#is this a warriors revival for me? probably not

[bluebellwrenart]

Squilf doodle 💚

[o-pandora-o]

What in Hell is Bad? Kings! Steamer AU! Part 1 (Satan, Mammon, Leviathan, Beelzebub)

In the demon world where streaming is a trend, what would the kings stream?

a/n: I wrote this because I had inspiration from HCs (from HSR). I'm trying my best to be interested again in WHB, will post more Hcs and fics this year, I promise. I have several fics that are WIPS and now I'm just writing the ending of several parts. I will probably do and post the ones I have most interest in, as apparently first come first serve isn't working for my brain LMAO.

Satan

🩸 Satan would be a streamer that plays multiplayer online battle arena games (MOBA) (e.g. League of Legends, Dota 2, etc.)

🩸 He mostly uses DPS/Atk based characters. If he needs to change roles (Tank/Support) it's still on DPS/Atk build. You're asking him to revive you? Nope. He's killing the enemy team using a healer. You're asking him to tank? Nope. He's gotta be the MVP (enemy deaths, not as support).

"Hah face me like a man, you scaredy cat!"

🩸 In terms of his setup, it was a simple gaming setup with LED lights and a decent gaming chair. The background was simple, a few posters, Gundam Models, and a few figures here and there.

🩸 Invites and plays with mammon often (and streams it). One time, he invited Mammon to play League (it was Mammon's first time playing), he raged when Mammon became the MVP and doesn't know the significance of it.

"YOU TOLD ME THIS WAS YOUR FIRST TIME PLAYING??"

Mammon laughs heartily "Hahahah it was! I kind of enjoyed it"

"YOU FUCKIN-" Satan's mods muted his mic for sa safety of the ears of the viewers.

🩸 Hosts one of those games where viewers can also challenge Satan. Of course no one beats him.

🩸 Satan is secretly called by his fanbase as "Sahua", which was short for Satan Chihuahua.

"Sahua gettin mad, get yo popcorns ready" A viewer commented.

Satan saw this and asked "Who is Sahua?"

The chat flooded with 'Uh oh..." "he's onto us...."

Satan got more curious and said "Okay ya'll are hinding something! Who the $%&# is Sahua?"

One anonymous viewer commented "Sahua = Satan Chihuahua"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLIN CHIHUAHUA?!" his mod, Sitri, decided to cut the connection before Satan decides to ban his viewer one by one.

🩸 His fanbase and viewers are called Warriors of Gehenna (he named himself).

"It's kinda cringey..." Beelzebub says

"TF YOU MEAN IT'S CRINGEY, YOU $=#£"

Mammon

🪙Mammon would be the type of streamer that plays Gacha games (similar to Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Wuthering waves etc.) and Casual games (Stardew Valley etc.).

🪙Tartaros being the lead country of technology, he owns the MOST expensive gaming PC and chair known to mankind, his chair even has the built in massage function.

🪙Once invited Satan to one of his streams while playing Stardew Valley. Satan once commented to "stop being a wuss" because Mammon played Stardew Valley but little did he know Satan was becoming hooked.

🪙Hosts one of those events where he pulls on viewer's accounts. Ofc you can trust him with your account because he's hella rich.

🪙If he loses on a viewer's account, he'll ALWAYS swipe because he feels bad.

"Oh. I lost the banner." After a while....*insert recharge noise* "Alright, where were we?"

"Congrats y/n for winning the limited character banner!!!" he said as he laughed heartily.

🪙He also hosts one of those Minecraft Realms that is open to the public. Though his server mods, Bimet and Valefor, occasionally bans players who uses cheats.

🪙He hosts giveaways and competitions for his fanbase. For giveaways, he picks fans randomly from his livestream. For competitions, it's mostly art competitions (despite of being one of the people who have the best gadgets and pc, he hates AI work).

🪙He appreciates and keeps all of the artworks of him. He currently has a gallery filled with all the artworks and even a TV that plays his fanbase's creation of him whether it be memes, best videos of him (edited) or even animations.

"Oi. How come you have a lot of artworks from your viewers?" Satan asks, a bit jealous.

"I don't really curse at them when they lose at games" Mammon smiles at Satan

"WHAT DOES THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN, HUH?!"

🪙His fanbase and viewers are called Mammy's, which is a cuter and shorter name for Mammon's (get it? Because he own's all of you...).

Leviathan

⚰️"Streaming? Why would I please other people? They should please me for giving them an ample amount of my time. No, they should hang themselves for wasting my time!" Leviathan said as he set up his camera.

⚰️He does vlogs instead of streaming. He mostly creates a series of "Daily Life in Hades", which is honestly just the camera pointing at him while he signs documents.

⚰️In some occasion, viewers can see a naked Barbatos running around the garden (which results in Levi hanging him), Glasylabolas recommending Caskets and Torture devices (which Levi covers the camera), and Leviathan getting caught into Orias' traps and schemes kill Leviathan (in which Foras covers the camera instead).

⚰️In a rare instance, Leviathan plays games (preferably mind games such as Chess) with viewers.

"Pfft you call that games? Hah. Boring!" Satan scoffs.

Mammon laughs heartily and pats Satan's head. "Call it boring but he still makes an effort to entertain his viewers" Mammon states as Satan tries to bite off his hand.

"Why are you idiots here and why are you talking about what I do?! Get out or I'll hang you both!!"

⚰️The viewers and fanbase call levi as Levianyan because of his similarity to a cat; beautiful, sassy, and just a tsundere.

"Stop calling me that! I'm not as weak as a cat! I'll hang all of you one by one!" Leviathan glares at his chat

"Hah! Look at this one getting called a cat by his fanbase! But you know it's kinda cute if your fanbase gives you a nickname" Satan smiles smugly.

"WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?" Leviathan covers his camera and all of you can hear small explosions and fighting.

⚰️The fanbase and viewers also call themselves "The Levianyan Club" while some...extra lively viewers call themselves "Leviathan's Skincare Routine" (Leviathan does me before going to bed)

"Skincare routine? That's a lively fanbase Hahahaha" Mammon comments on his recent live stream (just a casual talking stream)

"Ugh don't even ask, Mammon." Leviathan glares as he responds to Mammon's chat.

Beelzebub

🕶️He does both streaming and vlogging. He plays cooking mama and some adventure or open world games. While he sometimes vlog about his daily life, travels, and usually ASMR mukbang (eating tons of food).

🕶️He plays cooking mama and recreates the recipes with his own twist. Fried chicken with ice cream? Yeah he does this. Hotdogs and pancakes as hotdog buns? Tastes good! However some recipes.... aren't as good.

🕶️He also plays open world games like Genshin Impact or Minecraft. He lets the viewers join him but there are instances he left the game open and gets distracted by something else.

"Imma go get more food and soda!!" Beel said hurrying.

After a while the chat goes "Beel?" "OML he left us again!" "That's Beel for you....a fly"

🕶️Most of the time Bael will go take over, saying the stream has to stop because Beel decided to buy Pizza...in another country. "Uh Chat....the stupid king can't continue the stream. I apologize for the inconvenience..." You all heard Bael say, as he rubs his temples while facing the camera.

The chat goes "Can you play with us instead, Bael?"

"Me? Well... let's look at his character first...LEVEL 30 AT A WORLD LEVEL WITH ENEMIES ARE 60?" Bael had a migraine.

-Sometimes play with Satan and Mammon but...well you know the drill....he often gets distracted, and leaves the game (irl).

"Bell we need help here? Where are you?" Satan asked as he's focused in killing the enemy in front of him.

"Bell?" Mammon asked while in voice chat.

They both died because of the enemy.

"BEELZEBUB WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU? BELL??" Satan screeches and Mammon laughs as they both know he's gone.

🕶️There were times wherein he live streams mukbang, he stands up to get a drink and ultimately forgets about the stream LMAO. Which leaves him accidentally streaming 'a daily life in Avisos'.

"We got the new menu from House of Avisos! Fried Chicken with Angel Blood, Devil Noodles with extra sauce, and Magma Cakes!! Oh wait we can't forget the drink now!!"

🕶️If he accidentally leaves the live stream open, you can see: Amon drooling at the food that was left, Naberius and Stolas running and flying around, and Bael screaming on top of his lungs while holding a shit ton of receipt "BEELZEBUB COME BACK HERE, I WILL SKIN YOU ALIVE!!!"

🕶️Beel would most likely start the stream, Bael would take over and end the stream. Is that what we call friendship?

-His fanbase and viewers call him "Fly King", while they (fanbase) call themselves "Flies".

"Fly King? Suits him well." Leviathan comments

"Jealous, Levianyan?" Satan sneers as he typed.

"Stop calling me that!" Leviathan glares at Satan's comment.

[aiiria17]

I (re)read Warriors: Rising Storm & A Dangerous Path

2 for one special (Walmart reference) cause like half of all the things in Rising Storm don't resolve until A Dangerous Path but this is also going to be longer so strap in.

Other notes: I wrote like a trillion words or whatever so feel free to skip to various categories. These posts are basically compilations of mini-essays talking about one aspect.

Tigerstar's rise to power is logical looking through the lens of a fascism allegory

I never really understood why Shadowclan was so quick to accept Tigerstar until rereading and realizing that it's entirely about fascism.

Now I'm not going to dive to deep into historical context but an important aspect about between-world-wars Germany and Italy is understanding how weak they were. Infamously, Germany had super duper inflation, but Italians were unhappy with how weak their nation felt compared to many others. So when a charismatic, younger figure promising strength and to make their countries better, those to-be dictators were able to pretty easily generate a supporter base.

Small note before I get into more subtle aspects that Tigerstar explicitly says "it was my task to restore the Clan and make it great again." (Darkest Hour but still relevant). So that's something.

Okay so Tigerstar clearly is just the result of a desperate and tattered Shadowclan being swayed by his promises of a return to the strength they valued after being destroyed in a war then led by a weak leader. There are no historical parallels here. None at all. Tigerstar's goal is to increase Shadowclan's strength so that they (but really just he) can control the whole forest. Additionally he only wants "pure" cats, as seen in the 6th book. No historical parallels at all.

Tigerstar is explicitly fascism as a cat. You probably don't really need me to tell you this honestly if you know European history. But what I want to answer is why that matters and, on a more meta level, how it effects my overall perspective on the books.

The main reason Tigerstar being fascist is interesting isn't because of him but instead because of Thunderclan. Why was he unable to take Thunderclan? Now obviously there's the plot reasons of Fireheart being on it with his investigations and literally sniffing everything out within a couple months of joining the clan (strictly because of Ravenpaw but Fireheart still deserves credit), but symbolically there has to be something there. To me, I think Thunderclan is an example of freedom and stability that inherently resists fascism. Pre-depression Bluestar is a strong leader who's compassionate for all the people in her clan. They don't have to be forced to follow her, they would no matter what. Tigerstar couldn't be Thunderclan's leader because the cats of the clan aren't desperate enough to follow a tyrant. The clan is to stable to enable Tigerstar's desires for conquest because, frankly, he'd probably be met with resistance. There is no need for Thunderclan to be "back to their former glory." They don't need to "Revive the days of the Roman Empire (no historical parallels none at all)." That's why Tigerstar goes to Shadowclan, where he's welcomed with open, desperate arms.

So like why is this in a kids book? The obvious answer is cause basing villains on fascists is pretty popular. The most notable example I can think of is Star Wars but don't quote me on that I haven't watched those movies in years. To me I think it's fascinating to understand how the writers thought when writing Tigerstar. The writing being able to cover realistic subjects like this is what, I think, makes Warriors specifically so strong and investing. Compared to other books for this demographic Warriors actually is willing to tackle serious subject matters. Is it always done well? Oh god no not even a little bit. But sometimes you get a Tigerstar: a somewhat realistic villain who's just so fun to follow. Despite kids not really grasping onto the historical parallels (which are totally subtle for sure), it's pretty easy to depict his malice in the books because he's not some far-fetched concept of a villain.

tl;dr: kitty cat fascism meow meow

Okay additional side note cause this is where it best fits: Tallstar is so chill with Tigerstar and it's perplexing. I don't get it. He was raising hell over a blind Brokentail being a prisoner but is a-okay with Tigerstar bringing in Brokentail's goons. Why? Also Fireheart covers up Graypools murder for fun. Those are my two big complaints about the handling of Tigerstar

Fireheart is overworked and stressed

Fireheart is basically doing two jobs.

With Bluestar out of commission he kinda has to be both deputy and leader in all ways but official (to the extent where Bluestar makes him choose apprentices and he does "great"). Honestly, Rising Storm & A Dangerous Path are the peak of Fireheart's character in the first arc because of how he responds to work. It's nice to see Fireheart out of his element and stressed. When investigating Tigerclaw it was basically just him, Graystripe and Ravenpaw working alongside each other. No need to worry about protocol (the warrior code is a suggestion for main characters) or the rest of the clan. As deputy, his daily challenges involve everyone and he's not initially ready for that.

Fireheart grows so much throughout these two books because he's in a situation previously above his pay grade. The reason he becomes so fit to lead Thunderclan is cause he, despite being deputy for such a short period of time, has to learn so much more so much quicker. There is an implied omen that Fireheart's deputy-ship is going to be bad early on into it. That's incredibly true as Thunderclan is tormented by Tigerstar & the dogs, a fire, and an incapable leader. Easily, the years when Fireheart is deputy are the most challenging for Thunderclan this arc but, importantly, the challenge is mitigated by Fireheart. He is shown well capable of managing all the situations quickly and decisively to set him up to be a good leader.

Sandstorm (aka Fireheart pt. 2 as much as I hate to admit it)

The main difficulty, additionally, that Fireheart faces is losing Graystripe at the end of Forest of Secrets. Despite my previously documented dislike of Graystripe, he is still vital as Fireheart's best friend and closest support (despite him not exactly being good at in before leaving).

Well time to introduce, 4 books in, Sandstorm as an actual important figure.

So first of all she is way more interesting than Graystripe and has significantly better chemistry with Fireheart than Graystripe did. So that's cool. But seriously I really got excited whenever she appeared just because I liked her character and she actually helped round out Fireheart both by making him still a character with feelings and through showing his imperfections as deputy.

Fireheart is pretty obviously, and then explicitly in love with Sandstorm and vice versa. It sets up a different dynamic than he's previously had and makes him act a bit more sensitively towards her while still being deputy. I think a romance thing like what he has here also highlights Fireheart's youth: with him being a leader figure, it can be easy to forget his age, so depicting him as unfamiliar with love helps the readers see him as the same young cat. Fireheart the deputy is still Fireheart and Sandstorm brings that out very uniquely.

Imperfections as a deputy just really is me saying that he should've given Sandstorm an apprentice because... did he really need to take baby Tigerstar? In retrospect yes but his logic at the time is very much so not trusting an actual baby which is... interesting. And besides Sandstorm definitely could've handled it. I think giving Brackenfur one is fair because he promised or whatever but Sandstorm could've easily taken Bramblepaw. Okay now time to talk about how Fireheart's lowkey an ass to Sandstorm for a while.

Fireheart very much so sees Sandstorm as something he needs to protect, which is an issue because 1. she is older than him so huh? and 2. yuck and 3. she explicitly doesn't like that. He eventually slightly reluctantly involves her but I don't like that he still is depicted as wanting to protect her when she says she doesn't like that constantly. The second issue is just Fireheart not really being good with handling a relationship but I think that ties into showing his youth/life inexperience but overall wow they started out pretty rough in these books.

Fireheart yells at Longtail

what the fuck is his problem?

Brightheart & Cloudtail

I'm also going to dip into early Darkest Hour cause that's when Brightheart has the best resolution. Also so I can fully call her Brightheart and not Lostface or Brightpaw without worrying about being wrong about timeline.

So to avoid substantial plot summary Brightheart is in love with Cloudtail and also, at the same time, gets her face ripped off by a dog.

I think Brightheart is easily one of the most impactful characters of this arc. She's comfortably in my top 5 and probably high up in it, too. Brightheart is another character showing strength through adversity and filling a role despite challenges, similarly to Cinderpelt. The reason Brightheart specifically is so impactful isn't just her, it's how she is situated with the clan. Brightheart isn't the same character without Cloudtail.

Brightheart's injury clearly defines her and I love that the book doesn't hide away from that. It forces her to adapt everything she does for the clan to something that allows her to work around it. Probably the strongest part of her character is how she and Cloudtail have to work around it. Notably Fireheart doesn't walk up to her and ask her to learn. In fact she's sent to the elder's den to basically waste away for her life (not to dog on the elders but am I wrong?) despite still being 99% physically capable. Brightheart takes initiative to work around her problems, and is successful because of that. In a society that doesn't encourage her to be the strongest she can be, Cloudtail and her both work to go against the minimized expectations laid on her. One last note: Brightheart being cast aside is never depicted as the right thing to do within the text of the book (due to Cloudtail's dialogue). I just want to mention that for clarity that this isn't despite the writing, but is pretty intentional to me.

So how does Cloudtail slot into all of this? Well the answer is love.

Yeah it's cheesy but literally true. It's extremely important to note that Brightheart's strength isn't brought about alone. And not in the "she's depicted as incapable" way, though she should have definitely not been as passive in her arc as she is seen as. Instead, I'd say Cloudtail enables Brightheart to prop her self up. He's her big fluffy marshmallow of support that lets her overcome what is the arguable most gruesome non-death I've seen in the series so far (and I don't remember any more from later arcs but I haven't reread them yet so I'll get there).

To summarize: love wins I guess

Bluestar

My view on Bluestar is very personal so if I'm a little vague on some parts about me please understand.

I feel like Bluestar best highlights the difference in rereading the books now as an adult aka not a 10 year old. Despite them being for children there's elements that make it clear that they are written by adults that make some parts uncomfortable in how real they feel.

Bluestar's decline throughout the 4th&5th books is the clearest example.

About a year(?) ago my Grandmother died. I remember feeling weird about it though. For the past 3 or so years she's been on a clear mental decline (age will do that). Worse memory, clearly not focused during conversations, etc. It was really painful and sad to see. I remember who she was before that and, despite her being alive, I felt like I missed her. Those years were emotionally kind of tough.

Bluestar is similar. After Tigerstar's betrayal, she is notably different. At first it seems temporary, Yellowfang believed that she would bounce back and be the Bluestar she was, but that never happens. Throughout the books, she declines rapidly and it's painful for Fireheart. On top of his heavy workload, he's clearly emotionally wrecked by seeing Bluestar in this state. She's kind of like his family, in a way (Bluestar is 100% using Fireheart as a stand in for the children she gave up to some extent). The books are uncomfortable seeing Fireheart push through the tense emotional state between him and Bluestar in a way that is scarily reminiscent of what I actually lived through.

After my Grandma died, I didn't really cry or anything. Not because I didn't care for her, but because there's a strange sense of relief in a situation like mine. She had, to me, been "gone" for years now. I'm not religious but part of me hopes she's how she was up in some afterlife. I'm just glad that I don't have to see how much she was suffering anymore.

I imagine a similar feeling in Fireheart, and the rest of Thunderclan to some extent. He no longer has to see the brave leader he admired get worse. Thunderclan no longer has to suffer under the non-leadership of later Bluestar. Despite the grief there's some extent of relief from the pain Fireheart had to suffer for years. As leader he know longer has to be deputy/leader alone like he was while Bluestar is sick. He gets to receive more help and not have to stress about the life of his leader. I envy that Fireheart gets to meet Bluestar in Starclan and see that she's better and will be for eternity.

There's something weird about finally feeling seen about something like that through the cat books I started rereading as a joke. I feel weird about the fact that a kids book made me feel this way. But whatever. Really I think these books aren't the same ones I read as a kid. My perspective is so changed now through age. Thanks Warrior Cats. I can't believe that I'm not saying this as a joke.

Yellowfang's Death & Guilt

Somehow this is a lighter topic. Also going to be brief cause I think I have less unique things to say but not talking about Yellowfang is a disservice.

Yellowfang's death is tough but establishes a final shift in her character. It's not untimely but a perfect endpoint of her character arc. She's confesses to killing Brokentail in her last moment. Not like anyone would mind, he was kind of a jerk. I think that her statement in death to Fireheart clarifies why she killed him without much remorse though. Beyond his evilness, Brokentail actively put Fireheart at risk, as well of the rest of Thunderclan, and she saw Fireheart as her son.

I think Yellowfang doesn't just find duty and safety in Thunderclan but a family. She truely latches onto Fireheart and Cinderpelt like they are her own, more so than she seemed to do in Shadowclan. There's something about Yellowfang's willingness to die trying to save a Thunderclan cat, one who was previously hostile to her (non-specifically, they all were, this isn't a Halftail call out). She truely wanted the best not for the clan who saved her but for the clan of people she loved. It's a nice concise point of closure for her that solidifies her as one of the best characters in the arc (and there's a lot of those you can tell by the fact that I think I've said this 20 times now).

GOATWATCH: RUNNINGWIND

TIME FOR MY FAVORITE SEGMENT BUT 10X SADDER THAN NORMAL CAUSE THE GOAT LITERALLY DIED

:(

But for early summary:

He goes on patrol (responsible king) and detects Cloudpaw (only he could track that good ignore that he literally isn't the only one who does).

Teaches Thornpaw (makes him catch squirrels and proves that he's actually a GOATed mentor to prove the haters wrong)

He tries to take Cloudpaw hunting but Cloudpaw runs off while Runningwind is cleaning himself (+3 hygiene better than a smash tournament)

He eats with Fireheart again which is awesome because that's where this bit started for me (him being Firehearts bff (background friend for four books)). But now he witnesses vaguely flirtatious quarreling so like that's something (this is hard to convert into glazing Runningwind).

He's sad when Cloudpaw's abducted (he's an empath)

Well then he fucking dies which is cringe. My interpretation: Starclan released a balance patch and removed him for fairness. Can't have Thunderclan be too good now. Would be rip goatwatch but he'll be back trust

Conclusion

I'm going to tier list my own essays for fun:

G (for goat)- Runningwind

S- Bluestar (easy cause it's just me talking about myself kinda hard to mess up)

A- Tigerstar (coulda been organized a little better) & Yellowfang (short but I think I got everything)

B- Fireheart/Sandstorm (basically one segment, very average)

C- Brightheart (could have made my points better but not sure how. You got the idea though I hope)

Long post (came out to 2830 words not counting conclusion) and it feels good to finish it. Thanks for reading even just if you skimmed. Feel free to argue I'd love to clarify anything if it wasn't clear. I already read Darkest Hour a bit ago and will do a shorter post cause 1. to me it wasn't as interesting and 2. there's a lot of reiteration of points that I'm going to avoid (Tigerstar is still fascist so no need to really double dip)

bye bye

[dragonracer]

WIP Wednesday

Since it's been an absolute hot minute since I last had a chapter update for "The Moments Between" (an expected hiatus due to real life), and the next one is taking me slightly longer because life is simply being like that, I feel bad and want to offer up a taste of what's in the works. Hoping to have it ready by end of this week or, at worst, next week for sure. :) If you haven't checked out the story yet, it's a Grey Warden Qunari EmmRook long fic, slow burn romance, with some eventual spice. Mostly following the story canon, but taking the liberty of filling in a bunch of open spaces with original content (hence the title) and some slight AU moments. Exploration of Saarebas life and Qunari society, some fun GW details, fluff, angst... a handful of folks seem to enjoy it, so maybe you will, too. ;) Since Emm is usually such a pillar of upholding Rook, tonight's WIP snippet is the reverse where our beloved professor has an anxiety moment and is handled with care instead. Tagging @spinfins @redheadsramblings @lkblackham because I know they've been following the story :) -------

“So people can just ask you to show up for some corpse-whispering?”

“Nothing official,” he explains. “There are very few of us. But we help, here and there. Questioning a victim of murder. Clearing up disputed wills. And sometimes, fetching back last words from a loved one.”

I can’t help but stare at him in awe. It probably shouldn’t surprise me that someone so special would have such an equally special and rare talent. As rare as he himself is. And of course he’d give someone the peace and closure of a late loved one’s last words. Of course he would.

These are all sentiments I should probably express to him, but instead I chicken out at the last moment. 

“You can get anything out of the dead, and they just let you leave Nevarra?”

“My gift has limitations, as you now know,” he replies, “beyond my inability to speak griffon. The dead only know what they did in life. What was clear under the sun is sometimes blurred when I revive them. Honestly, some conversations aren’t worth the trouble. Death encourages obstinacy.” 

After a pause, his eyes soften as they meet mine again. “But I was truly touched when you asked me back at the Cauldron. You doing so made me feel valued, as if I can contribute more than simply knowledge and what little martial skill I bring to the table.”

Wait, what now? My mind instantly jumps back to that old journal entry of his and if someone is making Emmrich doubt himself, there’s going to be inescapable violence this time…

“Who’s putting these thoughts in your head, Emm?” I ask, tone deadly serious. “Is it Davrin because you’re not a warrior? Taash?”

The professor looks suddenly alarmed. “Nobody on the team, no.”

When his eyes retreat down towards his lap, I begin to suspect these glimpses I’ve gotten of his insecurities and self-doubts are possibly self-inflicted wounds more than anything else. I reach down and grab up his hands in my own, squeezing them supportively.

“Hey,” I softly call for his attention. “Look at me. Please?” I wait until he finally drags his eyes up towards mine before continuing, “First of all, your martial skills are just fine. You’ve told us about some of the monstrosities you’ve had to fight off down in the deeper bowels of the Necropolis and I wouldn’t have brought you to Weisshaupt if I didn’t think you could handle an intense battlefield.”

“I mostly healed you at Weisshaupt, Rook,” Emmrich says miserably. “And you had to risk yourself saving me at the end–”

I squeeze his hands a bit harder than necessary to make sure I regain his attention. “You will listen only right now, got it?”

He opens his mouth as if to argue that, but closes it again, apparently thinking better of it.

I soften my grip on his hands again as I continue, “You can both heal and defend yourself and the rest of us as well as anyone else on this team. I don’t drag you around with me everywhere just because you’re pretty face, you know?”

Now I know Emmrich’s really having a trapped-in-his-own-head moment because usually that sort of compliment would draw a funny face from him. Instead, he simply looks confused and uncertain. I hate it.

I brush my thumbs against his for a moment, again trying to be reassuring. “And don’t for one moment downplay how much your knowledge contributes to this team: during our meetings, before missions, and me personally. Emmrich, you’ve already contributed more to improve my life and my education than anyone else has. My only regret is not being able to recruit you sooner than I did.”

When he turns his head away, I don’t allow it even though I know it’s because his eyes have begun watering. Tough. I want to be sure he isn’t tuning me out or withdrawing into his own thoughts, so I let go of his hands in order to gently turn his face back towards mine, cupping his cheeks. My eyes bore into his and, honestly, mine may be getting a little wet, too.

“If I’m supposedly the backbone of this team, then you are its lifeblood, Emm,” I reinforce. “You uplift everyone else around you. When someone’s down, you encourage them. When someone’s struggling, you help them. When someone doesn’t know what to do, you advise them. You give and you give and you give of yourself without ever taking any of that grace for your own. So don’t you dare think for one single, solitary moment that what you bring to this group is anything less than what the rest of us bring, okay?”

Whatever it is he tries to say, it doesn’t come out as anything more than one choked sob before the tears spill. I pull him in snugly against my chest, gently kiss the top of his head, and then rest my chin on top of it - mirroring the comfort he gave me during one of my weakest moments. Much to my chagrin, that simply makes him cry harder for a bit, but I get it. I don’t say or do anything more after that, letting him ride out this moment safely in my arms, hoping that it’s at least somewhat as cathartic as it was for me when he did the same in turn.

Once his breathing begins to regulate and the tears die down to infrequent sniffles, he starts to pull back so I loosen my grip and let him go. He digs out that familiar handkerchief and wipes his face off with it, then gives me a small smile.

“Thank you, Rook.”

“You don’t need to thank me for speaking the truth,” I reply with a smirk.

[aragaki]

Zelda & Hylia, Praying Was Never the Answer

This is probably incoherent but I'm having thoughts on Zelda and Hylia's relationship and how I don't feel that Zelda's frustrations with the goddess are completely warrented.

I don't think Hylia is the detached, cold figure that a lot of BotW fan content presents her as. The goddesses in the Zelda universe exist, they're not just theoretical or mythological and they do intervene when they have to and no goddess is as present and active in protecting mortals as Hylia.

People point out that Link is able to communicate with Hylia whenever he wants at the goddess statues and that means she must like him more than Zelda. I don't feel that's exactly the case. I doubt Link was able to hear the goddess before he pulled out the Master Sword, and wielding it to protect Hyrule is his sacred duty. Thus, his connection to the goddess is established.

Zelda ends up able to hear Fi's voice from the Master Sword when she unlocks her sacred power so it's reasonable to assume that she would be able to hear the voice of the goddess now. And I know that's fairly obvious but what I'm trying to get at is without the sacred connections, either through divine power or being the wielder of the Master Sword, you can't hear the goddess. Zelda was never going to be able to hear Hylia until her powers manifested and I don't think prayer was ever going to be how she got them.

Even if Zelda has complicated feelings about Hylia because she couldn't communicate to the goddess through prayers, Hylia was desperately trying to speak to her. One of her diary entries pretty much confirms this:

"I had a dream last night... In a place consumed by darkness, a lone woman gazed at me, haloed by binding light. I sensed she was...not of this world. I don't know if she was a fairy or a goddess, but she was beautiful. Her lips spoke urgently, but her voice did not reach me. Would I have heard her if my power was awoken?"

So it feels like the idea that Hylia is ambivalent or choosing to ignore Zelda when she prays at the springs to unlock her powers is wrong. I honestly don't think Zelda was ever going to unlock her sacred powers that way because introspective prayer is almost the antithesis of Zelda's nature, and that's true for almost all of the past Zeldas.

Zelda was a pirate, Zelda was a Sheikah warrior, Zelda was a monarch trying to lead during the darkest hour of twilight. The only reason Hylia's mortal reincarnation went to those sacred springs was to purify her body and regain her memories of her life as a warrior goddess and protector of the Triforce.

Zelda doesn't sit and pray for power when Demise's curse revives evil into the world. BotW Zelda was on the right track when she was trying to figure out the Sheikah technology, because that was the drive and the weapons she chose. Sitting and praying didn't do anything. She only gained the sealing power when she chose to protect Link, when she stepped into the role of a protector.

King Rhoam was a bad father and it's obvious and easy to blame everything on him but I really feel like it was his fundamental misunderstanding of how the goddess' sacred power worked that caused Zelda to have have such a hard time unlocking it. She was never going to awaken anything through prayer because neither Zelda nor Hylia sit on the sidelines during a crisis.

Zelda blaming Hylia for being "deaf to her devotion" when Hylia is meeting her in dreams, urgently trying to speak to her is misplaced anger. Hylia isn't ignoring her, she isn't the statues with their placid smiles, she's near screaming for her mortal self to hear her.

I'm not saying that Zelda doesn't have the right to feel like she does or people's angsty interpretations aren't good but for me? I like this idea a lot. Zelda feeling like the goddess isn't listening while Hylia feels the same way about her.

[doubled-dumb-fucks]

„Everything that kills me, makes me feel alive!”

“I overthink,

I feel guilty over things

I cannot control

And I feel lonely.

And I'm scared that

I will never find

Somebody who will care and love,

In a way that I do too.”

CAELIN GABRIEL REYES ; The Ambassador of Chaos

CAELIN ; meaning ‘strong warrior’ or ‘graceful’ in Irish origin.

—CHAT I AM NOT GRACEFUL I SWEAR— Anyways, I'm Caelin! Or Cael, I like that better. I'm 14, and adopted, which is sad. I was raised by my lovely European-American family! Though my ethnicity is Asian since my blood is Filipino, I still am considered family. My birthday is in December 20th!

I have shaggy black hair since I always cut it on my own, and I have chocolate brown eyes! I stand at like 5’5”. I go by more masc terms, you know? But I'm just an entity y'all, really.

I study shapeshifting magic! And blood magic too, my familiar is a raccoon named Tommy!

“I'm a dumbass with a thing for cards and world domination.”

ALEXANDER WARNER BERNARD ; The Dumbass Special

ALEXANDER ; meaning ‘protector of men’ in Greek Origin.

—Seriously, I am no leader. I have a GPA that's lower than a raccoon. Anyhowww...I'm Alex! Eugh, I hate it when my accent does that..Ahem, I'm 16 and I was born and raised in London for most of my life until I was 10 and we moved to New York. My dad's company is..mostly legal. My brother kinda died from a drug overdose? So, uh, yeah.

I practice making potions, and maybe some magic here and there but I don't usually use it unless needed. My familiar is a lizard! Her name is Missy, she likes eating my sheets. Anyways, I have dirty blonde hair and brown eyes! I'm pretty tall, around 5‘9”.

@double-troubled-kids - Levi and Charlie! [I find them pretty cool, I guess?] [We're the same age, they're awesome.]

@two-idiots-with-magic - Rory and Elliot! [Elliot's kind of a bitch, and Rory's nice. And concerning.] [Cool guy who's somewhat emotionally stunted and an emotionally repressed cinnamon roll!]

@shining-lights-and-death - Ace and Sunny! [Ace can revive so that's cool. And Sunny's sweet and she helped me with my eyeliner] [One can revive and one is a total babe, they're awesome, mate!]

@pirate-and-her-pauper - Artemis and Danika! [Arte is cool i guess? Emo, kinda. Danika is a sorta mother figure.] [Artsy is probably a serial killer of some sorts and Nika is a really cool pirate!]

@urlocal-magic-hazard - Orion! [I dunno, he's cool i guess!] [pretty awesome guy! and he was apart of a cult.]

tags <3

#socially awkward raccoon- Cael!

#alexander hamilton the parody - alex!

#dumbfucks multiplied - duo!!

[durudurururu]

I saw a Warrahim post which got me thinking of GhiraSky and...

What if both happened at the same time?

Ok ok, I know it sounds kinda weird, but: The Ghirahim's they meet are probably years apart. Potentially hundreds or thousands. It really depends on if you make Wars meet a Ghirahim from before Sky's journey, or if you make him meet one that's a bit closer to his own era...or even during Sky's journey, but that can be a bit messy.

I mean, Ghirahim is immortal. Yeah, he can be killed—and we kinda do at the end of Skywards Sword, but you can always find a way to revive him—but it'll probably take a while.

So what is he gonna do after Sky's dead? If they somehow have kids, maybe he can help take care of those. But they grow up, and are probably too old for that when Sky dies unless something happends.

Ghirahim is a widower, and they should of course be able to find another lover if they want...which leads to Warriors.

I mean, at least his type is consistent.

Definetly going to be awkward when they find out, though.

[butmakeitgayblog]

Hi, I was wondering what your favorite Clexa fic is? To be honest I’m just looking for new ones to read and I know you are bound to have read some amazing ones! I’ve read every single one of yours and I love all of them so much, you have such a beautiful writing style (and your smut is so tastefully written too).

I gotta tell ya out of all the words in English language I never would've guessed Tasteful as one to describe my smut, but ya know what baby I'm gonna take it and keep 😌💕

But yeah I don't really have a "favorite" per se, just comfort ones I read over and over in between trying new stories out.

More Than Warriors by Steklir. Obviously. Head Over Boots. Pie In The Sky. In Love And War And Politics. If you're going for pure smutty fun then pm anything Nachos writes, but special hat-tip to MAGayA au just because. Sassy's EIB series and her Southern au fics hold a very dear place in my heart. I like The Little Pauna series, watching Clarke and Heda growing into an old married couple with their kids 🥺. What Heart's Ease Must Queens Neglect (queen Lexa makes me bite my fist). Anything by Dreamsaremywords and Aphroditeslaw. Literally anything they've put out is gonna be good I promise. Six by Lingeringlillies as well. If you're looking for more g!p/genderbent type stuff that isn't fetishy or hetero coded, SyngularitySyn is a great author both for their works and could probably rec you some great stories too! There's another one that's canon divergent where Clarke is an alpha and Lexa's an omega and it takes years for them to get together? I can't remember the name but it's very angsty and then sweet. Lexa dies as commander but is revived, but has still lost her title when Clarke finally sees her again? She has an injured leg in it? I know I know the name of this damn thing cuz I've read it like 4 times but I cannot for the life of me remember it now.

EDIT: oh fuck me sideways. Also ur-the-puppy's stuff. Their vamp!Lexa story Dirty Dogs is magnifique

Oh also, speaking of dreamsaremywords, she has an extensive (altho I don't think it's updated) rec list that has her top 100 picks! That'd be a great place to peruse 😌

[willowthewiisp]

Lore points in the dlc that piss me off and make no sense

The greater will going AWOL after sending the elden beast breaks so many lore points I'm inclined to just straight up disregard it altogether because it makes no sense. The beasts were given intelligence presumably by the greater will. The elden ring existed during the time of the beasts we know that because of farum azula and the elden ring depiction there. The greater will not being around during that time makes no sense. It would make much more sense that the greater will left during the beginning stages of marikas rule and most certainly cutting ties when the elden ring was broken. But to straight up say god wasn't there from day one is so...? Bad??? I can accept the mother of fingers making shit up after the greater will cut her off but there are things that only a god like the greater will can do. what about the eternal cities being banished underground by the greater will??? If GW wasn't around for that time who did it then? What could possibly have that kind of power. It just makes no sense?????

Also the outer god of rot being written out is so bad too because what the fuck did the blind swordsman seal under the lake of rot then??? Was that just bullshit? Malenia wasn't a candidate anymore because she was an empyrean being used as the vessel for the god of rot because it wanted to imprint its age of rot on the elden ring. It literally makes no sense if Romina is the creator of rot if she's not an outer god.

and another thing, if all the numens in the shaman village were supposedly killed off by the hornsent or maybe even sacrificed by Marika (who knows) who were the black knife assassins and how were they numens associated with Marika if supposedly they were gone.

Why is rellana in the land of shadow have I missed something.

Why is there one crucible knight here.

If Marika was so traumatized by the saint jars why did she fucking allow living jars and why did she allow the jars in general to feed the erdtree. I don't believe this whole narrative that Marika is a tragic baby hurt by the evil hornsent for a second. Her entire backstory and foundation reeks of white colonizer to the point I bet those fuckin numens came here and tried to start shit. Anyways.

I know this horse has been beaten to death already but why on earth would radahn agree to be a consort to a god who wants an age of peace if "war suited him". He held the stars in place to probably protect ranni (and sellia) but also to help the golden order because we know the golden order wasn't a big fan of reading the stars and shit. He was a huge fan of Godfrey, and saw his father as a hero and wore his red hair with honor ( in contrast to radagon who hated it). Look I have no idea if radahn is just as fucked up as miquella or not but you cannot deny him being this consort is bizarre and left field. I would have genuinely accepted godwyn of all people over radahn. Godwyn was a powerful warrior he defeated the dragons but he was also kind and compassionate because he befriended fortissax to the point that dragon bro was ride or die and allowed himself to be eaten alive by deathblight. Also hello miquella literally calls him lord brother. Godwyn being revived was literally miquellas big plan other than curing malenia. So why the fuck was radahn chosen??? It's not like godwyn was dead when miquella was born and shit???? Also?? If mohg had to be used it would make kind of sense that he was used for godwyn since they share the same mother and father rather than radahn who didn't share either Godfrey or Marika (yes I know radagon is Marika). It would have probably been easier for godwyn to sink into mohgs body since they shared actual blood.

If marika was so very traumatized and hated everything having to do with the crucible and the hornsent why the hell would she allow Godfrey to have crucible knights as well as other crucible vestiges.

There's more but I'm just flabbergasted by the lore direction in general. It's almost like two different writing teams are at work.

[thunderclangens]

hii i'm mod velvet

they/them, adult

I used CatGen to create custom moooostly canon accurate ThunderClan in ClanGen. This ClanGen takes place right after the battle with BloodClan, the moon Squirrelkit and Leafkit are born. Old faces like Firestar and Cinderpelt are back with their clanmates, along with Ravenpaw, Barley, Princess and Smudge outside the clans (and some StarClan and Dark Forest Spirits!) . There's a lot of canon divergence, including cats that were omitted entirely and some timeline tweaks, which are detailed below cut. Some cats I added for funsies; this ThunderClan includes a spared Scourge grappling with his actions, Swiftpaw, and Snowkit!

Allegiances Save File Editing Guide

Omitted Cats:

General Note: A lot of cats who were dead before the events of The Prophecies Begin are not here. I'd honestly love to add more guys into StarClan and probably will, but the absurd amount of Unsavory Relationships created by the gnarled family trees of early Warrior Cats would literally make the game less fun. So a lot of cats like Redtail and Spottedleaf or Lionheart do not have parents coded into the game, and minus Thunderstar and Jake, no cats from before TPB are in StarClan. Maybe one day I'll make a living document custom ThunderClanGen, but this is just for fun, and so I'd like to steer away from that. The other clans are present, as in RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan Exist in the Game, but since ClanGen only allows you to toggle the allegiances for one clan plus cats outside the clans, their warriors aren't coded into the game. This (unfortunately) includes Tawnypaw.

This is an entirely self indulgent AU and so a few cats who I just straight up don't like aren't here. Some cats didn't make it because I wanted to keep the roster small. The following list of cats are cats who were alive during the time this is occurring, but were omitted from ThunderClan:

Bramblepaw, Ashpaw, Dustpelt, One-Eye, Dappletail

"Revived" Characters: (canon names are italicized)

Swiftstride (Swiftpaw), Snowpaw (Snowkit), Frostpaw (Scourge)

Timeline Changes:

Longtail was blinded in the battle against BloodClan. This is so I don't have to go in and mess with code moons into the Gen and possibly mess things up/corrupt the entire file. I also didn't want to create a situation where he never goes blind - he is a canonically disabled character and I'm not going to leave it up to a coinflip/rng to honor that.

Sandstorm is deputy of ThunderClan, chosen after Whitestorm's death in the BloodClan Battle. Greystripe never occupies the position.

Snowpaw (Snowkit) is training to be a warrior. He is apprenticed to Sandstorm.

Swiftstride (Swiftpaw) survived the dog attack, sustaining many severe wounds including a lost leg.

Cultural/Canon Changes:

Cats who are disabled can decide on their role in the clan. Longtail remains a warrior after being blinded. Snowpaw eagerly pursues the path of a warrior. Cinderpelt isn't forced to become a medic. Her chronic pain and injury makes warriorhood difficult to pursue, and her time spent recovering in the medic's den with Yellowfang foster a love for healing. Both of these things inform her own choice to be a medic. As a person who has recently had to scale back on or entirely quit major passions of mine because of my own chronic pain, this story line means a lot to me. Sometimes our disabilities do keep us from walking the path in life we want, and that's okay - we can still find happiness and fulfillment just like Cinderpelt.

Queens can become deputies/leaders and leaders/deputies can have kits without being expected to give up their positions.

[randomingoftherandomness]

So, about gongcest. It's unreal how gongcestuous it was, c-drama that could be easily mistaken for something from hbo. Wild wolf and arrogant wolf puppy-yandere, 27 and 17, sword and poison pls i'm getting dizzy! Shangjue recognized his little brother by the smell of his blood! Narrative insisits that they're the same person, the same force of nature, two-headed monster - whatever their personal squabbles might be, their hearts remain united as one. They remind me of same-sex incest's "adam and eve" - Dean and Sam Winchesters with their all-consuming love, us against the world mentality, and the fact that Shangjue raised Yuanzhi, being his father, brother, best and only friend, husband, commander, etc.

So on rewatch i have these headcanons, prompts, or visions, whatever you wish to call it. They're probably of a dead dove kind however i consider them canon-adjacent. First is - Yuanzhi kills pregnant Shangguag Qian and Shangjue forgives him. Basically canon setting - she and SJ had one night stand which resulted in baby whose existence gets in the way of 1) SJ killing her and 2) gong2gong3's marital bliss. SJ plans to find her later and take the kid from her to raise him in Gong household. But YZ finds her first. His motives are obviously jealousy and revenge and "she's not worthy to bring SJ's baby into the world". The abomination she's about to push out gonna be a stain on Gong clan's bloodline, not to mention it displeases YZ personally. "the fetus inside you gets you protection from everyone, even fom SJ himself... but not from me" delivered with a smirk. So YZ deals with her (something painful) and makes sure she's not open casket material. SJ can be furious or not so much, but he forgives didi, they reconcile and are stronger and more twisted than ever. Next concubine for his gege YZ will choose himself - some meek plain non-entity who will birth a son and disappear without a trace.

Second is - when SJ dies (like in canon. that was epic heroic warrior's death fitting for Gong Shangjue. he lived by sword and was destined to die by sword, his brotherwife is there to avenge and mourn him too. it's perfect. why did they revive him?) YZ decides to follow him and become the willing funerary sacrifice to him. You know like when archaeologists excavate ancient burial mound, and prince or hero who was buried there would be accompanied by slain horses, slaves and concubines? like that. Yuanzhi would calmly plan their splendid funeral, choose grave goods and design the tomb. He'd get on Shangjue's funeral pyre, swallow poison pill, lie down next to his brother, hold his hand, and give order to people to light up their pyre. And just like he wanted, he would die with his eyes open, looking at Shangjue, before the flames reach them.

Also i have vague thoughts of them drinking each other's blood in some ritual, but that's another can of worms in itself

Okay I really should be working right now and honestly, I should be more responsible about life, but hells fuck if I'm not eggs over easy for these two brothers :D Congrats Nonnie, you have reawakened my gongcest plotting

You've really hit the nail on the head about the Sam and Dean vibes. Except that this is one "Sam" who isn't about to up and leave his "Dean" unless death's cold and sweet embrace comes to bodily drag him away -- and even THEN. Yuanzhi would probably burn heaven and hell both just to lay eyes on his Shangjue one more time.

Please. Drinking their blood would totally be foreplay for these two freaks. Lord only knows that Yuanzhi would have had some experience in bleeding his Shangjue just to experiment with making antidotes/cure-alls/immunity pills that will only work for his beloved gege and no one else. Nah. I think Yuanzhi would probably take Gege's blood and use it as ink for a tramp stamp on his body. You know those mangas where they have womb tattoos on their lower abdomens for fertility or some such? I can see Yuanzhi getting one while Shangjue is off somewhere and surprising him with homecoming rumpy-pumpy that would or would not devolve into a breeding session because Gege will want to try and sow some seeds on fertile lands.

But I could also see Yuanzhi getting real pissed off when Shangjue doesn't turn down the matchmaking efforts of the family. Gege does love teasing his didi and loves it even more when his little efforts gets him deep scratches down his back and bite marks on his shoulders that he'll be feeling for days. But Yuanzhi burns with real fire. So much so that the next ambitious twit that tries to climb into gege's bed gets strung up by the neck on the front door. A clear warning.

Yuanzhi having the a meek and biddable concubine between his thighs Handmaiden Tale style while Shangjue's parking his swimmers would be so on brand with this. And when the baby is born and the concubine is paid and sent out of the valley, Yuanzhi goes full on mommy mode and everyone forgets the time where he wasn't 'furen' of the Jue manor.

Though, honestly? I think Shangjue wouldn't let the murder of Shangguan Qian slide without some measure of punishment. Brats need a bit of taming sometimes and the Zhiren won't interfere with his methods with a twenty foot poll. Oh, the servants were hearing Yuanzhi crying in the Jue Manor? Must be the wind. Ah, the butlers report that an extra order of lube needs to be delivered? Maybe Shangjue has dry hands. I see that Shangjue is asking for his next trip out the valley to be delayed, that's fair, yes, Yuanzhi is looking a little tired lately and as his gege he needs to take care of his didi so leave granted.

I had the thought of Yuanzhi and Shangjue on the funeral pyre with the soundtrack of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' Die With a Smile playing. Because, yeah, didi would rock up in a full on wedding gown just to lie down next to gege and die with a smile.

Keep this coming Nonnie! I love picking my brian to come up with these haha... Thank you for giving me this because now I have to go back to adulting

[stargirlfeyre]

My thoughts on the theory that the Nesta book is about Nesta (this is kinda long).

*Though I’m not a Nesta fan this isn’t coming from a place of hatred towards her but just what’s logical for me*

I’ve been seeing people say that the next book is going to be another Nesta + Cassian Pov but that doesn’t make sense if we take into account how the original trilogy worked, the current plot of the books, and Sjm’s own words.

Firstly, when Feyre was getting multiple books it was made pretty clear throughout the series. Until Acowar none of her books had a finale like ending. Acotar ended after she’d just been through months of torture and was entering arguably the lowest point in her life, Acomaf ended a damn mess to say the least, and finally Acowar signified the end of the original trilogy. Feyre wasn’t fully healed by healing and at peace. She was on the right path and surrounded by her loved ones

Feyre’s Acowar ending heavily mirrors Nesta’s Acosf ending. Nesta’s happy. She has a found family, has her mate, and is healing her relationship with her sisters. There’s not really an open ending like how Acotar and Acomaf was for Feyre. Don’t you think that if Sjm planned on giving Nesta multiple books she would have shown it in Acotar? I don’t take the few chapters that she’s in in Hofas as foreshadowing that she’ll get more books because why would you use another series to foreshadow a character getting more books in a separate series?

If Nesta was getting more books in the Acotar series then that would have been foreshadowed in the Acotar series. No, Ember telling Nesta that she’ll find her way is not enough evidence for me I’m sorry.

Secondly, things just won’t be balanced out. There are two more full books in the Acotar series. If Nesta gets the other one that would be that Elain gets the last one. Feyre gets 3 books, Nesta gets 2, and Elain’s gets…1? What sense does that make? Let’s just say that each sister is getting a duo-logy, that would mean that there’s 3 more books in this series plus a novella or two. Not only does that directly go against Sjm’s own words that each sister is only getting one book, but there’s just not enough plot for that to happen. We can already tell that this series is dragging and Sjm is trying to create new conflicts and that’s heavily impacting the quality of her writing, there’s not enough material for this series to drag on for over 3 books and still make sense.

I saw someone say that Nesta is getting a trilogy like Feyre and Elain will also get one and there will be a novella in between. But again that just makes no sense. Sjm signed a deal for 7 more books. If what y’all are saying is true then that means all seven books are for the Acotar series. All of them. Now we know this isn’t true because she has said herself that the Crescent City series will have more books and she’s also visiting a new world that she’s excited to write for.

Elain is getting that next book. We all just need to accept this and move on. Feyre got a trilogy for a reason and her sisters are getting one book spin-offs for a reason. Now does this mean that Nesta will never have a pov or play a major role in the Acotar books again? Absolutely not. Nessian will probably still get a bonus chapter in the next book like Feysand got in Acosf, Nesta will likely still use the troves, and she’ll likely still wield Ataraxia and be a warrior like she’s training to be.

What’s she’s not going to do is leave Cassian for Eris. What’s she’s not going to do is leave the Night Court which she’s already called her home. What she’s not going to do is revive a court that already belongs to Rhys and become High Lady or High Queen. Nesta’s path is already set in stone. She’s still walking that path sure but we know where her story is going. I’m going to touch your hand when I say this…Sjm did not write an 800 page books of Nesta gaining friends, family, and love in the Night Court and breaking out of the mindset that her mother and grandmother beat into her just for her to leave the Night Court and follow the path that here abusive family laid for her.

It’s just not going to happen.

[occasionallyprosie]

Have a lil ficlet

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"Round Five"

He was eight the first time, ten the second, twelve the third, and then sixteen the fourth. He's seventeen now and he is ready for round five.

Aka, Legend runs into Ganon... again.

This is crack, this is pure, badly written crack.

Inspired by this

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To be honest, the last thing Legend expected to see when they finally tracked down the being that was being the Shadow... he shouldn't have been surprised, but he really was when he saw a mage and they'd arrived just in time to see the mage use The Shadow to revive Ganon.

Ganon, in all his blue, pig faced not-glory, stood before them. Legend heard Four hold his breath, he saw Hyrule freeze, he noticed the other heroes tense, but he just laughed.

Ganon, freshly revived, fully revived, landed his gaze on Legend who pushed the other heroes back with the flat of his blade.

"You want to go for round five?" He called across the room, grinning.

Ganon groaned. He actually groaned and glared at the mage. "Really? That one? You had to bring that one here? I kill one hero and now I'm just cursed to be killed over and over by this brat."

"Vet?" Four hissed.

"I got this," Legend promised. "Handle that wizard guy and make sure the Shadow's dead. I call pig face."

Ganon just sighed and hefted up his huge blade. "How old this time?"

"Seventeen. Next time we'll have our ten year anniversary date," Legend replied wryly, he heard someone make a slightly scandalized noise, probably Warriors frankly, and someone else snorted and laughed, that sounded like Wind. "When will your lackey's learn that it's just not worth it to bring you back as long as I'm alive?"

"I don’t know," Ganon glared at the mage, who withered under the glare. "Sooner rather than later." He looked at the other heroes. "Wait you’re here too?!"

Four cleared his throat and waved awkwardly. "Umm, hi."

"There's only one of you this time... but--I don’t care. Let's just get the fight over with. It's not like Din ever lets me win."

"If you weren't going to destroy Hyrule in the aftermath I'd let you live," Legend said casually.

Ganon paused. "Deal."

They all stopped.

"Huh... Okay."

"Vet!"

"What?!"

"You can't agree to that!"

"I just did, deal with it. Hey can you pick apples from trees without squashing them or am I dumping you on the Gerudo?"

"They'd kill me for last time."

"Fair enough. Guess Ravio's got a new employee."

[lostmysockies]

𝙅𝙚𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙘𝙨 (bc I can)

this is just what I think guys don’t fight me if I give him smthn y’all don’t like 😔

ART CREDITS TO @ijustwannahavefunn

• Dyes his hair black every once in a while. (Why? Once he saw his brown hair coming back and freaked out.)

• Anemic (if you do not know what Anemia is Google it.)

• Watches my little pony (strictly friendship is magic)

• Monster energy addict and atleast has three to four cans a day.

• Man likes pickup trucks, specially Ram though.

• Read the Warriors series in order but denies knowing anything about them

• Greek mythology nerd but will never admit it

• He has random plastic water bottles scattered all over his room.

• He loves nu-metal, his favorite band is Slipknot he seems like a slipknot guy does he not?

• Likes Treaty Oak Revival

• 5’10 but will tell you he’s 6 foot

• 25 years old

• He didn’t fully cut through his cheeks so there’s nasty scars that he reopens every once in awhile

• Definitely owns vapes and definitely a stoner

• Picks on Toby

• His best friend is Smile dog (Dog is a man’s best friend)

• He lets smile sleep in his room and has a bed and blanket for him but would rather have Smile sleep in bed with him (who doesn’t love to have their dogs with them?)

• Casually calls Smile his baby

• Definitely into the 2000’s emo style

• Doesn’t have sheets on his bed he claims they “make him heat up”

•Band posters all over his room

• Bisexual

• My dude yells slurs just for fun..

• Surprisingly showers often

• His ears are littered in piercings he either did himself or had Eyeless Jack do for him.

•Also has spider bites, eyebrow piercing, and a nose stud

• Put on guy liner and eye shadow

• For his sake he has eyelids (unless you want him to carry around eye drops 24/7)

• Burns and scars up and down his arms and neck

• favorite animal is a shark

• He’s def narcissistic

• Somewhat distant

• scary ahh blue eyes

• His favorite pony is Rainbow Dash cause he thinks they act alike

• misses his brother but would never admit it

• Has up a thick veil of bravery

• His hair comes down to his shoulder blades

• paints his nails black

• only wears stainless steel jewelry

• only uses a lamp in his room for light, if someone turns on the light in the ceiling he hissed and screeches “the big light”

• Satanist or Atheist (he hasn’t decided yet)

• Has a southern drawl when he yells

• He has intermittent explosive disorder.

• he likes spoof horror movies

• Owns a pair of black Durango cowboy boots but rarely ever wears them

• doesn’t like candles and will blow them out if he see’s them

• Can’t hear shit, you could be talking to him and he’d say “huh.”

• He has insomnia

• Knows a bit of French, probably only how to say yes and no

• 100% destroys his ears with how loudly he listens to music

• Draws out his feelings and keeps them in a sketchbook in his mattress.

• His bedroom door is always closed no matter what.

• This man SHEDS and I mean SHEDS, he could take a shower and there’ll be black hair on the walls and shower curtain.

• wears cologne a lot

• has dog tags around his neck.

THATS ALL I CAN THINK OF 😭😭 RAHHHHHHHH I’m going to sleep 😖 I love yalls good night/day ..

[thenewagex]

The love of an tyrant and a warrior

(hey guys, so it's been a mintue since i've wrote fanfiction so please bare with me. Im very much gratful for you taking your time to read this. also I was inspired from someone on a03 and I loved it so much that i decided to write again.)

Chapter 1: stolen breath

The universe being spared had to be celebrated, bulma’s idea of course.

 The fight was really neck to neck with jiren and goku’s battle being the most exciting anyone has ever seen. Probably won’t see for a while too, yamcha being one of those who won’t be able to. 

Knowing he wasn’t picked to join the battle for obvious reasons he still wanted to at least spectate, He was catching up with Krillin, who was animatedly recounting tales from the tournament.

“So… about that Frieza fight you couldn’t stop talking about,” Yamcha said, raising an eyebrow in curiosity.

Krillin’s eyes widened, a grin spreading across his face. “Oh man, it was hilarious! There was a fighter, his name was toppo. He completely underestimated him and Frieza ended up getting wrecked!” Krillin chuckled, looking up at Yamcha. “I never thought I’d see someone so confident get taken down so fast.”

Yamcha chuckled, imagining the scene, but his thoughts were soon interrupted by an unexpected sight across the room.

There, in the corner, stood Frieza, the infamous emperor of the universe, brooding in silence. To add to the absurdity, a party hat sat atop his head, a mockery placed there by none other than Beerus. The god of destruction clearly found amusement in Frieza’s discomfort.

“What’s he doing here?” Yamcha’s voice trembled slightly as he glanced over at Frieza, uncertainty etched on his face. He hadn’t expected to see Frieza at Bulma’s party, much less in such a humiliating state.

His friend looked over at him and said, “as scary as it is. he’s still a bad guy, but he won’t hurt us as long as Beerus, Goku, and Vegeta are here to keep an eye on him.”

Even that failed to soothe the warrior’s restless mind. Frieza felt the simmering frustration build within him, knowing he couldn’t unleash his ki energy without drawing the others' attention. The moment he considered making a move, he realized they would sense it instantly, and that thought only intensified his anger.

The notion of being so restrained, so monitored, made his fury boil over even more than it had before.

“Hey, Yamcha!” came a cheerful voice from behind him, startling him out of his thoughts. He turned to see Bulma standing there, her vibrant smile lighting up the room. The unexpectedness of her presence made his heart race for a moment, but he quickly relaxed, grateful for her familiar energy.

“You really can’t just sneak up on me like that!” he exclaimed, a teasing edge to his voice. He took a moment to steady himself, still reeling from the shock. “You almost gave me a heart attack! I know you’re fast, but come on, a little warning next time would be nice!”

Bulma chuckled, her eyes sparkling with mischief. “My bad! I just wanted to see what was going on over here.” Her playful demeanor brought back a flood of memories, reminding him of the unforgettable moments they had shared.

Even now, her presence filled him with warmth and a sense of comfort he couldn’t quite shake.

Reminded that everything they had shared was now in the past, he felt the need to push those memories deep down. “Nothing special has been happening over here,” he said, forcing a casual tone. “I’ve just been playing baseball.” 

Even though it wasn’t much, Bulma listened intently, her eyes bright with interest. They chatted for a while as the party continued to swirl around them, the sounds of laughter and music filling the air. 

Eventually, Bulma shared some surprising news. “You won’t believe this, but Frieza was revived and actually joined the Universe 7 team,” she said, her tone a mix of disbelief and practicality. She explained how it hadn’t been an easy decision, but given the stakes, they had to consider all their options. Frieza, despite his dark past, was undeniably powerful, and the team needed every bit of strength they could muster. 

“Feels like a nightmare for killin being brought to life.” Yamcha joked.

Bulma felt a slight laugh rise in her throat before she continued speaking. Yamcha found himself intrigued; the nature of their enemies fascinated him, even if it belonged to a world far removed from his own. Glancing over at the emperor, he noticed Vegeta and Frieza locked in yet another heated argument.

Their egos clashed like storms both too proud, too powerful to yield.

"They’ve been going at it since the tournament," she said with a nervous laugh, her tone almost pleading. "But honestly, I’d rather not see them destroy the planet today."

It was as if she were begging Yamcha or anyone nearby to step in and defuse the tension. But these two Vegeta and Frieza had power levels that dwarfed his own.

What could he possibly do to ease the situation?

Feeling Frieza's ki ripple through the air, prickling his skin and those around him, Yamcha knew he had to act quickly. Speed-walking over to them, he tried to keep his voice steady. “Vegeta, lord Frieza… it looks like you two have a little disagreement. Aren’t you tired after all the fighting you’ve done already?”

Both of them turned to look at him. Frieza’s gaze was piercing, radiating contempt as if Yamcha were beneath him. "I don’t need a fragile being breaking up my fights," he sneered.

Before Yamcha could respond, Vegeta interjected, crossing his arms with a smirk. “You’d better be grateful he did, Frieza. He saved you from another trip to hell.”

With that, Vegeta turned and walked away, knowing that Bulma would want him to leave things alone. Yamcha let out a sigh of relief. At least, for now, the peace was kept. Left alone with the emperor, Yamcha found himself unsure of what to do.

Should he try to make small talk, simply walk away, or keep things cordial to stay on Bulma’s good side?

Without thinking, he spoke up, a trace of nervousness still in his voice. “Uh—L-Lord Frieza, maybe you’d like something to drink? Or maybe a bite to eat?” He forced a friendly smile, though his pulse raced.

Frieza’s cold glare met him in response. “Are you trying to tell me what to do?”

“What?! No, never, Lord Frieza!” Yamcha replied quickly, his smile widening as a cover for his nerves. “It’s just…most people are in a better mood after they've had something to eat, that’s all.” 

Frieza’s stare didn’t soften, but Yamcha held his ground, hoping he hadn’t just signed his own death warrant.

“Show me to this food, peasant,” Frieza finally commanded after a long, tense silence.

Yamcha didn’t hesitate, quickly leading Frieza to the spread that Bulma and the others had prepared. There was an impressive variety, but Yamcha noticed Frieza’s gaze lingering on the seafood, especially the snow crabs, which had been cooked to perfection.

“These are snow crabs, and—” Yamcha started to explain.

“Just bring me the crabs. I want nothing else,” Frieza ordered curtly, not even glancing in his direction.

Yamcha hurriedly grabbed a plate and loaded it with snow crabs before setting it in front of Frieza. Without a moment’s pause, Frieza cracked one open effortlessly. Yamcha could only hope they’d meet the emperor’s standards. He sat down across from Frieza, keeping just enough distance to make a quick escape if things took a turn.

Frieza paused, wiping his mouth with deliberate elegance before fixing Yamcha with a cold stare.

“Hmm. Perhaps I’ll reconsider killing you,” he drawled, his tone laced with menace. “Interrupting my discussion with that Saiyan could have been your final mistake.”

Yamcha felt his stomach twist. Frieza’s animosity toward the Saiyans was as strong as ever, but he seemed aware enough of the limits that Goku or even Beerus might enforce. Still, Yamcha knew he was in dangerous territory.

“Uh—well, I’m just…grateful to still be breathing,” Yamcha managed, his smile strained.

Frieza raised an eyebrow, a cruel smirk tugging at his lips. “Grateful?” he sneered. “I would think someone in your position should be on their knees in gratitude.”

Yamcha felt a chill run through him. Frieza’s power was unimaginable, and one wrong move could turn him to dust in an instant. He’d faced powerful foes before, but Frieza was something else entirely calculating, merciless, and completely willing to wipe out anyone or anything in his way. Suppressing his anxiety, Yamcha forced himself to remain calm, hoping respect would keep Frieza’s wrath at bay.

With a flicker of amusement in his eyes, Frieza continued. “Yes…you have a certain charm,” he said, voice dripping with sarcasm. “Perhaps I’ll keep you as a servant. A tolerable price for putting up with these Saiyan apes.”

[lostuniversalfiles]

Hello! It's me hehe

Mind if I ask more about "Warrior High" :D

I've kinda been curious ever since u shared it with my ocs hehe TvT

If you don't mind, can you tell us anything about it? Some fun facts if you have too? :D

That's all, thank you! & Have a good day ^^

sure

Warrior high is named after the history of the land it was built on. it was once known as the warrior kingdom. it also has a story of 2 sisters (That's not relevant). the school is a average school but some students due to the history of magic and power from the land obtain powers or originally have abilities. magic users and supernatural being are also common as well as aliens

there is also a secret language hidden in the school since the campus was built off the original castle of the Whitefang family which were the royal family of the land. the school also has a basic elemental magic system and gods surrounding it which i will not get into since i don't want to spoil future content.

all i can say is that this is what i call the revival of a forgotten file this universe is built off of my oldest universe i ever made and dates back past 2020 probably to 2017 or 2018 it's a vary old story that i never built back up and now i have the inspiration to thanks to you my friend