#and his kids being absolutely terrified of it

[syndrossi]

This setting tends to lend itself well to angst, political and family drama, and the premises of the stories revolves heavily around family feels. But which one of your AU's has the greatest potential for comedic nonsense? The silly antics, the absurd shenanigans, all of them.

Most of them have some potential, if you're willing shift the tone for a story!

Restoration: Utter shenanigans with the dragons and starklings. Ned getting roasted for his honorable bastards way of life. Every holdfast in the Vale watching a dragon approach and a white-haired, wild-eyed Targaryen throwback demanding to know if they've kidnapped his children. Popcorn popping across the Free Cities that Daemon doesn't terrify at the stories coming out of the south and across the Narrow Sea.

Reverberate+Regnal: All the chaos the twins can get into as they grow up. The terrible twos from Daemon and Rhea's POV. Baelon appointing the five-year-old twins his advisors for the day to the small council and the eyebrow-raising council session that ensues. Any of @inkykate's pitches for Jon accidentally upending mountain clan politics after stubbornly trying to find his way around a collapsed bridge and getting lost. The King's Landing trio (Laenor, Laena, Rhaenyra) pining after Daemon and egging one another on into stupid dares for his attention. Baelon trying Daemon out as a diplomat...somewhere he doesn't mind pissing off in case it doesn't work out and the mess it creates. Daemon and Rhea getting into a battle of increasingly ridiculous one-upmanship over the twins' affections...the possibilities are endless!

Rescue: ...okay, this one probably doesn't have any.

Reversal: Every stupid thing every person does to win the affections of the twin princesses. Rhaegar/Rhaella having an absolute field day, sending suitors on increasingly ridiculous quests to see just how stupid they're going to be, until it becomes a competition between her and Jon/Aemma. Aegon and Aemond being the stupidest about it, possibly. Otto despairing at them being idiots.

Knight of Stars: People actually believing that Arthur is Daemon's bastard son (either because they go with that cover story for some reason or because a singer writes a song and it's all over from there). A short story about Jon and Rhaegar (during a rebellious phase) evading every single Princesguard set on them except Arthur, who is always summoned to find them and always manages to succeed. (The Cargyll brothers have a 50% chance of success.) Political absurdity as the Iron Throne and Sunspear exchange nasty ravens about kidnapping, plots, stealing precious national artifacts (Dawn), etc.

Aemon's Sons: I feel like there's a Corlys-stuck-responsible-for-the-twins story in here where they drive him to panic. Twins + Daemon likely get up to quite the shenanigans, too, and any time the twins go missing, it's a realm-wide crisis because those are the heirs after Aemon.

Resonant: Not an AU, but still room for comedy! @textbookchoices's suggestion from long ago about the smaller council, aka the small council but for all the Targaryen kids and their little sessions, complete with props that Viserys commissions because he's so charmed by it, where the adults fight over the "honor" of being the kids' cupbearer of grape juice, and Daemon uses underhanded tactics to win whenever possible.

[thenixkat]

additional to my 'Jiji looks dehydrated and should probably have more fat on him' thought.

But I wouldn't be surprised if Jiji lost some weight due to the whole stressed out (his parents 'getting sick' and having to be hospitalized/dealing with a fucking terrifying spirit watching him/I'll be damned if that's the first time his landlord has threatened him with a gun if he's that cool headed about the situation) and not being able to get a good night's rest in at least a year due to being watched by an evil spirit thing.

Just I look at the 8 pack, and how prominent his veins are, and how absolutely shredded this kid is and am just concerned about his health.

[id: A crop of an art page from the comic Dandadan showing the character Jiji's torso and arms in his monster form. He has eight defined abs, very detailed muscles all over, and prominent veins on his arms. /end id]

[violctcarter]

violet tried to make teaching her outlet for joy, her excuse to wear a constant smile. she never wanted the kids to see her sad. in the classroom, her life was sunshine and laughter, but outside of it? it was anything but perfect. her mind was a whirlwind of overthinking and anxieties she couldn’t seem to shake. she carried it all quietly, keeping her struggles hidden even from the people closest to her. when ayiden asked about her mood, she’d always give the same response: “i’m fine, my love, just tired.” it worked well enough, though ayiden often reminded her it was what she always said. “you’re not like a couple of teenagers because you’re not teenagers anymore,” she teased, winking at her best friend playfully. “but i wouldn’t expect anything less—you’re such a gentleman.” her smile softened as she continued, “leo deserves to be loved, and i know you’re doing an amazing job of that.” she shifted slightly, her gaze falling on ayiden playing nearby. “reign isn’t like the others i’ve dated,” she said thoughtfully. “i wouldn’t even consider this if he were. i don’t want any more assholes walking in and out of ayiden’s life. it broke him when austin stopped coming around—he cried for weeks.” her voice cracked slightly, but she steadied herself. “i can’t do that to him again. if this doesn’t work... i’ll stop trying. i won’t traumatize him because of my relationships.” but despite her worries, there was hope in her eyes. reign was different, perfect even. she wanted so badly for it to work, to have a love that could be a foundation for her little family. “that’s what makes me so sure about you and leo,” she said, smiling warmly. “you two are perfect for each other. he loves you so much, and you love him just the same. i couldn’t be happier for you.” violet’s gaze returned to ayiden, her heart swelling with love. he was her entire world, the love of her life. being his mom had once terrified her, but now? she couldn’t imagine her life any other way. in fact, she was open to doing it all again. and in some ways, she already was—with nala. while not her biological daughter, violet loved her as if she were her own. “those last five years went by way too fast,” she mused, her voice tinged with nostalgia. “but we’re strong, and we’ve got so much to be grateful for.” she chuckled at her best friend’s excitement. “i told you, the next step is you and leo having kids. i want to be an aunt so bad,” she said, grinning. “and you know i’ll love your kids with all my heart. ayiden will love it, too—he’s already practicing with baby nala.” her eyes lit up as she imagined it. “just think about it—our christmas dinner, with all the kids running around, laughing, and making memories. absolute perfection.”

Isaiah always saw through Violet. He could read her like an open book, even when she wore that bright, radiant smile that seemed to light up any room. To everyone else, she was the picture of cheerfulness. But Isaiah knew better. He could sense when the smile didn’t quite reach her eyes, when her mind was consumed with worries about grades or the weight of overthinking everything. He knew when she was anxious, even if no one else could tell. He understood that she needed that facade, and he respected it, even as he saw right through it. Reading people was one of his best traits. "Do you really think we're like a couple of teenagers?" He didn't think the couple had sex excessively. A lot of their relationship was sex free. "Sex isn't a rushed thing for us both. I like to take my time with him." But when the conversation shifted, her tone softened. Isaiah noticed the subtle change in Violet's demeanor. He could see the vulnerability in her eyes, the fear of losing someone who had become so integral to her life. She'd lost someone close before. He knew that feeling. "Reign's different to some of the other guys you've dated in the past. Communication is important, obviously, but he knows how you feel. Conversations are important but I know inside he feels the same." When they talked about Leo making progress, Violet’s confidence in them as a couple always struck him. Isaiah looked at her, touched by her words. He could feel how much she believed in him and Leo, even if she didn’t believe in soulmates herself. "He is my soulmate, huh? Loving someone should feel easy and loving him is the easiest thing in the world to me. It's like second nature." Isaiah glanced over to Violet as she worked, her attention momentarily drifting to the sound of Ayiden’s voice coming from the other room. He could hear the joy in her voice when she spoke of her son, how she cherished the moments that filled her life. Isaiah couldn’t help but smile as he listened to Violet. She was right—five years ago, he would’ve never believed this was where he’d end up. But here he was, married to Leo, watching their life slowly unfold in ways he hadn’t expected. Things had been hard, but they had come through it all, stronger than ever. He leaned back against the counter, his gaze softening as he thought about how far they both had come. "Yeah, we’ve come a long way," he agreed, his voice filled with quiet affection. “I guess we’re both proof that being strong for ourselves and everyone else through all the pain and hurt seems to pay off in the end." He smiled at her, the warmth in his eyes reflecting her own. "We really are thriving," he echoed, knowing how true it was. They had made it through the hard times, and now, they were living the dream, together. Isaiah chuckled softly, his smile widening as he glanced over at Violet. "Next step, get myself a kid like yours," he said, a playful glint in his eyes. "Ayiden's got to be the sweetest kid around, and honestly, we could use a little of that in our lives." His tone was light, but there was a genuine warmth behind the words, as he imagined what it might be like to have a little one of his own someday.

[compaculaaa]

Please excuse my attempt at being funny

[krysmcscience]

Don't mind me, just slacking on a big Billford comic by making other far more ridiculous Billford comics and also some AU art (please excuse my slapdash human!Bill thank you please, also before anyone asks the art style is messy and all over the place because idgaf LOL)

This started out as an excuse to design a Bill Cipher-inspired "wedding" dress, but then spiraled wildly out of control. Various rambles and a bunch more human!Bill arts under the cut, including another silly little comic at the end! (Feel free to skip the rambles, I won't be offended. I know I'm bad at shutting up. XD)

I may or may not write some comedy stuff for this AU, which I'm calling 'For Better Or Worse (But Mostly Worse)'. While Ford DOES remember getting sloshed enough for one thing to lead to making out with another after karaoke, neither he nor Bill remember this wedding, At All. The Love God did nothing to dissuade them from going hog wild on their marriage spending, either, so it got...uh. Exorbitantly Expensive. As in, the grand total could probably buy the entire fucking MOON sort of expensive. (It's fine, don't worry, Bill's good enough at crime to be able to afford it.) Also, because the logic of this AU is mostly dictated by Rule of Funny, the Love God's powers are close to unlimited when it comes to matters of romance, but ONLY when it comes to matters of romance. (Like weddings!)

Want an empty human vessel to smash the soul of a triangle into for date nights or when it's convenient, or perhaps even when it's NOT convenient? Easy peasy! Want the marriage to be recognized in every corner of the multiverse from now until the end of time, thus making any potential future divorce nigh-on impossible? Can do! Want to buy an entire beach for the ceremony and honeymoon and in general, and totally not at all because it would be Super Hilarious to prevent any specific movies from being made on that very same beach in the future? Fine, whatever, it's not his finances he's ruining!

Does the Love God also provide special rings that just so happen to turn incorporeal as long as the "happy couple" doesn't remember that they barged into his dreams to bully him into presiding over their marriage? ...No comment!

He spends the next thirty years trying and failing to get in touch with either of them for payment. This is why you should always demand half the money up front, my guy!

Also it's absolutely a traditional Jewish wedding, because I like the idea of Bill demanding all the keepsakes from the marriage that he paid for, and being completely confused when one of the things he's handed is a fancy container full of broken glass. He gets it later, but in the moment, he thinks the Love God is just fucking with him some more.

Ramble over! Here's the full dress that caused the comic to happen, along with what Ford wound up wearing at the wedding (and begrudgingly agreeing to put on again later for Reasons), aaaaand also a close-up of Bill's ring:

I may have forgotten to draw Bill's hair floofier when drawing the back of the dress, lmao

Since double ring ceremonies have been leaking over into Jewish wedding customs for a while now, Ford also has a ring, but his is the much more traditional plain gold band. There's definitely a message engraved on the inside - embarrassing, cringe, or incriminating somehow - but I haven't decided what it is yet, so use your imagination for now. XD Bill, on the other hand, saw the phrase 'traditional plain gold band' and said "No Thank You" before proceeding to embellish his ring to his liking. And because he's a secret sap who adores Ford's extra fingers, the triangle points add up to twelve, as do the engraved stars. Yes, they're stars, not dots, I just got lazy. There's also six lashes on the eye gem, and probably an eye engraving on the inside with another six lashes. (Bill's got it BAD, okay? We all know this.)

Here are the initial scribbles of Bill's custom vessel in more casual attire, please ignore the wonky anatomy and the fact that I flat out refuse to ever draw him with a proper top hat:

He does actually need a cane in this vessel; since Bill tends to possess men and especially Ford more often than not, he's used to having a higher center of gravity when in a human body, so his ability to balance is pretty garbage. (He may or may not topple over with concerning regularity.) As for his empty eye socket, his bangs don't do much to hide it since he's so high-energy (dude is constantly on the move), and he also refuses to wear a patch over it, because 1.) why bother, and 2.) it's more fun to freak people out.

To better align with Ford's attraction towards the strange, the vessel was designed with super minor shapeshifting ability - Bill can look like a perfectly normal human, but he can also make the teeth and fingers sharper whenever he likes (which is mostly just when he's angry or being more of a menace than usual), as well as slit down the pupils or outright ditch the irises altogether. He can also have whatever he wants in the downstairs department, just because I'm an indecisive bitch on that front, lmao. Maybe he can have boobs if he wants them, too, but I ain't drawin' tits on no triangle, nuh-uh, no sir. His powers are otherwise limited down to what humans can do, because for some reason, the Love God doesn't trust Bill to not snap into Immediate Apocalypse Mode if he's given a physical form that's actually all his and no one else's.

Due to the body being all his and no one else's, it's also not really a standard possession so much as it is just...Bill being temporarily human. He's a lot more aware of and in tune with his human body's senses than he ever was with his "puppets", which makes things like pain a lot more intense. (He is mostly fine with this, because he's a fukken masochist.)

A bit more fashion stuff, including beach and party attire~

The beach outfit was mostly me trying and failing to nail down his body shape, which is still not bottom-heavy enough. I then decided to slap a bikini on it, before making it supremely unsexy with a pair of fugly shorts, because Bill's fashion choices are not allowed to be conventionally attractive. Meanwhile, the party outfit was mostly me looking at the casual attire I designed, asking 'how would Bill make this Worse', and then drawing the result. The mismatched thigh-highs are killing me inside! :D

No, his vessel can't actually summon fire, I just drew it for funzies before I decided on said vessel's limitations. Yes, the gold brick tattoos are absolutely a reference to the fic 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' - I simply could not resist.

I also HAD to draw Bill in one of his canonical(?) shirts, just made tank-top'd:

He is absolutely about to over-correct and fall backwards after this. USE YOUR CANE, GOOFBALL!!! (I meant to draw Bill closer to this degree of bottom-heavy in the other images, but. Alas. I am bad at anatomy, LOL)

And, last but not least before More Comic Time, I attempted to draw him closer to Gravity Falls style:

Jury's out on whether or not I succeeded, but - hey. I tried. Now have some Handyman Bill AU, but with my goofy human design, instead:

Hey, it's a 'mystery snack', and the guy wanted A BITE to eat - the joke was right there, guys!!! (Based on this post, because it just screamed BILL CIPHER to me.)

whoops i forgor bills ring and cracks ahaha too late now

I WILL SHUT UP AND STOP RAMBLING NOW K THX BYYYYYE

[theunmarkedtombstone]

Honey I Blew up the Kid (1992).

[cubedmango]

AAAAA like honestly I really don’t care for tsugemina but I know they have a decent sized jp fanbase so I get the vol 12 sacrifice once again💔 but kurodachi as parents my God naina… I can see it so clearly like in my dream they’d be the sweetest most loving parents ever like in my dream it was weird cause it was little snippets? But I can just see it… adachi falling asleep with their baby girl already far into dreamland on his chest and kurosawa using every molecule of strength in his body not to start crying (53636 burst shots were taken), kurosawa buying matching pyjamas for all three of them (cherry print I’m sorry I’m a weak, weak person…), that classic moment of them laying together in bed ready to sleep, wedding photos framed prettily on the bedside, when all of a sudden the baby starts crying and they both make a move to get up but then one of them stops the other with a gentle hand with the ‘I’ve got it, rest yourself’ line oh I’m insane. Positively INSANE

ANON DO U HAVE ANY IDEA . HOW SEVERELY THIS ASK CHANGED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY.??? ive been thinking about ur scenarios all Day. i started thinking of whole ideas and hcs and everything head in hands i never knew krdc being parents could be this powerful...... im choosing to believe ur dreams are prophetic bc i need this to happen in canon so badly its not even funny . brb i need to send sensei a very tearful request letter

anyway thank u so much for this ask i drew u some la kurodadchi in return after taking some inspiration pls enjoy .......

[maudiemoods]

How many dreams have you had of moon hunting you down? I've had 3!

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"Emily, my heart has been looking for you for centuries," Randall replied solemnly, as he sat up further-he supposed now was as good a time as any to tear the Band-Aid off. "I may not have truly understood that until last night, but in my heart...I knew there was someone I was missing, and it was you! And I don't want to go another minute of my life without you. You're the woman I love, I've always loved, and always will-I want no one but you-no woman could compare to you, I know that.

And..." he began, a touch more hesitantly now, trying to think of the best way to word this suggestion in a way that wouldn't alarm her. "Last night, I...I was thinking of more than just our engagement. I was thinking because, well...Emily, you've been through so much heartbreak-more than you ever should have, and...I don't want you to ever go through it again. I don't want you to ever lose me again, and I don't want to ever lose you.

So..." he finished, taking in a deep breath as he said, "I...I want you to turn me. So that we can be together forever, and we can do all the things we never got to do, without worry. I know it's a huge, huge decision, I know, and please, don't think I haven't thought about it, because I have, and...I'm willing to do it if it means I get to be with the woman I love."

[classical-vanity]

I feel like holding a baby might fix me a little bit

[hoperays-song]

Nooshy vs Johnny

My favourite thing about writing the differences between characters so far has to be Nooshy and Johnny... because they are the most chaotic siblings imaginable. 

Nooshy’s entire personality is “Fuck it, we ball”, “YOLO”, and “What’s the worst that could happen”, while Johnny over here is the living incarnation of “Oh gods no, whyyyyy”, “I want to go home”, and “Can I please just sit this one out”.

And meanwhile Marcus is in the background five seconds from having either a heart attack or and aneurism wondering how the hell he’s supposed to manage these two and Stan and Barry are so confused on how their niephew and nephew turned out to be exact mini versions of them.

[leefi]

terrifying thought i just had about how conditioning our attention spans to be so tiny is probably gonna lead to a huge spike in early onset dementia in the future

[perenlop]

ok sorry for grace ranting again but like. no really did infinity train fans and i watch the same season because literally so much shit ppl claim about her is not true

[rassilon-imprimatur]

Batfamily fans are annoying because they hate Bruce, Batdad fans are annoying because they woobify or reduce Bruce, neither of them give a shit about the villains as the secondary main characters, nor Gotham as any atmospheric or thematic weight other than “backdrop city,” the main comic titles currently are catering so heavily to the weekly Twitter discourse it’s actually a real fucking problem, etc etc.

And then meanwhile I’m over here defending The Dark Knight Returns and trying to figure out what the hell to do with my realization I don’t give a fuck about Dick as Nightwing.

[soulsxng]

"Mmm, I don't really want to fight right now, though. Sounds like a hassle. My hair is super nice today too, and this is totally gonna ruin it."

"If that's the case, you can feel free to forfeit...though I was hoping to get a little bit of a workout from this."

Zahine Besiira: His biggest three abilities are his affinity for ice, and his abilities to inflict charm (which he's not allowed to use, because it doesn't really wear off, and tends to essentially brainwash whoever gets hit with it), and frenzy respectively. For ice, he prefers to use it at a longer range-- typically forming arrows and a bow of ice that will spread over his opponent's body, or burst once they're hit, depending on how gory he feels like getting that day...though he can also use it for deflecting other ranged attacks away from himself. He's exceptionally knowledgeable in anatomy and the like, and his precise aim allows him to target vulnerable areas with relative ease. As for frenzy, the most dangerous thing about this state is that it makes the opponent lose any and all inhibition, and they will fight even at the expense of harming themselves. It also usually tires them out quickly, as they expend huge bursts of energy to attack pretty much whatever catches their attention.

Aside from that, he's actually the most dangerous when he's up close. Typically, he tries to keep a more "impersonal" approach to fighting, which is a big part of why he usually fights at range. Once he's fired up enough to allow someone to get in close, he uses his brute strength to take them out immediately. Surprising to most, his physical strength is actually much higher than his magical strength, so they'll get close thinking he'll be at a disadvantage, only to have him literally crack them like a glow stick. Also, major healing! But he doesn't usually do too much of that in a fight, if he doesn't have to. He's stubborn about that.

Ber Bireth: Primarily a caster, relying on elemental magic (He really has next to no physical strength. It's very similar to what an average human's might be)-- he favors the earth element most, as he feels it gives him the most range for "status affliction" type attacks. That being said, he does also tend to favor large scale, powerful magics right off the bat, and has the energy to cast them more frequently than most others would. Tends to just wrap himself up nice and cozy in the strongest barrier he can cast, and sit there while his ranged magics force his opponents to run around the field like a headless chicken, trying to dodge them.

The biggest issue with fighting him (in a battle like this anyway-- otherwise it's the fact that he just regenerates immediately upon being killed, and comes at you like an angry cat that you just tried to drop in a bath tub) is by far his command over time based magics. Though he's no longer one of the masters of the Stream of Time, he's still able to do things like temporarily speed up, slow down, or stop time. He can also leap forward and back in any given timeline, but he's not allowed to do that here. He also isn't allowed to just indefinitely pause time to decimate his opponent while they're frozen. Soul sight and hearing means that, if his opponent has a soul, Ber knows exactly where they are at any given time. He can also manipulate souls like his dad can, but...again...that's not allowed here either. No murder, baby Ber. That's bad.

[freebooter4ever]

watching rory get into her dream school makes me nostalgic ^_^ though this is probably why i identify more with lorelai sr cause when i heard my early decision app to car*negie me*llon was accepted i had nobody to celebrate with, i just sprawled on my bedroom floor and watched pirates of the caribbean on my laptop. but it was the happiest night of my entire high school days, it meant i was getting out.