#dog toothed violet

[photosofsouthwestmt]

Dog-Toothed Violet

A dog-toothed violet I found near Short Creek. The skeeters were so bad Lilly laid down between the flower and me as if to say enough time to go.

Nikon D500, Manual Mode, NIKKOR 85mm Micro Lens, R1C1 Close up flash kit, F/36, ISO 50, ET 1/250, Focal Length 85mm, Handheld, Vibration Reduction on

[kiichilog]

2024.3.31古賀志山 今年もカタクリが咲きました。 森の妖精、スプリングエフェメラル

[bugtoonz]

Alright guys, here’s the official introduction of the infamous

McClintock High Teen Ninjas!

While not the only ninjas present at the school, these seven are the clear leads of the operation. For more information on each of them, check below the cut!

Stacey Pérez

- Cheer captain of the McClintock Cheerleading Squad as well as the unofficial official leader of the McClintock Ninjas

- She also cheers competitively; she’s, like, really good

- Probably the meanest girl you’ll ever meet, but only if you try going against her demands; stay on her good side, and you’ll escape her presence with only a few snide remarks and maybe a new insecurity

- Likes Chad’s face and hair, but likes flirting with other guys even more; besides, it’s not like she hasn’t totally heard from Cree that he was making out with Shelly Rivers underneath the bleachers last week!

- Has a super annoying KND operative brother that keeps stealing her BRAs!!! GET OUT SAM!!

- Despite her agility and cunning, was never a KND operative… she was never a fan of the whole “protecting helpless kids” bit; why go out of your way to help someone that can’t do anything for you in return?

Chad Dickson

- Former KND Super Star and Super Leader; current running back for the McClintock Wolverines

- Stacey’s on-and-off-again boyfriend; their relationship is more related to status than anything; think of it as a symbiotic relationship… Chad gets firsthand access to all Teen Ninja information and gossip, and Stacey gets some nice arm candy to make the girls on the squad jealous

- Occasional bassist for the ScumBucketPunks, founded by elusive Teen Leader The Steve

- Secret Doctor Time Space and the Continuums enthusiast; tell anyone and you’re dead. like, for real

- Secret double agent for the Teens Next Door; also, a double double agent for the Galactic Kids Next Door; it’s complicated.

Justin Cavallero

- Linebacker for the Wolverines; he loves pummeling people almost as much as he loves chugging offensive amounts of root beer at houseparties

- Twins with Chuckie; Yes, they’re identical. No, they are not the same person but with different hairstyles

- Him and Chuckie have an older brother that’s just gone off to college; he used to lock them in the closet when they were little and play scary ghost noises from his CD player until their mom found out and unlocked the door; he’s awesome

- Chad Dickson’s best friend, kinda; it’s sort of split between him and Chuckie, but he thinks he reigns supreme; Chuckie’s too soft

- Guitarist for the ScumBucketPunks. Has a totally straight bro-crush on The Steve.

- IT’S NOT GAY TO APPRECIATE PERFECTLY STYLED HAIR, CHUCKIE

Chuckie Cavallero

- Also a linebacker for the Wolverines; him and Justin are blessed with identical broad shoulders and thick skulls, so it makes sense

- The more sensitive of the two brothers, but still shares Justin’s puppy dog attention span and live while you’re young outlook on life

- Chad Dickson’s second best friend; he’ll admit it! It’s not like he doesn’t have plenty of other dudes to hang out with… not to mention the new girl at school who might be the coolest person he’s ever met

- Drummer for the ScumBucketPunks; pretends not to mind when The Steve accidentally calls him Chunky for the third time in one day

- Him and Justin were both KND operatives at one point in time, though both accepted decommissioning; they both just think they have childhood amnesia from all their rough-housing, or something

Violet Dau

- The newest student at McClintock High, and Stacey’s current pet project

- She thinks she might be getting the hang of the whole being a popular girl thing, but she’s not quite sure; at least she doesn’t totally suck at cheerleading; she misses playing tennis at her old high school, though

- Has a secret, massive sweet tooth; strawberry milkshakes are her favorite, but she’ll settle for vanilla if she’s really desperate

- Secretly working with Chad as a TND operative; he’s kind of a jerk sometimes, but she’s warming up to him, sort of? It doesn’t help that it always feels like he’s hiding something from her…

- Lives with her dad in a small apartment close to the school; they don’t talk much

Cree Lincoln

- Not a cheerleader (she’s captain of the girls’ volleyball team), but still high up in the ninja ranks thanks to her insider KND information and close connections with Father himself

- Sometimes friends with Stacey, but sometimes not; It’s complicated girl stuff; there’s a mutual respect though, and she’s smart enough to know not to jeopardize that if she ever wants to sit at the popular kids’ lunch table ever again

- Totally crushing on Maurice, and they might be kind of dating? She’s not sure yet, but she’s hopeful

- The best hand-to-hand combatant in the group, easily; the only way Chad is able to beat her during sparring matches is by riling her up and making her angry enough to drop her carefully planned attacks in favor of hard punches; Chad might be able to take her down in the end, but he’s the one with bruises along his ribcage for the next week

- Loves trashy teen magazines and pop punk girl artists; hates the classical music her mom plays in the car on the way to school

- Wishes her dumb little sister would finally grow up and join her in the teen world, which is super cool and mature, obviously

Maurice Wells

- Much too busy with international TND missions to do any sport or club; he doesn’t mind though, the high school social hierarchy majorly freaks him out

- Often works with Chad and Violet, reading over their mission reports and trying to apply their gained information to the grander scheme of fighting adult tyranny

- Does NOT get paid enough (wait, he doesn’t get paid at all!) to put up with their constant bickering; seriously, how can you even find a way to argue about the color of the sky??

- Likes to read on his days off, preferably science fiction or fantasy; with as stressful as his job can be, he’ll take all the escapism he can get

- Might be dating Cree? He doesn’t know; she scares him a little bit

- Secretly meets up with Abby about once a month to catch up and share field notes; he’s an only child, and in a lot of ways she’s like the little sister he never had

- Has the sneaking suspicion that there might be something even bigger than the TND out there pulling the strings, and that Chad is in on the deception, but knows that it’s smarter to wait things out on the sidelines than to charge headfirst demanding answers; Maurice may only be a teenager, but he’s wise beyond his years in a way no one expects

[vandaliatraveler]

An Easter bouquet of some of Central Appalachia's finest spring wildflowers, courtesy of Core Arboretum at West Virginia University.

From top: cutleaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenata); Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica); Carolina spring beauty (Claytonia caroliniana); sessile trillium (Trillium sessile); twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla); immature golden ragwort (Packera aurea); dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne); Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), including a rare white-flowered variation; woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), also known as wild blue phlox; harbinger of spring (Erigenia bulbosa), also known as pepper and salt; Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria); downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens); yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum), also known as dog-tooth violet; and celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum), also known as wood poppy.

[nugulover69]

@sunshinemoonrx's sentai suits and skirts thread got me pondering the geki suits again (I agree that the main trio should all be skirted or all not-skirted, for uniformity sake), specifically the Violet and Chopper suits

I just really like how the animal theming of both suits reflect their respective character's relationship to the kitty cat triangle

Gou being a wolf/dog, an animal that isn't a feline but is often thought of in tandem with cats works bc he has an existing connection with the trio (Retsu's dearest stacked niisan). Hence his suit following a similar body plan to the triangle (the lack of a belt and a very similar helmet shape) but with added details to indicate his different fighting style (protective cuffs and elbow/kneepads)

Meanwhile Ken is...a rhino? Which for the longest time bothered me bc well that's not close to a feline nor a canine. It's a mammal yeah but not a fuzzy sharp-toothed critter. Why not make him a fox, I'd often think to myself, he's sly and mischievous like a fox (or the idea of one at least)

But I've come around to this seemingly random theming bc consider how foreign Ken was to the main trio. Just like Gou, he also practices a style of Beast Fist unique to him, but he's not related to any of the trio like Gou, biological or otherwise. like how rhinos have hardly any relation to cats and dogs

Gou and Ken are similar in that their integrations into the team are not the smoothest (Ken arguably starting worse off than Gou bc his reasoning for attacking one of the triangle was a tiff over a pork cutlet rather than being in a werewolf fugue state like Gou)

Gou's rough start is mainly due to internal struggles, being distant bc he doesn't want to ruin the team's perfect triangle. He's too scared of losing control and failing like he did once before against Leo (still not calling him Rio you can't make me). Noble coldness, respectable brooding badboyisms

And this tension is quickly smoothed over by Jan anyways, literally calling him too kind for his own good

Ken, on the other hand, is never not causing problems or shenanigans throughout the rest of the show (selling the Virtuous Beast Sword for money, being a creep to Ran and just generally being bull headed and combative). He's a boorish vortex of mayhem, kinda like the cartoonish idea of a rhino. Basically, him having a rhino theme nicely encapsulates his personality and his outsider status

This all adds up to a suit that is thematically satisfying. The helmet again fits his outsider theme, having a whole different visor and mouth design from the other four, as well as being the only suit with a belt/clear division of the torso and legs (appropriate for the ranger who practices the oldest, karate-like style of Beast Fist)

It also just looks rad as fuck. Dare I call it sexy. My favorite sentai suit hands down no contest

Idk how to end this post, this was a lotta word salad to simply say I think the two-man eldest brother coalition are neat

[scr-ppup]

Caniolenian

Canidae + violent + ian

Description: A Caniumpous neogender umbrella related to pet whump (specifically dog tropes) in any capacity; the pit/fight dogs, guard dogs, lap dogs, show dogs, etc in the context of whump media.

This gender umbrella is related to the following description and themes;

Violent dog metaphors, graffiti, streetwear, street life, scrapping, bloody knuckles, living rough on the streets, fighting pits and pit fighters, street fights, picking fights, doing the dirty work, being the subject of abuse and violence. aggression, possibly living weapons, lethality, precision, being trained to fight, conditioning for fighting and following orders to a T without failing.

rewards of good behavior, fear trained gentleness, appeasing others. Pretty collars, leashes, and fashion, being treated like a dog, unhealthy desire, being decorated and as pretty as one can be, unhealthy standards and cruel and or punishments for failing, treats for good behavior and winning.

Desperation, fear, anger, hopelessness, inherent dehumanization. To the feeling of justified anger and violence for revenge and the pain inflicted upon them. Bearing teeth and open bruised knuckles, and scars. To making due with what they can and finding any means to survive the predicament.

Note; due to the nature of this media, this neogender term or any other terms I make with this media whether or not I remember to put this disclaimer on posts is not made to support, romanticize, or condone irl abuse, violence, or cruelty or anything alike of any kind. Also, this Neogender umbrella is not related to or about actual animals of any kind in any ways.

terminology

Canilen; general gender term

Canisianity/canisite/canisi; term equivalent to gender quality (masculinity/masculine/masc etc) terms.

Transcanisianity/transcanisite/transcanisi; transitioning to caniolenian.

CANIOLIN: a gender in nature term.

Whelp; minor term.

Canidan: adult term.

Canilet: general person term.

Aggroship: a relationship term.

Bitemate/canimate/bitchmate: general partner terms.

Caittean: Caniolenian4caniolenian term.

Did in fact derive like 60% of the terminology from the word "canidae" lol whoops. I tried to mix it up a little.

General caniolenian flag.

[ID: two identically designed rectangular flags of 37 irregular stripes. The background of the flag consists of three thickest stripes colored dark purple, orange tint cream, and dark purple. Over the first and third stripes of the background there is one stripe that goes in a triangle-like motion up, down, and up mirrored on the other side with 15 even sized vertical stripes in it colored from left to center as dark red, wine red, light wine red, red, light wine red, dark purple-pink, purple-pink, and light purple-violet before being mirrored. The center stripe has a pattern of 7 uneven horizontal stripes colored left to center orange tinted cream, pale light purple, orange tinted cream, and pale light purple before being mirrored; the first and seventh stripes of the center have a thick base, the second and sixth stripes have a thin base, and the third and fifth have a thick base with a wide fourth stripe in-between, every one of those stripes has a tooth-like inner edge. There three spheres overlaid over each other in the center, the first is the biggest making a pale light purple outline for the medium sized sphere and the medium sized sphere makes a dark red outline for the smallest sphere that is colored orange tinted cream. The first flag has a symbols consisting of a half a hand drawn skull on the left side, a knife vector on the center and a bottle of pills and two capsules on the right side; the skull is colored muted purple, the knife is colored near black plum with magenta lines, and the pill bottle and capsules are colored vibrant red and the second is blank./end ID]

More simplified flag for canilen genders under this umbrella if wished to be used.

[ID: a rectangular flag of 24 uneven irregular stripes. The background of the flag consists of 7 uneven horizontal stripes, the sizes go from top to center as thick, thin, semi thick, and thickest with a tooth-like inner edge before being mirrored, the stripes are colored from left to center as orange tint cream, pale light purple, orange tint cream and dark purple before being mirrored. There is a thick horizontal stripe that goes in a triangle-like motion up, down, and up with 15 even sized vertical stripes in it colored from left to center as dark red, wine red, light wine red, red, light wine red, dark purple-pink, purple-pink, and light purple before being mirrored, the stripe has an outline of dark plum./end ID]

Design/term notes: more like credits. So the flag is composed from these four templates from here, here, here, and here. The medicine bottle/capsules vector & knife vector is from freepik. The skull is hand drawn.

Taglist # @radiomogai @obscurian @daybreakthing @smilepilled @rwuffles (feel free to ignore.)

[harrisonarchive]

A style selection, 1956-1969.

A continuation of sorts from this post.

“[George’s] idea, which he ordered [in Liverpool in the 1950s], was a four-button jacket with cloth-covered buttons. Two breast pockets which were slitted (jetted) and in the shape of a bird in flight, the two side pockets corresponded. The cuffs had to be folded back with a cloth-covered button. His trousers had no pleats in the front, not normal in those days, and he was by far the very first person to have two slits at the bottom side seam of the trouser and he wanted them folded back with cloth covered buttons to match the cuffs on his jacket. The workshop queried the order when they received thinking we had gone bonkers. George got his suit and was pleased with the outcome. Later lots of guys were walking about town with cut back cuffs and side seams on their trousers, but George was the first.” - Rollo Torpey, The Beatles and Me (2015)

“At Iris’s 14th birthday party, I remember George turned up in a brand-new, Italian-style stuff with covered buttons. He looked very grown-up.” - Violet Caldwell (mother of Iris, and Alan, a.k.a. Rory Storm), The Beatles Monthly September 1965

“[George’s mother Louise] took an unusually benign view of George’s luminous pink shirts, yellow waistcoat, and drainpipe trousers.” - Pete Shotton, The Beatles, Lennon, And Me (1984)

“Going in for flash clothes, or at least trying to be a bit different, as I hadn’t any money, was part of the rebelling. I never cared for authority. They can’t teach you experience; you’ve got to go through it, by trial and error.” - George Harrison, The Beatles: The Authorized Biography (1968)

“At the Institute, George was known from the beginning as a way-out dresser. Michael McCartney, Paul’s brother, was a year below him. He remembers George always having long hair — years before anybody else did. […] ‘George used to go to school with his school cap sitting high on top of his hair,‘ says Mrs. Harrison. ‘And very tight trousers. Unknown to me, he’d run them up on my machine to make them even tighter. I bought him a brand-new pair once and the first thing he did was tighten them. When his dad found out, he told him to unpick them at once. “I can’t, Dad,” he said. “I’ve cut the pieces off.”’” - The Beatles: The Authorized Biography (1968)

“I’d started to develop my own version of the school uniform. I had some cast-offs from my brother. One was a dog-toothed check-patterned sports coat, which I’d dyed black to use as my school blazer. The color hadn’t quite taken, so it still had a slight check design to it. I had a shirt I’d bought in Lime Street, that I thought was so cool. It was white with pleats down the front. and it had embroidery along the corners of the pleats. I had a waistcoat that John had given me, which he’d got from his ‘uncle’ Dykins (his mother’s boyfriend), Mr. Twitchy Dykins. It was like an evening-suit waistcoat — black, double-breasted, with lapels. The trousers John also gave me, soon after we first met — powder-blue drainpipes with turn-ups. I dyed them black as well. And I had black suede shoes from my brother. […] That outfit of mine was very risky, and it felt like all day, every day, for the last couple of years I was going to get busted. In those days we used Vaseline on our hair to get the rock n’ roll greased-back hairstyle. Also, you were supposed to wear a cap and a tie, and a badge on your blazer. I didn’t have my badge stitched on, I had it loose. It was held in place by a pen clipped over it in my top pocket, so I could remove it easily, and the tie.” - George Harrison, The Beatles Anthology (2000)

“He was always a pretty snappy dresser, and he did always like that waistcoat look. And he used to wear a V-neck Fair Isle jumper. Sometimes he’d be a little too outrageous, like purple trousers with bright green, but it was fine. Everything seemed to be fine then.” - Pattie Boyd, interview for the British Beatles Fan Club

“The boys are wearing all sorts of fantastic clothes for their film and introduce a very new, unusual gimmick. If they’re wearing corduroy, for example, then they have corduroy boots to match. If they’re seen in velveteen suits, then they’re coupled with velveteen boots. George first thought of the idea two years ago, but when he put the idea to a local bootmaker, he told him it couldn’t be done. Well, that’s one cobbler that’s been proved wrong.” - The Beatles Monthly, June 1965 (x)

[kaixo-agur]

Plant-forms ornamentally treated - strawberry／lily of the valley／violet／sweet briar／apple blossom／dog tooth violet／Honeysuckle／peach blossom／cherry blossom, illustration by Grace Carter, 1874

[thesims3help]

Masterlist - Gameplay enhancing mods pt 2. [100+ Sims 3 mods!]

Part 1 || This is everything that didn't fit in part 1.

Celebrity:

Testers Wanted: Harder Celebrity Difficulty & More (Late Night)

Food/Cooking/Eating/Drinking:

Cooking and Ingredients Overhaul + More Nectar Ingredients

Let them eat cake! - Non-Birthday Birthday Cakes

Toddler Food Bowl

Quicker Cooking & Eating OverRide

Breakfast At Twinsimming's (Update 7/8/23) - No Cooking Overhaul Version

Baby Food Default Replacement

Pasteurize Milk Mod (Update 7/18/23) - Tunable Hunger Motive Delta

Buy Takeout And Order Food At Restaurants

Nectar Combinatorics

No More Acrobatics! - bartending animations tweaks

Better Bartending!

Eat & Put Away Your Leftovers

Coffee Ingredients Made Choosable

Gain Cooking Skill Faster At Work!

Winter Holiday Cookies

Quicker Cooking & Eating OverRide

Pets:

Pets Don't Eat Plants

Bathe Animals Correctly

[Pets] Improved Beloved Pet, and other Animal-Related Traits - 1.63 - 1.67 by Nona Mena (simlogical.com)

[Pets] Improved Relationship Gain with Pets by Nona Mena (simlogical.com)

New Pet Genetics - No More Skinny Clones

Minor Pets Won't Run Away

Dogs collecting shinies fills Destruction motive

Cats stalking for crawlies fills Scratch motive

University:

Lost & Found: Honors Scholarship (Plus Other Aptitude Test Tweaks)

Write Scholarships for Money

New Scholarships (Update 10/26/23) - Talent Scholarships & No Store Version

Attend University Online (Update 10/26/23) - Wish Fix

University Life Visual Fixes (Send Insulting Text, Texting Idle, Heat of the Moment Kiss)

Studying Tweaks

Jobs/skills:

Check For Work In Rabbitholes

Observatory Assistant -- Part-Time Astronomy Job

Flower Arranging - Interaction and Skill

Knitting for TS3 - Interaction and Skill

Writing, Painting, Gardening, Tinkering More Fun

Study Skills Online V37

Yoga Mod (Update 3/1/23) - New Features!

Scribbling Pad + Buzzler's Scribbling Pad - Fixed

TS2 > TS3 Functional Sewing table [BETA V2.0.0]

Programming Skill

Investment Mod (Update 9/3/23) - MultiTab Compatible

Lost&Found: Stock Market

Sim State - The Sims 3 Open For Business Mini Expansion v1.4

Layoff Mod

Ultimate Careers (Version 4.3)

Objects:

Functional Washboard - Sims 4 Conversion

Harvestable Tree Default Replacement

Same Energy Gain For Every Bed

Super Hampers -- Automatic Laundry Pick Up (Plus Bigger Hampers) by Nona Mena (simlogical.com)

Spring Harvest And CookBook

Harvestable Flowers

Better Hoverboards

Canning Station Overhaul

Build/Buy:

One More Slot Please! (with vertical shifting)

[TS3] Catalog Search Mod | Patreon

Add Any Lot Size

TS3 HD Textures Series - Terrain Pack [UPDATE: Fixed road tiling]

No more ugly snowprints

Builder Stuff

Reworked & Improved EA Lights

More Light Coming Through Windows

Other:

Write Thank You Notes Fix

Futuristic Transportation Charge

Advice Social Interactions

Have Sim Arrested Mod

No (or fewer) automatic memories (with custom tool to make your own mod) Edited 01/16/2014

nraas - OnceRead

nraas - Woohooer

Retuned Attraction System

More Traits for All Ages

Lot Population Mod

No Social Groups

Random Sim Fixes 2.0

SetHour Cheat

Let Me Take a Selfie (Update 9/3/23) - Pets Fix

Sunscreen

Burglars Steal Simoleons Too

Tooth Fairy Mod

Dirty Laundry Mod (Update 8/8/23) - Maid & Butler Tweaks

Acne Mod (Update 7/22/23) - Version 2.2

Enhanced Hospitals(Updated 30/1/23)

More Senarios Upon Moving

The Journal Mod

[Public Beta] The Randomizer Mod - REWORKED!

Moar Interactions

DouglasVeiga's Dancer Service

Aging Manager

No Car Relationships

Lightning Enhanced Mod (Lightning in the Sky and Strikes)

Realistically Slower Cars, Taxis, and Bikes

Take Sims To Court - Sue Sims, Become a Lawyer, Have Court Weddings and More!

Social Clubs Mod (+ banking) - Grow Memberships, Push Activities, Make Bank Accounts and More!

Deep Conversations

Sleep on the couch, new interaction

o violet on Tumblr - Pure CAS lighting mod

Reduce/Remove Lag caused by Houseboats

[szynkaaa]

Black Myth Wukong Masterlist

Black Myth Wukong tag

Black Myth Rambling ✦ lore, musing, rambling and screenshots about the game

✦ BMW Journal Entries: What happened to the FFM monkeys after SWK died ✦ BMW Journal Entries: Sun Wukong’s Golden Armor Pieces ✦ The Three Tigers from Chapter 2 ✦ Bull King, Princess Rakshasi and Red Boy: A Tragedy ✦ Who is the Old Monkey ✦ The (tragic) Love Stories in BMW ✦ How tall is the Destined One / Sun Wukong in BMW? UPDATED ✦ Height difference PingPing vs the Destined One ✦ Not BMW but SWK is great with kids in this comic ✦ Headcanon that DO/SWK drew all the achievement icon ✦ The one armor that shows a bit of his chest fur (we have been robbed) ✦ DO/SWK has a chipped left tooth (and so does the Stone Monkey transformation) ✦ RIP Old Monk Set love the peek at the fur on his back ✦ DO/SWK has one non-circular pupil and also two moles on his neck ✦ Normal Ending credit song + what happens to the DO in the normal ending ✦ 4th Spider very likely married to the previous Destined One (reddit comment) ✦ Also this reddit comment about the 4th spider sister ✦ Monkey wearing shoes ✦ Destined One looking terrified and running away (the only time he is emoting in the game) ✦ The Shape of Monkeys ✦ Scrapped multiverse concept ✦ Chapter 5 animation character sheet ✦ Hall of Yuanchen mentioned in Yin Tiger's Journal Entry, What is That ✦ What dog breed is Xu Dog

Official Black Myth Wukong Announcements:

✦ Black Myth Wukong Official Mooncake ✦ Black Myth Wukong: Bilibili New Years Eve Gala Concert ✦ Chow Tai Fook Official Jewellry Collab ✦ Official WeChat Stickers ✦ Official Journal Physical Release in China ✦ Black Myth Taobao Shop ✦ Merch Announcement Video ✦ Artists That Worked on the Game (Portfolio Link)

Black Myth: Wukong Screenshot Collection

Shen Monkey ✦ Xu Dog ✦ Black Wind Mountain Shrine ✦ Yellow Wind Ridge Shrine ✦ New West Shrine ✦ "Listen Not" Violet Spider Frame by Frame ✦ "Listen Not" Zhu Bajie Frame by Frame

My personal AU featuring an Original Character

Art:

My Original Character, Oz ✦ Starfruit (Oz x Destined One/Sun Wukong)

Writing:

Former Heroes Who Quit Too Late ✦ Destined One x Original Character fanfiction Not My Circus, But Unfortunately That Is My Monkey ✦ the Destined One/Sun Wukong x Original Character one-shot collections Monkey See, Monkey Do ✦ Destined One x Original Character Modern!AU

[illarian-rambling]

Thanks for the tag @somethingclevermahogony! I have so much fun with these lol

OC Smash or Pass: Avymere Spearsong

Info/Description

Name: Duchon Avymere Kalaphon Spearsong III (Duchon is a title equivalent to Duke/Duchess)

Sexuality: nebulously pansexual

Age: 153

Folk: Skysheerian elf

Occupation: Heir to the duchy of Salis and spymaster to their father, the current Archduke

Description: Tall, wiry, and tan - for a Skysheerian, at least - Avymere doesn't fit the typical Skysheerian beauty standard. They have short, feathery white hair and a long, pointed sort of face, with a pair of wire-rimmed glasses atop their long nose. Their ears are pointed, and there's an old scar on the right one from a training accident. Their eyes are a pale gray. They tend to dress more femme and almost always have a concealed weapon.

Pros

Avymere has the type of loyalty usually exclusive to prized hunting dogs and living weapons. If you earn their trust, they will never betray you til your dying day, no matter what you ask of them. It's honestly a little concerning.

Predictably, they are very cultured. Music, philosophy, politics - they can hold an engaging conversation on nearly any subject. They're a fantastic listener and honestly love nothing more than listening to someone talk about their passions. If you ask them questions about martial arts history, they might just tear up on the spot.

Avymere has a deep and genuine need to help people. They are selfless to a fault and will fight tooth and nail for any downtrodden stranger. Despite their aloofness and privileged upbringing, they are a legitimately good person - or they try their best, anyways

Cons

Avymere lives to serve their people in all aspects of their life. That means, if they're going to be serious about a relationship, it has to bring an advantage to Salis. Sure, they've had crushes on guards and flings with diplomat, but for a serious relationship, you'd better be bringing both money and connections to the table.

They are a noble and thus can be very aloof. They speak with perfect diction even in informal circumstances, sit with perfect posture even while relaxing, and would probably throw up if they had to eat fast food. Though not intentional, it comes across as very haughty.

Honest and unbarred emotions are an utmost rarity from them. Their heart is heavily guarded, and though they are rarely unkind when it isn't necessary, they hold themself back in most circumstances. This causes their feelings to really only show when they hit a boiling point, anger or grief exploding out in an uncharacteristic show.

I'll tag @harleyacoincidence @sergeantnarwhalwrites @violets-in-her-arms-writes @watermeezersworldofkaldria @leahnardo-da-veggie and anyone else who wants in :)

[trollprincess]

Francesca and John have been married for several years. They’re good. He loves her, she loves him. Something isn’t exactly *right* about the way Francesca feels about John, but Violet didn’t explain much about being with a man, much less what to do if something is … off. But he’s a wonderful man, and that’s what matters.

Michaela becomes her best friend. She’s right, of course, about the truth about her being far worse, at least in some people’s eyes. Some women are not quite as proper as Violet, it turns out, and after feeling out the water a bit, Michaela starts to broach the subject of her own exploits. Francesca is more than a bit startled - you can do those sorts of things with women?! - and a puzzle piece clicks into place.

Not the whole puzzle, mind you. Just a piece.

But Michaela is her best friend, and Michaela’s and John’s mothers are like extra mothers for Francesca. So they’re there the first time Francesca loses a baby. And the second, and the third. By the fourth time, it’s become this painful parlor trick Francesca can do. She can play Mozart with delicate precision, and she can painfully lose her delicate condition just as easily.

The Sterlings flutter around her like concerned butterflies. Rest. Eat this. Don’t eat that. No undue strain.

And then John dies. Talk about undue strain.

They’re all broken, of course, and Michaela and Francesca cling to one another. Michaela lost her best friend, Francesca her husband. They are each other’s crutch. What do you need, Frannie? Is there anything you’d like to hear on the pianoforte, Michaela? Give me an occupation or I shall run mad. That sort of thing.

Francesca, it turns out, is pregnant again.

No one has high hopes this time. Even Frannie struggles to believe. But helping her keep this baby, this one piece of John, becomes Michaela’s mission. Don’t you dare get out of bed. Whoever wants to tell her anything has to go through me. It’s cold in this castle, you need more blankets.

Michaela becomes nurse, emotional support Labrador, and guard dog all at once.

It’s a countdown - they just need to make it through today, and then this week, and then this month, and while they’re fighting tooth and nail for that child to be born. The next thing you know, they are eight months in, and they turn to a new worry - Francesca and the baby surviving the birth. They just need to get over this one last hurdle.

The birth is intense. Francesca struggles. Michaela tells her that Frannie can’t leave, her baby needs her. And so does Michaela. They hold on, and the next thing you know John Sterling II is here.

They did it. They made it. *He* made it. And they’re in love.

*

Queer storyline - check!

Infertility storyline - check!

Francesca gets to be a mom - check!

Now, if I can do that in one goddamn Tumblr post, I’m pretty sure the showrunners can do the same by the time Francesca’s season gets here.

[llamagirl28]

Honestly, I would love to hear more about the ROs that haven’t appeared yet.

Of course! Under the cut, cause it's getting long

Nimue appeared briefly in chapter 2 but I'm going to include her here anywhere. So, as you may know, she's Merlin's daughter - and only child - as well as his apprentice. Her mother is a High Priest in Avalon, and Nimue herself will admit to missing Avalon terribly - yet she chose to become Merlin's apprentice. She keeps a curious eye on Mordred (watching their career with interest so to say 👀).

She loves long walks in the woods, loves to be by water and enjoys swimming. She's a good cook. Out of everyone in Camelot she's closest with Gawain. She's very fond of cats (I may actually give her a kitty in game). She has a beautiful singing voice, and often hums to herself while working.

She hates the cold. She's always bundled up in winter. Her favorite colors are those shades ranging from green-blue. She loves reading, and Gawain is all too happy to provide her with suggestions. She keeps a lot to herself. Has a penchant for eavesdropping 👀 and generally at parties you can find her roaming the room, observing people. She's a very skilled sorcerer, and also an adept of the Lady of the Lake. Her outfits consist a lot of stays over chemises with petticoats and overskirts, kirtles over chemises. And belts with pockets to carry stuff.

Elaine is the youngest child of the Astolat Ducal family. Has always been very sporty/outdoorsy and would spend hours playing outside and watching the knights play. She befriended a dragon, Felix, around her age, bonding over their shared love for flying, sports and nature, and they'd often joked about becoming knights. She's a light weight when it comes to alcohol. She loves showing off her muscles. Has always been intrigued by dragons' culture and history.

About Sophie, I actually did some changes to her backstory! Interesting ones. She had a brother before too - tho he was younger. Now it's her twin brother, Magnus! He's still the one preferred for the throne, despite her being first born by a couple minutes. The Council of Nobles (who are the ones actually in power, behind the scenes) in her kingdom don't want her as Monarch because she's actually really interested in taking an active role in leading, uncovering their corruption and making all sorts of changes - including perhaps an attempt at democracy 👀

She loves dogs - and got a dog of her own when she moved to Camelot to become a knight. Elaine uses she/her (doesn't bother her/doesn't really care) but she's not comfortable being considered a woman - or a man. Loves bread and pastry. It's just so good. Wears pants with tunics/shirts/jerkins/doublets in either soft, pastel colors (like violet, blue, yellow, mint) or simple browns. Goes for comfy, cozy, practical clothes but does like to dress up in elaborately embroidered doublets and shirts for special events.

She's always been very studious and diligent, becoming intrigued by different topics and subjects. Has random knowledge on all sorts of things as a result. She can wield a dagger well enough. She loves wearing flowing dresses in all sorts of pastel and soft colors - her favorite color in pink. She loves flowers and plants. Has a sweet tooth. She also draws very beautifully.

Agravain is a fellow knight who joins the Round Table after Mordred. They're the bastard of some Camelotian noble, whose mother is a servant at his castle. Their father has always resented them and they've been badly treated by him, his wife, and their oldest child. Agravain actually looks up a lot to Morgana - and wishes to befriend Mordred. They feel they have a lot in common, that they're kindred spirits - very much "us against the world". Mordred's relationships with them will have a big impact on Agravain.

They're sweet and earnest, and sort of bashful, though they can get very snappish and irritable and angry in certain situations. They get easily jealous (not just in romantic relationships, but friendships too). They're afraid Mordred - or anyone else they become close to - might abandon them. Has worked very hard to become a Knight of the Round Table. They have a passion for sewing and love designing and making their own clothes. Thinks cloaks are very cool.

Isac is a sorcerer, and son of the so called Rebel Queen. The bloodline of sorcerer he's a part of originates from the Deer King himself, and their affinity is for plant manipulation. Which you bet comes in handy for robbing people on highways that go through the forest, and protecting their castle which is also found within the woods. He's very easy going and a shameless flirt who will shoot his shot with Mordred - but backs down the moment you refuse/aren't interested in his flirting. He loves deep, lush colors, low v-neck shirts, wearing lots of rings and walks in the deep parts of the woods. His favorite hanging spots are some abandoned Deer King Temples. Has a streak for mischief. His childhood best friend is a dragon. There's one cousin close to him in age that he's also closest to, whom he loves to (affectionately) annoy.

[danosrosegarden]

💨💨💨💨🍃

…….🚶

..howdy partner..I hear you’re doing requests here..

I say that’s a mighty fine thing to do, I have a request for ye..if ya think ya can handle it partner..(I know you can I’m just playing up the cowboy thing)

How’s a bout..Fem!Reader goes to see Edward Nashton in Arkham, nothing smutty no no, we want pure sugar here cowpoke..something to make the tooth ache with how sweet it is partner.

Reader reassures Edward and they can have a tender moment of your choosing..

Alright..let’s get riding off. It was good to see ya partner. See ya

🌅

🐎

when the sun hits - edward nashton x gn!reader ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

{contains: sad fluff and mild mentions of violence.}

Arkham was a dark, empty night, void of stars, barren of any sliver of moon. It was as if you could feel the grime ground into the floor as you were led down the hallway. The frosty chill of the air in the asylum sunk deep into your marrow. It was impossibly bleak, hopelessly desolate. And you hated to imagine your Eddie in a place like this.

You couldn't help but feel a sheen of disapproval cast over the glaring eyes of the guards leading you to his cell. How could you still love a monster like him? To them, he was a rabid dog, fangs still dripping with the blood of the innocent, eyes still bloodshot with streaks of burning-hot frenzy. He was a killer. He was the man who giggled while he splintered bones, grinned gleefully as he cracked skulls. That's all they saw.

Fuck what they thought. You knew better.

Your stomach was in a billion impossibly twisted knots as the metal barricade groaned as it lifted.

And there he was. How to describe the scene.

The first thing you noticed were his eyes. Though bags pulled at the skin underneath them in a dull, weary violet, there was something deep in the pitch black pupils that glimmered like glitter underneath the whirring lights when he saw you.

Edward placed his hands on the glass, scoffing out a wonder-struck laugh.

"Hi, angel," a quivering voice spoke.

When Edward was The Riddler, he was no longer a cold, frightened child who kept his head down and spoke to nobody. He was strong. He was brave. You detected something in his voice that sounded like him before he put the mask on, something quiet and stamped-out and fearful. You felt the woosh of your heart in your ears, and your jaw ached and popped with anxiety.

"Hi, Eddie."

You stood facing each other, wading around aimlessly in a thick goo of silence. What to say. What even was there to say?

He spoke first.

"I'm so sorry."

You felt the stitches of your heart begin to rip apart. "Sorry for what?"

"For...for putting you through all this. For leaving you." His lip quivered. "I'm so, so sorry."

You cursed your body for the tears you felt welling up and burning in the corner of your eyes.

"I hate being without you." The words that poured from your lips felt mechanical, like you were a wind-up toy, marching without thinking. It came out rushed. Pathetic and whimper-laced. "I hate it so much, Eddie."

He shook his head rapidly, his breath fogging up the glass. "I'll find a way. We don't have to be apart."

A filmstrip of memories rolled in your mind of all the evenings he'd spent at your apartment. The tender mornings you'd wake up with your bodies entangled in one another. The laughing until tears were rolling down your cheeks. Your heart still struggled with his actions, but there was no denying how badly you ached for his presence.

It hurt to go to bed alone. The sheets felt stiff and bitterly cold, the blanket laying on top of you like the shell of the memory of his warmth.

"I don't care what I have to do. I'll write. I'll call. You can come visit," he said rapidly. "I can't be without you. I can't make it alone."

The future seemed gray and bleak from where you were standing. But maybe you could spot the sun peaking through the clouds. Maybe it might take effort, but it was as if you could feel the sparkling sunrays warming your skin as you peered into his eyes. Perhaps your apartment would feel less riddled with ghosts if you could still talk to him through letters and phone calls. Maybe his touch wouldn't feel a million miles away if you could still visit.

"I'm going to do whatever it takes," he swore with a low whisper.

You held you hand up to where his rested on the glass.

"You promise?"

[elsalouisa]

Letter from Princess Victoria of Hesse to her brother Ernie, written when she, Irena and Ella were in Switzerland in 1882.

"My dear Erny, l am going to send You a long letter about all we have been doing here, these 2 days — we leave to-morrow morning for Milan. Yesterday we went right round the Lake Vierwaldstatter See, You know — in a large steam-boat. There were not many people on board, as the season is rather over. We started at 10 got to Fluhelen, the end of the lake at about 1, had some luncheon & then came back. It was very nice. The mountains are very fine — many already covered with snow & the scenery keeps changing as the boat turns. We went on the upper deck & sketched, walked about & looked at the people. There was a very tiny, dirty Professor & his tall, lanky wife — she had a red nose read her Badecker out, loud, like prayers at church, & ended by marching her poor little husband up & down deck hanging over him, arm in arm. Then there was what Irene calls a honeymoon couple, an ugly but pleasant looking dark girl in a brown newmarket who wrote in a note-book the size of Alix’ hand without the fingers & a little red man who yawned all the time. These got out at Tell’s chapel, a little building on the spot where Tell is supposed to have sprung from the boat. Lastly there was an other couple also English, who quarreled about a Tauchnitz-volume They did not care for the scenery & each wanted the book — of course the wife got the best of it. Today we went up the Rigi in all ease & comfort. By boat to Vitznau, by rail to the Kulm. The engine is small & strong & pushes up one carriage like a tram-car, pulling itself up by a tooth-wheel. It goes very slowly, though a good deal quicker than walking, & takes about % of an hour. You have a beautiful view of the lake & the hills round all the way up. Of course there was a thick fogg at the top. We could not even see the hotel from the station — so we only had some luncheon & came down by the next train. Going down takes longer. The train goes over a deep gully, with a rushing cascade at one place, & often along a precipice. At many places it is as steep as the old Jugenheim road almost. It shakes a good deal. We have been lucky in the weather, especially yesterday, when we had beautiful sunshine going & storm clouds coming back. You can’t imagine the beautiful coloring every-where. The lake is like the green you do the sea some-times & such hills as are covered with beeches are red, yellow, violet, any color You please. | send you two small ink-drawings | have copied from my sketches but as | am doing them by candle-light, | do not know if they will succeed. This afternoon we went to look at Thorwaldsen’s dying lion, just behind the hotel. It is very fine, but | was disappointed about it. The lion looks tame like a dog with the tooth-ache. He is so flat too. Perhaps this came from the light being so dull, that he had no shades at all. Herff is very happy, but would like us to run about all day long every where & have no luncheon besides — he thinks that quite unnecessary & has succeeded with us so far, that we took nothing litterally but soup, bread cheese & wine today on the Rigi. There were two little black Italian’s went up with us & who were very uncomfortable as they got into the mist. Also a young woman & a man in a fez who kissed each other [at] each turn, when they thought no one looking. Our neighbours here are a family consisting of a short fat father, a tall fat mother & 3 very flaxen-haired very, very fat daughters with double chins & no necks, they have a large balcony & come out in pairs hand in hand. They dislike our looking at them much. This hotel is very good. Nice rooms looking on the lake, good food, good beds and grinning waiters. The view from the balcony is be-au-ti-ful, You see | appreciate it. With love from the girls to you & all,

Your loving Vixen"

[mun-urufu]

[Recipe] Potion of Feminine Form Ingredients:

Monk's Pepper Milk of Soya Ground Fairy Candle Mash of Bengal Gram Instructions: Have prepared by healer of choice, with full and open honesty of condition, and partake as scribed. Your healer should be wise in the ways of transformation. If your healer possesses an adder's tongue, consider laying them amongst the loam as you would any dog's-tooth violet. The art of transformation is multi-faceted and requires informed consent from both patient and practitioner. (I didnt want to make a super long reblog so I hope this is okay!)

thank you my wise healer friend :3

I shall cherish and build upon this recipe as if made my own. I shall send over a crow with any more discoveries I stumble upon.

Yours truly,

the Witch of the Forest

P. S. Any notes on what to avoid, when the herbs shall be picked if they shall be dried or not or how to follow through with mixing the concoction?