#at least guy is nicer than jade

[ddarker-dreams]

Do you think wanderer would be nicer to his darling now that he's "redeemed" or would he still be as bad as he was as a harbinger?

wanderer tempers his gremlin qualities by a fraction. it's not so much that he's turning a new leaf, it's more like he's poking said leaf with a stick to see what will happen. he's still jaded and sardonic as ever, but he's putting the whole murder thing on pause. so that's a solid improvement. he's still the least-liked person in any given room though. unless alhaitham happens to be around, then maybe it's a tie.

while in his harbinger phase, he'd think it below him to "woo" you, he's more willing to give it a shot in his wanderer era. his ungodly ego was deflated a decent amount. still, he isn't sure of the best approach. he's on edge at the mere prospect of rejection. his whole high and mighty demeanor can be traced back to his rampant insecurity — being discarded and treated like a tool had him keeping others at arm's length, so the mistakes of the past couldn't be repeated. the revelation that he wasn't betrayed by his first friend but that the doctor was the true mastermind helps alleviate this preconceived notion.

so, instead of spewing barbed words at you with the expectation of receiving unlimited affection in return, he tries a new tactic. he just goes along with whatever you want. if there's a scenic place you like to visit, or a restaurant, whatever your pretty little head can concoct, he'll be tagging along like a sulky kitten. he seems harmless enough, hence you allowing him to do as he pleases. he's honest, but not brutally so, at least when it comes to you. there are no pretenses around wanderer. it's oddly refreshing, in a way.

he also goes from placing the blame on you and any perceived rivals to solely condemning the rivals. as a harbinger, he worried endlessly that you were just itching for a chance to abandon him and find someone better. staring at another human being for a few seconds longer than he liked would be perceived as a purposeful slight. wanderer is more forgiving toward you and less prone to search frantically for faults that aren't there. all his ire is channeled toward the propagator of the problem, even if his definition of what's an acceptable way to interact with you vs what isn't is loose.

ultimately, it boils down to a few, easy (for him) to understand categories:

family — fine, whatever, you guys can talk. he'll even be nice to them if it makes you happy. be sure to compliment him afterward though.

children and the elderly — also fine, he supposes. he has a very secret soft spot for these two groups. finds it kinda cute when you entertain the whims of kids and play along with them.

literally everyone else — siren sounds. not a fan. will be looking for a way to swoop in and steal you away from the interaction.

[belphegorbillickin]

Could I request b,e,o,v,x for Floyd and Jade

Honestly, I feel like this is one of the only situations where the yandere version of the characters would actually be nicer and potentially even healthier, at least for Jade.

So consider yourself warned.

Bargain, would they just accept a break-up? Do they mope around or try to fix things? How would they attempt to get you back?

Honestly, I could easily see Floyd going either way. He's definitely not the type to start crying and clinging onto someone as they leave, but he's also definitely not the kind of guy that just lets someone leave either. So if Floyd's getting kind of bored or if he can tell you're just trying to play mind games with him? He'll let you go with zero fanfare. Or, if he's actually annoyed, he'll start rubbing it in and use every one of your closely guarded insecurities against you to ensure your faux tears turn real. Honestly, it's your fault shrimpy, for assuming he wouldn't notice just 'cause he's a little moody. Floyd is eerily perceptive, he just rarely utilizes it for anyone else's gain. Well, besides maybe Jade and occasionally Azul, if he compensates him enough.

But if he doesn't want you to go? You don't. Period, end of story, capiche? Try to leave and suddenly everyone you've ever cared about is either under contract, got the other twin's fist wrapped around their throat, literally and figuratively, and the trio already has several lists worth of blackmail ready to send to everyone's employers and landlords. Whether it's actual evidence, falsified, or both is up to you and your loved ones. So do be sure to make a wise decision, won't you?

Trying to get the police involved means getting the family involved, and while they don't have as much influence above sea level, it's still more than enough. You're in this for life, or y'know, until they get bored of you. Which isn't all that unlikely, although chances are if neither has gotten sick of you a few years in you're probably stuck for life. But who cares about the fine print when you're living in the moment? You're having fun, aren't you? Aren't you?

Jade is a bit trickier, as his behavior can change quite a bit depending on your own. Even in a relationship, you can never be quite sure how honest he's being. Although honestly, I can't see him being the kind of person to truly chase after someone, and he's certainly not the kind to beg or plead with any kind of sincerity. Well, romantically that is, he very much loves to chase people in the literal sense. Especially when they let out those delightfully high-pitched shrieks humans are just so full of. Regardless, chances are if you want to break up it's most likely because he's already started to lose interest, otherwise he would've already prevented that. Or tried his best to, anyway. But, in the rare case that you saw something you shouldn't have or you start to want to stray for whatever inane reason, I could see Jade pulling his usual schemes to get you back.

Though, there is an extremely high chance he's only winning you back just to gouge your heart out and ruin all of your future relationships instead. You do remember what he said back in Scarabia, right? "If I were betrayed by someone the way you were, I'd lash out with a torrent of unmitigated abuse to break them mentally, then bind them and drag them beneath the waves."

In the even smaller chance that he actually wants you back… Yeah, you're still getting much of the same. If anything he's even more likely to isolate you and carefully lash out at any support systems you may have. Not because he's under any real delusion that they caused this and you're just an innocent little guppy, but because Jade believes in an eye for eye and you've left him awfully blind. Or rather, Jade believes in an eye for an entire shattered skull, at the very least. Jade is aware that he's a rather complicated man. He adores chaos and unpredictability, but delights in squashing the weak and innocent under his boots, one inch at a time, controlling every aspect of their life. But don't you feel flattered to catch his ever wandering eye? You should you know, he can count the number of people who've entertained him this long on one single, spindly hand. Do take care to keep that up now, won't you?

Outrageous, how do they react when you get yourself into trouble? Do they bail you out or are you on your own? Do they expect you to get them out of trouble?

Honestly, both Floyd and Jade probably find it funny, or at least entertaining. So long as you're not in mortal danger of course. They'll give you the chance to get yourself out of whatever trouble you've gotten yourself into, just for the sheer joy of watching you struggle, but neither of them would pass up on the chance of getting you indebted to them. It'd be incredibly hard to get to the chance to actually save Jade, and honestly I think he'd find it very disconcerting at absolute best anyway, especially since that would typically mean neither Floyd nor Azul had been able to get there first. Jade wouldn't dare act ungrateful though. He'll immediately start paying you back, but he's putting at least twice as much effort into finding some way to gain control over you in turn.

Floyd would also be slightly uneasy at first, but mainly head over heels for his beloved shrimpy! Your spine will be shattered by his sheer adoration and excitement instead of the usual reasons. He'll still pay you back, but he's nowhere near as concerned about it as Jade is. Who still tries to get you under his control, just for his brother's sake instead of his own this time.

Emergency, what would they do if you needed them? Do they drop everything? Do they panic? What do they do if they need you?

Floyd may not seem like it at first, but he's very protective, territorial even, when it comes to his darling shrimpy. A dog bites you, tearing out a piece of your flesh? Well, you'd better find something to bite down on yourself, because Floyd is going to be gouging it out with his own needle-like teeth soon after. Don't whine too much, alright? Azul can fix that right up. But not before Floyd bites you first, for... reasons. Eelmer reasons. You may uh, also want to keep any Mr John Wicks away from the area depending on the circumstances and how bad your injuries are. …Okay, yeah. Realistically whatever animal that attacked you is getting beaten to death in a way that'd make his usual go-to of being gutting something alive with his claws or snapping a spine in two seem merciful. The owner is likely getting their ass handed to them as well, especially if they did nothing to intervene or even blamed you, regardless of how high up they think they are.

People living under the sea, especially in the deep, dark trenches where eelmer usually live, don't have the same luxuries as those living above it. If something, whether that be another predator or simply another unknown mer, gets too comfortable around their pod, then they must be destroyed for the good of the group. Open, bleeding wounds are a one-way ticket to a feeding frenzy, and although mer may not be anywhere near as protective of their young as most of the other sapient races, they would still rather kill any predators their children have no hope of surviving. Besides, what kind of mate would he be if he allowed you to bleed out? From something he didn't even do himself at that? Humans are awfully pathetic creatures, aren't they? Good thing you have him to protect you then, like any other good eel protected their beloved shrimp. (Even if it is very a bit reminiscent of a protection racket.)

Jade, for all his efforts to appear oh so controlled, is actually not all that dissimilar once his instincts kick in. You'd never know it just listening to his voice, but get him riled up enough and it'll be shockingly easy to mistake him for Floyd with the way he's wailing on your assaulter, one broken bone at a time. Though you do have to wonder if Floyd was ever this cruel as he somehow manages to avoid knocking them out, prolonging their suffering even further. But don't worry. Once he's done with that he'll ruin them financially, if they're even still alive that is, as well as everyone else they've ever loved as well. 

Vacation, Do they have vacation plans? Where are they taking you? For how long?

Floyd would love to take you back home! It's where he can laugh at all of your pathetic attempts to keep up with him as you beg to not be left behind. It sure does feel nice to be wanted, doesn't it? Where he could scare you by hiding in the kelp forests and dragging you into them, show you all of his favorite spots, the cute wildlife he imagined you cooing at, and show off his fighting abilities in a form even stronger than the one you're used to.  As much as Floyd loves to seek out new experiences, he does seem to be the most homesick and comfortable in his natural form out of the three of them. Besides, having you come along with him keeps things fresh and exciting! And mama's been dying to meet you! Don't be shy, she doesn't bite. Without good reason to, at least. Unlike her (two) son(s.) As for how long? Probably not too long, but as is everything with Floyd, it's rarely consistent. Even when he's already agreed to a specific date.

Jade, on the other hand, would love to bring you to the mountains with him. He's surprisingly patient with you, even if you keep stumbling and asking for breaks, so long as you're willing to let him ramble on about the wonders of nature and show at least a little excitement for him. He's maybe a little too excited, especially when you (un)knowingly bite into the love(mysterious mushroom)-packed lunch that he made just for you! But why wouldn't he be? Are you really so cruel as to accuse your poor "little" heartbroken boyfriend of having some ulterior motives? He would love to stay longer, (and see how long you could last out in the wilderness,) but alas, duty calls. Jade can rarely stay for longer than a weekend, but he'd love to leave Friday night and come back Monday morning if he could.

X-ray, what are some of their thoughts when with you that they don’t say aloud?

It'd be easier to list the things that Jade did say aloud, in front of or about you. Honestly, I don't think Jade would be all that into romance on his own at first. He'd probably think of your relationship as more of an experiment at first, in the psych study kind of way, until he finally started getting attached. Not that he would've just done it with anyone though, that would be a colossal waste of his time and effort.  No, you were still special to him in your own way even before that. Enough for Floyd to notice his interest in you and consider interfering even. For his brother's sake of course, what kind of an eel do you take him for?

Floyd on the other hand hardly ever keeps anything to himself, regardless of how that might make you feel. He absolutely loves the cute little faces and complaints you make when he says something a bit too crass. If he thinks you should be wearing something more flattering or acting a bit smarter? He'll tell you. If he thinks you look really good in public? He'll definitely tell you with zero care of who's watching. Or especially so, if it means offending someone like Riddle. Floyd does whatever his black little heart desires at the time, regardless of (most of) the consequences. The only real exceptions are things that Jade doesn't want you to know, (Azul's usually fair game though, especially if it gets him all huffy,) and classified details about the family business. That's not to say he can't be incredibly sneaky or plan things out however. Remember Bean Day? As Floyd himself said, Morays are cowards at heart. He won't go in for the kill until everything's set up just right, even if the waiting is killing him, and he's certainly not averse to bringing Jade or Azul into his plans. You may not even notice he's planned anything at all however, as Floyd's behavior is so erratic that all of his carefully laid plans and suddenly bossy behavior as he pulls you along don't stand out at all.  Your only hope of noticing when he's going to pull you into something particularly dangerous or permanent is the excited gleam in his eyes, and how much of his undivided attention he's been giving you for hours on end. So yeah... Good luck with that.

Honestly, I've just never really abided by the popular fanon characterizations.

I wasn't active in the fandom at all until book three had been released on the English app, and still rarely sought out anything until after book 4, so seeing them being characterized the way they are on tumblr left me feeling like I had read something completely different.

At least one member of the octatrio is always in my top 3 specifically because they were some of the only "truly evil, unrepentant villains" in TWST.

Especially because I only really got into TWST when I was feeling frustrated about OBM! losing almost all of it's edge and seeing nothing but fluff & lighthearted humor 24/7.

[djsherriff-responses]

So... I know I've never watched Captain Laserhawk... but I have a weird parody series I made that not only has the characters be more like their game selves (in looks, personalities, and even their own independent stories), but also:

Eden is not America, but is instead the evil government that controls America

Dolph has little to no idea as to what's going on early in the story

Jade is his adopted sister (I am. so sorry)

Pey'j and Alex actually act like father figures to the group (again, I am so sorry)

Bullfrog is... still Bullfrog

Alex, instead of being a bad guy of some sorts or Dolph's... overage boyfriend (jesus christ...), is an agent working for this story's Supermaxx, S.P.I.R.I.T. (which is this secret rebel organization that works against Eden instead of being... whatever the heck it was in the original, soooo...), as a mentor for rookie members of the organization, the S.P.I.R.I.T. Farts (haha funny fart joke I know (/s)).

He even offers Dolph, Jade, and Pey'j if they'd like to join the Farts as well, and while Jade was the only one to not hesitate on joining, they basically all agreed because hey they could stand up against Eden much more easily this way, what's the worst that could happen amirite? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Rayman, instead of being some guy who swears a lot and gets fired and goes "pew pew!" at Eden, is actually a limbless guy who's real name is Ramon and who quit by himself for several reasons (mainly because he wanted to "be more intimate with the outside world" but also because he felt like the world was bigger than the already big studio and mansion he lived in and also his coworkers were pretty mean towards him due to his success, so he wants to find at least someone who'd be nicer to him). Of course, this leads to him being the comic relief/ironic punching bag of the group, but at least Bullfrog's a good friend to him, so he sticks around. Even if he's supposed to be "held hostage" by the Farts.

Oh and did I mention that Ramon has a weird, one-sided crush on Dolph? (Yeah, I still stand by the idea of Rayman and Bullfrog just being friends/having a more familial relationship.) (I do, however, am testing the waters on the idea of Ramon having this crush on Dolph and Dolph just being annoyed and/or just really weirded out by that)

And that's everything I can list off the top of my head for my parody of Captain Laserhawk.

Isn’t that essentially the same thing?

In fairness no one has any idea what’s going on in the actual show, though I’m assuming here Dolph is cranked up to 11 for comedy’s sake

Why be sorry? I think that Dolph and Jade having a sibling-like bond is a sweet idea

Again why apologise? It’s your au and I totally get wanting to keep Pey’J more faithful to his character from the original Beyond Good and Evil as well as being uncomfortable with certain elements, same goes for Alex

Of cause he is

I’m assuming that Sarah is the defo bad guy and Alex is the good guy leader? I recommend looking into the game source material of each of these characters and use the game lore to develop them further. For example , Alex has a brother and nephew in the original Crew game as well as various close friends who you could implement into your au

No head bombs? : (

….. I feel like you’ve missed Rayman’s character arc or over simplified it but there’s plenty of other posts which explain that Rayman in CLH isn’t just a kids character gone edgy , so I’ll spare you the essay

Awww that’s cute!

This feels less like a parody and more like a what if AU where CLH was made for a younger demographic, with a some of its social commentary watered down. It’s most notably how you erased Dolph’s relationship with Alex and made Alex a completely different person, when in canon the relationship between those two is a massive driving force of the show’s themes and plots (Rayman would not have gotten fired if it wasn’t for those two!)

I do understand why though, CLH is a fast paced show with mature and uncomfortable topics with very little room for any of it to breath so it can come across as shock factor on a first time view

If you want to keep Alex as a friendly ally to Dolph, don’t let me stop you. But I think you should at least watch the show first, and also you’d find the 2000s Teen Titans series to be a useful source of inspiration going forward with this au, especially the dynamic between Robin and Slade

[jo-harrington]

Get To Know Store Manager Verse Eddie

What story is he from? What kind of story is it (Fix-it fic, Older!Eddie, Rockstar!Eddie etc)? My Eddie I'm going with it my original Eddie from Store Manager Verse. It's a sort of EveryoneLives! NoUpsideDown! Amalgam where Eddie works at StarCourt Mall and he meets a New Romantic interest in the Claire's Store Manager.

What inspired you to write this Eddie? I've worked retail forever and the horrors but then I moved to corporate. New job, no customers. But corporate teams usually go into the field and help during Q4 and especially in the special...department I work in? Christmas 2022 really made me ask "what if little Store Manager Jo had an Eddie who worked at her mall and she had a crush on him" and SMVerse was born.

What are your favorite headcanons about him/share something you never shared in your story? In my story, he had friends in his first stint through high school/senior year that left him behind and broke up the band. Then Corroded Coffin 2.0 was born with Jeff, Gareth, and Unnamed Freak (who I named Dave). Now that he's approaching a potential graduation with Jeff and some of them aren't...he's worried about Jeff leaving first, but the others shortly after. And then his band will have broken up a second time and what will he do then?

What does he wear on a casual day? On a dressier day? What does he wear to bed? Casual Day: Jeans, T-shirt, Flannel optional based on the weather. Jacket/Vest combo if he's going out. Dressy Day: Bought a nicer button down from Montgomery Ward, sleeves are rolled up, a few buttons undone. He's got the least offensive graphic tee he owns underneath it. Leather Jacket on top, no vest. (There's a Regional Manager visiting Tape World. Kyle is wearing a suit. He also bought sunglasses for all the guys to wear inside secret service style.) Pajamas: Summer, underwear only. Spring/Fall, no shirt, and either flannel pj bottoms or there's a pair of sweats that he's cut into shorts. Winter: Hoodie, sweats, thick socks

Favorite foods? Mountain Dew, Zebra Cakes, Pizza, Watergate salad. End of story. He also likes how reader makes pasta.

Tell Us About His Family/Friends I intentionally left it vague. Mom dead dad in jail, the usual. In SMVerse, Reefer Rick was his mom’s boyfriend for a short amount of time. That’s when things were really looking up in his life. He had a father figure (aside from Wayne) who loved and cared about him with no familial obligations. Mom was working, Rick obviously selling, Wayne working either driving or at the plant. It’s a mutual aid situation. Then his mom dies and Wayne and Rick share as much responsibility as possible because neither of them can do it alone. Wayne and Rick are both Vietnam war veterans? I don’t history good. So they have the benefit of being from the same down and going through the same shit and then they need to raise a kid they both love more than life. And he in turn would do anything for them.

Yeah Yeah, he's a Metalhead. Tell Us MORE About His Taste in Music in your story Oh GOD. Listen. He’s a fucking asshole about his music but if you’re respectful, he’ll be respectful. (If you’re his friend though, it’s extra disrespect). Aside from metal, he does enjoy the classics. He has some rock, he’s got some blues. His mom’s favorite were the Monkees and he listens to that tape to be close to her.

Eddie and Store Manager are currently in my WIPs listening to music and getting high. Stay tuned.

What are his views on romance? On sex? Sex is casual to him. It’s nice to feel nice. He’s slept with a few people, at parties where he’s made sales. He had a “girlfriend” that he thought was a girlfriend who was actually trying to get close to his friend Mickey. Kind of made him a little jaded. All of that to say, that specific event made him hesitate with saying anything to Store Manager. She reminds him SUPERFICIALLY of someone who hurt him and it’s easier to pine and keep her at arms length as a friend than potentially get hurt.

Is he optimistic or pessimistic? Pessimist. Next.

Where or with whom is he most comfortable? He’s most comfortable in his van. Home is home but is it really home? Wayne’s rarely there. Rick’s would have been home if his mom was still alive. He likes being with his friends and he is mostly with them at school which…blah. Or in the van.

What are his views of his future? What are his hopes/dreams? Music!!! music music music. He would like to be a musician and SPOILER he’s gonna be. Just not the fantastical rockstar we would wish for him. But he’s also debating what his future looks like as it pertains to Tape World. He likes it there. He likes being part of a team. Working with them, working with Kyle…he’s very much questioning what he wants.

Anything else you'd like us to know about your Eddie/your story? He’s the softest Eddie I’m gonna write. With the nicest future I think. He’s been dealt the easiest card out of all of them. No Upside Down. Got to have the most ideal childhood given his circumstances. AASB Eddie is harder for obvious reasons. STFF is going to be hard in his own way. But SMV!Eddie is the sweet boy we all need. He’s the sweet boy I need.

[typosandtea]

for the oc ask game you rb'd on oct 14th... ♔, for everyone!

@secondhand-lions!! thanks for the ask! Murphy, Tango and Thorn were answered [here]! [Prompts!] ♔ — Does your muse believe people are innately good or innately bad? Why do they believe this?

Nathan

Prewar Nathan was on the fence about inherent natures.. but after going through anchorage with Murphy and the rest of their squad, as well as seeing how the higher ups treated them all as expendable and as numbers he doesn't believe people are inherently destined for either. The world they live in (prewar!) warps people in ways he could never have imagined before the resource wars. Especially angry about the lack of empathy shown to Murphy and the other prototype power armour testers who were injured or killed by cut corners..

That's actually how he met Murphy! she was a test pilot for the program and he was one of the mechanics actually making these prototypes based on the designs of the engineers, and they hit it off with them both being Australian. Nathan and one of the engineers raised issue with the lack of bypasses or overrides but were brushed off in the name of time and rising costs.. The man in charge finally had to get off his ass and allow more fail-safe design processes after an entire test team was wiped out by a failed fat man launch and 3 different test pilots were injured by overextending servos in the armour.. Nathan was very angry at the lack of medical care they received, like he gets that its a highly classified location and projects but Murphy has a broken back and Tom lost both his legs for fucks sake the least they could do is provide more than one tired doctor jesus christ!!

Slick

Despite all that life has thrown at him, Slick remains the eternal optimist! he has long since learnt to not point out things though lest he pisses off those around him, being a lowly gunner is not a welcoming environment rip. Absolutely believes in the goodness of people and doesn't realize until after being -stolen- liberated from the gunners how much nicer people can actually be! Hes a very quiet man out of learned self preservation tactics, but slowly unlearns that and helps other see the good in people and the beauty in everyday life. He's still a quiet and mild mannered guy though somehow, type of person to sit in peaceful contemplation at a noisy group gathering and then out of the blue mention how lucky they are to have such lovely friends (while pointing at them having a punch up with people cheering on and taking bets etc)

Libby

Is Slick's friend in the aforementioned fight lol. She is a bit jaded the the concept from her long life as a ghoul.. people are so awful for seemingly no reason. Shes had to drift from place to place over her ~100 years of life, taking on shit jobs for meager reward just to survive. Believes that it changes from person to person and that some people will turn out bad no matter what you do and that some people will turn out good no matter the circumstances (see: Preston Garvey). People being awful to ghouls or about ghouls is a surefire way to earn a knuckle sandwich and has been kicked out of multiple places because of, including diamond city multiple times.. she keeps sneaking in with Tango and Slick for noodles and to work at the minutemen outpost there (homeplate).

[luminaryofthetks]

I haven't been on this blog in forever okay cool you guys want some OC content you get some OC content because I am in the mood for that

Lee "headcanons" for my OCs that are lees except they aren't really headcanons at all because they're my characters okay cool let's go

First, fandom OCs

Valentin Flamel(lee-leaning switch)(Twisted Wonderland OC)

Valentin is in DENIAL that he's a switch in general. So much denial. Like "de nile is a river in egypt, your husband is gay" levels of denial from him. As far as he's concerned, he's a straight up ler and will not take any other answer as truth.

.. For a little while.

Because the revelation that he isn't just a ler comes in a way he wasn't expecting, even if he probably should have: Floyd.

Floyd's habit of squeezing people was how it was discovered. On complete and total accident, one misplaced hand on Valentin's side decimated him.

It seems that when you deny it for so long, you get really sensitive to it. And to Valentin's horror, that was exactly what had happened.

He almost broke his streak of not making a deal with Azul just because he didn't want that to be a well-known fact about him. He didn't, but he got really close.

His genuine laugh is different from his half-hearted chuckling. It actually makes him seem like he's not an asshole for a little while! This, of course, is a wonderful thing when someone wants him to cooperate- just tickle him into submission

His worst spots are his sides and hips, which are pretty accessible in most of the school uniforms, difficult if he's just in his favorite outfit because of the layers it has.

He gets tickled pretty often by Floyd once that discovery was made, though he's actually in preference for when Jade is in the mood to tickle him, because at least Jade's tickling doesn't hurt. It's embarrassing either way, but the guy can have preferences.. even if those preferences aren't exactly obvious.

Artemis Wonden(lee)(Twisted Wonderland OC)

Artemis, on the other hand of Valentin for my TWST OCs, is pretty accepting of the fact he's a lee.

He's not gonna be out in the open about it, but he's not really gonna deny it either. Being ticklish is normal, after all! And besides, he doesn't really have reasons to tickle other people. Especially in Royal Sword Academy, where most of the time a conversation or flick of his UM can get people to comply with his authority again.

A lot of people in his dorm are aware of it, and even some aside from that like Neige. And Artemis is okay with this. It's not like he's really getting ganged up on, tickling is harmless!

At Night Raven College, however.. it's different.

Being a transfer student, especially from the rival school, meant that he was getting picked on pretty often regardless of his former authority as one of RSA's dorm leaders. And it wasn't long before it went from intimidation and some minor violence(like being pinned to a wall,) to being messed with and tickled because the prior tactics weren't really working on scaring Artemis. He's dealt with far worse.

But.. that did lower the value of such a cute act like tickling for him, for a little while.

The more he got comfortable with the Heartslabyul dorm, though, the more he warmed back up to it.

The occasional scribbles on his spine when he was making a mistake from Cater, Ace trying to convince him to go cause trouble in spite of the fact that Artemis was trying to stay on Riddle's good side.. as the intimidation from other students wore off for him, the warmth of interactions with his newfound dorm-mates was enough for it to become a nice act again. Maybe even nicer than it was for him before.

The people that tickled Artemis most often at RSA were Che'nya and his older brother Minerva, whereas at NRC(at least for the wholesome interactions,) it'd be Ace and at some points Riddle being the constant ler.

For the above, Artemis has a complicated relationship with Riddle at first, being former rivals due to opposing dorms at NRC and RSA respectively. And now that Artemis is in Heartslabyul, Riddle relished in the opportunity to use some of those weaknesses he knew from their rivalry to his advantage for a while, usually when it came to the rulebook. Riddle knew that, judging from how Artemis' dorm was in comparison, the shift was going to be major. So to help him learn it, tickling was used as a "punishment" for forgetting them until Artemis eventually got them memorized. Artemis genuinely tried to learn that rulebook front to back, and didn't just focus on the important ones like others may. And even if he isn't a total stickler for the rules, whenever Ace is up to no good and he's around, Artemis tries to gently nudge the underclassmen away from dumb ideas because he knows that Riddle is a stickler for those rules. It's more good natured, gentle/friendly authority now that he's just a normal student.

His worst spots are his spine, ribcage, and knees. He's ticklish everywhere, but those ones in particular make him laugh harder. However, there is also a little divot between the ribcage and his armpits that end up making him shriek. It's one of the few things that will make his voice raise, in any sense of the term.

Wow I spoke a lot for Artemis-

Emeir Sandoval(switch)(Genshin Impact OC)

Emeir doesn't really expect people to tickle him, nor does he tickle people often.

A lot of people find him intimidating, and his friends are few and far between.

However, if he is close with someone, he'll let them tickle him to their heart's content. He's not too sensitive, so he can last a while and someone can explore all his weaknesses.

At least, he's not too sensitive unless someone uses their nails on his tummy.

His tummy is probably his worst spot in general, and he found out about that specific weakness to nails one time when one of his co-workers that he's friendly with suddenly dug their fingers into his abdomen. The noise he made was priceless to them, but due to Emeir's introversion, it's a relatively kept secret among those two.

Cyrus Fleur-de-Lis(lee)(Pokémon OC)

Cyrus is arguably the second most sensitive to tickling in this post, only coming behind Artemis.

My boy is TICKLISH.

And it's not like it's hard to figure out, either.

He crumbles to gentle brushes to his body, and it's not exactly subtle how he tenses and blushes each time.

Sometimes, with friends who are more lively than him, once they figure it out they don't even bother to ask and just wreck him.

His worst spots are his navel and ribs, but those are by slim margins. You could essentially try to tickle this guy anywhere and you'd have him giggling.

Also tracing his top surgery scars or his stretch marks will make him snort-

His sister(see the next set of headcanons) is his worst ler by far. No competition.

Sidra Fleur-de-Lis(ler-leaning switch)(Pokémon OC)

Sidra, in comparison to her twin, is not very ticklish at all. Even as kids, she found herself rarely having moments that touch made her react positively, and tickling seemed to be off the table.

However, I have a little headcanon that before Lysandre(the twins' known parent) went all crazy and formed Team Flare, he was friends with Olympia and occasionally, when she had the time, she took care of them.

This was roughly between the ages of 4-9 years old for them btw

One of these instances, Olympia wanted to do a "palm reading" on the twins. She wasn't actually going to do anything, it was just a fun activity to keep them invested and teach them something new.

Cyrus was super okay and sat perfectly still, learning about all those different lines on his hand with a bright smile on his face.

Sidra, on the other hand, was giggling like crazy whenever Olympia tried to do the "reading" on her. And that was how it was figured out that Sidra wasn't ticklish in the conventional places like her brother was.

Her palms are awful for her, even as a grown adult. But also, if someone just prods in between her ribs or neck a couple times, it makes her super flinchy and squeaky.

Cyrus is the only one who knows so far, but if Sidra ever gets a girlfriend.. you bet that info's being shared the first chance he gets. He'll let her friends figure it out for themselves.. romantic interests are fair game to embarrass his twin.

Then the non-fandom OCs.. Aka the ones for my fic/book I'm writing(which began as a danganronpa fangan, therefore that tag is there)

Trixik Osama(switch)

Trixik wasn't aware of what tickling was for most of his life.

The first instance he got with it was with Lisa(who is also on this post).

He accidentally tickled her, and he genuinely thought she was hurt when she suppressed her laughter, and as a result kept trying to find out what was causing her such reactions..

He's quite dense when it comes to tickling.

She had to sit him down and explain to him what was going on, and when he sat there all confused, thinking the concept was completely absurd, Lisa proceeded to pin him to his seat and wreck him.. which definitely showed it wasn't absurd at all.

He's sensitive, very much so in the spots that he is, but he doesn't squirm or thrash around a lot. This makes him quite good at those "stay still" tickling games, even if his muscles are quivering from laughter. Plus, he's very used to following orders. So unless he physically can't do something anymore to play along with those games, he's going to try his best to win them.

His armpits, back, and thighs are ticklish for him. It may not seem like he's ticklish judging by his softer laughter, but believe me, it's sensitive for him.

And.. also his scars. Trixik has a lot of scars, way too many scars. And tracing them causes his breath to hitch and for him to blush.. eventually turning into nearly silent giggles and a few squeals depending on how sensitive the scar is.

He doesn't really have a constant ler, aside from maybe Lisa. But tickles aren't frequent for him to receive, due to his reserved nature and embarrassment towards the topic.

Lisa Anamor(switch)

Lisa ADORES tickling. Both giving it and receiving it.

If she's comfortable enough with someone, and they're known for being a ler, she'll intentionally mess around to try and get some.

Most of her ler friends have figured her out at this point, they just do it to have fun now. The ones who know each other have a little pact to just.. not tell Lisa that it's obvious she's asking to be tickled. The first one who tells her has to give the entire pact 50 dollars each. And anyone after that who does it, the price is raised by 25 dollars. It's like a game of who's gonna be broke the fastest.

Trixik is the only one who is completely unaware of Lisa being obvious with asking. Some of the pact members have tried to tell him.. he's just clueless enough to not realize what's going on regardless of if someone attempts to mention it. Most of the time he doesn't even tickle Lisa when she's pulling that stunt anyways, so it's not like there's a reason for him to know what she's doing.

Her worst spots are her knees and generally her waist. But her neck is also quite sensitive.

Her sister is her constant ler, at least if she's in a good mood. If not, it's probably one of the pact members(specifically Vara or Glory.)

Tohi Carimo(lee, maybe switch?? Haven't decided yet he's wreckable regardless)

Tohi is a wallflower in general. It's hard for someone to really get a good look at him, always tending to prefer the shadows of a room, or corners of areas.

But they are ticklish. And the few he really knows how to talk to are well aware of this fact.

It's not uncommon when he's with their friends that some tickling is in order. Particularly if he's having a rough day.

Gentle tickles always cheer him up.

He doesn't have any particularly bad spots, everywhere is just moderately ticklish for him.

And his most frequent lers would be his friend group(Kiran, Jackie, and, Glory.)

I'll probably make a ler version later for now take some crumbs <3

[ghost-town-story]

FebruarOC Day 19: Stella

(Some notes and content warnings: Seraphine is one of Stella's hero names, Revenant is the other more public one. Content warnings for necromancy and non-graphic descriptions of dead bodies. Have fun)

“Seriously?” Marelle asked. “They’re the Puppeteers?”

Seraphine had to admit she understood Marelle’s confusion. Jade’s tip had led them to the other side of the city, to what seemed to be some sort of commercial kitchen, if the stainless-steel countertops were anything to go by. Seraphine and Marelle were currently crouched by one of the windows, spying on the occupants of the kitchen as they argued over the best kind of donut. Which, to be fair, was absolutely something René would do, but at least Seraphine knew he wouldn’t let himself get so distracted by it. Seraphine was tempted to hop through the window she’d opened and join the argument, just to see how long it would take these sad excuses for villains to notice she wasn’t one of them.

“I can’t believe René’s scared of them,” Marelle muttered.

Seraphine nudged her with a Look. “He’s scared of what they can do. Which is why we’re going to teach them a lesson about fucking with us.”

Marelle nodded, looking suitably chastened. “So what’s the plan?”

Seraphine looked back into the kitchen. The argument was heating up, and it looked like the shoulder Puppeteer was about twenty seconds and a few dumb comments away from throwing a punch at the knuckles guy.

“Looks like they need an adult to go break things up,” she sighed, moving away from the window so she could stand up. “Get ready to portal for me,” she ordered. “I’m feeling Bastien tonight. I’ll let you know when to open it.”

“Of course you’re feeling like Bastien, isn’t he your favorite?” Marelle asked.

Seraphine shot Marelle a grin, though it was hidden by her mask. “No, that’s Ombre,” she corrected. “But Bastien is my favorite reptile boy.” With that, Seraphine tried the door to the kitchen.

It was unlocked. Seraphine rolled her eyes at Marelle, then opened the door and slipped inside. Nobody noticed her entrance, adding another tally to Seraphine’s board of judgement for being so amateur.

There were five Puppeteers in total, all wearing near-identical black suits, with neon patches over whichever joint it was they could control. Seraphine didn’t know if they had actual hero names, and she honestly didn’t care. These fuckers wouldn’t even be on her radar if they hadn’t attacked René, at which point, they had made it personal.

When she was close enough, Seraphine jumped up onto one of the countertops. Her boots made a loud metallic thud, silencing the Puppeteers and drawing their attention. Hips and Elbows yelped, some curses mixed into the sounds. Shoulders narrowed his eyes, and Knuckles cracked their knuckles.

Seraphine nearly laughed at the pathetic attempt at intimidation. “Hello my wannabe villain friends,” she said, sitting down on the countertop. “You need better security if you ever want to make it in the big leagues.”

“Revenant,” Knuckles growled.

“You seem rather cocky, considering Luciole isn’t here to fight your battles for you,” Shoulders said.

Seraphine gritted her teeth and made to stand, but before she could do more than unfold her legs from under her, she felt her joints stiffen in place. Even expecting it, it was disconcerting as hell.

“You know,” she said, keeping up the unaffected air because she knew it would throw them off, “the element of surprise really helps make it easier to fight without backup. That being said, Marelle, ma chérie.”

Out of the corner of her eye, Seraphine saw a portal spark up, this one the familiar muddy swirl of greens and browns and greys that led to her graveyard.

“Having friends to back you up is always nicer, don’t you think?”

Some of the Puppeteers exchanged nervous glances. Before they could decide what they wanted to do, Seraphine activated her powers. Bastien responded eagerly, and a split second later he burst through the portal in a chaotic mess of thrashing bones and snapping teeth.

The Puppeteers scattered, and Seraphine hopped to the floor as their control over her dissipated. She caught Knuckles as they rushed her and slammed them into the counter. Bastien bowled over two of the Puppeteers and laid on top of them, but Shoulders decided to try and punch him, leading to a quick lesson on why you never let your limbs get too close to a gator’s mouth.

As Seraphine looked around for the last Puppeteer, she heard Marelle laugh. “Aw, but Rev’s not done yet!”

A second later, Marelle appeared in the doorway, dragging Knees behind her. “She tried to run,” Marelle reported.

“Bon travail,” Seraphine praised her, then raised her voice. “Alright fuckers, listen up. This is your one and only warning. Don’t fuck with me or my team again. If you do, Bastien over there has some friends still living who’d love an easy meal. Got it?”

Knees, Hips, and Elbows all agreed easily enough, especially the two still pinned beneath Bastien. Knuckles grudgingly muttered their understanding. Shoulders held out the longest, but when one of his teammates hissed something at him he finally conceded. “Fine.”

“Good kids.” Seraphine saw Knuckles and Shoulders visibly bristle at her condescension even as she released Knuckles, but to her satisfaction, none of them rose to the bait. “Now, shoo.”

“What?” Shoulders protested, dropping Elbows as he helped her back to her feet. “This is our base.”

“Shoo,” Seraphine repeated. Bastien, curled up against one of the walls, growled, his teeth crimson with Shoulders’s blood. Shoulders scowled, but when Hips grabbed him and pulled him towards the door, he didn’t fight back.

Marelle watched them until the last Puppeteer had disappeared through the door, then she turned to Seraphine. “What’s up?”

“Curious,” Seraphine admitted. “Why the hell are they using a kitchen as their base of operations?”

“Pfft.” Marelle skipped past Seraphine. “You’re awful. I’ll look around too.”

“Yell if there’s anything nasty,” Seraphine warned her, more out of habit by now than anything as she crouched by Bastien’s head. “Bon garçon,” she cooed to the alligator skeleton, scratching the ridges behind his eye sockets. Bastien let out a low rumble of contentment.

The peaceful moment broke when Marelle yelped, followed by a loud thudding sound. Seraphine was immediately on her feet again, Bastien ready to attack at her command.

“I’m okay!” Marelle called, though she sounded shaken. Her head popped up around a corner. “But I think I found out why they’re using this as their base.”

“’Sup?” Seraphine asked, crossing the kitchen to Marelle, standing by a couple of walk-in freezer doors.

“Bodies,” Marelle said, lowering her voice. “I just—wasn’t expecting, and just—”

Seraphine’s heart dropped. No matter how mature she tried to act, how much she begged to be a part of their vigilantism, and how often she saw skeletons cause of growing up practically next door to a necromancer, Marelle was still just a kid. A kid who shouldn’t be seeing dead bodies no matter how many necromancers she knew.

Seraphine tugged Marelle into a hug. “I’ll take care of it,” she murmured. “You wanna go see if these dumbasses left some sort of journal hanging around for us? Just, stay out of any pantry you might find.”

Marelle let out a huff of a laugh. “I’m fine Sera,” she protested. “I just got spooked.”

“Go look for their diaries.” Seraphine pressed her mask to Marelle’s head in a semblance of a kiss, then pushed the younger girl away. “I’d bet Knuckles would be the one to keep a secret diary. They seemed like the angsty emo type.”

“What does that say about René?” Marelle asked, but she did as Seraphine ordered and moved away to search the rest of the kitchen.

“René’s goth, there’s a difference,” Seraphine said. “And more of an aesthetic goth than anything.”

Once Marelle was out of sight, she took a deep breath and opened the freezer door. Two bodies hung on either side of the freezer, hanging from ropes wrapped around their chests. “Fuckin sadists,” Seraphine muttered to herself, moving to inspect the one on the left. There was something… off, about them, but she couldn’t quite tell what.

Seraphine raised a hand and activated her powers, but to her surprise, she felt nothing coming from either of the bodies. There were no spirits to call back to them. She felt a wave of emotions at the realization, but she focused on the relief. She would definitely have to talk this over with René and Luciole later, but at least they weren’t dealing with roundabout necromancy here.

“So,” Seraphine called as she exited the freezer. “Good news, they were never alive. I can’t resurrect them.”

“Oh?” Marelle popped up from behind one of the countertops.

“Also good news, I’m pretty sure I know who made those bodies.”

“Oh?”

“And best news of all,” Seraphine said, sparing one more scratch for Bastien before sending him back to the graveyard to rest, “I think it’s about time we get outta here and head home. You deserve some hot chocolate.”

“Oh!” Even with her mask, Seraphine could tell Marelle was grinning. “Oh, and can we have beignets too? Please?”

Seraphine laughed and turned on her communicator. “You hear that René?” she said. “The girl wants beignets.”

“Good thing I’m already baking,” was René’s response.

[stormikitty]

Dani looks at Clark.

"That's NOT my name!" She says. She turns back to Kon.

"I'm Dani Phantom. At least until I can think of a better nickname for Danielle than 'Dani'. I'd say it's nice to meet you, but if you're gonna be anything like this guy, you can go fuck yourself." She tries to remember what Danny had called himself before he got his name changed from Dayna Jade to Daniel James. It would be a nickname to avoid. Didn't he go by DJ? Dani wasn't around before Danny's transition, but she'd seen him interact with someone who had known him back then and hadn't known he was trans.

Dani wants to go back to her big brother. She knows she wouldn't be safe living with his parents, but Danny and Jazz are her family, and she'd feel safer with them than she does here regardless of how dangerous Jack and Maddie are. Maybe she could stay with Paulina for a bit if she could get back to Amity without Clark tracking her down. Paulina has been a lot nicer since she became half dragon. Who knew wearing a magic necklace for such a short time could permanently alter half of your DNA? And Paulina is Danny's dance partner. Maybe Dani could watch them practice sometime if she was staying with Paulina? Dani shakes the thought from her head. She can't. Superman will find her if she leaves. She wants her big brother, but he's not here and she can't get to him right now.

"What about Ellie?" Kon's words pull her from her thoughts.

"What?"

"Ellie, as a nickname for Danielle that's different from Dani. You said 'until you find a better nickname for Danielle'. That suggests you don't want to go by Dani but couldn't think of something else. It was a suggestion. You don't have to take it if you don't like it."

"Ellie," she tried it out. "I kinda like it," she smiled.

The smile quickly turned back into a scowl.

"Well, Ellie, I'll show you to the room you'll be staying in. There's a couple more people I want to introduce you to inside the house, too," Clark said.

Dani was travelling the world. She had a blast! Sure, Batman was constantly trying to catch her, and Superman kept finding her no matter what she did, but Wonder Woman was so cool! She was a live Amazonian! The only ones she had met were the dead ones, like Pandora. She kept Danny updated on her adventures.

A month later; she starts to destabilize. Wonder Woman is the first one to notice, but Dani knows what’s going on. She needs to reach Danny. She needs his help.

She never made it.

Instead, she wakes up in the Justice League infirmary, hooked up to multiple machines, and in her human form. Superman is sitting by her bedside and helps her pull the respirator out of her throat when she gags.

She gets the full story almost immediately. When she collapsed, Wonder Woman caught her and brought her to a place called the Watchtower—where she was now. They found her cells dying of an unknown disease and had tried everything to save her. They noticed that her DNA had been falling apart: it needed to be stabilized. (She already knew that it was a possibility) Initially; they had tried to use Wonder Woman’s dna, but her body rejected it. Batman’s had been used next, but it had also been rejected. In an attempt to save her, they injected her with Superman’s dna. Her body accepted it, and now Superman was genetically her father. The dna she carried before was only half of her dna now.

She felt violated. Betrayed. They had messed with her dna and had changed it without her permission. She wanted to be angry, but she knew it was for her best interest. She knew that Danny wasn’t going to be happy with the situation whenever he found out, though.

[silvermuffins]

Pokemon Scarlet Liveblog! Part 9

I'm gonna be real, folks, i have no idea how I'm gonna get out of this one.

To be clear: I am on a tiny ledge above a massive cavern with nowhere to go but down. I am also in a Pokemon battle with a psychic version of a bird Australia lost a war against. My Pokemon fell into the cavern below, leaving me in a staring contest. We are about two inches apart.

I am going to die here :)

i fell

OH I KNOW WHRE I AM

i am Free! Back up the mountain!

oh i think I see the gym from here! knowing what I do about Grusha, this is going to be very sad.

these are some harsh slopes man

...th sign just says to the glaseado gym. No town, like Nebula said...

Nagoree the Cryogonal joins the dex!

wow....you can see the entire region from here and it's breathtaking. this is the treasure I was seeking.

I have reached the gym!

wow there's actually people here. okay let's tackle the gym test. PLEASE be something cool.. FUCK YEAH TIME TO SLALOM

ftr i have been running around Glaseado in my summer uniform. Fani givs no fucks. AND I have made it to the highest peak! I like that there isn't a clear path. You gotta WORK to get hre! And at som point I'm gonna try gliding from there and se just how far I can get.

OKAY time to try the slope!

i hop there's ways to redo these minigams

I love how lik, obviously people riding Cyclizar is very normal. Koraidon is very clearly not a Cyclizar. Absolutly no one comments.

Okay! TIme to take down Grusha.

oh no im adopting him

"today's not a great day to face me" why??? why do you want me to give up??? is it the anniversary of the accident???

man i don't blame you for being jaded but im like twelve....and I have twelve levls on you I think I'll be fine

wham wham wham

awww... He's a lot nicer of a guy than he lets on

w takee break for the night

OKAY so here's where we're at: Eight Gyms! Four Titans! Four Bases! 218 Pokemon registered to the dex as caught, and 291 seen!

The dex tells me Tatsugiri won't evolve and Frigibax is probably the pseudo.

i am up on th peak gazing out over the region.....man I think I'm going to the lak neAAAAAA FLL OFF TH WRONG SIDE OF TH MOUNTAIN

okay back on track, at least for Medali.

And! Once I do the lake titan, then!!! I'm gonna be able to CLIMB ROCKS and thus, go on stakequest.

Okay! We ar in Medali! ...you know what I have an unvisited tower near Glasado's Grasp let's go there actually. doot doot. And now I hav a kitty to visit. in reality.

I am back from playing with Tip! where were w. Oh right lake. Eyyy we got our coal monster to evolve! We can swap out for something! Shinx, specifically! Yaaay Cinda is evolving.

Hm. There is a cave up there. I can't reach it.

ooh I'm gtting into the northwstrn area... HERACROSS. You'ree Untzigah now. Wait what happnd how'd it faint? Annyway this is not what I xpcted of this environmnt... I thought it'd b volcanic!

That's two heracross I couldn't catch :c try a quick ball off th bat this time. Thre we go! holy fucking shit why is verything suddenly real damn annoying

crafts the most horrific sandwich I can, but puts it together splendidly: peanut butter, vinegar, pepper, and mustard, with pickls, avocado, onion, and red yellow and green peppers.

Found the local shrine! This on is green and contains the ruinous vessel.

yanks this stake out of the ground

ACK I FELL OFF A CLIFF

Well. Hm. Now I'm in battle on the high sas, my Tinkaton behind m, whil I balanc precariously on the nose of the veluza I want to catch.

I think the cameera is stuck inside a cliff. Well I guess I am naming this Veluza Foothold.

There's great big blue things in the water...oh goddamn Veluza. OKAY got the blu thing! Dondozo! Finally caught the damn thing. You're gonna be Chiisna. Oh! And Cinda is evolving so we can swap out. It's Starly nxt! One battle latr, evolution.

TRAPPD BY GYARADOS

god. picnics are saving my hide, here.

Heyyy Duchae is evolving! Swap something else in. Mareep, specifically. Yanks another stake out of the ground. Woo! Misty the Mareep evolving already!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa frogs

ooh! Another stake! Yoink! ...One quick reboot to fix a glitch.

Pickle and peanut butter sammich. holy shit, first time i've ver made a Bad sandwich....and only one star.... I'd been wondering how cursed I'd have to go to get a bad one. Anyway I have now mad a good one but stacked very poorly.

OKAY DRAGON TITAN

i THINK i see it...you know what I haven't seen? Th big awkward rock face that obscurs the herb hollow.

oh that's not a dragon, that's a guy

oh. Oh that sushi dragon has to b it. no? it's just a bunch of talking sushi dragons lying about? oh i battl thm if I talk to them....do I need to kill them all? ...I don't have an additional fairy tm for Pebbles to learn so, this might take a bit. and demand several ethers or picnics. hooboy. ...mayb I'll just talk to the big one and see what happens.

o

oh

well that's it

...huh, so it's NOT dragon type at all, interesting choice. Fits the title "false dragon titan" but... this means there hasn't been a truly dragon type objective. Which I find suspicious. ....Unless that Tatsugiri that just wnt in is gonna be th real titan, and this Dodonzo is only "titan" because it's been eating titan tatsugiri?

nope it's not the tatsugiri....what is going on hre

hmm?

OH SHIT

DOUBLETITAN

the dx did say that Dodonzo teams up with Tatsugiri to find food...

slowly. kisses this thing. to death.

DRAGON DOWN! SANDWICH GET!

awww Koraidon has learnd to ask nicely. but YES YES BE ABLE TO CLIMB ROCKS YES PLEASE.

im about to Hurt over the doggy tho

YUP I AM FELINGS

BABY

OH!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

i didn't expect a pokmon gam of all things to hit me that hard in th heart

sada why do you know. and can you wait. your son is having a Moment.

HEEEERE COME THE MOMMY ISSUES

wait. the fuck is going on now???

no. fuck you. i wanna play ball with arven and mabostiff.

tumblr behave yourself

hy arven can we play ball first.

.....wait. Sh said she was searching for a way to reach Arven. But she can just call me, and she can just call the school, so even if she didn't have his number she could call Clavell and be like HEY I NEED ARVEN....so what gives????

holy shit thre's a dragonit just out in the wild. WOohoo misty is evolving so I can swap out to something else! ,,,I do not hav a Petilil, it seems, so Shroomish is next. Ah, there goes Moosley too! I don't know that I have the apples Applin needs yet? So we'll skip ahead to Spoink. Oh damn that was fast on the shroomish. Don't have a Misdreavus...so it'll be Makuhita next.

Yoink! Another stake. Yank! That's another! I wonder how many that is now??? I think around seven? Yank, that's anothr!

gonna fly to artazon bc i know I saw a stake near there and i am enjoying my perfected explorational capacity

...i KNOW there's more ingrdients for sandwiches in this game, why won't anyone sell them to me? anyway. Yank, a stake. Exploring! Going way up on top of this rock formation!! There's ruins on top, who the fuck had a house here?!! Yank, found anothr stake! Yank, anothr!

im also just, exploring bits of Paldea I hadn't reached yet. Eri can wait. Let her sweat a bit.

Gonna check the shrines I've visited thus far. Purple has two chains lft on it, so that's three or four left! Thre's thre on yellow, so that's five or six. ...And only one chain left on green, so on or two stakes.

I think we go deal with Eri now.

Huh...I think when your pokemon is paralyzed its animations slow down. Anyway I got Kraraia the fire tera Seviper. OH Wild Mimikyu! You're gonna b my dear Bean. ....Oh fuck you Zorua. Okay here's a real one.

Stake! my first blue one. Yoink. Indeedee! You're Gaball. Pouch evolvd so w can swap for..somthig good against fighting.

aighty I have climbd my way to the pokemon center and discovered that thes dark peaks are glassy, like obsidian.

how the hell did i not lose anything on that sandwich....anyway I'm gonna book it for the base, i can xplore this northern field another time....man the trees here are so big

OH this is a bamboo forest!!!! ther's Chitekki's volution....keping hr for the base, then getting koris in to breed a gothita (and get armoroug). Candy hr to lvel 53. Oh thre's another POkemon cnter here.

Cassiopia is hoping th Big Boss will com out into th open....and Clive knows what hsi final dcision will be....

holy shit wild pokemon keep ambushing me

oh shit it's just clive and eri out front, no guard? ooooh what a big sis type.

much yelling about what Eri must be feeling and Team Star's everything later.........

But, hm. Givn the team's purpose, and the fact they're not really messing with anyone - like, for the most part, they're not causing significant problems to the general population of Paldea - what was with the recruitment quotas mentioned way back at the start? why dos Team Star need any new recruits, period, let alone quotas?

on little. hiccup later. moving right along.

oh. apparently it changes nothing.

also jfc in love with the combination tough chick and cute girl thing??? i am confused in a delightd way. Awww she wants to protect everyone in th caph squad, and also the rest of the team......about that last bit, though......

....eri, sweetheart. Stop trying to carry the entire world on your shoulders. Who taught you that you have the take responsibility for everything? pressure like a drip drip drip that'll never stop....

maybe if i defeat her, she'll be able to let herself rest. maybe, strippd of leadership, she won't feel like she has to take care of anyone but herslef.

Hyyyy Oingo is evolving! I can get koris on the team! ...Ca....Cassiopeia. Cassiopia, you're uh, you're a little late with the intel. Eri already tried to stop me.

Huh... Cassiopeia is surprised by Eri's behavior. Which indicats to me that the last year and a half has been changing veryone in Team Star. THings are not what they were when they began.

OKAY let's do this!. wham wham wham. this is my favorite base, layout's not too open. awww she has heal balls. Daya will tear through her team like a hot knife through butter, because Acrobatics with no hold item.

PRIMAPE EVO???????

okay thy ned to stop doing so much damag with Close Combat right the fuck nnow. And stop surviving my Acrobatics. Just th car lft now!

that was annoying. Eri down! do these kids have to hit me in the Masked Circle feels?

if you don't know what that is don't worry about it a knife between the ribs would hurt less,

oh god she was no better about resting back then

i feel like. absolutely terrible about taking down team star. i am distinctly not proud of what i am doing.

nooooooo

Oh no.... Carmn bullied Eri...thn the class turned on her, but Eri reachd out....

"Please...don't take away our greatest treasure." I DON'T WANT TO I HATE THIS god i hav no idea how this can end well i just want these kids to be happy

...oh. Cassiopeia, you've got it wrong. "I imagine they'll leave Team Star before long now that they've lost their special positions" you're completely out of touch with how these bosses think and behave.

Clive is here instead of Penny??

CALLED IT. Cassiopeia IS the big boss!

......oh

oh the purpos of this is basically "you can't hold on forever, go live your lives" or somthing like that...

The schoolyard after dark. Okay.

weps bitterly into my DM with Nebula. bye bye yesterday playing in the bg.

i am going to take a quick dtour to get the nearby shrine registred as a flying taxi destination, and then we carry on through the tears. Yanks a stak out of the ground. And another one.

??? whre is the shrine...is there a cave here somewhre? FOUND IT. Beads shrine!

watchs my pawmot drown a noivern....

oh right. Grabs Koris, gets egg power, tim to breed. ...vry tim I picnic all my Pokmon just conk out. Watchs the meteor shower while thy snooz. Okay got an gg, and I am evolving Koris.

[dragoneyes618]

What descendants ships (common and rare) do you have?

Hi!

Well, mainly the canon ones. But also some others. Harry and Uma are canon, right? And Jay and Lonnie?

But also:

Harriet Hook and Anthony Tremaine [although you knew that already ;) ]

Calista Jane "CJ" Hook and Zevon, because the chaos they would get up to would be hysterical. (They can kidnap Ben again as a honeymoon gift for themselves! Okay, not really, but they would definitely at least joke about it.)

Chad Charming and Audrey Rose. I know they broke up in the Isle books, but I figure, both of them were snobbish brats, but both of them went through a lot, had a lot of upheaval (for instance, in Audrey's case, the realization that she was the bad guy) and I like to think that the events of Descendants 3 would have been a learning point for them. Character development and all that. That they actually thought about it all. And changed. And I guess bonded over it.

Hunter de Vil (in my headcanon he exists on the Isle, and is the brother of Diego de Vil, older than him by a year) and Yzla. This is based entirely on a single throwaway line I had in one of my fanfictions where Diego was teasing Hunter in retaliation for the latter teasing him about proposing to Jade. Which brings me to:

Diego de Vil and Jade. Mostly because I thought it would be cute because then Carlos and Jay would be sort of related. ("So if my cousin is marrying your cousin does that mean we're related?" "Well, your cousin is now my cousin-in-law, but you're not my cousin-in-law. Cousin-in-law once removed?" "Is cousin-in-law even a word?")

Ivy de Vil (in my headcanon Ivy also exists on the Isle, and is two or three years older than Carlos) and Jace Badun. Ivy has a domineering personality, and Jace has spent his whole life being bossed around by Cruella just like his father before him. He might as well continue on, but with a nicer de Vil. (Okay, that sounds mean, but...)

Frederique "Freddie" Facilier and Tyrone, that random kid from the tourney team, mostly because I headcanon him as Tiana and Naveen's son and the look on Dr. Facilier's face would be hilarious.

As you can see, these are all mostly based on my own headcanons.

Thanks for the ask!

[pianostarinwonderland]

I revisited the scene in chapter 4 when Yuu, Grim, Kalim, and Octavinelle were in the desert for reasons, and I actually appreciate how Octavinelle explained to Kalim the situation with Jamil.

Sure, Floyd and Jade phrased it a bit meanly, but they pointed out the part of the problem that Kalim needs to hear. Being kind isn’t a bad thing at all, and if anything, we need more kind people in this world, but what Jade and Floyd are pointing out is that Kalim’s kindness causes him to blame himself and blind himself from Jamil’s malicious actions, when the latter should be the one blamed. It reaches the point that it’s annoying because Kalim continues to insist that Jamil is a good guy when a few minutes ago, they literally just got tossed by him.

And I appreciate Azul for explaining the situation to Kalim properly. Azul tells him that saying things that show blind faith in the good of others can annoy people like him or Jamil, as it will sound like condescending sarcasm. It makes sense. Being born into a family who serves another and is forced to take care of someone who always makes him do this and that and is scolded when he doesn’t follow Kalim, Jamil grew to detest that sort of blind faith in the good Kalim has because he knows that’s not how the world works. If it was the case, he’d have been free to be himself, but he isn’t. He’s had to give all that up: his freedom, his desire to be ‘number 1’, all for a boy who always believes in him while ordering him around to do this and that. That sort of niceness will sound condescending to him because it sounds like Kalim is only being nice to him to pity him for being lower than he is. But Azul also adds that Kalim didn’t do anything wrong, at least not intentionally, which addresses that yes, he has some fault in this, but it’s still Jamil who is the bad guy in this situation.

What Octavinelle (and Yuu) are saying are not comforting words, but they were necessary. Kalim shouldn’t be coddled, but rather, this is important for him to be aware of, so he can be a better person. He needs to learn these things, especially now that he’s growing up. And I’m really glad that the writers chose this as a way for him to learn. Sure, there are nicer ways to phrase it, but Kalim needed that bluntness.

[finneander]

Nexus Mods has taken a shit so I have time to write something up I suppose. [This ended up being longer than I meant. Oops. Cringe oc thoughts ahead]

I made Ferris with the intent of "What if there was a guy who was kind of a jackass and also incredibly unqualified" and fleshed him out from there. Guy who's kind of a jackass but he doesn't know how not to be. He's prickly and aggressive and brash but its a defence mechanism because underneath it all he's just a scared kid, just barely an adult, and all of the sudden he's been saddled with the responsibility of being a Grey Warden. Maybe it wasn't so daunting at first, when Duncan recruited him. He saw the chance to get out of the alienage, and the chance to prove himself. And then everything went wrong at Ostagar, and he's one of the last surviving Grey Wardens in Ferelden. And he's more scared and confused than he's ever been, but at least he's scared and confused with the only other Grey Warden left. He hasn't had much reason to trust humans throughout his life, but he's got no other option, so he concedes. So he trusts Alistair, and he might just be the kindest person he's ever met. The sort of kindness he's not used to. He's always had to look out for himself, always expected everyone else to have the same attitude, so Alistair just sort of comes in and shakes his entire world view. Once, he would've called him naive and foolish, said that he had no idea how the world works. But now? He'll do anything to make sure Alistair never changes, that nothing ever hurts him like he got hurt, if only for the most selfish of reasons. And Alistair may have had the most profound effect on him, but thats not to say nobody else did. Morrigan, Leliana, Sten, Zevran, Wynne, Shale, all changed him for the better. He found friends. He found family. And he wasn't so scared anymore. Learned to be nicer, even if he was still a bit of a little shit. But for once, even with the Blight looming, he felt happy. And he was ready to sacrifice himself. For his family, his friends, for Alistair. And then Alistair goes ahead and dies in his stead. And all of a sudden he's been proven right about his entire life like it was some twisted punchline. What kind of a world is this, where good people, better people than he could ever be, die instead of him? Where he gets remembered, gets the accolades and the glory, when he's not the one responsible? Why does he deserve any of this? Why does he deserve to be Warden-Commander? Why does he deserve to be the hero of Ferelden? I think it mirrors how he felt when he first became a Warden, like he wasn't fit for it, except now it's so much more raw and personal than he could imagine, and he never expected praise to hurt this bad. How can you carry on, in the shadow of everything you lost? He doesn't feel like he deserves to be Warden-Commander, but he'll stick it through. He feels like he has to.

Which brings us now to Awakening. He's sort of back where he started, except much more pessimistic and jaded. And maybe he'll work through the guilt, see what Alistair saw in him, let himself move on. Or maybe he won't.

Time for Awakening now! :) i will have to write up some posts about Ferris's development going into Awakening later. Or in 5 minutes. We'll see

[tangledinmdzs]

what i like about you, mdzs character hcs

your best trait, according to these characters

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

Xue Yang

your wit

you’re smart, by Xue Yang’s standards

even though you both had always been on opposite sides of one another

Xue Yang isn’t intimidated by your moral compass as much as he is impressed by how it leads you

because yes you were the ‘good guy’ 

but you also knew how to think bad,

mischievously that is  

so a lot of his plans are foiled

because you know how to think in his shows, 

or at least like he thinks

and Xue Yang wishes that you would use your bad thinking for actually being bad,

because it’s such a shame to be confronting you all the time

and all of your little ways of reading him could come in handy if you guys worked together

but even though your company together was usually a confrontation or dual

he’ll take it 

if only to be able to see you

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

Wen Ning

your laugh

you have an interesting laugh

not that it’s weird or anything

but it’s just 

really cute

you always laugh a lot anyways

and Wen Ning thinks that since he’s been your friend for a long time,

he should be used to it by now

but every time you do end up laughing

this hiccup-y, giggling mess that you do 

whether it be at some stunts, or shows in the main town

to a funny comment in class

anything really

Wen Ning can’t help but stare, take in the sound of your happiness 

and also your laugh is contagious as hell

so more times than not

he finds himself joining in with you when you laugh

he can’t help it anyways

he can’t help how he is when it comes to you

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

Xiao Xingchen

your kindness

as someone who has been in the cultivation world all of his life, 

he knows that kindness 

was a trait that could get you killed

but when he had met you,

he was surprised,

but happy

that the hardships of this world have not jaded you

you use your cultivation to help people, 

and had chosen the rogue path with the same thoughts as him,

you had no duties to anything else other than your strong morals

and it was very impressive to him

your kindness shines brighter than the flames that he can feel in front of him

and though you only spend a night of company with him before you both part

your kindness stays with him

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

Song Lan

your smile

was quite winded by your smile, the first time he had seen it

you aren’t quite the animated person, having built up a sullen, serious expression with all that you’ve seen

you’re also pretty formal with him, because you hadn’t known him well yet

so really,

 Song Lan had just thought that you didn’t smile

and he didn’t really smile either, so it’s not like he could blame you

you both are passing through a small, busy village in the middle of your investigation together

when a little toy falls onto your path,

he’s surprised at your reaction

the little boy had ran up to you, but probably was thinking of running away considering how serious your face had been initially,

but you kneel down, 

pick up the ball and hold it out to the kid 

the little boy is still a bit hesitant, for whatever reason

and Song Lan watches as you quietly smile

it makes your features ease out, look so much nicer (than you already do)

of course the toy is returned to the boy

but Song Lan doesn’t think he can return to who he was,

before he had seen your smile

[staketheheart]

Noise

Jade was having a damn good dream that was unfairly obliterated when the rhythmic sound chased it away. Her eyes shot open and she tensed, anger quickly clearing away sleep. Not even the comfy warmth Tori gave off next to her calmed her down. She was tired of losing sleep, of the inability to focus on work when her neighbor's creaking bed pierced her peace. She could not fathom why they didn't at least get a new bed if their activities were going to persist at all times of the day. She couldn't count how many times she had to wear earbuds to bed in an effort to drown them out. Or how many times she banged on the wall in a wasted effort to silence them when she couldn't concentrate on her writing. Her creativity greatly suffered, and she lost sleep when it started early in the morning, waking her up hours before her alarm was set to go off. And to make matters worse, Tori was such a heavy sleeper she heard nothing. She was a master at tuning out bothersome sounds, having lived with Trina for so long.

But not Jade. Jade had no tolerance for annoyances. She even 'accidentally' let her stepmother's dog out when it wouldn't stop yapping. The poor animal was found days later down the street by a concerned neighbor who just brought the little beast right back to continue to annoy her. She let out a loud sigh that became a growl, rubbing her eyes. It seemed like she would forever be irritated no matter where she went. She rolled over and slipped her arm around Tori's middle, hugging her close and burying her face in her back. Tori grumbled something in her sleep but continued to snore on, unbothered and leaving Jade to attempt to regain sleep. But she didn't. She stayed awake until her alarm went off, finally waking up Tori. She stretched out, a sleepy smile on her face when she noticed how close Jade held her.

"Well good morning," she mumbled, turning her bright smile on Jade. It slowly fell when she was met with Jade's grumpy scowl, lack of sleep easily recognizable in her eyes.

"Did they bother you again?" Tori asked, resting a hand on Jade's face gently, concern in her frown. Jade only blinked, a brow jumping up incredulously.

"I really don't know how you can sleep through it. Or ignore the chick's obviously fake moaning. I swear, it's like a bad porno is playing on full blast over there. Don't get me started on the headboard shaking the wall because the squeaking bed is enough to drive me nuts as it is. I think I might actually leave a note on their door highlighting just how pissed off I am and demand that they at the least buy a new damn bed," Jade ranted, voice strained with simmering anger. Tori could see it building in the way Jade's jaw muscles flexed, the way her eyes glinted with malicious intent, the way her nostrils flared like a raging bull. She was no stranger to angry Jade. It was turned on her one too many times in high school to not recognize the signs that something bad was about to befall some poor soul. And just as it always has been, it fell to her to try and calm her down.

"Well, you did already key their car and pop their tires. You even scared the crap out of them when you pretended to be attacked and they almost called the police. You're lucky they came over to check on you instead of calling them or you would have been in big trouble," Tori replied, recounting Jade's endeavors to drive away their annoying neighbors.

"And yet, they're still here and still giving me a headache. I mean, I understand. Young couples, newly living together, they can't keep their hands off each other. I've been there. But seriously, if you're going to go at it all day be considerate to other people. These apartment walls aren't soundproof. Seriously, all I ask is a quiet bed and maybe less fake orgasms," Jade continued.

"Jade!" Tori exclaimed, scandalized.

"Tori, you can't disagree, even if you've rarely heard them. We don't even get that obnoxious and you're a freaking tiger in bed," Jade pointed out, causing Tori's blush to get worse. She was currently sitting up against the headboard, gripping the blankets to her chest, eyes wide and face red. She never could get used to the explicit way Jade spoke about things. She was far more conservative concerning private matters.

"Maybe you should say something then?" she suggested, turning to look at Jade. The dark-haired woman turned on her back and glared up at the ceiling.

"If I confront them about it I can't guarantee that I won't hurt them if they refuse to listen," she responded honestly. Tori rolled her eyes. Jade saw it and threw up her hands to let them fall back on either side of her.

"I can't help it. People have this rude habit of annoying me," she said.

"How many times do I have to tell you to be nice? If you just nicely explained the situation, I think they'll be more willing to comply. Threatening them with scissors won't work forever," Tori remarked sagely.

"It's worked so far," Jade responded pointedly. Tori pinched at the bridge of her nose, eyes closed.

"You know being nice is hard for me when people are so stupid or annoying," Jade pressed, propping herself up on an elbow to face Tori who was still frowning.

"Besides, you remember that day I tried to play nice with Moaning Myrtle when we were coming back from our date and she cut us off coming into the gate. I was mad, but I didn't even cuss at her. She apologized and I accepted. Even though I hate pretending to be nice to someone I really just want to throw a brick at," Jade recounted. Tori nodded and shrugged one shoulder, giving her that. It was a better response than allowing a laugh at the nickname she gave the neighbor. That would only encourage her. And Tori didn't want Jade to ruin Harry Potter for her more than she already had.

"The guy is a total dick though. Have you heard his conversations when the bros are invited over and she's gone? I wouldn't mind throwing a brick at him too," Jade added. This time Tori did chuckle. Jade's pout was adorable and her petulant tone added to the affect. Not that she approved of Jade's tantrum. She opened her mouth to offer condolences that would put Jade at ease when the very thing that upset her in the first place started up again. In an instant Jade was up and throwing the blankets off.

"That's it!" she snarled, stomping toward the door. Tori scrambled out of bed to cut her off.

"How about some coffee first? You always say it's a warm and delicious alternative to hating everybody, every morning, forever," Tori hastily reminded her, hands out to stop Jade from advancing. Jade stopped right before she reached the door, staring Tori down. Her expression went from angry to calm and then calculative. Tori didn't like the mischievous smirk that graced her lips seconds later. Like a flip of a switch Jade was eyeing Tori like a panther on the hunt. She fidgeted, her mind racing, trying to come up with a reason for the sudden change.

"I've just thought of a great idea," Jade revealed, stalking closer to reach past Tori to shut the door behind her, while at the same time backing her up until she was then pressed to the closed door.

"Uh, mind letting me in on it?" Tori stammered.

"Gladly, since you're going to help me," Jade answered, resting a warm hand on Tori's waist.

"With what?" Tori asked.

"Revenge," Jade whispered in her ear, body pressed against hers. She shivered.

"That won't solve anything," Tori tried to tell her, biting her lip when Jade's lips pressed to the sensitive spot just under the corner of her jaw.

"You sure about that? It's worth a try," Jade disagreed, moving to bite playfully at Tori's ear. Tori hummed, trying to focus her thoughts, but it devolved into a groan instead. Her thought process struggled. Jade's hands ran up her sides under her shirt then traced back down, making her skin tingle.

"Well, I don't like to call it revenge. Returning the favor sounds nicer," Tori allowed, causing Jade to laugh.

"Whatever you want to call it, Tor," she muttered, pulling her away from the door to relocate against the wall by their bed. The same wall they shared with their annoying neighbors. The squeaking still persisted but Jade planned to make them regret it. She reached up to knock hard on the wall, earning a short pause in the squeaking. As soon as it stopped she turned her attention to Tori.

"I'm sure you know what to do," she murmured, dragging a finger down her front to tug suggestively at her pajama shorts. Tori couldn't help reacting.

"Jade," she gasped. Jade grinned.

"I've never heard a better sound than when you're whimpering my name," Jade purred in her ear, knowing her words would help stoke the fire. Tori groaned and closed her eyes, head falling back and hips pressing into Jade's hands.

"Let's see if we can beat them at their own game," Jade challenged, sealing it with a kiss that quickly escalated into more.

The next morning Jade woke up to peaceful silence. Vaguely she remembered falling asleep to the same silence, Tori wrapped in her arms after another round of blissful revenge. She made sure Tori made her pleasure known and didn't hold back when Tori reciprocated. She wasn't normally rough with Tori, preferring tender passion, but she made sure their own bed complimented their activities. A large, pleased, smile spread across her face. It was the first thing Tori saw when she woke up several minutes later. It remained all through breakfast and grew impossibly bigger when they left their apartment and happened across their annoying neighbors in the parking lot. The couple awkwardly glanced at them and then hastily got in their car. Jade innocently waved at them when they drove by.

She was confident her point was made, but she would gladly improve upon it should they bother her again. Which they did when they got over the first incident. They went right back to it and Jade responded in kind. Until a week later she spotted a delivery man dropping off a rather large box. It looked like the neighbors finally got that new bed. For the first time in over a year Jade could work with focus, get to sleep on time, wake up on time, and enjoy the silence at her leisure. Whether the couple next door picked up on their activities or not remained unknown to Jade. Just as it should be.

"You're ridiculous," Tori told her one night while cuddled into her side, skin pressed against skin. Their own time together had gone back to slow and sweet. Jade chuckled, turning her head to kiss Tori's temple.

"I know," she agreed, proud and unashamed. Tori was just relieved the situation had been resolved without violence this time. To her, that was progress she would be all too happy to encourage.

[surveillance-0011]

Abridged Boss (Mainly Demon) HCs before I go to bed

Dark One (he/him)

Irresponsible jackass

Super smug

A bit cynical

Big “douchey athlete who peaked in high school” vibes but isn’t even that athletic

Thinks he’s great with women but all he has is subpar pickup lines and an okay reputation/status.

Lilith’s dad but he’s pretty much done the bare minimum and left her alone a lot to go out and indulge in demon night life

Adversary (he/him)

Dark One, but he actually got his shit together

No literally he’s just Dark One’s like. Tainted Counterpart

Tainted Lilith’s father. Was great before he Fucking Died and got stuck in the main/normal universe

Jaded, nearly always grumpy

Some level of chronic pain from his injuries, walks w/ a limp because one of his legs is pretty much unusable

Overexerts himself sometimes

Nicer to the kids than the others, though he initially hated a good deal of them.

Kind-of-sort-of takes care of Azazel and Lilith, being a cool-ish Uncle figure to both.

Loki (he/him mainly but anything’s good)

Mischievous, may be the root of Azazel’s love for trouble making

Energetic

Sneaky, doesn’t usually lie outright but LOVES twisting words around and tricking people.

Siren (she/her)

Likes singing, sings @ coffee shops or has gigs at local bars or somethin

chill

Lamb (he/him?? he/they??)

Acts a lot like Isaac but. “Evil”. Isaac’s own understanding of evil, applied to himself.

Temperamental, fussy, dramatic, emotional

Comically evil. Lots of petty stuff

Spoiler alert but deep down that’s just a scared child

Freaks out easily, cries a lot

Scared of death (both the concept and the guy)

Bemoans having to be fought and killed

something something lamb that does not want to be a sacrifice something something criticism of how martyrdom is glorified by fundamentalists and kids shouldn’t have to consider dying for their faith

Delirium (anything i guess?)

Absolutely losing its shit 98% of the time. Just pure panic, grief, rage, etc... lots of screaming!

In its few lucid- or at least, seemingly lucid moments it taunts those around it. It seems to know everyone’s deepest fears and insecurities.

Vaguely takes on the personalities of the bosses it turns into when it does so.  Whether this is just imitation or because it’s connected to (and part of the basis of) the Basement overall. 

So even when it’s not mocking people it’s still making them feel awful because not only will delirium turn into someone to mock them and all but if it doesn’t do that it will probably just start acting the way they would if they had a mental breakdown and it’s just really uncomfortable

So like if Delirium was with uhhh let’s say The Lamb. It’d either turn into him and be like “haha look at me i’m the lamb i’m a little whiny bitch” or turn into him and start screeching about not wanting to die.

Other stuff:

Champion versions are pretty much The Basement giving the kids an extra challenge. Normal champion enemies are born that way, champion bosses may respawn as their champion variants after dying

Champion bosses usually experience a slight change in personality/temperament

I haven’t decided on an exact cause but I’m thinking it’s some sort of blessing/curse/spell from one of the higher ups (either Boss!Isaac, Lamb, or... idk)

Eternal versions also have a slight change in personality but it’s less of a case-by-case variation and more of one all around difference... which is coming off as very, very off and eerily calm or at peace. Some Eternals are outright terrifying, depending on their abilities and initial personality

They’re caused by either Dogma or Delirium, or maybe they are just a reflection of the Basment’s true purpose/character/whatever

[the-mirror-witch]

Hold My Hand

It was the quiet evening hours in the Mostro Lounge, much calmer now than it had been a few hours prior. Even back home, You knew that restaurants tended to get busy at certain times in the day when everyone and their mother decided to get something to eat. But rush hours in the Mostro Lounge were a whole different monster entirely. Unfortunately for You, You happened to witness this orchestra of madness. No wonder the Mostro Lounge was in constant need of more staff. Perhaps You should ask Azul for a job there. After all, the “allowance” the self-proclaimed kind Crowley gave You was hardly enough to keep you fed, especially given your little hellcat’s insistence that you buy him tuna cans.

Sighing, You gazed at the aquarium that decorated the Mostro Lounge, which you were happily sitting right next too. It reminded You of when you were a child and your parents would take you to the local aquarium. It never ceased to amaze You, and that same child-like wonder didn’t fail You now. There was also the bonus of seeing sea-creatures you were pretty sure didn’t exist in your world. Oh, that fish had three eyes! That’s so cool!

“I see you’ve taken an interest in the aquarium.”

You were broken out of your giddiness by none other than the dorm leader himself, Azul. You smiled warmly.

“Oh, hello Azul.”

He chuckled, “Hello, (Y/N). Fancy seeing you here again so soon.”

You squirmed, “Well...you did say I was welcome here anytime, right?”

Azul blinked, “...I did, didn’t I?” He smirked, “And I suppose it had nothing to do with the free meal I offered, did it?”

You groaned, “Busted. My hellcat keeps eating his way through my funds.”

He sighed, “And here I thought you wanted to visit me and the twins again. Oh well-”

You waved your hands frantically, “No, no! I didn’t mean it like that! Of course, I wanted to see you guys again. And I already said hi to the twins! Well, I said hi to Jade. Floyd just squeezed me to death and I’m pretty sure I have a bruised rib now-”

Azul lifted a hand to his mouth to cover his chuckle. He didn’t know it was possible to say so much in a single breath.

“I’m only teasing you, (Y/N),” He clarified.

You paused, letting your embarrassment sink in. Crap, now you looked like a babbling idiot. “...Oh, right. I knew that haha…”

Azul motioned to the seat across from you, “Do you mind if I join you?”

Double crap. “No, not at all.”

So, he sat down and just….said nothing. You hoped he wasn’t waiting on you to speak first, because you were pretty sure you’d just end up saying something stupid.

Hey, the Mostro Lounge looks much nicer since the last time I saw it. You know, because you destroyed everything in your Overblot.

Yeah, no. Not saying that. Well, it was time to do what you did best! Frantically avoid eye-contact and pretend to be preoccupied with something else. Back to staring at the aquarium it was. Oh hey, that fish kinda looked like one of those sideshow attractions where the monkey was shown onto a fish body. Isn’t that weird? Ha, ha, ha, oh dear this was awkward.

Azul watched as you grew increasingly flustered. For the life of him, he couldn’t seem to figure you out. You were a strange enigma, lost in a world not your own. You had no magic, yet the way others flocked to you for scraps of your affection made it seem as if you did. What was worse was that you never asked for anything in return for your troubles, not anything of true consequence anyway.

After his Overblot, when you visited him in the infirmary, he offered you any reward you wanted for helping him through his despair, free of charge. However, you merely shook your head as if he had said something funny and replied, “Just get better fast and we’ll call it even, ‘kay?”

You were so befuddling that it was nigh infuriating but in the most delightful way.

“You really do enjoy the aquarium, don’t you?” He said, saving you from your internal conflict.

You blinked, then smiled, “Yeah! It’s really cool getting to see all of the sea creatures. I didn’t live anywhere near the ocean when I was a kid, so aquariums were my only way to see them.”

Azul frowned, “You didn’t have pictures in your world?”

You laughed stiffly, “Ah, no, we did. But knowing something exists and seeing a photo of it is very different than actually experiencing it in real life, you know?”

Well...Azul supposed he could relate to that. As a young octopus, he hadn’t expected to see things above ground like falling snow or endless deserts or genuine kindness. He read about them and knew what they were like in theory, but never truly experienced them. Not until NRC. Not until you.

“I suppose that makes sense. Going to the Coral Sea must have been an experience for you then.”

He marveled at the way your eyes lit up.

“Oh, you have no idea! I mean, I was breathing! Underwater! How cool is that?”

Of course, it would have been nice if your friends hadn’t been suffering under Azul’s contract. It also would have been nice if the Leech twins hadn’t been chasing you, which was scary as hell. But hey, at least your last visit to the museum to return Azul’s class photo had been calm. Azul had been a great tour guide, keeping you hooked on every word he said. Guess that was thanks to his suave businessman/mafia boss persona.

Meanwhile, Azul was amused by your reaction. To be so fascinated by such a simple potion with a child-like wonder. If he had known how truly foreign everything about this world was to you before his Overblot, he might have tried to coax you into signing a contract. However, he was trying to do better now, with fairer contracts. Yet another change you elicited.

Azul allowed you to ramble on without interruption, enjoying your refreshing view on his world. Suddenly, you cut yourself off with a blush.

“Ah, I started rambling again, didn’t I?” You laughed nervously, scratching the back of your neck. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to bore you.”

“On the contrary, I enjoyed hearing you speak.”

You coughed at that. Okay, yeah...that was something. Oh geez, you were blushing now, weren’t you? Get it together, (Y/N)!

“I’m pleased to see the Lounge is doing well,” You said.

“Really?” Azul frowned.

“I mean, yeah? Why wouldn’t I be?”

“As I recall it, you once referred to my business as a “shady underground slave arena”.”

Shoot! He remembered that? In your defense, he did force your friends to work against their will, took your home as collateral, and was being a general pain in your ass.

“...Well, things are different now, right? We’re friends now.”

Azul blinked, blue eyes wide. “Really? We’re friends?”

You paused, “Yeah, I mean, I thought we were. Aren’t we?”

Azul considered this for a moment. Then he smiled, “Yes, we are friends.”

You beamed at that, and Azul swore he felt his heart melt at the brightness of your smile. Did you have this effect on everyone, or just him?

“Though, are you sure you wish to be friends with me?” Azul’s glasses glinted as he leaned forward, hands folded over the table. “I am a shady businessman after all. Hardly friendship material.”

You scoffed at that.

“Excuse you, mister, I will not have someone talk about my friend that way,” You reached across the table to grab his hand, much to his surprise. Your eyes were nothing but sincere as you said, “I told you before that I liked you for who you are. You may not see your positive traits, but I do and I admire you for them. What’s more, you are trying to do better. You’re putting in a real effort here, and that isn’t something to be belittled. Change is tough, and it isn’t something others can do for you. But, if you’d like,” you squeezed his hand, “I can be there to hold your hand every step of the way.”

Azul stared at you, stunned speechless for once. How was it that you continued to surprise him like this? Perhaps you weren’t as magicless as everyone thought. There was certainly something special about you, about the way you tamed wild hearts. It was no wonder his fellow dorm leaders were willing to do so much for you. It would always be worth it for a scrap of your attention. All because you had the unique magic of being able to listen to others, understand their problems, and support them in any way you could. You may not be able to solve everyone’s problems for them, but you made sure that they wouldn’t be alone.

He wondered how you would react if you knew that he desired more than just your friendship.

Meanwhile, you slowly came to the realization that Azul had probably been teasing you, and you responded by giving him a motivational speech. Oh, geez.

Your face flushed bright red as you stammered, “Ah...that is...what I mean is...uhh…”

You tried to pull your hands back, but Azul grabbed them instead. His eyes never looking away from yours, Azul lifted your hand to his lips. If possible, you blushed even harder.

“I would love nothing more,” He said, and there was something simmering in his eyes that left you speechless. “Please, continue to hold my hand.”

When he looked at you like that, what else could you do but smile and say, “Of course.”