#he fails a bunch and acts super cool that's it

[rockmangurl]

They all have their strengths and weaknesses. Favorite wise, for me, it’d go,

1.Archie

2.RS

3Megamix

ruby spears and megamix and archie proto man are so different. you cannot convince me those are the same guy

[whaleofatjme1920]

How Much I Would Trust the People of TF2 at Pools with Me and How Much You Should Trust Them Too

I'm a lifeguard, lifeguard instructor and swim instructor you should definitely trust me

Reblogs are appreciated!!

Scout

6/10

I think he can swim surprisingly well. Like, not any actual stroke but he can stay alive in water.

Going to start splash wars. It's a mess. He will also play chicken with people and cheat while doing so.

Yeah he brings a lot of diving toys. Good luck. Fails to bring goggles and complains about chlorine in his eyes. Bit of a mess innit.

DOES NOT WEAR SUNSCREEN and gets burnt. Badly. He will be complaining about it for DAYS after the fact.

Soldier

5/10

Jane can absolutely swim. Just not... gracefully.

Acts a lot like those dogs that jump on their owners thinking they're drowning and just wants to help.

Will have a cannonball contest only if you say it's in the good of America.

Does enjoy 4th of July pool parties and LOVES flamingo and donut floaties. He and Zhanna like to rest on them together.

Pyro

2/10

Pyro doesn't really like swimming but isn't like, a hater of water.

Pyro would definitely hang out on the side and dip their feet in the water, kicking every now and then.

Usually naps in a lawn chair. Or, if on a beach, they'll build sandcastles and have lots of fun.

Sometimes will rest on a floatie. Likes water wings (water wings aren't safe). Likes sun bathing (plz make them wear sunscreen anyways).

Demoman

8/10

Literal selkie. I'm being so fr. He's a literal sea captain so. Man loves water.

Only reason he's an 8/10 is bc he likes to drink while lounging on the side of the pool and might need to be rescued at one point or another.

BUT he's really fun to play games with. Will jump in and have splash contests just as much as he wants to nap while laying on a floatie.

He will tell you nautical tales and legends from around the world. Great storyteller, and amazing at weaving tales of merfolk.

Heavy

9/10

makes sure everyone is wearing sunscreen and that the sunscreen is reapplied at safe intervals.

Likes to wear sunglasses and lounge around for a bit, but will actually legitimately swim. His breaststroke is actually pretty good. Butterfly is debatable.

He's going to keep tabs on everyone in the pool to make sure they're safe and not drowning.

He will also have a great BBQ. Mans the grill, doesn't let anyone touch it except for Dell, and Zhanna, He will NOT let Jane touch the grill.

Engineer

8/10

This is because he's really not swimming, more so of like, wading in the water with a cold beer in his hand but he's like your cool dad that hangs out and gets a bunch of cool stuff for the pool.

He's the one that buys or makes all the super cool floaties for the pool.

He also has towels and stuff ready for everyone. Does not want ANYONE dripping in the house so please dry off.

He will play his guitar at some point during the night after everyone's had their fun and light a fire for s'more purposes.

Medic

5/10

He's a menace in the pool. Surprisingly nimble in the water but like, a water snake or a shark, not a dolphin. He is not beneficial.

He asked to check the chlorine levels or check himself. Not because he actually cares, but because he wants to gross everyone else out.

He LOVES scaring people when in the water. He will jump up and climb up on you, and make everything hell for you.

If he isn't scaring you in the water and Jeremy isn't trying to drown him, he'll hang around the side of the pool sipping on cocktails and beer sunbathing like a lizard. This, after everyone's hounded him for wearing several layers of sunscreen.

Sniper

7/10

He's also a water dweller. He and Tavish spend a lot of time together talking in the shallow end about little myths and legends, and even have little races.

He's a very good swimmer. HIs fly is good, can't say the same for backstroke.

Water is like one of the only places he's not awkward because it's so comfortable to him. He has quite a few fond memories of his parents hanging around in the pool with him, tossing coins downwards so he could pick them up and even his father teaching him to swim.

He's a 7 out of 10 because he doesn't listen to anyone when they tell him to put more sunscreen on and he doesn't and gets BURNED.

Spy

4/10

He does not get in the water. Wears a speedo and it makes everyone uncomfortable and the balaclava but that's whatever.

He DOES wear sunscreen. Still wants to sun tan and even has a timer so he knows how long each side of him actually gets. Has sunglasses, listens to the music, and generally enjoys his time alone from everyone but also surrounded by them.

This does not stop Jeremy from splashing the ever loving hell out of him. Jeremy makes it a personal mission to mess with him.

He does end up having a water gun and does shoot Jeremy in the face with it MULTIPLE times. Might even raise his score to 10/10 tbh.

Miss Pauling

6/10

Yeah she's not getting in the water unless someone spends quite some time getting her in. She DOES know how to swim, and I think as a teen she was actually a lifeguard! but her relationship with the Administrator overworking her means she doesn't want to do ANYTHING.

I mean, she stays perpetually busy so it's everyone's personal mission to keep her phone away from her and tell the Administrator to bug off and leave her alone. So, when that happens you get her to rest on pool donuts.

She also sunbathes, but doesn't tan at all. She does cover herself in sun screen and wears a cute sun hat.

Her idea of having a nice time at the pool is with some iced tea, a good book, and enjoying the beautiful weather. She gets exactly that, minus Jeremy flirting with her, to which Spy will squirt him in the face again with his water gun.

Saxton Hale

-2/10

It's his pool everyone is using but that man makes everyone sign their soul to get in.

No one actually signs, just uses random google generated names and he can't be BOTHERED to check.

Mags also burns the contracts of anyone who actually signed. She thinks it's ridiculous that Saxton would even do that.

That said, he's not even AT the pool when everyone else is there because he can't be bothered. He wants to punch sharks. Mags will show up in a sun hat and bring a cooler of beer. She's the real 10/10.

The Administrator

-100/10

She does NOT show up. But if you manage to get her in, she hides in the shadows and hisses at the sun like a vampire.

She does NOT stop bothering Miss Pauling. Complains the whole time she's there.

She sneaks out at some point to get drunk somewhere else because everyone here was too 'low class' for her.

I don't like this woman. Stop inviting her to the party.

Zhanna

9/10

She's on the grill with Dell and they're a GREAT team together. She manages to cook everything so perfectly, people prefer her stuff to everyone else's.

She does better cannonballs than Jane. She's also a very graceful swimmer. Probably knows how to do some very basic artistic swimming skills, which she can teach you if you ask.

She likes to sunbathe as well, and likes to read as she does. I think she actually spends a lot of time with Miss Pauling, both of them resting together and enjoying the sun.

She will also drown Jeremy for him being a little shit around everyone else.

Merasmus

10/10

He summons mermaids.

What more can I say.

[wowlooknothing]

I'm always sad that people don't talk much about tactical breach wizards so I decided I'm just gonna share all my bullshit in the hopes that someone else cares so anyway here's my rion head cannons that vary wildly in depth and seriousness.

He's allergic to chocolate (as a dog and as a human)

Contrary to that he's only color blind as a dog (bc I think it fits to make it so he can literally only see red when he's human (((and I like to think it's possible that the first time he ever saw the color red it was from his owners blood))))

His music taste is all girl pop like Chappell Roan and shit (this is also most of Jens music taste and she's BAFFLED when she finds this out)

He unlocked probably like 10ish years before the game takes place, most of that time he was working pretty closely with the druid mafia

Post cannon he actually keeps kind of in touch with banks but absolutely ghosts everyone else

He's gay and aromantic (but I don't think he knows what aromantic means or really gives a shit he thinks thats how everyone is)

He's had that collar since before he unlocked and by this point it would def be a vessel, but also he wouldn't ever give it to someone else so it's just kinda useless (also considering his craft is just to turn into a human, I have no idea what his vessel would do if he ever did give it away)

All of his outfits except for the default one and the wiztac one simply Are Not Cannon. He would NOT fucking wear that.

He knows how to do a bunch of ritual magic (like glyphs and shit) that he learned from the druids (and I think that the druids use a ton of weird magic shit and looking back it makes a lot of sense that they would be the ones working hardest to militarize mana because that's absolutely their vibe)

This isnt about rion but overall I think there's kind of a lot of magic that can be done in that world that isn't necessarily done through craft/unlocking, but the vast majority of it is done through complicated rituals and/or take really specific materials (like jens scrying spell in act 1). This is where a lot of the in-game abilities that aren't directly related to craft (like most of Zan and Rions abilities) come from, but they're really complicated to figure out, especially without the right resources and knowledge and it takes a lot of skill and practice, which is why stuff like mana is the more common option even though it's way fucking dumber

Anyway back to Rion

I think he's deeply bad at reading people regardless of what form he's in and when he's a dog, that leads to him being way too trusting but when he's human he just overcorrects into not trusting anyone because he still doesn't have a radar for who's gonna fuck him over

He and Jirin Wexler fucked

He regrets telling banks about how he unlocked but only because she stops giving him cigarettes as a dog after that :(

He's deeply deeply touch starved and when he's human he just gets over it but when he's a dog and around people he's comfortable with, he gets really clingy (which is super weird for people who don't know that he's literally just a dog)

This isn't a head cannons bc you can tell just by looking at him but hes constantly trying so hard to look cool and he fails pretty miserably a lot of the time

This is also literally cannon but I have to highlight the fact that he dyes his hair (and more importantly his fucking EYEBROWS) to match the way he looks as a dog, I think it's crazy that he puts in THAT much effort for something so stupid <3

If anyone else has any other head cannons (about rion or anyone else) I'd genuinely love to hear them, I'm always sad about how few people I see talking about these incredible characters

[slothpoth]

Who Arcane Characters Would Like The Most If They Watched Steven Universe + How they started watching

Im going to preface this by saying it may not be 100% accurate, this is my pregame before I rewatch ALL of Steven Universe beginning to SUFuture so why not shove the current interest in?

BY THE WAY: this is them watching no matter what so if you’re like “omfg they would never!!” Now they are. What’re you gonna do? Scroll??

EDIT: IM SO SORRY I MEANT TO PIT A RWADMORE HERE

Jinx

Jinx was a hard Amethyst stan until the movie came out and Spinel ChokedSlammed Her Into The Floor

She started watching because she caught the tail of “So Many Birthdays” (the one where Steven ages and ages and ages) and immediately decided this was her thing now

She gets into arguments online about her favs and she is the one posting getting blocked and bragging about winning the argument

“You can just say you don’t understand characters who are complex, you don’t have to write all this for things we OBVIOUSLY KNOW.”

While Amethyst and Spinel are her favs, she will go to BAT for any character being mischaracterized

Do not let her catch you talking shit about Mx.Lapis Lazuli, she will Hurt You.

Vi

Speaking of people with will Hurt You, Vi does not play about Steven Quartz Cutiepie Demayo Universe.

Vi started after multiple instances of Jinx ranting to her inconsistently for hours about arguments she gets into online

Like Jinx bursts into the room like “Vi, These people couldn’t fucking comprehend media if there was a gun to their head, and Yknow what? I’m putting it there” and Vi is hooked

“Oh my god…..they are stupid…” “THATS WHAT IM SAYING” I kinda hc that vi is the type that likes hearing about drama no matter where it comes from it just has to be juicy

One time Jinx called Steven a normie favorite character pick and Vi then went on a 95 minute rant about how kind and sensitive he is

“Steven is a sensitive and kind boy who tries his best no matter the circumstances, even if he fails he still tries to be good. You have NO RIGHT to act like he’s some—“ “ VI OH MY GOD NEVERMIND IM SORRY, WE’VE BEEN HERE FOR AN HOUR PLEASE LET ME GO”

Vi kins Steven Universe and SU Future made her ugly sob with chest pain

Caitlyn

Caitlyn likes Pearl because the lesbian yearning over their ex to nerdy fem who can pull without trying storyline intrigued her deeply.

Originally Jinx compared her to Pearl because Jinx thinks she’s prissy and overbearing, this made Caitlyn block all official Steven universe accounts on every piece of social media.

Later Vi compared her to Pearl because Vi thinks she tries her best to help everyone even if she makes mistakes sometimes, thsi and Caitlyn unblock some Steven Universe accounts and watch alongside Vi sometimes

She doesn’t end up watching the show from the beginning, she just asks Vi questions and Vi explains how something fits into the story

“Why does Lapis despise Peridot so much? She’s like half her size if she’s an issue push her over” “Well Peridot reminds her of her trauma of being constantly used wherever she goes and never living for herself, she’d just be constantly triggered like she has been for thousands of years” “ohh… why don’t they just build a second place on the land?” “Cause the barn is cool” “ah,, makes sense.”

Any mention in the show about Pearl having a bunch of people’s numbers and Caitlyn is out of her chair cheering.

Ekko

Ekko is a fan of Bismuth and he’ll tell everyone else that it’s because the crystal gem rebellion was super interesting to him but deep inside his interest was first peaked because he finds the Bismuth puns genuinely funny like he guffaws at every one.

He started watching when Jinx showed him the clip of Steven having to poof Bismuth, and he made sure to go back through the series to really get what’s going on.

When the cluster was introduced he was appalled like this is the world’s greatest home-world hater, like he was even iffy on peridot for a whole extra season it was so bad

“At least she’s trying to redeem herself?” “I don’t care if she stops homeworld by herself I Don’t Like Her.”

The Diamond arc? Oh he is SAT for every episode and he is HEATED. He’s getting them (Jinx + family) sound complaints cause he keeps pausing to complain about whoever happens to be on screen

*blue diamond starts speaking* *insta pause* “AND HERE COMES THIS ONE.” “EKKO FOR FUCKS SAKE LET THE SHOW PLAY”

Ekko thinks the diamonds got off easy and drew a comic (that he keeps to himself and jinx) about how HE would’ve ended the show (it’s 48 pages)

Mel

Connie is so special to Mel, so special she sees herself in Connie so much that’s her daughter

Any scenes where Connie and her mom are clashing? Mel is pouring almost obsessively over the scenes just “oh my god…..oh,,,my god,,,” like if Mel had a kinlist?? Oh yeah. Absolutely.

She actually keeps pretty good track of animation projects and new series so she’s been watching since the beginning. The pitch of sentient rocks living around and with this half human half rock boy? Yeah she was definitely intrigued

And now emotionally wrecked, like she saw a clip of season 1 Steven while presently on the homeworld arc and almost fell to her knees her BABY

Auntie!Mel bonds with Jinx and Vi over it when visiting their house its like:

“Mel, if you wanted to run away from your home and ended up hurting people in the process, wouldn’t you take accountability for that?” “Well that depends on who I hurt.” “Let’s say you leave someone in a garden for like mmm random number six thousand years—“ “Spinel has full reason to be upset, I’d do worse if I were her” “RIGHT???”

“Whyre you and Jinx arguing? Aren’t you a bit old for the silent treatment?” “She keeps calling me basic for liking Steven.” “Steven? The character on a slow creep to a world terrorizing meltdown?” “RIGHT.” “Vi, not everyone you meet will have good taste like you and me, I’m so sorry”

She does think Jinx terrorizing online spaces is a little funny but is trying to be responsible and won’t tell her that outright

And by not tell her she means trying not to roll over laughing hearing Jinx read out the arguments

Sevika

If you asked Sevika why she liked Jasper, she’d say something like “I too have been forever changed by a lesbian relationship” or “smash.”

If you asked Sevika while she’s in a sad drunk mood she wouldn’t verbally answer and just mentally spiral about the perfect solider who keeps losing and losing and losing and losing and—don’t refill her cup, Sevika is going home, don’t call her damn phone, she’s busy

In this modern scenario, her and Jinx are still coworkers so when Jinx is watching video essays or character compilations on her breaks, Sevika will walk by and either stand and watch an intense part or make fun of what’s on screen

*Jasper climbs up the side of a boat to beg on her knees for Lapis to re-fuse* “ohh I’ve been there before,” “She’s begging her to reform into an eight armed monster where they constantly fought for dominance in the headspace at the bottoms of the ocean because Lapis— the blue one— didn’t want Jasper— the orange one— to kill Steven— the boy one.” “oh yeah no, me too (wtf??)”

Overtime Jinx started to refer to Jasper as Sevika’s favorite and kept giving her vague updates on her condition, that being said Sevika rewatched the entire series and future when she heard news of Jasper’s Shattering

“They shattered your goat.” “What goat??” *shows photo of Jasper’s shatter gem in Steven’s hand* “IS THAT FUCKING JASPER????”

Like she didn’t even wanna talk about what happened afterward she blocked Jinx and started watching immediately, Sevika was getting to the bottom of this (of what?? We have no clue she’s hurt rn)

Sevika will not discuss the emotional impact Steven Universe had on her. You’d have to have her at gunpoint and chemically paralyzed.

[madschiavelique]

thoughts on viktor's early academy days:

he doesn’t like the people, or the spaceous buildings. the tall windows feel like waste of space and all that sunlight is annoying. the only place his eyes adjust is the library. sometimes the sky feels too big and it bothers him more than he cares to think about. everyone seems to take this for granted.

people stare. he knows this. he has no plans to hide the fact that he's disabled and from zaun. he no longer flinches at the insults, but he takes great care in making sure his clothes are clean, even if the detergent smells weird. there is a constant undercurrent of worry in his head about being perceived. he doesn’t feel like he belongs there but he doesn’t want to give the others any more reason to think that than they already have.

he feels weird when the other students talk about their parents and family lines and legacies. he tries not to feel any type of way about it, but there's a heavy ball of something tangling into his insides. he feels like an animal that wandered too far out of its habitat.

the food is weird. he doesn’t know what most of it is. doesn’t have high expectations of any of it, but tries new things, experimentally. finds out he really enjoys useless extravgance when it comes to pastries and warm drinks.

he's not super social. he's not anti-social ether, just mostly...quiet. observing from the sidelines. there to learn. a bunch of the other students just seem plain stupid, and some just mean or boring, none of which are qualities that appeal to him. so he sticks to himself and engages in the classes as much as seems sensible, answers questions, volunteers for projects. some people see him as intimidating or rude, but really, he just doesn't really care enough to try to fit in.

he, at least sometimes, and at least somewhat, puts on a show. pressed clothes and less swearing, trying not to wipe his hands on his pants. being polite. some of this crumbles away when he's in pain.

some of his pain medication is...frowned upon in piltover, so he hides it. it takes him a long time to trust jayce with the knowledge. when he does, he has no idea how to handle it, but he pretends it's a totally normal thing and if-you-judge-me-you're-wrong. jayce tries to act cool about it. fails. it feels more normal after that.

when he gets access to the lab, he feels more at home. it's a culture shock at first (the equipment is more advanced. there's more space. the lab seems to be designes with the worker's comfort - and safety - in mind, which shouldn't be as shocking as it was). he doesn’t recognize what everything in the lab is for, but he'll figure it out. he does not ask anyone to explain.

he hates the tie in the uniform, and sort of hates all the structure, the rules, but they give him good guidelines for how to act like he belongs there. he'd feel more lost without them.

it feels weird to be not-just-surviving. he doesn’t know what to do with free time in the evenings and guaranteed meals and a safe back yard. sometimes when students complain about the food or the dorms a part of him wants to shake them and yell but you get warm food every day! you have your own room and a spring mattress! but he stays quiet. minds his own business. pockets another apple just out of habit because he can.

sometimes he wakes up at night and forgets where he is. this happens (most nights) less frequently as the time passes. more when he's stressed. it's too quiet in the room. too warm. he's still cold.

when he starts making friends he doesn’t know how to feel about it. his 8-year-old version something inside him wants to yell is this what life could have been like? if we hadn't been busy surviving? is this all that life-stuff we were missing?

he feels a little bit guilty for indulging in it, when there was still so much work to do. he feels greedy when he joins in on a late night trip out, or an after-hours coffee run, or a let's-just-stay-here moment on a couch when he really should have been smoothing out the wrinkles in his pants and getting up. he stays a bit longer.

sometimes when he can't sleep wakes up at night he likes to think he's sending out a thought to his kid-self. about how they made it. and how it'd be okay.

he still hates the tie though. and the tall windows. and most of the people. but some of them turn out to be okay.

- doctorho 💫

as always bestie cooked, served and ate everything

i am OBSESSED with the entirety of this and will now contemplate my life, in bed, staring at the ceiling while two waterfall flow from both my eyes

i don’t even want to add anything because how can i add anything to perfection ??

[rubykgrant]

Re-watching RVB, and like... yes, it was VERY cool that they made previous "nonsense" with certain characters very relevant with new context, but also? The order of events drives me crazy! What do you MEAN, they put the super secret original AI crime in a box canyon, in the middle of nowhere, while I guess all this Meta stuff was going on? Like, even if it wasn't clear that what the Meta's plans were, Maine and Sigma absolutely did just wreck a bunch of stuff and run off. Wash just went through the Epsilon incident. Tex attempted some kind of rescue for the Alpha, followed by him being taken away, thus Blood Gulch shenanigans... and somehow Tex is still getting assignments from Project Freelancer? Or "Command", whatever they're pretending to be called.

The whole project just got in trouble for Dr Sadboy doing his AI crimes, Carolina has gone underground, and Wyoming is still doing missions? York is just out there, traveling around, stealing stuff like Robin Hood (he robs from the rich, and gives to the him). South and North are doing stuff somewhere? Tex and Church keep DYING, and you'd think that would get Dr Sadboy's attention, but nooooooooo. Tex says she wants to "kill" the Omega AI, and like... I get that you're mad, but that feels counter productive? Also, the fact that she WAS an AI, who was tricked into thinking she was somebody else, and also got an AI partner... there is so much potential for that, because while Omega was "rage", it also could have been framed as him being "over-protective", and would take over Tex to make sure she could survive missions, but then BOTH of their anger issues combined would get out of control. Do we see anything like that? Nah.

I think it is believable that she may have lost her memories again at some point between the failed Alpha rescue and meeting Church in Blood Gulch, but he sure don't KNOW that, do we? What was happening??? I can also believe that whatever was actually going on, Gary acting like he doesn't now Church and just decides to mess with him makes sense, he WOULD do it for the bit... but Wyoming? Dude, do you know that's the Alpha right there? Do you have a plan for that? Besides time-travel until you shoot all his friends? Freaking FLOWERS? Like, yes, I can imagine my own "reasons" for all of this, I can figure out some kind of background-AU... but in the actual series, everybody is just running around doing whatever

[koushizzy]

the nobodies animal crossing new horizons headcanons!!!

i was thinking about this yesterday since i was kinda tired and had nothing to do!! anyway here they areee:

shaun

trying to catch all fish and sea creatures. the grind never stops for him

really loves the boat tours and will spam clap when kapp’n sings 

decorating? upgrading his house? actually playing the game? nah

thinks making villagers go into pitfalls is the funniest shit ever

used to run over pip’s flowers

…banned from pip’s island.

just BARELY 3 star island (so he could get kapp’n)

fav villager is octavian, he’s just cool

keaton

is actually just having fun man

villager hunting!!! has pretty nice luck too so has some really good villagers

treats villagers like real people

makes up drama between them to entertain himself

has a lot of crafted furniture in his house

not the most interesting island ever but definitely isn’t as horrendous looking as shaun’s

sends shaun a bunch of random gifts thru the mail just because

4 star island 

fav villager is diva (just because her name is funny and she’s purple)

pip

“eVeRyThiNG HaS tO Be PerFEcT”

has a checklist of stuff to do every day

ELABORATE flower crossbreeding. MUST GET EVERY FLOWER COLOR OR ELSE

extremely picky about villagers

would probably hit them with the net if they are acting out of order

doesn’t care about the museum at all. literally spends all his time making his island “presentable”

his island is gorgeous though.

probably isn’t even having fun anymore 😭 

5 star island because of course.

fav villager is jitters. he speaks to him.  

emmett

spends half of his time in the photo studio and at harv’s island in general

master of custom designs!!

blows all his money on clothes

has specific areas set up on the island that are really good for taking pictures

plays pretty late at night so he can try to catch the spiders and tarantulas as a challenge, fails miserably every time

cries when a villager wants to move out but feels bad making them stay

has a really nice and well decorated house

super rich for some reason (no one knows where he got this money…)

4 star island

fav villager is olivia, she’s so elegant!

@zoogies @csh0ng0r88 your daily dose of silly nobodies content, bon appetit

[caperedolives]

would you ever write a caseyvale royalty au

With these two I've reached the sort of brainrot where I'll give anything a go probably... Not sure if you're thinking a medieval/fantasy AU or something more modern. I'm a big fantasy fan so that one's the more natural fit, I have a bunch of things in my doc where Vale is a corrupted-hero-turned-evil-witch who has been LOCKED UP by Casey, aka hero of the realm who used to think the WORLD of Vale and is still a bit heartbroken... but now he has to go to Vale because they NEED the evil witchcraft to save the kingdom... But anyway back to the royals, let's do the modern version because I think that's probably in the spirit of the ask and I just said I'd be willing to give anything a spin for caseyvale so... hm. Okay I've got something

I was going to say you need to make Vale the royal: it's always fun to subvert things but it just fully ruins Casey's role in the dynamic to make him into a royal. His hardship plays too big a role in his narrative and that hardship is too much about class for me to want to switch it up.... BUT maybe you should make Casey a royal after all - what I reckon would be fun is to put Casey in a Princess Diaries-type AU

Going to suppress the temptation to genderbend and keep him as a guy who suddenly finds out he's the heir of some little EUROPEAN country (the horror the horror). And suddenly you've got a flock of people trying to turn this scruffy kid who's horribly shy and surly and has a terrible attitude into the perfect little prince... And Casey kinda likes that after being overlooked all his life, he's Special now, but literally everything else about this sucks so so bad. Oh god he's famous now people want to take photos of him he wants to DIE and his fame is not even for anything he's DONE nobody cares about who he actually is, just a title... Let's say his family moved to England for his parents' job or whatever and he already hates it there and school is terrible etc etc and then he's terrified his peers will find out about this and they DO and now everything is even worse........

At this point you need a plot contrivance to get Vale into the picture. I think it'd be funny if he were the stylist. Still very young, fashion world darling called in to fix this mess. The fictional country Casey is the prince of is... Let's make it basically a bigger San Marino, small and close to Italy where they speak something they can give another name but is BASICALLY a dialect of Italian. So Vale is very well-regarded there and his base is in London and he thinks it'd be a fun gig to dress up this suddenly-discovered-prince who is finishing his education in England. And Casey isn't into fashion, you can tell from how he dresses, but I WOULD make him into an artsy kid who has plenty reason to look up to and admire Vale... What Vale does isn't really his thing but Casey can see how cool it is EXCEPT when it involves dressing HIM up...

And then you're off. I've been working hard on engineering scenarios where you could bully Casey into learning Italian, and this would be a great excuse because he'd HAVE to. So it's bad because he rejects it out of weird English supremacy reasons and bad because he's still super homesick and bad because he HATES making a fool of himself and speaking a language you're not fluent in is really really scary... Casey would just deal terribly with this scenario on so many levels, just massive anxiety at the concept of any public appearance. Doesn't like what Vale's doing, doesn't like how he's being made into a performer, feels TRAPPED and doesn't want this to be his life now, thinks he's going to fail...

And Vale is really just supposed to make this kid look presentable, some cute photos, dress him up for events, but he ends up being unofficially drafted to talk this kid off the ledge... And he's GOOD at it, he's so much friendlier than anyone else in the entourage Casey's met, he doesn't act like Casey is beneath him or common or not worthy of this position or anything... He's willing to engage Casey in conversation about Serious Art, he's willing to help Casey out with his Italian without making fun of him, he can calm Casey down and make him LAUGH, he can convince him this royal thing isn't going to ruin his life. And Casey shows Vale his art (as ever he's a little prodigy) and Vale goes... damn kid this is pretty good actually.... and that sort of positive feedback means so so much to Casey. And Casey develops the world's worst puppy crush on him. Vale doesn't quite clock how bad it is because, well, people just love him, that's how it is. And he's done his bit, gotten a flush new gig, and then he leaves.....................................................

Which, from Vale's POV, of course HE wants to do something else, he wants to keep moving and have fun. But from Casey's POV, this is one of the worst moments in his LIFE. He NEEDS Vale and he's also sort of.... okay so Valentino was LYING when he said my life wasn't over because HE got out the moment he could okay okay!!! Okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also probably Vale was lying about Casey's art probably it all SUCKS... So he tries very hard to harden his broken little heart and he's just looking out for HIMSELF now and he'll get a perfect grade in being a prince even if it KILLS him.... And Vale thinks he's conducted himself in a professional way here, like he's learned not to get too close to a client since (put nebulously alluded to sad Sete backstory here) but unfortunately didn't account for Casey imprinting on him like a baby duck. And maybe should have stayed in touch or something!! Rather than just... leaving when something better came his way........ But oh well too late now!!

Then we get a substantial time jump of at least half a decade, which also helps get the age gap in a less skeevy place. (Casey an October child so you can have him be 17-18 in sixth form, eighteen for basically the whole second year, but still let's... not have anything romantic at this stage, from Vale's end anyway.) Vale feels a bit weird and guilty for a couple of years about not checking in with Casey, but it's also long enough for him to move on, he has a cute little America arc where he's just very removed from the European scene for ages and is basically just travelling from gig to gig with Uccio. Casey - a man who has repeatedly demonstrated that he can and will hold on to even relatively minor grudges for half a decade plus - is extremely not over it. He has figured out this royal thing and does a good job at it more or less but he's MISERABLE. Anxiety hellhole every day. His health issues also extremely not fun when they flare up and he has to excuse himself from royal duties for months and everyone thinks he's making it up. And it doesn't quite make sense but he still sort of blames Vale for how terrible everything is because Vale gave him hope and then walked away!! Vale made him think it might be fine and now he's gone :((

Anyway then their paths have to cross again, Vale gets another gig with these royals and goes :)) sure :) wonder how Casey's doing! And Casey's sort of weird to him but it takes basically like three dumb jokes from Vale for Casey to fold and crack a smile. Vale has slightly weird feelings about how serious and sad Casey seems now, but he does his job... Okay so here we should have a silly bit where Casey like... deliberately fucks with the clothes at some Big Event to make Vale look bad or something... Which is obviously dumb and self-destructive because Casey is the one wearing them but he doesn't CARE as long as it makes Vale look silly. And Vale buys that it's just dumb misfortune once but then obviously very quickly realises what Casey's doing and is ?? very confused. Why would Casey DO that to himself. Surly Casey refuses to engage and Vale (might come across as a clown but takes his work VERY seriously) is basically engaged in this increasingly passive aggressive war with Casey who's fucking up his hard work...

So yeah, Vale had been commissioned to dress Casey up and then he just keeps running into him idk man... Anyway this wasn't even psychosexual for ages, Vale's too confused/annoyed and Casey's too sullen. But they get there eventually... Casey still unfortunately extremely in love and Vale gets to this weird place where he's a bit obsessed with the only person in his life who is ready to constantly give him shit. And Vale had been stuck seeing Casey as a stubborn kid for ages but then Casey just keeps biting back and keeps challenging him and is willing to get into it with Vale like nobody else is and eventually Vale just goes... huh. Okay fine I'm into this. (First time Casey physically shoves Vale it is OVER for Vale.) They start a secret relationship that makes Casey very nervous since he's supposed to be married off soon... And he's also terrified that this is all just a game to Vale. And Vale treats it in his mind as a temporary thing because SURELY Casey will get married to someone worthy of his station... But Vale helps him live a little, get out of the golden prison and have some FUN and gets him back into the art Casey has been so determinedly rejecting... Vale hanging about pulling Casey into closets when he's supposed to be sweet talking the rich and famous, abducting Casey on his bike for countryside rides, letting Casey live that rebel life... He's happy playing the bad boy who Casey always wanted to want him, Casey wants to be swept off his feet he wants to be loved for who he is NOT for being a royal and Vale really does like him so so much. It's nice they're having fun it's GOOD -

So then Vale needs to try to leave Casey a second time. They're in a sort of mutually destructive spiral of abandonment issues because Vale in spite of himself actually has fallen a little bit in love and he decides to blow up the relationship before it can blow up on him. And Casey already has a million issues around nobody valuing him as a person or really SEEING him so this one could really be the last dagger blow... But luckily! Luckily his one saving grace is that he's the one person who actually has a track record of holding his own against Vale in an argument. Turns out, if you successfully trap Vale in a conversation he can't get out of, you can actually verbally beat him into submission! Nobody else has ever tried this one simple trick! Idk I always like when these two resolve plot problems by just arguing a lot, feels true to type, I give Casey a decent shot of getting through to Vale. Casey final girl the one who wins by being willing to bully Vale my BELOVED. Doesn't exactly SOLVE everything since Vale can't stand being stuck and Casey's not happy in this life either, but Vale is pushed to a place where he does actually want to make it work...

Anyway eventually they figure it out, they elope and Casey runs away from being a royal and the monarchy collapses and Vale sets him up a nice peaceful studio away from cameras where Casey can spend his time painting fishes or whatever. Happy ending

[blackholesun321]

how many bird like instincts do they have in the wings!au? like was shanks dancing around like a goof when he wanted to impress mihawk early in the courtship? or did he only bring shiny things cuz thats a bird thing and also they are PIRATES like come on bringing shiny things is an overlap in courtships so they gotta do that one

Another ask to add the collection. mmmm yes this shall go into the pile.

I'm all for instincts, maybe even imprinting being more pronounced in this world than ours. Adoptions are not just accepted but expected, and parental and protective instincts are stronger. Perhaps everyone has Talon-like claws for preening and a better grasp. When instincts are high, people may chirp, coo, hiss, or rumble at each other. I'm guessing children are more prone to making noises involuntarily. On more than one occasion, Shanks has been known to call at Mihawk when drunk. It's hilarious how red his face gets, especially if Mihawk calls back.

But yes shiny is a given big shiny little shiny all the shiny! I already have the head canon that Mihawk’s necklace was a gift from Shanks in this au that just means it has a double meaning.

Shanks totally trying to act calm and collected and failing: so I found this cool knife necklace that looks like a cross.. do you want it

Mihawk who is the gaudiest person on the planet and wants the necklace more then god: this is.. acceptable 

Shanks: I mean if you don’t like I can always-

Mihawk: no its mine now I’ll wear it forever

Mihawk has so many rare coins, Shanks found rocks, and jewelry, and soft clothes; he's practically drowning in them. He, of course, is not immune to the pull of giving shiny things to his flock, so he starts giving Shanks weapons taken from his fallen enemies, gems he happened to find, and, Oh, here's a few million Berri silks I bought on a whim. And then it hits him – he's courting Red-Haired Shanks. Shanks, on the other hand, just thinks he's integrating Mihawk into his flock. It's cool; he's done this plenty of times before. But see captain goes and steals an earring worn by a Celestial Dragon because he thinks Mihawk would like it, it isn't just integrating! (Benn is so done; he needs a raise... and more booze, and an even bigger raise – he can't keep dealing with his captain's love life; it's giving him grey hair.)

Maybe less dancing around like an idiot (though that would be funny as hell) and more subtle things, like fluffing up your feathers when someone you like is near or stretching them out doing feather flaps to show off how strong they are. Perhaps dancing is a big part of the culture, but more in a human style, with wing movements worked in. Maybe every culture has their different ideas of dances and what they mean maybe some are more reserved about it maybe some are more open, different cultures, each have a different type of marital dance some involving feathers, some involving beautiful dress, even some involving fire.  sometimes is gendered. Sometimes it isn’t… Oh, flying dancing! Like eagles! Two or more partners fly perfectly in sync and then embrace one another, kiss, and do the dive. A fall locked in an embrace, certain that your partner and you can be so in sync that you can leave the clasp at the exact same time! Its practically means to everyone and sundry that your married if you do it correctly, and don’t like die. Though it has mostly fallen out of fashion with in the blues the only ones who still do it is those individuals who are super traditional and or brave enough or grand-line pirates. Sometimes it can happen on accident though start flying with your partner start mimicking there motions next thing you know instinct takes over and your doing a swan dive off a cliff. Most of time this doesn’t happen but it has and it can.

The dive of Mihawk and Shanks happened at the weirdest, craziest, but very 'them' time. They were both fending off a bunch of marines who'd decided to take them on after one of their many duels, thinking they'd be weaker. They were wrong, very wrong, and now two very pissed-off pirates are slaughtering them. It's not that easy; there's probably a vice admiral or two there, but Mihawk and Shanks are still obviously winning the battle. Eventually, it becomes an aerial brawl, and both of them slowly become more and more  in sync with one another, one heart, one body, four wings, and two swords. Mihawk thrusts, Shanks blocks, Shanks parries, Mihawk ducks. It's a deadly dance, all their own, created in seconds from years of dueling, fighting, and knowing each other backwards and forwards. They fight and they dance, and they win. Then comes the adrenaline high, the after-rush of battle. Covered in blood, sweat, and wounds, practically delirious with blood loss, they embrace, they kiss, and they dive off a fucking cliff. They manage to catch themselves before they hit the ocean, of course, but immediately both of them are torn into by Ben, for getting yourselves almost fucking killed. Gods and devils, congratulations on getting married, but fucking never ever do that shit again.

[your-local-hoemie]

ꕥ Genshin Impact ꕥ boyfriend headcanons, Inazuma edition~ part two.

Firstly, why is Itto so pretty in this gif???

Who gave this man the right?????

Secondly, thank you all for 100 followers!!! I honestly didn’t think anyone would really like my writing but knowing that you do makes it even more fun! And ya’ll are all so nice too like I don’t deserve this what T-T

Summary: literally the title.

Warnings: fluff, maybe a lil’ suggestive??, swearing, established relationship, Gn!reader, not proof-read.

Characters: Itto, Ayato, Gorou. (I’m classing scara (aka, wanderer) as a Sumeru citizen now since he’s a new, good boy! What i still wouldn’t give for him to crush me)

Itto~

God bless this man.

He’s so precious.

He openly adores everything you do.

Walked up a bunch of stairs without dying?

You can bet your sweet buns that this man is going to be awe struck.

He’s very strong and even though he acts like a himbo, he’s still got his head in a good place (kinda)

(He’s a complete fucking idiot)

But he is the definition of a golden retriever boyfriend!

Give him head pats and tell him he’s a good boy and he’s mush in your arms!

Boy will go all out on dates hsiduxid

Most of the time they don’t go as planned but you can’t even get mad when he still somehow manages to pull a successful “plan numero two-o” out of nowhere.

Kuki has become his go-to advisor for romance!

She doesn’t know much bless her but she knows more than him jdjdjdhdurj

Man doesn’t get jealous.

He’s too oblivious-

If someone starts flirting with you he’ll probably just join in.

“You think they’re great too?? What am I saying, of course you do! How could you not think that they’re the coolest, most awesomest partner ever!”

Bless his heart I love him T-T

He lets you polish his horns-

He lets you polish his horns.

It might not seem like much but he’s so proud of them that it’s a literal honour-

Loves it when you pet them too or put little jewellery around them!

Honestly I think he’s a really good kisser.

Don’t ask why but he just gives off that vibe.

He’s also been roping you into beetle fights.

Which he totally wins every time!

He doesn’t. You let him win occasionally.

He once found a super cool looking beetle and named it after you!!

He always makes sure to take extra good care of it just because of that.

Ayato~

Imma be honest, if I see this man pull boba out of his arm one more time and make that slurp I might lose it-

I’m not too familiar with his character but my best friend has a intense crush on him so i will get scolded if I make this is too inaccurate.

I know this sounds absurd but istg I will bet everything that this man has social anxiety.

I can smell my people.

He’s just really good at hiding it with his duties!

And you’re the only one who gets to see that side of him because he trusts you more than anyone T-T

Man is extremely busy so dates are rare but he still somehow manages to make time!

A privilege that’s only shared with Ayaka who absolutely adores you!!

She also absolutely wasn’t a little jealous of her brother hdbfhdj

He adores the little things you do!

Like, absolutely worships them!

If you decided to make him the ugliest drawing known to man kind he will frame it and look at it at least twice a day.

He taught you to play chess and much to thoma’s dismay, he taught you extremely well.

Poor boy hasn’t won in months.

Always offers you a taste of his magical sleeve boba!

How it stays fresh, no one knows.

He’s an absolute gentleman!

Hand kisses whenever he greets you, without fail!

Always insist on getting you little trinkets or jewellery!

He thinks you deserve it ok, just accept it-

Always talks about you to thoma and Ayaka!

He wants to make sure you know how much he loves you!!

He is a little possessive over you-

He means no harm by it but he can’t help his sly, mischievous side show a little bit.

“Come now, is that really any way to talk to my future spouse? Hm? Yes I did call you that, do you object, dearest~?”

Just cuts into the conversation with the offending person and grabs you by the waist with zero shame-

Do it back-

It’ll shut him up really quick~

Gorou~

Just like Ayato, I’m not super familiar with his personality hngggg.

Let’s get it out the way, shall we?

Tail.

Ears.

I NEED TO PET HIM!!!!!!

And lucky you!

You get to pet him!!

Yes he allows you to touch the ears.

Maybe be careful with the tail though cough cough

He whimpers

Beach dates aaaAAAA!

He’s constantly in work mode but he does his best to relax!

He loves making seashell necklaces with you and just taking walks together while talking!

Poor boy gets very flustered very easily.

He knows his tail gives off his emotions way too easily and you’re always super quick to tease him about it.

Evil.

He’s a thigh person and you can’t convince me otherwise.

Let him lay in your lap, please.

He’s also super ticklish-

Don’t ask, he just looks the type.

He can’t help but melt into a flustered mess whenever you’re around!

Which of course he gets teased for mercilessly by the rest of the soldiers.

But saying that, he will never be embarrassed by admitting he loves you!

He believes strongly in being open about how you feel.

Always brings you freshly picked flowers whenever you meet up!

He is really strong though, don’t be fooled by his fluff.

One of the reasons he loves you so much is because you never see him as just a pet.

He also asks you to study with him when kokomi lets him read her books!

You’d be amazed by how focused this man can get when in serious mode istg not even a earthquake could shake him.

“Huh? I love you but come on, do I really have to remind you again? It’s vital that we always keep our minds sharp even if there’s no visible threat! Leave the poor lizards alone-”

His patience with you is incredible.

He doesn’t get jealous easily but he does get a little insecure sometimes!

He’ll never cause a scene with it but he will be open with how he feels.

He hates the idea of arguing so he’ll always bring it up in a polite way!

He’s always super respectful of you and will quickly scold anyone who acts differently~

He’s a very good and very precious baby~

IM ALIVE!!! Well, kinda. I’m back at home but I got a lot of recovery to do and when I tell ya’ll that it is frUSTRATING! So writing is a good distraction!

I’m still gonna be taking my time though since my energy is completely gone not to mention I’m not allowed to get too excited since it raises my heart rate so the genshin men might actually end up killing me gdjsgHDJSH

Not that I’d mind either-

[o-chunks-appreciation]

I would like to hear your in-depth thoughts on O'Chunks, Count Bleck, and Super Paper Mario as a whole!

Woah this is just gonna be a big ramble on how much I love the game and why.

I’m gonna start with Super Paper Mario as a whole, I’m a really big fan and I have been since maybe around 2016 or so. I was vaguely aware of it as a kid but after watching a cosplay chess (its where you get a bunch of cosplayers to roleplay and they’re on a big chessboard and they act out in character to defeat each other until there’s a winner or sometimes even a subversion of plot) video that had a Dimentio cosplayer in it I decided to look into the game. By that point I was no stranger to jester characters, I used to rewatch the Marx fight from Kirby Super Star Ultra all of the time so I was immediately going through SPM play throughs, fanfic, fanart. It’s a game I seem to be thinking about all of the time for months and years on end without a break lol. It admittedly catches my attention more than the other Paper Mario games, I’m not sure why, perhaps because it’s so visually different in aesthetic and character design. I enjoy its silly moments and it’s dramatic lore, but I also have a very specific issue with some parts of the lore being vague in Carson’s stories specifically. He’s always ending his stories in a question or talking about how much of a mystery these stories are. Maybe it’s on purpose and maybe this is also wishful thinking on my end, but sometimes I theorize that maybe they were going to reuse some of SPM’s lore for another game. I uhhh can’t say much about the game play because I’ve been enjoying SPM through play throughs.

On to O’ Chunks!

I think he’s in last place in terms of fandom popularity in terms of the Castle Bleck cast. Honestly I sort of get it, he’s not conventionally attractive and most artists sort of struggle with drawing older, bald, and bearded characters. Especially back in 2007 when the game was released when the anime art style was very popular on Deviantart. You could turn everyone else in castle bleck into a cutesy attractive anime character since their designs are just vaguely human enough for you to make your own little interpretations but with O’ Chunks you can clearly see he has a very human design so you can’t really make a Gijinka of him like you could the others. I think there’s something cool yet funny about that though, like he’s some unchanging force throughout everyone’s interpretation of the cast. (But I think it would be really cool as well to see people stray from his main design and interpret his design in the same way people would the rest of castle bleck)

He’s played off as sort of a joke character and then you read up on Carson’s stories of him and then it’s all like Woahh this is the same dude we’re talking about?? Funny characters that are secretly tragic is a trope I really like.

I think it’s really silly how everyone plays into his “chunking” catchphrases like Count Bleck saying: "Very well, O'Chunks. I'll leave the hero-chunking to you. Do not fail Count Bleck." Or Dimentio saying: "Mmm... I do enjoy a good chunking...", it’s really fun that the other characters are willing to hype up O’ Chunk’s catchphrases.

Also I think everyone sort of just glossed over the fact O’ Chunks was begging to die because he didn’t want to go back to Count Bleck and tell him he got defeated for the second time and only changed his mind after Dimentio shows up and talks a bit and afterwards he’s all like: “yeah I wouldn’t kill myself unless the count told me to.”

In conclusion he’s a really cool and underrated character and I like him a lot!! (If you couldn’t already tell by the blog theme and name lol)

Finally on to Count Bleck!

Wahhhh I love his lore and story it’s sooo bittersweet I want to fall to my knees dramatically anytime I think of it. He definitely seems like the type of guy that thought he didn’t care about his crew and everything they’re all doing was purely business because he’s just so caught up in his whole depressive world ending shenanigans that by chapter 8 he’s sort of surprised that he likes his minions as much as they do.

He’s still very much a bad guy, wiping out whole worlds and also lying to his very loyal group about making a way cooler world afterwards, and also on top of that even manipulating some of his minions unfortunate circumstances to get them on his team. (I.E: O’ Chunks) but I will let it slide this time because he’s a cool character to me.

All the memory sections of the game are so cute until it hits chapter six and then it’s like….ouch my feelings. He was mourning her so bad he would’ve unknowingly killed her if he’d succeeded, damn. But he didn’t so they got their nice little happy ending, and they’re just so cute together yaayyy!! (I’m in love with the picture of them under the tree at the end of the credits and I totally start to tear up when I see it with the credits music)

He’s a really interesting character and I can’t find myself finding another Mario character that inflicts this same emotions his lore gave me.

[fancylala4]

The kingdoms don’t really feel real and don’t really react to the situation in modern Disney movies like tangled and frozen.

In tangled, the princess got kidnapped. This would cause the kingdom to be on edge and worried about her safety. What do they do every year? Have a festival that is like a state fair. It’s weird. Can you imagine if we had a party or a happy fair if something bad happened to a major official? We also don’t know anything about this kingdom at all. How do they feel about the princess being kidnapped? Did the kingdom change for the worse? Are they untrustworthy of outsiders? No, they act like everything is normal and are happy. What was the nameless king and queen’s response to this in the kingdom? Nothing but sending a bunch of lights in the sky each year and look sad. The town seems pretty cool, with outsiders and a wanted criminal walking around the streets. The town folk also don’t seem shocked by a girl with super long hair, and acts like it’s normal. They are also pretty stupid, as they don’t see the resemblance between the lost princess and the long haired outsider. Even with a huge picture of her as a baby. They could have easily shown how much it affected the kingdom and the people living there in the movie, but they didn’t. This kingdom feels less like an important place and more like Disney World. Nah, it’s more like a ride there. It’s too perfect and just there for rapunzel to have fun. Even some of the issues the movie shows like the king almost killing Flynn over an ugly crown is glossed over.

Frozen is a bit better, but that’s not saying much. The people in kingdom are chill about everything that happens in the movie. Elsa runs away and has powers? They did have a moment of fear of her, but that’s it. They didn’t seem to care that the kingdom was holding this big secret, wonder what else they are hiding and the fact that their queen runs away. Anna leaves some guy in charge to go get her sister? They don’t care. Elsa’s magic causes a big snowstorm that could kill them all? They cool with that. Sure, they can’t escape, their crops could fail, and they could freeze to death, but they seem fine with it. They also never show any kind of anger towards Elsa, since she was the one who caused all this. The only people in the movie who showed any kind of anger toward Elsa were outsiders. The duke, his goons and Hans were the ones who tried to hurt Elsa, not anyone in the kingdom. They also were ready to turn against Hans in favor of Elsa, even though he was the one who was there in their time of need. He was going to kill Elsa in front of everyone (or not. I didn’t notice anyone in the scene except for the main cast of characters) but for all they know, that was the only way to stop the storm and save the town. They were also cheering for Anna and Elsa after the scene. Showing no signs of anger towards them for leaving the kingdom.

Comparing the two with other Disney movies in the past like Beauty and the Beast, it’s shows how little thought the writers put into the world building.

[sharktoothjack]

It wouldn't even be that difficult to do a good job of a movie version of The Graveyard Book. You just have to:

Get Silas right. He's scary as hell to everyone else, but to Bod he's the very cool but stern favorite teacher who seems to know everything. And make it obvious what he is without ever actually saying "vampire".

Make the rules clear for what Bod can and can't do, as far as entering graves or being invisible or things.

Let the kids act like kids. When Bod is five, he acts like he's five. When he's eleven he's so eleven that it's obvious why he doesn't really want to play with the 5yo ghosts anymore.

Ghoulheim isn't important; you don't need to do anything special to make it extra super duper scary, because it's already scary enough. It's going to be tempting to give a bunch of extra time or lore or whatever to the ghouls, or the Jacks of All Trades, or the Grey Lady or the Honor Guard or whatever, but all the most important stuff is the Bod stuff. It would be more in keeping with the spirit of the book to lean into the slice-of-life angle and spend any extra time on the witch or the failed attempt at school.

It probably needs to be animated in order to be done properly, but please, please (and this is a personal request), let it have colors, and an animation style that isn't exclusively used for horror, and not just look like another Burton knockoff

[toxic-potions-productions]

What does Zakiko think of the Sengoku era hashiras, & what do they think of her?

I totally forgot this was in my drafts-

Keep in mind, the boys' thoughts are all from the Sengoku time, & Zakiko & Koku's are mostly Taisho, I just put Koku's human name to make it easier. This is all based on how they remember her when they were alive (If that makes any sense-) & also, these are mostly how I see them that aren't Yoriichi & Michikatsu, so you might see some headcanon personalities (The names are apparently canon, BTW) -------------------------------------------------

Sun hashira, Yoriichi Tsugikuni

Zakiko: "He's a really sweet guy. Kinda quiet for someone who can be so bright & sunny. I've known him & Michikatsu when we were teenagers, so we go way back. I was living with him & Uta when I outlived my parents after turning into a half-demon, & now it's mostly me. I miss him alot. I just wish some of the others didn't turn their backs on him when he failed to kill Muzan. It was out of his control, & they're acting like it was his fault. When it clearly wasn't."

Yoriichi: "I have never been more amazed by her abilities in all my days. My brother made a very smart choice training her. After Uta's demise, she provided a very reassuring sense of comfort. She just seems to get along with everyone she meets. From Sumiyoshi to the hashiras. She's alot braver than she thinks. I truly owe her for everything. She's one of the few that stuck up for me during my failures, & one of the few that kept in touch with me afterwards. She's a very sweet girl."

Moon hashira, Michikatsu Tsugikuni

Zakiko: "I'm the closest to him than I am the rest of them. I used to be his Tsuguko after he saved me from a demon, since it was his idea so I could protect myself back then, & it just sorta stuck after that. I took care of his wife & kids when he disappeared, & now that he's a demon, we're making up for lost time. He & Yoriichi are basically my big brothers by now."

Michikatsu: "I worry about her sometimes, even back in the Sengoku era. She was so worried & scared of her shadow back then, & now she's having a bunch of problems due to being a half-demon & the years catching up to her. She looks ill at times. But, she's just as kind as I remember her. She's the only one that's still here, & I'm glad to see her after so long. Even though I feel horrible for putting so much responsibilities on her when I abandoned everything. It's just nice to see she's still here & not as timid, as she was all those years ago."

Flame hashira, Enjuro Rengoku

Zakiko: "I know his descendent Kyojuro, so I've seen my fair share of flame breathing before. He just reminds me so much of Kyojuro– never complains, always positive, & super cool. Maybe that "Set your heart ablaze" mentality runs in the Rengoku family."

Enjuro: "She's the cutest thing ever! I always wanted to train her, but she's been Michikatsu's student for a while. Wonder how that's going. She's kind, friendly, compassionate, & just overall a sweetheart. No wonder Yoriichi & Michikatsu like her so much. But, I can't help but notice how lonely she can be most of the time."

Water hashira, Yusuke Mizuhara

Zakiko: "Yusuke, huh? He & I haven't talked as much as I wanted to, since our schedules were both nightmares. But, when I finally had a chance to, he's basically exactly like Tomioka. Although, he's not as distant & hard on himself as he is. So, yeah. He's a sweetheart."

Yusuke: "Shibata-San is an enigma. She's constantly fearing for her life due to the demons in the world, which is just as understandable as it is sad since she has so much potential. She's holding back alot, because she can't find it in her to seriously hurt them, as they used to be human, too. She can be so timid one day, & so abrasive the next. But, she talks to me whenever she has the time to. I really hope she doesn't die from gaining the demon slayer mark, she's very nice."

Thunder hashira, Shin Kamanari

Zakiko: "He's a sweet kid. He has a really hilarious sense of humor, he was so energetic, & he was just the definition of a gentleman. He & I would have these gossip talks all the time where we just rambled about anything we thought was worth talking about, & I loved seeing his shocked reactions when he heard something new. Guess that's why I look after Zenitsu alot, not just because of him acting like my old self."

Shin: "Zakiko is awesome!! I always have so much fun talking to her. I feel bad since she's so pessimistic, but that's why I'm helping her out of her shell as much as I can. She's so sweet for listening to me whenever I'm babbling on about something. & sometimes, when I stop by, I always sneak a few treats for her. She can be such a bottomless pit, but that's just a warrior's appetite. She has my full support on her goal of being the first ever female samurai!"

Wind hashira, Takeshi Hayate

Zakiko: "He was a pain in the ass sometimes. He always used to ruffle up my hair & challenge me to a spar, but that was when I was more nervous & scared. If he asked me now, I'd easily accept it. But, sometimes, we'd go out for drinks & just sorta chat. So, we weren't always on the same wavelength, but he was fun to hang out with. Alot more bearable than Shinazugawa, that's for sure."

Takeshi: "She can be such a whiney, pathetic brat sometimes. She's too clingy, too scared, that side of her is just annoying. I prefer her more abrasive & aggressive side much more, she's alot cooler like that. I don't like her occasional "I'm not like all of you" attitude, either. But, she's a good drinking buddy, so that's why I don't completely hate her. It's mostly a frenemies thing. But, for the most part, we just.....tolerate each other."

Stone hashira, Kazuyoshi Iwamoto

Zakiko: "I'm starting to wonder if Gyomei is his reincarnation. He acts exactly like him, that it's scary. He was like the dad of the hashiras, & obviously the oldest one, but just as kind as I remember him. A gentle giant through it all. I was obviously really scared of him when I first met him, but after a while, I softened up & basically saw him as a father figure. He's really kind, & I miss him alot. You'd be surprised at how often I have to catch myself so I don't accidentally refer to Gyomei by his name instead."

Kazuyoshi: "She's a very capable young lady. She might not always be that positive, but her charming smile can brighten the darkest of rooms. She seems to talk to the Tsugikuni brothers the most. I occasionally ask her to my prayers, but she always falls asleep during it. She's a very kind, warm, funny girl. Though, sometimes I worry if her fear is controlling her life. Seeing her so afraid is very upsetting. But, Yoriichi & Michikatsu have brought her out of her shell alot since they met. Which is truly wonderful. She needs it, & more importantly, she deserves it. Always a delight to talk to."

[wowwwhi]

make a gender neutral aita post, cas

ur wish js my command dudde

AM I (m?????? youre not getting my age what are you a cop) the asshole for leaving my husband (???? like 33 or smth hell if i can remember) bc he was entirely unhelpful abt matters regarding my boyfriend (im not even going to elaborate on either age or gender here WHY is this relevant riddle me that)

okso to preface this. the matters WERE death. likeeee. he died. that was the problem. dead boyfriend.

so. be me or whatever. leave home. meet a dude. lets call this guy uhhhh carl or something. have a crush on him (and be p sure hes got a crush on you too) so you start like mock dating. but its never that serious. meet dude number two. well call this one uh. richard. get a lot more involved with richard. marry richard. swear ur. undying fealty or whatever to him. the full extent.

important note 2: richard is like SUPER DEFINITELY a murderer. you did not investigate this at the time you juts thought he was cool and quirky and evil or smth but like he TOTALLY kills people. like. if you were to draw a cartoon murderer thats this dude. got that too?

so carl (who ur still dating btw) hates richard bc hes like 'ok that guy definitely kills people hes definitely a criminal what the fuck why would u marry him. and also wdym our relationship isnt that serious'

and richard who ur still married to is not the GREATESTTT fan of carl bc like. obvious reasons i mean.

but ur like guys shut up i can handle this

okay be me again. keep being me. continue. alr. realise youve married like the THE WORST DUDE EVER.

and then u fail to handle it totally. i MEANNN no i didn't. orr well you didn't. what the fuckass tense are we in rn.

and i dont mean the mruder. that too! but. likeeee. you got into this super fast uve never seen him mad yet or any of those other checks and now ur living in a HOUSE with this dhde

his dish managment is HORRIBLE hes superrrr patronisign (i am younger than him ill give u that much) hes got this habit of being smug abt evry fucjin thing and your always a lilllll bit worried the cops or smth are gknna show up at the door lookin for him

and its slowly becomign less and less uhhhh. hunky dory. if u will.

but ur copin. badly but ur coping.

and EEVEY time u try to bring up an issue he just pretends its not a problem or it doesnt exist or smt

ok.

and thn u wake up to the news ur boyfrienf carl (remember him?) has died .

stupdi accident he didnt need to get involved into. u probably could have talked him out of dying inthe first place kind of 'he didnt need to get involved in' situation. wasnt like. cancer.

so.

bring this up to ur husband over breakfast.

hes actually super understanding and really nice and you work through all of NO OFFUCKING COURSEHES NOT. HAVE U MET THIS MAN.

HES AN ARSE ABT JT. HES MET CARL LIKE AMYBE ONCE AND HES ALREADY ACTUNG LIKE HE KNOWS BETTERT HAN YOU ON THSI SUBJECT

grit ur teeth and bear it mostly bc u knw arguing is NOTTT gonan work. continue ur day as per usual trying to act like your FUCKIGN BOYFRIENF hasnt just DIED

proceed to actually get too sick of it and walk out on him without a word. astounding.

and hes all like 'oh this is ur fault oooh ur ruinign this marriage' and its like shut the FUCK up dude

ur husband then proceeds to absolutely spam u with calls and stuff and eventually u answer

then he makes u kill a bunch of people but were not getting onto that

[klavi]

‼️⚠️This is VENT y’all DONT WANT TO READ, DONT READ⚠️‼️

honestly idk how i’ll act when i’ll actually meet a man bcs i feel like my dad has ruined my conception of “love”, no emotional support, little to none demonstration of love or caring for me, insults, being called a s!ut (witch honestly tf?!?! i’m literally a virgin i haven’t done ANYTHING with anybody and u call me a s!ut? like HOWWWWWW) blaming me for things he did and threatening me and my mom and sister (but like-literally, would drive super fast and in unsafe ways just to scare us) and much more.

Idk how men call women “fatherless” and shit like that cause basically ur talking abt an another man failing at something, and god forbid a man does something wrong! nooooo that can’t be possible it’s actually the wife’s fault she wasn’t good enough of both a wife and a mother! yea that must be it! and like also how they idolize this idea of absent father or leaving ur wife/fiancé and kids for doing “cool single dad shit” bcs they ruined and fuck3d up everything for then cover it up with some excuse like “well, i messed up” (and literally try nothing to “at least” recover something) like fuck off u are all just a punch of puss!es who only likes the idea of owning something and hurt that thing so much bcs u want to see them having to beg for your help and the need of your presence just to shrug it of or “dismiss it”.

And this is where my feelings get in conflict, bcs i hate men, i hate them they are just a bunch of pigs, but at the same time i wish to find a man to whom i can give all of myself and he can do the same with me, that is there for me and gives me what my dad hasn’t gave me, because i crave it so much, so much, the love of a man that loves me for who i am and just accepts me and loves me and is there for me ans holds me, hugs me and tells me that everything is okay, that i’ll make it, that i’ll succeed in what i want to do in life, like a father should, but i guess mine didn’t want to do that part or his way of giving me “support” was by telling me that i would never made it and that i was just a waste of money, that i just wasted his money because i would have never made it and never actually believe in the things that i wanted to do.

and note for the virgin part like literally WHAT MORE WOULD U ASK FOR?! IM 19 AND DONE NOTHING! I DONT SMOKE. I DONT DO DR<GS.NO TATOOS OR PIERCINGS (witch i have nothing against, actually i would like to have them but i literally can’t, but me personally have nothing against who has the latter two that i’ve mentioned) HAVE NEVER BROUGHT A GUY AT HOME BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT ITS NOT MY HOUSE AND I CANT DO EVERYTHING I WANT. IVE NEVER CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE LAW OR ANYONE I WORK I TRY TO DO ALL I CAN I CAN COOK AND CLEAN AND ALL THAT DOMESTOC SH!T AND I DO IT. I KNOW WHEN TO LOWER MY HEAD AND LISTEN WHAT DO U WANT FROM ME?!? HOW AND WHY ISNT THIS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?!

this is probably why i read so many fics abt older fictional man lmao (this is actually not funny i need help/hj)