#chaos crew polycule

[dracomeir]

Cringetober Day 14: Incorrect Quote

[amongstthechaoscrew]

"As a team, and knowing my brother -" Gordon and Cain smiled at each other, Gordon continued speaking. "We'll be unstoppable. We know what we're up against now. Nothing can go wrong, not after things have started to go right."

“We still aren’t certain if they are actually alive but if they are getting them out is our main concern. And after that making sure the Powers that Be can’t destroy any more of our family lines.” Anya said. She wouldn’t make false promises.

“They are. But it’s not going to be an easy fight. Even when everyone else shows up.” Logan said.

[spacedace]

Love the idea that Red Robin (the restaurant) doesn't exist in the DC universe, but *does* exist in the Pham's home universe.

Just a constant ongoing thing of someone saying Tim's hero name and whatever member(s) of the Pham are there say "Yum" without hesitation.

Everyone in the DC verse thinking that Tim - as Red Robin specifically - is some kind of Adonis to folks on the Ghost/Liminal Spectrum.

It's causing problems. Members of his family that are romantically interested in Pham members are salty. Bruce keeps trying to give him The Talk (the "how to let a group of people all interested in fucking you down gently and professionally" talk, and the "how to form a healthy polycule" talk, Bruce is nothing but thorough). The Younge Justice crew will *not* let him live it down. Dick is going all protective big brother on him, saying that if it makes him uncomfortable just let Dick know and he'll Take Care of It.

He's also deeply confused as to why they all sorta *sing* his hero name before they say Yum?? Is it some kind of call and response ghostly courting thing??

The Pham, notably, are entirely unaware of the chaos they are causing with this. For a long time they don't even know Red Robin (the restaurant) doesn't exist in this universe. They aren't even fully aware that they're doing the Yum thing. It's just too ingrained in them to fully realize it.

[undeadoracle]

Bg3 is a game that's like, "here's three overdramatic socially isolated men and three unhinged murderous women, you're in a psychic polycule with all of them now." and honestly it's so good. It's like they looked at the toxically codependent bisexual chaos of the kirkwall crew in da2 and were like, "that's fun, but make them experience each others thoughts and memories so they have no choice but to develop understanding and compassion for one another, or else they'll die. And for gods sake let them have weird sex with each other." What more could you ask for in your epic fantasy game

[blacklegsanjiii]

The post about the Vinsmokes gaining emotions after WCI is perfect, but what about they gaining emotions before WCI? To be clear, during the time the StrawHats are separated by Kuma and everyone think the crew is dead? (And with the East Blue Polycule?)

Judge reads this in the papers and says something about the failure finally dying and while Reiju knows how to mask her feelings but is almost crying inside, 124ji receive a wave of feelings upon the news.

So they wait until Judge isn't in the room and all the three of them panic. They kept asking to Reiju what that thing inside their chests is, every single thing they did to Sanji heaving on their shoulders.

Reiju wasn't expecting this reaction upon the news. Not even a little bit. But she is their older sister and does what she can do. After the brothers are calmed down, they start to make a plan to kill Judge.

A year and something after, they do kill Judge what destroy Germa. After the siblings focus on dealing with feelings and discovering emotions.

When the news about the StrawHats reuniting comes almost a year later, the 0124ji celebrate that Sanji is alive. They set sail looking for Sanji and to apologize. Take some time but they do find the crew.

The StrawHats are fighting the marines and when Sanji sees them he freezes. After the fight ends they try to talk with Sanji with the crew around them. Then they start to list all the things they have to say sorry for. Until Reiju says "Sorry for letting our father lock you in this dunsheon with the helmet for two years" and the crew is in chaos, even more Sanji's partnes (Luffy, Zoro, Usopp and Nami).

Sanji sighs and says he will explain to the crew, but he doesn't want to see the Vinsmokes while telling everything but they still have stay since he will think about the apologize. The StrawHats go to the kitchen and Robin uses her Akuma No Mi to keep an eye at the four.

Already inside the kitchen, Sanji tells everything to the crew and his partnes. It's chaos and everyone is chocked and angry. Zoro, Luffy, Nami and Usopp want to punch Sanji's brothers (the rest of the crew also wants but they're the ones who want more).

Alright, shit, okay. Fuck.

Judge is reading the paper and says the failure is finally dead and he's glad he doesn't have to worry about that mess anymore. Not that he really was, Reiju however, is being torn apart on the inside at the revelation the Strawhat Pirates are dead, the captain dead after Marineford. When Judge leaves the room, the brothers immediately asking her questions about what that weird feeling is in their chest, seemingly panicking for some reason. It's like a heavy stone just compressing their organs and Reiju explains feelings to them. Explains how she and Sanji had them thanks to their mother even if Sanji was their father's failure he was what their mother hoped they would all be. And now they are becoming that.

124ji ask what to do, what can they do? So Reiju offers a plot that will end their lives as they know them, and they agree. They start plotting to kill Judge and tear down Germa and sink it to the bottom of the seas. She is shocked whenever they approach her asking for help identifying new feelings. A lot of it is varying degrees of guilt and shame for what they did to Sanji when they were kids, for not stopping their father and letting participating to varying degrees in his torture. None of them are innocent, none of them, but perhaps they could start repairing things. Starting with the fall of Germa and its king, Judge. They set up, the brothers much better at reading rooms and people and not using their royal status to get things, to gain advantages.

Judge's death is rather anticlimatic for all that he's done to them and Sanji. 124ji shed tears as they sink the ship, sending their mother's grave to the bottom of the Grand Line with their father and kingdom. So they sail and just go on with their lives, Reiju showing them the world and helping them discover emotions. They still do a lot of dirty work, it's what they're good at anyway but it's weird, they don't like it. Feels weird and wrong now, but they need to live and unfortunately this is how they have to do it because they don't have real life skills. They have bought books on cooking, laundry, cleaning, maintaining a ship, sailing. They feel dumb because this is not what they were prepared for growing up, but growing up meant being weapons, not humans-not like they are now. They're going around as they normally do. It's a lot to deal with though, mourning their brother, their mother, even their father whether or not he deserves it is questioned often but they can never come to a conclusive answer.

Then the Strawhat Pirates return, Sanji is alive. They make it their mission to find him and apologize and try to make things right but they don't even know where to start looking for the blond or his crew because they move fast and quick and it's hard to keep track of where the crew has been seen and what they have done. They celebrate, certainly, celebrate he's alive and with his crew and has people like he didn't then, when he was in Germa. They've also noticed their skin, while still extremely tough, isn't cold and kind of bouncy now, it has give like muscle and flesh would. It's weird for them to be in this situation but good at the same time. To become more human even if they will never be fully human. It's weird how much they've changed since they thought Sanji died, but Reiju likes them better this way. Their curiosity overflowing into the world around them as they learn to appreciate things more, appreciate their mother and brother more.

Eventually they do find the Strawhat crew, the Thousand Sunny dwarfing their own vessel but since it's the four of them they don't need a massive ship. They sail under a flag that means nothing, it's not Germa's, it's not a jolly roger, it's not a marine flag, it's just.... nothing. They needed something and this is what they came up with okay? So of course the Strawhats aren't paying them any mind, they think they're civillians which is accurate now, they suppose. Also they're in the middle of a firefight with the marines so, they're timing is awful but they go help. They can do that, at least there's that. Sanji is flying though? Without a raid suit like they have? He's on fire? His siblings are very confused and so is he at the sight of them in all honesty. What the fuck.

Once the Marines retreat and time is given to recoup on all sides Sanji fucking yells what the fuck they're doing and he's never supposed to see them again only for an unstoppable torrent of apologies to fly at him. Sanji is utterly confused as are the four people around him, all holding him weirdly close, too close for the siblings to like but everyone on the crew is confused, not just Sanji who is so utterly lost by all of this but that green haired guy with the swords is looking more and more angry and the long nose is talking quietly with Nico Robin which isn't concerning at all. Nope. Not even a little. They are NOT afraid.

"Sorry for letting Father let you rot in the dungeon for two years with the helmet!" Reiju yells up to the blond which makes his crew lose it and weapons are drawn on them, Sanji is trying to calm them all down but the orange haired girl is demanding to know what the hell Reiju's talking about, what any of them are talking about, the captain is asking why the different Sanji's are doing in general as long nose is attempting to hold the green haired guy back. The robot seems to be getting ready to shoot something at them as hands sprout over the siblings' ship to hold them down and try to keep them where they are.

"Let them come aboard while I explain everything to everyone in the kitchen, they can stay on deck." Sanji says and they all agree and the siblings board the grand ship and their brother has corralled his crew into the galley of the ship, they know they're being watched there's no way they're not being watched but still. They wish they could hear what's going on in the galley, instead they're sitting on deck and Niji is fucking with his goggles and sitting on the grass as Yonji eyes the swing.

"What's that?" Yonji asks pointing.

"A swing." Reiju answers. "A toy. Like how you swing from your hands sometimes." The brothers stare at the swing with interest but decide against touching it. They wait what seems like forever.

Sanji meanwhile is explaining as Luffy is rubber armed around him and Nami who hasn't let go since he first met them. He explains how he's the failure of Germa who was declared dead at six and then left in a dungeon with a metal helmet, so no one knew who he was. How he was his brothers' punching bag until his "escape" when Judge traded Sanji's freedom for his silence. His mother dying and how he was declared dead only a few weeks after, the bugs that would crawl into the mask but couldn't get back out so they would eat him and his only friends were rats and mice. Zoro is being held back by Usopp sitting on his lap but also a very real threat of what the four out on deck could do after watching them fight the marines. Sanji says the emotions are new, that previously it had only been Reiju and even then she had been more than content to wait and maybe patch him up after. Luffy asks if he wants to do anything and Sanji shrugs, says he should make them dinner before kicking them off ship and Zoro points out he doesn't have to. Nami argues their boyfriend will feed anyone and if they came here on a ship like that to apologize, albeit awfully, Sanji's going to feel the need to feed them, which Luffy and Usopp agree with and then tack on that once they're gone they can all go to their room and pile on the cook. So Sanji starts cooking and the others filter out to the deck and other areas of the ship. Zoro and Luffy keep an eye on the siblings and Nami asks them questions about Germa and what it's like.

"We sunk it." Ichiji says.

"Huh?" Voices chorus from around them.

"Yeah, killed our father then sunk the whole kingdom, fleet, whatever you want to call it. We started plotting to kill the guy when he said Sanji died after The Summit War, killed him about a year later, here we are. Learning how to be human or trying to at least."

"You guys are fucking weird, dinner's ready, come on!" Sanji calls across the desk and everyone filters into the galley to eat. The food is good and the siblings all compliment the blond on it, they help clean up as well. They leave with waves and the denden number, handed over by Robin to Reiju with a shared look of secrecy. The East Blue crew are all in their room, formerly the captain and first mate's quarters which were combined before they set sail again, piled on the bed with Sanji at the bottom and covered by warm flesh and words of praise and thankfulness he's there. Something little Sanji never thought he would have.

[still-a-morosexual-help]

Just realised the Wake the Dead crew are literally just human/non-fantasy versions of the BOLAS crew. MC even meets them in the same order...

The class clown who uses humour as a coping mechanism to try to hide and/or ignore how incredibly fucked up his life currently is. A thief with authority issues. Teaches MC to sneak into places to steal things. The first LI introduced. Is the one who connects MC to the outside world by telling them more about it and having interactions with it that they long for. Him and MC have a somewhat similar surface personality, so you get incredible banter, teasing, a back-and-forth relationship between them. Uses jokes to pretend he's too cool & doesn't take things seriously enough to care about them but is probably on the verge of a mental breakdown. Illegally (?) sells items he steals.

The sweet, soft one without much experience of the outside world who was raised in a closed community by a group of adults after being separated from her family. She spent almost her entire life isolated from the outside world raised by people with similar skills/beliefs/interests as her (scientists vs priests). She is also an expert in her field which includes trying to understand how the biology/magic that governs their world works, how to use this biology/magic to help her group, and is the medic/healer of the group. The first time she meets MC is when MC rescues/helps her. Her first ever sexual/romantic relationship is with MC.

The no-nonsense, serious loner who is intially only focused on fighting but is actually very caring and kind underneath it all and eventually gets dragged into the found family. Believes in the mission over opening up, relaxing and having fun. Quiet and brooding. Has deep ties to his biological family but is eventually forced to leave his house. The remnants of his old life is in ruins. The one with the most experience fighting against the threat they're facing, and so lowkey acts as a teacher to MC. Meets MC when he jumps in to save MC & others from an attack.

The tough, fun wildcard who is always up for creating chaos and kicking ass. When she first meets MC she is involved in things with greatly dubious morals. Lowkey an antagonist when she first meets MC & the group, and is willing to to let them die/kill them if needed but ends up teaming up with the group to fight against a common monstrous foe in order to get something they both want. Hides deep-seated trauma behind her personality. Really looks up to MC.

Bonus (spoilers):

Leader of an army of antagonists. Tough, serious, would do anything to protect her people, including killing civillians in other groups. Spends a lot of time trying to kill MC. Kind of just snatches MC up and takes them back to her place. Teaches MC a way to fight right before throwing them to the dogs. Starts working together with MC to protect both their people. Reluctantly starts softening to MC and gets seduced. Ends up getting dragged into the found family and/or polycule.

[fighting-these-demons]

Polycule Battle Royale

With how fucked up I am about this whole thing right now I really shouldn't be actively thinking about it but alas:

My first thought was G Gund*m Polycule Shenanigans (post canon)

This would absolutely be some Yu Y* Polycule Shenanigans too though.

Everyone has like their own color for their collars and each person has enough collars in case they win.

For the G side it'd be funny if the crews were involved to some extent as either support or participants too in some cases but that's mostly because I'm into Madness Mayhem and Chaos lmao.

For the Yu Y* side I just flat imagine all the girls are directly in the competition as well.

[fuck-john-calvin]

Because of some cool art you made I want to dip my toe into the Mechanisms.

where do I find the story?

So I don't know how much you know about them, but the basics are:

The Mechanisms is a band in which each member has a persona. They are a crew of immortal space pirates, roaming the galaxy in search of violence, fun, and stories to tell. Each persona character can be referred to as a mechanism, as in a member of the crew, but they each also have a mechanism, a clockwork prosthetic of some sort that was installed after they each had their own tragic story and made them immortal.

When they find a good, long, juicy tragedy, they turn it into an album. They also have two anthology albums, with some songs connecting to the wider stories and some completely independent of them, and a couple containing mechanisms lore. Their last album is from the live show of their final performance.

All of these albums stand on their own, and there is no particular order you need to listen to them in. They each contain characters and places from classic stories, putting unique sci-fi spins on them all and following queer narratives. I'd say bury your gays, but honestly, it's more like bury your gays and the entire planet they lived on, along with everything they ever held dear.

here's a summary of each, stolen from the mechs blurbs themselves:

Once Upon a Time (In Space)-

This tale tells of those embroiled in the rebellion against the tyrant of New Constantinople, Old King Cole. It tells of the love of Cinders for her captured Rose, of the treatment of Rose at the hands of Cole's genetic scientists, and of the bold but savage leadership of the rebel General Snow. And it tells of the final fates of all of these.

fairy tale but make it a rebellion. their first album, contains many of their most popular songs. solid. not personally one of my favorites, but the one I'm most likely to be listening to a song from on any given day. our boy jack and pump shanty are excellent.

High Noon Over Camelot-

A tale of hope and despair aboard the Fort Galfridian, long lost to the outside world, where the chaos of centuries of solitude has been brought in check at last by the guns of the Pendragon Gang. But the visions of the mad prophet Galahad, and the schemes of the Pendragons' lieutenants Mordred and Gawain, threaten to cast the station back into anarchy. And all the while, the Sun grows hotter...

arthurian legend has just become a space westerner in which everyone rides motorcycles and a fiery death threatens them all. haven't listened to it yet, but I've heard great things. Blood and Whiskey is a banger, and Arthur, Lancelot, and Guinevere are in a polycule, something I didn't know I needed until I heard it suggested.

Ulysses Dies At Dawn-

Ulysses Dies at Dawn. That's the word on the street, at any rate, if you talk to anyone who saw what went down at Calypso's Bar the other night. Who is behind the thuggish band known as the Suits - Heracles, Ariadne and the others? What is Ulysses's secret? And what is hidden within the security of the Vault?

I'm going to be completely honest with you. I think this is no-contest their best album. It's greek mythology in noir film style, with heavy usage of blues and rock. I don't even like blues, but I love each and every song. This one is also a little easier to follow than the others. I'd recommend starting here.

The Bifrost Incident-

The Bifrost Incident. Any schoolchild could tell you about it. The fall of the old order; two hundred years of Asgardian hubris come together in a single epoch-defining event. The maiden voyage of a train through the stars, vanished without a trace...

Remember how I think the last one was the best one? Well, this is still my favorite. Norse mythology framed as a mystery on a train, with a twist completely out of left field that leaves you reeling. Thus, it is probably the most difficult to follow, or at least, it was for me. The art you liked-which wasn't mine, unfortunately, credit to the artists is on the post if you want to check those blogs out-featured variations of the narrator from this album. let's just say I'm. not so normal about them.

well. ANYWAYS. this was...probably longer than what you wanted. Or than what I should have given. I don't get asks a lot and an excuse to talk about the mechanisms is always something I am willing to abuse.

If you do end up listening to any of their music, please tell me what you think! I'd love to hear it, and it's always nice to talk about them with someone else :)

[manicr]

My Bullseye Ships

Bullseye/Daken* - Bullsnikt:

Asshole co-workers have a workplace "romance". It's love/hate, it's tsundere, it's slap slap kiss kiss, it's toxic and murderfluff and denial. Rooted in their team dynamic it's manipulative Asshole #1 mind games Asshole#2 who does his best to fight and stalk him; somehow there's real feelings in all of this, and trust that's about to get shattered as the dream ends.

Canon base: Dark Avengers/Dark Reign.

*Era specific with that moniker, I do not ship Fang or Akihiro era with Bullseye. This is a villain ship only. Hellverine is on thin ice.

Bullseye/Crossbones - Bullbones:

Asshole mercenaries keep meeting up, teaming-up, fighting, and fucking. Casual to obsessively serious all in one. Opposites attract but have a lot in common. It's Hurt/Comfort, it's PWP fucking, it's Possessive Asshole vs Feral Cat. Horny Murdergoblin Lester wants to climb that tree. Brock wants a leash on that gremlin but can't help but admire the chaos. Lester is a mess. Brock is order, but messed up too. Artists of killing and scum of humanity kiss kiss fall in sickening love.

Canon base: Captain America #377, Daredevil #18-20 (Devil’s Reign), and dozens we're on the same job cameos.

Bullseye/Deadpool - Deadeye??Bullpool?? BroTP:

Asshole worst of friends with benefits. It's ages of knowing each other, since Bullseye was a rookie. It's you make me laugh, It's it's just bro stuff jerking you off, it's late night drinking, it's rivals/friends/coworkers and I'd miss you if you were gone. Friends-turned-lovers but we fight throughout it and never talk about the nasty fucking that's just normal right? It's we'll never be together but we'll never be apart. There's always someone else but it's Me, You -- and Steve*.

Canon base: Deadpool #16, #28 #34-36, #61 (1997) #28 (1999, ), #298 (2018), Identity Disc, Dark Reign; Secret Warriors #6-7; Deadpool: Black, White, & Blood #3 - “The Bet” (2021). And all the implied/off-panel stuff.

*give that a listen

Bullseye/Taskmaster/Deadpool - Worst Polycule:

It's that friend group where you don't know if they hate each other or are fucking. The answer is Yes. No one is a Couple but everyone is fucking and friends and ride or die but also sell you out for a dollar, no hard feelings right? They are professionals who appreciate each other, they are children who mock and tease, and they are friends who drink and fuck. Add any other ship and mix in, but they aren't in the Crew.

Canon base: see Deadpool, Taskmaster: Rubicon Trigger, Bullseye: Greatest Hits, and dozens of cameos on the same job or just chilling.

Daredevil/Elektra/Bullseye - Trouple trouble

It's the classic Star-crossed lovers--- and their sexually charged nemesis. It's fucked up obsession, guilt, resentment and responsibility and they turned out the same. It's that make you better/worse dynamic in a single ship. It's hatesex, and it's something close to tenderness and being seen. It's why is He here? Why are we even together? it's a bed on fire. It's enemy Mine.

Canon base: any Elektra and Daredevil issue where Bullseye is there.

[bloom-me]

QSMP spoilers(?)

[If anyone wants to watch the streams first to see the utter chaos that the Brazil crew bring don't read under the read more, thank you!]

As a brazillian, my love for the QSMP just went from "hey, my fav english && spanish speaking ccs!" to "HOLY SHIT MY CHILDHOOD IS HERE"

And if you'll allow me this small rant, the most chaotic people have come back together again as adults to cause more havoc. And it is the funniest thing i've ever seen.

The first thing they do is crash their fucking boat because they decided to put the guy who can't drive to command the boat (lore wise);

Secondly what they do when they get to the island is go out to eat pizza, party and drink (deciding along the way that they'll form some sort of QSMP mafia);

Third thing they do is be given their own egg -- who's wearing a shirt that is meant to represent brazil because it looks like the shirts we wear on world cups -- and immediately name him Richarlyson (based off of a world cup player) ((PRE ESTABILISHING A FIVE PEOPLE POLYCULE APPARENTLY BECAUSE ALL OF THEM ARE TAKING CARE OF ONE EGG))

They then decide to build their houses in a "favela"-like style by building them on a mountain and making it their crime empire.

THEY THEN GO ADVENTURING AND GET RICHARLYSON KILLED COME ON GUYS

They then start doing some normal shit like building their houses and collecting materials :)

Ignore the fact thet Cellbit somehow said some shit that made quackity die and then gave him 1% of parent status of Richarlyson.

Its been so long since i've seen those guys playing minecraft (or ever checked them out again after i moved onto other obsessions i've had) and its the most entretaining thing to me to see these guys mentioning mcrp series i'd watched when i was younger. :)

IDK IF THAT ALL IS GRAMATICALLY CORRECT OR EVEN IF IT MAKES SENSE, BUT IT MAKES SENSE TO ME

[dracomeir]

So my original thing for Pico Day and the backup got corrupted, and I couldn't be bothered to redo it since it took me multiple weeks to draw it. I decided to just draw something else instead.

You can find the reference here.

[amongstthechaoscrew]

Chaos and Gordon ripped open a couple of portals with their bare hands, ushering a few of them through

Gordon drew his gun, cursing under his breath

Nobody knew what to say at the moment. Then things got even worse.

Zak’s head shot up. He was a Medium. “Guys we got incoming. Like 25 zombies coming our way! We need to get out of here now!” He could actually feel some emotions from some of these zombies.

Antonio while freaked was the calmest at the moment.

“Look, I know you’re furious and have every right to be but can you get us out of here?”

To late!

[go-go-devil]

My friend @silenthillmutual tagged me to answer some fic writer's ask game questions, so without further ado...

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

17 as of right now.

2. What is your AO3 wordcount?

181,115

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Mostly Hylics, but I've dabbled in several different fandoms. I've also written for the band Ghost, Pathologic, Knock-Knock, created the Neverending Nightmares tag on AO3 which still only contains the 3 fics I wrote for it, and am currently writing an epic novel-length Dark Souls fanfic!

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1) Outcasts in an Overcast - 109

2) Dedusmuln Uncharted: The Hunt for the Paper Cup - 78

3) Molding A Legacy - 61

4) The Moon is Down - 60

5) Chaos Inverted - 51

Basically most of my Hylics fics lol 🌙 🎸🌯

5. Do you respond to comments?

I always try to respond to every comment I get since it's not often that I get any. There were a few that ended up slipping through the cracks of my memory, and to those I'm sorry since it now feels kinda weird to respond to a comment written years ago, but mostly if you see a comment that I haven't answered it most likely means I've already responded to the person on another social media site.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Definitely a tie between The Moon is Down and Chaos Inverted, but frankly that's to be expected since Gibby's such a doomed character. Out of all the blorbos I had to write Shakespearean levels of angst for it somehow ended up being the clay alien who's head looks like an orange and/or zoopals plate XD

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Ironically it's a Pathologic fic I wrote two years ago called Like A Fire Melting Us Down. Basically a hurt/comfort fluff fic featuring Murky and Daniil bonding over both being autistic. It's probably the only fic I've written fic I've written that has a definitively happy ending, as in there's no room for darker speculation for the future or anything like that.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Thankfully no. If anyone out there doesn't like my fics they've done good not to harass me about it.

9. Do you write smut? If so, which kind?

No.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest crossover you’ve ever written?

The only crossovers I've written thus far both involve the game Knock-Knock; either the Lodger interacting with Thomas Smith from Neverending Nightmares or Daniil Dankovsky from Pathologic.

The latter comes from the fic Intruder, which I'm most proud of of all the crossovers I've done so far, yet I'm kinda surprised no one else has attempted this themselves or entertained the idea of my fic since Knock-Knock was what inspired Pathologic: The Marble Nest to begin with. I guess it's true that there are only 12 Western Knock-Knock fans left on the internet...

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Also thankful this hasn't happened yet.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but if anyone wants to please let me know. I'd be more than happy for my stories to cross language barriers!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

One time my fellow Hylics fic veteran bombcollar wrote a story called Dedusmuln's Dossier, which is all about Dedusmuln documenting all of the enemies in Hylics 2, and which I contributed two pieces of writing for The Hand of Moodbleen and Carassius! It's an awesome fic I recommend any Hylics fan check out, and I had some good fun thinking of what I wanted them to say about these two uniquely annoying enemies.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Goddammit I don't fucking know lmao. I don't take shipping as seriously as other people do. For now I'll say Burakhovsky for all the beautiful art I've seen for it, the Hylics crew being in a queerplatonic polycule and, just to throw an insane curve ball at everyone in the room, Siegmeyer/Domhnall ;-)

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I'm gonna finish 'em all one day. I will not leave my children to rot in the pits of Writer's Block Hell...

16. What are your writing strengths?

I've been told by many people that they tend to really love the way I write dialogue for each of the characters I work with, original or already created. I'm also a lover of environmental descriptions and am always trying to build upon and improve in that aspect into my works.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Probably fight scenes since I've had so little practice, and due to a lot of the books I read not really having that many. I'm hoping To The Accursed can help me improve on that front, since Dark Souls is so heavily combat-oriented.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I haven't gone farther than using singular words in other languages as of right now. That's something I'm definitely gonna need to step up on later down the line, particularly since there will be Dark Souls characters I'll be writing soon who will be speaking some sentences in Latin and Welsh respectively.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The Swedish metal band Ghost! It was a story called For A Divine Cause which was about Papa Emeritus Primo realizing he suffers stage fright right before he's supposed to start touring for the first album, and thus summons his younger brother Terzo to help shape him up into being a good front man.

It's without question the worst of my fics from a writing and technical perspective, but it was the first one I ever wrote so that's kinda to be expected. I am pleasantly surprised it has so many kudos and bookmarks after all these years!

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Honestly, I'm think I'm gonna have to make it a tie between Dedusmuln Uncharted and Chaos Inverted.

The first is the fic where I truly started getting more creative in my writing (and is my first full made podfic which I'm even more proud of!), while the latter was sooooo much fun to write and gave me the confidence to write novellas. The Hylics fandom has been so supportive of my work, and I thank you all for being the best fandom experience I've ever had <3

That was fun! I'll tag @bombcollar, @pinkiepiebones, and @brainshock-alpha for this one ✏️✨

[lover-cook]

Ray, The East Blue Crew, and specific elements of their queerplatonic situation cause I’m feelings. Sentimental and missing them a lot rn :}

As A Group-

Group cuddle and sleepovers are Very common with the East Blue Crew specifically. As time goes on others get included but for this group especially after a particularly tiring or difficult day they’re all laying on blankets on the floor with pillows and just enjoying each other’s physical company

Ray WILL initiate an "I love you" and Luffy, Nami, and Sanji always respond back and while it's not that Usopp and Zoro don't care deeply they just hold that kind of language very personal (And Ray doesn't mind, they know the two care) While the group isn't the most Hyper Affectionate they show they care and comfort in small ways. Casual hugs, head leans, hand holding, just flopping beside or in the case of Luffy and Ray just plain on top of others isn't unheard of. The whole group sees each other as life partners and the lines between platonic companionship as a friend group and a romantic polycule is very blurred and they just embraced it. All they know and care about is that they love each other and never want to leave each other's side.

Now onto them individually :}

Nami 🍊-

Nami and Ray are Hand Holders by the time Alabasta happens

Nami was the first that Ray actually had a conversation about how they feel about the East Blue Crew and how while it wasn’t romantic minus Sanji cough cough they still felt very strongly about them all and in a way they wouldn't consider normally platonic Nami Usopp and Ray are kind of their own trio in this context. Ray loves and cares for the others but Nami and Usopp are a special case, to the point of the three of them refer to their situation as being "platonically in love" When on the lawn deck the two often swap spots on the swing (Ray often sitting on it whenever Nami and Robin are busy doing other things) On the Sunny Ray has their own sleeping quarters but it's not unheard of, if Ray if having a particularly difficult night, for them to crawl into bed with Nami

Usopp 🎯-

SCAREDY CATS DUO Absolutely terrified of combat but willing to protect each other at any cost Ray and Usopp are each others safe space for emptying their negative emotions. They half a lot of the same fears and anxieties and trust each other a lot for being unjudgmental about the things that scare them. They both miss the Going Merry terribly and Water 7 was a lot emotionally for Ray because not only was the idea of losing the Merry difficult that on top of Usopp leaving left Ray very emotionally overwhelmed from the beginning. When Usopp got back through all the chaos Ray had already cried a handful of times. In my canon on the Sunny Usopp, as part of his own touch, has a garden on the lawn deck (along with other planter boxes around the ship) of different flowers and plants, specifically their assigned flowers obviously. (Fun fact Ray most resembles a violet !)

Luffy 👒- Luffy is an interesting case for this situation cause he's definitely familial for me so I see him more from a little brother lense. I'll try my best though lskgdndslkn Luffy and Ray are always open for a midnight or midday snack and have very similar tastes. Pray for any Jerky or other salty snacks within the vicinity of these two. These two are CONSTANTLY being physically affectionate and if Ray needs a hug Luffy is the one they go to for it cause for obvious reasons. And sometimes when Luffy is just RARING TO GO he'll just pick Ray up for a piggy-back ride and just fucking zoom. He's lucky he can get away with this as their captain lol I like to think in my Zoan DF AU Luffy is definitely the one they cuddle with in Beast Form and he ALWAYS pet them and scratch their ears. A boy and his dog core, you know?

Zoro ⚔️- Zoro is likely the most casual out of everyone. He shows he cares in more subtle ways and is easily the one who's bond is more out of respect and companionship than affection. Nami and Ray are the ones to get Zoro to his bunk/hammock at night or after Zoro's been drinking. Does he remember this? Who knows Obviously his swords are important and very personal for him so not just anyone is allowed to handle them. Eventually all the Strawhats get the honor of being able to handle them but for a while the only people who were allowed to touch his swords were the East Blue Crew and the only people trusted with their upkeep besides Zoro himself were Luffy and Sanji Sometimes in my Zoan DF AU Ray will just turn into Beast Form and just PLOP on Zoro when he's napping. Zoro finds this annoying at first but eventually he gets use to it and even begins to expect it.

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OFMD S2e4 and S2e5

Here I lay out why I hold some hope that Izzy is still going to have to face what he did to Ed. And that I understand, narratively, why that reckoning is yet to come. But do I ever need it to happen, because watching Izzy's redemption among the people who don't know about the namby-pamby scene really soured my enjoyment of episodes 4 and 5.

And there was so much to enjoy!

"And his brain is maybe couscous." Roach, I love you.

"You're no fucking mermaid."

The Whitesnake. Oh summer afternoons at my hometown roller rink...

Chaos gremlin lesbians.

Ed rejecting Stede's overtures while very much wanting them. His little smiles.

I love everything about you. Breathing the same air.

Mary Read: Breathing the same air *snort*

Ed in a pet play collar and bell asking Stede to practice his Captain voice on him.

Garlic-clad polycule in a bed.

Wee John's knitting needles.

The entire curse/peanut allergy thing.

Stede loving his swishy red cursed suit.

Stede's meltdown in his swishy red cursed suit.

Stede's warning shot.

Nathan Foad cracking up laughing when the sandwich hit him in the face.

The flying shoes.

The flag.

The fish.

Syphillis!

A safe spaceship.

Ed's non-apology.

So did Buttons really turn into a bird, or did you kill him? ... Still sticking to that one I see.

Roach acknowledging Frenchie's beautiful body.

Lucius' new trousers.

His little dance after he shoves Ed overboard.

Pete talking sense to Lucius.

The crew using principles they learned with Stede to start their own healing.

The unicorn leg.

Fang and Ed working it out together.

Stede finally expressing beings about Ed planning to murder him.

The mutual accusations of seeing the other as a whim.

I was all in, mate. I panicked.

Blanket fort 2.0

The kiss. The hands.

All of Stede and Ed's interactions.

Con O'Neill. Seriously. I fucking love him, and his performance.

I just want to watch it all again without feeling like I'm sucking on a lemon.

[v0idspeak]

Mechs propaganda pt. 2

Jonny and Nastya are adopted siblings (sometimes) (only when it's funny). Some of them are actually couples (Nastya, the engineer, and Aurora, the sentient and sapient ship). All of them are immortal (but they still end up dying don't worry it's fine). They will literally stick together EVEN IF ONE OF THEM IS FORGOTTEN IN A SUN FOR A FEW CENTURIES (RIP Brian, poor guy).

They all love each other, steal each other's kneecaps (sorry Marius), and generally cause chaos, confusion and carnage everywhere they go (they do like a good violence).

The Toy Soldier literally dies because "all its friends are dead so it stops pretending to be alive". That's its cause of death. It loves all of them so much even if it doesn't understand it. They may murder each other (for fun) (shoutout to hide and seek and bloody murder), but they would also die a thousand deaths for each and every member of the crew (except maybe for some of the side-members like Doc Carmilla but this isn't about her).

You can't tell me they aren't the weirdest polycule in all of existence. Are they always queerplatonic? No. However, there's no way in Hel they haven't been a QPR polycule for at least a few millenia. No way.

Anyway.

VOTE MECHS

Ultimate QPR polycule!

Boatem (Hermitcraft S8) vs All Of The Mechanisms (The Mechanisms)

Boatem propaganda: I think they have dogpile sleepovers every night and take turns on which house they go to for them, there’s a whole schedule for it They built an area together and came up with the dumbest meeting ideas. They went moon mad together, they took a spaceship into the void together, turned the end of the world into a fun sleepover with no sleeping. I love them.

Mechanisms propaganda: look they're a band of immortal space pirates . relationships get complicated and i like to think they're all in a big qpr together because it makes me happy IM SORRY DO YOU THINK NOTHING WILL HAPPEN IF YOU STICK NINE PEOPLE (AND A SHIP) (HONESTLY DEBATABLE IF ANY OF THEM ARE PEOPLE) INTO A BOX FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS!! THEY JUST HAVE SUCH ENERGY AND LIKE THE LITTLE MOMENTS IN THERE PERFORMANCES WHERE THERE JUST MESSING ROUND AND AGHHHHHH!! ALSO THE CONSTANT ANGST POTENTIAL OF TOY SOLDIER CANONICALLY GOING UH OH ALL MY PARTNERS ARE DEAD GUESS I GIVE UP THEN IT JUST HURTSS!!! BUT HONESTLY I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR THESE LOT LIKE THEY JUST FIT SO WELL TOGETHER