#Young wu mentioned

[akariarda]

Baby shopping

Misako and Garmadon going baby shopping for baby Lloyd.

@ch3rryfl0wr -Thanks for the request, sorry it took me so long.

"What do we need?" Garmadon asked Misako as they entered the baby's store.

"A lot of things," Misako sighed and looked around. "It's good that you have a list."

"Yes," Garmadon nodded. "Just let me..." He paled as he rummaged through his pockets.

"Are you..." Misako sighed and looked at Garmadon incredulously.

Garmadon swallowed a bit. He knew Misako was still on hormones and didn't want to further irritate her, but she seemed like she will freak out.

"Alright," Misako took a deep breath. "Let's take it slow."

"Okay," Garmadon said, relieved that everything was starting peacfully.

"So," Misako said as they walked around. "We have a crib, we have bottles."

"And that's all we have," Garmadon sighed, now a bit frustrated.

Lloyd was their first child, he hoped not the last, and he was born a little early so they weren't quite prepared.

No one could have expected how things would go when a woman was pregnant with a dragon and oni hybrid. "I would start with the stroller," Misako said.

"The baby has a few pieces of clothing,"Misako said"he need more."

"Then let's go," Garmadon said and they looked at the clothing options for a while.

"I wouldn't buy everything in blue," Garmadon said.

"Not blue? Pink?" Misako teased him.

"Green," Garmadon decided as he looked around. "Green would suit him well. I have a feeling he'll have green eyes like you."

"I know green will suit hi. well," Misako smirked. "Let's see what green items they have."

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"Do you think it's wise to introduce him to pacifiers?" Misako asked Garmadon after they finished shopping for clothes.

"What if he cries?"Garmadkn insisted"He has cried a lot already, I think it will be easier for us. All children use pacifiers."

"Okay then," Misako shrugged and looked around.

"Look how pretty this one is," Misako said as she lifted a pacifier with a dragon on it.

"Let's take this one, get more of them." Garmadon mumled.

"I'll take three," Misako said and watched as Garmadon walked away.

"What are you looking at?" Misako said and laughed when she saw what her husband was looking at.

"Why are you looking at car seats, we don't even have a car."

"What if we get a car?" Garmadon asked Misako, looking serious.

"I, I don't know," Misako shrugged, surprised by the question.

"We had previously decided we didn't need a car, but now that we have a baby..."

"We could discuss it," Misako said, grabbing Garamdon's hand. "Hurry now, I don't feel comfortable leaving a baby with Wu for too long without both parents."

"Okay, what else?" Garmadon asked.

"Thermometer for the baby, scale, bathtub for the baby, and some shampoo for bathing him..."

"It will be a long day," Garmadon sighed. "But let's hurry for our little one."

"Yes," Misako laughed. "I already miss him! We've been outside ony for hour."

"Me too," Garmadon smiled back.

[taddymason]

A Vision

That scene in s9 is probably one of my favorite Jay moments because of how well it shows why Wu chose him and what his role is in the team. Being the out-of-the-box thinker, the dreamer. Especially because of how it sets him apart from the rest, like Zane, Cole or Kai, whose purposes are to protect others while Jay inspires people (s6 and s12)

[ninjautizm]

Some pics of young Garm (and a bit of Wu) cause he's pretty 💜

[kindaasrikal]

The ninja think Lloyd has a twin brother after seeing an old photo of a pair of blonde and brunette teenagers in an old album.

They completely forgot about the fact that the (really old) picture held two teenagers and is a photo they don’t remember. And that Lloyd didn’t become a teenager under the most normal of ways.

After theorising for an entire night after sending Lloyd on a random mission, they came to the conclusion that Lloyd’s long lost twin must be living on the streets, like Lloyd once was. And since Lloyd was evil on the streets before living with the ninja, only to then become the most good person alive, then by magical twin logic Lloyd’s twin is the actual evil one with a traumatic backstory.

In hopes of not letting Lloyd remember (they assume he either chooses to hide those memories in pain or he has amnesia) of his evil and having left him behind family member number 2 (3 on the second one) they go out searching for a brunette teenage evil whose trying to take over the world in a random village.

After a whole week of searching they found squat and Lloyd and Wu got tired of it all, and cornered them to spill the truth. Shockingly enough, it was Zane who was feeling the most pressure over the secret and blurted it out with a little of pressure. Before crying out apologies over not finding his evil twin brother and saving him from the “DARK VISCOUS PATH GARAMDON WAS FORCED DOWNNN IT WAS ALL OUR FAULTSSSSS” as he sobbed.

Wu and Lloyd, rightfully confused, and very concerned because to be perfectly honest this would be expected of their family after Morro was hidden from them (Wu please don’t have any more secret hidden children) and how they are in general, call Misako and Garmadon.

Garmadon screams and Misako is very much prepared to murder everyone, because she can remember her own pregnancy thank you very much. Until, well, she remembers the family she joined. And the job she has. And then when the Ninja are convinced something is up, and even Lloyd is nearing the same state his father and Zane are in, with Wu questioning he should actually go through that old scrapped plan to kidnap Morro from the Departed realm if this random twin is also dead, Misako yells at them all to be quiet and wait for her and Garmadon to show up. Harumi can be heard cackling in the background when they all end the call.

When Misako and Garmadon arrive, the ninja and co are found completely silent. Misako is already sick of it all and Garmadon look like he might strangle the ninja for answers, so she just straight up asks them what made them convinced Lloyd has a twin.

Lloyd, Wu, Garmadon and Misako all stare at the ninja, who in turn sweat. Slowly, Nya gets up to grab a book off the shelf they hid it between.

And when they opened it to the page the picture was in, they were all silent as they absorbed it all in.

Then Wu snorted, and it became chaos after. Garmadon was both laughing his ass off and cussing them all out. Misako was muffling her own snorts behind her hands, shaking as she struggles to hold herself up on a wall, the ninja are staring completely baffled as Wu is giggling into his hat, and Lloyd is glaring confused between the two people in the picture, before slowly looking up and asking “is…is this?…”

The ninja are even more confused and even a little offended by that, and Kai starts pointing at it all like “Its your evil twin! I swear it!! Who..ahem, looks a lot like a certain old classmate right-”

And Wu just gets up, grabs the album, looks at Garmadon, and says “Lloyd really does look similar to us, doesn’t he?”

And Garmadon, who was wondering if he should stab the ninja after giving him such a huge scare, scoffs and says “Of course he doesn’t, he looks exactly like Misako!” And then looks at the picture and says “…Though, he does have my amazing hair, and your ugly eyebrows.” Lloyd takes zero offence and believes it a compliment when it comes to him.

It takes a second more of silence before Misako begins snorting again at the ninja’s faces when they realise.

Jay’s jaw is dropped, Cole is staring between Garmadon and Lloyd, Zane begins scanning the photos with Wu and Garmadon’s face, Nya is trying to ask for an actual explanation, Kai is frozen, and Lloyd.

Lloyd literally falls on the ground in relief. He’s had enough family drama to deal with, no more is necessary.

[feral-ass-raccoon]

ok so this is for a VERY specific group of people but i raise you:

morro being able to scry the wind like tris from CoM [circle of magic]

[chronomally]

Did Ye Qinru already know he was into men or did he have an epiphany after hanging out with Fu Yansheng and Qi Yu the one time

[casscainmainly]

What I find interesting about Cass and ballet in Tynion's Detective Comics (2016) is not so much the communication or artistic expression aspect, but what it means for Cass' relationships to women.

From the beginning, Cass + ballet is heavily tied to her relationships with women. In Batman & Robin: Eternal #7, she first watches the ballet with Harper Row:

Ballet isn't just about "understand[ing] everything" (as Harper says), but about the physical and emotional connection Cass forges with Harper in this moment. The way their hands grasp onto each other symbolises the potential for ballet to form women-to-women bonds. Since this is N52, Cass' relationships with Babs and Steph have been sadly obliterated, so this is her very first connection to another woman.

Then, in Detective Comics #950, we meet Christine Montclair:

Christine is a ballerina who has been "handed" a key to the main stage by "the late Elaine Torsky," and who hopes to hand "that key to another young girl." Ballet becomes linked with a feminine legacy, one tied to "know[ing] exactly who she wants to become." The ideas of a female legacy and coming into one's identity strongly echo Cass' relationship to the Batgirl mantle, and the importance of female relationships to Cass' sense of self.

Ballet is, also, a storytelling medium - Tynion emphasises the importance of storytelling through #955's scene between Christine and Cass, where Christine reads her a story. She mentions that her mom used to read this to her. This is clearly an allusion to Shiva (since this arc is about Shiva), but more broadly this scene points to matrilineal connection through stories, something that Babs and Cass actually do in DC First: Batgirl/Joker. In that issue, Babs tells the story of her first encounter with Joker, which inspires Cass to do the same. Cass' mimicry - something she also does with Christine, copying her movements in the ballet school - showcase her desire for connection with other women.

(The book is also written by Carolyn Wu-San, another connection between women, stories, and family.)

And it's this connection to women that allows Cass to say her name, harkening back to Babs giving her her name in NML. This scene is also funny to me because Tynion created Orphan but he's aware the name is not something Cass actually likes - if anything, 'Orphan' feels like a punishment Cass imposed upon herself (especially in this arc, which doesn't reference that Orphan came from her dad).

It's just interesting that ballet and storytelling are mediums in which Cass finds an expression of herself, but it's not because of the communicative aspect - she never actually performs in front of anyone. Instead, it's the feminine community and legacy that allows Cass to discover herself beyond Orphan.

All this to say it's a shame Cass couldn't be Batgirl here because I really like the parallel of female legacy between ballet and Batgirl, but it gets lost without acknowledging Batgirl (2000) and DC First: Batgirl/Joker. But conceptually, Cass and ballet is about so much more than her 'communicating' via dance, and the role women and stories play in her love for ballet should be acknowledged more.

[calypsolemon]

ive mentioned before but in terms of age hc the more i think about it the more i really like the idea that lloyd was already technically the same age as / maybe even older than the rest of the ninja when he drank the tomorrow's tea, it's just that his oni/dragon heritage makes him physically age slower than humans, and he continued to age rather slowly after the tea. i like this bc it explains a LOT of things that don't make sense in canon otherwise like

inconsistency in the timeline as to when exactly misako concieved lloyd / when garmadon was cast into the underworld

the fact that misako seems rather old for someone with such a (seemingly) young child

why lloyd's voice didn't drop until s8 and why he STILL struggles to grow facial hair as of DR, despite the tommorow's tea and the length of time likely passing between these events

why his social development wasn't really as hindered as it seems like it should have been due to arteficial ageing (basically, why he seemingly takes ageing up a few years in an instant like a champ)

there's also some details that aren't inconsistencies, but just add some depth to canon with this interpretation

this read would mean that not only was he at darkley's for a lot longer than it would seem, he would have been developmentally out of sync with his peers, isolating him further

it makes his decision to take the tomorrow's tea more complex, bc an extra motivating factor would be to finally be seen as an equal to those his actual age, esp the ninja

adds an extra reason as to why he hesitates in acknowledging his nonhuman heritage

gives further explaination as to why he seeks to emulate wu so much in dragons rising as well. since he hardly got to know his father before his abnormal death and resurrection, wu is the only other oni/dragon hybrid he has as a model for his own socal development

idk there's like a whole slew of ways i can imagine this hc enhances the read and just makes the whole age situation make more sense

[akariarda]

Pictures

Misako finds old embarrassing pictures of Lloyd and herself, Wu and Garmadon when they were young. She decides to show them to everyone.

Request from ao3!!

Misako was softly humming as she cleaned the basement. For days, she had been trying to find the time to start clearing it out, but she had too much work.

Now that she had finally found the time, she didn’t want anything to distract her. However, one box in the corner strangely attracted her.

"Where do I know you from?" Misako wondered aloud when she couldn't resist the urge to check the contents of the box.

She sat on the floor and squealed with joy when she saw what was inside.

"I thought I lost this!" she said excitedly as she picked up the first of two photo albums in the box. She blew the dust off it and gently opened it.

She wasn’t mistaken; inside were pictures of her, Garmadon, and Wu when they were young. Nostalgically, she looked at the old photographs filled with happiness, joy, and newlywed carefreeness.

After half an hour, she finally moved on to the second album. "Our family pictures," she said quietly before blowing off the dust and opening it.

"I’m so glad I found this," she whispered, gently flipping through all the family pictures. There she was with Garmadon and oh, baby Lloyd. How cute he was!

Misako would give anything for things to be different so she could hold that little miracle one more time.

"Mom!" Lloyd's voice pulled her back from her trip down memory lane to the beautiful days of the past. "Do you need help?!"

Misako stood up and dusted herself off. "Has it really been this long?" she said, astonished. She completely forgot about clearing out the basement.

It was like that for her; when she got into something, she didn’t notice how time flew. Misako took the photo albums and walked over to Lloyd. Ninjas surrounded him.

"Do you need help?" Lloyd asked her again.

"Maybe tomorrow if you have time," Misako replied with a smile. Lloyd looked at her in surprise.

"Did you find something?" He smiled back.

"Do you remember when you asked me about your childhood pictures?"

Lloyd nodded. "You said you lost them."

"But I didn’t," Misako said joyfully.

"Seriously?!" Lloyd exclaimed happily.

"Wait, are we really going to see pictures of little Lloyd?" Kai asked.

"They're all here," Misako said, handing them the second photo album.

"Give it to me!" Jay shouted.

"I can’t see anything!" Cole complained.

"Hey, those are my pictures!" Lloyd said, snatching them back from Jay. "I’ll open it."

"Fair enough," Zane nodded. Lloyd opened it, and the first few pictures were sweet. Lloyd with his parents, him as a little baby. But as the pictures went on, they became increasingly embarrassing.

"What’s he holding in his mouth?!" Jay asked, stopping Lloyd in his attempt to quickly flip the page.

"No, Jay..." Lloyd protested, but Kai grabbed the photo album from him and looked at the picture.

"Hahahaha, you guys have to see this!"

"You really don’t," Lloyd protested.

"Is that Lloyd eating his boogers?" Nya asked in surprise.

"Indeed!" Cole laughed.

"Mom, why did you record this?!" Lloyd asked desperately.

"Garmadon took that one," Misako chuckled softly.

"Look, baby Lloyd is taking a bath!" Zane said curiously, taking the picture in his hands. "You look really cute here."

"Thanks, Zane..." Lloyd started, but he turned red when he saw the picture.

"Where’s the end of these embarrassing pictures?!" he said desperately.

"Give me that!" Kai insisted.

"No!" Lloyd protested, but Kai already took it.

"We're going to frame this at the entrance!" Cole joked.

"No, no, no!" Lloyd yelled, trying to catch Kai, who was running away with the picture.

"And the one with the boogers, don't forget the one with the boogers!" Jay shouted after them.

"Boys will be boys," Misako sighed and looked at Nya. She was flipping through the first album.

"This is you, Wu, and Garmadon?"

Misako nodded gently and took the picture in her hands.

"You all look great here!" Nya said, pulling out the picture to give it to Misako. Misako stared at it for a long time with a sad look, especially at Garmadon.

They looked so carefree, all three of them... It was...

"If only we had known what would happen." Misako sighed and gently ran her finger over the part of the picture where she and Garmadon stood.

They were both smiling, and he had his arm around her shoulder. They weren’t even together then...

"I agree," Nya sighed too. She saw her parents in one of the pictures, as well as other elemental masters.

"That’s why we have pictures to go back to those days." Misako tried to smile and decided to keep the picture she was holding and frame it somewhere.

"Some pictures just don’t age well!" Nya laughed as they listened to Lloyd chasing the ninjas and yelling,

"Give that back, no, give it to me..." Misako laughed sincerely at that. She could hardly wait to show Wu the pictures...

It was a shame Garmadon wasn't there...

"You’re not allowed!!" Lloyd shouted as the ninjas ran through the kitchen again. "I won’t let you frame that... Kai, listen to me. Zane, Cole, Jay, please..."

[greenflamedwriter]

Vampire Au | JiuYuan

Okay so, both Shen Jiu and Wu Yanzi come across an abandoned hut on the side of a river, the river is also violent and not shallow so it's the perfect dumping spot for bodies. So when both Demonic cultivator and disciple come across a man sleeping in the shade it was obvious Wu Yanzi planned on mugging him then using the body for demonic cultivation-

So after Shen Jiu waits outside as look out, acting bored. It was normal for the screams to begin that was usual.

"Shen Jiu! Help this Master!"

The fact that it was his Master screaming in pain? not usual?

Shen Jiu ran forward to the doorway in time to see the sleeping man, with a demonic face bite into Wu Yanzi savagaly, blood gushing from his neck then the demon? Threw his master on the floor and spat-

"Not only do you have the nerve to attack this one- you don't even have the decency to be a filling meal!"

A-a Jiangshi!

Wu Yanzi was dead on the floor and the Jiangshi gazed at him, raising his clawed hands gestured.

"you. Come here."

Shen Jiu wanted to run but suddenly his feet was moving forward, the man sliced open his finger then raised it. "Swallow."

Shen Jiu face twitched in disgust, as the finger pushed and rubbed against his tongue then withdraw as he swallowed. "Now you are my servant, dispose of this trash and guard me while I sleep during the day."

Shen Jiu scowled but did as he was told, not before pilfering Wu Yanzi's items before dumping the body in the river. It seemed he had some freedom within his orders.

And it appeared he traded one master for another.

When the sunlight set, the man immedietly groaned as he arched his back. "That was the worst fucking nap of my entire unlife- oh you're still here."

"Obviously." Shen Jiu sneered, and the man rolled his eyes. "Great- well this should work out for me. The night is short, and this humble master never wants to be out in te sunlight."

Telling Shen Jiu his weakness? Either he was stupid, unlikely or he was testing Shen Jiu with this knowledge. Wu Yanzi wasn't so different.

When they journeyed to a local village, luckily close to the rampaging rivers, the Jiangshi gave Shen Jiu money. "Go find a nice inn for us, and buy something for yourself after."

Shen Jiu scowled, as the man vanished and Shen Jiu walked away, he couldn't run even when he tried to...although stopping outside a brothel and was able to enter and purchase some rooms.

...Guess he did have some freedom with how the command is worded.

He was able to go to a blacksmiths and buy some blades. Small knifes were the most affordable- and easy to hide and steal.

It was better to pay for something and seen as a customer, then leave suspiciously. But when he found his new master, and took him to their 'inn' he scowled at the relief. "Ah good- I was worried since I forgot to mention I needed something to eat." Shen Jiu scowled, to think he put these women in danger-!

As soon as they entered, Shen Jiu with a dark scowl, and the man beaming and looking way to comfortable-

pov switch:

Not realising that it was all bravado, when he was alone he had no shame but now he had a kid and got he was only fourteen for christ sake! Shen Yuan transmigrating as a freakin Jiangshi in PIDW had to be a cosmic joke! "Hellow young masters!" The host spoke jovially, "May we interest you in some refreshments, one lady or two?" He glanced at Shen Jiu and Shen Yuan cleared his throat.

"Hmm, just one would do, and if you could..."

He placed the coins on the table, "A room with food and drink and a young man would suit me just fine." Shen Yuan smiled bashfully. And he was met with different reactions. The host nodded, probably not surprised. But Shen Jiu looked at him like he was an alien.

And yeah- then there was the feeding- okay he didn't need to sleep with them, but he had this whole routine thing and having someone watch, a kid at that- if he could blush he would but he's not ashamed! It's not wrong it's just food!

When the man came in, Shen Yuan would usually be more blunt, but felt that he had to be nice about it. "I uh, I prefer doing it myself, you just get comfortable," Shen Yuan took the mans waist leading him to the bed "And relax."

All it took was a few kisses and nibbles, and the man was defiently playing it up, moaning like his life depended on it. Shen Yuan hovered over him, if the man noticed a certain...lack of reaction he'll tense up and be suspicious-

Shen Yuan bit down, and now that was a real moan, even the mans hips thrusted up, sometimes that happened. Shen Yuan fed as much as he could then stopped, just enough to make them tired enough to believe this was just a client being too rough.

Shen Yuan licked the wound clean watching it heal, then pulled back gazing at the mans eyes who relaxed, pupils wide and droopy under his thrall.

"Now, you'll leave this room disapointed but unsurprised that this was the worst client you have ever had the misfortune of laying with. So bad you want to erase the whole ebarrising thing from your memory."

The man left and Shen Yuan slumped back into the bed, just enough for another day he could lay low here for a while and when he notices how tired the patrons are he'll hop skip and jump to the next town no problem-

Shen Jiu shifted and Shen Yuan turned forgetting he was there. "Why not lie? Why make him believe it was a lousy lay?"

"Why not? More incentive to never think of this Master and become suspicious." Shen Yuan shrugged. Now he was stuck with Shen Jiu, he could send the boy out to find him a nice little hovel to sleep in then dismiss him. Then again he seemed decent with cultivation- but if he lets him go what chances are he would come back to kill him?

...hmmm.

"Boy, tell me. What am I?"

Shen Jiu's eyes narrowed, maybe from being called boy. "A Jiangshi." Shen Yuan blinked surprised, huh. "I'm not stupid and my names is Shen Jiu." He bit, oh okay. "How do you kill a Ghost Head Spider?" "Strike the temple before it releases its baby like cries to alert others."

hmmm, so Shen Yuan began to quiz Shen Jiu, the other still stiff and answering every one like his life depended on it. Shen Yuan sighed, moving over to the table and brightening to see food- he forgot about that.

"Shen Jiu come dig in!" He spoke, sitting down and pilling his own food onto a plate, Shen Jiu moved over cautiously.

"I thought you didn't need food?"

Shen Yuan smiled, "Ah but it's a form of nutrients, if a Jiangshi has a restrictive diet then they need other things to keep it going. I only fed a little so this is to make up the rest. Most Jiangshi don't need food if they drain a person kinda like Inedia to a cultivator- ah you don't have to eat if you don't want to."

Shen Jiu was physically trembling with the chopsticks showing he was fighting back.

Shen Yuan sighed, "Sorry it's been a while since I've last had a companion."

"Companion?" Shen Jiu snapped, "More like a slave! There is no point acting like the domesticated monster if I have to find you victims to feed on to stay alive. So don't pretend."

Shen Yuan blinked, then continued eating. Of course, that was probably what the other man did.

"Hmm, this one was rudely inturupted in his sleep being attacked and had defended himself, being half starved I wasn't in the right mind, it doesn't excuse it. My ire was towards that master of yours and he payed that with his life. You on the other hand I have no such animosity towards. But disrupting my sleep as well as tainting my home so I had to relocate? That was a debt that had to be payed." He pointed his chipsticks his way "You payed that. And now, we're near a cultivation sect Zhao hao temple, you're a bit too...excitable to being a monk but if needs must-"

"No it has to be Cang Qiong."

Shen Yuan blinked, food stuffed in his mouth, "Hmm?"

Shen Jiu wasn't looking at him.

"It has to be Cang Qiong,"

...really? Shen Yuan sighed dropping his food and scrubbing his hand across his face, "Need I ask why?" He whined, if a Jiangshi went to Cang Qiong he was beyond undead!

"No don't answer- ugh fine. I'll escort you then you can hop skip and jump the rest of the way. Alright?"

Shen Jiu scowled "Why can't you let me go now?"

Shen Yuan leaned back tilting his head to the side, "If you leave now, chances are a mass of cultivators will break down these doors and kill me. On the road in the middle of the night only trapped to go in one direction or have someone kill me? I want to live thanks. And you're a bright kid can defiently go the rest of the way by yourself and not find yourself in trouble."

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And Shen Yuan whenever he thought, this was it. This was the village he'll abandon Shen Jiu in and leave him to it. And yet each night they rested up at a Brothel instead, as they kept getting closer Shen Yuan WAS going to leave he really was! But he needed to teach Shen Jiu so much stuff! Sure he learned how to write and read from Qui Jianlou, but academically especially for Cang Qiong- Shen Jiu was going to be behind with the lack of clan, or or fortune to back him up he would face bullying. But if he kept his head down, but still presented as a scholar and kept his head down? So Shen Yuan quized him, he even taught him how to spar in the way he knew how!

"Look, I'll be honest Shen Jiu, I can't teach you forms or how to wield a sword properly. BUT as a Jiangshi and a supernatural enemy I can help you hone your speed and strength! So from now on you will be doing a lot of heavy lifting." Shen Jiu scowled.

"You just want me to fill up your bath water and give the Jiejies a rest."

"Correct and it helps you gain strength, also your diet needs to change too. With the excessive workout you'll burn through so that way the ecsessive weight will become muscle."

Shen Jiu scowled "Fine."

And of course it showed results. Shen Jiu had to do push ups, pull ups, Shen Yuan even made him do handstand push ups. "Good work, you're doing well. Now do it with one hand." "You-"

He heard him fall over and sighed "You'll have to repeat that set."

Shen Jiu was gaining muscle and looks, especially from the Jiejies the next neighborhood they went to.

And on the road with no one around, Shen Yuan would attack Shen Jiu, little things like tripping him up, drawing on his face. If Shen Jiu failed then he would have to do more sets. Shen Jiu instincts was getting faster, and was even able to fight him for a solid 30's seconds. But of course, when Shen Jiu realised this he became cocky and slipped up.

"You're problem is you think too much. And that throws you off." Shen Jiu scowled down at the bonfire then nodded. "Yes, Master."

"Agh enough of that Master stuff it makes me feel creepy. Just Shen Yuan is fine."

Shen Jiu looked up at that, "Shen Yuan?"

"Not the same as yours. Shen for Wall." He corrected, then smiled as he leaned back. "But going through town we could say we're siblings. A-jiu my adorable little brother!" "No."

"aha- you're no fun."

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Shen Jiu was on edge, assuming Shen Yuan would take him down the dark path in the middle of nowhere and just kill him. And yet Shen Yuan would glance at the forest with a firmed lip and keep walking. When they went to the brothel once that was one thing. The fact that he kept doing it, Shen Jiu never mentioned it, assuming if he called it out he would be punished. And yet, the closer they got to Cang Qiong. The fact that Shen Yuan fed him more and even made him do excersizes-

Shen Jiu assumed he wanted Shen Jiu tired on purprose so he couldn't run or escape. But when he saw he was getting stronger and gaining muscle he was honestly surprised. And when Shen Yuan quized him on plants, with each one they found on the road and telling him in depth about it's properties it didn't make sense to waste his time telling Shen Jiu this only to kill him off later on. He thought maybe Shen Yuan lied about taking him to Cang Qiong, but when he helped him hone his senses and have faster instincts...it just didn't make sense. "Hmm, Shen Jiu maybe we should go on a mission!" Shen Yuan spoke, after passing him a rented sword.

Shen Jiu almost missed what he said next too busy staring at the weapon in his hands! He could kill Shen Yuan right now-

"With a mission under your belt, that'll give you experience! Remember you're too old for the entrance exam SO you have to be good I mean really good that they couldn't dare pass you up to being plucked by another sect!"

And when Shen Yuan watched Shen Jiu on his mission, just observing and not helping at all, even observed as Shen Jiu took down the monster plauging the town.

Once he landed and looked at his Master for approval- then looked away why was he looking for his approval! Shen Yuan hummed nodding. "Very good, you were fast and efficient," He stepped closer and humed. "Now, is there anything on this beast worth salvaging?"

Shen Jiu froze, he was never taught that.

"Apologies Master, this one doesn't know how..."

Shen Yuan laughed, "Ah I forgot, well this is a learning experience! come here." And he taught him everything he needed to know.

When Shen Jiu was finally left alone and trusted to pay for their lodging, he asked the patron. "How far is Cang Qiong Mountain?" The man paused, "Hmm just a few towns North and you'll be there, this humble one see's you have a sword is your master a cultivator?" Shen Jiu eyes flickered "Not one from a popular sect, my Master is a rogue Cultivator." If this man thought they could triple the price he had another thing coming. "Ah,"

"Also he would prefer," Shen Jiu stared at him cooley, he wasn't embarresed "Male courtesans."

"Ah of course-"

"Preferably someone older than myself, he's not a fan of young ones." The man nodded again. Shen Jiu remembered that incident, Shen Yuan was in a pleasent mood but when he saw the thirteen year old it was like something snapped. He used his thrall to tell the prositute that he was way too young for this type of work and then brought in the owner and thralled them as well. Telling them that any worker under eighteen should work as cleaners or in the kitchens and be payed twice as much!

Shen Jiu stared as the owner nodded.

"M-Master why would you do that? That could ruin this mans buisness." Shen Yuans eyes were bloodshot as he glared after the man wobbling away. "Then it should rot for all I care."

Shen Jiu never understood it, wasn't it normal for both genders as long as someone was willing to pay. But Shen Yuan seemed deeply unnerved by that.

"Also what the fuck is a pint sized childs blood going to do for me? Men have more women and children less so!"

"...Why would women have less blood?"

Shen Yuan shrugged, "I don't know, periods maybe?"

Shen Jiu didn't ask what a period was, Shen Yuan was still pissed and more annoyed when no one came to their room! "You thralled him but didn't ask-" "Agh! Shen Jiu can you just, I'll break his neck if I talk to him again!"

And Shen Yuans eyes was red, his teeth extended and even his voice was a deep growl. Shen Jiu ran out like his ass was on fire, Shen Yuan faltered hand extended then covered his face with his hand.

He didn't mean to scare Shen Jiu...

Not realising that Shen Jiu collapsed against the wall, feeling weird. He wasn't a stranger to attraction he knew what it was...in theory. Thanks to the Jiejies being so nice and talking to him assuming his Master and He had that type of relationship especially when he requested those types at the Brothel.

They spoke ...in detail...and Shen Jiu only to be polite nodded, but now it all came back to him in detail-

He wonderd if maybe Shen Yuan wanted him that way...especially since he was getting older, would Shen Yuan on the road...ask that of Shen Jiu? Push him down in the woods in the dark? Both fumbling around in the damp dew grass-

Shen Jiu shook his head, forget that! He had to find Shen Yuan someone to feed on- His traitorius mind flashed with the image of Shen Yuan feeding on him. And the fact that he found a young man similair to his face well...

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When Shen Jiu stood before Cang Qiong Mountain right at the foot of the staircase, with two disciples stationed at the gates, thats when Shen Yuan leaned down.

"Okay, so I attack you-"

"What!?"

"Shush, I attack you, call you a worthless servant and you say you're not going to give me innocents to feed on anymore-"

Wait what!? "And then you 'break' out my thrall, and when those two finally help, thats when I'll run away all "agh curses, Cang Qiong disciples ahh!" and you'll be taken in as a legendary strong cultivator who fought against a vampires thrall and won!"

There was stars in Shen Yuans eyes, he looked excited to 'act' and put on a show, but Shen Jiu couldn't- this was Cang Qiong there was a chance that they would hunt down Shen Yuan and kill him!

"N-no master this Shen Jiu doesn't think this is a-"

"Xiao Jiu!"

Both flinched and turned to see a party of returning Disciples probably coming from a mission and Shen Jiu's eyes widened to see-

"Qi-ge?" His voice broke, and Shen Yuan stood their awkwardly as the young disciple almost ran forward eyes shining in wonder.

"You're alive!" He sounded so joyful, and almost took a step forward but his Shizun stopped him, eyes narrowed in Shen Yuans direction. "Yue Qingyuan who is this?"

Yue Qingyuan straightened. "This is a childhood friend of mine, Shen Jiu." "Hmm," Shen Yuan shivered seeing those intense eyes looking at him. Before he could open his mouth, Shen Jiu spoke before Shen Yuan decided to reveal what he was just to shove Shen Jiu into their arms. "This is my Master, Shen Yuan. He has been educating this Shen Jiu about cultivation." The Sect Leader hummed.

"Really?"

"Shen Jiu is truly the prodigy, but this lowly one has nothing else to teach him. Both of us were wondering if there was any vacancies."

The Sect Leaders eyebrow twitched, "You think we just take any random child of the street?"

Shen Yuan glanced at the disciples then back to the sect leader confused. "Yes, you have an entrance exam open to anyone of the public." "Yes, we don't accept all of them."

"You accept the students who pay. Or you pilfer off prodigies." Shen Jiu's hands twitched, he was NOT a prodigy what was Shen Yuan saying! "With the right guidance, Shen Jiu can be the the pride of Cang Qiong." The Sect Leader sighed, until Yue Qingyuan spoke, "Please Shizun! Shen Jiu is good enough to be a cultivator!" "Yes but he's too old even for some instruction-"

"Then see what he can do, place him in a peak and if he fails then kick him off the mountain. What are you really losing?"

The man openly glared at Shen Yuan and of course his Master had to needle him more. "Just see what he can do, then you can decide if he's worthy of Cang Qiong or not."

"You're not going to stop are you?" "No." "Very well."

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Shen Jiu was surprised, when the Sect Leader nodded and a random disciple came forward drawing his sword, Shen Jiu followed suit. Fighting here? at the base of the mountain!?

He was going to get his ass kicked and it was all Shen Yuans fault, he glared at him and Shen Yuan had to the nerve to look offended in a "Who me?" gesture.

But when the signal fell and the disciple lunged, cocky smile on his face. Shen Jiu was surprised it ended so quickly. Thanks to endurance training and the his speed from Shen Yuan, he was able to dodge and move just as fast to disarm the disciple. "..."

Even Shen Jiu looked surprised, and was irritated by Shen Yuans proud grin.

"Your form is off, without the speed and agilty anyone could easily pulverise you into the ground." The sect leader spoke, not missing Shen Yuans scowl. "However, this has been inlightning. Very well. We'll see which Peak Lord will accept your prodigay, and you will be billed from the inconviniance." Shen Yuan sighed, "This Master had a feeling you would say that."

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When Shen Yuan finally found a brothel ah he was so used to an assitant! Maybe he might thrall another young man and teach them everything he knew. Seeing Shen Jiu soak up all that knowledge made him prideful.

But when he returned after sending off the money, and then retired to his room paused outside the door knowing someone was inside already. Before he could run he took a step back into someones arms. "Don't run."

The man reached forward opening the door and pushing him inside his room, he gaped to see the Sect Leader standing inside, he turned scowling up at the man who pushed him in not recognising the uniform.

"Be nice shidi, this one has fangs."

The man huffed then stood at the door arms crossed, meanwhile the Sect Leader was covering the window. He was trapped. "Okay this one can't be in trouble with back-payments already-"

"It's nothing like that...Shen Yuan was it?" He nodded, glancing at the table with the teapot then back to the sect leader. "This one had heard some strange stories about a master and his disciple. Going to brothels." Shen Yuan pursed his lips, "Is this a...strange roundabout way of asking for a threesome? I'm flattered but neither of you are my type." "Why you-" The man at the door almost drew his sword and Shen Yuans face split into a smile- "Enough Shidi, you're too old to be goaded so easily. No tales of men having no memory after having one night with the Master. That the two travel at night," Shen Yuan couldn't sweat. But god was it a close thing. "And this Sect Leader detected it right away." Shen Yuan tilted his head, "What?" "What you are-" Shen Yuan didn't let him finish, grabbing the teapot and throwing it towards the Sect Leader even with his speed- these were two experienced Cultivating Masters! The an used his sword to parry the teapot, and Shen Yuan in the distraction dove past him out the window-

Then choked when something grabbed his robe, like holding the scruff of fur around a cats neck- he undid his sash and dropped, the Cultivator cursed as he watched Shen Yuan sprint across the tiled roof.

Shit, shit shit shit shit- well what a good unlife he had a shame it was so freakin short- The man guarding the door landed in front of him and Shen Yuan yelped swearing like a sailor and skidding to the left dropping down into the alley way but was slammed into the wall by the sect leader.

"Now now little Jiangshi, if this Master wanted you dead, you would be dead by now."

Shen Yuan fidgeted in his grasp, trying to get out then sighing. "What do you want?"

"A conversation with tea, but you decided to make it difficult-"

"What want me to nicely sit here and say 'please Master Cultivator kill me quickly' I'm a monster you're a cultivator of course I won't sit there nicely and take it!" Shen Yuan snapped his teeth lengthing. "Who said anything about killing you?"

huh?

Suddenly a tailsman was planted onto his back and Shen Yuan yelped falling like a ton of bricks face first into the ground.

"See, Shidi? look how weak he is." The Sect Leader sounded delighted, and Shen Yuan scrambled trying to get up it's like a fat buddha was sitting on him he couldn't move.

"Just because it hasn't fed in a while doesn't mean it's not dangerous-"

"Pick him up, we'll talk at Cang Qiong." Shen Yuan blinked when he was hefted up, this guy was stupidly strong!

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Kidnapping aside, Shen Yuan didn't expect to being the resident pet of Qing Jing Peak. After seeing Shen Jiu's new Master and being forcefully put to work Shen Yuan did fear for his life. But with all the food he can eat, and the blood given to him by the doctors he was basically living a cushy life AND he can read all the tomes of the Qing Jing Peak library!

Ah things were looking up!

"Ah that's bad..." "How so?" "Just...bad, weird after taste." The doctors hummed when Shen Yuan tasted blood he was able to tell who was healthy or not. The cultivators weren't stupid they never gave him information like a guinie pig just gave him samples and wrote down his answers. He didn't think anything of it.

After learning the man who got him was the Peak Lord of Bai Zhan he avoided him like the plauge, Shen Yuan was polite to everyone even reluctently the Sect Leader after figuring out what the man wanted.

He was so impressed with Shen Jiu he wanted Shen Yuan to duplicate what he was teaching to their students! Shen Jiu besides his form in fighting was astounding in everything else. So now Shen Yuan was a reluctant hallmaster.

Of course when Shen Yuan was given someone to feed on he had to admit it was strange for Cang Qiong to allow such a thing- then immedietly spat out the blood once it hit his tongue.

"Oh my god ew! What was that!"

Cheng Liang scowled, the Bai Zhan brute. "Blood, you need it to survive draining innocents is a line we won't cross-"

"Draining? I've never feed more than I needed to! and I can't live on this...doing bad things taints the blood." "Well it's this or nothing." "Then I'll take nothing." -------------------------------------------------------

Of course the sect leader sent in Yue Qingyuan, and Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow. "What is this?" "Feed, you're looking worse for wear. Yue Qingyuan offered."

He doubted it. "Whats wrong with your blood?" "Finally admitting your motive to killing the Sect Leader of Cang Qiong?" "I never wanted to be here!" Shen Yuan sighed, then looked Yue Qingyuan in the eyes. "This won't hurt." He fed and sighed, it's been...a long time since he's had a good meal. Even so, no need to take more than he needed, as he pulled back licking the wound clean for it to heal he flinched at the hand suddenly cupping his head.

"That wasn't enough."

Shen Yuan eyes narrowed, "Yes it was, now let go-"

"He can take it." Shen Yuan shoved both away almost falling over, "No he can't. This one is fine so-"

"You're weak, embarrsingly so, how can this mountain expect you to survive like this?" Shen Yuan looked at him in befudlement "I've been survivng pretty well so far."

asshole, he didn't say.

"You are wasting your potential, a Jiangshi can never be a cultivator, but can still get stronger-"

"Shouldn't you want the opposite? Isn't it better having a tamed Jiangshi?" Now the Sect Leader smirked, showing his real face that made Shen Yuan almost duck down but kept still instead. "On the contrary, this Master finds no purpose in keeping things that are weak."

[zkoh001]

I'll tell you what's up with that! (In my humble opinion of course)

Back in seasons 1 and 2, the serpentine war was SUPPOSED to be ancient Ninjago history. I would say a sort of midway point between the First Spinjitsu Master and nowadays, like 300-500 years ago.

Then, them being forgotten (especially, if that was the goal of the winners) would be believable, and reasonable. Then season 7 waltzes it's inconsistent rear onto the stage like "sike, it was actually forty years ago" fucking up the lore and timeline, magnificently.

Which is hilarious, because the HoT storyline doesn't even require this massive shift. The betrayal still could've been 40 years ago, while leaving the serpentine war alone gee. Especially with Krux being in control of the only museum this city somehow (seriously what is up with THAT.)

The only reason this happened was so Ray and Maya (and all the parents, which is like, what even happened to those dudes, lol. Especially Jay's mom) could be involved in the war. But instead of making Elemental Masters just... have longevity, they fucked up the timeline spectacularly... le sigh.

Even Chen could've been like, using snake venom and dark magic to stay alive or smthing, I dunno...

The timeline I came up with sorta:

1000~ years ago = The era of young ninjago, First Spinjitsu Master and his sons born.

800~500 years ago = Slowly elemental masters, starting with the elements of creation appear.

400~300 years ago = At this point all elements has at least one master, and the Serpentine Wars happen.

200~ years ago = The serpentine wars end

40~ years ago = The Time Twins betray the alliance (for whatever reason lol)

Ofc this would mean that people DO know about the alliance at least, even if the serpentine wars are meticulously erased. That would mean they are only known as keepers of peace, but it would still be a name to live up to I guess. Idk, I'm just throwing ideas at the wall by now I guess.

Also, side question to anyone who has a guess, but when did Morro happen? Before the war and alliance? During? I somehow don't think it was after.

Okay, as far as the serpentine being a myth, the only person who suggested that was Kai, who probably doesn't have much of an education, Zane pushed back on that immediately, so, that might just be Kai, the ask about the Time Twin's being covered up was... semi unrelated(and, considering it was two people vs. the entire species that was the serpentine, believing that the twin's could've been forgotten is a bit more believable)

Was it only Kai? It’s been a minute since I watched season 1. But yeah I could see the EA covering it up about the twins. Especially considering Wu’s EXTREMELY bad habit of keeping secrets for no real reason at all beyond not wanting to look like an ass.

The point about everybody in ninjago treating recent history as ancient still stands though, what is UP with that.

[queerandcartoons]

young misako and garmadon dating while she's working on one of her degrees (bachelor's or master's?) and she mentions a ruined temple or something she'd absolutely tearing her hair out over being unable to find sources, and garmadon looks over and goes "oh, i remember that! Father took Wu and I there when we were young. It was so boring, but Wu got stuck in a mud pit so that was funny." And Misako has to reboot her brain because she forgot her boyfriend and his brother were thousands of years old and their father is literally the First Spinjitzu Master of COURSE they know where the ruined-lost-destroyed temple she's trying to write a paper on is... and of course, they might still have a map to that location back at the Monastery, and they can clear a month for the trip out to visit.

[mtkay13]

Working hard on the business!!

I had a lot of fun working on this piece that fits well as a companion to this one! I really, really enjoy Wuxi and Zishu's side hustle and think about it a lot.

More musings on this piece below!

I have been thinking a lot about Wuxi and Zishu's relationship for the past few months--working on the translation of Qiye has given me a fresh look and new perspective on it which I feel like elaborating on for a bit.

While they come from very different place and are 5 years apart in age, Wuxi and Zishu seem to rather quickly relate to each other due to both being outsiders--to the capital and its codes. It's very sweet to see how quickly Wuxi seems intrigued and interested in Zishu, wanting to know more about him and quick to react when he's around.

Beiyuan is Wuxi's only friend so far, and I think it's very refreshing for Wuxi to find another person with whom he may be able to relate more on some regards, and whom he can look up to in terms of martial arts skills and craftiness. This is a personal HC of mine, but I sort of see Wuxi as having this sort of (fully platonic) "cool older guy crush" on Zishu.

Because of that, I feel like Zishu showing interest in Wuxi and going as far as to offer him to collaborate must have been incredibly validating and exciting. It was a way for Wuxi to be more independent, do something for himself aside from his own training, aside from his role as the young shaman of Nanjiang. Something for his own experimentation and profit--be useful, but also be shown respect and interest by someone he himself is interested in and respects.

I like to imagine that Zishu was already interested in poisons given his field of work and potentially learned a thing or two about that back in Siji manor--even potentially worked on some of his own, and was therefore more than excited to be able to figure out new things with Wuxi's help. On top of that, it must have been pretty fun and gratifying to work on this side hustle which in turn also helped gain some more control over the population (welp).

So yeah! It's nice to think more about what lead to the bond they have, and I can't help but think of how affected Wuxi must have been in TYK when he discovers Zishu's state several years later. Regardless of how helpful Zishu was when Wuxi worked to get Beiyuan out of the capital, he was a friend first and foremost and that alone must be a big reason why Wuxi is so determined to find a way to save him.

(that aside, the illustration was more fun to make than I initially feared. I usually don't like having to work on a ton of tiny details LOL but somehow the atmosphere here made it entertaining!)

(btw! I don't know if I mentioned it before, but in case I didn't: I transliterate "Wuxi" as such ((in one word)) because, him not being han, it feels more right to transliterate his name in a non-han fashion as well. It's unlikely that his family name is Wu and first name is Xi--rather, Nanjiang/Wasa names seem to work differently ((same for Axinlai and Nuaha)) than the typically han family name-first name model. Many thanks to Lianzi and the other members of the 7.0 team for bringing that up! That's it!)

[elderwisp]

On Repeat - an oc tag

rules are pretty simple, pick as many (or as little) oc's as you'd like and find a song that you relate to them the most! feel free to mention why too! o and tag some more ppl too! that would be cool! i tag: @goldenwaves @acidheaddd @dejasenti99 @earthmoonz @moonfromearth @stinkrascal @matchalovertrait @lynzishell @sirianasims @vicciouxs @gvaudoiin-tricou @smulie @living-undead @pralinesims @lucidicer @literalite @nepotisim @mattodore @madebycoffee @daniigh0ul @changingplumbob @yukikocloud @cinamun @moonwoodhollow @youredreamingofroo @acuar-io @raiiny-bay

deep dive below ⇣

Frances Dubois:

Something about the whimsical instrumentals backed up with the haunting vocals almost reminds me of someone stuck in a loop. There's repetition in the chorus that solidifies that feeling. I also like the juxtaposition of the French lyrics, like the second singer is aware and has a desire to change. When I think of Frances, I envision someone in limbo and part of that is the inability to make a decision. She finds herself stuck, in a way, her anxiety makes the decision for her because doing nothing is something. Whilst Icarus has helped nudge her into making decisions such as aiding her in graduating, speaking to Atlas, and supporting her in her audition. there's still this internal desire to make that move on her own. The first time we see her do that is when she decides to kiss Icarus, which in a way, pushed her back into her loop as it didn't end well. As of current events, she's avoided him since.

↬ sometimes - mattyeux and princess chelsea

Daniella Álvarez:

This song to me encapsulates someone who has had to be independent at a very young age. The beginning opens with spoken lyrics, "She asked me who's taking care of me, I said, 'I take care of me'" and whilst incredibly empowering, there's always that question of how did we get here? Dan is the eldest of two younger siblings. In fact, there's quite the age gap between her siblings and if we look at Valeria, she also looks just as youthful. Dan is the product of an unplanned pregnancy as well as a bit of a narcissistic mother. The disorderly environment in which she's been given, learning to be a caretaker of her siblings and the constant pressure of success has lead her to have self-sufficient character. Whenever I think about her dynamic with her friends, I'm reminded of this scene, and she's the glue that is trying to hold the chaos together.

↬ taken care of - suzi wu

Kai Castillo:

Christ this song is so good. The instrumentals backed up by the vocals, feels a bit somber. Throughout Tessellate, Kai hides behind the fact that he has these feelings towards Atlas and they've started to bubble over into jealousy as Atlas's relationship grows with Kai's sister, Taryn. I also love that there are a lot of comparisons here to Lucifer Morningstar and religious elements. Kai's relationship with his religion is somewhat of a paradox as he is a closeted gay man to his parents, his sister and church. In fact, he does a lot of things that would bring quite a bit disapproval. He's unforthcoming, somewhat suspicious because his secrets have given him a reason to be. His story is of one that falls from grace.

↬ i am the antichrist to you - kishi bashi

Atlas Dubois:

While Paul Julian Banks narrates a song about struggling with addiction, I noticed there's a bit of a different beat in comparison to the rest of Interpol's songs. The tempo is much slower, as if exhaustion has set in and we're barely moving along. When we meet Atlas, it's at the beginning of a fresh start, not really knowing what has happened prior. Slowly throughout, we pull back minor details that entail his complex struggles with addiction. What initially started out as a bit of fun, became all consuming, allowing any given opportunity to be a reason why he should use. The bridge of this song also discuss the contrast between himself and his partner discovering his addiction for the first time. There's also a change in his tone during that that I find to be so neat! It does remind me a bit of his relationship with Taryn. I do know that addiction lasts a lifetime, and that love doesn't solve it all, but I also know that right support is the most important.

↬ rest my chemistry - interpol

[trans-ouroboros]

I'm going to list my favorite ships because I want to :)

I'm not really sure what you do on blogs so I'm just going to list out all my favorite ships, both canon and fanon, for funsies. These are also not in any particular order.

Catradora (Catra x Adora) from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

Sashannarcy (Sasha Waybright x Anne Boonchuy x Marcy Wu) from Amphibia.

Barrissoka (Barriss Offee x Ahsoka Tano) from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Lumity (Luz Noceda x Amity Blight) from The Owl House.

Chaggie (Charlie Morningstar x Vaggie) from Hazbin Hotel.

Chaggily (Charlie Morningstar x Vaggie x Emily) from Hazbin Hotel.

Veronica Santangelo x Christine Royce from Fallout: New Vegas.

Stolitz (Stolas Ars Goetia x Blitzo Buckzo) from Helluva Boss.

Shakarian (Female Commander Shepard x Garrus Vakarian) from the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Female Commander Shepard x Garrus Vakarian x Tali'Zorah nar Rayya from the Mass Effect Trilogy

Honour x Justinia Hayman from Old World Blues (the Fallout overhaul mod for Hearts of Iron IV).

Dipcifica (Dipper Pines x Pacifica Northwest) from Gravity Falls.

(Female) Sole Survivor x Piper Wright x Cait from Fallout 4.

Caitvi (Caitlyn Kiramman x Vi) from Arcane: League of Legends.

Briolet (Brion Markov x Violet Harper) from Young Justice.

Shepley (Female Commander Shepard x Ashley Williams) from the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Honorable Mentions, still in no particular order:

Avatrice (Ava Silva x Beatrice) from Warrior Nun

Spitfire (Wally West x Artemis Crock) from Young Justice.

Frilda (Frida x Hilda) from Hilda.

Korrasami (Korra x Asami Sato) from The Legend of Korra.

(Female) Lone Wanderer x Sarah Lyons from Fallout 3.

Veesha (Vee Noceda x Masha) from The Owl House.

Huskerdust (Husk x Angel Dust) from Hazbin Hotel.

Blyla (Commander Bly x Aayla Secura) from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Supermartian (Conner Kent x M’gann M’orzz) from Young Justice.

Anidala (Anakin Skywalker x Padme Amidala) from the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy.

Supercorp (Kara Zor-El x Lena Luthor) from Supergirl.

Kanera (Kanan Jarrus x Hera Syndulla) from the Star Wars: Rebels.

Beckifer (Beckett Mariner x Jennifer Sh'reyan) from Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Anyways, hope you found some sort of entertainment or interest from my list of favorite ships.

Also some statistics for funsies! Of the twenty-eight ships, seventeen are F/F, eight are F/M, two are M/M, one is F/NB, and one is M/NB. For the Shepard/Garrus/Tali ship, I am counting it as both F/F and F/M. So Sapphic ships are 60.7%, Straight ships are 28.5%, Achillian ships are 7.1%, and Non-Binary ships are 7.1%. Of the twenty-eight ships, twenty-five are monogamous while three are polyamorous, so 89.2% monogamous to 10.7% polyamorous. Math is fun!

[odditycircus-2002]

If your requests are still open, can I request headcanons of the reader teaching the MK1 Earthrealm Champions how to skateboard?

If you need music for vibes, I got you:

A/N: Let me be honest, I'm not familiar with skateboard culture, nor skateboarding in general. I never bothered to pick up skateboarding after falling so hard trying to that I couldn't hear anything except a ringing in my ears for some minutes. So I hope I did this alright! 😅

Johnny Cage

After having Kenshi break into his house to try and rob him, then you breaking in after the former Yakuza to KILL said former Yakuaza, and then having two ninjas and a Fire God show up at the door, Johnny thought that nothing could really surprise him anymore. While not as mind-blowing, the action star didn’t expect to find you skateboarding by him between lessons with the monks. This resulted in him receiving a black eye from Kenshi for being distracted during that split second.

Afterward, using some foundation to cover up the bruise, Johnny approaches you to strike up a conversation. Johnny learns from you that Liu Kang allows you to skateboard around the Wu Shi Academy, as long as it's not during training or when others train. You demonstrated by skating circles around the action star while speaking with him.

While it's been years since he's even been on a skateboard, since at least high school, Johnny still knows the basics of how to use a skateboard. He demonstrates this to you after somehow talking you into letting him borrow your skateboard, with the apparent threat to break his kneecaps should he break your beloved board.

When you complimented that Johnny's skating ain't half bad, the action star decided to take it up a notch and attempt an Ollie. You tried to warn him against doing it, given how Johnny just ADMITTED how he hasn't practiced in years.

Yet, with the need to impress you and maintain his pride, Johnny tried to do an Ollie. This went about as well as you expected, as not only did Johnny fall onto the concrete flat on his BACK, but your skateboard also fell on his face when he was already down. To Johnny's credit, this humiliation didn't stop him from trying to skate again. Next time he did, though, he asked you to teach him how to do a proper Ollie, promising to listen this time.

Raiden

Given that Fengjian is a farming village with paved dirt roads, it was meant to be something other than a place for skateboarding. The young man had never seen a skateboard in person before Raiden left his hometown to further his training with the Shaolin Monks. You were already a great fighter in your own right, yet your mastery over your skateboard between training lessons with the monks intrigued Raiden.

You saw how Raiden would stare at you for long intervals whenever you passed by him from one place to another, specifically whenever you rode your board by him. After speaking with him during mealtime, you learned that the farm boy had never seen skateboarding before leaving home. You may or may not have blushed when Raiden complimented you as a great skater despite you brushing it off, explaining it's just something you did to help concentrate during training.

When you offered to teach Raiden how to skateboard, he humbly agreed and added that it also looks fun. Yet, Earthrealm's champion didn't expect how daunting it would be to stand on a wooden board with four wheels. It didn't help that you were also watching him and able to observe all of his failed attempts to just skate from one side of the courtyard to the other.

Not to mention, he kept getting in his own way, cautious of falling off your skateboard. Raiden was wary of crashing to the point that he would just jump off the board, whether it was mid-skate or learning to make a turn. You make a note to grab Raiden a helmet and knee pads to ease his mind somewhat.

Nonetheless, you were patient with Raiden as you slowly walked him through the basics. You let him hold on to your shoulders as he tried to figure out how to balance on your skateboard, and you even held him by the hips as he started to move.

Kung Lao

Like Raiden, Kung Lao had never seen skateboarding before leaving Fengjian. Sure, he'd heard some inkling about it whenever some relatives from the nearest city came over to visit, but that's about it. He never gave it much thought beyond that and only thought he would take up a board once you challenged him.

You offered to show Kung Lao how to use a skateboard while teaching Raiden how to use yours. But the monk rejected your offer, stating that he did not need a board with wheels when his abilities and training gave him all the speed he'd ever need. In retaliation, you said it was alright, given that you knew Raiden would do better than Kung Lao even IF the former chose to learn from you. Kung Lao finally accepts your offer, not wanting to be second best to Raiden again, confident he can master the board faster than Raiden.

To Kung Lao's credit, he took to the board reasonably well with outstanding balance and wasn't as worried about crashing as Raiden, meaning he wasn't as afraid to try some tricks. The monk quickly picked up the basics and even performed some tricks, such as a fakie reverse, hippie jump, half flip, and even a Casper tre. Kung Lao can add flair to his skateboarding tricks thanks to his ability to teleport with sakura petals in his wake.

However, despite his excellent balance and style, Kung Lao ran into one speed bump regarding skateboarding. He had trouble turning on the skateboard, specifically making quick turns that weren't slow wide arcs.

While it did frustrate the monk that he didn't completely master skateboarding, you admitted to Kung Lao that he impressed you for someone who had never seen a skateboard until coming to the Wu Shi Academy. Both you and Raiden complimented Kung Lao for how quickly he did learn skateboarding. The monk admitted that he only picked up the sport so fast because you're a good teacher. While touched, you then playfully roll your eyes when Kung Lao claims that he'll likely surpass you in your own sport if he kept practicing.

Kenshi Takahashi

In Japan, skateboarding is a popular sport that gained traction in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Kenshi dabbled in skateboarding as a boy and a young teen. He wasn't an Olympic champion at the sport, but he did know the basics and how to do a trick or two. However, when Kenshi became more involved with the Yakuza, he had less time to skateboard and eventually dropped it entirely.

When he first saw you skateboarding during your months preparing for the Tournament at the Wu Shi Academy, he was reminded of his youth. However, you wouldn't let him forget what he's done as a younger man to you and your family, not that he blames you for it. Kenshi knows he deserves your loathing. Yet, after losing sight, making friends with Johnny Cage, and being given Sento, Kenshi became a changed man afterward.

Eventually, Kenshi approached you in private, as you were skateboarding around an empty courtyard, to formally apologize to you and ask for forgiveness. He knows you lost so much because of him and doesn't expect you to forgive him, but Kenshi at least wants to let you know he felt remorse for what he did in his past. Yet, having also grown, decided to forgive him, not immediately but slowly over time. You start by talking about skateboarding.

While you were initially reluctant to let Kenshi on your prized skateboard, seeing as you don't know how much Sento let's him "see", you eventually let the blind swordsman have a go. Granted, you stayed by his side as he started to ride the board in case he fell over. You tried your best to instruct the rusty Kenshi step by step on the board, such as mounting it, and dismounting it, pushing the board, and stopping.

For Kenshi's part, while it was initially strange not to have his feet on the ground with Sento guiding him, everything he ever learned about skateboarding swiftly returned to him. Soon, Kenshi was making full turns without your guide, even going as far as to show off by doing an ollie. You clapped in encouragement as he landed back on the board without issue, your grin matching Kenshi's own. The latter feels like he reclaimed some part of a childhood he had long lost.