#i am so alone in my thoughts unu

[thought-bubble-doodly-doo]

I've said this before, but I feel the need to say it again.

Sometimes men look better... when their lives AREN'T falling apart.

[snackugaki]

... just make an iteration* for fun, I said

a universe where they've made it into their late 30s-early 40s and they chill and can be serene in the company of friends and family for once. maybe a flashback or two for the action moments

"fix" your childhood turtles so they can have a reprieve and some shenanigans, i reasoned with myself--

WELP.

my tmnt au iteration (where everyone made it past their 20s, splinter’s alive just old, venus is here, and they deserve some goddamn respite and shenanigans)

tmnt au iteration part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9

tmnt au iteration omake 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

lny visit 1 | 2

is this actually new ramblings for the iteration or like one new lore bit and just a rerererererehashing of lore i sprinkled across the other posts.

first though, with my sorta-outsider-not-active-participant-in-fandom history I realized "au" isn't the proper term for what I've been doing, the more suitable term is "iteration".

and we're gonna sit with the fact that even someone at my old-ass age recognized my previous understanding of a term was, for all intents and purposes, not entirely correct and that I acknowledged it, rectified when I could, and that's it, it can be that easy.

...

okay back to the bullshit.

so my Mondo was introduced in the Archie run, a funky guy with a metal band called Merciless Slaughter, dressed like a punk Hulk, all around good peoples, hung out with the Mutanimals.

His design cobbling isn't too deep, I don't think. Just thought it'd be more rad if he looked more like a guy who fronts a band called Merciless Slaughter while remaining the same ol' Mondo inside, post mutation.

Kept some of his original color palette around in his hat, his pants, his NYHC logo (links) knockoff, and his little dyed leather cord bracelets.

the letters for the logo are for, Skate or Die (across), and Merciless Slaughter (down)

hmm still waffling on if I'm more tickled by him being taller than Mikey or the same height (5'4")

_________

and now for the rererererehash rambling because none of this design progression is coming out linear for me. so super quick, am an original 90s turtlemania survivor, Rise brought me back, gorged Rise then Bay then 2007 movie then rererererewatching of Next Mutation and the 90s trilogy for fun then hacking my way back through the Archie and Mirage runs then caught up with IDW and then just... slogging through 2003 and 2012 which honestly I feel like I got the gists of through gif sets alone.

one hand I can see why old fans (90s turtlemania) didn't seem to like the Rise designs, ours really were just the same li'l green dude but in different colors and hit sticks looks-wise. But here comes Rise with all the character design classics: different shapes! different sizes! exaggeration! and that's on top of all the nudges and twists made to the usual lore; Raphael is now the oldest, Leo and Donnie are now twins, they're different species of turtles, they're tools for war, brand new antagonists etc.

idk, to me when I was watching that shit, it was fun and refreshing so... ionno, built different cope maybe to the other oldheads pissing their pantaloons still ig whatevs

what tickles me most, personally, is the utter fuckton of Rise AUs, and a few Rise-driven iterations, and also some of the other non canon media iterations. so tickled that I got hit by the makeaniterationigitis itllbefunoccocal virus too. UnU (i'm kidding, i'm having so much fucking fun) just I'm addressing the flowers I wanna give to the kids who took Rise's take on tmnt and just RAN with the "different turtle species" from full out coloring their turtles the same as the species they picked to mimicking Rise's design language with different markings.

God, the markings thing just really nestled into my heart, it's such a simple thing and yet it took Rise to just try it, not even a lot, just a little for flavorrrrr. It's just enjoyable as fuck to me tbh and I'm sharpening my teeth when I revisit my coloring choices for the 8th time... fuck where was I?

right, mine are mistakes. wrongright place at the wrongright time, mutagen was there and now they can swing swords around and eat pizza.

someone(s) was high tailing it outta a TGRI lab with some mutagen barrels, driving recklessly while a bunch of eco-vigilantes had broken out of a pet shop that was the face of a black market pet trade/medicine/exotic food racket of endangered species. hence where their bit of human pre-mutagenic contact comes from (the strike team of people who freed them from their cages because all of them were endangered species & destined for a tank, a cutting board or a pill box); including a sea turtle Venus, Leatherhead, Tokka, Rahzar, Man-Ray some others etc etc. Jennika keeping her origin because it was dope as fuck. splinter was just there watching this symphony of human fuckery happen and decided to adopt some kids with no one asking (it was tang shen's onryo that is rooted in Splinter's mind that was asking, shh)

and ever since it clicked when I was gathering ref shots, ✨sea turtle Venus just makes sense✨ to me, it's taken my brain stem and rung it like a bell for new year's nonstop and i am not mad

... fuck, I am but also am not looking forward to when I start delving into ninjutsu, ninpo, Venus' whole schtick and how the supernatural fits into this world that I definitely don't need to be fleshing out this much just to draw them chilling on April's couch.

i've got like over 70 refs, holy shit

[mirandimoo]

throughout the years i slowly find myself forgetting little pieces of unus annus more and more as every day goes by.

i realize that moments i knew like the back of my hand, and videos i could quote word for word are now faded and blurry. the moments that made me laugh, the moments that made me cry, the moments that made me feel not so alone in this bitch of an earth, are all still held deep within my heart. their content and context slowly fades. quotes being forgotten, moments slipping through my fingers like sand. and yet the emotion still remains. the combination of sorrow and greatfulness, grief and happiness, all burn a deep ache in my chest that will most likely never be remedied.

but honestly?

i would have it no other way.

because how lucky am i to have witnessed something so great, so incredibly simultaneously beautiful and stupid, profound and dumb, from its start to finish?

most of us don’t get to say a proper goodbye to those we lose. although death remains an inevitability and the only constant in life, we are never quite ready for it. when it happens we spend every minute for the next little while thinking about it. about how much it hurts now that it’s gone. but, just like everything else in life, time moves on. and on. and on. until you slowly begin to accept your new reality without what you loved. until you’re not consumed by grief every day anymore. until the thought of the thing you lost brings a smile to your face rather than a tear to your eye.

we’re really silly creatures aren’t we?

we allowed ourselves to love so deeply. to care so incredibly for something that we knew would cease to exist in a year. we allowed ourselves to get attached even with the promise of an inevitable demise at the end of the line.

but isn’t that beautiful?

i think it’s beautiful how much we care. how deeply we love. how much meaning we give to our finite and otherwise meaningless existence. how much meaning we put into silly daily videos that helped us get through our year.

we really are beautifully tragic creatures are we not?

[meltwonu]

| 🍒 CH-CH-CHERRY BOMB! 🍒 |     [CHAPTER 𝟙𝟛]

pairing; dom!seungcheol x camgirl!reader

this chapter’s notes; camshow, breeding kink, sir!kink, pet play(kitten), v small amt of anal play, dirty talk!!! HAPPY FRIDAY THE 𝟙𝟛TH! 😗💕 Here we are with ch 13 on Friday the 13th, I didn't even realize it but man my ✨brain✨just planned that out so perfectly LOL 💕 I just wanna apologize for any grammatic/spelling errors in this one and it’s a bit shorter... I tried to proofread this all day but I'm also watching unus annus’s livestream at the same time and my peabrain cannot multitask but I TRIED!! let it be known 😩😭 Anyway, I hope ya’ll have a great weekend, stay hydrated and safe! Enjoy~! 🍒 

chapters; 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - ?

alphagyu97: oh fuck oh fuck

alphagyu97 has donated $100

hoshi_tiger_xx: oh??? Cute lil kitten ears????

A moan floats past your lips as you sit in Seungcheol’s lap; his cock already snug inside of you before you’d even turned the camera on. “Ah, ye--yeah, we thought we’d, mmh, try--try something n-new…”

Seungcheol smirks although neither you nor the camera catch it as he holds you still. Much like before, he’d started working you up before you got on camera and this time he’d asked you to sink down onto his cock and wait patiently until it was time to begin; neither of you saying a word or moving an inch as he peppered kisses along your shoulders and neck.  “Why don’t you show them your cute ‘lil tail, kitten? It’s getting squished between our bodies...”

universe_WZ: yes yes yes

tangerine_kwan: show us your cute tail princess

therealchan99: thank u for the pics btw i scream abt them every 30 minutes

therealchan99 has donated $50

You reach a shaky hand behind your back for the fluffy material as you show it off to the camera to the best of your ability; making sure to not move it around too much or else you knew you’d cum too soon. “I, ah, it’s--it’s keeping me s-so full…” He makes you answer a few more comments as you sit on his cock; blunt nails digging into the skin of your waist when he feels you trying to get him to move.

artist8hao: so so so pretty baby

kitty_junjun: cute little kitty

kitty_junjun: should come and play sometime ;)

xcaliburDK has donated $75

The way Seungcheol has you in his lap is a little uncomfortable for you and he quickly takes notice of the way you start to squirm more and more with each comment or question you reply to. “Kitten, it looks like you hit your donation minimum already. Should we start?” He coos.

You can only nod in return as you squint your eyes to check the laptop screen to see how you were doing. “Ngh, p-please… I--I’m so f-full I can’t wait any l-longer…” Whining, you clench around his cock and the toy as he chuckles lightly behind you. He’d purposely asked if the two of you could sit further back on the bed and further from the camera and laptop and you’d raised an eyebrow but agreed.

“Sorry, the angle’s not going to be very good for this but you’ll understand why.” Seungcheol comments.

The laptop screen is full of questioning comments and donations that beg Seungcheol to hurry up and fuck you.

His grip on your waist tightens a little before he’s slowly lifting you off of his cock and you let out a disappointed noise when he’s completely pulled out. “Nooo~ I w-want--”

“Ah, ah, I know what you want, kitten. But you need to get on your hands and knees for me. Facing the camera.”

Oooh, that’s why he wanted space.

You nod frantically as you easily get comfortable on your hands and knees in front of the camera and laptop; fluffy tail resting against your spine as the bell on your collar jingles.

alphagyu97: oh god please breed her

angelhan: yes god please

Seungcheol kneels behind you; already easing his cock back into your tight pussy as you mewl straight into the camera. “Our cute little kitten is already squeezing my cock so tight…”

You feel his fingertips on your skin before he’s reaching for the fluffy tail and he gives it a small tug as you whine and whimper in return.

“No, no pl--please, sir, I’ll cum if, ah, you p-play with my--my tail!”

Your eyes clamp shut just as Seungcheol starts to play with the anal plug; tugging on it and moving it slightly in order to get you to squirm a little more before he gives you want you wanted. He smirks at your back as he hears the sound of donations and comments flooding the screen in rapid succession.

“Oh? But they seem to like when I play with you like this.” You clench around Seungcheol and the toy, small cries on your lips when your sensitive body already wants to give in to the pleasure. “So fuckin’ pretty with your cute tail and ears and your pretty ‘lil collar on.”

chwenon: shes gonna cum so fast lol

gentleman_josh95: i kno, u can already tell she wants to

hoshi_tiger_xx has donated $50

xcaliburDK has donated $50

sleepy_wonu: look at her cute fuckin face while she tries to not cum haha

Seungcheol draws his hips back slightly before slowly thrusting into you from behind; fingertips still playing with the tail as he moves it around in tandem with his slow thrusts. “Oh kitten, you’re so fuckin’ wet for me, baby~” You can only moan back in response as you resist the urge to meet his slow movements with your own, much quicker ones.

“Ah, s-sir, please…”

tangerine_kwan: so cute when she's whiningggg

angelhan: dont give into her so easily~ make her work for it ;)

kitty_junjun: aww but shes so cute like this

Your fingertips dig into the bed sheets and you peel your eyes open as you attempt to read off the comments flying across the screen. “Mmh, ‘m so full… and sir won’t s-stop playing, ah, with my--my tail…” You can see Seungcheol’s form behind you on the screen, hips slowly moving as he plays with the tail.

You slowly find yourself moving with him and meeting his thrusts; chasing your pleasure as Seungcheol seemingly takes his time.

“Ngh, s-sir, can I c-cum?”

Seungcheol grins at your back, suddenly picking up the pace as he finally leaves the anal plug alone. “I don’t know, can you? Why don’t you ask them?” You blink your hazy eyes at the camera before flitting towards the comments section of your camshow.

“P-please tell s-sir to, mmh, let m-me cum…” You beg; unintentionally sending the comments section and donations into a flurry of yes’s and no’s.

artist8hao: let her cum but dont let it be the only time

alphagyu97: aww princess dont forget he still needs to breed your cute lil cunt

universe_WZ: she can cum but she still needs to be a good girl and let sir get what he wants

“Mmh, of--of course I, ah, w-want sir to b-breed my pussy… I, hah, want his--his cum i-inside of m-me…” You start working your hips back as you meet Seungcheol’s pace that speeds up at your words and the two of you fall into a rhythm as he works to get you off first. His hands grip your waist as he angles his thrusts to tap your g-spot and you mewl and whine in response; careful to not accidentally call Seungcheol’s name in the midst of the moment.

“Fuh--fuck, sir, ‘m g-gonna cum… please…”

“Cum whenever you want, kitten.”

You nod shakily; head falling forward as you let yourself get lost in the pleasure.

Your eyes flutter shut as various thoughts flood your mind. The main one being how seamlessly Seungcheol fit into your camshows and how much easier it was to film with him than you ever anticipated. The two of you easily forgot that the camera was even rolling most of the time, whether it was live or pre-recorded for your channel and now that he was always with you, it was hard to imagine filming without him.

“Ah, kitten, your cute ‘lil cunt is, ah, sucking me in deeper… You must really want my cum, huh?”

His words bring you out of your thoughts as you bite your lip. “Mmhmm, I w-want sir to c-cum, hah,  inside my p-pussy and b-breed me… wanna be, ngh, filled with your---your cum…”

“Why don’t we cum together then, hmm? Bet you wanna feel my cock throbbing in your cute ‘lil cunt, huh, kitten?”

The warmth blooms inside of you as you nod; cheeks hot as you peer straight into the camera. You readjust slightly, the bell on your collar tinkling as the set of cat ears on your head slip slightly. “Y-yes, sir… Please cum w-with me…”

Seungcheol doubles his pace and you quickly feel one of his hands leaving your body as he wraps his hand around the fluffy tail again. He starts to move it around again, slightly tugging on it as you cry out. “Ah, s-sir!”

chwenon has donated $75

angelhan has donated $50

universe_WZ has donated $100

artist8hao has donated $75

“Fuh--fuck, sir, please! P-please breed me, please, ah, c-cum inside m-my little cunt and--and fill m-me up with your c-cum!”

Tears blur your vision as you’re quickly thrown over the edge and into an orgasm; ears ringing when your entire body goes rigid. Seungcheol finds it harder and harder to thrust into you as your walls flutter around his cock and he soon finds himself cumming with you too; cock throbbing as he unloads all of him cum inside you. “Oh, fuck, kitten…” He moans; eyes rolling to the back of his head as he lets the pleasure wash over himself as well.

The sound of donations and comments drown out your soft cries and Seungcheol’s deep groans and you’re almost positive that you’d made at least a couple thousand off of tonight’s show.

alphagyu97: holy shit look at her face, fuck

kitty_junjun: is she crying?

hoshi_tiger_xx: damn, shes so drunk on cock shes crying

therealchan99: aww poor kitten~

You let out a stuttered breath as your body starts to relax; soft sniffles following right after. “Ngh… sir…”

Seungcheol smiles softly when he hears the way your voice trembles and he’s gentle to slide his cock from inside your cunt; groaning when his cum immediately drips down onto the sheets from how much he’d cum inside you.

“Ah, kitten, what a waste. How am I supposed to breed your ‘lil cunt if you’re letting my cum spill out of you already?”

You lick your lips and despite the tiredness, a new wave of arousal pours over your body at the thought of Seungcheol cumming inside of you a second time. You shake your hips; foggy eyes staring straight into the camera.

“You’re just going to, ah, cum inside me again… and let e-everyone watch...”

The next morning, Seungcheol drives you over to the diner to start your first real day at work and you feel downright nervous once the car stops. You’d gotten so used to camming and being alone that this new foray into normalcy was making you think twice, even just momentarily.

“You gonna be okay?” He turns to you, concern obvious on his face when your eyes meet his. “I can always take you straight home or take you back to the roller rink with me if you d--”

“No! No, I wanna do this... I know we made a lot of money off of the show last night but... But I think this’ll be good for me. Both of us working so we can afford rent ‘n stuff!” 

“We should like a married couple.” Seungcheol jokes. 

Your cheeks burn hot at his comment as you bite your lip. “Ehehe~” 

Seungcheol grins at you, hands still on the steering wheel. “Just let me know if you need anything, okay? I always have my phone on me anyway, Namjoon doesn’t really care.” 

The two of you share a laugh as you slowly reach for the door handle. 

“I will, I promise!” 

“I still do not get why you want to work here.” 

Jun laughs, hands on his hips as he watches you adjust the short dress uniform you’d put on, moments before. 

“It’s just... something to keep me occupied, is all.” Smoothing down your uniform, you do a small spin for Jun who nods back in approval. “And I wanna make friends! Aren’t we friends?” 

Jun’s eyes twinkle with playfulness as he gestures you over to the front of the diner. “Of course we are! Which by the way...” He pauses, looking over the relatively full diner to make sure nobody caught your conversation. “Is... Seungcheol-hyung okay with y’know... You working here and me... Being one of your viewers leaving comments ‘n stuff?” 

A genuine look of concern crosses his features as he waits for you to respond. 

You puff your cheeks as you think, “I think so? I mean he hasn’t...” Memories of Seungcheol saying he’d kick Jun’s ass immediately flood your mind as you laugh nervously. 

“Y-yeah, he didn’t say a word!” 

After two hours, you decide to take your 15 minute break; waving to Jun before you head towards the employee backroom to grab your phone. 

You check your notifications, surprise on your face when you see Seungcheol’s already messaged you a few times. 

cheollie ✨: have a good day!

cheollie ✨: u okay over there, baby?

cheollie ✨: dont feel pressured to answer asap lol 

You laugh under your breath, typing up a response as you take a seat in the break room.

‘It’s been going okay! I’m taking a short break right now tho!’

Shockingly, Seungcheol response only after a few seconds.

cheollie ✨: oh, thats good! I take it no issues?

‘Nope! my feet kinda hurt tho lol’

He asks you a few more questions; one about Jun keeping his distance, to which you shake your head and laugh. 

cheollie ✨: you never showed me your uniform btw 😏

You let out a noise of realization, fingertips already swiping through your phone to get to your photos as you send him one that you’d taken earlier. 

‘How's it look? 🥺’

It goes quiet for a couple minutes and you half-wonder if Seungcheol got in trouble for having his phone out. 

‘Cheol, u ok?’

cheollie ✨: is it bad I'm already thinking about lifting that cute little skirt up 

cheollie ✨: fucking you nice and hard with your panties just pushed to the side

cheollie ✨: fuck, and making you go back to work with your pussy filled with my cum 

A shiver rolls down your spine at his words; gulping as you check the time for how much you had left before you had to get back out onto the floor. 

‘what if I bend over and someone sees my panties all wet n soaked thru with ur cum...’

cheollie ✨: then they’d know you’re mine. 

cheollie ✨: I mean most of your viewers already know that 

cheollie ✨: but I want everyone to know, yknow?

cheollie ✨: god the way I wanna fuck you on the hood of my car

cheollie ✨: your cute little whines while you try to keep quiet 

You let out a shaky, quiet moan; thighs rubbing together when you notice you only have about three more minutes before your break was up. 

‘Cheol... I have to get back to work 😭 how could you get me horny before I have to get back...’ 

You pout your lips at your phone screen as you wait for his response.

cheollie ✨: 😈 

cheollie ✨: I have an idea 

cheollie ✨: for later 

cheollie ✨: I hope you can wear your uniform home 

cheollie ✨: see u in a few hours baby 

[buchananbarnes1991]

Unus Annus Sentence Meme Starter

“Hey buddy buddy buddy buddy!”

“Our long time colleagues are 419 hours a day deny you here!”

“Peoples dream, must first be full of blood!”

“When we arrived in my backyard, we stopped the fire.”

“We quickly eliminated the enemy, and the fight was depressing.”

“Boy am I hungry!”

“Zip zap zop!”

“I don’t know if this was your idea, but we’ll roll with it.”

“This wouldn’t be the first time like, ‘hey I’ve got an idea.’ when we told you it weeks ago.”

“With the guidance of a guardian angel, you can do anything.”

“What am I teaching you how to do?”

“You don’t need to make it! I’m making it!”

“Have you washed your hands? You should wash your hands.”

“You can have the knife when you need the knife.”

“Close the door and never go back!”

“I want you to do something for me. Take a balloon, stretch it out..nice and wide.”

“Some of us are more gifted than others.”

“Okay, so what are we doing here? What is this?”

“I think that the way that I’d kill you is..’take you by the hands. come this way. I’ve got something to show you. just something you HAVE TO SEE.’ “

“In highschool. I dated a girl...her name was, Abigail. Very smart and driven. I was a stupid boy.”

“I still hadn’t let go, but they called me to tell me. She’d let go.”

“She looked down at the ground and then looked back up me. She giggled a bit and then said ‘Oh, don’t you know? I have feelings for Troy.’ “

“When you’re a late bloomer and you spend most of your time alone in a dark room with various ‘websites’,  it turns out that feeding my entire adolescences with perverted thoughts from various unsavory sources makes a distorted impression of the act of making love.”

“After about thirty minutes of dry thrusting, I found myself incapable of completion.”

“The first time I ever had sex, I had to fake my own orgasm..just to get it over with.”

“I too was a late bloomer. I didn’t know anything about intercourse or foreplay or anything.”

“We heard the tent unzip, her thirteen year old brother came through the tent! He didn’t see us. But, we were there. He said ‘Dinner’s ready.’ Under the protection of the sleeping bag we were replied ‘OKAY!’, He exited and I-- *giggles* exited.”

“I think that’s enough therapy for one day. Remember, it’s okay to talk about embarrassing of your life.”

“You stand here..I’m gonna take my shoes off.”

“I need to climb around you.”

“Using teamwork and trust and...t-t-t....team work, you get one person from one end of the body, all the way around to the same end.”

“You think you know us, but we only show you what we want you to see.”

“Let’s get climbing.”

“I thought we were gonna watch a movie.”

“And then I PILE DRIVE YOU’RE SPINE...paralyzed for life.”

“I AM ALWAYS STABLE. Don’t even try to unstablize me.”

“Felt like an emotional burden unloaded.”

“Death comes for all of us and we’ve gotta prepare.”

“It’s a beautiful world, with a lot of caskets.”

“I’m just thinking about America...it’s not a great time to think about America.”

“Can we see some different caskets? Can you show us some metal ones, some wood ones?”

“Let’s start with the highest! And then we’ll work down to where we’re comfortable.”

“Why is Mahogany like the universally known wood? It’s used in all the movies, everyone talks about it. If they want quality, they want a Mahogany.”

“Obviously it’s a beautiful wood, but what makes Mahogany so special?”

“With Mahogany if you look at it. If you pass your eyes to the side, it changes. It goes with you.”

“You are supposed to be buried in dirt. From dust to dust.”

“I don’t want it to be too comfortable. I’d like to stay alert.”

“I don’t know, what does it mean to be afraid? I’m not afraid of death.”

“I don’t like the feel of velvet. I mean, I’ll touch it.”

“Mmh....velvet...”

“That’s the thing! Like old production stuff was built to last, FOREVER!”

“For now you can kneel.”

“They’re Nigerian dwarf goats. They’re gonna be your yoga partners today.”

“I twisted a man into a pretzel. I could do the same to you.”

“I twisted myself into a pretzel.”

“It’s so much more fun to do a plank with a goat on your back.”

“The goats come to you. The motto that we like to have it ‘trust the goats.’ “

“Oh, wait. Wait! I didn’t know we were competing.”

“When I did hot yoga. I kicked everyone’s ass.”

“There’s a lot goatin’ on.”

“You flinchy bastard.”

“Alright, there’s a goat there.”

“I always tell people that they will fire their massage therapists because goat massages are way better.”

“Yeah, it’s real firm.”

“Ow, oh god. Your tallons!”

“Oh, tight pants..tight pants!”

“Those are quitters who think that you have to have the perfect conditions to do things but if you can do things in times of adversity that’s when you know you’re really committed to a cause!”

“Anyone want kisses?”

“It’s okay to show emotions.”

“CRY LITTLE BITCH, CRY!”

“No one’s crazy enough to do it!”

“We knew this year was going to be hell.”

“Hey! Seven days..”

“There’s always still time for things to go wrong.”

“We’ll save them for the future.”

“No, there’s no future.”

“I hope I die in a hilarious way. I hope my death can be told as a joke, like it’s so funny how I died. People can get one last joy. One last laugh.”

“I’m not afraid of death, but I am afraid of dying.”

“Okay, we only have our sixth sense to see with. Okay? Much like Bruce Willis in the show Sixth Sense, spoiler, I know it’s new. He sees dead eggs everywhere.”

“You can do it with dominoes too, but be careful with that one cause once to get a hundred or more dominoes and you spill ‘em all over, it’s gonna take all afternoon to set ‘em back up.”

“So you better fucking see with your brain or else you won’t be able to have a good time.”

“Ouch ouch ouch! That’s not an egg.”

“I think you need to go a little slower.”

“Oh...Puppies!”

“Should we turn on the emergency camper light?”

“I’m just such a neat freak.” “You know we need to try and escape.”

“What a profound man, that shot out the load that is Tony Stark.”

“This is a literal don’t show it. Oh god, all of his nudes are right there!”

“Gone gone, forever.”

“Two idiots cause ten care pile up from buttplug dropedge.” 

“Hook car batteries up to my nipples? I’ll say yes every time!” 

“I’m not a masochist. I’m really not. I’m glad I have this uninterrupted moment to talk about this. I’m not a masochist. I’m just curious.” 

“I’ve never been hit by a car, outside of my car? What’s that like? I DON’T KNOW!” 

“Sometimes, I am an idiot and..I match your intelligence level. THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT!”

“We’ve been edging father time for a year.”

“Recognize my face, thank you.”

 “Oh it was terrible. You didn’t tell me about all the bears along the way.”

“Nice camel toe.

“Do you want me to get nurse Tracy?”

“When we tried to crush those melons, SHE TOOK TWO!”

“I was thinking the other night, what if the next melon is [insert muses’s name here] skull?”

“I just like doing what I’m told.”

“A man of few words, a man of action.”

“Are our faces being used as Capchas’ now?”

“Thank you god, thats’s a good idea.”

“God said we could!”

“Doesn’t matter what you do, to keep it from ending. Once it ends. It’s gone forever.”

“I don’t know you but you’re here, a lot. I guess you’re fine.”

“I couldn’t get it off, I felt like I was gonna rip your skin off.”

“YOU WERE GONNA RIP MY SKIN OFF.”

“We got all this time that we can relax! We’ve got like a week to relax...”

“Neither of us have ever been pepper sprayed. Let’s get pepper sprayed!”

“It’s burning as if there’s some hot oil.. on my eyes.”

“My eyes are okay now.”

“This fucking sucks so bad.”

“I would not recommend getting pepper sprayed.”

“When I was a young lad. All I had was my imagination and the woodland creatures.”

“You shot me twice! I get to shoot you with a paintball at some point in the future.”

“There is no easy!”

“Math wasn’t my strong suit, nor was anything.”

“He’s an idiot but he can read well.”

“Look at me in the eyes boy, you’ll never be stronger than me.”

“How do you have time for anything, do you not sleep?”

“Your shirt needs to be off.”

“I think you just want me to take my shirt off.”

“Ugh...I’m fine.”

“I need gloves, I need gloves, hang on, I gotta get gloves!”

“I don’t wanna do anything with drainage.”

“What bone would you say hurts?”

“That’s what the picture said to do, breast feed your patient.”

“Your bed’s not very comfortable.”

“THE GONGOOZLER!”

“It not over, it’s close.”

“In six hours, we’re done.”

“It’s hard to say goodbye, but it’s important.”

“Beautiful, a sailor’s dream to come across the mermer.”

“DELETE ME!! CUT ME OUTTA HERE!!”

“I’m being an asshole now.”

“It’s not hope, it’s delusion.”

“You can’t speed your way into heaven!”

“Have you ever looked at your tongue too long in the mirror and it no longer looks like it belongs to you?”

“Biology is just a constant nightmare.”

[bubblytarts]

Yo, that ego art you drew is really good! what's the story like?

Thank you so much! For those who don’t know, the story’s not mine; it belongs to Beautiful_Doom on Ao3! (AKA The Corgi)

Read it here: Picking Up Strays

The description of the fic on Ao3 is: 

“There's been an explosion of egos across the world from several youtubers. Sean has tasked Marvin to track down his egos and bring them home. Marvin's mission is quickly derailed when an ego in a black suit tells him that his other half has been kidnapped and he must be found before their timer reaches zero, or the world will end. Marvin is not alone, but even with the help of several powerful egos, things will not be easy. Dark forces are at work, and some egos must decide if they are their own person, or nothing more than their creators' characters”

And it’s honestly so good! 

My description (which is a lot less cool, and has very minor spoilers for the first ten-ish chapters) is that:

Marvin is just trying to find all of Sean’s egos but it very quickly goes wrong when Unus appears, telling him that Annus has been kidnapped by some other egos, and they need to find him before The Clock hits zero. They find an ego safehouse run by Darkiplier, and from there, it becomes a story about finding Annus and making friends with the other egos, while trying to stop the end of the world. 

But my favorite thing is the plot (so many plot twists that I SHOULD HAVE SEEN COMING), characterization of characters that don’t have a lot of canon appearances (I’m looking at you, Blankgameplays and MadPat), and just HOW MANY EGOS are in this fic. There are several obscure or Fanon egos that get tons of attention, and they’re awesome!

Some of the main characters (without spoilers~) are: Marvin, Jameson Jackson, Darkiplier, Wilford Warfstache, Dawktrap, Remus Sanders, Janus Sanders, Shawn Flynn, Antisepticeye, and MadPat!

But there are SO MANY cameos of literally any ego you can think of. Characters from Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, Crankgameplays, Thomas Sanders, MatPat, NateWantsToBattle, and Dawko! 

Seriously, this fic is so great and I highly suggest it if you want to enjoy a longer, well-thought out plot! And once you finish the story, there’s a bunch of drabbles and a sequel currently being worked on! The author also updates the sequel regularly, usually with at least one chapter a day! And the chapters are pretty short, but are at least a thousand or two words usually. 

I rambled way too long but yeah! I love it! (Obviously I love it - I am drawing a picture for every chapter, after all!) Go read it!

(This is a nightmare to tag, tho...)

[madhare0512]

Annus as a spinx gaurding a treasure. Unnas stumbles into the cavern by accident to take shelter and falls asleep.

okay, so i love this! I'm going a little further beyond and telling the story more in flashbacks. hope you like it!

Annus brushes the sand from his jacket, glowing yellow eyes fading back into normal brown. He watches as the intruder flees his temple screaming and laughs as the intruder seems to soil his pants as he runs.

Poor man. The village never learns, do they? Annus turns and delves back into his domain. He's scared off every person who's come around his lair. Well, he thinks as he hears the sounds of life coming from the kitchen, almost every person.

He remembers the night he ran across the person he now lives with. Annus remembers how he'd stumbled across him sleeping in the tunnel that lead to his lair. The young man had looked pale and sickly and very fragile. In spite of the many treasures the man had undoubtedly passed, his pickets where empty and his hands where bare.

Annus had taken the man, hardly more than a teen, back to his bedroom and nursed him back to health. When the man had woken, Annus helped him recover.

"I am Unus," the man had said. "I'm alone. I just wanted to get out of the rain. I'm sorry to intrude."

Annus offered to let Unus stay on the spot and they began dating not long after.

"Annus!" cries Unus, breaking the sphinx from his thoughts. "Your back! Are you alright."

Annus smiles, "Just an intruder, my love! Nothing to worry about." He joins his newly-made lover in the kitchen.

thank you so much! sorry it took me so long! @theprinceofflies

[keigosbirdie]

I don’t know if you answered a question like this but when did you fall for the Bird Man Hawks? I am curious! Also I saw your Oc some weeks ago and I just wanted to say she is so beautiful! My god why is too beautiful ahhh! Love it! Also what are some Hawks Headcanons you Like and Dislike? Sorry for bothering you.

SURPRISINGLY I HAVE NEVER GOT THIS QUESTION BEFORE AND IM VERY EXCITED TO ANSWER IT hhaha!

The first ever time I saw hawks was when me and my fainly went to watch heroes rising in theaters last February. I hadnt read the manga yet and i was mostly into BNHA because my family was. We like to all get into stuff together so i watched the show with them so i could be their role play partner and such.

When i first saw him in the movie i was like 👀 oh hi. You are --- the prettiest character Hori ever made who are you.

But then i largely forgot about him as we went back to the show and continued our UA shenanigans. I was actually super invested in Deku though! When we watched everything that was avalible of the anime, I decided, for the first time EVER, i couldnt wait for the next season to come out and I had to read the manga to find out more about what would happen to Deku and friends.

I wasnt in the fandom. I didn't have an instagram or a tumblr or anything like that- I'd never used tiktok before. So i was completely unaware and unexposed to the manga and its happenings when I jumped in. And im super glad thats how it worked out, because had i been introduced to the "fanon" version of hawks first i wouldnt have got to experiance him as organically as I did. (NOT THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH FINDING HIM THROUGH FANDOM FIRST it was just so nice to get to see his story unfold with 0 idea.)

When i first saw him st the charts i was like 👀 I like u in the movie and ur still hot but kinda r UDE okay whats your deal. And then i was like W HY ARE YOU TALKING TO THE BAD GUYS AND WHO ARE YOU W H

Who are YOU REALLY

Like i was pretty much 100% invested in him from the start oof shdhjd but i didnt have a crush on him or anything. I dont get into anime much and i havent self shipped since i was like 10 so hhahdjd. I just REALLY wanted to know more about him. I fell for the bird man slow OmO he SNUCK UP ON ME. His relationship with Tokoyami was a big thing that really drew me to him for some reason. It kind of made me realize how alone he actually seemed, and I thought it was so sweet he would go out of his way for this kid. By the time the war arc began i was already really attached to him.

"This is my son and i love him look at how good he is youre doing great sweetie"

AND THEN THE SHIT WITH DABI WENT DOWN and i got to that part at 3am in bed next to my fiance and i ACTUALLY SOBBED like a little baby and it drove home how stupid attached id become to this fictional man UnU so i guess there wasnt a single moment, but a bunch of things that drew me to him. And ive only FALLEN HARDER SINCE ughhhdjf

Also ! I try not to talk /too/ much about HC that I dont like, because i know everyone has different view points and i dont want anyone to think im knocking them! But generally i really dont like when people say "hawks would be a manipulative scumbag" ighhhjjfjfjjf NO ;n; but otherwise nothing bugs me that bad ! My favorite headcanons are when people expand a lot on his bird traits 🥺

[iamvegorott]

More Blank Lore In The Au?!??!?:beyoncé?! meme:

Mannn I’m so hyped!!!!! Bro I just,

Please!! I want to see more Blank content for the Demon Hunters au, he deserves more attention I just love the way you write him!!! This is gonna be so hype!!!!

I miiiiiiight have gotten carried away -------------------------------------------------

“They’re not really twins,” Mare said as he, Mad, Phantom, and Blank walked into what looked like an abandoned building, the second they entered everything changed to give off a more royal feeling. Everything was colored either black or white but it was decorated like a castle, like Dracula’s castle with caskets and gravestones being a main part of the decor. 

“They were born at the exact same time, to the second,” Phantom said from his spot behind Mad. Mare was in front with Blank holding his hand. 

“And they have been inseparable ever since,” Mare added. “Unus Annus.” 

“Unus Annus...Unus Annus...That’s one year in Latin, why is that their name?” Mad asked.

“There was a thought they’d only live till they were one, like us,” Mare explained. “But we were twins so our nickname is different.” 

“Interesting.” Mad hummed as he scribbled in his notebook. “I have so many questions.” 

“Don’t get too carried away, get them upset and they’ll take away any emotions you have,” Phantom said. “I’ve seen it before, it’s some scary shit.” 

“Even more interesting.” Mad kept writing away.

“Blank stay behind me and stay with Mad,” Mare said as he opened up a large set of double doors, one white and one black. Mare felt Blank move so that he was now behind him, but was still holding his hand. 

The little group walked into a room mostly empty except for two thrones at the end. One white and one black. Two men sat in the thrones, one wearing all white and the other wearing all black. One larger and one smaller. The smaller one was in all black, legs crossed in front of him and hands clasped together on his lap. He stared out with an emotionless face and darkened eyes. The larger one was in all white, legs tucked under him and he smiled happily at the phone in his lap, fingers tapping at the scream and soft gaming noises could be heard from it. 

“Annus, we have guests.” The smaller one spoke, tone flat and even. 

“Oh! Cool!” The larger one, Annus, perked up and placed his phone on the ground. “Hi!” 

“Opposites,” Mad said to himself. 

“Mare, Phantom, who is he?” Unus asked, uncrossing his legs and handing, hands staying together. 

“This is my Claimed One, Mad,” Mare said. “He’s a researcher.”

“And a Human!” Annus jumped up to his feet. “One of The Twins is with a Human? I bet the other Demons don’t like the idea that you won’t make purebred high-ranked Demons.” 

“Purebred? Demons have that in their system?” Mad asked. “I thought a Demon is a Demon and ranking his just based off of power?” 

“It is, but there’s a belief that if a high-rank and a high-rank have a child, the child going to be a high-rank themselves and possibly stronger than the parents. Myself, Phantom, Unus, and Annus are examples of that.”

“Wow.” Mad whispered and was writing once more. 

“And the one behind you?” Unus started walking down towards them. “Who are they?” 

“He’s my son,” Mare said. 

“So you did have a purebred?” Annus asked and joined Unus. Both of them right in front of the group now.

“No, he’s not mine from birth.” 

“Hey, buddy.” Annus waved a hand and Blank peeked out, shyly waving back. “Wait...Unus, he looks like you.” 

“He does,” Unus said, studying Blank’s face for a second. “It appears my son did survive.” 

“Your...what?” Mare’s hand unconsciously moved out towards Blank, creating a barrier between Annus and him.

“I found him in an ally, wrapped up in a blanket and almost dead,” Phantom spoke through gritted teeth. 

“We assumed he was dead.” Unus was unaffected. “They wanted an offspring from at least one of us and we agreed I’d be the best since it would be easier for me to not have a bond with the child when taken away at birth. Neither of us have plans to be parents, for the time being, we’re fairly happy with just each other, but we knew we wouldn’t be left alone until we gave the others what they wanted.” 

“How does that lead to leaving him in an alley?” Mare asked. 

“The mother died giving birth, a sign that the child would be fairly powerful, but the child came out barely breathing as well. The Healers examined them and concluded that he had passed away, no more breathing and we had wrapped him for burial and left him in the casket for a moment but when we came back, the child was gone.” 

“He was in a casket?” Mare looked at Phantom. 

“I thought it was a black box.” Phantom protested. 

“No harm was done, we assumed he was eaten by wildlife and we moved on.” 

“The fuck, dude?” Phantom said. 

“Death happens. No need to dwell on it.” 

“But he’s...no bond.” Mare checked on Mad and saw that he was just writing the entire time. 

“Can we take him then?” Annus asked. 

“No!” Mare moved so that his whole body was now in the way of Annus and Phantom just hissed in response as well. 

“No,” Unus said when Annus looked at him. 

“But his powers-”

“No,” Unus said again and Annus slumped his shoulders. “We can’t take him away from his family. I am sure they will let him reach his full potential. Mare and Phantom are just as strong as we are and show a clear affection for…”

“Blank,” Mare answered. 

“Blank.” Unus nodded his head. 

“Fine.” Annus was in a pull pout and he went over to Unus. He went behind him, wrapped his arms around, and tucked his face away into the crook of Unus’ neck. Mad caught the shift in Unus’ face, the little smile when Annus nuzzled against him. The smile dropped quickly before he spoke to them again. 

“Was there a reason for this visit?” Unus asked.

“Like I said, Mad’s a researcher and was curious about you two,” Mare said. 

“Does he have any questions?” 

“No, I’m good.” Mad looked down at the several pages of notes he had. “This should keep me busy for a while.” 

“Really? We haven’t talked for long?” Annus now had his chin resting on Unus’ shoulder.

“I might come back to ask some questions, but I need more time to prepare for that with the new information I’ve gathered.” 

“Then we’ll be seeing you again,” Unus said. 

“I look forward to it,” Mad said with a smile, noting that there was no reaction from Unus, but there was one from Mare. 

“Let’s head out.” Mare laid his arm across Mad’s shoulder after turning him around. 

“Bye!” Blank waved as he shouted, getting lead out of the room with the others. 

“Goodbye,” Unus said while Annus waved with both hands. 

[pseudonymousfrog]

The ticking clock stopped for a split second. The last second. A second is all that is needed. A second can last forever. A second is enough time for a thought to pass and go, and never be caught again. That thought didn't last forever. It lasted enough time for two figures to emerge from a spiral and find each other in those depths of conscience.

"This is the end." The eldest being stated. He'd been stuck in the spiral for the longest, a nameless being, lonely. He'd grown stronger and stronger, and as he survived in the wilderness of the spiral and watched over those who his host made both happy and unhappy, he grew not arrogant, but confident. He buried any inferiority he had deep down inside of him. He did not need it. He didn't want it to be part of him. He watched the ticking clock, alone, and he was... unhappy.

"I... am ready." A second being emerged from the spiral. He was the second to join but given the first name in the two's chosen title. This one wore a black suit; he had emerged from the darkness that the first had buried deep down in the spiral. This one was more sensitive, but that also gave him strength. He was the perfect friend to watch the ticking clock beside the first. He was young and when he stepped forward into view of the first, he had been unconfident in himself. His stomach had flipped on sight of the first and he had almost run away, but instead, he had stayed to watch the ticking clock. His host had brought him to a friend.

"Unus, are you afraid?" The being dressed in white asked. Though the ticking had paused, this moment would not last forever.

"Annus, I do not know how to feel about this. My whole life has just been a ticking clock. I do not know if anyone could be truly ready for the end of their life." Unus said. Annus smiled.

"Life will keep ticking on. Who knows, perhaps someone else will take our place. However, this is what was chosen for us. We have lived too long. We deserve a bit of rest." Annus sighed.

"I knew this day would come. I knew it from the moment I first heard the clock. From the first time I entered the spiral. It has slowly been unravelling, but the clock is about to stop. What comes after? I fear the future."

"I will be beside you, even when the last tick disappears into the darkness. There is no need to fear. Although it will all be gone, we will stand side by side. Whatever comes after will be no match for us."

"I do not fear for us." Unus whispered. The moment would not last much longer. They had to speak quickly.

"Then for who?"

"The viewers. The ones outside this spiral." Unus said, glancing away.

"Ah yes, them. They have been good. They never failed us."

"What about The Barrel?"

"They... almost never failed us. It's been good though. So many good times. We have watched them. I can say I am proud. We guided them along this path and now they do not need us. They may miss us, that is fair, but nothing lasts forever, and one day, we too will become just a legend. A bit of history lost in time." Annus saw Unus was still sad though and sighed again. "We shall miss them too, but it is almost time to go and face what lies beyond the ticking clock."

"I understand. We've had some good times though. They hopefully will not be forgotten. Do you remember the escape room? Poor Quinn's life in the hands of two idiots. They did try, but that was not how the game was meant to be played."

"Many loved that one just as much as we did. And many did not expect how we started this journey."

"Yes, that was an interesting start... but they laughed and what more could we want? And anyway, that was probably the funniest start to a journey like this in the whole of history. That was when they did not fear the ticking clock. Do you remember pee sauna? Mistakes were made that day."

"Who would ever forget the pee sauna. Mistakes that those viewers won't ever take responsibility for. They wanted this. Mark and Ethan paid the price." Unus laughed with Annus as they remembered those events. The moment was almost over. "This is goodbye then, isn't it?"

Annus nodded. "It is time."

Unus blinked away tears he didn't know he was letting fall. "Does it really have to end?"

"Everything has it's time."

"Well.... I hate goodbyes. How about... see you later?"

"See you later it is, old friend."

The spiral became fully unravelled.

The clock ticked one final time.

Momento Mori...

Unus Annus.

This channel does not exist.

[dumdrop]

Songs For The Remembrance of Unus Annus

Part 9 || Part 10 || Part 1

Fairytale by Alexander Rybak

“I'm in love with a fairytale

Even though it hurts

'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind

I'm already cursed”

Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boy

“Dance, dance, we're falling apart to half time

Dance, dance, and these are the lives you love to lead

Dance, this is the way they'd love

If they knew how misery loved me”

Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends by Fall Out Boy

“Strike us like matches 'cause everyone deserves the flames

We only do it for the scars and stories, not the fame

At least everyone is trying, everyone is shining

Everyone deserves the flames but it's such a shame, such a shame”

Spooky, Scary Skeletons by Andrew Gold

“Spooky, scary skeletons

Send shivers down your spine

Shrieking skulls will shock your soul

Seal your doom tonight

Spooky, scary skeletons

Speak with such a screech

You'll shake and shudder in surprise

When you hear these zombies shriek”

Kokomo by The Beach Boys

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take you to

Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key Largo, Montego

Baby why don't we go

Ooh I wanna take you down to Kokomo

We'll get there fast

And then we'll take it slow

That's where we wanna go

Way down in Kokomo”

Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin

“Somewhere beyond the sea

Somewhere waiting for me

My lover stands on golden sands

And watches the ships that go sailing

Somewhere beyond the sea

She's there watching for me

If I could fly like birds on high

Then straight to her arms

I'd go sailing”

I’m Not Okay (I Promise) by My Chemical Romance

“What will it take to show you

That it's not the life it seems? (I'm not okay)

I've told you time and time again

You sing the words, but don't know what it means (I'm not okay)”

Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance

“I am not afraid to keep on living

I am not afraid to walk this world alone

Honey, if you stay, I'll be forgiven

Nothing you can say can stop me going home”

Angel by Madonna

“You must be an angel

I can see it in your eyes

Full of wonder and surprise

And just now, I realize

Ooh, you're an angel

Ooh, you're an angel

Ooh, you're an angel

In disguise, I can see it in your eyes”

Meteor Shower by Cavetown

“Missing pieces of my skull

I’ll sew on patches of my own soul

There’s nothing you or I can do so let the stars fall

'Cause from up here the sky is my thoughts

And we’re all so small”

P.S, I have plausible reasons for choosing each song for this playlist, even though some don't make sense or really have any relations to Unus Annus. I'm okay with questions and asks if you're curious.

[scary-lasagna]

Hey "Unus anon", I've been having very similar experiences, except I haven't said a word to my family. Know that you aren't alone. We'll (hopefully) find a way through this crap. I am working on a project at work that involves an air nailer being used really close to my head in an empty room, so the sound echoes too, plus other stuff. At one point the thoughts got so bad I just started smashing my head into a metal pipe in hopes they would stop. They didn't. So don't do anything drastic. - Blue

I think one of the better things about having something is knowing that you’re not alone during the journey.

[wizardessheart-sideb]

When my alarm went off, I was tired, but excited. That weird shaky feeling that comes from too little sleep mingled with excitement as I pulled on the Night Class uniform and got ready for my day. And it didn’t go away as I made my way to classes. Sure, it’d gone away for a little bit when I met my other suite mates, Aika and Dorian, but as soon as I stepped out of our suite, it came back. As I got to campus, I read my class info off my inanimate Acceptance Letter.  Room 3-A… Here it is!

I opened the door to see most everyone was already there. And with good reason. The late bell rang and I flung myself into a seat between a boy with purple hair and a girl with bright green curls. At the front of the classroom there were four people. One was a guy a bit older than me with striking blue hair. Maybe one of the Prefects? Beside him were a woman and two girls that looked my age. The girl with curly brown hair and haphazardly-worn uniform looked older, but the one with silver pigtails looked younger. Unlike the other girl, her uniform was in perfect order. The bell rang and the guy started clapped his hands.

“All right, listen up,” he announced. “Today we’re having a guest lecturer and I expect all of you to behave. You’ll be having this special class instead of our usual homeroom for the next couple weeks since you’re all giving Rex and me trouble. Behave.” So that’s Prefect Nox. He gave us a stern look before leaving. The woman just laughed and gave us all a warm smile.

“That’s a way to start class,” she commented. “Hello, everyone! How are we feeling this evening besides vaguely threatened?”

Only the boy next to me and I replied, saying we were okay.

“Well, I’m glad you two are good. I’m gonna guess everyone’s a little tired?” she asked. The girl next to me nodded. “That’s fine. This is an early class for you guys. I get it. Well, I’m just going to go ahead. I’m Dr. Theresa. Some of you are probably familiar with mine and my husband’s business. Or you may know my daughters, Opal and Ruby.” The older one waved and smiled. Her sister copied her, albeit she was a little stiff and didn’t make eye contact. The girl next to me raised her hand.

“Are you a real doctor?” she asked.

“I am!” Dr. Theresa replied. “I went to med school and now I’m a practicing gynecologist. I’d like a doctorate in human sexuality as well, but I’m not keen on the idea of going back to school. I think we can all agree school’s a little draining.” Huh? She’s a gynecologist? Human sexuality?

The pieces fell into place in my mind and my cheeks flared with color.

Oh no. Oh no no no no no.

“My doctorate may not be in human sexuality,” Dr. Theresa continued. “But I’m more than qualified to teach you all about sex education!”

OH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! I want to learn magic! Not about sex!

“Ruby, please hand out the syllabus. We’ll go over that today and then we’ll get started with anatomy.”

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Even though Dr. Theresa was nice, she set the tone for today.  I wasn’t as ready as I thought I’d be. I struggled with all my spells that day and classes were hard. But now our last class was done and it was time to go back to my dorm. I’ve really bit off more than I can chew, haven’t I? But at least I’m not Fandamilia… I looked to the girl next to me. She’d been acting funny since Dr. Theresa’s lecture. Maybe she’s new too?

“Hey, uh, Fandamilia, right?” I spoke up. She perked up, looking confused.

“Huh? Were you talking?” she asked.

“No, I just called you. Um, are you okay?” I inquired. Immediately her demeanor changed, from confused and tired to looking perky and smiling widely. To be honest, something about it struck me as weird.

“Oh, yeah I’m fine! We just learned a lot today,” she replied.

“Yeah. I wasn’t expecting a sex ed lecture this morning.”

“Me too! Sex is so gross, I can’t believe people want to have it,” she shuddered.

“It’s a problem. I’m surprised they waited until now to have that class. We needed it at the beginning of the year. I guess they wanted to wait until we got our transfer students here.” The dude with bad vibes that sat by Fandamilia spoke up. He looked over to me and my neighbor, Tsukasa.

“Well, we might as well all learn it at the same time,” Tsukasa shrugged.

“I’d prefer to just. Not,” Fandamilia said, wrinkling her nose in disgust. She slumped in her chair. The guy with bad vibes looked a little uncomfortable as he stood up, grabbing Fandamilia’s arm.

“Come on, Millie. Let’s go to the Night Cafe and get something to eat,” he said. The Night Cafe? Isabelle told me about that last night. To be honest, I could really go for a snack...

“That’s a great idea, Viggo! Let’s go!” Again, she perked up almost immediately, shoving her things into her backpack. “You guys should come too!” she added, looking from me to Tsukasa.

“Sure, I’ll come along,” he said.

“I’ll come too!” I said. Viggo frowned as we got up, but I tried to ignore it. After all, this was going to be fun! I would go and have some food with my classmates and we’d become friends. This could save the day!

The Night Cafe looked like a run of the mill pub. A few other students were in there. A few were in duos, but most were sitting and snacking alone. Fandamilia slid into a booth and eagerly knocked on the table. A drink that looked like muddy water appeared in front of her and she immediately got started on it. Viggo grimaced as he slid into the seat next to her.

“Pace yourself, Millie,” Viggo told her. He knocked on the table and a glass of water appeared. He pushed it towards her.

“Uh, how did you do that?” Tsukasa asked.

“Oh, right. That’s how you order. Just think of whatever drink or snack you want and knock on the table!” Fandamilia told us. Huh. Okay. I thought of a milkshake and knocked. In an instant, a lavish milkshake appeared before me.

“That’s cool!” Tsukasa said. He knocked and a sundae appeared in front of him. His face lit up and he immediately dug in. Viggo ordered a glass of water and a sandwich and pushed them towards Fandamilia. “How’s your milkshake?”

“It’s great! How’s your sundae?” I asked back.

“It’s good!” he said, nodding enthusiastically.

“Great, there you are!” An unfamiliar voice spoke up. I looked up to see a tall guy with periwinkle hair come sauntering over to us. Fandamilia squealed, bouncing in her seat. Viggo tensed, lips pursing into a thin line.

“Zeus! You came to see me?!” I could hear her being starstruck in her voice. I couldn’t blame her. The dude was pretty hot.

“Nah, I’m here for the newbies,” he said. Her smile changed into something that struck fear into my heart. Okay, you know what, never mind. He’s not as hot as I thought he was.

“Oh,” she replied softly.

“It’s nice to meet you,” Tsukasa spoke up. He introduced me before adding on, “And I’m Tsukasa.”

“I know who you are. Come with me,” Zeus motioned for us to follow him.

“Is it urgent?” I asked. I mean, of course I’d go with him, but I’d like to finish my milkshake first.

“Very urgent,” he replied with a wide grin that didn’t instill confidence in me.

“What’s going on?” Tsukasa asked.

“You’re going to become real Night Class students!” Zeus told us.

“Uh… We’re undergoing our Trial already?” Panic started to settle in. I thought I had thirteen days! Why was this happening now?!

“No! Man, you guys are slow on the uptake. You have do some tasks to prove you’re brave enough to be in the Night Class,” Zeus said with a slight pout.

“You’re hazing them?” Fandamilia asked.

“No!”

“That’s exactly what it is,” Viggo spoke up, reaching over and taking a swig of Fandamilia’s drink. He wrinkled his nose a bit as it went down.

“Why do you want to haze them? We’re all Unus students,” Fandamilia asked.

“We were hazed, so they should be too.” Fandamilia’s strained smile slipped off her face in a second, a look of anger replacing it.

“That’s terrible! … I, oh my gosh, I-I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean that!” If she didn’t look so terrified and if Zeus wasn’t pissing me off, I’d think it was funny how many face journeys she was going on. Now she looked distraught, large amethyst eyes pleading with Zeus, who just looked irritated.

“Well, clearly you did, otherwise you wouldn’t have said it,” he told her and she shrunk in her seat even more.

“I-I just, um, I mean, just because we were humiliated doesn’t mean they have to be too. Wouldn’t you rather save them from that pain?”

“No,” he answered. Fandamilia’s knuckles were white as she gripped the water Viggo got her. I was worried she was going to break it.

“That’s so selfish! You shouldn’t want that!” she exploded.

“Why not? Scaring people’s pretty funny.” Now Zeus just looked confused as Fandamilia glared at him.

“No it’s not!” she shouted. He rolled his eyes and although I hadn’t known Fandamilia for long, I was ready to die defending her.

“Ugh, it’s not a big deal! Can’t you just shut up about it?” he demanded. Fandamilia’s eyes were full of tears and rage burned inside me.

“Hey, you know what? Fine. I’ll undergo the hazing if you leave us alone,” I spoke up. I already know he wants to scare me. To test me. Let’s see how well he deals with me passing his stupid test AND using my special magic to get back at him. Fandamilia was in tears because of this guy and I wasn’t about to let him get away with it. He grinned and grabbed my arm, hauling me to my feet.

The walk out of the Night Class was short and pretty easy. Zeus and I stood at the edge of a dark forest. It was a little creepy, but I was too mad to worry about what lurked in the shadows.

“So, what’s my challenge?” I asked.

“I hid a lantern in the forest. It’s gold and shaped like a sphere Go get it,” he instructed. “You have thirty minutes.”

“And if I don’t make it in time?” He grinned.

“You’ll find out.” I knew I’d make it in less time. “Your time starts now!” I walked into the forest, determined to get away from Zeus before I asked the animals where the lantern was. But how to have my revenge? Maybe I should wait the full time and then scream, and once he comes in to save me, I have some birds dive bomb him, or something. Or maybe I could just hide behind a tree and scare him. I had a lot of options.

I walked along the path, looking for an animal to talk to. I couldn’t see Zeus anymore and now he wouldn’t be able to hear me cheating. The tall bushes by me rustled and I headed off the path ever so slightly to chat with the animal.

“Hi, I’m sorry to bother you, but have you seen a lantern around here? It looks like a golden sphere,” I said as I got closer.

“I haven’t seen it, but I could make one for you.” I stepped back at the familiar voice. Zett appeared from behind the bushes, dressed in all black with that cool jacket I’d seen him in last time we met.

“Zett?!”

[azurowle]

Songs to Vibe to While You’re Mourning Unus Annus

Not a playlist or anything, just...a couple of songs that might help with catharsis and mourning. 

I’m not an artist or any sort. I don’t really write anymore. Even so...I do listen to a lot of music that’s cathartic. I’m not even sure if I picked the right ones, because I’m notoriously bad at extracting the correct context from...anything, really. But I thought the least I could do is share some of my favorites with you all, in the hopes that it will help those of you who are mourning the loss of the channel grieve and begin to move forward.

All songs are under the cut, along with some sample lyrics hopefully showing why I chose them. (I am going to put a mild trigger warning for suicide ideation and light spoilers for Umineko no Naku Kori ni, if you’re unfamiliar with it and want to see the whole thing.)

1. “Ricordando il passato” - Akiko Shikata (from Umineko no Naku Koro ni)

Riposa, riposa in pace. Nel racconto che ho scritto, puoi volare in libertà. Ecco il mio ultimo incantesimo, affinché la tua luce non conosca ombra.

(I think this song is just a really beautiful farewell in general - both in the context of the VN it comes from and for any lorekeepers - ”How many more mysteries would I have had to solve to save you?”)

2. “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” - Death Cab for Cutie

Love of mine, someday you will die But I'll be close behind and I'll follow you into the dark No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight, waiting for the hint of a spark

If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied And illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks Then I'll follow you into the dark

(For some reason this song brings the “Unus” and “Annus” personas to mind. I’m not sure why. But there’s a very black/white image that comes to my mind when I hear the song and lyrics.)

3. “The Day That I Die” - Good Charlotte

We took a drive and We drove through DC To see the places we lived Long conversations We talked of old friends And all the things that we did Summer nights Drunken fights Mistakes we made Did we live it right?

You know the happiest day of my life I swear the happiest day of my life Is the day that I died

(Picked this mostly for the Goodbye livestream - talking about the things they did and saw, how the year went for them, that sort of thing.)

4. “Goodbye to a World” - Porter Robinson

Thank you, I'll say goodbye soon Though its the end of the world, Don't blame yourself now And if its true, I will surround you and give life to a world That's our own

(Another one for the “Goodbye” stream - my understanding of the original song is that it’s about an MMORPG whose server is shutting down. Which reminds me a lot of what happened at the end of the stream.)

5. “Say Uncle” - Vienna Teng

These days everyone cries, "say uncle" I retrieve the memories quickly as I can Add them to the portrait we all draw in our minds Your body gone, we shall keep the man

(What we have to do going forward - remember it and talk about the good times. Nothing’s ever really gone, if we remember it.)

6. “Shelter” - Porter Robinson

I could never find the right way to tell you Have you noticed I've been gone? 'Cause I left behind the home that you made me But I will carry it along

And it's a long way forward, so trust in me I'll give them shelter, like you've done for me And I know, I'm not alone, you'll be watching over us Until you're gone

(I’ve been seeing a lot of sentiments going around that this has inspired other people to do their own “Unus Annus” - to put everything they have into something they’re passionate about. For some reason I thought of this song.)

7. “Thank you for being born” - Dai (from Umineko no Naku Koro ni”

(An instrumental - the vocal version of this song is about a mother singing to her daughter and her relationship to her. Honestly, the title is the biggest sentiment here - the gratitude so many people expressed that this existed at all. The music just carries it.)

Bonus Track:

8. “Hope” - Dai (from Umineko no Naku Kori ni)

(Again - seeing a lot of people being inspirted 

[volbeast]

Post-Unus Annus Thoughts

I have spent the last couple of days post-mortem of the channel just sort of...marinating in this feeling. Ethan was right to say it’s indescribable. It stings, in just the right way. It hurts and invigorates, truly an emotion I’ve yet to accurately identify. Knowing that the clock is ticking has made me hopeful for the first time in ages, not in a morbid way, but in resolve. To do the things that make me happy before time runs out.

I’m feeling more passionate than I ever have about creating things for creation’s sake & doing things outside of my comfort zone. I guess the theme of the channel didn’t really hit home until it was gone. I’m both sad and thankful for the death of Unus Annus, I don’t think if the content was archived or remained up I would feel the same sense of loss and purpose all muddled together in this unique and bizarre cocktail.

I guess what I’m trying to say is, thank you @crankgameplays​ and @markiplier​ for the amazing experience, and the reminder that time is limited, and that’s what makes life so special.

I’m taking this as a jumping off point to push myself to be better, and work hard for my goals. To go even further beyond what I think I am capable of. Because I owe that to myself. And that’s difficult for someone like me to say, but I mean it, I’m tired of taking a back seat in my own life, tired of being pushed around by forces well within my control. I can change my direction at any time and there is no shame in doing so. Anyone can. Just that thought alone is the first step forward.

I am so thankful for Unus Annus, for getting to be there for it and getting to watch it die. It was annus’tly exactly what I needed even though I didn’t know it. Thank you so much again, both of you.

Memento Mori

but also Memento Vivere

[junebug1213]

Ok hear me out here. Am I the only one tired of the rhetoric that goes down in the Unus Annus videos? Usually I have no problem watching Mark going on about being manly and strong for like the entire video lol but recently it’s just kind of gotten on my nerves??? Like every video it seems like he is belittling Ethan by saying that he isn’t as mentally/physically strong as him and trust me I get that it’s supposed to be a joke but gosh...I don’t know anymore. It doesn’t even look like Ethan is having that much fun taking it anymore. It’s gotten to a point where sometimes I just don’t feel like watching their videos cause of it. It’s supposed to be sarcastic I think but seeing Mark amp up the narrative almost every video that to be a man you have to be super buff and all this shit just rubs me the wrong way. I just wish that just once he would change it up instead of playing into a weird toxic masculinity mindset. I might be 100% alone in this but I thought I’d share how I feel in case someone else is having similar thoughts. I’m totally open to others opinions tho so feel free to share your own thoughts on the matter!