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[totheecore]

i have to convince one of my friends to go for a lil hike on the dorsale lariana this summer

[sleepingdeath-light]

cursed s/o hcs ; hunter

requested by ; 🌸🍄 anon (27/04/23)

fandom(s) ; the owl house

fandom masterlist(s) ; main | hunter only

character(s) ; hunter wittebane

outline ; “Hello There! So I've been flicking though the vast world of toh fanfiction and I haven't really seen any fanfics with a cursed reader in them sooo could you do Hunter with a Cursed S/o. Maybe they try to hide their curse from him but it just progressively gets more severe and harder to manage.

(Lol bonus points if the readers cursed form is a wolf.)

- 🌸🍄”

warning(s) ; some angst, but mostly fluff!

note ; i am no longer accepting requests for this character.

now hunter is no stranger to curses or the effects that they may have on the inflicted — he spent the better part of his young life tending to the festering wounds caused by belos’ curse and has come to know both eda and the owl beast rather well over the time he’s spent living under her roof — but he’s far from an expert and isn’t quite able to tell at a glance that someone is cursed

in your case, despite being your partner for longer than either of you can be bothered to measure, he just perceived the quirks and harms of your affliction as just another part of your being and never questioned them — and you made damned sure he never had a reason to

you stocked up on your potions when he was away and hid them in the lesser visited crevices of your shared home, passing off any he found as just being medication to help you cope with the aches and pains of your ‘condition’ as you’d come to call it

you spouted endless excuses to keep him away when you were at your worst so you could ride out your transformations in peace — far from your beloved and free from the worry of causing him harm when you weren’t completely yourself

when you were the beast, the creature, the wolf

but it seemed like, as the years went by, all of your efforts would be for naught: your pains worsened, your episodes became more and more frequent, you started losing parts of your day to the creature, and you could feel your control slipping

it would only be a matter of when hunter found out your little secret — when, not if (as you’d spent so many years hoping)

so you weren’t as surprised as you perhaps should have been when one day you came out of an especially rough transformation to the feeling of large, work-worn hands on your cheeks and those loving ruby eyes staring down at you

he’d seen it

he’d seen you

and now you could only brace yourself to deal with what would come — the confrontation, the judgement, the loss, and all of the other negative things that had followed similar such incidents in your past

but none of that came — he was just concerned for your well-being and upset that you thought he’d treat you like that

he helps you to your feet and has you sit down in the bathroom as he cleans your wounds, giving you the space to talk him through your condition, your perspective, and your past — only speaking up occasionally to let you know he was paying attention to what you’re saying

and when you’re done he gives you a reassuring smile, points to the scars on his face and jokes about having seen and lived through ‘much worse’ — that he’s survived too many injuries and monsters for your curse to scare him away from you

then he hugs you close, asks how he can help and mentions setting up a meeting with eda so you can try and figure out how to live with your curse if there isn’t a cure available

(and, just to make you laugh, he throws in an awkward chuckle and a joke about how much he loves wolves so his partner turning into one isn’t going to push him away)

[musicismymoirail]

OC Speech Mannerisms

Thank you @darkfire1177 for the tag! Tagging mhm, @the-golden-comet and @midnight-octopus (no pressure either) and anyone else if y'all want too. <3 I'm picking Vendetta because ne is the only one I've really thought about actual speech mannerisms in long time and I have thoughts, lol. Let's go! >:3

»» vendetta frey

NO. OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES: 1 / 2 / 3+

TONE OF VOICE: high (and raspy af) / average / deep

ACCENT: Yes (kinda?) / No

(Nir speech is accented to a degree, but it's just because Vendetta tends to mimic people so much. There's an something here, but given it's such a smorgasbord of dozen or so accents Ven's picked up over the years, it's never gonna sound like anything that specific.)

DEMEANOUR: confident / shy / approachable / hostile / other (dramatic with friends, indifferent with strangers)

POSTURE: slumped (absolute goblin, nir spine is a noodle) / straight / stiff / relaxed

HABITS: head tilting / swaying / fidgeting (!) / stuttering / gesturing (!!!!!!) / arm crossing / strokes taps chin / er, um, or other interjections / plays with hair or clothing / hands at hips / inconsistent eye contact / maintains eye contact / frequent pausing / stands close / stands at a distance

COMPLEXITY

VOCABULARY: ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤

(Ne has an odd habit of speaking in threes sometimes when describing things, like ne is trying to find the perfect word. Caused Anathema to buy nem a thesaurus thick enough to kill a baby bird and Ven loved using all the ridiculous words ne knew when ne could. It was fun~)

EMOTION: ⬤⬤⬤〇〇

(Should be a four+ but the Farm is hard to shake sometimes.)

SENTENCE STRUCTURE: ⬤⬤〇〇〇

PROFANITY

FREQUENCY: ⬤◐〇〇〇

CREATIVITY (in regards to profanity): ⬤⬤⬤〇〇

BOLD ALL THAT APPLY: arse. ass. asshole. bastard. bitch. bloody. bugger. bollocks. chicken shit. crap. cunt. dick. frick. fuck. horseshit. motherfucker. piss. prick. screw. shit. shitass. son of a bitch. twat. wanker. pussy.

(Mhm. Vendetta swears more in Spanish, but prefers trading insults in English. Ne doesn't swear that much, insults way more or just bites people. Biting is a fun and fast and says more like 'fuck you' ever could. c:)

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

DO PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING OR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHARACTER? - almost always / frequently / rarely / never

(Not unless Vendetta is being purposefully obtuse but ne likes being heard too much to do that much, even as a joke.)

DOES YOUR CHARACTER'S INTENDED POINT COME ACROSS EASILY WHEN THEY SPEAK? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never.

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER INITIATE CONVERSATIONS? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / never.

(More than you'd guess from nir bite ratio? Vendetta craves people and connections like nothing else, so eventually ne does reach out to make conversations, at least pre-Heartbreak).

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE THE ONE TO END CONVERSATIONS? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never.

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE 'WHOM' IN A SENTENCE? - yes / no / only ironically

YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO MAKE A COUNTERPOINT. WHAT WORD DO THEY USE? - but / though / although / however / perhaps / mayhaps (so rare, but so good. loves a well-placed mayhaps).

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER END CONVERSATIONS? - walk away / ask if that's everything / say that's everything / give a proper goodbye / tell their company they're done here / remain quiet / they don't.

WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS ASSUME YOUR CHARACTER BELONGS TO, HEARING THEM SPEAK? - upper / middle / lower.

IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE WAY YOUR CHARACTER SPEAK STAND OUT TO OTHERS? - accent / vocabulary / tone / level / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn't.

(Bonus? Because I spent my whole walk home last week thinking about this and it's adjacently related, so fuck it~

Vendetta sings like a sledgehammer (affectionate), just a lot of emotion and power. Ne loves over-the-top songs since it's fun to go full-out. Mhm. Voice is a bit similar to Gin Wigmore? o: High pitched, raspy, not really traditionally 'pretty' but quirky and fun. It did get a bit lower and even more raspy post-Heartbreak tho Because Reasons, and Ven really doesn't sing as much anymore. Just when ne gets possessed by the few songs ne remembers and Must Sing. uwu <3)

[percyaugod]

I fucking love your purple prime au!!!11!!!!!1111 anyway question time!!

is brother krang still alive because in some posts you say three new "kids" because if he is that adds a bit too the plot cause well they 100% thought he was dead

weve seen the turtles and caseys opinions what about cass's splinters draxums etc

does senior hueso ever appear? tbh most of my questions involve side characters because they would be so cool too see!!

and we know they can technically still talk too the ancestors if needed do they contact them?

Thank you! ^ ^

Brother Krang being alive is something I've been thinking about as a possibility but never fully decided or what would change. Sure we see him trapped in the ship, but we don't know if it was hard enough to crush him or if he died from the explosion as the portal closed. So he could be running around, watching and waiting as he heals.

This could lead Donnie to think him hearing the Krangs' voice is just him imagining things when he starts hearing another voice in his head. Since the brother Krang doesn't speak out loud the turtles don't know what he sounds like. Bonus points if he actually talks a lot in the hive mind, almost rivaling Leo.

He could just accept Donnie as the new leader, freaking out the others when Donnie brings home another one, or decide to go rogue. This is the turtle that took control of his ship after all. Leading to a situation where Krang one and the sister Krang have to fight their brother to protect Donnie.

If he did join the group the amount of times he scared the others by silently appearing behind them. Damnit Donnie! Put a damn bell on the thing!

Casey Sr would be the only thing Other than Donnie the Krang fear. She bit one of them, will at times just stand still for hours staring at them, those monsters she calls scouts, and Purple Prime has absolutely no control over her! Casey Sr thinks she can bear them in a fight and they're too scared to test her theory.

Splinter spends a lot of time in denial. These were the things that nearly took away two of his sons, there's no way his Purple would just-

He starts to wonder if it was all his fault. He just randomly appointed Blue as the leader and didn't talk about it with the others or ask if Blue even wanted to be the leader.

He had so much potential though! Always coming up with plans and knowing his and the others' strengths and how to properly use them. Not to mention the stress was obviously tearing his oldest apart.

If he had done some things differently, would none of this have happened?

By the time he sorts himself out, the kids have started a trial run with Purple and the Krang since they apparently can't get rid of them without negatively affecting Purple. Again they had to rely on themselves because he couldn't pull himself out of his own head. He regrets making them grow up so fast but is so proud of who they've become.

Draxum is working with Casey Jr on trying to find a way to separate Donnie from the Krang. He wasn't there to see what the Krang did, but the aftermath says enough. Draxum discovers the empyrean he used to create the turtles is of Krang origin and could be part of why Donnie integrated so well. The fear that this means the other mutants and yokai that also come from empyrean are also at risk.

Hueso would definitely be worried about the kids. He doesn't see them too often after everything and they look so beat up and tired. Not to mention Leo is apparently at home healing from injuries. When he does see him again there isn't any of that usual annoying, energetic personality.

For once, Hueso wishes Leo would complain and rant to him about his problems so he knew what was going on. Knew how he could help.

It's fine! ^ ^ Gets me really thinking.

Probably not the best idea to contact the ancestors. When asked about the Shredder they gave some of the worse advice. No one wants to know what they'd say about the same species as the one that created him.

They'd talk to Karai though. She'd do her best to try to comfort them and guide them. Donatello is still family and he sees them as such, his Ninpo proves that. So she tries to be there for him to know that he's still family to them as well.

She won't say it out loud, but she does worry about him losing himself like her father once did.

[clownsalot]

uhm i come bearing milgram ocs can i come play in the sandbox with you guys 👉👈

anyways here are my silly guys!!

(im kinda too lazy to come up with my own entire prisoner roster and Es, so i basically just plopped my guys straight into canon. also, im only throwing in stuff from trial 1 because i havent really thought out trial 2 yet beyond vague ideas)

details and stuff below the cut!!!

introduction

015

t1 songs of the prisoners

No, I'm too scared to—!

t1 voice trailer

Ah, my name is Takahashi Naoto. Just Naoto is fine. I'm 18, in my graduating year of highschool. Nice to meet you, Warden. I think asking me about how I feel will just sway your decision making. It's straightforward, so let's keep it simple. Just take the facts. —"—"- What the hell...what the hell? I didn't think it would...it wasn't supposed to...

016

t1 songs of the prisoners

This is...payback!

t1 voice trailer

Yo~ I'm Hashimoto Akane. I'm 15 years old, 3rd year middle school. That makes us a similar age, doesn't it? Let's get along! Well, I will admit that what I did definitely made some people very upset. You'll be deciding if I should be punished on their behalf, right? —"—"- You deserve this. You deserve this! You're the one who chose to go that far...!

interrogation questions

Q: Family?

015: Both my parents. An older brother, too. I don't talk to them often since I stopped living with them.

016: Myself, my mom and dad, and my younger sister. She's 14, I love her very much!!

Q: Who was your victim to you?

015: A schoolmate. Her name was Asuka. You could say we were friends.

016: She wasn't anyone important to me or anything, so don't get weird ideas. I only knew about her because of my sister.

Q: How is your experience in Milgram?

015: It's not all bad. I've never had this much free time before.

016: It's alright but I still kinda want to go home. I worry about how my sister is doing...

Q: What do you dislike?

015: Just in general? Well, it doesn't matter i guess. I don't like things that are bothersome.

016: People who mistreat others for no reason. They're terrible. Terrible!

Q: Are there things you regret?

015: I try not to think about them. Regrets don't erase your mistakes, so what's the point?

016: I did everything believing it was the right choice at the time. But I wish I'd done more sooner. It would have saved my sister a lot of suffering and I might not even be here if I had.

Q: Do you have apologetic feelings for your victim?

015: You're the one responsible for judging if I should, aren't you?

016: Who knows. But I don't regret what I did.

Q: Any prisoners you're close with?

015: I'm on good terms with everyone. Though, I like talking with Kayano. He's a bit like an older sibling.

016: I like taking care of Amane and always try to look after her, we're the youngest in the prison after all. But I don't know if she likes it...

Q: Which prisoner would you say is most like you?

015: Mr Mukuhara. There's just something about him, like if he looks at me too long he'll know what I did. That he'll know that I broke a promise too.

016: Not that sure actually...maybe Kotoko?No...Kajiyama? I don't know. But Kajiyama's actually kinda nice when you get down to it, isn't that surprising? He looks out for Haruka, like I try to do for Amane.

Q: Is there a verdict you hope for?

015: That would defeat the point. I want to be judged properly by an outside perspective. Whatever you decide must be correct, right?

016: I'd like to be forgiven, since I think I did the right thing. But I know what I did also hurt others, so I understand if you choose not to forgive me.

bonus notes!!

i was thinking that the trial results would go something like:

for naoto (015) it'd be t1 guilty t2 innocent, something like fuuta. because his mv and song would be super vague and the prevalent theory would paint him in a terrible light, kinda like shidou except without the pretty privilege, and like fuuta whether he feels bad or not is hard to tell, so he gets guiltied. then somehow his trial 2 would garner him a crap ton of sympathy again like fuuta and his vote would turn around

for akane (016) it'd be t1 innocent t2 guilty, kinda like a reverse of naoto. she might be like muu or kotoko where the trial 1 paints her as super sympathetic/heroic, leading you to root for her, but in trial 2 she gets painted in a more negative light so she gets guiltied then

funny side note is that in terms of character parallels by complete accident i accidentally gave naoto like a wild number of paralles to kazui?? like i reached the 'which prisoner would you say is most like you' question, looked at it and suddenly realized, hey isn't this guy just like kazui??? it's that 'i personally relate to kazui a staggering amount' swag ig

akane's parallels were a lot harder to think of because she paralleled a lot of characters in different ways, so the way i ended up writing her response was deliberate and it's great fun to me lol.

i actually couldn't decide if akane would like fuuta or hate his guts, so i didn't include a 'who do you get along with?' question here since i didn't know how to answer it

for their names i ended up going down the 100 most common japanese surnames list on wikipedia and choosing ones that i thought fit, then put them in combination with their given names. i think what i came up with is a little morbidly funny in relation to their crimes that i still think i was kinda clever for, but i didn't write anything about their actual crimes beyond the vague hints in the interro questions, and i havent included the actual characters for their names. idk is that interesting to you guys

so anyways i was wondering if it'd be better if i elaborated on the crimes and wrote them out as it happened in another post or..? idk what do you guys think? should i continue to just be super vague about them

i did also come up with these guys with a prisoner pair theme in mind and it's supposed to be something like 'how much of yourself would you give for your loved ones' but im a little afraid that might be too similar to shidou and mahiru's theme about love? even though their crimes are vastly different i think

anyways that's it, have a nice day!! if you were interested enough to read all the way to here thank you so much <3

[subwaywardeningo]

Favorite myth? Bonus points if it’s not the main one!

Is it too stereotypical if I say a myth about the Noble Sneasler? I've told it before. I apologize if it is a long story!

Once, there was a child. He was young, and he wandered away from the settlement in search of his parents. The elders told him that they were far away, beneath the ground, so he thought he might find them if he too went far away and beneath the ground. He traveled south, from the icelands to the highlands, where there was much ground to be found.

"Where are you going?" asked the Noble Sneasler. "This is not where your home is. It is not an easy life in the icelands, but even I know that humans are safer in packs."

"I want to find my parents," replied the child. "Everyone tells me that they are gone. They are beneath the ground, and so they must be beneath Mount Coronet, for that is where there is the most ground. If I can get under the mountain, perhaps I will find my parents."

The Noble Sneasler nodded. "You are right, shining child. There is much ground here. We shall cover it together- follow me, and I will dig below the cliffs, rather than climbing them."

Even with sharp claws and toxin, it took the Noble Sneasler many days to dig even a small cave into the mountain. "Have we found your parents?" asked Sneasler, but the boy shook his head, and so the Noble Sneasler kept digging.

"Have we found them now?" asked the Noble Sneasler, but again, the boy shook his head. And so the Noble Sneasler kept digging. Again and again this continued, until both Noble Sneasler and the boy lost count. All that they knew was the darkness of the Wayward Cave they dug.

At last, the Noble Sneasler saw sunlight, coming from the passage it had carved through the mountain. "Surely we must have found your parents by now?" the Noble Sneasler asked, but the boy shook his head once more, weeping rivers of tears down his face. With careful paws, the Noble Sneasler wiped these tears away, and they soaked into their claws, stronger than the poison it already made- these bitter tears allow Sneasler now to paralyze its foes, as sorrow may paralyze us, or to make its opponents drowsy, as we may sleep to avoid sorrow.

"My parents are not here. You have dug a hundred tunnels, but they are still not here. Where are they?" the boy asked, still held by the Noble Sneasler.

"I do not know, but I will always seek them. For now, you may hold their memory with you, and return to your clan. Let the burden of seeking that which is lost rest on me, while you live your life. I will bring it to you, if I find it, but even that which is lost does not wish for company in being wayward. It wishes only to be found, and that burden is too great for anyone but me to dedicate a life to. I am strong enough to dig these tunnels and scale these cliffs, so allow me to bear this as well- I will find these lost things, and I will bring them to those who yearn for them."

Wiping his face and standing straight, the boy nodded. "Yes, Noble Sneasler. I am grateful for what you have done for me. I would like to go home now- however, I am afraid that in my absence, I too have become lost. My family does not know where I am, and neither do I. How can I go home now? I hoped that my parents would show me the way, but we did not find them."

And so, for the first time, the Noble Sneasler gathered a child into its arms to return them. "I will show you to your home," it said, and held the child close as it returned to the Pearl Clan Settlement with him. He had been missing for so long, there was no room for anger- only joy that he was back.

Everyone celebrated his return, for they worried about this wayward child, and they offered him his favorite meals if he promised to never scare them this way again, but he insisted that he did not need them. "I only wish to eat bean stew with the Noble Sneasler- it is their favorite. They will need the energy to seek what has been lost, both above and beneath the earth. Think not of me, whose burden has been lifted, but of the Noble Sneasler, who has taken it from all of us. We must show our gratitude! Prepare a bean stew, and tell the Noble Sneasler what you miss! Let it be found by them, and let us live our lives."

To honor the boy's words, the clan agreed- the Noble Sneasler must be rewarded for its efforts, even if they had not yet borne fruit. This is why beans are gathered, and then prepared into a stew- to find what has been lost, we must nourish the one who seeks it.

[manicpixiedreamkakyoin]

🎃jotaro/kakyoin halloween fic recs 🎃

this is by no means a conclusive list. it already got too long, so i refrained from adding mermaid AUs, animal AUs (kitsunes & the like), and general fairytale AUs. not everything was written for halloween, but everything here passed my vibe check.

tags & warnings have not been added to the list for brevity; please open the ao3 links & check if you so desire.

for the most part these are fluffy, there isn't too much gore or unhappy endings (some are bittersweet though) because i personally really needed some fluff 2day.

"Additional Notes" are my comments, in case you're wondering why I recced something or what I have to say about it.

anyway, enjoy! feel free to add recs if you want!

DEMON AUs

Dream Encounters by orphan_account | Word Count: 6.9k | Summary: Jotaro has been having strange dreams about a certain demon. One night he decides to try and catch it. | Additional Notes: Incubus Kakyoin AU ft. high school student Jotaro. I just thought it was cute.

Something Wicked This Way Comes by mahbecks | Word Count: 10.4k | Summary: Jolyne Kujo, self-taught witch, has been summoning lesser demons from the Void for years to help her with all sorts of things - chores, homework, chasing off rude boys. Calling upon a demon’s services to provide her father companionship while she’s away should be easy, then, right? …right? | Additional Notes: This has become one of all my all time favourite things very fast. I've already read it 4x? 5x? and it's been up for maybe 3 days. Haha. No shame. It's deeply funny and endearingly chaotic, and the characterisation is absolutely on point.

just another bloody mary by arenathesia | Word Count: 10.5k | Summary: Noriaki never thought losing his virginity would be like this. He already knew it wasn’t going to be everything he'd ever imagined, because Dio promised it was going to be everything he’d ever wanted instead. It would have been. It was supposed to be. Noriaki was meant to find something close to salvation in Dio’s touch, to feel anointed every time Dio kissed his forehead, and instead he caught Dio with an altar boy in God’s house, telling him the same lines, whispering the same sweet nothings and only smirking at Noriaki’s disbelief. Perhaps that was why Noriaki decided to walk backward and find hell instead. | Additional Notes: Noriaki with Dio as an ex getting together with Jotaro is a fond favourite of mine. Bonus here: Jotaro being the demon that Noriaki summons, to fuck. sign me UP.

GHOST AUs

this love ain't made for the faint of heart by librisdedita | Word Count: 29.5k | Summary: Jotaro and Joseph arrive back home knowing where they've been, what happened to them, what they've done; it may be awful and miserable, but it's a familiar misery. Holly doesn't know at all. The end of SDC, and what happens after. | Additional Notes: The Jo/Ka is not the main focus of this fic but it's enough of a classic that I had to put it on here. Holly is a main character, as she deserves!

séance by glasscamellias | Word Count: 830 words | Summary: The social scene for ghosts in Morioh was never bustling, so when Reimi caught sight of another ghost, she had to reach out. It was the least she could do for someone who had died so violently and with so much regret. | Additional Notes: I want to live inside this AU. it is so masterfully done.

Invisible Touch by lazyserendipity | Word Count: 10.1k | Summary: Jotaro stepped into the dark, dusty hotel room in Cairo where he planned to stay for the next couple of weeks. He made eye contact with a young man lingering in the corner. He was dead. He had that faint glow about him that Jotaro knew meant he was a ghost. He quickly scrutinized him. Judging by his mullet, high-waisted pants, and penny loafers, the young man had been dead for quite some time. Jotaro sighed at the inconvenience of it all. | Additional Notes: I've read this one like 6 or 7 times. One of those high stakes yet soft fluff kind of AUs, I adore those.

what is living is burning by desertmint | Word Count: 45k | Summary: Forty-nine days of mourning. Kujo Jotaro finds it hard to say goodbye. The ghost doesn’t make things any easier. It became clear that Jotaro was losing his mind. There was no other explanation. He walked into his classroom the following Monday and saw a dead boy sitting on his desk. | Additional Notes: Locked to users only. A pretty sad fic that deals with grief & letting go, but I found it cathartic, so despite the overall theme of this rec list trying to be light-hearted, I wanted to include this.

ZOMBIE AUs

Jotaro's Guide to Making Friends with the Undead by Le_Croissaints | Word Count: 2.1k | Summary: "You’re dying,” Jotaro says in a wonderful display of his intelligence.“I believe the term undead would be more accurate,” the red-haired thing replies dryly, stuffing his eyeball back into its face.“Who the fuck are you?”“Kakyoin Noriaki, in the flesh.” He gives a stiff bow, awkward from his position and the hole in his torso. He grimaces. “Or perhaps lack thereof.” AU in which Dio caused a zombie apocalypse, and Jonathan saved humanity by creating an underground world to live in. Generations later, Jotaro meets an undead Kakyoin Noriaki.

Writober Fics Day 7 - Til Death Do Us Part by indevan | Word Count: 813 words | Summary: “We found a book and Josuke decided to summon your dead boyfriend for your birthday and he stole his earring from your hotel room to do it and anyway now he’s a zombie or something.” “Okuyasu! Don’t tell him everything!” | Additional Notes: This fic has been tagged "Casual Necromancer Josuke" which is everything I never knew I needed. It's a bit silly and that's why I love it, tbh.

WITCH AUs

Devil On His Shoulder by orphan_account | Word Count: 11.6k | Summary: It's close to Kakyoin's graduation, and, man, he just really doesn't want to go. | Additional Notes: I'm not sure if it's stated or just strongly implied, but Kakyoin is a witch in this if I remember right. Also, modern AU. It's a bit heavy/intense so heed the warnings, but the happy ending makes up for it & I really love this fic.

rose quartz knuckledusters by glasscamellias | Word count: 639 words | Summary: Jotaro Kujo is dissatisfied and stifled in the life of a kitchen witch but doesn't know the right path. Noriaki Kakyoin is forging their own chaotic practice, one that has no need for human interaction. Both are human disasters. | Additional Notes: cute fic that shows a snippet into an AU i am frankly quite obsessed with.

OTHERS

Everyone Hates Escort Missions by assuredsky | Word Count: 4.8k | Summary: Snapshots from the time Jotaro had to escort a beautiful elf back home, and also kind of fell in love with him. | Additional Notes: Elf Kakyoin!! Need I say more? Anyway this piece is really dreamy and atmospheric. I adore it.

the blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine by undeadarchivist | Word Count: 20.6k | Summary: When he first saw the ad, he’d thought it was a joke. Looking for a werewolf to be my emotional support dog. Must know when to shut the hell up. Do NOT contact with unsolicited offers. | Additional Notes: Unfinished (last updated in 2018) but it doesn't end in a cliffhanger or stressful place. It is worth reading despite not being complete imo, it is definitely one of my favourite things on this list.

a list of things that fall by glasscamellias | Word Count: 1.6k | Summary: In a way, she had known all her life that she was born with something extra, an inherited wound of a past life that she tried to clean and stitch as best she could. Jotaro was so, so lonely, and Hoshiko didn't know how to help him. | Additional Notes: Reincarnation AU! I can guarantee that this reads differently from whatever you're expecting. It defies expectations and I adore it.

the uncanny study of an arachnid's heart (series) by minamimaru | Word Count: 8.7k | Additional Notes: Spidercryptid Noriaki & a Jotaro who is oddly charmed by this creature. Literally one of the cutest things in the world.

An Odd Dynamic by thisislegit | Word Count: 100k | Summary: Kakyoin sat on the edge of the bed with their hands folded over their lap. Jotaro expected a binding magic around his limbs, but found that he could sit up easily. What the fuck just happened? His face must’ve shown his confusion because Kakyoin let out a small laugh. | Additional Notes: Locked to users only. Please mind the tags. Also this isn't really a classic getting together kind of fic, if you're looking for romantic Jotakak gratification you will not find that here. That said, the world this takes place in is really intriguing.

[blkkizzat]

Gonna do the ask game🙏🏼✨

4, 11, 22, 42, 50?? :D

Yay ty <3

4. Which cryptyd being do you believe in?

I answered this one already! But I will give a bonus and say I believe in a lot of supernatural things because I have had quite a few supernatural experiences.

Here is one:

Growing up my best friend house was definitely haunted and I spent alot of time in the summers at her place. Her house was build by her family in early 1900s and used to be 2 stories and a basement but there was a fire so they took out the top floor in like 1930s. The only proof there had been a 2nd floor was the stairs that literally went up to nowhere in the entry closet they used as a pantry. If you were ever alone in the home it felt like someone else was with you in the room or behind you. If you slept in her sisters room (her sister ended up moving out to live with other family cause she fell into a deep depression from staying in that room) no matter what it would never get above 50 degrees in that room and at night you could hear someone walking up and down the stairs from her room only... not the basement stairs, the pantry stairs that led up to nowhere since her room was right below it. The biggest thing was is I saw a doppleganger of my friend's stepdad. We were waiting for him to come home so he could drive us to the mall (we were 15) and I went down into the basement (basement was remodeled so everyone's rooms were down there) to find my phone in my friends room. I saw him walk out in front of me from the laundry room. I didnt see his face since I was looking at my phone but I saw him from behind. I didn't greet him because by that point I was like an extra kid so it wasn't weird for me not saying anything to him every time I saw him. He took a left towards his room and I took a right to go upstairs at the end of the hall. I told my friend her dad was home and she was insistent he wasn't cause he would have had to come in from upstairs (the basement door was blocked off so you could only get in through the kitchen). We got super scared and thought there was a robber, locked the basement door and was getting ready to run to a friends house close by when her dad actually came back home wearing the same thing I saw him in. He got a baseball bat and checked the basement but no one was there. This was middle of the day btw, not dark, and the wasn't see-through or anything either. Legit looked like her dad from behind.

Legit have about a half dozen more stories of ghost shit that has happened to me lmfao.

11. Favorite extracurricular activity

I've taken about 4-5 years of pole dance classes but I am out of practice since covid and have only been back to the studio a few times since then. I really want to do it again but time is an issue and the classes are a bit expensive. I have a pole of my own at home but its kinda broken so I have to order more screws to fix it. Definitely would encourage everyone, regardless of gender to try it!

22. What type of person are you?

I did this one too already bb sorry! </3 But I will try to give some more info... hmmm...

I'm really the type of person that has always worried and stressed alot about "not having a life plan" but in my recent years I have learned to just go with the flow more and try to be more forgiving to enjoy the journey since its really more important than the destination. I have had some goals I have reached but hadn't felt satisfied cause I focused too much on the end goal and not the experience getting there. So been trying to give myself more grace!

42. An app you use besides this godforsaken site?

I use IG and discord alot! I have two IGs though a personal one and a hobby one where I show off my doll collection since I collect Ball Jointed Dolls. Most dolls are my personal OCs but I have some JJK themed dolls (Gojo, Inumaki, are completed, Sukuna is almost done and I have Toji and Geto in the works), as well as JJBA and Bleach. I don't mind if anyone is curious and wants to see that IG since it is public but I do post my face sometimes on my stories so probably msg if you want that @.

there is my inumaki doll being attacked by tentacles on that page lmfao

50. Can I tag you in random stuff?

Yass!! Tag away!!!

[dynal]

Can I cheat and tell you to answer ALL OF THEM... i love hearing about altai.

this is DEFINITELY a big cheat but you know what i love you and any opportunity to talk about my ffxiv guys i will take. so as a bonus you'll also get gaius.

HERE COME THE BOYS! i'm putting it below a readmore since it will probably. get long.

🪷 what gives this character inner peace?

For Altai, prayer, definitely. At least at the beginning. As the story continues he feels he can't connect with his god as well and thinks he's losing his mind. That's when sticking around the Scions helps him feel a little better.

For Gaius, staying close to his personal hero (Altai). And reminiscing on the few happy memories he has. But reminiscing on those memories can also bring melancholy or could send him spiraling so it's a difficult balance.

🪰 what is the worst thing this character has witnessed but not experienced?

For Altai: Ugh. Look at the MSQ. Every time one of his allies dies he grieves. Even when strangers die he grieves, whether they're meant to be the "good guys" or the "bad guys" because he's not really sure where they "go" when they die. In his religion they would at least find some semblance of peace, but what about here, in this world he's hardly known?

For Gaius: Basically anything he may have heard/seen while he was trapped in the stone. Without the power to physically influence the outside world he was helpless.

🐁 how are this characters ethics?

You know Altai, he's a pretty typical "good guy" but there's a lot of extra quirks that separate him from a typical hero. Being an older man and being a follower of religion will do that to you. He deeply dislikes prejudice and reductive thinking, and believes in the freedom of all, regardless of who they follow. So whenever some kind of subjugation is happening, his brow furrows a little further and his speech gets a little more sharp--a little more old world one could say.

Gaius will just start eating people if someone doesn't stop him. He's seen the horrors of the world, witnessed the uprising of Garlemald. He's done with the bullshit and done with being trapped and unable to help.

🚬 smoking/drinking habits? signature brand or drink?

For all the jokes I've made about Altai rolling cigars I'm not sure if he genuinely smokes. It may be a more spiritual, every-once-in-a-while-for-a-ritual thing. He did often imbibe in the Utter Poison that was the centuries-aged liquor in the temple's cellar.

Gaius doesn't really get any bodily effects from drinking or smoking, but he does enjoy a good ale with friends. It's a social thing.

🌫️ how does this character feel about lying?

Altai doesn't like to lie. He'd rather be honest about a situation than have to keep up a lie. He's not the kind to think some topics are "off-limits" (like talking to a child about death) because everyone has to learn at some point (and perhaps subconsciously, knowing that he was essentially orphaned and was relentlessly bullied by his peers probably makes him think "hatred can be taught at any age, so can any other topic").

Gaius will skirt around the truth or keep quiet about something. He doesn't like to reveal his own cards (especially regarding his whole shapeshifter "I dunno if I can actually die" situation).

🐦‍⬛ fursona?

Altai is a Takin, a sort of goat-like creature that is more closely related to sheep.

Saying Gaius would be a wolf would be a copout, and he's a shapeshifter, so I guess he could be whatever. Maybe a wolverine.

♟️describe how they would play chess, if they would.

Altai would know how to play chess, but it may be a regional variant. Gaius would know too many regional variants, and would know a variant that would make a historian go "hang on a second, nobody's used this variant for over 500 years".

🎲 are they lucky?

Neither of them really believe in luck.

🐌 do they carry their home with them or is it a place?

they carry their homes with them(they carry it in their hearts)they are never without it(anywhere they go,home goes,they fear;and whatever is done by them is their home's doing,such tragedy)

🦤 are they particularly smart in any way? how so, or not?

Altai is a religious scholar--at least for his religion! He's pretty logical though so he figures out situations well.

Gaius was a scholar of astrology when he was alive, and learned a lot of stuff while he was stuck in the stone. He ends up using a lot of historical evidence to navigate situations.

🪽does this character believe in a higher power?

Altai: Yes, he follows the god Lupus (and by extension, his three blood-bound consorts).

Gaius: Can't remember that which he worshiped in the past but I've been toying with the idea of him following Thanatos. Something about following the embodiment of death but being unable to die.

🦪 how would this character describe their gender, if asked?

Altai: I suppose I'm a man. Have I experimented beyond that? Hmm, well, my god, Lupus Therion Alsaab Kekkuon, praise his name--he had invented himself into the form of man and was punished for it, but lived out his future immortal life as a man. So I suppose it would take some self-invention to make myself a man... But in a way, I've done that... Hmm... Though there was that one time I was transformed into a female succubus. It was interesting.

Gaius: When my body erupted into this world, it may have been deemed of another sex, but I am all man! After all, that's what I've carved this body into. I have the scars to prove it. I don't believe I was disgraced for this choice in my mortal life. At the very least, the people who mattered most to me, they knew I was a man. Well, that doesn't mean I can't shapeshift into something else if I feel the urge. I've been known to turn into women--actually, let's end the conversation here.

🫁 yuri or yaoi?

Altai has the big-hands-big-guy nature of yaoi but Gaius has the inherent tragedy of yuri.

👛 what is always with this character?

Altai: Basically always seen with his satchel (tome, inks, pigments, brushes, pens). Gaius also hangs around with him often enough to count. Also keeps wearing the stone as a memento.

Gaius: After the woman he fell in love with disappears, he keeps her bandana with him, always.

🦇 biggest material fear (ie heights, bugs etc)

Altai doesn't like it when things pop up out of nowhere and scare him. He's got a bit of a weak heart for that. Gaius has a dual fear/attraction to long, golden hair. It makes him think of his old best friend, who he loves, but he also misses dearly. Fear and desire are intertwined you know.

🪱 would this character move a worm off the pavement or save it?

Yes. Altai would feel bad for it if it was drying up, and would try to saturate it with some of his water before finding a suitable mud patch for it to burrow in. Gaius would briefly consider eating it but then would choose to save it.

🐞 does this character have any notable accent or dialect? what about other languages?

Altai: He's from the Isle of Raum in the New World. He has a deep accent that isn't really similar to any found in the other continents (I'd equate it to a Slavic accent). He knows an ancient language that was used in his tomes and can speak it fluently. This also means he can understand old-speak characters like Urianger very well.

Gaius: He's from an unknown place. His accent is a bit of a neutral mish-mash of all the places he's been (ending up with a vague, rough-American equivalent).

🦑 any pets?

Altai has Edme, his personal Chocobo. He makes good friends with all sorts of critters and is sometimes secretly spotted taking care of strays.

Gaius doesn't have any pets. He is the pet.

🛡️how does this character protect themself and others?

Altai is mainly a tank. You already know how this goes.

Gaius will sacrifice his own mutated flesh for others. He can't die.

🪓 would they make it to the end in a horror movie?

Altai would hopefully survive. If not, he'd die protecting others. Gaius would be genre-aware and become a bigger threat.

⚖️ how do they seek justice?

Altai will try his best to go the reasonable route. Gaius is the one who takes Altai's true heart and will forcibly rend justice from the hands of the oppressors if he has to.

[genesisreach]

It has been a month since I saved the world from Alduin. Every so often I still hear a "Hail, Dragonborn!" from a random guard or two, but largely, the whole of Skyrim seems to have forgotten that Alduin existed in the first place, save for the ones directly involved.

It doesn't matter. I never cared for the fame, honor, or glory that came with being a "prophesied hero." What really brings me down is that I am still here. I believed that if I fulfilled my purpose, I would be returned to my home. I was looking forward to only reading books, watching movies, or playing games about dragons rather than having to fight them myself (even though they're actually wyverns, but who cares). The power and wealth are nice, but they are merely tools of survival or to get a task done.

So, I spend my time tying up loose ends. Favors that have gone unfulfilled for too long, ruins that I saw that I never explored/looted, etc. Still not touching this damn civil war though. I'll kill Thalmor wherever I see them, but I'd rather die than pick a side when I lose no matter who I chose.

I also just enjoy seeing the beautiful land of Skyrim and its many features, natural or otherwise. Especially Nordic tombs. Never know what I'll find in them. Bonus points if there's a dragon priest at the end because I get special a special mask and robes from them, along with their ashes for special scrolls or alchemy.

Other than questing or exploring, I also spend a lot of time crafting. Forging, Alchemy, and enchanting are the main trades I wish to excel in. If I'm going to be stuck here, I might as well start making a life for myself, and what better way than to learn a few trades and start a business or two? I already train under Eorlund and Arcadia every time I'm in Whiterun, and apparently I'm adept enough in spell craft, particularly conjuration, to be fairly proficient in enchanting during lessons at the College of Winterhold. And I've heard of bandits settling in at a very rich mine in the area around Ustengrav that I might clear out and claim for myself. And a farm for sale just North of the Whiterun/Pale border could prove useful for growing alchemy ingredients.

Anyway, as of this moment, I am digging up some corundum ore at Darkwater Crossing. I stumbled across a place called Darkwater Pass and saved an argonian named Derkeethus from the damned Falmer (dread them... double dread them). Once I arrived with Derkeethus at Darkwater Crossing, the people there expressed their thanks and, after a bit of haggling, allowed me to keep any ore I could dig up from the mine.

I wipe the sweat from my brow as I throw another chunk of corundum ore into my satchel (or my "bag of holding" as I call it. I swear, it's enchanted somehow to let me carry all that I do). I stow my pickaxe away and leave the mine, bidding everyone a farewell. My "dwarven luggage" (chest on top of a dwarven spider's legs) following me close behind.

However, I hear a faint groaning as I cross the bridge back to the main road. I look around and see a badly injured Khajiit woman sitting against a rock near the creek. I worriedly rush to her.

"Holy shit, are you alright?" A silly question with a fairly obvious answer 'no' due to the blood-stained and torn attire she wears.

The pained grunt she lets out before speaking does not instill confidence in me. "They... they took it."

"Are you alright?" I ask again, hoping for a more direct answer this time. I am already rummaging through my bag for one of my more powerful healing potions along with some bandages and a salve.

"Everything... hurts."

Progress, but still not good.

I pull out a potion of grand healing along with one of my better salves and clean bandages. "Here. Drink this while I dress your wounds."

The woman takes the bottle, uncorks it, and begins practically chugging the potion, stopping only for breaths and to recoil at the bitter taste of the tonic.

Meanwhile, I set to work on applying the bandages. I cover the bandages in the sticky salve and start wrapping them around the wounded areas. I do the best I can while trying to protect the khajiit's modesty. Once I finish, I gently aid the woman in getting to her feet.

She grunts again. "This potion is not helping. If you have any restoration spells, they may be more useful."

I frown. "Unfortunately, I am not so skilled in the restoration arts as I am alchemy. Speaking of which, take these." I give the woman a few rolls of clean bandages, a bottle of salve, and another, slightly weaker, healing potion. "Change your bandages every day, so as to avoid infections. The salve should stick to your body, but I'm not sure how it will behave on fur. The bottle has the salve. Reapply it if you need to. The potion should dampen the pain if you need it. Now, do you feel any better?"

"Ma'kara will survive. Thank you for your assistance."

'So her name is Ma'kara, huh?,' I think. 'Nice name.'

"What happened to you?," I ask.

Her muzzle contorts into a scowl. "This one was jumped by bandits. Tried to kidnap her, hold her for ransom."

My heart sinks. "And yet here you are. Seems like their plan didn't work out then?"

"This one did not go along willingly, no. She fought, but there were just too many of them. They overpowered her, beat her into submission, and then... things went a bit downhill from there. Right about the time Ma'kara told them there was no one who would pay the ransom they wanted for her. They took most of Ma'kara's belongings, beat her within an inch of her life, and left her for dead. You could say their plan didn't go well for either party, yes?"

While Ma'kara was telling her story, I was absolutely seething. I never liked bandits, but KIDNAPPING?! Oh no, I have a few black soul gems with me just waiting for these fuckers to fill them, including the Black Star! I take a deep breath and slowly release it to help calm down somewhat.

I speak, my anger barely restrained. "Did you see which way the bandits went?"

The sarcasm in Ma'kara's response is not lost on me. "You will have to forgive Ma'kara, but she was a bit... indisposed, yes?"

She continues more seriously. "They mentioned... a fort they were going to take this one to, back to the East. Ma'kara did not hear its name, but... they could not have gotten far. But why do you want to know?"

I place my right hand on my soul trap enchanted nordic mace on my hip. "Might pay them a little visit, have a 'chat' about the perils of kidnapping."

Ma'kara crosses her arms in thought. "A chat, hmm? You would do that for Ma'kara? Hmm. Would be nice if Ma'kara could come with you to chat with them, but she is in no condition for it. As is, this one has a long path ahead of her, and it is all she can do to stand here and talk to you right now. Ma'kara cannot rightly ask you to have a 'chat' with these bandits, but should you choose to go, please be careful, yes? There were many of them, and... well... this one has made peace with what may happen to her on this journey but... she does not want to see you getting hurt on her account. Also... uh... nevermind."

One does not abruptly end a monologue like that unless what follows is important.

"What is it?," I inquire.

"The bandits... they stole something from Ma'kara," she says, almost sounding ashamed of letting it happen in the first place. "A... a gem, called the 'Cat's Eye Amethyst.' If you could see your way to convince them to return it to you, it would mean a lot to Ma'kara."

"I'll see what I can do. If it's there, I'll get it, even if I have to turn the whole fort to rubble."

"Thank you for your kindness, stranger. May you walk on warm sands."

"No problem. And please, call me Avery."

"'Avery,' hmm? Strange name, but ok. Ma'kara is going to head back to Darkwater Crossing to recover. If you need to find her, she will be there."

With that, Ma'kara starts walking across the bridge, back towards the mine. Every so often, she seems to stop as though to catch her breath and clutch her bandaged wounds. I'm tempted to escort her, but decide against it. It's only a short trek. She'll make it.

I take a moment to process what just happened. Despite having barely survived a kidnapping, I get the sense that bandits are going to be the least of Ma'kara's troubles in her journey. Further supported by the fact that gems are rarely named, but when they are, there is always something big attached to them...

I resolve to aid Ma'kara however I can in her upcoming quest. While she can most likely handle herself in most situations, I'm sure she won't refuse an extra weapon at her side. And a summoned undying ghost to help.

That's for later, though. The dwarven luggage spider clicks beside me, almost awaiting orders. For now, I start heading East, to the first step towards, possibly, a new purpose... and to raze a fort.

Note: Sorry for the long one. I know this is literally Skyrim, but come on! Admit it, Tamriel would be one of the better worlds to be isekai'd into. And yes, the majority of the dialogue and the character of Ma'kara is ripped straight from the "Khajiit Will Follow" mod, but it's a good mod and Ma'kara is a good character and follower. I 100% recommend it.

Fuck it. Here's the other mods I referenced in this:

Konahrik's Accoutrements

Windstad Mine

Heljarchen Farm

Dwarven Luggage

Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul (CACO)

CC: Necromantic Grimoire

I should note that this is not my entire load order. Just some recommendations.

The isekai’d Hero has completed their task. The Demon Lord is dead/Dragons vanquished/ Unspeakable Evil banished or sealed forever. The rewards were bestowed, the feasts feasted, and the celebrations celebrated. And they still can’t be sent home. So, whaddafuk are they supposed to do NOW????

[tenrose]

I feel like I'm being two different persons at the same time... Like I'm ok with my alone life at home, it's far from being perfect but I'm being more indulgent to myself than before. Like the crushing guilt of having done nothing of the whole weekend isn't as heavy as before, because I know I am exhausted from work 200% of the time so I won't do anything of my Saturdays unless someone else planned something for me and I'm being more gentle with me cause I know I need to rest, I'm literally always close to have a mental breakdown. Just feeling guilty cause laying in bed doesn't help my back to heal. But I've learnt to live with this constant disturbance in my leg. Lately I've been watching shows, old shows but hey that count as doing something. And actually it keeps me from respecting a good eating schedule so I can have time to watch an episode before going to sleep so it's a win. Haven't had time to finish the deep cleaning, so my apartment still looks like a mess, but however since we have deep cleaned the kitchen I'm able to maintain this part clean and tidy so I have faith in me. I just need help for the big cleaning but then I think I will finally be able to maintain my apartment clean (excluding the fact that I have a cat dudjsjz), and we might do the bathroom next week (both me and my aunt helping just have been too busy to have time). I take care of my health. And also I'm reading. Not as fast as I was, not as regularly as I would like too but I'm reading. And I can feel the positive impact it has on my brain. Also I listen to SFF related podcasts at work and it genuinely give my brain good food. I even wrote some idea in a draft sheet for the first time in a long time. I have the creative part of my brain constantly working in the background. Don't think it would lead me anywhere to write, but I just love so much to have new ideas flooding through my brain.

But then, on the other side, there's like I said, the constant edge of having a mental breakdown. And it's all because of one thing: work. Luckily I'm good with my colleagues (although we're only that and I still have not friends in the neighborhood), and we are all like this close to the breaking point. Some have been absent for a while so I suspect them to have had the mental breakdown in question. But yeah, we work early, with a lot of extra hours, and they always ask for more and although we're in our rights to refuse it's still mentally draining. Not to mention that instead of simply suppressing our productivity bonus and telling it us like that, they just recalculated the whole thing so it's basically unreachable and it makes it looks like it's our fault if we don't get it. Anyway basically everyone is pissed off, not to mention we don't even know if our client is gonna stay anyway... So yeah work basically fuck everything up. I mean I've always been running on low energy so it's not the only excuse for my numbness but honestly working for a capitalist piece of shit company really takes all the fun in life... although our wages are minimum I'm trying not to complain a lot cause my way of living doesn't cost me that much (no cars, no friends to meet in a restaurant, too exhausted to go shopping etc.) so I'm fine with my finances and can go the fuck out somewhere else during my vacations. But... I have to go back... and yes basically I want to live. And even though I do have the finances to survive months without a job, my past broke family trauma does not allow me to think like that. I could never quit without having another secure job after. But the problem is that I'm way too exhausted to look for one. And also tbh I don't even know what to do with my life... truth to be told I don't want to work. Submitting to capitalism fucking suck. I'm thinking more and more about try some civil service exam, because if I get a position it would be secure. I'm not even doing it for money anyway (but like a few more days off maybe lmao). But yeah it's an exam. So it means I'd have to work on it to have a chance to succeed and tell me folk when am I supposed to find the energy to work on anything after a 40+ hours week of work????? So basically I can never talk about that with anyone, cause my colleagues are either on the same page and the other people just think saying "well look elsewhere there's plenty of opportunities" helps someone with severe anxiety and lack of confidence like me. Also speaking with people... basically every workplace is like that anyway... there's literally no escape from capitalism. Anyway still not trying anything else is totally my fault and I know it and I don't know what to do...

So yes I have to slice my brain in two different parts otherwise I would totally break apart. Thank god escapism is back in a more healthy way in my mind (I still spend way too much time mindlessly scrolling but it's better than before I'm telling you).

[crowleywasagryffindor]

Trope rating game

Thank you for the tag @ladydorian05 <3

Rules: How much do these tropes affect your decision to click on a fic? -10 -> very dissuaded  0 - don’t care either way  +10 -> very enticed  nope -> if it’s a hard no and you’d never click on a fic with that tag or or you even have the tag blocked or you’d insta click out of the fic if it wasn’t tagged.  Bonus points for explaining the rating and whether it’s conditional.

Age gap 0

Not really keen on fics that emphasise an age gap, but not bothered if it's not like... huge.

Codependency +1

I mean... Buddie are pretty codependent in canon anyway so I kinda like it when it follows that line.

Obsession/possessiveness, jealousy +4

So long as it doesn't go into toxic stuff I enjoy it.

Opposites (grumpy/sunshine etc) +10

I dunno I love the whole complete opposites thing <3

Enemies to lovers, enemies with benefits +9

Just yes. So much yes.

Friends with benefits +4

Like... If it leads to an actual relationship yes, especially if they're idiots who are like noooo I can't be in love with that person cause we're just FwB.

Sex to feelings +4

I feel like this is kinda the same as the previous one but I have read some that are like sex to friends to feelings and found I loved the dynamic.

Fake dating/relationship +10

Yes the absolute best idiots to lovers thing.

Friends to lovers +0

Yeah I enjoy this though that's literally the Buddie storyline.

Found family +20

This one is always my fave because it hits so close to home and I feel it so much.

Hurt/comfort +10

Yes yes yes give me all the pain then the happy awwwws

Love triangle -2

Not really keen on that kinda pain.

Poly, open relationship 0

Eh. Not something I'd actively seek. But depending on the ship and whether it fits with the characters personality I could enjoy I guess.

Mistaken/hidden identity +9

I always find this one amusing and when well written it drags me in every time.

Monsterfucking 0

Another one I haven't really sought or read so neutral.

Pregnancy +1

Don't go looking for it. Don't mind M!preg fics either if well done but don't really go looking for them. Depends what fandom too, sometimes it fits, sometimes not.

Second chance +5

Not really for infidelity but things like Character A fucked up and Character B makes them work for it to get the trust back... yeah, I love that.

Slowburn +100

Who doesn't love a slow burn?! The best.

Soulmates +8

I've read some really, really freaking good soulmate fics and especially when only one knows and freaks out that the other won't feel the same, love it.

[deeisace]

Written at about 2am and then not posted, kept cs it's sleep-deprived stream-of-consciousness weirdness

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Aw man I should not have stayed up to watch Deadloch

It is fuckin insane tho

And I'm having Thoughts that need to be Solved by Ao3

And also I have to leave for work in. 4 hours.

And also I really need the loo again but I'm scared of waking up the guy downstairs

The uh the plan is. To leave a bit earlier for work. And then go at the train station. Is the plan. :/

It's a bad plan and I acknowledge that. But it's where we're at today huh

(6am edit: you'll be pleased to know "the plan" did not go ahead, I have been brave enough to use my own goddamn lavatory. Fuckin insane behaviour)

I'm gonna need so many energy drinks to get through tomorrow. But at least I can go the loo at work I guess.

I'm fully aware I've constructed a bonkers situation for myself. Or like. Built my own on the guy downstairs' bonkersness. At least I'm aware of it?

Anyway I'm gonna uhhhhh go to Ao3 now. And suffer for a few more hours. Y'know. And not move an inch cs my bed is really creaky cs it's fuckin broken cs the one fella came to fix my window before I had a chair to stand on so he stood on my bed instead? Cs the windows are really fuckin high in this house

I miss sash windows. Like sometimes the rope inside will snap cs no-one's replaced it since at latest 1926, but at least you can still like reach to open the fuckers anyway, and all you need is a proppy uppy thing. I can't reach to open these windows without climbing on my bed/desk/toilet and there's no fuckin breeze comes through even you do get them open cs they're too high, and they're what's the word for cold drafty draugy fuckin english they don't work in winter either and they have wobbly handles but that's a good thing cs it's the only way I can reach enough to close them again

Anyway that should be okay soon cs they're getting replaced next month or when, but also that doesn't solve the problems I'm currently experiencing which is I'm not asleep and I really fuckin badly need a piss

I hope the fella downstairs only has a six-month contract an he fucks off after, cs even tho the windows are shitty and I live in one room I really fuckin love this house I don't want to move to another house

I've never lived in more than one room my own what do people do with space? Fill it with sofas, or something? Fuckin kitchen islands idk

I don't have the spends anyway like I could deffo go into my savings but I'd still have to work more and I don't want to do that I'm fuckin tired

I mean currently that is cs I've been awake for 21 hours apart from the standing up nod off on the train home, but that is not the point

Fuckin pay me more so I can be like alive and have a nice time and and and fuckin And at work they said if we got a certain amount of reviews this quarter then all the store staff would get a bonus each?

A few years ago it was just the management would, and then they changed it to say all staff, but the targets were still bullshit nonsense so no-one's ever got one, even our store manager who's got a funny little glass award on his desk for working at this company longer than I've been alive right, But! then they changed it to be an achievable thing, 100 reviews in 3 months and keep the average stars thing good, which we can do cs we've done it before it was a bonus thing but now it is, right

And then like two weeks ago, right when we were nearly got it like celebrating whooo ten left to get, the fuckers turned and said actually every single store in the area has to get the same thing for anyone to qualify for the bonus, which includes isle of mann which gets like one review every month or smth cs obviously reviews don't matter when you know the whole town and are just catching up with Joanie who's buying a new tarp or whatever, why would you ask Joanie to give you a review, it doesn't make sense, there's no point in it obviously, and it shouldn't effect anybody else on a whole different fuckin landmass. Explain to me the fuckin logic there. Fuckin head office fuckers

Give me the money you fuckin owe me for smiling at cunts as call me "darling" and misgender me to high fuckin heaven and back or I will find a new job

I mean. I won't, cs nowhere that's not fuckin dire as shit is hiring and also I don't know how to do business things myself and fuck going back to uni either

What's that post of I just want to have 17 hobbies or whatever like that

Or like. Make more shit and learn how to sell whatever fuckin weird shit I make

Also I miss the woods, cities are shit

Like phone reception is nice and you can buy more stuff I guess but everything is grey and shitty and I miss sitting in trees

I'll be better once I've slept at all I imagine, it's just when I'm tired I'm a grumpy fuck and I hate like all the stuff cs all the stuff is bullshit fuckin not really rat race or whatever you say cs my job is the lowest pressure you can get except when four different people want seven different pairs of shoes and there's a parcel needs getting and some fucker stops you on the stairs to ask inane questions about tent pegs and now you've forgotten a shoe you were sposed to get and actually now you're back with the non-waterproof kids shoes I asked for can I borrow some socks and what sandals would you recommend for Everest and one of the people who asked for leather boots has fully disappeared in a puff of smoke and will wander back from fuck-knows-where in five minutes while you're serving a family of ten at the till to demand why you didn't tell them you'd got the leather boots for them and actually I can feel my toes reaching the end of the boot I'm gonna need you to get me three sizes down from this and then I'll blame you for why I got blisters just from standing up somehow and there's an incredibly old man here to ask you to get some trousers down from the high shelf but the ASM's hidden the footstool again in a brand new place cs it's untidy to leave it where you can find it ever apparently and oh oh lovely some guy got bored waiting for the fitting room and is now trying tshirts on just stood around and someone's helpfully wrecked a display or two and half the sunglasses have been spirited out the door while you blinked and someone came to ask if a camping store sells pajamas and another twenty people have stormed out cs of the membership thing and and and

Tho tbf it's usually only like that at Xmas really, the rest of the time it's mostly dead

Well I'm gonna see if I can get 3 hours steep

[thoughtsofnowandagain]

27 feb 2023

I ended up going to spoons after all. It was a very stressful weekend. We came home at 11 and I don't think we actually fell asleep until 12:30am so I was really tired the next day but I was so excited about Meg's hen do I think I was running on fumes! Although I was tired, I didn't sleep good on the night of the hen do because of all the drink.

The hen do was really fun. I drank too many cocktails, and I thought I was done for 2 hours in. BUT miraculously I came back from the dead and without a tactical chunder too! Bonus!

We caught a mystery show which ended up being a drag show, so so fun! Then after the show we went upstairs to the bar area and danced the night away. I danced so hard, I'm pretty sure I gave myself whiplash.

I've been thinking a lot about my own engagement actually. More like my own wedding. I'd really love to walk down the aisle to my own song and I'd really like it to be the winnie the pooh theme. but of course the romantic piano version. Winnie the pooh always reminds me of the childhood, I loved that silly old bear. If I think about it too much, I think Sam looks like Winnie the Pooh. All stuffed with fluff. If hunny was pizza, it'd be uncanny. Winnie the Pooh's gonna have to take his hands out of the hunny pot and buy me a ring first.

It's mine and Edie's birthday soon. I'll be 25 and she'll be 7. Now that mum's got the entire downstairs done up, she loves hosting and she's hosting a little bbq garden party thing for me and edie. I think I'll take point and decorate the living room in Winnie the Pooh themed decor. Nothing tacky, but picture pastel balloons, light yellow cake pops with little humbly bumbly bees on them, and a yellow hunny cake. Pinterest suggests crudites as 'Rabbit's Garden', Pig(let)s in Blankets, and 'Tiggers Tail' Wotsits. The vibe is more 1977 Winnie the Pooh, not that 21st Century CGI bastard bear.

I always turned to childhood comforts when I need it. Turns out, I also turn into my childhood traumas when no one needs it too. Sam wants to get out of the sales industry, but to do that he needs to complete his apprenticeship in Digital Media Marketing. He is so close, he just needs to complete a few projects. He did a good chuck of it at work during his quiet downtime instead of his usual tiktoking which he should be praised and commended for. Instead, I quizzed him on whether or not he'll be doing the rest tonight. Exactly the same as when my mum would have done. If i said I had practiced one of the 3 exam pieces to perfection on my piano or violin for example, she'd ask me why I hadn't done the other 2 and she'd tell me off for not working harder. This made me more of a Piglet than a Pooh.

I haven't played any musical instruments since I was in school. Even then, it was begrudgingly. I'd love to get back into playing piano. I was never any good at it, and that's not me being modest, I was really really bad. But I'd like to play Hundred Acre Woods on the piano for mum. Maybe I'll give it a go tomorrow. She'd be happy I think. Who knows.

[my-mt-heart]

Scattered thoughts...

The tonal shift from Home Sweet Home to that first scene in Find Me threw me off because I couldn't tell what had triggered Daryl's frustration with Carol (after he had been so understanding in Home Sweet Home). I love the idea of him finding out that Carol was going to walk off that cliff, but it bothers me that we didn't get to see an explicit scene between Daryl and Lydia, see the pain on Daryl's face when he realizes how close he was to losing Carol, to earn the scene by the bike. Connective. Tissue. Is. Important.

The scene where Daryl tells Carol to stay close and she says she's not going anywhere is actually one of my favorite underrated Caryl moments because it shows us how scared Daryl is that Carol is running away from him again. He doesn't just want her to say she isn't going anywhere. He wants her to mean it.  

I think the warmer tones in the flashbacks help the audience distinguish between past and present, but POV really matters here. The flashbacks are Daryl's memories and he's choosing to color them bittersweetly when the reality is probably much darker. He's battling his hero complex and he's also aware of his audience, Carol, whom he's sharing these memories with. That to me explains why Leah's hair color is different. There's a closeup of Leah's bracelet too, so present-day Daryl is making connections between the two women and altering what might make him feel too vulnerable. He was with Leah because he thought he lost the only woman he really loves, and he's scared he's losing her again.

I agree with @indigoraysoflight that Daryl's scar isn't just a time stamp. There's a story behind it and there have been multiple hints that Carol was there when it happened. Personally, I think it connects to Carol later telling Daryl that she can't come see him anymore, so I hope the spinoff can address it at some point. Under the right showrunner that is, because I don't trust Zabel to do it justice.

As I've said at least a thousand times since Find Me aired, I hate that note. Yes, Carol was the one who found it. Yes, that changes the meaning significantly, but nonetheless, I hate Daryl putting in writing that he's choosing someone who showed signs of emotional manipulation over his real family.

I hate that AMC thought Leah was ever a good idea at all, but what makes it worse is that we never got the payoff. That was the only problem with Caryl's fight too. If you're going to introduce a major controversy in the story, there's no walking it back, but the resolution could make it all worth it if done correctly. I don't need or want a retread of things that made the bonus episodes and all of S11 difficult to watch. We've had the setup for ages. Just pay it all off with big conversations between Caryl and explicit canon in the spinoff. It's time.

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Songs They'd Bang To

Sun Wukong x Reader/Macaque x Reader

WARNINGS: Dirty Talk, Some Degrading, Praise, Mentions of Oral, Breeding, Mention of Crying, Sadism, Softness, and more.

Notes: No one asked for this, but it's been stuck in my head so you're getting it.

This goes without saying but uh.. NSFW underneath!

Sun Wukong

Cuddle fucking to Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood. Sit in his lap, let him wrap his arms around your waist and his tail around your thigh. Wear one of his big hoodies he got specifically for you as a claim. He will happily have you in nothing but the hoodie while he pulls you down onto him and rolls his hips up into you, sensually following the beat of the song. Gosh, he might save this song for those special nights he takes you out on his cloud. Letting the cool breeze flow over you both as he takes you in the romantic view. He could stay there for hours, hearing your whimpers as he closes his eyes, rolling his head back to savor the feeling. Don't worry, though. He'll pick up the pace when the song changes.

"Fuuuuck~.. So good.."

When I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE by Måneskin comes on, he'll slide his hands up your back, trailing his sharp nails down to leave light red streaks. He'll roll over to put you underneath him, pressing his chest to yours and holding you close as he picks up his speed. He takes pride in your gasps and mewls of surprise and delight. He'll take your arms and make you wrap them around his neck, kissing you deep and letting his hands travel down to your knees so he can push up your legs. He always chuckles at the squeaks you make when he suddenly hits so deep. He won't kiss you for long, sadly, and he instead starts nibbling and licking your neck so he can hear your noises. He narrows in on calling you things like his spouse, staking claim over you. He says such sweet things with the nastiest grin.

"That's it, baby.. You can take it.. Such a good spouse.."

Whipped Cream by Ludo kinda makes him feral, not gonna lie. He will straight up throw you in a mating press and not stop until you're sobbing. Bonus points if the lighting is dim, because you'll get to see his satisfied grin and glowing eyes looking down at you, admiring you. He mocks you for losing your mind.

"Yeah? Yeah, is that good? What is it, peaches? I won't know if you don't tell me..~"

Same thing with Kiss Me You Animal by Burn the Ballroom. Pray he never catches you vibing to it, let only singing to it. Especially that, "You say you wanna tear right through me, I welcome you to try," part. You won't be walking. Or leaving for a while, because he might need to breed you over a few days, honestly. You will be dumb by the time he is done with you.

"Mmm~ You ready? Yeah, you ready to take all of my cum, sweet peach? Oh, come on, you can fit more in there..~"

Songs like Broken (lovelytheband) and Get to You (The Honeysticks) make him very soft. He will kiss you, cuddle you, and make sweet love to you. He will worship your body and make you feel so very, very wanted. Very needed. He praises you so sweetly.

"You're so beautiful... I love you so much.. So perfect, so perfect for me.. All for me.."

Macaque

Hayloft by Mother Mother. Pray it never plays on the speakers while you're out n' about. If he hears it, if he hears the way your breath catches at knowing what he'll do, you'll be pulled away before you can even think about it. Hidden in the dark, his hand covering your mouth while he plays with you. Shushing you and telling you to stay quiet. He promises it won't take too long, but.. You'll probably end up going home soon because of the insatiable bastard.

"Quiet~, pretty thang. You don't wanna get caught, do you?"

I've said it before and I'll say it again- He will absolutely destroy you to Hellbent by Mystery Skulls. On your sides, him behind you, he'll be holding up one of your legs as he takes you. His other hand will be in your hair, so he can hold your head back and force you to let it your sweet sounds for him. Backhanded praise.

"Such a good little whore.. you were made for me, weren't you? Say it."

Love Me Dead by Ludo. Every time he hears it all he can think about is ravaging you. He wants to lay you down and pick you apart piece by piece. His head between your legs, his hands and fingers leaving bruises on your skin. Let him destroy you in the most delightful way. He wants to make you beg.

"Fuck, you're mine.. All, all mine, aren't you? My good little slut.."

Stitch Me Up by Set It Off brings out a soft side to him. He wants, no, needs to make love with you. Let him show you just how incredible you are. He'll take you in front of a mirror, if you'll let him. Just to prove how gorgeous of a sight you are for him. How lovely it is seeing you fall apart at his doing. He wants to show you how much he loves you. Let him fill you up, and keep him there so you can be connected as closely as possible. Let him gently use your mouth while he waits for you to be ready to take him again.

"You're perfect.. Gosh, you're perfect, baby.. Look how pretty you are falling apart for me.."

The Crow & The Butterfly by Shinedown is another one of his soft songs. He's so worried you'll slip away from him- Let him make you feel ways you'll never want to lose. Same thing with Lips Of An Angel by Hinder. Let him adore you, savor you, worship you.

"Fuck, I love you.. I love you so much, my gem.."

Thanks for reading!!