#a deceptive perfection

[i-really-like-phrogs]

Something’s awful SKETCHY about those two girls… but it might just be the blonde one’s hairspray…

[talesfromthebandgeekmafia]

I gotta say I do absolutely adore that Fig Faeth who’s entire relationship with romance up to that point is tied to deception finds her match with a person whose defining trait is her honesty

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2024: THE AMBERGRIS TRILOGY by Jeff VanderMeer.

Up next! This series is how I'm bridging my current writing/revision project with the one on deck for my personal nano. They're both Weird Stories, but the one I'm working on now is Weird (genre), like VanderMeer, and the one I'm planning for November is going to be Weird (fungus), also like VanderMeer. I hope to get Driscoll vibes AND some New Book vibes out of this!

[imagineitdearies]

Me: *Checks current word count of ch36, it's already at 6.5k*

Also me: *Still has a whole ass scene to flesh out*

[sonnenreich]

                  𝐬𝐮𝐧  𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞  𝐚𝐧𝐝  𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡  𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰,                   𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫  𝐦𝐲  𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡  𝐚𝐧𝐝  𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞  𝐢𝐭  𝐬𝐨.                   𝐛𝐲  𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭  𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬,  𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝  𝐚𝐧𝐝  𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞,                   𝖆𝖘  𝕴  𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑,  𝖘𝖔  𝖒𝖔𝖙𝖊  𝖎𝖙  𝖇𝖊.

⛤          𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐂𝐇   :    a  selective  &  mutually  exclusive  original  character 𝐙𝐄𝐄𝐕  𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄,  the  witch  in  the  woods  that  grants  you  wishes  and  dooms  himself. 

[sophiesonlinediary]

so i have this guy (in my head) and i’ve just curated him perfectly for the last like 2 years (?) so i have like his family tree, his job, his playlist, i even have a spotify playlist for him, he’s my dream man, and like i use him for my fake scenarios/stories and i was curious and decided to look up his name that i chose one random day and tell me why he has the exact same name as a booktok bf 😭

[yan-snowcave]

"As I told you so long ago my Perfect Soul, whatever path you take, whatever you turn into. I will always be by your side, human, beast, angel or even a demon like myself. In the end we are bound by our entwined souls, even as time coorode our souls and death feasts upon our flesh. We will always be toghether and that's a promise my Perfect Soul."

[Anyone want some Non-Human Milo's? Then I have just the thing for you, we have a Hellhound, a DemonPrince and an 'Angel' to choose from! More Information about them like always down below and also some more comments from Makura]

Hellhound!Milo

- He has two hounds that are almost always bound to his own collar, their names are Clock & Burger (they are highly protective of Milo and his Partner)

- Leads a large pack of Hellhound who obey his every word, they sometimes act a lot like a Hivemind

- Milo can connect himself to a chosen hellhound and see through their eyes and hear what they hear. He uses this to be by his Partner when he has to (reluctantly) do his job

- If he likes a person enough he might allow them to name a hound (he named most of them though)

- Can Spit molten lava out of his mouth, thanks to this his mouth & teeth are immune to hot tempratures

- His general sense of smell & hearing has imrpoved immensily (also his puppy eye game just leveld to the max)

- Loves to get ear scritches, his tail will wag like crazy

- His job is to hunt down Souls who are trying to escape from the 4th layer of hell (Gluttony's Domain) If he deems the Soul an easy catch he unclips Clock's or Burger's leash and lets them hunt it down

["A hound trained to guard, realized soon that one head wasn't enough anymore. So he stitched two more heads onto his own. A false Cerberus with an army that obeys his commands and share his thirst for blood. That's my Perfect Beastly Soul."]

Demon Prince!Milo

- His transformation was the most painfull out of the three paths, after his body finished his transformation he passed out for a week. He also gained a very hight pain tolerance thanks to it

- His Demonic Beast form is in the same family as the Tatzelwurm & Seropard (Snake, Cat hybrid creatures)

- Will gladly fly around with his partner and even do small flying tricks to impress them since he's super agile in the air (he also does mating dances to impress his partner, like some of the tropical birds)

- Thanks to his feet being replaced with cat paws it's impossible to hear him walk unless he wants to be heard

- Is still learning how to controll his magical powers

- Milo can freely change his size when in his Demonic Beast form, so it's not uncommon to see a smaller Beast!Milo resting in his Partners lap

- He can also shapeshift into the animal that represents him, in this case it would be a Cat

- He has a strong Venom that paralyzes whoever he bites (if enough venom is injected it causes permanent paralyzation)

[A cat with the snakes tongue, oh how fitting it is for you to be consumed by it at last. Only for you to turn the table once again and be reborn as something better. A beast hidden in a Princes body, you truely are my Perfect Deceptive Soul]

'Angel'!Milo

- He has a highly intelgent bunny named "Tazer who turns into his Electric Spear weapon (Tazer is also acts as his emotinal support animal, after a few demons tried to eat him alive)

- He can change the Brightness and color of his halo, he can even set it up so it shows his emotions but he prefers to keep it it's regular mode

- When he's upset, angry or frustrated he does the lil' bunny thump

- Like owls, Milo dosent make any sound while flying

- His secret weapon are his ears which can rip apart to reveal something akin to a mouth or pincers. The spikes like teeth are strong enough to tear through bones like a hot knife through butter (when they are no longer needed they retract into the ears and seal themself up again)

- He has two small fangs which are freed during life threatining situation, these fangs contain high dosages of Black Mamba Venom

- The inside of his mouth is also fully black

- He has dug a few burrows out of instinct and gets embarassed when someone mentiones them (he has a main one where he stores important items & naps in even though he has his own privat room)

[A soul so pure yet tainted, strangely enough it isn't by our hands or that of those who had caused you pain. It simply is the dark corruption of love, the need for it so desprate that you would've done anything to just get a sliver of it. And after such a long time, you can finally can let go of it for you have found your way back home. To the place where you truely belong to, where the most powerfull creatures roaming around love you, my Perfect Pure Soul]

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Adam and Eve Sent Out from the Garden

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.’” 4 And the serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.

8 Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God in the midst of the trees of the garden. 9 Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 And the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave to me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 And Yahweh God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than any of the cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”

16 To the woman He said,

“I will greatly multiply Your pain and conception, In pain you will bear children; Your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.”

17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’;

Cursed is the ground because of you; In pain you will eat of it All the days of your life. 18 Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; 19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”

20 Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. 21 Then Yahweh God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

22 Then Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us to know good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever”— 23 therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life. — Genesis 3 | Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 2:8-9; Genesis 2:16-17; Genesis 2:25; Genesis 4:1; Genesis 4:9; Genesis 4:11; Genesis 8:21; Exodus 20:18; 1 Samuel 15:15; Proverbs 24:31; Isaiah 14:14; Matthew 10:16; Luke 24:27; John 8:44; John 16:21; Romans 5:12; Romans 7:11; Romans 8:20; 1 Corinthians 15:47; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Hebrews 1:7; Hebrews 6:8; Revelation 2:7; Revelation 6:15; Revelation 22:14

Hope Through the Curse

[ambiguouspenny]

Inspo Weekend/ Seven Sentence Sunday.

Thank you @freneticfloetry @lemonlyman-dotcom @rmd-writes & @lightningboltreader for the tags this weekend!

From a Canon Divergence Tarlos AU:

“Play nice with Austin’s most eligible,” Paul calls out to them, and Nancy twirls in her denim mini skirt and Dr. Marten platform boots.  “I only play nice, Strickland!” She calls back, arm stretched high with wriggling fingers.  Carlos catches the last of Paul’s final wave goodbye as the crowd of 90s-themed club kids envelopes them both. The music is louder out on the dance floor, but the alcohol in his system makes good company for the vibration of the speakers—spreading like a wave through a gyrating sea of hands and hips.  They’d been doing this for months now — any Friday night they both had off, Nancy and Carlos found themselves here. Not here, as in this specific club. But here, close to drunk and chasing the high of a stranger’s wandering eyes— Nancy backed up against him, the two of them putting on a show for Austin’s most eligible.

Related inspo:

no pressure tagging for the end of the weekend people who may or may not have done either of these already: @hoko-onchi-writes @rosedavid @teeveeyou @heartstringsduet @detective-giggles @catanisspicy @jddryder

Happy to see you :)

[dark-elf-writes]

Squalo with maxed out stats and the main plot line of the campaign already finished: uhhhh…I get eaten by a shark?

They are just trying to feel something at this point. After so long at the top they are damn bored.

[troublcmakcrs]

//we're getting places "you're not getting anywh-" WE'RE GETTING PLACES!!!!!!

[ask-cloverfield]

kinda weird that there aren’t more transformers with trailer altmodes

keeps the immobile alt modes of certain characters, have some fun interactions with being hitched or whatever and whatnot

[ilikedetectives]

Getting BT2 kisses to (somewhat) work with Kalius is like getting a third eye opened

[48787]

I keep misremembering singular words from setting wiki pages and then not realizing that i'm misremembering them until I've constructed labyrinthine head canons and large swaths of fan fiction under the mental pretense that what I was saying is grounded in actual canon. Worse, it also frequently is "canon" for something I haven't read through entirely yet so I don't want to look up too many details for and think that I'll be able to find more details on my weird little obsessions only to realize I literally made them entirely on my own.

All I will ever fucking have is what I fucking made up.

Even worse is the fact that I usually have all the discussions about shit like this with the people who wanted me to get into the media in the first place, and since it's singular word differences that have massive ramifications, they sometimes think what I'm saying is real too!!!

Which has a MASSIVE snowball effect where I assume they know more than me about this thing that doesn't exist so I assume there's more info on it that I can find later once I've read more, and they somehow believe me and talk about it like it exists even though it fucking doesn't and we both start constructing terribly intricate headcanons on the entirely false pretense that it's all real.

And then it fucking spreads. The web of deception grows. Its tendrils grasp at who knows how many from there.

Until I go to look it up again for one reason or another and go through the stages of "Oh, maybe I'm searching for it wrong" -> "Oh, maybe it just didn't get written down in the wiki" -> "Where is it?" -> "Oh my God, it never was real." and I have to sit with the fact that I have all this foundational setting shaping shit that only me and those in my fucking reality warping aura know about. I thought everyone knew about this. I thought I was the one who didn't know. I thought there would be more to learn.

All I will ever fucking have is what I fucking made up.

I truly live in a lucid dream within a tomb of treachery. You Are Being Deceived is all about the deceptions we allow ourselves to believe, and boy howdy am I being Deceived.

Fitting, because this time around it was the existence of the Matrix of Deception

At some point some wires got crossed between the Matrix of Conquest and the Matrix of Deception, I thought both were weird Shattered Glass things or perhaps one or the other was something brought up in a weird Transformers continuity that might have lasting ramification in the stuff I was reading... No, the Matrix of Deception never fucking existed.

I have So much lore surrounding the Matrixs (I am not calling them Matrices fuck off), I had assumed there were more than just those three, I had all these little theories about the thirteen primes...

And now they're not even theories. There are only two Matrixs, and they largely only exist in their own universes barring weird crossovers or SG invasions. My attempts to solve the mystery have warped into creating my own mystery to solve.

To my fucking credit, my wife is the main reason I bought into my own deception. She got me into Transformers and she is my primary motivating force to continue looking into it, and so when she thought it was real my descent was practically guaranteed.

But I'm entering the next inevitable stage, the "Did I Do That?" stage, with the haunting possibility that I made it the fuck up deliberately and then forgot that I did. The true horror begins. I may have posted HERE, on THIS VERY BLOG, about making it the fuck up. And I still managed to forget and then convince myself that it was real, at least in some continuity.

It's too late now. There is too much already. I just have to keep going.

I've learned that the Matrix of Conquest is sometimes called the Matrix of Chaos, which adds another Matrix to my list, if I'm already making shit up then I might as well split them into their own things. Might as well break the triune... I had to get 10 more anyway to make it to 13... even though not all of the 13 Prime's made a Matrix and instead made other shit.... Whatever.

I am in too deep. I need to start writing stuff down before I forget it, now that I'm once again the sole arbiter of this fucking nonexistent lore... I already was writing various fanfictions and had ttrpg shit planned... At least I no longer have the possibility of getting spoiled on it anymore!

[sonnenreich]

𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝖘𝖚𝖓𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝖘𝖚𝖓𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙

[bell-gryffin]

I have been torturing myself rewatching shows I enjoyed but they got cancelled after one season.

An ongoing list:

Deception - Okay, this one is silly but it’s so entertaining. We barely got crumbs for the Cameron/Kay relationship, but they would have been adorable together. It ended with an incredible cliffhanger that would have been great to see get resolved.

Whiskey Cavalier - Holds up so good. The chemistry Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan have is unreal. The entire cast/characters were great. Ends with a cliffhanger, but I assume it had a positive outcome.

The Brave - I plowed through this one the fastest. So far, this one is the one I can’t believe didn’t get renewed. I think the mass appeal was highest with this one. I believe it premiered the same season that Seal Team did, and they were too similar. Seal Team had a bigger star, so people chose that one instead. Unfortunate, because I loved this one.

Combat Hospital - My favorite part of this show was obviously Simon/Rebecca. I did a fair bit of fast forwarding on this one. Lowest on the list so far, but I would have watched more.

Debris - A weird sci-fi show, this one never stood a chance. It’s such a cool, unique show. I was into it. Also, very into Brian/Finola. I would have loved to see that relationship develop.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - I clearly never rewatched this show entirely since it originally aired because I barely recognized anything I was watching. This was tough to get through. It started off so good. Aaron Sorkin does a great pilot and often it goes downhill from there. The cast is the best part, and the throwaway humor is great. The two main couples, especially Matt & Harriet, drag the show down. (And this is coming from a serial shipper.) I hated them together. There is no way they last at all. I’m glad I finished and can move on to the next. This is the first show on this list that I’m not upset it got cancelled.

LA to Vegas - Solid comedy. Out of all these shows so far, this had the most potential for mass appeal. Networks are dumb to cancel comedies after one season. They need time to grow.

Perfect Harmony - 10/10 I actually laughed out loud a few times watching this. The songs are great, and I’ve had Glorious stuck in my head since that episode.