#I adore the little wings on the side of her head?????? character design >>>> ??????

[shxxmisafreak]

hey do you want a raphaella la cognizi

(really sorry if i already sent this in i have the memory of a goldfish and decided better safe than sorry)

JKSJSKSKS NO. YOU DID NOT. I FUCKING NEED HER SHES SO SILLY THANK YOU MY BELOVED

[felassan]

Thoughts on the updated companions screenshots:

Lucanis: in a few screenshots now it's looked to me that Lucanis has a slightly 'crooked' nose and I love that feature! in this shot you can see that at the bottom of the 5 little vial things there's a small spike. the design of the opposite side has the impression of a ring pull. here the purple bit almost looks like fluid held in a sort of glassware. vials of poison for enemies (the Crows make use of poison), or something Lucanis needs to take regularly himself, with a sort of injection delivery system? or simply vials of something with a decorate spike at the base, and the part with the ring-pull looking bit is simply the lid/screw off top? in this shot you can also really appreciate the bird-like inspirations in Lucanis' whole character design. like he has an aquiline quality, the way his hair fluffs out a lil bit at the sides reminds of wings, etc.

Davrin: this shot is a more complete crop of one of the ones of Davrin from yesterday. ^^ in this widened crop, we can see that the person he's leaning in and leaning down to talk to is Assan (with Manfred and Rook appearing in other shots in this collection below, it means the gang's all here). 🥺 the expression on his face is so lovely and if you zoom in you can see that Assan has the impression of lil furry/feathery eyelashes. 🥺 the design of Davrin's jacket buttons reminds me of wheels. could this be a reference to aravel wheels? I hope that Davrin's relationship with his Dalish culture and clan is portrayed respectfully, that he's connected to them etc.

Bellara: this shot is a more complete crop of the ones of Bellara from yeserday. ^^ the wisps of hair around her ears.. 🥺

Harding: another shot of Harding injured 😭 aaah why 😭.. I count at least 5 now. (3 in that post, 1 from yesterday, and this one from today). again in this image she's clearly had her injuries for a while, she has stitches and the bruising is in fading mode. she's seated in her casual clothes - I think this shot was taken in the Lighthouse. it's a different seat, but the vibe is very much like Harding here. omg in her casual attire Harding's braid is down ♡ like still braided but not tied up. I feel like in the field it's more like tucked up or wound round her head? in this shot we also have a lovely and detailed look at the adorable flower pattern she has stitched on her shirt. Harding is never defeating the adorable allegations.

Neve: in the background is an eluvian, the way we've seen them look in this game when they have just been used or are just about to be used. I wonder if this is the eluvian that leads from the Lighthouse out into the world of Thedas, and if this shot is from an early point in the game. every time I see Neve I wanna drop to me knees lmao and even though we've seen it before, every time I see her I'm stunned by the care and detail by the devs that went into creating her outfit, every aspect of it. :') in the center at the bottom, just behind Neve near one side of the eluvian's frame is a purpley glow. I think that might be one of these (circled in yellow), from this scene in the release date reveal trailer.

these things presumably have something to do with how to work and use the ancient elven magic-tech of the eluvian. with her Veil Jumper experience and interest in ancient elven artifacts, Bellara presumably knows how to use it, or has an idea of how to do so. in the reveal trailer, it looks like she's demonstrating this, or 'opening' the eluvian, to show Rook and the party.

Emmrich: it looks like he's talking to the lady elven warrior Rook that we've seen a few times now in the promotional material (like in the recent warrior gameplay video). Emmrich has impeccable style. I love all the detailing on his clothes. like the skull pin at his collar, he also has two skull pins lower down on either side of his waist. (this is a fashion flair shared with Lucanis; he also has a pin at his collar and then two more, one on either side, elsewhere on his coat; only his are crow skulls of course). parts of the material of his clothes have that crushed velvet look. Emmrich has big "I tell the time by a beautiful antique pocketwatch I keep on a chain" vibes. :D on his shoulder pads there are arrow patterns. the background location looks Nevarran and/or Necropolis-y to me. it looks like there are candles which burn with green flame (I'm really curious about that. is it Veilfire?) and you can also see a hexagon. I wondered here based on prior screenshots if hexagons are an aspect of Nevarran art/design/tileset.

Taash: I would like to see a new screenshot of Taash beloved 👉👈

Manfred: he looks so cute and happy, this is a really detailed shot of him and I'm really curious about the material that composes the lenses of his goggles. they look like they could be cut gems. if you look closely at the detailing on them, there's a pattern like an eight-pointed star or something etched on each lens. it gives his expression a permanent "🤩"-type impression hhh. and I'm really curious again about the purpose of his goggles. depictions of them like in Emmrich's tarot-style card art make it look like they have something to do with the necromancy. he is very helpfully handing us a lantern. the glow of the light in it looks green, like the lighting fixtures we've seen in the Necropolis.

Bonus Neve shot: what are these lights in the background I wonder? ^^ this shot is a good reference for the handle of her wand-cane thing. I think the blue-lustre finish on the gold parts is pretty. btw, do you think the orb held in Neve's wand-cane functions the same way for Neve the way the orb in dagger-and-orb style does for dagger-and-orb/Spellblade mages?

[jojo-schmo]

I’m looking into making my own Kirbysona. I was wondering if you have any tips??

you don’t have to answer! Also I love your art and your AU is awesome :)

Hello! Thank you so much for the kind words! <3 I'd be happy to share some of my thought process behind creating my bubble-blowing baby, Ripple Fairy Kirbysona! I will always cheer on the existence of more Kirbysonas! :D

I had a Kirbysona in childhood that was just a little puffball, like Kirby- and she looked like this :D I loved the Star Rod, the Beam Kirby hat was my favorite, I just finished playing Kirby 64 so I added some Crystal Shards to the hat, and I slapped on my favorite colors. Bam! I'd draw her in the margins of my notebooks, interacting with other Kirby characters in little stories I'd write... Great fun!

But now as an adult posting my work online, I wanted something that felt more like "me," as opposed to an OC that felt like someone else. A direct extension of myself to interact with the characters I love, as well as characters and sonas of other creators in our Kirby corner over here! Like a gaming avatar! But in a series with so many different species and characters, where to start?!

Step 1: THERE ARE NO RULES. BE CRINGE AND BE FREE!!

The important thing is to have fun! You can choose to confine yourself to the rules of the Kirby universe, or just make something up! The important part is that a sona represents you!

These are the thoughts that went through my head, but it's not the only way to make a sona! If you follow what your heart is saying and not what you think others want to see, you'll find a design that feels like you!

Step 2: Ask some basic questions to establish a design direction.

These are the questions I asked myself during the creation process, but your questions can be different! This is just how I set up my rough plan of creation.

Sonas don't need to look like you or be named after you irl if you don't want! But in order to feel like "me," I decided on something that shared a lot of my actual physical traits. For me personally, if the sona didn't look a lot like me, I would always have a disconnect with it. I also settled on the name "Jojo" quickly because that's my actual nickname, part of my username, and I respond quickly to it.

From there, answering the other design questions I had came quickly after that!

Step 3: Settle on a species.

I went with a Ripple Star Fairy in the end because 1) They're adorable and I love their cute wings, hair ribbons/accessories, 2) They're shown as adults, which is perfect because I am one lol, 3) Look human enough for me to relate to while still having a lot of freedom to make up powers, lore, and design traits, and 4) Ripple Fairies deserve some love hahaha

Side note: if you can't decide on a species, throw the rules out the window! Be a shapeshifter. Or have multiple forms for no reason. Be a combination penguin/puffball knight/human/waddle dee born from the cosmos!! Refer to step 1, there are no rules! Hit your sona with a Waddle Dee beam whenever you want!!

Step 4: Design yourself, superstar!!

I brainstormed with a page of sketches and tried a bunch of different variations of a Ripple Fairy with different hairstyles and outfits, (I need to find that sketch page) but I eventually settled on these concepts!

I wear braids almost every day, so I added that. Ripple Fairies in canon all have cute hair accessories, so I made sure to tie off the braid with a little ribbon!

Also my hair in real life does this "devil horn thing" that is one of my favorite things about myself. Like I have these baby hairs on the sides of my head that love to curl upwards on their own, so I kept the "devil horn" silhouette with the braid's bangs :D

ALSO, I LOVE BOW TIES. SO MUCH. I love shirts, dresses, anything with a bow on the collar. So I added that.

I have this black coat with a sailor-like collar IRL that I love. I feel SUPER DUPER AWESOME when I wear it, so I added the collar with the bow tie.

I added buttons, a stripe along the bottom of the dress and sleeves, and gauntlets because a lot of canon Ripple Fairies have them. My college marching band uniform also had big gauntlets that I felt really cool wearing, so I shaped mine like that! And clothes with scalloped hems are my favorites, so I added one as a unique twist to my dress!

Now for the fun magic stuff. I wanted my powers to be connected to bubbles because I just think bubbles are neat!!! Simple as that haha.

So how am I going to blow bubbles, then? I'll need a bubble wand! How about a weapon that can change forms to be pocket-sized and functional, AND a super cool staff? Because I think staffs are SICK. I'd carry one around all the time if I could.

I got a little sentimental with my design too, borrowing some elements from my childhood Kirbysona like the Star Rod, stripes, ribbons, and diamond shapes. It's one of my favorite details because I like paying homage to the baby Jojo I once was as often as I can.

I added a little bit of red to the IRL brown color that my hair and eyes are (added more red to my eyes because I always felt like my brown eyes were boring lol). I finished off the theme with my favorite color blue, a little bit of yellow to complement, and BAM! There I am, Gary! There I am!!

Jojo The Schmo was born! She is me, and I am her, haha. Everything about the design has aspects that mean something special to me. I wanted to keep things unique and fun, but simple enough to draw over and over, while still representing me. And that's why I love my sona so so much!!

Hope this could provide some helpful insight! Go forth and create your unique and wonderful sonas!! When you're done we should all have a picnic together in Dreamland. <3

[veveisveryuncool]

TOP 5 FAVORITE KIRBY CHARACTERS

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AUGHAHGSBABDH....I LOVE ALL OF THEM SOSOSO MUCH <33 BUT HERE'S SOME OF THE ONES I THINK ARE VERY COOL (plus my thought process when drawing them)

6. cmonn... its kirby. kirby from kirby. he's such a wonderful fellow and so awe inspiring and cute and manifestation of love and friendship. he's a bonus but how could you not love him.

5. pitch!!!!! i love him i love him i love him. og birb with g r e e n colors and squeaky little design. plus he's super fun to use in DL3 :] to me he is a 7 year old kid who wants to be included with the big kids, and tries to act all cool and tough to impress them (but he really just loves his mama). i like drawing him with giant ahoges/head feathers, as well as giving him that long side-beak that i'm pretty sure i got from pato from pocoyo??

4. susie is amazing and wonderful and has a beautifully complex character that more people need to recognize!!! she's a capitalist and constantly has a condescending sales representative demeanor, but at heart she's just a playful girl who loves pink and ice cream and her dad that never got to have a full childhood to experience them. ALSO cyborg susie! i like to think her father let her choose one body modification each year on her birthday, but after the portal incident, she's been giving herself so many alterations that she's barely organic anymore (her voice is very AI sounding to me). uhh i like drawing her with little stars on her cuffs, and as of late i've been making her hair very fluffy (it has the same texture of a barbie doll)

3. RIBBON AAAA!!!!!!!!! i'll admit as a kid i did not like her but god she is a joy. that is a little girl! look at her! i love the idea of her being just a weird little chihuahua girl who performs seances regularly and knows the entire history of weaponry. also her being the crystal knight/guardian of ripple star headcanon!!! 🗣️🗣️ she is 100% the queen's adopted sister prove me wrong. lastly, i try to draw her as heart-shaped as possible— wings, head, hair, bow, eye highlights all vaguely resemble a heart and that is my biggest rule when i draw her. her little coat thing is inspired by @//somethinginworl 's design <33

2. bandana dee is my heart and soul and we tolerate ZERO disrespect for him here. even in canon, he's got one of the most well-defined personalities and backstories for a non-villain character! (in my heart he is the waddle dee from 64 and you can pry this from me with my cold dead hands) he's grown sososo much and i love how hal recognizes his development :]]] he may never amount to the same power as kirby, but goddammit if he doesn't have a heart and will of a true warrior 💜 i don't have a lot of idiosyncratic design choices since he's such a simple character, but his bandana ears must always be HUGE you hear me.

1. um. if you can't tell. i am very normal about adeleine. her moves in SA are super fun to use (and challenging), and oh my goshhhh the angst potential here. i am begging hal to bring her back in future games, especially with the more ancients-focused lore being incorporated recently. at heart though, i just really adore seeing her draw and paint amidst all these magical creatures in her life <3 she's slightly shy but super passionate, and is definitely kirby's big sister with her advice (especially in the storybooks!) and nicknames for him (kir-kun/kirbs in the manga). i caved long ago and gave her curtain bangs, and i really like dressing her up and experimenting with different outfits! *breathes heavily* the happy little artist kid makes me a very happy little artist kid 🫶

thanks for listening to my ramblings! in all honesty all of the kirby characters are my favorites and choosing just 5 is very hard and thought-inducing! :]

[robots-are-kinda-hot]

((long post incoming)) hi i havent posted in seven years. have slugcats

@ant1quarian is to blame for this. go look at their rain world utmv au before I implode

Side note I refer to Saint as he but none of my chars care abt gender bc i blasted them with the genderfluid beam

He would be . going thru it LMAO

I’m sure “fallen saint” did not mean a saint who probably deserved to be fallen but fuck it we ball. The problem with my Saint is he will ascend everything. Whether they want it or not. This creates a shit ton of echoes. So him losing his powers (likely due to a certain oc of mine) would actually be a good thing… eventually

At first he’d be pissed as all hell. Stays pissed as all hell when he meets Dust, Killer, and Cross (or whoever else). Getting to know them goes… ehhh. They all travel together, but Saint is trying to stay distant so he can move up karma. He’s also still very angry about losing his powers, but bottling it up bc saints shouldn't have emotions (according to him).

This comes to a head when someone gives the slightest suggestion of liking being alive. He shuts them down so fast it’s almost comical, but any good vibes are killed when Saint mentions how he ascended everything he came across. Cue argument about maybe Not Doing That. Cue Saint’s outburst (“WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT’S WRONG?!”)

Saint storms away from the group and sleeps in a different shelter alone. He… ends up thinking a little too much and has a bit of a breakdown. Begrudgingly goes back to the group once the rain stops, looking for forgiveness, and he FINALLY gets a crumb of character development. THEN the stage is set for eventual shipping shenanigans huehehehe (Saint still needs some more character development before he has anything official though, the bastard)

Design notes (because my saint design is a bit strange if you don’t know the context) + bonus old Artificer art bc she didn’t make it in here </3 dw i still love u arti

So… I’m gonna avoid talking about the main part of his design for funsies but its blaringly obvious. feel free to guess I’m like 80% sure everyone will get it

-My Saint actually has six tentacles/“wings”- three on either side so he’s symmetrical. After he falls, he loses a wing to represent said fall.

-The Saint in the first drawing is different on purpose! That’s him at the start with no echoes :] ironically the more echoes he meets the more echoed he gets

-At least one of his ears are always askew. This has to do with his main design aspect.

-He does have teeth. Kinda. He probably wouldn’t need to eat when fallen though, he’s echoed enough to not need it

-The three thingies on his forehead act like heat sensors. This lets Saint see at lower karma levels without getting snow blindness.

-He has pupils, but they’re the karma 10 symbol… which he no longer has, so he no longer has pupils too

Arti… oh, arti. My beloved. What the fuck did I do to you /pos

I missed you and all your triangular edgy goodness. You’ll get a few modifications but your cool ass face shadow and demon horn ears are staying

A little note about Artificer’s design, too: She does have her scar here! It’s just not visible under her shadow. My Artificer got so swept up in her rampage that she straight up forgot about her pups. Not coincidentally, her scar is vaguely shaped like a slugpup’s head. She’s blocking out the memories of her past in favor of needless bloodshed.

Not pictured is her fire fur that I still adore. Basically sometimes her fur just… isn’t fur, it’s fire, and while it is a more symbolic thing I love the idea of her fur turning to flames when she jumps

[ruddyhotelau]

if you had to pick one specific design detail from each of your characters that is your favorite, which would it be and why?

For Nate:

Michael - his cane (the overall design and the story behind it)

Vox - his oufit (it's fun to draw and look at)

Emily - her snake tail (everyone loves M)

Lute - her hair (you could easily tell which species she's based on plus it looks cool)

For Adureal:

Michael: Mike's tattered wings - because it is the clearest proof of Mike's absolute protection for Sera and Emi when all three of them fell. He used his wings to cover them both and thanks to him, both of them fallen safe and sound without any wound.

Vox: The wire behind his head - It resembles both a tail and a deadly weapon. Similar to Al's shadow, it also express Vox's true emotions. In addition, the wire can be extended as long as desired and when needed, Vox can insert the plug into the back of the opponent's neck, causing them to lose consciousness. From there, Vox can easily penetrate a person's brain and read the memories and information they know through the virtual screen he creates. He can alter, mess around, arrange or delete memories as he please.

Emily: The snake's tail named M - I'm proud because it's quite unique, moreover, I like the fact that Emi has a little friend who is always by her side whenever she needs her and who shares everything with her. M is extremely adorable like Emi so I love it so much!!! Double cutie pie for real.

Lute: Prosthetic arm - after "that thing" took her arm, Lute begged Emily to regenerate a new biological arm for her. The reason is because when Lute used the mechanical arm, she felt inconvenience. Loose screws, forgetting to lubricate, installing too tight, etc. Just a few problems and the arm won't work as smoothly. Lute is afraid that in her future battle with Vaggie, it will get in the way. Despite Emily's warning that the process will be dangerous and painful, even with a low success rate, Lute will do anything for her revenge. Emily had no choice but to agreed and it was truly the most terrible pain Lute had to experience in her life. Finally, a bat-shaped arm grew out and that magic also partly influenced Lute to gain other bat-like characteristics later.

[purple-eyesgreydragon]

The other day I thought. I usually like designing my own little characters for my favorite games, movies, and show. Than I realized, I don't have one for Mario! Maybe It's cause over the many years growing up playing the games, and choosing who to play as sometimes. It kinda nullified that urge. But with the movie coming out, I finally felt compelled to do so.

(Edit) I've redesigned her head to try and be better suited to the Mario style.

This is Ze, and she's a Draggle. A small fire breathless dragon species, cousin to the Draglets. And in their world, she is Mario and Luigi's numder 1 fan. Draggles have pre-imprinting trait when they hatch from their eggs. Something on them indicates someone they'll be drawn and look up too. Ze came out with a red M and a green L on her claws.

For the games if she was ever eventually introduced her origin is. Ze hatched and was raised by Notelings in the Music Kingdom. As she grew up she learned about Mario and Luigi, their adventures, and their initials on her paws. Ze knows every single one of their adventures, and loves pretending to go on them. Her best day ever would be meeting them, and a dream come true would be going on one of their adventures as a companion. Since she adores the Mario Bros. Any decision regarding helping them, she will choose. Unless it's between them than she's conflicted. In that event Ze will likely choose to help Luigi, wanting to give him a little more attention.

If she was in the movie I imagined. Ze spends her time searching for who the symbols on her belongs too, never finding them in the Mushroom Kingdom. So Ze travels through the warp pipe to find them. On the other side Ze sees she's underground in tunnels filled with pipes. Traveling through the sewers, she picks up a scent she’s drawn too. She peeks through a manhole to see the Bros headed to their first job. Ze covertly follows and watches them. Upon their return home she sees Mario being made fun of. So Ze gets an idea, she goes and messes with the plumbing underground hoping to give them a big plumbing emergency so they can prove themselves. The Mario Bros. come down to fix what she messed up. She however did not foresee the pipe busting and revealing the secret passageway to them. However she let them continue and went ahead of them through the warp pipe, hoping to finally get to meet them on the other side. She was sad to see the rough travel warping there resulting in them both getting separated. But Ze is eager to help reunite them. Although she's reluctant to tell Mario what happened, for fear of him being mad at her.

While Draggles can't breathe fire, they can with a fire flower. Ze can't punch blocks, her arms aren't strong enough. So she headbutts them instead. Since Draggles are small, consuming a mushroom makes them about Mario and or Luigi's average size. Another trait Draggles have is sometimes their appearance minorly changes on who they're with. For Ze if she's on her own or with both Bros her hair is the usual yellow, with she's just with Mario her hair turns red, if just Luigi than green. Despite her and her wings small size, she's still able to carry them if they need a lift. Ze is also incredibly able to track either of the Bros. down. She also has her own Poltergust Z-Assist.

[itsthenerdwonder]

Narration. Ding!

"I am Wang Fu." Well...Fu Wang.

Only those miraculous. No others.

IT'S NOT EVIL! Don't do Nooroo like that. Hasn't he been abused enough in the show?

The ultimate power...ah, Gimme.

They made a heart. LB and CN's images made a fucking heart.

Is the A in Ladybug an Eiffel Tower? It is, but not the A in Chat.

Fuck, now I want a pastry.

The lighting and cgi quality are so good, but...Tom looks like he's over animated.

AWWWWWW! He's got a bear chef on his apron! It's so cuuuuute!

Oh, it's season 1 Marinette. You didn't know that? No.

Wait...it's a musical? Why didn't they use Christina Vee? She can sing!

Andre? Andre?! Where are you? She's stealing your cart.

They waved. A group of three people waved. And yet she says she has no friends.

That's actually a pretty dress. Yeah.

That wasn't her design. Her dress was colorful, and that is white.

Chim chiminee, Chim chiminey, Chim chim cheree

Hi Nathalie.

Woah. That's a sick ass car. Oh my gosh he's out and about. Why is he out and about? Well, it is season 1. He's less obsessed right now. True.

Workin out? I'm gettin swooole.

Chloe's hair...was curly, but right now it looks wet and stringy.

Poor Juleka's hair. She looks like a Who. Horton Hears a Who's son Who. McCartney? YES! Or from The Grinch. And, from an actor's prospective, she's standing in a confident way: feet spread and hand on her hip. I love Juleka, but she is NOT confident. That is NOT how she stands.

Who is Mylene talking to? Who is that extra? Rose is talking to both Ivan and Nathaniel, which...is weird since there's no band yet but okay.

WHY IS ALYA'S HAIR SO FLAT?!

What's with the backgrounds? Some of those places are the right, but the regular classroom and gym aren't right...interesting.

She never got to wear her wedding dress? Weird.

Oh, he didn't steal it himself?

It's not inherently EVIL!

Adrien?! Wait...EXCUSE ME?! Oh my gosh, what did they do to him?! He put his earbud back in when she was still talking?! And he didn't help clean up? He just put his one book away and left? What did they do to my perfect baby boy?

You're always there for him, Nino. What a good friend.

They put the mansion under the Eiffel Tower? What the fuck?

Who...who decided...who in their right mind...would decide that he would ever wear his hair long...who the fuck...thought this man WORE SWEATER VESTS?! *cackles for a long time at the absurdity of young Gabriel's fashion sense* At least Baby Adrien is adorable. Him baby. Absolute baby.

Oh, are they gonna do a duet between Adrien and Gabriel about Emile. About how they love her and must let go or hold on. Oh this'll be a great song. *there is no song* Wait...what?

Aw, he fell through her facade. That's so sad. Baby.

They're doing dead mom disease wrong. Where is her side ponytail?

Wait, but he pushed the button to go down and isn't moving...why?

NOOROO IS NOT EVIL! WHAT DID YOU DO TO NOOROO!

I...what? He wouldn't say that. He wants to see his wife again, and sees himself as a hero. HE IS NOT THAT SELF AWARE.

It's Dark Wings Rise, not Darkness. This isn't Kingdom Hearts.

Work together? One of them is in love with the other and the other just tolerates the counterpart.

Why is Juleka talking to Nathaniel? Why is she talking? This is season 1 Juleka. Not that I want her to stay in her shell, but this isn't her character.

Why are you running into traffic?

Sir? SIR?! Did you hit your head? I'm going to call an ambulence. Sir! "I gotta get way from all these crazies." Crazies is putting it lightly. "The entire city is in danger!" DEAR GOD!

Sabrina helped Marinette!

Plagg, what the he--wait...the cat wasn't Plagg? That doesn't make sense.

It's parfait?

He looks like the kid from Barnyard. Sure.

That's terrifying. I both love and hate the Hawkmoth voice.

He looks like a Wallace and Gromet character!

"What are you doing here, little guy?" It's a bug, you hate--okay.

The ladybug is Tikki? So the cat was Plagg. Why were you mean to Adrien then?

DON'T JUST IMMEDIATELY PUT THOSE IN YOUR EARS? YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE BEEN! Also they usually have a backing you have to take off... Also, those aren't yours. You don't know where they've been. You just stole earrings. What the fuck?

"That took loooong enough!" Tikki! Watch your tone! Damn, Tikki.

"The last time I had a dream like this I...WET THE BED!" Thats...eww.

Wait, did she say The Moth?

OH! We're just now another song? Every 20 minutes.

Wait...the tune? What is it? *hums theme song* Okay, that's what I thought.

No. No. No. No, do not make Tikki rap.

"♪I'm out of patience making your decisions for you.♪" What the fuck?! *Tikki goes in Marinette's heart instead of earrings* What the hell? Why is Tikki so mean?

"My one day off and they call me in. Oh there'll be hell to pay. They're gonna hear from me tomorrow." Do it! DO IT! Every minimum wage worker ever.

Oh, the yo-yo is gorgeous. Oh that's pretty.

What the hell is happening? Her yo-yo can fly. She can't control where it goes? Why?

YOU BROKE! NOTRE DAME'S STAINED GLASS?!?!

Yay! Dual Spiderman!

"*dripping with charm* Bonjour." Yeah, that's that's the Kitty.

"*dripping with hostility and chauvinism* What are you doing here? This is no place for a lady. " Hey! Hey! Excuse! Sir. Sir.

What are you, Chat Noir, Batman?

"I'm here to save the world. With what? Furballs?" HAHAHAHAHA

How does she look like a watermelon? I mean...kinda. They're dots not teardrops but...I mean...

I, wait...a DECOY?! You're giving her up to sneak in? But...why are you an ass? What happened to my sweet baby boy? I get that might get tiring? but...WHY ARE YOU AN ASS?

Oh. That's...fucking huge. That's a gargoyle?

"Do I have a plan?!" You have...twelve percent of a plan?

"THE ULTIMATE POWER OF DESTRUCTION!" Okay? "Razor-sharp senses! Rawr. :3" HAHAHAHAHA

Ha ha ha so funny. You're picking his nose. See, I'm just trying to figure out if Gargoyle is made of flesh or stone.

Yes, you can tell he's the one with the destruction powers because he KEEPS! BREAKING! NOTRE DAME! It already burned. We don't need it more destroyed. LIKE! THEY DON'T KNOW HER LUCKY CHARM IS GONNA FIX EVERYTHING! They haven't gotten to that point yet!

"Sidekick! What are you doing?! This is my first time, you know!" Okay...

*deep gasp at more stained glass breaking*

"Is that a watermelon? Told you!" WHAT?!

"*Gargoyle and duo destroy Notre Dame bell towers*" Oh my god. *deep inhale* "*Marinette slams into bells hard enough to make noise*" Dead.

FIRST OF ALL! All she did was stand up while wake boarding. SECOND OF ALL! The fuck you calling her a "she-ro" for? Never do that again. Third of all! Alya was still recording and then started flailing around with the phone in excietment.

Okay, the fact that the guy was the only one to get wet was kinda funny.

"*little boy voice*" Discount Adrien?

TWO?! What was the other one?! When he failed to kill him with the pipe organ.

"*kid stares at Gargoyle getting electrocuted*" Me too kid.

Spider-verse? What? Miles?

Sabine isn't watching the road.

"*Gargoyle slams into train and makes it instantly halt*" DEAD! Yeah!

Hi, Nadia Chamak.

"♪Careless Whisper plays♪" NO! NO!

Wait, where's Roger?

Wait, did we break the ring to get him to turn back? I don't know.

Nope. Nope. You're not Uncle Iroh, Fu.

"You, Chat Noir, hold the power " You already knew that!

How do you know he calls himself Hawkmoth.

He's GONE! nohe'snot he's right over there.

"Just be my sidekick and you'll be safe!" Oh my gosh.

"I can't stand this guy another minute." Fair! Yup.

You can't keep flip-flopping between being adorable and annoying. Adrien is trying to be his normal Adrien self, with a script that's telling you to be an ass. Totally right.

"Sure, let's meet up after we get killed. *hits head swinging away*" Aw. "Wow." That...that's not a wow moment.

Hey, it's that one spot they always hang at.

MY LADY! He called her my lady!

*quick cut to Ladybug racing across Paris to get home in time* Hahahaha!

What the hell? NO! NO! "I'm the Kwami of Destruction. You pulled this out of the trash! Do you have anything more rotten." Next on our list of Characters Done Dirty. THERE ARE FLIES! Also, really, fart jokes? Right? Like, you just spent a season being more grown up because you realized your audience is growing up and you're going back to fart jokes? At least it's not his series va. I don't like his annoying voice.

Why? Why does she need to work on her cat puns? "And Strike Back?" (season 4 episode 26) No!

"She was definitely digging my style. PUSS IN BOOTS?!" HAHAHAHA!

"Plagg talks and farts at the same time." STOOOOOOOOOOP! Oh my gosh.

"Bye!" Ha ha!

"You're the chosen one." NOOOOO! Don't say that. There were many Ladybugs who were chosen and other holders who will be chosen! No Chosen Ones!

You gonna go have dinner with your family, Marinette?

You have a home outside of the mansion, Nathalie?

What the fuck? The dude is on the ground?

"I have nothing left to lose." Your son isn't enough to lose? No. I thought we established this already. Fair.

How did they make his usual mask look worse?

NO! The man does not dance! No. The animation makes him look like a Barbie villain. A newer one. Like, Preminger would never. Preminger is a flamboyant little twink but has POISE. And Gabriel HAD poise but this movie threw it away.

Woah! The fuck? Wow! What kind of dungeon is this?

Wait...wait...wait...wait. The akumas are already villains, not victims? What the heck?

But he doesn't want chaos. The tophat does help the mask though.

"Have you ever fallen in love?" OH MY GOD! IT'S FELIX AND BRIDGETTE!

Why are you over-protective, Tom? You were only over-protective when she was "dating" Chat Noir. What the heck?

"Marinette, Adrien, you coming?" No.

Why are you shlumping, Adrien? Right?

"You're embarrassed by me?" Yes. OH MY GOSH?! ARE YOU GOING TO AKUMATIZE TOM?!!

Wilhelm scream. His fingers are just gone.

"Three loops!" NOOOOOOO.

I do like that look, though. She's got a classic Hawkmoth look.

"*Chloe and Sabrina fall into each other*" Gay!

I'm loving this song. Yeah. It's beautiful. It's good and empowering. Also, bi colors.

Got...what? yeah...knew that wasn't a baby.

"A dream come true." Gosh.

Bien joué!

There is so much destruction happening to this city.

Oh no she's gonna di-shit. HAHAHAHAHA! Chloe landed in the garbage.

"Did you see that?!" No. I don't have glasses on right now. I can't see anything.

The impact still would have killed you. Get off the rollercoaster. Get off the rollercoaster.

What did you get?! There were so many butterflies there? How did you just grab the two?

I like this montauge.

What was that? Bubbler 2.0? WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH! Are you saying my boy Nino AND JAGGED STONE went to PRISON?! *pause* CHAINED! PRISON! PRISON! PRISON!

Volkswagon? Where's the mansion? Oh, shit, you right.

ANDRE IS HERE?! WHERE IS HE?! And why do they have the same ice cream twice? Who are pink and white? Marinette minus the blueberry, but why doesn't she have an Adrien cone?

Haha! This is what I've been missing. We never see them spar. And what's more romantic than trying to beat bruises into each other?

Thanks for at least putting your arm down so she could leave.

"Who are you, Ladybug?" Baby.

DAMN! You go, Marinette. Even in the show she didn't go that hard. The adults are having a conversation?! Shit! Fuck! Damn!

Bitch! Why are you not allowing her to have a life? Right?

I do like that there is some indication of when they need to meet up without being in costume. Right?

LISTEN MOTHER FUCKER. you little dick.

That's a lot of cats. That's a lot of cats. Do you like here?

Poor babe. Oh no.

Oh Tamake. YUP! Now you finally the Tamaki reference. Shut up.

Nice duet. This is an amazing duet.

♪How do we REWRITE THE STARS. Say you were MADE to BE MINE! Nothing can KEEP US APART! You were the ONE I was MEANT TO FIND! You think it's easy? You think I don't want to try. But I can't have youuu. We're bound to break and my hands...are tied.♪

So here's the thing. He cornered you on the alley and you both looked at each other like you wanted to kiss before, yes? You came at his call and thought that he was in trouble, but turns out he simply lured you into his "spend more time with me" trap. You then proceed to tell him indirectly that you love him and look at him with those eyes that one only does when they look at a person they are in love with and then...you have the audacity...to tell this man that you are in love with someone else? BITCH! I get the love square and I understand that its frustratingly fun, but THAT. That right there was a dick move. That was you stringing him along for the entire song to then say "PSYCH!" When you are young and in love, you aren't making lovey eyes at other people unless you are trying to stir up shit or you really want something that the other person has. She said that she was in love with someone else with such conviction after just showing the opposite throughout the entire song. I...just no. This is why I hate women. <-Let it be made known that the author of the blog does not agree that she "strung him along" and Marinette is not obligated to accept Chat's feelings regardless of her own. blog runner also does not hate women.

Wait, what?! He just poofed back to Adrien?! "You know what else is empty, my stomach. Feed me." I hate this Plagg. I hate this Plagg so much. Same.

Gabriel didn't look that terrible when he was dying! You even had to die like an asshole.

"Of course I care about you. I'm your father." You sure about that?

TELL HIM OFF! This is what I needed from the show. Felix is that you?

"*Marinette and Adrien are both sad they aren't able to be with the other half of the love square*" Hawkmoth! You wanna come akumatize some bitches?

We gonna get a sad song now? "♪" Yup. Sad song. HEY! It's shorter than the last break between songs.

How I wish I could sing like that. Belt my heart out with no one to hear or judge me.

Oh, yes. Let us be transformed in the middle of the living room where ANYONE CAN SEE.

"You want a dark heart?" No. "TAKE MINE!" Are you okay sir? What is happening?

That's an interesting pair of wings.

Why are the earrings not just constantly in your ears, now?

"Careless Whisper playing" I hate him. I don't care anymore. "The less interested you are, the more they chase you." I am so done with this. I don't care. Whatever. God I hate anime Felix.

"*guy takes a selfie with Ladybug saving Paris*" WHAT THE FUCK?! Gosh I hate people.

"*Ladybug hits ground*" Unconscious.

"Plagg, clawws oooouuuutt!" Wha Why? You broke your window.

Since when do you have super speed, Kitty? Right.

"Guess you do need me. Your boyfriend couldn't save you." Men are dicks. WHAT THE HELL?! This is why I hate men. <-let the record show that the author of the blog does not hate men either

"Chat Noir, you're not strong enough." Wow, that's defeatist. "I'll handle this." No.

What the hell was that? Anime running. Flash running.

Why was the cataclysm electric?

YES! KILL YOUR DAD! KILL YOUR DAD!

"*Eiffel Tower cataclysmed*" All of Parisians: Oh thank god. We hated that thing.

Why did the helicopter jolt when the tower started to fall? I don't know.

I thought you said you had nine lives. YOU DIDN'T CATCH HIM?! WHAT THE HELL LADYBUG?!

What's with the lava? What is this, Revenge of the Sith?

That's not a power you have. Evidently this IS Revenge of the Sith.

That's not Nooroo's power works.

Oh, no, it's Rise of Skywalker what with dead Jedi Tikki telling Rey Marinette to get up.

Yeah, clearly we needed to not have watched the show before watching this show. The last 5 seasons are a detriment to watching the movie. Yeah, this movie was not made for fans of the show.

If you're nothing without the suit, you shouldn't have it.

Yes, reveal that it's your son! No, don't keep the ring OH! Hell yeah. Nice scar, Gabe. Kill your father. Kill you father. Kill your father.

"Save me ladybug" HE SAW HER FACE!

He floats now? He floats now.

"Adrien?" THANK! FUCK!

And just like that, he turned good. Just by knowing it was his son this whole time.

We get everyone's reveal? We get everyone's reveal. WE GET EVERY ONES REVEAL?!

Why did that look like a shackle? Same.

Oh my gosh it's Hohenhiem. "When I learned of the miraculous" When I heard about the Philosopher's Stone...

"I now know the strongest power is love" Ew. "I've been a terrible father." Yes. "If you can find it in your heart to forgive me." Please don't. It's good to see him on his knees.

I will actually accept this redemption arc. I will also accept this because he wasn't a shit dad. He was a terrible father, not a shit father.

Why are you massive? Why are you so much bigger than them?

She gets her powers from the people.

All that water is still on the bridge.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK YOU JUST GAVE THAT WOMAN?! SHE'S GOTTA PRUNE THOSE DAMN BUSHES!

Chloe looks so good. Right.

She's not self aware enough to know that it's bullying.

"Marinette?" OH MY GOD YOU SAW HER FACE!

At least we got reveals for everyone. That's great. I do like the movie for that alone.

Smoochy kiss. DO THE SMOOCHY! SMOOCHY KISS! DO THE SMOOCHY! "THE END" Nope. Unsatisfied.

"Nathalie...you're the only one I trust to keep my secret..." She doesn't even get a coffin? She's just lying there. So are they planning on a sequel where the villain is Mayura? Please no. Please no.

Okay, me and my sister have too many thoughts on the new Miraculous Ladybug movie. At this point, it's turning into a running commentary so...we're doing a Live Blog now. sorry.

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Two sides (2)

Pair: ACOTAR Azriel x reader

Word Count: 3.6k

Warnings: Language, implied smut

Summary: Y/N has been in love with Cassian for centuries now, Just how Azriel has been with Mor. Both heartbroken by their unrequited love they fall into a routine of 'one-night stands', Not realizing their each others mate.

Masterlist - Part 1

A/N: So I dont know how accurate the mate information is, like I said before I haven’t read the ACOTAR series since 2019 so I probably got a couple things wrong or didn’t write the characters the way you would expect them to act. I chose to make them more how they would be in head canons if you get what I mean. Either way I really hope you enjoyed the 2nd and final part to Two sides :) Feel free to send requests for Azriel or any other Acotar characters. Thank you all for the support <3

"We need to talk."

"Okay," Azriel says skeptically, he walks over to sit on the chair across from you.

"I wanted to apologize for the other night," You shifted in your seat as you spoke, you were noticeably uncomfortable. That bothered Azriel, he wanted you to feel natural not forced, he didn't know where that desire came from but it was true. Even if this conversation was a bit awkward. "I never meant to make you feel used, I guess, I just needed a distraction."

"From seeing Cassian and Nesta together?" He asked. You bit your lip and nodded. "Y/N, I didn't feel used." He let out a small chuckle. "I enjoyed it, actually. And a bit flattered that you chose to-" He coughed awkwardly, "share that part of yourself with me." You grinned. You eased up a bit after knowing that Azriel didn't feel bad about what happened the other night, and even enjoyed it. It also warmed your heart at the fact that this was one of the rare moments that he felt comfortable enough to talk about how he was feeling. Despite it probably being out of sympathy or to defuse the tension.

"Oh," You chirped "well good. The last thing I wanted to do was fuck up our friendship."

He shook his head, "Y/N you've done a lot in the past few centuries that could've fucked up this friendship and we're still okay, better than okay considering. Besides Mor and I are still friends even after..." He tensed up, you went over to him and hesitantly put your hand on top of his.

"I know." You gave him a small smile. "I have an idea, I'll admit it's not my brightest but it will benefit the both of us."

His eyebrow quirked, "Your ideas are never the brightest, that's why you're just my second."

"Okay, wow." You blinked, removing your hand, and started pacing around the room. "First Rhys made me your second because I'm good at my job and you're just better cause of your shadows." He glared at you when you made the comment about his shadows. "Two, I've had a couple of good ideas in the past you just never go through with them."

"Maybe it's because all your ideas are reckless and we'd get caught if we did our job by using your so-called good ideas." He got up to meet you when you turned around to face the other way, you were met by his chest in your way.

You huffed when you looked up at him. "Whatever, I'm pretty sure you were going to like this one." He gave a nod to continue. "I- you know what I think it's better if I just show you."

He cocked his head to the side. You took this as an opportunity to grab him by the back of his neck and slammed your lips onto his. Immediately after he put his hands on your waist, pulling you closer. He started walking backward, leading you towards one of the bedrooms. Your foreheads pressed together but you paused from kissing him, catching your breath. You knew he could hear your heartbeat, beating quicker by the second, his heart was beating faster too. It gave you all the encouragement you needed to start taking off your clothes.

"So this was your bright idea," Azriel asked, while also hurriedly taking off his clothes.

"Mhm." Was your response before nodding and relocating your lips onto his.

The intensity of it made your heart stutter. You wanted him and at that moment he wanted you. He truly wanted you, you both felt it and took that feeling, using it to fuel the passion in that kiss. He moved down to your neck, nipping and biting at it. You moved your hand to slowly graze his wings, which made him freeze. Azriel gave you a look that made your body go on overdrive.

He picked you up, you wrapped your legs around his waist as he continued to "eat your neck" as Cassian had said all those days before. You rolled your eyes at the thought, but then they rolled back as Azriel bit at a sensitive area that intensified that already intoxicating feeling you got when you were with him.

And you wished it never ended.

~~~

"How do you feel about this?" You asked, hoping he'd be okay with it. So far he hadn't opposed.

"I don't want to hurt you." He confessed. You knew he meant physically, he could be a little rough sometimes. You were okay with that though, You rolled your eyes at his comment.

"I'm serious Y/N." He looked you in the eye. You were back at the training grounds of the Illyrian camp. You didn't specify any details, so you both didn't care about speaking in public.

"I'm a big girl, I think I can handle it." You began to walk ahead of him, He grabbed your forearm and pulled you back to face him, a hint of a smile on your face. "Only if you're sure."

Your smile faded once you saw that he was genuinely concerned. "Az, you wouldn't hurt me. I trust you."

He froze and let you go. He had a hard time letting people see how he was feeling but you could tell he was struggling with letting you in and his self-deprecation.

~~~

You had kept your secret "relationship" hidden from everyone else, as much as you could. It didn't take long. They were extremely nosy and it was difficult with Mor being your best friend. She always knew when you were lying and had insisted you were acting differently. You would always blow it off and say you had a good day, telling a random story you just thought of on the spot.

Cassian had continued to tease you about your secret lover-- which only intrigued Mor even further-- you avoided the truth most of the time. You and Azriel would be extra careful when doing what you did. Sometimes even going to Inns and you would both winnow to the location.

Going through all that trouble only for Amren to find out and threaten to tell the others. She tried to blackmail you into buying her a pure diamond bracelet. As if she couldn't afford it yourself. You talked to Azriel about it and you both decided you didn't care if anyone else knew, it's only a matter of time before they found out anyway. Plus you could use the money to buy a house somewhere private in Velaris. You enjoyed the privacy and lack of teasing for as long as it lasted.

Amren didn't tell but as you predicted, everyone did find out. Some already had suspicions like Mor, Rhys, and Feyre. Amren wouldn't have known if she hadn't caught you both and Cassian never would have thought. You'd be lying if you said you weren't disappointed at him not showing any sign of jealousy. You knew he wouldn't be, being caught up with Nesta and all but you still held hope. You considered yourself a fool and would try to fuck the feelings out of you with Azriel. And most of the time it worked.

~~~

Months went by as sleeping with your best friend became your new normal. You never would have thought that you'd be one of those mysterious girls that Azriel hooked up with, ever since that night, you were the only girl. You had to admit, you liked the idea; being Azriel's only girl. But you knew that although you would be the only girl in his bed, Mor will always be on his mind. Not that you blamed him, you were still somewhat hung up on Cassian. After you can't get rid of 500+ years of feelings.

As you laid next to Azriel, who now stayed nights instead of leaving right after, You admired his tattoos, the intricate designs, you fought the urge to trace them. You did anyways but only a centimeter away from his chest so you wouldn't wake him. In the morning light that slipped through a slight gap in your curtains, It shone right on him. He looked ethereal.

You always knew he was attractive most Illyrian men were, at least if they weren't assholes most of the time. You had time now, to actually take in his beauty. You could never understand how someone so beautiful and kind could be so broken. You guessed that's why you chose him to spend your nights with, instead of some random guy. You could help him and heal him and get him to appreciate himself more.

The shadows around him became more active, it made him tense up. He was awake. You lifted your hand up to up to move the stray hair that fell onto his face. At that moment, you felt your world shift an overwhelming sensation of love and adoration consumed your body and you snatched your hand away from him. You were in pure shock.

'Holy fuck' Was the only thing going through your head.

"What's wrong?"He questioned as if he could sense your distress. His voice hoarse from just waking up.

"Nothing." You said, immediately getting up and getting dressed in whatever you had closest to you. "You should, um, You should get going. I have a lot of reports to do, I've been holding them off but Rhys has been asking me for them for the longest so I should get on it."

Azriel sat up, the bed sheet covering one leg and another part. His perfectly sculpted body in your bed, the lighting, half of his leg uncovered by the blanket. You tried to compose yourself to figure out what you would do. Hoping that he didn't pick up on how different you were acting. It was no use he probably already expected something was up.

To try to ease the tension you sat next to him, brushing the hair out of his face, dragging your fingertips down to the side of his face, and kissed his cheek. You ignored the tingles you felt as his face nuzzled into your hand. Hesitantly, you remove your hand and got up from the bed, and sat at the desk you had in your room. You pretended to read through old letters from officials.

Azriel took that as his cue to leave. He got dressed and pressed a kiss to the back of your head before he left.

He definitely knew something, that's not how your mornings usually go. You would at least spend an hour or two together either talking or enjoying each other's presence before sending each other off to your respective duties. However due to your new discovery of Azriel being your mate. You panicked. What would you do now?

~~~

Hours had passed and you hadn't left your room, choosing to focus on the reports that you did in fact, have to do. Rhys just wasn't expecting them for another week or so. Mor then busted into your room. "Knock, knock bitch."

"Uh, hello gorgeous, didn't expect a lovely visit from you today." You said sarcastically, turning your chair to face her. She dropped the shopping bags onto your floor. You lifted a brow in question.

"We're going on a trip!"

"I'm busy." You turned back around to focus on what you were writing.

"It's a fun work one." You twisted your chair around again.

"How do you mean?"

"Day court gala, bonding with people, gaining trust, and all that." She waved it off as if you didn't need to know actual information. You decided you'd ask for details from Rhysand later.

"And you went shopping." You gestured to all of the bags. "like you don't have tons of outfits you could take."

"Well of course I do. These are for you." She grinned.

"W-what?"

"Just because you're supposed to be invisible and all that, doesn't mean you have to be like that all the time." She referred to your job description, being another spy for Rhysand, relying on you being a woman to get information from people Azriel couldn't. Kind of ridiculous considering Azriel's shadows allowed him to get all the information needed but it was an easy enough job. Unlike Az, you didn't have shadows to command so you stuck to your black outfits tunics, and suits that would help you move easily. You never really dressed up, unless it was for an occasion, but you enjoyed doing it when you could. Most of the time you would be on duty or something like it so you couldn't.

This Gala gave you the perfect excuse too. You were thankful to Mor for having bought you these dresses and accessories. You were pretty sure you had worn all the dresses you had in your closet already.

"Yeah, you're right." You gave her a half-smile. Part of you wondered what Azriel's reaction would be to you in one of these revealing dresses. You shook the thought from your head. You would dress for yourself not for some male, even if that male is your mate.

You debated whether to tell Mor or not. She might be able to help you with your internal battle. Part of you was hurt about Cassian not being your mate. Another part always knew that he wasn't, and another part of you wondered how Azriel would react. Did he feel the bond snap into place? Or was it a Feyre-Rhysand situation where the bond would snap into place at another moment? Would he reject you cause you weren't Mor?

You opted to tell Mor at the day court where you would have more space and privacy from the others.

~~~

Helion's words about uniting and bonding were very heartwarming and kind, but you couldn't get past the thoughts that swarmed your mind. You took advantage of this time with everyone listening to Helions welcoming speech and sneakily made your way over to where Mor was standing. You pretended to greet her with a kiss and whispered in her ear to meet you in the room you were staying at.

"Thank the cauldron you came along, Helion was droning on and was about to make me fall asleep." She joked as she sauntered into your room. She paused her amused tone as soon as she saw your face. "You were fine like two minutes ago."

"Glad to know, I'm good at hiding it." You forced a smile. She tilted her head as if to ask you 'what's wrong', so you told her. You told her that Azriel was your mate and how it happened. You told her of your fears of rejection and confusion with your love for Cassian. It was a different love now, you felt it. There was a shift in what you felt towards Cassian and more intense feelings for Azriel. You suspected the bond but you didn't mind it. You then opened up about your insecurity about him rejecting you for her. Which she shut down, though she knew what you meant.

"Mor, Azriel loves you, like I loved Cassian. What if his love for you is stronger and he refuses to let go. We all know the only reason he never went for you is his trouble with his self-worth." Those were harsh words, but they were true. "He could easily reject me for you, knowing you don't love him in that way."

"You don't know that Y/N. And you loved Cassian, probably as much as Azriel loved me. After all this time you spent together, you truly don't think he would have changed the way he feels for me?" She grabbed your hand in hers. "You and Azriel are like two sides of the same coin, he's all dark and brooding and you, well you're the same in some ways. But you bring out the light and you can cast out all of his darkness with a simple smile."

"I don't know." You whispered. You were scared. Your feelings for Azriel already began to grow, without the bond, with it in place now it was strengthened. Your feelings for Cassian was a background noise that would soon grow into a more familial type of love.

"What should I do Mor?" You whimpered, you put your face in your hands. "I feel like a girl with a crush. This is ridiculous."

She laughed and nodded. "Yes, yes it is. On the bright side, if he doesn't know about you being mates, you could still have fun with other people."

You gave her a look. "You forget that he's my designated person to 'have fun' with."

"I didn't know you had a conversation on exclusivity." She shrugged and walked over to the cart that had alcoholic drinks, at the corner of the room.

"Technically we did when we agreed to sleep with each other when we felt like it." You reasoned.

"Hm." She mused, sipping on her drink. "I still say enjoy tonight, dance with a few males, or females, and if you two end up having sex with him again just enjoy the time you have with him."

"Thanks for the talk, Mor."

"Of course darling, by the way, I highly doubt he'll reject you. If he does he's an idiot and I'll kill him." She sent a wink your way and left you in your room to think.

~~~

Azriel watched as you swayed your hips to the beat of the music. A man who he didn't know came up from behind you, keeping up with you. That was the first of many. He felt a twinge of jealousy in his gut. He attempted to force that emotion down. He couldn't understand where that was coming from.

He was keeping watch, even though he always made sure to keep a lookout for danger to his court. Mor and Cassian tried to get him to ease up, he didn't budge. Who would pry Cassian from more liquor when he's had enough to drink if Azriel wasn't sober? He used the excuse of being the only responsible one to keep an eye on her. Y/n, Azriel thought he knew what it was to love someone because of Mor but what Azriel felt for Y/N was different. It felt raw and real and whatever it was, was growing fast. She was easy to talk to, not that he did much of that but she listened, actually listened when he did, and she didn't pry or hover as much as the others. They tend to beat around the bush when wanting to know about what was going on with him. Unlike Y/N who would take her time to make sure he felt comfortable and if, he wasn't, she would change the topic and act normal.

Y/N was a calming presence that allowed him to just be. She brought out another side of him that he thought he could never be.

That's why when he felt a change in the way he saw her dancing with a new guy than the one she was with earlier, it all made sense. She was his mate. He saw red as he practically flew to where they were. The fae males' hands that were roaming your bonds were ripped away from you and he dragged him away. Azriel pinned the man against the wall. People began to stare and talk in hushed whispers, appalled at the sight.

"Never touch my mate, again." He growled. He dug his fingers into the guy's neck.

"I-I didn't know." The man choked out.

"Well, now you do." He muttered, letting the man slump to the ground. He went over to where you were standing, eyes wide. His eyes softened while looking at you. He slowed as he got to you. "Can we talk?"

You nodded your head and began to walk toward an empty hall.

"I'm sorry if I scared you." He kept his voice low but soft. He was afraid, you would want to run away.

"You didn't." You stood there staring at him. You tried to figure him out, to no avail. His face was always stoic. "I- I thought you'd reject me and now I don't know what to do." You confessed.

"You knew?" He tried to recall if you had acted any differently. His shadows had felt the change in your demeanor and set out in whispers when you were rushing him out. He brushed it off, he should've looked more into it. The last thing he wanted to do was to make you feel unwanted or rejected.

"Since yesterday morning." You confirmed. Your anxiety consumed you, you heard of the pain that came along with being rejected by your mate. Some have died from it. Little did you know Azriel was worrying about the same exact thing. Not thinking himself worthy enough of your affection. He allowed himself the pleasure of being in bed with you, assuming it was nothing more and he couldn't get hurt you or be hurt that way. It was a release from another pain you both had the displeasure of feeling.

"I want you to know it is an honor to have you as my mate." He took a step closer.

"Really? Honestly, I thought..." You shook your head. "Nevermind."

He looked confused but let it go, if you wanted to tell him you would. "Guess this means I have to go cook you something." You let out a laugh. He smiled an actual wide beautiful smile. Azriel grabbed your face and kissed you.

It was soon interrupted by a very drunk Mor who shouted, "Finally!"

Cassian was right behind her, "Mor! I forgot where the bathroom was, can y-" He paused looking between you and Azriel. "Oooh getting freaky in the hall, that's new. Hey Y/N if he isn't hitting it right, you know where to find me." He winked at you. Azriel gave him a murderous look, putting his arm in front of you. 'So he's gonna be one of those', you thought.

You couldn't wait till the second part of the mating process.

Tags: @wildchild2707​ ,@theworthlessqueen​ ,@ciciakai​ ,@rockinginneverland​

[spacedykez]

hii i know i am almost two whole hours late and i am sorry but if you’re still here and in need you should infodump to me about something /nf

aw juke I love you /p thank you

took a break from tumblr for a bit (not by choice but shhh) and genuinely feeling better having had time to think things through.

that being said, today I would like to tell you about the bat empire because I love it and I don’t think I’ll ever have a better chance

the bat empire is an idea I worked on for fun that I didn’t really think I’d ever get a chance to share because I won’t end up doing anything much with it. But I did build it and I love it.

One of the most interesting yet overlooked mobs in minecraft is the bat. Bats are so cool, irl and in minecraft. Minecraft bats aren’t talked about very much because they don’t have a real function. You can’t do anything with them in the game- there’s no real reason to interact with them. And that’s cool, actually. I really love them and I like that there’s a mob that’s there just to add life to the world.

So anyways, bats are super fun because echolocation. I don’t remember how I got to the idea of a bat hybrid but I adore them. I think hybrids with more different features aren’t talked about enough. Like, give me snake hybrids that can smell with their tongue! Butterfly hybrids that taste with their fingers (quite annoying, I’d imagine. How would they get around that?). So bats with really bad eyesight! And really good hearing. A bat hybrid would be great to take to fight the warden because the lack of sight isn’t quite as much of a disadvantage.

Technically bat hybrids should also have wings like wyverns, where their arms and wings are fused. But from a character design standpoint I wanted Luna (name of my bat hybrid oc/sona) to be more humanoid. So unrealistic demon-y wings it was (and because there was no way I could design an inhuman character like that in picrew, tbh).

I gave bat hybrids large, fluffy ears on the side of their head because they’re bat ears. Bats are really fluffy actually and they have big ears to hear very well. And big fluffy ears are cute too so that’s a bonus.

and as for empire design- sculk! Bats don’t set off the sculk shriekers, to my knowledge? I haven’t played the update and explored a deep dark but I think from what I’ve seen only players can summon the Warden?

anyways, this lead to the idea that the bats and the sculk get along! So the bats living in a sort of deep-dark style city, carved out of stone, in harmony with the sculk. And so this came to be!

The sea lanterns are just a cool way of adding light to the area because lighting that cave is HARD. Glow lichen too (it adds to the ancient aesthetic too though)! Sculk-infested deep dark towers for the bats.

and you see the lanterns! They’re sea lanterns with sculk to try to give a more soul-lantern vibe. I love the idea that the deep dark would have a link to the soulfire/soul lanterns/warped blocks because the wardens colors match! And souls just feels like a theme they have in common. Another Lanterns pic:

And in that pic you can see the mineshaft entrance thingy and the scaffolding/platform design. I feel like dark woods/tones match the deep dark aesthetic really well. And I was gonna have buildings all along that wall but I didn’t get to that. I kinda based them on the sorta mismatched vibe Grian’s s8 Hermitcraft base had:

And then to finish off the city part, the entrance! The mouth of the cave I sort of tried to make as if the deepslate was holding up the ceiling of the cave, and get that Vibe while not making it as infested! Also a fun experiment to design the pillars.

(yes those are custom trees :D) Dark woods, deepslate, and warped wood for the roof! Segmented design adds interest, I think.

for my oc Luna, the idea was that she’s a scientist/she lives on her own. So I designed a little area in a side cave for her. She’d be a potions brewer sort of character!

Storage/workroom for Luna! Featuring shelf designs & warped nylium/sculk flooring which I actually really love btw?

Textured up a tunnel with a lil balcony at the end!

And a tunnel/walkway! Featuring little warped plant gardens on either side & various decorations.

this got a little random but there you go! Bat/deep dark empire and a bat hybrid designs.

[shieldherostuffs]

Little Artists

Inspired by this post!!

I wrote this because I had a sudden influx of just HAPPY and I decided I wanted to project that onto some of my fav characters!

*★°*:.☆.:*°★*

As they walked about in Melromarc's castle, L'Arc and Therese looked around.

They hadn't been able to find Kiddo or the kids, since lunch, and they'd looked almost everywhere! The only places they were missing were the ones off-limits, and the garden because of how big it was.

So, seeing as they had nowhere else to go without breaking the rules, the two decided to head towards the very big royal garden.

The place was beautiful, with flourishing plants everywhere, ranging from the green grass to flower bushes to even fruit trees.

As they walked about, the two admired the many pathways they ended up on in the garden. The style of the place was very different from what they were used to back in Sickle, but it was still incredibly beautiful.

After walking for a while the two heard giggles, laughter, and chuckling neary, from familiar voices.

Walking closer, and around the corner of a wall-like bush, L'Arc and Therese found an adorably domestic sight.

Naofumi saw sitting on a bench in the shade of a large tree, blocking out most of the sunshine from above, while the four chairs from a pavilion nearby had been dragged over behind him.

One of the chairs had a bunch of different paints on it, while Raphtalia sat on another, and Melty and Filo were giggling together behind Naofumi.

Naofumi had apparently also changes his usual tunic shirt into a new one, a tight-fitting skeelveless and backless black turtleneck shirt only stopping at the curve of his lower back.

Apparently, the three girls were giggling and laughing together while painting on Naofumi's back with all the different paints, while Naofumi grinned fondly as he read the book in his hands.

"We finally found you guys!" L'Arc grinned as he and Therese walked over "What are you guys doing?" Therese asked

Raphtalia smiled brightly, while Filo and Melty grinned.

"We're coloring Master's tattoos!" Filo cheered, holding up the paint brush in her hand

Tattoos?

Naofumi has tattoos?!

As they walked over, behind Naofumi, the two got a look at his back, very colorful with the paint.

What seemed to be a dragon covered Naofumi's right shoulderblade, one wing curled and the other stretched out over his back, onto his right shoulderblade. The dragon's tail curled into a circle on the back of Naofumi's waist, around what seemed like a bunch of beautifully drawn flowers. Between the tail and the outstretched wing, a bunch of beautiful and intricate mandalas were drawn.

On the back of his right upper arm, Naofumi also had a basic snake drawn, and a flower bouquet from above on the left side of the middle of his back. The last tattoo visible, was a plain little diamond on the bottom of the back of his neck.

L'Arc and Therese stared in awe at the skill and beauty of the tattoos, (and at Naofumi's exposed strong, muscled back).

"Damn Kiddo, we didn't know you had tattoos!" L'Arc grinned after his staring "They're very beautiful, so detailed," Therese complimented after, with a smile, looking in awe at the inked designs on the Shield Hero's back, some lines drawn over by the paint from the three girls

(I'll end it here because I have written what I wanted, everyone is welsome to continue it or share their thoughts on it if they want to though!)

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Tagging: @rosesinbloom7love, @zachy-akaya, @maloteddy, @localwitchash, @eli-elien

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[dutchforstrangers]

Sora Takenouchi week 2022 Day 1 - Piyomon

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A/N: Happy Sora Takenouchi appreciation week 2022! @soratakenouchiweek

I'm living a very busy life at the moment and I kinda wanted to skip this week, but... How can I skip my favorite girl's first appreciation week? So here I am, writing a little collection of sweet little Sora-centered friendship drabbles (no shipping this week!), through the eyes of the important people in her life. Not sure yet if I will complete it in time, but I'm outlining and I'm getting there <3

For this first drabble, you can first read this Valentine's one-shot I wrote in February, but it's not required.

Happy readings! And I truly hope all of you beautiful souls are doing great :3

P.s. I'm also back with more stock photos :D

Day 1: Piyomon | Characters: Sora Takenouchi, Piyomon | Wordcount: 294

Endless soaring love

“Sooooooraaaaaa?~”

Sora looked up from the new collection she was designing, her expression one that spoke volumes. Volumes about all the adventures together in the Digital Worlds, about all the past times she had shared with her, good ones and bad ones.

Wings flapping interrupted any more thoughts, brining Sora’s focus back to reality. Her eyes scanned the room, looking for the one she desired to be here. With her. Though she knew she wouldn’t come back. At least not anytime soon.

And so like many more had probably done in the past, a tear rolled down her face, hitting the corner of her curled up lips. Of course she could be sad forever, mourning over the loss of her feathery friend, but why would she if she had a little pink reminder that had been landing on her shoulder at the exact right moment?

“Sometimes I think I can still hear her,” Sora said to the little bird on her shoulder, the tiny friend not able to talk back. She smiled and rubbed it’s small head.

“But you can still hear me.”

Piyomon could feel her own head being scratched as Sora’s fingers danced across the small bird’s head. She smiled to herself, looking down at the Chosen she cared for and adored so much.

She might have dissolved into floating and invisible data when she separated from Sora and vanished, but Piyomon had made sure to always stay at her Sora’s side. After all, they were meant to be partners till the very end of time. And so, every once in a while, she called her partner’s name, hoping Sora would in one way or another fly back to all their shared moments and emotions, satisfied and filled with endless soaring love.

[gardenergulfie]

Emptober Day 4: Ribbon

Rating: G

Word Count: 2539

Relationships: Jimmy | Solidarity/Scott | Smajor1995 | Dangthatsalongname

Characters: Scott | Smajor1995 | Dangthatsalongname, Jimmy | Solidarity

Tags:Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Red String of Fate, Pre-Canon, Post-Canon, Past Lives, Alternate Universe - Empires SMP Setting (Video Blogging RPF), Friends to Lovers, Childhood Friends, Bickering, Flower Husbands, Emptober, Seablings, 

Everything was normal with it until the day he met the other rulers. It was a political meeting of nations, the first time all of them would all be together in years. Rivendell was hosting it and it would be Jimmy’s first time out of the kingdom. Jimmy and Lizzie were representing the Ocean Empire as heirs but they were allowed to meet and greet with whoever they wanted. Lizzie quickly ran off, introducing herself to the Mezalean prince and leaving Jimmy to flounder alone. He gripped the ribbon between his fingers nervously but took a deep breath and approached the first person he could see. That person was a winged elf with blue hair and a very aloof expression.

Emptober Day 4: Ribbon

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Fic below the cut

Jimmy was a pretty normal guy. I mean he was the leader of an empire but compared to the other leaders and even his own citizens he was normal, maybe even average. Just a pretty basic dude. But Jimmy had something, a part of him, that was very not normal. It was a ribbon tied around his left wrist. It was green and blue with a design of red flowers that Jimmy had never seen before. The ribbon had one end constantly trailing out of sight. It had been there for as long as he could remember and strangely enough, seemingly no-one else could see it.

When Jimmy was little he tried out some tests with the ribbon. He found out that he couldn’t tangle it, he couldn’t trip people with it, he couldn’t hang things on it, it didn’t interact with water like most fabrics did, it was just intangible to anyone or anything but Jimmy. He’d told his sister Lizzie about it but she didn’t have one and she couldn’t see or feel it. He’d even gone to the local library to do research on it which did make the bookkeeper give him a strange look, he’d never been one for academics before but he just needed to know. He found nothing but some sappy love stories about people with invisible red strings of fate that connected them to their one true love. Jimmy didn’t really believe these stories, besides he had a ribbon not a string.

Once or twice in his life Jimmy had felt a tug on the ribbon. It felt like a person on the other end of it had pulled on it. Was there someone also connected to him? Were those stories about strings of fate true? Jimmy followed the ribbon for a long time, only stopping when he realized that he was at the edge of the kingdom. If there was a person on the other end, they weren’t from his home empire.

For a while that was it. Nothing new could be found out about the ribbon and so Jimmy resigned himself to it just being a mystery forever. On the plus side, he didn’t really mind it that much. It didn’t hurt him or get stuck on anything which was nice and it was a nice texture. Sometimes when he was anxious or just restless he would twist it between his fingers and fidget with it. He got some strange looks, fidgeting with nothing, but it wasn’t that weird so no-one really questioned him.

Everything was normal with it until the day he met the other rulers. It was a political meeting of nations, the first time all of them would all be together in years. Rivendell was hosting it and it would be Jimmy’s first time out of the kingdom. Jimmy and Lizzie were representing the Ocean Empire as heirs but they were allowed to meet and greet with whoever they wanted. Lizzie quickly ran off, introducing herself to the Mezalean prince and leaving Jimmy to flounder alone. He gripped the ribbon between his fingers nervously but took a deep breath and approached the first person he could see. That person was a winged elf with blue hair and a very aloof expression.

“Hello! I’m Jimmy Solidarity of the Ocean Empire!” He said to the elf, his voice coming out louder than he intended from nerves. He winced as the elf turned to him with a mildly peeved expression.

“Scott Smajor, heir of Rivendell.” The elf said coldly. He assessed Jimmy lazily but his eyes stopped on Jimmy’s left hand, the one holding the ribbon. His cold mask dropped and Jimmy could see an expression of shock and mild intrigue before it went back up. “I’ve never spoken to a citizen of the ocean empire. Are you all this small? It's kinda cute” Jimmy bristled a bit at the insult? Flirt? He couldn’t tell but he knew enough to be offended.

“Not all of us can be as tall as elves. I am quite a normal height! And I’m not cute.” Jimmy snapped back. Scott looked briefly surprised at his retort but then smirked.

“Not cute you say? That adorable pout on your face says otherwise.” Scott says, lifting his hand to gesture at Jimmy’s expression. A hand that had a blue green and red flower patterned ribbon tied around it. The same ribbon that existed around Jimmy’s hand. Jimmy’s eyes widened and he looked at his own ribbon. Sure enough, they were connected. So there was a person on the other end of it and Jimmy had found them. But Scott? Really? This ribbon better not be one of those soul things, he does not want to be bonded to that rude elf.

Jimmy realized that he should probably respond to Scott. He’s been standing silently for about a minute now and Scott was surly waiting for him to say something.

“I wasn’t pouting! I was upset at being called cute. Not everyone likes random strangers calling them cute, you know.” Jimmy says back. Scott looks thoughtful.

“I don’t know. If a pretty boy like you walked up to me and called me cute, I don’t think I’d be complaining.” The elf says back. Jimmy sputters as he tries to think of a response. He really wasn’t someone who got flirted with often, even as a joke, and it was very disarming.

“Well I’m not you so I care.” He says back with his face bright red. He knew it wasn’t the best comeback and from Scott’s smug expression he could tell it hadn’t hit the mark he was aiming for.

“Right sure.” Scott says with an eye roll. “This conversation’s being nowhere and I already won it so why don’t we talk about something else. I could take you on a tour? I don’t think you fishfolk get the chance to see elven architecture often.” Jimmy once again bristled at Scott’s mild insult but agreed to the tour. Scott led Jimmy away from the front hall and outside into Rivendell proper. Jimmy wouldn’t admit it but Scott was a pretty good tour guide, he knew a lot about the kingdom’s history and culture and was good at talking about it, even if he still flirted and insulted Jimmy quite often. Scott showed Jimmy the sheep pens, the owl roost, and apiary, all places that Jimmy had only seen glimpses of during the trip here.

In the apiary Jimmy saw something. A red flower, identical to the ones on his ribbon. He called Scott over, asking what kind of flower that was. Scott glanced over and when he saw the red flower Jimmy was talking about he briefly touched the ribbon tied to his own hand before answering.

“Its a poppy. They’re a common flower and grow in most places. You haven’t seen one before?” The elf asked. Jimmy shook his head.

“I don’t think they grow in the swamps. I would have remembered seeing a flower this red before.” Jimmy gently touched a petal of the flower. It was beautiful and it made Jimmy feel…. weirdly bittersweet? It was just a flower. Why did Jimmy feel like crying then? He blinked away the tears that were forming and backed away from the flower. Scott was giving him an odd searching look.

“It's my favorite kind of flower.” Scott said at last. “I always make sure there’s at least one in the apiary at all times.” Jimmy was surprised at this personal info that Scott was just telling him. Scott hadn’t talked much about himself, mostly speaking about the elves and their great kingdom. Him just dropping this strange piece of personal information seems out of pace and it made Jimmy wonder why he did it. The elf was still looking at him, waiting for Jimmy to say something in return.

“It really is lovely.” Jimmy responded. “Does it have any special meanings?” Jimmy had heard of flowers having special meaning attached to them though he hadn’t learned much about them. Lizzie had but not him.

“Sleep, peace, and death are what the poppy represents.” Scott says, unconsciously tugging on the ribbon. Jimmy felt that tug, just more proof that they were connected. Sleep, peace, and death were strange meanings for the flowers on his ribbon. Maybe the type of flower didn’t mean anything but it's a magic ribbon so that was unlikely. Jimmy was hoping that his flowers meant peace or maybe sleep, death was something he’d really not want to be tied with.

Scott had been looking more and more nervous the more Jimmy thought. The elf was trying to hide it but the fluttering of his wings and shuffling of his feet gave him away. Jimmy was about to ask him about the problem when a loud gong rang across the city.

“That's the feast bell. They’re about to start dinner.” Scott says, moving towards the door to the apiary. “We need to go quickly so we’re not late.” Jimmy let the topic of Scott’s anxiety around him drop and the two rushed towards the main hall. They were separated in the crowd when they got there, Jimmy being reunited with Lizzie who asked him where he was and introduced him to her new friend Joel. Jimmy didn’t see Scott for the rest of the night, only briefly catching a glimpse of him when it was time for him to leave.

Jimmy met Scott quite a few times over the course of many years, the two becoming rulers of their own nations, Scott in Rivendell and Jimmy in the newly formed Cod Empire. They maintained a similar relationship as they had when they were young, Scott teasing and flirting with Jimmy and Jimmy getting flustered and firing back with his own bad insults. Neither of them brought up the topic of the ribbon though Jimmy was pretty sure that Scott knew at this point. The many glances at Jimmy’s left wrist was a pretty big clue to that.

Years past, Jimmy and Scott were still leading their empires and occasionally bickering with each other. The demon plagued them for a bit and in that time they became allies in a very strange way, Scott taking Jimmy on a date. The many poppies around the date place was a nice reference to the ribbon and a knowing look from Jimmy let Scott know he knew what was up. It took a couple more suggested dates for Jimmy to realize that the date wasn’t one of Scott’s normal flirts but that Scott was actually interested in him. The two took it slow, going on quite a few more dates before they were ready to speak of the ribbon out-loud.

Jimmy remembered it as a chilly evening, the two of them drinking warm tea inside of Jimmy’s house. Scott had made the excuse of it being too cold back home and that the swamp was just much warmer but Jimmy knew the elf at this point to know that Scott wanted to spend time with him. They had done some baking following a simple recipe that somehow they still managed to mess up and then salvage at the last minute. Now with a mug of tea in hand and slightly burnt cookies on a plate in front of him, Jimmy was feeling brave. He tugged on the ribbon once then twice when Scott didn’t look over from his cup of tea. The second tug caught the elf’s attention and he looked down at the ribbon resting beside them both.

“I think at this point we both know about the existence of this,” Jimmy waved his own end of the ribbon, “and the fact that it connects them. I don’t know about you but we’ve been dating for a bit. We might as well talk about it.” Scott blinked in surprise at the question coming from seemingly nowhere but nodded at set down his drink.

“I was wondering when one of us was going to be brave enough to bring up the soul ribbon.” Scott said. “I’d have thought you would have blurted the question out way before now.” Scott teased with a small smirk. Jimmy let the insult flirt fly over his head, mostly focused on the words soul ribbon.

“Wait, the soul ribbon is like a string of fate? The stuff from those love stories?” Jimmy asked. Scott looked confused at the question.

“Wait, you mean you don’t know about soul ribbons? They’re real and way more than just stories. We’re kind of living proof of that.” Scott said. Jimmy leaned back in his chair a bit more.

“The only information I found about anything similar to the ribbon was stories about red strings of fate that connect people destined to be together. They were just fiction I thought but you’re saying that it’s really real. We’re soulmates?” Jimmy asks.

“Soul ribbons are a bit more complicated than just the idea of fated couples. They’re broken promises from a past life. When two people promise to stay together but something happens where they promise is broken, the universe will step in and give them another chance. Hence, the soul ribbon.” Scott explains. “The pattern of the ribbon normally has some kind of meaning relating to the past life. Soul ribbons can’t really be studied but there have been enough cases that people are now pretty sure of their meaning.”

“So in another life, we made a promise to each other but it got broken? And poppies were important to us?” Jimmy questioned. “Well that explains why I feel so happy and sad at the same time when I see a poppy. Past life emotions, huh.” Scott reached out and took a cookie with one hand and Jimmy's own hand with another.

“I understand if this is a lot to take in.” Scott bit his lip, looking anxious. “Again, the soul ribbon doesn’t mean that we have to be together. It’s just the universe giving us a second chance. So if this is too much for you we don’t have to keep dating-“

“What? Scott no. I don’t want to stop dating. It’s strange, yeah, but I mean I already knew we were connected. This doesn’t have to change anything for us! I’m happy to know how we’re connected, this solves a mystery I’ve always been wondering about. I mean, better lovers in a past life than fated enemies in this one.” Jimmy said passionately, laughing a bit at his own joke at the end. Scott’s face brightened up and he smiled back at Jimmy.

“Was that one of your theories? Fated enemies?” Scott chuckled as he took a bite of his cookie. Jimmy rubbed the back of his neck bashfully with his free hand.

“I mean we were always bickering. It wasn’t too strange of an idea.” Jimmy defended himself.

The two of them continued to talk for quite a few more hours before they eventually fell asleep together, bundled up under a quilt. Their hands were intertwined, the two ends of the ribbons brushing against each other. The universe looked down at these second chance souls and felt pride. They really had found each other again.

[dabi-drift]

Yaoyorozu, Hawks, Bakugou, Amajiki, Dabi, Mirko & Geten with a Genderfluid S/O:

If you want any characters adding here or to anything else I write, just drop me a comment or an ask!

Momo Yaoyorozu:

☿ It was hard enough for you to acknowledge your own gender- fully understanding it was a different topic - so coming out to Momo was going to be tough.

☿ Really tough.

☿ She was a lovely girl and a wonderful girlfriend.

☿ But could you really expect her to be supportive of something so complex?

☿ Your gender fluctuated a lot - sometimes you'd feel distinctly outside the binary, and sometimes you'd feel more masculine, or more feminine.

☿ You hadn't noticed this until recently; you rarely gave gender a second thought.

☿ Looking at yourself in the mirror and questioning everything that felt a little off, you'd figured that maybe you just wanted to feel special, a little different.

☿ So you researched. A lot.

☿ You had a system that no-one understood because you were still deep in the closet: a different coloured strand/extension in your hair (on one side only) that stood out but was never questioned.

☿ Red = Feminine, Purple = Non-Binary, Blue = Masculine, Green = Third Gender/Multigender.

☿ Coming out was a decision you spent countless nights debating.

☿ No-one 'deserved' to know, it was really nobody's business…but being gendered correctly 100% of the time did sound nice.

☿ Deep breaths, and positive thoughts.

☿ "I identify as…no, I am genderfluid. You, eh…you should probably know that."

☿ This sweet, precious thing was confused at first.

☿ But you explained it:

☿ "Sometimes I'll feel more masculine, more like a boy, sometimes feminine, neither or both/all genders? I'm still wrapping my head around it too, but eh…it can change a lot. Sometimes a few times a day. Um…sometimes one gender will stick for a while. That's why figuring it out can be…confusing. But it's also enlightening, uh…kinda nice, warm, y'know?"

☿ Instantly says she understands and supports you.

☿ Expect a flurry of hugs and kisses.

☿ Acts like a very proud girlfriend.

☿ Pays extra attention to your hair - never wants to get anything wrong.

☿ If she does, she'll apologise immediately and reprimand herself.

☿ Go easy on her, she'll be an utter mess.

☿ Overall, her love for you is unconditional, and she makes sure that you know she's sorry.

"You shouldn't ever have to be scared to explain who you are."

Keigo Takami/Hawks:

☿ Keigo knew something was amiss.

☿ You'd been dating for two years, and although he never pried, he couldn’t help noticing the way you'd suddenly become uncomfortable when someone addressed you, or when you stayed in one set of clothes for too long.

☿ It wasn’t always the same, and he just figured it was anxiety and general insecurities coming to the surface.

☿ So he held you closer, wrapped you in his wings and fussed over you for hours (or however long his job would allow).

☿ He didn’t have a lot of time to consult the internet.

☿ He also didn’t want to pressure you into revealing anything.

☿ But now, the topic was unavoidable.

☿ You'd broken down, crying and mumbling to yourself when you thought he couldn’t hear you.

☿ He finds you kneeling in front of the full-length mirror in the bedroom.

☿ Rushes to your side in an instant.

☿ "What did the mirror do to you, dove?"

☿ Very, very worried, feathers shaking around you.

☿ Defensive birb, ready to protect you from that loathsome mirror.

☿ "I-I look so…so girly today! It's awful! My chest, and…and…I don’t have a binder, and I…"

☿ Doesn't understand, but is determined not to worsen your mood.

☿ "Hey, look at me. What are binders, and where would we get one?"

☿ He places both hands on your cheeks, and you lean into him.

☿ "They're…they flatten your chest, um…sports bras and binders…I-I've never bought one, so I don’t know…"

☿ He nods. "Do you wanna come with me to look for one?"

☿ You're perplexed - shouldn’t he be weirded out by this?

☿ He laughs, and somehow, it warms your heart. "I just want you to be happy. I'd do anything to make that happen, angel. You might need to explain all this to me, though. I'm a newbie, after all."

☿ He takes physical notes - nothing will catch this man out.

☿ If someone misgenders you, he'll correct them immediately.

☿ If someone acts ignorant or spiteful, he'll 'politely' tell them how to adjust their attitude, and how to address people outside the gender binary.

☿ I.e, respect them even if you don't have a complete grasp on their identity, and never, ever misgender or marginalise them.

"You are yourself, not how others perceive you."

Katsuki Bakugou:

☿ You decided to use pronoun badges. There were some awesome-looking designs out there, and you'd been feeling a little more confident lately. It couldn’t hurt to clue your classmates in, right? Plus, you supposed Katsuki ought to know…he was your boyfriend, after all. He'd definitely be pissed if he discovered this a few years down the line, rage about you not placing enough trust in him, and it'd be a huge mess…

☿ You'd never interrogated him on LGBTQ+ issues, so you weren't sure how he'd take your news; he wasn’t always the most accepting (Midoriya & the quirkless community being obvious testaments to that).

☿ Needless to say, instead of being confused, he was frustrated. Why was he with someone who didn’t even know their correct pronouns? He pointed it out, very matter-of-fact.

☿ When your dazzling smile suddenly dropped, he became concerned. Was he the idiot after all? Why did he upset you? What in the Nine Circles of Hell possessed him to do that?? He didn’t even say anything bad! All he mentioned was…

☿ Oh. Shit.

☿ This boy isn't accustomed to apologising, so don’t expect it to flow naturally. He’ll try, because he loves you, but he won't keep eye contact for very long and he'll recant every few seconds.

☿ This perceived insincerity only masks his guilt, though. He’ll beat himself up for years, unless you stop him. This boy has no chill. He's always the first to go off on people when they disrespect or degrade you, so he's gotta make amends in some way, right?

☿️ Honestly, if there are any pronoun badges with really cool or pretty designs, he'll buy them for you. He'll also get for himself, to prove his acceptance and solidarity. He won't ever allow you to feel alone again. He's more than okay with your identity - it changes absolutely nothing about you. If anything, it gives you a sense of completion. He's here for that, 100%.

☿️ You better believe he'll fight for your rights.

☿️ If there's any hate/intolerance directed at you, he'll explode. Quite literally.

☿️ You'll be tasked with ensuring no-one dies. Unless you want them to, of course.

☿️ They'll deserve it.

☿️ Katsuki is very perceptive, so when he gets to grips with it, he'll most likely notice every indication (however subtle) of a gender change. He'll carry spare pronoun badges around, just in case you lose yours.

☿️ Secretly, he's swimming in pride.

☿️ He's kinda like 'Yeah, that's my awesome partner! Look how cool they are, flaunting their pronouns like that, all confident and happy!'

☿️ This boy adores the ever-loving shit out of you. He hates reflecting on the day you came out, because he handled it so poorly at first. Thankfully now though, you're more secure.

"Gender doesn't matter. I'm gonna be a hero, not a hater."

Tamaki Amajiki:

☿️ (Y/n) wasn’t a dead name, but sometimes the very mention of it made your skin crawl.

☿️ It was a gift from your parents, so you wanted to keep it.

☿️ But it was a very gendered name - you couldn’t escape that.

☿️ So you decided on a few more - ones both your mind and heart adored.

☿️ The names corresponded to different gender identities, and although you weren't out just yet (though you planned to be shortly), they gave you the fluffiest feeling.

☿️ Because you hadn't come out, you didn’t bother making it easy for people - no different coloured bracelets, rings or anything to highlight your gender at the time.

☿️ In your heart, you knew who you were.

☿️ Still…everything seemed tied to the binary - official documents, school, the chatter of other students…you'd seen and heard it all.

☿️ These people didn’t accept non-conformists.

☿️ So why should Tamaki?

☿️ Sure, he was kind-hearted, heroic…amazing, but what would he do? What would he say, when you finally came out? You couldn’t remain in the closet forever.

☿️ No way that was happening! You were human too, your feelings mattered! Surely you were allowed to voice your truth…

☿️ Tamaki loved you.

☿️ He'd be accepting…right? Memorising some more names and pronouns shouldn’t be so tricky.

☿️ To minimise discomfort for both of you, you chose to explain things in his room.

☿️ He got really nervous at first - he thought you wanted to break up.

☿️ Boy was sweating profusely, coming up with all sorts of counter-arguments in his head. He really, really loved you.

☿️ "(Y-Y/n)-"

☿️ "Um, could you maybe call me (O/n) today? It's an…off-spectrum day."

☿️ Cue more confusion than Momo.

☿️ He'll ask about it in a really gentle voice - being anxious himself, he can easily pick up on other people's signs.

☿️ "Basically…my gender's fluid, so…you know how 'sex' is biological and 'gender' is a sense of identity? Well, sometimes I align with my birth sex, sometimes I don't. Today is…one of those days."

☿️ He'll hold your hand while he listens, squeezing it periodically to reassure you.

☿️ Now it's your turn to question the strength of your relationship.

☿️ This boy's love is deep, though; he cares way too much to let anything come between you.

☿️ Plus, nothing about you has actually changed.

☿️ You've just come into yourself, gained more comfort in who you are.

☿️ Tells you how proud he is.

☿️ Asks you to let him know when you sense your gender change, so he never calls you by the wrong name or pronouns.

☿️ It's They/Them today, but who knows about tomorrow? Or even an hour from now?

☿️ Finds gender-neutral compliments and nicknames, and does a ton of research.

☿️ Has an entire script in his head - if you want to come out but can't speak for yourself, Tamaki will push aside his anxiety and recite the words he's practiced a million times.

"You've finally found yourself - only change if it feels right."

Touya Todoroki/Dabi:

☿️ Your identity was really important and dear to your heart.

☿️ But that didn’t stop those you cared for tearing you apart whenever you tried to speak up.

☿️ Your family, your friends…you loved them, but they just couldn’t accept you.

☿️ So you killed them.

☿️ You went on the run, evading police and heroes alike for years.

☿️ And then, you found the League of Villains - a strange dynamic, kind of like family but much more welcoming.

☿️ Yet, your identity stayed hidden. You didn’t have the strength to harm all these people, if they rejected you.

☿️ Besides, there was more solidarity here than there ever had been with your blood relatives.

☿️ Dabi was your companion, though whether that meant closest friend or love interest, you didn’t know.

☿️ He was observant, transforming his thoughts into words regardless of how that affected people.

☿️ He pointed things out immediately.

☿️ "New bracelet?"

☿️ You paused, half-shocked, half-afraid.

☿️ You knew that he'd see through any lie you posed.

☿️ The truth would be the only thing to save you from his flames.

☿️ "That means something, doesn't it, (Y/n)?"

☿️ Step 1: put the drink down so you don't shatter it in anger.

☿️ "Yeah, um…this colour means 'masculine'. I'm a guy…now."

☿️ His face betrayed nothing.

☿️ "Like a reverse Magne?"

☿️ You wondered if that was a genuine question or an attempt at humour.

☿️ Todorokis don't understand jokes.

☿️ "No…she's a transgender woman, I'm genderfluid. I'm not confined to a single gender. It, uh…it changes."

☿️ His nod didn’t instil you with confidence.

☿️ "You out to the others yet?"

☿️ "Didn't think they'd accept me."

☿️ He made a 'Really? You're the least weird of the bunch' face.

☿️ "Ah, I'll just burn 'em if they don't."

☿️ You were too stunned to employ a comeback.

☿️ He contemplated for a while.

☿️ "So, you got any other names?"

☿️ Helps you plan how to come out to the rest of the League.

☿️ Will legitimately burn the haters.

"Found families are more accepting than the real thing."

Rumi Usagiyama/Mirko:

☿️ You bought three mugs - 'It's a Girl', 'It's a Boy' and 'It's a Mess'.

☿️ The excitement had been bubbling away inside you for weeks.

☿️ Rumi still didn’t know that you were genderfluid, but she was about to learn.

☿️ There wasn’t a doubt in your mind that she'd accept you.

☿️ You hadn't told her yet because it was a big thing - lots to take in, and you needed to be completely sure of it, and of your relationship.

☿️ You weren't gonna tell just anyone.

☿️ Dating Rumi was awesome, and this was just the next stage.

☿️ It didn’t go according to plan.

☿️ Not at first.

☿️ "You're pregnant?!" Was her very concerned response.

☿️ She kept muttering about how she needed some space to think things over.

☿️ Until you dragged her back, exasperated but determined to explain yourself.

☿️ "It's in reference to myself. I wanted to let you know, in a funny way, that I'm genderfluid. There's a Girl and a Boy one, and the other is for Non-Binary."

☿️ She made a noise like she understood, but you saw the confusion.

☿️ "Today's an Enby day, but you might have a girlfriend tomorrow. Or a boyfriend. Who knows?"

☿️ In an instant, the biggest smile took control of her face, and she brought you into a crushing hug.

☿️ "So I could have a girlfriend, a boyfriend and a murder partner??"

☿️ "Eh…if you can do the jail-time, count me in."

☿️ This one won't necessarily search for information herself, but she will consult you whenever she's having a difficult time processing something.

☿️ You're like,, the expert in all things LGBTQ+, and she loves listening to you talk so passionately.

☿️ She's really glad you told her - that you trusted her with something so important.

☿️ She feels loved, and makes sure you do too.

☿️ Asks if you ever thought she'd reject you.

☿️ "Nah. We'll go strong forever, Rumi."

☿️ She's overjoyed, honestly.

"You're so brave for coming out, and if someone doesn’t like it, I'll kick their butt."

Geten/Iceman:

☿️ Geten didn’t have the faintest clue about gender identities. He accepted male and female, but without a proper education or motivation to learn anything beside his quirk, you didn’t expect him to understand. You would've held it in, if you were strong enough to deal with the constant misgendering.

☿️ If you use Neopronouns, you're especially worried. They aren't as widely welcomed as the general She/He/They. And Geten being the angry, feral gremlin he is, his temper was a major concern.

☿️ You couldn’t change for him, so if he decided to lash out or disapprove, you'd be crushed. You'd obviously have to walk out of the relationship, if he didn’t do so himself. As deeply as your love ran, you simply couldn’t put yourself through such anguish. You weren't of the soundest mind, so to be rejected by Geten…

☿️ He isn't gonna understand unless you sit him down, crack open the slideshow presentation and maybe start crying? He'll feel guilty, but he doesn't ever wanna see you in distress. He said as much, in the beginning of your relationship.

☿️ So cry. Cry your little heart out, and he'll do everything within his power to comfort you. He's not the most receptive to other people's emotions, but with you, it's different. He's always by your side, always watching over you. His hugs are a little stiff, but wrap your arms around him tightly, and he'll protect you with his life.

☿️ "So…genderfluid?"

☿️ His tone is gentle, like he's afraid to cause any more tears.

☿️ "Yeah, um…you identify with your birth sex, right? Well, I don't…not all the time. And if you could…could use those pronouns? That would mean…a lot. To me. It'd mean everything, actually…"

☿️ He's quiet for a while, still trying to make space in his brain for all this new information. It isn't something he needs to 'come around to', though. He'll be completely painful and respectful. He's bound to slip up a few times, but he'll always correct himself.

☿️ Hates seeing you cringe whenever he makes a mistake. Always vows never to let it happen again.

☿️ You're okay though - you know it's gonna take time.

☿️ Angry boi never uses your gender identity as an insult, and openly condemns (threatens) anyone who does. He'll want to prove himself - prove he's gonna love you regardless of gender, regardless of everything!

☿️ Honestly doesn't know why you were so nervous to explain this. When he said his love was unconditional, he wasn’t lying.

“There’s no way I couldn’t accept who you are.”

[thewickedmerman]

My Redesigns of The Specialists

Well, since I finished with the Winx Club girls and The Trix, I figured it was time to do my redesigns of The Specialists. However, not all of them are going to be just powerless fighters. I felt it would be more fun to make their team be made up of fighters, fairies, and sorcerers. Plus, they get to have their own transformations too. The fighters get transformations similar to the Power Rangers/superheroes (Because it makes no sense for there to be an emergency and they just rush off to change clothes, which is an INSANELY dangerous time waster), the fairies will have transformations similar to the Winx Club themselves, and the sorcerers will have transformations similar to the ones from Miraculous Ladybug (Honestly, I don't know what to think for the sorcerers). Why? Because it's so much more fun that way.

Sky

Well, I got the most BORING of the boys out of the way, so that's something. For his design I used Eric's body from The Little Mermaid, the face of Derek from The Swan Princess (Or at least from a specific poster), used his second hairstyle from the show because it suits him better and look less like a surfer dude, and I used the uniforms The Specialists get in the later seasons because it's BADASS. Plus, considering that Eraklyon is related to geology, it makes sense to have some armor that looks like stones. I did change the shade of blue to match his signature color, which is sky blue (I mean, it's in his name). He is the prince of Eraklyon and the son of a sorcerer and a fairy, but they still loved him despite that he had no magic. However, that made them even more protective of him since he was a child and there was a threat of him being kidnapped and held for ransom by Yoshinoya. So Sky's best friend/squire, Brandon (Who is a fairy and has magic to protect himself and Sky) was to switch places with Sky for public appearances and in school, so that no one would know who Sky really is. The only ones who knew the truth were the royal family, the castle staff, members of the royal court, and Diaspro & her parents (Who Sky was betrothed to since they were babies). Despite having no powers, Sky refused to be helpless and studied fighting hand-to-hand combat and weaponry. Sky is a boring character but could be good if put in the right hands. Give him flaws, have him held more accountable for his actions, none of the bullshit conflict that happens with him and Bloom from seasons 4-8.

Brandon

For his design, I used the face of Edward from Enchanted, the nose of Rameses from The Prince of Egypt, the eyes of Joseph from Joseph: King of Dreams, and the body of Bolin from The Legend of Korra. I've always questioned what race Brandon was supposed to be coded as because he seemed pretty ambiguous. Was he just white but with a tan? Was he Middle Eastern? Was he Filipino? Was he Hispanic or Latino? I saw someone say he was Middle Eastern and pointed out some areas in the Middle East where they have lighter tan complexions, dark brown hair, and similar features to him. So I thought for some representation, I would go with the Middle Eastern coded option. I made him a little darker than he was in the original show by giving him Flora's skin color from the original show (Since I gave her a darker skin-tone in my redesign of her), sharper eyes, and more Middle Eastern looking nose. I didn't want to use Aladdin's nose because the noses of Aladdin and Jasmine were a little too exaggerated the same way that the noses in Lilo and Stitch were too exaggerated (Polynesians don't have potato noses). I also wanted to show some body diversity by giving him a plus-sized body. NO, Bolin's body isn't fat but it's very much plus-sized. Brandon was a fat little boy growing up because he was just built differently. However, as he got older and started training, he bulked up. He's still plus-sized but is also muscular. You're probably wondering why I decided to make Brandon a fairy. I don't know but it just works. He is the fairy of geodes! I got that idea from Diaspro's fairy form and powers. They come from Eraklyon, so the magic in that world must be related to geology. So he's basically an Earthbender lol. But his powers are rooted on rocks, stones, gems, ect. so it's no wonder his body is so solid like a rock. I also modeled his wings after Diaspro's, which I noticed are solid instead of transparent like other fairy wings. I figured that must be part of the geology themed powers. As for his costume, I based it on one of the background fairies that were seen during the destruction of Bloom's home planet, Sparx. It just looked like it suited him. He and Sky have been friends since they were little and he is Sky's squire. He's the son of one of the palace guards. Since Sky was in danger of being abducted since he was a little kid, Brandon was made to pretend he was the prince for Sky's protection. Brandon's parents were dead against it, but the king demanded it. However, it was ultimately Brandon who decided to do it, even if his parents disapproved of putting their son in danger. You may ask, how would people believe that two white parents had a brown son? No idea! I guess they just said he was naturally tan lol.

Riven

For Riven's design, I gave him the face/head of Proteus from Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, the body of Shang from Mulan, and the eyes of Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. For his outfit, I didn't want to just give him the same outfit as Sky but with a different color because I wanted more individuality. So I gave him the outfits that were worn by Nex and Thoren (Sky's cousin). They looked less heroic and epic as the outfit I gave Sky, which suits Riven's more roughish nature and how he hasn't had an easy life compared to Sky (More on that later). It also has a bit of a low-key bad boy vibe to it. I still stayed true to his signature color, magenta, while making sure it didn't clash with his magenta hair, and giving him some purple to match his eyes. And I just had to give him an angry look on his face because it's Riven, so of course. Riven is my absolute LEAST favorite of the specialists. Sky may be boring as hell but Riven is ANNOYING as hell. He's poorly written, has terrible development, is always an asshole for no reason, has no backstory to justify the way he is, doesn't really change, and his relationship with Musa is absolutely toxic. In my version, I give him a backstory and better character development. His backstory is that he was born to a father that was a sorcerer and a mother that was a fairy while he was born without the ability to perform magic, which was a MASSIVE disappointment to his parents. They neglected him, emotionally abused him, and on occasion physically. This makes his actions and attitude all the more understandable. He's a show off because of how he never really got attention growing up from his own parents and is trying to make up for it, as well as prove that he is capable of great things and isn't useless just because he doesn't have powers. He's angry and a hothead but has more of a secret gentle side that he sometimes shows, MUCH MORE than the original Riven, which helps make it more understandable why Musa would have a crush on him. His emotional baggage also made it easier for Darcy to manipulate him, even giving him some magic (But takes it away when she dumps him). His backstory also gives him a reason for why he lashes out at his fellow teammates. In my version, Brandon is a fairy and Timmy is a sorcerer, so they can perform magic while he can't. He especially resents Sky because of how he was also born with parents that could perform magic while he couldn't but was still given love and attention despite this. It made him VERY angry and jealous because of how Sky manage to have parents that adore him, despite being born unable to do magic, while Riven had neglectful and abusive parents because of his inability to perform magic.

Timmy

For his face/head I used some old concept design of Milo from Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the smile, eyes, and body of Aladdin. I went with Aladdin's body because of how Timmy wouldn't be as masculine as the others but wouldn't be lanky. Aladdin has some muscles on him but he's not super built. I also gave him freckles because it's just too perfect for him. His outfit was tricky because of how I had to find a way of making him look like a sorcerer but also incorporate it with technology to go with his powers because of how he is the Sorcerer of Technology. For his scepter, I went with Tecna's Mythix wand, with some adjustments. Redheads look surprisingly really good in the color yellow. I decided to make Timmy a sorcerer because of how I feel it suits his personality. He's not as action-oriented as the other guys but more intellectual, even though he still fights. Imagine how amazing he'd be with technology with magic. He'd excel! No, I don't have him being from Zenith like Tecna but from another technology planet, though one that isn't considered as high up as Zenith. So this makes him feel a little intimidated by Tecna, that and him having a MASSIVE crush on her. He always is trying to prove that he is capable and isn't just some weak nerd. Out of all of the specialists, he's one of my favorite, if not my number one favorite. He's just absolutely awesome with how much of a dork he is.

Helia

Helia was the one that I was looking the most forward to doing a redesign of because of how I made him a fairy. Out of all of the Specialists, he's the one that really benefits the best from being made a fairy, especially when I got to his Believix and Enchantix. He has more of a feminine personality while still proving he isn't a wuss but rather a badass, despite being a pacifist. This gives him layers and depth beyond just being a typical good looking hero. Plus, his hair is just AMAZING! I used the body of Mako from The Legend of Korra, the eyes and nose of Shang from Mulan, and the head/face of Little Creek from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. I also gave him Brandon's skin tone to make him look more brown instead of just a light Asian. His outfit is very feminine but also clearly meant for a man because of how it's kind of toga looking. But I did his toga in a way that looks more Asian inspired instead of Greek inspired. Plus, this look suits his chill and relaxed personality. I made his outfit salmon pink with some orange because those colors just look so good on him and just suit his character. I made him the fairy of art, the same way that Musa is the fairy of music. So he can make art literally come to life, turn things like paint into ropes, can control paper (Particularly when in an origami shape), create portals, can jump into paintings to hide, and you get the point. Basically, his powers are awesome!

Nabu

And now we've come to my favorite of The Specialists, Prince Nabu. First of all, I want to make VERY CLEAR that in my version, Nabu DOESN'T die! That was a bunch of BULL CRAP! I mean, he's introduced in season 3 and then close to the end of season 4 they kill him off? Not to mention that out of all the boys, they chose the darkest one, who was also the love interest of black woman! She ended up having to suffer more than any of the other girls because of this. Not to mention that in season 5 they tried to replace him with a brown (But much lighter) man with terrible blonde hair and a terribly bland and boring personality to match, Roy. Then when that didn't work, they did a dumb love triangle in season 6 where the white man that has a personality mixture of Riven and Brandon, Nex. Yeah, all of this is TOTALLY not racist! And that's coming from a white man. Also, I wanna also point out that Nabu is NOT black! He is Indian, so he is coded as South Asian. Now that we got my rant out of the way, for his design I used the face/head of Naveen from The Princess and the Frog, the body of Flynn Rider from Tangled (I wanted to use Naveen but there wasn't a base of him to use or a tasteful nude picture of him), and the eyes of Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I also chose to keep his super long single braid instead of the two shoulder blade length braids he had in season 4. Why? Because it just looks SO MUCH better and is more badass. Non-white men just look amazing with long hair. He is still a prince but he doesn't come from Layla's planet, Andros. Why? Because that planet is water themed and his powers aren't related to water. His powers are illusions and healing, so it only makes sense that he comes from another planet, especially when the rules of Andros are black while Nabu and his family are Indian. He and Layla are in an arranged marriage, which she refuses and their relationship still goes the same way it did in season 3. Except, I'm having them meet during my Sirenix story line because that season would be about Layla, due to it being water themed. He still went by a disguised name, Ophir before revealing his true identity once they fell in love. So I'm giving true respect to the Sorcerer of Healing and Illusions.

And now for Brandon and Helia's Believix!

Just like the girls, Brandon and Helia are getting Believix and Enchantix forms. For the Believix forms I took inspiration from @teawithlemonacid, who did some fanart of The Specialists as fairies. I did make some adjustments of my own but still did take inspiration from that artist, so credit where credit is due. As I said when I did the girls with their Believix, the way they earn their Believix is pretty much the same way they earned their Charmix in season 2. They have to believe in themselves and overcome a personal struggle. I also took liberties with the Believix aesthetic because of how I want the fairy looks to be more timeless rather than dated-looking.

Brandon's Believix

For Brandon's design, I gave him a new hairstyle because if the girls get new hairstyles for each new fairy form, so do the boys. I gave him Nex's hair, apart from those dumb looking sideburns. I embroidered some stoned onto his outfit because of how he's the fairy of geodes. Since I also decided to have his race be Middle Eastern, I decided to incorporate some of that into his look as well. I gave him some curled toed shoes and some Middle Eastern inspired accessories. That was hard because of how most Middle Eastern jewelry are women's jewelry. I gave him Tecna's Mythix wings because they just really suit him for some reason. As for how he earned his Believix, well he had to overcome some hidden resentment he had for Sky that was starting to show during a trust exercise. He resented that he had to put his life on the line for Sky ever since they were kids. That really effects a child when they are having their lives in danger in order to protect someone else. Yes, Brandon did agree to do it in order to protect his friend but he also knew that if he didn't do it that he and his parents would be in trouble with the King and Queen. Sky's parents didn't really show much concern for Brandon's safety and that caused more resentment because Sky didn't really say anything to his parents about their poor treatment of his friend. Sky could tell something was up and it was only when Brandon stopped bottling up his feelings that things started to get better. It was emotional and difficult but Brandon felt better when he finally let it all out. It was then that he earned his Believix.

Helia's Enchantix

homeworldHelia's Believix was A LOT of fun to do. I loved getting to have his hair loose because it looks amazing. I didn't make too many changes to the outfit I modeled this after. I love how the gold has a paint-like feel to it. It really adds to his powers being art based. I used Flora's prototype Bloomix wings for his Believix wings because they just seemed to suit him. I also had the magic coming from his hand looking even bigger and more powerful than it was during his Magic Winx form. The way he earns his Believix was different from how others earned their Believix. instead of mainly being an emotional struggle, it was also a physical struggle because he had to overcome his passive nature. He has a lot of power but he holds himself back because of an accident that happened when he was a kid. Because he didn't restrain himself, a friend of his got badly hurt. The friend lived but his parents wouldn't allow him to be friends with Helia anymore. After that, Helia kept to himself, chose not to be aggressive, and wouldn't live up to his true abilities because of that accident. His grandfather, Saladin (The headmaster at Red Fountain), has been trying to break him out of it and live up to his true potential. It was only when his friends, specifically Flora, were in danger that he finally overcame his passive nature and started using his full power. This caused him to earn his Believix.

And finally for Helia and Brandon's Enchantix

We have come to Helia and Brandon's final transformations, Enchantix. Just like the girls, they must earn theirs by saving someone from their homeworld by making a big sacrifice. The boys were hard to do, due to how there wasn't really anything for me to go off of. However, I think I managed to do a pretty good job. I also wanted to have them be in revealing outfits just like the girls. I mean, fair is fair, after all. Let me know what you think.

Helia's Enchantix

For Helia, I wanted to do something that had an Asian influence to it that also showed his art powers being influenced. I gave him something that was very flowing to go with his sensitive and feminine personality while also having a rainbow theme to go with his powers. I didn't use the colors of the rainbow because I didn't want him to just look like a Pride themed look, which ended up looking awkward and busy when I first attempted it. So I limited the colors to the ones in his wings to make it look better. I still wanted to include his two main colors, salmon pink and gold while still making the rainbow colors pop. I went with a very Asian inspired hairstyle, which actually shows both of his eyes. The eye that is usually covered is actually blind, which goes with the childhood backstory I gave him that helped him earn his Believix, which will also play a part in earning his Enchantix, which I will get to in a little bit. I felt it would show him embracing himself while also showing the Asian culture. I took some liberties with the jewelry because of how most jewelry is meant for women, which is why most male looks are boring. I tried to butch up his shoes to make them look less girly and making the gems resemble a paintbrush. For his wings, I used Stella's Mythix wings because they look like a rainbow, which really suits Helia. I made his powers in his hand the biggest and strongest they've looked out of all his fairy forms. As for how he earns his Enchantix, I had him save his old childhood friend, who Helia had accidentally caused to become permanently blind because of his powers, which also caused Helia to become blind in his right eye. He had seen him but was avoiding him because of his guilt, despite his old friend trying to reach out to him during this time. He saves his old friend from an avalanche that was caused by The Trix, specifically Stormy. Helia not only almost died but his wings were crushed, so he wouldn't be able to fly. He said that he lost his friend once because of something he did and wasn't going to lose his friend again when he could do something about it. However, it was due to this sacrifice that he was able to earn his Enchantix and gain a new and MUCH stronger pair of wings. Not only that, but he had his old friend back after all this time. Helia apologized for what he did to his friend when they were kids, but his friend forgave him and said he missed Helia.

Brandon's Enchantix

Brandon's Enchantix was even more difficult than Helia's because of how Brandon's not as feminine as Helia. I took some inspiration from Tynix because of how Brandon's powers are related to geodes. I made his vest and best/waist thing look like diamonds. I even incorporated gems into his sash. I took major liberties with jewelry because Middle Eastern (Which is the race I decided Brandon is) jewelry is very limited in jewelry for men, at least from the google search I did. I love the one sleeve look I gave him with his emerald vest/armor. I even gave him some gems on the bottom of his pants. I gave him very Aladdin looking pants, only without the crotch being so low lol. I gave him the hairstyle of the character Thoren from Winx Club and Stella's Tynix wings. The way he earns his Enchantix was by saving Sky from being eaten by one of Valtor's minions, causing Brandon to be eaten instead. This cause Brandon to earn his Enchantix and his powers were enhanced to where he could destroy the creature from the inside. This earned him not only his Enchantix, but also finally getting respect from Sky's parents, who, AT LAST, apologize for how they treated him. Yeah, this is simple but you get the point.

ENJOY!

Credit for the character bases goes to SelenaEde, Credit for the backgrounds goes to SparxGuardian, credit for Helia's Believix wings goes to darkfairyofmadness, and credit for the Enchantix wings and Brandon's Believix wings goes to AstralBlu. All of whom are on DeviantArt.

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Thoughts on the new mlp gen 5 movie? :3

HOW DARE YOU ACTIVATE MY TRAP CARD THIS WAY okay let's go:

Overall: Terrible. Just. Eugh. I was initially excited for the 3D animation and was hoping it would look something similar to the My Little Pony movie (and I absolutely adore that movie, flaws aside it's one of my favorite movies ever) but I have a LIST of grievances with the new movie.

THE ENTIRE PREMISE FOR THIS GEN SUCKS. Like. What on EARTH happened between Twilight's Equestria and this one??? In the finale of Gen 4, we literally see creatures of all types living in Equestria, changelings, yaks, dragons, hippogriffs, griffins, etc and somehow something got fucked up so badly that now we have pony segregation?? And full-on pony racism between the three types of ponies?! JFC like WHY. I do not understand why that was a fun idea. It feels like reneging on all the progress FIM made throughout the series in being more inclusive of non-ponies. It feels like the writers gave up on a story and just did this. And I dislike it.

The names and designs are AWFUL. Like FIM ponies definitely don't look like horses but this was reaching uncanny valley levels of ick. Watching them animated made it a little more bearable but if I ever looked at their faces for too long I'd get freaked out again. All the names are boring as SHIT and the characters have almost zero personality. Izzy basically had Pinkie Pie's personality carbon copied and Zipp is so obviously this gen's Rainbow Dash it was PAINFUL. Sunny is such a boring protagonist too, WHY does she think differently than everyone else, and what is her motivation here? Because it's extremely unclear and a few pleasant memories with her dad feel like a really weak motivation to be the 'chosen one.' Hitch is annoying as shit with a side of copaganda AND ARE WE REALLY GOING TO BRUSH OVER SPROUT LITERALLY ABOUT TO ENGAGE IN WARFARE AGAINST THE OTHER PONY RACES????? LIKE THAT WAS SUPER BRUSHED OVER AT THE END OF THE MOVIE??? Like he destroys Sunny's childhood home and is about to engage in mass warfare and it's like...yay whatever end of the movie LIKE WTF this is STARLIGHT LEVELS OF BULLSHIT

Speaking of the end of the movie WHY THE FUCK DID SUNNY BECOME AN ALICORN AT THE END OF A SINGLE MOVIE??? Twilight needed several seasons and it felt EARNED, Sunny just. Made like 3 friends and united some artifacts and boom, horn and wings. It felt so rushed and unearned and her alicorn design just LOOKS like a plastic toy even in animated form, it's so ugly, and ugh.

AND I WAS SO READY TO LOVE ALL THE SONGS BUT ALL OF THEM SUCKED. Like they all had that shitty 'top ten hits apply it to any vague scenario' vibe and none of them were even all that catchy. Like I ADORE a TON of songs in MLP and none of them stuck in my head for more than 5 minutes after watching this film which is pathetic!! Like not even ONE good one?

I did like that it was set in the future and there was technology, some of the rendering was nice and the backgrounds were gorgeous! But unfortunately that's about as positive as I can be about this movie. It was a huge disappointment and JFC HIRE VOICE ACTORS STOP JUST HIRING CELEBRITIES IT SUCKS.

ANYWAYS so sorry for that WALL of ranting about the new movie but thanks for the ask Lea! 😅