#i felt so useless

[crazypantsjewels]

I have an event coming up and was banking on this coming weeks paycheck but I wasn’t needed AT ALL last week so I’m only getting paid for like two days. 😔

[asterixer]

[artyphex]

I cannot wait for Maggie and Nina to spot Crowley lurking around and after successfully cornering him ask how things are with him and Aziraphale and he sarcastically says "Bloody excellent" and when they do wring the truth out of him they're just like

[flowersforthemachines]

Useless Veilguard fact of the day: Day 9

If you give gold to a beggar/performer on the street, the number of your coins will actually decrease by one!

Check out the tag for more useless facts: #useless davg fact of the day!

[blujaydoodles]

feral cats, pt 2

[gl-saveme]

Can I see the clip? That’s. Too. Close!!!

Ormsin as Kris and Folk as Karn in Apple My Love Ep 1

[god-syndicate-if]

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I think I respectfully disagree with the last anon.

I mean Ares just has naturally violent feelings and tendencies towards everything that pisses them off. Yes, feeling the urge to hit people when you're mad isn't a "good" urge to have but it's consistent with the character, that's how Ares is and they feel it indiscriminately towards everyone.

If you're playing as a professional boxer then punching someone will all your strength is going to hurt them either way, it doesn't matter much if they're a man or a woman, because you're going to do a lot of damage either way. I don't particularly think that it's "worse" to inflict harm on a person just because they're a woman. In my eyes, a professional boxer could hurt anyone badly, and to me, inflicting harm on a man is the same as doing it to a woman because they're both equally bad. So I don't think the lesson should be "don't hit that RO because she's a woman," but rather "Don't hit ANY RO because hurting your partner is always bad and it shouldn't matter what gender they are."

But like you said, feeling the urge is not the same as actually doing it. I think it makes sense for Ares to be feeling these feelings towards everyone/anyone, regardless of gender. You can't control what emotions and thoughts pop up, but the difference is that we have some control on when to act on them or not act on them.

(Plus, even fem dame is probably not exactly defenseless, they're still a god with healing and powers, and have a lot more going on than an average human who can't stand up for themselves)

So I did delete the ask that you're referring to so most people reading this wont get the full context of what the previous person said. but Essentially yeah. There are a lot of themes in this project I'm working with. Violence being bad and thoughts not equally action are two that kind of come up a lot. Hell the entire point of the project is how violence is bad and you shouldn't do it even if you really want to. Like if you didn't get that from the prologue then I'm sorry.

In general this type of discussion is going to be difficult, especially through anon ask/poster. So i probably won't answer any more like these just because of that. I feel like I can't really express my full thoughts on through asks because there are potential spoilers and stuff too.

[chocokeyboard]

Happy Belated Birthday to my babies by the way...... Go my sketches i made with all my heart and love and

[radiance1]

Pariah Dark. Ghost King. Master of War. Tyrant. The Breaker of Worlds.

Currently found himself... perplexed and at a loss.

He had assumed he would never be free once more, the one-time his punishment was cut short he wrote it off as the mistake it was. A pitiful fool who believed he could claim his crown from his prison without consequences.

The second time.

Well.

He would not have thought himself to be so lucky, assuming that no other would be foolish enough to free him once more.

He most likely should have learned not to assume a lot of things, when one is more than acquainted with the Master of Time. There was a lot he would do and did for the other before his eternal rest, and a lot of things he could've wrapped his mind around, found out the reason for, even so long as he had the clues no doubt left by Time.

But this.

This.

He was not exactly sure what his expression was, he could not even decide what exactly he was feeling, even. "Dearly belo-" Pariah Dark hid his mistake by clearing his throat. "Master of Time, what exactly do you intend for me to do with... these."

'These' referred to the small beasts currently amusing themselves on his body. A pitch-black chick with red eyes currently nesting in his hair, a snake trying to loop itself-and failing at looping- itself around his neck, a puppy currently resting on his arm and a cub currenting trying to get said puppy's attention only to be zapped away by the pup's foot.

Yes.

Zapped.

Despite this utterly befuddling situation, he was amused by it nonetheless.

"Your parole," The Master of Time said, all-knowing smile on his face. "Surely you would know what to do with children, would you not?"

Pariah Dark blinked. "What in the infinite is a parole?" Pariah tasted the word on his tongue, as if it was foreign to him. And, well. It was. "And what, exactly, would that have to do with children?"

The Master of Time's smile eased into faint amusement, as if aware of some joke the king himself was not.

Which happened more often than not, actually.

"Take good care of these children, and you shall be released from eternal sleep." He said, as if that explained everything. But Pariah Dark was staring at him in clear and undisguised puzzlement.

He then raised an eyebrow. "You would leave me alone with children? Truly? With no qualms?"

The personification of Time nodded, and Pariah could blink slowly, as if he had trouble wrapping his head around this. "Dearly beloved, surely you would not think that this-" If Clockwork noticed his slip of the tongue, then he didn't point it out as Pariah Dark continued. "Would be the best of ideas, no? Surely, you should be worrying for their safety."

Clockwork's eyes filled with mirth as he inclined his head slightly. "Well, do you currently hold any thoughts of harming these children?"

Pariah Dark's face gave away his faint confusion. "Not particularly, no."

"Then that is that." The ancient ghost nodded, as if everything was already decided and done as Pariah could only stare at him in unsurprised exasperation before shaking his head.

Perhaps, he should have expected this.

"The one currently making a nest of your hair goes by Vlad, the Pheonix King." Clockwork pointed his staff to the chick in question, who squinted open an eye before nestling further into the king's hair. He then pointed to the snake. "The one currently trying to strangle you, is Danny. Our prince as well as what humans would call an eastern dragon."

The way Clockwork pronounced our had Pariah feeling like it held another meaning and not just him being known as the prince.

Was there something he was not aware of...?

The staff then pointed to the pup dozing off in his arms. "That one," Clockwork said with faint amusement. "Goes by Dan, a fusion between the phoenix and dragon resulted in his creation and he soon became his own entity after becoming secluded from his timeline after its erasure." He said this casually, as if it weren't something that would cause questions. "He is also a Raiju."

How a bird and snake gave way to dog, Pariah does not know.

The staff then pointed to the last child in his arms, trying to bother Dan and being kicked away and zapped for its efforts. "That is Dani, formally Danielle. She is a Mishipeshu who is the only successful clone of the phoenix and dragon, making her our technical princess."

Again, the emphasis of our left Pariah feeling like there was something he should know. A missing piece to a puzzle he didn't even know he had started.

"You said this one was a king, correct?" Pariah asked, shifting around his arms to better support the pup and cub. "Would the phoenix's not take offense to me of all people being the one to raise their ruler?" As soon as the words left his tongue did he remember who exactly he was talking to.

He was met with a vicious smile, one that he did not see until the days of yore. His non-existent heart skipped a beat.

"Well, if they would like to voice their... displeasure." The Master of Time practically purred that sentence out, and Pariah felt something odd shift inside him. "Then they are surely allowed to do so."

Pariah grunted, silent for a few moments. Clockwork moved towards him in that time, and Pariah stood still, only tracking the ghost with his eyes. "I am quite certain you would make a wonderful father, dear-"

Excuse him, dear..?

"-So why not prove me right as you always have, hm?" Pariah Dark blinked, opening his mouth to speak before his mind screeched to a halt as he felt a pair of lips upon his own before they moved away in the next moment.

A ghost of a kiss.

"Now, run along now why don't you." Clockwork had a mischievous glint in his eyes, before Pariah found himself surrounded by a wide pasture, spanning as far as his eyes could see (and he could see very far) and at the end a forest with a house behind him.

But he could not react, even as he felt pecks upon his head, a bite at his ear and most surely the scratching of claws against his form.

His hair burst into green flames as he stood stalk still.

[mistereerie]

Rewrite: How The Forbidden Staff Would Work and How Vex Influenced It

Hi, I haven't posted in a while, because school is terrible and is needing all of my time BUT I have been working on some things in the background for the rewrite and I promise some of it is not Ice Emperor related lmao. (This post is, but can you blame a man?) Also, I'm going to start formatting and tagging my rewrite posts so they're a lot easier to find.

Creation

The First Spinjitsu Master created the scrolls with sentience in mind, intending the scrolls to be able to communicate with their users as a voice of reason. However, the scrolls had a singular goal; to be in the hands of an Elemental Master.

Seeing the adverse effects that the scrolls had, the FSM locked them away until they are used by Aspheera and the ninja. Being locked away only strengthened their goal, and wanted to reach it by any means necessary.

Without Vex

In a hypothetical where Zane used the staff and Vex didn't find him in the Never Realm, he would slowly lose himself and his memories to the staff.

In an effort to stay with any elemental user, the staff would slowly start suppressing their memories, telling them how useful it is, how it's the only thing they need, forming a toxic bond like a parasite. It would also start changing the user physically and would resemble a process of the user becoming their element like Nya becoming the ocean, but it wouldn't be able to change them to the fullest extent and the process would take many, many years.

It has no other goals, so in the case of Zane the staff wouldn't influence him to become a genocidal dictator, but it would make Zane kill anyone who tries to separate the two of them. It also would hit the jackpot with Zane, as he's also an immortal being and thus the staff would not have to change users if their user were to die. The staff makes Zane wary of the other ninja, but once they establish that they're only there to help and not separate the two of them, the staff would let them help with repairs (albeit through a lot of coaxing, what if they kill him?). But it always makes Zane keep his distance, always a little suspicious of their true intentions.

With Vex

Vex would be able to witness Zane's descent into his element and use it to his advantage. (In this rewrite, Zane doesn't lose his memories through being unplugged, rather through the staff as I felt it was a little purposeless in the show) The scroll makes Vex's manipulation of him a lot easier and he's able to slowly convince him to become the Ice Emperor and eventually, a violent dictator.

The scroll acknowledges what Vex is doing and lets him continue on, as it only secures the scroll's goal. The staff even learns a thing or two from Vex and uses his manipulation tactics to further engross itself in the grasp of the Emperor. In turn, the staff makes Zane even more attached to Vex, enough as to eventually use him as a guide for his thoughts. The two work in tandem to influence Zane into the Ice Emperor.

Early on, in a moment where the staff and Vex are alone, Vex talks to it. He refers to the staff as a spirit, and pledges allegiance to it, in favor that he can use Zane to take control of the Never Realm and to take revenge on everyone he believes has wronged him. The staff isn't able to respond, but it takes his allegiance with gratitude. Vex figures this out later, as the staff makes Zane even closer to Vex.

How The Staff Works (Power Related)

I would reference a post about how their powers work, but I haven't completely finished it yet. so. All you need to know is that the ninja/any elemental user has a physical stamina and magic stamina. The two can be exchanged into the other form, but not at the same exchange rate. Also, their elemental powers are a 'muscle'. If you overuse it, it will stop working until it has completely rested.

Anyways. The staff in this rewrite is not an unlimited source of power, but an incredibly strong amplifier. The cost of magical stamina is lowered significantly, and every move is much more powerful (such as creating multiple independently moving constructs), making it seem unlimited. However, the staff has a great cost because of this amplification, which comes in terms of physical stamina. (Hence the 'turning you into your element' thing). While Zane has more physical stamina compared to the other ninja (subject to change, but s1 ep7 comes to mind), it doesn't save him from his physical stamina being depleted to sustain the power of the staff. This is why he stays on his throne for most of the time, thus using Boreal and the Blizzard Samurai to control his empire.

He's also running a bunch of 'spells' (idk what to call what he's doing), such as creating Boreal, a separate but loyal entity, the Ice Samurai with is solely reliant on him and the Frozen Samurai, in which he froze their flesh and blood and puppets them similar to the Ice Samurai and of course, the Everwinter. So, he's already super spent as is.

When he fights the Ninja, he has to exchange the hold he had over the Ice Samurai to get some of his physical stamina back, causing them to melt. In this fight, the staff slowly relinquishes all of the 'spells', as it's trying desperately to stay within Zane's grip.

In this fight, Kai slices Zane's right arm off causing the connection to sever and all active 'spells' to deactivate. Zane has been basically running on air even before the fight, but the staff used his heart as a last-ditch effort to save them. Zane collapses and is unable to hear the staff scream for him, urging him desperately to fight on. (Don't worry, Zane and his heart are as fine as they can be after 50 years of being the Ice Emperor.)

The staff is stored securely, but the many, many years have forged a special connection between the two. The staff isn't able to talk to Zane over long distances, but certainly in a wider range. In a much larger range though, the staff and Zane are able to 'sense' one another. Zane could randomly walk into this range and feel a tug, an internal sense of dread, pleading and belonging. Whether or not he knows this is the staff is entirely up to the situation, but he's a smart man.

When the staff speaks, the only people who can hear it was anyone under the influence of the staff's power, such as Zane, Boreal, the Frozen Samurai, and Vex.

[barzfrommarz]

dead ass just saw a poll on reddit that was like "Who is the bigger physcopath" and it was c!dream and c!wilbur and c!dream was LOSING

[salty-an-disco]

*head in hands*

at this point, I'll have to do a full rewrite of Skeptic's routes, even if just in my mind, just so I can keep going with my Post-Canon AUs with some peace of mind. that is NOT my boi, and I refuse to take those as canon

(someone already did one for Den and EotN over on reddit, which I still gotta read, but it's nice to see others agree Skeptic feels mishandled in the update)

[ahsoka-in-a-hood]

I'm always a bit surprised when I see hate for Shaak Ti based on her "Republic property" line like it's some kind of slam dunk statement of her views... have you guys seriously never had to speak someone else's language before? I'm not even trying to comment on her motives or beliefs here- but whether you read her as advocating for Fives or not, if she was 100% unambiguously advocating for Fives there that would still have been the right thing to say to the Kaminoans to get custody of him.

[ichijokaoru]

i feel so so so normal (lying) about them i wanted to draw them being cute in all 4 colours

signature refers to my art exclusive sideblog, @magentameows

[littleoddwriter]

Happy 5th anniversary to the ZsaszMask brainrot aka Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn!

[hannahssimblr]

A bolt of thunder forks across the sky, illuminating the dune grasses, the sea and the curve of the coast that stretches on toward the harbour. The sky turns dark and the skies split open, pummelling the sand, pelting the beach house windows with rain and I sit watching it from the couch in the living room, hair wet since the power cut out halfway through my shower. 

“Is it a bad omen?” Jen wonders, perched on a rug, her nose up against the window. “A storm on midsummer's day?”

“What, like if it rains today then it’s going to rain every day of the summer, or something?”

“Yeah.”

“It does that anyway.” A couple of kids sheltering under their foam bodyboard come tearing past the house with shrieks of laughter, I can hear their bare feet drumming hollowly on the wooden steps towards the road. “Not like a cursed storm will make things worse”

Jen snickers, “wow, mister misery, that’s, like, so true. Maybe let’s try to visualise a bit of sunshine instead.”

“Fine, I-” I’m interrupted by a hammering on the door. 

“Probably Shane,” says Jen. 

“Yeah.”

It isn't. It’s Joe. Joe with some random boy standing behind him with a wide, toothy grin, like he doesn't even notice the rivulets of rain pouring off the top of his almost bald head. 

Joe thumbs him over his shoulder, “That’s Kasper from my school,” he says. “We thought we’d come over here since the electricity is after going out in my ma’s caravan.”

“Okay, well the electricity is gone here too.”

Joe frowns like he hadn’t considered this, “Do you not have a generator or some fancy yoke like that?”

“No.”

“Oh, so your PlayStation isn’t going to work.”

I shake my head, and he sighs, turning to Kasper to say dejectedly, “No PlayStation,” and his toothy smile vanishes. 

“Kasper’s english isn’t amazing and all that,” Joe explains, “So I’ll speak for him and say he’s a fuckin’ animal at Killzone 2, he was looking forward to playing it.”

“Ah, I don’t have that game.”

“Brought it, don’t worry.” Joe points to his bag, and I step aside and let them shoulder into the beach house. They immediately leave a puddle on the hardwood floor that I’ll probably remember to clean up later. 

“I’m Jude, by the way,” I tell Kasper, who again turns on his toothy grin for me, “Yes, Turner,” he says in this thick, ambiguously eastern european accent, “I hear of Turner.”

“Are you guys, uh, are you both going to stay here?”

“Ah, maybe,” he shrugs and looks at Joe, who grimaces, “Ma’s caravan is small.”

“Right, and you know this house only has three bedrooms?”

He shrugs, “But two couches, right?”

“Mm.”

“Don’t worry about us then, we’ll manage it, c’mon Kasper, I’ll show you the TV.” 

They hurry down the stairs and leave me standing in the puddle they made, the wind howling through a gap in the door. 

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