#isn’t gar a type of fish

[sludge-life-daily]

garfield is kinda like seinfield but with more gar and less sein.

[wc-confessions]

I realized that Garfield isn’t a bad warrior name because Gar is a type of fish.

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[splatoonlink]

My Top 11 Favorite Fish

would’ve been 10 but i screwed up

#11: Coelacanth

this one almost tied with tripod fish, but i had to choose coelacanths because their story is just so moving. imagine thinking that a fish has been dead for millions of years only to discover it alive and well in the deep sea. it’s beautiful, and it gives me hope that maybe some day we might find some other wonderful creatures in the deep. bonus points for their beautiful appearance (no pic cause i hit the limit 😔), but i’m also subtracting some because their name is hard to spell. (also worth mentioning that including lungfish, they’re some of the only lobe-finned fish still alive today, making them our fishy relatives!)

#10: Leafy Sea Dragon

this one is an old favorite. as the name implies, it looks a lot like a bunch of leaves drifting around in the sea (and acts like it too). these guys are relatives of the seahorse, and while they don’t have the same weird upright position, they’re still very unique and interesting! plus they’re called dragons, which is awesome. (also worth mentioning that sea horses/dragons are related to pipefish! look it up and you can totally see the resemblance between pipefish and their freaky cousins)

#9: Black Sturgeon

these fish are just very appealing. they’re big, beautiful, and ancient. what else is there to want? plus, you can sometimes find them in aquarium touch pools and they’re really fun to pet. unfortunately, sturgeons are some of the most endangered fish on earth, partially in thanks to the caviar trade which harvests their eggs as a delicacy. i sincerely hope that we as a species can do something to stop this in order to keep these spectacular fish from going extinct.

#8: Red Cornetfish

admittedly i don’t really know that much about these guys aside from the fact that they live in japan. but, they’re really silly looking. like they’re so silly. there’s just something so delightful about a fish with a long snout... if you want to see some other silly fish, i’d recommend looking up trumpetfish, elephant nose fish, needlefish, and sawfish.

#7: Sockeye Salmon

these guys are like the archetypical salmon species. when you think of salmon, you think of them. honestly, salmonids are probably my favorite group of fish; there’s something so compelling about the transformation they go through and the upstream journey they face in order to spawn. they’re very unique and unusual fish. also, i like how they look when spawning, it’s very pretty… sometimes their bright, shiny red scales make my brain think they look like a fruit gummy.

#6: Longnose Gar

just look at its face- isn’t it just the cutest thing in the world? gar are a type of predatory freshwater fish that have been around for 100 million years, since the time of the dinosaurs! a lot of them have adorable scale patterns, like stripes and spots, and the longnose gar is no exception. but of course the reason i like it so much is cause of that big ol’ schnoz. it’s just so silly and cute!

#5: Moray Eel

a delightfully long boy with a terrifying set of teeth. moray eels like to hide in crags and crevasses and ambush unsuspecting prey! their bright colors might seem to make them stand out, but they’re actually pretty hard to spot among the coral. additionally, moray eels have a coating of slime on their bodies that protects them from parasites and infections. also i just think their faces are cute. there’s just something about them, y’know?

#4: Leopard Shark

a lot of people love sharks, and for good reason- they’re totally awesome! my favorite shark is the leopard shark. their spotted markings are beautiful and i find their body shape a lot prettier than most other sharks. watching them swim is truly mesmerizing… also, they’re one of those weird sharks where their eggs hatch inside the womb and are given birth to later. you’d think they would prefer to either lay eggs or give live birth but i guess some sharks just can’t choose…

#3: Atlantic Sailfish

what an extraordinary fish! in addition to being the fastest fish in the world with top speeds of 70mph, they have a striking appearance that’s hard to forget. the deep blues and bright yellows accented with a clean white is just perfect in every way. and have i mentioned that they can change color? it isn’t talked about much, but these fish are group hunters and will change color to confuse their prey and warn their buddies before they attack with the giant sword on their face. how wonderful!

#2: Hagfish

deep sea creatures hold a special place in my heart, and hagfish really encapsulate why with their perfect blend of cute, creepy, and interesting. for starters, their lack of eyes might be scary, but it just makes their little faces so much cuter! however, what looks like their mouth is actually just their nose! their real mouth looks straight out of a horror movie (in fact, i’ve seen a horror movie monster use this exact mouth) with a big mouth full of teeth. they don’t have jaws, so they just have to kind of wiggle around in order to rip flesh from the bodies they scavenge. and don’t even get me started on the properties of their slime! (seriously. don’t get me started). hagfish and lampreys are the only known jawless fish alive today, making them truly special. i just really love hagfish okay they’re everything to me.

#1: Cherry Salmon

it’s the fish you’ve been waiting for, the cherry salmon! i’m honestly not as much of an expert on these guys as i am on hagfish, but that doesn’t mean i don’t love them with all my heart. i love cherries and i love salmon, so cherry salmon are like an awesome combination of two awesome things. and just look at those beautiful markings! i’m gonna be honest, the reason why i like them in the first place is because of animal crossing. i kept catching them, and i was like “oh this fish is the best fish ever actually.” and i still think that. they’re just so cute, so beautiful, and they have an awesome name. (yes i’m called cherry cause of them what about it). overall, even if these fish aren’t super interesting or unique, they’re delightful little guys, and i really love them for that.

and that’s the end of the list! if you’re reading this, thanks for making it this far. feel free to leave a reply telling me what your favorite fish is, or send me an ask! if you have a list idea you think i should make, let me know because i love talking about sea creatures. i’m not making any of them as long as this one tho lol

[digital-turtle101]

Dick Grayson Headcanons? 👀 Wouldn’t mind if you did the other Titans too!!

Titans Headcanons!

People: Dick Grayson, Rachel Roth, Garfield Logan

Type: Fluff/Headcanons

Fandom: Titans, Spiders, Sparring

TW: Swearing

Note: first titans request!! :D I had a really fun time writing this, and I know I’ve only done 3 people, but who knows! If this post does good then maybe I’ll do a part two :D

Dick Grayson

It’s no secret that it takes this man an incredibly long time to trust someone and/or warm up to people

He’s naturally paranoid, especially when he’s around people he cares about

Even if it isn’t obvious at first, Dick is always making the occasional move of paranoia to make sure people aren’t trying to hurt his friends in public

Whether it be just looking around and being aware of his surroundings or something else, he’s just always like that

Along with the fact that Dick takes a while to warm up to people, he doesn’t really open up to them either

He’s a tough cookie to crack, but you’ll get there eventually

If you’re able to actually befriend him, he’s actually not too bad of a person

He’s always doing the small things he doesn’t expect to get much recognition for such as bringing you coffee, getting you painkillers if you get hurt, and so on

If you’re ‘special’ as he likes to call it, he’s incredibly overprotective at times

He’s always trying to help you with your powers, sometimes becoming insensitive as he doesn’t know what it’s like to have powers himself

Nine times out of ten he’s just trying to do too many things at once, such as trying to constantly help others even though he’s already got problems of his own

You probably try and go out and do fun activities with him like painting classes, or roller skating, but he’s honestly so clueless

He tries his best of course, even if his best isn’t very much

You’d expect a man who’s a great fighter and a quick thinker to be good at something as seemingly simple as roller skating, but you’re so incredibly wrong

Rachel Roth

I don’t even know how you managed to befriend Rachel, but somehow you did

The rest of the Titans love you, yet they’re so confused on how Rachel turns into a whole entirely different person around you

They like you around because they can tell that Rachel really acts like herself around you

The two of you probably sneak out late at night and just drive around town, buying snacks, and getting out of the car to dance in the road if it ever rains

You’ll end up driving around the middle of nowhere at 2am screaming the lyrics to your favorite 80’s songs because you guys couldn’t sleep

Rachel has annual movie nights with you where you’ll come to Titan tower and you’ll watch a different horror movie every time

Halloween is obviously her favorite holiday

It’s no secret that she really goes all out

The two of you probably carve pumpkins together, and end up putting spiders in them or something to scare kids who walk by

Not gonna lie, she seems like the type of person to get up in the middle of the night and make herself oatmeal just because she can

Rachel is a really fun person to spar with most of the time, she tries her best to take things seriously but sometimes you’ll be fighting and then suddenly burst out into laughter for some stupid reason

Though she doesn’t tell many people about it, one of her favorite things to do is just sit by the window and watch the rain and lightning while listening to music

It’s oddly therapeutic for her

One of her favorite activities is going out to aquariums and just watch all of the fish

Garfield Logan

It’s no big surprise that Gar would give anyone and everyone the world

He just wants to see people happy tbh

I mean, what did you expect? He has the actual personality of a golden retriever

Even though Gar seems to warm up to people rather quickly, it takes him a while to actually open up to them about his past

If new people do ask about his past, he’ll usually only try to talk about the good parts, trying to forget about everything else

Don’t tell anyone, but he’s actually a huge softie around you, and loves making flower crowns for/with you

Not even going to lie to you, he’s the kind of person who will come into your room and shake you awake at like 2am and ask if you want to go get waffles fries or something

You guys will go get a bunch of waffle fries and probably some other vegan foods and then sit in some random parking lot and eat them

If you are a person with powers too, chances are Gar is going to lose his shit and fanboy over them

Chances are he’ll love sparring with you whether you have powers or not

Gar is also the kind of person who will bring home exotic animals like red pandas or foxes and just.. illegally keep them

No one knows where he got them

It’s probably better they don’t ask

Gar also loves playing video games (wow big surprise) with you, even if you aren’t the best at them

He’s always supportive of you no matter what

[plumeofacat]

Chapter 1

Error growls as he checks the state of Lanna who left her t-shirt on her knees so she can get the treatment. As for Ink, he stores the groceries that his sister brought kindly.

Error : ̷W̷h̷a̷t̷ ̷w̷a̷s̷ ̷t̷h̷a̷t̷ ̷i̷d̷e̷a̷ ̷o̷f̷ ̷d̷e̷f̷y̷i̷n̷g̷ ̷t̷h̷e̷ ̷s̷o̷u̷n̷d̷ ̷b̷a̷r̷r̷i̷e̷r̷ ̷o̷n̷ ̷a̷ ̷c̷a̷r̷t̷ ̷a̷n̷d̷ ̷a̷g̷a̷i̷n̷s̷t̷ ̷a̷ ̷s̷h̷e̷l̷f̷?̷

Lanna: It wasn't my idea!! It was Blueberry!!

Ink: I'll talk about it with Swapy... he needs to teach a lesson to his brother...

Lanna: Sure... But this transformed pollen stealer might be proud of what his brother did...

Error : ̷Y̷o̷u̷r̷ ̷c̷u̷r̷s̷e̷ ̷d̷o̷e̷s̷n̷'̷t̷ ̷t̷o̷u̷c̷h̷ ̷a̷n̷y̷o̷n̷e̷ ̷w̷h̷e̷n̷ ̷y̷o̷u̷ ̷a̷r̷e̷ ̷f̷a̷r̷ ̷a̷w̷a̷y̷ ̷f̷r̷o̷m̷ ̷t̷h̷e̷m̷.̷.̷.̷

The red one sighs and looks at her mask on the ground. She feels the âin leaving completely, which gives her the signal to cover her scar on her back and front with her usual t-shirt.

Ink: Hey, Lanna, how much time passed since you visited Sans?

Lanna: Which one?

Ink: Classique...

Lanna: ho... It's been a while... I should go see him a little...

Error: ̷A̷v̷o̷i̷d̷ ̷s̷h̷o̷w̷i̷n̷g̷ ̷h̷i̷m̷ ̷y̷o̷u̷r̷ ̷s̷c̷a̷r̷s̷ ̷a̷g̷a̷i̷n̷.̷.̷.̷ ̷L̷a̷s̷t̷ ̷t̷i̷m̷e̷ ̷h̷e̷ ̷a̷c̷c̷u̷s̷e̷d̷ ̷u̷s̷ ̷o̷f̷ ̷n̷o̷t̷ ̷p̷r̷o̷t̷e̷c̷t̷i̷n̷g̷ ̷y̷o̷u̷.̷.̷.̷

Lanna: And with my bruises, he will scold you again...

She giggles, knowing very well that the two skeleton pests about the fact that Lanna's body can't be totally healed, they can only lessen the pain. The human smiles to her brother and to the one who makes her brother's soul beat faster, before she gets up slowly, checking if her bracelets still stand in place.

Lanna: I'm going to see Sans! Clean up after using Error's strings in the kitchen!

Ink and Error: LA̷N̷N̷A̷ ̷!̷!̷!̷!!!

She giggles and runs outside, taking absently her pen so she can quickly do her portal to Undertale. She walks in the spring street, putting her mask on correctly, then she looks at the monsters around her, smiling. A lot of her childhood friends and childhood enemies enjoy their Sunday to have fun or simply to walk. She sees a rabbit lady, Cassy. She sees Sparkles, a flame monster the same age as her. She sees Frisk, a teenager who helped her save the monsters, almost 10 years ago.

Frisk has semi-long brown hair and golden eyes. Instead of her old striped t-shirt, she wears a jeans jacket on a purple t-shirt with jeans and boots. In her hands, three heavy books are tired of her, but Chara helps her carry three other books. Chara is a teenager in the same age as Frisk with short and messed up brown hair and her eyes are aggressively red, but they hide the kindness towards the monsters that she always has. Before Chara was only a ghost who was hunting Frisk since she was a human dead long ago, but for 10 years, Lanna has succeeded in giving a body to the ghostly child.

An enormous desire to take off her mask itches the creator's sister, while she gets closer to the first of the Sanses' house. Nervously playing with her pen, Lanna stops in front of her friend's door, remembering some bad memories, before she shakes her head to focus on the good ones. The fingers almost as white as a bone put away the pen while the other hand forms a fist to knock twice on the door.

Sans: who's there?

Lanna: Anold.

Sans: Anold who?

Lanna: an old friend!

Lanna smiles as she removes her mask, while the door opens on a skeleton that looks like Blueberry but wearing an old dark blue jacket on a white t-shirt with black shorts and pink slippers. He gestures for the young women to get in, then he walks nonchalantly to the couch. The red one closes the door behind her, then she throws her mask on the living room table while sitting next to her friend.

Lanna: What's new? Is life on the surface as good as before or do I need to teach some lessons to humans?

Sans: don't worry yourself to the bone, your brother does it enough for all of us...

Lanna : *giggle* I see! ... *sighs* otherwise... Do you have any news about... HIM?

Sans: Hmm? ... You won't like what I'll say about it...

Lanna: Say it anyway... I need to know...

Sans: He got released from jail for good behavior

Lanna : *sighs* shit...

Sans: Do you think it's gonna be okay for you or do you prefer that we visit you in the multiverse?

Lanna: ... It's okay, I know how to protect myself, don't worry *nonchalant* Bye the way, where is papyrus?

Sans: In training with Undyne... they should get back any minutes now...

Exactly when Sans finishes his sentence, the door is smashed by a kick from Undyne, and the window is broken by Papyrus who goes through it. Undyne is a blue fish-woman with red hair and an eyepatch on her right eye. She wears a pair of jeans with a pale blue shirt, her black ankle boots leave a wet dirt trail behind her. Papyrus is like Swapy, but he wears a white top of an armor with yellow rims and black sleeves that ends on his red gloves. As for the down part of his body, he wears a red swimming trunk or something that looks like it and boots as Blue's and in red. A scarf in the same color decorates his neck.

Papyrus: LANNA!! You're back!!

Lanna : *giggle* I came to visit you...

Undyne: Big Punk! We missed you!

Lanna: sorry, I had a lot of work!

Papyrus : *hug strongly Lanna* NYHE HE HE HE! How are you, dear?!

Lanna : *giggle* I'm good... if you could let me go to not kill me, par contre...

Undyne : * hugs Lanna and Papyrus super-strongly* You should find more time to come and see us!!

Lanna : *lose all her air in a painly moan* les gars...

Sans: I don't wanna eat some Lanna-ghetti tonight, so if you could avoid transforming her into minced meat...

The two monsters let go of the human who ends up crawling into a ball on the ground, moaning in pain and swearing against heal magic that ''doesn't freaking do shit''. The one laying on the couch looks at his brother and at the fish-woman who panicked. He ends up sighing and raising up the t-shirt of the young woman, his ordinarily white pupils vanishing under his anger.

Sans: Lanna ... What did you do again?

Lanna: ... Groceries...

Sans: without lying?

Lanna: *gown* Really... I went buying some magic paint and milk bottle, and Blue rushed over me with his cart, and I ended up against a shelf that falls on me... So I really just did the groceries... Promise!

papyrus: S-so it's not my fault?

Lanna: Not at all, Paps...

Sans suddenly gets up and walks towards the door in the back of the room, while Papyrus and Undyne help the red hair to get to her feet. As she notices what the shortest skeleton is doing, the injured one looks at him, worried, while the brother does the same.

Papyrus: Where are you going, Sans?

Sans: Saying a couple of things to Blueberry

Lanna: No, Sans! It's okay!!! He apologized, promise!

Sans: You already are about to break with any hit...

Lanna: No, Sans, I'm not THAT fragile! You know it very well! It's kind of you to want to protect me, but I promise you that everything is okay! It's only some bruises!

Sans: Last time you said that you were bleeding in my living room...

Lanna: I just suck at volley-ball!

Sans : *stare at Lanna* You know which last time I'm talking about...

Lanna : *shrugs* I know, Sans... But I promise it's just some bruises, nothing more! And besides, it was an accident, I wasn't the target!

Sans: Promise?

Lanna: on your life...

Sans: ... Ok.

He lay against the door, crossing his arms, but he can't get rid of his annoyed expression against the reassuring and amused smile of the red one. These acts reassure the two other monsters who end up offering some spaghetti. They don't wait for any answer, running into the kitchen.

Lanna: ... Is it just me or he faked innocent?

Sans: What are you talking about?

Lanna: He was here when... Last time I told you that it was just some bruises and that it was nothing... Though, he acts like it was nothing and we both know that he is innocent in the naïf type, but not stupid...

Sans: He does everything he can to make you happy and comfortable with us, that's why... He didn't even want me to tell you about Him getting out of jell...

Lanna: I see... Thank you for letting me know anyway, I'll be able to be careful now...

Sans: You will have to Mask your presence?

He does his joking smile while pointing at the mask on the table with his eyes, making Lanna giggle while nodding, then she closes her eyes and lays down on her friend, surprising him. He takes a few seconds to understand, then he sighs.

Sans: Wanna sleep on me like when you were a kid?

Lanna: I'm not a kid anymore, Sans... And a Boney pillow isn't always comfortable!

Sans: *snigger* Though, I'm Coccyx-fortable

Lanna: *laugh* Bone-head!

Sans: Come on! You know I'm a good pillow!

Lanna laughs and yawns before she closes her eyes and suddenly falls asleep on Sans' shoulder. The pillow gently smiles before using his telekinetic powers to bring an old jacket that was on the floor, so he could put it on the sleep head's shoulder. She moves a little to be more comfortable while the bone hand starts to stroke the ruby hairs, combing them unintentionally.

Sometime later, Papyrus gets back in the living room and finds the two sleeping beauties on the couch, which makes him sigh gently. He decides to eat alone with Undyne, and this, despite that a portal leading to a universe in flames appears in Classic Sans' house. The young women's brother gets loudly in through it, wearing his normal attire, AKA: a brown parero close on the upper part of the torso who's edge are golden on a ¾ sleeves white shirt, with graphic tablet's gloves that the pinky and just under it is green on the brown that finishes the weird glove. To cover his legs, il wears an Edo era in Japan's inspired brown pants with socks that don't cover the heels, nor the toes. Some green overalls suspenders lay behind him, while his belt passing from his left shoulder to his right waist and keeping some mini paint bottles come restraining the suspenders to come in the front. The forms and colors changings eyes lay on his sister while he holds on his giant paintbrush as he breathes erratically.

Ink: Must wake up Lanna immediately!

Papyrus: What's going on?

Ink: someone decided to attack horrortale's inhabitant...

Lanna : *wake up slowly* hmm? is there a problem, Inky?

Ink: YES! Come immediately and don't forget the mask!

Lanna: Yes inky!

The red hair jumps and grabs her pen that she immediately transforms into a sword, then she runs into the portal. Around her, the houses that still stand more or less are in flames and the monsters that were already in so bad condition that they were mistaken with zombies panic, and some of them try to run away, while others try to eat the human who is holding two. This human has black mess up hair like his starting beard that almost blends into his long sleeves that tied on his middle finger shirt... at least as they can see from that afar. A Night blue jacket is tied on his waist and his blue pants are covered in soot, as his black boots. As soon as his eyes find Lanna, a sardonic smile appears on his lips.

??: Ho <3 Lanna <3

Lanna : *shiver in disgust* Stop what you are doing and go home!

??: Don't you want to get to know me? <3 Though, I'm doing this for you <3

As soon as the name crossed thetha man's lips, a disgust's shiver shared between everyone one who heard it, without anyone knowing why. The man approaches Lanna while letting his flame's sword create a trace on the ground that melts the snow. Ink uses his brush to create a wall in front of the threat, then he grabs his sister's arm.

Ink: I didn't think that he was after you in particular...

Lanna: Don't worry, he's not the first that is after my life... And he won'T be the last.

?? : Ho <3 Un simple magic wall? How stupid... <3

The wall ignites in two seconds and transforms into ashes. Under the shock, the siblings struggle to move, but their instincts being stronger than their mind, the red hair ends up quickly between the skeleton and the other human.

Lanna: Ink, go home! You don't have to get hurt for me!

Ink: and leaving you against someone who wants to kill you?!

Lanna: That thing is only after me! I'll avoid that he destroys anything more or hurts anyone else!

Ink: Lanna...

Ink tries to move to protect his sister, but she pushes him behind her, not even noticing the fact that the human dangerously approaches her.

??: that thing has a name, dear Lanna <3

Lanna: If you tell me what it is, you go home and leave the universes alone?

??: No!

Lanna: Then I don't want to know it...

??: Sans cœur!! I will still do you a favor of knowing who will destroy you so much that you will wish that I killed you today <3 Call me Loucas <3

Ink: Lanna, come with me!

Lanna: I know how to defend myself Inky... Go back to Error...

Ink hesitates, but Lanna pushes him far away while she turns towards the aforementioned Loucas. Her sword in her hand, the red hair try to disarm the one with two blades, but he doesn't let her any time to move an inch that one of his swords comes to cut deeply the unarmed arm. A little scream escapes the woman's lips, while the ankle boots that keep the scar-covered feet warm step back. A second doesn't have time to pass when the masked one hits the left hand of her opponent. He steps back in a jump, his sword falling on the ground, then he targets Lanna's head without losing his sadistic smile.

Ink disappeared, he probably left for home, while the red try to force her opponent to retreat, in vain. He almost cut in a half Lanna's leg as well as her back, yet, the miss stand still, panting and holding weakly her weapon. However, Lanna doesn't stop to attack Loucas, almost in vain. He only have some scratches and bruises, but nothing else.

Loucas: You're pretty strong for an anomaly, Lanna <3

Lanna: Can you stop saying my name? It discusted me!

Loucas: Never, Lanna <3

while saying his last sentence, Loucas use his fire swords to burn a house from where a kid was watching the fight. The red notice this fact and run towards the house. Sadly, Loucas doesn't agree, since he stab the non-injured leg. Noticing that her injured bleed when he pull off the sword, Lanna raise an eyebrow, then she clenchs her theeths while standing up trhough adrenaline. Surprised, the man's smile grows as he take two steps back. He start to miss some magic and he know that she noticed it.

Lanna: You freacking shitty human! Leave!

Loucas: I don't want to, but work call me in an other univers... Why not Underswap?

Lanna : You ...

A terrified scream cut the creator's sister's sentence. A child scream. Lanna doesn't listen to anything around her and the difficultly hobble to the burning house, searching for the child. Since she hear the cries, the read hair search the source while avoiding the flames as much as she can. She see a crying child surrounding by fire. The panic taking over her, the young women run withouth noticing that her mask is somewhere in the snow outside, getting crushed into pieces by Loucas' blades. This one make sure to completely destroy the face-covering before he cut the air, creating a portal that lead to a house into a forest into the multiverse. As soon as he cross the opening, he hear the burning house's beams falling followed by a scream of pain.

Louca: Try to not die yet or it won't be funny, Lanna <3

Summary : https://plumeofacat.tumblr.com/post/644284784841031680/summary

Next  : https://plumeofacat.tumblr.com/post/645213650674761728/chapter-2

[valkyrieofthehighfae]

The Therapist Sessions: Session 1

Summery: A series of side events that take place during my fic Be My Sin. We follow Valkyrie along her path of recovery and going into therapy to discuss her traumatic past. Warnings: Mentions of drug use, plastic surgery, alcohol use, dubcon relationship, gaslighting, abuse, 18+ only loves Word Count: 1.3k Part 1 of an ongoing series

“Astrid Nightdancer?” A soft voice beckoned me into their office, a cushy, calming room that was sparsely decorated with therapy crap and cushy pillows and shit. I was beginning to question why I’d come after taking a seat on the gently worn couch, looking around with mild disinterest.

“It’s Valkyrie. I don’t use my birth name.” I grumbled after a moment, moving my gaze to the man across from me, taking him in. He had that dad look to him, but with long, blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail and tattoos peeking out from under his shirt. Maybe if there were young and hip dads, he’d be one.

“Right, got it. Thanks for correcting me, Valkyrie. I’m Oberyn Lorarie, but you can call me Ryn.” He held a hand out and I took it cautiously, shaking it firmly.

“Uh… cool.” I have a short nod, quickly yanking my hand back and putting it in my lap, not really sure about what I should be doing.

“You seem tense. This your first time seeing a therapist?” He was soft spoken, easy going, and I nodded.

“That obvious, huh? Sorry. Just nervous I guess.” I gave a half hearted laugh and a vague smile. He nodded serenely, a soft smile on his handsome face.

“That’s totally normal. We’ll start today just getting to know each other. How’s that sound?” He set aside his datapad and leaned back in his chair. I wasn’t sure what to make of him yet, but so far he didn’t seem too terrible I guessed. I’d play along for now, see where it went.

“Yeah. Okay. Sure.” I finally relented and fished out a pack of smokes. “You mind if I smoke?” He shook his head and gave me the go ahead to light up. It was a bad habit, but one I didn’t do too often, figuring every once in a while would be fine.

“So, Valkyrie, let’s start simple. Where were you born?” He jumped right in, eager to begin things.

“Dandoran. Was pretty young when I left, so I don’t really remember much about the place except that it rained a lot.” I muttered, exhaling smoke. He nodded thoughtfully, smiling a little; he clearly was itching to type this into his datapad. “Look, doc -”

“Ryn.”

“.... right. Ryn. If you wanna write this crap down, by all means do whatever your little therapist heart needs to do.” I was disdainful, sneering a little. He took the pad back up and began writing with his stylus.

“Dandoran… huh. Heard it’s not a bad place for being in Hutt space. Minus the cartels.” He was smiling, joking, and I couldn’t help but grin back a little bit, a ghost of a smile just passing over my face.

“Yeah, the cartels are a problem. I guess. Like I said, don’t remember much of the place, I was like, seven when Ivar and I left.” I tapped the cigarette to knock loose some extra ashes gathered in an ashtray he handed me.

“Ivar, now who’s he? Your dad?” Ryn glanced up, pushing his glasses back up his nose.

“Gross, no. He’s my oldest brother.” I choked on my smoke, coughing hard. “Our parents and other brothers died back on Dandoran. Some sort of cartel bullshit. Ivar still won’t talk to me about it, just says I don’t need to know.” I tamped out what was left of my cigarette in the ashtray with a shrug. Ryn seemed surprised but held back, waiting for me to take the lead on this.

“If you’re not ready to talk about them yet, we can save it for another session.” He offered and I shrugged again.

“Bold of you to assume there will be another session.” I lit up another cigarette and took a drag on it.

“That’s fair. Well, what do you do for a living?” He was disgustingly supportive and I resisted the urge to flick ashes at him, tapping them out on the side of the ashtray instead.

“You’re gonna laugh your ass off at this one,” I snorted, lifting the cigarette. “I’m a combat medic with the GAR.” Chuckling, I pulled another drag on the cigarette and exhaled the smoke, watching it curl up towards the ceiling. Ryn actually laughed and it was loud but full of warmth, a comforting sound.

“You’re a combat medic and you smoke? The irony in the situation doesn’t escape me. Do you work with a specific battalion?” Ryn’s emerald green eyes were glittering with amusement and I couldn’t help but grin back at him with a shrug.

“Technically I’m stationed with the 501st, but as a civvie combat medic, I go where I’m needed, so I’ve worked with the 212th, the 104th, pretty much every battalion there is. Torrent Company in the 501st is my main company that I’m with, though.” I loved to talk about my guys; they were my closest friends I had. “These guys are like my family, but I’m closest to the other medic, Kix, Fives and Echo, the two new guys, Hardcase, Jesse, and Captain Rex. They’re good guys, hard working, funny as all hell, and I dunno what I’d do without ‘em. People get pissed about it cuz they’re clones, which is fucked on so many levels. Who fuckin’ cares man? They’re good men.”

“I’m picking up on some anger about the way the clones are treated. Do you feel comfortable discussing that?”

“I mean, it’s fucked isn’t it? These guys didn’t ask to be made and shoved into some war that really has nothing to do with them. And then people have the fuckin’ audacity to treat them like shit? Like, what the fuck is that? You know? They don’t get wages, they don’t get rights, hell a lot of these fuckin’ Jedi fucks treat them like they’re expendable. It’s bullshit! These guys are real fucking humans for fucks sake! They live and breathe and hurt and love like the rest of us. They’ve got hearts that beat the same in their chests. They lose their brothers and don’t even get the time to mourn over them.” I was up on my feet, pacing, anger boiling in my blood as I discussed the guys. I despised how they were treated by people, it was sickening.

“I imagine seeing it all up close and personal you get to see a different perspective on things. Can’t be easy shouldering all of that. That anger seems like it’s a lot for just being angry over how the clones are treated, though. Can we touch on that?” Ryn had gotten up to make a cup of caf and I shook my head when he offered me a cup.

“I don’t know what you want me to say man. I’m angry. I’ve always been angry. It’s what fuels me and keeps me going. I do everything that I’ve done out of spite.” I snapped, bitter, and sat back down on the couch again, foot tapping on the carpet.

“Somehow I don’t buy that. You’ve clearly been through quite a bit and it’s festered from keeping it bottled up. Think of it like this: it’s an infection and what do you do when you face infections in your patients?” He was leaning forward in his chair, hands clasped together, watching me intently.

“I find the source and treat it accordingly. Sometimes that means medication other times I have to dig it out and then administer medication.” I muttered, getting at what he was hinting at. My anger was like an infection that needed to be dug out and healed.

“Exactly and I think you and I both know what the comparison is here. So instead of fighting me on it, why not let me help you the way you help your patients? If you really just don’t think you’re making any progress after a couple of sessions, we can quit and go about our lives. How’s that sound?” He held his hand out and I stared at it for a moment, thinking it over before slowly reaching out and shaking his hand.

“Alright, fine. Where do we begin?”

[validhollowknightmothnames]

I would like to make a defense of Garfield. Gar is a type of fish. We know some species of flora and fauna translate to Hollow Knight because of THISTLEwind. And of course moths know what a field is!

my recusal of garfield isn’t because it’s not a valid name, it absolutely is, it’s just forbidden because it’s simply too powerful!!!!

[flash-spirit-shop]

Willow & Bache the Flathead Catfish mermaid and Alligator Gar spirits ($20)

NAME AND SPECIES Willow & Bache the Flathead Catfish mermaid and Alligator Gar spirits

PRONOUNS she/her & he/him

AGE Willow is about 15 years old, however she is an adult by her species standards. Bache is about 7 years old and an adult by his species standards.

Sexuality: Willow is ace, Bache (*cough* is totally in love with Willow *cough*) is uninterested in any romantic/sexual encounters. He is also a literal fish spirit.

Alignment: gray Magic type(s): Fresh water magic, earth (mud) magic, glamours, protective magic, hexes, chaos magic Element: Willow is water, and Bache is earth

Specialties: Fresh water magic, earth (mud) magic, glamours, protective magic, chaos magic Note: Willow and Bache would prefer to stay close to home so someone within 1-2 hours drive of Smith Lake or Warrior River would be ideal

Appearance: From the top of her head to the end of her tail, she is about 8 1/2 ft long. Her tail is a brownish green and black speckled, with her underside and belly being a yellowish white. The human half has more of a muddy brown skintone with a greenish highlight, and her skin is the same smooth feeling of a catfish's. Her eye color is black. Her hair is a very dark brown and reaches her waist and is pin straight. She has 1 set of whiskers on her jaw right below her ears, which look like fins, 1 set of whiskers on her temples, and 1 set along her hairline on her forehead. The whiskers are about 2-2 1/2 ft long. She has the ability to open her mouth very wide, as she swallows he prey whole. Her fingers are webbed and her mouth is....strange. Imagine toothless from How To Train Your Dragon. When in company she has human looking teeth, however she normally has a mouth that is like a catfish's. When upset or threatened, her doral fin extends and spines are exposed.(Anyone who's fished before knows the danger of getting 'finned')

Bache is a 6ft long alligator gar and looks like a regular alligator gar.

Personality: Willow is an enthusiastic spirit who is really just a go-with-the-flow type. She's very adventurous and loves exploring every nook and cranny that she can. She is also a bit lazy and likes to just chill so she would be cool with a companion who doesn't do a whole lot. She also has a large appetite and will eat basically anything is put in front of her. She likes to hide in the mud of the river bottom and catch prey, rather than swimming after something.

Bache  is a more reserved spirit, but shares Willow's voratious appetite. He likes the chase of the hunt and swims far and wide, coming back to Willow to tell her of places he thinks she might enjoy exploring. He is a lot more stand off-ish and really just follows Willow along in whatever she wants. He's less interested in companionship and more in staying close to Willow, though he isn't going to be rude to her keeper. He's not opposed to making friends with their chosen spirit worker and their companions, but it will be an uphill battle for sure. He's a huge introvert, and has a bit of a co-dependancy on Willow.

Communication Preferrence: Telepathy and water scrying, but they (AKA Willow) are open to any type

Why they wants to be a companion: Willow's attention was caught by my mandarin goby mermaid when I went to the lake with my family, and was intrigued by me and my spirit family's dynamic. She had no idea that companionship was a thing and sees it as a new adventure. Bache was more reserved of course, and I didn't even  know he existed until Willow mentioned him (he was far enough away to keep tabs on her, but is good at concealing his energy so we didn't notice him)

Special needs that should be aware of?  They would prefer to be near water/ have some type of container with freshwater lake water or mud in it. Any family size preferences?: Willow is open to a large family, Bache would prefer (none) a small family, but if Willow chooses someone with a large family he knows he can just keep his difference. Any pet peeves/dislikes/triggers? No Any mental or physical illnesses/handicaps: No

[megatownac]

I, for one, refuse to believe that a gar is a type of fish. I’m willing to accept the word “garpike,” because it isn’t a three-letter word that’s spelled like this. “Gar” is the noise that an angry baby makes. “Gwar” was a metal band in the 90′s.

Wait, I just googled it, and apparently Gwar started in the mid-80′s and is still active today despite there being no original members left. I’m so, so saddened about this.

[topappcompany]

Success With Organic Gardening: How To Grow A Healthy Garden

buy plants online ' If you are looking to start your own organic garden, there are a few tips that will help you steer clear of the main problems people tend to encounter when they begin their own gardens from scratch. The following article presents general guidelines that will lead you to successful planting.

A mixture of aspirin and water can help your ailing plants. Dissolve aspirin (1.5 pills per 2 gallons of water) in a bucket and administer to your plants. Next, coat the plant with the aspirin mixture by spraying it on the leaves. Spraying should be one time every three weeks.

Keep your seeds warm and humid. Most seeds are healthy at a temperature of about seventy degrees. Place your pots next to a heating vent or install an additional heater if needed. You can cover your pots with plastic films so that the seeds can keep their humidity and warmth.

Your plants need to be fed properly as soon as they start sprouting leaves. If you did not use compost in your soil, you have to fertilize your plants. You can mix water with a liquid fish or sea weed solution and spray it on your plants, or add this mix to the water in which your trays and pots are bathing.

Plastic bags can be kept on hand and reused to slip over your dirty gardening shoes. This allows you to maintain your flow so you can rapidly get back to your Organic Gardening .

Before you begin planting in your garden, it's a good idea to test your soil's acidity first. Home testing kits are readily available. Your soil should have a pH around 6.5 for most vegetables. If the pH is too low, you can boost it by spreading lime. If it's too high, you can use powdered sulfur.

If your backyard soil isn't conducive to an organic garden, try installing a raised bed. Within the raised bed, you can create your own mix of soil and compost to achieve the ideal soil for raising your crops. Just be sure the bed is at least 16 inches high so that roots have room to flourish.

To insulate the soil and protect against weeds, you should consider different types of mulches. Use things like wood chips, leaves, hay, and lawn clippings. Protecting plants with a mulch helps them in many ways, such as guarding soil against erosion. You can even look into living mulches, which are plants that serve the same purpose as a mulch.

If you have plants that love acid in your organic garden, especially tomato plants, then coffee grounds make great mulch. It's simple to scatter the coffee grounds around your plants and then sit back and let the high levels of nitrogen help your acid-loving plants grow to great heights all summer long.

The best feature of organics is that they are pesticide free. However, although this is a much healthier alternative, it is important to check surfaces of organic fruits and vegetables thoroughly to be sure that no unwanted pests are living in or on them.

When you first begin using organic produce you will realize that it tends to rot quite a bit faster. This is because less preservatives are used. Having a lower shelf life means that you need to cook or eat the produce a little bit faster than you would normal store bought options. Buy Plants Online.

Like so many things in life a good organic garden benefits greatly from advanced planning. The savvy gardener develops an all-encompassing plan for his or her garden before the first seed is planted. Good garden planning takes into account not only the initial plantings, but the subsequent changes that need to be made as the growing season wears on.

If you are going to go organic in your gardening efforts, be sure to mulch your garden with at least 3 inches of organic material. This will help to conserve water, add nutrients and humus to the soil and will discourage weeds. It also gives your garden a nice appearance.

Organic gardens are becoming more and more popular these days. Learning to garden without dangerous chemicals is good for the environment as well, not to mention for your own health. Knowing some basic rules of gardening, as well as understanding your climate and its limitations, will help you sustain your garden long term.

[sanjuno]

NRT+SW: That We Answer To Our Stars

Just remember that you people asked for this and if I end up posting a story concept that you love and want to see as a fic? Be well aware that all of these outlines only have one thing in common:

I HAVEN’T WRITTEN A SINGLE SCENE FOR THEM.

Which means I won’t be turning them into fic for a year at least so... *handwaves* Encourage me IRT your favourite WIP of mine, because finishing one of those will clear up space in the docket for a new story to get some attention.

Now, these outlines can get kinda disjointed but at least you’ll get to see a bit of how my brain works when I plot out stories.

THE SCENE!

>Kaguya’s multiverse trip goes wonky b/c best crossover fodder scene

>Uchiha Clan dumped wholesale on Rim World/Wild Space World in SW’verse. All the Uchiha Clan. All the Uchiha since ever.

->World is XL planetoid version of TG44, with added biome options b/c YOLO (unless you’re in the Uchiha Clan I guess b/c then you get to Live All The Times?)

>Indra, Madara, and Sasuke separate ppl w/ wiggy chakra resonance. V disorienting.

->Ninshu gets Dialled Up To Eleven = Force Bonds! Force Bonds everywhere!

-->Entire Clan gets Highlights Reel of Historically Important Memories (also so much purposely induced trauma wow WTF.)

--->Mass Meditation required to untangle/unfuck heads

>Entire Clan now Force Sensitive BTW

->WTF w/ crazy Nature Chakra infesting everyone? Uchiha are Not Pleased.

-->Upside: Force Bonds/Ninshu Super Connection can be used to awaken Sharingan w/out Psyche Destroying Trauma so yay for that

>All Uchiha now have Kaguya’s est. life span. Also nubbin horns and forehead sensory organ b/c aliens are a SW thing I can do this now (don't know if want full-on third eye or just funky Clan Marking thing? Hm...)

THE PLOT THICKENS/ACTUALLY STARTS BEING A THING!

>Sep. forces land on new Uchiha Homeworld b/c shenanigans and The Force Likes To Meddle

->Sasuke introduces said forces to Kirin b/c is reminded of T7 mission to Land of Iron? Or Snow? Dunno which but Naruto’verse says machines = bad juju so Sasuke is 100% justified ok thanks.

>212th follows. Obi-wan is v concerned by the Uchiha

->Entire Pop. of Planet is FS WTF is this nonsense?

-->Clones v impressed at least. Free-range jedi are badass why were they not informed of this being an option? (Clones made for jedi = have a hard time leaving GAR b/c existential dissonance when no jedi for retired soldiers? Also Kamino sucks and slavery sucks more but now the Clones who don’t want to be soldiers or recycled can Take A Third Option! So much Clone chatter about the Uchiha thing wow.)

>Madara is sent to be Senator b/c Jedi are Very Insistent that this Planet be part of the Republic.

->Madara terrifies all the politicians b/c Uchiha Hate Politics (they're too blunt and the see too much) but Madara is best at it v good at lying without saying anything untrue.

-->Madara knows Palpatine is skeevy b/c Uchiha See All The Things and You Can’t Fool Me With Such A Weak Illusion, Foolish Human and now there are clashing manipulators and Your Attachments Make You Weak and this is going to get out of hand so quickly I just know it. 

>Sasuke is apparently still best Prophecy Child Bait and Anakin is Conflicted b/c how can he be attracted to someone not Padme?

->501st would like to adopt b/c last time Anakin fucked off without backup Sasuke came back 5 minutes later with Anakin hogtied over his shoulder and the Seppie base on fire. Sasuke is so unimpressed b/c That’s Not How You Infiltrate Enemy Lines, You Moron

-->Sasuke is still 100% going to seduce Anakin and Padme b/c his life is Not Complete without an Idiot to yell at and a Crazy Berserker who likes to pretend she’s The Sane One to ride herd on.

--->Obi-wan is Done With All Of Them b/c Sasuke isn’t even pretending to try and hide his intentions b/c if they get fired Sasuke can just take them back home for a proper marriage. Mikoto is So Proud of her boy. 

>Madara and Mace have ‘sip and bitch’ IRT Palpatine being an evil fucker

->At some point Madara will wonder out loud what Palpatine is grooming Anakin for? Mace is Concerned by this revelation. Madera is not.

-->Sasuke had Issues IRT not sharing well with other children. BTW Mace Sasuke is planning to steal away Anakin and marry him. Don’t worry he will be returned eventually and so will his wife.

--->Mace thinks Anakin had it coming. WTF was the boy thinking? Did he really think he could hide anything from a temple containing several thousand telempaths? Jedi can get married, it’s just considered polite to ask first and go through the counselling with the Mind Healers beforehand. (Idea! Coruscaunti Jedi treat marriage the same way the Japanese treat Gun Control. Lots of paperwork and regular mandatory psyche evaluations and pervasive low-key terror at the idea of having one.)

->Madara will hear the “too much fear in him” story and cackles

-->Slaves have to please their Masters to survive. Anakin was freed to be a Jedi so if not a Jedi then he’s a slave again? No Fear = Be A Jedi (Not A Slave) and now Anakin is The Hero With No Fear

--->Therefore everything the Council dislikes about how Anakin acts was initialized by the Council. Mace hates Irony so much. Madara is still cackling in his face.

->Madara wants the aged out Initiates who still want to fight (or even just the Initiates who don’t suit the Jedi lifestyle)

-->He has a Clan to maintain! About 25% of the Uchiha never fell in love or fell in love with non-Uchiha so they need Marriage Options. (Uchiha don’t fall out of love easily either so new potential spouses need to be Impressive As Fuck and the jedi know how to be Impressive.)

--->Species doesn’t actually matter Uchiha’s Forest of Death planet has lots of different options despite being mostly Giant Fuck-Off Trees and the higher your Force Sensitivity the higher your chances are for successful cross-species hybrids. (Madara is planning to keep Obito and Itachi away from the aquatic species for a while b/c they have a concerning fondness for fishes.) Hybrids are viable though b/c The Force loves grand babies.

>Izuna is there as Madara’s Security Chief and he’s having Far Too Much Fun getting to be paranoid for a living. Plus all sorts of time to spend with his wife! (Need to pick name and develop Izuna’s wife beyond terrifying DFAB genderfluid interrogation specialist but at least they’re happy together.)

->Izunami (Izuna’s daughter) and Kagami are tiny children again b/c weird cross-dimensional space-time fuckery is like that

-->Shisui is super amused to be ‘older’ than his grandfather.

->Kagami approves mightily of Madara-shishou’s friendship with Mace (reminds him of Tobirama-sensei!)

->Izunami is 100% in favour of actually getting to ‘grow up’ with her Mom and Dad around this time (although she only really listens to Madara b/c he was her Parental Authority Figure and old habits don’t break) Jedi actually find this comforting b/c even if Uchiha crazy about attachments there are familiar bits there in how they arrange instruction even if the three students at a time thing is weird.

-->Both Izunami and Kagami are So Relieved that their Spouse is the same age as them b/c while they would be willing to wait until the other grew up this is much less creepy.

>Speaking of age fuckery Itachi is smol now and just about permanently leashed to Mikoto’s side.

->Sasuke is v amused b/c Aniki deserves this.

-->Mikoto and Fugaku are the first Uchiha couple to make a new baby and it’s Sarada b/c she’s the only good thing about the Next Gen (Except for Snake Fam but they aren’t a part of this fic boo)

>Obito is Madara’s primary assistant b/c some of the Uchiha are Not Over the whole Killing Us All Off thing.

->Obito runs into Quinlan Vos. Results are hilarious.

-->Brainwashing to the Dark Side ep. goes v differently. (Need to re-watch this ep for details but yes) Obito will rampage over everything b/c dude has No Chill

>Shisui is v jealous of his relatives b/c Itachi is too smol to play with and also has been hijacked by Isami (who will hold her death over Itachi for the rest of forever but again Uchiha don’t really fall out of love so she’s also learning Itachi wrangling skills from Mikoto now.)

->Everyone else is finding Jedi favourites and Shisui misses his ANBU team b/c it’s not like he really had time to make any other friends

-->Sulking Shisui trips over Feemor while waiting for Madara. Apparently Uchiha and Yoda’s Lineage have A Type. 

>BIG PLOT POINT: Uchiha Remember

->’Curse of Hatred’ spun by Madara as ‘plague’ caused by ‘non-native invasive plants’ (Blames it all on Zetsu and says plant was toxic to non-Uchiha) Says is why there are no non-Uchiha in TG44′s population despite stories otherwise.

>Uchiha think the Jedi Code is silly but the Clones are the Best Thing. All Clones look different to FS/Sharingan

>Uchiha have a habit of “stealing” spouses.

->BTW Shisui has No Patience

-->Upside: Feemor is v flattered by the attention and TG44 has a v interesting ecosystem. TF is in everything on this planet like WTF how does this work?

->Kagami is So Proud. Look at his Grandson, so proactive.

-->Starts to ‘hint’ that maybe Madara-shishou should think about settling down.

-->Mace has been meditating and consulting with the other Masters of the Order.

--->War changes everyone. Plus certain contracts between the Jedi Order and the Senate have been voided by the drafting of Jedi Generals. (Look up the details of the Ruusan Reformation for more info on disbandment of Jedi Military Powers and what it means when Senate gives them back the right to raise levy forces.)

-->Jedi don’t need to look harmless anymore just need to look less dangerous than the Seppies and the Sith.

>Uchiha Clan FB keep any of them from Falling to the Dark Side.

->Sasuke finally gets his hooks in Anakin and Padme. Notices the ‘nightmare vision’ problem first time he sleeps over.

-->Kidnaps Obi-wan to ‘repair’ the stress fracture in Anakin’s only familial FB b/c having his partner be so alone in his head is creeping Sasuke out and it’d only get worse if the bond to Obi-wan breaks completely.

--->Obi-wan is too tired to even object and now Anakin is freaking out b/c he’d been so focused on Padme maybe-dying in childbirth that he hadn’t even noticed how sick his Master looks.

---->Oh and also there is a Sith Energy Parasite attached to Anakin’s FS and it’s been poisoning his bonds. Sasuke just facepalms while the Jedi have panic attacks and drags in the genjutsu expert hostile deprogramming specialists.

----->Upside: Uchiha now know what Sith Master’s chakra signature is and can hunt him properly. Also help Mind Healers check all Jedi for similar problems, starting with Active Duty Generals. My the Council Chambers look so much Lighter now. 

>Then some stuff happens where Palpatine is exposed as the Sith Master and there are explosions.

>Plot Twist is that Madara and Mace have been banging and rewriting the Jedi Code of conduct since like their third date and no one picked up on it.

->Mace: *stares Anakin in the eyes* And that’s how you hide an affair, Skywalker.

*jazz hands* And this is how my fics look before I start writing them.

[misaki-kurenai]

New Master Audio Post

As of August 6th, I can no longer add any more links to the original master audio post. I believe it is because there were too many links and I went over the limit.

“Chocobros” has more than one boy speaking but the main speaker of the conversation will be found under their own section. 

🐤 Noctis/Prompto 🐤 Ignis/Gladio  🐤 Battle Dialogues & DLCs  🐤

🐤🐤🐤🐤 Chocobros - 🐤🐤🐤🐤

All: Noct’s part time job | Don’t ask | Noct Gar LEGEND | Gladio keeps it real | Wedding talk pt 1 | Wedding talk pt 2 | What do you wanna see? | Prompto is 1000% done | Panicking chocobro noises | Waste of time | Fishing sounds good | Startled chocobros | Dude. It’s me | Talcott, the Hunter | Going down | Altissian Artist | An entrance | Prompto grown | Noctis could try being nicer | Chocobo pictures | Ignis’ thoughts about a restaurant | Bust-A-Base | Greeting the boyfriends | Flying the Type F | Stars outside the city | Ignis as a kid | Never up for veggies | The only gay joke | Mum and Daddio confirmed | Ardyn in the paintings | A MAZE ING | Wind | Half-storm, half-bird, half-airship | Ignis should take the wheel | No more late night noods | 

Noctis, Prompto - LET GO | 50% Absolutely Certain | You’re sharp today | What’s with your face? | Eenie meenie | ILLUMINATE!! | Prompto laughing (ENG) | Fanciest Feed | YaaHOOO!! | 2 hot 4 u | Bugs | Stairs (JP) | Prompto’s claustrophobic | Seaside Supermodels | Prompto laughs at Noctis | Weather Changes | Ready to rumble | Hammerhead tour (fail) | Prompto laughing (JP) | Somebody’s gotta complain | Bath time | Prompto’s top notch photography skills | New outfit | No one else is taking photos | Pretty gil | Broken bonds - photos | A picture with Kenny Crow | Photo with a chocobo | Ore mo suki | Introvert | Innocent display | Prompto’s face isn’t fat | Frosted tips | Cool shots (AMAZING FAN ART INCLUDED BY @destiny-islanders THANK YOU <33) | Easier than being royalty | Hotel bed | Just a dip | Sleepy..... | 10 years of practice | Can barely feel anything | Look at you | 

Noctis, Prompto, Ignis - Prompto’s underwear | Prompto has no chill | Betcha Ignis came prepared | Prompto’s keen smell | Which way weigh | More fishing! | More recipehs | Ignis’ nose | Easier said than done | Prompto doesn’t want to go | 

Noctis, Ignis - Mum’s the word | Something the matter? | Iggy’s Specs pt 1 | See what they got for sale | Meat | Noctis laughing | Is Ebony good? | You okay Ignis?  | Awkward silence | Ebony right now | Can you sense light? | Ignoct pics | SIT DOWN | Seatbelts | Wear your jacket | Awake long enough to eat | 

Noctis, Gladio - More sharpness | Smart ass | Camping… AGAIN | Man, it’s hot | Like a kid in a toy shop | I've got muscle | No Ebony | Horror film rejects | Lose the jacket | Good hustle back there | 

Prompto, Ignis - Noct Serious | Chocobo song | Poisonous rain | Stepped in something | Deep | Ignis, all business | Merely misplaced | 

Prompto, Noctis, Gladio - Backseat fishing | Rain | Totally like King's Knight! | Prompto’s impression of Cindy | Couldn’t start the fire | Waterfall | Daddio confirmed | Not helpful | Why you gotta be so photogenic? | Very tight squeeze | Got nothing left | WHY A SNAKE?! | Got nothing left | Big bounty | You wanna run that by me again? | Head bashing | 

Gladio, Prompto - Being a wuss | Is that a crack about my size? | The Whiny Baby | Wuss | Easily scared child | Dark cramped spaces | Says the panicky one | Longest. Day. EVER. | Not scared | Giant Eggcident | Ain’t carrying you | 

Gladio, Ignis, Prompto - How did you manage to graduate? | Pretty sure you’re the klutz | Sewers | Chocobo Races | Dive into danger | Water = Treasure | Harsh and critical about Ardyn | Prompto misses Pryna | At the chocobo post | Desperate much | 

Ignis, Noctis, Gladio - Cup Noodles outside | Aggressive birds | 

Ignis, Gladio - Knock knock | Cat puns | That’s boss | I like it too | 

Chocobros and/or Others - A big nasty | Papa Cor pt 1 | Papa Cor pt 2 | The prince is fine | Runaway Prince | Being Prompto’s wingman (fail) | Your dear Prompto | Snap away for His Highness’ collection | Street skewers | Talcott being adorable | For Talcott pt 1 | For Talcott pt 2 | Ardyn’s fanfare | Chocochick noises pt 1 (tweets) | MT screams | Caw to you too | Chocochick noiss pt 2 | Cactuar boy | 

[walrus-warrior-615bc]

Meet my OC,

Ida Walskusterous! (ee-da wall-skuh-stur-us)

     She is a twelve year old walrus/human mutation in a post-apocalyptic world because of the nuclear war back in 2028, the year is now 2801 with no humans to be found to this day. Unlike most mutations in this world, Ida lives in one of the most untouched places in existence; Antarctica. She is kept there in a large village with her family and father, Gargalo (gar-gay-low), who is the chief of the village. Due to Antarctica being described as a safe place, the chiefs of other villages and Ida’s have made the rule that no one is to leave or enter.

Advantages:

     Ida is very fit due to her father training her and her siblings, along with other guards and hunters in training. She has always been a source of amusment and entertainment due to her sense of humor, usually getting jokes from her older hunters who she trains with. Due to the fact that she is usually at home with her mother, she has become very accustomed with cleaning and making clothes. Ida can usually get someone to calm down quickly because of her having to babysit her younger siblings very often, earning her the nickname “Tear-whisperer”, a name that she somehow despises.

Disadvantages:

     Ida is usually too outgoing for the village, leading to an incident where she was nearly impaled by a shelker (a large walrus/polar bear like animal that wanders the Antarctic, a huge food and clothing supplier for the villages there). Another disadvantage is that she is commonly referred to as “broken”; first on the list, she has a lisp, which makes the village and her father believe that something is wrong with her lungs or teeth (for they have never seen or experienced what a lisp is in their history), leading to her not being able to hunt (yet still being able to train) and being put on a different diet than the rest of the village. Secondly, her tail is far to long and skinny to be described as normal for any walrus and even seal, making her not able to swim properly and kicking her off the list on who to hunt with. Lastly, when she isn’t training, she has to stay home with with her mother and little siblings because her tail makes it hard to hard to move against the ground. One other thing that makes her less popular is that she can have quite the temper, getting in many arguments with her father and older siblings because she wants to go out and actually do something productive and not have her disabilities hold her back.

Other random facts:

     -she is near sighted

     -she has been recorded as the most disabled. she’s right next to Ticky on the list; he has had his tail ripped off by a ocardi (mutant killer whale)  (you have no idea how much that angers her when she’s called that”

     -she has to eat soft foods

     -she loves fish cheeks

     -she has a total of 6 other siblings (3 male and 3 female)

     -noted as pretty useless other than for her humor

     -quiet type

     -the hunters in training and her like to play a game where you have see who can slide her the farthest across the icy ground. (The most fun she can have in training)

    (-going through a phase)

(Did I go to far with the disabilities?)

[reasonably-tattered]

the one-and-only @hope-inthedark tagged me in this thingummy, so here are ten things that I think about a lot:

1) bats. I love them so. micro-bats, especially, are my jam: you will never see a sweeter face than that of your common pipistrelle. (I don’t know who started calling bats “sky puppies,” but I fully and joyfully endorse them as such.) I really enjoy keeping up with the doings of Dr. Merlin Tuttle (he has a really lovely two-part interview on the podcast Ologies, if you’re interested), and I have various bat-related items interspersed throughout my home: some art prints, stuffies, coffee cups. if I ever summon up the nerve to get a tattoo, it’ll almost certainly be of a bat.

2) contemporary poetry. nothing at all against those who’ve come before; I dabble with Donne and Billy Shakes and all the rest, sometimes. but folks from the 20th Century onward have given me so much: Mary Oliver, Charles Wright, Robert Hayden, A.R. Ammons, Wisława Szymborska, Jane Kenyon, H.D., among others. there’s nothing like sharing a poem or a poet.

3) history of consumables. this isn’t something concrete, but think teas, pencils, matches. I’m interested in how we preserve knowledge about things that aren’t meant to last, whose function is to be used up.

4) history of taxidermy. this one sounds skeevy, unfortunately, even to me. I’m not a fan of taxidermy itself, and I never hope to own any taxidermied items! but the ways that animal remains are preserved—and in that process, re-imagined—is something I think about a lot. I once read an Australian researcher’s account of filing through old, old mounts of Tasmanian devils; the modeling of the animal’s face had little semblance to what it would have been in life. there’s a lot to be said of attitudes wrongly coloring how animals are perceived, even after death.

5) moss. I love the stuff. I have way too many samples cluttering my place, tokens from walks or sent my way by other collectors.

6) alligator gars. gorgeous fish. absolute miracles.

7) Myers-Briggs personality types. not all that niche, and not all that scientific, but it’s very affirming for me to receive self-knowledge in any form. (INFP-T, incidentally.)

8) pastries, and the histories thereof. I really love the GBBO.

9) the life of Fred Rogers. this is something that I know too much about, to the point of weirding others out!

10) Sherlock Holmes. you never quite shake your first love.

sending this along to @akhuna, @acevampyre, @delaneyjoyce, @fenriff, though not as an obligation, of course! if you feel like talking about things you love in these strange times, I’m glad to listen.

ten niche interests - was just discussing this tag game with some friends this morning and thus decided to post my little list online even though i am a caricature of myself asdfasdfasdf. i just love to see these lists!! they’re so fascinating. 

1. Organ donation and transplantation, specifically human-animal chimeras growing replacement parts. 

2. Cross-stitching, specifically full-coverage fine-art pieces and embroidery as subversive art. 

3. Art history, specifically the history of art theft and repatriation. Also, the Monuments Men. 

4. Trains and the need for high-speed cross-country rail in the US. 

5. Criminal justice reform and particularly public defense reform. 

6. Story structure and theories of construction 

7. The Truman Show delusion. 

8. 1950s Louis XVI reproduction furniture. 

9. Ghost stories, haunted places, existential mysteries. 

10. Serial killers and false confessions.  

if you HAVEN’T been tagged and would LIKE to be tagged and just want to chat about yourself which is valid, pull up your list and say oh u know darcy forineffablereasons tagged me. i would love to see your lists!! <3 

[eregyrn-falls-art]

A Visit to the International Cryptozoology Museum! (click on the pictures for larger versions and also some captions) When my friends and I went to Portland, Maine, on Saturday (for a minor-league baseball game), I made sure to schedule a stop at the International Cryptozoology Museum (the only one in the world!  apparently).  There is absolutely no way that a Gravity Falls fan could skip it.  (Though to be fair I would have been interested in it even before becoming a GF fan.)  (All of the friends with me have also watched GF.) This place is really wonderful, and I highly recommend it if you are in the Portland area, or even travelling through.  It's not a very big museum and could make a nice rest-stop on a longer trip, since it's located directly off 295 (easy on, easy off, as they say in the travel biz).  (Especially since there are some nice brewpubs and smaller restaurants in the same complex.) The exhibits really run the gamut, from mythical creatures, to hoaxes, to local folklore, to real creatures who were or are cryptids on the basis of their existence now or at one time having been in doubt (which is why their logo is a coelacanth), to manifestations of cryptids in popular culture, and a selection of taxidermy that covers both the real, and the hoaxes.  I really appreciated this breadth because all of those things interest me in different ways.  I think it's fair to say that the biggest focus of the museum is on Bigfoot and related creatures, accounting for the largest number of specimens.  They have a HUGE collection of bigfoot footprint casts, but they've also done a really good job pulling together things like artifacts from Native American cultures that relate to "hairy man" legendary or folkloric figures, which is really cool. For the Gravity Falls fan: it's definitely WAY less kitschy overall than the Mystery Shack (in setting), and the approach also isn't as heavily reliant on, um, showmanship in the vein of Mr. Mystery's tours.  It presents everything in a much more straightforward way, and it isn't there to call out the belief in various types of cryptids -- but, it also gives space to the sometimes ridiculous ways in which popular culture uses the subject.  So there's a sincerity here; it isn't winking at the subject, but sometimes it *is* laughing along with it, if that makes sense?  This is the kind of museum Ford would create, in other words. Which, for me, strikes just the right kind of note.  Because the breadth of the exhibits makes clear that sometimes when we talk about cryptids, we're talking about jackalopes and Fiji mermaids and the Jersey Devil... but sometimes we're talking about real creatures that are just very rare and that give rise to stories about monsters (they have a stuffed alligator gar that is like 6 feet long, and you look at that thing and think, yeah, if I got a glimpse of that in a murky lake, it would scare the pants off me, did you get a load of the TEETH in that thing?); and sometimes we're talking about how indigenous cultures will describe an animal (for example, the giant panda) that Europeans will classify as a cryptid until evidence of the living creature is finally obtained.  

For example, there's a whole exhibit about the thylacine (i.e. Tasmanian tiger, though it's more of a canid-like marsupial), which has been thought since 1986 to be extinct; but now there is going to be a scientific study conducted in Queensland, Australia, because there have been some credible sightings of what might be a remnant population up there, and holy cow, how exciting would that be if they were able to get photographic proof of some still-living thylacines?

(Also, if you are interested in the tradition -- mentioned in the caption of one of the pics -- of photos, or hoax-photos, of pteranodons from the 19th century labelled as “thunderbirds”, I direct you to this older post from @somer-joure, who talked about some of the history.) I just enjoyed it thoroughly.  10/10, would go again.

OH SHIT YOU GUYS!  I ALMOST FORGOT TO INCLUDE MY FAVORITE THING!!!

Like, I loved a lot of the things in the museum?  But this was just my absolute favorite - the Fur-Bearing Trout.  Not just because there is a joke about it in Gravity Falls. (I am assuming here because it’s probably not an uncommon taxidermy joke?  I don’t mean that the one in GF is a joke about this particular one, I just mean there’s also one in GF.)  

But also because LOOK AT IT.  IT’S ADORABLE.

They also had for sale a very nice patch of it where the fur is actually furry and pettable, so naturally I HAD to buy it. 

[stellamulberry]

My Hero Academia OC

Hello, everyone!  Yes, I am still using this blog.

So, for the past few weeks I have been investing my time in making an OC for BnHA/MHA (Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia) fandom!

Since, well, everyone else is doing it and the series... is pretty damn neat.   Like, seriously you can be anything you want in this story.  Anything at all!

There’s another reason I am making this OC, so that I can RP them!

I know that might sounds silly and ridiculous, and may be a waste of time, but... there are SO MANY characters I love!  So many teachers, heroes, students, and even the DAMN VILLAINS, which is a first, that I can’t help but be inspired to make a character, a story and a world of their own.

The idea is that I hope to interact with and just have fun and come up with ideas.  Yeah, I’m sacred, terrified even... but I like that, as weird as that sounds.

So, here’s what I have so far!  Tell me what you think, tell me if you would definitely RP with them... maybe?  Possible? *shrugs*

Oh, one other thing; Please don’t steal.  I mean it, it’s rude and morally wrong.  Thank you, and have a nice day!

(This information is likely to change)

Name: Tara, Garza

(Ta-rah, Gar-za-h: first name, Tara translates to “star”: last name, Garza, translates to “heron” a bird/crane)

Alias/Hero Name: Stella Bright

Age: 26

Birthday: December 12

Sex: Female

Hair: Short, wavy/curly hair, dark brown.

(On a sunny day her hair takes on a gold brown, with smaller strands of hair streaked with red and golden white.)

(When her quirk is activated her hair becomes emblazoned with blue fire, extending past her shoulders to stop past her waist)

Eye Color: Chocolate Brown

(When her Quirk is activated they turn bright blue)

Height: 5′7″ (170 cm)

Blood Type: AB

Quirk: Incandescent

Likes: Bugs, fishing, ice-cream

Dislikes: Allergies, cold and damp weather, spicy stuff, yelling

Status

Birthplace:Boston | Massachusetts | America

Family: Mother | Father | Sister |

Friends: Vincent Persico | Jackie (Jack/Flapjack) Davis | Jean Carmelo (deceased) | Jimmy Dempsey

Affiliation - (previous) M.F.U/ Massachusetts. Foreman. Union. | Vigilante |

(currently) U.A/ Yuuei / University Academy | Health Instructor | Substitute Teacher |

Personality

Tara, on the surface, is a relaxing, easy going, and considerate person, doing her best to smile brightly when meeting new people, she often times laughs when she is nervous and acts awkwardly, talking animatedly to distract the other from embarrassment. She has a soft spot for children, as well as adults who are going through some troubling problems, especially when it comes to expectations and standards and doing all she can to encourage others and helps them to be more positive.

Beneath that she is apathetic, calm, and sardonic with an open mind. Tara has a strong sense of right and wrong and can be crass on an opinion or matter she feels strongly about, quick to judge.For example; when it comes to villains and heroes she believes there is not much difference between the two.

Despite her calm nature, it’s very easy for her to become temperamental when you push the right buttons, when that happens her words become cruel and quite ruthless however she never means to hurt the other, just stating the obvious or her personal experiences.

Bio

Tara’s quirk activated a few days before turning four. She was ice skating when she realized a Zamboni was about to run her over. Tara’s hands light up in a blue, bright light when she tried to push it back, the vehicle blew up in flames. No one was hurt, but the driver was promptly fired.

From a young age, Tara was born with a quirk that was very difficult to control, her parents whose quirks were the complete opposite were not very sure how to counsel her.

Tara was picked on quite often, from students as well as the adults, due to her flashy and bright quirk. Tara worked hard to meet the expectations to properly use her power, but they were never enough. Sadly, she started to lash out and became a bully.

Her parents fought a lot, and eventually divorced. Tara, as she overheard most of the arguments, was one of the main reasons why her mother wasn’t happy.

Tara never grew up admiring heroes, or any heroes that she was interested in.

Tara has ADHD, which is one of the causes to her difficulties of controlling her quirk. Despite that, Tara found a way to break information down and used many references in her life like video games, free styles videos, and just watching other people to control her powers better and faster.

She loves animals despite being cursed with allergies to cats and dogs, that won’t stop her from saving an animal in need and/or petting them. She does have a pet blue and white budgie, parakeet named Ivy (Ivory).

Quirk & Abilities/Weakness

Power: 3/5

Speed: 3/5

Technique: 6/5

Intelligence: 5/5

Cooperativeness: 3/5

Incandescent: A bright, blue and intense flame as hot as the stars in the night sky. When used appropriately, and at the right temperature, it can be applied as an inventive weapon of one’s imagination, or a powerful, combustive punch to be reckon with.

Hand-to-Hand Combat:Tara can use controlled bursts of fire in her punches and kicks. The flames are lowered to a temperature that isn’t too hot, but has enough powerful force upon impact to cause damage.

Long-Range Combat: Tara’s uses improvisation when far away. By spontaneously creating movement on the field she can create inventive long-range attacks that are defensive and/or offensive, such as whips, fire wheels and blades.

When her quirk is activated, Tara’s hair envelopes into a long, fiery, blue tail, her eyes too turn blue (a side effect of the quirk). The tail will slowly shrink the more her quirk is used.

Tara can conserve energy by using her fire in close range, hand-to-hand combat, however, using long-range attacks and defensive maneuvers can deplete her stamina much more quickly.

Tara can not use her quirk while submerged in water, if that were to happen, like a lobster in a hot water, her skin will boil.

Tara’s quirk requires a very large amount of emotional and self-control, if not careful it can be very dangerous to her body. Overuse of her quirk can cause intense burning on her skin, and can scar and bleed, she can potentially give herself a heatstroke.

Hero Costume Design and Weapons

Tara’s hero outfit is just a simple light, sleeveless, dark hoodie, streaked with light blue marks, that covers a black body suit underneath to help keep her body cool for when her body becomes to hot.

Her gloves are custom fit and plaited with a steel surface on the back of the hand for heated and hard punches, the same goes for her long leather boots, with steel soles.

She has a belt wrapped around her waist that holds small tools. A small, indestructible and flammable, roll of iron wire she uses for climbing or scaling up or down walls.

A compartment of small vials of oil.

A pole that extended to her height, she uses this weapon as both a defensive choice, or with her quirk when face with a unique opponent.