#formerly-stardust

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[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Lore Drop!

Thank you both so much for your submissions! I can't tell you much about Stanley all that much yet (I'm still deliberating over some details that I want to iron out before revealing!!) but I sure can tell you more about the Bill & Ford situation :] especially about Bill's death.

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Bill's death was a bit of a... fickle situation. Simply put, Bill didn't really die, but also kinda did! Let me explain:

After Bill "died", he was sent to the "In-Between".

The "In-Between" is basically a void of space sandwiched between the planes of reality/life/existence and "The After" (AKA. death and nothingness!) It can essentially be considered the digestive track of the multiverse, breaking down everything and everyone that's kicked the bucket so that they can be ready to be transferred over to "The After".

It, in a sense, "digests" everything physical about a (formerly) living creature. It decomposes it piece by piece, atom by atom; each particle paintakingly "digested" into fine stardust. The process supposedly takes a very long time, but that's okay, because Time doesn't exist in the "In-Between", since it ate it. Hunger is greedy, after all, and the "In-Between" is very hungry.

Bill, however, didn't belong there. His death was an odd case: dead within the mind of Ford, and yet still technically alive in every other sense. It didn't help that Bill wasn't as simple as a human mortal, and death was much more of a gamble for more complex beings like him. He was a paradox; an error! Usually, when the dead don't accept their death, they remain amongst the plane of existence until they come to accept it, instead of being processed through the "In-Between".

However, in Bill's case, it was the universe itself that rejected his death. So, he was tossed to the "In-Between" as a anomaly, still technically conscious and awake.

Anyways, fun stuff!! Hope you liked the lore dump :D

[muzzlemouths]

Since you're working on a new fic/au, this might be a good time to ask: how do you start creating a new story? Do you start with an outline? Do you open a word doc and go in guns ablaze? What's the process on that I'm very curious

I sat on this ask for a couple days because I've been struggling with figuring out how to answer it, since the actual answer is that I don't have a process. Not one that sticks, anyway.

For DMD, I had a clear, concise idea in mind for how it would start, how it would end, and a few scenes that needed sorted in between. But the "outline" looks something like that one post:

Most of my fics that end in "?" for the final chapter look like this.

In terms of my oneshots and drabbles, I very rarely have any sort of outline in mind. I'll get an idea for a scene that I want to see, and I'll just start typing until it's finished. Anything over 3k words normally has me writing down some notes for direction, at least.

As for DFtR, due to the nature of that story (what with having three alternate routes) it was pretty much required that I write a full outline, otherwise I would undoubtedly lose track of some details.

My newest au, Easy As Pie (formerly Stardust Hotel) also has a full outline, though it is far more simplified than the one for DFtR, and acts more like guidelines for me to follow with only the necessary/important information established, which still leaves me with room for changes where/when necessary.

For example, here's an excerpt from that outline which has the main bullet point (What that scene is "About") and then a brief description of the room underneath that I can use as a descriptor, while writing everything else around it. That is, the dated appearance of the room is the main focus, and everything else that occurs in this scene will be written as a secondary focus.

Occasionally I'll also include brief phrases/conversation just to ensure that said lines make it into the fic, and so I don't lose track of what is meant to be happening in that moment. Those bits normally look pretty silly (at least to me). Here's one of them!

And that's my process! It's kind of a mess, but it works for me, so that's all that matters haha

[aziraphales-library]

Now that we've canonically met Crowley as an angel - are there any fics you feel portray his character before the fall particularly well (i.e., are similar to his portrayal in the show?)

Here are some angel Crowley fics written post-series two...

The Last Flight of the North Star by ghost_daddy (G)

In which Crowley talks to his past self in an attempt to get closure.

I still remember you (even if you have forgotten) by Maleniya (NR)

A fic about Aziraphale witnessing the trail of angel Crowley (Raphael), and how that affects him emotionally.

Love Me As I Am Not As I Was by Vicky87 (T)

Where, “restored to full Angelic status” didn't mean what the Angel thought it did.

An Archangel's Unsuccessful Guide to Heaven by thericochetarrow (G)

He looked at the box halfway hammered against the wall and the hammer in Raphael’s hand. “What are you doing?” “Oh, this?” Raphael gestured at the box. “I’m installing a suggestion box.” Aziraphale blinked. “A… suggestion box?”

Aziraphale and Crowley's (formerly known as the Archangel Raphael) first few meetings up in Heaven, back when everything was fine, and the worst sin that anyone could commit was installing a suggestion box right outside the Metatron's office.

come raise your flag upon me by trinityofone (T)

“Would you care to do the honors?” the Metatron asks. Aziraphale persuades Crowley to accompany him to Heaven, to be Forgiven. Things get...weirder before they get better.

Starmaker and Starlight by NohaIjiachi (G)

“Uhm, excuse me--”

“Oh, it’s you!” the Angel replied, a delighted smile opening on their face once they’d turned toward Aziraphale with a curious blink, and Aziraphale felt something writhe somewhere in his core, like part of him did a happy little somersault. It felt so… Nice, not only being recognized (he did tend to fly under the radar, he knew. He just had one of those faces, you know), but also being welcomed with such open joy.

“Yes. Hello! again,” Aziraphale said with a little nervous laugh, promptly wishing to smack himself. Why did he always have to be so awkward? “I, ah, I was wondering if I could--”

“Suuuuure, com’here!” the Angel replied, self assured and so very confident, the exact opposite of all Aziraphale was. They vaguely waved their hand, and a second little cloud of stardust appeared at their side, sparkling and ever churning with pink and purple hues. “The view from here is the best, get yourself comfortable!”

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Aziraphale is lucky enough to meet the nebula Angel a second time, and then a third, and then... Well. The rest is history.

- Mod D

[verylongsillystring]

˃̣̣̥ ᴖ ˂̣̣̥ 이젠 날고 싶어

영원을 나는 peter pan 처럼 . fly

♡ souliisoul member들

overview : a guide to the five members of soul ii soul. the members were handpicked by their agency, bighit music, over the course of 2021 and selected to debut in 2022.

(members under the cut)

♪⃝ son jiwoo 손지우 ฅ ฅ ྀིྀི

birth name : son jiwoo / 손지우

english name : julia son

birthday : october 30 2001

mbti : enfp

nationality : south korean

idol info ♡

positions : leader lead vocalist

emoticon : 🐈‍⬛

official color : crimson

official flower : cardinal flower

instagram : dnwlths

♡ facts

- fourth member to be revealed on march 9, 2022.

- former be:lift lab trainee.

- hobbies: photography, singing

- animal enthusiast — her favorite animal is a red panda.

- oldest sibling of three sisters.

♪⃝ yurina 유리나 ʚ ɞ ྀིྀི

birth name : kawaguchi yurina / 川口ゆりな

english name : river kawaguchi

birthday : june 19 1999

mbti : esfj

nationality : japanese

idol info ♡

positions : vocalist

emoticon : 🐼

official color : wisteria

official flower : pansy

instagram : riverrina

♡ facts

- first member to be revealed on march 6, 2022.

- former contestant and finalist on the survival show girls planet 999 and former member of j-pop girl group x21.

- hobbies: listening to music, watching anime, playing on her nintendo ds

- she has the nickname ‘hino rei’ because she loves sailor moon and resembles the character sailor mars.

- yurina has done acting in the past.

♪⃝ emerald 에메랄드 ᨐ ྀིྀི

birth name : emerald elizabeth jewelle anela

korean name : an eunkyeong / 안은경

birthday : july 16 2001

mbti : infp

nationality : new zealander

idol info ♡

positions : main vocalist lead dancer center

emoticon : 🦌

official color : emerald

official flower : lotus

instagram : nymphaealba

♡ facts

- fifth and final member to be revealed on march 10, 2022.

- former member of the girl group iz*one.

- hobbies: nail art, writing, listening to music

- step-cousin of ive’s yujin.

- formerly a professional figure skater.

♪⃝ choi jihyun 최지현 ꐑꐑྀིྀི

birth name : choi jihyun / 최지현

english name : ginger choi

birthday : november 8 2004

mbti : isfp

nationality : south korean

idol info ♡

positions : main dancer vocalist rapper

emoticon : 🐰

official color : jasper

official flower : lily of the valley

instagram : allmylifecjh

♡ facts

- third member to be revealed on march 8, 2022.

- former member of the predebut girl group howz.

- hobbies: reading webtoons

- she is the youngest in her family.

- trained under yuehua entertainment for three months before becoming a member of siis.

♪⃝ mei 메이 ᕱ⑅ᕱ ྀིྀི

birth name : terada mei / 寺田芽衣

korean name : tak miyeon / 탁미연

birthday : september 27 2005

mbti : enfp

nationality : japanese

idol info ♡

positions : lead dancer vocalist maknae

emoticon : 🐹

official color : pink

official flower : dianthus

instagram : ap_rlsn

♡ facts

- second member to be revealed on march 7, 2022.

- former stardust promotion trainee.

- hobbies: drawing, dancing, listening to music

- she’s naturally curious.

- members refer to her as meimei.

[npdsodo]

Unnamed nameless ghouls but with names!

Theres a few ghouls who dont have fandom wide names so heres some ideas!!

Nihil's Air: Gale

Nihil's Fire: Formerly Ignas, currently Phil/Special (personal HC!)

Nihil's Earth: Gaia

Nihil's Water: Bay

Nihil's Quint: Stardust

Era 1 earth: Terra

Era 1 air: Squall

[love-and-hisses]

Former fosters Amber (formerly Ambercup, left, 2015) and Stardust (2017) are making me feel very, very judged right now. (Thanks, Debra!)

[ask-postcrash-curly]

Curly, Curly, Curly— it’s Lumi! Here, again! I am so worried about you, stardust. How is everything going? I-I hope it’s going to be okay, I am really worried about all of it. Especially you and her.

Gems alive… I don’t have much to say. I am the really awkward type of kid that gets easily concerned. Y-You will be okay — for Robin, for Ting, for Bug, for the Curlings, Luna— me. It might feel like a lot of pressure, staying alive because of so many people, but I know you will power through.

Hey, you’ve… dealt with worse, right? The crash itself and before we came here, it was lonely. It was worse. At least now, there is hope. And you are not as alone anymore.

Even with the words evading you or not, I still like talking to you. No matter if your answers are short or long. And damned be all those cruel, mean voices. You are a person, they’re getting on your nerves because you are vulnerable. Bite back, try biting or barking back at them.

Violence isn’t the answer sometimes, but life is multiple choice! Bark back at them, don’t let them hurt you even more than you already are.

Cap’n, you’re a good person. Just flawed. I will die on this hill. I’ve made a mistake similar to yours, not to the same extent or gravity, but— my mind is stuck on it. My mind is stuck on a lot of things I regret, so I believe I know the feeling, even if not as bad.

Believing you deserve it… that it is your fault… Curly, it isn’t. As for the fear of being saved… I believe I recognize it slightly? My best guess is that you’ve grown used to it, and you don’t know how to feel beyond this? You’re scared of the future, I believe. I might be completely wrong, but I am still giving my two cents. A part of you wants to be rescued, yet another feels like you don’t… truly deserve it? Survivor’s guilt? Fear of change?

[humming a bit. Eyes closed, glazed over. A faint sigh. The rustling of trees, a sky slowly darkening.]

Just… my two cents, about the subject. I guess I talked a lot today, huh? Tee-hee~ It’s easy to get lost talking to you, in a good way! Also, back to the subject of flowers… I still think sunflowers, yellow roses or general zinnias fit you! Loyalty for sunflowers; gladness, apology, intense emotion, extreme betrayal and Aromanticism for yellow roses; thoughts of friends, endurance, and daily remembrance for zinnias. Pink carnations make me think of Kind Words (a woman’s love; a mother’s love; “I’ll never forget you.”) Sweetpeas symbolize blissful pleasure; goodbyes/departures; friendship; gratitude; “thank you for a lovely time.”

Hehe, flower language is just fun to study. Although I do need more trusty sources beyond Wikipedia, it’s basically that!

https://youtu.be/XoOV_iqHXc8?si=q-AHLyiVTHeHFQKW

Music cue!

https://youtu.be/XQKZ_aIAkJM?si=N-qz_ui1Qxubvlpr

And here, a video I really like a lot. You told me you didn’t really know weirdcore, so— I think this will be a nice way to discover it? I hope so, sugarcube.

[faint sound of yawning from the sleepyhead. They clutch on to their centipede plushie. The humming is “Forwards, Beckon, Rebound” by Adrianne Lenker.]

Well, see ya soon, Cap’n Curly! Love you, you’re a great friend.

- (formerly Lulu) Lumi!

hey lumi... everything feels bad still i guess. im mostly worried for swans. for the others too. god theyve been through so much and i dont know where they are...

mhm... i'll try.

yeah... that... that was worse. least im not there. thought i was going to die back then. was sure of it. didnt mind it either.

mhm. thanks. still hard to... yeah. you know. mhm. thank you so much.

but i dont want to. i dont want to have to be strong to them you know? i want to ask them to stop and have them listen.

...

suppose so... thank you. again.

those sound nice... thank you... damn, yellow roses do a lot.

the art's really nice... i miss the snow

hhh uh this seems. kind of complicated for right now sorry. im kinda lost. seems interesting though...

see you soon, love you

[wsjyuyuyuau]

What is best boi Speedwagon like in your au?

Name: Robert E. O. Speedwagon

Series: JJBA Part 1

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Family: Who Knows How Many Descendants

Flower Motif: Purple Sunflower (Helianthus)

Flower Meaning: Loyalty

Weapon of Choice: Cane (Which is secretly a rifle)

Associated With: Interdimensional Hero Club

Hero Form Appearance: A stunning mix of a savvy billionaire and YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit of the outfit is a solid white, which helps make the dark purple and gold stand out far more. The main outfit itself is a brilliant dark purple, but as you near the pants, sleeves, and tailcoat, you get a neon purple. Gold, silver, white, and black accents balance things out, alongside accents of soft lavender. The shoes are a mix of boots and dress shoes, while the cufflinks appear to have a sunflower design. The purple sunflower’s petal shape can be seen in the tailcoat and tie. Speedwagon’s iconic hat also has a sunflower pin on it.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: Below chest

Guardian: Simu (Based on the Simurgh)

Favorite Food: Scones with Clotted Cream and Jam

Parallel To: None

Bio: Formerly a Londoner thug residing in Ogre Street, Speedwagon befriends Jonathan Joestar and becomes a loyal ally to his cause. In Battle Tendency, Speedwagon returns as a wealthy businessman and a secondary ally to Jonathan's grandson, Joseph Joestar. His organization, the Speedwagon Foundation, continues to support the Joestar family throughout the story, notably in Stardust Crusaders, Diamond is Unbreakable, and Stone Ocean. Quite the family friend if you ask me!

[rubiatinctorum]

I do understand that there are many reasons a piece of formerly public media would be lost or unavailable. Personally, I have pulled projects before to edit them and make them better, and then put them back out into the world again. But, I'm not immune to the desire to want to find a lost or recalled project, especially works of fiction that sound very, very interesting.

Sometimes I think lost media people do all too much, when it comes to things that were never meant to be public in the first place, or when it comes to a project a creator or creative team no longer wishes to be out in the world. In that case especially, it lacks decorum to go searching so obviously for it.

Yet, I understand the feeling that drives it. My desire for the discontinued goes beyond yarn colourways and old ring styles. There are stories I know I will never read — and perhaps should never read — because for all intents and purposes, they're not supposed to exist anymore.

I should take these broken links like the vivid warning sign outside of an electrical facility. I'm not supposed to go in there, and this is my chance to turn back. I do not wish to become focused on yet another piece of lost media to the point of restlessness; I hoped for Ulterior Motives to be found, and fortunately it was, and I still long to see the APPP JJBA Phantom Blood movie (even though I could literally go watch DavidPro's PB episodes anytime and never cared to watch the APPP Stardust Crusaders, the thrill of lost JoJo animation excites me). I do not need to set my sights on something that will surely never turn up, and if it did, would be likely more of a burden than anything else on the creators.

[raccoonfallsharder]

future projects. part one.

may 2025 - september 2025 part two | part three | navigation | fanfiction masterlist

below you can find the stuff i am working on, in order of (hopeful) release date. NOTE: these dates will certainly change as the year unfolds and as my writing-whims take me! i have a lot of simultaneous projects so these will be coming out slowly over the coming months. thank you for bearing with me ♡♡ you are shinier than a lilac bush full of fireflies and more precious than pocket-sized pegasuses.

i am hoping to be done with current works on the following timeline: florescence ❀ ~ april 2025 cicatrix.⋆☁︎ :･꧂~ september 2025

may 2025

untitled. angst/comfort; fluff | gn!reader | no use of y/n | oneshot | ~5,900 words.

through the void of space, you've managed to find your way to a city in a skull - but you still feel all alone.

CONTEXT/WARNINGS: post volume-three. discussions of loneliness.

june 2025

How to Resuscitate a Dying Cosmic Adventurer: A Holodocumented Demonstration. 18+ only MDNI | no use of y/n | f!reader | oneshot | word count: pending. The Nineteenth Visit. Domestic Scenes in Space Travel Series Finale.

your love-confession had been blunt and half-regretful — mostly just because you'd suspected rocket would hate it. and it looks like you were right, because you haven't heard his ship over your roof in months. what's a sweatshirt girl to do when her space pilot has disappeared into the stars — maybe for good?

CONTEXT/WARNINGS: comics-inspired, of course. based on Guardians of the Galaxy (2019), Issues 7-12. more warnings to come.

fairylight divider and pink mdni/support banners by @/saradika-graphics.

july 2025

birdie. (an evasive maneuvers expansion) 18+ only MDNI | f!reader x rocket | 8-12 parts | word count: pending.

xandar is saved. the power stone rests safely in the hands of the nova corps, and our favorite heroes-for-hire get their records expunged before going their separate ways. unfortunately, one furry little motherfucker just can't seem to keep his claws out of trouble. in a rare gesture of good will, the nova corp give him a get-outta-jail-free card (not that he needs one):

all he has to do is escort a bratty little princess safely and discreetly to her new home, halfway across the universe.

should be a piece of cake. what's the difference between a bodyguard and a bounty-hunter, anyway?

CONTEXT/WARNINGS: mcu-based canon-divergent post-vol1. angst, betrayal, and the agony of falling in love. a little darker than my usual fare - true enemies-to-lovers. bondage (duh), gunplay, toys, dom/sub vibes, and a smartass f!lead. more warnings to come.

silver stardust and silver bar dividers by @bernardsbendystrawsblack | black rose divider by @/firefly-graphics | heart-handcuff & ivy dividers by @/strangergraphics | silver glitter and support & mdni banner by @/saradika-graphics

love is blind: andromeda 18+ only | rocket x f!oc | 7-10 episodes | word count: pending.

rocket has broken out of twenty-three prisons. this one will be no different.

CONTEXT/WARNINGS: silly smutty romance with lots of feelings happening way too quickly. mcu-based with a dash of comics-vibes, and kinda au.

cream lace, green lace, and kiss dividers by @/bernardsbendystraws | ivory mdni/support banners by @/cafekitsune

august 2025

starfall over satellite s519. (formerly titled defiance) rating undecided | no use of y/n | f!reader | oneshot | word count: pending.

the universe is hard and heartbreaking. what's a girl to do but try to drag some happiness out of it, kicking and screaming?

cloud & star divider by @/strangergraphics | blue support banner by @/cafekitsune

the arsenal. based on this eidos headcanon. 18+ only MDNI | no use of y/n | f!reader | two parts. | word count: pending.

the fact that you've never done space-drugs before is infinitely amusing to rocket, and he decides he can't wait to be there for your first time. then he decides he wants to be there for your second time, too. and possibly all the times after that. look, he never said he wasn't a greedy motherflarker.

CONTEXT/WARNINGS: eidos-inspired. smut & intox. first-time use of space-drugs, aphrodisiacs, dom/sub vibes. a little erotic dancing, some toys, and so much more.

bokeh divider by @/firefly-graphics | neon mdni banner by @/cafekitsune | purple stringlight divider by @/thecutestgrotto

september 2025

schematics for happiness. 18+ only MDNI | f!oc x rocket | 20+ chapters | word count: pending. the isekai project.

earth 1218. the guardians of the galaxy is an mcu trilogy that has recently reached its cinematic conclusion. it is popular for its themes of found family, community, and connection - and its prevailing message that no matter how ugly and painful our pasts are, we deserve to open ourselves up to the possibility of joy. it's one of evvie's dearest comfort-stories, to be honest.

which is why she's terrified of ruining it.

CONTEXT/WARNINGS: mcu-based. enemies-to-lovers slowburn. eventual smut.

pink glitter line divider @/ichigoohinatsuma | fairylight divider by @/thecutestgrotto | pastel teal mdni & support banners by @/saradika-graphics

future-future projects...

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[stardustbee]

Stardust made to shine

Flufftober - Fireplace

Darth Maul x fem!Jedi OC Ayane Arinori

Song: AURORA - Heathens

Warnings: bit of sexual tension between those two idiots 😅😚; also Maul is hot

Word count: 3054

Note: This was meant to be finished in ocotber for the prompt fireplace for flufftober...HERE IT IS LOL. I have zero excuses for why it took so long. Only that life is stressful and being and adult sucks. But I am happy with how it can out and I am even brave enough to post it without beta reading 🤭 I really enjoy writing Ayane this way, maybe even a little more then in FMTTM. Pls forgive me if the formatting here and on Ao3 is shitty. I am lazy.

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Cold wind whipped mercilessly in Ayane's face. Her face was already flushed and it was not because of the Zabrak, far too heavy for her, that she was supporting in her arms. Who would have thought she would meet him right here in such a deserted section of the galaxy. Master Kenobi had sent her on this mission. The Council suspected Separatist activity in this area and had been ordered to check it out. But the fact that it was exactly him she came across was something neither of them expected.

Ayane did what she was asked to do. Or rather, what she had been ordered to do. It was a moon orbiting an ancient, almost forgotten planet that was in a sector of the Outer Rim. Because of this, the Council assumed that the activity they were receiving from there was separatist in nature. The still somewhat clumsy Jedi Knight, not wanting to admit that she had not been a Padawan for a long time anymore, did as she was ordered to do and set off with a droid. Her skills as a pilot weren't enough to allow her to travel alone with a starship.

When her investigations on the planet itself came to nothing, a strangely familiar feeling led her to the very moon on which she now found herself.

She quickly realized that the feeling was her current rival and once lover Darth Maul. "Formerly Darth..." she reminded herself. She heard a loud grunt from the Zabrak she was supporting as those words rolled over her lips. How had they ended up in this predicament?

Quickly Ayane had to learn and realize that weather conditions on the moon were not normal. One minute there was clear, warm sunshine and the next the weather would change. And not only did the weather change rapidly in seconds, no, the flora and fauna also underwent an absolute transformation. Trees lost their leaves as dark clouds closed in and a fierce snowstorm began. Animals rushed into burrows, flowers died within moments and a layer of ice began to cover lakes and rivers.

In the middle of the storm she met the men, who held nothing but rage in his eyes. Both quickly drew their lightsabers and a fight broke out, despite the severe cold that afflicted Ayane. Due to the lack of reports and analyses of the planet and its moon, these weather fluctuations were unknown and the woman had accordingly not been able to prepare herself with special clothing. She only wore her Jedi robes.

Ayane's heart pumped faster, her breathing became uneasy. She tried to think of the exercises and teachings of her Master, but it was easier to think about it then put those thoughts into action.

Most importantly, she didn't have much time when Maul made the first attack, striking with his red blade. Her orange lightsaber, the color of the moon of her home, blocked the Zabrak's strike. Both blades hummed as they struck the other, as if they were crying out because they had hurt themselves. Maul was far more powerful and stronger than Ayane. The snow and ice beneath her feet crunched and cracked as he pressed her into the ground. A diabolical smile ran across his lips and Maul brought to Ayane all the hatred he felt for the Jedi.

Wildly the two fought in the blizzard as the temperature dropped and the former Sith Lord kept spitting insults at her. He was so much stronger and more experienced than her. That Ayane could hold out against him for so long was probably due to the mysterious connection through the Force she shared with him.

And then there was a small moment, just maybe a damn millisecond, when Maul gave her a window of opportunity to counterattack. She used the time she was given and threw a punch of the Force at Maul. She spun her body around once, deactivating her lightsaber as she did so, and when she looked back at Maul, she abruptly extended her arms.

The Zabrak reacted quickly, deflecting the blow with his own control of the Force. Nevertheless, the brute force of Ayanes punch sent him sliding backwards a few feet. His weapon was also deactivated. Again a malicious smile ran across his lips. He took a few steps towards the Jedi.

Ayane braced herself, this fight had gone on too long and she knew she would not win it. But suddenly and unexpectedly, the tide would turn in her favor once again when she heard a crackling sound under the man's artificial feet.

Maul had also noticed the sound, but at that moment it was too late. The thin layer of ice on which he stood hid a lake. The ice gave way and, although Maul tried to get off the lake, he sank into the icy water. Everything happened so suddenly and quickly and Ayane's eyes grew bigger and bigger as she realized what had happened.

His lightsaber slipped from his hand as he tried to hold on and came to rest on the edge of the small hole. Small bubbles rose and the water was choppy. Ayane expected him to resurface any second.

They were long seconds...

Many seconds...

Minutes...

He couldn't get out on his own. His legs...

"You'll regret this..." gave Ayane as she wiped off her Jedi cloak and dropped her sword on it. Quickly she jumped into the water herself. It was so cold that it almost robbed her of consciousness. She swam fast, darkness enveloped her and it was hard to locate the Zabrak. But after a few meters she saw him. His cheeks were puffy and he was holding back what air he had left in his lungs. Maul waved his arms around but absolutely didn't move. His eyes were almost trembling and Ayane could have sworn it was fear she saw there.

And so they had ended up in that very predicament. Ayane had no idea how she managed to pull Maul out of the lake. She just instinctively grabbed him by the waistband of his trousers and put his arm around her shoulder. The Force was strong in her today and supported her in her endeavor.

Ayane was desperately looking for shelter. Anything where she had the possibility to maybe make a fire and where they could both warm and dry themselves. If this continued, they would both freeze to death. She had just saved the life of a man she didn't know how to sort out her feelings about and then she was supposed to freeze to death in the middle of a wasteland called the moon? No, that just couldn't be, she didn't want that. A strong gust of wind hit her again and she almost sank to her knees with Maul.

Despite his own weakness at that moment, he supported Ayane as much as she supported him. Her hand went to his chest to hold herself better. Surprisingly, his skin was warmer than she had expected. Ayane remembered the studies on different species and the altered metabolism of the Zabrak. They recovered more quickly from temperature changes and generally their metabolism worked much faster than that of humans.

It was like a twist of fate when the woman discovered a small, old hut on a hillside. It was made of solid stone and withstood the storm. It must be my imagination. Someone really lived here? Someone built something that looked like a house? Death knocked on the door. This could only be a hallucination, a desperate attempt at her sanity. 

"It's not." gasped Maul a little weakly. "I see it too."

He did it again...

He searched her mind. 

Ayane still couldn't figure out if he was doing it on purpose or if she was naively sharing those thoughts with him every time. Just like she had done back on Midgard. She revealed so much weakness to him. She knew he could wipe her out all at once and yet...

The door was kicked open and Ayane's eyes analyzed the room. It was a rather plainly furnished building. There were many boxes made of wood and steel, neatly organized. It looked as if the building was a warehouse. At the other end of the room, the woman was looking directly at a fireplace. She heaved Maul against a crate near the fireplace. 

It was still so bitterly cold...

She quickly brushed Maul's top off his shoulders. That was the only thing he allowed, because when she tried to remove his gloves, he grabbed her by the wrist and gave her an angry, almost aggressive look. 

"I don't like it either, but you have to get out of those wet clothes," she countered the look immediately. 

"Take care of yourself, Jedi." he hissed through his sharp teeth.

Ayane left it at that. She knew Maul and knew that persuading him was like riding a Rankor. So she placed the two lightsabers in front of the fireplace. She quickly found something to light a fire. As the flames rose up and filled the stock, which it obviously was, with warmth and a cozy light. 

She found a blanket in a corner and wrapped it around Maul. "There is only this one blanket," she said, looking him in the eye. "We have to warm our bodies against each other, otherwise none of us will get out of here alive."

She began to remove her Jedi robes.Then she heard a laugh from the Zabrak's mouth. "Tell it like it is, woman." Maul leaned forward. "You need me to survive. Your human body can't withstand the cold."

"And your mechanical legs would have dragged you to the bottom of the lake if I hadn't been there." She placed her clothes in front of the fire together with Maul's top. Then she sat down next to Maul in her underwear, swung the blanket around her and leant against him a little. Her skin only touched his very lightly. "Don't kid yourself. You need me just as much as I need you right now. I hate to admit it myself. To someone like you..." she stopped herself.

"Keep talking, Jedi. What you have in your head right now just doesn't fit very well with what your master taught. You and the rest of the Jedi are ridiculous beyond compare."

Ayane squinted her eyes a little. The underwear she was still wearing was still soaked from the icy water. "What am I doing that's ridiculous in your eyes?"

"You could have left me behind. You would have defeated one of your order's greatest enemies. Imagine how proud your masters would be." There was hatred in Maul's voice. Yet, Ayane felt a certain pride and...fear.

"But I didn't." She leaned a little more against Maul's muscular arm. Her muscles were tense to protect her from the cold. Despite the dancing fire, her body didn't want to get warm. "I saved you." 

"I am your adversary, an enemy of your order. I am a thorn in the side of your faith. My destruction should be your highest priority."

Ayane straightened up and looked at Maul. He did not return her gaze. "Do you really think that? Do you really think I should kill you?"

"That's the way of things. That's what the Force commands." His eyes now wandered over to the woman. His face was rigid, emotionless. Why should he show anything other than disdain?

"Then do it," Ayane replied quickly. "Why don't you kill me if you think that's the way of things? If you think that's the way of the Force!" Her voice grew louder and she clenched her hands into fists. Ayane tensed her muscles so tightly that the skin on her knuckles turned white and her teeth gritted from the tension she was exerting on her jaw. "Kill me, now!"

Ayane was so angry that she hadn't even realized that she was now standing in front of the Zabrak, the warming blanket only covering his body. She stood in front of the fireplace and could feel the warmth on her back. Still, none of this helped. The flame was too small to be able to fight the merciless cold that seeped through every crack in this leaky building. Just as Ayane was unable to withstand Maul, to resist him. Goosebumps covered her body and soon she was no longer trembling from the cold. It was an unspeakable rage she felt in her heart, unable to admit such feelings.

Ayane's eyes explored Maul's body. She took in every tattoo, which was as black as the endless galaxy. She already knew each one, as they had spent more than enough time together on Midgard. Before she became a Jedi, before Ayane knew what was behind Maul's stay on her home planet. But now she knew more than she ever wanted.

He looked beautiful like this…

Her lips opened, but before she could say anything, Maul was already holding her hand in his. He slid forwards a little, the blanket slipping over his shoulders and revealing his body. His golden eyes bored into hers, his gaze fixed, but not angry or malicious. There was no danger in it. The material of his glove pressed against her skin. Ayane remembered the feeling and the material of his gloves. It was the first thing she felt from Maul. 

Then he did something she hadn't expected. Maul put the hand that had just been resting on hers around her waist, hugged her with the other and gently pressed his head against her stomach. He made sure that none of his horns hurt her. The woman raised her hands, a little startled, and wanted to take a step back, but the Zabrak's firm grip made that impossible. His skin was so warm. "Your path was a mistake. That you became a Jedi...that should never have happened..."

A loud, almost angry snort came from Ayane's nostrils. "What are you doing now? What are you..."

Maul interrupted her and looked up at her. Their eyes met again. "You feel…that is your mistake." Ayane's mouth fell open in horror and shock at what he had just said.

Maul pushed hard against her body and brought her to her knees so that she was now kneeling in front of him. The jerky and brutal movement caused the Jedi to wrap her arms around his neck. Their lips almost met…

His hands bored into her skin, leaving white marks on it. "Why are you still a part of them? I sense that you realize it yourself. That you know what I've said is the truth. Your insecurity, your fear...it fills this room. It trembles under your feet, little Jedi Knight."

The realization hit her like a wild Bantha wandering the plains of Tatooine. He was right. Maul, the enemy she had fought so often, was right. And she didn't like that. She quickly grabbed his face and pulled him closer to hers. Their bodies were tightly entwined. Ayane no longer felt the cold. It had given way to a very familiar heat. "No..." she only whispered.

The Zabrak stared at her. "Admit it."

Ayane shook her head and squeezed her eyes shut as she felt tears welling up. She hastily pressed her lips to those of the man in front of her. She straightened her upper body as best she could. It hurt to feel his naked skin on hers. 

She was weak. She was giving herself over to something she shouldn't and Ayane knew it was inevitable that it would happen. She knew her place was not in the Order and yet...

Maul's hands squeezed the woman close again and he let himself fall backwards. The moment he was on his back, Ayane stopped the kiss and looked at him again.

"Say it." he began in a low and calm voice. "No one will know."

Ayane swallowed hard, not allowing the tears to fall. She dropped her head onto Maul's torso. Her body was tense, almost clinging to the Zabrak. "I..." she began and tried to swallow the words, "...you."

Maul's eyes widened. "Say it. Look at me and tell me how you feel."

She quickly straightened up and sat on his lap. Tears streamed down her face, which was turning red. "I hate you!" she finally shouted at him. "For your arrogance, for always being right! It's because of you that I became a Jedi in the first place! Because you....because you!" she stammered.

"Because I what?" Maul asked, almost amused. His lips curled into a devilish smile.

"Because you didn't come back! Because you left me alone on Midgard! Because you always make me want to break the rules of my order and my master!" her voice broke. She weakened and put her face in her hands. 

"Then join me." That was the only thing Maul said to her. He didn't reassure her, he didn't hug her. He simply allowed the feelings she had held back for so long to escape.

"You know I can't and I won't..." Ayane rubbed her eyes. She placed her hands on the Zabrak's chest. She tried to calm her breathing. 

Maul sat up and hugged Ayane again. "Then at least enjoy this moment." he kissed the corner of her mouth.

"You're not making any sense..." she whispered.

"Neither do the feelings you're giving me. They don't reflect what you just told me." Maul's lips tracing over her cheek to her earlobe.

"We're doing this just so we can draw our swords and fight again tomorrow?"

"Yes..." His hands stroked Ayane's back far too gently.

"Don't use this as a weapon against me..." she said as Maul grabbed her and laid her on her back. His body laid heavily on top of hers. She could feel the cold metal of his legs and she knew that this would become a different experience than the once on Midgard. 

"Never..." he said as he smothered the fire with the Force with a wave of his hand.

They would no longer need the heat of the fire. Their bodies were the only thing that would keep them warm now. Just as Ayane had wished when they had entered the wooden their shelter...

Taglist!

@eloquentmoon @justalittletomato @marivenah @herbalinz-of-yesteryear @pixiestookourstardust @bacarasbabe @astarionslittletreat @nobody-expects-the-inquisitorius @oh-three @dukeoftheblackstar @lune-de-miel-au-paradis

[legendary-cookies]

What's your opinion on the witches (and wizards)? Because they created the first cookies (Beasts) but it's unclear if they created the world or not. Also, if they existed after the cookie world was created, what's their relationship with the dragons, Sugar Swan, ect? Are they stronger or weaker than them?

Honestly, the whole lore about the Beast Cookies and the creation of the Cookie world is really confusing to me

The whole idea, I thought, was the witches created Cookies to be eaten (Gingerbrave's whole thing; the cause for White Lily becoming Dark Enchantress), but then there were witches/a witch that created the Beast Cookies to protect the Cookie world?

Unless they're creating a narrative that some witches were "good" and some were "bad" and we've only seen the "bad", I just don't get what they're doing

And the wizards also seem pretty morally ambiguous because while they made many Cookies not for the purpose of being eaten, they discarded plenty of attempts (Stardust's thing) because they weren't "perfect"

And also, it's mentioned in Sugar Swan's story that she created the Cookie world but that hasn't really been expanded on

Because then was she created by the witches too?

Then there's the whole thing where the Beast Cookies were created first, supposedly, but are they the first Cookies in general or the first Cookies created by the Witches?

The Beast Cookies were created to be guardians of the Cookie world, but then where do the Legends come in?

It's been stated by Frost Queen that at least Millennial Tree, Sea Fairy (formerly?), Moonlight, Fire Spirit, and Wind Archer are guardians of nature and they all seem to be regarded as god-like in general so then what does that mean in regards to the rest of it?

When the Beast Cookies failed as protectors, did some Cookies/beings just step up instead?

There's also the whole thing about Fire Spirit possibly having been a regular Cookie before his deal with Pitaya, but it's already long and confusing as it is

It seems very FNAF-esque in that there isn't a clear timeline to be able to connect all the dots and some points contradict each other in general

But that's just my thoughts on it and I could've missed some points that actually do make some things make more sense

I also used lore from both Kingdom and Ovenbreak and there could be a chance both games have separate lore, but even then if we look at just Kingdom, Moonlight is the only "Guardian Legend" with any lore expanded on

Sea Fairy had a little, but not enough to understand the Legends and Beasts or even Sea's own creation

It's just overall really confusing to me lol

[c0bra-sys]

so uh it looks like our intro post got eaten so heres a new one

c0bra system, formerly stardust, main blog is @random-knowone. OSDD-1b system of 60+

pro-endo, anti-syscourse (we may rb/talk about syscourse topics a little but think overall it's a cesspool of pointless fighting and harrassment)

our pronouns.cc, mutuals can ask for discord/sp :>

fuck off radqueers, radfems, racists, and terfs

individual intro posts under #cobra intros, alter tags/blogs under the cut:

Kelson, he/it, host. #kelson.cobras

Justin, he/him, host. @justin-c0bras

Chris, he/him co-host. #chris.cobras

Butcher, he/him, anger holder. #butcher.cobras

Normal, any, cheerleader. #normal.cobras, @normally-oak

Orion/Ryan, he/him, protector. #orion.cobras

Remus, he/him. @minutemen-general

Scott, he/him. @scottpilgrim69

Gummigoo, he/him. @gummi-croc

Travis, he/they. @diamond-city-radio

Adam, he/him. @heavens-number-one

Samuel, he/him. #samuel.cobras

Ren, he/it, obsession holder @bloodstains-and-bouquets

Hero, he/him, caretaker. @hero-c0bras

Buddy The Clown, he/any, persecutor. @buddy-the-clown

[decafcatfeen]

A cohesive list of anchorridge ships of note.

THE STARDUST, one of the former biggest anchorridge ships, until it was destroyed under "mysterious" circumstances.

THE HERALD, anchorridges biggest ship. And decafs flagship, currently active with a crew of nearly 18 thousand personnel and enough weapons and munitions to glass a planet in hours. Gold is prevalent throughout the interior as decorative material.

THE KRAKEN, formerly a ship of minor regard, but after managing to singlehandedly defeat multiple titan class leviathan lifeforms, it has become of note for its skill and has joined the list.

DELTA-12. It is a ship of regard for being one of the 12 major standard template blueprints for most anchorridges fleets, same with the other 11 DELTA's.

The star sailor.

The first major anchorridge ship capable of multi-dimensional travel, capable of WARP, INKWELL, and 4D travel, is considered a 4D object due to it being a 4D hyper-shape, albeit matches no exact shape in its form, and is best described as a pentagon.

It carries nearly 20 thousand personnel and several alternating styles based on the slice of the third dimension you are in. Most personnel use devices to become capable of intangability, just to be safe. As you all can..

Guess.

What might happen if they don't.

[team-angel-official]

Welcome to the Team Angel Revival Tumblr Blog!

I'll be posting updates, artwork, scripts, and other things for the Team Angel revival!

More information about Team Angel and its fan revival below the cut.

What is Team Angel?

Team Angel was a 1998 series concept made by Renaissance Atlantic and Bandai of America to Americanize Sailor Moon (in possibly the loosest fashion possible). It was found by Kotaku during the initial search for the Toonmakers Sailor Moon pilot from before Sailor Moon was released in the States. Later on, Ray Mona would find the original series treatment for Team Angel, which I will be using as my base. However, I won't be following the 1998 treatment to a T.

The Characters

Character profiles are not yet finished.

Rosalyn

Lyla

Delphine

Celeste

Persephone

Queen Angela

Malvina + Flea and Jelly

The Revival Plot

Team Angel is about four angelic maidens from the planet Zera, who are tasked with protecting earth from their queen Angela's evil sister Melvina. Melvina lives on the dark side of the moon with her incompetent shape-shifting henchmen Flea and Jelly (formerly Flotsam and Jetsam in the pitch). Flea and Jelly have the power to influence human emotions (at a limited capacity).

Queen Angela has a fascination with earth, and she sees immense potential in its people. Along with this potential, she also sees the earth's troubles. Malvina, never missing an opportunity to destroy something her sister loves and seize control, is devoted to eliminating all happiness on earth and having control over its lifeless remnants.

Queen Angela, wanting only the best for the people of Earth, hand-picks four maidens of Zera. She gifts them with Stardust Angel Power to repel the black magic used by Malvina. The girls are given a mentor and caretaker in the shape-shifting Persephone, who takes the form of a Zeritian creature called a Cheriphus and has an irish accent. Queen Angela sends the girls to earth periodically to learn the ways of humans and how to deal with their issues, but at every sundown, they're brought back to their base at Zera with Persephone to practice their magic. They have the ability to disguise themselves as people on earth, as well as blend in with scenery when in a bind.

The girls are alerted by Queen Angela (in the magic crystals in their earrings on Earth, and in their magical Courtyard pond on Zera) when high amounts of Malvina's dark magic have been detected or when a human is having a difficult time, and are given temporary powers to deal with the issue. They get to earth from the Crystal Cave on Zera. They have a limited amount of time to do their job, and after that, their powers rapidly get weaker and weaker. When the magic completely wears off, and they're teleported back to Zera. The time it takes depends on the mission, but it cannot be changed after it's set. After a successful mission, they leave behind a crystal star. They can't quite channel Angel Stardust Power at its full capacity yet and often fail horribly during their missions. Despite these failures, Queen Angela still holds her full faith in them and is eternally supportive of the girls' magic journey.

At the start, the girls are reluctant in their new positions. Their knowledge of Earth is very limited, and they know how powerful Malvina is. They aren't quite sure they'll be able to defeat Malvina, but they'll sure as heck try.

Years earlier, Queen Angela sent her son Prince Thaddeus (formerly Theo in the original pitch) to earth on a mission similar to that of Team Angel, but due to the lack of safety measures and limits placed on his magic, he ended up stuck on earth without his magic powers. He seeks out the girls after hearing of their many deeds and helps them when they're in trouble. Him and Delphine begin to form a romantic connection.

The Magic/Abilities

Each girl has an individual Power or enhancement that's fuelled by their Angel Stardust Power.

Lyla has a luminous bubble ring, which can trap (small) enemies or pop into a bucket's worth of water to dunk on an enemy (the amount of water depends on the bubble size, and she sometimes uses a smaller bubble just to get someone's attention).

Delphine has high-speed rollerskates which grant her super speed when she's rolling.

Celeste is given the ability to call animals to her assistance and fly about 20 feet (6 meters) into the air similar to a bird. She also has a pair of glasses she can put on to see through Malvina's disguises.

Rosalyn is given enhanced stamina, strength, and durability. This, however, doesn't make her at Superman's levels of strength and invincibility. She still has a limit.

Along with permanent magic items like Lyla's bubble ring and Celeste's glasses, there's occasionally items sent remotely from Queen Angela like a wand to deliver a final blow. These take a lot of energy to send to earth, which tends to weaken the bridge between Earth and Zera (as well as Queen Angela herself), so Queen Angela doesn't do this often. Doing it too much could risk Team Angel possibly being trapped on Earth as powerless mortals forever or Queen Angela becoming unwell.

Malvina often tries to take the magical items away since they contain Angel Stardust Power, which she wants in order to strengthen her dark magic and manipulation.

They have Rainbow Riders that they use to safely land on earth from the Crystal Cave, although these disintegrate upon coming into contact with the floor.

The Settings and Surroundings

The girls stay in a small building on Zera in the large courtyard behind Queen Angela's castle. In the center is an atrium that has interconnected rooms attached to it. There are rooms dedicated to the arts and the atrium in the very center houses their magical crystal pond they watch earth from. Music is a cornerstone of Zeritian culture, so there's at least a few small instruments in every room, although the arts room is where most bigger instruments are stored.

There's a library/bedroom, a washroom/spa, a ballet room/gym, and an arts room.

On Earth, they often just go where they're needed and don't stay in one specific town or city.

The Changes

While I love the original concept to bits- that's why I even wanted to do this in the first place- I also understand why exactly it was canned. While the main factor of its rejection was most definitely the fact that the idea was plain unnecessary, I also see in the initial pitch that a lot of things wouldn't work. I do believe if the series had gotten further in development, those things would be ironed out, but that's just not what happened. So now I'm doing whatever this is, lol.

Individual Media Links:

💖Revival Media💖

Art Archive

💖1998 Concept💖

Theme song

Kotaku Initial discovery

Ray Mona script leak