#i'd probably only do them with canon muses

[silencedrage]

are permanent starter calls still a thing? are those helpful to people other than me?

[tfp-is-my-lifeblood-lol]

Tfp Autobots Encountering the Mind-Control Cell Phones from Rescue Bots

(Because it canonically exists in the Alligned continuity, and I'm abusing that knowledge to torment my favorite little meow meows)

I've been wanting to write these headcanons. Might do Decepticons next.

Context for if you haven't seen the Rescue Bots episode "Spell Bound": A human named Madeline Pynch creates mind-control phones that hypnotize both humans and Cybertronians to dig up Blossom Vale (part of Griffin Rock)

Optimus Prime:

-He's the only one who's immune to the phones' power

-Lucky for him, the Matrix of Leadership can protect him from that kind of influence

-Because of that, he'd be the first to discover something isn't right with the humans, and eventually the other Bots when they'd start acting strange.

-He'd notice they're groundbridging to Griffin Rock with no explanation, and that they keep saying the phrase: "The project is the priority."

-Plus, their voices. Sure, they sound normal on the surface, but Optimus is very perceptive, and would pick up on the slight lack of emotion, and artificial tone when they speak.

-Throughout this mess, Optimus mainly confides in Ratchet

"What is going on?" Ratchet would muse, almost awestruck by the strange behavior of the others.

"I am unsure," Optimus would reply. "But I believe something is deeply amiss, old friend."

-Both of them would be struggling to uncover what this mysterious "project" is, and why the other Bots and humans have suddenly become so obsessed with it.

Arcee:

-She's the first Bot that falls under the spell; Jack's the first human to fall under, and he'd infect her

-Jack's responsible, empathetic personality works against him when he finds a golden cellphone abandoned at school.

"Someone must've lost this." He'd say. "I'd...better return it, right? I mean...I'd hate for someone to be freaking out, wondering where their phone is."

"I think they'll be fine without their phone for a couple of hours," Arcee would quip. "Come on, it's go-time. We've gotta get back to base."

-Then it rings

"I'd...better get that." Jack would say.

Arcee would playfully role her eyes and smile. "Alright. We'll go back after you've done your good deed for the day. But make it quick."

-Upon answering the call, Jack's whole body suddenly goes rigid. "The project is the priority."

"Uhh...Jack...?" Arcee would press, nervous about her partner's abrupt shift in demeanor.

-Arcee would vent to Bulkhead. "Something's seriously wrong with Jack," and beg Ratchet for help. "Ratchet, come on. He's gotta be...I don't know, sick, or something, right? He's not acting...human."

-But soon, Jack would attach a phone to her in vehicle mode, and she'd be sucked in as well.

-Arcee's mind control would be subtle. She's naturally stoic, after all. The others might mistake her drone-like behavior for her usual closed-off personality, even when Optimus asks her to go on a mission, and she flatly replies: "...Can't..." Perhaps she's just having a rough day thinking about her lost partners. But suspicions rise when she and Jack disappear to Griffin Rock.

-Even in trance, Arcee maintains her stealth and agility, making her a formidable opponent.

Bulkhead:

-He'd get infected by his human charge, just like Arcee.

-Miko is SUPER suspicious of Jack's strange, zombie-like behavior, so she tracks him down and calls him out on it. She'd assume it's the work of Decepticons.

"Yeah, ok, Jack. You think you can fool me. Come on, dude! You're acting like Megatron barbecued your brain! You're some kind of mind-controlled zombie! But, don't worry, Jack Rabbit! I'll find a way to fix you up. Otherwise, Bulk's gonna bash you into zombie smithereens!"

-Jack would probably have to battle Miko to get her to listen to the call, but eventually, she'd become hypnotized, too.

-Now THAT'S a HUGE red flag for Bulkhead, and, well, EVERYONE

-MIKO is acting stoic and speaking in a monotone? OUR MIKO?

-Oh, Primus, no.

"Miko," Bulkhead would say, holding Miko's electric guitar. "Don't'cha wanna play your favorite song?"

"No time..." The girl would say blankly, and Bulkhead would drop the guitar in pure shock.

-It won't be long before Bulkhead pulls Miko aside to ask what's going on.

"This will explain everything..." Miko drones, showing Bulk a strange golden cellphone.

"A...cellphone?" Bulkhead questions. "Where'd you get that?"

"Answer it."

-Poor Bulkhead is fooled. He takes the call, and now there's two Autobots down.

-Bulkhead's mind-controlled state would definitely raise a few eyebrows. At first, it'd seem like he's just deeply lost in thought, but when it's time to battle, and he suddenly has no interest in kicking some tailpipe, it's clear something's wrong.

-Luckily, he's still pretty clumsy.

Bumblebee:

-Now, Bumblebee's situation is interesting

-He doesn't get infected by Raf.

-Rather, he gets infected trying to save Raf from becoming infected when a hypnotized Jack and Miko try to assimilate him.

-Poor Raf would be like: "Bumblebee, no! You don't have to do this to save me! I need you!"

-Unfortunately, Jack and Miko break their promise to spare Raf in exchange for Bumblebee joining them, so now all the humans are under, and nearly every Bot.

-Bumblebee's mind-controlled state is similar to when Megatron possessed him, only slightly less dangerous (I mean, come on. That was Megatron. You can't get much more dangerous than that).

-Bumblebee's is also the most obvious (besides Miko, of course). Bumblebee's such a sweetheart, it's easy to tell he isn't himself. Plus, his buzzing sounds different under mind-control. It's lower, and duller.

-Even while hypnotized, Raf is the only human who understand's Bumblebee when he speaks, so the two work together, unlike the others. The phones numb all emotions, so Bulkhead and Miko, as well as Arcee and Jack seem to have forgotten they're partners. Bee and Raf mainly work together because it's practical.

Ratchet:

-Poor Ratchet's going through it😂

-It took a LOT of fighting, but he managed to scan the others with his medical scanner.

-Ratchet is the one who figures out the phones are emitting a hypnosis-inducing frequency. Optimus is grateful for his help.

-However, with everyone else hypnotized, Ratchet gets cornered, and hypnotized himself.

-Poor guy. He tried to help them.

-Mind-controlled Ratchet is pretty scary

-Keep in mind, victims of the Pynch Phones maintain their intelligence

-Ratchet becomes a precise, calculating machine. He's gonna FIND that gold, and, if you try to stop him, he'll get you out of his way however he deems fit.

BONUS: Aftermath/Optimus is goated:

-Optimus manages to save the others by crushing the phones. Who knows? Maybe he and Megatron even had to team up.

-The others are super guilty upon snapping out of it. Bee is like a confused puppy, Bulkhead is furious, and Arcee is horrified (Jack keeps having to assure her he's ok). Ratchet has, like, a hangover because his neural net is too old for this mind-control shit.

-Optimus makes sure everyone knows it wasn't their fault. He's such a kind dude.

-Madeline Pynch should probably run. Messing with the Rescue Bots is one thing, but THIS is Team Prime. Optimus may be a pacifist, but Pynch endangered human lives. That's a biiiiig no-no when it comes to Optimus. He probably won't hurt her, per se, but she's in for a world of karma, because the other Bots aren't so forgiving,

[angelwinkteruhashi]

Hello there~!

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I'm Kokomi, It's a pleasure to meet all of you! I had heard this app was great for photography, so I decided to make an account! I hope I can get along with you all („• ᴗ •„)!

I'd love to get to know you all, so if you ever want to talk to me, please feel free to send in an ask! I'd love to hear your thoughts and questions (≧◡≦)!

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I don't have much to share, but here's a photo of the wonderful dessert I had today at Café Mami!

The Strawberries and Blueberries paired nicely with the Syrup they used, and the Pancakes themselves were thin, yet fluffy! If you're ever in Hidari Wakibara, I completely recommend stopping by~!

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I can't wait to meet all of you~!

((OOC + Rules below the cut))

Howdy, I'm Gray (he/they)! I'll Try to keep this short since I don't like going out-of-character on rp blogs-

This is a Canon-Accurate (as much as I can be) blog for Teruhashi! It's also a bit of an excuse to get me better at writing her lol ^^'

Basic Rundown:

• This is a sideblog, I follow from @twosidedcherrytrees!

• I RP with anyone, even multiple blogs of the same Muse or someone from a completely different franchise! Just be sure to send me a DM beforehand if I havent reached out to you first lol-

• When I'm talking Out of Character, I'll do so like ((this))!

• Despite Teruhashi being from a show about Psychic abilities and reading people's mind, I don't write her inner thoughts as I view this as how she would interact with Tumblr if she was actually a real person. The only exception to this is if our RP involves talking and writing in 3rd person.

• Any Important tags will be featured in my blog's search function until I make a post specifically for tags (which will probably take a minute but I will keep you updated on when I do!)

• Any and all art I use are either free to use, from an anime, or is drawn by me! I have a strong stance against the use of AI and art theft, so if I ever make a mistake and post art that's either AI or made for noncommercial use, please don't hesitate to let me know!

• Just as a warning- Teruhashi does have an older brother who is, in the show, romantically interested in her. She does not feel the same way in canon, nor does she here. Whenever anything related to that comes up, which I will only bring up if the person I'm RPing with does, I will be sure to tag appropriately. Please do not hesitate to block me if this makes you uncomfortable, as I completely understand why it would.

Rules:

General rules

(Rules for everyone)

• No NSFW at all, please! I'm an adult, but my Muse isn't. So nothing sexual. Flirting is okay but I should make it known that my current goal for Teruhashi is for her to realize she's Aroace and then come out as such.

• Any type of Homophobia, Transphobia, Ableism or Racism is not allowed here. If you're any of those, do not interact with me, thank you.

Asker Rules

(Rules for people who just want to send in asks!)

• Don't spam the same question over and over please! I appreciate your excitement but after a certain point it just seems draining for both parties lol

• Don't send any asks trying to push your own headcanons onto Teruhashi! You can definitely ask if she does something, and a solid 7/10 times I'll just incorporate it into my headcanons for her and go with it, but I'd prefer if they were not told to me like I have to follow them

• Magic Anons are allowed, but try to keep them from being too complicated! I don't typically do magic anons, so also be sure to tell me if I'm doing it wrong lmao

Mun rules

(Rules for other Muns!)

• You don't have to follow any specific plot-point that's currently going on in Teruhashi's blog! Any story beats with different Muns/Groups will be tagged as something different. As of now the only rp tag im using for that is #PK Academy AU , but if you don't want to follow those plot points let me know, and I'll use a different tag to differentiate the uh... timelines? Ig? The different RP plots

• If we're RPing together, I'd prefer if your character didn't somehow know everything there is to know about Teruhashi. Unless your character can actively read her mind, or has another canon reason for why they'd know her inner thoughts and feelings besides what she shows outwardly, please don't god-mod it (T v T). If your character does have a reason to know, please DM me to tell me!

• The previous rule does not apply to her immense beauty as honestly that doesn't seem fun to write or rp. Ignore that ability all you want lmao, honestly she needs people who won't see her for nothing but her looks.

• I'll try to match both how much you write and which way you RP. For instance, if you typically write in 3rd person and go a more general RP, I'll do the same! If you RP like your muse is a real user talking to someone on Tumblr, I'll do the same, too! Just be sure to let me know before-hand, either via DM or just starting the interaction lmao

Final notes:

I'm happy to be here and meet you all! I'm pretty new to the general ask blog etiquette, I've only really been on Pokéblr before, so let me know if I do anything rude on accident! With that, I hope we can all get along, and thank you for reading!

[higuchisora]

No one has any clue what the fuck the Firelights actually Do so I'm gonna dump my headcanon here as the official lore in continuation of my saga of Zaun headcanons.

The Firelights are basically like a nonprofit organization with a Robin Hood twist. Their mission is to be a stabilizing force in Zaun, trying to do whatever they can to take care of both each other and their people. Since they aren't an actual nonprofit, and Piltover doesn't give a damn about human rights, this is where the Robin Hood stuff comes in.

They have to gain their resources (food, water, medicine, etc.) Via theft. So they tend to rob Piltie ships. They try to avoid the foreign ones just to lower the risk of backlash (the foreign governments putting pressure on Piltover to crack down on them, etc.), but they'll do what they believe is necessary to get supplies (and also sometimes mistakes just happen).

They're not above violence, but they do try not to kill people just because they know it can get messy with Piltover if they do. That being said, I believe they probably have killed a few, at the very least on accident. Fights can be brutal, especially if your opponent isn't holding back like you are.

Another thing: their masks aren't just to hide their identities from their enemies. The reality is, things can happen. If they started walking around bare-faced in Zaun, it would be easy for other Zaunites to identify them and possibly give them up (whether to Silco or enforcers or whoever). So they wear them til they're back in their hideout.

The Firelights try not to operate in Zaun beyond distributing supplies or fighting Silco. This is to both prevent their identities being leaked and because they never want to be seen as a "policing" force in their own home. The last thing Ekko wants is to see his own people as "others" or "suspects". Yes, the Firelights are his family, so he seeks to protect them. But Zaun is his home, the Zaunites are his people. He IS a Zaunite, just as all the Firelights are. And he never wants any of them to forget that.

As for who he DOES fight in Zaun: in season 1, Silco is at the top of that list. However, I feel like they probably have other enemies too, even if Silco is the biggest fish (as de facto leader of Zaun at the time). The Firelights have been around (by act 2 s1) for seemingly a few years at that point. It's entirely believable they'd ruffle some feathers along the way. Perhaps a few gang leaders/drug lords (the type to either follow Silco or be desperate to usurp him) who think taking the Firelights out would be the next step towards their goals. Other enemies might include of Silco's allied chembarons and anyone who tries to attack their deliveries.

Distribution of supplies: after robbing a Piltie ship, they'd take stock of whatever they got and send anything they can spare to a connection of theirs in the rest of Zaun. I'd imagine (since they don't seem to have hospitals) to an orphanage of some kind. So, food, clothes, medical supplies, etc. Basically anything a trading ship might have that would be useful to people.

If they snag loot that happens to not be immediately useful (nonessentials like jewelry or knick-knacks or something) they'll either try to repurpose/upcycle it or they'll sell it and use the money to either buy those supplies or put towards projects (such as building tech) to help their mission.

My musings are only half fleshed out and I'm really expanding most of this on the fly as I write it. But I do like to explore the possibility that they're not as sunshine and rainbows as they might seem in their rare moments in canon (and in my post so far).

Less sunny ideas under the cut:

I saw a clip from s1 the other day of a scene that I totally forgot about. When Caitlyn first tells Ekko about the Hexcore, his first thought is about what they (he) can do with it. Namely, as a weapon. Against Silco.

And yes, his traumatizing childhood punctuated by Silco basically coming in and fucking his life up out of nowhere DOES mean it makes sense that Silco is Enemy Number One in Ekko's eyes, arguably even more than Piltover. (Because Piltover ruined the world around him, but Silco might as well have personally walked in and shot everyone he loves right in front of him. Silco IS the villain of Ekko's story, arguably more than anyone else). THAT BEING SAID, he's expressed anti-Piltover sentiments since basically the first time we meet him. So what if Silco telling Marcus to paint the Firelights as terrorists... isn't entirely baseless?

When I say terrorists of course, I really only mean to Piltover. Actual terrorists exist, but many revolutionaries are also painted as terrorists. Silco saying this and giving the bomb as "evidence" isn't just him "being evil", it MAKES SENSE because that's probably already what Piltover would think even without the fake evidence. So what if the Firelights WERE planning to attack Piltover at some point?

Maybe not the same way Silco was. At the end of the day, his whole thing is being calculating (he's also got more life experience than Ekko, who's the same age as his daughter). So Silco definitely thought through Zaun's independence plan waayyy more than Ekko has (whether or not the plan is a good one is notwithstanding, stay focused here). So maybe the Firelights kinda have this plan to like. Destroy Piltover.

Not with bombs, but to be fair, Ekko IS a smart techy guy. He's not into grenades like Jinx, but he did make those hoverboards. He designed the fans to be able to withstand the thick air in Zaun. So what if he's generally just really familiar with the ventilation system? What if he was planning on doing something similar to what happened in Season 2 (redirecting the air to Piltover), but like, worse? Maybe he'd make it so the air system was permanently pushing the Grey into Topside, and maybe he even wanted to put something else in it? Give them a taste of their own chemical warfare? It would take years to do, and might be his end goal, but really, what else would someone who's been radicalized by oppression, who's filled with all this pain and anger, who has so much innovative skill - what else would someone like that do? Lay down and take it? Considering he made the Firelights... I don't think so.

Obviously I don't think he was actually planning on doing this; I don't think they thought him or the Firelights through at all. But he's expressed interest in violence before, and he's also anti-Piltover, so I figure he has to do SOMETHING with his anger (and also as much as I love him, being that squeaky clean and perfect of a character is.... suspicious to me. Or at least not as interesting. You can't live in a world so unforgiving and come out unstained, especially with all that- understandable- anger in him). He clearly wants peace, in whatever way he can (hence he wanted to give the Hexcore to the council himself; likely to bargain for benefits for Zaun). He's hopeful, but I don't think he's necessarily naive about it. He knows that they're most likely never going to just hand it to them- or else they would've done that already. So just in case, he has a plan to take it for himself.

[yoshizawaviolet]

— ❝ One day at a time. ❞

✧ ADMIN. celeste (kroosluvr) / she/her / 23 / PST (but i'm pretty nocturnal)

✧ TATSUYA SUOU ASK/RP (@lonesingularity)

headcanon-based, canon-divergent at times, celeste's personal and beloved take on sumire yoshizawa! established july 17 2024.

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— TWO. blood, violence is ok to a certain extent! but nothing crazy! i'll let you know if it's to an uncomfortable extent for me! 

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— FOUR. this is my first time rping as a canon character, and running an rp/askblog at that! so, i'd like to restrict rp to persona series characters (and persona OCs) only for now. this might change later! the only mainline game i'm unfamiliar with is p1, and i haven't played strikers or finished tactica yet. 

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sending asks about specific ships/leaning towards certain pairings, and feel free to specify if you'd like! "i.e. what do you like to do with x, what do you think about y?" as i am an avid sumire multishipper, basically any sumire x pthief or highschool-aged npc is valid! cross-persona series characters are also valid with chemistry! (so probably don't ask "what do you think about minato" as there's nothing to go off)

if we follow each other (reminder that i follow from kroosluvr!) honestly feel free to shoot a starter anytime, i don't mind at all! even multiple rps going at the same time are awesome!!! ^^

totally ok to drop a thread if you don't see it going anywhere or it's naturally come to a close! (though i think ending it with an [END] of sorts would be nice hehe

my sumire is bi demisexual! my favorite pairings for her are shusumi/shuakesumi poly/akesumi (my favorites! feel free to read here for more), kitasumi/violetfox, annsumi, sumitaba, ryusumi, and sumifumi!! but as mentioned, totally willing to rp/think/draw other ships!

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thanks for reading! let's have fun! ♡

[barabaitcharactergenerator]

scotty-scott of howl fame

ah yes, my icon. my muse. my silly rabbit.

favorite thing about them - his tits on a meta level, i think what i appreciate most about scott is that it feels as though he was bio-engineered in a lab to be specifically catered to me. hairy, bearded, muscular, jockish, funny, kind, endlessly optimistic, stupid as hell, AND has canonically committed multiple atrocities as a big, sexy werewolf? be still, my beating heart. i feel like the monster prom creators stalked my social media circa 2017-2018 and collectively agreed that they were gonna make a dating sim ro that would make this one specific gayboy so, SO happy.

least favorite thing about them - also on a meta level. look. im not a nasty little hater (except when i am), but i have to admit that the writers are CONSTANTLY shoving him to the side in favor of the rest of the cast. even in his own game, Monster Roadtrip, a majority of the events tend to lean on polly being the center-focus with scott acting as her sidekick. this was esp apparent in the End of the Road ending where Polly was basically the main character while Scott was also There (sort of). ill admit i partially understand this since polly is generally a more active character while scott is more reactive, but still, id love to see my boy get his kudos

favorite line - there's so many good ones but im just gonna with one based on a recent screenshot i took: "I really like macaroni, but I'm not allowed to boil water by myself, so I just eat the noodles raw."

brOTP - DA PRANK MASTERZ BABEY!!! Scott is my fav MP character and Polly is my second fav, so you it's only natural that I'd be obsessed with their dynamic. canonically bimbo and himbo besties.

OTP - Scott howl x ME!! i like him and brian a lot, i think they're cute. im a sucker for jock x jock and golden retriever x constantly tired so the two of them manage to hit a sweet spot for me.

nOTP - the game keeps trying to push scott x vicky or scott x amira and like, im sorry, but trying to get me to ship Bara Icon Scott Howl with women? im calling homophobia. besides im more of a vicky x vera and amira x damien guy so on all fronts those ships just dont really appeal to me

random headcanon - for reasons i cant disclose this has been canonically refuted but i always pictured scott's grandma as one of those very classic horror movie werewolves- all fangs, all carnage, very little sexy (unless you're into that sort of thing, in which case, hey. you do you). she used to be the alpha of the pack back in her day and was an absolute menace to monster society, until she got a little older and settled down. still, she secretly craves the old days when monsters could be monsters, and keeps trying to convince scott to embrace his more animalistic side, even though he keeps telling her that murder isnt actually really mean and you probably shouldn't do it.

unpopular opinion - the monster prom fandom doesnt really have that much discourse so i dont know whats an unpopular opinion vs what isnt. uuuh i think scott should have won that popularity poll back when monster prom was still getting updates and gotten the new secret ending instead of damien's "punch the sun" ending

song i associate with them - this was on a scott howl playlist and i like it so uh. through and through by khai dreams

favorite picture of them - obv my pfp pic is one of my favs but here are a collection of Certified Scott Images

and some fav outfits:

[dvilsdesire-a]

// Now that I am somewhat settled in a bit more to the house, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me the other day when I wasn't feeling great <3 I think seasonal depression just kind of kicked in as well. Christmas is always a bit depressing and lonely for me as I live interstate and my partner's family is all still in the US. It's just us, and that's okay! but I do miss feeling like Christmas is Christmas.

I also wanted to actually say happy new years to everyone as well, and a big thank you for sticking by me.

Last year, I decided one day that I was randomly going to make a Haarlep blog after I was stalking some article about Raphael on the net, and hadn't yet KNOWN about the HoH and what happened (I was only in Act 2 at the time, but I already had my eyes set on Raphael lol). I went on YT and I watched the Haarlep encounter, and I laughed, and I thought this is amazing, and then I couldn't wait to encounter him in game.

This was entirely a case of "I didn't choose the muse, the muse chose me." Haarlep and I honestly just... clicked. I was in a pretty low place for a long while previously, especially since tumblr RP had generally been very slow since I used to RP in the DA fandom. Unfortunately, 10 years gone without any new things, and as an old timer in the fandom, it had died off exceptionally, and every time I went on my dash, it was just depressing and a ghost town. Everyone I knew pretty much moved on save for a couple of us, but even then, we were all so quiet and had all of our own real life stuff happening and other special interests starting to take over.

So I dabbled in the BG3 community with Sornin and made his blog, but Sornin is such a drastic change from my Inquisitor, Kaaras, who I had spent YEARS writing and crafting, delving into deep metas for him and putting a lot of heart and soul into him. Seriously, guys... if you know me from the DARP community... or if you were active like a good...7 years ago? I'd be surprised if you hadn't known Kaaras. He was a big muse with a lot of traffic, and I had multiple (amazing!) people tell me that he was their canon Inquisitor for their companion muses. The love I have put into him as a muse and character was well worth every bit to share that love in the community. He was a hero, and a big soft, lovable ram.

Sornin was everything that Kaaras wasn't, though. Sornin is a tough muse to write because he's very antisocial and doesn't really care to interact with others. So even though I had found comfort in a new fandom and RP community, Sornin didn't quite give me the unf I once had.

Then all of a sudden... Haarlep just... consumed me. He was this bright little ball of energy and fire for my soul, and this muse that I just was like omg should I? I'll probably write with like... 2 people with him, but that's okay! I was so fucking wrong.

Haarlep took the damn stage, and I have met SO MANY amazing and wonderful people through writing them. This wasn't a character I thought I would spend HOURS studying and delving into, despite the fact that we only see TEN FUCKING MINUTES of them on screen. But here we are, months later, and I'm so, soooo happy that I made him and that I've met so many of you through this silly incubus <3

Suddenly, I was writing replies almost every day again. I was scrolling my dash every day, loving and sharing content, and sending in silly memes. And I won't lie... if I hadn't started writing Haarlep here, then I doubt I would have started writing my long fic Raphlep series (which is now on 36 CHAPTERS!???).

So I just wanted to say, thank you all so, so much, for not only making me feel welcome when I joined a new community to RP in, but for putting up with such a naughty little gremlin of a muse and allowing me to throw Haarlep at you and getting all of that pent up energy out that he has in my brain, lol.

For weeks, I had wanted to make a Raphael blog, but I was too anxious and nervous, and insecure with writing a character that was so poetic and well spoken (and that I didn't KNOW a lot of lore about since the world of DnD is SO large). Haarlep was sort of a stepping stone I wanted to make to TASTE how far I could go and see if I could close that gap and finally write Raphael. But let me tell you, this damn incubus entirely stole my soul, and the centre of the stage. But I am thankful, so, so thankful, because without them, I wouldn't be learning more, reaching out more, and overall being creative again. <3

I hope to continue getting to write with you all in the new year, and I hope 2025 is kind to us all <3

[yesmaddyposts]

I put this in a comment and then realized I should probably actually "ask" it, haha. I'd love to see with Jody/Colt with #1 Touch starved/cuddles. I feel like they are both super realistic candidates for it given their year of separation... Esp given Jody's attempt to say she had a lot of "far superior" experiences during their time apart, but that was obviously a lie since she was 100% still in love with him from his first appearance back into her life, just more hesitant to let him back in... I specified #1, but they'd be perfect candidates for all of these prompts

Put That Guy In a Situation™️ Ask Prompts Game No. 1 : Touch-starved/cuddles

Fandom: The Fall Guy (2024) Word Count: 700 Relationships: Colt Seavers X Jody Moreno Tags: Post Canon, Hospitals, Sleepy Cuddles, Romantic Fluff AO3 Link

Description: Jody's inner musings as she watches Colt sleep in the hospital after the events of the film.

Hospitals are never quiet, even at night. There is always a sound coming from somewhere: the hissing of the oxygen from Colt’s cannula, beeping machines, shuffling of the overnight nurses going between rooms, groaning and complaining patients from next door. Jody isn’t supposed to be here this late, but when the nurse came in to tell her that it was time to leave, one look at her desperate face was enough for them to back out of the room with understanding in their eyes.

Now, Jody watches Colt sleep with the sort of intensity she only ever gives to something she is passionate about. Like when she is tracking a subject with her camera, ensuring the best angles are captured in time with the rhythm of the scene. A song only she can hear. Her gaze dances to that song now, looking over all of Colt’s wound dressings. He sleeps on his back with a pillow tucked under him to support his spine. There are butterfly bandages across his nose and cheek, and staples disappear into his hairline on the left side of his head. His hospital gown is sheer enough to see more bandaging around his ribs, but the blankets pooling at the base of his sternum cover the rest. One of his hands is outstretched over the bed, the other shoved under his pillow close to his ear.

God, she’s been so worried about him. Even before all this Metalstorm nonsense, she didn’t stop worrying about him for an entire year. All that worry mutated into a simmering rage when she locked eyes with him on the beach. It was fun for a moment during the fireburn to get petty revenge for everything he put her through. She delighted in seeing him uncomfortable while she updated him about her sex life in his absence. But after it was done she felt hollow. A type of cold spread throughout her that no amount of weighted blankets or meaningless hookups could chase away. 

Kissing him was the only thing that warmed her back up. Feeling his hands on her cheeks, grip so firm yet still gentle like she was something to be cherished. It was the type of cliche sensation that could only be read about in romance novels or seen in sappy films. But for her it had been real. She craves that feeling now, even though she knows he is in too bad of shape to do much about it. Jody reaches out to hold Colt’s limp hand. She traces along the lines of his palm, strokes the tip of her fingernail up his fingers. It doesn’t feel like anything on her end, but his own hand twitches at the contact.  

Colt’s eyelids flutter and his breathing catches as he wakes. Groggily, his gaze settles on her, then drops down to their hands. Jody doesn’t pull away, doesn’t disturb the not-quite-silence of the hospital room with an apology for waking him. Colt doesn’t look bothered. Instead, he closes his hand around Jody’s and gently tugs it towards him. Whatever he is trying to suggest doesn’t translate, and she just lets her hand go lax as he pulls on her again.

“C’mere,” Colt finally says, voice deepened from sleep.

He carefully shifts over in the hospital bed, trying to create space on one side. When he tugs on her arm again, understanding dawns on Jody. That warmth from earlier pours through her veins. She toes off her shoes and crawls into the bed with him. It’s a tight fit, and the mattress is stiff underneath her. But that hardly matters as Colt pulls her arm to gently drape across his middle with a satisfied sigh. She presses as close as she can without disturbing any of his multitude of injuries, tucks her face into his neck. She has missed the way he smells, missed the feeling of his stubble on her skin. 

Now she closes her eyes and drinks in everything she hasn’t had in eighteen months, delighting in the knowledge that there is plenty more of this to come in the future. The sounds of the hospital become muted, and eventually fade away altogether as she drifts off to sleep.

[katyspersonal]

7, 13, 17 for Bloodborne

7, 18 for Elden ring

(Asks from this ( x ) meme)

FOR BLOODBORNE:

7) what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

There was a very short period of fandomry where Micolash and Laurence both started to annoy me because of their fans. Like, it was both Micolaurence fad eclipsing everything while their dynamics was inaccurate to what is stated in canon (people insisted on "micolash is mensis and laurence is choir!!! :3" for rivalry spice in ship when Laurence is the authority above both Choir and Mensis!) and just how fans acted in general.

Becoming passive-aggressive on the notion that Laurence is not a pushover within his own corrupt religion, nor it makes sense for him to look like just another Choir boy who forgot his hat when he is the leader. Having weird vendetta against at least trying to stick to canon that makes Maria's "fans" blush. The weird "web of mutuals :3" group that you HAD to grab a beer with to not have your Micolash and Laurence creations and takes ignored, when I loathe social games within the fandoms and insist on unconditional support of creativity, especially from new blogs. But nope, you HAD to get on their good side. Priding themselves in "prettyfying" Micolash in fanart (I still, to this day, wish to see them try that on a not conventionally attractive female character lol).

It was just the most annoying fad and I have no idea whether it is gone naturally, or just because I've distanced from everyone who kept putting that on my dash. Though there was a personal background of grudge with Mico simps because all of them with the exception of you and literally only two other people were very weird and passive-aggressive at me for drawing him "unattractive". Both of these guys just felt like they've gotten in very bad clutches of people who somehow manage to discourage both canon accuracy AND creativity freedom at the same time (literally HOW do you accomplish it?!), and it kept becoming worse with years that I've spent in the fandom. It just became something bad when it stopped being personal and I've seen how it effected other fans.

Something was just deeply wrong with community around these characters, and only those who didn't "truly" belong to it, whether because of shyness or because or being The Lilo, were worth to talk to about these characters. I miss Fishy and Nymeria so much ;-; At least, by now both characters recovered in my eyes, but I've never felt more uncomfortable with the fans of the same character. I'd muse about how Micolash is cursed, but....... it FITS him, you know? XDDD

13) Worst blorboficiation

I haven't checked in a longest time, but apparently Maria is still getting the treatment of 'just use this character as a vessel and spokesperson for very modern progressive West rightful ideals' when this is just not what she is like at all! She is not the revolutionary badass good-morals role model that would kick Laurence's ass; she literally works for him! She is not a rival of his just because she no longer wants to draw her blade after atrocities in the Fishing Hamlet, because Laurence is also very scholarly and interested in Arcane, and Research Hall IS his faculty!

Considering that Maria tried to send Adeline in the balcony for more "successful" patients, the only ones who could shoot stars (which Lumenflowers are associated with and said to reach for), her dislike of Adeline becoming a Blood Saint had more to do with Maria's distaste for blood, and Adeline's "healing" was to reach for the Stars rather than horrors of the Deep Sea. It was never because Laurence Bad TM! Though the "grooming" of Blood Saints mistranslation probably didn't help the case at all.

I just want to say, Maria should be allowed to be who she is, with flaws and complexity and being involved in a fucked up system by herself and all! I am not a fan of replacing the character's self with your own beliefs just because you like this character! She is cool, but she is also such a huge fucking looser.

17) There should be more of this type of fic/art

I don't read fanfics unless I am very familiar with the author and can trust them because of how my brain reacts to the writing as a concept (can't fix it). The one and only time I've made an exception cost me my investment in Micoed. So, I don't know what the fans even write anymore. 🤷‍♂️ As for art, everyone is doing a great job drawing many plots and ideas, and every vibe! Furries and aliens, horror and comfort, battles and ships, academic vibes and religious stuff - there is everything! It just comes down to which characters lack fanart, tbh. x) Gratia comes to mind, despite how much fans claim to love big strong women.

FOR ELDEN RING

7) What character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

There was actually a very short-lasting period of time when I disliked Leda to the point I felt irked when anyone expressed love/desire/interest for her! It was THAT personal! And it happened because she was waaaaay too reminding of especially toxic Miquella fans who have been making fandom worse even before SOTE with constantly instigating drama and hostility against those with """wrong""" readings of his character. I dreaded idolising that guy and harassing/shunning other fans over that idol, and Leda felt like manifestation of that attitude.

However, I've promised to myself that I would never dislike a character just because of bad fandom experiences, or else I'd be no better than people who dislike Radahn just because misogynistic Redditors proclaimed him their king or whatever. Never let the hostile and toxic fans dictate how you feel about the character! She has since then been salvaged for me and I really enjoy her story, personality and deeply rooted pessimism about humanity!

18) It's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

There is the fact that before getting caught and imprisoned, Dung Eater was at the goddamn Ephael. Two of his Seedbed Curses could be found there, as well as his weapon of choice being a spine of Milos, the malformed smaller Giant. And like, it is very possible that he even got there NOT by force. I don't know, it is just.. so interesting, to address the fact that accepting all outcasts can bite you in the ass (no pun intended fdhfhds). I just never saw anyone else address it (unless I forgor), but it is a very interesting bit of the story.

Also let Loretta and Dung Eater battle sfdhfhdsdhfd

THIS SHIT (no pun intended lolololol) WRITES ITSELF

[ninkaku]

name. sage pronouns. they/them preferred comms. discord! i'm less likely to just hand it out if we've never interacted through the dash and/or tumblr ims (yes they suck) but discord is my preferred method of communication and where i check the most :p name of muse. osamu dazai (+ then my ever - growing multi, +imitor with a muse list that will never shorten, over there i do much prefer to write my ocs when i get the chance but i love all my canons to death too !!) experience in RP. twt rp in the sherlock fandom circa 2010. and then i joined tumblr in 2015, left again for twt rp to write a plethora of the originals you see on my multi today! i came back here in 2021? left again, then came back earlier this year! i think there's something to say that i used to write sherlock and also moriarty, when you look at my muse list now and the character i've fixated on in the glorious year of 2024 (cough, cough - dazai. cough, cough.) best experiences. probably now ? being introduced to bsd after putting it off for almost 3 yrs (sorry macy) was great for me as i've latched onto the world + lore and as a result am very attached to dazai. he just takes up a lot of space in my mind and i love exploring him as a character with so many different sides. but i think i've enjoyed all of my rp experiences as they've come and have put a lot of effort into the friendships i've formed as a result and have travelled to meet friends, but ultimately where i'm at right now is arguably the best. technically it would stem back to 2021 but i met my girlfriend through the grishaverse / secret shanghai rpcs and am the happiest i've ever been as a result :p pet peeves / dealbreakers. i have a lot that i talk about and some that i don't, being that my following/followers are mainly comprised of mutuals and so i curate my space with the utmost care and weed out what i don't like/don't agree with. most things i speak about on dash here and +imitor but i should really add things into a dni even though i don't follow people back if i can see i'd get easily irritated by their content and/or they interact with/write things i don't like. i have the most basic of ones but i think off the top of my head currently the worst one is erasure of women (esp woc) in media and erasure of wlw in media. people think gender - bending their faves from men to women (i'm not including trans headcanons in here, that's totally separate and a non - issue aside from seeing them used purely for sexual fantasy (not here mostly, on twt) - which is not progressive) instantly makes it wlw representation and it isn'tttt, the quicker people learn that, the better. muse preference (angst, fluff + smut). i'm an angst preferer :p to an insane degree almost. i write it well, i like exploring emotion be it happy or sad and like writing tragedy. fluff is next because again it can be so emotionally driven and that's something i really enjoy. smut i only write with one person and that's not going to change. i never used to write it and if i wasn't writing it with her, i highly doubt i would ever be comfortable enough again to branch out and write it with other people. even then it's an still an insane amount of introspection and character exploration but with everything else i just fade to black. :p plots or memes. both! i utilise memes to use when i can't deal with my drafts and want to write (nobody ever has to respond to a meme i deliver if i haven't yet replied to a thread, it just sometimes helps me get into writing) but plotting is preferred for threads or threads that we take from memes to make longer! are you like your muse. like dazai ? not a huge amount. i think i'm funny but i'm unfortunately not a genius! as for my original characters i put a lot of myself into them and their writing, so they're the most like me! esp my unaffiliated originals :p

tagged by. @avichor <3 tagging. @trelonkan, @justsurvival, @nvictive, @reawaken + @tormenther and whoever else hasn't yet done it!!! tag me and say you stole it so i can see it :p

[chemzee]

What music do you think the hpma bebegirls + others listen to? Just curious

Ooooh, that's a good question! :0

Gonna answer just for the babies for now bc there's already a lot of them, maybe will do adults at some point 🙇‍♀️

Tbf if we were to speak canonically (closer to canon, that is) I'm not sure whenever or not anyone outside MC or Daniel know any muggles musicians or bands, so I'd say a good majority of them only know wizard artists. There isn't much info on the majority of wizarding world musicians on the wiki, so I can't really assign most of the kiddos which would be their fav wizard singers/bands lol.

As much as I love joking about Daniel listening to My Chemical Romance, I'm actually not really sure whenever or not he'd actually listen to them unironically. I do think he'd enjoy classic rock tho, stuff like Queen, Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Pink Floyd. It's mostly based on my headcanon of Reggie being a failed wannabe rock band kiddo that influenced Daniel's music taste (and tought him to play guitar) and the fact Daniel just kinda had that "70s British rock bands enjoyer" vibe about him. As for wizarding world musicians, Weird Sisters enjoyer, definitely.

Ivy, judging by the fact she doesn't know what petrol is, probably doesn't know much about muggle culture despite having a muggle dad and I assume the same could be said for Winnie. I do imagine their grandmother would enjoy Celestina Warbeck so the girls would naturally know of her. However,if speaking of muggle artists, I do headcanon that Ivy would be a swiftie (did ever since game came out on global actually pfff) and like other pop artists, like Katy Parry,for example. Winnie strikes me as Adele girlie, maybe also Marina.

Cassandra is difficult bc on one hand, I can see her as a classical music (maybe even opera) girlie who probably wouldn't like modern music (probably enjoys baroque classical music and I also can see her liking Debussy), but on the other hand, I think she'd probably secretly enjoy some pop artists, like Whitney Houston.

Lottie probably listens to a lot of music, both muggle and wizarding. She's travelled a lot so I can see her being pretty knowledge on traditional music of countries/places she's visited and enjoy folk music. She's a "listens to everything" kinda gal but if I had to pick a muggle favourite hmmm...she feels like Amy Winehouse girlie ngl. Maybe also Gorillaz and Blur.

Robyn probably doesn't know much muggle music, but I can see her enjoying "gym music", something energetic, like electronic and rock stuff, perhaps maybe even metal. Definitely strikes me as someone who'd be the fan of Weird Sisters and out of muggle music... I'd say Muse. Probably would like Skrillex, maybe Eminem. And Epic Rap Battles of History.

Kevin feels like someone who, while pure blood, knows some muggle musicians. I'd say he'd enjoy The Beatles and The Hollies. I can also see him enjoying going to Weird Sisters concerts with Robyn.

The rest actually kinda unsure. Fischer is kinda hard for me to pinpoint (I can kinda see him leaning to enjoy "cooler" music and finding most pop sappy but I can't really say which genre of artists would be his fav), same for Wenshi. I definitely can see Colby secretly enjoying Elton John though, maybe Oasis too. And I think Abigail would love punk music ngl.

[writergirl2011]

I got tagged by @musing-and-music!! Thanks!! 😊 So here goes...

Story I'm proudest of...

Argh. That would be so unfair to the other stories I've written. But if I had to choose, it would be the baseball story, Diamond in the Rough simply because I always wanted to write about baseball and finally found the perfect pairing for it! Not to mention how much research went into the story.

Your story that's gotten the most love online...

Funny that this came up because this just overtook the baseball story for most hits--though to be honest, I probably would've put this anyway given that it actually got several mentions on Twitter during the 2022 J/B fic exchange: you who know what love is (lol, musing-and-music, you tagged me in this and our regency stories are the most popular!!)

Tease a current WIP or idea that you're currently working on...

Speaking of fic exchanges, I just started working on my very short story for the 2024 J/B fic exchange. So sorry, can't...oh, what the heck. Heeeeeere's...a little bit from the next story in the "A Girl for All Seasons" series!!

JAIME: I don’t know whether I’m going to kiss you or kill you next time I see you

TYRION: ahhh I see you talked to ros

JAIME: you didn’t think she’d keep that to herself did you

TYRION: guess not

TYRION: it was for your own good

TYRION: not to mention mine because if I had to listen to you moaning about your blue balls one more minute I was going to smother you in your sleep

TYRION: though now that I think about it that would’ve cured yoru problem too

Your top 3 fandoms...

I only have two. A Song of Ice and Fire and Bridgerton at the moment.

Your top three ships...

Jaime x Brienne, Eloise x Cressida (shut up) and I guess that's really it. If I had to have a third, it would probably be Sansa x Margaery since I've paired them off in some of my fics, but they're not the main focus of my stories and I don't write for them specifically.

Rec someone else's fic...

Yikes, there are far too many I want to rec, but I'm going with the story I received in this year's smut swap because I just love it to death: BT, Phone Home by @angelowl-fics. Brienne as an alien!!!! Jaime as her wannabe boy toy!!!! If you haven't read this already--go read it!!!!

Pick one!

Fluff or Angst: I don't think I write things that are especially fluffy. At the same time, I don't think my fics are super angsty for the most part. Dramatic at times? Sure, but angst--the part that really, really hurts--not so much. But I'll put angst because I do drift in that direction more often than fluff. Where's the "snark" option? That's definitely my speed.

Oneshots or longfics: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Was this even a question???????

Canon compliance or canon divergence: I think it depends on the canon. For example, I'm not great at writing canon fic for J/B, so I stick with mod AUs. I was better at writing canon fic in other fandoms, though. So I'd say that for now, canon divergence. But I'll read both.

AO3 or ff.net: I somehow completely missed the ff.net experience. AO3 all the way.

[walkingstackofbooks]

Just a little ficlet that I doubt will make it into anything larger.

Post-canon Cardassia: Julian asks Ezri (and Dax) to be a part of his and Garak's wedding.

It had been lovely to properly catch up with Julian, and see how happy he was now. Conversation had flowed as easily as ever as they ambled along; it was hard to believe they'd once thought that dating-and-breaking-up would stop them from being friends.

Ezri wasn't sure how long they'd been walking when Julian came to a sudden stop, flexing his hands in that way he did when he was worried about something.

"Actually, there was something I wanted to ask you. Well, you and Dax. If that makes sense? A couple of things, really," he said. Ezri wondered how many times he'd silently rehearsed that, only for it still to come out so awkwardly.

"Go on?"

"Um, first of all - will you be my best man? At the wedding?"

Ezri laughed, taken aback, but Julian seemed completely serious. "Me?" she said, incredulously. "I mean, I'm flattered that you're asking - but I'd have thought you'd have wanted Miles?"

Julian nodded, chuckling through gritted teeth. "Yes... and no - I was trying to decide who of you I'd ask. No offence!" he added hurriedly, probably realising how that sounded. "But, you see, the thing is that Garak asked Miles before I could."

"Garak? Why?"

Julian sighed, rolling his eyes. "Garak says that since it's a human tradition, he felt it was only proper to ask one of his human friends - actually, "acquaintances" was how he put it. Personally, I think he's just doing it to irritate both of us - but I don't have any proof. Yet."

Although he had tried to sound cross about it, Julian couldn't stop a fond smile breaking across his face. "I still can't believe I'm going to marry him," he mused, looking off into the distance contentedly before snapping back to face Ezri. "Well, anyway - will you do it?"

"Of course," she replied warmly, taking his hands in her own. "I'd love to."

He squeezed her hands tightly in gratitude. "Great," he grinned. "That's... that's really great, Ezri. Thank you."

As she stepped back, letting go of him, she could see that despite his happiness, there was still an air of anxiety around him.

"And the second thing?" she prompted, assuming that was the cause.

"Ah, yes," Julian said, smile slipping for a moment, some heaviness stealing into his expression. His gaze wandered off over her shoulder.

"Julian?"

Unexpectedly, he laughed, straightening up as he looked at her again. "I'm sorry, it's just that I really don't have any right to ask this of you," he said, hands - as usual - accompanying his words with haphazard gestures. "But... well... I wanted to ask if you'd plan the afterparty?"

"Me?" she asked, laughing again, unable to think of a different way to reply. "Julian, I'm not really a party person. I'm sure you could find someone who would actually know what they're doing. I wouldn't know where to start!"

"I know," he replied, "but Dax does, right?"

She frowned, trying to work out what he was getting at. Julian closed his eyes for a moment, sighing.

"I'm sorry," he repeated, "I was just hoping I could ask you as Dax..." He trailed off and looked away, shrugging. "It's probably silly, really. But I haven't been able to shake the thought that if Jadzia were here, nothing would have stopped her from taking over the party plans. And I just thought that maybe, if you did it, it would be like having a little bit of her, there, too."

"Oh, Julian," she breathed, allowing the strangeness of feeling like she was being mourned to wash over her. It was a familiar sensation, but it was far easier to hang on to her own Ezri-ness nowadays, and she shook herself back into the present.

"Well, I can't guarantee it'll live up to your expectations - but I'll do my best," she promised sincerely. "For you, and for Jadzia."

He smiled back, shakily. "It's not too much to ask?"

"Not at all," she reassured him, although she wasn't entirely certain that was true. She'd cross that bridge when she came to it. "I'm just sorry that you still miss her so much."

He turned his head sharply, as though she'd said something confusing. "I'm not," he said, his wet eyes catching hers with an unusual intensity. She tilted her head, raising her eyebrows in her own silent question.

"I'm not sorry that I miss her, I mean," he explained, voice rough, but steady. "If I didn't, it would mean that I'd forgotten how important she was to me when she was alive - and I'd never want that to happen. Even if it still sometimes hurts to remember her. I wouldn't give up those memories for anything. Not that I can, of course" he added, tapping his forehead. "Perfect recall has to count for something."

Ezri wasn't quite sure how to respond to that. The counsellor part of her wanted to ask if he'd spoken to anyone about how his enhanced memories had impacted on his grief... but she figured now wasn't the right time, and tabled that thought for a future conversation.

"Come on," she said instead, linking her arm through his. "I don't know how much further we've got to walk to get there, but I know we're not there yet."

--

Like I said, I don't expect to write this into a whole story - but this conversation was partly the inspiration for the song I made about grieving Jadzia, if you're interested at all :)

(But I can't regret missing you / Even when I know it means / That my heart won't lighten again. / Even losing one memory / Would be the death of me - / You were magnificent / And I won't forget that.)

(Yes, I am having FEELINGS about Jadzia's death and I want to share them so badly 😅😅😅)

[slayemal-na-nerate]

//Okay, so obviously, it's been more than a few weeks, but I've had a lot more complications come up that I don't feel like listing entirely right now, and my mental health continues to be a struggle. That being said, I've put out the majority of the most pressing fires, and I do think writing helps improve my mental health when I get into a groove with it, so I'm going to end my hiatus on a couple blogs in the next week or two, primarily Bruce Wayne and Garrett Hawke. Raven and my CW Flash oc, Leia Morales, might become active again as well if people show any interest in them. I'm not really feeling much muse for Aya right now, and Lavellan will have to at least wait until I finish Veilguard (even though I expect to be ignoring a good portion of canon based on spoilers I've been exposed to). My Star Wars and Riordanverse muses will remain on hiatus until I can muster up the enthusiasm to re-engage with the source materials. Whenever that eventually happens, I'll likely be focusing on Damus Tall, one of my Zabrak twins on this blog, because he's the least depressingly affected by his trauma, which is a nice break from how heavy things can get with my other muses.

In the week or two leading up to the hiatus ending for at least two of my blogs, I'll be working on replies I owe (although, I might need to pause a couple threads that don't come naturally to me and take more effort to write right now), trying to finish Veilguard, and working on the last of my especially pressing irl issues. I don't expect to get all that done, but the only official roadblock to the hiatus ending will be finishing replies. Most, if not all, of those are for mutuals on discord, so if it seems like I'm taking a while but posting little to nothing on any of my blogs, that's why. The week or two I've given myself is a generous estimate to allow me to not rush through everything and overwhelm myself. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to plot things in advance or send asks, though only the former will receive a response before the hiatus is officially over. Replies to asks and thread responses I don't already owe will start post-hiatus, again focusing on Bruce and Hawke only, unless Leia and Raven have any interest shown towards them. Fun fact: Bruce is actually meant to share a canon with Raven, which would make her 24 (same age as the mun) currently; I'll likely add a verse to explain what's gone on with her for the past decade, but I'd probably still default to her teenage self to answer any asks. Whenever I get around to reading the Nightwing comics with the old team back together, that might change, but the truth is, she's just not fun to write consistently during a time where the team isn't together, and I don't think it'd be fun for others to engage with that version of her all the time. It's the same reason I tend to default to act 2 or a relatively happy portion of act 3 for Hawke when answering asks, except at least his self-destructive behaviors can make for more interesting interactions than Raven's complete isolation from the world after their respective breaking points.

Anyway, TLDR: Batman and default purple mage Hawke from DA2 will be coming back in a week or two. Veilguard will be largely ignored and/or altered when added to verses for my Dragon Age muses, but I'm not bringing Lavellan back until I finish it. I always have a lot of muse for Raven and Leia, so they could come back too, but only if it seems like people might actually engage with them. All other muses are on the back burner. Hiatus on the aforementioned blogs will officially end after I finish any replies I owe (mostly or entirely on Discord). I expect that to happen in the next week or two. I'll reply to PMs for plotting, but asks and new starters won't be responded to until I finish what I already owe (still welcome to send them my way before then if you're okay waiting til then, though). Post-hiatus, anything left unanswered without a request to pause is just something I'm not aware it was my turn for. I'll work on a thread tracker eventually, but until then, just message me. Expect replies to be slow, at least to start, but I'll try to get back to each thread within a week. See you guys soon if you write for DC or Dragon Age!

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NOW DO HUMAN C.C AND DEMON! READER. I AM BEGGING. ANYTHING? I imagine C.C as am idol or streamer (since for stripper we have June??). And the tattoo artist Baron vs C.C human fighting over who gets to feel reader.

(Canon C.C is a D.J which I feel transfers over fine.)

"Hey dude, loved your set!"

"Thank you so much!" C.C smiles and puts on a good face - shoving the fan aside as passively as he could once they've taken up too much of his time. He storms off stage, eyes scanning the crowd as he clamps down on his polished nails.

Where are you, where are you?

A packed venue and the greedy nymph was close to losing his shit. It was his first week back after a needed hiatus and the tensions were high. He needed something to help him with the rest and went to the only person who could help.

"Just focus on one person in the crowd and think of them as your muse. Maybe a close friend or acquaintance?"

His brother was an obvious no-go, but that guy from the antique store gave pretty solid advice. C.C had plenty of friends, but none he'd fancy looking towards for peace of mind. He found his muse that first night and was lucky enough to see them the rest of the week. A pretty face, but one easy to lose in a large crowd. Something about those eyes too. The only problem was he'd gotten a tad bit too hooked on that serenity, and fallen for that mystery person. He needed to know what their voice sounded like and if they were free this weekend. What their favorite color was and if it'd look good as his next dye job.

C.C admits defeat at the bar, ready to drown his sorrows away in whatever top shelf trash he could get his hands on.

"One Coke, please. For him."

C.C side eyes the person next to him, snorting back a laugh as the drink is set out for him. "Is that how you get noticed by all the pretty girls?"

"No, just ones I'd like to feel no remorse by morning."

C.C catches a glimpse of that familiar grin from his peripheral view as the stranger laughs, placing those angelic lips round the rim of their glass. His throat feels dry, and every breath only increases in tightness in his lungs.

"Well, it's better to start the night off dry anyway." His nails clink against the glass as he takes it in his trembling mitts, drowning himself in the fizzy drink until the cup was empty. "So, you got a name? Seen you around here the past couple of nights and it'd be a shame to let you slip away again without knowing."

He's not planning on letting them anywhere, but it's probably better if they're unaware of this tidbit. He hasn't had the best of luck in the past, but he's getting one thing tonight if it's the last thing he does. Their phone number, or their license plate.

"It's Y/n. I'm normally not one for big crowds, but the music has picked up in quality lately. I assume it's your doing, but you already have enough talent with that cute face."

C.C chokes on pure air. "So... What's your favorite color?"

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swing away

Rating: Teen

Summary: While Ice and Mav are away, the Daggers borrow their larger living room to watch movies. Signs has been chosen this time, and now they really need to know which among them would excel at saving the day.

Word Count: 1120

Status: complete!

Tags: canon divergence, background icemav, crack treated seriously, minor spoilers for signs (2001)

This was a silly little crack idea I had while I was watching Signs at work! I hope you enjoy

“Anybody could do it!”

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“I think I could do it.”

“Fuck you. That's not my point. I'm saying I'd be the fastest.”

“No way. I played baseball in college. I can swing a bat.”

“Yeah intramural baseball!”

“Your mom's intramural!”

“Fuck you! My mother is a saint!”

“Saint of intramural!”

“That doesn't even make sense.”

“You don't make sense!”

“Just… let them get it out.”

“Get you out.”

Payback's whistle is shrill, but it disrupts the argument. Everyone else either winces or covers their ears.

“There's only one way to settle this,” he announces.

“Contest!” Fanboy cheers.

“Wait,” Rooster starts, “How's that gonna work?”

“We fill glasses with water and swing at them with a bat,” Hangman rolls his eyes, “Obviously. Ow!”

Phoenix pinches the back of his arm. Hangman scowls at her as he lightly massages the spot. Everyone starts discussing the contest. Rooster stares at the rest of the Daggers like they've collectively lost their minds. 

“Guys, we can't break my uncles’ glasses,” Rooster explains, exasperated. “In their house? Everything would get ruined!”

They all look at each other like that hadn't been considered. Because it didn't even cross their minds.

“Well, what about plastic cups?” Coyote offers.

“The weight would be wrong,” Bob points out.

“The nicer plastic cups,” Omaha suggests.

Harvard adds, “We could do it outside.”

Halo brings up thrift store glasses. Which is a great idea because they also need a baseball bat. Rooster, again, relays his concern over water and broken glass getting everywhere. Harvard, again, brings up the backyard. 

“We're not saying in the house, Rooster. What about the garage?” Coyote reasons.

Luckily, the garage is mostly empty. Mav's tools are in there, of course. Most of his bikes are at the hanger. Ice's old Chevrolet Camaro IROC is under a trap. Rooster concedes it will probably be okay. Some of the tool chests are on wheels and open.

The Daggers break into teams. Rooster, Hangman, Omaha, Fanboy and Halo stay at the house to reorganize the garage. Chests and benches are moved around to better replicate the movie shots. Fanboy directs them around. Phoenix, Bob, and Coyote go to get glasses and a couple of bats. Yale, Harvard, Fritz, and Payback are also on a glass run, but they're looking for tarps and towels too. 

Finding enough glasses for everyone is the hardest part. Both teams cleared out two second hand stores worth of cups. Team Phoenix also hit up a dollar store for the fancy plastic glasses too. It takes a few hours, but they get the garage all set up. There's a mix of dollar store plastic and glass-glasses for everyone to try. 

“So parameters?” Hangman asks, twirling one of the bats in his hands.

“Fastest?” Fanboy shrugs.

“Most glass broken in the least time?” Halo suggests.

“How long does Joaquin Phoenix do it?” Payback muses, looking to Fanboy for the answer.

“If he could go all night, I'd be happy,” Phoenix mumbles to Halo. The two women giggle.

“Unfortunately, ladies, he's pretty fast,” snickers Hangman.

“We don’t have a lot of glasses,” Bob says, “I’m thinking max time of 30 seconds for ten glasses.”

The rules are discussed. Not for very long, but they mull it over for at least five minutes. They draw straws to determine order. Fanboy, Halo, Coyote, Rooster, Fritz, Payback, Yale, Phoenix, Bob, Omaha, Hangman, and finally Harvard. There's five glasses and five hard plastic cups to smash (or knock over). The hitter leaves while everyone else resets, so nobody knows where the cups are until their time starts.

Rooster's still nervous about the whole thing by the time his turn comes around. Which honestly doesn't take long. Fanboy gets a bad start and exceeds the maximum time, Halo smashes every cup in 20 seconds, and Coyote only takes 28 seconds. He steps back in the garage, eyes closed. Phoenix counts him down from ten. She gets to “one, go” and he swings away. Rooster had played baseball in high school; he was even scouted. But the only thing on his mind back then was flying, so he turned the scouts down. Mentally, he counts the cups as he swings. He doesn’t think about how long it takes.

The last cup is one of the hard plastic ones. With a loud crack, he sends it flying. It crashes somewhere in the garage with a dull thump and soft shatter. Rooster’s eyes widen as he realizes what the cup collided with. The IROC. Rooster learned how to drive in that car (he was technically only 14 at the time, but Ice let him drive around an empty parking lot a few times). Iceman had that car for as long as Rooster could remember.

“Ooh! New record!” Hangman cheers.

As he’s talking, the garage door starts to roll up. Rooster drops the bat. The Daggers immediately quiet down.

“What the fuck!,” Mav exclaims, “I heard shouting from the end of the driveway and… What the fuck!”

“I uh,” Rooster blinks.

“We were doing uh,” Fanboy starts.

Payback picks it up, “You ever see Signs?”

“Joaquin Phoenix smashes a bunch of water glasses to injure aliens,” Harvard continues.

“Right, and we wanted to see which one of us would win,” Halo adds.

“She means do it the fastest,” Fritz clarifies.

Hangman tacks on, “The aliens, they don’t like water.”

Maverick looks at them like they’re all crazy. He stalks over to the car, glass crunching under his feet, and peers under the tarp. Mav inhales sharply through his teeth. Rooster winces. 

“Side mirror is busted,” Mav tells them.

“I’m sorry,” Rooster sighs.

“Ice loves this stupid car.”

“I know. I’ll get it fixed, I swear!”

“Yeah, you will. What were you thinking, guys?”

The Daggers mumble their heartfelt apologies. Nobody can admit they weren’t thinking, because there was a whole plan. It was just stupid. Everyone starts cleaning. The garage is put back how it was. Maverick dismisses them all.

“Not you, Rooster,” he says.

Rooster freezes. They all stop, actually. Everyone’s looking at him.

“You’re grounded,” Mav sighs.

He closes his eyes and pinches the bridge of his nose. Rooster processes what Maverick just said. 

“You can’t ground me,” Rooster scoffs, “I’m 34!”

“Act like it next time,” Mav retorts, “Guest room, now.”

Snickers ripple through the rest of the Daggers. Rooster’s face flushes. He’s not entirely unconvinced Maverick won’t haul him into the house by his ear. Mav glares past Rooster. The squad silences immediately.

“The rest of you I’ll deal with Monday,” Maverick warns them.

More apologies are offered. Everyone’s quiet as they shuffle off. Phoenix gives Rooster a sympathetic look and mouths ‘sorry’ at him. He waves as she gets in Bob’s car.