#Lion dancer AU

[eternal-moss]

Genshin impact? Sorry, all I know is the

🔸🔥Jinyan Cinematic Multiverse🔥🔸

[mustasekittens]

au where kit and jax are lion dancers,,I've just had lion dancers on my mind recently

spidersona ref/info | wolf spider ref

[oathofkaslana]

WAIT WAIT. NOW THAT CANTO MINGMING IS A REAL CANONIXAL THING I CAN OFFICIALLY PUT HIM IN MY CANTO QINGCE AU ← entirely based on weird geography math, desperation for viet rep, and making yaoyao and amber canto

[crabsnpersimmons]

me, last year: a lion dance au would be cool, but ugh, it's hard to draw

me, this year: eh, let's give it a shot.

here are the links to the photos i referenced because NO WAY am i drawing all this without references 😂

one-leg stand

platform jump

resting

lift

the rough beginnings of a new au! if you wanna hear me yap about my ideas (nothing set in stone just yet), it'll be under the cut along with the full page spread

ideas:

the DCA are a trio of lion dance performers, where Sun and Moon are the dancers and Eclipse is the one-man band

Sun and Moon alternate who is the head and who is the tail. When Sun is the head, their routines are more artful and they show off their kung-fu techniques. Whereas when Moon is the head, their routines are more playful and they engage with the audience more.

Eclipse has 4 arms to play the drums, the cymbals, and the gong. (maybe he has more than 4 arms? sometimes there needs to be more cymbals)

characters:

Eclipse is the gentle anchor of the trio. He acts as the mediator for Sun and Moon.

Sun is the sassy theater kid, who's always insisting they practice more to get the routine right. ("Mm-mm! Once more. From the top, With talent.")

Moon is the mischievous little gremlin. The performances give him an outlet, but he's just as mischievous out-of-costume as he is in-costume.

Y/N, the lion handler and, therefore, the DCA's handler (maybe they inherited the troupe or the kung-fu school?)

mmmmmmaybe someone else? i dunno.

dunno if this will be a full AU with a story and everything, but it's a cute idea

[nightthinker-08]

Messy design sketch dump for an AU that's been bouncing around my head for a couple of days now. Everything is basically the same except instead of adventures, they do actual circus performances, but it's every month, not every day. Though they do have practice time every day, which Caine supervises. He also assigns each member what their act is going to be, but everyone has their specialties tho  More below xP

Each player's specialties are: 

Ragatha: Trapeze Pomni: Jester (duh) Jax: Stilt Walker Gangle: Contortionist (or ribbon dancer? idk if thats a circus act-) Kinger Magician  Zooble: Plate Spinner Cain: Ringmaster/Lion tamer (he likes to perform too)

Most of them know more than their specialties cuz Caine likes to pair or group them up sometime. Like somtimes Ragatha or Jax pair up with kinger ( Jax mostly helps with his escape tricks) Rag's is also a bit of a jack of all trades cuz she likes helping out, but also cuz Cain likes to throw in twists in their acts mid-performance.

When Pomni first shows up in the middle of the final performance, which was Ragatha's, so she spawns high up on a tightrope. Ragatha (and everyone else) spots her while she does all these arial flips. In her panic, Pomni slips, but Rag's catches her and tries to calm her down mid-performance while also trying to make sure the two of them don't fall lol

[darlingkikki]

omg, late to your ghoap post but au where you’re just crying asking if johnny doesn’t love you or take the relationship seriously because he kissed someone else while ghost is sitting there waiting for his kiss. thinks you’re so pretty hiccuping and crying but damn he wants that kiss already

Warnings: Manipulative Ghost, bitch boy Johnny (lmao but seriously), dubcon (mostly for the illusion of choice but the kiss is consensual)

Dividers by @/saradika-graphics

I am in a writing funk but I forced myself to at least explore more of this because I so badly want to but my brain is mush :( (not edited so just focus on the vibes)

initial post linked here

Something dark and insatiable claws at the inside of Ghost’s skull. To repress it, his blunt nails bite into his palms. He watches Johnny’s hands cup your crestfallen face, his expression knotted with the heaviness of remorse. Above the sound of your hiccuping questions, he can just about pick up Johnny’s attempts to soothe your broken heart. 

“Course I love yeh. That hasn’t changed.” 

“Nah, dinnae say that. I did a dumb thing. I’m always doing dumb things. It’s nothin’ to do with yeh.”

“I pushed them away, just not quick enough. I didnae do anything more, I promise.” 

He’s unyielding in holding your gaze. His thumbs trace gentle, methodical circles on your cheeks, wiping away the moisture under your eyes. Selfishly, cruelly, Simon wishes you would stop sobbing already so he can take over. Johnny promised him a kiss from you, so a kiss is what he’ll be leaving with.

You seem to be a gentle, sweet thing so far, even with a pouty frown pulling the corners of your lips downwards. Sensitive too. (What other parts of you share that same description?). A few tears evade Johnny’s thumbs. They roll down the swell of your cheeks. Ghost licks his lips, imagining his tongue following the wet trails down to the collar of your shirt.

Fuck, he needs this kiss bad.

If Johnny is desperate enough for your forgiveness, maybe he can push this further with you. Convince him that a kiss isn’t enough. That you deserve—no, need something more. Johnny will be easy to sway. You, however, he’s still figuring out as Johnny calms you into soft sniffles. 

“There you go, now yer ready to meet my Lt.,” Johnny coos. He steps around you, putting his hands on either side of your face and angling you to look where Ghost has been standing this entire time. “Go on, give me hell Ghost.” 

Fucking finally. Ghost doesn’t respond. He can’t. Not when the sight of you has him sucking in a sharp breath. 

Christ, what a sight you are.

His body moves, driven by greed when you stare at him all confused and teary-eyed. His favorite combination.

“Good finally meetin’ you,” Ghost says. His footsteps are heavy against the wooden floor. He hasn’t even taken his boots off.

Johnny’s fingers tighten to keep you looking straight at Ghost. Like a puppeteer, though it’s clear who has the ultimate hold on the strings. 

“Why is he here?” You ask, trying and failing to turn your head towards Johnny. Nope, not yet. It’s Ghost’s turn now and Johnny bows out of the equation.

Their positions have switched seamlessly, like dancers performing around your body. Or soldiers following a meticulous plan only they are privy to. The smell of alcohol leaves your nostrils, replaced by mint and heady tobacco. It's sense whiplash and your confusion makes for an excellent distraction from your heartache. A distraction Ghost can use to worm his way in.

“I’m here to make it better,” Simon answers after a beat. His eyes are devilishly dark, indistinguishable from a starless night sky. Inky like pools of tar. He says your name with the familiarity of a lover. An undeniable hunger laces his voice and a shudder slithers down your spine. 

Oh yes, he thinks, smirking like a starving lion, you won’t need much convincing. Your reaction speaks volumes. Without waiting for your reply, he continues, “Your boyfriend's hurt you, yeah? You shouldn’t let him get away with it.”

He’s right, you know that. To forgive Johnny would only lead to a forever-repeating cycle of tears and heartache. But what choice did you have now? 

The luxury of choosing for yourself is a privilege these men have taken for themselves. 

Ghost leans in until his lips are just a hair’s breadth away. He’s dangling a carrot in front of your face—the answer to all your pain. 

Johnny's grip on your head loosens. Without it, you'd have forgotten entirely that he was still here, acting as the hard place Ghost urges you towards with a coaxing grasp on your hips, leaving you in his cage and Johnny a willful voyeur. 

He’s tied your neurons in knots, effectively cutting off any chance you have at making a less rash decision. He’s infiltrated your senses and made you his prey. No one could fault you for believing him when he tells you he’ll make it better. Let the warmth of his mouth be a band-aid for your pain and a knife in Johnny’s chest.

"Let me fix it," Ghost whispers, just before his lips are about to claim yours.

It's not a question.

[yestrday]

for once I’ll ask a normal question,

how many bards and dancers are there in the teyvat academy, and can we take them (in a fight)

is this really a normal question?!

re: yandere genshin! academy au + venti, itto, xingqiu

to count, venti is the only actual bard in the harem cast. well, they don't really refer to them as bards in this modern day and age, but he can sing. he's one of the easiest yanderes to run away from— hell, you can even give him a black eye with enough determination. so you can take him in a fight. itto can do a pretty mean belt at the karaoke, but his singing often comes off as obnooxious that no one quite acknowledges his talent. and you absolutely cannot take him in a fight. man does not want to hurt you, but he can. have you seen the size of those biceps?!

for dancers, there's a lot. a lot of the rich kids grew up needing to know how to dance— them elites and their fancy balls— so most of them can do a waltz or two. there are those who are trained in specializations, however. scara has been trained in the inazuman traditional arts since birth, and kenbu is one of them. no, you cannot take him in a fight. this overachiever has several black belts under him. another sword dancer is xingqiu, but unlike scara he does it super casually since he'd rather sword fight than sword dance so he skipped out on his jian wu classes as a kid. also another hard no. he will hold a sword to your throat and smile while doing so. gaming dances and he dances good. although he prides himself in his lion dancing, he does hiphop pretty well and even participates in dance competitions for fun. you can, sorta take him?? gaming really doesn't wanna hurt you, so he'll take your hits if it makes you feel better. but when he gets desperate, he can easily overpower the average darling (unless you're some sorta combat god, then you'll have a chance, man's a dancer, not a fighter).

oh, and itto can do a pretty mean breakdance too, just so you know.

[gomzdrawfr]

in light of going ang ang (means red in Hokkien) for my blog (taste the red and yellow yIPPIE) here's some discarded cny stuff from last year that I didn't share for reasons

Lion Dancer Ghost - Gaz is also a dancer, Price's the coordinator and Soap's the drummer xD

I wanted to do one doodle everyday on cny but never got to it, here's some of the ones I did (I think i shared this before i cant remember)

oya last year was the year of dragon and I did posted the colored dragon Price

not cny, but i found this when i was scrolling through my folder so xD part of an au by a friend of mine

[ms-potato]

Hindu goddess as students in school ; another modern(ish) au

disclaimer: there are as many as thousand avataras of lakshmi devi and I can definitely not add all of them <\3

✿ Lakshmi

• rich girl™

• she loves to take care of her friends

• "wanna go out girls? My treat!"

• her love language is obv giving gifts to her girls

• she and vishnu are the IT couple of the school.

✿ Parvati

• Feminist™

• a girl's girl

• a great dancer

• really kind and nice but everyone is scared to talk to her because that shiva dude is always following her 🙄

• power couple tbh.

✿ Saraswati

• epitome of studious™

• always shares her notes and explains topics if someone needs help (our savior fr)

• she plays veena. beautifully.

• she and brahma are the parent friends.

• every one calls for her one day before the exam 😃

✿ Sita

• Girl boss™

• done with everyone. she is just wants to go home 😭

• she reminds everyone to stay hydrated and eat properly everyday, she even shares her lunch with everyone

• she somehow became the class representative btw.

• so she hangs out with Rama a lot because of their work.

✿ Padmavati

• cottage core girly™

• really really shy

• spends most of the time in the school garden taking care of the plants and trees.

• likes to wear flowers (mostly lotus) and tulsi on her braid

• venkat once accidentally confessed to her and then ran away.

✿ Durga

• fierce™

• "is someone bothering you Padma? 🤨"

• she loves the color red

• cat person (she wanted a lion/tiger but due to legal reasons, she got a cat)

• please don't piss her off

[the-s1lly-corner]

The Amazing Digital Masterpost Vol 5

you all know the whole.... thing... by now! you can find the other masterlists in my pinned under the masterlist section! feel free to send in requests when theyre open (status is in my bio), please be sure to read my rules first! they are also in pinned! as of 1/4/2025 this list is complete!

Multi

various x reader who doesnt remember anything

Various x male mad hatter reader part 2

Various x reader who is kaufmos sibling

Kissing hcs w/ gummigoo and loo

Cast crushing on the reader

Various x reader who collects things

Caine ragatha kinger x homesick child reader (platonic)

various x grieving reader

various x chubby!insecure!reader

jax caine and kinger x remor reader

various x creepy clown doll reader w/ anxiety

various x reader who remembers everything

exploring ragatha gangle and kingers bodies (real world au, non sexual)

pomni and ragatha x sleepy reader

kinger and ragatha x reader who loves their plants

ragatha kinger gangle and zooble x reader who cries a lot

caine pomni and kinger x reader who can break the fourth wall

caine kinger jax and zooble x reader who is kaufmos sibling

caine and ragatha x clingy!affectionate!reader who is insecure about it

jax zooble gangle x slinky dog reader

Caine kinger pomni x famous singer reader

steadying kinger and pomnis hands

Reader who is best friends w/ gangle but has a crush on jax

Checking in on pomni and zooble after episode 3

kinger and pomni x reader who gets exhausted and falls

celebrating christmas w/ caine, pomni, gangle, and kinger

Jax gangle and pomni x teen!reader during episode 4 (platonic)

ragatha zooble and kinger x robot reader who needs batteries

gangle pomni and ragatha x oblivious reader

caine pomni and gummigoo x npc reader who is posing a real person

ragatha gangle jax and pomni x confident but clueless reader

jax pomni and kinger x weighted plushie child reader (platonic)

caine kinger and jax catching the reader watching edits of them

caine pomni jax x lion reader

kinger gangle caine x tabby cat reader

gangle zooble ragatha x harpy reader who reads

Caine

Platonic caine x child reader

X broadway actress

X reader who remembers their name but nothing else

X reader who is cold

x reader who is into TTRPGs

x reader who is a wind up dancer

x friendly abstracted reader (platonic)

flufftober day 1 (first kiss)

caine x knives (oc)

x reader w/ low self esteem

general hcs

Pomni

platonic pomni x reader who looks like gummigoo

aftercare w/ insecure!fem!reader

M N O angst alphabet

getting jealous over her and gummigoo in ep 4

Ragatha

Ragatha x short tempered reader

Ragatha x sleepy sheep reader

flufftober day 20 cuddling

taking care of her while shes on the stupid sauce

Jax

Jax x aggressive punk reader

X reader in the human world

X reader who has a lightbulb for a head

s d v (angst alphabet)

f p y (fluff alphabet)

x racoon reader

general x reader hcs

crushing on fem!villain npc!reader

in the mansion together hcs

flufftober day 22 stuck in line

general romance hcs

Jax crushing on you hcs

x chaotic but oblivious reader

x fiction writer reader

X reader who self loathes

more npc!villain!reader hcs

flirting with him at spudsys

brushing off his teasing attempts

x fem!porcelain doll!therapist!reader

x scaredy-cat reader in ep 3

x reader who matches his freak

Kinger

Kinger finding the reader abstracting

flufftober day 10 (gift giving)

platonic father figure kinger x reader

x reader who believes theyre a monarch

kinger and the reader helping take care of a child together

A Y X (platonic fluff alphabet)

Gangle

gangle x black cat personality reader

X bodyguard reader

hurt comfort hcs

reassuring gangle after episode 4 that you like her company

saving her from getting hit by the truck in ep 4

x badass!medusa!reader who does origami

Zooble

b f g (platonic fluff alphabet)

helping put zooble back together

Gummigoo

gummigoo x knives (oc)

x sheriff!reader

Other

loo x fem entertainer reader

[raaorqtpbpdy]

Batman's Bird Watching Scrapbook

This fic for the @batfam-big-bang was written for @jube-art's AU concept and artwork. The way the fic is done up, it just... it would be way too much work to post all 35 chapters on tumblr, so you get the first one, and the AO3 links. So far, the first 4 parts are up on AO3.

There are two versions of this fic.

The Cool Version, which has all the coding and formatting to make it look like an actual scrapbook. And

The Simplified Version, which does not have all the coding and formatting to make it cleaner and easier to read on mobile.

Chapter 1: Arrival of Haly's Circus in Gotham

The circus wouldn't normally attract my attention, but Alfred had been telling me shortly before, to lighten up and do something fun. I think he could tell that my mission had been taking me to a particularly dark place at that time. I snapped at him when he made the suggestion, and ended up taking it as a way to apologize to him. I had no idea what awaited me. — Bruce W.

Gotham Gazette April 5, 2009 Traveling circus comes to Gotham by Bill Finger

Though known to many as a dreary city, Gotham does have its bright spots. Yesterday afternoon, Haly's International Traveling Circus set down in Amusement Mile and set up their striped big top in the fairgrounds on the waterfront.

Performances begin tomorrow at 6 P.M. and are planned to continue daily until the night of April 18th, so be sure to get your ticket to see the show while they're still in town.

Haly's Circus boasts a wide variety of acts, carnival games, and sideshows including performances of trained, live, wild animals. Among those animals are Zitka the Asian elephant, and lions Gunther and Gurbel who perform alongside Wild Wilhelm the Lion Tamer. Haly's talented horseback dancer Linda Grey does the ballet atop Dungi the Zebra.

I had the privilege of being able to interview Mister Haly before opening day, though he was very busy, and am excited to pass on some of the highlights of what he shared with me.

"We've got all sorts here," he said, "all your standard circus folk, like Sando the strongman, Pedro the dwarf, our knife-thrower Zane and his lovely assistant Zephyr, a fabulously talented group of fire-dancers, as well as the greatest menagerie of clowns you'll find in any traveling circus around the world, if I do say so myself."

I asked him what made his circus special, and Mr. Haley was more than happy to answer me. "Well, sir, our circus may have many acts you've seen before, contortionists, and magicians, and a pair of stunning tattooed ladies, but you've never seen anything like the Flying Graysons," he claimed.

The main event at Haly's Circus, the Flying Graysons, Mary, John, and their son, are widely regarded as among the most skilled acrobats on Earth, with their young son, Richard, holding the high esteem of being the youngest acrobat in history capable of successfully performing a quadruple flip on the trapeze.

As if that weren't impressive enough, the Flying Graysons fearlessly perform all their daring trapeze stunts without a net. You'll definitely want to stay until the end to catch their closing act.

(showtimes for Haly's International Traveling Circus listed on pg. 14)

[ginnyw-potter]

Pas de Deux

Ballet AU, ‘enemies’ to friends to lovers, secret dating

Hinny with a Jily prequel, The Potter Pointe Shop (Link to the series)

Explicit

14 chapters

78K words

Ginny has worked so hard to become a talented ballet dancer among the rich kids who could afford expensive classes from a young age. Finally she gets her big break, only to be paired with Harry Potter. She has never met him, but she assumed he only earned his spot with nepotism. His mother is a retired ballet star (and Ginny’s idol) and his father and grandfather own the iconic Potter pointe shop. It takes her time to let him in, but once she does it’s difficult to keep any distance at all.

Chapter 10: The Hungry Lion

Dora came up to Ginny ahead of the Wednesday show. She was up in one of the seats, and Harry was on stage with Lee and Colin, warming up.

Dora sat down beside her. “You must have noticed how Harry looks at you.”

“What?” Ginny said innocently. She turned to look at Dora. “Look at me how?”

“Like you’re something to devour…” Dora waggled her eyebrows. “Like he’s a hungry lion and you are a lean looking little gazelle he wants to eat.”

Ginny frowned at her.

“You know what I mean.” Dora nudged Ginny. “Oh, come on. You know what I mean.”

Ginny looked back towards Harry.

“When you were practising lifts earlier… it was definitely there.”

“I mean, we’re both extremely sexy people.”

[oathofkaslana]

OMG VIETIFYING LIYUE SO TRUE

no joke i actually spent half a day explaining genshin politics and history to my friends in an attempt to argue that genshin-vietnam can exist

JDBDNS. HELPPPPP I would do the same :’) I have this half formed hc that it would exist near qingce bc I like hc-ing qingce’s dialect as canto and the idea of yaoyao trying her best to communicate in someone in canto only to realize they’re speaking viet is so so funny to me

[puppetmaster13u]

Meat Marionette #11?

Thinkin about the rogues in this Au, and like, the difference between their relationship with the bats vs this Au. 

 For example, Selina. I’ll admit I take a bit of inspiration from the 2022 movie and mix it with comic depictions along with the different cartoons, which honestly isn’t too different from each other by too much. Now, I don’t think that Catwoman would flirt with this version of Batman, what with his body being a meat puppet that is visibly not human and off putting. There’s also the fact that she would have been an early-ish rogue of his, at least in order of encounters. Which means that she probably encounters the Bat for the first time while Bruce was still getting used to said gifted body, which in turn was probably terrifying. So there’s still a cat and mouse game happening, but it’s more akin to Selina doing her darn best to avoid the Bat no matter what, because to her it isn’t above trying to kill. It’s like seeing a lion where you figure you’re safe at this distance, until it starts moving and you realize that you are definitely not far enough away. 

 Another rogue that I am thinking of is Harvey and Two-Face (Which DC, give Two-Face a proper name :/ he’s his own dude even if they share a body). Harvey was best friends with Bruce, hell they were practically high-school sweethearts in some cases! And Bruce still visits him in Arkham, canonically still talks and interacts with both his friend and TF. Now if anyone is going to notice the changes to Bruce, it’s going to be Harvey. He’s going to be the first to notice how Bruce’s movements are now dangerous and downright predatory, with too much grace even for a dancer or martial artist. There’s something familiar about that movement, and Harvey isn’t an idiot, TF isn’t one either. They know there’s something wrong with Bruce even if he insists he’s fine. In canon Harvey straight up broke down and cried when he found out Bruce was Batman, so I’m wondering what their reaction to this version of the bat would be…

 There’s also rogues like the Riddler and the Joker who are downright obsessed with Batman, but would they still be with this one? I could see Joker slowly becoming obsessed as the creatures continue to thwart him over and over again, but I’m still rotating Riddler. 

 But y’know who would definitely be obsessed with the batclan?

Scarecrow. The man is obsessed with studying fear, with the effects it has and how to cause it. So the bats, who bring terror wherever they go, with something about them continuously tingling at the back of ones’ more instinctive mind that this is something to fear? He would be utterly enthralled, he’d need to know more, he’d need to know Everything. Especially if his fear toxin doesn’t work right on them. After all, how would a gas effect something without lungs? How can you inject something that doesn’t have blood, that’s not quite alive, not in the way that we as humans understand? How can you cause fear of something that has stared into the Tunnels’ heart and lived? Or something like that lol. 

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AU is a combo of my cryptid batfam and @phoenixcatch7 's Possessed Doll au, go check them out, they're amazing

[love1kimono]

Mochizuki 1870s

The Noh play Mochizuki (望月) is an action-packed tale of murder and retribution. Tomofusa joins forces with the wife and young son of his slain former master to take their revenge on his killer, Mochizuki. Disguised as a lion dancer Tomofusa expertly performs the celebratory dance, as the tension builds to a bloody climax.

Handwritten caption “Japan: Figuren aus einem historischen Schauspiele (Mochisuki)”. Japan: figures from a historical spectacle (Mochizuki). Very faintly in the bottom left-hand corner is written “No. 404”.

[dpsisquared]

Something that's never addressed in a Student AU for Byleth is how she can participate in the White Herron Cup as a student, so I had this idea for a fic where Byleth is selected as the representative for the Blue Lions, however, her competition is Hilda and Dorothea, so no one really has faith that she'll win except for Sylvain, who decides to practice with her in secret to suprise their classmates, and Byleth ends up winning. Unfortunately, procrastination is a bitch, so I never got around to writing it

Aw I love student Byleth. I feel like she deserves to be one of the kids instead of thrust into being a professor. Ooh, I have a corollary that I never got around to where Dimitri single handedly decimates the whole battlefield bc Byleth is the dancer and he wants to do everything before she can dance for someone else. Let's collab and never write them together 🥰