#blizzard universe

[nickwheaters]

might be in the process of cooking something... maybe

[grandwretch]

a snippet from something empath steve that I'm never going to finish

Later, while Steve cleaned the snot and tears from his face, Robin watched him soberly from the toilet. She sat sideways, cross-legged on the closed seat, balanced precariously and stared up at him. Steve ignored her gaze, rubbing at his face until it stung.

"So," she said, eventually. Her words were careful, as if any poorly chosen phrase could send Steve into another spiral. "Can I ask... why Eddie?"

It was a question with many interpretations. Why care fixate Eddie, when so many people Steve had grown up with had died in the last week? Why sob yourself to sleep over someone you had barely known? What was it about Eddie that haunted Steve far beyond the vague ache of failure? Why was Steve's grief for one man strong enough to block out the pain and suffering of an entire town in mourning?

"Did I ever tell you why I fell in love with Nancy?" he said, instead of answering any of those questions.

Robin hesitated, then shook her head.

"The thing about emotions is that they don't make sense. I know I compared it to noise, before, but it's not-- It's not like a song. It's not even like a bunch of different songs played at once. It's more like being in a room with twenty radios, and all of them might change channels at any time. They all have their own rhythms, their own triggers-- And I can figure it out, sure, but it takes time and effort and sometimes I just... can't be bothered."

"Does my radio at least play something good?" Robin asked, raising an eyebrow. She was trying to distract him, tease him away from her own question-- An automatic response after seeing the pained look on his face. God, Steve loved her.

"We have the same radio," he said, waving his hand. Which was true, mostly. Sometimes, during the worst spirals he would feel a little pressure from Robin, but outside of that her emotions were felt just like his own-- in his own heart, not against his skin. "Not the point."

Robin grinned.

"Nance's mind is one of the steadiest I've ever felt. I was, like, addicted to it. Even when we were going through the worst shit we've ever been through, she was like a rock, and I-- I loved that. I needed that. And then..." Steve swallowed, his gaze flitting back to the mirror above the sink. He still looked ill, pale and gaunt. "I realized she wasn't, really. I thought she was the rock, and instead, it's just walls. I never... I never really figured out how to get past them. Probably never will."

"Steve..." Robin began, a frown starting to form on her face, but Steve cut her off with a shake of his head.

"No, 'cause, see-- Eddie was steady, too, right? So I thought, oh, good, more walls, don't want anything to do with that, and then--" Steve closed his eyes, letting himself remember the way Eddie's emotions had felt butting up against Steve's, the way the warmth had enveloped him even as he shivered through the shock and cold.

"Eddie was steady the way the ocean is steady. He was so alive," Steve continued, choking on the word, "and so warm, always moving but you could-- You could just float along on his train of thought. He was always just there, all around, pressing in. He never hid his emotions, but it didn't hurt. No static. It was like the tides coming in. I don't... I don't think I've ever felt that safe in someone's emotions, before. And I guess... I guess I'm having trouble processing that I might never feel it again."

[pocket-gems]

Blizzard Stone is both Ace/Biromantic. What does he like in a potential partner?

Well he does have one! Her name is Diamond Tear (or Dia for short).

She's passive, on a way of just "Going with the flow" without doing any real plans and not overthinking. Caring more about the moments and those around her.

She's motherly, patient and can take a long while for her to be angry. I feel like in her head "Funkytown" (by Lipps Inc) is playing on loop. She's just a simple lady.

[angeltannis]

I hope decades from now they teach Overwatch as a master class on how capitalism and the pursuit of limitless growth at all costs will inevitably break down and consume even the most creative and globally-beloved ideas until they’re bled dry of every dollar they could extract from fans

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

Profile art of Blizzard by Bob Layton for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Update '89.

[captainseamech]

//... BTW how are feeling about the Overwatch x Transformers collab coming up in a few days lads?

[one-winged-dreams]

I feel so fucking dead inside over this recent WoW fuckery but I have to say, going from the WoW mutual to the Squeenix mutual is not the direction I expected things to go

[shadowlinktheshadow]

late night doodles do be hitting different 😔

[cardcaptorsakura96]

A Change in Plans

Fandom: Supergirl

Characters: Lena Luthor, Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers

Summary: Kara has the perfect wedding proposal planned. However, outside forces altered what she had in mind.

Note: Did this for Fluffcember with a bonus choice of Cookies

Kara stood staring at a blue sunflower print dress that she had in her closet. It was the same dress that she wore on her first date with Lena. She smiled when she thought about it. She was so nervous about botching everything. However, the night went perfectly. They held hands while they walked to the park and had a picnic near the lake. It ended with them wrapped in a blanket watching the sunset set. The sun setting over the lake caused the lake to turn into beautiful hues of pinks, blues, and purples. It was as breathtaking as watching the marvel across Lena’s face. 

Today was their one year anniversary and she wanted to recreate that date with Lena, but with a twist. Hidden in the picnic basket, she had an engagement ring and bracelet. Sam and Alex had been spies for her and told Kara the engagement rings that Lena had been looking at when she didn’t think anyone was noticing. She was able to get it from Lena’s favorite jeweler several days ago. It was a pink heart-shaped diamond ring with a silver band. She had inscribed inside the band: You are my heart and soul. Now and forever. She went to the Fortress of Solitude to have Kelex recreate the wedding bracelet her mom had. It nearly made her tear up thinking about it. The bracelet had her family’s crest surrounded by gold. Wedding bracelets hold a special meaning in Kryptonian culture. Not only was it an announcement of your love, but it was showing the world that you wanted to spend eternity with that special someone. It was very significant because marriage in Krypton was not something that was taken lightly since divorce was heavily frowned upon. Only a couple of people in Kryptonian history have done so. Kara couldn’t wait to put the bracelet around Lena’s wrist. They had about an hour before she had to leave to pick up her custom-order picnic basket from Noonan’s, place the ring and bracelet inside the basket, and then take Lena to the park, but Kara was a bundle of energy. She thought about going patrolling to burn off some steam but changed her mind when she smelt something pleasant coming from outside the room. She followed the smell until she got to the kitchen. She smiled when she saw Lena in the kitchen taking out a tray of cookies. 

Kara bounced over to her smiling and exclaimed, “I didn’t know that you were making cookies!” 

She looked at the cookies further and noticed they were her favorite: Reese’s peanut butter cookies. Each cookie was several inches high with a soft center. 

While her mouth watered, she said, “You made my favorite.”

Lena smiled, caressed her face, and said, “It is a special day, and I wanted to do something special that showed that you mean everything to me.”

Kara smiled and said, “You mean the world to me too.”

Kara leaned to kiss Lena. Kara wrapped her arms around her and Lena leaned into the embrace. They kissed for a couple of moments until they heard a sudden pop. They leaned back, opened their eyes, and saw that they were in darkness. 

Before they could say anything else, the lights came back on again. 

Kara smirked and said, “I guess our love nearly overloaded the electricity.”

Lena chuckled while swatting playfully at Kara’s arm and said, “You are incorrigible.”

Kara smirked and said, “You know you love it.”

Lena smirked and said, “Always.”

Lena leaned forward and kissed Kara once more. They stayed like that for a couple of moments before Lena pushed herself back. Kara looked up at her pouting. 

Lena chuckled and said, “I know you want to keep going, but I want to finish making the cookies. Before they cool off, I need to soak them in the honey mixture that you like so much.”

Kara beamed. She loved the honey glaze that Lena used on the cookies. The Reese’s peanut butter cookies did taste great without it. However, the addition of the glaze brought the cookie up to the top tier.

Kara sighed and said, “I will get out of your way.”

Lena chuckled and said, “I just need 10 minutes and then you can have a cookie.”

Kara smiled and kissed Lena on the cheek. 

“Alright, I will just check my work emails for a bit.”

Lena smiled and said, “Perfect.”

Kara bounced out of the room looking for her work computer until she noticed something strange out of the corner of her eye. The door that led to the balcony showed it had ice forming on it. She went towards it, opened the door, and balked at what she saw. There was a full-blown blizzard happening outside. Considering they were near Los Angeles, this was not the norm. She quickly closed the door and called Alex. She answered on the first ring. 

“Hello,” said Alex. 

“Hey, have you seen what is going on outside?” asked Kara. 

Alex sighed and said, “Yes, I see the snow.”

Kara frowned and said, “It is not just snow. It is a snowstorm happening out there. The visibility is so low that I can only see a couple of inches in front of me.”

“I know. We got reports from Metropolis of Superman and the Flash fighting the Weather Wizard. He caused a snowstorm to appear. The Flash and Superman were able to destroy the machine the Weather Wizard was using, but the storm he created was in the atmosphere and has been heading west ever since. It has been losing force believe it or not since traveling. Metropolis got hit with 20 feet of snow. They are predicting here that we will get 8 feet.”

“Is there no way to stop it?”

“No, at this point, it will be waiting for the storm to dissipate on its own. The scientists believe that the storm will peter out around Hawaii in about 8 hours.”

Kara groaned. That nixed the perfect proposal plan she had tonight. 

“I know that you had plans with Lena tonight, but maybe you can do the proposal another time.”

Kara sighed, “Maybe.”

Read the rest on AO3

[timmurleyart]

The walk downtown. ❄️🌨☂️

[drawnecromancy]

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Renia of Neseah

Second oldest at 41 years old, she is a painter and a traveler more than she is a princess, and only dresses this fancily when forced to. You likely won't even find her in the castle, but wandering somewhere looking like a regular ass adventurer.

Notes.

Was raised with very particular and thorough education, as if she was the heiress, just in case something happened to Laevna.

She absolutely hated it, and even if Laevna died, would not take the throne. She'd rather disappear.

Secretly dating the prince Vamir of Elfen... the grandson of Keryth of Elfen A.K.A the man who'd go on to murder her entire family, including her.

Secretly wrote a series of books that is very popular in Neseah.

She does a lot of things secretly and sprinkles out clues for her siblings and parents to piece it together, as enrichment. In another universe she'd probably make ARGs online.

After her death, she does become a ghost - like many people who died that day. She isn't capable of turning corporeal or being seen, but she does watch over Vamir to this day.

[artist-kreating-stuff]

I want to start by saying... this won't be the final addition to the God AU.

I realized that I forgot an important character: Hanna, Bashara's sister!

She's essential to the plot in Quaddrive and Quadstrike, so I’d feel bad if I left her out - I’m sorry!

So let’s just call this… the second to last addition to the God AU.

Here’s Bashara!

Bashara is the God of Ice. As the patron of bitter temperatures, he can be incredibly cold in personality, especially towards those who rub him the wrong way. Though like ice can be soft in the form of snowflakes, he also has an empathetic side and has been known to extend his favor towards those he sympathizes with.

He created the various winter wonderlands of the Earth to his liking, and is the protector of every species that call those wonderlands their home. Though he feels that others deserve to bask in the beauty of his creation, so for a few months each year, he extends the reaches of his wonderland to cover certain areas of the world, resulting in what we call winter. However, there are areas where his ice can’t last for long in the sunlight, so he prefers to stay away from those places; as a result of that, those areas are warm and dry all year long.

(I needed a God of Ice, okay? Everything else was taken.)

Anyways, what do you think of God Bashara?

And after Hanna, it really will be the end of the God AU. She’s going to be a little helper in her brother’s wonderland!

[codenamejudas]

Moss soup for everybody!

[reformedmercymain]

God blizzard political lore has the worsssst depictions/analogies of literally any type of conflict or oppression ever. Like you can’t even try to have a nuanced discussion about a single characters ideology (let alone a group of them) because the entire thing is too much of a mess

[callistos-posts]

Imagine an Almost Naked Animals AU where every single character is a villain…*thinks abt Narwhal singing Emperor’s New Clothes by Panic! At The Disco while intensely blushing*

@velocithea any ideas for the characters?

[sleepyfaequeen]

Blizzard Please!

Me and my friend were looking at crossover skin ideas for Overwatch and it just came to me. Lucio with a Static Shock skin would be so cool! Imagine these two likeable characters as a skin! >-< someone beg Blizzard!