#i am not considering cannon either one of them

[scorpion-flower]

Gladiator II is to Gladiator I, what Love Never Dies is to Phantom of the Opera

[blackkatmagic]

I am fully in support of all of those posts that critique fandom's obsession with making the clones completely Mandalorian in every way curse you Traviss, and I think it's valid to take a second look at the impulse, but I also take umbrage with the idea that the clones have nothing to do with Mandalorian culture at all. Literally the most visible clone in the whole of TCW wears jaig eyes, used the same way the Mandalorians use them, and so do multiple other clones. Multiple clones also picked Mando'a names for themselves, or wear traditional Mandalorian hairstyles, and Boil isn't the only clone who wears some sort of Death Watch insignia (which is fascinating in its own right).

There's just - nuance to all of it, I think. The clones aren't wholly Mandalorian, but they aren't not Mandalorian either. Whatever canon you want to take re: Jango and the trainers he picked, the clones clearly picked up bits of the culture from them, whether because of or despite them. Especially considering Mandalorian culture was largely spread through conquest originally, and adoption, the clones have as much of a right to it as anyone, and writing that off or ignoring the fact that at least some of them clearly do consider themselves part of the culture in some way removes a lot of the grey area from them as their own thing, imo.

The clones are a grey area, as a whole. I think that's part of the tragedy of them. They don't have one people who are their own except other clones. They don't have one specific homeworld or culture. They were created literally to die as cannon fodder, and they made themselves into a people despite that. Taking away one of the major pieces they incorporated into their lives (in strict canon, even if you want to ignore everything Traviss ever touched) is weird and overlooks a lot of what's presented about the clones in TCW.

They don't have to be perfectly Mandalorian in every way. That's just as much of an injustice to them. But removing the Mandalorian bits entirely strips away a lot of how they clearly see themselves, too.

[homunculus-argument]

Come to think of it, I really like doing worldbuilding in common misconceptions caused by survivor/sample bias. I got too gleefully into infodumping about worlds I made up, so I'm going to be merciful and throw a cut-off right here:

(damn, you're still reading? Well, that's on you. Here we go.)

In The Book I Am Not Writing, the fisher folk have very strict concepts of ritual purity, being strict about seemingly arbitrary rules of cleanliness, and they simply don't do extramarital relationships. They are, however, polygamous both ways, so consulting the other spouses about introducing another wife or husband into the marriage is always an option. They also seem to have absurdly large flocks of children. Being both an unusual ethnicity who are commonly considered pretty, and also essentially completely off-limits for casual sex, they are often fetishised, and there's a myth that fisher men are so insanely good in bed that their wives simply cannot resist the temptation of their four sexy husbands even if they're otherwise absolutely done getting pregnant all the time.

The truth is a lot more complicated than that. First of all, in the multiple-spouse marriages, all children are raised between all parents and many clans consider it inappropriate to inquire which kids are biologically whose, so if one or two of the partners has fertility issues, nobody from the outside would know. And the seemingly arbitrary purity rules aren't all that random either - many of them actually ensure a higher standard of hygiene than what other cultures around them have. This, and restrictions about marrying within one's own clan to avoid inbreeding, ensure healthier children. They aren't fucking and getting pregnant more than any other peoples, they have more children because of lower infant mortality.

The Travellers are also "outsiders" living in diaspora, who are - as their name implies - itinerant and never stay in one place for long. Not by choice, though many of them will say they'd rather live this way than to ever settle down, but because almost all towns and cities have discriminatory laws explicitly prohibiting Travellers in particular from staying in the city for too long, or limiting how many of them can be allowed within the city walls at the same time. They don't call themselves Travellers, but refuse to tell outsiders what their own language's name is for their own people, out of fear that the name would be appropriated and turned into a slur. Secrecy is the only privacy that they are allowed to have.

An unusually large number of Travellers also have unusual physical traits, dysmorphic structural features, and congenital disabilities. This is used as xenophobic cannon fodder by citizens of the Empire, treated as proof that the Travellers are so morally crooked that it even deforms their bodies. This, of course, is bullshit. In truth, Travellers do not have any more disabled or deformed babies than anyone else - what they do have is a strong culture of NEVER abandoning one of their own. No matter what. So while people of the Empire associate health and beauty with moral goodness, and consider having "imperfect" babies shameful, Travellers simply don't practice the common peoples' common habit of abandoning or discreetly 'disposing' of children who aren't likely to survive into adulthood, or who will need support their entire lives. "What can be done to one of us, they will do to all of us" is how they live, so nobody gets left behind.

On the opposite end of society there are the Baronesses, the Empire's all-female army of trained magic-wielders. A military class, whose inherent magical powers do not even manifest in every child or even every generation, but when it does, it's always on girls. Daughters are trained for combat, they are the ones to carry on the family name. Since a woman does not need to be married in order to be sure that all her children are hers, sons are not particularly valued even as political tokens for arranged marriages. It is considered common knowledge that there's something in "wielder blood" that makes the male carriers of it weak just as it makes the female ones strong, and that is considered the reason why the male members of wielder families tend to be so dysfunctional, emotionally frail, rampant with substance abuse and more likely to die in the womb or in early infancy.

It is politely never questioned how downright convenient it is that it just happens to be the less wanted sex who are far, far more likely to simply perish away for no apparent reason, especially when it comes to the most harsh, highest-ranking, and most competitive wielder families.

Far across the great ocean, on the opposite corner of the map of the world that the Empire knows of, are the Northlands. Almost mythical mystical lands, that are the source of the various types of thick white pelts and some other exotic goods, commonly supposed to be populated by completely wild, savage people. Northmen are all lumped together, as most people of the Empire would find it hard to believe that the Northmen have even one civilised culture, not to speak of consisting of several cultures and creeds with their own languages and customs. The only few Northmen that the Empire has seen have been foreign sailors in port towns, or perhaps someone's unit of rare exotic bodyguards, undoubtedly a weird flex.

Northmen are considered feral, and the "civilised" ones a strange exception to a supposed rule. It is said that they are exclusively carnivores, eating only meat like tigers and drinking only alcohol. That they are nocturnal, with eyes like cats and wolves that gleam in the dark, and that sunlight hurts them. The sun never rises in their lands, so naturally the people are as pale as cave olms, just like the pelts of their animals are all white. And just like cats and wolves, their infants are all born with blind blue eyes, which either stay blue or turn yellow once they grow.

This, too, is a mishmash of myth and half-truth. Northfolk who venture this far south are more likely to eat meat than any fruit or vegetable they are offered, since they are more familiar with what goat or chicken taste like than any fruit of this strange climate. Northland alcohols are generally bitter ales and dry wines, and the sweet liquors and strong wines of Southlands are a treasured luxury for the ones who are familiar with them, and a very fast way to get shitfaced if one isn't. They aren't nocturnal at home, but having no other protection from the relentless sun, they do prefer to move at dusk to avoid getting sunburn. And The Long Night only lasts a few weeks or months, but that's difficult to explain to people whose common language doesn't have words for "snow" or "winter."

There are no Nothfolk with yellow eyes, but blue eyes are very common, and to Southland people to whom both eye colours are unnatural and associated exclusively with beasts and carnivores, they rarely notice that they've never seen a yellow-eyed one. And being born with blue eyes like wolf pups and kittens isn't a myth, that really is a thing that happens to white people.

[queenaeducan]

In Defense of Spirits

Or, alternatively:

I. Introduction

Spirits are one of my favourite parts of the Dragon Age lore, but they didn't start that way! Initially with Origins the various demons I fought I considered little more than cannon fodder, enemies put in my way to cut down so I could move on with my mission. With the introduction of Justice in Awakening and Dragon Age II coupled with Merrill’s alternate perspective also introduced in the latter, my feelings about them started to change. Solas and Cole crack those feelings wide open come Inquisition, and when replaying the games I found myself questioning the motivations of encounters with people I once considered one-note enemies.

I wanted to compile a list of these alternate readings of the various spirits we meet throughout the series, starting first with Origins. I'll be detailing some common themes and, where it’s appropriate, to defend their actions. This list is not comprehensive as there are some encounters I don’t consider significant or interesting enough to mention, although if someone’s curious about a particular spirit I’m happy to oblige. For the purposes of clarity, if I use the word “spirit” I am still referring to all denizens of the Fade, whether they call themselves Pride or Compassion. I may use the word “demon,” as a treat.

The purpose of this retrospective is to reflect upon the motivations of the spirits we kill through the series and how I think Bioware successfully created a world where, in this instance, we were sucked into their preconceived biases regarding spirits. And hopefully to make you feel as bad as I do when I’m forced to kill spirits who probably are better people than my player characters. I am also not arguing that everything I put forth here was intended by the writers. I have the reach and flexibility to pull out threads they didn’t expect me to.

Finally, this won’t be an exhaustive examination. There are a lot of spirits and some don’t invite discussion on my part.

II. Analytical Lens

There are several recurring themes that will crop up when I’m recontextualising the motivations of the spirits throughout the series. We’ll be going over these in detail as we talk about individual spirits, but for now:

The Veil is a construct. There was initially no barrier stopping them from moving back and forth freely, and in many ways their desire to manifest physically outside the Fade is a natural inclination. The problem being that going there and back again isn’t as easy as it once was.

They don’t understand this world. Again, I think the presence of the Veil exacerbates this. Time and again we see spirits who do have enough will to manifest safely have difficulty adjusting. 

Trying to help hurts. Spirits can’t sicken with Blight or the common cold (that we know of), but intense emotions or cruel intentions can twist them from their purposes. Those who reach out in the honest urge to help may find themselves burned, sometimes through no fault of either party.

Their design encourages dehumanisation. For lack of a better word, considering this is a land of elves, dwarves, qunari, and so on. Many of the spirits we’re asked to empathise with are humanoid, with those we are at odds with being more likely to be monstrous or animal in design, making it easier to justify why we need to choose violence.

III. Dragon Age: Origins

Mouse

Mouse is among the first spirit players will meet in Dragon Age, depending on whether or not they play the Mage origin or not. Narratively he is meant to introduce the player to the role spirits often play in the lives of mages, that is to say: an evil that is not always self-evident. He tells a sympathetic lie, presents himself as someone who was once in a position like the protagonist currently is, and wants to make sure they don’t end up like him, only for it to be revealed that the entire reason he’s there is to possess them. At least, nominally that’s his role. A second pass at Mouse’s actions does raise questions as to his true intentions.

Throughout the test Mouse encourages two things within the protagonist: their self-worth and their questioning of the ritual. The former makes sense, he is ultimately revealed to be a spirit of Pride and so to stoke the protagonist’s own pride may inflate their confidence to a point where they can’t see the potential harm in dealing with him. Still, in a society where magic is feared and mages prisoners, there is something radical in encouraging that in someone. Especially when paired with remarks Mouse makes where he questions the logic of the Harrowing itself:

“It isn’t right they do this, the Templars. Not to you, me, anyone.”

This is one of the first things he says to you, and is one of the first pieces of Circle critical rhetoric in the entire series. From the perspective of the protagonist at the time, it would seem he’s referring only to apprentices, but is he? Spirits are drawn into the Harrowing as much as mages, ostensibly willingly with the promise of a body to possess, but we see in rituals such as the one that drew Wisdom into the world that the Circle isn’t above shackling spirits into doing their bidding, be it as a means of protection or garnering information. Once inside, they’re subject to the will of the apprentice, who have been taught to fear and mistrust the Fade since they were first brought to the Circle. So is Mouse expressing bitterness about the situation of the apprentices, or is he looking at the situation as being equally unfair to all involved?

Furthermore, what’s most interesting about Mouse is he never actually tries to possess you. He makes some requests, which Surana or Amell can’t agree to, but even if you avoid catching onto his game for as long as you can it never goes farther than that. He reveals himself as the final test and before the Harrowing ends he dispenses the to-be Warden a warning:

“Simple killing is a warrior’s job. The real dangers of the Fade are preconceptions, careless trust… pride. Keep your wits about you, mage. True tests never end.”

A piece of wisdom, if you will.

I don’t believe Mouse ever truly intended to possess you, although it’s impossible to tell if he truly would or not without the ability to agree to his bargain. He gives up the game too quickly, with the Warden only needing to vaguely doubt his story before he reveals it. By following the Warden through their Harrowing he helps them successfully bargain with spirits like Valor and Sloth and safely introduces the idea that not everything here is as it seems. Rather than being purely a Pride demon, I think Mouse is a spirit of Wisdom influenced by the Warden’s preconceptions towards what some might call the darker aspect of the values he represents. 

While I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that Mouse was exactly what we’re led to believe, nevertheless I believe it probable that spirits aren’t always gleeful participants in the Harrowing and that the rite is damaging to them as well as the apprentice mages.

Desire

We go now to another spirit from the Circle, specifically the Desire demon we meet in the Broken Circle quest. When we come across her she’s possessed a Templar and letting him live out a fantasy of having a wife and children. When the Warden and their party come across her, she argues that she’s giving him what he wants and doesn’t see the harm in it. Upon my first playthrough I took this as a lie and killed her, although it was difficult not feeling bad, as from the perspective of the enthralled Templar he died defending his family from bandits. To him the Warden was unequivocally the bad guy, and it’s tragic thinking about what his final thoughts might have been.

As for Desire herself, I think there’s an argument to be made that she simply didn’t see a difference between her making a life for herself and the Templar all within his head and a physical, lived life. We see in Inquisition especially, where we talk to more spirits, that the nature of the physical world is as alien to them as the Fade is to mortals. Command wonders out loud why the rocks do not move at her command, and Cole asks Varric to talk to his shoelaces for him because they “don’t listen to him.” They existed in a world where will mattered more and where dreams were real, so it stands to reason that to Desire there is no discernable difference between giving him what he wants for real and dreaming it.

Interestingly, you can choose to let them both go, and we get no indication of where they go from the Circle. Leliana also approves because she thinks what counts is that he’s happy. Personally I don’t feel there’s a right option in this quest as either leaves the Templar in a tragic spot, but I do think the Desire demon’s motivations aren’t as evil or manipulative as they seemed on my first playthrough.

Lady of the Forest

The Lady is perhaps the first spirit in the series given a more complicated character than “spirit good, demon bad.” We have Valor in the mage origin, Wynne’s spirit of Faith, etc, but they aren’t given much characterisation and their benevolent nature is taken as a matter of fact. We have a biased introduction to her, we see the damage she has done to Zathrian’s clan and hear his side of the story. We go into the forest to carve the heart from her chest.

But when the time comes to actually speak with her, his bias and deception is plain. She has all the trappings of a demon: summoned at a point of great tragedy, as a tool of vengeance, enacting a literal curse upon Zathrian’s enemies. Yet now she is an advocate for non-violent solutions, only compelled to violence by desperation (she sent letters but Zathrian left her on read) or by the player’s encouragement (potentially). I do think this was an end she worked towards, and didn’t come by naturally, saying to the Warden at one point:

“Then the time has come to… set our rage aside. I apologise on Swiftrunner’s behalf. He struggles with his nature.”

While she is speaking of Swiftrunnher, given she is the curse’s origin, I think the same could be said of her nature (as it is her curse). Zathrian implies much the same, saying to her:

“Your nature compels it, as does mine.”

I think it’s very likely that had we encountered the Lady those hundred years ago when she was first made, she would have been to our eyes a demon, rather than the semi-benevolent force of nature she appears as in-game. Interestingly, her outward nature doesn’t change if she is compelled to kill the Dalish. She isn’t thrilled, but neither is her nature twisted. She’s pretty quick to move on, afterwards. Of the major spirits in DA:O, I do think she is an outlier in the series. Killing her is the bad option, especially when a mutually beneficial solution is forced upon you. She also has a stronger presence of mind than many of the other spirits, perhaps accounting to her age and the fact that she is tethered to the world through not only Zathrian but her ‘followers.’ It’s fitting that the Dalish quest is the one where a spirit is presented not only sympathetically, but (as far as I can tell) exclusively referred to as a spirit whether they are doing right or wrong.

Rage

We meet many Rage demons in Origins, and throughout the series, but the spirit I’m referring to are the ones we meet in the Alienage’s orphanage. The recent site of a massacre, the orphanage is now home to a spirit of Rage who attacks those who enter. Rage, I thought, was a curious choice, when Despair and Terror exist. Although the fact that they probably didn’t want to make a new spirit model for this one sidequest would probably explain it on a development level, but then I wondered— whose rage?

The spirits don’t seem to embody the rage of the people who massacred the orphanage, or even the rage of the victims. They tell the Warden and Ser Otto that they “do not belong here” and one is furious that the party has killed “my brood.” I think the presence of the spirits here is indicative of how helpful or benevolent spirits can be twisted by the horrors of our world, that they were drawn by the misery of what happened at the orphanage and upon witnessing it they became enraged. They are ultimately protecting nothing, just an empty building that’s probably best torn down or cleared out, or whatever the elves of Denerim’s Alienage decide they need to properly mourn. Yet as we walk through the building the screams of children still play around us, it’s still happening for its current residents.

In the final encounter of the quest, the Rage demon targets and kills Ser Otto (assuming those mabari you encounter like two minutes in don’t get him first, like they do for me every time if I’m not paying attention) first out of your entire party. It makes sense, although his motivation was pure, he is representative of the human justice that allows horrors like this, and what’s more— how many orphans were taken from the orphanage’s midst by people wearing armour just like his, never to return?

The rage demons had every right to be angry, even if their anger manifested in a harmful way. The tragedy is that, outside of Denerim’s Alienage, most people weren’t.

IV. Other

These are spirits whose roles I don’t have much to say about, for one reason or another.

Kitty. I don’t have much to say about Kitty, who as a reminder is the spirit held captive in the basement of Wilhelm, the former master of Shale. Given Kitty can agree to not possess Amalia, content simply to be free of the basement, and then doubles back on that promise once you complete the puzzle, I don’t have the highest opinion of Kitty. However, can I do want to point out that Wilhelm held Kitty captive in his basement for decades for his research. Research which, by the way, was to find ways to prevent mages from becoming possessed. A little ironic that he essentially possessed a spirit to do so. I want to point this out only because I think it highlights how spirits are casually used by people and at no point do we stop and wonder what decades of being locked up in a basement outside of their intended realm of existence might do to someone, even a metaphysical someone.

Herren. The merchant and life partner of the blacksmith Wade, who may have made your Warden some nice armour from all those endangered dragons they killed. In the Darkspawn Chronicles Herren is fought— as a desire demon. Gaider says this is not canon, but he doesn’t even go here anymore, so instead I’d like to put forth the idea that Herren is a desire demon taken physical form who lives out his existence peacefully (if somewhat grumpily) with his eccentric husband. I have no evidence of this being a fact, in fact I have the opposite of evidence, but I like my version better, so.

The Grand Oak. I think everyone with a modicum of taste likes this guy, but I do think he's an interesting lens to look at how spirits in Elvhenan might have lived. I like to think all of them had a period where they just vibed as a tree for a hundred years or so.

[halfagone]

A Mandalorian Halfa Jedi?

I am thinking... about my Danny Phantom x Star Wars AU again. I mentioned this in the Haunting Heroes discord server, but imagine this:

Danny gets lost in the Star Wars universe, maybe they're part of the same universe, maybe not. We know that Earth technically exists there, so it's possible. Nonetheless, Danny gets lost and is eventually picked up by the Jedi. It is during the Clone Wars era, at the height of the war. Ectoplasm either functions the same as the Force out in larger space, or it easily passes off as the Force. Therefore, Danny is considered Force-sensitive and brought to the Jedi council.

He's far too old, older than even Anakin was, but he already displays some skill with the blade (thanks to his mom's training), and he's far too powerful with the Force to leave for the Sith or Dark Side users running about to find him. Those like Count Dooku or Asajj Ventress or whoever Dooku's master is (and, depending on the timeline, Maul and his brother Savage as well).

It's decided that Obi Wan should train him, since he did well with Anakin despite Anakin's older age for a youngling and lack of familiarity with Jedi customs and culture. As well as Obi Wan's own young age as a Padawan himself at the time. Surely, Obi Wan could whip him into shape and they need all the help they can get on the field.

Anakin does not like Danny at first. Not at all. He might have joked all he liked beforehand about Obi Wan getting another padawan, but seeing it happen is an entirely different experience. Danny gets along well with Obi Wan, with his dry, witty humor and his tendency for unorthodox strategy. Worse still, Ahsoka likes Danny. These two are peas in a pod, partners in crime. It feels like he's been forgotten and replaced and by someone seemingly better.

And then one day, when the 212th and the 501st are stationed together, he finds Danny shaking with night terrors, the Dark Side so strong in him Anakin is literally freezing from the cold. It's only then that he understands Danny a little bit better, and sees himself in this kid. Danny fights the Dark Side within him just like he does, and he never lets it consume him. Maybe for once, he can learn a little something from this kid too, and not let it overwhelm him.

And here is the part where I realized a golden opportunity:

What if the Jedi think Danny is a Mandalorian that was cast out for being Force-sensitive? Danny has an affinity for weapons beyond the blade, like cannons and guns and snipers. He talks about how his family taught him to use these weapons, that he's known this all his life. He talks about how his family wears suits all the time and hardly ever takes them off. He talks about always being afraid to reveal his powers to his parents, and how ultimately he ran away because of them.

Oh all the scenarios that could come out of this~

But now I'm also thinking about how strong Danny would feel in the Force. How much Danny could do on the battlefield because now he doesn't have to hold back. Droids might have more intelligence than a lot of sentients give them credit for, but if it's between the very alive, flesh and bone, clones of the Grand Republic Army and the Separatists' metal droids, Danny is absolutely going to be ruthless if it means the clones are safe.

Danny can literally control the weather. Imagine what happens when Danny creates an electrical storm for the first time to take down an enemy starship and the clones just look between themselves, whispering about how: "I didn't know Jedi could do that." "Is that how the Force works?" "Kriff if I know-"

And that's another thing! Clones! Danny would be absolutely appalled that so many clones were created and their freedom at the end of the Clones Wars is still up in the air.

It also ties beautifully with his love for space and now he's living the dream! Except space isn't what he thought it would be. And there are planets out here that have barbaric standards. It's the adventure of a lifetime! But there's a part of him that still wants to go home.

Just- all the possibilities and shenanigans this could bring. ✨

[strawhatkia]

lip gloss, lil mama.

INCLUDES ! sero hanta, katsuki bakugo, mirio togata, hitoshi shinsou and hawks x black!reader

GENRE ! fluff

SYNOPSIS ! only after you apply lip gloss, do they wanna kiss from you or, the boys actively mess up your lip gloss !

WARNINGS ! before the war arc, highschoolers are still in highschool, cursing, def self-indulgent on shinsou's part, lemme know if i missed anything!

WORD COUNT ! 1.4k+

A/N ! this is an old request from my deleted account but it's a favorite of mine 🤍 original request look like this -> ”head cannons of Y/N applying a coat of lip gloss on in her room or with her friends and suddenly Bakugo, Shinsou, Hawks, Sero, and Mirio barging in like “My lip gloss senses are tingling” and Y/N’s like “Aht Aht! I just put this coat on, stay back!” She’s just struggling to keep these fools from kissing her and ruining her lip gloss. It don’t matter if she running, struggling, or dodging they kisses (they ruin it with kisses anyways smh)”

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— ☾⋆⁺₊🕸✧ SERO HANTA !

this mofo is the most annoying lil tease ever

the minute you pull out your lip gloss, all of sudden you have his undivided attention

let’s say you were at your desk and he was on the bed on his phone, not paying you any mind

you check to see if he is watching you and luckily he isn’t so you proceed to put it on

and if I know black women as well as I think I do, considering I am one you put a good amount of that bitch; lips all shiny and shit dripping diamonds 

but halfway through, you look up and this motherfucker is staring right back at you

he done sat all the way up, resting on his knees and waiting on you to finish 

he has the audacity to smile when you make eye contact annoying lil shit, even to start giggle when you glare back at him 

he’s the type to let you finish, put the cap on, put the lip gloss away and then swoop in and fuck it all up 

i can not tell you how angry i am right now

“what? got something to say, baby?” “nigga, fuck you.” 

It’s war that you never win unless you know for sure that he is unaware

newsflash: that shit never happens either

you don't even have the option of running unless you ready to be taped to the floor

all he gotta do is whip some out and boom! ya ass is grass!

as soon as you put the lip gloss down, he casually walks over, grabs your cheeks and smashes his lips straight into yours before calmly going to sit back down

lil fucker doesn’t even bother wiping it off for a while either

“thanks for sharing, my love.” fuck this nigga bro

but it’s not like you can argue as much, his kisses are so sweet and if you ever wanted a kiss, just put on some lip gloss; win-win when intentional

plus, all the shawties want this man (can't blame them) so lowkey the lip gloss smears let them bitches know he not single !

— ☾⋆⁺₊🌟🫨✧ MIRIO TOGATA !

as soon as he knows that your about to put some on- he’s there, boi can sense it through the walls and shit

he just knows and now that he does, he will stop at nothing to get to you 

even if you successfully get far away to put it on and have it on for a couple of minutes, the second you are in his line of sight it’s over 

running away is like an unfair game of tag, that bitch cheats

his quirk makes it so easy to get to you and the lil gremlin is so fucking fast (although class 1-a praises your ability to get as far as you did) 

“sunshine~ !” “aht, go play with tamaki or some shit! i just put this on!” “no can do, sunshine!” 

once he’s got you in a pretty tight hold, he grabs your face and messily kisses you and wipes the extra lip gloss off

He then nuzzles into your neck and places kisses there, asking for forgiveness 

“Aww come on, sunshine! You know I can’t resist and plus you can just put more on later!” mirio, lemme go before i slap up upside the head. i can't stand you.” “that’s why you’re sitting in my lap!” “LET ME GO-”

he’s a big ole ball of happiness and just laughs at your frustration, knowing that you can’t stay mad forever (brat knows you love him too much)  

— ☾⋆⁺₊🪶🪽✧ KEIGO TAMAKI / HAWKS !

he comes out of no where and he knows what you doing, shawty

and when he does, one by one, little feathers start filtering into the room, circling around you 

little by little, you start to see the feathers around the vanity you're sitting at

one look in the mirror and you see him standing by the doorway with that sly as smirk ouu i could smack him

“…keigo tamaki.” “yes, dove?” “ you betta get yo feathers outta here, boy” “aw but i think they like you~”

cornball ass nigga 

ofc he doesn't move from his position and neither do his feathers- and don't bother trying to drag it out either, he's been a hero for too long to not know the waiting game

once you’re finished, the feathers stop circling around and just stop in the air, waiting for yo ass to move.

you can try to look for a way out but you not succeeding, them feathers are acting like a barrier, moving when you move and the one controlling them is cheesing like an idiot 

“keigo, baby, come on. i just put this on.” “yeah well, you can just put more on later- i'll even buy you more.” “...bird brain.” “i love you too~”

fortunately, he’s much more neater than the others but that just means he’s taking everything with him when he moves away

and ofc you can't move until all the feathers back off, one wrong move and they will swarm you honey (im telling you the one controlling them don't know how to fucking act)

when the feathers are gone, is when you finally get some hits in

“GOD DAMN IT, KEIGO! THAT’S THE FOURTH TIME TODAY, NIGGA!!” “aww come on, dove! it’s fun to tease you like this!”

he’s laughing so loudly and having such a good time that you pipe down and admit defeat for the fourth time that day (he's beautiful when he's happy so just let it go stink) 

— ☾⋆⁺₊🧨💢✧ KATSUKI BAKUGO !

THIS NIGGA BRO

HE DOESNT EVEN LET YOU PUT IT ON PROPERLY BEFORE HE SWOOPS IN MESSES IT UP

it’s absolutely futile to run from him, he’ll get way too excited and start chasing you down like some animal

“whatcha got there, huh?” “AHT! go on somewhere, bakugo! go mind yo business!” 

he just loves fucking with you and making you angry, it's his favorite past time

it's just you two running all through the dorms, jumping over tables and couches, ducking between people, screaming at the top of your lungs, causing chaos and giving iida a heart attack

once Bakugo has caught you because he will and throws you over his shoulder like a bag of fucking potatoes wit his rude ass, he treks all the back to his dorm and proceeds to literally smash his lips into yours 

after he's done with his short tyranny, he just play-fights you as you try to hit him, smiling like he won the lottery  

“WHY THE FUCK DO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS!” “STOP YELLING, DUMBASS!! IT’S NOT THE END OF WORLD AND PLUS YOU GOT MORE!!” “THAT IS NOT THE POINT, NIGGA!!” 

after a while he kinda forces cuddles upon you until you not angry anymore and it's hard to be when he starts rubbing ya back and sides, pulling you into his chest

do not get it twisted. he does it on purpose b/c he knows that it's real soothing- damn near his tactic every time he does this doesn't stop it from feeling good tho

eventually and as planned, it ends in y'all taking a nap after running around the dorm god knows how many times

“bakugo, i’m still upset witchu nigga.” “no you’re not, now go to sleep”

— ☾⋆⁺₊🐈‍⬛🌀✧ HITOSHI SHINSOU !

ouuuu new contender !

he is the most excited you have ever seen him

the moment you even pull out the lil clear tube of gloss, he's right behind you waiting with a small smile

anyone looking from afar would think it's just a bf looking at his gf reapplying her lip gloss vv lovingly...little do they know

that man is waiting behind you with a damn vengeance and best believe you not even getting far this is time i remind you who his teacher is: AIZAWA !!

"toshi?" "...yes, pretty?" "i swear if you mess up my gloss, we gon have some problems." "what are you talking about? i would never do such a thing." liar.

the moment your compact mirror closes shut is the exact same moment he wraps his arm around your waist and pulls you in close

and he does the whole works: arm around your waist, that hand rubbing your lower back, one hand holding your face as his thumb rubs against the top of your cheekbone while gently getting you to look up at him you guys im being very self indulgent with this

he's just so soft and so so so cute when his lil smirk that when he does kiss you, he doesn't take all of it off, just a lil bit !

he chuckles when he backs away, using his thumb to wipe away any that might have smeared

AND THEN PROCEEDS TO WALK AWAY

"...i hope aizawa whoop yo ass during training today." "ouch, that hurts pretty. it's too bad i'd do it again as long as i get to kiss you." fuck this nigga bro

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today's flavor of my current Adar insanity is going to be 'speculating and musing about his armor'. Because it tells a story (or at least gives me a dozen headcanons), and I am kinda sad we likely aren't going to dive deeper into it in the show.

I am putting my thoughts under a cut because it is quite a bit of text.

his armor has holes and imperfections and shows where he took damage in past battles/confrontations; part of it is due to him being an uruk, who seem to all have individual, cobbled-together 'armor' from whatever they can find. The armor makes him fit among his children (which he likely also wants to do - he doesn't consider himself above them even if he has their respect)

but it also means that - since he wore it even during the betrayal of Sauron and it had damage even back then - he was either attached to it or, more likely, he wasn't considered important enough to get new, in-tact, fully functional armor. Even with his experience and position. It could imply that, when it comes down to it, he was considered just cannon fodder like the other uruk. (Contrast his armor to Sauron's clean, well-made robes and jewelry for example.)

but I also find it interesting that it seems he has no or little interest in mending the armor either - he could just as likely be wearing the damage like a badge of honor. To show his opponents how much he has survived and overcome and how durable he is. Or he might consider it more important the materials be used for other things that better benefit his children instead of him/his safety.

as shown above, there are distinct places where his breastplate is damaged which is not just due to wear-and-tear but looks to be caused by arrows and blades. I really wonder what the stories behind each missing piece are.

in the flashback, he can be seen wearing a coat - correct me if I am wrong, but we never see him wear that coat again I think. Which makes sense, he is a fighter and it would hinder his movements. His whole getup is really very practical and suits his needs, heavy enough to protect him but light and toned-down enough that it won't hinder him in battle/in his fighting style.

like a lot of characters, he isn't wearing a helmet to battle (which makes sense from a movie/tv series standpoint to make sure viewers can visually distinguish the characters better, I suppose) - best explanation for me would be that he wants to be seen and recognized and (perhaps) feared by his opponents, or that he is so confident in his abilities that he thinks he doesn't need one (him catching Arondir's arrow during the siege of Eregion makes me think he might believe this)

not really armor, but we can also see his shirt sleeve in the scene when he holds up and turns Morgoth's crown, and when he sits and surveys the scene in Mordor (or even in s1). It looks more fancy and regal in the first instance, but by the time he is in Mordor, that sleeve has seen better days.

the irony that he has worn this damaged armor for so long, in so many confrontations and battles (and survived!) but that it could not protect him (or might have better protected him had it been fully intact) when he got betrayed by his own children.

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Messenger Reader Punches Octavian ☀️

Reader Has a Prophesied Death 🌧️

Proposal Headcanons ☀️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Frank and Leo Fighting Over Reader  🌤️

Poly Leo/Reader/Frank  ☀️

PJO Boys Having to Share a Bed  ☀️

Twin Reader Meets Leo  ☀️🌑

Autistic Reader  ☀️

Child Of Apollo With Puppy Crush on Leo  ☀️

Daughter of Aphrodite x Leo  🌤️ ☀️

Leo Valdez x Modern!Reader x Percy Jackson  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️ 

Reader Disappears  🌤️⛈️

Complementive Reader (Platonic)  🌑 ☀️

Younger Sibling Reader Scared of The Dark  🌑 ☀️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

What Kind of Hugs They Give  🌑 ☀️

What Kind Of Friend They Are  🌑 ☀️

Leo Dating A Brazilian Reader  ☀️

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

Monster Reader Gets Discovered  ☀️

Filipino Reader  ☀️

Drunk Reader ☀️ ❤️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

They Get In A Fight And Reader Has A Panic Attack  🌧️ ⛈️

Polynesian Reader (Tongan) ☀️ ❤️

Reader Gets Betrayed by Their SO  🌧️ ⛈️

Powerful Reader Feared By Camp  ☀️

Dominican Reader (Leo)  ☀️

Frank Zhang:

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PJO characters realizing they have a crush ☀️

Reader Sacrifices Themselves 🌧️

PJO Cuddle Headcanons ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Reader Betrays Them 🌧️

Reader Betrays Them Part 2 (2) 🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Characters Favorite Place For a Date ☀️

PJO April Fools Headcanons ✨

PJO Boys Helping With Reader’s Period ☀️

Possessed Reader 🌤️

Reader Has a Prophesied Death 🌧️

Proposal Headcanons ☀️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Frank and Leo Fighting Over Reader  🌤️

Poly Leo/Reader/Frank  ☀️

PJO Boys Having to Share a Bed  ☀️

Former Kronos’ Soldier Reader 🌧️

Autistic Reader  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Asking Reader to Live in New Rome  ☀️

Reader Comes Back From the Dead  🌧️⛈️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

Deaf/HOH Reader  ☀️

Male Reader Being Frank’s Bi Awakening  ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Filipino Reader  ☀️

Russian/German Reader  ☀️

Frank Zhang x Dominican reader ☀️

Percy Jackson:

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PJO characters realizing they have a crush ☀️

Reader Sacrifices Themselves 🌧️

PJO Cuddle Headcanons ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Reader Betrays Them 🌧️

Reader Betrays Them Part 2 🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Characters Favorite Place For a Date ☀️

PJO April Fools Headcanons ✨

PJO Boys Helping With Reader’s Period ☀️

PJO Characters Reaction to Abused Reader (Platonic) 🌧️ ⛈️ 🌑

Ex-Reader Saves the Boys (1) 🌤️

Ex-Reader Gets Sent On a Solo Quest (2)  🌤️

Percy Waits For Ex-Reader to Return (3)  ☀️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Step Sister Reader Struggles With Substance Issues 🌤️ ⛈️ 🌑

Child of Neptune Reader Meets Percy (Platonic)  ☀️ 🌑

PJO Boys Having to Share a Bed  ☀️

Former Kronos’ Soldier Reader 🌧️

Sibling Reader Calls For Help  🌧️ ⛈️ 🌑

Leo Valdez x Modern!Reader x Percy Jackson  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Pessimistic Reader About the Gods  ☀️ ⛈️

Modern World Reader Helps Beat Kronos  🌤️

Complementive Reader (Platonic)  🌑 ☀️

Percy Protects Half-Sibling Reader  🌑 🌤️

Reader Thought Dead After Losing Limb  🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

What Kind of Hugs They Give  🌑 ☀️

What Kind Of Friend They Are  🌑 ☀️

Deaf/Hard Of Hearing Reader ☀️

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

French Reader (Romantic)  ☀️

Drunk Reader ❤️☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Percy Meets The Only Son Of Ares ☀️

They Get In A Fight And Reader Has A Panic Attack  🌧️ ⛈️

Snuggling Reader’s Chest  ❤️ ☀️

Percy x Electric Guitar Player Reader  ❤️ ☀️

Percy x gn! S/o who listens to Melanie Martinez  ☀️

Reader Gets Betrayed by Their SO  🌧️ ⛈️

Belmont Reader 

Powerful Reader Feared By Camp  ☀️

Percy & Younger Sister With Nightmares  🌑 ☀️

Poly Percabeth x Touch Starved Reader  ☀️

Annabeth Chase:

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PJO characters realizing they have a crush ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Best Friend With Annabeth HC’s ☀️

Reader Betrays Them 🌧️

Reader Betrays Them Part 2 🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Cuddle Headcanons ☀️

PJO Characters Favorite Place For a Date ☀️

PJO Characters Reaction to Abused Reader (Platonic) 🌧️ ⛈️ 🌑

Proposal Headcanons ☀️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Reader’s Cat Hates Them  ☀️

Sibling Reader Calls For Help  🌧️ ⛈️ 🌑

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Reader Disappears  🌤️ ⛈️

Parental Figure Reader  🌑 ☀️

French Reader (Romantic)  ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Indian Reader  ☀️

Poly Percabeth x Touch Starved Reader  ☀️

Hazel Levesque:

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PJO characters realizing they have a crush ☀️

PJO Cuddle Headcanons ☀️

Reader Betrays Them 🌧️

Reader Betrays Them Part 2 (2) 🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Characters Favorite Place For a Date ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Possessed Reader 🌤️

Reader Has a Prophesied Death 🌧️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Former Kronos’ Soldier Reader 🌧️

Hazel With Female Reader  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Asking Reader to Live in New Rome  ☀️

Parental Figure Reader  🌑 ☀️

Complementive Reader (Platonic)  🌑 ☀️

Reader Sings Them a Lullaby  ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Jason Grace:

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PJO characters realizing they have a crush ☀️

PJO Cuddle Headcanons ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

PJO Characters Favorite Place For a Date ☀️

PJO Boys Helping With Reader’s Period ☀️

Reader Betrays Them 🌧️

Reader Betrays Them Part 2 (2) 🌧️ ⛈️

Ex-Reader Saves the Boys (1) 🌤️

Ex-Reader Gets Sent On a Solo Quest (2)  🌤️

Possessed Reader 🌤️

Messenger Reader Punches Octavian ☀️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Step Sister Reader Struggles With Substance Issues 🌤️ ⛈️ 🌑

Reader’s Cat Hates Them  ☀️

PJO Boys Having to Share a Bed  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Reader Disappears  🌤️ ⛈️

Pessimistic Reader About the Gods  ☀️ ⛈️

Reader Comes Home From a Long Quest ☀️

Jason Returns Back To Camp With No Memories of Reader  🌧️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

Deaf/Hard Of Hearing Reader ☀️

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

Jason x Daughter Of Poseidon Reader  ☀️

Monster Reader Gets Discovered  ☀️

Drunk Reader (Fem)  ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

They Get In A Fight And Reader Has A Panic Attack  🌧️ ⛈️

Mortal Reader  ☀️

Jason Breaks Up With Reader  🌧️

Reader Gets Betrayed by Their SO  🌧️ ⛈️

Jason x Turkish Reader  ☀️

Powerful Reader Feared By Camp  ☀️

Jason x Eldest Hades Kid Reader  ☀️ ✨

Jason Remembers Ex!Reader  🌧️ ⛈️

Dating Jason Grace  ☀️

Piper Mclean:

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PJO characters realizing they have a crush ☀️

PJO Cuddle Headcanons ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Reader Betrays Them 🌧️

Reader Betrays Them Part 2 (2) 🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Characters Favorite Place For a Date ☀️

Messenger Reader Punches Octavian ☀️

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Reader’s Cat Hates Them  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Reader Comes Back From the Dead  🌧️⛈️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Monster Eater Reader  🌧️⛈️

Belmont Reader

Nico Di Angelo:

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Ex-Reader Saves the Boys (1) 🌤️

Ex-Reader Gets Sent On a Solo Quest (2)  🌤️

Reyna Secret Dating + Nico Accepting Himself ☀️ ✨

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

PJO Boys Having to Share a Bed  ☀️

poly!solangelo x child of poseidon!reader (merperson)  ☀️

poly!solangelo x child of poseidon!reader (merperson) part 2  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Parental Figure Reader  🌑 ☀️

Reader Thought Dead After Losing Limb  🌧️ ⛈️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Child of Hades Reader  🌑 ☀️

Snuggling Reader’s Chest  💙☀️

Solangelo (Ftm Will) x Ftm!Reader  💙☀️

Will Solace & Nico di Angelo x Necromancer!Reader  🌤️

Reyna Ramírez-Arellano:

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Reyna Secret Dating + Nico Accepting Himself ☀️ ✨

Helping Reader With Insomnia  ☀️

Autistic Reader  ☀️

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Asking Reader to Live in New Rome  ☀️

Reader Comes Back From the Dead  🌧️⛈️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Reader Sings Them a Lullaby  ☀️

Deaf/Hard Of Hearing Reader ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Monster Eater Reader  🌧️⛈️

Indian Reader  ☀️

Belmont Reader

Will Solace:

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poly!solangelo x child of poseidon!reader (merperson)  ☀️

poly!solangelo x child of poseidon!reader (merperson) part 2  ☀️

Sibling Reader Calls For Help  🌧️ ⛈️ 🌑

PJO Characters Reacting to “I Love You”  ☀️

Pessimistic Reader About the Gods  ☀️ ⛈️

PJO Favorite Musical Headcanons ✨

Modern World Reader Helps Beat Kronos  🌤️

Younger Sibling Reader Scared of The Dark  🌑 ☀️

Reader Thought Dead After Losing Limb  🌧️ ⛈️

Will Comforts Overwhelmed Reader  🌑 ☀️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

Reader Sings Them a Lullaby  ☀️

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

French Reader  🌑 ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Will Solace x Suicidal Reader 🌤️  ⛈️

Snuggling Reader’s Chest ❤️ ☀️

Will & Child of Apollo Reader Getting Ready For Quest  🌑 ☀️

Solangelo (Ftm Will) x Ftm!Reader  💙☀️

Will Solace & Nico di Angelo x Necromancer!Reader  🌤️

Grover Underwood:

(Art Credit)

Modern World Reader Helps Beat Kronos  🌤️

PJO Boys Reacting to a Period Cramp Simulator (200 Follower Special)  ☀️ ✨

What Kind Of Dad They Are  🌑 ☀️

Monster Reader Gets Discovered  ☀️

PJO Characters Jobs 🌑 ✨

Monster Eater Reader  🌧️⛈️

Readers From Around The World

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((Fair warning I am a dumb American but I did my best!  🫡🥲))

French Reader (Leo) 🌑 ☀️

Indian Reader (Annabeth, Reyna) ☀️

French Reader (Annabeth, Percy)  ☀️

Filipino Reader (Leo/ Frank)  ☀️

Leo Dating A Brazilian Reader  (Leo) ☀️

Russian/German Reader (Frank) ☀️

Polynesian Reader (Tongan)(Leo) ❤️ ☀️

Turkish Reader (Jason)  ☀️

Dominican Reader (Leo)  ☀️

Frank Zhang x Dominican reader (Frank)☀️

~Fanart~

Death Siblings Reaction to Cats

Percy x Annabeth + Leo

Frank and Leo Archery Practice Mess Up

Percabeth Lake Day

The Lightning Thief Background

PJO Punk Tactics Animation

~Misc~

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Characters: Savanaclaw + Octavinelle

CW: Mentions of first years, Leona accidentally commits arson, Ruggie is a klepto, platonic bromances with first years, little bit of violence in ruggie's, mentions of ED and body hcs in Azuls, mentions of slight nudity in Floyd's.

A/N: These two dorms are relatively small so I combined both into one post. Scarabia and Pomefiore will be condensed into one post as well.

Likes and reblogs are deeply appreciated <3 hope you enjoy!

Leona

MY MAN <3 me and Leona are married Crewel officiated our marriage. (I literally don't know what headcannons to give this man HELP)

I like to think because he is a prince all the staff did everything for him so him changing to NRC and not having any retainers I can imagine he tried cooking once and almost set the dorm on fire.

He had to adjust to doing normal things himself since they were always done for him so I can imagine he STRUGGLED when Ruggie wasn't there (Unless he paid someone to do laundry for him before Ruggie than idk)

Off topic but I saw this one post and it was like "It's okay to commit murder but never okay to hit your wife." yeah that's Leona.

He'd hype his wife up in a fight and when asked he'd be like "I was taking a nap"

(How do you fall asleep in 3 seconds sir teach me your ways it takes me hours to fall asleep)

He can also get high on catnip btw

Ruggie

My favorite klepto freeloader

I can imagine first year Ruggie stealing from a particularly rich person and he goofed up badly Leona stepped in and beat them up and was like Bruh how do you fuck that up I am not helping you the next time you fail.

So *sips tea* even Ruggie has said himself his jaw is strong enough to where he can bite through bone and he can eat the bones too. Ruggie is a little terrifying because is Jaw is insanely strong (Stronger than jack and Leona's combined) so Ruggie could bite someone out of defense to break their arm and his jaw would survive. I think he figured this out once because he had to defend himself either because he got into a fight or someone attacked him and he bite them breaking their bone nearly ripping their arm off.

Between Floyd and Ruggie I'd rather not get bit by either :skull:

Jack

I can imagine first years as a bonding activity go to the gym together from an admiration point Jacks body build is really nice he's a buff guy and he's proud of it so I can imagine he gives tips to the others especially Epel and Deuce.

I also can imagine Ace trying to do a push up or a rep competition (He's not winning). Jack and Sebek end up winning.

Weird head cannon but I can imagine locker room talk between the first years is them admiring Jacks body build in a platonic bro way if anyone else does it Ace is running his mouth on them :skull: "Damn jack you seem to be getter buffer every day" Jack shows no emotion on his face but he's secretly happy to be receiving the compliments

Azul

I like to think he still has a bit of a tummy. It is implied that he has have an ED due to being bullied and an ED is something really sad to think about as much as I don't want to admit it I believe he may have one :(

His parents are divorced and I think he considers his step dad his "real dad". Now I don't know if he gets visitation, but basically in his mind he already replaced his deadbeat dad (I named him Liam because of a tik tok)

Ursula Canonically has a younger sister named Morgana so with this logic I want to say Azul as a half-brother who is an Affair baby. (I say half because biologically if you share a same mother you are technically full, but because Liam is his bio dad and he had another son it's half) and because of Morgana's character I think Azul wants to get to know his brother however I think his brother despises him and refuses too. New oc coming up.

Jade

Moray Eels have shitty vision so Jade wears glasses at night but contacts in the day. Floyd has glasses but chooses not to wear them Jade most likely tries to convince him to wear contacts 50% of the time he doesn't.

My favorite head cannon about Pookie Jade is he grows poisonous flowers and Poisonous flowers are one of my favorite interests. He likes to grow Oleander, Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade), and Azaelea. I feel like if he had a better greenhouse he can grow poisonous shrooms as well. (NOW I'm not saying he kills people, but Mafia theory people)

Floyd

Whenever Octo trio go swimming in a public place or at a beach, lake, etc. Floyd accidentally flashes people and almosst got charged with Public indecency many times so he's been banned from swimming in public.

Shrimps and Moray's have symbiotic relationship so I can imagine if he takes a liking to someone and names them his Shrimpy I bet he'd get real happy if they groomed him via brushing his hair, cleaning him up, etc. He'd give them food and would be their protecter by default in short he'd be down bad.

I wouldn't be surprised if he has ended up in Juvie before and probably has but got bailed out.

[originalwinnercheesecake]

Assigning Names to Characters from The Underland Chronicles who's names were 'never disclosed"

written because names and their meanings interest me, as does Greek mythology, history, and plays, and I had a couple Saturdays where I had no plans and writing this was a fun way to pass the time.

Character from Luxa's Paternal Family... basically everybody except Nerissa and Henry

Luxa's father the former King of Regalia, Judith's husband. So Luxa's name means "Light", which in the underland goes hand and hand with "Life". I have heard the fan theory that, because of how closely associated the two are then it is possible that all of the first born heirs have names that mean light. So I googled male names that mean light and I picked Lucius or King Lucius because it has a Latin root just like his daughters.

King Lucius and Queen Judith's bonds. Yes I know it is never stated that either characters had bonds. But humans having bonded relationships with the bats seem more common for them than marrying other humans. Even Suzanna Collins herself admitted that you have to be close with a bat to survive long in the underland. Anyway I always assumed that the pair had bonds, who died with them during their final battle. i have also always head cannoned that the King's bond was named Zeus for obvious reasons, and that the Queens bond was named Venus, because Aurora surely cannot be the only bat in the underland to have a Roman deity name instead of a Greek one.

Luxa's paternal uncle, Nerissa & Henry's father: The younger royal brother. At first I was going to give him a name that meant light like his brother. But since Nerissa's name means "Sea Nymph" and Henry's name means "House Ruler" I do not think that "spares" have the same naming tradition as the first borns. So I considered other words that have important enough symbolic meaning to name a prince after: Darkness, Torch, sword. when I looked up names that mean sword I discovered that the name 'Owen" has two meanings. It means both "noble/ well born" and 'young warrior". So I would say Prince Owen is a very fitting name for the Prince of a military based society.

His Bond: a female bat named Styx a minor goddess/river in the underworld. My reasoning is, again, that Nerissa's name means "Sea nymph" and it does not really fit with Henry "House Ruler" and Luxa "Light" name scheme. But if one of her parents had a bond who was named after a mythical body of water then they could have lead to a touch of inspiration. I picked "Styx" because while it does not sound anything like "Nerissa" as far as pronunciation, it being the river that runs through the underworld does give it a sense of mischief and tradgety, that envelops Nerissa & Henry's branch of the royal family.

Nerissa & Henry's mother, Luxa's paternal aunt by marriage. She is an interesting one. I had to remember that, like Judith, she married into the royal family instead of being born into it. I also do not think that her and her husband's marriage was arranged at birth (Luxa, Nerissa, and Henry do not have fiances). This means that while she probably did not have a name meaning "Princess" she could theoretically be named anything. I want to name her " Cleo," later "Princess Cleo"partly after Cleopatra who was a very historical women, and also because it means 'to praise or acclaim". That is fitting for a women who married into royalty and became a princess.

Her Bond: Achilles a brave and powerful soldier, who slipped up in battle once and died tragically. Another name that fits both the power and the tragedy of this team and this family. Also feel free to imagine this character as Nerissa and Henry's goofy gay uncle.

Characters from Gregor's family

Gregors Dad. Lee Campbell. Despite being heavily explored/featured in the books he is famously never given a name. I have seen fans in posts and fanfics give him names like Andrew, Steve, and Lee. While I am partial to the name Steve, I went with Lee. The Campbell kids physical descriptions are vague at best, but when you look add up what we do get (they have brown eyes and light brown skin, Boots hair is a mess of dark curls, Lizzie wears her hair in braids) most fans agree on the interpretation that they are biracial kids. Their dad's race is never specified (his face is near identical to Gregor's , and while he used to have dark hair its been gray since his time with the rats) and Lee is a name that works with multiple races you want to imagine him as

Gregor's Grandmother: Dorothy Campbell. Her family and friends shorten her name to either Dora or Dottie. Another member of Gregor's family who is never actually given a name in the books. There is one scene in CotWB, when Gregor and his parents are getting everyone up to evacuate the apartment because the rats are in the walls, where Gregor's dad is talking to grandma and he calls her "Mama" so she is likely the kids paternal grandmother, and their dad's mama. I am really glad that the dad being missing for 2.5 years did not cause a rift between her and Grace then. You know that these two women needed each other during that time, and the kids needed both of them.

I am naming her Dorothy after Dorothy from the wizard of Oz. Both are women who grew up on a country farm, then move to a strange and wondrous land that they enjoy parts of, but ultimately they never quite take to it.

Greogr's bonus grandmother, Mrs. Cormaci. We know her last name but not her first name. According to Google Cormaci as a surname is most likely either Scottish or Irish. Awesome because Morgan is a Welsh and Irish name. It also is the name of many magicians throughout literature. While Mrs.Cormaci is not specifically mentioned to have psychic powers but she has an almost magical talent for knowing what Gregor will need in the future. So as far as I am concerned her name is Mrs. Morgan Cormaci

Names for Characters from Luxa's Maternal family.... a couple bats and her uncle's lover

Names for Bats bonded to York and Susanna

York mentioned having a bond in GatCoC, who since childhood I have headcannoned was named Hercules. York is described as being a muscular giant, and so anybody who carries him in battle has to be very strong. Since he is not bonded to Ares he can be bonded to Hercules

With Susanna I never thought about her having a bond as a kid, but I guess she would have one. She is a doctor and an older sister, so let's say she has a bond named Apollo.

Hamnet's first bond. @deliver-the-light already did a poll on what her name should have been, and Eurydice was the name that won the poll. I like that myth, so I will honor the poll and keep that name.

Hamnet's lover, Hazards mother, and the women who maybe could have been an aunt to Luxa and Howard, had she ever gotten to meet them: Well first lets talk about this women. It was from her that Hazard inherited his two overland traits: curly black hair, and lime green eyes. Black hair and green eyes are actually a rare combination. Most people with black hair have either blue or brown eyes. According to google she would most likely be Irish or Scottish. Another notable thing about her, she once lived in New York City, or at least she had parents who lived there. She also wanted to take Hazard to visit at some point, which implies that there was a chance she could get back to the overland, and chose to stay in the jungles of the underland. Now New York is a difficult place to live with its over population, high cost of living, high crime and pollution rates. But the Underland jungles are also a difficult place to live. There was something about Life in the overland vs life in the underland that led to her choosing to stay in the Underland jungles. She didn't just love Hamnet, but also this wild world he lived in. Or her life above ground was so wild that she felt more secure in the underland? Because of all of this I looked up a female scottish or Irish name that means "Wild'. Her name is Fia.

Also if you have read another post I made you will know that I am a fan of the theory that She was Mrs. Cormaci's daughter. Finding out that there are cannon reasons to suspect that the two have similar/the same heritage is adding to that. Let Mrs. Cormaci see Hazards face either in a picture from the party, that Gregor shares with her, or have him come up for a day visit, and meet her in person. Have her send/show Hazard a picture of her daughter with Fia Cormaci's name written on it and him get all excited because yes that is his mother. Then let Mrs.Cormaci and Hazard form a relationship and eventually complete the circle, by giving Hazard an actual chance to chose which world he wants to live his life in.

Last thing since I was thinking a lot about Hamnet's family I used that opportunity to look up alternate meaning to "Hazard" and try and find justification for why loving parents would name their son something that means "Danger" and "bad thing". Alternate meanings include "Venture, put forward, chance, risk" Hamnet is named "Home", I just named Fia "wild" and these definitions make Hazards name fit perfectly with his parents and their story.

[spark-hearts2]

Little AI to Human headcannons

I've seen a lot of fanfictions or art about Caine as a human. Specifically an AI turned human (not human, then ringmaster, then human again). So, here are some of my own headcannons that I haven't seen anyone mention. I don't plan on doing anything with them, so if anyone wants to use them, please do!

Over stimulation. Before, in the circus, he could disable visual and audio processing. He could even go as far as to unload his virtual avatar and exist purely as a bundle of code. Now, he is essentially stuck in his body and can not manually turn his senses off.

Staring into space. He already does this in cannon, but I would imagine it would get even worse as a human. He would get too in his own head thinking about things and completely forget that his body exists at all times. He would either be impossible to drag out of this, or get annoyed that his train of thought was interrupted as he no longer has perfect memory.

Memory issues. Well, he wouldn't gain memory issues. It's more like he would be used to the perfectly memory of a machine. Suddenly storing information organically would be a massive downgrade for him, but he no longer has to worry about running out of storage so there's that.

Very good at math. This is another thing that he would consider got worse when becoming human, but compared to the average person, he's a physicist. He's familiar with all the light, force, and gravity based calculations and can even solve them reliably quickly. Again, he used to be able to do this in fractions of a second, so he considered it a downgrade.

Fascinated with the little details. He's familiar with physics because that's how computers render things, but moving to the real world, everything has insane detail to him. Something as simple as tearing paper has his eyes sparkling and lead him to talking about destruction physics. The fact that everything breaks differently every time fascinates him.

Insane knowledge about game design. I agree that Caine definitely would be almost completely ignorant about how the real world works and would essentially need a babysitter to make sure he doesn't die. But what I've seen very little about is how good he would be considered at design and programing. Man was literally built for this stuff.

Anxiety. As a computer, he could think 24/7 without consequences. As a computer, he could know the digital world on an extreme level. Quite literally know where everything is at all times. Obviously he isn't always monitoring this, as he didn't realize that Pomni had clipped out of bounds, but I imagine that he is capable of this. As a human, not only is he lacking this level of knowledge about the world, but he also can no longer think all the time without consequences. I imagine that he would still try to do this, thus manifesting as Anxiety.

impulse control. Now as a human with way less control over himself, I'd imagine what little impulse control he has just goes down the drain. Something interesting happens? He's walking over to look at it no questions asked.

Anger at his situation. To him, turning human is a downgrade. Yes, he is insanely happy to still be with everyone and see the real world, he's just unhappy about being a human in it. He would prefer to still be an AI system, just with a camera, microphone, and speaker on it so he can see, hear, and still talk to everyone. Of course, he would not voice this anger towards any ex circus member, as he views it as not their fault and therefor not their problem.

Now this one has to do with my own cannon adjacent AU, specifically the fanfiction I am currently writing a chapter 2 for. All you need to know is that Caine has been sending error reports, specifically about the inability to leave the circus, since the issue first started. These reports have gone unread.

10. abandonment issues. No one has helped him fix errors in so long that is has genuinely warped his view of reviving help. In the circus, no one (except maybe Kinger) knows how to read code and debug, but even as he moves to the real world and is surrounded by people who do know how his system works, he is still reluctant to ask for help. He's become used to asking and receiving nothing, and then being the one to fix everything. He's open to asking questions about the world and learning things, but when it comes to his own issues, nothing. Like, the kind of person to not ask for a blanket and then curl up under the rug. Also, he would hate sending text messages or emails because he hates having to wait for a reply. At least when talking to someone he can see that they are actually there and listening.

[shiny-kaibernyte]

I'll take anything about Gym Leader Falkner! I really like his design and I feel like he doesn't get a lot of love

Yessss our flying king. He deserves so much love so i am happy to fulfil my duty! I went back and forth for quite some time trying to decide what to write for him: When in doubt go for the classic General/romance head cannons. I really hope you like it, i'm a tad bit rusty.

General/Romance Head-cannons Falkner

Falkner is a morning person through and through. He would be up at the crack of dawn doing some kind of workout or morning breakfast routine before yo uneven consider getting out of bed. You think you're a morning person perhaps? This man will prove you otherwise. Coffee in one hand, whatever food he has in the other whilst trying and failing miserably to open a door with his foot.

Despite being a morning person however, he will NOT wake you up when he gets up, if you're not a morning person. Falkner takes health care very seriously, and if you are a late sleeper or someone who doesn’t function too well in the morning hahahaha me. He will become a freaking ninjask getting out of bed, you will not even know he’s up until he has your brunch in hand and most of the house work done for the morning. 

He can multitask; just don’t ask him to clean. He will stare at the brook for an hour trying to figure out what he’s actually supposed to do.

Cooking however, give this man a kiss the chefs apron and send him on his way! And yes he owns 5 of them in different colours. Why? He will never tell you.

One of his favourite parts of the day is when he’s cooking dinner either with you; whilst you're cleaning; or just doing something in the same room. Just being in your presence makes him smile. Something about cooking food for/with you just brings him so much joy he can’t explain.

His Pokemon are always out of their balls in the house. Yes they are very well trained, and will even help around the house! As soon as his Swellow can figure out it's a window he’s looking out.

His love language is Physical touch and acts of service. As stated before, he’ll have most of the jobs done by around lunchtime, he loves cooking for you and just taking care of you and his Pokemon in general. Something about knowing he can make you happy and provide for you in even the smallest ways gives him so much motivation to be the best.

As for touch, when you're in public he is an arm linker not a hand holder. True Gentleman at heart, so he much prefers when you hold onto his arm when you’re walking together. In private however, cuddle king. You do the rest.

Motivational King! You feeling  down? No you're not, he is right there to pick you back up and keep moving forward. “I give up” Is a phrase banned in this household. Falkner has proven on multiple occasions that nothing and no one can stop him from achieving his goals! And that goes for his partner as well. Their goals are his, if you allow him to help of course. If not he will be your own personal cheerleader. I can see him now, holding imaginary pom poms in his hands cheering you on!

This man has a tendency to work himself to the bone! He doesn't know when to stop, always trying to be the best he can be, training himself and his Pokemon extremely hard. Don’t get me wrong he has and never will harm his Pokemon, even when training he knows they’re limits and will give them everything they need. Himself however, limits isn't a word in his mind; he will work himself beyond exhaustion and if you don’t slow him down or out right stop him, he will collapse. So please give him a time frame and keep him hydrated. 

Falkner can be very protective. Possessive? Absolutely not! He will NEVER stop you from being you and doing what you want to do. However he cares for you deeply and will worry about you basically all the time. He lost his father and never got the chance to say goodbye to him. He is not making the same mistake twice. So expect him to call you every now and again when you two are apart. You both have things to do after all. 

Continuing form the previous point, Falkner has a rule he calls “3 ring rule” If he calls you 3 times (he leaves around 20 minutes in between calls) and you don’t respond, he’s coming to find you himself; he will not send his Pokemon looking for you as he needs to see with his own two eyes or hear your voice. Once you either call him again or he finds you and knows you are safe, that's when he will relax again, whether he stays or leaves is depending on where he came from.

Jealousy is not a word in his vocabulary, or at least he pretends it's not, but he won’t deny that he does get a little clingy when he sees someone flirting with you. Falkner won’t actually step in however, he trusts you and knows you can handle yourself, but he also recognises your body language and facial expressions. If he spots you uncomfortable or you give him a subtle hint - he is swooping in to be the hero of the day.

If someone is insulting you however, that's different. It is the one and only time you will hear him raise his voice in an aggressive manner. Even if you are not with him when he hears your name being disgraced, he will stand up for you and will be a pillar of salt when he comes home.

Falkner loves your pokemon just as much as his own. You’re basically a family so he will care for yours the same way he does his. It's quite cute to watch him playing with your pokemon whilst his fly around annoying each other.

Sleeps like a log. He may be a morning person but he will nap almost everyday and once he’s down, you ain’t getting him up for another 2 hours and even then it's a shot in the dark if he actually wakes up to his alarm. At night however, he will not sleep until you're asleep, Naps he’ll conk out whenever because you aren't with him. Actually going to bed, he’s holding you in his arms, however you guys sleep, and will wait for you to fall asleep first, knowing you are resting makes him at peace.

All in all, this man loves you more than anything and will show you that every single day. If he was a green flag, he’s the whole damn forest.

[crabsy94]

Spoiler warning for the new Xbox glider description

Lokey feel bad for Dain and Vedrfolnir after reading the new glider description. Spoiler

Like Vedr was just doing his job and they blinded him and threw him in prison for it. Like what did bro see that warranted that response for him. I think it could be something to do with the vinster king inevitability destroying his nation and it probably was classed as an act of treason or something.

And imagine Dain’s pov of that, Dain served the king and the royal family and they (im assuming the king sentenced Vedr) did that to his older brother. Bro probably lost all faith in his king at that point.

I’m sorry for mocking your cataclysm trauma Dain and for you relationship with your brother and giving very hypocritical advice to the traveler knowing your own relationship with your sibling

Okay okay more on to my speculations regarding this information, other than the points I already included

1.) I think Dain and Vedr had a very close relationship before everything happened considering he was apart of the group that were supposed to save the nation, and he was still helping (somehow, I don’t have any ideas yet as to how they communicated while Vedr was in prison, my only guess is Dain abusing his power as Twilight Sword and using that to talk to him). This idea comes from the fact Dain seemed very reluctant to mention the sinners considering it was 3.8 or something that he first mentioned them or anything really about his family. As well as the line “The young knight, initially intending only to save his older brother” (adorable, kicking my feet reading that line) and the line mentioned about Dain’s family implies that his family was significant to him at some point (brotherless behaviour, it’s giving Diluc and Kaeya kinda -ex person waiting for genshin to let diluc and Kaeya make up, well not ex still am just moved on to Dain and Vedr’s relationship -it’s got more tea to it okay-, if you ship them dni right now either of the sets of BROTHERS for that matter)

2.) Dain probably knew the sinners before he gathered them to eliminate the threat to their homeland considering the line “the young knight gathered the brilliant young ones of the age”. Which implies he at least knew who they were, maybe they were all of equal footing at the time

3.) how old were the ‘brilliant young ones of the age’ cause that could imply early 20’s potentially late teens, or young in the sense that they are younger than majority in their respective fields in the royal court (I’m still rolling with the whole royal court job agenda) cause like maybe for example with Rhinedottir she might have been in her mid late 20’s around 27 ish working in the court as an alchemist while her colleagues (I’m assuming she had colleagues) may have been a lot older than her and more experience under their belts than her.

But then again they were all called the ‘best in the fields’ or something along those lines by Dain so maybe they were really young and just very talented like Rhine could maybe out do alchemists that had been working for 40 years or something and only be like 19-25.

4.) (I think I’m up to 4, this is getting long might have to split it into two posts) the question now being posed to me is how big is the age gap between Dain and Vedr, I’m thinking if we go for the whole late teen early 20’s thing maybe he was 23 and Dain was ~20 ish. but then vedr seems to young considering what he did cause like Mona travels and learnt from Barbeloth for X many years and appears to be in her early mid 20’s (I need ghost to play twenties when I see them, sorry getting side tracked) and she’s not a visionary, like she’s a good astrologist but not at visionary level. So maybe Vedr was in his late 20’s at the time and Dain (mid twenties) and gang were mid to late twenties (Rhine is the youngest and Dain the most immature, I don’t remember who said that originally, credit to them for the idea but it’s cannon now). Cause like I can’t see Dain and Vedrfolnir being more than 4 years apart considering how close I think they were

Anyways end rant -for now- bye bye to anyone who is still here till the end, I got a bit distracted (a bit is an understatement)

[howlsofbloodhounds]

Do you have any sexuality + gender identity head cannons for Color & Killer?

Idk if you ever mentioned this already or not so if you did then sorry lol

I probably made a post like it awhile ago but I’m not gonna go looking for it, mostly because my views might’ve changed since then.

Well for one I’d like to say they’re both definitely on the AroAce spectrum somewhere. Killer is definitely Demiromantic to me, and I’m just gonna say he’s Aceflux because I can’t decide on either Asexual or Demisexual or some other label—and also because his relationship with things like sex and intimacy is most definitely effected by whatever Stage he is in.

I highly doubt Stages 1, 3, and 4 are gonna be able to do the Sex, even if 1 may want to with someone he trusts and wants to be closer with (Color for example, since we’re talking about them.) even if he feels the desire and attraction to, so possibly Demisexual or just Ace and wanting to feel closer with someone he trusts.

He may get there eventually, compared to Stage 2 who definitely would be more willing to give it a try (if only because he’s curious and also probably definitely likes the power/control elements).

But I ultimately just think regardless of Killer’s sexual orientation, he will flirt with people because he thinks it’s amusing (in Stage 2), but ultimately he will struggle with being intimate. It’d probably be a lot easier for Stage 2 if he’s able to be in control of these encounters (cuffs and restraints definitely lmao), if only to avoid the risk of murdering his bedmate. (And also to avoid the risk of debilitating flashbacks and dissociating through the entire thing).

(Killer’s probably the type who prefers to give pleasure rather than receive anyway.)

I ultimately think that Killer does have his romantic fantasies, especially in Stage 1. I think she enjoys the idea of being romantic and possibly even idolizes it in Stage 1, but ultimately he believes it’s just a fantasy. Killer would probably actually find it hard to believe that anyone would feel that way towards him—Stage 2 is likely to dismiss as a funny joke at first, before eventually just calling whoever seems to show interest in em like that downright delusional.

Doesn’t mean she won’t take advantage of it anyway if it helps him achieve a goal or something. If whoever is dumb enough to trust him, then that’s not his problem now is it. (Of course, this is a Stage 2 that’s still with Nightmare. How they respond to this in an ending with Color, where he’s recovering and healing, may be different. And of course things will be drastically different if this person has been able to make him trust them while in Stage 1. Because if so, then that’s just fascinating.)

All in all, I don’t think Killer of any Stage has ever actually considered labeling themself anything; either in terms of sexuality or gender. Buddy is doing what she wants.

And honestly I don’t think Stages 3 and 4 are even in any state to consider things like romance and sex, or lack thereof at the moment. Bros think they’re fighting for their lives and they have no clue what’s going on.

I definitely think Stage 4 uses only it/its pronouns. But this is due to dehumanization. Bro probably doesn’t even respond to any type of name either. I doubt it even comprehends what the hell romance or sex or intimacy or a hug is.

So I have some ideas for Killer, but if I’m being fr, I don’t think Killer would give a fuck about my ideas. She’s doing his thing.

As for Color, I view him as somewhere on the AroAce spectrum too. I personally like @ozziethegreat’s HC that Color and Delta dated for a bit before breaking up, probably because this was how they both discovered they’re at least somewhere on the Aromantic spectrum and also they were both pretty lonely, but were better off as friends.

As for pronouns, perhaps he/they, but I am projecting that Color just ultimately doesn’t really grasp the idea of “gender” and so just really goes by whatever. Most call him he/him and he doesn’t bother to correct them because there’s no need. He doesn’t really consider any “social norms” in regard to clothes or gender, so he wears whatever he feels comfortable wearing.

( @lovelyheartclover ).

[sugarrushproductions]

Love Letter- Cedfia (Full)

Sofia is 18, Cedric is 21. His father was forced to retire just before Sofia became a princess at 14 (she goes through way to much for her to be 8 in my opinion). Other than that, series is still cannon.

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Clover hopped through the castle as quickly as he could, weaving in and out of the staff's legs while desperately trying to keep the paper clenched in his mouth. He could hear the thundering footsteps of the princess he'd stolen from behind him but didn't dare look back. Her polite and kind nature slowed her down, Sofia apologizing and excusing herself as she raced after him. 

"Clover! You're not being a good friend!" She shouted, slipping as they rounded a sharp corner. He couldn't talk to her with the note in his mouth and since she wasn't slowing down either, he couldn't stop. 

"Clover stop!" When he didn't, her footsteps stopped themselves. He slowed down just enough to glance back. He dropped the note as he saw her holding her Amulet, glaring at him. 

"You're not," Clover deadpanned. Sofia raised an eyebrow. 

"Are you going to give me back my note?" 

"You mean the one you wrote for Cedric in the first place?" 

She shrugged. "Then you leave me no choice. I want to be a rabbit!" 

"Oh, now that ain't fair!" Clover quickly picked the note back up and hopping faster to keep ahead of the golden bunny now chasing him. 

. . .

The day had been passing dreadfully slow and being alone in his tower didn't help. There was supposed to be a ball later that night for the King and Queen's anniversary, so Cedric had prepared a display of magic.

Unfortunately that was all he'd be doing that night. He found no joy in going to ball's, especially ones that celebrated love. It did nothing but remind him of his own lack of a special somebody.

Well there was no point in having one anyway. He needed to focus on his spell casting and potion brewing. Like the ones he'd been working on all day.

Firecracker potions made with easy to acquire and cheap ingredients. Perfect for the young children to play with. Of course, the one he was working on now was for the King and Queen to open the ball with. They were to smash it on the ground to create a grand illusion of them on their wedding day. 

He just needed a few extra ingredients, more rare like a phoenix feather and exactly two pinches of diamond dust. Anymore and-

Crash!

"Give it back Clover!"

Sofia. Of course. With the noise she was making he was lucky he didn't spill the entirety of the dust. 

"I'd appreciate it if you come back later, Sofia," he called out, grabbing the second pinch. "I'm in the middle of-"

"Clover!" Sofia yelled as she stumbled in. She was trying to wrestle an envelope away from him. "Sorry Cedric, I'll be leaving as soon as Clover. Gives. Me. This. Letter!" 

Just as Cedric dropped the dust in the cauldron, she ended up flinging the letter into it. Cedric's name, written in Sofia's elegant handwriting, got covered up with the red bubbling liquid. It turned to a bright purple and released a puff of smoke in the shape of a heart.

"Sofia, what was that about?" Cedric asked. Sofia instantly put her rabbit down and shooed the creature out. Highly unusual, considering how many times he'd asked her to not bring them into his workshop only for that plea to be ignored.

"I am so sorry, Cedric," She offered as she shut the door. "Is the potion messed up?"

"Oh it's alright, Princess. It's just not specific to your parents anymore."

"What's it specific to now?"

"Well, whatever was on that letter." Sofia blushed and he couldn't help but add, "That had my name on it." His smirk sent the blush going deeper.

"I can, um, help you brew a new one." 

Sofia was rarely ever nervous, at least to where she was avoiding his eyes and her cheeks rosier than usual. Whatever was on that letter must be embarrassing for her. It was so much so that she had wrestled her beloved bunny for it.

A plan formed quickly in his mind and he sent her to get a phoenix feather in his side chamber. While she was busy, he dipped a beaker into the potion and hid it out of sight. Sofia returned to the main body of the workshop, refreshed and back to her normal self.

They started to re-brew the potion, Cedric's mind constantly wandering to the one hidden in his desk.

. . .

After doing his magical performance, Cedric returned to his workshop paced around the room, the potion sitting down on his desk. The sun had set but a few minutes ago and the sounds of the ball floating up through his closed tower door. A constant reminder of the princess and the letter she'd dropped in his potion.

It was times like this he wished Wormwood hadn't been a traitorous worm. He missed talking through things instead of just muttering to himself. 

But the raven had tried to hurt Sofia and everyone he cared for. So he had to deal with this dilemma on his own.

The more he pictured the letter before it got submerged the more details he remembered about it. Like Sofia's delicate handwriting and the way she put a heart over the I in his name...

"Oh, one little drop couldn't hurt," he said aloud. Cedric uncorked the bottle and let the purple liquid drip on the floor. 

Again a puff of purple smoke formed a heart, Sofia appearing and it dissipated. She was smiling up at him warmly, her ghostly translucent hand trailing his face gently. She giggled at his blush and pulled him to the center of the room.

Granted she was just an illusion and truly couldn't physically get him to do anything, but he was curious as to where this would go. He followed her in the phantom waltz, their fingers gently intertwining as they spun around.

Even though there was a sense of contentment washing over him, Cedric couldn't help but wonder if the letter was just a simple invitation to the ball that night. Though it was strange she wanted to keep him from seeing it.

Her illusion self stopped, her eyes closing and her lips pursing. Cedric backed away instantly and waved his hand through it to make it go away. 

His face felt like fire. Sofia....

Cedric never realized how the princess felt about him, how deep it went. 

How it matched his own feelings to a T...

"Oh Sofia," he muttered, leaning against the window sill. "I love you too."

"Cedric?" The voice of Princess Amber startled him. 

"Merlin's Mushrooms..."

"What was that?" Amber asked. There was a slight glare to her features that made Cedric squirm.

"Um, how much did you see?"

She snapped her fan shut. "Enough. Did you make an illusion of my sister so you could dance with her and- and kiss her?"

"No!" He waved his hands in protest. Her glare hardened and he shrunk slightly, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Not on purpose, anyway..."

Amber didn't say anything. Though they portrayed some form of anger, she crossed her arms and kept her features perfectly regal and calm. Amber would wait for an answer as long as it took.

She was a patient woman and the one blocking the only way out and was the heir to the throne.

He'd have to give her an answer sooner or later.

Cedric groaned and walked over to his desk to grab the beaker.

"Sofia dropped a letter into my firecracker potion that had my name on it. I couldn't help but wonder what it was about. The letter was infused with the potion, so after she left I used the potion and well, you saw.”

He didn't look at her, too embarrassed at what she saw. Amber stayed still for a few moments. Then her dainty footsteps came closer.

“You really love her, don't you?”

Cedric groaned and dragged a hand over his face. 

“How long?”

“I haven't the foggiest- awhile I suppose.”

“And you haven't told her?”

“She's a princess, Amber,” he sighed, slumping into his chair. “And a protector. She has responsibilities and none of them are to me.”

“Come with me.” He started at the sudden commanding tone in her voice. 

“W-why?” He shrunk more under her glare. 

“Cedric The Great, you will follow me out of this tower.”

Cedric gulped and did as the future queen ordered.

. . .

The ball had been as amazing as Sofia had expected. The lights above were sparkling magically, the candlelight dimmer than normal to create a more romantic feel. Cedric did a great job.

The low lights hid her blush as she thought of the sorcerer. Part of her wondered if she should have just given it to him and suffered whatever rejection he'd give her. 

Her mom had suggested she write the letter in the first place, though she didn't know who it was for. It was a way for her to express her feelings and figure out if she truly felt the way she thought she did. And if she did, she could give it to her crush.

Putting her feelings to words had indeed cleared them up. 

Sofia was in love with Cedric. When she told Clover was when she realized how long that had been true. After he'd tried to take over Enchancia but failed, when he'd held her hand through the bars; once he'd saved her and the kingdom from Grimtrix.

“Sofia, there you are,” Amber said as she rushed over to her.

“Here I am,” Sofia smiled, setting down her punch. “Was Cedric- woah!” Her sister didn't let her finish, just dragged her out of the ballroom. The crowd parted easily for the heir and her protector sister. 

Amber stopped just after rounding a corner, gracefully twirling Sofia and leaving with a sing-song “have fun”. The younger princess called out to her sister after she stopped, but was ignored.

“Princess Sofia?” Cedric stepped forward timidly, a hand on his neck. Sofia blushed, realizing what Amber had done. At the moment, she couldn't tell whether or not it was a good thing.

“Hey, Cedric,” she greeted politely. “Your decorations were amazing.”

“Th- Thank you. And you look… beautiful as always.” If their blushes could get any deeper, they'd both be tomatoes in Clover’s garden. 

The song changed from an upbeat melody to a soft waltz. Her parents were probably starting out on the dance floor by themselves, like they did every year. It always seemed so romantic and she'd been imagining her being twirled around held close by Cedric. 

“Uh, Sofia?” Her wizard asked. “Would you care to dance with me?” Without warning, his half gloved fingers grasped her hand and gently lifted it to his mouth.

The princess gasped slightly at the softness of his lips. Her grip on his hand tightened as she nodded. She couldn't speak and the problem only got worse when his other hand went to her waist. 

Her and Cedric fell into a gentle dance, matching the music skillfully. It seemed the longer they danced, the more confident he grew.

“I had no idea you could dance, Cedric.”

He chuckled. “Though we may have known each other a long time, you have yet to discover everything about me.” 

To prove his point, he dipped her low. When he pulled her back up she was closer than ever before. Their breaths mingled as they slowed to a stop. Cedric was suddenly lost in her bright blue eyes, shining even in the low light of the hallway. He didn’t notice making the effort to brush some hair behind her ear, or to leave his hand tangled in her hair.

Sofia’s eyes grew lidded and she glanced toward his lips. Cedric didn’t need anything more to close the distance.

The first thing he noticed was how soft her lips were. He found himself remembering those odd times his mind ever wandered to such a dream. The reality was far more enjoyable. Her hands tightened on his vest, pulling him ever closer as she moved her mouth with his. She made a small sound that had him deepening the kiss.

The second thing he only noticed when they had to pull away for air. Though it was faint in his mind in light of the feeling he had, he could hear the cheering of a crowd. Coming from the ballroom no doubt.

Sofia giggled as she leaned against his forehead. “I love you, Cedric.”

“I- I love you too, Sofia.”

[tallmadgeandtea]

Turn Week 2023:

History Nerdery!

Hello, and Happy Fourth of July! For today's Turn Week, I wanted to talk about Benjamin's regiment in the Continental Army. We all know he's a Connecticut Dragoon, but what does that mean and what did they do, exactly? I'm going to let you know! The Continental Cavalry is my favorite unit in the army, and I actually did an Honors Research Project on them last year for my college. WARNING: this is going to be LONG. I'm sorry. Kind of.

What is the Continental Cavalry?

The cavalry is the mounted troops in a military force, meaning they fight on horseback. At the time of the Revolution, the cavalry was considered an elite and necessary force for a proper military. Combat on horseback was dangerous- you not only had to avoid cannon and gunfire, but you had to attack other mounted troops with lances and sabers of their own.

There are two types of cavalry: light cavalry and heavy cavalry. The light cavalry had three primary duties. Scouting, which was to patrol enemy forces, movements, and the terrain surrounding camps and battlefields, which also played into reconnaissance. They also served as messengers to officers on and off the battlefield. On the other hand, heavy cavalry was troops used in action. Their objective was to lead charges and weaken the enemy’s unmounted troops, like going after their flanks. They also performed raids/ambushes or small skirmishes against the enemy. Their combat was on and off the battlefield.

Due to the near constant lack of funds for the Continentals, their Dragoons performed both light and heavy cavalry roles. A dragoon/trooper is a soldier who fights either on horseback or on foot, depending on the amount of horse available. They used weapons such as: a cavalry saber, a shortgun, and a musket.

Unlike the British army, which brought over cavalry forces, at the beginning of the war, there was not an official cavalry for the Continentals. Some state and organized militias had mounted troops- such as the Philadelphia Light Horse- but professional, commissioned troops had not seen action.

After seeing the performance of the British cavalry during the New York Campaign, General George Washington realized his army needed horses of their own. Writing to Congress in late 1776, “From the Experience I have had in this Campaign… I am Convinced there is no carrying on the War without them.”

What made up the Continental Cavalry?

In 1777, the cavalry's first year in action, there were four regiments of Light Dragoons.

The 1st Regiment of Dragoons- from Virginia, also known as Bland's Light Horse. Their uniforms were originally the "classic" Continental coat: blue with red facings, but they then changed the standard to brown with green facings.

The 2nd Regiment, also known as the Connecticut Light Dragoons, Colonel Elisha Sheldon and Benjamin Tallmadge's force, mustered from Connecticut, hence the name. Their uniform was blue with buff facings.

The 3rd Regiment, aka Colonel Baylor's or Lady Washington's Light Horse, in honor of Martha Washington. Their uniform was white with blue facings (one of my favorite uniforms in the army.)

And the 4th Regiment, led by Colonel Stephen Moylan. His troops originally wore red! coats, and this lead to some incidents of friendly fire. At Washington's order, the regiment changed to green with red facings.

How does this relate to Turn: Benjamin Tallmadge and His Dragoons.

Although the show does not get into heavy detail about Benjamin Tallmadge's battle experience, we know what battles he was present at with his regiment.

1777 the cavalry's first years as professional troops in battle. Both had very... different outcomes, let's say. Both were also mentioned or briefly shown in season 2 of Turn, and my research focused on this.

During the Campaigns, a set of troops from each regiment of Dragoons was stationed with General Washington in Pennsylvania, led by Bland, Moylan, Baylor, Sheldon, and Tallmadge.

Benjamin Tallmadge and his soldiers were present at both the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown.

At Brandywine, Washington first used the dragoons for only scouting, not combat. But as the British went after his insecure right flank, he frantically sent units of soldiers and cavalry to prevent the British from getting to the road along and to Brandywine Creek. The cavalry also acted as messengers to officers during this battle, but insufficient preparation and speed led to delayed reports. The cavalry did lead a charge that allowed Washington to retreat, but the day was lost. Afterwards, the British marched into the Continental capital of Philadelphia.

After Brandywine, Washington needed another battle to try and take back Philadelphia. With a night march, he decided to attack the British near their camp in Germantown, Pennsylvania, a small village outside the city.

Washington had four columns, 2 made up of Continental forces and two of state militias. Just as at Brandywine, his right wing was commanded by Sullivan, and his left by Greene. The Dragoons were now under their newly commissioned commander, General Pulaski. Tallmadge stated in his memoirs that, “if every division of the army had performed its allotted part, it seems as if we must have succeeded.”

Unfortunately, this would not be the outcome at Germantown. At the beginning of the battle, the Continentals were winning. Part of the camp was captured. A heavy fog and rain set over the battlefield, and the British used this fog to their advantage. They retreated into a local country house and created a stalemate.

Benjamin Tallmadge and his dragoons were first stationed with Sullivan’s division, close upon “the scene of the action.” As the battle turned against the Continental forces and the troops became victim to enemy and friendly fire, Washington ordered him to use his 2nd Dragoons to block any further retreat, to no avail. Germantown was lost.

Germantown was the last official engagement of the Philadelphia campaign. But on June 28, 1778, the Continental Army and the Cavalry engaged the forces at the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey. Due to proper military training thanks to the Inspector General Baron von Steuben and six months of waiting at Valley Forge, the army emerged as a proper fighting force and prevailed against the British. The victory allowed the Continentals to take back their capital and keep Washington in as Commander in Chief.

Monmouth is the shown in the finale of season 2- Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot- with Benjamin leading his dragoons into the battle.

After the 1777 campaigns, Tallmadge and his dragoons would stay up north, particularly New York, to patrol and engage the enemy in raids. They also participated in the Battles of Stony Point and Fort St. George, which were shown in seasons 3 and 4 of Turn.

Sources (and further reading):

Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge : Tallmadge, Benjamin, 1754-1835 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 by Michael C. Harris, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

Germantown: A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777 by Michael C. Harris, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

Cavalry of the American Revolution - Jim Piecuch - Westholme Publishing