#but golly gee learning is fun

[mywordstovictor]

I love my biology class so so much. Day one I got to share an on topic whale fact, the prof keeps name dropping my favorite organisms and today I learned why they make testosterone medications the way they do (hormones are mostly fats, so they suspend them in other fats to get them to disperse, which I think is pretty cool.) Also, she’s willing to get sidetracked to answer my related-but-somewhat-outside-the-scope-of-the-discussion questions. Today for example, she was talking about how some proteins our bodies can’t make are pretty rare outside of animal fats so vegetarians should talk to their doctors about supplementing them, and I asked about religious vegetarianism that long predates supplements and she explained how ways to get those nutrients are culturally transmitted. Definitely a side tangent, but she seemed pretty happy to answer anyway and I learned cool shit and have some solid lines of inquiry to follow for further research.

Anyway, yeah university as an institution is elitist and ableist, racist, queerphobic and misogynistic and creates unnecessary barriers to knowledge and the advancement of knowledge, and yeah it’s notoriously terrible for student mental health, but y’know, fun facts are pretty fun and there are a lot of experts who are over the moon when you corner them for a why loop. Also external academic validation sustains me so,

[feralthembo]

Ok so melee doughty on destreza prime is quite frankly disgusting and if you thought rapiers were cool but thought they didnt have enough kick PLEASE this arcane fixes all that

[penny-anna]

further to that last poll, sometimes i come across Owl House fanfiction where the characters say fuck and no judgement but personally i don't think anyone in the Hexsquad would say fuck & here's my reasoning:

Luz: she is fully capable of swearing if she wanted to but I think a) due to being pretty socially isolated she hasn't picked up the habit from other kids and 2) tbph i think she's just the kind of person who'd rather come out with an earnest 'golly gee whillickers' than say fuck. even post timeskip i think she still opts not to swear just bcos she prefers the vibes

Willow & Gus: as with Luz I doubt they really picked up the habit. they are both also (as of the beginning of their journeys) pretty well-behaved kids. Gus is also 12 years of age. post timeskip i think they would both swear albeit sparingly but during canon, no dice.

Amity: Odalia considers swearing very low-class and has passed this onto her kids. by s3 Amity has realised that this is bullshit but old habits die hard so Fuck just isn't in her vocabulary. she says it all the time post timeskip tho.

Hunter: ok i hear you say, 'Hunter was in a military unit with a bunch of adults, surely he'd have picked up some swear words', to which I say, he explicitly says that he was kept apart from the other scouts so i don't think that's a given. i also don't think Belos would like him swearing (not out of any genuine sense of prudishness, he just doesn't want Hunter to have any fun at all or relax ever) so likely been impressed on him very heavily that he's not supposed to.

Vee: ok Vee is the one I'm in 2 minds about because I can imagine two equally likely scenarios:

Vee learned how to swear at summer camp and does it all the time; she just doesn't do it on screen bcos 1) she doesn't swear in front of Camila and 2) she's pegged the Hexsquad as kids who don't say fuck

Vee learned what swearing is at summer camp but the kids were all told it was strictly forbidden and she's internalised that so as w Amity and Hunter she has to psych herself up big time to say Fuck

anyway that's just my 2 cents :)

[weirdo-from-bonesborough]

The batkids like to make fun of Bruce for the way he speaks but done of them make any sense either. Dick will randomly drop a “holy [X]!” Or a “golly gee!” Or use slang he picked up from Clark or the Titans or use a word from a language from the circus because “the English translation just doesn’t /fit/ right. Cass learned to speak from a combination of trashy TV and Shakespeare and her language reflects that. Tim uses 90s skater lingo and also… y’know in movies and tv when a character randomly uses phrase/word a only a specialist would use or compares the situation to some random fact to show they’re a Nerd? Yeah that’s Tim. Jason does the same but with books and 80s action movies. Steph is just always uses the slang of whatever era she’s in and will say yeet whatever major loser and so true bestie in the same sentence. Damian is Damian and Duke’s the only one who talks like a normal human except for sometimes he’ll stop mid-sentence, stare off into the middle distance, and mumble something unintelligible, then go, sorry, powers, ya know how it goes

[ladylingua]

it’s so darkly hilarious when Daine first meets Jon

because she very sweetly is all “Me? You’re interested in little old me? Golly gee willikers, I can’t possibly be of interest to the likes of you!”

meanwhile Jon is just profoundly grateful she likes him and Tortall because he was gonna feel really bad if he had to tell her she’s not allowed to ever leave Tortall under pain of death

because no joke, after seeing Daine’s immense and unparalleled power, imagine her being like “Ok well this was fun, it’s been great meeting you and learning about the inner workings of one branch of your military, but I actually think I’m going to go to Carthak now, or Tyra, or Scanra, or even back to Galla, gonna pack up all my godlike magic power and ability to liaise with animals and sense immortal threats before they appear and go visit one of your rival nations and offer them that power now, anyways thanks for everything bye!!”

please, George’s people would have killed her before she had finished packing a single saddlebag, absolutely no way Daine is allowed to just walk out after what they’ve all seen, no fucking way

Daine all perky and happy and amazed anyone at all finds her interesting, Jon awkwardly chuckling while discretely shooing away his lawyers in the corner who are drafting up terms of imprisonment, Onua and Numair just heaving big sighs of relief their new friend is so happy here and things don’t have to go south

[noemilivv]

WHATS GOOD MIO!!! I am now here with my request 😎 if you need more information about this request feel free to DM me! anyways….

Now, May I request Lucifer Morningstar with a GN!Reader whos a Gyaru(O)? Just to explain the lore of Gyaru, If you know, Gyaru originated in Japan in the 90’s as a rebellion against the stereotypical beauty standard of having pale skin and dark hair, these gyarus — Gals or perhaps, Guys — were very flashy and outgoing, now other people except Japanese people wear Gyaru(o) and they are usually called “Gaijin Gyaru(O)” and it means a gyaru who doesn’t reside in Japan, Gyaru(O) has many sub-styles such as Hime, Agejo, Rokku, Manba/Banba, and much more from this wikipedia.

Thank you so much! I hope this isn’t too much and have fun! =)

WHATS GOOD BRAAAHH !?

this concept is crazy cool haha!! i really tried to do my proper research but if this is considered offensive in anyway shape or form, please tell me and i will either rewrite it or take it down!!

also i’m so sorry this took so long jax haha, i was bit nervous going into this because this is something i’m not that educated about, and i have definitely been procrastinating requests lately lol, so my deepest apologies!!

from what i gathered, gyaru seems to be a japanese clothing/makeup style with a bunch of variety and levels, but if i’m wrong please correct me haha

also the gif is from one of my moots so, little shoutout to her !! haha

Warrnings: Possibily inaccurate representation of Gyaru

Lucifer Morningstar x GN!Gyaru!Reader

Lucifer didn’t really know what ‘Gyaru’ was until he met, or started dating, you!

“Oh, yeah, I’m really into Gyaru.” You said to the blonde at the other side of the table whilst on your first date, you were trying to ask questions to get to know eachother, and you asked what he was interested in, and he said rubber ducks, which hey, everyone’s got a weird thing their into, so you don’t judge.

“Oh my golly, I love that band, we have so much in common, we really need to go see them!! With that one Gearoo guy on the drums who just ba-da-duh-bey!—” Lucifer rambled, even though he was very far off, he was just trying to have common interests, and on that note; he pronounced ‘Gyaru’ so wrong…

“Oh, their not a ba—” You began, before Lucifer let out a ‘Ohh’ before beginning again.

“Gee, that’s my bad, I have a bit of an old man brain, with a daughter at home and all, her and her little friends! Heheh! Sometimes I just go coo-coo-coo! Sorry, wow, I’m just crazy..” Lucifer rambled once more, his voice trailing off at the end, as if he had an epiphany, giving an awkward, and slightly cheery chuckle, slapping his knee softly, before making awkward eye contact with you with a nervous but toothy grin. Yep, you loved him already. He has zero idea how you still gave him a chance after that.

Once Luci actually learns what Gyaru is, he genuinely does find it quite interesting.

He would be tempted to try it out, maybe a makeup look or a fit, but nothing too extreme, he’s still dipping his toes in haha

Also, he’s incredibly supportive, he loves admiring you as you get ready and pick out something to wear or do your makeup or whatever and however you get ready!!

If he has a meeting, he will definitely have you style him a sick looking outfit!!

Overall, he’s very supportive, the fact that your supportive of his odd duck obsession, he loves, so he owes it to ya :)

[booksofstars]

love when people push body positivity then turn around and insult disabled people bc their disability makes them ugly. golly gee im sooo happy right now. i cant even put my own fucking disability in my art because its so widely mocked and played as shorthand for being stupid and ugly. fuck you. i cant even reflect how i actually look in my sonas because im so afraid of being mocked and made fun of.

for any of you willing to fucking learn and try and be better, i have an amblyopia drawing guide (the disability in question). its linked below. im so fucking tired of seeing my own fucking appearance reflected back at me by literally all media and so many fucking people as ugly and stupid.

it makes me want to fucking quit art and leave. im so tired of this shit.

[affluent-havoc]

So, I've been thinking more about the whole "Hopes Peak Graduation" thing after reminding myself of this post I made a while back and, well... what would a graduation at Hopes Peak even look like? It's a prestigious school but like, would they have their own weird flair to it? Traditions? The school's all about talent and all of that so maybe they'd have something revolving around that? Not sure. Also, I don't even remember if it's ever been stated how long the school has been around. Like, how long has Hopes Peak even been around? I don't believe they ever gave a specific amount of years though I may be wrong on that assessment. I know that the school has been around for at least... more than 3 (wowie! what an achievement -_-) but I have no clue what a good time frame would be for Jin and this gosh darn school. And like... long would they need for them to start having their own graduation traditions? And, what would the traditions even be? Like, what on earth has Jin concocted for this this forsaken school? I can't believe for a second that this man is 100% sane. At least a good fourth of his sanity is gone or replaced with something else! (I dunno. Insert Jin making out with Kijo or smth!) But, anyway, it definitely takes a certain type of person to be the headmaster of Hopes Peak of all places and that is not a compliment. That school is shady, that school is plotting, it's up to no good! And like, Jin had to had known like, some of the messed up shit going on it there! Like, I can't believe this man was in complete ignorance or had nothing to do with any of it! I don't remember what exactly has been confirmed though. Someone can refresh me on the juicy JIN LORE if needed be.

One other thing I wish to chuck out into the world is that I dunno. I just have this feeling that Hopes Peak wouldn't be cool enough to let their students wear whatever they want for graduation. Like, the dress code is strict and no one gets to dress up in fun cosplays. Then again, I'm pretty sure that luxury is only for some universities but like, Hopes Peak defies all logics of a school in all the wrong ways so like, sky's the limit I guess.

Also, my brain is MOSTLY focused on the THH cast in all of this though the graduation stuff with Hopes Peak can apply to the other casts too like class 77. Cus like, did THEY even graduate either? I don't think so.

Golly gee. This whole franchise is just filled with young adults who initially think their still teens, learn that they are not in fact still teens due to brain bashing bullshit and then exit the world with several stacks trauma that goes to the ceiling and not even an high school level education.

Dang. Being ANYONE in Danganronpa sucks.

[cyn-write]

Songs of Heartslabyul

I was listening to one of my broadway playlists and thought, "Hey! this reminds me of (insert twst character)." That single thought lead me down a rabbit hole of finding songs (specifically from musicals) that match the characters! So without further ado: Songs of Heartslabyul

Riddle Roseheart "Don't Break the Rules" from Catch Me if You Can ~ This song is literally titled "Don't Break the Rules" and Heyratty is as rule-abiding as Riddle; using this song to explain why. Certain lyrics that reminded me of the teapot tyrant are: "You thumb your nose at the light for which I strive, but those rules those laws keep us alive!", "When you steal somebody's money /Screw his daughter or his wife You don't think of repercussions /As you tap dance through your life /Though you smile like you're a hero /You're an outlaw through and through", and "The Game ain't worth winning if you're breaking all the rules!"

Trey Clover "What Baking Can Do" from Waitress ~ The moral of this song is how baking helps the singer forget all the troubles in their life and cover up how they truly feel inside. Trey is well known for his baking and how it helps him solve problems, just like it does for Jenna. Certain Lyrics that remind me of Trey are: "Make it sweet Crimp the edges /We'll make it sour and serve with lemon wedges /Even doubt /Can be delicious,", "I can fix this /I can twist it into sugar, butter-covered pieces /Never mind what's underneath it,", and "So with flour on my hands /I'll show them all how Goddamn happy I am /Sugar, butter, flour /Don't let me down /Let's see the next amazing thing baking does now."

Carter Diamond "Dancing through Life" from Wicked ~ Fiyro is pretty similar to Cater in some aspects. Both characters hide their true personalities behind carefree personas. This song in particular makes me think of when Yuu first meets Cater in Book 1. Particular Lyrics that remind me of Carter are: "They want you to become less callow, less shallow /But I say, why invite stress in? /Stop studying strife /And learn to live "the unexamined life," and "Dancing through life /Mindless and careless /Make sure you're where less trouble is rife /Woes are fleeting /Blows are glancing /When you're dancing /Through life!"

Deuce Spade "Good Kid" from The Lightning Thief the Musical ~ This song embodies Deuce. Both Percy and Deuce are seen as delinquents and are trying to do better for their moms. It displays both of their frustrations with themselves and those around them as they try to be a "good kid". Some lyrics that remind me of Deuce are: "I never try to do anything /I never mean to hurt anyone /I try, I try to be a good kid /A good kid /A good son,", "All you get are bad grades /And a bum rap, and a bad rep /And a good smack, and no friends /And no home, and no mom /She's taken away," and "I swear, I swear that I'm a good kid/ A good kid, who's had a bad run/ And all I need is one last chance/ To prove I'm good enough for someone."

Ace Trappola

"Gee, Officer Krupke" from West Side Story ~ The sarcastic and fun-poking nature of this song makes me think of Ace leading the other Heartstyble freshman in a song mocking Riddle for "offing" their heads. Lyrics that remind me of Ace are: "Dear kindly Sergeant Krupke /Ya gotta understand /It’s just our bringin’ upke /That gets us outta hand /Our mothers all are junkies /Our fathers all are drunks /Golly Moses natcherly we’re punks!", "Dear kindly social worker /They tell me get a job /Like be a soda-jerker /Which means like be a slob /It’s not I’m anti-social /I’m only anti-work /Gloryosky, that’s why I’m a jerk!", and "Krupke, we got troubles of our own! /Gee, Officer Krupke, /We're down on our knees, /'Cause no one wants a fellow with a social disease /Gee, Officer Krupke, /What are we to do? /Gee, Officer Krupke, /Krup you!"

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[kindheart525]

Go take that cutie mark and do something useful with it.

These words still stung Mountain Peak even days after he heard them, especially from the mouth of his own mother. Even as his aunties showered him with love and celebrated his new cutie mark—like he wanted—he couldn’t shake the feeling. 

It was all he wanted to do since as long as he could remember: make himself useful.

“Now what can I do for y’all down here?”

He offered eagerly just about as soon as he entered his Auntie Pinkie’s party cave, even before Aunties Marble and Maud had a chance to land on their hooves. 

Pinkie knew practically everypony down to their birthday wishes and favorite foods so it was easy for her to see how desperate her nephew was to help. Something was definitely going on.

“Oh Mounty, you don’t have to do anything for us! This day’s all for you!”

She denied him gently, feeling a little guilty for him.

“Maybe he’d like a tour.” 

Maud suggested, then turned to her nephew.

“I know you’ve always enjoyed learning how things work. There’s a lot that goes into your Auntie’s parties that I think you’d be interested in.” 

“Well butter mah biscuits, I sure would!”

Mounty perked up quite a bit at this offer.

“Ooh! Yes!”

Pinkie practically exploded with joy.

“Marble, you’re near the right filing cabinet! Can you toss me the folder that says ‘Twilight Sparkle’?”

“Mmhm!”

Mounty’s more quiet aunt obliged, shuffling through the files until she came to the right one. Then Pinkie took it from her for her demonstration.

“Thank you!”

The cheerful mare then stretched her arm out comically far, pulling him in so she could explain it to him.

“I keep records on all of my friends so I can throw them the best parties ever! Like this one—‘Twilight Sparkle likes vanilla ice cream, red balloons, dancing...But she's afraid of quesadillas and ladybugs too!’ And there’s a whole lot more!”

She started flipping through more of the papers. 

“Her favorite music to dance to, her favorite books, you name it! I used to just have files for everypony in Ponyville but now I have friends all over, there’s one for King Rutherford somewhere!”

“Golly…”

Mounty was absolutely in awe, he knew his auntie was super attentive but he didn’t know just how much work she put into all her parties.

“An’ all this is for throwing them perfect parties? Gee, there’s so much in here, you really do have somethin’ for everyone!”

“Yep!”

Pinkie beamed.

“And anytime you want in on the fun just give Auntie Pinkie a call and we can make plans together! The fun part is getting creative with it, no two parties for even one creature are the same!”

Mounty suddenly felt a pang of disappointment as he remembered his mother’s attitude, so different from his Auntie Pinkie’s exuberance.

“Gosh, I wish I could get creative up at the rock farm. Mom won’t even let me take any shortcuts, it all has ta be exact with her. Her way or tha highway.”

Pinkie and Maud both shared a knowing glance; they knew this was bound to come up sooner or later. But their normally more soft-spoken sister was the first to speak up.

“Well…that’s how Limestone is most of the time. She cares a lot about the farm, she’s just running it the way she knows how. It’s not anything personal.”

“Well maybe, but…ever since Grandpa passed away—“

He looked around at his aunts to make sure he wasn’t bringing up a touchy subject.

“She’s been goin’ on about how this is what he would want. How she’s followin’ his traditions, how he wouldn’t want us to change things up.”

It was starting to become a sensitive subject to him too, just thinking about the way his mom berated him. He frowned deeply.

“She’s just been meaner than a rooster guardin’ his coop lately! Grandpa wasn’t like that, wasn’t he? He…he couldn’t a’ been! He wasn’t when I knew him!”

“No. He wasn’t.”

Maud stated, matter-of-factly but with a gentle wisdom. Then Pinkie joined in.

“We always had LOADS of fun with Dad! When I threw my first party and got my cutie mark, he was dancing so much his horseshoes came off!”

“That…might be an exaggeration…”

Marble uttered, but Pinkie paid no mind, even if she was right.

“He was also the one who taught us to make our famous rock candy! Hold on, I have some somewhere—“

She dove into a corner and came up with a box of sparkly, sugary crystals.

“Now I make necklaces all the time for all my friends! And so does Maud, using his recipe from Granny Pie!”

Pinkie slipped a few necklaces over her head and started crunching on one of them, and the other ponies in the room couldn’t help but chuckle or crack a smile at her antics.

“Ooh! Ooh! Also! Dad helped Limey and me fix up our mine carts so they’d go faster! We raced them all the time! And sometimes he had time off from farming to watch us, and he always cheered us on!”

“Really?”

Mounty was surprised to hear all of this after what he’d been told about life on the rock farm by his Mom.

“Grandpa did that? And Mom!? She’d never do that now, I can’t even take a darn five minute break nowadays.”

“Mmm…but things are different now.”

Marble once again offered her opposing perspective, trying to defend her eldest sister like she’d always defended her.

“Limestone says there’s more demand now. And she’s also helping out on the apple farm now, isn’t she? There’s less time and fewer ponies doing more work, you can’t blame her for being stressed. And Pa was a hard worker, he taught us all to be.“

“But he was also devoted to his family.”

Maud countered her sister, but she was looking at her nephew as this was mostly for him.

“He never allowed us to work to the point of hurting ourselves. He hardly raised his voice at us, except to warn us of danger.”

“Mmm, true. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him angry at us.”

Marble conceded, which in Mounty’s eyes confirmed what he always knew about his grandpa.

“When we were young, he let us take turns reading the Lunisolar Scrolls.”

Maud continued.

“Always the passages on family and service—and moderation, even in work.”

“And he did all the voices!”

Pinkie chimed in.

“Somewhat, yes. He might not have shown it like…most ponies, but our father—your Grandpa—deeply cared for us. You had to know him really well to see it, but there was always a certain twinkle in his eye.”

The mare cracked a small smile, with a hint of sentimental longing. All of them did, both the mares he raised and the colt who was trying to understand his legacy.

“Our home was always filled with so much love and warmth.”

Marble reminisced.

“It’s…it’s not like that now, is it?”

“No.”

Mounty answered, but this time he felt slightly less terrible knowing he had all this support from his aunts, and knowing that he wasn’t confused about the pony his Grandpa had been.

“But…at least I know it was that way once, an’ it can be that way again.”

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Previous: Labradorite Next: Cement Horseshoes

Background by BonesWolbach

[chimerinshine]

Okay like what i said i promise i make some about the Trios met the King's Leap since it was a very long story i'll just skip some parts

One by One by One...

(Part 3)

After the Pawn yelled, one by one pawns rushed into the trios

Cuphead: *about to finger gun them*

Mugman: Wait Cuphead! Remember what- *avoids the pawn* what the majesty said we can't use finger guns that was the only one rule we can't break on this challenge

Cuphead: Goodly Golly! I forgot about that part woah- *avoids the pawn* But why would he say that i mean how can this be a challenge if we can't use finger guns

Ms.Chalice: *hovering* Parry Challenge!

Cuphead: Wait you mean like we have to - *rushed by a pawn and falls* Ow!

Pawn: Nyahaha! *stick his tongue*

Cuphead: Would ya wait for a sec?! In anyways, you mean like *whispers* Slaps and Dash is needed?

Ms.Chalice: Hmmhmm *nods at the same time*

Cuphead: Easy peasy! All we have to do is a team work

Mugman: Ermmm... *rushed by a pawn falls to side* Ow!

Pawn#4: You don't really take a daily exercise aren't ya? Cause you are too slow. Hahaha!

Mugman: *gets up* Wait til' i get you you little gremlin!

Cuphead: You okay?

Mugman: I'm good. Incoming!

Cuphead: *alerts* Hopya! *rushed to the pawns to parry slap one*

Pawn#6: *gasp and avoids*

Cuphead: Woah! *slams to the floor*

Pawn#6: Hahahahaha! In your face! Literally! Hahahaha!

Cuphead: Urghh- *gets up* I am getting tired of this kids

So far Cuphead and Mugman keep trying their best to Parry Slap all of the Pawns but the Pawns keep avoiding their slaps and dashes. Mugman mostly having a hard time parrying them.

Mugman: Yaa! Oof! Ow!

Cuphead: Eh? Ya ain't good at slappin' and dashin' don'tya?

Mugman: What no!.....alright yes nit get used to it ya know

Cuphead: Not only that they also keep squirming around

Pawn#3: Oi! We are not worms!

Cuphead: Did i say that?

Pawn#3: *about to say something but can't say anything* I- Okay that's it ya done! Chargeee!! *rushed to him*

Cuphead: Oh boy...*jumps and parry slaps him*

Pawn#3: Whop! *slides underneath him*

Cuphead: *falls on his back* Ow!

Pawn#3: Misseedd~~~

Ms.Chalice: *approaches cuphead* Ya guys need a help?

Cuphead: Yes please *eats a cookie* *swap body soul with Ms.Chalice*

Ms.Chalice: Woo! Now it's been a while since i used legs. Ya boys sit there, watch and learn~~

Pawn#2: Wait you are going to be our challenger?

Ms.Chalice: Dang right!

All of the Pawns: *looks each other and blinks* *laughs*

Pawn#4: Whattya gonna do? Hugs and kiss us? Bwahhaha!

Ms.Chalice: I might got your answer, but ya got to try me first

Pawn#7: What a brave girl? Alright then you hear her. Vamos!!!

All of the Pawns: *rushed to her*

Ms. Chalice: *takes a stretch*

Pawn#1: *about to rush*

Ms.Chalice: *does the invisible roll and slap him*

Pawn#1: Ow-*turns into a soul*

All of the remaining Pawns: *Gaspp*

Cuphead: So that's what happens if this folks got slapped

Mugman: If i done that...i feel like a murderer

Ms.Chalice: Was that answer your question?

Pawn#3 Yeah???

Ms.Chalice: Good! Next!

While the Pawns was one by one rushing to Ms. Chalice. Ms.Chalice is having fun slapping and dashing them and the 2 was amazed by her skills. After the Parry Slapping/Dashing all of the Pawns...

Ms.Chalice: Whew! That's a lot of park tour we do there

One of the Pawn's body: *twitching*

Mugman: Golly gee! You sure love Parries

Ms.Chalice: Oho! It's just some exercise

Mugman: Can ya...teach me?

Ms.Chalice: Sure! After we done here

Mugman: Yes!

Cuphead: And victory is ours!

Ms.Chalice: Yipee!

[blimbo-buddy]

Uhm... This 2,514 word long ask is what I'm apologizing for. We're having fun. It's so dandy to be part of the Warriors community. Golly gee, I'm so happy to be here. (vibrating)

Well, I can say that this has convinced me to make a blog for this AU because I refuse to allow canon to exist... and maybe because I've been drawing a TurtleBumble PMV. My art ain't the best, but I am a goober who does not care.

Also, congrats on your graduation!!!

A little fun fact: Bumble asking Turtle Tail about daffodils is a reference to, "Open your eyes. They're more precious than daffodils. I need you to open them.", which is seen in Part 1. I'm also a Flower Nerd™, hence why I immediately went, "I CAN REFERENCE THIS SO HARD."

I'm... going into essay territory, BUT- I beg you to bare with me. Or just ignore my ranting and pop down to Was I Wrong?

TW for trauma, abuse, death, xenophobia, and abandonment.

Spoilers for Dawn of the Clans: Thunder Rising.

I need to just... rant for a second because I had the displeasure of rereading The Sun Trail and Thunder Rising this morning. Good gods is the writing horrendous. I have so many qualms with the writing in general, but gods... Dawn of the Clans is really just like a problematic fave if we added in every toxic trait we could source.

I'M SORRY CANON?!

So, I was under the impression that it was Turtle Tail saying: "I'm sorry if I ever hurt you." BUT NO? GET THIS FOLKS: THAT'S BUMBLE REPLYING TO TURTLE TAIL. EXCUSE ME??? EX-FUCKING-CUSE? Okay, canon, fuck you too. We can't even get Turtle Tail apologizing for what she did. Gee, thanks, Erins.

Y'all wanna read this scene in full? Yeah, here we go. (Notice that Turtle Tail is replying.)

Turtle Tail turned away, her tail drooping, as Clear Sky vanished into the ferns. She crouched beside Bumble, avoiding the spreading pool of blood, and began licking her head gently. “I’m here,” she murmured between licks. “I won’t leave you.” Bumble fixed her eyes on Turtle Tail’s face. “I’m sorry if I ever hurt you,” she whispered. “I wish you could have found happiness,” Turtle Tail replied, her voice quivering. “I know you could never have lived wild with us in the hollow, but I was so unhappy to learn how much you were suffering in the Twolegplace.”

You left her, Turtle Tail. You abandoned her. Bumble, even at her death, is apologizing to you. When it's her who deserves all of the apologies. Bumble, sweetie, they- they abandoned you. Gods, that makes it so bittersweet how I wrote it like canon; Turtle Tail never apologized.

Bumble's last canon words are, "I'm sorry if I ever hurt you."

HOOH BOY.

Well, here's at least one slay moment before we get into below. I actually like Turtle Tail saying this in regards to Clear Sky hurting Bumble. (IF WE WEREN'T LISTENING TO GRAY WING MOPING ABOUT EVERYONE HATING CLEAR SKY SAD UWU)

“I do,” she growled, all her neck fur fluffed up. “I believe you could do this. Since I returned to the moor, I’ve heard nothing but horrible stories about the way you treat other cats. You’re power-mad, Clear Sky. You don’t care who you hurt to get what you want. And now... you’re not the cat I came down from the mountains with. You’re...” She switched her tail to and fro. “You’re an apology for a cat.”

I will say that I also (accidentally) stuck to canon in a way because...

“I wanted to give her a warning,” Clear Sky went on. “Nothing too painful, just a little cuff around her kittypet ear. How was I to know she was so weak from hunger that she would faint? But I could see her paws twitching, and I knew she would come around soon. So I left her and headed back to camp.” He paused, wincing. “Then I heard a fox bark, and I ran back. But I was too late. I was going to get help when I heard you all arrive.” “Liar!” Turtle Tail spat out the word, shouldering Gray Wing out of the way to confront Clear Sky. Her back was arched and her pelt bristling with fury

I wish I could say in regards to all of this, "At least you did this much, canon Turtle Tail," but I can't. Erins, this doesn't make me forgive her. She messed up. Confronting Clear Sky doesn't make me go, "Oh, it's okay that you threw away your friend and was extremely xenophobic!"

I want to add that only 4 paragraphs after - one of which Clear Sky snarled, "I won't be spoken to like that!", despite having injured Bumble horribly, then in another went to leave - Turtle Tail has the scene with Bumble. Like???

Imagine calling someone who inflicted deadly wounds on your friend a liar and he goes, ">:0 how dare you??", then you just... turn and walk away??? There's not even a moment where Turtle Tail yells at Clear Sky or anything. Pebble Heart doesn't come over and say, "Turtle Tail, she's not going to make it." It just hops over to her death scene.

I HAVE MORE TO SAY, BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER TIME.

(Note: Canon says, "We buried Bumble and came home," so... Good job, you guys, you buried her and let her murderer leave without consequence.)

Gray Wing

Side note before I get into this: Gray Wing, according to the Wiki, died at approx. 30 moons old??? Huh???

What I think is worse about Gray Wing than Clear Sky and Tom is that the narrative makes him the good guy. He is not demonized in any way, unlike the two aforementioned toms. While he didn't cause the blood to spill, he defended the murderer.

He looked at a dying cat and thought to himself, "I'm worried that my brother's deserved reputation will plummet further." He pities himself. He doesn't pity Turtle Tail for losing a friend. He doesn't care that someone is dying. There is a sickening lack of empathy.

Gray Wing should be seen for what he's done. His mistakes are there. He has made mistakes that can't be forgiven. Yet, instead of acknowledging it, we're told that he's right. Turtle Tail doesn't even get a voice in the debate, but she's seen as being on the "right side."

Erins, I am begging you to acknowledge that good people can be WRONG. It's okay to have the good people be wrong! Fatal flaws often are so important, because that flaw can also be their greatest shield.

In my mind, Gray Wing's fatal flaw is that he cannot see the flaws within his family. He blames others when things get out of hand. Deep down, he knows how wrong he is, but he swears to himself that family could never lie to him despite being lied to again and again. This stems from the rough life he led and everything going on.

We never see his father mentioned. Being fatherless doesn't excuse one's actions (this is coming from someone whose biological father is unknown), but is can help to explain them. My personal take is that, shortly after Quiet Rain got pregnant, Gray Wing's father lost his life due to a lack of prey. The death hit Gray Wing in the gut because he didn't expect to lose someone so quickly. Then, losing Fluttering Bird on top of his father made him protective of those he considers family.

Although, he definition of protective is toxic. He thinks protecting is constantly forgiving. He thinks protecting is hating anyone who breaks his happy life apart. He thinks protecting is loving without a second thought.

With all of this talk of Gray Wing, I think it's time we see into his head.

Was I Wrong?

Blame.

Does it truly settle onto his shoulders?

Gray Wing rolls over in his nest. He gathered the moss today and made sure to fluff it, yet it feels as if a thousand burrs are clinging to it. An anxious sigh pours out of his maw as Turtle Tail's furious face comes to mind. His paw gingerly touches where the spit had flown onto. It stings more than when he's left wheezing and straining to breathe.

He screws his eyes shut, hoping that it'll block out the intrusive thoughts beginning to leak into his ears. Instead, it opens the floodgates...

"Is mom going to come home tonight?" Sparrow Fur asks, ducking her head. She prods the plump mouse laying at her paws as a hopeful expression perks up on her face. "Owl Eyes and I were super lucky to catch this and I..." She trails off and glances off to the side.

In her place, Owl Eyes pipes up with, "We thought it would be a good meal to give to her! Since... Since mom's been sad."

Gray Wing's heart sinks into his chest as he looks at the pair. The hope in their eyes is fading with every moment of silence that passes. Pain tightens in his chest. That kittypet's death has left a horrible mark on life. He always wanted her to be out of their life, but...

"I found some!" Pebble Heart suddenly cuts in, a slight smile on his face. It looks as though he got stung by a bee as one cheek is swollen. "Where's mom? I want to give her the honey I found."

Owl Eyes glances up at Gray Wing before sighing. "She's not coming." He bluntly states, his claws digging into the ground. His shoulders hunch over as a whimper pries itself from his lips. "She's not coming because..." He looks up at Gray Wing, an uncharacteristic amount of disdain in his eyes.

Gray Wing stiffens as the claws of panic dig into his pelt. Before he can stammer out a question, the three all share the same heartbroken expression before turning away. His jaw drops and hardens into that position. All he can grasp is that his paws are shaking and the world is whirling.

First it was Turtle Tail being upset, then his kits...

His gut twists uncomfortably as his fur heats. A wheezy cough forces itself out of his lungs. The pain, for once, is a comforting force and it dulls the unwanted questions prowling in his mind. Yet the pain fades away too quickly, like it was only a burr that had been ripped out.

All he was saying is the truth. Clear Sky said that it was a fox. It must have been an odd fox is all. One who treated its prey like a chew toy then ran off...

"When did you get fleas for brains, Gray Wing?" Jagged Peak, who used to stare up at him with admiration, snarls. "He's selfish. Clear Sky isn't an innocent kit you can!-"

Tall Shadow's tail swishes over Jagged Peak's muzzle. "Enough." She meows, her voice growing stony. "Gray Wing, we have much to discuss." With those few words, she bows her head and pads off to the side.

The nest irritates his skin enough to bring him to his paws. It isn't wrong of him to believe his littermate. Clear Sky is his flesh-and-blood. Even if there have been some... issues... with how Clear Sky is doing things, he just needs another chance to be believed.

Clear Sky must be hurting. It takes time to heal wounds and forgiveness makes them heal faster.

Gray Wing steps out of his den, letting the biting winds blow against his fur. He focuses his gaze onto the starry night sky as a soft sigh parts from his lips.

Clear Sky has lost many cats. He too lost a father and sister back in the mountains. On their journey, he lost his mate and unborn kits. Then, when he came here, he lost another mate and kits... It's been a struggle for Thunder, his only remaining kit, and him to connection.

"Every cat suffers, Gray Wing." Wind Runner's chiding voice rings in his ears. She had hissed those words softly before stalking away in silence. At the time, he stared after her in confusion, but now he can hear his own mind add onto her sentence.

Suffering isn't an excuse to be evil.

He digs his claws into the ground, his heart aching deeply. What would Quiet Rain say if she learned of everything Clear Sky has done? Surely, she would understand, right? Clear Sky... It's another world here. The logic of the forest is different than the mountains.

Drawing back her lips, Turtle Tail yowls, "Excuses! All you're good for is excuses!"

"I don't make excuses." He mutters, but he can hear his tone faltering as he watches ugly gray clouds begin to cover the pale full moon. Squeezing his eyes shut, he forces his head down. "Clear Sky is a good cat. He isn't... He isn't clouded with evil."

Gray Wing says, yet his brother abandoned his son. He abandoned Thunder. There are many monsters in the forest, but...

His mouth grows dry as every word he said about Clear Sky rings in his mind. He never gives those excuses or help to others.

Not even to a cat seeking - no, begging for - their aid.

Yet to Clear Sky, he keeps giving and giving despite his brother only being capable of taking.

Though... Could he have really been so wrong...? He has always thought of himself as wise, but does reality disagree with him?

A wise cat would have probably realized by now that Turtle Tail was suffering. Her eyes, despite the hate burning within them, were glossy and despairing. If he stayed a moment longer, he is sure she would have torn his pelt off.

She wasn't the cat I fell in love with.

He cringes at the sneering thought haunting his brain. His ears flatten and he swiftly shakes his head, trying to shoo it away. No, she is. It's just... She has hit a rough patch...

"If that kittypet died some..." The words die in his throat as his eyes snap open. He stares down at his trembling paws. Life drains from his body. Everything shrinks around him, pulling him away from the warmth of his pelt.

"Or is it because it's better for you if Bumble is dead?" Turtle Tail's words echo in his ears.

Every little sound surrounding him makes him want to scream. The cicadas are too noisy. The crickets are annoying. The breathing of the cats in the camp is overwhelming. No. He doesn't want to hear it.

It's not what he wanted.

He just wanted to give Turtle Tail the love she deserved. He does love her! He loves... He loves Turtle Tail, alright? That's all there is to it. She's very precious to him. Her kits are his kits now.

For a cat who says he loves her, an instructive voice in his head starts with a sneer, You never asked if she's okay. You never asked at all. Not a single time.

First off: I would 100% follow an au blog following this, Second off: Thanks anon!, Third off: Holy shit wait how did I not catch that bit about the daffodils, anon you genius

Dotc is the poorest excuse of an arc I've ever had the misfourtune of learning about. You're right, that line where it's BUMBLE apologizing to TURTLETAIL and not the other way around sucks ass, I don't know which writer thought that was a good idea to write in after what TurtleTail did. You stuck to canon in a way with the ClearSky bit, yes, but the thing is is that we aren't seeing this through GreyWing's pov and thus we don't get those bullshit little moments where GreyWing is like "Oh no people won't like my brother now :( oh.. boohoo". So the scene is not at all infuriating to read, unlike the canon scene, this version's narrative does not try to pity ClearSky in any way. The writers really did not know what to do with TurtleTail, they completely fucked up her writing and make her unlikable all of a sudden, destroying her friendship with Bumble for… no reason. I don't want to extend this bit too much so I'll just end this part off with this: Yeah GreyWing is such a piece of shit.

So already off to a great start, gotta love seeing that asswipe not being able to relax himself and his mind. As much as I hate GreyWing, it's good to see that the story and writing isn't anti-adoption just as the canon books are, the text acknowledges the three cats as his children instead of pulling a "Tom is our REAL father and not GreyWing despite the latter looking after us all of our lives. GreyWing will NEVER be our father because we aren't biologically related and that matters apparently.". I love how the text "All he was saying is the truth. Clear Sky said that it was a fox. It must have been an odd fox is all. One who treated its prey like a chew toy then ran off…" comes across as it directly telling us what GreyWing is thinking about. But even then, both the text and GreyWing struggle to find truth in those words that ClearSky had stated, unlike the canon where GreyWing blindly believes him and doesn't second guess. Some of the bits also make us acknowledge GreyWing's fatal flaw in his character, that he's too much of a spineless coward to even doubt ClearSky because he believes that their biological familial relationship is most important if that makes sense. All characters in the series believe that blood relations is everything which then leads into the anti-adoption messages (See how TurtleTail's three kids suddenly do a 180 on how they feel about Tom when they learn he is their biological father). But this is a fault of the writers. GreyWing is spineless and can't/doesn't want to admit that his brother is a monster, over and over again, to the point where it ends up getting people killed.

"Suffering isn't an excuse to be evil." this is something that feels as though this is directly talking to us, the readers. To criticize those who believe that those who have suffered one way or another is some kind of excuse to - in ClearSky's case - start wars that kill plenty of cats, humilate and mock the injured, and attack a defenseless, starving kittypet. GreyWing is foolish to think that anybody would try to even attempt to understand ClearSky, with all of the pain he's caused, GreyWing needs to learn this somehow. That is his flaw. He silently denies to himself that he is trying to make excuses for ClearSky because his mind truly believes that this cat - a cat who's responsible for the death of many cats- isn't "clouded by evil". GreyWing needs to realize the truth. And he finally does. What's also a flaw in him is that he now only realizes that ClearSky is awful because of one cat who he is related to, Thunder. As if the plentiful array of deaths of the innocent wasn't proof enough, GreyWing only seems to care about it when he is affected in some kind of way. He realizes ClearSky is horrible, yes, but the way he goes about realizing this yet again shows us that he only cares about something bad if it affects him in some way. The text implies towards this, and it's great and relieving to read. Though for GreyWing, it's a step in the right direction as he realizes his fault of making up excuse after excuse for his war-mongering brother and only his brother, not anybody else. God, and the line that mocks GreyWing's title of "GreyWing the Wise" is so fucking clever and brilliant, "A wise cat would have probably realized by now that Turtle Tail was suffering." Goddamn and then it feels like right after that, GreyWing is trying to pull some kind of guilt attempt in his mind with the "She wasn't the cat I fell in love with.", as if she has changed in a negative way, yet again, another flaw with him. Everything GreyWing has ever excused and defended is like it all hits him hard like he's being struck by a train and it causes distress in him. "It's not what he wanted." like he is talking to himself in third person, but if he did not want that to happen, then why didn't he step in and defend Bumble, why did he let the poor kittpet be escorted out and back to a place of abuse? Because GreyWing is spineless and selfish. The instructive voice in his head is right, if he loved TurtleTail, then why did he never ask if she was okay. Perhaps, he doesn't love her.

This is such an interesting entry in this entire line of stories, we get a perspective of the worst main character in the series, and the text knows this too. It criticizes him and his thoughts, pointing out his fatal personality flaws and his urge to immediately defend his horrible brother, because he believes that their blood relation is everything, that he NEEDS to defend his biological brother. This is cowardly and the text knows it. GreyWing is still able to brush off even TurtleTail's feelings when Bumble had died, only ever caring about how ClearSky felt. It's like we are reading canon GreyWing, except this time, and thankfully this time, the text does not support him, it is against him. Once again Anon, you've done something really great and interesting here, I've said this plenty of times and I'll say it plenty more.

[mjfass]

Is it bad that I think Cody having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week is a LOT more fun than "golly gee whiz Cody is just the bestest guy ever and he wins almost every match and he's the new golden boy?"

(Granted, I'm kinda assuming he is still gonna get the belts later he's just gotta put in more kayfabe work. If nothing else the memes are fun and keeping me sane.)

I mean it’s not “bad”… I think we, as wrestling fans, tend to just make fun of terrible wrestling decisions and it we just go along with the memes because it’s the defense mechanism we learned to have LOL.

[cassatine]

for the writing ask: 3, 27, 37

3. How would you describe your writing style?

oh gee golly idk... pretentious? but as a mostly self-taught ESL i earned it. somewhat experimental, in that i like to fuck around a bit with style. i was taught to be economical and never use five words when two could do the job, and while that was for nonfiction and i disregard it with great pleasure (words are pretty and i love them) i must admit it was good advice, and it still informs my writing style more than anything else.

27. Do you agree that one shouldn't start a story with a piece of dialogue?

no, i'd say it's harder to start a story with a piece of dialogue. it's the sort of rule that afaic only exists to be broken, like yeah when you're starting out (probably) you shouldn't do it because (probably) you don't yet have the skill to make it work, but once you have a bit of experience it's the sort of thing that's fun to experiment with.

37. Do you research before writing or while you write? Is it fun or boring for you?

to the first: both! if research is needed i like doing the bulk of it beforehand, so that i know where i'm heading, but there always are things popping up. i generally try to just put a "???" note for anything that needs more than a quick search tho, so that it doesn't derail the actual writing.

to the second: it's fun to me! i like learning things, useless factoids included. it's like watering a plant, but your brain is the plant and the water is new knowledge. plus i did hope to make research my life's work for a time, so i know how to go about it, it's familiar and somewhat comforting... maybe too much at times.

[krsonmar]

I’ve been telling people for years, once you realize we were founded by religious extremists and political rejects--the people who just weren’t cutting it in Europe--we start to make a lot more sense (of some kind). Basically the worst tendencies of early-modern European thought, politics, and social behavior got fossilized in us, because we are pretty much an island nation who made an entire island for ourselves out of most of the North American continent by way of Manifest Destiny. When you look at American history, we had religious revivals every couple of decades, and in Europe, those often culminated in some kind of violence or upheaval that would bring about calls for legislation reforms or secularization. Not us. The losers would just pack up and spread out somewhere else on the continent, slaughter the local Natives, take their land, and call it Opportunity.

And regarding anti-intellectualism, I have been trying for years to find a quote I was taught in my grad program for my Library Sciences degree. It was something about how the American culture, going back to colonial times, has always had a skepticism, even a suspicion, of reading for fun. The Puritans and early Protestants were very gung-ho on literacy, so that you could read the Bible yourself and not have to rely on a priest to read it to you, but beyond that, if you were reading something that wasn’t for spiritual edification or a newspaper*, it better be "how to fix your tractor" or something, because reading for fun has always reeked of INTELLECTUALISM, which, to the mind of the Puritans, was vanity. You learned what you had to, you stayed humble, and you "trusted your gut", or "relied on your common sense".

Now look at the book bans and attacks on schools and libraries happening right now. What do you see? And why do you think this is such a priority for the right all of a sudden? Why schools and libraries and not something else? And what do you think might be next? (Hint, it’s the news media, I’ll put money down on it.)

*Fun fact, newspapers were very important in colonial history and American life right up through the 20th century. Alexis de Tocqueville was amazed at how "scarcely a hamlet...has not its newspaper", and key to that was a well-running postal system. Golly gee, what a funny coincidence when you look at what’s been on the chopping block in the past decade or two!)

To my international friends: If you ever wonder why Americans are the way they are, just remember that 1/3rd of all US citizens are in a cult that teaches them to suppress the activity of their prefrontal cortex, particularly when it comes to doubt, critical thinking, and differentiating emotional responses from personal values.

[mandareeboo]

First time, I wondered how king had managed to not know about ed's curse, but him being nine years old puts it in a new light- I mean, of course she wouldn't want to put turning into a huge murder demon thing on a THREE YEAR OLD BABY, esp if prior to canon it was manageable enough for her to deal with it herself- there's a reason most people don't put their five year olds in charge of their medical issues, even more so if it's something entirely manageable that they handle on their own.

Like, I'm not saying it was "safe," necessarily, for her housemate not to know she turned into a monster when she didn't have access to her medication, but I also totally get why she hadn't got around to it prior to canon.

Honestly, from my experience as the kid of a person with medical issues? It wasn't the brightest idea on Eda's part.

Like. I get it. She didn't want to look King in the eye and tell him she was going to turn into a horrific monster. I get that. But not explaining the elixirs AT ALL could have put him in serious danger. What if they made him ill? What if they made Luz ill? What if baby King tried one, didn't like the taste, and yeeted them into the toilet? All sorts of stuff could've happened.

My mom didn't have to explain every detail of MS and depression to me at that age, but she gave me some very basics. These are meds. Mom takes them to feel better. This is a shot, she uses it to help with the Tingles. Please be careful around these things bc they can make you sick. I understood from a young age that meds weren't to be trifled with and to be quiet and respectful at doctor's appointments. Eda's pride literally bit her on the butt on this one.