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happy blood moon season!

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REBEL MOON CHAPITRE 1 : CALICE DE SANG (2024)

Dans la version "director’s cut" de Zack Snyder, vous serez invités à plonger au cœur de la saga de SF, avec des versions plus sexy et plus violentes de Rebel Moon : Chapitre 1 : Calice de Sang et Rebel Moon : Chapitre 2 : La Malédiction du Pardon.

Une paisible colonie sur une lune aux confins de l’univers se retrouve sous la menace des armées du tyrannique régent Balisarius. Dès lors, Kora , mystérieuse étrangère, devient le meilleur espoir de survie des villageois dont elle partage le quotidien. Chargée de recruter des combattants aguerris pour repousser le Monde-Mère, Kora réunit une petite troupe de soldats : des marginaux, insurgés, paysans et orphelins de guerre qui ont en commun le même besoin de rédemption et de vengeance. Alors que l’ombre d’un royaume tout entier s’abat sur la plus vulnérable des lunes, une nouvelle armée de héros voit le jour.

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Monster (8)

Pairing: Chan x Reader x Felix

Warning: Violence, Mentions of Blood etc

Word Count: 1.2k

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Previous Chapters

“Please!” You cry out. “Please don't!” Panic sets in as Seojoon walks closer to you, his hand gripping onto something. Your eyes are having a hard time focusing as you watch him get closer with each step, Mia standing off to the side giggling while she watches you trying to rip the chains from the ceiling. You're not strong enough, your shoulders ache so badly as you struggle, trying to swing your legs up to kick him as he stands in front of you. You look down, seeing a long whip in his hands and your stomach sinks.

“Please.” You whisper. “Don't. What do you want from me!?” You scream.

“Well.” Mia starts. “I'd like for you to start minding your goddamn business. If you're told to stay out of something, that doesn't mean keep meddling!” She shouts. Her fists clench as she stares at you. You look between her and Seojoon, he stands there chuckling, looking down at her hands.

“Hit her.” He says. “It'll help relieve stress. You'll feel better.”

Mia looks at him, she's surprised he even suggested that. She opens her mouth to say something but closes it, instead, pulls her arm back, swinging at you, hitting you directly in the stomach, knocking the wind out of you.

You hang there coughing, trying to catch your breath as she cocks her arm back again, this time hitting your face as you're gasping for air.

“Wow.” Mia chuckles. “It's working.” She smiles, raising her hand, slapping you hard across the face. Your stomach and face burn, you can feel blood dripping from your lip or nose, you have no idea which one.

“You gotta let me have some fun too.” Seojoon chuckles, setting down his whip. “This is gonna be for the three absolutely agonizing years I had to fucking suffer through with you.” He says, hitting you with a closed fist, directly in the nose. You scream out loudly as you begin to cry. You desperately prayed that Wonho told Chan what had happened, he was your only chance at getting out of here.

“God. So many times I had wanted to do this to you. Being with you was so insufferable.” He chuckles, grabbing a chunk of your hair, pulling your head up. “Look at me when I'm talking to you.” He scoffs. You try to focus your eyes but you struggle to look at him or Mia, your head is spinning.

“Please stop.” You whisper, spitting blood from your mouth.

“You know you wouldn't be in this position had you just listened to us.” He laughs. “I wish your father had asked me to be with you.” Seojoon smiles, looking over at Mia.

“You are now, that's all that matters.” Mia giggles, walking closer to him.

“That's right, baby.” Seojoon says, pulling Mia in for a sloppy kiss.

“He's fucking married.” You cough.

Seojoon hits you harder than last time. “Do you ever fucking learn?” He snaps. “Try minding your goddamn business.”

“I know he's married. I don't care.” Mia tells you.

“What about Felix?” You whimper.

“What about him?” Mia scoffs. “He's part of a job, nothing fucking more. Once Chan, Felix and Mr. Lee are out of the picture, Seojoon will leave his wife.”

Seojoon coughs, stepping back from Mia, looking through the tools laid out on the table. “Right?” She asks.

“Now's not the time for this bullshit, Mia.” He snaps. “Are you gonna let the wedding happen Y/N and stop getting in the fucking way?” He asks.

“You think…I'm gonna let Felix…marry that cunt?” You gasp. “Think again.”

“I say we just fucking kill her.” Seojoon spits, reaching in the waist of his pants, pulling out a gun. He cocks it, pointing it at your head.

“Mia?” You hear your dad calling.

“Don't say a fucking word.” Mia says to you.

“Coming daddy.” She yells, looking between you and Seojoon. “Don't do anything until I get back.”

You watch as Mia goes up the stairs, leaving you alone with the psychopath.

“What am I gonna do with you?” Seojoon huffs. “Clearly beating you isn't getting the message across…what is it gonna take?” He sighs. “Maybe…” He trails off, turning around. He grabs a knife from the tray, turning back to you. He grins as he jabs the knife into the fabric of your shirt, cutting it all the way up until it hangs open, exposing your bra. “You know, these really were the only good things about you.” He chuckles. “You've always had great tits.” He says, his hands resting on your waist.

“If you don't take your fucking hands off her, I'll blow your goddamn brains out.” You hear from the stairs. Your head snaps up, seeing the shadow of Chan through your blurry and swollen eyes.

“The fuck are you gonna do about it?” Seojoon scoffs, turning to look at you before back at Chan.

“You think there's nothing I wouldn't do to protect this girl?” Chan asks. “I've been to prison.” He chuckles, walking closer to Seojoon. “And I'm not fucking afraid to go back.”

Seojoon runs back the way he originally came out but Chan doesn't chase after him. He rushes towards you, grabbing a chair for you to stand on before he starts working on breaking the chains around your wrists. You sob as he releases one wrist, the relief and the pain was too much.

Chan gets your other wrist free, causing you to collapse onto him. He holds onto you tightly, picking you up and carrying you up the stairs.

“The wedding is in a few weeks…” You barely hear your father say before trailing off. “Y/N? Chan?” He gasps, rushing towards you. “What the fuck happened?”

“Why don't you ask your other daughter?” Chan growls.

Your father looks at Mia, who sits there trying to act innocent. “I told you a little bit!” Your father snaps.

“It was mostly Seojoon.” You mumble.

“Seojoon did this?” Your dad asks. His voice was calmer than it had ever been, and that was always so much scarier.

“Daddy… I can…” Mia trails off.

“My office, now.” He says.

Chan doesn't say anything, instead takes your limp body out of the house, placing you in the backseat of the car and peeling out of the driveway.

You must have passed out, when you came to, you were back in Chan’s arms, being taken into his house.

“What happened?” You hear a deep familiar voice.

“You're future fucking wife happened.” Chan snaps, taking you upstairs to his room. He walks in, closing the door behind him before laying you down on his bed.

“You saved me.” You mumble.

“Of course I did.” He laughs.

“Thank you.” You whisper, groaning as you try to get comfy in his bed. Your body ached and throbbed.

“I'm going to get you some medicine.” He whispers as you doze off, finally feeling safe.

Over the next week, Chan never left your side, bringing you everything you needed and wanted to help your body heal. Your bruises had almost faded, and the rest of your body was close to being fully recovered.

“How are you feeling?” Chan asks.

“So much better.” You smile. “I can't thank you enough.”

“For what?” He asks.

“For everything. For saving me…taking care of me, nursing me back to health… for it all.” You smile. “I've never had anyone care this much for me.” You say, as he comes and sits next to you on the bed.

“I'd go to the ends of the fucking earth for you.” Chan says. “I'd do anything you asked of me.”

“Why?” You whisper.

“Because I'm so fucking in love with you.”

[selfaware-bungou-stray-dogs]

Could you write a small platonic imagine bout the bsd cast finding out that the user is a teen pls! (Also I am a fan of your work)

Thank you. I am glad, you like my works. There, hope, you enjoy it.

Finding out, that user are a teen

Platonic! Self-Aware! BSD characters x GN! Teen! Reader

Warning: OOC, Platonic Soft Yandere. English is my second language.

All of them have heard your voice. All of them have felt your emotions towards them. They don't have name or age, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing for them is that you are a good person. And they adored you because of that.

But, still, they want to learn more about you. And, one day, they got some of their answers.

When the purple moon shines above Yokohama once again, it could mean two things. First, someone will get a new outfit. Second, someone new, a ghost from the past, will appear.

When purple moon faded, Kirako Haruno finally become truly self-aware.

BSD cast heard the voice of Their Guiding Light.

"Yea! I got Haruno! All ADA team is there!"

Kirako blinked and laugh quietly.

"[Y/N], you are so energetic."

Everyone was quiet. [Y/N]? Fukuzawa was the one, who broke the silence.

"[Y/N]? Is that...?"

Kirako nodded.

"Yes. It's their name. I have learned it during my... stasis, let's call it that."

Yosano spoked next.

"Have you learned something else?"

Kirako nodded again.

"Yes. About their interests. And some bits about their school life."

"School life?" Echoed Yosano. Kirako looked around. Everyone was looking at her.

"Yes. [Y/N] are still going to school. They are a teen."

_______________________

🐾 Congratulations, you are now adopted by everyone.

🐾 For someone, you will be a sibling. For others, you will be their child. Someone will be an uncle or aunt. For others, you will be a grandchild.

🐾 They already love you as their own flesh and blood.

🐾 What they will do, when they got into your world? It depends.

🐾 If you have a good, loving family, they won't take you away, but they will become good friends to you.

🐾 If your family are terrible, they will take you away from them.

🐾 Not without teaching them a lesson.

🐾 If you are an orphan, they would adopt you immediately.

🐾 They will try their best to make your life happy. They will do anything to ensure your future.

Some more headcannons:

🐾 Fukuzawa, Mori, Fitzgerald and Oda almost fight, when they were figuring out, who will be your adopted father.

🐾 Fyodor is waiting for the right moment to join the competition for an 'adopted father' title.

🐾 Fukichi is still confused. Should he be considered your father or your grandfather?

🐾 Poe and Ranpo will compete with each other in "Who is the best Big Brother" competition. Ranpo has candies, Poe has Karl.

🐾 Lovecraft will let you climb all over his monster form. Same with Goncharov and his stone golems.

🐾 Someone bullies you? Kenji, Kyouka, Elise, Q and Gogol will show them not to mess with you.

🐾 Yosano and Kouyou are the ones, who is responsible for your wardrobe.

🐾 One time, Mori took you on a shopping trip. Chuuya accompanied you two. And Mori has decided to visit all shops to buy you as many cute clothes as he can. And he didn't have a car at that moment. At the end, Chuuya had to carry exhausted you and few dozen bags.

🐾 Kunikida will help you with math. Even if you don't like math, his explanations are easy to understand.

🐾 All of them are protective. No one will hurt you on their watch. They love you and cherish you.

[christophernolan]

Fantasy books by female authors that deserve more praise and recognition and are so SO MUCH better than whatever SJM writes.

The Sun Sword series | Michelle West

A hundred thousand kingdoms | NK Jemisin

The killing Moon | NK Jemisin

An ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Tahir

Shatter Me | Taherah Mafi

Furyborn | Claire Legrand

The bone season | Samantha Shannon

Darker shade of Magic | VE Schwab

The invisible life of Addie LaRue | VE Schwab

Realm of the Elderlings | Robin Hobbs

Sands of Arawiya | Hafsah Faizal

The Daevabad Trilogy | SA Chakraborty

Year of the Reaper | Makiia Lucier

The bear and the Nightingale | Katherine Arden

The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern

Descendent of the Crane | Joan He

The bridge Kingdom | Danielle Jensen

Dark Shores | Danielle Jensen

Falling Kingdoms | Morgan Rhodes

Range of Ghosts | Elizabeth Bear

Children of blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi

The Wrath and the Dawn | Renee Ahdieh

Lumatere Chronicles | Melina Marchetta

The Alchemists of Loom | Elise Kova

[skkfujoshi]

Murder as meet cute

Chuuya flinched as the blood landed on his face.

He knew it was blood without even having to look,because he had felt it before.Though not in this amount.

Mori killing his patients didn’t happen often enough to be considered the norm,but simultaneously didn’t occur so rarely to be considered surprising.

However…His father usually had some standards,some rules for how he went about things like that.

For example,don’t go after people whose absence would be noticed.

Suffice to say,murdering the boss of the Port Mafia pretty much spat in the face of that idea.

Chuuya couldn’t see the scene very well from his stance behind the door.

“The boss perished due to his illness.He left word saying I’ll inherit his position.”Chuuya’s father said,swinging his head in the direction opposite Chuuya’s hiding spot”You’re my witness.Got it?”

There was a huff.

Chuuya’s eyes widened.A third party!?

“Seems I’m not the only one,Mori.”a boyish voice said

His father turned to look at him,eyes wide and face covered in blood.

“Chuuya,come in here.I wanna wipe your face off.” “I’ll do it myself,dad.” “And let someone see you?” “…” “Get in here.”

Chuuya obeyed,eyes still on the corpse,Until Mori grabbed his jaw.

“Don’t look at that,do you understand?”he gritted. “Yes.”

He didn’t look at Mori’s face either though,because it was only a reminder of what might happen.

If his father’s figured out…They’ll both be killed.If this witness talks…

Chuuya glanced at him.A skinny,scrawny thing with a mop of brown hair,an uncovered eye that bulged,seemingly glowing red under the light of the bloody moon.

If necessary,Chuuya could take him.And put him six feet under.

“He new?”Chuuya asked and turned towards his father ”Yeah,I only came here today.”the boy answered

Chuuya scowled.

“Did I ask you?” “No,but you did ask,so does the person answering really matter?” “Why you-“

Mori swiped the handkerchief across his cheek and mouth,muffling Chuuya’s insult.

“Dazai will stay quiet.And even if he doesn’t,him dying will be viewed as his fault.” “You hired a suicidal maniac as your witness,instead of me?Great job,dad.” “More bribed,really.”Dazai said

Mori shot him a glare and gave Chuuya one as well as he scrubbed off the last bits of blood of off his son’s face.

“Don’t worry about it.We’ll discuss it tomorrow.For now,all you have to do is wash up and go to bed.” “But-“ “Tomorrow.Bed,now.”

Chuuya obeyed,though he wrapped Mori’s hand extra firmly around the scalpel,giving Dazai a warning glare as he left.

As he walked down the hallway,he could only draw two conclusions.He’ll have a hard night,tossing and turning ahead and he didn’t like that suicidal maniac.Not one bit.

-

Dazai wouldn’t call himself an eavesdropper.He didn’t consider himself to have done it enough time to be considered a practitioner.

This was only his second time doing it,after all.

How could he not when the information was so fascinating.

“You want me to use corruption!?” “Yes.” “Dad,we never used it before!We don’t know if-“ “You could die?Get over yourself Chuuya.”Elise mocked “Shut up Elise!” “Or what?” “I’ll steal your bow again.”

Elise whined as Mori scolded his daughter.

“Chuuya,be nice to Elise.You know how sensitive she is.” “Sensitive my-“

Dazai kicked the door open.

“Sorry for being late.Dreadful manners,I know.”he said,walking in

All three stared.Mori was relieved,Chuuya was disgusted and most entertainingly,Elise was scared.Dazai smiled and waved at the blonde.

She hid behind Chuuya and despite their previous spat,the other girl put her arm in front of Elise in a protective gesture.

“You’re still here.”Chuuya said,sneering “Indeed I am.Don’t think we’ve been properly introduced.”

She looked Dazai up and down,blue eyes narrowed in disdain.Dazai smiled,content that he was right.

She was just as pretty without the blood on her face.

Resigned,Chuuya extended her hand.

“Chuuya Nakahara.” “Osamu Dazai.he said cupping Chuuya’s single hand in both of his”Chuuya…Have you ever considered the idea of double suicide.” “Huh!?”

Chuuya looked at him in a mixture of confusion,offense,surprise and somewhere in there a question of”What the hell is this guy smoking!?”

So,the response girls usually gave to his offer.Which was odd,since last night she discussed being a planted murder witness with the same nonchalance most girls discussed buying accessories.

One would think death wouldn’t really phase her.

“My,my,Dazai…I didn’t know that you expanded your double suicide options to men as well.” “What!?” “I’m a boy,dipshit…”Chuuya gritted,face bright red

Dazai looked him up and down.

“Guess that explains the lack of chest.” “Hey!”

Not heeding the other’s objection,Dazai let go of Chuuya’s hand and patted his shoulder.

“Sure you’ll grow into the voice,though.Keep at it,pipsqueak”

A red aura appeared around the redhead,but disappeared as soon as he placed his hand on Chuuya’s shoulder again.

-

What the fuck!?

He whipped towards Mori,but his father’s only response was a smug smile.

“What the hell is this!?” “My ability…’No longer human’.”

Chuuya turned to Elise,looking for some solidarity…But she was gone.

He didn’t hear her leave,so…

She was an ability and he couldn’t use ‘Upon the Tainted Sorrow’ right now…

And Elise was touching him…

“An anti gifted?” “Yes.Osamu’s ability is to cancel the ability of those he touches.”

Dazai smiled,nodding,eyes flat and empty.

A harrowing thought came to Chuuya.What if he couldn’t get it back…What if it was for Dazai to hold onto now?What if Mori would take ‘Tainted Sorrow’ away from Chuuya via Dazai whenever Chuuya gave him lip?

“Don’t worry.”Dazai said,letting go of him”You can use it again now.”

Narrowing his eyes,Chuuya used his ability,floating a few inches above the ground,landing soon after,turning towards his father with a scoff on his lips.

“You think this will stop Ahrahabaki!?”

-

“The servant of the gods?”Dazai asked

Well…Mori had his attention but now he had his curiosity.

Chuuya looked rapidly between the two,furious.

“You didn’t tell him!?”

Shrugging,Mori putting on a black blazer.

“Figured you should do it.” “Why can’t you?”

He kissed the top of Chuuya’s head.

“Because I have a funeral to go to.”

Chuuya sighed,grabbing the coat of off Dazai

“Wait,I’m coming with.” “We’re not supposed to be there.” Dazai said

Chuuya glared at him.

“Why not!?” “Because you have a tendency towards emotional outbursts.It’s too risky.And I have no incentive not to spill Mori’s dirty little secret in front of everyone.It’d be dumb for me to come.” “Maybe punching you in the teeth would make you quiet?” “Not particularly.“ “You-“

Mori cleared his throat,turning towards him.

“That and only members are allowed on the previous boss’s funeral.Neither of you are officially inducted.”

Now Dazai was confused.Wasn’t just being taken in by the mafia enough to be considered a member?

“Chuuya will explain it to you.Right?” “Right.” “Wonderful.Behave you two,I’ll be back in an hour.”Mori said as he left

Dazai promptly plopped himself on Mori’s bed,much to Chuuya’s chagrin.

“Stop getting your germs on the bed,asshole!” “I got all of my necessary shots shortie,relax.”

Chuuya strode over to him,homocidal rage coming off him in waves.He sighed and gritted his teeth.

“At least take your shoes off!” “But my feet aren’t even on the-“ “It’s the principle!”

With an eye roll and as begrudgingly and slowly as possible Dazai took off his shoes.

“There.Happy?” “Not really.” ”Oh well,can’t please everyone.”

-

Chuuya sighed in exasperation,turning towards the closet and taking out a jacket.Hopefully,the universe will have heard his pleas and one of the Flags was ditching the funeral.Albatross,if he was extra lucky.

“Chuu-ya!” “Don’t call me that.” “Isn’t that your name,Chuu-ya?” “You don’t say it like that!” “Whatever.”

The two stayed quiet for a moment and then…

“What’s corruption?”

Chuuya turned towards him,eyes wide.

“How do you know-“ “Eavesdropping.” “Disgusting,fucking disgusting.”

Chuuya crossed his arms and sighed,once more regarding Dazai with suspicion.

“How long have you known my father?” “Couple months.I was his patient and he said he’d give me a poison to kill myself with if I help out.” “My father would never do something like that.” “Keep telling that to yourself.Anyway,why did you ask?” “To see if I can…Trust you,I suppose.”

“Huge mistake there.” “No need to tell me that.Basically what corruption is…Theoretically,the strongest form of my ability but I…I wouldn’t be aware while I was using it.It’d use up my energy and I’d die.” “What does that have to do with gravity.” “It’s a long story,but…”

Chuuya swallowed.He hadn’t really spoken the words out loud until now.Of all the people to first say the truth of what he was to…

“I’m the host for Ahrahabaki.”

He expected Dazai to gasp,to be a bit taken aback,afraid.

But his eyes only widened a bit,before he said:”Hmm,you seem really tiny for a demigod.” “Hey!” “Just saying.”

In a way he was almost relieved.He supposed that this was better than Dazai screaming in horror.

“Was your mother the previous holder?” “My…My mother!?” “Yes,the unfortunate little girl your father impreg-“ “Eww!Eww!Disgusting!I’m adopted,jackass!And even if I wasn’t my mother would be a lady my father’s age!” “Sure she’d be.”

-

Dazai stood up,put his shoes back on and began to walk out only to be grabbed by Chuuya mere moments later.

“Where are you going?” “Well,since I don’t find you particularly mentally stimulating company,I’m off to do something more constructive,like going to the arcade.”

Chuuya blinked at him.

“What’s an arcade?”

Instantly Dazai felt sympathy pierce his heart.This poor boy to have never gotten beaten by Dazai in a video game.This has to be fixed at once.

He grabbed Chuuya by the hand and pulled him outside.

“Where the hell are you taking me,you maniac!?” “Out of the tower,Rapunzel.” “I told you earlier,dipshit!I’m a boy!A boy!” “Then stop whining like a girl.” “I will when you stop manhandling me!” Dazai did not in fact stop,dragging Chuuya outside.

Boss Chuuya AU Masterpost

Previous fic part <— Next fic part —> First overall AU info post

[togetherhearted]

Hello. I'm not sure if I clarified my request (Elise, Ahri, Zyra), but if I didn't, then it's dating Reader, who can become invisible.

I remember you didn't and that was why I saved the other screenshot 😊

I hope it's fine

HAUNTED ZYRA,BLOOD MOON ELISE AND ARCADE AHRI WITH INVISIBILE READER

Haunting a house for Zyra was just another way to pass the time. Her roots were deep in concrete, impossible to stop. They were everywhere, from the entrance to the small tower at the top. You did another type of haunting, though. You were the one to have fun scaring whoever ventured in. If someone was brave enough to go past her plants you were there, with your invisibility, to scare them off at any time. You two wanted your privacy.

-So, you lured them to their misery- Elise sat on her throne;watching the show from her cave. Down there the blood ritual was about to begin. You were such a special member of the blood moon clan;you used your invisibility to drag people to the temple by luring them with flames. The screams made you both smile. You lazily plopped on the ground next to Elise's seat. You finally turned visible to her eyes.

Ahri thought it was unfair, that you cheated your way round the game. Ahri spent hours and hours to build herself, study strategies to beat the bosses and there you are;passing levels like it's nothing just because you could turn invisible. Ahri grumbled to herself when she caught you go invisible again to pass unbothered around enemies while she was studying the field to sneak around. -Cheater...-

[sensarna]

Theory time (spoilers)

I honestly think that Spit was framed and is not a werewolf/ghoul. In my opinion the real culprit used Spit's drug withdrawal symptoms to make him the most obvious suspect and Spit is either experiencing Delirium from a werewolf transformation or a panic attack from the massacre.

Why kill Fatigue? If it's a werewolf then the old man is the biggest problem - he's the Lycantrophy guy after all and might've deduced werewolf's identity. He's also constantly chilling with the security and Spit acted weird enough the whole evening that he would be the most suspicious. Almost like a Red Herring.

My guess is that Matilda is the werewolf . There's a full moon outside and - if she's a werewolf - she would be constantly on edge because of it (I'm also not sure if her bold handwriting and surname - Wilde - are clues or just quirks of the character). I also think that Elise might know about it and that it's the real reason why she exchanged Git's rolls for the key to the Security room - to give Matilda something to calm her nerves....or maybe she was really just being nice to the staff. Fatigue finding out Matilda's identity might've been the last straw.

As for who the ghoul might be... I'm honestly not sure. Elise, Occam, Amanda, Git, Gloria and even Brok felt the most suspicious for me.

Elise was visibly suspicious the whole episode, but that might as well be a Red Herring for the viewers. She might just be a nice person - rolls to calm down Miranda and a room to breathe for Grimal.

Occam recovered from strangulation with no marks on his neck in the last scene (might be an animation error) and there was an additional chalice when he was found. He's also one of the highest members in the hierarchy and could get the most info.

Amanda is suspicious mostly because of how uninvolved in anything she was, but she also mentioned Baba Yaga after her brain was fried and Baba Yaga, in the WOD lore, is a powerful Nosferatu + according to Blacklaw the longer you hide the truth from his Truth Machine the worst it will be for you , and we saw that it works with Grimal so what was Amanda hiding? Miranda's Lycantrophy?

Git works with the ghouls on his day job so he would be an easy target. If Spit is actually a werewolf he might've framed his friend to redirect everyone's attention and since he was locked up he could fabricate whatever story he needs. Also his smile after he told Blacklaw about D at 99p store seemed suspicious to me, like he is using Blacklaw's obsession with D to redirect attention elsewhere... or maybe he is smiling because they are about to start bullying/torturing people for truth.

Gloria is just snorting cocaine most of the episode but it might be because she is trying to get the edge off. If she had no blood for a long time she might try it and The Police Dude said he tried drugs to stimulate the high of vampiric blood. She was also fine when checking on Occam despite having white powder on her face. Her nervousness when instructing Matilda and Harry might be from drugs and the situation as a whole.

Brok is just weirdly strong and resilient. Also Occam was strangled from behind and Brok's first course of action most of the time is to go for the neck.

In the end, considering that vampires can go invisible, shapeshift and create illusions it's possible that the suspect might not even be among the main characters. And with how strong they are there might also be no werewolf.

[sacredhyacinth]

GOSH!I loved your newest animatic,but i'm still really confused on the lore...Like what did marisol do?(also this is probably one of you best animatics in terms of artwork in my opinion)

the newest animatic was just blood moon lori lore and an old concept I had for BM which had lori hack off Melanie’s arm with the scythe to get the Flores Star away from her—which eventually leads to Elise finding the scene and grabbing the Julius gem, just an old concept I played around with

[jazzystudios82]

Webcomic Recommendations ♡

Here are some comics that I've read (physically or digitally) that I'd like to recommend to people who have similar interests.

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Webtoon:

Made of Stardust The Remarried Empress Muted Lore Olympus

Mythos Redone Ava's Demon Lackadaisy Crow Time Your Throne

The Reaper and the Waiting Gourmet Hound Crumbs

Siren's Lament The Prince of Southland Bailin and Li Yun

Cursed Princess Club The Wrath & The Dawn Ladykillers Hooky

Heartstopper Not Even Bones The Witch and The Bull Raven Saga

Lovebot The Blind Prince Jungle Juice When Jasy Whistles Osora

Forever After Nevermore Brimstone and Roses Asking You

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Fever King Jackson's Diary

Castle Swimmer Suitor Armor Blades of Furry Covenant

Les Normaux I'm the Queen in This Life Everything is Fine SubZero

Down to Earth Watermelon Love Me to Death Marionetta

My Gently Raised Beast Unholy Blood The Mafia Nanny

Morgana and Oz Freaking Romance Lumine Your Letter

Dark Moon: The Blood Altar The Star Seekers 7Fates: CHAKHO

Marry My Husband Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Yellow

Go Away Romeo School Bus Graveyard Sable Curse Novae

Dolls Realta ZomCom Death: Rescheduled Lovely Hell

I'm the Grim Reaper 23:4 The Guy Upstairs Mystic Prince

Lady Knight Twilight Poem The End of You Vermelho

Night Owls and Summer Skies SOLEIL Purple Hyacinth AXED

My Deepest Secret Always Human HEART Anthology Shiloh

I Love Yoo I Am the Villain Of Swamp & Sea The Little Trashmaid

Operation: True Love Silent Screams Like Wind on a Dry Branch

Eros Conquers All Fathoms of Atonement Wild Forest Beast House

My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me Homesick

My Husband Changes Every Night Punderworld Eaternal Nocturnal

Tapas:

Mother's Contract Marriage Daughter of A Thousand Faces

Villains Are Destined to Die Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom

The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine Doctor Elise

Beware the Villainess Lady Chef Royale I Made a Deal with the Devil

Star Crossed Love The Crimson Lady Solo Leveling

The Villainess's Stationary Shop House Garnet's Archvillain

The Baengri Clan's Unwanted Granddaughter A World Without You

The Crimson Lady The Crow's Prince Magical Boy DPS Only!

RAINBOW! A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom FANGS

Surviving as a Maid Office Gods What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?

The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family His Majesty's Secret Heroine

The Villainess Turns the Hourglass Who Made Me a Princess?

Lady Crystal is a Man A Business Proposal Solo Leveling

The Demon's Darling Daughter I Shall Master this Family

The Fantasie of a Stepmother/A Stepmother's Marchen

Stella: The Lost Star The Lady and Her Butler

Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion

I Listened to My Husband and Brought in a Lover Swan Lake

I Will become the Villain's Poison Taster Magical Boy DPS Only!

As Goofy As Can Be! Wild Beast Forest house

Manta Comics:

Under the Oak Tree Finding Camellia Semantic Error

The Bromance Book Club Disobey the Duke if You Dare

Lies Become You

Tappytoon:

The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway

The Abandoned Empress Born as the Second Daughter

ENNEAD King's Maker King's Maker: Triple Crown

Father, I don't want this Marriage The King and Me

Am I your daughter?

[voidscreamintheories]

HtP Theory: A School on Who's the Ghoul 1 of 2

Spoilers for Hunter the Parenting

This is part 3 of a series of theories regarding D’s identity, and what it means for the story. Part 1 here, part 2 here

So the ghoul, the current major crisis which we eagerly await the next episode to learn more. Let me address a few other theories before I get to my big one.

Spit: Despite what just happened, Spit is not the ghoul. He ain’t human though. Spit is probably a werewolf undergoing his first change. He’s currently agitated and nervous, there’s a big full moon outside (even though I don’t think WoD werewolves necessarily change with the moon, they ARE associated), and oh, Fatigue just got gibbed. Some points here. Fatigue was an expert in Lycanthropy, others have called out that maybe he recognized what Spit was going through and wanted to help him. Spit is in a really stressful situation, the ghoul scare probably has him worried since he knows he isn’t acting normal, also we saw him take a rather severe beatdown to start the night, that could be cause for a defensive change. Spit mentions having two voices in his head, it’s not uncommon for Garou to feel like they are two beings, the human and the wolf, maybe spit was hearing his wolf wanting to break out. Relatedly, Garou children tend to be violent and a little anit-social (they do have a wild animal spirit in them), maybe this lead Spit to becoming a Br*tish hooligan? And lastly here, I think the massive blood splatter being on the stuffed wolf in the lounge was a big hint to us what just happened. Spit’s no ghoul, but maybe he could fight one.

Harry: He is so nice and innocent, he has some extra access by virtue of being a strong boi. Maybe his “I only use my muscles for lifting” mantra is because he is worried about being found out if he lets too much ghoul strength show. I think this is disproven a bit by him working out with Markus when I believe Occam gets attacked, though this might fit another theory down below.

Elise: She stole access keys, she’s goth and that’s pretty vampire like. Honestly I don’t think it’s Elise BY HERSELF, again, below.

Grimal: This one I begrudgingly acknowledge has some merit. She bites people all the time, so she might have gotten ghouled on accident by biting a vamp and tasting yummy vitae. She broke Spit’s tailbone with a single yaoi paddle swing (also funny, TAILbone on the guy becoming a furry). She’s also acting strange and panicky. Her arcanum interest is in a type of vampire (even though the Kuei Jin are VASTLY different vamps). Also she and Kitten bonded over mutual experience with the supernatural, and since Kitten’s (alleged, see my Kitten theory) first encounter with the supernatural was against a vampire, it’s possible Grimal has some hand’s on experience with blood suckers. All good thoughts, however counterpoint: I like Grimal and don’t want her to get executed, or turned into a minion of Big D, so I REALLY don’t want this to be true. Please Ogreat Poopybum, don’t turn her into the evil.

Multiple ghouls: Curveball idea, what if there ain’t only one ghoul? Maybe it’s ALL THREE of the Markus friend group, and they were working together to try and get out of the situation. Harry ran distraction against Markus, Elise stole access keys and maybe used the also-stolen cigs as a bribe for the cleaners to be “anywhere but here”, and Grimal caused a very public scene where she broke down at the end, so she could have a reasonable excuse to be snooping on her own. I am worried about this being a possibility also, as I like all three of these characters and I’d prefer them to stick around. The events described could also have happened without them being ghouls, and their just up to something else entirely.

Doctor lady: Not enough screentime to get a good gauge on what she’s up to. It is suspicious she had a bunch of scalpels (unless, was that a Jojo reference?), but also she was coked out of her mind most of the time. I did see somewhere that being on the cocaine might be a smokescreen against potential ghoul withdrawal symptoms. Having a doctor on retainer would be a good idea for a shady organization. Also she does have higher level access than other ghoul potentials.

EXCEPT FOR

Occam. I think Occam is the ghoul. Once more the posts must be split, Occam ghoul theory continued in the second half

[neathbound]

Actually it is time to psychoanalyze Maiserel's weird relationships again. SO.

They've been obsessed with the Red-Handed Queen since before they were certain she existed. When they first met her, betraying the Beleaguered King's appeal for help and delivering an Appalling Socialite to her throne, they fell in love immediately. They would be her knight in blood-splattered armor, even if she never once looks their way. This holds true across literally every iteration of Maiserel.

Similarly, most iterations of them spend a lot of time in Arbor, of the Roses; it was their favorite part of the Neath, when they first arrived. They recalled a dangerous history, and Her Roseate Splendour rewarded them with her presence, and with a gift. It is a gift they often lose, so that they must retrieve it again.

One face has recurred again and again: in the midst of the zee's madness, in the deepest depths they've plunged, on the greatest ambition they've undertaken, in the first mysteries they unraveled, and even on the Surface. Even if they can't remember her face, the Lady in Lilac is an intrigue to every iteration of Maiserel who still cares about such things: a mystery wrapped in an enigma clad in a truly stunning gown.

While it can't be said that they've ever met her, there is a certain ruin which is not a castle in which a steward who is not an anchoress drinks tea which is not coffee. No iterations of Maiserel have shared coffee with her - but some have shared tea with her. It was she who did not teach them how to become more than one person (because they are still just one person, of course) and for this they owe her no gratitude. Nevertheless, they are grateful. Perhaps even infatuated.

Recently two or three of the Radiant Architect have communed with Antipolis, and with London, and with the Creditor. In the latter, they saw a kinship, and they saw a kinship. It and its sister-self are so much like them, in all the ways a plot of land and a celestial body can be like a crowd and a city, but if they had more time to speak with the Creditor (or the Moon) they would have to figure out how to ask one or both out for a drink.

The Umbral Urbanite (human) has a crush on the Umbral Urbanite (snuffer) and it's weird. I will not go into any more detail because nobody would be happy about it.

The Sun-Scarred Stalker recognizes the Dawn Machine as the MILF it is.

One or two of the Mortal Mariner have met Lady Black and were, naturally, smitten - as whale-fall loves the octopus, and as the mirror loves the hammer, and as lungs love saltwater, and as hot steel loves the anvil, and as one city loves the next in line.

All iterations of Maiserel are deeply in love with Elise, the Blind Pianist, in a normal way. That makes it the weirdest of all.

[popentertainment-moviereviews]

FLY ME TO THE MOON (2024)

Starring Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Nick Dillenburg, Ray Romano, Woody Harrelson, Bill Barrett, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Joe Chrest, Colin Jost, Greg Kriek, Art Newkirk, Peter Jacobson, Ashley Kings, Jonathan Orea Lopez, Christian Clemenson and Eva Pilar.

Screenplay by Rose Gilroy.

Directed by Greg Berlanti.

Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 132 minutes. Rated PG-13.

“Fly me to the moon / Let me play among the stars / And let me see what spring is like / On Jupiter and Mars / In other words, hold my hand / In other words, baby, kiss me.”

It would be nice if the romantic comedy Fly Me To the Moon were as simple, frisky and romantic as the song from which it took its title. Honestly, sometimes it does reach those heights, but it has too much going on plot-wise and not enough romance and comedy to keep its story airborne.

That’s a shame, because this is one of very few rom coms which will be widely released this summer. I was hoping that this film would ignite, but that only happens periodically.

Fly Me To the Moon captures a particular place and time in American history – Cape Kennedy, Florida on the eve of the 1969 Apollo 11 launch and man’s first walk on the moon. It has an interesting cast of characters – scientists, astronauts, marketing specialists, shady government agents, far right-wing politicians and egomaniacal Hollywood directors. It’s old-fashioned, and yet it has things to say about modern society as well.  

So why does Fly Me To the Moon only sometimes reach lift-off?

Simply put, because they were trying to do too much. Added into the dish like an unnecessary spice is a whole section based on the old conspiracy theory that the moon landing was a fake made on a soundstage – quite possibly by Stanley Kubrick. (I will give Fly Me To the Moon props for a clever Kubrick gag in the middle of the action.)

This not-so-little subplot does not appear in the story until about an hour into the film, and honestly, it’s an unwelcome addition. Not only has the fakes space mission storyline been done way too often on film already – from the mostly forgotten but surprisingly good 1970s thriller Capricorn One to more recent films like Moonwalkers, Dark Side of the Moon and others. Hell, it was even a quick sight gag in Minions, which may be proof positive that this story is overdone.

To be quite honest, I think Fly Me To the Moon would have worked better had they simply jettisoned that storyline and had done a straight romance around the NASA launch of Apollo 11. The faking story makes more than one of the main characters look bad on a regular basis. Sure, it does give more ammunition to Woody Harrelson playing the shadowy Nixon operative behind the scheme – and Woody is very funny here – but he was very funny well before this plot thread was introduced. They could have found more for him to do in the original narrative.

Because what Fly Me To the Moon is really about – or at least it was until the storyline took that hard right turn – was the timid romance between two very different types of people who meet working on the leadup to the launch.

The woman is Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson), a smart, flirty and somewhat cynical public relations professional who has a sketchy past and some questionable methods. She has been hired by the government to start a buzz on the space program, which is still reeling from the tragic explosion of Apollo 1 a couple of years earlier. She has the hair of an astronaut’s wife, blood red lips and the va-va-voom pants suits and capris of a pin-up girl – all of which she uses to disarm the sexist guys she always has to deal with in business.

The guy is Cole Davis (Channing Tatum), the rather humorless former-aspiring-astronaut and scientist in charge of the mission. You can tell how button-down Cole is because throughout the length of the film he wears the exact same style of shirt – just in different colors. (He also has an odd-modern looking short-but layered haircut which is far from the crew cut which someone in his position would have worn.) You can also tell that he is repressed because the first time he meets Kelly – in a local diner – he acknowledges she is the most attractive woman he has ever seen. Still, he cock-blocks himself, telling her that he can’t get involved with anyone because of bad timing and the importance of his job.

I guess we should look at the elephant in the room here. While Johansson and Tatum are both undoubtedly gorgeous, they have very little chemistry together. This is mostly on Tatum’s side – and it may not even be the actor’s fault, it may just be the role as written. Still, it is a little hard to root for a happy-ever-after for these two.

However, taking a look at the space program at the height of its importance is endlessly fascinating. Had they maintained the view at the actual space landing rather than showing the less interesting attempts to recreate it, Fly Me To the Moon may have been something special. Instead it is a fairly good movie which had the potential to be very good.

Jay S. Jacobs

Copyright ©2024 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: July 12, 2024.

[elisethetraveller]

Continued from; divingdownthehole

In hindsight, it had been a bad idea to wander into Gotham’s entertainment district after dark. Even the locals could only navigate the twists and turns of the city’s bowels so far, and for so long, without inevitably getting caught or lost in the chaos. The neon signs and pulsating music drew him in, and the bar had been lively; a cacophony of laughter and clinking glasses, the scent of cheap beer mingling with cigarette smoke. He'd chosen a stool in a quiet corner and ordered a sangria, attempting to distract himself from the neuroscience paper that had consumed his thoughts for weeks. The frustration had gnawed at him, the complex jargon and convoluted theories tying his mind into knots. He'd needed a break, a moment of respite and a change of scenery to clear his head. Jervis tried to focus on the chilled glass against his fingers, the tang of orange on his tongue. For a moment, it almost worked. But Gotham had other plans. The fight had erupted suddenly, a drunken argument escalating into a full-blown brawl. Jervis had tried to stay out of it, hugging the edge of the chaos. He’d ducked and weaved through the thrashing bodies, a silent prayer on his lips as fists flew and chairs splintered, his slim frame making it easy to slip between the combatants, but not easy enough… A stray elbow caught his ribs, a hand shoved him sideways, and the crack of a bottle against the back of his head had sent him stumbling into a table. He didn’t remember falling, only the sensation of cold, sticky beer soaking into his shirt as he hit the floor. Adrenaline flared, and he shot to his feet, using the bar for support as he navigated through the melee, instinct driving him to find an exit. Why had he thought this would be a good idea? Aggravation with his studies had driven him to seek a distraction, but Gotham was a far cry from the tranquil libraries and quiet parks he was used to. The city was a beast of its own, filled with shadows that hid both the mundane and the monstrous. That’s when he saw her—an ethereal figure with pale hair and a concerned expression, the streetlight creating a halo effect that made her seem almost luminous. The cool breeze was a stark contrast to the stuffy bar, and he took a moment to steady himself, leaning against the rough brick of the building. Jervis gingerly touched the back of his head, wincing as his fingers brushed against the tender, swelling lump. Blood trickled down the back of his neck, sticky and warm. He had nearly forgotten the pain in the rush to escape, and he met the woman’s eyes warily. “I… I think I’m alright,” he replied, though his breath trembled slightly. "I've had better nights… Just a bit of a misunderstanding, I suppose.”

Sleep evaded her in its usual manner; thus, the pale woman had taken to the streets.

Still new to Gotham, she had arrived among the masses of aide workers coming to help stabilize the city and keep it from tearing itself apart in the aftermath of the flooding. Grouped with other young responders, Elise had been thankful that she was familiar with disaster sites, as upon arrival, many from her group had succumbed to the natural despair which insurmountable tasks provoked. Still, they had gone to work, filling in the gaps of the city's collapsing infrastructure. And somewhere between all those gaps, the mage had allowed herself to slip through.

Her employment record and the fabricated papers she had used to gain access were destroyed, and new housing was acquired. It wasn't out of malicious intent nor a dislike for her coworkers, though some were decidedly immature for her taste. Rather, she knew her strengths and weaknesses; more importantly, experience dictated that she worked her magic most efficiently from the shadows. Luckily, Gotham, ripe with chaos, had no lack of those.

Streetlights painted the street in an off-coloured light reminiscent of a sickly moon as she wandered, preferring the alleys and backstreets any sensible person avoided. The music of clubs and bars, brief respites in the darkness, hung heavy in the ears, and despite her distance, the hard bass occasionally sent vibrations through her chest. There were people on these streets, too, though far fewer than the main thoroughfares, and as her silver eyes sought them out in the darkness, Elise sensed the quiet understanding that anyone walking here as carelessly as she did had reason to believe they would be safe. She was thankful that the same courtesy was extended to her person, not because a fight worried her, but rather because she didn't want it.

Deep in thought, specifically keeping track of her own movements lest she lost her way, Elise just managed to halt in her steps as one of the many backdoors into the ally swung open a few centimetres from her face. Out rushed a shorter man, somewhere in the middle of his life if she had to guess, and as he stopped to support himself against a wall, the droplets of dark red in the dirt caught her eye. Briefly glancing through the open door and pushing it shut upon seeing the brawl, she was quick to approach with a glare in the direction of the other ally occupants just in case one of them thought it wise to try and robe the injured man.

"I would hope so. Seemed like quite the brawl in there." Face soft and a friendly smile in place, her head tilted this and that way, a stray bit of hair falling in front of her face. "And looks like you took a bit of a blow." He smelled of alcohol, but she couldn't tell if he was drunk or if he had been hit over the head with a bottle. "If you want, I can take a look? Head wounds bleed quite profusely, even if they are shallow."

( @divingdownthehole )

[nightowlqueen]

Instead of making a giant collage I've decided to recap my daily Femslash February posting from twitter/bsky into just one post here (under a cut of course)

February 1st: Suletta Mercury x Miorine Rembran from Gundam: The Witch From Mercury

February 2nd: Falin x Marcille from Dungeon Meshi

February 3rd: Grandmother's of Yuri, Haruka x Michiru from Sailor Moon

February 4th: Yuzuki x Makoto from Skip and Loafer

February 5th: Korra x Asami from Legend of Korra

February 6th: Nomoto x Kasuga from She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki! It's an ongoing series that I HIGHLY recommend!

February 7th: Madoka x Homura and Kyouko x Sayaka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

February 8th: Venus x Jupiter x Neptune from We Know The Devil

February 9th: Meryl Stryfe x Milly Thompson from Trigun

February 10th: Catra x Adora from She-Ra and The Princesses of Power

February 11th: Kiki x Namari from Dungeon Meshi

February 12th: Aerith x Tifa from Final Fantasy 7

February 13th: Harley Quinn x Poison Ivy from DC Comics

February 14th: A very special Valentine's Day femslash with Utena x Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena

February 15th: Dame Aylin x Isobel from Baldur's Gate 3

February 16th: Luz x Amity from The Owl House

February 17th: Athena x Janey Springs from the Borderlands series

February 18th: Princess Bubblegum x Marceline The Vampire Queen

February 19th: Alphys x Undyne and Susie x Noelle from Undertale/Deltarune

February 20th: Leo x Vega, Peony x Silkrose, and Bunny x Velvet all from indie comics Roadqueen: Eternal Roadtrip To Love, Goodbye, Battle Princess Peony, and Vampire Blood Drive by Mira Ong Chua

February 21st: Starfire x Raven from Teen Titans (2003)

February 22nd: Lana x Mia, Franziska x Maya, Kay x Ema, Aura x Metis, and Susato x Rei from the Ace Attorney series

February 23rd: Agott x Coco from Witch Hat Atelier

February 24th: Sorawo x Toriko from Otherside Picnic

February 25th: Lyn x Florina, Lissa x Maribelle, Edelgard x Dorothea and Dorothea x Petra from the Fire Emblem series

February 26th: Lady x Trish from Devil May Cry

February 27th: Elise and her three love interests Rozenmarine, Freya, and Lebkuchen

February 28th: Any combination of Shadowheart, Lae'zel, and Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3

February 29th: Elster x Ariane Yeong from Signalis

See you all next February!

[sofia-d-asb]

Answering spoiler asks // Nathaniel

What did Nathaniel do to me/my mc? With the blood? I am so confused lol :(

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uh oh that part at the end if you take n's infusion... i had the scene with will and omg "yes everything is fine." hhhh scaryyyy

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Hi! firstly I'd like to congratulate you on the release of Arcadie. Your writing has kept me entirely hooked that I spent the night on my laptop trying to finish Cyril's route. He proposed and I'm just over the moon 😍 tryna romance the other ROs at this point would feel so wrong now 😭

Anyway, there are some parts that got me thinking. What exactly does accepting the blood of Aether does? I know it's to give us more power but does it benefit us or Nathaniel more? that scene just got me so shooketh coz he was acting so suspicious and I was scared I was making the wrong choice. Perhaps if you could share some spoilers under the cut with regards to that scene, that would be awesome :)

The next thing I've been thinking about: is there a way to gain Arington's troops without marrying Lady Anafel? if yes, could you please share how to get there?

Thank you!

Accepting Nathaniel's deal maxes out your Aether charge, which makes defeating Stanislas easier/faster.

As for the drawbacks, you can see a little of them if you've romanced Will or Cyril and saved them. Nathaniel acquires a degree of control over the MC.

What does he intend to do with it? Will the MC even realize it is happening?

Questions best left for a potential sequel 😉

As for gaining Arington's troops without marrying Anafel, you need to have Politics as your main skill + have heard about their weapons from Elise.