#OF COURSE I HAD TO ADD HIS ICONIC ENDING FAIRY

[equalheart]

when you call txt pretty boy

bf!member x reader, fluff © equalheart REPOST FROM HYKAI ⋆ ࣪. ୧ ♡ ୨ ִ ۫ ⁎ . hope you enjoy, any error please correct me.

♡ 수빈 (SOOBIN)

— "Hello, my pretty boy!" you chirp out when coming home, watching Soobin immediately stick to you like glue. His large hands came to wrap around your waist, enveloping you in a tight hug from behind. He really did miss you and had been waiting for you, and when you said that, let's just say you melted his heart completely. "Your what?" he asks, with his iconic smile on display. "My pretty boy." you smile, ruffling his hair while he bends down, his chin over your shoulder, to look you in the eyes.

♡ 연준 (YEONJUN)

— Yeonjun had invited you to watch him model since he didn't wanna leave you home alone today. When you got there, he left into a room to get his makeup done. You whipped out your phone and waited for him to come back. After a bit, he walked out and headed infront of the camera. Everyone was welcoming him and saying 'hi' as they passed by. You watched his every move. This concept was much brighter than his other concepts. It had more of a spring vibe to it? he looked like a garden fairy. When he went on for a break, he went up to you, leaning down to reach eye level with you—who was sitting down. "Jun, you look amazing." you comment, and he smiles at you, causing your butterflies to scatter in your stomach. "You're such a pretty boy." you add, and see his smile become wider while he looks away. "Heyyy, don't say that." he says, still looking away from you. "Or what? you questions him, and he chuckles, reuniting his gaze to you. He leans down and gives you a peck on the lips. "Nothing bad of course. but i'll make sure by the end of today, we'll both have this lipstick on." He says, pointing to his lips.

♡ 범규 (BEOMGYU)

— Beomgyu was 'sleeping' when you came back home. He had only put on this act only to see your response and of course, he wanted to scare you. when you see him 'passed out' on the couch, you smile to yourself and walk over to him. "Wow, I can't believe you fell asleep before me today. congratulations, Choi." you say. you figure talking outloud wouldn't be bad since 1. He's asleep anyways and 2. You are talking to him. "but you are so cute like this. What a pretty boy." you sit by him, smiling while shifting some of his hair out of his face. Beomgyu is trying to contain his smile, and his heart beat had become rapid. You always managed to make him feel like a crushing teenager. He almost broke out into laugher before grabbing your hand with a loud "BOO!" which, honestly, almost shook the soul out of you. You scolded him for startling you, which he apologized for by cuddling you and digging his face into your neck. "Y/n.. do you really think i'm pretty?" he asks coyly, and you smile knowing he heard you earlier. "Of course you are. you're my pretty boy."

♡ 태현 (TAEHYUN)

— Taehyun had taken you out for dinner right after a promotion for their new album. You both went out but since it was so sudden, he still had his makeup on. His lip tint was rubbing off, and his eyelids still had a bit of a pink sparkle to them. He was sitting across from you eating his food until he noticed your eyes boring into his face. "Y/n, what're you doing?" he asks, wearing his bright smile. "Just looking." You answer. "At what?" he asks, filling some more food into his mouth. "At how lovely kang Taehyun looks." you sigh out, looking down and playing with your food before grabbing some onto your fork. "He's such a pretty boy." you add, now putting the food into your mouth, chewing carefully. He looks up and smiles at you, pulling away from the table to lean back into his seat. "Yeah. I heard his girlfriend is pretty too, huh? a pretty boy and pretty girl together." He says.

♡ 휴닝카이 (HUENINGKAI)

— "You're so pretty, Kai." you say, smiling brightly at your boyfriend. He was amazing; the whole package I can't believe I just wrote that. "I know I am." He teases back, leading a small giggle to drop from both of your mouths. "Yeah, you're my pretty boy." you say, grabbing his face in your hands. You give him a butterfly kiss, rubbing both of your noses together before pulling away. You see his cheeks are glowing a dusty red, and you give him a kiss on each side.

[elfen-alcibiade]

Hi Alcibiade! 💖 Thank you so much for your kind reply about the Touhou and Danganronpa crossover! I wasn't sure if I should reblog it again, but it got too long, so I'd like to post the answer to it as a new ask.

First of all, I really like the details of the Reimu you finished! You mentioned my draft looks clean, but I’d like to make some overall adjustments when I have more time, as I’d love to match the art style a bit more with yours.

Also, I'm glad you liked Ran's comments! (ㅅ´ ˘ `)♡ Unlike Mamizou and Aya, Ran wasn't a character I originally intended to feature in the story. After seeing your Reimu, I got the idea to make it a Chinchirorin game scene, and then added the idea that it would be fun to have Ran talk about probability. The reason I chose Ran is because she does calculations for various things and is great at math. While the probabilities indicate that getting Pinzoro is extremely rare, I intentionally had her insist that it wasn’t that rare, because I thought that kind of bold attitude felt very fitting for Touhou girls.

By the way, I love how the characters in Touhou come up with strange calculations for some reason.😄 For example, Alice says, “Your power is only twenty-eight-point-five-seven-one-four percent as powerful as mine.” when she meets Reimu in TH7, and even Eirin, who is supposed to be incredibly smart, says, “All the scarlet history that you've built up---Divided by my history, the result is zero.” when she meets Remilia in TH8. I find it hilarious how Touhou girls use mysterious methods of calculation and then confidently declare, “I’m stronger than you.” lol So I am glad I was able to come up with the idea of having Ran explain probability. (It is really thanks to you!)

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it could be funny to find a way to bring bad luck to Nagito after this victory!

OMG, this is a great idea! 🤩 I see no reason not to draw this scene. In my mind, I imagine more characters will be at this banquet than what I’ve drawn so far, especially the Three Fairies (Sunny Milk, Luna Child, and��Star Sapphire), who I assume will definitely be there. So, I came up with two ideas:

In the official manga, the Three Fairies have pranked Reimu several times by planting bombs at the Hakurei Shrine (most of those cruel pranks are done by Star Sapphire 😅). So this time, they plant a bomb at the banquet, and Nagito accidentally detonates it or gets caught in the explosion.

Marisa plans to set off a big firework at the end of the banquet, and the firepower is so strong that it goes off, and both Nagito and Hajime get caught in it. Actually, an item called “Four-Foot Magic Bomb” appears in TH14.3. It’s depicted with a big white ribbon and a star, also the name “Magic Bomb” suggests that Marisa probably made it. It looks like a firework in both its icon and appearance in the game, so I suspect it’s a firework with too much firepower made by Marisa.

I think getting caught in a firework might be cuter than a normal bomb, so it might be better. Anyway, if bad luck happens, I hope something explodes. Why? Because it’s Nagito. lol (Well, he’s more like the person who causes explosions anyway).

It’s probably too early to talk about another story before we’ve finished anything completely, but since you said the draft I sent you was already clean enough, I’d like to keep it roughly as it is and just make a few adjustments, add details, and color it. After that, we can work on something similar. (I imagine we could send what we come up with, even in parts, and create a few short comics.)

Of course, there’s no deadline, and as you know, I have many parallel projects in progress, so it’s totally fine if it takes you a while to reply—or if you don’t reply at all! (Even if you did not respond to this request at the time, I will post it with a mention of you when I finish the comic 😃).

Thank you for everything! Have a wonderful day!🫶💕

Hi Asaka!

If you want to, I can also redraw my Reimu to match your panels more ^-^ And I agree that Ran's bold attitude is very fitting! I love those comments 🥰I don't know those characters as well as you do, but when you explain it, I'm always impressed to see that what you do is always really on-point. But I think that my favorite strange calculation is Eirin's. What does that even mean? 😭 The attitude of touhou girls is something that I love about these games. I have a lot of fun when I play them, and I like to see the characters having fun too >v<

I'm glad to see that you liked my idea! I love both of the ideas you wrote, and I totally believe that something should explode because of Nagito 😅😂 but when I saw your ideas something came up to my mind: why can't we mix the two of them?

I know that it can appear as a weird idea, and we can only keep the firework one if you want, but I imagined that Nagito and Hajime would discover the evil plan of the three fairies who planted a bomb at the banquet. Together, they would try to stop it and get in a fight with the fairies. And in secret, Marisa planned to set off her big firework to surprise everybody, but during their fight, Nagito and the fairies activate it and they all get caught in an explosion while still trying to prevent another one 😭 I made a draft about it for you to see what I imagined, but I can still redraw it, change the ratio of the picture or anything if needed!

And of course, if you want me to do anything for the other comic, please don't hesitate to ask me about it! I really love what you came up with, though!! 🥰🌟Thank you for these super cool ideas for Nagito's bad luck, it's always really fun to share things like that with you, what you think of is always wonderful! I'm sorry that I took so much time to respond though, I was completely into my own manga, and I couldn't get to work on anything else 😭💕but I'm glad to be able to work on other stuff now, because I loved reading your ask when I received it! 💕🥰

Thank you very much for all this, and have a wonderful day 💕🫶

[fangaminghell]

Future Leo's Elite 4. Below is the nitty gritty of them that I have planned so far ( except Heather bc she's honestly the same as she's always been I think)

Fern: Grass/Ghost, Bewitched Forest Field.

Decidueye

Item: Decidum Z

Ability: Overgrown or Long Reach

Moves:

Swords Dance

Spirit Shackle

Leaf Blade

Sucker Punch

Roserade

Item: Focus Sash

Ability: Natural Cure

Moves:

Sludge Bomb

Energy Ball

Nature Power

Sleep Powder

( Roserade is here bc of the hc that Florinia gave him it as a budew when he was younger :) )

Virizion

Item: Coba Berry

Ability: Justified

Moves:

Sacred Sword

Leaf Blade

Megahorn

Reflect

( might change this moveset later )

Skeledirge

Item: Magical Seeds

Ability: Unaware

Moves:

Substitute

Will-O-Wisp

Hex

Torch Song

( arguably my favorite set for Fern )

Mimikyu

Item: Life Orb

Ability: Disguise

Moves:

Hone Claws

Play Rough

Drain Punch

Shadow Claw

( alternative option is flutter mane. Honestly probably a better option for the field but was worried it might be....too over powered. Also how the would be get the thing. Maybe just mismagius? Shrugs)

Mega Sceptile

Item: Mega Stone ( duh )

Ability: Lightning Rod

Moves:

Dragon Pulse

Giga Drain

Nature Power

Brick Break

( the other option would have been mega venasuar but 1) Roserade and 2) Fern would love to shit on Flora if he knew, but he doesn't and I just think sceptile fits him more)

Overall, I like this team. I do wish there was ways to utilize the dark type boosts more, but I think overall this works. I love the idea of Witch Fern lol. I know that's not exactly his aesthetic in canon, but it's very fun to imagine. He would not wear a witch hat, he refuse.

Saphira: Dragon/Steel, Fairytale Field

Dialga

Item: Scope lens

Ability: Pressure or Telepathy ( depending if singles or doubles)

Moves:

Stealth Rock

Draco Meteor

Thunder

Blizzard

Dragonite

Item: Lapapa Berry

Ability: Multiscale

Moves:

Extreme Speed

Dragon Dance

Dragon Claw

Earthquake

Dragapult

Item: Life Orb (?)

Ability: Infiltrator

Moves:

Flamethrower

Draco Meteor

Shadow Ball

U-turn

Kingambit

Item: Chople Berry

Ability: Supreme Overlord

Moves:

Kowtow Cleave

Psycho Cut

Iron Head

Swords Dance

Steelix

Item: Magical Seed

Ability: Sturdy

Moves:

Gyro Ball

Earthquake

Dragon Tail

Dragon Dance

Yes this is a nod to Saphira's most iconic scene lol.

Mega Latios

Item: Mega Stone ( duh )

Ability: Levitate

Moves:

Calm mind

Draining Kiss

Dragon Pulse

Mist Ball

I think the reason I went with latias instead of Latios was bc 1) it was most used by Saph I think and 2) I think it's the one that can actually use a fairy move lol.

Not much to say with Saphira's team, really. I simply choose pokemon that I thought would fit her. If the normal/fairy option on the poll won, I would have made her typing Dragon/Fire, but ah well. I think Dragon/Steel fits just as well. Maybe Titania gave her pointers. Speaking of which, fun fact! When choosing for Leo's E4, it was between her and Titania got the spot. I obviously ended up choosing Saph, but trust me it was hard. The biggest reason was bc I wanted to stay a bit away from the Another Time E4. Just a bit. That being said, and this is the fun fact, Titania eventually gets that role when Shelly becomes champion! Yes, Shelly becomes champion after Leo. It's a back and forth for a while ( and for the Adrienn's sake, Titania and Saphira don't switch each time Leo or Shelly becomes champion again), but inevitably, Shelly becomes the permanent Champion of Reborn, and thus, Titania becomes one of her E4. I like to think Shelly made Titania swear she's for keeps lol.

If there's one thing I will say about this team is that it's pretty slow. While I love Steelix, maybe I should replace it with something that can provide tailwind support?

And finally, the elite 4 I did a whole poll for:

Taka: Normal/Fairy, Rainbow Field

Chatot

Item: Silk Scarf

Ability: Big Pecks

Moves:

Boomburst/Hyper Voice

Heat wave

Defog

Nasty Plot

Of course I had to add Chatot lol. There's probably a better movest here, buuuut yeah!

Ho-Oh

Item: Heavy Duty Boots

Ability: Regenerator

Moves:

Sacred Fire

Hidden Power

Substitute

Roost

H. Zoroark

Item: Magical Seed

Ability: Illusion

Moves:

Hyper Voice

Sludge Bomb

Flamethrower

Hidden Power ( Rock or Water?)

Why does Taka have a H.Zoroark? Bc I felt it fitted his motivations by the end of the Reshiram route! I think giving him a hisuian mon fits really well, and of all of them I think H. Zoroark fits best.

Infernape

Item: Life Orb

Ability: Iron Fist

Moves:

Close Combat

Zen Headbutt

Blaze Kick

Mach Punch

Mega Charizard Y

Item: Charizardite Y

Ability: Drought

Moves:

Solar Beam

Fire Pledge/ Heat Wave

Roost

Rock Slide

I'm bad at calculating damage, but if I did the math right overall Fire Pledge and Heat Wave does the same damage overall ( fire Pledge gets booster by the field and sun, heat wave just gets boosted by the sun), and is a spread move. Maybe Fire Pledge for The Culture + when/if sunlight fades, it's still going 120 damage with better accuracy. So.

Aegislash ( Steel/Fairy)

Item: Leftovers

Ability: Stance Change

Moves:

King's Shield

Sunsteel Strike

Dazzling Gleam

Sacred Sword

Arguably the one that best utilizes this field lmao. " But R this is a normal/fire team, why is Aegislash-" 1) it's too iconic not to get man and 2) there's plenty of elite 4 members that are said to master a single type but have pokemon in their teams that aren't that type. If anything, Taka here is the least offensive bc he only really has one, where the others had multiple. I just think Taka should use his cool sword more.

The biggest thing with this team is that I want it to be a doubles team, bc Taka generally battles in doubles in the post game, but this team. Is so rock slide weak man. And ngl I feel like I could have added more normal types outside of the two.

AND THAT'S EVERYTHING YIPPEE!!!!!! I love team building but am I the best at it? Nah. So if anyone has any suggestions on what I should change, feel free to send an ask!

Overall this elite 4 has this cute fantasy theme to it. Heather- the flying maiden, Fern - the witch in the woods, Saphira - the mighty dragon and Taka - the knight that protects his king ( Leo ). It was honestly accidental but I love it.

[mask131]

Seasonal theme: Magical summer (ending)

This summer will be a season of wonders and enchantments, of spells and wizards - a magical summer! 

Here is a list of beings, entities, objects and concepts you can check out if you want to add some magic to your summer:

In fiction (but isn’t fiction a myth-to-be?)

Shakespeare’s work greatly influenced the world’s vision of witches and wizards, be it through the Weird Sisters/Three Witches in Macbeth, or Prospero in The Tempest.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is one of the most famous pieces of “wizard fiction”. Starting out as a German poem by Goethe, adapted from a world-wide folktale, it then became a French “symphonic poem” in the hands of Paul Dukas. Disney then adapted this symphonic poem into a world-famous animated short in their movie Fantasia 2000, before re-adapting the poem into a completely unrelate teenage-urban fantasy movie in 2010. A urban fantasy movie not to be confused with another kid-friendly fantasy movie inspired by the poem of Goethe and sharing the same name (as well as plot elements, such as Arthurian sorcerers finding themselves in the present-day world). This time it is a British “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, released in 2001.

The depiction of Merlin in The Sword in the Stone, both the Disney movie of the 60s and the novel by T. H. White that inspired it, also had a great impact on the vision of the character in popular culture. Both works also contain a famous fictional witch in the person of Madame Mim. A warning, however: Madame Mim only appears in the first editions/first version of the novel, on which the Disney movie was based. In the 50s White rewrote his novel, and excluded the chapter of Madame Mim. Madame Mim in the novel is also very different from the character Disney made her out to be. 

A last creation of Disney for this list: Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, the three good fairies (and actual heroes) of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.

The Wicked Witch of the West is one of the most famous depictions of a “wicked witch” in the mediatic landscape - and in fact, many witch depictions today are still inspired by her (most notably the green skin or the fact of being melted by water). I am of course here referring to the Wicked Witch as she appears in the MGM movie The Wizard of Oz - this Witch being a very different character from the Wicked Witch of the West appearing in the original novel by L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Not that Baum did not create quite a lot of very famous witches: I can mention Mombi, the antagonist of the second Oz book, The Marvelous Land of Oz, or the Good Witch of the North and her counterpart Glinda the Good, the Sorceress of the South. These two are quite notorious as being the first “good witches” to ever appear in American literature. 

In Tolkien’s Legendarium (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion): Gandalf the Grey, Saruman the White and the Rings of Power - especially the One Ring. All became archetypes of the fantasy literature and unchallenged character-types (or artefact-types) in all future high fantasy/epic fantasy sagas. Plus - I almost forgot - the palantiri, the “seeing-stones”, Tolkien’s own spin on the classical “crystal ball”.

Other wizards of fantasy classics would include Belgarath the sorcerer and his daughter Polgara, from David Eddings’ (and his wife) The Belgariad, a duo purposefully designed to play fully while subverting in many ways the “Gandalf-type of character” ; as well as Ningauble of the Seven Eyes and Sheelba of the Eyeless Face, the alien and otherwordly patron-warlocks of Fritz Leiber’s iconic heroic duo, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. 

The magic-users of sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld deserve an entire section of their own. Each one of them is a careful parody or caricature of the wizard or the witch as envisioned and imagined by fantasy literature, witch-hunters or New Age hippies, as well as a reconstruction of these same stereotypes and cliches, based on philosophical, humanist and scientific principles, making them as much realistic takes as bloody hilarious incarnation of the “witch” and “wizard” character types. For the wizards you have Rincewind (with the Luggage, of course), Mustrum Ridcully, Ponder Stibbons or the Unseen University (a wizard school long before Harry Potter existed). For the witches you have Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat Garlick or Tiffany Aching. And let’s not forget the gender-challenging Eskarina... 

Speaking of Harry Potter - despite the controversies surrounding its creator, the Harry Potter book series, and the movie series that followed, is a franchise that cannot be ignored when considering the image and perception of witches, wizards and magic in fantasy. The titular character of Harry Potter deeply marked the minds - as much as his two friends/co-protagonists, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his nemesis Draco Malfoy, his mentor/school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the magic school of Hogswart itself, or the magical sport known as Quidditch. 

However, while Harry Potter cannot be ignored, it also must not be forgotten that this franchise was the last of a long set of series depicting children trying to learn magic in a school for witches or wizards, such as Wizard’s Hall by Jane Yolen, The Circle of Magic by MacDonald and Doyle*, Anthony Horowitz’s Groosham Grange (plus its sequel “The Unholy Grail”), and of course Jill Murphy’s The Worst Witch. Special mention for Neil Gaiman’s The Books of Magic, which do not feature a magic school, but are about a young British boy looking a lot like Harry Potter and training to become the greatest wizard of his era - and that despite being a story released seven years before Harry Potter. [* Again, to avoid confusion, this series is not the same as Tamora Pierce’s Circle of Magic, which ALSO deals with young wizards learning to control their powers - but this time was released in parallel to the Harry Potter series].

In a similar way, Harry Potter himself is the last of a long “bloodline” (inkline? Since they’re literary character) of fantasy series-protagonist that start out as young teenagers or kids, become sorcerer apprentice or wizards in training, and grow to be famous and heroic figures of the world of magic. Before Harry there was Pug, of the Riftwar Saga (later expanded into the Riftwar Cycle), and before Pug there was Ged from the Earthsea series. 

While I do not usually include in those list too-recent works, because I brought up Harry Potter I am in the obligation to mention two big recent successes. On one side, the Japanese anime Mashle: Magic and Muscles, which is a very funny parody of the Harry Potter world, if it met the tropes and characters typical of recent seinen superhero mangas, such as One-Punch Man or My Hero Academia. On the other side, the American cartoon The Owl House, which gently mocks the problems inherent to the Harry Potter franchise, while offering its own alternate plotline about a teenager trying to learn magic in a world divided between “regular” humans and magical witches, only to be confronted with great evil powers beyond what she could imagine... 

Two very different dreaded witches: on one side, The Lady from The Black Company, wife and former co-ruler of the dreaded sorcerous overlord The Dominator, and absolute mistress of the Ten Who Were Taken, vile wizards including some terrifying folks such as Soulcatcher, Shapeshifter, The Limper, The Howler or the Hanged Man... On the other, the witch-queen of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust, one of the three Lilim sisters of a fairy-land beyond a certain Wall... She was reinvented as the witch Lamia in the movie adaptation of the novel. I will also throw in another dreaded female magical entity invented by Neil Gaiman: The Other Mother, from Coraline - who is, after all, at one point called a “beldam”... 

Not a book, not a movie, but a card game! The card game Magic: The Gathering deserves a mention, being one of the first and most famous collectable strategy card games, long before Japan overtook with the world with Yu-Gi-Oh, Duel Master and co. The original concept for the game was that each player embodied a wizard fighting another wizard, eac card being a different spell/magical artefact/summoned entity, and each deck was a grimoire/spellbook. The most notorious part of the game is its color system: the Five Colors, representing the various elements and energies of the multiverse, gathered in five different forms of magic forces/divine powers/philosophico-social ideologies. The White of light, peace, law and order. The Black of death, rot, sacrifice, greed and selfishness. The Red of chaos, fury, impulses, emotions, freedom and war. The Blue of intellect, knowledge, logic, deceit, trickery and illusions. The Green of life, nature, evolution and tradition. 

To continue on the topic of games. For tabletop roleplaying games - Warhammer, the most famous dark fantasy RPG, whose wizards are divided by the Winds of Magic, the different types of magic powers: Aqshy the Red Wind of Fire, Chamon the Yellow Wind of Metal, Hysh the White Wind of Light, Ulgu the Grey Wind of Shadow, Azyr the Blue Wind of Heavens, Ghur the Brown Wind of Beasts, Ghyran the Green Wind of Life, and Shyish the Purple Wind of Death. For online, virtual roleplaying game, World of Warcraft, the most famous fantasy MMORPG to this day, with its character class of the Mage (sometimes called Wizard), a spellcaster and conjurer who can specialize in three “types” of magic: Frost magic, Fire magic and Arcane magic. They are not to be confused with the other magic-using classes of the game, such as the Shamans (totemic mystics invoking the spirits of their ancestors and manipulating the four elements), the Warlocks (curse-wielding summoners and enslavers of demons), or the Druids (healers, spellcasters and shapeshifters taking their power from nature itself, and celestial bodies such as the sun and the moon). 

A few fantasy series centered around magic I heard about positively but haven’t had time to check out myself. Diana Wynne Jones’ Magids duology, with on one side Deep Secret, and on the other The Merlin Conspiracy. Angie Sage’s Septimus Heap series (especially the first book, Magyk, which I heard the most about). And Trudi Canavan’s Black Magician Trilogy. 

Being a huge Deltora Quest fan, I will mention as a magical artefact the Belt of Deltora and its seven magical gems. 

We have spent so much time talking about witches... But what about witch hunters? I will name two famous examples here. On one side, Solomon Kane, hunter and slaughterer of all things evils, eldritch and unholy, one of the two famous creations of Robert E. Howard alongside Conan the Barbarian, and whose adventures (just like those of Conan) are technically part of the Cthulhu mythos. On the other side, the Wardstone Chronicles, a brilliant little dark fantasy series for young adults, about the seventh son of a seventh son in a fictional version of Renaissance England learning to become a “Spook”, aka a hunter of ghosts, witches, goblins, demons and other evil gods. 

Of course, being French I have to sprinkle a few French references in this list. For the foolish, cartoonish-evil sorcerer of children fiction: the evil alchemist/sorcerer Gargamel, the recurring and iconic antagonist of the comic-book, then turned cartoon, then turned hybrid movies, The Smurfs. For an evil but glorious wicked lady of dark magic, Karaba the witch from Michel Ocelot’s most famous animated movie Kirikou and the Sorceress, inspired by a traditional folktale of West Africa. For your classic Gandalf-like fantasy wizard: Zétide, the elderly but powerful wizard who serves as one of the protagonist of the fantasy series La Malerune, initially created by Pierre Grimbert but completed by Michel Robert. For your young adult fantasy hero: Ewilan, from the teenage fantasy series The Quest of Ewilan, an ordinary young girl discovering herself to be the true daughter of powerful sorcerers of another world, another world she will need to save with her own hidden magical powers. And to add a final “French touch”, the witch of Malcombe and Eusaebius the mage, the two magic-users whose actions start the plot of one of France’s most famous comedies, Les Visiteurs. 

The French television series Kaamelott deserves an entire section, with its hilarious cast caricaturing the Arthurian mythos from beginning to end - from an inept and incompetent Merlin, to an annoying Lady of the Lake whose ghostly apparitions make everyone believe Arthur is mad, passing by a Morgan le Fay who is tired of constantly having to drag heroes’ corpses back to Avalon. And let’s not forget Le Répurgateur, a cruel, fanatical and overzealous inquisitor and witch-hunter of the early Christian Rome, who however carries numerous modern-day values and norms against the Celtic traditions still honored at Camelot (such as polygamy or a very loose definition of “justice”).  

ADDENDUM:

I forgot to put in two items on the first part of this list, so I will add them here as a final conclusion. 

When talking about the fairytales of the brothers Grimm that popularized some witch archetypes (Little Snow-White, or Hansel and Gretel), I forgot to evoke The Frog King (wrongly remembered today as “The Frog Prince”), which was the fairytale from which derives the cliche/stereotype/trope of a witch or a fairy turning anyone that displeases them into a toad or a frog. 

And of course, I forgot to mention the most “real” of all the magics... The stage magic. The magic tricks of the magician with the top hat and black-and-white wand. The parlor tricks, and stage illusions, and children’s entertainment, and the great magicians that practiced this art: Isaac Fawkes, Robert-Houdin, John Henry Anderson, Herrmann the Great, Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Fred Kaps, and many many more... Pulling rabbits out of hats, changing the numbers and figures of card games, cutting ladies into two, pulling flowers or handkerchiefs out of thin air, and all these sorts of things... 

[daydreamsia]

Winx Club (seasons 1-3) Rewatch thoughts:

the Trix having Knut work for them was kinda iconic

the Trix are giving boss bitch energy (only season 1)

Riven with Darcy would have been so much better if it would not have been a spell

also, what do you mean - "negative energy like the Prince of Darkness" tell us more! who is this Prince of Darkness?

magic for Riven? he could be Sorcerer of - idk to be honest i have no idea and i have been thinking about that a lot

i'm not a fan of Musa×Riven

Mirta is a baby and needs to be protected

"the witch who turns emotions into pictures"? - sounds like Witch/Fairy of Emotions would have been a better title for her

Diaspro had every right to be offended/feel attacked and defend herself

PUMPKIN

i ship Flora and Mirta

Stella and Brandon are perfect for each other!

the Pixies are kinda annoying but also not

i'm not a fan of Gloomix - would have been more interesting if Darkar gave them a piece of his magic - the Shadow Flame. kinda like Bloomix but also different

OMG Flora and Helia are SO CUTE

but i still prefer my idea of Flora and Mirta

Jared's pictures of Musa gave me serial-killer vibes - photographing her without her knowing and without him knowing her is not romantic!

don't be sad Layla! - they really want to be friends with you

i like Stelas humor a lot

still not into Musa×Riven

what was Darkars Plan again?

Sky had every right to be worried about Bloom, because it felt like she was a little too much into Avalon

the Charmix-bags seem impracticable

Dark Bloom is HOT

MegaTrix are a weird idea but i'm here for it

of course ICY doesn't freece in Omega - is everyone stupid?

hello Valtor

tell me, what are Chimeras powers? Fairy of - i hava no idea what could be fitting

Musa looks good with long hair but the short hair suited her better

Stella and Brandon are still perfect for each other!

Stellas dogs recognizing her made me happy

Diaspro should be over Sky - he's not worth it and she deserves better

Enchantix is giving everything! and i'm not even a fan of the gloves and those "shoes"

what do you mean "final transformation"? there are like X more seasons to come

every other transformation after that should be not as strong as Enchantix - except for the part they need them for, that part can be stronger

Tecna saves the day - we stan her!

still not a fan of Musa×Riven

but Tecna and Timmy are the cutest!

and i'm slowly falling in love with Musa×Layla

Diaspro as a fourth Trix, huh? i'm into that idea! but i also like that she is an "evil" fairy

why are the Trix so into Valtor? like one of them would be ok. but all three of them being into a guy that much older than them...

lol, GIGANTIC Pixies

why are they only worried about Bloom when Tecna is still in Omega?

of course Bloom gets her Enchantix through pure force of will *eyeroll*

redesign idea for "incomplete Enchantix": the Magic Winx wings  instead of the Enchantix ones and the Charmix brooch instead of the fairy dust bottle(?) - it should be visible that something's off about her Enchantix

Timmy is the cutest!

of course Bloom and Sky find Tecna right after arriving *eyeroll*

GIANT ICE SNAKE

Ophir - stop stalking!

i would have preferred Layla and Nabu as friends

i'd still be here for Musa×Layla and don't care a second about Musa×Riven

since when are the Trix so useless? are they really only thinking about Valtor? embarassing

Bollm: STAY AWAY FROM THE WATERSTARS!

why did she even get one? it should have been either only Stella, Musa and Tecna each have one or Flora and Layla should have gone through the labyrinth too - but definitely no waterstar for Bloom!

why did he give them "Disenchantix" that late and why are they only like bikinis?

why is Icy head over heels into Monster!Valtor?

the Trix abandoning Valtor should have happened way earlier

final thoughts: Winx Club could have ended after season 3 (maybe after the movie would have been okay too) and i would be completely fine with it. maybe add a spin-off after that. about the Earth Fairies, Fairy Hunters, Roxy and Selina. But now i'm only talking about my au again - sorry!

i don't know if i will watch season 4, but i will at least start it after rewatching the movie.

[ualseyoung10]

How Iconic Movie Monster “The Pale Man” Was CreatedBehind the Scenes of Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s LabyrinthBy David MartíSeptember 21, 2022

With every character I’ve created with Guillermo del Toro, he’s never said, “Right, so, this is exactly what I want.”

He’ll come with an idea and usually some drawings, and from there, it’s up to you to develop the concept. It’s a process.

The earliest take on the Pale Man, from Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), was of a wooden man with drawers in his chest. Inside one of them is a dagger that Ofelia has to find, but if she opens the wrong drawer, there’s a thin, long, slimy tongue that licks her face.

Guillermo was like, “No, no, no. We need something else.”

Next, we came up with a fat, old man, sitting at the banquet table, who suddenly becomes very thin.

Again, Guillermo was like, “No, no, no. Let’s change it.”

He wanted the Pale Man to be stick-thin with hanging skin, and for reference he gave us that Salvador Dali painting of melting clocks.

But he’s like, “I still don’t like it . . . Remove his eyes.”

I was like, “Remove his eyes? What the hell? But OK.”

We removed his eyes. Then Guillermo tells us to remove his nose as well. I’m like, “How is he going to breathe?”

So Guillermo says, “Do a manta ray sort of thing.”

As a director, he’s the most creative person I’ve ever worked with. But as a producer, his first and only priority is the film itself.

So we did those little, round holes. And we were getting pretty close to what we ended up with in the movie. But then Guillermo’s like, “It’s not right. Let’s do this: When Ofelia eats the grape, he’ll transform. He’ll open his mouth, his lips will recede, the screaming skull of a horse will come out, and he’ll turn into a four-legged creature that chases her.”

We were in the middle of pre-production, we had no money left, and suddenly Guillermo came up with something that not only required a make-up, but also a mechanical thing, and then a puppet. I told him he’d have to find someone else to do it and he got mad at me.

The thing is, whenever I talk about Guillermo, I always say the same. As a friend, he’s the best you could ever have. As a director, he’s the most creative person I’ve ever worked with. But as a producer, his first and only priority is the film itself.

We took some time to cool down and met a while later in Madrid. Guillermo backed down from the screaming horse concept, but the make-up was still not quite there. As he has no eyes, I asked, “How is he going to find Ofelia?”

Guillermo said to me, “Close your eyes and try to find me.”

I thought maybe he’d slap my face, but OK, I closed my eyes. First, I felt around on the table on front of me, then I reached out as far as I could, with my hands wide open. Guillermo yells, “Stop there!”

And he comes up to me and draws eyes on my palms. I was like, “That makes no sense! He grabs the fairy with his eyes?”

But he says, “Stop thinking about practical stuff and think about magic.”

I was like, “You’re right! OK. Let’s do this.”

The first make-up test we did was with just the face and the hands. Guillermo said maybe we should add some tattoos or something, but I convinced him we didn’t need more detail. That the simpler the design, the better.

So Doug Jones is sitting in the chair, playing with the make-up, trying things out. He holds his hands up to his face, like he’s staring at us, then he closes his hands, and opens them again, like he’s blinking. It was just the most amazing moment.

We painted his pointy fingers black, so they’d look like eyelashes. And finally, we agreed: we had our Pale Man!

He didn’t come from Guillermo’s mind, though, or mine. More, a mix of accidents, financial limitations and great ideas from many different artists. Plus Doug, of course, flapping his fingers!

And that’s how we somehow created what very quickly became an iconic movie monster.

[findroleplay]

``` A 1960s Romance.

All characters are 18+

Tags: 60s, ELVIS, Canon x Canon, Literate RP.

Pairings: FxM

Notes: 1x1 only, no groups, multiple characters are welcome but must be within the universe of the main two.

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*Plot Sneak Peek.*

Elvis Presley. Ohh how that name sent shivers down a girls spine any time they heard it. The man was a national sensation, heartthrob of memphis. Swooning every school girl possible all over the world. However, one stood out more to him than the rest during his service in the army.

Priscilla Ann Beaulieu. The star had kindled a connection with the girl at one of his parties, usually always chatting and discussing personal issues he couldn’t with anyone else whenever hosting another one. He had a deep fondness growing for her, however, once he fell back into his regular glamorous life in the United States, The young lady became only a pleasant memory.

It was now 1968, and Presley’s acting career was coming to an end. Despite him putting his musical talents aside for the last 7 years, his needs and desire with acting were never met. So, here he was. NBC studios Burbank California. Getting reading to put on the greatest show anyone has ever seen. However, when he found himself pacing on that tiny little stage, a familiar face far in the crowd caught his attention.

hello, hello ! my name is Dahlia, and I was in search of perhaps pursing a plot similar to this little example between the two iconic love birds. Of course the fairy tale marriage was not perfect by any means, and I feel that is what makes it so special and “fun” to play around with. I’m not sure if there is anyone who is as indulged in the “Elvis Fandom” here, but I thought it would be worth a shot at trying!

If this doesn’t interest you though, I am more than happy to share other ideas or fixations in mind separately from this one.

Anywho, circling back to the plot and idea itself. In this romantic angsty role play, I would be likely taking the female counterpart, as I find playing his role quite tedious and difficult.

Now, I would like this to be sort of a world building thing, I don’t want there to strictly be nsfw

or sfw, there needs to be a gradual build up and a proper balance between certain aspects. I find only nsfw role plays BORING.

I also am willing to discuss other plots I have in mind for these two, or add on to it, whatever you want! As long as we both have an agreement.

Please feel free to reach out to me if this caught your eye!!

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[kingleedo]

ONEUS - BLACK MIRROR, MBC || HWANWOONG ||

bonus:

[lemonadecandy]

Meeting Zhongli [Part 4]

Game: Genshin Impact

About: Zhongli x fem!reader

Note 1: The premise is that 'you' get transported into the game and journey through Teyvat along with the traveller. This is a reinterpretation of the Liyue Archon Quests. Hope you enjoy~

Note 2: This has not been proofread.

Note 3: This part is longer than the others. Around 2.3k words.

Guizhong’s love for various mechanics and puzzles was fairly known about in the mortal realm. But very few knew of the dumbbell she used as a weapon and even fewer knew that it is referred to as the Memory of Dust. Y/n does seem knowledgeable and it isn’t too far fetched to assume that she stumbled upon this information after some research. What doesn’t add up is that she associated the dumbbell in my hands to the one she read about. Guizhong’s dumbbell isn’t the only historically significant one, in fact there are many others that are more iconic, why did she not take any of their names? 

When she first saw me, she had quite reaction as well, as if she was scared. I am very well aware of the kind of fear she held in her eyes, it’s the one that I often saw on the battlefield, but I am confident that my current form as a mortal isn’t too intimidating, not even a child has been this terrified to see me. Y/n surely knows something, but it seems like the other two don’t, seeing that their response is entirely different from hers. Is she perhaps someone sent by Signora? I think I made it clear that I don’t want any interruptions on my side of the plans. She could also be someone sent by a third party, but no one should have been able decipher that I faked my death this quickly. It has to be the Fatui. I shall observe her more to confirm my suspicions, and if Signora has broken the contract, she will pay the price.

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Of course. Of course, it had to end up this way. Dinner had went well actually. I thought the night would end there and this ordeal would be past me. But, a certain someone had to keep insisting on having drinks. Maybe it was punishment for my hubris. 

“It is Liyue custom to have a few drinks with your guest before you part with them.” I could feel the sly intentions in Zhongli’s words. He was clearly making this ‘custom��� up. First of all, Zhongli didn’t even invite the traveller for dinner until after the rite of parting and secondly, never once was such a custom ever mentioned in the game. I should have noticed this discrepancy sooner, but I was too caught up in my thoughts to catch it. He clearly invited us with a hidden motive.

“We would love to honor such… customs. But I am afraid Lumine and Paimon here cannot drink.”, I said trying to come up with the most plausible excuse as possible.

“Well then, you can honor it on their behalf.”, the geo archon stated.

“I am afraid I can’t quite hold my liquor. And I would prefer staying close to my companions.” “What are you talking about? You used to spend every other day at Angel’s Share getting drunk with Venti.”, Lumine cut in. I flinched and gave her a glare. But she only seemed to get more confused. Stop ruining this for me! 

But suddenly, her face lit up as if understanding the situation and she whispered in my ear, “You don’t have to be so shy.” Alarmed I pulled away to look at her and she seemed to be giggling. What in the world is she thinking?

But before I could question her about it, she quickly stood up, taking Paimon with her and said, “Y/n, you shouldn’t hold back for our sake. Paimon and I will get going now, we are too tired from our journey today.”

“That’s right, Paimon needs sleep.”, the floating fairy said as she followed the traveller drowsily. “What? Wait! You—“, I shouted after them, getting up to follow them. But Zhongli quickly grasped my hand. I looked back towards him, “Excuse me… but the bill hasn’t been paid yet.”, he said with the plainest expression on his face. My jaw dropped at the unbelievable situation I had just been pushed into. Letting out a long and frustrated sigh I sat back down, burying my face in my hands. Not only have I been betrayed and abandoned by those two idiots, but now I have spend time with this walking bomb… alone. I looked up at the person sitting before me. He was looking away, signaling the waiter to bring the bill. And I also have to support this crazy man’s ridiculous expenditure. Out of all the details of his characters, of course this one had to stay.

The bill turned out to be humongous. I wonder if Childe can reimburse me for this? “Which kind of wine do you enjoy?”, Zhongli asked from behind me as I handed over the mora to the owner of the restaurant. 

“The cheapest one… for I am the one who will be paying for it, no?” I said not even bothering to look at him. This day couldn’t go any worse. Maybe I should actually try dying, I might just end up returning home that way. I was met by a chuckle to my statement. “I know a small outlet near the docks, the alcohol there is quite affordable. It may not taste very exquisite, but I would argue that it has a charm of its own.”

“Lead the way sir.”, I said pocketing the change in my bag.

The night was late, contrasting the hustle of the morning, the only sounds heard were the whistling of the land breeze and the mellow chatter of the patrons of the night time restaurants. All the other shops and businesses were closed and resting. I too wished to hurry back home to my residence and relax after the day’s events. But ‘day’ was not even close to ending. Zhongli walked ahead of me in slow and small steps. It was nice of him to be considerate and try to match my pace. What is he thinking? Was he actually going to take me to an obscure alleyway and kill me there? There was no chance of me surviving that. Chills ran through my body at the thought of this occurrence. I could feel my stomach clenching in stress. 

“We’ve arrived.” Zhongli said turning to me. I looked to my side, and noticed the outlet. It truly was ‘small’. There were no customers, just an old man, who was presumably the owner. 

We walked to the stall as the old man greeted us. He seemed to have recognized Zhongli. “What would you like?”

“Whatever he gets.”, I said motioning towards the man besides me.

“I would like the regular.”, Zhongli replied. “Should we sit near the docks as we enjoy our drinks?”, he asked looking towards me.

“Sounds good.”, I complied. This place near the sea smelled salty, but in a good way. There weren’t a lot of people around, just other sailors, drunk beyond consciousness. The spot we picked to sit at had a nice view of the water in front of us. The full moon shone brightly and reflected beautifully on the golden crane structures near the dock. This place was so much more mesmerizing than how it was illustrated in the game.

Unfortunately the drink tasted awful. Whatever was the charm Zhongli talked about. I flinched as I tried to stop myself from spitting out the liquid I had ingested. Noticing my reaction Zhongli laughed. “It’s advisable to have it in small sips, helps with the taste.”

I rolled my eyes, “Could have told me this before I drank it.” But Zhongli just continued chuckling. “So? Why are you doing this?”, I asked him. It was nice that he hadn’t killed me yet, but I wasn’t going to just sit around waiting for it like a lamb to slaughter. Maybe I could ask him directly and talk this out. 

“Is it a crime to show interest in someone you are curious about?”, Zhongli didn’t seem fazed by my confrontation in the least. He looked at me with a strange kind of intensity in his eyes. Unable to maintain eye contact, I looked away as I felt heat rise up in my cheeks. I unwittingly took another gulp of the drink in my hands only to give an even worse reaction than last time. I coughed as the liquor burned through my throat. Zhongli patted my back to help me relax, “Careful!” Flinching at his touch, I quickly regained my bearings shaking his hand off. “What are you curious about?”, I asked.

“What do you think of Liyue?”, he replied as he pulled back and looked at the rolling waves. 

I stared at him blankly, caught off guard by his seemingly out of place question. It was an ordinary question, but why was he asking me this all of a sudden? Noticing my silence, he said as he continued to look forward, “I really care for this city, so I am curious what an outsider like you thinks of it.” His face wasn’t clear due to the night sky, but the moonlight shone enough to make out the change in his expressions apparent. They were soft and melancholic. It held a mix of many different emotions, pride, sorrow, satisfaction, doubt…? Was he perhaps, still insecure about his decision to let Liyue go? Is that why he asked the traveller the same question as he was asking me right now? That’s right, the Morax we get to know properly is the one after the events of this quest. The turmoil and doubt he would probably be facing right now is not something that would need to be talked about later. This is something different too, huh? Never would I have imagined to see Zhongli so unsure and… afraid. I too turned away and looked at the sea, feeling as if I had seen something I am not allowed to see. I took another sip of the wine, a small one this time. Nah, it still tasted awful. 

“It’s almost enchanting.”, I said. Zhongli looked to me, puzzled. “The city, I mean.”, I continued as I glanced at him. “It seems to have a life of its own. In the mornings it’s loud and colorful, but at nights it’s calm and serene. The people here are so friendly as well, I can feel the spirit by just standing on the roads here. And as you were saying earlier, Liyue feels like it’s bursting with culture and heritage. You can so easily feel the presence of the god who walked with his people for more than a millennia. It’s quite the contrast to Mondstat... not that one is any better than the other.”, I giggled. Zhongli let out a chuckle as well, he seemed to be pleased with my answer.

“But, Liyue’s god no longer walks with them.”, he mumbled.

“That is indeed very disheartening. But I think Liyue will be fine.”, I said catching his words. I couldn’t help but want to cheer up the man who sat besides me, for I knew that all that lied in the future for him was peace, so he needn’t be this dejected. Perhaps it was the alcohol that made me more sympathetic? I took another sip of the drink as I continued, seems like today I just couldn’t find in myself the will to run away from miserable things and situations.

“The geo archon has left his people with so much knowledge and even a time of peace and stability. I personally think that he has finished his job and his duties to his people. It will be a rough time as the people try to gain their bearings, but from the few days I have been here… I think Liyue will be able to handle it, maybe even prosper from it.” I couldn’t really drive away his worries by telling him about my knowledge of the future, but the least I could do is reaffirm the very reasons and beliefs he put his trust in while he made his decision.

“Your words… they are comforting to hear.”, Zhongli replied. Even his voice seemed softer. Liyue was probably like his own child, I understand why he was so anxious to let it go. Why he came up with such a risky plan to just confirm his choice. “This reminds me of a certain memory. That incident took place at the docks as well, and I had the same thoughts back then as well.”, he continued. Was he perhaps talking of the time when the idea of retirement first occurred to him?  

“I hope it’s a good memory.”, I say as I take another sip, this time emptying my cup. Zhongli refills it for me as courtesy.

“Only time will tell.”, he replies.

We just sat there in silence for a few moments, I had started feeling the buzz of the alcohol in my system, it calmed my nerves that had tensed up over the course of the entire day. I looked towards Zhongli, he seemed lost in his own reverie. He seemed much less terrifying than before, no, in fact he didn’t look terrifying at all. He looked human. He looked… real. That’s right, Zhongli is real, so is the traveller and so is Teyvat. I keep forgetting that. Now that I think about it, most of my fear stemmed from the fact that I felt that Zhongli seemed different from his in-game counterpart. Nothing about him was inherently scary. I just made the differences out to be objects of fear. And now that I have taken a proper look at him, nothing feels chilling about him, in fact I have become curious about him. He isn’t just a character. He’s a person.  That’s right, I should probably stop seeing this world through the lens of it being a game, but instead, for what it really is.

P.S.: This one is longer because I just couldn't find a good place to end it.

Part 5:

[owaowabetch]

Minecraft Part 2 (Sykkuno x F!Reader)

Oneshot (maybe part of a series??? at this point probs): Chaos in the server, Will a deal entice you to become part of the comfy cartel? Or will you resist the temptation of the deal and side with the resistance? Friendship and a lil romance (oohhh things are starting to heat up)

Warning:Non beta (cuz we baddies purr); part of Uh-oh & Impasta

You had been streaming Minecraft for about 4 hours when you decided to end it for a small meal break. Though ending stream didn’t stop you from continuing playing with your friends. Unfortunately, Sykkuno had not been on while you were streaming, since you did so quite earlier than usual, but you wanted to remodel your minecraft home; turning the once pink wooden home to a white quartz block using the obscene amount of quartz that Jae gifted you as to entice you to join his faction in the sever. It was a nice bribe gift, but you have yet to align yourself with the ressistance or the comfy cartel. 

So, while gettin gifted quartz blocks was nice, hearing that Toast gave Lily a gun enticed you more.But you doubt Toast’s whole character arc will entrust you with one. You maybe be living with his ‘right-hand’ man, but he seems to be slowly on a downward spiral. Kind of like a crazy wacky scientist- he’s doofenshmirtz. 

Anyways you had completed the finishing touches on your remodeled, when you saw in the little chat that Sykkuno was on. “ OH!OH!OH! SYKKUNO!”

You were excited to show him the newly made house. The house was three levels to your house, but you’re mostly wanna show him the basement area.

You saw the iconic teal shirt paired with the green stripped scarf boxy figure making their way towards you. You emoted the cheering pose and happily called out to him “Hi Sykkuno!” 

“Hey, Y/n!” He cheered back coming closer “I have something for you!” 

You start jumping up and down “Present!” You like getting free things, especially if it comes from someone you like....as a friend of course. Yup yup, just as a friend. As, he stood in front of you he laughed “What are you doing?” watching your character wave their arms around

You laughed back at him “Just happy to see you!”

“Well, I’m always happy to see you!” Sykkuno chirps out and adds on with a slight stutter “C-cause we’re friends! I’m always happy to see such a great friend!”

Feeling the high of him telling you how he was always happy to see you was crushed by him reminding you that friends is all that you both may only ever be. So with the disappointment lingering and the excitement wearing off, you just mutter a reply back. “Yes! The bestest of friends!”

“Yup, yup. Anyways have some water mills” He throws some black blocks with blue markings on them “Follow me!” You both ran near your home “Claim this bit of land” and you did so. “Now, dig like a 3 by 6 hole and place two water mills close to each corner and one in the middle bottom”(1). You followed his instructions “Ok, so im just gunna place the water” You watched him do so “Ok! I think it’s all good and ready to go!”

You crouch and inch around the hole “What is it?”

“Ok well you know how I got you that green lasso that has you swinging and jumping all over the place with the slime boots?” Sykkuno asks crounching up right beside you 

“Yea yea!” You crouch and uncrouch in circles around him

“Well I have something even better!” He cheers “Eh” he grunts and throws a ring on the floor. You awe and oh as you put the ring in your hot bar “How cute! It has little wings on it!” 

“Yea! It’s a special ring” Sykkuno tells you 

“Special ring?...Are you proposing to me! OMG Sykkuno” You joke 

“Wah?” Spluttering out in confusion but deciding to play along “I mean are you accepting?”

You laugh “Woah, Sy! How bold of you sir”

He giggles back to you before teaching you how and where to put the ring. “OK do you have it on?”

You jump up and down in response allowing the slime boots to spring you up higher. “Yup Yup”

“Ok so, why don’t you take off your slime boots and then press the space bar” He jumps up and down, which you do. You gasp as you are lifted into the air “Sy! Look! Im flying!!” He is in the air next to you “I can see! Cause I am also flying!”

“How are we doing this! This is so fucking cool!” You laugh as you start moving around in the air “WAIT! Are you streaming? I’m so sorry!”

He laughs as he starts following you around in the air “It’s fine, but the ring I gave you is an angel ring. As long as your wearing it, then you can just fly around”

“Wow! Thanks Sykkuno!” You cheer and you walk around in the air “Clean! Clean!” 

“Yea, Of Course! It’ll be alot easier for you to get to places faster” He explains once more “Now, my chat has been going crazy and telling me that you redid our house?”

Excitement lit through you as you were ready to show him the remodeling works that you’ve done “Yes! I did! I’m so excited to show you” You move your camera out of first person and notice your character wearing a pair of white wings on your back “Oh my god! Sykkuno! I didn’t know that there was actual wings that appear on your lil person!”

“uh yea! I didn’t know if you wanted to have or not, cause mine are invisible” Sykkuno says flying next to you as you make the short distance back to your home “but i remembered you saying that you wanted to buy fairy wings. I could’ve made them pink to look like them, but i thought the white ones would suit you better”

“Cause i’m such an angel?” You tease as you reached your front door

“Well uh you are um a nice person” Hearing the shyness in his tone made you think that he was being sincere and it made you blush “Thank you Sykkuno, you’re one of the best people i know!”

He clears his throat “uh well um, look we made it!” trying to divert the conversation away from the compliments. You made a mental note to yourself to compliment him more, so that his confidence rises up and he no longer shies away from them.

“Yup!” You open the door ���come on in!” He oh’ed as he came in, seeing the kitchen area first “As you can see Sy and chat, I have created a kitchen with actual fucking oven and fridge! How crazy is that! These mods are cool!”

“So, yeah! Kitchen area, though I doubt we’ll use it” You comment

“Wow! a fridge! Neat!” He opened the fridge and looked at the decor of other kitchen appliances 

You laugh at his wording “ Yup! and this is our living room slash library” leading him further into the house and showing him the sitting area with a bunch of bookcases surrounding the fake chairs “and right next to this is the ‘dining room’ where more seats were placed with a table and a cute flower in a pot atop the table. “So, yea this is the first floor!” 

“This is cool! Oh! it’s [y/f/flower] on the table” He notes and you nod feeling your cheeks flush a bit before admitting “of course! It’s actually the flower you gave me on our first day...”

“thats, thats really cool that you kept it” Sykkuno replies and there is a bit of silence between the two of you. Not awkward but almost in a content kind of way. Peaceful if you will. 

“Ok! Now lets head upstairs! It’s where we sleep!” You say walking up the stairs showing him the green beds placed next to each other “I didn’t know if you wanted to sleep next to each other again, but i did it anyways lol” 

He walked around the room and admired the little decor spread around the walls and opened chests in the room. He laughed awkwardly “it’s fine, it’s just a respawn point so its no biggie!”

“Yea to sleepovers!” You cheer 

Clearing his throat he noted how much he liked the room, causing you to smile and thank him “But i know what you’ve been wanting to see the most!”

“What do you mean?” He questioned and looked at you 

“The basement! Dun Dun DUN!” You jump at him scooting him down the stairs

He laughed in disbelief “What was that? Did you just hit me?”

“Nope” Emphasizing the p “ I just jumped at you which caused you to go down the stairs! I could never hurt you Sy!”

“Well I could never hurt you too” He mutters back and you pouted at how cute his response was

“Oh! You could just make your way down there! I forgot that Jae wanted me to give him some quartz back!” You gasp remembering what Jae had told you

“What do you mean?” His character looks back at you

And you look back at his and think “hmmm I don’t know if I should snitch or not, but Jae gave me an obsence amount of quartz blocks to build the house! I knew it was a little hard for you to get some, so he offered to give me some”

He hummed back “I see....” 

You noted how the atmosphere tensed for a split moment until Sykkuno happily noted that it was nice of him to give you something he couldn’t, but it sounded a bit off to you. Though you didn’t pay much attention to that since you didn’t want to reveal the resistance, as you have yet to align yourself with any of the two factions, well soon to be three since you believe that Sydney is doing some witchy stuff.

“Well, why don’t you go do that while I check the basement and give something to toast really quick!” He tells you 

“Ok!” You reply back to him rifling through your chests to find the remaining the blocks to give to Jae “I’ll see you in a bit, maybe toast too!”

With that you made your way back to Jae to hand him the quartz back, though it was quite an ordeal since he made a whole rant on how evil the comfy cartel were and how you should join them and become a spy cause apparently Toast is planning on doing something that could affect the entire server....

So you just ignored all of that and made your way back home, to have Toast and Sykkuno greet you at the front door.

“Hey guys! Im back” You cheer at them

“What did Jae want huh?!?!” Toast immediately questions you “Did you tell him any of our business huh? Should we be trusting you huh? huh? HUH!?!”

“Whoa Toast” You back up as he was getting all up in your face

“Wow Toast, are you okay?” Sykkuno places himself between you two 

“Im doing just fine” Toast answers back and you notice his full gear armor “Just wanted to know if we have a rat here”

You tsk “wow Toast, I see how it is. I see. By the way you look like a Power Rangers villan, just sayin”

He takes out his gun and points it at you “Well you won’t be sayin much Motherfucka!”

“I won’t say anything at all if you give me a gun to join the comfy cartel” You hit Sykkuno away and hear him utter an ow “Cause I don’t have an allegiance with anyone at the moment. So I’m a free agent and I can talk to whoever whenever” Throwing his words back at him and implying that you can speak to anyone without repercussions.

“AH right you are not part of the comfy cartel yet” He nods to himself “Well I wont give you a gun to join the group cause frankly I know that you’ll just shoot me”

You sigh “Then i’-”

“Instead!” He interrupts you “I’ll give you something better!” 

You pout “but i wanna cap a bitch”

“Instead of cappin’ you’ll be rackin’ cause you’re gunna have to collect taxes from people and in exchange you get the left hand of my right hand” He moves closer to you, that statement throw you through a loop ‘left hand?right hand?’. You were confusion. “Capiche?”

“What do you mean?” You question and he evil laughs and hits sykkuno.

“Wha? What was that Toast” Sykkuno also confused as to why Toast hit him and what Toast meant.

“I’m saying that you can have Sykkuno!” He evil laughs once more 

Sykkuno splutters “Wha? What do you mean Toast?!?!”

You were shocked at what he said. Giving you Sykkuno? “What do you mean?”

“You can marry Sykkuno” He repeats himself once more “You are both important to each other, why else live together? This way I’m keeping you both in check” and once again with the evil laughter

‘I’m glad im not streaming otherwise some of the more entitled fangirls would 100% send hate comments to me’ you think to yourself

You hum “Will I still get a gun?”

“Only if you can become my number one marksmen and execute the people I tell you too” He offers you

“Deal” You nod to yourself 

“Wha? [Y/N]?” Sykkuno sputters out “You’re ok with this?” and nodding to yourself you reply with a yes and asks him if he is also “Well I- uh I” he continues to laugh awkwardly “I mean uh sure?”

“Neat!” You reply throwing a diamond at him “Here’s your dowry lol”

Though before another conversation could happen Toast butts in once more “This was a test and you both passed” and throws a gun at you “Here take this one, prove yourself and I’ll get you a better one”

You put the gun in your hot bar and place it in your hand. “Clean!” You start point it in different directions “Thanks! Toast!”

“Don’t betray me or else you gets the hose!” He starts walking backwards then comes back up to you “Oh, also your target is Leslie, be sure to collect her taxes before killing her.” Walking backwards once more before coming back “Oh Sykkuno hand me the diamond [y/n] gave you.” He does so “Ok that’ll be your last tax payment until I have you look for materials for a special project” He evil laughs as he flies away

“OK! Great talk!” You call out and emote the happy one, with your arms lifted up and shaking about “Awesome! I get a gun muahahahaha!”

You hear Sykkuno clear his throat “so uh, you were ok with marrying me?”

“Yea! so were you!” You say as you move you camera around trying to find a good angle to see it properly

“Because you were!” He replies back and that took you aback a bit as you didn’t realize how uncomfortable it may have been for him.

“Well you didn’t have too if you didn’t want to” You felt a bit embarrassed at the fact that he did it because you wanted to but not he himself personally

“Wha, well I didn’t think you were being serious” Once again laughing awkwardly “Cause you know girls aren’t in- OW”

You shot him with the gun in annoyance.

‘Bitches are into you Sykkuno’ You screamed in your head ‘I‘M BITCHES!’

 Author’s Note:

Side Note 1 - I dont know if this is correct lol

No cap but i had written half of this like 3 days after writing Part 1 but I got lazy lmao sorry! Also this is gunna be a slowburn story cuz lets be real our smol bean and all of our asses are awkward as hell and kind insecure in the romantic aspect, so realistically it would not be fast paced.

So here it is Minecraft pt.2/4

Tags: @sushiims

[thejudgingtrash]

would you class percy as a morally grey character? i’m really interested to hear your input

Anon 2: Would u class percy as an Morally Gray character?

Hey there! Let me write that essay for you about morally gray Percy ^^

It’s not about whether Percy is a morally gray character or not, it’s about he has to be otherwise the story doesn’t make any sense. At least for me it wouldn’t.

Ashley (@gr33kg0ds) said in the tags of my dark!Percy post something along the line of people diminishing Percy’s character because they need him to be pure and fluffy and I wholeheartedly agree with that!

Just because Percy’s twelve doesn’t mean he’s pure and didn’t do unproblematic things. I’ll mostly refer to The Lightning Thief because that book is the Magnus Opus for Riordan and perfectly stands for Percy as a morally gray character from the very beginning of the saga. (Also the only book I’ve recently re-read)

As much as I love fanon with all the amazing artworks, debates, memes and jokes, analysis, cool edits and wonderful fanfics, projecting your version of Percy doesn’t make the image in your head real. Percy in canon is not the fun and fluffy boy you imagine him to be or which social media sites (Reddit, Twitter, Instagram and yes, also Tumblr) tend to make him to be. He’s a scrawny little sarcastic twerp that was the unpopular kid. He isn’t that cringy dude Tony Lopez doing that fucking weird TikTok dance (side note: I don’t even know who this person is and I don't care, I saw the video and immediately wanted to delete every social media app on my phone, so thanks Tony?), kissing his Yeezys goodnight, vibing to our lord and gay icon Taylord “T. Swizzle” Swift song and flexing them iPhone 11 Max Pros. Percy literally said that going to Burger King with his mother once in a while would be considered a luxury. He’s a poor bastard in literal sense.

Part of the problem with the distinction of Percy’s character and his motives stem from the fact that Percy is a sneaky unreliable narrator and we as the audience (especially if you’re younger) don’t question most of his behavior if you even question some (pretty sure that most of us only picked up weird stuff as adults). Everything seems plausible to you. But does it mean that his behavior is necessarily good? Something that would paint his character as good?

Like I’ve said, let’s take a look at TLT. The very beginning of everything and the wonderful line that gets quoted everywhere: “Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood”. 

The very first line that quoted everywhere or used as in moodboard and edits but its meaning and significance get brushed off for the most part. It immediately sets the tone and the atmosphere for the book and for Percy as a character. A(n in my opinion) morally gray character. The very first thing we hear from Percy is that he doesn’t want to be in this world. He’s an involuntary participant who has been (upon further reading) blackmailed and forced into this world and is only cooperating to get his mother back and said in regards to his father (who also stands for the Greek pantheon) ”well yeah, would be nice to know about my dad but I’ve survived without him the past twelve years so I don’t know, he wouldn’t be missed necessarily I guess?“ That pretty much tells you, it foreshadows, that we will be dealing with someone with grit, someone that fights back, someone that went through shit, someone that isn’t a goody two-shoed character. Does it mean he’s a terrible (in the sense of evil or bad) character from the get go? Not really, but it tells you in nuances that he won’t be the white shining knight you might expect from a fairy tale.

There is so much that little Perseus Jackson has to offer you directly in the first book. So much that paints him as a morally gray character. From the illegal candy stash all the way to tricking Procrustes into his own trap. He knows right from wrong and isn’t innocent by any means. He wants you to think he’s innocent. Yes, he hunts monsters and the book also tells you that some adults (Gabe) can also be monsters, but Percy’s personality is so interesting and full of facets which I love! He’s misleading you on purpose. Deflects, plays events down. He lies in front of you to others but you don’t really doubt it. Instead of questioning it, you understand it.

What distinguishes Percy from other male protagonists in that notion that the author doesn’t try to paint him as particularly good (the reader connects the dots, in reality) is pretty much that. Percy is neither inherently good or bad. He’s in the middle. He does lots of questionable things and his personality adds to it. Something that immediately comes to my mind is his lack of fear of consequences. He thinks in the short term and not in the long term. Of course, he’s caring about those that are close and important to him (Grover, Annabeth and his mother of course. And well. The world not getting destroyed by his weird father and fucking crazy uncle would be a plus). But Percy isn’t really a strategist (yet). Look at the Medusa head thingy. Annabeth and Grover warn him, that he’s gonna get his ass beat and he doesn’t care. That these gods could squish him in the end didn’t matter to him.

The Olympian gods are painted as these unpenetrable huge mighty force and some fuzzy annoyed twelve year old dipshit sends them the severed head of a monster - but not any monster, the monster his father had a role in creating (well, Athena for the most part, but you know what I mean). (Also, I know this kinda reckless behavior gets sorta rewarded but at first, everyone was like ‘NO, NO, NO!’ before Percy was glorious with his attempt). Percy essentially tells these ancient forces that drive the way of his new cosmos how shit‘s gonna work from now on.

Percy isn’t fear riddled and doesn’t think about the possible outcome. He manipulates, he lies, he persuades and all of this as soon as he hits twelve. But probably earlier. Pretty sure he had to become a believable lier in order to trick (survive being around) Gabe. Perseus is angry, he’s agitated. Had Riordan written Percy as a soft spoken, frightened, goody two-shoed kid, almost nothing in TLT and the follow-ups would have made sense. He’s the outcast, but slowly blossoms into the strength and muscles of the group. Of the entire camp. Someone that outsmarts opponents and wins battles. But he didn’t do that by playing nice and being a bootlicker.

TLT would’ve been a perfect standalone book that would have emphasized that Percy is an involuntary person sive) if you skip Kronos, leave a little bit foreshadowing with the prophecy out, tweak the talks with the gods and Annabeth’s first meeting and skip Luke and the scorpion at the end. The ending would’ve been “and so Percy had a first awesome summer vacation and found a group of friends for life” or so (aka PJO movie 1 in less shitty and more cohesive).

The morally gray character shrinks a little bit in the SOM because there lie straighter dangers ahead which dive more into the bigger picture and Percy grows more into the character who takes care of friends and but he does come back with TTC, and definitely BOTL and the St. Helens explosion.

Consequences of Percy’s interactions had people partially dying. There is doubt, there is guilt. But the show must go on. There are battles that have to be won. There is no big giving up, no big overturn for the bad guys.

Also... isn’t it interesting that we start with Percy saying ”look, I don’t want to be in this world“ in TLT and it ends with TLO where he says ”for once I didn’t look back“? The full circle? The way that accepting his fate took five books? To change Percy from being an involuntary participant to becoming voluntary? He didn’t want to be a half-blood, he didn’t want to be the kid in the prophecy, but he actively chose to be in the end. He went from a darker shade of gray to a mayhaps lighter, if you want to say so.

To conclude, I repeat myself again: it’s not about whether Percy is a morally gray character or not, it’s that he has to be.

Thanks for asking me about some meta stuff I really do like diving into these things here and there. Tumblr’s sorta glitchy, I do get notifications but I really don’t see asks, so I’m sorry if my response is mad late ^^

[technomaestro]

Oh? Tell us about the characters on that list then

*slaps character sheet* this bad boy can fit so much of my own repressed trauma in it

This one could be fuckin *all* of them, but it's probably Kelarvia Arana, aka Kel. Poor dwarven fighter exile from Orzamar who turned to the Qun, was trained wrong as a spy, failed her family, failed the qun, failed her friends, and kept trying to do right. She was... not bright. She took a face full of acid breath for her troubles, got repeatedly stabbed by everyone around her, and still kept fucking trying. She was not in a great place by the end of that campaign.

Closeted Trans Person Gender Envy Character™

So, while I'm very much cis, I did toy around with the idea of genderfluidity and transness at one point. And the closest character to that would have been a major NPC that I had in my pokemon game, Claire deVire. She was a literal illusionist / Fairy Type mage, and honestly one of my favorite NPCs to use in the game. I played her as a confident and experienced trainer who had an air of mystery, was clever and flirtatious, and who had a very accomplished team including trans icon Sylveon. She is/was one of the main *villains* of the campaign, but that's besides the point. If I was a girl, she's who I'd want to be - but I'm pretty solid in my gender at this point.

sexy

That would be Lucas Maignard, the Silver Lion. Not just your average silver fox, but a nobleman who absolutely could rock it. Think Rollo from Vikings except salt and pepper hair. He was power hungry, a staunch revanchist of his family's ancestral title and he would go to every length it took to reclaim it, including trying to seduce the King's consort. He, notably, caused at least one if not more international incidents by insulting the soccer abilities of a neighboring kingdom.

He may have had the highest charisma of any character I've played.

idealized version of myself

Allow me to introduce you to Broderic Gullet, a 6'6 tall constantly drunken scotsman Barbarian with a hammer who was unkillable. Literally - he actually died at one point and came back to life because he was too damn stubborn to leave before his friends had gotten to safety, and some passing spirit possessed him and turned him into an abomination. He was jovial, friendly, could talk to his cat Mr. Pickles, and wonderfully buff enough he could hug all his friends at once. Plus he was a trained chef.

As Fruity And Extra As Possible

Oh this is easy. The Satyr Diplomat Cheldric delWolpertinger, a man who *honestly* should have read the recommended reading before being sent to deliver very important documents (these were actually talking frogs!). He was supposed to board a new train on the mountainous passage to Westport, but forgot his ticket. When the train left, he literally jumped (and I mean I cast "jump" and specifically was a Satyr for their Mirthful Leaps feature which adds 1d8 to my jump distance) onto the back of the train. Unfortunately, the murder of the conductor was a bit of an issue, but Cheldric and some other passengers put their heads together to solve the mystery.

furry

So, allow me to set the stage for Albie, Traitor to Crowkind. A Kenku that was as much benefit to the party as he was walking, curse triggering hazard, this absolute buffoon would do what he could to simultaneously help the party while also doing his best not to piss of Strahd too much. A lighting bolt cast into the middle of melee that hit everyone totally gives him plausible deniability for who survives.

I think my favorite memory though is when one of the other party members just opened his beak and he started reciting the Book of Strahd like Stitch plays that record in Lilo & Stitch

A good runner up here would also be Nilbo, a Kobold Druid who only became a druid because it let him wild shape into progressively bigger lizards and dinosaurs. No other animals, just scales.

I Saw One Of The Extra Fantasy Races That Aren’t In The Player’s Handbook And Almost Had A Stroke

Listen. Listen to me. I fucking love Warforged. I will *always* go to bat for magical robots. They're amazing and I've played so many, from psions to storm domain clerics to the most recent one, Hymn, a gender-neutral Celestial Pact Warlock Warforged who got his abilities because he was a socialist. No, I'm not joking - he was made for usage by the Church of the Sovereign Host, but when a wandering heretical priest came by wondering why the church didn't do more, Hymn started going out at night to perform direct action and mutual aid. Being not that smart, he accidentally wandered into a cult's base and released a captive celestial, who gifted him the power to help more.

a race + class that typically would not go together

I'm of a tossup here - the Halfling Artificer Posco Harfoot, who was a member of the Justicars and in order to even the playing field, built himself a goddamn magitek mech in order to go toe to toe with the other peacekeepers, or of Tiberius Vanderwhinn, an elven Path of the Zealot barbarian who was *extremely* keen on getting his libraries late fees sorted, and gods help you if you dared shout in his library.

sexy criminal

Very few things are sexier than a tiefling, and that would be Boreo Lieran, the Tiefling Bard. Boreo was a staunch contender for the "As fruity as possible" but this pansexual beast is much more in line here because the man seduced half the party prior to or during session 1. Having a prehensile tail and the ability to pick up the gnome lass in the party by it for him to tease probably helped.

Of course, such a man was hilariously illegal, because not only did he smuggle and steal like, 90% of his luxury goods that he used to pamper himself with, he would absolutely flaunt a total disregard for property rights and find himself making grand entrances into peoples homes and lives as part of his wayward caravan, leaving a trail of chaos in his wake.

himbo

One of the more recent characters I've played. Cadmus, Son of Abraxes! A "human" wizard on the plane of Theros, this man is the half-divine son of the literal personification of the pride of a polis that was wiped off the face of the world by the gods for their Hubris. So, an active devotee of the god of victory, and actively blaspheming the goddess of destiny at every turn (As he would put it, we hold the pen in our hands, she merely hoards the ink), his goal was to perform deeds good enough to earn a place as a constellation under the stars. He would only *ever* sleep outside at night, even in cities, because he wanted to rest with them as he knew one day he would for eternity.

[valflame]

misc. headcanon questions | ALWAYS ACCEPTING @sakuradreamerz​​ ASKED: (*peeks in!* This is a random question, but I was wondering if Arvis likes to do anything in particular during the autumn, like if he drinks a certain tea, help his kiddos make leaf piles and jump into them, etc)

would you believe that this is the only icon I have of arvis being a dad. and it’s of him getting decked in the face by his infant son. incredible.

ON A MORE SERIOUS BEND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION: of course! Genealogy of the Holy War has multiple manga and novel adaptations, and then on top of them you have things like the playing guide, the game guide, Kaga’s various interviews and Q&A’s about the characters, etc, and I like to cherry pick aspects from each various canon to add to my interpretation of the character. ( which includes the oosawa manga... as much as I dislike it 😔 but the reasons behind my distaste for the oosawa manga could take up their own post ) One of the things we see throughout the novels and the manga is Arvis being called an overwhelmingly kind man, which stands at odds a bit with the way he’s depicted in the game if only because of the Battle of Belhalla and how duplicitous he was during the events immediately preceding it.

He is a kind man, though. We just don’t get to see it. His initial years of rule before Julius took over were a golden age of peace. According to Kaga, he ended slavery and used his power to crack down on unjust mercantile practices. Kind does not always mean just or good, but he was definitely kind; all he ever wanted was to help people. Every heinous thing he did, he did out of the belief that in the end his efforts would be justified because it would end the peoples’ suffering. Even his name, Arvis, translates to ‘friend of the people’. He was cold and sometimes outright hostile towards the nobility, but to commoners? He was beloved by them for a reason. That being said, we do see him briefly interacting with a few commoners in the oosawa manga which is why I brought that one up.

He reads to children.

He keeps children’s fairy tales in his castle well before he has his own kids in the manga. Common children gather in the courtyard of Velthomer castle, which he keeps open to the public; he sits in the gazebo there during rare quiet moments between work, takes out a fairy tale and reads to the children that have gathered in the courtyard there. The habit does not die with his rise to the crown; even as emperor, I’d like to imagine that he continued to spend his breaks occasionally sitting in the same gazebo back in Velthomer reading to whatever children had gathered there. The only major difference would be that his own children would have joined them. Julia says in no uncertain terms that Arvis was a wonderful father; even with all the work of being emperor bearing down on him, I’m sure he was still taking time out of the day to entertain both Julius and Julia. I imagine autumn is when he gets the most reading time in because the cooler weather finally makes things more bearable weather wise considering Velthomer’s proximity to the desert, and he can’t get to it in the winter because he spends his winters in Belhalla.

[artgurusauce]

So, how was Pokemon Shield?

Before I start, this is going to cover the main game, not post-game. Sorry, no talk about Dickhead Swordward and Shieldbert. Also, if it wasn’t obvious already, massive spoilers ahead. 

IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SPOILED, DO NOT READ THIS POST

I’m not going to ramble for hours about this, because to be honest, my thoughts about this are much briefer than they are for gen 7/Alola. Not to say there’s not much going on in this game, just that if you were expecting a super professional and profound review of the game from me, you may or may not be disappointed.

I will do my best to be articulate, though.

I’ll start with the rivals, the most obvious choice the begin with being: Hop.

Hop is definitely not like Hau like so many people were desperate to make me believe pre-release. In fact, while their arcs are similar, there’s a biiig difference. That difference, to me, is their changes in character. Hau had a big ass crash, yes, but his character change was pretty damn gradual. With Hop, after Bede puts him down, well, you can pretty much tell he’s not the same guy right off the bat the next time you talk to him. I absolutely adore Hope and I’m glad he got as much screen time and focus as he did. His arc was fantastically written and beautifully handled all the way to the end. All I can say is, another cinnamon roll for the collection.

Then there’s...Marnie.

Now, I don’t hate her, far from it. I adore her very much as well. The problem is that it seems she doesn’t get much time to flesh out like Hop did. A problem that goes both ways between her and Bede. Of course when I got to the seventh gym and met big brother Piers I actually did like the dynamic they were going for. Buuut I really wish they had given Marnie just a little more time to herself before that. I just didn’t feel like they did enough with her and...that’s a damn shame considering how popular she was upon her first reveal. Of course, again, this isn’t to say I don’t think she’s still just the cutest little punk goth button ever.

Sigh...and now it’s time for me to talk about Bede.

Look, from what I could tell, half the fandom was nuts for him, the other half was sick to death of a generic douchebag rival that adds no flavor to the table. But I’m a little torn on this one. Like I said, him and Marnie share an awful side effect of Hop’s arc being the most prominent...they don’t get enough time or everything that happens in their arcs feels...rushed, by comparison, at least in my opinion. So the thing is, when Bede gets disowned by Chairman Rose, of course my first reaction is “You had it coming, you were being a shit.” But then Opal...takes him in? And...acts as though Oleana manipulated him? I guess I could perhaps see what they were going for here, and, I’ll admit it, I kind of adored their dynamic, albeit a short interaction between them. And I did find it rather cute at the League when he was all flustered about being trained by Opal, having to continue training because everyone was cheering for him. But the thing is...his arc is kind of...broken? Like, I want to feel bad for him, and I want to feel invested in Opal taking him in and showing him the ropes of the Fairy Gym but...it just doesn’t work like it should. Which is odd considering Bede gets considerably more time to flesh his arc than Marnie, at least, that’s how it seemed to me. I do think the general story and Hop’s own arc really just forced the writing’s hand in sweeping Bede’s arc by as fast as possible. He could’ve been an interesting diversion of expectation, but...oh well.

Speaking of gyms, how do I feel about the gym leaders?

Well, Milo is a fucking cinnamon roll, and I do think I’ve settled on shipping him with Nessa because...I mean...c’mon now. Short bean boy, toll ocean gal? Perfect for each other ♥

I don’t really...feel anything towards Kabu. His design is bland, his personality didn’t stick out to me at all, but I guess they can’t all be iconic gems when you think about it.

Then...there’s my baby boy Allister. And lawd, my dudes, if Hop ain’t my new son well then Allister sure as fuck is. I did HC that he was mute like Red before the game came out and, well, his personality and dialogue are pretty good despite not being what I was hoping. I mean, c’mon, how can you not love that adorable little face? Or that he’s so socially introverted he keeps a collection of masks to make absolute sure his face is hidden? I am going to be quoting “Crumbs, that’s aces” forever now.

Opal was an interesting woman, I definitely think there could’ve been more to her relationship with Bede but I already discussed that. My dad thought she was kinda scary and creepy but she reminds me of that old lady from Spirited Away so I ain’t bothered all that much lol. She was nice enough, I do like her humbleness and that she’s willing to admit it’s definitely time for her to call it quits. And yes, I have seen that official art of her when she was younger. She is a fucking QUEEN  ♥ ♥ ♥

Then comes Melony...hoooo boy my lesbian ass is fallin’ so hard it physically hurts me in ways you will never imagine in your life. Wicke wishes she was this thicc. In all seriousness though, I am pretty curious about that son of hers. I heard you can meet him in Sword but I’ll have to wait and see that for myself. Aside from being the newest love of my life, she’s absolutely adorable and wholesome. I know her card reveres her as strict, but, she just looks like a cinnamon roll.

Piers...oh Piers, where do I even begin? His design is fucking on point, for one thing. And his relationship with his sister Marnie is just so cute and so much fun to watch. As unfortunately left field as it was for me, I did like his arc about not being a good Gym Leader and wanting his sister to take over for him. It was sweet and kinda sad but I just love him so much. For the first Dark Type Gym Leader, not bad guys, not bad at all. Also omg Piers slay me with your metal, king plsssss

Finally, there’s Raihan and...omg he’s so great. This mother fucker not only takes selfies in the middle of a match, not only bombards you with weather effects therefore making him a fun and challenging opponent, but this dude is also beefin’ with our head champ? SIGN ME UP, FAM. For real though, like, I loved battling with Raihan the most out of anybody that I fought. I definitely haven’t felt this much fun battling a Gym Leader in years. And I will forever be torn as to whether or not I want to ship him with Leon >3>

Speaking of the chadster, I ain’t talked about ‘im yet. Or Sonia, for that matter. Honestly, they’re both pretty great. 

But Leon is the fuckin’ MVP this gen, I’ll tell you what. He’s such a bro he tells Rose his “Day of Destiny” bullshit can fuck off til our match is over. Of course, I do like his ditzy and dorky sides too. Like his snapback collection or how easily he gets lost seriously Leon it’s just a straight fucking line to your house how do you fuck that up. But he ain’t just a bro to the main character, naw, he a bro to his actual bro, Hop. And I fuckin’ love it. Their interactions are so investing and entertaining and wonderful to watch. It’s almost kind of magical, in a way. I think he is without a doubt my number one favorite Champion of all time now. 

But as for Sonia, well, I dunno...maybe I’m nitpicky or remembering things wrong but she seemed to drop her disdain for researching the legend of the “Darkest Day” like a hat at some point. Granted, I still think her character arc while it wasn’t even needed was very well done. I loved listening to her dork out about the legends, her research, all of it. It was spectacular. And ever since I first found out she was childhood friends with Leon before the game even came out, ladies and gents, these two have dun been my OTP. The only one still challenging that notion is Raihan at this point, lol.

And now...we get to Oleana and Chairman Rose.

Oleana is just...kind of a nothing character for me, personally. Even after knowing about her Garbardor and all that, sorry fam, she ain’t doin’ it for me. She was a red herring so overblown and obvious it has since been laughable that anybody thought she was gonna be this gen’s Lusamine. She is just...some really crazy lady who happens to be passionate about her job. Ok.

Rose, however, is an absolute bastard. And I love it. However, I do have a problem with this, as it sort of connects to my earlier point with Bede. His relationship with Bede is...I don’t even know if I could call it a father-son relationship. I mean, yeah, he basically adopted him, but he disowns him at the drop of a hat. Granted, what Bede did was wrong, but...really? I guess that’s just how much of a dick he is, but, there’s no closure to that. Even after finding out what a horrible, deplorable man Rose is, Bede never talks to him after he’s disowned. Maybe this was meant to be a “Well it’s better he moves on to the next chapter of his life as soon as possible” sort of thing. But his sudden taking under Opal’s wing did not accomplish that feeling with me. So it feels sort of...hollow, to me. There’s no conclusion, follow-up, it’s almost as if Bede didn’t even know who Rose was anymore after Opal scooped him up. And yeah, Bede says “Everything has gone wrong since I met you” but...here’s the problem; That’s as much as he goes into being affected by Rose. It’s not too important, I guess, but it’s something that bothered me, personally. Rose’s motivations seem...ok, I guess. It’s about what I was expecting. Seriously though, his battle theme has no business being that good.

Those are all my thoughts on the characters, at least any that were all that worth talking about. Without further ado: Allow me to introduce y’all to my babies...

As I mentioned on Monday, my team consists of an Appletun, Centiskorch, Greedent, Hatterene, Inteleon, and an Eiscue. And I only just now realize like 5 out of 6 of them have names that start with a “C” lmao.

First up, we have my very first darling: Chastity

There’s a few things one should know about this slick little bitch:

Big shock, she was a huuuge cry baby as a Sobble. Like, mortified of pretty much everybody. Total mama’s girl. But as a Drizzile she was just a total grump goth binch. The only one of my Pokemon in my camp she would give the time of day is her dear friend Chariot, who at the time was a Hattrem. They pretty much grew up together and they’re besties now.

But now that Chastity is fully grown, well...she’s a little...flirtatious. Oh, no, not with the boys on her team. No no no. Every camp we step onto she’s just flirtin’ like a mad woman. She even managed to seduce my dad’s Cinderace who was already a huge playboy

Still, I can’t stay mad at this cute little brat. She’s still a total mama’s girl at heart and I love her to death. Btw, her Snipe Shot is ridiculously strong, though that’s probably because she’s still holding a Mystic Water haha

Up next is our resident lady in waiting: Chariot

I found Chariot in the Motostoke Outskirts and she has always been a picky snob even as a Hattena. She only ate small portions unless it was Whipped Cream Curry. Though nowadays I’m sure she only eats in such small portions to maintain her figure...

As I said before, she and Chastity have pretty much always been best friends. I definitely love to imagine her always hassling Chastity for her less than lady-like behavior though, haha. Chariot was weirdly sleepy as a Hattrem, though. Like...she dozed off a lot. She must’ve been getting plenty of beauty sleep for her evolution lol. 

I used to have a Toxtricity on my team named Ripper before I found an Eiscue for the League, and she seemed quite enamored with him. At least for the long period he was with us, she talked to him 50% of the time when I stopped for a little break. It was incredibly adorable, though I fear what might happen if I leave them alone at a daycare for too long...  <(⚆_⚆;)>

As a grown Hatterene, she’s rather dainty and conversative. I’m actually surprised, lately she’s starting to talk to some of her other fellow team mates lately. I suppose she’s not as stuck-up as she pretends to be, haha.

Up next we have our looonnnggg boy: Mushu

I picked up Mushu at Kabu’s gym. He was pretty shy as a tiny Sizzlipede and often avoided talking to most of his team mates. He was pretty spooked by a lot of them, actually, particularly Ripper for reasons I never quite understood. I guess when Ripper was still a baby, Mushu didn’t understand why he cried so much and was terrified of the loud noises he made lol.

However, he grew into a long boi rather quickly and he’s pulled us through some pretty tough spots in the gym challenges so I like to spoil him with lots of play time. He’s got a Jolly nature and honestly, it shows a lot more now that he’s all grown up. He loves to play and races with his team mates pretty much all the time. Rip Caramel, your utter annihilation will not be forgotten. He’s a very sweet and almost gentle boy and I honestly feel bad for all the battering he’s had to take before because I was a little too eager to take on opponents way out of my league.

A couple of fun facts about him before we move on:

His favorite curry in the curry dex is Smoked Tail Curry, which he always eats in gigantic portions. He freaking loves camping on Route 6 or in Stow-On-Side, I guess he really loves the heat.

Up next is my precious dumpling baby: Caramel

I first caught Caramel on Route 5, and I love love looove my baby apple pie. He’s such a chill and adorkable little dragon and I’m not one to pick favorites but...oh, who am I kidding? He’s totally my favorite.

As an Applin he was just too cute. He was a little slow and none of his team mates seemed to understand him so they tended to leave him by himself. So I ended up having to give him lots of attention so he wasn’t too lonely. And gosh was he just the cutest little baby apple. Of course, he wasn’t an Applin for very long, so there’s not much to speak of regarding his early stages.

However, once he evolved, he became a fucking tank. Caramel can take hits like a freaking champ and since I gave him Draco Meteor he’s practically an unstoppable beast. Of course, by heart, he’s a Lax boyo and enjoys the littlest things in life: Like the nice breezes in the Wild Area, or his Apple Curry, even if it’s snowing something fierce outside he’s all about it. And I just- argh he’s so fuckin’ cute!  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Up next we’ve got the chunky cheeked baby: Peter Griffin Conker

Conker is a Gentle boy who’s been with me since the very beginning at Route 1, and it fits since objectively he’s probably the weakest Pokemon I’ve got on my team. But that’s ok, because he’s definitely scored us a couple of hard gym challenges just like Mushu has. He was definitely useful for buying some time when I needed it, that’s for sure.

He was pretty chattery as a Skwovet, even if some of his team mates weren’t all that talkative looking at you, Chastity. This probably comes as no surprise, but he’s always had a bottomless stomach. Seriously, he’s eaten large portions even as a baby Skwovet and it baffles me. Guess he’s just a really hungy boy, lol.

As a fully grown, chunky Greedent, he’s pretty slow. Like, really slow. Even when he runs it’s like a snail tracking through peanut butter and molasses. And it’s too cute to watch. I really wish I could give him belly rubs tbh, he looks like the type that’d enjoy those, haha. These days he’s best friends with my Eiscue, Cubert. They usually race each other after they have lunch.

And finally, one of my greatest MVP’s: Cubert

Cubert joined us very late in the game on Route 10. And while unfortunately he ended up taking Ripper’s place, I knew he’d be a good addition to the team. I’ve given him Hail and Aurora Veil, which is super useful for battle prep. It’s pretty lucky I was able to find this little guy waddlin’ around up there on my way to Wyndon.

As I said before, he was pretty anti-social with everybody at first. Though I’m sure that’s because he was so new by the time we got to the League. Thankfully, Conker got him out of his shell and they’re best friends. He still seems a little shy around the others, and even myself, but I’m just glad he’s got somebody to talk to. Not much to say about him unfortunately, since he’s so reserved and tends to keep to himself, but I’m sure that’ll change eventually with time.

Now that’s everyone that’s on my current team, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention my boy Ripper at all, so, allow me to introduce an old friend who’s been livin’ in retirement for the past few days:

I first picked up Ripper at a Nursery while I was omw over to Hulburry, I believe. So Ripper was with us for a damn long time until I picked up Cubert. Initially I had hoped he’d be a High Key Toxtricity, but I’ll take what I get. Besides, he was more than helpful with quite a lot of battles, especially Opal’s gym.

He was pretty loud as a Toxel, which should come as no surprise. Always throwing tantrums and never really seemed to eat anything bigger than a small portion of whatever curry I cooked, so he was picky just like Chariot was. All around a bastard baby, really. He didn’t really start getting onto the battle field until he evolved, in all honesty.

But once he did, hoo boy, he was killin’ the competition like a pro. I feel pretty bad I didn’t take him into the League with me, but I felt like Cubert would’ve been more useful so I swapped ‘im out. I’ve been pulling him back out of the PC box for some more training lately to help him catch up to make up for it, though. And he seems pretty happy about it, so bygones are bygones I suppose.

And it seems he’s still very much taken with Chariot. Sigh, young love, so adorable. Anyways, respects to the OG madhouse that got me through some toughies, you did good out there buddy. ;w;

Alright, well, that’s just about all I have to discuss, for now. I hope this wasn’t too droning of a post or anything. But before you head out, I’ve got a little surprise. Since this was such an interesting experience, I’m opening a new Tumblr based on my journey that will follow my Trainer OC Luna and her adventures through Galar. If you’re curious to check it out, click here. I don’t really have an upload schedule, so just keep your eye out for any posts in the future. Hope you guys enjoy it!

[typinggently]

5) a heavy perfume, rose petals, golden chains for Napollya please?? :3

Thank you so much for this lovely prompt! The answer comes rather late, but I hope you enjoy the drabble nonetheless!  🥰♥️

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Victorian AU - Napoleon as a Gentleman Thief, Illya as an illustrious Decadent

(at least that’s what people assume)

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The night-fresh scent of the park lingers in the folds of Napoleon’s coat as he pushes the glass door of the veranda shut behind himself. As his eyes get used to the darkness, excitement thrums through him. He’s been waiting for this for weeks. It’s a grand estate, very fashionable, large windows, the promise of gold and crackling bills. If that hadn’t been enough, the tall hedges surrounding it alone make it incredibly tempting. Napoleon has always been rather interested in forbidden treasures, in secrets. Now that he’s finally inside, he looks around greedily, fingers twitching. 

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People call it the lion’s den and that’s not per se a bad way to describe it. Not that it stinks, but the air is heavy with a flowery, sweet scent, laced heavily with hashish. 

There are no bones strewn around, either, but there’s a mess of other things. Books laying in heaps on the carpet - leather bound, gold-cut, illustrated. Clothes pile over the furniture- silk and velvet and cotton and lace. Greek marble busts, Chinese vases, Russian objects of gold and painted wood and amber that Napoleon can’t really place, but is itching to touch. Some of it is ripped apart, torn, cracked.

Slowly, Napoleon moves over to the doorway, slipping out of the drawing room and into the corridor. Here, the scent is stronger still, and at the end, one door is open, a golden rectangle against the dark. Some of the light filters through and catches in the gold of the icons on the walls, long-fingered and stern Holy Mary’s. Next to those, the golden frames of contemporary French painters, some Japanese woodcuts. Napoleon can only gauge the worth of those, but it’s not quite what he’s looking for yet.

He’s lost himself, hasn’t he? It’s a lion’s den, is the point, deserving of that title almost solely because of its inhabitant. 

Napoleon runs his fingertips along the wallpaper, the frame of a door-tall mirror. Its surface is shattered, spiderweb-cracks glittering and reflecting a multitude of him as he walks past. 

The lion, of course, is Illya Kuryakin. Napoleon has never met him, but he’s heard the tales. Kuryakin can’t be very old, but he must be incredibly rich. That much is obvious by the lace, the marble, the gold. His excellent taste is just as obvious, as is his temper. Reckless violence, fits of rage. He’s an eccentric loner, shunned by high society for his lion-self, and Napoleon would do best to avoid him.

Lions and magpies don’t mix.

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However, see, Napoleon isn’t in the habit of making smart decisions. He’s too stupid, his friends would say, but he himself prefers the term curious.

Judging by the scent, the herbal-thickness of it, the lion should be pacified to a certain degree. Napoleon hasn’t heard of a case where hashish has made someone violent, so, he argues, it wouldn’t hurt to take a peek. In the end, it’s most likely that Kuryakin will take him for a dream. Hell, if Napoleon does it well, he might even give him his riches out of his own account. Wouldn’t that be fun?

So he smiles his little magpie smile and slips into the golden rectangle, steps through the doorway into the room at the end of the corridor.

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It’s the heart of the place, undoubtedly. The walls are covered in red fabric, shimmering in the flickering light of the fireplace. Shimmering like the heavy golden bowls with rose petals that stand on various surfaces of the room, shimmering like the wine in a shallow goblet made out of delicate glass. Caravaggio’s Bacchus, but with the adequate Russian touch – a samovar on a tall table made of gleaming black wood. The floor is covered in carpets, three or four layers, writhing patterns of flowers and animals and abstract ornaments. There are paintings, busts, fabrics. And, of course, there’s the lion.

“Who are you?” Kuryakin is spread out on a divan, golden lashes heavy over blue eyes. He’s a tall man, that much is obvious although he’s reclining like this. And his body, although lax and softened by the hashish, is powerful. He’s also breathtakingly handsome.

 For a moment, Napoleon is frightened, almost more so by his beautiful face than by his strong limbs. His heart fluttering painfully in his throat and he thinks of torn silk and smashed marble. But then he catches on to the way Kuryakin lifts his head, with effort and strain, and how heavy his tongue is, how thick his accent. “I don’t know you. Who sent you?”

He remembers the plan and steps into the room, feet sinking into layers of carpets. “My name is Napoleon Solo. I didn’t meet any of your staff at the door, so I let myself in.”

Kuryakin is wearing a Japanese gown, black silk with golden and red flowers, and it slips a little as he sits, with effort. It takes him a while, Napoleon has enough time to look at him. Where the silk has slipped a little, a crisp white shirt peeks through, pearly buttons. On the table in front of him, smoke is still rising from a delicate, long pipe, and an untouched mountain of Turkish delight waits patiently, pink and dusted in sugar. “No staff. Are you new? What do you want?”

 It’s an odd question. Not only that. There’s something in Kuryakin’s eyes, something even the hashish can’t quite drown in its fog.

 And that’s when Napoleon starts to think. That’s when he looks around, and sees the torn fabric and broken marble, the scattered chess pieces and ripped books, and takes them in. That’s when he considers the rumours and compares them with what he sees. He steps closer, Kuryakin’s eyes on him. At the head of the divan, he sinks down onto his knees to properly look at him. “I wanted to see the lion for myself, I suppose. I didn’t think I’d find him chained in gold.”

At that, Kuryakin shakes his heavy head, then lets it fall back, watching Napoleon from underneath his long lashes. “You’re not with them.”

“I’m not,” Napoleon agrees, then adds, “Who are they?”

Kuryakin, unhelpfully, replies in Russian.

“See, I always wanted to learn that language.” Napoleon looks around for a glass, a carafe of water. There’s only wine. The heavy perfume mixed with the hashish is starting to hurt his head. “What is that scent?”

“Incense,” Kuryakin replies.

“Oh. Expensive?”

“Very.”

“I see.”

“Are you a thief?”

Here, Napoleon hesitates. This is, all in all, not going according to his plan at all, so he figures he might as well. “Yes.”

Kuryakin nods solemnly and a strand of his golden hair falls into his face. “You call it a bird, right?”

For a moment, Napoleon isn’t quite sure what he means, feels a little trapped in a fairy-tale conversation, matching the fairy-tale scenery. Then – “Oh, yes. Magpies.”

When Kuryakin hums, it vibrates through his chest, almost a purr. “We call them cats.”

“Cats?”

Kuryakin nods.

Well, Napoleon thinks, cats and lions aren’t all that different.

“What did you came here to steal? There’s nothing here. Just objects.” Kuryakin makes a vague gesture, indicating all the riches surrounding him. “No meaning to any of it.”

“Well,” Napoleon says and thinks of gold, ivory, sapphires. “I think I changed my mind about that. You see, my friends call me stupid. I prefer the term curious.”

At that, Kuryakin laughs, pearls for teeth. And he was right, Napoleon realises, in comparison, the treasures heaped around them really are nothing but objects.

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…this was very experimental. I love the atmosphere and I had SUCH fun writing it, but at the same time it’s probably one of the more vague drabbles. It certainly has the potential for a great mystery adventure story – who is keeping poor Illya all locked up in this treasure chest? Why are they telling such awful rumours about him? Are they rumours at all? Why is he so heavily drugged? Who are “they”? How will Napoleon save him? Will there be gold at the end of the tunnel after all? And of course – Will he return Napoleon’s feelings once he’s sobered up??? (the answers might not surprise you at ALL)

Again - thank you so much for your ask!!! ♥️♥️

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[thewingedwolf]

So I heard you like Ben Florian from Descendants! Uh, thoughts on the OG!Rotten 4 (iknowiknow! but it's Iconic) noticing how nervous King Adam/Beast makes Ben? Who notices first? Reactions? Thoughts?! SUPPORT?! What does anybody do? I wish we could get more of these damaged kids supporting each other! Never enough, lol.

Well first you heard wrong - I don’t just like Ben, I would absolutely die for my son. And BOY do I have thoughts on the five of them and the Fresh and New Therapy Techniques they acquire by the time d3 rolls around lol. Let’s go!!

Jay notices first! He’s the protector and that means looking for problems just as much as fighting. He tells Evie first, and then Evie tells the other two. Mal already suspected but thought she was being paranoid, and Carlos remains weirdly stone faced through the whole conversation - hes planning to hack Beast’s phone and fuck with it. It’s petty but when Beast was sitting at a meeting and then an obnoxious quaking duck sound started coming from his pocket, and he had to leave, Ben excused himself from the meeting bc he was laughing so hard so like. It helped - and they all agree they should help him somehow. Of course them Mal has her d2 breakdown, and everyone gets preoccupied by that bc Mal always has it together.

But afterwards, when Evie does her little group meeting like they did in d2, they drag Ben with. And this time she’s got notes, books, print outs, a Feeling Stick, and a sticker chart. Ben is incredibly resistant to talk about his feelings because he feels like he wasn’t physically abused so it doesn’t count - until Mal points out that Maleficent never hit her either but that doesn’t mean Mal wasn’t terrified of her. It gets better from there. Evie rewards people when they share in a constructive way (Carlos announces proudly to Jane one day that he’s “totally winning therapy” while Ben and Mal are mostly neck and neck. Evie would have more stickers, but she always forgets to put them on her line. Jay has exactly one and try as she might, Evie can’t get him to open up) They do other stuff outside of the group meetings - Ben shares that he has nightmares, and then Jay and Evie make sure from that point that he never sleeps alone. Ben always forgets to eat (which isn’t quite trauma related, more like he’s busy, but still alarming) so Mal adds “make sure Evie AND Ben eat proper meals” to her mental checklist. Carlos enlists help from Evie to make Ben “loungewear” so Ben Can more properly associate his downtime with being comfortable.

But it’s not all healthy, because these are teenagers - Ben’s diet takes a turn because Jay and Carlos have a tendency towards junk food now that they have access to it. Evie tried very hard not to lead him down the path of “just repress the hell out of everything” but that’s been their go to for years, so Ben still has a tendency to absolutely shut down when anyone outside their group asks what’s wrong. Their suspicion rubs off on him as well, but redirects towards himself and twists in with his insecurity - so he becomes obsessed and worried that he’s got some secret underlying monstrous reason for every decision he makes. He’s second guessing even the easiest and simplest decisions. So he gets better in some ways but he’s worse in others.

And then Jane lets slip to Fairy Godmother that Evie is having group therapy sessions and she gets concerned. She gets them all into Real Therapy - recommends a group therapy setting half the time, and sits with them for the first few appointments so they’ll feel safe, and then also recommends a bunch of good college psychiatry programs for Evie, bc jeez she had a whole mini program going on - and while she doesn’t know exactly why Ben was part of the sessions, she’s not stupid, she can guess. She feels guilty for a while that she hadn’t noticed Ben was feeling so terrible, but then resolves to run interference for him whenever his father is near.

After Beast gets Like That at the end of d3 she all but bars him from Auradon Prep and The Royal Palace (they have to have one somewhere right like Ben isn’t gonna just live at a high school for the rest of his life) and takes over any duties he had, and also recommends a number of people to, ahem, help Belle if she feels she needs it.