#also those are 4 butterflies and 2 moth

[itsriotmotherfuckers]

Anyways Sirius Black

Also the lines on his arms/chest/hips are sh scars because I said so. Fight me. Although! The squiggles on his chest/belly is hair. This is a very messy sketch but I liked it so here.

[pomidaea]

Part 3 of my ghoul designs featuring the air girlies (and Zephyr as a bonus). I've officially made it through the halfway point and now have 4 ghouls left to design for the impera era woo

Previous designs here: Part 1 | Part 2

As usual, headcanons under the cut:

Air Ghouls

I'm taking inspiration from Dante's Inferno because I remember there were harpies in one of the circles of hell. Hence, the bird design.

They're often seen accompanying earth ghouls. In Inferno, harpies feed upon the leaves of souls who turned into trees. Based on this, air ghouls stick around earth ghouls because they care for the plants they use for food and shelter. Air ghouls in return warn earth ghouls of any danger and lead them to resources they could both benefit from. (This doesn't really apply on topside but the ghoulettes still like to hang out with Mountain)

Besides birds, I also wanted to add a butterfly/moth motif to give the characters a more inhuman look. Air ghouls have false eyes to confuse and intimidate other ghouls in the pits

These ghouls, especially those with long hair, have their hair braided by other air ghouls as a social custom (also so hair doesn't get in the way while flying)

Females have dull colors while males are colorful

Cirrus

Sharp features, long wispy hair similar to cirrus clouds

Often has her hair braided by Cumulus when they're on duty

A fast flier and very energetic with her movements

The 2nd in command of her pack

Cumulus

Like the cloud she's named after, she has more softer features than the other ghouls. Don't let that fool you because she's just as aggressive as the others.

A silent flier and not as fast as cirrus

Tends to stare at people with her large round eyes. She likes making people feel uncomfortable with her stares.

[tumblingxelian]

I went and did a lil reviewing and its very interesting to look at Lila's situation regarding Catalyst and there's some fun observations to make in a vacuum.

1: This girls room has tons of masks.

I know that isn't a major thing but given what we know of her its like, "So you just wanna shout that you have a complicated relationship with identity is that it?!"

2: Her mom does work at the embassy

On the surface she seems nice enough if maybe very busy given she says she'll "Try" and be back before dinner. One can take Lila growling once she's gone as directed at Ladybug or her mother, or both.

But the dynamic also feels 'weird' & Lila's clearly used to instantly masking whatever she's actually feeling around her.

Assuming a "No child is born super evil" read, I'd say that either she is like Andre in that she can performatively show affection. But is not actually there for their child when they need it. In this case likely having failed Lila at some major interval that left a deep divide.

Or that she's one of those parents who can seem very nice and reasonable but if angered or offended or disgusted react very, very badly. I'd actually say this one feels the most likely given it would contextualize Lila's deceptive habits very neatly.

3: How much did she know?

The question of if Lila was "In on it" or a willing participant in the scheme is interesting. Cos its obvious she didn't know Gabriel's identity. But more to the point, thats he clearly wasn't even expecting Hawk Moth to come for her given she was surprised.

Like there is no one to be performing for here, that is genuine shock.

However, we all see her smirking after Hawk Moth has the Akuma leave her. But its worth noting she wasn't purified, the Butterfly just left. So while its obviously a headcanon I do feel the shift from shock and panic to stoic confidence is weird enough to thin it could mean more than just Lila is the devil.

Also is it just me or do her eyes seem more lifeless?

We do have Gabriel's dialogue to go off:

Hawk Moth: Fly away, my little akuma and evilize the one who's been waiting your return for so long.

But we've also seen him call Chloe his favorite "Victim" and its not exactly uncommon for people taking advantage of others to frame their victim as a willing participant.

With that in mind!

4: Oh they were 100% grooming Lila, yikes

So, we know from season 3 that Gabriel & Nathalie were fine undermining Chloe's mental health to the point of sabotage, gaslighting and hostage taking.

Thus it is perhaps no surprise they were doing the same with Lila.

Don't believe me? They have literal cameras on a fourteen year old and have clearly been keeping her under observation in their own words, for months!

Nathalie: (Hands Gabriel her tablet) Lila has been harboring her rage against Ladybug for months, and today wherever she looks, she'll see the object of her hatred, and as predicted, her anger will reach devastating heights. Your plan is perfect, sir.

But more pointedly is what is not said, or more, what is talked around, see this exchange:

Lila: (scrolls through laptop) Liar! Traitor! Coward! (comes across an interview with Gabriel Agreste and Nadja Chamack) Gabriel: (on the laptop) In honor of the wonderful Ladybug who has saved my son Adrien and myself, and who relentlessly protects all of us everyday, I have financed this tribute to Ladybug. Because Ladybug is the only true hero unlike her mediocre imitations, such as Volpina. Lila: (screams with rage and throws her laptop against a wall) I hate you, Ladybug!

Cue laptop against wall and then crying on the floor, again there is no one to perform for here, this has to be a genuine reaction.

What stands out to me is Lila's choice of words: Liar! Traitor! Coward!

If she was just angry he praised Ladybug & insulted Volpina these words don't make any sense. But they make a ton of sense if Gabriel or someone representing her contacted Lila about her time as Volpina.

(It does not seem Paris is aware she was an Akuma)

Likely telling her about Heroes' Day or otherwise framing themselves as very interested and impressed with Volpina saving Paris from that meteor. Only so they could have Gabriel twist the knife in on an interview.

Conclusion:

That's just an assumption but if not, why not call Gabriel a jerk and a fool or something, traitor and coward have very specific connotations that don't make sense unless she'd been led to believe Gabriel thought highly of Volpina,

Hell, how would they even know she'd find the interview unless she knew to look for it?

Yes yes, story contrivances, but if we want to base out logic in universe, Nathalie & Gabriel preyed again on an isolated and to one degree or another neglected as well as troubled child. Fed into her many issues, likely helping foster her isolation & resentments, just to betray and humiliate her for the purpose of using her as a weapon.

That is deeply fucked up, especially when you consider that they were spying on her and she has no idea any of this is happening!

All in all, I think its quite reasonable to read Lila as a fourteen year old taken advantage of and steadily warped by adults' who were using her for their own gain as opposed to someone just born evil.

[princess-of-the-corner]

Had a fun Chat Blanc inspired time travel AU I wanted to share:

Prologue: Chat Blanc happens but CHloe wasn't in Paris at the time and so survives the initial destruction. She maake her way back and with many false starts manages to get Blanc functional enough to explain what happened and together they brainstorm a solution. Sass sending her back in time, which takes Sass out for a good long while.

Chapter 1: Back in Orgins, Chloe makes some minor tweaks, sort of burying the hatchet with Marinette: "We are rivals, Dupain-Cheng, so I won't apologize for all that's passed between us. But some of my behavior was... Unfortunate and uncalled for and for those I am... Sorry. But new school year, new me!"

Marinette rolls with it suspicously but if Chloe wants to be less of a hassle sure. Otherwise Origins goes similar to canon, Alya & marinette still becomes friends cos new girl and baked goods girl. Adrien makes an even mroe favorable impression in class and the heroes save the day, huzzah.

But damn, Chloe sure was calm wasn't she?

Chapter 2: This covers some general Akuma, some familiar like Mr Pigeon and some less so like Critique! (Nathanial being mad the teacher called his art worthless) But when Bubbler (Or Simon Says) comes around Chloe uses the chaos to steal the butterfly and what she thinks is the Peacock from Gabriel's safe.

After all, she's seen what the heroes finding out HK's identity looks like and would rather avoid an apocalypse thanks. Plus now Gabriel's just back to being Adrien's douchy dad, so whatever who cares right?

Gabriel, Tomoe & Nathalie, that's who.

Chapter 3: The calm before the storm as Paris assumes the heroes defeated Hawk Moth and have retired. It has after all been like a month or so since the last Aumatization. The class is overall way more chill and there's camaraderie in the air, huzzah.

There's even a new student arriving and wow is Lila well connected, even Marinette is star struck, though Chloe is unimpressed.

Option 1: Ladybug is old news in Lila's eyes so no reason to pretend to be her buddy. Option 2: Taken from my other AUs, Lila actually does have Trixxx but intends to maake a name for herself as Volpina so she may be a rogue third party.

Regardless, whatever minor or major events are happening, things take a turn for the unexpected when a horrifying and cracked monster manifests in the streets of Paris.

Uh oh, its Sentimonster!

Chapter 4: Yeah, so Gabriel still had the real Peacock and teamed up with Tomoe to find a way to harness its power without dying. Which in this case basically just means forcing Dosoo to use the power themselves and then dividing the plucked feather to make a controllable Sentimonster and pseudo Amok.

Chloe would like to resolve this problem but she doesn't know Gabriel & Tomoe are allies and while she can send an Akuma to investigate. A, the heroes will interfere and make it difficult and B, she won't find anything anyway as Gabriel has hidden all the evidence.

Also Marinette has been watching her like a hawk.

Chapter 5: Thus a new status quo emerges with Sentimonsters, a different Butterfly users, and new heroes because Fu is freaking out and maybe Lila is doing her own thing.

Marinette may also suspect Chloe knows something because she was weirdly chill when the Akuma attacks started and couldn't avoid slipping with some stuff like the Akuma butterfly in Origins.

Chloe knows who the villain is but now where or how he is operating and is understandably terrified to Akumatized a Miraculous user or tell Adrien the truth especially as she fears she won't be believed anyway.

Those are just thoughts though.

oh hell yeah

[stylesclarified]

Can you debunk the tattoos? Because let's be honest, those tattoos do match, and matching tattoos aren't a typically platonic thing. At least, that's what my sister says, and she's not 100% wrong.

Harry and Louis don’t have matching tattoos.

They both have tattoos with a slight pirate-y/nautical theme, just like Zayn, Liam, and Justin Bieber. It’s a pretty popular theme, and since they both have dozens of tattoos, you can tie them together to some extent. But honestly, you could do that with literally anyone else who has a similar theme.

In fact, Harry does have matching tattoos... with Zayn.

Solid black heart

2. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon prism

3. Skull with a top hat

4. Single rose with stem

5. Tiger

Let me make it clear—it should be clear from the start—I don’t think Harry and Zayn are in, or ever have been in, any sort of romantic relationship. And I don’t think they purposefully got any of these matching tattoos. I’m just pointing out how easy it is to find a pattern where there is none.

With that out of the way...

Larries claim that Louis and Harry have “complementary tattoos,” and that those tattoos are more significant than matching ones—because matching tattoos are platonic, and complementary tattoos are romantic.

That’s an absurd conclusion—very typical for Larries. Couples can get matching tattoos, and friends can get complementary tattoos. There’s no such rule. They made it up because they work backwards from the conclusion.

In any case, Zayn and Harry also have "complementary" tattoos, at least by Larry standards.

6. Harry's pirate ship + Zayn's "A pirate's life for me" (bonus, they got these on the same day at the same tattoo shop)

7. Harry's bird cage + Zayn's bird

8. Most importantly (because I do think this one was possibly done on purpose). Harry's "Might as well..." + Zayn's "...don't think I won't"

Supposedly, they actually tattooed these on each other, and it’s in each other’s handwriting. There’s no way for us to verify that—but Zayn has tattooed Harry in the past (they got a tattoo gun), and the handwriting does look similar. I don’t care to dig any further. It doesn’t matter. Only they know.

But anyway—maybe Louis shares Harry with Zayn? Maybe they’re poly? I mean, if tattoos alone are enough proof...

Or, perhaps—and I know this is wild for me to say—but... maybe we just don’t know these people, and assigning meaning to their body art and affirming that they got something permanently inked on their bodies for a specific reason is pretty fucking weird.

Also—and while we’re doing this—let me debunk...

You’ve seen this a bunch of times...

“Oh my god, Harry and Louis got the tattoos on the same flash by the same tattoo artist and if they hug they line up!”

I’m so sorry to be the bearer of bad news but... that’s not Harry’s tattoo. In fact, it’s not even close to Harry’s tattoo.

This isn’t a case of the design changing a little bit. Most tattoo artists do tweak their designs when actually putting them on clients. The lettering on Louis’ tattoo is also different—similar, but not exactly the same.

But this is not one of those cases. The design isn’t just a little different. We’re talking about completely different insects.

Harry’s tattoo is a butterfly. The tattoo in the “It is what it is” flash is a moth.

Imagine if instead of a moth and a butterfly, it was a parrot and a chicken. Or a horse and a zebra. That’s the type of difference we’re talking about.

It’s why, when Harry first got the tattoo, Larries insisted it was a moth—despite Harry himself calling it a butterfly from the beginning.

Would any winged insect count to consider them matching tattoos? What if the flash had a fly? Or a grasshopper? A mosquito? A bee? A wasp?

Furthermore, Harry’s tattoo artist confirmed that the butterfly tattoo was inspired by the book/movie Papillon.

“We started off with a butterfly on his torso based on an old French prison tattoo inspired by Papillon. Traditionally it would mean the wearer is a thief—something to do with the double meaning of ‘je vole’, which translates as both ‘I steal’ and ‘I fly’—and is commonly tattooed on the throat.” — source

This is a still from the Papillon movie from 1973, starring Steve McQueen:

Harry has a long-documented admiration for Steve McQueen. In fact, the profile picture of his (old?) finsta was a photo of McQueen.

The original Papillon book is an autobiography by a convicted felon named Henri Charrière. Naturally, the book is in French—Papillon literally means butterfly—and the real-life Henri actually had a butterfly tattoo himself, placed closer to his throat.

And of course... Henri is the French version of Henry. Harry is traditionally a nickname for Henry. Like, Prince Harry’s name is actually Prince Henry. Harry Styles’ legal name is Harry, because over time “Harry” became its own standalone name—but for all intents and purposes, they’re the same. I’d bet Harry was tickled by that little coincidence.

The book and film tell the story of Henri being wrongly convicted of murder, and follow his incarceration and eventual escape from prison. One of his close prison friends was a man named Louis Dega.

Naturally, when Larries found that out, they almost had a heart attack from the excitement.

As always, though, the problem is that they analyse everything just enough to connect it to their conspiracy—never stopping to actually look at it.

Henri and Louis’ friendship begins as one of convenience, with Louis paying Henri to protect him in prison. While Henri is innocent, Louis is guilty of embezzlement.

Further, in the book, Louis doesn’t play much of a role. He’s one of many side characters, apparently created by Charrière to tell the stories of multiple prison mates.

In the movie, he takes on a slightly larger role—most likely because he was portrayed by Dustin Hoffman—but his story is incredibly sad. Just as Henri is about to escape, Louis begs him not to do it, because to do so he has to literally jump off a cliff. Henri decides to go through with it anyway, leaping to freedom and leaving Louis behind.

So romantic! Eternal separation! Swoon!

So what does this mean in Larries’ wild interpretation? That Harry got a tattoo to remind himself of escaping... the closet? I presume?—even if it kills him—but that his boyfriend is too afraid to do the same? ’Cause that’s fucking dark.

They can’t have it both ways (though they always try). Either the names of the characters and what happens in the movie are significant, or they aren’t.

Let’s take Louis out of the equation for a moment and look at it from the perspective of Harry as an individual (I know that’s extremely hard for Larries, but bear with me). Harry/Henri is the protagonist. Louis is a side character in his story—the actual plot is Henri’s escape from prison. In fact, the movie focuses on solitary confinement and other forms of suffering only he experiences.

“Prison” for Harry could be a metaphor for so many things: fame, pressure, expectation, success, prejudice. Doesn’t it make so much more sense once you take the Larry nonsense out of the equation?

As I already showed you, though, the tattoo in the slide was a moth. In order to make these tattoos work together and fit the movie narrative, you’d have to do some serious mental gymnastics—like Simone Biles-level contortionism.

And it’s not even a wild coincidence that there’s a winged insect below the tattoo Louis would eventually get. Liam Sparkes draws a lot of bugs and insect tattoos. That’s his thing. It’s part of his flash portfolio—multiple moths, butterflies, bees, beetles. Picking one of them doesn’t turn it into a soulmate tattoo; it just means you picked a bug from a flash sheet... like hundreds of other people have done.

Anyway, the other tattoos Larries claim are matching or complementary between Harry and Louis are:

Harry's pirate ship + Louis' compass

They like to claim that the placement is a sign of their connection, too, because they got them on opposite arms. But, let’s be real—they’d say the same thing if they got them on the same arm. That’s the thing with conspiracy theories: everything can be "proof" if you try hard enough.

The placement argument is especially hilarious when you consider the wild differences in scale, not to mention the fact that the tattoo styles are completely different.

When they got these tattoos (late 2012), they were still friendly. Harry told his tattoo artist that, "He wanted a realistic looking English ship, because he misses home and needs to remind himself that he's homeward bound." And Louis' compass points to home.

Ok, guys, let’s pack this up. Larry proven, our job here is done.

Except… let’s do the exercise I always ask you to do: look at this without the Larry lenses. Harry wanted an English ship, as in England, because he missed home. Because he was away a lot. Because he was always traveling with One Direction. But, um, wasn’t... Louis right along with him when he was traveling away from home? How did Harry manage to miss Louis when they were literally breathing the same air 24/7? And what does England have to do with any of this?

"But Louis got the same concept tattooed." Yes. Exactly. The same concept. They were friends. They were friends who traveled for work a lot and were away from their respective homes a lot. What’s more likely? Them getting tattoos in completely unrelated sizes and designs because they missed “home” as in each other, even though they spent every waking moment together... or... them talking about missing their families and discussing getting tattoos related to that? Like literally any pair of friends would do! Similar concept, but separate tattoos?

Anchor and rope.

I mean, these two go together as much as Harry and Zayn's do.

The part that’s kind of funny is that Larries claim they got them so when they held hands, they matched, but the scale and the positioning aren’t even close to matching.

Louis’ rope is on the edge of his wrist, and the lower part of the anchor is at the same height on Harry’s, meaning the hole through where the rope would have to loop is too high to line up if they held hands.

Given the fact that I’m supposed to believe these are carefully planned couple tattoos by two insanely wealthy people, that is pretty shoddy execution.

The scale is also way off. A rope that thin with an anchor that big would split in two seconds flat.

Oops and Hi

Literally fanfiction. I don’t have any other way to describe this. It’s just fanfiction. They’re both words—that’s the extent of what these two tattoos have in common.

Louis said that his "Oops" tattoo was because the tattoo artist made a mistake when doing his stick figure. The line below the stick figure is supposed to be the ramp where it’s skating, but it doesn’t match.

Louis thought that was funny, so he got an "Oops" tattoo.

We don’t know the meaning of Harry’s "Hii" tattoo, but the most likely scenario is that it’s simply because "Hi" became kind of his catchphrase.

Larries made up an entire scenario where Harry and Louis met in the toilet, and Harry peed on Louis, so the first words they said to each other were "Oops" and "Hi," so they got them tattooed on each other.

The evidence of that? Louis saying they met in the toilet (no mention of urinals, peeing, or first words, or anything). And Harry tweeting this:

To Larries, if Harry tweeted a quote, that quote came 100% from Louis. It’s funny because just the other day, I proved how Harry was actually citing Cara Delevingne in one of his quote tweets.

There is no indication Harry tweeted that because Louis said it or that it had anything to do with the first time they met. Literally any of his friends could've said that. Who would even be "his" in this scenario?

They did meet in the toilet... that’s all the truth there is to this whole thing. Everything else is literally just a headcanon that Larries decided was actually true. There’s no indication these tattoos are related to each other whatsoever.

As I said with the Snapchat of Harry joking around with Lottie, I can’t debunk Larries' imagination.

Rose and dagger

This one’s pretty easy. While a rose and a dagger surely can be an awesome tattoo together:

The same can be said about a dagger through a skull.

Liam, Harry, and Zayn all had skulls tattooed.

The same thing can also be said about a dagger and a feather tattoo.

Liam had a very famous feather tattoo.

I could do this all day, by the way. Just grab two tattoos of these four very tattooed men and relate them to each other.

Like, Louis has two quotation marks on his wrist…

People relate this to Harry's "I can't change" tattoo (the one he covered with the anchor), but… Liam also had a quote on his wrist tattooed.

The style actually fits a lot better with Liam's quote than with Harry’s, since Harry's looks a little bit rougher and both the quotes and Liam’s tattoo look a lot neater.

There are other pairs, but they're even worse reaches than the ones I mentioned and most Larries don't believe in them, so I'll leave it there.

The Concept of "Placement"

Larries claim that Harry and Louis get tattoos that complement each other through placement. "If they hold hands, they line up" or "if they hug, they line up," etc.

Babes, given the amount of different possibilities for PDA that exist, any placement for any pair of tattoos could result in them "lining up." Larries often have to resort to things like, "If Harry hugs Louis from behind" and such.

You guys are not serious people.

As for “Harry has a lot of tattoos on his left arm, while Louis has a lot of tattoos on his right arm”... okay? And? Many people who get tattoos choose to place them close together, especially when it comes to the arms, because of the possibility of creating a sleeve. Once again, if they had both tattooed the same arm, that would also be considered proof—just as much as opposite arms are now considered proof.

Both Harry and Louis have a lot of tattoos on both arms nowadays, anyway. Plus, Harry has numerous tattoos on his collarbones, ribcage, and thighs, while Louis has tattoos on his arms, one on his collarbone, and two small ones on his ankles. So what happened there? Did they decide to stop the correlation? Does it not matter anymore?

The entire tattoo argument with Larry is ridiculous once you actually take a step back and analyze it.

I’m not sure why my inbox is suddenly flooded with requests to debunk Larry stuff. I don’t mind doing it, but it can get tiring for the readers of the blog, so maybe let’s try to get some other questions in too.

That said, I already have a bunch of questions to debunk, and I’ll be working on those. Some take a bit longer because I need to source videos, pictures, etc.

But rest assured, EVERY SINGLE LARRY ARGUMENT can be debunked. You just need context and logic.

[youremyheaven]

butterfly motif 🦋& vedic astrology

ive wanted to exclusively dedicate a post towards the use of the butterfly motif in pop culture, so here it is!! i think butterflies have had a re-emergence in fashion in the last few years and im here for it!!

🦋 as i've mentioned in many other posts, the nakshatras closely tied to using this motif repeatedly are the pisces rashi nakshatras of ubp and revati along with punarvasu nakshatra.

Revati moon, Rihanna wearing butterfly eye lashes.

Venus exalts in Pisces and ive noticed that these natives are often drawn to Venusian aesthetics and imagery.

Rihanna at a Savage x Fenty show. You cannot tell me this isn't reminiscent of the Birth of Venus and the colour scheme is super Venus coded as well.

UBP sun Lady Gaga wearing butterfly face paint. she has often gravitated towards this motif over the years.

here she is in a blue butterfly dress

idk about you but when i see wings, i think butterfly 🦋. hence why this look is here 🤭😌

yet another lady gaga butterfly lewk

2. bella hadid for Swarovski. bella has ketu in ubp and girlie is obsessed with butterflies 😍

3. kendall jenner, ubp moon wearing a butterfly print dress

4. emrata, also ubp moon wearing a butterfly print dress

5. urfi javed, an indian entertainer who has ubp ketu wearing an outfit with a butterfly motif

6. dua lipa, punarvasu moon and known for her butterfly obsession wearing a blumarine butterfly head to toe lewk

7.brie larson ubp asc wearing a winged dress

8. sarah jessica parker is ubp sun & venus with revati mercury atmakaraka and this is a vvv iconic look from sex and the city

9.bella hadid had an nft thingie and the teaser(?) for it depicted her as a cyborg in a pool of water with butterflies. couldn't get more pisces coded than that tbh

10. queen latifah, ubp sun with those butterfly tats. ive noticed a lot of pisces girlies specifically choosing blue butterflies over any other type👀

11. halsey, punarvasu moon and has a butterfly tattoo!!

12. mariah carey, i mean we all know the OG iconic butterfly top moment but here's an underrated lewk from this punarvasu queen who also has an album titled Butterfly

she also has a perfume line called Lollipop Bling that's packaged like this:

13. Kendrick Lamar's to pimp a butterfly

he has mercury and mars in punarvasu. jup in revati atmakaraka and ubp rahu. lamar has implied that the title alludes to the nature of celebrity and how something free spirited and beautiful can be so violently controlled. again, VERY pisces coded.

14. brand new eyes by paramore

hayley williams, who is the lead singer has revati mars amatyakaraka.

15. dolly parton has a very very famous song called love is like a butterfly, she has punarvasu mars conjunct saturn. look at the lyrics of the song, only a cancer girlie would go so soft like this 🥺

Love is like a butterfly

As soft and gentle as a sigh

The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings

Love makes your heart feel strange inside

It flutters like soft wings in flight

Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing

Dolly also has a perfume called "Tennessee Sunset" and its packaged like this:

16. alexander mcqueen, the fashion designer had ubp sun and used lots of winged imagery in his work

17. vincent van gogh, revati sun ubp venus and mars and punarvasu rising has a series of paintings called butterflies. i personally associate whimsical art with both pisces rashi and punarvasu. ill make another post some day but the impressionist movement and even the surrealist movement were vvv influenced by these two placements.

18. Papillon 1973

its based on the true story of henri charriere, who is played by steve mcqueen in the movie. not only is the movie called papillon (french for butterfly) the character also has a butterfly chest tattoo and steve mqueen has ubp sun, revati venus atmakaraka and punarvasu rising

19. silence of the lambs<3

one of the most iconic movie posters of all time features a moth. this moth also plays a key role in the movie and is a major motif.

the book on which the movie was based was written by thomas harris, who has a revati stellium (sun, jupiter & ketu)

20. SPOILER ALERT!!

in the movie corpse bride, the titular character dissolves into a bunch of butterflies at the end of the movie

corpse bride is played by helena bonham carter who has ubp saturn and ketu in revati

21. Kali Uchis, punarvasu sun often uses butterfly imagery

This photoshoot was conceptualised and shot by the South Korean photographer Choi Gi Seok who has purvabhadrapada moon (0 degrees pisces)

His work heavily features butterfly imagery ;

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my own take is that, since pisces is the final rashi and the point of "absolution" it represents the end of chrysalis, when all elements have come together to create transformation; in pisces there is nothing left to do, but seek liberation from these cycles (its purpose is moksha,after all) and dissolve entirely into the cosmic ocean.

a butterfly is a beautiful symbol, representing not only the death of the creature that inhabited the cocoon but also reminding us that that death is necessary because only then can something as beautiful as a butterfly emerge from within that womb. the womb is the source of creation but you're not meant to stay there forever, that's not just stagnancy, that's death. birth is a painful process because you're leaving behind the only place you've ever known but you have no other option so you must be brave enough to face it.

this brings us to the connection of punarvasu nakshatra to butterflies. punarvasu's deity is goddess Aditi who is creation itself; she is the cosmic mother, she created this universe. in pisces, you seek liberation from the cycles of life but in punarvasu, life, the universe, creation itself takes place. thus it represents the butterfly emerging from the cocoon to claim its identity as a butterfly because the life it led before that was a non-life, it wasn't yet a butterfly, it was a non-being. goddess Aditi embodies infinite space and primordial vastness. what better way to represent the cosmic abundance than with a symbol like a butterfly? 🦋you cannot ask who created you because you are your own creation

��Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”- Zhuangzi

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that's it for now but i'll keep updating as i find more examples💛i hope this was interesting<3

[balkanradfem]

I got a question about how thin do I slice the zucchinni I'm drying, so here's some examples!

On the second picture, you can see I'm holding a thick slice with my thumb, and other thinner slices with the rest of my hand; that thick slice is the thickest I will go, and I will only do them that thick if it's really hot outside, 33°Celsius or more, in that case zuchinni will dry okay. They will always dry to paper-thin because most of the content inside is water, once it evaporates you're left with thin zucchini. And I'm not too precise otherwise, you can see in the last picture I'm holding bunch of slices of various thickness.

If it's not super hot, I'll make sure to do thinner slices, or even sprinkle some salt on top so they don't go moldy before they get to dry.

This is how much drying space it took me for those 2 little zuchinni from the first picture:

After they're dried, I put them in a jar and close it; you can fit 3-4 zuchinni in one jar, which is pretty cool storage-wise! The slices are done drying when they're completely crispy and hard, and they should be taken off the drying rack when they're in the hot sun, so they don't have time to absorb any moisture, otherwise you're risking getting mold inside the jar (happened to me once).

The jar needs to be super dry too, I will usually leave it opened in the sun for half an hour so I'm sure there's no humidity stuck inside.

You can put the dried pieces in stews, soups, on top of pizza, in vegetable stock, if you also have dry tomatoes and dry mushrooms, you can achieve a real good umami flavour with the combo! I made a pasta sauce from dry zuchinni and it tasted like mushroom sauce for some reason; another time I tried again and it tasted completely different, so that is a mystery to me. Whatever you make, dry zuchinni are very sating, I've always felt full after eating them.

I got another question asking how I protect it from bugs, and I don't, they're drying on my balcony which is not super filled with bugs, but there will inevitably be moths and butterflies laying their eggs on them, and I just live with that. I've been reading about it and people will put a fine net around their drying racks to prevent bugs from getting close, that's just too much hassle (and I don't have the net).

Dried goods will be fine for at least few months and you don't have to worry about the eggs, they're not poisonous, if you eat your zuchinni before they activate it's all good, for me it's never before February so I focus on eating the dry goods first!

[lightningonatether]

OKAY

list of C!DREAM BLOB LIKE ANIMAL submissions

the criteria was white, tiny, and blob-looking. LET ME KNOW if you'd want me to run a dranimal poll with all of these afterwards it might be a fun dreblr activity. Thanks everyone who contributed :3

heres all of them with a little bit of propaganda for each:

this tiny bird called the long-tailed tit. its Literally just a blob. very good. approved. imagine its fragile breakable wings

2. white mouse! also very good. very blob. innocent and loves to scurry around. perfect size for handholding.

3. Ermine!! this is a little on the bigger side, but its also so silly and a little bloodthristy. fits cdream pretty well

4. ghost bat! i think this is appropriately tiny, also a predator, and has both a silly face AND a fitting name

5. White sugar glider. look at him. he is so stupid. big beady eyes. tiny and fluffy. this is what sam locked in the prison.

6. a puss moth! i think this is the tiniest guyon the list. c!dream butterfly imagery anyone?

7. white hamster. this is both incredibly blob adjacent and ALSO. have you seen those angry hamster videos? its our guy <3

8. snowy owl. hes a little too big to hold in your hand but hes got the blob spirit. is there a single thought behind those eyes?

9. jerboa! this thing is So miserable and fragile looking. for a tiny blob form its pretty perfect

10. a gerbil! now this ones good because this whole saga started as a part of my plushie au, so I asked for animals a pallas cat might hunt. gerbils are one of them, so i might have a bit of a bias...

[thecolourfulkingdom]

What are the bugs of Welcome Home

Let me make it clear, whatever they are they are not insects.

Look at what I have caught:

Why do some have floral pattern? Is it even a pattern? Are they part plants?

2. Some have purple on them, which is already suspicious in itself. Are they related to time? Time is purple or only night time is?

3. What's the deal with the eyes? These are not insect eyes at all. Who the hell painted this one below all over? Damn, as above so below indeed.

4. I can live with the fact that some of they are fuzzy. But why? Are they fuzzy like bees or... like moss? Okay this one also has 8 legs. Why?

5. What's with this walking rainbow? Looks pretty. Pretty poisonous, if you ask me. A pretty poisonous wig. Kinda reminds me of Puss Moth Caterpillar.

6. Butterflies are know to be psychopomps in some cultures.

7. Way too cute close up. Ever saw butterfly close up photo? That's what I mean.

8. Frank and butterflies. He sure collects them. But pillbug is said to be his favourite. But pillbugs aren't bugs. It's a kind of terrestial isopod. Even more amusing.

9. Now what the hell even is this thing? Strongly reminds me of a green-banded broodsac. Leucochloridium paradoxum, for those of you who are more scentifically inclined. So what's the deal with it? The pulsating, green broodsacs fill the eye stalks of the snail, and by doing so it attracts birds, who are its the primary host. In sort - it visually imitates caterpillars. Another name for such type of creature? Puppeteer parasite.

To be fair, the last one worries me the most. Because Howdy also has striped antennae on this head. of course it can be a mere coinsendence...

Also let's talk about Sally.

[sunr1zecoll3ctive]

Tpc hcs <3

Only a few shapes within TPC are Multilingual, heres the list (listing those who know more than 2)

-Pentellows entire family (Minus herself, which she only knows 2 languages due to where she was raised) know about 4 languages, although due to Polyhedrons memory deteriorating, hes been slowly forgetting those. Aside from that Hexagram and Cintagon know about 5 languages and both can do sign language, which isn't related but who cares

-Circumsphere knows 6 languages, 2 of those because of Cintagon, although he's been learning the whole sign language thing

-Iris knows 3, he was never an English speaker so there's that

-Squadril knows 3 also, he also learned sign language because (my hc) his mom was deaf and thats how he talked to her

-Pyrare knows multiple, and thats obvious I mean just look at him he's ANCIENT

-Circusic knows 3 languages, although he's been slowly forgetting one, he only knows how to curse with sign language, he learned it to piss Iris off

-Cirtunda knows 4 languages, although she's been slowly forgetting 2 of those, she learned those to talk to the Polygons after the "Great War" (lore for later rubs hands) when she secretly worked with the cubes to help restore the Polygons land

More hcs:

Cintagons cape is shaped like butterfly or moth wings, whilst covered with star patterns, and constellations

Circumspheres entire body (except his head) is covered with tattoos, just showing how tough this guy already is

All spheres/circles have dreads or very curly hair, only exception being Spheer due to genetics

Rest is on a reblog <3

[theanoninyourinbox]

The RealM Monster Maker Game

SO many years ago, when I was a wee artism child, I loved creature generators, mythological creatures, and rolling dice. So I made myself one, and for several years, would continue to use it to make Weird Critters, until my hyperfixations drew me elsewhere. I even gave the creatures a little backstory and world to inhabit - the RealM! (Real inventive, I know /sarcasm)

The Backstory

In 20xx, Humanity discovered a portal to another world, one with magic and medicines and technology that would greatly change and improve the world. The Guardians of this RealM were willing to share the fruits of their world, so long as humans came to visit, as their emotional energies would feed the RealM's magic, thus making both sides stronger.

But there was a catch...no Humans existed in the Realm, nor could they. For many ages ago, a Human had nearly destroyed the RealM, so Humanity was banished.

So the Guardians proposed that any Human who came through would temporarily become a denizen of the RealM, reassuming their Human form when they returned to the Earthside of the portal. Thus a deal was struck. What form will YOU take when you enter The RealM?

(I THINK I wanted to make this into a video game or a tabletop experience, but it's more fun as just an art game)

THE RULES

You need a d6 (six sided die), a paper and pencil/pen or a way to record your results, whatever your chosen art medium is, aaaand that's it!

There are six categories of changes - 1 Mammal, 2 Avian, 3 Reptile, 4 Amphibian and Fish, 5 Insect, and 6 Other. Each category was broken down into six more categories, and a few into six after that!

Mammal broke into Feline (which included mustelids), Canine (included vulpines), Rodentia (somehow bears ended up in here???), Hooved Mammals (even and odd toed), Seafaring Mammals, and Extinct Mammals. Sometimes I put Other Mammals instead of Extinct, which makes sense. Apes were in the Other Mammals category, and were supposed to be rarer in the RealM because of their similarity to Humans.

Avians were Predatory (owls, hawks, eagles, and the like), Seabirds (penguins too), Waterfowl, Songbirds, Pigeons (and doves), and Other Birds (like emus)! Not too much to say here, they could have been better put together.

Reptile was Lizards, Crocs/Gators (and caimans and gharials and so on), Turtles/Tortoises, Snakes, Other Reptiles, and Dinosaurs. I know science says they're closer to birds BUT I was little and needed another reptile category!

Amphibians had Frogs/Toads, Newts/Salamanders, Other Amphibians; Fish had Cold Ocean, Warm Ocean, and Freshwater. You could probably make each of those their own category of 6, but i NEEDED the Other Category!

Insect was Flies, Moths/Butterflies, Beetles, Mantises, Spiders (and anything in the arachnid family), and Other Insects (worms baby!).

Other is a Fun One - the categories were Other Animals (which also could include apes, but was mostly for echidnas and platypi, and octopi too), Mythological Creatures, Alien (literally just any alien from any media), Mechanical, Plant, and Missing! You could get a headless creature, and roll to place the face...buttface teehee...

If you roll a certain kind of creature, it's entirely up to you to pick what kind! You roll a feline - tiger or house cat? Roll a beetle - herculese or stink? You get the idea!

You could also roll for a color scheme instead of a feature - make your fella look like a monarch butterfly!

You could also roll for what part to replace, but I usually just went in this order anyway. The body parts for each roll are 1 Head, 2 Torso, 3 Arms, 4 Legs, 5 Hands, and 6 Feet. Hands and Feet could be switched out for upper/lower torso, wings, or tail!

I don't have time to draw a critter tonight but for old times sake, and the sake of this post, I rolled up someone with the head of a gecko, the body of a swan, the "wings" of a batfish, the legs of a lemur, the tail of a manticore, and the color scheme of a nudibranch! Wow that is...that sure is a critter...

Anyway, please feel free to make one of your own, and PLEASE tag me if you do! I would FLIP if someone did this!

[axilarycobra]

Wings of fire questions

1-are hivewings evil, good, neutral?

2- could hivewings sting control icewings if they were stung? (Hivewings sting was vaguely went into details)

3- it’s a theory I stumbled upon but it’s said hivewings are scared of silkwings would control their hive because silkwings are immune to their stings because of their blood what’s your opinion of this theory?

4- are icewings so intelligent that they are heartless towards their own kind and other wings?

5-do you find it weird that you go through the entire book series and not realize how much death are in these books till you watch a video that counts every single death in the books that make you realize wow that’s a lot of death because I certainly did.😅

6- if you were to create a new species of wings what would it be? Mine would be floralwings similar to silkwings but are more stronger they won’t have butterflies/moth wings but they’re bodies look like they’re flower species and depending on the type of floral they are will determine how many limbs they would have like a floralwing wing that looks like a Venus fly trap would be born with five heads that work together in unison and their eggs would camouflage into the fawna around them, mate for life, have a queen and king, have a symbiotic relationship with silkwings who aren’t control by hivewings, they eat fruits and meat like a bear, don’t like scavengers likes playing pranks on them and sometimes eating them those more carnivores floralwings, size a foot shorter than the sinkwings, for as fearsome species they are they are relatively relaxed species of wings like the rainwings.

I don't think there's one way a certain tribe can be labeled that fits, for any of the tribes. I think that the HiveWings did bad things that are not excusable, but also that there are a lot of HiveWings who did not have control over that, especially in the most recent era after the Tree Wars.

I think the othermind/Cottonmouth would be able to control an IceWing, as it is shown to work for any of the tribes, but I don't think there is an actual HiveWing ability able to control other dragons.

I have not heard of this theory before, but SilkWings can be controlled by the othermind (a.k.a. what Wasp was using to control the HiveWings), but I don't believe that the HiveWings were afraid of the SilkWings for any reason. I believe that most HiveWings just view SilkWings as inferior to themselves and take advantage of that. Wasp tried to get the other tribes under her control because she was afraid of the other tribes and didn't like them, so I think it's just a taught social hierarchy that most HiveWings believe in rather than any fear.

I believe that all tribes have the same level of intelligence, as they are all shown with complex emotional and mental capabilities. I don't think being a certain level of intelligence dictates whether they act a certain way towards their tribe and others, but rather their social and cultural understandings of each other. I think any dragon from any tribe is capable of being heartless to any dragon, it isn't something that varies between tribes.

This may be a biased viewpoint since I mostly do not read children's series, but I actually do not think there's a lot of death in Wings of Fire. Even for being kids' books, there are a lot of children's series I've read back in elementary and middle school where characters died. And even within WoF, there are a few significant deaths, like Kestrel, Gill, Morrowseer, Arctic, Burn, and Blister that were highlighted, but most of the deaths are not that gruesome. Along with that, the amount of death that happens in the series thins out a lot as the series goes on. So I don't really find it surprising how much death is in the series, I would even say I expected more for there being an actual war going on in the first arc.

I've created lots of fantribes before. I think some of my favorites are different aquatic tribes that live underwater. There are so many diverse lifeforms and landscapes in the ocean and thinking of how a tribe would physically adapt to be able to live there is interesting. One of my favorite things to do when creating a fantribe is to take a location and make a fantribe that is adapted to be able to live there. This is how Tui created the tribes in the series, and I think it leads to the most interesting and distinct fantribes being made, as sometimes I feel like fantribes that revolve around an idea rather than some kind of location, it can be harder to decide things such as how they look or what abilities they have, as the reason why most tribes would look a certain way or have a certain ability is to guarantee their survival in their habitat.

[waspcup]

3, 4, 14 (totally not asking for recs in disguise with those 3 ^.^) 11, 18, 20, 22. LOVE

3. Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

hmm i think probably chat pile or touche amore i've really been rocking with those lately... there may be others but i don't remember what i started listening to this year vs late last year and i know those two were this year for sure. OH also arcadia grey

4. Movie of the year?

went to google and looked up "movies i watched this year" before i realized that was stupid and i really need to get letterboxd or something to keep track. assuming this is referring to ones that came out in 2024 in which case ummm i have no idea tbh i saw smile 2 recentlyish and liked that? & the wild robot was sweet ... OHHH I SAW THE TV GLOW ALSO tbh i fear i am just not a moviehead at my core

11. Something you want to do again next year?

went 2 an outdoor hardcore show at a skate park which was fun as hell i would luvv to do that again. umm also spending time with my friends lots^_^and going on night walks in the summer... OH ALSO seeing thursday live. which i will be doing. twice. Grins

14. Favorite book you read this year?

fuckk ummm Don't make me pick one.well this one i do actually have a list to pull from so here are some select favorites:

giovanni's room (james baldwin)

fight club, invisible monsters, choke, & rant (all by chuck palahniuk)

the namesake (jhumpa lahiri)

annihilation/the southern reach trilogy (jeff vandermeer)(haven't technically finished the whole trilogy yet ive still got half of acceptance (the third one) left)

honorable mentions for short stories i read this year and liked a lot: like mother used to make by shirley jackson, sonny's blues by james baldwin, paul's case by willa cather, the story of your life by ted chiang

18. A memorable meal this year?

well i had some bangin fried shrimp the other night. umm i do not remember beyond like a week ago sorry</3

20. What’s something you learned this year?

i learned how to pin butterflies/moths & various other types of insects properly!^_^

22. Favorite place you visited this year?

and tje woods at night in the summer wins for the 100 millionth year in the row!!!!!!!!

[princess-of-the-corner]

Remember that revised Butterfly we discussed?

Its hilarious tome how the first 3 seasons at least work perfectly with that and no Peacock cos like:

Season 1: Exactly the same but Plagg doesn't ignore the Peacock as there is no Peacock.

Season 2: Only changes during Heroes' Day, with a Familiar manifesting to protect Gabriel after he was beaten. It takes the form of Emilie's Familiar so he views it as a sign to keep fighting.

Season 3: The plot can still mostly be the same.

Gabriel creates Familiars to fight alongside Akuma, to replace Sentimonsters and Feast is a fully manifested Familiar that slipped the leash.

Nathalie as Catalyst can work.

She either enhances the Akuma so they are more dangerous & have powerful Familiars. Or she enhances Gabriel so he can make teams of Akuma, & she can still engage in fisticuffs with the heroes.

Nathalie can even end up with a wasting illness by snatching & using the Butterfly to try her Ladybug gambit. as the consequences of forcibly manifesting a Familiar like she did are immense.

The only major hurdle would be Lila's scheme.

It can be handled though.

Namely, with being made into Scarlet Moth so often putting a strain on Gabriel's body. Not lethal, but it adds up & hit at at the worst time.

This would also neatly explain why he sticks to smaller teams & Familiars after S2, & maybe even had a brief break between seasons.

Notes:

If it were me & my 12 Kwami lore, Kim would be Tiger King & Chat Blanc would be less "Visit the future" and more like "Vision Quest" done with Sass, but those are rather minor shifts.

Season 4 &5 however...

One could adapt the broad strokes, but more major changes would be needed, especially for the 12 Kwami's, but even just the Butterfly. Still, the broad stroke plot points are likely plausible.

That includes the Senti-kids being Akuma-Kids; with the Akumatized items being a weak spot if damaged that also allows a Butterfly user to influence behavior or more easily Akumatize them.

This is all great and I want to give more input but all I can think is 'thank you for reminding me that Plagg full on ignored the Peacock being in Gabe's safe'.

[booksrbetterthanpeople]

Now we need the DC science kids creating their own resistance (behind the inferior resistance’s back) and making a plan to defeat Hawk moth. And I am 99% sure that Zoe becoming Vesperia was all a plan for Jean to get his hands in a miraculous and learn how to track the butterfly.

(Season 1)

Aurore: Alright! For two months, Hawkmoth has been plaguing Paris, and the so-called heroes haven't gotten anything done!

Cosette: Is it because they're a bunch of kids who don't know shit about magic jewelry?

Aurore: Yes.

Simon: And because some old guy with some shady origins entrusted two random teenagers with the world's most powerful Miraculous?

Aurore: Yes.

Reshma: And because those two teenagers happen to be our schoolmates? Both of whom have no experience with magic or superpowers?

Aurore: Yes.

Lacey: That was very irresponsible.

Denise: Exactly. We've had years to perfect our powers, they've had the Miraculous for, like Aurore said, two months. Dios, I sound old.

Jean: Look, we can easily take down Hawkmoth before they do. There are hundreds of Miraculous in the world, each tied to their own Miracle Box, and I'm certain there's one here, which is how Ladybug, Chat Noir, and Hawkmoth got their Miraculous. We just need to get close to Ladybug and Chat Noir and earn their trust so they'll loan us any spare Miraculous when they come across an Akuma in need of backup.

Aurore: Okay, you're making some sense, but how will this get us closer to finding the Butterfly Miraculous?

Jean: Oh, just a little augmentation spell. There are certain rules that come with like, overpowered Miraculous, preventing them from copying other powers and shit, blah blah blah, so, that's where I come in. A bit of magic on those, and we'll stop Hawkmoth once and for all.

Aurore: Perfect. And in order to get those Miraculous, we'll need to show Ladybug and Chat Noir that we are the right fits for them! It may take weeks, months, but once we gain their trust, then-

(Season 2)

Ismael: You have to be kidding me! She brought out the Fox, Bee, and the fucking Turtle, and gave them to Alya, Nino, and Chloé of all people?! What did they even do?! I threw myself in front of a bus!

Reshma: Easy, Ismael, relax... But, yeah, what did they do? But, Chloé revealed her identity. Marinette won't be choosing her again... Right?

Mireille: Of course not.

Marc: Unlikely.

Lacey: Never.

Ismael: Yeah, um... Quick question. What's the Lord of Darkness and Famine doing here? *Points to Nathaniel brooding in the dark corner of the classroom*

Nathaniel: I have a name.

Marc: Oh, it turns out Nathaniel also has powers... So, I let him in on our plan.

Nathaniel: Wait, did you say Marinette is Ladybug?... That actually makes sense.

Denise: Wait, go back. What powers do you have?

Nathaniel: A wide variety- Levitation, teleportation, summoning, I'm messing with possession, and entering a person's mindscape... I can't teleport unless I know where that place is, though.

Lacey: Fuck!

Aurore: Alright, he's in. The more hero kids, the better.

Nathaniel: Actually, my father is a demon who has enslaved hundreds of universes and devoured millions of souls, and only created me so that I may act as his portal, allowing him to enter this world and destroy all life on it.

DC Kids: ...

Simon: N-nice to have you on the team.

(Season 3)

Cosette: Okay... We are past five months, and that chick has handed out the Snake, Horse, Dragon, Rabbit, Mouse, and fucking Monkey Miraculous! All to her classmates and two possible crushes! Oh! And there's a Peacock lady!

Denise: It's like we're invisible! Did they not see me beat down Bakerix?!

Jean: Oh, and what about the power-ups?! I mean, come on!

Reshma: I swear, this is getting more annoying as the months go by. Nathaniel, I need to ask... What is up with your classmates? Wh-what are they doing to get the Miraculous?

Nathaniel: Mostly just standing around in the right place at the right time, I guess.

Ismael: Then, we will do just that...

(Season 4)

DC Kids: *Intensely staring at Zoé*

Zoé: ... Hi?

Aurore: ... You're here for a few weeks, and she immediately entrusts you with the Bee Miraculous... How?

Zoé: Wh-what are you-

Marc: We know you are Bruce Wayne's daughter and one of his Robins, we all have superpowers, now EXPLAIN HOW! *Zaps a hole through the wall with his laser eyes*

Zoé: Hey, cool it! Okay, she approached me. She plucked me up off the streets and was like, 'Here's a Miraculous, go beat up your sister.'

Lacey: Okay, that was a good Marinette impression. Maybe you can help us. We've been trying for months to get the Miraculous so Jean can do his magic and help us track down Shadow Moth. Think you can be of some assistance and, and I don't know- Get it through that girl's head that all of us have the makings of superheroes?!

Zoé: ... Yeah, sure. Whatever.

Ismael: Alright! We have got this in the bag!

(Season 5)

Ismael: WE ARE SO BONED!

Reshma: *Shuts the windows to avoid being spotted by Miraculized Parisians* I agree.

Simon: *Packing his belongings* I believe in these times, the protagonists must ask themselves, 'Is this worth it?'

Denise: Amor, no.

Simon: Exactly, it's not worth it.

Nathaniel: I think they mean, fuck the Miraculous, we have superpowers, let's just fuck this guy up.

Ismael: Big talk coming from you, CapriKid.

Nathaniel: Sorry I couldn't get to you guys in time. I didn't know she was gonna immediately flag me down. What'd you want me to do? Run?

Aurore: I mean...

Nathaniel: Oh, come on.

Jean: Hey, Nath's right, we have powers that don't have time limits, and Zoé has training from the world's greatest detective!

Mireille: You know, I think you're onto something, Jean.

Nathaniel: Yeah, it's definitely better than the God-awful Resistance plan my classmates have been doing.

DC Kids: ...

Zoé: We'll circle back to that. DC Kids, GO!

*During Lady Noire's battle with Monarch*

Monarch: Surrender now, Ladybug, for I-

Cosette: TASER PUNCH! *Punches Monarch with their electrified fist* YEAH! We finally found you, bitch!

*The DC Kids appear in Monarch's lair wearing outfits inspired by their parents and pose dramatically*

Simon: And we only had to break into like seven homes, but who's gonna care? Everyone in the world is a mindless drone!

Lady Noire: What- How did you-

Aurore: Shut up! J-just shut up! We've had it up to here with you fuckers! WAY UP!

Nathaniel: Azarath Metrion Zinthos! *Create a black force field around the Agreste Manor* No one's getting in or out, even with the Horse Miraculous.

Lady Noire: Nathaniel?!

Denise: Ah, quit acting surprised. *Knocks Monarch out with another punch before tying him up with the lasso of truth* Now tell us your damn name, you dick!

Mireille: Tell us before I make your eardrums explode, you dumb fuck.

Monarch: M-my name is Gabriel Agreste!

DC Kids: ...

Marc: Wow, who expected that?

Denise: Who else is working with you?!

Monarch: Nathalie Sanceour was for a brief moment, but she is no longer in the picture. Tomoe Tsurigi and I collaborated on the Alliance Rings to ensure total world domination, and Félix was the one who gave me all of the Miraculous in exchange for his Amok.

Denise: And how the hell did Félix get the Miraculous? *Lady Noire backs away*

Ismael: *Zaps the floor next to Lady Noire with his laser eyes* Don't even think about it.

Monarch: Ladybug gave him the Dog Miraculous, which he used to bring them to me!

*The DC Kids all eerily and simultaneously turn their heads toward Lady Noire*

Marc: You... CLORBAG VARBLERNEK!

Jean: Yeah! What he said!

Reshma: I cannot believe what I am hearing!

Lady Noire: I-I thought he was Adrien!

Zoé: Not a valid excuse! What happened to Miss Hound?! Huh?!

Monarch: Lila Rossi is also working for me!

Cosette: Bitch, we know that.

[sir-squibbly]

Big Bug Appreciation Post! (1/2)

For anyone who’s been on my blog, or has interacted with me, it’s no surprise I’m a bug enthusiast. But I don’t think I’ve ever made an official bug appreciation post, and there are a lot of bugs in my state that I think are super neat, so I wanted to briefly talk about them here. Not all of them will be insects though.

Unfortunately, I won’t be putting in any isopods or roaches because my state doesn’t have a whole lot of those guys that I would consider “particularly special.” But just note that I do appreciate isopods and roaches, and think that they have a great impact on their natural environments.

Anyway, onto the bugs!

Blue-Winged Wasp

These babes usually hang out in the dog fennel near my yard, and I think they’re very pretty wasps. Their wings are an iridescent blue (hence the name), and their yellow spots are quite cute. They're also relatively chill, so you can stand pretty close to them and they wouldn’t care.

2. Common Paper Wasp

They’re everywhere, but I’d be lying if I said they weren’t pretty either. I think that they have a really neat color palette and super cool pattern to them. I’ve had personal experience with them, and I’ve always made sure that when I went on my balcony, that I didn’t present as a threat to them. Overall, I enjoyed sitting with these pretty critters.

3. Giant Leopard Moth

They look like snow leopards! Ironically enough, similar to how snow leopards are closely related to tigers, leopard moths are closely related to tiger moths (in fact, they’re in the same family). I raised one of these guys. His name was Napoleon, and he was the fanciest little guy 🩵.

4. Amber Snail

It’s usually stated online that amber snails are a pretty rare species. So I think it was pretty neat how I once found five or six on my mom’s calla lilies. They’re very tiny and very adorable, ‘nuff said.

5. Golden Sill Orb Weaver

A huge species of orb weaver that I think is absolutely gorgeous. These gals can get big, and I mean BIG. But no matter the size, it’s always a treat to see them during walks into the woods.

6. Agapostemon Sweat Bee

Agapostemon is actually just a genus of sweat bee, and I’ve personally come across at least two species. All I really need to say about these guys is that they’re metallic green bees, and the ones that live near my house are surprisingly mega chill (I still wouldn’t hold one tho lol).

7. Bee Fly

Maybe not as cute as their Japanese relatives, but they’re still whimsical little fairy creatures that I would absolutely pet in a heartbeat (if given the chance).

8. Flatback Millipede

I just wanted to bring up how metal I think these guys are. 10/10, absolutely fire little guys 🔥🔥🔥.

9. Eastern Pondhawk

They’re everywhere in the local pond and I love them. They’re one of my favorite examples of dimorphism because of how cool the females look (they’re the green ones). But sometimes it can be hard to distinguish a male and a female because younger males are more green. Still, they’re cool bugs.

10. Violet Dancer

In my opinion, one of the prettiest species of damselflies. I’ve encountered one of these before (at a swamp). They’re just as vibrant as in the pictures 💜.

11. Ebony Jewelwing

Another beautiful damselfly! This time, on a larger scale. These can also be found in swamps, and their metallic green color is super cool.

12. Swallowtails (Just in General)

(Pipevine Swallowtail in the picture)

Swallowtails are my state’s official butterfly, and the reason for that is pretty simple: They’re literally everywhere. The most common is the Eastern Tiger, but there are other species, such as: The Black Swallowtail, Zebra Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, and probably even more. Another neat thing about them is that they’re in the same family as the world’s largest butterfly species: The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. So there’s some fun lil trivia for ya 👍.

13. Golden Northern Bumblebee

They’re very friend-shaped, and also very big. In fact, some of them can get bigger than carpenter bees. They don’t visit very often, but I really like them.

14. Variegated Fritillary

A very close relative of the gulf fritillary. In fact, I found caterpillars of both species eating passion vine together.

You can usually tell them apart pretty easily since Variegated caterpillars are lined with white dots. Also, fun fact: Their spines are non-stinging and completely harmless in general.

15. Larger Elm Leaf Beetle

Super friend-shaped, and extremely lightweight (you will barely feel them on your hand). They're pretty easy to handle since they’re very docile. But they’re considered pests to certain plants, so they’re not very liked by gardeners.

16. Golden Tortoise Beetle

Also friend-shaped, but very tiny and super skittish. One really interesting thing about them is that their larvae use their own feces as a shield. So, yeah, that’s a thing that they do.

17. Imperial Moth

A close relative of the Luna Moth (they’re in the same family). They might not be the most extravagant moths, but they have a rustic charm to them, and they remind me of bananas. Also, they’re fluffy, so they’re automatically cute.

18. Pink-Striped Oakworm Moth

A much smaller relative of the Luna Moth (also in the same family). These babes are nocturnal and absolutely adorable.

19. Antlion

Despite being shaped like a damselfly, these fellas are more closely related to lacewings and mantidflies. You may recognize their name, and that’s because the most notable thing about antlions is their larvae (also called “doodlebugs”).

Y’know, these silly lil guys. The ones that make pit traps to eat their favorite food: Ants. They're funky. I love them.

20. Spring Fishfly

I just think they’re cool. They come from water.

21. Woolly Apple Aphid

Adorable, fluffy, whimsical fairy creatures. I had the pleasure of holding one once. You can’t even feel them on your finger.

22. Red Velvet Ant/ Cow Killer

Despite her name, she’s not actually an ant. She’s a type of wasp in the family Mutilidae, where females are wingless. These wasps (specifically the males) are called “cow killers” because of a myth that said their stings were so powerful, they could kill a cow. This isn’t true tho.

23. Crane Fly

They look like giant mosquitoes, but fear not! They won’t hurt you! In fact, one of their nicknames is “mosquito eater.” But they don’t actually eat mosquitoes. At least, the adults don’t. They don’t even have the proper mouthparts to do that. Instead, Crane Flies feed on nectar, which makes them minor pollinators. So while they can get everywhere once they spawn, they’re not actually that big of a problem. And they’re super frail, so please be gentle if you want to hold them🤎.

24. Two-Spotted Longhorn Bee

Absolutely adorable! They don’t visit very often, but when they do, they like to visit the sage in the garden. I usually find them frequently the same plants as the Leafcutter bees.

25. Giant Water Bug

One of the coolest dudes ever. You’ll always find them anywhere wet, but please know that they can get BIG. They won’t charge after you, but they will bite if they feel threatened, and it will hurt. I’ve encountered these funky guys before, and I just admire them from a good distance.

26. Promachus Robber Flies

Promachus is also just a genus of robber fly (I don’t know how many species live in my state tho). I just think they look cool. And they’re good for pest control 👍.

27. Common Checkered Skipper

Cute little babies that are slightly blue. I have one in my bug collection.

28. Long-Tailed Skipper

Another cute little baby. And also blue! These things are pretty common in the garden, and I’m always happy to see them.

Reached the image count limit. I’ll post the second part in a bit.