when thinking about scar and mei's dynamic, I love thinking about why he becomes so attached to her. it's not just a parental instinct, it's specifically identifying with her struggles. the chang clan is small and has little political power compared to the more dominant clans in xing, and it's a struggle just to survive. even though it's not exactly the same, there's this feeling of solidarity between scar and mei because they're both disenfranchised within their respective countries. the sympathy mei describes when she found xiao-mei is what scar feels towards mei, seeing something of themselves in the other and taking pity on them
and there's this other element to him helping her find xiao-mei, and I might be misremembering, but I'm fairly certain it's the first deviation from his revenge based quest. so far, every time we've seen him, he's either been attacking state alchemists, going somewhere to find a state alchemist, or recovering from his injuries. he is very driven when it comes to his goals, but he sees this little girl crying because she is all alone in a foreign country on a desperate quest to save her people and she's just lost the only family she has with her, and he decides to help her. he didn't have to do that, he could have just ignored her or insisted on moving on, but he is not heartless or cruel, he is a compassionate person underneath all the pain, so he goes out of his way to help this little girl find her panda
no wonder mei is constantly reiterating to other people that scar is a good person
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Writing prompt 139:
Danny stares at the umbrella in his hand. Did he just hear it swear in annoyance? At being WET?
"Uh....... hi? Are you meant to be human?"
"You can hear me?"
"Yeah. No shit sherlock. Are you meant to be human?"
"Yes. Yes I am."
Danny sighs and shakes his head. He does NOT need this today with exams coming up. He starts asking questions, finally getting a number to call and ask a family member come to pick up Bruce while he figures out this mess.
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Juno was mad, he knew he'd been had
So he shot at the Sun with a gun
The Heartless Juno Incident! The first in a string of incidents that starts off this AU! I was planning to release a fic with the artwork buuuuuuuuuut its not mentally working so have the art first :3
Heart painted the gun to look like a nerf gun before he used it, with the idea of "if you think I'm childish, I will use a childish weapon to defeat you". He missed, thankfully, although not by much, and broke their fragile balance. (and hush about the poor gun handling that's the point)
Mind is fine btw, just incredibly angry that he had been shot at by his sibling.
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(wuickly edits the post so you don't see the earlier version of the piece)
Onkalo Heart is a Pokémon Sword and Shield fanfic featuring Chairman Rose. After he awakens Eternatus, Rose wakes up days later in the hospital, with a Wishing Star where his heart used to be. It's clear he won't find answers if he turns himself in, so he decides to take his leave and search on his own–but as a man on the run, he's forced to seek help from questionable characters who don't always have his best interests in mind.
My thoughts on Rose as a character + Eternatus as nuclear power + the utena references in SwSh + making an OC to ship with him all combined into this fic. I have put a deranged amount of effort into the themes and symbolism. Enjoy!
Warnings for: graphic depictions of violence, body horror, temporary character death; later chapters have permanent character death.
You can read it on Ao3! (four chapters up so far)
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hi!! maybe 🍬 or 🍄 (or both😉) for the ask game
hi liza!! <3 i'll do both because why not :))
🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character
okay so this might not be unpopular, but i do not think charles is as manipulative/dominant as some want him to be and on the other hand he is not as submissive as others make him - he's the perfect balance of those two if that makes sense lol (explained it more in the tags for those who are interested)
🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings
my headcanon with charlos is that charles loves when carlos is hairy bc he can rub himself all over him. plus he loves when his hair is longer because it suits him more and he can play with his hair (is this me projecting? possibly.)
Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game
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Heartless Masterpost
Because god knows we need it XD I have been writing events out of order so far.
Finally, a Heartless Masterpost! This is more so to put all the fics and important details in one place for people to find, and will be updated weekly on weekends.
Before anything else, a PSA for Heartless AU (I am concerned for your mental wellbeing)
Triggers involved in this AU
Self harm
Suicide (and metaphors for it)
Self-blame
HEAVY guilt
Death metaphors
Main tags for the AU
#Heartless AU is used for LITERALLY EVERYTHING complete wasteland of a tag scroll at your own risk
#Heartless story is for important lore tidbits sorta sorta (I cant change it easily anymore qwq)
#Heartless timeline is for story important events, and will almost entirely be the fics for this AU
#Heartless fanart is the tag for all the lovely lovely fanart I've been getting <3
#rand.ref has all the Heartless character references! (proceeds to link them here anyways, messily)
Summary in brief
Heart gets an extended stay in the Apathy Hole, and that betrayal from Soul combined with Mind insulting him leads him reject his role as the Emotional Side and essentially kill half of himself so that all he is is the muscle known as the heart.
Mind and Soul eventually discover his condition and try to wake him up and get him back. When they do they have to deal with the consequences of what they pushed him to do, because until they do Heart will fight them to return to emptiness, where he didnt have to feel hurt and betrayed and cold. (Heart’s physical condition is directly tied to his function, so until hes willing to accept being the Emotional Side again he backslides rapidly at all times, and Mind and Soul are selfish)
Character References
Heart: Pre-Apathy / Post-Apathy / Recovery / Lost in a Dream RP (Recovery)
Mind/Perseverance: Pre-Apathy / Post-Oath / Recovery
Soul/Penitence: Pre-Apathy / Post-Oath/ Recovery
Whole (Canaan): Base design
Story in phases
Fics in chronological order here!
-2: Cacophony
Juno Incident (art, fic unposted)
-1: Apathy
Currently empty
0: Rot
Currently empty
1: Desperation
Medical Observations (part of the Heart ref, link)
Nightmares and Dreams (link)
2: Guilt
Currently empty
3: Hope
Currently empty
4: Relapse
Chicken plush (link)
5: Recovery
Fashion Choice (link)
Old shirts (link)
Random important information (may be deleted as story is posted and information is used)
IMPORTANT explanation about how HMS work in Heartless
IMPORTANT HMS pronouns
IMPORTANT HMS greatest fears
Heart's black limbs post-recovery (they stay)
Perseverance's personality change in relapse
Relapse plans (evil)
Blood colour
How Heart wakes the first time + angst
Friendship bracelets and bead animals
First aid skills
Perseverance's self harm
Pentience's self harm
Penitence's self harm scars
Recovery sleeping headcanons + morse code usage (1, 2)
Recovery Heart getting mobility aids
Me writing Whole out of existence /silly
What Recovery is about
Sibling relationships are weird
Why does the AU starts at ROE instead of later in the loop
Active and Passive agressors
Lack of physical violence does not mean lack of hurt (1, 2)
What happened to Heart's wings?
HMS nicknames
Heartless is a loop-ender scenario. They are never looping again
Last words from Heart to Mind and Soul (outdated for Mind)
OMG its the og ask and summary for Heartless (surprisingly up to date)
Song playlists
First Draft playlist (link)
Milgram playlist (link)
Evil Dead Ends Corner
Empty for now >:3
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