#however Cannon exes is so good

[almoststedytimetravel]

While it is sad that Fire Emblem doesn't do already married couples like Louise and Pent anymore. Saizo and Kagero being Cannon exes is so fucking funny and I don’t think we'd get that dynamic without the avatar obligation.

[thesealantern]

Random TPC head cannons once again!!

▲ Dub has written songs for Barracuda, he still plays them on his guitar sometimes

▲ Iris and Circusic loved to shit-talk and gossip about people at the palace when they were younger, like 50% of it was about Iris’ father

▲ Every time someone makes a big deal about Pyrare being a monster Gold gets offended on his behalf, Pyrare has tried to explain to him that he really doesn’t mind and that it’s understandable but Gold still does it anyway. He had one sided beef with Cube for a while

▲Cube once punched a hole into Lythorus’ wall on accident, he’s apologised for it like 100 times now and Lythorus really doesn’t mind but still likes to bring it up because he finds it funny

▲Pyrare had actually been married before. He and Barracuda’s mother got married because of their families putting pressure onto them and whatnot, by the time they had Barracuda they both knew they weren’t in love (romantically) so they ended up splitting so they could both do their own thing. They ended the relationship on really good terms however so they still send each other letters and occasionally visit the other

▲Barracuda never saw Pyrare’s ex-wife as his mom, more like a cool aunt

▲After Barracuda’s death Pyrare closed himself off from pretty much all of his old friends, that’s why Ajacenus was so surprised to see him

▲Ajacenus and Pyrare were pretty close at one point, she was originally a friend of his ex-wife but they ended up becoming very good friends as well. Pyrare often wrote her letters

▲Pyrare really doesn’t like using his powers. Even Pentellow and Iris have only seen him use his powers once. It happened after he finally got tired of Pentellow constantly asking and nagging him about it, and dear god did that take an obnoxious amount of time

[engrambug]

And she had no fear

There are many reasons why I love (Don't Fear) The Reaper, and none of them have to do with being a legend. Chasing glory will never get you far.

Friends get you far. Love does.

Most of those reasons have to do with how I roleplay my V and what makes more sense for her to choose at the end of it all. She knows that Panam would ride to hell and back with her, same as Rogue would for Johnny, but she'd rather not let anybody else die in her wake. A further reason (a bigger one) is that V doesn't want to surrender her body to Johnny for what could be her final hours. After all they've been through, however, she doesn't want to spend them without him either. They've been through hell and high water together. She had taken his hand, she had become like they are.

CDPR gave us many opportunities to bond with Johnny throughout the game, be it through casual (or not-so-casual) dialogue or by giving him closure with some of his friends and ex-lovers. None of that is enough to unlock this ending, though, and in my opinion that's one small, brilliant detail (among many) in how Johnny was written.

You see, this man had his own way with people for a long, long time. And when they realized what brand of asshole he was, they turned their back on him--which, hey, fair. Now there's this merc he screws over just as he did everybody else who cared about him, and she rightly gives him shit for it. V knows him better than anybody else at this point (Johnny is a literal witness to that knowledge), and yet, she finds it in her to give him another chance. The last one, sure. But nobody had done that before, knowing what she knows.

It's no wonder that the ending in which he trusts V enough to storm Arasaka tower with him, on their lonesome, is only possible when V shows Johnny she trusts him enough not to blow his last chance at friendship.

So yeah, there are a lot of reasons why I absolutely love this ending, and most of them are sappy. Sorry, this was meant to be a funny one. Let's get on with it: Did you know that the Arasaka guards at the HQ will get more scared the longer you fight hordes and hordes of them without going down? I've compiled most, if not all, of them.

They're fairly confident in the lobby. A random merc just strolled in like it was a supermarket, no biggy. Shit starts to get real when the random merc manages to make her way down to netrun operations control.

The sheer panic in their voice is conveyed even through text. Yelling about needing backup, covering fire--wondering how the fuck she's still standing against a building full of Arasaka soldiers. They're not just scared, they're bewildered.

By the time V reaches the tower's mainframe, they know they're not getting out of there alive. Some kind of demon has been unleashed in Arasaka HQ, and they're cannon fodder.

I have to give it to CDPR: They wrote one hell of an end for V's story--both the meaningful trigger and the mission itself, full of little details that make it feel viscerally real. The relic eating away at what's left of V's body while she's still in it; Johnny's help and support, for the first time letting go of the snarky façade; tasting the fear of your enemies in their voice as you perform a feat never seen before. There's no going back if you flatline--it's an all in. You, and the tech that was designed to replace you, fighting side by side against impossible odds.

We all know there are no happy endings in Night City, and Cyberpunk 2077 is a tragedy in three acts. But I would be lying if I said that there is no happiness at all in some of the choices we make, the causes we fight for, or the ways in which we say goodbye.

All in all, I'd say this is a pretty good one.

[bird-inacage]

Only Friends: Sand's First Display of 'Messy' Behaviour

I'll preface this by saying I adore this man, and he's probably been the least problematic individual out of the Self-Proclaimed Friendship Circus. However, what left me with a chill was how Sand behaved when he revealed the affair to Ray.

Since we've been introduced to Sand, I think many of us have been pretty relieved by his largely green flag behaviour (in the midst of a very low bar being set in this group). This has often had me wondering what Sand's wider arc is going to be. The writers are not going to keep his storyline on one setting the whole way through. Therefore it's natural to anticipate we will be given another side to Sand - perhaps a less sympathetic or irrational part of his character. And maybe this was our first inkling into Sand's imperfections. He's also prone to vengeance and acting with an ulterior motive in mind.

Why it left me feeling so uncomfortable is because we haven't seen Sand in this light before. His score card has been pretty blemish-free.

Fuelled by a Vendetta

Nick shared this knowledge with Sand a while ago. However what triggered Sand to do something about it now was his confrontation with Top. We don't yet know what the circumstances were behind Top stealing Sand's ex from him, and how that played out. But it's evidently a sore grudge that Sand still very much holds against him.

Seeing Top again reminded Sand of the information he has at his disposal which could be used to teach Top a lesson. Sand is a very righteous person, and he doesn't think it's fair that someone should ruin his previous relationship, and now get what he wants with Mew as well. He wants Top to be punished. 'You're going to get what's coming to you, just wait'. It's possible that Sand didn't have the resources or means to get back at Top back then. But now he sees an opportunity to do so.

Combined with the fact that Sand has recently discovered that Ray loves Mew, this provides him with the perfect excuse for passing this information on. One, because as an outsider of their group, this can't come directly from him. Two, he knows based on Ray's temperament and his feelings for Mew, he'll be guaranteed to act.

Motivated by Selflessness or Selfishness?

I was originally going to post a deep dive on the scene between Ray and Sand at the bar, but I found myself constantly yo-yoing and ultimately undecided as to whether Sand's intentions were good or bad.

On the one hand, he's sharing this because he knows Ray will reveal the affair and Top will suffer the consequences. Thus, satisfying an act of indirect revenge.

On the other hand, he could also be doing this (as he so claims) due to his sense of righteousness. He just can't bear bad people getting away with bad things. And perhaps he does genuinely see Mew as a innocent victim here, and wants him to expose Top for who he is.

What also had me conflicted is that 'breaking' up Mew and Top doesn't play to Sand's interests. If Sand is romantically invested in Ray, and Mew becomes single again, this would allow Ray to continue pursuing Mew, which means Sand loses out. This is plausible if you're fuelled by unconditional love and a desire to see the person you love be happy. But I'm not entirely convinced that is the case here either.

You can also argue that Sand is 'using' Ray in this instance to achieve his objective, which is very questionable. He knows what a loose cannon Ray can be. Either he didn't think too much about the possible repercussions of how Ray would react, or he didn't care as long as Top got what he deserved. I don't think by any means Sand wishes to cause Ray any harm, but something really primal seemed to drive Sand to do this regardless of how Ray may be affected as the messenger.

So I don't know if I've decided yet. It could be a mix of all the above. This did seem to veer more on petty vengeance under the guise of righteousness. Mainly due to how Sand looks at Ray in that entire scene, which felt slightly manipulative and cold compared to how he usually has been with Ray. Especially when he says, "Mew is lucky though to have you by his side." It's almost with pinpoint precision that Sand triggers an image in Ray, to be the saviour swooping in to protect Mew.

All in all, I found Sand's behaviour this episode to be highly intriguing and unexpected. I saw a clip of First talking at an event recently, where he says something along the lines of 'when you see Sand do this, please forgive him', which implies there will be some further questionable or inexplicable behaviour later on potentially. Hmn.

[andi-dromeda]

This is art for my New All Caste au. Basically, Jason wants to rebuild the all caste in order to keep the culture alive and also to have more people who can fight the untitled. Since Essence is busy sharing a body with Isabel, Jason decides he’ll do it on his own. He was the only human to be able to learn how to wield the all blades and the all blades are connected to his soul so he uses some random magic item to find people with souls like his. The two people he finds first are Tara and Grant. So now he has to redeem them according to all caste standards so murder is fine but other than that Jason’s got his work cut out for him.

In this au, they did all die at some point but stayed dead long enough for all of them to have ended up roughly the same age. Originally when Jason was 13, Tara was 15 and Grant was 20 but now they’re all roughly twenty. I keep saying ‘roughly’ because Jason was in a coma and unresponsive for a bit so if you ignored that year then he’d probably be more like nineteen.

Also, since I don’t think I’d be able to handle the whole cannon Tara and Slade situation with the gravity it requires and since I just prefer them to have a slightly messed up mentor mentor dynamic, Slade never groomed Tara. Or at least not that kind of grooming. He still probably wasn’t the best to her but nothing romantic or sexual ever happened. He treated her and saw her just like the rest of his kids so whilst she’d still have issues because of him, it won’t be those kind of issues.

Once Grant came back to life he decided not to reconnect with his family because whilst he did miss Joey, this was his chance to have a life completely separate from his parents and he wasn’t going to pass that up. Mostly he just hung out with his old pall Jade and did jobs with her until Jason showed up.

Jason met Tara first and when he gave her his sales pitch she was living with Slade, Tanya, Rose and Poppy. She’d just gotten into a fight with Slade and took up Jason’s offer because he promised health insurance, dental, free food, living in the Chamber of All where no one but Jason and S’ara could get to, and getting magic swords by the end of it which she could brag about to Rose sounded like a pretty good deal. However, after her many bad experiences she isn’t exactly the most trusting person so gave him a fake name - Rocky. (I know it’s silly but if she used Terra as an alias, Rocky isn’t completely out of the question.)

When he gave the pitch to Grant, Grant said he’d go if he got payed and after being Red Hood for a while Jason had gotten a lot of money he mostly just spent on reinvesting in Gotham but still had more than he knew what to do with. He figured rebuilding the all caste was a good enough goal to spend money on so agreed and Grant joined the team.

From there they take a while to get along with each other. They take even longer to figure out who everyone is. Grant never heard of Tara and Jason only heard bits and pieces from Dick when he’d visit but Dick never talked a lot about her because either she’d already betrayed them or was just a plain headache to deal with. Grant died before Jason became Robin so would only know him as the Red hood guy whose friends with Jade’s ex and Tara would have probably only heard about Jason through Rose. Granted she wasn’t paying that much attention. Whilst they all vaguely know the others are capes too, no one actually bothered to mention their identities so it takes Tara inviting them to a family dinner for them to all figure out who the others are.

Also random things:

Terra loves to wind Grant up because he reacts more than Jason. Jason and Grant are the first to start getting along and bond over their shared interests like swords, hating Dick Grayson and some niche metal band no one else has ever heard of. Whilst Jason teaches them to meditate, Tara likes to move rocks until someone else notices. One time she made the ground she was sitting on hover up to ten feet in the air until Grant noticed (if you ask him, he’ll say he realised she was gone because it was too peaceful).

@autisticrosewilson

[questforrp]

Would you like to RP?

I’m casting out my net searching for some RP partners! In the past, I was unfortunately unable to keep up with some of my RPs because of work but now I’m ✨ u n e m p l o y e d ✨ and looking to dedicate some of my newfound free time to getting my fix of some pairings! 💕

Cool Stuff About Me:

I live in the US on EST.

I am 26!

I only rp on discord.

My writing style is adv lit/novella. My responses often break discord character limit and I have nitro which offers a higher character limit.

I’m pretty open to a wide range of ideas yet I do love to lean a bit more slice-of-life and modern in role plays. I love angsty, plot heavy ideas as well– however, I do wish for a good bit of planning and deliberation beforehand!

DISCLAIMERS:

Writing style is very important to me. It is genuinely make or break for me. I am also a long time fanfic writer so I believe my writing is very thorough. I am not semi-lit whatsoever. My writing will be lengthy and thorough most often so I please ask that you do not interact with this post if you do not think you will be compatible with my writing style. (Samples will be included in this post!)

I am not too keen on most topics, themes, or tropes that fall under the umbrella term “Dead Dove”. Nothing involving minors and adults in sexual or romantic relationships. Not too keen on heavy violence, gore, or any type of ageplay.

Who I’m Looking For:

Someone who is 21+ (will settle for 18+)

Someone who writes third person

Someone who is able to write as close as possible to their character’s cannon personality (with some liberties, of course!)

Someone who is comfortable writing NSFW content (smut:plot usually ranges 40:60 but I’m willing to adjust)

Someone who writes adv-lit/novella (very important)

Parings legend:

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Character I prefer to write**

No preference on writing

Pairings:

Gojo Satoru x Getou Suguru (t/b dynamic is unfortunately unshakeable on this one.)

Itadori Yuji** x Fushiguro Megumi

Erwin Smith** x Levi Ackerman

Laois Touden x Kabru

Uzumaki Naruto x Nara Shikamaru**

One More Special Thing With Only One Bullet Point:

I love omegaverse. The best way to catch me is to put an omegaverse idea on a hook and reel me in. Omegaverse for me includes potential/current/mentions of mpreg and I am also very fond of parental centered storylines. This includes planned pregnancies, accidental, past, etc.

Now that you’ve somehow gotten through all of that, please take note of all the information I’ve painstakingly laid out! I will not be negotiating things I have blatantly laid out but I am open to questions or concerns!

Now, without further ado, please give this post a like ❤️ or send me a dm 💬 if you’re interested in starting an rp with me!

As of August 8th, 2024, I am actively searching for partners!

Writing samples will be listed from here on so please enjoy and if ya see one that gets your attention, feel free to ask me about it and we might be able to turn it into an RP!

eruri (Erwin x Levi)

Erwin's tongue felt thick and tacky in his mouth, the cavern bone-dry and arid as soon as his ears processed the escort's siren call. He'd felt this shallow feeling of nerves before, the same storm in his gut that felt like he was a sailor stuck at sea- at the mercy of savage waves. It was only once, highly cherished and to never be forgotten. It had been when he'd first bedded his ex-wife in their early twenties. Anticipation teetered on a fine line that separated excitement and fear of the unknown.

He's technically never promised anyone anything. Not a stable life, not the best version of himself, nothing. Nor was it truly ever expected of him. Erwin was a cookie cutter man made to fill a specific role but in his thirty-four years of age, he still hasn't begun to figure out what or who had made him this way. Was he a prisoner of someone else's expectations or his own?

At that moment, he remembered Miche's warbled words. The man had had his arm thrown around Erwin's shoulder, face flushed and smelling of artisanal whiskies.

"You know," Miche had hiccupped. "You really hold yourself to some high standards, man."

Erwin had gently shouldered his friend's arm off of him, inspecting the glass in his hand to make sure it was actual water and not another troublesome liquor.

"It's to be expected of me." He'd said, flashing a small smile across the room to a philanthropist woman who was virtuous in name only.

Miche took a swallow of water, pulling a face as if he was disappointed in it. "By who?”

The question stumped Erwin, his mind only providing vague offerings of names and masses who only knew him by photo and net-worth.

"Look, you're a man just like the rest of us. Just because you're the brains of this whole thing doesn't mean you can't be a person. You can live a little."

Erwin was only a man. Destined to be an imperfect being. No amount of starving himself would make him more virtuous in some “God's” eyes.

He'll give himself away to hunger, if just for one night.

goge/satosugu (Gojo x Getou)

Suguru doesn’t know what requires his attention more; the drilling “bree bree”’s of the hot summer cicadas or the sharp pleasure of Satoru biting into his inner thigh as if the tender flesh would give away to the juicy, sweetness of a ripe apple.

This meetup was meant to go in a different direction but Suguru couldn’t resist the urge to taunt Satoru. Even though his eyes were covered by those abysmal bandages, Suguru could tell his six eyes were miserable underneath.

Sweet, sweet Satoru.

Satoru who treats a criminal like him so tenderly. Who wouldn’t want to poke a little fun at him?

“Mmnh-!” Suguru jerks, spine curving into an arch as Satoru bites particularly hard this time. Suguru flicks his gaze down where Satoru sits with his teeth still embedded in his skin, his cheek pushed into the firmness of the muscle. His eyes are lidded and lustful yet somehow wide and demanding.

Suguru breathes a husky chuckle. The strongest sorcerer in the world nipped him like a puppy demanding his attention.

Suguru shakes his arm free from one of the sleeves of his gojogesa and lets it fall into the pale tresses of Satoru’s hair.

He scratches his blunt nails along the scalp, eyes creasing with his grin as Satoru leans into the affection.

“Satoru,” he breathes as the man starts to lathe at the bite. “Good boys don’t bite, remember?” he teases.

[love-triangles-au]

Regarding The book of Bill, can you still keep a bit of the cannon in the au?

Will come back to this topic! Mod Minty's book isn't arriving for a couple weeks so when that happens we'll discuss what might or might not need adjusting. There's also the ARG going on which is likely to give us even more lore.

But, until then, my SPOILERY thoughts as of right now are below the break (Minty don't look!)

I don't actually think much needs to change in the backstory department! Enough to decanonize Flat Dreams unfortunately, but replacing "Liam" with "mom" should be convincing enough (As much as it pains me... </3 Well, nobody said Liam's NOT canon... ;] but honestly if the full backstory doesn't hit [mixed feelings on the implication that he didn't actually destroy his dimension on purpose] might just stick with FD regardless and be an AU within an AU) However, there's one really fascinating aspect of the book that might be a big influence on our story: the romance one.

Frankly even without all the stuff with Ford he's shown/implied to have multiple exes, dedicates a whole five pages to the subject of love and how much he's sooo above it (frankly gets borderline hysterical about it at points), and that valentine (you know the one) seems to very much imply that he wants a partner or at least a family of some sort (and frankly so does a lot else in the book).

(Also Love Triangles name drop twice?!?!?!?!? canon)

The exact effect this is gonna have on how we write him is something to be discussed, but he was insanely pathetic in this book so some of that girlfailure energy is certainly inevitable. Thankfully the pitfalls I had writing in his voice before now are mitigated a lot, the book gives me a ton of reference lol!

Off the top of my head, though, I think the moment he falls in love with Venuz he's going to be pretty unbearable in his attempts to "impress" him. His wording ("how to TRICK someone into loving you," "love is a sales pitch," "no one's going to love you if they know all the terrible secrets you're running from") speaks volumes about just how insecure he is, even if you take half his suggestions as jokes. No dead air, he will blab 24/7 to "distract" him from "noticing and considering his copious flaws." Absolutely starved for attention, constantly doing or saying things to get it whether it be rolling in carrion or "accidentally" getting his claws stuck in the curtains. In fact he's so incredibly desperate for attention that he seems to think that fear is as good as love which is, uh. an opinion for sure.

Thankfully Venuz seems to hate dead air as well if his constant meaningless Twitter posts are any indication, and, though not as weird and twisted about it, is about as flashy. I think he's the type who loves to spoil his loved ones, as well, so that's definitely something that should help Bill feel more comfortable. But, of course, that kind of bone-deep insecurity is something that will have to be addressed, especially after the stuff with Ford; wow he did NOT take that well, I'd imagine that was his most painful breakup so he'd probably be especially unbearable given this is right after all that.

Frankly, I have kinda mixed opinions on JUST how pathetic Bill is in the book. Like, obviously he was before, but I almost wonder if he was woobified a little too much. My sister pointed out that this makes sense because the book has to be entertaining and funny, and she's right, but I dunno; may end up playing with canon like dolls a little, who knows >:Pc

One last thing though is that he very clearly has a lot of trauma. We were writing him like this anyway but now it's canon that he's constantly hearing screams and blacks out when he thinks about the events of his past too much, which is a FANTASTIC excuse to keep the nightmare catalysts going; maybe he didn't inflict amnesia upon himself like in FD but if he's experiencing all these things in the waking world (and it's stated he doesn't sleep) can you imagine how horrible the nightmares must be? This guy has full-blown PTSD and we're gonna make him come to terms with that.

But, once again, just my thoughts for now until we're able to tism out together. Stay tuned and please mark spoilers if you'd like to discuss; Minty reads all >:Dc

~ Mod Emily 🦇

[pokemon-card-of-the-day]

Pokemon Card of the Day #3207: Blastoise (Expedition #4)

The starter Pokemon each got 2 cards in Expedition, but the Holo one was the one to look at in almost every case. This Blastoise could hit reasonably hard, though it needed a lot of Energy to outdo its competition. It could also flip to sacrifice an Energy to also discard an Energy on the Defending Pokemon, something that could make setting up way harder if someone had fallen behind. It was that flip that gave Blastoise a way to stand out from its competition, as solid Stage 2 Water-types were rather common otherwise.

100 HP was the typical Stage 2 number of the day, and most decks were aiming to KO these in 2 hits. Blastoise was no exception. Lightning wasn't the most common type in Neo-On where you'd usually see this, though you would have to look out for Electabuzz every once in a while. Lightning became more common in E-On, especially with Team Aqua's Manectric, but Blastoise was much less common there. The Retreat Cost was 2, so switching cards weren't the worst idea.

Jet Stream was a Poke-Power that you could try once per turn. Blastoise had to be your Active Pokemon, and it only worked if you flipped heads. If you did, you discarded an Energy card attached to Blastoise and also an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokemon. You got to choose whether to flip, so you weren't forced into an awkward spot, and getting rid of an Energy (especially a Special Energy) was often worth the trade. You did tend to sacrifice 10 damage when doing so, however, and the coin flip meant this was by no means reliable. You could treat it somewhat like an extra chance at Energy Removal 2, which was still a nice bonus when it hit.

Energy Cannon started at 40 damage for a Water and 2 Colorless Energy, which was lower than Pokemon like Dark Feraligatr, Walrein, or pretty much anything in a Swampert deck. You could add up to 20 more damage to this, 10 for each extra Water Energy attached not used for the attack cost. This let you KO anything but a few Grass-types and some Pokemon ex in 2 hits... for 5 Energy. Still, this was going to make progress, and was an attack on a Pokemon that could slow the opponent down so in that context it was pretty decent.

Blastoise probably wasn't quite as good as Dark Feraligatr or Kingdra in Neo-On or something like Swampert or Walrein in E-On. All of those had more reliable effects to work with. It was still very capable of holding its own, and did like the Neo-On format in particular due to the amount of Fire-types and the chances to take out Special Energy that Scizor decks loved so much. It had some traits that were really liked in that format, even if not all of them were totally reliable, and Blastoise was still a lower end competitive option despite the heavy competition in its own type.

[bluereo]

Hello! I’m a big fan of your “Megatronus - The Fallen AU”. There’s not a lot of work of Orion Pax/Optimus Prime being the 13TH Prime reincarnation; so I’m happy to read your work about it! Any way about the prompts, can you do #1 with Megatronus Prime meeting/talking to Megatron about Optimus? Megatronus being all Big Brother Mode and willing to end Megatron for what him done to his brother? Thank you and good luck on your finals!

I'm more then happy that you like my au! I'm aware that this took me some time and it's rather short but I hope you will enjoy it :)

Ps. If you see some spelling mistakes pls correct me. I don't have beta reader

#Prompt 1 - Thouch him and you are dead.

It's been barely a week since Optimus returned from Cybertron with his older brother. Sudden arrival of demigod made everyone feel a little unease. Especially Lord Megatron felt strange even watching interactions between Fallen and His Prime. The Fallen was personification of pride and had everything that a warrior needed, his steps were loud, his eyes always observed everyone around him.

It wasn't unexpected that Megatron felt cold creeping though his limbs when Second Prime approached him late at night. They were on deck of Nemesis, silence interrupted only by thunders from stormy clouds and near soundless vents of both mechs.

- I hope that I'm not interrupting in anything important, Name thief. - Megatronus nearly purred at the and. Demigod loved to underline that they share this cursed name.

- Of course not, Fallen. To what do I owe this pleasure of your company tonight . I thought that you prefer to spend time near autobots instead of me or my crew. - Megatron choose to let himself look at horizon. There was no point of meeting gaze of the other.

- There is an issue I need to discuss with you. Still, this... exchange of information should stay only between us. - Megatron felt that demigod was pearcing his helm with his gaze. However, he have done nothing to change that for now.

- Then talk, I'm all audioreceptors. What is soo important that you choose to came here in person.

Sudenly there were steps. The Fallen stood right next to him. Finally their gazes crossed and Megatron could only think of how dangerous this mech was.

- I am aware of your... relationship with my brother. I have been watching you since two of you made your vows under the black sky and shining moons of our home planet.

- It's been milenia ago. Get to the point - the amount of strange calmness around fallen had the exact oposite reaction from megatron. Ex-gladiator could feel his fight protocols come to life, cannon geting slightly warmer and vision becoming sharper. He was ready to defence if the demigod decided to strike.

- Now you are on a good way to achieve peace between yourselves and your people. But I need to warn you. - Sudennly Megatronus grabbed Megatron by shoulder and made him turn himself fully to look in the optics of demigod from very close.

- You don't deserve to even be in the same room as Orion. He is one of the kindest sparks even between gods and demigods. And you have caused him more pain than you could ever imagine. And if I see your claws on him once again. There is nothing that will stop me from draging your spark, body and mind stright to the pit where you belong. Thouch him again and you are dead. I will make sure that will be very painful death... - Megatron was completly paralyzed. Especially when claws of demigod slowly made their way to lay on his chest plate not so far from where his spark was.

Megatron couldn't remember when he felt so scared in his entire life. Looking in the optics of being capable to fight with God's... He felt smaller then ever before.

Eventually Megatronus stepped back from ex gladiator and smiled like nothing ever happened.

- Well, I hope my massage was clear enough for you to understand. I will leave you to think about it - and with those words Fallen made his way of the deck.

Megatron still felt shivers going down his spine. He understood massage clear enough to be cautious. But there is no one and nothing that will separate him from his bonded.

[themagicalghost]

OK I FINALLY GOT TIME SO this is probably gonna be a series of asks if Tumblr decides to limit my characters (i dont feel comfy coming off anon in the tt community sorry)

First we gotta talk about the Cogs since all of the gag/reward stuff is gonna have to be based on them

.Exes and .Mgrs were a very welcome change. .Exes instantly give every battle some variety in requiring you to think to take them down instead of memorizing a chart of which combos wipe a group (fuck Zap Camp too btw), and .mgrs were a much needed shakeup, away from the 4 main bosses which got repetitive as hell, that allow just about all the gags and prestiges to shine in some way

Skelecogs and Virtuals in the same way as .exes force you to be on your toes thanks to the varied hp and debuff resistance, virtuals in particular being a good choice for the OCLO, sorry v2.0s but you're boring

Cogs do more damage in general, which emphasizes either taking them all out or stunning them, and Content Sync definitely helps with that. Even with how controversial it was at the start, it was a good choice

Cogs have proper scaling AND HAVE LEVELS HIGHER THAN 12 FINALLY TTR WAS SO BAD AT THIS AND THEY DONT EVEN LET YOU SEE THE NUMBERS WHY TTR MUST YOU BE LIKE THIS

Ok now onto the gags:

But before each one, even more TTR ranting:

WHY CAN'T YOU CHANGE GAGS TTR

ORGANICS ARE SO BAD, PRESTIGES ARE SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING, FUCK GARDENING ALL MY HOMIES HATE GARDENING

Level 7s, while I miss Railroad my beloved, were really badly done and limited where the game could go

LURE COMBO BONUS SUCKS DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

Ahem.

Toon-Up: As stated, Cogs deal much more damage, so TU has much more use, especially in .mgrs. The self heal was also something that shouldve been in the game forever ago, and not just relegated to a prestige. At least the Prestige makes you heal even more now. However, TU MISSING was a shit idea on TTO's part because it was the only way they could get Toons to go sad in the sound spammy lure left kill right meta if everything missed. Now you might be forced to take damage, so your cannon missing would be a death sentence. Thank god they removed that early on in 1.3. also the accuracy buff is AN INTENDED MECHANIC THANK GOD

Trap: Trap FINALLY HAS USE CASES OUTSIDE OF LIKE LAWFICES. First off, it's an .exe killer. The hard counter to them. Bye bye mr .exe. And then Clash gave it Dazed, which made Trap/Drop an intended strat too. But also it's just BIG NUMBER. The Prestige is EVEN BIGGER NUMBER. This means you can oneshot even really big Cogs with like a prestige trapdoor where TTR wouldve needed an organic (also bad) TNT

Lure: Yeah Lure Decay was bad but they learned in 1.3, and instead we have a much better system with the per-gag knockback, which lets you deal even more damage with each throw or squirt gag you use, where instead of a hypno doing the same 50% total base damage as a $10 bill, $10 bills do more damage than hypnos. I legit almost stopped carrying 10 bills in clash entirely and went with like 15 magnets instead UNTIL they changed it like that. Also, using a Group Lure with a Single Lure actually synergizes well, especially with Throw setups in like OCLO, since the damage values vary, you can lure and IOU (more on that later) both, with your main target getting a 50 bill, before nuking them with 4 throws, for at least 400 extra damage (460 with prestige!), ON TOP OF THE ADDED COMBO DAMAGE SINCE LURE KNOCKBACK COUNTS FOR IT NOW BY THE WAY. In comparison to TTR which actually nerfed the most useless Organic. And again, I must stress this: LURE BONUS SUCKS DIIIIIIIIIII-

Throw: I'll admit, when I saw it in the QA patch notes, I was hesitant to say the least, but THROW SWAPPING WITH SOUND CHANGES SO MUCH. First off, NO MORE "you lure and throw, ill wedding *uses bike horn*" GREENING. Second: THROW IS JUST SO GOOD AS A DAMAGE DEALER. Combined with the lure changes above, you can deal insane damage to .mgrs with it and Lure. You could probably do an entire Litigation Team with just Lure TU and Throw if you wanted. But it doesn't stop there. Something i neglected to mention is how ALMOST EVERY GAG HAS A UTILITY ATTACHED TO IT. Throw's is a 10% damage vulnerability, and it allows you to do so much. Fun fact tho, it used to have that damage vulnerability as a Prestige, and it scaled with each throw used, but only for 1 turn, and this was when throw was second to last, so it was only really useful for Drop. Now only one person needs to use it and it affects EVERYTHING past it. Got a higher level cog in the mix with some easily soundable ones? Just hit it with a cream, and now it takes even more damage! Just soaked and trapped a .mgr for the accuracy boosts on drop? Add one more debuff to boost Prestige Drop even more (with a free stun!)! AND THEN you add the cherry on top of the Wedding Cake, the self heal prestige. This was absolutely a welcome change, taking some of the heat off of TU and unites as your only healing, to the point that I'd say you should always have your Throw Prestiged. My only complaint is that Toons should take a bite out of it and say "Om nom nom" to heal before throwing it if it's prestige.

Squirt: Squirt in TTR, Throw's crappier brother. Squirt in Clash? Oh man. I'll go more into it in Zap's section, but Zap alone gives Squirt so much use. On its own though, it's still very good. Soaking is good as a dodge debuff, setting up for quick drops on Cogs. But the SINGLE change that made Squirt so good is Splash Damage. Before 1.3, Squirt soaking multiple Cogs was stuck behind a Prestige, so you were basically forced to either run Pres Squirt or don't run it at all. Now, however, not only can you soak multiple Cogs, but it deals free, non-unluring damage to the Cogs on the sides! You can effectively just chip away at a lured Cog until you're ready to take it down, which like the Throw/Sound example above, allows you to lower the Cogs to juuuust enough in just the right way to where a specific Sound threshold kills. Unfortunately, Prestige Squirt kinda gets the short end of the stick, since unless you're running a solo building, you kinda don't need it for most situations. idk what they could do to fix that tho, it's still fine on its own, just usually overkill.

Zap: And now, the thing that singlehandedly both gave Squirt a purpose and alienated a ton of TTR elitists for the better or worse. Before 1.3, Zap was fuckin weird. Zap could change direction, but only if it was prestiged, jump over other cogs including dead ones, there was no jump pool, just a specific set of 3 decreasing numbers correlating to the order it jumped to, which led to charts getting made for specific groups- it was a lot to take in. Those who were able to master it were REALLY GOOD at taking down groups, but were also pretty toxic usually (hence the "fuck Zap Camp" comment earlier). Also, it was the same as Squirt: either run it prestiged or not at all, which fed into the toxicity even more. Now though? It's pretty good. It can be a few different things, a decent AoE on 3 Cogs with lower damage on 2 of them, high damage on 2 Cogs, with some thought into aiming based on prestiges (for unprestige, aim directly at the target, for prestige, aim at the opposite target for more damage), or a kill confirm on an already soaked Cog. It's way more user friendly now, and I will say seeing Zap Camp's charts be completely ruined gave me a little schadenfreude. Sorry, this was a little community ranty, I again have bad experiences with some of the older members.

Sound: SOUND IS NO LONGER META. I REPEAT, SOUND IS NO LONGER META. This comes down to Squirt/Zap being good AoE, as well as 2 more changes to Sound itself: 1. Sound swapped with Throw in the gag order (from 1.2 and back, not tto), and 2. Encore and Winded. First, the swap makes it to where if you're using Sound on Lured Cogs, it's less likely to troll, but for a specific reason. And even if it is to troll, there's ways to get around it better, since Throw and Squirt won't be affected now. And then we have Encore and Winded, two sides of the same coin. It's great to use your Encore bonus to deal tons of damage to a single Cog, but you could always risk being winded to take out an even bigger group now at the expense of having to wait to use sound again. This alternating pattern of Sound into anything else, along with the fact that Sound can't just wipe out everything in the game now makes sure Sound isn't necessary to beat most things. It's still kinda meta for Buildings and Facilities, but those are kinda harder to fix. Oh, also the prestige is the same as Trap, bigger number is better.

Drop: Oh boy, another gag with a tumultuous history. I'll go over this in the IOU section (yes im doing rewards), but to be Barry Brief, in the early days of Clash, Drop had a bug that made it do AoE damage, which some toxic players abused to hell and back, cramming Drop into the top spot of gags, before being squashed in the 1.2 OCLO update. As for Drop now, it's a really nice damage dealer. Not so much for normal bosses, where it's typically just a finisher for a big Cog, but for .mgrs it can be devastating given enough setup. Trap, Lure, Squirt, and either TU for accuracy or IOU for damage, then Throw and 3 Drop. Now, if you were running Unprestige Drop, it would only get a slight boost thanks to Throw, and the other gags the turn before were just to make sure it hit. But slap a Prestige on, and a single debuff adds 10% damage, with an extra 5% for each additional debuff, with Throw's vulnerability counting as a debuff, which STACKS with the Prestige boost, so those two turns just got you an additional 20%, on top of what Throw adds on the pile. And then consider Drop has a 30% combo multiplier instead of the usual 20% combo damage, and .mgrs start dying quickly. Most .mgr fights I do, I run Prestige Drop.

And now, onto the rewards.

IOUs: So before 1.3, we still had SOS cards, but these were the trickiest reward to balance, even more than Unites. On the underpowered side, we had the 1.2 SOS: a percentage increase for 2 TURNS. PERIOD. Wanted to setup for Drop? You better do it quick, because if Drop misses on that second turn youre SoL. Not that it'd matter because for a lot of gags it did jack. But then we have the other, darker side. The ORIGINAL SOS CARDS. If you played TTO or TTR, you already know how busted those things were. But do you remember that bug I mentioned making Drop an AoE gag? This is where it originated. SOS Cards inherited the Combo damage dealt to a single Cog and gave it to the rest of the Cogs as well, so you could potentially deal a ton of damage to multiple Cogs just by nuking one with Combo damage and using an SOS to spread it out. Do you remember Rain, that random IOU you get guaranteed in the VP that gives you and a friend a +15 damage boost on your next turn? Yeah they used to be a simple 20 damage Drop SOS you could get (and farm) from Derrick Man. You know, in TTC. Who at the time had only 63 HP, enough for an Opera pre-1.3 to kill in one hit. All that's left is an incentive to use Drop en masse... Oh? Old Drop had increasing Combo damage for every Drop gag used, up to 50%? And every Prestige Drop used added an additional 5% Combo damage, up to 70% with 4 Prestige Drops, or 65% with one person using an SOS? You can probably see where this is going. The only thing holding it back was the fact that it wasnt guaranteed to hit- OH WAIT TOONS HIT EXISTS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM STILL. It was bad. Like "anyone who deviates from the Meta is bad" bad. I was one such very vocal dissenter of Team Drop, advocating that Throw was a good gag, and I got shit on hard for it, to the point where the people who still had a grudge long after fabricated false accusations and threw me out. Ugh this got too personal, sorry. Where were we? Oh yeah, IOUs! They're pretty good now! The fact that they use flat numbers and last a set amount of GAGS used means that setups are easier than ever, and even if you miss, you can still use it again with the boost! They're good for pumping out big numbers! They also affect things like Throw self heal and Splash Damage, so keep those in mind too! I personally like using a Sid Sonata after firing the first Cog after feeding round in CEOs to save on operas.

Unites: I have mixed feelings on how Unites were handled, but I'll save that for the Forges section. As for Toon-Up Unites in their current state, they're pretty good! The Cooldown is honestly a needed nerf (so much so that TTR has it now lmao), and the fact it's percentage based means the heals are more fair! (though if someone is really underlaffed for a fight, they might still get squashed even with a unite). Pretty gud!

Forges: Rest in Peace, Gag-Up Unites. You were so slept on. Forges are the worse version of Gag-Up Unites. Instead of everyone getting their gags restocked, even by a little at the expense of you specifically getting a decently sized cooldown, you can only restock a single gag at a time, and if that gag is too high, you get put on cooldown. Why. In a vacuum, they're ok, but it just feels wrong. They could have left Gag-Up Alls in the pool and kept them how they were with only level 7s or lower, but no, ALL GAG-UP UNITES MUST GO apparently.

Sues: honestly better than fires, imo. Let me explain. Both Sues and fires remove a Cog from the fight. "But wait!" You say. "Sues dont remove a cog from the fight, they just make a Cog not attack!" In theory, yes, that's all they do. But because they don't attack, they're basically out of the fight. However, they aren't OUT of the fight, meaning they take up a slot. And because they take up a slot, that means you can just ignore it and focus on the other 3 that are there. And guess which gags work very well with 3 Cogs instead of 4. Just remember to give them a tap every now and then and they won't ever bother you. Also iirc theyre meta to deal with oclo phase 1 lmao. However some fights don't let you use them as much, so be careful.

Fires: Despite what I just said, Fires are still really good. It's just their uses are more limited. The main examples I can think of are the first Cog after feeding round in CEO, as stated earlier, the Featherbedder fight, and Major Player's Dance Partners. Killing a Cog instantly is still killing a Cog instantly, after all.

WHEW that was a long one, sorry for the personal bits, I just wanted to share my thoughts on Clash's balance for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got to do so. Clash is in a much better state than it's ever been, and I can't wait to see how things are shaken up later.

Oh, one more thing.

LURE BONUS SUCKS DIIIIIIII- *gets sniped by TTR staff*

That's a whole novel in my inbox holy FUCK

This is a lot to take in and I love it, some gags and rewards just used to be broken like woah?? It's nice to see how much progress Corporate Clash has really went through all these years to balance the game out to become as fun and good as it is today

I was curious about those Gag-Ups after seeing them from a Multislacker fight stream just a year ago because I didn't know they were still around at 1.3, too bad they don't exist anymore 'cause they would be very useful in longer fights such as with Pace (round wise) and Chip. Maybe there's a good reason for the removal balance wise... hopefully

The SOS cards was something I was wondering about too after hearing someone say a long while ago that they wished those were still around, based on this I can see why they were removed though

Also I don't mind the personal tangents at all, I love hearing about the details of personal experiences and opinions as it puts it on perspective on how things were back then as well as adding to my own knowledge of it. Thank you for the very long info dump :]

[novelcain]

I have a small head cannon now with my version of reader that I wanted to share with you:

She has a lotus pin in her hair due to her association with Quanyin and it has the added bonus of extra protection (like a protection seal)

Just wanted to share, now I’m going back into my hole to finally finish a fic that’s been giving me writers block for two months now.

*gets slapped with writers block in the face*

Gosh darn it….

(By the way any tips on how to overcome writers block?)

That's a pretty interesting idea. Like a lil fashionable talisman~

And good luck with your writing hope you can get through the writers block

As far as tips go, I unfortunately can't help much in the writer's/artist's block since I don't really get it.😬 If anything I just get bursts of laziness where I don't wanna pick up my laptop cause that's too much effort and so end up curled up in my nest scrolling through tiktok all day. But to remedy that, I just force myself to pick up my laptop or @lovesick-ritz will kindly hand it to me so I can get things done.

So here's the tips that I could think of:

Set a designated area or method for writing (ex. I only write on my laptop bc I've assigned it mentally as my preferred place to write)

Make it as easy as possible for you to write (ie. leave the writing tabs open. I personally never have word closed there's always at least my notes tab open but I usually have at least 3 word tabs don't ask me why I'm addicted to keeping tabs open)

Try to get rid of as many distractions as you can like unneeded social media (having a tumblr tab open is always my down fall cause I get distracted by asks)

Since I have adhd and autism complete silence honestly distracts me more than anything so I like to play this 10 hour thunder storm video on YouTube (this also helps with my tinnitus in case anyone else got that)

Another thing I've been told that help is just start writing little notes or just anything at all and maybe that'll spur you into what you want to be writing

Also some random tips if found useful when it comes to writing/drawing:

If you hyperfixate on writing and drawing for long periods of time like I do (like I'm talking about 8 hour sit down don't move sessions) get water and a couple snacks before you start and be sure to stretch at least once an hour

Remember to specifically do full hand stretches to avoid carpal tunnel and writer's/artist's arthritis

Try to get up and walk around as much as possible (if you can as someone with walking issues I know that isn't always easy or even possible)

One thing I like to do to rest my eyes and brain is after a few hours I'll go to Spotify and play a few songs (or in my case one song on repeat I've been particularly obsessed with the Epic sagas since they've come out and have been constant listening to Survive in the Cyclops saga) with your eyes closed. Staring at a screen all day can be harmful to your eyes and brain.

And for drawing with adhd, if you're working on a long piece it can get frustrating to work on one part for long periods of time so keep in mind that if you're start to feel bored or tired with the part that you're working on it's ok to move to a different part. (ie. you've been working on the hair for a while and start to feel understimulated to move to the face or even a completely different area so get that stimulation) It's not like a story where you gotta remember plot points and continuity the whole thing is right there so just work on whatever part catches your fancy. Or hell if you get bored just draw lil scribbles for a second in a corner somewhere until you feel up to going back to the piece.

Please keep in mind while reading these that I by no means have healthy habits. As I stated I hyperfixate on projects and will often neglect my human needs for extremely long periods on accident; however, I am lucky enough to have a very attentive partner that reminds me and encourages me to take care of myself and helps me when I can't. (Love you Ritz. Literally couldn't live without you~ mwah💜)

HOWEVER! Because of this I am extremely used to living with unhealthy habits and have an OBSENE amount of tips for dealing/living with them so if anyone wants some autism/adhd/depression/anxiety (all of which I have kinda extreme forms of) life tips lemme know and I'll write a whole essay for you. Tho again I will say these tips are not cures. These conditions are permanent so these tips would just be ways to make living with them a little easier. (Honestly I might just make that post even if no one asks for it on the off chance that helps even one person)

[innerpalaces]

The Life of a Cannon Fodder Mother-in-Law - 44

Chapter 44: The Step-Mother-in-Law 11

Ge Guangyu walked into the yard step by step and saw that the house was bright and open, the yard was cleaned spotlessly, and even the stove in the kitchen was wiped clean.

Compared to the Ge family, this place was much cleaner and tidier. Especially recently, the Ge family was as messy as a doghouse, and the house was much more dilapidated.

Liu Yuniang pulled her into the house: "You will live here from now on." Ge Guangyu had been sleeping with her grandmother for as long as she could remember. Her grandmother was old and would snore and grind her teeth at night. It was not unbearable, but occasionally she still wanted a room of her own that she can decorate by herself. Now, was this a dream come true?

"Your brother lives next to you, and the courtyard on the far left will be used as a guest room. In the future, your cousin can stay for a few days when he comes over." After listening to her mother's words, Ge Guangyu went out and looked at several rooms one by one. Then she thought of something, and asked, "Mom, did you clean it all by yourself?"

Liu Yuniang smiled: "I hired someone. Otherwise, how could I handle it?" She pulled Ge Guangyu out to unload the carriage, "Don't stand there. We just moved in, so we have a lot to do." The carriage contained new furniture and bedding, as well as some bright materials. She stroked them for a long time and said, "Mom, can I pull them out to make curtains?" "Go ahead." Liu Yuniang said with a smile: "But don't use it all, we still have to make new clothes." Ge Guangyu was very happy. The mother and daughter unpacked casually and then went to pick up Ge Guangxing when it was time.

The old madam was already waiting there. As early as when she saw that Ge Guangyu didn't come home at the usual time, the old madam guessed that the siblings probably wouldn't come back. It was okay for her granddaughter, but she still valued her grandson and can't leave him. So, she waited here on purpose, thinking of  saying a few words of concern.

When the former mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met, her expression turned haughty. The old madam snorted coldly: "I'm not here to see you, I'm waiting for my grandson." Liu Yuniang pretended not to hear this and went directly past her into the clinic. Being ignored by her former daughter-in-law, the old madam was furious, but couldn't find fault. After all, they are no longer mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and she cannot afford to act like her elder. When her ex-daughter-in-law arrived at the door of the clinic, the old madam immediately rushed forward as if she had caught her handle. "Don't delay Guangxing's business!" Liu Yuniang shook her off: "That's my son, I'm more worried about his future than you are. " Ge Guangxing was saying goodbye to his master. When he saw the entangled mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at the door, he hurried to them: "Grandmother, you should give my mother some face in front of outsiders." The old madam: "..." "It was your mother who wanted to come and make trouble for you. I stopped her for your own good." Liu Yuniang pulled Ge Guangxing's sleeve: "I bought a house and moved today. I was afraid that you couldn't find the way, so I came to pick you up." She added: "The house hasn't been cleaned up yet, and I haven't bought any vegetables. Let's eat outside today. Just consider it a celebration."

The old madam was speechless. Is divorce a good thing? The mother and son walked away talking and laughing, and the old madam stamped her feet in anger. However, the master her grandson followed was here. He came here basically every day, so it was not difficult to see him. A little later, the Zhang family arrived and put all the things in their proper places that day. Half an hour later, everything was set up, and the empty and deserted feeling from the beginning was no longer there. On the first night in her new home, Liu Yuniang slept well. The siblings were very excited and didn't fall asleep until dawn. There was no snoring in Ge Guangyu's ears, it was extremely quiet, and she was still a little unaccustomed to it. The same went for Ge Guangxing. During the time he lived with his father, he felt like a pickle in a jar. He was squeezed so tight that he couldn't move. The room was dark and very depressing. It was really uncomfortable. Furthermore, the bed was also very different from before, especially for Ge Guangxing. He used to have to be careful when turning over on the small bed he slept in, but now the bed was extra spacious, the bedding is new. When it was bright outside, the room was also bright. Hearing the movement in the yard, Liu Yuniang opened the window and asked: "Is it too bright to sleep?" Before the siblings could answer, she had already added: "I will make a curtain for you to hang across the window later. When you sleep, remember to put it down, and it won't be so bright." Ge Guangyu: "..." In the past, her grandmother only scolded her for getting up too late, but her mother was afraid that she would get up too early. There was nothing in the kitchen, so the siblings had no choice but to go out and buy food. After sending them off, Liu Yuniang went to the street carrying the basket. She bought pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and filled half a carriage. When she returned to the house, she found a familiar carriage parked there, owned by Yan Songyu.

While she asked the coachman to help move things, Yan Songyu opened the curtain. Liu Yuniang turned around and said, "Oh, a rare guest! Are you here to be a good person again? Do you want us to reconcile as husband and wife?" In front of the coachman, Yan Songyu couldn't say much, so she only replied: "Manyue, you really misunderstood me too deeply." At this time, the driver had already left. Yan Songyu walked into the courtyard and praised: "It's very good." Liu Yuniang said bluntly, "I heard that there is a landscape every three steps in the Li family's yard. What you said is so false." Yan Songyu was not embarrassed and said: "Manyue, I came here today because I have something to say to you." She emphasized: "I never wanted to separate you and your husband. After leaving the Ge family, I sincerely hope that someone can spend the rest of their life with Ge Gen. You are a good person and you helped me raise Guangping. I am nothing but grateful to you...I have absolutely no intention of harming you." She said it sincerely. Liu Yuniang nodded. "Are you done?" She glanced at the kitchen. "I still have so many things to unpack. The young lady has been the wife of a wealthy family for many years, so she should have some discernment." This was not a good time to visit. A normal person would get up and say goodbye. Being rudely ordered to leave, Yan Songyu's face looked particularly ugly for a moment, and she said, "Manyue, I came here to persuade you to reconcile with your husband." "It's none of your business." Liu Yuniang sneered, "We have quarreled so many times because of you over the years. Even if you don't know, you must have guessed it. Why are you pretending to be a good person now?"

 Yan Songyu frowned. "That wasn't my intention." "But it was all because of you." Liu Yuniang looked at her seriously. "Yan Songyu, you sent those junk things over and exchanged them for the Ge family's savings. Even if I were a saint, I couldn't tolerate Ge Gen's behavior. You have also been the daughter-in-law of the Ge family. You should know how much the family can earn every year. You took those things, so you should have known that we would quarrel because of you. Saying, this was not your intention....you are so shameless. Do you even believe this yourself?"

"If nothing else, the jade pendant given to you by the Ge family this time is my dowry property. Even if you didn't know it at first, you should have heard Guangping say it recently. That jade pendant means a lot to me. If you are really sincere, you should return it to me first!" As she said that, she stretched out her hand to her.

Yan Songyu was a little embarrassed. "That birthday gift was given in public. Even if it is not very valuable, it is not easy for me to take it. Let's do this. I will find an opportunity in the future..." "You are talking nonsense again!" Liu Yuniang said mockingly: "When will this happen? With your current capabilities, I am afraid that I will never get the jade pendant in my lifetime."

Yan Songyu really came here today to bring the couple back together. Actually... this matter may implicate her. 

If Master Li were to know that Ge Gen and his wife had gone so far as to divorce just to give him a  gift, he would probably hate her immediately. Therefore, the best way was to bring the Ge couple back together and pretend that those things never happened. But Zhang Manyue refused to change her mind. Not to mention going back, she did not even hide the disgust in her eyes when she mentioned the mother and son of the Ge family. Yan Songyu was panicked, but she did not show it on her face.

"I will do it as soon as possible. Manyue, I really want to help you."

Liu Yuniang pointed at the door, "I am living a good life, I don't need help." Seeing that Yan Songyu refused to leave and still wanted to pester, she emphasized: "If you don't leave, I will go find your man later and tell him about the good things you did behind the scenes." This is a threat! However, Yan Songyu couldn't find a way to solve the problem and didn't dare to push anymore: "Manyue, I'm kindly helping you. Even if you don't appreciate it, you can't harm me like this!" "If you stay any longer, I might really go and have a chat with Master Li." Liu Yuniang said with a half-sincere smile: "I'm just telling him the truth. I can't bear to see Master Li being deceived. How can it be considered harming you?" Yan Songyu: "..." She really regrets coming here today! Zhang Manyue used to have a good temper and would selectively listen to what she said, but now it was completely different, like a firecracker, exploding at any time. "I'm leaving. I just hope you keep your promise and don't go out and talk nonsense." To be honest, Yan Songyu really didn't dare to stay.

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[gaytotaldrama]

[Prompt] In which the other contestants sometimes forget Leshawna and Tyler spent a lot of time together across several months of different reality shows.

leshawna and tyler are some of my faves so this was super fun to write :) thanks for requesting!

also on my ao3

1. 

Celebrity Manhunt is a gossip-hounding show for gossip-hounding idiots. Everyone knows that, and everyone thinks it, but apparently, Blaineley and Josh didn't get the memo.

If they wanted to hear about the newly-reunited Drama Brothers, Harold would be just fine. But all they want to ask about is how the cast feels now that they've been locked out of the Gemmy awards, and what is it like to not be famous anymore?

Harold's still famous. He's definitely still famous, have you seen the groupies the Drama Brothers attract?

And his fair Leshawna is currently talking to Tyler, not him. It's not that Tyler's a bad guy, per se. But he for sure doesn't have the wicked smarts and skills that Harold does, so why Leshawna would pay attention to him over Harold is anyone's guess. The pair are slumped against the outside wall of the building, engrossed in conversation. They both look a tad glum about the prospect of not being celebrities any longer. Leshawna's makeup is smudged, which she would never let happen normally.

So Harold saunters over, intent on comforting his babe and making it clear to Tyler that she's not available, dude, back off before I karate chop you!

Leshawna's face does seem to brighten when she spots Harold coming toward them, which helps to put a further spring in his step. "Harold, baby!" she says, patting the spot on the concrete next to her. "Come on and sit down with us."

Harold sits. Tyler shoots him a grin that he does not return.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Leshawna sighs. "Oh, just tossin' ideas around on what to do now that Chris has dropped us like a bad ex-boyfriend. Tyler says there's a new season of Rotten Egg Regatta that we could try out for."

"I love that show!" Harold exclaims. "If you really want a stalwart and loyal teammate to help man the egg cannons, then I'm your guy."

"Aw, thanks, sugar-baby." Leshawna smiles. "But Tyler and I have kind of cracked the code on working together when it comes to reality TV."

"Yeah!" Tyler holds his arms in an (in Harold's expert opinion, weak) imitation of Usain Bolt's victory pose. "Leshawna and I totally got this in the bag!"

Harold hadn't loved all the time they spent together in between seasons before, but back then he'd been too focused on his music to care about anything else. Ultimately, he forgot about it. Seeing Leshawna here tonight for the first time in person in a long while, however, reminds him how much he's missed her. How strong his feelings for her really are. And Tyler is proving to be the tracksuited wrench in Harold's otherwise flawless plans to woo back his lady love.

"Don't you have your own girlfriend?" he asks Tyler loudly. "Why don't you do the challenges with her?"

And at this, Tyler slumps. "Lindsay doesn't even remember my name, man," he says dejectedly. "I don't think it would really work out."

"Besides," says Leshawna, shooting Harold a sharp glance from the corner of her eye as she pats Tyler comfortingly on the shoulder. "Tyler and I are just friends. We've starred on, what, a dozen shows together? And we've come so close to winning, like, five different times."

"Oh, yeah, bro," says Tyler, eyes suddenly wide. "Leshawna's just my good buddy! Nothing more, I promise!"

Harold scrutinizes them both with narrowed eyes...

"I trust you," he says, winking at Leshawna (she smiles and shakes her head), and then he grins. "Tyler, do you know the Eggs Benedict Arnold gunning technique? Statistically speaking, eight out of ten teams on the Regatta that use it make it to the final four..."

2. 

It's the first night of play in the new season, the end of the Egypt challenge and (hopefully) of any lingering scarabs. Team Victory just had to boot Zeke out first...again...for losing the divining rod Chris had given them. It was a step up from his innocent misogyny back in Island, but it still really sucked. Wherever they end up next, Bridgette can only hope her team will do better.

It also really isn't helping that the Amazons won, because it means she's forced to share economy class with Team Chris Is Really, Really, Really, Really Hot. Most of them she can stand, but Alejandro is something else entirely. Even thinking of him now, Bridgette gets shudders, and not the creepy kind.

Geoff! Geoff, you have to think of Geoff. Your boyfriend, back home, who will definitely SEE IT if you cheat on him on international television. Geoff is waiting for you. Geoff is rooting for you. Get your head in the game. And stop thinking about Alejandro's hair. Dark, silky, sexy hair - NO!

Desperately, Bridgette searches for a distraction. She'll even talk to Izzy about the long, graphically-detailed practice of mummification, so long as it'll keep her from losing her mind. 

Across the way, Leshawna's joined the other side of benches, chatting animatedly to Tyler. Which...is not a pairing Bridgette would have expected. They run in pretty much completely different social circles, and anyway - Bridgette hasn't really interacted with Tyler since his brief stint on the Killer Bass. But Leshawna is always nice to talk to. She hopes she isn't interrupting a private conversation as she shuffles over and takes Leshawna's other side. 

"Hey, guys," she greets, offering Tyler a small nod. "How's it going?"

"Hey, Bridge." Leshawna beams at her. "Tyler and I are just debriefing the challenge and all. It's been a long time since we've fought on opposing reality TV teams."

"Oh, that's right!" Bridgette says, a little loudly in her sudden remembrance. "You guys did all those shows together after Total Drama Action!"

"Yup!" says Tyler. "Those were always pretty fun."

"What brings you over here, girl?" Leshawna asks. "Feelin' lonely?"

Despite herself, Bridgette starts to flush. "I needed a distraction from Alejandro," she says in an undertone, knowing Leshawna will understand. "It kinda drives me crazy how he even sits in cruddy economy class hotly."

Leshawna's eyes grow big as dinner plates. "Oh, I know! Did you see the way he balanced his whole team on that goat? I was fanning myself!"

"I know right - "

"Hey, wait, aren't you with Geoff?" Tyler suddenly asks her. "And Leshawna, I know you care about Harold a lot." He indicates Alejandro behind him with a jerk of his thumb over his shoulder. The man in question is resting with his arms crossed behind his head, eyes shut. "I get that the guy's suave, but I don't want anyone to get hurt. Including you guys."

Despite the hot guilt coiling in her stomach at having been called out, Bridgette raises her eyebrows at Tyler's genuineness. From his tone of voice, she gets the sense that this isn't the first time he and Leshawna have talked about relationship stuff. Again, Bridgette feels surprised at the connection between the two.

"Oooooh, I know, Tyler," Leshawna says. "We're just checking out the eye candy, that's all. Lindsay's been doing it, too."

He sighs. "Yeah. I guess I'm just lookin' out for you guys."

Well, now Bridgette just feels kinda touched. "We appreciate it, Tyler," she says, smiling. "Don't worry about us, seriously."

"Besides," Leshawna says, a sly grin spreading across her face. "I heard you on the tarmac before. Any reason you had to assure Alejandro you like girls?"

Tyler's shoulders hunch. "Because I do! Like girls! So what if Alejandro's really handsome? And has great athletic form. And doesn't wear an undershirt. That doesn't mean anything!"

Bridgette and Leshawna look at each other, and just start to giggle.

3. 

"Hurry up, Leshawna, you're in my way!"

Leshawna growls, sliding the bathroom door shut behind her. "Oh, so asking nicely is completely out of the question, huh?"

Heather rolls her eyes. "I've been waiting to use the confessional for, like, ever. It's not my fault you're so obsessed with Alejandro that you need to hog it to wax poetic about his butt, or whatever."

"For your information, I am with Harold," Leshawna seethes. "It's not my fault you're jealous Alejandro doesn't want you!"

Heather scoffs. "Me? Want him? As if. Though I'm sure any guy would prefer me over the girl who had a fart baby on national television."

"And I'm sure any guy would prefer me over the girl who ate jam out of Owen's belly button!" Leshawna retorts. "That's right, none of us have forgotten that! No one wants to kiss those jelly lips."

"Oh, that is it," Heather growls. Leshawna is infuriating enough on a good day, but right now, she's driving Heather absolutely bananas - even more than Sierra, which speaks volumes."If you don't get your big-butted, tacky-clothes-wearing, geek-loving self out of my way - "

"Hey!" Someone behind her says. "Lay off of Leshawna, Heather!"

With a curl of her lip, Heather turns to face Tyler. "I'm sorry, I hadn't realized this was any of your business."

"It's my business if you're messin' with my friend," Tyler declares, standing at full height (which is still an inch or two shorter than Heather). "Now back off, or I'm gonna have to thumb-wrestle you."

Heather only arches an eyebrow. "Thumb-wrestling? I bet you couldn't even beat me at that, let alone any other sport that requires actual talent!"

"Tyler is plenty talented!" Leshawna interjects, and great, now they're both nagging on her about their weird (apparent) friendship. "I know you can't bend your twig-skinny body into freaky, unnerving shapes the way he can!"

"Since when are you two friends, anyway?" Heather demands. "It's not like you would have even talked to each other in high school."

"Why does no one ever remember," Tyler starts angrily. "That Leshawna and I have filmed, like, twelve TV shows together?!"

"Oh," drawls Heather. "Right. Forgot about those. Because you guys never actually won any of them, did you?" She smirks. "Just like in this game."

Leshawna and Tyler glance each other's way. 

"You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" Tyler asks.

"Honey, I'm already there," Leshawna replies, and with a grin, she grabs Heather by the shoulders, spins her around, and shoves her into the confessional so hard, Heather's hand lands in the toilet bowl trying to break her fall.

"Ugh! What do you think you're doing?!" Heather demands, and the last thing she sees before Tyler slams the door on her forcefully enough to make it stick is him and Leshawna exchanging a fist bump.

"Chris," Heather says, after scrubbing her hand clean, staring straight ahead at the camera. "Don't you dare use that footage."

One has to wonder why she would even bother to ask.

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info about finny boy's sonic verse! 💯💙😎

mention of death and physical abuse, but no detailed descriptions

backstory is basically the same from his canon -- older brother jason dies in a piloting accident when finn's 10, finn's dad becomes an abusive alcoholic, finn's parents separate when finn's like 14 or so (his mom takes finn's younger sister marjorie while his dad gets custody of him), and finn is generally traumatized and doing his best to cover it up with a winning personality and terrible coping mechanism, except now he's a ferret mobian while doing it all -- i'll be playing him around 21-25

finn's dad, finn's brother, and finn all work for GUN -- finn's dad works closely with commander tower in defense strategies and counterespionage, jason was a pilot, and finn is an engineer

finn's main job at GUN is maintaining vehicles and systems for the special ops teams, giving him opportunities to work closely with team dark

however, finn's also tasked with reverse engineering recovered eggman tech so that GUN can figure out how to take advantage of it for themselves, or fight back against robotnik in the future

because of finn's familiarity with eggman tech and his father's high rank, finn's got the opportunity to see schematics and plans not available to many others, such as blueprints and charts from the ark, including the technology used by gerald robotnik as well as the eclipse cannon -- knowing this information can make him a valuable ally or possible liability, should he ever be manipulated into sharing the information with people intent on using it for evil

mentally, finn's not in a great place while working at GUN -- not only does he have the reminder of his brother's death hanging around him constantly, but working so closely with his father is fairly traumatic for him, as well.

finn's dad is callous and puts work before anything else (especially after the loss of his oldest son), and finn often feels neglected at best or outright belittled and demeaned by him at worst while at work. occasionally, his father will still physically abuse finn, but it's lessened significantly since finn moved out and lives alone

there is a VERY real possibility that finn could be swayed to share his knowledge and skills with someone aiming to take advantage of him, all because of how they treat him.

finn's starved for validation, for a father figure, mentor, or confidant who makes him feel seen and understood, so someone who could fake that would essentially be able to get finn to do anything for him (think commander tower, robotnik, even infinite possibly, etc)

i'm not saying finn would help build a new eclipse cannon for anyone who asks but i AM saying he would do it for someone really good at pretending finn matters to them

on a less bummer of a note, finn does ex gear races as a hobby! he's not pro-level by any stretch of the imagination, but he can keep up with experienced racers on medium difficulty courses and will often race for fun

he customized his own ex gear and will fix up boards for anyone who asks him nicely or makes it worth his while

also merlin and i were playing murder of sonic the hedgehog last night and named the MC after finn and tbh..... it kind of fit LMAO... tmosth but finn is just thirsting after 90% of the cast on the first day of his weird summer job before he starts working at GUN. might as well be canon at this point

[psychodelic-insomnomaniac]

um, hi! I just finished reading your fic "Deus Ex Machina" and I really really liked it! I feel like the characterization was spot-on and you did a really good job introducing your oc villains to the story without them feeling out of place in the world of JJBA. Even though Enrico was only around for like two chapters you managed to make him interesting and threatening for the short time he appeared, which I think is the mark of a really great writer if they can make even one-off characters interesting. I'm really interested in finding out what the rest of the oc villains will do in the story but I do have one question about them if it's not to spoilery - is this particular group of villains like the "old guard" of Passione? like in their 50s or older? cause if they are then that's a really good dichotomy between Giorno's team and theirs in that they're also opposed philosophically to each other in terms of wanting things to change (younger) versus wanting things to stay the same (older). idk, i might be reading too much into this but if you intended that then that's really cool!

Hi! I'm so happy to hear you liked it,,, it genuinely means a lot to me.

As for the Gambling Squad, they've got a mixed make up. Three of the members *are* closer to the Bucci Squad's ages (Enrico mentally refers to them as "the kids"). They're all adults, but young adults, which makes them kids by comparison.

The other four members are older. Enrico is (was) the oldest at 66, and Cattivo is second in line at 57.

Without spoiling too much, I can list the ages as follows:

Enrico Bernardi (deceased)- 66

Cattivo Strega- 56

Alcina Bugiardo- 32

Belladonna Caro- 33

???- 22

???- 20 (this is a guess, they refuse to give an actual number)

Ovvio Fortuna- 19

The Gambling Squad was, in many ways, meant to be something of a foil to the Bucci Squad. The Bucci Gang are protectors, bodyguards, and the oldest among them is 21. They're very much just a bunch of kids pretending to know what they're doing, loyal mostly out of fear and in these positions because they don't feel they have another choice, one way or the other.

The Gambling Squad, however, is a bit different. Sure, some of them are there because they felt they had nowhere else to go, but most of them *chose* this, one way or another. Loyalty comes from respect, from convenience, from love, from many places, but none really from fear.

If you're interested, I would be *happy* to go more into any of the characters (without spoiling too much hopefully, lol) and detail a little more about their motivations, their personalities, etc. I've gotten kind of attached to my cannon fodder lmao, and would love to talk about them.

Thank you again, so much

[eternity-flame-and-co]

Meet Kaden Fern The African Wild Husky, an EX member of Amy's band that went on his own way to try his own style in the music division.

In the main timeline, Maurice and Him are EX's, but ended on extremely good terms to the point they don't call each other EX's because it'd feel like there is something bad between them. The reason they broke up was, since they did know polys (This is due to this universe taking place in the early 2000's.), Kaden let him go so he could be with Amy, since he knew he liked her, and due to the lad caring about the blue boi and the pink gal more than anything in the world, more than his own feelings.

He wanted them both to be happy, even if it means missing him sometimes.

However... Maurice and Ameila like Kaden and Kaden likes both of them back. Maurice is like, head over heels, for both of them. So, even though those three aren't a thing yet (It'll be slow burn), and it's just hogger and Ames, she knows he still has the biggest crush on him still but tries to keep it to himself. She responds by gently picking on him about it.

Kaden knows too, so him and Ames have this little inside joke of flustering the guy when they can. Amelia, unlike cannon any, isn't the jealous type.

Fun fact! They started dating a little bit after what Sally did to him, mainly because Kaden wanted to in his words: "I want him to know he deserves to be loved, even if this relationship doesn't last."