#If I'm verbally eviscerating you it's because I love you so much

[singswan-springswan]

sorry if I come on strong my love language is bullying people

[bananami]

A little couple's trivia with Nanami proves that he knows you all too well.

I did use the term wife and she/her pronouns just as a brief cw. The whole thing is just fluff. Nanami is in love with you. That's the whole things.

(I am delulu and in love with this man. Hope this helps us all heal. He is alive and well and no one can convince me otherwise. Also I love including Gojo's dumbass in everything. Also Yuji is a sweetheart and Nanami's son basically.)

"Please?" You're practically begging your husband, who doesn't seem to be budging.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Yeah Nanamin-"

"Don't call me that." Nanami cuts Gojo off immediately.

"But Yuji calls you that!"

"That's different." He glares at the white haired man like he's trying to eviscerate him with just his eyes. "And I'm not playing some stupid game just to prove how well I know my wife." He tries to pay attention to the paperwork in front of him again, wanting to finish it before 5pm. Because there was no way he was working overtime again today.

"Scared?" Gojo baited him. "Afraid I'm gonna ask you a question that's just too hard?"

"Gojo, there is nothing you could ask me about my wife that I wouldn't be able to answer."

A few of the students sat around watching the two go back and forth, inevitably waiting for Nanami to either get so annoyed that he walked away, or to take the bait. They hoped for the latter.

"Prove it! Or you forfeit your marriage."

"That's not how that works."

"C'mon Nanamin, it's just a game." Yuji gives the blonde sorcerer a sincere smile, hoping to lighten the mood and sway his decision just a bit.

"Don't call him Nanamin, Yuji- OW." Gojo is cut off as Nanami reaches over and smacks him in the head with the papers in his hand.

"Don't tell him what to do." Nanami sighs and rubs at his temple. He looks at the clock, then at you. It's the look in your eyes that gives way to his final decision. "Fine. You have until that clock reads 5, and then I'm taking my wife and we're going home."

Gojo wastes no time. "Who is your wife's favorite person? And think before you say yourself because-"

"Itadori. Next question."

"I'm your favorite person?!" Yuji jumps from his seat, latching his arms around you for a hug. It's obvious from the way that you smile and hug him back that Nanami is probably definitely right. You had a soft spot for the kid since you met him, playfully telling everyone that you and Nanami had basically adopted him since he arrived at Jujutsu High. Nanami would probably never verbalize it, but you could tell he felt the same about the boy.

"Ok, ok. Next question." Gojo thought hard before coming up with it. "How does your wife take her coffee?"

"She doesn't drink coffee."

"Yes she does, I bring her some like every morning."

"And she gives that coffee to me because she doesn't like it."

"You're telling me I've been buying you coffee this entire time?"

"I make her tea every morning when we get to work. You hand her the coffee, we trade cups. I don't understand how you've stared right at us when we do it and you somehow haven't noticed."

"Ok, then what tea does she drink?"

"Earl Grey, three sugars, a little bit of milk at the top. She'll say she's ok with English Breakfast or Lady Earl Grey if they're out of the regular. She's not, she's just being polite. She'll drink half and throw it away when she thinks no one is looking."

Gojo groans, not having as much fun as he thought he was going to at the beginning of all of this. "And I just bet you have a contingency plan for when your wife doesn't get her tea, don't you?"

"Of course I do," he ignores the even louder groan from Gojo, "I walk across the street to the cafe that sells her favorite pastries and I buy her five because I know that she'll want to share with her students and she'll try to split one with me even if I refuse. They have teabags they leave out so long as you're ordering something. Earl Grey, always in stock."

"Adorable." Gojo rolls his eyes.

"You're so smart, Nanamin!" Yuji jumps in. "Let me ask one! What's her favorite color?"

"Yuji, that's too easy."

"Yellow."

"Ohhhh, mine too," Yuji says, "why yellow?"

"Because it's-" Nanami stops mid-sentence and looks at the clock, like it will give him an excuse. Almost. "We don't need to worry about the why, that wasn't the original question."

Gojo perks up, clearly realizing he'd struck a nerve. And he was ready to work it. The red dusting across Nanami's cheeks told him everything he needed to know. "Are you embarrassed, Nanami?"

"Shut up, Gojo."

"Or do you just not know the answer? It's ok if you don't, I guess you just don't know your wife as well as you thought you did."

"If you don't stop talking, I'm going to tell everyone about the one time in high school when you and Geto got caught in the-"

"OK!" Gojo turns back to the students and motions them toward the door. "Time to go! Don't you all have something better to do? Go be little trouble makers somewhere. Go TP Yaga's lawn or something. Get out of here."

He'd ushered everyone out except Yuji, who stayed behind to wait for you and Nanami. The boy shyly looked away as you kissed Nanami's cheek before standing up, stating you just needed to grab your bag before you could leave.

Yuji waited for you to exit the room before he asked. "Is it because of your hair?"

Nanami sighs. "What makes you think that?"

Yuji just shrugs. "She loves you. Answers don't always need a complex reason."

Nanami can't help the smile that graces his face. "You're a smart kid sometimes, you know that?"

"That's why I'm her favorite!" His goofy nature is back in an instant. "Can I come over for dinner again tonight?"

"Of course you can."

"Can I stay over?"

"If you'd like to."

"Can I pick the movie we watch?"

"Don't push your luck."

[sageyxbabey]

Hospital Food | COD x Reader

MDNI

Summary: Your ex-husband (the biological father of your daughter) shows up when said daughter is admitted to hospital. Your current partner (and your daughter) put him in his place.

aka: stupid man gets verbally wrecked by a 17-year-old girl and a SAS soldier. Inspired by the time my stepdad and i roasted my bio dad.

For @the-californicationist 's Nameless Challenge! This means you have to guess which of the delicious war criminals I'm writing about below. (This has inspired a series, so you'll find out who I was thinking of when the second one comes out. ;) )

WC: ~700 words (oops, forgive me cali)

Pairing: f!reader x tf141 member (but who? 👀)

Your ex-husband stood at the foot of his biological daughter’s hospital bed, watching her tap salt out of the little sachet onto a piece of buttered bread. His face was full of condescension, and you knew yours was full of barely contained disgust as you stared at him. God damn the child support agreement that required you to tell him when she was admitted to a hospital. At least you had otherwise full custody of her, you’re sure your ex would’ve been murdered by now if you’d been forced to see him semi-regularly – either by you or your wonderful (deadly, military-trained) partner who hated the man in front of you almost as much as you did.

God, you wish he was here right now. Unfortunately, he was wonderful enough to have gone down to the cafeteria in search of lunch for the both of you – and something sweet to sneak back in for your little girl. He spoiled her rotten, and it made you love him more every time he did. 

“That’s a lot of salt,” your ex rumbled. If looks could kill, the stare your 17-year-old daughter levelled him with would’ve evaporated him where he stood.

“Yes. It is,” she spoke. 

Tap tap tap, she resumed shaking the sachet.

“They put salt in bread when they make it. White bread is about 3% salt,” he said. As if there was some important point your daughter was missing.

“I know. I’ve made bread before.”

Tap tap tap.

It was taking every fibre of your being not to laugh with sheer joy and vindication as your daughter, the blood of your ex-husband, so casually eviscerated him in the middle of this tiny white room.

“Which is to say, you don’t need to be adding salt to it.” You didn’t think the man could sound any whinier. You were about to step in, but your daughter let out a deep sigh beyond her years (definitely picked up from the soldier who shared your home) and threw the empty salt packet onto the bed tray.

“Tell me, why shouldn’t I eat that much salt?” Her arms crossed in front of her, your ex-husband looked to you for help. He would get none.

“Because… it makes your body retain fluid and raises blood pressure–”

“Correct. I am in this hospital because I have low blood pressure caused by a low volume of fluid in my blood. They give me the salt packet on purpose. I am prescribed literal salt tablets,” she shook the bottle in the man’s face, “because I need to raise my blood pressure up to normal levels.”

Silence. Blinking.

“So I am going to eat this bread because it is what the doctor ordered.” Her head snapped to you, with a chaotic glint in her eye only teenage girls could possess. The next words out of her mouth would stay with you until your dying breath;

“Hey, Mum. When’s Dad coming back?”

You could not fight the grin that spread across your face, the elation jumping in your stomach. A quick glance at your ex-husband’s sour face made it clear that your daughter’s point had struck true – You are not welcome here. I do not need you. I have a real father where you failed.

You opened your mouth to reply, “He’s–”

“Right here, love!” The warm, gravelly voice of your partner filled the room, your daughter’s eyes lighting up with his presence. He stopped to press a tender kiss against your cheek, passing you a toasted sandwich, before he made his way to stand over the shoulder of your precious daughter.

“And I got you something special,” he whispered playfully, “Don’t tell the nurse.” He pulled a poppy seed muffin out of the bag he was holding and placed it on the bed tray in front of her. 

“Sorry mate, who are you?” Your partner turned and cocked his head at your ex. 

Your man knew exactly who the snivelling creature across from him was. Your boyfriend was just deciding to be a little shit, and it was one of the sexiest things you’d ever seen him do. 

“Dad, this is Marcus. You know, the man who got Mum pregnant with me?” Your daughter’s voice was poorly disguised venom. 

“Oh, right! Of course. I suppose I should thank you for your part in creating my wonderful daughter.” He stretched a hand out to your ex-husband who, for once in his life, made the smart choice to shake it and give some poor excuse for why he was needed elsewhere.

As soon as he was out the door, you had your arms around your lover, pressing endless kisses to his cheek as your daughter laughed. 

“Did you hear what I said, Dad?” 

Your partner leaned down to hug the girl – his girl – tightly. He grinned.

“Every fucking word.”

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I LOVE MY STEPDAD SO MUCH HE'S MY REAL DAD and my mother and he are truly couple goals. I was on the phone with him the other day when I asked if he remembered this happening. he let out the most fatherly cackle of pure, shit-stirring joy I've ever heard. It was magnificent.

forgot the TAGLIST: @frogtowne @teenagellamaangel @universitypenguin

[a-b-riddle]

I'm just going to ask this because I need to get it out of my head. This is all in regards to your Poly141 x Reader series going on. I'm just going to recap things first.

-Price got verbally eviscerated because of all the times he got short/snapped at the reader because he came into their bookstore that they bought with their own money, put their own blood, sweat and tears into fixing up and had THE AUDACITY to call them immature for trying to break things off cleanly like a MATURE adult in a space that's RIGHTFULLY THEIRS because he couldn't be an adult admit how he shouldn't of been treating the reader like one of his men.

-Soap showing up trying to apologize and then thinking with his dick because of how the reader got dressed up for a dinner date and got a taste of his own medicine when the reader just hit it and quit it without so much as a thank you, or a goodbye kiss and basically told him to clean up, get dressed and kick rocks.

-Gaz shows up after weeks of just flaking out of any dates and just being a ghost (ironic considering Ghost's callsign) trying to talk to the reader in person when the reader had tried for months to just get a glimpse of him only to be told he couldn't right now but could another time. Then the reader just tell him, 'yeah sorry no. I don't have time for you and your mates nonsense at the moment, just swing by to get your stuff when it works for you'.

-Ghost showing up whenever the reader is in trouble and getting them away from danger only to disappear shortly afterward and give the reader radio silence. The one time that the reader tried to seek him out for just a SHRED of comfort and he just told them, 'You're only good for what's in between your legs love, you knew what you were getting into. You should've known better.'

With all this mind, I want Ghost to have everything and the kitchen sink thrown at him. I want him to be told in no kind words that his words and lack of realizing how fucked up the things he said to the reader were was the straw that broke the camel's back. I want the reader to hurl everything that they didn't say to Price to Ghost. I want him to realize in no unclear terms how if he didn't fuck up so royally and had actually attempted to give the reader a fraction of what he was being given, things would be so much better. And for some extra salt on the wound, have the reader tell him that they suppose that when it comes to his line of work, he's pretty good at breaking anything and everything he touches. It's just a shame that for anything that involves a softer touch, he winds up breaking it beyond repair.

I just love narrative/reflective irony and can't wait for the next part and wish you well for making it to the end of this ramble. 🥰

I'm throwing up.

I am so happy that y'all got it without me having to say it. YES! She is giving everything back that they gave her. John's outbursts, Johnny's lack of aftercare and Kyle's flakiness.

I will say this which I think is interesting. Simon said something hellllla shitty and unforgivable. Like it was mean and something once you say you can't take back. I will ask this and feel free to go back and re-read.

What else did Simon do? Before the phone call, what else did Simon do to reader? We know Simon wanted to hurt reader. Why? Did he plan

Spoiler below, read at own caution

Or was he just sick of being the only one out of the four guys to actually contribute to the relationship and knew he needed to be the one to drive it home that there isn't a future with them? Reader refers to Simon several times as her body guard or guard dog... But never a boyfriend or partner.

In flashbacks, we see that Simon only ever came over at night. You'll find out why in the next few chapters, but as much as I love y'all hating on Simon, I cannot WAIT for y'all to get to the why.

And remember kiddos, hurt people hurt people.

[woosaaghh]

Spoilers for Wyll's story!

I'm so fucked up about Wyll's storyline. He has quite literally never made a selfish choice in his life. He exudes goodness in almost every interaction the player has with him. His kindness is infectious, his optimism is overwhelming. He spends every moment thinking of how to help others simply because he thinks it's the right thing to do. He's been that way since he was a boy, going so far as to be entrapped by Mizora into trading his soul to save Baldur's Gate. He's 17 years old and has never made a selfish decision in his life, but his father can't give him so much as the benefit of the doubt. He makes a life for himself as a savior of the people, and then gets kidnapped by mindflayers and infected with a mindflayer tadpole and his immediate reaction is "Whelp guess I'd better go help these tiefling refugees near where I crash landed from this spaceship."

In my playthrough I saved Florrick with Wyll, speaking with him made her choose not to give up and hold on to hope, she thanked him for helping her see it wasn't too late. What a lovely interaction. That night we spoke to Mizora and she offered Wyll his freedom, I told him to take it. The next day when I entered the city the same Florrick came and literally spat at my Tav's feet, told me that she was there for Wyll's head because Mizora said he killed his father because he was mad with power. The man who saved her life THE DAY PRIOR.

No one in this damned game other than the tadfools are ever willing to give Wyll the benefit of the doubt, nothing he could ever do would be worth them having faith in him. He accepts his banishment as his father doing what he believed was right and never resents him for it, still loves and misses him. He takes on Mizora's punishment for not killing Karlach without flinching because he knows what he did was right and Karlach deserves to live. At the tiefling party he isolates himself to keep from making others uncomfortable with his devilish appearance. And he's so alone: no mother, his father abandoned him, he has been travelling alone for the past 8 years just helping whoever he sees in need of it. Then, when you go through the steps of saving his father, that ass is willing to make Wyll a villain again, until Tav steps in and shares their memories. You needed a stranger to show you all of this to believe your own child wasn't evil incarnate? Was it not enough to have known him, did you ever even actually see your boy when he was in front of you?? Or was he just something to be molded and thrown away when you thought he didn't turn out right?

As someone who grew up closeted and still am to my relatives outside of my immediate family Wyll's tragedy hits far too close to home for me, the idea that no matter who you show that you are or what you do, the people you love the most, who are supposed to love you, are willing to drop you immediately and take back their love because of a single fact about you, without ever trying to understand more.

Wyll's story may not be as hard of a life as some of the others, but it messes me up in a way I hadn't expected. I wish Wyll had more story, and I wish I could use the tadpole to mentally berate and verbally eviscerate Ulder Ravengard for 30 real life minutes about how no matter how honorable and just he may be seen as in the eyes of the people of Baldurs Gate that he'll always be a failure of a man and a father.

(Also, I understand that they all have grounds in reality: terminal illnesses, chronic pain, indoctrination, physical and sexual abuse. But for the severe lack of Wyll content in the game you sort of have to read between the lines for it to hit as hard as it did me, it just made me wish there was more exploration of Wyll's feelings in game.)

[starwarsmum]

Day 23! Today's prompt is shovel talk and takes place during day 21's Meet My Partner ❤️

@maribat-calendar-events

“Bugaboo, come on, you know I'm right. Tell him to leave you alone for five minutes so we can talk.”

Sighing and letting go of his arm, Marinette encouraged Damian to follow Adrien to the drinks bar. She smiled at them as they walked away before allowing Adrien to have the privacy he wanted and glancing around the room.

Damian followed Adrien towards the bar located at the far left of the hall. He was not worried about a physical altercation with the boy, in spite of his control over the literal power of a destruction god. But he was worried that if he inadvertently offended Adrien, he would convince Marinette that he was not worthy of her affection.

They stood at the bar in silence for several moments, but Damian refused to be the first to crack. A golden rule of interrogation: the first to speak has already lost the upper hand. And so he waited until Adrien was ready to speak, in spite of wanting to get back to Marinette.

“So, why Marinette?” Damian pushed down a triumphant smirk and leveled a bored look at Adrien. The blond waited patiently, eyebrows raised, and Damian sighed internally.

“Marinette has far too many qualities for me to list them for you. Also, I am not confident that I can do justice to those qualities verbally. It will have to suffice for me to say that she is singular and I am enamoured.”

“Huh,” was all Adrien said, but he did seem to relax slightly. They offered drinks and turned to face the room at large. Damian's eyes locked onto Marinette and a tightness he hadn't noticed in his chest eased. “Okay, wow, you're not just into her, you're, like, stupid about her.”

“I do not appreciate you insulting my intelligence,” Damian growled, although his ire had more to do with the fact that he had just spotted Jon making his way over to Marinette. 

“Alright smart guy, let me just make one thing clear then - if you hurt her and she lets you live, you answer to me. And there won't be enough of you left to convict me of a crime,” Adrien threatened and Damian turned back to him, mildly impressed.

“Noted. I assure you that I have no intention of causing Marinette distress, but I am now aware of your position in the matter and you may take comfort in the fact that I believe you to have the resources to complete such a feat. Now, if we are finished, I must go and eviscerate my acquaintance who has accosted Marinette.”

And without another word, he stalked across the room, fully intending to end Jon's meddling.

_ _ _

“That was a fun evening,” Marinette said as they cuddled on a sofa in one of the drawing rooms. Damian gave her a crooked smile before resting his cheek on her head. “No, really, it was nice. And you look very handsome in your new suit, even if I do say so myself.”

“And you are radiant,” Damian murmured, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. They stayed like that, in comfortable silence, for several minutes. “Your friend threatened me, by the way. It was very admirable of him, I did not realise he had such a vicious streak in him.”

“Of course you would be impressed with him giving you a shovel talk,” Marinette groaned, burying her face in his chest. “As long as you're fine, I won't murder him for being so annoying.”

“Love, he only threatened me because he cares for you. I am pleased that you have someone like him by your side when I cannot be. Your descriptions of him made him sound much more…ridiculous.”

“Pft, don't worry, he's plenty silly,” Marinette reassured him, letting out a yawn as she snuggled closer to him. “Do you want to watch a movie tonight? I was thinking we could make a start on one about games - it's based on a book too!”

“For you, I would do most anything,” Damian whispered, running his fingers across her face and tilting her chin up. A blush spread over her cheeks and he smirked again. “I do love seeing you blush.”

She made a whining noise, but didn't move away from him. He leaned in and kissed her gently, pulling her towards him. She melted against him and his heart beat faster as her hands snaked around his neck. 

It was several minutes later that they broke apart and Damian was sorely tempted to pull her back in. But she was tired and he was supposed to be going on patrol for the early morning shift. So instead, he helped her up and led her to her room.

“It is late, Marinette. Perhaps we may watch the movie you suggest tomorrow evening?” She nodded but when he tried to leave, she grabbed his hand.

“Will you stay for a while? Just to get some sleep,” she said hastily when he raised an eyebrow at her. “I just sleep better when I have you there. Otherwise I might end up staying up and doing commission work.”

“Tt, you are attempting to manipulate me into staying,” Damian accused her, although he was more amused than anything else. “It is fortunate that I am more than willing to help you get to sleep.”

The grin she gave him was tinged by the blood flooding her face, and he gave no resistance as she pulled him into her room after her.

[chvoswxtch]

Hello my love! I love the way you write Frank (AND Matt, but im in a Frank mood tonight). I’m not sure if you’re taking requests rn, but if you are, I love to submit one!! Tbh I’m so sick of how douchey guys are these days on apps, and the “oh you just wanted a free meal” behavior and dating rn is the fucking worst. What’s your take on a situation where you’re friends with Frank and you complain about how badly men behave these days, and he offers to take you on a real date and treat you right? Bc I could use a Frank to rescue me and treat me right rn 😫

hello my darling! thank you so much, omg. you're too kind🥺

ok first of all when I say you are PREACHING to the damn CHOIR !!! I tried a few dating apps and I loathed every single one of them. straight up was not having a good time. it was an absolute travesty, so I feel for you so hard right now angel.

this is my first time doing a headcannon so this is super exciting and i'm happy we get to do this together!! because you absolutely DESERVE a frankie to rescue you and treat you right because you are a goddamn CATCH you are a GLOWING GODDESS and anyone should be so heckin LUCKY as to go on a date with you ❤️

headcannon is going to be below the cut bc y'all know I get carried away, especially with my baby frankie

frank castle & dating apps

first things first: frank castle is very old fashioned, so the idea of a dating app probably not only confuses the fuck out of him but also makes him grimace. like the man without a doubt hates texting, preferring an actual phone call instead, and most likely comes up with a million different threats to your security and worst case scenarios when you teach him about online dating

"don't you wanna meet someone the old fashioned way? how can you tell they're not a complete asshole just by a picture and a few words? what if they ain't who they say they are? you still got that knife I gave ya?"

frank already made you share your location with him a long time ago for safety reasons but now makes you text him the address of wherever it is you're going on these "dates" as well as check in with him every hour

he would probably be adamant about coming with you and sitting in a corner somewhere so he could keep an eye on you but you quickly shot that down bc it's frank and he's very hard to miss and you would have a hard time explaining to your date why that big guy across the room looks like he's seconds away from committing murder (you know exactly which look i'm talking about)

frank requests you send him a picture of whatever guy you're meeting just in case he needs to hunt him down find him if you don't check in or something happens, and never hesitates to offer a look of utter disdain and merciless judgment when you finally send it

"really? you're goin' on a date with this? the options on them apps that goddamn bad, sweetheart?"

frank is extremely shameless in verbally eviscerating every single guy you show him or tell him about and never misses an opportunity to make his opinions known

one night you storm into his apartment without knocking (a common occurrence he's finally gotten used to) and plop down next to him on the couch with a glass a wine (he made a mental note to keep the kind you like on hand at all times) and start to vent about your latest disaster date

the guy made you drive nearly an hour out of your way to meet him at a sketchy dive bar, spent the whole night talking about himself and cutting you off every time you spoke, and then had the AUDACITY to ask you to cover the tab because he "forgot" his wallet at home (this actually happened to me once)

frank can't take it anymore. this online dating thing has been going on for months and every time you vent to him about these assholes, it gets harder and harder for him to control his feelings for you because he's supposed to be your friend and the guys you've been going out with look nothing like him and as much as he wants to be with you, he's scared to ruin the one good thing he has. so, frank hatches a plan

"alright, I can't take this shit anymore. don't make plans friday night. we're goin' out."

he says it so nonchalantly, you almost don't catch what he means. you splutter out your wine, staring over at frank because there's no way he just asked you out on a date??? frank catches your look and offers a timid smile, reaching over to squeeze your knee gently

"relax. i'm just gonna show you what a real date should be like. you've been on so many shitty ones, I don't even know if you know what a good one is. let me help you raise your standards a bit."

let me tell you something, frank castle knows a thing or two about romance. this man goes ALL OUT. picking you up at your door (on time, early even), flowers in hand (your favorites bc he actually listens when you talk), is the most dressed up you've ever seen him (it's a dress shirt and jeans but he's usually covered in blood so), opens all the doors for you and pulls out your chair, takes you to a restaurant he knew you would love bc he knows your favorite dish & dessert, spends the whole night asking you questions about things he's always wanted to know about you, makes you laugh with silly jokes and stories, and tells you several times throughout the night how beautiful he thinks you look

you've always had a crush on frank (how could you not honestly) so you were a nervous wreck about the whole thing and what it meant for your friendship and if he was just doing this to be nice because he felt sorry for you or if he actually liked you back

but the date is not only the best one you've ever been on but also the easiest because it's frank and he's your best friend and you've never felt more comfortable or at ease with someone and when the check comes it makes your heart sink because you never want this date to end, even if it isn't real

the entire walk back to your apartment there's a palpable nervous energy between the two of you and his hands are in his pockets but you desperately wish they were holding yours and when you stop at your door there's a million thoughts racing through your head that you wanna say but the look in frank's eyes steals the oxygen straight out of your lungs

"listen I uh...know I said this was just to show you how a real date should be and what not, and I did mean that but...I really just wanted to show you how you should be treated ya'know. how...how I would treat you, if you'd let me. i'd give you the goddamn world if you asked, sweetheart. I don't know if I read tonight wrong, but I know I could be the right man for you, and I think you know that too. at least, I hope you do. there's nothin' I wouldn't do for you, honey. I understand if you don't feel the same way-"

you don't even let frank finish that sentence before you're dragging him down by his collar and crashing your lips together because holy shit frank, your frank, wants you just as much as you want him

needless to say you invite him up and show him just how much you want him despite his weak attempt at trying to continue to be a gentleman

"sweetheart, we can take it slow. I don't mind-" "frank I swear to god if you don't take your pants off right now, i'm never kissing you again." "yes ma'am."

[ratmannn]

Curious about your wizard oc(s)! Is there anywhere I could read about them? If not, I'd be so eager to get an infodump of some kind!

Thank you so much for opening Pandora's box

I have a full cast of them because I have uh

An addiction to oc making

So I'm gonna put it under read more!

:readmore:

A lot of my W101 ocs incorporate headcanons I still have to write my big infodump for but I'll do my best to summarize here before I start and elaborate as I go. The jist of it is I think that where a wizard spends the most of their formative time in the Spiral influences their appearance in ways that can be very obvious or pretty subtle, and if they originate from the Spiral it can complicate things further. For this reason, none of my OCs are supposed to really be "The Young Wizard" and are instead just accompaniments to other people's YWs during story quests.

And now I will do my explanations in order of level I have them at!

Zachary Wyrmtail (Lvl 76)

Zachary is my thaumaturge and the first character I made when I remade my account

Zachary is originally from Earth, but was kinda yoinked to the spiral so young that he doesn't remember it at all. He was raised in Marleybone, hence why he has dog ears and a tail (he also has a very good sense of smell)

Growing up in Marleybone was about as stifling as you can imagine, especially because he presented heavy magical talent from a young age that his folks had him repress for the sake of their reputation. At this early point in his wizardry career/study he was very reserved and shy, especially since there was a lot of cognitive dissonance from the tone of his childhood. Post-Elsa Arc though, he's a very upbeat and outwardly cheerful guy, while still doing his best to maintain the appearance of an upstanding gentleman. Being and icy boy though, he of course has a self sacrificing streak. Tank and all that. He used to want to be a police officer in Marleybone, but then he worked with (or for) the police in Marleybone and now just makes his living as a private investigation across worlds. The guy helped kill Malistaire the first time around, he's got good reviews.

Joshua Inkweaver (Lvl 56)

Joshua is my conjurer and is actually a pretty recent addition but we love him

Joshua was born and raised in Wizard City, living on Cyclops Lane his whole life before school started. It's not very visible in the first image but he actually has freckles on his face that are lighter than his skin. I call this stardusting and its a result of living in Wizard City for so long. He basically just has hlitter freckles. On the surface, Joshua is a mostly academically minded guy. His favored fashion is mostly in blue and black and he works as an archival assistant at the Wizard City Library, but being a conjurer, he obviously has a bardic streak. He's an aspiring fiction author and dreams of one day writing a work so prolific that there come to be myth spells based on it. He's got a sorta Gordon Ramsay streak of verbally eviscerating people who insist they know better than him only to prove they don't, but is very sweet and patient with everyone younger than him asking for help, even if just asking him for help is a test of courage for his juniors. He and his family go to the Then-Faire whenever it runs and he usually volunteers for the equivalent of Vegetable Justice where a guy heckles you while you pay to throw tomatoes at him. You can also tell hes gay as a fruitbasket because he spends a lot of time maintaining blue hair that no one ever sees because he wears a hood.

Eurydice Dragonglade (Lvl 23)

Eurydice is my resident Pyromancer by birth, Theurgist by choice

Eurydice is actually from Dragonspyre but was raised in Mooshu after being adopted out of her homeworld for obvious reasons. Most humans growing up in Mooshu gain the features of whatever farm animal people they're raised around, but the draconid in her instead turned her into more of a lung dragon. She had a very average upbringing really, but a strain of draconic blood in her gives her a really nasty hot-headedn streak, and considering she can literally breathe fire, this fact scares her really badly. She is the most severe bundle of nerves in the Spiral, apologizing for every percieved inconvenience regardless of fault. She's usually very overly gentle with everything and is really fond of gardening and training pets, either of her own or of other people. I may be called cringe for this next bit but she's coded very culturally Japanese and usually tacks -san only people's names because she just feels rude and icky if she doesn't.

Shannon Shadowheart (Lvl 17)

My beloved necromancer... She was my first character on my old account and I recently remade her for nostalgia reasons.

(Ignore the second one being a sketch, I'm running out of art I've done of them)

Shannon was also raised in Wizard City but her heritage lies in Dragonspyre and she's named after her grandmother, who lost her life fighting in the draconic siege of the world. She has a very cool and cold outward persona to cover for the fact that she is an irreparable failgirl. The CEO of fake idgafers. Her black cat in universe is her favorite thing ever and he's like 14 years old, has one tooth, and is occasionally dead but still walking. Old Chompers is literally only alive through necromancy but that's okay because he's a sweetheart. Places with a lot of death give Shannon a headache because her sensitivity to spirits is strong enough that they start trying to communicate all at once. She puts a lot of effort into her appearance and is bad at hiding when she's flattered by any compliments she gets. She's intimidating in the "mall goth that looks so cool" way but is a huge loser and heavily abiding to new people as long as they behave, being very fond of people who will chatter at her and accept an occasional "mhm" or "cool" from her.

Vincent Seabound (Lvl 12)

My resident diviner who makes it very obvious I'm used to playing Ice. I didn't clarify the queerness for a lot of the above chars but it's very important to me that it's known Vincent is a butch transgirl, he uses he/him and has very masc presentation but his actual gender is flat up and down girl.

Vincent is my resident mad scientist but he's very high intelligence low wisdom. He's also terrible with people and will occasionally just accidentally say the most insulting shit to your face. If you point this out though, he apologizes and asks for details on what made it insulting, so he can make notes about it and avoid the blunder in the future. He doesn't particularly care for people, but manners build trust and trust means people to help him test his various gadgets and doohickeys. He's also adopted to Wizard City, but he's not sure from where. He appears human at first glance, but around the beginning of his schooling, he started having his mermaid arc. The tail he gets is based on the Black Dragonfish. He's a very funny little gal I think and I like him as a character but I'm. So bad at Storm. It's not even funny.

Sasha Draketouch (Lvl 9)

I'm gonna be honest I don't have any art of him that I'm satisfied with. He's my pyromancer and he's very new so I haven't gotten very far with him beyond him being an absolute little shit. Cocky, annoying on purpose, mocking, the whole nine yards. I hate him, he's my wonderful son. I haven't played him much because he's a character I stream on discord for my friends who can't pay for memberships but still want to be insane about W101 with me

[frazzledsoul]

A short list of things the season 7 writers did that I don't think ASP would have allowed

- Rory verbally eviscerating her mother for banging her father and screwing up her personal relationship with him right at the moment when when he was finally starting to show interest in her as someone other than a means to get to Lorelai

- Luke being allowed to stop stewing in his anger and move on with his life, because the world doesn't revolve around Lorelai and there are other people in his life who needs him

- Luke being allowed to be a competent and loving father without the complete focus being on how Lorelai is upset that it's distracting from her perfect wedding

- Luke being allowed to tell Anna that he is responsible, he is a good dad, and that she has no right to take April away from him

- Rory's perfect S7 hair

- Rory going an entire year without any love triangle bullshit

- Logan mostly being a pretty good boyfriend without any fatalism worked in about how he's going to ruin Rory's life and can never change

- Logan moving away from his dad's company and verging out on his own

- "Logan, I love you, but I'm not going to support every single stupid thing you do." RORY MY QUEEN!

- Zach being allowed to become a supportive husband and father

- The Anna villain era, which was warranted because that woman was the worst.

- Lorelai writing the reference letter for Luke and it being detailed in writing how he was Rory's father figure and a wonderful man and support system, things no one will ever say about Christopher, ever

- Luke winning the custody that he asked for

- The scenes of Luke and Luke/Lorelai cuddling infant Doula, which ASP would have rejected because they were too cheesetastic

- Emily straight up telling Lorelai that Christopher is a loser, but she picked him, so she should take the marriage seriously, because after all, it's her funeral (ASP would never allow her beloved Christopher to be talked about this way)

- ASP might have allowed Christopher to flat out say that he was Lorelai's second choice and to have Lorelai say she doesn't really want to be with him, but...I have my doubts

- Ditto with Luke and Logan being so supportive of the girls when Richard was ailing...I don't think she would have let Logan do it, and Luke showing up and focusing more on Lorelai than having a pissing contest with the mostly absent Christopher is something I have doubts she would have allowed

- I'm not sure she would have allowed Lane's baby shower episode, which I kind of adore. The scene where Lane tells Rory she wants her to be the "Lorelai Gilmore" to her kids in case they rebel against her values and turn out like her mom seems too much of an admission that Mrs. Kim's belief system is valid. I'm not sure it would have happened under ASP.

- Luke being the godfather to Lane and Zach's boys because they wanted some guidance from him. Nope. She never would have allowed Luke to be seen as that good of a dad.

- Hay Bale Maze! Lit fans are going to have to forgive me because I really love, love this episode and all of Logan's interactions during the hour, especially with Lorelai.

- Luke and Lorelai taking responsibility for their behavior and apologizing to each other. ASP would never have allowed Lorelai to say it was wrong to sleep with Christopher Hayden. I'm not sure she would have allowed the minimal insight from Luke that he pushed Lorelai away because he was afraid of getting close to her or to have Lorelai forgive him for this because after all, nothing is more important than Lorelai Gilmore's wedding plans. Anyway, even if it didn't go deep enough I would not have ever watched the show again unless she had said she was sorry for what she did.

- Lorelai serenading Luke during karaoke. Too cheesetastic. Wouldn't have been allowed.

- Jess being allowed to keep his dignity offscreen, because if Milo had been able and willing to make appearances during S7 (huge if, given his full time 22 episodes a year gig on another network at the time) ASP likely did not have a fabulous plot in store for him in part because she's ASP and she never has a fabulous plot in store for anyone but at this point in the story, her deteriorating writing skills and overall tendency to want to make her characters as miserable as humanly possible would have prevailed and it would have been a really nasty, toxic Jess vs Logan plot that would not have been in the best interest for anyone involved. So Jess keeps his dignity, has a nice life offscreen, and is, of course, in the full swing of his Slutty Philadelphia Jess era. He was gifted a good life, let him keep it.

-And most importantly of all...the story ends with Rory and Lorelai ready to go off to their futures while Lorelai will maintain her relationship with her parents. Their codependent era is over and Lorelai can concentrate on family life with Luke (whatever that ends up meaning) and Rory can finally brace adult life without clutching her mother's apron strings. Whatever future or ship one imagines for Rory is possible, because she's young and ambitious and is not tied down by the belief that she has to repeat her mother's patterns in life. ASP would never, ever have allowed this. She did not want them to be happy, and she did not want them to move on. But it was the ending they (and the audience deserved).

[rosencrantzsguildenstern]

Hamlet......the eternal blorbo......character meme pls (also i7 trigger if you'd like)

OKAY. i was at school all day but here we go

(did gaku already here)

hamlet:

gah. hamlet. one of the most famous blorbos of all time. the thing about him is that he's not only tragic and well written, he's also, like, funny? relatable? the college-educated prince i think would have been someone much harder to connect to in shakespeare's time— definitely not impossible, and he's written as someone you can connect to, but still— but in this day and age the world is FULL of depressed college students, and hamlet's genuinely charming. i recoil at adaptations that frame him as a clear asshole (apart from immortal ros&guil performances that are clearly just having some fun with him) because while you can say 'oh, he killed those people, he mistreated ophelia, he caused the problems' and all that, you can and should sympathize with him, and a performance where you get to enjoy every moment of his being onstage is a good one; he makes a kind of sharp-tongued joke that an audience should be able to laugh at. i'm sad about him, too, but the tragedies that REALLY make me sad tend not to be hamlet-brand; what draws me to him is just like. his energy. and his tragic fall is done very well (of course it is, it's one of the most well-liked plays of all time)

tenn:

compared to hamlet tenn isn't as much of an all timer but on god. i'm obsessed with him. stream hidden region mv right now.

i always get hyped whenever a character is a collection of archetypes i've never seen before and on god. tenn. nice guy who acts like an asshole who acts nice. his layers. but that's such an oversimplification too... i want to dissect him. he's so stubbornly self sacrificial my boy LET PEOPLE HELP YOU. not me tho i wont help u i'll hit u with a baseball bat for being ableist to riku . but he's really good

ryuu:

RYUUUUUUU i tend to like the characters who are like... weird and complicated and really unique concepts and ryuu is not that like he DOES have complexity + every idolish7 character also has a cool twist that takes them beyond an archetype (i think every) . but i do love him he's just like. lovable. like how could u look at ryuu and NOT like him. i also really like when he gets mad like when he scares yaopapa or REALLY GOOD SCENE the times he like. very seriously and calmly, at a very mentally low state, gets antagonized by ryou and just. verbally eviscerates him. they make really good foils because he's everything ryou's not: he's down to earth, he deeply cares for people and isn't afraid to show it, and he understands himself. he's got moments of anxiety and self doubt, but he's managed to build himself up from that as trigger's grown closer. ik other fans like him when he's dumb/oblivious, i tend not to laugh as much at those moments (though some are iconic) bc i really like him as someone who like. knows what he's about. he's also kind of the touma of trigger; when i first met trigger, they were antagonistic and tenn and gaku were always bickering, so i saw them as villains, and ryuu was the member that endeared me to himself first (pretty much as soon as he stepped onscreen lol)

[takerfoxx]

So with me getting back into Evangelion lately, and since I'm always thinking about Madoka, and since the two have a lot of parallels, it got me thinking: what if the Eva pilots met the megucas? Like, if they had to team up against some big threat, like if Walpurgisnacht merged with an Angel or some shit? How would they get along? What would their interactions be like?

Then I realized that figuring that shit out was way too much work. Like, there's roughly five on each side (six if you count Touji and Nagisa), so figuring out each and every combination would give anyone a headache.

But there is one interaction in particular that I'm certain of.

And that is Kyoko would absolutely eviscerate Asuka.

I mean, think about it. The two are basically each other's closest counterparts, what with them being each team's feisty redhead with parental trauma giving them a tremendous attitude problems. But where they differ is that Asuka is the living definition of dishing it out but can't take it. She's hyper-aggressive, a walking inferiority/superiority complex that lashes out at anything that irks her or doesn't live up to her standards, and her list of triggers is practically an xylophone. And you know she would absolutely act out during the first team meeting and rub some of the more hotheaded megucas the wrong way.

But Kyoko is different. When someone pisses her off and offends her sensibilities, she doesn't immediately lash out (unless wasted food and/or disrespect of parents are involved). No, she takes the time to figure out exactly what makes the source of her irritation tic, find out just how to get under their skin, and she goes for the fucking kill.

I mean, think about it. Asuka can't physically dominate Kyoko the same way she can Shinji, and Kyoko would take perverse glee in verbally breaking Asuka down and leaving her a seething mess, knowing full well that Asuka wouldn't be able to do a damn thing about it.

But then, that would also lead Kyoko to finding out about Asuka's mom, which might actually initiate empathy from Kyoko, maybe turning from trying to hurt Asuka to showing her tough love and dolling out her admittedly questionable life lessons. Though if Asuka found out about Kyoko's family, I'm not sure she would be so gracious, though I can see Kyoko telling her the story the same way she did Sayaka.

And Kyoko has no problem showing respect to those that she feels deserves it, and Asuka is certainly a capable warrior, so I can see her getting tossed an apple after everything is all said and done.

But of course, Homura would just as likely get fed up with them both early on and shut that nonsense down, while Shinji and Madoka both silently wish that their teammates would stop being such jackasses for once in their lives.

Actually, come to think of it, Sayaka is more likely to get offended and pick a fight during that first meeting, with Kyoko going in for the kill later on.

And Mami would get exhausted just trying to play peacekeeper.

And Mari would just be egging everyone on because it's funny.

And Homura would share a silent "You see what I have to put up with?" moment with Rei.

And who knows what the fuck Kaworu would be doing?

[cljordan-imperium]

Hello, there. My name is CJ. I'm a writer of the Fantasy and Dark Fantasy, sometimes Supernatural genre(s) and I love to write about romance, friendship, found family, the evolution of my characters, twists and turns, surprises, damaged characters, lost love, good vs evil. Secret identity, ummm…there are a lot and I don’t want to bore you.

I am both sfw and nsfw, warning on the nsfw ones.   I do write fantasy, evil, demons, angels, religion, blood, viscera, evisceration, gore, swearing, slavery, manipulation, ptsd, emotional manipulation, dv, sa, abuse, death, hell, torture, violence, war, fighting, anger, injury, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, so just be aware of that.  I do put trigger warnings at the beginning of the chapters that contain those other than: heaven, hell, angels, demons, fantasy, religion, as those are central to the plot of my stories.  Tropes you will never find in my writing include: overpowered characters that cannot be hurt, incest, teenagers of any kind, pedophilia.

In my humble opinion, my best work I've posted is the pixie series because it was really a work of love.  I spent a lot of time and research on it. The history on it is accurate other than the supernatural parts.  There is so much religious canon in it that required research that I’m proud of it. My heart was really in it.

My all-time favorite characters I've made are: Abriella, Deacon, Olly,  Anna, Yael, Phaedra, Grae and Adalicia, The Royal Guard.  I’m proud that I have been able to carry on Cruz, Talon, and Dez true to their original creators and that they love the characters.

Something I'd love for you to know about my writing that isn't listed in this game is Abriella is over 20 years old.  She has evolved a lot in that time.  The current story is a continuation of a story that started in 2019 after I pulled her from being an RP character and began writing her story solo.  The old stories are posted on Facebook, and I’ve considered posting them here along with the story of an archaeologist who is the daughter of Marie LaVeau that is like a mix of Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones, and The Librarians.  All of my characters are my babies.  Both Abriella and Mel (the other character) have hundreds of chapters written and I know them as well as I know myself..

Thank you for reading and now I challenge the following people to fill this out: @saltysupercomputer @shipping-through-eternity @late-to-the-fandom @blind-the-winds

@iloveyou-writers   @introducing-writeblr

[brawlqueen]

it was inevitable i think, not me musing her, but just....the fc and my p.sd for mizu.ki just fits really well and i'm using the same icon p.sd for f.go jeanne that lynnie thinks fits me so i'll use her too . i just. i love...man, everyone's designs in o.shi no ko. it's wild. but if you know me well, are one of my friends, you know how much i love purple. i'll try to work on the meme today i reblogged and at some point i want to get into the ma.nga tho hoo it's way ahead and i'm behind whoop.

also just a side-note, since i feel i've been kinda tame about this? miz.uki has 0 tolerance for disrespect and this isn't like about anything just....if your muse doesn't respect her, she will eviscerate you verbally be at 12 or 18. she has the godlike battle (frankly is she a d.bz chara now damn ) ability / physical strength to back it up, and also the high IQ / wit far above her classmates reading thesis works at 12. to me, i really haven't seen a muse more traumatized, or in so much pain, and in the same breath so strong. we all have that one character we go, 'well damn'.

i have no intentions of woobifying that but being respectful because the queen deserves it and it's just...not appropriate like....they're still people. people who are traumatized are still people with agency and dreams and personalities and choices. so no woobifying the queen. just a head's up i won't hold her back if your muse gets mouthy. this is a girl who with a slight tighter grip, could make a cup smash into ceramic powder or accidentally shatter bone. after things no one can ever understand / go through, she has zero patience. if you know ait.sf, than you know this very well, but not all my mutuals do so just a head's up that there are consequences so i don't want anyone like...surprised rip. she isn't gonna break your character's bones but she will turn into a wildfire.

[vodika-vibes]

(I’m glad I’m not the only one that does that. My husband doesn’t understand. I’m just glad he helps when I ask him and tell him it’s because I’m anxious about it. Yea, it sure does at times)

[Dorian grins, and leans in slightly, "Relax, darling. No one's paying attention to us." He murmurs, "But I'll behave if it's making you uncomfortable." He soothes, slightly tightening his grip around you, "And I can fluster you so easily because you love me. It makes it easy."]

“I’ll take your word for it.” I mumble into his neck, hiding my face, but he can feel my smile. “Maybe just behave until we’re completely alone. Then I don’t mind.” I press a gentle kiss to his neck. “Hmm, then how come I can’t seem to fluster you?” I tease with a soft laugh.

(Like wanting some attention, but the reassuring kind and not the negativity. But the first thing anyone notices about him is something negative in his mind, so he doesn’t want the attention, but does, but then it’s confusing. But then there’s Riff, who is safe and protective. So there’s one source of security he can’t find anywhere else and it’s just easier that way)

-💋 anon

The worst part is having to go to the doctor and tell them your problem on your own. Like. No, I don't want to do this because I'm bothering you. And my husband is like, "This is literally their job?"

He grins at you, "You'd have to do something pretty extreme to fluster me, darling. Words aren't going to be enough." Dorian sounds apologetic, though he's also grinning. He sighs softly at the feel of your lips on his neck, "If you want me to behave, sweetling, maybe don't do that, as much as I like it. I probably like it too much."

He's probably fine with the other members of his squad, after all Go is massive and Xyn is tiny, but Riff is the one he turns to when he needs the reassurances of his big brother. Plus, Riff will happily verbally eviscerate anyone who shit talks Dorian.

[sixstepsaway]

This was originally posted as a response on this thread, but I'm proud of it so I thought I'd make it a post of its own. The discussion was about Daemon apparently being power-hungry, and about how he made fun of Baelon - something we do not see on screen.

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My take on this is entirely that the point is that Daemon is unwaveringly loyal to his brother, if a little harsh at times in manner and words.

On the flip side, when Otto tells Viserys that he said something that was maybe a little off-color, Viserys immediately and unwaveringly believes that story. He does not question it. He believes it.

Daemon is rude and abrasive at times, yes, but Viserys believes that Daemon cruelly celebrated the death of his son, enough that he had Daemon brought before him to be questioned and then exiled over it.

Daemon is hurt.

That's my read on that scene. Viserys asks Daemon if he called Baelon the heir for a day in mockery and Daemon is so hurt that Viserys would just... believe that, that he doesn't argue. He doesn't say if he did or didn't - what's the point? Viserys is going to believe Otto over him.

This leads into the argument about his hand, about how in ten years Viserys has never asked Daemon to be his hand. Daemon hurts over this, it's a long-term injury that has made root in his very bones and when it rains he feels it ache. Viserys can't understand why he would do that - Daemon is erratic and irresponsible and can't possibly be trusted! - but Daemon knows if the roles were reversed, Daemon would have Viserys as his hand. His brother would be by his side always because he is his brother, not for any other reason.

It's a lingering pain that Viserys never even asked, that Viserys picked Otto - a man who hates Daemon and vice versa and goes out of his way to hurt and alienate Daemon at every turn, to turn Viserys against him more and more.

He doesn't refute what he said, because it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if he said it or not, because Viserys believes he did, he believes he mockingly celebrated his son's death in the midst of his grief, because he is power hungry and cruel. He does not love his brother the way his brother loves him. Daemon sees this clearly in this scene.

When Viserys sends him away, Daemon spends the following three years (I think?) trying to earn back the love he thinks he's lost, trying to earn himself a place as Viserys' hand, trying to earn a place at court and by his side. He goes on a suicide run to try and be what he thinks Viserys needs him to be - a hero, someone who does great things in Viserys' name. He hands him his driftwood crown as proof: Look, brother. I do not want your throne, only your love. Please, can I have that now?

Viserys embraces him and for a moment, Daemon thinks he has it.

I do think his plan with Rhaenyra might be to spoil her so she could be his, but I honestly think most of it was wanting a night out with her and ending up realizing just how much he wanted her.

But he realizes he doesn't want to ruin her. He doesn't want to hurt her like that, but he also doesn't want to hurt Viserys like that. He backs up. He changes his mind. He doesn't have sex with her.

And the next thing he knows he's dragged back in to that same throne room, for Viserys to verbally eviscerate him for something he didn't do. This scene actually is why I question the "heir for a day" lie the most. We know Daemon didn't have sex with Rhaenyra, but much like the time previously, Viserys believes Otto over him. Viserys assumes the worst, assumes his brother has done something terrible to both him and Rhaenyra.

Daemon doesn't deny it because again - what is the point? Viserys is going to believe Otto, not him. If that wasn't the case, this conversation would be wildly different from beginning to end.

Instead, he implores, "I am good enough for her, can't you see? I waged and won a war and presented it to you as a victory to add to your chair. Am I not a better match than Jason Lannister? Isn't it better for her first experience to be with me - someone who loves her - than some stranger in a brothel like ours was? Wed her to me. I don't care if she's ruined or not, I don't care about her attitude, I don't care about any of it. I want her both regardless and because of those things. You said I could have anything I wanted, you promised me that, was it a lie, brother? I could make your daughter happy and she could make me happy in return, do you want that for us?"

And Viserys says no. He sends him away. He believes Otto - right down to sending Rhaenyra a potion to abort a baby she might be carrying of Daemon's - and refuses him. He doesn't follow through on his promise, doesn't see him as good enough or a real option at all.

The whole point of these two scenes, especially the way they are mirrored to one another (both in a throne room, both with Daemon neither confirming nor denying Otto's accusation) is to show that Viserys does not love him the way Daemon wants, or thought he might.

When Daemon returns ten years later after Laena's death, Viserys begs him to come back to him, to rejoin his court, to be by his side, and Daemon says no.

It's too late. Viserys has shown his lack of faith too many times. Daemon has lived ten years with a woman who cared for if not loved him, with children who love him, in a place that had faith in him. He turns him down because he cannot have his heart broken again.

That, to me, is what those two scenes are showing, both in what we don't see (him speak the line) and what we do (him walk away from Rhaenyra).

[hoodie-prince-kid]

Okay back on that Elephant Junkyard instead of Elephant Graveyard! I want to say Elephant people are expert craftsmen while also being really good in jobs requiring manual labor. Because giant. But due to all of the ships and other transportation methods they create, constantly making better ones, a lot of the old stuff ends up in the Elephant Junkyards. The piles of older pieces of tech that have been made obsolete, sure not all of it is made by Elephant people, but a lot of it is.

And hopping on that, I'd like to say that the Hyena people use to be violent. Picking fights and starting battles just because. Sneaking into Elephant Junkyards, and rewiring the stuff to send out distress beacons, just to attack those who come with supplies that is more advanced to help. Because of this all of them were deemed dangerous, and once the Hyenas realized they couldn't fight back fully against everyone? They closed themselves off onto their own planets. Some realized that it was wrong and left, a lot of the Hyenas could be great at maintenance jobs for the futuristic tech, and a lot of those who leave are.

The pigs are great helpers, carriers, and producers of food and livestock. Actually I want to make alien farm animals because of this. Giant guys who can carry nearly as much as an elephant if practiced enough. Planets inhabited mostly by the pig people are usually covered in wheat and other crops that are easy and cheap to mass produce, and then is shipped off all across the galaxy. Everyone's friend, as I said. They do however make strong alliances with those who reach out, and are willing to fight if given enough of a reason to. That can be for resources, payment, or just being close enough with another group of people.

And going on your suggestion! Bears!!! All kinds of bears get along, usually on the same planets. They value family and friendships over any resources imaginable, most would rather die than betray anyone they care about. They are strong fighters, but rarely go on the first physical attack. These bears are mainly defenders when it comes to battle, but if they are verbally threatened enough, they will fight back.

Polar bears are usually the tallest of these people, and the most vicious in battle. Grizzlys are just a bit shorter and just as good at fighting, I like to think that they kept their claws and are capable of the eviscerating someone if they need to. Pandas are less prone to fighting and live in not too close knit groups, but still have a nasty bite. I could go on about sun bears/black bears and how even being a bit on the shorter side they can still fight well and are great in the trees and at hunting, but those are the three main bears so I'll leave it at that.

I'm pretty sure that was most of my ideas for animal based people that live on land rather than in the air or in the water.

i love ALL of this i'm so immersed in this world holy crap. how do you do this wow-