#also trying out putting the name of the verse that the characters are answering from in the body of the post itself

[thevalicemultiverse]

To Alice and Smiler:

Is VD actually terrifying when he's really mad, like about to snap your neck mad?

Blades in the Dark

Smiler: Well, it takes a lot to get him to that point, and he really tries to keep his temper under control --

Alice: He has the ability to hit people with lightning and summon portals to the depths of the Void Sea, so very much yes.

[angelique-fireheart]

In Touch Bible Study Notes "More Than Pausing" 06/19/2024

"Have you ever wondered how to wait? How do we actually accomplish this, waiting patiently on the Lord? We need to be active while we wait, not just twiddle our thumbs until we recognize God's work. And how can we best emulate the "man after God's own heart"? It may seem counterintuitive, but waiting often involves action. The pause sometimes feels quite long, especially if you're waiting for an answer before moving forward. But there are things both we and the Lord can actively accomplish in the interim. For our part, we should talk to God through prayer about our concerns, dreams, and desires. In the stillness and tension of waiting, we must also read His Word diligently to learn more about His character and love. While we seek the answers, care, and encouragement we need from Him, we develop patience and grow as our faith is strengthened and stretched. During this time of actively waiting, we begin to see what God does. Like David, we will be lifted from a pit, given a firm place to stand, and receive a new song to sing. Waiting is so much more than merely pausing-it allows us to experience God in a deeper and more personal way."

My thoughts on this study are as follows:

~When we are waiting on God to answer our prayers, He doesn't expect us to be dormant and still. We should still be striving to move forward, taking action to support our prayers. We shouldn't just be waiting around for Him to fix everything. We have free will, don't we? We can make good decisions, and even endure our circumstances, but that never means we stop actively living, and we especially don't stop believing in God and His plan for our lives. He loves us, and knows us each by name. He knows our heart, and wants us to be in a relationship with Him. God knew we'd need a Savior, to save us from our sin. He designed a perfect plan, for Jesus to come to this Earth, to be born as a child, to grow into a man, and to die a sinless death, and to be resurrected from that death, as our risen Savior. That's something we could never do on our own. We are covered by the blood of the Lamb. One day, He's coming back, to take His people home to Heaven. Which side will you be on when that day comes?~

Verses read:

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in the LORD.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭40‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[breyito]

Batfamily Introduction- Matt Reeves universe

So...this is how I'd go about assembling the Batfamily in Reeves verse. I have (at least the movies about Jason) completely developed in my brain, but well, writing the scripts is a whole other issue. I could, but 2k fics are too much for me at the moment, so I thought I'd share this with the world, free some space in my brain, so to speak. Praying that someone out there, that has the actual pull to make this happen, reads this and maybe uses it a little. Mainly about Jason, because my poor boy deserves better, and an live action portrayal that is accurate and true to character, instead of the constant angst trainreck that is his life in the comics, for some reason.

The more detailed an idea is, the more doubts I have about it, idk. Dick's is less developed since pretty much everyone is familiar with him, so I kinda skipped him, sorry. And Damian...well, I don't know enough about him to write him much more than he is, and tbh, I'd like to do something with him and Jon more than anything else.

Here it goes!!! (Also, I'm just a fan, so please don't hate on this, yeah? If you don't like it, move on.)

Batman: Gravity / Gravitas/ Gravitational Pull

(Dick's origin story as Robin movie, Zucco,  Selina helps, Ace shows up, Zucco almost dies but D!R decides not to, little scenes with Batgirl (?),etc)

      •Robin the first*: Dick's solo movie when he's older, establishing the Titans (Babs, Roy, Donna, Joey(?)), Deathstroke as antagonist(?). He ends the movie as Nightwing (?).

Batman: Mind Games

(Jason as Robin origin story, Jason steals the Batmobile tires, B sends him to a home. Mad Hatter/ Dollmaker is buying kids from Ma Gunn's and Jay helps B & Gordon realize this and to put a stop to it, B ends up kidnapped and Nightwing isn't answering Agent A and Batgirl is holed up in the precinct with Gordon; so Jay dresses up as Robin and goes to try and stop the freak. He trips the rogue with his marbles and knocks him out, waiting until Batgirl/Nightwing come to free the hostages from the tech, keeping the conscious kids calm. Dick is surprised about Jay but not a dick about it. Bruce offers to adopt Jay, and says it's not necessary to be Robin too, but Dick Is all "unless you want to, little wing! I'm gonna teach you all the *best* moves B is too old to do!" Sue me, I want one happy Batfamily, ok? Ok).

      •Robin the second*: Jason's solo movie, Kid Devil Pen pal, Kyle(?), Rose(?), Gar(?) or the Titans say he's too little?; Catwoman/Ivy/Nocturna as mentors/aunts? Heist movie. Professor Pig/Toymaker as antagonist? He ends up saving the Titans/Batman despite the doubts about him.

Batman: "A death in the family"/[?]

(Garzonas/child trafficking ring; they butt heads about 'procedure' and 'too much violence'; Barbara is paralyzed; Jay looks for Haywood, she sells him out to Joker, Jason dies. A few months later, B gets called to deal with Flashpoint and finds out Flash is the reason Jay died ("Allen, you killed my son? You killed my SON!" "I'm sorry- Bruce, I'm-" "Effective immediately, Allen's tenure in the Justice League is terminated. Central City will be relegated to Wallace, if he's ready to take on the name." "Bruce!" "If he can not use his powers responsibly, he can not be trusted with them. Unless you want me to give you an antidote." "...you don't have one." "Are you willing to try me?" post-credit scene. Jay's hand breaking the ground of his grave post-post credit scene)

Batman: [?]/Bane of the City

(Tim as Robin Origin story. Broken back, Dick as Batman for a little while, they defeat Bane, Bruce heals a little bit, Barbara remakes herself as Oracle and saves their asses at a crucial moment, etc. Jason is alive and with the LoA, baby!Damián? post-credit scene.)

    •Robin the third*: Tim's solo movie, he finds Connor and goes against Lex? + Cassie and Bart, of course. Steph is introduced at the end (iconic brick-in-the-face moment).

Batman: Under the Red Hood/[?]

(RH takes over the Alley in a couple of weeks; steals the kryptonite and ruins deals for Black Mask; kills the leutenants of the mobs and gains control over them, etc. ("B, this guys is not out of control." "Dick?" "I'd say this guy is completely in control. Look at these! He hasn't killed a single innocent. Every one of these men and woman have charges for murder, rape, abuse, child pornography or molestation, human trafficking... and all of them got away with it or got the minimal sentence or had the charges dropped or the witnesses killed. They weren't casualities, they were targeted." "It doesn't matter, he's still killing people." "Yeah, bad people! The worst society has to offer." "Dick..." "Bruce, we have bigger problems than a man that keeps the civilians out of things, the children protected and only takes his rage on the worst of humanity.") Jason still attacks Tim at TT, but only to keep him out of the final confrontation -broken wrist, ankle and bruised ribs- ("No more dead Robins" is written in Jason's blood on the wall). Jason as RH reveal; B accepts Jay killing Joker -he turns around and gives him permission- but the damn clown blows up the building before he can and scapes even after RH shoots him a few times. Jason collapses in Bruce's arms, sobbing, terrified. B asks Jay to comes home and he does, to a heartfelt reunion. Jason apologizes to Tim, giving him the R he cut off the Robin suit in the case instead of the one he took in the Tower. Damian's existence bomb drop post-credit scene. One big happy Batfamily, see?).

    •Robin the fourth*: Steph's solo movie. She starts the movie as Spoiler, ends the movie as Robin but dead. Steph tries to stop her dad, meets R!Tim, they fall in love somewhere in the middle. R!Tim wants her as part of the Titans, she refuses cuz her mom doesn't know about Spoiler and she wants to stay in Gotham due to Cluemaster. Jack Drake forces Tim to give up Robin (Steph finds out his identity due to him screaming threats to Bruce) and Bruce offers R to her a few days later, she agrees. Tim doesn't like ir, but Steph is Tim's only contact with the Batfam, so he's ok-ish with it. Cluemaster realizes his daughter is Spoiler/the new Robin and sells the info to Sionis, hoping he'll get him out of prison (he thinks Black Mask will use it to find out who Batman is, not torture her to death, but still). B&Steph butt heads, some "you're too much like Jason" comments/classism thrown her way (Jason is in the LoA trying to convince Talia to give up Damian to B, btw) She starts a war between two gangs to stop them destroying her block/neighborhood's business and homes. BM kidnaps her then, and tries to torture the info of Batman and Red Hood (his bitter enemy) out of her. She holds out until N&B&RH rescue her, but too late. She "dies" then ("was I a good Robin?" "you were a great Robin"). (Post-credit scene is her waking up gasping in a hospital bed, her window shows a Savanna.)

Batman: Blood Son/ Blood Feud

(Damian gets to Gotham to witness the end tail of the gang war after Steph's death. Tim is back in the Manor, back as Robin (he put on the suit to stop the war and BM; since Jack is in a coma he doesn't care anymore), working with B & N & RH to clean things up. R almost kills BM by beating him, so RH puts a blade to the guy's throat and says he will kill him if Tim says the word. Tim, in the end, says no. RH then cuts through BM's spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed. ("As a compromise" he grins savagely at Batman, winking.) Damian tries to off Tim the moment they meet, but Tim is very on edge and puts him down quickly and brutally ("You want to be Robin, remplace Steph, with *those* skills? Ha! Give me a break/Pathetic.") Dick tries to explain how fragile Tim is at the moment, while Jason & Alfred try to make them bond by cooking together, and B makes them solve cold cases together (it turns into a competition, of course, but since it ends with Tim spending less Time on the field, B doesn't stop it). Jack dies after an attack at the hospital by Cap Boomerang; after the funeral he goes out as RR, to get revenge. Zsasz gets him first, since RR is out of it. Damian -who was following him, not worried- ends up saving Tim after Zsasz kidnaps him on BM's orders, as payback. He stalls Zsasz until the others get there and cuts off one of his arms while trying not to kill him. (I wanna add Killer Croc here somehow, he's hired but Damián either convinces him to leave or beats him by drugging him or something). While Tim is recovering in the hospital/cave he passes the R to him. (''You'll do a good job." "Tt, of course I will." "Just...maybe get a less sharp weapon?" "Because blunt force trauma is more elegant?" "Nop. It's usually less deadly, tho."))

The (*) means I have no idea for a tittle. I know I want it to be secuencial, like a series, because that's what they are lol.

[jackwolfes]

thank you for tagging me @sixofsol !! 🥰💖

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 

144 on my public pseud, 85 in my lil anon collection, 3 floating around secretly in another anon collection, and about 10-15 super super old ones that i orphaned from various asunder fandoms over the years. so at least 232, probably closer to 250 (dear god)

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

1,688,252 words of non-orphaned works (dear GOD)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

primarily six of crows/SAB netflix, but recent fandoms that i might write more for soon include: red white and royal blue, percy jackson, winter’s orbit, bbc merlin, the last binding series, & the pulleyverse 

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

hours (whumpy firstprince fic)

you owe me for blowing up my bed (sab verse missing scene)

like putting on a costume (wesper PWP)

gorgeous (wesper PWP)

a choice of two locked doors (wesper arranged marriage)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i always try to!! but i’m not the best at it all the time 😅 i make more of an effort to reply to comments that are longer or that draw out particular parts of the fic that the reader liked!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

i’m a big slut for a bittersweet but hopeful ending rather than angsty ones!! like possibly my ghost jesper fic because the final scene is Quite Literally wylan dying but like, that’s kinda happy given context???

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

i am still personally enamoured with the vibes in the final scene of ACOTLD 🥰 and it makes me very happy! so! that one! 

8. Do you get hate on fics?

uhhh most regularly i just get snarky gobshites trying to be like, clever and smug about shit, which never really works because i generally don’t care? but then also i sometimes get transphobic hate speech so idk 😅

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

i can't answer this non-sarcastically but like YEAH I'm a VERY HORNY WRITER and I feel like it says more about you than me if you haven't been able to guage that 😅 idk I have gotten a lot tamer though by including porn in longer fics compared to the very explicit collection of PWPs I used to write?? 

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

the closest i’ve gotten to crossover is sneaking shadow and bone characters into SOC fics! or like, the most subtle of references and cameos when I need random OCs like Easter eggs 

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

a few times but i’ve always been vindicated by the fact they’ve never been well done? like it's always been word for word plagiraism (and also the ao3 abuse team is very good at taking things down)

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

not that i’m actually aware of! just podfics sometimes which has been nice 😊

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

never finished one but i’ve got 2-3 wips being co-written with my girlfriend atm 😊

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

i feel like it’s a cop out to say wesper but like,,,, 😅 idk! i like my lil stupid guys!! i like their vibe! 

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I think my problem is that I'm delusional enough to think that I will finish literally all of the WIPs I have started and want to finish even though that's like, 100 fics or something idiotic 😅

16. What are your writing strengths?

Themes and foreshadowing I think!! Like running themes for sure but I've had definitive compliments on my plotting before! I also think I'm pretty good at dialogue, especially arguments, and narrative tension/feelings! 👀

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

i am not very good at cutting my darlings which means things get a bit meandering and diluted sometimes 😅

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

i can get behind it in certain circumstances! personal preference is to translate large chunks of text ie "'[English words],' he said in [language]" but I do write individual words like pet names in other languages 

19. First fandom you wrote for?

fucking hetalia when i was like, 12 🫥 but i have also in past written for: homestuck, haikyuu, yuri on ice, the adventure zone (balance & graduation) and (CONSTANTLY forget this) miraculous ladybug! some of which are better than others ngl 😅

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

well this is like asking me to pick children & is also cruel when i have 230 of them klajdsfsadjfk  UHHH? i mean this is wicked cheating but im really attached to the bridgerton au i haven’t actually finished yet! it’s fully written, but needs editing, and one that i really really like!! in terms of fics i’ve POSTED, i really like “not just girls” (trans egg wylan), “you yearn to feel no hunger” (SAB-verse coda/character study) and a real deep cut, “only imaginary people disappear to peru for ten years” (missing scene from the lost future of pepperharrow)! idk i like a lot of the fics i’ve posted which is a nice position to be in 😅

most folks i know have done this i think but tagging: @kelliealtogether @apricior @doorsclosingslowly & anyone else that sees this & fancies it 😇

[iobartach]

guidelines

hello there! 👋

Mun is 30+ years old / irish / GMT+0 timezone; call me nix! I track the #iobartach tag

i work a full-time job, soooo real life will take priority over tumblr'ing at all times. hence, it will mean that thread replies will be slow. like, a few weeks slow, so sorry in advance about that!

this blog will feature my own take on miguel o'hara, and is inspired by both the across the spider-verse film and the 2099 comics! i also draw influence from the usual scifi / dystopian things; bladerunner, cyberpunk 2076, altered carbon to name a few, so if there's anything you'd like to know or clarify, feel free to reach out!

i would also like it to be known that my version of miguel is not here to be either an instant ship or a punching bag. i understand the appeal and the temptation, and that, particularly in the across the spider-verse movie, he's coded as the antagonist, but please don't assume he's here for automatic smut, or to be hated on or humiliated by your characters! thank you!

mun has no triggers; is open to rping just about anything but smut!

shipping? ehhhhhhhh we’ll seeee :’) i'm kinda the type to ease into that stuff, if at all. friendships tho? enemies? 👀 sign me uppp for such plots!

not mutually exclusive! And aye, i'm all for following and interacting with other miguels out there!

given the nature of this muse (read; freaky half-spider lad), themes of body horror and experimentation will crop up from time to time, but i try my best to put such darker stuff under read mores & attach 'tw'/trigger tags on it

i absolutely adore crossovers of all types! i would be delighted to throw miguel at you!

will rp with canons & oc’s!

asks! memes! the whole lot! i absolutely adore writing up things based on them! most of the time i tend to answer asks in their own posts, as i make the assumption that folks may want to continue them in a thread, so feel free to reblog anything i've answered that i've tagged you in, if you'd like to keep on going!

same goes for sending in memes; absolutely feel free to browse through my meme prompts tag and send in anything you like! the memes i reblog don't have 'expiry' times, so if you see some prompt you are tempted to use, go for it!

and ditto if you would ever like to randomly interact; i loooove receiving just random asks with a bit of context to them <3

where possible ... pleeeease reblog memes and art / musings / etc posts from the source? it's beginning to get rather frustrating when i see people i haven't even said two words to yet just yoink a post off me 😅

lastly, i get it that sometimes things just don't work out between muns and muses, and that's okay!!! life happens! i'm completely fine with it, won't even hold it against ya. but, if at all possible, can i invite you to approach me with why you're blocking me first, instead of just doing it out of the blue? i'm aware there can be valid reasons, but i am here and willing to listen. cheers :')

and if you're in the business of repeatedly softblocking, feel free to just block me instead. i won't make a habit of chasing after folks like that, or have my time be wasted, without any explanation(s) provided. thank you. 👍

We're here for a good time Not a long time (not a long time) So have a good time The sun can't shine every day

[cresvalkyrie]

Oh! also 1,2 and 9!

Since you also asked 11 and 12 in an earlier ask I'll just answer them all here xD

1 - Favourite character?

Erin. If my pfp icon hadn't already given it away lmao. She's just so badass and cool and takes no shit from anyone at all, just ticks off every single box I have when it comes to top fav fictional characters (if anyone says it's because of the white hair, no they didn't. nuh-uh)

Crescent is actually not too far behind, which is surprising since I didn't really like her all that much before. Gotta love mysterious characters with a cool introduction and presents herself as someone unflappable, but as you get to know her she turns out to be a dork who's just trying her best. Not to say that she doesn't have any faults or hasn't done anything remotely wrong, but the fact that she is genuinely trying to improve herself as a person and open herself up to the main cast is really endearing to me.

2 - Least favourite character?

Texen, need I say more? xD

But seriously, I really dislike Texen because of his shitty Andrew-Tate attitude. I get that it's most likely a smokescreen to hide his actual vulnerable self, but it doesn't make it any less irritating to watch.

Another character I dislike a ton is Neved. His resolve as a father is admirable, but as a person he is undeniably petty, delusional and hypocritical. In what world do you think that fighting for Team Xen would give your daughter a chance to live? As if she'd be spared from the inevitable oblivion that Xen brings if they were to win, and that's assuming she even survives the Light Curse. And just because Keta was overly blunt to his offer of support and gave him a harsh but well-deserved imo reality check, he decided to hold a grudge and take it out on Aelita because he isn't alive to take the brunt of his hatred anymore? Bruh.

9 - Is there something you felt should be talked about more? (Could be a character, a scene, anything really)

Honestly, not really? I feel like other rejuv fans are a lot more perceptive and analytical about the story beats, character developments and underlying themes than I do lol, so it's always a pleasant surprise to read their analysis on the game itself.

11 - Do you have ocs? If so, feel free to ramble about them!

I have two rejuv OCs for my rejuv verse the Chroniclerverse, although there are others of the same verse as they are (namely rejuvswap AU Sara from @/tired-needs-sleep). Both of them are Interceptor OCs, but each of them going down a vastly different path.

The first is Hauyne, my Paragon Interceptor for the Chroniclerverse. She's experienced all of rejuv's thirteen (fourteen if you include v13.5) versions, although she doesn't remember her past runs until the end of the thirteenth version and realises that she's been trapped in an endless loop for who knows how long. So her main goal is to put an end to the timeloops and set everyone free, this time armed with her knowledge of the future and her powers as an aura wielder no longer suppressed.

The second is Electra, my Renegade Interceptor. Unlike Hauyne, she's a Garufan who volunteered herself to be the vessel of the Archetype, but ended up contracting Genesis Syndrome and died. However, she did show a lot of promise when she gained the attributes of Dialga, so her soul was later harvested and kept for the interceptor Program upon her passing. She was eventually resurrected and placed in Aevia's body as her host to become the Interceptor, although the process had caused her memories to become fragmented and thus driving her to find the truth of her origins. When she did, however... it ended up driving her over the edge from grief, and it was what set her down the path of oblivion. She wanted to destroy the world, in the hopes of restoring the Old World and returning to the life she once had.

In a sense, Electra is Hauyne's predecessor. And when she went rogue and destroyed the world, her role as Interceptor was revoked and given to Hauyne instead. But even then, remnants of her legacy still remained in the reset world in the form of the Red Chain and the prototype of the spell that would later become End of Night.

The reason why Electra was picked over Hauyne in the beginning is because the Garufans and the Aura Wielders had a deep feud between them (the Garufans genocided the Aura Wielders out of greed for their powers), so Electra - being seen as more trustworthy - was chosen first. But after she ended up being a disappointing case, they were left with no other choice but to go for their enemy as a candidate. And it really shows how much they distrusted Hauyne, constantly putting her through loops when she so much as attempted to deviate from the script. In the end, this would be ultimately be their downfall.

12 - Any personal headcanons? Feel free to ramble! (You can ask for a specific character as well.)

Boy, do I. Okay, so here we go:

Ren's starter is his Growlithe, which was a gift from his late father before he passed away. It's also the only member of his old team that was on his current team roster; the rest were kept at his childhood home.

Ren once had an edgy emo phase when he was younger, something he was extremely embarrassed about. Not that it stopped his mom or Reina from teasing him about it.

Venam's starter was a Venipede that she raised from an Egg, but she later replaced it with Seviper.

Melia's Togekiss, Hapi, has a red star-shaped birthmark on his left hip.

Hapi has a habit of calling Melia "Mama", since she was the one who raised him since he was an Egg.

No one knows Melia's actual birth date; the one that is mentioned in-game is actually the day she and Jenner first met.

Erin's first Pokemon is her Butterfree, who she met as a Caterpie from before being imprisoned in the Unown Dimension.

As much as Erin claims to dislike battling, she does have a lot of talent for it and mainly does it to as either for self-defense or as a way to bond with her family/friends.

Before Erin was imprisoned in the Unown Dimension, she loved visiting the Kugearen Library (I'm hc'ing that there was once a library there before it was replaced by the Magnolia Library in the present day) and would go there whenever she can. It's mostly to get away from her toxic home environment, however.

Erin likes to dance, but gets very self-conscious about doing it in front of an audience so she only does it when she thinks she's alone.

Continuing the above point, Erin also has a really nice singing voice, but she almost never sings in front of anyone due to her feeling self-conscious about it.

Don't ever play any kind of card game with Erin, ever. She has insane luck when it comes to card games.

Erin's a coffee addict, and absolutely cannot function without her morning coffee.

Aelita has never once gotten sick. Not even a minor cold.

As a child, Aelita loved to hang around Vivian's tree. It still is her favourite spot, although she didn't exactly know the reason why she's so attached to it until she found out the truth behind her origins.

Tesla used to be a singer in a band, as a side-gig from before she made it big as a fashion model.

I'm not sure if this was confirmed as canon, but Crescent's birthday is on December 25.

Crescent specialises in Dark and Fairy types too, not just Psychic, although she does have a few exceptions like her Aevian Bronzong and Garchomp.

Crescent's favourite battle strategy is Trick Room and Gravity.

Crescent's Gothitelle is a partner Pokemon hence its peculiar colours, but it somehow kept the ability to evolve. Which is weird since Alain's Pikachu is also a partner Pokemon but it never evolved.

Alain is the second strongest trainer in their class, right behind Aero. The two have a friendly rivalry because of this.

While Alain mainly goes by they/them as a demigirl, they allow only their closest friends to use she/her to refer to them. The same goes for Aero, except with he/him.

Aevia is a Water/Fairy specialist... and is notorious for her stall strategies back in the academy. You better have some wallbreakers at the ready if you want to challenge her to a battle.

Ariana used to be cheer captain in the academy. Fittingly, her Sun team also goes by a dance theme.

While Axel is known to be the weakest trainer of his class, it's not actually because he sucks at battling. It's because he rather use movesets and gimmicks that he thought was funny to troll his opponents with, instead of going for an effective strategy.

Not tied to any character in particular, but Black Boxes have a pulse yet no heartbeat. If you put your ear against their chest where their heart would be, all you will hear is silence. They also don't need to eat, sleep, and breathe, although they may choose to do so either out of instinct or pleasure.

Black Boxes are essentially immortal; as long as their cores are undamaged and have sufficient energy levels, they can recover from any injuries. This includes regenerating lost or non-functional body parts. This doesn't prevent them from dying to poison, however.

Some of an Interceptor's abilities include clairvoyance and astral projection, allowing them to intervene even from a distance without being physically there (aka my personal theory on how character switching works)

[ciaran]

This is a little out of nowhere but perhaps it'd be amusing to know that I've passively wondered about this whenever you tag auralysis, is that the name of one of your OCs or like, some combination of their name and analysis like you're tagging analysis type stuff for them? Also uh, what do they kind of look like because I assume they're some sort of robot or something but that could range from anything

i was holding this ask hostage until i finished my work but now that it's done i'm sitting down to answer :D

all my oc-related tags are for characters i share with @checkers-dance (except #engraved, which i have yet to formulate a pitch for and which probably won't be a thing for months if not years yet, we have a whole Process™ for creating characters and fleshing them out). some of the tags are fic related as well, and those are my own reference.

okay! onto auralysis. the name, firstly, comes from aura (the android's name) + hydrolysis, which lavender told me is a chemistry/biology term meaning "to split with water" = so to split with aura, or to split aura; implications of prisms & migraines as well

(all our oc verses are named by some combination of my brain free-associating concepts like this: citycomet, winterknights)

auralysis features 4 characters at the moment: aura itself, an android with a mysterious (and as yet unrevealed to the other characters) past; morgan, a werewolf and enforcer (think the blade runners from blade runner 2049, same concept in a different font); camille, an erstwhile artist who is now the full-time model & muse of his abusive husband; charles, said husband, artist and photographer.

aura itself is a fascinating little creature. its story starts when morgan finds it in a high-rise hotel building after a party during which every single human inhabitant of the building was brutally murdered. his team encounters it sitting in a pool of blood, drawing spirals, and examines it for evidence of what happened by going through its memory storage, only to find that its been completely wiped clean. in the process of poking in its memory, the android shuts down, and morgan decides to take it home to see if he can fix it.

the android is a beautiful piece of work, fancy and delicate, made of painted porcelain but damaged and cracking. it's very impractical, so morgan focuses at first on fixing up the obvious issues (frayed wiring, broken pieces) before trying to poke around in its software. but the android refuses to start up at all, so he gives up eventually and puts it in a corner of his workshop and forgets it.

he forgets it for 6 whole months, and then aura wakes up again. it's spent all that time quietly sorting through its memories, discarding some and keeping others, attempting to make sense of its own actions and terrified that those actions will be revealed and it will be discarded again, as it has been by countless prior owners. because aura was the one who killed all those people

and nobody knows why it did that, including us :)

i can't wait to find out

[sylphidine]

[Fic] Call Signs, Chapter 31

Fandom: Deltarune

‘Verse: Human AU

Pairing: Swatch/Spamton [Swatchton]

Characters: Spamton Addison, Swatch Paletta, Mike Cowley [flashback]

Rating: Mature

Chapter title: Trash Landing, Part Two

Chapter summary:  Spamton describes his final break with Mike. This provides Swatch with answers, but raises even more questions in their mind.

Author notes: Trigger and content warnings, yet again, for dubious consent, altered mental states, and violence. Also alcohol mentions.

I'm out of my head.

Nothing makes sense. 

Mike is shaking my shoulders as I lie shivering in a bed somewhere, cold sweats and worse soaking the sheets. He calls me a disgusting little worm and not worth his time and I should just die if I'm going to, it would serve me and everyone else right if I did.

I try to move away from him manhandling me, but I can't keep my eyes open anymore. 

_______________________

Mike has me bundled in a quilt and wrapped in his arms, crooning in my ear in what I think is Gaelic, but I don't know the song. We're in a room with a roaring fireplace and I'm much too warm and I can't move.

I pass out from the heat.

_______________

The chiding and the coddling seem to alternate for unfathomable stretches of time. 

Time without end.

I don't know how many days go by. 

There's food sometimes. Other times I'm told I haven't worked hard enough to deserve to eat.

There are voices sometimes. Names that are mentioned that I can't quite make out.

There are touches I shudder away from and touches I scream for.

There’s a window just out of reach. Blue skies, white clouds, yellow rays of sunlight. It doesn't look real to me, what I'm seeing.

_______________

Finally comes a day when I *do* comprehend the passage of time, a day when I know where I am and can trust that I can sit up without getting dizzy.

I manage to move so that I can hang my legs off the side of the bed and put my feet on the floor. It takes twenty minutes, according to the digital clock radio next to me, but I do it.

How long have I been sick?

After ten more minutes I feel up to standing. I stay near the bed in case my legs buckle, but they don't. 

I find Mike in the hallway outside my room, sitting on the backless settee on the landing at the top of the spiral staircase. 

He points at the floor with the air of someone who's done this a thousand times before. Without even thinking, I drop to my knees as though I'VE done this a thousand times before, and bend my head.

He puts his hand on my neck and pushes down. He tells me where to put my hands, where I should put my mouth.

I do what I'm supposed to do, as though I've done this a thousand times before.

Maybe I have.

I can't remember.

He's moaning loudly and telling me what a good puppet I am, and this time something about that word makes my mind snap, and my teeth along with it.

The next thing I know I'm flying through the air and the wrought iron railings are whizzing past my line of sight and I land at the bottom of the stairs.

I don't remember anything else until I wake up in the hospital.

_______________

Spamton had been talking nonstop for more than an hour. Swatch heard the hoarseness in their partner's voice and longed to reach out, to take the small man in their arms and to run with him, carrying him somewhere far away from the rest of the human race.

But they had promised not to touch, not to interrupt.

Spamton had not spared any details of the time period of working for Mike, including the year of the disastrous trade show junket.

Not one single humiliating detail.

Mike had convinced Spamton, and in turn Spamton had convinced himself, that Mike owned him.

In their own head, Swatch could read between the lines of what Spamton was telling him. They could extrapolate how the mind games that Mike had played had led to Spamton "paying Mike back" in carnal currency.

Swatch shifted on the stair where they were sitting as they let more of Spamton’s tale wash over them. One sentence pulled them out of their introspection.

“He threw m-me d-d-down the stairs because I bi-bi-bit him.”

That sentence spurred Swatch into breaking their promise halfway. They didn't try to touch Spamton, nor to interrupt him with words. But they did open their arms wide, their cane clattering as they dropped it.

Spamton fell forward with a sigh, trusting Swatch to catch him. It was awkward, but they managed it, pulling him to their chest and into their lap. Spamton dug his sharp chin into Swatch's shoulder, his breath ragged but starting to slow down as Swatch rubbed his back.

Finally Swatch murmured, "I'd have bitten him too."

When that didn't get a reply from Spamton, Swatch decided to try a different tactic to break the tension, saying aggrievedly, "My butt's cold."

That got the laugh they wanted, along with his comment, "What - what happened t-t-to 'rump'? You always say 'rump'."

"Apologies, I forgot myself. My RUMP is cold."

"That's better," Spamton replied, his voice still shaky, but with a smile in it.

"I'm serious though. It's getting late and the wind’s picking up. I'm still listening, but can we talk and walk at the same time to warm up?"

"I g-guess so." Spamton leaned over to grab Swatch’s cane from where it had slid, two steps below where they both now sat. He handed it over and then slid off Swatch’s lap so that they could get to their feet. He then stretched and cracked his back. “You’re r-right, it is getting colder, and it f-feels like rain.”

Swatch held a hand out to Spamton in turn, asking as they did so, “Are you still going to try to see if someone can do your show tonight? It’s not really stretching the truth if you say your voice is shot.”

“Uh-huh. Let m-me text Leroux.” Spamton stood with Swatch’s help, then pulled his phone out of his hoodie’s pocket. He sent a message quickly, and the two headed down the stairs back to the street level.

The half-timbered houses of Fieldston gave way to apartment buildings as they walked side by side. The rest of the story came out in Spamton’s halting and hitching voice. 

Waking up in the hospital. No one able or willing to answer his questions about how he got there without money, keys, or identification. No one having any idea who Mike was. No one on duty able to remember how a packed garment bag with his name on it had been left at the nursing station. No one trying terribly hard to dissuade him from leaving against medical advice. Getting dressed in the black pullover sweater and green chinos that he found in the garment bag. Feeling his heart thump at what was and what wasn’t in that garment bag.

Walking for what felt like hours back to the Pandora Palace. Being told by both the doorman and the elevator operator that Mike had moved out last week, leaving no address, and that it was presumed Spamton had moved out as well. Being barred from going up to the fourth floor by the elevator operator. Being handed a wad of bills from the doorman’s pockets, presumably tips, and seeing eyes full of pity. Going to a bank branch and finding his account closed. Wandering the streets in shock, not caring where he ended up.

“I remember thinking that maybe T-Tallulah could let me crash at her place, but then I - then I remembered it was Fashion Week in P-Paris, and she usually spent all of - of October in France with her brother and her sister-in-law. And I sure as h-hell wasn’t going to t-try to g-get in t-touch with anyone n-named Addison.”

Spamton snorted and continued, disgust heavy in his tone, “It j-just didn’t - didn’t occur to me that I had a choice anymore. I’d shoved away everyone I knew. I went from b-b-being a somebody to a nobody. In m-my messed-up head I figured I d-d-d-d-deserved to be thrown away like - like garbage, so it was time to go LIVE in the garbage. And that’s where Ballew f-found me. Half-dead in a d-d-dumpster.”

The next words were muttered in such a low tone that Swatch could barely hear them. “I was such an idiot. And Mike got away with ruining my life.”

He started walking faster and faster, and Swatch almost had to run to keep pace. They put one hand on Spamton’s shoulder to try to slow him down, but the other shrugged it off. There was a hard look on the short man's face.

Swatch did not doubt for a moment that if the corpse of Michael John Galvin Cowley were to materialize in front of either of the two of them, they’d both be taking gleeful turns kicking it. 

Spamton finally seemed to run out of steam once the two of them were back on Broadway and familiar ground. He reached out to tuck his hand in the crook of Swatch’s elbow, heaving a deep sigh. “I wish I c-could say I felt better after dumping all that.”

“Well, it might sound odd, but I actually DO feel better hearing it, believe it or not.”

“So next t-time it’s your turn to - to dump.”

“Hmmmm. Not keeping score here.”

Dark had fallen without either of them noticing, and Swatch’s stomach rumbled. Spamton laughed and leaned his head on Swatch’s arm. His voice still raspy, he asked, “C-can I tr-treat you to tapas , to m-make up for last night, and m-my misunderstanding, and all that?”

Swatch looked down at him and smiled. “You don’t need to make up for anything, my dear. But tapas sounds great. And I won’t be offended if you have sangria .”

“I promise not to d-dance on any tables.”

___________

With surprisingly little fuss, Leroux agreed via text that “DJ Ray” could do both the 8 to 10 and the 10 to midnight slots that evening if “DJ Dreamweaver” agreed to reciprocate next Wednesday.

Spamton slid his phone across the table so his partner could see the message. 

“My, oh my.  Not even a ‘forsooth’ or a ‘gadzooks’? He must be losing his touch.” Swatch delicately nibbled on the last skewer of pollo and tried not to think about the menu prices. They had to admit that the assortment of small dishes was delicious, and if Spamton felt the need to splurge after his big emotional reveal… Well, different people reacted to baring their souls in different ways.

Swatch watched Spamton as he swirled his sangria in a stemless wine glass. They wondered, if they themself landed not only an internship but a career at Addison Cybernetics, whether they’d ever get used to not counting pennies as a matter of course

The two of them agreed to split a dessert - chocolate lava cake. As they dug in, Spamton asked shyly, “You’re st-still working your shift tonight at Plato’s?”

Swatch nodded.

“C-can I hang out with you?” His eyes looked enormous behind the round glasses. “I d-don’t really want to be alone.”

“I’d love to have your company.  Might deter the Russian kid who keeps mentally undressing me with his eyes after he’s had a few Smirnoffs.  He’s not at ALL subtle about it.”

“Russian kid… oh g-good gravy, d-d-d-don’t tell me. Kirov Rouvin, right?”

“That’s right. Wait a minute, isn’t he the kid you tutored last semester? The one who ambushed you on Valentine’s Day?” 

Spamton made an affirmative noise. Swatch groaned. 

“I hate to tell you this, but he’s still got a massive crush on you as well as having the hots for me. I get to hear every week about how you’re the one who got away, and whoever your ‘boyfriend’ is, he doesn’t deserve you. I haven’t had the heart to tell him you’re with me.”  

“Oh, man.  That’s g-going to be awkward, then.”

“Indeed.”

Spamton sighed. “Well, I’ll play it cool. I won’t - won’t bring it up, but I’m not going to d-deny it if he asks.”

____________

In the end, neither of them had to worry about Kirov. He hadn’t shown up by the time the last call was announced for the night, and Swatch entertained a few suspicions about why, based on the snippets of conversation they’d overheard from other students about ongoing world news. They kept those suspicions to themself, however, and drove a justifiably drowsy, adorably cute, and slight-buzz-fueled touchy-feely Spamton back to the house on Tibbetts Avenue.

Later, Swatch lay flat on their back in bed, looking down at Spamton and listening to him breathe in restful slumber. The shuttered, cynical look that Swatch had glimpsed during the whole disgorging-the-past conversation that afternoon was gone from their partner’s face now. His dimples, when he smiled and gave Swatch a soft kiss before snuggling into their shoulder and dropping off to sleep, were dimples again, not deep furrows that had made him look decades older.

Something still nagged at the back of Swatch’s brain.

The dates didn’t match up.

There was a whole year missing from Spamton’s story. 

Did Spamton not know how long he was being gaslighted by Mike, or had he misremembered how long he was homeless and on the streets?

Or had something else happened?

Swatch bit back a frustrated growl, not wanting to waken their sleeping partner, and forcibly composed themself to try to sleep as well. Tomorrow was soon enough to dive back into HDR territory.  

Or next week, even.

[scionsofkresnik]

Welcome to the blog!! The name is Alex, 30 yo, and any pronouns are acceptable! This is my OC Hub Blog. They'll all have their own separate posts (linked below) so you can pick and choose who you like. Minors DNI.

OC intro posts can be found here

Memes can be found here

Now, onto the rules

1. Communication is key! If you don't like something happening in the verse (or you don't agree with something), please let me know! I don't mind talking things out and fixing things here and there if need be (plus, we don't all like the same things).

2. I am perfectly fine with shipping! With OC's or existing characters.

3. I tend to write a lot (multi-para) but please don't feel like you have to match my length! I can make a mountain out of a molehill, after all. If the reply is going to be extra-long, I'll more than likely put it under a read more for others scrolling satisfaction.

4. I'm fine writing with existing characters or OCs! Don't feel shy! These are their modern/default verses, but I'm more than happy to throw them into different universes (whether it be video games, movies, TV shows, etc.). As long as I know what I'm throwing them into, I'll be fine.

5. I do have three other blogs that are character specific. Please be patient with me. I might be a little slow, but I will get back to you as quickly as possible.

6. I will post ooc, but I'll tag appropriately. I will also try to tag everything else appropriately (please feel free to tell me if I don't. I am, unfortunately, only human).

7. I am perfectly fine with being sent random asks! Mutuals or not. (If it's not from a meme I've reblogged, please link the meme so I can have context).

8. Any ask I get (with an rp meme/prompt) is left open-ended! This way, if you enjoy the direction I take the meme/prompt, you can continue it in a thread with me. (If you answer an ask I send, I'll ask if you want to continue before turning it into a thread, though, unless stated otherwise)

9. Have fun!

[nerice]

ask meme: even numbers >:3

CATCHING UP ON ASK GAMES on this fine 1:18 am >:3

2, if you gave an in depth description of your story to someone who was not all the way paying attention, what would their takeaway be?

the takeaway is that i'd stop talking the second it seems sb is not paying attention lmao but i guess the cliffnotes is [standing in front of conspiracy board] hot evil girls (unkillable) also moons something is up with them moons

4, what would you say is the message, if there is one.

alright finally deigning this with a serious answer. there is no big msg no grand takeaway, just the mess of the struggle & trying to make it thru when life is cruel and unjust and sometimes there's light at the end of the tunnel and other times the despair wins. sometimes the despair is chosen and it's a self-righteous thing and at the end of the day it's about knowing what's best for yourself and the life you want to live, despite (all the despites) and sometimes it is about the catharsis of giving up when it's all too much ;-;

6, speaking of tv adaptations, why would yours get cancelled? (other than capitalism)

ive seen the twinks people wanna cast for holland shadesofmagic i am not letting irl casting be done so this never gets made because animation is too expensive (shoutout to hair, my ocs have a lot of it) w otherwise for all the same reasons down in #18

8, what inspired your world building, if anything?

moon emphasis is definitely a sailor moon worm + a lot of contamination from waverunners [german pirate series] eldritch ocean mare tenebrosum merged with some old recurring fever dream imagery for the invisible moon. also EXTREMELY early kyoani/key shows (air+kanon) for sponsoring how my visual imagination works & the tragedy/wings/dream thematics <3

10, if your story is titled, why did you choose that title?

ok fun anecdote time again in lieu of going thru all 2389 stories individually so. shadow revenge is the book i started out with and always had that title, and when conceptualizing the other two books for the trilogy i wanted to keep a similar naming scheme (starting with s + double noun) so originally they were

schattenrache (shadow revenge)

seelentraum (soul delusion, to grade 8 me, but lit. 'soul dream')

sanduhrmelodie (sandglass melody)

the last one is esp fun bc i was just groping in the dark for a title to fit the scheme & only from there worked out it was abt linn's melody nd all that biz lmao but u can see the influence that later made soul plot big before i switched to 'dream game' for the middle one bc i always LOATHED 'soul delusion' as a title f. (the german one fucks quite well tbh) so much of my finickiness is needing to make things work in 2 languages OTL

12, okay be honest. pick a favorite oc from this ocverse.

there is no competition like, at all. 🐇

14, whats your favorite part of this story/project?

interconnected story hell !!!!!!! i don't think i'll ever write anything else i'll never have a story that does not plug into the larger verse somehow (valiant attempts by my short story profs but vertebrae inventory / touching fire / let sleeping gods die all got folded back into side content ww) nothing gets my brain going like the layers upon layers of history and thrulines and transposing it into different settings or formats. i will never get tired of it. i was put on this earth to do exactly this and i hope i will get to do it for a long time still <(/)3

16, imagine the entire story takes place but in the meantime the characters all also have tumblr. what kind of (terrible) tumblr posts would happen?

answered! but as a bonus i am entirely sure that eliada would get the most mileage out of that setup until he gets doxxed by alissa. send tweet

18, what aspect of the story would get you #canceled on twitter?

glorifying self harm and suicide, teenagers fucking raw onscreen, every #linneacore moment. also cancelling myself over the existence of amasa i deserve it what the fuck

20, your ocverse just got a movie trilogy a la hunger games style. how have they horribly mangled your message/theme so that the movies are now a showcase of what the original was condemning?

OH FOR SURE none of the ugly parts or disk horse worthy content (see above) stay intact, sj is a romance now, gr*y actually dies and probably feels a little bad about what he has done, every suicide gets some noble circumstances attached to it esp faye who gets shafted into the typical time traveling savior role instead of coldhearted pragmatism for her own end. i am mad just thinking abt it thanks <3

22, you have been given unlimited funds to make two adaptations of some sort, however you cannot make any other adaptations of any other sort. which two formats do you choose?

(i am not handing any point of production over to anyone else but i am using the unlimited funds to devote myself to realizing these full-time) comics and animation! i am not interested in anything else

24, best scene you've written?

my writing is no doubt at its best when i'm writing soulless torture / rabbit hell but that is. premium tier locked patreon content; as far as fav scenes go my top three are probably

qs life pledges [THEY WIN !]

the original black swan masked ball piece. changed the course of history & my entire writing career

jumie/sky conversation after [redacted]s death. we cannot elaborate it's too much for my heart, agh!

[lies down both metaphorically and irl] goodnight thanks for playing!!

[twosentencereviews]

Is Spider-Gwen trans?

I saw Across the Spider-Verse when it came out recently. It's fantastic, you should go see it. I did note while watching that Gwen's room has a trans rights flag in it, but didn't really think anything of it.

But then, I saw this article on CNN saying that there's a fan theory that Spider-Gwen is trans. They point out the trans flag, as well as other details like the pink-and-blue pastel shades, and just like, the general vibe of the character, you know?

Let's dissect this take from a few angles.

The first thing to observe is that Spider-Gwen is not real. She's a fictional character. Her existence is a delusion that the filmmakers put in our heads, and we as audience members choose to suspend our disbelief about. This means that "is Spider-Gwen trans" is the wrong question to ask; she isn't anything, because she just isn't.

But that's not the end of the discussion, now is it? Just because she isn't real, doesn't mean she doesn't matter, because discussions about art affect the people who are real in the world.

One question that has a refreshingly simple answer is "does Spider-Gwen's story resonate with trans people?" That seems to be yes, according to the CNN post. That's not surprising; Spider-Gwen is an incredibly well-written character, and the struggle of being open about your true self with the people around you is relatable to a lot of people with marginalized identities. If a trans person watches Spider-Gwen and says "this feels true to my life" then that's great.

But a muddier question is "did the creators intend for Spider-Gwen to be trans"?

The "yes" argument is backed up by the fact that they took the time to put the trans flag in her room. With how insanely elaborate the Spider-verse animation style is, that is far from an accident, and it's framed in a way that calls attention to it.

They didn't explicitly say it, though. They have (at least so far; maybe Beyond will change this) left it in the realm of coding and plausible deniability. You don't have to be trans to have a Protect Trans Kids flag, just like you don't need to be black to have a Black Lives Matter flag. Her world's background art has a lot of pastels, but pinks and soft blues are also just, like, feminine colors. They could just be there to highlight the fact that Gwen is a teenage girl and Miles is a teenage boy (his surroundings tend to have more oranges and reds). And Gwen's relationship with her dad is deliberately juxtaposed against Miles and his parents, as parallel Spider-person arcs.

If they didn't intend Gwen as trans, but the reading comes through anyway, they might choose to stay silent because saying "no, this character you're excited about isn't trans, stop having fun" is kind of a dick move. This paints either paint the creators as oblivious ("whoops, we did a trans") or the fans as ravenously starved for good trans representation (justifiably so, but still) and grasping at straws.

So, what if they did intend Gwen to be trans? Then why not make it explicit?

There is one possible, mostly okay justification. One of the differences between being LGB and being T is that, if you're gay, you want other people to recognize you as gay, and have uniquely gay experiences (namely, same-gender romance). But if you're trans, you just want to be treated like the gender you are, and have the fact that you were assigned differently at birth be something forgotten or deemed irrelevant. With this in mind, if Gwen is intended to be trans, then not signposting that and letting her just be a normal teenage girl (with superpowers, obviously) might be trying to treat this with respect. That's the charitable reading.

A disappointing justification might be that the creators wanted to be more explicit, but corporate said no. Trans rights are a current political battleground, and Sony might have vetoed to cover their ass. Or, alternatively, maybe it was no-go because it violates Marvel canon--Gwen Stacy has never been trans before in the comics. This would make the hints and innuendos the creators pushing in as much representation as they were allowed.

But the worst justification is, simply, queerbaiting. If you hint that a beloved character might be trans, you get all the attention from pro-trans people but can maybe duck the heat from the bigots. (Note: this never works. Fox News sees "the trans agenda" everywhere; they are hypervigilant and keyed in, same as trans people and allies, just for all the wrong reasons.) Queerbaiting is frustrating and stupid and bad, because it treats LGBT issues as useful for boosting sales and viewership...but not worth engaging with honestly or openly.

Which leaves me with my last question. Assuming no further developments in Beyond, should we accept Spider-Gwen as a trans icon? Should we point to Spider-Gwen as "good trans representation" even without explicit confirmation from the creators (in-story or meta-textually)?

I don't think we should. This isn't enough. Whether Spider-Gwen is trans-coded by accident, stealth trans to slip past the censors, outright queerbaiting, or just a really good character that trans people happen to emotionally connect with...this isn't isn't what representation means. Representation means taking a stand, saying "trans experiences are normal and healthy; transphobia is abnormal and shameful". As long as an average person can leave the theater oblivious to your coding, you aren't moving the needle of public perception.

Don't take this as a condemnation. Across the Spider-verse is a truly excellent film with tons of other good representation. I particularly like the fact that there's a Spider-man actively parenting his kid, and a pregnant Spider-woman kicking ass. And, of course, the lead is still a black Hispanic teen. All of that is good and rare and awesome. But I'm not going to give them more than they've earned on Gwen maybe being trans.

[starsmuserainbow]

Verse Information - Starfire in ‘Tadpoled Travelers’

Short summary: I recently discovered the wonderful amazing game of Baldur's Gate 3 and have to make a verse for Star for the character of my first playthrough - because I went with a likeness and behaviour mostly fitting to her because I almost always do. Basically, Star is the main character (default-named "Tav" in this game) of the game here. This is not quite the usual Star you know from me. Some things in her behaviour are different than what she would do if I'd have to answer something similar from mainverse-Starfire. Most of her personality are still the same though, just like, every now and then in this verse she'd give or have given more "witty" responses or like kept something secret because she's aware that one shouldn't tell that to everyone in the world.

Heads up that I know only very little about DnD itself, and probably not all the details of this game either. This verse is made basically for happenings around the game - after, during, something like that - I will probably at some point add another more generalized fantasy-esque verse that will bear certain similarities to this.

I'm not sure how to best put this into words, but I'm gonna try to summarize some things about the character first. I'm also trying to not have too many spoilers in here so a good amount of things are left out of this info-post for a good reason. Here's another (private) post listing down some choices she made, or situations that happened, for easier referencing.

Kori - or Star, how she also is called - is an elf (young adult - or "late teen" - somewhere, don't ask me please I suck at giving age numbers especially since I think elves have a different lifespan and development/ageing) sorcerer with wild magic and of noble background. She has almost golden skin and long, voluminous, bright fiery red hair, and bright green eyes. Most of her life so far, Kori has spent within the house of her family, the Day family (just made this up because I like that name as surname for them, if such a family already exists in DnD or BG please let me know and I'll think of something else). Ever since she was very small, she was planned to take over leadership of their house eventually, and she was taught and trained various things to be able to do so. She felt happy about it too, although occasionally did long to see more of the world. But overall, it was what she knew, and she loved her home, so it was totally something she wanted to do too, and it didn't feel like anything that bad to not have experienced much more than their house and a bit of the rest of the city. Having lived very sheltered and never really leaving the house of her family much (and if she left, she usually always had guards with her for protection), it was quite a shocking change of situation when she ended up kidnapped on the mindflayer ship. Somehow, she wasn't killed or transformed immediately, and instead began a journey with other tadpoled-yet-protected individuals to help save their world and themselves.

It was easy for her to bond with most of her companions on this unexpected adventure, and it was a delight to be able to meet and talk to 'random' people like this, she never got the chance to really do that before. Due to her kind and helpful nature, she got along nicely with most of them and grew close bonds with pretty much everyone.

[[This next bit is based on what I did during my playthrough, but it doesn't have to apply if we're placing something mid-game or like want to do a different ship or no ship at all]] Likely too trusting for her own good and not exactly experienced with certain types of behaviour, she quickly found herself swooned by the antics of one of her companions, an elf rogue. He might just have been smooth-talking and flirting as an act to achieve things he wanted at that time, but it worked perfectly on her. As the journey continued and the group learned more about one another, the two bonded more as well (including having some intimate moments), and despite his views on many things somewhat conflicting with her kind-hearted and often too trusting nature, they got very close, and eventually, it became more than just an act for him too. Probably especially so when she helped him overcome the biggest part of his past. By the end of their adventure, Kori and the rogue were thoroughly in love, bonded together through all of their experiences and shared emotions, and even if the group might not stick together as a whole, the two were certainly going to stay together.

Her looks: What can I say, I mentioned a bit above already. The "usual" Star-ish looks apply, with golden-orangeish skin, long voluminous bright red hair and bright green eyes, she tends to wear purple and has a green gem necklace she always keeps. If I remember to, I'll link to some screenshots from the game here, too (here's a link to one of the posts on my sideblog for BG3-stuff, with pictures of her ingame), although you can basically just assume from how Star usually looks for me, but make the attire more fantasy-esque, and of course add pointy ears.

Her powers: Like mentioned, she is a sorcerer with innate (wild) magic. She wields a staff and sometimes a shield along with it (and a light crossbow as long-range weapon), but prefers to use her magic anyway - most of her spells are fire or radiant-based (sunbeam, fireball, to name two I can spontaneously think of). She also has the spell to grant herself flight - I'd say it's probably also an innate spell for her family or even an ability always within them without a spell.

Obviously, this is its own AU, so any interactions having happened in her main-verse, or another verse, won’t have happened here.

The tag for this verse is ✫ Tadpoled Travelers ✫ | BG3Verse.

[shanie]

hi shanie!! 🥰🥰🥰

For get to know me asks:

🌹❤️‍🔥🔍🫐💉🌙💛

Oh my gosh HI!!! 

Let's see. 

Answers under cut because this is LONG

🌹 favorite kinks to write for 

Actually, here's the thing. I've only ever written TWO smut fics ever, and neither of them is particularly kinky. In fact, I've had a WIP sitting for ages because the second, smutty half of it DOES involve kink and I have no idea how to write it. I'm not the type of person who feels comfortable putting smut on "paper" so to speak, so writing kinky stuff is pretty much out of the question. Sorry to disappoint, maybe I'll get around to finishing that one story someday! 

❤️‍🔥 what character do you simp for most often 

Honestly, and I think I understand the meaning of the word simp here, I'd say Kevin Owens. My love for Sami feels different than my love for Kevin. Sami is my joy, my sunshine, and my love. He makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside and I gain so much delight just knowing he's on this planet. 

Kevin? 

He is the sexiest goddamn person on the planet and I lowkey wish I could wife him somehow.  

I mean, I also identify with so damn much of him in more aspects than I feel comfortable naming, and he also brings me so much joy just from existing, but GOD is he hot. 

🔍 what character do you enjoy writing for the most 

Ok, so bear with me. I ADORE writing El Generico. BUT, I adore writing El Generico from other people's point of view. Getting inside Generico's head directly is something I'm not fully comfortable trying yet, but writing, in my Generico!verse, Generico as seen by Kevin Steen, is one of my all time favorite things. I do hope to at some point write an entry in that universe from Becky's point of view, so you'll see him from her perspective as well, and SOMEDAY i will get to writing something from Generico's POV, but for right now, yeah. Generico through Steen's eyes is my favorite thing ever. 

Some place I'd like to visit 

Fun thing, I had to try and figure out on mobile what emoji that was because it doesn't appear on my desktop. 

Anyway, DISNEY WORLD!!!!!! God, it's been well over a decade, almost two since I've been there and after writing so much of The Happiest Luchador on Earth, I have a burning need to go back there. SO MUCH! I wanna go back there and do the whole deluxe tour, stay on property for a week, get all the lightning lanes, hit all the parks, eat at all the best places, PRESS A BILLION PENNIES, the whole deal. 

But, alas, I have neither the money nor the mobility for that so it will likely never happen. Oh well. 

💉do you have tattoos and/or piercings 

Nope, not unless you count having my ears partially pierced. My mom took me to Claire’s as a teenager and, sure enough, they got infected and we had to let them close. Except they never closed the whole way and now I have permanently half-pierced ears. 

🌙 your zodiac (Sun, Moon, Rising) 

Here’s a wild thing most people don’t know about me. I genuinely don’t know my rising sign and can’t find out. Why? Because I was adopted and therefore have no friggin clue what time I was born. I never met my birth mom once before she died and none of my biological family members want anything to do with me, so yeah. No clue my rising sign. 

My Sun and Moon signs, however, are both Gemini, as far as I know. So there is that. 

💛 what is your favorite feature on yourself? 

Oh wow, so I have a lot of self loathing, especially about my appearance, and I kind of hate everything about the way I look. 

Except. 

I think the color of my eyes is awesome. 

I have what I call “windowpane hazel eyes” which is when you have pale hazel eyes that truly have no definable color of their own, they only reflect whatever is around them. It was hilarious when I got my driver's license test and they were trying to determine my eye color and it kept changing depending on which direction I was facing. LOL. If you get them in bright enough light though with nothing reflecting, they look like they’re the shade of an old garage windowpane covered in dust, hence why I call them Windowpane Eyes. 

And I think that is So Damn COOL. 

Anyway! This was so much fun. Thanks for the ask and sorry I’m so long with my answers! 

[fezwearingjellybananas]

Get to know the writer 2 13 19 27 75 💞

2. Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

I try and have a general plan of where things are going, but I don't necessarily plan individual chapters, I just put in breaks sometimes if it feels like a good moment (which is why Sweet Defiance is over 25k all in one chapter, I just kept writing and didn't really stop and think I need a break at any point, and I didn't realise how long it was until it was done. The Night Shift is also over 25k all in one chapter, and that's mostly because I didn't pick a point to break it up while I was writing and partly because I did actually consider splitting it into chapters when I looked at the word count part way through and during editing, probably three chapters, but the chapter titles that made sense from where I probably would have split it for the first two were Overground and Underground and then I couldn't think of a third title because I just kept getting the Wombles stuck in my head instead, so I scraped the chapters).

The exception for planning individual chapters was the Milk and Sugar 'verse, but that's because I used the episodes from canon as a lay-out for the chapters, and I planned all the fics out as I was going, though some still changed at the last minute because I had a different idea that fit what I had already written more.

13. What’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?

Use said. It's definitely something I've been trying to add more and more- when I first started writing fic I was still using the way we learnt in school where you only need the dialogue tags at the start and you just alternate paragraphs and you should be able to make it clear who is speaking from that, but throwing in extra saids every so often makes it much clearer, so it's something I have been consciously working on trying to do more for a while.

19. What is the most-used tag on your ao3?

Alternate Universe- Canon Divergent. It's the one I find most fun to play around with, how will changing this part of the story here ripple out to change the rest of it

27. What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

I enjoy writing, that's why I do it, so it's actually hard to pick a favourite and I tend to have a different answer every time I get asked, but when you first get an idea and sit down to write and know this one's going to be fun, that's pretty good.

I guess least favourite, maybe editing when there's a lot of it? I use the read aloud function to edit, because I've found before I've clicked the wrong correction on spell check and not noticed until someone else has told me before, and it's a lot easier to hear when words are wrong than it is to see. And because I like to be able to jump back and forth as I write a little, I will write the whole thing then post it, so my last big fic, Gone in a Flash, is 78k and 29 chapters, which I ended up splitting so I would edit one chapter fully, then post it the following day (reading the whole thing again when I copied it into the AO3 text box), and after posting I would go and listen to and fully edit the next chapter. Which did work as a system, and I don't mind editing, I think it's just I had been working on it for a year, I was excited to finally share it, and there was this part still to do even though it felt finished, and because there was a lot of doing that there were a few parts it felt repetitive.

75. What scene in [Fanfic Name] took the longest to write? What was difficult about it? 

Sticking with Gone in a Flash, it had a few sticky moments, but I think when I got to Chapter 13/14, it felt like I was writing myself into a corner, there was only one option for where the characters could go from here but it wouldn't go their way, so I rewrote a few parts from Chapter 12 onwards a few times and it still kept circling back to this is where the plot wants them to be.

Luckily time travelling is a common thing in any Flash media and it was already part of the fic, so shifting the end of Chapter 14 to have some time travel meant they still ended up at that point, but there was a way to take it forwards from there (by going backwards again)

Thank you!

[Writing Asks]

[limabeans-babies-forthewin]

Interdimensional Crisis Pt. 1

So, I know I said I'm still working on a ROTTMNT fic with this character, and it's still true. BUUUT i also said I'd post shorter fics here, so here we are.

If you don't know who Duck is, here's their intro post. But I have a few bits of fic for a crossover between them and The Last Ronin, so I'm going to write those out and put them here. I'll put the first part under the cut and update as I finish the bits. No promises on a totally legit plot, but I do have some clear moments I want to get to.

If you like Duck and wanna see more of them in the Rise!verse (aka, their home universe), check out their fic in the intro post!

It feels like every part of their body was taken apart, lit on fire, reassembled, then lit on again.

It feels like they’ve been dunked in freezing cold water and left there.

It feels like someone tied weights to their eyelids, sewn their jaw shut, and encased their limbs in cement.

It feels like they can’t breathe even though their lungs seem do so without prompting.

It feels like their eyes are going to start bleeding when they finally crack them open.

It also feels like they got hit really hard, but that’s par for the course of how they feel overall.

A groan pushes from their lips and it reverberates through their hearing aids and doesn’t help the headache they’ve formed. Possibly from being hit really hard.

“Ah,” a new voice says as Duck lifts a heavy arm to rub their temples. “You’re up now.”

They groan again. Yeah, whatever else happened, they definitely got hit. Hard. In the head.

“I didn’t hit you that hard,” the same voice says impatiently. “Get up.”

“’m frag’le. . .” they grumble. Their tongue feels like lead and their mouth is impossibly dry, so they doubt they’re intelligible. They cough to bring some relief to their parched throat and repeat the phrase. “I’m fragile,” the repeat again. “And you hit really. . .” They blink and crane their head (their neck throbs in pain) to try and see who’s talking. “You hit me?”

“Of course I hit you,” the shadow says back. “You were freaking out.”

They blink and shift their attention over, rolling their head to the side to see if they can. . . Well, see anything.

They’re on a bridge. How and why? They don’t know. But their heart lurches when they realize how high they are and their stomach flips when they realize how dangerous the situation is. Slowly, achingly slowly, they push up to sit and finds themself on the highest point of what they assume is the Manhattan Bridge given the rush of traffic below and the almost familiar cities it connects.

Almost is the key word there.

“Hitting isn’t a great way to get someone to stop freaking out,” they say hesitantly as they wobble and hold their head. “In fact, I know I’m even more freaked out.”

“That just sounds like a you problem.”

The shadows behind them speak and they twist to hopefully see who’s talking, but they only catch a flash of white eyes before the shadows swallow them.

They can’t help but feel like that meme about the boy in the bus in danger. Donnie would skin them for that explanation, but their mind seems to have finally ground to a halt from the combination of dread and pain. Their hands start to shake.

“Who are you?” the voice asks. Again behind them. They can’t turn around again. “How did you find me?”

They swallow thickly. “I’m. . .Duck.”

"That’s not a real name.”

“It is. I swear. It’s mine. I’m Duck.”

The voice remains silent. Waiting.

Duck clears their throat to keep the waver out. “And to answer your question. . .” They laugh nervously. “I honestly wasn’t looking for you. I just. . .ended up here.”

Something large and heavy lands behind them and Duck’s entire body goes rigid. “That’s a helluva story,” the voice says. “Why don’t you try telling it for real.”

Before, the voice was slightly muffled as if being blocked by something or deliberately hidden. Now, it’s crystal clear. He’s standing right behind them.

Duck swallows thickly. “N-not really a story,” they say. “Just. . . The truth?”

“Uh huh. Wanna try saying that to my face?”

“Not really?”

“Too bad.”

Their body is stiff, but it does eventually respond to the demand, slowly ticking their way back to facing forward.

The turtle in front of them is at least six feet tall, clad in all black and glares down at them with his third eyelid closed to hide the color of his eyes. His fist are tight around a pair of sai, but Duck can also see the twin katana over his left shoulder, the bo staff on his right, and the nunchaku hooked on his belt. The fact that his mask is also black isn’t helpful in determining who exactly this one is, but the fact his first choice of weapon is the sai makes them pause.

“Raph?”

It’s the turtle’s turn to stiffen. Though it becomes alarmingly clear that his tension comes from anger rather than fear like Duck’s. He shoves one of the sai back into his belt and storms forward, snatching Duck up by the front of their hoodie and holding them to dangle over the edge of the bridge.

Panic. Blinding panic. They can’t hear anything over the sound of their heartbeat pounding in their ears. Their hand clamps down around the turtle’s wrist and they keep their eyes firmly on his to keep themself from looking at the long drop below.

He shakes them violently and pulls them from their fear. “Where did you hear that name!?”

Did he ask them that already? Duck can’t remember. They don’t want to see the limits of his patience.

“I know you!”

He freezes again.

“W-well, a version of you,” they clarify quickly. “I-I-I think I’m having a. . .” How does he even describe this? “Interdimensional crisis?” Close enough.

The turtle shakes them again. “Explain.”

Duck tightens their grip on his wrist, specifically clinging to the leather jacket he wears since it’s easier to hold. “Do-Donnie! He-he did. . .Some science shit! I don’t know! I’m not smart! Next thing I know, everything hurts and I’m here!”

There’s another tense silence between them, this one heavy with the weight of the turtle debating the truthfulness of their words. Duck trembles in his hold but his arm remains steady. They’ve always been lighter than even the smallest mutants they’ve come across, but at least a majority of people do have some strain while holding them. Mostly because they’re struggling if the person is unfamiliar, but still. This turtle simply holds them up with one arm as if they were an inconveniently shaped pillow.

Apparently the answer he comes to is sufficient enough to get him to set them down safely and take a step or two backwards. They’re still as close to the edge as they can be, and they’re glad to have their feet back on the ground. They try not to think about the fact they’re still close enough for him to shove, but it’s really hard not to glance at the plunge.

“I suppose the sounds like something Donnie would do,” he mumbles. His tone is softer, but not entirely forgiving, and he still doesn’t relax the glare he levels on them. “Fine. I’ll buy it for now.”

Part of the knot unwinds in Duck’s core. And it relaxes even further when the turtle steps back again and sits on his heels, motioning for Duck to do the same.

“Now, then,” he says as Duck carefully sits down and crosses their legs under them. “You were saying you were having an interdimensional crisis. . .”

Next

[hestroll]

rules.

This is an  indie  and  private damon salavatore writing blog. 

I’m not new around here and I’ll say other things in another point about it but english isn’t my first languages. My name is alls and i’m 25 years old and I’m a full time student at college + working as a dentist assistant for my teacher.

My muses are of ages, meaning that there is going to have smut threads here. Everything will be tagged or put under a read more if that happens but I wanna say that i’m not only there for the smutty part. also  if  there  is  a  Smutty part ,  i’m  not meaning the whole scene, only the basics and fade to black. I want to point out that i’m not there for that only. I want friendships, platonic ships, family ships,  enemies  as well as ships in general. 

To follow in my launch, my characters are the way that they are. Please, respect my work and respect the way I rp my characters if you are staying in this blog. I’m not going to change them for your beautiful eyes. though, we can build your own aus. i’m not against having damon in different verses and aus where he’s nice.

I have been roleplaying on tumblr since 2017. I did take a small break from here because I needed to focus on my studies and since I have more time now, I’m ready to revamp everything.

If my threads are problematic or that they triggers you in any way, let me know. I’ll make sure to tag every triggers like this: trigger tw / trigger cw.

Besides, I am not english so thank you for understanding my spelling efforts which are sometimes sufficient.

I am in third year at college, I do not certify an attendance every day, I would connect at least one to three hours in the evening when I do not have a lot of work. I will do everything to try to answer as soon as possible.

Banned faceclaim: amber heard, cole &. dylan sprouse, bob morley, elizabeth taylor, all problematic people, racist, alleged sexual assaults, ect… dead people.

edited on august 2022. no rape or incest or non-con will be accepted or tolerated on this blog, if you’re racist, phobic or do genderswaps,  you will get hardblocked.