#Theme smarter not harder

[aria0fgold]

Seared like a songbird flying to the sun

A belated birthday gift for @misty-wisp ! Tried to combine references for both Swan Lake and Cendrillon >:3 (Linked the English cover I took the lyrics from for the title!)

[yanderecrazysie]

Twisted Zoo: Chapter Three

This is based on the stories of a keeper reader with the octotrio by @ashensgrotto and @merakiui .

Also @twistedcece @cenatour @ursinaw @xiaopleasecomehome @bearshideout @koebishrimpuwu@v-sh @help-whatdoimakemyusername @secret-potion @magmdnv @sunshine-for-serotonin @mel-star636 @silkkorchid @thatpersonuouknow @the-ace-reader @pamv11 and @thisisafish123 wanted to be tagged! Let me know if anyone else wants to be tagged for future chapters. If you no longer want to be tagged, please tell me! (Some of the tags may not have worked, I'm sorry if so.)

Summary: You’re a brand new zookeeper at The Halfling Zoo- a place where half-animals live in captivity. Your job is simple- feed them and study them. Your main worry is that one of the more dangerous halflings might kill you. 

Unfortunately, that may become the least of your worries.

WARNINGS: none for now

Previous Chapter: Chapter Two

Next Chapter: Chapter Four

Note: All characters are aged up, since there will be mature themes in future parts.

Also, I can’t promise I’ll finish this. I suck at finishing stories.

Note 2: I worry that maybe these birds don’t fit their counterparts well, since no one correctly guessed them all ;-; I made Riddle a flamingo only because of the Queen of Hearts’ flamingos, and I thought he’d like to be one, if he had to choose LOL

Note 3: You have probably already guessed that the heart system means how quickly they’re becoming yandere. Please keep in mind some with gain hearts faster or slower than the others.

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Today would be a more relaxed day, as you only had one exhibit to visit. The birds were all separated by wire fences, but they were all part of one big aviary. Tomorrow, you’d be working with the three remaining exhibits all at once, so you were glad to have this day of respite.

The bird keeper was a kind older lady. She gave you a bunch of salads, with notes as to which one belonged to which bird. The salads with shrimp were obviously for the flamingos, but the other salads were a bit harder to remember.

You walked into the aviary, a large plastic container with the separate salads under your arm. The birds were all wide awake, with the exception of the owl, whose green hair was just barely visible from where he had covered his head with one of his wings to sleep.

“Hey! I want to eat first!” A voice cried out to you, “Hey, lady with the food, over here!”

You were surprised to hear such fluent English from a halfling, but when you turned your head to the source of the calls, you immediately understood.

Parrot halflings caught onto human languages quickly. That didn’t necessarily make them smarter than other halflings, it was simply something they were naturally good at. This parrot halfling had mostly-orange wings to match his hair, although the tips of his wings tapered off to yellow and then a vibrant blue. 

The parrot gazed at you curiously for a moment, before his expression became more mischievous, “Guten morgen? Ohayo? Buen día? Zǎoshang hǎo? Dobroye utro?”

“Good morning to you too, show off,” you laughed, walking up to him, “I assume you’re the salad with sunflower seeds?”

He grinned, “That’s me! I’m starving!”

You felt like you were talking with a human, and that fact made you feel a little sick inside. Should an animal with the ability to converse so normally really be confined to a wire cage?

You rummaged through the plastic container, looking for the salad with seeds. The parrot halfling spread his beautiful wings and flew onto a perch closer to you, his talons curling around the wood as he impatiently waited for his meal.

Finally, you found the correct salad and handed it over to him. His eyes lit up and he snatched it from you.

“Thanks!” He said with a grin. Before you could ask him his name, he spread his wings and flew into an enormous birdhouse to eat there. A little disappointed that you couldn’t have a conversation with him, you turned to the raven in the cage next to him.

“Hello! I brought you a salad!” You called out to the raven halfling. He walked over to the edge of the exhibit and tilted his head, looking you over curiously. 

You found his salad fairly quickly, as it was accented with bright red apple slices. The raven drew closer and you admired how his feathers and matching hair color were not black, but a dark blue that seemed to shine in the early sunlight. 

“What’s your name?” You asked as he took the salad from you.

He grabbed the salad and held it close to him, as though someone may steal it. It took him a few moments to process your question before he answered, “Deuce.”

You knew that ravens were normally very intelligent animals. But with the way Deuce took so long to answer and the way he struggled with the plastic packaging, you had a feeling that the same could not be said for the halflings.

Deuce struggled with the packaging a little while more before he handed it back to you and, with a blush settling on his cheeks, muttered a small, “Help.”

You opened it for him with a smile, “No need to be embarrassed, Deuce, it can be tricky to open sometimes.”

He nodded, but you weren’t sure he actually understood you. Either way, he seemed happy enough to have his salad open for him. Similar to the parrot halfling, he retreated to his birdhouse to eat his meal.

You decided to try giving the owl his meal next, although you weren’t sure you would be able to wake him. You would feel bad if you disturbed his rest.

However, you had no need to worry, because the owl halfling was awake and alert when you approached his cage. You rummaged through the salads for the one with grilled chicken chunks in it and found it quickly. The other salads had either shrimp or were plain, saved specifically for the flamingos and peacocks respectively.

You handed over the chicken salad and the owl halfling smiled politely at you, giving you a gentle, “Thank you.” 

Unlike the parrot and raven halflings, he did not open his salad and dig in, but instead put it aside for later. Upon noticing your confused look, he explained, “I’m saving it for nighttime.”

You nodded but secretly wondered why they wouldn’t just feed him at night only. After all, that’s the time owls hunt. But you supposed it made it easier to just feed everyone at the same time instead of making any exceptions. 

Pretty lazy, in your opinion.

Next was the flamingos, and you approached their enclosure in awe. Their feathers were a soft, beautiful pink and, instead of the talons you were used to seeing on bird halflings, they had bare feet much like a human’s, just with webbing between the toes. 

“Shrimp salads, anyone?” You jokingly asked the two flamingos.

One of them, the one with light orange hair, flew over with such excitement that you took a step back, “You’re new!”

“Yes, I’m filling in for the morning meal today!” You said cheerfully.

“How exciting!” The flaming gasped, “That’s exciting, isn’t it, Riddle?”

The other flamingo, a more serious-looking man with red hair, cautiously watched you. He did not respond to the more enthusiastic flamingo.

“Let me just…” the orange-haired flamingo took a salad from you, opened the container, and began methodically arranging the shrimp and lettuce until it looked like it was something out of Chef Ramsey’s kitchen, “Perfect! Hashtag delicious!”

You stared at him, wondering where he’d learned to talk like a teenage girl. Riddle, annoyed by his fellow flamingo’s behavior, snapped at him, “You don’t have a phone. Stop with that ‘hashtag’ nonsense.”

You were shocked to hear a halfling besides a parrot speak so fluently, not to mention so prim and proper sounding. Handing over a salad to Riddle, you asked the other flamingo, “What’s your name?”

“Cater!” He said with a proud smile, as though his name was an accomplishment. You couldn’t help but giggle at his antics, which seemed to deepen Riddle’s frown.

“I have to give the peacocks their salads now,” you told Cater. 

“Bye-bye!” Cater said cheerfully, waving as you walked away.

The peacock enclosure was certainly something to behold. It had a huge fountain and ornate fencing. You tried to wave the three peacocks over, but they refused to come to you. Remembering what Mr. Crowley had said about them being a little cocky, you sighed and opened the gate.

You carried the large plastic container over to them and, with a smile, you held out a salad to the closest one. The tall flamingo gave you a disdainful look, but took the salad all the same. The one with a bowl cut took his with a closed-eyed smile, “Merci, mademoiselle.”

French? You wondered where he had learned French and if he spoke any English. Moving on from that thought, you handed the last salad over to a slightly timid-looking, small and adorable lilac-haired peacock.

All of the peacocks had beautiful white feathers in a fan shape protruding from their backs. You couldn’t help but admire them, despite the way they didn’t seem all too interested in you.

“What are your names?” You asked.

The one with blond-to-lilac hair turned his back on you and walked away with his salad. The one with completely lilac hair merely offered you an “Epel” before following after him.

The one with a bowl cut placed a hand on his chest and, with a large smile, introduced himself, “I am Rook,” He pointed at the retreating back of the first peacock and said, “Vil”.

“Vil is his name?” You clarified. Rook nodded in response. You wondered if he knew more French than English.

Either way, you were done feeding them for the day, so it was on to studying them.

[alicenpai]

the shadow and her living doll 🌹🌼 print for montreal otakuthon! come see me at next week from aug 11-13 ✌

you can grab it as a print here if you so wish ! WIPs & other thoughts under the cut

shadows house is such a fantastic series & i wholeheartedly recommend it... the story delves into super dark horror elements but doesn't present itself as a story with no hope. hope must be found and then tenaciously gripped with all one's heart, much like pandora's box. it tickles the victorian gothic part of my brain forever imprinted on me since i was 14 haha...

in the first draft i had marionette strings hanging above the characters (kinda reminds me of Erased.. since I just finished rewatching that ahaha...) & shadow puppet hands on the sides, almost as if gripping each character. i decided against it in the end, to let the characters shine in the spotlight (literally).

i also wanted a more active or lively pose, but kept in line with the stiff victorian portrait style, caused by long camera exposure times. i'm not sure if that worked out better bc i'm unsure if this drawing is interesting to people wahahaha.

initially i also wanted more of a dollhouse theme, but each draft got more and more muddy, so i decided to save it for another day (i'm around ch 90 in the manga, so probably a good call to save a more complex idea until i'm all caught up)

^ quick 5 min style test i posted recently! in that post i stated that i wanted to streamline and simplify my art style more, especially after the recent bunch of illustrations i did in the past winter that took way too long to complete, at the sake of my health.

im continually looking for areas to simplify more in my art, but one of the areas i will NOT skimp on is depicting fabric!!!!!

what also helped was working on my sense of structure in my spare time, so that i could be better at depicting form without relying so much on shading to show 3d forms. i love colouring, but i need to be working smarter, not harder from now on. using 100000 shades and highlights is just not feasible anymore wahaha.

in this drawing i loosened up with the bg and kept it rough, inspired by the wonderful xeroxed bgs of 101 dalmatians, and only implied details, rather than actually rendering all of them.

the tldr is that i draw too slowly i just would like to be able to make more drawings more often!!

[nanowrimo]

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[melobin]

riize top three kinks

✧ the top three kinks shotaro, eunseok, sungchan, wonbin, seunghan, sohee and anton have in my opinion

cw. dom/sub themes, restraints, mentions of blood, slapping, dacryphilia, spitting, breeding, daddy kink, exhibitionism, cock stepping, cuckold.

✧ shotaro

• restraints

goes both ways. he thinks you’re so pretty when you’re tied up and can’t move, likes having you at his mercy, unable to do anything other than whine and beg for him to touch you properly and make you cum. likes when you get to the point of begging for him to let you touch him. he knows how much you like having your hands on him, fingers on his skin scratching at it, pulling at his hair, you always need something to hold when he fucks you and when you’re restrained you can’t have that do you end up whinier, he loves it. shotaro also likes being restrained, he loves the sensitivity that comes with. being able to touch you drives him insane, all he wants to do is get his hands on you and fuck you silly, or grab your whilst you ride him. depending on his mood, he can get a little teary and whiny if you tease him whilst he’s restrained.

• biting

he’s smarter than the others when it comes to leaving marks on you and naturally, he just enjoys leaving bite marks over hickies. he likes the way the indents of his teeth look on your skin, how you whine when he bites down a little harder than usual and he is quite weak for the times he draws a little bit of blood, always licking it off of you with a giggle and an apology for biting down so hard. tends to bite down on your shoulder when he fucks you in order to keep himself quiet, he’s not the best at keeping his voice down and in all honesty he loves being vocal so when he can’t be and he has to be quiet he uses biting as a way to keep it down. he also loves biting your ass, no reason for it, he just loves it.

• cum eating

it’s quite filthy and not something you expected from him when you first slept together but he surprised you. it’s not just your cum he’ll eat, he loves fucking you, cumming inside of you then eating you out. he’s not shy about kissing you after you’ve sucked him off and he’s came in your mouth. in fact he encourages it, grabs your chin before you’ve even properly swallowed his cum so he can kiss you, an open mouthed kiss to. it’s so messy and filthy but he loves it.

the rest are under the cut!

✧ eunseok

• pussy slapping

eunseok can be mean, very mean in fact. he thrives off of seeing tears in your eyes and whimpers falling from your lips. wants you begging and crying before he even thinks about pushing his cock inside you, will drag it out for as long as he can before he actually gives you what you want. pussy slapping is almost a punishment, almost, except he uses it whenever he can. when he’s working you up, pushing you to the state of being cock drunk, he likes pushing his fingers inside of you, finger fucking you and basking in the way you shake and the squelching sounds that come from your sopping pussy. pulls his fingers out when you’re close to slap your clit harshly, laughing when you jolt from the sudden contact and the roughness of the slap. has to tease you when you moan out due to it too. “such a pathetic little thing getting turned on by something so filthy”.

• eye contact

eunseok loves forcing eye contact. he loves watching you struggle to keep your eyes closed and on him as he fucks you silly, simply laughing when you whine about struggling to keep them open. likes how they fill with tears after a certain amount of time, how he has to hold your chin in place in order to keep your eyes on him. he can be sweet about it too, hips rocking against yours, hand softly holding the side of your face. “look at me baby, wanna see you when you cum on my cock” encouraging you to open your eyes and look at him so he can feel how pretty you are when you fall apart. he also looks eye contact when his cock in in your mouth, hand in your hair, your eyes watering at the sensation, he thinks it’s so filthy and just so delightful.

• dacryphilia

seeing you cry is one of eunseoks favourite things. no matter what he does as long as you’re in tears of pleasure after. sometimes he enjoys pushing you into tears of frustration, on nights he’s feeling meaner and more teasing he’ll play with you until you’re crying and begging for him to make you cum in pure frustration and desperation. after that he’ll be sure to make you cry from him cock, his ego inflates seeing you so fucked up and overwhelmed from how good he’s fucking you. will always bring his thumb to your face and softly wipe away your tears, sometimes even leaning down to kiss them away as he fucks you into his mattress, might be being rough with you but still needs you to know he loves you more than anything and is there to comfort you through the sensitivity.

✧ sungchan

• slapping

sungchan is mean and he loves rough sex, so slapping goes hand in hand with that. he loves it, hand on your jaw, other hand striking your cheek. laughs in your face when you moan and clench around him at the contact. sungchan also actively enjoys when you slap him, slap him when he’s fucking you and he’ll moan. then he’ll slap you back, ends up fucking you rougher and harder after too. he’s so obsessed with the fact you get off on being manhandled and roughed up, things in the hottest thing that you always cum so hard from it too. he’s quite sadistic too so he often ends up laughing about it too, teasing you with his words. “such a little slut”

• choking

sungchan loves having his hand around your throat, loves digging the tips of his fingers into the sides of it. the way your eyes roll to the back of your head and how you gasp out his name drives him insane. feeling you gush and clench around him makes him laugh sadistically. knelt up on his knees, fucking you whilst you’re laying on your back, it’s the perfect position for him to wrap his hand around your neck and fuck you silly with it. he’s also into wrapping his arm around your neck whilst he’s fucking you from behind, having you flat on your stomach and being against your back, arm around your neck, flexing, as he fucks into you.

• creampies

sungchan loves filling you up with his cum. loved pressing his cock inside of you and stilling it so every last drop of his cum empties inside of you before he pulls out, loving how your cunt looks with his cum dripping out of it. his eyes always linger on where his cock leaves you after he’s came so he doesn’t miss the sight of it happening, has multiple videos recorded of it, videos he always watches when he’s away from you. he has two place he loves cumming, on your face and in your cunt, he loves nights where he gets to do both.

✧ wonbin

• pussy spitting

wonbin always looks so put together and elegant, the way he is in bed is the complete opposite of that. he likes things messy, likes to make a mess of you, make you so wet that you ruin the sheets under you. pussy spitting is something you quickly learnt wonbin enjoyed doing. having you laid on your back, sat back on his knees looking down at his cock sliding into you, can never stop himself from spitting on your pussy just to make you even wetter. he loves the sound it makes when he fucks his cock into you, the wet sound turns him on even more, that along with his skin slapping against yours and the mattress creaking under you. he just loves filthy, messy sex.

• dumbification

in his eyes, you’re perfect, so pretty and delicate. so sweet and compliant for him at all times. he loves fucking you into a state where you’re brain dead and dumb, so fucked out and ruined for him. once you hit that point where you’re babbling out incoherent words and whining every time he takes his hands off of you, he knows he has you exactly where he wants you. likes slowing down, barely moving inside of you so you’ll whine out for him to not stop, he finds the way you struggle to plead for him to keep going endearing. you’re sweet when you’re fucked out and ruined because of him. his sweet girl.

• marking

you’re his, his angel, you mean everything to him and he loves showing you off. with that, he also loves marking you. he wants to cover every inch of you in marks made by him showing people that you’re his and only his. hickeys on your neck, chest and thighs, finger prints on your hips and ass, even a hand print left behind on your neck after he’d choked you whilst fucking you. he thinks cumming on your body is a way of marking you too, covering you in his cum is a way he can mark you for just him to see. he likes when you mark him back too, lip stick marks on his skin, scratches on his back, hickeys on his neck… he’s obsessed with marking.

✧ seunghan

• daddy

seunghan and his daddy kink… he loves taking care of you, in everyday life, domestically. you’re his little love, he wants to love you and look after you, doing the most domestically dominant things for you, sometimes subtly bringing out the “daddy’s so proud of you baby” when you do the most mundane, everyday thing. sexually, daddy seunghan is incredible. he’s sweet, doting, lovely, fucks you so good that your head is spinning but is always sure to hold you close to him and let you cry into his skin at the pleasure. likes holding your cheek in his hand and asking you if you’re okay, only accepting your answer when you assure him with a “feels so good daddy”. always has him looking down at you with the most amount of adoration despite the fact he’s fucking you silly, leans down to kiss you ever so softly because of it.

• breeding

seunghan was born to be a father, born to take care of someone and love them forever. one of his biggest dreams from the moment he met you was the be able to start a family with you, have kids and raise them with you. he can never stop his mind from wandering when he’s fucking you, always leading to places where you’re swollen, carrying his child. it spurs him of to fuck you a little harsher and fill you up. seunghan really enjoys the mating press position, having you completely pinned down as he fucks himself into you. he’s rough as he fucks you, head in your neck, grunts and groans leaving him with each thrust, ending up in a state of babbling in your ear as he approaches his orgasm. “need to fuck a baby into you, need to fuck you until you’re carrying my child” “gonna let daddy fill you up baby?” “such a sweet girl for me”

• bulge kink

seunghans cock isn’t small, he knows it’s not. it’s on the longer side, it’s thick, veiny. he knows how much you love his cock too, knows how much you struggled to take him at first and how happy you are now that you can. the way you’re always begging for him to fuck you, knowing you’ll go brain dead on his cock the moment he pushes into. the bulge makes him weak and he loves showing it off to you. loved stilling inside of you and grabbing your hand, pressing it against your tummy so you can feel how deep he is inside of you, watching you gulp with a smile on his face as he slowly slides out and back into you. “feel me baby? daddy’s so deep inside of you”. let’s go of your hand so he can press down on it himself, wanting to be sure you feel every inch and vein of him.

✧ sohee

• exhibitionism

sohee gets the biggest thrill out of fucking in places you could get caught. he thinks it’s the hottest thing ever. it starts small, fucking you with his bedroom door open, in shared hotel rooms with the other members, in different rooms of the dorm. the kitchen, living room etc. branches out into more risky places, fucking you in the dressing room or music shows, pulling you into the bathroom of restaurants, having you ride him in the back of a car. all leading up to the riskier things like fucking you on the balcony of his hotel room or pressing against the wall in an alley way at night and fucking you against it. anywhere that gives the risk of you being seen, being caught or even recorded by someone turns him on so much. he also really enjoys the thought of you full of his cum whilst walking around with him.

• oral fixation

he’s obsessed with having his lips on you, everywhere. he loves sucking on your neck, wrapping his lips around your nipples and fucking you with his tongue. he always really likes it when you suck on his fingers, he finds it both comforting and arousing. even if it’s something as small as sucking something off of them when he wants you to try something, he always ends up getting hard over it. he’s quite into having you suck on his fingers when he’s fucking you, both the sight and the feeling goes straight to his cock.

• recording

sohee gets a kick out of recording your sexual encounters. he loves watching them when he’s away from you, sohee ends up in a state where the only thing that can make him cum is you so they come in handy when you’re not around. from when you’re on your knees for him to when you’re riding him, he loves capturing the way your tits move, the way his cock disappears inside of you and the way your face contorts with the pleasure. one of sohees fantasy’s is to fuck you in the practice room with a camera set up, the mirrors in the room would capture so many angles for the video, he thinks it would be the hottest thing.

✧ anton

• cock stepping

it’s mean, so mean, but he loves it. he never originally thought something so painful and crude would turn him on and make him cum as hard as it does but he’s weak for it. he loves when you’re dominant, when you’re horrible to him and treat him like he’s nothing more than a piece of garbage under your shoe. don’t get him wrong, anton adores being praised, he’ll always succumb to his tears and cave when you praise him. but on the rare occasion, he fucking loves being treated like he’s basically worthless and cock stepping is the one thing that sets him off more than anything. especially when you’re wearing your pretty heels, the feeling fills the void in the bottom of his stomach, he can’t help but whine when you press down against his cock. always ends up cumming because of it which just leads to you degrading him more, poor thing would be in tears by the time you’re done with him.

• size kink

anton isn’t small, 186cm tall, a large boy, your large boy. anyone of that height surely has some dominance around him? no, at least anton doesn’t. he folds at your words, melts the moment you touch him. his size means nothing to his dominance because well, he has none. his size only makes things more fun, your so little compared to him, hand so dainty wrapped around the girth of his cock, it turns him on more. how someone so small next to him can reduce him to nothing but a mess of tears, whines and his own cum.

• cuckold

this wasn’t a kink he wanted, but it happened. it all started when he stumbled across videos of men letting their friends fuck their partner, it got to him. made him harder then ever, he always ended up cumming so hard to the videos too. he was slightly ashamed of it, wanting to experience it for himself but being too scared to tell you about it, and after telling you he’d have to speak to his chosen friend about it and he knows his friend of chose would give him a hard time about it. it would be light hearted teasing but, it’s still teasing. speaking to you terrified him but the moment you were on board he had the difficult task of turning to eunseok for it. once eunseok was on board, after the relentless teasing that anton wanted another man to fuck his girl, evrything ran smoothly. anton was a mess from the moment it started, fingers wrapped around his cock as he’d watch eunseok fuck you. eunseok is mean, he’s rough, fucks you into a state that anton had never seen you in before and he loved every second of it. would’ve came over himself so many times by the time you’re done.

[phecdasolar]

Tumblr I need your help I am in dire need of feral/unhinged Disaster Twins fics pleaseeee (and maybe Mikey as a bonus) I’m just in love with the idea of Raph being the impulse control for once with this iteration, and just the second he’s out of commission the other three go insane.

Weapons of War, Bioengineered Killing Machines, Manufactured Supersoldiers Rottmnt turtles my BELOVEDS

And maybe just like,,, set Leo and Donnie loose on one of the other dimensions and have them absolutely horrifically annihilate their counterparts’ villains while they watch on in horror

(B.E.A.S.T. was SUCH a good fic you guys oh my GOSH go read it I’m begging you-)

I NEED to have it addressed in fic form that the Rise turtles are fundamentally different than all their other counterparts, because their counterparts? They were accidents. Just a couple of turtles splashed with mutagen and oh look now they’re people but Green. (Huge oversimplification I’m aware but hear me out okay-)

But the Rise boys were created. They were specifically designed to be weapons of mass destruction. They were built with the intent to cause harm which means they were bioengineered to be stronger, smarter(?), faster, to heal quicker, to have the capacity to take hard hits while dishing out even harder ones, they were literally forged with a purpose to kill.

Add on their mystic powers? Then their unlocked Ninpo? You can’t honestly tell me that these four aren’t the strongest and potentially deadliest version of themselves out there.

Yes they still had to learn things, as did the other iterations, they weren’t immediately good (that much is obvious, like c’mon it’s IN the name) but I don’t think the other iterations possess the same instincts as these guys do. They’re just so. Unhinged. They’ve all had their moments in the show I think where it’s obvious they’re not really,,, stable. I love them.

In a plain fists only, maybe weapons, no powers fight, I do think some of the other iterations would win, but purely because they have way more experience than these guys do. (If I did any crossovers I’d say 2003 and 2012 are definitely older than these guys, especially if we’re basing this at the end of their shows) But put them against each other when they’re still at the same level? Rise is whooping butt, I know where I’m placing my bets. It’s called RISE of the TMNT for a reasonnnnnn they’re not there yet but they WILL BE, and as of the end of s2 and the movie I say they’re finally THERE.

I have no idea how this turned into a headcanon rant this was just supposed to be me asking for fic recs hsgdjdjdk it’s almost 3 am tho so whatever sorry if none or some of this is incoherent o7 o/

Editing this with a list of fics I have been graciously recommended below the cut:

Firefight by remrose [42/43 chapters 208k words] (edit: JUST FINISHED READING ch38-42 WATCH ME BAWL MY EYES OUT I was rotating them in my brain all morning at work) less on the feral side, more on the gut-wrenching angst side, still Disaster Twins and still super good

In Which Donnie and Leo Make Themselves Everyone Else's Problem in an NYC That Isn't Even Their Own by YukiSkyes [7/? chapters, 18k words] the CLASSIC “the Disaster Twins are unapologetically causing chaos” fic, always a delight to read

The Lemon Leak by TurtleSoupSwimmer [27/37 chapters, 143k words] I’m being told it’s very true to the theme here, and it’s very angsty, a suspenseful psychological thriller, and will make you scream at your phone. I for one am very intrigued

Eschatology by aenor_llelo, Alderous, ConcoctionsFromHell, izziel_galaxy, Jaybird314, Otakuforlife19, and Rocket999 [17/17 chapters, 344k words] “HEAVY on the boys being biologically engineered to destroy the world, it also delves into so much character building and worldbuilding that we never got in canon, and it gives even super minor characters the chance to shine” Sounds intriguing, AND it’s a BNHA crossover which I am a big fan of :D

The Hunter’s Bible also by TurtleSoupSwimmer [2/2 chapters, 15k words] Rated Mature, contains themes of SA and c@nnibalism so PLEASE keep that in mind!! Not a fic for the faint of heart this is a Dead Dove: Do Not Eat! The SA is only attempted, and never shown, only implied, and it’s only in ch 1, but the other stuff is fairly descriptive and takes place in ch 2. All that being said, flipping UNHINGED, just about lost my mind in ch 2, it was entertaining in a surreal kinda way if you get what I mean. Funky little feral creatures

[cherrycrushes]

only on camera - headcanons

(separate) alastor, lucifer, vox, angel, striker x camgirl!reader.

a/n: starting to get into making headcanons! lowk fun. also slight maturity warning

alastor

✮ you guys probably met upon his arrival at the hotel

✮ you being angel's close friend because your line of work

✮ he didn't know what a camgirl was until a very awkward conversation explaining what your job was to him

✮ he was shocked to say the least

✮ to imagine people would pay just to see you touching yourself was definitely an odd thing for him

✮ he definetely acted weird around you

✮ but throughout multiple conversations, he realized you were much smarter than he thought, despite your occupation

✮ you had to explain to him certain marketing strategies you did just to lure people into subscribing and paying for you

✮ he respected the hustle, but definetely left you alone when working

✮ after doing a live stream, he would provide aftercare

✮ giving you water and food after

✮ he's actually very sweet about it!

lucifer

✮ i'd like to think being a camgirl was only your part-time job

✮ your main job being a mechanic

✮ he was at your shop, waiting for you to fix a mechanical duck he made but couldn't fix

✮ and attempted to make awkward small talk!

✮ when you told him what you did, he chuckled awkwardly

✮ he was supportive!!

✮ and when you two had started dating, the sugar baby accusations came in

✮ it only slightly affected your relationship, having to clear up the rumors

✮ to combat them, you showed the press how much you made on your own

✮ just to prove to them you had enough sugar, and there wasn't any need for a rich man

✮ you were the rich man

✮ lucifer only fell harder for you at this attitude

✮ the public eating it up as more pda showed from the two of you

✮ him proudly showing you off

vox

✮ he probably watched your work and reached out to you

✮ he defo jacked off to it but whatever!

✮ he reached out to you seeing the amount of viewers you had each stream

✮ you being on the leader-board for one of the top camgirls

✮ he promised you eternal fame for your soul

✮ you were much smarter than that, and you turned him down

✮ this only made him want you more (eugh men)

✮ but you made a deal with HIM, promising him to be the face of some of his products if he gave you more subscribers

✮ he gave in, and started falling in love with your business demeanor

✮ he secretly joined in some of your streams, his face not showing

angel

✮ he defo met you through valentino

✮ but you guys connected through sharing similar experiences

✮ helping each other fend off creeps whenever going out

✮ especially helping each other if he had to film and you had to stream

✮ i'd imagine your relationship would have little to no sex at all

✮ just pure fluff and cuddles :))

✮ eventually Valentino would invite you to film with angel

✮ more likely, he would force you to film with angel

✮ to which you had to agree to (or angel would have to face the consequences)

✮ angel would say it was fine and you didn't have to

✮ but you did it for him

✮ being as soft as possible

✮ angel remembers the experience as one of his best on set, even if the film had less views as the others

✮ lots and lots of aftercare!!

striker

✮ he probably didn't know what it was until he asked

✮ and when he did find out, he teased you mercilessly

✮ but you endured it, only snapping when he called you something of a slut

✮ oooo heavy enemies to lovers vibes here

✮ ygs going band for band LMFAO

✮ he falls in love with your feisty personality

✮ always having a comeback when he mentioned something about your job

✮ you guys surprisingly have a lot in common

✮ him killing people for money, you fucking yourself for money

✮ definitely a lot in common!

✮ actually helping you film a stream that had bondage in it

✮ people noticing more streams with a gun kink theme around it hehe

[gloom-metal]

everyone and their mom, mainly people smarter than me, have talked endlessly about fallout and especially about both new vegas and 4, but fuck it, i'll add my two cents

i think my problem with bethesda's take on fallout as opposed to black isle's/obsidian's is that they're just too caught up on the Aesthetic™ of it. they try going so hard on the "50's retro futurism meets mad max" visual that they forget why that's the case in 1, 2, and new vegas.

the kitschy, 50's visuals are there not just to contrast the modern, post-apocalyptic landscape, it's there to contrast to how pre-war america operated. before the nukes fell, america was a totalitarian, military dictatorship that routinely engaged in human rights violations that wore the facade of idealized 50's suburbia. and 200 years later, it's the only thing that remains of its corpse. in new vegas, this part of the setting is acknowledged, but it's more concerned on the current culture of the mojave and a major theme of the game (if not the series) is how to build a new society that won't destroy itself like the one that came before (it's no coincidence some of the characters that cling harder to the past are more prone to have evil karma)

but to bethesda, there's no underlying point. the aesthetic is the point. here's a bunch of things related to nuka-cola, here's a quest where you play as a silver age-esque comic book character, here's group of people that treat power armour like 50's hot rods (and i have to admit, i actually think that's pretty cool), here's a door to door salesman but he's a ghoul, etc, etc. there's all this imagery and aesthetic choices but none of it seems to tie to any theme or actually try saying anything.

[marzinstarz]

BoB WEBSITE CODE MASTERLIST:

COUNT -> 100

BOOK OF BILL

"Hide it under shirt during pledge of allegiance"

PINES

"A good family tree"

STANFORD PINES

His 18 y/o medical report

STANLEY PINES

Ebay page for brass knuckles

BABBA

Full recording of Dipper singing

WEIRDMAGEDDON

News article from after the fact

BILL CIPHER

Wikipedia page for 'triangle'

HECTORING

Church meeting recording

WADDLES

Pig adoption page

TRIANGLE

")"

"Tri harder"

MYSTERY SHACK

Google page for 'Confusion Hill'

GRAVITY FALLS

"Never heard of it"

DISNEY

"rat.gif censored for your protection"

T.J. ECKLEBURG

"Never mention that name again"

DEATH

"Life's goth cousin"

LIFE

"Life 72% complete. Now loading:  Death"

SKELETON

"The one with the sword! He found you!"

WENDY

A note from Wendy about warding off evil triangles

ROBBIE

Thompson and Robbie's messages about summoning bill

MONSTER

Google search for "THERES A MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK"

SOOS

Soos's message about life at the mystery shack

PINATA

A video of a bill cipher pinata getting beat up

MCGUCKET

Link to youtube video of "Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe"

MABEL

Adds stickers to the page until it reads "Lab now fully mabelised"

DIPPER

A note from bill telling Dipper to stare at the sun

TAD STRANGE

An oddly sexual video of bread

LOVE

A romance novel called "The Love Triangle" with an audio recording of the first chapter

CIPHER

Wikipedia page for "Eye of Providence"

TOBY DETERMINED

Google page for "Restraining order"

GIDEON

Google page for "Sweat resistant bolo ties"

QUESTION

"Answer"

MYSTERY

"?"

Any swear word

"Not S&P Approved" notice

PORTAL

"Portal.exe has been deleted. I bet you could build one"

GUN

"Oh yes oh yes they both"

SEASON 1

"Season -1: Antigravity falls"

SEASON 2

"Season 1"

SEASON 3

 "Season 2"

DEER TEETH

"For you, kid!"

BLIND EYE

A faux eye test page filled with codes that someone smarter than me need to decode

FILBRICK

"I'm not impressed"

BLENDIN

"Time agent lost and presumed incompetent"

JOURNAL 1

"The journal of fun"

JOURNAL 2

"The journal for you"

JOURNAL 3

"The journal for me"

ALEX HIRSCH

Google page for "Flannel"

GOD/FRILLIAM

Video of an axolotl swimming in front of a Bill statue

AXOLOTL

"You ask alotl questions"

WEIRD

A video of Weird Al stuck inside the computer

TITAN'S BLOOD

"Hoot. Hoot. Password please!"

BAAAA

A poem about a shepherd

SUCK IT MERLIN

Art labelled "The Bastard Triangle Cuts the Unicorns Hair" 1499

BABY

An ultrasound of baby Bill

MASON

Dipper's note to ford on anagrams

CRYPTOGRAM CODEX

Downloads a zip file containing fonts of codes and runes

I'M STILL ON YOUR MIND

A video of Stan and Ford on the Stan O' War II, with a colour block code

SORRY

The full image of Ford and Fiddleford at collage

FBI/CIA

Your webcam is on. We are watching."

DUCKTECTIVE

"Ducktective stars in 'Love, Quacktually' coming to 'Oi, it's the Cockney Channel innit?' this fall"

EVEN HIS LEGS ARE LIES

A note from Bill about Fords place as a perfect pawn

DIVORCE

"O' SADLEYS" Logo

SEVEN EYES

Image of the oracle with a warning on the back

R34LITY

Images of Bill and his henchmen in the real world, message reading "They found a new home"

BLANCHIN

Youtube tutorial on how to blanch vegetables

PACIFICA

A note from Pacifica about what a loser Bill is

PLATINUM PAZ

A story of how Bill tried to enlist Pacifica to steal the time rift before turning to Blendin

EUCLYDIA

"Dimension not found"

SCALENE/EUCLID

"Life form not found"

IRREGULAR

Bill's mug shots

LOVE YA BRO

Drawing of Stan catching a mermaid

XYLER

Youtube link to Jem and the Holograms theme

UNIVERSE

"Hologram"

HOLOGRAM

"Universe"

NOTHING

"Something"

SOMETHING

"Nothing"

HORROR

Urban legend story of the 'Always Garden' a restaurant you cant leave

MATPAT

A video of Matpat tell us were on our own T-T

ONE EYED KING

A hypnosis video with Bill audio convincing you to pledge your soul to him

CURSE WITTEBANE

A Bill Cipher ouija board

BURNSIDE

"Burned inside"

EVEN HIS LIES ARE LIES

A snippet of Bill's therapy sessions talking of what ford was to him

WELL WELL WELL BEING

"Patient file: Bill Cipher. Greatest love: Himself. Greatest fear: Himself"

"Art therapy notes: All he draws are red and blue triangles"

"Patient's odd phobias: 3D Glasses. Venetian blinds. TV static."

JUST FIT IN

An old game commercial for "Perfection" with a snippet of Bill's [?] voice at the end

TANTRUM

A transcript of a fight between Bill and the Time Baby, sheds light on Bill's crime against his home dimension

PAPER IS BOOK SKIN

Downloads a photoshop file full of skin layers

SKIBIDI/RIZZ

"Life privileges revoked. Now releasing poison gas."

DORITO

Creepy jump scare video

SCARY

A novel cover for "Spookemups" with and audio sniper of the story

GIFFANY

"Input deleted. AI Antiviral activated"

"Warning: Secondary firewall breached"

"Fatal warning. System under attack"

"Soos! I still love you! We will be together"

"Now downloading girlfriend. (This action cannot be undone)"

Then downloads a zip file full of link to Giffany gifs

BOOBERRY

A shockingly uplifting poem from Bill with a little image of him as a melting candle

Words that do not trigger the buzzer : BUBBLE, BUTTON, CLEAR, MUSIC

[mammons-lover]

Another’s Last Breath:

I’ve written a story that explores some darker themes, including the death of one of the Obey Me brothers and the aftermath. Tw: Death of a Character, Emotional Distress, Blood and Injury, Murder, Panic and Anxiety.

"Has anyone seen Belphie?" Lucifer's voice, though steady, carried an edge of panic.

"I haven’t seen him since this morning, before class." Mammon’s response was casual, but his brow furrowed.

Lucifer’s worry grew. He questioned each of his brothers, even Beelzebub, but no one knew where Belphegor was. Not even Beel—the one who usually knew everything about his twin.

"Split up." Lucifer’s voice dropped, urgency slicing through the command. "We’ll all look for him. He has to be somewhere."

Lucifer's mind raced as he searched, every dark scenario flashing before him. What if Belphie had wandered off while sleepwalking? What if he'd stumbled into the street, too tired to see the danger? What if—

No! Lucifer shook the thoughts away. He’s smarter than that… isn’t he?

But even as he reassured himself, the pit in his stomach grew. The brothers scoured every corner of Devildom, but Belphegor was nowhere to be found. This wasn’t like him. Normally, he’d just appear, yawning and stretching from some obscure hiding spot, or they’d spot an arm or leg sticking out from beneath some furniture.

This time, though, there was nothing.

Hours passed, and the weight of worry pressed harder. Passersby stared at the brothers as they frantically called out Belphie’s name, mistaking them for frantic pet owners searching for a lost animal. But no, this was no pet. This was their brother.

Beelzebub’s eyes were red-rimmed, on the verge of tears. Satan and Mammon had started arguing, their frustration spilling over as Levi tried in vain to console Beel, while Asmodeus frantically showed pictures of Belphegor to anyone who would look. Lucifer? He kept it together, but barely. Every passing moment only sharpened his fear. He couldn’t shake the haunting image of holding another dead sibling in his arms.

Lucifer finally put on a stern face, hiding his growing dread. "Everyone head home it's getting late," he ordered. "I’m going to Diavolo to request more help."

The brothers hesitated but eventually agreed. Once they parted ways with Lucifer, the group took a longer route home, unwilling to give up the search.

And that’s when Mammon spotted it.

A piece of Belphie’s cow-print shirt, lying in the middle of the forest path.

"No…" Mammon whispered, his voice shaky, then bolted toward the woods, shouting Belphie’s name. The others followed, dread creeping up their spines.

And that’s when they saw it. Blood. A trail of it.

Beel stopped dead in his tracks. His tears finally fell as Levi and Asmo tried to hold him together. "Belphie… no, please no…"

Mammon was already gone, sprinting ahead. But when Satan caught up, he saw Mammon on his knees, sobbing quietly, his hands covered in blood as he held a lifeless Belphegor. One of Belphie’s horns was missing.

Satan froze, unable to move, unable to process. The world around him blurred until he heard the approaching footsteps of his other brothers. "Wait!" He snapped, turning to face them. "Don’t… don’t come any closer."

"Where’s Mammon?" Leviathan demanded, trying to push past, but Satan shoved him back.

"What’s going on?" Beel's voice trembled, panic rising in his chest. He couldn’t take Satan’s silence any longer. Desperate, he pushed past Satan—only to collapse when his eyes landed on the scene. Belphegor, bloodied, motionless on the ground.

"No... NO!" Beelzebub let out a scream that ripped through the silence, a sound so full of agony that it made the others flinch. It was a cry they hadn’t heard since the war.

The others gathered at the scene, each paralyzed by the sight. Asmodeus turned away, hysterical, his sobs uncontrollable after seeing Belphie’s lifeless body.

Leviathan, stunned for a moment, rushed forward to Mammon’s side, hands trembling as he tried to help. "Mammon," he choked out, kneeling beside him. He immediately began assisting Mammon, following the instructions from the paramedics on the phone. "We have to stop the bleeding. Just… hold on. They’ll be here soon."

Mammon, tears still streaming down his face, nodded in silence, his hands shaking as he worked to cover Belphie’s wounds, desperate for any sign of life.

"Lucifer, we… we found Belphie." Satan tells Lucifer over the phone in a shaky voice.

Lucifer’s heart dropped, his grip tightening around his phone. "Satan, breathe. Where are you?"

"In the forest… near the dirt road by the house." Satan’s voice trembled.

"I’m on my way." Lucifer’s tone was firm, though beneath it was a desperation to hold it together, to be strong for his brothers.

Time blurred after that. Beel, his twin’s head cradled in his lap, refused to move. "He’s just sleeping… right? He’s always been a deep sleeper." He whispered, his hands shaking as he pressed them to Belphie’s chest, desperately searching for a heartbeat.

But there was none.

Mammon, covered in Belphegor’s blood, had laid his jacket over Belphie’s head, trying to slow the bleeding from where his horn had been ripped away. His eyes were hollow, his hands shaking as he checked for more injuries—a deep gash in the stomach, and a small puncture wound on his neck that could’ve been from a needle.

The brothers stayed there, frozen in place, until the sound of sirens broke through the silence. The paramedics were the first to arrive. They immediately began working on Belphegor, cleaning and covering his wounds, desperately trying to get his heart to start again. As they worked, police arrived, followed by Lucifer, Diavolo, and Barbatos.

Lucifer's first instinct was to rush straight to where the paramedics were tending to Belphegor, but he stopped himself when he saw his brothers. They spotted him, and before he could say a word, they crashed into him, crying, their voices barely coherent as they tried to explain what had happened.

Though Lucifer wanted to stay strong for them, he couldn’t hold back his own tears. Silent but unmistakable, they slipped down his face as he held his brothers close, doing everything he could to keep them from falling apart.

After he let his brothers go, Lucifer turned to Barbatos. "Take them home," he said, his voice soft but firm. The brothers began to protest, but the look on Beelzebub's face stopped them. His expression was broken, and seeing him like that made them realize they needed to get him away from here as soon as possible.

Once they were gone, Lucifer walked up to Diavolo and an officer who had arrived at the scene. The officer looked grim as he spoke.

"Lucifer, this isn’t the first incident. We’ve had reports of other demons being killed, and each time, a horn was taken. We suspect it might be the work of a high-ranking demon hunter."

[tomsgreg]

I think it’s time we think about the very real possibility of CEO Greg. Like it’s all shits and giggles, but idk if its a joke anymore and I NEED you to hear me out on this. 

1) Greg is now in Lukas’s inner circle. He’s wiggled his way in and out of all the members of the Roy family/main characters he’s the only one Lukas has taken any interest in besides Shiv, and let’s be real, he’s playing her. He has NO intention of making her CEO. If nothing else gave that away, his Shiv being pregnant as a minus comment is 10000% a red flag.

2) He’s ambitious enough to take the position if it was handed to him. He knows how to play the game well enough to get where he is, but he doesn’t quite know it well enough to get to the REAL top on his own. It would have to be given to him. Which leads me to

3) He’s inexperienced enough that he needs guidance. He’s malleable. Between that and the fact that he’d owe his whole career to Matsson, he’d basically be a meat puppet for the guy. Which is exactly what he wants out of the American CEO.

4) A huge theme of the show is the myth of the American meritocracy. The rich claim they’re where they are because they’re smarter, they worked harder. Taking CEO away from Kendall, Roman, and Shiv, who worked their whole lives hoping to get the top spot, and giving it to Greg because he kissed the right asses at the right time would help drive that point home in the final episode.

[artfightdramaconfessions]

instead of trying to go on artfight to see the theme reveal as it crashes and refuses to load I will just wait here and read the people mad abt it. work smarter not harder

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[patty-propaganda-archive]

I have played just a bit of Astral Chain, and GOD does that game made my 'Hunter Patty with demon summons' thoughts come back with a force.

That game has basically the perfect setup/structure to insert her in and make Patty a formidable opponent, while also keeping her, you know, grounded and human. So I propose a shameless ripoff of gameplay mechanics and themes for her in a DMC-universe.

(these rambles are sponsored by my maybe two hours playtime of Astral Chain)

A quick intro about Astral Chain - it's a Platinum game that is set in a sci-fi universe which basically demons invade. Humans set up a special forces division that mixes some captured via Chains demons with human material, and the result are Legions that get paired with an operative and they work together.

Important note here is that the chained demons are exactly that - chained, and they aren't really happy with their predicament, so they try to escape if they aren't controlled properly. That said, they aren't mindless either, and can operate on their own, but are normally tightly ordered around and kept on a strong leash.

I think this setup in itself is very interesting - the humans are trying to fight fire with fire, while fully aware said flame might turn on them if used too freely.

Another thing I'd like to highlight is feel of combat in Astral Chain. The characters fight demons with guns and batons, which, well, doesn't exactly do much damage. The main damage dealer in this equation is, of course, the Legion under the human command.

You can do the normal button-mashy 'attack unless dodge then attack again', but really, in this game it feels like it pays to play Smarter, not Harder. The chain that binds demons is very physical, and with proper Legion positioning you can trip charging enemies or bind them in place for a time. This translates to me that the key is getting the upper hand in a fight, and no 'power level' or some other imaginary number will truly decide the outcome.

Last thing - the main character of the game is a sort of police officer, and they get a lot of requests to help civilians around. Even while on a big demon hunt, the priority for them is protecting humans, and getting to the big bad only after they are secure.

Why I think all of this works Perfectly Well for Patty:

The main premise of 'fighting fire with fire' is something the Order demonstrated quite well in DMC. They went so far in their studies as to develop stable technology based on demonic, and relatively safe enough for human use!

That said, Patty is no martial fighter. She is a human, and she physically cannot compete with demons, even easier ones. She needs as edge in a fight - this is where the idea of playing Smarter comes in.

I have been advocating for Patty getting a summons-based combat style, based of V(ergil) in dmc5, for a while now. I'll keep the design stuff under wraps, but I think that turning the demonic against demons seems very much up Patty's alley. Especially given her sourceress heritage, which, to be fair, we have no idea if it does anything, but hey, why not an ability to bind some demons to herself right? Or well, maybe some new demon-based tech helps her do that, but the technicalities don't really matter.

Plus, DMC demons already Do have a 'binding' ritual of sorts - the Devil Arms. Humans certainly can't wield those, so that's out of the question, but a simpler demon? Bound for a time even maybe? Not a bad substitute.

So, Patty gets herself a gun for long range, something close-range (rapier) for self-defence, and acquires a demon binded for herself.

Another idea I read a few times was Patty trying to get herself a position...close to the demon-hunting, but not the task itself, as she's not suited for continuous fighting. Something more about helping people, organising them and other supportive roles for when invasions happen.

Needless to say, I think that after how Dante disappeared on her, Patty would want to keep a Very Close ear to the ground about demons. She wouldn't be able to just stand aside either, so I think she'd volunteer to help there and then keep it up.

Having an ability to Bind demons would be a valuable ability in this situation, as her main focus would be on helping and defending civilians, instead of mowing down hordes on her own.

This can be up for debate, but I think the idea of demon binding being situational is more useful than getting a single demon bound permanently. Permanent binding would probably be harder to keep up, mostly in terms of mental/magical(?) effort, and I don't think Patty really needs that ability on all times. A spontaneous binding of a single demon out of the attack group though? More sudden, adaptable and, depending on the power of the demon chosen for binding - more cost-efficient, or at least you save up on the cost outside of fighting.

Another option is a 'pokemon' situation, when the binding requires energy only for the initial bind, but the upkeep is cost-free. So, she needs to change demons only when the bound one is too weak to fight anymore. Though I don't think that fits the other dmc demons rules, and the situational bind situation is better.

tldr Astral Chain gave me the perfect vision of Hunter-Patty, which is pretty much a ripoff of abilities from that game. It fits Patty very very well in my opinion though

So yeah, Astral Chain basically gave me a fully-realised Hunter-Patty fantasy, and I really love this mix of ideas for her. The game itself is also very fun, and I highly recommend everyone tries it out, if you can (curse you nintendo for holding it hostage). Thank you for reading this ramble)

[unionizedwizard]

every time i hear cotton eye joe i hearken back to the halcyon days of high school PE. specifically that one trimester we spent doing acrobatic gymnastics. because PE wasn't class-specific i had two friends from 10th grade there who took pity on me and decided to add me to their group for the final test. you had to do a whole choreographed routine with a theme and all with some mandatory figures and everyone had to do both the acrobatic figures (with two feet off the ground) and the carrying ones. which is incredibly stupid in retrospect (like??? obviously most people can't fill both roles???) which obviously i couldn't do so they both did most of the figures and i was there "pretending" to be climbing on top of them (insane thing to say i know) which was a disqualifying move. but even then there was only so many figures i could take part in (i would carry them but couldn't do the reverse). so the way we solved that problem was to lean hard on the choreographed storytelling part of the assignment. specifically we picked a "cowboys and indians" theme and i played the cowboy and was "killed" like two minutes into the whole thing. i have really fond memories of lying there on the gymnasium floor for what felt like years pretending to be dead. wearing an old leather hat i stole from my dad (not a cowboy hat) and a flannel i also stole from my dad (not even remotely close to a cowboy look) while an electro/dubstep remix of cotton eye joe was playing SO loud it was practically shaking the walls. my two friends were (literal) indians (from actual india. the asian country) and it was their idea originally so the way i justified it when the teachers called us out for not respecting the rules was to say that it was a postmodern ironic take on the cowboy and indians motif with a double twist. i bullshitted with SUCH conviction and purposefully used as many complicated words as possible to confuse them that it did work and they begrudgingly let it slide because they didn't know how to argue back. it was the only time in all of high school i got a passing grade in PE except for the trimester we were assigned DANCE classes (of anything in the world. hell on earth) and the way i also managed to get a passing grade was to overanalyze the others' dance routines in the most pretentious pseudointellectual way because this was like half the grade (the second half was the performance itself). great times. the teacher was visibly shaking trying to repress the urge to murder me here and there. work smarter not harder lean on your strengths instead of compensating for your weaknesses and all that

[omnybus]

Tonight on "Well, I Think It's Interesting..."

Shan Yu's not my favorite Disney villain by a long shot, but this is honestly one of his best scenes, and makes him far more memorable than most C-list Disney antagonists. It's easy to write off Shan Yu and the Hun army as just an overwhelming horde of violent destroyers, but this one-minute scene demonstrates what truly makes Shan Yu fearsome: he's not just strong and ruthless, but smart as well. From observing a few small clues, he manages to piece together that an imperial ambush is ahead of them, and uses that knowledge to his advantage. Not only that, but his soldiers notice these as well; they're not just a gaggle of dumb thugs. Yet instead of simply avoiding the ambush, Shan Yu leads his men towards the village, not only saving his men time and resources traveling but also demoralizing their opponents (as well as giving the Huns supplies to raid from the village).

Aside from establishing characters and foreshadowing the fate of the village in later scenes, it ties in with one of the reoccurring themes of the film; not every goal can be reached through sheer brute force. Being clever and observent allows you to approach problems from different angles, and find solutions by working smarter rather than harder. Consider how Mulan managed to retrieve the arrow back at camp. While everyone else was trying to climb the pole while ignoring the weights tied to their wrists, she used them to rappel herself up the pole, which she and her comrades utilize during the final battle.

[endeavvor]

Give us a happy themed headcanon, Jim deserves it 🥺

Thematic Headcanons. (themed, at least lol) ; accepting

One of Jim's favorite memories in his time as Captain of the Enterprise occurred shortly after the conflict with Nero. He was fresh faced and dealing with a grieving and wary crew. The absences when moving about Starfleet Headquarters were felt, and despite the loses they suffered, Jim had been meticulous and tactful when selecting replacements to fill their own gaps.

Starfleet had been invited to take part in the equivalent of a Winter Solstice on Deluga. A planet eerily similar to Earth in that it also rotated around a sun, but slower on its own axis. The festival marked the beginning of a two standard months long night. As a people, they gathered around to watch the sun set and released bioluminescent orbs that would light their paths for the duration. Then naturally dissipate when the sun returned to grace the land again.

They can represent many things, their host had explained - a priestess cloaked in light blue, complimenting the natural pallor of her skin - she personally placed one of these spheres in the cupped palms of each member of his senior bridge staff. It was heavier than Jim expected, and cool to the touch, but the natural oil of their skin did not mar the clear surface. Vaguely, he'd been concerned about dropping it. Watching it shatter. Never quite fitting together again.

It can be anything from something that has been plaguing you, to a hope for the future. Close the orb in your hands, think of what it is you want to push out into the world, and let it go.

Jim had kept his face neutral, made significantly harder when he looked over and made eye contact with McCoy, whose expression had morphed into exactly what he thought about this mysticism. He bit the inside of his cheek, and diverted his attention immediately.

But when the time came, he watched every single one of his crew close their hands around the object and shut their eyes. Expressions thoughtful. Uhura, radiant and ambitious. McCoy, loyal and compassionate. Scotty, honest and dedicated. Sulu, competitive and patient. Chekov, inquisitive and quick-witted. Spock, steadfast and logical.

Finally himself. The anomaly. The enigma.

Jim does not know what thought or hope each of them push into the glass to make the light flare from between their fingers. He never asks something so private. Nor does he share his own thoughts.

His thoughts about each of them, and his hopes for their future. The potential he sees and the things they could achieve.

He does not tell them that he also thinks of all those that were lost. The heavy weight of his grief that if he had been better, or smarter. If he'd put the pieces together faster, been more trustworthy, perhaps the could have saved the other ships from destruction.

He does not tell them that he also believes these orbs are feeding off their energy and body heat and the whole thing is a sham.

He just lets it go, watching it and the rest float towards the sky, like stars.