#immortal minded

[cracklewink]

Harmony Syndrome Part 5/5

The last chapter of my mlp infection AU! Thank you to everyone who followed along. Some final thoughts on my twitter @cracklewink if anyone's interested : )

[lazycranberrydoodles]

english translation book 5 baby we are in the ‘people assuming kid form hua cheng is xie lian’s son’ era 🔥🔥🔥 / follow for more hualian silliness

[doctorsiren]

Summertime Rainstorm

[pkmn-lillie]

oh my god i should put my truth into the world

Captain Marvel has been a member of the Justice League for over a decade, joining shortly after his debut.

Billy Batson was chosen as Champion of Magic at age 9.

By all appearances, Billy is currently age 11.

When a person is chosen as the Champion, the effects of such a strong concentration of magic kinda fucks with their aging. With an adult, there's not really that big of a deal; some people look younger than they are due to genetics.

Unfortunately, it is much more noticeable when the Champion is a child.

Billy isn't an eternal child, or anything, he's still going to grow up. His aging just stopped while his body adapted to being the anchor to all of magic. So now he's a middle school aged kid, with a twin sister who just turned 21.

[scattered-under-moonlight]

Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)

[itty-bitty-sunshine]

Pov you stay over at your bestie's so much their roommate starts questioning if you even have a house. Or smth

[distant-screaming]

the fact that everyone in the underworld repeats their last thoughts and so many of odysseus' crew is 'CAPTAIN' is actually genuinely going to make me sick

[tommarvoloriddlesdiary]

Tom: This bloodline ends with me.

Harry: That's the most dramatic way I've ever heard someone say, "I'm gay".

Tom: What? I’m immortal.

Harry: Ohh! Diversity win.

[wanderlust-psifang]

Immortal Mindset

There are plenty of articles and books written about feeding, fashion, and the fundamentals of vampirism. There is a lot on magic, ritual, and the spiritual side as well. I also want to present articles on empowering one's life beyond just the metaphysical and feeding and how we can better ourselves in various ways.

So we'sll start with the Immortal Mindset. I first came across this term in Daoism. The Immortal Mindset is one of patience and observation, as health and longevity are the pursuit of the philosophy. Daoist Temples not only teach Daoist philosophy and kung fu, but also Traditional Chinese Medicine, which includes herbalism, nutrition, massage, various forms of qigong, and meditation. You will find similar concepts in many traditional kung fu schools (I was taught the basics of massage, herbalism, and qigong in the kung fu I learned).

The second place I came across the term was Father Sebastiaan's Sanguinomicon, and the third was Temple of the Vampire literature. In the Sanguinomicon, Feeding is part of the journey toward an Immortal Mindset. Strigoi Vii feed to empower the astral body so it can sustain after the First Death (physical death). This concept is similar to Temple of the Vampire literature.

Where Temple of the Vampire differs is their Dayside Secrets. All I will say is that it influenced my approach to vampirism's Immortal Mindset with my previous fascinations with neuroplasticity and how certain mindsets, lifestyles, and foods can enhance the overall human experience.

Taking Action

The Immortal Mindset is not simply a way of thinking but thinking in ways that provide well being by taking action on said thoughts. You can't just think of getting stronger, you have to exercise and eat well. You can utilize visualization to enhance your physical attributes, but it still takes physical effort to achieve a healthy level of fitness.

As a vampire, I strive to go beyond basic fitness which is why I mix traditional martial arts, Old Time Strongman, and calisthenics. I don't just want to be strong and have an aesthetic body, I want to have functional strength.

A good place to start learning functional strength is the Bioneer on YouTube. I suggest all his videos, but especially his Batman series as it not only goes over physical training, but mental training as well. He is one of the most unique and well rounded fitness influencers.

[littlegrnghoul]

My immortal x death note AU that I can’t stop thinking about. L would be called Hell or something stupid like that.

[sinna-rou]

okay but WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME that luO YUNXI!!!! is cast as ChU WanNINg? I BEG YOUR FINEST PARDON?

someone’s gonna need to wipe me off the floor if Immortality ever airs because i am not ready

so you’re telling me that this

is the man gonna be playing THE pathetic wet cat, the “no one could ever possibly love me”

the stoic, the graceful yuheng elder

the desperately repressed

The White Cat, Chu Wanning????

i’m done. deceased. wake me up when it’s out

image credits: gifs 1&2 @xiaosean - 3&4 @kimp05 - 5 @trendingdrama - 6 @yilinglaozu - image 7 @inthefaceofadaffodil (also OP of the inciting post mentioned in the tags) - 8 official image

[ecto-stone]

𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆 𝙏𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙐𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 Dannymay-Day 6/ Day 12: Immortal AU x Time travel

[anthony-crowleys-left-nut]

i think one of my favorite things about the loustat reunion (apart from my being a loustat shipper) is something that i believe jacob himself touched on: after all of the horror that we saw, the message it carries is so incredibly optimistic. in a gothic story about undead monsters who survive on the death of others, we are given the possibility of growth and change. we may not have as long as they do but just like lestat and louis we have the opportunity to become better versions of ourselves until the very day that we die. just as they do we have the ability to learn until our last breath. we don't always have to forgive each other the way they did but we can always move on. every one of us. and that makes me feel just a little bit better about myself.

[thorarms]

I am not immune to disco thor

[baeshijima]

u know what would be a cool genshin fic idea? isekai/transmigrated reader, but instead of appearing within the general timeline, you come into the genshin world 500 years prior to the start of the storyline in khaenri'ah.

honestly it could be either a little before the cataclysm, giving enough time to delve into some relationship building + explore some world building with characters like dainsleif, traveller's sibling (which would probably be lumine bc i actually do like her as abyss sibling & aether as traveller), and npcs like halfdan (still crying over him to this day ;w;) and possibly the khaenri'ahn royal guards (assuming you either join them or have a good enough relationship with them), OR it could be you appear during the crisis, completely and utterly lost as to why you were brought amidst the chaos and bloodshed as you watch everything you barely knew about this nation crumble before your very eyes.

either route will still result in reader's existential crises and constant "why am i here? just to suffer?" monologues because really, who would be fine after going through that after coming from /our/ world? and not to mention you've had to endure the next 500 years wandering with no real set path because you don't know this world— this era of teyvat or of genshin. you're merely stuck, unable to die, and forced to live a life of uncertainty with no clear direction for you to go to.

despite it all, you've at least been able to see dain during this course. while your meetings pass far too quickly for your lonesome, and his solemn demeanour is something you're yet to be accustomed to after having been with him before the fall of khaenri'ah (assuming it's the route where you appear before the cataclysm), you're glad to see a familiar face every now and then. after the messy departure with the lumine who left for the abyss order, you've come to appreciate his quiet presence more and more each time.

and then you decide it might be time to settle. you soon realise it's difficult to do so when your lifespan has become far more than that of a human's — of a mortal's — and so you find yourself becoming used to staying in one place for a few years before setting off for the next. rinse and repeat. over and over. it's come to a point where you've witnessed the nations undergo various changes each time you visit. you know change is inevitable, and yet your heart stings each time you witness it; a testament to how the world is ever-changing, yet you're stuck in place as a bystander.

one thing you're grateful for, however, are the bonds you've established amid your back-and-forth over the centuries. from archons like zhongli and venti to long-life beings such as neuvillette and the adepti to regular mortals who have showed you kindness as if one of their own... you've grown to cherish those memories, often reminiscing them when the nights get too long and surroundings too quiet. it was difficult at first, and still is, but you've become used to the inevitable change and the passing of those you once knew.

and after 500 years, you find yourself face-to-face with one you haven't seen since before you appeared in this world; the protagonist of this world, and the one you eventually join in hopes of finally finding a means to an end, aether.

little side notes/extras:

from /our/ world, you would probably know the storyline from up to around current (5.0) or maybe a little after the fontaine aq conclusion. it gives a lot to work with, but you definitely won't remember a lot of the lore after so long other than some main events, especially since most of your knowledge is pretty irrelevant for the next 500 years,,,

i think it would be cool if you had an inteyvat on your person as a little homage of khaenri'ah, which may or may not invoke some opinions from certain characters (*cough* aether immediately being reminded of lumine and having an existential crisis *cough*)

post-cataclysm you would go through a, uhm, long phase of helplessness, wondering why you were even brought to this world so far back if you couldn't even make any contributions. it does eventually morph into a resolution to do what you can to help those you come across if it's within your capabilities, but the nightmares and helplessness come back every now and then as a reminder for what you can't do :D yippee :D

honestly i'm on the fence whether you would have a vision or some other type of abilities (think on the similar lines of aether/lumine's and dain's), but i think having some type of purification mechanic would be a must in your arsenal !! would definitely lead to some moments between you and characters like dain or zhongli who suffer from the erosion as you give them a slight reprieve from what rages within and corrodes them

a little self indulgent, but i'd like to think your first /proper/ meeting with zhongli happens during a lantern rite festival, wherein you're admiring the lanterns in the sky after making a wish of your own and he comes up from behind with "they're beautiful, wouldn't you say so?" and !!

also as for love interests, as much as i would love for human/mortal characters, a part of me feels like this story would be better suited for the immortal/long-life characters as love interests?? idk i feel like considering that 500 years is, well, a long time, the bonds you would have with them compared to characters like, say, alhaitham or diluc would be way too different ?? though i would definitely still add them as love interest bc i am a sucker for so many of the human characters ;w; it would also add to the angst and hurt/comfort ahahha...

anyway thank you for reading this massive brain dump of a fic bc i absolutely would put this as a long term project, and if u made it this far then i would like to say that dain solos—

[hyakunana]

I don't know how to explain about the Braytech lore in a LoP AU setting — so instead I made concepts.