#a Cyrus sibling

[chiefguideandcentre]

Finding out who the voices are in English version studio ghibli movies always throws me sideways

[al-luviec]

went crazy while drawing this

[revvethasmythh]

"This is my brother! I didn't know he was here. Say hello, everyone. This is Cyrus, my brother, Cyrus." - Campaign 3, Episode 8: A Woodworker's Quandary

[sparring-spirals]

dorian loses his older sibling and. is suffering the specific and unique horror of having someone who has always been there, since the day he was born. who was always there- not always friendly but always. there. in the world since before he came into it, a fixture of the world turning.

and then he's gone. and dorian has no idea what he would want him to do.

[sunbrightheart]

“when it’s time to go home, we go home. and i hope we go home together.” OHHHHH IM SICKKKKK

[isnt-it-pretty]

AU where Alhaitham is taken in by the Akademiya instead of his grandmother.

He's not the only child there. The other is a few years older- smaller, though-- with white hair and red eyes. Cyno is broken more than any child should be, but he refuses to let the researchers hurt Alhaitham the way they hurt him. He diverts their attention as much as he can, and Alhaitham hides behind him, afraid and cursing himself for not protecting Cyno. Instead, he does what he can to make it better after. He sits next to Cyno when the pain is too much. He reads books the Akademiya gives him to keep him quiet-- Cyno can't read, but Alhaitham can--, and he curls against Cyno's side as they both sleep through restless nights.

When the experiments finally end (in no small part due to Cyrus' actions), Cyrus holds out his hand to them both and offers them a home together. Neither of them trusts him at first. They're so used to being afraid and having only each other, but it's a home. It's safety and warmth with all the books either of them could dream of.

It isn't quite sweet and happy. Cyno struggles with the power of the spirit inside him and desperately wants to fit in with others, while Alhaitham finds it easier to disregard emotion. They argue, spats that end with harsh words and hurt feelings. But at night, when the nightmares come, they still find solace cuddled against each other.

Cyno goes to school first. He's older, and Alhaitham has no interest in it yet. The other students don't like him much-- he's too quiet, too different. But he has Lisa, one of his seniors who thinks her professor's sons are adorable, and a Kshahrewar boy named Kaveh.

It's Cyno who introduces Kaveh to Alhaitham, although it wasn't his intent. His life at school and home are kept carefully separate-- few people even know he's Professor Cyrus' son (Kaveh is one of them, and he knows of Alhaitham, but he's never met him.) One day Cyno is exhausted and in pain. Hermanubis pushes against his control, fraying his edges. Kaveh takes him home, and it's Alhaitham who answers the door, eyes wide with worry. He drops the book he was holding to help Cyno inside. It quickly morphs into scolding because why can't Cyno just take care of himself? He knows stress makes it worse-

Kaveh is smitten with his best friend's brother before the interaction is even finished.

It's a bit of a mess when Alhaitham eventually joins the Akademiya. Nobody is surprised when he decides on Haravatat, but it takes him out of Cyrus' reach. It's hard to protect him that way. It was more important with Cyno, who still bears the weight of Hermanubis and who the Akademiya still watches closely because of it (they're like vultures circling a corpse), but Alhaitham was a test subject too. At least Cyno has graduated and joined the matra, and Kaveh still has a year or two left in his own degree. They can all watch out for Alhaitham.

Then Alhaitham and Kaveh get into their argument, and Kaveh pulls away from Cyno just as much as Alhaitham. It hurts-- Kaveh is one of the few friends Cyno has, and Lisa is gone too. It puts pressure on Alhaitham and Cyno's relationship, because can't Alhaitham at least try to be kind? Alhaitham, just as hurt, although better at hiding it, argues back. Neither of them will ever be wanted; neither of them will ever belong. It's time they both give up trying to be something they're not. (It's the worst fight they've ever had and the longest they ever go without speaking.)

It's in the ensuing years that Cyno meets Tighnari. They become friends first, and then something more. He doesn't introduce Tighnari to his family for a long time, and-- similar to Kaveh-- when he does, it's because of an injury.

Cyno is the General Mahamatra. It's a dangerous position, and everybody in his life knows it. So, when he's severely injured on a mission, it isn't a surprise. Alhaitham and Cyrus wait in anxious silence when Tighnari hears the news and rushes over. Cyno is fine (relatively), but those few tense hours cement one thing: Alhaitham and Tighnari loathe each other. 

Alhaitham thinks that Cyno can-- and should-- do better than some amurta botany student. Tighnari thinks Alhaitham is stuck up and intolerable. Cyrus and Cyno think they're both idiots. Eventually, they find some common ground. They both care about Cyno and would both cut somebody down for hurting him. That's good enough. Besides, it means Cyno will stop coming to Alhaitham's door in the middle of the night, bloodied from a mission but refusing to see a doctor. He can go bother Tighnari instead, who has actual medical training.

When Kaveh builds The Palace of Alcazarzaray and finds nothing left afterwards, Alhaitham offers him a place to stay. Kaveh agrees under one condition-- don't tell Cyno what happened. It's a little complicated, considering Cyno tends to show up unannounced. Sometimes he's hurt, other times he's bored, or just wants to see Alhaitham. He walks in as Kaveh and Alhaitham eat breakfast one morning, visibly shocked to see Kaveh for the first time in years. Alhaitham meets his eyes and tells him, "Don't ask." So Cyno doesn't. He knows Alhaitham well enough that don't ask means don't ask. 

The Archon Quest is hell. Cyno disappears without saying goodbye-- he can't risk endangering his family, so only Tighnari knows what's happening. Alhaitham promises Cyrus that he'll find Cyno, and follows the trail of the Divine Knowledge Capsule because he hopes it will lead him to his brother. (He'll never admit to being afraid. He's supposed to be beyond that now-- an adult, not the small child hiding behind Cyno-- but what if the Akademiya was involved? What if Cyno is hurt or dead?)

There's no fight outside Aaru Village, just exasperation and some cutting words that neither of them takes seriously. They're long used to each other's bite, and it involves more eye rolling than not, but everybody else decides they must hate each other.

Alhaitham doesn't know that the Akademiya compiled information on Cyno, but he can still make an educated guess. Cyno is hurt in a way few others can notice (only Cyrus, Tighnari, and Kaveh, but none of them are there), but Alhaitham does, and it makes him furious at the Akademiya. Cyno hates Alhaitham's plan to rescue Nahida because it's dangerous. If it goes wrong, Alhaitham will be on the front line, but they both know the role they have to play. (Alhaitham refuses to hide behind Cyno again. Let him protect his brother for once.)

It's only after all is said and done, as they sit among their friends at Nilou's party, that everybody figures out that they're brothers. Nahida drops the information casually, mentioning, "you and your brother," to Cyno. The general consensus is, "You're WHAT?!"

Alhaitham and Cyno, unconcerned and speaking in exasperated unison, "We're adopted." 

[paracosmicat]

Watering the Andi Mack fandom with my obscure headcannons and waiting for the fans to return like wildlife to the forest

- TJ loves cartoons. He loves She Ra and Steven Universe but he also watches OLD cartoons. He just loves cartoons and when Cyrus introduces him to fandom space he lurks like it’s the daily newspaper.

- Cyrus thinks the word boyfriend sounds SO nice and he says it any chance he gets. TJ of course thinks it’s really cute and doesn’t mind at all.

- Iris thought that Cyrus just didn’t like her, which she was super bummed about but okay with. So when she runs into Cyrus and TJ at the next  renaissance fair, it’s a little bit healing for her. I think their agreement to be friends becomes a little more viable this time and they start hanging out regularly.

- Jonah deserves to be a part of the Good Hair Crew and the way they tell him is by coyly being like wow Jonah your hair looks great today…great..? You might even say good. And he is just like “I thought great was better than good”

- aromantic Jonah Beck aromantic Jonah Beck aromantic Jonah Beck

- TJ drops the jock thing after freshmen year of high school and starts dressing more polished, coupled with the fact that he now needs glasses. Come on, no one has a consistent style throughout their ENTIRE high school years.

- TJ and Cyrus are the couple that makes it, I know it I just know it. Anytime they have a fight or argument that they need to figure out Cyrus pulls out his binder and walks them through it by talking to himself in third person. “Now, Cyrus how does that make you feel? —…WELL BAD.”

- The Kippen siblings don’t even realize they are dating the same person basically until Iris and Cyrus become good friends again and then Amber and TJ just watch in horror as they OFTEN say the same thing at the same time.

- Cyrus did a whole grand promposal the day before TJ’s grand promposal so they had two

- Andi and Buffy have been in love since season 2 but they take until their senior year of high school to realize and actually start dating, everyone is relieved, especially Cyrus who had to help Andi through thinking she must just have a crush on [checks notes] every boy Buffy has dated

[nostalgiaknight]

Giratina: they’re just sore losers.

[aisy15-chan]

Volo, Cyrus & Zero from that one pokemon movie going be most funny not related blood siblings bond plus with Giratina that become the tired oldest sibling figure that has deal thier bullshit (They trap with 3 crazy big ass nerd) i ever thinking lol

[villainsidestep]

oh fawn we are really in it now

[sidesteppostinghours]

having a normal time this fine morning <- is making up an au for an au

[autumnfangirler]

Becker family shenanigans >:) (ft. @villainsidestep's fawn becker and @idlenight's river becker! this was also inspired by their posts)

text is in the alt text, and click for better quality because tumblr is apparently determined to kill the quality of everything i post

[extreme-neutral]

separate version for good ol tag search

they are fighting for first blood slice

[benoits-neckerchieves]

Just in case you want to know what it’s like living at my house, it’s 1am and my brother is loudly singing Flowers by Miley Cyrus in a Benoit Blanc voice

[notmeiti]

[idlenight]

You are a re-gene and people are always telling you what to do.

You are a hero and people are always telling you what to do.

You are a younger sibling, and people are always telling you what to do.

You are sick of people telling you what to do.

Act like this. Don’t stand like that. That isn’t how a hero behaves. How can we possibly trust you. Don’t be stupid and stop rushing in for once even though you still saved all those people.

You could’ve taken Puppeteer just fine if they had just let you.

You had fought him just fine in Carter’s mansion - though that was interrupted by his bomb. Going toe to toe with him on the bridge and keeping up despite protecting Handyman the entire time too. Fuck, last week you threw him out of a window when he got too annoying!

You could’ve taken Puppeteer just fine.

Maybe it’s because you aren’t used to each other anymore.

Maybe it’s because they don’t trust you to handle yourself.

Maybe they never trusted you to be able to keep up with your older siblings. Maybe you were always lesser.

But really, they are just scared.

Scared to lose you, even more scared to have you watch.

They thread you but they whisper sorry.

They manipulate you but they do so gently just a breeze rippling across the surface and not the storm bound for the ocean. Nothing breaks the surface if you don’t let it.

They order you to go, run, flee. Leave. Be safe. Be safe.

You are a younger sibling, and people are always telling you what to do.

But you have always been good at ignoring the orders of others.