#but if the problem was really “Tech deserves to be happy too”

[tangents-within-tangents]

Some of yall I swear: Tech’s death was SO sad, he deserved a happy ending with his family! So I’m gonna write a fix-it au where he is horribly injured, tortured, experimented on, traumatized, brainwashed, and forced to fight against the people he loves. Yeah, he deserves this!

Me: ????!?!?

[eobe]

Happy Valentine's Day to you all 🥰✨ARC trooper Echo CT-1409 is CT-1402 today and he's coming for you 😽 Get SHOT! 😎💘

Big shout-out to @lonewolflupe's wholesome Valentine's event 💘 Spread love, send messages, melt and drown in sugar, because you're the most loving and supportive community I've never dared to dream of 🥰

A close up, why it’s Echo, the targets and the inevitable ramble below the cut… 🏹

I always get grumpy and blushing when too much pink, glitter, candy and stuff, but deep inside I can't help myself and yield cuteness overload dopamining 🫠✨

ARC trooper Echo is on duty for this day and he won't do a job without the best and most badass gear! ✨😈 He even borrowed himself a winged sky trooper jetpack and Omega’s bow, but only because he can 😎✨ But Maker, he's allowed, he deserves and it's Echo! 💕

Have a closer look. I never did lighting like this before! 🤩 I don't know if it's accurate – I just thought and tried to imagine of how materials would reflect, how much and where and in which angle 🤯✨

I had fun and some frustration figuring his pose! First, he's with the jetpack, what to do with the legs?

Second, as I'm an archer myself, I wanted to give him a good archer posture, but he has a scomp too! +50 skill, +50 difficulty, +100 badassity. Good thing he can hook in this bow-ring of the Zygerrian design and I'm aware that there are many little inaccurate things to find, but I'm still a drawing Padawan, not a master 😂🫶

Third, angles. Can‘t tell what it is exactly. Something worm's eye view, little mortals on the ground looking up to sweet doom coming down from the aurora skies 🤩✨🧡❤️🩷💜✨

But I‘m actually a proud little drawing Padawan looking at this artwork at all 😱 Echo, you're worth the hours. Fandom, you even more. Get ECHOed, cuties 🫶 And everyone, who sees this! 💘

My headcanon, why it has to be Echo:

(Domino Squad at the Barracks)

Echo: No! NO, I don’t want to! Hevy: Vod, it HAS to be you! Echo: This just... isn’t fair! Droidbait: What‘s your problem, brother – I can’t do it, I‘d manage to get shot with this myself! Cutup: And besides that you‘re not as half as cute as Echo! Echo: (teeth gritted) hrrr… shutup cutup! Fives: Echo, they’re right AND you’re the only one around who has the number CT-140... Echo: (interrupting) YOU are the one who always echoes that were NOT our numbers, not me! Why don't YOU be named "Echo", huh? Fives: (handing Echo the Cupid bow, doing huge puppy eyes) Vod – yes, we‘re not numbers, but being Cupid CT-1402 is actually a good thing and... not matter any numbers, you're just the best of us all. 💕🏹 Cutup: … And you really can’t hand this Droidbait! All: Shut up, Cutup!

Targets, that volunteered 😎💘:

@eclec-tech – Writing owl twin, always having a spicy caf for me, managing to inspire me into colorful dimensions and owling with meee 🧡✨ @clonethirstingisreal – My warmhearted friend, always encouraging 🥰🫶 @vrycurious – One of my most supportive out of the box thinking moots 🤩🫶 Targets, that kind of volunteered 💞👀:

@returnofthepineapple – Sweet Piña ���🥰 'STOKED' hehe! @freesia-writes – Cute! 😻 Side eying too loud in the reblog 👀 @crosshairs-dumb-pimp-gf – Hot chick calling me bb 😽🌹💋 @523rdrebel – hehehe 😏 'can't wait' @littletroggo – Cute moot doing cute art and also ‘can't wait' 🥰✨ @cw80831 – Most proper tagging support! 🤩✨ Targets, that are locked in my crosshair 🤪💞✨:

@ghostymarni – Sweet vod 💗 Queen of Chaos, holding my beer 🍺💘 @wings-and-beskargam – Chaos twin vod 💙🫶🩵 endlessly patient and giving, lovely soul 💘 Targets, that won't get away 😎💘✨:

@lonewolflupe – Double tag, double target, double shot 🤩🏹💖💘 Get ECHOed thoroughly 😏💞🦾 Thank you for everything – you KNOW what I'm thanking you for and will never stop being thankful 🥰 🫠

@foxwithadarkside – no words needed but anyway 😎🏹✨ Muse, art collab witch, badass, quality talk, thank you 💘😽

General volunteering targets: @bixlasagna @sunshinesdaydream @covert1ntrovert @general-ida-raven @dystopicjumpsuit @chaicilatte @groguandthebadbatch @ladylucksrogue @spaceyjessa @morerandombullshit

[weneeya]

Hii I love your work sm !! I didn't see it anywhere but could you do anything with shoko as f!reader's girlfriend? If not it's ok

Love you <3

of cigarettes and love m.list | rules

pairing. shoko x reader

note. hiii thank u sm aaa I'm so happy that you love my work!! omg ur request I'm dying I've never thought about writing with shoko but it's great idea thank u for that hope you'll like it! love ya <3

Shoko was outside the building, smoking silently. The last few days had been pretty difficult for her, even if she wouldn’t admit it. She wasn’t the type to speak about her problems to others, even if it helped sometimes. She was a lonely woman, or at least she had been for a long time. But things had changed. 

You just came back from your mission, and the first thing you thought about was to go see your girlfriend. You knew that it wasn’t an easy time for her and, even though you had to keep working, you wanted to be here for her as much as possible. Shoko was always acting like she didn’t care but you knew her too well to believe it. 

Your first thought was to find her and, like heaven heard you, you saw her at the moment you arrived. She was out there, in front of Jujutsu Tech, with a cigarette between her fingers. When she saw you, a slight smile appeared on her lips. She didn’t say a word as you came closer to leave a kiss on her cheek. 

“Are you okay?” you asked, a bit worried. You knew that even if she said yes, she would be lying. You weren’t dumb, even if your question was a bit stupid ; you were asking in order to comfort her. 

“I’ve known better,” she admitted while she was smoking slowly. She tried to be honest with you ; you were her girlfriend and she didn’t want to take the risk of losing you by lying about how she felt. She looked back into your eyes and she could see the sadness in them. You were too sweet for your own good, but she loved you like this. 

“It’s okay sweetheart, I’m fine,” she said to you, but the small pout that appeared on your lips confirmed to her that you weren’t believing her words. Before she could say anything else, you came closer to softly grab her cigarette. Soon, it was dying in the ashtray next to both of you. You looked into her dark eyes, before you grabbed her face between your small and soft hands. Her eyes were traveling over your face, without saying anything. You looked so pretty, from this close. 

As you started to reassure her, Shoko was only focused on your face, your touch against her cheeks and your gentle voice stuck into her mind. She closed her eyes slowly, before she let her forehead rest against your shoulder. You were surprised by her sudden move, but you remained silent for the moment. 

“I love you,” were the first words to break the silence that you were going through. You looked at her, and a soft smile appeared on your pink lips. Your fingers were slowly playing with her long brown hair as you answered an “I love you too” almost in a murmur. 

She was really glad to have someone like you by her side. You were the best girlfriend she could have asked for. You were like a dream, and she was ready to stay asleep a bit longer if it meant staying with you.

I love this woman sm she deserves more appreciation people don't talk about her enough pls request with women as much as you want

[laramarvelfan]

Charlotte (Ghostflower's daughter) relationship with the spider-anarchirts and her grandparents bc yes:

Miles:Cried from happiness when he knew he was going to be a dad. When Charlotte starts mumbling,Miles always implodes bc his daughter is too cute and pure for this world, Charlotte loves to see her dad drawing. he also does her hair, and when people ask: "Damn girl who does your hair?" and she says: "Oh! It's Mi papá! :)". He calls her "Mi pequena araña" (My little spider in spanish).

Gwen:She was insecure abt the pregnancy,but in a time she started to see that she was waiting one of the most important person in her life. Gwen is really caring with Charlotte, she always knows what Charlotte wants and gives all the love her daughter deserves. Gwen calls her "Char-Char" or "'lotte".

Hobie:He was really caring with Mayday in ATSV, so take care of another spider-kid wouldn't be a problem to him. Hobie was the one who stayed most of the time next to Gwen when she was pregnant of Charlotte and he was the first one to know that Gwen was going to have a baby with Miles.Hobie gave Charlotte a green frog onesie and she started wearing that onesie like a pajama.

Pavitr:He's the protective uncle,always help Charlotte and gives so many gifts to her. He would defintely buy tons of baby clothes and toys for Charlotte when Gwen was still pregnant of her. Pav calls Charlotte "Grahan" (Eclipse in hindi),Pavitr loves to babysit her every time he has a chance.

Peter B. and Mayday: He often sees Charlotte,but when he sees,he's really happy abt his niece,he gave most of Mayday's old plushies to her. Mayday plays hide 'n' seek with Charlotte sometimes,even that Mayday is really older than Charlotte,they get along pretty well. Mayday does friend bracelets to Charlotte

Noir,Ham and Peni: They often sees her, they love their niece still. Noir can't carry Charlotte bc he's kinda clumsy and Ham neither bc Charlotte when sat is taller than him lol. Peni is the only of team B who can carry Charlotte on her arms.

Margo:Always plays with Charlotte using their tech-powers,they let her play those dress up flash games,that still exists on Byte's universe. They make jokes abt Charlotte looking so similar to them when they were younger.

Rio and Jeff: Charlotte passes her vacation with her abuelos,and they go really well with their grand-daughter. Rio would give a lot of candies to Charlotte even that she can't eat those. Jeff is the grandpa who has a joke to every situation.

George Stacy: Charlotte passes her vacations with her another grandpa too, George loves his grand-child very much. He bought a lots of things to her when he knew he was going to be a grandpa. He gave those plushies Gwen had on her room to Charlotte.

Plus:Miguel is dead in the future,so, he doesn't know nothing abt Miles and Gwen being married and having their daughter,Charlotte. Jessica is the current leader of the spider-society,but she stopped to have any interaction with the spider-anarchirts after BTSV.

[fanfoolishness]

Headcanons for Crosshair's healing, post-finale

I'm definitely hoping to write fics incorporating most or all of these, but if I wind up stalling out on them, at least they'll be preserved here! I'm also linking to some fics or art where I've addressed some of these points, if you're curious. :)

In the immediate post-Tantiss aftermath, Crosshair is a foggy mess, between the shock and pain of his injury and the pain medication AZI has him on. He has some heart-to-hearts with his family here, but the vulnerability he shows during this time dries up once he's more clear-headed. Still, he realizes more and more that his family wants to help him, and will.

Once some of the major healing of his stump has occurred, he throws himself into helping his family build and furnish their new home (it's Star Wars and there's prefabs, so it doesn't really take too long, but it's a good distraction for a bit), as well as helping with simple things around the island like deliveries of things he can carry easily without a hand. He stays close to Omega when he can, feeling anxious when she's out of sight, something his brothers share.

The more routine and settled the days get, the worse his nights start to become. Nightmares of his time with the Empire, his imprisonment and torture on Tantiss, the terror and pain of losing his hand, and worst of all, Tech, start disrupting his sleep. He tries to pretend it's nothing, but his family isn't fooled. Decompressing from the absolute adrenaline rush of being focused on rescuing Omega leaves too much space for bad memories to start bubbling up, as well as unresolved grief.

Omega, realizing he's struggling -- and starting to struggle herself for many of the same reasons, which I could write a whole other post on! -- tries to get him to meditate with her again, but he brushes her off. No hand? No tremor? Problem solved, right?

AZI offers to work on a prosthetic for him, but he declines. Not because he's content with his arm as it is right now, but because he's afraid a prosthetic will shake, too, and because he still struggles with feeling like he doesn't deserve help.

He shifts into a depressive state with isolating himself from his family, eating poorly, and sleeping terribly. He spends a lot of time walking around with Batcher, and starts to notice some of the birds around the island. He still has moments of happiness, like when spending time with Omega, playing fetch with the hound, seeing his brothers doing well, or noticing the beauty of Pabu, but the instant the happy thing is over, the black cloud returns.

He resists any talk about Tech, even as his nightmares grow more and more to include his brother.

Until it's made clear that Omega is having a hard time, too, and modeling some of the same behaviors he is -- pulling away, clamming up, nightmares. It's when he sees her struggling that he realizes he still might not care about healing for himself... but if it could help her in some way, maybe he needs to try.

I haven't quite figured out the inciting factor for this next part, but something Happens, and Crosshair finally breaks down about Tech. I am envisioning something truly messy and painful. But when his family finds him and convinces him to talk, he finally starts letting it out. His guilt, his self-hatred in that Tech would still be alive if they hadn't tried to rescue him, that his message had had the opposite effect, that he didn't take the chance to come with them on Kamino or to go with Cody. He's worried Tech would be angry at him, would hate him for who he'd been in the Empire, for being the reason Tech died, and he's been carrying all of this for months.

His family is able to reassure him that Tech never stopped caring about him, that Tech would be the first to realize Crosshair had changed. And there'd be some very sweet moments where they remember him together, as a family. ;_;

The nightmares start to get better, and Crosshair asks Omega to start meditating with him again. It's not perfect, there are still hard days, but he starts being more social again, keeps up with the meditating, is better able to be there for Omega when she's having a hard time too.

With the guilt of losing Tech starting to heal, he can start trying to heal the rest of him, too. He works with AZI and Echo to try a prosthetic.

As he feared, it does shake, too, now and then. At first it panics him and he takes the hand off and doesn't try it again for days. But the others encourage him to try again, and as he keeps up with the meditation, the tremors get fewer. They still happen sometimes, but they are less distressing; if it really bothers him, he takes off his hand. He winds up wearing his prosthetic maybe 50% of the time, sometimes taking it off to relax and not worry about the tremors, sometimes taking it off just because he doesn't feel like using a second hand, sometimes just because it will always feel a little strange and he just prefers being without it sometimes.

Within a few months of using the prosthetic, he finds his old mirror pucks and builds a suncatcher out of them, taking an object of war and making it into something warm and artistic. Every time he looks at it, he remembers how far he's come, how he's becoming less and less defined by being a sniper, a soldier, every day.

Eventually, he and Echo do get word from Cody. Seeing him again is frightening -- remembering how badly he'd failed Cody when he had the chance, wondering if Cody will only see him as he was then -- but he's eager to show Cody how much he's changed. Cody for his part is still feeling guilt over the Order and his work for the Empire, and both of them are able to reassure each other and remind each other there is a path forward.

Within 2-3 years, Crosshair is doing far better. He still misses Tech terribly, but guilt and shame and repressed grief have changed into smiling when he talks about Tech, or quiet moments with rare tears when things are harder. He visits Tech's goggles sometimes, whether on his own or with one of his siblings. The messy breakdown and the knotty repression phases have largely ended. Nightmares are uncommon now, and usually soothed with meditation or talking to his brothers or Omega or Batcher. Like others have suggested he has probably taken up fishing as so many on the island do, but in his spare time he has started to appreciate the birds of Pabu, especially when he remembers how much Tech loved recording sounds. He finds recordings of several species on Tech's datapad and uses it to keep track of the birds he sees, feeling a little closer to his brother when he does so. His enthusiasm for the creatures rubs off on the rest of their family, too. He meditates daily; sometimes with Omega, but often on his own. Wrecker hates it and has fallen asleep the rare times he's tried it, but Hunter, to Crosshair's surprise, joins him occasionally. Batcher loves it and views it as part of her daily nap routine.

On trips home from the Rebellion, when Omega is frustrated or heartsick about losses or the odds they are facing, she knows she can always nudge her white-haired brother and say, "Want to meditate a bit?" And he'll say yes, every time. <3

Any thoughts? I do hope I get a chance to write all this out in fic form, but it was nice getting it down for my own edification :)

[hollysoda]

Okay so I know that totk turned one year old a couple of days ago but I was away for the weekend and didn’t get a chance to post something about it. Now I’m home again, I think I wanna just put some thoughts down

Firstly, I still love totk. It was a really fun game and had just as much fun playing through it complete blind as I did playing botw with only a loose knowledge of the game. In fact, I enjoyed it more than botw. Maybe it was because I knew more about Zelda than what I did back in September 2022 when I first played botw, or maybe it was because I could see the improvements they made when it came to dungeons and overall exploration. For at least six months totk was my favourite zelda game. Now, a year on, it isn’t.

I think on reflection totk is a very flawed game. While it is technically genius, story-wise it’s incredibly weak, possibly the weakest in the entire franchise. Here are a few points worth mentioning:

Why bother bringing back Ganondorf if he isn’t going to have any real motive? Is there a reason why he’s fighting with Rauru and seeking his own secret stone, or is he just doing it for funsies? Part of the reason why Wind Waker Ganondorf is so good is because he has a strong and clear motive. Without any motive, totk Ganondorf just feels like an enemy rather than a main antagonist

The main thing that drives forward a story is a theme to take away from it. Breath of the Wild’s theme was exploration and lost memories, Skyward Sword’s theme was loyalty and/or devotion, but it’s hard to tell what totk’s theme is. Sacrifice could be the outstanding one, seeing as both Zelda and Rauru make crucial sacrifices for the sake of Hyrule, but where else is it seen in the story? Totk just tries too many things, and having a clear theme would just help to solidify things

For a game that was supposed to solve the mystery of who the Zonai were it sure did a poor job at doing so. I absolutely adore the Zonai and in my opinion Rauru and Mineru’s designs as some of the coolest in the entire franchise but my god. Their lore is so underdeveloped it hurts. We know the bare minimum about their civilisation and culture. We still don’t know why they died off, why they built the labyrinths (and by extension who the Lord of dragons/owls/boars are), why they have secret stones in the first place, why is the Temple of Time in the sky when it was originally on the ground and most importantly why is draconification a forbidden act. If you’re gonna imply that the three dragons introduced in botw were once people then tell us!! Totk deserved a dlc that could explain all of this and not leave us in the unknown

Saying that the Sheikah technology just “disappeared” is an absolutely awful way of saying “uh yeah we never thought about that”. That’s some god awful world-building and planning on the developers behalf. Even if they just said that after the Calamity it lost its magic and then parts of it were repurposed for new technology, like the Skyview towers, it would be so much more believable. The Divine Beasts should have at least been in the game somewhere, perhaps in the depths. The lack of Sheikah tech makes the game feel so disjointed from botw, and makes totk feel as though it’s only a sequel because it has the same characters in it

The ending of the game just doesn’t sit right with me. Why bother having Mineru beg Zelda not to swallow her secret stone if in the end she would be able to turn back into a human. I understand the developers want a happy ending but at least let there be consequences. Let Zelda’s memory be a bit hazy or give her dragon features like many artists have done and let Link permanently be an amputee

Also the Ancient Hero angers me. I’ve got no problems with him not being a hylian because honestly it makes it wayy more interesting knowing that not every hero was hylian, but just explain why. If he’s some sort of Zonai, why doesn’t he look like Rauru and Mineru? Is he some sort of hybrid or a different breed of Zonai? And why does the tapestry depict him as a hylian if he’s not? Seems like an oversight more than anything

I think I should stop there because this post is getting long but uh TL;DR totk could have been a phenomenal game if they spent more time planning out the storyline and fleshing out lore. I get it, the game was originally botw dlc, but after so many delays we at least deserved a better story.

I do still love this game though Tears of the Dragon goes HARD

[alectoperdita]

it would be funny if seto sparked jou into genuinely thinking about his future. he’s getting older. does he really want to settle down at some point? he’s never thought about getting married because his parents were terrible, but getting his face smashed into at 50, 60 years old to run cons isn’t the best retirement plan. should he start picking up other skills? should he stop fucking around with 20 year old brats that’ll get tired of an old man who needs to slow down?

Ahhh poor Jou 😭 As much as I go into the Seto angst in this series, there's plenty of it for Jou, too.

A huge part of it is, thanks to foreshortened future and sustained trauma, Jou never expected to still be alive at this point? Much less alive and out of the yakuza. Which creates it's own set of problem because he has a criminal record that is a permanent black mark against him. He's been scraping by in the last 2-3 years since he left but probably not by much before Yugi contacted him. He's simply not employable by polite civil society's standard, and Japan's anti-yakuza law continues to heavily penalize even those who left crime (often some find their way back into it because they have little other choice for survival).

I know I haven't focused on the jobs too much, but they do follow the Leverage formula. They're Robin Hood-type heists where they steal from the rich and the corrupt and give to the poor and rectify wrongs not handled or failed by standard law enforcement. That is a huge part of why Jou continues to do these cons. He sees it as balancing the cosmic scale, some good to make up for the many wrong and terrible things he used to do.

I think that alone can keep him doing this for a while. Beyond what might be even wise for his health, maybe.

I'm pretty sure Shizuka has been mentioned in passing in the series. They are estranged, and have been since they were kids. Jou looked her up at some point and has been keeping tabs on her (and her family, she's married and has at least one kid) since. He also sets aside a decent amount of the money he has saved for her. Has an agreement with Yugi so that if anything happened to Jou, Yugi would get the contents of a certain safety deposit box and deliver it to Shizuka.

While Jou has maybe fantasized about reconnecting with Shizuka over the years, he can't bring himself over the hurdle of his criminal status. He's afraid of tainting her by association. So he keeps watch from afar instead.

That could be one form of a retirement plan for him: reconnecting with his sister and live out the rest of his life as a family together with her. Again, Jou usually shuts that idea down because he doesn't think he deserves to reconnect with her again.

The idea of marriage is a whole bed of thorns. He's never had very enduring or consistent relationships throughout his adult life. I don't know if he's even dated anyone seriously for more than a few months at best. Marriage feels like one of those normie impossibilities. And well, look at his parents, they were mostly law-abiding folk and that worked out terribly for everyone involved.

My personal happy ending for Jou in this AU is eventually he and Seto talk for real and admit they have feelings for each other. That it goes beyond just physical attraction. They work at being a couple. It's not easy and has its ups and downs, but they love each other, and that makes it worth the effort. In another few years, they can retire from the life, get a house together and raise a big dog and a cat. Seto will have his tech cave with too many monitors. Jou will garden in their backyard and continue cultivating his cooking skills. They'll also have a playroom/dungeon in the house for their BDSM scenes. Seto probably continues making online black/white hat mischief. But he's also the one that figures out how to invest their money so they can live comfortably for a long while off some capital wealth. And once in a while, they'll come out of retirement to help one of the many allies they made while working with Yugi.

Oh and as Seto reconnects with Mokuba, Jou can be encouraged to try with Shizuka too. <3

[freddi00]

Reposting her because i really changed her design and lore

New Geats OC! Kamen Rider Halo!

Story:

Halo, Yu Hoshino, was a struggling accountant with her life falling apart all around. She lived alone and could never bond with anyone. Socially she was like a ghost, only remembered when it was out of obligation. Her minimum wage didn't help, and to add insult to injury she was diagnosed with a diseases she couldn't ever afford treatment for. Her whole life she felt alone and abandoned, like her life's purpose was to suffer until she fell six feet under, and the diagnosis felt like the last straw.

It was the same day as she was diagnosed. Late into the night, a woman in black and white appeared in her apartment and gave her an invitation to a game which would solve all of her problems. It felt too simple. Just win a few rounds and life would be as perfect as she dreamed.

She did pretty average on the first round. Barely made it through without elimination. It was in the lobby where she understood what she was in for. Players of different age, status, even some from different countries, all trying to make their wishes come true. Yu didn't appreciate what the others were fighting for, however. Money, fame, power, royalty. It felt like she was the only one who was here because she needed it. The fox rider especially grew to frustrate her. He was an arrogant, selfish guy who lied and betrayed to get his way. It became clear to her that she wasn't playing a fair game, and if she wanted a chance at besting everyone else she'd have to cheat her way through.

From there its hard to tell the events as a short story. Yu is someone who deserves a full fanfic dedicated to her, but in short id want Yu's story to be one about her learning to empathize and look at things from other perspectives, to not let hatred control her, realize your life isn't over while your heart's beating, that even the worst days can lead to happy ones if you persist, and realize there are people out there who struggle just as much as you, but mask it so others thinks its fine. Id love to think through her relationship with Ace and also tie her to Beroba in some way, but that's gonna be up to my future self to find the time and energy to do so.

Halo joined the DGP pretty early into it's existence. After they stopped using roman coins for a reward but before the DGP we see now. This was when they were still a cheap reality show by future standards, so their tech wasn't ideal. As such, the drivers aren't maintained well. Not only do they not regenerate damaged armor after detransforming, they're also much easier to break. If any of a player's gear breaks at some point - its on them and they keep playing

This is Halo about 2 rounds into the game. Her driver's left slot is broken, her visor is cracked, and her armor and weapon have seen better days

Inspirations:

The name Halo comes from the letters in "chameleon", continuing the Geats trend of scrambling and reinterpreting animal names. Her name and her animal motif represent the facade she puts up both in life and in the game. She pretends its all fine and that she's a friend, when in reality she in deep trouble and is ready to backstab to win. Her weapon of choice, the Chain Array, is a brutal, hard hitting weapon that represents her will to do anything to save herself out of the hole she's falling down in life. This last thing was unintentional, but you could interpret her broken visor as said facade cracking

[majorproblems77]

Recalled update! So I am here to yell about it for 30 minutes thanks :)

*Scrambling to escape the void that has consumed me over the last few weeks.*

HI, ITS ME

Okay, so we've got a recalled update! Im very excited and have been pouring over this update for a while.

Uni is consuming my life haha.

they are headed towards the castle while having some very important discussions. Mainly, what on earth do we call you all. (Which in its own right I find amusing haha. )

Okay, time for the important things! Recalled and all panels belong to @recalled11 and its wonderful artist @l3ominor. Go check it out!

You can find the comic page here!

Now lets get started because if i dont scream about my blorbo in approximately 5 seconds I'm gonna die

I love group photos of any Calabar, it's awesome to see them all together. And watching fabrics flow is detail that I am obsessed with thank you.

ALSO HIS WIFE AHHHHHHH I LOVE THEM

Its the blorbo, look at hims.

Also i love how chill he is about this. Like, 'oh more problems? Awesome, I needed something to do today' kind of vibe I love it.

Sky's walking stick! I love how inclusive of all sorts of things this AU is i thoroughly enjoy it. He gives me the I can kill you with this walking stick, but also have you met my wife vibes and i love him.

Time and Malon running off like this brings me great joy i love them.

And, sky. Are we talking about your journey or something else cause that's pretty ominous there. foreshadowing? Are we gonna get more about the past of these heroes at one point I'd love to know more about them.

It is a massive Hyrule, espically when you think about just how long it takes to get across each of them in-game. Wild's game it actually takes so long to get across even just Hyrule field.

Time please step back from the edge you're giving me anxiety.

Also backgrounds my beloved. Beautiful i love them.

PFFFFFFT

OMG

When i tell you i was laughing at this for a few minutes i mean it oh my god this is wonderful.

And Malon?! OMG

I find this so damn funny. Its wonderful.

Im so glad everyone is confused it makes this 10x funnier.

(You think when they get to know each other better he'll let Sky/Sun have a go? I would love to see that so much.)

Also seeing Wild smile, Like really smile. The boy deserves the world.

Im glad he's having fun. Its also great to see Zonai tech being used after the events of the 2nd game like this.

Yes, let's step into the wooden box of who knows what together? It'll be fun! :D

Flower, you gotta remember that these people have never seen this sort of thing, please explain.

Like you're doing right now flower? Like you're doing right now?

Everyone is so trusting of this box. I love it.

Just gonna say how GENIUS this is? LIKE A LIFT USING ZONAI WHEELS

I LOVE IT

This tells a lot

Sky is just impressed, look at how happy he is. Wonderful bean

Sun is hanging out, (Is she holding his hand? Thats cute) :D

Captain the professional as always.

Malon and Time are the absolute chaos of the group. Just look at them, Time has obviously never seen something like this and so him being the one who's like basically fallen over here makes so much sense.

Got me cackling again tho, I love this group of idiots a healthy amount.

Them <3

I was thinking about it tho... And the sailcloths they are identical. And we know they are married...

What if the sailcloths are a sign of marriage in this universe? Why else would they both have the same one, down to the blue outline on the edge that is closest to them. Like you give your lover a meaningful symbol to show your love for them, and in Sky's case he made a sailcloth for sun after she made the one he's wearing for him during the events of Skyward sword.

I think its the same one because his one looks significantly bigger than hers, which to me tells of a practical use as well as a decorative or symbolic piece. 332

Like im probably reading too much into this but then again. They are so cute that they would actually do that.

Captain pulling the absolute shenanigans of a group back on track. He is the brain cell of the group you can't change my mind.

HE CALLS HER SUNSHINE AHHHHHH

I LOVE THEM

THESE TWO MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME

Why is everyone in this comic so damn adorable okay, these guys are just cinnamon rolls who saved the world.

Just look at Time's face? You can't tell me he isn't the most cinnamon of the rolls.

AWWWWWWWWW

Have I mentioned how much I love Captain? Cause he is just so chill, but also professional. Professionally chill? Sure.

I can see a stressful situation coming up, and he just is the stoic leader who gets everyone in line and ready to fight the threat.

And flower, Who is just so sweet. I can understand not wanting to be referred to as princess now that their Hyrule is like how it is. I'm surprised this hasn't come up sooner. But it's cute.

Oh the silent princess. How symbolic you are.

I know people are not really into the flower thing but I am, you think we will see some nightshade at one point?

The flower.

The 2 flower heads, one open, one closed, The blue into white. With the yellow detail. It's Flowers colour pallet to a T and I love it. Maybe as we progress through the story we will see pictures of the silent princess again but with a flowering bud or maybe if something bad happens a slightly sad looking one?

I am obsessed with symbolism, so if those become a thing watch this space cause I will be excited about it!

(In fact looking at it I think, the stem in the middle and the yellow on her clothes are colour-matched. A nice detail!)

Okay thats all from me! :D

Have a great day/Night!

[silyabeeodess]

FusionFall Headcanons: The Westley Music Class Kids (Part 1)

Originally, I wanted to cover these characters one-by-one, however, I ended up running into a similar problem that I did when covering the Gangreen Gang as well as Rigby and Mordicai: It's really hard to talk about one without referring back to them as a group. I actually ran out of space writing this, so this post with cover about half of them and I'll have to talk about the rest later on.

Following Sunny's footsteps, rather than take up arms as soldiers, the band focuses on raising morale through their music. As they stay pretty busy and their families would also be greatly concerned if they travelled too far from home for too long, they don't leave the City area or split apart very often. In general, they are a strong, unified team.

Whenever the group does need to travel, finding the means of doing so typically lands on Eddie because of his family's wealth and connections. In fact, the Lawrences are one of the biggest backers for the Fusion Fighter radio network, inspired by their son and his friends to do their part in the war effort. (Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence are also relieved that this is one of the safer roles they could play if they have to get involved, and are always willing to pay for extra security to ensure their son's safety.)

Despite not being combatants, that isn't to say the group is completely defenseless either. Wherever they go, they are usually well-protected. A couple of them have also picked up a few means of self-defense since the war started. For example, Tamika usually keeps a small pistol or some kind of throwable weapon on-hand, matching any easily accessible weaponry for kids such as certain types of 2x4 technology, while Philly Phil is familiar with various pieces of tech to help keep track of roaming bands of fusion monsters. Even if they may not always follow safety protocols 100% of the time, they are aware of what they need to do when danger appears.

Out of all of them, Madison has the hardest time adjusting to life during the war. While she can be ditzy and her happy-go-lucky, head-in-the-clouds personality allows her to shake off most of the bad things that fall in her path, the everyday monster attacks do eventually wear her down. She still tries to stay upbeat, but she just can't escape into her own head as she could in other, much shorter-term situations. As such, she can find herself needing support as much as she is willing to give her support to others.

Madison is very familiar with imaginary friends, both from creating a few of her own when she was younger and from helping them when she can. Because of her bubbly, highly imaginative nature, she often connects with them very easily.

She is also the most empathetic when it comes to fusions of imaginary friends. Even if the news of how their imaginary energy affects their personalities to the point of breaking some of Fuse's influence over them isn't widely known, she already has an instinctual hunch that there's more to them than simply being evil copies. She willing to give fusions as a whole more of a chance as a result, sadly, whether or not those chances are deserved.

Kim places the most emphasis on reputation out of the group. During the war, her interest in fashion and trends has extended to a wider knowledge of the Fusion Fighters--both as a military force and the individuals within it. This is because, since fusion fighters have taken the spotlight, she knows of many in the same way she'd pay attention to the models and celebrities featured in her magazines. It gives her a wider understanding of what's going on in the world and hot to conduct herself in hot zones, even if she occasionally can get star-struck by certain heroes like Ben or Rex.

Her focus as a general percussionist also makes her the most versatile of the band kids. Even at times when Kim can't easily get her hands on an instrument, she can improvise well and share that sense of rhythm with other people. Other kids, particularly little ones, really enjoy these sessions.

Sunny has picked up on this as well, and so he'll work with Kim on developing pieces that utilize more body percussion. At first, it really made her feel underutilized as a musician since she does know how to play so many instruments. She had to see first-hand the effect this had: More people not only listened in, but actively participated in their music as it could be easily replicated by anyone, anywhere with limited resources. (For an irl example of this, think of how many more people know the rhythm and words to "We Will Rock You" over "We are the Champions" even though they're almost always played together. The former has a simpler beat to follow that encourages its audience to join in.) Since then, Kim enjoys taking the lead on these songs.

Lil'D is similar to Kim in this way, except it's almost impossible to separate him from the drums. Part of this is because it's the instrument he specializes in using, even though he can play other instruments as well; however, it also feels more integral to who he is as a musician. We see this importance in episodes like "The Devil and Lil'D," in which his drumsticks are tied to his identity. While not as utilized, an alternative he's explored as a result is street percussion. It's much rarer for the band to play this type of music, but has picked up a bit in places within the City.

Like in the show, Lil'D can sometimes let the fame go to his head. He occasionally forgets the true reason why music is important in times of crisis, or even where he is when crisis strikes--ignoring clear threats, such as fusion monsters in the area, when he's caught in his own head. When this happens, Sunny and his friends have to bring him back down to Earth. The gravity of the war has allowed him to mature a bit more in this regard, but he's still a kid and has a long way to go.

Despite this, his strong sense of confidence can also allow him to respond quicker to threats than the others as well. If push comes to shove and he and his friends are caught in a potentially dangerous situation with no one around to help, while he may not always make the right moves, his ability to react fast can protect them.

Being the most studious of the group, Kam is the most knowledgeable of what goes on during the war. With many schools shut down and people having to explore different ways of continuing their education from home or in new groups, the situation is extremely frustrating for him. You can bet he has countless apps and utilizes as many public resources as possible to continue learning on his own. More to the point though, paying more attention to the war effort itself as a result of these diverged studies has led to him experiencing a lot more fear than his bandmates. He can't shut his brain off, so worrying over the prolonged fighting can get to him. Thankfully, he has the perfect outlet for this by being in music.

Since the piano and keyboard aren't always available, like some of the other members of the Wesley Music class, he's had to find a more portable means of playing his preferred instruments. He's already had experience with the accordion and practices more with the keyguitar as a nice, added alternative.

Even with as much evidence as there is for magic and imaginary energy in FusionFall's world, just like in the Class of 3000 Christmas special, Kam doesn't put much stock into those things. As such, it takes a long time for him to accept anything of their nature and he prefers to listen to scientists/leaders that also lean away from those areas, like Princess Bubblegum.

[galaxythedragonshifter]

A bit of a criticism of the FNAF community...

I don't like how a lot of the fans take the story of fnaf too seriously, and expect it to work like a tv show, where they just tell you the lore and anything not in said show is non-canon.

That's never how the story of FNAF worked in the first place. Sure, the games show us bits and pieces, but the community had to figure it out themselves with little help from Scott. A good portion of the lore is ambiguous and/or hinted at, and even smaller details the community came up with aren't even canon to begin with (ex. CC being named Evan).

While I agree with the sentiment that FNAF 6 was a good ending to it, I also empathize with Steel Wool, and I don't agree with the "they should have never continued after FNAF 6, they ruined the franchise" sentiment.

I wouldn't have even found an interest in fnaf had security breach not been made. Security breach is what grabbed my attention. So ofc I will be slightly biased, but I don't think SB deserves the hate it gets. Yes, it's buggy, was barely playable on release, and was unable to do everything Steel Wool wanted due to time constraints, tech limitations, and over ambition. Those criticisms are 100% true.

However, saying that security breach should have never been made, rather than understanding that SB was a learning opportunity for Steel Wool, as well as something that grew the community despite it's quality is questionable. Besides, a lot of the story is established to be there, but unfortunately wasn't able to be implemented due to the aforementioned problems.

Although I, again, absolutely agree Steel Wool shouldn't have rushed the end product due to a release date they absolutely had control over, as well as the community needing to be more patient. I'm not saying the game is a masterpiece or anything; it's not.

I wasn't exactly too aware of the fnaf community before SB released, but after, I heard a lot about how the community was upset about all the setbacks in development (please correct me if I'm wrong). I can see why Steel Wool felt rushed to get SB out asap.

Yes, the story has plot holes and yada yada yada... when has it not???? Why was that ok, but it's not ok now? During the "Scott era", people had no problems with coming up with theories/making their own stories, Headcanons, and working without a straightforward answer to everything. While that absolutely still exists, it feels like the people saying "SB should have never been made" seem to see SB as a tv show more than an installment to a franchise that always made the community work together for answers.

Now you can argue that SB's writing was sub-par compared to the first six games. And I agree. But keep in mind that Steel Wool was assigned to the franchise by Scott, and they absolutely want to give us more fnaf content since Scott can't oversee the whole entire franchise anymore. They really enjoy working with Scott to continue bringing games to the fans.

In addition, Scott absolutely loves playing in his goofy little murder robot story like it's a sandbox, and I believe that was his intention for the fandom too. He's funded several fan projects as well as creating the Fanverse. He's made many variations of the same story (the books, the games, the Silver Eyes trilogy, and the movie). And as a creator, he's absolutely allowed to do that. He had fun with his creations, and I absolutely applaud him for not trying to please the fans every two seconds to desperately keep parts of the fandom that were upset at random things. I truly believe he wants the community to have fun and not to take the story too seriously. (Actually, Steel wool mentioned that they do the same thing during FuhNaff's interview.) They understand that you shouldn't try to make EVERY fan happy.

Speaking of the interview from two months ago (as of writing this), Jason talks a lot about the process behind SB and why they did things a certain way. Ofc, most of the criticisms still apply, but there's a lot of intention behind the other complaints. He also mentions that there's still things in SB that haven't been found, and that they're making everything work similar to Gravity Falls.

Basically they have a ton of little details that don't seem to have answers, but will in later times. Mind you, the new Mimic game was announced today, with one of the frames having 1979, presumably referencing Fall Fest (before Fredbear's Family Diner). This will probably explain the extra details in HW2 with the Daycare Attendant, the outfits the Mimic uses in Ruin, ect.)

And on top of that, no story is 100% perfect. There have been multiple limitations and roadblocks, especially for Steel Wool, that need workarounds. Of course it's not gonna line up 100%. That's where we, as the fandom, come in to theorize and explain.

Imo, ragging on Steel Wool for Security Breach and not killing the series after fnaf pizzeria sim is incredibly harsh and doesn't take into consideration any of the factors involved. It also isn't really all that fair tbh.

Sorry I practically wrote an entire essay lol. This has just been bugging me for a while.

[sweetswesf]

Update

Hey Fam,

Still grinding and hoping to bring y'all good news soon. My friend/ex-colleague/neighbor who I've been on this unemployment journey with and checking in w/finally got a job. Shout out to her. I knew she would get one before me, and she got a GOOD one. Like...one I have been praying to be at. I was of course happy for her, but it did get me a little sad. I have been working really hard and I feel really far from my goal. I know I shouldn't compare, but I often feel like things take me a super long time. I'm already meeting with my old tech mentor once a week for an hour, doing practice interviews with others for another 2.5 hours a week, getting advice from engineers everywhere, attending 2-hour engineering sessions twice a week, in addition to coding/interview prepping about 6 - 10 hours a day by myself. I know I am operating on God's timing, but I just hope that I'm moving at a pace He wants me to. I am getting better at a lot of these concepts, but I feel like there is still so much I don't know. Every day it feels like I'm adding on to what I need to study. I just need to be patient and keep trying my best.

He reminds us not to be envious of others. I don't want what she wants, I want my own role, I just happen to want to be at the same company, in a similar role, and at this time. I know He has the perfect job for me.  I just am really tired and thought about how sweet her relief is right now. It's been almost 9 months since we were let go and it's been a grind all those 9 months. 9 months of no vacation planning. 9 months of spending much lower than I used to. 9 months of thinking about finances in a somewhat unhealthy way. I've learned a ton. I can cook for myself. I work out more. I'm more frugal. I pray more often. I no longer care about my appearance much or materials that I was DYING to have even months ago. Day in & day out though, it's me problem solving for hours, exhausted in the gym, always cooking & cleaning something with no car. I don't remember the last day I went without crying. Sometimes, I cry so much that I disassociate to the point where I don't even realize I'm crying. Then I snap back into my body and tears are just rolling down my cheeks. I'm grateful I have the ability & funds to do all of these things independently. A lot of people don't.

I've been through a lot. During this time I've even lost another grandparent and another family member's life support. I tried to make my grandfather's funeral and my flight and all the flights that would have gotten me there on time were canceled. My mom is about to move hours away from my hometown to live with her sister that I don't get along with. Makes me feel like I won't even be able to see her because of this and because she rarely ever visits me here. I've been given so much grace and care during this journey though. I need to appreciate what I have but I really want to know if I'm moving at the pace I should. I decided to push out the interviews of the companies I really want to be at so that I can make sure I'm really prepared for them, but will I get there in a reasonable amount of time? Reasonable as in, will I run out all of my savings? I cried. I felt bad for crying because I'm happy for her and I know my blessing is on the way. It was SUCH a mix of emotions. And I knew I wouldn't feel good if she got her role before me. And this is no diss to her. She deserves it. She's been working hard. But I have too. Sometimes when I'm doing the same thing as another person and they do better or go faster than me, which is often the case, especially when I am already giving it everything I have, I feel like there's something wrong with me. I shouldn't feel that. She's had a career slightly longer than mine, but not by much. We're battling different things and God is using us in different ways. I even started thinking, "Well damn, I know I'm living in a more Christian way than her," but that's not how God determines when and how to bless people.

I used it as fuel to work on some hard problems today, and I got a lot done. I even scoped out some more material I want to focus on that will hopefully set me apart in the future. I know timing is up to God and I have to sacrifice my timeline and trust that He's got me and has a great life planned for me. It just feels like I've been on a long streak of "bad news" in a sense? Like, fresh out of college, I didn't get the job I wanted due to racism and ended up interning in Jersey City. I was promised a full time role and they ended up rescinding it and sending me on contract to BUFFALO. Then I moved to the Bay Area and as soon as I got here, my grandmother passed, my parents got divorced, and I landed on the racist team that rejected me. I did get into tech, but I constantly faced racism and bullying there, had vision and roommate issues, and stayed stagnant in my role and salary for YEARS. I did get into a bootcamp and apprenticeship as I dreamed, but I never got the training that I needed and asked for. I didn't even know what I didn't know. I was WAYY below my level technically. Pandemic happened. I had such bad managers and teammates. I couldn't go home because my family was being unsafe, confrontational, and didn't make me feel welcomed. I moved to New York and had the WORST landlord and ended up getting sexually assaulted. I got covid on my 29th bday and celebrated it alone in a hospital bed. I was REALLY close to getting a promotion that was overdue by like 3 years and then I got let go. I've had so many heartbreaks from family, friends, and stupid boys in between and I'm just tired. A lot of good has happened and I have to appreciate that, but man...I'm VERY tired. I know I've grown tremendously and have gotten to do some amazing things and everything happens for a reason but...I'm just tired. That's it. I shouldn't get weary in well doing.

Sometimes the bad is more memorable and easier to harp on because it hits us harder. I know I'm not immune to bad days/bad times and God is putting me through it for my good, but I want to know if this is normal or if these things keep happening because I am causing these things by my actions or mindset. Sometimes I just feel like most people don't go through this. Sometimes, I wish I could just focus on working hard at my job, exercising, eating well, spending frugally, giving generously, investing in myself and the things & people I care about,, praising the Lord, etc. I don't bring drama to no one. I feel like I'm a great friend. I don't want to be at a company I don't want to be at, but will that be God's plan for me. God's plan has often not been my plan, but I have to learn to accept it with open arms and trust that it's for my good. It's just hurt. Will my next decade be full of tears and hard times like this past decade has been? Maybe I need to change my attitude around it all. I pray for that too. It feels like I am often paranoid that something bad will happen given how it feels like such bad news back to back, but I should be hopeful the future. I need to instead assume it's all good in the future and that when bad comes, I'm equipped to handle it. It's okay to admit fatigue, I've heard from pastors. Rejection is simply redirection and delay is God's protection. I just get caught up in thinking if the delay is because I'm not ready. To which, I constantly respond to with, "I'm trying my BEST!" Why does it seem like my best is so much lower than my peers/where I think it should be?

One thing about this "delay" is that I'm learning a lot of system design concepts that I think will make a HUGE difference in my interview score since my score won't be only based on coding and especially now since I'm being considered for Senior roles more and more often. Thank God. Another thing to be so proud of. This is all things I NEEDED to learn. And I need to stop trying to copy every little thing down. It's inefficient. There's just simply not enough time. I need to humble myself and recognize that. Hopefully through highlighting, quizzing and reviewing, I can get retain it.

I'm not going to give up and I hope you don't. I know I'll regret complaining about fatigue when I get an awesome role, and just the thought of even sounding just a little ungrateful doesn't feel great. i don't want anyone to feel sorry for me. I just want a relief of some sort. Whatever journey you are on, or unanswered prayers you have, just keep believing in Him, know that you're not alone and that your breakthrough is coming soon...

[lunanattumbkr]

day in the life:

monday !!

at home; right now i’m just waiting on my mom to be done getting ready. my outfit is really cute today !! i have a pink shirt, navy skirt, white socks, and doc martins. my mom bought me a fidget ring yesterday and it honestly has helped a lot since then. i have costume design, acting 1, algebra, and voice & movement today. honestly my only class that will probably be an issue is voice and movement cause i’m wearing a skirt… i’m sure it’ll be okay. maybe i should bring pants lol. i also got a new phone case !! it’s so cute i love it, it has a shark on it !! something abt me is i love sharks with my entire heart. they are my favorite animal ever ever ever !! i’m gonna try to get a marine biology internship/college credit this summer. although i do want to be an actress my “fall back” is marine biology. i’ve always been interested in it and it’s always been my second choice right next to acting. my school opens at 7:20 am and classes start at 8:25 and i still haven’t left my house lol. it’s 7:55. but i’m also usually always almost late but i never am because i never he caught by the teachers on tardy patrol. lucky me !! i’ve been listening to katrina stuart non stop recently, her music rlly making me feel some type of way.

in the car; finally driving to school !! i just put on lipgloss which is hello kitty, so cute. found out my first rehearsal for districts is tmr during lunch & learn.. problem is is that i have to make up a science quiz. i’m going to try and do both. okay update: turns out i cannot do both because science isn’t open tuesday for lunch & learn. that’s kinda stupid tbh. but yk teachers gotta eat too ig. so i get to go to rehearsal !! last year i didn’t even have a chance at districts because i was new so i’m very happy it’s student directed for hs, and one my my friends is directing. i can admit, he can be a little mean so i’m a little scared to get yelled at if he gets pissed or smth but i think it will be okay.

costume design; now i’m in tech “costume design”. freshmen have to take this class but it’s rlly fun. and my man is in it. i’ve alr seen him looking at me once so yay. 2 of my bsfs are in this class too and we’re making little animal stuffed animals. nothing else is rlly happening but i’ll update if something interesting happens !!

lunch & learn; LOL i was doing things ALLLL of acting 1 so i couldn’t write, sry abt that. but now i’m helping my friend lexi with her districts number. she’s doing a group MT number to “what i was born to do” from bring it on the musical. it’s so good, everyone is so talented !! lexi is such a good singer, can u believe she isn’t in MT?? she’s in PT with me, i think that’s crazy. she deserves MT !! last year i gave the guy i liked a cookie everyday so i’m gonna try and do that again today, hopefully it doesn’t come off weird..

going home; i did not fill in anything for my last period but it was okayish. i did give him the cookie and he said “ur so sweet.” so that’s nice. but now i’m starting to think he’s not interested in me or smth like that.. or he thinks i’m annoying. i’m probably overreacting but he said “it’s fine” instead of “it’s okay”. it felt passive aggressive. but also that’s just how he talks irl so i have no clue. i’m probably overreacting tbh.

that was my school day !! i’ll post some more later 🤍🤍

[barclaysangel]

More Prowler! Devon and Spiderman! Jake AU. Specifically, Tech Girl and Junior.

So, it’s another hard, but successful mission that Junior surprisingly helped out with, and called Lexy afterwards.

Lexy: *who is currently on top of an apartment complex, just watching the police and stuff until her phone rings* Hello? *pulls down her mask*

Junior: LEXY! You would NOT believe what fucking happened!

Lexy: *giggles a bit* Really? What happened?

Junior: I helped out The Prowler, Spider-man AND Tech Girl! I, ME, Junior Wheeler, HELPED OUT SUPERHEROS. I can die a happy man now.

Lexy: *is now full on laughing* Yeah, I saw the whole thing. You holding up good, though? I heard what happened with your mo-

Junior: Yeah, it’s fine Lex. I’m fine, really. How are you?

Lexy: I’m fine.

Junior: But, my mom really liked you Lexy. And my dad’s…not doing so good. And you like planning stuff, organizing, so you wanna give my mom a good funeral? I can help you too!

Lexy: *just now realizing she doesn’t deserve this man* …

Junior: I mean, you love planning stuff. And maybe I can write a song, and you can help me? What do you say?

Lexy: *about to cry, so she hangs up and pulls her mask back up*

Junior: Lexy? Lexy, hello? ..Did she hang up?

Tech Girl: Junior.

Junior: SHIT- Oh. Oh, it’s you. Sorry, you scared me there.

Tech Girl: I could tell. I just wanted to say, thank you for your service today.

Junior: Really? Y’know, it wasn’t really any problem-

Tech Girl: No. It took some serious balls and a whole lot of reckless thinking to pull off what you did. You saved many lives, including mine. And now I can’t help but feel like I have to return the favor.

Junior: Well…I mean, there is a tiny thing you can do.

Tech Girl: Hmm?

Junior: My girlfriend, she’s the mayor’s daughter. Lexy Cross. She’s been…a bit distant lately and I can’t help but feel she’s hiding from me. I think she’s going through something, but I don’t know. Could you, or Spiderman maybe, check up on her? See if she’s doing okay?

Lexy: …

Junior: I know, it’s a lot to ask and kinda selfish. But Lexy and my cousin and my best friend mean the absolute world to me. I actually wouldn’t be here without them, but you don’t have to do it if you don’t—

Lexy: *hugs him tightly* …You’re okay, Junior. Im sure she’s fine, and proud to have a boyfriend like you.

Junior: *pausing, before realizing Lexy IS Tech Girl* Oh. Oh, this is nice. Thank you.

IMMA CRY THIS IS SO FUCKING CUTE 🥹

[twisted-up-in-wonderland]

I know this just supposed to be a funny meme, and it totally is, and I love it, but I still feel the need to sort them how I think the actual 7 sins would go. Because my brain got stuck on it. 😂

Wrath with Riddle, Greed with Azul, and Vanity/Envy with Vil are fine, A+. (Both Greed and Vanity/Envy are green because I ran out of colors. RIP 💀)

That leaves Sloth, Pride, Gluttony, and Lust.

I know Pride was probably a play off of lions having prides (I mean, he IS super proud don’t get me wrong, but my guess is the pun was the real seller here) but Leona fits better with Sloth. He’s always napping and slacking off, and has even been held back because of it. He has Ruggie do so much for him because he doesn’t want to do it. Once he is motivated he is very talented, but he would rather sit back, relax, and take super long cat naps. Like, I love Leona but the dude needs to chill on the melatonin. Now, I personally believe a HUGE reason for this is that Leona suffers from depression, and I know from experience that depression makes it so hard to make you want to do anything. But, on the surface level, the lack of activity and ambition makes Leona the perfect candidate for Sloth.

So who would get Pride then? Believe it or not, I would actually give Pride to Idia! I know this seems like a crazy one, but hear me out: I know Idia is in the dorm based off of Hades and the Underworld and everything but the sheer absolute gall. The arrogance. The ego. The PRIDE. To think that you can defy death itself and bring back someone from its clutches just because you say it’s so. Not to mention that, when he’s talking about his skills in gaming and tech, Idia can get pretty boastful there too. Downright insulting to those he deems less skilled than him (ie basically everyone). He may be a nervous wreck when it comes to social interactions, especially those held in person, but Idia has some serious Pride simmering in him as well. (Haha fire pun! 😏🔥)

Now, for Gluttony and Lust I’m gonna do a bit of stretching because… well. I gotta. I have Malleus and Kalim left guys cut me some slack! 😭😂

For Lust I’m assigning it to Kalim because that boy has so much lust… lust for life. Kalim is a ball of energy and happiness and optimism and seems to be the living embodiment of all forms of positivity - for better and for worse. He is just constantly having fun and living life to the fullest and that is kiiiiiiinda his problem. Hence it being the sin he represents. While assigning Lust to him doesn’t utilize Lust in the traditional sense, it still technically works for him. Kalim is just drowning himself in life’s joys and wonders and not paying attention to what he should be. Or who he should be. Careful there Kalim - while you’re dancing in joy, you might just stomp on a snake in your obliviousness… 🐍

That leaves Gluttony with Malleus. I’m gonna be honest guys, I struggled with this one. But then when I was thinking of how I was twisting Lust to suit Kalim… what if Gluttony isn’t simply about food, but just about wanting? And while it can 100% be argued that Malleus does not want anything that he does not deserve or shouldn’t have, he does want. He wants to not be lonely. He wants people to not be afraid of him. He wants to stop forgetting events. He wants to get invited to events. He wants to make his family proud of him. And, again, all of those things are not bad things to want at all by any means, but poor Malleus is stuck wanting and wanting and wanting and until the MC shows up it seems like he will never receive what he wants and will just continue wanting forever. So, for the sake of fitting everyone into the sins, Malleus gets Gluttony.

Okay, sorry this got long and again sorry for this analysis on what was really just a silly little meme post. But my brain went “OOH A THING!” and so I had to. 🙈

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