#Sol being the middle boi

[crimeronan]

ashdfdgsfaffsdsfs KITKAT STOP I LOVE YOUR CHARACTERS SO MUCH. my jaw is dropped. holy shit i have so much gender envy rn

:D thank u. they give me gender envy too. i love me some good power fantasies

[gifti3]

okay i actually was kinda curious on how they set up the boxes and went back to look and see who is easiest to get and who is the hardest and honestly

and now im just theory crafting over here on how they decided who goes where

i wrote a list and everything:

Sorry for the messy handwriting

The way they have asmos fits in the 5th boxes

[arvandus]

barbatos headcanons sfw or nsfw? totally fine if not <3 i love anything you write for barbatos <3

Ohhhh man, so many headcanons considering how much space he takes up in my brain. Most of it centers around relationships and, by proxy, NSFW stuff. It ties into what I recall of canon material, but take it with a grain of salt since I haven't finished the OG game yet (I'm on lesson 42 right now). I'm just going to put SOME of them since I have so many. Also, some of these will probably sound more like character analysis than headcanons.

WARNING: MINORS AND AGELSS BLOGS DNI; THIS POST CONTAINS 18+ CONTENT. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT FOLLOW ME!

My Humble Barbatos Thoughts:

General stuff (SFW):

He smells like warm bread and spices due to all the baking/cooking he does and the tea he grows and brews.

When Asmo painted his and Diavolo's nails to match the brothers (per Diavolo's request), Barbatos let Diavolo choose his nail color for him.

His biggest worry is the mistakes of his past coming back to haunt him by inadvertently impacting Diavolo's reputation by association. If Barbatos's past sins became public knowledge, he would worry about how the Devildom might view him and how that would impact Diavolo.

Because of how incredibly old he is, and the way he seemed to come into Sol's life when he was a teenager (if I recall correctly?), and came into Diavolo's life when he was also young, I see his relationships with them as almost parental/guardian (at least initially).

Which means he probably doesn't really have any truly balanced/equal relationships with those around him, which can cause him to be somewhat isolated. He's there for others, but he's not very willing to let others reciprocate. He believes he needs to handle all of his troubles/worries on his own.

I can see his dynamic with Diavolo evolving into a more equal/balanced friendship over time, the parental/guardian dynamic falling away as he let's go of his protective role. I think this has already happened with Sol, since they seem more friends/equals than father/son (e.g., he allows Sol to have power over him not just in pact, but also with his grimoire); Diavolo is harder because Barbatos still sees the young prince as his responsibility (plus Dia is always trying to sneak out like a teenager 😂).

Barbatos has a LOT of talents and interests; he may be very proper and well-mannered, but he's been around for a LONG time. Canon things we've learned about him so far: he likes heavy metal music, he likes classical music, he is great at ice skating, fangol, and chess; he kills it at cross-dressing and dancing... he's a very diverse individual which tells me he did and tried probably literally everything when he was younger.

He's 10/10 middle-aged adult energy now. He's done everything, experimented with all the things, and now he just wants stability. He's still got some spunk to him and will engage in fun activities (especially for the sake of others), but if he had his way, I think he'd want to relax with his tea, his gardens, and his walks under the stars.

Relationship/Intimacy (including NSFW):

He had plenty of lovers earlier on in his life, but he didn't exactly have a lot of emotional intimacy. He's always been the oldest demon, and when he was younger, that simple fact made him arrogant and he saw himself as always being above others. It drove an invisible wedge between himself and those around him.

He's a greed demon, so I imagine that in the beginning he was more emotionally charged and selfishly motivated.

He has literally tried every kink under the sun moon. Young Barbatos was kinkier, hornier, meaner (due to his arrogance), and likely was not a very healthy individual to engage in relations with. Probably had lots of red flags. Was very free-spirited (our boy was hopping timelines will-nilly);

Young Barb had fuckboi energy, but in a quiet, intelligent sort of way (if that makes sense). He was hard to resist, yet very much untouchable.

As time passed, he mellowed out but also became more reserved. This made emotional intimacy even harder, and sexual escapades grew boring after a while.

Young Barbatos certainly got around, but he only truly fell in love once. But he had to leave that person behind when he made the decision to go back and fix his mistakes. He still thinks about them to this day.

In the past, when he saw the consequences of his recklessness and how it had impacted those he cared about (Dia, Sol) he had a change of heart and devoted himself to fixing his mistakes and to be in service of others before himself.

It may seem endearing and like excellent character growth; which it is, to a point. But it's also reactionary to the harm he caused. Barbatos sees his passions and desires as something toxic, something negative. As such, he sees them as being something that needs to be bottled up and controlled at all times.

Which makes it so much harder to fall in love, and when he does fall in love, it will scare him, because he feels that pull of selfishness, of wanting purely for the sake of wanting it. He has yet to figure out how to find balance within himself (i.e., trust himself), to allow himself to want without letting it consume him, and to give without self-deprivation.

Monogamous or poly? I could see it going either way, although I see him leaning more towards monogamous. It's the greed and also how he isolates himself; letting in one person would be hard, letting in more than one, especially to the same extent, would be nearly impossible. He's a VERY private person.

But poly can also work as long as its established that the relationship is exclusive between him and his partners (no open relationships/flings with outsiders). Poly might also be nice for him in that he can take comfort in knowing that his partners are there for each other when his work keeps him away from them (i.e., he'd hate for his monogamous partner to be alone all the time).

Either way, mono or poly, Barbatos does not like to share. It's the greed in him. They're his, and no one else's.

Barbatos would be very VERY resistant to entering a relationship in the present time mainly because he's dedicated himself to Diavolo. He knows his partner would not be able to be his top priority no matter how much he loves them, and not many people would be okay with that.

Barbatos used to be very sexually promiscuous in his younger years, but now he's completely closed off simply because has a reputation to protect for Diavolo. He doesn't want any jilted lovers/ex-lovers to try to cause trouble for the Prince of the Devildom simply to get back at Barbatos. Also, the man has no time for shenanigans.

If someone does manage to worm their way into his heart, it would be very slowly, over many years without him noticing until he suddenly realizes one day that he'd be lost without them. It'd be jarring for him, to say the least.

Barbatos is canonically VERY romantic. He's a giver, and his love language is acts of service. That includes not only errands/duties/chores/meals/dates, but also physical acts of service (massages, orgasms, etc.).

Loves LOVES to give oral. He loves making his lover(s) putty in his hands (think service dom).

Lots of kissing. So so much kissing. He's gonna worship every inch with his mouth and tongue.

Definitely does have a kinky side, but it only comes out to play with someone he really REALLY trusts.

He'd be down for nearly everything. Bondage, anal, edging, etc. He can even be a mean dom if you ask him really nicely (he needs to believe you REALLY want it before he lets that old side of himself come out to play); however, the only things I can see him having a hard no on would be anything in a public space where there's a chance of being seen/caught (remember he's worried about reputation) and hard degradation via name-calling (sorry, I just can't picture it - he'd respect his partner too much regardless of whatever nasty kinky stuff they do together).

Will most definitely use his tail on himself and his partner(s).

If his lover is human, he'd be constantly keeping himself (and his strength) in check out of fear of hurting them.

He'd be big on consent. He's a master at reading body language; the slightest hint of distress and he's stopping everything immediately. He's not one to lose himself in the moment.

However, this doesn't mean he doesn't have the capacity to be passionate; it's just that his passion can be a bit strong, so he's always worried about overwhelming his partner. But if his partner can handle it, then it'd open up an entirely different side of him.

Despite his capacity for kinky shenanigans, Barbatos's favorite type of intimacy with his partner will be more vanilla and filled with lots of love and affection. So think lazy oral on the bed or couch in the privacy of his room, missionary so he can see your face and feel your legs wrap around him, and you in his lap so he can let you have control and wrap his arms tight around you.

Barbatos is the KING OF AFTERCARE. Baths, tea, cakes, warm blankets, firelight, soft touches, gentle massages, kisses to your cheeks, your temples... and very heartfelt verbal confessions of his love for you.

Will snuggle you tightly after all is said and done.

Loves watching you sleep while he holds you in his arms.

He'd never say it out loud because he doesn't want to burden you, but getting up early each morning and leaving your warmth is the most painful, torturous thing for him.

[bitchfitch]

Tbh this is more me bitching about once again wasting money on a game I probably won't be able to finish due to cripple-itus but we're going to pretend it's a serious discussion on game design.

So to preface: my vision is fucked. Irrevocably. Like get discounts on insurance levels of fucked. But games, even very difficult ones still Often very doable and fun.

One of my favorite genres is "white dot goes on a combat platforming adventure" Ie metroidvania/soulslikes that either Are hollow knight or heavily inspired by hollow knight

And I just want to compare a Good white dot, against an extremely irritating white dot.

This is yi. He is an edgy cat boy. he is a good white dot.

No matter the amount of bullshit on screen or the background color, you can always quickly find the white dot that is Yi or his lil robe.

This Bo. They are a bad white dot. they look like they'd be a Good white dot, what with the really clear silhouette of their ears and strong red markings

This is Bo in the game.

Bo breaks the number 1 rule of being a white dot: they end up the same color as the background because neat light effects which do look Great, were more important than the ability to find you're guy while doing minute long don't touch the ground style parkour sessions.

Like Hollowknight and Nine Sols, Path of the teal lotus uses a lot of forground and back ground layers to create a very nice sense of depth. However the foreground layers frequently completely cover the lower half of Bo's body. often making them a light colored dot on a noisy light colored back ground.

The fact background and play ground elements are often the same color does not help. Nor does the fact the camera is . Bad. it just is. It zooms in and out in the middle of a screen making it extremely difficult to keep track of an already hard to follow character in a setting where. losing track of your guy means getting sent back to the beginning of a tedious boss fight or a prolonged parkour session (which to be clear, would be good if you could track your player character. not the bosses though. They are. bad. they need to attack faster, have more than 2 attacks, or at least have a fraction of the HP they do. so you're not just standing around waiting for them to decide to start up another attack to open a vulnerability window.)

And I'm just going to say it, Someone on the team knew the game had this issue. Because they gave you a fix that doesn't work. You can adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation. None of these fix the issue of Bo disappearing. The game is so blown out that no combination of settings produce a result where bo is consistently visible, and also you can tell whats background and what's something you can stand on.

Anyways Demos are an accessibility feature, and when they're not available don't be lazy like I was and just pirate it. If the devs aren't going to give you a way to check if their shit is busted or not, you'll just have to find one yourself.

Anyways anyways tldr absolutely Gorgeous game, Should've been a silent animated movie instead because it's nearly unplayable and the translators either did a Really bad job, or the writers just didn't get why the jokes they're copying were funny

[solxamber]

SOL

KALIMS TRASH VILLAIN CHRONICLES

IM ACTUVELY GOING TO WEEP OH MY GOODNESS

it’s the way the reader is genuinely the cold Duke of the north LMFAO (I’m only slightly kidding 🤗)

I’m at a loss for words, like you mentioned how this I win particular was different from the rest and I absolutely adored it

But like can I also say this series in particular is really refreshing because each edition feels so different from the last!!! Like it’s a mix of you just nailing these characters distinct personalities but also the plot in of itself has nice differences to them that allow for a fresh and new reading experience each freaking time and just AGHHDICJAJ I love this series so so so so so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭

AND OOOOO THIS INE

THIS INE HIT PERFECTLYYYNAOSJWUWHS

Like I’m gonna be sick I’m falling too my knees in the middle of Walmart because of how recasted I am.

The corruption of mcs world being built around treachery and tragedy AND JUST KALIM WAS THE PERFECT CHARACTER TO DI PYOUR TOES IN HAVING A MORE INDIFFERENT AND “STONE” COLD MC!!!/&/9282$

Because Kalim can see this, he can make out the depravity and angst collecting within her soul but he can also see the sheer *good* the softness that is covered in a veneer of cracked and shattered armor :(((((( and something something love can indeed change you for the better AUGHH HHHH IM NEVER GONNA RECOVER THIS ONE IS SAUR GOOD BESTIE

This series is just cemented in being one of my favorite ongoing ones on tumblr like not just because it’s what exposed your account to me (jumps up and down with glee) but it’s because of how unique each one has turned out to be, you are single-handedly just stabbing me in the heart then stitching it back together with your well crafted stories 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔 I’m just so excited to see what else you’ll cook up man😭😭

omg hi!!

HELPPP I just realized I subconsciously made the Mc the cold Duke of the North 😭

ahh I'm so glad you liked the tonal shift!! I love writing silly goofy reader but also I love to see strong mcs and thought kalim our sunshine boy would be best for it

I'm so *sobs*. thank you so much I'm literally clawing at my enclosure 🫶🫶

[scrollonso]

First Kiss (Race 9)

A strollonso AU where 18 year old rookie Lance Stroll falls helplessly in love with the notoriously mean world champion. (1.1k words, no warnings) [@v3lnys @biancathecool] {I love that picture of lance,, he looks so cute mwah}

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Lance was so excited, he hadn't been back to Canada in so long it felt great to be back.

Lance got to the paddock with his dad, feeling like a little kid again as he walked next to him, it felt great outside. He was in a short sleeved Racing Point shirt, his hair having more body than usual as he walked and talked with his dad

"Are you confident in the car? I know this seasons been tough on you but we're always trying to improve the car for you and Nico."

"I am, Dad, I'm not sure what keeps going wrong. Maybe I'm not good enough yet?"

"Don't say that, Lance, I know you're good enough, it just takes some getting used to."

Lance nodded, his dad was probably right but he knew how people felt about him and with how he's performing he couldn't help but doubt himself. He just hoped that he'd at least finish his home race.

Qualifying came and went, he was embarrassed to see how he'd done. His mind hadn't been wandering like at the last Grand Prix so there was no reason for him to qualify 17th while Nico qualified 6th.

"I'm sorry" He said on the radio, Brad quick to tell him it was okay and they'd do better tomorrow, Lance was determined to do better tomorrow, he had to do decently considering the fact that now there were two Canadians on the grid so the crowd was practically split in half.

Lance hoped Brad was right, he was sick of feeling like he was letting his team down.

Fernando came over as usual to greet Lance, having qualified on pole (also as usual).

Lance was happy to see him, he was glad the Spaniard wasn't as busy as in England, he wondered if he would've done better had he not seemingly avoided him all weekend.

"Lancito! Is home race time" He sounded more excited than Lance, wrapping an arm around the taller boys shoulder

"You already had your home race, Nando" Lance teased, smiling down at the Spaniard

"Ay, we are friends no?" He asked, Lance nodding to confirm they were in fact friends "Exactly! Any home of a friends is a home of mine"

He rolled his eyes, trying to hold back a smile at the comment, he liked thinking about how him and Fernando were friends, being casually close like this made Lance's heart flutter. He adored being friends with the World Champion.

Lance was the first one to look for Fernando on the paddock the next day, finding him in the middle of an interview.

He tried to stay quiet as he crept up behind him, putting his finger to his lips to tell the interviewer to not say anything.

"...Si, the car is spectacular, little problems here and there but our engineers are always quick to fix all errors."

"Of course, now, let's ask the questions the fans really want to hear. Fernando, people are still wondering about you and the Racing Point driver, Lance Stroll's, relationship, anything to comment?"

"I adore Lance, we spend a lot of time together and he's truly brilliant, he'd be one of the best on the grid if he just had a car that could showcase his talent"

Lance couldn't help but smile, face flushing pink as he heard how the older man was praising him

"No need to flatter me, Nando" Lance laughed, speaking up and moving to stand next to Fernando

"Mi sol, when did you get here?" Fernando's face lit up, quick to pull the boy closer as he forced him into the interview, neither of them noticed how the womans face changed after hearing such an affectionate nickname be used so openly between the two drivers.

"I was gonna scare you but you were talking so nicely I felt bad" Lance smiled at Fernando, completely forgetting they were being filmed and the World Champion was in the middle of an interview.

"So mature, Lancito" Fernando rolled his eyes, not surprised at the boys actions

"I know, right?" Lance nodded, finally looking away from Fernando and to the interviewer "Right, I'll let you finish. Don't talk about me too much" Lance teased Fernando then nodded to the woman behind the camera and headed back to his garage, glad he wasn't the one being interviewed this time.

The race came and went, Lance managed to make up a good bit of places but just barely missed points, finishing in 12th.

He knew no one was upset with the outcome because anything is better than a DNF but not getting points at his home race hurt more than not finishing another race.

Fernando ended up winning, obviously, and Lance figured because "any home of a friends is a home of his" he should go watch the older man on the podium at his "home race."

Fernando had grown accustomed to seeing the Canadian under him while he was on the podium, knowing he was there managed to make the celebration better. Any time Lance was around he made everything better for Fernando, as if just his presence brought luck to the Spaniard.

As the Spanish anthem played he couldn't help but look down at Lance, smiling softly as the boy gazed up at him. The camera then cut to Lance, broadcasting the shared looks between the drivers for the whole world to see, it really is great to see drivers have such great sportsmanship.

Like clockwork Fernando made his way to Lance afterwards, pulling him into his arms "You did so good today, Lancito" He praised, proud of the rookie even if he didn't score points.

"You literally won, Nando" Lance laughed, pulling back to look at the World Champion

"I stayed in first basically the whole race, your overtakes were brilliant, mi sol" He gushed, having asked his engineer throughout the race to update him on the boys spot, as if Lance was a threat to him.

"Thank you, Nando, you're too kind."

"Do you want to go out with me?" The Spaniard asked suddenly, Lance becoming visibily shocked at the question

"Go out with you?"

"Si, you are hungry, no?" Fernando seemed confused, unsure why the rookie was so surprised at the suggestion, he literally flew almost a whole day to Australia to spend a week with him (and Mark)

"God, Nando, I really need to teach you how to word things better" He smiled, wrapping an arm around Fernandos shoulder "Let me treat you to dinner, race winner"

[solradguy]

Is there a canonical reason why Sol was dripped out in the middle of the Holy War during his greasy trash man era?

Do you think Kliff gave him an allowance and one day and he went into town then came back Riot branded head to toe? Do you think Riot sponsored the Holy War?

I like to imagine Kliff put him in charge of the month’s funds for food and Sol spent it all on his designed Riot Holy Order Uniform. Then Kliff said “Haha Sol you have spent all of our money we will now starve” and then it was a really awkward month that made Sol decide to leave the Order

Post-Begin to post-Crusades Sol basically doesn't have any lore so you can just say whatever and it has just as high odds of maybe being true some day tbh lol

Sol was a bounty hunter before joining the Holy Order though. Probably he rolled up with fat stacks of cash, they showed him the uniform and he was like "fuck OFF I only wear red," and then had his boys over at Riot make him a custom tailored Holy Order uniform with its stupid fingerless-not-fingerless gloves with steel fingernails with RIOT stamped on them

but then Sol didn't have any money left over and ate all the Holy Order's food and Kliff said they will now starve anyway

[eclipian]

Summertime

pt: summertime

reminder beings will almost definitely not turn out exactly as described, and these can be edited and changed as needed.

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Name: Bay , Coral , Reef , Sunny/Sunnie , Solar , Cove , Caspian , Kai

Age: 19 yo

Pronouns: He/Him , Ey/Em , Sol/Sols , Sun/Suns , Bubble/Bubbles , Sparkle/Sparkles , Star/Stars ,

🫧/🫧s , 🐬/🐬s , ✨/✨s , 🌊/🌊s , ☀️/☀️s

Gender: Boy , B🌊yic , Altumen , Oceboyaesiboy , Nauticaean

Orientation: Pansexual Gay

Other IDs: Seanoxan , Ocean-Centered , Ocean-Blooded , Marisnine , Transoceannex , Mulvicleanblue

Species: Dolphin Merfolk

Role(s): ED Trauma Holder

System IDs: Oceanipsese

Aesthetic(s): Summer , Tropical , Beach Day

Disclaimer: These images are made with the use of AI. This blog does not condone or promote putting AI over real artist. This post is using it as a way to middle finger those who try to claim AI creations as actual pieces of art. I am not making prompts for the images.

[weebotaku21]

idk why after that atul case guys are dragging k dramas into this ? Like I do feel really bad about that guy but why are these men rather than blaming the patriarchy , that causes other men and society to laugh at men who are victims , blaming feminists. Patriarchy is the reason why the society doesn't take male victims seriously and victim blames women , because according to it men should be the alpha and the strongest and most dominating person in the room they are. any man that has been wronged is to be laughed by other men because he isn't manly enough , because any man who is a victim is not strong ( which is a very wrong view ) and if you aren't strong you aren't a man.

most men are the ones who laughed at him and men like him saying " yeh to apni joru se pareshan hai " or " iski biwi isse tang krti hai , kitna na mard aadmi hai". It is the feminists who are siding with him. And secondly why do you bring up male rights only when you have to target feminism. No one blamed men's right activists or blamed them when RG Kar happened. We could have said that because of increase protest of men's right , no one takes women srsly which is true to some point because there was a big majority who victim blamed the doctor. Does not mean that men's right should be ignored just because some misogynists use it as an excuse to target women.

Also if you are blaming k drama for setting unrealistic standards for men , why not take example of dramas like qot where Hae In is the richer one than the ml and she chose her husband repeatedly over a man ( Eun sung ) who was richer than Hyun Woo , despite Eung Sung having the power to give Hae In her company and position back. Why not take lovely runner where Sol repeatedly tried to save Sun Jae ? Why not consider Vincenzo , where Cha young saved Vincenzo life by taking the bullet for him. Why not consider Home Town Cha Cha where the fl bought her own necklace but returned it back because the ml felt bad about not being able to buy it for her ? I can give more examples

Also , it is the recent k dramas which have taught women to choose men who treat them right , who treat them with care , love ,dignity and respect ; just like you want that " girls always choose the red flag over the green flag " . Isn't that what you wanted ? so what's the problem with kdramas showing that.

Up until a few years ago we had kdramas ( most of them were like this ) like "Boys over flowers" that thought us that it is ok if the man bullies you , it's because he loves you. the dating abuse in those k dramas like" I need Romance" or " Princess hours " showed that it's ok for the ml to be mean and aggressive towards you , because at the end of the day he loves you. Forceful kissing , pulling the fl without her consent , assaulting her is ok if you claim to love her. In a Drama named " Uncontrollably Fond " the ml drove recklessly with the fl sitting beside him and then abandoned her in middle of nowhere and in all these scenes the narrative didn't once criticize these actions or show that it was wrong of the ml to do so.

Most of the k dramas showed fl dependent on ml . They depicted the fl as weak , someone who lacks the spine to make her own decisions , someone who is always shy and timid and underconfident. Oh ! Isn't that the same as how Bollywood depicted us and up until now does that ? if anything, most of the kdramas influenced young girls to believe that it's ok if a man is abusive towards you , violent or hurts you. You should forgive him because he has trauma. You are his rehabilitation center , you as the girl in his life hold the responsibility to forgive him time and over. Idk how they are any different from our Indian cinema . Out of every kdrama ever made up until now , only about 40 percent of them do not perpetuate any misogynistic ideas. Others always have some misogynistic ideals or untones

The thing is you all just hate anything women like and at end of the day women are only in the wrong. And what if like many men we start victim blaming atul too like so many guys did for RG Kar and almost every rape case in India ? Why did he choose a wrong partner , why didn't he make this video earlier , why was he silent up until now on the media , shouldn't he have been careful. Oh but when we treat you like the way you treat us , we become sluts or bops right ? Go take a stand for him without blaming the feminists and if you can't just shut up. If you genuinely care about him , maybe stop mocking your friends ( who are men like you ) when they open up about their feelings and traumas instead of calling them weak. Are ! lekin woh kaisa tum karoge. Aisa karoge to auraton ko kaise blame karoge aur aurat ko respect dene wale aadmi ko simp kaise bulaoge ?

[dreamingonmyown]

I found this in my drafts and thought i’d share but here is my Small Town GOT AU:

Dany is a freshman and she’s the artsy creative girl that has always had really long hair in elaborate styles and everyone wonders how she has the time for them. She has three cats and calls herself their mother unironically, and she runs an insta page for them. She’s dating Daario who's probably a junior and is sort of a “bad boy” meaning he rides a skateboard and ditches class to hang out with Dany in the art room. People underestimate her but she runs for student government and is heavily involved with the activism clubs at school with her best friend Missadrei so everyone quickly learns not to mess with her because she’ll get MAD. Also Jorah, guy who graduated years ago but still shows up at all the school events, is obsessed with Dany and everyone thinks it’s weird but isn’t gonna say anything because he was the former starplayer of Sports Team and he gives her advice on student council even though he was never in it..

Myrcella is one of those middle schoolers who acts way older but somehow pulls it off. Like she has a perfectly curated instagram and always has a new matching lulu set and her hair is somehow never frizzy and she wears the pink sol de janeiro scent so people think she’d be mean because of how she looks (and her mom and brother are Cersei Lannister and Joeffrey) but she’s actually really sweet and kind of a loner other than her boyfriend who she met when she went to boarding school for a year in Dorne and she fully believes they’re getting married someday and has an entire Pinterest board already created.

Arya is not a theater kid but is in the stage crew to help choreograph stage fights and she’s really good at being stealth and dressing in all black. She teaches classes at local dojo (brilliant idea stolen from @jeyneofpoole )and that’s how she bonded with Sandor (janitor at school) who once showed up to her beginners class consisting of mostly 7 year olds and still stayed the whole class. At school she sometimes sneaks into the janitors closet to steal stuff for stage crew and he’ll help her break down sets after shows even though he complains about it.

Varys is the drama teacher who has all the theater kids sit in his classroom in the basement during lunch and tell him all the gossip around the school, and he’s a little shit stirrer so he always adds to the fire. His greatest joy in life is releasing the cast list with insane choices and watching chaos unfold while saying he just “wants what’s best for the show”. Always has a weirdly ornate shawl dramatically wrapped around him because it “gets cold in the basement”. Will go on monologues on a whim and tell stories that no one can tell if they are true or not but are entertaining nonetheless and people hope he’ll forget to assign homework (he never forgets).

Petyr Baelish, history teacher that flirts with the popular girls and makes everyone uncomfortable, former loser who tries to be cool as a teacher, but it’s a small town where everyone is townies and so people still remember when Ned's brother beat his ass because he professed his love to neds then girlfriend Catelyn.

[just-my-latest-hyperfixation]

Sol Invictus

A @strangerthingsreversebigbang fic

Art: @waldosakimbo

Story: @just-my-latest-hyperfixation

Coming 29 March 2024

Eddie spots the boy standing at the edge of the crowd almost immediately.  He probably thinks he’s being sneaky, with the coarse woolen cloak and hood he’s draped himself in, but the truth is that he sticks out like a sore thumb. The fabric is too tightly woven, the material of too high a quality, the clasp holding the thing together too shiny. The hands poking out from the sleeves are too soft, the nails too clean, no callous or blemish in sight. Some rich merchant’s son out for an adventure in the more shady parts of the city, then. Eddie’s mouth curls into a grin.  That’s when the boy turns and disappears into an alley.  Eddie huffs, briefly considers hanging around and sticking to his usual routine, but the temptation is too big to pass on. He spares one last look at his brothers, still in the middle of their routine, then hurries into the alley. They’ll eat well tonight.  He expects it to be a quick thing. Cut the boy��s purse strings with his knife, make a dash for it and disappear back into the chaos. Child’s play.  What he does not expect is finding his wrist locked in a vice grip the moment he reaches for the purse. One blink of an eye later, he is on the dirty ground, the cold steel of a blade pressed to the hollow of his throat. Glaring down at him is the prettiest creature he has seen in his life.

[floundrickthewayfarer]

Sandwich Squad

So @the-bi-space-ace and I created a squad of clones a bit ago, and we just had to share them!

Bread was a second-generation infantry trooper who was badly injured in the line of duty. His entire squad was killed in an ambush, leaving him alone and wounded. Permanent damage from his injuries, both physical and mental, prevented him from returning to the field. To save him from being decommissioned, his Jedi general pulled strings to have him assigned to a Venator’s mess hall. 

No one knows what his name was before he came to work in the kitchens. Everyone who knew his old name is dead now, and he refuses to tell his new brothers.  Eventually, due to his tendency to make extra pastries and doughnuts for his brothers, his new name became Bread.

Now, Bread is a quiet, stern clone who tends to smell of fresh bread and flour instead of artillery smoke. He is very close with Butter, a bubbly but lactose-intolerant clone who befriended Bread when he first came to the kitchens.

Their Jedi’s padawan, Sol, is often found following Bread around in the kitchens while Bread pretends he isn’t happy about her being there. Bread always sets aside treats for Sol after missions and long training sessions. His favorite treats to bake are cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies decorated to look like little loth-cats.

Pickles was cloned late in the war, when the Kaminoans were pushing to create more clones on an accelerated timeline. He was born with a neurological disorder that makes one of his legs not respond like the other. This caused him to fall behind in training. His trainers often assigned him to cleaning duty as punishment. As a result, the vinegar smell of the cleaning solutions often clung to him and eventually earned him the name Pickles, a name he hated well into adulthood. 

Narrowly escaping decommissioning with the help of a sympathetic trainer, Pickles was assigned to mess hall duty aboard the same Venator as Bread and the rest of Sandwich Squad. 

Pickles tells fantastic stories and jokes but doesn’t have the best memory. He was on his own a lot as a cadet, so it takes him a long time to trust people, even clones.

Ham, another clone working in the kitchens, immediately took Pickles under his wing when they met, and, though Pickles took time to trust him, the two became very close. They both tend toward gallows humor but also delight in playing pranks on Bread and Butter.

And, because I love sad middles with happy endings, Sandwich Squad’s inhibitor chips are defective. As a treat. When Order 66 strikes, their Jedi is killed, but they are able to rescue Sol, their Jedi’s padawan, and escape with her. They encounter the clone rebellion when Rex and Echo save them from an Inquisitor. They eventually settle on a farm on the Outer Rim, far from the Empire, to raise the little Jedi. (And they all live happily ever after, shhh, let us have this.)

I'm tagging @saturn-sends-hugs because you expressed interest in our boys. :}

@squad-724 your picrew was absolutely wonderful for making Sandwich Squad! You did such a good job with it, and it really brought these boys to life! <3

[wolven91]

The Distant Anniversary

The anniversary day of the Sol-3 Incident came and went, with some observing the celebration and others not. Enough time had passed that the pain was no more, nor even remembered. Those that were alive on the day were no more, their children who were told the stories of their home planet saw that history as just that, a story and history. Steven just shrugged and moved on with his life, there was no need to observe a day that neither he nor his grandparents were even alive for thanks to how far back it was.

Steven had spent the day blissfully unaware with his ward, they'd played hide and seek and wandered the gardens enjoying an unusually balmy autumn day. They wouldn't be able to do that on this day however, as autumn was truly in effect and a cold wind battered the modest mansion in which the human was respectfully employed.

The history of yesterday played on Steven's mind, however. He wasn't ignorant to human and ssypno history; they were so interweaved that there were entire degrees just trying to document those first few weeks and months and the resulting fallout of such a cultural upheaval. Not to mention the sordid history of the uncountable humans who had been inside ssypno territories before humanity had been 'discovered'.

'Nobles' in ssypno culture used to have a far greater and a certainly corrupted reach when compared to the current day. The 'Leashing' ssypno called it when the nobles were originally brought down several pegs before humanity was the first step. Their monarch had not been gentle in the first instance, and she certainly wasn't any more delicate in the years that followed. All The Queen had been waiting for was for the general public opinion on humans and their right to freedom to align with her majesty's goals, then came the bloody 'realignment' of the nobles.

Steven shook his head as he reached his ward's room. It didn't matter now; the turmoil of those days was over and for the most part only positive things came from it. A middle class, a dying noble class, the monarchy seemingly taking a step back now that the ssypno people were not being exploited and of course; humanity being treated as equals.

"Morning Noodle!" The man stage whispered into the darkened room, something stirred within.

At this voice the blinds started to change from opaque to translucent, before gently transitioning too completely transparent. The man was assaulted by an anaconda sized serpent child that immediately climbed his legs, wrapped its tail around his waist and four arms hugged him tightly. The child's head and hood rested against the side of the man's neck. He staggered back somewhat but was expecting this. The child was barely out of infancy and yet was already nearly as big as he was.

Steven wrapped his own two arms around the boy and returned the loving hug.

"Well! You're in a good mood today!" The human exclaimed, recalling that when he had put the child down to bed, they had been quite adamant they weren't tired.

Humans were preferred nannies by ssypnos. This mostly thanks to a human's biology. Higher body temperature and a lack of fur meant that humans transferred heat to scales far more efficiently than even a specifically designed heating mat. Humanity was perfect for keeping a ssypno child comfortable and, thanks to all that lovely heat, the child actively didn't want to disengage from the human in question. A child that is hardwired to seek out a nanny was something that countless races had wished for, for millennia. Human nannies were one of the most well-paid employees within the ssypno hegemony.

The literally cold-blooded serpents really only needed two things to grow big and strong. Heat and food. If a ssypno had these throughout their lives in ready supply, there technically was no upper limit to how big they could get or how old they could become. Her Majesty was evidence of that; she spent her days submerged at the palace now, her size making it difficult for her to move about her world. A noble home that wanted their child to grow, would obviously seek out a human precisely so their child could have the best start as a ssypno's size was, culturally, directly tied, to their 'success'. No different from human's flaunting expensive toys, a ssypno would flaunt their size.

So, humans always had a job in ssypno territory these days and Steven happily stepped up to the task.

A far cry from the human smuggling or slavery days, Steven chuckled wryly to himself as he walked from the child's room with the young boy tightly coiled around the man thanks to the chill that permeated the expansive home despite the modern insulation.

"Shall we watch a film today?" He asked the child who simply nodded against the man still pushing the top of his skull and hood up against the human's chin.

With humans being so highly sought after, they enjoyed a fantastic popularity amongst ssypno-kind. Steven considered that it was almost a celebrity level status. No, not almost; he was a celebrity wherever he went these days.

Another side effect, was that humanity as a whole, was the first independent state, that was not only allies with the Ssypno Hegemony, but who's territory was within the Hegemony's sphere of influence as well without being consumed. The Ssypno Hegemony had a whole history of aggressive expansion and absorption of their neighbours and yet, centuries after Sol-3's destruction and humanity's scattering, 'The Human Territories' appeared on maps across the stars as a single system reserved for humans by the ruling monarch all those decades ago. She dedicated to a human she apparently knew who had died of old age at her side.

Some called it a 'reserve' or a 'zoo' and avoided it, others thanked the ssypno monarch and enjoyed the protection offered by the fleets that just so happened to pop up in the adjacent systems. Nobody with ill intentions went after that system and it was just enough, to prevent humanity from dying out, even if we still toed the line all these years later.

Still, as the human and the young ssypno sat and laughed at 'Iggy and the Community Bunch', a cartoon about a human getting into mischief with the long-suffering Guardians running after them, Steven had to admit, whatever the suffering of the past; he was glad they'd made it to this moment at least.

[vertumnanaturalis]

so uh. arts not been arting for me the last few months, lots of complicated issues at play with that, but my exo brainrot is unending and I've taken to designing npcs in the sims when I feel the design need but art is shrimply not happening. These ones are of varying degrees of canon-ness and importance, pretty frequently picked at random or because I previously made a family member or partner of theirs.

I tried to group them together by family or age or work relation but god does Tumblr not like large images so forgive me for the spam. I'll add names/pronouns/relevant ages under them; Strato-side kids closest to Sol's age will have 3 designs, each while Strato-side teenagers between Tammy and Kom's ages will have 2 each.

Under the cut if you dare (warning! Spoilers mentioned & extremely image heavy)

Also uh. you will notice that a few of these people aren't on the current npc list or don't match with it's info. Long story short its getting some refining and that included some new kids and other changes that required a lot of pulling things out from the roots. one of those things playing into why arts not been arting while.

Anywho;

Arroyo - he/him - ages 12 / 16 / 19 - The younger son of the Stratospheric's original Chief Steward, a future member of expeditions, a convienient and accidental scape goat for people to reason away Dys's crush on an unseen pretty boy, though they don't actually have any strong opinions on one another

Simplicity "Plic"/"Lis" - she/her - ages 12 / 16 / 19 - Lazy girl born and raised in the creche, supposedly she helps out in the depot, she might "date" Nomi down the line (but by date I mean "we say we're dating but I think we might just be hanging out because neither of us know what to want or expect from a romantic relationship", there's no hard feelings after it ends) if Nomi doesn't end up with Rex or Sol

Peregrine "Penny" - she/her - ages 11 / 15 / 18 - A perfectly nice girl, but fades away in the crowd, she likes to tease the other kids a little too much, one of the passionate romances referenced in the endings where Cal doesn't settle down with Sol Tammy or Anemone, it is not a pretty breakup

Evanescence "Evan" - he/him - ages 11 / 15 / 18 - The spoiled only child of two older parents, a prolific momma's boy in childhood but a heartthrob with a bad reputation later down the line, another one of those passionate romances mentioned in Cal's ending text, with his being the last before Cal settles down with the farmer from the Heliopause

Philosophy "Sully" - they/them - ages 10 / 14 / 17 - The only child of a single father who works in engineering, loves a good game of sportsball but has no interest in the rest of what the garrison offers, the middle of Cal's three passionate romances and the only one to end on good terms

Opulence "Opal" - she/her - ages 14 / 19 - Friendly and absentminded, she can never resist a good piece of gossip, she dreams of starting Vertumna's first offical news source, her oldest child is born about a year after Echinacea (and Sol might even deliver him!)

Vertex "Tex" - he/him - ages 14 / 19 - The older son of the ship's original Chief Steward, a punk who likes to get dangerous with the wildlife and a tendancy to take things too far

Tempest "Pem" - she/her & they/them - ages 13 / 18 - Rebellious older girl whos behaviors only gotten worse since losing a father during the Stratospheric's crash, rude and obnoxious to the adults but always has a soysweet on hand for the kids

Chrysocolla - they/them - ages 13 / 18 - creche-born kid and resident class clown, the smart kid who doesn't put in the effort after seeing the younger geniuses around them, takes a painfully long time to confess to their best friend

Coriander "Cory" - he/him - ages 13 / 18 - Quiet and plain-looking boy who helps out in the kitchens, he struggles to stand out next to his sisters, feeling like the lesser triplet for not being identical

Scallopini "Pina" - she/her - ages 13 / 18 - A cheerful girl who both has more energy than the rest of her family combined while still remaining total chillax, started dying her hair blue so people could tell her and her sister apart

Amaretto "Ame" - she/her - ages 13 / 18 - A meek but passionate girl, she feels like she was born in her sisters contrast, struggles to find her sense of self when the most unique thing about her is that she's got nothing unique at all

Falchion "Kion" - he/him - ages 13 / 18 - Teenager who seems desperate to find his place in life, often making dangerous mistakes in the process

[Left] Hyacinth "Cici" - she/her - age 17 - A young sniper from the Heliopause, the future Chief of Security in timelines where Sol and Anemone are not and Vace hasn't handled his issues yet

[Right] Lunation "Luna" - she/her - age 19 - Previously the Heliopause's current doctor-in-training, a catastrophic brain injury during the crash has drastically changed her life and put her on indefinate medical leave

[Far Left] Champagne "Champ" - he/him - age 9 - a young boy who starts out eager to grow up and become a soldier, but might find a different calling in life with help [Middle Left] Schnapps - he/him - age 40 - A cook from the Helio who takes the culture shock better than most, has a weekly card game with Nomi's dad [Middle] Crocus "Cro" - she/her - 38 - A cook from the Heliopause who prays in secret that her children do not die child soldiers [Middle right] Affogato "Affie" - she/her - age 13 - One of the teenage soldiers who follows Vace around, she's desperate to impress the older kids and will cruelly treat others like stepping stones to do so [Far Right] Meringue "Meri" - she/her - age 6 - The last child born on the Heliopause, she's destined to become a doctor when she grows up, she first gained an interest in medicine during gene therapy like Tangent

[Left] Harpsicord "Harrie" - They/them - 51 - An actual rocket scientist that ensured the rocketship got to Vertumna, Saga's doting wife and Evan's adoring Mada

[Right] Sagacious "Saga" - She/her - 46 - A sweet and loving auntie from geoponics who remains painfully oblivious to most well-known gossip, her casual tendancy to spoil and coddle her son drives Flulu up a wall

[Far left] Hibiscus "Hibi" - she/her - 35 - One of the surveyors in charge of rescues and it's acting emt, a control subject born from the same series of augment tests as Tonin, she's suited more to space than the planet the same way he is, Vertumna terrifies her daily and she fears for the futures of her teenage triplets

[Center left] Rumination "Rumi" - he/him - 46 - A talented guitar player who enjoys lying to children and is in a committed relationship with the bit, works in rescues with Hibi, holds the technical title of "Former Chief Surveyor" as he was the presumed next-in-line when Imbroglio abbruptly retired a decade prior, although he only held it long enough to laugh himself sick and walk out the door, he's the sole reason Utopia's accent is like that

[Center right] Paprika "Prika" - she/her - 37 - Mechanic in charge of expeditions equiptment and transports, has a hair trigger temper with certain subjects and a habit of spraying offending teenagers with the hose, the irony of her student/trainee Thicket being the biological-via-donation child of her partner and later her own biological-via-donation child joining expeditions are both frequent source of jokes for awhile

[Far right] Brassica "Braz" - she/her - 39 - One of the construction workers who had trained for that job specifically, has a lot of pratice mediating problems that her partner's anger issues cause, got on the ship by pretending to be in a relationship with a friend and convieniently "breaking up" once it was clear they were never going to form a family unit

[Far left] Revolutionary "Lulu" - she/her - age 28 - primarily a geoponics farmer, an on and off member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule, in a queer platonic relationship with Blip

[Middle left] Sorbet - she/her & they/them - age 27 - a steward who primarily works in the kitchens, another on and off member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule; she was the egg donor and surrogate for Benji (the young doggy boy npc)

[Center left] Habitation "Hab" - he/him - age 26 - one of the ships dedicated creche parents; part of a closed chain polycule of 4 people (no overlap with the greater geoponics area wlw polycule); loves his job but resents ship administration for passing him and his family unit over during the last round of children born in space, yet making him feel pressured into agreeing to surrogate one of the other children

[Center right] Oblivion "Blip" - he/him - age 26 - an engineer in space but shoved into more general work after landing; loves his best friend but her polycule stories scare him a little, you will never see his entire face, but if you did he could easily pass as Dys & Tang's relative despite not being related at all, the fourth youngest person to leave on the Stratospheric

[Middle right] Optimism "Tim" - he/him - age 26 - stuck to janitor duty in space but also shoved into other jobs after landing, one of the few people guaranteed to live to Sol's 20th birthday, the third youngest person to leave on the Stratospheric

[Far right] Jubilation "Jubee" - she/her - age 26 - same deal as Blip; she was the surrogate for the last child born in space (Enigma, the girl with the rainbow hair), and is still recovering physically and emotionally when the game starts; her twin sister Jamboree died before she left, but only one of them was ever going to be picked for the ship, she can't remember her sister's face anymore; the second youngest member of gen 2 after Utopia

[Far left] Coralline "Cora" - she/her - age 28 - the ships fourth dedicated creche parent on paper, she's frequently pulled to help on the farms after landing, a consistant member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule

[Center left] Pyromania "Sparky" - she/her & they/them - 29 - Originally just a part time security officer, her soldier duties quickly begin outweighing her cultivator ones, she started dying her hair like that when she found out the meaning of her name and keeps it another month every time someone calls it tacky, it's been 12 years; another consistant member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule

[Center right] Curarine "Curie" - she/her & they/them - 32 - A pharmacology researcher doomed by the narrative, the youngest person on the Stratospheric chosen for her skills rather than genetic diversity, she quickly disapointed Instance with her undriven personality, another consistant member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule

[Far right] Unity "Nita" - she/her - age 31 - The only one here who exclusively works in geoponics, she was four seperate farming wlw until the latest revamp forced me to compress her down into one, the last consistant member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule

[Left] Mangosteen "Maggie" - she/her - age 30 - Maggie's death when the Strato lands is unavoidable (as her infant twins Whimsy and Praline fill the role of "orphans from the wormhole crash" during babysitting), once a frequent member of the greater geoponics area wlw polycule but had been avoiding the dating scene after a really messy & very public breakup of her throuple with Yuzu and Cinnamon, she was a creche parent and a hydroponics farmer on the ship

[Right] Yuzu - any pronouns - age 31 - Yuzu doesn't 100% use the term wlw but does work in geoponics and either is currently or has previously been dating the same overlapping circle (though they've also been avoiding dating, but mostly because the rest of the polycule "doesn't want to pick sides"), they avoid Maggie's children like the plague

and that would be it for tonight lads, it is now night'o'clock and my hands are starting to hurt, I think I got all the right info down but if not I'll fix it tomorrow or whenever I notice theres a problem. If you've gotten this far I hope you've had fun looking at some of my little guys

[nordictwin]

Hi I just read your post about your IWATA Stratos Kids AU and I was wondering if you had any further developments for that because I adore the concept

Yes yes yes, let me tell you all about it!

Sorry this took a little while, but there was a lot more to type out, once I really got going.

So I don't know if you've read any of my other info-dumps in the reblogs of the OG post, but to recap on that: none of the Stratos-Helios kids know Sol is also aware of the timeloops. They get so caught up in protecting Sol's happiness, they forget to consider "if we remember, does Sol remember too?", while Sol has been so used to being alone with this, they don't really think the others might know as well.

The only one fully in the loop is Sym, and Sym thinks the entire situation is too hilarious to let anyone know. And then Congruence also rather quickly catches on, and she's of a similar mindset.

Now, further developments:

The Stratos Kids:

Marz: in my mind, Marz will always be Marz - no matter the situation. But Marz in this AU is very aware that, although words don't mean anything to her, they sure do mean a lot to the people around her. So while still brutally honest, and with her memories of past politics, this is a Marz who's just a little bit softer around the edges. Better at using her words, better at using her leadership skills to help on a much wider scale than just further her own interests. Much to Eudicot's delight, this Marz - while she'll still complain and whine about any sort of work - still contributes to the colony. Particularly, she becomes quite the little helper and organizer around the offices. What they don't realize, however, is that she's also quite good at listening, and she never stops paying attention - meaning she picks up a lot more secrets than they realize.

Tang: like Marz, Tangent has also been given a serious reality check as to her attitude and actions. Particularly how her words impact her relationship with Dys, and how it will end if she doesn't change. Cue extreme mutual hovering and clinginess (which the adults chalk up to the two bonding after the crash), as well as an increased effort to communicate with help from Tammy and Marz. Aside from this, Tang has also wisened up to Instance not really being an ideal role-model, instead turning to Professor Hal and Congruence for guidance on more matters - not just academia. She also gets a lot more respect for both Dys and Cal, relying heavily on the data they can bring back to the labs, and she even dares to venture out on a few expeditions herself.

Dys: he's a matched pair with Tang after the crash, getting hit particularly hard with the memories of lives where they reconcile. And with Tang actively reaching out to him, actually trying to understand him, well... he feels like he owes it to her to return the gesture. This is a Dys who's suddenly become aware that what happened with their mom was wrong, but that people do care what happens to him. He bonds with Tang over engineering and being uncomfortable in their own bodies, but without letting that dysphoria define their actions. They're a unit, and with their combined intelligence - Tang's book-smarts and Dys' knowledge about Vertumna - they're a force to be reckoned with. Dys in this context is better at taking care of himself, but he also reminds Tang to do the same, and it becomes common to see the two napping together in the sunlight. Sometimes the two of them, but often all of the Stratos Kids join in, with Sol right there in the middle of the pile.

Nemmie: oh boy, Anemone. Like Marz, Nemmie will always be Nemmie. But this Nemmie has all of the trauma of her past lives to deal with, and at first? Not great. It manifests in separation anxiety and a near self-destructive need to protect. This is where her friendship with Cal and Tammy proves so extremely valuable, because their combined efforts serve to ground her and keep her fears an anxieties in check. Once out in the open about their memories, and apologies have been made for past rifts, she and Cal (and sometimes Dys) eventually get to discuss their different points of view and why they follow their different beliefs. It's through these chats that both come to a conclusion that neither of them is right or wrong, that it's all about balance - the world isn't black and white, it's grey. For Nemmie, this means she has a much clearer understanding of what and who she's fighting for. She splits her time between the Garrison, athletics, and - surprisingly - the medical wing. Because fighting is all fine and good, but what use is it, if she can't help those who have already been hurt? And isn't it better that, if she's already out fighting and someone gets hurt, she can be there to help them? That's right - it's Paladin Nemmie time, Vertumna's first combat medic. (Of course, the end goal is as little fighting as possible, but with Helios on the way... she'd rather be prepared for anything).

Cal: make way for Vertumna's newest master of agriculture and xeno-botany. Cal is here to stop the famine and possibly help Tang with the shimmer or so help him. If the boy was a good farmer before, he's leveled up considerably now that he's got knowledge of past lives. Much to Noctiluscent's fury, this boy is neck and neck with them in the duel of "feed the humans vs. starve the humans", if not a few steps ahead even. He teams up with Tang, Dys and Tammy to create new food solutions and contingency plans, should anything fail. His parents and Sol's all worry he'll burn out, but fortunately he's got his chats with Nemmie and regular nap-sessions with the other kids to keep him from destroying his own body. And whenever Sol is in need of anything, he'll gladly drop everything to come help them.

Tammy: perhaps the one who benefits the most from remembering her past lives is, surprisingly, our very own Aspartame. Sick and tired of having always been afraid, Tammy finds a new strength in her many new memories. Oh, she still loves the babies, still loves caring for the kids and dreams of motherhood. But her new mindset has her going "why can't I be both mother and brave?", resulting in a new interest in health and medicine. Studying intensely under Antecedent's watchful eye in the kitchen, Tirah's patient teachings in the medlab and enduring Professor Instance's harsh criticism, Tammy eventually grows to be a brilliant doctor in her own right, despite her learning difficulties. It helps that she knows it's working early on. Her efforts with Tang and Dys, helping them communicate and care for their bodies properly and watching the results, is a massive confidence boost, and eventually even Instance must acknowledge her skills.

Sol: Sol is just out here living their best life. Seriously, things have never been this easy, it's awesome! Sure, they got knocked out before they could fix the shields this time, but they're not really feeling up for being an engineer this time around, and anyways it seems like things are going fine? Better than fine, things are great! They don't recall Tang and Dys getting along this well, Tammy went and got cotton candy with them this life, and they're always invited to nap-piles. It's awesome! .......Sol may be a little oblivious this time around, but who can blame them? They've been through a lot, they deserve a nice break from being the hero.

The Helios Kids:

Vace: coming in as a close second to who benefits the most remembering past lives, we've got Vace. Vace, by all means, is still an asshole. He's still an angry kid with a lot of issues, but the memories have tempered that. This is a Vace who comes to Vertumna with a LOT of reality checks pre-installed, and he's a lot more questioning of the actions of the government he's supposed to serve - he just knows not to ask them where someone can hear. He's not quite a human-supremacist anymore. Like Nemmie, it comes down to wanting to protect people, but he's still very unsure of the why and what he's fighting for, and for countless lives all he's really had was the xenos. But he's had his eyes opened to humans being as capable of being monsters as the animals on Vertumna, and yes, that includes himself. He steers as clear of Nemmie as he can, especially once its out in the open that the Stratos kids also know their past lives, and he's got a not-quite-friendship with Rex and Nomi. The end result for him is, if Nemmie's a paladin-like soldier, as more of a fighter or a guardian, with some knowledge about engineering after somehow befriending Dys and Tang while on guard duty during their expeditions to the Ridge.

Rex: Rex is and always will be a good, happy boy. In all honesty, out of all the kids, Rex is the one who changes the least from his knowledge of the past lives. Well, there's one major change: Vace never broke Rex's arm and isn't actively going after him and Nomi-Nomi, but they're not the best of friends. By all means, Rex wants to be friends, but Vace has given enough hints that he's afraid of himself and his past behavior to truly befriend Rex. This all means that Rex is living a life getting beaten up a lot less, which honestly suits him just fine. Instead he's already well on his way to becoming a brilliant caretaker by the time the Heliopause lands, and while he still works construction and opens his bar, he's also seen with the little kids much more early on... and he may be a tad bit attached at the hip with Sol.

Nomi-Nomi: is the textbook definition of "jack of all trades, master of none - but better than a master of none"... well, except art and writing, they're an absolute master at that, but they latched on to all the different things they tried in their past lives and decides to get better at them - heck, they decide to try many more things, and by the time the Heliopause crashes, Nomi's one of the go-to people for smaller issues that need fixing. They like fixing things and exploring with Dys, they like assisting Tang and Cal in the lab and gardens, they like helping out in the kitchen - Nomi-Nomi just likes helping in general. With Marz's help, they make a case for the arts becoming an important part of the colony, and if they tear up a little every time Sol praises them with that genuine wonder in their eyes (as they have so many times before), well... that's just Nomi-Nomi being their usual emotional self.

Bonus - the Gardeners:

Sym: Sym is having the time of his eternal life. No, seriously, this is the most fun he's had in aeons. First the new species landing upon the planet - fascinating! Then the little ones - Dysthymia and Tangent - sneaking outside of the walls, seeking him out and speaking of knowing past lives - curious! And they wish to protect their precious friend. Sure, they want their new home to be safe, but specifically this one friend, because apparently they deserve the world, and they don't know the others remember their past lives - admirable and adorable, like little hopeyes protecting their flock! And then that very same friend comes outside the walls and seeks him out too, and wouldn't you know it, they also remember their past lives? But don't tell Dys and the others, nobody knows about them having this knowledge. Oh - oh no. This is isn't just interesting - it's hilarious, and he is invested. And suddenly there are all these little ones following him around at various times, and he's going to protect these kids with his life now. Noctilucent and the Overseer can come at him if they dare. (He's pretty sure brilliant little Tang and Cal could hack into the Array and stop them from trying, anyways.)

Noctilucent: Noct isn't having a good time. They're having the worst time ever, in fact. Sym better wipe that damn smirk off of his face, because they're at their limit - they want these parasites off of Vertumna, and they want them gone now. But the young parasites attach themselves to Sym like fungi, and then the kid with white and black fur on her head suddenly finds him and starts asking all these questions about the planet that are honestly rather engaging, and would they mind if she brought another friend to ask more questions later, and well... they suppose these little things are rather adorable, in their tenacity. .....oh, for the love of the ancients, stop smirking Sym!

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Sol and Luna • Orias Oswell x Oc! Damona Malik Part 1

I've written two works of oc x canon in my life and they were both in middle school and about Zac the Sunrise from Beyblade Burst so go easy on me.

Warning: This work contains spoilers for the manga

Damona Malik has been a teacher at Babyls for merely a couple months as the Support Magic instructor.

She is a very timid demon who doesn't like having the attention drawn to her. How will she be able to teach a class in such a state? Momonoki and Suzy have cooked up a simple plan to help Damona, but what they didn't know was that they were playing matchmaker too.

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It was a bright and sunny day at Babyls and the students were flying in troves as they made their way to school, singing their beloved alma mater as usual.

The teachers were all in their classrooms, simply awaiting the sound of the morning screaming bell before their treasured students entered their assigned classrooms.

Many of the students had already taken a liking to their new teacher, Damona Malik, or Malik-Sensei to the children. She was a demon from a prestigious family, much like the other faculty of Babyls, ranked Zayin (7).

She had been asked by Lord Sullivan to teach the students support magic, as that was her family's specialty and Bloodline Magic.

By now it had been three months since she started her new job as an instructor of Babyls and she was doing well aside from having very little teaching experience.

Now, as the first bell screamed and echoed through the halls, she hurriedly scurried around her classroom, her hooves made a light clacking noise as she walked, as she made a last minute attempt to reorganize her textbooks.

Due to the nature of her class, she had students who either were elected by teachers or who had signed up themselves for further study in the subject.

As a teacher for the second-years, she had quite the interesting class with a few of the Misfits taking her course.

Shax Lied, who was elected by Kalego for his lacking performance in the Heartbreaker exam, Agares Picero, who signed up to enhance his Bloodline Ability, and Clara Valac, who was nominated by Raim to further develop the abilities of her new Toy Box.

By now, it was the period before lunch, and this happened to be the class with the aforementioned Misfit students.

"Moo-moo-Sensei!" Clara called with her hand raised as her other worked to support her weight against her desk. Her cheerful attitude ever-present.

"Yes, Clara?" The teacher turned around from her chalkboard, her long white hair flowing in strands behind her.

"You said we can use offensive magic to defend, but how does hitting a bad demon support our friends?" She asked, practically yelled across the classroom, which did pique a few students interest judging by their faces.

Damona smiled at the question and Clara's use of the foreign word "friends." "Think of it like having a pillow fight with some of your classmates. Let's say, Iruma and Lied are playing with you." She gestured a hand at the blonde-haired boy sitting next to Clara, who perked up at the attention. "You would want to protect Iruma, right? If Lied starts to aim his pillow at Iruma, you could cut in and hit him before he can reach Iruma, which would distract him and give Iruma enough time to fight back."

"Hey!" Lied protested at the idea of being the bad guy. "She would never hit me first, right Clarin?" He turned to face Clara, the normally cheerful girl had a shadow cast upon her face and a raging fire in her eyes. Her clawed hands slowly reached up towards him, threatening an attack.

Lied jumped out of his seat just in time for the green-haired girl to lunge at him, only to land flat on her stomach in his empty seat.

"Clara! Surely you don't like Iruma more than me?" Lied sweatdropped as he watched the girl roll onto her back, looking more like a dog wanting to be pet than the menace that she was being a moment ago.

With a straight face and a slight deadpanned tone, she replied, "Of course I do, Lied. Don't be silly."

"What?!" He cried out in disbelief at her confession.

"Ugh, you two are so loud." Agares said from a few rows down, earning some soft giggles from some of the students.

Damona gently clapped her hands together and spoke up, "Yes, let's return to our own seats and not try to attack each other, physically or mentally."

Clara popped back into her seat, giggling as if nothing happened.

Lied hesitantly took his place after making sure that Clara wouldn't pounce on him, nor bruise his ego more.

Damona smiled at the students as they had near tangible sparks of tension between them.

"Thank you, and that was a great question Clara. I'm sure the rest of the class appreciated you asking." She now turned back to the chalkboard as the girl spoke up again.

Clara stretched her hands high and shouted through the room, "Yay! Moo-moo-Sensei liked my question!"

"Shut up already!" Agares cried from his cloud pillow, which once again earned him a few chuckles.

Lied managed to keep Clara in check until the sound of the screaming bells rang through the halls and the students began to pack their belongings and stand from their seats.

Damona turned on her hooves and spoke to the class again, "Remember to bring volume two of your textbooks tomorrow. We will be looking at simple shield spells and magic blockers."

A handful of students replied as they made their way to the door, and readied for lunch.

Once the students were gone and the door had closed, Damona curled into herself, her tail curled around her waist as if to make her smaller as she grabbed at her hair.

"Aah, I'm never going to get used to this," she muttered to herself.

After a moment she straightened herself out and sighed softly. She gathered her papers and prepared for the next class before she made her way to the door and down the hall.

She stopped by the cafeteria and ordered a meal, something which most of the other teachers seemed to forego.

She took her tray with her as she headed to her usual spot, the greenhouse balcony under the beautiful sight of Iruma's tree.

Once she arrived there, she noticed her colleagues already waiting on her.

"Hello, Malik!" Momonoki's soft yet cheerful voice called out to her, causing the new teacher to smile awkwardly back.

"Ah, you're here. Come sit with us, yis yis," Suzy sweetly added to Momonoki's excitement.

Damona found her way to the simple blanket the two had laid down in her absence and took a seat in one of the empty areas of the blanket.

"Ah, hello. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Damona began to play with her hands after setting her tray down.

"Oh don't apologize! I only just arrived here a moment before you," Momonoki confessed.

"Yis," Suzy confirmed. "How have your classes been going, Malik? I'm sure it musy be difficult to teach, given how shy you can be, yis yis." Suzy looked over at the teacher before beginning to eat her meal.

"Ah, classes have been going well. It's simply the slight panic I have between them that's the issue."

During the few months Damona has been teaching, she's grown rather close to Momonoki and Suzy, as they've been nothing but kind to her. She supposed this is what Clara would call "friendship."

"That's wonderful!" Momonoki cheered. "I had trouble when I first started teaching as well, and it took me time to find my teaching style. I'm sure you'll be just fine, Malik." She reassured, which made Damona smile and nod sheepishly.

"Well," Suzy started, "With the recent events of the Heartbreaker exam, the faculty has been focusing more on the security of Babyls, yis." The smaller demon turned to look at Momonoki now as she continued, "Malik hasn't had anyone to help her with her teaching duties, unlike how Kalego had helped you, Momonoki, yis."

At the mention of Kalego, Momonoki turned into a red-faced teenager as she fumbled for words. "W-well, I'm sure we can find someone suitable to help M-Malik with her teaching duties."

"I'm certain we could, if it would interest you, Malik." Suzy turned her attention back to Damona, now posing the thought as more of a question.

She paused to take a bite of food before she replied, "That would be very helpful, though I'm not sure how exactly someone could help with my classes." Damona tilted her head slightly as a soft blush formed on her pale skin. "I really only have trouble when the students are all, starting at me."

"Hmm," Momonoki hummed, "I bet Robin could teach you how to loosen up a little," she suggested.

"No, no. Robin would draw more attention to her. He's far too energetic, yis." Suzy replied swiftly.

"Oh you're right. What about Raim then? She knows a thing or two about confidence," the blue haired teacher contemplated.

"Raim would be too abrasive for someone like Malik, yis." Suzy sighed, "I don't feel she would be the best candidate, yis."

"Ugh, you're right again." Momonoki sat back for a moment and thought out loud to herself, "Professor Furcas might be too harsh, and Dali and Murmur both would do things their own way."

Everyone around the blanket shuddered at the thought of Murmur taking things into his own hands.

After another moment of silence, Suzy snapped her fingers. "Orias!" She declared proudly.

"Ooh!" Momonoki cried. "Orias would be perfect!"

Damona wasn't one to judge, but she recoiled slightly at the thought of Orias instructing her.

From the few times she's seen him in the teacher's lounge, he always had seemed both flashy and mysterious at the same time.

His bright purple clothing and his flashy smile. Would he really be the best choice for her?

As if sensing Damona's worry, Momonoki snapped around to explain, which only made Damona flinch.

"Orias would be perfect to help you out. You have the basics of teaching down and you don't seem to have any issues with managing your class or paperwork, you just need a confidence boost!" She paused after hearing her words and began to wave her hands around defensively, "N-Not that I think you're insecure! You can run your class just fine and you do well with your paperwork, you just seem to get nervous between classes and I think having more confidence would benefit you-"

Suzy cut her off from her rambling, mostly so she could stop to take a breath. "Orias won't intrude on your lessons, and he's a very respectful man, yis." Suzy smiled softly at Damona who simply nodded in response.

"And he's very good at keeping his lessons fun so students don't get uninterested," Momonoki added to Suzy's appraisal of him.

Momonoki and Suzy began to talk of plans to get Orias to help her out after the security has been dealt with.

Damona thought back again to the few times she's met Orias. Would it really be a good idea for such a flashy man to help her have more faith in herself? Would she even be up to the task? She can barely handle meeting new demons, and it's especially difficult for her to open up to others that are vastly different than her. Could this even work?

Damona was snapped from her thoughts as Mononoki called her name again and looked at her with a spark in her eyes.

"Malik, what do you think about asking Orias to help you?" She was anticipating an answer, as well as Suzy who was excitedly leaned forward to hear what the cow demon had to say for herself.

Looking between the two of them and their excited expressions, Damona opened her mouth to reply, "Sure, it couldn't hurt."

"Yay!" Momonoki cheered.

"We'll go talk to him and the Chairdemon for you once the security issue has been resolved, then you can work on improving your classes, yis," Suzy said with a wide smile.

Damona was a total pushover.

Part 1 End

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Lowkey don't know why I'm doing this

Also here's Damona!

I'll likely either drop more lore as I go, or I'll make an OC post for her because I like to ramble and overshare <3

Thank you for reading if you made it this far!

I'm still getting back into the swing of writing, as it's been a few years since I've written any fanfics, but my requests are open!