#LOOK AT HIS BEAK WTF…

[bugisbonkerz]

earliest drawing of duck i can find that i made…… must’ve made it when i was a wee 12 year old

[jymwahuwu]

-cw: yandere, non-con, forced overstimulation, harassment, breaking into your home

The actual record of dating General Jing Yuan:

(everything below is automatically recorded by the system set up by the general)

4:00 am Jing Yuan pointed out that you will have a date today.

4:00 am You are woken up by the sound of a message.

4:01 am You frowned, checked the message, and replied "wtf it's bedtime".

4:05 am You fell asleep again.

9:45 am Had breakfast.

10:00 am The electronic door lock automatically opened. Jing Yuan stepped in with a "^_^" expression.

10:01 am You: “Can you stop breaking into my house all the time?”

10:02 am Showed you that message. You are speechless.

11:00 am The romantic date begins!!

11:15 am Visited the Space Animal Sanctuary and watched the adorable and special animals together.

11:20 am the baby bird trembled and walked towards Jing Yuan and pecked the back of his hand with its beak. You think nothing can be cuter than this.

11:45 am you curiously fed the sheep that could predict the future destiny of life. This animal looks like a sheep.

11:46 am A 💭 floated out of the sheep’s head:

Love Trend: Dating the one who likes you will guarantee your eternal relationship.

11:47 am You are shocked. Jing Yuan chuckled and stroked the sheep's head.

12:15 pm Jing Yuan purchased two commemorative keychains. He said the two keychains commemorated the romantic date.

12:16 pm Jing Yuan attached one of the keychains to your backpack/bag, etc.

13:00 pm Had a romantic date in a restaurant with a view of the Milky Way.

14:02 pm Jing Yuan offered to go home and fuck you, using an affectionate tone. Your fingers holding the door were pried open one by one, and you were pulled onto the spaceship.

15:12 pm Back to your apartment!! Jing Yuan kissed you and put you on his arm with one hand, burning off the calories from the meal just now.

15:20 pm You were forced to spread your legs on the sofa, and Jing Yuan buried his head between your legs, or twitched with his fingers, and occasionally said something embarrassing to you. You pushed his hair.

16:05 pm You can’t remember how many times you’ve had an orgasm. Consciousness began to drift away.

17:00 pm Lubricate the cock head with the petals, teasing you on the outside for five minutes before hitting bottom. "Ah…!! ❤"

18:15 pm You start to think about why Jing Yuan’s staying power is so terrible. Is this the secret of long-life species?

19:00 pm You're lying on the bed, panting, tongue sticking out. The fertile semen inside flowed out like a quiet stream.

19:01 pm Jing Yuan resisted the urge to lift your legs and thrust into you again. Look at your lovely face.

19:04 pm Conclusion: Your cuteness transcends the laws of the world.

19:10 pm Kissed you on the cheek, put one of his hands on your breasts, and hugged you to sleep naked.

[bleucaesura]

WTF - Part 2

Stolas’s heart clenched. He turned to look at Blitzø. His shoulders were hunched, brows furrowed, his left arm across his chest, clutching tightly to his right arm. Blitzø was very focused on a spot on the floor.

“But why?” Stolas asked sadly.

Blitzø startled, darting a look at Stolas, before looking away again.

Stolas wanted so badly to reach out and hold him. But he couldn’t. Things weren’t that way anymore.

Blitzø heaved a sigh, rubbed the back of his neck.

“All this time… I’ve thought you’ve only wanted me for sex.” Blitzø clenched his fists at his sides. He wouldn’t look at Stolas.

Stolas wanted to interject, tell him he was wrong, but he could see Blitzø had more to say so he bit his tongue. He clenched his fists, his talons biting into his palms. He could feel his feathers raise.

“That all the things you’ve done, the gifts, the calls, the…” Blitzø swallowed hard and peeked up at Stolas. “The fucking RESCUE… I thought it was all because it was part of this DEAL for you.”

The two just looked at each other. Blitzø’s words hung in the air like a gallows noose.

“THAT’S what you think of me, Blitz?!” Stolas snapped, glaring down at him.

Blitzø flinched and for a split second looked as if he were about to cower. But he squared his shoulders, stood up straight and glared back at Stolas. It was definitely NOT sexy.

“FUCK you Stolas!” Blitzø grit his teeth and stabbed a finger at him.

“Oh! FUCK me?!” He gasped, dramatically pressing a hand to his chest, feigning upset. Something in him had snapped. He bent over, other hand on his hip, and shoved his face at Blitzø. His eyes glowed with anger.

“Yeah!” Blitzø stamped his foot, leaning up and forward as far and as close as he could to Stolas.

“FUCK YOU, Blitz!” Stolas dropped his arms, letting them hang freely between them, closed his eyes and yelled in Blitzø’s face.

Stolas just stood there, bent in half, chest heaving, arms hanging, fists clenched, eyes squeezed shut, grinding his beak, with his face just inches from Blitzø’s.

He stared wide-eyed and blinking at Stolas. He was dumbfounded. Shit. Ok. No. He definitely couldn’t think about how fucking HOT it was that Stolas just swore. Or about how he could just lean forward and grab his face and -

“FUCK YOU!” Stolas yelled again and stomped his foot. He stood up and turned around, arms rigid, fists still clenched at his sides.

“FUCK!” He stomped his foot.

“YOU!” He threw his head back and screamed at the ceiling.

It took a lot of restraint for Blitzø not to laugh. He slapped a hand over his mouth to cover his smile.

Fuck, was that adorable.

Stolas was still turned away, his shoulders heaving with his angry breathing. He clenched and unclenched his fists at his sides.

“You think I give you my time and affection, purely for sexual gratification?” Stolas couldn’t make himself look at Blitzø. He was so angry. So hurt.

“You think I call you and text you to talk and check on your day and your wellbeing, just so I can get you in bed another month?” He could feel his gut twisting, the tears burning.

“Stolas…” Blitzø pleaded.

He didn’t want to hear excuses, or lies.

“You think I rewatch that horse movie with you, OR spend countless hours combing the earth for a hoodie and plush of that damn horse as gifts for you - just for the pleasure of your DICK one more time?!”

Stolas turned and glared at Blitzø. He was so angry. So hurt. Did Blitzø really think so poorly of him?

Blitzø was hugging himself, clutching his arms tightly. He stared wide-eyed at Stolas. His pupils were little pin-pricks.

His stomach twisted. He hated seeing Blitzø this way…

But also… FUCK HIM.

“I was SO excited you asked me on a date, Blitz!”

Blitzø flinched and looked away. Stolas’s anger flared higher.

“SO Excited! But when I showed up, you didn’t seem AT ALL interested in being there with me!”

Blitzø dug his claws into his arms. It looked like he was going to draw blood.

Fine. Let him be angry!

“I dressed up for you and you made me feel foolish.” Stolas felt the tears welling up again. He swallowed the lump in his throat.

Blitzø jolted and looked up at him in surprise and - was that - pain?

“It wasn’t just OUR first date Blitzø.” Stolas’s bottom lip quivered. “It was MY first date. EVER.”

Blitzø’s eyes widened and he looked like he was about to say something but Stolas plowed forward.

“And you spent the whole time ignoring me! I was SO excited to be out with you… But, you even hid your face when you saw that Fizzarolli character. Like you were ashamed to be seen with me.” Stolas’s voice cracked.

“Now hold on a fucking minute!” Blitzø snapped. “I hid cuz I didn’t want Fizz to see ME. PERIOD! YOU being with me had NOTHING to do with it!”

Stolas clenched his jaw and his fists. He glared daggers at him.

Blitzø wasn’t deterred. He stabbed a finger up at Stolas and practically hissed in his face.

“YOU’RE the one who hid when EVERYONE was looking at you and your IMPISH LITTLE PLAYTHING!” He flapped his hands out, making angry spirit fingers. “How fucking EMBARRASSING for you!”

Stolas jolted. He felt like Blitzø had punched him in the stomach. A rush of anger ran up his spine, raising his feathers.

“What in the HELL do you mean?!” Stolas snapped. He sputtered back at Blitzø. “I didn’t! That’s not!…”

“For FUCK SAKES, Stolas!” Blitzø threw his head back and yelled at the ceiling. “I SAW how fucking ASHAMED you were! The HIGH and MIGHTY PRINCE of HELL! Caught with his FAVOURITE little peasant FUCK DOLL!”

Blitzø was baring his teeth, practically snarling at Stolas. He was slightly crouched like he was a predator ready to strike.

Stolas felt his heart crumbling to dust.

“Why do you ALWAYS YELL, BLITZ?!” Stolas burst into tears. His voice raised and cracked with emotion. “Everyone always YELLS at me! Calls me NAMES! Puts me DOWN! Do you have so little regard for me?! Do I truly mean SO LITTLE to you?!”

Blitzø staggered back like he’d been slapped across the face. He clutched his shirt at his chest, eyes wide in shock and tears welling.

Stolas hugged himself and looked away. He didn’t want to be here. Didn’t want to feel so worthless. So unloved. He turned and walked away.

***

[fyrerainy]

hihihii !!

i completely forgot to ask.. but do you have designs for your tdl fic? :3

and how have you been !!

hands youa cookie :D

hiii ghosteii!! :3c

School just started again for me, so I'm very tired, but otherwise alright. Thanks for asking! How are you? :D

AGRESSIVLEY NOMS THE COOKIE

I don't actually have designs for TDL, and the reasons are as follows: Most of the characters would look exactly the same, I cannot draw full-bodies without them looking like someone took a shit on my canvas, and I'm too lazy :D

BUT

I do have a couple of silly little funky ideas. Here are some pointers for drawing the TDL sillies.

Spoilers for TDL so far :3

CHICA

chonkey. fat lady. if you draw her slim like in canon I will skin you alive please and thank you ^o^ my chica is a chonkey girl

slight discolouration/cracks around her beak. her beak is also noticeably shinier and newer-looking than the rest of her, as she got it replaced.

EYE BAGS. TIRED LADY

ROXY

She looks the same idk what to tell ya

Bandage 'round the eyes so it's not too unsightly

Frebby, Monty, Cassie, sun n moon

hur hur hur hur hur hur hur hur hur hur

All exactly the same. I have no ideas what can I tell you.

Greggy boi

Greyish skin. Not so much it's like WTF IF WRONG WITH YOU but more like, the longer you look at him the stranger he looks

Skin lightens around nose/eyes/mouth

EYE BAGSSSSSSSSSSSSS

one of his eyes turns [REDACTED] when [REDACTED]

Vanessa

None of that sexualised shit!!!! you hear me!!!!!!

Also chonkey lady.

EYE BAGSSSSSSS MY BELOVED

messy messy hair. low ponytail. stripes of these colours:

Vanny (who will come up)

none of that sexualised shit!!!!!! none!!!!!!

the fursuit is not skin-tight!!!!! her boobs and thighs and body is not framed in a smexy way!!!!!

she's wearing a fursuit!! she's extra chonkey!!!!!!

CHONKEY LADY!!!!! NO SEXUALISING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ILL FIND YOU!!!!!!!!

giggling and kicking my feet. ofc feel free to styilise them and/or ignore all this /gen! It was really fun hehehehehe

but seriously if you sexualise vanny i will end you

[jils-things]

Wishing Ekans also a good beak, take care! I enjoyed the little (indirect) conversation hehe :3

also NEWS FLASH MOUSE SI HAS A NAME. It's Euphemia (Effie for short bc I think it's cuteee annnd idk imagine almost everyone calling her Effie and only Naib keeps calling her Euphemia because he likes that more hjkhdjkl)

Aryon, Irene and Euphemia would get along I'm sure! I think Euphemia wouldn't even notice when Aryon tried to pickpocket smth from her hjkhfhkk and she's looking confused at Irene, asking “something wrong?”

AGHHH Euphemia is looking at the stars saying “Beautiful, right?” and Naib replies “yes, very beautiful” WHILE LOOKING AT HER I'M HJKHFDFJJ 🧡🧡 THIS MAKES MY HEART BEAT SO MUCH I THINK I WILL EXPLODE

Irene and Naib remind me of Mabel and Dipper - I haven't watched much of Gravity Falls but I know that sound in which she's like “uh oh somebody's in loooove” and he's like “pfff yeah sure. It's not like I lay awake at night thinking about her” and then it cuts to him in bed, wide awake PFFFTTT

OH OHH YOU KNOW ALREADY? 👀 YOU EVEN THINK NAIB IS LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER F/O'S WHAT Ahhh tbh the only similarity I found for Naib and my other favs is… some of them also have long hair and some kind of ponytail fhjkkgfgjk I think that says a lot about me

I thought at first I might already gave it away with the detective conan skin because… that character of the skin is literally mentioned on my f/o list and I'm not sure if you'd remember that and I haven't seen any other selfshippers with an f/o from that source jkkhklgfj ANYWAYS I also think it's super nice talking to you and ngl it brightens my day a bit and makes me super excited hehe 💚

OH? No time to look at your husbands pinterest? But I'm sure there are lots of nice images on it worth looking at :]]

Hjjgfdh don't look at my pinterest it's constantly growing why are artists drawing Naib that pretty oughhh

BTW LOOK

https://www.tumblr.com/mirshroom/629119160230756353/late-night-doodles?source=share

It's ur husband and my stargazing partner your brother :]

-🐭 anon

EUPHEMIA!!!!!! EEEKKK THAT IS SUCH A LOVELY NAME. even if her nickname is presented i still want to call her euphemia because i love reading it... it sounds so charminggg!!! NOT HIM CALLING HER BY FULL FIRST NAME BECAUSE IT ROLLS OFF HIS LIPS NICELY EHUEHEUHEHEHEHEHEH he brushes it off as him being "polite and respectful to a stranger" BUT NOOOO HE JUST LOVES TO SAY IT SOOO MUCH HEHEHEHE (the accidental siblings calling her euphemia ehehehehehe)

EUPHEMIA JUST TILTING HER HEAD, CONFUSED LIKE, "did something happen?" (IRENE IS HOLDING ARYON BY THE EAR, ON THE VERGE OF SCOLDING) (aryon is quietly going "ow ow ow")/j WHAHHAHAHA THEYRE SO SILLY EYYEYEYEYE

WE ARE COOKING THE NAIPHEMIA (IM CALLING THE TAG NOW /J) DYANMIC CHAT!!!!!! HE IS STARING AT HER AND SAYING "yea... beautiful..." HEHUEAHUEAHEHAAHAHOH HES SO INLOVE OH LOVERBOOYYY BTW YES THEY ARE SO MABEL AND DIPPER CODED OMG WTF i was just watching the show recently and CACKLED at that scene... naib thinking abt her that day be like.... the stargazing took him out so bad heuehuehhehehehe EEEEEEE

OH MY GOSH I THINK I DEFINITELY KNOW WHO YOU ARE JUST BECAUSE OF THAT DETECTIVE CONAN MENTION, AND TO BACK UP MY ARGUMENT WITH NAIB BEING SIMILAR: perhaps its just my general advantage of knowing naib well and comparing him to the other characters: i can DEFINTELY say he matches the vibe with the other charas. trust me. im his sister i know/jjj EHEHEHEHEHEHEHE

SQYUEUEUEUEUEUEE YOURE LOOKING FOR FANART HERE TOOOEJEHEHEUAHAUAUAUAUAA I LOOVE LOVE LOEV NORTONS BASEBALL SKIN YK ITS SO?!?!?!? ITS SO ATTRACTIVE ON HIMKFLDKKLFKLKD i can imagine cheerleader irene just going eeeeee nonnon ure doing so great ilyyyy (he is dying /pos) WAWAWA SORRY JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE i am horribly SMITTEN by his skinsssss💚💚💚

[megaderping]

I found your fic "The Crow Cries at Midnight" this last week and love it so much. It's definitely one of the things that made being laid up with a broken leg bearable[lol].

Can I say I have this scene in my head based on TCCaM met the Canon P5 gang during PQ2. That if I had any skill or means I would happily draw.

Where, little Akechi walks up to his older au self and states with a Tilted head, "You are aware putting a mask on with the outfit our shadow wore before he became Robin Hood doesn't make it any less ridiculous looking for someone your age. Right?" While Canon Akechi looks down, nearly poking the child with the beak of the mask, on this sassy 13 year old him going wtf mentally over and over and the confused PTs in the background

Aww, happy that my fic could provide some enjoyment. Sorry about your leg, tho. D: That definitely can't be fun. Also, that sounds super comical, tbh. x) The red mask is very pointy and pokey. Tbh, I've actually RPed the Akechi in the fic off of a canon Akechi, and it's been very enjoyable. I love the idea of AUs crossing over or AUs and canon. There's so much fun to be had.

[kiawren]

You said you wanted people to gush about their f/os in a rb

I just really like my husbanf… he so cool and deranged very me coded… he’s my third f/o with a gambling addiction… he’s so pathetic, freaking loser, he is such a loser, I love him so much, he’s my little ray of sunshine, he’s so cool and sweet, he smells like pineapple (canon btw), he has green hair and pronons❤️❤️❤️ he is a duck robot cog (you wouldn’t get it if you didn’t play Toontown corporate clash….. 💔💔💔………..) he so odd, he needs to be studied under a microscope even though he’s taller than me, he has sharp teeth and a lisp……… he’s so cooolio…. I can’t believe he’s actually my husbanf❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’m so lucky……. Waow…. Buck is so coolio……..I need to kiss his beak….. mwah meah…… I’m gonna tell him I love him sooooo much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ bye bye

Hey anon...I so get it.. enjoyed reading this immensely you literally get him so well you guys are Soulmates for real that's what it looks like to me.. All those traits are so silly if I were him I'd be so lucky to have a partner whos so attentive like that..?! Smelling like pineapple is so. That's actually so cute Idek what to say that's adorable. I don't know this source but your description is very endearing im genuinely interested.. Sharp teeth and a lisp! Man that is so cute what! You have thecoolest husband ever man wtf. YES GO AND KISS HIS BEAK NOW! HURRY! You guys can be so crazy and cool together Yes put him under a microscope tuck him into a petri dish all cozy like.. Then when you examine his cells you'll be surprised to find his brain has many micro thoughts and pictures of you..🤯🤔

[bonesandthebees]

Okay so no analysis now, just screaming.

What is wrong with tntduo why are they like that? /pos Poor Techno if only it was what it looked like. Would have been less fucked up.

[”I’ve seen empty before, and you’re not it.”] Quantity would know. He’s probably seen people drink themselves into shells on multiple occasions.

I am eyeing this world-building. Also, I lied, have a tiny crumb of analysis. If the man they ran into was indeed concerned to Eret and recognised the Pythia, then Eret would know there is no Pythia and that would be very bad for war. Eyes vision at the end of the chapter. Ah, consequences.

Techno calling Wilbur kid is something that can be so personal. Also, he’s keeping a damn good eye on him in that stairwell. Also, Techno’s way of dealing with the religious trauma is blunt honesty. Where Tommy still knows when not to push (or claims he does) Techno just says things. And I’m analysing again, but it’s an entirely different way of pushing by telling Wilbur things he doesn’t want to hear and presenting them as fact. Pointing out Wilbur does have a choice, that he’s more trying go convince himself, and of course [“It (Wilbur being 12) was used against you.”] finally someone tells him.

Also, the bird slamming it’s beak through his ribs is literally Wilbur breaking free and becoming Wilbur. (I noticed a switch :D). Honestly I need to get on those bird metaphors because there where some really good ones this chapter. Even if I’m not talking about them, just know that I am Looking at them.

Oh and the vision. I’m not touching it yet, though I look forward to being able to did my teeth into that in the morning and throwing some speculation out there. Though it very much feels like they are going to get found. So just know that I am Afraid. Thanks for the fear Bee. I am terrified of the next chapter, but I did indeed enjoy this one.

Also, Wilbur got a vision!!!! Clara is warning him!!!!! Just him (and possibly the Deathlings)!!!!! This ain’t got shit to do with Schlatt or the country (it might cuz Cops, but still)!!!!!

-🌲

tntduo is soooo not normal like what the fuck was that. I know I wrote it but I still look at them and I'm like "wtf is wrong with you two." it definitely would've been better if they'd actually just been making out or something

yeahhhh you see a lot of empty people working as a bartender

hmm... we'll have to wait and see if the man they ran into is connected to eret or not...

I love the contrast of how phil, tommy, and techno all interact with wilbur's issues in this. because it's a back and forth with both phil and techno, even though techno is pushy and phil isn't. whereas there's no back and forth with tommy, it's just tommy steamrolling ahead. such a fun set of dynamics to play around with for sure.

finally someone told him...

man I have so much fun with the bird metaphors :D I'm glad you are Looking At Them

cannot WAIT to hear your thoughts about the vision

:) wilbur got a vision and it was entirely about himself (and tommy)

[chaifootsteps]

Wait wtf. Wtf. What even is this

Why does his face looks swolen. In what does it make hip look happy and excited like I supposed it's meant to be. It looks like he had a peanut allergy, the fact the cheekbone is NOT linked to the smile (there is NO smile) doesn't make it look like it's a smiling cheekbone. Also I don't understand, why is there a smile on the right of his face but none on the left of his face ? Is he smiling or not ? Or is it meant to be the side of his beak instead of a smile ? If so why the hell would you draw the 2 lines the same, just as thick as each other, with his right eye sticking out in the beak area or not have the middle line mark the separation better/create a better volume effect ? And have the line on the right connected to the cheekbone so THERE it looks like a happy smile ? am no expert and I draw no better but from a professional work it is awful, it looks like he is choking

I want to see Stolas die horribly of a peanut allergy and choking at the same time and I want it yesterday.

[gekinetic]

Notes I took from Sin Kiske gameplay from IGN stream:

- His 5H is totally different from Xrd, no longer high low attack, looks to be a more consistent combo extender now

- every special has follow up command that burns food meter. Okay good, this sets him aside from Nago in terms of gimmick

- can be cancelled into follow up command on either block or hit, this is gonna be hell of a frame trap / yomi

- Stamina meter auto regens (WTF!!!). No separate command to gain stamina meter, but he can still eat food as part of command move (supposedly different food gets him different buffs)

- Gazelle step (horizontal) replaces hop, which can be cancelled from first hit of special, could be really good against people expecting follow-ups or combo extender?

- Beak Driver follow up into gazelle step = 2 meter burned

- Good for beginners, rushdown type

- Overhead from Xrd returns, but shortened range by a lot, quicker in return

- could potentially put up crazy low / overhead mix up

- Elk Hunt returns, kept low profile, can dodge projectile

- RTL returns, can be redirected like in Xrd. Has follow up

- Voltic Dein is gone, but he got... Tyrant Rave lmao. No invul on start up, can be just frame second hit for more damage

[pixelated-hopelessromantic]

Ok so my simp ass is currently hyperfixating on one of my f/os (Dragon Chan specifically in this case), why? I have no idea but aaaaaa💕-

So here's some things my mind decided will happen while manipulative daydreaming/sleeping (under the cut)

I will try to make it so the ideas are inclusive to any other simps but a few were kinda specific to things i have so with those i really can't...

Touch starved af, loves to cuddle (in private), hug, kiss, nuzzle, ext. with his partner

If his partner allows him to, he likes to sleep with his head on their chest. He just likes listening to his partner's heartbeat

^ Though he does not mind his partner being on his chest either. Either or works for him.

He doesn't strike me as someone who would randomly show signs of affection in public without reason. Though he will stay close to his s/o and hold their hand/do the one finger intertwined thing (is it to not accidentally loose his s/o or is it just because he wants to? The world may never know)

On the other hand i can see him being protective af

If his s/o is shorter than him, he loves to kiss their forehead

^ He actually loves his forehead being kissed as well but refuses to admit that

Loves his cheeks being gently held, one way to make him melt instantly.

^ Kiss his forehead he's flustered instantly, he loves it but is instantly flustered

He's... Shockingly easy to fluster (/make blush) tbh. Like you just got to tell him you love him (doesn't matter if you're in the beginning of the relationship or not, you could be together for multiple years and he still will blush at that) and he's blushing slightly

He hides his face with anything he can (his s/o's clothes, his own clothes, his hands, litterally anything he can) when flustered

^ to make him more flustered make him look at you and kiss his nose/cheek quickly. Ngl it was cute AF when i did it

Absolutely cooks traditional foods for his s/o

^ Ngl i personally can see him as a good cook

Absolutely seeing/being around Hoy is a regular thing

Sleeping in the same bed as him involved limbs (and blankets tbh) being tangled, he's warm though so blankets aren't needed in most occasions

He does kick in his sleep btw, and is aware of it so he refuses to be little spoon if you prefer to cuddle like that

^ He's flexible with cuddling positions

Speaking of flexible... He's shockingly flexible himself like mf can probably twist his whole body around if he wanted to

^ scared tf outta me when he did that once, i thought he was gonna beak a bone or something. He didn't btw and was fine but wtf -

Absolutely gets his s/o front row tickets to his boxing matches

If his s/o is shy/introverted/doesn't like spotlight on them (like me) in interviews (aired on tv/online or not) he won't bring up his s/o specifically to their request, but he may imply here and there (if necessary) that he IS taken

^ If you're not on the other hand he'll just at out say he has a girlfriend/boyfriend/partner/(whatever you identify as/want to be called).

He does treat his partner like royalty

He does have nicknames for his s/o as well, some including: "My treasure", "My jewel", "Love", "Honey", and of course some Cantonese names (your pick on those ones/any other names)

Will absolutely compliment his s/o in Cantonese, mainly when he's sleepy tbh but occasionally he's not and is just in a lovey dovey mood. Either way more times than not his s/o can tell what he's saying from him being so close and occasionally nuzzling them

Ok here's some stuff that really only involved me as a person (but who knows maybe some of y'all relate to this stuff too, if so feel free to add yourself in these)

Ok i personally have naturally curly hair, of course leading me to use products that are FOR curly hair specifically. Long story short he accidentally used those products for his straight hair and it became unusually fluffy/poofy

^ He was confused af and I was too until I realized he used my shampoo and conditioner

He actually loves the fact that i have tattoos. Though he found out by accident when we first started dating, and i forgot to mention them

^ let's just say he was freaking out why a part of my thigh was green (i was wearing ripped jeans that let the tattoo kinda peek through for context. Oh and my tattoo on my thigh is colored for double context) until i had to explain

^^ he instantly started asking me questions about what it was like/how it heals/ext. since he doesn't have any tattoos.

I'm an artist (traditional and digital), he loves just hugging me from behind (his hands usually resting on my stomach or hips/thighs) and cuddling with his head on my shoulder just watching me do whatever i was doing

^ he does the same thing if I'm playing video games. If it's a two player game we'll still sit like that, he's just holding a controller now. He regularly has to look at the controller to see what button to push

I can see Dragon hating haunted house because he's jumpy af when scared. Me on the other hand (also jumpy when genuinely scared but not to his extent) will make jokes going around/talk casually with the actors. Yeah I dragged him to a haunted house for a date night. We both had fun but he was CLINGING onto me the whole time through.

^ I happened to choose the specific haunt i worked in (which he didn't know until afterwards... Shockingly despite the owner coming out, greeting me casually, and letting us in themself) of course the actors knows I am (many calling me "Banshee" and mainly addressing to me... To Dragon's confusion) and starts following us, I was telling them to come along for the ride... Dragon on the other hand was OUT and RUNNING while taking me with him, telling me to stop letting them follow us, and me laughing from amusement.

^^ Don't get me wrong they did get me two but i tend to laugh after being scared, i bounce back to amusement as fast as i get scared

There was absolutely some cultural differences between both of us, of course he's from China and I'm from the middle of nowhere in the US

^ of course we learn from each other's cultures from each other.

Did he know i knew how to use chopsticks, nope. Am i a pro at it? Absolutely not nor am I gonna pretend that I am, i struggle a lot actually, but i know how to use them... kinda. But the slightly surprised look on his face seeing me already know how to use them (kinda, clearly a beginner but still) was funny.

^ He would help using better methods of using them tho

[bleucaesura]

WTF - Part 4

Blitzø wanted to curl into a ball and die. He felt so fucking small and weak and pathetic. His deepest insecurity, his biggest hurdle with Stolas, was finally laid bare at the Prince’s feet. And he was fucking TERRIFIED. All Stolas had to do was breathe and he could blow Blitzø away completely. Topple the walls Blitzø had spent his life building. Destroy him entirely. Wreck him forever for anyone else… HA! Who was he fucking kidding? There’d never be anyone else…

The empty space and silence between them began to grow like a chasm. Every second it felt to the two of them that they were drifting further apart. Soon the depth of silence and the distance between them would become too great. Too far to ever reach across again.

“Blitz!” Stolas choked in anguish. He fell to his knees, startling Blitzø. Blitzø looked at him in shock, tears streaming down his face.

“Please!” Stolas buried his face in his hands and cried. “What can I do to make you see?… How much you mean to me…” His words came in ragged gasps.

Blitzø was crumbling. He had nothing left to protect him anymore. His walls were gone. And there he stood: raw and naked, bawling like a fucking baby in front of the man he loved, the man he didn’t deserve. What the fuck was he supposed to say?

Try and ruin it. OBVIOUSLY… fuck me…

“What could I possibly mean to anyone?” He muttered, hugging himself tightly. “Especially you?… I’m a worthless nobody.”

Stolas lashed out and grabbed Blitzø tightly by the shoulders and shook him. HARD.

Blitzø’s head snapped forward and back once like the crack of a whip; his teeth gnashed so hard they felt like they might crack

“How DARE YOU!” Stolas yelled at him in between tears. “After ALL this TIME!” His hands gripped tighter, making Blitzø wince.

Stolas was angry. Really fucking angry. But also frantic and confused.

“After ALL the time we SPENT together! How DARE you say you don’t mean anything to me!!” His pupils danced in his glowing ruby eyes.

Blitzø was transfixed, caught in their glare.

“You’re worth EVERYTHING to me, Blitz! You and Octavia are my WORLD!” Stolas shook him again, but his anger was waning. His grip was loosening. His bottom lip quivered.

Blitzø didn’t stamp out his thoughts anymore… He DESPERATELY wanted to kiss those lips.

“I went to the human world for you! Risked exposure! Risked EVERYTHING for you!” Stolas’s grip loosened and his hands began to slip away. “And you didn’t even… You left…” His voice shook. He sniffled back tears. “You didn’t even care enough to visit me in the hospital!”

Blitzø’s heart dropped.

NO!

His hands snapped up and caught Stolas’s before he could pull them away completely.

“I DO CARE!” Blitzø cried desperately. “I care SO FUCKING MUCH, Stolas!”

Stolas jolted in shock. He stared wide-eyed and unblinking back at Blitzø. His heart raced and threatened to beat out of his chest.

Blitzø actually cared for him? He felt his beak flapping open and closed like a fish gasping for breath - speechless and dumbstruck.

Stolas.exe has ceased to function. Please reboot.

Blitzø clasped Stolas’s hands tightly between his and stared into his eyes pleadingly. Desperate for him to understand. For him to not reject him. For him to stay.

“I’ve ripped myself apart EVERY. SINGLE. DAY since Striker took you! Since I saw you wheeled into that hospital!” Blitzø’s voice cracked.

Stolas finally felt himself coming back online. He shook his head to clear the mess, and pointedly made eye contact with Blitzø. He looked so desperate. So broken.

I want to hold him so much…

Stolas leaned in, returning the hold of Blitzø’s hands; lacing their fingers together.

Blitzø shivered and averted his gaze, but gripped tighter to Stolas’s hands.

“It was MY fucking FAULT you got hurt, Stolas.” Blitzø choked out. “I didn’t DESERVE to be around you. I didn’t DESERVE to feel relief. I made my fucking bed when I left you high and dry and I had to fucking LAY IN IT!”

Blitzø spat the words out with such hatred and venom his body shook.

It pained Stolas so badly to hear Blitzø speak this way.

“Blitz…” Stolas whispered sadly. He rubbed his thumbs back and forth over Blitzø’s. He hoped it would be a welcome and calming show of affection.

He had never seen Blitzø like this before. So open. So vulnerable. He knew he was being given a gift. Something very precious. And that’s why he was so terrified to say the wrong thing. Afraid to say something that would have Blitzø slamming the door in his face, never to see this side of him again.

Stolas watched as Blitzø’s measured breaths became slower and less frantic. He continued to rub his thumbs over Blitzø’s. And he definitely wasn’t thinking about how beautiful this man was. How much he loved these hands, and what they could do to-

AHEM…

“But… Your colleagues. Moxxie and Mildred? They came…” Stolas said cautiously. “Was that not your doing?”

Blitzø startled and whipped back to look at Stolas. He searched those ruby eyes for… What? What was he looking for?

Stolas looked down at Blitzø imploringly. Head tilted slightly at the question, eyes soft, and the faintest smile at the corner of his mouth. Blitzø felt a heat pool in his stomach and his legs jelly.

“I…” He blinked a few times trying to remember what the fuck he was supposed to be saying.

Fuck, he’s gorgeous…

Stolas squeezed his hands reassuringly.

“Fuck… Yes?…” Blitzø heaved a heavy sigh and threw his head back to look at the ceiling. He couldn’t focus when he was looking at Stolas.

“I mean… I wasn’t sure what I was gonna do, but then Millie, like, offered?… And Mox was all eager and shit… And… FUCK…” Blitzø started to hyperventilate. He didn’t want to live this over again. He dropped Stolas’s hands without realizing it and backed away. He grabbed his head trying to drown out the deafening blood pounding in his ears and paced.

Stolas watched on in anguish. The man he loved was tearing himself apart because he didn’t think HE was enough for HIM. Not the other way around. It was so stupid a thing that Stolas would have laughed if it hadn’t caused them so much pain.

Stolas took off his hat and clutched it tightly in his hands. He glared at the crown on its brim. He wanted to crush it, destroy all it stood for. Instead, he tossed it aside.

Fuck it. Fuck it ALL!

“Loona NEEDED that shot… She NEEDED IT…” Blitzø couldn’t breathe. He felt like he was drowning. He stopped and turned to Stolas. And there he was. The light at the end of the tunnel. The surface. All he had to do was reach it.

Blitzø stumbled over himself to get back to Stolas. To reach the surface.

He tripped. Stolas caught him. They clutched each other’s forearms, hands at their elbows. When he looked up, their faces were so close.

“I didn’t…” He swallowed, shuttering the desperate thoughts of kissing him. “I couldn’t fucking CHOOSE.”

Blitzø broke.

“I COULDN’T CHOOSE!” The tears gushed and he shook.

“Dearest…”

Stolas yanked Blitzø and held him in a tight hug against him.

Blitzø froze for only a moment and then he was crying, grasping desperately to Stolas and burying his face into his chest feathers, breathing in his scent.

Stolas cooed soothing words over and over “It’s alright. I understand. You did nothing wrong.” And stroked Blitzø’s back. He rested his chin on the top of his head and relished the feeling of holding him in his arms.

Blitzø knew Stolas was trying to make him feel better, but he knew didn’t deserve it.

He tried to wriggle free.

Stolas loosened his hold on Blitzø when he felt him struggling in his arms. He looked down to see him trying to push away from him. His heart dropped.

“Blitz…” His voice cracked. “What are you doing?”

Blitzø shoved him away, his chest caving in with the effort, his world crumbling down around him. He couldn’t take Stolas down with him. He could at least spare him this.

“I fucking HATE myself Stolas!” He cried.” I break everything I touch!…”

Stolas reached out to him pleadingly, his eyes filled with tears.

“Blitz! Please…” He managed to brush the back of his hand and they looked at each other. Just looked at each other.

Lust and longing and anguish and anger and desperation and despair and friendship and flirations and laughter and love… and love… love… love…

Blitzø staggered back like he’d be shoved.

FUCK!

“I love you too much to break you too!” He cried.

Blitzø fell to his knees. He grabbed his horns and fell forward into a ball, forehead and horns pressed to the floor. He curled as close to his knees as he could.

***

[m1ckeyb3rry]

LMAOOO oooh icic! I’ve never seen anything off in your fics before tbh so whatever quick scan you’re doing is working LOL either that or it was so minor I subconsciously autocorrected it while reading

LMAOOOO BRINGING EGO IN you know it’s really bad when you have to drag him in…I’m just imagining all the different escapades like atp everyone in BLLK knows of what’s going on with all the wingmen circulating

Ok wait speaking of zantetsu I saw your other reply about the hiori and kurona merch set with vol. 30 and it’s GORGEOUS??? But ykw I’m so disappointed about. Where’s the tabieita set. HELLO?? They’ve been doing these like duo sets for a while and they also announced the special merch for vol. 31 which is a deck of cards with characters actually on the cards. And guess what. Tabieitaken ONLY appear on ONE joker card. Like they have to share a card with Shidou and it’s not even in the main deck….but also I was waiting for them to announce a tabieita set but apparently that’s not happening quite yet…..I’m really hoping s2 brings a lot more tabieita fans to the jp fandom specifically so they’ll make sure to include them more in promo….

LMAO THE VISUAL but ok im ngl when i first saw that picture you added i was like….mira what am i looking at…….for some reason i didn’t register it as a sheep dog and thought it was some really weird looking bird…??? So like if you stare really hard the nose is a really giant eye and the nostrils are like eye highlights and the little tip of the ear on the left is a tiny beak…..uh yeah anyways but SO REAL

OOOOH I forgot/didn’t register that BLLK was nonexistent in the bfb au…got too absorbed in the shenanigans that I forgot they play soccer LMAO

Omg that’s right SAVE YOUR DATA!!!

-Karasu anon

i think i mostly will miss a typo here or there…not enough to majorly impact the flow of a story by any means but they exist if you look for them 🤷🏻‍♀️ like i said though one misspelled word amongst thousands won’t kill anyone!!

it becomes like ww3 but it’s just team “setting y/n up with karasu” and team “setting her up with literally anyone else” LMAOAOAO bachira enters the verse just to set her up with like tokimitsu because he thinks it’s funny 😭 isagi unlocks three new types of egos just trying to put together wtf is going on…truly the most chaotic bllk would ever be and yukimiya regrets inviting her to the game in the first place 😓

WAIT I JUST LOOKED IT UP IT IS SOOO PRETTY!! but fr tabieita is the duo of all time where are their flowers 😔 i truly do think/hope/believe they will get what they deserve once season 2 is out because there’s no way they aren’t getting popular!! plus bllk as a show will become more popular internationally hopefully which will more collabs and official arts and whatnot i pray

LMAOOO i had to squint for a while to see the bird but i kinda get it now?? HAHA the karasu brain just took over for you ig 😰 but fr that’s def what bby nagi looked like i just know he was adorable

tbh in the otoya version it’s kinda left open to interpretation whether it exists or not i think?? because otoya’s still in high school when he gets together w y/n and he’s a year older than her so he’s in his third year at that point…considering he joins bllk while in his third year iirc they technically might’ve just started dating RIGHT before he left for bllk ☝🏻 the karasu version takes place over a much longer stretch of time though so it’s made pretty clear that he didn’t go to bllk/that whole thing didn’t exist 😩💔 he does still play soccer though!!

SPEAKING OF BFB WE ARE IN THE ENDGAME OF FINISHING UP WRITING 😳 the end is near…i repeat the end is near…

[dovand]

hi hello i have normal opinions on animals especially birds. my favourite animal overall is bear, it's always bear, man i fucking love bears. but hell yeah fucking BIRDS TIME. IT'S BIRDS TIME

I am Australian so of course I do have to appreciate the kookaburra:

(a kookaburra sitting on a branch. it is a fluffy kingfisher, with a pale, squat body and dark brown wings. there is a stripe of brown along its face, around its eyes and up its forehead, and some pale teal feathers on a portion of its wing.)

yes they DO sound like monkeys and yes they ARE carnivores and yes they are SO fluffy. best is when they all sing at once in chorus. kookookookooKAKAKAKAKAKAKAA—

THEN THERE'S THESE GUYS:

(two pictures of red tailed black cockatoos. they are medium-sized birds with mostly black bodies. their bodies, faces and wings are speckled with yellow, and the underside of their tailfeathers have stripes of bright, warm orange.)

THEY ARE SO PRETTY! I am not immune to a charismatic bird. Look at them go!!!

ok now my favourite little scrub-dwellers, get a load of these guys:

(two superb fairywrens sitting on a branch. they have small, round bodies, short, straight beaks, and long tailfeathers that point up. one is a mature male. its body is partially pale grey, but from the breast up, it is mostly very dark blue, with very pale patches of blue under its eyes, on its forehead, and on the back of its neck. the other bird is not a mature male, and is mostly the same pale grey, except for a orangey-brown beak and face.)

THEY ARE SO SMALL. THEY ARE SMALLER THAN MY FIST, AND I HAVE SMALLISH HANDS. they are passerine birds which means they are in the same order as MAGGIES!!!

(an australian magpie standing in short grass. it is a mid-large bird, which a mostly black body. there are patches of white on the back of its neck and the underside of its tailfeathers. its beak is pale and very sharp.)

I LOVE AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES!!! They are not corvids like European magpies. They also have a much prettier song (in my not-at-all-biased opinion):

LISTEN TO HOW PRETTY THAT IS. WTF.

they are also very clever!!! But they do have an unfortunate tendency to swoop if they feel their nests are threatened so you will often see people riding around on bikes wearing zip ties on their helmets. This is not the fault of the birds; they are doing what evolution has decided they should; I still love them

honourable mention to LYREBIRDS who are cool mostly because of all the SOUNDS they make, get a load of this:

and then of course the blue-footed booby.

(two blue-footed boobies walking. they have pale bodies and dark brown wings. dark feathers are interspersed with lighter ones up their necks and heads. they have dark grey breaks and yellow eyes, and bright turquoise webbed feet. in this photo, both of them have their right foot lifted up, making them look almost like dancers.)

it is impossible to find a serious-looking photo of a blue-footed booby and i respect them greatly for that.

My friend just made me feel weird for asking so now i gotta know.

If you do have a favorite bird please please tell me in the tags, i want to see some Birds!!

[soraavalon]

DM: You all manage to swallow that back enough that you continue to follow Marigold and Mistletoe forward into the cavern. Waiting for you there is an archfey with a long knife made of sharpened bone in one hand, a massive figure clad in furs and leathers, skin mossy green at the temples and extremities, fading into a handsome brown. He stands a towering nine feet tall, even before the antlers. Rising like a crown above his brow are pair of massive pair of elk’s antlers, maybe thirty points in all, and formed from what looks like semi-opaque amber glass that seem to glow, to burn with an inner fire.

Nathaniel (OOC): *whispers* oh shit

DM: Strung like spiderweave between the points are many strings of feathers, teeth, and claws, a cat’s cradle of trophies. Beneath, curtains of deep brown and green hair cascade like lichen around powerful shoulders, framing a long and elegant face. Like the other archfey you’ve seen, the features are too perfect, almost frighteningly so. A beard lines his jaw and flows to his chest, well-kept and braided intricate with stones, bones, and wooden beads. A pair of wolf-like eyes regard you. They are the purest green, a poisonous green, and feeling their stare upon you triggers some primal, ancestral dread within you. His gaze makes you feel your own mortality, the fragile nature of your flesh and bones.

Across his shoulders is a massive longbow, carved of a deep red wood, strung with a golden string. A leather quiver full of bone arrows hangs at his hip, the fletchings a mismatch, clearly also made from the remnants of his kills.

For a moment each of you feels the weight of that terrible and awesome stare, before the Beast Lord’s sight falls on Marigold.

Tark (OOC): [in chat] Daddy?! sorry! i mean... daddy?!

DM: You see the powerful shoulders draw back, a subtle recoil, but every sinew of his being commands your attention, his very presence making you hyper-vigilant of the danger and triumph he personifies. And then he kneels, lowering slowly to one knee.

Mistletoe: [in chat] Mistletoe's doing the Will Smith pose presenting Marigold

Tark (OOC): [in chat] LOL

DM: His gaze meets yours, Mary, and you hear a soft rumble from low in his wide chest. The archfey reaches into that quiver of bones, and his long, clawed fingers seek something deep within. When he withdraws his hand again, he is holding a small flower. A marigold. He moves carefully, as if he is worried any sudden motion will make you bolt.

Tark (OOC): [in chat] I'M GONNA CRY WTF

DM: But eventually, if you let him, he tucks the flower into your hair and looks at you with a gaze full not of hunger and predation, but of river-deep sorrow and sky-fragile hope.

Marigold: Can I give my dad a hug?

DM: You can give your dad a hug.

Nathaniel (OOC): holy shit

Marigold (OOC): Oh my god, I made it.

DM: You wrap your arms around the massive archfey smelling of warm fur, of fresh blood, of wild places and the things that rot within them. It smells like home. His huge arms come to hold you, gentle, in spite of everything about him.

Marigold: [in Sylvan] I made it. I made it back.

DM: You feel him nod against your shoulder. He's quiet, you've always known that he doesn't speak very much.

Marigold: Yeah. [in Sylvan] Has everything been okay?

Lord of the Hunt: [in Sylvan] Without you, no.

DM: As he speaks, you hear the low snarl of a hungry bear, the clicking of a falcon’s beak on bones, the wind cut by a flying arrow, and to hear it, for a moment, twists hunger into your gut, and murder in your heart. That's your dad.

Marigold (OOC): That's my dad.

[spotaus]

Hehehehe!!!! >:3

Dude u understood exactly!!! (Thank u for quick typing this out because it made me so so giddy to see this morning!!!)

Trying to think if I had anything to add here...

Ooh! Sidetrack!

I think that Night and Dream have matching masks. Like, I promise it was both self-indulgent and actually relevant. This is world building, but -> Those who live in this kingdom have long traditions of gifting masks to those they deem important. Parents to children, lover to lover, mentor to mentee, etc. These masks are only worn for special occasions, and are otherwise kept safely tucked away. *Damaging* a mask can mean breaking of trust, of unions, of friendships, etc.

So, Dream and Night got masks from Nim. Dream recieved an Eagle (or Phoenix, it's debatable) and Nightmare recieved an Owl. They wore them in public the first time for their coronation, then again during the prophecy ceremony. (Which is why people recognize it as Nightmare under the mask post-prophecy magic wearing off.)

In all honesty, narratively, Nightmare's was carved intentionally by the mask-maker. (They're commissioned pieces, meant to be imbued with traits gifted to the reciever by the giver.) Wide eyes, so he would be curious, soft features, befitting of a secondary prince, meek and friendly looking, something approachable, able to interact with others. The wood is almost ashy, stained dark colors, to blend with shadows. His mask being so gentle, and matching his young attitude, was intentional. He was never supposed to grow up.

Dream's, on the other hand, had his mask carved from birch, and stained + decorated with gold. It's sharp, from the beak, to the eyes, to the feathers along the edges. Everything about it was meant to exude confidence, skill, power, the qualities of a king. It was always a little big on him, and he thought he looked a little scary with it on. That was the point. He was meant to be the greatest ruler yet.

And so, when Night starts wearing his 24/7, those around the castle assume something big has happened. After all, the Golden Prince seems to be popping up in a lot of rumors, and there *was* a period when the king fell ill. The people who see it assume Nightmare plans to go to war with his twin. That's why he wears the mask. (To Night, he has little connection to his mother anymore, and so the mask is only important to him because Dream has one too. It's just a convenient way to cover his face.)

With this said, I think that Night would commission masks for his closest comrades.

Of course Ccino was the first. He did this while he was still an adult, and decided on the obvious Cat option. Soft, round, smooth, but with upturned eyes in a jolly crescent. (I think it's either White or a nice deep chocolaty wood brown)

Then Killer. He had a hard time with Killer, but I think after this point he decides those with loyalty to him are very cat-coded, so he gifts killer a Tiger mask. Dust gets a black panther (subtle spots carved into a dark wood, with thin slats for eyes). Horror is the lion, strong and protective of his family. Then Cross is a snow leopard (though, Cross is so new that I don't think he recieved his mask until *after* Night became a teen). Each member is aware the other recieved the gift from Night, but rarely talk about it.

Then Error. Error, I think, doesn't have one yet. Big mix of Night being just his employer before, then becoming small and being good friends, then dating, but then he realizes he's pretty sure Error has no clue wtf is up with the mask so he doesn't want to just give him one unprompted??? So it takes a while for Night to even *dare* to broach the subject. And idk what exactly he'd do after that.

Then, big scene moment, I think Night would shatter his owl mask by the end of the story. Which means I'd have to work on his design a bit more, but I think he deserves to have his family collaborate in the aftermath to make him one that truly fits him as the young man he is now, and not what his mother made him out to be. This is also in the works, but it's smth to think on hehe-

Mm, New Age au my beloved (I just knocked out like... a lot of stuff I needed to do, so here's a quick post before I get back to it) oh! And @ancha-aus hiiiii :]

I know I focus a lot on Night but like... Dream! Dream is a huge part of the story!! So here's a tease at wtf has been up with Dream since Night ate the apple.

So... Dream! He was exiled, but he wasn't left on his lonesome. Nightmare contacted a neighboring kingdom that they already had a treaty with, and asked for them to watch over the crown prince, as he was no longer "fit to rule". They'd accepted, and Night shipped him off at the earliest convenience.

Of course, Dream had no clue it was for his own good, so naturally, after lamenting to this other kingdom about what had happened, how everything changed, he garnered pity, and then support, when Nightmare confirmed Dream's story through letters. Though, the kingdom couldn't afford a war, so they just had to stand idly by.

Dream only stayed there a few years, because by the time he was about 17, he'd become good friends with a squire: Blue. Blue worked around the castle, doing all sorts of tasks for the knight training him, but despite his exceptional skill he remained at the level of Squire due to his age. Blue was very devoted to Dream as his friend and self-proclaimed protector. He looked up to Dream, and was positive he would defeat his brother and take back the throne.

And so, when Dream left on his own to gather experience and followers without endangering this kingdom, Blue followed. Blue was never officially Knighted, but their first night in an Inn, alone on the road, start of their journey, Dream honorarily knighted Blue with his power as a prince. (That's why I refer to Blue as a Knight, even tho no one ever *actually* knighted him and he has no affiliations with any kingdoms.)

Dream was picky with who he recruited and when. He and Blue found a nice little abandoned cottage to start their base of operations, and would travel to recruit people they thought would be of value. Dream wasn't versed in espionage or inner-working over the government, but he knew how to talk to crowds. Sway the people. Plus, feeling emotions helped out too. (I like to think that's something the twins have naturally. Dream's grows with Age, and Night (due to lack of training) only has it when he's corrupted and very little hints when he's young.) So over the course of years, Dream gains more and more support. Like a militia among the neighboring countries as well as in Night's kingdom.

Ink and Cross came together. Ink had been looking for a new job, as he was a mercenary (though his talent was really in the arts) and Cross was a soldier who had left the kingdom a few rivers over that crumbled under a coup. Ink liked Dream's energy right from the start and was completely swayed with the idea of getting a lot of easy work for pay. Meanwhile Cross needed a new hope. Despite leaving a crumbling castle with no hope, Dream seemed to be working towards a better future in this kingdom. Of course he joined him, because that meant he'd live to see an era of peace. (<- of course, Cross finds out this kingdom is actually banger and the current king was slowly working through improving each piece of it, ensuring the whole kingdom could thrive one piece at a time.)

Dream never stopped training, and over the years he lost track of just how different Night was. He lost the script, a bit. His childish mind turning Night's actions all those years ago into a conspiracy. He had an echo-chamber of support, with no outside voice (no Nightmare) to remind him of the truth.

This cottage remains their base, and expands into a small town/camp. Nightmare is taken here when Dream kidnaps him from the castle the first time, too. This place is filled with plants and magic and is thriving. The perfect place to find the golden king.