#The Most Wonderful Magic

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[ratwithhands]

I'm astounded by how many people were interested in the magical boy AU! So sorry for not updating on it, I really didn't think it was that interesting 👁👁💦

This is Emmet's warped uniform, essentially what his fighting form looks like after his soul stones lose sight of Ingo and attempt to work alone. To compensate for not having a battle partner, his weapons and attacks have gotten more aggressive to deal the damage he'd usually get as a pair. His clothes have also lost much of their brightness and charm, getting tattered and shredded, reflecting his own outlook on things trying to fight Team Plasma alone while maintaining his normal routine.

This was fun to sketch! I had a lot of fun with Emmet's coat (especially the coattails!), having it white on the outside and black on the inside added a contrasting backdrop for his body. The torn edges were cool too, I was trying to think of how I could make him look more malicious/unwelcoming and immediately thought back to Princess Kraehe, which is where the wing shape idea came from.

I drew Ingo's warped form several months ago, but now that I finished Emmet, I have to redo him 💀 He actually had two, since his were based on the level of his amnesia. His first one retains much more of his original uniform, morphed to match the clothing of the people around him, but his second one is a completely different outfit, the result of him relating more to his new roles and disconnecting from his past. These sketches are butt ugly since they were meant for drafting, but I'll post them now or they're going forever

The weapons used are a naginata and ōdachi, I might pick different ones later but they felt solid at the time. Hopefully he will be more fabulous after a rework ^^*

[koushuwu]

TOGAME JO ↳ for @feitanporter happy birthday my love <3

[vvitchllng]

In addition to Everything Else that happened this episode, I can’t stop thinking about the moment where Laudna asks him why Seedling isn’t enough why he wants This sword and Orym’s whole demeanor shifts and he looks Laudna dead in the eyes and says you’re right why Would you reach for a darker power.

Orym and Laudna are the characters with the most interparty conflict and they’re the same!!!!!!! At their core their strongest motivation is their drive to protect the ones they love at the cost of themselves if necessary. We see it all the time with Orym throwing himself in front of his friends over and over again, making deals with fae to try and keep them safe. And we see it all the time with Laudna and Delilah, where over and Over again she lures Laudna with the promise of being strong enough to protect her friends, to keep them safe. We saw it again tonight when Delilah manipulated her to get the sword by telling her it was a danger to Orym!!

Both of them looked at the power that caused their pain and decided to take it for their own, to use it to protect their loved ones instead, because if it was capable of such devastation against them, it was capable of delivering that same devastation to their enemies. Laudna asking why seedling isn’t enough (why he isn’t enough, the frustrated self-deprecating response “I have Push-ups!”) and Orym returning the question because Laudna Does have her own power separate from Delilah, she just doesn’t think its enough for what’s coming!!!

They both lost their families, but where Orym had the rest of his family, a purpose, a home, Laudna lost Everything and only had the voice of her murderer as comfort in the cold. So now they’re both taking on the power that destroyed their lives, but Orym can be rational and willing to have a discussion about doing so, while Laudna absolutely Cannot do the same because of how entwined she is with Delilah (with Delilah quite literally guiding her actions in addition to the years of psychological manipulation and abuse), and so they’re the same and yet so utterly different that they keep coming up against this fundamental inability to understand the other’s position because despite the same underlying motivations, their responses are so different.

Why would you reach for a darker power, why can you not understand why I’m doing this, why can you not see I’m doing this For You. Distorted reflections of each other wanting to be understood and at a loss when faced with the differences between them, what a fucking dynamic.

[birdbrainedboy]

It’s that time of year… I can smell the hoards of 7th graders who’ve just read the Outsiders in school stampeding towards the fandom. Outsiders fans how are we feeling??

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

not me immediately getting jude from this

who did you guys get? 👀

[majachee]

Omg its Stygian's adoptive brother and sister...

[celestialsblues]

the men of the gay edwardian scene in the last binding trilogy must be pissed when they find out that the lovable hot jock robin blyth is now taken by a bitchy librarian who looks like he's never been outside

[ambrosiagourmet]

So, I’m going to reblog my heteronormativity post with some more stuff when I get the energy to compile it all (thank you to everyone who has shared thoughts!!!)

But in the meantime I am just kind of putting together how. Unfortunately kind of funny and terrible it is that the ancient magic that Lycion uses to be a transgender werewolf doesn’t seem to be related to demons literally at all, but is still illegal?? Like imagine if 2000 years from now it was against the law to take T bc it was used in the same time period as nukes.

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

you are pitting Jesus and Santa Claus against each other. I am acknowledging Santa as both a mythic symbol of Christ and a cultural legend based upon a real man whose faithfulness to Christ was used by God to grant common grace not just to the people of Myra but throughout the entire world. we are not the same.

[rottenpumpkin13]

Hope you’re having a lovely day, Pumpkin!!! 💕 It’s been too long since I’ve sent an ask!! 😂 Ahhh! I’m in the mood for some SHENANIGANS tho, and there ain’t nobody on this site who can do it better!

Ahem.

*plops a magic 8 ball in front of AGSZC*

Cloud: Not that I usually believe in these things, but....magic 8 ball, will I ever pass the SOLDIER exam?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: As I see it, yes.

Cloud: Cool! When?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Outlook not so good.

Cloud: Uhhh. What?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Watch out for Sephiroth.

Cloud: THE FUCK?

. • ☆ . ° .• °:. *₊ ° .

Zack: Alright! I trust these things with my life. Magic 8 ball, should I dye my hair blue?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Yes definitely.

Zack: Uh...Magic 8 ball, should I get a tattoo of a chocobo fighting a zolom?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: As I see it, yes.

Zack: Huh? Magic 8 ball, should I rob a bank?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Yes definitely.

Zack, nervously: Should I join a gang?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: As I see it, yes.

Zack, panicking: Am I gonna go to jail?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Without a doubt.

Zack: I have decided to become a criminal.

. • ☆ . ° .• °:. *₊ ° .

Angeal: Magic 8 ball, who ate all the brownies I left out to cool in the kitchen?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Ask again later.

*He beats the ball against the counter*

Magic 8 ball, disoriented: It was Sephiroth.

Angeal: I knew it.

. • ☆ . ° .• °:. *₊ ° .

Sephiroth: These things are a scam. They cannot possibly predict the future nor can they accurately tell the truth.

Sephiroth: Magic 8 ball, is my mother dead?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Signs point to yes.

Sephiroth: Hm. Magic 8 ball, is my hair silver?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Yes definitely.

Sephiroth: ....Magic 8 ball, will I ever find a purpose in life beyond that which was bestowed upon me?

Magic 8 ball: Outlook good.

Sephiroth, excited: Magic 8 ball, what will my future look like?

Magic 8 ball: Very doubtful.

Sephiroth, frustrated: Magic 8 ball, should I trust the voice in my head that often urges me to burn everything to the ground, betray everyone, and rule this planet as a god?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Calm down edgelord.

Sephiroth:

. • ☆ . ° .• °:. *₊ ° .

Genesis: Magic 8 ball, am I better than Sephiroth?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: My reply is no.

Genesis: Hmph! I just need to rephrase it. Magic 8 ball, is Sephiroth better than me?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Without a doubt.

Genesis: .......

Genesis: No, that's simply a coincidence. Magic 8 ball, is the coat I'm wearing red?

*He shakes the ball*

Magic 8 ball: Yes definitely.

Genesis: .......

Genesis: Magic 8 ball, will I ever surpass Sephiroth and become the greatest hero of all time?

Magic 8 ball: Lmao.

Genesis: EXCUSE ME—

*He sets the ball on fire. No more magic 8 ball fun*

[cubbihue]

Although Fairies appear humanoid in nature, they actually have a more pure form unseen by the naked eye. This is because Humans lack the ability to perceive anything beyond the fourth dimension. Given enough magic, a Fairy can manifest their true form onto all planes of existence.

This is usually not recommended, as seeing a Fairy's purest form can cause madness. A Fairy should only use their pure form when necessary, such as containing uncontrollable wishes, or high quantities of magic. Especially since there's heavy drawbacks and sacrifices to manifesting one's pure form.

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[moodboard-d]

[stone-stars]

actually it's. interesting to me the way clerics and paladins exist in naddpod. because divine magic isn't really ever about the divinity of it. it's about the devotion.

i'm going to loop back to beverly bc he's the most classic paladin naddpod has. but like. alright. you have erlin, who becomes a cleric not to serve pelor but to help people. he's so dedicated to bev, he wants to help the people he loves, and that's the way to do it. because he's not strong in the traditional sense, but he can be strong this way.

you have fia, who's a cleric because of her religious upbringing but mostly calls upon the trickster for her magic and if you really think about it the thing she is most devoted to isn't the trickster at all but irina. you have tarragon who becomes a cleric in repentance for her days as a soldier, but all of her cleric stuff manifests in dedication to her friends, to the bond they share.

and you have callie, who-- once she's freed from her tie to mothership-- has a paladin oath that is about her dedication to the wild and the serpents and her promise to help bring them home. her belief in and love and hope for them. and the idea that if she does she might redeem the memory of her mother.

and like. bev. who is very tied to pelor and the light. his oath morphs and changes with his worldview, and the way his powers manifest reflects what he cares about. in the end, when pelor is dead, he doesn't swear himself to another god. he swears himself to bahumia. the thing he's devoted to, the thing he's trying to protect.

it's like... divine casters aren't magical because some god chose them. it's because they chose to care. it's because they chose to look at something and say i am going to care about this so much that it becomes a source of strength.

[emmavakarian-theirin]

spoilers for tevinter nights but wait wait WAIT

did lucanis really pull a blackwall lmao

[nataliliv]

Excellent ──⊱🌹⊰🍃⊱⊱🦋⊰⊰🍃⊱🌹⊰──