#also the only other ship Tsunami gets is her and Riptide and that is the most boring heteronormative nonsense in the whole series

[problematique-bunny-girl]

Getting into Wings of Fire gave me so many like ‘non-problematic’ ships to like. Moonjou, Qinter, Lynxfall, Sunlow, honestly the whole plethora of combos that the Jade Winglet can go through including them all just dating one another. I read them in a weird way too (skipped the first arc) so for a while I was like Yes! Yes! I can talk about all these openly.

And then I went back to the first arc and of course I have somehow stumbled into another amazing ship that unfortunately falls under the ‘siblings but not exactly’ umbrella that like ApplePie and SonTails do.

SunnyNami as a ship and dynamic is so top tier and yet. I keep expecting to get rocks thrown at me for my opinions on it lmao. They have so many frantic conversations together in the JMA arc and are clearly relying on the other to keep the school afloat. Tsunami spends her whole book torn up about the idea that Sunny is upset with her just augh. There’s no way they can be related because separate tribes and YET

And it’s not like I even care about any of the incest dynamics here either. There is literally no reason they wouldn’t be able to date one another and wouldn’t have to torture themselves about it. It’s right there and yet.

People ship GloryNami and SunnyFlight too! Like they get their haters ofc but it’s not so taboo that it’s a completely underground, forever untouchable thing. It barely feels “”problematic”” but I’ve seen the vitriolic bs slung at sunnyflight shippers and I know the possible horrors

[princedragonoverlord]

Alright I did a list on my favorite MLP ships so now I'm gonna do one for my WoF ships! (Spoilers in the form of rips signaling canonically deceased characters I guess??? Does this fandom even require spoilers? Idk, spoilers anyway!)

I multiship so this will include different pairings of the same characters or poly ships!

Generally I like canon ships so those will be first also nothing is in any particular order:

Clay x Peril

Tsunami x Riptide

Coral x Gill (rip)

Glory x Deathbringer

Mangrove x Orchid

Starflight x Fatespeaker

Thorn x Stonemover (I like them both as a divorced couple and failed ship as well as a finding each other and falling back in love again ship)

Thorn x Smolder

Smolder x Palm

Six-Claws x Kindle

Turtle x Kinkajou (Though I do prefer this one as a more platonic ship or a ship that ends up not working out but they still remain best friends in the end supporting each others lives and healthier relationships)

Anemone x Tamarin

Fierceteeth x Strongwings

Sundew x Willow

Blue x Cricket

Luna x Swordtail

Crystal x Gharial

Burnet x Silverspot

Tau x Treehopper

Jambu x Pineapple

Snowfox x Snowflake (I think this was canon???)

Arctic (Rip) x Foeslayer (I like the tragedy and complexity of their relationship even though it was not healthy, and I also like the thought of an au where they had gotten a happier ending. I also made an au where they did run away and they went to the lost continent)

Whiteout x Thoughtful

Clearsight x Sunstreak + Clearsight's multitude of other possible husbands/partners (I really like the idea she was poly)

Fathom x Indigo

And now for the rest of my favorite and random ships:

Clearsight x Listener

Thorn x Smolder x Stonemover (Okay but what if she had 2 husbands?)

Six-Claws x Dune (Rip)

Hvitur (Rip) x Asha (Rip)

Coral x Blister (Rip)

Glacier (rip) x Blaze

Glacier (rip) x Jerboa III

Jerboa III x Hope (Foeslayer)

Scarlet (rip) x Chameleon (But more like a villainess and her hopeless stepped on henchman way?)

Snowfall x Sky

Snowfall x Lynx

Snowfall x Lynx x Sky (It's random but cute I'm my mind)

Qibli x Umber

Turtle x Winter

Qibli x Winter

Moon x Kinkajou

Moon x Winter

Moon x Winter x Qibli (I know these 3 are a mess and I've since realized I kinda dislike Moonbli on it's own, though it still can be very cute it's just not my favorite, so I only really love the ship if it's all 3 of these nerds together, but I also now really love Turtle x Winter and Moon x Kinkajou way more lol)

Peril x Turtle (But I do prefer them as the ultimate best friends or a platonic relationship way more than romantic)

Qibli x Turtle (Kinda feel the same way about them as Peril x Turtle but I could also see some funny hijinks romance with them)

Moon x Flame (I really love the idea of Flame getting some redemption while both of them heal through traumas together and become close)

Flame x Ochre

And that is all! For now. I'll probably come up with more ships I like or remember ones I forgot eventually. Just felt like writing these out. Anyways if anyone wants to ask about my thoughts on these ships or any other ones feel free! I just ask you remain friendly and respectful cause I know there's lots of different opinions on ships and stuff in this fandom and I may have different thoughts on them than others ^w^

[new-kit-on-the-block]

The Lost Heir:

Well, it looks like I got my wish! Literally, the first major thing Tsunami does is attack a random dragon for yawning.

Then she gets jealous of Starflight being called the smart one, fucks off to some random spot in the sea, finds another seawing for the first time in her life, accidentally flirts with/insults him in a second language, accidentally gets him ambushed by the others (the SECOND time this book that she gets an innocent dragon ambushed by her siblings), and then blackmails him into bringing her and her friends into enemy territory in the middle of the war so she can finally meet her long-lost mother. Queen shit.

"You can blindfold me. I don't mind." JESUS CHRIST SUNNY

Sunny certainly got a lot sassier between this book and the last book. Good for her.

Although, while we're on the topic of sass, GLORY YOU'RE MY FUCKING QUEEN

"Lucky you. You're about to find out." Glory stop being iconic for one(1) line of dialogue challenge (Difficulty: Impossible)

Glory's magical death spit kill count: 2

"We are not calling it magical death spit." Right. Sorry.

Glory doesn't speak much, but every single thing she does just makes me even more excited to see her as the main character in book 3.

Also, Tsunami rivaling Glory's sass in the dinner scene, just hamming it up in front of Blister and getting her uncle thrown into the dungeon. These gals are iconic. I wonder if Sunny's gonna be just as hilarious when she gets the spotlight in book 5.

Tsunami and Anemone bonding over rolling their eyes at Whirlpool at the exact same time. :)

Simultaneously happy and sad for Anemone that she was the one who personally killed Whirlpool.

I think they're probably setting up a romance between Riptide and Tsunami the same way they did for Peril and Clay in the last book. Eh, I'm not really feeling it as much.

I hope they don't give Glory her own obligatory het romance in her book. And if they do, it'd better be the best goddamn ship I've ever seen or else I'm rioting.

Starflight fucking up the "double agent" role in favor of keeping his friends safe, as expected. Good job. -w-

I really liked Tsunami's "bite first, ask questions later" attitude, but I suppose it only made sense that the natural place to carry her arc would be for her to learn how to tone it down. We love some character growth in this household.

REPLACEMENT DRAGONETS?????

SUPER excited for book 3.

Spoilers for The Dragonet Prophecy

I've decided to get into Wings of Fire, starting with a graphic novel version of the first book that I found at Barnes & Noble.

I just finished reading it, and I've also decided to catalog all of the thoughts I have about each book right after I read them. I'm gonna do it all in this post, one reblog at a time.

Here we go.

The Dragonet Prophecy:

I really like Clay's flat arc. The fact that, in the first book, the first thing we learn about him and the last thing we learn about him is the same piece of information twice, just framed under a different context will drive me insane for the rest of my life.

Seriously, there are 13 fucking books left for me to read, I cannot be getting so hung up over a single detail in book number one(1).

I wanted to see Tsunami beat up more dragons, but alas. From what I can glean, the second book will focus more on her. So maybe I'll get my wish after all.

Welp. Starflight's a double agent now. And I get the feeling that they're going to get a lot of mileage out of that when it comes to internal conflict. It's a pity that I didn't find him too interesting in this one, but I'll just have to assume they're saving all of that for a bit later in the series. We're still only in the world-building phase, after all.

Sunny's cute. Wish she was given more time to shine.

Same with Glory. But at least she got to kill someone.

It really seems like they were banking on the hopes that they would be able to publish a lot of books and would have plenty of time to flesh out the five dragonets later. Fortunately, like I said, there are 13 books left. And that's just the main series.

Hoping to see everyone get plenty of chances to shine. (Please please please tell me that they do. Please don't let this age poorly.)

The only name I knew going into this was Scarlet, who I've heard is just an absolute monster throughout the series. Excited to see how much more they can make me hate her.

Jesus fucking Christ that dude just fucking killed himself by hugging Peril. That shit was brutal.

Anyway, I really like Peril. Once again, wanted to see a lot more of her.

I also like the obvious parallels already being drawn between Peril and Clay. They were both introduced as having killed/tried to kill their sibling when they hatched. And then within the same book, both of those things were proven to be untrue.

It's pretty obvious they're setting up a ship between them, but it's a damn cute ship, so that's fine by me.

I really really like that the four of them keep consistently reminding Glory that they think she's pretty, as well as constantly reassuring her that they don't think she's lazy or stupid. Love me some siblings being collectively supportive of their extremely self-deprecating sister. I think she's shaping up to be my favorite of the five. With Tsunami being a close second. Make no mistake: I love them all.

Also, Tsunami coming from the Seawing Queen's hatchery is the funniest shit ever. She spends the whole book making jokes like "Maybe I'm the lost Seawing Princess or something Xp" and then right at the end Kestrel's just like "Yeah, no, you totally are." AND THEN SHE JUST FUCKING LEAVES

"Definitely our bigwings." Aww~ What a cute way to close off the first book :)

KESTREL'S DEAD?????

Anyway, great book. Can't wait to get my hands on the second one.

[wingsoffireaus]

Winter Stayed in DoD AU Part 2

I couldn’t help myself.

Winter had packed up and left as soon as possible to get away from everyone.

He is still reeling from what he witnessed his friends do and when he leaves he knows he would not be welcome in the Ice Kingdom so he leaves for the Talons of Peace.

Riptide welcomes him but is more than a little concerned in how listless he is.

Winter doesn't mention what he witnessed but he does say that the battle over Jade Mountain had disturbed him more than he realized.

Riptide comforts him to the best of his abilities although Winter is still pretty standoffish.

Winter begins watching a nearby scavenger den and when asked about it he admits his interest and his desire to build a sanctuary for the little creatures.

Riptide is of course interested and ends up naming the new settlement Sanctuary because of it.

Back at Jade Mountain the rest of the winglet is surprised in how fast Winter had left.

Qibli feels somewhat guilty, while Kinkajou and Moon think that Winter just needed some time to think about it and come to terms about Darkstalker’s fate.

When Qibli finds Winter’s discarded sketch of Moon he knows that’s probably not the case but holds out hope that he would return.

His hope is dashed when another Icewing dragonet is sent to replace Winter.

Qibli eventually leaves himself to spend time in the Kingdom of Sand. So he can think about everything that has transpired.

Thorn, being the awesome adoptive mother that she is, sits him down and tells him to explain to her what had happened. Qibli ends up telling her and is really not at all surprised when she ends up agreeing with Winter.

She tells him that that was a pretty big line that they had crossed. She understands of course and admits she might have even done the same thing in his place. But she points out that Winter had clearly been dealing with some pretty heavy trauma after everything they had been through. And to see his friends do the same thing that had been done to his brother and to an extent him probably didn’t help things at all.

He stews on this for several days and tries to sort himself out.

When Moon eventually comes for him he does agree to go with her although now everything feels tainted and he begins to realize that maybe his feelings for her aren’t as strong as he once believed them to be.

Kinkajou visits Winter and actually almost sends him into a panic attack. Kinkajou who had managed to track him down after talking with Tsunami who had been corresponding with Riptide.

When he asks if she had come alone she immediately assumes that he is asking for Moon. In all honesty he doesn’t want to see any of them. Not now when the wound is still fresh.

Kinkajou tells him that Moon had gone with Qibli. Winter accepts this although he is surprised that he still feels hurt after this.

He becomes angry when she points out that he should apologize for all the times he had yelled at Moon.

He knows that early on he had been out of line but at this point the only time he is really thinking about is that time in the old Night Kingdom when he had broken the vase after finding out Moon still trusted Darkstalker even after knowing what he had done to him and others.

Winter tells Kinkajou to leave and tries to continue his search for scavengers in peace. When she tries to keep talking to him he tells her that after what she had done to Darkstalker he didn’t trust her to not do it to anyone else. And that he couldn’t be around anyone who could do that and not show any remorse.

He eventually is able to lose her by pure chance and he shamefully hides away from her until he sees her leaving Sanctuary.

He then asks Riptide to please warn him before sending any visitors his way. Riptide asks why and Winter just shakes his head and tells him not to ask.

Winter does eventually get another visitor but it’s a visitor he is actually pretty happy to see. And he has to lock his legs together so he doesn’t tackle his brother in a hug.

Hailstorm teases him when he sees the plans for his scavenger sanctuary.This helps to lighten Winters mood.

He and Hailstorm just sit and talk. Hailstorm finally explaining the situation in the Ice Kingdom. Winter feels a twinge of hurt when he is told that he is no longer welcome but will be allowed to come and visit his family and to come to Icicle’s trial.

Hailstorm notices that Winter isn’t looking too great and asks him how he has been doing. Winter gives a half-hearted answer and then asks how he has been doing.

Hailstorm is uncomfortable with the question and wasn’t happy to see Winter deflecting his own question.

He tells Winter that he has been doing better and his Pyrite memories are surfacing less and less. He proudly says that he hadn’t even reacted too familiarly with Riptide when he had seen him.

This cheers up Winter slightly and he does notice that his brother is resembling himself more than he had the last time he had seen him.

There is still a slight sadness to him though. In the subtle twitch in his talons. The occasional wince when the extra Icewing spikes on his tail scraped against a rock with a clacking sound.

Winter asks him how long he had planned to stay and Hailstorm winces and admits that he would have to leave soon for the rain forest to deliver the cutting from the moonglobe tree per Queen Glacier’s agreement with Glory.

He admits that he had made a detour to see Winter but that he would probably have to leave soon.

Winter is disappointed but notices that Hailstorm fidgeting had increased.

Before he could ask what was wrong Hailstorm asks if he would come with him.

Winter freezes. Thinking back on Peacemaker and Kinkajou and is about to say no when he sees the almost desperate look in Hailstorms eyes. And he realizes just how desperately his brother wants him to go with him.

Without even thinking about it he agrees.

The change on Hailstorms face is startling and he lights up in a way that Winter hadn’t seen since the day of his capture.

And to his surprise Hailstorm embraces him.

Winter had never really hugged any of his family before. They weren’t exactly the type. Hailstorm used to jokingly shove him or put his wing around him but never something to this extent.

When they finally, reluctantly part, Winter is surprised to see tears in his brothers eyes. And is even more surprised when he realizes that there were tears in his own eyes as well.

They sit in comfortable silence for another couple of minutes before departing to ready themselves for the journey.

While Winter is packing he has a short moment of panic. But he calms himself down and reminds himself that Kinkajou and Moon are more than likely not in the rainforest at the moment. Since classes were currently going at the academy.

And when he sees his brother’s eager expression when he turns to him. He can’t make himself regret his decision.

Okay so posting this because I stupidly worked on multiple ships at once and none of them are done sooo here we go!

When I started writing this part I was surprised by how quickly Hailstorm took over. Originally I had planned to keep Winter in Sanctuary but then it turned to giving him a visitor that he would actually be happy to see. And sorry not sorry I wanted more of Hailstorm and Winter. They both have suffered so much trauma and need to have time to heal so the moment I put in the visit I knew I had to keep them together longer.

Also like I posted earlier I have actually been thinking about turning this particular AU into a fanfiction. But it is a slow going process and might not be a chaptered fic and more of a collection of drabbles dealing with the characters individuals trauma. Also making this clear I do like Moon and Kinkajou. What I didn't like was their treatment of Winter towards the end. A lot of it felt like a way to force Moonbli which if you ship it that is totally fine. But I personally needed more than that to ship it. It was a little too forced for me. And I am totally a qinter fan girl. If you squint you can see that I'm sowing the seeds in this AU.

And... I'm off topic again. Bottom line I have been working on ship AUs but I have also been trying to get back into the fanfic game. So please be patient with me. I work a 9-5 job and actually have a chronic illness that has been flaring up particularly bad these past few months. Not to mention the typical depression and anxiety combo that is pretty frequent on this site. This blog has been a form of therapy for me to try and stick to a deadline in my personal life. As well as getting my writing flow back because it has suffered the last couple of years. Honestly though you all have been making my days which is why I keep pushing for this project side blog of mine to work.

You are all wonderful and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Thank you and I will hopefully have a new post next week!

[argonapricot]

All of them

pearl: if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Right now? Japan. Just. You know. Because

sails: describe your perfect partner.

Someone with nice and positive energy, who is not super dependent on me but also values me a lot. Someone who has passions and hobbies! I’m usually attracted to how people animate themselves, rather than individual features? A violist musician, maybe. Someone who will listen to classical music with me, and share awesome non-classical jams with me! Someone who likes cats. Someone whose name starts with U.

lighthouse: how much makeup do you wear?

On average, none. For special events, or events that I am very anxious about, I might put on concealer/foundation. I kind of use the two interchangeably. And then maybe a Bit of eyeshadow and maybe a Bit of brown eyeliner, if I’m really feeling fancy. 

shells: would you prefer to be a vampire or a werewolf?

A vampire? Seems easier to control. And also potentially less painful. And hotter. Also I wouldn’t get my period anymore because I’d be undead sign me up.

mermaid: most embarrassing moment?

Once upon a time my school orchestra was corralled into the most mortifying gig on a radio show recording session to ever happen. I don’t think we were even invited, our conductor just made us show up. Only only half the orchestra did and it was the worst. thing. to ever happen.

turquoise: weirdest dream you’ve ever had?

Oh god, I’ve had a lot of weird dreams. I feel like I’m currently blanking on the weirdest. Surely I’ve already told you some good ones?

waves: favourite season and why?

FALL because the weather is nice and the breeze is nice and the smell is nostalgic and the trees are beautiful and aaaa there’s nothing like an autumn breeze

breakers: would you ever consider getting married?

I mean. Yeah.

seafoam: describe your ideal summer vacation.

You, me, the squad, a beach. Ideally featuring me beating Hannah at something.

rain: if it were possible, what exotic animal would you keep as a pet?

I mean possible as in “safe” or “legal” or “practical”? Like. Snow leopards are gorgeous and big cats can be pretty catlike but I don’t think they’d be very happy in closed quarters.

sunlight: least favourite song?

Clarissa’s stupid bear song on the piano

marine: would you ever consider plastic surgery?

I don’t think I’d ever go through with it? Sometimes I’m just like “wow my skin sucks imagine getting fake skin that wouldn’t betray me like this”, but idk if that’s even possible. Other than that I’m… actually pretty happy with my facial features.

sea glass: what do you consider to be your best physical feature?

I’ve been told that I have an Adorable Nose. I’ve also been complimented on my eyebrows, and also sometimes my eyes, but uh. I think the most Compelling part of my physical appearance is just like. The way I emote. Idk. Anyone care to cast a vote?

storm: do you like piercings and tattoos? Why or why not?

As in… on myself? On other people? In the context of sexual attraction? I have my ears pierced, and other piercings can look really good on other people. So can tattoos! But I don’t really think I’m likely to get either.

boardwalk: who is your favourite fictional couple?

Caslyn/Haven

coral: if you had to describe your personality as a food, what would you be and why?

Um. I would be… a cream puff. Because I deflate easily.

nymph: old-fashioned or modern decor?

I like both! For a living space of my own, maybe modern.

seawater: scariest movie you’ve ever watched?

The opening sequence to the Uzuki Files

siren: in a fantasy setting, would you be a warrior, rogue or mage?

Why can’t I be a rogue warrior mage tho. 

tropic: what is your least favourite thing about your appearance?

My skin! If it could just  be clear, all the time, I would feel honestly so much better about myself.

aquamarine: describe your dream date.

Oh gee, I don’t know. Nice weather, and maybe some nice pastries, and maybe outdoors somewhere with some nice conversation? And maybe some handholding or cuddling or little cheek kisses.

brine: gold or silver?

Depends on the application! But my Inner Aesthetic dictates silver.

tidal: what is a colour that best describes your personality?

Uh. I mean I think that depends on the mood my personality is filtered through. 

azure: what is something that you do that makes you happy?

You! Also, elves. Also, nice weather.

fog: describe where you think you’ll be in five years.

Uhh. Living in an apartment in Massachussetts with you and Emma while you two get graduate degrees in engineering and biology or somethings. I will be freelancing art and graphic design even though I will have been able to major in neither. Idk.

coastline: what is your favourite flower?

Azaleas!

shallows: what is your typical Starbucks order?

Tall iced mocha with whipped cream. 

voyage: what are your favourite names?

We made a giant ass spreadsheet of our favorite names, I don’t know which to select for the purpose of this ask meme! Um. Nikolai, obviously. And……. I’ve always loved the name Lyla. 

shipwreck: do you have an OC? If so, describe them.

mkay so we have:

Riava - a wreck, a mess, stammers a bunch, very timid and wishy washy in the face of death and torture, has no legs,  a badass girlfriend who you hate. Possibly also in a relationship with the badass girlfriend’s twin brother Randy.

Ayra - a Badass Amazing CalmTM paladin knight lady with an overprotective streak and a lot of Really Cool Skillz. She works very hard and takes things very seriously, and doesn’t have time for boys. That aren’t her brother/adopted puppy Destian.

Caslyn - A lot more capable and level-headed than Riava, but also kind of a mess? Does magic and ships. Basically married to a lovey competent ship’s captain. Probably going to end up kicking Hannah’s crying rear-end.

Steph - a de-armadillo’d armadillo person who is good at quests and swords and Inner Conflict. Passed up an amazing and gr8 and not-evil sword Silverlight for the alternatively Super Evil And Powerful/Super Clueless And Convinced Tat My Mom Is Pregnant Darklight. What a wild ride

cerulean: do you believe in true love?

As in like, a predestined perfect love that happens automatically and sustains itself without effort? Nnnnah. All relationships take work and attention and trust. I believe in very complete, genuine love, but that doesn’t mean infallible or inevitable.

shoreline: if you could become fluent in another language, which would you pick and why?

Either french, because it sounds Good and Nice and kind of already know my way around the language a little, or Korean because I spend a lot of time listening to people speak Korean and the rhythm is really different from English and the idea of being able to understand it is really attractive.

Or yknow. Elf languages.

tsunami: describe a dream outfit of yours.

A spandex kilt over purple overalls, idk????? I don’t know how Fashion.

riptide: are you introverted or extroverted? Are you happy with this?

Introverted all the way. Which like. I wouldn’t say always makes me happy, because I suffer a lot, but I’m… kinda proud of it. Tis the way of my family.

hurricane: describe a strange habit of yours.

Sometimes I eat raisins and pretend that the raisin box is a pack of cigarettes, and I’m, uh… smoking? Them? Eating some drugs? Don’t ask me how that works, I’m too lame.