#Oh did she go through some THINGS

[theanoninyourinbox]

Didn't Grey wing also not think highly of Bumble? Would the story change to have different versions, mayne one where Grey wing tried sending Bee away, or another where he didn't want Bee at first due to conflicts, but later defended her?

So things are quite a bit different in the AU (plus I haven’t read those particular books in a while) so let me explain…

Grey Wing knows Clear Sky very well. He’s power hungry and yearns to be in control of everything. But Grey Wing is loyal to a fault, and thinks he can keep his brother from becoming a monster. And Clear Sky THINKS he knows Grey Wing. Someone in the way of his goals. So when the group begins forming the Proto-Clans, and Grey Wing speaks out on Clear Sky’s treatment of Jagged Peak, the tom chases his brother out of the forest, two obstacles gone. And Turtle Tail is left behind, small and terrified.

But not quite.

Grey Wing finally saw that his brother wasn’t going to listen to him, and confided in his dear friend Turtle Tail. She was horrified, and unsure of what to do…but she was also a great actress and stealthy as the night. When Grey Wing and Jagged Peak were cast out, she played the part of a subservient victim, to the point that Clear Sky claimed that they were mates. He told her everything - every grab at territory, each want for power, all his desires…and she fed them to Grey Wing every time she could manage.

She’d had just about enough when she heard about Storm dying, and Clear Sky scoffing about useless wastes of resources. Then Bumble ran into a patrol, and Turtle Tail hit her limit. Hearing Clear Sky threaten a queen? And demanding the kits, even though Bumble, all scarred and afraid, couldn’t get to them? So Turtle Tail stepped in, and as soon as she had a moment alone with Bumble, vowed to get her and her kits to Grey Wing and his growing Clowder.

The next morning, the mollies set out, and when the pair reached Tom, Turtle Tail let out all of her frustrations. As soon as the kits and Bumble were out of sight. Tom stood no chance. The mollies and their precious cargo made a (ha) beeline for Grey Wing’s camp, and arrived to the joy of Thunder and Grey Wing.

A few Gatherings later, after hiding for as long as she could, Turtle Tail, Grey Wing, Tall Shadow, Wind Runner, and a conflicted River Ripple faced down Clear Sky’s Clowder. The only thing that saved the power-hungry tom was the first appearance of Starclan. They foresaw five Clans, and would make it happen.

From that day onward, Clear Sky, then Skystar, was a Leader to watch. He wasn’t the bravest or cleverest or fastest, but he seemed determined to do right…it had nothing to do with Fluttering Bird floating on the edges of his vision. Or her words at that gated Gathering…Power is like sand, brother, hold it too tightly and lose it all. How will those you care for judge you, brother, when you are judged? Will you walk the stars with me? Or be the ruler of a starless land?

(He never stopped wanting more, never stopped believing he DESERVED more. His spirit would often sit at the base of Fivetrees’ Skyclan tree, seething. His hate grew into the roots, and poisoned it. His refusal to change doomed his Clan to scatter, and only reform from the Kittypets and Loners and other Clans he despised so.)

[silverhalla]

Back at it again with another theory: What if Lucanis’ betrayal wasn’t a betrayal at all?

(obviously, spoilers below the cut)

During The Wigmaker Job, we have some dialogue between Illario and Lucanis about their position within both the Crows and the Dellamorte family. Illario wants Caterina to step down so he can take the coveted First Talon spot. Lucanis reassures him that his time is coming, to which Illario makes a snide comment about whether his cousin would ever go against their grandmother’s wishes. When they continue the conversation after the job, Illario states that Lucanis is the potential heir, that he’s her favorite, and that he’s unlikely to say no to her. Lucanis doesn’t argue, only insists that he doesn’t want to be First Talon, and that he hopes she’ll see reason before that. It’s mentioned again in Eight Little Talons - Caterina favors Lucanis. It’s well-known enough among the Crows that Viago and Teia discuss it in front of her (not on purpose, but she doesn’t deny it). He’s her prodigy through and through.

In the opening scene for the Lucanis quest in Veilguard, Caterina is poised, as you’d expect of the First Talon. She’s certain that the body they buried wasn’t her grandson, that it had been altered with blood magic. She doesn’t pose it as a theory, though: she poses it as a fact. It could, of course, merely be her confidence, but there’s another very unusual aspect to the scene – everyone else discusses how Lucanis was clearly betrayed, that someone must have sold him out in order for the Venatori to capture him. Caterina is the only one in that room who never speaks on it. She doesn’t ask for justice, doesn’t mention vengeance, never acknowledges that her grandson was sold out by someone he trusted – perhaps because he wasn’t. 

What if, when Caterina comes to him with a plan, with an impossible request, he’s still her favorite prodigal grandchild, and he still does whatever she asks? She’s had him tortured before as a child, has tortured and starved and beaten him herself before, because it makes him stronger and more resistant to it in the future. He says in The Wigmaker Job that he used to hate her for it, but now he understands. He justifies it. All Crows justify it, because they have to - if they don’t, then the cruelty wasn’t for survival’s sake, and their suffering meant nothing. Perhaps he doesn’t even question it. When Caterina tells him that she has a job for him, he takes it. 

What if the contract has a caveat? Sure, Calivan must die by his hand by the end of it, a little treat for a job well done, but what if his primary mission is reconnaissance, is discovery? The Venatori are using blood magic to torture and corrupt prisoners. It would behoove the Crows to find out what it entails and how to resist it, before it’s turned back on them. It would have to be someone so deeply, unabashedly loyal to her that when she asked them to infiltrate a Venatori prison, expecting torture at best, their own death at worst, they’d take the job anyway, no questions asked - someone Caterina can trust, certainly, but also someone who has never once said no to her.

And Lucanis has always been a loyal grandson. 

[wildstar25]

MiqoMarch Day 08 - Fav. (Side) Job

When she's not running around as Ninja or Summoner , Arsay's next choice is the lance. Being bestowed a source of draconic power by Midgardsormr moments before his slumber, and knowing how to channel the powers of Bahamut with dreadwyrm trance, Arsay's power as a Dragoon rivals that of even the former Azure Dragoon. With that said, she'd much rather use her polearm to hunt monsters.

[thedrotter]

as a little treat i am sharing with you little Aya doodles I've done over the last few days to unwind ww just little expressions based on lines in-game because those are always fun to draw. nothing too special just biscuit

it's Aya because upon doing bizarrely throughout playthroughs of the game for still unspecified project purposes I've gained a soft spot for her she's my daughter now my mental tier list on my favorite characters is so confusing right now

[guardsbian]

girl the media is bad. you just enjoy fanfiction tropes

[waddles-ex-machina]

wait is johanna fucking DEAD

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T TELL YOU OMG

SHE WAS

IT'S OK THOUGH SHE GOT BETTER 😭 i'm not emotionally damaged by this at all it's fine 😭

[supersecretnerd]

Ok so these designs are cute as hell, the Internet is just mean

I have too many thoughts about a game I still need to watch

[the-lark-ascending69]

Had this moment of extreme anger and aggression out of nowhere and ended up hurting myself and then i wrote about it, went out to get some coffee, chatted w the coffee lady for 5 minutes, watched an episode of amphibia and now i feel weirdly refreshed and hopeful about life and the future??

[running-in-the-dark]

my niece stayed with us last night. it was pretty fun this time, probably because I was feeling better (if I'm already in pain or exhausted, I can't handle it). after we dropped her off, we talked to my mother for a little bit, and then drove to my in-laws. we were there for a few hours and because the guys were busy outside, i ended up talking to my mother-in-law for most of that time. it was... kind of good? I don't know. she actually showed some real emotions, just a little bit, but hey that's more than ever before! I even gave her a weird little shoulder squeeze/side hug, it was so weird.

anyway, I almost fell asleep in the car on the way home because I was so tired, and actually did fall asleep immediately on the couch.

[diodellet]

hmm not sure i like how my brain seamlessly reads in english🤔

[vampmilf]

barely an hour at work and already on the brink of another breakdown i need to quit this fucking job and/or perhaps kill myself

[britneyshakespeare]

I had the worst dream last night that I had had a daughter at some point in the recent past and of necessity gave her up (I am far from the financial situation for raising a child and I don't even have the support of a partner, so that part is realistic). And I was just so wracked with guilt because I didn't even remember her name or who she was living with now. I felt so inadequate as a human being for not being involved in my child's life. And if I had to guess I had this dream because I was thinking a lot about abortion rights yesterday and how frankly they alone should be enough of a reason to go out and vote against Republicans. Like if you can't take a stand against people who are pro-forced birth, I don't wanna hear any excuse about it at all. It's some out-of-touch nonsense which reeks or either ignorance or privilege. Because if that were your own trauma-preventing medical procedure being legislated away, would you just let others get away with it being low on their list of priorities? Would you feel like those people still care about you or are your allies? The pro-life camp actively ignores cases where abortion is necessary to save the life of the pregnant person and/or the fetus has no chance of surviving to be born. They also constantly act like you can "just" put your child up for adoption, which to me is a much more terrifying and guilt-inducing idea than terminating a pregnancy. Idk. I just feel like family planning is as essential a human right as any other and yet it's constantly demonized on the right and still somehow trivialized as a "women's issue" from the center and left, from people who don't feel "personally affected"

[arolesbianism]

I've been thinking abt my critter dupes some more and it was all fun and games until I remembered that I made Mi-ma a beeta and hm. Whoops. Uh oh. (<- Considered the implications for more than 2 seconds)

[starswallowingsea]

Just had the most baffling interaction

[pocketramblr]

maybe the answer to "what should Twi's backstory be" is "well what would be the funniest for Time to respond to Rusl casually mentioning where he found the kid?"

[theood]

Video I'm watching just made such a low blow comment of comparison. I hate to sound snobby but like, it's really rich coming from a YouTuber that "and Gen Z and Millennials aren't exempt from criticism because none of them want to work!" Like, I know that you know you chose the WORST possible choice. You know as well as I do it's not ugh these new kids aging into the workforce are SO entitled and #lazy