#I just...Processing alot of things as my life goes by and I understand just how much heartache i've been put through by those people

[ronkeyroo]

No longer shall I falter under your pathetic disdain

[teojira]

Really enjoyed your headcanons on Caeser and Proximus, do you mind doing the same with Noa?? 😊🙏

[Noa and day to day life with him!] [Headcanons!]

Summary: Noa takes you back with him to his home, and the clan accepts you as one of them. Even if you're concerned otherwise.

Word count: 1k (Jesus christ)

Warnings: None that I can think of! Can be read as Platonic or Romantic! You and Noa are attached to one another. (Yes, this is me projecting.)

A/N: Noa is so near and dear to me, I literally did not mean for this to be so long, and I STILL cut myself off. This is 1k words worth of headcanons for him, and it is not enough. I'm Noa's #1 fan, I am sorry to all my friends and family who have to hear me talk about him constantly.. Ask me for Noa anything, and I will give you the world.

Do me a favor and strap the fuck in for this it's alot.

I am so glad someone asked about Noa bc I got ALOT to say.

Noa has had it with humans, Mae put him, his clan, and countless others at risk, he should not trust humans, really he shouldn't, but he can't help it. She also betrayed you in the process, and now you're alone.

You agreed to help him and Mae against Proximus, you're the only one who actively goes up against Proximus as well.

Swinging and trying your best to try and get Proximus off of Noa, yelling and crying while the other apes just stare in fear. (Later on they apologize, but you don't hold it against them.)

It's a huge risk to invite a human with them again, but then he remembers Rakas words, Caesars words, and decides he can't told another's decisions over you.

So when he gently grabs your hand in his, looking down at you with a strained smile, blood seeping from his lips, you follow, back to his clans land.

Now on to the good stuff, it's kinda awkward finding your place among the eagle clan, the elders are gone, his father Koro is gone, there really is no guidance as to where to place you.

You drift mostly, either helping Dar or helping with the young ones, teaching them how to read and write, helping fish, farm, the basic tasks.

Dar loves you by the way, doting on you and making sure no one messes with you in a harmful way. She teaches you their customs and traditions, all the while playfully teasing you about Noa. She's a mom, she knows.

You're happy with your work, happy with your place among the clan. It's genuinely shocking how much they were willing to forgive and to not hold any grudges against humans after one ruined everything.

It helps that Noa takes accountability for you, somehow so trusting that you will not cause harm. His faith in you speaks volumes and you remind him everyday that it won't go to waste.

All he does is send you a sweet smile and ruffles your hair.

You find yourself helping Noa alot with crafting new tools and contraptions, being a second pair of eyes that can catch onto things he can't.

"Very smart." "Thank yo-" "For an Echo." and he does that stupid cute little sniff afterwards and it makes it tremendously hard to hit him.

He's such a little shit I fucking hate him.

You're his shadow when his duties permit, he's taken on a higher role of the clan, sometimes going out for days at a time but you're always at the edge of the Village waiting for his return, anxiously working your bottom lip until you see him in view.

You're both extremely attached to one another, Soona and Anaya become attached to you too, dragging you along in everyone's free time to go climbing, to eat, to hunt, just about any group outing has you as their fourth member.

Noa was worried about them accepting you, but they love you just as much as he does.

It makes his heart swell when he sees you and Soona together, giggling about something surely only you both understand while Anaya groans and complains about being left out.

It's like you've always been meant to be with them, to round out their group.

Soona and Anaya will offer to be the one to carry you this time, they do want to, genuinely, but Noa won't let them 99.9% of the time, He's used to your weight, he trusts that he can keep you safe the best. (Says the ape that literally almost died multiple times doing stupid shit)

"Noa worries too much, they will be fine." "Anaya is clumsy. Can't trust you to carry yourself, much less echo."

He tries not to carry you everywhere, but it is so much more convenient than waiting for you, so he scoops you up often enough that the stares don't bother you anymore.

Remember how in the movie, all the apes sleep together communally? Well you're at first extremely nervous about that, not wanting to ask what exactly are your accommodations because surely they don't want you there with them.

Actually, Noa does, so jot that down.

When you shyly move away, he raises his palm up at you, nodding to the space besides him.

When you don't move, he gently tugs you down, laying on his back and shutting his eyes. The clan hasn't really fully rebuilt and started to gather things needed for shawls and coverings, so it's not strange to him that you cuddle up to him to steal his warmth, peeking an eye open to see your face squished into his side, knocked out.

He wraps an arm around you, incasing you in more warmth.

This is a nightly routine until you finally take it upon yourself to throw yourself on him, he chokes out a breath as you make yourself comfortable.

Soona and Anaya usually join in, he cannot fucking breathe but he's so happy that it outweighs it.

When Mae inevitably shows back up, she sees you out in the distance, you look so genuine happy, so at peace with where you are. You even have some eagle feathers in your hair, integrated into their life that it shocks her.

It's enough to make her put the gun away, grasping at Rakas necklace like a lifeline, sucking in a deep breath to stop her from crying.

Maybe apes and humans can live at peace with one another after all. She hopes you prove her wrong.

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴏᴏɴ!

[yorshie]

Hey so like did you happen to drop a tutorial for how you draw the turtles and I somehow missed it???? Cuz.... if not.... and you're willing........ please *gets down all fours* just the tip please drop some tips-

Hello Nonnie 👋! I uh.... I can't really do a video of how my process goes from start to finish (I don't know how to link it without my irl name popping up), but I can talk about the tools i use and how I problem solve. I’m afraid my tips aren’t especially good because I’m flying by the seat of my pants and how I learned was to just —> do the thing and watch others.

Ok. So, I'm sure by now you've skipped to the image below, and you've probably hurt either your eyes or your brain with the amount of shit there. I'm sorry. Yes, there is a butt. We all got em. (if for some reason you find yourself buttless, i am sorry.) But I'm not hiding the butt, because well. It's just a butt *shrug*

Alrighty Now I'll break down what that God Awful image above is. Starting in the Top Middle with Raph, that's me trying to draw with a perspective rectangle. To the right of that, we got arms and hands. Right below that, we got the basic shapes I use for a male torso (bigger) and a female torso (smaller) Below that, the infamous buttocks and hips. Basically a front and back shot of how that fits together. Then to the left of that we have the base sketch and final lines of my last Leo drawing. Right above that is a side view on how I'm trying to decide on how the shell works, and then little headshots of how I handle each turtle's face. Donnie is who I struggle most with, he has such a soft cute face but it's hidden under all his tech. In the middle you can see a sketch I did of Donnie in a hoodie, since I'm determined to put them all in clothes. Eventually.

[Dusts off glasses, squints, clicks projector button to move to next slide] Okedokie, I guess we start with anatomy, and understanding it. If you wanna draw anything, ya gotta know anatomy. Your "style" comes secondary to anatomy. If your anatomy is wack, no amount of dusting will fix it. And the more you draw/better you get at anatomy, the more "cheat" codes you unlock. So first thing you gotta do is draw ALOT and always be thinking about anatomy. It can be something as simple as looking at how people stand on the train, how they walk, big shapes and how they connect together. Or it can be detailed as what muscles connect and how they interact with each other to make the body move. You can also look at how other people handle anatomy, what they emphasize and what they put aside. I, for example, look at a lot of Frank Franzetta, Jeff Watts, and Patrick J. Jones. When in doubt however, break things down to the most simplest shapes and build from there.

Life long journey with anatomy aside, the thing I ended up focusing on when I draw the turtles is how I want them to appear. I deviate a lot from the way they are depicted in the films, and I think that's the most important part. Find a way to make them your own, in a way that's second nature to you, whether or not you take influence from others. For me, I wanted to soften them a little more, and get rid of that friggin flying saucer of a shell, even though I haven’t completely decided how I want to depict the carapace. There's a balance between making them recognizable and putting your own twist on it. You may not care about that though. I would just say find what works for you, and run with it.

You can also see that I am not neat At All. I like to feel around for lines and shapes a lot until I’m happy with how things look. I’ve been told my approach is very sculptural and “weighty”, and that works for me. I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t care how other people do things, I like how I do things. And I think that’s very important for all artists. I think of things as three dimensional, and for some reason one day bayverse just clicked.

If I had one piece of advice, it would be to start light and don’t get overly committed to your sketches. I use photoshop and I knock the opacity of my brush down a bit while working, but I start with basic shapes and lines. Limbs are sticks and circles on where I think the elbow/knee “might” be, but if when I’m working on muscles or toning I find I’m off a little, I move the “joint” to where it makes sense. A lot of times I draw the head too big, and I have to size it back down, or the arms to short for some reason, and I have to drag the hand down. Idk. Practice makes you better. It’s not always a step forward, but it’s always a step in the right direction as long as you’re thinking while you draw.

If this spawned more questions, feel free to ask them- I don’t mind answering at all, even if it’s expounding on something touched here. Might drop some more of my messy sketch work if there’s interest

[noyasaur]

hello!! i hope your having a great day!! i love your acc so much its so cute and helpful!

i have a question rq:

What do you think the best method for shifting for me would be? i have adhd and its hard to concentrate alot and i usually fall asleep during methods and lose track of time. its also so hard to visualize

do you have any method recommendations?

also, i tried the “raven method” one time and my body kinda twitched alot. is that a symptom? my body hasnt done that before that i know of

have a good day!!

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hellooo anon!! i hope you're having a lovely day as well and thank you so much for your sweet words 🥰 i appreciate it so much!

now, i just want to preface that i am not an expert at this stuff by any means, so please just take this with a grain of salt and i will try to help the best i can 🙏

🪐 METHOD RECOMMENDATIONS:

first of all, i'm gonna break it down (mainly for my personal purposes so i feel like i'm being organised with it lmao) but from what you said you find it difficult to concentrate due to having adhd, and you often fall asleep during methods and lose track of time. you also have difficulties with visualisation.

i have a few recommendations for this (because honestly, this is something i can totally relate to so i completely understand 😭)

for some general recommendations, since you notice that you tend to fall asleep often during methods, maybe you could try a sleep method? sleep methods are mostly the same as awake methods except you just fall asleep during or at the end of your method, with the intention to wake up in your desired reality.

since you also find it difficult to concentrate and visualise, maybe using the intention method would work better. the intention method is simply just you setting the intention to shift, then letting go and trusting the process. you could use this as an asleep method and set the intention to wake up in your desired reality, completely trusting yourself and letting go, then you wake up in your desired reality!

however, i believe one of the most important things about using just intention, is having a strong belief in your abilities to shift and confidence in yourself. decide that you WILL shift instead of just 'attempting' or 'trying' or thinking you MIGHT shift. don't view shifting to your desired reality as a possibility, but rather something that you are going to do and something that is going to be your reality (tbh this advice goes well with all methods and shifting 'attempts').

another thing you could look into is the law of assumption and use it for shifting! the law of assumption is a common manifestation technique, but also a law of life regardless of how it's used. the law states that your assumptions and internal states create your reality. therefore, anything that you assume and decide to be true, will reflect in your 3D physical reality. it's all about changing your internal states, assumptions and dominant thoughts to change your reality, as reality reflects your internal state.

so for example, if you assume and persist that "you will wake up in your desired reality," and internally assume this to be true, then it's inevitable for your reality to reflect your assumption. you wake up in your desired reality.

i like using the law of assumption because in it's essence, it's very simple! i just assume that something is to be true, imagine it, let go, don't stress (because i already have it in imagination), and boom! it's my reality.

however, again like the intention method, having a good self-concept, and having confidence in yourself and your abilities goes a long way.

either way, i highly recommend looking into the law of assumption and using it within your shifting journey + your usual methods. it's such a gamechanger!

on the other hand, if you're looking for more specific methods, you could check out the 8D method (also known as the ADHD method). i'm not sure if you've heard of it before but i think it could be something that you're looking for. it incorporates the use of 8D audio (or any audio/music you like) and has little to no visualisation required! here are some links to some posts explaining it with some variations of the method:

amino: https://aminoapps.com/c/desiredrealiity/page/blog/adhd-method/ER1q_P42CPuxJMXEG8lDJ8pmlLLbdJGxgrb

reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/shiftingrealities/comments/knbwi6/shifting_method_good_for_adhd/

reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/ShiftingRealities18/comments/khrpbn/adhd_method/

🪐 BODY TWITCHES AND SHIFTING 'SYMPTOMS'.

so i'm going to be very truthful and i no way do i want to demotivate you but body twitches aren't really a shifting symptom. rather, many 'shifting symptoms' people think are shifting symptoms, are just signs your physical body is falling asleep and relaxing. shifting doesn't really have any physical symptoms since it is not a physical process. for most people, shifting literally feels like nothing. however, please don't let this demotivate you or anything! i'm sure with every step of the way, you're making great progress so keep going! i just wanted to be honest with you :)

anyways, i hope the rest of your day is well and i hope this helped! please don't be afraid to explore further from my recommendations though because there are plenty more methods out there that could be more suited to your liking! these are just my personal recommendations :) or maybe, you could make up your own method to more suited to your liking and strengths as well!

good luck on your shifting journey and happy early new year!

- saturn ♡

[my-castles-crumbling]

intrusive thoughts anon!

to answer you question, well ig it really depends on how you do it. if you do it well enough, the students dont notice. like ny bsfs from my olf school, we became friends cz our chemistry teacher took the 5 students who worked the best and just slapped us together in group projects.

but ig its mainly because 1) your attention wouldnt need to be contantly diverted across a multitude of different groups 2) some kids genuinely just dont like it.

the main thing to consider is the fact that theyre middle schoolers, if the smart ones realise oh, this kid in my group knows nothing, bullying could start.

if the slightly less advanced kid realises that the smarter kid is weaker than them of sorts, they can manipulate the situation.

but most of all, its important to realise that those chidlren are still kids, and teaching is technically the teacher's job.

this is smtjng ive struggles with alot in my life, im considerably smart in the subjects which matter (eng+maths+sciences) and am usually paired/grouped with kids who genuinely know nothing at all. its not even like theyre having a hard time, like no, theyre having a hard time AND they just dont want to listen to a fellow classmate.

some chidlrens egos surpass their need to learn and often times children just dont feel comfortable speaking up.

as an example in english (i have the top grades) the teavher always groups me with the girl who, ik i shouldn't say this, but is the BIGGEST pick me, like the entire lesson shes laughing at non existent jokes from guys and flirting with the two other guys in our group, talking over me continuously like girl im trying to make you guys understand. and then one guy whos failing all his subjects and a guy who's ego is thru the roof cz practically every girl likes him.

what do i get out of the lesson? nothing. im tired and drained and the teacher is like oh wow they did the work today😃 like girl pls bsfr

but as compared to having a group of all smart learners together, they'll either do their work silently if they dont like eachother or otherwise discuss topics together and argue/debate in a way which stimulates the mind.

HOWEVERRRR at the end, i, 100%, stand by friendgrps as groups. mostly they're either a grouo of like minded people or a group of a mix. they have good communication, they joke around ehile they work, they have fun, pick up where the other lacks and overall enjoy the learning process.

but, at the end, its important to remember that ecery classroom is different, all children vary. get acquainted eith your children and eho knows maybe diverse groups work best for them!

(also the against diverse group sentiment is not only something ehich ive observed but also something that my mother reiterated when i told her. for reference shes been teaching middle schoolers for 20+ years, is a mentor at her school and has been offered the principal position)

also at the end but this reminded me, my mother once said that she prefers non diverse groups because the smart kids usuallu get done earlier and she keeps extra activities planned for them which are more challenging so theyre not sitting free and disrupting the class, however when theyre in a group, they start to get frustrated because the rest of group doesnt work the same pace as them.

kids love to be challenged, the smart kids eill have people next to them that are working in relatively the same speed and eill try to surpass the others. the medium people will also be working at somehwat the same oace and these will be the children who will usually talk and discuss to figure out answers, likewise with the academically challenged kids.

also this reminds me. usually what my friend and i do when we're put in a diverse group is just do all the work and let the others copy from us whilst telling ehat few little things to change so it doesn't look TOO copied yk.

which obviously goes against the entire point and alot of children do this, ive done this myself and have also been oart of the copying group.

middle schoolers want to do everything in a eay that takes the least effort possible

idk if this was too long or even helpful but i tried.

oh and im okay (ish) rn

No, not too long at all, and super helpful! Honestly, I love hearing opinions about this stuff, especially from students, because they're the ones doing the learning! So like...I want to know how to help!

You're right that diverse groups aren't always beneficial, and I agree that higher-level learners tend to get sort of...left out, I guess? When it comes to being challenged. I love the idea of having challenging things for them to do when they're done, I'm definitely going to use that. And you're right that teaching is the teacher's job, and I think that we forget that it's not okay to always rely on the higher level students, so thank you for reminding me <3

Also, thank you for taking the time to write all of this out. It means the world to me! I think I'm gonna print out all of these advice things and keep them in a folder on my desk...

[stingerwanjiro]

Heya Stinger. First off I just want to say I ADORE your work, from the different artstyles that somehow all blends well together, to the wacky vids n' comics you put out. They're all just so unique and distinguish from the other artists I've seen. Which is why I'd love to know your process when it comes to making these. What program do you use, what kind of brushes, your Inspirations, perhaps a few tips, etc. Keep up the good work and thanks 4 reading!!! :D

helloe n thank ue for the kind wordz :,) the followin programs i use n how i use em Windows7 MsPaint - most of my drawings n sketching keyframes Micromedia Flash 8 - Animation Gimp - Coloring editing and coloring in grayscale pictures otherwise I dont rly have any custom anything I use standard stuff and the way I get the look of my drawings is just by gently and manually going through lines with the brushes till they get to the way I want em which is why I am still using the mouse to draw my stuff (grew up drawing w the mouse so im still used to it) as for inspiration I really am mostly influenced by stuff that ive watched growing up mostly early and late 90s stuff with some 2000 but i wudnt be able to pin point down the exact ones cause my mind goes to alot of places when I draw in general LAL im not sure what kind of tips you are asking for but if its regarding art id just say before anything if you wanna improve at art i def suggest studying real life and try to get a good solid foundation once you get a better grip on how to make things look somewhat realistic you get the hang of most things imo and while some artstyles look appealing I suggest not trying to base your entire art on someone elses artstyle (I most of the time only mess with artstyles to poke fun at people that obsess over such things) youll just limit yourself and get stuck be flexible n try to do a lil bit of everything in the end if you just try to get better at all times and try to understand art in general things tend to go pretty swell :J just make sure to do your own thing n dont try to be someone else its one things to be inspired n its another thing to just rip off just do you.

[highness-fangs]

what are your headcanons for Mel, Eris, and Tess’s listeners

I'M SOO SORRY FOR THE WAIT, I DON'T LIKE EM LOTS SO IT'S SO HARD TO LISTEN TO THEM 😭😭

Looookkkk, i don't have mommy issues, i don't listen to eris lots but let's do this

ES Hcs part 2 secondary pen edition

1.Hellhound

-an only child

-rich family

-That bitch is latino, ok? So they know spanish, and their cooking is just chefs kiss

-spoils mel at every chance they get

-since Hellhounds have 3 heads in their animal form, there are 3 voices talking in their head in their human form, so constant headaches and arguments, they only quiet down around mel

^ will some times say "shut up bitches!,I'm trying to work over here!" at random

^^they did it once when bb was by their side, they almost broke into a fight

-big ass eyeliner, and they do it perfectly, mel is so jealous

-speaking of jealousy, they get super protective of mel when people try to hit on her, will come over to the bar and ask for ask for kisses

^whines of they didn't get kisses

-has a thing for accents obv

-is so clingy and cuddly, can't wait to go home and cuddle with mel

2.Windy

-youngest child, while tess is an oldest daughter, so childish banter all the time

-they miss their life as a human but they won't trade what they have (tess) for the world

-would burn they world for tess

-so obsessed with her

-reckless asf

-actually suicidal

-We know that they n tess are over 50 years old, so yeah, their clothing style is old money but on the dark side

-very insecure about themselves, they're pretty sure one day tess will just up and leave them

-see how Hellhound does their eyeliner? Yeah they have that naturally bc of their powers

-30 years ago or so, tess tried dating around, every single person she had a liking or went out on a date with, is missing under Mysterious circumstances, tess doesn't know that though

-was working in a hair salon before they were turned, so they take care oc tess' hair

-they LOVE cats, pets each one they see in the streets, cats remind them of tess

-they were done fighting some bear shifter once, they cracked their skull and took like a quarter (from under the eyes up to the temple) and uses it in their costume

^their eyes glow so you can only see the light of the eye covered by the skull, tess told them it's creepy as hell, they told her that's the point

-they were so glad that their human eye color returned when it did

3.demon (i barely listened to this once, last year)

-rich mf

-they only smile around eris

-mommy issues

^(nsfw) therefore a mommy kink

-if you touch their tail/horns, they will either purr,or rip your hand off your arm there is bo in between

-very black/white mentality, they don't understand the rehabilitation process, despite being the one who roped eris into it

^they did it in hopes to understand it, it didn't work

-they train alot, even more with eris

^(NSFW) it ends up with them a moaning mess, as eris goes down on them

-very good at hiding emotions

^when they were dating the first time, eris had difficulty to figure them uo, take her DAYS just to have a clue, now she reads them like an open book

-they float alot, so instead of sitting they'll be laying on air,stomach down, near eris' shoulder as they talk

-brings her flowers everyday

-when they n eris broke up the first time, they fell into a depression up until she took them back

-they met tess and wendy wayy back before the pen

^they don't like tess n wendy, they have not explanation as to why, they just don't

That took longer them expected but i had fun

Again I'm sorry about the late reply, thoae are not my first choice when i open the channel, I'm an iris girl, a nyx girly, they're so underrated:')

[nika-ripley]

It feels like 2024 so far has just been a SPEED RUN of all the possible life lessons crunched into a few months. 😭 While I've definitely learned alot, I've learned even more about myself in the past month then I feel like I have in my life. I feel like...

I've learned how to stand on my own [for the most part] emotionally and mentally.

I feel like I've learned how to fight back [def still learning the physical part]

I feel like im learning how to survive and I guess, honestly just trying to find good and joy [cliche] in everyday life.

The past month, I've been through alot, and learned alot. My biggest obstacle right now is not falling back into old habits and learning how to - Instead of being overdramatic and panicking and literally turning into a human spiral, is to just sit with and process my emotions, which is fucking hard, by the way. However im learning, slowly.

A key thing I've also been learning is how to listen to absorb the info, rather then just listening to respond.

That ones a huge struggle because I've always been kinda railroaded in the past in direct confrontation, because i can't pull info off the top of my head and i can't de escalate situations as well as i hope. Infact 90% of the time I end up crying or escalating it.

Recently I went through a bit of heartbreak, and trauma. I try to pull things that i learn from friendships/relationships that end, and try to learn from all of them. Even if i don't understand right away.

I struggle the most when im overwhelmed and i promise you whatever you say goes through one ear and out the other. So i feel like i can come off as childlike/childish because I just don't WANT to understand that sometimes its me.

I act alot on my emotions and that can be hard for people to understand and comprehend. Im learning that even if i make mistakes it doesn't make me:

-Worthless

-undeserving of love/affection

-A Bad Person

-Evil

-Fake

- A miriad of other things that people make you out to be when your human and make mistakes.

Im human, im allowed to make mistakes and try and learn from them. I feel like im finally awake after years of being asleep or something. This time im determined to stay awake, stay alive. I will make a good life for myself. I will be as good a person as i can possibly be. I will be happy. I will be safe. I'll get everything I want. I just need to work for it.

Ok that's the end of my lunch time rant. 😭 Its so nice to have a space to "scream" into the void without judgment again.

[atangledfate]

He could never make her understand his feelings, or how his mind worked. Maybe it was the curse of being a Demi-God of freedom and the wind. Or maybe it was just his desire to see her break those chains and embrace her own freedom. Surge might never understand him, and he knew he likely wouldn't ever be able to explain himself to her. It was a struggle for both of them, trying to understand each other and seeming to butt heads at every turn, how could he hope to make her understand the way he felt about all of this?

He sighed and focused on the road ahead of them as HQ was fast approaching in the distance.

" ... I don't think it's a joke-- and if i came off that way i'm sorry. I just don't see any of this as your fault. You had a chance to gain back what Starline stole, and i don't know a soul on this planet that wouldn't have done the same thing. Myself included... "

He looked far more vulnerable for a change as the mask he wore normally to keep people at ease slipped away. That smile was just how he hid his own fears, and apprehensions. Deep down Sonic was always a wreck emotionally--- he just had alot of practice hiding it.

" Nothing you've done here will ever amount to my own mistakes, i've made more in the past year then you have made in your life time... and i'm still trying to fix it all... i might never make up for it, but i'm trying... so how can i be mad at you for doing the same thing? "

" ... Look i could sit here all day and try and make you see the world like i do and probably fail. Let's just go find Mimic and drop him... and then we can go have a long talk with who ever is behind all this... deal? "

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Lanolin was trying to process all of this, and struggling to keep up with it all. Duo was Mimic? all this time? Silver and Whisper had been right yet she'd been blind to all of it? She felt so used, weak and pathetic all at once. She felt her back press against the wall as despair washed over her. For a moment it felt like the world was fading away as panic set in. Her foolish actions were responsible for this, and Tangle was going to pay for it. She felt like a victim again as much as she had when her village was attacked, as much as when she'd watched her family die right in front of her.

But that feeling slowly gave way to that rage she had built up inside of her. She was so tired of feeling helpless, and she made a promise to herself it wouldn't happen again. No matter what happened from this point on she promised to make sure everyone came out alive.

She walked past Kitsunami grabbing the intercom, and took a moment to steady herself.

" Attention... This is Unit Commander Lanolin of the Diamond Cutters speaking. We have an intruder on base, from this point on all squads should should remain in groups of 3 and no one is to travel alone. Be advised the intruder is a master of disguise and any suspicious activity should be reported to your unit leaders. Additionally... one of our own was taken--- if anyone sees Private Duo he is to be detained, the same goes for Tangle...until further notice the barracks is in lock down! i want every exit covered by a squad, that includes vents, and sewer exists---no one in or out until i say otherwise. Anyone exiting the building is to be detained! including myself! "

She set the intercom down and tugged her gloves on tight as she gave Kit a glance. She had a feeling he knew alot more about this then he was saying but for now she had to trust him.

" Tell Whisper Mimic has gone to ground... we are going after him. He's probably set a trap... especially if he has Tangle. Her safety is our priority, as for Mimic--- we'll deal with him once Tangle is safe! let's move out! "

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Funny as it was, living alongside Tangle for so long he picked up all her mannerisms. Including that feisty defiance she was so well known for. He was already in her head as she tried to spit at him he shoved his hand over her mouth to cut off her little act of defiance! He leaned in close holding her head back to the floor a vile grin on his face as he was enjoying this to much!

" Just so you know--- I'm going to enjoy slitting your throat when this is all over! "

He smirked and jammed the syringe into Tangle's shoulder and pushed the plunger down! the Toxin entering her body was like white hot fire! it would take a few minutes to kick in but by the time her friends arrived she'd be helpless and he'd use her as bait to get to the others!

What he didn't count on--- was Rowan's Wisp and its tricks!

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Whisper picked up the Page as she was heading up the stairs and her eyes narrowed. She quickly realized what was going on it was a pretty common sniper tactic. Capture an ally, or wound them and lure the enemy into a box and take them down one at a time. Mimic would likely use gruella tactics and she wasn't sure Lanolin or Kit was ready to handle his tricks either.

Her eyes lifted up to the Violet and she had an idea--- a dangerous one as she didnt know how her body would hold up with Violet's energy running through her. It was always a risk as not everyone was like Sonic, not everyone could handle the Wisp's energy inside of them.

🎶 Violet... i need us to merge, i need to get down to the level below us, and fast... no matter how much it hurts me you need to get me down there understood? 🎶 

The wisp nodded it's head though gave a worried whistle and whipped about Whisper once. Before the other wisps slid down into there capsules. Whisper took a deep breath as Violet entered into her body and she felt like the wind was knocked clean out of her. Her body burned from the inside out and it was an awful feeling like being lit on fire from the inside! Yet she couldn't let that stop her as she dove through the floor falling down and down into the sewers below! before Violet exited her body and Whisper fell against the wall.

She fell flat on her face for a moment as smoke billowed off her body--- a reminder that not everyone could merge successfully with wisps. Sonic could do it sure, but not everyone was Sonic or Surge and she probably had burns all over her body. Yet gripping the wall she trudged through the Sewers holding her arm tight! She had a good idea where he was hiding...

But would she make it in time?

"This isn't a fucking joke! Stop, stop treating it like a fuck joke already! We lost our lives! I get it, you're the good guy, you want to help people, you want people to change, and you don't know when to quit! Though fuck, take this seriously! Do you have ANY idea how much it hurts to see you be so fucking casual about all this?!" Surge was sure this wasn't the best time to get this all off her chest, though she was certainly more emotional with her memories back.

"I've lost so much, I failed to get him home, and I went around and hurt people who did nothing to me! Now a bunch of people are in danger because of MY choice to work for Clutch! I even tried to quit, but couldn't because he knew too much! Just, take this fucking seriously, please! No fucking jokes, no fucking racing, and no fucking acting like we're friends!" Was all that harsh? Most certainly, though to the tenrec this wasn't a joking matter and never as been. Though the speedster was sure Sonic wasn't meaning to downplay everything, that's just how it came off.

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Kitsunami was already working on getting comms back, though stopped and logged Lanolin out. "It was a jammer which I managed to isolate, though it's getting further away from the base. Once far enough all comms will turn back on." The fennec could only assume that Fang and his crew choose to say screw the plan and bail. "If Mimic went lower then I assume he went to the sewers as that is the most logically place for someone like him."

Kitsunami would then swiftly answer the pager assuming Surge was contacting him, though from the short message assumed it was Whisper. "I'm going to message that Mimic has Tangle and that I'm going with you to look for them. Is there anything you want me to tell her?" The fennec asked while already typing and sending the message. He was sure Lanolin would have orders to give the wolf.

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Tangle just glared at Mimic, though knew getting angry wasn't going to do anything. So, the lemur just spits right into his eye before shifting to try and wiggle free from her binds. Hopefully he would be thrown off long enough for her to at least get her tail free so she could punch his stupid face again. Though these cables were seriously tight.

Rowan was still jumping between shadows, deciding to go deeper though stopped when he saw Mimic's and Tangle's shadow very far below. "Shit, that's going to take too long moving shadow to shadow." This was a drawback to traveling this way as he had to move to platforms where shadows were formed. That, or jump it and risk falling into the... void? He had just been warned never to fall off. "Okay, guess I'm doing a stupid plan." Rowan would jump off the platform and start diving for the one below.

[babygirlstuff]

Everyone tells me to talk to my grandma and that she’s not completely gone. So here goes nothing. Dear grandma, i miss you so much i feel that when you died a huge part of me died too. I haven’t been the same ever since. I have been trying to get better tho. I have been through alot of things ever since you left. I have been through hell and back. I did everything i could to numb the pain yet none worked, so i faced it. I embraced the pain instead of suppressing and running away from it like you always used to tell me. I tried to see the beauty in the pain and learn my lessons. I tried to understand. I didn’t lose my empathetic side even tho life has tested me alot and I contemplated giving up on that part, but i chose not to. I chose to see the good in people no matter what. I chose kindness and tenderness and i chose to understand others whether they deserve it or not. I chose to be their light even through my darkest times lol that’s why everyone calls me their sunshine just how you also used to call me. I chose to keep the things you always taught me. I’m not gonna lie it hasn’t been easy, people have misused my empathy and forgiveness into pushing over my boundaries and hurting me. People have called me naive and stupid for doing so. But I’d rather be “naive” than to have the darkness we live in creep its way into my heart and turning into some ugly harsh void of nothingness. I’d rather be tender in a despotic ugly world we live in. And to my surprise I’ve managed to help some people see the same perspective, to my surprise the same people who used to criticize my kindness, now are the ones who appreciate that part of me the most. I hope god grants me the serenity to always choose love, kindness and peace. I hope i never lose that beautiful side. I studied some psychology next to my main major so i can help those in pain as much as i can. To even offer better help to my loved ones. I’ve worked in a suicide hotline even though i was suicidal so no one would ever have to be alone feeling the same way i felt. I’ve been burying myself in my main career and trying to maintain my social life too, a struggle, but at least im trying. Regardless of my trials of maintaining my endeavors of being a better person, i have wronged many. Nevertheless, I’ve been trying to work on myself and acknowledging my patterns and behaviors. I’ve made my share of mistakes too. And those who i have hurt, i tried to make it right with them. However, i have been too busy protecting everyone’s peace i ended up losing mine in the process. Sometimes i feel like I ended up losing myself along the way too. But luckily, i have great people surrounding me who have helped me grow as a person and who always push me to do better and be better. People who genuinely appreciate and love me and people who always hold me when i fall. People who i trust with my entire life. I always say they’re my chosen family and i would do anything for them. Therapy on the other hand went a really long way. Im very self aware and i can see drastic improvements since last year. It’s like I’m a completely different person and maybe i actually am. I’m always very eager to work on myself and become more aware and to have a better understanding of people, the world and myself. I learned to see the beauty in everything, even in pain and i have much more yet to learn. I love you so much and how i wished to have this conversation with you irl. May you rest in peace.

[djryefaith87]

Spirtual

When my mother speaks alot of the times this is what I feel inside my body.

I ve also experience this same thing when alone with my father at his house when he is drinking.

I can not be alone when with them I have to have a person that's living in flesh for themselves or a person that has a really spirtual connection like I do with the lord because then the spirits can't attack.

People will think I m saying that to be mean but it has nothing to do with me.

Its the spirit around her and my father that over takes her his mind body and soul.

As a person who re baptized it is extremely difficult to be around that.

Because the main reason God call me to be baptized was to fill in a new cleanse for a new life and it's happening.

In a spiritual we are not on the same page.

That does not make me better than her that doesn't make me better than anyone. But when it comes to God finding me and me having a personal relationship

Not religion but a relationship, it has open path ways for me to enter into which are healthy and not healthy.

If I do not interact sometimes I just may not want to and want my own privacy and space which is okay.

The problem is when that energy from her is forced. Like do not force it. Do not look at me like if I have weird paint all over my body.

She tends to do this and look at me and gawk at my sight. It disrupts my spirit i feel fire when she does this.

People do not want to hear bad things about someone else.

But if people really believe in God they have to know that we are spirtual beings before we are human beings.

It is very dangerous up to this point to be in a house which may look like a great motel 6 on the outside.

But is corrupted with very bad history on the inside of it which lead to spirtual evil intensities into which people do not believe.

I m at a point with God telling me enough is enough because your not going to gain nothing living there for the simple fact that evil is in the presence of the house and inside my moms.

She has good in her and God sees the good in her but she so much in free will that the only person she will take seriously and listen to is her mother.

Because that was the most obedient person she was to so it's the only one who she knows how to bow down to. No one else comes before or after it and that's what God has shown me.

Having a conversation with my mother can be pretty difficult. Because if someone tries to look after and calls her she goes straight to what you didn't do for her or what happened to something that's already done for in a particular event.

It stirs up hate regret admosity and it's part of her condition. Bipolar type 2 people do this stuff. She has this and OCD because she can't stay still for a long period of time she has to move at some point.

Because she doesn't even know her own wellness mentally her actions lead to things that are a down ward physically, and then tends to wonder why things don't work out.

God is trying to remove me from the things that are not working out.

I remember telling my mother that an "I m sorry without change is just Manipulation" her response literally was " so your telling me your not going to change" meaning she can not grasped comprehension when she doesn't know with things she doesn't understand. She clearly didn't get it.

It hurts my soul that my mother and father are on this path of which I was trying so hard to avoid. But then God revealed. They did what they did and now you have to do what you do because if you continue to follow them it will remain the same.

They have to want to come to God and change but for the simple fact they don't think they need to is what separates alot. But god reminds me that's within their free will and that's within their right.

It hurts and like any other love it will hurt for sometime but to stay focus to God. God is the leader and let people think what they want. Reveal when Necessary and be cautious in the process with people who you hold alot of respect for.

Purpose is the reason and God is giving me purpose. You see my parents think I m sick when in actuality God bless me with a gift. But god loves all his children who believe in him. We have the same coach but all of of us on are different playbooks.

When you know when God tells you that's okay to be that way. That God loved lucifer so much he gave him his own place without him then you start to realize how truly amazing God really is and what God will protect you from.

Stay in faith and move.

[manic-lili-dream-girl]

04/14/22

I kept rotating through pangs of hopelessness, a melancholic tired and extrene anger

You ask me "Do you want to talk about this?"

Idk what there is to say

I mean, the anger was this chicken and the egg thing, where I dont know if Im angry because I started thinking about the situation with my mom again, or if Im thinking about it because Im angry but without the time or energy to really handle that emotion or be properly angry, I just slide off into the other 2. Till it flared up again.

A moment where you try to reach out, show me that I am heard. It helps, but our mom's arent that alike.

I dont literally know this to be true, but I very strongly believe it, and Ive got alot of good reason to.

My grandpa groomed my mom when she was a kid. She was one of his targets, and I understand the situation with my grandma to be extremely abusive, its possible that he even killed her.

So, when my mom essentially ran away in her late teens, she repressed and forgot alot of what he did. I believe its what lead to her substance abuse and admittedly, its why I was able to forgive my mom for most of the horrible things she did while abusing.

So when she moved back into his house when she has 2 daughters and a son on the way (or what would be a daughter in 23~ years time), she was struck with christian values of family. She didnt know, couldnt accept the things that he had done to her or was yet to do to her two daughters

My life played out, that plays out, and hes sent to prison for a while

What I understand to be just under 10 years in prison, and 2 years of house arrest

Now, one of my great aunts, his sister, is in really bad health, and he is helping to take care of her. He was medically castrated in prison and apparently frequently beat after it got out why he was in there. He still goes to the same church as before we left wv when I was a kid, the same church my mom goes to now

And so, my mom following what she believes the teachings of god, has chosen to forgive him, helping to take care of both him and his sister

And my step dads mom ig

My mom has almost 4 full years of nurse schooling under her belt, 7 years of hands on training, and almost 10 years of 'at home' care for the elderly. She's super qualified to do all this too, and I know she couldnt live with herself if she didnt take care of my great aunt

Theres also the point that my mom thinks of my late sister very differently than the rest of the family

Most of us look back, see the days where she was mentally gone, couldnt process even basic information and was approaching a state of brain dead. My mom remembers the days she was lucid, when she could get full sentances out, and was very very obviously in the most pain.

Faith didnt understand what our grandpa had done to her, especially later in her days. She had been groomed by him, and all the attention, all the gifts all the free stuff is what stood out to her, atleast from what I saw. So she didnt understand why he was dragged off by the police in the middle of the night.

Apparently at some point she had forgiven my grandpa, and thats something my mom clinges to

And that is maybe what makes me the most angry

I know this is alot

Sorry

You take a moment to console me, we go back and forth as you assure me that I am handling this to some degree in a healthy normal way.

My grandpa had been this like ghost entity in my mind for a long time. Something not really tangible. He was in prison far away for what I had been told would be till his death

But now he's real

He's affecting my life

He's affecting my sister Hope's life, my mom

And I cant explain how angry that makes me

That this is still a problem

I feel driven to violence, Im so fucking

God

When I was in highschool, my dad had set up this punching bag thing in our spare room. I used to punch it till my knuckles were raw

I ripped the skin off of them more than once

And when I get angry like this, its like I can still feel that

The skin on my knuckle tore away

I

I fumble for a second. You ask "Would you say overall that sort of Catharsis was helpful or hurtful?

Do you think it made the anger more real, or did it accomodate the anger that was already there?"

The physical exertion helped

But that isnt why I did it

I had an incredibly strong drive to self harm for a period of time, maybe like 3 years

And bleeding like that was one of the only ways id let myself bleed. I couldnt cut myself, not yet, but I could do that

And its really scary to think about how much I hated myself then

How much anger I felt, and other emotions I hadnt figured out how to handle

And my dad who was emotionally abusive/manipulative. I didnt have any support

I didnt think it could be worse than how neglectful my mom was, but I dont know any more

I hate how cleanly my emotional needs were exploited by my dad. Im just glad I could see it while it happened

The fact I didnt just role over and fawn for him was I think the biggest wedge between us

You say "I think that is something to be proud of

At the very least I am happy for you that you didn't

That takes an understanding of yourself to not fall for"

I think its just because I knew something different

I had basically total freedom under my mom. Sure, no support, but no walls either. Even if I was in trouble it never actually stopped me from doing anything

[lorddialtones]

Building on this for my @souleatersunspot au so feel free to ignore this, this is just for my idiots in christ

For context phase 2 is soul eater canon

KID AND BLACKSTAR

PHASE 3:

Even in sunspot, parental roles are important as the main cast become parents themselves, Blackstar being the first by deciding to take care of Angela himself rather than letting her be " raised" by the academy.

He's still an extremely rocky parental figure for quite a long time as he's been doing this since he was 14. Even when Angela is 11 he's only 19, and even though he's definitely trying he still has some self centeredness to work on.

Note, he has autism and ADHD so working around that is its own challenge in a neurotypical world.

PHASE 4

Issues are still present when the twins and etta are born when Angela is around 20 and 22, as he never had to parent newborns before this point and him and kid both being neurodivergent* is likely to put some strain on them when dealing with the unique challenges of it.

Note, kid is autistic with ocd.

Kid takes alot longer to adjust to it as a completely new parent.

Another big thing that i wanted to mention later because it pertains to both is that normal parent child relationships were likely (Kid) never modeled for either of them. As Blackstar's parents were both dead. One of Kids parents was dead too* and the other wasnt very emotionally present.

Note, Anthony would probably not be a very emotionally present parent either but would be self aware and actively try to be better. However he would still be flawed as well and would likely just perpetuate the generational trauma that he himself already was part of.

Note, Kid wasn't even aware due to the living parent's secrecy that he was not 100% Lord Death until Death was long gone, and Kid was told about Anthony and *another* sibling that would be an antagonist.

Blackstar tends to view the children as inable to understand or do things that they can handle.* In phase 3, feeling extremely guilty at this point as he has still not told Angela that he was the one who killed mifune, which he probably shouldnt anyways since she's like 11. His lack of a parental model has made it so he is not sure how or when is the appropriate age or time to tell her for her to process it appropriately.

Note, this is potentially worse with Kaine as he is physically disabled.

The same goes for kid but in an opposing way where he lays things on them too quickly. He was meant to provide balance to the world so alot was expected of him from a very young age. The same is not the case for Kaine, Jamie and Parzetta*, but he views the Death family's reputation now as something that now has to be upheld by all four of their children.

Note, their children that have grim reaper heritage. Angela was adopted by Blackstar when he was 18 when she was 10ish and Kid when he and Blackstar got married the year he turned 25 when she was 16ish

The growth of their relationship is maturity and connection based , but the impacts of generational trauma are still present for their children and slightly for their grandchildren. They both had to grow up pretty quickly and to some degree independently, but internalized it very different as parents and have to work together to get themselves at a more healthy stasis.

MAKA AND SOUL

PHASE 5:

I haven't really worked on the relationship Soul and Maka have with Sentrie and their son quiiiite yet, but i feel like theirs will be growth relating to attention and responsibilities. Just based on the op post listed's information which really covers it well.

Note, Maka at this point in her life understands finally that her mother was not a great person.

LIZ AND TSUBAKI

PHASE 5:

If Liz and Tsubaki decide to have children, it will likely be a model of attention and responsibilities, but in the way that would possibly lean towards a negative outcome.

Liz is likely overcompensating for her own mothers lack of presence in her life and might border on/be smothethering.

Tsubaki is still a very passive individual*, and because of this she is possible to bottle it up untill it has already caused problems for the child(ren) they may have

Note, my post on why tsutar isnt my thing 🔗 goes into more detail as to why i feel this way.

On the other hand, the two may decide that, because of these factors they don't think they should have children and instead decide to work on growing together child free. Which in my opinion would be the healthier option for them.*

Note, honestly probably the healthy option for everyone on this list but fuck generational trauma just fits soul eater so well and the transition from old to new structures is funnn.

MARIE AND STEIN (maybe)

PHASE 3:

Stein just pays child support and Marie is still struggling to accept that Stein was just not built for it. I don't think he wants nothing to do with their daughter in the future, but knows he cant fulfill a parental role for her. Marie and him are still on good terms as friends, but nothing more.

PHASE 4:

Stein and his daughter interact fairly frequently and have a good relationship but its more along the lines of uncle (like op said regarding the Shibusen students) or mentor. Marie has found a partner that fulfils the role of father for the daughter at some point and that's who she calls dad. Nothing changes in terms of Marie and Stein's terms.

I may edit this for more detail later on or link this in future characterization posts, but for now ive gayed my last gay breath.

the significant lack of parents in Soul Eater and how the DWMA combats that

obviously, there are some parents present throughout the entirety of Soul Eater, but they truly are not amongst the greatest: Medusa, Spirit, Lord Death (he's okay in comparison to everyone else, but still not dad of the year). i started this just wanting to talk about how there are almost no parents and then ended up realizing some sorta nice things about the DWMA by the end of it. manga spoilers, so beware.

characters who have living parents

let's start with Maka since she's the only one who has one parent present and one parent mentioned in somewhat detail. Spirit certainly is quite the character; he has almost no redeemable qualities except for the fact that he does actually love and support his child. that's all good, and yet he cannot correct his behavior to actually make himself a person that his daughter will respect. he cares so much and yet he does nothing to try and be a better father for her and what she actually needs from a parent.

but then we have Maka's "wonderful" unnamed mother. great mom, great meister, never given an example as to what this woman could really be like. i haven't been into Soul Eater for super long and i'm sure there are definitely people who have been shitting on Maka's mom, but it's interesting to me purely because even though there aren't many parents in Soul Eater to begin with, there is an even more extreme lack of mothers. i'm going to get nebulous with the definition throughout this post, but it really just seems like the "idea" of a good mother is all the characters get. Maka only gets memories of how great her mother was, maybe because she truly wasn't that great in the first place. a meister who made a death scythe is never to be seen throughout the greatest threat of all time within the past 800 years, not even to check on her one daughter? maybe she's busy? sure. idc what she's doing, but that's a strike out for the me.

moving away from Maka's dubious parents, let's look at Kid and Lord Death. in truth, he's not nearly as bad as the other parents in terms of actual parenting, but he is clearly much different in relation to the other parents. he's not human, he's in charge of seemingly their entire world, and Kid is essentially just a chunk of Lord Death that was given sentience. with that, we have to think of exactly what is it that death gods even need in order to be raised. since Asura was a failed attempt, Kid was specifically "born with a childish nature so he [could] learn fear, much like humans" (DTK Soul Eater Wiki page). am i really citing a source in my Tumblr post, is this who i am. SO, thinking about what death gods are meant to do with their power and the fact that they are meant to keep balance in the world, i'd say that Lord Death did a pretty good job of getting Kid to become the best death god he could be. when it comes to actual "normal" parenting standards, idek if we can hold Lord Death up to those since they both are very much not normal. keeping Kid in the dark about some insanely important details about the academy (the Kishin in the basement) and letting Kid know that Lord Death would die when he awoke his true powers, maybe not the best choice, but i'll admit that i'm an extremist when it comes to people keeping important secrets that could have saved everyone a lot of time and trouble.

actually, i take some of my positive statements back when thinking about how Lord Death handled Asura. i know Asura was all powerful and just sort of super insane, but given the fact that Asura was a failed attempt of a fragment and Kid was Lord Death's way of trying again, it feels kind of wrong to give him a title of Decent Dad when his first attempt at making a young death god ended up so so so messed up. also, making a second one just in the hopes of solving your first mess up, kinda fucked up.

anyways, Tsubaki! she's honestly very interesting because we know that both of her parents are alive, but we see almost NOTHING about them. the only time we actually see her dad is in chapter 49 and that's basically it. her mom is mentioned, but we never even get to see her or get her name, so once again there is just no mother present at all and just the "idea" of her. given the fact that they pretty much neglected their other child to the point that he became a serial killer because he wasn't treated the same as Tsubaki, i can't give them much credit for good parenting. maybe Tsubaki came out okay and mild-mannered, but Masamune straight up just got neglected and went bonkers because of it.

and now we reach the grand finale of horrible present parents, Crona and Medusa. debated about putting her in the "dead parents" category, but Medusa is alive for the majority of Soul Eater, so she can stay here. obviously, Medusa's the absolute worst. she literally never has any good intentions for anything she does with Crona, she's extremely manipulative, blatantly abusive, etc. she literally dangles the concept of being a good mother in front of Crona to get them to obey her and in the end that gets her killed (and yet that STILL was part of her plan. she's literally insane). she also tricks other people into helping her by pretending she's worried about Crona. she contributes the mother "idea" again, though this time she is very present, just not as a good mother. i won't go into all the shit that Medusa did, we all know she was horrible. i go into more of Medusa's manipulation in this post.

characters who have dead parents

Black☆Star, i think, is the only character of the main cast that has confirmed dead parents. he never knew any of his clan and sort of renounces them (maybe renounce isn't the right word, but his whole character arc about choosing his own path and defeating Mifune makes it somewhat clear that he doesn't want to end up like his parents). we know about his father, White☆Star, but once again, the mother is never mentioned. from what we're shown . . . yeah, the Star clan sucked and were obsessed with power and whatnot. it's an interesting contrast with Tsubaki: they both come from very well known family lines with very different connotations surrounding them. to an outsider who knows about both of their families, it probably seems a bit sacrilegious for Black☆Star to be partnered with her in the first place.

characters whose parents are MIA

Liz and Patty at least have an "unnamed woman" shown as their mother for a single panel in chapter 78. the "prettiest prostitute in New York" obviously didn't do much to raise them since they were the Brooklyn Devils for a while. no mention of a father and an evidently absent mother, we are once again hit with the "idea" of a mother that isn't there. Liz literally says she hates her mother, thanks her for bringing her and Patty into existence, and nothing else is said about her. it's only after they get sorta "drafted" by Kid that they get to live a pleasant life. there's obviously also some things to say about economic status and being dealt a bad hand in life and whatnot, but i can get into that another time i think.

now, Soul. homie has got NO PARENTS EVER MENTIONED. the closest we get is Wes and unnamed grandma who is never shown. he's literally the only character we don't get shit for who his parents are, where they are, if they're even living and i think that speaks volumes. going off of assumptions, the fact that Soul literally renounced his family name, ran away to go to weapon school, and didn't play the piano for years until he was able to do it, sort of, on his own terms most likely means that his parents were some kind of horrible. also, being forced to play into a family legacy has got to be unhealthy. always feeling overshadowed by your older sibling who, obviously, has more experience is upsetting, but the fact that Soul was seemingly never reassured about his skills is dubious at best. i have strong feelings about forcing children into family legacies, maybe that can be its own post some day as well, and if your kid feels like they actually have to run away to escape it, well then i don't think it works out very well. it's incredibly important that we don't get any parental information from Soul and that we never hear anything about anyone from his family looking for him. maybe he told them he was leaving, but maybe he just slipped away and nobody bothered to look for him.

actual parental figures

while writing this, i realized that everyone in this category is a DWMA professor. DWMA as a whole seems to provide all of the main cast with a place to be that was much better than where they came from. Black☆Star and Maka sort of grew up in and around the DWMA, Soul, Liz, and Patty all came from much worse places before enrolling, Tsubaki and Kid kinda seem like they were chilling tbh, and of course Crona literally experiences positive emotions for the first time during their short time there. schools, ideally, should give their students the opportunity to grow in their skills and find a community with the students and teachers so that they can have an overall positive experience.

Marie is definitely the best example of this and despite the fact that she isn't even a mother (i refuse to acknowledge the unborn baby in chapter 113, most of that chapter is a black stain in my memory that even bleach couldn't remove), she is easily the healthiest mother figure in the entire series. she actually cares about the students even though she was initially reluctant to be a teacher. she worries about their wellbeing, she talks to them about their problems, and overall she is the closest to that "idea" of a mother that keeps showing up. i think part of this is because she sort of realizes that she has this power of being a teacher and a death scythe, but also there are points where she realizes she can't be reckless because she has to be there for the students (thinking specifically about the tempest and how she knows she can't go back in there to save them). she leaves an impression on Crona and she's one of the few people they actually remember Medusa's second wave of experiments she does on them. Crona saw her as a good, supportive person and it continually haunts them that they betrayed her. it's the exact opposite relationship they have with Medusa; Marie is only kind and understanding to Crona when they expect betrayal and hatred, and Medusa is only cruel when all Crona needed was some sort of . . . well, anything healthy.

Stein is interesting to me because he's more of a fun uncle than a "father" in my eyes. he doesn't coddle his students and sometimes he's a bit harsh with them, but this is purely because he knows they can achieve things they don't realize they're capable of. by the end of the manga, he fully acknowledges that, wow, these kids are pretty good at all of this!!! and i taught them this shit!!! go kids!!! now, all of this being said, i do not think he could be a real, healthy father unless someone sucked out all the madness in his brain out with a straw. even with no madness, i doubt he'd want kids because he's got all these spunky students to supervise. this is also why i refuse to acknowledge the chapter 113 unborn baby, i think Stein would know he couldn't be a father and gave himself a vasectomy.

finally, i want to talk a bit about Sid. i wish so badly that the manga went into some more detail about him practically raising Black☆Star after the DWMA eliminated the Star clan. they don't treat each other like father and son, but it's clear that Sid at least cared enough to make sure he was raised and trained well. it makes the mission where Sid and Naigus go into the Arachnophobia lab to destroy the machine and Black☆Star shows up kind of more interesting since Sid's like "Whoever that student is, thank god they're here" and then he's like "Wait a damn minute, that's MY student." it's also nice to see when Sid's proud of him and whatnot. i just like this dynamic they have where it's like not fully familial, but they're more than just a mentor and mentee.

in an attempt to come to a final point, i that the DWMA really gives something to all these characters that they needed and lacked in their familial situations. sounds cheesy and it is, but i find it so nice that such a pleasant and supportive school structure is found in a universe in which people turn into weapons and fight horrors and the school is training all these kids to fight horrors. Maka gets to chase after these legendary stories she's heard about her mother, and becomes arguably more successful than her mother. Soul gets the chance to make his own path outside of the family name he's abandoned and also gets to reclaim his music along the way. Black☆Star and Tsubaki get to be this duo that allows them to kind of get out of these super old expectations of their bloodlines and by working together they get to subvert these expectations and prove people wrong about the type of people they want to be. Liz and Patty got to escape the shitty holes they'd been born into and actually be people they were proud of. Kid was able to actually understand other people, to an extent, and it made him capable of becoming the next death god. The actual human kindness that Crona was shown there is eventually what lets them sacrifice themself for everyone else since they know that it will bring good in the end. the students in Soul Eater may have some real shit parents, but the DWMA is apparently there to fill in the void of those parents.

thank you for joining me for another long af Soul Eater post. i think my next endeavor will be tackling how the manga timeline works, b/c it's pretty fucked up imo

[bluebunf]

Younger! JULIETA AND PEPA!!💙💛

My designs for younger Julieta and Pepa!

Julieta 💙🥄

Her dress consist of an off shoulder dress with an apron with a pocket for her to keep her herbal plants.

She has an over skirt that can wrap up her dress and turn it into pants. The fringes around her over skirt ties up and holds things into place (more to come soon about this)

Young Julieta has a wild side to her. Ever since she was young, she was always so full of wonder, as well as she always tried to be as responsible and present as much as she can for her mother. Every time she goes outside ever since her 5th birthday she goes around and explores for more ingredients she could use for her cooking. She experiments alot and quite enjoys it.

She sometimes sneaks into the forest or mountains to get herbs

As much as she goes out, she also bury herself in books, whether it's a recipe book, or a fictional book that speaks of dragons and princesses.

She never had the heart to tell her mother of her ambitions or dreams of explore beyond encanto. She always did what she was asked go do and would never complain, with the reasoning that her mother has gone through so much and sacrificed everything just to give her and her siblings a way of life.

She's always greatful but gets burnt out quickly. Roaming around the forests of encanto helps her calm down

Lil tid bit: young Augustin would sometimes follow her in the forrest, concerned for her safety, but he ends up in more trouble than she does (which is usually never)

Pepa💛☀️

Pepa has a simple sundress that has a slight opening by her shoulders, she has wide frills as her sleeves that goes along her chest to her back. He skirt part of her dress is simple, as well as light (easier for it to dry)

She also has raindrop earrings (given to her by bruno)

She has a sun patterned shawl like piece of cloth wrapped around her waist. She uses it as a make shift umbrella or sometimes sitting blanket, for whenever she goes out (usually by the river) to just decompress and relax

She's the spunky, energetic type. But is also very empathetic towards people around her especially how her gift affects other people involuntarily. She is very kind to others, but people tend to get the wrong idea, be it her tone or sometimes her mannerisms (and rumours).

Whenever she would go to the river (where she and felix met) she would look down on her reflection and just talks to herself. She finds talking about emotions help her process them better. But because sometimes when she does speak about her feelings or emotions, her gift makes it difficult for her to approach other people and seek comfort. So instead she comforts herself.

Felix stumbled upon pepa when she was having her river therapy sessions and kinda just stayed (out of curiosity) and really listened to her and her problems. And since then, his perspective of pepa has changed and maybe even his feelings? 👀

Pepa, alot like his brother, was kinda ostracized by the community. As their gifts has negatively impacted others (which is never on purpose). And as such people have always practiced caution around the two.

Rumours started to build up, and pepa couldn't do anything but try to keep happy and keep her emotions in check, scared of making the villagers more mad/or irrated at her for feeling her not so positive feelings.

Julieta has always been there for her whenever she could, but when she couldn't, she would try to feel her emotions by the river.

Pepa doesn't like being told to do, but she still does them anyways. And her energetic spunky side is what she uses to defend/stick up for herself.

🟦🟨 ✨~The sisterly bond~ ✨🟦🟨

Pepa has some kind of complex with her sister whenever it involves alma

It's a type of inferiority complex, in the sense of kind of feeling inferior than julieta

But outside of their mothers high expectations and perfectionism, Pepa and Julieta are truly best friends. As they are the ones that can understand each other in deeper levels.

Julieta is somewhat jealous of pepa. As she was more free to do whatever she wished she could do. Ofcourse they had responsibilities and such, but she felt like pepa never had to carry the burden that Julieta had to carry. She also loves the fact of how bright pepa shines when she truly feels herself, rather than Julieta having to hide her explorer side and be the good, well mannered girl her mother wants her to be.

They both support each other no matter what!

Am working on more of the main cast! Younge Felix and Augustin is on its way! ❤

[omnidemidisaster]

Roy general and relationship headcanons

Cw: Mentions of sexual abuse, attachment issues, ptsd, and trauma

General Headcanons

□ Roy is questioning his romantic identity, he only knows he loves both genders and doesn't mind his partners gender. He thinks he might be omnisexual so thats the label he uses

■ Roy also is ftm and goes by he/him

□ Roy is very attached to Ross and Robert, him only feeling comfortable around them

■ Despite bullying Skid and Pump, he doesn't hate them. If anything, he likes them alot. He'll bully them but if someone decided to hurt them, he is about to throw hands

□ He secretly has a love for Japanese music ( Like babymetal, band maid, vocaloid music, reol, ect )

■ Time for the angst yaaay-

□ Roy has a fear of older men ever since the thing with his uncle

■ Like he has to have Ross and/or Robert by his side before he even thinks about willingly being nearby an older guy

□ He hates physical contact unless it's the hatzgang, skid and pump, or his mom

■ Speaking of his mom, his mom is pretty absent

□ She doesn't abuse him nor make him feel unsafe, but she's just absent all the time cause she's at work

■ But when she isn't working, she's actually a decently good mom

□ But he does wish his mom was more involved in his life, but he loves his mom and would rather have his mom the way she is then others

■ Juane and Radford try to care for Roy as their own whenever he's over by either of their houses

□ He's actually a really good artist and expresses his feelings and interests through art

■ Ross and Robert keep every little drawing and painting that Roy gives them

□ Roy really only cries when he's really really emotional

■ For example, Robert gifted him a chest binder once Roy came out to him and Ross. Roy saw the binder and began to start crying

□ ( I might actually make this bit a short fic )

■ Roy met Ross and Robert pre trans and when his name was "Luna"

□ When Roy came out, you bet your ass Ross and Robert backed him up and supported the shit out of him

■ Roy has a giant cow plushie ( Think of Sayori's giant cow plush ) and its one of his favorite things on earth

□ Roy is extremely snuggly and will cuddle up with Ross and Robert

■ He loves dancing and will encourage to dance with Ross and Robert for fun

□ Roy has sensory issues with sounds and keeps a pair of headphones to play music

■ His music playlist is full of female artists, he just finds women voices calming

□ He has pretty neat handwriting and he's shy about it

■ To be honest, he's shy to everyone who isn't someone he's familiar with

□ He loves my little pony comics and keeps a stack underneath his bed

■ As a kid, Roy usually kissed his friends on the cheek. He saw his mom do it to her friends as a greeting and as a goodbye thing, so he did the same

□ He doesn't do that all the time anymore, but he does kiss Ross and Robert on the cheek platonically

■ The two boys don't mind it, they like it actually. Its just how they express their love and care for each other

Dating Headcanons

○ Roy loves it when you tangle your fingers in his hair

● He knows his hair is super soft so go ahead

○ He isn't as mean to you, still mean but your special <3

● Roy will be little spoon thank you very much

○ Roy only trusts Ross and Robert around you

● He is already weary and protective over himself, so now you have a protective boyfriend

○ He understands it when you say "girl issues" and he offers to help you with something

● Roy likes putting his hat on you

○ If you give him your hoodie/shirt/sweater ect, he will treat that thing like treasure

● Like he cuddles with it at night. It just smells like you and it calms him down

○ Roy likes to casually make flirty comments, usually the kind where he says it and you have to take a second to process what he just said

● He likes to tell you stories and vice versa. If you like to talk about whatever for hours, he will listen

○ He likes listening to you talk

● He stands up for you whenever you're being bullied

○ His love language is gift giving and will give you his artwork

● He gers a little flustered when you give him something in return

○ He adores everything about you

● He might be a bully, but he can't help but swoon over someone like you

○ Kisses from boy are always on your cheek and lips

● During the winter, he loves holding your hand to warm you up

○ He loves it when you compliment him, especially if its masculine compliments. It makes him feel valid and happy

● Dw, you will of course get compliments too

○ He likes doing makeup on you, he thinks you look pretty

● Not saying he finds you ugly without makeup, but he definitely loves it when you wear a little bit of makeup, even if its just lipstick or eyeliner

○ Makeup or not, he loves you

● He has a thing where he gently nips your arm, usually during sleepovers and when the two of you are sleeping together

○ Like you'll be sleeping soundly, arms around Roy. And suddenly he softly bites your arms. He's unconscious so he doesn't understand he is doing this.

● He doesn't bite hard, just soft nips on your arm. He always feels bad when he finds your arms covered in light bite marks and will apologize profusely

[ramzawrites]

(Platonic techno x Piglin Hybrid Reader)

Imagine a 7-8 y/o piglin hybrid finds techno's nether portal and out of pure childhood curiosity decides to go through it and ends up in the snow biome. They almost immediately get frostbite and pass out due to living in the nether and usually being warm. Eventually techno finds the child by his nether portal and look's around to see no parents so assumes they are an orphan he goes to pull out his orphan obliterater but the voices get louder telling him to take them home and protect them eventually gives in wraps his cape around them and brings them home to warm them up

(Feel free to ignore if it makes you uncomfortable)

-Anon :)

Kin - Piglin!Child!Reader and Technoblade

GN

Pairings: none

Characters included: Technoblade, (mentioned) Philza

Warnings: n/a

Series: a request :]

Summary: Y/N was just too curious! This weird black frame with the purple light was surely not there before! Maybe they should look at it a bit further. The light just looked too inviting!

Words count: 3023

Authors Note: My first Techno fic! YO! I really love him alot! He is one of my favorite CCs and also favorite Character in the dsmp :) Wish I found a better way to cut this one off but I had so much fun writing this!

Y/N’s little Piglin hands slowly traveled up the rough Netherrack that they were hiding behind. Grabbing the edge of the rock as their head followed along, their eyes peaking over cautiously.

There was this weird black frame with what looked like a purple pool inside of it. It emitted a rumbling but kind of musical sound that seemed to call out to Y/N. In fact, they only found this weird portal only due to the sounds. Never in their young life have they heard anything like it.

They have only seen something like this here and there whenever their clan moved on from a region but usually those seemed to be broken. The frame only half finished without a light coming out of it. Elders and the adults would always remind them to stay far away from it since apparently it could be dangerous, but Y/n couldn’t understand how.

It just stood there playing its music that seemed to almost call out to the Piglin. Wanting it to get closer and listen to its magical melody.

How could be something so beautiful be considered dangerous?

Taking another look around, Y/N made sure they were alone. Secretly having run off to follow this sound they managed to pick up on. It’s not like their parents would look for them on account that their parents were already dead.

Now the Elders took care of them, but they were usually too busy with clan business to realize when they ran off on their own adventures.

Once again checking that there were no Ghasts or other dangerous mobs around Y/N climbed over the rock. Landing on what looked like a pathway that led to the black frame.

Closer to the structure Y/N took the time to get a good look at the rock that has been used for the frame. It was a deep black and yet it somehow seemed to have a purple shine. If it came from the vortex between or the rock itself Y/N couldn’t tell, nor did they care enough to figure that out. Too amazed by it.

The sound was now really loud, and Y/N could tell that it came definitely from the purple light. It seemed to swirl in of itself almost like liquid and yet it stayed in the air as if it were glass put between the stone.

Mesmerized by it the child slowly put their hand into the light, trying to figure out what the material was.

But the only thing they felt was how cold it felt and it seemingly pulling on them. Trying to pull them deeper in. Scared Y/N immediately pulled their arm away, holding it close to their chest. Warming the cold limb up with their own body and the temperature of the Nether.

They have never felt anything like this. It was interesting. They knew what cold was but never like this. Only having felt an occasional breeze from jumping around or running around and even then, it was nothing compared to what they just felt.

Was this vortex doing this? Was this the purpose? Is this the dangerous part? How?

Y/N was already so incredible curious, but this really spiked their curiosity. What would happen if they just stood in there?

With this question in mind the kid placed one foot in the frame, soon followed by the next. The vortex completely engulfing them. Purple being the only thing they were able to see. This cold feeling immediately hitting them like a brick wall.

With a surprised grunt with how huge the temperature difference was, the child jumped away, hoping to get back to the familiar warmth but as they did the cold didn’t disappear.

The portal was still there but suddenly there was this bright light all around them. White as far as they could see.

Now panicking the child desperately looked around but their body was still dealing with the sudden temperature drop.

The world spinning around making it difficult for them to get a good look at where they were. Darkness crept in at the edges of their vision which they desperately tried to fight against.

Without realizing Y/N crashed onto the white ground which seemed to be even colder than the air around. Sneaking into the thin clothing and prickling at the skin. Their heart beating incredible fast and, in their ears, and yet they suddenly felt so tired.

The coldness that was so uncomfortable before suddenly turning more comfortable. Their breathing calming down as their eyes fell shut. Submerging themself into the world of darkness.

Luckily for Y/N, Technoblade was on his way towards the Netherportal himself. He managed to run out of Blaze Rods and needed to gather more for his potions only to spot something or rather someone lying face down in the snow.

At first, he assumed that for some reason Tommy managed to knock himself out while wandering over for whatever reason but the closer he got the more he noticed that, no, the body was way too small for that.

Also, he was pretty sure the last time he checked Tommy didn’t sport similar pig ears like Techno.

The voices in his head were pretty calm until they realized “Kin? Our kin? Out here? Our or his kin? Is it our kin as well?”

Techno approached the small body. This child was shaking and wet due to the snow. The clothes soaked. How the hell did that child just survive the travel to the Overworld like that? It was more likely that Piglin’s die during that process and end up as just a husk. A zombie if you will.

Not a lot of Piglin are strong enough to survive this magic. Techno should know he almost died when he traveled over and only survived because he had Philza on his side who helped him through it.

Impressive and yet he didn’t particular care.

“Parents? Orphan? Are they an orphan? Oh! Blood for the Blood God? No! Look at them! They are already dying! They must be something special surviving the portal like that! Are they though? Aren’t they dying? More because of the cold than anything! What about their parents?”

Grumbling Techno stepped into the portal himself, ending up in the warm nether. Hoping to still the curiosity of the voices a tiny bit with this. A sense of nostalgia spreading throughout his body and senses as he looked around the red landscape.

The child’s parents have to be around somewhere. Rule number one in the nether for Piglins was to stay together no matter what. It was dangerous in the Nether and the relationship between blood kin was precious. They must be already around here. Picking up on the child’s scent to find them.

And yet. Nothing.

No Piglin, no anyone.

He wandered a bit in, but he didn’t even spot any close group of Piglin’s running around. Weird. Was that child really alone?

“Check on them! Techno! Check on the child! See if they are still there!” the voices yelled out, infuriating the warrior a bit.

“Alright, alright!” he gave in and once again stepped into the portal. The cold hitting him but at this point he was used to this and managed to reacclimatize himself pretty fast. Not immediately and it still took a few minutes, but he didn’t almost pass out every time.

No surprise there. The child was still laying in the snow.

Once again, the voices flared up in his mind. A few demanding blood while others still expressed their curiosity towards this orphan.

Too busy with his own plans and things to do Technoblade took out his sword aptly called “The Orphan Obliterator”. He just wanted to deal with this situation as fast as he could, so he could move on.

Moving the sword up in the air only for the voices in his head to suddenly erupt loudly.

“No! Stop! Do not! Don’t kill! No! Techno! Please!”

This was very much not like their usual behavior. Usually, they would welcome any chance for bloodshed. Calling for it even in situation where it was just inconvenient and unnecessary but now, they don’t want it? Okay, maybe he should listen in to the voices after all.

“What is going on, Chat?” he asked.

And the voices, even if loudly and talking over each other, answered “Save them! Take them with you! They are special! Protect them! They are your kin if you give them the chance! We are sure! A young child able to survive this? Sounds similar to you Techno! Take them with you! Save them! Please! They deserve the chance!”

The problem with Chat was, they sometimes knew more about the world than Techno and it has paid out listening to them, but they also liked to just follow their whim for fun. Though this seemed to be the former. They realized that the child was special and worth saving, even if only in their ,sometimes omnipotent, eyes.

Sighing Technoblade sheathed his netherite sword and pulled off his red cape.

Realizing what Techno was doing, Chat begun cheering. The voices that had demanded blood before now fully drowned out.

Technoblade knelt down and carefully heaved the piglin onto the cape, wrapping it around them. Their body was unsurprisingly incredibly cold. So cold that Techno worried they didn’t have a lot of time left. Well, worry was a strong word perhaps.

Holding the kid close to his chest he got a good look at their face. Their expression scrunched up in what he assumed to be pain. A few light scars on their face. It wasn’t unusual that Piglins sported a few scars but not that young. The parents were usually too protective over their young.

“Must be a real troublemaker, I bet.” He noted.

Scars already at that age and them running through a portal just like that? Yeah, that child must cross the line between brave and stupid a lot. Not that he could fault them. He wasn’t that much different as a child himself, though he would never admit it out loud.

“They are kinda cute! It’s a child. Children do that. What do we do with them? Save them first. Talk to them. Figure out if they have potential! Kin? Kin! We need to talk to Philza. Dadza! Grandza! Oh! Yes! Grandza!”

Techno shook his head, as if that would make the voices shut up “Chat, please. Don’t assume anything. I might just help them out and find a clan for them to get back to. We don’t have the time for a child to be around. Too busy with the Syndicate.”

While Chat wasn’t happy with it, they seemed to be glad enough that Techno was acting against his instincts to help this orphan out. If the others hear that the Technoblade has helped out an orphan, well, he hoped people won’t. Doesn’t want to be seen as a hypocrite and as someone who keeps his words, and threats.

With the kid in his arms, he made his way back towards his cabin. Apparently, the Blaze Rods had to wait after all.

As he walked up the stairs towards his cabin and walked in, he suddenly got very aware he had no idea what to do. Looking around his eyes fell on his fireplace but that somehow seemed dangerous. Probably bad idea to just lay down an unconscious child right next to the fire, right?

Instead, he remembered that he had a spare bed roll sitting around somewhere.

With the cape still wrapped around the little one he pulled out the bed roll and laid them inside the rolled-out bed. While tucking them in he made sure to let a bit breathing room in. Letting their body slowly warm up instead of instantly.

“Food. Food, Techno. Eat. The child as well!”

Ah, yes. What would he do without the voices reminding him to eat?

Normally he would just pop a potato in the furnace but not this time. If he is already cooking, he might as well cook for the both of them. Soup seemed appropriate. Now, if he only remembers the recipe and instructions Philza gave him way back.

Still a tiny bit annoyed he has to put off getting the Blaze Rods, Techno sat down and begun cutting up vegetables and heating up water. Putting the ingredients into the water and putting spice in after tasting it here and there. It definitely wouldn’t be a masterpiece but as long as it not tasted absolutely horrible and still warmed one up from the inside, this should be fine.

The child better not complain after he already went out of his way saving them from the cold. He really should have just killed them so he wouldn’t need to get through this trouble and could actually get work done but Chat really was acting weird.

The cooking process took longer than he expected. Long enough that his own pig ears suddenly heard some noises, groans, coming from behind him. Looking back, he saw how the small Piglin was moving around in the bed. Slowly sitting up. Their eyes still closed.

“You are awake.” He stated in Piglish. Knowing, that they probably couldn’t speak the common tongue of the Overworld.

They opened their eyes but were still squinting. Either in pain or not used to the light yet.

“Where am I? Who are you?” grunts coming out of their mouth that made up Piglish words.

For a second Techno had to hide his smile as he realized that it has been a long while that he spoke with anybody his native tongue.

“You are in the Overworld. In my home to be specific. You are lucky I found you or you would have frozen to death in the snow. Name’s Technoblade by the way.”

It seemed to be difficult for them to wrap their mind around this new information “Overworld? Technoblade?” they repeated as if this would give them more insight.

Not knowing what else to tell them, Techno turned around and begun pouring the soup into a bowl. Walking over to them to give it to them.

A bit wary the child pulled their arms out of the cape that was still wrapped around them. The white fluff tickling the back of their head. It seemed to be an old cape. The fluffy part not being as fluffy as you would have assumed anymore. The fur dirty and strands glued together. Things that just happened over time even if you washed it quite often.

“My, uh, my name is Y/N.” they spoke, grabbing the bowl and looking inside it.

“I’m not poisoning you, you can eat it. Warms you up and once you feel good enough you can get back into the Nether.” He then proceeded to pour himself a bowl and begun sipping it.

It was edible. That was something.

Y/N kept watch as Techno continued to slowly drink the soup out of his own bowl. Drinking some of the food as well, their eyes widened out of pleasant surprise when the soup seemed to warm them up from the inside. Craving more of this warmth they begun gulping the liquid down in seconds.

This place was certainly warmer then when they got out of the portal but it was still cold enough for them to shiver. Where in the world were they? Never have they seen any of these materials around them. Grey cold stone, dark brown wood, white walls decorated with colorful pictures? It seemed almost unreal to them.

“How are you feeling squirt? Good enough to go home yet?” There was a bit of hope in Techno’s voice. The sooner this passed the better in his book.

“Home.” Y/N once again repeated what Techno said only to hold the bowl up towards him. A shy but determined expression on their face.

It took Techno a second before he understood what they wanted “More? More soup?”

The child enthusiastically nodded.

Sighing Techno got up from the chest he was sitting on to refill Y/N’s bowl and as he pushed the warm bowl back into their hand Y/N opened their mouth again “Uh, Overworld? I am in the Overworld? What- What is that?”

“A different world to where you come from. It has hot places and cold places. Different things and different mobs as well. Very different but both places are connected. You came through one of the portals that lead to this place, it also leads back to the Nether. Now, tell me something. I haven’t seen your parents. I was looking for anyone but there was no one. Not even a random group walking around.”

Y/N first slurped more from the soup before they answered “My parents are gone. I live with my clan. I always run off and they get mad at me.”

Techno knelt down to Y/N and softly pressed his hand against their forehead which made Y/N freeze. Scared and confused with what he was doing.

He let out a deep breath, wincing as a few voices begun yelling inside his mind “Ah. Seems like you have a fever. Guess I could help you through it and in the meanwhile try to find your clan. Might as well show you a bit of the Overworld while we are at it. Not a lot of Piglin get the chance to see the Overworld after all. You certainly are a special case.”

Then he turned around and talked to the air “Happy now Chat?” Turning back around to face Y/N again “Are you okay with that, Y/N?”

It was still difficult for them to grasp the whole of the situation but to get the chance to explore this Overworld? With this Technoblade Piglin? Their curiosity was certainly piqued. Maybe they were still too tired, and their head was pounding but there was this little voice in their head that urged them on.

That told them “Go for it. You will learn a lot! He might be your true kin.”

So, they nodded silently agreeing in Piglish “Yes. I think I am okay with it.”