#i love brainstorming

[pine-needle-shuffle]

for riptide au what would an actually comfortable bed/perch/sleeping situation in general look like for cloud + co?? i imagine dealing with big ol wings while trying to sleep doesn’t make it easy even if you Do have enough space

So the hard thing for them is they are a combination of 2 body plans that don't get along super well. So lets go through our options first.

Cloud can't lay on his back. At all. Flat surfaces would put a lot of pressure on the shoulders of his wings. So that's off limits.

Laying belly down doesn't hurt his wings, but does hurt his sternum, arms and legs. At the moment, with the hammock, his chest is mostly face down while his legs are twisted to the sides in order to mitigate discomfort. Even though this kills his hips.

A very soft mattress(the ones you practically sink into) would be tolerable, and would help take a lot of the strain off of the aforementioned problem areas. But still has the issue of not enough wing space, they'd end up hanging off the edges and the lack of support would cause pain over time. Unless you had a REALLY big mattress. Like those Alaska king ones or something.

Some people have mentioned perches, that may work for Zack, a raven, but Cloud is a tern, and terns are ground nesters. His talons aren't built for grabbing branches.

Ideally, he'd have to sleep in an almost upright position(leaning on something, like a piece of furniture or a VERY stiff pillow) with his legs folded. Something like this:

And a big part of the issue is. He just isn't familiar with his body! All those habits from living as a human are still there and they don't mesh well with his new body. And he can't rest exactly like his bird counter either, cause his human part changes how his body works. Very top heavy, lacks the counter balance birds usually have(just because of where his legs land in relation to the rest of his body).

He'll figure it out.

[jonathanbyersphd]

idk if this is a WIP but it's Wednesday

Jonathan hasn't called. It's been seven days and he hasn't called once. He's not at school, she hasn't spotted his car in town and when she tried calling him the phone rang endlessly. Last week he was going to kiss her and now he's a ghost.  Steve wants to talk. Steve wants to talk about everything. Well everything that isn't important. She could care less about his basketball games or Tommy and Carol or worst of all his history test. Nancy doesn't give a single fuck about Steve's history test. 

[chilling-seavey]

part 2 enchanté ideas

i think reader has tried to move on but feels like he’s the “one that got away” and no one’s really felt the same? and reader is wondering if “god, am i doomed to just want a whirlwind romantic night of debauchery lol?? is this my life now?”

and time goes by and reader focuses on work, friends, adventure maybe? and ends up on yet another work trip in some glamorous part of the world and the weather is TERRIBLE

and reader is sipping wine at the bar downstairs and a bit glum from not being able to go explore bc it’s truly horrendous out and the flights been cancelled and UGH travel stress.

and suddenlyyyy he’s at the front desk and it’s up to reader to make a move or shuffle off back to the hotel room, take the risk for another night or try to keep up with moving on

aaannnnd yeah !

Thank you for being the first person to send in something for this!!!!

This is close to what I was loosely thinking - choosing another travel destination of sorts and leaning into that 'invisible string' theory a bit. And bad weather leading to a [steamy] night in ooooh. I vibe.

And and I like your idea of suddenly she has to make the first move!! I can see that moment quite clearly actually. I might go with that 🤔

[timecase]

Best conversations I've had with my partner

[space-bowl]

Ep 7 Aftermath (given the planet didn't explode yet)

Part 2

[kidokear]

Perceptor has two (2) modes when it come to Brainstorm. XD

I've been craving Simpatico lately, and I needed a break from a full illustration. ^-^

[ihatebrainstorm]

Batch 2 of commissions finished! They were all really fun to do :D Thank you again to those who comm'd me! o)-(

(Technically there were 3, but the third isn't a mech thingy so I'd rather just post the mech ones here)

[velvees-archive]

miles edgeworth who—when flustered—wears his embarrassment like he wears his suit: bright red, color blooming on his cheeks, because even if his words are sharper than most, he’s sincere and honest. having shed the darkness that lingered over him for the greater part of his youth, he’s straightforward with his intentions and unafraid to show himself to the world

vs

phoenix wright, whose face has assumed many a mask after people he trusted betrayed him time and time again. the flush that comes over his features is quiet and soft; hidden, as if he’d been tamping his embarrassment down only for it to bubble over, spilling out just enough for a light pink to color his complexion. he is an artist at heart and a skilled performer; for a long time, he didn’t know if his act would ever end. he’s used to drawing the curtain over his thoughts, so when he can’t immediately seize control of his expression, you have to wonder what (or who) could lure it out of him

[mokulule]

Pfffft @clockwayswrites you cannot expect me to leave such a delicious idea unexplored 😂

As some point I'm going to write a dead on main fic where 'Jason' gets separated from 'Red Hood' into two different bodies by magic and Danny is stuck in the middle... literally.

[zephyrrhiesfyrian]

A few things about this:

hi Highbrow, it's nice to see you

Brainstorm you aren't supposed to have your briefcase in the bar

Percy, don't be shapist, you look like Quark in another universe

BRAINSTORM'S FUCKIN FACE

HE LOOKS SO DISGRUNTLED

"Quark's head is beautiful, you second-rate lightscope-"

[literaphobe]

You Didn't Tell - Abby S.

[westywallowing]

he's,,, a cat

adrientte fruits basket au ;)

[yasmeensh]

Zelda 2 Link my beloved

[zeldalizzy]

Warriors and Cinderella! I love that you all voted for me to pair them together! Not only are they both ✨ fabulous ✨ but they both value hard work, know what it is like to rise up in the social ladder (from servant to princess/queen, from knight to captain), and both know the importance of courage and kindness!

I feel like Cinderella is also very proper, very composed, polite, and sweet, and I think Wars would really respect that, especially in contrast to Cia (*shudders*).

My favorite part of this one is definitely Cinderella's dress, I would loveeeee to have a dress just like it and it is very self-indulgent lol. I made Cinderella a princess/queen here, like she has already married her Prince Charming and lives with him in the palace.

Warriors, as a Captain, would likely be extremely respectful in her presence, though the other boys might cause a bit of trouble, which would likely cause poor Wars a bit of anxiety lol.

Anyways, I hope you all like this one! Thanks for all of your support on this series! You all are so sweet and I feel so blessed by your encouragement and kindness!! Have a lovely day! 🩵

[starry-bi-sky]

"Stillborn? No, no, still born." -- DPXDC AU

Based off a comment I saw where Bruce knew about Talia's pregnancy in the earlier comivs, and was ecstatic to be a father. So much so that Talia feared he'd give up being Batman for it, so when she gave birth she put the baby (Damian) on a doorstep and (seemingly) told Bruce that the baby was stillborn.

Instead of Damian, that baby was Danny! Meet Daniel Brown, the 14 year old foster kid whose been living with the Fenton family for the last two years. He's about two years older than Damian.

His last name, "Brown", was a generic surname given to him because the note he came with didn't have one on it. It just had the name "Danyal" on it, but albeit 'Daniel' was the one that had been put into the system for, I'll be totally frank here, racism reasons.

(I looked it up to make sure, and it's generally not permissible for foster parents to change the names of their foster kids even if it's a permanent residency, and for that reason Danny doesn't have the last name "Fenton".)

Danny's got ✨~issues!~✨ He's been through a handful of homes growing up, most of them terrible for a variety of reasons. Which has, as a result, left lasting scars. He's generally a very sweet kid, just very distrustful and jumpy. He's got the signs of a kid suffering from PTSD, and a handful of other issues including attachment and insomnia. His inferiority complex could rival Damian's, and that's going to make for an interesting mutual hatred for when they finally meet.

(something I'll get into later)

He still has the blanket he was found in. It's made of a very high quality material and is a beautiful emerald green with little golden thread accents, it's high quality as a result has Danny clinging onto a desperate hope that his bio family might be out there, and the only reason they gave him up was because of some outside factor. It's been taken a few times in old foster homes, and he's flipped out each time.

While he still calls Jack and Maddie by their names, he likes them well enough. The bar isn't that high though, and while they're some of the better foster parents he's had, "better" doesn't equal "safest". Their laboratory malpractice. Basically, C- Fenton Parents. They're negligent by virtue of being engrossed in their work, but they do care equally about Jazz and Danny. So he doesn't hold it against them that much.

He kinda prefers it that way, their loud affection is overwhelming and Danny doesn't know what to do with their attention, even if he craves it. It's a bit of a complicated situation.

They took in Danny because they genuinely wanted another child, but didn't want a big age gap between them and Jazz. It was actually Jack's idea to foster, and they discussed it with Jazz beforehand. She was all for the idea. Thus, a handful of weeks later, a ton of paperwork, and inspection later, and Daniel Brown entered their household with a trash bag in one hand and eyes like shards of stained glass.

His relationship with Jazz is kinda strained, but that's by virtue of her constant psychoanalyzing and helicoptering. Like with the parents, Danny's overwhelmed by the attention and also just, straight up doesn't like the fact that she's telling him that there's something wrong with him. He knows that, thank you. He pushes her away when she does this.

Other than that though? When Jazz isn't smothering him and is acting like an actual sibling and not a third parent, they're pretty close, and Danny really likes her. They've hung out a few times on their own volition, and Jazz showed him how to take better care of his long hair.

His school situation,, pretty similar to canon with the bullying, albeit with a few more instances of him blowing a fuse and lashing out against his attackers. He's a rather angry kid, but it's quiet. It builds up, piles on top of itself, until eventually, like a volcano, it erupts and burns everyone within radius.

Danny's got a fire core, not an ice core. Phantom's hair is made of white magma; thick and heavy, setting itself on fire when his anger runs hot. When he gets angry, his skin begins to char and split open to reveal pulsating lava underneath, and he crackles and pops like a raging forest fire.

I haven't decided yet on how he meets the batfam -- i've got two ideas but they're both in opposition to each other, and drastically alter how the rest of the plot goes. But I do know that him and Damian hate each other in the beginning. And it has nothing to do with inheritance or "being the blood son" -- although their blood relation absolutely plays the major role in their disdain for each other.

Simply put, they're jealous of each other for the same thing: thinking that the other was wanted.

Damian hates Danny because, unlike Damian, Bruce knew about Danny since conception and wanted him from the moment he heard about him. He had a whole nursery set up, and still does. He never took it down -- just locked the door. Damian was thrust upon Bruce without warning, and he feels like he forced himself into the family. And while on some level Damian knows and understands that Bruce wants him and loves him as much as his other children, that doubt and feeling of inferiority still remains. He looks at Danny and sees him with what Damian always feels he needs reaffirmed.

Meanwhile, Danny hates Damian because he looks at him and sees him with everything Danny's ever wanted. He hates him because Damian grew up knowing both of their parents, with one of them for most of his life, and then moved over to the other. There was never a moment where Damian was (seemingly) left to doubt his place within the family. Damian was raised with the very same woman who left Danny on a doorstep, with no clue to his identity beyond a little green blanket and a note with only a first name. Damian was wanted everywhere, and Danny was wanted nowhere. Damian is Danny's replacement in his eyes.

(It's the little revelation that Damian grew up with their mother that elevates Danny from being quietly envious of Damian to downright despising him. What did Damian do, that Danny didn't? He could live with Damian living with Bruce -- Bruce didn't know Danny was even alive. But him living with their mom? Are you fucking kidding him?)

Damian never outright attacks Danny physically, but it's not like he hides that he didn't like Danny. Meanwhile, Danny, in all his repressive anger, quietly despised him from a distance until finally one wrong snide side-comment has him blowing up and it becomes a screaming match. They're both just enough similar to each other that when they look at each other they really just see a mirror.

They'll work it out together, eventually. But it'll be ugly and cruel and explosive, and they'll start mending the bridge to become brothers in more than just blood relation in the end.

But yeah, stillborn Danny has... a lot going for him.

[spellboundcities]

Sorry for the quiet I've been uh. I've. I've been going through a little something

(mirage icon inspired by @/lupinsuniverse's design for a fanfic by @/altraviolet!)