#The kids belong to the caste they're born into

[bellamontwasright]

Chigura was gifted with the ability to speak and understand the Topsiders' common language but knowledge of the spoken word did not give him the cultural context behind certain words. Someone's going to have to explain what words like "fiancee" and "gray skin" mean.

[clonerightsagenda]

LISTEN I understand that Miles is obsessed with joining the military because he was born into a military caste, he's constantly hearing about his parents' military exploits, and also everyone told him he couldn't, but he's incapable of following orders because as soon as someone tells him to do something he's like "what if I did something better though". He has absolutely no respect for the chain of command and is mostly loyal to the emperor because they're kind of bros. This kid does not belong in the military. Even spec ops is pushing it. Take the L before you get court martialed for real, buddy. Nepotism can only save you so many times.

[thousandyearphantombunker]

The Owl House Critical Post, scroll away now I don't know if I am being too harsh in this post but I wrote it anyway so if you don't wanna read something potentially upsetting this is a warning (to those who decide to read please tell me if I'm being too harsh)

I remember initially hating how the show handled its villains, they all felt like jokes, they never felt like threats or like they provided a meaningful challenges for the main cast, they never had any real depth or complexity. but i bit my tongue, I was told that I was basically a dumbass for complaining that Bump openly breaks a law that's supposed to be punishable by death so that Luz could fulfill her witchy fantasy and that he wasn't arrested. the show could've had him make the multiclass student thing be something underground- boom it lets luz live out her fantasy but doesn't ignore what was established about the setting and creates potential stakes if these underground classes ever got discovered! That already made me angry but the cult thing is what I wanted to complain about- i only had basic ass knowledge about cults and TOH fails at portraying that crap, most people in the EC can just quit and do so in a way that makes it feel like they're just quitting a job, it doesn't feel like they fear losing their friends or sense belonging and community, they don't feel like they're anything but jokes. Leaving a cult is scary, often times cults will send their followers into the real world and set them up to have bad experiences so they'll come running back, they'll hire thugs to scare them into staying or position them in away so that they suffer (sending them out without money or the skills to survive), they humiliate those who begin to ask questions so that they stay in line. guilt tripping, putting members against each other, cutting off contact with the rest of the world! The show only adds the whole 'forced to fight on a mountain' thing for flavor! Everytime it brings up actual stuff cults do it feels like it's more for flavor than actually writing this topic with sensitivity- look at how they treat Lilith! Imo It feels like the show insulting people for ever trusting belos, treating them like they're braindead and could've just realized fairly easily that he was evil. It's the most egregious with hunter who was basically fucking born into the EC. the show is also pretty black and white, which is curious for a show that gets praise for its portrayal of religious trauma. You think the show would be more grey. I did deeper research into cults and just got SO tired of people talking about how good the show was at conveying such a heavy topic. The titan reveal also doesn't help- Luz is told by an all powerful deity that she is the chosen one basically and is told that old man is evil and needs to go down- isn't that the same justification that belos uses for his actions- not saying belos should've gotten redemption or forgiveness but this feels wrong. He deserved to die don't get me wrong but using this justification feels gross. What's even worse is that the titan made Philip's life harder on purpose- ah yeah that brainwashed cult victim would totally change his mind especially if you make his life harder- yeah I would've preferred if belos was depicted in a flashback just having a bad time on the boiling isles and cherry picked those bad experiences to justify his actions. Also I hate that the show just writes belos off as greedy and glory seeking when it could've conveyed a message about how people can get absolutely get warped by religious dogma. I do wonder though if I'm being too harsh because TOH is for kids and I was told it would be hard to portray this stuff in a way kids could understand. I can come up with ways to make the breaking the law openly thing less egregious but I am struggling to think of ways the show could have handled the cult thing, I am aware that maybe I'm accidentally saying stuff that is kind of bad faith but this is my truth. I feel like TOH wasn't good at villains and it sure as hell didn't write cults well

[thesimquarter]

Quick appreciation of the slightly cursed renders in the GBA manuals for the sims: bustin’ out & the urbz.

Anyways, did you know? The handbooks for the first two handheld Sims games has some unique descriptions for many of the characters!

These are the ‘Meet Your Neighbors’ pages of of The Sims: Bustin’ Out (GBA) and The Urbz: Sims in the City (GBA & DS) in the official game manuals.

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MEET YOUR SIMVALLEY NEIGHBORS For a small town, SimValley has a lot of colorful characters for your Sim to get acquainted with. This section gives you a peak at just a few of the people who populate your Sim’s new home town.

Dusty Hogg - This bad boy biker plays by his own rules. While rumors around town state that he still lives with his parents, we don’t recommend you tease him about that—or anything else.

Mad Willy Hurtzya - Mad Willy knows a thing or two about going 10 rounds. Quick to solve a problem by applying his fists, he's definitely more of a fighter than a lover

Eddie Renalin - Although some Sims say that Eddie used to be a skinny twerp of a kid, those allegations have never been proven. Though short on smarts, these days Eddie's the biggest and strongest guy around town.

Bucki Brock - Bucki is a straight shooter who was born and raised right in the Valley. This is one girl who knows a cow from a steer and that's no bull.

Daddy Bigbucks - Daddy is sure enough a big spender. Your Sim will want to keep on his god side a to ensure they're near the drainpipe should any of that wealth trickle down.

Det. Dan D. Mann - Detective Dan D. Mann is the police presence in SimValley. He prides himself on keeping the SimValley streets safe and boasts that jaywalking is down 25% since he took on the beat.

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O. Phil McClean - While O. Phil McClean isn’t the friendliest fisherman your Sim will ever meet, he does know the best spots for reeling in the biggest fish. If your Sim can get to know this crusty angler, he might tell them just what he’s using for bait.

Ephram Earl - This otherworldly neighbor is very familiar with things that go bump in the night. A bit on the loony side, this ghost can still give your Sim some of the worldly belongings that he no longer needs.

Misty Waters - Misty is responsible for keeping swimming Sims from expiring in the watery deep. She prides herself on staying fit, all the better to save lives and look good in her work uniform... a swimsuit.

Chet R. Chase - No hoity-toity, fancy French cooking for Chet R. Chase. A SimValley native, Chet serves up a tasty plate o' vittles that’s pure down home cooking.

Olde Salty - Olde Salty is the SimValley fish monger. He's a grumpy old sailor so ye'd best be wary of what ye say!

Nicki Knack - This SimValley old timer has made it her business to put her nose in everyone else's. A devoted collector of this and that, Nicki really might have a use for some of the items your Sim can't use.

Uncle Hayseed - Thanks to Uncle Hayseed’s generous invitation to come and spend the summer in SimValley, your Sim has a chance to enjoy the slower-paced life of country livin’ at its finest.

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Giuseppi Mezzoalto - Some Sims are suspicious of this Giuseppi and think that he sometimes uses his van for moving people's things—whether he hired or not, But when it's time to relocate, his big, roomy van does the trick for toting a Sim’s possessions across town.

In addition to this cast of characters, there are many more Sims around town who can become friends, roommates, or more!

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Darius - King of the Streeties, Darius has moves on the court and is a straight shooter when it comes to darts. He can usually be found at his hangout, Club Xizzle. Remember to stay away from his hotdogs.

Kris Thistle - Kris Thistle is King Tower's janitor. Outgoing, with a touch of attitude, she's more at home in her darkroom than behind a mop.

Daddy Bigbucks - Sim Valley's big spender moved to Miniopolis with plans to buy the entire city! Keep your eyes and ears open—this cat is definitely up to something.

Polly Nomial - Queen of the Nerdies and Associate Professor at the university, Polly is one smart cookie. If you're lucky, she might show you her vintage dictionary collection.

Roxanna Moxie - Flamboyant and fearless, Roxanna Moxie is the Carnival ringmaster and Queen of the Artsies. Fond of the bizarre, she counts the founding of the carnival's first freak show among her greatest achievements.

Luthor L Bigbucks III - Luthor is son and heir to Daddy Bigbucks' financial empire. A jetsetter and King of the Richies, Luthor walks the walk, but didn’t quite inherit his father’s evil streak.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS The city is full of people for your Urb to get acquainted with. This section gives you the rundown on some of the people you'll meet.

Darius - King of the Streeties, Darius can usually be found at his hangout, Club Xizzle. Remember to stay away from his corndogs.

Kris Thistle - The King Tower janitor is outgoing, with a touch of attitude. Kris is more at home in her darkroom than behind a mop.

Daddy Bigbucks - Sim Valley's big spender moved to Miniopolis with plans to buy the entire city! Keep your eyes and ears open—he's definitely up to something.

Futo Maki - This construction worker oversaw the renovation of Splicer Island before it was shut down. Maybe you can put him back to work.

Sharona Faster - Sharona had plans to operate a water taxi to Splicer Island, until Daddy Bigbucks squashed her dream.

Jack I. Deal - This big man used to work for Daddy Bigbucks himself, but now he's got different ideas on how to earn his living.

Busta Cruz - This guy is a born entertainer. He keeps the Urbz amusement levels up.

Downloads to the full manuals can be found in this archive.

[greyskyflowers]

How about soulmate marks that tie people to crews?

Black ink that changes colors when pressed on, and that's how to tell it's a soulmark and not just a tattoo. Once completely accepted on both sides, the bearer of the mark and the crew, it will turn to that secondary color permanently.

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Ace gets Whitebeards mark when he turns 17. He doesn't know who's mark it is at that point but that doesn't really matter.

It's a mix of emotions when he sees it, starting behind his left ear and dropping all the way to his shoulder. A proud, black mark that turns silvery, white when pressed. It's not somewhere he can easily hide it, which if you listen to old wives tales, means he'll be very proud and happy with this crew.

It's hard to wrap his mind around being wanted, having a future that indicates belonging and happiness literally etched into his skin.

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The Whitebeard crew hears about this hellion tearing through the seas and it doesn't really catch their attention until they hear murmurs about a soulmark. Their soulmark.

You don't have to have a soulmark to join a crew, only a few people actually get a mark, but it's a honor to have people on your crew bearing your mark. It's a blessing from the sea, a message that this person's fate is twisted up with yours.

Usually people find their matches. Once again it's not something that has to be done but it's been described as a yearning, an ache that doesn't truly go away unless the match is found.

It's important for the crew too. Having someone so young with their mark? It means the crew will have years left together, marks stop appearing if a crew is close to dissolving or failing. They hadn't had anyone with a mark in several years and they're anxious to confirm it on this kid.

That alone earns him a soft spot already in most of their hearts. They're anxious to claim him as theirs, to have another brother, a youngest to spoil.

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He lives up to his reputation. A vicious, little spitfire that's taken Jimbei down, is barely standing and still snarling for another round.

He's got a control over his devil fruit that makes it look like he was born with it. It's a destructive fruit, and he uses it well.

But he shows his potential with his crew, the kindness hidden away inside him, throwing up a wall of fire and telling them to run. The flames cast light on the side of his neck when he turns to yell at his crew and there's the mark. It's big, beautiful, and god they hope it's real.

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He goes down easy, too young and too exhausted to be anything other than a slight annoyance to Pops. The sand around him is almost gleaming glass from the heat but it doesn't stop Marco from dropping next to the kid to look at the mark.

It goes silvery, white under his fingers, fading back to a solid black when he removes them.

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It's almost instinct to want to touch soulmarks for your crew. Everyone is always swinging an arm around Ace's shoulder and taking the chance to brush fingers over his mark. It's comforting.

Ace's mark doesn't permanently change for awhile, hovering in a smokey, grey state even after he gets Pops ink. One day it settles though, beautiful silver, white ink that stands out against his tan skin. There's no way to miss it.

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Nothing bad ever happens to them and they all live happily ever after. The end.

[petervintonjr]

"I was working for Mr. T. L. Kearny on the morning of the day of the election, and did not think of voting until he came out to the stable where I was attending to the horses and advised me to go to the polls and exercise a citizen's privilege."

Good god, people. I sure misjudged a hell of a lot of you; it is obvious more studying is called for. Way more. As in, "lessons-that-may-soon-be-illegal" way more.

Since we're already fresh on the subject of elections, let's get right into it with a look at the life of Thomas Mundy Peterson. Born enslaved in 1826 New Jersey, Peterson and his family were later manumitted upon their owner's passing, and moved to Perth Amboy. Peterson married and worked as a custodian and general handyman at Perth Amboy's very first public school. Active in local politics, at the age of 46 Peterson had been a participant in a local ballot initiative to revise the town's existing charter; in this instance, whether or not to abandon their 1798 charter entirely and reincorporate as a township. (Spoiler alert: they did neither and became a city in 1844.)

On March 30, 1871, less than two months after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, Peterson voted in favor of retaining the town's existing charter --thereby making him the very first Black American to cast a ballot in any kind of post-Civil War election.

But for one unsurprising anecdote about a white voter at the polling place crumpling up their own ballot in disgust at the sight, Peterson's civic action went largely unremarked-upon (in fact Peterson even went on to be elected to the local city council). It was as true then, as it is now, that local elections are where the most immediate consequences happen. But gradually over time, the symbolism and the larger historical impact of Peterson's quiet moment took on much greater national significance. In 1884 the community raised the equivalent of $1800.00 to present Peterson with a medal featuring Abraham Lincoln's profile in recognition of his milestone --this medal is now part of the collection of Xavier University. In 1989 the public school at which Peterson once worked (P.S. No. 1), was renamed after him.

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And further to the above subject: Fascism is a hell of a drug, people. One really doesn't see it for what it is when it finally arrives --no concept of just what it is that you've invited into your lives, just because eggs are inconveniently pricey or because you'd rather your kids not be exposed to history lessons like this one. Fascism never merely visits; it takes up permanent residence. Our Black brothers and sisters (especially the sisters) understood that deep in their bones prior to the Civil War, during Reconstruction, during Jim Crow, and during the Civil Rights movement. The rest of us need to internalize that, too. The past 400 years aren't "just" Black history, as if it all only belonged to a specific segment of the population. It is our history. All of us; inextricably connected to it. If we don't study it and learn about it; if we pivot to the deliberate ignorance that fascism so gleefully celebrates, then we all lose.

Racism (and all its cousins: anti-Semitism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc.) has been emboldened, running unchecked --to say nothing of truly terrifying old-school misogyny. (And yeah, go look up the word misogynoir if you haven't already). Of more immediate concern we've got... what, 70 days or so? 70 days to recalibrate, retool, get at least some guardrails up. In that time interval, please reach out to one another --check on your communities and keep a close eye on local issues, not unlike Thomas Mundy Peterson. Offer what help you can spare. Lotta desperation and panic floating about; folks are afraid of losing a lot of things in 2025 and beyond --you know, minor trifles like health care, insurance, income, savings, civil rights, autonomy. They're going to be looking for a connection. If studying these Black biographies these past 4+ years has taught me one thing, it is that authoritarianism flourishes when people isolate --whether forced upon them or on one's own. The moment folks break that pattern and start connecting with one another, the bullies proveably take a cautious step back. (Notice I didn't naïvely use the word retreat.) So look out for one another and keep each other afloat; the bullies hate that.

In the meantime for my part I'm going to keep doing the two things I know I am legitimately good at: teaching and drawing. Therefore I'll keep providing this resource until I am forcibly stopped from doing so.

If you're new to this series, start here.

[illarian-rambling]

Thanks for the tags @inkednotebook @museandquill and @verdant-mainframe!

OC Interview Tag

Rules: Let your ocs answer the questions below

Because they're metaphysically inseparable, let's answer for Rel and Redacted. For context, Rel is an angel created to defend Redacted, the former god of wonder, in his dying moments. Rel failed to do this and was cast to the world below by Redacted's murderer. Redacted is now bound to Rel as a ghost, however, Rel cannot hear or interact with Redacted in any way. With that convoluted explanation out of the way, let's get cracking!

Are you named after anyone?

Rel: "I made my own name, actually! I like the way it rumbles on my tongue."

Redacted: "False, you took half of my name, kid. My name which was erased by my bitch cousin. See, look ~~~~~~. ~~~~~~! Fucking nothing. At least you remember part of it, even if you don't remember who it belongs to."

When was the last time you cried?

Rel: "My eyes were all wet when I woke up yesterday morning. Esie said I must've had a nightmare. I... don't know what that is, but it sounds scary."

Redacted: "I don't have eyes. I guess I had three when I was alive, but those were mostly just for show, you know? Most of when a god breathes or cries or laughs is just for human benefit. Your teeny little brains don't like us in our true forms, so we gotta... translate a little."

Do you have kids?

Rel: "Those are the tiny ones, right? No, I don't, but they seem cute! Esie says Jean, Shay, and I are like her kids sometimes. Then she usually goes outside for a smoke."

Redacted: "Kids? The closest thing I have to one is talking to you right now. I don't usually make angels - never more than one at a time. Other gods have whole hosts and stuff to do their dirty work, but I've always preferred to keep a more personal relationship with mine. Except I can't really do that with Rel as I am now...."

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Rel: "I want to! It's very funny, I've been told. I just have to figure out why that is exactly."

Redacted: "Take a wild fucking guess."

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Rel: "There's just too much. I notice their eyes and their clothes and their smile and their shoes. The first thing I try to learn, though, is their name."

Redacted: "I don't know, probably their surface thoughts? I can't see into the depths of anyone's minds or anything - if a god tells you they can, they're bullshitting you - but surface thoughts are pretty noticeable. Most people are a lot hornier than you'd imagine."

What’s your eye color?

Rel: "A dark gold, like brass doorknobs. I only have one eye, though. If I had another, I'd want it to be blue."

Redacted: "The bottom two were blue. The one on my forehead was gold."

Scary movies or happy endings?

Rel: "I don't know. I haven't seen any plays yet. Happier seems like it would be better, though."

Redacted: "Either depend on how well they're pulled off. A happy ending can fall flat if there's no substance in it - if it feels like a consolation prize that doesn't fit the character or story. Tragic endings fall into the same pitfalls. If something's tragic for only the sake of being tragic, then why do I have any reason to be invested? Examples of each can be found-"

Any special talents?

Rel: "My friends say I'm very good at runes. It's just like reading, though, so I'm not sure why they keep telling me I'd need decades of training to be able to know what they say. I'm also a great drummer! Jean says my solos 'fuck nasty style.'"

Redacted: "I'm a god. Other than that, jigsaw puzzles."

Where were you born?

Rel: "...It tasted like blood, that's all I remember."

Redacted: "Yeah, we're not getting into that."

Do you have any pets?

Rel: "Ugh, I wish.... Esie says rats aren't pets, but why are they so cute if they aren't?"

Redacted: "...Does humanity count? You guys are pretty entertaining sometimes."

What sort of sports do you play?

Rel: "What's a sport?"

Redacted: "Yes, beach volleyball! ...Dumbass, I don't have a body, and even if I did, why the hell would I use it to run around and get all sweaty?"

How tall are you?

Rel: "6'0" but my leg is a little crooked, so probably more like 5'10", but I'm also usually wearing my platform boots, so I'll go with 6'3"."

Redacted: "...I'm over this shit."

What was your favorite subject in school?

Rel: "I hope I can go to school someday. I bet I'd love learning proper mechanics and stuff. Oh, and music! And probably science too."

Redacted: "Tell you what, my favorite subject to see Rel try his hand at would be literature. Knowing him, all those stories are going to fill his head like nothing else."

What is your dream job?

Rel: "I really like what I'm doing now. Being in Jean's band, tinkering for my neighbors.... What else is there?"

Redacted: "Well, being a god again is kind of a lost option. Without that, I guess just being there for Rel. I wish I could talk to him. I wish I could be a real parent for him."

Ah, unrequited parental love.... I'll tag @wyked-original-writing @leahnardo-da-veggie @quillswriting @finickyfelix @mysticstarlightduck and anyone else who wants in :)

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Are you named after anyone? When was the last time you cried? Do you have kids? Do you use sarcasm a lot? What’s the first thing you notice about people? What’s your eye colour? Scary movies or happy endings? Any special talents? Where were you born? Do you have any pets? What sort of sports do you play? How tall are you? What was your favourite subject in school? What is your dream job?

[touchtranscendslanguage]

Okay, so... (sorry if this gets long again 🙈)

My favorite OC is called Lilith. She's the titular daughter in my Remus and His Daughter series. Basically she is a little/younger girl that Remus has a kind of paternal bond with in a few of my AUs (mostly just in my head, I've only actually integrated her in one other story.) She is in canon compliant AUs a creation of Remus' in the Imagination, in other AUs though, she usually is some sort of outcast like Remus and they find comfort in each other.

For this AU, I see her as an Unseelie that is not really unseelie-like and therefore literally cast out. I don't know how exactly the territories of the Seelie and Unseelie connect, I'm guessing they're in the same realm and there is a sort of border or no man's land between them.

This next part takes place before Virgil enters the picture and before Janus' capture. Remus is fighting the Unseelie, for whatever reason, at the border/ in the no man's land and gets injured (not seriously but he needs to retreat for a moment.) He ends up concealing himself in like bushes or something while his knights continue the fight and he ends up passing or zoning out, only to wake up to a young Unseelie sneaking up to him with food or herbs for his wounds. He grabs her, assuming that she's an enemy and she just... gives him her name. Like immediately, not hesitation.

Remus is stunned, asking her why she would do that, if she doesn't understand what she's just done since she looks like she's only around 12 in human years. She says she knows fully well what it means, she is a lot older than she looks though she stopped growing past being a young teenager. She lives here on the outskirts of the Unseelie territory alone, has for a long time and saw Remus being injured and just wanted to help. If giving her name was what it would take him to trust her, she didn't mind. If it means her death, she accepts that.

Remus still doesn't really know what to do but the battle is still going on, so he accepts the food/herbs she gave him, which do help him recover and tells her to hide. She does so and Remus goes back into the fray and ends up winning the battle.

Afterwards he does go home and doesn't tell anyone what happened. After a few days of thinking it over, he goes back alone to where he met her and searches for her, ending up using her name to get her attention. They talk about her situation, and she tells him that she was cast out of her family when she was about 80 since she wasn't growing anymore and just wasn't very unseelie in nature. Since then she's been hiding out here at the border, sleeping in a hollow tree and mostly sort of hibernating, her magic keeping her alive mostly.

They bond over their families not really accepting them and while Remus leaves eventually, he comes to visit her occasionally (like every few months if he can but could also be a year or two.)

This could be where it ends, the present being just that, or Remus ends up building a little hide-out for here in his fairy circle, like a little cave under a hollow tree where she lives now but that might be too personal. Remus also might have thought about claiming her but he knows that would only be more trouble for both of them...

I love the name Lillith. Fun fact: that's Moongazer's real name!

I remember that series! I've gone through all of the Dad Remus tag, it's one of my favourites! Yours is a good one, I forgot that was you!

You are correct, the main territories for the seelie and unseelie are in the same realm. They also claim different realms as part of their territories and some of them just belong to the fae in general and are essentially no man's land. Which territories belong to who changes from time to time, based on conflict and negotiations.

As a fae, Lillith would have been born with the instinctive knowledge to keep her name safe, which I think makes her giving it to Remus even more powerful. Kid or not, she knows exactly what she's doing.

Looking twelve when you're eighty is actually pretty standard for the fae.

I could see this. I could also see Remus taking her home and getting help from his family. I can't imagine him leaving a kid out there on their own. He might be able to adopt her himself, but she wouldn't be a princess. He also couldn't claim her because she's not a human or human-hybrid.

Have you considered making her a human-hybrid? It would explain why she's so different from the other unseelie and give them even more of a reason to outcast her. It would also mean Remus could claim her and I think he would.

This is really cool, I like it a lot!

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🦇 I Was Born for This Book Review 🦇

❝ In an otherwise mediocre existence, we choose to feel passion. ❞

❓ #QOTD What band did you love just a little too much growing up?

[ Find my review below or on Insta | Storygraph | Literal ]

❝ Most adults see teenagers as confused kids who don't understand much, while they're the pillars of knowledge and experience and know exactly what is right at all times. I think the truth is that everyone in the entire world is confused and nobody understands much of anything at all. ❞ 🦇 Alice Oseman's I Was Born for This is an exploration of friendship, self-identity, and the effects of fame. "Angel" Rahimi lives and breathes one thing: The Ark, a boy band of growing, world-renowned fame. Joining The Ark's fandom has given Angel her best friend, Juliet, a community, and a place in the world. Too bad her Muslim family can't understand why The Ark takes up so much space in Angel's boundless heart. The band's frontman, Jimmy Kaga-Ricci, knows The Ark owes their fans everything, but sometimes...they're a bit much. It doesn't help that their more intense fans are shipping Jimmy and his bandmate, Rowan, or that their constant presence is triggering his anxiety. When Angel visits Juliet in London to meet the band for the first time, reality comes crashing down on all of them. Sometimes, fame isn't all it seems.

💜 It's no surprise that Alice Oseman has artistically explored coming-of-age themes through the universal concept of connecting through music. The Ark and resulting fandom give Angel a family and community; a sense of belonging she lacked in high school. At the same time, her position in the fandom has erased her individualism and identity (her real name is Fereshteh, which translates to Angel). As much as she loves the band, she's not IN love with them though. The Boys--Jimmy, Rowan, and Lister--have lost parts of themselves as well. Fans see the versions of them they want to see, and The Boys, knowing they owe their fans everything, smile and play their parts. They don't see Jimmy's debilitating anxiety, the relationship Rowan is trying to hide from the press, or Lister's depression, alcoholism, or bruised bisexual heart.

🦇 This is a deeply character-driven story; a story that's focused on growing up through friendships and found family, NOT romantic entanglements. As always, Oseman excels at creating diverse, nuanced characters, including: 🎵 Jimmy: trans, biracial Indian and Italian, gay, with severe anxiety 🎵 Angel: Iranian, hijabi, Muslim, queer and questioning 🎵 Rowan: biracial, Nigerian, and very protective of Jimmy 🎵 Lister: bisexual struggling with alcoholism and depression

🦇 One of the most important messages in this story is to love yourself first. The Boys get lost in their fame, which leads them to neglect who they are and what they need, while Angel loses herself (and potentially, her future) in the fandom. As a coming-of-age story, it's also a reminder that it's okay NOT to be okay; that recognizing as much doesn't make you weak, but human. However, I do think the final act is a little messy. Since the story is character-driven, the first half drags, while the second half feels like a tangle of ideas and motivations. I think the story would have been stronger if it focused on the three boys; if they gained Angel's perspective through a fan letter instead. There's so much to Rowan and Lister's story we haven't seen yet.

🦇 Recommended to fans of diverse casts, coming-of-age stories, and all things Alice Oseman.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🎵 Muslim MC / Trans MC 🎶 Dual POV 🎸 Exploring Identity, Friendship, Fame 🎶 Mental Health Rep 🎵 Connection Through Music

🦇 TW: panic attacks, suicidal ideation, alcoholism, assault, suicide attempt

[gaiakoraidon]

I jumped on the bandwagon on making an OC for Goonya Monster, a video game that has turned into my newest fixation. Here's Manta, a half-monster working under Orca for the Orcinus Organization as a "co-leader" of some sorts since the two ladies go way back. Her first appearance would be Episode 3.

Born a half monster with one of her parents actually being a Monster, Manta never had any friends growing up because of this. She was also the only child since she never had any siblings. That wasn't until she met Orca one day while visiting the forest, the two becoming immediate besties after bonding over nature. They almost did everything together when they were kids, Manta always visiting the forest to see her first friend.

But when the deforestation happened, everything changed. Manta was separated from Orca and the two never saw each other again until years later, after when Orca had that fateful encounter with Dr. Virus(explained in Episode 5 of the game)and was made the leader of the Monster organization Orcinus. She explained her case to her old friend after a tearful reunion, and asked Manta to be her "co-leader". Manta gladly accepted the role, and worked under her friend's wing as "co-leader" of Orcinus ever since. Sometimes she tends to think about her parents every once in awhile, hoping that they're alright ever since she left home to be the "co-leader" of Orcinus.

Her Monster form is the Nega-Gargoyle and her first transformation was around 13 years of age.

Screenshot taken from my Switch by the way.

Even when she was separated from Orca, Manta still had her fair share love of nature like her old friend, so she was determined to protect nature after the deforestation and before her and Orca were reunited. That burning desire, as well as that rage, caused her to first change into her Monster form. It took some time, but by the time she and Orca were together again, Manta could fully take ahold of her Monster form. She can even switch between being both a human and Monster freely. During Episode 5, Manta also takes the time to bond with the main cast as well as help comfort Pirarucu whenever she felt down about her stepbrother Clione.

Manta belongs to me(GaiaKoraidon)

[pinayelf-archive]

Immy for the Dragon Age OC questions thing:

Essentials: 2 and 3! Life: 2, 4, 6, and 12! Party: 6 and 7! And Codex: 4!

Thank you sm ❤️

Essentials

2. What class do they belong to? How did they initially train and learn their skills?

Immy is a mage! Since she was being trained for to be the Keeper, Immy didn't know much offensive and combat magic. She knew spells to defend herself, but was not combative in the beginning. She learns more combat magic from Vivienne and Dorian, and from Commander Helaine when Immy became a Knight-Enchanter.

3. What race do they belong to? What are their opinions on the other races of Thedas?

Immy is a Dalish elf!

- Immy is always the most cautious around humans at first (because you know lol), it's why sometimes Cullen (her fave shemlen) will be with her if she feels unsafe around a human initially. She will fully trust a human once she gets to truly know them (the Rutherfords, her friends from the Inquisition). The first humans Immy fully trusted were the fog warriors because they kept her clan safe from Tevinter slavers.

- Sort of off-lore, but Immy is most familiar with Qunari. Her clan is from Seheron so she has met and befriended Qunari there before her clan left. Bull became one of her friends easily (despite him being wary of the magic thing) because they bonded over Seheron. Immy also helped Bull be less afraid of magic because ~Friendship is Magic (lol)

- Immy didn't know much about dwarves until she met Varric and other dwarves in the Inquisition. Her clan came across some surface dwarves and traded with them, but Immy didn't really feel one way or another - she found it interesting to learn about Dwarven castes.

Life

2. What social class were they born into? How did it affect their upbringing?

There were really no social classes in Immy's clan, nor does it really apply to Dalish Elves, but it can be said she grew up somewhere that valued community. Her clan was pretty much "the village" in "it takes a village". While she didn't get along with everyone, Immy's way of living is more community-minded, so being Inquisitor to her felt weird because there were things that were only for a certain group of people.

4. Describe their family. Who were they close to? Were there any particular childhood friends?

Immy is from a family of four, her mom Adrila, dad Thrilan, and older brother Iefyr. She's the closest to her dad as they're both mages and he nurtured Immy's softness and her love for alchemy. They're also both very squishy people lol - she looks more like him. Immy's childhood friends are another Danae, another mage and Liranael, a hunter. Immy and Liranael ended up being together for bit but she broke it off with Immy after some time, which left Immy incredibly broken-hearted and sadly ended their friendship.

6. Which aspects of the culture they were born into holds the most significance for them?

Community! Immy is used to always having that strong community in her clan. It's why it was so incredibly depressing for her when she first got to Haven, she felt isolated and it seemed like people were more individualistic when it came to things. Immy was used to being someplace where people would come cook and bring meals to someone who was sick, or where people got together to make sure kids were watched.

12. How efficient are they with things like crafting potions or repairing their own armor?

Immy is an expert at potions, she even sort of had a friendly rivalry with Adan about it. Repairing armor was new to Immy, and didn't know much about it. Cassandra (and Cullen ❤️) helped her learn quick fix-its but she'd rather bring it to Dagna or Harritt if it was something too big to fix by herself.

Party

6. Do they have a love interest? How did their relationship start?

Cullen ❤️❤️❤️ (lol). It was a bit of a slow-burn, Immy definitely did not trust Cullen at first. They ended up meeting a lot at the gardens and ramparts at Skyhold because Immy has bouts of insomnia and Cullen was struggling with nightmares. They began talking and they just clicked...and became very good friends (and Immy was like "oh he's cute 😳). Cullen then joins Immy during a month-long mission at the Western Approach and that's how they realized they were in love. During the mission to the Shrine of Dumat, Cullen saves Immy from a Red Templar Shadow and gets badly injured. Immy helps ease the pain later by performing a healing spell later and they confess their feelings and kiss.

7. How did their relationship progress? If they’re a canon romance option, is their story different from the way the game presents it?

The love confession is much different than in the game, like I answered above, their relationship begins as a friendship first and the love confession finally happens when Immy helps heal Cullen. They don't end up together until they're sure they love each other.

Codex

4. How do they feel about the Fade, spirits, and demons?

Immy did study a bit about the Fade during Keeper training, and while she doesn't mind spirits too much, she is incredibly cautious and nervous around demons. While Immy has decent control over her magic, she's someone who feels deeply and strongly - she can get emotional and she knows that's something demons can feed on. So she treads lightly with it.

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OC Questions

This got v long lmao. Ty for sending questions, I always love to yap abt my fave girl, and I think I answered some lore about Immy I haven't posted about yet ❤️

[treehouse-void]

Gia's Karen encounter- a Reddit Karen story post parody

This is a parody. No Karens were involved outside of Reddit stories I heard and read and please note that I've never encountered any myself so this is all based off the stories. Once again, all OCs belong to Wraith and Pokemon belongs to Nintendo. Please check out Wraith's stuff on Wattpad as they're no longer on tumblr.

So a bit of background. My name is Gia (19F), and I'm an Eevee. However, I wasn't raised like the others. Yes, I was born from an egg like all the others, but because of how I came out I was given more powers than the average Eevee. One of these plays a key part in the story is that I'm able to produce serotonin and use it to calm others down. However, when under stress, it's harder to control.

The cast: me, C- the child, Karen- the C's mom, and BE- the brave Eevee who stood up for me. Now onto the story.

The day started out like any other, and I was just strolling through the town market and seeing what was being offered and asking Dad later to get stuff if it stuck out. That's when I heard it.

C: "Look Mommy! It's the calming Eevee!"

Karen: *looking up from her Rotom phone and sees where their pointing* "Oh. She's here?" She then calls for me to come over.

It wan't uncommon for trainers to call me that, same with the serotonin Eevee (although I've heard they the ones who call me that are trying to act smarter than they actually are by pointing out what's used in the calming aura I give off), so I go over and expect a selfie or something similar.

Me, walking over: "Did someone call for me?"

I walk over and see a kid who doesn't even look like they're past Kindergarten, maybe even First Grade at the latest, and a lady, who I'm assuming is his mom, that looks like her morning routine is checking off all the boxes to make sure everyone knows she's a Karen.

Karen: "Yes, we did. My child, EC's name, has been wanting to meet you for awhile now."

Me: "Oh, you guys saw the news article didn't you?"

Karen, almost waving it off like anyone could do it: "Yes the one about the Gengar. We know."

Me, confused about what they want: "So are you wanting a selfie with me or are you wanting something else?"

Karen: "Actually, my child has a question for you." She then gives them the go ahead to ask, which I could've never prepared for even if my parents weren't busy and I had control over my powers.

C: "Will you please be my starter Pokemon?"

Everything stopped as everyone turned to look at us. It was sort of well known that I didn't have a trainer, despite my attack power. Karen snapped me out of it, literally, and told me to answer her child's question.

Me: "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to say no. But hopefully one day you will have one."

Karen, somehow shocked: "What?! How dare you turn down my child's request? Don't you know who I am?"

Me: "No, and to be honest, if your child is anything like you, I don't want them as a trainer. Also, if you truly did your research, then you'd know that I've never accepted any request to be anyone's Pokemon, which should've showed you how little of a chance demanding me to be your child's Pokemon compare to if you just left it be after my answer to his question. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be on my way."

I push past her and tried to put the whole thing behind me when I heard a bonk and being shoved. I look behind me to see another Eevee, BE to be exact, be sucked into the Pokeball. Her child was upset, but still glad to get an Eevee and named it Elan (pronouncing it Elle-Ahn). Karen, however, didn't take it as nicely and tried to attack me. Luckily, security was able to remove her from the market and I was able to keep in contact with BE. Part of me honestly thinks that whole thing was planned out by Karen and her child just went with it because they didn't know better.

TLDR: Karen and her child try to make C my new trainer, use a Pokeball as a last resort and end up capturing a different Eevee who I become friends with.

Thanks for reading everyone. I hope you guys enjoyed this as Elan will be playing a bigger role in stories to come. There will be some others coming out for other characters so stay tuned for that.

[thekimspoblog]

Iris Wexler-McGill (Born Dec. 2017) They/Them

The night dad didn't come home. They never forgave their mother for it.

They steal. EVERYTHING!

Poetic sensibility. Their sister warns them that their recklessness is going to backfire, but they went and shook-down the old HHM building anyway. The way they see it; that building always belonged to them.

FIGHT! Quick thinking and deception is the first course of action, but Iris will always stand their ground over fleeing. Thinking globally means realizing you cannot outrun tyranny.

That's a tricky question, because they would do anything for the cause, but it isn't really THEIR cause. They were born into a second civil war; defending feminism and LGBTQ rights with tooth-and-claw is all they've ever really known.

Iris isn't willing to kill, not by acting on purpose and directly at least. And there are many times where murder would have been the easiest option.

A lot of things, up to and including their gender. But the biggest thing is obviously that they were originally supposed to be born in June of 2004.

Absolutely. Call it a hereditary trait. But mostly just... see aforementioned Second American Civil war. As I've mentioned in other posts, this kid's gonna grow up post-apocalypse. If it wasn't for the time capsule Iris dug up, there would be little evidence this country ever even HAD law and order.

"Do the Evolution" by Pearl Jam

The sequel to BCS I want to write focuses more on how the Breaking Bad universe occasionally teases magical or supernatural elements. And yeah if I get bored it's going to stop being subtle and its' just going to turn into an urban fantasy AU. I'm waiting for "WYCARO" to air.

Iris can use guns for self-defense and intimidation tactics. But their most prized possession is the pinky ring they inherited.

Iris isn't LITTERALLY a reincarnation of Howard Hamlin, but there is a sort of symmetry to their character arcs. Iris spends their whole life into young adulthood fighting the same war/revolution their parents did, under great pressure to uphold some family legacy that promises to retroactively make all the bloodshed justified. But after a full television season of their sister begging them to reevaluate The Cause, Iris finally does decide to lay down their proverbial sword. The cause might have been righteous, but Iris isn't a messiah; they're just another stray dog roaming the wasteland. Kim and Jimmy took up this cause to give everyone's children a better future; neither of them would have wanted their kids to die for this crap.

I'm trying my best not to write Iris as a self-insert. This character (and other similar baby OCs from other fanfics) is significant to me because my mom is the person who got me into this show in the first place. A few years ago, my mom and I were fighting really badly and (to paraphrase) my mom said something to me: "If your 20-something kid is standing in front of you yelling 'you screwed me up!' it means you did at least TWO THINGS right; you kept them alive and you gave them the emotional freedom to be critical of you". MOM is a very crushing label to put on someone, and you're bound to be criticized for falling short sooner or later. But just remember motherhood is a primordial force of nature, not something you can actually succeed or fail at, no matter what the justice system says. And you can't be paralyzed by fear of failure from living your life indefinitely. That's what I think is the heart of any fanfic exploring a surprise pregnancy and Kim's mom baggage. So to answer your question, it's not about any specific overlap I have with this character (or Kim), but the intergenerational dynamic of mother/daughter is somewhat autobiographical.

Tough. Unflappable. Rebellious. Just. Always the one with the witty comeback and the plan to save the day.

Originally it was going to be Hadley Delany, but I guess representational casting would necessitate finding someone who's actually nonbinary.

High. Iris is a hardened soldier. Basically Se6 of Better Call Saul didn't turn out how I expected, but we DID get a post-apocalyptic miracle baby in the form of Frankie Nichols from Westworld. Iris and Frankie are basically the same character.

See #1 again. A lot of childhood was spent with the au pair, and their parents disappearing for weeks on end. It was always scary, the possibility they wouldn't come home that time. And then one night... it finally happened. RIP Jimmy.

It's more like if the Joker had a coherent and ethical reason for their actions? Iris is warm and bright and funny. Because "Mother's sharp ruthlessness + Dad's cavalier attitude = a dangerous winning combination" is the persona they've lived all their lives. But don't mistake that for intimacy; it's all an act. Their sister is the only one Iris actually talks to.

"One must imagine Sisyphus laughing" - Albert Camut. A lot of scarring things happen in Iris's life, but they're able to take most of it in stride. Because they are so certain of their own convictions, it's like they can see 100 years into the future, when so many small horrors will be forgotten. So it's not really about rage; raging against the machine is what they do on a good day. It's when Iris's faith in THE PLAN is shaken, that you would actually be able to provoke them.

Jealous? No. Passing-off-an-act-of-selfishness-as-being-for-the-greater-good-because-they're-a-spoiled-brat? Yes. Iris does believe the world and the future belongs to them.

Healthy as a clam. Can ward off the evil-eye. Closest thing to a disease, the unnatural circumstances of their birth lead Kim to always find her daughter a little creepy. They're a changeling.

Lawful-good in a chaotic-neutral world.

Doubt.

Jimmy and Kim had ample choices to pick alternate timelines for their daughter. But Iris was always going to be generally the same person in generally the same circumstances.

This is my Half-Life 3 bro. Hollywood can never stop milking a cash cow, and if we get any more content set in the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul universe, I hope we get more stories about the crotch-dumplings' abilities to survive. If not Iris, the demand to know what Kaylee, Flynn and Holly did next seems pretty vocal.

Edgy/misc OC ask meme ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Send me a number and an OC, and I'll answer.

What memory would your OC rather just forget?

What's something about your OC that people wouldn't expect just from looking at them?

What is your OC's fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?

When scared, does your OC fight, flee, freeze or fawn?

How far is your OC willing to go to get what they want?

How easily could your OC be convinced to do something that goes against their moral compass?

What's one way your OC has changed since you first came up with them?

Would your OC ostensibly be able to get away with murder?

Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?

What's an AU that would be interesting to explore with your OC?

What is your OC's weapon of choice? Have they ever actually used it?

Is your OC self-destructive? In what ways?

If you met your OC, would the two of you get along?

How does your OC want to be seen by other characters?

Does your OC have a faceclaim? If so, who?

What is your OC's pain tolerance like?

What is the worst thing you have put your OC through story-wise?

Is your OC more cold and detached or up close and personal?

How does your OC behave when enraged?

Does your OC have a tendency to get jealous? If so, how does this manifest?

Does your OC have any illnesses or disorders? How do they handle it?

What character alignment would you consider your OC to be?

What emotion is the hardest for your OC to process? How about express?

What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

What is your favorite thing about your OC?

[thedysphoriadiaries]

Entry 40 - Time - 3 March 2023, 11:24pm

I boot up a Walkman, and play a few songs through it.

It belonged (and still belongs) to my dad, though he doesn't use it anymore.

It plays music through a pair of earpieces, made eleven years after it was.

It still thinks that we're in 2007.

I was four, then. Three years away from going to school. Three years from feeling those unexplainable feelings. Feelings that still plague me to this day.

Sixteen years have passed, and yet the clock points to 2007. I flip over to the date and time set page. It begins at 2007, and ends at 2037.

31 December 2037, 11:59pm, to be exact.

There will come a time when I'll no longer live in a year that this device recognizes, if I make it till then.

I don't know how to feel about it. Some of the more... practical people (such as my ex-partner), would probably tell me, in a brusque manner, albeit saccharinely so, as if to sugarcoat their words (to avoid bruising my weak heart), that the time was off, or that I was overthinking things, or wishing for a time that has long since passed.

Maybe I am doing that. I find myself sitting by the little things. Trinkets, if you will, of my journey on this mortal coil. I wonder what could have been.

I always was a sentimental person.

I still am one.

But I am, because I remember. I must not forget. What value will memories have once they evaporate into the ether?

...

Dad owned a pair of speakers. They crumbled after an accident that involved his fish tank happened - water spilled onto the floor, and got into the speakers, causing them to crumble (they were made of woodchip). They're gone now.

He used to keep fish (guppies, apparently), in a fish tank which used to be where my piano (a Yamaha U1) is. I'd always go up to the fish tank and tap on the glass, and gawk at the fishes swimming about in there.

The sound of the rushing water accompanied me then.

Now, it's deathly quiet, save for the sounds of raised voices, birds, and lost time.

Dad always was an amazing cook, though I never told him.

When his hair was still black, he'd cook for us occasionally, and I remember how he'd cook steak for us, in this solid, cast-iron pan that I still find unbearably heavy. How he manipulated that pan with ease is beyond me.

He doesn't use that pan anymore. His hairs have grown white.

I sit here, typing.

Twenty years on, and still around.

I remember how I wanted to be a scientist. Or a computer programmer, as a kid.

Oh, the irony. Oh... the irony.

It must have been tough, navigating school, life, and those unexplained feelings that came up, all the while being a good sibling to my 'younger' twin brother (I see him as someone to guide, even though I could have been the younger one; I only came out first because my water broke, and my cord was wrapped around my neck, or something. I don't know; parents didn't say much other than that my water broke first).

What I'd give to have those years back again - to go back to a simpler time, when I'd not have to worry about relationships, or dysphoria (if you can even call it that). But no.

Time marches forward, no matter what we do.

I wonder what, or who I'll be in five years.

Will I be a guy? A girl? A person?

Where will I be?

Will I even be around?

I hope future me is looking at this point, recalling it from her memory.

I hope she finds happiness, finally doing the things that she always wanted to, but was never able to due to how she was born.

Yet, I wonder if it will come to pass; what I said about my desire to be a computer scientist never did. What's to say that this will?

What's to say I will be happy?

It's another long day.

It'll be another long one tomorrow.

But I will survive.

[aimportantdragoncollector]

For the ask game, "If You Meet Your Father, Kill Your Father." I'd like backstory on Hisashi and Yoichi, please.

I'd already talked about this topic with Gentrychild, so you're about to get an essay:

Demons can't change the type of magic they get born with. If you are born with a sin that doesn't suit your nature, then you'll always be a weak demon. Hisashi was a prodigy because he was born into the House of Greed, and he had extreme greed in his heart. Yoichi was nearly magicless because he simply wasn't greedy.

Yoichi's parents would try to steal his belongings to make him more greedy, but it didn't work. Parents: We're here to take away your beloved teddy bear! Muhahahaha! Six-year-old Yoichi: I already gave away Mr. Bear yesterday. I met a bird outside creating a nest, so I took out Mr. Bear's stuffing to give it to the bird. The bird clearly needed it more than me. Mr. Bear had gemstones for eyes and on his bow, so I gave those away to the gardener. Parents: You may be the single greatest failure the House of Greed has ever produced.

When the parents realized that Hisashi felt the most possessive over Yoichi, they would screw around with their oldest son by threatening Yoichi and keeping him away. By that point the parents had realized they would get no use out of Yoichi except using him to provoke Hisashi's greed. Of course this made Hisashi's overprotectiveness and abandonment issues even worse.

Demons in other houses did same thing. For example, gluttony demons would starve their children and sloth demons would destroy anything their children worked hard on.

The old demons did not love or value their children, so in the past they tried to control their children's emotions to make them stronger. They started experimenting with mind control and warping their children's personalities to be consumed with their sin. This worked on demons like Trigger in canon. The entire royal house of Gluttony got wiped out by a rampaging child. (A branch family took over, and Gluttony's power has never been the same since then.) The brothers' parents had been planning to experiment on Yoichi just as soon as they could send Hisashi far enough away, but they gave up on that notion and so lived a bit longer.

After that, mind control magic became strictly forbidden among demons. Demons' magic is very closely linked to their emotions, so there is no safe way to tamper with a demon's mind. Only the evil and stupid will try it. Hisashi is only one of those things. Thus Hisashi never tried to use mind-control on Izuku.

The old demons would control their children by casting spells on them that would cause them extreme pain if they ever rebelled or disobeyed. The new demons favor less violent methods. Some of them will cast spells on their children that freeze them in place, like a magical time-out. The new demons believe that this does not count as abuse because they're not hurting their kids (like their own parents used to hurt them.) There are also subtler commands to stop someone from doing specific things or speaking specific words. New demons can force their kids to say they love them.

The spell that Hisashi used on Yoichi in "The Sin of Greed" to puppeteer his body does not yet exist in "If You Meet Your Father Kill Your Father." Hisashi developed the research to turn living beings into puppets in between the fics. Despite his research, Hisashi was very reluctant to use that sort of control on Izuku because it goes against his self-image as a good father. Hisashi's parents were scared of him and used a lot of controls on him. He vowed to never do the same. By "The Sin of Greed," Hisashi had abandoned his compunctions against using control spells on relatives. This is because between those two fics, Izuku won a lot of battles and gave his father repeated stab wounds. Hisashi discovered that he liked his kid less mobile.

Hisashi's parents experimented on him, injecting him with extra greed. They (lying) promised not to experiment on Yoichi if he lived. He was the only one to ever survive the process. It was the worst pain of his life. It also left him exceptionally powerful.

Later, when the parents wanted to experiment on Yoichi, they went to him and said “We asked Hisashi to pick who we would experiment on and he said to experiment on you. There’s no point in going to him for help because this was his idea.” The parents showed Yoichi evidence that Hisashi had planned and designed the experiment. (Actually Hisashi planned the experiment on himself to increase his own odds of survival.) Yoichi slowly came to believe it because Hisashi was capable of force-feeding Yoichi souls so it didn’t seem entirely implausible that Hisashi would try an experiment to make Yoichi stronger. Also, Yoichi had always deep down feared his brother would abandon him for being a weak burden. It was easy for Yoichi to believe what he feared was true. He tried to tell himself that his older brother would never force him into the experiment unless confident he would survive, so he agreed. Then later, after the Gluttony massacre canceled the experiment, Yoichi told himself that big brother hadn’t realized the experiment would be so dangerous. It bothered Yoichi that Hisashi never even apologized. But Yoichi decided to forgive Hisashi anyway, in exchange for all his care and protection in the past. Except maybe part of Yoichi was just forgiving his big brother because he needed Hisashi to survive. And so, a resentment festered in Yoichi’s heart. The misunderstanding drove a wedge between the brothers that was never settled in their lifetimes. Up until Yoichi’s death, he always believed that his older brother picked himself over Yoichi’s life. He never knew the truth about what Hisashi went through trying to save him.

Ironically, the good ending for the brothers is the AU where the parents did force Yoichi into the experiment. Then Yoichi turned into a person of mass destruction and slaughtered his parents and all his entire hive of scheming murderous extended relations. Hisashi arrived in time to save Yoichi’s life by absorbing the greed from him. (Hisashi was the only person who could have safely done that.) The misunderstanding was settled and the two brothers came out closer than ever. But that’s not why this is a good ending. The good ending happens because if Hisashi’s parents die while he’s still a young teen, and Hisashi no longer has to constantly fight for survival, then he has a chance at growing up into less of an evil magnificent bastard and more of a morally ambiguous mastermind who doesn’t care about much except his brother but is willing to help demonic society improve for Yoichi’s sake. Then due to the butterfly effect, Hisashi never kills Nana. He’s able to have a good coparenting relationship with Inko, and Yoichi is there too and helps him become a better dad. Izuku gets to grow up in a fluffy happy AU.

[fosermi]

Lux Noctis: Nightlight

God! Finally!! Last one of the kids!!

Full disclaimer going forth from here, I took all the good stuff of the GoC lore and threw the rest away or completely made it up myself. In all technicality, the Lux Noctis are my OCs even though they're supposed to fill in the position of canon characters. That being said, ROTG and GoC do not belong to me as all of you should already know! All rights are with Dreamworks and William Joyce.

Thank you @josiedoe for once again being the idea bouncer of everything here AND for inspiring and designing such a cool NL design! :D

A little bit of spoilers up ahead if you've yet to read the books!

So guys! Here's the last of the kids! Didn't really bother drawing his weapon seeing as everyone knows he already has a diamond tipped spear/dagger. That and I was too lazy to fight the program I use ahsjdjdj

Everyone knows the story of Nightlight I'm sure, but just I case you don't, here's a quick recap; Nightlight is the 8th and last Lux Noctis, body guard of Tsar Lunar XII otherwise known as the Man in the Moon (MiM for short). Nightlight was the one who fought and sealed Pitch away on Earth during the final battle of the Golden Age. He is also the very first to have ever taken the Guardian's oath (albeit a bit different and specifically to be MiM's Guardian) and is considered the first Guardian. Nightlight also ends up becoming Jack Frost later on but we're not focusing on that. Nope. Not at all.

So, let's get to why we're really here; more lore. Nightlight is cool and all, but we barely know anything about his past. So, I'm here to offer you a whole entire past created from random thoughts and idea bouncing!

Nightlight was created a while before MiM was even born due to health complications from Tsarina's side. But that didn't mean he was cast aside! Throughout that waiting time, Nightlight was given private training with Kozmotis but he was also treated as more of a family member than simply a bodyguard for the future prince- so much so that everyone started referring to him as the "Lunanoff Star Prince"

Tsar and Tsarina took care of him as their own and this gave Nightlight the needed care to develop himself more than the rest of the Lux Noctis. This also meant that unlike his siblings, Nightlight's core remained undamaged for a very long time.

Again, I could go on for days with the ideas and HCs I have for this boi, but I won't bore you much here! This is, after all, just a quick overview of the character's backstory.

My inbox is open for anyone curious enough to ask! :D till next time!

Voidlight -> Sunburst -> Starshine -> Starlight -> Starbeam -> Moonlight -> Moonshine -> Nightlight

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