#hyper specific plants stuff

[theshadowrealmitself]

Current hyper specific plotline in my head:

Specific brand of equipment that everyone in a specific field bought because it was “top of the line” turns out to be faulty and all end up causing fires of varying sizes

Because of the fires, all these people who work with this specific plant have lost theirs, and now everyone thinks the plant is extinct

After a little bit of time has passed, one character (a Vulcan) remembers their Human friend, who also owns a plant of that species, declining to get that equipment from that brand because of a “gut feeling”

They know this friend loses track of time easily and can go months without speaking to another person because they don’t realize how long it’s been, so it’s likely their Human friend has no idea that all these fires even happened and it’s very likely that their plant is still in perfect health

So they go over for a visit and find out that not only is their plant still perfectly healthy, but they also have other healthy plants of the same species that they have no problem sharing with their friend

The Vulcan is so overwhelmed that this specific (Vulcan) plant isn’t actually extinct and that their friend gave them some without a second thought that they actually hug them…which causes a loud cracking noise and their friend being like “Vulcan affection is dangerous”

But hey, they’re gonna accept their friend’s affection as long as they’re willing to give it, so they just hug them back tightly and ignore the fact that it feels like they can’t breathe

(Also that Vulcan is never gonna badmouth “gut feelings” again)

[dirtytransmasc]

ATLA! Avatar au ramblings, cause I need them out of my skull:

[Disclaimer: this is basically just Avatar, but if there were benders. there are no rules. god is dead. I wear his crown. we go by my rules now, even if they break atla canon. canon is a suggestion now]

each clean tends to be made up of benders from two of the elements, people from the clan can carry both traits, even if one is dormant.

for example, the Omatikaya are made up of earth and airbenders. both Mo'at and Eytukan were airbenders, yet their daughter Neytiri was an earth bender, and Sylwanin was also an air bender.

Humans are rarely benders, at least compared to the Na'vi, as the destruction of Earth led to the loss of benders, but when they are benders, they have only been fire benders. this includes avatars. the RDA specifically targets and recruits fire benders.

Fire benders are rare on Pandora. very few clans produce fire benders. and with the destruction the humans and the RDA have caused, fire benders are almost taboo, especially in the forest clans that faced the brunt of their efforts.

Jake is a fire bender, he is heavily disconnected from the idea of spirit, fluidity, or nature within his bending. it gets better as he lives with the Omatikaya, but old habits die hard, so he'll ways be a messy fire user, and his fighting style is messy, MMA like, the reckless assault of a soldier and not an art. he doesn't truly incorporate his bending into his day to day life either, it's like a gun to him, not a part of his spirit and being.

Neytiri is an earth bender (and in my world, they can bend plants, because fuck you). while she is known for her combat on Ikran back, she is just as deadly in face to face combat, as she is a heavily offensive fighter, and she will punch you in the throat with a dagger she pulled from the earth. but in a more casual day to day, she uses it to get around the forest, to weave and craft, to cook even. she makes something solid like stone and wood look as fluid as air, and something as delicate as plant life look deadly and jagged. and as a healer she uses it not only to cultivate and refine healing plants, and even bone bend.

a fire bender and an earth bender, have 3 kids:

Neteyam is an earth bender, he presented quite young, maybe 5 or 7, and he takes after his mommy, with the added aggression of Jake's fire bending attitude. he inherited less of his mother's likeness to plant bending, but can magma bend extremely well for his age, keeping that same fluidity. but as much of his life is taken up by combat and training, he's also a crafter and has plenty of little siblings bringing him rocks and asking him to make them beads, so he's also doing a lot of that. (he has attempted to bend a tree fort into existence and fell through it and on his ass, trust, I was there)

Tuk is an air bender. she's only presented around 7, and only in little gusts, so she hasn't cultivated an exact style, she can only really play with little gusts of air, or go gliding about on her glider, but only when a sibling is with her, in case she falls. she's also just an agile little thing.

Lo'ak (for angst value) doesn't present for a long while, he makes it to nearly 13 before presenting, and he ends up being a fire bender.... which did not help his self image, in any manner. not only is he the demon blooded son, the one that never lives up to Jake and Neteyam, who looks like a freak, but now he's a fire bender too? just shoot him now.

Kiri, the child of Grace, who was not a bender, and Eywa, is an air bender (she's already Pandora Jesus, I'm not putting her through being the Avatar as well). she presented at 5, it never seemed like a big thing to her. Neytiri found her floating and that was that. she is heavily connected to her spirit, so she can astral project, and her world, which makes her very hyper sensitive to her surroundings. she uses her air bending to carry stuff, be more spry (in the comics she tends to fall behind her siblings, even Spider, who is much smaller than her. her air bending gives her the leg up to help her keep up). even after she gains an ikran, she tends to go gliding or just. floating. for funsies.

that leaves my son, my baby boy, Spider:

I'm making him the fucking avatar because I can.

[more bullshit below, this is just very long and I'd feel bad posting this behemoth and clogging people's feeds]

he is Eywa's first Sky child, her golden boy, and he is the bridge between humans and Na'vi— he is Na'vi in all but body, and human in all but soul —so she knows if anyone can soothe the tensions ripping her world apart, it will be him.

he starts out as a fire bender.

no one is shocked, even though he gave off his first sparks as a toddler. his parents had both been fire benders— Quaritch had mastered combustion, and Paz was known to give off smoke when pissed —this gets him even more ostracized than he was in canon from the get go. no one wants much to do with the fire bending son of Quaritch. no one can truly trust him, even as a child.

who's to say when he will become the wildfire everyone assumes he will become? who's to say he's not dangerous, even as a child? especially without the help of a fire bending master to aid him (could Jake do it? yes. do I think Jake would commit to that long term? absolutely not).

despite this, the Sully kids are his siblings, from the moment they meet. he's their big brother, watching out for them, promising his flames as their shield, forever and ever. no one will ever hurt them. that they don't need to be scared of him, because he'd burn himself to a crisp before burning them. and his will is so strong, he's never accidentally burned them like he has others. his spirit knows better. it's strong enough to render the heat to nothing.

so the second Spider can leave the confines of Hellsgate and go out into Eywa's jungle, he is more than pleased to do so. he isn't judged there. the animals don't flinch away from him or stare at him like they're seeing secrets from the future.

he bends in secret, first with fire, just dancing a flame over his hands, slowly gaining trust in himself and his control, and developing his own style of bending, one similar to the airbenders of the clan, as that's the closest thing he has to go off of.

and if he has dreams of Toruk like creatures, showing him the art of fire, when he falls asleep in the grassy clearings of Eywa's world, he won't question it.

and when he hears whispers of 'try it' when he thinks of attempting to bend a different element, even just pretending, child's play, he listens, because he trusts the soft voice in his ear.

he bends air first. while not rare, those who bend air are considered special, connect to the spirit of Eywa. it's a sign. well, it would be had anyone paid enough mind to the boy to see it.

air bending comes naturally. he'd been watching those around him air bend for years. he'd mimicked their movements while playing with his siblings. it feels right. like it was what he was destined for (Eywa just needed time to manipulate his soul). it keeps him alive in the jungle, not only cause it allows him to take riskier paths and such, but also because it allows him without an exopack.

earth comes next. again. he'd watched earth benders for years. longed to manipulate the forest like them. to create instead of destroy. wanted to heal instead of heal. wanted to use brute forced over his flames, because his flames were looked at with fear, while the other boys trained their bending and were cheered on. he can work plants as if it was as easy as breathing. weaving them together into forts and hide outs and supplies.

water is last, and seeing as it's the opposite of his birth element, he has no mentor, and not even a faint clue on how it works, it is his weakest. but he has an affinity for healing, even if it only works on little cuts and scrapes, maybe a bruise if he's lucky.

by twelve he is mostly living on his own in the woods. it's near impossible to keep him in the compound anymore. he's not interested.

no one has any idea what he is. Spider can't even fully believe it himself and all's down spirals of thinking he's giving into his human greed, somehow (don't blame him, he's just a little guy, a dumb little guy who doesn't know maths, and grew up around people who all but hated him. let him have a dumb dumb complex).

the only people who have a slight idea are his siblings; he bends too much on instinct. he reached out to catch his siblings, shifting the ground beneath them just a tad, or shooting a vine around their ankle or using a swift puff of wind to stop their descent. he heals small cuts while thumbing over them, rolling a little bead of water on the broken or bruised skin. he brings them up into elaborate tree forts.

his siblings only keep from saying something because of the look of pure terror he gets on his face when he catches himself.

as time goes on, he becomes more open with them. by 15 it's common knowledge amongst them who and what Spider is, but he still won't let them tell the clan. but he has Kiri and Neteyam to help him with his air and earth bending, as they can regurgitate their own lessons back to him, which makes him stronger over all, even if he continues to use his own methods.

Jake and Neytiri only find out the night he was taken; when he gave his all to protect his baby siblings from the recoms, all fire benders, and exposed the level of power he held... and was subsequently taken for.

and then he gets adventures with his papa and the squad. that he is so so so so so happy about (kill him).

bonus info that doesn't fit into the vaguely timeline coherent ramblings above:

Spider is a healer by nature, it's in his heart and soul. so while he trains himself for combat, it's simply natural for him to want to fix things, to help people, to give himself and his power over if it means he can soothe one ache in his people. so Spider learns all of the healing arts he can. he develops his own even. refines bone and blood bending to heal people. uses the scientific understanding of things that he picked up as a human to make better medicines, etc.

speaking of blood/bonebending. my boy is going to snap at some point during his captivity and fuck some people up with that, because he knows the dogs of the RDA deserve it. perhaps it's after Neteyam's death that triggers it. or maybe the Tulkun hunt/attack on the Ta'unui. it's something, something that has him going in a carnage spree.

he will train with Mo'at and Ronal when they find out about him. Mo'at will knowingly pass him over — she knew early in he was special, but knew, in terms of his learning, the forest was not his place, for there was too much pain. but she would watch out for him as she had his whole life, in her own ways — while Ronal will become one of his footholds in life. a place where he will always feel like he can drift back to.

~~~

that's all I have for now. it's a shit ton. I have maladaptive daydreamed part this point, but I'll probably be back on my bullshit eventually. I'll have more on Q and the water tribe and what not.

[creekfiend]

someone asked me what constitutes northeast Georgia given the shape of the state is sort of smooshed in at the top right-hand corner, so here is an opportunity for me to get excited about northeast Georgia, which is more a geologic distinction than anything bc it's about which counties have got the blue ridge mountains in them, basically.

things I learned reading this wiki article: "The Adult Swim animated series Squidbillies takes place in Dougal County, a fictional county located in the North Georgia mountains" weird of them to invent a county given that we have an actual real county called LUMPKIN COUNTY but who am I to criticize

it's like a very specific area of the state mainly bc the isolation caused by the mountains meant that southern Appalachia was quite culturally isolated for a long time. :) so there's a lot of really hyper specific cultural AND hyper specific ecological stuff going on here! we got such a variety of plants and animals and fungi. up in Rabun county they get more rain than almost anywhere else in the country because the mountains form a storm trap and Rabun county has these areas that are tiny microclimates of temperate rainforests. it is pretty much the coolest thing. it's a very neat area of the country!

also: yes, we have a famously stupid quantity of counties in Georgia and it is truly unnecessary but also kind of funny.

[smilingangel582]

Wind breaker, here I come! I couldn't watch the new episode yet due to some minor issues! Well... I wanna see more fics from others, but I'm too impatient 😤 so I'm writing one again!

Can't think of a better lee than Sakura, so... im gonna put a switch, Nirei and Sugishita! Totally ler Suo and Umemiya!

The other characters aren't gonna be part of the fic because... I never read the manga but ik bits of spoilers from it... soooo imma skip them till the anime introduces them... yeeet imma add some of the teeny tiny bits I was spoiled from the manga!

My spelling sucks ik and I'm a faster writer, so... I tend to make a lot of misspelling stuff as I type fast. (It's not ADHD or anything special... I'm just a hyper person in real life... hehe)

ENJOY!

Warning spoilers from the anime and perhaps manga "my imagination after episode 8"

The big man himself

Sakura Haruka, an outsider, but everyone in this town accepted him as family as quickly as Sakira pummeled five dudes in an instant whiff.

What the hell is this town...?

His thoughts are often reserved and well kept to himself. Even as he walked through the hallways, he noticed familiar faces greeting him as grade captain and respectful gestures. Sure Sakura can take in most and yet...

"Omg! He's the first year grade captain who beat shishitoren second in command!"

"His look is so cool!"

A small blush crept up to his cheeks, he just grunted in response, leaving them mid-praise towards him.

It's almost like an attack mechanism to Sakura, like compliments are his weakness, and the opponent strikes it mercilessly till he's crumbled.

Honestly, Sakura hates that about himself.

"Sakura-san! We need your help!"

Hearing Nirei's voice in front, he looked up, his bangs lifting at the sight of Suo and Nirei...

And Sugishita???

"What the hell do u want?" Sakura grumbled.

Suo's calmly allows to explain themselves, "Now Sakura-kun, us first years have a job to do... its specifically by Hiragi-san"

Straightening himself, Sakura nods seriously, "OK... sure"

Suo stares for a moment before chuckling into his hand, this made Sakura frown, "What's so funny?"

"Oh, nothing... I just thought how cute it is that you actually listen to your senpais..."

Sakura got flustered and began to sputter angrily, "Q-Quiet! I don't respect... well, uh, I m-mean... ugh, never mind. What the heck do we need to do anyway?"

Suo noticed in amusement how Sakura faltered in defeat, then he replied, "Oh nothing... Sugishita-kun and Hiragi-san over-watered one of Umemiya-san's precious tomato plants..."

Sakura blinked.

Eh?

"And... whats the issue?"

Sugishita snapped, grabbing Sakura by the shirt, "It's a big problem dumbass!"

Sakura gritted his teeth in fury, "Who you calling dumbass?! Dumbass!"

Sup calmly separated them and began to run over what they should do, "So... the big issue is... they are a special gift from his -I quote 'Kotoha-chan'"

Now that made sense. Sakura pinched the bridge of his nose... no wonder they dragged him to the roof when Umemiya isn't around.

"Now what should we do?" Sakura asked folding his arms.

"We have to distract Umemiya-san, and make him forget about that plant" Nirei said, sweating buckets throughout their whole conversation. Sakura stumbled in surprise. He really forgot Nirei was actually there...

(Ps. I did, actually... teehee ^w^)

"Oh..." Sakura said blankly, putting two and two together. He turned now, "So good luck... its not my problem anyway"

"Waiiit!" Nirei clung yo his jacket, "You are out grade captain! Dont abandon us pls!!"

"Sakura-kun, we told u the story so... basically you are involved" suo shrugged nonchalantly, Sugishita glared daggers as if he's blackmailing Sakura, "You better help..."

"I could care less!"

Before anyone could pass out any words through their conversation. Sakura heard the door on the rooftop open, Umemiya came.

Oh shit.

"Ah! My cute little underclassmen!" Umemiya rushed towards the group with joy and then without warning ruffling everyone's hairs.

He specifically embaraced Sakura, showing he's a favourite.

"Ahhh! Sakuraaa" a childish cry of bliss came from the leader's lips, as he almost squashed the first year.

Sugishita glared and growled like a rottweiler, Suo claimed he's a jealous puppy further angering him.

"Well, well! What brings you lot to my humble paradise!"

Sakura squirmed out of his grip, grumbling, "Trying to protect that stupid plant of -hmph!"

He forgot... he forgot... Sakura luckily closed his own mouth before digging his own grave... and yet... Umemiya looks like he already got a shovel close to him.

"Hmm..." Umemiya smirked, now flicking his forehead, "Sakura.... When you lie, I can tell that your ear turns red"

He got flustered "I-i do not! I'm not lying!"

Sakura noticed Nirei seemed anxious, Suo with a calm and an unapologetic smile and Sugishita totally ignoring him. They all abandoned him... he was bait after all...

"Oh no~ Sakura-kun," Umemiya sang playfully, suddenly stepping forward with incredible speed, "You shouldn't shift your attention to something irrelevant when your opponent is right in front of you"

Sakura gasped when he felt Umemiya grab his waist instantly. Without realising he was pinned to the wall, he slid down when those fingers made a funny sensation over his sides...

Wait... is this... tickling?

Resist! Resist! Resist damn it! Come on, Haruka! U have to!

Sakura felt his own thoughts fighting the urge to laugh as mad fingers scurried up his ribcage instantly. He struggled and kicked in reflex, surprisingly arching is back like a flexible sprig when Umemiya skillfully tickled his lower ribs.

"G-gah!" A squawk left him. While Suo and the rest awkwardly saw what was happening, the eye patch guy had to comment, "Oh wow... Sakura-kun are you ticklish?"

Umemiya grinned at that, "Oh, he is... how cute, little bro... but be careful. Your big bro is a biiiig tickle monster!"

Sakura suddenly jolted when Umemiya traced his waist beneath the shirt. The tingling sensation on his bare skin was insane. Its perhaps because Sakura never felt tickling before that he actually felt it like something so strong and unbearable.

How embarassing... he's giggling like a four year old.

"Shihihihihit! Hahahaha, whyhehehe whhhyy hahaha??!" Sakura squirmed, now twisting on his stomach, trying to escape.

Why is this man even tickling him?

"Why?" Umemiya grabbed his sides, pulling him closer to him, "Because you are obviously hiding something from me... aaaand... your are too cute!"

"Dahahahahamn ihihiiiiHIHIHIT! NOHO!" Sakura's laughter kicked an octave when Umemiya traced his armpits - not even tickle - just gentle featherlight tickling he never expected to tickle so much!

But...it feels good... it's the first time someone ever touched him so playfully...

Not cruel jabs that sting like poker sticks or burning hits from harsh punches... just mild subtle ticklish jolts like electric shocks.

"Suo, Nirei, can you grab him for a moment?"

Hearing this, Sakura snapped into reality. Huh? Why? Why are they restraining him?

Suo grabbed his wrists up above his head, the warm concrete floor beneath him, giving his wishes before his doomsday, Nireo sitting on his shins... and Umemiya on the side with a wide grin.

"I would've resorted to other easier methods, but I guess you like being tickeld. Eh Sakura?"

Blush, Sakura yelped, "N-no! Obviously not! Ugh, y-you bastard... and -" Sakura turned to the other three."Are you guys ditching me????"

Suo gives a gentle grin, "Sorry, but you are strong enough to handle this unlike us, plus..." Suo gives a teasing scribble under Sakura's armpit, making the latter jolt in surprise, "Umemiya-san said you like it"

Sakura exploded, "I NEVER SAID THAT -AAAH!"

Umemiya launched his tickles instantly before Sakura could express anything. Sakuta couldn't even focus his priorities as multiple spots are being targeted.

"Saakuraaa~, what's the juicy secret you're keeping from me?"

Gosh... the others guys are supposed to be on his side! Did they all deviate from the plot just to mess with Sakura? Unbelievable!

Sakura panicked with a squeak when Umemiya kept lingering around his stomach. He felt a plunging sensation in his gut as Umemiya poked his naval.

"D-Doho nohohot pohohohoke thahahat!" Sakura shrieked, now bucking himself tryinf to shake them off but they all remained resilient.

"Wow, Sakura-san, you really are sensitive" Nirei unconsciously squeezed his kneecaps making it worst despite his feigned innocence.

Sugishita watched with an unreadable expression his face was so judgemental, and Sakura hoped it didn't mean 'cute' to the taller guy.

Suo leaned towards Umemiya now, not even bothering to lower his voice through Sakura's booming laughter, "His armpits seem pretty sensitive too, boss"

It's bad... though Sakura has never been tickled before, his alert senses are tingling mad. Its bad...!

"Oh...?" Umemiya slowly crawled his fingers up the boney ribs and finally into the light muscular armpits, "Here? Is Sakura sensitive under there?"

Squeal. To say Sakura let out such an embarrassing sound was not a lie. He wanted to crawl it yo a rock and die right now for making such an absurd noise like a squeal.

"EEEEEH! NOOO! IHIHIHI GIVE I GIVE HAHAHA SLOHOHOHOW DOHOHOWN!"

"Ehh? Already? Wow, that didn't take long?" Suo teased, and Umemiya winked back, stopping gradually as he persisted, "Tell me, kid~"

"Ahahahahaha ohoohohohok ohohohok! Ihihihits yohohour duhuhuhuhumb plahahahant thehehe ohohone Kohohohotahaha gahahave yahahaha!"

Sakura confessed... all it took was a tickle to his armpits to spill the milk.

Umemiya stopped instantly. Uh oh... all of that may be fun and games but Nirei realised that they were suppose to keep him distracted not make Sakira confess...

Umemiya sigh, scratching the back of his head, "Well I wanted to make Sakura confess about liking to be tickled... I almost forgot why I started this..." he smiled now ruffling Sakura's messed up hair and his still blushing face flowing more red.

"Well im glad you kept your comradeship safe sweet brother" Umemiya grinned.

Sakura blushed to the tips of his ears, huffing, "Not like I did anythjnf but be a victim..."

It was all OK...

"So... what's this about my plant?"

Or... It wasn't

"Did I hear you say it was Kotoha's plant?" Umemiya's smile darkened, sweet to bitter ...its bad now.

Sakura gulped but suo being the rescuer instantly grabbed everyone and scurried away before the leader of Borfurin could catch up.

Sakura couldn't say he hated his day but he really wondered what happened to the tomato plant Hiragi said he was gonna replace...

No one will know the depths Hajime Umemiya would go to cherish what Kotoha gave him.

Sakura shivered... a bigger tickle monster is lurking inside the leader.

The end was rushed, ik! Ik! It came too cute, too, so the plot was messy! Sorryyyyy my badddd also don't blame me! It's so late, and I'm hyper from caffeine! Byeee

[genericpuff]

...You wouldn't happen to have any more sketches of that yellow nymph from episode 20, would you? Because I LOVE their design kldfgjjk-

Haha I'm gonna be honest, she's one of my "design on the fly" characters so she doesn't have any preliminary concept sketches, sorry! I don't tend to do those much for background characters, I only do sketches for 'extras' like that if I'm specifically doing a study for future reference (ex. like when I sketched out Artemis' house layout because her house is going to be a recurring environment and I needed to make sense of it before I could continue drawing it LMAO). It just keeps me from getting bogged down on nitpicky pre-production stuff that keeps me from actually completing episodes, y'know? That Artemis house post is basically what happens when I get way too hyper-fixated and that's why I generally try to avoid it unless absolutely necessary LMAO I like keeping things simple enough to leave things up to people's imaginations (and not make things too unnecessarily detailed) but not too simple that it lacks foundation. In the case of the nymphs, I've been basing them off different plant life found in Greece. Definitely trying to give them more variety than what they have in LO!

That said, I'm currently winding down from a long day at a convention and I need to do something that isn't 'work' so here are some I drew up real quick! All I really planned around her while drawing her on the fly was her look, which is based off daffodils (her hair tie is meant to resemble the daffodil's stamen) and the brief look at her personality as the more experienced staff member. She's very much the "tired of this shit" employee who doesn't put up with a whole lot, not even from the Kings. NGL I can totally picture her being that waitress who double fists energy drinks and cigarettes for breakfast before her shift LOL

Enjoy! <3

[amethyst-ghoul]

@riverghoulxoxo oh? 😏

behold: HIGH GHOUL HEADCANONS

Part 2 that’s not really a part 2 to the baking headcanons below

(Includes Aether, Mountain, Dewdrop, Swiss, Rain, Cirrus, Cumulus, and Sunshine)

(A lil bit of spice 🔥 in Dew and Swiss’s parts but nothing NSFW)

Aether:

- Goes back and forth between super hyper and dead asleep

- One minute he’s bouncing off the walls and the next he’s face down on the couch and out like a light

- Embodies that one Tiktok sound: “I’m alive! I’m dead! I’m watching TV! I’m looking at you!” yk the one

- Says “I kinda wanna go on a run” every like three minutes

- Always trying to wrestle with Mountain and Swiss

- Tires himself out on his own

- Ends up falling asleep on top of the ghoulettes but they’re totally ok with it cause he’s fuzzy and warm

- All four of them always have the best nights sleep like this

Mountain:

- Accidentally overdoes it sometimes so he gets a little too high

- Poor thing never remembers how much he ingests/smokes the night before so he doesn’t know what his limit is

- Gets really existential and internally freaks out a little bit

- Will sit on the ground in one spot and will not move from that spot for hours

- Forgets to breathe and blink sometimes (I hc that ghouls don’t really need to do stuff like that but they do it anyway because it makes them seem more human)

- When he doesn’t overdo it (which happens about half the time) he’s kind of the same as he usually is

- Pretty chill and calm, very go with the flow, doesn’t talk too much, but he feels more relaxed so he likes it

Dewdrop:

- Gets hyper like Aether but ACTUALLY goes for a run

- Around the common room

- And steps on everyone’s tails

- All of what little common sense he possesses goes straight out the window

- Gets the munchies BAD

- He’ll eat anything and everything he can get his claws on

- If he ends up craving something he’ll try to make it but it never turns out well (see: the mozzarella stick incident)

- HORNY MF

- Always trying to make out with anyone within his general vicinity

- Tends to go for Rain and Mountain specifically though

- Super touchy

- Will start making out with someone and feeling them up then falls asleep before it goes any further

- Then he gets SUPER cuddly and clingy

Swiss:

- Gets super giggly and laughs at everything

- Like tears streaming down his face, shoulders shaking type of laughing at everything

- Will plant himself anywhere and sits in the weirdest positions

- Like laying against a wall with his legs on the wall or on a chair but sort of backwards in sort of a sit up position

- HORNY MF part 2: electric boogaloo

- Will ALSO make out with anyone he can

- But somehow Swiss and Dew don’t always end up going for each other

- Doesn’t matter how big or small the other person/ghoul is, he CAN and WILL sit on their lap so he can grind on them (with consent of course)

- Makes out with them but it’s pretty messy

- Well, messier than usual ;)

Rain:

- Doesn’t have a clue what to do with himself when he’s high

- Sounds like the animate version of those shower thoughts posts

- Saying things like “At one point in your life, you were the youngest person in the world.” and “Do you guys ever think about how things aren’t on fire but fire is on things?”

- It blows Dew’s mind every time

- Swiss and Sunshine get annoyed at him for it

- Stares at himself in the mirror

- Like touches his face to study it

- Plays with his tail

- Whips it back and forth and tries to grab it as if he’s not the one moving it

Cirrus:

- She gets very relaxed and kind of like go with the flow vibes

- Also very touchy

- Likes to cuddle with Aether and Cumulus the most cause they’re the softest and super comfy

- But will cuddle with anyone really

- She’ll cuddle up to their sides and knead like a cat on their tummies

- Or just flop face first straight down on top of them and will stay like that for hours

- Also gets very smiley (not Swiss levels though but still) and looks so cute

- She’ll just grin at everyone and her ears will go floppy on the side of her head

- Just absolutely adorable

Cumulus:

- Soooooo sleepy

- Also will cuddle with anyone and everyone

- LOVES to play with people’s hair

- She loves to play with and braid Dew and Mountain’s hair and will spend hours doing that

- She likes to be on the bottom of cuddle piles most of the time but when she’s high she needs extra pressure

- Like she needs someone to SQUISH her

- Likes when Aether and/or Mountain lays on top of her

- Also super giggly

- Laughs at everything

- Normally her laugh is super light and airy but when she’s high she lets out cackles and snorts

- Which is also very adorable

- Falls asleep very easily

- Sleeps like a rock and literally nothing will wake her

Sunshine:

- Turns into a puppy

- Bounces off the walls

- Chases Dew around the common room

- They’ll play wrestle and team up against Aether

- Will chase her own tail for like 40 minutes straight

- Also gets the munchies kind of bad

- Makes really weird food combinations

- I’m talking like pickles and ketchup or apples and ranch

- Has a huge sweet tooth

- Likes to make some sort of variation of the pasta from Elf (iykyk)

- Eventually calms down and cuddles with Aether and the other ghoulettes

[delphiniumarchangelmoon]

Oddly specific hobbies I think stardew valley characters would have

Sebastian- have you seen those custom doll videos? The ones where they like… rip the heads off Barbies and tear the hair out and re-build them? Scrub the faces off and repaint them? The intersection between artistic and morbid REALLY screams Seb to me I don’t know why.

I think Emily has a collection of succulents but she will only keep like, one category of them. She has every variety of a single type of succulent and that’s all she grows.

Look me dead in the eye and tell me Abigail doesn’t have the most baller isopod collection in the entire republic. I’m talking dairy cows, rubber duckies, the local native species, you name it. She has her own experimental crossbreeds. And this is no modifiedWalmart plastic container situation oh no, these guys live in massive glass terrariums with plants imported from each variety’s native location. She sells feet pics to buy isopod supplies. They live like kings.

Don’t ask me why but I feel like Shane was big into gravity falls while it was airing I feel like he was a big theory guy. He had a conspiracy board on his wall with red string and everything. He’s still chasing that high to this day (no one tell him about arg’s he would never recover)

The wizard is really good at Tetris. Like, ‘people you watch YouTube essays about’ good at Tetris, but he’s not a competitive person so he doesn’t go to events or anything.

Pam is a candy crush girlie buy my silence

I think Haley and Alex watched too many ghost hunting shows as kids and the moment they had their own money they bought like, a spirit box and an oujia board and whenever they’re bored and home alone they do like, seances n shit but they think it’s really silly so they giggle the entire time

Elliott collects shoes, like unwearable ass shoes. Huge platforms, glass heels, vintage boots, stuff that don’t match anything he owns. Just because he can.

Sam has the “adhd 10,000 hobbies curse” but the one that confuses people the most is his HUGE nail polish collection. He literally only ever paints his nails black for the ~rockstar vibes~ but he has this just BUCKET of polishes. He swatches them individually on those fake nails you see people use in nail art videos and he has a little notebook where he writes down how many coats it takes to be opaque, how long it took to dry, if the color matched how it looked in the bottle, etc. and then rates them on quality. it started as him trying to find a good set to gift Haley for her birthday but he ended up just becoming really hyper focused on it and now he has a literal catalogue of nail polish. It’s only a matter of time before he starts trying nail art to make use of them all but only time will tell if it sticks long enough for him to get good at it.

Harvey watches the most absurd soap operas. Even ones in languages he doesn’t know. Not even with subtitles he’s just here for the vibes

[theultimatekamehamehavoc]

Naegamigiri/Naegirigami/Tonaegiri/ LIGHT BLATHER

Headcanon time! Let's go! These are ones that I don't have as much blabbering energy on but I still wanted to mention! Some might end up becoming bigger though if something clicks.

Makoto is that type of guy who looks at cooking content or just food content and get's hungry. He can't help it! They may be pixels but they look freaking delicious! Kyoko and Byakuya like to tease him about it, but they can be a tad susceptible too. It's mostly a situation when their guard's are down and they're already planning on getting something to eat soon. It's a rarity that either of them cave to the content though.

They've done some midnight movie nights some times. The plots and stories are always mystery flicks in which they tear into the plots. Kyoko always figures out who the killer is as well as Byakuya. Makoto does too though it can take him some time on some occasions due to it being late and the guy not being as nocturnal as the other two. On better movies, Byakuya's had slight arguments with Kyoko on how "That can't be!" He is always wrong when he has these debates with her and Kyoko teases him on never learning his lesson.

Kyoko and Makoto cuddle together. Sometimes, when Byakuya's feeling needy, he just stands in the background with some coffee, shaking his head. He also gives a similar response when they kiss but it's more of "If you keep kissing like that, I'm leaving this relationship." It's all a joke though. Byakuya's too attached and they all know it.

Kyoko only wears snap back style caps when she steals them from Makoto. Not that she wears them like, at all, but she'd only wear one if she snatched it from Makoto's junk.

The three take turns cooking. There is no designated cook as they all vary heavily with their cooking prowess. Sometimes two of them cook together or the three of them all pitch in. For instance, Kyoko is rather good chopping fruits and vegetables though does not trust herself boiling shit. Thus, Makoto is the one who boils water for pasta or makes sauces with the heir. Also, in regards to Kyoko cutting the food, she's usually fine though she sometimes needs some help due to the friction of pushing her hands sometimes being uncomfortable. She'd usually push through, but, because of Makoto and Byakuya, she's been treating herself with a bit more care. Speaking of Byakuya, he's got great wrist strength and is the guy that opens most of the jars and can whip some cream like a mad man. He can sometimes overdo it though which is why Makoto's his replacement. Not a good replacement but Kyoko's usually busy by that stage and her wrist strength isn't the best unfortunately. Her gloves also make it a bit hard to do that kind of stuff and the pressure of opening things with her hands sucks.

Makoto has tried to get Kyoko and Byakuya to do the pocky thing with him, but it was such a failure. Kyoko doesn't like pocky and Byakuya finds the idea of eating something then kissing to be kinda gross. Like, he will never get why people find the spaghetti scene from The Lady and the Tramp romantic or appealing in any capacity.

Kyoko and Byakuya nudge each other via kicks to get the other's attention or to just tease sometimes. Can be when they're standing or at a table. It's just kicks too, not an elbow or anything. It is a thing they specifically do like a secret language.

Makoto likes leaving silly little love notes around their living quarters. He usually does this when he knows he won't be home, has somewhere to go, or is going to be busy. He sometimes does this whenever though. As for the notes, they vary if they're on sticky notes or note cards. Most of them are positive affirmations though they can sometimes be hyper specific to one of them. Usually, if Kyoko sees one for Byakuya, she just smirks and goes on her way. When Byakuya sees one for Kyoko, he either leaves it there too, or he plants it closer, or just shoves it on her desk or in her face without saying anything before turning a heel all cockily.

Kyoko owns a good amount of cork boards that she sometimes lets Byakuya borrow when he's on a big rant on something and wants to visually show Makoto stuff. Makoto is a bit of a visual learner after all.

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

I don’t currently own a cat but in the future it’s a goal of mine. Despite not having one right now, I still try to prepare myself for being a parent sometimes by reading about cat care and such lol. Anyways, I know there are some cats that will chew on or even eat things that are definitely not food and I’m so worried my future cat will have this problem since it would likely be one of the more “dog like” breeds that exhibit strange behaviors. I’ve read about Devon Rexes eating weird shit they shouldn’t… the point is, got any advice on how to train them not to do that stuff from a young age? I want to make sure for their safety they won’t do that (ykno even tho the cat is hypothetical atm) Thanks!

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or whatever the real saying is.

Basically: if you're worried about them chewing on things, set up your space proactively so they can't chew on things that are major health hazards. Remove any toxic plants from the house entirely, secure electrical cords where they can't be reached or put them inside of something that can't be bitten through.

After you've done as much prevention as you can, you really basically just have to work with the cat in front of you. Notice that they like chewing on things? Give them plenty of appropriate options in the form of toys or other enrichment, and make the specific thing you don't want them to chew available.

Kittens, moreso than adults, are going to investigate things with their mouths. And the biggest thing with babies is to not let them practice behaviors you don't want them to do is adults. So if you're getting littles (since you said from a young age), monitor them closely, remove inappropriate items before they can even learn they're fun to chew, and provide appropriate things to gnaw on if they seem to want to chew things. One good thing you can do with a new cat, if you're worried, is keep them confined to one safe room while you learn their behavior, and then allow them more access to the house once you know them better.

There are deterrent sprays like bitter apple that you can put on stuff they're trying to chew, but that should really be something you only try after everything else. If you have to resort to deterrent sprays, you're in a situation where you have to be hyper-vigilant to make sure it's on everything, and there's a lot of room for error (and some animals don't care!).

But here's the thing: at the end of the day, you have to work with the cat in front of you. You can discourage certain actions, but for something self-reinforcing like chewing, you're not necessarily going to be able to train any animal completely out of the behavior. It's natural for them! So I'd suggest maybe reframing the question as "how do I plan to manage this behavior if/when it occurs" not "how do I prevent this from ever happening."

[ahollowgrave]

what is your wol's inner monologue like? do they refer to themself as "i"? "we"? "you"? is it organized or all over the place? are they kind to themself, or do they chide themself constantly?

This question took a lot of pondering and thinking thoughts and holding Odette up to the light. I, Pigeon, only know how I think. Logically I understand that everyone’s internal ‘voice’ is different! I know it’s not a voice at all for some people. But knowing and comprehending enough to write about it for a silly dead nun is! Different! And difficult! So I’ll do my best.

Now, as an adult, currently, Odette’s inner monologue is ‘I’ language heavy. If she is working through something she falls into ‘you’ and speaks to and of herself as a Sister. Sister Patience is different than Odette the Nun and Warrior of Light, yes? It is easier to sometimes take a step back, so to speak, and talk herself through an emotional moment as she would one of her beloved Sisters. This is to ensure she is speaking with kindness. I wouldn’t say Odette struggles with negative self-talk or self-loathing -- except a hyper-specific thing -- and love nuns of her convent were eager to arm her with tools to prevent her from becoming her own worst enemy. But the path of the Warrior of Light is a muddy one and souls made of sterner stuff than hers have slipped in the sludge before. She has a strong mind’s eye and can visualize things well. However, translating what is in her mind to the real world is a skill she lacks. An artist she is not but she will recall your face before your name. Her thoughts are much like her home; organized and tidy but maybe only to her.  Things stored together because, at the moment of filing, it made sense to do so.  Don’t ask her to explain anything because then the whole system falls apart. When she first arrived at the Convent it was ‘Us’ and ‘we’ and she felt, as a young child, fractured into two pieces while also remaining whole. I touch on this in some of my earlier writings for Odette. But it is clumsy as she was still very new then.  It’s important to note this is not a case of DID, these are not personalities that ‘front’ or anything like that. This is the way a frightened girl made sense of what was happening internally and what she could control when her life was changing rapidly.

Creature and Girl are not separate personalities but rather the names given to conflicting wants and needs, feelings and impulses. Constantly bickering with one another, often joining force against the whole of her. Creature is the thing that runs away and bites and smears dirt over freshly washed skin. Girl is the thing that sits and observes, that plants her feet and lets herself be loved in the small ways.

Neither is wrong. Neither is better. They just are.

“Creature, Girl, Odette” was a small part of her life. The transitional period from living on the streets to the convent was difficult for her and this was her way to navigate it. As she matured and grew more comfortable, these habits slipped from her mind like so many other things.  Only under extreme duress does she feel them stir; creature’s hackles rippling, girl’s hands on her shoulders. Reminders that though they sleep they are still within her.

Thank you for the ask!!

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[lettucebee17]

Hi! This is my first ask i've ever done, so I hope this isn't weird or anything but anyways

did you have anything else on your summer camp au? (I was just scrolling when I found it and became slightly obsessed) For instance do any of the boys find out about the mers/fae/magic in general? What do the staff like Vargas or Sam do at the camp?

anyways you've successfully given me brainrot about this little camp and I'd love for just any facts or ideas you may have!

Hello! Don't worry about your ask, you're doing fantastic!

I have so many random thoughts about this AU, it's just so hard for me to organize them cohesively for other people to understand (I really ought to get on actually writing it sometime....) Including but not limited to, this gem from my personal notes about the AU:

But to touch on your specific questions:

At the point when the AU would start (the beginning of the summer when all of them would be there and the freshman would be first years at the camp), no one has discovered any sort of concrete proof about any magic or the identities of the fae or the merfolk. Floyd has probably had a few close calls with specifically Malleus because Malleus likes to take walks at night by the lake and Floyd likes to swim at night, but Floyd is perceptive enough that he's heard him coming every time and has been able to hide under the water (touching on that though, there is a chance that Floyd has seen malleus without the glamour and knows about his horns, whether or not he would've said anything about that is up in the air).

There have also been a few weird happenings with magic that the campers haven't really been able to explain and Malleus and Lilia know are magic-induced, but Crowley is quick to brush things like that under the rug.

Things don't really start getting weird until Yuu shows up, since they have a weird thing going where magic doesn't affect them but is also kind of more attracted to them. So naturally, as whatever plot I will eventually fully establish unfolds, more and more of the boys will find out about the existence of magic (probably starting with the first years since they're friends with Yuu). Yuu also can see through the fae glamours and therefore can still see Malleus's horns and Lilia's ears and they definitely still call Malleus Hornton, much to everyone's confusion. I think they can also probably see little fish-like features in the Octatrio, like the tweels pointy teeth and perhaps square pupils on Azul, hints of merfolk markings, stuff like that.

I think people finding out about that stuff would probably unfold alongside the plot, plus certain people who are closer to the mers and the fae would find out over time.

In terms of the staff, they run activities and whatnot around the camp, Sam less so than the others since he's more in charge of supplies and goods (of which he always has far more than one would think possibly, especially since he doesn't ever leave to restock). But I think he still occasionally runs certain activities like movie nights or campfire stories, things like that. He also runs a s'more station at the campfire every night.

Vargas is in charge of most of the more physical activities (kayaking, horseback riding, archery, hyper specific summer camp sport, etc.)

Trein is in charge of mostly indoor, educational activites (teambuilding stuff, learning survival skills, crafts, etc.)

Crewel is in charge of the more nature oriented activities (hiking, ropes courses, identifying edible plants, etc.)

I toyed with the idea of having a counselor in charge of each cabin but there are only four of them so three cabins would be left with probably nameless ocs for counselors, but it's still a possibility (if I went with this idea, Sam would be in charge of Octavinelle, Trein would be in charge of Heartslabyul, Vargas, Savanaclaw, and Crewel, Pomefiore). But that's TBD.

Sorry if I rambled for a little while, I don't know if any of this information is really that comprehensive or helpful... But I hoped you enjoy it anyway, I apologize for the brainrot but also, welcome to the club!

[mamasplat]

ooooooooo ive been keeping up with the huge thread.. <3333

is the fic smth you actually want to do? id read it 👍

have you got a timeline in mind?

also hows the run going?

im still in the middle of playing y, im almost at the snowy city, check out my squad 💪💪💪💪💪🐺

The true Calem run is coming along great, I only have one spot to fill in my team and I just got through the power plant!

Now regarding actually writing the Kalos vs amour story, I want to, I’d LOVE TO. It’s something younger me wanted so badly to do- however I am not exactly confident in my writing.

I’ve dabbled under a few sites with a lot of different “pen names” if you will, and I’ve never been too fond of my own work. I struggle with coming off as redundant when I use one word too much without realizing till after the fact, but in my defense! I’m entirely self taught with reading and writing so It’s surprising I’m even a little bit literate.

I can’t say I have the confidence to get a beta reader either as that would mean letting someone read my messy work which- yeah that kinda makes my skin crawl. So it could be a great exercise for me! But it would be a big step. I haven’t publicly written anything since 2019 and it was all small fandom stuff.

But I do have a rough list of story beats? Kinda? Ideas really.

Serena leaves for her journey on a whim to see ash, but in the process she neglected to tell anyone other than her mother. Which means Calem would have no clue where she went until he went to Grace. The dialogue “I was starting to worry until I saw you on pokevision” definitely dings around my skull a bit.

He was a member of the summer camp team with Shauna Trevor and Tierno, he was just too shy to talk to Serena again after she up and left without warning, especially seeing her proximity to a guy who is wearing HIS EXACT JACKET

Yeah no I’m making that a thing, the fact him and Ash dress nearly identically is going to freak him out in some way.

When I envision this as animated scenes, I can see him as a faceless character watching from the sidelines. Obscured but noticeable, coming to a head at the end of the episode where there’s a scene between him a Shauna. In a cabin kitchen at camp, It reveals him and Shauna specifically are traveling together. His face still unseen she’d pry at him for information on why he was so distant and why he hid from Serena. He’d dodge the question with an ever brooding “I don’t know” and the silence would linger as whatever midnight snack is being prepared. A camera angle change and turning to face Shauna for the first time during the conversation it ends with a single line. “Who was that guy she was with anyways?”

We would then see him again officially in a later episode with the appearance of Shauna, he and Serena finally reconnect over an awkward apology for her sudden absence. He’s familiar with Serena, his behavior is starkly different around her to anyone else- even Shauna. And while it might not peek anyone else’s concern it would get Bonnie’s gears turning, the kid is perceptive and comes to the conclusion Calem likes Serena, but that also turns into distrust thanks to Calem’s inherent standoffish nature. She would recognize him as “no good”

Also insert plot of Ash being super hyped like “oh yeah! New rival! Let’s go!” And Calem being violently uncomfortable around this hyper short stack who is dressed just like him and traveling with his run away neighbor-

If you couldn’t tell, I’d have no clue how to pov this. A third person pov makes the most sense but with a shift in focus from our main cast to Calem and Shauna- idk-

I’ve put more thought into this as actual anime episodes rather than written pages, so it’s all art stuff in my head and might translate weird to a fanfic

[bigsoftmarshmallow]

Hi hi! Still a bit hyper! Not sure if you saw this one, yet. Sorry if you have!

What are your & the Dorfbots & Botmise's favorite flowers? Top 5 overall categories, whether by color or by type. I, personally, really like lilies, irises, orchids, gladiolus, fuschias, sakuras, wisterias, roses, water lilies, & other similar flowers. But if a flower is purple, pink, blue, or twotoned/gradient, then I'm more likely to like it.

For specifics, I especially love stargazer lilies. For instance, Oriental Stargazers like Asiatic Forever Susans & Goldband Lilies, & roselilies or double lilies like Anouska Lilies & Magic Stars. I also like tiger lilies & daylilies. For irises, I love bearded irises, Siberian irises, purple Dutch irises, & so on. Orchids just, in-general, are gorgeous, period. Most gladiolus are also super pretty, but I especially like purple, pink, & orange ones.

See this? Forever Susan.

Ansouka Lilies:

Gladioluses (I also really just love their symbolism & stuff):

And, here's fuschias:

But, I think you'll like blue lagoon lilies:

I’m sure that some of the Dorfs would like holiday cactus flowers, any variety of Selenicereus & Epiphyllum cactus flowers (TP might especially miss the Night-Blooming Cereus & the Queen of the Night, a.k.a. Selenicereus undatus & Selenicereus grandiflora, respectively, the flowers that grows from Voltfruit Cacti), the Mother of Millions succulent flower (Kalanchoe delagoensis).

Holiday cacti:

Cereus:

Mother of Millions:

The Queen of the Night would likely be an especially profound memory for most as they only bloom once a year & when they do, it's en masse in a dramatic display. Not to mention, they are known for being very big, beautiful, & especially fragrant before wilting at dawn. (I imagine that the Gerudo would have their own flower-viewing festival of sorts specifically for it for this very reason, as well as due to moths & keese, as well as ordinary bats, flocking to them during that time. I imagine my Everlost Moths being the moths that would do so, as they're fairly large & known for glowing a light aqua blue at night. It would likely also act as a signal for Gerudo sericulturists that the next harvest season was on its way, which is always something to look forward to as it means an economic increase for the Gerudo. Not to mention, the visual display is likely absolutely enchanting under the light of the full moon.)

Though, I think that WW would likely be fond of the Exotic Flower (which I refer to as Morning Clareta, a type of Echinocereus) as it appears to resemble a very specific type of rainbow cactus which might remind him of the cacti of his homelands.

At the same time, I’m sure that there’d be other sorts of flowers they’d like too. Whether it be due to symbolism, floriographic meaning, or simply finding them to be aesthetically pleasing. Though, I very much doubt that TotK would like Silent Princesses or Sundelions due to their association with Princess Zelda & Queen Sonia.

For me, I think that WW & TotK would appreciate the quiet, dignified beauty & elegance of sakura blossoms. (Would they be called Satori blossoms, here? Hmm...)

I really like all flowers! Never had a chance to think about a favorite. I do like those blue lagoon lillies! Forever Susans look very pretty. Um, Sweet Williams are nice. I loved them as a kid cuz they share the same name as my dad. I really like Succulents, just cuz I have a black thumb and kill all other plants XC But Succulents can look very pretty as well!

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The Ganondorfs (from Wind Waker, Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, Hyrule Warriors, and Tears of the Kingdom) and Demise have distinct personalities and styles, which would also influence their favorite flowers. Here's a breakdown of their preferences:

Ganondorf (Wind Waker)

Favorite Flower Types:

Sakura (Satori blossoms equivalent) – He would admire their fleeting beauty and quiet elegance, appreciating their subtle symbolism of impermanence and transience.

Exotic Flowers (Morning Clareta) – The resemblance to a rainbow cactus from his homeland would stir a sense of nostalgia, reminding him of the desert’s resilience.

Night-Blooming Cereus (Queen of the Night) – The dramatic bloom and intoxicating fragrance would captivate him, mirroring his own dramatic presence and deep power.

Irises (Purple varieties) – Symbolizing royalty, valor, and wisdom, irises would resonate with his regal nature and determination.

Lotus – Symbolizing rebirth, the lotus’s persistence in blossoming from the mud would mirror his endless pursuit of dominance.

Ganondorf (Ocarina of Time)

Favorite Flower Types:

Black Roses – Symbolizing mystery, death, and power, their dark beauty aligns with his darker nature and ambition.

Irises (Purple and Blue) – Their association with valor, royalty, and strength would speak to his vision of himself as a powerful ruler.

Gladiolus (Red and Orange) – Representing strength and moral integrity, these flowers embody his tenacity and fiery willpower.

Desert Flowers (Cacti blooms) – Any cactus flowers, specifically ones that bloom briefly but intensely, remind him of the harsh desert life.

Hibiscus (Red) – They represent passion and fierce beauty, which aligns with his own forceful approach to life and conquest.

Ganondorf (Twilight Princess)

Favorite Flower Types:

Night-Blooming Cereus (Queen of the Night) – These would hold a special place in his memory of the Gerudo homeland, blooming under moonlight and symbolizing the secretive and powerful.

Blood Lilies (Red Lilies) – Their deep red symbolizes both bloodshed and fierce vitality, which resonate with his combative spirit.

Holiday Cactus Flowers (Selenicereus and Epiphyllum varieties) – The rugged beauty of these blooms during harsh conditions would reflect his own endurance.

Wisteria – The drooping elegance of wisteria symbolizes devotion, something he would see as essential in loyalty and power.

Blue Orchids – Symbolizing rarity and strength, their unusual beauty appeals to his tastes for the extraordinary.

Ganondorf (Hyrule Warriors)

Favorite Flower Types:

Gladiolus (Purple, Red, Yellow) – Signifying moral strength, honor, and remembrance, these bold and upright flowers reflect his commanding nature in battle.

Tiger Lilies – Symbolizing wealth and pride, their fierce appearance and vibrant colors match his explosive presence and ego.

Golden Sunflowers – Their strong stalks and radiant blooms echo his desire for dominance and superiority.

Irises (Purple) – Associated with valor and royal lineage, these would align with his aspirations for absolute power.

Dahlias (Dark Red or Purple) – Symbolizing elegance, inner strength, and commitment, dahlias fit his need for both refinement and power.

Ganondorf (Tears of the Kingdom)

Favorite Flower Types:

Desert Lotus – The idea of beauty rising from adversity would align with his personal journey and desire to reshape the world.

Irises (Blue and Purple) – Their symbolism of wisdom, hope, and royalty fits his vision of himself as the true ruler of Hyrule.

Blood Lilies – These bold flowers represent sacrifice, power, and vitality, something he would view as essential in his conquest.

Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) – Symbolizing immortality and eternal power, the regal and fierce look of acanthus appeals to his grandiose ambitions.

Silent Princess – While he may not like its association with Zelda, he would acknowledge its symbolism of rarity, persistence, and strength, all qualities he believes he possesses.

Demise

Favorite Flower Types:

Blood Lilies – Representing the essence of bloodshed, power, and life-force, they align with his desire for destruction and dominance.

Dragon Lilies – Symbolizing otherworldly strength and mythical power, they appeal to his god-like persona.

Orchids (Black, Red) – Their exotic and dark beauty symbolizes mystery and strength, qualities Demise prizes.

Nightshade – A poisonous flower, symbolizing danger and darkness, would suit his malevolent nature.

Bromeliads (Red, Orange) – Their spiked, fiery appearance represents the force of nature and destruction that Demise embodies.

Each version of Ganondorf, along with Demise, would be drawn to flowers that represent power, mystery, beauty, and resilience. They share an appreciation for flowers with dramatic blooms or bold colors that symbolize their strength and ambitions.

[blueeyedrat]

Steam Next Fest, winter 2024. Just when you're starting to get into a groove with a project, something new comes up to distract you. So it goes.

This one was all over the map — some games I really liked, a few that were kind of a letdown, and a few that were just sort of there. I think this is the first time a batch of demos has removed more items from my Steam wishlist than it's added. More detailed (though perhaps less organized) thoughts under the cut.

Okay so Balatro doesn't really count, I've been playing the demo for this game for months at this point, but I want to mention it anyway. It's a deckbuilder in the purest sense: you're given a plain deck of cards and tasked with scoring points via poker hands, accumulating a variety of buffs and modifiers to literally rig the deck in your favor. It is perhaps the most make number go up game I have played in a good while, and it's addicting as heck. I know some folks who will be playing the full version nonstop when it comes out later this month, and I might be one of 'em.

As far as city/settlement builders go, I don't think Synergy is jumping to the front of the queue when it has to compete with the likes of Laysara or The Wandering Village, but it does have some neat ideas. I do enjoy when I get to treat this sort of builder like a puzzle of sorts, fitting all of the pieces together, and the ways this demo asked me to do so on both small and large scale were just interesting enough to pique my curiosity. Might be worth a look in the future.

Now, a quick rundown of the demos that didn't land quite as well: Planetiles and Kamaeru had charming aesthetics, but the UI in both games felt a bit clunky and the gameplay left me wanting a bit more substance. Train Valley World moved away from the gameplay I enjoyed in the previous two entries in the series, in favor of something I'm not particularly interested in. There were a few other games I found while putting together my list this time around, but either bounced off of (Electrogical, Bounties of Babylon) or didn't get enough to pass judgement (Omnibullet, Overmorrow), so I may need to revisit them later.

Somewhere in the middle, I'd say, was Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom, a Monument Valley-esque puzzle game. It was… alright. I liked it, I just liked most of the other stuff I tried more. I need to sit down and play Monument Valley at some point.

There are two games on this list I'm torn on. Flock is a cute exploration game that reminds me of Sky: Children of the Light and charmed me in very similar ways. Customizing a character, flying around, and observing the game's colorful ecosystem was a lot of fun. Botany Manor is a puzzle game somewhere between The Witness and Return of the Obra Dinn, where you gather clues in your environment and use them to piece together answers to a central puzzle — in this case, figuring out how to make various plants grow. Some neat ideas to be had here.

I really liked both of these demos! But both of them ran into the same problem: I get motion-sick kind of easily, and there's a small subset of video games that make me dizzy if I play them for too long (and sometimes "too long" is, like, five minutes). To its credit, Botany Manor acknowledges this and has options to make it more accessible… but if there's a specific configuration of camera settings that doesn't give me a literal headache, I didn't find it. It's really frustrating that some of the games I enjoyed the most in this list are ones I'm not sure I can physically handle in the long term. I'll keep an eye on them, but… we'll see.

Moving on. Duck Detective is another "fill in the blanks" mystery in the vein of Case of the Golden Idol or the aforementioned Obra Dinn. It's a much more humorous and lighthearted take on the idea, and while the demo was pretty short, it gave a decent enough look at the gameplay and style that I'm interested in what lies beyond.

#BLUD immediately stands out for its hyper-cartoony art style, which it definitely leans into (it's got episode title cards, for crying out loud). It backs up that style with some charming writing and a decent Zelda-ish mix of exploration and dungeon crawling. I'm not sure the combat entirely clicked with me, especially early on before your character gets a proper weapon, but I still liked the demo well enough overall.

Crypt Custodian also took some time to grow on me, but when I did get into a groove I wound up having a pretty good time with it. It's a top-down 'vania — my closest comparison would be Hyper Light Drifter, with character progression and looser movement closer to something like Ori or Hollow Knight. It was a bit of a gauntlet at first, and didn't always give you a lot of direction (apparently that's an upgrade you need to unlock), but once I got a few more options for movement and combat it felt like I could handle most of what it was throwing at me. Seems fun.

For a more direct comparison to Ori, we close out with Tales of Kenzera. This was one of the other highlights of the bunch for me. The movement and combat felt good and offered a lot of options up front, and kept adding more throughout the demo — similar to Ori, it's not the tightest and prioritizes spectacle over precision, but the level and encounter design never asks for too much. The art, animation, and voice work are all excellent, and the story (drawing inspiration from Bantu folklore) shows a lot of promise. I'm interested to see where this one goes, for sure.

[cuppajj]

HELLO, are we allowed to make ocs for that beautiful bug colony of yours?

Of course! There are a few worldbuilding elements that I need to talk about that'll help you flesh stuff out, so they'll come in their own posts, but for the TL;DR I'll give you base guidelines here:

The ratio of bugformers to beastformers in Thalamhan is 12:1. The more common the bug, the more common the type of bugformer. All beastformers in Thalamhan are off of animals that you would find in the woods, the most common among that subset being animals that burrow.

All Thalamites love sweet things. Their diet is a hyper-sweet form of energon, so normal cybertronian energon would be flat and basic to them. They can also eat and drink the fruits, nuts, and nectars that grow from the plants in the planet's flora-coated caverns. They would hate anything salty.

Cloth is a status symbol, so the rarer the cloth you have, the wealthier you are. The same goes for jewelry, with aristocrats covering themselves in them. Ununtrium jewelry is the most valuable of all. Common Thalamites usually don't have either, though some can afford inexpensive items.

Thalamhan has been isolated from the rest of the galaxy for so long that none of its citizens know what Cybertron or any of its colonies are. For all they know, they're the only cybertronian-esq species out there. Thalamites don't have access to space travel either, so no one has ever left the planet. (No one has been recorded, at least...)

Most Thalamites are artists, writers, tailors, cooks, farmers, musicians, miners, smiths, and botanists, just to name a few. Upper-class jobs are more STEM-based: including scientists, engineers, astronomers, and doctors. There are more jobs than these, but these are the most common.

Thalamhan's technology isn't as advanced as Cybertron's! Imagine old-fashioned computer systems and less automation. A regular Thalamite would have simple tech, retro to a normal Cybertronian. However, Thalamhan's military technology is comparable to Cybertron's, though still weaker. The one advantage they have is the planet's source of ununtrium, which sparingly coats their weapons.

On the topic of weapons - guns and blasters don't exist in Thalamhan! Cannons do, but most weapons are exclusively blades and other medieval weapons. That technology might be on its way in the near future, however...

Edit: OH Also - names! Most Thalamites don't have cybertronian-sounding names. They're off their own language, and/or associated with sounds, music, flora, fauna, or geology in some way. I haven't fully fleshed the naming convention out though so please reach out to me on what your oc's name will be just so I can double check if it's okay!

I could keep going, but I can answer any question you have if you want to ask something more specific. I encourage you to reach out to me if you're unsure if your idea fits with the worldbuilding! Thanks for being interested in making an oc for my world :DDD

[neverbelessthan]

15 QUESTIONS FOR 15 FRIENDS

I was tagged by @adickaboutspoons and @edsrosetattoo. Thank you for thinking of me! ❤️❤️❤️ I love this shit. And sorry for taking so long to do it, I had so. much. uni. work.

Are you named after anyone?

Katharine Hepburn. And my mother gave me her middle name ('her' as in my mother's, not 'her' as in Hepburn's - although, Houghton? What a bitchin' middle name jfc), which has pissed my sister off literally from the day I was born because she got given a(n arguably lovely) random middle name instead. Suck it.

When was the last time you cried?

Today.

Do you have kids?

Yep.

What sports do you play/have you played?

I’m an equestrian (dressage, specifically) although I’ve been out of it for a while because I had to have some surgeries, also because I’m broke, and horseriding is basically like burning money. Also figure skating. Group sports are the devil.

Do you use sarcasm?

I honestly wouldn’t know how to get through life without sarcasm. I’m like, 75% sarcasm (in person, at least - online I tend to be a bit more sincere because I generally obsessively re-read anything I post or comment before letting it loose in the world and if it comes off too sarcastic in my own head I’m like dude … stop being a dick).

What is the first thing you notice about people?

I’m hyper-sensitive, and I have acute sensory-sensitivity issues, so generally I pick up on the minutia of how someone presents at any given time (sometimes because it’s all my brain can take in, because wider general observations are too much), like I’ll pick up on shit people aren’t even aware that they’re putting down. Ask me how much fun I am at parties.

What’s your eye colour?

Brown. Very much towards the uniform brown/black end of the spectrum though, not hazel.

Scary movies or happy endings?

Neither.

Any talents?

I’m weirdly excellent at claw machines? Someone pointed out to me the other day that I’ll need to budget half a suitcase and a not-insignificant amount of my travel budget to The Claw Machines because Japan is full of them, and it honestly hadn’t even occurred to me. And by ‘weirdly excellent’ I mean weirdly excellent - like I can’t remember ever having started on one and not ended with a sizeable audience. I recently had a worker at one stop me mid-game to open the box and reshuffle the toys and then watch over my shoulder because he thought I was cheating. I’m also really good at mimicking people’s handwriting. I don’t have a gag reflex. I have full-body hyperextension, so I can do weird/terrifying joint-related things. Are we supposed to be picking weird stuff? I do have normal talents but they’re boring.

Where were you born?

Sydney, Australia.

What are your hobbies?

Sculpture, photography, crochet, knitting. I like small-scale art - miniatures, origami. Music (I play the piano, cello, guitar, and sing). I like plants (hoyas, particularly). Is travelling a hobby (my brain would like me to accept that no, it’s a coping mechanism for escaping the nihilistic futility of existence :)? I’m doing two university degrees right now, so I find that my hobbies don’t get much bandwidth and when I’m not reading about neuroscience or philosophy I’m usually just staring into the middle distance letting my brain power down for 5 minutes. Is that a hobby?

Do you have any pets?

I have a cat. And some tropical fish. And a semi-domesticated water dragon named Richard.

How tall are you?

5’2”. Or, as people often enjoy pointing out: pocket-sized.

Favourite subject in school?

I hated my school, and therefore generally hated all subjects by extension. I loved anything creative: art, music, drama, creative writing, but I was too much of a social weirdo to not get bullied about it all, so I stopped bothering because I wasn’t willing to make/do what I really wanted to because I was too terrified of getting shat on about it, and there didn’t seem much point in doing any of it halfway. Plus it was an academically selective smartypants-assface school, so they didn’t put much stock in anything creative, unless you could top the state in it, and I didn’t really want that sort of pressure, thanks.

Dream job?

Some sort of very well paid, very infrequently required consultant.

I tag, with absolutely no pressure at all (and with profuse apologies to anyone who hates these things or who has already done it and i somehow missed you doing it because i’ve been buried under research and only on here sporadically the past week): @jessystardust, @majesticartax, @follows-the-bees, @theangelyouknew, @iamadequate1, @jeffsinnbythesea, @tositandadmire, @ameryth74, and literally any other mutuals who I haven’t tagged and who haven’t done it that would like to do it. I get such insane social anxiety about participating in these things, but also I love them: The Horrors. Also I know that I didn't tag 15 people, but … anxiety (I've tried to not include people who I've already seen tagged, and have literally gone through the last 50 or so posts of the people I have tagged to try and make sure they haven’t already done it, because i’m an idiot, and you know, being an idiot like that takes time).