#because it is a hobby. For Fun™

[pocket-size-cthulhu]

Sometimes I see posts on here about fandom culture that seem like they're from another world, but today I spent like 5 minutes on Reddit trying to find information and saw several posts about how the male love interest in this fandom isn't being treated fairly by canon because the main character spends time with and sometimes hugs her male friends; and one post that was like "I don't get why [popular non-canon ship] shippers still think their ship is gonna happen. They should just accept it's never going to happen and move on. How do they still have hope? Cringe" with replies like "omg yeah it's insufferable" or like "yeah those shippers are disrespectful to canon!!1!!!" 🤔

I guess unhinged, disconnected-from-reality fan culture is a thing I am also capable of encountering! Who knew

[cannibalhellhound]

I did another thing >:D

Selfie Evan ft blanket monster Tommy, starfish Eddie, Nonni the dog, and Buck's new kitty Soot stealing Tommy's socks

[miodiodavinci]

thinking about the fact that "there's always a better UTAU and anything you can do and have done has probably been done leagues better by someone else with a better set up, better mic, more practice, better pronunciation, etc..." is a statement that would have once inspired such frustration and agony and desire to quit in me, but nowadays just has me like

phew ! ! ! thank god ! ! ! ! ! w

which is such a switch-up but honestly probably illustrates one of the biggest differences between pre-UTAU hiatus me and post-UTAU hiatus me w

[musical-chick-13]

I know I complain about this just. So much. And I’m sorry, like even I’m starting to get annoyed with myself, but I’m just so tired of how, pretty much unless a work is SOLELY populated with ONLY female characters, when it comes to who people spend their time on in fandom, overwhelmingly without fail, they will pick a (white, conventionally attractive) man at every turn.

[wrotelovelytears]

NGL I got some hedonistic ways. I like hearing I'm pretty (who doesn't), spending money (especially on things for self and others) and generally just relaxing in life with no worries.

Now are they always beneficial no.

If I hear I'm pretty from someone who creeps me out, now I'm blaming what I wear for getting negative attention.

If I need to pay a bill but off by a dollar because I wanted to get some sushi, yeah I'm pissed because no longer term planning.

If I need to get a ton of work done sometimes I just say fuck it and then I'm panicking because I have to do a week of work in one day now.

Life is about moderation and that's something that isn't really encouraged. You are allowed to have good things, and overindulgence is not healthy nor does it bring long term contentment.

(I know y'all wanna see astrology posts but at the moment I rather wait to post then be upset with some half assed observations or maybe I'm lazy to format it here. Pick ya poison)

[emphasisonthehomo]

Twitch Streamer Tommy, because apparently I still have thoughts on him being one of those dudes who's into Flight Simulator.

Buck mostly starts out watching the streams because Christopher watches streams. Buck and Eddie have had discussions with Chris about how much info he should be sharing with strangers on the internet, it was a whole thing. Chris can watch them without being monitored, neither of them are helicopter parents, but Buck does in general keep tabs on them. Because he's constantly reading shit about someone w/ fame on the internet taking advantage of it.

There's a variety to the ones that Chris watches, but all of of them are for games that he already plays. Except one. Some guy called REMOVEB4FLIGHT and it's straight up just Flight Simulator content. There's not a ton of consistency to when the guy streams, it's all over the place schedule wise. Maybe once or twice a month, and he's clearly not a Professional Streamer™ so much as a guy with a hobby. His set up is crazy though.

And sometimes Christopher watches them when Buck is in eyesight, and yeah. Buck won't lie. He's interested. He became legitimately invested when REMOVEB4FLIGHT sat down and simulated a flight from JFK International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport, and it was just under 19 hours.

Buck didn't watch the entire thing, don't be stupid. But he did watch the last 4 hours which... Shut up. It should have been boring, but there was enough going on between the chat and REMOVEB4FLIGHT that it wasn't.

And it was also cute. The guy was cute. He was already obviously tired by the time Buck and Christopher started watching, and as he got more tired he got gigglier and gigglier. Explaining that "No. No pilots will ever fly 19 hours straight, I'm just doing it because I thought it'd be a fun challenge and oh nooooo do I regret it. My only goal is to be coherent enough to not crash land this A350."

The plane does not crash land and at the end, REMOVEB4FLIGHT runs his hands through his curly hair, laughs in exhaustion, and says "Great, I'm gonna go sleep for 12 hours because I've got a shift in 14. BYE."

And Buck keeps watching after that, when he can. There's something calming about it, in a weird way. It's both is and isn't ASMR. Any ASMR is absolutely on accident, but the guy has a really nice set up, a really nice mic. And a really nice voice. And a really nice face. He explains in detail what he's doing and why, like he's giving a casual lesson on How To Fly.

Buck learns that the his name is Tommy, and he is actually a pilot but he flies helicopters and that's "-the only other information you need about my day job."

Not all of Tommy's streams are 19 hours, though they're still long. A lot of them are him being like "What's the weirdest place I can land this thing?" or messing around in multiplayer. Maybe something where he tries to recreate relatively famous crash landings, like one day he goes "We're Gimli Gliding it today" and he does crash pretty badly the first time, but he gets it on the second.

It becomes a thing Buck and Christopher talk about, because they both keep up with it. Chris starts pestering Eddie to get him a joystick and pedals to play Flight Simulator, but those aren't exactly cheap so Eddie promises it for xmas. Buck is already stewing over how to potentially adjust settings and shit to make sure that the inclusion of foot pedals isn't an issue for Chris, etc etc.

Sometimes when Buck is part of the Chat Conglomerate Tommy comments on something he's said. It makes him giddy. It's difficult to describe. He just likes this guy. This guy's cool. Buck's getting attention from someone on the internet, sue him. He likes it.

And then the drama with the cruise ship. Buck doesn't think anything of it when Chimney reaches out to an old friend named Tommy, because why would he? It's a common enough name. But then Buck walks into Harbor Station and comes face to face with REMOVEB4FLIGHT and oh. Oh shit.

[aroaceleovaldez]

Any headcannons about Will Solace? he's an underrated bby (I think?) and I personally hc that he used to be a very moody kid but then decided to turn off all of his negaive emotions (most of the time)

oh i have SO many Will Solace headcanons built up from writing him on Deadangelos so much. Below the cut cause this is very long (and tumblr started glitching about the list format so manual it is):

- His roles at CHB are basically "Every possible medical personnel Ever™." He's camp medic, physician, surgeon, pediatrician, pharmacist, psychiatrist, therapist, dentist, optometrist, veterinarian, etc etc etc. Technically Chiron is also All Of That, but ever since Will joined camp most of the responsibility falls to him (at least in part because campers generally feel a bit more comfortable dealing with somebody their own age versus an immortal centaur), and Chiron just mentors him on it (unless they're running low on hands, in which case Chiron does pitch in, and sometimes the other Apollo kids help staff the infirmary if Will needs. In the past though it was usually just Chiron and whichever camper he pulled in that week to do first aid training with. Mr. D only really handles therapy stuff if Will isn't able to for one reason or another. Will gets very individualized training and has has own schedule separate from the rest of his cabin to account for all of that. Chiron basically personally took Will in under his wing as his apprentice and a not insignificant portion of Will's personal training is gross anatomy lessons with Chiron in the camp morgue. Will does not question where Chiron procures the cadavers for that. He probably should. They aren't campers. They are sometimes demigods, but not always. Most of the rest of camp doesn't even know there's a morgue, let alone that Will does gross anatomy dissection. It's not technically a camp "secret," Will isn't secret about it at all, but most campers treat it like it is and like to use it to try and spook new campers. The ones who find out about the gross anatomy portion and that there is exactly zero information about how Chiron is procuring cadavers are Mildly Concerned.

- Photokinesis and plague powers Will are both extremely fun. I love making him a son of Apollo Smintheus specifically and giving him pet rats and/or the ability to talk to rats and mice. He thinks they're soooo cute and is definitely the type to brag about how intelligent rats are. I also like to think he maybe had a pet snake at one point, like a big ol' boa. Will with a sunglow boa or something? yes? (I also just in general love the idea of Will's house back in Texas being a cute little ranch cause Naomi is rich and also a cowgirl and Will having a ton of different animals over the years. He probably originally wanted to be a veterinarian before he settled more on medic.)

- I just generally love playing with Will (not-so) subtly being the exact opposite of what people would expect from an Apollo kid. Initially he looks like the gold standard for an Apollo kid - sunny, friendly, chill, medic/healer, interest in science/arts/fandom, etc etc. Then you speak to him for more than 20 minutes and find out he loves snakes and rats and guts and gore and is fascinated by disease and mold. He takes gross anatomy classes taught by Chiron. One of his favorite hobbies is just dissecting stuff. He's into vulture culture. His idea of a perfect date is holding hands over a cadaver he is actively cutting into and passing the other person cool stuff he's fishing out. Also he's very vocal about thinking monsters are hot and the combo of all of that is exactly why he's into Nico. Everybody else thinks Nico's inherently cursed or something? Will doesn't mind being cursed - in fact he wants to be cursed, for science. He's swooning over the idea of Nico sacrificing him for some dark ritual in the middle of the night. He daydreams about Nico being a vampire that's gonna romantically kill him. The rest of camp is waiting for the day Will does something stupid and gets himself killed like, flirting with a monster (or the Hades kid) or something. Nico just generally doesn't know how to feel about the whole situation but is? (hesitantly) flattered?? that somebody is enthusiastic about him while recognizing and appreciating his Underworld aspects. Will is out-weirding him, somehow, and Nico never knew this was a thing that could happen.

- Related to that - I have a whole headcanon about "Bad Omen" demigods, which are basically the other main CHB cabin's versions of Hephaestus kids with fire powers being bad luck. For Apollo kids their "bad luck omen" super rare power is a plague-powers kid, and Will showed up during the Titan War, just a couple months before the Battle for Manhattan when nearly all his cabin died. He is very acutely aware of this superstition and fully believes he is a bad luck charm for the cabin and feels SUUUUPER guilty about it and so hides his plague powers. It's not that he feels bad about his plague powers specifically - he thinks plague stuff is really fascinating and his powers are cool and can be used for healing too! - he's just really concerned about how others will view him. (Very strong parallel dynamics between how Will views his plague powers vs the stigma around them & how Nico views his Underworld powers vs the stigma around them. They are handshake emoji).

- TTC implies that Apollo kids are more often than not summer-only campers, and I think it's fun to have Will's backstory being: He may or may not have "accidentally" caused a plague/pest outbreak at his old school early into the year and between that school having to shut down for a couple of months because of that and his mom maybe going on tour, they decided it was time for him to move to CHB and go there year-round. Except he goes from Texas to New York in the middle of winter and he's a son of Apollo, so he gets there and it's like sleet and slush and all cold and he's the only Apollo kid at camp and he hates it so bad. He eventually gets used to it but it is awkward when all his siblings come back in the spring/summer to find they have a new youngest sibling who's just been chilling all by himself for a couple of months. But then Austin and Kayla join so at least he's not the newest/youngest Apollo kid. (But then nearly all of Cabin 7 immediately dies in TLO and Will's right back to being in a mostly empty cabin and being in charge.)

- He definitely puts on an approachable/friendly, or at the very least calm, face 99% of the time, partially because it's expected of him and it's also maybe a little bit masking (it's a lot masking) cause he knows he can be a bit much. He is 100% the type of guy who feels like he has to solve all his problems himself and can't let anybody else know he has problems, and also that he has to help everybody else with their problems because that's his job, right? So he's constantly stressing himself out to the point of breakdown. He also half lives in the infirmary (which he totally has his own little office in) and he'll just shut himself in and spend like, a couple of days straight in there and probably not sleep. He's a workaholic just as bad as Nico and a total hypocrite about it/about overexerting one's self but he's working on it. Nico's too much of a take-no-shit kind of guy (and also him and Will are way too similar) so usually when Will nags Nico about that kind of thing it turns into Will looking in a mirror or Nico turning it back around on him and Will going "ah shit i need to take my own advice >:T"

- He's best friends with Drew Tanaka and he lets out his bitchy side when he's hanging out with her. they are bitching friends. they love to bitch. It's a great venting environment for him cause he knows Drew loves to hear him complain and talk shit so he can just let out all his pent-up frustrations and she'll just enthusiastically eat it all up. The two of them will gossip endlessly. Drew is mildly concerned about Will's romantic tastes though (again: monsters. cryptids. the Addams family. evils from the shadows. the guy from The Shape Of Water. Nico) and keeps trying to talk him out of flirting with things that might kill him. He does not listen to her.

- His only normal crush is Paolo but everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop about how Will could possibly be weird about this one (there's an ongoing camp bet with different theories). He also dated Drew for like, all of a week but they both decided they totally hated it and preferred to stay just besties (bonus points: That was what Drew considered as her passing the whole Aphrodite-kids-breaking-hearts thing. literally neither of them cared).

- I know his full name is William but it's really funny if he lies about that and his full name is actually Wilhelm, named after the scream.

- ...He is a Swiftie. He's been a Swiftie since he was younger back with like, OG-era country music Taylor Swift and he's just stuck with it.

- Trans!Will is fun and I love it lots. Drew helping him with transition stuff is also very near and dear to me.

- His crush on Nico originates from them meeting for the first time during the Battle for Manhattan. Nico's attempt at flirting with Percy misfired and hit Will instead lmao. Nico parts the Titan Army in cool thematic armor and with three gods in tow, says a dramatic one-liner, and then is super badass in battle and Will is head-over-heels for him immediately. He then proceeds to spend the next year obsessing over Nico and being tormented by Nico never being at camp and never being able to talk with him. Ergo why when Nico shows up in BoO, Will is immediately like "HOLD MY HANDS. THREE DAYS IN THE INFIRMARY. HANG OUT WITH ME PLEASEEEE-" (and that's why Will was under the assumption that Nico was actively avoiding people rather than being ostracized, cause he had heart-eyes tunnel vision). Him in BoO though really is just seeing his crush and losing all his cool.

- For some reason he is just an absolute magnet for chthonic demigods. Nico, Lou Ellen, Cecil (who i hc is a chthonic Hermes kid), etc etc. He thinks Underworld stuff is super cool though (again, see: Will being super into spooky/gory stuff/etc). Also all the ex-Titan army kids decided they were his personal body guards immediately after the war cause he was nice to them.

- He is a HUUUUGE nerd. Specifically a sci-fi and disney nerd. They're his hyperfixations (/special interests if you lean more autistic!Will) <3 His favorite franchises are Star Wars and Avatar (the blue one). He loves conceptual alien biology/ecology and could go on about it endlessly. He will also very enthusiastically infodump about Disney history (both the art/animation side and theme parks side) and other sci-fi series. Ask him about Doctor Who (you will be there for several hours).

- Will being a micro-celebrity cause of his mom is very fun to me. He's been on talk shows and stuff before cause people love how snarky this country star's kid is. He has an extremely popular Instagram and Austin uses him as clickbait in his Youtube videos extremely often (including forcing him to guest-star or do like react content and stuff) (Will is more than happy to indulge him though cause he finds it funny).

- I also love the idea that Will and Piper have actually known each other since they were little, from Tristan and Naomi meeting at some point and realizing they had kids the same age and encouraging them to be pen-pals. Once social media becomes more of a like, Proper Thing™ they become mutuals on Instagram but just use it to periodically send each other silly memes (Piper's instagram is private and basically all she uses it for is dm'ing people). It takes them a solid week of being at CHB together to realize "WAIT, YOU'RE THAT [PIPER/WILL]?!" One of their hobbies is going into the city and seeing if people will recognize them/if paparazzi will see them and making games out of it (who can ruin the most photos, what types of fake gossip can we get them trying to circulate, etc etc).

- I am a firm believer that Will is an extremely loud out-and-proud type of guy and has been for awhile (again see: him being a micro-celebrity) and he spearheads or runs a lot of pride stuff at CHB ever since he joined. If there is a pride parade/event at CHB he helps organize it. If there's a GSA club at CHB he is the head of it. He keeps pamphlets in the infirmary of queer educational material and guides to different identities and stuff and is very passionate about making people feel welcomed and comfortable. Because of this, when he found out Nico was from the 1930s and severely not up-to-date on terminology and stuff, he considered getting Nico up-to-date his greatest challenge yet. It was a personal quest for him. There was also definitely at least a week before that where Will thought Nico might be homophobic or something and was going "I CAN FIX HIM" before Nico managed to explain that no, he's... very supportive (muffled coughing coming from closet), he's just also extremely behind and doesn't know what any of those words mean, thanks. Will set up the most extensive queer crash course possible for him and poor Nico was just going "slow down please,,,," the entire time. Will gets him up mostly up to speed eventually. I just love Will being that type of guy who will start explaining misc queer history with citations at the drop of a hat. It is probably another hyperfixation of his.

- Will and Annabeth both consider Chiron an adoptive father-figure and joke about being siblings and which of them is the favorite child, cause they both know they're definitely Chiron's favorite campers. They both get him father's day cards/gifts.

[askthekoopsandjr]

Iggy Koopa (head)canons

He's creepy and he's kooky, mysterious and spooky, all together ooky... Just kidding, he's not really scary; but he is a silly little enigma.

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16 years old

- Very important to note: Dragon Koopas do not age the same as humans. It is unknown how they age in equivalence to humans, but the adult age for dragon koopas is their early 30's. Dragon koopas can live for several centuries. The maximum years of life is unknown.

Agender, any pronouns (prefers he/she/it). Asexual lesbian.

- (Everyone is asexual because "it"™ doesn't exist hahaha)

- Has identified as agender for a while, but recently chose the lesbian label for himself. This choice was inspired by Wendy.

Second oldest of the 7

- All are biological siblings, born to the late Morton Koopa Sr. and Adaeh Koopa

Adopted by Bowser along with his siblings at 10 years old.

- Remembers the day his parents died just as well as Ludwig, but doesn't let on to that.

Also like Ludwig, Iggy has uncomplicated PTSD. His symptoms show drastically different from his older brother, however.

Story of losing their parents and meeting Bowser:

All creatures in the Mario world... the Underground whatever it's called have all the races/ethnicities of humans. Iggy and her siblings are German and British from their father, and South African from their Mother.

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At 10, he was sporadic and neurotic, often acting out by doing dangerous things and showing the opposite emotions than were appropriate. This would piss off Bowser a lot, and he'd often get in trouble. Iggy was miserable, but as a younger Ludwig pleaded for Iggy to "snap out of it", he just... Laughed. Things seemed to click in place for him; he realized he didn't have to be so angry and stressed all the time. In that moment, he found acceptance for himself. The worst thing that could have happened, happened. It made him weird and he was only going to get weirder, but that was okay. It felt better to laugh and smile than cause distress to those he loved.

Before 10, Iggy didn't really act much of anything like he is today. He was well mannered and calm. Is that to say he would've never ended up like this if his parent's didn't pass away? Not necessarily. He was always a brilliant mind who loved anything mechanics and robotics; but as smart as he was, his inventions still took many trials and errors. This was how he discovered that it's fun to make things act the complete opposite of their intended purpose. Mischief in general filled him with this feeling of euphoria, but it felt forbidden. He didn't let himself indulge in it the way he secretly desired.

The Iggy we currently know is a chaos-causing giddy teen. He enjoys not taking much of anything seriously and frustrating his opponents with his unpredictable and obnoxious behavior.

His hobbies are: learning and documenting/ exploring or just being within nature/ anything S.T.E.M. and/or science related/ taming chain chomps/ making friends with wildlife in general/ pulling pranks/ being silly and whimsical

Iggy loves absorbing knowledge about literally anything. All those notes hanging around in his room/lab? Look closely, and you'll see things ranging from a list of top 10 uses of nickel, to how the banana got it's name.

He's almost always smiling. There's just not much that upsets him.

He is very affectionate, and usually shows this through touch. She'll show this in unusual ways though, of course. For example, standing behind Ludwig and resting her head on his hair... Just standing there. Sometimes they'll do this to their other siblings, too.

Iggy can play various instruments, but chooses to play only the dumbest ones. For example: cat piano, otamatone, Furby organ, and other children's instrument toys.

She owns Iggy's Glass as seen in MK8D. He takes care of all the kart's windshields and mirrors.

Upon receiving their wand from Kamek, the only knowledge of magic Iggy had was a couple of nature based healing spells learned from his mother. What got Iggy interested in magic was the difficulty to learn to wield a wand; if you're not careful (or properly trained), the power from the staff could be destructive. Exploding green magic that could destroy anything in it's wake? "Sign me up, please! BAHAHA!"

- This is why Iggy's magic is the fastest. She quickly harnesses a few magic blasts one after the other, her heightened emotions in battle providing how strong a single blast is.

Kamek still teaches all 7 of them magic lessons, but it's more of a once a week thing (except in the case of Ludwig).

Iggy's hair is naturally curly, being about 3B closer to the roots and 3A up at the top. His hair is able to stand up like that on it's own when he styles it- no hairspray or gel, he just brushes it straight up and it stays. Look, if bricks can float in the air in that world, so can his hair.

- Why'd he choose to style it like a carrot/palm tree/turnip/pineapple? Idk. He never really did anything with his hair. As a kid, it looked like Hop's from the Super Mario World cartoon, so it always just stuck up like that (no, their cartoon counterparts don't exist and were not their childhood selves). His hair was always just green, btw.

Just like with Ludwig, if you ran your fingers through Iggy's hair you would feel the curls.

Pranks. Iggy is notorious for pranking others. He'll do stupid stuff like misplacing an object after somebody set it down for just a moment, or telling someone the wrong information to little things. For example: "Iggy, what's the super move for [insert game and character]?" "It's [enter sequence of buttons]" *tries it, character explodes instead* ┻⁠┻⁠︵⁠ヽ⁠(⁠`⁠Д⁠´⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠︵⁠┻⁠┻

Sometimes he'll go too far with them. One time Larry had pranked him and he wanted to get revenge, so he placed a rake outside of a door of a room Larry was in. The plan was that Larry would walk out, not notice the rake on the floor, step on it, and the handle would come smacking him square in the face. The thing was, Larry was not the only one in that room. Ludwig was reading a book and decided to leave the room because Larry was being too loud with his game. Nose stuck in book, he opens the door and steps out... WHAP! Ludwig got squared in the face with a rake handle... And a book. Ludwig chased Iggy all around the castle with that rake. Iggy and Larry will still laugh their asses off if they see a rake to this day.

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With Ludwig: Iggy and Ludwig have a very close bond, even if it doesn't really show that way. Iggy loves how Ludwig's personality sort of mirrors his. He knows that Luddy is just as crazy as he is, and is probably the only one capable of bringing out Luddy's "kooky" side. Iggy's pretty good at bringing out a lot of sides of Luddy most don't see very often. Iggy also enjoys messing with Ludwig because he's way too easy to annoy, and his reactions are funny. If Iggy ever wants to infodump something new he learned, he could always turn to his oldest sibling. Luddy is guaranteed to listen and engage in a conversation, whether he likes it or not.

With Morton: Iggy likes how easy going and happy Morton is. He can use Morton as a physical leverage whenever he wanted (as seen in their NSMB2 render), because he knows Morton wouldn't mind at all. Besides that, Iggy likes partaking in Morton's interests when they hang out. A good example would be cooking; we know Morton has the best intentions, but... Not the best execution. As we know, Iggy lives for things gone wrong. Besides, she does it for brotherly bonding! Everyone else's inconvenience is just a bonus. Iggy also enjoys telling Morton about her discoveries with nature, since Morton shares that interest. Morton likes physical affection as well, so Iggy won't hesitate to give Morton hugs and stuff.

With Roy: You might think Iggy and Roy in the same room would only lead to familial disaster, but that's not really true! These two actually make a pretty dynamic team; They've both got a destructive nature and love for disorder that makes it surprisingly easy for them to work together in battle. Outside of that, Roy treats Iggy the same as his other siblings, and Iggy treads more carefully with Roy. I mean, getting bonked isn't ideal, he's not that hard to annoy. Iggy has to think of clever ways if she wants to prank or mess with Roy, like having a planned escape route ahead of time or someone/something to take the blame instead. They'll hang out casually more often than not when there's no missions to be done, like watching TV or going out to do something.

With Wendy: Iggy will totally let Wendy give him makeovers, mess with his hair and paint his nails. He's loved doing these things with her since they were little kids. Wendy was actually the one Iggy originally confided in with emotional vulnerability before Lemmy was old enough to have critical thinking. He'll still go to Wendy for that sometimes. The most recent example was when Iggy still questioned their sexuality. As the only sister, Iggy regards Wendy highly, and probably shows her the most respect out of anyone in the family. If you thought pranking Roy was a bad idea, imagine Wendy. She's safe from Iggy's antics... Intentional antics, that is. She'll definitely still get annoyed with him and yell sometimes. Teehee

With Lemmy: The Lemster and the Igmeiser... These two act like twins. They're almost always seen together, and have a closer bond than with any of their other siblings. It's not really clear how it started. Since the moment Lemmy hatched from his egg, they've always been really close. The two love causing mischief and chaos, naturally in sync to the point where they can predict what the other will do/say most of the time. Everything is fun and whimsy when they're paired together in missions, which typically leads to not succeeding... But we know that wasn't really their priority lmao. Naturally, as siblings, they'll get into fights sometimes too (ex. When both of them wanted to push the button in Paper Jam lol). Lemmy is the one who Iggy usually goes to to talk about his feelings and troubles with. He finds that Lemmy understands him best, and can see things from a different perspective that makes his advice more useful and realistic.

With Larry: Like Ludwig, Iggy wants his youngest sibling to be the best he can be. But unlike Ludwig, Iggy doesn't take it upon herself to parent Larry. She guides him in her own little weird way, as an older sibling. Iggy won't outright say what Larry is doing wrong or what he should be doing; instead she'll do things that make Larry think about why she's acting that way, and make him realize what he's doing and how he should change his actions. Iggy enjoys spending time with Larry, which is usually playing video games, other electronic-based activities, and sports. Sometimes they do stupid things, such as the prank example from earlier. They have more in common than most realize!

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Iggy never felt connected with the concept of gender. Even as a kid, she would express indifference and even discomfort with being a "boy". It just never felt right; nothing did. As Ludwig and Wendy transitioned, it made Iggy think really hard about their own identity yet again. So Ludwig is now a boy, and Wendy now a girl, but Iggy didn't want to be either! Where did his answer lie? Iggy turned to the computer in the library. Now imagine Iggy doing research on mid-2000's internet, and whatever the Nintendo universe equivalent of Tumblr is- he found the word "agender" and it's definition. That felt right. Iggy then first told Ludwig and Wendy about his discovery. Upon receiving their support, he came out to the rest of the family. He would go through different uses of pronouns until deciding that any works.

Figuring out their sexuality was a lot harder. Iggy would find themselves attracted to characters within stories and otherwise fictional people/koopas/whatever, but not really anyone in real life. Iggy wondered if she was aromantic for quite a while, but ultimately decided against it. Her feelings of romance weren't limited or exclusive. She even found herself liking the idea of dating someone in real life- she just didn't really have anyone to gain those feelings for in castle life. She then started to try meeting new people, which mainly happened through Mario Kart tournaments. There were several talented creatures who worked for her sibling's companies he's made good relationships with! She would take the time to become acquaintances with each of them, trying to see who stuck out as a potential romantic interest or who would remain friends. Iggy actually found himself giddy over a few of these creatures, confirming he definitely feels and enjoys romance. Exploring like this helped Iggy to realize that none of his crushes were ever men, only women and non-binary/mixed trans-identifying creatures. Iggy turned to Wendy for answers, in which she provided a few labels that Iggy could consider if he wanted to use them. Iggy decided that who he's attracted to best fit under the lesbian label, feeling a connection of solidarity with Wendy. He's happy with the labels he's chosen for himself.

"But Izzy, who stood out to Iggy the most? Will she ever get a girlfriend/partner???" There is a Lakitu named Brit who works for Morton's company she's had an eye on for a little while...

Iggy's needed glasses since they were about 4 years old. Momma made the glass, and Dad made the frames. He watched them as they made the glasses- perhaps this taught Iggy how to make the unparalled glass that she sells.

Iggy owns Iggy's Glass yeah yeah we know. Her company is responsible for creating the windsheilds and mirrors on the karts.

I don't consider Hotel Mario to be canon in my story, but Iggy would absolutely try to pull something as stupid as a cheese hotel.

Iggy runs a Tumblr blog, except it's not called Tumblr idk what the platform would be called in the Mario world. It's dedicated to her scientific findings, interests, computer shit, etc. Nerd things. It's got a lot of followers.

Iggy has a lot of online friends. More than irl friends. She messages them on her computer everyday.

What would Mario world Discord be called? She has an account there too

He also has a YouTube (KoopTube??), but only uploads tutorials.

She loves to bother her siblings on social media. Usually through tagging them in stupid posts, or making a post mentioning them such as: "Like for a tbh" *2 minutes later* "@/LudwigvonMaestro ur kinda gay :/" "I DIDN'T EVEN LIKE!!!!"

That also goes for the sibling group chat.

You may have noticed the favorite foods I gave Iggy were all pineapple based. That is because Iggy is one with the pineapple. There's no explanation for it.

His full name is Ignatius Koopa. Calling him by full name will make him go 😐

There is nothing wrong with Iggy's irises. The thickness of his glasses provides a magnified effect on his eyes that make it look like the iris is separated from the pupil. If he took his glasses off, or if you saw his eyes from an angle unobscured by the glasses, you'd see the pupil and iris are connected like normal. His pupils are swirls as I've been drawing them, though. It's symbolic of how he changed.

Iggy's tail wags a lot. He's like a dog it's funny

Iggy engineers a lot of things that are used around the castle and by her family. Ludwig's hearing aids are one example. She also invented the Mechakoopas, and even taught Junior how to build them.

They would really like to collaborate more with Ludwig in engineering terms, but Luddy lets his pride get in the way of that.

Iggy does not care one little bit who's the "smartest Koopaling". There's just no talking sense into Ludwig sometimes, so she doesn't bother.

[elizababie]

yeah i worked through NOTHING because i got very tired and was too busy making moon-eyes at my new wip, but TOMORROW FOR SURE I’LL—

i am still sitting with my change-resistant temper tantrum over the desktop change BUT i figured out how to force mobile to work for me; i am BACK (relatively speaking anyway bc i AM about a week/2 out from a cross-country move and prep is consuming all of my free time) and will be working through tag games and asks tonight and tomorrow

[where-are-the-spooky-gays-2]

hii considering youre the dukexiety guy, do you think you could help me understand the appeal of the ship? /gen

im just generally not too into ships but i really wanna understand them, even if i don't end up liking them soo... could you give me your dukexiety thesis? im so curious

-🌠

Heyo! I, the Dukexiety Guy™ can certainly try due to mostly being experienced in unintentionally converting people so this should be fun XD /light hearted (Quick note before I begin even if you don't end up shipping them that's completely valid I know it's not everyone's cup of tea I still had a good time with this and if you do I'm honored I was able to help <3) Now first things first:

• Vee's iconic "Purple and Green seem to go together" quote from Fitting In (Pretty self-explanatory us Dukexiety shippers frame that quote in every room and make it our motto cause he's absolutely correct)

• Their functions (Ree tends to effect Vee the most therefore making him the biggest lil shit to get his Emo's attention all the time)

• Canonically have the same music tastes (Both have MCR on their Spotify playlists and the added bonus of Ree having a Queen song on his and Vee's having an MCR & The Used cover of a Queen song they vibe together Your Honor <3)

• Both love Horror/Spooky stuff (They are the Spooky Gays and they can and will make it known to the others that it's Halloween)

• Both love scaring people (They are lil shit4lil shit /light hearted)

• Both wear eyeshadow (They absolutely do each other's makeup)

• Ree's fond smile at Vee while he's monologuing about how he's not scared of him anymore (L O O K at him that chaotic Duke is in L O V E)

• Vee's smile when Ree says "You Tickle Me Emo" (He L O V E S him and he knows it)

• Don't think I need to explain this

• Ree's excitement on getting Vee for Secret Santa (He handcrafted him a gift with L O V E and made their son Mr. Fuzzy and of course Vee oddly knowing what that ball of chaos names his shower drain)

• Their spots are next to each other (They can hold hands and be near each other whenever they want during meetings <3)

• They have a wide dynamic (Literally anything can go either way for them like you can put them in any situation and it just works examples: Who confessed, Who gave the first kiss, Who's the flirt and who's the flustered, Who's the tallest and who's the shortest (If you have those types of hcs), Who's the first to use a petname, Who gets the other into their hobbies, etc.)

• Both of their animal associations are 8 limbed creatures (Kraken and Spidey with the hilarious bonus of fandom giving them the opposite Rat and Cat)

• And last but not least because this is already long enough as it is: They have a history and most likely know each other like the back of their hands if quizzed <3

[tozettastone]

Through a certain, exhaustingly common lens, every aspect of your life can simply be reduced to how productive you are being.

You don't get up to go for a walk because you want fresh air and it's nice to move your joints in the halcyon days where some of them still work, you go for a walk because it improves productivity when you're back at your desk. # WorkLifeBalance # HealthyHabits # Goals

You don't eat vegetables because they're tasty, you eat vegetables to optimise lifestyle factors for your health. You don't have a hobby because it's fun, obviously, you have a hobby you can turn into a Side Hustle™.

Little wonder everyone I talk to is so fucking tired. Little wonder there are so many "radical" narratives of people just checking out. But even the people who are checking out can't be left alone, because of course they can't: through this lens, they're checking out to minmax their spiritual health. Duh.

Aren't you tired of both going apeshit and being nice? Don't you just want to be horizontal?

[camvrin]

“ HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND . . . ”

‗ ❍. CAMERON / OLIVER . Nicknames are welcome, of course ! .✧.*

‗ ❍. THEY / HE / SHE are my pronouns; anything GENDER NEUTRAL is especially preferred .✧.*

‗ ❍. I am a NONBINARY LESBIAN; an orientated AROACE (repulsed, beware); as well as a POC (Person of Color) .✧.*

‗ ❍. CURRENT HYPERFIXATION : Boku No Hero Academia + Jujutsu Kaisen .✧.*

‗ ❍. HOBBIES : writing, drawing, reading, baking, world building, studying animals, getting into media unfamiliar with myself .✧.*

‗ ❍. I LIKE : horror concepts, ocs, dark romance / romance, buying books (that collect dust), platonic tropes, selfshipping, my friends, more ✧.*

‗ ❍. MARRIED TO MY //P GF : @lexisism SUCK IT HAHA .✧.*

‗ ❍. DNI : Basic DNI Criteria, Isreal Supporters / Those who are NOT Pro Palestine / Congo / Etc., Below 13 / Above 30 (unless ive already established comfortability with you), Fun Police™, if ur name is Faline <3 .✧.*

‗ ❍. BYF / BYI : I will SOFTBLOCK or HARDBLOCK depending on what my viewpoint becomes of you; feel free to ask why you were blocked but chances are I'll ignore you ! I get stressed out easily and will carry my burnout though my texts, so you'll find I'm not always so expressive; nothing personal, I just have days . You will see me gush over FICTIONAL MEN here quite a bunch; no like because I'm a lesbian? :( then go away tf . I will ALWAYS prioritize IRLS and then MUTUALS over anyone else here . I'm a very sarcastic individual, and TONE TAGS are very appreciated . I'm a deranged and tired teenager with dumbass friends, SUGGESTIVENESS and regular bullshit can and will be seen here. so I guess my blog is for MATURER AUDIENCES? I stole all of this from @anonoob btw LOL .✧.*

“ . . . MY ONE AND ONLY . ”

[nyoomerr]

Any advice for writing fic? I used to do it but it's been a few years so I feel so rusty

i drafted a response to this a few times and deleted it each time because i felt like it was really cheesy. i still want to say it, because i really believe it, but i'll start with a revelation from my dark past to contextualize why i believe it:

svsss isn't the first fandom i've written for - it's the second. the first fandom i wrote for was years ago now, and back then, my writing was drastically different. i'm talking way different; think writing everything in the first person and describing characters as "green-orbed brunettes."

those things aren't inherently bad, of course! at the time, i was really proud of my writing, and i still am to some degree - but my tastes have changed since then by quite a bit, mostly informed by stories (fic and original) that i've read since then.

and because of that natural change in my own preferences for what i liked to read, the way that i wrote naturally changed too.

it had been about... 6? years since i had stopped writing fic when i suddenly decided i wanted to write fic for svsss. and even though i hadn't been writing all that time, the first fic i wrote for svsss was - in my eyes - a dramatic personal improvement from the last fic i wrote for my old fandom.

basically, what i want to say is this: how can you be rusty, when you've been reading things this whole time? how can you be rusty, when you've been slowly absorbing things you both liked and disliked, subconsciously noting what you think makes for a good story?

i 100% understand that it can be a bit nerve-wracking to restart a hobby you've let gather dust, but it's a hobby for a reason - you do it because you enjoy it! and so long as you're focusing on making something that you personally like, i full-heartedly believe that the fic you make today will be better than the fic you made years ago, even though you haven't practiced writing fic in all this time.

...ah, it still turned out really cheesy 🙈 well, anyway, have confidence and have fun! and if you wanted Real™ advice instead of this wishy washy stuff, i have another post where i give some more actionable writing tips. good luck!!

[leonsleftbicep]

*twirls awkwardly in the middle of your room*

Why hello there Duckie. I had a Thought™ that I think you might apreciate in case you wanna draw some more Silly Token (i know you're focusing on other stuff rn so No Pressure at all!!! Just sharing for whenever you want/need/feel like it!)

So. Imagine Dad! ii and Old Man! ivy doing some old people hobby together (like a puzzle or crosswords. or like. chess), super focused, glasses are ON, and Lanky Boys iii and Ves being all whiny and annoying because they want some attention. Particularly I think iii annoying ii in general is just hilarious, especially the way you draw them.

That's it, that's the thought. Okay byeee~~

*launches a blue smoke bomb for effect while scurrying away through the front door*

i dont know if you mean quite literally dad!II and Old man!Ivy, but personally i went in the dilf and gilf vibes II and IVy so thats fun. (i forgot to add their grays, act like they are there because i forgot to take photos of the ones with grays)

IV is losing, its the fifth round of this

III: II, baby, pwease. i need attention:( II: not now hun.

Vessel: IVy? My love? im touch starved :( IV: not now Vessie.

Vessel & III close to tears II: giving up? IV: Yes

the aftermath of almost crying

the slight hurt comfort of this hurts tbh

moony, im so sorry about how late this is. i literally was working on this and then burnt my thumb and index on a plate that was WAY to hot (i just wanted my lunch🥺). so i had to take and hour or so off from working on this and then sat down and watched Lisa Frankenstein with MotherGoose (worth it tbh its a new comfort movie)

[strangefable]

oh my GOD the comments on that post about lit students not reading more than middle grade are so infuriating.

one person said they are a lit student and then immediately followed it by saying 'no one enjoys doing it you just have to' and like. my guy. you're wrong. i very much DID and still DO enjoy analyzing literature and structuring coherent arguments about how and why. you are IN THE WRONG FIELD if you do not enjoy it.

it is FINE to like to read rick riordan. it is FINE if you just like reading for fun! it's a great hobby! no one is expecting you to change that!

but if you want to STUDY LITERATURE in an academic setting, you are going to fucking FAIL if the only books you like are middle grade and your strongest arguments are 'i like it because it's fun' or 'i like it because it teaches good lessons' or 'idk i just like it'

YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL. you are missing the point entirely. YEAH you SHOULD enjoy your assignments at least SOME of the time. you should LIKE reading a story and figuring out what it means and how it's being told and the mechanics involved. you should be enjoying this. that is very much entirely the goddamn point of studying a subject on a college level.

if you just want a degree just to get you a high paid job after, STOP STUDYING LITERATURE. get a business degree or project management or marketing or accounting or programming. i promise that'll make you way more money. and you can still hate your classes. and you can still read the fun books you like.

literature classes are very good at teaching you how to think critically and solve problems and research well and form cogent arguments. but they're not gonna make you The Big Bucks™. (even if you are doing it as pre-law, you are still unlikely to make it if you hate arguing your point so much and hate researching. my guy, that is what the legal field is almost entirely.) in the working world of adults, my degree means very little to most people. UNLESS they are actually acutely aware of the skills i learned from it. (many many MANY people who do the hiring have no fucking goddamn clue.)

a lit degree impresses no one, trust me. so if you're not passionate about it, stop studying it. pick something else.

that is the beauty of college and university, btw. you get to pick the subject you are most interested and passionate about and study it in depth. this is why you pick a lit degree, otherwise you are robbing yourself and punishing yourself. it's okay if it's not for you! pick something you'll like better! you will still learn lots of valuable skills!

and you won't hate every waking moment of your college years!

but by god. if you do not like reading challenging material, if you do not like arguing what your interpretations are and how you got there, if you do not like figuring out why those curtains are blue, do not study literature.

if you cannot offer a more complex book as a favorite to your professor than percy jackson, you're going to hate college. unless you are one of the VERY rare breeds who can argue how rick riordan's work builds on the themes of the original myths and subverts or fails to subvert them, and how the themes and narratives strike real life current event chords (and specify and give details so many details) it's not gonna fly. it just is not what an academic setting is for.

percy can still be your favorite, but you gotta have something bigger to offer in a college class. it doesn't even have to be a 'dusty old canonized white guy'. you can pick a newer author, but they'd better be writing in an adult genre. literary fiction. magical realism. even hard science fiction. try toni morrison. bell hooks. sandra cisneros. there is so much beyond just the 'boring dead white men' out there that is worthwhile and still on the same level.

my dudes i studied tolkien in college, a deep dive with a leading tolkien scholar. i also studied children's literature from an academic (as well as child development) standpoint. it's not all grapes of wrath and ulysses i promise. but it is a lot denser than the things you find on the middle grade and ya shelves.

there is nothing wrong with those books. they're literature too. but in academia you've gotta stretch further out. you have to challenge yourself. this is The Point™

[ask-the-nine-links]

Yeah guilty that was exactly the alternate timeline I was talking about. How it happened for alternate wild is even weirder. Apparently about 80 years into the shrine's healing the Shrine has to open a micro portal into the afterlife to draw out some energy to tie the soul back to the body. But in this timeline there was something on the other side, the remains of a clone of a half ghost.

Turns out the afterlife has heroes too, and the afterlife's hero version of Ganondorf is a crazy son of a bitch. But anyway since magic doesn't exist in the afterlife he had to manually make his version of the hero with SCIENCE! You know what a blueprint is, apparently there's a blueprint for people and if you extract it and copy it you can build a exact copy of a person from the ground up. Well like usual the hero stops the plot but just dumps the resulting corpse of green goo into a random corner of the afterlife because the kid is like 14 and was busy with his new 12 year old looking little sister created from the mess and didn't have time to figure out how to properly dispose of it

Anyway when the clone goo got into the shrine alternate and wild just kind of exorbed it given that while in the shrine he was kind of stuck in a state between alive and dead just like the hero it was made from so Wild became a half ghost. Alternate Wild was basically incredibly overpowered his only real weakness was guardian beams and that's only because that's how he died before everything else could just turn intangible and let it pass through him harmlessly (and even then guardians themselves are no threat because so long as he's invisible they don't notice him but he can freely rip out their innards with intangibility and super strength he just has to be careful and avoid touching the parts corrupted by malice because it would make him sick). His favorite hobby was to mess with the Yiga by not bothering to even pay attention to them when they tried to attack him accept maybe to laugh in their face.

It's really hard to kill ghost okay, especially when you don't have the tools for it. The most issues alternate wild had was trying to figure out what his changed biology needed. Thankfully in after a while The ghost guardian of the timeline notices alternate wild's struggles and has the afterlife's hero go over to him and give how to ghost lessons. It's a really fun alternate timeline to watch and I really can't wait till the other links meet this version of wild

Wind: Ew, reading.

Legend: You can read?

Wind: Okay, first off-

Wild: TLDR; Shrine of Resurrection uses power from the afterlife. Ganondorf is still a bitch in hell, and tries to create goo clones using science. Dead hero kills him again and dumps a pile of goo in a corner somewhere because he has other Responsibilities™. Goo gets absorbed by the Shrine, therefore Alternate me also absorbs it. Alternate me basically becomes unkillable with his only weakness being the Walking Urns of Death, but even then its a mild one. The Yiga become haunted. Alternate me also gets lessons from a ghost.

Wind: My hero, thank you for the summary.

Wild: Not gonna lie, that does sound incredibly fun. Think of all the stuff I could do to the Yiga!