#it's a seperate skill that you hone

[impulsivelycontentious]

Uuuuuh just to note: this is ablism.

The implication here is that to learn you must read. Yes it IS a skill distinct from other skills but no it has no universal educational benefits seperate from listening or watching.

Short form is a problem, yes; but no more so than short snazzy writing.

Different people respond to different media differently. Written books have no inherent superiority from documentaries in terms of ability of someone to absorb information, and some people will NEVER find this method of learning valuble. As for "listening"; audio books are absolutely no different from books.

This is snobbery and ablism masquerading as the revolution.

'you need to hone reading as a separate skill' is irrelevant. The ruling class benefits from IGNORANCE; you cannot sub in 'illiteracy'. It isn't the same thing. The ability to discern what source is good and the limits of the information one is receiving is by FAR a more valuable skill.

Not being able to read well can make a lot of things more difficult, but there is no moral or intellectual superiority in reading to having a screen reader do it.

The revolution doesn't benefit from this kind of narrow thinking. The idea short form information bites cannot be used in any way is also false, it can. It just ISN'T BEING. The impact on attention span is again a seperate issue from reading, one which tabloids have been exploiting aince the 1800s. Is there any particular educational advantage to reading rhe daily mail over watching news tiktoks? NOT REALLY, NO.

'Reading' is not a cure-all to society's ills.

"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

[misswynters]

Aemond Targaryen as your husband: headcanon

[a/n: there are some sensual undertones here so if you don’t wanna read that you can skip it. it’s after the seperator

[note | pls don’t just like, reblog & give me feedback. i don’t want to get shadowbanned

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Aemond is fiercely protective of you. His intense loyalty means he is always by your side, ensuring your safety and well-being. He often places himself between you and any perceived threat, his hand instinctively reaching for his sword.

Aemond isn’t one for grand romantic gestures, but his love for you is evident in the small things. He brushes your hair out of your face, ensures your chambers are always warm, and leaves books he thinks you’d enjoy on your bedside table.

As your husband, Aemond values your opinion on matters of state and politics. He seeks your counsel in private, trusting your judgment and treating you as an equal partner in all decisions.

Aemond admires your intelligence and enjoys engaging in deep conversations with you. Whether it’s discussing the histories of Westeros, strategy, or philosophy, he relishes the intellectual stimulation you provide.

Aemond respects your strength and encourages you to train with him. He enjoys sparring sessions where you both hone your skills, often leading to playful banter and mutual admiration.

You and Aemond have an unspoken bond, sharing secrets that no one else knows. He trusts you implicitly and confides in you about his deepest fears and ambitions.

Despite his stern exterior, Aemond has a soft spot for you. In private, he’s tender and gentle, often holding you close and whispering sweet nothings that contrast sharply with his public demeanor.

Aemond enjoys gifting you rare and precious items, from intricate jewelry to exotic silks. He takes pride in finding unique treasures that reflect your tastes and interests.

One of your favorite pastimes is riding Vhagar together. The thrill of soaring through the skies, feeling the wind in your hair, and the shared experience of dragon riding brings you closer. Aemond often points out landmarks and recounts stories from his childhood as you fly.

Aemond’s loyalty to you is unwavering. He defends your honor fiercely and would go to great lengths to protect you from harm. His love is intense and all-consuming, leaving no room for doubt.

Through your relationship, Aemond learns to open up more emotionally. Your patience and understanding help him grow, allowing him to express his feelings more freely and strengthening your bond.

Aemond is your biggest supporter. Whether you’re pursuing a personal project or navigating court politics, he’s always there to offer encouragement and practical advice.

Aemond is devoted to your future children. He takes an active role in their upbringing, ensuring they are well-educated and trained. He often tells them stories of his own adventures and the legacy of House Targaryen.

Despite the challenges you face, your bond with Aemond is unbreakable. Together, you are a formidable team, facing the world with strength and determination. Your love for each other is a constant source of comfort and inspiration, guiding you through the trials of life in Westeros.

Aemond’s eye always finds you in a room full of people. The way he looks at you, with a mix of desire and admiration, sends shivers down your spine. His gaze alone can make you feel cherished and wanted.

In private, Aemond’s touches are gentle and deliberate. He traces his fingers along your skin, memorizing every curve and line. Whether it’s a light touch on your hand or a caress along your back, he makes you feel treasured.

Aemond’s kisses are a mix of urgency and tenderness. He captures your lips with an intensity that leaves you breathless, his hands cradling your face as if you’re the most precious thing in the world.

Late at night, when the castle is quiet, Aemond whispers sweet and sultry words in your ear. He tells you of his desires, his dreams, and how deeply he loves you. His voice, low and husky, wraps around you like a warm embrace.

Aemond takes his time when you’re having sex. He believes in savoring every moment, exploring your body with a careful and practiced touch. His focus is entirely on your pleasure, ensuring you feel loved and satisfied.

There’s a powerful, unspoken connection between you. A single look from Aemond can communicate a thousand words. In moments of intimacy, you don’t need to speak; your bodies and souls understand each other perfectly.

After a long day, Aemond loves to hold you close. He wraps his arms around you, his body shielding yours. The warmth of his embrace and the steady beat of his heart are the ultimate comfort, making you feel safe and adored. Giving you the love that his mother didn’t give him.

Aemond is particularly affectionate in the mornings. He wakes you with soft kisses on your neck and shoulders, his hands gently exploring your body as he whispers good morning. These moments set a loving tone for the day ahead.

Aemond enjoys sharing baths with you. The intimacy of washing each other, feeling the warm water and his hands on your skin, creates a deep bond. He loves to see you relaxed and content, and he takes his time, making sure every touch is soothing and sensual.

Despite his duties, Aemond finds time for secret sex. Whether it’s a secluded garden or a hidden room in the castle, he ensures you have moments of privacy to express your love and passion freely.

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[tqmies]

Congratulations on 1k you deserve them so much!!! Can I request au Haechan + superhero / villain ( Hyuck ) + prompt 3 / 4

Bad for Us | Lee Haechan

Part of Tqmies 1K Event!

Superhero x Supervillian!Haechan, 3.“I fucking hate you.” “No you don’t. Take that back right now.”  4. “You know I’d do anything to have you stay by my side, right? Anything.”  wc. 1.7k note: we really all are suffering from hyuck brainrot huh... Warnings: reader makes a hard choice, moral dilemmas, death, explosions, and bombs, ANGSTY

When you and Lee Donghyuck entered the academy at fourteen, you were sure you'd be together for the rest of your lives. You two had been friends since you were kids and had done everything together.

The minute you two got your powers, you both had no qualms about applying to the same hero school. You were both equally as nervous, but ended up getting in, though in seperate classes.

Your hero name was mirage, and it was exactly as it suggested. You could create illusions, of or around you. Even things such as duplicating yourself, or putting your opponents into false scenery. You basically could shield yourself from them and become almost invisible, leaving them vulnerable to attacks.

Of course, there were downsides to your ability, as there is with anyone's. Sometimes, you can't even tell what's real or what's an illusion, as you can't fully control it.

Despite this, you had the utmost hero potential, and was placed in the main class.

Donghyuck on the other hand, was placed in the lower level. His ability was simply sun, as he could shoot beacons of light from his body. Sometimes he could even light his entire body, blinding an opponent momentarily. Though, it could only last so long and he didn't have a good grasp on it either.

Now, this didn't have much attack value, and he was seen as more sidekick potential. This discouraged him a bit, but he remained, adamant that he could hone his skills into superhero level in no time.

Things changed when you graduated.

You both graduated and passed exams necessary for becoming a pro hero. Despite what most had said, Donghyuck worked hard and proved everyone wrong, and you had never been happier. He had even adopted a cute hero name, Haechan.

You were both certified members of the hero league - rookies albeit - but this was your dream come true.

Mirage and Haechan, untouchable, well for the time being.

It was only your second mission.

You both were working with another hero, Moonlight, who met you two at the scene. She was a lot more experienced than you all, so naturally you looked to her for guidance.

"So I was thinking, I'll use my ability to get the passengers out of the train. I'll put up an illusion so the conductor doesn't notice it happening." You nod, sure you plan was a good one.

The hostages in there were being drove to their death by a super villain who posed as the conductor. The cars were equipped with a bomb that would blow up when it came to as stop, and he was planning to explode in a busy part of the city.

But Moonlight shook her head. "We can't save them."

You stopped in your tracks. "What do you mean?"

"There's no time." She admits, dejectedly. "If we're going to keep the train from hitting the station and blowing up half the city, we need to get that train to stop farther away."

Haechan furrows his brows. "But once it stops-"

"It blows up." Moonlight finishes, "Yes it does."

"But what about the people inside?" You yelp, watching the train continue from the hill you're all atop. "I can get them, just give me five minutes and-"

"We don't have time." She interrupts, sternly. "We stop that train now or we lose thousands of people."

"Moonlight," Haechan tries to protest but she stands her ground.

"Of course you rookies are confused." She looks down. "You'd risk a train blowing you and tons of people up if it meant you could try and save thirteen in there. Always something to prove."

But it wasn't that way at all. "Who are you to decide that their lives aren't worth just as much?"

"A pro-hero." She snaps. "And when you're one, you have to make these decisions, okay?"

"The people in that train have families," Haechan speaks. "They have children, jobs, - their own lives."

"And so do the people in those buildings, which that train is heading straight for." Moonlight responds. "Now ask yourselves this, would you rather save thirteen peoples lives? Or a thousand?"

Haechan looks bewildered. "I'd want to save all of them." And he moves to get down the hill, ready to risk his life.

"Donghyuck-" You grab him by his arm. "Don't."

"Are you serious?" He asks, brushing your arm off.

"There's nothing we can do, let's just stop the-"

"I can't believe you." He says, whispering as he stares at you with wide eyes. "You want to let them die?"

"We don't have a choice."

"There's always a choice." He responds.

"If we don't act now, then that train is going to crash into that station and explode everyone!" Moonlight steps in, looking between you two.

"What happened to saving every life we could?" Haechan stares you in the eyes, referencing the promises you had made as kids. "Even if it meant risking our lives?"

"This is not a risk, this is a death wish!" You state, and Haechan looks away.

You turn to the train, closing your eyes as you take a deep breath. You gather up your energy and cause a projection of a building to take place in front of the moving vehicle. It abruptly comes to a halt as you assume the villain grew confused and stopped.

Then the explosion followed.

Moonlight directs her attention towards you as you watch in horror. "Mirage, stop anyone from seeing it."

"W-what?"

"Use your ability to cloak the explosion, we don't want anyone to see." She repeats, and you follow, hands shaky and head muddy.

Haechan steps back from behind you, watching in distress as you put your powers to work. He grows even more terrified as the scene becomes clean, like nothing was never even there.

You had masked it all, the train, the rubble. The bodies.

Moonlights eyes widen, taking in the scene. "Wow, it's like it never even happened."

Haechan feels sick to his stomach.

You can only nod, willing yourself to stop the tears that threaten to slip. You had to keep it together, this is what being a super hero was about. This was your job, this is what you do for your city, for your people.

"How could you say that?" Haechan spells in disgust as he points to the empty area. "Of course it happened, those people are dead."

The elder hero just tilts her head up. "Their sacrifice will be remembered."

Haechan's had enough of this, this isn't what he signed up for. This wasn't how you saved a city, this was wrong. And it stung that someone he knew his whole life complied, he felt like he didn't know you at all, like you were a stranger to him. How could you?

"Donghyuck-"

"I fucking hate you." He sputters, turning around.

You freeze. "No you don't. Take that back right now."

"I don't even know who you are." He admits, and you want to cry.

You almost fall to your knees, pleading. "It's me, Hyuck you know me."

"Not anymore, the person I knew would've never done this."

"You did the right thing." Moonlight reassures you, holding your hand. "Good to know that Haechan here would crumble under pressure."

"You know if this is what being a hero entails, then I want out."

"Oh so you go running from your first little challenge? Did you think it was all going to be fun and games?" Moonlight continues as you stand motionless.

Haechan just brushes her off, giving you one last look before he begins walking away.

"And where are you going?" She shouts after him, anger present in her voice. "Abandoning a mission?"

Haechan doesn't even look back once.

The next time you see Haechan is when a raid takes place at your base. It's been two years since you last saw him, since he last told you he hated you.

It still stung, but not as much as what you found out after.

Haechan had joined the villain's league. He had been apart of them for about a year now, and you always wondered why. You figured after he resigned from being a hero, that he would just live a quiet life as a normal civilian. But that wasn't very Haechan-like, was it?

No he saw an injustice, and made it his priority to oppose what the heroes were doing. Especially, you.

"I won't hesitate to kill you right now, Donghyuck."

"Oh I know you won't." He laughs. "I've seen it myself."

"Stop," You shake your head, it had taken a while to get over the entire thing yourself. It was your duty as a hero, and you had saved lives that day, you just did what you had to do.

"And call me Haechan, that's still my name."

"Haechan was your hero name," You seethe, fighting against the restraints. "You're not a hero anymore."

He claps his hands. "And thank the lord for that."

"Untie me Donghyuck."

"Haechan," He corrects, and he shakes his head. "What would be the fun in that?"

"Why are you doing this?" You speak, closing your eyes.

"You're here to make a decision." He laughs, eyes crinkling.

You stay quiet, "What do you want."

"There's a bomb in here." He states, and you tense up. "Sound familiar?"

"What-"

"You have two options. One, you can use your little illusion to get out of here, leaving your friends to die." He nods, and he stops you from responding. "Two, you can try to rush in and save everyone. Either way, this bomb's going off in three minutes."

"You can stop this, you can just walk out now. I promise, we won't go after you, I won't tell-"

"Shut up." He stops you, "You did this."

"Me?"

"Me?" He mocks before tightening the rope around your hands. "I loved you, you know? I looked up to you too, worked so damn hard so we could be heroes together. Pushed myself to my limits so I could keep up and be just like you."

You look in confusion. "I didn't know that."

"But then you let me down. My hero, and you let me down."

You don't know what to say, "We can work this out. Please, Donghyuck I'll make it up to you."

"Shut up." He rolls his eyes. "Timer starts now, better get to running."

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1245: A More Sincere, Pleasant Reunion (Sonic)

Flashback

It was a nice, bright day at Master Hoshimaru's Hidden Shrine, the home of gifted and dedicated warriors in ninjutsu arts, and the young and adorably persistent, Espio Chamelon is seen storming off after losing his one-sided match against his master's rival, Zik, for the umpteenth time

Espio: (Let's Out a Cute Sounding Growl Before He Stops Walking For a Second, Turns Around, and Angrily Shakes his Fist at Zik at a Near Distance) You may have beaten me today, but mark my words, Master Zik, I WILL reign supreme one of these days!!

Zik: (In the Distance) I'm sure you'll win someday, my boy. When you're a thousand years older that is. (Let's Out a Hardy Laugh)

Espio: (Growls Once More Before Comically Glaring at the Old Man) You jerk! I'll be dead by then!

Espio grumbles as he continues to storm off to a nearby grassy field before sitting down, pouting in defeat.

Espio: Next time for sure.

?????: You lost again?

Espio turns to see a young, female zeti in green, Zeena, who just so happens to be sitting next to his spot this entire time.

Espio: ('Sighs in Defeat') Yeah....He one shotted me again without even trying that time.

Zeena: (Casually Shrugs) That's expected. He is like the strongest zeti there is after all.

Espio: (Rolls his Eyes in Annoyance) Very much so. (Puts on a More Determined Look on his Face) My strength will soon outweighs his one of these days if I continue trust and hone in on my abilities and exceed them to greater distance!

Zeena: (Gives Espio a Round of Applause) Oooh!~ That's some nice words of wisdom you used there. Did you got it from Master Hoshi by any chance?

Espio: (Smiles Sheepishly While Rubbing the Back of his Head Back and Forth) Kinda? He only told me to hone my skills more. I just happen to make up the rest from there.

Zeena: (Forms an Impressed Smirk on her Face) Is that so?~ Well, you'll totes be more wise than him someday if you keep this up.

Espio: (Chuckles Lightly) I doubt it! I could never match his years of wisdom.

Zeena: Sure you can! You're like the coolest boy I know, you can do it.

Espio: (Smiles Brightly at Zeena's Words of Encouragement) Thanks, Zeena. I think you're really cool too.

Zeena's heart begins to melt in genuine happiness as she blushes at her chamelon friend's compliment.

Espio: So what brings you out here as well anyways? Are you not feeling well today?

Zeena: No, I'm okay. I just needed to get away from Zavok and the others for a while is all......

Espio: You know, you don't always have to be around them all the time if you don't want to.

Zeena: ('Sigh') Yeah. But Master Zik raised all of us our whole life, so we're practically family at this point. (Rolls her Eyes in Annoyance) Could really do without them bugging me every five seconds. Zavok especially, he's such a jerk!

Espio: (Rolls his Eyes as Well) Tell me about it....I'll be here to keep you company if you like.

Zeena: (Eyes Widened a Bit in Genuine Surprise) You'd really do that for me?

Espio: (Happily Nodded) Of course. I don't mind spending the rest of my time with you at all today. (Smile Turns Sheepish Again) There's a sight chance I'll bore you though.

Zeena: ('Scoffs') Please. You can never bore me. At least not compared to all the time Zor would read hia daily poems to me out loud.

Espio: Oh really? What were they about?

Zeena: Nothing too exciting. It's just him rambling on and on about how sad amd miserable life is with him in it.

Espio: (Chuckles Once More) That definitely sounds like something he would write about.

The newly formed friends continues to laugh and talk among one another until the sunsets and it was time for Zeena and the rest of the Zetis to head off for the day.

They would continue hang out and socialize outside of the shrine until they've both grown older and unpredictably went their seperate paths in life with Zeena becoming a full fledged member of the Deadly and Espio setting out for a journey of his own. The two hasn't seen each other again since then.....Until recently, that is.

Present Day

7:27 p.m. at the Chaotix Family's Household.......

Vanilla: (From the Inside) Do you really have to.go back out there alone, sweetie?

Espio: I'm only going to bring my mat back in, mother. (Opens the Back Door) I can assure you it won't take too long.

Vanilla: ('Sighs in Defeat') Okay. Please be careful.

Cream: (From Inside) And don't even think about taking too long out there, mister! Our cuddle session is FAR from over, you know?

Espio: (Snickers a Bit While Shaking his Head a Bit). I'll be back before you know it, Cream. I promise.

Espio closes the door behind him as he walks himself over to the tree in the front yard where is meditation mat is rolled up and laid beside. He picks it up from the ground until he suddenly hears someone saying his name in the mid distance..

?????: Espio?

Espio: (Quickly Pulls Out his Mini Kunai From One of his Metal-Reinforced Arm Bracers and Points it at the Person Standing in Front of his Front Yard) Halt! Who goes there?

The person in question nervously walk herself forward, revealing herself from the shadows.

Espio: Speak now or forever hold your- Wait. (Eyes Widened as He Takes One Closer Look at the Potential Intruder....and a Familiar Face) Zeena?

Zeena: (Nervously Smiles abd Wabes Hello to an Old Friend) Hey. Like...long time, no see, am I right?

Espio: (Slowly Lowers his Knuai Down) It has. What brings you here?

Zeena: I was out for a walk. (Slouches her Upper Body Down a Bit With an Annoyed Look on her Face) A long, tiring, stressful walk alone in the streets. (Softens her Look into a Shyer One as She Turns Away, Holding her Arm) Looking for you and.....making sure you're okay and junk. (Slowly Turns Back to Espio, Seeing a Few Bandages Place on his Body) You are like.... doing okay now, right?

Espio: (Simply Nodded) I am. The incident itself was headache inducing enough, but it was nothing I couldn't handle nonetheless.

Zeena: ('Sigh in Relief') Good! Good. I'm glad....I'll just- (Point the Other Direction Behind Her) Get out of tail then-

Espio: How about we stay out here and talk for a bit before then?

Zeena: (Eyes Widened a Bit at Espio in Genuine Surprise) You....really want to do that?

Espio: (Simply Nodded Again) Of course. It's the least I can do for you after you took the liberties to come by and check up on me. (Smiles Softly) Not to mention it's been quite some time since we've last seen each other. So I don't mind us catching up a bit if you do-

Zeena: (Immediately Gets Excited) I DON'T MIND AT ALL!~ (Quickly Notices the Way She's Acting) I mean- (Clears her Throat Before Going Back to her Nonchalant Attitude She Usual Has, Before Flipping her Front Hair a Bit and Shrugging) Sure. We can talk or whatever. No big deal.

Espio: (Snickers a Bit) Right. Let's find ourselves a comfortable spot to sit at first, shall we?

Few Seconds of Silently Climbing Up the Roof of the House Later......

Espio: (Looks Up at the Bright Stars in the Night Skies While Sitting Next to Zeena on the Roof Together) It's nights like these that makes me want to come out here in this time of hour, more often.

Zeena: Same. This is nice. Takes me back to our shrine days a bit, ypu know?

Espio: In a way. There never really been a time where I don't think everyone and everything there, master included.

Zeena: (Turns to Espio Next to Her) How has Master Hoshi been doing these days? It been like a while since I've seen or heard from him myself.

Espio: (Turns Back to Zeena) He's been doing well. I haven't seen him in the last few years myself, but I did receive a letter from him more recently. (Smiles Fondly) Says how proud he is of me and how much I've grown since then.

Zeena: I can believe that. (Forms a Bit in a Playful Smirk) You are his little ninja star after all~

Espio: (Puts on a Deadpinned Look on his Face) I could really go a rest of the evening without any mention of that horrid nickname again.....

Zeena: (Giggles Softly) No need to be a nark about it, man. I, for one, think it's totes a cute nickname to have.

Espio: It's fitting for a child. Something neither of us are anymore.

Zeena: (Nodded in Agreement) True, true. (Looks Back at the Stars) So this house we're sitting on top of, it's been your new home now, isn't it?

Espio: (Simply Nodded Once More) Correct. After I was old enough to leave on my own, I eventually joined a detective team, The Chaotix. We used to be a trio, but overtime, even before Vector and Vanilla got engaged, we evolved into one big family ever since.

Zeena: Cool. Hope they're doing alright in there.

Espio: (Smiles Softly) They are. (Snickers a Bitl) They're far more energetic and protective for me to worry about them completely, my younger siblings especially. Though, that being said, they're not very thrilled about the incident that happened earlier today.

Zeena: ('Ugh') (Rolls her Eyes in Annoyance) I don't blame them one bit. What those three nimrods did to you was so immature and unnecessary, even for them. (Frowns a Bit) I'm sorry you had to go through all of that.

Espio: (Gives Zeena a Reassuring Smile on his Face) That's okay. Like I said, it was nothing I can't handle despite their underhanded tactic thrown my way at the last second. (Forms a Mischievous Smirk on his Face) Though, I will say that seeing them get easily pulverized in a matter of minutes after that, by my own family, was far more satisfying to watch than I could ever anticipated.

Zeena: (Starts Snickering Herself) Oh god~ Are you like for real?

Espio: It's the honest truth. Mother made Zavok of all people, beg for mercy by pulling his arm, Vector toss Zazz around like a rag doll, and Cheese punches Zomom in the stomach so quickly and hard enough to send him flying towards our tree. It was such a spectacles watch that it made me regret not bringing my phone here with me even further.

Zeena: (Forms a Smirk of her Own) ('Hmph') Serves them right! They're probably regretting ever come here now that they're licking their own wounds. You know how immature Zavok gets when he lose at something

Espio: (Snickers Again as Well) How can I forget? He's more of a sore loser than both Zazz and Eggman combined. But that's neither here nor there. How's life been going for you these days, Zeena?

Zeena: (Casually Shrugs Again) As dull and obnoxious as it can get. No thanks to the boys back home, but at least Master Zik is still around to balance that nonsense out. He's been asking about you a lot these days. Most noticeably that little fight you two had out in that Route 99 bridge two to three years ago.

Espio: (Sighs and Rolls his Eyes at the Memory in Particular) Of course he would tell you all about that. I bet he went on and on about how "naive" and "inexperienced" I still am after all this time..........

Zeena: Not necessarily. (Snickers a Bit) I mean, he definitely did joke about you getting scolded by three of your kid siblings in the middle of the rain.

Espio: (Clutching and Shaking his Fist Up Next to His Face, Trying his Absolute Hardest Not to Lose his Cool) Oh.... Is that right?....(That old, snile bastard........)

Zeena: Buuuut other than that, he brags about how much you've grown these days and how proud he is of you because of it.

Espio: He.....(Anger Dies Down in a Genuine Surprise Look in his Face) actually brags about me?

Zeena: (Happily Nodded) Yep. You might not be his student, but he does care about you in a way. And the fact that you're able to hold ypur own against him a lot longer this time around is impressive in its own right. Told ya you're the coolest boy I know~ (Winks at Espio)

Espio: (Smiles Back at Zeena) Just like how i still think you're cool as well.

Zeena heart begins to melt genuine happiness again after all these years, before taking a very deep breath and giving her chamelon a serious look on her face.

Zeena: Espio, can I like......tell you something?

Espio: Sure. What is it?

Zeena: It's.....(Starts Twirling the Front of Her Hair a Bit Nervously) Uhh....Y-You see, I....(Sighs While Facepalming Herself) God, this is a lot harder to say than i thought it would be, I hate it!

Espio: (Gently Place his Hand Onto Zeena's Shoulder) Take all the time you need to tell me. There's no rush, it's only the two of us up here. I wouldn't dare to judge or look down on you no matter what it is-

Zeena: (Immediately Grabs onto Espio's Hand) I LIKE YOU!

Espio went silent, taken aback by Zeena's sudden movement and confession

Zeena: And I don't mean that in like a friendly kind of way or whatever, I mean that in a really, really, really, really, REALLY romantic lite! I had a crush on you the moment I first saw you and it only escalated from there when we started hanging out together. I don't know how or why it took me THIS long to tell you this, but.....here we are I guess. What do you say?

Espio: (Almost at a Loss For Words) Zeena, I'm.....very flattered by all of this- (Frowns a Bit) But I'm afraid I can't accept this, for I'm already taken.

Zeena: Oh.... (Stares at Espio For a Brief Second Before Frowning) Is that right?

Espio: Yes. I'm sorry......

Zeena: (Sighs in Defeat and Relief as She Looks Back Up at the Stars) Nah, it's alright. It's my fault for waiting too long to confess. I'm just glad I was able to get it out of my chest at all if anything. (Turns Back to Espio While Teasingly Smirking at Him) So who's the lucky girl or guy dating you right now?~

Espio: Well....(Starts Smiling Bashfully to the Question Given to Him) Actually, I'm.....dating both a boy and girl currently~

Zeena: Oooh!~ A two for one combo? Do tell~

Espio: My boyfriend, a physic user named Silver and then there's our girlfriend Blaze-

Zeena: (Eyes Shot Up Wide Open) HOLD ON! (Shakingly Points at Espio) Y-You're dating Blaze? (Starts Shivering in Fear Herself) A-A-As in Princess Blaze of the Sol Empire!?

Espio: (Simply Nodded) The very same, yes. (Slowly Raises his Eyebrow at Zeena) It's also the same princess you and your team had an altercation with past, is it not?

Zeena: (Stares at a Bit of Sterness in Espio's Eyes for a Few Seconds Before Lowering her Head Down and Sighing in Defeat Yet Again) Nooooo, you're right.....She told you about all of that, didn't she?

Espio: That she did. Though, i did remember her saying that she only say you waiting for Zavok and Co. at the main entrance.

Zeena: (Shrugs) She ain't wrong there. I've never been good at sneaking around and junk.

Espio: (Starts Snickering) No kidding. I can't even begin to count up all the times you got caught stealing cookies from the pastry jar.

Zeena: (Comically Glares at Espio) Don't even think about going there, you jerk!! My childhood was embarrassing enough as it is!

Espio: (Chuckles Lightly) I was only kidding, Zeena, calm down. And I wouldn't worry too much about Blaze if I were you personally. She can be kind and formal to talk to once you properly get to know and hopefully, not provoke her and Silver one of these days.

Zeena: Yeah, I- Wait. You want me to meet them someday?

Espio: I do, yes. It seems like something I'm more than happy to do in the near future, along with spending time with you again. If that's okay woth you of co-

Zeena: (Happily Pulls Espio into a Loving Hug) I'd like that a lot. Thank you.

Espio starts smiling again before hugging Zeena back shortly after.

Zeena: (Pulls Away From Espio as She Gets Up From her Seat Along with Espio) I should probably head home before Zavok and the others start throwing a search party for me.

Espio: If you must.

Both friends then proceed to swiftly hop off the roof and land towards the ground.

Espio: It was nice to see and talk to you again.

Zeena: Likewise. (Hands Espio a Small, Folded Paper) Here.

Espio: (Opens the Paper Up and Reads It) Is this ypur phone number?

Zeena: (Smiles Brightly) Yep!~ I don't plan on losing touch with you for the next few years again, so you like better text me once I head back home, got it?

Espio: (Happily Nodded to Zeena's Command) Sure thing. Thank you.

Zeena: No problem. (Hugs Espio One Lat Time Before Walking Away) Now, if you'll excuse me, I have another boring walk I need get to. (Stops and Turn her Head Back to Espio One Last Time) 'Till next time, Chamelon. (Blows a Kiss at her Best Friend) Kiwotsukete~

Zeena winks at Espio before dashing off of the Chaotix's property and returning to her home.

Espio: (Watches his Old Friend Go in the Long Distance) Mata au hi made, Zeena.

??????: Well, well, well~

Espio: What the- (Gets Startled as He Quickly Turns Around to See Vector Standing by the Back Doorway) V-Vector!? Were you standing there this entire time?

Vector: (Casually Shrugs as He Walks Over to Espio) Eh for a few minutes or so. You were taking your sweet time talking to that lady friend of yours that I has to check up on you. (Raises an Eyebrow at Espio) That girl is an old friend of yours, right?

Espio: (Simply Nodded) She is, yes. She's the only member of the Deadly Six I actually got along with growing up.

Vector: Nice. (Forms a Teasing Smirk on his Face as He Wraps his Arm Around Espio's Shoulder) Though, you might wanna be careful around her. We don't want your physic and princess getting all jealous now do we?~

Espio: (Rolls his Eyes in a Bit of Annoyance) Enough with the guilt tripping game, Vector. I already told her that I was taken. We're just friends.

Vector: If you say so. (Walks Himself and Espio to the Door) Now, let's head back in before ypur sister starts having a fit about yo-

The back door suddenly opens wides as Cream stands in front ofbthe duo, giving her big brother a stern, sisterly glare.

Vector: Oh. Nevermind.

Espio: Cream, I- (Suddenly Gets his Arm Pulled as He is Forced Back into the House by Cream)

Cream: Get in here, mister!

And so, after getting scold by his worrisome sister and mother, Espio was taken back to the living room as he remains by Cream's side for the rest of the night. Not that he has any problem with it mind you. He had a long enough day as it is and he deserves a break for once.

Meanwhile at the Deadly Six's Secret Lair..........

Zeena quickly tippy toe her way back to her bedroom until a night lamp turns on, revealing her Master, Zik, sitting on his couch right next to it.

Zik: Did have yourself a nice stroll this evening, Zeena?

Zeena: (Immediately Stops at her Tracks abd Gets Startled by Zik) M-Master! I-I-I can explain, I-

Zik: (Holds his Hand Up) Calm yourself now, dear. No need to panic. You went out to see Espio again, didn't you?

Zeena: ('Sighs in Defeat') Yeah......I did.

Zik: That's what I thought. Don't worry. I didn't tell Zavok about where you were. The boy's too busy sulking in his room to even notice you were gone to begin with.

Zeena: (Rolls her Eyes) As expected. Could you please keep this between us, master? I like really don't need hear anyone's crap about all of this, Zavok especially!

Zik: (Smiles Softly at the Girl) Sure thing. IF you join me on my morning cup of tea tomorrow. It's been a while since the two of us spent any time together, don'tcha think? (Winks at Zeena)

Zeena: (Giggles Softly) Right.

'Buzzzzzzzzzz'

Zeena takes her phone out of her phone and her eyes begins to sparkle as she sees a text message on the screen that reads: "Hello, this is Espio texting"

Zeena: (Starts Squealing in Joy) He texted meeee!~

Zik: (Chuckles Lightly) Well, whaddya waiting for, child? Go on and text him back already. Don't let me keep you in here any longer.

Zeena: (Simply Nodded to Zik's Command) Right! (Rushes Over to Hug Zik) Thank you so much, Master Zik!~ (Gives Zik a Kiss ok the Forehead Before Making her Way to her Room) Have a goodnight!!~

Zik: (Happily Waves Goodbye to his Student) Yes, you as well, my dear. (Opens his Book Up in Front of Him and Sighs as He Begins to Read) Youngsters these days. Airways so eager to see their close love ones again after so long......

@rechicken-and-waffles

@decibelcoatl

@caleb13frede

@bestpony666

@ma-lemons

[carbon8tion]

Garshield, Kageyama, and Kidou

I feel like Kidou (Yuuto's adoptive father, who I will be refering to as "Kidou" throughout this, and Yuuto as "Yuuto" to avoid confusion.) isn't exactly a good guy. That's obvious, given his status in society and connections to Kageyama, but I never really see anyone talk about how much influence he has, and still does, on Yuuto- or what his actual goal may be, and who he's working with.

He and Kageyama are close- and that's a probelm since Kageyama had been working with Garshield ever he sabotauged the bus to disqualify Raimon 40 years before the events of the OG season. I shouldn't have to elaborate on who Garshield is, i'm sure you all know. When did the two meet, I can't help but wonder- perhaps Kidou's a Teikoku alumni, but... I think it's a bit deeper than that. I think Garshield is a far bigger threat than we thought, and has influenced the events of the plot, and the life of one of our most beloved protags- FAR more than we could ever believe, and i'll be elaborating on it here.

Kidou's father trusts Kageyama enough to let him take his son on trips around the world to see how other cultures play soccer, (this was flavor text in IE3, I cannot find a screenshot of it.) In Everyday+ both Kidou and Kageyama state that the whole reason Kidou's with Kageyama is so he can learn leadership, learn to rise to the top.

That in itself is self-explanatory, as to why Kidou's left Yuuto in Kageyama's care. Kidou put's an awful lot of trust in Kageyama, enough to where, even when Kidou transfers to Raimon and Kageyama is arrested for his crimes- he CONTINUES to sponsor him and the school in Ares, because Kageyama's methods get results. Now, Ares is a seperate timeline, but alot of the lore of Kidou Zaibatsu established in it carried over to Everyday+, such as Hakamada, and Kidou Zaibatsu owning multiple companies, so it's safe to assume everything that Kidou does in Ares, he'd also do in the original timeline.

When Yuuto asks to transfer to Raimon, Kidou allows it, because he loves Yuuto, and is proud to see him grow into someone who can forge his own path. That's a great quality in a leader, to break past the influence of another and overcome them. Despsite Kidou not being a very good person in my personal opinion, he still loves his son, and that can't be ignored. Kageyama has taught Yuuto all he can, and now it's up to Yuuto to continue honing his abilities. (And Kidou himself, and Yuuto's personal tutors.)

Kidou shows upset at having left Yuuto in Kageyama's care, having not done much to raise him on his own. There's alot that Yuuto needs to learn to be a successfull heir, he brings Yuuto to enough company functions and has him focus on his studies, hire tutors for him, and encourages growth to where he can be without Kageyama's help- but... that's the problem here.

The company functions. The parties, they go to them often. In Ares it's revealed one of Kidou Zaibatsu's companies is Kidou Heavy Industries- lots of vehicles, lots of.... gas.

Lots of... oil.

And who's s aid to be the #1 supplier of oil in the world, who just so happens to be Kageyama's employer?

Garshield.

Garshield is very interested in soccer, and had Kageyama use his experimental program on Demonio- who he turned into a copy of Yuuto. Perhaps that was just Kageyama's own influences at play and not Garshield's, but... Kidou was likely employed under Garshield as well. He needs that oil, and he plays along with Kageyama, and shows interest in soccer. Kidou, like everyone else, wants to be on top, to succeed- so he'll work with those who will help him achieve that, which is why he adopted Yuuto, because of Garshield's weird plans to take over the world with soccer. Yuuto's skills in the sport were the main reason for his adoption, after being scouted by Kageyama- it wasnt based on IQ, or behavior, or personality, or even family- it was soccer.

He even gave Yuuto an insentive to play, taking him away from the only family he had left, Haruna. He and Kageyama knew that the only thing Yuuto had to connect with his family would be soccer, if they took him seperately, so they did- that way he'd have that much more motivation to play. By the looks of it, since Yuuto never tried to contact Haruna, he may have not been ALLOWED to contact her, so that he can become more and more invested in winning, in soccer, in developing those leadership and sports skills.

With how important Kidou Zaibatsu obviously is to Kidou, and how important it will end up being to Yuuto... In GO, he's letting Yuuto play soccer in the pro leagues. You'd think Kidou would have pushed him into the family bussiness by then, with how adamant he was about it in his teens- but he's not. Because that's not the only way torwards success in this world Akihiro Hino created. Soccer has become politics now, and Yuuto's not only a big name in the soccer world, with keychains of him canonically being sold in stores, he's got his foot in the bussiness, financial, and even political world too now, with the Resistance and Kidou Zaibatsu.

There's only one person I can think of who wanted to make soccer politics, and had the money, power, influence, and people to make it happen, to have the insane idea to try and take over the world using it....

Garshield.

Garshield sowed the seeds, and even though he's not the one reaping the glory, theres still people out there carrying out his mission, because that's where all the money is, and thats where the POWER is- in soccer. Laws get changed because of soccer, children are turning into mutants because of soccer, like Garshield predicted when he started experimenting on players, he knew the potential this stupid little ball game and it's players had and wanted to capitalize on it the best he could. He isn't completely out of the picture, either- his people took Kageyama's life.

The question of who gave Kageyama's life back, however, is lost on me, but I have a theory that it may have been the man who he worked with to create his "ultimate creation".

To sum it up: Kidou Yuuto is a direct product of Garshield's vision. He has the potential to be a very, very big threat to the world. Garshield's dream of taking over the world with soccer is very tangible, and the impact of soccer can be seen in Chrono Stone and soccer being the one thing deciding the fate of the galaxy in Galaxy. The UNIVERSE is literally based on soccer, Earth was just REALLY late to the party. (But truth be told, i'm not thinking that big, i'm more concerned about how the people on earth are being affected in our original trio's lifetime.)

With that said, I think our beloved protag Kidou Yuuto ends up having alot more to do with the politicalization of soccer in his lifetime than we think, he has the money, he has the power, and he has the influence of people who didn't have very good intentions with the sport.

....Thank god he has Endou to keep him on the right path.

Victory Road is a sequel to GO, it's considered canon, I believe. We don't know any of the story yet, but if Kidou Yuuto doesn't play a part in it, i'm going to be very dissapointed.

[synchodai]

just dropping by to say how much i love your jacegan fic 🥺 i want to start writing my own fic but i've tried and every time i lose interest and finish it. i love how you give us such quick updates with barely any typos and a clean structure. what's your secret? do you use any tools like ai to write so fast? thank you!

Oh wow, first of all, thank you for the compliment! Second of all, do not, and I mean DO NOT, for any purpose use chatgpt, character.ai, or any large langauge models for your writing — just don't. It won't help your writing, it won't help you as a writer, and it won't help anyone alse.

To answer the question, I guess I'm a relatively quick writer because I've been writing for years and years now outside of fanfiction, so I have a process and the habit down pat, honed from creative writing workshops and the more rigid process of academic writing. With the process I have, half the entire project is basically done even before I post the first chapter.

My approach to writing is very similar to how most people draw and make visual art. You start with a rough and vague outline and then add the details in later steps. Outlining is a learned skill. For fanfiction, most free-write their work, but if I actually intend to finish anything more than 10k+ words, I need to have a plan and know where I'm heading. I really do recommend at least learning to outline, even if you are an intuitive writer who will end up mostly ignoring it.

Here's a rundown of my "steps" with examples taken from my current fic and a project that's still in the planning stages that I may or may not write:

#1: Outline the whole project

Plot the fic chapter by chapter, centering each chapter around one major event or info reveal. You can be as vague and messy as you want for this step since you're the only one who'll get to see your outline anyway.

#2: Outline the scenes you want per chapter

You don't need to list everything that'll happen at this stage. These are the key scenes that you daydream about while listening to music or taking a walk. You can picture these scenes on vivid 4k.

#3: Write summaries of each scene

I put each chapter into a seperate document with their key scenes already there. Here's the phase where you just start telling yourself the story. Again, this isn't meant to be read and seen by anyone but you. The goal is just to know how the events are connected and will play out. This is also the part where I do most of my research.

For example, under Chapter 4 - Jace Recovers, I wrote:

Jace wakes up in Driftmark/High Tide. Body aching, barely can move. [Research here how long it takes to heal from broken arm and medieval casts.] Sees himself in the mirror for the first time and doesn't recognize himself. Has as existential crisis but because he's Jace, he channels the dread into wanting to keep fighting.

This is very short since it's a scene with no dialogue, just one character, and just one major plot point. Some of my summaries are 10x longer, especially for things like trials, small council scenes, battles, and other big events.

#4: Actually start writing the prose

Because you've done step #3, you won't be staring at a blank document and actually know how everything will play out. Without having to worry about plot consistency or inaccuracies since you've ironed that out in the previous step, you can focus on just making these things sound evocative or beautiful or punchy or comforting or angsty or whatever mood you want to communicate with your prose. The summary that was 55 words ended up being 750+ words after this step, and I breezed through it in one sitting.

#5: Plug the prose into a text-to-speech program

I don't have a beta-reader so this is basically my beta-reading step. There are plenty of free TTS apps out there and any of them will do. The goal here is to catch typos, see which lines sound clunky, repetitive, or disjointed, and make corrections accordingly. I listen to my own writing while doing chores, walking, or any other mundane task, and I find it the most enjoyble part of this process because it fills me with such a sense of accomplishment having that sort of tangibility in hearing my work.

Just to clarify, this is the process that I've tailored for my own personal needs and preferences. Every writer is different — some need to have a mood board or reference images or find summarizing their chapters removes the joy of "discovering" as they write. All those methods are perfectly valid as long as they get you to actually put words other people can read on a page. But you can't discover your own personalized method unless you actually start writing. It will be slow earnings at first, but eventually you will craft it bit by bit through trial and error.

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS REASONS WHY I WRITE SO QUICKLY

My job is not emotionally or physically draining, so I have plenty of energy for creative pursuits. If you go home exhausted, don't force yourself to churn out words. If this starts feeling like a chore and not fun, that's your signal to rest and take a break.

I write primarily on my mobile device. Because of this, I can write during downtimes and my commutes. There are some writers who have to be in front of a desk, but I recommend at least trying it on your phone just to see if it works for you.

If I don't want to write about it, then I don't. Don't ever feel like you have to write about anything if you don't want to. If there's a big battle that happens but you get bored writing action? Just tell the readers it happened in one or two sentences — no need to devote a whole scene or chapter to it if it doesn't excite you. Same with time passing and travel. You don't have to fill the page with paragraphs explaining what the characters did if you just want to get them from point A to B. If it isn't fun to write about, then your readers most likely won't have fun reading it either.

I don't care if it's not the best that I can do. Often, I do think I could have written certain things better and added more. But eh, it's fanfiction. It's a hobby. The fact that it exists and I created something is already an accomplishment and the desire to endlessly finetune gets in the way of that.

I have a community of fellow fanfic writers I can bounce ideas off of. Honestly, I got lucky with this one and just got invited to random server one day. But you can usually find discord servers with fellow fanfic writers linked in your fandom's subreddit.

I don't have twitter, instagram, tiktok, or other social media time sinks that might distract me from my hobby. This one speaks for itself. Tumblr is really the only place you can find me.

Anyway, I think that's pretty much it. I suggest starting small with a one-shot or short story, and then expanding from there. Happy writing, and remember, the goal really is to just have fun and be proud you made something with your own two hands (so absolutely NO AI).

[avatarskywalker78]

Ooh tell me about Nellith!!

Okay, so Nellith is from my Star Wars AU that I will (eventually) get around to writing. She's the daughter of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade, and is Rey's older sister by five years, and spends most of her childhood happily with her family in Luke's Jedi Temple, though sometimes visited Leia and Han as well. She adored Rey, and though she wasn’t as close to Ben as she’d have liked due to the age difference and because of his own struggles, she still loved him as well.

As we know, though, things take a turn for the worst. In this AU, Luke does not attempt to murder his nephew - Ben falls as a result of Snoke’s influence, made worse due to his turmoil following the Vader revelation, and destroys most of the temple as the Knights of Ren storm the place and kill most of the initiates. Nellith is seperated from Rey and Mara in the chaos, but she’s saved by her father - along with some of the younger students - and they manage to escape, but Nellith still has to be sent into hiding for her own safety, with her force presence hidden, and for the next fourteen years has no idea if her mother and sister are even still alive (because their force presence is hidden as well), until she senses Rey’s (re)awakening in the Force alongside Finn’s.

This is still very much a work in progress, but there’s a few other things I’ve worked out. Firstly, Nellith isn’t as strong in the Force as her sister - she’s powerful in her own way, but she isn’t on Rey or Luke’s levels even by the time of TFA. She also didn’t really want to be a warrior, instead much more interested in being a Jedi Consular - though she was trained in combat, and has honed that skill in the years since for her own survival, and to protect anyone who needs protecting, and she is also, until after TFA, the only one of Anakin’s grandchildren to be able to see and interact with his Force Ghost, and he’s been watching out for her over the years.

I don’t yet have a faceclaim, but I can tell you that her name comes from the original draft of Return of the Jedi, and in that Luke and Leia weren’t twins - instead Luke’s twin sister was called Nellith, and she’d been training as a Jedi on the other side of the Galaxy. I’d been struggling to find a name for my OC for a while - and as I’m also interested in using bits and pieces from various canons I decided that Nellith would be a perfect name for her!!

[lillyjen]

"Everyone has to do housework". This is why it makes me mad that it's considered normal to hate housework (& that any depictions of people finding joy in it are clearly fake or have an agenda).

If we made blanket statements about any other daily activity - "it's normal to hate wearing clothes" "people who don't hate showering are weird" "ugh, you actually like having to feed yourself" - people would think you were weird.*

There are so, so, so many ways to make housework fun, but often it starts with getting past the mental block of "society says this sucks", & that sucks!

"Find what joy you can in it" is excellent advice.

Maybe you hate washing up, but you find the sight of sparkling dishware highly satisfying.

Maybe vacuuming is great excercise, & the noise of the vacuum a great excuse to belt out a song or two at the top of your lungs.

Maybe scrubbing the tub is really cathartic on a day you just want to punch someone (you don't have to do it at the same time each week; certain tasks can be saved for when you really want to do them - or done more often than they 'need' to be).

Perhaps the repetitious nature of folding laundry can actually become relaxing if you do it mindfully - or perhaps it's the perfect mindless task for listening to that podcast/audiobook or watching that tv show. (& if you finish early, great, you get to take a break whilst it finishes).

Doodle silly pictures with the soap/cleaning products before you start scrubbing.

Learn low-effort ways of cleaning certain things (like what things can be effectively soaked clean) then pat yourself onthe back for being an efficiency expert.

If it's your thing, make a timetable, or checklist, or spreadsheet.

If you hate being tied down, try lucky dip cleaning; pick something out of a hat, clean every other room on every third day of the week, clean things by colour, rather than location (yes, this might make more work, but more work you enjoy is better than less work you hate).

Create an OC & roleplay cleaning a castle/dungeon/cottage.

Make yourself a movie playlist & pretend you're battling invisible foes (which is, in fact, true!).

Turn it into a competition: race your kids/spouse/friends (in person or over the phone/online) to see who can clean a room quickest (either at the same time, or on different days & you each write your times on a leaderboard & have time penalties for missed items/spots).

Or simply take pride in the fact that every time you do housework you are honing a traditional skill handed down to you through the generations. (If you want to take it a step further, you can study up on various cleaning techniques - local, historical, international; explore their similarities & differences, or just focus in on one - make it extra meta by watching cleaning vids/shows whilst cleaning!)

(didn't intend to let this list get so long!)

*& before someone brings up mental illness or sensory issues here: a) I'm not talking about hating something for a specific reason, I'm talking about collectively decrying housework as unpleasant for no apparent reason, & b) the fact we can point out people with mental illness &/or sensory issues as seperate groups is proof that these aren't universally held attitudes, no matter how widely they might be held within those sub-communities.^

^& even when there is a valid reason for disliking something, it's still not a good idea to lean into that too hard when it's something you have to do regardless. You should still try to find what good you can in it.

everyone has to do housework, and there is something to be said about learning to enjoy it. in the olden times, women would sing and share stories while working. now, we can listen to music, sing, dance, listen to podcasts, call friends to keep us company. it is something that has do be done anyway, and it is worth learning how to take joy in it, find peace and satisfaction in it. it will always be just an annoying, endless chore if we will go into it with that mentality, trying to get it over with as fast as possible, but it doesnt have to be. housework, and especially the preparation of food, is a part of living and ought to be done with some sense of peace and love and patience in the heart, even though it is meticulous.

[squidslugs]

for the simple ask game it'd be really funny to ask 9 because of recent developments but im gonna ask you 4 instead. we should do oc powerscaling. which of your ocs could fight superman

this singlehandedly make me remake my old oc tiermaker list for the current listing of my ocs

SO. made using the context of their in-universe rules, any powers they may have AND their perchant for using them to their advantage, etc etc.

this means warrior cats and shattered glass cast are placed in relativity to their strength in the challenges they would face in universe. i think i would be rating mostof the cats in average if not for that. not that any of the mostly normal cats at anywhere below strong, but i wanted to keep in mind warrior cats are like... trained fighters.

notable standouts

fig, despite my immediate instinct to put him in a far lower tier? is still trained military (effectively equiv anyway) even if hes a scout ranked wasp. and while he has no interest in keeping those skills honed, he did spend like... his whole life doing those. they arent going away anytime soon

boarfur is explictly Bad at fighting and i think that is funny. theres one or two more warrior cats dotted around this tier because its flavour to have some of the kitties not be so good

some of these are like... in context of weapons they own. if you took their guns away mamba and caliber would be far lower on the list, but mamba is supposed to be a video game character given life so theyre like... freaked powerful when translated into "the real world" yknow

octozilla would be a literal force to be reckoned with if not for the fact they are bound by cartoon rules

rootwatcher is hard to rate because not all of its eventual funny powers are necessarily... their own???? because on their own theyre a little baby. they'd probably fall into average for actual fighting skills, but the powers they can at least use on their own raise them up to you are going to die tier. dont worry about all this btw i got secret things happening for the back end of beneath the soil

par operates on rule of funny and is as strong as that calls it to be. generally though you could kick that things ass.

im not bothering to redo the image for 1 change but i might bring psuedonym down a tier or two now im thinking about it because its powers more lie within omniprescence over anything that would give it actual skill in a fight

seperated, dr alabaster has the strength of a wet paper towel while jekyll has a bite force to be reckoned with, and is the entire reason they are anywhere high up

the umwelt is like, massive. its like godzilla sized. thats the only reason theyre so far up.

okay thats all i can think of but i love getting questions so feel free to question me any further about anyones standing hereeeeeee

[grad701-liv]

week 1.2 sdl

it’s hard for me to write a positionality statement, as I still do not know what topic I want to pick to do this project on. it’s really tough to choose, but I really feel the pressure of needing to advance the project.

... ... ...

and after finally deciding on my topic, I’ve come back to write my statement.

1) how do you identify yourself in relation to this topic/issue?

I am someone who has had contact with kids who behave inappropriately and knows kids (my younger cousins) who behave inappropriately within online gaming communities, so I have first hand experience with my topic.

2) what elements of your familial and/or cultural background do you have in intersection with this topic/issue?

my background in gaming, I suppose? I’ve been active in gaming communities via social media since 2020. I’ve since met and befriended others that I enjoy playing with, seriously or for fun, that have also had bad experiences with kids. majority of my friends are 20+ and have had kids as young as 10 yrs old approach them to become friends.

3) how significant are these elements to how you identify yourself?

I don’t usually tell people I’m a gamer, as like to keep my online identity and real life identity seperate. unless I become close friends with someone, they will never know the person behind the screen. but I do enjoy playing games with friends or by myself. as a result, I’ve further honed some important skills such as strategic planning, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork.

4) what meanings - cultural and/or personal - does the topic/issue carry to you?

I personally feel very strongly towards this topic as I was once the kid who didn’t understand the weight of their actions, and now am seeing a lot of the same behaviours of kids like a younger me. I fear they will grow up to have issues due to the dangerous things they were exposed to while growing up (eg grooming, bad views on women/men, developing trust/anger issues). this means they could have issues with forming connections/relationships with others, developing social skills, have strong unrealistic ideals about gender norms and many more problems.

5) do you recognise any biases you have toward this topic/issue?

well... I don’t think only guys can be online predators, I know that girls can be as well. and regardless of gender, an unknowing kid is an unknowing kid. so I don’t have a gender bias towards this topic. if I do have a bias, it’s that I assume that all kids are the exact same in regards to their knowledge on online safety. I would have thought differently pre-COVID, as kids would not be online so often and not as exposed to all these situations. but now more than ever, they probably play more games than an average high school student as they have less responsibilities and more time in their days.

6) if yes, do you think you need to maintain or unlearn these biases? why or why not?

for the sake of the project, I don’t think so. as a designer, you should be the expert in your own research topics therefore strive to provide basic information for all, not just their target audience. as long as I don’t miss the mark by giving any smug or obnoxious energy through the design choices I make and information I choose to share, things should be fine.

7) do you recognise any possible harms that can be associated with these biases? why or why not?

there is a chance I could come off as condescending rather than concerned and push kids away. no one likes to feel bad or lesser, it only leaves a sour taste and stained view. I will do my best to find the best tone of voice to address this issue.

[cest-la-vie-de-diana]

"It is good to hear her skills are coming along well. I imagine Themyscira would hone them even more." Diana smiles, then turns more serious and nods.

"Yes, having the seperation is good, in your case. You can help people most effectively if you divide it between the two. I also enjoy my privacy quite a bit, Bruce. Even us royalty are normal people like you, or Kate, or anybody in Gotham. And while Themyscira doesn't have, what was it you called them? 'Tabloids'? While Themyscira doesn't have those, we do have word of mouth, which spreads like fire during a drought."

"And you're right, the world shouldn't be allowed to do those cruel things. But can you imagine if Bruce Wayne, the billionaire, came out? It certainly would help other people in Gotham, perhaps even nationwide, feel more comfortable doing so. Aren't you already donating to many charities?"

Diana shakes her head. "I'm not trying to swing your opinion in either direction, because I understand quite well the value of 'the closet,' as some have taken to calling it, but I am pointing things out. It would ruin the 'playboy' persona, but you can craft 'eccentric billionaire' just as well."

She then nods at Bruce's statement, leaning against the banister of the balcony, glancing towards him. "You are damaged, yes, I misspoke my meaning. Damage," she shakes her head, "Doesn't usually have much to do with a person's sexual orientation. Repulsion or favourableness, certainly, but orientation not really. And you do love people, just not in the...Ahem...that way. You love your children, do you not? And Alfred? Just because it isn't sexual, doesn't mean you don't love a person."

Diana smiles at Bruce's thinking aloud, enjoying it whenever he does this. "While I do not know, and you mentioned not wanting to find out, we could always test it on someone else to give you a rough idea."

You hear a light knock on the door to the venue, as Diana Prince arrives, wearing a blue knee-length dress and wearing a golden necklace, hair in a ponytail.

"Mr. Wayne, I'm honoured you invited me. It's a pleasure to be here!"

- @cest-la-vie-de-diana

He spotted Diana from across the room, and was already on his way there. A brief scan of the room, seeking Clark out through the crowd. Failing to immediately discern the man, Bruce deliberately let his heartrate rise like a quiet signal. Taking quick, cycling breaths- and then resumed his beeline to Diana's side.

"Miss Prince," he greeted, genuine, warm, but exhausted and sorrowful as the underlying emotion. "Welcome, I'm so glad you could make it."

He forgot himself, and leaned in to hug Diana, saying as he did so, "we don't see enough of one another. How has Paris been?"

[citrinesparkles]

wrapping

duke thomas x gender neutral reader. 351 words.

notes: happy holidays everyone! warnings: discussion of wrapping gifts, but no named occasion

"can you pass me the tape?"

you sighed theatrically, picking up the dispenser and making a great production out of passing it across the boxes and paper seperating you.

"thank you." duke glanced up with a small smile, amusement in his eyes before looking back down at his work.

"mhm."

you watched fondly as he gracefully folded the paper up to meet the side of the box, tearing a piece of tape off and smoothing it along the edge.

the seam disappeared like magic, and you rolled your eyes. "was that part of bat bootcamp?"

"asking for tape?"

"wrapping, you goofball."

"ohhh," he said playfully. "my bad. no, it wasn't. this i learned on my own time."

"well, it's paid off. i think you need to wrap mine, too."

he hummed thoughtfully, taping another fold down. "i think you need the practice."

"isn't it your job as my boyfriend to support me in trying times?" you pushed yourself up off of your elbows, sitting up to meet his eyes.

"i think it's my job as your boyfriend to encourage your personal growth. including honing your skills."

you rolled your eyes again. "i think that's a lame excuse."

"i think-" his response was cut short by an oof, as the pillow you had been resting on collided with his chest. "hey!"

"hi," you grinned.

"don't 'hi' at me," he retorted, tossing the pillow back.

you caught it, but were quickly caught yourself- as your focus was on the pillow, he had lunged across the floor to wrap his arms around your waist and tug you towards him, dragging a yelp from your lips and a smile to his.

a warm, beautiful, disarming smile.

"hi," you grinned.

"hi."

"so, if i sit here and get cozy, i think you can wrap that gift for me. a fair deal, right?"

it was his turn to roll his eyes dramatically, exhaling heavily. "only if you get the tape for me."

"a hard bargain, mister thomas."

"fine- i'll throw in a kiss, but that's my final offer."

your smile grew. "an offer i will happily take."

[foolcrum57]

YESYESYES TELL US ABOUT YOUR OCS PLEASEEEEEE <:DDD

ok this is message is from me whos about to post this after typing all of it. there is . A Lot here so im gonna put it under a readmore but the copious amount of infodumping is just what i do when people ask about my ocs... hope this isnt too long or overwhelming to read lol..

OMG OK ok so i collectively call all my oc stuff "wttu" (welcome to the universe) but i have 2 seperate oc universes (i have a lot of ocs) ones called godsworld and ones called newsworld. newsworld is really random & spotaneous & where i dump all my silly ocs and godsworld is the more coherent one with a solid storyline & worldbuilding. i feel like talking about godsworld ocs right now so that's what ill do ! ok so quick synopsis. godsworld is a multiverse comprised of many dimensions, all created by three gods named time, choice, and destiny. magic is real and common and magicians have existed since the beginning of time. there's also a few very special super magical very powrful beings / demigods called all-seers which were specifically "blessed"(idk how else to put it) by the gods. these are the 4 all-seers as of godsworlds present:

(sorry for the doodles im drawing these as i type) william and miso were created by the gods and given allseer powers later in life and around 200 years later the same thing happened to gertrude and mitchell after they met william and miso (yeah these guys are like ancient immortal people i call them the four immortals) anyways that's like the ancient stuff lore so now let's get to the main stuff the main storyline of godsworld centers around a kid named tobias , and a guy named cremini finding out they're going to be the next two allseers, mainly because of their connections to tobias' late father (and creminis ex classmate ex roomate and sort of ex boyrfriend) Larry.

and like. that's kinda where the lore and worldbuilding part gets vauge because the present is kind of just these guys having adventures and doing fun stuff while honing their magic skills. there's still a little more to talk about though.

after living out his childhood in a town called santerton, tobias went to live in a magical sanctuary in a dimension that the four immortals made and where miso and william live called the Home(creative i know) where he met 3 other guys around his age that are now his besties ;

parker is royalty from a dimension that's still in the 1800s (hes pretty smug and arrogant both bc of his upbringing and also just because that's his personality), carson is a city kid from a dimension that's still in the 90's (he's a pretty chill guy despite his circumstances and the oldest out of all 4), and daniel's from a remote fishing town in a dimension that's somewhere in the 2010s (who ironically, loves fishing and is also just really energetic and hearty in general). on the other hand, cremini, after finishing college at a very prestigious school for time and dimension studies that mitchell teaches at and fulfilling his childhood dream of time traveling and then accidentally throwing himself into a white void Because Emotions, met. this guy.

his name is dylan. and he is now cremini's boyfriend and they live together. he loves books and reading (which he gained a love for after gertrude [who is a librarian] helped him with pushing through his dyslexia). honestly idk what else to type, that's kinda just the general gist of the main characters in godsworld but there is like a lot of lore and history and a solid timeline with lots of stories and characters in the whole world of godsworld as well as a lot of worldbuilding stuff that i didnt touch on so i think the fact that this is a relatively consice recap says. a lot. anyways if you read down to here i genuinely appreciate it and um please dont hesitate to ask more ocs questions wether that be in my asks or dms or whatever <3

[twistedpixie77]

What Color Character Are You?

Was tagged by @noirapocalypto to do this uquiz for my OC's. I went with Vella! (but I might make seperate posts for each because this is fun 👀) Thank you!

Dark Blue character

*bolding what applies to her especially, crossing out what doesn't.

Dark Blue characters are kindhearted and responsible, driven to care for others around them. They are good at strategizing in the heat of the moment, but are also quite impulsive and rush into things without a plan when they are fired up.

While calm people and patient teachers, they are quite hotheaded and not afraid to stand up for what they believe in. Their sense of morality guides them, both into battle, and into healing. They get along with a wide range of people, but do have a temper that causes them to get into short-lived disagreements. They don’t like to be seen as inferior, as much of their strength comes from the softness inside of them. They like being needed and helpful, and want people to agree that they know what’s best for them, although others can get annoyed at what they perceive as nagging.

They take turns being the voice of reason and the reason for the voice. They can hold their own, and believe in respecting everyone as long as everyone is respectful in turn. They often had to grow up fast and mature early, which they both take pride in and resent. They are likely to join a just cause on a whim, and do what it takes to develop the skillset they need to best help the cause, although they prefer to be at the center of the action. If they feel no one is doing anything and it needs to be done, they’ll step in.

They are often close to prodigies, having some sort of incredible skill that they can expertly hone. They are inspirational and have a lot of emotional maturity. They can both maneuver people through their hardships and inspire them to rise up. They can often ignore their own feelings and needs in the process of being a sort of martyr for others, however, and can grow resentful when no one pays attention to them like they do for others.

Dark blue characters need people in their lives who will encourage and uplift them in whatever cause they choose to support, as well as give them space to talk out their feelings. They also need others who will recognize when they are taking too much responsibility on, and take some time to give them care and support and affirm their willingness to care.

Tagging (with no pressure): @itsstillnunyabizu , @wanderingaldecaldo , @a-pirate , @breezypunk , @mistymymoon and anyone else that wants to play!

[princess-of-the-corner]

winx au: what causes each character to gain charmix/enchantix/gloomix/disenchantix? does Stella get her two at the same time or only progress in one? is her witch form always the basic one? does she ever ise it? do the witches and fairies gain the power ups the same way? does riven ever get one? T (sry bout all the questions)

Okay! So!

Yes the powerups are earned the same way for Faeries and Witches. They are parallels of one another.

Stella does use her Witch Form a few times in the first few seasons. In Season 1, it's mostly a "this form is stronger at Night" deal, but she stays in Faerie most often. She uses it a little in Season 2 because her Faerie Magic doesn't do well underground, being literally Light Based. Her Witch Form isn't the best option, but doesn't drain as fast in darkness. By Season 3, her Witch Form is at an actual disadvantage compared to her Faerie Form so she only really uses it once to make a point. She will have to earn each form seperately when she trains her Witch powers.

Riven wasn't intending to get more Forms, but kinda... Gets them accidentally? Like. In the next chapter of that fic, he's starting on actually working at being able to use his Magic. He'll be caught off guard by Charmix in Season 3. And because Enchantix is earned by confronting some personal stuff, as soon as he does some major character momet he gets that. By Season 5 when everyone else is getting Harmonix/Discordix, him and the rest of the guys are helping them with getting all that so he's just like "well since I'm in on this anyway...".

Charmix/Gloomix is earned mostly by making major progress in actually training your Magic. One could use their Base Forms many times, but actually training and honing their skills would lead to earning Charmix/Gloomix. It's not exactly an entirely new form, just a sign that they're ready to earn Enchantix/Disenchantix.

So the "confronting something personal" plot is moved to Enchantix/Disenchantix instead. Because that makes more sense than "sacrifice your life to save someone from your homeworld" for many, many reasons!

As for how everyone gets their forms!

As said, Charmix/Gloomix happens on it's own and is earned by training your Magic. While Echantix/Disenchantix is "character developmemt". The Winx all get theirs in Season 3, and others get them at various times. I'll start with the Winx though!

Bloom:

Bloom's had a hell of a time finding where exactly she belongs. On Earth, she always subconciously knew she didn't "belong" there. Then she learns about a whole ass world of Magic she does belong to. Only to find that her birth family and homeworld were destroyed. So she feels this disconnect.

She tries to connect to the handful of survivors from Domino. But that makes her feel even more like an outsider because theres a whole planet/culture she doesn't remember. And it doesn't help that Valtor is specifically using this feeling to manipulate her.

Eventually, she comes to realize that she doesn't have to "belong" to some place because she already belongs with her friends and family.

Stella:

Stella has a lot of pressure on herself and tends to ignore her problems by pretending she's not bothered because she should be able to handle all this!

She eventually opens up about all that. Just. Admitting that she is stressed and being reminded that she can rely on the people who care about her.

Musa:

So. I bumped up Musa's mother's death to just before she left for Alfea in Season 1.

Musa has been pretty much running away from facing that for the past two years. Not even going home during breaks from school because it hurts too much to be in her home without her mom.

In Season 3 she gets to meet Galatea and the two just talk about their homeworld. Musa misses it. A lot. But going home means facing all that.

Eventually she does. Having a bit of a breakdown but properly processing the grief.

Tecna:

One of Tecna's issues is that she's... Not good at communicating or interpretating emotions. It's partly on her and partly just that Zenith culture is very blunt with emotions. So she won't understand what someone is feeling unless they say it point blank, but also won't always show what she's feeling outside of saying it out loud(which... Doesn't register to others)

She never realized how much of an issue it is until her and Timmy have tension because of it. Nothing bad! Just that their love languages are very different and both begin to feel unappreciated because of the lack of communication on the emotional front.

It's the decision to actually begin learning that has her earning her Enchantix.

Aisha:

Due to her very isolated childhood, Aisha is still new to having such a large friend group. But she quickly fits in with them. However. Right when she got the group, they seem to e drifting apart.

Not in a bad way, of course! But everyone has their own adventures and subplots this season, which leads to the whole group not always being together. And as they plan for the future and what may come, it's likely that they'll have to go their seperate ways.

Aisha is scared that she'll be alone again. And It's only after voicing these fears and being reassured that even if their lives have them seperate, they'll always be ready to come back together and be friends. They're not going away forever.

Flora:

Flora's insecurity comes from feeling like the weakest of the Winx.

She's not, of course! But... Bloom and Aisha are their main powerhouses. Stella is also quite powerful, and uses both Faerie and Witch Forms. Tecna and Musa have much flashier powers. And Flora is over here with her plants.

Plus. One of their main opponents is Icy. Whose powers are naturally very effective against Flora's abilities.

She begins to feel very useless. Like she shouldn't even bother fighting because what difference would it make?

Eventually, she does kind of snap. And realize 1.) She's not weak and 2.) Even if she was, it doesn't mean she shouldn't do what she can to help.

Darcy:

She actually gets her Disenchantix at the end of Season 1(all the Trix start Season 1 on Gloomix because they're in their third year at Cloud Tower).

It's solidifying that she won't break her morals to obtain her goals, even to the point of fighting against people she loves and fixing her mistakes.

Stormy:

Hers happens off screen because she disappears in Season 2 and shows up again in Season 3. But sometime during this she realizes that her current methods of trying to get anything she wants isn't... Really working. She manages to sort that out but I'm still thinking about all that.

Icy:

Oh boy. My girl has a lot of issues. Especially relating to her mom.

99% of people she meets that know who her mom is either judge her, or want her to pick up where her mom failed. And Icy has internalized a lot of that shit. About having to complete her mom's goals because what else is there for her? If she does, she'll have the wonderful life she was promised way back then. She'll be... Worth something.

Sometime in Season 3 she meets some characters who, despite who her mother was and what Icy has done since then, are willing to care about her. And She's also reminded that Darcy and Stormy did care about her, but she pushed them away for her own goals. And that even the Winx gang are willing to help her get away from... All that.

It's a lot of progress and she probably won't really get Disenchantix until Season 4 when she actually feels genuinely loved for who she is and despite everything.

Riven:

Oh boy.

So. I.... I will go into this more after I post the next chapter of that thing. However!

I will say that his Enchantix is either late Season 3 or sometime in Season 4. And It's a very cathartic, facing childhood truama, "god do you have any idea how much that fucked me up?!" Moment.

[monsterfloofs]

So really enjoyed the expansion of your Incubus ramble! <3 I know you tend to stick with cute monsters (and I'm totally twitterpated with your five demon brothers, btw), but do you have other ideas like the Incubus ramble? If so, care to share? :3

Thanks again for sharing your writing and stories! <3

Ah yay! I am so glad you did! That makes me happy to hear you like my demon babies!! They are some of my favorites!!

I do have two other incubus but definately not as ahhhhh intoxicating strong as the big fella!!

Dezzi is a fluffy puppy who loves humans and tries to live amoung them and then there's Callen--

Well Callen ended up being a comfort character of mine and I want to rewrite his first story a little bit. . . because I know him a little better now since I spent so much time working on him... ლ(¯u¯"ლ)

He is a sassy unapologettically fabulous goofball who dresses to kill (and embarrass his lover) and is one of those insane people who can run in heels. He tries so hard to do human things for the person he loves. He is a little bit of a mix between cute and perverse-- cutely innocent when it comes to certain human things like cooking annnnd not so innocent when it comes to other things though sksksksk

Since I have been working more on his story I have been slowly creating a bit of a worldly setting for it too?

Where instead of a seperate place for magic and mortal the two are together?

Like ahhh all humans possess a little bit of magic and it can be harnessed and worked with similar to any skill! (Drawing, cooking, writing, ect.) Some people have more of a knack for certain things than others and some are naturally gifted-- but it is something that can be honed with practice! Probably some of it is even taught in school but I feel like that would be a political issue in that world? Different places feel differently about it!

That being said! Certain elements are slightly changed due to people having an average level of magic? Like cell phones or other glass screen devices are mirrors.

For example you forgot your lunch at home-- and you know you left it behind where a mirror was present-- you could reach through another mirror to grab your lunch! =//Dc

It is a nifty communcation tool that other magic folk utilize too!

And that is how the lovely Incubus boy becomes a part of this! (ง ื▿ ื) He was summoned by one of the mirrors expecting one night stand naughty time and was asked on a date instead!

Ehuehuehue--♡♡♡♡♡

But it was something he really grew to enjoy, having a home, someone to live with and be silly with and watch dumb movies. The pervy bby got hooked on the fluffy stuff!

But he still definately has his pervy moments! Because well-- ahhh yeah!! x//Dc

I don't think this was exactly what you were asking? But this silly story and character I am really passionate about and I am really glad I got to ramble about it ! The silly antics of Callen trying to human but is too promiscuous for his own good keeps me laughing for sure!! =//3c