#and you can't pick up a body unless they're dead so

[emmodii-mode]

In my defence, what was I supposed to do? Leave their corpses to rot?

[muqingslover]

here I am thinking about goofy/strange habits each lads LI have when the two of you share a bed.

First and foremost he is getting in bed with you no matter what.

If you're on the couch then he WILL find a way to fit and snuggle with you it's like cats are liquid theory.

Xavier likes to slip his hands under your clothes to feel your warmth directly.

He'd lay his hand flat against your tummy and let his thumb gently brush the soft skin while he relaxed.

The real problem is that, in more than one occasion, you wake up with his hands on your boobs.

Be it small, medium sized or big, he doesn't care. He is not doing anything just holding them for some reason while fast asleep.

He likes to sniff you like a dog.

Sylus will pull you close against his chest after getting in bed and then he just sniff sniff

You told him multiple times to stop that but he can't help himself. I mean, what you don't know can't hurt you, right?

He finds comfort in your scent. It's specific to you and he absolutely loves it.

Even more so after you use his bath products so you start smelling like him and that makes him feel all fuzzy.

He will nibble on you like you're his personal chew toy. Don't freak out when you find red spots and teeth marks all over your skin the next day.

At times you may also find yourself being crushed to death by his very large and very heavy body. Don't worry though, just tap him a few times and he'll roll off of you.

In conclusion, Sylus is a very big dog with wings.

This guy has a HANDFUL of bad habits like I could make a post just for him.

One of them is that he watches you sleep. And I mean watch.

The entire time he's so focused on your slumbering form that you'd think he was watching the most entertaining TV show in the world.

You have mini heart attacks whenever you wake up in the middle of the night and see him just....looming over you like a sleep paralysis demon.

You definitely socked him in the face by reflex once or twice. He's fine, he dodged it anyway.

It's not nearly as bad as to when the neighbors came to check in after you screamed bloody murder.

Additionally, Caleb takes pictures of you and has you losing hairs because he refuses to delete them

"Oh c'mon! You look sooo cute!"

Do yourself a favor and dose his drink so he'll leave you alone for the night./hj

This guy is the worst roommate ever.

Just kidding I love him.

He is very annoying though because his bad habit is to wake you up.

If he can't sleep then he's making it everybody's problem, including you.

He will hold your nose or be purposely loud so you wake up and then give him you the most fake nonchalant "Oh, did I disturb your afternoon nap?" "...It's 2 in the morning." "Well, since we're both awake now anyway—"

Literally not a single peaceful night of sleep unless he's asleep as well. It's like having a toddler.

My suggestion? Lock him in the bathroom while he's in the bathtub and enjoy your beauty sleep. You have at least four hours before he notices.

He has no bad habits.

He will let you sleep as he should and just makes sure you're tucked in and comfortable. Top tier gentleman.

If I was to pick one is the fact he sleeps like a statue and scares the life out of you because of how stiff he is.

He sleeps on his back like a mummy and doesn't move at all throughout the night.

It's similar to when cats fall deep asleep and you can't wake them up so you think they're dead.

Just make sure he's breathing and bring him in to cuddle and everything's gonna be fine.

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

(Genshin Impact) Giving Headpats to Furina, Lynette, Arlecchino, Chiori, Lumine, Jean, Eula, Noelle, Ayaka, Sara, Yae, Shenhe, and Xianyun

No one requested this, as for the reason this post exists, the only thing I can give you is this image:

Furina freezes up the moment she feels S/O's hand pick up her hat, only to ruffle her hair.

She squawks for just a moment, quickly blushing and pouting as Furina yanks her hat down.

(Furina) "D-Don't just start patting me out of nowhere!"

Crossing her arms, she looks away, trying to not look bothered about the whole affair.

She finds it highly embarrassing. At least in public.

The moment they're alone and she feels their hand, she closes her eyes and completely relaxes, humming in content.

There's still a blush on her, but it's far more subdued unless S/O starts teasing her about it.

Lynette does not like just anyone rubbing her head due to her cat-like features.

In public, the top of her head in general is completely off limits.

But if it's just her and S/O at home, then she allows it.

In fact, when S/O's hand starts petting her head, she leans into them completely as her eyes close, just like an actual cat.

Her ears twitch a little, but her tail swishes left and right happily.

If they stop too early, Lynette's eyes slowly open and looks at them expectantly.

(Lynette) "...Why did you stop?"

Feeling the warm of their hand allowed Lynette to rest comfortably, and to space out to her heart's content.

Arlecchino did the same thing to comfort many of the children at the Hearth.

Yet she didn't know what to do when S/O did the same, feeling her hair slightly ruffled.

If her S/O was taller (in which case "Dude, you look huge"), she really wouldn't comment on the height difference, but if they were shorter, THEN she'd be surprised they would even attempt it.

Arlecchino doesn't care if it's in private or public, but she would care if they did so in front of her kids.

Because then they'd see that she has someone that can make her comfortable too, which in turn makes them happy.

Seeing their father cared for puts them at ease, making Arlecchino thankful in her own way.

But as for the action itself: she would just talk to them in her usual tone, though with a bit of a "threat" lying underneath.

(Arlecchino) "Did you wish for me to pat your head too, S/O? I might be rougher with you than the others."

Chiori raises an eyerbrow.

(Chiori) "S/O, what are you doing?"

Once they explain themselves, Chiori can't help roll her eyes.

(Chiori) "Did you expect me to get all flustered from that? Psh, it'll take a little more than messing up my hair to do that. Speaking of which, can you fix it for me? I'm a little busy here."

She finds it cute, yeah, but it's not that big of a deal.

Plus, she finds it weird.

Who just goes around, patting their girlfriends' heads unprompted?

Oh well, it's not like this was particularly harmful, so Chiori lets it slide.

But if they do that in front of customers or in public, S/O is dead.

Lumine's body stiffens when S/O's hand ruffles her hair lovingly, before she quickly giggles.

(Lumine) "Hey, stand still!"

She quickly does the same back, though her retaliation is far more playful and destructive.

S/O's hair is an absolute mess now, Lumine giving a cheeky grin back.

(Lumine) "There, now you look better than before!"

It does not take long for the situation to quickly devolve into a tickle fight with both of them on the bed laughing.

Jean takes a moment to register what S/O is doing, but after a few seconds she smiles.

Jean lets her shoulders drop, feeling more at ease by the second.

So this is how Barbara and Klee felt when she did the same.

(Jean) "Your hand feels quite nice, S/O..."

She doesn't realize her own flushed cheeks as her vision becomes slightly hazed with her affection.

If anything, she feels a little sad everytime they pull back.

It was such a relaxing sensation, and honestly made her feel a little sleepy.

Eula's head feels a bit colder to the touch, but her body is rapidly heating up, especially her face.

(Eula) "What do you think you're doing, S/O?"

Hearing their answer, Eula pauses for a moment before responding.

(Eula) "Next time, you should ask for permission instead of rubbing my hair like I'm some sort of child...I don't recall asking you to stop either."

In classic Eula fashion, she doesn't tell them directly that she loves the feeling of their hands.

But she'd be damned if she was going to admit something so embarrassing.

Noelle feels a mixture of pride and embarrassment everytime S/O pats her on the head.

On one hand it felt quite nice, and the gesture was very sweet!

But it made her feel a little childish.

She never voiced her latter feelings aloud, because it still made her flustered all the same.

(Noelle) "A-Ah...Um, thank you, S/O...!"

It made her want to do her best everytime just so she could receive such affection, and made sure to do it back to them!

But with her strength, she accidentally completely dishevels their hair.

Before promptly fixing it in nearly an instant with her skills as a dutiful maid!

Ayaka exhales deeply, any words she had completely fading away in bliss.

These were the kinds of moments Ayaka longed for, to simply share affection with a lover of her own.

It made her feel quite normal as opposed to the prim and proper noblewoman she was forced to be.

(Ayaka) "If I may be selfish for a moment, might I ask for you to continue...?"

She'd be a little embarrassed asking for more, but her shame vanishes the moment she feels their hand on her head again.

Ayaka is too shy to initiate the headpatting on her own, most of the time having her hand almost reach her S/O's head before pulling away last second.

Sara flinches and leans away from S/O on instinct.

(Sara) "What are you-...M-My apologies, I was just not expecting you to..."

Her hand fidgets for a moment before Sara lets out a sigh.

(Sara) "If you wanted to touch my hair, you can just ask."

Now that she was actually ready for S/O, she enjoyed the feeling of their fingers brushing against her hair.

It was relaxing as she let down her guard and enjoyed the physical affection.

Needless to say, Sara absolutely did not want S/O to do this in public.

Seeing Inazuma's general get pat on the head so lovingly would obliterate her image.

Yae smirks as she leans her head closer to them, not saying a word at first.

Her ears twitch for just a moment as she opens her mouth to speak.

(Yae) "Well, does my hair feel nice, S/O?"

And before S/O knows it, her tail wrapped around their waist before bringing them closer and her the back of her head is resting on their lap.

Yae's hand waves nonchalantly, and her tone growing increasingly ever more teasing.

(Yae) "I expect to be pampered properly, S/O. You can't leave a job half-finished after all!"

Now, Yae expects S/O to tend to her hair, in public or private, she doesn't really care.

As long as there were some good reactions from S/O both was fine, though in public tended to provide the funniest result.

...Oh, and their hands did feel nice. But she'd figure it'd be more entertaining to let S/O figure that one out themselves.

Shenhe knows this feeling well.

Cloud Retainer did the same thing whenever she meant to comfort her.

And of course, the feeling is much of the same when S/O does it to her.

WIth zero shame or hesitation, she closes her eyes and the corners of her lips grow into some semblance of a smile.

(Shenhe) "Your hands are soft, S/O...They feel good."

Instead of leaning into them, she grabs their entire arm and has their hand stay stuck in place.

But Shenhe is careful enough to not hurt them during the process.

She opens her eyes and calmly asks them:

(Shenhe) "Can you keep your hand in place for a little longer?"

Xianyun had provided much of the same comfort to all her disciples before.

But never has anyone attempted to pat her head.

So when she feels S/O's hands do the same motion, she is stunned for a few moments.

Clearing her throat and adjusting her glasses, she puts on the best poker face she can.

(Xianyun) "W-Why did you feel the need to rub One's head, One is not feeling upset."

...The blush on her cheeks gave her feelings completely away, if the stutter didn't already do that.

Xianyun is far too proud to admit that headpat made her heart skip, and she would refuse to ever do so.

A mortal patting an Adeptus' head? Absolutely ridiculous!

...She wanted S/O to do that again.

[post-punk-revival]

Hi this is a positivity post regarding alterhuman diet dysphoria versus actual biology

(unless you already know these things)

To herbivore nonhumans who don't want to/can't do a vegan or vegetarian diet but feel dysphoric about being able to digest meat:

Herbivorous animals are not unable to digest meat.

Animal matter is actually easier for a body to process than plant matter, and herbivorous species need very complex digestive systems in order to support their lifestyles. This is why cows have four stomachs; why horses practically go into critical system failure if they get even a little bit sick. Animals that live mostly by grazing actually still do need nutrients that carnivores and omnivores get through their natural diets, which is why farming supply stores sell salt licks for animals. In the wild herbivores will quite often find ways to sneak some meat into their diets by eating bugs or small vertebrates, if you didn't already know about the fun fact of deer eating baby birds. "Obligate herbivore" meaning an animal that can ONLY physically digest plants is not a real ecological term the way "obligate carnivore" meaning animal that can ONLY physically digest meat is, though you might see it in other usages (i.e., referring to an animal that relies on a plant-based diet for all of its nutrients).

If a wild deer was given access to human society, they would probably not opt for veganism for connection with their true species; they would more likely appreciate having a way to get sodium so easily. This isn't to shame anyone who does choose a vegan/vegetarian diet for species euphoria reasons, but more to reassure folks who can't, you aren't less of an herbivore.

To carnivore nonhumans who feel dysphoric that their body can't digest raw meat like wild carnivores can:

It can!

The reason you don't want to be eating raw meat like a wolf or stoat or monitor lizard is because you will get sick or you will contract a parasite, which might sound like just a different reason to feel disconnected from your species, but here's the main two things:

1. The actuality is that wild wolves and stoats and monitor lizards DO get sick and contract parasites. This is often how wolves and stoats and monitor lizards die in the wild and why ones in captivity, being fed parasite-free meat and having illnesses treated, live longer. There are raw meats you can eat safely, you just have to know where they're sourced from and that they're guaranteed not to have risks! That's why sushi is a thing, and why people say you can technically eat raw cut (not ground) beef but not pork or chicken. Cooked meat is also often tastier and easier for the body to process (cit.: Grug et al. 780,000 BCE) so that's why humans have loved their medium-well steak since they came up with it. And 2. wild predators are "able to eat raw meat" mostly because they killed it, so it's fresh and hasn't been sitting around able to pick up bacteria, the way raw meat you get at a grocery store would have. This is why a lot of prey animals have a "play dead" defense mechanism: most predators do not want to eat something that's already dead, because it might get them sick.

If a wild owl was given access to human society, they would probably not desire only the rawest of meats for connection with their true species; they would more likely appreciate having access to food that had all the pathogens cleaned and/or scorched out of it.

[marksbear2]

AARON HOTCHNER X VICTIM MALE READER

My man, and I’m redoing and re posting some of my old fics since I don’t like how I wrote them.

⚠️THE UNSUB IS THE READERS EX.⚠️

He didn’t want to believe it was you. His world had came to a stop once he saw you were all bloody and injured on the floor inside the unsubs basement. His heart ached with anger and sorrow even guilt filled his heart.

His stomach felt sick and low as he stared at your ex then you. You were on the floor in your old blood. Aaron felt paralyzed like he couldn’t even breathe.

He felt like he should have known the unsub was targeting you. The unsub was your ex. 

They were targeting people who looked something like you. He knew how possessive and desperate he was for you. You told him and showed him pictures of them. One of the pictures you showed him was your ex’s body and face all tattooed everywhere and the tattoos were “Y/n L/n” all over his body. 

He watch paramedics pick up your limp body taking it into the ambulance. Hotch didn’t know whether to scream and shout or beat himself up for your kidnapping. Aaron stares at the unsub who’s on the floor handcuffed staring up at Aaron with hatred in his eyes. 

“So…You're my replacement. Y/n could have gotten someone better like me…” the unsub breathes out with a chuckle. 

Aaron balled his hands into fist with his knuckles turning white. Aaron stares down at the man feeling the rest of the team's eyes burning into his back. 

Aaron's jaw was clenched as the rest of his body felt like he was about to go animalistic on the guy. He didn't care if he lost his job or something he couldn't think about anything other than fighting him. 

"Agent Hotchner, we have to go. Cmon boys get em up." An agent finally says breaking the silence. Quickly the team begins to comfort the boss with all sorts of words.  

HEADCANONS!

— After that incident Hotch never left you out of his sight for a LONG time. He’d be at your sides at all times never leaving you alone for the smallest thing.

— He began to call sick for work and go on break to spend time with you and just overall wanting to make sure you're safe.

— Begins to carry you everywhere. He doesn’t want your wounds and injuries to hurt or re-open. He tries not to make it obvious that he’s treating you like glass.

— He knows you can take care of yourself, but he couldn’t shake the thought of him having to protect you. 

— Once he gets to see you in the hospital he begins to apologize profusely. He was on his knees by your hospital bed holding your hands tightly as he cried out a series of “I’m sorry.”

— He’ll cradle you in his arms if you have a nightmare since the incident letting you cry softly into his chest as he whispers against your head. “You're safe, I'm here.” 

— Jack will asks about your scars and if you’d let him he’ll trance your scars with his tiny little hands.

— He'll wait weeks, months, years even for you to be comfortable with him touching you in some places.

—The memory of you lying limp on your own blood haunts him every night. It will make him bolt up awake mumbling your name under his breath making sure you're still with him. 

—He probably pushes away the team and keeps to himself as he tries to cope until he can't hold it inside no more.

—Hugs are even tighter and longer between you two. 

-Lasting long kisses assuring the other that they're safe. 

—Aaron and you are trying to build back the foundation of being a happy family for both of you and especially for Jack.

—Aaron tries his damn hardest not to just shoot the unsub dead on the spot as soon as he sees the unsub hurting you.

— The team setting up you, Aaron and Jack to a secret vacation so y'all can finally feel at peace. 

— Aaron becomes more secretive of you and Jack, only speaking up about the two of you unless it's the team or absolutely necessary. He wants to keep you both safe.

—He becomes such a protective husband. Like he couldn't stop himself.

[mytheoristavenue]

BES Mizu x Single Mother!Reader HCs

Summary: How a relationship with Mizu would work with a kid running around.

Warnings: fem!reader, fem/masc representations of your child, child is from an abusive marriage, mentions of violence, mentions of mariticide.

⭐ Surprisingly, it was actually Ringo who inducted you and your child into the party during a time when he was separated from Mizu, coming across you having trouble getting into a village without a man to validate your travel pass.

⭐ After leaving that village, he insisted you both come along with him and, by extension, Mizu on their journey. You hardly had anything to leave behind, so you thought you had nothing to lose.

⭐"Oh, absolutely not." Needless to say, Mizu was none too thrilled about now having to take on the burden of a frail woman and an even more fragile child. "Ringo, take them back to wherever you picked them up from, we don't take on stays."

⭐ They bickered about the subject for a while, until Mizu eventually relented, deciding she'd simply dump you both off at the next village.

⭐ To her surprise, you knew a few trades, and your child wasn't as useless as she anticipated. You both could cook fairly well, forage with mostly success, and even sew. More often than not, after an altercation, Mizu would find you staying up late around the campfire, mending someone's clothes (often her's).

⭐️ Your child is also incredibly well behaved, obeying nearly any order they're given, and almost never whiny, unless hungry or tired. Mizu was relieved to see she wouldn't be traveling with a spoiled brat like the kids she'd grown up with.

⭐️ Eventually, Mizu began to appreciate you both for your company and contributions, even missing you when not in your presence. She did try to deny this for as long as possible, though.

⭐️ At some point, this appreciation grew into affection and even care. Mizu would become agitated if someone upset you, or came too close. She even once called your child her own when they ran into trouble in a passed village.

⭐️ "Get your hands off my (son/daughter/child) or you'll pull back a stump."

⭐️ Your child came back from that trip glued to Mizu's side and hasn't let go since. The feeling is genuinely mutual.

⭐️ Mizu sometimes brings things back for you both when she goes into villages without you. For your child, it's usually a toy or something sweet. For you, it could be anything from a new fabric or article of clothing to a personal keepsake. She ones brought you back a gold hair stick with beads of jade, for example.

⭐ She will insist that you and the child both learn some kind of self-defense, claiming she can't always be there to protect you, but she secretly hopes to pass down her swordsmanship to your child, as well as her blade.

⭐ Your body is a marvel to her. She has such a masculine and (by her standards) unhospitable body, that seeing your plump curves and stretch marks thrills her. She thinks your body was made perfectly with childbirth in mind.

⭐ Mizu refers to you as her wife in front of strangers and becomes increadibly hostile if that notion is questioned, or if anything ill is said to or about you.

⭐ "I think you'll find steeping away from my wife in your best interest, lest you find yourself interested in becoming another notch in my blade."

⭐Your relationship never really became offical, it still came to be over time. She never officially ocnfessed or asked for you to be hers, she just kissed you one day after months of mutal pining and it became so.

⭐ She came to see you, and only you, after being presumed dead, and before shipping off to London. Very quickly, she kissed you, told you to tell (C/N) that she's otu there somewhere and will be back, and asked you to promise to marry her whens she returns.

⭐ You say yes, in return, making her to come back safely, remidnign her that she had a wife and child that need her.

[kiradrabbles]

Ticci Toby x Afab reader NSFW alphabet

(hello! i may do an AMAB version of these if someone requests it :) in any case, enjoy!!)

A = Aftercare Toby isn't an expert on aftercare. He's mostly inexperienced with sex generally, and even then because he can't feel pain, temperature etc. he's not quite sure what exactly you need. But he'll get you a towel, and awkwardly offer you some water or a snack, hold you as close as possible and conk out on your tits cuddle you to sleep. Or he'll shower with you, but that ends up in another round usually. If you tell him anything specific, though? He'll make sure to do it every time, albiet a little nervously the first few. If he's bruised you by accident he'll kiss where he bruised and apologise, maybe get you an icepack if it really aches. And if you can't walk well? He'll carry you round 'till your legs work again.

B = Body part (his favourite body part) For an AFAB partner Toby is a tits man no question in my head. He's just.. A tits guy, what can I say? Flat chests, large chests, any. He'll smother his face in them and bite them and kiss them- also cuddle actually. Just use them as a pillow. Depending on how sensitive you are he'll incorporate this more or less into sex.

C = Cum Toby loves seeing his cum on you. That's it. He's messy too. He'll give backshots, face shots, tummy shots, anything and everything. This man is a menace.

D = Dirty secret Probably the fact that he's masturbated to you like.. A lot. And he has a ton of pictures he does it to. He isn't ashamed of it per se, he knows you know he finds you incredibly attractive, he just thinks you'll be creeped out by it.

E = Experience I headcanon Toby as a virgin, so you'd be his first.. Everything. Kiss, handjob, head, etc. So he's inexperienced - but he makes up for it with passion! Think about it, when would he have done all this? He was homeschooled for the majority of his life, and even then when he was at school he got bullied like hell for his tourettes. After he became a proxy he probably wouldn't have gotten the chance either. I guess he could have like.. Done some non-con stuff with a victim, but I really can't see him doing that idk.

F = favourite position He'll fuck in any position, but his favourite? If he's topping, this man will use his operator strength. He'll literally pick you up and fuck you. On the table, against the wall, he'd fuck you against a tree if you let him. He likes the power, and the view. Plus if you're held against him he can easily pop a titty in his mouth. If he's bottoming/taking it, mating press with him underneath. He likes the way you have a good view of his face, and can watch him moan and squirm. Plus he just likes the sensations.

G = Goofy (whether or not they're serious during sex) It depends, for Toby. Some days he's up for rough animalistic sex when he's feeling really pent up or stressed, During this he won't be exactly.. Serious, but he'll be too focused on everything else to mess around or make jokes with you. Otherwise? He can goof around a little. Play with you by picking you up and throwing you onto the bed, or biting places he knows you're ticklish.

H = Hair I think he'd be decently well trimmed down there. He wouldn't let it grow out into a bush, but he wouldn't be clean shaven unless his partner wanted it specifically. He also usually has a happy trail fuck you. Body hair? I feel like he doesn't bother to shave it (again, unless his partner prefers it). So he'll have hairy limbs and armpits. He also has some light stubble, which he shaves whenever he remembers, so it varies from clean shaven to the begginings of a beard.

I = Intimacy This man is NOT used to intimacy of any kind. Considering he only every got love from his dead sister? This fucker is probably so easily flustered, sexual or not. Anything non-explicitly sexual but still loving probably turns him into even more of a stuttering mess than he already is. Please kiss his scars and call him handsome and pretty and tell him he's deserving of love despite his disorders I'm BEGGING. Sex wise, again, it depends. Some days he'll just go wild during sex, if he's pent up stressed or just feels like it, other days he'll kiss you romantically and compliment you in between thrusts. He'll also adjust based on your preference.

J = Jerking off He jerks off once or twice a day, usually before missions and bed. He can't get a boner during missions (that would be awkward if nothing else) and doing it before bed is convenient. He isn't addicted to it or anything, and has gone a week or two without doing it on long missions, he just prefers to do so. Especially to a picture of his beloved.

K = Kink(s) Toby is a total freak in the bedroom. I'm talking period sex level freak. It would probably be easier to list what kinks he didn't have. But a few specific ones spring to mind. • Praise kink. Toby is happy to give compliments during sex, but receiving them? Oh lord. He's spent most of his life without compliments or praise, so having you do it to him during something so intimate? He'll turn into a blushing moaning mess. This one is more for when he's bottoming. • Primal play. Like I said before, he's a pretty animalistic guy. He'd love to (with consent ofc) chase you and tackle you down, or play hide-and seek and fuck your brains out when he finds you. Or just hold you down and breed you like an animal. • Cumshots. I mentioned it earlier but this man loves seeing you covered in it. Not only is it straight up hot as hell, he also thinks It marks you as his in a way. Possessive lil shit. • Begging. He also loves it when you beg for him, or he begs for you. He's into it both ways. When you beg for him it's hot because it's reassurance that you want him and find him attractive. Him and no one else. When he begs for you it's hot because he's being vulnerable, and theres something about being that desperate. • Marking. I'm talking biting you, scratching you, hickies and fingerprint bruises on your thighs. He'll kiss them better after the act of course, but in the moment anything that he gives to you makes him go haywire.

L = Location This man will do it anytime, anywhere if you're both feeling it. Bedroom, couch (if the other pastas aren't home), forest, you probably have to persuade him not to do it in alleways sometimes. Or just do it, if that's your thing all power to ya. He does slightly prefer private places though, as that way you can go for longer.

M = Motivation (what turns him on) What doesn't? One particular thing that comes to mind is seeing the marks of what he did the next day, especially if you don’t hide the hickeys with a scarf when out in public. It's embarrassing (and sometimes he feels guilty even when you assure him it's fine) but it also sends something in him crazy knowing you're displaying that you're his in public. The smallest things can get him in the mood, though. You stretching, wearing his clothes, complimenting him, sweating, anything and everything. Sometimes nothing, sometimes just seeing you.

N = No (boundaries) Shit and vomit are.. No go's for him. (He'll try piss if you're really eager). DDLG and Daddy in general make him feel predatory and gross, and also anything father related remind him of his dad which is.. Yea, not sex thoughts. And also voyeurism. Remember I said he was a possesive lil shit? Yeah. He ain't sharing you with no one.

O = Oral He loves oral, both giving and receiving. If he had to choose, though? He'd prefer receiving. He loves seeing you gag on his cock, and of course, cumming all over your face. (he'll clean you up after ofc). Not to say he doesn't love giving it either. This man loves eating. He thinks the noises you make are cute - and he also would not mind you sitting on his face.

P = Pace He's usually fast paced. He loves fast rough sex, both of you moaning and yelling and grabbing each other. Sometimes he'll force himself to slow down though, either to tease you or to make the most of it and enjoy every second, especially if he has a long mission coming up and won't see you for a while.

Q = Quickies He prefers longer sessions with multiple rounds, but he's fine with quickies. Sometimes he just needs to bang your brains out before a mission.

R = Risk You're in the slendermansion, everything is a risk. The walls are thin as fuck - at least you think they are? You've never heard anyone complain about you and Toby, but you've never heard anyone complain about the screams of whichever victim Jeff has brought home for some reason. Toby finds it hotter when theres a risk of getting caught. After all, worst case someone else gets shown point blank you're his, and it's cute seeing you try stifle moans.

S = Stamina This man. Can go. For hours. If you let him. The operator strength affects more than just his strength if you know what I mean. By the time he's done you're usually all fucked out. I'm talking multiple rounds, maybe a minute break between them? If you date Toby get ready to be able to hardly walk for a lot of the time. And you best believe he's a smug shit when he carries you around after. "O-oh babe, sorry, did I fuck your brains out t-too hard?" and he will make you say he did.

T = Toys He doesn't usually use toys, except maybe ropes or vibrators if you're into that stuff. Except. Srap-ons. Peg this man. He won't tell you, but this man is PEGGABLE. And he WILL enjoy it and start moaning your name. Trust guys. He's also pretty skinny (lean, but skinny) so if you use a big enough strapon he'll get a stomach bulge.

U = Unfair (teasing) Usually he can't really tease you during sex as he's too busy fucking your brains out (or getting his brains fucked out) but as with pace, he can slow it down a little sometimes. And when he does you best believe he'll tease the shit out of you. He'll make you beg for it, and he WILL drag it out as long as possible. Probably try his hand at edging you. (but it's fine if you edge him back he'll become a stuttering fucking begging MESS)

V = Volume/Vocal I imagine Toby isn't the most vocal of men, but you will know when he's enjoying it. Moaning, grunting, even growling. Sometimes he'll stutter out short sentances too. "F-fuck, tight-" "gonna split you in half baby-" "Mach w-weiter" (keep going) "Please, p-please please-" shit like that.

W = Wild Card (misc) Toby speaks fluent German, as his parents were 1'st gen immigrants from Germany. (it's canon confirmed he has German ancestry but not more specific than that, so that's more of a headcanon.) He does some sex talk in german, especially when he gets In the heat of it. "Oh mein Gott" ( oh my god) "V-Verdammt, das fühlt sich so gu-gut an" (Fuck, that feels so good) "Ich l-liebe dich, härter bitte" (I love you, harder please)

X = X-Ray Toby is skinny, but lean. And deceptively strong. His whole body is covered head to toe in scars - stomach, chest, arms shoulders legs. Everywhere. He has no tattoos save for the operator symbol on his wrist. He's 5"10 in hight. In terms of his member, he's pretty big, a little larger than average at about 7.5 inches, give or take a few depending on just how hard he is too. He's pretty girthy as well, so get ready for the ride of your life.

Y = Yearning (libido) High libido. Horny fucker. Literally so horny, he's pretty much ready for it any time anywhere. Especially when it's related to you. You could probably look at him funny and he'd wanna fuck.

Z = Zzz It's 50/50 whether he'll pass out after sex or not. If he does he cuddles you close though, probably whispering nice things and calling you pretty. Just resting on you, playing with your hair or letting you play with his.

[artbyblastweave]

🔥 superhero "subversions/deconstructions"

An extremely common problem with many of these things is that they're taking swings at tropes, dynamics and so forth that Big-two comics writers have been noticing and responding to in-house since the 1980s, in a way that smacks of not having as great a command of the space as you might like them to. Here's an example:

So this is from a comic I finished tonight called Minor Threats, which, if you can't tell from the text, is about a bunch of D-list supervillians who have to team up to hunt down the setting's Joker Analogue because he gave the setting's Robin the Jason Todd treatment and now the hammer is coming down unless he's caught. This entire page is, like, a distillation of a dozen different complaints about the superhero genre as a whole, ways in which it's myopic- You Can't Punch Inequality, Who's Cleaning Up After This, Only Named Characters Matter-but the thing is that towards the bottom of the page I was kind of mouthing along. Because these are old complaints, right, and nobody writes mainstream cape comics without these criticisms in mind.

I want to hone in on the Kaiju bit in particular. It makes for a fun worldbuilding beat, the idea that they built slums over and around the body of a slain kaiju that the heroes couldn't be bothered to move. And there was a point in the history of comics where "wait, who moves the dead Kaiju" would have been a salient question to bring up, where it was a genuine blind spot in the fiction. You know what happened? Damage Control happened. No Mans Land Happened. Stock beats of the heroes sticking around to help clean up happened. "Superheroes don't clean up after themselves" hasn't been a fair cop for literally decades now. Rinse and repeat with the other complaints- maybe the nature of the fiction is such that you're never going to be able to fully address those things, but efforts are consistently being made.

Mind you, it's internally consistent with everything else that we're shown of these particular superheroes in this particular setting- a bunch of image-obsessed ass-covering bullies who nonetheless cut corners whenever they're dealing with someone who doesn't have the resources to make a big stink. These are people who plausibly Would Not Move The Dead Kaiju, as long as it landed in the bad part of town. On that level, the beat works. But you can't let them motte-and-bailey here- this is also a comic that's trying to say things about the genre as a whole when it presents the heroes like that, and the referents have simply moved on! The low-hanging fruit's largely been picked, sorry!

[preydefiler]

inviting friends over for game night, when strange noises start coming from the door at the end of the hallway, the only one with a lock on it. At first it's nothing too strange, just some light tinkling sounds like wind chimes. but as the night goes on, the sounds get stranger.

at one point, a friend remarks on a sound that is akin to marbles being slowly poured into a glass bowl. another weird moment, when a friend asks if anyone else could hear the tinny sound of a pull-back windup car. Eventually they all ask what is in the room when they can hear glass shattering intermixed with a high pitched mosquito-like buzzing.

Inside the room are about a dozen different stations set up, about half of which are in active use, and set into what must have at one point been a closet with the door removed was a large glass enclosure that went from about hip height to right about the ceiling. Once inside, the noises pick up with a fervor. Lots of tinkling and bells and singsong noises in a language nobody understands, and it all makes sense now: fairies.

There are around 15 fairies in the enclosure, all glowing slightly different shades. Some were blues, a few were pinks and oranges, two yellows, two greens, and one purple one. They seem to have a comfortable enclosure, with a large upright log they buried into and made a hide out of. Branches, vines, soft grasses and mossy rocks and a bubbling pond in the center.

There is no horror or recoil from the humans. They understand this. It's a strange hobby, for sure, but not unheard of. This is not the torturous traphouse of terror for them; that is reserved for the fairies. A few friends begin to inspect the stations set up around the room, and a couple of them make a face at one station or another, but to them it is deeply fascinating. They understand the obsession.

One station has a large pickling jar set up with three slightly bloated fairies inside. Every now and then, one of them twitches. A friend asks if they're dead, and it's explained to them, no, these aren't dead. They're technically alive because the only thing that actually kills a fairy is iron. Yeah sure if their body is destroyed in other ways, they feel and experience it til their physical form can't hold their fae soul anymore. But fae don't die unless you kill them with iron. Otherwise they wake up some time later in the fairy realm.

One station is set up, it is explained, as essentially a milking station. A plug in vibrator has been set up with a fairy strapped down with zip ties to the top of it. It's angled slightly, and it's revealed to be the source of the shattering glass sound. This pitiful thing has been going nonstop for, checks watch, 36 hours almost. A vial of milky honey-golden liquid sits at the bottom of this station, collecting all of the delectable fairy juices produced.

Another friend, the pothead of the group, notices a smell and investigates the station that's currently covered with a towel. Immediately the smell of marijuana fills the room, as does some modicum of smoke. This station is a new experiment, it's explained, essentially taking the concept of a cold smoked meat and using that method to try to make an edible. Fairies, you see, are naturally absorbent, so their nature can be affected by things they are surrounded by in nature. As peeks inside are taken, under the towel reveals to be a similar but much smaller enclosure to the one in the closet, wherein three fairies, all glowing a forest green with purple stains, sat around on a large padded mushroom and idle sounds of wood chimes could be heard.

An offer is made of a fairy tasting, and many of them accept. Given free choice of your prepared fairies, they try a smoked fairy, a piece of fairy jerky, and two pickled fairies. One even is brave enough to try one of your raw fairies. A picture is taken of their bloody smile after they try it, as a momento of the day.

Once they have all left for the night, there is a return to a more hidden station. One, which is tucked underneath one of the desks, and requires only a small amount of upkeep. This batch of fairy foie gras was coming along nicely, their plump bodies restricted in place with iron hooks. Two, the favorite. A true torture piece. A fairy, taped down to a dissection plate, half of its parts missing already. The flash of a smile, and a weak groan from the tiny figure.

"p-please... you were... gone so long... please... more."

It's a wonderful evening to oblige a favorite hobby.

[rustedleopard]

Hello, I saw in one of your asks that you think that Chujin tortured integrity. It makes me wonder what do you think all the kids postmortem experience was? I know the main game implied the souls were some degree of sentient but uty goes further in allowing us to control "soul" Clover like normal. Do you think they ever had a subconscious inkling of what might have happened to then before sacrificing themselves (going by that video essay were Clover subconsciously remembered resets)? Was Alphys any worse (or better?) than Chujin?

I'll break my answer up into 4 parts.

Chujin torturing Integrity: Not gonna lie here, I did jump the gun when I said that Chujin tortured Integrity. There's nothing in the game that outright proves that Integrity was tortured, though I don't think Integrity was having a good time being a guinea pig in Chujin's experiments. But not having a good time ≠ being tortured. So was Integrity tortured and that's another Sin Point™ for Chujin? Eh. Meh. Depends on your headcanons for the situation. Which leads into...

What do the SOULs experience after death?: The way I interpret it, the short answer is ✨ NOTHING ✨ (in two unique flavors!!). Being able to feel/interact with things requires having a nervous system that can respond to sensory signals, after all, and uh. If you're dead, you don't have that. So none of the kids could see/hear/smell/taste anything. As for the two variations, here are the options:

The humans have no sense for time passing or anything that's happening/happened to them without a vessel. As soon as they die and their SOUL is plucked from their body, it's like a switch is flipped. No signals are getting in, they're entirely unaware of everything though they are still "alive." You can play hacky sack with their SOUL and they'd be entirely unaware that anything is happening to them. Stick them back in a vessel though, and that switch is thrown back on and suddenly they can use all the senses that that new body has available to them. Personally I'm not too fond of this interpretation but I decided to include it because I have thought about it from time to time. You'll want to read option 2 if you wanna see what I generally default to. (If this is the case with the human SOULs, then I can't say that Integrity was truly tortured since they'd be entirely unaware that they were being experimented on.)

The humans have no sense for anything that's happening unless they are being interacted with. Essentially as long as a human SOUL is in their pickle jar/not being touched, they're entirely unaware of anything that's happening to them. But touch them and they can suddenly perceive the world, just a bit. They can feel when they're being touched, maybe pick up on a few words that are being said to them/see a bit of what the person who is handling them sees/glean a few sensory details from their handler (like if they're hurt) if the sensation is strong enough, but put them down and that effect goes away. They're less perceptive of inorganic things touching them, but they're far more aware when living things or magic is interacting with their SOUL. It's only when they're absorbed into a vessel that they get complete access to the body's senses as well as the ability to control the body. This is what I tend to imagine 95% of the time when I'm thinking about the SOUL situation of the fallen kids. (If this is the case, then Integrity being experimented on can certainly constitute torture, depending on what Chujin was doing to them. I can see him being cautious to not damage the SOUL so it doesn't shatter, but caution ≠ careful/mindful of if it hurts or not. And, let's be honest here, I doubt he'd care much if he was hurting Integrity; he wouldn't go out of his way to try to hurt them, but if his experiments are painful, he'd probably feel like they deserve it for the Snowdin Incident/because they're a human, so what does it matter?)

Either way, the human SOULs are not floating in a dark void in the middle of nowhere, because perceiving darkness still counts as perceiving something and they're not perceiving anything as a SOUL. It's literally perceiving nothing. Not a thing.

I also see the human SOULs as not perceiving time the same way that a human would. They're aware that time is passing/become aware when they're put in a vessel, but have no real sense for it. Like when you're staying up late and you check your clock the first time and it says 10:00pm, then you do something for a bit and suddenly it's almost 2 am and you're like "Whoa, where did the time go?!" except instead of a few hours lost, it's years.

Clover and remembering RESETs: Let me preface this by saying that I am not certain I am familiar with the video essay that you are referring to. So, perhaps some info is lost here. Personally, I can't see Clover as remembering RESETs. Reloads? Sure. But not a RESET. Flowey is the one with the Save File. He controls whether or not Clover lives or dies. Even in a situation where they gain enough Determination to overcome Flowey, the moment they RESET, they lose all that Determination and Flowey gets the Save File again. There's nothing in canon that proves that they experience deja vu, but if they did, it'd probably be just a weird feeling that they can shake off quickly and it doesn't do much to alter their course (for example, they'd know to not trust Ceroba in subsequent Pacifist Runs, especially if they're coming off a previous Flawed Pacifist Run where they may not be feeling so favorably towards her at the end of it).

Flowey's dialogue at the end of a Neutral Run where he talks about how Clover is getting better at getting through the Underground is more about how Flowey is starting to become aware that there's a third party, a player controlling Clover, who has memorized the path and the solutions to puzzles, not Clover remembering RESETs. After all, Flowey looks directly at the player at the end of the fight, notes that Clover's improvement is unusual because they weren't like this on their previous runs where they didn't fall through the broken switch hole, and there's a FUN Value where Flowey talks about how he's aware of another presence in his mind when it should just be him and Clover in there. So, no. Clover likely does not remember RESETs.

Is Alphys better than/worse than/equal to Chujin in terms of morality for their SOUL Experiments?:

Oh boy, can of worms time. I am gonna admit right off the bat here that I don't hate Alphys/see her as poorly as the fandom seems to. Is she a liar because she claimed to make a robot with a SOUL when it was actually a ghost possessing a robot? Yes. Is she a coward and an ass because she refused to contact the families about what happened with their revived family members/kept the Amalgamates locked up in her basement? Yes. Did she use Frisk and Mettaton to give herself an ego boost by making Frisk think that they were in mortal peril so she can play the hero to them? Yes. But I still see her as a better person than Chujin (I'll admit that a part of this is because Alphys had the chance to grow and admit her mistakes and move past them while Chujin is... too dead to do that).

So, biases. I'll try to be objective but those are likely gonna be in this next section. Also headcanons. Because, again, we just don't know the specifics of everything that happened with these experiments.

Alphys was tasked by Asgore to find a way to break the barrier with the X number of human SOULs they had (if we're going full canon purist, it likely would have been all 6 fallen humans because UTY isn't canon). She assumed that this could be done by injecting monster SOULs with Determination extracted from human SOULs to make them persist after death and then working with these persistent monster SOULs. Monsters gave up their Fallen Down friends and family members for the job, and since being Fallen Down is basically a step away from death, it's basically like working with dead bodies for monsters (I don't think it was ever made clear if the Fallen Down can still feel things/have some awareness in that state. The best comparison I can come up with is comatose people). So, Alphys got permission from the friends of the monsters she worked with, which is the closest she'll get to patient consent, no consent from the human SOULs, and was working under Asgore's orders.

Chujin, meanwhile, sicced Axis on Integrity, who ended up accidentally killing them in a very gruesome manner (Axis was supposed to apprehend the human, not blast their head off). Chujin was shocked by this because this outcome wasn't his intention, but decided to take advantage of the situation. He kept the SOUL, hiding it from everyone, then comes up with the plan to engineer his Boss Monster Serum using the strengths of a human SOUL and a willing Boss Monster: himself. While he consented to experimenting on himself, his family wasn't aware of it until Chujin clued his wife (and Kanako) into it and at that point he'd already destroyed him health and was on track to leave his wife a widow and his daughter fatherless. So Chujin was working under his own unchecked ambitions, had no consent from Integrity, and while he may have consented to the experiment, the people around him that he affected didn't get a choice. They didn't even know about it at all.

Alphys was working with Determination, a quality of human SOULs. She extracted it from the SOULs using the DT extraction machine. How many times she did this, how long the procedure lasted, how the procedure is performed, is entirely unknown. I've always seen the procedure as being similar to a blood draw, but whether or not extracting DT was painful is up in the air.

Chujin was working with SOUL extract, an... extraction from the SOUL. We don't know how he extracted it from Integrity's SOUL/if he had any specialized equipment on hand, but he does have a syringe which... paints a pretty striking image. Also, unlike DT which is a quality of the SOUL, SOUL Extract is part of the SOUL. It is a piece of the SOUL that has likely been altered in some way to prepare it so it can be injected into Chujin, then once the fusion was completed, likely extracted from the fused monster/human SOUL and refined into the serum. Whether or not being extracted from hurts is unknown, but uh... to go back to my previous metaphor, if DT extraction is like a blood draw then SOUL extraction is like removing a limb in my mind.

Alphys wanted to help Asgore break the barrier. This would've led to a second Monster and Human War (since Asgore doesn't declare peace until post-Pacifist), but it would've also freed monsters which have been trapped Underground long enough that there's an overpopulation problem/it's been generations since monsters have seen the Surface.

Chujin felt that Asgore would not be able to handle a war on humanity on his own even with god-like powers, so his serum would make basic monsters into Boss Monsters, which are much stronger. Like engineering super soldiers.

Neither party seems to know that human SOULs are alive outside the body.

I don't know which person is more moral when seeing things from the human's perspective. In both cases, the humans SOULs didn't get a choice in being used. We don't know if extracting DT/SOUL extract hurts. Maybe the comparison I used is wrong, maybe extracting DT/SOUL Extract are equally painful to each other, or getting DT out hurts more than just Extract, or maybe it doesn't hurt at all. Even if it doesn't hurt, that doesn't stop it from being wrong from an ethical standpoint (you can't use body parts from a person without consent, even if that person is dead. DT extraction and SOUL extraction should fall under this umbrella as well). They both did bad things to the human in the situation, even if they're unaware of it, so I can see the humans resenting both of them for what they've done to their SOULs. Both of them were trying to make things better for monsterkind as well. But things turned out much better for surrounding monsters in Alphys's situation than they did in Chujin's.

[ipatrichor]

my thoughts on dead boy detectives after watching episode one

okay first of all i gotta say i love the vibe. two ghosty boys running around solving cases and helping trapped spirits move on? that's so fun i love them

tbh. i don't know whats going on btween these two if it's platonic romantic whatever and i don't think any distinction can be drawn that matters. maybe that's the aro in me but they are each other's most important person and who cares about the semantics!!!

charles trying to get edwin to learn self-defense is very sweet. however i will say girl how has this not happened sooner. you literally just got chased through london by a knife ghost and your next case involves fistfighting a possessed psychic Please learn to throw a punch minimum. i would say learning how to fall properly is more important but it's not like they can get more dead. so.

unless they go to the afterlife or something i guess? interesting stakes, especially with the lady from the end of the episode who's looking for them. also the scene hanging outside the window was very sweet, with edwin promising he won't let them get separated. at this point i think it could go either way whether that was to establish their dynamic or to foreshadow, so we'll have to wait and see if the promise holds, but either way very touching moment

crystal my girl crystal!!!! i love her so much holy shit she is so messy!!!! i love love love her getting angry about her shitty situation bc. yeah! that's scary as hell having amnesia bc ur literal demon ex stole your memories and she's got no one except the boys, one of whom very openly doesn't want her around. that's really rough and i Love that she blows up at them about it in a moment of extreme stress instead of being unnaturally chill about an objectively awful situation like many mystical characters (especially when they're women)

anyway i think crystal should get a knife and stabbing privileges. she'd for sure misuse them but i think it'd be funny

edwin is so real for the 70 years in hell thing. girl if i was in the torture dimension for SEVEN DECADES i'd be awful to everyone, it's actually impressive that he restrains himself to being a petty bitch. good for him tbh, i think he's earned the snark. don't get me wrong it's unhelpful and sometimes downright mean, but it's also funny so i'm letting it slide

the witch... esther i think? god what do i say about her. ok im first gonna start with this: she's fucking chilling, it's so scary watching her body the group with ease until charles basically hail-marys and possesses her AND EVEN THEN it's for less than a minute til she forces him out!! it feels like encountering the bbeg when your party is level five- you know you can't touch her and have to play the situation carefully so she doesn't just end you, and the win is getting away with a different objective (here saving the kid) while knowing she's gonna be actively hostile to you now. scary stuff!

idk if this is the popular opinion or not but i just don't find her hot 😭 like yeah she's serving incredible cunt, but her awful pta mom energy keeps that from being attractive. idk if it's the mommy issues but i would feel unsafe and constantly judged in her presence which is usually a dealbreaker for me finding people hot. sorry ma'am i deeply respect your vibe and the cunt you serve i would just avoid u like hell if u were real

the whole snake in a bone dimension in her cupboard is pretty cool though, and i love that her blowing smoke in people's faces isn't just a power play but a paralytic that's So clever

any other thoughts.... the girl with long hair is pretty, and that interaction with crystal has me wondering if the show got cancelled for lesbianism. i feel like maybe not? idk, if it was the start of a relationship that seems weirdly at odds with the tone of the rest of the show, so im leaning more towards crystal was picking up a weird psychic vibe from her that might be important later. who knows though!! i'll just have to find out haha

anyway i got sucked back into reading a novel but i should get caught up on that sometime today and then it's on to episode two, lol. very interested to find out what's up with the cat's vague ominous warning and what esther's gonna do when she finds out they rescued the kid she kidnapped

[the-hellhounds]

Walking around in the cemetery, Ravi grumbled to himself as he carried a dead supernatural being in his arms. "Stupid windigos," he muttered under his breath as he found one of the nemetons in which was placed beyond the cemetery. "Always making a mess when they eat humans."

Dropping the supernatural to the tree, he wipes his jacket off from the blood that leaked off of the wendigos' mouth. Having had to fight off the being from potentially running off again to feast on more unsuspecting humans, Ravi had arrived on time to witness it bite a deputies arm.

"Now burn in hell, you shit face." He growls lowly as he sets on fire the body of the wendigo. Leaving it to burn into the nemeton, he walks back to the rows of graves and headstones until he stops dead in his tracks. Raising his head as his nose picked up the familiar scent, Ravi makes a turn towards a burial that had two stone creatures in the shape of kitsunes.

Upon further approach, his senses go on high alert as he hears the heartbeat of someone buried alive.

"They're coming..." Jake says by the window of Jaemin's house as he peeked out to see their lost friends stalking towards them in beserker outfits.

Johnny breathed out as he rolled his shoulders and looked to Jaehyun. "Let's not die today, okay?" He says to his friend as they all got ready to fight the biggest fight of their entire lives.

As Chenle and Renjun got everyone's mates and loved ones hidden in the bunker, the rest stood their ground. Igniting themselves to be engulfed in flames, they let out deep roars to indicate that they wouldn't back down.

Pulling out an unconscious Taeyong from the grave that had oxygen tanks buried with him. Ravi couldn't believe he had found the leader to the pack that had gone missing for months.

"Come on... come on, wake up." He shook Taeyong's body, hoping he'd gain consciousness, but nothing helped.

"He won't wake up unless they get the sword through the nogistunes' heart." A deep voice says from behind Ravi. Turning his head, he spots Chanyeol standing before him. "It's how they got Donghyuck back. But they must piece back the sword quickly before it notices that you found Taeyong." Chanyeol says.

Without wasting another minute, Ravi quickly pulls out his phone and calls the first person on his contacts. "Get the sword fixed." He barks out into his phone as he hears the growls and roars of his pack from the background on the other end of the call. "I found him."

Getting thrown halfway across three houses in the territory, Haechan groans in pain as he gets Sunwoo thrown onto him. "How much do you weigh?" He groans as he pushes the younger off of him.

"Not as much as you do," Sunwoo answered with snarl as he looked down to see a gash in his thigh from one of the beserkers. "Fucking great. Now mom's going to lose her shit."

"How old is your mom?" Haechan asks, getting an unbelievable stare from Sunwoo as if he didn't just ask something ridiculous at the time.

"You're not fucking my sons mother!" Hanbin growled as he stood in front of them to protect Sunwoo from getting hurt further.

Whining from behind him, Haechan pouts. "Why not? You got to her first!" He says just as Hanbin moved when a berserker threw another punch that landed on Haechan's cheek. "Fuck!"

"Karma's a bitch, isn't it?" Sunwoo snickered as he ran off to help his father with an Oni that was attacking him.

Making a face towards the new kid, Haechan snarls his lip as he fought back the berserker.

"Haven't you learned your lesson?" Jaemin says as he appears and helps him with Jeno. "You just can't be throwing yourself at other men's women like that, or you'll get punched by a beserker, which happens to be one of our friends." He says sarcastically.

Grumbling, Haechan held the arm that had a sharp bone as a weapon so they could take down Kai, which was the beserker they were fighting among the others.

Running to hide from the nogistune while Johnny distracted it, Jaehyun held the sword that would be used to vanquish the spirit.

"Then why cause so much chaos?" Johnny yelled as he got beat down by the Oni that held him. "What for? It only causes pain to others."

The nogistune smirked in such a way that looked frightening on Taeyong's face. "Because how else would I feed? I can't feed off of others' happiness, and I know Taeyong isn't happy." It says as it walked dangerously slow towards Johnny that heaved in pain from the wounds he had. "Haechan wasn't happy either, but somehow, his loved ones always found a way to get him back."

"Loved ones," Johnny spits out, "something you'll never have."

Throwing a punch to his jaw, Taeyong growls into his face. "And it'll also be something you'll never experience-" he goes to say, but stops when he senses something. Turning his head up to the sky, the nogistune feels that the real Taeyong had been found. "No. This can't be..." He whispers as he doesn't notice Jaehyun approach him.

"But it can." Jaehyun plunges the sword deep in the nogistunes back as it pierces it right through his heart.

As the nogistune lets out piercing cries, the Oni begin to disappear into thin air. The beserkers stop attacking, their eyes fading into their normal colors as if snapping out of it.

The hounds all let out relieved breathes as their friends begin to take off the bear skulls they had on.

"Guys, I feel funny," YangYang says as he drops his skull helmet to the ground.

"That's because you have a gash on your side," Ten tells the younger as he walks over to him in his own beserker outfit.

Looking down to where he now felt the pain, YangYang felt dizzy. "Oh," he says before collapsing into Kun's arms from seeing so much blood.

"Everyone hurt, get to my medical hut," Kun announces as he takes an unconscious YangYang with him.

Baekhyun stared at Changkyun, his sharpened bone weapon having missed Kyun's head by an inch into the dirt ground. "Kyun?" He asks as the younger stared with widen eyes up at him.

"YOU ALMOST KILLED ME!!" Jake suddenly yelled feet away from them as both Baekhyun and Kyun looked over to see Chris having stabbed the ground between Jake's legs.

"Mate, why were your legs even opened!? You dodge if a sharp weapon comes at you!" Chris yells back at him as he too had snapped back to normal.

"You were about to stab me in the dick!! I had to open them after you swiped my legs!" Dropping his head back, he breathes heavily in pure tiredness from fighting for his life.

As everyone was getting treated, San sat down next to Taeyong, who had been silently drinking beer.

"You okay?" San asks as he opened up a can of beer to drink with him.

Taeyong sighed as he dropped his head back, his neck popping as he lifted it back up. "Not really..." He answered. "I'm the leader to my pack. I should've protected my friends, my family... but I failed. I put them all at risk."

"You didn't fail them," San tells him with a pat to his shoulder. "Having a nogistune inside you is something no one can avoid, but having friends to help get you back means that you've proved yourself as a great leader."

.

"Papa?" Minjun asks as he comes waddling over to Haechan and Jeno with power ranger bandages.

"Thanks, buddy," Haechan smiles softly to his one year old that looked up at him worriedly.

"I don't think a power ranger bandage will cover much..." Jeno whispers while holding his thigh that was covered in blood. Lifting up the baby hound in his arms, he cradles him while Haechan cleaned up his wound. "But thank you for helping, Minjunnie," he smiles as he presses a kiss to his cheek.

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[marshmellopie]

YOU THERE

Give me your spamton headcanons! Any kind!

loki i love you so much you don't know how much i've been wanting to share my headcanons oh my GOD [scans over my 20+ page headcanon doc]

putting it under the cut because it's a lot of random stuff, i didn't categorize anything so there might be whiplash between everything:

– Five feet tall, previously 5'10 when he was still an Addison. I made Puppet Spam was 4'5 for the longest time, but I decided to say fuck it and make him taller. Still short in terms of Cyber City residents though, I like to imagine normal Addisons are around 6ft.

– I sometimes forget to draw it and I can't really animate it consistently, but his knuckles are constantly bruised because he keeps punching things whenever he's angry. Experiences really severe temper tantrums/outbursts and usually resorts to violence.

– Do not touch his fucking hair if he doesn’t know you. He’ll legitimately plan your murder if you cut any of it off– and that’s not a hyperbole. He can’t grow it back and his hair is his pride and joy, so he will genuinely track you down and rip your goddamn soul out of your chest. It's also permanently black (besides the grey but that's from stress), he changed his coding when he was famous to have black hair. Could've been reversible, but some things kinda stuck after he fucked himself up and became a doll.

– Weird mixture of Addison and mannequin. Mysteriously fell incredibly ill with a virus that was destroying his coding after his phone went dead silent, and became desperate to the point of converting his remaining data into an inanimate object. Kind of like converting a PDF into a JPEG with the compressed quality and all. Kinda iffy with this one and not really canon-inspired, I swap between him gradually and suddenly turning into a puppet. Used to base it off the Acid Theory but I'm tryna be creative sjfkdsjf he did probably fall in/get pushed a few times but it didn't burn him to the point of no return, it definitely stung though

– Blurry vision in both eyes because he had the audacity to peek into the Shadow Crystal multiple times. Hacked his glasses to somewhat correct it, but it only works to a certain extent.

– Talks through a voice box. He really doesn't need to move his mouth at all to speak and has limited range of motion (he can't close his mouth all the way and has no tongue), but he tries to purely out of habit.

– gayest man in cyber city

– Eats basically anything. From spaghetti-code to cardboard, his body is kind of forced to digest all of it, but it obviously hurts him if it's not supposed to be eaten.

– Sometimes doesn't recognize his own reflection.

– Riddled with viruses for so long that he probably wouldn't ever be able to get rid of them. He could probably minimize them if he got treatment, but only to an extent. They're a permanent part of him now.

– His nose is simultaneously the strongest and weakest part of his body. Either pierces through metal or bends like a bendy straw depending on if you throw him or just lightly poke it.

– Terrifyingly amazing aim. Can throw a pipis at a specific target without much thought. His pipis explode.

– Calmed down a bit as the years went on (because he lost hope LMAO), which isn't saying much considering he's still extremely rabid. Was extremely volatile when he first decided to give up the good life and live in the dumpster. Frequently tried to break into the mansion, probably stole a few cars, mugged a few Plugboys, picked fights with other malware on the streets. He still continues to do these things, of course, but to a lesser degree.

– Spiteful cunt. Wrong him once and he'll never forget your name. Rarely apologizes even if he's in the wrong.

– Can't say names properly unless he's being completely serious.

– Upholds his end of most deals, but words himself carefully so that if what he has to bring to the table isn't up to par with what the other person asked of him (which is 99% of the time), he can easily swindle his way out of it. No refunds on the sword. It's broken? I told you that. Cut anything, two pieces. You heard me clearly, and you obviously had no qualms with it from what I could tell. (Except he'd say that in a really fucked up and more condescending way.)

– Constantly hears static, but it grows and fades depending on his mood.

– Laughs at the most inconvenient times. Someone's threatening him? He'll chuckle. He's nervous? A little giggle. He just received some devastating news? Roaring laughter.

– Very unreliable narrator and storyteller. Tends to exaggerate things that have happened to him (doesn't mean that he didn't go through some wild shit though).

– Doesn't celebrate his birthday, for obvious loneliness and conflicting self-resentment reasons. Also because he doesn't keep track of the time. He don't know what day it is fam.

– Can mimic voices really well, though he still retains that bitcrushed/noisy overlay and the ad pop-ups.

– Tends to chew on things occasionally as a nervous habit. He doesn't exactly have a tongue, so he instead picks up random small items scattered around (ie. a pencil) and chews on them. Worst case scenario he just grinds his teeth together.

– Gestures with his hands a lot when he speaks. It literally looks like he's going through an emote hotbar. Also very expressive when it comes to his face, despite rarely being able to frown properly. You can garner a lot about his mood from his glasses.

– Mostly bark over bite. Tends to make empty threats a lot when he's startled in hopes his loudness will be intimidating, but will indeed bite if he needs to… or wants to. Sometimes there’s no bark at all, and he’ll literally bite.

– Has a weird fascination with shiny objects. He steals many things that seem valuable or visually appealing and hoards them in his shop.

– Once you put the KEYGEN into NEO, it takes a little bit for him to actually take over the body because he's transferring his data onto it. Permanently. Even when he becomes small Spamton again, he's permanently linked to the machine now, so he can change into it at will. Technically not at will because he has trouble controlling it, but you get what I mean.

this was insanely long but thank you for letting me ramble <3

[hobgirlonao3]

i threatened that if even one person showed interest in a lore dump for all the stuff i didn't get to put in my sonadow vampire au i would make a post for it and SOMEBODY DID. so now that i have that excuse to argue it's not entirely self indulgent here comes the lore!!! under the cut bc i have no clue how long this will be

i'm the kind of person who will pick apart how fantasy creatures work in their respective media so it should come as no surprise that i gave a lot of thought about the way vampires work in this universe. it's vaguely inspired by various vampire media, included but not limited to dracula, buffy, and the vampire diaries, but also general vampire mythos. so without further ado:

i envisioned turning somebody into a vampire to be kind of a long process like in dracula. specifically the idea i had was to slowly drain a person of blood and then replace it with vampire blood. now is this how blood works? of course not. but who give a shit. that's why it's hard to do when you're a new vampire and can't control your hunger, because you have to eventually. stop. or you'll just kill the person you're trying to turn

speaking of the hunger that's pretty basic vampire stuff. new vampires have an insatiable hunger for blood that gets easier to control the older you get

that being said in my universe vampires can eat things besides blood as well. vampires can survive on blood alone, but doing that will make them seem more... vampire-ish. corpse-like. eating normal food is what allows hair and nails to keep growing, weight to be gained, muscles to be developed, etc. if you give a vampire who only drinks blood a haircut that shit isn't growing back unless they eat a fucking vegetable.

a lack of blood doesn't kill vampires, but it does make them go into a sort of... state of hibernation, i guess? they'll move slower and get weaker until they eventually just sort of curl up, lie down, and stop moving until somebody shoves some blood into them

speaking of killing them. here's how to kill this universe's vampires: stake to the heart, removing the heart entirely, burning them to ash

bc i'm a horror girlie at heart, here's one notable way to Not kill a vampire: cutting off their head. it'll grow back. but! none of the existing neural pathways will so they'll have complete and total amnesia. no language no memories no nothing. all of that will have to be retaught which means that while the body has survived, the person is dead. pretty neat i think <3

also vampires aren't necessarily that much stronger than regular people. it's more of a case of them being very resilient? like i said in the fic you can tear a vampire's throat out and they'd recover, so physical injury from strain is no problem. like how the average person could lift a car, it'd just leave your muscles all torn to shit and your joints fucked. but vampires don't have to worry about that, and that's why they're strong

i talked about vampire weaknesses and how you grow out of them in the fic a little but i have more thoughts about how those weaknesses present and how long it takes to grow out of them. garlic isn't so severe, it's like poisons for small animals for humans; hurts, certainly not good for you, but you're most likely to just puke it out. this is the one you grow out of first (after about a decade), after which it's just kind of like a mild food intolerance. running water starts out REALLY bad, where even just being near it is physically painful (so day-old vampires can't even cross a bridge), but after the first week or so it's only bad if you're in it. and then it's kind of like acid! it slowly gets less bad and after a couple of decades (depending on the vampire but somewhere between 50 and 100 years) it feels like water that's uncomfortably hot. this btw is the in universe reason for why sonic can't swim. he can it just hurts <3 the sun is predictable i think (sets you on fire) and takes the longest to grow out of (more than a century). touching silver is also kind of like touching acid, and will eventually fade to just being mildly uncomfortable (i envision something like the reaction you have to nickel if you're allergic to it)

the need to be invited in thing i included mostly for plot reasons but i have always thought that was kind of fun just because there's a lot to play with! stuff like what counts as an invitation (is opening the door and motioning with your hand enough?) and who can invite you in (does it need to be the owner of the house? how does that work when you're renting?) so obviously i have thoughts about it. long story short, it's about intention. anything counts as an invitation so long as the person inviting intends it to be one, and you can invite somebody in if you consider that place to be your home. has the fun little twist that some homes can be entered without permission because the person living there doesn't consider it to be their home, and sometimes a vampire will slam into a boundary around a public space because somebody does consider it their home

as for other typical vampire stuff. as funny as the rice thing is, it just seems so random, so that's not a thing in this universe. but i like to think that it's still a myth because of one vampire who either had ocd or just wanted to fuck with somebody lol

there might be more i'm forgetting but off the top of my head i can't think of it, so i'm moving on to the Backstory i came up with:

sonic's family are farmers. typically the mom would sell whatever crops and stock they didn't need for themselves at the market in town, but the pregnancy with sonic was difficult, so she was stuck at home and the dad went instead. that's where he caught the eye of a vampire going through... let's call it a bit of a midlife crisis! she wanted a husband and didn't want to consider if the man she chose to be her husband was available or even amenable to that. so she turned him and he ran off back home to go abuse his wife and children

i mentioned this in a comment but i haven't actually given the kids too much thought. it'd be funny if they were all variations of sonic from different media and universes (hence why i dropped scourge and surge in there) but i don't actually know if there are enough to assign one to all 7 siblings. have some vague thoughts about what sonic's mom and his oldest sister (who is the oldest child, period) are like, but i didn't bother to make fully fleshed out characters (or even give them a name. naming things is hard!)

after sonic got turned he ran away from the farm (bc he didn't want to stay where all his trauma was. not that he knows that was the reason. obviously that's also not how it works because the trauma is in you and not a place lol) and roamed around. and wherever he saw people abusing power (especially abusive dads) he killed them. but after about 3 centuries of that he got really jaded and switched into an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" mindset. killed a lord or some shit, took over a castle, and made his own little kingdom

this is why shadow had no idea how old he was. the book (btw. the title is a sims 4 reference. sorry) didn't talk about him until he appeared on the scene in that way, about 500 years ago

what finally got him to change his ways again was befriending a little girl (who called him mister needlemouse. thanks idw 31 <3) who made him believe in the inherent goodness of people again. then he spent some time wracked by guilt and trying to do good. the catalyst for becoming sonic was finding tails and deciding to take care of him. and the rest is history

ok this got long as fuuuuucckkkkk so i'm glad i put it under the read more. with all this being said of course you can read the fics with this knowledge in mind but it must be said i have a degree in literature and am a firm believer in death of the author, so if you want to ignore this completely when you read the text and have different thoughts about it that's entirely your prerogative. peace & love <3

[whisperwritingstuff]

what begins to wake royal beasts mumbo is the feeling of growling filling the whole of the room

he reaches out without even opening his eyes, trying to pat scar, to soothe whatever's upsetting him enough for maybe a few more minutes of sleep

mumbo's hand connects with something slimy. tacky. something that sticks to his hand and sends shivers of disgust down mumbo's spine

well, mumbo's significantly more awake now. he opens his eyes to find the number of vex in the bed with him have multiplied. specifically by two. there are two vex in the bed with him. both vex are here.

both vex are coated in the disgusting filth mumbo had touched, especially cub.

neither vex is growling

mumbo blinks several times, convinced someone else is here, but every time he tries to think about it, something-

"Hey. I'm gonna. I think I'll come back later, yeah? Like. Unless you... need help?" Tango's voice by the door, hesitant. Mumbo can feel his own heart pound with the increased growling, so he can guess why Tango looks like he wants to turn tail and run.

"I... Think we're good. Thank you?" Mumbo finds himself saying. He can handle the vex, certainly. they're not- well, they are unruly, but they seem to like him, for better and worse. and they mostly sort of listen to him. And that other thing-

Scar makes soft clicking noises, and Cub joins in. The overwhelming pressure slackens some. Mumbo gives Tango a smile and waves him off. Mumbo just needs to get a handle on the situation, then it'll be fine.

-

voices call scar back to wakefulness. cub is still staring at him, as if he might go somewhere if cub stopped looking. he flicks Cub's nose and gets bit for his troubles.

the only thing ruining the moment is his summoner's distress, an anger that tastes so sweet and soothing in its possessiveness that scar almost wants to let it stand. almost.

scar clicks soothing and affection to the presence of his summoner, soon joined by cub

the anger loosens, then dissipates entirely when the intruder leaves

good, scar wants his summoner to be happy. he's allowed to have that one little want, right? that's alright?

mumbo's saying something

it's even more difficult this time to bring his focus to it, but scar does manage to pick out one word. bath.

scar knows that word. warm and wet and surrounded by nice smells. he nods, and hopes that's the right answer to get them bath.

apparently so, as Mumbo sort of bundles them out of the bed and to the wash chambers

scar's supposed to be the distractable one, but mumbo keeps stopping and starting what he's doing. occasionally twitches. flinches. can't quite focus.

cub covers mumbo's eyes for a minute, which seems to help, mostly

mumbo still does have to look sometimes, to help them set up the baths, but little breaks every now and again, eyes covered, seem to help him quite a bit with holding it together

cub refuses to leave scar's side, always in contact with him somehow, be it hand or shoulders bumping or his tail around scar's leg

a quick rinse and then they sink into the steaming bath together, practically melting into one another

even with the rinse, mumbo has to cycle the water several times before it remains clean enough for them to soak in for a while

scar relaxes, comfortable and safe

his summoner's presence touches his mind, and scar yields entirely, opening himself for it to move through his memories

scar finds Cub's hand, holds it tight as the memory of grian taking him to his enclosure fills his mind, scrutinized by his summoner

faintly scar sees images overlaid on it. sees his own body hit the floor, lifeless. would that have been better? for a moment scar doubts, but then he remembers he wouldn't be able to hold cub and feel his summoner if he were dead, and decides it wouldn't have been.

he gets to his flowers and the time speeds up, and when mumbo and tango break through, the whole thing dissipates, leaving only the now, the bath, the presence and cub

cub is... mad? with their summoner. scar can feel the low simmer of it, even though cub is keeping it in check.

he nuzzles cub, which cub leans into, before shaking his head

yep, that's cub's being practical face. cub speaks simply. their summoner needs more than cub has to give.

scar's mind races ahead and reaches the same conclusion cub would get to if he let cub keep talking

instead scar skips right to the end, offering himself up freely to their summoner, magic, body, and soul

hesitation lingers in the air around them, but not for long, before hunger wins and exhaustion lances through scar

cub supports him, so he doesn't drop under the water

scar smiles, giggles even

how could he not be delighted to be consumed by his summoner? rapture flows through him, just as quickly consumed as the rest

cub joins him in feeding their summoner

the room glows

brighter, brighter

blinding-bright, searing through everything without ever touching anything

and then the light is gone, entirely

for a brief moment something mostly grian-shaped hovers in the air above them-

and then it plummets down into the bath, splashing water all over the room

[greatwyrmgold]

I've been thinking about Gnosia's endings. Spoilers below the break, obviously.

So, Setsu's goal (and the player's) is to end the time loop without anyone dying. Pretty standard stuff. There are a couple of problems with this. One is that the Silver Key will keep the time loop going as long as it wants (regardless of its hosts' desires). The other is convoluted, but TL;DP every timeline where Gnosia don't kill people is a timeline with a second (mostly dead) player-character, and that causes a time paradox.

The "normal ending" is, in my opinion, a satisfying resolution to those problems. Once the Silver Key is satisfied, Setsu and the player-character can go into a timeline without any Gnosia, and then Setsu can follow the Silver Key into another dimension and take the second player-character with them. It's a bit bittersweet (since Setsu can't live in the world with the people they saved), but it works, bitterness and all.

And it's not easy to accomplish! Unlocking the Normal Ending requires getting functionally every event, and some of those are pretty tricky. Like the one requiring you to keep Raqio alive for the entire game while they're a Bug and also act like Raqio. Or the one which requires you to keep Jonas and Setsu alive for several nights.

The "true ending" is, by contrast, pretty simple if you know what to do. I'm not sure how you're meant to come to this conclusion, but all you need to do is start a new save file and pick a conspicuous new option in the first dialogue choice. Then wait; everything's on autopilot.

And it's also...less. It appears to be a timeline where ten of the fourteen characters died before the loop began, which is never really commented on. But it lets Setsu take charge of the discussion, identify SQ as Gnosia/Manan, and dump Manan and the Silver Key in another dimension.

As an epilogue for Setsu, it works. It confirms that, eventually, Setsu will get a chance to rest. But it's not labeled as an epilogue, it's labeled as the True Ending.

In visual novels (and some other video games), it's common to have several possible endings plus a "True" or "Golden" or otherwise special ending which only unlocks once you've seen some portion of the other endings. (Usually all the endings, unless some of them are marked as Bad Endings or Game Overs or something.) This ending is generally more comprehensive, building off the conflicts and themes and reveals in every other route to craft a conclusion for the experience as a whole.

In Gnosia, each loop has its own ending, including several Notes whose events only trigger if the loop ends a certain way. (And a couple which end the loop early.) All of those loops build up to the Normal Ending, which means the True Ending can't really fill the same role. Granted, the True Ending picks up a couple of Manan-related threads that the Normal Ending left dangling, but it's not like the plot needed those threads resolved. It's not like the soft love triangle of Shigemichi/Stella/Jonas gets resolved in either ending!

Video games with a New Game Plus feature often include some kind of special ending which can only be obtained in NG+. This is usually a more complete and lore-heavy conclusion, serving as a reward for beating the game more thoroughly (and usually overcoming some kind of New Final Boss Plus).

Gnosia's True Ending doesn't work very well for this, either. It's slightly more lore-heavy, in that Setsu's plan incorporates Manan and Kukrushka's spare body, but it's arguably less complete. Most of the cast got left behind, for Gnos's sake! And it's not a reward for overcoming some ludic challenge; you just have to solve the puzzle of "start a new dimension that Setsu can walk into".

None of these are things that Setsu's epilogue needs to do. But it's weird that something called the True Ending doesn't do any of it. It just wraps up the story of one character, one whose story already had a cathartic (if bittersweet) conclusion in the Normal Ending. And calling it the True Ending kinda implies that it supplants the Normal Ending in some way, which sucks for the ten characters who presumably got left behind on/in Liu-An when the D.Q.O. left in this timeline.

It's weird.