#TUE DO

[justana0kguy]

2023 JUNE 20 Tuesday

TUE DO 1'23 #4 ~ Digi Detox

Now that I have only have less than a couple of weeks before we depart for New Zealand for a long while, it's about time I stop half-a$$ing and double down on my Digi Detox PROTOCOL as part of my "A0K Manifesto" - Life Rules PROGRAM.

Although I was able to get off on a great start during the ALPHA and BETA stage of the implementation, I now find myself back where I started and out of control over my digital exposure. This ultimately means that I am wasting time even though I know I always have a limited (and now counted) amount of time.

And so I'm phasing to the DELTA stage of my Digi Detox PROTOCOL, and here's how I'm planning to do it better:

Pray the rosary or listen to music instead of watching youtube videos in the background while doing chores (e.g. dishes);

Always check and perform tasks that are overdue, pending, unfinished, planned, before opening tumblr, youtube, etc.;

After completing important and all pertinent tasks for the day, allocate a little time for digital media BUT avoid dawdling on random/toxic posts or videos and instead be intentional in choosing ones where there is something learn or gain that will ultimately with personal growth and achieving life goals;

Take time from time to time to streamline accounts followed or viewed to align with the abovementioned objective to avoid being overexposed with other useless or fruitless content;

If gamer gusto arises, make sure to game with free/extra time without conflict to existing schedules and plans, or proper rest;

TL;DR - pray the rosary or play music on the background instead, do your tasks first, and be intentional with digital media & games

Happy Digi Detoxing! God bless always.

[starry-bi-sky]

tales of the passerine - danny fenton being bruce wayne's first kid

okay okay. so this is like a continuation/elaboration of my oneshot/prompt i wrote about the idea that Danny was the first batkid. We have a lot of aus where he joins the family after the rest of the bats do, right? So hey! Lets shake things up a bit. Danny is the first to be adopted by Bruce Wayne.

Danny's parents and unfortunately Jazz die shortly after the events of TUE -- how so? I was gonna say an ecto-filter explosion, that would call back to the TUE explosion and trauma behind that. But lets do something new! Carbon-monoxide poisoning.

It's not too unexpected for something to break in the Fenton house, especially with the Fenton parents' questionable understanding of proper weapon handling and lab safety. The water heater broke from a stray shot by one of the weapons, and was promptly MacGyver'd incorrectly. Danny went to stay with Tucker for a guys' night, and came back to a dead silent house.

(Danny's neighbors got a very unfortunate shock when he ran to the next house over in hysterics.)

There was a lot of shuffling around with CPS, the police. People had to be called in to handle the equipment in the lab, and the GIW was rumoring to show up in aid to clearing the scene. When Danny heard of that, he immediately went and dismantled the ghost portal to the best of his abilities. He burned the physical blueprints of all his parents' inventions, their blueprints on the ghost portal, and their most dangerous weapons were destroyed beyond recognition. Anything to prevent the GIW from getting their hands on his parents' tech.

It opened up another investigation, but he was not under the list of suspects. He was placed in the care of Vlad Masters, where they then went back to the rebuilt castle mansion in Wisconsin. Danny, terrified of the future that has once passed and may do so again, shuts down in his grief. Inadvertently, he ends up somewhat repressing his ghost half. Something Vlad, who is grieving Madeline but relishing in Jack's demise and his custody of Daniel, is not very happy with.

Vlad's... gone into a bit of a mental health spiral. He's becoming increasingly possessive over Daniel, the final remnants of his friends and a liminal being like him. He doesn't like that Danny's repressing his ghost half -- both out of genuine concern as a ghost, but also because of his desire to control Danny and groom him into the perfect son. If you ever had a phase where you read Dark SBI found family fics, first off; me too bro, and second off; those are the vibes I'm thinking of.

Danny's mentally shut down from grief! And fear. He's dropped into a bad depressive state -- paralyzed with grief and the terror of the inevitable. Clockwork saved his parents because he believes in second chances, but what's the point of that when his family ended up dead anyways? Danny doesn't wanna believe that he's destined to become evil, and he's holding out onto that hope, but it's a thin line, and he feels utterly hopeless and trapped. He hasn't used his powers or ghost form since he trashed the lab, and Vlad has alarms set up to prevent him from trying to escape.

He's also unintentionally cut off Sam and Tucker -- both of whom are so scared and concerned for Danny too, and are trying their damndest to reach out to him. He keeps ignoring their texts. Danny basically haunts Vlad's manor. He goes out to eat if he has to, attends parties Vlad drags him to, and stays in his room all day if he can.

At parties, Vlad doesn't allow Danny to leave his side, or really talk to anyone -- not that Danny wants to. A product of Vlad's increasing possessiveness. Well, he almost doesn't let Danny leave his side. Danny has a habit of slipping off to hide somewhere for the parties whenever he can, and Vlad reluctantly allows it so long as he stays alone.

This becomes an advantage when eventually, Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after missing for years, and holds a bright charity ball to celebrate the return. Vlad has been chomping at the bits to get his hands on Wayne Industries, and with the return of its owner there is no better opportunity to wipe out his rival. He goes, and he as normal, brings Daniel with him.

Vlad thinks Wayne will bleed his little heart out for Daniel's poor orphan sob story -- he's a fellow orphan himself, after all. He's not wrong; Wayne's little heart will bleed, just not in the way that benefits him.

Bruce sees Vlad and Danny approaching before they're even close enough to introduce themselves - and like with many of the children he will soon come to care for, it's like someone set a mirror into the past right in front of him.

Danny Fenton's suit is tailor-made for him, and despite the fact that it's his perfect size, the sag in his shoulders, the ducked down head, and the way he hunches into himself all pictures the image of a child in shoes too big for him. There's a far away, glazed over look in his eyes and grief marble-cut into the lines of his face. There's not enough makeup in the world that will hide the dark circles under his eyes.

("My nephew, Daniel Fenton." Vlad's hands are possessive on Danny's shoulders. Bruce immediately notices the way the boy tenses under his touch. "His parents passed recently, and as his godfather I was designated his guardian.") ("I'm so sorry, the loss must've been terrible.") ("Yes, carbon-monoxide poisoning caused it. Daniel was out with friends, when he came home... they had already passed.") (Bruce immediately dislikes that Vlad shared the details of their death unprompted -- he likes it even less when Danny flinches at the reminder and hunches into himself.)

Danny runs off at some point earlier into the charity. At this point, parties are still being held at Wayne Manor (because iirc google search mentioned that was a thing at first before it was changed), so he disappears and hides in one of the empty rooms nearby. It just so happens to be the same room Bruce Wayne hides in when he needs a break from all of the socialization.

Thus begins a long, long process of trust. Bruce can't reveal his hand as being smarter than he looks, but he can be compassionate. Kindness needs no measure of intelligence. He keeps Danny company for as long as he can before he runs the risk of being found.

Rinse and repeat. Vlad insistently wants Wayne Industries, and he'll go to as many Wayne parties as he can to get his hooks into the man. The problem is that Bruce Wayne is never alone, and getting him alone is impossible. Finding him too. It's like the man never stops moving. Always talking to someone, always circling somewhere. He orbits around the room as if he isn't the sun of the Gotham Elite's solar system.

Danny's had such repetitive behavior that Vlad never thinks to believe that Bruce Wayne is disappearing to go talk to him. That "Vlad's" son is even interacting with him at all. Danny never gives him a reason to think so, and neither does Bruce.

Danny doesn't actually acknowledge Bruce until a handful of parties in, where he hands Bruce a small slip of paper he smuggled in that says; "don't trust Vlad". Danny's face stays carefully blank, but he's so tense that his hands are trembling, and he's purposely looking away from him. Bruce plasters a smile onto his face, slips the paper into his pocket, and tells him "okay".

(he's been busy with his own goals with the mafia, but he sets aside time to investigate Vlad Masters. He was holding off. Until now.)

Danny does eventually start speaking to Bruce, he's starting to really like the guy. He's starting to see a little hope, even as Vlad is starting to get more and more agitated with him the more he refuses to use his powers.

He reaches out to Sam and Tucker again, and starts trying to reconnect with them. Vlad has spyware on his phone, and he limits the amount of times he can talk to them. A weird parental control lock of some sort that leaves a time limit on how long he can talk to them for. 30 minutes. Danny doesn't tell them anything about Mr. Wayne.

Danny, slowly, wants out of here, and he's slowly gathering the motivation to do it. Vlad is genuinely scaring him -- and Danny wonders just how truthful the past-future Vlad was when he told him that Danny wanted his ghost half separate. He starts trying to come up with an escape plan.

Vlad has anti-ghost wards everywhere around the mansion, and while they're always on, they boost to full power at sunset. The doors and windows are always locked, all main exits have alarms set on them. The only reason it's not super extensive is because Danny hasn't tried leaving at all yet, so Vlad hasn't had to tighten anything.

At night, Vlad locks the door to his room and puts up an anti-ghost ward around the room. The mansion is on the outside westward side of Madison, more entrenched in rural Wisconsin. The closest town is a four-way stop sign with one house on three corners, and an open bar on the fourth. Not much to go.

He refuses to go to Sam and Tucker; Vlad would look there first. It's too dangerous. Vlad would sound alarm bells and have a manhunt looking for him, Danny can't risk going just anywhere. Too much risk of being found, sold out, or caught. There's really nowhere for him to hide.

Until there is. Bruce is telling Danny about the history of Wayne Manor, and says, as casually as saying the weather; "The manor has dozens of empty rooms, I'm sure Alfred wouldn't mind filling another one if he could." And quietly, hesitantly, Bruce places a careful hand on Danny's shoulder, unrestrictive and gentle; "He wouldn't mind getting one ready for you if you need one."

And there it is. There's his out.

Danny, just as quietly, replies; "I'll keep that in mind."

The ball starts rolling.

Now I've been trying to summarize this au as much as possible for length convenience, but Vlad has been steadily growing more and more controlling. More emotionally manipulative. More agitated at Danny for not using his powers.

He wants Wayne Industries under his thumb but he's been steadily growing more and more concerned with Danny. He's started grabbing him, yanking him around, shaking him; trying to goad him into using his powers. He gets angry when Danny doesn't react, or tells him he doesn't want to use his powers. He hasn't outright attacked him, but he's getting there. This has been happening over the time it takes for Bruce to indirectly offer Danny sanctuary at his home.

It all comes to a head when Vlad stops going to parties at all -- something Danny has to pretend he isn't upset about -- because Vlad doesn't want him around other people anymore. Vlad rarely goes now without him, and only leaves to go to a Wayne function or to handle something at VladCo.

Danny can't wait for Vlad to leave long enough to escape. So he leaves during the night of a big storm. Vlad's locked him in his room, but Danny doesn't bother trying to go for it; he goes to the alarmed window instead. Danny's been repressing his ghost half so long that he can't access his powers immediately anymore -- he can feel it, he knows its there, but he can't quite reach it.

He breaks the lock by hand.

Immediately the alarm goes off through the entire castle, filling the room with red, and he scrambles for the rope the Wisconsin Ghost left for him a few months back. Danny's already out and climbing down the side of the castle before Vlad even reaches his door -- the only good thing about the entire room being ghost-proof is that Vlad can't get in that way.

The rope ends before it reaches the bottom, and he's still twenty feet in the air. It won't kill him if he lands it right. Danny takes his chances, and drops. He breaks his ankle, but he survives.

And he fucking books it to the back garden. He hears Vlad shrieking over the thunder and rain.

I'll save the full experience for a future oneshot, but Danny makes it out into the nearby woods and forcibly experiences what it's like to be in a horror game, trying to hide from the thing that's hunting you. There's only one thing going through his mind; "i'm going to die"

I have this mental image for this scene. Very stereotypical horror imo. Where Danny is hiding behind a tree, with a hand over his mouth, and Vlad is a few feet away from him, glowing ominously red through the trees, trying to search for him.

Danny doesn't get away from this unscathed, but he does get away alive. That's all he could ask for. He gets away by getting his ghost half awakened long enough to transform into Phantom and fly to Gotham.

But he gets to Wayne Manor, he gets to Bruce. Or, at least, Alfred answers the door from his insistent pounding. Danny's just in tears and Alfred gets him in the living room, wrapped in a towel, with ice on his swollen leg before he has to step out and alert Bruce.

Bruce already breaks multiple traffic laws on a nightly basis. And that's just with the sheer existence of the batmobile itself, not including the speeding and military artillery attached. He breaks double the amount trying to speed back to the cave and get out of the suit.

Right off the bat: Bruce will know, at least before Dick enters the picture, about danny's powers. He'll figure out something considering the fact that Danny traveled from Wisconsin to New York in a single night. That'll be a bit of complicated affair, but I've already got something in mind.

Actually it'll probably be very soon after Danny joins the family, because Bruce tries to offer to fight for custody for Danny - the state Danny was in at arrival is clear enough evidence for a trial. But Danny immediately shuts it down, says it's not going to work and then Vlad will know Danny's with him and he won't be safe. He tells him that Vlad cannot know Danny was with Bruce.

Danny's biggest regret was not telling his parents he was a halfa, and while he doesn't want to tell mister wayne (yet), he does tell him about Vlad being one. He needs to know why Danny can't be seen with Bruce. So he tells him, and Danny's current plan is to just hide out from Vlad until he turns 18. That way, he has no more legal jurisdiction over him. After that? He's not sure.

And to wrap this up, since this has already gotten very long and I can make more posts about this au later; I've thought about it, and I'm going to say that Danny does become a vigilante before Dick enters the scene. He goes by, as you probably guessed; Nightingale. "Gale" for short.

[duchi-nesten]

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Welcome to my ''i just think valerie should have the right to attempt murdering vlad but dannys a little wimp whos against killing for youknowwhat reason'' animatic.

Definatly happens post-reveal but other than that feel free to make up your own plot, I just had a vision one night and had to do it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[popiplant]

me when i fuck it we ball

[kingdomoftyto]

I've started and deleted three drafts now trying to get my thoughts into a coherent recommendation, but there's just so much.

Let's start with the basics: You should read the graphic novel if you're a fan of the original show. You just should. It's new content of your old faves, and I'm telling you now that the art and writing are great and that you should give it a shot based on that alone.

But as for exactly why I'm losing my mind over it this much...?

It... feels like watching the show. But a version of the show unafraid to explore its own worldbuilding. A version of the show where continuity and character growth matter. A version of the show without jokes written by people far too old to understand mid-2000s teens.

And it is actually, honest-to-goodness funny. I went in fully braced for a badly shoehorned "fruit loop" one-liner, and instead I got incredible deadpan asides like this:

The art, too, manages to perfectly ride the line of looking enough like the original style to be convincing, but improving on the expressiveness of the characters' faces and actions to elevate it to something arguably better than the show:

(Like, I'm being so serious when I say the fight scenes are among the best I have ever seen in comic form. I'm the kind of person who tends to go for anime over manga because the fights are harder for me to follow in little sequential snapshots, but I can tell exactly what's happening in these battles AND they still look super cinematic and cool.)

And the story. Man, the STORY.

I won't spoil any of the plot here, but it's... really good. A little winding and goofy toward the beginning, but once things get serious, it really grabs you and refuses to let go til it's done. (Much like the best episodes of the show! Funny how that works.) It has a satisfying conclusion, but it also leaves a massive door open to continue telling more stories in the setting.

And I want more stories in this universe. The threads being dangled here might be even more enticing than those left by the original show. There is potential here for an INCREDIBLE series of comics.

We just have to prove how badly we want it.

If you can't buy the book yourself right now (it's relatively cheap for a graphic novel--I think it was about $15 even with tax from my Barnes & Noble), then please at least let other fans know it exists (I wouldn't have had any idea if not for tumblr) and keep the hype going on social media. I'm stoked to see that DP is trending on tumblr, at least, and I hope the same is true elsewhere. It's a small thing, but it's something corporate decision-makers take note of.

Fingers crossed we get to see more someday. This is one series that deserves to come back from the dead.

But, whether or not we get that continuation: welcome back, Phandom. Congrats and happy release day. 💚

[abusivelittlebunny]

Conrad - Scho - John

I swear I could do better these are just practice portraits but fucking hell I even hate these and these turned out the finest so far... my hand and brain are broken istg

[benvisms]

ben gross loves devi vishwakumar and devi vishwakumar loves ben gross. if you even fucking care

[qcomicsy]

Lately I've only been wishing to grab a comic about my favorite character and just have a genuinely good time reading it.

[justana0kguy]

2023 MAY 30 Tuesday

TUE DO 1'23 #1 ~ Life Breathing Styles

If it isn't obvious, this is inspired from the Breathing Styles of the Kimetsu no Yaiba manga/anime series, but applied to real life actions and scenarios (without the actual fighting, or nichirin swords, as I don't have any nor the skills to wield one without cutting myself)

In terms of Life Management System specifics, this will be integrated as a Life Action (S.O.P.) as "BRAVO" Standard Actions with the latest (Alpha, Beta, and Delta) versions as follows:

DELTA Versions (implementation & improvement)

WIND Breathing ~ Regular (I) / Total Concentration (II) Breathing

[0-I] Silent Air of Anemoi Regular breathing in and out (through nose & without sound)

[0-II] Storm Eye of Venti Regular deep breathing in and out (through mouth & with sound)

[1-I] Gentle Breeze of Zephyrus Deep breath in (through nose) Hold breath and be still for a bit Slow and steady breath out (through nose)

[1-II] Stalwart Gust of Favonius Deep breath in (through mouth) Hold breath and be still for a bit Slow and steady breath out (through mouth)

[2-I] Soaring Updraft of Eurus Slow deep breath in (through nose, with expanding chest) - visualization: soaring up through an updraft (i.e. Genshin Impact) Hold breath for a short bit (thinking of what to do) - visualization: suspended at the top of the updraft Slow and steady breath out (through nose) - visualization: gliding down from the updraft (i.e. wind gliding)

[2-II] Surging Storm of Vulturnus Slow and deep breath in (through mouth, with expanding chest) Hold breath for a short bit (extra focus on what to do) Slow and steady breath out (through mouth)

[3-I] Piercing Gale of Boreas Slow and deep breath in (through nose, closing eyes) Hold breath (and emptying mind) Slow and 'whistle-like' blowing (through mouth, opening eyes)

[3-II] Indomitable Tempest of Aquilo Slow and deep breath in (through mouth, closing eyes) Hold breath (and focusing on a single thought) Slow and 'blast' blowing (through mouth, opening eyes)

[4-I] Swift Whirlwind of Notus Quick breath in (through mouth with lungs) Sharp (silent to low volume) breath out (through mouth)

[4-II] Turbulent Tornado of Auster Quick breath in (through mouth with core) Sharp (& LOUD to SHOUTING) breath out (through mouth)

WATER Breathing ~ Motions of Life, where: Sync - Multiversal Mental Motions Strat - Omniversal Temporal Motions

[Sync 0] Still Water Zero-State - visualization: Giyu Tomioka's 'Dead Calm'

[Sync 1] Undulating Horizon no thoughts, just looking (at the sea afar) - visualization: far horizon in a calm sea

[Sync 2] Shifting Tides contemplating on overall circumstances - visualization: incoming & outgoing waves in seashore

[Sync 2a] Lifting High Tide contemplating on good/positive things in life

[Sync 2b] Bowing Low Tide contemplating on bad/unfortunate things in life

[Sync 3] Perpetual Waves contemplating on current circumstances

[Sync 4] Enduring Waterfall concentration/focus on staying strong mentally

[Strat 0] Crawling Bayou no timeframe for actions

[Strat 1] Trickling Creek taking time to do proper actions

[Strat 2] Flowing Stream wasting no time to do proper actions

[Strat 3] Running River double time to do proper actions

[Strat 4] Raging Rapids double time & may skip proper actions

[Strat 5] Flash Flood rushing due to individual urgent/emergency situations

[Strat 6] Channeling Strait mass rushing due to multiple urgent/emergency situations

[Strat 7] Rogue Swell mass rushing due to singular/incidental global event

[Strat 8] Towering Tsunami mass rushing due to multiple/ongoing global event

[Strat 9] Final Cycle rushing to / halting at the end

STONE Breathing ~ Controlled Actions / Weights Exercises

Still Rock Zero-State & awareness of body

Rolling Stone body control when doing regular activities

Hollow Dust body control to minimize noise/disturbance

Precious Gem body control to ensure only gentle pressure is applied

Firm Boulder body control when holding or bracing onto things

BETA Versions (testing & development)

FIRE Breathing ~ Cardio Exercises

MIST Breathing ~ Kind Works with others

ALPHA Versions (conceptualization & programming)

THUNDER Breathing ~ Quick Movements?

SUN Breathing ~ Leadership? Respect/Fame?

MOON Breathing ~ Friendship? Affection/Adoration?

LIGHT Breathing ~ Good Works with others? (i.e. Virtues?)

SHADOW Breathing ~ Bad Works with others? (i.e. Vices?)

P.S. I'm not a Hashira, still in training, just so you know.

~ A0K

[yakultii]

falling apart in so many ways! but grateful for smoothie, grateful for burrito, grateful for warmth, grateful for short walk outside tonight. grateful for nice people on tumblr. back to uni tomorrow (in less than 12 hours) not at all ready but my fit is fire :)

[ojbrush]

Havent drawn alot recently but heres some art i made for art class ^_^

I hate coloring on paper but i did it sooo!

[attroxx]

blog PSA : from the 29th - the 1st i will be in texas for a convention with @/aeviare :3c so i will be MIA. tbh i will probably be tired when i come back so i may not be on much at all for a few days after as well. this being said i'm going to cut down my q to about 6 or 7 posts and my hope is to put a few replies in there for when i'm gone but don't expect too much. i will be checking discord cause i will probably be bored during my time at the airport lmao so feel free to hmu on there ( softsalem666 ) ty all for understanding ~

[icantalk710]

So, mentioned in my turning 34 post but I am thinking of maybe possibly trying to visit Boston next week for a few days as part of my bday week+ off, since I thought to last year and opted for a staycation instead, and also one of my resolutions along with more concerts was to get out of NYC a few times this year

Suggestions on where to stay, things to do, and moots in the area to possibly say hi to and meet even?? welcome 🙏🏽

[tennessoui]

There are so many lines in the Hunger Games AU I love but also THIS TAG: he has to write the girl's name on his hand so he doesnt forget it If you ever expand this I will be sooooo excited. The tone and dark Anakin is just A+++

hunger games au anakin is like the most tunnel vision anakin ever he is like “you are not integral to my love story I don’t even know who you are” he kills like 10 people the first day he’s known as the Betrayer because he makes a bunch of Allies before going into the arena and kills them all

Some guy from district 1 captures the girl from anakin’s district and tries to use her as leverage like “if you take a step closer I’ll slit her throat you wouldn’t risk that would you? Not your love!”

and anakin probably like covered with the blood of other tributes is like (deadpan) “you kill her, you die” (telling a fact not dependent on the implied if but just a statement of events)

and the girl is like no don’t do it he won’t care (telling the truth)

But obviously the other guy has heard so much about their romance that he really thinks he has the upper hand and then anakin takes a step forward, and the guy solves a lot of anakins problems right then and there 😌

Especially when he dies and there’s only a few other players left in the game (you know, 2 days in)

[euclydya]

Stupid piece of shit organ fuck you. I am going to smite you. I will rip you to shreds. I am going to have your innards eviscerated with a hot iron. Should that not work I will have you pumped full of Stop Fucking Cramping Forever pills eternally. Fuck you. I hope you die. I hope we both die.

[sugume]

are you planning anything for Valentine’s Day 😏

For you ofc 🙇‍♀️