#The Start and the Epilogue

[buttercupshands]

Sketch dump of month old sketches I forgot to post

[glivskindel7]

sm janoodles (jane doodles)

[wildflowercryptid]

now that i've played the epilogue, i'm back on my gay shit.

[cactus-juiceee]

epilogue

[biteinsane]

I had this unfinished for months and I finally finished it! Please I love them your honor.

[honey-bird10]

**tsctir novel ending spoilers!!**

THERE HE IS, GETTING TORN APART, MUTILATED, RIPPED LIMB FROM LIMB OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BRAIN TORN TO ABSOLUTE SHREDS, AND THE ONLY THING ANCHORING HIM IS A SILLY MOMENT HE HAD WITH YOOJIN??? AND THE SWEET JOKE OF A PROMISE TO GO TO THE AQUARIUM???? EVEN WHEN HE COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT AN AQUARIUM WAS ANYMORE, EVEN WHEN HE COULDNT LINK HIS NAME TO HIMSELF ANYMORE, HE HELD ON DESPITE IT ALL

OK SO WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME THAT SHJ WAS LITERALLY GOING TO BE KILLED OVER AND OVER FOR MULTIPLE DAYS AND THE ONLY REASON HIS SENSE OF SELF STAYED INTACT WAS BECAUSE OF THE MEMORY OF HYJ WRITING HIS NAME AND OCCUPATION ON HIS HANDS, AND THE UNFULFILLED PROMISE OF GOING ON AN AQUARIUM DATE????? WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS OK?????

Sung Hyunjae. Sesung Guild Leader.

It didn’t matter if his past was erased, if the present was unclear, or if the future would shatter into pieces. Those two words defined him. Another memory emerged.

An aquarium.

He had retained two memories. Himself and his purpose. The name inscribed on his palm and the promise to go to the aquarium. Even if he were completely wiped away, as long as those two things remained, he could stand up and walk without hesitation.

AND THROUGHOUT IT ALL, HE FEELS SADNESS JUST BECAUSE HE DOESNT KNOW IF HE'LL BE BACK BEFORE THE END OF HYJ'S LIFESPAN??? I'M CRYING WAIT HERE'S THE QUOTE-

How long would Han Yoojin’s lifespan be? Sung Hyunjae was confident he could endure until the end. But he could not guarantee Han Yoojin’s remaining time. Even if he aged so much that he could not recognize him, it was fine. Even if the world completely changed, it did not matter. Even if it was a barren place dried up without a drop of water in the aquarium, it would be enough just to visit. Even if there was not a single minnow left, he could think of, draw, and talk about the largest whale shark.

Sung Hyunjae stood up again. His golden eyes grew wet. A tear fell soundlessly. It wasn’t out of despair or frustration. It was just pure.

- It was sadness.

“How could one not be sad? I loved those times.”

Every moment of living in his world. The life of Sung Hyunjae. Even if Han Yoojin’s life came to an end, Sung Hyunjae still had death awaiting him. His sincere death would certainly come and present him with an end.

So, he was neither anxious nor afraid. He was simply sad.

GOD TO BE LOVED SO DEEPLY THAT ALL THAT SHJ ASKS FOR IS HYJ'S PRESENCE WHEN HE RETURNS. NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE WORLD CHANGES, NO MATTER HOW OLD HYJ GETS, HE JUST HOPES THAT HE'S THERE

WAAA THIS NOVEL MADE ME SO SICK IM CRYING

AND THEN

AND THEN AFTER ALL THIS -

“I’ve come to rescue you, princess!”

Han Yoojin shouted.

Sung Hyunjae laughed, utterly delighted.

[dekariosclan]

This is a quick appreciation post for Gale’s epilogue outfit.

Yes, this one right here:

The decorative embroidery is very nice, but can we talk for a second about that plunging v-neck?? The way it shows off his chest hair in a tasteful-yet-sexy way??

I checked every other companion’s epilogue outfit, and none of them went this hard.

(excluding Minthara, if you recruited her, but that doesn’t really count because she seems to be allergic to shirts/chest coverings in general)

‘Oh,’ you might say, ‘but that’s just because Gale needed to show whether the orb mark still remains OR if it was removed by Mystra.’ But to that I say NAY, because he could have done this:

Or even this:

But instead he went and fed us with this:

I’ve read comments about how Gale’s newfound confidence shows in his epilogue dialogue, but how about just his dang outfit??

Chef’s kiss, 10/10, no notes. ❤️

[prettyupsetnerd]

[buttercupshands]

one of the first sketches I did for the au finally got from the not-so-lined stage

I just wanted to draw Siffrin and Seafoam mirroring each other :)

[buggiebite]

Questions from a Curious Child

and there was a tickle fight…the end.

this reblog has lived in the back of my mind for a bit and it inspired me to make this, so thank you @thesweetnessofspring

[astranauticus]

Director of the False Last Act

[five-and-dimes]

A Better Mirror

For the Dreaming Bingo FREE SPACE

Rating: Gen

Ship: Dream/Hob

Warnings: none

Additional Tags: Human au, self-esteem issues, body image issues, past toxic relationships, hurt/comfort, lots of angst but with a happy ending!

Summary: Dream is well aware of his flaws. The one thing he has going for him that everyone loves to remind him is that he's "lucky he's pretty". So if he wants Hob to stay, he has to make sure he never sees him looking less than perfect.

“So, what exactly were you attempting here?”

Hob is grinning good naturedly, but Dream crosses his arms and scowls, “This was not my fault.”

The plan, as Hob had asked, had been to make a large pot of rice that he could keep in his fridge so that he would have something to offer his boyfriend when he visited. Dream was aware that he wasn’t a particularly skilled cook, but figured if he had a few staples in his fridge then when Hob stopped by he could offer something simple. Rice with vegetables or eggs. Nothing fancy, just. Something.

Instead, Hob had arrived for his scheduled visit to find Dream fighting with his pot, holding it under the faucet to try to drown the wisps of smoke coming from it, and scraping at the blackened layer of burned rice seared to the bottom.

“Oh, someone broke in and burnt your rice then?” Hob teases.

Dream bristles, “The instructions said to cook for 25 minutes and that is how long I left it.”

“Didn’t feel like stirring it somewhere in there?”

“If I was meant to stir during the process then the instructions should have said so. I will not take responsibility for a poorly written recipe.”

Hob laughs, shaking his head fondly as he taps Dream on the nose, “You’re lucky you’re pretty.”

He steps forward to take a closer look at the mess in Dream’s sink, so he doesn’t see the way Dream’s body freezes with a sharp inhale.

And he doesn’t hear the soft, defeated exhale of, “I know.

You’re lucky you’re so pretty.

Dream was well aware of his flaws. People loved to tell him about them to his face.

Why do you stand so stiffly? Can’t you act normal for five minutes? You’re so dramatic. You’re so arrogant. Why are you so quiet? You’re too romantic. You’re too cold. You’re too much. You’re not enough.

You’re lucky you’re so pretty.

He lost count of how many people told him that particular fact about himself. 

(Continue on AO3)

[marimeeko]

After the fifth time that Katsuki pops up at UA, surprising Izuku with Bento for lunch, calling him "sensei" in a cocky(affectionate) tone, Kouta just stops at Izuku's desk on his way out of the room and asks him point blank,

"So are you and DynaMight actually dating, or what?"

Izuku sputtering and dropping all of his paperwork and avoiding the question out of sheer dumbfoundedness.

Then, the sixth time that Katsuki barges in, as he is thrusting the bento into Izukus hands as usual, Kota raises his hand, and stands up from his seat and yells out,

"DynaMight, sir!! Pardon me, but are you dating Deku-Sensei??" And the whole class gasps and whispers. Katsuki appears just as dumbfounded as he looks wide-eyed at Kouta and the students.

"Kouta!" Izuku balks, but then Katsuki suddenly grins mischievously. Izuku doesn't trust that look...

"Well, brat, maybe I SHOULD date him, then I could make sure Sensei doesn't forget to eat every day, right??" Katsuki looked entirely too pleased at the louder gasps and chatter that came from the students. He has a wicked grin as he turns his sharp red eyes back to Izuku.

"K-Kacchan, what are you doing?!" Izuku stammers, beet red and grabbing his arm. "This is not the time for--"

"If you don't want me disrupting your class, then stop leaving your Bento in the fridge!!" Katsuki scolds Izuku before swinging himself back out of the open window. There was a fresh wave of gasps and excited murmuring at the insinuationthat the two lived together. "We're ROOM MATES, OK?" He adds hastily, pointing his finger at the noisy classroom of kids.

He drops out the window and blasts off.

Izuku is left, stood at his desk, hands planted and hanging his head, trying to collect enough of himself to quell the riotous theories now flying around his classroom.

Kouta stands at his own desk amidst his unruly classmates, eyes narrowed as if he had just realized something, "I knew it!" He hisses.

"You're the worst," Izuku texts Katsuki later.

"I know" katsuki replies.

"Now eat your fuckin food or I'll stop making it for you."

--

I think I was inspired by this art post ^^;

[phonification]

weird hsbc adjacent ii au doodles ,,

[cloudabserk]

it’s so crazy how, all the way from haku in the very first arc to minato after pain arc (i would argue haku and minato are considered to be some of the most sympathetic and good characters by the narrative) , the common consensus is THE NINJA WAY IS FUCKED UP. haku says that if he is forced to kill innocent children (naruto and sasuke) for his master’s employer’s profit he will finally have embraced the ninja way. minato’s ghost says that despite the many improvements over the warring clans period, the ninja way is extremely broken and perverted by both greed (wars are started purely for profit destroying entire villages caught in the crossfire) and grief (infinite cycle of revenge etc) and needs drastic change.

and naruto understood this from day one it’s his literal catchphrase. he is consistently told by adults how the world works but he refuses to budge. “that’s my ninja way!” <- he’s literally stating he has his own ninja way separate from society. obviously kishimoto (and therefore naruto) ��s mindset is very uhhh. moralist. but even he seems to clearly get that the military state working on behalf of profit is yknow. bad and needs immediate change

and then boruto smash cuts 15 years into the future and everyone is heterosexually married to people they hate and the political status quo is completely unchanged lmao

[hollowed-theory-hall]

Normally, I post theories on this blog, and what I usually do is solve plot holes, but I'm currently rereading Deathly Hallows, and I honestly forgot how stupid some decisions there are. So, I'm compiling some of them here to maybe theorize and solve these plot holes later. But for now, I'm baffled.

1. I just reached the part where they started camping in the woods, and Harry just started being hungry, and I don't think I can adequately describe how dumb that is. Like, I can get wanting to stay hidden and stuff, but why not call Kreacher?

I mean, Harry showed in HBP he can just call Kreacher to him:

But the question was, how to call him? What did you do? Quietly, tentatively, Harry spoke into the darkness. “Kreacher?” There was a very loud crack, and the sounds of scuffling and squeaks filled the silent room.

(HBP, 419)

Why not call Kreacher and tell him to bring food to the tent? He's a house-elf, so he could apparate through their wards with no problem. They could've had Kreacher's cooking still, I just don't get it.

2. They didn't actually need to leave Grimmauld Place at all. The book explains it like this:

“Harry, I think he can. I—I forced him to let go with a Revulsion Jinx, but I’d already taken him inside the Fidelius Charm’s protection. Since Dumbledore died, we’re Secret-Keepers, so I’ve given him the secret, haven’t I?” There was no pretending; Harry was sure she was right. It was a serious blow. If Yaxley could now get inside the house, there was no way that they could return. Even now, he could be bringing other Death Eaters in there by Apparition.

(DH, 271)

But Yaxley wouldn't be a Secret Keeper, he couldn't bring other Death Eaters inside. This isn't how the magic works.

After Dumbledore dies, everyone he told the secret to becomes the Secret Keeper. Hermione is a Secret Keeper. She can reveal the secret to Yaxley by appparating him, but that doesn't turn Yaxley into a Secret Keeeper. It's just one Death Eater who knows how to get in that Harry and Co can kidnap, obliviate, or kill if they're really stressed about it. Yaxley couldn't bring anyone else inside regardless of how much he wanted to. He isn't a Secret Keeper, so all the other Death Eaters would've had to wait outside and watch the place the house should be in like they did up to this point.

And sure, Snape is a Secret Keeper but considering he somehow lied his way out of telling them the secret, even though we see Death Eaters stationed outside Grimmauld Place, I think it's safe to say, he wouldn't tell even after Yaxley knew and potentially returned with this information. I mean, the fact the Death Eaters are watching outside Grimmauld Place tells us Snape didn't tell them, and it should tell Harry, Ron, and Hermione Snape didn't betray the secret, as otherwise, the Death Eaters would've just broken in to search for them.

3. If we're talking of the Fidelius Charm and Secret Keepers, I don't get why Bill and Arthur Weasley have to be their own Secret Keepers. Why create this plot hole so late in the game? I mean, up until book 7, I didn't question why James and Lily had to have a third party as their Secret Keeper. It was just how the spell worked. Well, not anymore.

So, now I have to wonder why they were convinced they needed someone else, someone outside the house? Perhaps it was out of paranoia? So that if something happened to them anyway there'd be someone outside who could bring help?

4. And don't even get me started on the Battle of the Seven Potters. I mean, apparition or side-along apparition are completely viable methods of transportation, so why brooms? Wtf?

I mean, the Order makes this same ludicrous decision in OotP, when they transport Harry from the Dursleys to Grimmauld Place on brooms, so at least they're consistent in their stupidity.

Like, I could make an excuse for the use of brooms if they're trying to evade the Trace. According to how I believe the Trace works, the Trace wouldn't pick up on a broom the same way it didn't pick up on the flying Ford Angelica. It's an item already enchanted, magic isn't being cast, so it doesn't pick on it. So, while the Trace would pick up on apparition, it won't pick up on broom flight.

The problem with this is that in OotP we see the Order cast magic inside the Dursleys' house, making any chance of avoiding the Trace moot:

“Don’t be stupid, it’ll be much quicker if I — pack!” cried Tonks, waving her wand in a long, sweeping movement over the floor. Books, clothes, telescope, and scales all soared into the air and flew pell-mell into the trunk.

(OotP, 53)

And in DH, Harry is already 17, and the Trace shouldn't be a problem for him, so this excuse doesn't really hold water...

I'm sure I'll remember more as I continue reading, but these are the ones that really bother me now. Rant over (at least until I find a hopefully not super contrived way to make all this make sense in-universe).