#bless her and her chameleon powers

[elialys]

blessed day indeed

HELLO WHAT THE FUCK

[5-puthyyy]

The Apprentice (Agatha x Rio x Reader)

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Word Count: 1.6k

Summary:

The door shuts behind the green-dressed lady who immediately presses her back to it. She looks over at her friend with a devilish expression, her perfectly white teeth shining in the moonlight as they come out to bite her lower lip. It’s enticing, almost seductive, and you take one look at the purple-dressed woman to see that it’s working. Without a second to waste, she grabs her friend by the jaw and–

Oh.

Friends don’t do that.

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Life has been about survival for you ever since your coven banished you for the simplest thing: desire. Since then, you've travelled from Inn to Inn, making ends meet, until you sense a powerful Magick presence coming from two mysterious women. They take you in as their apprentice and you end up learning far more than what you came for...

Ch.1 ~ Ch.2 ~ Ch.3 ~ Ch.4 ~ Ch.5 ~ Ch.6 ~ Ch.7 ~ Ch.8 ~ Ch.9 ~ Ch.10

“A long time ago, way back in history, when all there was to drink was nothin’ but cups of tea.”

You take a long sip of your beer, smiling widely at the eccentric singing man atop the table.

“Along came a man by the name of,” he pauses, gesturing for everyone to sing the name “Charlie Mops,” along, as do you eagerly so, “and he invented a wonderful drink and he made it out of hops,” he laughs as he hops down dramatically, taking the spare space next to you.

The sound of everyone in the inn banging their fists against their tables worked as drums to accompany the man playing the fiddle in the back.

“He must have been an admiral, a sultan or a king, and to his praises, we shall always sing,” he yells out the command, throwing his hands in the air as he jumps back onto the table, “Look what he has done for us he's filled us up with cheer! Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer beer beer, tiddly beer beer beer."

Your gaze drifts across to the singing crowd, observing with a content smile: a group of men dressed in brown trousers and yellow smoke-stained shirts, their vests doing nothing to hide the tells of unwashed clothing; young boys with chimney smoke staining their cheeks, faces hardened by early labour; grey women in longer drapes, some cheering along to the music, some scrunching their faces up in jealousy as they glance over the younger birds that flaunt their youth with tight-waisted corsets in shades of pink and beige.

And you?

You fit in. Or try to, anyway. Being somewhat of a chameleon has proved to be vital to your survival over the years. It’s dangerous to stand out, to look different, be different to the people around you. Everyone holds their community close to their heart, protective over the people they call family; you would never want to seem like a threat to them, not more than you’ve already been branded as by your own.

You wouldn’t call them your family. You can’t, not after your coven banished you for the simplest of things, a need so innately human, you think. But arguing with the ignorant disturbs nothing but your peace, so you’ve learnt through your struggles that backing down, packing your belongings and being on your way to the next adventure is the safest thing to do. For your survival. Every decision you make since you exist has to be for your survival.

The singing man jumps down again after walking up and down the rectangle table, the beer heavy on his breath, “A barrel of malt, a bushel of hops, you stir it around with a stick, the kind of lubrication to make your engine tick,” you smile and nod along, lifting your pint in silent cheers, doing your best to ignore the breadcrumbs littering his overgrown beard, “40 pints of wallop a day will keep away the quacks. It’s only eight pence ha'penny and one and six in tax, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!”

When he yells ‘Everybody!’ you blend in and sing along as loud as you can, but quiet enough to not seem obnoxious, especially for your gender which can be dangerous in this environment.

“He must have been an admiral a sultan or a king, and to his praises, we shall always sing. Look what he has done for us he's filled us up with cheer! Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer beer beer, tiddly beer beer beer. The Lord bless Charlie Mops!”

Joining along with the loud cheers, not a hair looks out of place. This is probably the best community you’ve stumbled into yet, an easy blend, a cheap Inn, generous owners who give you discount after discount. You do clean their dishes on occasion when the public crowd filters out just past the second hour and all that is left are the regulars. Kindness goes a long way, you think.

“Ay, well done, lass, you have a magical voice!” The singing man bumps his shoulder to yours, loud and wide-eyed, clearly hiding nothing about his intentions as he looks down unabashedly, “Say, you could very well take my earnings,” he teases, clearly implying something rather vulgar about who he thinks she is.

“Oh, you flatter me, Sir, but your earnings are yours to keep,” you laugh along, attempting to politely shut him down. But he has had far too many pints and his patience has run thin.

The man places a hand to your arm, gripping a little too tight to simply be friendly though his smile remains wide and polite to the general onlooker. Before you can conjure up a quick sleeping spell – as you are powerful enough to protect yourself – he falls back with a dramatic screech. Your surprised eyes follow him, failing to hide a snort as his legs remain straight up in the air. He grips the back of his head as his eyes clench in pain.

This wasn’t just a fall though, you know it; you can feel it, taste it in the air. Magick. Not just any Magick, this feels different, addictive, impossibly powerful. Immediately, your head spins around to try to locate the person who did it, eyes finding none looking at you, rather everyone’s joined in on laughing at the singing man still rolling around on the floor.

“You’re done for the night!” The owner yells at him with a wide smile, showing off his yellow, crooked teeth. He drags the drunkard by the shoulders, helping him through the doors and up the stairs to his lodgings, but your eyes remain scanning the crowd. 

Rising to your feet, you nonchalantly make your way to the bar with your pint, sipping as you look past the three women huddled in the corner, their hairs falling in dramatic blonde curls, past the long-moustached men with top hats bigger than their own heads. You’re out of practice after running from witches for months, but you finally sense where the power is strongest. A pair of striking women stand just by the doors, one with warm brown eyes and the other with blues that carry the skies. They turn to you the moment your eyes lock to them, their expressions dark, humoured, curious. The brown-eyed one tilts her head slightly, the hints of a smirk forming at the corner of her lips.

“You alright, lass?” The owner suddenly appears with a heavy hand on your shoulder, startling you out of your narcotic stare. Giving him a tight smile and quick nod, you turn back to the entrance but find the women have disappeared, leaving no trace but the lingering taste of Magick.

That night you end up tossing and turning in your creaky wooden bed, wondering who they were, what they were doing there, and why they helped you. Was it for the simple amusement of putting a man in his place? Was it something more? A show of power, a warning to you that they’ve been watching? That they know of what you are? Could it possibly be witches from your mother’s coven, your past finally catching up to you?

All you knew was you had to get to the bottom of it.

It’s easy enough to continue your routine, despite the curiosity and paranoia gnawing at your thoughts. The dishes get washed every night with a small smile and phrases that slip off your tongue like clockwork. ‘Really, I love to help,’ and ‘Oh, I cannot accept this, please, allow me to at least give you my earnings from my trades,’ followed by, ‘Thank you, you two are far too kind to me.”

It’s surface, but you do enough for them not to ask questions about who you really are and where you really come from. All that matters is no trouble follows; that you cannot risk. 

But a fortnight later, while enjoying a pint with the innkeeper’s daughter, you feel it again. Forgetting yourself in the middle of the conversation, you turn your head to the doors like a magnet, unable to force yourself to look away. They’re not hiding a thing this time, both of them staring right at you with mirrored smirks. They’re dressed in green and purple gowns, darker shades that almost shimmer in the candlelight.

A throat clears. “Is everything all right?”

You turn back to the innkeeper’s daughter, catching her concerned brown eyes as she tucks an out-of-place black curl behind her ear. “Yes. Yes, no, I thought I caught a glimpse of somebody I knew. Must be my mind playing tricks on me.”

Reaching a hand over to rest on your arm as she leans close, “Or the beer,” she teases with a giggle, almost whispering bashfully as if drinking at her family’s Inn is a scandalous secret they share.

You let out a small giggle of your own before clearing your throat, excusing yourself for some fresh air. “The stench can be overwhelming,” you joke as you stand up.

“Of ale?”

“Of men.” 

You leave her bent over bursting out in laughter, finally able to push your way through the crowd. It’s easier to think without the clatter of cups and spoons, the howling and cheers of drunk men, the high-pitched giggles of flirty women. The moment you step outside, it all turns into a simple hum, a deep vibration that you can feel as you trail your hand over the wooden walls. 

The sound of the door bursting open disrupts your peaceful moment. Luckily you had trailed off far enough to hide around the side of the building, not wanting company at this moment. But you feel it again and have to peek over to catch them. The door shuts behind the green-dressed lady who immediately presses her back to it. She looks over at her friend with a devilish expression, her perfectly white teeth shining in the moonlight as they come out to bite her lower lip. It’s enticing, almost seductive, and you take one look at the purple-dressed woman to see that it’s working. Without a second to waste, she grabs her friend by the jaw and–

Oh.

Friends don’t do that.

You should have known the moment you saw them a fortnight ago. They share the desire that you hold, see each other the way all women should be seen. It’s in their shared heated gaze as they pull apart, a string of saliva connected their lips. It’s a look of power, of control, of independence and dependence at once. Before you even understand what you are doing, you circle your fingers over your open palm and cast a tracking spell, sparking a string of light only visible to you. 

They leave before anyone notices, and you follow.

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hope you guys enjoy this one! will be posting more, and there will be eventual smut :)

[itsdeniini]

Could you do a reading for katseye group dynamic? thank youu

PART II ABOUT HYBE'S NEW GLOBAL GG KATSEYE: GROUP MEMBERS DYNAMIC + their personalities

a tarot reading જ⁀➴

PART I : About their concept and success in the US

First of all, all the members are so cool! 😭 The energy those girls are exuding is just so bright, and all around the place, they are the definition of spreading positivity to the masses. They know how to have a bit of fun and connect not only with the public but also between each other, as the debut lineup found a common spell instantly, as if they were meant to be in one group. Now we'll talk more about the members personalities, and later I'll say a bit about their in-group dynamics.

MANON

The Queen of Cups, The Strength, The Star 𖹭

Manon is such a sincere person with a beautiful soul. Her heart is genuinely very good, and she's getting unappreciated for that. At the end of the day, there aren't a lot of people quite like her. I feel like she's also struggling with her own emotions, but she's keeping this ocean of emotions to herself because she thinks that nobody would appreciate her vulnerability. She's so strong for fighting through the difficulties and the circumstances she was put in, as this was something completely new for her, and she wasn't 100% sure she made the right decision to even join the group after being announced. But I think she made the right decision and remained. She has strong star potential, and with more improvement, she'll be able to reach high peaks. She was also the final piece of the puzzle that the group needed—the connection point. Although she has a fragile heart and can get overwhelmed by her own emotions, she knows how to keep her own image and continue to fulfill her obligations.

SOPHIA

The Empress, The High Priestess, 2 of Pentacles 𖹭

Oh, that's queenie! 👸 She has a personality with leaderlike qualities and a lot of compassion for what other people have been through in their lives. Her energy is giving "girl power,"  like she'll gladly carry after her the people who may struggle. Sometimes she may appear unrealistically gentle and soft to the public that is not that familiar with her, to the point where everybody appears oblivious to her strong spirit and rich inner world. She's also holding herself to a high standard in everything, not wanting to appear lesser than anybody else. She can stand by her idea in order to protect her heart from being damaged. Also, her emotional palette is very diverse; she can experience a full spectrum of them, and that's cool, she has duality, something that will most probably help her in her artistic career.

DANIELA

The Fool, The Page of Cups, 7 of Cups 𖹭

She's a bit crazy in a good sense! Her energy is very different from that of the other members. While the other girls are advocating for team building and are good team players, she's more of an independent type. She would make a good solo artist, but starting a group is not a bad decision for her either; she'll gather a lot of experience. The same as Sophia, she has a vast and cosmic inner world. She's so imaginative, sometimes floating in her own fantasies. She most probably had people in her life that told her that she's hard to figure out or that she has a lot of everchanging interests and hobbies, and words like, "Girl, stick to something! You change your attitude/personality/vibe way too much every time." They are just not grasping that she's naturally a chaotic person, and that's not a bad thing. The other way around, that shows she can and will be embodying anything that she will consider her aesthetic, like a chameleon, and thanks to that, she will stand out a lot as time passes.

LARA

The Tower, The Queen of Wands, The Sun 𖹭

The universe has blessed this girl with so much originality! To the point where all that originality can be compared to a bomb that is tick-tack... about to EXPLODE 💥 In a nutshell, Lara is so cool! She likes to keep things real with everybody, and her personality can serve as a blueprint for many other people because she has those special qualities that make her unique. She has a strong backbone to herself, and at first you might think she's so serious, but nah! Lara is sparkly and so funny! She will truly shine as a performer, and with the constant development of her own skills, she will thrive! Everybody should keep an eye on her; she's full of surprises.

MEGAN

The Page of Swords, The Moon, 8 of Pentacles 𖹭

She's on her own wavelength! It's looking like she's in the chapter of her life where she's discovering her own personality, and that's okay; she's the second youngest member after all. I feel like, thanks to this experience, she will discover a lot of new things about herself and will show impressive improvement. Until that time, her light will start to shine brightly to the point where it's dazzling, she will be somewhere in the second roles, as if she will be underappreciated and underrated! People will be sleeping on her for some time, and VERY BAD for them! If there's a member whose potential is still leashed, then that's Megan. In the future, she'll show more versatility and all the other sides of her that she's still oblivious to, discovering everything step by step. She has a great future ahead of her; she should keep it up, and the stars will align for her.

YOONCHAE

The Chariot, The Magician, The World 𖹭

I know a Sagittarius in 5th House girly when I see one! Her personality is so fascinating~ I can compare it to a magnetic field, you know? You can get so easily drawn to her natural charm, and that's the right reason. She's so young but has a clear vision about what she's meant to do in this lifetime, and that's all thanks to her determination and confidence. It's like she found a key to a door in the world of loving yourself to the fullest so early in her life; isn't that fate that she achieved what she was dreaming about for a long time, hm? That's what we mean when we talk about empowerment, and she will display it more and more in the future! If she plays her cards right, then she'll achieve massive success in a short period of time. All she has to do is be 💃smarta🕺baby💃smarta🕺.. c:

☆Their compatibility/ group dynamic☆ ˆ𐃷ˆ

Katseye's members vibe is on point; they're totally in sync ahead of their debut! Each girl brings something exclusive, and together, they're so good. Their energy is infectious, and they know how to hype each other up. They're not afraid to keep it real between themselves, which makes their bond even stronger. They are just at the start of their path and yet to discover more about each other, but if they continue to share a genuine friendship, then they'll get even closer to their common goal of achieving success not only in US but also globally! <(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)>

Their current synergy: 3 of Cups, The Sun, The Empress, The World, The Fool

That was it, hehe! I wish Katseye a successful debut (𖹭)

[spooky-salesman]

THE SILENA POST THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITNG FOR !!

(VERYYY LONG LORE DUMP UNDER IMG CUT)

Silena is a semi main character and if she was in an official comic run, she would be the main character for a good stack of volumes.

At the start of her story, Silena is 14. A sophomore in Highschool and has a decent group of friends including Gwen, MJ, (Melis Jane) , Percy (Percy Parker), and Hazel Osborne .

She gets her mysterio powers while on a history class field trip where both her and Percy get their powers, Percy is blessed by a spider god while Silena basically has a whole magic necklace (later revealed to be a fragment of a reality stone) (this is also canon btw it’s canon every verse has its own set of stones)

Silena being the over imaginative , artsy,

fantasy and magical girl obsessed nerd she is , decides to use her powers for good and becomes “Mysteria”

It’s rather rocky at first , navigating how to use the stone, not getting flattened by villains, etc. her and Percy reveal their identities to another and grow closer as friends.

Percy has a few things happen to him as well such as MJ (his gf) being completely replaced by a chameleon from another universe .

While Percy is busy, he ignores a mugging (which happens to be Silenas dad , Quentin Beck) thinking the police can deal with it.

Silena finds her dad and thinks he’s dead. (dw he is not)

Silena , being immature and this being a “with great power comes great responsibility “ moment for Percy and Silena, Both see it in different ways .

Silena sees it as a way of revenge

Percy sees it as a way to do better.

A fight breaks out between the two (and by fight I mean fist fight.) and the two reconcile . Which is shortly interrupted by Swarm. (Also no. He is not a Nazi. I’m Jew/Romani. Why tf would I make that apart of his character) and Percy gets the “NO NOT THE BEES” treatment. (Sorry Perc, at least you and MJ can chill together in the after life)

Silena now alone , SMITES SWARM. Or tries to but it flees . Later he is defeated. This catches the eye of silvermane who “takes silena under her wing” aka. Straight up

manipulates her and makes her life straight up hell.

Brief interlude of Villains like Shocker, Rhino, Chamelon (the real one not the other universe one Dr strange killed that one) Black cat, and Wolfmann

Also a breif romance between Molten girl (liz Allen) but it ends up in a Peter and Gwen situation.

Also around this time there’s a romance between Silena and her Electra.

Between basically being under silvermanes thumb and getting magical help from Dr Stange , Silenas Life is very busy. Silena also gets other friends like Marcos (hydro man) , Lottie (White rabbit), and some minor villains like Lizard (Kris Connors ) , and Morbius (Dr.Maeve Morbius)

Silverman gets defeated via suit technicality . (Water + technology isn’t good.) also big reveal, Silenas dad is in one piece , Silvermane basically used him as a bargaining chip

Short clone saga arc + Jackal being the worst human being possible. (Dmitri, Both Scopions , and Willow the wisp respectfully experience the horrors )

2 clones introduced

Bianca Riley (Ben Riley with Kaines personality)

And Krystal Riley (Kaine with Ben Riley’s personality.)

Silena gets along great with the two at first but it is quickly shown that Bianca is the evil evil twin. Aka. No morals Spider-Man who is feral. She’s also just cruel to everyone .meanwhile Quentin tries to be a hero like Silena (and gets utterly embarrassed but it’s ok. Can you blame him?? He is just a normal guy?)

And Bianca is the first to get the venom symbiote and genuinely has to be put down after mutating into a spider creature . Honestly very cathartic for Silena and Krystal. (Bianca is a toxic friend.)

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Personality wise ; Silenas personality is very fluctuating. In video game terms she would have a changling soul from fear and hunger. In normal terms she has a little bit of an identity crisis , and depending on the person her personality changes. She can either be very optimistic or very pessimistic. Very caring or very crude. Etc etc . But she is very imaginative and a problem solver. Starting out very anxious and having her small handful of friends she grows as a character and branches out more and is more confident. That’s not to say though what she’s experienced hasn’t had an affect on her. She is still a major people pleaser most of the time because of the constant beratment from Silvermane and Bianca . And even then , as a sort of defense mechanism , she’s used the stone to seal away memories she never wants to remember again. Ever. While also being a people pleaser she can be chaotic. Often poking fun (out of endearment) at her friends or others. Though that’s not to say she’s very receptive to sarcasm or cruel jokes.she’s a very fluctuating character personality wise like I said . There is no TRUE way to describe her. She bullies and is also the bullied if that makes sense.

Also another key part is she down plays her trauma. She will always believe that what happened or happens to her is no big deal. That it’s fine and that you shouldn’t worry and that no, the glove on her arm is just for decoration and style! And no you shouldn’t tell her dad because he has so much on his shoulder’s already! Why stress him out with something that he shouldn’t worry about!

Also my voice claim for her !

https://youtu.be/k8hRbh3-zAQ?si=T410KSlMk4vuS2zJ

(konata <the Blue haired one is my vc for her btw!!)

[vent-rat]

Presenting Katie Wolfe, a.k.a Copycat!

@homegrown-blorbo-garden

I suck at drawing without a base, so here's the references I used!

First one I genuinely have no clue. I drew it like 4 or 5 years ago in my high school-provided subscription of Photoshop so I do not have the files. I searched up something along the lines of "superhero pose drawing reference female" though.

2nd!

3rd!

4th I used HeroForge as a reference.

Now that the art showcase is complete, I shall tell her story! Well, part of it. You see Katie is part of an entire multiverse I created called FiveOh Comics. At my count right now, there's 285 characters in this universe (plus an rp Discord server which I can link to anyone interested in joining). There's a ton of storylines all over the universe, and Copycat in particular has an entire 100 episode-10 season show I'm writing about her that I want to get officially produced, but I don't have time to go through all of it today, so here's the essentials!

Katie Wolfe is an anomaly, born with superhuman powers that manifested at 10. She could copy any actions she saw other people take, so long as she physically had the capability to do so. She could also chameleon herself to look like other people, or change her own appearance. Worth mentioning also that she's bisexual and polyamorous.

She's the daughter of Timberwolf (a.k.a Theresa Wolfe), one of the most famous superheroes in the world and the leader of POW! (Protectors Of the World), the first superhero team ever. Theresa's also the smartest person in the world, and runs the company Wolfe Sciences, dedicated to creating products that advance humanity's capabilities. I'll talk about Theresa again in a later post when I've drawn a not-shitty picture of her in hero mode.

Trying to follow in her mother's footsteps, Katie helped found Alpha Sentinel, the most popular hero team in the world, since it had two former members of POW! leading it and never seemed to lose. In the fight that formed the team, Katie met a shapeshifter from a doomed civilization in the core of the Earth, who'd been jettisoned to the surface to save her. Confused and angry, she lashed out, until the soon-to-be team pacified her and they slunk off. Katie later tracked her down and brought them to her mother. After a while of acclimating to the surface and its society, she took a human form, naming herself Emily and choosing to stay with Katie and Theresa. Theresa officially adopted her, and she became Katie's sister.

After 3 successful years of Alpha Sentinel's career, tragedy struck. One member was trapped within his own mind, one was killed, a third was traumatized so bad she quarantined herself in her room for nearly a year, and a fourth was hospitalized, leaving only Katie and Stingray (aka Steven Raye, Theresa's best friend) still active heroes. Of course, though, Katie was not unaffected by this event, and she retreated into a shell for over a month, right up to the start of the Copycat series, the events of which I won't spoil.

Over the course of the show, however, she deals with her own emotional scars and brings together friends, even saving the old AS member who was trapped in his own mind, and created a new Alpha Sentinel, consisting of herself, Stingray, the previously mentioned member of AS, Riptide, Timberwolf, her sister Emily, calling herself Goop Girl, her best friend Cassie Wright, or Libra, and a wizard named Stardust.

Oh, also there's a strong chance she's a daughter of Athena. At the very least, she's been blessed, as Athena has allowed her to summon Aegis and Astrape.

I'll get to all of these characters in due time, of course, but for now, that's Katie's story! Here's some quotes from her for good measure.

Katie: I live in fear of John Cena brushing my mouth like Colgate.

Katie: Hey, y’know how some people get birds released at their weddings?

Emily: …yes?

Katie: I want Cassowaries released at my wedding.

Theresa: "Katie, if you ever utter the phrase 'copyright incringement' in my house again, I'm kicking you out."

Katie, dying: I’m sorry… you know I had to do it to ‘em…

Katie: You're not a copycat. Nothing has ever been done the way you do it before. Everything you do is special and unique to you.

[sunsdrop]

@wintersovereign s.c

Rumors   had   soared   through   the   streets   of   Corona,   rumors   about   a   Queen   that   was   blessed   with   magic   of   ice   and   snow!   Naturally   Rapunzel   was   curious,   she   hadn't   ever   met   anyone   else   who   was   able   to   use   magic   ...   and   though   their   powers   sounded   quite   different   she   figured   they'd   still   be   able   to   relate   to   each   other!   Which   is   why   finally   getting   to   visit   the   Kingdom   of   Arendelle   was   so   exciting.

When   her   ship   docked,   the   sun   maiden   practically   dashed   off   the   vessel,   emerald   eyes   filled   with   childlike   wonder   as   she   scanned   new   surroundings!   Arendelle   was   indeed   just   as   lovely   as   Corona!   But   also   very   different   -

The   thing   that   stood   out   most   was   the   Castle!   Where   she   figured   she'd   meet   Queen   Elsa!

"I   bet   she's   really   nice!"   her   words   were   directed   at   Pascal   whom   was   perched   on   her   shoulder.

In   response,   he   gave   a   pleasant   croak.   The   chameleon   seemed   just   as   happy   to   be   there   as   she   was.

"I   want   to   say   hi   now   but   ....   our   meeting   isn't   set   until   later   ....   she's   probably   really   busy   being   queen   and   all"   Pascal   merely   shrugged.

"I   guess   that   leaves   us   plenty   of   time   to   explore!"   and   so   she   decided   on   killing   time   by   checking   out   the   town,   maybe   they   had   a   bakery   nearby!

[cheerstotheelites-if]

Runesmith magic explanation please👉👈

How much stronger and cooler than necromancy is it?

Finally some Runesmith appreciation!

Runes are considered one of the first ever magic, so it's that old. It's a magic most often used by the goddess of Magic herself, more than her other magic in her arsenal. Blessed Magic turned Learnt, due to how many books have been written about over the centuries and Despoina not as willing on giving out her Blessing to mortals anymore. Though there are a still a few who are Blessed by her. Users of this magic are mostly Learnt types.

Rune Smithing is also a very strict discipline, since the way the runes can be and are written can have very different effects from what is intended of the Magus. So Runesmiths are taught to have very precise writing to avoid accidents, or worse.

If Necromancy is more of a passive sort of magic, Runesmith magic is more versatile and very flexible on where the rune can be written on (in the air, on paper, skin (like a tattoo) etc,.). It's almost always applied to every other magic that includes: summoning, alchemy, artificiery, exorcism, elemental magic, clerical healing, druidic healing, druid magic, astrology, infernal magic, and dreamwalker magic (to a degree).

Because of this, there are a lot of subtypes under this magic. Though for the sake of brevity, I'll be sharing the ones MC will be learning if this were to be added to the IF.

Enchantment

Not the charming kind of enchantment. It's the Weapon to Weapon +1 kind of enchantment

One of the most useful subtypes

Usually used on weapons or objects to make them more powerful or versatile, however it can be applied to the self and other people too.

Can be temporary or permanent

You can gain elemental magic this way, by writing the elemental rune you want to use on your arms, hands, legs, and chest, or on weapon or object of choice. Magi who use Enchantment this way are titled "Copycats" or "Chameleons"

Artificers are usually the ones who use this as a subdiscipline in their magic

Abjuration

Defensive magic

Very powerful depending on the amount of runes used

Protection charms can be made under this subtype

You can make protection charms for anything but against the gods

You have to be very specific on who or what you want to be protected against when writing the charm

You can make a very powerful forcefield, if you're willing to put in the effort

Usually needs an incantation, if you were to make a forcefield

This also includes banishing/exorcism. This affects all beings, though for a god it'll only last for a few minutes before they'll come back.

Necromancers usually use this subtype against spirits and hidden entities

Planerider (or Bamf-ing, according to younger Magi)

Only a few manage to master this due to needing to write in a different language you can never understand

A beloved subtype of Despoina, due to easily being able to go from realm to realm without needing to look for a portal or ask a being from another realm to take you there

You're gonna do a whole lot of studying for this, because you'll need to memorize the exact words and phrasing for the runes

Extremely long runes that needs a lot of time to write, unless you're a quick writer with clean handwriting

Can be written down beforehand and activated, however. Planeriders usually do this for convenience, and for less carpal tunnel

[7khameleons]

2025.3.1 - 1st post on new tumblr blog.

good evening to anyone who sees this. I made a new tumblr and don't want to go back to my old one because I told myself that I would disassociate from social media. I don't have Facebook or Twitter/X app on my phone although I'm blogging from my PC BUT... I am in a season of accountability of my spiritual and mental health. I received a spirit of this name Khameleon to change to because I don't want to go by BeautifullTrise and before that name, I went by TriseTheBeast... I'm 33 and suffered a lot of painful things in the past and these names do not represent who I want to be--- just probably who I thought I was. I'm not getting any younger so I'm holding myself accountable to keep this blog up to show MYSELF only that I can come here and share my thoughts with no judgement due to the path I set forth on in August 2024... my journey towards God.

the name "Khameleon" or chameleons TO ME represent change and adaptation. Chameleons according to Google represent transformation, balance and clairvoyance. Chameleons in the Holy Bible represent a renewal through the power and guidance of God's Spirit and Word. I heard someone either in a song or a stream on Twitch (I forget which one) mentioned "chameleons" or some word that rhymes with it and since that day it has stuck with me and I didn't want to forget it.

as far as my mental health, I'm on a rollercoaster but the only thing that is keeping me together is myself either blogging or doing bible study. I've spent years venting and spazzing online as if others would help me. the conclusion I've come to: NOBODY IS GOING TO HELP ME LIKE GOD HAS ALL MY LIFE. I've spent years being a people pleaser when I wasn't pleasing myself nor God. so this year it is about me and God. it's weird I ever typed it like that. i'm not at war with Him; just the enemy because I know where I want to be on a day-to-day basis and I know where I want to be when I leave this earth..... Heaven.

so I pray that this journey while I'm blogging online, I leave this blog to my daughter (who is 10 btw) so she can look back at this and know that Mommy made the best decision of her life... to give it to God and I want to document what I'm learning and what signs, messages and blessings God has given me to bless not only me and her. too bad I'm a crybaby. I just cried writing those last few sentences. but it's rather out than in.

that being said, welcome to my world. I'm Khameleon. I might not show my face, but if I do, I won't show it all. I just want to pour my heart out, find my purpose in life and make God, Jesus, the angels and my daughter happy.

I'll be back. this was just an intro.

love & serenity.

Khameleon

[songoftheelves]

OC Directory

This is my OC directory/masterlist. This is mostly self indulgent so I can find all content on my OCs that I post in the future.

Human(oid)s:

Frankie

A nineteen year old metalhead vampire hunter, dedicated to his art and trained from a young age. Despite his dedication, he never let his work get him down, and maintains his goofy personality despite it all.

groom of frankie-stein!

Cherise

Frankie's boyfriend and ex-vampire, cured by Denver. Cherise is stuck in a dead-end job he hates, and doesn't truly have many goals in life. His outlet? Arguing and being aggressive towards everyone in his life. Only Frankie can keep him calm, although the effect is minimal.

groom of frankie-stein!

Nebraska

Frankie's childhood best friend, who became estranged from Frankie when they were teenagers after Nebraska killed himself to take a pilgrimage to Hell and get possessed to further his powers and knowledge, as all good black witches do. He is possessed by Asmodeus, the Demon King of Lust. His familiar is a Barn Owl named Bartholomew. In order to access Asmodeus' power, he gave up his soul and spirit.

sleepy mornings ^.^

Denver

Reptile rehabilitater by day, bartender by night, full-time black magic witch. Denver is the lover of Nebraska, and is accompanied by his familiar, Princess the Ball Python. He is possessed by Belphegor, the Demon King of Sloth. In order to access Belphegor's power, he gave up his passions.

sleepy mornings ^.^

Winslow

Winslow never wanted to be a witch, but in the end, family ties cut deeper than any wound and he was forced to take his pilgrimage. Meek and timid, Winslow knew his trip to Hell would be his end. How lucky he is that Wrath likes the shy ones. Winslow is Possessed by Azazel, the Demon King of Wrath. To access his power, he gave Azazel his love and mind. (Familiar: Aardwolf)

N/A

Everest

The eldest son of his powerful family, their names well known throughout the black magic world, Everest knew that he would end up with a powerful possessor. He felt even more accomplished when he was picked by Lucifer, the Demon King of Pride, himself. No one knows what Everest gave up, but with the disappearance of Everest's family soon after his resurrection, they could only guess it was something dark. (Familiar: Black Peacock)

Introduction : 7/8/24

Evalina

Evalina couldn't take it when Legacy took her spotlight and took the dive into the unknown depths of Hell before she could, so right after her brother, she jumped right in. Evalina is possessed by Mammon, the Demon King of Greed. To access his power, she gave up her ability to speak. (Familiar: Raccoon)

N/A

Chevelle

Chevelle never denied he was excessive. He always needed the next newest thing, and he didn't mind using the dirtiest tricks in the books to get it. Whether it was a new designer item, a new book of his favorite series, or a bottle of his favorite champagne, Chevelle always wanted more and more. He couldn't help himself, he just wanted it all, and didn't care for the measures he had to take. Chevelle is possessed by the Demon King of Gluttony, Beelzebub. In order to access his power, he gave up his mouth. (Familiar: Vulture)

N/A

Legacy

Legacy was always jealous of their twin sister, who seemed to garner the attention of their parents no matter how hard poor Legacy tried to get it for themself. Built up resentment was what led them to their pilgrimage, and it was only fitting that Legacy got possessed by Leviathan, the Demon King of Envy. To access his power, they gave up the ability to see. (Familiar: Chameleon)

N/A

Hayes

If you asked Hayes, he didn't really know how he ended up in this situation. Blessed? By the Virtue of Humility? What a joke. He wasn't anyone special, and neither did he deserve such an honor, especially when he only recently discovered his ties to the witch world. (Familiar: German Shepherd)

N/A

Changeling

The second youngest shapeshifter of the Cazacu family, Changeling kicked off into the 80s with a bang! His fashion and mannerisms all reminiscent of the decade he was born, not being able to let it go no matter how much time passed. A master of cruelty, psychological torture and an avid human hater, Changeling finds joy in all aspects of humanity's pain.

N/A

Sergio

A lycanthrope taxidermist, and Changeling's one true love. Changeling listens to no-one, except for maybe his gorgeous boyfriend. It isn't just a one way street. Sergio helps Changeling with self control, and Changeling gets Sergio out of his depression. Despite the circumstances, the two match eachother in unsettling ways.

N/A

Brooks

(SPN) The boyfriend of Adam Milligan and Michael the Archangel. Brooks family was killed by a werewolf pack when he was a child, leaving Brooks as the only survivor, not without turning him into one of them first. To this day, Brooks vows to kill the wolf pack that killed his family, and to avenge them.

N/A

Boreas Jr.

(PJO) Distant memories of Ragnarok haunt the son of Loki and Legacy of Boreas, despite him never having been there at all. The bitter cold, the taste of frost on his tongue, and the grim succumb of death, he shivers at the thought. However, right now, he's at Camp Half-Blood with his friends, where those memories and nothing else can harm them.

N/A

Sully

(PJO) The son of Ullr always wanted to do something noble, and the army seemed as noble as it could get. However, after getting stranded in the antarctic with no gear or supplies, he regretted his decisions. His demi-godly blood, despite this, allowed him to adapt and survive in his new conditions, where he made it back home to his childhood friend and joined Camp Half-Blood.

Heulfryn

(PJO) Heulfryn struggled with his powers from a young age. His first attempt led to the blinding of his sister and his own disabling. Ever since that day, he's refused to use the powers deep inside his bones. Instead, he resorts to rune magic to channel it, and uses his powers to support his friends and allies from behind.

N/A

Lovette

(PJO) Heulfryn's twin sister never held the incident against him, how could she when it led to her getting Chérie, her service poodle and best friend? Lovette always looks to the bright side, no matter how bad the situation, and doesn't let anything get her down. Lovette battles from the front line, charging in without a worry in sight.

N/A

Apricia

(PJO) Hippie, naturalist and farmer Apricia, daughter of Idunn, dedicated her time to taking care of the trees of Immortality in her mother's absence when she was attacked by a rogue Sully, now transformed into a werewolf. With her new lycan powers, she abandoned her mother's work guiltily, paving her way into a new, independent life.

N/A

Valerius

(PJO) Valerius, known as November to many, is the Augur of Camp Jupiter after the death of his ex-boyfriend, Octavian. He is also the satyr son of Abundantia, the goddess of abundance.

N/A

Elspeth

(PJO) The nonchalant son of Iris, who waits and listens to no-one. Having spent most of his life homeless before making it to Camp Half-Blood, Elspeth is street smart and knows almost every trick in the book.

N/A

Kraken

(PJO) The failing son of Triton, who instead of calming the waves, aggravates them and creates horrific storms. Along with this, he can transform into the Kraken, a great squid beast, and finds enjoyment in terrorizing sailors who stumble into his territory.

N/A

Achilles

(PJO) Achilles grew up with his war veteran grandpa, finding great interest in the topic and accumulating war knowledge quickly. What a surprise when his house was attacked by monsters, and it was revealed he was the son of Ares himself. With his two dogs by his side, and his revolver dawned with celestial bronze bullets, nothing can stop Achilles' in his vengeance of his grandpa.

N/A

Furries:

Calcifer

My fursona/kinsona, based on my two major kins: phoenix & wolf. He is half phoenix and half wolf, and although immortal, ages mentally with me.

Introduction : 7/7/24

Charles Creamsicle III

The first killer to terrorize Grimsdale, Alabama, old widower Charles is strucken with grief after the death of his husband and daughter. Unable to cope with this grief and the anger that plagues him, Charles resorts to one horrific act instead.

N/A

Rosalind Creamsicle

The late husband of Charles, who married Charles when they were 18 and 19 respectively. While Rosalind (who is transgender) was pregnant with their child, he was diagnosed with aggressive stage four cancer, and ended up passing away soon after along with their daughter.

N/A

Canary

Canary is the second of three killers to terrorize Grimsdale. Obsessed with Charles work, and having a strange fascination with the dark web and online gore streams, Canary finds himself engaging is despicable acts, where no one can save him from his own depravity.

N/A

Dally

Dally was notorious around Grimsdale for being rude, to customers of his market and strangers alike. Always on edge, always antsy. Little did they know, Dally's paranoia stemmed from what he did in the dark, and the anxiety of knowing that at any time, someone could catch what he's been doing all this time.

N/A

Phillip

Polish immigrant Phillip never imagined this life for himself, but he had to do what it takes to survive, and thats exactly what he did. Joining the Polish-American mafia of Philadelphia at seventeen, Phillip got himself into a mess of problems, especially when he was arrested at nineteen and chose to rat out his fellow members for a lesser sentence. Phillip, now a free man, is in vigorous witness protection.

N/A

Emerson

Emerson met Phillip after he had just gotten out of jail. Finding sympathy for the man, he took him in. Soon, the pair fell in love, and chose to move to Grimsdale, Emerson's home town, together. Emerson and Phillip have three children together: Szymon, Aleksy and Julia.

N/A

Muffy

Charles adoptive daughter and co worker. Muffy is a bright college student, looking for a degree in the culinary arts and took time to gain experience working in Charles' bakery. Little did she know, it would be the worst mistake of her life.

N/A

Kit

Kit, more formally known as I-1R4076 by his manufactors, is an android producer by the Ingenious Rainbow Corporation. He was created with the core of a human soul, and was placed into society to see how he would function with sentience.

N/A

Florence

Young Florence was born into The Whispering Flora, a locked dimension dedicated to containing demonic species such as himself. Quickly being adopted by Anansi, the first inhabitant of The Flora, Florence has navigated The Whispering Flora his whole life, even learning how to communicate with it.

N/A

Anansi

Part feral dog, part spider, half demon. That's all the parts that created Anansi, and he was proud of every part despite the predicament he was in now. Having lived in The Flora for thousands of years, Anansi is a master of everything surrounding it.

N/A

Spores

Spores was only 120 when he was thrown into The Flora, and despite the circumstances, he enjoyed it. In fact, he almost felt one with the unsettling demonic forces inside that were designed to make him go insane, yet they brought comfort instead.

N/A

[boyakishantriage]

Da characters:

Triage:

Some Chinese Malay someone or other. Doesn't really matter. Host of [Name not found]

Zeta:

Some Brit, inheritor of a lot of old things. Nothing too important.

Chameleon:

Daughter of Zeta and [REDACTED], inheritor to her father's powers and also more unstable due to the nature of [REDACTED] unable to grant her her blessing whilst alive.

Lemonade:

An American girl who lost her brother, merged in one of the many attempts to duplicate Beta and Foxtrot's condition.

Passionfruit:

Who knows, N/A. Tends to drags Lemonade around for their safety.

Pacifism:

AskMercyAU Nonbinary from Colorado, married with three kids. Make a guess why she's called what she is.

Red:

AskMercyAU woman from [REDACTED], technically dead married with three children. Divine title of "slayer of Anti-Monster League" belongs to her.

Alpha:

Some old fucker from god knows when. Africa I guess, holds many names including of the lion, King, Old man, old fucker and bastard. An absurd amount of children he has yes.

Frost:

First daughter of Alpha and Foxtrot, a Knight who specialises in ice magic who depends on it more than her more powerful fire side.

Freeze:

Son of Alpha and Foxtrot, a second Knight to his sister who's known for starting shit with people despite being the elder.

Flama:

A rowdy night with Beta and Alpha produced a daughter of flame, her namesake were Beta then Foxtrot's tutor who died protecting the girl/s.

Necro:

Daughter and heir to the Necromancy family. To quote. "I've done a lot of fucked up shit in my time. But you. You're something else."

[estellardreams]

Okay, although this isn't your exact interpretation this is just how I thought the story would've gone.

Also designs became a blend between the Madrigals and their OG designs. Also definitely tried to crank up the Colombian inspiration for everyone.

From parents to children are:

Bernadette - Hedgehog, Jules - Hedgehog/Echidna

Knuckles - Echidna

Amy Rose - Hedgehog/Echidna (she hid her ears between her quills)

Sonic - Hedgehog

Vanilla - Rabbit, Vector - Crocodile

Rouge - Bat

Espio - Chameleon

Miles/Tails - Fox

And then there's Shadow and Silver (who is not featured in the family photo, unfortunately) and they're both hedgehogs.

After Maria's sacrifice, Gaia conjured up their power and rose up mountains to keep the refugees of the attack safe, blessing the candle Shadow and Maria had on them for the miracle, and gifting Shadow three small children to raise that represented Maria's wish: One of emotion, one of kindness, and one of optimism.

The rest of the plot is self explanatory. Silver goes into hiding, Bernadette and Vanilla get married and have their own children, and Sonic is the only one without a gift.

Because he never needed one in the first place.

Sonic's gift is freedom... And with how Shadow ran the household, controlling everyone and maintaining a perfect image despite trying to be a good father, the miracle saw that Sonic didn't need a gift not because he didn't deserve it, but because he was the embodiment of freedom.

Giving him a gift would chain him down just like the rest of his family.

[dailyawakening]

has this been done yet

I have been possessed with the concept of an Encanto/Pokemon crossover where basically everything is the same except the Madrigal family’s gifts are accompanied by an associated pokemon.

Explanations/rationale under the cut:

Abuela Alma - Volcarona

Fire type, which makes for a sensible link with an undying flame

Moth imagery, which fits for her given the butterflies that are associated with both her and the candle itself

Pseudo-legendary: roughly half its ‘dex entries talk about how it saved humans and pokemon in the past, which makes it pretty reasonable to associate it with a miracle

Julieta - Chansey

Known for its highly-nutritious eggs that even people without an appetite will devour -- fitting for someone who heals with cooking

Also very rare, making it a clear blessing to have around

While it does evolve, all of Blissey’s ‘dex entries mention that its eggs are filled with happiness, rather than having healing properties, so it makes more sense for her Gift partner to stay a Chansey rather than evolving on

Pepa - Castform

Weather control, which is a perfect fit for someone whose emotions affect the local weather

While the Castform would definitely be her Gift partner, I could definitely see her with something like Cherrim (which also changes form with the weather)

Bruno - Absol

100% of the reason this possessed me

Absol was dubbed ‘The Disaster Pokemon’ because it kept trying to warn people of foreseen danger, only to be unfairly maligned for the attempt -- seems pretty fitting for someone that gets blamed for telling people the future when they ask

While he undoubtedly has a collection of rat pokemon (Rattatas and the like) the Absol was his Gift partner, and I can’t help but think it went with him when he disappeared -- after all, the visions aren’t Absol’s fault, and it’s nice to have someone that knows what you’ve been through

Absol is also one of my favorite pokemon so

Isabela - Roserade

She obviously needs a Grass type, particularly something floral

I ended up searching through the ‘dex for something that would fit, and ended up with Roserade specifically because one of its entries talks about how the sweeter its scent, the more toxic it is (a nod to her hidden depths)

While the Roserade is undoubtedly her Gift partner, she probably has other floral pokemon around like Lilligant, Bellossom, etc.

Dolores - Clefable

It’s ‘dex entries literally note that it can hear a pin drop from half a mile away, which is how Mirabel introduces her cousin in the first place -- what more is there to say?

Another extreme rarity of a pokemon, so also likely to be seen as a blessing or sign of good fortune

Clefable is another one of my favorite pokemon okay

Luisa - Bewear

Her gift is super strength, so a fighting type was a no-brainer, given that so many of them lean into being strong physical fighters

Bewear fits particularly well, though, because not only is Luisa incredibly strong, she’s also very feminine: having something pink and cute seems like a perfect match for a young woman that embraces her femininity as much as she does her raw power

Camilo - Ditto

Shapeshifting and perfect copies: there are only two pokemon that naturally learn transform, and the only other one is Mew (and I’m not doling out actual legendaries)

Though he does have chameleon imagery on his ruana, Kecleon is geared toward invisibility and ‘blending in’ rather than actual transformation

Zorua and Zoroark were also considered, but both of them rely on illusion rather than actual shapeshifting, so ultimately Ditto feels like the strongest fit

Mirabel - Audino

It’s all about the empathy: Audino uses those little feelers on its ears to understand how others are feeling, and Mirabel is able to reach out and understand the hidden insecurities and traumas of her family

Also, its ears look a bit like butterfly wings to me (particularly in its Mega-Evolved form)

The Audino is definitely a Gift Pokemon, but probably isn’t known to be one until the end: it showed up around the seemingly failed Gift Ceremony, but not from the door the way the others did, so no one made the connection

Her parents probably decided on their own to let Mirabel take it on as a partner in an attempt to cheer her up, given how hard that lost door must have hit her

Antonio - Liepard

We really need more big cat pokemon, Liepard is about as close to a jaguar as I can get

He undoubtedly has a ton of other pokemon hanging around like Toucannon, but given that the jaguar hangs with him through most of the movie after the Gift ceremony, Liepard seems like the best choice for a Gift pokemon

Felix - Oricorio

Not actually a Gift pokemon, just his buddy

Felix is a joy and so encouraging and upbeat, so coupled with the warm color palette for his clothes, the pom-pom variant seems like a perfect fit

Agustin - Buneary

Also not a Gift pokemon, just a buddy

Buneary having Klutz as an ability, coupled with how much of a punch those ears pack when they uncoil, does nothing to mitigate Agustin’s accident-prone nature

I’ll be real, though, I also considered a Teddiursa (because of all the bees he has to deal with)

[sheabutterbitch]

What do you like about the people around you?

My best friend Chelsea, some of you may remember her blog on here as ninthwardjawn (she has since deleted). We met on here seven years ago and she has been the longest and most consistent friendship I’ve ever had in my life. She is truly the sweetest and kindest girl I know. If Bubbles from the Power Puff Girls was a real person, it’d be her. She is my only friend who doesn’t drink or smoke but somehow finds a way to be the funnest and most lively person in the room. Her only vices are sweets. Every time I visit her house I complain about being cold because she keeps the AC on, and recently I noticed she bought a basket for her living room that she filled with blankets for me to warm up with. I could go on about her but that’s really my best friend my sister I will follow her to the end of the world. One of the things keeping me from leaving my town is that I know I can’t take her with me.

My other close close friend Ant is the most Libraest Libra ever. A true neutral spirit that I often need to balance out my impulse. We spend time with each other weekly and it’s always a great experience. We met in class and I knew he was going to be my friend the moment I heard him speak. I would say that 85% of the conversations we have should be recorded because working through our thoughts together is always funny, informative, and real. He is so knowledgeable in many ways that most people are not but he never boasts. He’s a true chameleon, I’ve seen him engage in a multitude of crowds and he always fits right in. I’m so thankful that I was blessed to love and know such a calm and balanced person.

My Miranda is someone I really just became close with within the last year as we were first colleagues and now we’re like 🤞🏽 and I love her. She’s a Leo so when we’re together we just encourage each other to make terrible decisions that are always so fun in the moment that it’s worth the consequences. She makes me feel seen in ways that a lot of people haven’t been able to. Her vulnerability is empowering to me. She’s really my safe place to be an absolute fool. Truly a chaotic good — I would give her the shirt off my back ‘cause I know she’d give me the shorts off her ass.

[princess-of-the-corner]

Forged au: If there was a repeat of that nightmare akuma

Marinette reading a note that appeared in her hand: Absolute Power Currupts Absolutely.

???: Incorrect.

Marinette: *turning around in a panic*

Nightmare Chloe: Absolute powere REVEALS absolutely. *walks around marinette* it merely amplififes us, making us more of who we already are. *steps back and smirks at her* Not that you'd know anything about that if course.

Marinette tenses up: And what's that supposed to mean?

Nightmare Chloe: I just find it fascinating that those without power are so quick to criticise it.

Marinette: I dont think power is inherently bad, i just think it's poorly distributed.

Nightmare Chloe: *Mockingly* Of course, You're a far better person than those corrupt polliticians and evil billionaires who you criticise so freely. *Mockingly puts her hands in a prayer and looks up at the sky* Blessed the meek.

Marinette: *turns away in annoyance* I'm not religious.

Nightmare Chloe: Are you sure? You make such a virtue out of lacking, and evidently you think that greed is a sin.

Marinette: I think it's pretty obvious to anyone that they could do better things with their wealth aand influence.

Nightmare Chloe: But would you really be any different? if you had their power, wouldn't you start to sonvince yourself that you were somehow inherently better by virtue of your position? Because it seems to me you're doing that rather well already.

Marinette: *stubbornly* I would be different, because I care about being a good person.

Nightmare Chloe: A good person wouldn't accuse a victim...

Marinette: What?

Nightmare Chloe: Do you? or do you simply fear being considered a bad person?

Marinette: *sarcastically* I hate to break it to you, but we're not all fundementally rotten to our core.

Nightmare Chloe: Oh I dont think any of you are. However all humans are fundamentally human at their core. Deep down you all want the same things, whtether you admit it to yourselves or not.

Marinette: And what is that exactly?

Nightmare Chloe: You want power. And everything that comes along with it. You want adoration. You want excess. You want adventure. Conquest, conflict, pleasure and pain. You long to fell alive.

Marinette: But it's not all about me-

Nightmare Chloe: *Appears infront of Marinette* Admit it.

Marinette: *looks away from her* It's about other. It's about community, connection. It's about doing the right thing.

Nightmare Chloe: *In a mad tone* "The right thing". A fiction you have swallowed in order to cope with the fact that you lack what you trully want.

Marinette: *Getting defensive* Morality isnt a fiction. You would know that if you had some. And besides the motivations behind my statements dont affect whether they're true or not.

Nightmare Chloe: But is it true to you? To your internal laws and values? Or are you destined to be a moral chameleon,

Marinette: You don't believe in any right or wrong, do you?

Nightmare Chloe: *Checking her nails* Not particularly.

Marinette: Then we have nothing to discuss.

Nightmare Chloe: *getting annoyed with her constant avoidance* You want to know why you think "the good guys always win"? It's becausse history is written by the victors. Whoever comes out on top gets to be the "good guy". However nirtous you are today, on the next page of historyyou will surely be cast as a villian. My advice? Let it all go. *melts into the shadows*

Marinette: And what if deep down i actually do care about the things I claim to.

Nightmare Chloe from the shadows: Then i suggest you seek power and make it happen. And i suppose we'll find out which one of us is correct. *melts away*

Marinette: *falls to her knees and curls up into herself*

OOF

[bestworstcase]

Ah. I think we may have a case of misunderstanding here. I am of the school of thought "Okay there's something going on with the Red Eyes" such that it is not by itself a semblance indicator. I blame Raven/Ozpin magic. It just pops up too often when Yang is angry but without any damage (ala Burning the Candle) and too separate in timing. See the final Adam fight where it's Red Eyes -> Gold Flash -> Semblance Active with Fire Hair reveal.

oh yeah i’m loosely familiar with the “yang’s eyes are a magic thing” body of theories, but i don’t really find any of the posts i’ve read convincing; a few reasons, in brief:

1 - every argument i’ve seen hinges on yang being the only character whose eyes change color + her eyes becoming red, like raven’s. the reasoning here goes that eyes changing color can’t be a semblance thing, because it only happens to yang, and red eyes must mean it’s connected to raven, and because raven has magic the missing link here must be that yang inherited some magic. the… obvious problem with that is that the only consistent, one hundred percent universal rule of semblances is that they are a unique expression of an individual’s nature. we buy that ruby’s semblance can disassemble ruby down to her molecular constituents (or give her wave-particle duality at a macroscopic scale if you like my quantum bullshit probability warper theory) but not that yang’s can make her eyes switch color? blake’s can make perfect illusory copies of her but yang’s semblance turning her eyes into a mood ring is the bridge too far? (we might as well argue that yang is secretly a chameleon faunus like ilia, because ilia’s eyes, skin, and hair all change color in response to her moods just like yang’s eyes do.)

2 - in more general terms, i think rwby uses magic in a very specific way that precludes the possibility of any character having any “by accident,” so to speak. this is really the central reason that ALL “is x semblance actually magic?” theorycrafting falls down for me—by treating magic purely as power (or worse, as power that makes the people who have it *special* in some undefined metaphysical way), the thematic role magic plays within the narrative itself is lost at best, ruined in most cases, and at worst ruined in a way that positions the gods as essentially *right* in their perception that beings with magical power are superior to those without.

3 - further, we’ve seen—courtesy of the lost fable—that one magically-activated parent is insufficient to produce offspring capable of magic; one out of four of the children ozma had with salem inherited the magical gift, and the other three may have, but the children ozma had in a subsequent life didn’t have magic but DID have silver eyes. this is suggestive of an indirect link between magical ancestry and silver eyes—although it might instead be related to ozma’s recurring oscillations through the white void—and also a strong point in favor of concluding that BOTH parents must have magic in order for their children to inherit the ability. (this tracks with the god-given nature of magical power and the divine disdain towards modern, unmagical humans expressed by the god of light.)

4 - the question of magic heritability also relies on salem and ozma as its data points—both of whom have the god-given blessing that allows them to use magic innately. that is *not* the case for any other magically-activated character in the show: the maidens and the branwen twins all have magical abilities derived from pieces of ozma’s magic that he gave to them, and in the case of the maidens at least it has been emphatically and repeatedly demonstrated that this magic does NOT “belong” to the maidens in the metaphysical sense that ozma’s magic belongs to him; ozma’s magic stays with him when he dies and follows him from one vessel to the next, whereas the maidens’ magic is attached to their auras and separates from them to find another host when they die. it’s likely that the branwen twins’ magic will behave in a similar way when they die, because it isn’t theirs. right? so regardless of whether magical heritability operates on metaphysical or genetic rules, it seems to me very unlikely that a maiden or one of the branwen twins could pass magical abilities onto a child, anymore than a parent could pass on a tattoo.

anyway—all mechanical quibbling aside—

as i see it, yang’s semblance is hard-wired to hyperarousal; i think it becomes active whenever she has an acute stress response, i.e. yang’s semblance is just Magical Fight-Or-Flight. and when i say “active” here what i mean is the part that makes her into a damage battery turns on. (we’ve seen with other damage-absorption semblances that they do require activation—the absorption isn’t an “always on” thing. nora can be hurt by electricity if she’s caught unawares, adam needs time to prepare himself before absorbing huge blasts of energy with his sword.) so basically, something happens, yang gets upset or scared or angry, her nervous system activates in response to “danger” (regardless of whether there is actual danger or not), and for yang one part of that activation is her aura preparing to absorb any incoming force.

after this point, there’s a second stage of activation which occurs at the conscious level, when yang acts—and this is where the variations in how and when and what order the visual signals occur comes into play, and also why i really strongly disagree with characterizing this secondary activation as equivalent to drawing a weapon.

like—yes, sometimes yang’s eyes flash red when she gets upset or angry during an argument. the acute stress response *happens* during arguments and other situations that cause strong emotional reactions—our brains just aren’t wired to differentiate between dangerous situations and situations that just make us upset, the physiological bugout kit gets brought out either way, and that’s why we sometimes snap or lash out in the heat of the moment or need to leave the room to calm down. in non-combat situations where yang’s eyes change, *that* is what’s happening: yang feels emotional pressure, she has this acute stress response, some trigger happens, she reacts without thinking—snaps something in a moment of anger like anyone would, totally normal. it just happens to be a quirk of her semblance that makes her eyes flash red when it happens.

importantly, it seems to me that this is how yang’s friends and family understand these moments. “yang’s eyes turn red in an argument” = “oh, yang is really upset.” we see this in 5.8, when weiss, ruby, and yang have that little spat about blake leaving; they’re not *scared* when yang’s eyes change, they don’t react like she suddenly flew off the handle and pointed her weapon at them—they’re startled, but the whole back-and-forth is about them realizing that yang is A LOT more upset about blake than they realized, and when she snaps at them and her eyes turn red they’re really concerned for her. yang, too, reacts very much like someone who just, in the heat of the moment, raised her voice in an argument without intending to—and then upon registering that she just shouted, she immediately backs down and walks away to cool down by herself. (and she did, in fact, shout; the red eyes are just a visual symbol that underscores the snapping, and the scene would have likely played out exactly the same even if her eyes hadn’t changed.)

on the other hand—in actual combat situations where yang is consciously using her semblance to her advantage—we see various sequences of red eyes + fiery hair to signal that. i think the different sequencing and varying drama of these kinds of activations are—well honestly mostly down to the pacing of the fight, but symbolically the less dramatic an activation is, the less intense yang’s perception of danger. just like there’s a difference between, you know, the “oh shit running late for work i’m gonna sprint from the bus stop” kind of adrenaline rush versus the “holy fuck my car rolled into the ditch and there’s shattered glass everywhere and i don’t actually remember making the decision to climb out the window at the speed of light and move a safe distance away from the wreck but i’m here now and seem to be in one piece WHEW” kind of adrenaline rush, you know? sometimes her semblance is this do-or-die thing where she’s throwing everything she has into one last stand against an opponent she can’t otherwise outmatch, and sometimes the fight is already basically over and she’s popping her semblance to give herself a nice clean and quick finish.

i’d highlight, also, the use of her semblance during the fight in the void—when she sees neo going for ruby and her semblance fully activates before she starts to move. because that emotion isn’t anger; it’s PANIC. pure, immediate terror because somebody’s going to stab her sister and she needs to get over there right now. there’s no real benefit to activating her semblance fully in that moment—she’s not soaked up enough damage at this point for it to be worth it—but because her semblance is so closely intertwined with her acute stress response and because one hundred percent of yang’s mind in that moment is focused on Get To Ruby Right The Fuck NOW, we see that full activation happen as she begins to move.

all of which ultimately makes for, i think, an excellent metaphor for how hyperarousal is an automatic, uncontrollable physiological reaction but people can choose what we *do* with it. like *waves hands* if i’m having a bad day and i just barely miss the bus am i going to feel that rush of adrenaline because my brain can’t tell the difference between this scenario and, like, a moose charging at me? yeah. is that going to make me feel snappish and irritable? yeah. am i going to bite someone’s head off for bumping into me in that moment? probably not—i might startle and snap “hey!!” because i’m already in a state of hyperarousal and something just collided with me, but then i’ll catch myself and in all likelihood just do the normal “hey sorry”/“nah you’re good just startled me” thing, because i’m a grown up capable of acting rationally even when my brain thinks a moose is trying to charge me or whatever. it’s the same deal with yang’s semblance; it’s hard-wired to that acute stress response and while she might snap or startle now and then in normal situations, with her eyes flashing red, she’s a rational and remarkably mature person who is perfectly capable of recognizing when that isn’t an appropriate response, and recognizing when she needs to just remove herself from the situation. we’ve seen her do exactly that, in fact. her ability and willingness to do that are some of the key things that set her apart from adam, who thinks and acts like even the smallest shred of unpleasant emotion that he feels is an excuse to do whatever the fuck he wants.

all of this is also why imo yang’s semblance can work brilliantly as both a metaphor for hyper vigilant crisis-mode *and* emotional resilience and crisis management, because Fundamentally yang’s semblance is a normal fight-or-flight stress response souped up with Magic Fantasy Bullshit, and the key to resilience and healing from hypervigilance is literally just figuring out new and better strategies for dealing with crises. yang experimenting with new ways of using her semblance is in a literal way just yang figuring out new strategies for how to handle her reaction to acute stress, literalized through the magic system in the same way that ren’s shift from emotional masking to emotion-sensing is a literalization of his developing emotional intelligence and comfort with his own feelings. yeah?

SIDEBAR. i think the reason yang’s eyes turn raven-red specifically is a way of symbolizing the emotional similarities between them; raven, also, is a character very much defined by her fight-or-flight response, hers is just very much tilted toward flight. yang, unlike raven, has achieved a kind of harmony with her acute stress response—she might slip up a bit and snap when she feels especially harried, but she’ll catch herself a second later and do what she needs to to calm herself down, and once she’s done so she’s willing and able to talk about the issue that upset her in the first place. her eyes might flicker to red for a moment, but they’ll never stay that way for long. and 9 times out of 10, if her eyes go red, it’s because she’s using her semblance in combat—consciously bringing out this part of herself in a context where it’s appropriate and constructive to do so, and then letting it go once she no longer needs it. raven, though? raven just runs and runs and runs, twisting from one rationalization to the next, totally ruled by her own fear, and her eyes are red all the time. (because that’s their natural color yes but we’re talking *symbolism* here, so what matters is the contrast with how red eyes are used to represent yang’s emotionality.) and this is, of course, the essence of yang’s confrontation with raven at the end of v5; she recognizes that she has this emotional maturity and control that her mom does not, and she’s able to articulate that with so much clarity and conviction that raven runs out of excuses, runs out of justifications, and has to concede that she’s right.

[midnightunderground-hq]

Event 001: All Hallows’ Eve Night Out

A Tale Told....

While Moira’s passing has shook the Midnight Underground to it’s very core and the people mourn (or at least pretend to), our supernatural friends would not miss such a momentous night. She would have wanted them to have fun, some people say.

My dearest puppet masters, I dare say it would be foolish to think that the creatures that go bump in the night would not be absolutely tickled pink at the very idea of a night dedicated completely to them. Debauchery runs rampant on The Strip these nights and those who may not normally be able to let their true selves out are at last free to run wild without fear of judgement. Vampires bite humans without fear of being burned at the stake, wizards unleash powerful potions into the night, and wolves are asked how they got their eyes to glow in the night.

It is an evening of depravity for all and while the passing of their Orator so soon to the Holiday is a tragedy, it does not mean they cannot enjoy themselves

While running amuck against the mundane is not a requirement for the evening and is, still, frowned upon by the higher ups in the Midnight Underground, there is still much to be do and excitement to be had! Each circle is having their own party this night, with various tricks (and treats) to behold. Please remember that costumes, or a visage of your own that appears enough like a costume to not attract attention from the Unaware, are required. 

While, officially, potential candidates for each circle have not been declared, there are certain parties to be privy too. You will see them in positions of power throughout your evening. Perhaps this is your chance to get to know them before they step forward and into the political night.

There are private party signs hung up at each establishment below and you, my little doves, have the golden ticket.

Chameleon Club will be hosting a costume contest with the winner to receive, well, a special prize they aren’t quite too keen on revealing yet. You know how those faeries can be after all. Hollis Fiala, the heir to the Fae High Court Throne, will be judging so you had better bring your best looks. Still, they assure me and our dear Guide that the reward will help you greatly in dealing away with any lingering promises you may have lurking in your closet.

Pete’s Diner, ever the beacon of normalcy in the midst of a sea of strange, is having a simple Halloween fair. They encourage you to bring your family for festivities. There will be bobbing for apples, a quaint little pumpkin patch, and a pumpkin carving contest hosted by Damien Harker, a local business man as far as the Unaware know, who has donated a fair bit to this wonderful night. He’s offering the cash prize for the evening and perhaps a bit more if you know the right words.

The Carmilla is not usually the host of such events, as the Filthy Fenrir has the feelings of less pomp and circumstances on nights such as this, but for some reason the Speakeasy claims they’ll be far too busy with preparations for something. Karlha Whitlock, a wolf on the rise to power, has challenged all party goers to make a drink using her three favorite ingredients: vodka, grenadine, and some sort of citrus fruit. Winner will have their cocktail become part of the menu under the name: Hair of the Dog, and the vampires promise aid should things get, well, hairy in the future.

La Fortuna will be carrying in it’s yearly tradition with a grand poker tournament that all of the Midnight Underground are invited to attend. And this years prize? A chip blessed by Thaddeus James himself with a promise to see one future event with perfect clarity. No one quite knows why Thaddeus seems to be the front runner for the Power, but you have always heard just how vibrant his visions are.

Implications for the game.....

As I’m sure you’ve managed to put together, this event is particularly interactive. The guide and I ask you of a few things. We give you full permission to visit any and all of these wonderful events occurring around the Midnight Underground and you may participate in any or all of the events!

We will ask that you tell us which event(s) you wish to participate in. Each group will be placed in different channels and asked to roll a dice. Whoever has the highest roll will be given the respective prize. Should you win one game, fantastic, but you cannot win any more than that. However if you’ve signed up for multiple and you fail to win the first, you may keep going!

AND WITH THAT, THE DASH IS OPEN FOR INTERACTIONS!

How does that sound turtledoves? A chance at winning something that could possibly change your lives. And your futures.

Sincerely,