#hehe spoilers whoops

[apollo-likes-writing]

June of Doom Day Three: Ambushed

Fandom: Star Wars

Character(s): Obi-wan Kenobi, Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker

Summary: An AU where Vader discovers Obi-wan at a much earlier time period. (Set a few weeks before "Kenobi")

Word count: 800

Tags: Angst, nostalgia, major character death, canon divergence.

Author's Note: My motivation went solely into yesterday's prompt, so expect quality control for this one to be a little on the worse-for-wear side of things. Enjoy! As always, comments and reblogs are much appreciated.

@juneofdoom

Masterlist | Day Two

Obi-wan Kenobi is beginning to understand why his former apprentice despised sand so much. 

It’s everywhere. In his hair, in his shoes, down his tunic, in his cot, in his food – no matter where he looks and no matter what he does it is always there: sand. He supposes it’s what he gets for choosing to stay on Tatooine to look over the son of his old padawan.  

He misses him. Anakin- of course. 

He was a brother to him. The closest thing to family one could get to someone disallowed from forming attachments. It’s hypocritical. He knows it is. But one cannot help but look back to more promising times. Where the galaxy was Kenobi’s oyster, and he had the ability to do good. Real good. Not just stabbing droids and fighting various Sith lords but maintaining peace and prosperity between all people.  

Now, Anakin is no more. Replaced and manipulated by Sheev Palpatine to be molded into something inhuman. Something dangerous. He is no longer the small slave boy he met on this very planet all those years ago. He is Darth Vader: the devastating pawn of the Empire that can ground whole Starship battalions with a simple wave of his hand and clench of his fist. And you know the most ironic part of it all? 

Obi-wan is the one who pushed him in the wrong direction in the first place. 

But you already know this. I won’t elaborate. Obi-wan pushes Anakin to the Dark Side (intentionally or otherwise), Order 66 takes place (his brothers tried to kill him), the Jedi are dead (didn’t I say I wouldn’t elaborate? Never mind), and now they are both alone on opposite sides of the galaxy. 

Or so Obi-wan thinks. 

It happens on his way back to the cave he calls home. It’s late evening – the twin suns falling between the cracks in the rock in front of him and blinding him. He carries a lump of bread under his armpit and a bag full of various mechanical parts that will hopefully be used to repair the Speeder he managed to salvage a few rotations ago, as well as the miniscule number of credits he earns at his pitiful job.  

He steps into his home after trudging along for a while, dropping the bread at one point and grumbling as he bends over to pick it up again, only for the contents of his bag to spill out all over the floor. 

His old strength has left him, and the Force is elsewhere, so he is forced to pick it all up by hand. It’s only when he finally returns all the parts to the bag and places it on the table with a tired thud that he speaks. 

“You’ve grown senile in age, Kenobi. I thought you were better than this.” 

He freezes in place. Maybe, if he is deadly silent and still and doesn’t turn around, he won’t see him. 

“Look at me, Obi-wan.” 

Well, that didn’t work. Slowly and with a dreaded pit in his stomach, Obi-wan turns to face his old padawan. Once done, he is rooted to the spot where he stands. Frozen. Useless. 

“Say something, Master.” The courtesy is spat at him like venom and Obi-wan fights the urge to flinch at it. It has been years since anyone has called him that. A black, soulless visor glares at him from where Vader stands in the corner of his room as if he were the Boogey Man.  

“Anakin, I-” 

Vader cuts him off. “Anakin is dead. We killed him on Mustafar.” Obi-wan dislikes the usage of ‘we’ in that sentence. “I am here, finally, to cut off some loose ends. Doing so in this way makes you luckier than most. I’m here to kill you, Obi-wan.” 

It’s then when the Universe decides to play a trick on the old Jedi Master. It’s then when the Universe decides to thrust all the nostalgic memories of the past on the man. The joy, the sadness, the howls of laughter, the sounds of blaster bolts and lightsabres making contact with each other. Times were simpler back then – when Obi-wan was a padawan himself and Anakin a simple slave boy trying to help his mother. The kind, righteous, simple boy who stands in front of him is no longer kind, righteous, or simple. He is a blight of terror that strikes fear into the hearts of millions- maybe even billions or trillions in the galaxy.  

The sound of ignition of Vader’s lightsabre reaches his ears, and Obi-wan closes his eyes. In the back of his mind, he sends a sorrowful prayer and apology to the son of the man in front of him, whom he is yet unaware of his presence on the planet.  

“Do what you must.” 

[mochasucculent]

SURPRISE it's a triptych

Part 1 here

Part 2 here

[sysig]

You're still standing off to the side. Somehow, center stage has shifted from under your feet without you realizing, and you're standing in the wings, performing to no one.

Starring Role (Patreon)

[iikisa]

heres more teacher rin au!!!!

ill have some more deets under the cut about this hehe

Welcome back aoex fandom… I’ve decided for this AU to be called “Tightrope”!!!! Haha,, yeah it’s definitely not what i was saying earlier in that ask..

But yeah!!! I’ll be tagging any post related to this AU under a tag from now on! ;)

(The rest of this will contain spoilers from the manga, but then again this whole AU has been spoilers..)

Alrighty, this time we’re going over the reason for Rin’s appearance… Just as in the manga, Rin becomes “unstable” through Yukio breaking his sword, except in this tightrope au, their relationship was much more rockier than it was in the manga. So much stuff that wasn’t cleared up, lots of avoidance, not so much emotional stability.. There’s a whole background to how Yukio and Rin’s upbringing would’ve happened in this AU because of their little aged-up situation— some events are interpreted differently to fit and others are just completely new, you can assume— so obviously things happened differently between them without Yukio being the cram school’s teacher and Rin actually attending said school to begin with…

So, now that Yukio left Rin for Illuminati, leaving him completely lonely and without a proper purpose to live for in life… Rin’s demonic nature is left in a “tightrope-like” situation.

See how the title relates? And boy does it apply for many other things too.

Where is Mephisto to help with all this you ask? Oh he tried to offer Rin help by going into the past, but even after learning of his origins (I don't think it helped his self-esteem much tbh) Rin still finds himself unable to "restabilize". Like in the manga, it's not until Rin truly accepts both sides to himself is he able to truly stabilize. This AU is obviously more heavy on the twins terrible communication and relationship, so obviously this will be harder for Rin.

For as long as he can remember, Rin's always thought of himself as a nuisance to his family. And with Fujimoto's death, everything seems to be Rin's fault and he's not stupid enough as to not notice the pattern. Unfortunately, this really eats away at Rin, especially with how distant Yukio was with him. So until Rin can learn to accept the uglier parts of himself, he won't be stable. And Yukio is the most important part for him to realize that.

Now… time for the appearance explanation.

When Rin first "unstabilizes" his hair, ears, and eyes change (other smaller details like his canines as well as the newest addition of little nubs on his forehead). The more "unstable" he is, the more prominent these features become—his hair is wholly whitish-blue, his ears and canines are pointier, his eyes are sharper and more vibrant, and his little horns get bigger.

After becoming a not-so-substitute-teacher for the cram school, these features start to become smaller or fade away!!!! Depending on Rin’s emotional state—negative emotions lead to instability and positive emotions leads to stability— his appearance changes. The happier and healthier he is, the more his black roots take place (his original hair color) and the duller his other features become!

Now as for his flames.. I think some logic may be off canon for this but it’ll be fine! He can freely use his flames like he does during the final war-against-satan arc, however, his state of stability changes how precisely he can use them. The more unstable he is, the broader and rougher the attacks. When he’s more stable, his attacks can be more precise and controlled, such as shaping his flames into weapons and other uses.

Anywho, I’ll have to start on making these differences more noticeable for the Rin’s I’m drawing out, because I do like to draw him at different times of his life (if you take note of his hair,,, its one of his best indicators ahah). But yes. Now that I’ve written this concept out (after I drew these sketches whoops) I’ll be showing off a little more of the story once some heavy inspiration hits me. I hope you guys enjoy hearing about this AU as much as I love writing and drawing it!!!!! I’d love to hear feedback or any fic recommendations..! They are my fuel.

Thank you for listening to the end, much love <3

[beemochi-art]

MEGATRON THE DOMINATOR

CHAMPION OF KAON!!

KILLER OF PRIMES!

so, so many names. Megatron is currently in his prime. He doesn’t tire and is seemingly indestructible. What’s even more indestructible is his spirit. Despite him being pretty young for a cybertron leader (especially cause he doesn’t look young.) he’s been through a lot so he was forced to grow up fast.

He has no more family left and is aware that some of his faction he cannot trust. This has left him mostly alone. Unable to let himself go around anyone. Thought most decepticons would die for him, he would too, some of them are waiting for the perfect time to catch weaknesses.

Megatron isn’t the smartest, fastest or strongest deception. But he wants power more than anything. He rules the decepticons as such. In the beginning he had to basically beat the idea into each and everyone of them that he is the leader and is not just some weak arrogant boy. (he still has to for starscream till this day.)

Lore:

Megatron was born as a green spark deep within the Cybertron. He was found by Terminus and his family. Rather than turn megs in to their master to get some kind of reward, they took him in.

Megatron tried many things to better the lives of his family so they could get out of their situation and be free. Megatron tried being a medic when he got old enough because at the time anyone could become one. But a fight happened that he was involved with. Tossing him in jail for a bit. And a law to be past the only medical grade frames could become medics.

This whole situation also caused Megatron to be found out. Terminus protected him but died in the process. Now megatron (megatronus at the time whoops.) Now megatronus having no one am nothing went to Kaon to escape.

Over the years he became the megatron he’s know as today. And the leaders of Cybertron worst nightmare.

-that is a very summed up version of his story. Cause hehe no spoilers.

A little insight on Megs relationship.

Megatron’s finally got to get out of his own head when he met Kiloton. He met him while over seeing a decepticon mining operation. As they spoke to each other Megatron grew very attached to him. And to be honest he was a little bi curious anyways. Kiloton is the only one Megatron can truly trust.

Kilo isn’t very tough and Megatron knows that many would view him as a weakness and a target. So for now their relationship is secret.

Kiloton is also the only one who has told Megs to shut it and Megatron does it.

[kimbapchan]

Hihi!! I just wanna start off by saying I. LOVE. The designs for your roleswap. You have given me many of The Thoughts. One thing I’m a bit curious about: where exactly does Quan Yizhen stand here? You’d expect him to remain a Heavenly Official, but Yin Yu being in Ling Wen’s spot raises questions.

**SPOILERS AHEAD. RUN NOW FOR ALL YE WHOM STILL READ**

With The Brocade Immortal, It’s likely Ling Wen was no longer the one to ‘create’ the Brocade Immortal, so perhaps that ‘honor’ falls to Yin Yu? But then that begs the question of who is the Brocade Immoral in that case? Would it still be the same person as the main novel or would if be someone else? Who could that someone else be? If my initial gut feeling is right then Quan Yizhen being the Brocade Immortal would be neat. Yin Yu feeling guilty for the loss and trying to bring Quan Yizhen back. (If you already mentioned QYZ at some point… whoops..?)

Also pretty curious about the dynamic between the Ghost Kings (well, the Calamities). We can suspect that Xie Lian, Shi Qingxuan and perhaps Mei Nianqing (if MNQ is present) are all on tolerable terms with each other, which isolates Lang Qianqiu, especially since it’s still incredibly likely that Xie Lian was still his teacher assuming Xie Lian wouldn’t continue on his warpath (this is also assuming Xie Lian remains the Crown Prince. But it seems likely because Mei Nianqing would likely have a certain title for Hua Cheng like cannon Jun Wu had given cannon Xie Lian. Plus: The increasing likelihood of Feng Xin and Mu Qing being ghosts supports the theory because if they both *died* rather than abandoning Xie Lian, I don’t think he would’ve held back…

But this is all just a theory! An AU-I-Read-Too-Far-Into Theory!

~ MC Anon (you don’t need to tag it… I just leave a little signature so that I REMEMBER that I was the one who wrote the ask, lol)

I really REALLY love your theories! thankyou for sharing them with me! I already have a comic drafted with Quan Yizhen actually! He is definitely one of my favorite characters in canon story. He reminds me of a very mellow Binghe hehe. I look forward to showing you guys his design in the AU! <3

Oh and yes, of course I would love to show the calamities/ghost kings interact. We haven't seen much of it yet since every comic I've done so far are sort of on Hua Cheng's POV. I'll hopefully make a comic in the future with Xie Lian's POV!

[emerynn]

MAX 🥺🥺🥺

(double exposure spoilers under the cut)

I knew episode 5 was gonna be a nightmare sequence but i still ate that shit up what can i say it's fanservice and im the fan lol

genuinely did get a bit emotional at the end like okay im HAPPY FOR HER

post credits scene was wild?? Not sure how I feel about them just handing out super powers like halloween candy but...okay? and MAX CAULFIELD WILL RETURN HELLO ???? part of me is sceptical and part of me is like yay more max hehe (fanserive, fan, etc.) - either way, guess im gonna be insufferable for a while then whoops

'will you ever go back to arcadia bay' 'one day' 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺girl i'll cry

lowkey the journal entries were nerfed. i mean i dont really care but still.

amanda max flirting scenes gave me major flashbacks to my own lesbian situationship so 10/10 points for accuracy on that one

i really enjoyed all the characters ngl!! and safi was so good and so intriguing i love that they let her be morally dubious oooo

'our lady of the storm' iconic. shes my fucking GIRL.

okay but is safi creating the lis avengers. like what is her plan. im concerned

how many endings were there because i strongly suspect there might have just been one and if that's the case that's hilarious but also like, come on

they kinda baited me with the "two maxes" bit at that one point i was like YES time travel bullshittery and max being a bitch to her alternate self EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED FOR and then i figured out the twist like 10 seconds before it was revealed and i was like well thats cool but.....i just wanna see max bully herself is that too much to ask for.....

'text from: chloe' like okay my heart did skip a beat lbr

okay so did max actually kill safi or what because that was never clear. like i think the polaroids were from the original timeline and then max shoots safi in that timeline leading to timeline 2 which is OUR original timeline i.e. the dead timeline and then...the living one happens asw? or was it like a pre-emptive timeline split did max ever actually shoot safi? i mean someone had to right? maybe this will make sense in the morning. or on the wiki. who can say

knew there was gonna be darkroom shit in the nightmare sequence fuck yeah (lowkey wanted more but hey im just being greedy now)

another tiny criticism but the krampus party did not feel like a college party lol like the vortex club end of the world party felt intense it felt dramatic it had stakes - krampus i was like oh this is giving me dead freshers week vibes guys just animate in some more extras please i know you can do it

music was amazing ofc

man i had this whole theory going on where max died in the "living" timeline at the same point that safi died in the "dead" timeline and that was why there was no alternate version of herself and it was some safis trying to save max while max is trying to save safi thing - obviously very wrong but i still vibe with it

i just really like max okay <3

To form something of a coherent conclusion: Really solid game, with some great scenes (the end of chapter 2 and start of 3 were def the standouts to me) and (in my opinion at least) really really good development for max - she was so clearly the same max as the original game but also she's grown up and she's grown into herself and ahhh it made me so happy to see!

I found some of the twists more effective than others and I think there could have been more build up to the storm (like in the original lis you KNOW it's coming for so long and there's this feeling of dread throughout whereas it kind of felt like we rushed to get to it here), but overall i had a good time, i really enjoyed getting to know the characters, and most of all, i really enjoyed getting stupidly attached to Max Caulfield again <3

7/10 looking forward to going down the rabbit hole with this one and i guess we'll see where we go next...??

[tinyundercover]

A10, A11, B6

A10: How would your character react to switching sizes?

yknow what I’m gonna make a separate post about this, just because I have a lot of asks about this and I want to go into detail :> stay tuned

A11: What’s the worst experience your character has ever had with someone of a different size. (Or the best?) 

��️contains spoilers for pepper&felix through part 13❗️

hehe well pepper has a lot of options. obviously his and felix’s first meeting had been terrifying, especially since he had never met a human before. then there was the time alice kidnapped him which had been completely awful, although at least he knew he had felix around to rescue him. felix interacting with him while drunk had sucked too. 😭 maybe i should give him a break whoops sorry pepper

felix hasn’t had a ton of bad experiences with the borrowers, simply because he is so much bigger and therefore feels more in control. his worst experiences had been when the borrowers were in danger, and while his first interaction with pepper brings back a ton of bad memories for felix, their kidnapping for sure was his worst experience 😔

B6: A trope you’d like to see more of

this is a little redundant but size swaps 😍😍

ok genuinely though, I want to see more of a human shrinking to borrower-size, whether they know about borrowers or not. it has so much potential for fluff or angst, and it’s always so interesting to see a human hang out with a borrower at the same size! I think the reason why a lot of people don’t write it is because it doesn’t contain a lot of g/t interaction, but I LOVEEEEE worldbuilding more than anything and am content to just read two borrowers interacting. like yesss give me the extensive dialogue i love love it sm

[morningstarwrites]

Hi! One day until the new chapter, I'm already vibrating with excitement!!! I was constantly theorizing over the past few days about what would happen next and here are my theories: first, I think that Alastor's favor will include asking Lucifer to help him outright kill the Vees AND to end their "arrangement" after. Which will of course destroy Lucifer but he will still respect Alastor's wish. And here starts my other theory, which is that the fundamental problem with Vox is that he wants Alastor not as a friend or partner or whatever (he thinks he does but no) but more like an object to have. To own! Even if he cared about Alastor at the beginning, he still mostly wanted to have him, like a thropy to put on display, and never as an equal whom he respects. Or this is my interpretation of him in your story. Whereas Lucifer, hating sinners for so long, and awkward as Hell, still managed to respect every boundary Alastor has set up and even when they were just little less than enemies he still respected Alastor as a person to not push his limits. I would absolutely squeal to see Lucifer fucking SCREAM this into Vox's face in full demon form, that Vox doesn't even deserve to breathe the same air as Alastor, because sinner or not, he is not an object or a nonperforming deal but a person with wants and needs and limits and nobody has the right to question them. And he has full right to end friendships if he sees them fit. Alastor would probably swoon a little on the inside hearing this :), but this would also signal two things for him: that Lucifer doesn't despise sinners in general anymore, and that he genuinely cares. Sorry for the long ask, hehe! I don't know what Vox's fate would be like this :D But even if it's a little bit ooc, I'd like to think that Alastor would call off the favor in order to not make Lucifer first thing have to kill for his first friend in centuries and also to resume their relationship. So the Vees would live still but would seriously get their ass whooped. And probably their tower destroyed.

I love how much you thought about this! I especially like your interpretation of Vox's thought process and the differences between Lucifer / Vox in regards to their connection with Alastor.

I won't give you any spoilers! Although the terms of their promise is that they become friendly, and finish their arrangement first before Lucifer owes a favour. So that might give you some more things to chew on 👀

[carica-ficus]

"Gideon the Ninth"

03/12/2023 Reading progress: 276/443 (62%) Read through since last update: 133

I've been reading through the book, but just wanted to give myself more time to write out my thoughts. And I wanted to make a longer compilation, rather than many smaller ones. (I believe it's a bit more easier to follow.) I'm thoroughly enjoying the book so far. So much so, that I try to make time for it every single day and feel really excited about coming back to it.

Recent reactions and thoughts:

Hell, yeah! Gideon got back the key from Harrow. No more dicking around for her. Jail time.

A book bound in human leather... Interesting... There are more than a few instances that suggests that Earth and humans do exist in this story, and necromancers are somehow derived from them (including their culture and religion), so I am interested to see whether or not this gets explained later on. If a aci-fi book connects to Earth somehow, to "reality", it usually offers some sort of hint at what happened with it.

"Maybe rigor... mortis," said Gideon, who assumed that puns were funny automatically." Yeah, well, I too find them funny automatically. So she's not wrong.

Ok, that thing with Harrow controlling Gideon?? So cool.

Anybody else completely lost during Magnus's and Abigail's anniversary dinner? Maybe I was just tired, so I couldn't follow what was going on, but still...

Loved the scenes of Harrow and Gideon working together through that fight!!!!! Fuck yeah!!!

I'mma be mean and say good riddance, lol. (Last chapter of act 2)

Dulcinea is so full of it!!! "You wouldn't duel me, would you?" I would when you say it so suspiciously!!!

I find it so incredibly funny that I read "Put it in the hole, Griddle", stopped and laughed at the innuendo, and then Gideon does the same. *insert that meme of two guys waving at each other and saying "same hat", but it says "same brain" instead*

Oho! Another Gideon mentioned in the notes. Could it be the one she got named after? And the G in the "G. & P." must be this Gideon. Interesting... I have a funny feeling about this and I wonder if it'll turn out to be correct... 🧐

I'm glad Harrow and me are on the same page with Dulcinea. This is why I like Harrow. She gets it.

Muir really went for the jugular when she wrote 4 full pages of Gideon violently dying.

Another murder... Hmmm... Things are getting tense...

Corona seems to be avoiding all and every chance to show of her necromancy skills. Suspicious, if you ask me. 🤔

YES YES YES!!! VICTORY TO CAMILLA! (That dislocation was so awful. Loved it!)

AAAAAAAA THE NINTH RAISES TO THE OCCASION!!! Time for pay-back!!!

And Jeannemary too 😭😭

Aw, man. :( No fight.

I love how much credit Palamedes gives to Gideon when in reality she knows jack shit.

Of course Gideon's only thought was Sex Pal. Why would it be anything else?

I am fighting for my life with the need to look at fanart because I am a little worried about seeing spoilers. I did see one (whoops!), but luckily it just approved of one of my suspicions hehe. Still, I am saying clear of the tag for now. My thirst for content will have to wait until I finish the book. That's it for now. I'll return with a new update soon enough. <3

[hoes4hoseok]

txt as sour

is piper doing one of these for a non-taylor album?! crazy, i know (i wanna space out the taylor 🤌). hope you like this one :)

beomgyu as traitor

"you talked to her when we were together, you gave me your word, but that didn't matter"

i think beomgyu is a kind soul, however, i would not be surprised if he was dating someone else two weeks after you broke up (sorry😭)

his intention wasn't to hurt you, but that doesn't matter because the damage is done! that boy is a traitor!

i can also see him being the one betrayed though :( the whole situation sucks oh my goodness this song is so good

taehyun as driver's license

"can't drive past the places we used to go to, 'cause i still fucking love you"

before i start: this song has so much SOUL & it often gets overlooked now because of how popular it got but it got popular for a reason! it's so good!

anyways...taehyun's a passionate guy. i can see him teaching you how to drive & making memories with you & songs about you only for the two of you to break up 🤧

associating something as common as driving with someone is a dangerous game. don't do it guys. especially if that someone is kang taehyun bc you will never be able to drive again without him popping into your head.

i can also see him singing this?? not thematically but just vocally?? do it taehyun, do it.

yeonjun as good 4 u

"you will never have to hurt the way you know that i do"

seeing yeonjun thriving after you broke up would fucking STING

i said "he wouldn't mean it!" for beomgyu & traitor but like...if you & yeonjun had a messy breakup, he might mean it lmfaooo

&& the thing is, i think yeonjun is considerate, but not enough to put his life on hold for an ex's feelings (whoops)

he would care though. he still wants you to be happy, just not happier than him ;)

hueningkai as jealousy, jealousy

"all i see is what i should be: happier, prettier, jealousy, jealousy"

hueningkai gives me such 🥀💔🙄 energy HEHE i think what i'm trying to say is that he reminds me of teenage angst (txt's concept also definitely adds to that lmfao)

the decision is mostly based on those vibes alone, i don't think he's a jealous guy (plz say you get it 😞🥀)

hueningkai jealousy, jealousy cover when??

soobin as hope ur ok

"don't know if i'll see you again someday, but if you're out there, i hope that you're okay"

spoiler alert i gave this song to jungwon too because i had to repeat a track (only 11 on sour RIP)

soobin seems really thoughtful, so i can picture him being the one thinking about you long after you knew each other

but what i think is more likely is the idea of others thinking of him. he gives of such a warm & approachable energy that i can imagine you'd be touched by even if after simply crossing paths a couple times or sharing a class together

&& those interactions would be enough to make you think about them & him a lot 🥰

enhypen version ☆ 1989 version ☆ masterlist

[navarice]

Finished the first two episodes of Percy Jackson and oh my gods SO MANY THOUGHTS that I simply must share it all. First thoughts foremost is that the cast did wonderfully! CHB and the chosen trio make the world of PJO come alive and it's just chef's kiss. I can't wait for the next episodes to see what they will bring. WARNING: Spoilers under cut.

They changed up some stuff from the get-go, but the initial monologue survived!! Percy is not Percy without "Look, I didn't want to be a Half-Blood."

MAMA JACKSON IS A SLAYYY. "How do you know those who are heroes are heroes and those who are monsters are monsters." YES TY THIS IS WHAT MY FEMINISM NEEDED!!!

The Fruit of the Loom underpants on Mr. Minotaur from the mythomagic cards is an absolute serve.

Grover!!! Mr. Brunner!!! Mrs. Dodds!!! Nancy Bobofit!!!!

Uncle Rick I see you right there hehe.

SMELLY GABE OMG. Love how he's still just a pathetic loser. I can see why they scaled back on the abuse from the books.

Olivia Rodrigo??? Sally Jackson is THAT girl fr. Disgustingly real of her. I can see why Posideon was down real bad. My Spartan Princess Queen Warrior Mother shined when she schooled Gabe (basic white trash).

MONTAUK UGH PAIN. Early visions of Charon were also a great addition. The pacing of the show is really standing out but I really appreciate how they hit the important points.

SALLY DISTRACTING THE MINOTAUR WITH THE JACKET OH WOW SO BADASS!!! She is just as brave as her son and I loved the shift in narrative between the two.

ANNABETH WHOOP THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I ENVISIONED HER SAYING THAT LINE

oh...wow... it's camp....it's THE camp...my childhood...my cabins....the amphitheater...my home...

Mr. D is so different haha and tbh all I see is Pimiento from B99

Love the intense lore drop there Luke, it definitely leaves enough room for plot, exposition, and character arc.

Whoever the guy next to Luke is, he is my spirit animal

CLARISSE IS SOOO COOL I'M ON HER SIDE FOR WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO DO

PERCY LOVES HIS MAMA SO MUCH I LOVE THEIR BOND AAAAHHH. I also love the early hints of disliking the gods and percy's sense of duty

Forgot to mention Grover and his dryad mama?? caretaker?? whatever the case he is so cutie and baby. AND SUCH A GOOD FRIEND/PROTECTOR

Annabeth is Annabething for SURE

CAPTURE THE FLAG

PERCY DICKING AROUND PLSS IT"S SO HIM

these kids are so good at doing their own stunts love a good sword fight

"I'm sorry" *pushes you in the water* (loved the satisfied look on Annabeth's face bc she sure as hell knew what she was doing, and her hunch was right!!!)

"I'm the son of Sally Jackson" YES YOU ARE BABY BOYY. Amazing callback to the story of Perseus and Danae, once again calling back to the bond between mother and son rather than the hero himself.

Percy's character is cemented early, this boy is motivated only by his family and friends, not the gods themselves, absolutely made the magic WORK.

Next episode prophecy???

Overall, this is the adaptation we've all been waiting for. I've never experienced happiness more. Season 2 release when?? HOO adaptation when??? Pls give the whole 9 yards and more

[bakersstreetirregulars]

Last Cookie Standing: Episode 1 - “For the Good of the Team!”

🌰 Extra extra! A new Cookie Run Kingdom online series is airing every Wednesday on YouTube! Twelve Cookies are gonna be macaroon-ed on a desserted island in the Tropical Soda Islands for three whole weeks to compete for 1 million Crystals!

🔎 There’s also a Coupon Code for CRK here for you guys to get 1000 Crystals 💎 for yourself: LASTCOOKIESTANDING

Note A: As a member of our cast with ties to some of the camera crew, Strawberry Crepe Cookie’s availability for asks on this blog and on the Crepe Archives will be amplified until the competition ends or until they are eliminated from the competition, but they will be unavailable to host anything on either blog until then. Their responses here will not be known to the other competitors and will not reflect on their relationships with the other competitors.

Note B: With ties to the camera crew, we can also collect asks from any of the other competitors until they are eliminated from the show. Asks from other sources will be limited.

Note C: A 3.0 version of a pinned introductory post is in the works and will follow once the show is over. Other production notes including regular work on the Baker’s Street Newsblog and Crepe Archives will be on a slowdown or otherwise limited until then to allow me (Editor) to pursue other creative OC and AU projects and IRL professional pursuits. Follow @/timekeepertwister and @/lilywhite-space to see more on my pursuits on the AU side of things.

Note D: We’ll also break down what’s going on in each episode here, but in the name of protecting people from unwanted spoilers, that will all be under the break. I advise you to watch the episode first before opening the break.

Spoilers begin here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Teams are formed on the ship where the opening challenge commences.

Team Crispy

💀 Licorice Cookie

🌾 Rye Cookie

🏹 Caramel Arrow Cookie

⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie

🌟 Madeline Cookie

☕️ Espresso Cookie

Team Crunchy

🍰 Red Velvet Cookie

🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie

🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie

🪔 Affogato Cookie

🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie

��� Cream Unicorn Cookie

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First Challenge

Teams have two minutes to salvage anything they can find on the boat.

🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie coordinates collection of various supplies.

🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie grabs rope under 🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie’s direction.

🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie gets distracted by a sack she thinks would be comfortable to sleep on, which frustrates 🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie. “Pro strats, grandpa. Hehe.”

🌾 Rye Cookie and 🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie have a stand-off over a blanket. Chili Pepper Cookie distracts Rye Cookie and makes off with the blanket.

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Teams travel by rowboat to the island where they’ll be staying.

🌟 Madeline Cookie declares himself leader of Team Crispy, annoying ☕️ Espresso Cookie in the process by not rowing while 🌾 Rye Cookie and 💀 Licorice Cookie row for them. “HAHA! I would, but I don’t want to get my icing wet… I need to look good for the cameras!”

🍰 After landing, Red Velvet Cookie uses his Cake Arm to lift the rowboat, relieving Tea Knight Cookie, Cream Unicorn Cookie, and Chili Pepper Cookie in the process as they were struggling to push the boat ashore. “A true general leads by example.”

*DISCLAIMER* This production- nor this retelling to another channel- does not support Dark Enchantress Cookie.

🍰 Red Velvet Cookie reminisces about the first time he took Chiffon to the beach, then plans to use the prize Crystals to open his Cake Monster sanctuary in a more tropical setting like the island he’s competing on.

⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie uses their Crepe Fists to lift their team’s boat in an attempt to not be outdone, sending the boat skyward and probably into space while scattering the team’s supplies. “Whoops! Hehe… guess these Waffle Bot arms are too strong for their own good. Let’s head to camp!”

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After moving to the campsite…

🏹 Caramel Arrow Cookie gives Team Crispy an inspiring speech. “As a Watcher of the Dark Cacao Kingdom, I can sense the great potential of Team Crispy!”

💀 Licorice Cookie is promptly ignored as Strawberry Crepe Cookie bumps him to one side and Rye Cookie moves firewood to another location that he doesn’t want. “Ohhh, why isn’t anyone listening to me?!”

🌟 Madeline Cookie proclaims that he himself will guide them to make a perfect shelter while the Light keeps them safe. ☕️ Espresso Cookie demands to use precise calculations instead, leading to an argument.

🍰 Red Velvet Cookie starts a campfire with 🪔 Affogato Cookie’s help.

“Pet-sitter options were… limited…” 🍄 Cut to Poison Mushroom Cookie playing with Chiffon in a live-action shot as 🍰 Red Velvet Cookie dreads what could happen to Chiffon.

🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie looks forward to the memories they’ll create while 🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie goes to find a place to chill before the first contest. 🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie grunts in stiff silence.

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First Cookie Trial: Rolling Pin Relay

Teams will run a relay race with 3 runners and 3 blockers.

Runners will run the race in a relay fashion, passing a rolling pin to their teammate. Each runner will face a blocker from the other team who will try to slow them down.

Abilities are allowed!

First team to reach the finish line wins the immunity idol, making them safe from elimination

Team Crunchy

Runners: 🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie -> 🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie -> 🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie

Blockers: 🪔 Affogato Cookie -> 🍰 Red Velvet Cookie -> 🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie

Team Crispy

Runners: 🏹 Caramel Arrow Cookie -> ⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie -> 🌾 Rye Cookie

Blockers: ☕️ Espresso Cookie -> 💀 Licorice Cookie -> 🌟 Madeline Cookie

Pokémon-inspired encounter 1: 🪔 Affogato Cookie VS ☕️ Caramel Arrow Cookie

“🪔 Affogato Cookie uses Sweet Scheme! It’s not very effective!”

🏹 Caramel Arrow attacks with her bow. “The foe 🪔 Affogato Cookie flinched! Caramel Arrow Cookie got away safely!”

Pokémon-inspired encounter 2: ☕️ Espresso Cookie VS 🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie

🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie tries to run past ☕️ Espresso Cookie and asks nicely, but fails.

“☕️ Espresso Cookie uses Grinding! It’s super effective!” 🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie gets caught in the whirlwind.

🏹 Caramel Arrow Cookie passes the rolling pin to ⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie, taking the lead.

Pokémon-inspired encounter 3: 🍰 Red Velvet Cookie VS ⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie

“You may be strong, but just try and stop me now, HAHA!” ⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie and 🍰 Red Velvet Cookie begin a shoving match using their special arms before Strawberry Crepe Cookie exploits an opening to get around Red Velvet Cookie, whose Cake Arm was too deadlocked by one Crepe Fist to catch them “Red Velvet Cookie is paralyzed! He can’t move!”

⚙️ Strawberry Crepe Cookie passes the rolling pin to 🌾 Rye Cookie for the final stretch.

🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie is still stuck in ☕️ Espresso Cookie’s magic whirlwind, halting any progress while annoying 🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie.

Pokémon-inspired encounter 4: 🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie VS 🌾 Rye Cookie “Ha ha! Well, well, well… We face off again.”

“🌾 Rye Cookie uses Distraction! It’s super effective!”

🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie gets distracted by Rye Cookie’s treasure bluff and wins the race for Team Crispy.

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After the contest…

🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie expresses outrage at their loss while 🪔 Affogato Cookie says there’s much to be desired.

🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie encourages them by saying they’ll win next time while 🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie kills the mood by saying someone’s gonna leave.

🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie declares this a lesson to become stronger before throwing out his back.

🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie, 🪔 Affogato Cookie, and 🚂🌌 Milky Way Cookie plan to vote off 🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie. “That Cookie is just too soft for this island.”

🍰 Red Velvet Cookie thinks too much about Chiffon’s safety before 🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie tells him to focus on the game. “🦄 Doesn’t everyone get homesick sometimes?” “🫖⚔️ No.”

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Cookie Council

🦄 Cream Unicorn Cookie says their team will do better next time to become a stronger team and closer friends while 🌶️ Chili Pepper Cookie says “some Cookies could have tried a little harder” which upsets Cream Unicorn Cookie.

🫖⚔️ Tea Knight Cookie says that he should have gone as the first runner in the challenge. “🚂🌌 Thanks for taking the L for us, gramps.”

🪔 Affogato Cookie and 🍰 Red Velvet Cookie say they’ll vote for the strength of the team.

🍰 Red Velvet Cookie chooses to leave the show to ensure Chiffon’s well-being, being unable to go another 20 days without seeing Chiffon. “Apparently, 🍄 Poison Mushroom Cookie forgot the recipe for Chiffon’s new diet.”

[kaeyachi]

Hello, Big Bro Ahaitham AU question here.

With Kaeya in his life, I assume that he's a lot more softer when it comes to emotions. Idk if Kaeya went to Haravatat at the same time Alhaitham did or if he joined the akademiya later (because he was processing their granny's death and Alhaitham couldn't because he was the older there and whoops look at that, angst potential) so I was mostly wondering if Alhaitham studies for longer than Kaeya or not.

Then I wanted to know how did the fight between Kaveh and Alhaitham go here. And what does Kaeya think of it.

What does Alhaitham think of the general mahamatra after the issues he accidentally caused Kaeya?

And lastly, do you have an idea of how Kaeya gets his vision?

IM SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG

Q1: Technically, Kaeya does start later than Alhaitham purely due to age! Kaeya is around 22-23 (based on Diluc's age), while Alhaitham is in his late 20s (Kaveh is around late 20s to early 30s), and for this AU, Kaeya is only 13 when Alhaitham started in Haravatat (some math was involved based on context clues in canon hehe)

I'm saying technically because Alhaitham lets Kaeya read thru his books, so lets just say that Kaeya has a bit of a headstart due to him having seen the same reading material prior to entering the Akademiya.

He is not necessarily softer, but! He is younger when a loved one died, so coming to terms with it was harder. He still had support from Alhaitham (with no bad blood), so while he mourns, it's also not too bad.

Alhaitham does mourn, but not in front of his younger brother. He needed to put up a brave front for him. He does, however, come across the son of his father's friend. They have started a wary friendship...

They only get to spend a year in the Akademiya at the same time before Alhaitham graduated and started working.

Q2: hehehe no spoilers, im currently writing it out as a fanfiction right now, you you will simply have to see huh?

Q3: also spoilers! But yes I already have that plot prepared as well!

Good questions by the way! I wish I had more time to write and proofread my work, but I'm kinda undergoing work hell right now! (too many architectural plans please help me).

I'm hoping I can slowly update regularly once January arrives because I'm going on a study leave from work by then hehe

[loopingpyre]

I read both Orokamonogatari and Wazamonogatari in roughly the space of 24 hours whilst still dealing with work and stuff, whoops. I guess I should go into Nademonogatari now hehe. But first, a couple of thoughts. SODACHI FIASCO AND TSUBASA SLEEPING WERE SO GOOD. Fiasco made me upset repeatedly, and only reinforced my feelings for Sodachi.... she just like me fr...

Tsubasa Sleeping had the greatest use of character voice and was so rich in implication and augh, Tsubasa...... I mean I don't wanna talk about them too much for spoilers. Wazamonogatari was far better than Orokamonogatari, I don't usually compare books directly, but I felt that since these two off-season novels are just 'three arcs' with no real theming, I think I can. It's also easy since Oroka has 1 really good arc (Fiasco), and two arcs I didn't really care about (Suruga Bonehead and Tsukihi Undo), whilst Waza opened up strong with Acerola Bon Appetite and then proceeded to follow that up with the fun Karen Ogre and really fun Tsubasa Sleeping. I wonder if I'll read Nademonogatari or the 3gatsu crossover first....

[oqs-art-corner]

ARC-V Month Day 24: Oh. My. G.O.D.

@arcvmonth

it’s prob not that obvious, but anytime i draw the Yuboys, it’s usually the manga versions of ‘em since i enjoy those part of ‘em more than the anime (no offense to the anime, i still like it)

i’m not great at words, so keep in mind these are just my (badly worded) notes on why i think the ARC-V manga’s neat

(putting this under a read more as it’ll contain spoilers and such)

- alright so starting off, Yuya’s already a fugitive lol (and somehow that’s a lot more interesting than his anime counterpart)

- he’s still a dueltainer, but personality wise a bit more of a deadpan snarker (again, a lot more interesting than his anime counterpart)

- his expressions and actions are a lot goofier (even when dueling!)

- wait how are Sawatari, Shun, and Sora a team in this what

- honestly Phantom’s such a cool nickname

- dude can just materialize a bird, giant paper airplane, and wand he extends to use as a pole vault like it’s nothing (why couldn’t anime him do that)

- he’s got his own hideout i can’t

- also a hacker, which bumps up his coolness

- “yeah, i’m here to find a card called G.O.D. which will destroy everything”

- can pretty much switch into Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri like it’s a regular costume change (just like how an entertainer would do)

- Overscale/Transcend Pendulum just sounds cool too

- imagine your bond being so strong you can manipulate the damn course (no wonder, it’s in the mind)

- honestly not a surprise that Reiji would duel in space of all things

- dang Yuri, you didn’t have to go that deep into that talk

- ah shit, here we go to defeat Eve

- oh this flashback is gonna hurt

- OH, that’s disturbing (muscles exposed?! jesus christ Eve)

- they’re sacrificing themselves cuz they know they’ll always be with Yuya ;-;

- G.O.D. Eyes is here to whoop some ass

- it’s not the end yet ‘til the rival gets one last battle with the protag

- “Divine Go-D/D/D Zero King Zero G.O.D. Reiji” i can’t get over this it’s so stupid plz help

- hehe scarf physics go brrrr

- Yuya won, G.O.D.’s card is ripped to shreds, and both of ‘em gotta go to meet G.O.D’s creator (presumably)

so yeah, those are my notes that more or less summarize what happens in the manga, thus i’ll end this with an unfunny meme cuz i don’t feel like drawing: