#heidi might bear

[tuxebo]

hiii, how have your days been? i hope you are doing well. i read your response to my previous ask and i love the way you express yourself (in general, not just in that post) it's clear that you are passionate and really have a purpose in your political sector. and don't apologize for talking about a topic like el tren de aragua, i also think that regardless of the political sector one is from, IT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS VISIBILITY damn— the things they do have no justification whatsoever and it only takes a little humanity to notice it

i just wanted to stop by and say hello, ive been in exam week and ^^; if im being honest, im trying to survive LMAO and a question first of all, do you have a favorite animal that is not so well known? :)

have a good night! 💤

—🦭

Thank you so much, I am glad to hear that I am being clear with my speaking. It is so unfortunate to see so many politicians incapable of even forming a sentence, I take being able to speak properly very seriously.

As for these things I'm truing to bring attention to, I completely agree. As an independent, it is not Republican vs. Democrat. They are monsters. Aurora, Colorado is worse than El Savador (Amazing what President Bukele did, might I mention)! Countries are sending their criminals to America as if we are some trashcan for these garbage "humans." Too many lies, too much propaganda from the Democrats that keep taking them. I don't know if you saw the debate, but Haitians are eating pets (cats & dogs) in Springfield, Ohio. They are going to parks, stealing ducks, and cooking them, too. DAVID MUIR IS A LIAR. One of many lies that made that rigged debate.

As for your exams, already??? 😭😭 My goodness, hoping for the best for you! I don't know when your school started, but it feels like it all just started yesterday. The California heat is still here, it's too hot for exams.

I don't have a favorite animal, I love so many of them, but the sea horses are so silly? Genuinely, I don't understand them, and I love it. I don't know if you watch TierZoo, but I love that channel. I learned a lot about animals from there and the sea horses are the silliest of them all. They exist and just constantly get beat up, it is so fascinating. They also look so interesting, I can't think of another animal that looks like it. They also move so funnily, too. They are cute though!

This technically doesn't count as not so well known but I also love, love, love sea otters. Oh, how I love them. They are so cute. I did my whole scientific paper on them, there are also videos of them just being sea otters and it is just so adorable to watch.

I really like sea animals in general, I would definitely be a marine biologist! The pufferfish's mating rituals are absolutely adorable, the making prints in the sand? I think it is cuter than the penguins and their really smooth pebbles, which is also so pure. On the other hand, female Octopi throw whatever they get their tentacles on at unwanted male octopi suitors. That is so funny to watch, not cool, but as a concept it's funny.

I hate kangaroos, though. They are UGLY, they STINK, they always wanna TUSSLE. They are why I will never go to Australia, sorry I would try to throw hands and it would not end well 😓🫢 Same goes for dolphins, they have bad personalities.

I gave you more than you asked for, but what about you? Do you have a favorite? Have a nice night, I hope your exams go well!

[simpfordemetri]

The guards with a sleepy mate?? Would they be soft and gentle or would they be normal uhhh i need it so bad😚😚

Volturi guards X Sleepy Mate

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ALEC

He didnt expect himself to react like that just by the figure of you sleeping

But he did

He found himself totally in awe with you ,more than ever

And for the first time he didnt want your bite date to arrive

Even if the Volturi decided they could wait two more years to change you,in that moment he felt like two years werent enough,he needed more nights to feel this warm sensation that your sleep causes him

But he is not a creepy Eduardo Cullenardo(sorry)

He will actually sit next to you in bed,hand on your back caressing it softly and just enjoying your warm.

JANE

At first it was nothing special

A human sleeping,i mean yeah her human but it was sleeping,nothing surprising that humans do.

Until one day you had a really bad week and asked her to stayed with you while you napped for a bit as she was off dutty

What she didnt realise all this time is how relaxed she feels next to you,hearing your hearts beats and your slow breathing

And when out of nowhere you grabbed her hand while sleeping?

She had a brain stroke and she swear that not even possible to happen to vampires

She just concentrates on your breath and heartbeat while you sleep,and she feels nothing but a bit human

Adding that she also needs to at least hold your hand or your pinky while you sleep,she prefers that rather than cuddling tbh

DEMETRI

He becomes so so so soft

I mean he already becomes soft at the minimun thing you do because he is just so enamored by you

Like you could lift a finger and he will celebrate it tbh

He makes sure to be next to you whenever you sleep,it can be a simple nap or night time,he is there

And he is all over cuddling you,prefering to be the big spoon ans having his head resting on top of yours

Cause then he is able to kiss your forehead everynow and then

Now,if you mumble something or talk in your sleep he gets so excited cause can humans do that?

And the first time that happened he for sure thought you were awake and started to have a conversation with yoj until he realised you were talking in your sleep and got so confused

FELIX

Homeboy loves when you sleep because is a form of making sure that for a brief moment of the day you are calm

But he is afraid of getting into bed with you and cuddling you because he does not want to fuck up by even moving accidentally a bit and waking you up

He knows its facts that when humans are suddenly wake up we get really mad

And the last thing he wants is you screaming at him in the middle of the night (if its not because he is making you scream of an orgasm)

So he just stick to sit on the sopha next to the bed reading while you sleep

You know he is there and he knows you are sleeping well and no nightmares are happening so you both are content

However if you two have sexy segss the of course he will spend the night in the bed cuddling you,or if you ask him he will too

He is a gentleman i love him my pookie bear

HEIDI

Yes

Like i dont have anything mire to say but i must so here i go

Firstly she is all over buying matching pjs and wear them to bed as if she were going to sleep to

Actually she likes pretending she can sleep

She will like to be the little spoon and gets a bit sad when you get too comfy in your sleep that you turn around and stop cuddling her

The first times that happened she almost woke you up to ask you why did you do that

So she have to remind herself you are sleeping and she might as well be the big spoon now cause Heidi my love its your turn

Loves playing with your hair while you sleep and scratching your head

Hi pookies i tried to make the title a bit more cute do you all like it 🥹🥹

[fictionaldogcompetition]

Contestants!

Below the cut is the contestants and their matches!

Each poll will be 1 week long, and they'll go out 10 at a time. The exact date and time polls will start going up is a little up in the air right now, because I'm going out of town over the weekend. So they might begin as early as Monday 18th, but probably not later than Wednesday 20th. I'll let you know the night before.

Anyway, just think of this delay as time to write propaganda ahead of your dog's poll going up!

Ruff Ruffman (Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman) vs Muttley (Wacky Races)

Snowy (Tintin series) vs Dog (Columbo)

Maliketh, The Black Blade (Elden Ring) vs Wolfie (Until Dawn)

Unnamed Dog/The Imitator (The Thing) vs Whisper the Wolf (Sonic IDW comics)

Queen Teatinu (Healin Good Precure) vs Nigou/Tetsuya 2 (Kuroko no Basket)

Melody Amaranth (Super Lesbian Animal RPG) vs Pappy van Poodle (Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball)

Sunkist (HLVRAI) vs Dog that can Drive (Drawfee)

Hylian Retriever (Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) vs Wolf (Minecraft)

Bee/Bay (Dragon Ball Z) vs Shadow (Homeward Bound)

Blue (Blue's Clues) vs Ein (Cowboy Bebop)

Snoopy (Peanuts) vs Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

Argos (The Odyssey) vs Barkspawn (Dragon Age)

Diogee (Milo Murphy's Law) vs Winston (Hannibal)

Good Boy (DuckTales) vs Bear (Person of Interest)

Daisy & Winnie (The Mistholme Museum Podcast) vs Heidi & Jackie (Hello from the Hallowoods) 

Missile (Ghost Trick) vs Sparky (Frankenweenie)

Bond (Spy X Family) vs Goddard (Jimmy Neutron)

Scratch (Baldur’s Gate 3) vs Iggy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Cujo (Danny Phantom) vs Cujo (Cujo (1983))

Momiji Inubashiri (Touhou Project) vs Tequila/Ernesto Salas (Arknights)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes) vs Scooby Doo (Scooby Doo media)

Shrimp (The Upturned) vs Holidog (Holiday World)

Rapunzel the Corgi (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) vs K9 (Doctor Who)

Blue (Wolf’s Rain) vs Shiba-Warrior Taro (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Annoying Dog (Undertale) vs Old Dan & Little Ann (Where the Red Fern Grows)

Chou Chou (Shoujo Cosette (Les Miserables anime)) vs Porthos (Star Trek: Enterprise)

Pompompurin (Sanrio) vs Krypto (DC)

Sorry-oo (Moomin) vs Tau (Palia)

Jake the Dog (Adventure Time) vs Lesser dog (Undertale)

Noodle (Nona the Ninth/The Locked Tomb series) vs Nina Tucker/Alexander (FullMetal Alchemist)

Lucky the Pizza Dog (Marvel Comics) vs Seymour (Futurama)

Wishbone (Wishbone Series) vs Angelo (Final Fantasy VIII)

Ox (Dimension 20: Unsleeping City) vs Hewie (Haunting Ground)

Bingpup (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System) vs Elena (Spiritfarer)

Barnaby B. Beagle (Welcome Home) vs Charlie B. Barkin (All Dogs Go to Heaven)

Polterpup (Luigi’s Mansion) vs Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)

Santa’s Little Helper (The Simpsons) vs Slink/Slinky Dog (Toy Story)

Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog) vs Twig (Hilda)

Zosimos/Zozo (The Glass Scientists webcomic) vs The BTS Wolves (Midnight Burger)

Unnamed Dog (Teletubbies) vs Shigure Souma (Fruits basket)

Dachsbun (Pokemon) vs Hector J. Peabody (Mr. Peabody & Sherman)

Inuyasha (Inuyasha) vs Frank the Pug (Men in Black)

Sam (Sam and Max) vs Barnabas (The Sandman)

Duck Hunt Dog (Duck Hunt) vs Mira (Silent Hill 2)

Fairy (Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Shiloh (Shiloh series)

Makkachin (Yuri!!! On Ice) vs Becquerel/Bec (Homestuck)

Rush (Mega Man) vs Dogmeat (Fallout 4)

Dog (Good Omens) vs Zamazenta (Pokemon)

[clonedchaos]

Machine Memories- Day 7: Projection

Summary:

Heidi has a gift for the Projectionist.

Rating: G/PG

These next few prompts may be on the shorter side, this upcoming week is going to be busy! Please bear with me.

The Projectionist was always drawn to the shadows of the studio. It was an innate feeling, and one that took him to the deepest depths where few dared to venture. Here, he frequently spent his days in a maze of winding hallways and pools of ink. Only the projections thrown up against the wall kept him company, unless he had a sparse visitor or two of course. 

A faint ring diverted his attention from a projected picnic scene. It was the elevator.

Someone was down here.

The Projectionist sloshed through the puddles towards the center room in a mix of tension and curiosity. A Lost One with a bow tie around her neck and a crinkle in her eyes was waiting at the base of the stairs. His limbs slackened at the realization that there was no immediate danger. Heidi was the closest thing he knew to harmless; having wandered down here one day with her daring explorer friend.

She bounced on the balls of her feet and waved him over. "Morning, Shutter! How are you today?" Heidi asked.

The Projectionist whirred in response, mostly in objection towards the nickname. Oh well, it couldn't be helped. She was going to use it one way or another.

"I have a surprise for you!" She continued and reached into the overflowing satchel just barely hanging on by a thread at her hip. She pulled out a compact camera and a shiny film reel. "Audrey took some pictures of the outside world! We just figured out how to transfer it to a reel! Would you like to take a look? I figured you might enjoy it."

The Projectionist's gears clicked. The outside world? He hadn't given much thought to that. All he really knew were the studio's depths. It was the only home he knew.

He stepped forward and tilted his head as a sign of acceptance. Heidi removed the present reel and replaced it with the new one. Instantly, flashes of color were thrown against the wall. Greens and browns of trees mixed with a rich blue. Puffs of white dotted the sky in varying shapes and sizes. Pink tulips and clumps of lavender danced in the wind.

The next slide was of a small orange critter with triangle ears, pink nose, and a tufted tail. He had never seen a creature so peculiar. It reminded him of the Ink Demon in a way, only with slitted eyes and fluffy fur. 

A pebbly shore stood in stark contrast with a foaming sea-green ocean. A bright yellow orb sank below the horizon, painting the sky with vibrant oranges, yellows, pinks, and blues.

What was it like? To see something other than pools of ink and rotting wood?

The Projectionist went through each and every photo, frequently backtracking as he noticed more and more subtle details. 

Heidi silently stood by, still bouncing on her heels as she observed the projections. "Brilliant, aren't they?" She finally asked.

Brilliant. Yes, it was. Suddenly his world got bigger. It was somewhat scary, and bright. But it was also filled with bursts of color... and life. Life outside of the studio, of the shadows.

He hoped one day he'd be able to see it.

[destiny-in-the-universe]

Welp. I did it again [RC9GN Infection AU]

The never-ending brainrot on this stupid show is going to be the end of me. Honestly, this is just me being hyperfixated on post-apoc universes and the fact that I will make things dark on a whim because I just felt like it (I'm sure I'm not the first to make an rc9gn infection au, so in the off chance my idea sounds like someone else's- i apologize)

Thoughts on Infection Lore

Honestly, to make this fully work- it's essentially a more 'progressed' version of stanks; someone who becomes corrupted by the Sorcerer now suddenly becomes a mindless monster (if you are susceptible enough, not everyone will remain stuck as one- don't question this right now)

My personal take is this; not everyone who's been stanked will be infected, but certain people will be placed at risk due to the following:

~ people who have less obvious ways to be destanked are placed at risk

(long author's version: those who have 'unfinished business' and are still dealing with the inner turmoil of whatever stanked them in the first place will be infected, remaining stuck as a monster for longer periods of time.)

~ after a certain amount of days have passed by (if the person hasn't been destanked by then), they will remain permanently stuck as the monster; the way i see it is the sorcerer's a powerful foe and increased the power in his stanks which makes it an even bigger problem when no one knows what caused the transformation - i feel more than it being fueled by fear, it's a multitude of different things at once - and essentially, it corrupts the individual

~ deterioration is an unwelcome side effect (some people only have the 'essence' of the stank, so to speak, in them- and it causes deterioration to the body, consuming the negative thoughts before it triggers the stanking)

~ the mind becomes a lot more animalistic in nature and once it reaches a certain point, there is no going back- destanking won't work, and the individual is simply stuck as a rampaging monster

(author's cut: i need to flesh this out bc this will follow a slightly different route than what i've done before when it comes to the infection au; one thing to note though is things like being a carrier or having immunity do still exist-)

Character Thoughts

I'm going to do this in-reverse; starting with the villains - McFist and Viceroy - at this point, the duo aren't working for the Sorcerer anymore; if anything, they are on their own- attempting to seek refuge within the McFist Industries building, but they can hole up there for so long. McFist has ceased trying to get revenge on the Ninja completely ceased, and Viceroy is simply attempting to figure out the best course of action on keeping both of them from being attacked- (I definitely see them becoming important somehow, but for now this is what I'm working with) [small author's note: Bash and Marci are there, i'm not as mean as to separate them... yet)

The Sorcerer's role in this is ridiculously major and will come into play as the story progresses- (not entirely how just yet, but honestly i might have to retcon the information from season 2 for this to work, just bear with me here)

Not all of the high school students will be important because genuinely I do not have the attention span- and this will be focusing on a specific group/party, not everyone or I would go insane (as if I don't already have other ideas to flesh out) [author's cut: some will be stanked, the rest will be there for different reasons]

Now, to cover the main group-

For starters, we have our girls - Heidi, Debbie, and Theresa - who will be something of a power trio; Debbie definitely is something of a pack leader- she takes charge, and Heidi backs her up in things but of course that leaves Theresa as moral support (though this girl deserves to have her moment to shine; however, in order to keep things on the down low for now, well, this pup ain't talking /lh)

I plan on keeping Heidi, Debbie, and Theresa as the first group- they're not going to be meeting with the rest of the party until things start escalating in intensity; again, no spoilers- this idea for now, is a WIP and I just want to see who might be interested

Then of course, we have the boys - Randy, Howard, and Julian; the way I see it this takes place after a stank incident gone wrong, because apparently the person doesn't transform back (and there's something off, something not-human- like they're not present anymore)

Howard forces Randy to run, knowing there's nothing that can be done- (more people become prone to the Sorcerer's doing- corrupting those unfortunate enough to get too close); though things are going to get so, so much worse. This part isn't necessarily spoilers but I do see one particular stank incident getting worse, and well- to not spoil too much again, someone becomes hurt and the duo are forced into hiding. Julian enters the picture, and you have this trio now facing a threat none of them thought was possible (stanks are one thing, not understanding why they still won't turn back is an entirely different story)

Randy becomes desperate to fix things- but he doesn't want to hurt anyone; surely, there has to be a way to return everything back to normal [author's cut: i have so many plans for this boy, and i do intend to make things difficult]

As for Howard, he learns to assume a sort-of second-in-command status (but i'm going to cause tension, and it's going to be a thing until i kick in new elements in)

Julian, though, my sweet summer child- is weirdly thriving in this environment (but he is also going through it a little- this still has post-apoc elements keep that in mind)

With Randy and the Nomicon, however, hoo boy do I have plans I can't share just yet- however, I will say complications arise esp. considering there's more going on (communications may be cut, is all i'm saying; details still in the works)

Relationship Thoughts

So far, everyone will remain strictly platonic but- I do plan on creating a team-like dynamic between the main six;

~ Randy and Julian do become closer- I honestly feel there was a lot of robbed potential in their relationship esp. following the s2 finale

(author's cut: Julian as part of the informed team of the Ninja would have been such a neat element. Also, the fact he was in the Land of Shadows, but I'm getting sidetracked- seriously, there's going to be an expanded upon relationship between Randy and Julian; also sidetracked comment: Randy and Howard should have stayed members of Der Monster Klub, def not because it parallels D&D no-)

~ I also want Randy and Debbie to become closer because hoo boy, there is again- a lot of potential with them. There's something specific I'm aiming for here and I can only hope I do it correctly-

(another small author's cut: Debbie will need to accept exposing the Ninja is not something that can be her only end goal, there's something much bigger happening; something she couldn't even fathom- but of course, when have i ever made things easy for the main cast /lh)

This post is getting insanely long, but honestly let's just wrap things up with the usual ending;

Under-the-Cut Details

~ this little bit of information is what has me brainrotting over an au literally no one asked for: permanent stanks is literally like dealing with a wild animal; having to make a tough decision due to this is what i'm aiming for here. good luck

~ this is a mature horror-based genre, do not go into this thinking it'll be lighthearted because this is the exact opposite

~ i don't see the nine realms being a large part of the au, and if you do want to see more of this- i'd just recommend checking out the fanon plans i have for the would've-been season three and beyond-

~ i'm sure some of you will be curious on how the infection/"virus" will affect Randy and the answer to that, well, is you'll just have to wait and find out- no one is going to be having a good time and that does include him, have fun

~ in regard to the tengu- honestly, you will see this being a thing- but how? you'll just have to wait and see

(author's cut: this is currently a Work in Progress (WIP); genuinely this will be a darker outlook on the series as a whole, given this is literally post-apoc and covers what could easily be dark magic, but also- intense feelings of paranoia, spiraling negative emotions, and more...

there's going to be a lot happening, but for now this is all i can provide- the non-spoilers edition)

To wrap up some of the things again,

Group 1 - Debbie, Theresa, and Heidi (currently separated from the boys - decided to try and take shelter at the high school, planned reunion in later arcs)

Group 2 - Randy, Howard, and Julian (presumed missing - were also separated from the others; managed to escape during a dangerous stank attack)

Group 3 - Viceroy, McFist, Marci, and Bash (currently seeking refuge at McFist Industries; Viceroy has been attempting to ward off any threats using his inventions but for how long will this work?)

[antimonyandthyme]

wip snippet game!

thank you @rosyjuly for the tag <33

tagging @kritischetheologie, @elementalmoments, @astronomical-light, @unabashedlycasualangel and @sebrrari if you'd like to play!

The sun is a molten grapefruit in the sky. Nearly three months without a single drop of rain, the weight of the world is bearing down on them like glass over an anthill. If Sebastian spares any more water for his chickens, he’ll only have one cup rationed to last himself through the day. He looks at Heidi, Mint, and Pickle, and does it anyway. The corn he’s growing has withered so severely even a meagre harvest is in question. One farm down, Mark’s wheat is burnished brown and spiky to the touch. Jenson, opposite him, is faring no better with his greens.

The people are desperate, and so is their king. That night, as Sebastian fights for an inch of rest in the stifling heat, the king’s high mages perform their ceremonies.

And that morning, Sebastian’s farm is on fire.

Sebastian wakes to Jenson banging his door down. “Seb. Seb! Your corn!”

But the corn isn’t burning, despite the flames dancing all around their leaves. The entire acre of land is ablaze and there isn’t a whiff of smoke. No trace of ash in the air either. With the flickering light the corn almost looks golden.

Stupidly, Sebastian reaches out a hand to touch. He knows down to the marrow of his bones that the flames will not burn him either.

Mark grabs him and yanks him back. “Don’t, okay? Let’s figure this out first.”

He knows what his friends are doing. They’re stalling. It’s clear as crystal this is a sign from the sun god, and something of this scale will reach the ears of the king in no time. Jenson and Mark are only trying to delay the inevitable, worry apparent in their eyes.

Sebastian shakes Mark off and plucks off three ears of corn. It might be the last meal he has with his friends. He pulls them into his hut. The corn he puts into the oven to bake, using the last of the butter he’s saved up. Jenson boils water for coffee, while Mark hunts around for something to make it stronger.

It’s the best tasting corn he’s ever had in his life. Made better still with the whiskey in his coffee. Mark and Jenson try to laugh at his jokes even through their sombreness. Mark tweaks his ear and says, “Be good—” and then abruptly changes it to, “Be careful.”

No amount of care will protect him from the wrath of a god, but this time, just this time, Sebastian doesn’t argue with Mark.

An hour later there’s a posh knock on their door. Sebastian’s a little glad he only had a quart of whiskey left, or the three of them will be blindingly drunk in front of the king’s guards.

Sebastian is pulled out of Jenson’s hands, and taken to the palace. It’s only halfway through the journey that Sebastian realizes he’d forgotten to say goodbye to his girls. He consoles himself with the fact that Jenson will have some room on his farm for chickens. He knows Mark probably won’t take them. Mark doesn’t like birds. Sebastian presses the heel of his hand into his eye, and tries not to cry.

The king announces, “You have been chosen,” as if it were some revelation.

For once in your life, shut up, Sebastian hears Mark say, and he manages to hold his tongue before he tells the king, I know.

[moonlight-starlight-lady01]

Hi. I dont know if requests are open but can you do randy cunningham x reader Who is bully in the school but the only person who she isnt bulliying is randy. It can be gender netural.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH I love this one! Thank you. This is going to be a Victorias tv show moment. (You know how Beck and Jade are a couple? That’s what you guys are basically)  Masterlist

When you walked around with your friend group bullying people left and right. Heidi Weinerman was your best friend and she would always make fun of her brother's friend. Randy cunningham. You had a little bit of a crush on him. You one time found Heidi pushing Randy away from the  popular table at lunch. You just sat there looking at him with a slight frown refusing to blush. 

Looking at the last pizza slice in the cafeteria you were gonna grab it, someone's hand wrapped around yours. 

“Woops, sorry did you want this slice?” A familiar voice rang through your ears as you looked up. Randy Cunningham, and he was smiling at you. “I’ll let you have it. If you don’t want it?” 

“You can have it.” You whispered quietly, looking away blushing slightly.

“What was that?” He asked, confused.

“I said you could have it!” You yelled in his face. Your face was now red from being flustered, not used to being nice and giving away things. Even though it wasn’t yours. 

“Uh, wow ok thanks!” Randy said, walking over to howard. That was the only beginning of you not being a bully to Randy Cunningham. 

—

Walking across the street you just got some of your favorite food,  McFistios. Then you suddenly hear bloody murder screams and a giant growl. Looking behind you, you saw an animal robotic creature.  It looked like a bear, and it was charging at you running full speed. You were so scared, scratch that, you were terrified. That was until you got picked up by someone and hoisted in bridal style. 

Hearing the wind whooshing and slicing at the shells of your ears you didn’t even realize what was happening. Clutching on black soft stretchy fabric you smelled something familiar. Cologne maybe? It was like it was tugging on the back of your brain. The way the ninja was caring you felt like he was uncomfortable, stiff even. Landing on top of the roof you were still clutched to the ninja, like he was your only life source. 

“Uh, you can let go now.” The ninja said kind of awkwardly. That voice… sounded kind of like… Randy cunningham!

“Randy?” You asked suspiciously, then let go of him immediately. 

“Umm- I’m not RANDY? I mean who even is he?- Like I would never be someone named Randy, hehe, smoke bomb!” The ninja said, then struck his famous last words, with red smoke covering your vision, and other senses. 

—

“Is it true you got saved by the ninja!” one of the unpopular kids asked. 

“Yes, and now go away you freaks!” You said pushing past the group swarming you. Walking across the cafeteria you arrived at the ‘popular’ table and sat down.  Mcfists step-son, Bash smirked at you and said:

“You know you can just admit it.”

“Admit what?” You asked clenching and unclenching your jaw.

“You figured out who the ninja is.” 

“What! Bash shut your trap! I did not!” You yelled and shoved a spoonful of green jello into your mouth. 

–

“You know Howard, I might just tell her.” Randy said, staring at you from a distance.

“What the cheese cunningham!? Tell the famous popular girl bully about your big ninja o'clock secret!”  Howard said, waving his hands in a dramatic motion. 

“I know, but she already figured it out, Howard.” Randy said, still staring at you from afar.   

“Fine but don’t say I didn’t tell you so when I clearly did.” Howard said realizing he was never gonna win this.

—

You were in class when you got a note that read:

—

Opening the door that led to the roof you found the ninja leaning against the wall of the school. 

“Um, hi? Why are you here ninja? I'm supposed to meet someone.” You said still having the note in your hands. 

“Listen Y/n, you already know who I am.” The ninja walked toward you. Putting his hands behind his head he started pulling off his mask. Finally seeing the results of him pulling off his mask made his true form show.

“RANDY!?!?” You gasped. 

—

Let's say you both are happy. Even though things can go a little out of hand.

Like Randy apologizing for your rudeness all of the time. Or sometimes having to pull you away from an argument and take you to the park for a cool time.

Cuddling is a must. It helps with your bullying. Wearing his shirts while cuddling is a good way for you to cool down too. 

You love Randy’s scent, it makes you calm. 

Ooh, when you need a lift somewhere just get on the Randy express guys! Even in his ninja suit he carries you in bridal style and takes you wherever you go.

Sometimes he gets distracted with work, and the nomicon too but he still loves you with all of his heart. Even if you bully people.

[doueverwonder]

I'm so sorry if I'm bothering you, I just love all your OC's.

I kinda wanted to hear about Austria-Hungary, more specifically how Aushun reacted to her death.

oh boy, and no your not, absolutely I can talk about Edith. I'm gonna put the whole thing under a cut bc major tw: for death, mentions of war, and people neglecting their own health because of guilt.

okay so, Edith Stafania Rosemarie Edelstein; she's the as you said representative of the Austro-Hungarian empire, she was born June 8th, 1867 making her 148 years younger than Liesl, 52 years younger than Ludwig, and 109 years older than Franz.

She's terribly stubborn and overdramatic, the second one especially when she's proven wrong; like no one likes being proven wrong but she'll be driven to full out fits over it. The stubborn one more pertains to when she decides something is true it must be true, there's no other way things can be. In her defense on both of those she was very small.

She started counting Ludwig as her best friend as soon as she was old enough to know what a best friend was, Ludwig thought it funny that his little cousin was so attached to him if anything. He called her 'Ditte' which is technically the Danish diminutive of the name but I thought it was cute so it stays.

Liesl as all older siblings do got annoyed by Edith more than most but also would have thrown herself in front of a movie vehicle for her; y'know as all older siblings would. There was a fairly large age gap in between them that made their relationship somewhat odd, Liesl was good at helping take care of Edith when she was a baby, but once Edith was old enough that she wanted to play with Liesl they didn't spend nearly as much time with each other because Liesl didn't want to play most of the games Edith did. (She would fairly often though indulge her little sister in playing castle and being the queen of said castle)

Edith was Roderich and Erzsébet's for lack of better term "miracle baby" (even though considering physical age the title would probably be more accurately applied to Franz) after they lost their second child they decided they still wanted more kids, and tried for a couple decades before giving up. Then when they made up and resumed their relationship in the mid 1860s in comparatively no time at all they were expecting Edith. So she was special, the only one of their kids that was planned and the only one that was born in wedlock (not that important now but this was the late 19th century so bit more important then); as much as they don't want to admit it their world revolved around Edith.

in 1918 she was eight years old, physically. She had been sick the whole war, that wasn't unusual. It didn't make it easier to bear, but they weren't that worried either. Until the end, unlike the last person in the family to pass--Heidi, Holy Rome--there was no gradual decline at the end. She was the same amount of sick she had been the whole war, no concern, she'll be on the mend any day now. Then one morning someone went to go check on her and she was dead.

as for their reactions; by the time Edith actually passed in September on 1919 Erzsébet had already gone back to Budapest and would find out about her daughters death through a far too cold and formal letter. This would happen on both sides but Erzsébet would blame herself a lot, way too much "if i had just stayed with him she could have survived, if I hadn't left, if-" ignoring the fact that their were a dozen reasons the empire crumbled. Her staying might have not changed anything. But she was convinced for a few years this was all her fault, it woukd effect her even years later when she would find out she was expecting Franz; her initial reaction would be to be terrified at the idea of having another child, because that brought about the possibility of losing another child.

Roderich blamed himself sure, but unlike Erzsébet he didn't stop there. It was everyone else's fault too, it was the ww1 Allies who killed his daughter. It was Vuk's fault for killing the archduke and setting off the war. It was Adéla and Evžen's fault for leaving the empire. He even blamed Gilbert and Ludwig at some point. It was everyones fault, her blood was on their hands as far as he was concerned. He buried his daughter because of everyone else's actions, not his own. It would take him years, decades even, to get over this mentality Victim theory. And when he finally would, it would have gathered a lot from both the world wars, and even some things before to the point that his entire belief system would crumble around him. The entire thing would be set off on Edith's Birthday.

as he did every year Roderich would walk himself down to the cemetery with some flowers and some new little trinket he thinks she would enjoy. And he has a conversation with his daughter, "good afternoon. Happy birthday Mäuschen; you're how old now? 120? impossible you were born just yesterday" starting in 1992 Erzsébet & Franz would join him. By 94' so would Liesl, and a year later so would Ludwig.

Roderich and Erzsébet spend a lot of time questioning what could have been done differently, what could have changed how everything turned out, if there could have been a way to save her. But sometimes, like on sunny days in June, they have to stop asking 'what if-' and just start remembering the happy little girl they had.

[ginevrastilinski-ocs]

Other The Society Babies!

Bc yeah, I already have so many but they're never enough! Also, this post took literally months (@randomestfandoms-ocs knows it lmao I told them I needed to intoduce them when I finished the series lol), I'm a total mess!

Kristine "Kris" Holbrook - Luke's younger sister; always ready to give the Guard shit if they're being idiots, she might have grown up with them but if they're being shitty, they're being shitty and they deserve to be called out for it FC: Maya Hawke

Anthony Kells - part of the Guard; the only sane man here (aka "wtf are you doing guys what is this madness" and prevents the Guard mess at the end); literally here just to change the ending and bc I love Milo lmao FC: Milo Manheim

Bernard "Bear" Visser - Grizz's younger brother; very tbd he mainly lives on vibes ngl FC: Tanner Buchanan

Sage Forrester - Doesn't live in West Ham; they find her unconscious in the woods in the first expedition; she doesn't remember how she got there; at first everyone is very wary bc they don't know her but she's just everything so most of them warm up lol; Irene ship FC: Madelyn Cline

Irene Murphy - the one that trust immediately (and I'm like, yes she's an angel but you don't know her so that's not really smart of you. But again, if I met a pretty girl like that I would be all like "yeah yeah whatever you want darling" so...); basically gay panic disaster walking; Sage ship FC: Madison Bailey

Yara Avani - Cassandra's mean bestie; no like, seriously, she hates everyone but Cass; is here to judge everyone's shitty behaviors and tell them how stupid they are basically FC: Iman Meskini

Heidi Bingham - Harry's half sister; aka Harry's father is a bitch; a lot of the adults knows but no one talks about it and Harry and Heidi don't know it; not a problem now that there's no adults... right? FC: Ella Purnell

[awesomedurraworld]

Happy early Birthday! Congrats on another year older(soon). I’d love to get to know you better by asking questions for your birthday. That was a clever idea.

I really don’t know any good, interesting questions, but here we go anyway:

1. What is(are) you current favourite book and/or show? And what was(were) your first favourite book and/or show you can remember when you were younger?

2. If you could visit one place fictional or not without consequence, where would you choose? And on a side note, would it be a good place to have a birthday party? XD

3. Have writing and drawing always been some of your hobbies? And what are some your others that you find interesting?

4. Basic birthday question… What is your favourite cake flavour? And if you are like me and don’t like cake, what is your substitute?

5. Last question. I want to write you a gift fic for your birthday. What would you like for me to write for you? Tropes… Ideas… (Just note that the only fandom I know we share is fma)

Have a wonderful birthday!

thank you so much for sending your ask 🥹 and the birthday wishes! I hope yours was as magical as you wanted it last week 💖🫶🏻

okay, on to the questions!

Some of my favorite books and or tv shows! Funnily now, I don't read original books as much as I used to when I was younger, tho I do enjoy visiting and rereading my favorite seriess from when I was a young teen! If I saw another part of these series now that I dont own I would 100% buy it haha. My main three-book series are Dork dairies ( I own the whole collection!) Cupcake Diaries, ( I own all the books that my bookstore has 🥲.) and Whatever After ( up till book 7.)

I never was into the more famous book series, like Harry Potter or the Percy Jackson and his Pals series, even with us having these in our home library- for some reason they never interested me

As for Tv shows!! now that is an easier one 😌 Ages 4-8 The earliest favorite tv show that I could remember is Postman Pat and Strawberry Shortcake and Friends ( the 2009 show.)

Ages 9-11 of course as I grew older I fell in love with Sofia the first, Doc Macstuffines, Jack and the Neverland Pirates, and Handy Manny, and Heidi too, and wild Krats with odd squad!

when I turned 12 I fell in love with Ronja the thief’s daughter and the mysterious cities of gold, alongside little women and the Robinson family

14-17 As a younger teen, I loved loved loooved Young Justice alongside of different classics and the shows I liked as a tween.

17- now My young adult years I have enjoyed different animes such as Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Mob Psycho 100, Ranking of Kings, Kaguya-sama love is war, Spy x family, and Attack on Titan. And different shows like When Calls the Heart and timeless! And because I babysit some kiddos I also enjoy watching kids shows 😭 I legit follow the story line bahaha

My favorite books as a kid were many many many short stories that I know that they can't be found online since they were probably written in my mother language and were on the older side, plus many of them here translated to my language and might have changed the titles, BUT, “ the sick bear” and the “the scared bear” and “ the pegion that wanted to drive a bus?” Yes these are some of the ones I recall finding them online and in different languages

OKAY, moving to where I would like to visit! That is a tough question 😂 I always like to imagine myself in different universes and myself in different shows and stuff- so no idea. BUT probably neverland in the Tinkerbell movies? Or maybe like, Resembool because it is so pretty. I love the soft happy villages 💛 and yes these places are good place for birthdays 😌

Writing has been a hobby, that my parents, nurtured in me, since I was such a talkative person, they used to encourage me to write! I loved drawing as a kid, and not as much as a tween/ early teens. I loved coloring more then. Same with writing actually, I got back to it in March 2020 and developed my own writing style! As for my other hobbies, I love to sew felt things and stitch, I also am a paper crafter, and I collect a crazy amount of papers haha. I like also building Legos and wooden 3D puzzles! I also like fixing books and currently I found an odd joy in cleaning?

Birthday cake! Alright so, Up till I was 14, I would ask for either my mom’s chocolate cake or, vallinia cake with green apples and caramel on the side, BUUUUUUTTTTT, when I turned 15 and up till now, I asked for a huge cookie for my cake haha, It all started when my mom and I went to a cookie shop and we saw these huge cookies and she jokingly said, “ what do you think? Your next birthday cake.” I was like, “ bet.”

And yea! These are it hehe, I would love to share more about myself!

I am the firstborn in my family, I have younger siblings! I share a room with my sisters, and my favorite colors are pink and peach, but I do like all of the colors heh, I used to wear glasses and I took them off this January! Currently fighting some Hyperthyroidism, I never had the chance to date yet, and I graduated the third on my class, ( looking at my chemistry teacher 😒)

I guess that is it! If anyone wants to get to know more I would love to answer your questions 🫂 have a good day everyone! Love ya

( also, can you guess how old I am from the fact I shared? 👀)

[asirensrambles]

Shifting Sands

@flufftober

Flufftober Day 17: Zeke/female builder Encouraging someone to achieve a goal

It's not every day the wealthiest man in the world is slated to visit your town. The news throws Selene for a loop, and she's not the only one. Luckily, she and Zeke are there to reassure each other about the future.

The clock had just struck 6pm as Selene skidded into Martle Square. One of these days, she would actually be early to a Fireside Meeting, but today was not that day. Even though the Firesides were on Selene's calendar, she always found one more thing to do really quickly before it started. Invariably, the "one more thing" took longer than expected and wrapped up her attention until the last minute, leaving her scrambling to make it on time. At least the meeting hadn't started yet. Selene did her best to try and catch her breath while Trudy started the Fireside.

"Welcome everyone! I'm sure you've all heard the good news, but it bears repeating: Musa, the richest man in the Free Cities, will be coming to Sandrock in a few days!"

Anything said after that was drowned out by the roaring in Selene's ears. The Musa was coming to Sandrock. The same Musa her mentor worked with many years ago, before either of them had made a name for themselves. The same Musa who then made a point of working with her mentor after they'd both made names for themselves. Oh sweet Peach, what if Musa pulled my Guild file? If he'd gotten the full file from Highwind, her mentor's name would be listed on the "Builder School Reference" line. Which meant Musa would know she'd trained under them. Which meant Musa would be expecting work worthy of someone apprenticed to her mentor.

Selene's work was good, but it was still nowhere near the level of her mentor's. Yes, she'd improved after leaving the repair store and attending builder school, but compared to where they had been in their career at her age, Selene was leagues behind. Maybe Peach was kind and Musa only pulled the local guild files. Unfortunately, considering how her mentor had talked about working with Musa, the man liked to be as informed as possible. So he'd almost certainly pulled her full history from the Commerce Guild headquarters.

A new thought ran Selene's blood cold. What if Musa brought up her building history in front of the town? No one in town knew of her history as a builder; it wasn't something Selene ever brought up unprompted, and no one in Sandrock had asked. There was a history and legacy attached to her mentor's name. Despite throwing herself into everything she did, Selene still found herself falling short of the name she had to live up to.

After a decade of apprenticeship, then becoming fully licensed, there weren't any great structures in the Free Cities with her name on them, she hadn't produced any revolutionary blueprints, or made any huge advancements in the field of building. What Selene did have to show for herself was the handiwork throughout and within all of Sandrock. It was quality work done with care -she was proud of it- but what was patching up a dying town in the middle of the Eufala desert when compared to the accomplishments of her mentor?

In the midst of Selene's internal crisis, the Fireside must have finished conducting its business; it was wrapping up. The crowd, as it were, was slowly dispersing, or making their way over to Owen's table to pick up the free omelettes. Realizing someone might try and talk to her about Musa's impending visit, Selene all but fled the square for her workshop. When she arrived back home, Selene tried to work on commissions and processing materials, but couldn't seem to focus. It felt like her brain was stuck in a cloud of yakmel fur, moving either too fast or too slow for her limbs to cooperate. Giving up on getting anymore work done, Selene decided to call it a day and went to bed. She tossed and turned for hours before finally falling into a fitful sleep.

The letter from Heidi was not what an exhausted Selene wanted to see first thing in the morning. Of course there were things needing to be built before Musa's arrival. Of course it was for the train station, the very first thing he'd see upon arriving to Sandrock. Of course Heidi had given her the two brand new signs for the train station instead of the other repairs and spiffying up that was being done. The only thing going for Selene this morning was that it was one of the days she helped Zeke out in the Moisture Farm.

The relic always brought her a sense of peace. Although, if she was being honest with herself, it wasn't the relic itself that settled her soul, but rather its main occupant. Trying to stomp down those traitorous thoughts, Selene set to work completing her morning chores, wrapping up a few commissions to deliver, and setting some materials to process for the train station. Finally, having finished up all she could around the workshop, Selene saddled up Patches before heading off to the Moisture Farm.

On the way, Selene dropped off some of the completed commissions. Until the train station updates were completed, she wasn't planning on taking any additional work. Unbidden, her mentor's voice drifted through her head, "Put first things first. Better to have fewer projects, but do them all with excellence than finish multiple projects shoddily." Since they would be the first thing Musa saw and the first bit of her work he saw, it was doubly important to Selene they be perfect. It would be much easier to focus on the signs if other commissions weren't clamoring for her attention too. Thankfully, her drop offs were on the way to the Moisture Farm and didn't take long to drop off.

Selene pushed open the door of the Moisture Farm, welcoming the dampness kissing her skin as she stepped in. Looking around, she saw Zeke standing by one of the sprout tables, which wasn't unusual in and of itself. What was unusual was the pad of paper on it, and the pen in his hand. As she walked over to him, Selene was struck by how completely his hand dwarfed the pen; it looked ridiculously tiny in his grip. It caught her eye more than it should, but Selene had recently found herself increasingly entranced by Zeke's hands.

They were strong and capable enough to create the massive straw grids required for desert planting, yet gentle enough to cultivate and coax seedlings into lush, thriving plants. Over the years, Selene waffled between feeling self-conscious about how rough and calloused her own hands were, and being proud of the things they were capable of and had accomplished. Seeing Zeke's work worn hands made her feel like maybe they were something to be proud of, rather than ashamed by.

Having crossed the distance from the entrance to the sprout table, Selene could see the paper on it was blank.

"What are you working on?" she asked. Zeke jumped at the intrusion to his thoughts. He put the pencil down, before rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Oh, hey Selene. Just trying to figure out what all I need to get done around here before Musa's visit, but then I was trying to think of how to explain Little Woods to him, and kinda got stuck."

At the mention of the billionaire's name, Selene felt the nerves and cavalcade of emotion surge through her all over again. Unable to contain the sudden burst of feeling, the builder couldn't help but bounce on her toes. Pushing aside her own worries, Selene forced herself to focus in on Zeke. "Stuck how?"

Zeke sighed, before taking off his hat and setting it on the table. Selene could swear her heart skipped a beat as he ran a hand through his thick hair. She'd seen him without his hat on a handful of times, but the effect was no less stunning than before. She wondered what it would feel like to run her hands through it. It looked coarse, but maybe that was just because of how much hair there was...Why am I even thinking about this?!? Selene cut her own train of thought off, hoping none of it showed on her face. Luckily, Zeke seemed too distracted to notice.

"I'm not sure what Trudy wants me to tell him, or what to talk about with a billionaire." His face pulled into a concentrated frown. Looking him over more shrewdly, Selene realized Zeke's whole body was riddled with tension. She wanted nothing more than to ease that stress and worry. Zeke continued,

"I guess I'm gonna have to pitch some of our planting science to Musa, huh? Uh... man... how can I make things more interesting for him? 'It's about as cool as watching grass grow...!' Wait, no... that seems wrong somehow-"

"Zeke." Selene cut him off. "Just explain the basics of it to him, the way you did to me. Musa is a businessman who wants to know the facts about what he might be investing in. He isn't looking for a performance or a show. I'm pretty sure Musa would rather see the soil data from your experiments and have you explain what it means to him than have you try and make it 'interesting'."

Some of the tension eased from Zeke as she spoke, but there was still worry and a tinge of something else in his eyes. Swallowing hard, Selene rested a hand on his forearm and gave a reassuring squeeze. His eyes snapped down to look at it, before flying up to meet her own. Selene's mind must be playing tricks on her, because she could have sworn his cheeks darkened. For her part, Selene was very determinedly not thinking about how soft the hair on his arms felt under her palms and how nice it would feel to run her fingers through it. Squeezing Zeke's arm again, she said, "You're going to do fine, Zeke. Your love and passion for what you do is plain as day. Keep that in mind and you'll do fine."

Zeke swallowed hard. "Thanks. I don't normally get this worked up over stuff."

Selene gave him a small smile. "Hey, I think anyone would get worked up at the thought of Musa coming to their town. But it'll be okay, everything will work out as the Light sees fit."

The last of the tension bled out of Zeke's shoulders. "You're right. Thanks."

With a final squeeze, Selene forced herself to let go of Zeke's arm. It almost looked like his face fell a little when she removed her hand, but that couldn't be right, it must be her eyes playing tricks. Without the contact grounding her, Selene felt the swirl of emotions raise her onto bouncing toes again. "I will say, you might want to do a dry run of the presentation, make sure it isn't too techy. I can be a test audience, if you want."

"That'd be fantastic."

Selene clasped her hands behind her back. "Right! Well, let me know when you're ready to practice. Until then, I believe you said there are some seedling plants that need my attention?"

Zeke nodded before heading over to the cabinet where Selene knew he kept his experiment results. Taking a deep breath to try and calm her racing heart, Selene went over to the propagation table. It took everything in her to settle down enough to sit, but she couldn't quite still her bouncing leg. It threatened to jump right into the table, and off her hip entirely. Alternating bouncing legs helped ever so slightly, and at least put her no longer at risk of knocking into the table while working.

Time lost all meaning for a while as Selene forced her full focus into collecting seeds from the fruited plants and setting them out to dry properly. After what could have been twenty minutes or two hours a shadow fell over her work station. Turning, she saw Zeke looking at her with a strange expression on his face. It almost seemed like a mixture between concern and curiosity.

"What's wrong, little one?"

It should be illegal for him to have a nickname for her when Selene couldn't think of one for him. Not that any nickname she came up with for him would send the same butterfly storm through his stomach, but maybe it would make her feel better.

Selene tilted her head up at him, the picture of confusion. "What do you mean?"

Zeke gave her a pointed look and gestured at her jittery legs. "The entire farm floor is shaking."

Ah.

Well.

Hm.

If there was anyone in Sandrock Selene would tell about her mentor and their connection to Musa, it would be Zeke. However, she wasn't willing to give that up just yet. So instead, she told him about the letter from Heidi and how the commission for two brand new parts of the train station were now her responsibility.

"So I guess I'm just nervous, like everyone else," she finished. It wasn't a lie. Selene was nervous. Terrified, even, just not only for the reasons she'd given Zeke. Unfortunately, it seemed like the man had gotten to know her too well, because the eyebrow he raised was decidedly unimpressed.

"The only other time I've seen you this nervous was right before restarting the hydrogel."

The bouncing legs no longer enough to contain her emotions, Selene shoved her chair away from the table, stood up, and began to pace. Zeke, bless his soul, waited patiently as she did. The words bubbled up in her throat, desperate to be let out, for her to share the unique situation she was in with someone. Out of everyone Selene knew, Zeke seemed the least likely to change his opinion of her because of who she knew.

Abruptly, Selene turned her pacing towards the small table and chair set she'd built in the farm after one too many times of Zeke moaning and groaning as he stood from eating lunch on the floor. As she plopped into one of the chairs, Selene waited for him to sit in the other one across the table from her. Only one leg needed to be bouncing now to keep her settled while Zeke sat in the other chair. Knowing there was no good place to begin, Selene dove in at the first place of the story that came to her.

"My mentor worked with Musa on various projects, both before he started to really make a name for himself, and after." Selene stared straight ahead at the hydrogel core and continued, "That's how I knew what he'd be looking for from you. My mentor told me about what Musa looked for from them and other business partners."

A second leg joined the first in its bouncing.

"If Musa pulled my full Guild file -which I'm sure he did- then he'll know who I trained under, cause my mentor will be listed in there as my builder school referral. And then he'll know who my mentor was, and...." Selene trailed off. There was no good way to explain why it was a bad thing for Musa to know who her building mentor was without outright stating who they were. Selene tried to draw a deep breath, but it was like there was a rope around her chest. The silence stretched on between them, but for the life of her, Selene couldn't bring herself to keep talking.

"You say that Musa will know who your mentor is like that's a bad thing."

Selene ran her hands through her hair, twisting the strands around her fingers and pulling ever so slightly. The tension on her scalp was grounding, keeping her from jittering out of her skin. "It's not a bad thing, it's just...by this point in their career they'd already come up with original blueprints that utilized relic technology in ways that revolutionized the field of building. Not to mention been a part of multiple large scale development projects. And Musa will know that, he'll know what they'd accomplished, and then all he'll get is me!"

Selene's voice cracked. Tears burned her eyes. Desperate to keep them from falling, she screwed her eyes shut, pulling harder on the strands of hair still tangled in her grip. Maybe, with enough pressure, the feelings of inadequacy and failure would pull right out. "I mean, he built Highwind Port. Light's sake, I haven't done anything close to that."

"Selene, the builder for Highwind Port was-"

"I know!" she yelled. Dammit, her failures weren't Zeke's fault. It wasn't fair to take them out on him. "I'm sorry," she apologized, voice strangled. "I know who the builder on that was because they were my mentor. The second fucking coming of Peach, and what does their apprentice have to show for herself? Fucking nothing that's what."

"That's not true."

Selene scoffed incredulously. Then jumped, as warm hands engulfed her own. The work-worn roughness of Zeke's palms was in direct contrast to the gentleness he used to loosen the death grip Selene had on her hair. It took everything she had not to pull away, but after snapping at him, Selene couldn't bring herself to fight Zeke on this. While he worked, he continued,

"Selene, ever since you got here, you've kept Sandrock alive. Without you, the town would have been dead after the Geegler attack on the Moisture Farm."

Selene cut in dismissively. "Mi-an, or whoever else was hired would have been able to fix it just fine." Zeke shook his head as he moved on to carefully unwinding the hair from around her fingers.

"I overheard Mi-an talking to Elsie after the Moisture Farm was back up and running. She told Elsie it was a good thing you'd volunteered for the hydrogel because there was no way she could have figured out how to wire in the condenser." As the final strands of hair fell down to frame Selene's face, she stared up at Zeke in utter disbelief. Wiring in the condenser had taken some time to figure out, but it hadn't been that difficult. It just took a bit for the patterns and connections to reveal themselves, but anyone could have found them.

Right?

Memories from builder school started to trickle through Selene's mind. Times when she hadn't realized a material was missing and simply worked around it, wiring courses where she'd eschewed the guides for diving into the pieces themselves and logicing it out herself. Even with the unorthodox approach, Selene would usually finish well ahead of her classmates. She'd also receive baffled looks from peers at her explanations for solving out build difficulties and the things she managed to put together from their workshops in creating out of scrap. Maybe there was something to what Zeke was saying. Movement caught Selene's eye, drawing her attention.

One of Zeke's massive hands came to rest on her shoulder. Selene couldn't help but lean into the warmth emanating from it, finding comfort in the gesture.

"It's going to be fine," he reassured her. "You're going to make the sturdiest, most beautiful train station signs this town has ever seen. You're an incredible builder, Selene, and Musa will see that in your work at the train station and around town. He'll know you're worthy of your mentor." Selene nodded, trying to meet his gaze, despite her cheeks flaming like a bumble ant at the praise.

"Thank you. And everything is gonna go great with the Moisture Farm, there's no way Musa won't be impressed by what you've accomplished here."

Her own reassurances were rewarded with a warm smile from Zeke. Selene loved it when he smiled, the way it crinkled the corners of his eyes and lit up his face. For just a moment, the usual weight and worries that always seemed to plague him would lift. It was wishful thinking on her part, but Selene wished she could keep the weight and worry from Zeke's eyes all the time. Zeke gave her shoulder a final squeeze before letting his hand drop.

"I don't know about you, but I could use an early lunch after that. Wanna see what Owen's got on special for today?" he asked.

"You know I never say no to food," Selene replied with a small smile.

Together, the two of them left the Moisture Farm much more at peace than when they had entered it.

[juniperhillpatient]

for the fandom questions, let's see... B, N, O, Q :)

B: A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind: Hamm idk ‘cause I’m always open minded to almost any pairing! you opened my eyes a little more to some rare pairs with Ty Lee/Zuko in the Burning Ring series & Mai/Aang in White Lotus Gambit & you also introduced me to the idea of Azula/Katara/Yue ❤️

Non ATLA @missjessefantastico got me onboard with Heidi (the hyena) / Vamp Willow with the amazing Paper Stars series & also they got me into Willow/Tara/Oz as a throuple ❤️

N: Your favorite fandom (for the people; not the thing you fangirl over): hm tough one! I would say it might be Buffy because sure it’s got it’s issues but I’ve been there for years & the fans never stop coming up with amazing metas & thoughtful analysis & funny memes & great artwork & fics & it’s pretty awesome to me that this is the case for a show from the 90s. Some of my Buffy mutuals I’ve been mutuals with for like 10+ years

O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of? I went to my most recently listened to song on YouTube music & it’s “Breakfast” Dove Cameron (love her so much.) I literally don’t know what ship that reminds me of as it’s more of a girlboss anthem 😂 Hmm maybe a Cordelia/Xander song? Lmao

Q: A ship you’ve abandoned and why: Mmm this is a tough one???? Usually I don’t so much abandon ships as I get new hyper fixations & there’s always the chance to come back to them?? Okay okay I know! My most shameful truth: when I first watched Buffy (bear in mind I was 14 before you judge me too harshly) my OTP was Buffy/Xander & I now realize I was insane for that of course.

Oh, & when I first watched ATLA I just assumed I would be a Zutara truther because I’d seen the fandom & just based on tropes I usually like I went into the show with the mindset “so, obviously this will be my otp” but I’m not sure that one counts because I actually just never got into the ship. But I was sooo sure I would lol 😆

Thank you for playing along 💞

[mvsicinthedvrk]

horror corn maze event 16 starter for pei ming & heidi volturi // @drvcxrys

"Would it be impressive if I wrestled him for you?" Pei Ming asks casually as the werewolf stalks towards them on two legs, a stream of drool dripping from its sharp fangs as it growls lowly. "I could at least give you a good show." It'll take more than a bite or two to kill him, and he certainly doesn't mind bearing the burden of fighting the creature if there's a chance it might put on a charming performance.

[sharktankinsights]

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[s-gf-4dart-4]

Fugitive Notice #S-B/F-2/11

Summary: Test Subject has escaped from Facility 2 in Sector B. CONSIDERED DANGEROUS

Name: Heidi Staigall (Responds to She/Her)

Species: Mixed-Blood Human (approx. ≤ 1/16 Vampire DNA) [HEXALIAN]

Hexalia’s Mark: Prominent Floral Pattern with Cloven Animal Tracks (Stomach)

Blackblood Status: Infected (Hereditary)

Blackblood ID: Subject 080446 (Trueblood)

In the wake of a recent incident (see Incident Report #S-B/F-2/59), Heidi Staigall managed to escape in the chaos. Her height in “base form” is about 170 centimeters, with a strong, stocky build. When she originally arrived in her assigned facility, she had bright, colorful highlights in her hair. It is likely that she will dye her hair again, possibly a complete solid color, to disguise herself.

Heidi was one of the many individuals brought into facilities from Ertonfield after the rise of Subject 016804-C [Pestilence]. While unlikely, given the amount of time that has passed, it is possible that she might return to her hometown. Staff Members in Sector J are advised to keep a tentative eye out for her now that the city is repopulated.

Prior to her capture, she was a somewhat well-known creative on certain social media platforms. Originally, her final post had been an episode of her main channel’s talk show, apparently scheduled to automatically upload the morning after her disappearance. Currently, we have found two new videos, the first being an apparent cry for help not long after her escape and the most recent only bearing the Rebels’ insignia and loud static.

Be advised: Her Blackblood, nicknamed The Gardener, is a versatile Hunter Class, able to summon lethal weapons and use them effectively when threatened alongside her repertoire of magic summons. During her time in the Facility, she reached the peak of her Blackblood, meaning she is fully conscious and in control of her alternate form. Approach with Caution, and do not hold back.

Report any and all sightings to staff in Sector B and remain vigilant to Rebel activity.

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Wheel of Fortune. Golden Art Nouveau Tarot

Turning Over In its most traditional representations, the Wheel represents Fortune. By a fickle spin of the wheel, we might be on top today or in the gutter tomorrow. As Heidi Klum, the supermodel hostess of the reality show Project Runway, says, “One day you’re in and the next day you’re out.” You’ve got to admire Heidi’s Teutonic nonchalance when she shows losing contestants the door: “Auf Wiedersehen!” She clearly believes in Fortune’s wheel. You’re out now, but who knows! Her German goodbye literally means “until we see each other again.” The wheel might turn back in your favor! See ya later! Indeed, in the earliest decks, the figures bound to the wheel clearly depicted the rise and fall of a single person. In the fifteenth-century Visconti-Sforza deck, four figures are bound to the wheel, each one bearing the relevant caption in Latin: “I will reign,” “I reign,” “I have reigned,” “I am without reign.” The figure at the top of the wheel is enthroned and crowned: I reign. The old-man figure at the bottom of the wheel carries the whole turning edifice on his back: I am without reign. Finally, the two figures clinging to each side of the wheel represent rising and falling fortunes, respectively: I will reign—I have reigned. You’re up today, you’ll be down tomorrow. Everything that rises must also descend. Moreover, just like Cupid, Fortune is blind. Her favors are cast, like that arrow from the god of desire, without special aim. And so in traditional imagery she stands blindfolded at the center of her wheel. One day you’re in and one day you’re out. If Fortune could see, she’d no doubt bid us all Auf Wiedersehen! This traditional depiction of Fortune’s wheel provides a powerful social commentary. What goes around comes around. The king who’s reigning today may well be a beggar tomorrow. And, of course, if he’s down and out, then someone else must have risen to the top of the social ferris wheel. The Wheel doesn’t just depict the fate of an individual. Fortune is always a social and collective force. The king is only king because someone else is not king. My gain is ultimately your loss, and vice versa. Our fates are ultimately interconnected. Fortune’s wheel is an ancient Western concept. An equally ancient depiction of the wheel can be found in Asian iconography, in the Buddhist image of the wheel of karma. That wheel also depicts the rising and falling of human fate. But at the hub of the Asian wheel, instead of finding the blind force of Fortune, we traditionally find a depiction of three animals who are chasing each other’s tails: a rooster, a serpent, and a pig. The animals represent the “three poisons”—greed, hatred and ignorance—that generate our karma. The rooster is greed, the pig is delusion, and the serpent is aversion. These are fundamental qualities of our human existence. We’re always grabbing on to things that give us pleasure, holding on as tight as we can, trying to pull the goodies in. That’s the rooster, signaling desire and greed. We’re also always trying to push away what we don’t like, the yucky stuff of life. That’s the serpent, the symbol of aversion. And then there’s the pig, the symbol of our ignorance or delusion. We continually miss the truth of our own nature. We fail to see that our lives are interconnected with everything and everyone else. We fail particularly to see the impact of the rooster and the serpent—their impact on us and on the world around us. For instance, I love my megastore-box-discount-warehouse-club membership more than life itself. My inner pig and my inner rooster dance merrily down its enormous aisles. We lustily buy our cheap and plentiful consumer goods, thrilled to have scored a deal, not thinking about the true cost of those products for the environment, for developing nations, and for our own ingrained habits of consumption and waste. That’s our ignorance in action.60 Lisa Freinkel Tishman