#ha! nope i can't

[jj-the-writer]

Day 7 @kelbreyweek:

Minor omori spoilers.

Wedding day.

Basil: "AUBREY!"

Aubrey: "WHAT!?"

Basil: "Sorry for shouting... but you're not listening to yourself! You're about to be driven to a chapel to get married to Kel, and you're getting cold feet now?! ... Please tell me what your thoughts are, and slowly this time. I couldn't understand anything earlier."

Sunny nods in agreement to Basil with determined eyes.

Aubrey: "... I'm scared that it's too soon... I love him a lot and I know it but we're still young and I'm afraid of making mistakes... Mistakes that could possibly lead to the most difficult break-up of my life... I want to make him happy and I don't know if I can, Basil..."

Basil lowered his head and moved closer to Aubrey. He raised his hand a little...

Basil: "I could slap you for the idiotic things you're saying..."

He placed his hand on Aubrey's shoulder softly and looked her in her eyes...

Basil: "But I won't. Listen, you've been in a relationship with Kel for three years now, and been friends with him for even longer. You know better than anyone else the trials that your relationship has gone through and it still managed to prevail. If you think that any of that will change now you are deadly mistaken. If your relationship wasn't meant to be, you would've split up a long time ago."

Sunny came forward and hugged Aubrey to try to console her.

Aubrey stayed silent for a while. She hugged both Basil and Sunny and she started crying...

Aubrey: "I'm sorry for not making any sense I just... Thank you guys... Thank you so much for knocking some sense into me... I needed that..."

Basil: "Good. Now dry those tears okay? It's your big day today!"

Aubrey: "Yeah... Yeah you're right. What the hell am I doing?"

She took a towel and dried her tears. She fixed herself up in her mirror and she stepped to the center of the room in confidence, her beautiful white dress moving along with her movements.

Aubrey: "I'm getting married today! Basil, Sunny I need help putting on the bridal veil!"

Basil: "On it!"

Sunny set his hand on his forehead in a military style salute and followed basil. The both of them carefully picked up the veil and as Aubrey bent her knees they placed it on her head.

Basil: "You look beautiful."

Sunny didn't say anything but only hugged Aubrey shortly.

Aubrey: "Thanks guys, your help means a lot to me."

Then suddenly the moment is interrupted by the horn of a car.

Aubrey: "Oh it's Kim! We better get going then. Can't leave him waiting, can we?"

Sunny whispered on Basil's ear and Basil spoke for him.

Basil: "Sunny says he wouldn't miss it for the world, and frankly I agree. Alright then let's get going!"

Aubrey: "Yes!"

All three of them get into Kim's car and they drive off to the chapel where Kel was waiting with Hero...

Hero: "Kel calm down, nothing's gonna go wrong, we've double checked everything already."

Kel: "Hero please bear with me, I can't sit still while I wait, you know that, also I need to make sure everything is perfect!"

Hero places his arm on his brother's shoulder.

Hero: "Everything is perfect though. This is your day, you're getting married to Aubrey, your lover, your best friend, the person you can never hesitate to spill your feelibgs to, she's your future wife and she is currently on her way to get married to you! It's okay to be a little stressed but don't let it get to you because you know more than anyone that your bond is stronger than ever."

A brief pause happens but the comforting words helped Kel calm down and take a deep breath.

Kel: "Whoo... Okay you're right I just need to take some deep breaths..."

Hero: "That's right buddy it's all good."

A car stopped at the end of the aisle. First came out Kim, then Basil and last Sunny. Basil went to Aubrey's side of the car and opened the door for her as is tradition. Aubrey wanted Basil to walk her to Kel since he is her first ever friend, and despite what they've been through she couldn't have asked for a better friend.

As soon as Kel saw Aubrey get out of the car his mind dropped. The realization of marriage just hit him in the head. He'd live his life by her side forever, it's not games, not puppy love, not a teen fling... This is love, this feeling that he's certain will never go away. This is their day... The day they seal their future to be by each other's side. Initially Kel got overwhelmed, not sad, upset or scared, just intimidated by the sheer amount of new feelings he went through in just a few moments... But soon enough, he looked at her face, her pink hair flowing in the soft wind along with the veil, her beautiful eyes that looked at him... And all his problems seemed to fade away. A tear rolled down his cheek. He felt Hero grasp his hand as Aubrey drew closer with Basil by her side.

Aubrey's mind was racing through the aisle walk, she thought about her future with Kel, but unlike before this time the overwhelming feeling of 'getting married' was gone, the only thing in her mind was making that man who's waiting for her in the altar happy. She looked at her soon-to-be husband and saw a few tears, but she knew that look, he was happy, and maybe moved by her beauty, Aubrey couldn't help but feel charmed even in this situation. "Yep, that's the one." She thought. "My one and only."

Aubrey reached the altar and stood by Kel's side. Hero let go of his hand and took a few steps back. The Priest started talking. Kel glanced at his soon-to-be-wife, he admired her beautiful hair and looked into her eyes... Oh how beautiful she looked. Another tear rolled down...

The Priest asks the bride.

"Do you take this man to be your husband?"

Aubrey: "I do." She said with no hesitation as she looked at the groom deep in his eyes.

"And you, do you take this woman to be your wife?"

Kel looked around him, everyone he knew smiling happily, or shedding tears of happiness. He looked at his soon-to-be-wife and they locked eyes once more. Her beautiful eyes... He could look at her for a whole eternity as he wanted to savor this moment for the rest of his life...

Kel: "I do." He said with determination in his eyes.

"May the groom kiss the bride"

Aubrey grabbed his arm and pulled him closer never breaking eye contact.

Aubrey: "Make it flashy." She said in a playful tone along with a wink.

Kel accepted the challenge. He grabbed her waist and spun her around lowering her body. And as his face was right above hers, he looked at her eyes before closing them and going for a deep kiss, all in front of everyone. Everyone was cheering happily for the newlyweds and their cinematic first kiss as a married couple. Hero and Basil also cried a little as they cheered, they were just too happy. Sunny hurried on the altar by his friend's side and he gave them the rings. Kel and Aubrey held in their hands the other's ring and looked at each other.

Aubrey took Kel's hand and as she slid the ring on his finger she said "For my husband."

In response, Kel took Aubrey's hand and as he slid the ring on her finger he looked at her and said "For my wife."

The rest of the wedding went smoothly. Hero and Basil cried a lot, Kel's parents hugged Kel and Aubrey, Sunny spoke and said "I'm happy for you." Which made everyone's heart melt, they all danced for quite a while, ate food and drank champagne... It was perfect, exactly how Kel and Aubrey wanted their special day to be like.

Afterwards the both of them went to their house that they rented, but ofcourse before coming in the house Kel picked his wife up bridal style as she deserved, and walked in the house with the right foot. They sat together singing, laughing, drinking... Eventually though they thought about their short term future.

Kel: "So you know how you told me to decide where to go for our honeymoon?"

Aubrey: "Did you get the tickets?!"

Kel: "I sure did!" He said with a bright smile as he waved two tickets that said 'ITALY' in front of him.

Aubrey: "Italy! That's an amazing choice! Oh I can't wait to try the food there!"

Kel: "Don't forget about the gondolas!"

Aubrey: "Romantic as always I see." She said as she planted a kiss on her husband's lips. "So what do you say we go to bed, husband~?"

Flustered, Kel picks her up bridal style again, as he makes his way to the bedroom.

Aubrey: "You don't have to do that everytime I have to move you know."

Kel: "I want to though!"

Aubrey: "Ofcourse you do." She said after she kissed his cheek.

And the door to their bedroom closed behind them.

[theribbajack]

"Now, the vow will be honoured, and my Lord brother's soul will return."

Radahn stans keep winning, but I personally am in Miyazaki's walls rn

[fearandhatred]

haha have you thought about the fact that decades or centuries from now when we're all dead and gone people could still possibly be thinking about good omens and writing about crowley and aziraphale living their lives in that time. doing exactly what we're doing now. and maybe they'll write about crowley and aziraphale living through the historical events we've lived through. have you thought about the fact that crowley and aziraphale will live on long after we're all gone

[akechi-stole-my-heart]

joker repeatedly deleting the metaverse app after having a legitimately supernatural experience thanks to it is so real. he sees his creepy alternate self set on fire and smiling at him from across a city street and is immediately like. nope. fuck this shit i'm out

[pedanticat]

Has anyone ever noticed how a lot of Danny Phantom episodes will give Tucker and Sam their own subplot instead of being involved in the episode's main plot that focuses on Danny? The three are a trio but Tucker and Sam seem to hang out more with each other than with Danny!

[shima-draws]

God gives his toughest battles (being at work DESPERATELY wanting nothing more than to be at home playing the new Genshin Fontaine update) to his bravest soldiers (me)

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

There are only so many fanfics that use the entirety of DC as cardboard cutouts to prop up bat family characters that I can read before I go berserk.

I swear to god. Every character that has ever been shipped with a bat or coexists on the same team as a bat is owed an apology.

How many Young Justice fanfics that solely revolve around Tim must exist? How many Titans fanfics centered only on Dick? Why is it a herculean task to find a Justice League fanfic without Bruce as the main character?

And then even when you do find a fic that seems like it's balanced, everything still revolves around the bat. Like Kon, Cassie and Bart have nothing else going on in their lives except Tim and Tim's issues or thinking about Tim. Like Donna and Wally and Roy just cannot function if they aren't spending every waking moment thinking about Dick.

I'm... Guys. I'm at my limit. I swear to god. We need to make a Batman tag and surgically remove all these fics and quarantine them there. We'll keep the actual DC fics and they can do whatever the fuck they want in their own tag. It's getting ridiculous how hard it is to find fanfic that's actually DC related and isn't just 'The BatFam Show'.

[randomnameless]

Rewatching Shez's supports with Edelgard, it kind of irritates me that Edelgard looks upset after Shez points out that the average farmer probably hates her for the war. Like, ma'am you knew this would lead to mass death and a lot of people not being fans of yours, and considering Hubert also points out the Edel's policies are meant to benefit nobles who give her money and troops and keep down the commonfolk, she shouldn't be surprised by this answer. Shez even softens the comment by saying "you must have a good reason" but it's like Edelgard can't handle hearing any kind of real criticism from people she respects (or claims to). I think it's another player-pandering thing, can't have the Lord be mad at you, but it just makes Edelgard look like a thin-skinned whiner who can't handle the harsh criticisms that her actions are going to bring her. At least when she went on about "her path of blood and death" in 3 Houses she seemed to have some sense of "yeah people will hate my guts." Idk it probably comes down to the developers being scared to have someone truly criticize Edelgard without pushback.

That supports irks me for other reasons lol, basically the fact that Barney points out how water is wet (something Supreme Sailor Fuku apparently missed, as you noticed) but within 1 convo they completely drop that plot line and get along with her plans because, eggtivation means that someone as bland as Barney - who could represent common sense - must also be drowned under liters of Hresvelg Grey.

Imo, it's not "your lord cannot be mad at you", but again and again with the Fodlan games, "no one can be mad at Supreme Leader, not even you(r self insert character)".

FWIW, FEH got her writing right - faced with contradictions and criticism, Supreme Leader ragingly storms out of a conversation when the characters aren't from Fodlan and thus cannot be eggtivated (or when the Fodlan team isn't writing them?).

Given how her Nopes' Big B's support basically has her say "you're either with me or against me", no wonder why criticism, at least in Nopes, is something unknown for her, hell, Ferdie must behead his father to demonstrate times after times that he and House Aegir aren't her enemies - in a way, even with the twist they added (let's ally with those icky disgusting beasts to get rid of uncle, and THEN we will free Fodlan from their scaly grasp!) Nopes wrote Supreme Leader to be even more uncompromising and more bull-headed than ever, if in Houses she had a modicum of self-awareness (she's still the Adrestian Emperor though!), in Nopes it's written away.

[shenzaibird-art]

A Discussion of Soulmagic

Verloren presented his research notes to his latest visitor as he described the process of pulling magic directly from a creature's soul instead of just the physical body, a concept that none had attempted before him. He had been explaining the exact same thing to several different people lately and more often than not he was met with disdain and skepticism. He was so tired of all these mages who seemingly couldn't embrace new ideas telling him that this was too complicated and irregular to be worth it. But he did not mind what they thought about his work and continued to discuss it with others when he had the chance, trying to find more folks who could have interesting ideas for his consideration. Verloren had heard about Hyden's impressive magic skills, and how he was particularly interested in darker magics. Would he be able to see the true potential of soulmagic?

Hyden belongs to @chocodile! Just borrowing him for a sec haha

Long stupid excessive ramblings below :'D

I was working on this for a long time. Kinda had it planned for a few years actually, before I even redesigned Verloren and got obsessed with him! They're both evil mages who caused chaotic historical events and then eventually faced The Consequences and lost their powers, so I felt like there was a lot of room for crossovers hehe. I started actually working on this in December and totally thought I'd finish in January but... oh well I guess that didn't happen xD

Unfortunately, all this time spent working on this pic has allowed me to come up with a fuckton of headcanon about it, and I could not rest without spilling all of it in an obnoxiously long wall of text.

So, if I were to steal Hyden and adapt him into my setting, I think he would be a Grand Augur of Necromagic from a kingdom neighbor to Houndsdagger. Augur is a word I stole because it looks cool, but in my setting it basically means a mage that works for the kingdom and does magic research. A Grand Augur is a higher rank than an augur, typically has earned the title through their experience, but also usually they're nobles or important people. They get a seat at the royal council of magic and stuff. So yeah I think that would fit him kinda. And necromagic because it allows for some of the most powerful crafts... and because it's typically the most potentially evil of the magics lol

This probably would take place when Verloren's work with soulmagic was starting to attract private clients looking for dark powerful magics, so Hyden might have heard the rumors about a mage in Houndsdagger who could make magic from souls (of animals but also of people obviously). At first, he might have thought it was nonsense like witchcraft (non-standard magic that a lot of people consider superstition) but maybe he might have grown a bit interested once he learned that this was apparently some extremely powerful form of magic. So on the next opportunity he had to visit Houndsdagger, Hyden decided to check it out and meet this Augur Verloren.

I think this interaction could go well, but it could also go really bad.

Verloren is known for being difficult to work with and straight up hostile at times. He's very quick to judge and will not work with you if he decides that he dislikes you for any reason, so the way that Hyden approaches him would matter a lot. Some things about Verloren that I think would influence Hyden's opinions of him:

- Verloren is just an augur, and augurs typically serve under Grand Augurs, so Hyden is technically above him, although he doesn't exactly have any authority over him since he's from a different kingdom. - Verloren is also not noble or anything like that, AND he's from Vykrest. The Vykrest are a bit more animal-like in some of their ways (like growling, biting, running on all fours at times), which makes people from outside think they're somewhat uncivilized or primitive. Doesn't help their image that they're typically wary of outsiders, with some of their cities restricted to their kind alone. - Verloren also usually appears kinda arrogant, like in a "I don't have time for you" sorta way, which pisses off a lot of people who think that he should bow down to them.

But I think if Hyden is interested in what he has to offer, he would be wise enough to treat him well no matter what he actually thinks of him. And unless the other person is being actually rude to him, Verloren enjoys talking about his work and showing what he's capable of even if he doesn't like them. (It's the part of working with/for someone he hates that he won't do.)

Verloren's work is very complex and his notes and diagrams might seem to make no sense, so Hyden might be skeptical at first, but he'd probably change his mind after some demonstrations of soulmagic's power. I think he would be especially interested when Verloren gets to the part about the Triangle Workyn of Ravenbone, a craft that could permanently increase one's magic ability.

So at this point, if the conversation was going well, they might try to make a deal. Verloren offered his soulmagic services for a cost, but he was very picky about what that cost would be. He was not interested in wealth and instead he would ask his potential client what they could offer that would be really worth his time. Hyden probably would have some interesting magic knowledge to share... or maybe he would offer Ambroys' blood. I have some thoughts about what this would mean in my setting but I guess I can spare you of those ramblings and leave for some other time since it's not directly related to this pic anyway.

Aside from that payment, there would be the materials required for the craft, and for the Triangle Workyn of Ravenbone that included three victims, with their souls bound to their skulls (the process that allows you to use a soul in magic), who should be made to kill each other in order. Verloren would provide the soul-bind spells but Hyden would have to find victims and handle the killings on his own (which I think he'd be pretty capable of doing.) So once Hyden had all the required materials, they'd meet again to do the Triangle Workyn of Ravenbone on him. If everything went right, congratulations! Hyden can now output a lot more magic at once, making all of his spells stronger. Also, his bones are black now (that's what the Ravenbone in the name is about), and possibly a bit stronger too.

Overall, I think they would get along ok, but not exactly amazingly. More of a "I guess I can deal with this guy" sort of thing despite obviously having some shared interests. They'd probably have pretty good conversations about magic, but that alone.

But what if their conversation actually didn't go so nice? If Verloren refused to work with Hyden, how would he react? How would he feel about this random lowly wild-dog of a person having some unbelievably powerful magic rivaling his own and not being able to get it for himself? During Verloren's time as an augur, he gathered several enemies who'd plot his demise and attempt to have him killed and steal his work, and I think maybe Hyden might have been one of those. Eventually, some of his most influential enemies end up convincing the king of Houndsdagger to have Verloren exiled, and maybe Hyden could have been involved. It turned out to be a terrible idea however.

Ahhhh there would be more, but I think it might already be enough and maybe I should shut up...

Sorry I guess I fanfic'd too hard about our evil mages coexisting :'D

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 748: The sixth and seventh place

Pag 1

1: Keep it up, Rokudai!!

It's past 9pm!!

2: Three hours left....!!

Until we complete the 1000km... there are still

3: 60km!!

Yeah!!

Pag 2

1: 20km in an hour... if we can run 4 laps per hour, we can do it!!

We can reach 1000km!!

Pag 3

1: Yeah!!

4: We can do it!!

Yeah!!

5: Gooo!! Do your best!!

55km left!! Go!!

Will their bottles be enough....

6: Those two can do it

Will they really complete the 1000km? Kinaka and Rokudai

Even though they're first years!!

Pag 4

1: There was also a moment where he seemed to be having a tough time, but Kinaka encouraged him

They looked so fired up now, right!?

They got back up!!

The look in their eyes was terrific!!

2: Sugimoto ran with determination

3: But... this fight is...

He... Sugimoto knows all that well

He's fighting understanding that

4: Kuaaaa

5: Garuaaa

Pag 5

1: It was probably the same for Danchiku

2: Danchiku watched Sohoku running for two years

And Sugimoto for three years....!!

4: So they chose that race!!

Pag 6

1: They chose to fight!!

3: Are you an idiot... Sugimoto

4: If you ... wanted to run with me at our third and last Inter High, you could have stuck behind me, easily, and take the goal that way

5: and become... a member... the “sixth man”

Pag 7

1: You chose a harsh way

2: You were thinking about the team....

4: You were thinking about what you needed to do....

5: That's just like you....

6: You know, Imaizumi, I think, I think it's necessary

7: For our third Inter High members this year, we definitely....!!

Pag 8

2: It's 10pm!!

40km left!!

Pag 9

2: Yeah!!

4: We can do it, Rokudai!!

Yeah!

Let's go, Rokudai!!

Yeah!

5: I confirmed it earlier when we passed through the goal – it's good news, so be glad!!

Yeah!

6: Good news!? Teh!?

7: We have already surpassed the third year Sugimoto-san!!

Pag 10

1: Huh!?

Is he resting? Or is he preserving his strength? We don't know, but anyway it looks like right now Sugimoto-san isn't on the course!!

2: For now, we....

3: Are sixth and seventh place

The “sixth place”....

4: Will become one of the Inter High members!!

Pag 11

1: Mem....

Really!?

2: Wait, teh, I'm getting dizzy

That... wouldn't that be amazing, teh!?

3: It's an hypothesis but, even if Sugimoto-san wants to chase us from here on, there's a “surpassing ban board”, so if we keep running then he can't catch up to us!!

And we'll secure the “sixth place”!!

4: You're so smart, Kinaka-kun!!

5: Right?!

6: Waaaa

A member... it's almost within reach, teh.... that's incredible, teh...!!

Pag 12

1: I'm so glad, teh, Kinaka-kun!!

Yeah!!

No, it's too soon to cry!!

2: I'm so glad we kept on running

There are still 40km left!! Don't lose your pace!!

3: Tears are for after the finish line!!

4: Ahh, it's here, teh... a blan comment, it's been a while

Oi!! I cheer you up and yet you hit me!!

5: But now it touches my heart!!

It's thanks to your encouragement, Kinaka-kun, that I arrived here, teh!!

6: Uhm!!

Pag 13

1: Let's aim for the Inter High!!

Yeah!!

3: Go

4: Go, Rokudai

Pag 14

1: It's only 40km left.... you can do it on your own, Rokudai

2: It hurts-!!

3: I reached my limit for the pain

All the “let's go”, “let's do it” and the encouragement were to deceive you

4: I had to

I've been having leg cramps for a while

5: The “Inter High”

6: Even though it's right before my eyes

It's so frustrating

Pag 15

2: Wha- Rokudai

You moved back before I noticed...

3: If you're tired and need to slow down, tell me it, teh

I'll push you and help you!!

4: Don't underestimate the “helping ability” of a former manager, teh!!

Pag 16

1: Rokudai!!

5: Rokudaiii!!

6: You mean to say “let's still go”!?

7: Is it connecting possibilities? Rokudai's hand!!

Pag 17

1: Don't cry, Kinaka Tsugunao, crying is for after the finish line!!

2: Ah!!

3: Alright, the climb is over, I'll pull you on the downhill!!

4: Yeah, teh!!

Pag 18

1: Waa-teh!? Suddenly I can't keep my balance!!

2: Rokudai!?

3: A flat tire!!

4: Huh, a flat tire!?

Your tires are screaming for the 1000km

Ahh

Dammit!! Mechanical troubles in a time like this!!

5: The tools to repair a flat tire are only at the goal!!

But with a flat tire, on the downhill....!!

We have no choice but to push it slowly downhill!!

Pag 19

1: Hurry!!

2: Ugh-

3: If we go so slow, Sugimoto-san might come!!

4: Sugimoto-san is chasing us, teh!!

Pag 20

1: Sugimoto won't come

2: I've come to bring you a message from Sugimoto

[foundfamilie]

started watching heartstopper and i've been super careful because of the whole eating disorder. turns out that isn’t even the issue anymore. what absolutely blindsided me was the scene where their mum sends tori to get charlie before dinner. tori being so worried, tori noticing that there’s something wrong when their parents joke about the lack of seasoning. siblings being there for siblings because their parents suck at actual parenting or even worsen a situation at times...... seems like years of therapy can help you manage disorders but what's even harder to overcome is the feeling of absolute despair, being completely alone in the world with no one to turn to or even to trust

[jujutsustraycats]

How is karasu so fine.

I WANT HIM I WANT HIM I WANT HIM SO BADLY I WANNA TIE A BOW AROUND HIS BICEP SO WHEN HE FLEXES IT THE BOW SNAPS (TIKTOK TREND PLS DONT JUDGE) I LOOOOOOVVVEEEEEEE HIMMMM

I don't know, Maki, I really don't.

MAKI. WHY DID YOU PUT THAT IMAGE IN MY HEAD. HOOOLLLYYY FUCK.

My mind so sinful I'd let him take me to church Chase Atlantic style

[bonebabbles]

All arc long, we have seen Gray Wing not be treated like the real father of the kits he raises.

Five books, and we're now on the sixth and last of this rancid arc.

He is not referred to as Thunder's father outside of the closing line of Book 1 when Clear Sky abandons him, CLEAR SKY is, even ENCOURAGING Thunder to go connect to "HIS FATHER" in Book 2. Even if he was, he's a TERRIBLE parental figure. His constant enabling of his shitty brother winds up driving Thunder into a place where he is abused, and subsequently a near murder at the First Battle which Clear Sky causes. Even post-"redemption arc," after Clear Sky slips back into emotionally abusing his son, just like before, and Thunder leaves him for a THIRD time, Gray Wing screeches at Thunder to "STOP SULKING" and fetch the man who has maliciously attempted to hurt him at every opportunity.

Gray Wing is also not treated as the real dad of Turtle Tail's kits. As soon as he spills the beans to a domestic abuser on where his kids can be found, Tom the Wifebeater kidnaps his children and tells him he's their dad in Book 3. This gets their mother killed in the process, and from then on, TOM is treated as the father they're desperate to know and avenge. Sparrow Fur even laments about how he's their father so if the Clan doesn't like him, they don't like her either.

In Book 4, after Tom the Wifebeater gets his redemption death saving his daughter from a mauling Clear Sky allowed to happen, Gray Wing even says to Owl Eyes, point blank, "I'm not your father, am I?"

Owl Eyes has to DANCE around outright telling him that, no, he is not on the same level. Then he learns of Tom the Wifebeater's death and is so upset he cannot visit what might be his sister's death bed. Even though he only met Tom once during a kidnapping.

Gray Wing was not treated as their dad. He is seen as less than a father by all the characters, AND the narrative, even for the kids he raised from birth.

The only one of these four children that he seems to have a positive relationship with and is described properly is Pebble Heart.

But now, after pissing away 5 books of setup, because they're going to kill this character off soon, they start wanting to collect on what they didn't establish. On what they downplayed for drama and angst.

His fridge wife comforts him in a dream about how he's the perfect boy and Everyone Loves Him.

It doesn't matter that Gray Wing was functionally a terrible parent who's put Thunder in danger by encouraging (and even forcing) a connection to Clear Sky, or that he's been shown as having what I can only describe as "unrequited parental love" for these kits, or that "blood" and biological parents have been exalted for FIVE. BOOKS.

People will read this LAST book, Path of Stars, and conclude DOTC has great messages about adoption. That death scene is just soo good it's going to flush the rest of the arc down the drain, I guess.

[wright-anything-agencyisms]

i will always say that we should've gotten more of the primary colour lawyer trio

[amelikos]

I love when they casually reveal that Spinel hasn't stopped tracking the main trio once in this arc.. retroactively makes some of the past lighthearted episodes of this arc have a worrying edge to it, because you just end up wondering how long he's been watching, or if he was already watching at that point etc.

He is also even apparently keeping an eye on the Brave Asagi being repaired. He followed Friede around without his knowledge a while ago too. He just knows everything, and could act but just doesn't strike until the time is right.

I wonder if he is the one orchestrating Liko being separated from Roy and Dot in HZ064. The preview mentions that she is separated from them. And next ep will be exactly fifty episodes after HZ014, which was also when Spinel lured Liko away from the RVT to steal her pendant. He used her kindness against her by sending a fake ad about that one spice Murdock wanted. He spied on their conversation in that episode and used that bit of dialogue against Liko because he knew she would be exactly the type to want to go get that spice because it would make Murdock happy. Maybe he is creating some kind of diversion to separate Liko from her friends in the next episode. It wouldn't be the first time he messed with people's phones or other devices.

[thecedarchronicle]

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