#buttercup bs

[its-the-cat-queen]

I got tagged by @darksides-dutchess and @goldnskyart! :D

Write the first ten songs that play when you randomise your liked songs playlist.

... Ready As I'll Ever Be (from Tangled the series)

Lent by Autoheart

The World Is a Marble Heart by AJR

Brave New Girl by Britney Spears

Troublemaker by Olly Murs (ft. Flo Rida)

Could Have Been Me by The Struts

I Need a Minute by Imagine Dragons

Livin' on Love by AJR

Golden Rain by Bosum

Now You Know by Jonah Green

Thank you for the tag, guys! ^^ <3

No pressure tags: @apinkline2715 @lost-in-thought-20 @reddstardust @lickoutyourbrains

[piratebuttercup]

Bro so gay kissing him, you want to get back to heaven

[raileurta]

I can't even try to defend Grian on this, like what the hell are you doing man??!? Have you gone genuinely insane or something?! Once Doc finds out he's going to send a pipe bomb to your fucking house. He's going to go absolutely mental. You're not going to survive this at ALL.

[the-irreverend]

A vent post disguised as a poll?

Now that's something you don't see every day!

[runawayonryo]

ppl stop writing for Heisenberg... how about our magnetto man with a punk/alternative SO??

OUHHHH yessssss!

pairing: Karl Heisenberg x GN!reader

{{note: I generally write REVillage fics Post-canon/alternate universe, assuming Ethan and rose, Mia etc. never existed sry XD}}

Warnings: swearing, brief mention of gore, very mild sexual themes

Ohoho where do I begin?

Karl when he first spots you is... intrigued to say the least.

You weren't like the others, you dressed differently, acted differently, and most importantly... you weren't like the other villagers, blindly following and worshipping Miranda!

Now, Karl being Karl... he thought about pulling his usual BS about "I'm a metal lord, fear me!" but quickly decided against it; not wanting to scare you off or anything. Especially since you didn't seem local, therefore not knowing who the fuck he is.

{and pshhh don't tell anyone i told you this, but despite his huge ego... he might not actually want you to know who he really is at first. So he'll try his best to act "normal" and as human as possible}

After he finally approached you and engaged in a regular conversation, he quickly finds himself craving more.

Long story short, he seeks you out in the village again the next day, inviting you over to his factory because... he didn't really have a house. Anyway, he wouldn't show you what he actually does in there... you two will be in his office on the first floor, he ain't taking you down into the actual factory until he is sure you won't freak out.

This "friend meeting" (totally not a date ͡ ° ͜ʖ ͡ °) goes smoothly surprisingly. He'll ask you about your tattoos and/or piercings, scars etc. {if you have any}.

After a long-ass conversation about all kinds of shit, he'll just ask the question we've all been waiting for.

"So buttercup, you... eh... one of those emos?"

Time for the explanation between emo, goth, punk, rock. Two minutes into this, Karl stops listening... he got his answer.

You listen to heavy music.

And so does he.

Start talking about Metallica, Slipknot, I prevail, Rob Zombie, ACDC, black sabbath, Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, hell.... even SOME my chemical romance and Seether- and i promise, you'll get his attention piqued!

Especially if we're talking german bands such as "Rammstein" or "Die Toten Hosen" and he'll just... scream internally?

Like first of all... there's someone who also hates mother miranda besides him, they are funny, hot AND love german bands?!

SIGN HIM TF UP!

Needless to say, you two started a relationship quickly.

Despite needing to make his huge ass metal army, he takes a day off to make a bigass stereo...

{and then later that day Lady Dimitrescu complains about the loud ass music coming from his factory that even SHE and her three girls can hear from her castle. lol. Heisenberg tells her to shut the fuck up}

His huge goal is obviously to kill miranda... and then after escaping this shit village together with you. When the day comes, you two will celebrate with flipping off Lady supersized bitch and rolling off to a concert

{which likely isn't a good idea... imagine Karl wanting the microphone from the singer or something. You be chillin and there's just... a floating microphone... you be like... "Karl? what are YOU DOING?!" meanwhile Karl just has a shit eating grin as the crowd screams}

But let's not jump to far into the future...

Right now, you two are stuck under Miranda's disgusting-ass thumb.

Dark times man. It's shit, but whenever you waddle into his office whilst he's working... just y'know... get your phone out and play one of his favorite songs!

This man will {depending on his mood} shoo you away, or most-likely drop what he's doing and just... *grab* you and start juming around the room like monkies in a moshpit.

Once the song finishes, his hand will move from cupping your cheek, to cupping CHEEKS. Just him seeing you rock out to his favorite songs... is enough for Karl to get all hot 'n bothered. So expect some bending over the Work-bench and nice grindin' whilst 'Closer' by nine inch nails plays ;)

EXTRA:

if you like steampunk

this

man

will

just...

Scramble to collect little gears and screws... making little earrings, rings, necklaces etc.

also

stud bracelets.

OH

and if you like wearing chokers

be careful

that awakens a beast within him

"oh ho ho buttercup! What do we have here? Want me to attach a leash and make you *my pet*?

[wannab-urs]

Build Me Up Buttercup | Ch. 2

Just to let me down?

Summary: You get a verdict on your essay and have a little run in at the bar

Word Count: 800ish - sorry it’s so short. I couldn’t resist the cliffhanger and had to cut it off.

Warnings: Still none... but we're getting closer!

P.S. I plan on updating this daily but also if I can't get a chapter finished, I can't get it finished, ya know?

You’re sitting in the library, presumably working on an essay for Modern British Lit, but really you’re thinking about Dr. Miller. Yesterday, you had been closer to him than you ever have before. You sit at the back of his class and never raise your hand to answer questions, afraid he’d dismiss your answer outright. 

He’s hot from a distance sure, but up close? Holy shit. The way his curls fell over his eyes as he worked. The way his tongue poked out between his lips. It’s almost cute. And then the way his biceps bulged beneath his weathered band tee… He’s seriously gorgeous. He has to be, what? In his mid 50s? You were used to men that old looking like your granddad… he was far from looking like a grandpa yesterday. 

The sound of an email notification interrupts your train of thought.

See me in my office 

-Miller 

How formal. God damn, he’s an asshole. He’s an asshole. He’s not fucking cute.

You assume it’s about your essay, so you decide to stop by his office after your Chaucer class. That class is a trip. The professor wears these weird ass outfits all the time with vibrantly colored pants and you’re honestly kind of living for it. But he also keeps giving you Bs on all your essays without any feedback as to why they’re not As. You’d take your solid B in that class over your 57 in Miller’s class any day though.

You resolve to go to his office hours again later today and go back to trying to write your essay.

He’s preoccupied again, taking notes on a book you can’t see the name of, when you get to his office. Today he’s opted for a black Led Zeppelin shirt that’s obviously vintage, small holes revealing tiny peeks of his broad chest. His hair is even more unruly today and the disheveled former punk vibes are a really good look on him. Bastard. 

Before you even open your mouth to speak, he does that hand thing, like he’s shooing you away. You decide to just sit down and wait for him to finish what he’s doing. 

After what feels like half an hour but is probably a minute, he sets his pen down in the book and closes the cover. The book is called “Neoliberalism on the Ground” Seems… actually interesting. Your eyes flick up to his face and he’s looking at you expectantly, as if you asked to see him. 

“Well?” You arch an eyebrow at him.

“I reread your essay.” You stare at him waiting for him to elaborate. He doesn’t.

 “And?” 

“And it was good.” 

It was good? That’s all?  “And?” 

“And I’ll change your grade to a B.” 

A fucking B? Fine. Whatever. Best you’re gonna get. “Why the change of heart?” 

“Didn’t read it the first time.” 

“Are you serious?” No like, is he actually fucking kidding right now?

“Saw the neo-gothic cathedral on the cover, gave you a D, moved on.” 

“What!? I spent hours on that! Days! And you had the audacity to not even fu--- to not even read it? Are you kidding me?” 

“Listen, sweetheart, if you had to read 98 amateur architecture essays, you’d skim too.” 

“Don’t call me that.” 

“Do you want me to change the grade back?” 

“Do you want me to report you?”

“Fair enough.” 

God, you want to strangle him. “Is that all, then, Miller?” 

“Don’t call me that.” Jesus fucking christ. 

You roll your eyes and stomp out of his office.

You’re sitting at a hightop in the bar just off campus with Cooper and your other friend Em, filling them in on the essay drama. 

“So, yeah, he called me ‘sweetheart’ and I left,” you finish. 

“Wait, is Dr. Miller the hot one?”

“Yes, Em, pay attention,” Coop says, rolling their eyes. 

“Yes. He’s attractive. That is SO not the point, though?!” Your friends are ridiculous. 

“So… how did you get him to up the grade? Did you give him head under his desk or something?” Em teases, a conspiratorial glint in her eye.

“Gross! No!” 

“I would have… I’ve seen him on campus. I’d suck the meat off them bones.” 

“You are absolutely disgusting, Emily. No I did not give my professor a fucking blowjob to get a better grade!” 

“I’m just saying! You could do worse…” 

“I just asked him to show me a modicum of respect. Jesus fucking Christ.” 

“Oh my god is that him?” Cooper is staring hard at the back of some dude’s head at the bar. He has curly brown hair streaked with gray and broad shoulders covered in a green flannel. Shit that could be him.

“There’s no way Dr. Miller is here right now. I will literally kill myself.” 

At the sound of his name, Dr. Miller turns and looks over his shoulder, immediately locking eyes with you. 

“Oh shit, that is him,” you say, ducking your head and hoping he won’t see you. Play it cool. There’s no way he actually heard you. 

“Is he still looking?” You ask, peeking up at your friends.

“Um-” Cooper starts.

“Hi there, sweetheart.”

Tag List: @beskarandblasters, @cutesyscreenname, @atinylittlepain, @wednesdayday, @whoiscaroline, @goldenhxurs, @northernwindd, @djarinxore, @worhols, @amanitacowboy, @silkiers, @4ueijos, @livinxdeadxgrl, @chknikkbxss, @thepriceofpepper, @lexic-22, @sunshinebtrfly, @ccelinea, @harriedandharassed

[serickswrites]

Heroes and Villains One Shots III

Six Croissant Anon request

Martyr--TW: betrayal

News--Sidekick makes a new friend

BS--Villain is cold

Nevermind--Sidekick has a secret

Not Mad--TW: referenced kidnapping

Not In Charge--Villain is not in charge

Buttercup--Hero's feelings are hurt

Therapy--Villain recommends Hero go to therapy

Heart to Heart--Supervillain wants to chat with Superhero

Do You Really Want to Know--Superhero has a long day

Feck--TW: injury, wounds, blood

Unloved--TW: implied noncon type situation, conditioning

Explosive--there are explosions

Begging--TW: captivity, torture, restraints, rescue attempt, caretaker and whumpee

Receiving--Superhero is wrathful

Cast Me Down--TW: self sacrifice, captivity, torture implied, noncon implied

Good Job?--TW: destruction, blood, wounds, explosions

Hitch--TW: referenced torture, scars

Kidnapped Sidekick request--TW: bruises, blood, broken bones, restraints

Set--TW: referenced injury, broken bones, bad healing

Monstrous--TW: captivity, torture, revenge

Emoji writing prompt request 3--TW: self sacrifice, beating, physical injury, hurt/comfort, hurt/aftermath, hurt/recovery, caretaker and whumpee

Wash--TW: referenced wounds, referenced injury, blood, torture, hurt/comfort, hurt/aftermath, hurt/recovery, caretaker and whumpee

Hallowed Ground--Civilian encounters Villain

Pull Me Under--Villain feels under a spell

Beauty--TW: referenced captivity, referenced torture, scars

Easier--TW: referenced captivity, referenced torture, wounds, hurt/comfort, hurt/aftermath, hurt/recovery

Hero doesn't like this--TW: referenced injury, hurt/comfort, hurt/recovery/hurt/aftermath

Shot Through the Heart--TW: gunshot, wounds, blood, magic

All Fired Up--TW: hostage situation, burns, cruel whumper, self sacrifice

Sharp--TW: restraints, electrocution

Jacket--Sidekick is cold

Unhinged--Right Hand is so happy

Cry Baby Cry--TW: abusive relationship, blood, physical violence

What Lies in Shadow--Hero doesn't like the dark

Swear Before the Devil--TW: implied captivity, implied torture, self sacrifice

Don't Run--Hero asks Villain to stop

Doing--TW: blood, wounds, field med, hurt/aftermath

Sleep--Hero needs to sleep

Anything Wrong--Civilian is upset

Care--TW: blood

Convenient--Civilian and Hero on the run

Mirrors--Supervillain has special mirrors

Strength--TW: destruction, threat of death

Glasses--Villain has glasses

Band-Aid--TW: blood, wounds, injury, cuts

Closed--TW: injury, blood, wounds

You're Ok--TW: physical injury, violence, rescue

The Hero--Villain is beaten

Down By Your Side--TW: threat of doom, violence, injury, broken bones

Falling Leaves--TW: broken bones

Wish--TW: mcd, blood

Villain and Sidekick fighting request

One Second--Supervillain needs silence for one second

Ever Loved--Villain has their revenge

Clover--Villain meets Sidekick in a clover field

Believed--Civilian doubts Sidekick

Power transfer request

Spa--Supehero wants a spa day

Sorry--Villain goes on a date

Pin--Villain has an encounter with Supervillain

Coming--Someone is coming to see Villain

Hey Jealousy--Hero is jealous

Brilliant--TW: weapons, violence, unconsciousness, blood

Tell Them--TW: manipulation, threats

Save Them--TW: captivity, implied torture, threat of death

Fear--Hero and Villain talk about fear

Next Time--Villain is late

Accident--TW: bruises

In It--Hero meets with Villain

Another emoji prompt request

Branded--TW: restraints, torture, burns, branding

Yandere villain request--TW: yandere, stalking

I Can Handle It--TW: escape, broken bones

Does That Hurt?--TW: broken bones, blood, possible shock, wounds, hurt/aftermath

Actually Not Bad--Hero realizes Villain is not bad

You're Back--Villain is stinky

At Least It Can't Get Any Worse--TW: captivity, injury, head injury, concussion

That's Going To Be One Hell of a Scar--TW: blood, escape, wounds

Understand--TW: mayhem, destruction, fires, threat of death

Deserved It--TW: death, mayhem, destruction

Bandage--TW: cut, blood, wounds, hurt/comfort, hurt/aftermath, hurt/recovery

Yandere Villain request--TW: kidnapping, drugging, yandere

Villain kidnaps civilian request--TW: kidnapping, restraints, physical violence, unconsciousness, implied torture

Given Enough--TW: destruction, mayhem, death, mcd, grief

Gentle Night--TW: blood, wounds, bleeding out, unclear character status

Ice Villain request--TW: captivity

Powers--Superhero's apprentices discuss powers

Hero rescued by yandere supervillain request--TW: captivity, restraints, bruises, drugging, yandere

Found You--TW: pursuit, threat of violence

Ringing--TW: physical violence, falling from a great height

Villain is helpful--TW: threat of death

Dream--Villain has bad dreams

Turn Back--Civilians enter a dark and lonely wood

Hero in Villain's apartment--TW: yandere villain, implied future captivity, fade to black

Handle Things Myself--TW: referenced captivity, referenced torture, hurt/aftermath, hurt/recovery

[namedafterflowerstournament]

What do I do about Jaskier ?

Dilemma : his name is Polish for Buttercup. It wasn't judged manly enough or some similar bs and several countries changed it to Dandelion in the books and video games

I've been looking at the different names he's called in different countries and it's priceless

We have Marigold, Delphinium, Pasque flower...

Several countries just kept Jaskier or changed it to their own version of Buttercup.

So :

- he's named Jaskier -Buttercup- in the original version of the books and the Netflix series

- and Dandelion into several versions of the books and games

I need to know how to classify the character, you have 1 day to answer this

I'll develop the 2nd option into another poll if it wins

[alyjojo]

Love Reading 🎇 - April 2024 - Aquarius

Singles:

Who is Coming In: Page of Cups, The Devil, The Magician, 7 Swords

Regarding: The Tower

Long-Term Potential: 6 Pentacles

Someone is acting like they’ve changed, Phoenix would indicate this is probably someone you know as a damn liar 🤥 Tower, Ace of Swords rev & The World, so there was a lie that destroyed everything, blew it up into smithereens, the end. The Devil with The Magician and 7 Swords I’m just…this is one clever mfer. Sneaky. Strategic, everything they do and say has a motive behind it, they literally think they’re smarter than anyone around them - heavy ego energy. Smarter than you? 🤭 Or - they may have had a history of shady bs in the past, it’s been some time between you, and they’re coming back around. This is someone that could’ve been in prison for someone, Justice indicates law, they could’ve been involved with drugs or on them when you knew them. 2 Cups clarifies the toxicity, this may not have had anything to do with you at all but rather - their last relationship, a baby mama/daddy could be involved and you/they feel “bound” to them in that way, meaning you would have to deal with it too. This person was a liar and a player in the past, but I’m hearing “Jesus dined with thieves”, so you don’t judge. Not really. I looked that up and see “sinners” being the word actually used, but I specifically heard “thieves”, they could’ve been a thief or dated one, have friends that are, have just had something stolen recently idk. Somehow a thief is involved.

Long term potential is both of you giving what you’ve got to this connection, moving away from the drama, possibly putting some actual distance in between you and this toxic…thing…ex, druggie friends, old memories, whatever. Justice & 6 Pentacles would indicate maintaining balance between you is the top priority, whether you’re with them or not. Some probably aren’t, it’s the ex, but you’ll still be cordial and forgiving towards them. The Hanged Man rev indicate they’ve learned their lesson and have gained the necessary perspectives on things - Phoenix rises from the ashes. This is saying not to hold people’s pasts against them (within reason) if they’re proving they’re doing the work, and they do seem to be. If this was a sudden ending that’s staying ended, you could’ve just been like…no, and gave them the space to figure themselves out, have a nice life. They could be coming back around now.

Messages:

- You’re the perfect person for me ���

- I want to approach you but don’t know HOW.

PHOENIX 🔥

- New Phase & Rekindle

- Renew & Growth

- Changed Mind

- Rise from Ashes

Signs you may be dealing with:

Aquarius, Pisces & Capricorn

Couples:

Them: Knight of Swords, 2 Wands, King of Cups rev

Regarding: Knight of Cups

I’m seeing a couple of different stories. One, if this is a long-time committed relationship, I’m seeing a typical male/female conflict of the man thinks it’s his job to mow grass, work, and control everything, and the woman is over here with 10 Wands and the responsibility of literally everything on her shoulders - doing too much. Even working herself 💯 like “scuse you buttercup, grab a sponge 🧽.” Doesn’t have to be these genders, it just describes the dynamic between you, of any gender.

If not that, then this may be someone you’re casually seeing that’s not only stating but *demanding* a commitment from you, and you would have other options on the table besides just this person. You’re showing up as the Cups pair, with this person inverted, manipulative, extremely emotional, not the most mature energy. The Emperor rev is a controlling fkhead as well…Knight of Cups being loving actions, so their actions show up as loving, teamwork, we’re in this together, Knight of Swords is dictating what steps need to be taken to achieve xyz…verbally, in a controlling or manipulative sort of way - or that’s their intent. I don’t like this energy, it’s coercive and slimy, because they act like they’re being honest and a straight shooter - but are not actually at all. Words and actions show two different things. Or that’s exactly what they’re pointing out about you, because you’re the one with secrets, options, sudden silent treatments. If you’ve been dating or entertaining someone for awhile and suddenly go ghost 👻, they definitely have something to say about it, or they don’t appreciate being treated as casual, that wasn’t their intent. You don’t seem to have been clear with your own intentions. I do see them being extremely pushy & manipulative, and you’re quiet to avoid that bs. This can also show something going on for a long time that this person refuses to handle or do something about, and you’ve been silent thus far.

Messages:

- Unrealistic Expectations

- STATUS 😎

CUPID’S ARROW 💘

- Have Faith

- Love is Coming

- Surprise Invitation

- Struck by Love

Let go of the helm of life, and let the current pull you in your chart’s direction.

You: Queen of Cups, The High Priestess, 10 Wands

Regarding: 7 Cups

The cards describing your character are very kind, possibly empathic, and it’s like you’re on to this person’s game. They’re increasingly frustrated that you’re not speaking…your mind, what you want, how you feel, etc., and you know that is because this is a coercive and pushy person. Like back the fuck off, yeah? You’re not allowing them space to dictate your decisions, not with guilt, intimidation, aggression, emotions, you don’t give af. You are confused though, you don’t know what you want, something may have happened suddenly that puts a lot of pressure on you, a disaster or some *right now* sort of thing, whether that’s regarding this person or not, and it’s like not only do you not trust this person, but you have no time for their bullshit either so…hope they have a nice day 👻 Date shows you being casual, looking at your options, and this cups energy in you feels like actually sorting through your feelings. ALONE. Because you need to. You can’t make decisions until you know what you want, and you can’t know what *YOU* want so long as some person is dictating what you should want, feel, or do, via the world according to them. There could also have been some sort of episode where this person acted in a very negative way, and you’ve kinda shut down and started questioning everything. In that case, it’s a new beginning with this person that you question. Or whether someone else might be better for you altogether - no matter how deep this connection has been. This relationship may feel like work more than love. At least right now.

Messages:

- Really Tall

- Considerate

DATE 🥂

- Get Back Out There

- Meeting Someone New

- Setting a Date

- Date Online

To keep yourself from becoming an empath - that is, absorbing the pain of others - keep mirrors around you that deflect negativity.

Mutual: 10 Pentacles rev, The Hanged Man rev, The Moon

Regarding: The Lovers rev

I mean this kinda feels like a realization that the two of you just aren’t on the same page. I see clarity & truth here, but no swords, none of the necessary information or clarity that would provide that truth - and that’s why The Moon is here. You both come to your own solutions on things rather than talking them out, maybe you/they have tried before to no avail. A breakup could be on the horizon, or if you’ve already ended something, this could just be validating your experience. If you’ve had other options and this person was under the impression they were it, it’s not going well. If you have several options and they’re trying to manipulate your decisions, that won’t either. I see apologies being held back on both sides, two stubborn betches holding tightly onto their point of view and probably preferring to be apart rather than together. Because of the Cups pair, it may have been tossed around that someone thought they were a soulmate, and you’re (both) realizing now that no, this isn’t the one for you. At least not in this way as it stands.

For the couple fighting over who does what or trying to control who has what job and other such petty shit - it’s being said that both people could stand to walk in their partner’s shoes & to see things from their perspective, or this dynamic won’t/can’t improve.

SWORD & ROSE 🗡️🌹

Clarity & Truth

Revelations

Honor & Protection

Determination

Be careful that negativity doesn’t lodge in your body. Visualize a green light around you for protection.

Signs you may be dealing with:

Cancer, Aries, Scorpio, Virgo, Pisces & Gemini

[adambja]

People in my DMs asking for the free tapes BABYS I AM COMING TO ANSWER THE MESSAGES I AM LITERALLY OUTSIDE WITH FRIENDS TONIGHT SO YEAH I WILL HAVE SOME FUN BY FINISHING ALL OF THIS!!!!!

Guys btw I won't let any mad blogger stop me from selling my paid tapes cuz wtf I literally worked so hard to make that good sh and everyone got a taste from my free tapes

These free tapes are just a taste from all that I have

(this doesn't mean I will stop the free tapes project) BUT I WILL BE MORE FOCUSED ON THE PAID TAPES FROM NOW!!!

Also yes I am using "void success" cuz I helped a lot of people who wanted to enter the void

It's literally my fkin right - I BREAK THE RULES - sue me SUE MEE OKAY??? THAT'S IT

Anyways whatever you are a hater or not a hater I appreciate you cause you are talking about me and you are making people see your truth and my truth at least I have tapes that work very well not like that anon's tapes it's not like my tapes at all

I hope everyone really gets to try everything then decide what they want on their own away from these weird bloggers who think they have an influence on me or anyone! 😭🫶🏻

I love you buttercup again be independent try everything then decide what do you want

Also about the void success again

You gonna ask ARE YOU sCaMMinG people about void success because no one shared it before!

Yes I don't actually force them or even ask them to share it!!!!!!!! I never do because they paid me they deserve to have their privacy! I literally have a sheet of every client and everything I gave them and what is their situation as if I am an online clinic and it's one another laptop that I actually don't connect to the internet I really care about their information and their privacy!!

So yeah I don't care if you understand me or now anymore man I know my worth and I know what I bring the table and I will never stop it

Yes I won't deactivate because people here need someone to guide them right

Even like I will have a lot of posts in early December about self-concept and the subconscious mind and even how to know your beliefs and how to understand what is your issue

Also how to make your own tapes and the right affs because after February I won't be here

Why February, adambja?

Why February girlie? why not now?

Because people paid me nearly 210 client rn paid for coaching and they have to get it

Them numbers are increasing quickly I wanna scream or even manifest that they just want the tapes so I can live my life normally again 😭!

And I am thinking about leaving completely and opening my clinic again in NYC because I will take $400 per session instead of this BS here and the amount of trauma dumbing I get 💀!!! Not my moots tho y'all are in the safe space!!!

Anyways you are blocked if you don't believe in me!

[its-the-cat-queen]

*flutters down on iridescent wings*

It is me! The Infodump Fairy! I have come to cast a spell upon you that will cause you to ramble for way too long about Trolls! Please, o’ talented one, tell me why this series has captivated you so!

(Ok but seriously I’ve seen your stuff for it (which fucking SLAPS btw) and this is a series I’ve never really been very interested in, so I’m very curious about what draws you to it! Only if you want to share, of course! As you can see, I am not a real fairy and my spells are fake lol)

Oh dear Infodump Fairy! Your spell is taking its effects!

Asfdhgd seriously though, believe me, I have no problem rambling about Trolls all day jvjfjhf. This is not gonna be very coherent, so sorry in advance. 😅 (Also, thank you, I'm so glad you like my work! <3)

Okay so. I've actually been here since the trailer for the first movie came out (I wasn't very active in the fandom back then, though). I was already invested from that moment on, specifically in the two main characters, Poppy and Branch, and their dynamic, who I took one look at and said, "yeah, I ship that" hfjhf. I think what mostly got to me was the characters, the designs, the fact that it's such a fun and colorful world, and of course, the music. The songs are so good! Like, all of them. Yes, they are mostly just covers of already popular songs with some word changes here and there, but my GOD, are they good covers! But anyway, love me a musical with fun characters! Personally, I think all of the characters have deeper issues about them than what you can see on the surface and what you would expect from a children's movie franchise. Like, Branch has so much trauma it really just feels like in every movie they are just trying to give him more and more problems hdkhdjd. Which of course, makes him a pretty compelling character altogether. Do other characters have as deep issues as him? Some of them. But like, they don't really have that much screentime, sadly. While Poppy and Branch are equally important characters in the first movie (and well, in all of the movies, imo), the second movie is what I would dub as "Poppy's Character Development - The Movie" jgkjfjfj. While the first movie operates with the whole "happiness is inside of all of us, we just need someone to help us find it" kinda message (which doesn't fully stick the landing but oh well), the second goes for stuff like differences, equality (of sorts), and tbh some kind of colonialism metaphor?? It also widens the world of trolls as we've known it, as we learn of other tribes of trolls, who are all connected through different kinds of music. So the whole worldbuilding here just makes things even more interesting.

Now the third movie. In the words of youtuber Mann of 1000 Thoughts, it "gives no fucks in all the right ways". Tbh the Trolls timeline has already been questionable, as is, with the Netflix tv shows that came out after the first and second movies, but this just throws another ranch in the system, and says fuck you to the timeline altogether jckbfh. Like, I managed to make it work once I dedicated a good half hour figuring out how Branch's secret long lost brothers who he was in a band with when he was a baby fit into the picture, but it's not perfect even then. There would definitely still be plotholes gkfhfgf. But at this point you just gotta turn your suspension of disbelief on and just go along with it, cuz it is SUCH a fun experience besides all that. (This goes for all the movies btw. Turn your brain off, you're gonna have a great time jfkhf.) Ngl this is the movie that really got me to jump right back into the fandom with full force, and now I'm back to thinking about all of the previous movies as well and appreciating all of the characters. Tbh when I watched the trailer for the third movie, I thought that the whole long lost brothers storyline was the worst idea they have ever come up with, and then I watched the movie and I was like, "fuck this is the best thing ever" gjfgdhd. Idk, we learn enough about Branch's brothers for them to be compelling characters of their own, while we also have a 20 year old gap in which we can pretty much imagine anything into, cuz we don't actually know all the details about how they got to where they are today after the band broke up. Idk, it's like a sandbox you can play in. And that is so much fun. Also, yeah. The music in the third movie also SLAPS! I listened to the soundtrack on loop for a week after watching it jfkhfh.

The humor is also great in all of the movies, in my opinion. I think my humor operates on Trolls standards at this point, which everyone can decide for themselves if it is good or not hkfjfj. I'm having fun so that's all that matters to me.

But yeah, it's just. Idk. It's difficult to pinpoint something very specific that lured me in. Although, I did mention quite some stuff altogether jfkjjf. It's all about the experience for me. The movies are just filled with so much energy, which I love, and they are, in my opinion, the perfect combination of that energy and emotional impact. Are they perfect movies? Absolutely not. But I'm enjoying myself immensely while watching them, and that's l that matters. Soooo yeah. That's about it for now, I've already been talking too long hkfhfjf

Hope some of this made sense, at least jkfjfj. Thank you for the ask <3 You sadly had no idea about the beast you would unleash fjdgdhd.

[gaydelgard]

this was more painful for me than it was for you bc the character limit is too short for this

when i say generalizations about your tastes i mean my tastes since im the one that picked the lyrics

#2 breathing fine by oren lavie - something something stories about overcoming hardships and learning to live well with what you have instead of ideas of what your life should be. or something.

#1 we have it all by pim stones - you like sweeping poetic drama

#3 your ex said you cant dance by the real zebos - i didn't say a name, but he popped into your head, didn't he?

#4 pass the vino by mathien - you like any combination of the words "enemies" "to" and "friends" (and perhaps.....? no i shant say it)

#5 tree house by cinders - cozy bitch disease

#6 devil's in the detail by the hoosiers - idk i like it i think its clever

#7 back porch by the presidents of the united states of america - even if you arent an old man in a rocking chair on a back porch physically, youre an old man in a rocking chair on a back porch like in your heart, or whatever.

#8 disco in the panic room by bug hunter - sleepy bitch disease

#9 little monster by the receiver - this ones self explanatory idk what to tell you you know why you clicked it

#10 ricochet by the blue foundation - sucker for poetic sounding bs you probably like wtnv

again if any of these sound like theyre intended as burns well again theyre mostly about me lol

[rainbowdelicartz]

I now present to you all: Ivy Buckingham!! One of my older OCS that I haven't drawn or (sadly) paid much attention to ever since I created her around 2018-2019! Luckily now she looks ever better than she did before!

(more in-depth info will be below)

Owner of a semi-popular flower shop that resides in Bright Light City and across the street from Wispy and Dave's apartment complex, Ivy Buckingham is a species of skunk called the Plant Skunk

A special species of skunk that instead of omitting a foul oder like most skunks do, the plant skunk will alternatively omit a pleasant scent similar to many types of flowers and fauna, having their own scent special to them to tell each other apart (for example for Ivy, her scent smells of roses) and they also are seen having a certain plant specific to the individual plant skunk wrapped around their tails (for Ivy, she has Ivy vines wrapped around her tail). On top of that, they are also very well known to have elemental abilities that are connected to plants and the earth, hence being able to grow plants with nothing but their paws and tail

Ivy had moved to Bright Light City from a small country town that was very well known for their farming, agriculture, and most of all, their flowers and fauna to start a life of her own and to expose the city folks to the beauty of nature via her plants. She was 22 years old when she arrived in Bright Light City and met Wispy and Dave while she was finding her way around the city and had just so happened to walk into the Millenni-Yum to ask for directions to her new home at the time, Wispy having an instant crush on her since

The flower shop that she had opened a year later is called The RoseLace Flower Boutique, which specializes in flowers, succulents (such as cactuses, aloe), and evergreen climbing vines (such as ivy plants, star jasmine, and clematis). The shop has been featured in a few gardening and home decorating magazines and has had a feature on a popular gardening tv show called Rose Tinted Sundays with Ms. Daisy Duke

Wispy and Ivy are both currently crushing on each other and they both love to tease each other, whether it be by flirting on Ivy's part or saying outrageous bullcrap on Wispy's end. Due to the both of them still feeling like they still need time for themselves and their careers (for Ivy at least) and both still wanting to date other people (they're both poly anyhow so even when they do start officially dating, they would still be WILDIN), they are only on a super casual dating status

To describe Ivy's personality in the simplest of terms: she's simultaneously a southern belle and a party girl all in one. She loves having a good time in any way she can (from taking care of her plants to going to the nightclubs around the city to party) and is very well known for her flirtatious manner towards those she finds an attraction to all while still being down to earth, level headed, and very intelligent despite how she presents herself and will not take any sort of BS she feels she doesn't have to deal with

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Notes:

She has graduated college with a degree in Botany/Plant Sciences

One of her favorite nightclubs in Bright Light City to go to is The Uranium Banana, Bright Light City's biggest and most famous nightclub of all. It is also Wispy's favorite nightclub and they frequently bump into each other there

She has a childhood best friend that is from and still lives in her hometown named Melly Lynn, who is a watermelon farmer there. They send each other letters pretty much every week or so

Her father was a farmer while her mother was a florist in their hometown, her mother even owning her own flower shop there, which was what inspired Ivy to open The RoseLace

Her favorite kinds of plants and flowers are roses, ivy, hen and chicks, aloe, clematis, star jasmine, daisies, buttercups, irises, daffodils, and carnations

She lives in a small condo that is right next to the RoseLace, so going to and from work for her is a breeze!

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This was so much work for me this time around, but I hope you guys can admire it!

Please enjoy!!

[ART COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!!!]

[fckyeahvikings]

So you think you have Viking ancestry. Now what?

(Disclaimer: this is not meant to be professional, this is based on my own experience and I'm writing this down in hopes that it helps someone else navigate the very confusing ways of going from the family tree to finding branches of Yggdrasil, as I lovingly put it.)

THERE IS NO TL;DR WITH THIS. NOT SORRY. Suck it up, buttercup. <3

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First and foremost, this should be done for fun and yourself. After five relations out and fifteen generations back, you're considered not to be directly related, it's too diluted, etc, etc, etc. People love to diminish this. These people will remain ancestors but having a concrete tie to that person might not ever be possible, given the burial rites of Vikings (re: pyres, sea burials, etc.)

Secondly, I would recommend finding someplace that does genetic testing. Now, there are those who decry these things as absolutely baseless and a bunch of bs. Normally, I would agree but even there, it should be done for you. You're going to get a lot of people that are very much, "Well, most of us have Scottish/Irish/English/German/etc genetics," and that is true. HOWEVER. There is still no harm in going deeper than a cursory glance, a shrug, and a "Well, everyone has that ancestry."

In my case, I have two pretty decent, obvious markers - I have red hair and blue eyes, meaning I definitely have ancestry in at least one of the countries mentioned above. (Another disclaimer: a massive concentration of the red hair gene was first found in Central Asia (you read that right) and moved west, into Scandinavia and then further into Ireland and Scotland. The genetics for red hair are also recessive and both parents have to have someone recent in their family who had red hair or the genes tend to get "turned off.") Three of my relatives were also curious enough about the family names to go and do some genetic testing on their own, which gave me a bit of basis to work off. I had an idea of what to look for and where to look for it.

Third, find a decent family tree database like Ancestry, FamilySearch or Find a Grave. Ancestry is subscription-based; FamilySearch and Find a Grave are free. (FamilySearch is also affiliated with the Church of Latter Day Saints, so be mindful of that.) I'm most familiar with FamilySearch and that required that I start with myself first (birthname is required but not displayed, as I'm living), then my parents (both are living so they're not displayed), and my grandparents. The rest of the family tree should either fall into place or already be there through other family records (your aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.)

Fourth, once you get going into the family tree, it's best to know that Viking names are notably patronymic - which means they're inherited from the father and rarely change with marriage. You may also get a nickname in place of a surname sometimes however. (This is where you get the "sson/sdatter" parts of names and their various spellings.)

Some Viking surnames are also geographical, meaning that they denote where the family is from.

In example: I have a Gommeri Ivarsson (eldest known son of Ivar Ragnarsson, if you're curious) in my family tree and he's a particularly fascinating one because I can see the name morph into Montgomery with how his descendants moved. Gommeri was born in Jellingee, Denmark and moved his family to France, where Montgomery took on its current meaning.

Be aware that as Vikings married into other societies, their names changed with them. I'll again use myself for an example: my paternal great-grandmother's maiden name was McLaughlin. How is this significant, you ask?

"In the modern Gaelic languages, Lochlann (Irish: [ˈl̪ˠɔxl̪ˠan̪ˠ]) signifies Scandinavia or, more specifically, Norway. As such it is cognate with the Welsh name for Scandinavia, Llychlyn (pronounced [ˈɬəχlɨn]). In both old Gaelic and old Welsh, such names literally mean 'land of lakes' or 'land of swamps'."

Add in the Mac (Son of)/Nic (Daughter of) portion and there you have my great-grandmother's maiden name and an easy branch back to at least the 10th century. Look for other names too, the nobility of the time were absolutely ridiculous about keeping records to keep the lineage "pure." I assure you, you'll find something. My own lineage has Stewarts (yes, those), Campbells, Spencers (yes, those again), Browns, and quite a few others. Some French and Welsh that I'm still learning to spell correctly. (You try Welsh! Go on! I heard that eyeroll!)

Fifth, always note where these names come from. If you're specifically looking for that one Viking ancestor (or just poking around to see who's there like I was and the whole lot of them fell out), make sure to have an idea of where Vikings went in their travels. Look for anything from England, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, and so on.

The first Viking ancestor I found that gave me an idea that I was onto something was a woman named Ragnahild Olafsdottir, listed as a princess of the Isle of Man, which is one of the British Isles. At first glance, the surname was the giveaway of having found something of significance. Later, I was asked if her father was Óláfr Sigtryggsson, which he is. And thus, the rabbit hole opened under me.

Now, if you're a history nerd like I am, you know of the Uí Ímair or the scions of Ivar. The raven banner you see here, in the show, in games, take your pick. You can make that connection with Olaf pretty quickly. This is how I found out that Ragnar Lothbrok is my 38th great-grandfather, in short of a very long story.

Keep in mind, these lines are not perfect because of how the Viking names go and you can have something that isn't going to follow the fathers perfectly because of it. Follow the names. That's how I can go from my great-grandmother, McLaughlin, to Norse-Gaels, to England, and out from there into the Ragnarssons (one side of my family is from Ivar, the other is from Sigurd, with several common ancestors between them), where I can name Ragnar Lothbrok as my 38th great-grandfather with nearly absolute confidence.

Sixth, and this is the most important: HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU REPLICATE THESE RESULTS?

By a scientific standard, you should be able to replicate the results multiple times over (more than twice.)

In my case, I can replicate this several times over because hugely known name (Ragnar Lothbrok) now, several major historical events (again, in my case: Vikings leaving pretty distinctive trails, McLaughlin's aiding a Jacobite uprising in Scotland, the Duke of Cumberland burning clan colors in Edinburgh, several known Scottish/Irish ancestors to begin with, etc) also help immensely. With all of my grandparents, I can replicate this four times over. Unfortunately, this also was a hinderance because there are several different versions of the same histories for Ragnar and his kin. The show is based off one, there are games based off another, and history records another. It's infuriating.

Find a good source. Find multiple good sources. Take notes and make them yourself. I can happily recommend any one of the sagas, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles (time specific annuals that were written by monks during the 8th-10th centuries), and the online archives of any one library (Oxford, the US National Archives, etc.)

And last but not least: if at some point this becomes something that is no longer fun for you, if it becomes a point of contention, bullying or otherwise, you don't have to give it up.

I, personally, was banned from FamilySearch for a weekend because I had the sheer audacity to list Odin as an ancestor (because of Lagertha being in there and the legend of her being descended from Odin and the Danish royal family claiming descendance from Ragnar. But FamilySearch also has the entire lineage of King Arthur but that's notably more Christian so you can take a wild guess why one was tolerated.) You will absolutely piss people off. You'll probably never have a concrete claim.

But. There is never anything wrong with learning history. It will infuriate you, it will make you cry, rage, and probably rage quit more than once. And in the end, we're the results of hundreds of people marrying for love or otherwise, we'll go with the nobler causes for the sake of arguments.

History will always be imperfect. So will your family history, though, if you're like me, knowing what your ancestors overcame to get here helps spur things on a little.

It certainly helps my depressed ass get out of bed in the morning.