#i dont think i have to rag as spoilers

[fishybehavior]

Some new gi designs for Jay I've been doodling

[lunarharp]

wip thing...

of my bg3 avatar hellebore. i also did some casual nude studies of my 3 characters which i'll put under a cut... rather unlike me after all. (so WARNING for abrupt non-sexual full Artistic nudity lol...,,,,) (< won't be making a habit of this)

they mean the world to me

[triglycercule]

putting on mtt offical themes and fanmade theme songs and group songs when i sleep all so when i fall asleep and dream i can see them and see what theyll be like and then i wont have to think of them 24/7 through my day when i can just think of them during night. this possibility could either end up in me getting killed by them so gruesomely that i wake up traumatized or i wake up happy and satisfied from a restful night of trio dream time

[little-shadow-club]

TBH one of the best thing about Solo Leveling is the shadows' personalitites, whereas for Ragnarok it's their agency. And the implication of this (plus if we include how Ashborn's interactinos with his shadows) is interesting.

[paddington-two]

revisiting the turning claudia scene AND showing us the rest of the s1 fight in one episode. this show is crazy

[ajdrawshq]

playing Q2 n watching Akechi get affectionately suffocated by some guy in a bear costume. this game knows exactly what i want

[anthroposeen]

tmagp 19 relisten notes!

tma/tmagp spoilers under the cut as always, and im so sorry i keep posting these late, ive been a very busy bee!

celia:

- she's been collecting evidence about alchemy, with some of the examples including: transference, the spiritual substitution of elements, but an 'incomplete' version (pointed out by sam)

- she almost encourages sam to continue his research into the institute, telling him he was handling it well and teasing him with having information about it. i dont think she means it in any nefarious way, i think its most likely she wants to have another person to confide in and trust her findings to as she goes, and she finds having a second pair of eyes useful for research.

sam:

- he knows about alchemy from researching the institute, as they were very interested in the field. i think its important to note that he specifies he started learning about alchemy during his research, not during his time at the study. this doesnt mean alchemy played no part in the study with children, it could be that sam was too young to understand or they didnt involve the kids directly in that process, but the distinction feels important

- sam reveals he wants to try and let go of the magnus institute research (not followed by a glitch) because alice has been warning him

- sam has realized hes receiving incidents related to his conversations and interests, "are the computers listening to us?" he poses the question to alice, though, knowing shes unlikely to take it seriously or agree. i think he'll likely bring it up to celia next, but i do think its important he continues to involve alice in his questions despite her seeming indifference

alice:

- as usual, she doesnt believe theres anything supernatural about fr3-d1 and thinks the system is too buggy to do anything that advanced

- shes continuously getting jmj errors throughout her interaction with sam, and seems to be the only one experiencing the issue (no one else is complaining about them or getting them on-screen at least). i think its because she refuses to interact with the bait; the one time she received a targeted incident she chose to ignore it, so it seems that jmj have abandoned trying to reason with her

- this conversation with sam drives her to go visit colin at his house, and she still doesnt believe him ("idiots, idiots all the way down") though i do think she'll notice the connections between her conversations with sam and colin

gwen:

- shes very angry at lena for not giving her any protection or back up during assignments, clearly still shaken up by her encounter with bonzo (and that was with someone there as well)

- shes aware that starkwall have offered security to the oiar before, assumedly from her family and their connections since this seemed to be very hush/hush when sam and alice were discussing it

lena:

- she refuses to give gwen any back up because as she sees it, gwen volunteered for the job, blackmailed her, and is a bit entitled to safety she doesnt grant to others (she demands a body guard on assignments but has no problem with endangering celia)

- she rebuffs the starkwall idea, saying they escalate situations (and are likely not trained to delegate with externals, but to enact the protocol upon them when necessary)

- its revealed she used to be in gwen's position, and has completed many assignments alone before (getting a hint at her journey climbing the corporate ladder)

- she tells gwen to resign if she refuses to do her assignments (an offer she made to colin as well. and we see how distance and unemployment are suiting him and teddy respectively)

- she muses that gwen can have her family find her a new, better position if she does quit

COLIN:

- he's correct in assuming alice's phone is listening in, and refuses to let her enter with it on

- it sounds like hes boarded himself into his house (you can practically see the 4 different locks in the door gap) as he speaks to alice, and he sounds weak and ragged

- "you should be worried for yourselves"

- "what i need is to not be seen. he sees too much already" i dont think this is directed at chester/jon or augustus/jonah, rather i think the man whos been managing colin (the one requesting he make an app) is facilitating the surveillance of the office, but i still dont know the level of sentience jmj may have

- "not that anyone cares as long as it balances out", hes put together that the oiar is trying to establish a balance between the forces relating to alchemy, but wont go so far as to stop all suffering by them. he specifically references mercury and sulfur as elements in the equation

incident:

narrated by chester, directed at sam.

- this incident somewhat follows chester's normal themes: mentions of the magnus institute as well as using an incident relating to their recent conversation *(note on this in the extra comments)

- letter to robert boyle, from the bureau of robert hook (speaker), dated 1684 (before the tma!magnus institute was founded)

- the letter calls for help on the matter of isaac newton, who has been working in alchemy and treading upon 'mad scientist' territory, inciting use of "the protocol". its referred to in this way several times, never mentioning magnus in any way, making me suspect that the name could be a monicker claimed by the institute (or tmagp!jonah) as its own interpretation of the protocol. this also goes to show how old the protocol is, drawing into question if it has always remained the same or if it needs to undergo changes

- its revealed that the protocol was enacted over the entirety of london, potentially explaining why the magnus institute is based in manchester instead

- newton is working on the vegetative propagation of metals

- newton kept a mangy dog around the lab, important potentially for a connection to the corruption as we knew it in tma

- within the lab, there was a large, glowing element, the perfected work of wilhelm holmberg, an early chymist (bridge between the disciplines of alchemy and chemistry) who was working on transmutations of metalic elements

- the element was actually a small tree enveloped in a solution unfamiliar to the speaker.

- newton refers to the tree as a living work (a living organism) rather than a mineral

- the tree bore fruit that newton wanted hook to taste -> clear parallels here to the story of adam and eve, the lesson to not eat the forbidden fruit, when newton quotes a latin bible verse directed to adam

- isaac fed the fruit to the dog, which began to transform very similarly to the tree-hybrid man we heard from in episode 3 (flesh falling from the body, as tendrils root into the ground and it sprouts branches) and with an outside perspective, we can see the dog open one eye to look upon hook.

- this also draws another parallel to the bible (though this could be entirely coincidental), but newton feeding the element to his dog makes me think of abraham attempting to sacrifice isaac to god

- hook was horrified by the knowledge and consciousness within the dog's gaze, "it knew me not as a beast knows its master, but as a man knows another" / "it saw me and it knew me"

- newton 'cured' the dog by pouring the glowing solution over the dog, returning it to its normal form

- hook wants to enact the protocol to stop newton from spreading this to a human, fearing what evil a person could accomplish if given omniscience (another theme common to a chester-narration but equally well suited to an augustus one*)

- he specifies that the protocol should be enacted to destroy newton's lab and experiments, but not to harm newton himself, demonstrating that the protocol is a violent method of achieving balance

glitches/lies:

"just curious", said by celia in response to sam asking why shes looking into alchemy

extra comments:

- *i think that there was a scheduling conflict with the voice actors resulting in a switch between augustus and chester's incidents (since they read incidents back to back that seem to match each other's style and it seems odd that augustus would read a modern incident only for the next episode to match his usual flavor. im unsure if thats been confirmed by ajn or any other member of the crew, but if thats not the case it raises some very interesting questions about the nature of what each voice reads (do they have any control over it? is it driven by preference? by code? by the man colin is referencing?)

- any time gwen's family is brought up (usually as a gotcha) she steps down from the confrontation and deflects. i think she may have a rocky relationship with them, explaining why shes desperate to move up in the oiar, why she doesnt want to quit, and why she seems to cling to fragments of her posh life when she can

- this episode confirms the alchemy theory, and we now have a pretty solid base to start researching from. there seems to be a heavy emphasis placed on transformation between elements (with the trinity of alchemy being the mind, body, and soul) and keeping a balance of all the elements. though, sam observed the model/evidence that celia had wasnt complete. i think that the oiar classification book is a list of potential transformations of the trinity, and documents the different elements used to enact the transformation. i dont know much about alchemy, so ill need to do a deeper dive when i get the chance!

- the dog's transformation struck me as a very clear example of what makes a person a person, the question of tmagp (tma asked what made a person a monster). this poses that people have a level of consciousness that allows for evil and good, for complex recognition and knowledge, and potential. this is also playing on questions of free will (hook is concerned about what choices a person would make if given a higher level of sentience by newton's element. in tma, annabelle cain mused that Tolstoy cpuld be correct in his estimation of free will, that if a person was fully omniscient it would be revealed they have no free will, that by knowing every variable a person's actions predictable and set.)

- it was great to hear colin, even if hes clearly losing it in the physical manifestation of a VPN that he calls a house. i dont believe that the old fears still exist, but that seems to be the only explanation for how hes behaving. hes demonstrating every symptom of a victim of the eye, and i cant think of another element or force that could be triggering this exact reaction

[miirohs]

rats [u.s.p]

pairing: OPLA!Usopp x GN!Reader wc: 0.6k cw: spoilers for opla eps 5-7 but ive forgot which eps exactly so proceed with caution an: if i had a dime for every time i felt uncomfortable writing kisses id have a shit ton of dimes bc i dont want to write kisses but if it calls for it i must answer.

"Usopp, i need help!" You snapped, broom clutched precariously in your hands as you stood on the hanging table.

As your eyes scanned the floor, the small rat you had seen earlier darted across the floor, causing you to yelp and stumble back a little.

You had been stuck in the kitchen for a while, at a stalemate with the critter. You weren't sure anyone had heard your cries for help.

"Hey Y/n, i thought i hear you calling- What the hell?!" He jumped as the rat scuttled around his feet, moving back faster than you had ever seen him move before. It might have been comedically funny if it weren't for that fact that it was a rat, on deck of all things.

"Usopp you coward! Now's not the time to move away!" Usopp stared at you, looking down at the floor before looking back up with a hint of guilt in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, i might have left some snacks out, and i think... it might have attracted the little guy. But don't worry, I'll take care of it!" He offered, and you sighed in exasperation.

"Just... just be quiet for a moment. Let me handle this." With a deep breath, you steadied yourself on the table and lowered the broom cautiously towards the rat.

With a quick lunge, making a dangerous swipe at the critter.

"Gotcha! Wait whoa-" You lunged too far, dangerously far off the edge of the table.

Usopp's eyes widened in alarm, and he sprang into action, reaching out to grab you as your arms flailed, trying and failing to regain the balance.

Your breaths came in ragged gasps, and you looked up at him, your eyes wide.

"Rats," you muttered, warmth spreading across your face as you leaned slightly into his arms. "I'm sorry. Thank you for catching me, though."

He smiled, his dark eyes softening with concern. "Of course, I've got your back. It was a close call, though. Are you okay?"

You nodded, feeling grateful but also a little embarrassed. "Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks."

Usopp chuckled, his hand still lingering on your waist. "Well, I guess I owe you one now."

As he let go, you couldn't help but notice the warmth in his eyes and the gentle smile on his face.

You continued to watch the rat scuttle about the room, eyes wandering from his, broom clutched firmly in your hands.

The little creature had found a temporary refuge beneath the table, and you beckoned to Usopp. Whispering, you said, "I think we need a more strategic plan."

Usopp nodded in agreement, strange look in his eye as he watched the animal alongside you. "You're right. Let's not scare it too much. I have an idea. You stay here and keep an eye on the rat, and I'll try to guide it toward you."

Grabbing a jar, he quickly set up a contraption, fiddling with it before eventually placing a piece of cheese under it.

"Where did you get the cheese?" You whispered as he joined you, crouching next to you behind the island.

Usopp grinned smugly. "I always have a secret stash of snacks. Just in case of emergencies, you know."

"Dude, in what case would we ever need cheese?" You laughed, hushing as Usopp landed a smack to the back, pointing to the jar.

The two of you watched as the rat slowly approached the jar, lured by the scent of the cheese. Its tiny nose twitched, and it cautiously entered the opening, pawing its way in.

With a deft movement, he slid a thin piece of cardboard under the jar, trapping the rat inside. It squeaked in surprise, causing you to jump a little.

"We got it!" Usopp exclaimed, a triumphant grin on his face. "Well done, (Y/N)!"

You couldn't help but laugh in relief, "You're a hero Usopp."

He grinned, his chest puffing out a little with pride. "Well, it's all in a day's work for the brave captain of the Straw Hat Pirates."

"Well, i don't think the actual captain would take very nicely to that," You smirked, taking the jar from him.

"Hey-" He said, looking at you seriously before breaking into a smile, "-there's no telling. It can just be our little secret."

"Well, i'm going to have to charge you for that... How about a kiss?" You smiled at him, putting down the jar.

He glanced around the room before leaning in closer to you, a mischievous glimmer in his eye.

"Well, I suppose I could consider it as payment for saving you from that rat," he replied, his voice teasing.

The two of you shared a brief, sweet kiss. Warmth spread, goosebumps running down your arms as the chaos of the kitchen seem to melt away.

When you finally pulled away, Usopp had a satisfied grin on his face. "Consider us even now."

"Deal-"

A crash interrupted you, and you turned around, smashed jar now on the floor instead of the counter, without a rat to hold.

"Rats. Not again."

"Rats indeed. Better not let Sanji see that," He said, scurrying away as you flushed.

"You better get your ass back here Usopp!"

[sharkdoughnutz]

expanding on my take for Hazbin Hotel; basically Charlie and Vaggie are angels helping sinners get redeemed, Charlie moreso than Vaggie but yk

notes under cut if interested!!

notes:

•Charlie might be a bit too small? she's cute nontheless. anyways, Charlie is probably just going to be a regular angel and not a seraphim. though, as interesting as it is, i just didnt think about that beforehand so she's probably just being regular. i could maybe work in the seraphim aspect in some way but im not sure rn

•Vaggie is an exorcist but is being forced into Charlie's bodyguard/assistant by Adam, though that's the only help he'll be giving Charlie and her project

•im thinking of making all of the exorcists 80s rock inspired harpies cuz it makes some sense i guess 🤷 just thought it would be cool honestly. hopefully Vaggie doesn't look too out of place?

•Angel is their first resident, purely on accident cuz he just planned on crashing there for maybe a night or so but somehow got dragged into actually participating; maybe he has a soft spot deep down or its his secret desire to redeem himself to see his twin sister? who really knows

•Alastor is only there to cause chaos really, in some way im not entirely sure of yet. but Charlie allows him to stay and "help" because she believes he actually has good inside him; spoiler alert: he does not!!

•back to Vaggie really quick, but im thinking about having her pull out her weapon from like her body or maybe her halo or maybe even her wings cuz that's so much cooler than her just carrying around the thing

•i didnt add Nifty or Husk mainly because i didnt know how to fit them in, Nifty could possibly work in the future if i thought about it more but idk. i dont care much for Husk personally so that's another reason

•the opposing forces against Charlie and her rag-tag group will be the three Vees. Vox and Al have their beef, Angel and Val also have issues with each other, and for Velette: im thinking she could butt heads with Charlie, and Vaggie by extension because she's Charlie's obligatory bodyguard, but mostly Charlie.

•Sir P might play a role in the future but that would be when we would know more about the main characters and the Vees. Cherri might too, but she'll stay just as Angel's friend for now who shows up every once and now to try to ruin his progress, not because she doesnt want him succeed but because drugs and alcohol are the only things she knows that makes him happy, and she usually takes him out after he vents to her about Val and work

[legodragon]

NINJAGO CHARACTER ESSAY LOL I need to get this one out sorry.

For my pals I’m watching Ninjago with this is about Season 8 and beyond LOOK AWAY NOW. NO SPOILERING URSELVES. we can talks about this when we get there. yay <3

I have so many thoughts abt Lloyd and Harumi and how they literally in a way mirror each others experiences. Harumi and Lloyd were both expected to give up their childhoods in order to fit a role the broader world expected of them. That is such an interesting thing when you take in their conflict. wow i love foils

I do enjoy the complexity thats involved with the romantic feelings particularly on Lloyd’s end. Harumi’s feelings for him I’d say were far too complicated to narrow it down to mutual romantic feelings (in fact I dont think she really has any at all, I think she was addicted to the pain she caused him).

Lloyd’s feelings are so interesting to think about. boy is so starved of affection its unreal. She hurt him terribly, her betrayal and manipulation is something we still see affect him throughout the series. He lost trust in the good intents of some people because of her. But he still sees that face he grew affection for. It tears him the fuck up. I hate you but I still love you. Digging in the rubble for her is so in character for him to do it hurts. By no means should it be something he shouldve been tasked to do after everything, but he still did. He still looked for her. He still cried for her. His compassion never dies.

The whole thing with the Overlord telling Harumi “you still have feelings for him” was kind of… goofy when taking in that she literally said there was never anything between them, right to Lloyd's face. But on one end its not incorrect, its just not what it seems. I think it calls to her habit of chasing him. Shes obsessed with finding her answers to her grief in him. She enjoys toying with him. Its blame, addiction, and also, projection. She will never find the answer to her pain in Lloyd no matter how much she tries to make him pay for it. She not only hurt him but she hurts herself. And made more victims in the process.

Only when she learned the truth did she lay down her arms. I think she just stood there, confused, now not knowing what to project everything onto. It became her coping method of grief, to put everything she was feeling onto Lloyd and hurt him for it. When that was gone she didn’t know what to do with herself.

Lloyd still in the end showed that despite everything, he knows her pain. It once again shows his compassionate nature. I know people rag on the “shes with us” bit but in my head thats Lloyd being accidentally cringey because he doesnt know what hes gonna do about going about things with her, hes just going to try.

I dont think its as easy as Crystalized ending and its all gone and forgiven between them. I think it was a chance and a goodbye. Truly I think whats best for both of them is to heal away from each other. Theres probably too much built up pain to continue any contact.

I wonder what Harumi is doing now, after the merge. Maybe shes finally finding peace. Better ways of grieving, I hope. Finally able to see her pain as it is rather than putting it onto someone else. Please get these two some therapy 😭

[the-s1lly-corner]

Hello, can I have some headcanons of LJ, Toby and EJ with a y/n who acts like Ai Hoshino?

Various creepypastas w/ an hishino-type!reader!

OKAY SO I LITERALLY just watched the first episode/prologue thingy for the anime ai is from and lemme tell you. i fucking cried. like i knew how the first episode ends, more or less, but i still wasnt ready. she deserved more screen time frfr i wish to admit that i had a very hard time writing this one (not your fault!) since i struggle with writing characters similar to hishino SOBS so i sure hope this doesnt turn out too too bad! also if it sounds im ragging hard on ai/ai/type reader im so sorry TToTT i think its because i relate to ai a fair bit in regards to the whole masking/lies thing also spoilers at the end after all the hcs, has nothing to do w/ the request i just wanna yell ab episode one

Characters: lj, ej, and (platonic) toby

CWs; none!

Laughing Jack;

when he sees you acting cheerful and happy and put together around him, hes none the wiser

he may eventually catch onto some clues if the mask slips, and when he does hes going to poke and prod and pry

"why so sad, sugerplum?"

when or if you drop the perfect façade hes kinda... taken aback

more or less not much changes but hes more likely to keep a closer eye on you, pick up on small things that effect you

in a weird way he can relate

outwardly presenting as a charismatic person ready to catch the spotlight, but in reality being an reckless and inexperienced kid

its... comforting in an odd way, and while i want to say that lj helps you better yourself, i think he would cling onto it too hard and you two end up feeding into the lies

like i want to make this cute and lighthearted but with how i currently see lj, i just dont see him as being... the best, even if he doesnt mean harm to you

i mean, you love him, right? thats not a lie, is it? sure... neither of you had really.. said the words to each other, for fear that it wasnt going to be true.. but, hes sure he loves you-!

its

rough

honestly i think a raw and hard conversation is in order for the two of you to move forward and last

Eyeless Jack;

catches on almost immediately, unlike laughing jack, hes good at reading folks

i mean he kinda has to given that when he needs food....

moving on

he sees right through you, and hes scared that he can understand exactly what youre deal is; another who understands where youre coming from, only real difference with eyeless jack is that hes not trying to keep some charming act up

he subtly urges you to let the mask fall and talk to him, human to semi-human-turning-into-a-monster-human... afterall its not like he has someone to spill your secrets to, given youre really the only person he talks to on a consistent basis.... even if you werent the only person he had he wouldnt dare share your issues with others

with that said, if he cant help you, he wont force his help onto you... at least for as long as its not getting to ridiculous heights

generally minds his own business but he would love to get to know the real you

Ticci Toby;

obligatory hes written as platonic since im not comfy writing romantic stuff for him + im still trying to figure out just how to.. write him...

honestly i think its a 50/50 if he figures out something deeper is going on with you

on the chance he doesnt know, he just thinks youre a charming and bubbly person to be around albeit a little bit of a clutz... but hey when has someone not done something kinda dumb? doesnt think much of it, and things go on as usual

if he does find out youre only acting? i think at first hed be kinda mad, that you lied to him about... a lot of stuff, i mean can he really be sure he knows the real you? well, given the nature of your personality, yeah, to a degree he doesnt

as selfish as it sounds, i think hed need a minute to cool it before you guys can talk and find a way to move forward with the friendship. like i think ultimately hed come to some sort of understanding, since there was SOME ...genuine-ness.. to your actions

tries to make you cut out the pretending stuff outright, you can be genuine around him you dont gotta act like how others want you to act

ooooof yeah no im not too proud of this one but i didnt want to just give you nothing, so i hope that this doesnt totally suck to everyone else </3 again, im bad at writing like characters like this since obviously i feel i focus a lot on the façade thing anyways, below is me yelling about the first episode as mentioned above, spoiler warning !!!

I KNEW SHE DIED IN THE FIRST EPISODE BC I SAW SOMEONE MENTION IT WEEKS BACK I KNEW IT WAS COMING BUT I FUCKING CRIED LIKE A LITTLE BITCH

and when it showed the 1st birthday recording :( that just restarted the waterworks

i dont usually get so hooked on characters and feel for them this easily so quickly, but boy! was this an exception! maybe it was because the thing was an hour and a half long so thats a lot of time to get attached (thats probably what it was) but god

i knew it was coming but it still broke me

and when the babysitter lady offered to take them in

CRIES

anyways

sits

i might watch the rest of the episodes sometime, but idk how the rest of the anime is like after that banger opening

[mistyfoxxy]

I’d love to see a scene where willow gets knocked out by belos. Hunter , thinking she’s dead, monologues on how much he loved her , few moments later he hears a “ you do “ from her

ONESHOT TIME!!!

(spoilers for thanks to them, much angst! Also there's some blood in it and the word "hate" lol. dont know what all warning i need. Hope you all enjoy!)

HE WAS HAPPY

"Evelyn? How nice of you to join. Last time I finished him, you were jut a moment too late. How fortunate of you to make it!"

Willow stood her ground, placing herself between the monster in front of her, and the boy she had come to know and love behind. "I won't let you hurt him. I know what happened! I know the truth! Couldn't you just be happy for him?!" She screamed.

Her anger boiled and she could feel the echo of the strongest and deadliest plants all around her. But there was one specific one she needed to get a hold of. One specific type. And she could finish what the real Evelyn started.

For now, she needed to stall him. "Huh? I can't hear you. Tell me! Tell me what was sooo wrong with your brother being happy? He had a family-"

"Exactly! He replaced me! He stabbed me in the back for you!" Belos hand turned into a long blade in less than a second and swiped at her. She had less than five seconds to make a decision. Move out of the way and possibly allow Hunter to get hurt. Or try to fend the blow herself.

Thick vines erupted through the ground, slowing down the brunt of the blow, but not completely stopping it. "Ahh!" Not only slicing her staff in half, it got her too.

"Willow!" Then everything went black.

.

Hunter cried in anguish as he forced himself up, not caring about the state he was in. Willow was hurt. It was all his fault.

He felt himself tremble at the sight of blood that pooled around her midsection, her lifeless body lay less than three feet in front of him. Oh Titan. No. Please!

A maniacal laugh was heard and the taunts began. "Finally! We can be a family again Caleb! No palisman, no witch! Let's go home!" Something psychotic and evil layered his voice. Hunter felt like he was gonna be sick.

"Hunter! Willow!" Calls were heard behind him. No doubt the rest of his family had caught up to them. He didn't have the strength to turn around, the only the he could see was Willow.

All anger, all sense of revenge faded his body as he hit the ground, landing on his knees beside her. He quickly untied the jacket around his waste, pressing it down on he stomach, tears rolling freely. "Willow? Willow please. Answer me."

Leaving one hand to apply pressure on her wound, he took his other and slid it behind her neck, pulling her closer to him. "Willow please. You can do this. Please just open your eyes. I-I can't lose you!"

Nothing. Hunter's breathing became ragged as he slowly raised his head to meet Belos' disgusted gaze. "I hate you!" Hunter cried. "You've taken everything away from me! My freedom, my happiness, my best friend! And now? Now her! I'm gonna destroy you!"

Hunter didn't know what overcame him, he felt a rush of something that hit him like he'd never felt before. Power.

Fast as lightening, and gently as he could, he teleported Willow, setting her on the ground in front of Camila and Gus, the other two girls caught his look and nodded. Following him back to the battlefield.

Belos became outraged as Amity used abominations too hold him down, Luz creating ice glyphs that pierced the monster's flesh. Hunter used a few glyphs of his own, specifically vines that he used to wrap around Belos neck and pull him backwards.

"Caleb! I'm trying to fix our family!"

"We're not family!"

"Roarr! What is it with that witch anyway! You could have anyone else!" Belos struggled to break free, Amity now controlling a large abomination to hold Belos in place as Luz drew a large spell circle, concocting glyphs to complete the final blow.

"Oh you wanna know? She's kind, friendly, and caring. She's silly, fun, and sometimes as naive as I am! She loves plants and photob- photograssy- photography! She's powerful! More powerful than anyone I know, including you, and I love her!"

With a huge tug, Belos tumbled backwards, consequently falling into the spell circle Luz created. He fought and fought, and for a second, Hunter wondered if he'd be trapped in the circle as well, which he didn't mind. If she really was gone... then it didn' matter. He had failed her. He wouldn't let her down by leting the ones she loved get hurt. He closed his eyes, smiling a little at the thought he'd see his lil' Rascal again and if Willow had truly gone, then he'd stay with her. Hopefully throughout all of eternity if she'd have him.

But before the spell had completed it holding spell, a large vine erupted, latching on to him and pulling him out, while several others looped around the monster, holding him down. Huh? Amity's abomination also remained, and Gus cast a spell making belos believe there war thick bars all around him. Camila also activated a few ice glyphs, to help keep his legs down. And Luz stomped on the spell. Soon a bright light evaded as the spell activated, Belos breaking free of everything else, he slammed his fists against the wall.

"You." A voice called, weak yet full of rage. Belos growled in response.

Hunter whipped is head around, almost crying in disbelief. It was Willow, eyes blazing lightly, and Gus helped her stand. Her arms stretched out, spinning a large greenish purple circle, tears pouring out of her eyes, each drop seemed to steam when it hit the ground. Flowers blooming at each spot.

Hunter ran over to her, taking Gus' place, he knew what she was about to do. With everything in him, he felt himself draw magic out of him self, maybe it was the galderstone? And sent it her way. Her spell became ten times bigger.

Willow smiled cruelly and tilted her head, "Wanna see what a witch looks like? Here ya go!"

"No!" Belos shouted, trembling as the spell surrounded him, latching onto every surface it could find. His body began to glow and his arms stretched out, breaking into individual branches as he took on the form of the tree. A palistrom tree. "Curse you, Caleb!"

And in a matter of seconds, there was a large Palistrom tree in front of them. Probably the biggest one they had ever seen.

"He's gone. He can't shape into anything now. And the spell circle won't allow anything impure to leave if he does somehow break free." Luz commented. The group held a moment of silence, grouping around Willow who had taken a place on the ground. Luz gave her a little nudge, tears forming at the brim of her eyes, "Told you you were one of the strongest witches i knew. Great job, Willow."

Gus nestled beside them, Willow gradually holding on to Hunters shirt, a small smile on her lips. "Thanks Luz. Ya'll did great too. I couldn't have done it without ya'll... or Evelyn, she's the one who cast the spell in the first place. I just sped it up."

"Oh baby, you did so good, all of you did amazing." Camila smiled. "How are you feeling?"

"Tired... but Clover helped gave me most of her... like Flapjack did." Tears flowed freely now. She looked up into the eyes of the boy holding her close. "So... she might need to be looked at."

Gus pulled Clover out of his shirt, passing her to Willow. The little be exhaustedly nuzzled her owner. "I'll be ok."

The group sighed in relief. Amity whispered something in Luz's ear, causing a "oh?" expression to deem her face. They all seemed to mentally pass on a secret as the slowly walked away from Hunter and Willow. They were giving them some time alone.

"Is it true?"

"Huh? Is what true?" Hunter replied to the plant witch. He felt confused as he noticed the soft blush on her face. And the tired but smirking expression from the bee palisman.

"That.." She looked away from. But her arms never left him, instead they tightened around him. "That you love me?"

Oh. oh. He felt a flutter in his chest. He thought about the chances that she'd probably not want to be around him again, doubting that she'd feel the same, or even hate him for it. But then clear as the brightest day, he heard it. The little tweet of his old pal. His favorite companion. Go on. Don't let her go.

He smiled gratefully, a small laugh/sob escaped his throat. 'Thank you Flapjack'. "Yes, Willow... I love you. I think I always have. Not because of him though, please don't think it's because of some weird parallel between me and Caleb. I love you because of you, Willow. You're amazing. My first real friend, aside of Flapjack of course. You make me feel real. No, you make me feel like me..."

The lovely green eyes of the witch he had become so fond of stared up at him in the only way he could describe it. Full of love and joy. Before he had a chance tp have his reflexes kick in, he was pulled down into a firm kiss. Willow slammed her lips against his before turning it into the most gentle thing he had ever felt. He tilted his head to deepen it, and let out a whine as she pulled back, "I love you too, Hunter. I love you so much."

He was truly grateful to be alive.

[utterdrip]

meet myra! she is my durge for my honour campaign and one im experimenting with gradually changing her appearance as time goes on

some little facts abt her:

shes actually not a redhead LOL. her hair is meant to be shown as a matted and disheveled mess from the torture orin and kressa inflicted upon her

^ in addition to the above point, she is dressed haphazardly in worn rags, just enough to staunch the bleeding but not enough to actually help

both of her eyes are Currently ruined

i dont think the dark urge wouldve ever cried during their torture, but i think it wouldve been impossible like biologically speaking to not have depending on the method. durge also cried blood.

the collar says to return to kressa bonedaughter if found

now big “spoilers” for her character/character arc and some pictures of her head scars under the cut

so the dark urge is dead. like its soul has been cleaved from this body and myra has been placed into it

so this dead body is going to slowly become more “alive” as time goes on

myra, as her own person, was someone who has already lived through the absolute’s domination. she doesnt know how it happened, but one moment she was at the mercy of a mindflayer, and the next she is on the nautiloid with a severe case of memory loss

she will eventually get snippets of her previous life back to her, as well as some of the dark urges’ more primal desires

if you know what isekai is, sorta that or transmigration :)

anyways here are some more plainly visible pictures of her scars. so like the dark urge was killed by decapitation and so the body carries that scar

[anzynai]

I JUST FINISHED READING ALL THE BOOKS FROM THE GLORIOUS MASQUERADE

and i have some thoughts i’d like to share about it

(keep in mind there are spoilers obv!!)

SO FIRST OF ALL, apologies to that anon who sent me the ask about rollo a few weeks back (i barely knew who rollo was at the time so i didn’t know how to respond) BUT I WILL GET TO U SOON. literally binge read every book starting from FRIDAY. so i’ve been very very busy.

first about my love azul, i love his personality so much. i like how he sticks to it too, like call it selfish (it kinda is) but he doesn’t DO things for no reason. yet, i feel like even as manipulative he seems, he still has his pride. i also enjoy that his personality doesn’t get in the way of caring for his friends. ie. getting jade and floyd the gifts he gave them, especially catering the gift to what they liked. even though, he said he would technically expect something, i can tell he just genuinely cares for them.

despite that, i think it’s also pretty cool that he does THE SAME THING essentially for epel and deuce, even if it’s just to get on their good side. it’s just kinda a “classic azul” kinda scheme and i live for it!!

NOT TO MENTION, how cool he was??? i loved that he got to play such a big part in this event. like, making a deal with deuce for his magic??? SO SMART. love him. being so precise with his magic that malleus compliments him???? beautiful. an added bonus that he got a bit shy ab it too it’s so cute

also, i love how jamil takes every chance he can get to get a dig at azul. people always are like “jamil hates him!!” and all that but jamil always teasing azul suggests otherwise??? its pretty cool. obviously, i dont think its like (realistically speaking) theyre like besties or whatever but they definitely don’t hate each other.

i thought another thing that was nice was azul and idia’s relationship. it’s a strange kind of comfort between each other. idia ALWAYS finds him as some shady guy, but nonetheless, of all the people he would speak to, he seemed most comfortable and talked to azul the most. boards game club rlly helped out with team bonding.

another thing with idia is that i love how antisocial he is because it’s just such a core part of his personality but he makes it work!! yet, he’s not modest at all??? I LOVE THAT. like he knows his worth and it surprised me but i still loved it. like that scene with the exploding rag thingies, he was so proud of himself and had absolutely no shame in asking for compliments because he knew what he did was genius??? love him so much.

I LOVED that part where ruggie and jamil tweaked together to basically use the students from the other schools as human shields LOLL they weren’t lying when they said they were gonna use dirty methods but somehow it feels a bit refreshing knowing it’s not all “kiss and make it better” and then it actually gets better. like ruggie and jamil (two important characters) are not innocent and completely good, yk?? i really love that they did that.

also i adore their dynamic. they’re both so similar and they didn’t know it until this event and i just KNOW they’ll get along amazingly in the future.

i also enjoy jamil’s personality when he’s not around kalim. i really liked this in the first main story, but jamil just seems like this very monotone “do as told” kinda average person whenever he’s near kalim (which makes sense because he’s meant to make kalim shine) but it’s really nice getting to see his real personality away from him (a personality that pairs very well with ruggies and loves to tease others especially azul)

i officially LOVE malleus. i adore that he seems like such a scary guy, but he just wants friends. the way he was marking off the days in his calendar or even prepared a whole performance??? AMAZINF. and how he was so upset because the invitation wasn’t genuine??? like that’s so sweet to me, i don’t know.

also it’s hilarious to me how no one wants to get on his bad side. that one scene where rollo said he didn’t need to talk to rocks and malleus just sent him a glare and he immediately said “i’ll think about it” GOLDEN. or like how idia and azul were a bit cautious because they didn’t want to make him angry. it’s so funny

now, rollo. honestly, i feel like i expected worse. i think his story is really interesting and id like to get more info about it. i find it really cool that rollo and idia actually have a lot in common and idia actually hinted at it quite a few times.

honestly, i think it’s sad how i think rollo genuinely thought he was in the right??? or maybe he doesn’t know what’s right from wrong but there’s so many ways people cope and his was just.. not good for people. but ALSO the flowers don’t kill the people right??? i’m not sure i think it just takes their magical power. not really justifying what he did but i can understand WHY he did it. i really like him and i hope we can see more of him soon.

THATS ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. honestly, don’t really think anyone’s gonna read this but… it’s here anyway?? really enjoyed this event 🙌🙌

[seawardboundsammy]

Break and Hide if you’re up for it!

I'll do this one with my hungry scar art thief step, Thistle! (and also my MoTW character Aster so guys who are in that campaign dont look!)

break: What would cause your OC to break down completely? What do they look like when that happens? Has anyone ever seen them at their lowest?

thistle is obsessed with being human and surrounds himself in art and other people's emotion in hope that they'll fill the hole in his chest (he romances herald for that sweet sweet emotional run). but sometimes he reads some poetry or sees a painting that makes him feel. an intense nothing. like white noise in his chest that makes his fingertips buzz. thistle's breakdowns arent dramatic or big, theyre just him sat staring at the wall, hands limp at his sides, like a porcelain doll or a puppet without its strings. i think herald's seen him get pretty bad but not fully broken.

hide: What does your OC hide? Why do they hide it?

thistle has a series of fracture scars over his face from hb where his skull well. Shattered. and it makes him look like a cracked porcelain doll (are you noticing a theme?) that he actively covers with makeup, which none of my other steps do. he hates how fake it makes him feel and hates how it marks him and much of his nightmares are filled with the idea that there is nothing at all under those cracks.

now aster! this is serious guys dont look this is big backstory spoilers! literally everyone expect those like. four people is fine.

break:

this is kinda the main thing of their backstory where they used to be a monster hunter and defender of their small town while running themself ragged and one day they didnt judge a drop correctly and shattered their left ankle and they got laid up in the hospital and all the stress and pain and guilt over oh my god did i kill someone?? set in. the only people who have seen them completely broken down are those doctors and the stars.

hide:

anything about what they like and their past they keep on the down low and they also are SUPER off the grid. they have. a flip phone that about 7 people (including their new team of 3 others in the game) have the number of. they are pretty surly and gruff and have very few friends (NONE. NONE up until the game starts). theyll be pretty open with their magic with other people in the supernatural "scene" but they do also have an old reputation from their active days that lingers.

[bizlybebo]

<SPOILERS FOR APOTHEOSIS EPISODE 2>

THEY START IN A TAVERN LMAOOO

Rumi is on the stage oh it's greattt!!!!

Rumi- "You! Do you know how to play the viola?" POINTS A FUCKING PETER

DONT PEER PRESSURE THIS WET RAG OF A MAN INTO PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT ON STAGE

RUMI STOP BULLYING HIM XD

"I'm sorry I don't know why he did this" Stop apologising.

Nevermind maybe do apologise that was awful

Don't sing hot cross buns over his narration

Rumi STOP dragging this poor boy around!

Oh yeah I get what you mean, he is sobbing over a surface level compliment

"I'm sorry noone has ever asked me that" YOUR NAME????"

I have visions of you" that does not have the implications you think it does (retrospect, that was probably intentional)

I can't imagine the players are anything except entirely baffled by Peter

I love Peter he's such A dork

I love Rumi he's so cool

"I was more like a meat puppet in sort of a play of destruction" boyyyy

Rumi is bestieeee he's great

"We just joined hands" SIR

"I have litterally never done anything"

"This is the best day ever" You sopping wet tissue paper boy

I THINK RUMI IS GETTING LIKE FOLLOWERS TO GET POWER TO HELP PEOPLE THATS SO COOL!!!!!

PETER YOU ELDRICH DIVINE HORROR

ANGELIC LIZARD OMG <<<3333

"I run into a tree" Charlie stop physically abusing your characters they deserve better

"Goddamit you're a murderer"

"Stand behind me"

"No stand behind me"

"No stand behind me"

"No I'll protect you"

"I would like to sense anything holy"Just both of Them

Peter Sqloint, the most holy man

Oh shit PvP

TASHAS HIDEOUS LAUGHTER TO MAKE HIM LAUGH LMAO

"You can't just magically make me laugh" He litterally can though

Peter for being Peer Pressured

"Rumi this guy kinda sucks :<"

"I steal his viola and play hot cross buns"

I am suffering /pos

Hes so genuine

All of the other JRWI characters take note, THIS IS how you do a speech

Peter: 🧍

As the nothing moves across the nothing XD

LIZARD 💜💜💜💜

Peter be like: not me, actually my super cool all powerful OC

"You look super aggressive sometimes please don't kill me, I'll die, I'll just die

Summons sword epically and musically

SUNNYYYY AAAAAAAAJSHSHSHD 💜

Exandroth my beloathed

"Peter is GONE" well bring him back maybe?Archangel sounds are the worst

"Don't lecture me on morals"

"THERES A WOLF ON MY LEGGGG >M<"

"YES PETER YOUR BLOOD IS NOW SPIDERS""

Your [blah blah blah] will be your end/downfall/undoing"

Okay so it's not just me right? Rumi is incredibly Gay

Woughhhhh

Lizard Log

(These are gonna take a while because Tumblr eats the formatting from my notes app, also if there are random words that cut off a sentence and don't make sense, autocorrect is a bitch)

RAGHHHHH RUMII AND PETERRRR I LOVE TJEMMMM THEY WERE SO <3333 FROM THEE STARTTT

i can’t wait to watch peters development because you can already see how he’s getting stronger + more confident in himself even by episode 6 aughuguguh. going from crying when rumi asks him his name to bashfully accepting compliments who cheered (me)

rumi is SO gay. i aspire to be like him he’s so fucking gender. but also a suave motherfucker i hate them so much. i want to shake them like a maraca and hear them go shkshkshkshk

RRRGGHH JUST THE. THE EBERYTHING AND THE WAY THANATOS GOT IJTRODUCED TO THE PARTY I LOVE TJEM SOO MUCHH AUGGH

rumis so fucking graceful even in combat it makes me angry. who let this asshole be so perfect

if peter doesn’t get his lizard log by the end of apotheosis then it’s all for nothing istg