#based on blizzard concept

[overwatchfanskinarchive]

Kitty Venture by cholvoq (top row), with fanart by ssaknanda (middle left), mothcon (middle right), and chabbytabbyy (bottom left)

inspired by the survey skin concepts (bottom right)

[tvntheatre]

Guys I keep coming up with nutcracker designs I use to minimal extents, HELP

[faulix]

i hate ovw bc mercy can get one or even TWO skins a season, be it battlepass or paid, while with every other support you have to pray for it

[pellucid-constellations]

Azriel finds you in the cold.

Azriel x Reader (780 words, based on a request!, warnings: hypothermia, angst)

Masterlist here

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You were used to the cold. You grew up in its unforgiving teeth and clawed past winters when the bite felt almost too strong. There were methods to survive it, tactics to overcome the painful numbness that crept along your skin, but there didn’t seem to be a pattern to this cold. You were alone and this chill was with you. 

You should have listened to Azriel. 

It’s not a normal snow, he had warned, you should wait for me. But everyone seemed to forget that you were new to being fae, and when you were new, you felt invincible. You could live through the winters of your mortal years without a second thought. You couldn’t die from snow or ice or sleet. 

Or, so you thought. 

You huddled against the tree trunk, your fingers stinging and burning—but that didn’t make sense because the only substance that surrounded you was the blizzard. You could feel your body begin to slow, movements becoming labored when they shouldn’t. You hadn’t felt this kind of weakness since before becoming fae. 

Azriel was going to kill you; he’d be so furious to find your body here, surrounded by nothing on the outskirts of the winter court. Each soft whisper he’d pressed to your skin was loaded with adoration and praise for you being his mate above all else. He’d waited for you, he would tell you, and now you were going to die a meaningless death. 

Your grip on your cloak was concrete and rigid, but it was pointless. The snow had already seeped into the material and chilled you to the bone. 

You were tired. 

Closing your eyes seemed like the right decision. Sleep would help you gain the strength to sift through the white haze and find the border to these lands. 

Your lashes brushed your cheek and darkness felt warm. 

Until the incessant tug at your ribs became unbearable. Until a voice was calling you home and the concept of home ticked your heart rate up a beat. 

“Open your eyes. Please,” the voice stressed. Your body was numb and nothing was coherent over the whistling wind. 

There was pressure on your face and the air felt more stagnant, but everything else remained unchanged. 

Going against every muscle and desire in your being, you fought the weight of your eyelids and were met with the image of Azriel in the blistering cold. He was wrapped up to his neck as you were, but he was taking all of it off. 

“No,” you mumbled, the word barely a sound in the wind. 

Azriel’s gaze snapped up to you, his hands still clutching the scarf he was prying from his shoulders. His hands, with no gloves to cover his skin, cupped your cheeks. You couldn’t feel the heat of his skin, but you could feel the quivering of his fingers. 

“Good,” he seemed to mumble to himself. “Good, you’re awake. Okay, okay…” 

It was nonsensical and your brain was far too muddled to make sense of it. You only raised the dead weight of your arm to wrap stiff fingers around the material of his cloak. 

“Keep… it on,” you whispered. 

A spark of something shot across Azriel’s face. His lips parted as snow settled on his brow. “I need to take it off. I need to get you warm.” 

You let out a shuddering breath. Azriel, with his brows painfully furrowed, watched you for only a second more before he continued his motion to get you pressed to more of his skin and wrap the remaining area of his winter wear around you. 

“I love you, do you hear me?” Azriel spoke by your ear, the tone of his voice unwavering despite how his body shook. As if he wanted the strength to seep into your bones and warm you. As if that would work. 

He stood with you in his arms, your body now jarred by the change in temperature. He was moving quickly but not flying. Through a bleary blink, you saw the ice forming on the juncture of his wings.

“Answer me, y/n,” Azriel demanded.

“I’m tired,” you replied. 

“I know. I need to get past the border and then we’ll be home. You can sleep then, but not before.” 

You hummed a response. 

Azriel seemed to tense beneath you. “I love you,” he repeated. “Please don’t do this.” 

You wanted to tell him that you weren’t doing anything—that it was too cold for him to be here. But in the comfort of his arms, you let the darkness of his shadows lull you to sleep. In your dreams, you heard your name, over and over. 

[vintageclassiccars]

The Blizzard is based on a 1950 Bentley concept, of the same name, for a two-seater sports car to rival contemporary models such as Jaguar's XK120. The car was never put into production and now Blizzard Motor Cars intend to build fifteen examples of this forgotten car.

The Blizzard is powered by a 4.5-litre Bentley Continental R-Type straight six bored out to 4.9 litres, with increased performance coming from aluminium cylinder heads, forged pistons, triple carburettors and modern electronic ignition. 

[cholvoq]

Kitty Venture skin concept based on that skin survey of all the cat skins! I’m tweaking over the lack of skins Blizzard please don’t do us dirty—

[buntress]

[IDs courtesy of @idmutts]

❝ Bělmeriti ❞

[PT :: Bělmeriti]

Alternative Spelling :: Byelmeriti Pronunciation :: Byel-mehr-ee-tee Word Source :: Běl - proto-slavic word bě̃lъ meaning white (source) Mer - proto-slavic word mertì meaning to die (source) Iti - A proto-slavic suffix similar to ic (source)

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Definition :: Bělmeriti is an umbrella term that can be used as a gender, a term for nonhumanity, an identity system, or in connection to other genders. Bělmeriti revolves around the concepts of darkness, cold, death, and isolation. A horrific cold that you can't escape, a chill in your bones as you desperately search for warmth. Trapped behind a wall of ice, desperate to escape your isolation, but unable to pass through the white death of the snowstorm that keeps you isolated. There is no escape from this cold, from this darkness. You will die here, teeth chattering and brain numb from the horrid cold. Concepts :: ❅ Cold ❅ Death ❅ Darkness ❅ Isolation ❅ Snowstorms // Heavy Snow ❅ Winter ❅ Silence ❅ Being trapped ❅ Survival Based Cannibalism ❅ Hunger // Starvation ❅ Madness ❅ Fear ❅ Night ❅ Hypothermia ❅ White & Blue This is not an extensive list but simply examples of what this term can contain.

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More Info + Alt Flags under the cut! For :: Anon, technically, but I had adderall in my system and went a lil nutso bonkers lol Notes :: This term is heavily inspired by Jacob Gellers video essay, Fear of Cold as well as The Thing (1982) and the game series Metro! Also along with the sourced wiktionary, I had the help of my lovely friend @sophie-spouting-specific-sighs who helped me in finding resources. We were originally going to use Old Church Slavonic, but the vibes just weren't right. Too fancy yknow? So we decided on proto-slavic instead to keep a more historical yet grounded feeling :3 Also thanks to my amazing beautiful handsome wonderful gf @chaoticsonder-mw for help w/ the teminology <3333

[IDs in alt text]

Bělmeriti Terminology ::

[PT :: Bělmeriti Terminology]

General Terminology :: ❅ Bělity (Byehl-it-ee) - Equivalent of femininity // masculinity // neutrality. ❅ Běline (Byel-eye-nn) - Equivalent of feminine // masculine ❅ TransBělmer (Trans-byel-mehr) - Term for transitioning to Bělmeriti (⚠️ Only to be done if non-harmful⚠️) ❅ BělmIN - Bělmeriti In Nature ❅ Grim // Cryo // Corpse - Equivalents to boy // girl ❅ Bělle (Byeh-ll) // Merter (Mehr-tur) - Equivalents to woman // man. ❅ Icicle - A bělmeriti person ❅ Anchor // Bight -A bělmeriti adult ❅ Frazil - A bělmeriti minor

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Attraction Terms :: ❅ Blizzard - Bělmeriti 4 Bělmeriti attraction ❅ Dyatlov Pair - Term for a two person // monogamous bělmeriti relationship ❅ Donner Party - Term for a polyamorous bělmeriti relationship ❅ Frostbit(e) - A bělmeriti crush ❅ Snow Well - A bělmeriti partner (derived from tree well) ❅ Cabinmate // Icemate // Cryomate - A bělmeriti spouse

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Tagging ::

[PT :: Tagging]

Archive Tagging :: @radiomogai @horrormogai @gendersystemarchive

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Taglist :: @thatonegaybrit @mimiscoiningcafe @discrophy @horrgores @smilepilled

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Cont Taglist :: @fukounagrl @scr-ppup

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Additional Tags :: @rammgender @transmourning @obscurian @melodicarias @apotheo-bah

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Cont Tags :: @honey-makes-mogai

[shadow-in-the-blizzard]

Hiya! I’m Rowan (he/they/it) and welcome to Shadow in the Blizzard! @spooky--spookster

Shadow in the Blizzard (SitB) is a warrior cats Clangen comic based on John Carpenters ‘The Thing’. It follows a group of 9 cats venturing to the mountains to investigate a meteor, believed to be a message from starclan. On their journey, a blizzard hits, and they’re forced to set up camp in a nearby cave. The mountains are lonely, but are they truly the only life up there?

This story is still in early development, I’ve got the character designs and major plot beats, But I’ll be posting my progress and pre production here!

Here are the designs for our founder cats:

As this is based on a horror movie, this blog will contain blood, gore, body horror, animal death and some intense emotions moments. Please be advised when viewing this blog.

Tags:

There is a tag for each clan and character, as well as these more specific tags

#siab lore- Stuff about the clans, family’s, backstories and world building

#siab concept art- Things like background art and other concepts

#siab sketches- Sketches and doodles of the Siab cast

#siab extra art- Finished piece I’ve made for Siab

#siab character refs- Reference sheets for all the characters

#siab shipping- Any ships about Siab

#siab updates- Progress updates and stuff

#siab rb- Things I’ve reblogged either related to Siab or other Clangen blogs

#siab asks- Answering Siab asks

#siab writing- Writing the Siab script and extra stuff I’ve written about the

#rowan rambles- Me yapping about stuff, not always Siab related though

[fluffle-friends]

Hhhhhh Homicipher Ranmaru jumpscare

He'd be something like 'Mr Hair' or 'Mr Cold' - or maybe even 'Cold Child' since he's visibly quite young (about 10-12 years old.) The concept I have for him is based on how his brother Hibiki died from hypothermia during a blizzard

Ranmaru wears a simple, slightly grimy, sleeping gown with reddish-brown stains down his back. His skin is very pale and tinged blue with his fingers, toes, lips, and nose being the most visibly blue. His hair surrounds the room that he sits in, it's a tripping hazard for anyone who might enter.

His hair can snare anyone who tries to sneak up on him, however because he is blind he can't differentiate between someone trying to sneak around him and someone trying to sneak up on him - so both get the same treatment.

When ensnared, a person is dragged head-first towards the maw on the back of his neck (similar to that of a Futakuchi-Onna) and Ranmaru with decapitate them. This is the reason for the bloodstains on his back.

[scarpixer]

Blizzard arent feeding us enough venture content or skins, so i decided to do a concept for a skin, current a W.I.P with just base colour and lineart, but i should be finishing it soon, Enjoy! 😊 (ignore the bad quality, images didn't wanna save to my phone)

[puppetmaster13u]

Bird-Bat Language [Part 2]

Previous Part: H E R E

A majority of the language has to do with things in Gotham There's several calls focusing on the dangers found in the city, especially with how many chemical attacks there can be even just hours apart

Fear Toxin: long hiss-click (This call can't afford to be too long or extravagent due to the danger of the toxin) Joker Venom: short hiss-click-click (The hiss is higher pitched than the one in the fear call) Ivy Pollen: hiss-cluck-high (Thankfully not nearly as dangerous later, nor used as often as it once was) Fire: warble-click-high (A mimicry of wavering flames and the crackle of wood on fire) Ice/Blizzard: trill-click-low (Similarly to Mr. Freeze's call, it's meant to mimic the cracking of ice, though at a smaller scale) Earthquake: screech-low-low (While not hard to miss, there's always a risk if they're in certain buildings or caves) Storm/Lightning: low-chitter-high-high (Mostly a warning for if someone is high up or out late) Water/Flood: click-low-low-warble (Flooding is pretty common and usually only a risk if one is in like, say the sewers)

Maneuver & Location based words are important Very self explanatory in concept, and rather obvious why such things are needed, especially for vigilantes

Up/Above: rapid high-high (I think it's pretty obvious why these sounds are used lol) Down/Below: long low-low (Same with these ones for going low lol) Right: rapid low-high (The low is rapid but the high trails off) Left: rapid high-low (Similar to the previous sound, but the low trails off instead of the high) How Far/Long: extended low-high (Difference between them is if the low or the high is extended longer than the other) Leave (No Emergency): chitter-high-low (The high whistle is more of a whining noise as though to say 'leave me alone') Home: long low-low-high (Whistle ends in a twittering sort of high when talking about the manor specifically) Patrol: repeated coo-low-chitter-click (Used as both a 'Get back to work' and a 'Can we go out now' sound) Inside: warble-chirp-low (Usually used when following someone or when telling where they're going) Outside: hoot-chirp-high (Similarly used to the inside sounds, though the hoot is quite rapid)

There are a couple distinct noises for very basic locations These are limited to their territory of sorts & doesn't include specific locations within the city

Gotham: clatter-low-trill (Clatter is made via claws, armor, or via the stone around them) Bludhaven: chitter-cough-coo (Cough noise varies in loudness and length depending on the individual speaking) Ocean: warble-low-click (The noise is supposed to invoke the sound of waves, or as close as they can do) Outside City: hoot-high-shriek (The shriek shows their wariness to the idea of leaving their areas, or one of theirs escaping to the outside world that's not prepared)

There's also a few close-quarters patrol words These are mostly descriptive or actions/orders, but can't quite be described as such either

Friendly: tap-tap-click-coo (Originally just used when introducing people, hence the quietness) Questioning/Don’t Understand: cluck-coo-peep (This is usually used by the kids at first while learning) Understood/Acknowledged: coo-warble (At first was just an understand noise but they started using it to show they were listening as well) Be Quiet: tap-coo-tap (The tapping is usually against stone or their own armor) Don’t Move: tap-tap-click-coo (The coo is very soft and quiet, as is the rest of the noise) Hide: tap-hoot-tap-tap (The hoot is sharp and short, while the taps are faster the more imperative it is) Being Followed: hoot-click-click (The clicks are loud and echoing, especially compared to the hoot)

The batfam also have 'complaining' noises These are used in both patrol and whenever to get across their point

Gimme: repeated peep-coo (It started when Bruce started carrying sweets for the kids & never stopped) Pay Attention: peep-cluck-peep-peep (This is more of a pay attention to me sound than a general pay attention one) Hungry: repeated peep-peep-chirp (Bruce carries snacks and they know that) Tired: repeated coo-cluck-cluck (The noise was needed, seeing as children do eventually get tired during patrol) Thirsty: repeated peep-peep-click (Sure they have their own water bottles but it runs out sometimes if it's a long night) Cold/Wet: repeated coo-cluck-peep (Practically a 'let me go under your cape dad' noise)

Noises for different injuries are needed Especially if they don't want others to know if they're injured or weakened, even if not by much

Injured: shriek-high-high-high (This is a general injury sound, alerting others that they are as so) Grounded/Can’t Fly: shriek-cluck-click (Mostly used for AUs but can also be used in the context of injured without a grapple) Bleeding: shriek-buzz-trill (Less of a slightly bleeding noise & more of a 'might be bleeding out & come get me') Broken Bone: shriek-coo-coo (This is less of a minor break for them and more of a 'can't walk or use an arm' one) Shot: shriek-low-high (They needed the sound after Bruce panicked after one of them got grazed, so they made a noise for if they've actually gotten shot) Poisoned: cluck-trill-high (This isn't uncommon what with the different chemicals all around Gotham)

They have sounds for emotions when they don't want to talk Most of the time these are used when trying to explain what they're feeling is too hard or frustrating on its own

Happy/Pleased: hum or chuff (also doubles as an 'I'm proud of you' noise or an idly amused) Angry: hiss or roar (hiss is a more sulky sort of anger while a roar is 'I want to hurt something' angry) Sad/Distressed: whine or scream (a whine is no less distressed than a scream, it's whatever they can communicate at the time) Love/Affectionate: purr or croon (usually used when they can't speak at the time, like during a stakeout, works as both a 'good job' and an 'I'm proud' noise as well) Startled/Confused: squeak (less of an 'I don't understand' & more of a confused about something around them) Amused: giggle or chitter (similar to if someone burst out in laughter albeit far quieter) Threatening: clatter or growl (clatter is made via armor in most cases but other things might be used)

Other noises I didn't have put down in a previous section but probably should've lol:

Commissioner Gordon: high-warble-high (a mimicry of a police siren in birdsong) Officer Martinez: low-chirp-high-high (usually accompanied by audible mischief-making) Justice League: twitter-hiss-high (the hiss shows their annoyance, mostly as the sound is used if it's the league that tries to enter Gotham) Day: high-high-warble-low (both highs are rapid while the low is drawn out) Night: low-low-warble-high (both lows are drawn out slightly while the high is short) Wayne Tower: trill-click-click-coo (the noise is more affectionate compared to other location noises due to being associated with family, also because it's a good very tall perch) Clocktower: click-click-click-low (a noise mimicking a clock ticking and then chiming)

[overwatchfanskinarchive]

Talon Mauga by jonadraws

based off the Talon Heavy Assault PVE enemy (bottom left) and Mauga art in Baptiste's short story (botom right)

[yanderes-galore]

Snowgrave Noelle HCs (Deltarune)

What can I say? I love terror? I think that was obvious.

Ah, yes, another fic where the yandere is experiencing just as much trauma as their obsession. I think ❄ Anon will like this, even if it isn't entirely based on their ideas.

Yandere! Snowgrave! Noelle Concept

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Mind break (Noelle), Manipulation, Paranoia, Violence, Possessive/Protective behavior, Clingy behavior, Implied jealousy, Implied murder, Forced companionship/relationship.

Similar to Kris, she isn't entirely in control of her actions at times.

She can sense The Player's presence which would make her paranoid.

Especially during and after the Snowgrave route.

I feel she'd be the scariest with an in-universe obsession who isn't aware of The Player.

To you... It just seems like Noelle is having some sort of mental breakdown.

You can't entirely blame her, she's going through a lot in life.

She has a parent in the hospital... that can cause some serious stress.

But... things change when you enter the Dark World with the others.

She seemed so nervous at first, not wanting to fight anyone and often being jumpy.

Yet, when you meet her later, she's changed.

Snowgrave! Noelle would have times where she's stoic and not very emotive.

Sometimes she'll snap out of it, but afterwards she looks so scared.

This Noelle clearly isn't herself.

In fact, I feel a big part of her obsession develops because she's so scared.

She's paranoid, which makes her clingy, she's so scared of herself.

But she can't bring herself to let you go... To leave her all alone.

Noelle would experience a mind break long before you do.

At first, she's scared to be near you.

She's scared she'll hurt you as she isn't sure of her own actions.

She's being manipulated by some higher being and it's terrifying.

Every person she comes across, they end up frozen.

Noelle only knows a blizzard.

She listens to every command, even if she hates it.

Her emotions are like a whirlwind of snow.

Whenever she looks at you, she isn't sure what to say.

She wants to cry, to scream... but she says nothing.

She wants to cling to you, to ask you to make it all better.

All she knows is snow and the cold touch of ice.

It's like she blacks out... and by the time she wakes, everything's cold.

She doesn't want to be cold.

As the route continues, she keeps getting worse.

You're getting increasingly more nervous.

You shiver, it's like the temperature dropped here.

Noelle wants nothing more than to hold you.

She wants your warmth.

At this point, you're the only thing that matters to her.

The... The people in this Dark World don't matter.

It's... It's all fake, right?

Just one bad dream... a nightmare she'll wake up from....

She definitely loses her mind, soon hunting you down and dragging you into her arms when she can't take the feeling of being alone anymore.

Her touch is freezing, she's freezing...

It's all so cold....

Your warmth makes her feel... safe....

For once, the blizzard of voices in her head calms.

She doesn't let you go.

In fact, she'd drag you through this Dark World to end things as soon as possible.

It's all so much more bearable with you by her side.

She completely ignores your pained/surprised screams when she freezes another soul or has her cold grip too tight... to the point it stings due to the feeling of freezing..

She was made into this.

There was no choice.

Now she's giving you no choice.

No one here matters except you.

In fact, they're a threat.

They're a threat to the both of you and all deserve to freeze.

Even Berdly... She even sees Berdly as a threat.

Perhaps she was always jealous.

Perhaps she always wanted you to herself... Now she can.

You stare in horror as your friend and companion destroys the lives of these Darkners.

By the end of it... everything is cold.

The whole Dark World is freezing, blocks of ice littering the ground with people turned to statues.

Noelle... doesn't comment.

She isn't even all that paranoid anymore, she just keeps muttering.

You can't snap her out of it, she just drags you through the snow.

Everything's cold... except for you.

You're important to her.

She'll keep you safe... she'll never hurt you.

If you try to run... she'll freeze your legs.

You can't get away... she needs you.

She can't be alone.

You need to stay.

Even when you cry, she just holds you in her arms.

It all just feels... right.

Here... She doesn't have to worry about you leaving her or anyone else taking you.

She's strong here.

She likes that.

She likes keeping you to herself.

She'll never let this feeling go... no matter what.

By the end of the Chapter and Route, when you're all home and leave the library... Nothing feels normal.

You still remember the cold atmosphere.

It was like the dead of winter... and Noelle was in the middle of it.

Her eyes were cold, she didn't seem like her.

Berdly, your shared friend, didn't even wake up from the Library....

You aren't the same after the encounter, Noelle isn't either.

Even when you talk to her after, she seems unsure and nervous.

However, whenever you turn your back, a chill runs up your spine.

When you turn around, your heart nearly freezes in place...

Noelle is always staring when you turn away, and you swear you see that familiar cold dark gaze in her eyes as she watches you.

[txttletale]

i'll actually in a limited capacity defend the overwatch league's regional teams gimmick but the execution was bad. having regional teams could have been hype. like--during astralis' 2018-2019 csgo run, danish esports fans went fucking insane for them. and like of course they did. there's inherently something exciting about having a team you can in some way 'identify' with. and geography does create natural sports rivalries and pre-writes your stories.

there were two glaring bad problems in the dumb way blizzard did this though. one is forcing teams to come up with brand new branding. this was a horrible idea. it forced well-established esports organizations with strong fanbases across different games like cloud9 and optic to try and build new brands up from scratch. they realized this with their call of duty leage where they let teams play as 'atlanta faze' and 'optic texas' but yknow. kind of too little too late

the other one (and this is also the glaring fatal flaw in the overwatch league's entire silly, silly business plan) is the idea of a global league. now if you don't know much about esports you might think 'wait whats wrong with that. its gaming you can do it online players can be anywhere'. however that's not true! first of all, esports--well esports doesn't make money, esports when managed correctly is essentially a loss leader for the game it's an esport for--but esports makes a lot of its money on live events. yeah, people go to see esports games:

much more importantly, ping is a huge factor in esports. the higher the level you're playing at, especially in a game like overwatch that's full of twitchy hitscan aiming, the more a 10ms latency difference can make or break a game. you need to be running in-person events in order to have a competitive esports league and to make a good chunk of your revenue.

and that means that a global esports league runs into the exact same problem a global normal sports league would run into and the reason why that doesn't exist, which is travel logistics. the overwatch league has a london team, a san francisco team, and a chengdu team. these cities are very far away from each other [citation needed] and although overwatch league people will often blame covid for ruining their plans, i honestly think it actually saved them by preventing the horrible idea they had for how the league would work from actually happening. imagine all the problems that travel causes in a league like the NBA--jet lag, exhaustion, the obvious budgetary expenditure. now imagine that the travel itinerary also includes flights across the atlantic and/or pacific.

that's not even all! the thing about esports is that, because practicing for ten hours a day doesn't physically destroy your body like it would for regular sports, esports players and teams... do that. if you spend seventeen hours on a plane from paris to hangzhou for a match that's seventeen hours where you're not practicing. when you arrive, you can't just stay at a hotel--you need to be able to practice in the days leading up to the match too, especially because it's esports, which means the game can change. if you miss some practice as a sports team, you're gonna be rusty--if you miss some practice as an esports team, the rules of the game might have literally changed since your last practice session.

the result of this, by the way, is that the london and paris teams have never been actually based in europe--and that right now the dallas team is based in korea. it is very silly. every other multinational esport ever invented has created regional leagues--league of legends has a league for korea, china, europe, north america, pacific, vietnam, brazil, japan, and latin america. but blizzard entertainment are god's special little gamers and they weren't going to let something like 'the ocean' get in the way of their global league dream.

and ultimately this means that the entire local team concept was pointless. most of the teams aren't locally based. and even if they were -- the madcap way they play against each other mean that those city affiliations don't matter. when manchester united play liverpool f.c., even if you are not a big football fan, if you're from manchester you presumably have an opinion of liverpool and liverpudlians, and vice versa. there is an emotional hook to latch on to. if manchester united were to play khon khaen united, you would probably say 'where the fuck is khon khaen'. for the localisation to work, the overwatch league's london team needed a manchester or glasgow or dublin or amsterdam or brussels team (etc.) to play against. if you're invested in the esport itself and the players, you can get invested in a philadelphia-london or chengdu-houston rivalry--but the localisation aspect of it isn't doing the work it should there.

tldr: the overwatch league was a bad idea ever since the moment it was announced. people are too harsh on the team localization idea but the way it was executed was hot garbage and it's no wonder this entire venture failed badly

[thornsamigurumi]

spop saturday

been busy, back for spop saturday :)

What're the most creative or high concept fics or AUs you've ever seen in this fandom? heres some of what i consider the most creative :)

just one sweet kiss on your clay-cold lips by kurt_angles_tailbone -

In the Northern Reach, monsters infected by Entrapta’s disk emerge from the quarry and destroy the Horde base. Catra is separated from the rest and subsequently finds herself stranded in a blizzard with a drunk Adora in her care. (Season 2 White Out canon divergence) - lovecraftian monsters meet catradora

worms by @notahumanweirdo -

‘Catra… would you still love me if I was a worm?’

‘Duhhh. Would you love me still, if you were a worm?’

‘I-’

‘You’d have your own worm friends. Your worm job, and worm house. Would there… would there still be room for me?’ - love this, worm adora going on her adventure to find worm catra!

grace and favour by @jezmatronwrites -

Adora has gone, vanished from Heaven. Catra's getting over it, slowly. It's been over a century, after all. She is content to oversee her little corner of Paradise - monitoring and dealing with the minor issues of occult incursion on earth. That is, until reports of a major demon on earth cause worries among Heaven's bureaucracy. Catra decides to take the lead, if only to get away from the monotony.

It's been a while since she visited Earth - what surprises will be in store for her? What nefarious plans does this demon have? And will Bow ever stop trying to make other people fall in love? - one of my all time favorites, i think its time to reread it :)

again, from the top by sleepymaddy - catra and glimmer find themselves trapped in a time loop and have to work together to break out of it. it goes about as well as one might expect. - catra and glimmer in a time loop, shenanigans for days :)

as many lives as it takes ( be with you) by @n7punk - When Catra is eleven, she finds out there’s truth in the myth that cats have nine lives. When she is twelve, she finds out her unnatural life has consequences, and at fourteen she struggles to hide the effects that build with each accident. At sixteen she falls in front of the entire school. That’s the death where she is finally forced to run before they realize something is wrong with her and put her in a lab or something. She never would have expected herself to willingly be sitting in one six years later as one of her new best friends – the ones who picked her up after she had to leave the girl she loved and herself behind – runs test after test trying to find out why she’s like this. At twenty-two she finds the love of her life again. When she touches her, she blacks out. - turns out, 9 lives can suck, love this more every time i read it :)

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Scratch’s Corruption Theory Megapost

A very common theory/speculation that has been going around Tgamm fandom is the possibility of Scratch becoming corrupted. It has been an idea in the fandom since the episode ¨Howlin Harriet¨ (Season 1 Episode 2-A) aired back when the series was just starting. Fans have made their own fanart of corrupted Scratch designs, fanfics involving Scratch becoming corrupted, etc. It’s a popular concept to explore in the Tgamm fandom. The question is: Could Scratch become corrupted in this show? What could lead him to become corrupted?

In this post i’m going to talk about what we know about ghost corruption so far and why Scratch has a chance to become corrupted at some point during Season 2.

What is ghost corruption?

According to Libby’s guide in ¨The Unhaunting of Brighton Video¨ episode ghost corruption is the result of ¨A ghost that is so obsessed with their unfinished business that they get consumed by a single emotion¨. In this case Libby cites the example of Howlin Harriet, who became so obsessed with finding her missing toes that her form became very different from the one of a ¨normal¨ ghost. (Howlin Harriet episode)

Something that is interesting about the Howlin Harriet episode is how it was one of the first episodes of the series, episode 2-A, to be precise. Almost as if ghost corruption as a concept is going to gain importance later on in the show, such it has been the case of the episode ¨The Unhaunting of Brighton Video¨ diving further into how the process of corruption works.

Both creators of the show, Bill Motz and Bob Roth, have shared important information regarding ghost corruption around these last months. (Taken from a Discord AMA)

Link to Bob’s tweet:  https://twitter.com/automaticgravy/status/1659984445347348481

Based on this, ghosts can become corrupted by obsessing with their unfinished business or focusing on a single emotion like controlling others. They ¨become nothing more than their desires, losing all of their humanity¨. Ghost corruption varies depending of the ghost and what their unfinished business is. This explain why Howlin Harriet looked completely different from other ghosts while Blair looked normal but behave agressive in some ways. Ghost corruption could also depend on how long the ghost has been corrupted. Blair has been stuck in that video store for what would be around two decades while Harriet had been haunting the woods for probably hundred of years. Harriet probably was more in a ¨advanced¨ stage of corruption after being roaming in the woods for so long.

Blair could speak and communicate with the protagonists. Her corruption state manifested as her being on denial on her own situation and watching horror movies obsessively over and over again. She claimed to like staying in the video store, something that was later revealed to not be the case. Blair’s corruption came from not being able to return the tape of a horror movie she really liked before she died. She was consumed by the guilt of having kept the tape for so long. This showed that unfinished business doesn’t have to be ¨tragic¨ for a ghost to have one and the corruption is result of the ghost becoming obsessed by an specific emotion.

Another ghost that could be considered to had been corrupted is Sonia Davis, the Ice Princess, who was consumed by the obsession of doing a perfect triple jump she failed at doing when she was still a human. She was freed when Pete reminded her to have fun in ice skating instead of obsessing over past mistakes. (Ice Princess- Season 1 Episode 11-A). In this case Sonia’s ice powers seemed to have been distorted by years of haunting the lake and thus generating blizzards in Brighton every four years. Sonia didn’t look aware of the chaos her powers were creating in the city, probably because she was too consumed by her unfinished business to notice it.

Now that it has been clarified what ghost corruption is, where does Scratch fall into all this?

Possible hints of Scratch becoming corrupted

One of the things that Scratch needs to become corrupted is for him to have an unfinished business. Something he left from his human life and that he wasn’t able to complete before he died. It has to be something that it was important to him like an activity he loved doing or a person that was special to him... ...Ah What about that flashback he had about his childhood friend, Adia, saying goodbye and moving away? (A Soda to Remember-Season 3 Episode 3-B)

At the start of ¨A Soda to Remember¨ Scratch talked about how he wasn’t able to recall most of his past except for a memory related to Surly Sid’s strawberry soda. Near the end of the episode it was revealed this had to do with a promise he made to Adia, a childhood friend.

What if the reason of why this was the first thing that Scratch was able to recall was because he tried looking for Adia in his human life but he couldn’t find her? What if finding Adia is Scratch’s unfinished business and he doesn’t know it yet?

In addition to this, some fans have pointed out that what would Adia’s house from the flashback could be the same one Scratch was living at the start of the series and now it is the Mcgees’ home. If the Mcgees’ house used to be previous Adia’s home, this could would support more the idea that Scratch waiting/looking for Adia may be his unfinished business. While he wasn’t able to remember it, part of his subconscious must have told him to stay in this house because it was familiar to him.

A few days ago one tumblr mutual of mine @the5n00k​ made a video highlighting parallels between how Blair/Ollie were acting in ¨The Unhaunting of Brighton Video¨ and Scratch’s general behaviour when it comes to confronting his past.

During the episode Blair kept being in denial of her own past and unfinished business. She pretended that everything was fine and lashed out when the protagonists asked her what happened to her so they could help her. She would scare workers out of the video store, protecting the place she found herself ¨stuck¨ in.

Blair’s behaviour resembled a little too much Scratch’s in ¨A Soda to Remember¨ episode. In this episode Scratch did everything he could to avoid being reminded of his past, expressing fear of what could happen if he remembered and finding out that his human life wasn’t exactly a good one. He sabotaged Molly’s school heist to get him the surly sid’s soda and lied about a few things such as ghost not being able to go through safes. Almost as it was something he has been avoiding for years to be reminded of.

In ¨The Unhaunting of Brighton Video¨ hints that Scratch is still scared of confronting his own past. When Libby and Molly told him that they couldn’t leave Blair without helping her with her unfinished business first, Scratch didn’t think there was anything wrong with Blair not wishing to confront her own past. (¨What is so wrong with that?¨). Scratch thought it was okay to leave Blair being haunted by her own past, stuck and in denial of her situation instead of seeking help. Since the two characters share many parallels, it wouldn’t be surprising if Scratch was subconsciously his own personal issues in that conversation.

Expanding a bit more Scratch and Blair’s parallels, the way Blair haunted the store and kept workers away was much alike how Scratch acted towards the Mcgees when they first arrived in Brighton. Scratch would try to scare Molly and the rest of the Mcgees out of the house, almost as like he was protecting it. If that house was in indeed Adia’s, this could explain in part why Scratch was so grumpy about the Mcgees moving in. He didn’t want a place that reminded him of his unfinished business be invaded by others.

Another aspect worth of noting is the amount of time Scratch has been repressing and avoiding his memories. The creators and the show have both implied that Scratch was alive between 50′s-70′s. He know who Sonia Davis was (who participated in the Winter Games during the 50′s) and seems to be into old music like Jazz/Broadaway (Fried Food song)

Based on this, Scratch has been a ghost for around 50 years, if not more. It isn’t nearly as many as Harriet, who has been implied to be a ghost for hundred of years but it is still enough time for a ghost to become corrupted due to their unfinished business.

Scratch has been dealing with a lot of things in this season too. He has become the new chairman of the Ghost World, a role that really stresses him out because of the responsibilities that go with it. He is also dealing with a neighbour ghosthunter family that has been causing conflict in the Mcgee family and to clash with Molly more than one time. On top of that, he is now having more flashbacks related to his past and put in situations that remind him of this issue.

All of these problems are enough to push Scratch into a situation that could trigger his corruption, even if they have nothing to do with the moment this transformation takes place. It’s simply something that would lead to anyone to have a mental breakdown and Scratch isn’t exactly the best when it comes to dealing with so much stress.

What could trigger Scratch’s corruption?

If the corruption is going to take in some point during this season, for it to happen Scratch should have to go through a very emotional moment that is strong enough for him to trigger the transformation.

My speculation is that being reminded more of his past is what could cause it. Scratch brought up in ¨A Soda to Remember¨ that they could be a reason of why he forgot about his past. In general, he is scared of learning more about it, as something bad could happen if he does.

Maybe this is foreshadowing that once Scratch gets back most of his memories, he is going to remember Adia, and thus, remember how he was looking for her and didn’t found her. Being reminded of his unfinished business could ¨reactivate¨ his corruption and losing control trying to look for her childhood friend.

The second option could be him ¨losing¨ Molly, fearing the same thing that happened to Adia could repeat again. As it was stated in ¨Scaring is Caring¨ Scratch’s biggest fear is losing Molly, a fear so big that was enough for him to make him return to his normal form. If Molly gets taken away from Scratch for some reason with Scratch having his memories back, it could trigger the corruption, since the feeling of losing another friend would be too much for Scratch to deal with.

Conclusion

So far, many things hint that Scratch’s corruption is a event that is bound to happen sooner or later in Season 2. This season has been diving more into Scratch’s personal issues, his tendency to avoid his past and confront it. The concept of ghost corruption has been hinted more frequently both in the show and by the creators, giving more detailed descriptions about what causes it and what happens to the ghost when is during that state. It’s hard to pass this off as some lore and not an aspect that is going to gain importance later on.

Scratch getting corrupted is an interesting direction his character could take considering all the emotional baggage he has carrying all this years. It could be a good opportunity for him to realize he needs other people to help him and finally deal with these personal issues.