#and imagine the other foxes seeing them being a trio

[kjones-fandom]

Neil Josten, Katelyn Mackenzie, and Erik Klose need to be best friends. Someone needs to write a fic where those three go bar hopping while the cousins are busy with something. I wanna see them getting drunk tattoos, singing karaoke, and talking about their SO. Expect they are all in love with their partners so instead of the stereotypical shit talking they are waxing poetics and sharing stories.

[quitealotofsodapop]

Awh! Baby Yuebei loving dinos is everything to me!

Now I wanna see her family take her the dinosaur exhibit at a museum or science center or something. The science center near me has a whole exhibit for all things dinosaur related including fun interactive learning activities for little ones like fossil ecivission in rubber sand and life-size dinosaur animatronics in fake habitats we can walk through. I can't remember the rest rn, my favorite exhibit is the astronomy room! It's so dark in there, whole different vibe from all the others. But the whole building is like a science playground, the cubs(stoplight trio included, tho Redson is probably too much of a know-it-all to let himself enjoy it) would get a kick out of it. I can already imagine which exhibits some of them would enjoy.

-💜

yes! since Yuebei Xing as a character is tied to skulls and bones, I figured it would be cute that she'd have an interest in beings mostly know through their bones.

I know some larger museums have big sand pits to emulate excavations, like the one in New York. The zoo-aquarium in my granddads town has one of those walkable habitats too! The water/fake swamp was actually an aquarium for brackish water fish!

Now I'm loving the idea of Wukong letting the cubs go on a Museum Day to Megapolis, and ofc little kids love Natural History cus thats where the dinosaurs are! Tang pouts and wants to come along too - until Pigsy points out that he's a grown man that can pay his own ticket.

Wukong gets MK and Mei (and Redson since he's been pretty much adopted into the squad) to help bring the kids around to all the exhibits. When Wukong gets too tired to run around (especially cus of his condition), the Stoplight trio take over cub-wrangling duty while Wukong chills at the museum's cafe. Mei and MK treat it like a super-dangerous mission and try their best to engage in what's caught the cubs attentions. MK noticeably blanks in fear when he sees a model of Carboniferous bugs. Redson is a bit of smarty pants, but he's interested in the provided literature/the more obscure creatures on display. Tang is barely any help with babysitting since he gets as easily distracted as the cubs! XD

Yuebei is having the time of her life. Can't keep still for a moment - there's so many things to see and touch! And if there's an excavation pit - she's jumping straight in like a fox. No regards for her nice clothes, she's covered in sand and clay within seconds. Just absolutely feral over these bones.

Mei, pointing to a model: "Do you know what that is Yuebei?" Yuebei, holding a plush dino: "Ty-ranno-saur-us rex!" Mei: "Omg you're so good at this! What about that one?" Yuebei: "Pterro-dact-ill!" Mei: "Yup! Pterodactyl! It's a pretty cool dinosaur huh?" Yuebei, suddenly very serious: "Not dinosaur." Mei: "Huh?" Yuebei: "Not dinosaur." Red Son, reading a museum pamphlet: "She's correct. Pterosaurs are a different branch of archosaur separate from Dinosauria. It's like comparing snakes to lizards." Mei: "Omg! You're so smart, baby girl!" Yuebei: "Thank." (*smug "I know" face*)

If Macaque is around post S3, he helps out with wrangling the kids, but he'd quickly get over-stimulated by all the sights and sounds - so MK would take over for him so dear bama/baba can sit down with Wukong and de-stress. Wukong and Macaque might just wander off into the quiet art gallery if it's nearby (usually is in my experience) and poke fun at the historic art.

The Eclipse twins I feel are more into the astronomy side of the museum (hard not to since Space) and demand that they stay for a lecture on objects in the solar system. And if there's a planetarium - oh boy you know the cubs (and the grown-ups too) are gonna be entranced by the projections of all the stars and planets.

Wukong, pointing to a star: "Hey I know that guy! We fought one time!" Tang: "...what?" Wukong: (*pointing to Zeta Piscium*) "Wood Wolf of Legs; Revati." Tang, gasping: "The Yellow Robed Demon." Wukong: "Yeah!" Luzhen, in baby babble: "He's very far away." (*tries grabbing for the projection of the star*)

The gift shop is decimated. XD

[sorrowfulrosebud]

I know damn well for a fact that Bakugou is deeply frightened of contortionists and double jointed ppl (me). Imagine a reader who’s a total cunt about it 😈😈

The UA’s first years talent show was a complete hit, and being the shy creature you were, you offered to work behind the scenes with Kirishima and the others. It was a total success, with rapturous applause and cheers. However, due to your shy nature, it wasn’t until you had snuck off to the haunted house team that someone had noticed you had gone.

SFX had always been a nifty little hobby of yours; hours spent in front of your bedroom mirror deftly applying latex and fake blood proved to be very useful during Halloween parties, and even day to day practice. That and the fact that you were a practicing contortionist made Shinsou and the other members of Class 1-B sought you out.

“Pleaseeeeeee Kachaan!! The haunted house sounds like so much funnnn!” Kaminari whined, pulling on Bakugou’s shirt. Katsuki knocked his hand away with crackling hands.

“No fuckin’ way, spark plug! It’s a fucking waste of time,” he yelled back. Kaminari glared at him before his face shifted into one of a playful foxes.

“Oooooooh? Is the mighty Kachaan of the Bakugou’s a (dare I say) PUSSY?!” Kaminari exclaimed, emphasising the last word. Katsuki smacked the back of his head in irritation. Carmine eyes glared daggers into the other blond’s skull as Sero slung his arm around his friend’s shoulders.

“Pluuuuus, I heard resident cutie (Y/N) volunteered to be a scare actor. She’s so shy, so it’s difficult to imagine. I bet she looks adorable, like a cute lil zombie who didn’t quite turn,” Sero purred, sleazy grin already applied. Katsuki contemplated before grunting in annoyance.

“Shut the fuck up, elbows and dunce face! Damnit, can’t believe I’m gonna fucking do this,” he grumbled, shoving his hands in his pockets and stomping to the grounds.

After paying for the tickets for all three of his friends (“I’m sorry Bakubro, my wallet is in my other trousers!”), the trio made their way through the house.

Shinso and the others popped out, managing to scare Denki and Hanta with ease. Denki let out the occasional scream and bolt of lightening, causing Bakugou and Sero to smack the back of his head.

The overall ambiance was something Bakugou wasn’t impressed with; cheap lights, a shitty background soundtrack and the few odd jumpscares from his underlings. He would rather slit his throat than admit it, but he was looking forward to seeing you. You had a natural talent for scaring people; being shy and quiet made it easy to sneak up on your friends, intentional or not. So he was intrigued to see how you would pull out the stops.

The final room was cast in a deep purple glow with a large box in the middle. A metal handle was attached to the side of said box, completely still.

Bakugou rolled his eyes and tried for the exit, only to widen his eyes at the locked door.

“T-this isn’t funny man! Open the door!” Denki begged, being scared too much today.

“I’m fucking trying! Stupid thing is jammed!” He grunted in effort. Just then, a creepy song started to play from the music box. The tune of “Pop goes the weasel” filtered through the air as the boys watched in slight alarm.

The music stopped just before the chorus of the song. A slight creak came from the box. A blackened foot crept out, it’s pair soon following.

Your legs tangled themselves out of the box with grace before you manipulated them in different knots and pretzels. Your head snapped to the boys, letting out a terrifying screech as you crab-walked to them with dizzying speed.

A loud scream was let out, but it was not from Denki or Sero. It was from the blonde who was trembling and sparking his fists. Denki had jumped into Sero’s arms as the two controlled their hyperventilating.

You stared at the lads before cackling your ass off.

“OH MY GOD, WAS THAT YOU BAKUGOU?!?” You couldn’t believe it! The stoic faced blond who had stared death in the face more times than a 16 year old should, was afraid of a little gymnastics routine. Bakugou calmed himself down, steeling his nerves before glaring at you with the intensity of a thousand suns.

“Not. A. Fucking. Word. To. ANYONE. Understand?” He hissed through gritted teeth. He couldn’t believe his crush was able to scare him so badly, just by walking on your legs and back weirdly.

Your laughter subsided as you looked at him properly. For some reason, you felt at ease. You rearranged your limbs so you were standing properly. Your newly confident nature gave you the extra push.

“I’ll tell you what. To apologise for scaring you so bad, I’ll take you to that spicy mapo tofu place. Say, Saturday at 1?” You tilted your head, makeup still unnerving your crush.

“Tch, fine. But you’re paying,” he agreed, completely forgetting about his entourage who were staring at him wide-eyed.

You nodded and smiled widely, false fangs glinting in the purple light. You went back to the box, placing yourself in with ease. The door behind the boys clicked, leaving them to tumble themselves out and blink into the sun. It was silent for a whole 15 seconds before Denki opened his mouth.

“OH MY GOD, KACHAAN HAS A DATE!” Denki yelled before Bakugou slapped a hand over his mouth.

“Not a fucking word about today. Understand me sparky?” He hissed. Denki nodded in intimidation.

“Good, now piss off. I need to go get something,” he muttered, pushing past his friends with his phone in his hand.

Boneless Banquet 🥨

Pay for dessert and promise to never do that shit again, and I’ll pay for the next meal

[ikilledmyhamster]

Since y'all voted for The main Trio, You shall receive~!

I had to think for a moment about this one, since it's kind of hard to imagine their childhood.

They're literally the trio:

-Tired

-Crazy

-Even Crazier

But anyway, their childhood would be quite messy I'd say myself, oh well. Let's begin!

Story: Strade was a lonely and only child and didn't have any friends because of his...disturbing behavior. So he mostly plays alone in his backyard, or at the park. His parents never really cared where strade went, they just know that he'll come back home when he wants to. Strade was one of the kids who played alone in his kindergarten, the other kids were scared of him because one time, he punched a kid who stole his juice box and the kid got a really big bruise on his left eye. Strade never really cared though and so did his parents.

Strade was eating alone as usual, him being a messy eater could sometimes end up with him throwing his food at the other kids if he wanted to. But this particular day was different, while strade was eating his lunch he saw some kids bullying another kid in the garden. He ignored it, obviously since he wasn't the type of kid who would defend a bullied kid. But something about the boy was...different...odd almost...he recognized who the boy was, he was a new kid at the kindergarten..."Lawrence Oleander" was his name. He was a shy boy in the kindergarten, he likes plants, reading botanical books and pretty much liked drawing corpses or weird antler-like creatures.

Strade found Lawrence interesting to say the least, the boy also looked extremely pale and creepy, he almost looked like a doll...strade sat up from his seat and walked towards the four of them. Three of the kids who bullied Lawrence immediately ran away after seeing strade, they were scared of him obviously. Lawrence was crying but strade told him to stop and when he didn't stop, strade would hit his head. Lawrence was confused and angry at strade for hitting him but strade just called him a crybaby, lawrence didn't get too mad since he was used being called crybaby by the other kids. He had long blonde hair, pale skin, and bright blue eyes, he also had a sunflower in his hair. Strade asked Lawrence why he draws corpses all the time or even collect dead things, he also asked why Lawrence liked flowers. Lawrence didn't want to answer so strade kept pestering him into telling him, eventually Lawrence gave in and explained how those things are his hobbies and he just likes doing them. But ever since that happened, the two became friends which was surprising for the other kids how lawrence could befriend strade, now the kids were scared of both of them

Strade and Lawrence would sometimes play in strade's backyard. He never really took care of his plants so Lawrence always looked after them, even a kid his age that was quite impressive. Strade would steal hardware tools from his dad's tool box, sometimes he would grab a hammer or even a drill, he would always play with sharp objects which lawrence didn't like. Strade always teases lawrence with the tool because quote on quote from strade; "It's fun to see people cry". Well one day when the two were playing in the garden, they spotted a red bush? But it was moving! Strade and Lawrence were curious as to what was in their bush, so strade walked towards the bush and pulled hard on the tail, he actually dragged something out of the bush. It was a small young boy but, he had ears and a tail!? The boy looked scared after being dragged out of his hiding spot. Lawrence looked worried and confused while strade looked happy and completely interested in the boy. The boy had red/orange fox ears and a tail, strade immediately started touching his tail and his ears, the boy was curious but the little fox boy was too scared so he hid behind lawrence.

Strade asked what his name was, the boy answered nervously; "Ren Hana". Strade was thrilled to hear his name, he pushed Lawrence out of the way and hugged ren tightly...too tightly, and spoke to him that they were now going to be friends and ren had no choice at all. Lawrence angrily said to strade that he couldn't just drag someone into their friend group and also forcing them. Strade didn't bother listening to lawrence and just dragged ren with him with Lawrence walking behind the two.

Childhood Moments: Strade would often prank lawrence by scaring him with bugs in his hair or his clothes, he would always prank ren by pulling on his tail which hurt for the poor fox boy. But don't worry, because ren and lawrence always found a plan to prank strade back and that was locking him in a cold room with no windows or lights just completely in the dark, at first strade wouldn't care but soon he got scared and yelled at law and ren to get him out, this is the part where lawrence take a "Wendigo" Mask and scare strade in the dark, which worked! Another childhood memory was when ren would always do strade and Lawrence's hair, since the two had long hair, he would often braid their hair while they're asleep or...he would put hair extensions and...maybe he has cut their hair before...by accident? And of course the two were not happy about it at all. Strade would sometimes buy animal collars and put them on ren since well, ren was technically a pet to strade, but Lawrence always ended up cutting those collars because it made ren uncomfortable.

Sillies!!: Strade, Lawrence, & Ren would often cause trouble in their kindergarten, pretty much just messing with the other kids by well..scaring them and giving them nightmares. Strade being Strade, Lawrence bringing in dead animals, & ren always eating raw mice that he would get his hands on. The three would also often spend their time in an old treehouse they found in the park, since they officially own it.

Treehouse: The treehouse would be filled with their stuff and also dead animals because of ren and lawrence. They often have sleepovers, or just playing like the usual. Strade, Lawrence, & Ren would always sleep together since sometimes it'd be cold, strade being in the middle, lawrence on his left and ren on his right.

That's pretty much it for strade, lawrence, & ren's childhood, let me know what else do you guys want me to do?

[tvlandofficiall]

Ralsei: *some real fucked up shit about their nature as darkners*

Lancer: "I'm 8 years old"

Ralsei: "emotionally yes, physically you're just as old as your fountain ^_^"

Lancer: "what?"

Ralsei: "what?"

(Idk if you subscribe to the Last Thursday theory about darkners, tho I don't think it changes how real they are, nor do I think it makes them lesser than the lightners since I think the Last Thursday theory can be applied to the light world too)

i get what you're going for, but i don't subscribe to the "last thursday" theory at all! the way i see it is this – the dark worlds have existed for a long time on a lower plane of existence, influenced by the lightners interfacing with them through their object forms. a dark fountain "creates" an instance of that world shaped by the knight's will where the lightners can interface with the darkners and the dark world itself face-to-face. (think of it like how although the game we call the light world is influenced by us interfacing with it as a video game, we cannot talk to kris or susie face-to-face or interact with the light world the way we would the places and people in our world. we'd need some kind of magical power to do that.) this is why we have things like the spamton q&a taking place before the knight arrived, darkners knowing about other darkners from future dark worlds (ie; jevil referencing queen, spamton&seam referencing darkners from ch3), and both the characters in the game and toby fox explaining that the dark fountains change darkners' behavior. those worlds have always existed and there is currently more indication in-game for that than there is against it.

that said, i do think being around ralsei (and being friends with the lancer fan club in general) is almost certain to drop some sort of light world (or even our world) knowledge on lancer. his and susie's shared arc involves questioning the status quo of closing fountains and destroying dark worlds (and i imagine the weird inconsistencies in the roaring story, too, judging by how lancer'll likely keep turning to stone the more he comes along on adventures), and so i'm sure both of them will butt heads with ralsei when fate and the power it has comes to take the trio (and kris, too, of course) all to task. themes!

[mahi-does-some-art]

The c3 agents incharge of monitoring the Servamp house are about to see just how lame the Servamps really are

REAL they're all a bunch of different types of nerds. Their Eves too.

I would assume that because of the familiarity, C3 wouldn't send over anyone to monitor them that they don't already know and I would guess that the C3 agent(s) in charge of that would either live with them or come over so often they practically live there. So either someone from dark knight trio, shuuhei or maybe it's just iduna who gets put in charge of that! Maybe she'll still work for C3 but this time making stuff that helps vampires!

God imagine how funny the reports would be if they had to write any every week.

"This week the Servamps of Lust and Greed got into a fencing match over the state of Greed's wardrobe. Melancholy and his group of elite subclass played so many pranks on his siblings most of them banded together in a fox hunt where Melancholy was found hiding in the air vents."

"At around 3:58 pm, the Eve of Sloth kicked every other resident out of the house because they were all being overly loud and on the cusp of flinging each other through walls and he couldn't de-esculate the situation. It's cold out here."

"A monopoly board was bought and smuggled into the house by one of the subclass of Melancholy. It's been burned before it could be used for everyone's safety. The Eve of Sloth made everyone smores from the fire. They were delicious."

[haradasaya]

The Swan Princess (Chapter 3)

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The Swan Princess, a Redacted Audio retelling of Swan Lake CW: Fem!Lovely, Fem!ListenerCharacter

Vincent and Sam took their time to re-equip their horses before heading off into the woods, bows slung over one shoulder, and a quiver of silver tipped arrows over the other. These woods were known for being home to all kinds of creatures—mystical and common alike. There had been plenty of times the trio of friends had gone racing after an elk, or a moose, sure that they could take the beast down if they worked together. 

There were also many times that Sam had needed to practice his healing magic to stop potentially fatal wounds from killing the prince or princess after said adventures. By the time they’d all grown older, it had become much easier for the three of them to actually hunt cohesively, as more of a team than as three self-proclaimed invincible children. Those had been the days too—those long weekends spent camping underneath a blanket of stars. It was hard not to be nostalgic while hunting within the same woods. Especially since neither of them had been back since Lovely’s death.

“It seems nothing wants to risk its hide today.” Sam said, glancing around the woods once more for a sign of brown fur or bright feathers. They’d seen several small squirrels or bluebirds within the trees, but nothing larger—certainly nothing worth their arrows. 

“I know we used to hunt here often, but I didn’t think we’d run the place dry.” Vincent scoffed.

“Yeah. Been more than a year since we been back. You’d think something would be running around here by now; even a baby somethin’.”

Vincent nodded once, inhaling deep in an attempt to calm his nerves. “You don’t think there’s something else out there, do you?”

Sam chuckled. “What, like the bear we couldn’t take down on your birthday that one year?”

Vincent smiled back. “Who knows, maybe it remembered us, and is getting revenge by chasing away all the animals?”

Sam paused, sliding off the saddle of his horse. “I think if that bear wanted revenge, it wouldn’t protect the other creatures o’ the forest; it’d just come after us.”

Vincent followed suit, sliding off the saddle and gripping the reins in his hand. “Yeah, you’re probably right.”

The two walked through the brush for a short while, hoping that their weight off the horses’ backs wouldn’t make their breathing so heavy, and some animals would feel safe enough to come out. Before they knew it, they found themselves at the slope of the deep valley said to hold mystical creatures never before seen by human eyes. Neither spoke the words, but one look between them said they’d be willing to take their chances with a mystical beast should they encounter one, rather than coming up empty in the woods they’d already rode through.

The horses were skittish at first, not too keen on taking the trip down the inclined path. It wasn’t incredibly steep—for a human, anyway, but after a few unsuccessful attempts to goad the horses down the hill, the boys retraced their steps, and tied them up on a tree branch easily visible from the slope. 

Vincent went first, eager to see what kind of mythical creatures lived within the forest of fable; hoping there were things like deer with huge horns and giant hooves, or fowl the size of an ox. Sam only laughed at the wild imagination of his friend, offering instead things like fae, five-tailed foxes, or even a unicorn.

“We won’t be shootin’ a unicorn, even if we see one. Don’t get too excited.”

Vincent offered a small, fake pout. “Well fine, I don’t want to take home a kill either then.”

Sam playfully hit his friend on the shoulder, sending the boy stumbling for his footing when they heard a ruffling of feathers only a few paces away. They had found themselves close to the shore of a marvelous lake, one that shone the reflected light of the setting sun. Vincent did his best to stand back up as quietly as he could, afraid even a snapped twig would scare off the creature.

Sam stood behind him as they both peeked out from behind the large tree where they had found themselves.

“It’s a swan!” Vincent whispered, the enthusiasm clearly evident in his tone. 

“Look at how beautiful it is.” Sam commented, mesmerized by the sight. “Those feathers—they’re almost… glowing.”

The two boys looked on, before Vincent pulled an arrow from his quiver, notching it into place on the bowstring. Sam gripped his hand, stopping him from taking aim.

“Wait. Something feels wrong about this.”

Vincent scoffed at his friend. “I don’t know about you, Sammy, but I want a kill to take home to my father, so that he at least doesn’t think I’m a failure of a hunter before he chops off my head for running away again. I’m getting the damn bird.”

Sam tried to catch Vincent’s eye, but the prince was honed in on his potential prize. 

“Besides… that sun is steadily dropping. If I don’t go after it now, I’ll miss my chance entirely.”

Sam still didn’t like the idea, a strange presence washing over him as he stood there, watching the bird float quietly along the surface of the water. “Alright Vince. Just make it quick. I’m getting a feeling like we shouldn’t be here.”

Vincent drew back his bow, the metal arms creaking with the stretching of the bowstring. “Don’t worry Sammy, we’ll be outta here right—”

He steadied his aim, slowly releasing his breath from his lungs as he tightened his diaphragm, strengthening his core, and with a simple flick of his fingers, fired the arrow…

…wide. It hit the water with a hard twick! sound, scaring the poor bird from its comfortable position on the lake, before flapping feathery wings and taking off in the other direction.

“—now.”

Sam laughed at how bad the shot had been. “I thought she trained you better than that.”

Vincent only huffed again, grabbing another arrow and notching it before starting after the swan. “Not all of us can have perfect shots like her!” He called out as he raced off after it, Sam following shortly behind. The golden rays of the sun cascaded down through the trees, bathing the world in either radiant light or stark shadow. The swan ducked in and out of his sight, flying behind the trees but remaining close to the shore of the great lake before them. Vincent fired off arrow after arrow, hoping to hit it in flight, but his aim hadn’t improved in the slightest. Sam was still hesitant to fire his bow, unsure why he felt so uneasy about attacking the poor creature.

Eventually, the swan dove into a patch of cattails and sedges, evading the men’s sight.

“Damnit!” Vincent huffed, hurriedly scanning the plants for any sign of those marvelous white feathers. “Where’d the damn thing go?”

Sam huffed, trying to catch his breath from all the running they’d done. This section of the lake was cut off by an inland patch of land that seemed to wind between the plants, while the shore of the lake continued in the same direction from where they had just come. Hiding well enough in the sedges, the swan could have gone either direction completely unnoticed.

“Okay, okay wait. I can see that his little patch of land goes almost completely around this section. I’ll head this way, and you stay along the shore, see if we can’t find it. If you see anything, let me know, alright?”

Sam huffed a few more times, before sucking in a large gulp of air. “You got it, captain.”

Vincent turned away from his friend, convinced he’d be able to find the bird before the last of the sun disappeared beyond the rising valley walls above them. On this side of the lake, opposite to where the sun was setting, were the few remaining rays of sunlight. From his position, Vincent could see the slope where they’d entered the valley, and their horses were tiny specks of color against the green and brown treeline. He hadn’t expected to have gone so far away from his horse, but he was close now, and wouldn’t leave without his trophy.

He sunk low into a crouch, hoping that the lower angle would help him to see through the tall brush.

In the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of white, and then it vanished. He paced forward, crawling as silently as he could manage… until the swan came back into his sights. It had moved towards the outward edge of the plants, and was headed for the center of the lake. His arrow was already notched into his bowstring, and as silently as he was able, pulled the bow taut in his hands. He watched it move for a few silent moments, noting its odd behavior as it seemed to look around for any more signs of danger. 

What an odd thing for an animal to do, he thought. By this time, almost the entire valley was bathed in shadow, and the creature, thinking itself safe, pressed out of the grass. Vincent wouldn’t have a clearer shot than he did right now. His sights were honed into the backside of the bird, and with a single arrow, he could have his prize.

It was then that the rest of the sunlight lifted off the lake to his right, and a slow, whirring whisper filled the air. Before his very eyes, a smoke of red and black and blue whirled in the air around the swan, and he stood up from his squat as he watched this dark magic change the form of the animal right before his very eyes. He couldn’t help his mouth falling open as the figure that emerged from the mist slowly became more and more familiar.

The frill at the bottom of the dress in this purple color that Vincent knew, above that a similar set of frills in white and lilac, leading up to a cinched waist in creme and purple. He knew that dress. It was the same dress that he’d marveled at the craftsmanship of while on his love the day she was set to return to her own kingdom for the summer—the dress she had worn the day of her accident. His eyes wandered further upward, toward the long golden chain on her neck, a small glowing stone on the end; and finally upon the face of the woman who had moments ago been a magnificent swan.

The woman’s eyes remained closed for a moment while the rest of the magic faded away, but when she opened her eyes, Vincent and her gazes’ locked, and the whole world went silent.

“...Lovely?”

The girl’s eyes went wide, and she opened her mouth to speak…

…and promptly fell into the deep water beneath her.

Vincent’s brain took another second to register what had happened, but when he realized that Lovely was literally drowning in the lake, he immediately took off into the water after her. When he finally couldn’t touch the ground beneath his feet, he swam as fast as he could out to her flailing form. 

The instant his hand gripped her arm, he knew that it was her. Lovely was a lot of things, but a strong swimmer was not one of them. Wearing such a large dress wouldn’t have made it any easier, either, but Vincent still pulled her towards the shore with all his might.

Eventually, he was able to touch ground again, and he gave a final, mighty pull towards himself, where he was finally able to see the face of the girl that he loved before him; hair plastered to her face, devoid of any of her traditional makeup, but still beautiful all the same.

“Lovely, is that really you?” He asked as he pulled her into his chest, still walking backwards towards the shore as he did so.

The girl couldn’t look him in the face, instead pressing her forehead to her fists, pressed against his chest, heaving with every step that he took. Was she alright? Why couldn’t she look at him? Vincent hadn’t been wrong, could he? This was his Lovely? He had seen her face and dress so clearly, it had to be her.

So why was she hiding her face? Vincent finally sloshed his way into a shallow yet somewhat flat area, where he was able to set Lovely down, hoping that he’d be able to get a good look at her face. She continued to hide her face from him, turning and facing back out towards the water the first moment that she was able.

Vincent stood speechless, arms outstretched in question and shock. “Lovely?”

The girl let her hands slowly fall to her sides, still facing away. She took a few deep breaths, seeming to calm her heart as she turned, slowly, towards Vincent, who was only a few paces away.

Her hand was gripping the amulet that he’d gifted her—the one that had glowed when she’d… transformed. Everything was still so confusing, so alarming. How was she here? How was he here? The words wouldn’t come, not for the longest time.

“Hello, Vincent.”

Those two words were all that he needed to hear before the world came crashing down around him. It was her, she was here, she was ALIVE! Before he knew it, tears had overflowed from his eyes, and he began to sob, body wracked with all of the emotions he hadn’t let himself feel for a year—and then on top of it all, that none of it had been true at all! She was alive!

When he finally gained enough breath to speak, his words were still wet and mumbled but he managed to ask, “How is this possible? Is it–is it really you?”

Lovely smiled, that beautiful smile that he loved so much. “It’s me, I’m… I’m here.”

He hiccuped again, still in complete disbelief, before opening his arms and closing the distance between them, her meeting him in the middle. 

Well, almost the middle. Lovely came at the poor boy with so much force that she ended up knocking him backward into the water below, her arms wrapped snugly around his neck to keep them pressed chest to chest against the other. When Vincent sat up, and after he’d shaken the water from his hair and his eyes, his gaze met her loving one, and passion and habit overtook his limbs. He pulled her into his arms quicker than she could take in a breath, laughing at the tightness and the suddenness and the simpleness of it all around them.

Vincent breathed in the scent of her skin just above her neckline, right in the crook of her neck where he’d liked to lay his head all that time ago. Lovely pressed her face into the space between his chin and his jaw, places that she’d peppered kisses all those times in the small moments when they’d snuck away for time alone. She was still his flower, duty before passion, as they’d both said all those times.

Now felt so far away and yet so close to those moments. It was so incredibly intimate that neither wanted to let go. Vincent couldn’t stop his tears. Lovely couldn’t contain her joy.

“I thought I’d never see you again.” He whispered against her skin, pressing a soft kiss to the freckle over he shoulder, the one he’d kissed so many times before. “I thought I’d lost you.”

Lovely finally pulled back, enough to see his face, to hold his cheeks beneath her hands and whisper her reply. “I never gave up hope that you’d come find me.”

Vincent smiled through his tears, taking a hold of the back of her head and pulling her in, pressing his lips firmly against hers. This was his validation of reality. This worked better than a pinch to his ribs, better than a whack to the back of his head to prove this was happening. He kissed her with the passion of a dying man, one given the chance at a second life inside the embrace of his love. He withdrew for a breath, but returned instantly, missing her for even the half a second he’d spent apart. He chuckled at the sensation of her breath against his nose, feeling how soft it was, even after all this time—just as he remembered. Oh how he’d missed the feeling of her lips against his, missed the passion that danced between them when their bodies were pressed together like this. Oh how he’d missed Lovely. His best friend. His Queen.

When the two finally pulled away, Lovely couldn’t stop smiling. Vincent, the love-stuck fool that he was, couldn’t either. He stood, offering his hand to get her out of the chilling water. By now, the sun had set even over the distant mountains beyond this valley, and though the air was warm from the hot summer day, being completely drenched did nothing to help the chill that rolled over their skin as they exited the water.

“Lovely, I still can’t believe that it’s you. You–you must tell me everything,” He demanded, gripping her hands in his own, “how did you end up here? How did you do that thing with the magic and the smoke and the… turning into a swan? Why have you–”

Lovely pressed a finger over his lips to silence him. “In due time, my love. I will answer all of your questions.” Her face fell dark, the smile slipping slowly from her lips. “But there is a danger here. I must ensure that tonight is not a night that he will appear. He’ll kill you if he sees you here with me–”

Vincent blinked many times in a row, trying to comprehend all that she was saying. “Wait, if who appears? Lovely, what are you talking about?”

The princess quickly scanned the surrounding area, eyes darting quickly between trees and over the lake and even beyond that into the distance as much as could be seen. Vincent still didn’t understand what she meant, but it slowly became clearer the longer she went about scanning her surroundings. “Lovely, who did this to you?”

She looked into his eyes, pleading with him to simply obey her wish. “Please, we must make sure it’s safe first.”

When he tried to protest, she shook her head, stopping his words. “Soon, my love. I promise, soon.”

Vincent wasn’t happy to agree, but he did, taking her outstretched hand and following her through the treeline just past the end of the beach, until they were at a place on the complete opposite side of the lake from where he’d entered from—if he remembered right, anyway. She took him to the little hovel carved into the hill and a tree trunk that she’d come to call home for the past year. It wasn’t much, and to be honest she was ashamed to show him the dismal place she’d been forced to stay, but she also wouldn’t hide anything from him. And besides, things were going to get better. Her prince had come for her—he’d come to save her, just like princes always did. She was going to be okay.

She sat him down, cross-legged on the ground within the safety of her hovel, and took his hands in hers, studying his face after so long apart. She vowed to never forget a single detail from today onward. “So, my love. What do you want to know first?”

[ms-erin-kallus]

I’m of the thought that Peridea is Mortis. Hear me out.

When there are aerial shots as they fly around Mortis in CW, you see tall, scattered towers in the distance. In Ahsoka, they fly through a field of similar structures on Peridea.

When it’s day on Mortis there is sunshine and lush, numerous plants but at night it all dies. I know that it’s not actually said, but it could be construed that day was aligned with the Daughter and night with the Son because when she died the tree behind her changed. It didn’t look like it died, but something definitely happened to it. Peridea is dead. It’s grey, there’s no sun and there’s very little vegetation. The Daughter’s statue at the end is partially destroyed, it’s probably not related, but again, it’s Filoni so who knows. Also, the Son was the only one of the three that wasn’t stabbed by the dagger. Anakin got him with his lightsaber. The Father could hold a saber’s blade with his hand and Star Wars characters love to survive being stabbed in the abdomen. I dunno.

Now the fun part, a few lines from CW.

‘[…] I don’t even know if we’re in our own galaxy.’ Maybe ya weren’t?

‘An intersection like I’ve never felt before.’ The end credits are a visualization of numerous paths that eventually intersect through Peridea.

‘A conduit to which the entire force flows. An amplifier and a magnet.’ Baylon notes several times that something incredibly strong is going on there and that he’s drawn to it, so much so that he literally bails on his Padawan, that he obviously cares about and claims to have been training as something more than ‘a Jedi’, the second he doubts her dedication to ‘his’ cause.

Speaking of our silver fox, ‘the Jedi archives spoke of this place,’ and, ‘a land of dreams and madness, children’s stories come to life (interesting wording). Stories of the galaxy are considered folk tails of ancient past, long forgotten.’ Anakin tells the Father ‘the Jedi have never spoken of this’ and he answers ‘few still know of our existence.’

When the Daughter takes Obi Wan to the alter for the blade that can control her brother, it’s surrounded by suspiciously familiar green flames and when he takes it, it looks an awful lot like blades created/wielded by Nightsisters. Ya know the people that had been there ‘since before days were counted’. The Father admits that the three of them immigrated there. Later it’s mentioned of the Nightsisters, ‘perhaps they flee a power stronger than their own.’ Maybe they left when the first group of ‘Ones’ showed up and they realized ‘nope’ and ducked out.

It’s made more than clear that the Ones are not immortal which means they couldn’t have been the only triad. This brings me to the picture. Looks reeeeal familiar. Even one of the hands appears to be positioned similar to the Daughter’s, it’s also on the same side as hers. The other is hard to make out but obviously is not the same. This is a stretch but I think the map was in the indentation in the middle figure and perhaps the Nightsisters took it with them when they left in case they ever wanted to go back? Could explain how Morgan knew about it, the Mothers told her. Also, the lines on either side don’t match up so it could’ve been clawed out?

So, if there have been more than one trio and they were both on Peridea, (and we haven’t seen the whole planet to see if there could’ve possibly been more) then it could explain when Obi Wan told Anakin ‘the planet is the force’.

This kills me. It was one of the portals in Rebels when Ezra was in the WBW. Those figures on the top look awful familiar and those look like howlers on the sides. If Filoni had been cooking this up since then, can you imagine what we could’ve had if they hadn’t cancelled it? Ahsoka should’ve been animated to continue it. I digress… There was a mention of a ‘pathway’ in the show. I thought that word choice was interesting because it was never used in regards to the whales….

There’s also that hypothesis that Baylon is looking for the WBW to stop ‘the cycle’.

Worth noting, the Father told Anakin ‘this place is strong with the force. Darkness has no hold here.’ I don’t think it’s an insinuation that the light side does solely, but, rather, that neither does/can/should. It’s only been ~30 years since they died. I doubt there was another group on standby, so the force is probably in a bit of disarray, especially if the Son could still around in some way. If Baylon really wants to try to ‘stop the cycle’, then this is the perfect time to do it because the force is basically unguarded. We all know that doesn’t happen, but he doesn’t.

This got chaotic. Be gentle, I’m no SW expert and I cry easy.

[neverchecking]

We're gonna Found Family this and Tia and Champ are not taking no as an answer. Both Aaliyah and Sage get lured in by the two and then the next thing they know, they're got a whole extended family ready to square up for them.

And they have no idea how that happened.

But yes, Tia and Aaliyah have it all plotted out only for everything to get thrown out of the window when the baby comes.

(Sorry but all I could think of was labour happens and Tia has to go give Sage a shield halfway through.

"Why do I need this?"

"Just trust me."

*Through the doors* "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S TWO?!?! LINK, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

"Firstly, congrats. It's twins. Secondly, i'd keep that on you until she calms down a bit.")

But whether there's one baby or multiples, that kid has a whole village behind them. The family tree is large and complex and none of them would have it any other way.

I like to think Daruk and Yunobo both become really wary of hugging Aaliyah, handling her like she's glass right up until she ends up biting one of them. But all the hugs. All the time.

The absolute shenanigans that are going on to 'test their worthiness' by the Trio become legendary. Tia's ability to handle them moreso. Twi, Wars and First are just more smitten because Tia's just casually handling the most feral people they've ever met plus managing anyone else who thinks they have a say like it's a walk in the park.

(Revali is honestly just there for the chaos. It's his revenge. Riju is his co-conspirator for when he needs one.)

As for rubbing their noses in it, I've read through some of the ficlets with Ceres in it and something came to me. Like imagine Aaliyah and the Triplets decide to have some fun in... say Tia's study. (Champ has the intelligence to not tempt fate and sticks to the Zora Domain) Tia walks in on them and just like sprays them with an opal-infused weapon like they're horny cats and she has a spray bottle. The only one who's allowed to have sex in her office is her and since she cant have sex until at least a confirmed wedding date, no one else is having sex in her vicinity. None of you know her pain so S U F F E R.

(Like Tia doesn't particularly care about the whole 'wait til marriage' thing but she does understand that murkying the waters with an out-of-wedlock baby so early into her plans of dismantling the monarchy would just make things difficult. So she has to wait even if she doesn't like it. Also her suitors are respectable and honourable men who were raised with the idea of tradition. Tia's more modern sensibilities is desperate to see how far she can push them until someone snaps. It'll probably be her. (Although I can see Twilight snapping first. First and Wars are holding on by the skin of their teeth.))

And for one final giggle. The group has a sign that says "IT HAS BEEN X NUMBER OF DAYS SINCE SOMEONE BIT A PERSON/ MONSTER " The record was two weeks before Tia broke it in her fox form. She got given so much shit for it because she was the one who made the sign.

ANFFNB Tia and champ just gently luring them in with snacks only for everyone else to pounce on them the second they're close enough. Sage never had a father figure? Bc his behavior is fatherless and I will not accept anything otherwise. Now he has TWO With Teba and Daruk. Aaliyah has no clue what being a mother entails? OH LOOK- Now Urbosa is helping her and Riju and Tulin are perfect little siblings to practice on. They have siblings and parents and fnofnf They just love their feral little assholes, both of whom are still tryna figure out wtf just happened.

Labor is an absolute SHIT SHOW. calling it now. Bc let's face it, Aaliyah is incapable of staying still, even when he's nine months fucking pregnant and feels like a whale. She's still hiding in caves (That have long since been cleaned out) or playing with the ranch dogs that come down to visit. So she's probably doing laundry or something when it starts. And if anyone knows anything about labor it's that its never like the movies. It starts of slow then picks up into active labor. But she has such a high pain tolerance that she probably just thinks its gas or something. ffonf Then her water breaks and it's an 'Oh shit-" Moment. Like Dead Silence. Sage is watching her for a second, she's watching him. Then just a panic. He's calling Tia and Champ and barking at them to get their ASSES OVER THERE And Aaliyah is freaking out bc THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN?

It's a mess.

(no bc now I'm thinking about this FNOFBF Sage up by her head, holding her hand and helping her through every contraction while Tia is down by her legs with Purah and when ones out Aaliyah is still groaning and crying and there's the second "Oh shit-" moment and Tia is just-

"It was nice knowing you, Sage."

"What- What do you mean by that?! Is the baby okay?! Is my wife okay?!"

"Oh yeah, all three are fine."

Aaliyah has to take a moment and make sure she heard that right, "What." Then she's looking up at him. "Link, I am going to NEUTER YOU-")

I love your brain sm gonna give it a kiss.

That kid is never gonna know the same loneliness their parents knew (Rn my current hc for them is a little boy named Sawyer and a little girl named Elliot. I haven't decided if they're twins or not nofnf). They will always have someone there for them no matter what.

I think moreso Daruk bc he knew her as this timid little girl (I;m guessing he also got their Daruk's memories...even if he's yk...dead) that followed everything the Sheikah told her to do. Yunobo has seen this girl firsthand bite a Moblins horn off and then use it to stab them to death. Daruk, and the rest of the champs for that matter, probably have a harder time seperating Aaliyah and Sage from who they were.

BUT ONCE THAT HAPPENS-

Oh hugs FOR SURE. Bc the gorons have their tough skin so even with the feral assholes biting them they don't feel it. IMAGINE THEM JUST -"They're love bites! :D" And Aaliyah is deadass tryna tear off flesh.

When she's pregnant they get much gentler of course, but hugs ANYWAY-

HGSITT The trio just putting them through actual hell. Like IMAGINE THEM JUST DROPPING ONE OF THEM IN A TEMPLE AND LEAVING THEM THERE LMAOO Tia has to go get them fnofnf FIFH ONE OF THE THREE GO FOR A TACKLE AND TIA JUST CATCHES THEM FHOFN

(Revali is an agent of chaos. And I'm HERE FOR IT. Riju and Tulin are his side kicks)

Those Ceres and Aaliyah fics are my lifeline rn I swear- FOFNF

POOR TIA SHE DIDN'T ASK FOR HER STUDY TO BE DISGRACED LIKE THAT. (Champ has more brains then we give him credit for) Aaliyah probably doesn't have the forethought to be like 'this is isn't the wild, i can't just suck dick wherever I want'. Tia just goes on like it's a normal occurance, squirting her with a water bottle ognfo. Tia fighting for her life, She doesn't wanna rush her wedding but also she just wants to get LAID MAN-

(The boys waiting <3 I love them sm and i love how they wait for her fhof. And her waiting so they don't accidentally pop out an early heir is so ffhoff I love that for them <3 She just has to wait until marriage though, then she can have all the babies she wants. Imagine the boys being more into waiting for marriage then she is fnofn. Like they're all for waiting and Tia is just shaking Aaliyah and whining about how much she DOESN'T WANNA WAIT-)

FHFOF I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. After like, three days it becomes a competition. Like they are bating each other into biting. AND THIS COUNTS FOR SEXUAL STUFF TOO. Sage can't bite Aaliyah, she can't bite him, and everything else is off limits. And yk what? They are competitive fuckers. So they hold out. Until of course, TIA breaks it to which they never let her live it down. Ever. It's in the speeches they give at her wedding. <3

[mouthsfullofsharpteeth]

I am here to add onto your mh animal headcannons because I love that kinda stuff. I think they are all pretty spot on, but consider this:

I really like your hawk idea for Brian but I have always seen him as a Coyote. Kind of a scraggly animal but they are known tricksters in media almost like a fox but more gruff and wild. He also just has dog energy. Like bro was probably a golden retriever kinda man before shit went down. Him as a cackling Coyote just mmmm. Makes sense.

Tim is hard, but i always stray away from bears for him. It just doesn't fit to me or make sense. He would be either a Black Wolf, a Wild Boar, or something along the lines of a Badger. Black Wolf because he is predatory and mysterious and all that jazz. Also if he was a Wolf it would make the main totheark guys a nice pack of dogs to tie it together. Boar or Badger because of his aggressiveness and his tackle everything mindset as Masky and his leave me alone demeanor. I could go on and on but I won't.

Jay is so much a little slinky rodent but also a blue Jay because uhh. Jay. BLUE JAY. GET IT AHAHAH. But like legitimately because it just fits him. Especially the curiosity they have. Also since blue Jays are in the corvid family it makes sense since those birds usually are known to follow wolves.

Alex as a buck is great. Love it. Same with Amy.

Mouse Jessica is on par with Mousely. We love it.

Sarah I can also see as a rabbit but honestly owl is great.

Seth as a white wolf is great but for him I imagine a smaller dog such as a fox. If we are to all agree on the seth is the third totheark member then its fitting because He's very intelligent and misleading and also a trickster. Also foxes are in many legends and stories so it just adds to the mystery.

And buh buh buh buh

New animal headcannon

The Operator!

This one is not at all well thought out in my head and I really want to see what other people think for it.

My first thought is a bald eagle just because they are bid symbols and because of the white face. But something along the lines of a vulture could make sense as well. Or even a big ass snake. Idk. Some sort of large predator that seems like the rest but is just wrong. Trying to think of animals that are tall and blend in with the woods. Deer come to mind cause the antlers look like branches but we already have two deer. Maybe an elk? Too bulky tho. And then the obvious answer. A swarm of white hornets. That would be a cool way to tie in the name. Idk. Help me out here.

If you read this then kudos to you. Thank you for listening to my ramblings. Enjoy. :)

OHHHH YES i love these. now that you mention it, coyote brian is such a good idea, i do really like that. I also like your idea of totheark being a little dog trio lolol, tho idk i just love tim being a bear so much i cant help it. big and fluffy, looks so cute and huggable. but could kill and maim. And jay as a blue jay is also one i considered lolol. but omggg i love your idea for the operator being a vulture, but i also get what you mean about something that just doesnt fit with the others. hmmm. I know @mersei47 had the idea of the operator being a hunter which is FUN and i do love, but if we're making them all animals.... hm. i also considered a moose or an elk because i really like the antler imagery. maybe a moose? or vulture? unsure...

but yes, i definitely enjoyed!!! loved reading this

[yaraaltrospace]

The Mermaid, The Octopus, The Dolphin and the Whale

I kept imagining a story similar to The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, but set in the sea and also carrying an environmental message.

The Mermaid is alone, looking not for a home, but a family. The Octopus meets her when she accidentally sits on him when he was camouflaged on a rock, and asks to join her on her quest, since she has nowhere to go. They swim together, the Octopus saying he loves to paint, but always makes a mess, and the Mermaid remembers that she's always been on her own since she can remember (possibly having been abandoned or being a survivor, as she sees a large fish eating something and shivers).

The duo hears a struggle and a Dolphin trapped in a net, struggling to get to the surface. The Mermaid and the Octopus help him out, and he immediately swims away, reuniting later on with them as they reach a part of the waters that looks "dark", stopping them from swimming forward. The Mermaid and the Dolphin look up from the surface and see "the men" polluting the location through a sewer pipe.

The Mermaid is sad that "the men" do such things, but the Dolphin assures that not all are like that, though the ones who care are very few; he then shows her a few tricks and flips, and admits he'd jump higher if his left fin wasn't hurt. The trio then talk about what a family is, and the Octopus then sees something stuck somewhere.

A Whale is beached, surrounded by garbage and seaweed. The Mermaid admits she can walk on land, but stopped after not finding a family; with her friends' reassurance, she does it again and attempts to push the whale, digging the sand around so hopefully he can slide. She is soon surrounded by "men", who help her push and dig, the Octopus and the Dolphin helping underwater to dig as well.

As night arrives, the Mermaid goes back to sea, greeted by her friends and the Whale, back in water and thankful. The four swim away from the beach, and ponder over the "few men" being able to make a difference by teaching how to take care of 'our home', meaning both land and sea. As they settle for the night on a nearby cave, the Mermaid has a nightmare and fears she might take too long to find a family, being comforted by the others, and reminded of all they've done so far and that they love her.

As morning comes, the Mermaid starts coughing and the trio realizes the sewer pipe's pollution has reached the cave, meaning they have to get away from there quickly. However, as they're leaving, they notice "the men" back on the beach, cleaning up the spot where the Whale was beached before and closing the pipe's pollution disposal. A boat comes over to them, and a couple and its child see the Mermaid is sick; with the Octopus, the Dolphin and the Whale watching, the Mermaid is properly medicated.

Later on, the Mermaid tells them the couple invited her to live with them, but she politely refused, saying that "she already has a family", referring to her friends. They all settle again in the cave to live together.

What do you think?

[lastchancevillagegreen]

Weld Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise) (released in 1991)

The last piece of the Neil Young puzzle that will be coming out in about three weeks in a reissue boxed set is his live album with Crazy Horse, the very excellent Weld. I bought a vinyl copy from some mail order company (the Sound Machine, perhaps or Siren Records, where ever it was I learned of their existence from Goldmine magazine, the only reason I ever bought the magazine was for it's ads) that I endlessly bought from in the 90s when I needed European copies of artists like Neil Young who I always bought on vinyl since the early, early days when I bought After The Goldrush on vinyl back when it came out. Both Young and Dylan were must buys on both CD and LP and if the US gave up on pressing vinyl I was a wise enough record fanatic to know Europe still sold these guys on vinyl. Above you see the album cover, the gatefold and then the back of the LP. Below are photos of all four of the record labels.

Arc which was included as a bonus disc on the Weld CD set has never been pressed on vinyl before. That is another why I'm so interested in this forthcoming big box set of LPs from Neil Young. The album is essentially nothing more than snatches of feedback, ethereal vocals snatches and if I'm not mistaken it opens with that now famous Neil Young quote, "It's all the same song!" The existence of this 30 minutes experimental comes from none other than Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore who suggested to Young that he release such an oddity. What are Thurston and Neil doing paling around together? Well, in 1990-1991 when Young and Crazy Horse were touring and recording what would become Weld, Sonic Youth (and Social Distortion) were the opening acts.

I was fortunate enough to catch Young and Crazy Horse on this tour in Bloomington, Illinois with my brother and his then wife (how many shows did the three of us see together, it seems like a mess of them, including a great show by Prince; my favorite piece of this memory is knowing we all remains friends to this day). I remember people at the arena carping about Sonic and booing them but the trio of us thought they were great. Thurston kept giving phony titles to the songs and honestly, they put on a sonic distortion of a show that was one of the noisiest and messiest shows you can imagine. And that's what you wanted! It all fit in with Young & Crazy Horse's epic sonic screeches and marathon Ragged Glory-feedback drenched songs. I often forget I saw this show mistakenly believing I didn't see Young until the early Aughts at The Fox Theatre in St Louis (I also saw him at the very first Farm Aid back when my first wife was still living and partaking in such nonsense as speed and rock and roll).

Before I lose sight of my point being here, below you will find the trio of discs that came out in 1991. It was a three CD set (not in a box, not wrapped with an obi) wrapped in shrink wrap only titled Weld with a bonus disc of Arc. Some sets were titled Arc-Weld and I've never quite understood what differentiated either set! Below you will find all three of the CD covers, followed by the jewel cases opened up. Then comes the back of the sets and I close out with a shot of the spine. You can see that Arc is distinctly the third disc (see the gatefold shots and then the spines).

Arc also came out as a stand alone release, odd as that seemed and despite having it as part of Weld, I wanted one of those weird stand alone copies. (My brother has a promo of Arc, which strikes me as even weirder!) Below is the cover of the disc, then the gatefold (the jewel case opened up) and then the back of the CD. Note there is no reference to "Disc Three" anywhere on this disc.

Here is a look at the spine of the album again showing that there is no mention of this being Disc 3 of anything for it is a stand alone release!

My rationale for posting these sets is because I'm excited for this big ol' box release of Neil Young music because this contains some of my very favorite Young music! And I wanted to be able to have the originals already lined up for comparative purposes in the future weeks!

[momiji-bookhouse]

You’re prolly busy w/ all the other requests from the event but imagine reader got into a duel before the throne and kazuha gets all anxious, not that he doubts reader but he got scared. Idk if you’ll see this but have a great day anyways

TO BRAVE THE LIGHTNING'S GLOW

pairing: Kaedehara Kazuha x gn!reader

genre: angst, hurt/some comfort, canonical character death

When Kazuha began traveling with Tomo, he always felt like you're more Tomo's friend than his. Tomo has known you longer, traveled with you longer, and you guys even have jokes that often left him confused.

But that doesn't mean you don't include him or don't try to be his friend. As a matter of fact, upon first meeting the young noble turned wanderer, you immediately notice the intriguing air of lightness he has around him. A sort of feet on the ground, head in the clouds kind of aura.

That and his insanely flowery language, of course.

It takes some time to get used to, but once you do you find yourself liking the soothing tone of his dulcet voice.

You teach him how to identify which mushrooms and berries are safe to eat, how to press flowers and leaves to preserve them, and how to gut a fish in just a few minutes.

In turn, he teaches you how to look for the signs of a storm approaching, how to discern between the footsteps of a prancing fox and an approaching enemy, and how to play a leaf flute (which to be honest you still haven't mastered yet).

The three of you make an efficient trio: Tomo with his charming personality that can help get a free meal or a room at a discounted price, you with your foraging and hunting skills, and Kazuha with his ability to feel the slightest change in the weather.

You find yourself bonding with him, especially in the nights when Tomo is sound asleep and snoring up a storm.

The night is so cloudless that there's no obstruction for the moon to shine on you, lending you silvered light so you can write your letters to the people you keep contact with. Some of them will be sent with pressed flowers or leaves, while some will have doodles of places or random things.

While sketching the outline of Ritou harbor with spontaneous strokes, you try to hum along with the unpredictable symphony currently being played by the platinum blonde wanderer, who is situated comfortably on a tree branch.

Letting the leaf fly with the wind, Kazuha lands without even a sound and sits down beside you. "That's a nice drawing."

"Really? You can make out the harbor from this?"

He tilts his head this way and that as he looks at your doodle. "Now that you say that..."

You playfully punch his shoulder, who laughs in response.

It's one of those nights when you two tend to stay more silent rather than talk, but on this particular night you're unsure if it's because the presence of the other is enough, or if both of you are trying to not bring up what is one both of your minds.

"You're leaving early tomorrow morning, right?" Perhaps against your better judgment, you breach the topic first.

Kazuha nods, his palms placed flat on the grass. "It's going to take a while for me to go from here to Watatsumi, so I figured I go as early as I can."

Meeting new people and parting from them is what to expected in a life of a wanderer. As people who hop from place to place, it is bound to happen. Even when two wanderers meet, it's never certain that they will travel together for too long, especially when the destinations they have in mind differ.

You and Tomo plan to go back to Narukami to meet some old friends before going to Yashiori, while Kazuha has his sights on Watatsumi Island. As such, what is expected to come has come, and it's time for you to part ways.

You're no stranger to the goodbyes and promises of meeting each other once more in the future, but you can't fathom why this particular farewell leaves such a bitter taste in your mouth. Is it because you know that you'll miss him and his light as air presence? Miss his poetic musings that you can't deny has made you see the world a little more brightly and romantically? Miss the stutter of his laughter and the banter between him and Tomo?

Will you stay?

Stay. Stay. Stay.

The word claw at your throat, but your bite down on your lower lip and force it down. Alas, you will not let yourself indulge in such hypocrisy when you too have freedom for a heart.

"I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you, too."

A teasing smile pull at the corners of your mouth. "You just say that because you'll miss my cooking."

Kazuha chuckles, but the emotion that then passes through his sunset eyes is one of sincerity. "I'll miss everything about you."

You think you felt your heart skip a beat, and maybe even flip upside-down and do cartwheels in your chest. But you control the warmth to not let it spread to the tips of your fingers and instead only to linger in the pits of your stomach. There is no need for such feelings to take root.

"Me too, Kazuha. Me too."

As you expected, you said goodbye to Kazuha the next morning and go your separate ways.

And as you expected, your trip went smoothly and you had a lot of fun catching up with old friends.

What you didn't expect is for everything to change so quickly.

The news come as the first of the pale sun rays touch the horizon. Everyone scatters around, muttering with each other about whether it's true or not. And then the first Vision holder near the village had their Vision taken away.

The Sakoku and Vision Decree are now officially in effect.

As Vision bearers yourself, you and Tomo quickly go into hiding, learning to hear for the rumors of people from the Tenryou Commission passing through to avoid them. Your mind inevitably goes back to Kazuha, and every night you pray for his safety.

Inazuma seems to change right before your eyes, ironic for the supposed pursuit of eternity decreed by the Raiden Shogun. Some people try to convince themselves that everything is fine, but you see the listlessness in some of their eyes, the frustration and weary state of those in Ritou. Some has even been driven to madness.

You try your best to help, but in the end it's Tomo who decided to take the plunge and do something unfathomable.

"Do you really think I'm going to let you do this alone?" "(Y/N)-" "You're insane, Tomo, absolutely insane!" "But maybe it's only such insanity that can open the eyes of the Raiden Shogun."

"Do you really believe that one person can change her mind?" "No, but perhaps this could make her understand that her will is not ultimate, and that there will always be those who dare to face the lightning."

So against your better reasoning, you go with him.

When Kazuha heard of the duel before the throne, he couldn't believe his ears. Why would you and Tomo throw yourself in such danger? Sure, he has heard his dear friend said that he believed someone could withstand the Musou no Hitachi, but he never thought he would actually go through with it.

And you. You and your smile that's larger than life. You and your hands that can chop a vegetable in seconds and grace him with the gentlest of touch while bandaging his wounds. You and your doodles and pressed flowers and an essence that seems to contain the best parts of the world.

He feels his Vision coming to life, pumping the wind into his every step as he races towards Tenshukaku. The adrenaline that should be warming his body only serve to chill him to the bones. He knows of both your and Tomo's capabilities, having sparred (and defeated) with you one too many times, admiring the training honed into you throughout the years.

But it doesn't quiet the voices in his head, doesn't make the ringing in his ears stop, or make his heart return to its usual beating. The people walking around the city must have been caught off-guard by a sudden whirlwind that stirs up the breeze before quickly dissipating, but Kazuha doesn't have the mind to care about what others think.

He has to make it in time. He has to.

The duel is set in a courtyard in Tenshukaku, a spectacle for all to see. Kazuha notices the outline of your body as you stand over someone from the Tenryou Commission, possibly some high-ranking officer, in a victorious stance. His heart lifts for a moment, before the scariest sound enter his ears.

Your eyes glance over the same time as his does, only able to catch a glimpse of Tomo's sword flying from his hand, the blade severed as it clatters helplessly to the ground.

You open your mouth, your eyes wide with fear as you try to command your legs to move toward him. You reach your arm out, but already out of the corner of your eyes you can see a flash of deadly purple as it crackles with energy.

"TOMO!!!"

It all happened so fast. A second passes, and for a moment the glow that surrounds your friend is ethereal, beautiful, and transient. But the destruction left in its wake is everlasting.

There isn't even a body left behind for you to mourn. Only ashes and fragments of what was once whole and human.

You feel your heart shattering along with him, an abyss forming in the pits of your stomach as it sucks away everything, leaving only behind a pain so raw that it grabs you by the throat and wrap you in its suffocating embrace.

You want to scream, but how does one scream when no mouth or sound can do justice to your agony?

Meanwhile, Kazuha is shell-shocked, tears rimming his eyes and his ears bursting with sounds that he has long been unable to decipher which one comes from him and the outside. But even with this cacophony he sees the soldiers moving towards you, no doubt to seize the Vision hanging from your belt.

Kazuha runs.

He picks you up and into his arms before grasping his friend's Vision as it sails through the air. The remnants of what was once a man's ambitions dies out as it burns in his hand, but Kazuha doesn't let out a sound.

"Kazuha! Stop!! Put me down! I have to go back–I have to–Tomo–!!" You're unsure of what you want either, babbling in his arms as he leads you away, aware of the soldiers hot on his tail and shouting for him to stop.

But he doesn't look back. Doesn't allow himself to look back.

He runs and runs until at some point you finally let yourself crumble into his chest and cry. Cry until there's nothing left and you're numb, but the hole in your stomach still doesn't close itself. Kazuha aches with every tear and sob, but he can't stop, not until both of you are safe and far away from the smell of smoky ash and death.

When the two of you are finally miles away from Narukami Island and under the protection of the rebellion, you and Kazuha would look at each other and see the whisper of a dear friend hanging in between. You two would hold each other in a tight embrace, letting all the grief and agony break free as the old world that you once knew crumbles all around you.

You two would hold each other until sunrise, perhaps believing that only this will prevent you from breaking apart completely.

[hajimariwaquartet]

Hi hi hi!!💕 Oh my goodness your a3der swap was so much fun i really had to come here again and let you know!! Oh, have you thought about doing more swap of these? Not to put pressure or anything because there are A LOT of things to take into consideration but i do think you would do such a good job!!

In any case, i loved it. Thank you so much!! 💕

awww thank you!! im glad you enjoyed it!! i was actually planning to doodle a few more scenes (sakuya going "FIGHT ME" to chikage, kumon being blinded by banri's smile, summer troupe hug pile, and fuyugumi getting their own tv show after one of tsumugi's directors sees them and goes "can i get you guys for my new show pleaseplease" ) but im less inclined to draw these days, unfortunately. but i'm planning on writing a fic for this swap au since i have so many things i wanna explore!!

here's a list of stuff i wanna explore in this au!!

sakuya having beef with both chikage and sakyo from main story conflicts + masumi going "hell no" when sakuya approaches him in act 1 for mankai

itaru being the first victim of sakuya's freaky strength

sakuya has a bit of a sore spot for being called short and he raises hell when someone does call him any form of short (midget, kid) and sakyo unfortunately stepped on a landmine when he called him a middle-schooler for his looks and temper (since swap sakuya reminds him of azami so much)

chikage thought his infiltration plan was Good but he didn't think of sakuya being ridiculously perceptive with his true intentions. chikage gets irritated with how eager he is to pick fights with him in particular, and hisoka's like "hey doesn't he remind you of you when you were younger" "shut up."

tenma helping out the summer troupe in their schoolworks and being the introvert adopted into the group of friends

tenma being generally a lot less outspoken and prideful compared to canon, but he's still sharp with acting as ever

tenma going along with misumi's triangle hunts and he finds himself actually enjoying hunts bc misumi makes it so fun

tenma is friends with taichi in this au, since taichi felt bad that he passed the audition that broke the actor tenma sumeragi. taichi hesitates when reni asks him to infiltrate mankai, and tenma's one of the reasons why he can't just bring himself to destroy mankai

swap banri and sakuya contrast and comparison (since both of their first arcs seem to rely on motivation and how it affects someone)

banri being an absolute angel!! and freaking out the readers and audience as well during picaresque, since no one expects the Prince of Hana High to play a gangster and banri not being the fox-faced gangster we know and love

sakuya, masumi, and banri being a legendary trio since no one understands why the hell are they all hanging out (until they learn they're in the same troupe, at least)

banri being motivated by spite to start acting properly, then he actually finds his motivation to act!! thanks to juza getting tired with his "others think this is okay" thinking and telling him off for it

tsumugi being dramatic and an expert on the screen, but kinda clumsy off the camera. imagine him playing a lucimugi role one minute, then he trips over some exposed wires the next minute.

tsumugi being Prideful™️ and a bit of dick too since i think it's interesting to explore a tsumugi like that

fuyugumi saving tsumugi when he forgets his disguise (again) since he's not used to being an actual celebrity (bc veludo theatergoers aren't the rabid type). hisoka and guy pull off some secret agent stuff, azuma charms their way out of the crowd, and tasuku just carries him like a sack of potatoes and runs.

tsumugi maknae (?) sorry i realized that he sorta looked like a kpop idol and i was like 👁👁

[theghostofblackbunnymask]

Even A Devil Can Break- Chapter 1 (Y!Casino! Quackity x Female Reader

Even A Devil Can Break- Chapter 1 (Y!Casino! Quackity x Female Reader

Chapter 1 (Currently Reading) Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 (In The Works)

Summary Of The Story- Y/N was friends with Quackity ever since they were kids, but once Las Nevadas gets formed Quackity finds out about Y/N's greatest strength, which makes him use her for his own benefit, not caring if he traumatized his main obsession.\

Summary Of Chapter- Just small parts of childhood and the rest is when they’re adults.

Word count- 1,495

Warnings- manipulation, Blackmail, Schlatt (His character can be triggerng)

Author’s Note- This is based on the characters they play, NOT the people themselves

    Y/N walked out of her home with their torn up black and white bunny in their hands, their mother, Hope, telling them to be back before sundown. Y/N’s devil-like tail swung back and forth as she walked into the beautiful forest that was nearby. Her brother, Ben, older than her by 5 years, was in a nearby Village hanging out with his friends, and her mother and father were baking in the kitchen. Y/N sat at the beautiful stream that was far into the forest, watching fish and squid go by.      Y/N heard twigs being broken, and it was coming from a big tree next to her, she looked up and out came a yellow winged boy. The boy looked up and Y/N’s unreadable face and her tail swung in curiosity, her horns glowing F/C, and her small demon wings going up a bit.

“Hello!” The boy said.

“I’m Quackity! But you can call me Big Q if you want, what’s your name?” The boy named Quackity asked, Y/N pausing before responding.

“Y/N, Y/N L/N,” Y/N said, before looking back at the stream.

    There was an awkward silence after the two hybrids introduced themselves, and Quackity decided to break it.

“I have something cool to show you, wanna see?”

     Y/N thought for a moment, but was cut off by 1 of her 2 demons, Emotional.

“DON’T GO, HE’S GONNA KILL US!” The pastel colored demon exclaimed, black tears falling from his eyes, only Y/N could see them, which bothered her.

“Ok,” Y/N said, following Quackity while ignoring Emotional’s cries.

    They walked for about 30 minutes, getting deeper into the forest. Quackity moved a bush and showed Y/N a stash of weapons and potions.

“What are these for?” Y/N asked, confused on why he had so many.

“When you live alone in the wild, you can never be too safe, and also mobs.”

“Mobs?”

“Yeah! You do know what mobs are, right?”

    Y/N stared at him before slowly shaking their head, mouthing no. Quackity grabbed one of the iron swords and gave it to Y/N, along with a healing potion.

“Take these home and meet me here again tonight,” Quackity said eagerly.

“Why?” Y/N asked, confused.

“You’re going to fight some mobs!”

“Ok…” Y/N said, looking down at the sword as it showed their face.

    Y/N waved goodbye as the sun began to set, Quackity fastly waved goodbye until Y/N could no longer be seen.

“A friend…” ---------------     Y/N was in her middle school math class, her teacher, Mr. Harris, talking about lord knows what, while Y/N was starting to fall asleep, one of their friends, F/N, kicked the back of her chair.

“OW, what the hell, F/N?!” Y/N whisper yelled, her tail going straight to their friend's neck. “Look,” F/N said, pointing to the doorway to see Quackity beckoning Y/N to follow him.      Y/N sighed before lowering her tail and turned to look at F/N.

“Cover me,” Y/N said, before running out of the classroom.

“Y/N L/N GET BACK HERE!” Mr. Harris yelled.

“MR. HARRIS, Y/N has been really sick lately and they said she felt like she was about to throw up, so maybe that’s why she left.”

“Oh…” Mr. Harris said in embarrassment, before going back to teaching.

     Y/N grabbed Quackity by his shoulders before looking at him annoyed.

“What do you want, Big Q…”

“We’re skipping.”

“And, look at this,” Quackity said, pulling out an invitation.

“It’s from Schlatt,” Quackity said.

“He wants us to come to his party.”

“Ok…” Y/N said, uninterested.

“Q, are you sure he invited me? You’re friends with him, not me.”

“He said to bring you, see,” Quackity said, handing her the letter.

“Imagine how popular and powerful we’ll be if people see we’re hanging out with him,” Quackity said while Y/N read the letter.

“It’s just petty middle and high school popularity Quackity, it won’t mean anything when we’re adults.”

     Quackity looked at Y/N with a hint of anger in his eyes, before going back to normal.

“Y/N… It’s not just some ‘petty’ high school popularity, Schlatt’s family are pretty powerful, being friends with him can benefit you, Y/N,” Quackity said, putting his arm over Y/N’s shoulder, smirking sinisterly, but Y/N was too busy reading to see it.

    Sighing, Y/N agreed to go, before following Quackity off of school grounds.

“We’re going to be in trouble,” Y/N said.

“And?” Quackity asked.

“My parents have been saying they keep getting calls from the school about us sneaking out.”

“Hm,” Quackity said, amused. ------------

     Y/N walked down the halls of her high school while Schlatt and Quackity ranted about one of their classmates, Wilbur. Y/N couldn’t care less about what they were saying, she was too busy with their thoughts.

“You listening?” A gruff voice asked, in an annoyed tone.

“Schlatt…”

“Yeah, what do you want?”      When the trio turned the corner, the halls were packed.

“Rush hour…” Quackity mumbled.

“Yep,” Schlatt said.

    While the trio walked towards the lunch room, people turned their heads to look at the group. Y/N, Quackity and Schlatt were what people called a threat. And this made them the most popular kids in school, much to Y/N’s dismay and Quackity’s excitement. The trio noticed it got quiet all of a sudden and noticed people were staring at them.

“What?!” Schlatt said, making everyone run off.

“Freshmen…” Quackity said.

“Tell me about it,” Y/N agreed. ------------

      Y/N was with her pet fox, Ham. When she allowed Ham to run off, she sat down at a tree and sighed, putting her mask down as she looked up at the pitch black sky. When Ham came back running, she became on guard.

“What’s wrong Ham?” She asked, picking him up as she stood up confused.

“Well, Well, Well, long time no see.”

 Y/N lifted her mask up with a face filled with disgust and confusion. When she saw ram horns come into frame, her face turned into anger.

“What do you want, Schlatt? I told you I want nothing to fucking do with you, and you fucking scared Ham.”

“Ham? That’s a ridiculous name.”

“It isn’t that bad, Schlatt,” A familiar voice from the shadows said as the came into frame, Quackity.

“What do you two want, I know you didn’t go looking for me for any other reason than you needing something.”

“As you may not know, knowing how much you hate politics, I’m running for president of L’manburg-”

“Like you’re going to win.”

“Oh I will… But anyways, I have a proposition for you.”

“Which is?”

“I want you to be my assistant.”

Ham let out a laugh sounding scream while Y/N let out a wheeze.

“Like I would, I knew you were dumb but I didn’t think you were THIS dumb.”

“Oh, when did I say I was asking?”

“Huh?” Y/N asked, turning around.

“Quackity,” Schlatt said, sticking his hand out.

“Should we really do this? I mean-”

“Shut up. Give me the goddamn thing.”

       Quackity hesitantly handed him a file, which Schlatt snatched from his hands.

“There is something I found quite interesting about you Y/N.”

“Like what?”

“Your brother.”

        Y/N froze, her tail going straight up.

“Got her…”

“From the looks of it, you killed your brother during the war for L’manburg’s independence, completely by will.”

“How did yo-”

“It would be quite a shame if this were to, I don’t know, be told to the public.”

      Y/N gripped Ham as she looked down at the ground in shame. Schlatt grabbed Y/N’s face so she could look at him.

“So, if you want your secret between the three of us, you’ll work for me.”

“Fine,” Y/N said, yanking her head the other way before walking off, flipping the ram and duck hybrid off.

“Did we really have to do that?” Quackity asked as the two walked back.

“It’s worked in the past, why wouldn’t it work again?”

“You’re right.”

[clorofolle]

Miscellaneous Deltarune ch. 2 thoughts under the cut because I LOVE reading these from other people

It slaps. So hard

I personally thought chapter 1 was a bit weak overall – still had loads of fun playing it, and replayed it a bunch, but it left me hoping Toby and his team would do something a little different in the next chapters. And OH BOY did they deliver with this one!!

The music!!! Is so!!! Good!!!

The characters! The dialogue! Chapter 1 got so many chuckles from me but I still feel Chapter 2 managed to be even better on this front.

The weird/snowgrave route is as disturbing as it is exciting, especially since we know there's only gonna be one ending.

The Player's relationshop with Kris is... interesting? I can't parse it. It doesn't feel in line with Toby Fox to make a game where the only moral thing to do for the in-game people is not to play it at all, like we can only do bad by possessing a kid who would be better off without us...? But also, Kris is so much their own person, I feel like I am intruding, or making them do things they wouldn't usually – even in Pacifist. Like – I wish them and Ralsei to be friends, so I make Kris hug Ralsei. But is Kris okay with that? What would have they done?

Especially since it seems like Kris doesn't like Ralsei all that much...? Kris drinking Ralsei tea is the only combination where one of the trio drinking the tea of another one restores 60hp and not 120. What's up Kris? What does he tell you while I'm not looking? You ok? You know you can talk to me, right? And that you can just. Ditch the soul for a bit if you wanna play the piano and go out with friends. Yo it's chill man

We all already knew Toby was inspired by OFF for a lot of stuff, but imho this is the first time it really shows!! Maybe because some stuff had been there even before Undertale. Queen being simply Queen, the Swatchlings have big OFF vibes... but especially the Acid Tunnel of Love! I think one of the imagery OFF fans are most familiar with is the Batter traversing these rivers of meat on a creepy duck/swan-like Pedalo. I've read some theories about how we're actually playing the Bad Guy, since we & Kris are the Knight, and will end up having to fight everyone else. While I don't think that's the case at all... I can't help but feel it would be *cool* to have a sort of Batter situation with Kris, hehe.

I think since Toby knows that by now, pretty much the whole fanbase is looking out for signs of Gaster, they might be,,, tricking us a little? I definitely thought that the man who “spoke so eloquently” and gave “blueprints” to Sweet Cap'n Cakes might've been him! Turns out it was just Roulx Kaard, who might look a bit the part but is definitely not Gaster, haha.

On the same vein... I think general fandom consensus is that Gaster is the Knight, no? The games sort of keep pointing at it. My guess is, it's gonna be more complicated. He's leading us on.

PAPYRUS. papyrus Papyrus PAPYRUS

I am so worried for that little skeleton and yet!!! so excited!!!

The fact that we couldn't see him yet gives me high hopes Toby has big plans for this Best Boy. After all he was by far the weirdest (lore-wise) character in UT, the one with the most dialogue after the Narrator, inexplicably loved by all and any fourth wall breaking anomalies (Flowey, Toby, and me <3)

Also his design was based on Dedan from OFF! What a funny piece of information. How fun that he was based off a villain. Nothing could go wrong!!!

My belief is that he's gonna be an interesting character, and we're gonna meet him in the Dark World. Fight him probably!!! But we're gonna be his friends at the end.

And last thing... Sans has not once mentioned the name Papyrus. Papyrus just. Isn't in the game so far

Which is the most troublesome thing so far,,,

Especially since. I feel there might be a thing with siblings or similar people with similar names and us players being confused about it...? Catty UT is here, but our peer and likely to be in adventures is Catti. Noelle has/had a sister we yet know nothing about, except her full name might be December. We were promised we would soon meet Suzy, yet only met Susie so far. We haven't seen Asriel in the game, but Ralsei sure looks how we imagine Asriel to, huh?

Can't wait for Toby to troll us. Sans is gonna open the door to his house like hey meet my brother. He's a little shy because he only speaks in sign language. His name is Gaster. Oh? Wasn't he who you were expecting?

and then Papyrus shows up and kicks our asses and in this other timeline he's the final boss or something and we could've never seen it coming