#i can't draw bc the universe has told me no over and over again and i'll listen this time

[lesenbyan]

The great thing about all this is my reverse SAD was already starting to try to kick in before all of this so it's just augmented by All The Mental Illness

[turnthepagevn]

I am also insane over feral librarian thoughts btw bc Robin makes me want to commit several violations of universal laws just for one chance to see him lose it properly

Well, far be it from me to deny you an unhinged, feral Robin.

In hindsight, being bratty when Robin was already irritated after the day he'd dealt with may not have been the brightest idea. He'd even warned you in that gentle way of his that he wasn't really in the mood for your shenanigans, but you just had to push him.

That was how you'd ended up practically slammed into one of the shelves in the library once the doors had been locked for the night, the tall, lanky man towering over you, his unnatural eyes piercing into your soul.

"The safe word is 'euclidean.' I'm giving you five minutes. I suggest you make use of that before I catch you and make use of you."

Now you're trying to move swiftly and silently through the darkened stacks, but they all seem unfamiliar in the gloom, and you're certain you feel the shadows grabbing at you. You round a corner, and you hear a low, humorless chuckle that seems to bounce around you. You whirl around, ready to try to push Robin away, but to your surprise, no one is there.

You realize too late that he's toying with you; you never had a chance at winning his little game, but you break into a sprint regardless, something deep inside of you screaming at you to run and hide. Find the front desk; he'd never check there, right?

You think that, but before you can take another step, something catches your ankle and yanks, sending you careening to the floor.

You never make impact.

Instead, Robin holds you by the waist, regarding you almost coldly before carelessly pushing you against a shelf. Heat radiates from his body, and his scent seems to fill your mind. You try to lean into him, but he holds you firmly against the bookshelf.

"And here I thought I told you to make good use of that time. Is this how my generosity is rewarded? One might think you wanted me to catch you."

You squirm against his hold, defiant, but you feel something wrap around your arms and legs, immobilizing you, and it occurs to you that there's a faint, sickly green glow coming from whatever it is that has you bound.

"I was hoping to have a nice, quiet night with you tonight. Today was quite trying, you know," he says conversationally as he trails those long fingers of his down your spine.

"But you decided to misbehave, even after I warned you."

You let out a yelp as he leans forward suddenly and sinks those sharp teeth of his into your shoulder. You're pretty sure he just drew blood, and part of you wants to yell at him for it, but you also can't help but find it distinctly arousing, a fact that Robin seems to clue into as his fingers travel down your side and slip below your pants, teasing at you in a way that is surprisingly gentle in spite of how he's been manhandling you like a ragdoll.

"How cute, you're suddenly all good behavior for me. Too late, though, darling. I told you."

He nips teasingly at your neck as he brings a hand down on your ass, the crack echoing in your ears. He gently rubs where he smacked, before drawing his hand back to repeat the motion. You feel your clothes being pulled away, and something slides itself around your throat before squeezing just enough to make you feel hazy and lightheaded. His fingers find their way into your mouth, and you feel him grin wickedly against your skin before he speaks again.

"I'll be making good use of you tonight."

[skoff-the-artist]

Hi :)

Since it's New Year, I wanted to share my story with you. This post is pretty personal to me. Just beware. It's heavy. I will be telling you some important stuff in the end tho :)

TW for everything (I tried to avoid graphic details but my life is graphic, so) but this is a story with a happy ending!

2022 was rough. My English knowledge wouldn't be enough to describe how rough it was. This year started off..not good. I was depressed and tired after a really heavy December of 2021 during which I was preparing for the finals and supporting my grandma while my mom was in the hospital (she was suspected of having cancer but everything ended well).

The only hope I had was for the spring to come and sun to shine and let me enjoy things. I dreamt of green, of blue, of warmth of the future and it was the only thing that got me through January and almost the entirety of February.

Maybe you know, maybe you don't, but I'm Ukrainian. So the happy 2022 spring never happened. I live in the eastern region, 40km from the border with russia. 24.02.2022 I woke up at 5AM from the explosions that have shaken the glass in my windows. My mom told me "Pack up your things, the war has started". Good thing I prepared everything few days before. It wasn't shocking. I just accepted it as the logical continuation of all the shit I've been through.

We moved downtown to grandma's flat from the outskirts where we lived. First night I slept in the cold underground train with many people just like me. Scared. Artillery shelling didn't stop. I moved to live with my friend's family few blocks away from my grandma's flat, where my mom stayed. Our city was getting destroyed. We've seen it, heard it, felt it. The ground shook nonstop. It was terrifying. It was dark at night: light in houses wasn't allowed so the enemy bombers won't see the city from the sky. They saw. We heard bombs fall on us every night. We couldn't sleep, so we slept 1-2 hours between shellings during the day. On the floor, of course, so the glass from the windows won't hurt us if it was to blow up from the blast wave.

We (me and two of my best friends) quickly accepted our deaths, so we made jokes all the time. We were laughing hysterically when the bombers flew over the house bc "what, you have no hobbies? Fly away and dо something, bitch!". When it was artillery, we covered our ears up and sang, laying face down on the floor. I turned the music on my phone up. We hoped that if someone has to die today, it wouldn't be us.

Dozens of civilians died daily. In their own houses, in their beds, under the rubble.

My grandma died of stress on March 1. Our small family became even smaller. I felt numb. Me and my mom fled to another city on March 4. Two of my friends stayed in our hometown and third one fled to Poland.

It was snowing when we left.

And so the spring began.

I can't remember much from that time. In the new city it was.. quiet. Bright at night. Peaceful (almost, as there still were some rocket hits during my half year stay). I didn't feel like I belonged. Kids were laughing on the streets, grocery shops were full with food. And there was I. Alone. It didn't felt like my soul was in pieces, it felt like it was dust.

I read news. Seen horrific photos of familiar buildings turned to some stone and dirt overnight. It was so so painful. It changed me as a person, really. I didn't notice passing of time, just existed from day to day. Tried to keep up with school, did some assignments on autopilot. I didn't even cry.

And I still had to finish school and go to university.

Somewhere around April, when I started to catch up on life again, I got back into Transformers. Now I had plenty of time to watch, read, draw and think so I did just that. And it brought me comfort. During May I finished reading Lost Light, created my first Tumblr blog, graduated in fcking Zoom celebrated my 17th birthday. I allowed myself some hope. As funny as it sounds, Transformers healed me in a way! I heavily associate myself with the characters, who had to go through war, who saw their home getting destroyed but still value morals and their friends. Summer was calm, although my hometown suffered from shellings everyday. When attacks stopped for a bit, I visited my home twice. During my first visit I met my friends and went to school to greet my teachers while my mom collected some stuff from our flat. During my second visit I cried in my own room for the first time in months and nearly died an hour later when our bus got under the shelling but despite this I was happy because it still was MY city, familiar views and familiar people.

Back into our temporary flat in another city, I often went to feed the seagulls on the cost of the river Dnipro. I stargazed at night, looking for constellations. I found peace in those little moments. I also drew A LOT. And loved every second of it. Really helps to get that heaviness of your chest. You helped me, too. Your support of my work surprised me! Many people were interested in my AU, it was unexpected, but quite nice :)

And during the summer I learned how to genuinely smile again. I lacked one thing – my home.

I got accepted into the academy's of arts and design! I found two new friends! In September our troops cleared the area around my city, so the artillery shellings stopped entirely. And closer to the October I MOVED BACK BABY. It was my own choice and I don't regret it. My mom supported me, saying that life can't be put on hold, and if you have to be at home in order to live, then so be it.

I CAN FINALLY REST ON MY OWN BED, SIT IN MY OWN CHAIR, LOOK OUT OF MY WINDOWS (one of which was broken bc our apartment building got hit twice during shellings) AND MEET MY FRIENDS FREQUENTLY. And, what's important, I still can draw. I'm so grateful for this.

Learning process started. I am constantly tired, not of drawing but of the quantity of the assignments I have to finish. My sleep schedule got fucked up really bad. I suffer from PTSD, I'm scared of loud noises, I developed a deep hatred inside of me during this year, my life is one huge reminder of what I have to live through daily, missile strikes never stopped, and because of that we often have no electricity nor water, I wake up from distant explosions at least once a week, war still rages just around the corner.

But.

I'm a fighter, bitch!

And IDC. My city is actively getting rebuilt, shops reopen, public transportation works as good as ever, streets are clean. I still enjoy things, laugh, meet my friends, colour my hair (I'm a redhead rn!), sleep with plushies, listen to music, read comics, think about something new I could draw and post, go outside, cry reading optiratch fanfiction, do my nails and LIVE. Maybe I'm not as happy as I could be but I'm still here, with you. I'm alive.

Transformers grew close to me because there's so much I have to tell you through the characters that I love. I understand them and I feel like they could understand me if they were real. And if you understand them that means you can understand me, too! I value it over anything else.

Before 2023 starts I want you to know. Not everything means to be restored. But if something is to be restored, it will be. Wounds heal. There always will be people who'd understand you and love you for who you are. Bad things will end eventually, even longest wars always ended. Value everything you have, every breath is precious, every quiet night is priceless. Look at the night sky more often. Unite with others, spend time with your family and friends. Keep living!

As you reading this, I'm celebrating New Year with my friends.

Google "Kharkiv", it's a beautiful place.

[nicki0kaye]

Thanks for clarifying! I can tell this is v much tied up with Fandom gripes. Which is fair, I assume that's where the first post came from.

It is a bit unsatisfying to hear you'd rather toss the Bendu away than try and incorporate him into an understanding of the Force, but with such a rigid definition of 'light' and 'dark', and very strong feelings about what 'grey' would mean in this universe and real fandom gripes to dissuade you, I can't blame you.

You don't have to reply to this next bit, its mostly just for my blog and the ppl following me, since I've talked about the Bendu before;

It seems like the Bendu is intended to challenge the idea of a hard line between light and dark. I don't think it's meant to imply the middle path is The Best, just that it exists and it has an avatar--as the Ashla and the Bogan are implied to be other words for the Light and Dark sides of the Force. Personally, I think his interactions with Kanan and Ezra prove he is willing to interfere with the paths of Lightsiders, essentially aiding them in reaching balance within the Light and separating them from Dark forces (the sith holocron), he just draws the line at having that shit brought into his house.

It's not that I don't understand the most literal interpretation of his stance (shitty centrist), it's just...not an accurate reflection of what happens or why he's mad.

I guess I read him as less a god of neutrality so much as equilibrium. That seems to be his goals in mentoring Ezra and Kanan; helping them resolve their relationships with the Force, which of course leads them towards the Light.

His issue with Thrawn's invasion seems far more personal than like a reflection of his philosophy. He let a bunch of ppl squat on his couch. Those ppl were followed by their bullies and now everyone's trashing his place. He's pissed at the ppl he let crash bc its kinda understood you don't shit where you sleep, and then he's insulted and told to a) do what a mortal wants him to do and b) pick a side, two things he most certainly does not have to do and in fact may go against his very nature (in the most primal, godly sense).

He didn't rain fire down bc he sees both sides as equally shitty, I kinda think he did that bc Kanan pissed him off. It still sucks for everyone involved, but it was a very pointed, reactionary reflection of his identity; everyone is fucked equally. And more over; the people that are key players in bringing balance to the universe get out fine.

if Kanan had been more balanced, had respected him as, like, a god beyond time and space who is rooted in the certainty that the universe will right itself and find balance again without him personally looking into the camera and telling the Emperor to sit and spin, shit may have gone differently. But Kanan is an imperfect person and he was rightfully pissed and said the Wrong Thing to the Wrong Person at the Worst Time.

that's something I love about that finale is how messy it gets; how these extremely mortal problems are brought to a God and he says "fuck no, out of my house" and then inexplicably gets shot out of the fucking sky

There's a lot of room for interpretation with the Bendu, obviously, I just think that it's a waste to throw him out bc he makes things complicated. I assume that's why he's here in the first place; not as an example of passivity aiding an oppressor (because he is never shown as passive, he's active both in how he challenges the Jedi and then burns shit down), but that the Force is more complex than it appears, enough that there's an entity that embodies balance found outside Light, that accepts Dark, that is not truly neutral as in not aligned, but who's understanding of time and reality is so much larger than a single battle or even a single war, who's realm seems to be the act of reaching balance, which demands moving between Light and Dark, so being asked to 'pick a side' is not just nonsensical, it's insulting. There is no 'side', there is the process of reaching equilibrium, which is messy and involves both sides of the Force in turn.

Now I'm just rambling, but I do think he's mostly pissed Kanan doesn't understand His Thing. His Niche. Which is silly bc the Bendu is a vague mf, we wouldn't be discussing where he even fits in the force if it wasn't so vague, but Kanan's challenge, his demand that the Bendu do something antithetical to his nature just really cheesed him off. He'd helped this kid find balance and the dude turns around and shows he has literally no understanding of who he's talking to or what their deal is. There is only the immediate and personal threat, which to a being that can't be killed and may be, possibly, inhabiting many places within space at once, has to be a trip.

How does ANY of this apply to the concept of a 'Grey Jedi'? I was hoping someone would know, bc the possibility interests me.

regardless, I appreciate your time, I hope you don't mind me sharing my own thoughts on the matter

Luke, Rey, Grogu, Ezra, Cal, Kanan, and Ahsoka are not grey Jedi nor are they going to be grey jedi

They are all light siders

Grey jedi do not exist

There is no grey side of the Force, and you cannot use both sides of the Force because

You cannot have balance by using both sides of the Force (for the record, "light side" is something that never comes up in Lucas' SW, it's always "dark side" and the Force itself, implying that the Force is light) because the dark side is imbalance by its own nature, and light is balance

[sanstropfremir]

wait tell me more about your undergrad thesis play you did

ok i can't actually say too many details because it will doxx me (the play was deeply specific to the city i went to undergrad in) but i have to lay some groundwork first:

i did not actually choose to do this play. if given actual agency i would not have done this play, it was a bad play

hilariously, not every design program grad actually got to do a final/thesis show. our program only did three shows a year, which meant that a maximum of 3 students per discipline (set/costume/lighting) got to do a show. and usually it was less that that bc there were graduate students and occasionally a professor stepped in if the student crop was weak (it usually was). this is how you obtained a final show (for set design):

duking it the fuck out in a no holds barred semester long competition IN the set design class where the prof pits you against each other in every critique to see who can design the best show according to the director's specifications.

no i am not joking

i was not particularly enthused by any of the show selections in my graduating year (the season is picked in advance by a committee of staff+directors) but i sure as hell am ambitious so i decided i was gonna do preliminary designs for every show. and also interview to try and get a costume design slot, but the department literally stepped in and told me i couldn't design two shows in a year.

anyways. i go above and beyond building prelim models for these three shows, but again i get sidestepped by the department and told that i can't design more than one show, so i have to pick which one i want to do, so i went with the show that would become my final show bc the director was very adamant about working with me.

the play is a REWRITE of the government inspector by nikolai gogol, and that rewrite is being done by the director herself. the rewrite is set in the literal city that my university is in, part of it revolves around a very famous historical landmark

all of this happens a year in advance to the actual show (second semester of my third year, the show's run dates are late second semester of my fourth year), so i have the entire summer and all of the first semester to tidy up the prelim design and get it approved etc etc. here are a select few of some of the insane stories than happened over the time it took to make this show:

the director does NOT finish the script until about a week before rehearsals start

the director invites me to a 'design meeting' that actually turns out to be a private meal at a very expensive sushi restaurant and possibly the most expensive meal of my entire life. the director treats me to some extremely expensive fish and two bottles of sake, which i drink all of. i should point out that i am 21 at the time and the director is anywhere between the age of 65 and 85, no one actually knows. also the director IS LITERALLY MY PROFESSOR

the director will not decide on what she wants on the floor (has to function as both indoor and outdoor space, the floor is also a nearly 30ft diameter turntable (not my choice) so any patterns HAVE to match a circle) and when we finally settle on a mandala pattern she makes me draw FORTY DIFFERENT MANDALAS over a three week period before she decides on one.

i make the props department order over a thousand dollars of fake plants. it takes up a third of my budget, but they are most of the set pieces 🤷‍♀️

the head of shop somehow gets the actual city council to lend us real actual city lampposts. like real real ones made of aluminium and glass and shit. they get wired up with portable dimmer packs and put on small platforms so they both actually for real light up AND roll around the stage

there's a fuckup with the scenic painting class + the rehearsal schedule (the rehearsals are running behind and there are not enough scenic painters) so the mandala painting has to happen in only two days AFTER 10pm. i end up painting most of the mandala myself in those two overnight shifts that go until 4am

oh and there's also a fuckup with the new set design prof that's coming in so i'm literally left without a supervisor for an entire semester while the show is in pre production.

[ayellowcurtain]

Would you mind giving a description of the type of character sander is pls? I can't get a handle on him. At times he was inconsistent in s3(this is partially bc of the writing and partially) bc he was trying to conceal parts of himself from Robbe and exaggerating his personality to impress Robbe. The source material was a huge crutch in parts of this storytelling, then sobbe lost some spark in parts of wtfockdown, fanon help fill the empty spaces and now the transmedia is evolving him too. Help?

I’m gonna try to help you, anon but I guess what I’m gonna say is basically my opinion and so it might differ from what’s canon or what other people think of him and also gonna link you to some prior posts I already made talking a little bit of him: 

- Sander’s similarities with Eliott about how sometimes they struggle to deal with emotions 

- Sander and his parents, his home life and his relationship with them 

- Why was Sander going back and forth with Britt 

Now onto your real answer: 

I think Sander, as a character, is a solid one. He as a human being in some universe is imperfect, has his flaws and maybe his bad judgment at times, of situations and of people. 

Is not because he’s a fictional character that he needs to be perfect, to always say and do the right thing. 

If WTFock did him (and Robbe) dirty was mainly because of their complete lack of understanding of what pacing is. I don��t think season 3 was that badly written. It does has some horrible pacing at times, yes (OHN being on a Monday can only be a joke!!!!). 

I don’t think he was purposefully exaggerating his personality. I’m sure the Sander we now know isn’t exactly as loud and out there as we saw during the supermarket clip, for example. But he was freaking out, and being obnoxious without meaning to.

To me, it felt like was mostly freaking out, not sure what to do with himself because the boy he saw once during a random night was there, all alone with him, accepting to go out to go grocery shopping. 

That’s just an example but it’s the same behavior I see when he says they won after he shot Britt during the paintball scene, when he sings Bowie to Robbe while they see the girls walking away after the Noor x Robbe fight, or when he goes to Robbe’s place the next day and tries to kiss him. All this moments, to me, feel like a boy that doesn’t know what to do with himself, how to behave when he’s around someone he’s falling so deeply and hard for. 

We often see the Evens as these cool creatures, confident, sweet, chill. But we have to remember that’s just the first impression (and from their Isaks’ POV), and after they get to know each other, the Evens are often shy, insecure, kind of lone wolves to some degree. 

So what I thought could be seen as “inconsistent” of Sander was just him probably freaking out he was spending time with Robbe, the boy that the moon was shining on him and that Sander knew was the one. 

That’s why I assume putting “original” characters after two seasons feels a little bit like crutches (with their background stories) because if you think about it, we always know most of the characters in Skam since season 1, so even when they’re not main characters, we got to know them in the background at least, to get some information throughout the other seasons. 

We feel more connected to Robbe (and every Isak), and his background story because we’ve been hearing about it for two seasons. 

We know he has a messy house situation, we know his relationship with Jens is kinda platonic but also very brother like (with slaps, saying rude things to each other, etc), we know some people think he’s gay, we know he’s a caring friend because of the way he was with Jana during her season. All this information we got before his season. So when he was main, there was no need to build background around him because we already had most of these informations before. 

Sander is a complete stranger to us. And WTFock even gave us two episodes of just Robbe, to get to know him even more but also leaving less time for us to connect with Sander. So what we got of him was mostly WITH Robbe and ABOUT his feelings for Robbe. We know where he studies because Noor told this in ONE line.

The fandom often falls deeply in love with Even because of what we see through their lovers eyes and for how soft, caring, and representative he is (with being bipolar and pan) but I feel like we get more of who he is and his background in Sana’s season. We learn more about his past, his friends, his MI, his beliefs or curiosity about faith, etc. 

Even if we barely see him with the balloon squad, watching them we see the type of people Even (or Sander) would like to be surrounded with. 

I know people are not the biggest fans of Sobbe during WTFockdown, but I said this before, and I’ll say it again: I think I love them even more after. Even the cybersex part because I thought it was cute, the way Sander was saying he shouldn’t have pushed Robbe into doing it the past week, or how they look at each other and the things they say and how clearly they’re still trying to find the middle ground both of them are willing to experiment with. 

Anyway, I thought it was cute, and I thought it was necessary, with the conversations about the attack (WTFock made a horrible writing decision not letting this happen during the season, but at least they gave us something), about Robbe’s traumas that are still very much alive, about his mom and how well she’s doing most of the time, how Robbe is still trying to help her in any way he can. And also about boundaries, about Robbe, that same boy that was calling Sander the F word is now so out and proud, asking Milan about cybersex, talking to his friends about it (because he did tell the boys what they did or Aaron wouldn’t be trying to have cybersex with Amber and the boys wouldn’t be taking their clothes off for Sander���s bday). 

I think WTFock would use Sobbe for as much content as they can because they know that’s their golden couple. The Willems have a unique chemistry that’s out of this world, they’re both amazing actors and WTFock knows they’re solid, that the fandom will watch, engage in whatever these characters are involved in and that they boys will deliver every time, no matter how odd the circumstances are. The WTFock team knows they can give these boys a few lines and let they create a scene out of it and it’ll still be good content.  

After this long ass post I’ll have to tell you that Sander is:

Mostly private, reserved, some would say shy but I think he just saves himself the energy and the trouble so he only really engages with who he really wants. In this case, Robbe, and the people that are important to Robbe because, again, Robbe is the most important person. I really think (and hope) that when Sander keeps saying “it’s you and me, always”, he really means it. Like they’re one, a solid team that works so well together to tackle any and everything. 

A natural flirt. I mean, look at him, you know? And he doesn’t even have to try. And when he tries, it’s over for anyone else because he’ll be eating a marshmallow in that way he did with Britt, he’ll be kissing his girl like he wishes he could be kissing Robbe, he’ll be licking your ear, and dragging you out of a bar, purring please say at yours like no fucking other. 

He’s a full on artist. He loves any type of art, he loves talking about art, he loves doing art, painting, drawing, taking pictures, listening to music, thinking about all the intense colors. I’m sure he’s a very visual person in his brain too. If you ask him about how he’s feeling, it’ll be probably easier to draw what he fells than write. 

Again, nobody likes talking about this but Sander is a horny one. And he knows how to tease with the stepping back before Robbe can kiss him, he knows what to say, how to look at you with those shiny lips, wetting his lips with his tongue all the time, asking to have cybersex. And I’m also sure he’s really good at sex and enjoys it so very much. 

When you’re not Robbe, and when you’re not involved with Robbe, when Robbe doesn’t care about you, Sander can be hard like a brick. He’ll scream at you with no shame if you get under his skin because he really doesn’t care. He’s finally fully happy, with the guy he thinks is the one and he doesn’t want to spend a second of his energy with you so he won’t even try. 

I think he has a really small filter from what he thinks and what he says. Like when he says Robbe can bribe the teacher, or when firts with Robbe while Britt is taking a shower, or when he says they need to put some better music instead of making out with his boyfriend during the last episode. 

His “all the way or no way” line is basically words he lives by and he’s also a taurus, like myself, so he really means those words with any aspect of his life. 

He forgave Robbe so easily after the F word scene because 1) he’s a teenagers, he won’t be thinking as hard as the fandom did about it 2) again, it’s Robbe and he can get away with anything because Sander is completely gone for this boy that he won’t be able to stay mad even when he knows he should because he wants to be with Robbe, that’s it.

He and Robbe are very close, not only as boyfriends, I feel like right now, after everything that happened between Robbe and the boys and Sander with Britt (and probably the ballon squad) they’re very picky with trying to start new relationships, and they know they’re solid with each other, they have similar taste and opinions. Robbe softens Sander’s edges a little bit and Sander makes Robbe a little more confident in being himself, picking himself first. 

I hope this very long, ridiculous answer helps you a little bit, anon, don’t mind me getting carried away talking about characters I love :’D

[afoxysunny]

Robbie as Bullock

This post will probably differ from the others in structure and be a lot longer for one big reason

When choosing Miraculous for the Lazytown characters i really wanted to only use ones that we've already seen in use in Miraculous Ladybug and know how they work from there.

For Robbie i broke that rule. I don't really remember what first made me consider it but it probably had to do with the fact that i think the Ox Miraculous, just aesthetically, would fit Robbie perfectly!

So for this one i had to start from scratch completely, no reference for a canon hero design, no idea what power or weapon he'd get, no clue what the phrase to transform could be.

Of cause i used the most references for him but here are the ten i found most important

Obviously i don't expect any of my speculations to become even remotely canon once we find out what Stompp, the Ox Miraculous, actually does but i hope it at least makes sense for now.

I like how I've drawn all the others standing head on to face the camera and Robbie just leans there. That's because you have to think he doesn't care, the little Tsundere

Concept Overview:

In the Miraculous Ladybug episode we meet all the Kwamis, including Stompp, he is the most actively concerned about Nooroo so now that the Butterfly Kwami is back I'm sure Stompp would want to stay around him. With Sportacus partnering with Nooroo, teaming up Robbie and Stompp made the most sense to them.

Design Notes Incoherent Thoughts I had to justify what I'm Drawing:

Purple and Blue - it amused me no end that with the choices i made blue Sportacus got a purple Kwami and purple Robbie got a blue kwami. I did kinda dislike at first how little blue the costume has in comparison to purple but i decided i don't have to make a decision because apparently the canon show can't make up its mind about Stompp's colour either. The blue and purple can always be swapped if i decide i don't like it

Harness - Ox' are hard working animals, mostly used to pull heavy objects. For that purpose they get strapped into a harness. Obviously i had to include that in this design, the chain hanging from the collar around his neck has a similar purpose (it only occured to me way too late how kinky it looks please ignore that)

Cape? No cape? - because of the imbalance in colours i briefly considered giving him a cape like a Matador would have but only for a second or so. I wanted to keep Robbie's iconic body shape untouched by a bunky cape, also the few times he wore a cape in the show he really struggled with it and also i think it would've clashed with the tail

Tail - speaking of which, an ox' tail has that frizzy end to it but i really liked the chain as his tail so to emulate the thicker part at the end i hung a padlock there. And that really worked. Not only bc that's just how bulls and ox are kept in check with their strength but also because the oblong shape of a combination lock makes for a fitting shape and can be used in universe. You see, Robbie is not that good with just saying what he wants or expressing how he feels. This four letter combination lock is magic and kinda betrays and helps him at the same time. It spells out any given four letter word that fits his mood best at any given moment

Miraculous Nosering - if a Lazytown character would unironically get a nosering, it'd be Robbie. I'm sorry, i don't take criticism on that

Horns - he needed horns. He just did. Look how good he looks with horns! But for real, in Miraculous Ladybug Chat Noir gets actual cat ears so he can get actual horns, also like Chat he the white parts of his eyes turn yellow like Stompp's while keeping his signature grey iris

Hair - ox' are mostly shown with like bangs covering their eyes so i couldn't resist ruffling his usually so perfectly done hair up to make it fall a little like that

Weapon - my first thought of "Miraculous takes cliché traits for animals to base their powers on so i guess bullfighting is the way to go here" made me really sad. This "Sport" is so disgusting i wanted to cry and puke while reading about it. I'll spare you the details but in addition to the Matador in the arena there's other guys too to weaken the bull before the Matador kills it, one of them throws knives. Miraculous Ladybug likes combining weapons with toys so I'm giving him darts. They are fastened to the front of his harness and i think how they can be used is along the lines of, once he zhrows them with his super strength and they pin into something they can only be removed when he allows that, also like the ladybug's jojo they can fly how long and whatever direction he wants, and probably also is able to just manifest them back to himself if ever one gets lost

Miraculous Power - again, just pure speculation here, but the powers we so far know of are all loosely based on an exaggerated cartoon trope of each animal so for the ox that is hard working and persistent and for the bull that'd be aggression and tunnel vision. While typing this i get the urge to add blinders to his mask but i digress. So i made up an exaggerated power that'd fit both but when i told my test group (two people) one said "oh, kinda like Bloodhound from Apex Legends" and the ozher said "so like hunter's mark from DnD" i play neither so i don't know but maybe you do do that's the short version of the explanation xD his power is based on the cartoonish depiction of a bull seeing something that bothers him and then charging at it for as long as he can until he gets it. Once Robbie focuses on an enemy or someone running away or someone he is following for whatever reason he can use his power to keep track of them. No matter how far away they go or where they try to hide. It sounds OP as shit but think of the Snake and Bunny who can both time travel and then say that again. The catch is he needs to use it while that person is still in clear sight for him so i think it balances a little better

Name:

Do you know the difference between a Bull and an Ox? Well, let me mansplain it to you anyway

The reason i kept switching between drawing inspiration from bulls and ox' is because it's the same animal. Those are both names for an adult male cow. The only difference being that an ox is castrated and a bull is not. Stompp is the Ox Miraculous so tough nuts Robbie, literally. But making babies isn't really on his to do list anyway with Sportacus as his partner so who cares.

Anyway, I had the design done and like always i struggled a lot with naming it

But then i learned a Bullock is not only a cool word that seems to be a mix of bull and lock like his design is but it also is the official name of a male cow too young to be castrated yet! Isn't that just perfect? I think it is

Also I'll include in this section the phrases one needs to speak to have Stompp transform them into this Ox themed Superhero and for the power to activate. If you think of something more fitting for either please let me know!

Transformation:

simple version - horns up / horns down

More detailed - time to charge / time to loaf

(charging is when a bull starts running blindly at something; loafing is the professional farmer term for a resting cow)

Power: Target Charge, Locked On, or my personal favorite option Head-On. Again going with the more in depth terminology, that's what the running style of a bull is called when he's chatging at a target

Story:

Robbie lived in Lazytown but when the kids grew louder and older and he got more annoyed wih not having his peace and quiet he just up and left. He spent a lot of time traveling around, living wherever it was comfortable and leaving when it wasn't anymore. Thanks to being an inventor and overall talanted crafty person he got by pretty easily as there was always a company running on "hire a lazy person for an important job, they'll find the easiest solution for the most complicated problems" so he never really had to worry.

Whether by coincidence or fate Robbie and Sportacus run into each other and despite Robbie being a little difficult they both immediately feel strangely drawn to one another. With time going by they meet more often, at first more or less by chance but eventually they plan to meet up regularly. They might have very different ways of doing it but they share a common lifestyle: helping out others to live a comfortable and fulfilling life.

Only after Sportacus was chosen to be the new Guardian of the Miracle Box he finally asks Robbie to join him, full time by his side traveling in his airship around the world wherever they may be needed. Of cause only for moral support and such, obviously. You see, they always enjoyed each others company and sort of over time eased into a relationship like coexistence but neither of them ever really acknowledged that. Only when Sportacus got Nooroo's power to sense other people's feelings that barrier of miscommunication fully fell. Robbie is incredibly bad with conveying his emotions but now Sportacus can sense that he has potentially the most powerful and purest emotions he ever encountered. Not only is each feeling of his powerful but when there is more than one at play they don't mix together and muddy each other but instead boost even more. He knew before that he wanted Robbie to join him but that discovery made it a necessity.

Despite not being able to actually say so Robbie is thrilled to come along. Only over time and with a lot of painfully slow conversations they manage to agree to make their relationship official.

Stompp, the sassy Ox Kwami, regularly bursts out of the Miracle Box to want to check on Nooroo and slowly he and Robbie bond over telling Sportacus and Nooroo to go easier on themselves and let a little responsibility get taken off their shoulders so eventually they team up and Bullock is created.

Thanks to Robbie's hard work to better himself with Sportacus' help, Stompp's magic transformation provides him with a tail that conveys his feelings for him.

When they hear that Lazytown has been wiped clean of grown-ups Sportacus immediately flies them over there so Robbie can check on his hometown. Finding only a few children, now teens, left there Robbie recognizes them and the two form the plan to give them Miraculous' too so they can help to find their lost family, friends and neighbors and fight together to bring them back.

Wow that was so much to read and you did it! I'm so impressed and thankful! You deserve a pat on the back (if you want one) and a cookie and/or sportscandy on your way out

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Greetings~! Welcome to my blog!

Just a little introduction, and some rules along with it~! ^^

Hello~! My name is Brianna but you may call me Bree~ I like to write stories, and create my own characters and such- It's what makes me happy~! And I love when I get to act like my OCs and interact with people! So, I created this blog~! (Sorry this post is quite long so be ready to read-)

To start out this blog, I have 7 OCs I will be making introductions for, so you can find out some about them, and interact with asks!

I have 2 OCs from Black Butler, 3 OCs from Diabolik Lovers, and 2 OCs from My Hero Academia! (I have many many more OCs soon to be added to this blog once I get consistent and completely settled in!)

Theres a brief intro to each at the bottom of the page!

((I write better than what I did there I swear-))

In the meantime, here are the

Rules:

No NSFW asks PLEASE! They make me very uncomfortable, and any asks I think might be dirty in any way, I will not answer.

Please make sure you put the OCs name in parenthesis or brackets so I am aware of which OC you are talking too! Ex." [To Arabella] I love your outfit! "

Please be kind! I will not accept hate comments or anything of the sort towards a subject, opinion, or an OC!

PLEASE "tag" or label accordingly to anything, slightly, definitely, or mildly triggering, even if you're not sure! I just want to make sure that everyone can scroll through my blog without having to be weary! Ex. [TW death]

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Please no asks about r*ape, inc*st, pe*dophilia, or anything of the sort! Talk of those subjects will not be tolerated on this blog!

I am the admin to this account, therefore, I am allowed to reject or ignore ANY ask if need be.

((Rules will be updated, should the need arise.))

Bye for now~!

((OC info under read more!!))

Kyoko Komori (DL) ((OC based off the anime. Though I've heard plenty about the games, I have not yet played them, so if I get some things wrong I apologize in advance.))With Kyoko everything is the same. Yui has Cordelias heart and such and was supposed to be sent to the brothers. However, in this universe, Yui has an older sister, one year apart, whom has also been adopted, except she knows it. When she overhears something about her younger sister, her only sister, being sent away to vampires, she decides to take her place. To protect her.

Alyssa Freeman (MHA) ((I have not watched the entirety of MHA yet, and really I don't plan too anytime soon. So if I get anything wrong please correct me, and spoilers to the anime for me are welcomed. Let's just act like I've seen it all-)) Alyssa hates villains. And heros for that matter. All of them. When her apartment was destroyed from a casualty in a battle, Alyassa labeled heros as reckless and careless of the people around them. Herself and her little brother where heading back to the apartment, when she saw it crumbling down. Her parents and grandparents still inside, along with her best friend who was going to surprise Alyssa with a visit. Now she lives on the streets, doing whatever she can to provide for herself and her little brother.

Ongaku Yamada Aizawa (MHA) ((Again, haven't seen it, let's just pretend I have. Also this OC is in result of a ship. I don't really ship it, but I thought both their powers together would be cool so I thought, why not?)) When Ongaku was young, she was always bullied in 1st and 2nd grade for having two dads. One time, she got in trouble for heavily injuring a student with her voice quirk. You can insult her all you want, but not her dads. So, in 3rd grade, she kept a lie she created, that she only has one dad, Erasure Head Shota Aizawa, and that her mother died when she was born. Turns out the lie worked pretty well, people loved her and she was seen as an icon for having a prohero as a father. Shes was usually a quiet person, kept to herself, no friends, only spoke when spoken too. It was just her, her drawings and her music in her headphones. To this day, she keeps the lie, and keeps her distance, even at her new school, in U.A. (She also develops a major crush on Tenya Iida while there.👀)

Lilly and Lila Sakamaki (DL) ((Just thought I'd make one description for both bc they're twin sisters. This is also result of a ship. Ayato x Yui.)) Lilly and Lila are polar opposites despite their similar looks. Lila loves the cutesy, pink, flower stuff, and Lilly is all "tough" and "all that" (When shes really insecure-) Lilly is extremely protective over her sister, and possive too. She doesn't let any man even glance in her general direction. Basically if a man wants to ask Lila out, hes gonna have to go through some interrogation. Lila loves her sister deeply, and is basically like her sisters personal therapist. Lilly will only vent and show emotion around Lila. Lila tries to get her sister Lilly into pink, but with no prevail. Typically, you'll find Lilly hanging out with "Uncle Reiji", for she has a secret interest in his experiments and such. She'll also cuddle with Uncle Shu whenever she has time. And Lila loves hanging out with Uncle Kanato and Uncle Laito. She'll have tea partys with Kanato all the time. Lilly always tries to get Lila away from Laito. She says he's "demented" and "weird". But, Lila doesn't listen and hangs out with him anyway. Laito and Kanatos typical nickname for Lila is, Lilac or Little Flower. Both twins are vampires. Yui always teaches them about God and how to be selfless and kind, while Ayato plays sports with Lilly and cute video games (like Animal Crossing) with Lila.

Arabella Phantomhive (BB) ((This OC is placed in the future, and based off a ship, Ciel X Lizzy. Please be aware that, even though my OC speaks multiple languages, I do NOT. So, as bad as it sounds, I'll probably use Google Translate if I must use another language-😅 ) When Ciel and Lizzy are older and married, they have a little girl. Half human. Half demon. Arabella was taught how to be a lady, ballet, and sword fighting by her mother. And she was taught chess, ballroom dancing and more sword fighting by her father. Instead of going to a school, little Ara was homeschooled, by Sebastian, the Phantomhive Butler. He taught her multiple languages, such as Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and her personal favorite, French. Time skip to the age of 10, she saw her mother murdered before her, and her father taken by some strange light beings. Having been raised by Sebastian since then, now she's 17, running the Funtom company, and determined to avenge her mother and find her father. :)

Robert Trancy (BB) ((This OC correlates with the Arabella OC, and is in the same storyline.)) Robert J. Trancy was his sweet Arabellas betrothed since birth. Even though it is set to be an arranged marriage, Robert always had a crush on his Arabella, and was awaiting the day to marry his beloved. Robert is a sensitive and kind boy, but sarcastic and joking all the same having been raised by Alois Trancy. He has no idea of whom his mother is, and was always told she died when he was born. At the age of 6, it was at a party when he saw his father dead on the floor of the long corridor. He didn't exactly see his fathers death, but he heard it, and knew exactly who did it. Ciel Phantomhive. He was determined to make his revenge. Having made a contract with Claude, his fathers old butler, he now lives alone in the manor, sending all the old servants away, except Claude. He makes frequent visits to his sweet Blue Rose however. He's a very insecure boy, full of anger, bitterness, jealousy, and sadness, but hides it well behind humor and love for his bride-to-be.

That was very long- and for that I apologize-

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For every post I created, I reblogged 392.7 posts.

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#itsv - 5 posts

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#i said this on reddit and i'll say it again but pearl would be sweating because it is not cold enough for fur lined shit! its nearly summer

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Shiro: let me see what you have

Pidge: a knife!

Shiro: no!

Keith: nice- wait that's one of mine! Get back here, ya little shit!

12 notes • Posted 2021-08-15 01:42:18 GMT

#4

Did anyone read that dbz fanfic where pan and Bulla were messing around and ended up bringing a gohan from every z saga into the future (plus Future trunks, chibi trunks & goten, and videl)? I do remember that Teen Gohan (cell saga) told all the kids a story involving people they knew. Saiyan Saga Gohan was referred to as chibi Gohan, and also I think they took over the world

12 notes • Posted 2021-01-13 11:15:46 GMT

#3

Candy

Slime

Fire

Ice

Long ago, the four elementals lived in harmony. Then, everything changed when the ice elemental attacked.

Only the lumps, the anti-elemental, could reset the damage. But when Ooo needed her most, she spent a lot of time goofing off.

A month or so passed, and my brother and I found LSP roller-skating in the slime quadrant. And although she's made of lumps, she has a lot of character growth to do before she's ready to save anyone. But, hey, LSP's my friend, and I know she can save Ooo!

37 notes • Posted 2021-06-08 07:01:52 GMT

#2

In Miles's universe, Alexander Hamilton didn't make stupid fucking decisions like cheating on his wife, publicising it, encouraging his son to duel, and accepting Burr's duel challenge. He still did stupid shit but not those four. Also gay and polyamorus marriages have been legal for, like, ever. And Laurens didn't die early either. Yes this is purely because I want elams to be real in Miles's universe.

In Gwen's universe, the women were the important figures. If a man is an important figure in ours, it's his wife/significant other. If he doesn't have a significant other, he gets genderbent. Yes this is because of a post where in Gwen's universe, John Mulaney's wife was the famous one.

65 notes • Posted 2021-11-29 22:46:56 GMT

#1

Time to compare Voltron characters to ATLA characters BC it just wouldn't leave my mind

Sokka and Lance: bi blue memers who think they're hot shit (but also low self esteem) (they are but only for their love interest) but can't flirt

Pidge and Toph: green ace gremlins who are the second memeiest

Zuko and Keith: red gay disasters who are emo

Hunk and Aang: yellow cinnamon rolls who could cut a bitch but don't want to

Katara and Shiro: team parent with the same rage face

Allura and Suki: the only functioning braincell

Iroh and Coran: the uncle who everyone likes with cool facial hair

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#im also sad bc i thought it would be an au where every member of the justice league was queer which i already believe but it would be funny

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

Chapters: 5/7 Fandom: Teen Titans - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick Grayson/Koriand'r Characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r (DCU), Donna Troy, Joseph Wilson Additional Tags: Silly, Fluff, Romance, idiot couple, Nudity, but it's because they're figure drawing models for a college art class, POV Outsider, I mean still their friends but not them, Alternate Universe - College/University Summary:

These are my entries for Dickkory Week 2021!

In today’s entry, Donna’s high school friend has fallen in love with a mysterious person.  Her college roommate has fallen in love with a mysterious person.  She does not make the connection.

@dickkory-week

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“You wouldn't believe it if I told you,” Dick says before Developmental Psychology.  “It's bizarre.  It's completely unheard of.  You'll say I'm crazy.”

“I won't say you're crazy until you tell me what it is,” Donna says.  He gets like this sometimes.  Even though Dick is usually a fairly down-to-earth guy, when he's impassioned he can get very strange.

“I'm in love,” Dick says.

“I believe you,” Donna says, slightly disappointed.  “Who is it?”  She looks around the room.  The only other person there is wearing headphones and staring out the window like the protagonist of a teen drama.  “Is it Roy again?” she says in a hushed voice.

“It's not Roy this time,” Dick says, shaking his head.  “I met a girl at the gym.  She's the most beautiful person I have ever met. She could bench me.”

“I could bench you,” Donna says.

“You couldn't.  Anyway, we met eyes in front of the vending machine and then she spotted for me.”

“Romantic,” Donna says.  “What's her name?”

“I forgot to ask,” Dick says.  “Her hair is devastating.”

“Is... that a good thing?”

“Yes.”

---

“Have you ever cried because of someone's beauty?” Kory asks. It's almost ten, and the library has closed, so Donna is going over her classical history notes in their room.

“Can't say I have,” Donna says.  “Did you meet someone beautiful?”

“He could fit the universe in his eyes,” Kory says.  

Donna immediately imagines some monstrous human-anime hybrid.  Kory must see the horror on her face.

“I mean they're deep,” she says.  “I do not mean it literally.”

“That's kind of odd for you,” Donna says.  Kory is usually a very literal person.

“I have been driven to poetry,” Kory says.  She sprawls out on her low bed.  “He's that powerful.”

“That's great,”  Donna says.  “Who killed Commodus?”

“Narcissus,” Kory says.  “His personal trainer.  He drowned him in the bath.”

“Thanks.”  Donna pauses.  “Who bathes with their personal trainer?”

Kory sighs.  “If I were his personal trainer, I would bathe with him.”

“He was insane, Kory.  He dressed up like Hercules and beat people with a club.”

“I mean the boy from the gym,” Kory says.  “I wish I knew his name.”

“Next time you see him, ask,” Donna says.  This is starting to get on her nerves.

Kory sighs again.  “I'm sure his name is beautiful.”

“I'm sure it is.”

---

“It happened again today,” Dick says.  The line in the dining hall is moving slowly today, so he has time to look over his shoulder and talk to her.  “I saw the most beautiful person in in the world again.”

“Roy?”

“No,” Dick says.  “I told you about her earlier.  Tall, statuesque, dips her energy bars in salsa?”

“The gym girl,” Donna says.  Something seems oddly familiar, but she shrugs it off.  “Did you get her name?”

“No, but we went down to Fake Lake and watched the seagulls.”

“Sounds romantic,” Donna says.  She realizes that she's reached the front of the line, so she hastily scoops up some overcooked pasta and watery alfredo sauce.  “You should really ask her name.”

“I kind of like it this way,” Dick says.  “Adds some mystery, you know?”

Donna thinks he's just covering for himself, but she nods anyway.

---

Kory practically dances into the common area, skirt swirling and hair flying.  “I'm in love!” she says.

“It's Roy,” Wally says, not looking up from his hand of cards.

“No,” Kory says.  “I kissed the gym boy!”

“Did you learn his name?” Donna asks.

“No,” Kory says, smiling widely.  “It was outside the arts building and it was magical.”

“It's going to be Roy one of these days,” Wally says.  “Back in high school it was always Roy.”

---

“I kissed her,” Dick says.  “I finally worked the nerve up and did it.”

“That's fast for you,” Donna says.  “Usually you spend at least a year pining.”

“She kissed me,” Dick amends.

“Details,” Donna says, leaning over her desk a little.  She nearly knocks over her coffee cup.

“It was raining,” Dick says.  “And she didn't have an umbrella and she was just standing under the awning looking sad.  So I went over with mine and I said, 'let's share.'”

“Yeah,” Donna says nodding him.  “What next?”

“Her hair bumped up against the top of it,” Dick says.  “Because she had it in a bun and it was like a foot tall.”

“Wait,” Donna says, horror dawning on her.  “What color was her hair?”

“Red.  Anyway, she said 'maybe I should hold it' and I said 'probably,' and she reached out to take it and our hands touched, and--”

“You said she ate energy bars with salsa,” Donna says.  “What flavor?”

“Uh,” Dick says.  “Strawberry and medium.”

“Oh no,” Donna says.  “I think I know her name.”

“Yeah, she told me,” Dick says.  “It's K-- wait, why do you know?”

“It's Kory Anders, isn't it?” Donna says.  She lifts her coffee cup to her lips.  Her hand is shaking.

“Yes,” Dick says cautiously.  “Is there something you know that I don't?”

“She's my roommate,” Donna says.

Dick pauses for a second, then his dopey smile grows.  “That's great!” he says.  “I don't even have to introduce you two!”

“Yay,” Donna says.

---

They meet up for dinner at the cafeteria in the student center. Donna sits politely in one of the booths until she sees them at the entrance.  Dick is pressed against Kory's side like a remora.  He waves a hand in greeting and Donna stands.

“Donna,” he says.  “This is my girlfriend, Kory.”

“Donna, this is my boyfriend, Dick,” Kory says, gesturing to him. “And Dick, this is my roommate, Donna.”

“Kory, this is my friend from high school, Donna,” Dick says. “Donna, is there anyone you'd like to introduce?”

“I think we're good,” Donna says.

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#4

Y'all don't seem to want to say it, but you're talking about DC milfs, and you are not mentioning divorce queen Adeline Kane. I would let her shoot my eye out

9 notes • Posted 2021-03-26 21:36:01 GMT

#3

Chapters: 6/7 Fandom: Teen Titans - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick Grayson/Koriand'r Characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r (DCU), Donna Troy, Joseph Wilson Additional Tags: Silly, Fluff, Romance, idiot couple, Nudity, but it's because they're figure drawing models for a college art class, POV Outsider, I mean still their friends but not them, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - High School, Underage Drinking, for like a fraction of a second Summary:

These are my entries for Dickkory Week 2021!

In Entry 6, a responsible teenager makes a daring escape to see his dangerous girlfriend.

@dickkory-week

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Wayne Manor has a surprising amount of obstacles for the home of a normal, albeit offensively wealthy, family.  Luckily, Dick has sneaked out plenty of times before, so he's able to navigate the creaky floorboards, the sleeping Titus, and the laser trap with little difficulty and get to the window, where he utilizes his acrobatic abilities to shimmy awkwardly down the wall with the help of a climbing rope from the school gym.

The air at night always feels somehow exciting; maybe it's the freedom.  He keeps up a good image for the public.  He doesn't drink, he doesn't skip classes, and he doesn't date dangerous people-- at least, he didn't until recently.

Kory is waiting outside the gate, leg swung over her motorcycle. When she sees Dick her face lights up-- her cool demeanor disappears and she waves enthusiastically.  Dick hastily enters the passcode into the register next to the gate and winces at the creak it makes as it opens.  That discomfort quickly disappears, though, and in a moment he's behind Kory on the bike, arms wrapped around her waist. They roar off into the night (though they're far louder than the gate, nobody comes to get them in trouble).

Riding behind Kory is exhilarating.  Dick is usually expected to be the responsible one; he's the captain of the gymnastics team and the oldest child in his family.  While Kory has always approached him as an equal, she tends to have a take-charge attitude and it's a nice change of pace.

They park by the river.  It hasn't rained in a while, so it's pulled away from the banks a little and is flowing slowly.  Dick settles down on the grass and Kory joins him.  The moon reflects unsteadily on the moving water.  

They drink hard apple cider and stare at the water.

“Did you sneak out a lot back where you used to live?” Dick asks.

“No,” Kory says.  “I was too young.  My sister did.”

“You only moved here a couple of years ago,” Dick says.  “It feels longer than that.”

Kory sighs.  “It's strange.  Sometimes it feels like I just came here the other day.  When I talk to you, though, it feels as though I've been here forever.”

“That's... kind of romantic,” Dick says.

“I am trying to romance you,” Kory says.  “But I mean it.”

Dick leans over and kisses her.  The alcohol is sweet and pungent on her lips, and when the kiss breaks she gently tilts her face so that their foreheads are touching.

“It's working,” Dick says.  Kory giggles slightly.

They wind up spending a while longer together, hands clasped, talking about stupid things.  The light buzz from the cider wears off and Dick realizes with a start that he's been out far longer than he'd intended to be.

“I need to go home,” he says.  “I'm really sorry.”

“Don't be,” Kory says.  “We can see each other tomorrow.”

They get back on the bike and ride down the empty road back to the manor.  They do something a little dumb-- since Kory knows the passcode and can get out, she enters the grounds and walks Dick to the window with the rope hanging from it.  Just as Dick grasps it--

“Ah-HA!” someone says.  “Just as I'd thought.”

“Damian,” Dick says, dread flooding his body when he sees the small face peering out the window at him.  “Don't tell Bruce.”

“My own brother, a delinquent,” Damian says.  “Cassandra, do you see this?”

“Oh,” Dick says.  Cass's face joins Damian's.  She looks down at them smugly.

“Hello,” Kory says, waving awkwardly.

“Delinquents,” Damian repeats.  “Was it a party?”

“They were doing something,” Cass says, turning to Damian. “They look guilty.”

“We weren't doing anything!” Dick calls up.

“This is unbelievable,” Damian says.  “Richard, you're going to ruin our family's reputation with this kind of conduct.”

“Disgusting,” Cass says, even though she doesn't look particularly disgusted.  “You must be ashamed.”

“We have nothing to be ashamed of!” Kory protests.  “We're in love!”

Internally, Dick explodes.  Externally, his ears are feeling kind of hot.

“I can't believe this,” Damian says.  “Cassandra, how can they make up for this?”

“Twenty dollars,” Cass says.  “And chauffeur services.”

“That sounds fair,” Damian says.  “Richard, I'm assuming we'll be allowed to bring food into your car?”

“You--” Dick says.  He's still reeling a little from the declaration of love.  “Kory, you don't have to talk to them.  I'll deal with this.”

“Good night,” Kory says, kissing him on the lips before he can save his dignity.  Damian makes a horrified sound as she turns and walks proudly into the night.

Dick has no choice but to scramble up the rope with his tormentors watching.  Even when he's inside, he feels like they're looking down on him (even though he has a head on Cass and she has a head on Damian).

“Chauffeur services for a week,” he says defeatedly.  “And food in the car, but no drinks.”  He can't vacuum a milkshake.

Cass shrugs and Damian crosses his arms.

“Deal,” Damian says, holding his hand out to shake.

“Your girlfriend seems nice,” Cass says.

10 notes • Posted 2021-10-16 19:17:41 GMT

#2

thinkin bout that time in the 80s that wally west was a republican...

17 notes • Posted 2021-03-19 20:23:53 GMT

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Chapters: 1/7 Fandom: Teen Titans - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick Grayson/Koriand'r Characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r (DCU), Donna Troy, Joseph Wilson Additional Tags: Silly, Fluff, Romance, idiot couple Summary:

These are my entries for Dickkory Week 2021!

In the first entry, Kory struggles with Earth Rules about not kissing people at random intervals.

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Koriand'r never learned how to be professional.  If she’d had a few more years as a princess at home, she would have learned restraint and diplomacy, but her time at there was cut off cruelly early.  Now, suddenly an adult, she finds herself in a situation where that professionalism might have come in useful.

“No,” Donna says firmly.  “You aren’t allowed to do that.”

“It wasn’t kissing,” Kory says, suppressing a whining note in her voice.  “You said I wasn’t allowed to kiss him.  This was not kissing.”

Donna sighs.  “You don’t see Superman cradling Batman’s face when they’re going over their plans.  Anyway, you saw how Dick reacted.”

“We only see the Super and Bat men occasionally,” Kory says childishly.  “You do not know what they do when you’re not looking.”

Frankly, it’s getting frustrating. Kory has always been expressive about her affections.  During her… time with the Gordanians, she rarely had moments where she could be openly gleeful, so she wants to take advantage of her freedom and live life to its fullest.

“I don’t know how you do it on Tamaran,” Donna says.  “But on Earth, people are more subtle. I’ve known Dick since we were twelve, and  he’s always  been professional with his superhero relationships.  It took a while for us to get close enough to even learn each other’s secret identities.”

“I understand,” Kory says.  “But on Tamaran, the professionals kiss.”

—

All the same, the next time the Titans have a meeting, Kory finds herself annoyed and frustrated.  Dick is cute.  Very cute.  During her few weeks on Earth, she’s seen plenty of humans: tall ones, short ones, ones with tattoos of people’s faces.  None of them are as appealing to her as Dick, who’s small enough to pick up but big enough to be a proper armful.

She does not pick him up, because professionals do not do that.

“And Starfire and Changeling will go in through the roof,” Robin finishes.  “Any questions?”

“Yes,” Starfire says.  “Where are we going?”

Robin sighs.  “The lab in the abandoned laboratory district.  Reanimation.  Remember?”

She remembers, so she nods. Unfortunately, Robin’s hair has come a little loose and is hanging charmingly over the bridge of his nose.

“I want to fix his hair,” she whispers to Wonder Girl.

Starfire does not, because professionals do not do that.

—

The raid on the lab goes off without a hitch.  They send several skeleton rats to prison.  Robin pats her on the shoulder.

“He’s allowed to do the touching,” she whispers furiously to Donna back at the apartment.  “But I’m not?  He touched my shoulder!”  She gestures to it.  “But I can’t cradle his face or carry him places with me?”

“There’s a difference,” Donna says. “I’m making iced coffee.  Do you want some?”

“…Yes.”

Donna turns to the spice cabinet to get out the curry powder.  “Normal friends touch each other all the time.”

“Yes,” Kory says.  “I understand that.”  She does occasionally pick Donna up, and Donna occasionally squishes her face between her hands.  She has tried to lift Raven, but that hasn’t ended well.  “But it’s different when it’s him.”

Donna sighs.  “I guess it is different when you like someone that much.”

“I want to touch his shoulder,” Kory says, leaning back and staring at the ceiling.  “I want to touch his shoulder intimately.”

“I’m sorry,” Donna says awkwardly. “Most people’s shoulders don’t get intimate, if that makes you feel any better.”

“It makes it worse.”

“Look,” Donna says.  “If you let this turn into a big angsty mess, you won’t be able to enjoy your life.”

“I want to touch his shoulder intimately,” Kory repeats.  The ceiling is ugly.

“Just tell him that,” Donna says. “If it’s bothering you so much, you should be honest and get it over with.”

“I’m already honest,” Kory says. Tamaraneans communicate heavily through touch.  While most of her interactions with Dick have been platonic by her standards, Donna’s told her they have romantic connotations to humans.  As a human, he should understand the romantic connotations that she is not necessarily but possibly expressing through her regular behavior, such as tenderly stroking his hair.

“With words,” Donna says.  “Tell him, with words, that you’re romantically interested in him.  Make it completely unambiguous.”

Kory straightens her back.  “Maybe you’re right,” she says.  “I’ll use a human method.”

“If that’s what you want to call it,” Donna says.

—

Using a human method of communication, Kory approaches Dick in the Tower.  He isn’t facing her; he’s heavily focused on a jigsaw puzzle, occasionally leaning to the side to drink out of a McDonalds cup without lifting it.  The picture isn’t clear yet, but she thinks it’s some kind of furry Earth creature.  She should ask Gar.

“I’m in love with you,” she says, loud and clear.  “I am romantically in love with you.”

He chokes on his branded beverage.

“I repeat,” she says.  “To be absolutely clear, I am romantically in love with you and would like to kiss you on your mouth, with my mouth.  I would also like to touch your cheekbones.”

He coughs for a few seconds.

“For the sake of transparency,” she says.  “I would like to engage in a lover’s activities with you. As the humans say, ‘I would like to woo you.'”

Dick tries to catch his breath.

“Despite our previous relationship being platonic,” she says.  “I am hoping that in the future we may join our bodies in the act of–”

“I hear you!” Dick says, turning to face her.  His face is completely red.  “I– wow.”

Kory immediately feels a rush of insecurity.  Now that she’s been clear, he can reject her more easily.  This wasn’t a good idea.  Donna knows human rules, but today she’s–

Dick grins a little awkwardly.  “Can we start with just a date?” he asks.

“That would work.”

20 notes • Posted 2021-10-11 21:37:47 GMT

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