#and im also not referencing challenges either

[defectivefanboy]

Hello, hello my dear!

I really would like to request something, since you asked for it and hell yes the last episode was a banger. I love your Crimson HCs and I think you captured him really well. But I would like to read some nice HCs about the loveliest Prince of Hell, Stolas himself maybe got a little love interest in a Singer Succubus he met at Ozzies? Maybe she got something alluring to caught his eyes. (I don't mind if there are some nsfw parts)

Best regards

Ciel ♡

yall got me fucked up for saying this again, but still making me want to write the story (especially this request, it's like holding a carrot in front of the horse rn) but I will say my piece. I hope it was just a slip of the mind BUT I DO NOT WRITE FEMALE READER fuck I care if you read my writing, but the more it happens the more I'm pushed to write a cock onto the reader. I did ask for request so im not gonna complain anymore.

I would like to read some nice HCs about the loveliest Prince of Hell, Stolas himself maybe got a little love interest in a Singer Succubus he met at Ozzies? Maybe [REDACTED] got something alluring to caught his eyes. (I don't mind if there are some nsfw parts)

Overall Notes: Stories written on this blog are GN until specified. While this story uses they/them pronouns, and I don't mind female readers on my blog, I do not write for y'all, and if you are a fetishizer fuck off????????????????? ew.

C/W: SFW - NSFW(suggested/mentioned), Lots of song quotes, Suggestive behavior, mentions of alcohol/smoking, platonic flirting from Ozzie/Fizz, reader serves cunt /positive, low-key himbo reader, special guests Ozzie's other faces, I love them,

Notes: All music used and referenced too will be noted at the bottom. I realize I take so long on writing its like bad. I can either do it for hours on end or I have to split it up. Never in-between. Also tell me why I found myself at 1 in the morning listening to bird sounds to try and be accurate.

Sip the Gossip...

Giggles

Hoot hoot boy

my dear beloved

My dear Icarus

Anyways...

Ahem...

He never saw himself coming back to the lust ring after the first time.

Truth be told he hoped it was the last time as well.

But alas he found himself wondering around the ring once more

Stolas wasn't looking for anything when he came to the Lust Ring

Well,,. he was looking for something, more so someone

And that was a meeting with Prince Asmodeus himself

Truth be told, it's not too hard to find the bright and extravagant circus tent like building.

Flashing lights drawing a demon in like a moth to a flame.

Matched with the loud music that reverberated across the ring

Yet, it was a hassle to find the damned three faced demon prince, an even bigger challenge to get a moment with him alone.

And the moment he finally got to talk to him. Just as he was about to ask him to take this somewhere private. Just as he was about to get the words out. Just as he was about to ask for a crysta-

A voice rang out behind him, taking Asmodeus's attention away from a now annoyed owl.

Stolas turned around with a huff, his tail feathers ruffling in irritation, as his entire body puffed up in anger and mock intimidation.

Only to be stopped in his tracks once again as soon as he peered down below.

The soft flick of a heart shaped tail and pointed blacks horns with soft cracks of red running through them entered his view.

A mischievous succubus made their way past him and stood in front of Asmodeus.

The cheeky smile on their face caught Stolas by the tongue as they interacted with the prince of lust.

"Quite popular tonight huh, Oz? It's not too often you work the floor." A snicker came from the succubus as they passed by the goetia without a second glance. Stolas watched as they did a little handshake with the other, before Asmodeus softly placed a hand on their back. "My, my, you're here early~ Looking for some private time with your favorite prince~?" Asmodeus said, his two other faces cooing at the succubus.

A soft blush rose to Stolas's face at the lewd comment as he looked between the two. "You need to pay the dancers before you touch them, big guy." They said with emphasis on their words as they gently pushed his hand off them before turning and looking up to Stolas with a mischievous smile.

"Right, Feathers?"

They left right after their jest

And Stolas was left lapping at his tongue

Asmodeus continued on with their conversation as if nothing happened

Like he didn't just forget what he came here for.

But god. did he know what was gonna make him keep coming back.

And it certainly didn't go unnoticed by Ozzie, who swiftly invited him to tonights show.

Gotta be a good host at the end of the night right?

Residing in a balcony seat, Stolas was left on his own while Asmodeus went backstage to settle some issues.

Stolas fiddled with his phone as he watched the countless tables of couples from up above.

Maybe it was stupid to accept the offer to stay. Maybe he should just go home-

"Bartender~ I really did it the time! Need a couple shots for a good time!"

Oh. He remembers why he's here now.

Soft curious hoots came form him as he peered over the railing watching you talk to guest and other dancers.

You wore a simple black outfit as you leaned against the bar.

He had to stop himself from taking a photo of you covering your face when you laughed at a patron's comment.

The playful smile on your face as you took the drinks brought a small one to his face as well.

It soon took a full on blush when you peered up at him, raising your glass in a cheers to him.

Poor thing didn't know what to do with himself as his brain became a literal bird brain.

Shooting back in his seat he raised a hand raised to cover his face as he broke out into a soft fit of giggles and coo's

you gave a soft smile before walking back behind stage, waving bye to others as you passed by.

Maybe he really did have a thing for red~

Sitting up in his seat he fixed his clothing and feathers as the lights dimmed

"Hello perverts, pervettes, and the freaks who like everything in between~ I hope you are all ready for the show tonight! We have something very special for everyone, me included~"

Stolas remembered him from the last time he was here

The clown's vibrant color scheme and loud persona was hard to forget

As he pranced around the stage announcing tonights agenda, a figure emerged from the curtain behind him

Gaining a bit of courage back he straightened his back and cleared his throat

"Asmodeus, I wanted to ask about that succubus from before if that was alright?"

"I hope it's not to make a formal complaint now. I was just starting to like ya' feathers." A playful voice rang out form behind him

His eyes widened as he softly gulped and turned around in his chair

Stolas was met with a familiar smile that held the same playful tone as their comment.

Instead of the black outfit you had on earlier it looked as if you were there to hang out with him

A pair of comfy pants and oversized hoodie to match, he had to restrain himself from squeezing your face in his hands

With a soft ruffle of his feathers he softly leaned into you with an awkward smile

Making himself smaller, he peered down at the figure before him as he stuttered over his words

"Satans No! No nothing like that. I- uh, I, wanted to ask if you were a worker here?"

"Ooh! You wanted to buy a dance? Well~ you'll have to wait until after the show, but I'll find you after, yeah?"

With the flash of a smile they left as quick as they came and Stolas is left with one thought...

"Oh, I have got to fuck them"

Not too long after they left, the curtains behind him pushed over once again. This time revealing Asmodeus, who had a cheeky grin on his face as he pulled his seat out.

"I hope I didnt keep you waiting too long, now. I had to deal with a few things out back stage." He said as he made himself comfortable next to Stolas. Quick to shake his head Stolas sat up in his chair, dusting himself off a bit as the lights faded to black around them. Spotlights circled around the stage as music slowly built up around them.

The lights slowed and focused on the middle of the curtains that hung at the back of the stage. The curtains flung open and revealed the succubus in a black and red outfit that didn't leave much for Imagination, not that Stolas was complaining. A chorus of la's came from their lips as the lights dimmed around them to a single spotlight.

"Oh baby, baby, have you seen Amy tonight? Is she in the bathroom, is she smoking up outside?" The slowly made their way down the stage, looking at the crowd as they sang the song and made small gestures with their hands.

They made their way to the end the stage, leaning down closer to the guest in the front row. "Oh, baby, baby, does she take a piece of lime for the drink that I'mma buy her? Do you know just what he likes?" Before they said their last line they gave a sly look up to the balcony with a quick wink for walking back down.

"Oh, tell me, have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so, oh I can't get her off of my brain." Each note was staccato at the end, they're danced following along with the words. "I just wanna go to the party she gon' go. Can somebody take me home? Ha, ha, he, he, ha, ha, ho" With a mischievous glint in their eyes they looked at Stolas once more with their words. Whether it be just in jest or in all seriousness, his feathers ruffled at the shiver that made its way down to each of his nerve endings, if demons have them.

"Love me, hate me, say what you want about me But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy" More lights faded in as dancers in cages lowered from the ceiling. More dancers filed through the sea of tables and patrons as the succubus sang the along with the chorus. Each one performing their own dance with another as guest threw money their way.

The extra dancers disappeared once the second verse began, a few male succubus remaining on stage. The ones that remained interacted and touched the succubus as they danced along the stage, pushing them out of their way. Which was a little very enjoyed by Stolas as small hoots of laughter escaped him. "They seem to be livelier tonight, I wonder why~" Asmodeus commented slyly to the another prince while not looking his way. Though his other faces gave him dead away as they stared Stolas dead on, giggling.

With a choked hoot Stolas looked at Asmodeus as he tried to catch his breath. "Oh! Is that so? Well they are quite the... performer?" Stolas said questioning himself at the end, all while Asmodeus laughed at his confusion. "They are, aren't they? Seems they've taken a liking to you. Someones lucky tonight or better yet, getting lucky~" Asmodeus cooed softly leaning towards stolas playfully nudging him with his elbow. Only to laugh when he turned his head and was greeted with stammering and very flustered owl.

Safe to say Ozzie just found the story of the night for Fizzy when he finds him. Such gossip queens.

The song only continued on for a few more moments before the lights fully turned off and the crowd applauded as the dancers exited the stage.

Giving just enough time for Stolas to regain his composure

Or well at least a bit of it

Because the remaining minutes Asmodeus was there

He made it a mission to tease the prince before he had to return to his duties behind stage.

But thank satans Ozzie was called back stage quickly

Stolas didn't think he could take anymore of it

His feathers puffed up and face beat red he was pulled out o this thoughts by a knock

"Hope I didn't make you wait long. Wanted to wash up a bit before I came~."

Stolas let out a high pitched chirp his face flushed once again as he lapped his tongue for words

With a soft laugh you waved him off with your hand as you tried to form words through your giggles.

"I'm kidding! Ozzie said it's fun teasing you, but I think he's probably done enough already."

Before he could say anything you gestured for him to follow you

With a prominent blush on his face Stolas straightened his clothes and quickly got into step with you.

Walking down the hall Stolas thought of what to say as he followed behind you

'Would casual conversation be good? Or maybe a talk over a drink?'

Poor boy was a bit nervous

And it didn't help with each moment you got stopped by a worker or a fan.

Though most were quick small talk, some fans had gained enough courage to ask for a date.

Better yet, they would hop to the point and ask of your number.

Each time they got the same response, each given the same number.

"XXX - 867 - 5309"

With a smile and a wink, you waved them off each time.

'Maybe this was a bad idea' He thought to himself as he watched each demon walk away feeling giddier then the last

With only a few more twist and turns he found himself back stage passing by the other performers dressing rooms.

He took one glance away from you and the moment he turned back you were gone

Stolas only found you when you grabbed his hand and pulled him into a dressing room.

The room seemed still as the bass of the music became dulled behind the walls.

Clothing racks and dressers were scattered around the room as a vanity sat on one end of the room while a couch, a few chairs, and a table sat on the other end.

Knickknacks where randomly placed along the room, making it feel a bit less like the work place and a bit more cozy.

"Sooo, uhm- Was that really your number?" Even Stolas winced at himself for asking.

But it was quickly wiped away with a light laugh from you

you quickly made your way to radio and shuffled through the songs and pressed play

When the music started playing you made your way over to Stolas and quickly grabbed his hands. Pulling him into the middle of the room you danced with him to the music as you started singing along.

"Jenny Jenny who can I turn to? You give me something I can hold on to. I know you'll think I'm like the others before. Who saw your name and number on the wall" Letting go of his hand you twirled around before pointing at him and pretending to sing into a microphone.

"Jenny I've got your number. I need to make you mine. Jenny don't change your number. 867 - 5 3 0 9" As you continued to sing and dance around the room it finally clicked for him. It's a song. You've been quoting a song. A smile broke out on his face when he finally realized.

"You've been giving them a fake number! Won't they notice? They might even know the song-" His rambling was cut off by a hand waving in his face. With a gentle pull of his hand you lead him to the couch in the room. "Are you a cop? Or do you always ask these many questions, feathers?"

"What! Heaven's no I would never-" He was cut off once again, but this time, by a hand cupping his face and leaning closer to him. Enough to ghost your mouth against his as you spoke.

"Good, because I might not be able to justify my next actions~"

Then he never came back after that (im fucking wit yall)

While he doesn't make it to every show and performance.

He CAN be found in your dressing room right after each one.

Well you can honestly find him there most nights your on or in the building.

It' what a good boyfriend does <3

Yes, he was the one to ask what you two 'were' relationship wise

Bby didn't want another game of cat and mouse :(

But that was quickly cleared up with your answer

"Wait, are we not? dating? right now? Would you? like too? date?"

Be glad you're cute. He was ready to make a new ring in hell.

He was very possessive at the start of the relationship.

"Fizzie baby, when did we start ordering stone statues?"

They make wonderful coat and drying racks for the dancers though, so Ozzie doesn't have much to say about it.

"Just don't do it to any high bidders okay~"

stolas did apologize though, hes too much of a good boy not too

But there's always one thing he's glad about.

Stolas's day is filled with tedious and idiotic duties and task he has to complete.

But as soon as night begins to set in Hell, a new energy fills him as he runs around his room getting ready.

The one thing he is glad about is that he can always find you in the same place every night.

Be it the fact you're a dancer within the prestigious club, it was basically your job in a sense, you were always able to catch his eye off first glance.

Never more then a few glances away, soon only a few steps as he was the one now to pull you back stage.

What? Asmodeus said he was allowed too, as long as he put money in his pockets.

Make his pockets hurt, and make them hurt good - Ozzie, 2023

Your biggest supporter ever. It started off with simple five, tens, and twenties. Then it escalated to fifties and one hundreds. Soon he was throwing hand fulls of diamonds on the stage.

Which he was promptly yelled at for by Ozzie.

But after each set he's right back stage giving you hugs and kisses.

Not that your complaining much

Having your demon prince waiting for you, watching over you, and only you was an amazing gift after each performance.

He also helps ward off creeps from interacting with you often.

Were you a bit surprised when you saw his true form? Yes. Did you also fuck him in it after? Also yes, a few times. Never knew how much tension that form has. No worries his pretty little succubus is there to help him through it all~

But to be honest, I think he's always more soft than horny.

He's always bundled up in your dressing room, all cozied up on the couch as he has a movie or show paused.

Such a cuddle bug he is <3

And for the fact he comes here so often. bro might as well just work there

That the balcony seat he first sat in with Asmodeus was now a personal booth for him whenever he came

Nothing but the best for his beloved~

Only the best for his canary <3

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Songs used in the story ╮

Bartender song (Sittin' at a Bar) - You favorite martian covee | If U seek Amy - Brittany Spears | 867 - 5309 (Jenny's number) - Tommy Tutone

[alicentsgf]

The series has its share of bad takes, but the fans really take it to a whole new level. On AO3, you'll come across some truly disturbing interpretations of characters that make you want to chuck your phone across the room—some of the stuff with D*emyra and Rh*enicent is gross...and the endless fics about A*mond and Luke. There are harmful narratives being celebrated or romanticized in fanfics. The abuse directed at dark-skinned characters is truly disturbing, as is the way abuse towards women is twisted to seem like something positive. Most of these fanfics completely miss the mark with dark-skinned characters, either vilifying them, sidelining them, or acting like they don't even exist. Like... how are there so few fics with Baela and Jace, yet you find heaps with Jace paired up with other white characters. Yeah, the series is bad, but also fans too...

I think for certain shows these two go hand in hand. When you write an empty story thats more worried about soothing the egos of a large part of its fanbase than anything else, you attract people who dont want to be challenged. and thats a problem when its a story like this one. you get people who just want to revel in things that were obviously written into the original text to be autopsied and interrogated, rather than accepted or glorified.

Im all for writing whatever you want, stuff that seeks out the worst and rolls around in it, and clearly fanfic shouldnt be held to the same expectations as multimillion dollar piece of media, but it doesnt mean certain things shouldnt be challenged. but in this space theres no room for having the conversation, no one talks, it isnt a good enviroment for proper discussion of any kind, everyone is just in their bubbles. like the amount of black and brown creators (women especially) on tiktok i've seen be absolutely bombarded with dumbass comments for daring to question the treatment of hotd's black and brown characters, either in the show or by the fandom. and then with it being a popular show the problems just exacerbated. i've not read much hotd fanfic myself im too picky with it i think. but even in what i have read/seen i know what you're referencing, especially when it comes to the black characters.

[tomatoart]

mwah your art is good and nice :>

can I ask for some advice? no worries if u don't want to answer.

do you have any tips on how exactly to practice art? everytime I ask for art advice everyone always says "practice" but idk what to practice first! do you have any strategies for learning how to draw something? do you do excercises? and if so how do they work?and are there any beginner mistakes I should look out for and change specifically?

thank you so much!! have a wonderful week :>

thank you so much! im ok w answering! i dont want to speak as if i am an expert on how to draw things in general as i am learning as well and definitely am not completely learned, so i might not be the best person to ask since im not very professional w my art as I do it as a hobby (and I can only speak on mostly digital cartoon matters) but i reallly hope to try and help u out even a lil ! im really happy that you’re eager to draw :] I wish you so much luck muwah muwah

i also hated when ppl told me “just practice” and i dont wanna inflict tht on u EITHER LOL but also thats just what i ended up doing for awhile but i tried to find some things to help ^_^

tips for practice: My number one rule is that practices should be challenging but still fun, I know it can get frustrating trying to redraw a pose over and over trying to get it perfect. And over time it rlly is all about muscle memory, the longer you draw the more your eyes will pick out specific shapes in everyday life and convert them into its own vision of them! or at least its good to look at life that way, try to pin point key shapes and stress less on details in practices. after you look at key points, THEN you can go over what you have and draw in and over it to make it more “complete.” To stop practices from getting too stressful I recommend starting out drawing what you want a little more simple looking than ur desired finished product. This helps eliminate the pressure of everything not looking “perfect” and keeps your art more loose and fun. Doing this a few times is gonna get ur brain to recognize patterns in art and how things look/flow in anatomy and such. dont get stuck in ur own head abt perfecting everything to the point you either 1) give up bc ur not at a level capable of it being 100% “perfect” or 2) focus so much on making it perfect that you end up saying the work looks “wonky” or stale in dynamics, So while I do think studies help, don’t get too lost in them. I always practice with media I enjoy too, whether it’s characters or fashion I enjoy.

Strategies learning to draw something: people get mad abt this one but I think tracing reference photos is great. its been awhile but When I tried learning to draw hands better at first I would trace them then put the traced image to the side of the canvas, then try and replicate what my mind saw as its most important angles and aspects. Same for clothing folds/hair/etc! I think it’s maybe not the best idea to trace the ref and use the tracings as is, because you learn more from tracing it then trying to replicate and simplify what u learned into the style you’re working in. Find what shapes you like from them and don’t over detail it. you may have to go by eye and think “what parts of this ref photo should i simplify to fit my style” and for me, its usually adjusting the length of the torso and then the limbs by associations. i dont recommend feeling like u need a reference for every art you make though, its ok to let ur own head try out its own sometimes too while trying to learn this, see if it remembers any call bad from the past referenced sketches! over time ull remember where everything goes more, these days i rarely kick myself to use refs but im sure they still would help to use, but figure drawing simple blobby figure in a bunch of random poses was a big thing i used to do as well to get better at full body art + overall dynamics (still does this). also paying attention to silhouettes is great 

Exercises and how they work: I WANNA HELP U SO BAD BUT to be honest, all the works on my blog ARE exercises! i rarely actually do finished pieces, if u scroll thru my posts ull notice most r sketches. i usually just fill up a page and call it “warm ups” then i get attached to some of them, take a few, and just line them up pleasingly on a smaller page, then color them in (or sometimes fix the lines to be more clean too). im not rlly a person who “exercises” to practice, it more so happens from just me drawing a lot for fun as a hobby! but i really should. i will tell u this has humbled me a lil i need to start practicing too 😭 LOL but a good exercise is to look at what ur inspirations do, and study it. Make a collage and write out what you like most abt their styles/what u want to gain from them. For ref Here’s a page I did awhile ago when someone asked me abt my insps:

i also look at fashion magazines and as well as anime figures and take insps from that sometimes with learning cool poses and compositions to convert into my own things

Beginner mistakes to look out for: its hard for me to pin point “mistakes” beginners make, as sometimes we cant avoid all of them or even notice them, progress comes from growing out of old ways. some mistakes are even the foundation of ur future amazing cool style! but i think some things to look out for could be these, from my own old art experiences

Hands were the first thing I learned bc i liked drawing them. I don’t know if that is the best way to go but I think it is smart to practice sooner than later, here is a lil guide thingggyyy wingyyy from awhle ago

i see beginners shy away from drawing signs of age in people, sometimes adding too much detail on an older person in cartoon art makes it look weird, so i try and hit the key markings on ppls faces of age.

Too thin of lines. sometimes its a stylistic choice to use thin lineart, and it can look amazing ! but sometimes it can flatten an image if ur not familiar with its flow. im not saying use thick line art, but more so to keep in mind the weight of ur strokes, adding depth with a thick thin combo of line art can do SO much for the simplest of pieces. heres a visual from a while back when i talked abt my brush + more abt lines:

but if ur desired style is thin lineart that is cool too! tbh it was just harder for me as a beginner

sometimes artists think they need to do full lineart for everything and then hate how it looks compared to the sketch, do not fear i will introduce u to my bff: painting over a sketch, extractinging the lines, then calling it line art. i only do this sometimes but its a fun exercise-ish thing to do in a pinch. example:

finding what shading fits ur art. sometimes ill see ppl starting out who have a style thats very simple, but they use a very detailed rendering process on it. this is not something id ever police of course, art is each persons own choice! And it CAN work. It can be so cute! but sometimes mixing two very contrasting mediums of art can throw off the “put together” look of it. i use to abuse the airbrush tool thinking it made my simple style look super cool and detailed, but looking back on it now those pieces looked a little off, having such a simple style have somewhat more realistic shading. dont get me wrong the ability i see ppl use rendering like that is so insanely talented! but i found cellshading to be a good match for cartoony art like my own. a tip i learned way too late abt that is rather than shading each layer by color picking a darker color, instead use a clipping mask over the entire art (above line art too as I color my lineart) and lasso tool the areas u want shaded + fill it w a saturated purple then set to multiply + lower opacity. also, sometimes coloring can come out chalky looking when u meant for it to be smooth and transitional, i think this comes from overshading and overlighting pieces without reason. pay attention to where the light source is, and focus on making the shaded and lighter areas nice shapes that cover the necessary areas, then u can add additional shading to the smaller details of what should have a casted shadow/light  

its good to spice up ur art now rather than later, focusing making ur art pop more w backgrounds will help ur coloring skills look better too! i dont mean detailed huge backgrounds, a small lil color pallet and design rather than a blank white bg. like this will make u feel better abt it or at least it helped me *sweats* yeah:

beginners tend to draw blank faces like “:)” but I think a good thing to do is try and get silly with expressions early on. It’s okay if the mouth hangs off the face cartoonishly with joy or shock, it’s ok if the eyebrows are super high in surprise.

tracing and pasting it as is (already said this but I’ve seen ppl do it a lot with hair styles and it makes it look alienated from the rest of the style) (final fantasy fans found critically injured) n if need a ref for a pose, using a real humans anatomy as-is doesn’t look quite right on a cartoonyish drawing. Shortening torso and legs usually comes out of this for me!

flip ur canvas i promise u it’ll be less embarrassing over time!

using guidelines for perspective and foreshortening is GREAT. Do it stylistically rather than realistically to add some groove to it...yay. Having silly perspective in art can make it look like a 10 so easily opposed to a normal front facing sketch. Look at cool poses from fashion magazines! Don’t be scared to draw something you don’t feel confident in conveying perfectly, this is why progress redraws exist :)

Drawing the hairline b4 u draw the hair is great, it helps u understand where their hair flows from, where it starts and stops, AND prepares u for drawing bald ppl. Also don’t make the head too big, the skull IS bigger up top, but sometimes I see an alien head affect.

Anatomy is an interesting mistake that beginners make a lot, but it’s one they find harder to notice! When I started out, all my art would be SO wonky, but I didn’t even realize it! It still happens today too! specifically though I see beginners struggle with the arms in this department. My advice is to try and measure them out and make sure they don’t go past the knees, and are the same length as each other when Unfolded. asking for criticism is hard but it helped me realize when i would make something bigger/longer than it should have been in my art, and stuck with me being able to go “oh... i see it LOL” 

clothing wrinkles- do not over do it! Too many wrinkles and shading can look unpleasant and wirey- like a plastic table cloth all bunched up which isn’t exactly what ppl wear. pay attention to gravity too

I hope this helped even a lil im sorry tht I’m not very good at explaining or didn’t have much to sayyy! If u have any troubles no guarantee I’ll have the answer, but ur always free to ask!

[mcl38]

How will chokedo fuck it this weekend?

get outwualified and outperformed by a rookie?

get track limits penalty?

get involved in a first lap incident?

all of the above?

obsessed w this poem actually

1. the composite word neologism of 'chokedo' places us firmly in the tradition of tongue-in-cheek, provocative poetry, typical of the 21st century

2. 'fuck it' instead of fuck it up is brilliantly ambiguous in its succintness. it's almost like the speaker is reaching towards the platonic ideal of 'fuck it up' but cant reach it, hand perpetually outstretched as they seek solidity in the epistemologic uncertainty of the future. theres also the implication of sexuality in it but so subtle its almost freudian

3. outwualified im not sure if its a typo or an ingenious way to bring back the bwoken meme but either way its SO fascinatingly tought-provoking. it hints at age regression, going backwards in time (reinforced by the mention of the 'rookie'), but is also more literally a tiny mistake in an otherwise correctly spelled word, possibly a physical representation of the image the author is trying to paint: a single mistake rendering a qualifying lap worthy of ridicule

4. we all know track limits result in your lap being deleted rather than a penalty, but i think so does the author - they just choose to lump them all in at once, foregoing the indefinite article 'a' on purpose, to express the desperation of the speaker in their ill-will wishing. they won't be satisfied with one misfortune, they want track limits - penalty - it all. the factual error also invites the reader to question the soundness of their argument more generally, implying that perhaps the speaker themselves is subconsciously aware of the unlikely nature of their wish

5. the fourth line is where the repetition of the word 'get' starts to become especially poignant. the rule of 3 has a long history of association with magic and curses, not least of all referencing macbeth's three witches. the wishes written out as questions, all employing the same repeated formula, start to almost feel like a chant, a spellcasting. the 'get' is also ambiguous in its grammatical displacement. not attached to a verb construction like 'will get' or a subject like 'will lando / he get', the word exists basically in semantic homelessness. it floats at the beginning of the lines in a tantalisingly incomplete lowercase, hinting at whatever is supposed to come before it but ultimately cannot come before it, because of the speakers underlying uncertainty that these things will even happen. or, read differently, the 'get' almost transforms into a vocative command, asking me, the reader, to 'get' it - to understand, to show compassion, empathy

6. 'first lap incident' is a wonderful little bit of intertextuality - it shows the speaker's awareness of past correspondence between myself and (i assume) them, where i pointed out that lando has never had any dnfs out of his own driver error. the remarkably neutral and blameless 'incident' reinforces the poem's tendency to contradict itself, portraying the speaker's conscious hate and subconscious admiration of the muse (lando) for his driver skill. the balance is so impressively delicate its almost seamless

7. all of the above is such a powerful ending to the poem - due to its strong association with exams and multiple choice forms, it seems to place the burden of proof and expectation of knowledge on the reader, absolving the speaker themselves of any responsibility. although the poem obviously uses the interrogative mode as its main medium, the 'all of the above?' at the end is pushes past the rhetorical and challenges the reader directly, seemingly the last and most important attempt to get the confrontational tone across

all in all i would say this poem is very reminiscent of chelsey minnis's brilliant 2007 collection of poetry 'bad bad', in which the speaker's disillusionment with the practice of poetry is positioned as an aggressive front to mask what is really unprocessed grief and love for her late mentor. there is definitely an undercurrent of that 2000s in-your-face defiant poetry in this text, which i think plays beautifully with the characteristically 2010s broken up loose lines. fortunately, despite the author being anonymous, we can date the poem pretty exactly to anywhere after the 2023 qatar gp and before the 2023 cota gp, and i would be quite comfortable to even make the conjunction that it was typed directly into my askbox. lastly, i would ask the anonymous poet to keep applying themselves to the craft, because they have a marvellously promising future in front of them

[kkat-astrophic]

CHP.4 Daily Life (spoilers):

SPOILERS AHEAD!

--- Start of Chapter:

Rat-Hoe what are you doing here bbg?

"This isn't your first-" <- erm what...? First kg?! Are they all survivors?! Was Rantaro the only one who had his memory kept???

THEY WANTED THIS? THEY WANTED TO WIN? RAT-HOE STOP IT BBG

(Rat-Hoe = Rantaro btw)

--- Exploration!

TSUMUGI MAKING ME A SMOOGIE (<- Smoothie/cocktail/mocktail)

Yes Tsumugi I will cosplay with you pookie.

She's my favourite surviving character, she better live to chapter 5-

Himiko is standing infront of Tenkos dojo...

"I should just leave her alone" *KIYOTAKA FLASHBACKS* please don't :,)

AUGHHHHHHHH TENKO IN A FLASHBACK AUGHHHH TENKO I MISS YOU BB ILYSM YOU'RE SO AMAZING AUGHHHH IT'S SO QUIET WITHOUT YOUUUU

--- FTES:

TSUMUGI I'M SPENDING MY TIME WITH YOU I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AUGHHHH

Even if you're plan Tsumugi, I love you so very much :3

--- TRAINING TRIO IS BACK GANGGG!!!

WE'RE BACK, WOOHOO! TRAINING TRIO IS EATING, DEVOURING, BACK, ABSOLUTELY SERVING!!!

You know what? I have energy, Im doing 100 situps with them!!! Crunches actually, I'm not THAT fit...

I gave up at 50 what the fuck Maki how are you so fast. I'll do my next 50 next training ig lol.

--- Kaito comes at the perfect time:

Maki (to Shuichi): "Did you... like Kaede?"

Kaito 5 seconds later: "Hey, were you guys making out while I was gone :D"

WAIT THEY'RE GOING AGAIN???? I'M DOING MY NEXT 50 NOW?! I BARELY RECOVERED?!

Okay I feel like crying that was so hard. But if I do it every time they train I'll become fitter and it'll get easier... I hope.

I need some Mtn.Dew-

--- Incest doesn't exist... PLEASE DON'T DO THIS RN-

WHY IS MONOTARO SPANKING MONOPHANIE?!?!?!?!?!!?!?

I HATE THIS FUCKING GAME

--- Himiko Interaction P1:

Danganronpa try not to kill off characters getting development impossible challenge.

Himiko watch your back bb you might be next, they can't let you live. Danganronpa hates giving characters development.

Ohhh! I want to train with Himiko! AH SHE'S SO CUTE DOING ALL THIS FOR TENKO AND ANGIE, I'M SO HAPPY FOR HER!

Wait, Shuichi should invite Himiko to train with Maki and Kaito! Oh that'd be so cute I love Himiko, my views on her have changed since last chapter.

--- Himiko Interactions P2:

Himiko training time! She's so cute, I'm so glad that she's becoming a better person.

*Danganronpa taking notes for Hiyoko and Ishimaru.*

Gonta is such a sweetheart, I love him.

Awe bb I love you Himiko.

"Hey, Tenko... can you see Himiko from wherever you are?" Oh my god I actually started crying y'all. Im bawling.

"You've reached her Tenko..." I'm crying. Oh my god I'm crying. Oh my god I'm crying.

ALSOOO I HAVE A THEORY!!!

--- Being so cool w/ NCR:

So yk how in Korekiyos execution, we have the ending, which is this scene with Korekiyo's sister and Monokuma:

He was happy to see her because he was a ghost, as was she, then she betrayed him and threw salt on him. This means Korekiyo is no longer a ghost, yes?

But if he became a ghost, ghosts do exist! So this means thaaaattttttt...

Tenko, Angie, Rantaro, Kaede, Ryoma, and Kirumi are all also ghosts, either haunting the academy or flying off into space or at their favourite places (as seen in the image above, a temple possibly in Korekiyos village) but Tenkos favourite place was with Himiko. So she's a ghost watching over Himiko.

Guys take notes, this is Ghost AU type shit.

That's quite comforting knowing that the ghosts are there, Kaede playing her song on the piano when Shuichi walks in.

Also: Himiko in Angies lab for her FTEs is just... awh :,)

--- Oh... (DON'T SPOIL PLEASE)

Tsumugi... are you... referencing somebody here...?

"But... the worst ones (*cosplayers*) just use the characters as stepping stones."

"Stepping stones?"

...

--- Smooth going Kaito:

"What blood type do you like?"

Oh, Kaito, I actually eat blood like the pirhanas that ate Ryoma, yeah, 100%, and I also enjoy the pink type, specifically at the thickness of ranch dressing, so that when I attack my victims of the blood gets on my clothes my fit looks aesthetic when splattered with blood. Any other questions you have for me man? No?

--- Idk what to title this:

Kokichi scary sprite ahh oh no :(

ALSO, BACK TO THE FUTURE REFERENCE IN DANGANRONPA REAL? MONOKUMA THEATRE ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF CHAPTER 4 HAS BACK TO THE FUTURE ART OH MY GOD I LOVE THAT MOVIE!

--- OH MY GEE GOLLY A VICTIM?!:

SO MY DAD CAME IN WHILE I WAS PLAYING IN THE NEO-WORLD AND MIU KEPT SWEARING-

And then her death cutscene came on and he just laughed and said "fuckin' moron" IN HER ACCENT HELPPP OH MY GODDDD BAHAHA

---

That's all bye lol I'm tired :3

[apenitentialprayer]

Interpreting Christ's Parables: Four Modes

My own parable research, in particular my doctoral dissertation […], has led to a number of theses that guide and inform me as I interpret Jesus' parables. The first three already formed part of my doctoral studies which focused in particular on those parables peculiar to Luke, and they have been expounded by various scholars worldwide. The last one has found shape more recently. Needless to say, theses are models of interpretation. A model is not a complete picture but a simulation of reality from a certain point of view. It functions as a lens that focuses on a specific area or a map that enlarges one area of an otherwise complex system. Furthermore, the named theses do not suggest they need to be equally prevalent in each and every parable of Jesus, be it the context of the historical Jesus or the narrative world of the Synoptic writers. The first thesis is that Jesus' parables are to be read as metaphorical stories. The whole story —and not just any one particular point— is relevant. As a teacher who challenges conventional views, Jesus' parables are mostly subversive stories and feature predominantly as diaphors that challenge the listener or reader to see reality differently. As I study of the parables of Jesus, I therefore always look for the juxtaposition of dissimilarities, the diaphor, resulting in the unexpected twist in the story, something that will shock the listener. If such a twist is not immediately apparent, it could be that I failed to read the parable within its 1st century social, economic, or political context. Secondly, parables of Jesus are creative language events. Jesus does not simply convey knowledge with his stories by means of fictive illustrations. The everyday stories draw the listener into the story. However, once the listeners are in the story, it either provides them with a promise or a challenge that does not illustrate a new reality but creates that reality. Jesus' parables are by nature speech acts. Thirdly, the parables of Jesus are inherently about the Kingdom of God. Although Jesus addresses various social, economic, and political issues in his parables and uses these to impact his listeners, the parables serve the purpose of conveying to his listeners a vision of the Kingdom of God: the new realm that is dawning upon them as he speaks and as they are listening. The parables form part of Jesus' core message that the Kingdom of God is near (Mk 1:15; Lk. 9:2; 10:9). Fourthly, Jesus' parables mirror the life of Jesus. Jesus does not simply announce the coming of God's Kingdom […], but embodies the dawning Kingdom of God, even as He speaks and tells his stories. 'When the blind receive light, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor' (Lk 7:22), the Kingdom of God is amongst them in the person of Jesus himself (cf. Lk 17:20-21). Being the embodiment of God's dawning Kingdom, the parables mirror (in certain aspects at least) the life of Jesus. As such Jesus himself is God's parable, his speech act. This fourth thesis is based primarily on the work of Georg Baudler, Jesus im Spiegel seiner Gleichnisse […] His work does not suggest that Jesus is always referenced directly or even indirectly in every single parable but that the parables told by Jesus express metaphorically his own experience of the dawning kingdom of God in and through him. These parables are also a reflection not only of the message proclaimed but also of the life that he lived. Baudler is well aware of the fact that the Synoptic writers assimilated and (re)interpreted these parables within their own context, but he contests that such (re)interpretations, often with strikingly different applications, are nevertheless informed by the core message of God's kingdom and the life of the historical Jesus.

- Dieter Reinstorf (The Parable of the Shrewd Manager: A Biography of Jesus and a Lesson on Mercy)

[neutrallyobsessed]

I challenge you to make a tier list of your opinion on Ace Attorney ships >;)

Challenge accepted motherfucker >;))))

i did like 5 different lists cause not all them where complete enough to my tastes and then i found this MASSIVE tier list (with a lot of crack xdd) so i was able to do it, fortunally the nrmy week gave me some time to work on this and EVEN THEN some kinda obvious ones were missing so i had to edit them in from the other tierlists, plus stuff i made up lol

also, for it not be too long and mark very clearly my Heterosexual Bias, the list was divided in two, so let's start: (spoilers for investigations cause shih-na doest appear as shih-na)

The OTP category is very self-explanitory, so the second place is all other ships that i like and ship too just not as hard since i have OTPs for the characters already~~

Ohters I like and Im listening have varying degrees of crack but im still considering as potential ships to like seriously

the canon ships acting as a neutral divider, they are canon, you can't complain about that (or you can im just a tumblr post you can do what you want forever). if they arent higher is cause they are not as interesting or funny as the above ships, i still love them very much

then theres the absolute crack that i find amusing but couldnt take to ship it seriously and then ships that are either boring: too tame, lack spice, feel like avoiding being problematic was the priority instead of they'd be cute togheter; or ships that feel a bit too cruel for comfort and i percieve as no longer fun, but sad

this tier list didnt have ema/nahyuta but did have poly ships that included the three so there we go, the only het ships i dont like (2)

finally, the only gay ships i consider to be neat, silly funny friends-to-lovers not overly popular, very cool and epic

And now, the interesting one:

Rangu referenced and teased by canon joke ship goes first of course!

for real tho, there's friends to lovers OR rarepairs OR lawyer x assistant ships, being my go-to in het ships they'd rank higher here

Evil People In Love! What else can I say? When 2 people are down bad for each other and down for destroying everyone and everything whether for revenge or the lulz cause they're bad and they're doing it togheter it's just beautiful~!

anything crack or toxic in a funny way goes next

incest as a neutral divider since being gay is super normal thus uninteresting but adding the taboo incest spice that will NEVER be approved by society IRL will make me a bit more interested but like you know- neutrally

any boring crack or toxic in a unfunny way goes next

and finally we reach my real (yet still neutral) beef with the ace attorney shipping fandom, being the popular ships that get talked about ad nauseum and if you wanna talk about any other ship you get ignored at best or harrassed at worst. Overrated could be the perfect way to describe this ships as they're so oftenly rated over other ships when they're SO LAME AND BLAND AND BRING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. i am not criticizing originality, you know im unoriginal as well, but other fandoms have this something called ✨VARIETY✨ that EVEN IF the boring bland m/m ship still is number one ship of everyone and their grandmas, it'll still be in a relative equal number of fans and content (or directly opposite where Super Popular Ship has like 100 fans producing stuff and literally anything else has like <5, so you only have to block 1 or maybe 2 Super Popular Ships and then is smooth sailing full of variety~)

tl;dr they're annOyedTPs actually they're not bad, they are meh plus the over exposure can really grind someone's gears, second place being not AS popular thus annoying but still pretty much talked about and liked by many people as they are second places to ships in the normie zone

and finally finally what i actually dislike, shipping canonically het married characters with same-sex characters (and not in the funny way)(specially the gay best friend in love with their straight friend, my absolute belothed) or any flavor of enemies-to-lovers, whether it's a tame rivals-to-lovers or a legit hero x villian (stockholm syndrome can be fine but it depends on how its presented....or if it's... y'know funny) or same-age shipping where the characters maturity levels are SO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT idk it feels kinda icky :////

In any case, i'm still answering asks for particular ships if y'all want a more in depth opinion ^w^

[aero-dienamics]

DUDE they let out this like. rly high pitched yelp and just does NOT stop giggling SOMEONE GET THIS GOOFY FELLA OUTTA HERE!!!!!! also theyd start tickle fights he knows he cant win ok. ok!! do you hear me rn!!!!!

HONESTLY SLIME WOULD MAKE IT WORK SOMEHOW. HES JUST LIKE THAT. SOMETHING SOMETHING PROBABLY WOULD MAKE RANBOO MAKE THE MEAL HE MADE HIM AGAIN BUT THE GHOULS ARE LIKE. DISTRACTING THEM IN the silly teeword way as like a "harder" difficulty

YOU KNOW HIW SNEEG TURNS INTO EVIL SNEEG WITH THE SLIME WHAT IF THATS HOW HE TURNS PEOPLE EVIL. my brain is braining so much rn

He definitely just sits there and takes it too !! He might PRETEND to fight back for a little while but he’s not truly fighting!! And he definitely cannot say tickle whatsoever!! I LOVE MAKING ALL MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS INTO SHY LEES

AAAUGHHH that’s so smart I can definitely write something about that!! ALSO USING HIS GHOULS TO TICKLE THEM WHILE THEY DO A CHALLENGE IS SO GOOD

STOP HELP THATS SO SHHHFJDJS GOOD. Just him going “YEAHH IM GONNA SLIME YA” and then just wrecking them?? And then THE PERSON HE SLIMES WRECKING RANBOO?? WE’RE SO GOOD. I definitely can’t write just one fic??? If I’m gonna write a genloss fic it’s definitely gotta be at least a 3-6 part series!! Either one or two fics referencing to each episode

[m1ckeyb3rry]

LMAOO AIKULATIONS I’m adding that term to my dictionary now it’s so funny

PLEASEDE I CANT WITH THE CALLIGRAPHY THE VIBES I’m ngl I thought you typed it on canva or something your calligraphy SLAYS but BAROU IN THE CORNER I’m screaming the way I can hear that tiktok audio in my mind too and the “(not from Team X)” USHAHSH reuniclus holds the pen while Nagi psychically conveys his vision of the design…alternatively imagine they just pull up like an e-card/invite site and choose one of the happy bday templates and mass send it in crying (considering Nagi’s whipped I don’t think he’d be this bad though but it’s still funny)

We need more Mira diagrams/doodles/visuals I’m actually living for these screw the piccrew generators if you ever think of more character designs I think your drawings are the way to go

THE KARASUYN AUDIO BROOOO the parallels are so strong it’s giving love parallelogram also WAIT IS THAT JOW BREEDING WORKS??? No fucking way no wonder I was getting the wrong pokemon when I bred shit I was not aware that the egg follows the mother wtf but Karasu foster parent taking care of a little pichu goodbye….also wait on that note of Karasu taking care of cute baby pokemon for whatever reason I get very strong munna vibes from him…..idk why but just imagine him taking care of like a crying munna idk but Karasu being on call with otoya of all people is so funny he’s just flaming him for another L (classic otoya)

SHSGSHS bruh that would’ve been me LMAOO that’s literally my blank bare bones account because I know I don’t do shit with it but maybe someday…….

If they just referenced back to the team z va team v match and looked at zantetsu and chigiris interactions there’s like three instances of chigiri being like “don’t call me princess” alone between the two of them like guys….

Im ready for the monster don’t worry *alpha wolf meme* but FRRRR non fanon chigiri>>>>> WAIT NO FR LETS TALK ABOJT IT THAT SCENE HAD ME ON MY KNEES he literally saved Isagi from a one way visit to the hospital and basically his soccer career by that logical omgggg chigiri pulling him out of the way of shidous kick did something to me

You fr found the bllk flow of workout routines LOL not too hard but challenging enough to actually have an effect and actually you’re right unless your Nagi LMAO he probably also cleans up his gear perfectly and wipes everything back down properly too SHSGSHS KARASU atp I don’t want to do anything productive around him it’s like he’s backseat driving but for EVERYTHING LMAOO he definitely knows what he’s doing at the gym though those muscles>>>

AHSSGHA Nagi’s commentary always goes hard but circling back to the chigiri convo imagine they took Nagi’s comment like they did with people calling chigiri princess like imagine people actually fanonized Barou into a stripper

I know Hiori probably talks shit in a call of duty lobby when someone purposely insults him (I can’t imagine him doing it to someone innocent or just kinda bad but if someone picks a fight they’re about to get bullied) (I also don’t play call of duty but from what I’ve seen I imagine this is correct) WB HIORI WB is just that girl WB saving lives…lowk it’s interesting how even the canon itself kinda separated hioris personality into sections because we have that divide between him with his friends and him with his parents and then him post awakening!! Lowk I love fwtkac Hiori too truly THE adopted son LMAOOO but WAITTTTT YOURE COOKING SIDE STORY INSERT SPINOFFS wait….lowk….if it floats your boat…do it………..I need those spin offs….karasu especially to quell the swerving OMFGGGG fwtkac pokemon au it’s literally them rivals to lovers (coming full circle guys yk sometimes i forget im the one who requested that) LAMFOSOA YUKI THE OPP AGAIN do it actually gotta keep it consistent yk

TABIORI LMAOO fr the same person yup yup yeah I don’t ship either but I LOVE their dynamic so i inadvertently end up consuming ship art at some point or another anyways because I like seeing them interacting shshsjsns (also because like half the art out there in general is some form of ship content LOL)

Also WAIT I FORGOT TO MENTION about to your poll I would say yes but really only in terms of length but even then it’s kinda hard? Like 7.9k is already a pretty hefty fic generally im just comparing it to bfb Karasu which I guess should also be kinda an outlier….the ones that stand out the most are the Isagi ones ofc length wise but you’d only be able to tell if you went and compared via your masterlist because 1k is also already really good for a fic (I’ve been Mira recalibrated)….writing wise the quality feels the same to me like you’re always serving…if I had to say something about the actual content is stylistically (?) sometimes I feel those stories lean more towards open ends? But that also kinda ties into wc because more wc means more development LOL I think if someone were to just come and read they wouldn’t feel a difference though Ive just been through your entire masterlist so I feel like im kinda biased in a way LMAO

- Karasu anon

AIKULATIONS 6:9 thou shalt never have only one girlfriend at a time…LMAOAOAOA i love combining the word “revelations” with other stuff for things like that i find it so funny

HAHAH THANK YOU i’ll take any chance to throw in some calligraphy…the barou in the corner is the best part originally i just had it as a :( but then i had a vision and i had to do it KDFHISJDJS nagi ensuring that no former team x members show up fr 😩 HELP because he and reuniclus genuinely think this cooks like they’re dapping each other up like damn we went off w this on ‼️ and then they show it to reo or karasu who are just like man what the hell 😭

HAHA do i just start dropping a visual and an edit every single time i respond to an ask of yours…okay here’s a random diagram i did of mc and tullia (reader had the headband) when we were talking about the girls in bllk au and one of shinah that’s part of a larger “reddit aita” style drawing LMAOAOAO i’ll make more pursuit content soon though trust this is just to tide you over

^ i hope you know which sound mc is referring to with kainess BFJSDJKS also the “don’t disrespect soccer” scene HAHAHAHA

nah because atp just make barou and yayoi exes or smth who even cares LMAOAOA and yes iirc that’s how it works?? unless it’s a ditto obviously in which case it’s just whatever normal pokémon it’s bred with…omg wait karasu taking care of a baby munna is so real OR HEAR ME OUT a baby kangaskhan whose mother died in the safari zone so hiori sends it over to karasu until it’s old enough to survive on its own?? HELP let’s be real who else would he be talking to…it’s either him flaming otoya for taking an L or it’s him talking to reader and GETTING flamed

THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYINGGG LIKE CHIGIRI TWEAKS OUT OVER IT KDJFJDSJ pretty sure the only reason he doesn’t get mad at nagi karasu or otoya for it is because they’re so mean they’ll just say something worse if he tells him to stop 😭 okay wait do you know that “these divas…” meme why is it lowkey karasu and otoya HAAHHA

i fully agree the way he looks so pissed off after saving isagi’s life too omg chigiri manhandle me next fr ‼️ jkjk ofc

HAHAHA no barou is def horrible to train with if you’re a guy especially one of his teammates but if you’re dating him he’d be cool!! KARASU THOUGH he def has a side commentary running at all times like you breathe and he’s just like “interesting way of inhaling y/n” bro shut up?????????? but that one panel of him in pxg with the back arch (do you know what i’m referring to) his legs are glorious…and his BACK in EVERY SINGLE PANEL PLEASEEE that’s why i was saying it’s lowkey insane that barou makes him look skinny because he’s literally so jacked compared to 99% of blue lockers (aka everyone but barou and kunigami) like i would say he’s on the same level of muscular as reo and yuki where they don’t look crazy huge at first glance but then when you look again you’re like DAMN

one thing about nagi he WILL be coming up with a nickname…PLEASEEE fanon barou has to pay the bills somehow /j 😩

hiori is def the friend who’s super sweet but as soon as you provoke them they whip out a level 7 crash out with insults you’ve never even HEARD of 😭 white butterfly hiori my goat…i agree he def has many sides/aspects to his personality which is rlly cool!! AGREED FWTKAC INVENTED SON ENERGY he’s so cute love how he took the time to get his divorced parents (reader and karasu) together bro fr said if my ACTUAL parents are going to stay married then you two better start dating too

LMAOOO wait it’s even funnier because that’ll mean yuki is both otoya AND karasu’s opp then 😭 bro is just chilling and hanging out w chris prince he does NOT want anything to do with them!! fwtkac in the pokémon verse truly full circle indeed…wait does this mean fwtkac bestie pulls up too and gets with otoya…😳

that’s me with nagireo bro i don’t care abt the ship but if you look for nagi content it WILL be nagireo 😢 so i’ve gotten used to ignoring it for the sake of the edit/fanart/whatever JDJFJEJD okay meme one this has me dying 😭😭😭 reo looks so handsome though!! and an edit of tabieitaken’s resident opp

LMAOO see that’s what i was thinking like it’s very obvious which characters i DO like such as karasu and nagi but if you’re just casually reading seabird for example you’re hopefully not going to assume that i don’t like sae based on it yk?? also for the isagi ones since those are the shortest IN MY DEFENSE they had very hyper specific prompts so there wasn’t much to elaborate on yk?? like if somebody said “give me an isagi fic” or was like “write an isagi coffee shop au” for example i’d probably write smth much longer 🤔 but yeah bfb karasu is def an outlier most of my one shots are in then 5-12k range which sae, kaiser, hiori, and rin all fall into…actually another thing i was wondering is like for the people who voted yes who do they think my opps are yk?? like what if they just said yes because they don’t even realize i don’t fw the itoshis like that for example 😓 anyways the poll just finished and the “no” option won out so ig that’s good!! LMAOO i mostly just feel bad when people make reqs for characters i’m not into and then i wonder if they think i hate them as a person or smth yk (mira wc recalibration def plays a role i think seabird would be considered crazily long on any other masterlist but putting it against bfb karasu is kind of unfair 😭)

[kaidatheghostdragon]

This is all so perfect, how do you add to this?

Well, first thing, when batman is in the lab, before danny passes out, he gets some very overwhelming emotions over the fact that: 1) desiree must have left the bats' memories intact, 2) they rushed over to amity to rescue him literally as fast as they were able to.

Danny is gonna be very teary-eyed and quivering face when he sees batman storm into his field of view. First thing he says before passing out? "Think i could use a hug right about now, B."

Because by the ancients, bruce remembered what danny wished for, he was gonna remember what bruce wished for with his last vestiges of consciousness.

The supers are gonna be so confused until they get the full story, and soon danny's intro to the batfam is gonna be the talk of the superhero community for *months.* did bruce wish a godling meta child into existance? Did danny really play cuckoo so convincingly that the bats were smitten even after the magic wore off? The bats arent telling any more than the bare bones minimum outside of their closest circle (the supers, the flashes, and a couple others.)

And danny's powerset? They're still having arguments, and now it's a challenge. Nobody is allowed to ask danny at this point. It's the principle of the matter. Danny eggs them on, referencing events in the past that never happened (dont you remember? We did the full powerset checklist when you confronted me about being Phantom.), even contradicting himself (y'all might be detectives, but i swear i'd still be hiding my alter ego if i hadnt just straight up told you while you were all trying to train up my "civilian self defense" when i first moved in with you guys.)

Jack and maddie are rotting in justice league custody wondering how phantom managed to summon and brainwash the batfam into rescuing him. Thats some top-tier ghost bullshit from their perspective.

Sam and tucker debriefed the bats on how everything went down in AP during the two months. Im sensing space for a redemption arc for valerie that gets completely erased and negated, but i love valerie too much to do that to her. I just want her on the same team for once, dammit. Either i retcon that she keeps her memories too (maybe she was wearing fenton fones at the time the wish was undone?), or she was friendly with the team before the two months started and is *very upset* that she didnt keep her memories like sam and tuck once she's informed of what happened.

Then again, having a negated redemption arc could be interesting. If fenton fones are immune to ghost magic, the team may have figured out how to make a computer database with the same properties. If tucker checks their ghost files to find that all the security footage and giw intel he collected from the two months was still there, they just have to piece together a timeline of val's redemption arc to show to her. Might still take some convincing, but the batfam and justice league are here validating sam and tuck's story, so they cant be making it up wholesale, right?

Also, the bats are gonna want that tech for themselves. Tucker is basically a shoo in for bat/jl tech support and has just been set up for life. Sam and val arent going to allow themselves to be pushed aside either. Both will make strong cases for each being added to the superhero community. (I so badly want to give sam plant powers here, but even if she does, i think she'd make the argument and ensure her place in the community as a "normal" like the bats before dropping the, "oh btw i have powers.")

Where is jazz for all of this? She has to be out of the house or uncharacteristically oblivious to miss danny in the lab. I believe college tours are a common excuse for her. And what was she doing during the two months? Also, did desiree remove her memories?

From her perspective, she's gone for a few days and when she gets back (for maximum shock/crack value, while the bats are still there treating danny):

Danny is gravely injured

The justice league is securing the town

Fudging *batman* is in her living room, *demasked*, calling danny his son! (Is that bruce wayne?!)

The other bats are making themselves at home, cooking food, destroying the lab, and guarding her parents that are tied up unconscious in their room

Sam and tucker are halfway through a powerpoint detailing the warzone in amity park (that doesnt at all match what she saw driving back into town)

"Danny, what the hell?" She manages to deadpan through her utter bafflement.

Danny, as eloquent as ever, fighting injuries, pain, pain meds, etc, "our parents are assholes, desiree learned her lesson, and batman is our new dad now. Deets later, when im not high off my rocker."

Jazz facepalms. Red robin offers her a mug of coffee. (Is that tim drake-wayne?!)

"Congrats. Its a dad," danny, for some reason, feels the need to tack on.

"Guess im going to gotham u," jazz mutters, falling into a kitchen chair. (She was eyeing it pretty hard for its psychology program, but she thought it's be a hard sell to danny for being in gotham.)

Lastly, vlad masters. If he doesnt remember anything, then he sees the bats swoop in and rescue danny before he even realized danny was in danger. He is baffled and infuriated. Days later, danny's adoption into the wayne family enrages him. I kinda want him to attempt something to get costody, only to get smacked down by tuckers' security footage from the two months that never were, just to try to give him perspective of how royally fucked he was during those two months and an explanation why the bats knew to rescue him.

He is also very plainly informed that he's on the justice league's watchlist by danny's recommendation, so he better behave.

I think thats everything i have to add right now.

The bats have so many folks around, even if they aren't always working together. Enough that folks like to joke/write about Danny just kinda showing up acting like he already lives there. He just kinda blends in.

I'd love to see more magic motivated versions of this. Some kind of spell that affects the bat's perceptions of the past and present, making them actually miss that this boy wasn't with their family too long ago. Maybe it changes their understanding like it's a time line shift, maybe it fogs their mind just a tad and makes them glaze past something like it wasn't even there. I like the second if only because I feel like that would make it more likely for the bats to realize a spell was a foot.

Imagining this from Danny's side, hes terrified this whole time of getting found out. He knows how and when he showed up here and maybe even how flimsy whatever magic is in place is. Imagining a Desiree wish that was either very carefully worded or Not so carefully worded. Maybe he placed himself with the Wayne family with the expectation that he would quietly mooch of some rich idiot until he was ready to be on his own. Or maybe he wished himself to be a part of the batclan, taking up a mask and patroling with them as a bird that Doesn't Exist.

Ofc eventually the spell has to be broken, leaving the bats confused worried scared angry probably even amused, and a billion other things. WHY did this teenager decide to adopt himself into the Wayne/bat family? Who the hell is he and where did he come from. Someone call Zatanna, there is some magic Fuckery going on.

[gayspock]

you kno, this is #1342 on the list of “things wrong with beauty gurus & their culture” (#1 is Everything, ofc)  but its been on my mind all day and like. its so funny when some big name like james chales or nikkietutorials literally... takes a smaller artist, and redoes their look and thinks bc they gave them “credit” its Okay. like, yes, it does give them v. good exposure to ppl but. uh. lest we forget, only One of their videos can churn out tens of thousands of dollars lmao. like they literally make so much fuckn money just off copying much more talented ppl, without ever giving those ppl a penny, and instead they’ll be Praised for it bc they gave a lesser known artist a few thousand follows on insta for all the ppl who bothered to click through to their  page link hidden in the description. its so wack.   

and obviously this shitehappens within... prolly every community ever on youtube especially, but prolly. other places too. lik. wow im expsoing my entire youtube history, here, but quite Similarly bigger minecraft channels will literally just take youtube videos that smaller channels did and remake them into a video that’ll get 100,000s of views and then pat themselves on the back for promoting smaller channelswhen. literally no one has any reason to even click on their video any more bc u covered the whole damn thing urself for wads of cash. like wh cant any of u just do ur own shit im cryinh.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

You know on the topic of mer forms and whatnot I know part of the camp the octatrio were apart of kne thing they had to learn was how to breath which made me scratch my head a little cause from the little mermaid we know that mermaids can partly breath on land case yknow half human

then a few months ago I learned about how the tweels have their gills on the sides of their chests hence the lines (im assuming azul may be the same),and it made me realize that just like appearance wise not all mermaids breath the exact say way in water and like I find details like this fascinating cause thats something to easily look over-

[Referencing this post!]

Oh, are you taking about these marks yes I am biased so I am using Jade’s merform as the example instead of Floyd?? ADDENDUM: I checked the Magical Archives recently; it does indeed say on Jade’s page that he has gills on his sides and on the back. These appear to be more fish-like in nature than similar to an actual real life moray eel’s gills. Azul seems to have a similar style of gill—again, very fish-like.

(Random fun fact about real life eels; their gills are small and circular! This is a departure from the shape we normally associate with gills, as is seen on the typical fish. And octopuses apparently have their gills… inside their mantles (heads)…? Which then extends to outside the mantle!

It’s confusing but also quite interesting to take note of the anatomy of different animals! Errr 😅 though it also makes it challenging to think about how mixing that anatomy with a human’s would work out?? I remember speculating about the twins have second jaws and Azul having three hearts like their pure animal brethren a while ago, so it’s definitely a topic people have thought of.)

Twisted Wonderland has introduced more humanoid merfolk to us by way of the museum guards in episode 3. These more closely resemble the more humanoid merfolk presented to us in The Little Mermaid.

It’s possible that more humanoid merfolk (like these guards) don’t struggle to breathe when they’re not submerged in water, whereas more animalistic (for lack of a better term) merfolk like the twins and Azul (who presumably have gills) can’t do the same. Merfolk are an imaginary race, so it’s not too farfetched to think the humanoid merfolk either have gills and human-like lungs, or they simply have some magical method of breathing underwater which doesn’t require gills.

Interestingly, some sea life (yes, including octopuses and eels) can still survive for limited amounts of time outside of water as long as they stay moist. This is because some gas exchange can still occur through damp skin. Following this logic, it’s also possible that the Octa boys can breathe on land in their merforms, but only provided they stay wet. (This would play into the fear that merfolk have of becoming dehydrated, as is mentioned in Terror is Trending.) I’m guessing that another possibility is that the breathing lessons mentioned in boot camp may refer to them being taught to breathe why dry and/or for prolonged periods of time when away from sources of water.

[dramaqueeenamby]

Waves: Wild Hearts

A/N: This is sorta a follow up to Fighter that I’ve had on my computer for months. I have included the ending of that oneshot at the beginning of this one to help refresh memories, but if you want to read Fighter, you can do so here. Yes, there will be a part 2 to this one. 

Warnings: Angst

Words: 2K

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Previously on Waves

“Now back to the news that broke headlines just last night. Academy Award-Winning Actress Summer Hemsworth was allegedly attacked in her Georgia hotel room last night. Hemsworth suffered two gunshot wounds and reportedly collapsed in the lobby as horrified onlookers called 911 and attempted to stop the bleeding.”

“She was rushed to the local hospital where doctors performed emergency surgery, and as of now, we are hearing reports that she is in stable condition.”

“While details are still unclear, what we do know is that the attacker is now deceased, reportedly at the hands of Summer, who fought him off. In addition, the perpetrator has been identified as Myles Hampton, the same man who stalked and attacked Mrs. Hemsworth almost six years prior.”

“Hampton was sentenced and serving a 15-year sentence which has the world wondering. How did he get out? How was he able to re-traumatize his victim? How--”

“Mommy.”

His son��s voice ripped Christopher from his phone where he was watching the news for reasons even he couldn’t explain. Well, rather, didn’t want to explain.

Elysha glared at her brother, bringing her index finger to her mouth. “Shh. Papa said we gotta be quiet.”

Summer moaned, finally waking up from another nap. They had her on heavy painkillers that made her sleep, much to the chagrin of all four individuals occupying the private hospital room. For the twins, sleep meant she couldn’t talk to them. They needed to hear her voice to know that she was going to be okay.

For Christopher, well, even awake, he still worried.

And for Summer, she just hated to be unconscious as she recognized the concern that it caused her family.

“Did he now?” She whispered, blinking a couple times as she managed to lift her hand, bringing it to Emmett’s cheek. “Well, mama says you don’t have to.”

Both kids responded with a smile, quickly grabbing the sheets on either side of the bed, where they’d remained the entire time.

They wouldn’t leave her side.

“Look, mama,” Elysha chimed as they lifted the papers. “We drew you pictures. Mines is bestest.”

“Nu uh!”

“Uh huh!”

She smiled, ignoring the pain she was still experiencing. It mattered not though. She’d take the pain of survival over the finality of death any day.

“They’re both the bestest,” Summer shared, making both of them grin for a few seconds when she noticed Elysha drop her head. “What’s wrong, baby?”

Elysha took a few seconds, her voice barely above a whisper. “We’re glad you’re okay, mommy.”

“Yeah,” Emmett agreed. “Why’d that mean man try to hurt you, mama?”

Summer closed her eyes. Her pain was no longer a concern. Her priority was the hurt she saw and heard in her children, her beautiful babies prematurely forced to encounter the evils of this world.

“I-”

“Well, it’s about time you woke up, lil’ missy.” Helen spoke with a warm smile as she walked into the room.

Seeing their grandmother raised their spirits just enough to eat away some of Summer’s guilt. Helen walked over and gently felt her daughter’s head. “How you doing, baby?”

Summer, conscious of the watchful set of blue eyes on her, smartly replied. “I’m good, mama.”

Helen nodded. “I see you’re getting some of your color back. Good. You was getting a lil’ pale on me, lil girl.”

Elysha gasped. “Can I have some of mommy’s color, grandma!”

“Me too, grandma!”

The twin’s excitement and naivety made Summer smile. Their uplifted spirits nursed her soul.

“I don’t know about color, but how about you two come with grandma to the cafeteria, and we’ll see what kind of ice cream they have.”

The promise of their favorite dessert quickly dimmed when they realize it meant leaving their mom.

“But-”

“Ya’ll go. Mama has to talk to papa,” Summer referenced Christopher who’d sat silent while allowing the children time to bond with their mother. “Please?”

Emmett groaned but relented. “I’ll bring you ice cream back, mama.” He looked back at Christopher. “You too, papa!”

“I’ll bring you some too, papa!”

Careful kisses on either side of her cheeks preceded the kids finally walking out hand in hand with Helen.

The sound of tiny footsteps repeatedly diminished until they could be heard no more, replaced by heavy-footed strides and the creaking of a chair. Summer closed her eyes at his warm touch, his hand clasped over hers, the other going to her forehead.

He laid his head against her shoulder, Summer angling her own so that she could kiss the top of his head.

She gently tightened her grip on his head. “I’m fine, Christopher.”

“Don’t.” She licked her lips, concern shifting from her kids to her husband. “Don’t give me that shit, Summer. You are not fine.”

“I’m alive, Chris,” she croaked, wanting desperately to stress how grateful she was. “He shot me. Twice. And I’m alive.”

“This never should have fucking happened. If they’d been watching him, he would have never-”

“Hey,” she forced some bass into her voice. “We can’t do that. It happened, and it-it sucks, but-”

“How can you be so calm about this?” He forced out bitterly, finally lifting his head to reveal glazed eyes that burned with fear and rage. “After everything he did, what he tried-”

She attempted the comedic route, something that typically worked for them. “Well, it’s not like this is the first time I’ve almost died.” The dark joke fell through, possibly increasing his irritation. She swallowed. “I-I think-I still don’t know what to think, Chris. I-It’s a lot to process, but I can’t do that right now. Emmett and Elysha are watching us, watching me, and every time I look at them, look at you, I’m reminded of everything I stood to lose, and I’m just-I’m thankful. And the last thing that I want is to further worry the twins…or you.”

He lifted their conjoined hands and gently kissed her fingertips. Summer recognized the gesture as acknowledgment.

“I love you,” she breathed as he moved his mouth to kiss her inner forearm. “So much.”

He brought his hand to her cheek, their eyes meeting with a burning and moving meeting that conferred the ardent love between them but was now tinged with a new emotion.

Fear

Wild Hearts

“Just a few more seconds. Come on, Summer.”

Face scrunched up in discomfort, the actress swallowed her pain and scraped for every bit of resilience that she had left, successfully completing the set before relaxing as soon as her therapist gave her the okay.

Dropping onto the floor, Summer crossed her wrists and placed them over her head. Deep, relaxing breaths abated her nerves and aching muscles as Rene attempted to offer words of encouragement and praise that Summer was only halfheartedly listening to.

It wasn’t that Rene was bad at her job. No, far from it. She was a wonderful physical therapist who pushed Summer in ways that were both challenging while also welcoming. It was that Summer still hadn’t come to accept that she was back at square one. She felt like she was preparing to become Storm all over again. Relearning suddenly replaced years of maintenance. Her schedule had been disrupted, and it created cognitive dissonance.

Hand unconsciously falling onto her core, her fingers slid over the dark scar that still bled with remnants of trauma and regrets. One of two, it was the most prominent and noticeable. Folks rarely paid attention to feet, but the stomach, it was the area that generally garnered a decent amount attention based solely on the level of flatness.

Rene noticed the way Summer’s fingers stroked her slick skin and cleared her throat. “Why don’t we call it a day?”

“The day has been called, ma’am.”

The ginger grinned crookedly and complimented her client. “You did great today.”

Summer snorted, groaning quietly as she sat up and braced her palms against the mat. “Now you’re just kissing my ass.”

“While you do have quite the ass,” Summer rolled her eyes. “I’m not quite sure how my wife and your husband would feel about that.”

Summer rolled her eyes as Rene reached a hand to help her stand up. “Noted.” Rolling her shoulders, Summer walked over to grab her pink Blender Bottle, downing down the water mixed with lemons and limes. The typically acrid mixture was welcoming because of the addition of ice cubes that quenched her parched throat, assisting in the cooling down of her warm body.

“I think we could even maybe move down to twice a week instead of three.”

Swallowing a couple more ounces, Summer lowered her cup and wiped at her mouth. “Seriously?”

Rene nodded as she crossed her arms. “I meant it. You’re doing great.” A beat. “Physically.”

And just like that, Summer rolled her eyes and turned her body to start packing up her items. “Here we go again.”

Rene already knew that she was going to be met with apprehension, but that didn’t dissuade her. “I can only help you rehabilitate your body, Summer. But your mind—”

“—is fine.”

Rene stilled, her green eyes softening. “You can say that until you’re blue in the face, but it makes no difference if you don’t really believe it, and I don’t think you do.”

Summer stilled, her back toward the tall woman. A part of her, a very small part of her, wanted to switch things up. She wanted to entertain the conversation, just to see how it would play out, but another part of her knew exactly how it would play out, so she did as she’d done a lot lately.

“So, same time next week?” She spun around, swinging her bag over her shoulder. Before the other woman could offer a response, Summer shot her a wink and walked past her. “Thank, Rene.”

As if on cue, Phillip’s large frame appeared in the doorway, and Summer’s grin fell.

Arms clasped in front of him, he nodded in acknowledgment. “Ready, Mrs. Hemsworth?”

An elongated sigh escaped as she approached him and managed to reignite her previous smile. “I told you, Summer is fine, but yeah, I’m ready.”

A grunted response that she couldn’t really make out proceeded him opening the door for her only to quickly move back in front of her so that he was blocking her view. For a man his size, he was impressively quick on his feet.

A few more doors, elevator ride down, and Summer was met with the blistering Australian heat as a firm hand moved to her backside and escorted her out the building. Out the corner of her eye, she spotted the photographers who snapped away, a few inching close to the star but not enough where they were in arms reach of Phillip.

They weren’t stupid.

Phillip had served as a bodyguard for some of the most important figures across the world, celebrities and royals included. His resume was impeccable, and he was damn good at his job, a job that, while she respected, Summer felt suffocated by at times.

The fact that she even had a full-time bodyguard was something that she still hadn’t swallowed. She’d always been vocal and open about the fact that she loathed the whole “barrier” between celebrities and “regular degular” people. Her occupation, in her option, shouldn’t place her on a pedestal.

Plus, she was far from hopeless, and so a bodyguard was something could never get with unless they were provided by the event she was attending.

But a certain husband of hers was absolutely adamant about hiring the 24/7 protection following the attack, and while Summer understood his reasoning, she still wasn’t in agreement.

Not that it mattered…

The drive was short as the outpatient treatment center was only about twenty minutes away from the Hemsworth residence. Once they reached the mansion, Summer relieved Phillip from his duties. She had no plans on going out again. Christopher was picking up the kids from school. She’d maybe take Doggy out for a walk on the beachfront, but that didn’t require the 6”3 giant’s presence.

Not even three seconds into the door, Christopher was in front of his wife, hands on her hips as he pecked her lips.

“Hey, honey.”

Summer faltered only for a second before chewing on her bottom lip. “Damn, waiting for someone?”

“Always.” He winked and smacked her ass, prompting her to try to push him away.

“I need to shower,” she protested with a small pout as he brushed her comment off and slyly lowered his mouth down to her ear.

“I’ll join you.”

Summer grinned, momentarily contemplating his offer. “Doesn’t that defeat the purpose?”

“We are married, aren’t we?”

“I mean….” She laughed at his scowl and managed to pull away, walking past him to make her way up the steps. “Can you make us—”

Summer stopped and turned around on the second step only to see that was directly in front of her, on the first step.

She lifted a brow. “Sir?”

“What?”

She crossed her arms. “I’m pretty sure that I said n—Christopher!” She squealed as he silenced her by picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. “Put me down!”

“I am going to put you down,” he responded while continuing their track up the stairs. “On my dick.”

“Christopher!”

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Summer rolled over on her side and ran her hand over her face, eyes shut as she struggled to catch her breath. Holding onto the pillow, she pulled the blanket up to her neck, depriving her nude body of the chilly air that the AC caused to consume their room.

She smiled softly as her husband kissed her temple. Feeling the bed creak, he peaked and saw him moving out the way as he started to pull on his clothes. Leaning on her back, she grabbed her phone off the nightstand and saw that it was time for him to leave to pick up the twins.

How long were we?

“Phillip will be here in a few minutes—”

Summer frowned. “What?” She sat up, not caring that the sheet fell down, exposing her breast. “Baby, I told him he could go home for the day.”

Christopher stood up, pulling his pants on. “Why would you do that?”

She looked from side to side. “Because I don’t need him? I didn’t plan on going out today.”

“But you knew that I had to go pick up the kids, so you’d be alone.”

Summer closed her eyes. “Christopher….”

The chime of his phone interrupted her as he glanced at the screen to see that Phillip had arrived and entered the house using the key that Chris thought was a good idea to provide him with. “He’s here. I have to get going.”

Summer frowned and leaned back against the headboard. “Okay.”

Looking back over to see that she was still dissatisfied, he walked over and sat on the bed, reaching out to cup her cheek. “Why don’t you come with me?”

Her brows furrowed. “Seriously? Christopher, you’ve already called the man over here.”

“And?” Chris didn’t see a problem. “He’s staying the night—”

“Again?” Summer was no longer so disappointed. She was irritated. “That’s the third damn time this week.”

“Okay?”

Summer scoffed and moved away from him, crossing her arms. “You know, I would appreciate it if you would actually, maybe, communicate with me before you make these decisions.”

“What is there to talk about, Summer?” He watched her move to the other side of the bed as she kicked the blanket off and scurried around to gather her clothes. “You need pro—”

“No, Christopher, what I need is for you to stop treating me like a child!” A beat. “I can take care of myself!”

“Like you did with Myles?”

Summer clutched the shirt in her hand at the same moment Chris closed his eyes. “Fuck, Summer—“

“You can go to hell,” she whispered, yanking her shirt over her head and marching past him, snatching her arm away from him when he reached for her. “Don’t—“ she stopped, eyes closing as she fought the sob in the back of her throat. “—touch me.”

Christopher recognized that tone. It was rare, but when present, he recognized that nothing he could say or do could penetrate the impenetrable exterior that was Summer’s wall.

The slamming of the bathroom door indicated what he already knew. Walking over to the door and placing his ear against it, welcoming it to the quiet sobs of his wife confirmed it.

He’d fucked up.

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A/N: So....whose side ya’ll on?

[leohtttbriar]

i think y'all are both right about the unwillingness of certain fans to interrogate cultural hegemony (whether that unwillingness is due to ignorance derived from being at the center of the cultural hegemony or an actual disdain for the foreign) but i will say "the american dream" isn't quite the theme i think american star trek fans are hanging onto. the phrase itself is too irony poisoned in some circles and is too un-ironic in other circles, to the point that it's not really a "dream" people are referencing, but a status-quo reality of patriarchy and white supremacy with the veneer of a 50s ad featuring microwaves and women in aprons. it's a fraught phrase, is the point.

the "american experiment" is probably the more accurate idea, here, but that's also a little fraught because the word experiment implies an ongoingness ("a more perfect union," not actually perfect). regardless, the star trek fans (the left of center ones at least) that want to view the star trek universe as a utopia are probably thinking of a multicultural and liberal democracy, where everyone has what they need. i'm not sure if this is particularly american--i'm guessing quite a lot of people outside the u.s. would think that that sounds ideal--but the idea of spreading this ""utopic"" culture historically is. especially and despite this not being an american reality.

and it's hard to argue that a post-scarcity and multicultural society of equivalent civilians isn't a good idea. but, as op said, star trek does actually confront the project of starfleet and the federation. the episodes where a starfleet officer has to, at the very least, interrogate whether they should act based on their cultural values against a culture of another values far outweigh the episodes where no such tension is ever portrayed to exist. in my opinion this question of accepting other "values" (as in, less egalitarian) can be overdone sometimes--the episode where sisko tells jake to just accept nog's intense misogyny and sexism in the name of multicultural toleration is particularly annoying, given that the first time we are really introduced to how ferengi society is structured is via a woman who is protesting her condition as second-class (like, the tone was that of 'how amusing these differences are,' rather than something a little more serious). but the fact is, it's there and it's an actual question that has to be asked. janeway, even though she does not budge, is challenged practically every episode to abandon her cultural ideals to either serve a new pragmatic or because her ideals are limited and/or fragile.

i think some fans are committed to viewing the federation as utopic bc, from their current material reality, it probably is. and others probably just aren't sure what "utpoia" means, how it's an imagined reality and not really an achievable place to arrive at. i'd almost say it's an approach that's more christian than american (thomas more coined the phrase, im pretty sure), though obviously there's some overlap: how one day all evil will be defeated and nothing within the kingdom of eternal peace will threaten its stability--it'd just be Good and no one will ever have to fight for each other's rights or livelihoods again and no pain and hunger will be a threat and it's no longer a process of Keeping for everything is already Kept, the blessed end has arrived forever. star trek sometimes plays into this but i think it mostly interrogates it--forces its characters to ask what is real and what is constructed, what is stable and what is fragile, and what is ethical and what is not.

mostly i think fans think of the federation as utopic bc they like to imagine living inside it, in the same way some people don't want to engage with real-world politics today bc maybe the revolution will come and we'll build a new and perfect society that need never be threatened with the ills of capitalism and white supremacy and patriarchy ever again. material realities make this imagined "peace" a comfort. thus they become defensive of it.

an interesting phenomenon i’ve noticed is that a lot of trek fans get too caught up in the idea of the federation as utopia so when you have a series that presents a less rosy view of it they dismiss it as bad writing instead of engaging with it as legitimate critique

[hanymelon]

Hi! Your art is *chef's kiss* and the ways you draw Mammon solo or with your MC are super cute and I love the way you detail his blushes and expressions so much. I get excited everytime I see you post a new drawing 💕

I was wondering if you had any tips for a beginner artist on, like, anatomy or just starting off in general? I usually just write and stick to that for OM, but some ideas feel like they should be drawn. I get confused with where I should start practicing and usually just drop the idea altogether.

Sorry if that put you on the spot or anything, don't feel bad if you don't wanna answer. I also really just wanted to gush about your art and ty for drawing so much good stuff!

Hi! Awwh thank you so much! ;v; Im so happy you get like my art enough to say that <333 💕💕💕 I know what you mean about getting ideas that feel like they should be drawn. Sometimes i get ideas that i think would be better done in writing. If you wanna share what you've written, id love to give them a read :)) No pressure tho! Ah, i get excited when someone is starting to pick up drawing. It can be challenging but super rewarding. Before i give specific tips, firstly I'd say if you are just starting out, have fun with it and dont stress too much about the technicalities. If you get too caught up with how something doesn't look right or how your anatomy is wonky, you'll bog yourself down and end up not creating at all which is sad :( In the end, its really about getting your ideas down on paper and it shouldn’t be something too too stressful since youre doing it for fun anyway! I have to remind myself that no one is holding me at gunpoint and forcing me to create drawings with perfect anatomy or proportions, im still learning! And thats okay!

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With that out of the way, here are some tips you can hopefully use. Im not that great at anatomy either, but what helps me a lot is references. Its pretty typical advice, but it really helps me understand form and what the human body can and cant do. like can the arm twist that way? Idk, look up a reference. Although it is the best way, sometimes its really overwhelming to look at actual pictures of humans and trying to translate that to a cartoony anime-ish drawing so you can start out by referencing anime (or cartoons) instead. When i was starting out i used to do little studies on styles that i liked. That can help a lot with seeing how artists you like draw certain things. For example how they make the arms and legs not look stiff, the specific curves they use for the waist, the folds in the clothes, etc etc. (Goes without saying here, but just don't upload your studies or copied drawings on the internet and claim it as your own and you're all good) I’d insert pictures of my own studies but i dont have them with me where i am rn so i cant do that unfortunately sorry! So lets say you have this super specific pose in mind and you cant find a reference for it or youre just too lazy to sort through hundreds of pictures on google or pinterest to find that one perfect ref img. You can just pose and take a picture of yourself. i do this a lot and sometimes get my friends (who are also art students so that makes things easier haha) to help if i need it. If you really dont want to do that tho, something i also do a lot is to do the pose while drawing it. Feeling and seeing where my body naturally leans and where body parts are relative to each other in a certain pose really helps. for example if im drawing someone waving, how far away is the hand from the head, should the elbow be out or close to the body, how long should the forearm be etc etc. Yknow the thing where you make the same expression as the character you're drawing? The way you kinda feel the way its supposed to look? Yeah its like that but for poses fjsv i hope this makes sense. Personally im not a big believer of the "Draw everyday!! Even when you dont feel like it!!" advice. But If youre really enjoying what you do, youd wanna be doing it every day anyway. And the more you draw, the more comfortable itll become and the more things will kind of make sense when you notice patterns as you practice. I guess what im trynna say is make the practice fun and not feel like a bother so you'd wanna do it more and in turn improve more. Its a cycle haha.  Im not the most qualified to give advice but i hope this helped a bit? There are plenty of sources on the interwebs that are very useful and can probably help you a lot. I hope you keep drawing anon! Tldr; Draw what you want, use references, strike the pose and feel your body, make practice fun (whatever that might mean for you), the more you do it the better you’ll get

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if anyone is willing to give me a little advice i would deeply appreciate…

ok so next week the performance theme is “dead celebrity” and im caught between doing Jonbenet Ramsey (to Miss World —> Plump by Hole) or Janis Joplin (to Try (just a little bit harder)).

jonbenet pros: this was my original idea, so i feel like i should trust my instincts, i already have a cute costume and wig for this, it’ll be funny, it’ll be unique, and maybe one of my only chances to perform a song by Hole in drag besides celebrity skin, as well as a chance to live my lil angry punk rock fantasy. also, mocking a famous dead kid with a courtney love song is very drag. plus if im doing something a little darker/more comical i can cheat a bit with the makeup so that i can change faster to full whiteface for the runway portion

jonbenet cons: the judges, for the most part, are all pageant girls whose gig is like sparkly nude bodysuits and flat wigs so they might not get it (the main judge had never heard babooshka before i performed it and thought my heathers look reference last week was a reference to iggy azealea who herself was referencing clueless anyways), and the crowd might not live for the song either bc it’s a bit less fun. i also already did a punk rock number for the group challenge two weeks ago and i dont wanna look like a one trick pony.

janis pros: i know i can perform the hell out of the song and that i can light the audience up with it, and it’s a safer choice in terms of the judges liking it and the audience loving it

janis cons: one of the judges recently did a janis tribute so it will inevitably be compared to hers. also i have two gowns that could work for janis, but no boa (necessary) and i would need to style a wig which i can do but it’ll be a good amount of work. also i feel like i should take risks and trust my original instincts by doing the jonbenet number!

anywayssssss im rly conflicted!! so if u have thoughts or opinions pls comment or message me or send a carrier pigeon or whatever