#also she's so damn strong and flexible

[scarefox]

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[arc-misadventures]

MFK with Jaune: Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, and Selina Kyle

Jaune: MFK XII

Nora: Oh Jaune-Jaune~?

Jaune: No, you can’t have your grenades back.

Nora: But, that’s not…?!

Jaune: You aren’t allowed to test peoples bone density with your war hammer.

Nora: But, it’s only, Cardin… Wait! No, that’s not what I want…??

Jaune: You can’t have another, McSchneer Lumberjack Burger. They banned you after you demanded more maple syrup bacon strips, and subsequently destroyed the counter when they said no.

Nora: That’s not what I wanted to ask!

Jaune: It’s not; Then what is it?

Nora: MFK~!

Jaune: Naww fuck…

Nora: Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, or Selina Kyle~?

Jaune: The ladies of, Batman’s Rouge Gallery? Why them?

Nora: Why not them?

Jaune: …

Jaune: Fair enough… Okay… I would kill, Poison Ivy.

Nora: Aww… but, I thought you liked us red heads~?

Jaune: I do, but it’s more of personality/mind set kind of thing. I understand why she wants to save the environment, and all that. But, considering her powers she could make plants that absorb the pollution, and cleanse the environment like nature currently does. I mean, we’ve got algae springing up the can digest plastics, and there are mushrooms capable of absorbing nuclear radiation. I mean come on! Poison Ivy could easily do that, and make something ten times better at doing that! But, no let’s kill all the corrupt businessmen, politicians, and everyone on the whole god damn planet to save the environment! That’s sounds lovely~!

Nora: Okay… that sounded personal…

Jaune: Sorry, but environmentalists annoy the hell out of me! I mean come on! Let’s stop using all fossil fuels, and natural gas to prevent the world from ending in the next five years, a notion that they have said a dozen times in the last three decades! Not to mention that idea would kill millions in a matter of weeks if implemented?!

Nora: …?!

Nora: So…

Nora: Who ya gonna fuck…?

Jaune: Harely Quinn.

Nora: Oh really, you got a thing for clowns~?

Jaune: No. I have to pick, and of the two I would like to sleep with, Harely Quinn. I’m curious about how flexible she would be, among other things…

Nora: Nice~!

Jaune: And, lastly I would marry, Selina Kyle.

Nora: Why her?

Jaune: Admittedly I like, Catwoman the most out of the trio. I like her mature elegance, that femme fatale, and saucy air about her. Plus, I read the comics, she a romantic at heart with, Bruce Wayne. Granted unless written as so, Selina never overcomes, Bruce’s obsession with being, Batman. But, in the stories they do get together, they form a strong lasting pair who grow up to have a loving family together with.

Jaune: I want that too…

Jaune: You happy, Nora, have you got your answer.

Nora: I’m ecstatic, Fearless Leader~! I’ll see you later~!

Jaune: …

Jaune: Somethings off with that smile of hers… I don’t like it…

~~~

Nora: Alright ladies, have you made your decision?

Cinder: Perfectly! I will be going as, Catwoman. I already have a catsuit that I know, Jaune will absolutely drool all over~!

Nora: Oh, nice! It really shows of your phat ass! He better give that a nice hard slap when he sees it!

Cinder: I’ll give him plenty of reasons to do just that~! Now, Neo will be using her semblance to dress as, Harley Quinn. She is also flexible enough to play the part~!

Nora: I’m sure, Jaune will love that~! Don’t pull a muscle out there , Neo!

Neo: 😁

Nora: No, I’m being serious, he will pull some muscles when he’s done with you!

Neo: 🤕🥴

Nora: Oh~? Kinky, I like it~!

Cinder: And, lastly, Emerald will be using her semblance to appear as, Poison Ivy!

Emerald: Are you sure this will work? He hates, Poison Ivy.

Nora: That means he’ll hate fuck you to get rid of that pent up rage~!

Emerald: Oh…? Oh~? Oh that sounds like fun~!

Cinder: Alright girl, let’s head out! Let’s show, Jaune what’s it’s like to be embrace by a trio of femme fetale’s~!

Emerald: Thanks, Nora, we really appreciate your help!

Nora: No problem ladies! And, good luck!

Nora: Cause… you’ll need it… oh boy you’ll need it…

[shadowstarion]

ahem ahem aheeem..... ermmmm as a poly party enthusiast, would youuuu possibly have any more headcanons on the tadpolycule? 👀👀👀 thank you so much!!!

YES I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS. i’ll go character by character for headcanons and how i imagine different dynamics.

tadpolycule headcanons!

shadowheart is basically programmed to be non-monogamous and extremely repressed at the same time. it’s just sex and physical attraction with astarion and karlach until it isnt and then things get complicated. the idea of casual openness throughout the camp is comforting to her— clearly if they were interested in pursuing other partners that meant whatever they had with shadowheart wasn’t anything serious, right? she’s definitely closest to astarion and karlach but not at all opposed to fooling around with anyone else (maybe even aylin and isobel if they��re into it)

astarion isn’t sure about all this, but the lack of exclusivity is similarly comforting. he can make his own decisions about who he wants, what he wants, and when he wants it. he can decide that he’s craving a particular partner or type of play and he’ll have it damn near guaranteed. he’s showered in love from head to toe in every way he could possibly want it. the additional benefit to having flexibility in partners is that he never has to go without blood again, but he does have his preferences. shadowheart, halsin, and wyll are his top 3.

karlach has big feelings for everyone. shadowheart is her primary partner in the sense that their relationship is both romantic and sexual. when it comes to the rest of the group it’s usually one or the other; she has strong platonic bonds with wyll and gale that seldom cross into sexual territory, and sexual attraction to astarion and halsin thats more of an undefined grey area between romantic and platonic. she is also the group nicknamer; she will call you things and they will stick. shadowheart is shaddy or princess, astarion is fangs or stars, halsin is big guy or boss, wyll is prince charming, gale is teach

gale my absolute autistic legend does not even realize he’s included in whatever this is until it’s far too late. he can flirt yes, but being flirted with almost always goes over his head. gotta push my bladeweave agenda here by saying he’s ultimately closest to wyll, they’ve got some real friends to lovers/same trauma let’s kiss about it dynamic going on. as for the others i think he’s down horrific for shadowheart and halsin. has some weird sexually charged rivalry with astarion that’s mostly one-sided on astarion’s part. and karlach is just a solid bro

wyll is the group goody two-shoes without a doubt. he gets so easily flustered especially when it comes to astarion, karlach, and shadowheart. astarion flirts with him and poor wyll is a trainwreck, karlach is majorly physical once she’s able to be and it makes wyll’s heart race every time she hugs him, and shadowheart is so pretty it leaves him tongue tied. wyll’s a gentleman about everything too, he’ll give gale his coat as soon as he notices the wizard is shivering, insists that halsin take a rest and let him finish up chopping their firewood, etc.

halsin is the poly expert!!! he would absolutely be the one to give everyone else they language they need to discuss their relationships and boundaries. he’s the most sexually open of them all and doesn’t have any particular setbacks when it comes to sex; he’s happy to indulge anyone who wants him and let them indulge in whoever else they’d like. with halsin everything is super casual but intimate at the same time, all about pleasure and connection and enjoying life as nature intended. he’s the group service top and has definitely been called daddy at least once by everyone.

[puzzled-pegasus]

Heroes of Olympus---fitness/body related hcs

***Idk if anyone would even plan on it but Please do not comment or tag this as anything sexual as it is not meant like that in any way whatsoever***

Percy

Everyone lost some weight on the big Argo II voyage due to stress and all the fighting and everything, Percy is no exception. 

In general, though, he is still leaner than Jason and has slightly less upper body/ pectoral strength than he does.

However, he has THE fucking core strength ever

Unless he's been really, really exerting himself he normally has a cushion of belly fat over his abs but if you feel his abs they're wow so strong

Also bunch of shoulder strength, he does lots of climbing

He honestly needs some squish especially in scenes set After Gaea’s defeat. One of the reasons im writing these hcs is that I hate the fanarts that give the demigods six or eight pack abs and 0 body fat like?? Have u ever seen a 16-17 year old boy with chiseled abs. Especially one that eats like mr Jackson. His mother is feeding him good on seven layer dip and cheeseburgers and cookies and blue candy and he drinks blue cherry Coke and eats his fill of barbecue every day at camp you Cannot tell me he has no body fat arrgggh

He probably looked like that while he was in Tartarus though bc he was probably really dehydrated and exhausted lmaoo

V good sense of balance and coordination

Jason

Jason’s got more strength in his arms/shoulders/upper body than anything else

Big arm and chest muscles

Also naturally has belly--when he's not worried abt food--but he tends to stand taller so you can't see it as much

Probably lost the most weight on the voyage. Too busy making sure everyone else was okay and also healing from his various injuries. He also had to be absolutely sure there was enough food for everyone else so he was worried abt taking too much

Generally spends more time exercising and has hardly ever seen a junk food in his life and eats a lot of protein bc hes always lived at camp jupiter so he's very muscle

Piper

Piper didn't really start exercising until she came to camp so she's probably the least physically strong in comparison

More squish than Annabeth. Carries fat in hips and thighs and belly

Thinks/feels like she's fat and low key worries abt it

Was only mildly disappointed when she started demigod training and her belly didn't instantly disappear lol

Kind of jealous of how Annabeth is so thin and athletic but Annabeth wishes she had Pipers thighs/boob/curves loll the curse of being a woman

Piper also feels like she has baby face compared to Annabeth bc she has chubbier cheeks and it annoys her

She's got a pretty good sense of balance tho

Pretty good at running fast but she doesn't have as much stamina as Annabeth

Shes quite flexible also

Pretty good swimmer

Annabeth

Naturally quite thin

been training her whole life so she's got strong arms and legs and core

Really good at running and sprinting

Very agile too

Core strength and upper body strength 

Great at dodging attacks, less good at blocking

Tallest of the girlies

Climber shoulders/back muscles

Wishes she had Piper’s curves kinda. She doesn't care all that much but occasionally is like damn wouldn't that be nice

Frank

Arrgh I hate how in the middle of the series Rick took away all of his fat. Screw you sir. Put it back. Put it bacK

So Frank Immediately gets his tum back in the span of a few weeks

He's also really tired for the next however long after the Mars boy magic adrenaline wears off bc where's his fuel??? Gone!!

Very good at Lifting stuff. He had to carry stuffs for his grandma all the time bc she was old

Mostly strong in the arms and chest/pectorals

His growth spurt happened real quick so he's still not used to how big he is which is why he's all clumsy

Needs to work on balance and coordination lol

Although he got most of his chub back, his Babyface™ didn't come back quite so strong

Hazel

Hazel is the shortest girlie

Was really thin back in the 40s and then gained quite a bit soon after she came back to life. She was very confused and probably horrified

This was bc of a combination of having a growth spurt, pressure on little girls to be thin back then and the times having changed now, having enough to eat now, and changes in the amounts of additives and high fructose corn syrup and shit in foods

She was really distraught for a while bc much like Nico’s internal conflict with The Gay, decades ago being chubby was an unforgivable sin for a little girl

Obv not to Nico’s extent bc I don't think people were killed for being fat but still

It takes her a while to see it as not a bad thing but just a thing

She has pretty evenly distributed muscle strength because when she started exercise at camp jupiter they worked All The Groups

Leo

We love our tiny little shrimp man

He didn't get enough to eat during his growth spurt so he's kind of stunted

Even though he's a hephaestus boy he could not for the life of him build a lot of muscle

He's not that strong

He's probably pretty flexible though

Nico

Also stunted because he didn't eat enough in his growth spurt

Pretty strong though

Smol but he is still growing

Is getting taller and will almost definitely surpass Leo

Also is slowly gaining a healthy amount of weight as he stays at camp and Will makes him eat and sleep more regularly and now he's less tired all the time

Pretty good core strength and balance and agility

Looks more his child age now that his cheeks are more filled in

Reyna

Buff Girl

Girlie works out when shes stressed and now she's got muscles like steel cables

Im talking arms, shoulders, core, legs, glutes

Can arm wrestle Jason and win even if he does try his darnedest

Incredible sprinter

Does so many squats that she got the whole bakery lol

Really likes her muscles

Flexes in the mirror

Jason expressed to her how impressive it was a few times and it was partially why she fell in love with him lol

Will

Will has pretty good arm muscles actually and can lift heavy stuffs

Can lift his bf easily

He has a soft tum tho and padding on his arms

Does yoga and stretching and that works his core

Soft

Eats good proteins and veggies and gets good sleeps

Healthy boi 10/10

[the-painted-siren]

I finally finished up my height and body headcanons for the cast!

Details beneath the cut!

Jay

- Narrow face. Has a sort of movie star look to him. The most conventionally attractive out of all the ninja. Short and a little boxy-looking. Slightly muscled shoulders (he’s an inventor) but otherwise stronger than he looks.

- Lots of freckles and fulguration scars. His body regularly conducts lightning through it and it shows. The smaller ones fade with time and return when he uses his powers.

Nya

- Square face and strong features, very grumpy resting expression. Moles on her cheek and the corner of her mouth and a couple on her neck. Dragon tattoo on her arm.

- Strong biceps and and thighs (she’s been an inventor, mechanic, samurai, and now a ninja). She can easily bench press a few of her teammates and her punches hit like a semi truck. She has swirling marks as well as fangs from her time merged as the ocean and a scar on her left side from fighting Dogshank (her body remembers the events of Skybound, even if nobody else—except for Jay—does.)

Lloyd

- Classic hero look: soft features, seems very approachable, most of his opponents don’t think he’s capable of great anger because of this. (They’re wrong). Puts effort into his appearance because he has strong feelings about what he thinks a hero should look like. He relaxes a little after the Merge and lets some of his less human traits become visible, such as his fangs and pointed ears. Unrecognizable outside of gi—literally looks like an average guy.

- He has a somewhat stocky, jock-like build. Has several visible scars and stretch marks but the most prominent are the claw marks on his shoulders from fighting his dad. Top surgery scars too (he is trans to me).

Kai

- Physically resembles his father quite a bit, has similar sharp features. Very handsome. Has a lot of very thick, coarse hair, so he uses a lot of hair jel for it. Has a scar over his right eye that he got while fighting a Serpentine.

- Jacked, very strong arms, biceps, and shoulders. Calloused hands from working the blacksmith forge. Same dragon tattoo as Nya on his left arm that he originally got to commemorate her sacrifice in Seabound. Top surgery scars (he is also trans to me)

Cole

- Has a soft, gentle-looking face. Probably the most relaxed out of everyone on the team. A couple moles on his nose.

- Tied with Zane for tallest height. Used to look very slender in s1/2 but has since put on a lot of weight. Large build with lots of functional muscle. Big arms, legs, hands, and feet. Big chest. You get the picture. Lots of body hair all over. Nearly invisible scar on his face from his time as a ghost.

Zane

- Tied with Cole for the tallest. Was originally shorter but was rebuilt taller after s3. Slender build with a strong, flexible core. Dr. Julien designed him to be light and fast to contrast the Juggernaut, which is slow yet tough. Can still tank a freight train. Powerful. Built to protect.

- Very human-looking despite his android body. (Dr. Julien was a damned genius) similar wiring to Pixal on his chest but with snowflakes instead of dots. Heart/core is comprised of chronosteel as given to him by the previous Master of Ice.

Pixal

- The shortest. Petite. Borg built her to look soft and amicable since she worked as an assistant at his company. Visible wiring since she is overflowing with every mechanism thought possible to make her as fully functional as a human being and more.

- Has an alternative Battle Mode body that is bigger than even Zane. She re-made the Samurai X persona to seem big, quiet, and terrifying to fight. She succeeded.

[sunandflame]

Flame and Water, Chapter 6

Summary: After the talk with Kyojuro you are again on your own and meeting someone you would have not expect.

Ship & Trope: Kyojuro x Fem!Reader (Water Pillars Tsuguko) / Slowburn

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Warnings: typical KnY violence, blood, self hatred, grief

Word Count: 2629 Words

Masterlist of Flame and Water

Your ways had parted and secretly you were happy and grateful for the solitude that was offered to you. You were not used to such energetic and noisy company and you were also not used to talking that much either. The missions you had with your master Tomioka were always filled with silence, but not the uncomfortable kind. You both liked and shared the opinion that it didn't need many words to keep each other company. Nonetheless, those few hours with the Flame Pillar had left their mark on you. The panic you were feeling towards him turned into confusion - confusion about how persistent he was towards you. A normal person would have given up after 2 days, but he came every day, for weeks. You yourself would not have done that and accordingly, his behavior had made an impression on you. If he wasn't just-

Your thoughts were interrupted by your Kasugai crow, Shimizu. "Caww! You're thinking about him right now, aren't you?" She sat on your shoulder as you walked on. Of course she accompanied you everywhere.

You chuckled. Shimizu knew you very well. "Who do you think I'm thinking of right now?"

"About Rengoku."

You paused for a moment. "Yes." You didn’t deny her the true answer. Why should you? Shimizu knew nearly everything about you.

"Kaname speaks highly only of his master."

Ah, Kaname, his crow. So that was it.

"He seems like a good person and mentor, maybe you shouldn't distance yourself from him like that. You could learn something from him. Might get stronger even if he uses Flame Breathing."

You fell into silence again. Shimizu was not wrong. Kyojuro Rengoku was undoubtedly a very strong fighter but… you both were not compatible. Neither your fighting style nor your personalities matched each other. You were fundamentally different. Flame Breathing featured extremely powerful singular strikes which 'burn' their opponent. Even at the thought of fire and burning, you shuddered. Water breathing was different. It depended on the flow, flexibility and adaptability of the user. Your body must be fluid in each motion as you imitate water and that was what fit you and your body. "Fire and water would never come together." You sounded final and didn't want to comment any more to this topic.

Your crow noticed this and flew off again to look out and show you the way. Several hours of walking passed before you felt a presence. It was so faintl that you were forced to sharpen your senses, your hand on your nichirin sword. You stopped and listened until you felt the presence again, this time you were sure it was that of a demon. No, wait. Not only one but several, and they were all coming towards you.

Concentration.

Water breathing... Third Form: Flowing Dance.

With a purpose in your mind, you angled your blade and swung in a winding motion, dancing along with your body in a flowing pattern, slicing every single demon in your path until you decapitated the demon who was the furthest from you. You looked back to see all the demons you sliced on your way, crumbling away until nothing was left. With a sharp swing, you removed the blood in one motion from your blade to sheathe it. That was easy, you thought. Were these demons just very weak or did you get stronger?

You couldn't tell as your thoughts were interrupted and you quickly turned around only to realize that those demons were just a distraction for a bigger and stronger one. Damn! You reacted too late, the demon was already too close to dodge his attack, when suddenly another blade was unsheathed, and another slayer stood in front of you to face the demon.

Eyes widening, you realized it could only be Tomioka with his mismatched haori. The last person you would have expected, but you were still grateful - you were aware that your brief inattention could have cost you your life. The Hashira made short work of him as you watched in silence and admiration. He was truly someone worthy of the title of the Water Pillar because nobody moved so fluidly like water as he did. You were not even close to his skill, you realized sadly.

"You must not become oblivious to your surroundings just because you think you killed all. There is always a high probability that more will appear." A lecturing tone and it felt like before. As if you were still his student. But you weren't and your thoughts grew bitter.

Your gaze followed him and there was so much you wanted to say to him. So many things hurt you about his previous behavior that you just wanted to throw at his head, but you said nothing. Like you always did. Tomioka's gaze lingered on you longer than usual, as if he saw the rush of emotion behind your eyes and was just waiting for you to say something, but you didn’t, and a barely audible sigh escaped his lips as he looked into the distance. Was he hoping for you to...? Asking him was no option and knowing how your former master was like, you knew you will never get an answer since he was too of the taciturn sort.

His gaze was still directed into the distance when he spoke again. "Get your blade ready. There are more demons here that are terrorizing the nearby village. Too strong for the Mizunotos they sent here first." With these words he walked away, and you followed him in silence.

You didn't talk and it felt like back then, only it wasn't like it used to be. Not Pillar and Tsuguko anymore, but no equals either. Not even remotely if you considered what a stupid mistake you had made earlier.

Several minutes passed in silence until he suddenly stopped. You almost collided with his back. He was paying attention to the surroundings, and you did the same. As if by reflex, you both drew your blue swords and performed the same water breathing form simultaneously. Like a well-rehearsed team, you beheaded the demons that came your way. Back-to-back, covering each other's blind spot.

The fight was difficult and made you both sweat, but you two were able to fight them demons until all were decapitated. Your breathing styles complementing each other perfectly. Breathing heavily, you looked up at the sky only to realize that it was already morning. You let out a relieved sigh. You were exhausted and your whole body hurt. Especially your belly. You looked down and saw your uniform slowly getting soaked with blood.

"You should let Kocho have a look on that. Or at least one of the Kakushis."

You hadn't even noticed that the demon had hit you on the stomach and that you lost more blood than you thought. Shit. The adrenaline from the fight sank and you felt the stabbing pain in your belly. Shit, shit, shit, shit... You fell onto one knee and tried to hold your balance with one hand while putting pressure with the other. Tomioka was at your side faster than you could blink and tried to help you up.

"No!" You immediately calmed your breath. "J-Just give me time to focus my breathing and then I will be fine..."

He looked at you with an unreadable look "Your wound is worse than you think. At least let a Kakushi treat you before you bleed to death in front of me."

You heard his words, understood them. He was right, but... getting treatment meant that you need to undress. Undressing meant... "No, I'll be fine."

He had troubles to understand your stubbornness. "If you are not aware what state your body is in, then you shouldn't be fighting at all."

And there it was again. Those scathing words and normally you would have kept silent about them but this time you didn't and it was not because of the immense pain. "I... I know I can't fight anymore. I just don't want to be treated by a Kakushi. I'm taking care of myself."

His azure eyes widened a miniscule amount, and it seemed like he finally understood why you were stubborn in your stance. He just needed to look back to when you both trained. Never had you ever shown your skin. Not even when it was unbearably warm. "Stop the bleeding with your focused breathing before you bleed to death here. I'll see what I can find for you."

You were grateful that he didn't push this topic any further and did what he commanded after giving him a nod. The Kakushis had now arrived and were rushing towards you but not without a bow. Ah. They probably did it because they thought you were still his Tsuguko. "I'm not his Ts-"

"Give me one of your first-aid kits. There are other Slayers who are more seriously wounded. I'll take care of my Tsuguko."

Your eyes widened at his words as you did not expect something coming like this from him. Did he say my Tsuguko? Did that mean he took you back as his Tsuguko? Hope took root in you as you watched him silently talking to the Kakushi and taking the first-aid bag.

"Can you walk?"

"Huh?" You were so deep in thought and in your focused breathing that you hadn't even noticed that he was standing in front of you again. You took a careful step, tested your balance and then nodded to him. There was no need to be carried by him, not that you had problems with touching people, but you tried to avoid it as much as possible if it wasn't about training. You were too uncomfortable with what was hidden under your uniform.

You walked in slow steps behind him, deeper into the forest until you couldn't hear the Kakushis anymore. He made sure that you both were alone.

"Here, please take care of your wounds before it gets worse."

He gave you the first-aid bag. You glanced up to him while you took it from him. "Why are you doing this? I'm not your Tsuguko anymore."

He was silent for a while and looked into the distance. "I want to apologize for my behavior. We all have our baggage to carry and apparently, you have your secrets and fears just like everyone else. I should have respected that and asked Rengoku-san not to disturb our training."

Your mouth stood open while you stared at him. You could not believe what you just heard. That was the first time he spoke so much and was he really apologizing to you?

He saw your incredulous look. "What?"

"N-Nothing... I would never have thought I’d hear an apology from you but thank you."

"I... am not too proud to apologize to someone..." He looked a bit hurt while saying that and you immediately regretted your own words. "You should look after your wound, but I would still let Kocho have a look at it if I were you, since we don't know if the demon used any poisons."

You nodded and waited for him to go, but he simply took a few steps and turned away. Why was he not leaving? "Tomioka-sama...?"

"I won't look, but I will stay close in case you need help."

That didn't calm you down at all. You wanted to be alone, but the tone in his words didn't allow any protest and you had to take care of that wound as soon as possible. You hesitantly put your haori away, undid the buttons of your uniform and noticed just how much blood you had actually lost. Your uniform and the binding over your chest were all sticky and covered with half-dried blood. You decided against taking off your uniform fully - you wanted at least your arms covered, and in an emergency, you still would be able to hide your front. You hoped it was not too bad and you were able to handle it on your own. It was not like you never stitched up yourself and a wound on the stomach was easier than on the arm. These hopes were immediately dashed when you looked down.

Shit.

The wound was gaping, and you were actually able to see a yellow layer of fat underneath the open skin. How did you not notice this in the fight? How were your organs not spilling out? It seems that your constant tension made sure everything stayed in place. Thankful for that and the first aid-kit you got everything what you needed. Needle, thread, disinfectant, gauze bandages and whatever else was inside and you took what you need. At least you tried. Your fingers were shaking too much from the blood loss and everything slipped from your hands. Another try, another desperate attempt, but you were not able to pull the thread through the needle eyelet. Shit, why was there not a stapler here? On your third try you saw dots in front of your eyes, trying to blink them away. Shit, shit, shit... You broke out in sweat. Not only because of your pain, but more of your inability and the consequences of that. A feeling of helplessness spread through you and your hands were shaking more than ever. Barely able to keep anything in your hand when suddenly calloused hands clasped yours.

You looked up, startled. Tears you didn't even notice before blurred your sight. He took everything what you had in your hand and made you lie down on the grass. Tomioka didn't judge. Neither with his gaze nor his words. He stitched you up quietly with the knowledge he had been taught by the Insect Pillar while you lay crying on your back trying to regulate your breathing, unaware that Giyuu Tomioka was seeing your disfigured body even though his gaze was only trained on your abdominal wound.

"Am I hurting you?"

You shook your head; the tears didn't stop. "N-No..."

"Then why are you crying?"

"Aren’t I hideous...?"

He stopped his movements to look at you. He looked at you closely after all this time you'd spent together training. Noticing every detail of your face. You suddenly seemed so young with this question, like a lost little girl who looked for some kind of validation even if only 1 year separated the two of you. "No, you are not."

"But all those scars-"

He sewed up the wound further while talking. "Scars are what define us as Slayers. You shouldn't be ashamed of them since they made you the person who you are."

"But what if I hate myself?"

Giyuu knew exactly what you were talking about. He hated nothing more than himself for surviving, for standing here all weak and being called a Hashira while Sabito and Tsutako were no longer in this world.

"Hating yourself only gets you so far, be proud that you survived." Words that he said didn't come from him, but rather from a person who hadn't left his mind recently. He should take her words to his heart, but everything took its time. Maybe, just maybe they could help you with your grief and trauma.

His words didn't make you stop crying, on the contrary, they brought back memories from your past. You thought about your father who always called you koi fish lovingly and how the fire consumed them all, burned them into the ashes. The tears didn't stop even when Tomioka had finished stitching your wound and bandaged it with a clean gauze bandage, or when he carried you to the Butterfly Mansion himself. The flood of your tears only stopped when you finally closed your eyes for good and dreamed of a river and a flame-haired man.

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I hope you liked this chapter. I can't tell you why they are getting longer and longer, but I am not mad at it as long as you readers are happy with it ❤️ I wanna thank @desi-the-blue-eyed-kakushi for editing and making this chapter something special for me, especially since Giyuu has a special place in my heart aswell in hers.

I know some were angry and confused about Giyuu's behaviour in the past chapters, but this is him in my eyes. A man who is not really good with words. Who is easily misunderstood, but knows what to do and to say in the right place and time (I love this man).

And again please tell me in the replies or as asks what you think of the chapter. Feedback is always wanted, doesn't matter if good or bad. ❤️

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[starryredpandawrites]

“Born From the Same Ink” Ch. 14 Sneak Peek

Henry flipped to a fresh page on his sketchpad to start a rough storyboard for a new Bendy episode. It saddened him that it and the rest of his drawings would likely never be seen by anyone other than Boris (and that was only if the artist was lucky enough to get out of this damn prison), but that wouldn’t stop him from drawing. 

Just as he felt himself falling into the familiar rhythm of creation, he heard an odd noise. Initially, he tried to ignore it, used to overhearing strange sounds outside his cell even when the shutter was drawn. The problem was it was definitely getting louder…or getting closer? 

Pencil paused, Henry closed his eyes, listening intently. The sound turned into a series of thuds, like massive footsteps, and they were definitely getting closer. 

Then, he heard Audrey’s voice. “Keep it coming, you’re–wow you’re more flexible than you look.”

“ARGLFH.”

“I have no idea what you just said but you’re doing great! We’re almost there!”

A door creaked open, followed by Audrey frantically yelling, “Waitwaitwaitwaitwait, watch your head-”

CRASH

“What in Bendy’s name–” 

“Hi Sammy! This is–GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOW!”

SMASH

“Awesome, great, good job, big guy. Quick note: you don’t need to break the glass and the wall behind it, just the glass but that’s okay!”

“Okay?! That...thing almost killed me!”

“Oh you’re fine,” she quickly replied, her tone switching from encouraging to dismissive and back to encouraging so fast it gave Henry whiplash. `“Now, I need you to break out one more person then you’ll get your treat, but this time, please wait to punch until I tell you it’s okay, okay?”

“GRRHGLUMPH.”

Stunned, Henry wondered what sort of nightmarish creature was strong enough to break Sammy’s window. He didn’t have to wonder for long when Audrey popped in front of his cell. Her formerly well-styled hair had clumps sticking out in every direction (although her curl was intact, he noted with an artist’s interest), and her gold, pupil-less eyes had a crazed look to them. While that was concerning, what concerned him most was the coffee cup in her hand holding what appeared to be a hyperrealistic ink heart.

“Hi Henry!” she chirped cheerfully with a stressed smile. 

Normally, he would have at least given a nod in greeting but he just noticed the heart was still beating. 

 “Don’t freak out, I have a friend here to help get you free, so stay away from the window.”

Before he could react, she disappeared. Then, he heard her call out far-too-casually for his liking, “Okay, you can go break the glass now.”

Hellllooooooo I finally have the next update (almost) ready! I'm probably going to post it this Friday. I also might try hosting a stream on Saturday where I play the new Bendy game/Secrets of the Machine (and possibly Bendy and the Dark Revival depending on how everything goes) but I'll keep you guys updated.

Thanks for reading and have a FANTASTIC morning/day/afternoon/evening/night! 🖤🤍🖤

[captainremmington-13]

Cold

A Bellova x Coriolanus One-Shot

DISCLAIMER: I don’t own The Hunger Games franchise, the images above, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, or any of the characters in this fic other than Bellova, Drusilla, and Oliveria. I also do not condone the beliefs or actions of Coriolanus or Bellova.

Summary: Gym class gets heated in a multitude of ways. 

⚠️Warnings⚠️: swearing, violence, mentions of injury, allusions to sex, slut shaming, bullying(?)

A/n: This takes place one school years before TBOSAS occurs, (the equivalent of their junior year of high school). Also, I HIGHLY recommend you catch up on my series, A Lady Made of Snow, before reading this.

“Damn, Plinth, how are you so good at this?”

Sejanus laughed, releasing his hands from the metal bar and landing solidly on his feet. “I train at home when I have free time. Pa always said that a man’s strength is split between physicality and mentality.” 

Bellova rolled her eyes playfully. “I wouldn’t know, my father always said that brains are far more valuable than brawn.”

Sejanus walked over to the bench where she was sitting and picked up his gym towel, dabbing it across his forehead to rid it of sweat. “Your turn, Bellova.”

She sighed, tightening the neat ponytail that kept her long black hair out of her face. She would much rather be working on that history essay that was assigned this morning. But for now, she had to do as many pull-ups as she could in one minute while Sejanus held a timer.

At least she excelled in gym class. Professor Aggrippina Sickle consistently praised her for her skills. She was flexible, strong, and nimble, all the traits needed to make a quality athlete. Though she didn’t hate the physical education period, it wasn’t exactly her favorite. Sickle worked every student hard, pushing them to their limits. 

About ten pull-ups in, Bellova saw Coriolanus walk up to Sejanus, taking a seat next to him. This was quite unusual, it was usually Sejanus who initiated conversations, not the other way around.

Clearly, Coriolanus was up to no good.

As soon as the timer in Sejanus’s hand went off, Bellova let go of the bar and strode towards the two boys. Their gym clothes consisted of a loose tank top and shorts, which were mainly academy red with a hint of gold near the edges of the fabric. They weren’t very flattering, but Sejanus and Coriolanus still managed to look good.  If their lives had played out differently, she would’ve been quite flustered being so physically close to them.

The girl’s clothes were slightly better in Bellova’s opinion. The tank tops were similar to the boys’, but instead of shorts, they had skirts with built-in shorts underneath. 

The only thing Bellova didn’t like about them was the stares she got as soon as she walked out of the girl’s locker room. 

Bellova only stopped walking when she was inches from Coriolanus’s legs. “Get up, I was sitting here earlier.”

The blond rolled his eyes. “I’m not an Avox, you can’t just order me around.”

Instead of continuing to bicker, Bellova simply turned around and placed herself in between her two classmates.

Sejanus and Coriolanus exchanged glances, but didn’t attempt to shoo her away. They knew that if they did, they’d each walk away with painful bruises.

“I’m so fucking bored,” Bellova complained, inspecting her nails for any signs of damage. “I wish that Professor Sickle didn’t make us stay here until everyone is done with her drills. I could have gotten started on the history project, or that essay that was assigned this morning.”

“The essay should be easy,” Sejanus said. “Professor Click said it only needed to be two pages long.”

 Bellova shrugged. “True, but you know I love to go above and beyond.”

Sejanus looked up at the clock that hung just above the gymnasium doors. “Well, the period ends in two minutes, you won’t have to wait much longer.”

“Good,” Bellova said, turning to Coriolanus to give him a snide look. “Both of you desperately need showers.” 

Coriolanus scowled back. “You have no concept of manners.”

“And you think you do?”

“Watch it,” Coriolanus spat. “Or I’ll-“

His threat was promptly cut off when he noticed a girl storming up to them. 

“Oliviera,” Bellova said, giving her a sickly sweet smile. “How can I help you?”

The girl in question glanced at Coriolanus, then Sejanus, and finally locked gazes with Bellova again.

“Whoring yourself out again, I see.”

Bellova looked shocked, which was a rare sight to behold. “Excuse me?” 

“First you fucked Felix, and now these two?” 

Coriolanus watched, speechless, as Bellova’s face turned pink. “What the hell are you talking about? I went to the gala with him at the end of the last school year, and that was it. We never even dated.”

“Oh, please,” Oliviera said smugly. “You obviously slept with him. I saw you get in his father’s limousine and head towards the Presidential Palace. Tell me, why did you do it?”

“You’re a fucking liar,” Bellova hissed. “I slept in my own bed that night, thank you very much. Coriolanus can vouch for me, he was there when my car arrived.”

Bellova shot Coriolanus a look, as if to say ‘back me up.’

He cleared his throat. “Yeah, yeah I was.”

Bellova bit back a grin, trying to conceal her relief that he had actually helped her out. 

“Now that that’s settled,” she began, giving Oliviera a sharp glare. “Don’t ever ask about my personal life again. In fact, don’t even fucking speak to me, or I’ll ruin you and your family.” 

Oliviera’s pale, pointed face contorted into an expression of rage. She raised her right hand, ready to strike Bellova across the face.  

“Woah,” Sejanus said, instinctively placing an arm in front of Bellova. “Leave her alone, Oliviera. She hasn’t done anything wrong.”

“Sejanus, I can handle this,” Bellova snapped, standing up abruptly. 

“Bellova,” Coriolanus said, grabbing her wrist. “Don’t. You’ll get in trouble with Professor Sickle.”

Bellova pulled out of his grip, giving him a warning look. “Don’t get in my way, Coryo. Trust me, you’ll wanna stay out of th-“

Oliviera suddenly grabbed a fistful of her hair and yanked her forward, promptly cutting her off. 

Bellova screamed, causing every head in the room to turn to her. Oliviera harshly tugged on her ebony locks once more, and delivered a mediocre but effective punch to her cheek. 

“Get off of me!” Bellova cried, trying to push her assailant away. 

Sejanus was the first one to come to Bellova’s aid, freeing her from Oliviera’s iron grip. Coriolanus found himself standing up as well, grabbing Bellova by the shoulders gently and moving her several feet away from the other girl. 

She was deadly silent, which frightened Coriolanus slightly. He was worried that her rage was building up, and that he’d be the target when it finally boiled over. 

Professor Sickle was now rushing over to where Sejanus and Oliviera stood. She demanded an explanation from Oliviera, but she refused to speak. Instead, Sejanus told the professor what had happened, but left out all of the sensitive information. 

Bellova could hear Professor Sickle scolding Oliviera, and didn’t even try to bite back her grin. The bitch was going to get what she deserved.

Oliviera ordered to go to the dean’s office, so she headed out of the gymnasium, dragging her feet. Then, the professor approached Coriolanus and Bellova.

“Are you alright, Miss Reginelle?” she asked, gently moving Bellova’s hair out of the way to reveal the bruise forming on her cheek. “Oh dear, we need to get some ice on that. Mister Snow, can you take her to the nurse’s office while I dismiss the rest of the class?”

Coriolanus nodded, and beckoned for Bellova to follow him. She did so reluctantly, avoiding his gaze.

The walk to the school infirmary was…tense, to say the least. Bellova held a hand up to her cheek, covering the purple and blue mark on her face. As they passed by, several Academy students gave them strange looks. 

They weren’t used to seeing them within a foot of each other and not arguing.

Coriolanus pretended to ignore it, but it bothered him. He didn’t like feeling judged. He also hated rumors, as they were beyond his control. 

But he kept walking, keeping his gaze straightforward as he and Bellova approached their destination. He refused to let her or anyone else know he was perturbed by the attention they were receiving. 

Finally, Coriolanus spotted the infirmary doors. Politely opening them for Bellova, he followed behind her once she’d entered the room. 

“Miss Drusilla,” Coriolanus began, approaching the middle-aged woman dressed in white who was sitting behind a desk. “Bellova was attacked during gym class. She needs a cold press for her face, and perhaps some ointment to help with the swelling.” 

Bellova was quickly ushered into a plus chair by Miss Drusilla, and instructed to stay put until she returned with the ice. Coriolanus stood next to her, feeling quite awkward. What was there to say?

He cleared his throat. “I’m surprised that you didn’t really fight back.” 

Bellova sighed. “I wanted to pin the attack solely on Oliviera. I don’t want any blemishes on my academic record.” She gave him a wry smile. “That would give you a leg up, and I can’t have that, can I?”

He laughed. “Of course. You’d never give me the upper hand willingly.”

She gave him a cheeky grin that very nearly made him blush. “You know me so well.”

Coriolanus expression then turned more serious, his pink lips curling downwards slightly. “But seriously, that girl was out of her mind.”

“She’s a jealous bitch, always has been,” Bellova said. “She desperately wants to get laid, and thinks that I’m stealing boys away from her or something ridiculous like that.”

“Ah.” Coriolanus never quite understood the reasoning behind girls’ rampant jealousy. Wouldn’t it be simpler to just focus on themselves? He supposed he’d never really know.

Bellova sighed, turning her head away from Coriolanus. She thought back to what Oliviera had said right after claiming she’d had sex with Felix Ravinstill. 

She accused Bellova of sleeping with Coriolanus and Sejanus. And, even worse, she implied she’d fucked them both at the same time.

It was an absurd assumption, really. Everyone knew that Bellova had a less-than-healthy relationship with the Snow heir. They exchanged horrible insults, and went out of their way to provoke each other. There were some times, like now, where there was peace between them. But those moments were becoming rarer as time passed on.

It was obvious that she wasn’t extremely fond of Sejanus Plinth either. He was a nice boy, but he was district. If he hasn’t been born in District Two, she would have considered him a close friend. Bellova couldn’t be too closely associated with him, or people would talk.

Miss Drusilla returned with a small bag full of ice and a small jar. She placed the bag in Bellova’s hands. “Keep that on your face for about ten minutes, and then apply the ointment after.”

Bellova nodded, doing as she was told. “Thank you,” she said quietly. 

“Of course, dear.” The nurse then turned to Coriolanus. “You can head to your next class, Mister Snow.”

He nodded, and looked at the injured girl before him. “See you tomorrow.”

She didn’t reply, simply giving him a small nod, half of her face hidden by the ice. 

The bruise was painful, but the cold demeanor that Coriolanus gave her somehow hurt even more.

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When the phone in Bellova’s room rang, she immediately picked it up. She assumed either Persephone or Lysistrata wanted to check in her. After all, they were there when the incident took place, but were on the opposite side do the gym when it occurred.

“Hey,” she said into the speaker, her tone casual and relaxed.

“Hello, this is Bellova, right?”

Her body tensed immediately. It was Coryo.

“How did you get my number?”

Bellova winced. She hasn’t meant to come off so aggrssively, but when she was caught off-guard, it happened naturally.

“Sejanus,” he answered simply. 

“Ah.”

Fuck, this was awkward. Bellova took a deep breath, and then spoke again. 

“Why exactly are you calling me?”

“I just…wanted to check in with you. I assume the bruise will heal up soon?”

“Yeah,” she sighed. “As long as I keep icing it and applying that ointment Drusilla gave me, it will be gone in a week or so.”

“Good,” Coriolanus said stiffly. “I also wanted to inform you that after you left the campus, I found out that Oliviera was suspended for two weeks as a consequence for her actions. When she returns, she’ll be closely supervised.”

Bellova rolled her eyes. “That doesn’t seem harsh enough. But if she fucks with me again, she’ll really get what was coming to her.”

Coriolanus’s laugh rang in her ear, and she found herself grinning like an idiot. Quickly forcing the smile to fade, she added, “I appreciate you backing me up earlier.” 

“Of course,” he replied. “It was the right thing to do.”

“Careful, Coryo,” she said teasingly. “It’s starting to sound like you care about me.” 

She could practically see him rolling his eyes. “Trust me, that’s not what I was trying to convey.” 

Bellova felt her fondness for him fade immediately. “Whatever. I need to go, I have homework to do and so do you.”

Coriolanus hummed. “Alright. I’ll leave you too it.”

“Bye.”

Bellova set the phone back on the receiver a bit too harshly, and collapsed backwards onto her mattress dramatically.

Just when she thought he was trying to be being nice to her, he metaphorically slammed the door in her face. 

But that was just how Coriolanus was. He’d show hints of affection and care, and then turned cold. She wasn’t sure why, but she suspected that he was afraid to be vulnerable. She sympathized with that, but the constant game of hot-and-cold was irritating.

Why couldn’t he at least try to be more consistently considerate?

‘Stop it,’ she chided herself. ‘It doesn’t fucking matter. He’s always been like this and that’ll never change. Now, we have homework to finish.’

With that, she pushed herself off of her bed and headed to her desk. She sat down on her plush chair and opened the drawer designated for writing materials. Retrieving several sheets of paper and a fountain pen, she took a deep breath and began to write, ignoring the throbbing on her cheek from the escapades that had occurred earlier. 

Strangely, the bruise didn’t feel like something to be ashamed of. It felt like a battle wound, something that showed she could handle herself. 

It further proved that she was strong, resilient, a true Reginelle through and through.

And nothing could take that away from her.

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Author’s Note: Thank you for reading! Please let me know what you think in the comments! I’m so sorry this took FOREVER to write, my life has been rly busy this week :(( I apologize if the quality of this fic isn’t great, I kinda rushed the ending a little…

Also, let me know if you want to be added to the tag list! (I had to add some of y’all to a comment instead becuz tumblr won’t let me tag more people for some reason☹️)

[xxxchuuyaslovexxx]

Bsd characters with a darling that has an ability to see all the enemies movement, she naturally has stars on her eyes caused by her ability like Ai Hoshino from Oshi no ko

Darling is a very confident fighter, she may not be strong physically but with how many times she dodge almost impossible attacks with the speed of lightning we can tell that darling is a flexible and speed Queen, with her ability she can shoot from very far away and not even miss it ! She is the dodging queen and sniper queen ! Imagine how Dazai uses his ability on her and it’s the first time he sees her whiteout star yes since her ability is always active.

You can do any Bsd characters you want !

Thanks for your request. I hope you like this work. (Actually wrote the Dazai part 2 times bcs I wasn't happy with the first version so it took a bit longer)

Dazai and Akutagawa with a ability user s/o that can see enemy's movements

Headcanons + scenario for Dazai and Akutagawa

Warnings: None~

Word count: 1k

Dazai

Dazai was pretty amazed by your ability. He had seen it many times in action and the speed you were able to dodge was impressive

But there was one thing Dazai always criticized. Your physical strength. It was obvious that you could never win a fight on your own when you just dodge the attacks

But him being the great Dazai (his words) he would train you but under the condition that you couldn't use your ability

He absolutely not did that bcs he new he knew he wouldn't be able to defeat you with your ability

That was also the day he realized that the stars in your eyes are part of your ability as he uses his ability on you

And oh boy not even Dazai could take his eyes off of you for a moment

He feels like he could watch into your soul through your eyes

It took some moments for him to come to the real world again. And as he did he pretended that nothing happened and just continued with the training Even without your ability are fast enough to dodge his attacks

But you couldn't land a hit yourself so the both of you fighted quite a while

When finally Dazai tricked defeated you lay on the ground exhausted

Scenario:

'Well beautiful I see where the problem is. You can't even do the easiest attacks. Without a gun there is no chance you could win a fight alone. But you are lucky. I don't mind teaching you.' He smiles at you as you sit up. He offers you a hand which you take.

'I already know the basics. For example: you should never let your guard down.' You say as you pull him on the ground with you.

'Maybe you need some teaching as well.' You say as you smirk at him.

'You got me Belladonna~ Then up to you next lesson.' He suddenly pins you to the ground. 'You should always stay close to your enemy or else you will give him room to attack you.' 

You tried to free yourself and kick him but it didn't work. You give up and look directly into his eyes.

'Okay, you won. Seems like I still have some things to learn. Now get off of me. Someone might see it… And maybe think something wrong…' Towards the end of the sentence your voice got lower and your face heatened up. 

'My Belladonna is embarrassed. How cute. Of course I could give you free but you didn't even apologize for being cheeky towards me. C'mon a little sorry won't hurt.'

'Sorry…' You said as you looked away from him.

'What was that I couldn't hear you.' He said teasingly.

'Damn it Dazai. I said I am sorry. Now finally get off of me.' You cuss at him frustrated.

Dazai got up, giving you some room to move and get up. You look at him annoyed and the stars are back in your eyes. You turned around to go away.

'Asshole…' you mumbled to yourself as you blush again.

'What was that?'

'Nothing.' 

Akutagawa

Imagine Akutagawa trying to get you with his Rashomon but he just can't. It doesn't matter how many times he tried he just couldn't defeat you And it's frustrating him A LOT (but he wouldn't show it)

So he asks you to fight him over and over again until he will be finally able to defeat you

Yeah Akutagawa is very stubborn when it's about fighting… and he has his very… unique way of showing it

Like he will stare at you like he will kill you any second but actually he is just trying to think of ways to defeat you

The first times this happened you were actually scared of him and didn't want to upset him any further until finally his sister told you he was just thinking

After that you actually got to know him better and figured out he was actually pretty nice (in his own Akutagawa way <3)

You would sometimes talk to him (mainly about work and stuff) to get known to him a little better

You should also tell him how much you admire his fighting skills, his ability and his personality

Actually most things you know about Akutagawa are things his sister told you about

After some time Akutagawa would also warm up with you and open up a little

After a long training (Akutagawa still couldn't defeat you) you would go to get some food together. This time it's most likely he would talk a bit about himself even though he still prefers listening to you

It's actually funny that the fact Akutagawa couldn't defeat you made you good friends

Scenario:

Akutagawa never lost hope he would defeat you one day. But today wasn't the day. You dodged all of his attacks easily and it was getting too late to continue.

'Don't be sad Akutagawa-san! You are super strong.' But your praise actually didn't mean much to him. Pretty words couldn't cover the fact that he was too weak.

You always asked yourself why he was so hard on himself. Just because he couldn't defeat you didn't mean he was weak at all. You were only able to dodge his attacks. That didn't mean you were stronger.

'Let's get some food. I'm starving!' You say and he nods slightly.

You always talked a lot and it didn't seem like Akutagawa listened to you but he did. He listens to every single word you say. And he enjoys it.

'You know I think we would make a great duo.' You smile at Akutagawa.

'I work better alone, thank you.' He replied.But he was always like that, distant and straight forward.

But you couldn't blame him.

You know about his past. At least the bit he told you because you seemed interested.

'Akutagawa-san? You know you are really strong right? You have such a great ability and it's actually useful. You are a way stronger fighter than I am. Unfortunately I have a useless ability and can't physically fight at all. I really respect your strength!'

As if he didn't know that himself. But secretly it makes him happy hearing that. A slight smile appears on his lips.

'Thank you.'

Thank you for reading! Have a nice day/night

[honest-moth-of-silver-grove]

Could I please get a bg3 matchup for my Tav?

Aster is a wood elf wild magic sorcerer. Bi with a slight preference for women but she's muscles then gender but not a deal breaker. She/They, super fem. About 5'5" with a slim frame that makes it surprising that she has a 13 in strength. She has curly chestnut hair and bright green eyes and is covered in freckles.

A lot of her personality is swayed by being a sorcerer, leading her to be a bit arrogant and full of herself. Despite being overly confident in her abilities, she'll run away or avoid problems she doesn't think she can handle. She's self-centered, impulsive, shortsighted, wants to be a hero to show off. She cares deeply for the people around her and would try to move the world for them. She's genuine and open. She's moved easily by people's personal stories and her morals can be pretty flexible.

Aster loved to go shopping and trying new things. Growing up pretty sheltered, she wants to try everything the world has to offer. She tends to jump hobbies. Painting one day then learned wood working the next then moving on.

thank you for your time!

A/N: For Aster, because you specified she was bisexual with a preference for women, I went ahead and picked one result of each gender. For Aster, I’m thinking… Karlach (Female) and Astarion (Male)!

🔥 Karlach would be the best matchup for Aster! They both want to try new things and experience all the world has to offer!  

It’s a good thing Karlach is around when Aster is being arrogant and full of herself because if Aster ever bites off more than she can chew, she has her big strong Barbarian girlfriend to defend her. The two of them make a powerful duo, both of them being pretty damn strong, and with Aster’s wild magic sorcery, there are very few foes they can’t beat. 

Karlach loves Aster’s curly chestnut hair and especially her bright green eyes! Karlach thinks they look like emeralds, shining in the sunlight. She loves how Aster’s eyes look next to Karlach’s very red skin. And Karlch’s more butch appearance counters Aster’s rather fem one.

The other good thing about Karlach is that she’s very grounded and won’t allow Aster to pick fights and then just run away. If Aster’s gonna pick a fight, she better be ready to commit to it, because Karlach’s very ride or die lol. 

Both she and Karlach care so much for the ones they love, so much that it hurts sometimes. They would sacrifice anything for the other, yet because both parties reciprocate that love, they’d never ask each other to. They are so genuinely in love with each other, that it makes the other companions roll their eyes to see their sweet antics sometimes. 

Karlach was also naive when she was younger but after what happened with Gortash, she knows better now, and she’ll use her intuition to sniff out anyone who has less than honorable intentions towards Aster. 

Karlach will try any hobby Aster has to offer, be it painting, woodworking, singing, embroidery- you name it, and Karlach will try it! It’s just that Aster shouldn’t be too surprised if Karlach’s final product is… a little rougher, and um…. singed around the edges. 

🩸 Astarion would also be a good match for Aster! He’s very attracted to power, so naturally Aster being a wild magic sorcerer appeals greatly to him. Astarion’s also very happy to have such a physically attractive partner. Aster’s thin build and feminine appearance next to his equally slim and effeminate look make them like this otherworldly beautiful couple.  

Astarion loves to kiss her freckles and watch as her face scrunches up in ticklish delight. 

Both of them are overconfident, and a little arrogant, although it manifests in different ways. For Astarion, it comes out as bravado, he’s poised and suave in conversation. For Aster, she’s feisty and impulsive. 

Astarion is not going to risk getting his ass kicked because of Aster deciding to be a show-off, but he will laugh himself silly on the sidelines as she gets what is coming to her. Of course, should Aster be in any real danger, he’ll jump in to defend her. Just don’t expect him to be happy about it and you better believe he’s waiting for his thank you after the fact.

Astarion never thought about being, well… a hero. Not before the tadpoles and before he met Aster anyway. He comes to find that with her at his side, he rather likes this lifestyle of being looked up to and adored. He’s still rather sour about the ‘no stealing’ and ‘try not to murder innocent people’ thing though. It’s a good thing Aster’s morals are rather flexible, otherwise, she’d spend all her free time scolding Astarion every chance she got. 

Astarion, darling, LOVES shopping. The man lives for the drama, for the presentation, okurrr? He loves nothing more than living it up with Aster, buying only the finest clothes and wines, and taking the best art lessons stolen reward money can buy. After two hundred years of not having a life, he’s more than ready to take charge of his future, and damn, he wants to try a bite of everything. 

Aster included. ;)

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[zoeykallus]

Hi ! I hope you're a ok ! First, thanks for all this content about the Bad Batch ♥. So... if you take yet any request can you make a F!Reader/SO learning to fight with the boys ? It could be very funny and cute. (only if it inspires you, of course!)

Aloha!

I'm doing good, thanks! Hope you are okay too :)) F!Reader learning how to fight from the boys, coming right up...

The Bad Batch x F!Reader HC's - Learn To Protect Yourself

Hunter

"You're holding the knife way too tense. You need a strong but flexible grip. Look here, I'll show you"

Hunter takes the knife from your hand and shows you exactly how he holds it, then he makes a few motions and turns the knife several times, deftly changing his grip, backhand, forehand, twist, stabbing motion, and again. Finally, he shows you a few other moves and wants you to copy them.

You take the knife in your hand again, a few of the grips work immediately, but then it falls out of your hand at the second grip change.

"Crap!"

Hunter laughed softly.

"Patience. You're just getting started. It didn't work right away for me either."

You frown critically and say, "I kind of can't imagine"

Crosshair, sitting in the background watching, says, "Yes you can. He kept dropping his knife and cut himself a few times while changing his grip"

Hunter grumbles, "Quiet in the cheap seats."

Crosshair smirks cheekily and crosses his arms in front of his chest.

It takes a while, but Hunter is a patient teacher, and you learn how to handle the knife faster than you think, even throwing it at targets gradually works out better and better.

Hunter smiles at you and says, "See, Mesh'la, I knew you could do it."

Of course, you are proud and train even more, showing him what you can do.

Crosshair watching again says, "Maybe she should stop training now, she's getting better than you".

Hunter sighs and tries to ignore his brother, but then says to you, "He's not wrong, you've gotten really good".

Full of pride, you beam at him and look over at Crosshair.

"I bet I can hit Crosshair from here," you joke.

The Sniper cocks a brow at you.

"Excuse me?" he grumbles.

Hunter smirks and says, "Worth a shot."

Crosshair stands up and walks back into the Marauder, "You're both morons, you really are a wonderful match"

Echo

He teaches you to shoot from cover, as well as to take cover while shooting. Echo watches you copy what he showed you. Not every shot is a hit, but most are.

"Not so bad for a start," he says with satisfaction, "Be careful where you take cover, if you're really protected, and never forget to cover your back, especially if you're alone on the field."

You nod thoughtfully and look at the blaster, then back at him.

"I think I could handle a lighter blaster better. This thing is way too unwieldy for me. Too clunky and too heavy"

Echo smiles, surprised and pleased.

"That's actually a very important aspect, know your equipment and use what works best for you", he says proudly to you, "We'll find something suitable for you"

And you do, with a blaster that is much more suitable for you, you do the exercises again, and you hit many more targets.

Echo is very pleased and gives his brothers watching a proud look.

"Good work ad'ika!" exclaims Wrecker, clapping his hands.

"Thanks, Wrecker," you say, a little breathless from the workout.

Echo approaches you and says, "That was really good, Cyare."

You smile at him, press a gentle kiss to his chin and say, "I want to get even better, I want to be the perfect back up for you, my beloved."

He wraps an arm around you, pulls you close and leans his forehead against yours.

"Is this part of the training? Is she supposed to break free from his grip or something?" asks Wrecker, a little confused.

Hunter laughs, "No Wrecker, come on, let's give these two some privacy."

Wrecker

He shows you how to use detonators and bombs. How to disarm them and build them, and also how to use them most effectively. You didn't expect it, to be honest, but the knowledge Wrecker has is actually incredibly complicated and damn hard to learn.

But Wrecker is very patient and a good teacher, he takes his time, explains understandably and listens carefully to your questions and concerns. It doesn't matter if you take longer to learn the material, Wrecker is happy to take the time whenever he can to teach you.

"Mesh'la, relax, you are way too tense".

"Wrecker, this is a bomb exploding, destroying and killing, yes I am tense" you say grumpily.

He laughs softly and says, "For now, it's still a dummy".

With a sigh you drop the tool in frustration, the countdown starts and the dummy envelops you both in smoke.

Wrecker waves the smoke away and crouches down next to you, even crouching down he seems huge as you sit there on the floor.

You drop your shoulders and sigh again, tired and annoyed. You finally want to get this right. Wrecker is a great teacher, but you're too nervous every time to apply what you've learned.

He places a gentle kiss on your head and says, "Don't hang your head, I know you understand by now, I know you can do it. You're just too nervous, you're getting in your own way, but we'll get there".

You look up at him and his expression is gentle and understanding that makes you feel warm. You smile.

"I love you," you say honestly.

Wrecker beams at you.

"I love you too, Mesh'la."

You straighten up, pat the dust off your pants, and say, "Let's take a dinner break. I'll make my famous sandwiches, then we'll get back to work with renewed energy"

Wrecker stands up as well.

"That sounds like a very good plan," he says before gently taking your chin in his hand, lifting your head slightly and pressing a kiss to your lips.

Tech

You had to memorize the entire manual of the Marauder before he would agree to give you flying lessons. The manual is thicker and more extensive than expected, so it takes quite a frustrating while.

Tech quizzes you over and over, but as soon as you get a number or anything else wrong or don't remember, he stops the questioning.

"Read it over again, Cyare".

The way he brushes you off and sends you back to your reading material starts to annoy you. It happens so often that you reach a point where you want to yell at him, even though you usually love him dearly.

"Shall we try the quizzing again today?" he asks with a small, smile.

"No," is your curt reply.

Puzzled, he looks at you, "Why not?"

"Don't ask, you don't want to hear the answer," you grumble.

Tech frowns worriedly, he senses at this moment how much your mood has changed regarding the lessons, and he doesn't like that at all. In the beginning, you were very willing and eager to learn from him. Now, you are clearly not.

He watches you walk away from him and down the ramp to leave the Marauders. He scratches the back of his neck thoughtfully. Crosshair crosses his path, and he stops his brother short.

"I need to talk to you"

The Sniper stops and looks at Tech questioningly.

"What is it?"

"Y/N, she seems angry with me. Am I being too strict with the lessons?"

Crosshair says bluntly, "You're annoyingly meticulous, you never praise her when she does something right, and you exaggerate, as usual"

Tech slumps his shoulders.

"I understand."

Crosshair grumbles, "Let her fly the damn ship already, at least as a co-pilot, I'm sure she'll be happy"

Tech heeds the suggestion. He flies with you in space and in the atmosphere, showing you maneuvers and how to fly under the radar. When he lets you take the wheel, you are skeptical at first.

"What's the catch?" you ask, lurking.

Tech smiles a little abashed and says, "There is no catch."

When you finally fly the Marauder the feeling is indescribable, you also do almost everything right except for one tiny little thing, but Tech is pleased with you so far, at least that's what he says.

"Was that good?" you ask, looking at him, scrutinizing.

He leans over to steal a kiss and says, "Very good, my love."

Crosshair

Crosshair sighs and says quietly, "You're way too tense, no wonder you can't hit anything."

You lie on the ground with him, in the dirt, sniper rifle at the ready. You understand what he is telling you, you understand everything, and you know everything there is to know about the weapon. Yet you barely hit anything.

"I'm nervous"

He cocks a brow at you.

"Why?"

"Because of you."

Crosshair frowns.

"What kind of nervous?"

"Any kind"

He chuckles, "Why is that?"

You put the rifle down in frustration and say, "I don't know"

"You're trying to impress me, and you're putting too much pressure on yourself" He says calmly.

"You could say that, yes"

"Kitten, I'm only human. It doesn't matter how you feel about me or what I can do better or worse. This is a learning process, we all go through it, I didn't know everything from day one either."

Crosshair stands up and says, "I'll get us some water and some snacks, we'll probably stay out here for a while"

You watch as he walks back into the shuttle. When he is out of sight, you pick up the gun again and try again. You take a deep breath, think about what you've learned, and pull the trigger. Finally, you hit the target, several times in a row.

Suddenly you hear him behind you, "I knew you could do it".

Startled, you look behind you. He stands there, arms crossed with a wry smile on his face.

"You tricked me," you say in surprise.

"And it worked," he says with satisfaction.

You smile back, take aim again, and fire. Another hit.

"I guess we got over the tension," he says, amused, and lies back down with you.

He grabs your chin to turn your face in his direction and kisses you.

"Good job, Kitten."

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[miguelswifey04]

telepathic!spidey!fem! reader part 2 pls!!!

telekinetic!spider!fem! reader part 2

a/n: lmfao i meant telekinetic but she’s also telepathic :3

so to dive into miguel’s and her (starlight) dynamic is miguel always asks for help even if she comes as backup and HE doesn’t always ask for her help only when he knows himself he can’t handle a situation by himself

starlight loves to tease him and rile him up maybe even piss him off in purpose because she loves to make men mad 😫 she ain’t afford to put them in their places so men don’t rly try to get at her

she has a RBF but she’s very sweet and nice when needed BUT can be mean and snarky when shes irritated or angry—GOD only miguel can really handle her attitude and mood swings 💀 everyone steers clear from her when she’s angry

like i’ve mentioned before she cools off when she does yoga & gymnastics—causally hits the gym with miguel since miguel indulged her to hit the gym 💪🏽 i think he likes her as his gym partner only because she can handle his routine (she’s a gymnast)

she likes to take care and give advice to the teens—likes to piss off hobie sometimes LMFAO but everyone else she never pisses them off in purpose

peter b is like a father figure to starlight too so every now and then she likes to take care of mayday with miguel…shes always carrying mayday up and down with her <3

one time she got so angry that she put miguel in a telekinetic hold—safe to say when she let go miguel chased her but you know damn well he ain’t catch up to her (she flew)💀

she doesn’t like to show off her telekinetic powers so she tends to use more so of her spider abilities over her natural powers but if needed she will use her telekinesis

miguel doesn’t really know but since she has telepathy she can easily tap into his thoughts OR send him thoughts/memos/messages/info 💭 one time she telepathically told him a dirty joke and he made a fool of himself LMAO

she loves to do acrobatic and gymnastic moves in the air or so cool leaps and flips in the air—LOVES TO SHOW OFF HOW FLEXIBLE AND STRONG SHE IS AHAHAH

[batfoonery]

I’m sad tonight so have a stupid little headcannon of mine about how I think Damian grows up

Firstly, he cannot grow up this is Illegal that’s my spunky little guy!

But if he must (and I suppose he must)

Personally I don’t agree with DC’s tendency to make him Big n Bulky like Bruce.

Assuming Talia really did handpick certain traits, she probably would have leaned towards traits better for being an assassin. Like a more slender frame. Probably not as slender as Tim. If we chart it with Bruce n Jay being the Bulkiest and Tim being the most slim (but still very strong!) and Dick as the midpoint (aerodynamic but wider chest + shoulders) then I’d put him between Jay and Dick, but certainly a bit closer to the latter than the former.

I also am of the opinion that he’s the second most springy (flexible) after Dick.

So, I know with ballerinas the reason they have to start young is bc they have to start forming the flexible pathways (I’m not wording that right but the actual term eludes me rn) bc when you reach adolescence your joints start hardening into their final full adult spots and pathways. I’m assuming that the same applies to gymnasts.

Damian would’ve been a prime age for this development of sproingy joints. Tim and Jay were already teens, so although they have the ability to be damned good acrobats, they can’t develop the same range of motion that D & d have.

And yes, this would require developing the motions. But Damian likely already had learned techniques that required a particular level of flexibility in the LoA, and then when Dick was Batman (and in charge of training) I think he would have leaned towards more acrobatic skills. Both bc it’s useful and bc he needed a way to wear the kid out so he’d stop trying to escape and maybe take a nap for once. Getting bouncy kids (well. Not bouncy, but certainly Energized) to settle down by wearing them out by tricking them into doing cross wheels across the lawn is a classic older-sibling-stuck-babysitting tactic.

Overall this means his muscle tone would probably build in a way similar to Dick as well. Not totally the same! Part of our ability to build muscle is genetic—some of us are better at putting it in certain places than others

So where Dick’s generalized shape is like an upside-down triangle (or, if the artist is choosing to be particularly annoying about the poor guy’s rear then an unfortunate wasp figure—please that poor man’s back…. Shapely but reasonable is that really too much to ask for?) I think Damian’s thighs will be Thick like Bruce’s, making him somewhat of an hourglass (ass not as defined as Dick’s though) although the narrowest part of his waist will still only be slightly curved in (so not as severe as the description ‘hourglass’ typically invokes).

Height? No clue. Smaller than Bruce but not by much I’m guessing. Tall but not too tall and somewhat slender would probably help with assassin-ing in Talia’s eyes.

Although personally I think it would be really funny if he was second smallest (Tim reigning shorty supreme of course).

Features? No clue! Honestly kids can inherit so many potential features, who knows! I like when artists give him darker skin and Talia’s nose. But I’m biased bc I wish my skin was darker (I’m half Mexican half white and wow the pale is Blinding so unfortunately I am aware just how pale mixed children can be) and Talia is like. The hottest person in DC for me. I also like the green eyes bc it makes sense for him to have been exposed to the Lazarus pit, although I’m open to them having been a different color at birth for Angst purposes.

I just think there’s so many recessive traits that could pop up as he gets older. Or maybe he starts out being Bruce’s mini-me and then magically shifts into Talia’s boy. But I like the thought of him having something unexpected like one singular dimple on his left cheek—inherited from Martha and the Kane lineage but skipped Bruce (however Kate has the same dimple). Or maybe the droop of his eyelids recalls memories of Talia’s mother (not that Ra’s ever shared this info other than maybe once in passing when he first saw the baby).

That’s it that’s all! Agree, don’t agree, I don’t really mind either way. I just think it’s fun to think about sometimes.

[ghosthoodie]

if you havent already can u tell stuff about your neo 3s 🥺🤲 i care them

YEAH!!

Both

outside of agent work, they have been part of a delinquent group for quite some time, ever since they were very little! they met through that group and stuck together ever since

the rest of the agents don’t recognize them when they’re dressed in their different clothing! (which looks similar to the deliquent amiibo clothing)

(i’m working on developing that silly little group….)

they found smallfry by picking him up outside of grizzco! they named him Kuz, because he’s like a silly baby cousin

before the NSS, neither knew how to read or write

they got lost in the desert looking for a deliquent friend of theirs who went missing! after some time they stumbled upon cuttlefish and the rest is history lol

i’ve said this like a billion times but Sicily/Cap = mommy?

(do i look l-)

their arms were tainted just from lots of accidents from agent work! it accumulated especially in space, when dodging fuzzballs was especially hard!!

they’re not sure if it’s gonna have any lasting negative effect on them, all that they’ve been able to figure out is that it stings when rinsed with water.

also, they purr and act mammal-like now. i can’t help it T_T

Trikaya

A FERAL CHILD! she’s literally on silly mode maximum ALL THE TIME. if she’s not something is DEATHLY wrong

she loves to put her hair up in pigtails, because she likes subverting expectations!

she’s average at everything! literally everything! it’s kind of astounding how much she can do at a normal level

smallfry’s primary caretaker! she loves to dress him up like a little dolly!

she’s very acrobatic, flexible and agile. she loves to do freaky tricks that give sicily secondhand bone hurting disease.

although she’s very strong willed, she’s still very sensitive…

very gullible, would probably believe you if you said chocolate milk comes from brown cows

literally left in a cardboard box all alone as a baby, wettest little squitten you’d ever see :(

Frye named her! the name means ‘three bodies’ in Sanskrit. before that, it was mostly ‘girl’ or ‘Agent 3’

Mitsuo

very quiet, but also very perceptive and detail oriented. he gets so lost in analyzing some things that sometimes he looks really mad lol

has a lot of anxiety regarding speaking, so he’s a selective mute! he’ll speak if he absolutely HAS to or if he’s really close to someone, but otherwise he speaks SSL (splatlands sign language), a mix of inkling and octoling SL

trikaya translates for him, and often understands what he needs with just a glance!

around strangers he has on a tough attitude, but around the NSS he’s very gentle and curious. he asks a lot of questions

he doesn’t have the most accurate aim as a charger main, but damn if he can’t apply pressure!

trikaya’s big bro!

his parents were octarian army refugees that sent him across the world to the splatlands as an infant to give him a better shot at life. he started off in a foster home but ran away due to mistreatment

sometimes he still wonders if they’re alive

Shiver named him! his name means ‘light/shine’ in japanese, but can also mean ‘third son’ and is sometimes spelt with 三(three).

HOPE YOU LIKE! AND SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG:)

[cerastes]

Did you have an Arknights advice tag on using Laurentina? My doll keeper experience is exclusively with kazemaru who plays differently

No, but I can talk about that.

Laurentina (AKA Specter the Unchained), like Kazemaru, can forward lane very well, and her main options, S2 and S3, give her flexibility in how exactly you want her to do her job, whether you need immortality stalling or huge damage+staying power.

Her main skill is her S3, with her S2 being more of a niche tool; until she gets Module Level 3, her S2's uptime is simply too bad for her to be able to use it as often as (Guard) Specter can use her S2. This is due to her skill not charging while Laurentina is in Doll Form, so that's 20 seconds on top of the 35 seconds she needs to normally charge it, 55 seconds. That's simply too much. With her Module 1 Level 3, however, she gets 15 SP back whenever she switches from Doll Form to Keeper Form, making he charge time a much, much better 40 seconds.

The main difference she has from Kazemaru is that, in addition to be able to do very good forward laning, Laurentina can assassinate much better thanks to her prodigious bulk likely letting her last the 10 seconds she need to get her S2 online on deployment, as well as hold high priority lanes are a damage dealing cornerstone, and for this, we use S3.

With S3, her damage is explosive. Laurentina has some of the highest sustained damage in the game, and just like other huge damage skills, it has a drawback. However, here's where Laurentina is different: Most drawbacks for these high output skills tend to relate to a malus in durability (SilverAsh S3), are on-deployment skills that necessitate a retreat and redeploy of units that aren't fast redeployment (Skadi S2, Radiant Knight S2, Surtr S3) or are logistically unviable for repeated use due to their huge charging time (Eyjafjalla S3). Laurentina doesn't have to deal with any of these. The drawback of her S3 is instead the fact that you need to micromanage it in order to truly get all of the juice out of it:

There's two very important parts to this description that are not immediately apparent. The first is +200% Max HP. This triples Laurentina's already sizeable HP pool (especially for her cost and class!) into the 9000+ HP realm. For 25 seconds, and with a charge of 40 seconds, this is immensely good upkeep. Now here's where we get technical: Tripled HP means that you are practically only receiving a third of the damage, because Laurentina keeps her HP percentage between skill being on or off, not the numerical value. So basically, as long as her S3 is on, Laurentina practically has 66% damage resistance, no matter what kind of damage, Physical, Arts, or True. This means she can brawl with absolutely anything, regardless of attack type.

The second important part is "deal 70% ATK as extra Physical damage when attacking enemies with HP percentage equal to or higher than self". Because the game doesn't tell you what values are additive and what values are multiplicative, or if boosts consider base stats or current stats, the average Arknights players tends to play it safe and consider whichever is weaker in the calculation, since even then that option tends to be strong (as opposed to insanely powerful), so for a lot of people, it may look like "wait, that's weak, I mean, she's already getting a massive +260% ATK boost, what's that extra 70% gonna do for me?" Well, the thing is, that extra 70% ATK is based on Laurentina's current attack value, after boosts, not her base value. If Laurentina attacks something with more HP% than herself, she's dealing almost double damage of her already more than tripled damage. This is a massive amount of damage! This is the sort of damage that drops most bosses health bars pretty damn fast, while also having the bulk to actually hold said bosses in place without dying instantly.

Now, the drawback: The drawback isn't that negligible 3% HP loss on attacking something with less HP%, that is trivial. As mentioned before, the drawback is that to get the most juice out of your S3, you need to activate it when Laurentina is low enough on HP that she can trigger her bonus modified 70% extra damage, but not so low that she dies (too quickly, or at all, depending on the enemy boss). This is the hardest part, because if you just pop S3 while Laurentina is topped off, you are leaving immense amounts of damage on the table, and would be better off using someone else that's easier to use, really, but pop S3 when she's too low, and she's not going to last long enough to truly put out those Lebron numbers. You have to activate S3 when Laurentina is at that perfect HP threshold where she'll get a lot of her special HP% procs, and will also last as much of the skill as possible. If you manage it, though, you basically have a nigh unkillable brawler that will knock an entire life bar out of a boss almost entirely by herself. This, of course, takes a rough approximation of how much damage any given enemy will be doing to her, but if you can juggle this info, she's immensely powerful.

Her best synergy is, of course, her beloved Captain, Gladiia. Laurentina increases Max HP of Abyssal Hunters by 20%, while Gladiia gives 2.5% of Max HP as regen per second to Hunters, meaning they are built to be used together. Since Gladiia's regen buff is percentage based, it makes Laurentina even more durable during S3, as she'll be regenerating 2.5% HP per sec of her modified, 9000+ HP. Eventually, Gladiia will get her Module, which gives Hunters in the team an unconditional 30% Phys and Arts damage resistance against everything, as well as amping that 2.5% to 3.5%. At that point, Laurentina S3 really will become Raid Boss Mode.

I personally let strong enemies take Laurentina to around 50% HP before popping S3 if I don't really know the exact % in which I should be activating, I think it's a good threshold that combines survivability and at least a sufficient amount of HP Damage procs.

[razzberrydazz]

OC Meme - get to know Rana

Got tagged by @mynthara to do this oc info meme, tagging uhhh anyone else who wants to do this if ya want (@larissel I choose you if ya wanna blab about Nashira :3)

I put a readmore for possible game spoilers ahead for BG3, and for potential content warnings (mentions of Dark Urge antics, kink dynamics, and brief mentions of SA), cuz Rana's life pre-tadpole was Not a happy one. Enjoy all the pics of Rana I stuffed into this!

BASICS

Full Name (pre-tadpole): Rana the Gray, ie the Bladedancer, ie The Dark Urge, ie The Red-Eyed Dagger

(Rana loosely translates to Lesser End/Minor Destruction in Drow)

Full Name (post-tadpole): Rana'rox La'Rouge, ie Rana, ie Durge

Gender: Nonbinary/Agender

Sexuality: Pan

Pronouns: They/It (They/Them for Rana, it/its for their Urge)

Age: Mid 40s? Rana doesn't quite remember how old they are.

OTHER

Family: Bhaal (progenitor), Orin the Red (Half-Sister, Bhaalspawn Bloodkin), Mala (Rana's daughter - a product of SA and incest - that they had smuggled away as soon as she was weaned, in order to protect her from the Bhaalist cult and from their Dark Urge; Mala ended up adopted by Jaheira and her family. Mala loosely translates to Secret Breaker in Drow)

Other family: Adopted drow (seldarine) mother called Rox La'Rouge (deceased, killed by the Dark Urge), a pet Displacer Beast called Chewy (deceased), a human man called Rook Haven (deceased, killed by the Dark Urge) who was the ringleader for a traveling circus called the Raucous Rooks (all members killed by the Dark Urge when the Urge first fully manifested in Rana), and several unnamed children both deceased and surviving as Bhaalists (Rana doesn't remember them, the Brain Trauma is Strong).

Birthplace: Spawned in the Cloakwood forest near Baldur's Gate, then found and raised by Rox La'Rouge and the Raucous Rooks circus shortly after.

Job: Originally a bard and acrobat in the Raucous Rooks circus, then became a Bhaalist assassin, then the leader of the Bhaalist cult in Baldur's Gate, then during the events of BG3 acts as an altruistic adventurer. Rana hopes to one day join a new carnival or circus as a clown or daredevil acrobat.

Phobias: Succumbing to the Urge, Pregnancy (Ironically has a breeding kink), The color Red (specifically when it's the Urge), loss of control, succumbing to insanity.

Hobbies: Rana works to teach themself Drow (they never learned to speak it fluently as a kid, and are trying to catch up in adulthood), and other languages in their free time, and write in their journal extensively. They enjoy collecting and sharpening daggers, sword swallowing, juggling, reading, dancing, singing, and playing instruments such as the lyre and lute. They also like trying new clothes and learning new rope-tying techniques.

MORALS

Alignment: Chaotic Good - Rana will go out of their way to do what they believe is good, laws and consequences be damned, if only to counteract their Urges. Sometimes that involves killing someone doing a great wrong, or breaking into buildings to steal food to feed the hungry, or intimidating guards into turning a blind eye to someone just trying to survive, or purposely isolating themselves from others so as to not hurt anyone.

Sins: Wrath (the Urge), Lust, Envy

Virtues: Patience, Courage, Kindness

Introvert / Extrovert / Ambivert

Organized / Disorganized (memory problems)

Close-minded / Open-minded

Calm / Anxious / Restless

Disagreeable / Agreeable / In between

Cautious / Reckless / In between (save yourself I'll hold them back)

Patient / Impatient / In between

Outspoken / Reserved / In between

Leader / Follower / Flexible

Empathetic / Unempathetic / In between

Optimist / Pessimist / Realist

Traditional / Modern / In between

Hard-working / Lazy

OTP: Shadowheart, Minthara, and Lae'Zel (Rana is polyamorous and kinky, and wants to share and be shared with their partners. In an ideal situation, they act as service top and Submissive in a D/S dynamic with Minthara, Shadowheart, and Lae'Zel; Minthara also acts as the Domme of Shadowheart, Lae'Zel, and Karlach. Minthara only agrees to this dynamic if it's a Hierarchical relationship with her at the top.)

Acceptable Ships: Karlach, Halsin, Astarion, Dame Aylin and Isobel, and Abdirak (If Shadowheart and/or Minthara give Rana permission, they'll happily be with other people)

OT3: In a polycule with the entire party (Rana wants to get passed around like a blunt)

Brotp: Karlach, Wyll, Minsc, Astarion, Gale

Notps: Jaheira (sees Jaheira as a mother/grandmother/mentor figure, but is entirely willing to platonically help Jaheira with her kids, considering they find out Jaheira's the one who adopted Mala ie Rana's daughter),

Gortash (Rana's ex-boyfriend from before the tadpole amnesia, whom enabled their Urges and vices. Rana wishes things could have gone differently, they saw potential in Gortash, and mourn what could have been had he not turned to tyranny and extortion. They resent him for what he did to Karlach, but can't bring themself to hate him, because in his own ways he managed to help them by crafting a prosthetic eye specially made for them, and they at one point held some strange distorted love for each other),

Orin (not only did Orin give Rana the brain trauma and tadpole that resulted in their amnesia, but Orin also SA'd Rana during the time before they became head of the Bhaalist cult, which resulted in Rana going into hiding for a year and a half to have their daughter Mala and smuggle her away to a family that would protect her. Rana feared what would've happened if they raised a child within the cult, knowing the traumatic hell of Orin's own incestuous conception and cult upbringing. There was a high likelihood they would have killed the child due to the Urge, if they kept Mala within the cult. Even so, the good still in Rana wanted to find a way to forgive Orin, and drag her out of the cult kicking and screaming. If they could have found a way to renounce Bhaal without being forced to kill Orin, they would. Alas, they couldn't find a way to save their bloodkin from the lash of Bhaal.)

Raphael (Rana already felt like their soul was forfeit by virtue of being a Bhaalspawn, they're loathe to chain themself to a manipulative devil as well, even though they find his honeyed words alluring and the idea of being a devil's plaything is...not entirely unappealing for someone who enjoys being a service submissive like Rana.)

Link to the lil dagger dividers I used for this post