#Or big headcanon in this case

[moonshinesonic-moonstarslight]

Back to oc Peak Lords for a bit!

Some of them *eyes the fifth peak lord* went and added themselves to a small story I have been working on the side, so Notes!

WARNING! If you are reading my story Secrets Hidden in Red Smoke on Ao3 and want to avoid spoilers for future chapters please pass along. (Will be hiding spoilers under Read More just in case.)

So where are the Other Three Peaks/Lords during PIDW/Svsss? Well...

Ming Qingyue (12th peak: agriculture/horticulture)- off working with the mortal world with the vast majority of her peak. Very little contact with the sect.

Yun Qingfeixing (11th peak: falconry)- peak mostly closed from the outside world, only heads out for mandatory missions or whichever ones take them north and far from the sect.

Min Qinghe (5th peak: An Ding's sister peak/Turks)- Dead... And the turning point of a lot of things pre-canon.

Okay so, the Airplane in my head isn't the type of person to just have one of his villains be evil simply because of being overworked and underappreciated. (Although those are perfectly fine reasons for villainy. (^^)) Especially when he can make it tragic~.

Thus, why would Shang Qinghua be willing to burn the whole sect to the ground? He first joined Mobei Jun because of the treatment of An Ding and of himself, sure. But he had plans regarding that alliance and wasn't completely sold on slaughtering the whole sect (from elder to child). So what would make him not resist Luo Binghe's command to destroy Cang Qiong and even hand over the information needed to have it succeed?

Feeling betrayed by the sect. But how would he be betrayed? The more reasonable the feeling the better. It's the tipping point after all. Make it dramatic!

The death and abandonment of his dearest person. That would be a dramatic turning point. (And a point of irony/contention in Svsss)

So Min Qinghe was crafted in Airplane's head as an answer to who and how while filling out the other peak lords. (He was working backwards from Shang Qinghua is a Peak Lord with demon connections so can be the spy. So didn't figure out all the details on how both Min Qinghe and Shang Qinghua became peak lords until long passed the destruction of Cang Qiong. So he just kept it in his head as fun background knowledge.) She's Shang Qinghua's single confidant and the only person he would bring himself to call friend and family. His other half. (Not necessarily romantic or anything like that. More like a co-dependant relationship that has no true boundaries or definition but makes them happy.)

(Airplane tried not to get attached. He knew what would happen to her... But it is really hard not to get attached to the person who is made to be everything you need and you are everything they need in return. It doesn't help that he is questioning if she isn't another transmigrator with how she talks and acts at times. He always ends up attached and closes his heart even more than the Og after her death.)

Now how is she the turning point? Well, her death for one. While on a mission with Yun Qingfeixing they run into a Black Moon Rhinoeros-Python. Now know that these two are out with a small group of disciples so even if they thought they could fight this beast they can't without risking the students. So they focus on getting away more than fighting. But this is a demonic beast currently furious and lashing out.

So, in desperation to save her friend and their disciples Min Qinghe takes a stand. Aiming to distract and lure the beast away from the group of fleeing disciples. Yun Qingfeixing goes with the disciples but lends her falcon, Hayabusa, to act as a second pair of eyes and as backup.

Min Qinghe ends up dying in this fight. She and Hayabusa were about to retreat as the beast was far enough from the others that they might be able to slip away now and everything would be fine.

But Hayabusa accidentally caught the beast's eye. And Min Qinghe who knows how precious the familiar is to her friend immediately jumps in to save the bird.

Hayabusa lives. But Ming Qinghe is speared through by the beast's horn.

Yun Qingfeixing gets her bird back with the report on what happened. Is devastated that her best friend is dead but ultimately makes the call as a peak lord to get the disciples back to the sect before reporting what happened so they can have the others come to help fight the beast.

Yue Qingyuan leaves to fight this beast along with Yun Qingfeixing, Liu Qingge, and Zhen Qingxun (Ku Xing). By the time they get to where the beast is it is slipping away into the Abyss via portal. So it is no longer a threat.

Yue Qingyuan makes the decision that they would not be searching for Min Qinghe's remains. As he believes that it is very possible the woman was pulled into the Abyss if there is any at all. Thus he wishes to keep his martial siblings from going on a wild goose chase and only get hurt. Never mind the fact they might run into the Black Moon Rhinoerous-Python and they would have another dead on their hands.

This is not a decision taken well. Yun Qingfeixing wanting to immediately go find her friend and lay her to rest. Liu Qingge understanding the logic (not that Yue Qingyuan actually explained his reasoning) but feeling honor-bound to at least look and see if they could find something to bury. Zhen Qingxun remaining neutral on the matter but does inquire if Yue Qingyuan realizes what he has done with this decision.

Because Yue Qingyuan had just made himself a massive target for Shang Qinghua to lash out at.

Yue Qingyuan acknowledges that and says he will handle it.

Little does he know Shang Qinghua's anger is a quiet thing that is hidden behind lies of acceptance, sad smiles, and An Ding's assistance being slowly pulled from the other peaks. Under the excuse that Shang Qinghua had to run two peaks now. When in truth he has been making the sect forced to learn how to do their basic chores themselves and started shuffling his disciples and Min Qinghe's disciples into a single unit with plans to break from the sect.

After all, if they don't care for the people in charge of the little things, the caretakers of the sect (their so-called servants), then why should they give them anything more than the bare minimum? This is part of the reason Shen Qingqiu's abuse towards Luo Binghe wasn't talked about much besides Yue Qingyuan being an enabler. The other peaks did not know the full extent of it without An Ding and Qian Jiu gossiping about it.

Liu Qingge begins to train even more and ignoring his limits in his desperation to get stronger.

Yun Qingfeixing feels a deep never-ending guilt and ends up being locked away on her peak for a while in an attempt to keep her from disobeying Yue Qingyuan's order.

Ming Qingyue starts following Shang Qinghua's example and begins distancing her peak from the sect.

There is no funeral. There is no memorial. Those closest to Min Qinghe are furious but keep silent as they do not believe they would be heard or that their sect leader cares.

The outside world wonders what happened to one of the Lords, but no answer is ever given.

(Airplane is furious and laughing at the fact that of course, they would do anything for Shen Qingqiu. Cucumber-bro or not that man was always meant more to the sect. The hypocrisy is never called upon in Svsss [Because facing Luo Binghe was far more dangerous than searching the countryside for a dead body or facing a Black Moon Rhinoerous-Python.] and Airplane just stews in his grief before shoving it into a box and forcing himself to move on with this 'happy ending'.)

I did not mean for this silly side character (who ended up being a second Airplane at times) to be such a big deal in my worldbuilding/headcanons. ¯\(ツ)/¯ But here you go! ~(^^~)

[cloud-ya]

Sega managed to give Shadow wings AU before I could

[lucabyte]

Hmmm just gonna spit this headcanon out in text post form since A. I don't think I could exposit it well enough in image form and B. It's not actually textually/thematically substantiated and I don't like actually staking my stuff on just vibes alone*

But anyway. I'd say it's pretty evident that all the islanders forgot their names, right? King obviously. Because why the hell else would he do that, but also Siffrin No Middle Names No Last Name.

They're 'pretty sure' they've 'always' been 'Just Siffrin' 'as long as they can remember'. It's a pretty cruel twist of the knife to say that they don't even get to keep their birth name as a memento, which is why I'm saying as such.

My utterly unsubstantiated claim is I think it'd be cute to say that Sisyphus *is* the name Siffrin initially picked, assuming the myth of King Sisyphus is recontextualised as idk, just a play or something in the setting. But I like the idea of Siffrin going 'oh shit 🫵 he's just like me fr' at a tortured fictional character long before the irony kicks in.

As for how Sisyphus -> Siffrin. I think that chronic mumbler and emotional doormat Sif just did not correct people who misheard the name during their time travelling, and went through enough places with incompatible phonologies (pronounceable sounds in the language) without ever really writing it down that it just got kinda. Changed until it was unrecognisable, and Siffrin just went with it until the earlier pronunciations slipped out of their swiss-cheese brain. And they just kinda don't remember any of that.

Also, something something the horrid realisation that Siffrin also named themselves after a King. Just not as blatantly.

*(though I think there's something here about Siffrin, a guy from a belief system that seems to thoroughly disincentivise autonomy and self-motivated choice continuously having their hand forced to make changes/choices they don't want but have no choice but to... It's not solid enough to really back this up tbh, but it informs it.)

Anyway.

[lolhex12]

broke: Jeremy is captain sunshine golden retriever boy who hides his feelings and his fucked up family situation

woke: actually🤓☝️ Jeremy first met Andrew in juvie when they were 15 & 13 respectively

[kashmimo]

baby pokemon trainers 🐣

[kusnechik]

When your stoic lawyer bestie pulls out the shittiest pun in existance out of absolutely nowhere and it earns a little chortle from both of yourselves

[faceless-dude]

/precolour scribbles in reblogs/

I wanted to draw this, like, since August 💀

Thanks for indirectly kicking my butt to this, @prostoelji

Mush-o'-Shrooms Sonic 💀

[alaskan-wallflower]

ponyboy definitely sneaks into darry’s room when he has nightmares, especially post book because the nightmares slowly dissolve from his parents dying to darry and soda dying and during those nightmares pony just really needs darry, so he’ll sneak into darry’s room and gently tug the pillow out of darry’s arms (darry’s a sleep cuddler argue with the wall) and pony will just nestle his way into darry’s arms and wraps himself around darry and just presses his head against his chest and falls asleep to darry’s heartbeat and other internal sounds because he needs to know his big brother is alive and okay

(bonus but darry always wakes up every time when pony does this but he never says anything, half for pony’s dignity and half because he’s so sleepy he doesn’t even register it-but some nights it’s real rough and pony starts panicking and he just sits up like “woah woah woah there, ponybaby-what’s wrong? you gotta talk to me, kiddo, i’m here…” and he NEVER gets mad at pony. ever. no matter how little sleep he gets. especially post book)

[moldymutt]

average kid ?

[poliffwoog]

The guide fweheuhuieheueuhehehhehehiheh

[leelarots]

i can't stop fuckign thinking about the perspective that he was the first companion to fall in love with the doctor as theta sigma and yet was still abandoned, and no matter how much the master tries they can never prove themselves worthy in their eyes nor in the doctors because the illusion is shattered they know each other too well an—

[turtleblogatlast]

One of the biggest things that makes me see Leo as trans is absolutely the size of his carapace in comparison to his brothers’.

And I’m not talking about height! I’m specifically looking at his shell here, because when you compare him to the others, particularly Donnie who is nearly the same height as Leo, it’s very clear that Leo’s carapace is much longer in proportion to the rest of his body.

Like - standing side by side, even though Donnie is shorter his carapace ends noticeably higher up than Leo’s does. And I like this not only because it really helps push the idea that Leo could very likely be trans (or intersex!), but it’s also just a fun design difference between them.

(It also lends way to future scenarios of Donnie eventually getting taller than Leo, but sitting down still has Leo being the taller one haha.)

[painom]

Hello! Can I just say that I really appreciate you doing this? I've always been a big fan of your analyses and your ability to get to the root of the characters. Thank you for continuing to let us read your wonderful thoughts and stories.

On your old blog, you discussed your headcannons for Lyney, one being his tendency to forget things like where he put his wallet because him and his mind are very busy. Unfortunately, I didn't save the post (my biggest regret ahhhhh!) and I would love to read your analysis once more. If it's okay with you, could you go over your headcannons for Lyney again? The old, the new, whatever's on your mind and whatever you're willing to share. Thank you so much!

Thank you for the kind ask, anon! Here you go!

New Lyney Headcanons

Self-focused - Though he never seems like it, those that know Lyney well know that he’s often running low on sleep. And really, he has no one to blame but himself. During the day he’s often distracted with magic shows, helping people, little tasks around the hotel, running missions for Father, and much more. And at night? He can often be found alone in his room planning new tricks, arranging missions for his siblings, studying to become the next “king” of the House, and things of the sort. If Lynette and Freminet didn’t keep an eye on him, no doubt he would stay up the whole night if given the chance! Those two welcome all the help they can get. 

Relationship-focused - When it comes to his relationship with you, Lyney never lies. You know he would never do that to you. And sometimes, the knowledge almost lulls you into a false sense of security. Yet you know better. You’re smarter than that. Where Lyney doesn’t lie, he omits. Half-truths so easily fall from his mouth as drops of rain from the sky. Your comments of concern are often brushed off and your questions redirected. As much as you try, you know the truth. He doesn’t want you to know. He doesn’t want you to shoulder his burdens with him. 

old lyney headcanons below!

Would Lyney be honest with you?

With his outgoing and fun personality, it oftentimes is easy to get caught within his flow. Lyney is the charming sort, after all, that one may very well forget that he is subject to the same struggles as the rest. Get to know him well enough, though, and you will quickly realize that this is not a fact he wishes others to know. More than a desire, he needs to be seen as someone in control, as someone without weakness. That’s his role as the big brother. And if that means lying, avoiding, and omitting the truth to accomplish it, then an accomplished performer like himself will do what he must. 

Does Lyney prefer to pursue or be pursued?

With a penchant for flair and dramatics, it’s clear to see Lyney prefers to pursue the people he’s interested in. Really, it’s one of the things he goes all out. With a trick up his sleeve, he won’t hesitate to dazzle you with flowers pulled from nowhere and fireworks from his tophat. He wants you to be enchanted. He wants you to be impressed! You are, aren’t you? You like it, don’t you? So focused on charming you that he often loses sight of much else. Fun fact, should you attempt to turn the tables, however, you can expect his mask of self-confidence to fall to reveal a rather flustered expression beneath. 

Headcanons

Self-focused - If there’s one thing that’s true about Lyney, it is that he is a very busy person. As a person with multiple masks and roles, his thoughts are often preoccupied with House missions, performances, new tricks, and things of the like. So, much to the dismay of others, it’s easy for things to become buried under the multitude of other tasks he needs to take care of. How often the simple things become forgotten—where he last left his wallet, tea time with his siblings, the sale on storybooks at the bookstore. During those times, he really can’t help but appreciate his siblings and their ability to keep him on track. Really, he doesn’t know what he’d do without them!

Relationship-focused - It doesn’t hit you at first, but it doesn’t take you very long to notice how hard Lyney tries for your relationship. Normally this would be a good thing, but it is different with Lyney. Every day he tries to charm you. Every day he attempts to enchant you. You tell him he doesn’t need to try so hard, but that only seems to light a fire beneath him to do even more. You see it in his eyes. He needs to know you are still in awe of him, that you like him as much as he does you. And then it sinks in, doesn’t it? He doesn’t trust you. He doesn’t trust your feelings for him. He’ll never show his true face to you.

old tags for this post: #okay let’s talk lyney for a bit i think the biggest thing to know about lyney is that at his core he is an insecure person insecure and anxious #imo he’s extremely attached to his title of ‘big brother’ that he needs to fulfill the duties if such he needs to protect his siblings and be a person others can rely on #this belief is so strong that he refuses to rely on arlecchino for help and snaps at freminet for trying to get him to open up #he really cares about the way he’s perceived #remember when the traveler found out he’s part of the fatui and he spends his time bending over backwards to try to get them to trust him ‘like me! like me! please. i’m trustworthy i’ll never lie to you please!!’ #honestly imo that’s just one if his faults like lyney is unstable #idk what possessed arlecchino to make him her successor like he’d crack under pressure #lynette is a way better option #but anyway bc of these things he would not trust his partner in a relationship #he wouldn’t rely on them he’d never feel secure which would prompt him to keep trying too hard to ensure he’s still the person he thinks you fell in love with #the most important thing to remember with lyney is that he is a performer and the face he shows to the world is essentially a mask

What’s Lyney’s breaking point in a relationship?

It’s hard to imagine, really. With how much Lyney may seem in love, the idea there’s a point a relationship would be too much for him is hard to believe. But when you really think about it, his breaking point is simple. As strong as his feelings may be for you, his devotion to his family and its cause outweighs everything else. Should your relationship with him ever reach a time where it encroaches upon that which is the most precious to him, then there’s nothing more he can do than let you go.

old tags for this post: #i think the key thing to take in here is that lyney cannot function without his family he is extremely reliant upon them to the extent that he will become unstable without them #just look at the archon quest when wriothesley captured his siblings any and all logic completely went out the window #lyney is an anxious insecure mess and the only thing that holds him together is playing the role he has to as big brother #if your relationship with him ever reaches the point that you transcend into being counted as his family.... he will have no breaking point #the breaking point will be his mind or body. whichever breaks first

[dailymothanon]

Little Hartford <3 Connie will spoil her with a little puppy!! And she takes really good care of puppy 😌 idk why I decided to design Harty tbh 🤔 it’s very interesting. I think the cute name is what got me honestly

Hartford is intrigued by tall woman… (Sitka is just this way because biggest city by area) (and Sitka spruce trees) I also imagine Hartford to actually be hard of hearing 🤔 this is because Hartford is where the first deaf school in America began! Among other reasons 😌 surprisingly lots of things related to that in Hartford research I did

[infaethible]

finally put a ref together for my test tube design. she's a funny bug :)

[drpicklesart]

they are going to mehnahnaroo