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stranded-warriors · 5 years ago

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His answer to the kid's question would've been a flat no if he had bothered to entertain the notion, Quincy would much rather live in the time line which had the possibility of an Abra one day crawling up to a merchant, borrowing something, and then waving his blatant theft by saying to the merchant he “owes them one”. Were Jeremiah actually bordering on stupid, yeah he'd probably try it, but he reckons a psychic-type would likely have more brains than any run-of-the-mill kid his age. He's a psychic, heck give it more time and Jeremiah could maybe pull some psychic shenanigans to get them out of this mess. It would be a more worthwhile shot than potentially being thrown out of a tavern for dragging a kid in with him.

Speaking of, Jeremiah absolutely insisted he was fine being lugged around by one arm and having his lags run across the smooth stone streets, but he wasn't about to have that. If the kid got hurt, it would be Jeremiah's problem up until he'd inevitably start asking if he could be brought to a doctor, which first of all he wasn't, secondly, if they were to start looking for a medicine-pokemon who knows what sort of people are around here? If they found a healer, Jeremiah would probably wind up with more broken limbs than when he first got there. Can't trust a physician, can't trust the guards, but he'd be more than happy to trust the first hopeless chap he sees in the closest tavern.

Thankfully for Quincy and his back, he wouldn't need to go very far into this city to reach his destination. Wherever this strange city happened to be built, it was both sprawling, and maze-like in it's compactness. For every archway cutting above the stone streets there were about two buildings sitting under it, narrow corridors running through those. The homes themselves, entirely made of strange white stone or quartz, ranged from tiny holes into the towering crystals which a majority of them were homes on their own. Why someone would need so much space all to themselves? Who knows, although some of them did occasionally have the winged dragon type soaring to perch up there, so they could likely be watchtowers for the local guard. It had to be a great view from up there.

Frankly with how similar everything is here, would've skipped past the first tavern if he hadn't seen the tiny, out of place, sign plastered right next to his swinging doors. Unless the sign were somehow lying to him, he'd found his place. “Wit's End Tavern” it read, how deliciously ironic.

Quincy ducked under the swinging doors with an Abra on his back into a completely empty tavern. There was nobody here, save for a gabite collapsed in one of the booths and a man who stood behind the crystal-clear bar side. There was a thin glass separating the tavern's two halves, and on the far side of the in were several disjointed platforms making a stairway up to where the bedrooms probably were. Admittedly he couldn't help feeling dissapointed, although; he was able to give his back a rest.

He heaved over to the nearest stone booth, lifted jeremiah onto its obtuse seat and breathed a deep breath.

“I'm gonna talk to the fellow in front, just stick right here, get yourself comfortable or something, okay?”

“Like I'd ever go far.” Jeremiah answers.

“I know.”

While trying to peek at the man behind the bars, Quincy makes sure to plod around the tavern the long way. He passes by the blue Gabite to get one good look at them. Their head is sitting flat onto the table, appearing as though they had knocked right out right – it looked like a concussion for sure. They've must have had too much, but there wasn't the usual stacks of bottles strewn across his table, so either the innkeeper was doing their job, which already puts this place way above the two other taverns he's been too, or the gabite had fallen asleep like that. Every second or so when he looked at them, he'd see the fellow shake violently, grumble, never saying anything coherent. It was strange; it was none of his business.

Quincy pulled up the bar-side, hopped onto the giant stools with the last strength he had from carrying around Jeremiah, and waved over the bartender. He walked past the many crystal glasses on the display towards the Quilava. The Bartender was a gaunt Lucario, slim of build. Perhaps it was just the way the fighting-type moved, hunched over, making larger steps as supposed to many smaller ones that made him look bigger than he actually was. The dried, red warpaint around his accentuated a dull gaze, and his mouth hardly move when he spoke. He simply slid a half-filled wineglass to the Quivala, then spoke in crisp voice.

“First's on the house.”

“Thanks.”

He took a quick sip. Wine wasn't his thing, but who would ever complain about free things? After wetting his mouth, Quincy struck conversation.

“Where you from?”

“I was just about to ask you. Does the typing a giveaway?”

“I'm not judging, but when all you've seen are dragons everywhere, people who aren't covered in scales really stick out.” Quincy took another swig, “You know what's the deal with this place?”

“As much as any other person,” Lucario folds his arms, and leans against the cupboards behind him, “I've only been here for so long, had this place for less, and I regret every moment of it. The people here have little respect, or if they do have it they have it for the wrong person. All they do is work, beat eachother to death, and occasionally talk about their benevolent conqueror. It's hard to stomach, except for the bloodsports – it’s good entertainment.”

“What's this about a conqueror?”

“I expect someone who came here to be more versed in legendary scripture, or you have some common sense to reconsider the mistake they're about to make” he laughs as his eyes stare right through the fire-type,“You strike he me as having neither, you never planned on coming here did you?”

“Uhhh...” he bought himself time to think by taking an especially long drink of the remaining glass, “I can say I got involved with something I didn't think was going to go upside-down as quickly as it did, and then I suddenly found myself here having flown in on a giant rock. Wish I could tell you what happened in-between, but I have a hard time explaining it to myself.”

“I've heard similar, did the psychic come with you?” the Lucario takes Quincy's glass and points with it across the inn.

“The kid was there when I woke up. You sure he's a psychic?”

“After you have lived long enough, you tend to recognize which pokemon are problems to you and which are easy pickings. I learned what an Abra was very quickly.” he fills the empty glass from a keg, “Here's another, you've been good company so far.”

“I get the feeling I'm your only company.”

Quincy swallows about half down in a single swig, which again, the drink isn't much. The bitter taste of berry-water is enough to clean out his throat, but that's about it. He's just happy to have more.

“This conqueror person is someone I admit I'm not very fond of. You can call him by Palkia, Conqueror of the Stars or whatever moniker he decides to go by, it's all the same. I hope I don't need to explain what a God is, or what legendary pokemon are but he's very, very strong.” the lucario explains, “This rock, the entire city we're standing on? He made it one day after he had decided to kill another legendary out of a petty scuffle, made commemorating a great battle which was really him just gutting the poor thing. There's a whole museum here dedicating to it and the rest of his curbstompings.”

The Lucario doesn't so much as sigh, but his nose wrinkles like a prune.

“If you can stomach the chest-thumping, you can probably learn a thing or two. It's all the way next to the biggest pillar in the city, wouldn't recommend it, only went in there once and I ever since my life's been down the drain.”

Quincy's paws tap against the now empty glass. After downing two drinks, he knows he's had enough, and listening to the Lucario was way more information he was willing to handle in a single night. If he were to summarize the stew of disjointed thoughts whirling around in his empty skull, the main thing he felt was hesitation. Not the dread which made his insides into a knot, more so the malaise of having put himself into a situation which while not the worst, was bogged with uncertainty. He had a plan inside there for everything except for appearing in a completely different world filled with the worst sorts of people, ruled by the worst legendary he'd dare to imagine.

“If it's not too much to ask-”

“You want a room, don't you?”

“Yeah.” Quilava sighs, “We'll take the closet if we have to.”

Not a moment later the Lucario places a small, silver key on the counter.

“Furthest one on the left, you can have it.”

“Am I expected to pay you back, or...?”

“No,” Lcario's lips furl into a smile, “but I would like to speak with you the morning, if it’s not too much to ask.”

#/ plottag #/ Warlock #/ Thief #/ Lucario #/- He'll get a bio if I feel like it. Enjoy your serving of plot for now.

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cosmic-canons · 3 years ago

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Masterlist of Muses - @cosmic-canons [WIP]

last updated: MON 18 April 2022

Primary (bold) = there’s a Tumblr RP post, somewhere (linked) Secondary (Italics) = I RPed them before, just not on Tumblr Request = I have not RPed them before but would like to try!

(tried) In alphabetical order (by first name) for easier searching Original Characters (OCs) will be included in each fandom links are to show my (canon divergent) version of the muse

(Fandomless OC) Kaito Yukimura | tag + Bleach AU: Quincy / Shinigami / Fullbringer + Fairy Tail AU: Ice Dragon Slayer / Ice God Slayer + Kingdom Hearts AU: Xaitok (Kaito’s Nobody) + Naruto AU: Hidden Leaf / Mist / Rain Shinobi Akame ga Kil!

Tatsumi

Lubbock Attack on Titan // caught up to anime and manga

Armin

Eren

Jean

Marco

Levi

Zeke Bleach // caught up on anime and manga

Byakuya Kuchiki | tag

Ichigo Kurosaki | @cc-ichigo-kurosaki | tag

Kaien Shiba

Kisuke Urahara

Renji Abarai | tag

Uryu Ishida | tag Dragon Ball Z / Super // @cc-dbz-skw

Android 13

Android 16

Android 17

Beerus

Cell

Goku | tag

Gohan | @cc-gohan | tag

Future Trunks | @cc-ftrunks | tag

Future Gohan | @cc-fgohan | tag

[OC] Tatso | @son-tatso // U6 main verse

Vegeta | @cc-vegeta | tag

Yamcha

Zarbon Fairy Tail // @cc-fairytail-s-class-men

Natsu Dragneel | tag | as side muse on other blogs too

Gray Fullbuster | @cc-gray-fullbuster | tag

Erik Cobra | tag

Jellal Fernandez | tag

Laxus Dreyar | tag + [OC[ Lux - [Edolas Exceed] Laxus

Zancrow

Zeref Kingdom Hearts // @cc-kh-keyblade-masters

Axel | tag

Donald

Goofy

(King) Mickey | tag

Riku

Sora

Ven

Vanitas

Vexen Marvel (Cinematic Universe) | MCU // by hero name

Black Panther

Deadpool

Doctor Strange

Iron Man | tag

Spiderman./ Peter Parker | tag

Thor | tag

Vision | tag One Piece // alphabetical by (known) family name

Franky

Gol D Roger

Monkey D Luffy | tag

Monkey D Garp

Monkey D Dragon

Portgas D Ace | tag

Roronoa Zoro | tag

Sabo | tag

Usopp

Vinsmoke Sanji | tag Poke’mon

Ash / Satoshi | tag

Brock

James

Meowth My Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya - Deku | tag

Katsuki Bakugo | tag

Tenya Iida | tag

? Naruto & Boruto // @cc-naruto-s-rank-shinobi

Asuma Sarutobi

Boruto Uzumaki

Choji

Gaara | tag

Jiraiya | tag

Jugo

Kakashi Hatake | tag

Kiba Inuzuka

Kisame

Minato Namikaze | tag

Nagato / Pein

Naruto Uzumaki | tag

Obito Uchiha / Tobi | tag

Sasuke Uchiha | @cc-sasuke | tag

Shikadai Nara

Shikamaru Nara | tag

Shino

Shisui Uchiha Sword Art Online // multi-muse coming soon maybe

Eugeo

Kirito / | @cc-kirito | tag

Klien

#Cosmic Info #cw : long post

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lincolncollection · 7 years ago

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“Not Lincoln” in the Lincoln Collection

The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection holds thousands of documents related to Abraham Lincoln and his presidency. It also holds documents that are accurately, if somewhat inelegantly, labeled “Not Lincoln.” Those are documents not written by or about Lincoln and not directly related to his life and presidency. But many are interesting and have stories to tell in their own right. Here is a sampling.

Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was a 19th-century political cartoonist and caricaturist and the creator of the modern American Santa Claus and the GOP elephant. His political cartoons helped bring down New York’s “Boss” Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic Party political machine. In later years, Nast traveled the country as a lecturer and sketch artist. This signed self-caricature, drawn on a 3.5 x 2 inch card and dated March 12, 1885, may have been created on one of those tours.

Another 19th-century celebrity, James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), wrote this note addressed to “My dear Carter.” Lowell was an American literary critic, editor, diplomat, and Romantic poet. He created this clever verse in 1850 to notify his friend of a cancelled meeting: “Rub a dub dub, rubadubdub, / The Doctor is ile, & so No club! / Yet nevertheless the heart with joy stirs / In hope, next week, of wine & oysters.”

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and internationally known reformer, wrote this letter of congratulations and support to a younger woman author, Lucy Larcom (1824-1893), on the publication of Larcom’s first collection of poetry. Stowe especially commended Larcom for portraying contented older women—“I am glad that you have found courage to say some cheerful words about Life’s afternoon.” And she wished Larcom success as the editor of the children’s magazine Our Young Folks.

According to the penciled note below the two signatures of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), this is a fly-leaf from a book owned by Davis many years before he became president of the Confederacy. Davis signed the fly-leaf in 1827 during his years at the United States Military Academy (USMA, now West Point) and again in 1833 during his brief military career as “Adjt. Dragoons.”

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American poet, journalist, and editor of the New York Evening Post. Two years before his death, he wrote this reply to an autograph-and-photograph-seeker named H.C. Hines. Bryant wrote that he had no photograph at his current residence and so was sending his autograph alone because “If I were to delay sending it till I get to town, I should certainly forget to send it at all.”

Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, a hand-cranked rapid-fire gun based on a design he had developed for a seed planter. Although the Gatling gun was developed during the Civil War, the U.S. government did not officially purchase the weapon until 1866. In this letter to Lizzie Jarvis, dated June 15, 1877, Gatling explained “how I came to invent the gun which bears my name.” He wrote, “It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine—a gun—which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease [would] be greatly diminished.”

Henry Clay (1777-1852) of Kentucky was one of the greatest statesmen of his age. He served multiple terms in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, was Secretary of State in the John Quincy Adams administration, and was a presidential candidate three times. Throughout his career, he worked consistently to find national solutions to sectional conflicts. In April 1842, at the close of his eleven years in the Senate, his congressional and public supporters arranged a dinner and a ball in his honor. Three “Not Lincoln” documents provide interesting details of the events.

The first is a letter to a group of Senators and Congressmen from Clay accepting the honor of a dinner to be held for him and suggesting Saturday, April 9, as his preferred date. He wrote, “Such a compliment, … demands an expression of my profound acknowledgement. If, during my long and arduous service in the General Government, it has been supposed that I have been able to accomplish any thing for the good of the Country, much more of the merit of it is due to the ability, the faithful adherence to principle, and the patriotism of my associates, than to my humble but honest exertions.”

The second document is a letter from John Quincy Adams, then a member of the House of Representatives, declining an invitation to the dinner. The 75-year-old Adams wrote that age and ill health made it impossible for him to attend, but he emphasized that he shared “cordially with all the friends of Mr Clay in both houses of Congress, in the respect and regard for his public services and personal virtues.”

But the dinner was not all. Senators and Citizens also held a ball in honor of Clay on Tuesday, April 12, “on the occasion of his retirement from the Councils of the Country.” This invitation to the ball was sent to Miss Mary Gardiner Thompson, daughter of Congressman Richard W. Thompson of Indiana.

#Henry Clay #Harriet Beecher Stowe #Thomas Nast #William Cullen Bryant #John Quincy Adams #Richard J. Gatling #Jefferson Davis #James Russell Lowell #abraham lincoln #abrahamlincoln

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seraphshot · 7 years ago

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» character development meme

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TAGGED BY: stolen from @frozenparadigm

B A S I C S

FULL NAME: Uryū Ishida NICKNAME: None AGE: 15 - 18 BIRTHDAY: November 6 ETHNICITY: Japanese / German GENDER: Male SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

PARENTS: Kanae Katagiri ( deceased ) Ryūken Ishida ( regrettably not deceased ) SIBLINGS: None SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Sado Yasutora CHILDREN: None

P H Y S I C AL T R A I T S

HAIR: Black and kept short save for asymmetrical bangs EYES: Black HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 127 lbs. BODY BUILD: Ectomorph

Q U E S T I O N T I M E

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE YOUR CHARACTER’S STRONGEST TRAITS?

Ultimately he is mind over heart, even his own heart if he believes he’s taking the best course of action. He’s able to take himself out of a situation and look at it through an analytical lens to determine what moves to make, what the best outcome will be, regardless if it’s a battle or every day life. In battle he has a strong sense of justice and along with looking for the best way to win he will do everything in his power to spare lives, unless absolutely necessary. He doesn’t procrastinate and puts a great effort forward to succeed in everything he does, overall.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE YOUR CHARACTER’S WEAKEST TRAITS?

Uryuu struggles with trusting others and allowing them into his life at any more than a surface level. It doesn’t help that he’s introverted to a fault and tends not to reach out for help from others, even if he needs it and he’s aware that he does. The pressure of perfectionism put on him by his father also left him with an at best faulty self-worth that’s easily broken down. Similarly he holds onto negative comments he gets, whether they’re intended to hurt his feelings or not, and lets that negativity fester without trying to talk about whats bothering him. All of these things combined lead to frequent self-isolation.

WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER LIKE WHEN THEY’RE IN LOVE?

Mostly.....embarrassing, at least in the crush stage. He likes to put on a show of confidence and ego so he tries in his own ways to get their attention, through gifts/showing off/etc, but at no point does he actually make his intentions clear so it would taking knowing him well to understand that he’s trying to accomplish something. Best case scenario he’s interested in someone who does know him well and who is fine with making an effort to ask him out because that’s the only way things will get done in a timely manner.

As a boyfriend Uryuu is chivalrous and generally just loves to do things for his s/o. Making dinners, buying gifts, sewing things for them, things like that. They would be one of the few people he could relax around and not be so high strung, ideally someone he trusted enough to confide in about how he felt rather than keeping it all to himself.

WHAT KIND OF UPBRINGING DID YOUR CHARACTER HAVE, AND HOW DID THIS AFFECT THEM NOW

He doesn’t remember much of his mother and what he does recall as an early child is mostly dodging around his dad to spend time with his grandfather, learning about Quincies and their culture from him. They were extremely close and after dying to a staged hollow attack, Uryuu was left with his, honestly, kind of verbally abusive father who more often than not left him to fend for himself and seemed to never run out of things to criticize him for.

As a teen this left him very much reclusive and closed off with the only form of parent he has being not someone he trusts, but a huge source of anxiety and self-doubt. He’s constantly torn between loathing his father but being too afraid to openly defy him, and also still pining for his approval in anything. Once again all of this has lead to Uryuu often doubting himself and also putting a tremendous amount of pressure on himself to succeed in school and anything he attempts to do really, so any time he does fail it’s catastrophic in his mind. Besides that, the values his grandfather instilled in him and what he has learned about Quincies are still very much present and important in his life, but with it being a sore subject with his father he tries to keep it away from him.

WHAT IS THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILY LIKE?

Very very terrible, it’s just Ryuuken. At best his relationship with his father is strained because Ryuuken has never allowed himself to be relaxed and emotionally vulnerable in any way around Uryuu, even if it’s just to have a genuine conversation about how he’s doing or if everything is alright. In return Uryuu remains very close off from him and at this stage in his life probably wouldn’t open up to him even if he did ask because he’s too worried of just being criticized or having his emotions invalidated.

IS YOUR CHARACTER RELIGIOUS? WHAT RELIGION DO THEY PRACTICE, IF SO?

Kubo was never very clear about the connection between Quincies and religion so?????

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER DEAL WITH MISTAKES?

Badly. He berates himself internally and hammers in what he did wrong, how to improve in the future so he doesn’t repeat the mistake. Even then it stays with him for days or even weeks depending on how grave it was, usually weeks when it was something in battle that lead to him or even worse, someone else to get hurt.

WHAT KIND OF FRIENDSHIPS DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE?

Uryuu is a difficult friend to make but once you do he’s. definitely there. He’s best for one-on-one conversations and hanging out like that, as he tends to be quieter in groups. But overall he’s happy to help his friends out if they need someone to vent to, need somewhere to stay, and in those more intimate scenarios he is much more relaxed and its the best time to get him to actually talk about himself. He’s also the kind of person who won’t hesitate to buy his friends things/make them food/etc. (unless it’s Ichigo in which case he’ll pretend he’s not going to but. Still would.)

DOES YOUR CHARACTER FORGIVE AND FORGET OR DO THEY HOLD A GRUDGE? WHY?

It really depends, he tends to be forgive and forget if it’s a one time offense, like a poorly made comment or something, he’ll eventually get over it. But when it comes to shinigami especially he’s very much inclined to hold a grudge over the slightest thing. In his mind he needs to be wary of what they say, though, as with them it’s very easily less of a thoughtless comment and more of a look at how they might actually feel about him. The only other different case is his father, as the strain between them has lasted as long as Uryuu has been alive.

HOW DO THEY VIEW THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN?

At least in the human world he views it as at worst lonely, at best just the place he..lives in basically. No matter what he spouts off to try and sound cool, he’s not really a philosophical type. The only significant observations he has are about Soul Society, and to summarize he views it as an extremely dangerous place, just for him. He avoids visiting at all costs and is constantly on guard for fear of Mayuri or someone else deciding to act on their hatred towards him for his Quincy title.

DOES YOUR CHARACTER THINK WITH THEIR HEAD OR WITH THEIR HEART?

I mentioned above so this will probably be brief, but head 100%. He tries to ignore his heart even if he hurts himself in the process, as long as it is for the greater good.

IS YOUR CHARACTER WELL-SCHOOLED? WHAT SORT OF EDUCATION DID THEY HAVE?

At least in my main verses he just has a high school education and I assume is a junior or senior? He’s top of his class and in “””canon””” becomes some kind of doctor or practitioner, and I believe that he would excel in medical school despite, you know, hating it. In my post-war verse he goes on to attend design school and pursues fashion instead, something he actually enjoys.

TAGGING: @fatedefies @fornicaras uhh anyone else

#⌜ ☸ ⇢ 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝒾𝑒𝒻 𝒾𝒻 𝓃𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑒𝓁𝓈𝑒; HEADCANON⌟#under a readmore because this is...long

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vxmpirehunterd · 7 years ago

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{Some random ideas for D’s Hellsing Verse can include..

Him being the son of John and Mina (AKA the child that was born at the end of DRACULA by Bram Stoker) but during her time with Dracula/Alucard she was already pregnant and infected with Dracula’s blood. Causing D to become half-vampire when he was born.

When Bram Stoker wrote the book Dracula he went to John, Mina, and Van Hellsing asking for their blessing in retelling their encounter with Dracula. They give him the okay but not before Mina asks Bram to change Demetri’s name to Quincy in order to protect her son’s identity.

When D was born, Dr. Abraham Van Hellsing tried to cure the boy of his vampirism but was ultimately unsuccessful (Almost killed the poor kid). So Abraham dedicated his time to teaching D how to control his vampire half and even supplied him with blood to keep him from starving. Abraham Van Hellsing would be seen by D as an uncle figure and a mentor and the Doctor also teaches D how to use his powers to hunt vampires. D idolizes him so much he goes as far as dressing like him.

The Harkers are the family friends of the Hellsings and D grows up meeting each generation of Van Hellsing’s descendants.}

#Hellsing Verse #fteroboros #heirsing #groazei #tiny headcanons #{What I got for the Hellsing Verse so far}

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theattainer · 4 years ago

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20 Classic Poems Every Man Should Read

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20 Classic Poems Every Man Should Read

Editor’s note: This article was written through a collaboration between C. Daniel Motley and the AoM Team.

Matthew Arnold, a Victorian poet, once claimed, “The crown of literature is poetry,” and if our neglect of poetry is any indication, the crown is rusting. While books sales fluctuate from year to year, fewer and fewer publishing houses are printing volumes of poetry. The demand for poets and their poems has ebbed.

However, we do ourselves a great disservice when we neglect the reading of poetry. John Adams, one of the founding fathers of the United States, commended poetry to his son John Quincy. Both Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt committed their favorite poems to memory. Ancient kings were expected to produce poetry while also being versed in warfare and statecraft. That poetry has fallen out of favor among men in the 21st century is a recent trend rather than the norm.

To help remedy this, we have compiled a list of 20 classic poems that every man should read. Spanning the past two thousand years, the poems on this list represent some of the best works of poetry ever composed. But don’t worry—they were selected for both their brevity and ease of application. Some are about striving to overcome, others about romantic love, and still others about patriotism. Whether you’ve been reading poetry for years or haven’t read a single line since high school, these poems are sure to inspire and delight you.

1. “Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Tennyson, poet emeritus of England during the latter half of the 19th century, has composed a number of classic poems that deserve careful reading. “Ulysses,” possibly his most anthologized poem, begins at the end of Odysseus’ life after the events of Homer’s Odyssey. Tennyson depicts the desire of a man wanting to set out on new adventures and see new sights, even as his life is passing into twilight. Ulysses’ memorable phrases will encourage even the most settled soul to strike out and start something new.

Read “Ulysses” here.

2. “If–” by Rudyard Kipling

Literature is filled with examples of fathers passing their wisdom down to their sons, from the biblical Book of Proverbs to Ta Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me. While not everyone had a father to teach them life lessons, Kipling’s most read poem provides an education in living that anyone can benefit from. Soldiers and athletes have drawn from its wisdom, and boys (and men!) have committed its lines to memory for over a century. A celebration of the British “stiff upper lip,” this Victorian classic is worth meditating on every so often as a reminder of the virtues and actions that make up a life well-lived.

Read “If–” here.

3. “Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats

Socrates, speaking to a friend, once asked, “Is life harder at the end?” W.B. Yeats’ meditation on adolescence and what it means to grow old is a salve for world-weary souls. Writing near the end of his life, Yeats confesses that, although his body wastes away, his desire for what is good will not cease. Yeats’ vision for what is “true, good, and beautiful” reminds us that youth and vitality are ultimately about how one sees the world and not about age. Filled with beautiful imagery, “Sailing to Byzantium” offers a corrective to our modern obsession with chasing the phantom of eternal youth.

Read “Sailing to Byzantium” here.

4. Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare

No list of poems is complete without the Bard himself. Known primarily for his plays, universally accepted as some of the best works in world literature, Shakespeare was also a poet, composing over 150 sonnets in his lifetime. Sonnet 29 is a lamentation on the loss of fame and fortune but ends with a meditation on the love that he has for his beloved. Works such as It’s a Wonderful Life echo the themes in Shakespeare’s Sonnet, showing us that the company of loved ones far outweighs all the riches that the world offers.

Read Sonnet 29 here.

5. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley

We’re not promised a life absent trials and suffering. While horrific events have sidelined many men, William Ernest Henley refused to be crushed on account of hardship. As a young man he contracted tuberculosis of the bone, which resulted in the amputation of the lower part of one of his legs. The disease flared up again in Henley’s twenties, compromising his other good leg, which doctors also wished to amputate. Henley successfully fought to save the leg, and while enduring a three-year hospitalization, he wrote “Invictus” — a stirring charge to remember that we are not merely given over to our fates. While life can be “nasty, brutish, and short,” we cannot sit idle while waves crash against us. A product of Victorian stoicism, and lived struggle, Henley’s poem is a clarion call to resist and persevere through the hardest of trials.

Read “Invictus” here.

6. “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost

Robert Frost once told John F. Kennedy that “Poetry and power is the formula for another Augustan Age.” If that is the case, then Frost brought both to bear in this poem about two neighbors rebuilding a fence between their property during a cold winter in New England. A story told in blank verse, Frost critiques the phrase that he attributes to the other man in the story, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Dedicated to neighborliness and good will towards others, Frost’s work is a helpful tonic against 21st century individualism and selfishness.

Read “Mending Wall” here.

7. “Pioneers! O Pioneers!” by Walt Whitman

The West has captivated the imaginations of America’s greatest writers, from James Fenimore Cooper to Cormac McCarthy. Walt Whitman’s “Pioneers! O Pioneers!” mixes adventure and a summons to tread out on new paths. Published at the end of the Civil War and the start of the great migration west, Whitman is rightly considered to be one of the earliest poets to distill America down to its essence. “Pioneers! O Pioneers!” still moves the spirit to chart a new course and serves as both a reminder of where we have come from and where we can go.

Read “Pioneers! O Pioneers!” here.

8. “Horatius” by Thomas Babington

While serving the English government in India during the 1830s, politician, poet, and historian Thomas Babington Macaulay spun semi-mythical ancient Roman tales into memorable ballads or “lays.” His most famous lay was “Horatius,” a ballad that recounted the legendary courage of an ancient Roman army officer, Publius Horatius Cocles, who was lauded for making a stand with two comrades, and then alone, against a horde of advancing enemy Etruscans. Macaulay’s homage to the honor of Horatius has proved an inspiration to many men, including Winston Churchill, who is said to have memorized all seventy stanzas of the poem as a boy.

Read “Horatius” here.

9. “On the Stork Tower” by Wang Zhihuan

The shortest poem on this list (the entirety of its text is contained on the image above), Zhihaun’s meditation on nature also serves as an epigram, a short motivational work meant to encourage seeking out new and better prospects. While the poem is only four lines long, it works as a meditative focus point, something to ponder whether sitting alone outside or during a crisis as a reminder that there is a solution to be found no matter the problem. Combining Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian religious ideas, Zhihuan’s only surviving poem provides food for thought dressed in the language of nature.

10. “The Builders” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

While we often think of builders as limited to those who work with their hands, the ethos of the craftsman is something everyone should strive to emulate and cultivate. Life is a craft in and of itself — one that needs to be learned and attended to with the same kind of patience, care, and integrity that go into shaping tangible materials. All of us, Longfellow argues in this poem, are architects; all of our days are building blocks that contribute to the structure of our existence; and all of our actions and decisions (even those no one else sees) determine the strength, and thus the height, that the edifices of our lives can reach.

Read “The Builders” here.

11. “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes

Hughes penned this poem when he was just 17 years old. Written on his way to visit his father, the work both summarizes the experience of the young, black writer and encapsulates the struggle of African Americans across the span of time. Hughes uses famous locations of African civilizations as a reminder of the proud history of black people in America. Exasperated but not undone, Hughes’ poem is a tribute to those who have come before and an unspoken pledge to transcend time and circumstances.

Read “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” here.

12. “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke

“War is hell” quipped William Tecumseh Sherman, and no generation understood this better than the boys thrown into the grinder of World War I. While Wilfred Owen’s “Dolce Et Decorum Est” also makes for necessary reading, Rupert Brooke’s poem about loss and remembrance in wartime marries youthful vigor with a cautious patriotism. Meditating on his own death and what he hopes it means for others, Brooke reminds us that countries aren’t composed of flags and anthems, but the people who serve and sacrifice their lives for the greater good. His soldier is “A body of England’s, breathing English air,” composed of and composing what England is. “The Soldier” is a heartfelt memorial to all of those who met danger with courage and should stir us to press forward — even at the highest cost.

Read “The Soldier” here.

13. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot

What happens when societies favor disillusionment rather than contentment, individuality rather than community, safety rather than fulfillment? Eliot explores these questions in his own context, writing after the devastation brought on by World War I. Ironically titled, the poem lacks another individual for the poet to praise. Rather, the narrator reflects and laments on missed chances and opportunities never taken to reach out and connect with another person. A difficult but rewarding read, Eliot’s iconic poem serves as a warning — do not allow the awkwardness of human connection to keep you from making meaningful relationships.

Read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” here.

14. “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, and Napoleon have one thing in common — they were unable to outlast the empires they forged. Though they garbed themselves in symbols meant to represent the eternal, eventually they went to the grave like the rest of mankind. Shelley encapsulates this motif in “Ozymandias,” written from the perspective of a man speaking with a traveler who had just visited the former empire of the great Ozymandias. Although the dead ruler’s statues and memorials remain, they are dilapidated and gather dust, a symbol of the passage of time that dooms any who dreams of building empires. Shelley’s classic work is a morality tale, a check on hubris, a reminder that no matter how great our works, they will all ultimately decay as the wheel of history turns round.

Read “Ozymandias” here.

15. “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne

Written to his wife upon leaving for a trip abroad, Donne’s poem uses the literary concept of a “conceit,” an extended metaphor, to encourage his wife to see their momentary separation not as “A breach, but an expansion” of their love. Donne describes their relationship in terms of a drawing compass, her being the arm that is fixed in place and his as the arm extended outward, yet still connected. Donne’s masterful use of the English language, blended with emotional longing, makes “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” one of the greatest love songs ever penned. Donne’s work is an excellent poem to read with your spouse or significant other.

Read “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” here.

16. Poem from The Iron Heel by Jack London

This poem is actually contained within another work of literature — Jack London’s novel, The Iron Heel. The book’s narrator, Avis Everhard, describes the text as her husband’s favorite poem and an encapsulation of his sprit, but it is also clearly a description of London’s own philosophy of life — his belief in the infinite power and potential of man and desire to experience everything the world had to offer. “How can a man, with thrilling, and burning, and exaltation, recite the following and still be mere mortal earth, a bit of fugitive force, an evanescent form?” Everhard asks. It’s a rhetorical question, of course; speak it aloud and see for yourself.

Read the poem from The Iron Heel here.

17. “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

During the Crimean War, a miscommunication led a small band of around six hundred British cavalrymen to ride into a valley surrounded by twenty Russian battalions armed with heavy artillery. While the British cavalry was resoundingly and tragically defeated, and their commanders sharply criticized for the heavy casualties, the bravery of the men who charged into the “valley of death” was celebrated and honored in many forms — none more famous than this poem by Tennyson.

Read “The Charge of the Light Brigade” here.

18. “Opportunity” by John James Ingalls

Opportunity, it is famously said, knocks only once. John James Ingalls, a U.S. Senator from Kansas, penned an ode to this simple but profound principle in the mid-19th century, and it was said to have become Theodore Roosevelt’s very favorite poem. When he was president, an autographed copy of it was the only thing besides a portrait to hang in TR’s executive office in the White House. If the Bull Moose needed a potent reminder to listen for opportunity’s subtle call, we all surely do as well.

Read “Opportunity” here.

19. “Character of the Happy Warrior” by William Wordsworth

What makes a good soldier? What qualities are attendant in a “happy warrior”? These are the questions that William Wordsworth lays out in the opening line of one of his most famous poems, and then proceeds to answer in the lines that follow. A great warrior deftly finds balance between being eager for battle, and yet aching for the joys and pleasures of home. A great warrior is guided by an inner light of virtuosity and generosity. A great warrior knows that suffering contains purpose. While the words pertain particularly to the soul of a soldier, its inspiration applies to every man engaged in the fight of life.

Read “Character of the Happy Warrior” here.

20. Ode 1.11 by Horace

Made famous by Robin Williams’ inspiring literature teacher in the film Dead Poets Society, Horace’s Ode 1.11 contains one of the most quoted Latin phrases — Carpe diem, or “Seize the day!” Writing to his friend Leuconoe, Horace tries to convince him to avoid thinking about tomorrow, or attempt to speak to astrologers in order to peer into the future. Instead, he encourages Leuconoe to “seize the day!” — to make every day count and to stop relying on the hope that tomorrow will bring something better on its own. Ode 1.11 admonishes us to remember that we are not promised tomorrow, and calls us to do what needs to be done today.

Read Ode 1.11 here.

C. Daniel Motley lives in Washington state with his wife, cat, and dog. They are both Southern ex-pats who are always on the prowl for sweet tea and Cracker Barrel. Follow him on Twitter @motleydaniel.

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inmensapotentia · 15 hours ago

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"Never lie to an X-ray technician. They can see right through you." (To Ryuuken! From @penandswords )

Giving up his day off for the Shinigami to come to this living world and help their little pet humans was never his favorite thing, but he'd given his word to help. And at least they mainly wanted him for his use as a doctor rather than as a Quincy. However being summoned even as a doctor didn't make him appreciate her puns. Her tone told him at least some of the effect of the recently found infection from the silly girl's apparent decision to get involved in a fight with a Hollow and he hoped that was all of it.

"Do you have a desire to rush to the Soul Society?" He chose to completely ignore what she had to say, face not so much as twitching as he catalogued that particular joke for Hiroshi. The surgeon loved silly things like that and would love another medical one. And even Ryuuken's sometimes flat tones wouldn't ruin the delivery. "Those talons were apparently poisoned."

#files found [asks]#penandswords #Verse: Isekai: BNHA #A Doctor's Sharp Voice [Ryuuken Thread]#Verse: A Doctor & a Quincy #Puns and Poisons [Ryuuken+Rima]#Verse: Protect the Girl #tw poison

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xxmysticsagexx · 7 years ago

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Quote: ...If fate is a millstone, then we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel, then give me a strong blade, and enough strength... to shatter fate. Name: Ichigo Kurosaki Age: 18 Gender: Male Height: 6ft tall Weight: 61 Kg Family: Isshin Kurosaki (Father) Masaki Kurosaki (Mother, †) Karin Kurosaki (Sister) Yuzu Kurosaki (Sister) Race: Substitute Soul Reaper, Visored, Hollow, And Quincy. Theme song: Bleach OST - Stand Up Be Strong Appearance: Ichigo's most distinguishing feature is his spiky orange hair, a trait he has been ridiculed about for years on end. He is a fairly tall, lean-built young man with peach skin and brown eyes. Personality: Ichigo is stubborn, short-tempered, strong-willed, and impulsive. Despite claiming not to care about what other people think about him, he attempts to maintain a detached and "cool" image. He generally keeps his face set in a near-permanent scowl, with his eyebrows drawn together. His outspoken, hot-headed demeanor is a trait Ichigo himself has acknowledged, and if somebody picks a fight with him, he cannot help fighting back. Bio: Ichigo was born on July 15th as the son of Isshin Kurosaki and Masaki Kurosaki, 15 years before he became a Shinigami. His sisters Karin Kurosaki and Yuzu Kurosaki were born a few years later. When he was four, Ichigo joined a karate dojo, where he met and befriended Tatsuki Arisawa. Though Tatsuki beat Ichigo in every match they had, she would help Ichigo if he was being picked on by bullies and cheer him up if he was upset. Ichigo was able to see Pluses for as long as he could remember. He could see them so clearly, as a child, he could not tell the living from the dead. This resulted in him appearing to other people to be looking at deserted places and talking to himself. This caused people to say he could see ghosts, though when Tatsuki asked him about this, he denied being able to see them. On June 17th, when Ichigo was nine years old, he and his mother were walking home alongside one of Karakura Town's rivers, which was swollen from heavy rain. Seeing a girl near the river, Ichigo thought she was about to jump into it. Unable to tell the difference between ghosts and living people, Ichigo ran towards her to stop her, unaware the girl was the lure of the Hollow Grand Fisher. Masaki tried to stop him, but he did not listen. After failing to grab hold of the girl, Ichigo lost consciousness for a time. When he awoke, Masaki was lying on top of him, covered in blood. Starting the day after Masaki's death, Ichigo repeatedly skipped school to go to the riverbank where Masaki died. Tatsuki found him there, where he would stay from morning until night, wandering along the bank as if searching for his mother, squatting down if he was tired and then wandering some more. One day, when Ichigo was twelve, prior to the Kurosaki Clinic opening, he heard the bell ring and answered the door to find a girl with her brother on her back. He had been in a car accident, and was covered in blood. The clinic did not have the equipment necessary to save him, and he died before an ambulance arrived to transfer him to Karakura Hospital. Sometime later, he learned the girl was Orihime Inoue. Ichigo later entered Mashiba Junior High School. During this time, Ichigo finally defeated Tatsuki in a karate match, and had not had another match with her since. Ichigo regularly got into fights with thugs, due to the unusual color of his hair. During one of these fights, he received help from Yasutora Sado. Shortly after, Ichigo returned the favor when he rescued Sado from two gang members roughing him up. When the thugs later abducted Sado, Ichigo found them and knocked down their leader, Yokochini. Using Yokochini's phone to ring for an ambulance for each of the five thugs, he beat up all of them. After Sado was freed, they made a pact to protect and fight for each other. Shortly before Ichigo became a Shinigami, he and Sado began attending Karakura High School, and their reputations preceded them. During a fight with a gang led by Reiichi Ōshima, Ichigo and Sado met Keigo Asano and Mizuiro Kojima, saving the former in the process. While Keigo was initially afraid of Ichigo and Sado, both he and Mizuiro later became friends with them. Ichigo later met Uryū Ishida, asking him why he chose to attend Karakura and not a gifted school, as he would have thought that Uryū would want to follow in his father's footsteps and become a doctor. However, Uryū replied that he had no desire to become one. Zanpakuto: Zangetsu Spirit: Tensa Zangetsu (Heaven Chain Slaying Moon) Shikai: The Shikai form of Zangetsu resembles an oversized khyber knife instead of a formal katana. It has no tsuba and no proper hilt; what Ichigo holds is the cloth-wrapped tang. The sword is about as tall as Ichigo is, and has a black blade with a silver edge. Bankai: Ichigo's Bankai shrinks his sword down to a daitō (Japanese long sword) with a black blade instead. The cross guard has four prongs bent out to form the shape of the manji (which is the kanji for "ban," meaning "full," as in "full release"). The blade itself can endure even the strongest of attacks, making it quite effective in blocking and deflecting incoming attacks. Hollow mask: There are two thick vertical black stripes, each on one half of the mask, which are interrupted by the widened eye-holes and the jaw. Abilities/Skills: •Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Physically, Ichigo's Human body is in top form. Ichigo has been trained in martial arts since he was a small child, both professionally and by his father. He has repeatedly shown great agility and coordination in his attacks. In addition to having powerful kicks and punches, Ichigo is proficient in counterattacks, takedowns, and body locks. He has repeatedly caught an opponent's weapon strikes with a single hand. •Enhanced Strength: Even while not in his Shinigami form, Ichigo is deceptively strong, smashing a man's head through a concrete road with a single kick, and later kicking Asguiaro Ebern from his bedroom into the street without injuring his leg from the man's Hierro. •Enhanced Speed & Reflexes: Even before learning Shunpo, Ichigo is a very fast and agile fighter. Ichigo possesses great reflexes, dodging a strike with no wasted effort and immediately counterattacking. •Enhanced Durability: While only a teenage Human, Ichigo is a highly resilient young man, safely breaking free from a binding spell (albeit a low-level one) and withstanding an assault from a large Hollow. •Advanced Growth Rate: According to both Aizen and Urahara, Ichigo's most astounding ability is his growth rate; he grasps the basic control of advanced techniques in days where it would take several years for even the most gifted Shinigami. Shortly after gaining Shinigami powers and with no previous training, he began learning advanced spiritual energy sensing techniques by sheer instinct. •Keen Intellect: Despite his somewhat punkish attitude, Ichigo is analytical, perceptive, and deductive. In his high school, Ichigo's grades are almost always near the top, despite his work as a Substitute Shinigami. Aside from that, Ichigo can determine the pattern of his opponent's battle methods and form a proper counter-strategy to defeat his opponent's attacks. •Immense Spiritual Power: Ichigo has been noted on several occasions to have tremendously vast levels of spiritual energy, well beyond most other Shinigami. •Novice Reiatsu Control: Ichigo's spiritual energy is rather difficult for him to control, as he has no formal training in controlling it, and upon Hollowfication, his Reiatsu fluctuates wildly, with it being unreadable at its lowest point and at its highest point greater than that of the fourth Espada Ulquiorra Cifer. •Spiritual Awareness: Since he was a child, Ichigo has had an innate ability to clearly see spiritual beings and sense their presence. After becoming a Shinigami, his senses have continued to improve with time, learning various advanced sensing techniques, such as using a spirit ribbon to find Yūichi Shibata (in bird form). • Master Swordsman: In terms of fighting style while in his Shinigami form, Ichigo relies mainly on swordplay. Aside from his initial training with Urahara, he is essentially on a "learn as you go" training regimen; thusly, his skill has developed by fighting rather than formal instruction, becoming even more capable with every fight. •Shunpo Expert: Though not particularly versed in its various techniques, Ichigo is proficient enough in the technique itself to keep up with and even surprise high-level Shinigami with his speed.

#Bleach #ichigo kurosaki #Soul Reaper #Quincy #Fullbringer #Hollow

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sumsinecorde · 7 years ago

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A VERY DESCRIPTIVE & DETAILED PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE . repost with the information of your muse , including headcanons , etc . if you fail to achieve some of the facts , add some other of your own ! when you’re done , tag 15 other people to do the same !

TAGGED BY : @mxtsumxto TAGGING : @magnusdecus | @shiroiacha and whomever else wishes to steal this. NAME : Ishida Ryūken AGE : Verse dependent. SPECIES : Human (Quincy) GENDER : Male. ORIENTATION : Heterosexual (until Byakuya happened--) INTERESTS : Work. PROFESSION : Doctor; surgeon. BODY TYPE : Fit, toned. EYES : Pale blue. HAIR : White. SKIN : Fair. HEIGHT : 178cm | 5′10′’ WEIGHT : 68kg | 150lbs COMPANIONS : Kurosaki Isshin & Kuchiki Byakuya. ANTAGONISTS : Anyone who has ever laid a hand on his son to be quite honest-- COLORS : White, various shades of greys and blues. SMELLS : Pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, coffee, cologne. FRUITS : Quince, Java Plum, Blackcurrant DRINKS : Coffee, Wine. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ? yes / no / occasionally SMOKES ? yes / no / occasionally DRINKS ? yes / no / occasionally DRUGS ? yes / no / occasionally DRIVERS LICENSE ? yes / no

#uhhhh I don't have a headcanon tag or anything yet so-#to be tagged.

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petalsinthxwind-a · 6 years ago

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// Listen I’ve been obsessed w The Umbrella Academy too recently so... Let’s talk AU’s part 4 / ?; not inclusive of all my muses! Just the ones I think would be affected by changes of this universe!

// So to start, cause I won’t talk about everyone; anyone with magic will be among the 43 born at the twelfth hour. This excludes Sierra, Vera, and I’m going to exclude Michelle from this as well. Furthermore, there’s a couple of muses I wouldn’t care to have in this verse, leaving their modern verse to be what I would use in the case of ever rping this (which is unlikely but I’d love to anyway). Those would be Quincy, Kian && Kit. Therefore the only ones that would be affected are Lei, Zoe, Hector && Taylor. I know they’ve got a fairly wide range of ages, so naturally this verse would age them up / down appropriately.

// Taylor’s initial story is the same; she was born, killed her mother and a doctor on accident, and was adopted rather quickly by someone interested in her powers. Now, either I’m content it being someone irrelevant in the end, or adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves himself, dependent on who wishes to Rp with me. Her powers manifest slightly differently; instead of instantly taking or giving life, it tends to be a slow process, and she can leave a victim mostly dead, unconscious, or with a terrible wound all the same. When she finds out about the Umbrella Academy (provided she wasn’t adopted by Reginald) she gets jealous; they fight crime while she feels trapped with a curse. She finds Ben the most intriguing, and loves Vanya’s book about them all. Still, as she grew up, she was jealous of their lives as heroes. If she were raised by him, I see her ending up similarly to her modern verse; completely unable to make bonds with anyone, finding herself distant even from her siblings. I think she could sympathize heaviest with Ben or Klaus, and that’s something I’d be curious to see unfold~

// Hector is one I’d like to see among the Academy crew. He’s never had proper training, and I believe with it he could help manifest illusions based on memories he’s stolen from others. He’s more of a distraction than a fighter, and tends to be a pretty big pacifist... He also tends to be more affectionate, and if any of the siblings had nightmares as children, he tried hard to help ease them. When they began to drift away, it hurt like hell, but he moved on with his life. With the resurgence of Five, he loves that the family’s come back together. In his time away he’d moved out and in with a roommate, Lei as a matter of fact, sharing stories of terrible childhoods.

// Lei could interchangeably just be a sibling or a girl born on the same day, watching the Hargreeves grow up and wishing to be just like them. When she meets Hector, assuming she’s grown up in her own modern family, she’s quick to want to learn everything she can about him. They’re quick friends, and when the family comes back together she joins his side. Though she has powers, she’s never been a ‘hero’ persay, and rather despises the family and takes to Vanya when they meet. Whether or not it’s reciprocated, would be up to if I ever got a Vanya to rp alongside. I don’t forsee it? But it’s possible for the same reasons she got close to Leonard; Lei thinks she’s interesting and unique. If she was family though, I see her almost ending up like a majority of the siblings; becoming mildly elitist and involved in her own powers. She doesn’t fully leave the ‘crime fighting’ behind, but she doesn’t take it as far as Diego. If she happens to be in the area, she’ll do what she can... But otherwise wants to live a peaceful life.

// The last one is Zoe, and I like her more as someone not adopted by Reginald. She grows up in a family completely ordinary, and then there’s her. A blood-thirsty (literally) shadow of herself as she grows. She’s jealous of their life, always wondering if she had been raised as a Hargreeves, if she would have ended up differently. I’d love her to meet one of them on accident, maybe Luther or Klaus, and find them absolutely intriguing. Wanting to know more. When she meets Five she gets especially curious about his apocalypse talk. She’s more or less just nosy, an outsider always dreaming of being a part of it all... I’d love to see interactions and see where it goes.

#{ OOC }#;;Headcannons #;;Lets Talk AUs #;;Umbrella Academy

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.... would like to say hi!

So, most people who follow me have met my ir and ish kids before (or at the very least, they’ve met Hisana through Strawberry Peach Parfait), but seeing as how recently the amount of AU’s they’ve been starring in have increased exponentially, I thought it’d be a good idea to do a recap of these two in particular and all the AU’s ro and I have been shoving them into! (People have been asking ro what the ‘cola’ verses are about. :’D The explanation for that is here.) Without further ado, recap and explanations under the cut.

BASICALLY, ro and I have 2 universes: ‘686 verse’ and ‘normalverse’. 686 verse is just the ‘canon’ bleach timeline, and normalverse is a parallel universe in which literally everything that went wrong in 686 is fixed. Normalverse is where Souken and Hisana are from! Some #blessed features of normalverse include:

IR and ISH got married

Dr Ishida Orihime who seasons her coffee with parsley and is the astrophysics professor at the local uni

Paediatrician Ishida Uryuu who works NORMAL HOURS n makes all the kids clothes with his wife’s help

The Quincy have not been massacred, instead the survivors have formed a dubious democracy but they have NO IDEA what they’re doing so they keep coming to Uryuu for help

Also, they still call Uryuu ‘sire’ and ask about how the Empress (Orihime) is doing and when will the Crown Prince (Souken) have his coronation ceremony? And Uryuu has an aneurysm every time because ‘NO! THAT’S NOT HOW A DEMOCRACY WORKS! Please leave us alone also here is the solution to your problem now go away’

Chad’s a firefighter, and Tatsuki is the champion boxer, fuck you

The Seireitei haven’t doctored their records, Yhwach’s corpse is not the Soul King (Ukitake is), and they did not rebuild the fucking Sokyouku. The Rukongai is slowly but surely being improved

Rukia and Ichigo are Captain and Vice-Captain respectively of the Thirteenth Division

Thirteenth Division now have a major branch in the Gensei and is mostly stationed there. Its primary role is to be the first-line defense of Karakura Town, which, as everyone knows, is the current jureichi and as such experiences a lot of spiritual upheaval

Ichigo and Rukia live in the Clinic when stationed in the Gensei because Isshin insisted (Isshin has moved out and... like... kinda just wanders around. Travels. Tends to the sick in the outer edges of the Rukongai. Likes to surprise his son and his third daughter whenever they least expect it). The new Thirtheenth Division Barracks, however, is the vacant Ishida Manor, graciously offered up by Uryuu. Uryuu and Hime live in a smaller house close by to the Clinic.

People think the Ishida Manor is haunted. They’re right.

Ryuuken likes to walk by the manor and yell at the new recruits for dirtying the flower beds and all the Karakura Town residents think he’s crazy for yelling at thin air

There is, at any given moment in time, at least 1 (one) whole Kurosaki at the Ishida’s place. Usually it’s Hisana.

Honestly everybody is themselves and everybody is happy and this is literally just the most blessed timeline, idc that i wanted a bittersweet or an open ending in canon, idc about thematic relevance idc about continuity or things making sense or being realistic, this is my wish fulfillment ‘verse, normalverse is next level blessed

So, now that we’ve explained what normalverse is like, let’s have a look at all the AUs that involve normalverse!

Strawberry Peach Parfait

set entirely in normalverse, straight after the war. Ichigo is 18, and finishing up highschool. Kurosaki Hisana travels back in time from the future, and wreaks havoc. Souken may or may not pop up and pitch things into further panic.

Cherry Cola Cough Drops

Hisana and Souken slip from normalverse to 686 verse. Souken is 6 and Hisana is 4, but Kazui and Ichika are both 12. (Note: Only Souken and Hisana slip into 686 verse; Kazui and Ichika DON’T go to normalverse.) A metric shit ton of angst ensues.

Diet Cola AU

normalverse Orihime and Rukia swap places with 686 verse Orihime and Rukia. This AU started off with fucking diaper memes and Ro and I managed to make it angsty as fuck. I reject your diaper memes bye

Coke Zero AU

normalverse Uryuu and Ichigo swap places with 686 verse Uryuu and Ichigo. OK ngl this AU is a bit shitposty :’/ Not even Ro and I can do angst 24/7 we gotta have breaks SOMETIME

And there you have it! A not-brief-at-all summary of the colaverses. (FYI, in all these AUs, Souken is 6, and Hisana is 4. Souken and Hisana may or may not get younger siblings but I haven’t thought about that yet. Back to your regular schedule of cucky mcfucky jokes and diapers :’/

#bleach #ichiruki #ishihime #sera's bleach nextgens #artist life #bleach art life #bleach colaverses #strawberry peach parfait #cherry cola cough drops #diet cola au #coke zero au #normalverse

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