#expect some ort

[aqg-arts]

Nekros = Nexs, Nexly, Ross, Rossy, Nexi and Hades :3

Nexs: He's like a giraffe (so tol)

Nexly: Nexly is the type of name I would give a Warframe ngl. Those fuckers are lucky I ain't Ballas

Ross/Rossy: He may like dinos, but he's no jerk (iykyk, no one likes Ross, tho)

Nexi: He's a sweet :3

Hades: Ima use a GIF and let you guess why I gave him that nickname :3

Mirage = Milly, Mirrors, Smoke, Pinky, Harley (iykyk)

Milly: I gave her the nickname 'Milly' because I think that, were she sentient, she'd like to have a sweet, cute, and silly nickname. She's like Gara- she's a slaying queen, and I adore her :3

Mirrors: She's just soooo spooki, oml :3

Smoke: Such a mysterious joker

Pinky: Bc I can't dye my hair or anything like that for breast cancer, Pride or anything like that, it's my goal to have at least one configuration of colours that suit that theme all year round :3

Harley: She's a fellow queer, I can tell :3 (iykyk)

Inaros = Sand, Sandy, Sam, Summer, Sand-Me-Some-Sand

Sand: He's half a beach

Sandy: He lives in Bikini Bottom

Sam: He looks like a Sam ngl

Summer: He's hot ;3

Sand-Me-Some-Sand: Make him the cutest card hook hand man

Loki = Loks (prounced as L-oak-ck-s), Lokikins, Sherbet, Froggo, Froggie, Mr Frogs, Frogsikins and a fuck ton of other frog-like names :3

Loks: He just... such a lil... bean.

Lokikins: No need to explain, he's a lil kimtin 🥺

Sherbet: Specifically Strawberry (he's so pretty).

Froggo: @eve-be-sleep-deprived gets it :p

Froggie: He likes to eat bugs...

Mr Frogs: If he was real, he would FROG

Frogsikins: Ok, but like, tell me he isn't a froggo, I dare you >:0

Vauban = BinBin, Tinnie, Tibbles, Foxy, Goggles, Goobi, Gobi, and Lilboopz.

BinBin: He's like Tin Tin, but his Vaubing out ;3

Tinnie: Look at me and tel mee he doesn't like to make lil cities using tin cans and such.

Tibbles: "Tib Tib Tib" sounds so freaking sweet 🥺

Foxy: Tin Tin was the dog, yeah? If not, he's like Mr Fox.

Goggles: He likes to look drippy, ok?

Goobi: He's a goofy goobi :p

Gobi: He looks like a Goby fish

Lilboopz: He was into rap at one stage...

Umbra = BB, Stinky, Umbee, Ree, Umbraella, DEletmehughim, Boopable, Boopz, Mr Boops, Griffin Jr. , Mr Corpus-and-Grineer-Slayer and Slays-In-Pink :3

BB: He has 2 'b's in his name :3

Stinky: just let him stand in the rain for 5 seconds...

Umbee: He's just a lil guy with a cute lil name 🥺

Ree: lemme use a GIF to explain;

Umbraella: He likes Rihanna.

DEletmehughim: DE, ik yk that ik that yk that ik where the best spot to shit in is (it's not the toilet). Let. Me. Hug. Him.

Boopable: He really is just so Boopable oml

Boopz: He loafs the boopz, gib them to him >:3

Mr Boops: He is the CEO of being booped by his Tenno, Tina. Put some respect on his name.

Griffin Jr: iykyk, but if you don't, just know that they were both tortured by 'nice' guys.

Mr Corpus-And-Grineer-Slayer: Everyone says they hate Gorpus, but we all know, deep down, you see it. It's the gay relationship you've always hated; narcissistic, rude, grofit, etc. You HATE it. Umbra knows this. That is why he will always be there to kill them. He will NEVER give you up. He will NEVER let you down. And he'll NEVER run around and desert you.

Slays-In-Pink: This is a fact. In fact, it's a solid fact. Source? Me.

I was wondering if any of your warframes are named 👁️👁️ and if they are, why do you pick that name?

Gara Prime = Gazza, GP, Gamma, PeePeePooPoo Woman and so on :3

I call Gara Prime 'Gazza' cause she's a queen, and I'm Aussie (we have a good way of finding nicknames). Gazza is a fun silly gal and oddly enough, I actually love her a lot lol. Unironically got me through some hard times, which is weird to say, all things considered lmao.

She also gets Gamma cas I like Halo and she's a perfect fit- She's got the Harrabussa Helmet from H3 (idc if I spelt it wrong, just know she slays and the h3 fans are malding).

PeePeePooPoo Woman is a reference to me- I am a God, fear me- but also bc when I first got her, I had no idea what I was doing lmao. Still don't, but we slaying.

UwU

Limbo = Limbean, Limbeanie, Lim Skyealker, SillyGayBoi69, and you can imagine the rest :p

Limbo gets 'Limbean' bc he's just a silly bean 🥺. 'Limbeanie' is also a reference to Houdini (Limbo is a proper space magician). He gets called these cas I think hims a sweetest boi and in need of hugs :3.

'SillyGayBoi69' is his other nickname bc he is a gay boi and silly >v<.

Mag = Maggie, Maggi, Magpie, Magazine, Marbius (it's Marbiusin time), Magnet and Margaret.

Let's do these a hit differently, yeah?

Maggie/Maggi:

Magpie: She's the type of gal that swoops at you between summer and spring (all my Aussies know what I'm talking abt, can I get an amen?)

Magazine: She can read you like a magazine and will make you shite yourself if you piss her off. Queen.

Marbius (it's Marbiusin time): iykyk

Magnet: again, iykyk

Margaret: If she was a few thousand yrs older, a few feet shorter and looking like that sweet old lady, this would be her name.

Excalibur = X's And O's, Ex, Sculley, Nibbler and such.

X's And O's: 'Ex's and Oh's,' is an obvious one I hope lol.

Ex: a nickname of nickname² :3

Sculley: We have this horse up where my own horse is. His name is Excalibur and we all call him Sculley. Well, Sculley loves to-

Nibbler: Yeah, Sculley loves to nibble fingers and flesh lmao. Not bite, nibble. He's a good horse and is gonna be used for schooling when his training is done- He's an extremely calm and intelligent animal, so it's no shocker. This is relevant to the nickname bc I say it is.

Ima add to this list btw, especially cas I just unlocked 3 more warframes :3

[valkyrie1366669]

"The feeling is more than mutual." He leans a little closer. "Seek your bedroll when you are ready- but do not expect much sleep." His voice lowered while his eyes remained directly on her.

She sucks the inside of her cheek between her teeth while nodding. "That a promise, hefjor(bear)?"

"You speak Dwarven?" He regains his posture while crossing his arms casually.

"A few words and slurs. But I feel I may have to disclaim something." A little embarrassed, but it has to be said. She's been pent up. And that... that's either going to be a good thing or something potentially dangerous.

"Such as?" His brows quirk up in confusion.

"Halsin, I... I'm not saying no or that I expect, erm, particular things. But, I need a safe word. I don't feel- I suppose rabid would be the best word. But, I put a few scars on Astarion unintentionally from either teeth or nails... I don't mean to get carried away, but it can be difficult. Especially being pent up even by choice. I don't like it at times as I feel I'm gambling with it if I get too carried away. Sometimes I do things, upon permission of course. Some of what I do like would make certain people uncomfortable but pleasurable. But mainly, I ain't ever want to hurt you or make you uncomfortable." Didn't give a shit how pent-up she was. She had to be clear about what may not likely happen, but just in case.

"Hmm, I see." Humming along with a nod as he listened to her. He acknowledges the warning while keeping a neutral face.

"What?"

"Nothing. I just like being right that you are resourceful." He grins like a Cheshire. He leans down to her good ear. The Druid's tone shifts to a more seductive one. "Cedar, ach chan eil mi a 'smaoineachadh gur mise am fear a dh' fheumas facal sàbhailte a-nochd. Chan eil mòran a chumas suas rium. Agus tha mi an dùil toirt ort crith-thalmhainn fodha. Chan eil mi ag iarraidh bacadh sam bith ort, mo chridhe. Tha mi a' cur luach air a' ghluasad-bodhaig, mo vixen. (Cedar, but I do not think I will be the one needing a safe word tonight. Not many can keep up with me. And I plan on making you quake under me. I want no restrictions from you, my heart. I do appreciate the gesture, my vixen.)" He growls a little at the end.

The Blood Arch Druidess's freckled cheeks are flush with a light pink hue. Since he wants to play, let's play. "Tha e math dhut rudan a ghabhail os làimh. Thathas a' teagasg barrachd anatomy na Draoidhean fala na rud sam bith eile. Chan fheum mi eadhon suathadh air na sònaichean erogenous follaiseach gus do dhèanamh Euphoric. (It's cute of you to assume things. Blood Druids are taught more anatomy than anything else. I don't even have to touch the obvious erogenous zones to make you Euphoric.)" Gwynnistri purrs before she leaves her new lover to process her response. There was a little glint of gold in his eyes before leaving him.

[body-diversity-for-solista]

Hi, I just found your blog and got a little overexcited about the possibilities. Sorry if this is a lot, I just like going on about ideas I have and I don't expect you to do all of them, if anything please just think of these as suggestions / inspiration for if you want to draw any of them. :)

Younger characters (i.e. Tressa, Agnea, Crick) with acne? (Or older characters too, I just would like to see more characters in fiction with acne because it feels like they're always drawn with perfect skin.)

Alfyn with scarring on his face/hands (Castti has scarring from the poison rain, why not have Alfyn have scarring from the illness he had as a kid)?

Therion with a wheelchair/cane/other means of helping him get around? I find it a little hard to believe that he has NO lasting damage from that fall, I imagine it's not impossible for his legs to have gotten messed up or for him to have been partially paralysed.

Ort if he had to leave the Sanctum Knights post-story (even temporarily) due to injuries -- scarred maybe, and/or using a cane or wheelchair? It bothers me that he was the only survivor and was hit full force near the end there, and the game didn't go back to him after the fight, you just find out later if you go to the cathedral that "oh actually he's fine now."

Thank you so much for the requests! I don’t remember exactly what symptoms Alfyn’s disease was said to cause besides coughing blood, so I just made up some marks I thought looked cool.

I 100% agree with your point about Therion, it makes sense that he would have been permanently injured in some way from his fall. But also Ort absolutely deserved a recovery period or at least acknowledgement of his injuries. (I love how before the boss fight Temenos is all “😱! I’ll come back for you, just stay alive until then!” and then the chapter just ends. like oh yeah. totally forgot about that guy.)

[arathejedi394]

lately i've been including a section in the notes for all my wips labeled "memes" they're just for fun. and they're really fun.

some highlights under the cut

for 570 degrees:

bucky: talk dirty to me. in irish. steve: Is tástáil ilchéime acmhainne aeróbach é an Folláinegram™ Luas Tástáil a éiríonn níos deacra de réir a chéile de réir mar a leanann sé ar aghaidh. Cuirfear tús leis an tástáil luasaire 20 méadar i gceann 30 soicind. Líne suas ag an tús. Tosaíonn an luas reatha go mall, ach éiríonn sé níos tapúla gach nóiméad tar éis duit an comhartha seo a chloisteáil. [bíp] Ba ch��ir lap amháin a dhéanamh gach uair a chloiseann tú an fhuaim seo. [ding] Cuimhnigh ar rith i líne dhíreach, agus rith chomh fada agus is féidir. An dara huair a theipeann ort lap a chríochnú roimh an fhuaim, tá do thástáil thart. Cuirfear tús leis an triail ar an bhfocal tús. Ar do mharc, faigh réidh, tosaigh. bucky: i am so hard keep talking steve: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. bucky: hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bucky: wait a second bucky: that’s not irish

there is in fact a scene where bucky asks steve to talk dirty to him in irish and steve starts reciting LOREM IPSUM to be bratty. and bucky's like wait. wait a second. THAT'S NOT IRISH. TALK TO ME IN IRISH YOU BRAT.

another one from 570 degrees <3 (feat. foie gras is animal cruelty)

steve: [is injured accidentally] [is mad about it] bucky: my love my precious only ever i will give you anything you want to make you feel better steve: steve: anything? bucky: anything even my soul steve: [thinks] steve: … steve: ban foie gras. bucky: bucky: goddammit. i like foie gras. also bucky: [bans foie gras] the romanian public: [shocked pikachu face] steve: [evil grinch smile]

for this fic, steve and sun tzu would get along like a house on fire. somebody gives him a super fancy hardcover copy of The Art of War for his birthday, so yea in the fic steve is like "i like sun tzu." also at one point he throws his hardcover copy of The Art of War at bucky's head. it includes lots of commentary and even some illustrations, so it's like 500+ pages long. and a hardcover. and he aims for bucky's head on purpose. bucky ducks. unfortunately. (this is the fic where steve's bratting extends to violence. mostly bc he starts the relationship with the goal of ending bucky's life. bucky thinks it's so adorable.)

steve: If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest... Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. steve: in his bed. bucky: steve: bucky: bucky: i feel threatened when you quote sun tzu steve: Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. bucky: you’re not going to try to murder me again are you steve: Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. bucky: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT steve: The greatest victory is that which requires no battle bucky: bucky: does that mean you’re not going to try to murder me? again???? steve: steve: [slow grin] steve: When the enemy is relaxed... Make them toil. bucky: STOP IT YOU’RE JUST FUCKING WITH ME steve: [giggling] Opportunities multiply as they are seized bucky: GAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH bucky: [fucks steve within an inch of his life] steve: Even the finest "sword" plunged into "salt water" will eventually "rust" bucky: idek what that means anymore

for a new chilaois fic, referencing TWO memes

kabru: [approaches laios and marcille, minding their own business, chatting] excuse me excuse me ma’am marcille, startled: hm??? kabru: [pointing at laios] is this your man? marcille and laios: [look at each other] marcille: NO kabru: ah, excellent [clears throat. addresses laios] you got that ASS on you sir laios: oh um thank you kabru: you the type i like pAPA laios: i may not be her man but i am someone’s dog sorry kabru: oh. damn. are you sure? [suddenly!!!] [feral hissing, growling, furious sounds, right behind him] kabru: ??? laios: [points behind kabru and down] i’m very sure i’m his dog kabru: [turn. look down.] chilchuck, foaming at the mouth, steaming at the ears, red-faced, veins throbbing in both temples: wHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM??? HE GOT THAT WHAT ON HIM??? kabru: [looks at small angry ginger man. demented little monkey man. rabid little bastard.] [thinks] [chooses to fuck around] kabru: i said, he’s the type i like. chilchuck: i think my fist would like your teeth kabru: ha i’d love to see you tr– chilchuck: [makes the possessed by the One Ring hobbit hiss like bilbo in rivendell] nnnnnrrrrrRAAAGHGGHRAARARRHRHAHGGGHHH!!! [fucking. launches onto kabru with claws and teef bared] MYYYYYYYY PREEEEEEEEEEEECIIIIIIIOOOOOUUUS kabru: [finding out] oH I MADE A MISTAKE I MADE A MISTAKE chilchuck: [gnawing his ears off viciously snarling in fury] I DO NOT SHARE !!! laios: [hands over his heart all smiley] i feel so loved marcille:

kabru, to laios: MAN GETCHOUR FUCKIN DOG BITCH laios: oh he don’t bite kabru, actively being bitten on the skull by chilchuck: uhhHHH YES THE FUCK HE DO chilchuck: YOU’RE GONNA THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU LAY EYES ON MY BLONDE NEXT TIME !!! kabru: I’LL NEVER LOOK AT HIM AGAIN I SWEAR [two weeks later] kabru, fleeing for his life: I SWEAR I WASN’T SERIOUS ABOUT CALLING THE KING A SNACK IT WAS JUST AN OBJECTIVE OBSERVATION!!! chilchuck: YOU’LL BE GOING IN THE GROUND FOR THIS YOU UNTRUSTWORTHY BLUE-EYED LITTLE BITCH!!!

(the two memes in this case are this and this)

and this pair of memes <3

kabru: laios why do you even like chilchuck laios: his shitty attitude and grabbable waist have bewitched me kabru: kabru: i wish i hadn't asked

dandan: chilchuck why do you even like laios chilchuck: his fag swag and yaoi mannerisms have captivated me dandan: nvm i wish i hadn't asked

and this one <3 i love it

chilchuck: laios. lai! what are you eating. laios: [hastily swallows and hides something behind his back] nothing chilchuck: heel, now laios: [pouts. kneels.] chilchuck: [kisses him. with tongue. long kiss.] laios: [moans] peanut gallery of king's advisors bc laios was in a council meeting: [is uncomfortable] chilchuck: [finally removes his tongue from laios's mouth] hmph laios: [blushing heavily] hiiiiiiii sir chilchuck: give me the candy laios: i don’t have any candy!!! chilchuck: you know you have a limit for a reason, you little glutton, now give me the candy! laios: [pouts. hands over a bag of honey candy.] peanut gallery: you could have just told him to take his hands from behind his back. chilchuck: where’s the fun in that?

[300iqprower]

Honestly, I respect your opinion on Tezcatlipoca, but I can’t help but feel that killing him off before your rewrite of Lostbelt 7 even begins is just petty.

But ignoring that because it’s ultimately your decision, Daybit will lack a purpose without ORT (assuming he has a purpose that relates to his mission) and will have no servant. Not that he needs a servant per-se, since he can handle himself well enough, but he does lose out on someone to talk to. Every other Crypter had someone to interact with, so it would be a loss to not give Daybit someone to interact with in absence of Tezcatlipoca.

Well, if nothing else, the only thing pettier than killing off Tezcatlipoca before the Lostbelt begins is having the reason for his death be the bad meat he ate in India.

Dont worry the pettiness is very much the point lol. I actually didn't plan for him to die because I wanted to try and use as many of the same servants as I could, since the point is to make a better version of the existing story. The way things lined up though it ended up making the most sense for Tez to not appear at all, and at that point I know how I'm already seen well enough to embrace the pettiness.

So that said while a funny coincidence it actually is just how the cards ended up falling, and that's shown in the whole reason he's already dead as well as the consequences of his self-sacrifice having actual narrative weight (TLDR it both was the reason the lostbelt didn't collapse in on itself, but also something that IMMENSELY backfired in a way no one expected)

As for Daybit....what makes you think I didn't give him a different servant? Someone much more fitting Grand Berserker at that (hint: ask @agnerd-bot who their Grail War Berserker is).

Same goes for his purpose! ORT being there doesnt mean he's meaningless, it just means he has a different meaning. I will definitely say that Daybit has been the one consistent thorn in my side in trying to rewrite Lb7, but that's cause there's a lot of stuff that isn't easy to work with, not because there's nothing to work with at all.

For all my complaints about the official lostbelt, I am grateful if nothing else for it inspiring me through sheer spite to make this rewrite because it's some of the most fun i've ever had as a writer.

[hazard-and-friends]

2022/23 retrospective

I forgot to ever update everyone on my 2022 goals and then 2023 was a big fucking year so some assorted thoughts, Hazard specific:

Behavior Mod:

Separation anxiety: We finished 2022 strong with a 2 hour departure where Jo and I went out to eat with our parents. Everything went back to square...uh, like 50, but we were on square 2000 so... in February 2023 when we moved. After a rough March/April (lots of taking him to work briefly for Jo to pick him up on her way home), I was off work in May (surgery) and was able to get the foundations back. In the last 2 weeks he's been alone for 2 hours three times, all fairly solid, under different circumstances and setups. A+!

Car work: Has been a complete disaster. He can remain quietly in the car at home while I run back in for something, but not elsewhere. At one training facility he'll settle down if I stand near the car for 2-3 minutes, then slowly walk off, but not at the other one. I need to dig into this but it involves driving somewhere else, and at that point I want to do the thing I'm there to do...

Nails: We made loads of progress up until puppy arrival, and have made scattershot progress since then. I was able to clip about one front nail a week--5 minutes of work a day, but only once a week could we get up to the actual clipping. That hasn't happened in a while, but he is getting much better about the dremel noise as I counter-condition the puppy to it: Take all the focus off him, I don't pay attention to what he does, I feed her all the treats she wants as I buzz her nails, and he gradually decides maybe it doesn't eat dogs after all.

Stranger danger: 2024 priority.

Titles:

Got BCAT and CA in 2022

Took another CGC class, failed that test as well (stranger danger AND reaction to friendly dog problems, did notably better on supervised separation though (???)).

ORT and NW1 and NW2 in 2023, all on the first go!!!!

TKN and TKI in 2022

No work with rats since 2021, regrettably, but we're currently doing so well in nosework I don't want to add another sniffy sport for the moment

(This isn't a concern about crosstraining, this is about MY brain and MY spoons and also MY income)

First RN leg! Two more rally trials (one virtual, one in person) in January

2024 goals will be a separate post.

Neither bmod nor sports but he has done fantastically about adding another dog into his life--he enjoys K'seil, likes playing with her, his welfare has measurably improved by adding a puppy. I didn't expect this (I was resigned to making his life slightly worse) because when we puppysat Maddie for a week at about 3 months, he was miserable, needy, and so ready to get rid of her. But he loves K'seil, when she went to sleepaway camp for Thanksgiving he was distressed she was gone, it's been great.

It does mean less 1:1 time with me, and less training, but oh well.

[diodellet]

there was another attempt to organize this mess of a blog. follows/interacts from @lonicompound

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[a-tale-of-legends]

Yaknow what? Here's a funky question; how would you ocs be if they weren't chosen?

Not that they wouldn't be protags or have legends (unless that's what you want to do lol) but just like normal pokemon world

Ooooooooh that's a good one.

Jin - probably still goes through their arc growing up, though no longer has this chip on their shoulders when it comes to being Chosen. Don't get me wrong, their relationship to Rayquaza is still pretty complicated, but given that there's no true bind, it's kinda easier for them to simply ignore it.

Kohaku - she's definitely the one of the few that took being Chosen well, so her not being Chosen wouldn't really change her outlook on life really.

Kenji - On one end, being Chosen made him feel like he really had to exceed imaginary expectations, something he was already struggling with. So not being Chosen would kinda relieve him of some stress in that sense. On the other end, being Chosen kinda gave Kenji a comfort that not anyone could give him. Someone to talk to when he felt like he shouldn't with his friends. Without Ho-Oh having that bond of a Chosen and Legendary, things feel more hollow. Yes, Ho-Oh is still there and still tries to comfort Kenji, but it's not completely the same, you know?

Aiko - Hmmmm. Aiko is still someone I'm reworking a bit, so it's hard to say. Maybe she just. Doesn't get the courage to stick it to Silver. Heck, maybe Silver ends up being the one that goes after Lugia instead of her. Aiko's personality isn't based on Lugia of course, but not being the trainer with a "soul like silver" might come to play here. Though all of that is just a guess, I really need to figure Aiko out lol.

Danica - Her eeriness is almost always the same, but her childhood is much more lonely I think. I'm going with the idea of Danica not being Chosen = Giratina never coming to her as her "imaginary friend". Of course, she had Barry, but I imagine Danica is more distant than she already is in canon.

Kiran- Not a Chosen lol. I think his powers would stay the same bc Sakura isn't a Chosen either. Whoops!

Alexis- Woooooooooh boy. BW would still be the same I think. But there's no. Sense of someone looking down at Alexis all the time. Like something is calling to him and he just can't figure out what. His journey is still a nuzlocke. It still sucks. He still runs away with Zekrom. After he returns, Zekrom would.... honestly just leave him given the path he was going. The main reason Zekrom stayed when he was a Chosen was bc 1) they had faith that Alexis would snap out of his awful funk and take care of himself and 2) Alexis was their Chosen. And while legendaries can Choose and Unchoose as they please, they can't help but just want Alexis to be The One. Zekrom is very optimistic in my au, if not a bit naive. Though without Alexis being Chosen, I think Zekrom is more inclined to listen to Reshiram and just leave ( or at least go back into it's ball form). Which. It wouldn't do great got Alexis mentally I think. Not great at all.

Elliot - Another hard one. She was passed down the Chosen title by N in this au. So honestly it's the same thing but she just doesn't get Chosen.

Eva - Another odd case for a Chosen. Kyurem knew it couldn't really. Survive with some sj ort of protection. So it Chose Eva. If Eva was never Chosen, she wouldn't have such complicated feelings towards the cold. Well. That's a lie. What happened in Opelucid City scarred her, but not being the Chosen of Kyurem would not have her in such a panic at the time.

Wayne - Maaaaan, Wayne not being the Chosen of Keldeo kinda implies that he hadn't fully found himself. I still think he grew as a character, and still catches Keldeo, but. Yeah, it's not the same.

Jude - I was going to say Jude fucking dies, but that seems to extreme lol. Jude has been repressing her aura for years, and while Lucario and Sylveon are skilled enough to help him manage it in the early days, Yveltal's aura helps our a lot. There could be a chance Jude would die so to their aura being so much, but protag powers say they live lol.

Dante - another one where he could have died but again that's probably too much. Honestly I'm not completely sure! Outside of like, moral support, I dunno how life would be without being a Chosen for him.

Ames- Nothing really changes outside of having to wear a specialized suit if wanting to go through ultra space. That and just not being that much of a night anymore lol.

Ray - Same as above( minus the night owl stuff)

Naomi - Well. For one, I don't think her father would be dead. Possibly. The whole reason she's a Chosen is bc her father's Curse Chosen status fell to her when he died. Can't be Chosen otherwise if that didn't happen so. There's still a chance the man could have died when she was young still, but there is no longer anything fogging her memory and the faces of the past. Not saying she remembers everything clearly but the unnatural fogginess in her head? Gone. If her dad was still alive, I think those two factors would have made Naomi just a bit more confident in herself. Not a lot, but just a bit more.

Carol- Nothing much changes I think. They don't have to accidentally touch someone and release their soul, so that's cool I guess. Carol got Chosen pretty late so. Yeah.

Luca- Again not 100% sure if he is gonna be a Chosen, but uuuuuh. If he wasn't, I don't think the story would have changed much lol.

R.B - Not a Chosen lmao, I know that now. I personally find that hilarious, and just wanna say that if no one is Chosen, that means R.B loses her " I'm the only normal human being next to these fucking demi gods of people" status. Then she would be losers like the rest of them ( affectionate).

Sorry this took so long to answer I! Feel asleep. Thanks for the ask deer!

[wrathfuldissonance]

"...I really did die, didn't I?" It's a quiet question that had been in the back of her mind for some time after waking up in the infirmary. Fighting ORT with everything she had, relying on the God-Killing Curse embedded in her left hand...

But she hadn't remembered what happened afterwards. And now, here she was. Feeling weaker than she'd ever felt in her life, incapable of walking on her own and needing to recover. She was just thankful that her soul hadn't ended up as fodder for the crystal in those brief few moments.

"I'm sorry. I didn't expect to burden you like this." Kiara rubs her face tiredly. "I'll be fine soon..."

[ Kiara @ either Grim or Olga-Marie bc this just came to mind ]

"Yeah. You did." Grim slowly ran a hand over her hair, eyes darting elsewhere. "We got lucky you came back."

"Hey, this is a burden that I was already carrying. You know I knew." They both knew he knew; how his eyes had followed something near her since they'd entered the lostbelt - her and Marie both. It wasn't the first time. It probably wouldn't be the last either - even now his eyes flicked to the corner of the room and narrowed.

[mushinwords]

My Big Fail and a Betrail PT.1

Hi its me again... and yes again its not good news.

I once again failed I fell in love and this time I started falling out of it and trying to bring it back to me.

I knew this girl 5 years ago, we started talking and she seems so awesome at the time I didnt have anything to loose so I just tried to talk to her and it went great, from the start I knew I was gonna fall for her she was so beutiful for me and it felt like a dream she gave me de light I was looking for in years and finally felt I was turning my life around. the first time I met her I was nervous and brought her chocolate, she loved it. I got to meet some of his friends because we met at the university that she was going at. I can still remember the first time a I saw her, black jeans, Guns N Roses Tshirt and above that a red and black square shirt. I loved the way she talk and all her interest but was still so nervous but inside of me it felt right. that day we spent a few hours talking and once we head out she invited me to a pizza place just across the street it was something simple but magical. from there our story began....

We spent our days talking and playing videogames and helped her out on playing better, one time she came to my place and I was so excited I spent days cleaning but she was here. I bought her an LAN cable and gave it to her but at the time, at least I know now she was expecting a kiss from me but I was so naive and nervous that I didnt know she had to make the move for me and man it felt good. I loved that kiss.... that first kiss was magical. I felt how my heart started to pound out of joy and anxiety.

Weeks after all of this on March 10 2019 I asked her to be my girl friend and she accepted. She saw potencial in me and helped grow as a person and get a better job for the skills I´ve had and as of now i'm very greatful for this. no one and I mean no one, not even my own family has belived in me like she did and by that time I started feeling it I was becoming happy for the first time in years but not only that I told her my dreams and wishes of what I wanted to become and she wanted to me acomplish them. I was doing all of this I had a decent but not great job I was going out with her with all the time I had trying to make the most out of our time. But there was a problem.... I was not mature enough as she would say I was not being so good of a boyfriend as I thought I was I had to learn all these thing of taking care of someone with I thought I knew but was incorrect rules to follow when being with someone in which to be honest I was only seeing her most of the times. We almost broke up because of one time I was late and had to leave her at the metro station and in my head I remember i told her how to head to the entrance but said I left her volnurable and I understand I saw my error and it was my mistake, she said that I needed to be more mature, to be a man, an alpha male. She almost broke up with me the next day and I cried in front of her cause the last thing I wanted was for her to get hurt and after this I tried to be more careful but trust me it was hard, before I felt joy and all cure stuff when going out but after that I did feel joy but kept in my mind what she said and started to be anxies when being on the street with her because I didnt want to mess things up again.

I was going to school and working at the time and technically was living at work, I worked on evenings till around 1 or 2 am and had to get up at 5 ort 6 am to go directly to school, I was living the dream but a bit tired most of the time but was happy because finally I was doing something I always wanted since I was a kid. but I was starting to doubt my self for a moment because there were stuff in math I was not getting and saw how the rest were better. One time I had the chance to take a one time deal with a chef, he needed people and asked on an interview to leave school and he would teach me, as he saw the potential I had, I thought about it he was gonna match my salary and even more. I rejected it... I wanted to really finish school and make her and my self proud, thats all I wanted and also be the first in my family to finish college... big mistake. A few days after this I had an accident at the metro station, going up stairs there was this fat woman, and Im saying jumbo size, didnt put much attention to it was on my phone sending a message but then it started to go dark, the lady was falling straight to me and I tried to dodge it, now I know from the doctor that I shouldnt have done that, she fell over my stomach and thigh, I was mad and the lady just got up and said "Im ok" and left. an officer tried to assist me saying if I wanted him to stop her but I said no to leave it I was already late. didnt feel a thing untill I tried to get out of the bus. I couldnt get up and left my job know what happen had to go to a doctor and only gave me a 3 day rest but still wanst feeling ok, went to a paid doctor and said I had to be in bed for at least 3 to 6 months because she messed up my spine. I quit my job and quit school. I felt depressed... like It was not meant to be... but I said to my self that I still had her... so I was ok.

[thebe4ulog]

intro but make it march!

hello!! im bea and im bearitish. stick around for more terrible puns after the break :)

about this blog.. like this one in particular.. this one..

my intention with making a tumblr was to document my life, but i basically just use it like twitter now :') i may make another blog where i document my life more regularly. i do have another blog where i.. sometimes.. write about my writing. have a nosy if you're interested! it's one of my goals for 2025 to finish a book:

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/beautriestowrite

hobbies - or like, things i also just do sometimes

writing (fiction - despite being yet to finish a book)

music (playing - ukulele, piano, guitar, banjo, learning saxophone mainly - and composing! working on 3 albums at once help me - learning production right now :))

reading (5/7 books about old people recently for some reason)

art/drawing (okay i know like next to nothing but i do it sometimes and im learning!!)

learning spanish (i'm around B2 i believe, avid duolingo HATER)

interests! what - were you expecting more? it's what it says on the tin, dear

jazz - mainly swing and big band. mainly all dead now. except laufey, if you count her. love you laufey.

will wood! that's right im a loser. i dont listen to the tapeworms as much but still.. i also like tally hall and lemon demon, what did you expect?

musical theatre - god when i write all these i seem like such a loser? my favs are beetlejuice, wicked, legally blonde and hadestown :)

cosy games - your stardews, your minecrafts, your animal crossings.. you know the deal

mcyt - i'm an occasional tubbo and hermitcraft/life lurker

theme parks - no six flags is not a theme park, it's an amusement park. i have novice knowledge about coasters and attractions but i'm really here for the quality immersion.. well.. mostly. F for F-ort merlin

languages - this one admittedly has been waning as of late but i still am really interested! as i've said i'm learning spanish right now but i intend to learn more languages in the future. si hablas español me encantaría conocerte :) y si no.. deja google translate culero..

byeee ebye byeyeeee and like some other things to note

that's like all the main stuff really but you may also want to note that:

AuDHD - i'm diagnosed with both autism and ADHD, i struggle with understanding tone so tonetags and understanding/communication are appreciated :)

20+ probably DNI - i don't really mind you interacting but don't be disheartened if i don't really talk to you, i am a minor so i like to keep to myself and a comfortable age range

sexuality - please ask before asking or saying something sexual. i am not okay with unprompted flirting and i will probably be quite private about the details of my sex and romance life.

taken - i'm in a longterm relationship with the most wonderful girl in the world @afriendofblahaj <3 i still consider myself aroace, i just am also sorta lesbian as well now!

politics - i get heated when discussing anything political so it's probably best to avoid it. if youre like anything phobic then for one what are you even doing on the second gayest app on the internet that ends in a consonant then r.. but also just like get a grip, youll probably just be blocked. i'm not interested in transmeds or similar ideologies either. i am generally on the left of the political compass, i'm quite flexible but i consider myself accepting and understanding of all

donations - i'm sorry but i can't donate to any causes at the moment

la la la la la!

lovely to meet you :) if you'd like a chat feel free to send me a DM, sometimes it takes a bit of time for me to respond as i get overwhelmed but i would (okay to give myself some leeway - probably) be happy to talk to you!

have a lovely day and what have you.. and.. byeee and..

over, i guess?

[hekate1308]

Fictober #10, Is This Normal?

Prompt: Is This Normal?

fandom: Endeavour

A/N: In case this confuses anyone, this is a missing scene from an ongoing Magical Realism series of mine

It had been a week since he met Endeavour Morse. That in itself meant nothing. Hell, it should even have meant nothing that they had met bin the first place because it had just been a coincidence. He had happened to be attacked by a vampire, and this Morse had saved him, and that had been that.

Only hat it was not because that very day, he found him again and Peter, who until now had believed his future looked rather grim, walked away with a job offer.

It was ridiculous. He knew nothing about magic. Until a monster had tried to gnaw on him, he had not even been aware that vampires actually existed. Why was he even contemplating this?

He knew why, of course he knew why. It was because otherwise, he would be staring down a very different path again, and one that had little to no future in it –

And really, he reasoned with himself, what could he lose? Nothing because – he had nothing. He’d had something of a plan, but that plan consisted of – well – and he wasn’t going to consider it when he could at least try. Yes, all of this might sound crazy and stupid and unlikely, but –

Again, what did he have to lose? So why not take this man up on his offer. Worst case he walked right back out again.

And so, he went to his first day of work at the Guard, which really only consisted of dev and him at that point (days which, even thigh he would not have believed it if you had told him at that moment, he would look back on with fondness in the decades to come).

And for the first week or so, everything was kind of… well, not normal, he wouldn’t have said that because there were reports of spells and creatures and sort of the strange chaos that happened when you let magic into your life (again, years later he would shake his head at his belief that he could just get rid of it again now that he had done that, but he really had known nothing back then). Still, nothing too out of the range of normal police work, as far as he could tell, and Dev was good company, even if he seemed somewhat morose now and then (once more: years later, he would still wonder why he had not noticed, why he had not understood, immediately. But he supposed young men who had suddenly got their lives turned upside down could not be expected to just realize that something was going on with someone else, something other than the usual stuff, that was even when they had just learned that usual really was not what they had always believed it to be.)

And anyway, there were other things he had to deal with.

It was a Tuesday morning, and he was reading a boring report of the Council’s because Dev insisted that he should because apparently he had to know what was going on or something when a man arrived carrying a bag and, as most of them did, walked straight up to Endeavour without even paying Peter the least bit of attention (another thing he would laugh about much, much later).

After a brief change of words, the man left again, and his boss and – he supposed he would call him a friend because he didn’t really have many of those (none, as a matter of fact but he wasn’t going to go into specifics) gingerly tried to open the bag –

And all hell broke loose, or rather, it was what he would come to consider one of those days.  

“Is this normal?” he asked once the small fire-breathing creature (he wanted to call it a dragon but Dev told him they were nothing like that and would drag him to meet some eventually to prove it) had been dealt with. He was rather proud of how calm he sounded. No panic here, nothing, just him wanting to be told by his superior officer whether or not would have to deal with such things on a  regular basis and ready to run if he was.

He was ready to hear anything, ort so her believed. The answer he got surprised him regardless.

“Is what normal?”

“Well the – the –“ he gestured towards the half-burnt desk. Certainly, they could not replace such things on a weekly basis. That was –

“Not really, not the property damage” he replied and Peter needed a moment to understand.

The property damage. It was the property damage that was not normal. Everything else – someone just dropping off a creature, Dev taking it, the whole chasing after it through the building –

He took a deep breath and decided he got to have a cigarette, no matter the disapproving looks. “Alright then.”

After all, if push came to shove, he could always leave.

It was the one thought he would laugh the most at, in years to come.

[alicewhimzy]

the thing I'm drawing for the Pansexual flag is taking a while so as a filler episode i picked one Pride item from a bunch of stores and rated them out of 10.

TARGET

its just a tiny tent. Probably decor. It's more the all-inclusive design instead of the usual rainbow, that's good. Put a little drag queen doll in it or something idk. Sure it's cute, but what is it for?

5/10

WALMART

"Hello fellow gays, what is this 'eff-ort' you speak of?" Sad. Bland. Boring. It's giving "last minute school assignment". Exactly what I expected from "We-exploit-our-workers R US".

2/10

ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH

I can't believe it's not 'the color of the sky'. But seriously though, I kinda like this one. Very pastel. Also they donated to The Trevor Project, so that's good!

8/10

KOHLS

Cozy! Other available patterns include the All-Inclusive Flag and Disney. Not a big fan of that last one, but this one reminds me of 60s psychedelia. Also they donated too! Great!

8/10

DISNEY

And welcome back to "We covered our stuff in rainbows, give us your money!" This item is 34.99. You just KNOW these guys are desperate. All this merch and yet still no good representation. Remember kids, under capitalism you vote with your money! Terrible awful no good very bad. I award it no points and may Jayne County have mercy on its soul.

0/10

LOOKHUMAN

Yass bitch! Its creative, its eye-catching, its not just a rainbow for once, its great! That snake is adorable! Diamonds diamonds everywhere! Available in multiple backround colors! Beautiful!

9/10

CARLIN BROTHERS MERCANTILE

Its a pin. I couldn't tell until I saw the second picture. They really just turned the all-inclusive flag diagonal, made it look faded and called it a day. The whole collection is just three items, and they're all variations of this.

3/10

CONVERSE*>

$120. Wow. So, I can't afford this. Even if I could I personally wouldn't wear these but at least they look interesting. Its summer global-warming edition so who doesn't love some sandals, even if they are expensive. Even better, these guys have donated almost 3 million to organizations like the It Gets Better Project. We love to see it.

6/10

HOT TOPIC

Its funny.

10/10

Hope everybody's having a good Pride Month! Pan art coming soon!

[adventures-of-silly-guy]

WOOOooooOoOoOAaAAAHHHH

⭐️⭐️Intro post!⭐️⭐️

Hey! I’m Zero! I’m a trans masc/nonbinary (they/them) minor, and here I’ll quietly be going insane about random shit.

I also make art sometimes!

I’m fairly new to tumblr, so if any mistakes are made on my behalf please just let me know!

—what to expect—

Here you can find fandom-centric art & ramblings, the occasional snippet of my life, maybe one day art of my own story/universe (but not yet I’m not there yet), and TONS OF REBLOGS OF PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 from the river to the sea!!!!

—my interests!—

This is a multi fandom blog!

I know just about everything about Fnaf, Splatoon, and the good place, so pleasepleasepleaseplease talk to me about them

I also love stars ⭐️ & my favorite yt channel is Gtlive/the general theorist extended universe !!!

I also tend to fixate on things that last somewhere between 2 business days and 6 months (some recent ones have been Ted lasso, Daredevil, Shipwrecked 64, and the fallout tv show)

—tags—

I’m only gonna re tag a few posts with this system I have made but not all of them soooo rip

#from the river to the sea palestine will be free | posts about the genocide that is happening in Palestine.

#the world we live in | general horrors of news that is happening in our world. Yippie!!(sarcasm)

#ort | art that I have made!

#sploon | Splatoon!!!

#naf | frebby Faz fucker (Fnaf)

#tgp | the good place!!

#cool ass stuff | awesome things others have made!!

#current fixation that will leave my soul in either 2 business days or 6 months | I feel like it’s pretty self explanatory

[etrey]

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[12th-shavie]

[epilogue]

This is it...

But before the actual ending I've done some extra stuff !

I went to look for the final gramophone record ! My collection is now complete and sounds great

I caved in and looked up a list of the tavern party banter and I was only missing a couple so I just went around all the taverns until I unlocked them

I beat Yurinas in the arena with Hikari and learned a couple of cool skills

I used my entire stock of stat boosters and challenged the boss of the final side quest at the gates of ???. I died. I will not be grinding everyone beyond the early level 60~63 for a single optional boss.

Welp, it really is time to see the conclusion now, no way around it

Partitio, you sweet sweet boy, "there's still plenty of steps left in these legs" is not what this is about but I love you for that please don't change

Ochette you are so right for not wanting to say goodbye I've been putting this off too

Temenos going "How odd" made me chuckle, just admit you're attached to the party, it's fine

In spite of all, Ochette is the first to leave...

I can't believe even Hikari's parting words are about friends, I should have tracked every time he says this word over the course of the story I'm not going mad I swear

Wait a second, this order is familiar I think this is reverse recruitment order, Throné should be next it that's the case

Oh no Throné is terrible at saying goodbye because usually the people she has to part with are dead T^T

Temenos you little shit how dare leave on a cliffhanger (never change)

I almost thought Osvald was going to say "..." and leave but no he did say bye

Castti. Castti you're a sweetheart but you didn't give an address. How can anyone send you a letter ? Is there superhuman postal service I'm not aware of ??

I too have something in my eyes, Partitio, please don't leave I'm really going to cry if this keeps going

And so it goes... the credits roll... scenes flash briefly in the order I first saw them...

Crick in the credits I'll miss you forever and always

POST-CREDIT GAMEPLAY WE ARE SO BACK

Papp and Roque spotted in New Delsta ? What, are they on a date ? (I must maintain the agenda)

Pala's got a new hairstyle !! Cute !

Oh there's the guys who helped Castti out in Timberain

And Lady Clarissa and Elena ! Aww she's looking for a present for her dad (I wish I could've seen them interacting directly but I'll take it !)

Melia's here too, good to see she has some time off

Here are Benkei and Hikari ! Obviously he immediately calls Pala with "my friend". Of course. What did I expect. Right

Misha is here and worried about Alrond who has disappeared yet again, should I really have thought otherwise

Giselle, honey, I don't think you should try to recruit Juvah in your troupe, even if you can try to do so doesn't mean you should

Oh hello Ochette chilling with a snack

Found Alrond in the Partitio fan club meeting

Ort thinks Temenos isn't listening, seems like he's noticing things more

Oh Temenos how I've missed you in this credits-long span of time

The old men have been renamed to "Smiling" and "Cheerful" old men, good for you Mira

Found Pala's dad ! Right next to her girlfriend Mikka no less... (the agenda is holding strong)

Rai Mei why are on horseback. In the city. Are you so afraid to be late ?

Dolcinaea and Laila gathering a little crowd is adorable, not to mention Veronica with a tambourine. Epic, perfect, I'll take your entire stock of tambourine Veronicas

Zeto the Butcher and Alpione is not a duo I expected but I like it

Castti !! Standing around in the backstreets, right where I could easily find her, how kind

Yomi and Hermes should be friends. Maybe kiss on the lips. Just sayin' (new agenda ?)

Both bartenders in the tavern ! I wish my prediction about meeting more bartenders with 3-letter names starting with G and with declining vowels came true but oh well

"hot plans later" why are you like this Gil

Osvald going "... I hate crowds" is too good I could almost forgive that we don't see him interacting with Elena directly

Sure enough Throné was at her favourite spot, and she sounded really peaceful, good for her

Floyd and Regulus are nerding out about telescopes that's cute (do I smell agenda)

The legendary merchant Masoud ? In a shop ? Yeah go figure that makes sense (his daughter sounds so done it though)

I'm noticing the Agnea posters everywhere now !! Environmental storytelling !

And in the shop right across is Partitio ! And he's been waiting for everyone, so precious...

Time to go see Agnea now, the show must go on !

That was a good speech... and the final shot with everyone made me feel things...

The end was the final nail in the coffin, it is just too good !!!

I will never forget travelling with you... 🥹

Octopath Traveler II delayed playthrough blogging

[10 hours in]

Contains light spoilers of some early chapters I guess

I started the journey with Agnea because she looked like a sweetie (and she is) and she really has the most jrpg "leave of this small village to see the big wide world to make your dream come true" beginning

I got her to allure a villager that replenishes SP with every dancer skill she uses and she's been the cornerstone to most battles ever since

The second traveler I got was Partitio and he's a funny lad, I love his vibe, hat, jacket, and speech ! Also, the atmosphere of his storyline was a nice dramatic change of pace after the cozy first one I got

I headcanon that Roque's betrayal was in fact very much a divorce with Partitio's dad and I cannot wait to see how that applies to future chapters (I do hope it ages like fine wine rather than milk)

Partitio's combat performance was pretty solid despite a lack of AoE but the weapon variety for breaking was the early highlight

I ignored the fork in the road that lead to Hikari in favor of recruiting Castti because I wanted a healer and I feel slightly guilty (but also not at all)

Castti is literally so nice to people I can't wait to see if she really has an extremely shady past that will torment her for at least 1 chapter before she decides that she's going to be a good noddle in spite of all

Her concocting is pretty fun but I wish I had more diffusing serum (I can make do with latent power for now but it'd more fun to let her do some fun nuking)

Castti is also extremely tanky (she's the only one I have with over 1k HP so far) so she was a very welcome addition to the party

The next step in the journey was recruiting Osvald (I wanted to start with him but the 2 forced chapters made me decide to instead make him the reward for reaching the eastern continent) after I ignored the boat that lead to Ochette and wandered around until I stumbled upon a boat that lead really close to Osvald on the map and eventually found him face-down in the snow (which makes my decision to no start with him even better)

His first two chapters cemented him as one of my favorites beyond the visual vibes I got from the first selecting menu, and his skillset was a cherry on top

AoE magic nuking when I already have some buffing and BP donating in my party ? I'm sold. Free weakpoint reveals every battle ? Even better ! Osvaldo battle voicelines ? Yes please !

After that I found the scholar license and decided that Agnea should also learn to buff spell intensity to make my Osvaldo nuking engine even stronger (she's been doing great and I'm very proud of her)

Since it was on the way to Agnea's second chapter for which she was at the recommended level, I went on to recruit Temenos and he did not disappoint ! He really gave me an impression of being a seemingly upstanding fellow who is in fact not only shady but just the right blend of ambiguous tease with genuine words thrown in (props to his voice acting that really sells it)

His detective moment was also pretty cool, especially after seeing the duality of his abilities to get people to follow him without risk of failure and his (very shady) coercing to get more intel

I considered replacing Castti with him as my party healer but he is very squishy compared to her, and she also has weapon diversity and more consistent debuffing over him so for the time being he's just chilling at the tavern waiting for a party composition that makes him shine

On my way to the big city I found the inventor license and could simply not resist giving it to Partitio it simply fit him too well (and more weapons to break with is very nice), although I'm thinking of changing it later to try a Temenos build that would allow him to break even more and coerce better

Now onto the big city to recruit Throné and let Agnea's story unfold further !