipmunk account we all thought was ohthecleverness and y’all called it the squeakuel and i think this person vanished from the tag

- GOING BACK TO THE PRESSURE COOKER, THE FEEDS THAT NIGHT??? Immaculate.

- It was magic to watch that in real time with each other. The shock we were in that the hgs broke an hour and then come to find out they almost broke the original record by mere MINUTES.

- The panic every time someone we liked dropped. The collective “CORY NO���’s live rent free to me.

- Us STRESSING so badly when Cameron wouldn’t let go and then America threw it to him😭 truly was magic tho

- Watching Cory go from someone the tag tolerated to being the IT boy of the season and the tag, iconic, that speech and debate boy had those hgs clawing walls

- Cory shutting down any misogynistic or problematic comment from anyone (the 21 turned 22 year old being the most responsible person this season should be studied)

- Corswhores that’s it LMAOO

- Cory suffering from the second juror curse

- America truly being one of us

- Cirie a queen to watch live

-omg that time Cirie said “I ain’t never played with people this stupid before.” SHE WAS AHEAD OF HER TIME

-Izzy deserved sm better from the edit, you could not escape this girl on the feeds

-The episode edits sucking for a vast majority of the season and for the houseguests (i swear i’ve never seen a season’s edit and its feeds be completely different from each other before how tf did that happen)

- Our collective hatred for the multiverse twist

- FUCKING BOWIE JANE

- Everything about Felicia really, the FBJ remix, her and Mr B (smooches), even tho she was pawned all summer watching her game was so fun

- HISAM ROBBED KING BUT HE SAVED US FROM THE REILLY CULT

- Us being split just like the house during the Izzy flip (we managed to stay more civil than twitter ever did, as we should)

- AND HOW COULD I FORGET THE JARED AND CORY FIGHT IN THE HAVE NOT ROOM???

- Two hours of Jared forcing everyone to go in circles, Cory reaching his limit, Jag coming in, Cirie coming in, Bowie just sitting there

-“Who the fuck is for real for real???”

- This exchange kills me everytime idk why

Cory: You also told me seven deadly sins was fake.

Jared: Who THE FUCK told you that???

Cory: YOU DID.

Jared: You wanna know why I told you that?

- Jared’s “YOU must’ve misunderstood.” about Matt, and then Cory’s immediate “WHOA, WHOA, NO.” Lives rent free

- “Jared, you have been yelling for forty minutes.”

- That gif of Cirie face palming as she listened to her son completely obliterate their games

- Cory’s face palm image

- This happening on a hot dog bed

- Mecole, America, and Blue all getting ready downstairs while this was transpiring upstairs LMAO

- I can literally quote and go on about this fight for hours, and im so mad i cant go back and watch the unedited version anymore (UPDATE SOMEONE UPLOADED IT ON YOUTUBE LETS GO)

- Y’all remember that assignment i did about this fight? Not only did i get a perfect score but i also got a bonus point and my prof wrote a note that i was so descriptive he wanted to watch LMAO

- The post season being less chaotic than the actual season is such a funny ending

-everyone joining cameo???

- And lastly, How did your game change for, I’m gonna say the better, when you joined the Mafia with Matt and I :D

Alright all of that highlighted, despite the chaos and the exhaustion of this 100 day season (BB gods never do this to us again oh my god) it’s been such a pleasure to open up the tag and read my morning newspaper the last three months LMAOO.

This has been the most active I’ve been in the tag thus far and with a season this all over place, it was a trip. But, truthfully, I’d do it again. You guys always make all the nonsense worth it because despite the different sides we’ve been on all season, we know this show is a train wreck and that our real enemy is always production 😭

Thank you guys again for such a lovely community these past few months, and we shall be back in few weeks tragically 🥲🫡💙

[anonymous-dentist]

I just read your long post about q!Cellbit, the murders and him being morally grey and my take is:

Be aware that I know superficially about his lore (cause i started watching streams and not a few clips here and there after Bagi was announced) and I'm not a native english speaker

I think people forget therapy only works if you actively fight against your bad habits and learn new ones. It can take years, sometimes decades to abandon certain habits that you do on instinct.

In the last stream q!Cellbit said many times he's exhausted. His son is missing, one of his best friends also disappeared, the other is acting weird, his mentor figure is destroying himself with all of his grief, he learned he had a sister that he doesn't remember, the people who kidnapped his friends, manipulated and tortured him threatened him with 'consequences' whatever that means. and I'm sure people will point out many more things that i didn't mention

Idk his character enough to know if he is scared or just worried, but I'm pretty sure he's too tired to fight old habits. All the lying, manipulating, and murdering kept him safe during HG and his time in prison. This things shapped his morals, sure maybe he agrees with the therapist that those things aren't the healthiest, but he won't hesitate to do them if it means that them will keep him and the people he cares safe. We saw him lying to save q!Felps, and again when he implied that q!Badboyhalo should torture the fed worker/Ron to get info about the eggs.

I've seen people theorizing about the murders being evil cucurucho work or someone trying to frame q!Cellbit, but I don't doubt it could be q!Cellbit himself, so let's assume it was q!Cellbit, I'm kinda interested if this situation will be a relapse or if he gave up entirely on fighting this old habits

God, this is huge 0-0, I'm sorry

Good points! Honestly, I’m just interested to see how everything plays out when we get q!Cellbit back later this week

[persephoneprice]

No cause imagine how good of parents the mentors r to their kids bcs of the 10th hg....

IM UNWELL

persephone is SUCH a good mother u cannot tell me otherwise

and clemensia not letting her kids being near snakes

diana and apollo naming their kids aft ginne and otto...

vipsania never using rat poison in her house/never letting her kids near it

hilarius telling his kids abt wovey and him being SUCH a good father.

i cannot. i desperately need u to make hcs abt all the mentors as parents (except the very very minor characters iykwim)

good morning my anon friend- i’ve missed you!

persephone

you’re 100% correct- persephone thrives in being a mother.

- she’s the one their friends call for parenting advice/problems. once, a hysterical vipsania called her sobbing because her baby just would not calm down. pippa was over within 20 minutes and spent the night trying to sooth the crying baby so vipsania could get some rest.

- their friends kids love going to the price-creed house. not only does persephone dote on all the kids- festus is always down to be the fun parent and play whatever games the kids are playing with them.

- i’ve said it before, but she sees mizzen in her sons. she doesn’t directly tell them about mizzen in fear of them mentioning it to the wrong person- but she does teach all them about marine life and tell them exciting stories of a red-headed sea captain and her little side kick in a sweater vest.

clemensia

i think after her experiences, she’d be a little more protective of her children.

- absolutely no snakes around. ever. if one of their friends houses has a pet snake- nope, they can come here but you can go there. and forget about the reptile enclosure at the zoo.

- she’s like. the pta mom. she’s super involved in her kids school and is the one organizing fundraisers and stuff.

- she tried to hide her snake scales from her children for the longest time. one day, her daughter finally came in at the wrong moment and saw. she excitedly exclaimed that they were the most beautiful thing in the whole world and asked when she would get hers.

vipsania

- always down to get dirty and have fun. all the kids love her because she plays sports with them. once, her and festus made a bet about who would make a better coach. they both signed up to coach little league and in the end, neither of them won the tournament- somehow dennis fling coached the winning team. their friends still bring it up to make fun of them- how do you lose to the guy who tried out for sports every single year and got rejected every. single. year.

- vipsania has to remind herself not to put too much pressure on her kids. growing up as a sickle, it was drove into her that she always had to be the best and that she always had to win. she doesn’t want to push that onto her children and praises them even if they don’t win or didn’t get the best score (but she has to admit those participation trophies in their house make her cringe.)

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: The Case of the Martian Invasion

Manly Wade Wellman: tonight my son and I are going to tell a story together Manly Wade Wellman: I want you all to say hello to my boy Manly Wade Wellman: Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman: or as we call him sometimes Manly Wade Wellman: Boyish Wade Wellman

Manly Wade Wellman: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, I call this the tale of the martians Wellman: so the martians think that they con conquer earth with their superior technology Wellman: but they didn’t count on one thing Wellman: the keen eye and awesome analytical abilities Wellman: of sherlock holmes Barker: wait so it’s HG Welles martians Wellman: yes Barker: and they’re fighting sherlock holmes? Wellman: yes Neil Gaiman: ah! A cross over! A pastiche! A deconstruction! Gaiman: how deliciously devious! Gaiman: when the disparate currents of inspiration meet in a maelstrom of imagination!! Barker: isn’t this an alan moore thing Poe: clive shush Barker: don’t shush me, I mean it Barker: this is literally an alan moore thing Poe: clive, if alan moore did this, sherlock holmes would 200 years old and fucking his 19 year old housekeeper Poe: who would also be idk Poe: Dorothy gale Barker: Barker: damn edgar ha ha Barker: you’re getting saucy there Barker: you’re not wrong tho Wellman: actually sherlock holmes does have a relationship with his housekeeper in my story Barker: c’mon, man Barker: what are you doing Barker: we all know he’d be fucking Watson Barker: ten million AO3 stories can’t be wrong Wellman: well, Watson doesn’t know Wellman: watson’s kind of a himbo in my version Wellman: now sherlock holmes has an incredible sharp mind Wellman: he can look at a Woolly worm and predict the severity of the martian invasion Wellman: he can repel a tripod by putting a hex sign on a barn Wellman: and he knows the old adage Wellman: “rain in June, there be red weed soon” Ursula Vernon: yup yup Wellman: all of a sudden all the martians start mysteriously dying Wellman: now HG welles thought it was germs Wellman: but that sounds like elf shot to me Wellman: they could have fixed that by applying a poultice of hog fat and bible passages to their tripod legs

[felixravinstills]

would be interested to hear about how you come up with character names! (for the Ravinstill family and other OCs) i'm a big fan of the thg canon naming cultures and when i see a fic writer going for some of the ancient roman deep cuts i'm excited about that haha

You know fun fact I was just talking to someone about this! @persephoneprice, hope you don't mind the @ but while some of this is a rehash of what I told you already, maybe some of the other stuff/examples can help you out!

Anyway, the first step is always to figure out the main things about the character! Since thg characters generally have pretty on the nose names for a lot of the characters, then it's useful to know what their purpose in the story/their character trajectory is.

A lot of the time, I play a weird game of word association. If I need multiple names, I usually try to stick to a theme. If the theme isn't really strong, or I can't think of one, then I try to pick whether I want the name to be Greek or Roman (this is specifically for Capitol names).

The best way to illustrate how I come up with names is to just provide examples:

My Ravinstill Naming Convention

With the Ravinstills (the family tree post), Felix having a name meaning "fortunate" and not being lucky at all (in my interpretation) influenced how I named his grandfather, Albanus. He's named for an alternative way to refer to the city of Alba Longa which in myth/the Aeneid is the city that Ascanius founds as a precursor to Romulus and Remus founding Rome. It's meant to be ironic in that Maximinius prioritizes the Capitol to basically the detriment of everything else ultimately, and Aeneas in the Aeneid does the same thing leading to the foundation of Lavinium -> Alba Longa -> Rome. But also the idea of Alba Longa as a precursor to the founding of Rome (essentially saying it comes before Rome, and Rome as metaphor for HG's Capitol) <- when I said naming was a game of word association. This is what I meant.

I named Felix's father Ascanio (which obviously comes from Ascanius) to draw a stronger connection between him and Albanus than his other siblings, but gave him the Italian version of the name to differentiate him from his family.

I try to name the rest of the Ravinstills after pre-Roman Republic inspired names (although some names have some overlap like Junius and Tullius). A couple of them are also named for Trojans (Creusa and Kassandra), or Aeneas' connection to Aphrodite (Cythera). Sabina is named for the territory of the ancient Sabine people who bordered Latium.

Felix's mom (Metaneira) is named for a queen who accidentally stops her son from becoming immortal and is the only one besides the Ravinstills who survive the Dark Days to have a name that isn't related to the Aeneid/pre-Republic Rome in some direct way. In a way, her different naming convention also sets her apart.

Marius and Gnaeus are named for Gaius Marius and Gnaeus Pompey of the Late Roman Republic, because in my mind, I was comparing Snow to Caesar and wanted them to be named for Roman politicians/generals who rose to power and fell from it around the same time as Caesar, and people always talk about Marius and Pompey before getting to the Julius Caesar history class section. Also Coriolanus is sometimes thought to be called Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus (but Gnaeus could also just be Gaius), and I think the similarities in name are fun, because those two were always meant to be tbosas' Coriolanus' (one-sided) political rivals before I decided anything else for them.

Other Thoughts

The Capitol also seems to have a tendency to have either simple surnames (typically words) or fancier/surnames.

Simple: Snow, Price, Creed, Moss, Click, Trinket, Crane, Fling

Fancier: Heavensbee, Ravinstill

There's also the average American sounding surnames: Anderson, Breen, Canville, Phipps (?)

Fabrica What-Not seems to be an outlier in the surname department, but she does prove you can go wild with them if you want, but if you don't want your OC standing out with their surname, then you can try to come up with one that fits those above categories. If you're not making a Capitol OC, then I recommend just comparing the common conventions for surnames (or also first names) and trying to follow those in whatever District or location you're OC is from.

Or if you don't mind making your OC related to a canon character, you can just steal their surname (thank you, minor character Satyria Click for your service to my OCs).

I've rambled about my other OC names in author's notes on my fics, but if you don't want to dig through those author's notes (they're long and there a lot of them), feel free to ask about specific ones!

Thanks for the ask! I hope this is coherent!

[ramshackle-roach]

c!tubbo. you really fucking. hg. you really just were the most tragic character ever. and then got a fucking happy ending. where you farm goddamn bees with your son.

[butchdarling]

review of every book I read this year btw

The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K Le Guin

Probably one of my favorite books I've ever read if not my most favorite. The concept of a human ambassador on an alien planet is really good on its own and Le Guin executes it brilliantly. Really compelling world building and such good atmosphere (probably helped by the fact that I read part of it in January during a power outage lol). I also really liked the author's intro on this; it shaped the way I've looked at sci fi media since I've read it.

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

I feel like I was missing some of the historical context to really understand a lot of the symbolism in this one, but the prose and storytelling was strong enough on its own to keep me engaged. I think I would enjoy this one more if I read it as part of a class or book club.

Maurice by EM Forster

Demian by Herman Hessie

Could have benefitted from being just a little bit longer and exploring some of its ideas a little more in depth but also I do love a shorter book and everything it does discuss is really well done.

Shout out to gay people escaping the narrative got to be one of my favorite endings 👍

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Haunted houses and mentally ill women what more do you need. Couldn't put this one down I love the way the horror creeps in until it's suffocating.

I know it's a classic and everyone already knows this but damn what a good book. I knew a lot of the story going in but reading it myself was still a rewarding experience. I like how you can very easily trace all of Frankenstein's choices back to a fundamental fear of and unwillingness to face anything truly bad

Howls Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones

Honestly I kinda lost interest in this one about halfway through and idk if it's my fault for not really paying attention of the book's fault for not being interesting. I did like the ending though.

The Iliad

This was part of my Hades (video game) phase. I don't really have much interesting to say about it, but my favorite part was when Hektor visits his wife and she tells him she's scared of him dying and leaving her alone but he tells her it will be okay because it he dies in battle it will be okay because it will bring them both glory. And then he turns to pick up his son who starts crying at the site of Hektor in his armor and helmet. It's not an important scene by any means but the potency of the symbolism stuck with me.

All Systems Red and Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

These were really fun ily forever Murderbot <3. Murderbot really is the heart of these books and is a deeply charming character, at least to me. I feel like it's very easy in sci fi to either make AI a pure evil villain or basically human so it's refreshing to see a more nuanced take. I really want to read the rest of this series at some point.

The Time Machine by HG Wells

I liked the beginning (mostly the explanation of time travel and the fourth dimension) and the end (the Time Traveler going to the end of time was really cool) and I like the stuff in the middle conceptually but I think the execution was kinda boring. Another one I think that would be more interesting when discussed with other people who read it.

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

I feel like I would enjoy this one more if I read it again and took notes. I enjoyed it on a surface level but I feel like I missed a lot of the deeper themes. Loved the interpretation of time as a concept though.

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Reading this one rn so I haven't finished this one yet but I'm enjoying it so far. I got a little apprehensive when on of the reviews on the back compared it to doom, but so far it hasn't been too dense, if anything something about the style and narration is actually very comprehensive (at least for me). You might be able to make the argument that the presentation of colonialism and imperialism is a bit heavy handed, but I think it works for what it is, especially in the first couple chapters where it helps establish the world.