#and this idea got stuck in my brain

[gilded-7]

ranlay rivals au because i can:

basic overview is that randall and hershel are both professors of archaeology at gressenheller. they have offices next door to each other, work closely as members of the same department, and they do not like each other, resulting in a sort of rivalry between them. the games all happen mostly the same (except miracle mask) but this time a spite-fuelled randall tags along and they bicker constantly.

the set up for this au has the two of them as best friends in stansbury in the same way as canon. randall struggles with the other town’s people, his family and close friends not believing in him and his ambitions, but finds comfort in the support of his best friend hershel.

the key difference in this au is hershel refusing to go to akbadain with randall, refusing to support the idea even. randall has had some wild ideas before but an expedition like this is way too far; at best it’s risky, at worst it’s madness. fearing for his friend’s safety, he refuses to condone the idea in any way. already wounded by the dismissal and contempt from everyone else in his life, randall sees this as a massive betrayal and the two have a big argument over it, causing a major rift between them.

randall storms off to akbadain alone and miraculously somehow doesn’t get himself killed in the ruins. i’m undecided on if he’d go public with his findings at this point, perhaps he’d suspect a wider mystery relating to the azran and choose to continuing researching privately. either way he feels vindication of everyone who looked down on him or doubted him in his home town. he never returns to stansbury, believing there to be nothing and no one left for him there, and goes on to study archaeology at university.

meanwhile in stansbury, hershel feels guilt over the disappearance of his former friend, with no way of knowing his fate. compared to canon it’s a less personal responsibility than letting him fall to his supposed death, but the loss of randall weighs on hershel all the same. not wanting to let randall’s grand ambitions go to waste should the worst have happened to him, and unsure of anything else he’d rather pursue, hershel goes on to study archaeology at gressenheller.

through his years of study and hard work, hershel does grow an affinity and love for the subject, becoming the professor layton we know and love. he’s most excited when his first day as professor of archaeology rolls around, that is until he is introduced to the other newest professor at gressenheller.

at the door of the office next door to his, he is greeted by a familiar pair of thick-rimmed glasses sitting below bright red hair, styled a bit neater than before though still just as vibrant. his initial reaction is shock followed by relief and joy to see his friend alive and well. this is cut short when the man opens his mouth. this randall is very bitter, all snarky comments and disdain (i imagine his personality in this au as a toned-down version of how he is in the climax of miracle mask, and also somewhat similar to sycamore, minus the tragic backstory, plotting for revenge and maniacal alter ego). hershel does his best to remain civil - he is trying his best to be gentlemanly these days after all - but randall is making it very clear he doesn’t want to be friends in a way that is oh so infuriating.

over the years of working next door to each other they settle into a comfortable mutual dislike of each other. they are competitive in both their work place and archaeology careers, their relationship developing into a fierce rivalry. this remains constant for several years, until one day hershel is summoned by an old friend to aid with a troubling situation involving a spectre. randall insists on tagging along, forming a most unlikely investigative duo. little do they know this will be the first in a series of perplexing and exciting mysteries, incredible archaeological finds, and perhaps some reconciliation for the pair.

highlights of this au include:

bickering. constantly and unendingly. hershel tries not to rise to it at first but his resolve breaks very quickly. their students joke about it a lot.

they frequently try to outdo each other in their research work, to the point where any and all arguments can be trumped by ‘yeah, well i discovered ___ so…’

randall’s insistence on tagging along out of spite causing even more problems for the uni because now they’re down two professors and dammit you two, someone has to teach the classes.

post- last spectre, luke spending time at gressenheller often finds himself in randall’s office. cue them competing to be luke’s favourite. luke is now the apprentice of not one professor but two.

randall interacting with emmy. randall interacting with clark. randall interacting with sycamore. basically randall with everyone.

possibly even randall meeting claire? and being around whilst hershel is grieving her death. they still don’t get on in this time but there are small moments of concern when needed - they may dislike each other but randall isn’t completely heartless.

miracle mask would be entirely different. i’m not really sure what the plot of it would be and who it would involve, but it should still involve as akbadain as this would have them confronting their past and bad feelings for each other, acting as the turning point in their dynamic towards a more positive one.

it’s enemies to lovers because it’s my au and i get to choose the tropes i cannot be stopped >:)

randall being present for azran legacy and witnessing the truth of the azran civilisation first hand.

this got super long but if i have any more thoughts i might post some more about it (and if anyone wants to add anything that would be awesome i’d love to hear more thoughts 👀)

[wombrion]

mama & hatchling thing

[turtledotjpeg]

@hxhbigbang24 time!!

I drew for this fic which made me SAD and also made my HEART WARM!! I will not say too much to avoid spoiling future chapters, but I illustrated a few moments from this scene near the end of the story that I loved!

[l3viat8an]

1- Love your blog (definitely not me being a fan over your work) IT'S AMAZING!!

2- horny demon Brothers + other (if you want) with a poly, innocent and oblivious (fem or nb) mc who just doesn't get why all these demons + others are all over them

( you can skip/trash this if you want)

I've been having a brainrot of this-

Nsfw content MDNI

Ahhh I’m sorry this took so long! ‘n THANK YOU OMGGG <33 i couldn’t think of much for ages, so this is kinda a few things thrown together!

None of them understand it, you always seem so….uninterested when other demons flirt with you.

A few of them Lucifer, Diavolo, Mammon, Solomon & probably Asmo see it more as you trying not to openly turn others away, after all you already have him/them! What more could you need?

But then there are times where you don’t seem to get ‘the hint’ when one of them tries making a move.

Instead you smile and take them literally.

Like the time Asmo and Solomon took you to the club, dirty dancing and having a few fruity drinks.

To them it’s sooo obvious they’re trying to get you into bed, but when Asmo asked if you’d like to “Head somewhere private and have some real fun~?” you just asked “What’s more fun then dancing?” and started dragging Solomon back onto the dance floor-

Solomon had to tell you literally that they wanted to have sex and you just stood there confused.

In the end you all ended up in Solomon’s bed anyways!! Cuddling-

That happens a lot actually-

One or more of the boys spend all day trying to sweet talk and flirt his way into bed with you and then you start actually falling asleep before anything can happen.

More then once, (the boy of your choice) has, had to get back out of bed to jack off in the bathroom and go back to bed and cuddle you. It’s a hard life

Don’t even get me started on all the ways you tease them!

Just walking around in your day to day clothes feels like teasing to them-

But then there’s the times you’ll praise them, like when you told Mammon he did amazing getting an A+ in math and even gave him a few little kisses on the cheek, before turning to walk away.

His mind was going a million miles an hour as his hands reached out to stop, pulling you into his lap and resting his head in bend of your shoulder, lips right by your ear “Ya can’t just do stuff like that and walk off…” huffed against your neck hoping almost praying you’ll clue in this time-

They all love you to death but sometimes, you’re just too much of a tease!! and you don’t even mean to be~

But there are the boys who love how you act!

Like Diavolo just finds it adorable how you don’t really clue into his more suggestive touches, hell you’ll even more closer thinking he just likes having you in his arms (which he does) all the times he’s had you sitting in his lap while he does paperwork and he has to resist the urge to grind you down on his lap. 

After all you look so cute and happy there. He’d just hate to make you uncomfortable. But the thoughts are still there-

and if you do much as wiggle your hips he’s taking that as an invitation, “Sweet MC, are you teasing me?” depending on your answer and if you want too- you’re getting fucked right on top of Diavolo’s desk-

[bisexualcherdegre]

D:BH Rarepairsweek 7 | @dbhrarepairs

Day 5: Markus/RK900 RK900 has a lethal encounter with Markus. The next time he visits the Zen Garden, he finds someone he didn't expect.

[chena-h]

Me, muttering at the shadows that dance along the walls of my cave: Look, all I'm saying is that if Sansa has a mini survivalist arc where she solos a part of her trip from White Harbor to The Wall, I would not be mad. No, no wait hear me out-

[thelostgirl21]

After having found out Radovid is now the King of Redania, Jaskier and him meet again while he's still travelling with Geralt and the rest of the Hansa.

But he's ruthless and cold - agreeing with Dijkstra that anyone suspected of having conspired with Nilfgaard should be summarily executed without trial.

When Jaskier confronts him about it in front of the others, Radovid refuses to listen to him, prompting an upset Jaskier to reveal to all that they'd slept together on the night of the coup at Thanedd, by asking Radovid if that night had even meant anything, or if he'd just been some kind of trophy to him!

"The 'almighty Prince Radovid'," Jaskier mocks him, pathetically needing to have other famous people like 'Jaskier the Bard' on all four - begging to be filled with his royal dick like a slut - to flatter his fragile ego and reassure him of his place within the Continent's food chain!

In return, Radovid casually mocks Jaskier for having ever fallen for his act!

He just wanted to get his trust and find the girl, he says, nothing more. Though getting the opportunity to fuck him was a nice bonus, he won't lie about that.

As for anything he did or said afterwards, he was only "playing it safe" until he knew, for sure, whether or not Jaskier could still be of some use to them.

As Radovid takes his leave, Jaskier stares after him, jaw clenched, visibly trying to be brave and keep it together - not wanting to give Radovid the satisfaction of seeing how much he's hurt him - they all assume.

They thus start muttering among themselves about how much of an asshole the king is, saying Jaskier deserves so much better, and starting to move forward to go offer him some support.

All of them except... Geralt, for some reason. The Witcher is surprisingly calm, if not looking deeply sad and concerned for his bard.

He stops them all from approaching him with a hand gesture, and - once he's sure everyone else is out of hearing range - says:

"You topped him that night, didn't you?"

Jaskier looks in Geralt's direction, eyes red and shining, lips trembling, and utters a pitiful "twice", quickly followed by an even quieter "fuck, Geralt".

The Witcher immediately dashes forward and catches him in his arms as Jaskier's legs finally give out and he breaks down - allowing himself a moment of weakness to weep in Geralt's arms.

His sobs are occasionally interrupted by some half coherent blabbering about how thoughtful, wonderful, and attentionate a lover Radovid is. Then something about how he'd been supposed to ask his brother for permission to leave his life at court behind, so he could come help Jaskier find and rescue his whole family. But now, King Vizimir is dead, and Radovid is... (Jaskier can't even finish his sentence).

And that's when the rest of the Hansa realize that Jaskier isn't upset about some royal bastard having pretended to love him only to betray and discard him.

The bard is upset because he's genuinely in love with the bloody King of Redania - of all people!

And that, had the man they'd just met been the real King Radovid, then he'd likely have known that Jaskier didn't bottom that night.

(Or that Jaskier is much smarter than he pretends to be, like Geralt had obviously been fully aware of.)

Meaning that the real Radovid is either already dead; or being held captive somewhere against his will.

Also meaning that their mission probably just got upgraded from:

- Finding and rescuing the Princess of Cintra (a.k.a. Geralt's daughter) from Nilfgaard;

to

- Finding and rescuing the Princess of Cintra (a.k.a. Geralt's daughter) from Nilfgaard AND finding out if the King of Redania (a.k.a. Jaskier's bottom lover) is still alive; if so, where he's being held, and rescuing him from... Redania?!

Again, why did they have to get attached to these people?

[lucid-heart]

PREDATOR/PREY AGATHARIO PREDATOR/PREY AGATHARIO

[lone-yy]

Will focus on drawing NSFW art for the rest of the month so…see you next year ???

[allastoredeer]

You were wondering which circle Lucifer might live in, an if I had to guess, I'd say the sixth one. The one meant to punish heresy:

the belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine

An opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted

A fitting place to settle down for one so severely punished for thinking too far outside of the box.

That'd be fucking awesome and so so fitting.

I'm so curious about where Lucifer's house is. We don't see any indication of where he'd be living within Pentagram City, so if the 9 Circles are a thing, I 100% believe he lives in one of those. You're so big brained for putting him in the Heresy Circle, it's perfect for him.

(But I also love bullying Lucifer and I like the idea that he's cursed to be close to the Sinners at all times as punishment, that way he's constantly reminded of his hubris and mistakes, which is why he locks himself up in his work-room so much. He's as stuck with the Sinners as the Sinners are stuck in the Pride Ring, and he copes with that by never, ever going outside. That's the real reason he's so pale. Guy has a the Hell equivalent of Vitamin-D deficiency.

[skunkes]

My issue is I do have feelings i want to make into art but I'm stupid and dont know how to filter them into beautiful visual symbolism and meaning also if I could do this u better believe I'd be making crazy fanart of thistle dungeon meshi

[silversweets]

神っぽいな　それ　卑怯　神っぽいな　それ　My God!

i saw someone's fanart of nahobino as the girl from pinocchio-p's god-ish and considered doing my own version, but then i got the idea to do it as flynn instead

zoom in for better quality

[savetheghost]

wanna be put in a room with craft stuff for 10 years

[yzafre]

Song: Eat the Acid by Kesha

[im-still-watching-anime]

i hateeeee sskk so bad nearly a full year with absolutely NO new fic ideas for them then atsushi comments on akutagawa’s eyes one (1) time and suddenly i’ve got like four with no time to write ANY of them right now

[dravidssideblog]

Kink setting safety net idea: Saviors

So you've been captured, locked in some kinky bondage dungeon or what have you. But you're not afraid! You're a proud, independent victim and you can save yourself! You'll figure out some way to escape eventually, and it can't be that bad, right? Wait your captor is going to do WHAT? No! No no no, oh god no, someone please help!

And then help arrives :D

In this setting where danger is never too dangerous, there are various different entities who's job is to get people out of distressing situations. This applies to various kinky and non-kinky situations, allowing perilous and unwilling scenarios to happen while providing a safety net in case of any serious distress or kink-squick mismatch.

There's almost always a cost, though, ranging from mundane payments to kinky nonsense to more unique agreements. On top of the costs, you also have to beg and plead with all your heart to get the attention of a savior, which is both emotionally demanding and humiliating.

The drawbacks are steep enough that most who get captured will prefer to just tolerate it until they're released or they manage to escape. Calling out for a savior is something only done in desperation.

"Savior" isn't a special species or anything, any person or group can be a savior. You just need to be capable of sensing and rescuing those in distress.

Here's a bunch of example saviors you can call for help the next time an unwilling kink scenario gets to be too much for you

Mind Goblins: This odd species of psychic goblins can sense distress and desires, and are drawn to those who have sufficiently depraved kinks. Their psychic abilities can be terrifyingly powerful, and captors are advised to stay out of their way during a rescue. Upon rescue, you'll be taken to their cave, where they use you as a kink-toy for anywhere from a week to a month. Resistance is a non-issue; the goblins only seek out those who will tolerate their antics, and only engage in kinks that the subject is into.

Guardian Network: This hivemind of robots was programmed to protect people and to expand itself, and it does just that, using anything from nanomachines to combat tanks to rescue victims. Through creative interpretation of its morality code, it only aids those who will pay it with resources to help it expand, such as money, building materials, property, etc. While the network usually ignores poor people, some with Particular Interests have attracted its attention by offering themselves to the network to be converted into a cyborg.

Earthling Petting Zoo: This extraterrestrial organization uses mental scanners to find earthlings who are likely to accept a place in their zoo. They'll simply teleport you out of whatever peril you've encountered into their spaceship, then get you prepped for a stay of 1-2 months. Life at the petting zoo is modest yet comfortable, but those willing to sign up for more unique forms of "petting" are offered rewards~

Vengeance Demons: These demon saviors are drawn those who feel not just distress, but also intense hatred and rage. They offer a chance to turn the tables against your captor(s) with the vast magic of hell, in ways ranging from kinky to karmic to fatal. The only cost is a simple signature, and the terms of their contracts are too good to be true!

Dreamscape Watcher: A curious denizen of the dream world. Mental manipulation often prevents victims from calling out for a savior, but when someone's mind is being altered unwillingly, the remaining embers of their original identity may cry out for help. The Watcher hears that cry. It pulls your mind into the dreamscape, where it observes and experiments on your psyche for a week or two. Meanwhile the Watcher pilots your body, getting it to safety and keeping it alive with psychic powers. When the Watcher is satisfied, it puts your mind back together in its original state and sends it back into your body.

Lordly Dragon: A powerful shapeshifting dragon that owns various human mansions and dragon lairs across the world, all of which need maintenance. They've learned to sense those of an obedient nature, and they rescue them in return for a month of service as a maid for a mansion or a kobold for a lair. You may also be a kobold in a maid outfit. Your Lord doesn't judge.

The Wild Pack: Most saviors sense acute distress, from a moment intense pain or fear or disgust. The Wild Pack senses the dull, drawn-out distress of a miserable day to day life, and the longing to escape from it. The pack of animals and monsters and werewolves steal you away into the wilderness, shifting your form and banishing your inhibitions. The price they demand is that you run and hunt and howl with the pack until after the next full moon, though many choose to stay long after that.

Angels: A group of saviors that are rarely seen, angels are the souls of those who suffered great torment during the last dark age of the world. They are drawn to only the most intense distress, those in true peril and misery, and they act regardless of whether they are called. Their robes shelter you from all harm, their tears numb your pain and heal your body, their voices comfort your heart and cleanse your soul, and their wings carry you to safety past any obstacles. They ask for nothing in return, seeking only a world where no one suffers a fate as cruel and unjust as theirs.

Thanks for reading! Tag or comment which savior you'd most like to be rescued by!