#biology in general nerd hange

[heliocentricsunflower]

modern au where hange constantly points out plants and insects and cool facts about them>>>>>>>>>>>

[marvelmaniac715]

The Nerdy Prudes never really send the Lords in Black away again, so imagine if like… they just never leave and decide to attend high school since they ‘blend in so well’. Peter, Stephanie and Grace go back to school one day and suddenly, Wiggly (sorry, ‘Will’) is in a corner of the cafeteria trying to get people to sign up to the Marine Biology club he’s started because he has ‘a deep connection to cephalopods’. There’s Tinky (or ‘Terrence’) correcting the History teacher in vivid detail and sitting uncomfortably close to Peter, asking intrusive questions about his older brother Ted. There’s Pokey (or ‘Patrick’) overacting every minor role he gets in the Drama club and staging ‘unfortunate accidents’ for the rest of the cast of the school musical so he’s ‘forced’ to take all the roles and perform a stirring one-man rendition of ‘The Sound of Music’ (you should hear his ‘Climb Every Mountain’). There’s Blinky (‘Ben’) getting straight A’s in his film class because he never takes his eyes off the screen and notices every minute detail missed by the teachers. There’s Nibbly (‘Nova’) defunding the Home Ec department by devouring all of their ingredients and spending class time eating everyone’s work. Then halfway through the year Webby (‘Wendy’) decides to come to the school in order to save the students, but she is immediately and relentlessly bullied by her brothers who designate her as a ‘nerd’ (she’s had around twelve swirlies). Oh yeah, and they’re all on the football team, go Nighthawks!

Update: I’ve already added this in a reblog but just in case you don’t feel like searching, here’s a link to the in-progress fic I wrote about this, I hope you read and enjoy (I reply to every comment!) 😊💕:

Gotta Get Back To School (16915 words) by Marvelmaniac715 Chapters: 16/? Fandom: Hatchetfield Universe - Team StarKid Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Stephanie Lauter/Peter Spankoffski | Hot Chocolate Boy Characters: Peter Spankoffski | Hot Chocolate Boy, Stephanie Lauter, Grace Chastity, Wiggly | Wiggog Y’rath, Pokey | Pokotho, Tinky | T'noy Karaxis, Blinky | Bliklotep, Nibbly | Nibblenephim, Webby (Black Friday), Hannah Foster, Lex Foster, Miss Holloway (Hatchetfield) Additional Tags: High School, Post-Canon, Crack, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, lords in black - Freeform, No Beta We Die Like Ted Summary: You know how the Lords in Black are summoned in Nerdy Prudes Must Die? Yeah… well, they never got sent back, so they’re still hanging around. Since they have time to kill and no plans that require urgent attention, why not stay in their human forms and attend Hatchetfield High as ‘regular teens’ just to mess with our favourite Nerdy Prudes? Go Nighthawks!

[h0neybane]

EVLEO FANKIDS!!

leona's dna is so strong. damn 😭😭😭😭 im gonna do more detailed refs later, but you can have these headshots for now!!

these are Maya and Obuya Kingscholar! they're 18 years old and twins! both are in savanaclaw as third years.

more utc (personalities, interests, etc)

(hi taru if ur reading this... im snatching this straight from our dms LMFAO)

maya's an extrovert who's very confident and she makes a great leader! she's loves talking to people and is always up and running about. shes very caring towards others and isn't afraid to show it (most of the time...) shes very sharp and witty, though her downfall is that she can get REALLY competitive. its ok she has rizz...

she loooves science, particularly biology (though she loves potionology and alchemy too). she likes to hang out in the botanical gardens a lot because she likes nature! she can rattle off a bunch of animal facts off the top of her head. sometimes when shes talking to other beastmen or mermen she'll complete a sentence and they're just like "...why do you know that." in addition to that she is very athletic and plays spelldrive like her dad! sometimes when shes stressed she'll run a mile and then go back to whatever she was doing HAHA. she also sings sometimes except shes super shy about it n' doesn't like doing it in front of anyone

now, remember when i said she's not afraid to show how much she cares for others most of the time? when this girl REALLY falls in love she becomes the most cringefail girlloser EVEERRR. shes like a textbook tsundere!!!! shes stuttering and fumbling and lord help her..... luckily for her she takes a while to fall for someone genuinely. she prefers to show her love through physical affection, gifts, and quality time.

moving onto obuya!

obuya's an introvert! he was shyer as a kid, but he's more confident in himself now. he's chill and very lax! kind of like a sleepy kitty... i just know this mf is singlehandedly perpetuating cat beastman stereotypes. he's super sleepy all the time, constantly taking naps, he probably drinks a warm glass of milk b4 he goes to bed 😭. he's basically a gentle giant! though his strength is definitely not to be underestimated. he's competitive as well, just not as much as his sister. he can get a little wild when he's excited though, DJAOSDAS.

he's very much a history nerd. u ask him how often he thinks of the roman empire and his answer is just "Yes." hes a language arts nerd too!!!! ! he loves to read..... also, he has a guilty pleasure for romance HAHADUJISAOK. he has a big stash of romance novels in his room!! he likes most arts in general, going from movies, fashion, and visual art, which he does! he paints and does digital occasionally; a friend dragged him into fandom and now he cant escape... on the outside he looks like this cool suave chill guy but hes really just. a nerd. he has his hair pushed back with a dumb headband and his glasses on and hes laying down on his stomach kicking his feet while reading MASODSAJMKALSM. he also has a big soft spot for animals! as for when he's in love, there isnt a big noticable difference from the outside. he's already a very affectionate person, so nothing may seem out of place... until you find him writing his crush's name with his surname in a little notebook aDJSIADJOAKND. obuya, like his mother, loves love, and WILL be thinking about his crush AALLLLL the time. he shows his love through physical affection, quality time, and acts of service.

maya and obuya are very close!! they prefer to stick by each other's side and have mostly the same friends. i think actually they got invitations to both nrc AND rsa; both chose nrc together. additionally, they both cook with eachother and just do daily chores and vibe at ramshackle; someones gotta maintain it after all!! they both enjoy not really having to think abt stuff, which is why they don't just do it with magic.

thats all i have finished for now!! theres still more for me to decide, and a bunch of doodles 2do, but i want people to see my twins!

tagging: @taruruchi @honeyedpearcrushh @teighveepao @boopshoops @scint1llat3

@h2llish @viperbunnies @buttholesparkles @oya-oya-okay @cheerleaderman

@qsoap @angelwishess @gimmeurmoneyagh

plus (because fankids): @moonyasnow @skibidibabygirl @justm3di0cr3 @blood-red-bumblebee @beneathsakurashade @screamintoad @babyghoul138

[caffeinateddino]

Attack on titan veterans university headcanons because i have to go back go uni in 2 days

First of all, Erwin Smith. this man would probably be a history major, following after his father. I'd think all his needs are getting payed by a scholarship, so he spends most of his time in university instead of working

but he's not only a history student, he's also president in some kind of club. I'd say a sort of club that helps underprivileged people scholarships to study? or maybe he's the head of some volunteering program. i can see Erwin being a student ambassador or someone involved in community service

and that's how we get to Levi Ackerman. since in the anime, Erwin is the reason why levi, isabel and falan joined the scouts, that would be the same here.

maybe Levi meets Erwin during some kind of event/fair/volunteering program that the university hosts underground as an outreach effort. Erwin would recognize Levi's potential despite Levi's rough background.

I think Levi would join the university with farlan and isabel just to get by in the surface world. he'd be studying general studies because it wouldn't require much of academic load (i think?), and he's not there to actually study

he's not a type of person who'd just sit around. i can see him working partime in a cafe/teashop and saving his own momey to open his own teashop after university

if you wanna feel sad, i think how levi would separate from Farlan and Isabel would be the fact that they got into university in a different country 💯

now, Hange Zoe. Definetly a chemistry major!! if I'm not wrong they were a chemistry teacher im high-school AU anywyas. Hange definetly spends most of ther time in the lab, with Moblit, of course!

also i can see hange being a total nerd! both in academic and.. non-academic? way. I think they would be into gaming, anime, manga, you name it.

Hange would be a type of person who'd read some scientific article for fun. They're a total genius, i can see them being into physics, philosophy and biology as well, especially marine biology! they're the type of person who'd get drunk and start rambling like "did you know octopuses had 3 hearts and blue blood. also male horses gives birth? female seahorse deposit their eggs into the male seahorse blah blah blah"

Miche. I'm not completely sure but since he was like extremely strong?? super strong?? i think he'd be studying Kinesiology? Sports science?

now i have to make ai roleplay bot of this for shits and giggles

[that0nefangi1rlinyourarea]

THE BAND CLUB!!!! (MY ANIME CLUB OCS!)

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARACTERS!! (LEFT TO RIGHT):

Laurelle, THE Gal

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LEADER/PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB.

> Guitarist, Lead Vocalist

- Is usually a cheery, supportive, and fun girl to be around with. Usually has band sessions close to where the Anime Club's at. Avid Weezer fan. Though given the fact that she's nice to some people (most especially her friends/closest friends), she absolutely DESPISES the Anime Club. Let's say her band's having their rehearsals, and THEN the Anime Club would be, I'unno, blasting random anime music. Who does Laurelle despise the most in the Anime Club? Mort. Definitely Mort. She gets into arguments and banters with that lil fella occasionally, also poking fun of their weeb behaviour. Gets a weird feeling around him sometimes, makes her spine shiver with the thought of someone watching her from afar (Mort). Finds either Mark or Dave interesting. Oh right, Clyde and Laurelle are childhood friends. She's chill with him. Probably the only Anime Club guy she tolerates (aside from Dave). I could say she's part of the student council and sometimes tries to get the Anime Club in trouble.

》 LIKES: Seals (Harp, specifically), Playing music, Weezer, The Ergs!, Blur, Her special violin, Videogames, her friends, her pet maltipoo named Daisy, LOVESSSS Rivers Cuomo (80's-ish era with his BOWLCUT!!)

》 DISLIKES: Any insects (Yes, ants too), dirty areas, The Anime Club, Mort

Oliver, THE Striker

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VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB

> Drummer

- Sanest of them all. Very into SOAD or Korn. He's really chill! When it comes to the Anime Club, though, he doesn't mind them. Just finds them weird sometimes, usually with the Japanese terms/words they use so randomly. Probably dislikes Mort too, he finds him greasy. (Mort slander but I love Mort. . . I DON'T EVEN CARE!!) He's a very skilled drummer too! Probably gets along with Dave reaaaal well. He can also play the guitar! But prefers drumming 'cause he likes the thrill of it.

》 LIKES: Moths, Drumming, his friends/bandmates, beaches, sweets, other Metal Bands, being quiet

》 DISLIKES: Clingy girls/fangirls, whenever the band is sometimes not following the right tempo, not being in the right tempo whenever he drums, losing his drumsticks, whenever Erick is being annoying

Erick, THE Don Juan

> Guitarist, Backing vocal #1

- He.. Um. All I can say is, FREAKY. Probably gets the girls too. Doesn't care what people think of him, just as long as he feels himself and is having fun with what he does. Probably bullies the Anime Club with Laurelle. They're almost like siblings!! He's insecure about his braces though, but he can't help himself to smile with his teeth. With the Anime Club, yeah, he makes fun of them. He also likes picking on Clyde mostly because he's usually the sensitive one, but Laurelle catches him doing so and just scolds him for picking on her childhood friend.

》 LIKES: Women, his guitar, any music, picking on Clyde, making fun of the Anime Club with Laurelle, petting his dog, online dating (occasionally), his fans, comics

》 DISLIKES: Mint Chocolate Chip Icecream, The Anime Club, "Weird" girls, catfishers

Nolan, THE Nerd

> Bassist, Backing Vocal #2

- Nerdiest of the three. Loyal follower of Laurelle. He gets along with ALL of the Anime Club members. In fact, he sometimes hangs out with them. Turns into a shaky jittery mess whenever he gets confronted about something he's done/generally just gets shouted at randomly. Sometimes Laurelle asks him to disclose secret embarrassing information from the Anime Club members for blackmail, but Nolan politely declines. He's scared of Erick for some reason. Maybe it's because of how he's so easygoing and extroverted. Likes reading novels or any educational books in general, mainly Science with biology. Despite his geeky look, he can actually sing good! Bravo, Nolan!

》 LIKES: Books, Singing, Making up basslines, Giving Laurelle for chord ideas or melody ideas, Anime, Talking about his interests

》 DISLIKES: Confident/Out-going people, Crowder Areas, Pornography (He gets shy and probably wees himself due to being too flustered.), Getting wrong answers, No one listening to him ramble, Getting yelled at

[caninecomfort]

hi tumblr ^^

i’m jay, i’m 19, i’m a writer, Christian, animal enthusiast, and general nerd from the south.

more about me under the cut 🐾

here’s my spotify, most of it is playlists for characters or animals!

my interests include…

- drawing

- writing (especially animal xenofiction)

- reading (pretty much anything but my favorite book is watership down by richard adams)

- animal behavior/biology

my favorite movies/shows…

- fantastic mr. fox

- isle of dogs

- little women (2019)

- barbie (2023)

- twilight

- my little pony: friendship is magic

- princess mononoke

i’ve always felt a sort of connection to canines and identified myself as a furry for a long time when i was younger, but ended up phasing out of that community for a variety of reasons. recently i’ve done some digging on the therian community and although i don’t feel I suit the label myself, i do relate to a lot of what y’all are saying! i have always thought of myself in animal terms and often felt limited by the fact that i can’t use animal body language/vocalizations/etc to express myself. i also just love canines a lot, specifically grey and red wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs.

found the term “animal-hearted” lately and i feel like that fits me well! i don’t believe I AM an animal or should have been, but i relate to them very deeply and i often wish i could be a dog or a wolf. so i’m wolf/doghearted or possibly wolf and dog kin. also have some werewolfish tendencies and like to think of myself as a werewolf. don’t ask me about the ties between lycanthropy and femininity because I will ramble (or do ask).

animals i resonate with…

- red wolf

- gray wolf

- coyote

- springer spaniel

- mountain lion

this blog will be a place for me to reblog animal/nature photography and stuff, chat about doggish things, and hang out around some other animal folks! so i’m happy to be here :) my profile/header/post pics are from pinterest unless specified otherwise. posts by me are tagged with #me yapping

anyway, dni if your blog is nsfw or anything gross in general. i won’t post anything like that here and i just block blogs who do so i don’t have to see. thx

userboxes by @ 1nt3rn3t4ng3l ^^

[wooahaes]

nature lover

pairing: non-idol!haruto x gn!reader

genre: fluff established relationship au.

word count: 0.9k.

warnings: n/a

daisy's notes: they r so <3 i love writing silly lil fics like this so much

As if to celebrate the season, one of your biology classes had the brilliant idea to bring everyone up to go on a nature walk through the fir trees. Luckily for you, this was the kind of thing you could enjoy. Other people, however… 

“Wait up.”

Sometimes you had to wonder how you ended up with a boyfriend like Haruto. He enjoyed nature enough, to be fair, but you knew that this class was just to fill a general education credit. The lecture part of this trip was over for now as your professor left you and your classmates to explore the immediate area a bit. While you’d been making observations, Haruto had been hanging close enough to you to hopefully keep you from wandering too far. All it took was one cool plant or an insect or a bird for you to get distracted sometimes (and Haruto knew: there was a reason why nature dates became rare when the two of you started dating, otherwise Haruto would hear more about what you were looking at than about you). 

So you drifted back, notebook in hand, as you waited for Haruto to catch up. The grass crunched underneath each of his steps, and soon enough he’d returned to your side, his hand resting between your shoulder blades. 

“Sorry,” he said softly. “Jeongwoo was asking me something.” 

You’d been trying to get your gloved fingers to pull a piece of bark off of a tree, the fabric catching too easily on the edge. “That’s okay,” you said. “You don’t have to stick by me the entire time—”

“I want to.” Haruto reached forward, bare fingers closing around the piece. With a firm enough tug, it broke off from the tree. “Is this enough?”

“Where are your gloves?” You looked up from the bark he was holding out to you, frowning.

Immediately, he looked away, shoving one of his hands back into his jacket pocket. “I dropped them, I think.” 

With a pout, you accepted the bark just to shove it into the plastic bag you had for collecting things. “Haruto…”

“I’m fine,” he said. “I’m not taking any notes, and it’s not too cold—”

Yet you let your bag fall off one shoulder, already unzipping it to root around inside. Eventually, you found what you were looking for, and pulled out the set of gloves you kept on hand specifically for Haruto. “There,” you said. “I don’t want you freezing out here.” 

He hid a smile as he pulled the gloves on, leaning forward to steal a quick kiss from you. “Thank you.”

You took his hand within your own, intertwining your fingers together as you guided him forward—swearing that you saw  few birds fly off in this direction. If you were lucky, you could maybe get a decent picture of one of them. Haruto quietly walked alongside you, hand holding yours as he lagged a step behind. Every time you looked at him, he seemed more interested in watching you and trying to find the birds you’d been telling him about.

“What?”

Haruto blinked. “Hm?”

“You’re staring.”

Immediately, he looked away, cheeks growing redder by the second. “I—” He cleared his throat. “You’re… cute when you’re like this.” 

It earned a soft chuckle from you. “Being a nerd?”

“When you’re excited about things,” he said.

“Until they distract me from you,” you sighed. “Hey, um…” You turned to face him, you hand pulling loose from his. “I’m really sorry for, uh, being this way. I mean… I haven’t really dated a lot of people before, but one of my exes told me I was way too intense about…” You paused, unsure of how to phrase it. So you gestured around you instead. “My love for this stuff.” 

Haruto frowned as he watched you. “You don’t have to apologize.” 

“No, I do,” you said, “because I really like you, and I really don’t want you to think that I don’t care about you. I like our dates even though we kinda had to move them inside permanently for a while. I like you. I just… I dunno—If I see something interesting enough, I can’t not get a closer look.”

“You’re passionate about it,” Haruto said, taking a step closer to you. He took your face in his hands. “And we’re working this out. The only reason I asked to stop doing things outside is so we could get to know each other better. And now… I’d like to go on picnics with you again.” 

Something about the soft tone of his voice made you nearly tear up. “I’m not too intense?”

“You’re cute,” he chuckled. “And I know you’re serious about me. Don’t apologize for being passionate about nature. It’s nice to see how much you care.” 

You smiled, and leaned in to steal a soft kiss from him while no one was around to notice. Yet the moment you heard the rustling of leaves, Haruto pulled away, looking up toward the trees.

“There!” He pointed out where a red bird had flown to another tree. He quickly took your hand, already guiding you. “I saw which way it went! We can still get a picture if we’re quiet—”

And, oh, how your heart swelled a little to know how much Haruto cared about you. You’d buy him whatever hot drink he wanted later, and thank him with another kiss, too. 

taglist: @twancingyunhao

[technicallywrite]

27, 36, 58!

27. Have I ever broken someone’s heart?

Well, I don’t know about broken, but there was this one boy in high school… Senior year in high school, I think? Well, technically two boys, who were already besties before we all ended up in the same class, if I recall correctly (this was 25 years ago, so forgive the vagueness).

The three of us (all giant nerds) started hanging out together a lot. I sort of developed a crush on one of them; it turned out to be mutual, he asked me out and we ended up dating for a few months, though it didn’t work out.

I believe he was the one who ended it but truth be told I remember being kind of relieved. He was a teenage boy, I was a budding closeted lesbian, there were things he wanted that I didn’t. (And conversely, there were things I wanted, like actually watching the movie when we went to see Titanic in its original theatrical run, that he wasn’t that into.)

But that’s not whose heart got hurt.

Unbeknownst to me, the other boy apparently had been nursing a crush on me the whole time.

I was blissfully unaware, so when he and I started to hang out a lot more —just the two of us— after his buddy and I had broken up, I thought he was just being supportive and we were becoming besties.

You can see where this is going.

We went to the movies a lot back then, so one uneventful Saturday (?) we go see yet another one together (don’t ask me what the movie was, I have no recollection) and on the subway ride home, just as we’re getting to the stop where he has to change lines, as the doors are opening and he’s preparing to get off the train, he just completely out of the blue turns back around and kisses me.

I, of course, am stunned; my brain segfaults, I bluescreen, and give him zero reaction.

Seriously, it’s a total romcom scene. I just stand there staring at him, probably looking like a fish out of water; he steps off the train and gives me a little hopeful wave as the doors close and the train starts rolling again.

I have an oddly clear memory of blinking and looking around, and seeing people looking at me with these big grins on their faces like that was the cutest thing they’d ever seen.

They weren’t around when I had to call my friend and tell him that no, I wasn’t interested in him like that, and he said he was going to need some space because it would hurt too much to be around me for a while.

We drifted apart after that; our friendship never really recovered.

That broke my heart a little bit too.

—

36. Do I give out second chances too easily?

I’m not sure how to gauge that. I regard error and failure as intrinsic parts of the human experience, because we are ultimately just imperfect thinking lumps of meat trying to navigate an extraordinarily complex maze, and this shit is hard.

We’re under all sorts of pressures and constraints from our past and present circumstances, from the people and societal structures around us, and from our biology.

Which is not to say we’re not responsible for our actions —we have to be, because who else otherwise?

However I fully expect people to make choices that I disagree with or disapprove of, some of which may be hurtful to me or to others, and I don’t believe it’s helpful or productive to take an absolutist view of any of it. Not to say that anything goes or everything can be forgiven —there are lines— but in general I default to a posture of forgiveness.

Of course, it helps that I’ve lived a reasonably blessed existence so far; nothing majorly awful has ever happened to me.

So, probably put me down as a yes, I guess.

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58. My favorite weather?

Autumn in New England, hands down. Sweater weather. Crisp blue skies, a chill in the air; the trees ablaze with color.

[2-many-ideas-help]

happy (late) valentines day @rotinthehead! I was using @throwaway2277 as a way to stay anon but still contact you. sorry it took so long lol cosmic horror is harder to write than i thought

@mcyt-valentines

ft: enderman biology headcanons, joan jett, Spidey Senses, grackles being little shits, me nerding about stars, and more!

“I’M SORRY?”

“Tubbo keep it down!”

Ranboo quickly shushed their companion. They could already feel the Eyes on their back as the other tourists turned to glare at the two hybrids, causing the fur on their neck to stand up. Wonderful. The tour guide continued prattling on about the history of the quarry the group was touring. Something about a major project they were commissioned to provide the marble for? It was honestly rather boring.

“Come on Ran,” hissed Tubbo, “You’ve never seen the Milky Way?”

“I mean, I’ve seen the things they show us in school?”

“THAT DOESN’T COUNT!”

Of course, there was a reason Ranboo had never seen the Milky Way, or really any stars, in person. They grew up in the city. The constant light pollution meant that they couldn’t really see anything in the sky. The most they had ever seen was Orion, and they only ever saw him when they visited their cousins in the suburbs. Tubbo, on the other hand, grew up in the middle of nowhere. He got the pretty skies every night, and apparently considered it a federal crime for someone to have never experienced said pretty skies.

“Okay. Change of plans. We need to find a dark sky area.”

“I- wait what? Tubbo? We didn’t bring any camping supplies?”

“Irrelevant.”

“TUBBO?”

—

As soon as the tour ended, Tubbo hauled Ranboo out of the gift shop and back towards the car. He half-shoved, half-threw the incredibly discombobulated ender hybrid into the passenger’s seat, before racing around the car to get behind the wheel, staring intently at his phone all the while.

“Alright, the nearest full-dark sky area is about 2 day’s drive southwest on Route 66.”

Ranboo blinked. Tubbo, do you really think this is a good idea? We’re kinda… messing up our travel plans completely.”

“It’ll be fiiiine,” laughed the goat hybrid, “We didn’t have any reservations anyways. Hang on, lemme call Tom and let him know about the change of plans.” He tapped at his phone screen, causing a ringtone to, well, ring out through the van. After a couple seconds, the boisterous avian picked up, and soon the van was full of laughter.

Ranboo watched Tubbo cackle at something Tommy had said. The ender hybrid grinned slightly, before stiffening up like they’d been shocked. Someone, or something, was Watching them. They whipped their head towards the window, glancing around the parking lot. Tubbo cut himself off in the middle of a sentence. “Ran? You okay?”

The feeling disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared. “…Yeah.”

Their friend looked utterly unconvinced. “If you say so…”

—

The old van raced along the road that cut through vast cornfields. Music blared through the radio, Ranboo and Tubbo singing along, albeit horribly off key.

“I DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT MY REPUTATION baw na naw na na naw na naw na na LIVIN IN THE PAST IT’S A NEW GENERATION baw na naw na na naw na naw na na I’M GONNA DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO AND THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO AND I DON’T GIVE A-“

“No no no those aren’t the lyrics Ran! It’s ‘A girl can do what she wants to do’, not ‘I’m gonna do what you wanna do’!”

“I don’t care bathtub boy, let me sing Joan Jett damn it!”

“BATHTUB BOY??”

“Yes. Bathtub b-“ There it was again, that same feeling from earlier. It felt like someone was Watching them. Someone they didn’t know.

“…You okay?”

“Tubbo? Stop the car.”

He stared at them blankly, but tires screeched as he pulled the van over anyways. “What’s going on Ran?”

“Someone was Watching us.”

“ExCUSE ME?”

Ranboo didn’t answer. They ducked out of the van and stalked towards the fence separating the roadside from the corn, the grass bending under their claws. Tubbo’s hooves clattered against the asphalt as he hopped onto the road and jogged over to the taller hybrid. “Ranboo, what the FUCK do you mean someone was Watching us?”

“Exactly what I said. Something was setting off the Enderman Spidey Sense, and it wasn’t you.

Tubbo paled. He immediately darted over to the fence, hopping it easily.

“I- TUBBO? That’s PRIVATE PROPERTY??”

The goat hybrid turned to look at his friend. “Yeah. And?”

“And- TUBBO WE’RE GONNA GET IN TROUBLE!”

“Not if we don’t get caught.”

Now, it was Ranboo’s turn to stare blankly.

Tubbo sighed. “Look, you wanna figure out what’s setting off the spidey senses or not?”

Silently, Ranboo joined their companion on the other side of the fence.

—

In the end, the duo found a grand total of 27 mourning doves, around 20 cowbirds, and no less than 300 grackles (all of which attacked them on sight), but absolutely nobody that could have been Watching them. It was eerily peaceful.

—

This pattern continued through the next few days. Ranboo’s “Spidey Senses” would go off in the middle of nowhere, they’d pull over, do a sweep of the area, and find absolutely nothing. The worst parts, though, were the nights. If even a little bit if the sky was visible, Ranboo would be entirely unable to sleep due to the constant feeling of being Watched. About 2 and a half days passed before Tubbo pulled them offroad into a little clearing. They had arrived.

—

As night fell, Tubbo hoisted a very disgruntled and blindfolded Ranboo onto the roof of the van.

“Really Tubbo, I don’t see why this is necessary.” “It’ll give the best impact Ran. You can take it off now by the way.”

The grumble building in their chest died as they lifted the blindfold off and looked up at the sky. It was beautiful. Stars were scattered across the massive expanse like paint splatters on a canvas. Purple nebulae accented the multi-colored dots. The crown jewel, however, was the full moon, glimmering high in the sky.

Tubbo started pointing at specific constellations, telling their stories. “That one’s Cassiopeia, classic victim of hubris. Earned Poseidon’s ire by saying her daughter was more beautiful than the Sea Nymphs. Got cast into the stars for that.”

Ranboo already knew most of the stories Tubbo was telling, having been the recipient of multiple Technoblade Infodumps, but they just let their companion ramble.

They sat there for what felt like hours, so engrossed by the stars and their stories that they didn’t immediately notice that the forest had gone dead silent. Once they did notice, however, they did their best to fill that silence with forced jokes and barely hidden dread. Ranboo was in the middle of a story both had heard a million times when it happened.

The sky.

Went.

Dark.

Just blinked out of existence, throwing everything into chaos. Tubbo immediately fumbled for his phone, but Ranboo sat ram-rod still, filling with dread. The feeling was back in full force. They were puffed up like an angry cat, in a way that would have been rather funny if it weren’t for the circumstances.

“Tubbo,” they whispered, “get in the car and get moving. Now.”

“Don’t need to tell me twice! Come on!” Tubbo’s shout seemed to be smothered by the void. The darkness was oppressive. Even Tubbo’s phone flashlight seemed to be swallowed into blackness.

Ranboo nearly face planted trying to get off the van’s roof. They leapt into the car as soon as they righted themself, and no sooner had they closed the door, they were off, racing down the road with high beams on and both hybrids holding on for dear life. Their flight was cut short when Ranboo noticed a speck of light growing much larger as it fell towards Earth.

It hit the ground hard, but left no crater. As the… thing unfolded itself from its landing spot, the only things in the duo’s minds were 1. Oh that’s really big, and 2. RUNRUNRUNRUN. Their minds were screaming at them to RUNMOVE do ANYTHING to get away, but they were frozen in place. Their panic spiked horribly when it lowered its head(?) to peer at them through the van window. The feeling of being Watched peaked, Ranboo’s panic was at a fever pitch and THEN…

The Thing… Spoke to them. No, not Spoke, not exactly. Its Voice rang out in their heads, loud, incomprehensible through layers of static and whispers, but still perfectly clear.

NO. YOU ARE NOT THE ONES I WAS SEARCHING FOR.

With that ominous message, the Thing vanished. Just blinked out of existence, much like the sky had earlier. Speaking of the sky, one peek out the window revealed everything was back to normal. It was like nothing ever happened, like the sky hadn’t just vanished, like their perceptions of reality hadn’t just been flipped on their heads. Ranboo’s voice broke the shocked silence with a perfect encapsulation of the duo’s thoughts.

“What the FUCK just happened?”

[opens-up-4-nobody]

I assume from your blog that not only are you a really good artist, but you're really smart? Maybe it's bc I know nothing about your field of work but every time you talk about it, it seems really cool!! Also I assume you're a nerd but like, in a positive way :) you'd seem like a cool person to hang out with

I am very much a nerd :-] I like puzzles, problem solving, understanding how things work, and learning things in general. Which is why I'm well suited for biology, I suppose. And my enjoyment of learning things extends to people as well, I like knowing how their brains work. So, I'm told I'm an interesting person to talk to (though I have very very little human contact most of the time haha)

[frostfall-matches]

[ matchmaking... ]

@sunarintarotea​ : [ match report ready ]

your match is…

✦ Kuroo Tetsurou

You two are a couple of nerds. He would bounce stupid biology/science jokes off of you, much to the exasperation of his other friends. And the more obscure the better! And if you don’t happen to get the joke, he will refuse to explain it - he’ll tell you to figure it out yourself since it’s more rewarding that way… Or something like that. Jokes aside, he likes that you’re smart and willing to learn. It’s nice that you both have similar areas of interest; you could talk about things you’ve learned recently and he could easily keep up with the topic and add to it if he knew anything about a particular topic. You’ve got a good head on your shoulders and you can handle yourself intellectually, and he really appreciates that. He’d find it a bit dull if his partner wasn’t interested in learning new things, whether that be practical skills or academic subjects.

He’s fairly familiar with video games because of Kenma, so he thankfully wouldn’t be totally out of the loop with gaming being one of your hobbies, and he’d even encourage it - within reason! He gets some of the lingo, knows what games tend to be trending, and he’s quick to figure out what types of games you generally prefer. When he has some down time, he likes to watch you play! Occasionally he’d want to play with you, too, and he’d even have the audacity to get a little competitive about it. Him being cocky isn’t totally baseless, though, because sometimes he does manage to pull one over on you and win. Sometimes. Regardless, even if he’s not super involved in gaming, he honestly wouldn’t mind listening to you talk about the latest game you’ve picked up. Just don’t tell him how much you spend on games and related merch - he’ll judge you a little, lol.

Kuroo knows when to back off when you’re in one of your moods. One of his strengths is how perceptive he is, and yes, while he can (and will) be a pain in the ass, he’d rather not make his partner even more upset than they already are. He likes riling people up, and that includes you, but he’s not going to cause genuine unnecessary conflict with his partner. He’s more than willing to communicate, and he’s good at finding solutions and compromising when he needs to, but he knows that can be hard when one or both parties get too emotional or stubborn - so he’s fine taking a step back and letting you have your space so you can process things or blow off some steam. He’ll be there when you’re ready to talk.

When it comes to dates, he also likes the standard set-up of going out to eat and then finding something else to do afterwards. He likes to alternate trying new places out and going to old favorites! He likes having the variety but sometimes he just wants to go somewhere he’s familiar with and already has a few favorite dishes from the menu. You like coffee and tea, so you’d probably be up for cafe dates. As much as he wants to like those dates (there’s something he really likes about the vibes of a coffee date…), he just tolerates them since he isn’t super big into coffee. He likes spending time with you so he will mostly go to make you happy and hang out with you, but he does make an effort trying out different places and different drinks to see if he’d find something he likes. On the other hand, he really likes fun, active dates. Walks, hiking, maybe even a friendly sport the two of you can play together. He won’t force you into those dates all the time but he’d really appreciate it if you indulged him here and there.

Please be cuddly and physically affectionate with him! He absolutely loves it. He’s not whiny about it but he will complain if you don’t cuddle him in bed at night (he will happily be either big spoon or little spoon) or if the two of you are just lounging around in the living room. For him, physical touch is one of the biggest indicators that you like being around him and it’s a very obvious way to show affection. Kuroo doesn’t mean to brag, but he insists that he gives amazing hugs. And he really does - he smells good, he’s warm, and he wraps you up tight and snug without squeezing too hard. He’s tickled pink when you come right up to him and ask for hugs. He’ll tease you and ask if you can’t get enough of him, but the hugs he gives easily make up for his teasing. If he could, he’d love to have you wrapped up in his arms all day.

He is absolutely a morning person, so you also enjoying early mornings will work out very well. There’s something really nice and calming about the early morning hours that feels different from the rest of the day. Even if neither of you have any big plans for the day, he likes having ample time to wake up with you and get ready for the day. He likes to go on quick morning jogs - nothing too extensive, and it’s a habit he keeps even out of high school. If you wanted to join him, great! It’s nice to have company on his runs! If you prefer to stay home while he gets his run in, that’s fine by him! He gets to look forward to coming back home to you and figuring out breakfast, whether you two cook something together or just find something like cereal or bagels to eat.

Kuroo loves that he can joke around with you! You’re willing to be yourself, no matter how silly and goofy you might seem to others. It’s fun, entertaining, and he likes that you don’t take life too seriously. Your ENFP type is also known for being optimistic free spirits, and he likes that you bring that energy into his life. You’ll very often catch him staring at you with an extremely fond expression on his face, even if he’s not actively joining you in your shenanigans. On the less fun side of things, he would prefer it if you could calm down in serious situations. He honestly doesn’t mind a bit of humor here and there to ease the tension, but he wants you to be grounded and present and ready to handle whatever might be going on. One of the quickest ways to get Kuroo to lose his temper is to thoughtlessly joke around when he’s stressed about a critical situation.

He greatly values your honesty. He knows you won’t hide things from him or sugarcoat things just to spare his feelings, and he always appreciates that in a friend and partner. It’s practical and it makes communication that much more straightforward. Although he’s friendly, he’s pretty guarded, so he’d have difficulty trusting someone who lies or beats around the bush too often. Still, he can’t help but tease you here and there if you ever happen to be a bit too blunt or even tactless. If it involves him, he’ll act wounded in a melodramatic way - how could you say that about his bedhead? You know he’s sensitive about it! But you know he’s joking. As mature and level-headed as he is, he’s still pretty damn cheeky and you’re just going to have to deal with it.

[dodger-chan]

I'd love to hear more about millers au!

Well, I talked a little about it here. So I'll go into the main characters a bit and share a snippet or two.

Eddie: The local neighborhood drug dealer. Used to have a very close friend group in highschool, but they drifted away while Eddie stayed still. Thinks of himself as an independent lone wolf and his arc would be realizing that he's actually lonely and that his fake family has become his real one. He's really the main character of the story.

Steve: The perpetually broke stripper (who honestly kinda likes his job most of the time). Unlike Eddie, Steve knows he's lonely and has tried to fill the void with shallow romances that never work out. Partially because he keeps picking dates by the same standards he used in highschool when he was a popular jock with a generous allowance and little supervision. He's got to learn that pack structure doesn't have to be based on biology.

Dustin: The abandoned kid. Constantly trying to get one of Steve or Eddie to hang out with him. Very smart. Bullied both because he's a nerd and because of his disability. His arc should be trusting others to be there for him.

Max: The teen runaway. Unlike Dustin, she doesn't know Eddie or Steve before the story. She's suspicious and wary, but her arc is going to be less about learning to trust others, and more about learning to trust herself.

Snippets:

“Hey, Eddie!” Dustin Henderson, one of the pups that lived in the apartment complex, was sitting in front of Eddie’s door. “Henderson,” Eddie greeted the kid. “To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?” “Got locked out again.” Dustin ducked into Eddie’s apartment and promptly sat down in Eddie’s favorite chair. “I was gonna go to Steve’s, but he’s got Tommy over. I think they’re dating again.” Dustin made a face and Eddie grimaced back in agreement. Tommy Hagan was a loser and a mooch, and not even a stuck up prick like Harrington deserved that in an omega. “So you need my phone to call your dad?” Eddie asked. “Or you could break into my apartment? Pick the lock on the door?” “Not if you want the lock to work again.” Cars Eddie could do, doors not so much.

And

“Harrinton, wait up.” Harrington didn’t. Eddie had to chase him down. Clearly his cardio routine needed some work. Before the gap between him and Harrington got too far, Eddie gasped out, “How’d you like to make ten grand?” Harrington stopped and turned around. “I’m not doing porn with you,” he said, with narrowed eyes. “Please, if I wanted to see you naked I’d go to your place of work, not your home,” Eddie scoffed. Not that he’d mind seeing Harrington naked; the guy was hot for an alpha. “I need you to pretend to be my mate for four days.” Eddie briefly outlined Dustin’s plan. Harrington listened, frown never leaving his face. “No,” he said. “And don’t fucking take Dustin with you, either. Kid doesn’t need to get involved in your drug dealing.” “Drug smuggling,” Eddie corrected. “And what, he’s better off learning to tuck singles into a jock strap?” “Fuck you, Munson. Stripping is respectable work. And it’s legal,” Harrington snapped at him. “Legal? Sure. Respectable? Maybe. But it doesn’t pay ten gees a week, does it?” Eddie knew it didn’t. He’d be surprised if Harrington made half that in a month. “This is four days and you won’t even have to flirt with me to get paid. Easy money.”

Difficulties:

Once I finish act one (getting the crew together), I'm going to need a series of hijinks to occur that address each character's flaws/insecurities. I am not good at events. I think Max having her first heat might be a good one, but other than that I'm at a loss.

I don't really know the rules of omegaverse fic, so I don't know which rules I can break and still have readers go along with it. Like, it's necessary that Max believe Steve is an omega until some specific hijink compels him to reveal it. But also the presentation aspect of Dustin's disability needs to be apparent even to strangers. My thought is scent identification, but I don't know how that generally works. Also, what does it mean for a minor to go into heat? Obviously a fifteen year old isn't fucking their way through that (well, Steve might have). I'm sure there's not only one accepted answer, but I don't know where to start.

(where to start is reading omegaverse fics, but I have a lot of trouble with them)

I'm not sure I have time to commit to writing this whole thing. I might just complete act one and then put it on tumblr

Ask me about my wips

[loveisunison]

OKAY DOING THIS I'M. Gonna ramble so like be warned lmao. I'm too impatient to get asked about things and also I don't shut up smnsns

Anyway proceed for the rambles™

Edit before posting: I've answered 5 and this is gonna be long, brace yourselves if you're reading this 😭

1. Hm... Leo and I have done so many things together it's hard to say, but maybe when we spent a month together in Italy. We decided it was time for a much needed vacation and ended up dragging the other knights along since they're dating him as well (although I'm platonic with them ♡). We all spent so much time together as well as Leo and I alone and it was lovely

2. Probably being clingy.......... <3 as someone who struggles with trust, clinginess means a lot to me. And even if it's obviously not for everyone, Leo doesn't mean spending ungodly amounts of time with me, in fact he loves it ♡ he's very much clingy as well and we often just spend time doing our own thing and just hanging out together in silence or even with headphones on. I guess we just love each other's company and being there™ with the other

3. I'd say it depends. If we're speaking personality wise, then probably my openness with love? Just the way I'm very open about how much I love him and the fact that I'm not aware to share that with everyone is something that he probably appreciates a lot. As for physical traits hmmmm I'd say he does like my appearance as a whole a lot, but he enjoys drawing constellations on my freckles and playing with my hair (curly hair moment) so maybe that

4. CUDDLING. We cuddle and talk about literally anything. Sometimes it's really meaningful stuff and sometimes extremely stupid and I love both ♡ cuddling and rambling to each other is the way to go for us

5. Composing together!!! I'm an idol in the Enstars universe (not in Yumenosaki) + LOVE making music irl as well ♡ Leo and I compose and jam together all the time and we love it!! I feel like we get each other in a special sort of way, so we're able to make these sessions really enjoyable :3 and for 2 music nerds this is obviously peak pastime

6. Well he calls me puppy since I'm. A dog™ as well as Qiuqiu/Qiu which is just a nicknamed version of my name (amongst many others). I call him uchuu/chuu because he's an alien (so he's from space) and he's my universe :3 anddd chuu sounds like I'm sending him kisses

7. Literally anything he does makes me happy /hj

But I really like it when he rambles about the things he likes or hums to himself or makes any of his weird little noises /aff

8. Oh boy... I'd say both the time he opened up to me about everything that happened during the war and the time I opened up to him about my own trauma. I think both were a turning point for us to fully understand each other and where each one of us wanted to head to in the future as well as together as a couple.

It was definitely tough and I know both of us feared talking about those things, but ultimately it was for the better and I'm glad I trusted him to this day as well as grateful that he was able to trust me.

9. If it's him rambling definitely music or space. He loves rambling about them and I'm more than happy to listen!! As I said before, I love music so that's never a problem and I'm happy to let him ramble and give my own feedback. I think we both like space in very contrasting ways; he likes the mysteries and conspiracy theories surrounding it and I like the facts and science behind it. I love listening to him and trying to piece together objective evidence to support his claims.

As for me? Probably biology, Greek mythology or Pokémon lol. Those are my three special interests and, in general, Leo will listen to anything I have to say. It's easy to feel heard with someone like him

10. Everything ♡ he loves everything about me and he makes sure I'm aware. He's pretty much been telling me ever since we met

11. "YOU'RE LIKE LIKE!!! GESTURES WILDLY AAAGH YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE WHEN I MAKE MUSIC AND AND IT'S COMING OUT REALLY EASILY AND I'M OVERJOYED"

12. Literally all of them. I joke about this often but he's a professional lover, he's so good at loving it often astounds me

13. Sunflowers, sunny skies, happy and cheerful songs, puppies, colorful things, anything music related (obviously), the word "smile" and variations... I could go on and on because I'm afraid I see him everywhere always ♡

14. If I had to make a list, I don't think it would end honestly. Having each other is already more than we could ask for

15. I feel like we're just the perfect match. We understand each other and we brighten each other's lives, we instinctively know what the other needs and what to give at any given time and love each other like it's breathing. And honestly it's easy to love life when we're together

Woah that's long!! If anyone actually read this congratulations lol but also thanks~ I hope you enjoyed my rambling as much as I enjoyed sharing more about Leo and I, and excuse the cheesiness lmao have a good day ♪

Here's another selfship f/o ask game! Feel free to use for your own self ships (and feel free ask me any if desired, just let me know which f/o and question)! Have a great day everyone 🫶🏻

💥 1: What is something fun you and your f/o have done together? It can be an activity, a silly moment, a good memory, etc!

🫂 2: What is something your f/o does that makes you feel loved and supported?

❤️‍🔥 3: What's your f/o's favorite trait about you?

😌 4. What do you and your f/o do together to relax or unwind?

✨ 5. What hobby or activity do you and your f/o do the most together or tend to enjoy doing the most together?

🍰 6. What sort of fun or sweet nicknames do you and your f/o have for each other?

🔥 7: In what ways does your f/o make you feel excited, giggly, happy, or positive?

❤️‍🩹 8. What is a deep or special memory between you and your f/o that means a lot to you/them?

🧠 9. What is something you love listening to your f/o talk extensively about, and what do they love hearing you elaborate on?

🥹 10. What is your f/o's favorite thing about you?

💫 11. What is your favorite compliment that you've ever received from your f/o?

💌 12. What is your f/o's love language(s)? (Gift giving, words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service.)

🌿 13. What's something that reminds you of your f/o? It can be a meme, a song, an aesthetic, anything that gives off their energy/vibe/reminds you of them!

☀️ 14. In what ways do you and your f/o make each other's lives more positive?

💬 15. Why are you so thankful for your f/o, and why are they so thankful for you?

[nova-reaper-universe]

Back onto the MHA OC I created over a year ago

They are more of a behavioural TA than a teaching TA due to 1, being able to handle Bakugou, and 2, they are not good enough at most subjects to be able to tutor

Their best subjects in school are psychology, English, and fashion (elective that mostly support or general students take) while his worst is math and biology (based on experience)

At some point in the future, her quirk gets awakened to be able to work with any type of sound, even if it very quiet, but that is even more draining (recovery girl gets very restless during the adjustment period of this awakening)

The awakening causes the quirk get out of control more often until it is eventually able to be managed (a lot of restless nights in the Aizawa-Yamada household)

Hangs with Hawks sometimes because they have similarities

Just listens to any kind of music except for like country

Especially fond of Rihanna’s music or anything that comes from Soul Eater (*insert Bakugou yelling the word “nerd” from the distance*)

Is not into meditation but is into hypnosis (hypnosis is really cool and not anything like Hitoshi’s quirk)

Insists UA uses Canadian English and wins that argument due to the lack of Americans and the prominence of Canadians (I hc that the Americans think that their schools are better than UA)

Pony is Canadian because I said so

Can also use her quirk to heal people but recovery lady advises against using it for that purpose due to the drowsiness problem (do they use it anyways? Yes. Nobody listens to the most sane member of UAs faculty)

Is the second least sane member of faculty (for these purposes) behind Nezu himself

Their “uniform” (again just a black shirt and shorts/track pants) also have stars on it

Unfortunately has stage fright especially concerning singing in front of others so typically does not do that (even though the quirk is significantly stronger when she does it compared to if he just listens to the song)

Favourite shop inside a mall is Hot Topic followed by GameStop and Old Navy (for the overalls people)

When Shoto first moves to the Aizawa-Yamada household, Star lets him have his space, however, Shoto ends up having to bunk with Star for the night due to an Endevour shaped problem at their front door (he thought that when the students came home he’d have parental rights to Shoto but he was so wrong)

Got attacked by the press when they found out that Star was the “anonymous” whistleblower (the court sucks at keeping high profile cases private) in the whole Endevour case (the public said that she was ruining a good hero’s career)

That’s it for today :)

I hope to do more again (more soon than this one year timeskip)

[ithisatanytime]

one of the most embarrassing things i did was GO OFF on a youtuber, if you knew the specific youtuber it would make more sense why its embarrassing but i fucking went off on him in a comment just completley unhinged style, because he had his baby vaccinated, i was so fucking livid because the dude was a biology major and he would bring this up. i didnt know him being a bio major was a literal meme at the time, he was a bio major but not a lifelong biology nerd, so missing that part of the meme made me react so harshly, of all fucking people a BIOLOGY nerd vaxxed his fucking BABY? i knew he was vaxxed, no problem, he was being a cunt about the vaccines in general, hey hes a youtuber and a bugman what do you expect, but for a biology dork to give their child the covid vaccine was unconscionable to me. anybody who knows about biology at all would know that serious side effects were essentially guaranteed with how these were rolled out and how the pharmaceutical companies pleaded for complete blanket immunity for vaxx side effect related lawsuits something i hate to keep doing this, something i predicted they would do, i said they would literally hold up some big congress spending bill some important vital thing for the american public, and the hold up would be about giving all these people blanket legal immunity from lawsuits for what they were doing because what they were doing was basically mass fraud/murder, over and over i was rabid about it, watch for this watch for this! and then it happened, they held up covid unemployment funds for months and it was hanging on a fucking immunity deal for hospitals and doctors. anyway im digressing again, i really went off on that guy because during the height of covid, of the fifty US states something like only HALF or less i want to say it was less, had even ONE covid death of someone under eighteen years old, and when there is ONE such death per state you can really examine them closely, seems dying of lukemia is the only way covid can get you as an under eighteen and only then shockingly rarely. put it in perspective, only 20 states showed even ONE fucking under eighteen covid death, only one, the rest showed NONE, and even those scant few that those states showed, they all very clearly died from literally specifically lukemia, covid clearly had nothing to do with it. at this point severe vaccine side effects were already making the news, so i was just like how can you do that to your fucking BABY man? the risk benefit ratio is ALL FUCKED UP! ITS FUCKED!

[afactaday]

#aFactADay2023

#905: jellyfish have a rather complicated life cycle involving three extremely different stages and both asexual and sexual reproduction:

they start off as a mere larva, called a "planula", which is small, flat, ciliated and small. and small. these roam free in the water looking for somewhere to land. the planulae of Anthozoa species (eg corals and anemones) have a mouth while the ones of Medusozoa (eg jellyfish and hydrozoans) don't, so they need to find a home quickly!

once they've found a place to stay, called a "substrate", they settle down and become sessile.

they develop into a polyp, which is a sessile plant-like thing with tentacles surrounding its mouth. when you picture an anemone or coral, you usually picture its polyp stage. the polyp can also grow on boats or even the sides of a fish, but if it can't find a home it might just be free-floating.

the polyp grows, sometimes for several years, to a whopping size of a few millimetres in diameter. during this time it may "bud", which is a bit like when your strawberry or spider plant tries to clone itself: in some species it forms a scyphistoma, which is another polyp, or in others an ephyra, which is a sort of proto-medusa. budding sites may vary from the mouth to the gonads :P

once the polyp is fully matured, it begins to "strobilate". it begins by consuming its own tentacles. then it gets lateral ridges up its whole length, which grow into large cracks, and eventually the polyp fully shatters into a handful of tiny "ephyrae detach". this is the second form of asexual reproduction. in some species, it also drops a larva. often, the polyp stays back for a couple of years to make more ephyrae each year.

each ephyra grows into a "medusa", which is what you pictured when i said "jellyfish" (unless you're a rather pedantic marine biology nerd)

the main body is called the "bell", which has a muscle, a stomach and a few nerves; there are a small handful (usually four i think) of "oral arms" which are large, somewhat prehensile, stingy tentacles coming out of the mouth; there are a whole bucketload of tentacles hanging from around the edge of the bell, and in box jellyfish, from the "pedalium", a stalk hanging from each corner.

the medusae are generally either male or female (altho hermaphrodites do exist in some species) and they release their gametes into the water for external fertilisation (altho in some species they're fertilised in the female's mouth, and in moon jellies, they're fertilised under the armpits). each egg develops into a larva which begins to search for a substrate to continue the cycle.

i've said a lot but i've simplified even more, would you believe haha. many species skip some stages, and other classes like anemones and corals follow a similar life cycle, without the medusa stage.