#it's one or the other... unless i make up a unique class for him where you can somehow choose between a great knight Or assassin esque

[kebiday]

(mumbling) kandreil fire emblem au...

[beautification-tales]

Late Bloomer

Penny often found herself standing in front of the mirror, examining her reflection with a critical eye. Her hair, dark and wavy, fell just past her shoulders; her eyes, a deep shade of green, were framed by long lashes. She had auburn freckles dotting the bridge of her nose, high cheekbones, and a mouth that was naturally curved into a frown. Her build was average; she wasn't thin, but she wasn't overweight either. She lived at home with her mother and often wondered if she was adopted.

Her mother, Janet, on the other hand, was nothing short of stunning. At the age of forty-five, she could easily pass for thirty. She had long, luscious hair that fell in perfect waves around her shoulders, and her deep brown eyes were framed by long, thick lashes. Her figure was enviable, with a tiny waist, full breasts, and hips that swayed whenever she walked. Even now, when Penny was in college and Janet had been a stay-at-home mom for years, men still turned their heads whenever she stepped out of the house.

It was almost every day that Janet brought a man home. Sometimes they were neighbors, other times they were colleagues, or even complete strangers she had met at the grocery store. It didn't matter who they were; they all seemed to be drawn to her mother's irresistible charm and beauty. Penny, on the other hand, often felt invisible in comparison. She knew she was pretty in her own way, but she couldn't help but feel like she was overshadowed by her mother's presence. Penny enjoyed the excuse of her studies as it let her out of the house. She couldn’t really study with the noises her mother and her “guest” would make all night.

Penny's life began to change when she met Roger at the school library. He was a classmate who was always fun to talk to, and they quickly became friends. They shared similar interests, like reading comics and anime, and they often found themselves spending time together outside of class. As they got to know each other better, Penny began to see herself through Roger's eyes. He thought she was beautiful and unique, and he made her feel special in ways that no one else could.

One day, Penny made the mistake of bringing Roger to her home. She was excited to show him where she came from and introduce him to her mother, but she hadn't expected the consequences. Janet came home dressed in a tight black dress as her ample bosom shook with each step as her ankle boots hit each step. Penny could see Roger gulp as he eyed her mother with a look that Penny had seen so many times before.

“Well, well, well look what little Penny brought home.” Janet said as she approached them on the couch.

Roger jumped up and offered his hand to shake. "It's nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Johnson."

Penny's eyes widened at the mention of her mother's last name. It was the first time anyone had called her by that name since she was a little girl. "Mom, this is Roger. We've been friends for a while now," she said, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Well, Roger, it's nice to finally meet you," Janet said, her voice low and seductive. She placed a hand on Roger's arm, as Roger smiled . Penny couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. "I understand you two have been studying together a lot lately. How nice."

"Yeah, we've had some pretty interesting discussions," Roger replied, not taking his eyes off Janet.

Penny felt her heart sink as she watched the interaction between her mother and Roger. She knew exactly where this was going, and she didn't want it to happen. But she didn't know how to stop it. As the conversation continued, Janet leaned in closer to Roger, laughing at something he said. Penny could see the way his Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he swallowed nervously.

“Little Penny has always been a shy girl. She hardly talks to boys unless you count Naruto or any of those Anime characters on the tv she’s always watching.”

Penny’s face grew red with embarrassment as Janet talked about her. “Mom! Really?” She protested.

Janet gave Penny a knowing smile. "Oh, don't worry, dear. You know your mother only has your best interests at heart." She reached over and gave Penny's cheek a soft pat. "Now, why don't I give you two some privacy.”

“ Ms. Johnson you don’t have to go. I mean I would like to hear more embarrassing stories.”

Roger's words cut through Penny like a knife. She felt a mixture of anger, hurt, and betrayal. How could he want to hear more about her mother? Wasn't he supposed to be her friend?

“Oh no, unfortunately I have a date tonight. So I better get going but Roger… you can call me Janet.”

Penny felt her anger rising as she watched her mother saunter away, making sure to sway her hips just enough for Roger to get a good view. She wanted to scream, to hit something, to make this all stop. But instead, she turned to Roger and felt a lump forming in her throat. "Roger, I-I thought you would be different.”

His eyes met hers, and for a moment, she thought she saw regret flicker across his features. But then he smiled, a sad, forced smile that did nothing to reassure her. "I am different," he said, his voice quiet. "But Penny, I'm also a guy. And, well... your mom is like remarkably hot. It's kind of hard not to notice."

“Yeah, trust me every guy notices and it pisses me off. Now you can see why I don’t talk to guys!” Penny felt a rage that had been building inside her finally explode within her as tears began to roll down her face.

Roger looked conflicted as he glanced at her, then away. Finally, he moved closer, taking her hands in his. "Penny, I'm sorry. I really like you and trust me I notice you.”

Penny smiled believing Roger’s words she leaned forward and kissed him.

Her heart beat faster as they continued to kiss. She could feel the heat between them, and it seemed to intensify with each passing moment. She wrapped her arms around his neck, losing herself in the sensation of his lips on hers, his hands tangled in her hair. It was as if they were the only two people in the world, and nothing else mattered.

As their lips parted, she looked into his eyes, and for a brief moment, she thought she saw something shift within him. His pupils were dilated, his skin flushed. It was as if she'd unleashed something primal inside him. She felt a thrill of power course through her veins, and she knew that she was the one who'd done it.

Penny’s eyes began to glow as she inhaled Roger’s breath. Penny didn’t notice as her body instinctively breathed in the air. They stopped kissing as Penny continued to suck the air from Roger’s lungs. Roger in a trance continued to exhale but in a moment he collapsed as Penny became aware of her surroundings.

She released Roger and gasped as she looked at him on the floor. However, before she could tend to him , she felt a burning sensation all over her body. It started as a tingle, but quickly grew into an all-consuming fire. She tried to scream, but no sound came out. Her limbs felt heavy, and her vision blurred. She could feel her skin begin to char and peel, revealing raw, bloody flesh beneath.

The pain was excruciating, and she thought that she was dying. But it was then the pain subsided as she felt her skin heal revealing tan unblemished skin. The transformation no longer felt painful as her body felt brand new in this new skin.

Her breasts felt fuller and heavier as they strained against the fabric of her shirt. She could feel them still growing as buttons popped off her shirt making room for her new bosom. She felt her hips widen, and her ass grow rounder. She glanced down at her hands, marveling at the softness of her new tan skin and the delicate length of her fingernails. Her hair fell in loose waves around her shoulders, and she could swear it felt thicker and more lustrous.

She felt the pleasure within her grow as unable to fight the feeling her hips began to gyrate as if she was giving a lap dance to a lucky patron. Penny’s moans filled the home rousing Roger to consciousness. Her voice began to shift to a melodic tone. She picked up speed as her thighs got even thicker and her ass even juicier. She looked back in joy as she felt her tongue roll out of her mouth.

Her eyes shifted to Roger as he looked at her with awe. His eyes traced her body as if he was seeing her for the first time. Penny's heart fluttered as she saw the desire in his eyes. She wanted to please him, to make him feel the way she felt. She moved closer to him, her breasts brushing against his chest.

Her scent, a heady mix of jasmine and feminine musk, filled his nostrils, making it difficult for him to think straight. His hands reached up, cupping her breasts through her shirt, feeling their weight and fullness. She arched her back, pushing her chest further into his hands.

Her hips continued to move in a hypnotic circle, her ass cheeks slapping against his thighs as she ground herself against him. He could feel his arousal growing, straining against his pants. His gaze dropped lower, taking in the curve of her spine, the roundness of her ass, the softness of her skin.

Penny moaned, the sound vibrating against his chest as she arched her back even further. Her breasts spilled free from her shirt, their fullness pressing against his chest. He cupped them, feeling their weight in his hands, before running his thumbs over her nipples, eliciting a gasp from her.

Her movements grew more urgent, her hips undulating faster as she ground herself against him. Her skin glistened with sweat, her cheeks flushed. He could see the desire in her eyes, the need for him to touch her, to make her feel good.

He moved his hands to her hips, guiding her as she continued to grind against him. Her breath came in ragged gasps, her chest heaving with each breath. He could feel his own control slipping, the need to be inside her growing stronger with each passing moment.

With a swift motion, he unbuckled his belt, unzipped his pants, and freed his aching erection. Penny moaned loudly, the sound filling the room as she took in the sight of him, hard and ready for her. He pulled her shirt off over her head, revealing her soft, tan skin. Her breasts, full and round, spilled free from her bra, her nipples hard and peaked.

She reached down, taking him in her hand, stroking him gently at first before wrapping her fingers around him and beginning to stroke faster, her movements in perfect rhythm with her hips. Roger gasped, feeling the pleasure coursing through him as he watched her touch him, her eyes never leaving his face.

Her breasts swayed with each breath, brushing against his chest as she moved closer, their nipples teasing him. Her hips gyrated, her ass cheeks slapping against his thighs, driving him wild with desire. He could feel the head of his cock brushing against her wetness, and with a groan, he pushed her back onto the bed, burying himself inside her in one powerful thrust.

She cried out, arching her back as he filled her completely. Her nails dug into his shoulders, urging him on as their hips met in a frenzied rhythm. Her breath came in ragged gasps, her chest heaving with each breath as she looked up at him, their eyes locked in a passionate gaze.

Roger felt his control slipping further away with each thrust, each moan that escaped Penny's lips. He leaned forward, burying his face in her neck, inhaling her scent as he savored the feel of her body moving beneath him. His hips pumped harder, faster, driving deeper inside her with each stroke.

She wrapped her legs around his waist, her nails digging into his back, urging him to go faster, harder. He obliged, feeling the pleasure building within him, the pressure growing in his groin. He could feel his release building, the urge to empty himself inside her overwhelming.

Their bodies moved together in perfect harmony, their breaths mingling as they gasped for air. Roger's thrusts grew more frenzied, his hips slamming into her with unbridled passion. Penny arched her back off the bed, her eyes clenched shut as she felt the waves of pleasure wash over her.

Her nails dug into his shoulders, urging him on, begging for more. Her legs squeezed tight around his waist, her body tensing as she neared her own release. Roger could feel it building within her, the tension coiling tighter with each thrust. He leaned down, capturing one of her nipples between his lips, sucking hard as he continued to drive into her.

Their skin slapped together, their sweat mingling as they moved together in perfect rhythm. Her breath came in ragged gasps, her chest heaving with each ragged intake of air. His own breaths grew labored, his hips thrusting harder, faster. He could feel the end approaching, the inevitable release building inside him.

Her nails dug into his shoulders, her body arching off the bed, her breasts flushed and peak. Her legs squeezed tight around him, her muscles tensing as she neared her own climax. With a moan that escaped deep from her throat, she came, her body tensing and shuddering beneath him.

Roger felt the tension in her release, the wave of pleasure that passed through her, and with a groan, he gave in to his own release, thrusting deep inside her one final time. His hips bucked, his body tensed, and he let out a hoarse cry as he emptied himself inside her.

Their bodies trembled together, their hearts racing, their breaths coming in ragged gasps. They collapsed in each other arms oblivious to their surroundings.

They were awakened by a returning Janet giggling with her new boy toy for the night.

"Penny! Roger! In the living room?”

Roger's eyes snapped open, and he realized they were still in the same position they had been in before their passionate interlude. Penny's head was resting on his chest, her hand lazily tracing circles on his stomach. He gently prodded her awake. "Umm... Penny?" he whispered.

She lifted her head and smiled drowsily at him. "Hmm?"

"Your mom is home!”

“Penny did you fuck in the living room?”

Penny giggled, nuzzling back into Roger's chest. "Not exactly, Mom. We were just..." She trailed off, blushing deeply. "Um, we were just talking."

Janet's voice grew louder as she walked down the hall, the sound of her footsteps drawing closer. Penny closed her eyes, feeling the heat rise to her cheeks. "Oh, God," she whispered. "She's going to kill us."

Roger chuckled softly, kissing the top of her head. "I don't think she'll kill us," he said. "But she might be a little upset." He rolled off her, and pulled his pants and underwear.

Penny stood up now taller and curvaceous. Janet stopped in her tracks as she examined her daughter.

"Well, well, well. Look at you two. Did you have fun in here?" she asked, her tone a mix of amusement and disapproval.

“It’s about time you finally transformed Penny.”

[noturlesson]

Sal Fisher x Popular!Reader

So it’s currently 1 am on a school night rn lol and I’ve been seeing so many of these so I decided to write my own. This is like…. My first ever tumblr post and I have absolutely no idea how to use this app so pls be kind!!!

GnAfab!Reader

You didn’t necessarily consider yourself popular, despite what the gang told you. You just thought you were… well known.

Yea that was definitely the best way to describe it

Your unique style and flashy clothing made you stand out amongst your peers, and you garnered a lot of attention for it.

When you first started freshman year, the attention wasn’t really positive, and you were talked about by almost everyone. Rumors flew around at such a rapid pace that it made your head spin.

You had heard it all. From “they a hoe” to “they sacrifice people and worship the devil”. But with Larry and the gang, you managed to make it through that hell and by sophomore year, everyone loved you and the negative opinions of you melted into ones of admiration.

Despite this, you were still sort of unaware of just how many eyes were on you, though. So much so, that you couldn’t even tell that your best friend, Sally Face, was looking at you with more than just platonic admiration.

The way you found out was so odd, though, and everything sort of clicked in your head when you processed it.

You were walking with Sal to your shared Physics class when someone approached you and complimented your outfit and makeup. You gave them a smile and thanked them and when they walked away, Sal made agreed with them.

Surprised you because he never really compliments you unless it’s a special occasion like your birthday or something.

When u guys DO start dating, almost everyone knows about it despite you only telling Ash & Larry

Relentless teasing from your friends, them saying how it was so obvious that you and Sal had googly eyes for each other. It’s sweet, really.

Occasionally, you would see posts about it on the school’s drama page where people would try and start up rumors again, but it never really stuck.

For at least a month, your relationship is the talk of the town. You get a lot more stares whenever you’re with him, but Sal will continue to hold your hand, effectively distracting you from the paparazzi-like gaze.

Sal doesn’t mind all the attention too much as he’s grown accustomed to it from his old school. It can get a bit overwhelming for him though when you constantly have people approaching you in the halls, asking you guys questions or just trying to converse with you both in general

It does kind of catch him off guard though since he’s used to all the eyes being on you rather than himself. You’re always there to stand up for him if need be.

“Omg, I see you in the halls all the time and I just wanted to say I love your style so much! Your outfit and makeup is so cute today!” Another student stopped you and gushed as you were walking to class with Sal. It was sudden, and the compliment made your heart skip a beat. You flashed them a bright smile before you replied.

“Thank you bookie, I really appreciate it.” The person smiled back at you and nodded, waving at you before walking off down the hall.

“You do look really pretty today.” Sal spoke from beside you. You immediately could feel your face heating up and you turned to face him, trying your best to hide the fact that he made your heart skip a beat. Sal never really commented on your looks, so to say you were surprised was an understatement.

A cheeky smile played at your lips. “If I look so good then why don’t you come and kiss me?” You giggled as you watched his ears and neck turn bright pink at your sudden flirtatious comment. Another thing about you is that you were a huge flirt. None of your friends were safe, and Sal was no exception. He quickly turned his face away from you, his blue pigtails following the movement of his head.

“Pssht, whatever.” He mumbled, speeding up to walk in front of you. Another giggle escaped you as he passed you. “Maybe I should.”

It was almost a whisper, you barely caught it through the noise of the halls, but you did. It made your heart flutter as you stared at him with a wide-eyed expression. You hurried behind him, grabbing onto the hem of his black sweatshirt to not lose him in the huge crowd of people blocking up the halls.

Then came your response to him. You leaned down (you’re taller than him in this, sorry not sorry to all my short readers), speaking quietly next to his ear. “I think you totally should.” A giggle followed, and then you dashed into the classroom, quickly seating yourself before he got the chance to reply.

Later, when you’re at home, you get a text from him.

Sally 💙

>did u rlly mean what u said b4 class? Abt the kiss?

You

>Possibly, y? Does Sally Face want to kiss me?

Sally 💙

>No… tf (maybe)

You

>lol ur so silly, ofc I meant it

Sally 💙

>Great omw rn

You

>doors open stinka

When he comes over, he’s a stuttering mess, fumbling over his words and cracking jokes to divert his awkward energy, which only makes you fall in love with him even more. You stop his babbling by pressing a gently kiss to the cheek of his prosthetic, your hands resting on his shoulders. His brain totally fries and all he can do is look at you with wide eyes. You smile, and give him another kiss, this time telling him that you’ve always wanted to do that. He confesses after, and next thing you know, you’re in a giggling fit wrapped up in his arms on your couch with the new title of Sal Fisher’s significant other.

[blues824]

Hi may I request

can u do demon bros and the royals w/ Leona kingscholar s/o

Gender-neutral reader. I wrote this while at the DMV.

Lucifer

He didn’t really appreciate your sleepiness and laziness, but to be fair his youngest brother sleeps way more than you. Plus, you knew when it was time to be up and at ‘em, so he let it slide more than a few times. One thing he doesn’t tolerate is you skipping classes, though.

When he saw your unique magic, he was surprised. He thought you didn’t have magic, much less a spell that allows you to turn things to sand whenever you touch them. Perhaps Mammon will finally fall in line with you around.

You actually call him ‘carnivore’ because he is a demon, and he doesn’t really mind it, but he doesn’t particularly like it either. He prefers his normal name, but he figures that you’re too stubborn to call him his given nomenclature. 

Mammon

Mans was in love when you told him that you were going to skip class to sleep. He just about jumped into your bed and cuddled you while you both slept the day away. Sure, Lucifer definitely yelled at the two of you, but it was worth it.

However, one time you got annoyed and you displayed your unique magic by grabbing a picture of the two of you that you had framed and turned it to sand. He let out a scream before running and hiding from you out of fear of being turned to sand.

Considering he calls you ‘lion’, you have every right to call him ‘carnivore’. You even changed each other’s contact names to that, and you call each other those nicknames more than your actual names. Lovingly, of course.

Leviathan

He’d suggest online courses so that you didn’t have to get up and go to class physically (and also so you can be near him and he can hang out with you and get closer to you than any of his brothers). Are you surprised, though?

Remember when he tried to attack us because we got a better score on the TSL quiz? That is when you displayed your unique magic and turned a chair into dust right when you touched it. Levi was definitely backing off because mans did not want to turn into the Avengers in Infinity War.

You also call him ‘carnivore’, but he’s just so happy that you bothered to give him a nickname. He thought he was very insignificant to you, so when you called him that he was blushing as he called you ‘his Henry’ in return. He never thought he’d be such a normie, but here he is.

Satan

He also doesn’t like it when you skip classes, so he will try and tempt you with rewards to get you to go. He will promise to read a book to you as you sleep, running his hands through your hair to get you to relax even further.

There was a time where you walked in while he was in a fit of rage and he threw a book at you. You, not wanting to get hurt, turned the book to sand and told him to calm down unless he wanted to be next. Satan took a deep breath in and let it out.

The Avatar of Wrath does get angry whenever you call him ‘carnivore’, since he tends to give you more romantic nicknames. He eventually learns to deal with it, since you were pretty set on calling him that. Oh, well.

Asmodeus

Sweetie, it’s not okay for you to be skipping classes! If he has to go, he’ll be lonely without you! You wouldn’t shatter his heart like that, right? Plus, classes would be so boring while his lovely Y/N is sleeping the day away~

Once, he was bugging you to let him do your makeup and you about McFuckin’ Had It, so you decided to grab one of his makeup brushes and use your unique magic to make it turn to sand. He was absolutely shocked and appalled, since it was his best foundation one.

He hates the nickname you gave him. He prefers romantic names, and ‘carnivore’ did not fit into that category. Every time you call him that, he’ll fake cry and say that you’re being rude. All in good fun, of course… except it gets on your nerves a lot.

Beelzebub

He also doesn’t like when you skip classes, but a small fraction of the reason is that he misses you a lot. The major part is that he doesn’t want you getting in trouble with Lucifer. Beel really cares about you, and he doesn’t want you starting an argument.

There was one time where you were holding some leftovers in the fridge for the next day and you were very excited to eat it. You had just woken up and you went to the kitchen to find Beel eating the food. You, still being grumpy, took the bag of chips that he was also holding and turned it into sand to show how angry you were.

This demon doesn’t really care about any sort of nickname you give him, since he doesn’t really call you any nicknames. I think he actually leans towards liking it, considering burgers are his favorite food. It really describes him well.

Belphegor

Mans skips classes more than you do, but the both of you spend days upon days in each other’s arms while you both sleep. The brothers often find the two of you and have taken so many pictures that it’s not even funny anymore.

However, there was one time where he tried to drag you to class because you had an important test that day. You disintegrated the pillow next to his favorite one, and threatened to do it to his beloved pillow. Oh, now he was angry too.

He definitely doesn’t like you calling him ‘carnivore’. He’s very close to throwing hands, lovingly of course. He would call you something as annoying in return, just to be that much pettier towards you without doing too much.

Diavolo

As much as he wants to let you sleep the day away and skip classes, that wouldn’t be very good for your grades or your image as one of the exchange students. So, with a heavy heart, he had to wake you up. However, there were moments where he would gaze upon your peacefully sleeping figure and wonder how lucky he was to have met you as you continued to doze in his bed.

One time, he was too busy to spend time with you because he was doing paperwork, and you were getting a bit frustrated. You tried to reason that he wouldn’t be productive if he was so tired, but no dice. So, you disintegrated the pen he was writing with. He laughed at your resolve, and spent the rest of the night cuddling you.

Since he grew up isolated, I feel like he loves every nickname you give him. ‘Carnivore’ rings true to some extent for Diavolo, so he doesn’t mind it at all! In fact, he encourages it because it tells him that you love him enough to come up with.

Barbatos

He too wants to gaze upon your face as you sleep the day away, but alas: he has work to do, as do you. So, he wakes you up gently by pouring cold water onto your face. It was a rude awakening, but a necessary one.

Once, he couldn’t spend time with you since he was so busy doing chores around the castle, and you felt touch starved. So what you did is you walked up to him, grabbed the duster he had, and disintegrated it into dust while pulling him to the couch. 

You actually call him ‘herbivore’ because of how much tea he drinks, and he thinks the irony is funny enough to let you keep calling him that. He doesn’t mind it one bit, and also encourages you to call him that if it makes you feel more comfortable.

[unleashed-fest]

UNLEASHED FEST: WEEK TWO

And that's it, week two is over! Feast your eyes on these gems, check out what you might have missed this week and tomorrow we'll bring you the full anonymous masterlist before reveals in a few days!

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🐾 FIC

Creature Comforts (Draco/Harry, M, 86k)

When Draco is turned into a werewolf, he does not expect to be given a postbellum bedroom in Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, nor does he expect to find a whole new set of friends.

When Harry is turned into a werewolf, he does not expect to make a whole new set of friends. He could have anticipated, however, falling even harder in love with the stubborn, acerbic, workaholic prat who’s been hovering at the fringes of his life for the past seven years.

This is exactly what happens.

Raising Kids (The Other Kind) (Pansy/Neville, E. 4.8k)

"Pansy exhaled deeply. “Neville,” she said slowly, “When I suggested we get a pet, I meant a cat or a dog. I never mentioned a fucking goat.”"

When Pansy suggested they get a pet to practice their parenting skills before trying for a baby, she hadn't expected Neville to walk in the door with the world's worst behaved goat.

The Cat that got the Créme (de la Potter) (Draco/Harry, E, 22.6k)

Draco's doing fine after the war. No, really! He's a repentant, industrious employee by day and a gorgeous, vigilante cat by night. So what if he's been disowned by his parents (father)? Life's great!

And, when he gets into a spot of trouble? Pffft … he's going to save himself! Easy peasy. The Chosen One is not actually required. He just happens to be there. It's not like Draco went looking for him … or anything.

Ripped Apart (Draco/Harry, E, 4.3k)

Following his father’s failings in the war, nobody in the Wizarding World knew of Draco’s affliction - his father’s punishment being his son handed over to Greyback to do with as he pleased. Somehow Draco had managed to claw his way back - pun intended - into some form of acceptance in society again, although he knew there were those out there who thought he should be in Azkaban - or dead. He’d also fallen in love, with none other that Harry fucking Potter. If they know we’re dating, it will only be worse for him, Draco thought as he walked through Knockturn Alley on the way to the apothecary. Draco couldn’t know at that moment how wrong this thought was.

Scales and Sorcery (Draco/Harry, E, 13.9k)

As toddlers, Harry Potter and Draco’s lives change when they befriend each other on James Potter’s Romanian dragon reserve, where Draco is hatched as a rare shape-shifting Hungarian Horntail. The two quickly become inseparable, and as they grow up together, their bond deepens into something truly magical and unbreakable.

Follow them on this unique coming-of-age journey of self-discovery and first love, where Harry finds his soulmate in the most unexpected of creatures.

Kaleidoscope (Harry/Ron/Hermione, E, 39k)

Dear Mooney and Padfoot,

It’s been months, and I’m sorry.

Harry discovers old letters written by his father, and uncles, while organizing Hogwarts' archives. Desperate for any type of connection to the dwindling memories of his parents, he embarks on a journey to become an Animagus with Ron and Hermione - Leaving his job, his emotions, and his fiancée by the wayside. Maybe if he digs around in the past for an answer, the universe would be kind enough to help him out… Unless said universe was sick and tired of Harry Potter looking backwards instead of forwards.

Wherever He Leads Me (Draco/Harry, E, 11.2k)

Draco never knows when a certain someone’s stag Patronus will block his path as he’s trying to sneak out of a memorial or leap on his pelvis during yoga class.

He doesn’t even know if Harry Potter is sending frantic messages via stag on purpose.

But he does know that whenever the stag appears, he’ll follow it.

No matter where it leads.

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Trevor the Escape Artist by DrPansyParkinson (Pansy/Neville, G, 30-35min) Trevor the Master of Escape feels his reputation being ruined because a certain someone keeps successfully locating him and bringing him back to his owner. Trevor is often found in bathrooms because he likes humidity.

[iaus]

truly no idea where i got this one from but I must posit to you / ask for your thoughts on a world where, somehow, jace and porter get strongarmed by solace educational guidelines requirements into briefly co-teaching a class. (whether "briefly" here means for a day or a semester or a year is up to you.) alternately: either jace and zara get put into co-teaching mode and porter has to deal with that, OR zara and porter get put into co-teaching mode and JACE has to deal with that. or, also, anything adjacent to all of these scenarios. i simply think there are so many ridiculous ways that such forced proximity could go.

the way. i immediately got like. three different ideas and all of them are so funny.

the easiest way to explain jace and porter co-teaching would be they have a weird? influx of wild magic barbarians like. i feel like this could be a unique solace problem where everything aligns Just Right and all of a sudden these barbs who are already pretty volatile in middle school start surging and everyone's like. okay. fuck. well. there's a WHOLE CLASS of them coming in from the middle schools so we need you to drop your elective/common core class so you can help them get this under control hopefully it can be a semester class. but. jace and porter's lives aren't that easy. it's a whole year.

their pedagogies mesh horribly. porter is trying tough love on a recent freshman who literally keeps teleporting out of the class if they get too stressed and jace is like YOU LITERALLY CAN'T DO THAT. THEY'RE A FRESHMAN. GET OUT. but also on the other hand while jace is pretty good at connecting with the kids helping them sort their feelings out and making them feel like their surges aren't a curse

(side note, i think all sorcerers should go through a surging phase tbh. especially as young teens unless they have magically inclined parents who TEACH THEM. like. that's a whole other deal tho don't listen to me.)

but anyway at the same time jace, even with the freshmen, is a little too teacher-friend and porter's like. i mean. fair i shouldn't have yelled but they do need structure.

and strangely enough they're almost? functional? at some points. but it's these wild magic barbarians are like. it's weird. they're weird. there's a weird vibe. i'm so happy when class is over.

i could also see zara and porter co-teaching some pact of the blade warlocks since that's a more martial class and zara's chill about it like. looks at nails. i can work with him. and porter just says weird creepy shit and she's like. you are hot but i really don't care for you you know.

and jace and zara could easily co-teach an influx of divine sorcerers or even co-teach a multi-class elective. i feel like their teaching pedagogies would also clash. but i'm. not the jacezara dynamic expert i will admit.

i think the three of them co-teaching together would end with the school burned down potentially.

[hogwartslegacypics]

The Mystery of Ominis Gaunt’s Wand

I was going to make a post analyzing his wand just like I did for Sebastian, but I’m having difficulties because I have no idea which wand is actually his.

The 1st wand it could be is the black one. When you Google search “Ominis Gaunt wand” a black one will show up. It’s so accepted as fact that there are even independent sellers selling the wand and advertising it as Ominis’s wand. But I don’t know if it is because it’s also Rookwood’s wand, which is very strange because no other wand in the game is assigned to two different people (there are some similar ones, but the developers at least changed the colors), and after multiple playthroughs I’ve never seen Ominis with this wand even once. Rookwood however is seen with this wand in cutscenes. Is this wand Rookwood’s alone and somehow has been attributed to Ominis as well?

I’ve followed Ominis around and tried a few quests he’s in to see if he’d get this wand out but he never did. He only carries a dark brown wand around. There’s also only one single cutscene in the entire game (unless I’m missing something) where Ominis has a wand out, and it’s not the black one. It’s not even the dark brown wand he carries around. It’s a light brown one. He does seem to be holding this wand in merch, but Sebastian doesn’t even have his right wand in his merch so I don’t know how much stake we should be putting into it. I feel like the merch might be early renders (like they use for pictures of them in game), and maybe this was gonna be his wand but they changed it to Rookwood’s because they didn’t want to make a new one for him and realized Ominis isn’t even in any cutscenes with his wand (besides that one in Potions class we barely see it in). I have no idea, just speculating.

The second wand it could be is the light brown one I just mentioned that we see him holding in the cutscene. I think this one is the most likely it due to the fact it’s the only time we see him holding a wand in a cutscene. None of the characters carry their actual wands around the castle (I like to call it in “NPC mode”), they carry default wands. Same thing for combat. Characters only have their customized wands during cutscenes, so wouldn’t this one technically be his? Strangely enough though, Ominis does have his own “NPC mode” wand, whereas the other NPCs all have one of two (a black one or a light brown one). I’m guessing this is because Ominis’ walking animation is unique to his NPC. So when they were designing his animations they gave him a different NPC wand, like that specific wand is coded specifically for his “NPC mode” animations.

The third wand it could be is the one I mentioned in the previous paragraph, his “NPC mode” one. I don’t think this is the case though since, even though it’s only used once, he does have a wand assigned to him for cutscenes. If he didn’t have his wand out for any cutscenes though, then he’d be like the other NPCs who either don’t get their wand out in cutscenes or who aren’t in cutscenes at all, because he wouldn’t have an actual personal wand assigned to him, only the default “NPC mode” wand. But anyways even if this was the case, his “NPC mode” wand is still unique to him.

In conclusion, this is a clusterfuck. Ominis has multiple wands? Which wand do I analyze? I know the black one is most popularly accepted as his, but can someone tell me how I can get him to hold it in game? Why is that one so broadly considered his wand if he never even holds it? Am I missing something? Y’all please help me out lmfao

I guess I’ll just base my post off of how I interpret his character in regard to wand information, and not based on the actual wand itself since I don’t know which one to use.

[magicalmanhattanproject]

Who's Training Whom? or A Screed Of Reasonable Length About Why Étoiles Is Still 15-0 In My Heart

So, through this whole Codes vs Étoiles arc, we've been repeating the question over and over again: who is training whom? Are the codes training Étoiles? Or is he training them? Is he just making them stronger and stronger? Well, it turns out the answer is neither because Étoiles is learning and innovating and developing new tricks and techniques and the codes have learned a grand total of One (1) trick and are mostly relying on Number Go Up in a way that's antithetical to everything I personally enjoy about Minecraft PVP.

The rest of this will be under a cut on account of how reasonable the length is.

Okay, so what makes Minecraft PVP more engaging to me than PVP in other roleplay or video game genres? Well, the thing that makes it unique is that everyone is starting from a completely even playing field. Look at it this way: if a DND Barbarian and Rogue of roughly equal level just stand there and take turns hitting each other, the Barbarian wins. The Barbarian has more health and does more damage and that's going to tell pretty quickly. Of course, there are ways to compensate for it and the Rogue can think on their feet and engineer a situation where they win and of course there are also advantages to playing a squishier class, but the point is that there are squishier classes and squishier players.

Minecraft doesn't have that. Everyone has the same number of hearts and can theoretically use the same weapons and armor. If you and a friend jump into a Minecraft world and just stand there and take turns hitting each other, whoever goes first wins.

That means consistently winning at Minecraft PVP requires you to get good at thinking on your feet and engineering situations to your advantage. You aren't a tank by virtue of picking the tank class at the start of the game, but you can become a tank by making a turtle farm for turtle master potions. You aren't a damage dealer because you selected the high DPS character five minutes ago but because you spent hours grinding the resources to upgrade your weapons to the best they can possibly be. You aren't winning fights because the stats on your gear are higher than anyone else's. You're winning fights because you know how to control the fight so that you can hit the other guy more than they can hit you. If you're winning fights with other PVPers, it's because you're better than them at their own game.

Unless you're the QSMP Code Monster.

And like, to be clear, I don't blame the admin(s) for getting frustrated enough to brute force it. We know current 06 is competent PVPer and so are a couple others we haven't identified for sure yet, but I doubt they were hired specifically to be cracked at PVP. But like, they also do have to fulfill the role in the story of being cracked enough at PVP to kill either the super well defended eggs or the French Beast. Like, they do deserve to take some shortcuts.

But also, it does really really undermine the narrative of the codes and Étoiles training each other when the codes aren't really learning from Étoiles because there's a lot they could teach him.

For example, they haven't really made much progress on learning to outmaneuver them. Watch back any fight where he's fighting them 2v1 after the sweeping edge bug gets fixed. If you're fighting someone 2v1, you want to be attacking them from two different sides since they can only defend and counterattack from one side at a time. Watch how often they're both attacking him from the same direction. That's not an accident. That's Étoiles constantly moving to keep both his enemies where he can see them and it's not something they've made much progress on dealing with. The fact that they'll have three codes present but only two of them attacking at once pretty clearly demonstrates that they haven't recognized the importance of using the numbers advantage and negating the shield.

(Also, this isn't super relevant, but Étoiles is a master of healing potion usage. Watch how often he throws them ahead of where he's running so he maximizes how much he splashes on himself and minimizes how much he splashes on the codes. It's good stuff.)

One really clear moment that shows how the admins have a tendency to brute force their way through Étoiles related problems is in the fight in the basement of the lore dungeon where Étoiles was convinced he was going to die and the admins had to give him a goodie bag afterwards. At one point, he digs himself down into a 1x1 hole and a code follows him down into the hole to attack him and prevent him from warping away. He grapples out and seals off the hole. From his expressions and reaction time, it's pretty clear this was a plan to trap the code the whole time. The code breaks the block and rejoins the fight. We have never seen a code break blocks before or since including in otherwise relentless attacks on eggs behind unprotected walls.

Like, dude, you got outplayed. Take the L. And no, I don't buy that it's just the code getting more powerful from training with Étoiles because, again, we haven't seen it break blocks since that one fight. This doesn't seem to have been an ability added to its bag of tricks.

Speaking of abilities which have been, I do think that giving it God apples in that fight was a fine play. Okay, it's getting stronger and it can buff itself now. Great! Genuinely! But again, it's only really getting stronger in the sense of Number Go Up.

How does Étoiles counter this new threat? Well, one day he's laughing hysterically at the idea of Tubbo using something as pathetically useless as a soul saber and the next day, he's got a soul saber of his own on his hotbar. Why? Because the soul saber's special ability is that it nullifies special effects. That's useless against 99% of mobs, but the hearts and regeneration given by the god apple are special effects that the sword can nullify.

Étoiles doesn't counter a new threat by buffing his stats or getting a stronger weapon. In fact, he gets a weaker weapon. He gets a weapon that he thinks is terrible and shitty and garbage, but that happens to give him what he needs for his specific use case. And that's enough to turn the code eating god apples from a seemingly insurmountable advantage into probably a mistake to even bother with.

Étoiles fights the codes with three weapons out. First, his broken sword, which does such absurd base damage that it's stupid to use anything else. Second, the soul saber which turns the Code's most obvious power move into a trap. Third, the nightmare scythe, which blinds enemies, leaving them disoriented and giving himself time to recover. He also has his grappling squowk for mobility, Enough healing potions (he prefers to have at least 1000), a lava bucket for chip damage, blocks for gaining distance and controlling enemy movement, a water bucket for controlling enemy movement and clearing cobwebs, and his xp backpack to keep all his gear repaired. This represents a massive amount of prepwork and theory crafting to put together and have ready and decide on what to have and how to use it. He also has to know his notoriously messy backpacks by heart to be able to navigate to his other potions fast enough to be able to use them in a fight, which is he is consistently able to do.

The Code has a healthbar that doesn't move, a single weapon that does too much damage for the repair upgrades to keep up with, and sometimes it can spawn a single cobweb now, which Étoiles already had a counterplay ready for.

Like, I get that Étoiles is the goat. I get that. I am not going into this discussion unaware of the fact that Étoiles is the goat. I am not expecting the admins to be able to play at his level and to be able to pull out all the tricks he pulls. In fact, it's fine and even good that the Code doesn't have the same tools and moves as a player.

But it still feels a little cheap to say that Étoiles isn't ready for the sword yet when he's outplaying them every single time it's even possible to make a play.

Oh before I forget to add it in, the cobweb is the One (1) trick the code has actually learned from Étoiles. It's a good trick, to be fair.

Anyway, the other big problem with Number Go Up escalation that we've reached a point where it's Literally Impossible to fight the Code without the Shield. Without the Shield, either the Code is gonna have to be randomly weaker for no reason, or it's gonna just gonna get to run around pretty much unchecked for a while. To be fair, the Code running around unchecked could fuck, except for the fact that there are counterplays available if it didn't three shot people in full armor.

The big problem with fighting the Code right now, aside from the whole three shotting people in full armor thing, is that it has that sword that makes you drop whatever you're holding.

Luckily, Étoiles and BBH both have their own separate, individual solutions. Étoiles never got the chance to test his out in a combat situation because he got the Shield before it came up, but BBH used his against Code Tilín during the new member code battle and it proved effective. Unfortunately for all of us, Étoiles still landed the final blow on that Code so I think a lot of people failed to realize just how powerful BBH's strategy is.

But since then, the Code's damage output has just simply gotten so ridiculous to be able to cope with how ridiculous the Shield is that all those interesting, exciting strategies get sidelined in favor of Number Go Up.

So, uh, yeah. I think that's about everything I had to say. In conclusion hashtag hire jojosolos to play the code monster please quackity please she's a cracked pvper and she knows modded please

[0heartangel0]

PERSONA 5 TACTICA IS NOT GREAT: A VERY ODDLY-CONSTRUCTED RANT

Pt. 4: Just Play Fire Emblem

After about a week and a half of delaying, I'm finally gonna get into what is arguably the most polarizing part about this game: the gameplay.

Some say it's fun, others say it's too easy and simple for its genre. Then the positive crowd say that the easier difficulty is what makes the game more accessible.

For me personally, I'm a bit mixed on it. As someone who enjoys the tactical rpg genre, I was pretty excited for this game back when it was announced. And by "tactical rpg genre", I mean, I've only ever played Fire Emblem (I promise to get around to others!).

Speaking of, everyone at the time was comparing this to Fire Emblem, saying that it was 'Persona 5, but Fire Emblem', in the same vein of people saying Persona 5 Strikers was just 'Persona 5, but Dynasty Warriors'. As someone who has played both Tactica and Fire Emblem, I believe this comparison is a bit inaccurate.

For starters, while Tactica has the characters move on a 3d plane, letting them freely roam about depending on the amount of spaces they have, Fire Emblem is set on a top-down 2d plane, where you can move around your units in pixelated form.

Tactica limits you to 3 characters per level (until the end of Kingdom 3, where you're given an extra fourth slot specifically for one character (we'll get to him soon enough)), Fire Emblem allows characters in the double-digits (since, you know, it centers around an army in the middle of a war, so there's gonna be a lot of them).

Tactica's gameplay boils down to you trying to expose enemies out in the open, or make them vulnerable in order to perform an easy Triple Threat on them by either using a specific magic skill that has different effects depending on the specific magic or doing a melee attack to push them out of a hiding spot, while Fire Emblem is more of a percentage game that depends on your unit's class, the weapon they're using, where they're located on the field, and just what type of enemy they're up against.

Tactica has the whole team level up as a group, no matter who you bring onto the field that mission, with characters specifically improving via going through their skill trees, while Fire Emblem's units level up individually depending on how many enemies they defeat during a battle and can upgrade into a different class after they reach a level cap.

Tactica allows you to switch out with other party members if one of your characters on the field goes down, while Fire Emblem not only has you continue the battle with one less unit, but keeps that defeated unit dead for the rest of the game (unless it's the main character, in which, it's an automatic game over).

So, yeah. Just because a game is a part of the same genre, doesn't make them the same game. You don't go and say that Mario and Sonic are the same game just because they're both platformers. They have certain elements to them that make them unique from eachother. In fact, Sonic was created solely just to answer the question of, "what if Mario, but we're speedrunning it?"

So to compare Tactica to Fire Emblem would be a bit unfair, especially considering what each game is trying to go for. So, the question I had to answer this whole time was, "what game *do* I compare Tactica to that would feel more fair by comparison?" Or at the very least, "what other game is out there that uses the same or similar mechanics to show how it could be done better?" And my answer came in the form of an epiphany as I played through Tactica for the first time, that epiphany being:

".....this reminds me of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle."

Very odd thought, I know. But bear with me!

From the footage I've seen of this game, Mario + Rabbids appeared rather similar to Tactica in some fashion, and I thought it would be perfect for this rant as a way to get across my pros and cons with Tactica's gameplay overall. Only...one issue:

I've never played Mario + Rabbids...

If I used a game I never played as an example of what you should and shouldn't do in a Tactical RPG of this fashion, it would be very inaccurate and unfair to the argument at hand. If I want to be accurate, I'd have to actually play the game. But, that would mean sitting down for 20+ hours, playing the whole thing, and there's no way I'd have the time or energy to do tha-

So....I did it.

Before we begin, let's make one thing clear: I'm not going to compare these games for what they are *as a whole*, I'm only comparing them by their gameplay. Not only would it be going off-topic from the discussion of gameplay, but it'd be stupid to compare these games by their plots and tone, since it's pretty obvious both games are going for something different. It'd be like comparing Kirby's plot with Dark Soul's plot. That'd be stupid.

If you want me to do a quick review of M + R, you can ask me to, but it will be fairly short. For the time being, we're talking about Tactica, and M + R is a good jumping-off point to help with that discussion. So, let's discuss.

Right off the bat, both games have the same amount of runtime and worlds; they're both 20+ hours long on average, and they both have a grand total of 4 worlds to get through. So, fairly short games, but sweet depending on what they offer or how they pace them. And this is where I start having issues with Tactica. Yes, they have the same amount of worlds and time, but not in Missions (or Chapters in M + R's case).

You see, M + R has a grand total of 9 chapters per world, the ninth chapter always being the boss of said world. So, that's 36 chapters in total. A decent amount, and fairly evened out.

Tactica, however, has 52 Missions in total. Dividing that by four gives an even 13 per world. So, logic dictates that that's how they spaced them out, right?

....right??

RIGHT???

Here, allow me to lay out the total amount of missions per world (or Kingdoms, as Tactica refers to them as):

Kingdom 1 has a grand total of 22 missions. Quite a few, if I do say so myself.

Kingdom 2 halves that to 11 missions!

Kingdom 3 then cuts it down to 9 missions.

And finally, Kingdom 4 has a whopping 10.

You see the issue, don't you? We spend way too long in the first Kingdom, so the rest of the Kingdoms feel extremely short by comparison. You could make the argument that it's due to it being the tutorial Kingdom, so we have to be in the know of the mechanics before really getting into it, but I call bullcrap on that.

M + R's tutorial world by comparison not only had the same amount of chapters as every other world, but it only spent about a chapter or two letting you really learn how it works before stripping the training wheels off. And when they introduce a new mechanic or enemy to you, they do a quick intro, a quick explanation by Beep-O, then you're left to figure out the rest.

It never feels like the game's hand-holding you throughout the experience, since it trusts you'll understand how things work. It didn't need *double* the amount of levels just to get its mechanics across!

Granted, that's a general issue with *most* Persona games, feeling the need to have extremely long intros before getting down to business TO DEFEAT THE HUNS-

Heck, even Strikers has a similar issue with its pacing. But that shouldn't excuse Tactica from making the same mistake, arguably to a major degree due to its shorter runtime. So, if I was gonna start with one fix, it'd be the pacing.

But what about the actual combat? Well, they both only allow a party of three per battle that you can freely choose - M + R, though, forcing you to keep Mario as the leader, while having you pick one Mario character and one Rabbid character. But this raises a question to an odd change on Tactica's part. Why isn't Joker made an automatic leader right off the bat like any other entry before? The answer lies in the newly introduced mechanic, known as Secondary Personas.

Apart from being the protagonist, the only other reason Joker's forced into the party 24/7 as the leader is due to his unique ability to hold and create multiple Personas, making him very versatile in combat. In Tactica, however, they changed it so Joker is no longer a Wild Card for.....some reason. No, really, we barely get explanation for this, apart from this half-hearted one by Lavenza:

This "process" she's referring to is the aforementioned Secondary Persona mechanic. Instead of collecting Personas through 'masks' via negotation, Tactica rewards you with Personas through 'gears' after every mission, and you can give these 'gears' to almost every party member. This allows them extra skills that they wouldn't normally get through level-up (or in Tactica's case, upgrading their skill trees).

This is great in giving your party members more variety and versatility in combat, and also allows Joker to finally keep Arsene throughout the entire game!

This, however, sacrifices what made Joker unique from everybody else, not giving you as much of a reason as to keep him around in the party, especially now that you can easily replace him.

And when I say "almost" every character can get a secondary Persona, I mean everyone, except for Erina and our ☆~special~☆ fourth party member (we'll GET to him), which gives less of an incentive to even keep them in the party. So, that's fun!

Leveling up/improving characters works almost exactly the same between both games, with you buying them better versions of their weapons and upgrading their skill trees by gaining skill points/power orbs. M + R, on the other hand, also allows characters secondary weapons and improved versions of those weapons similar to their primary weapons, giving more variety and setup in battle depending on the kind of secondary weapon it is.

Sentrys (used by Rabbid Peach and Luigi) can travel to targeted enemies, dealing massive damage to both that enemy and any other near their vicinity. But if it's too far from the targeted enemy, there's a chance they and their fellow comrades will target and destroy it before it reaches them. But this could also serve as a distraction for you to set up your own surprise attack or avoidance from a potential onslaught from surrounding enemies.

Grenaducks (used by Peach and Rabbid Yoshi) can be more far-reaching than the assigned gun (this is especially true in Peach's case), and can hit enemies hidden deep behind cover, and can even destroy said cover in the process, leaving them more open. But, they can also hurt comrades if nearby them.

Melee (used by Mario and Rabbid Mario) hit hard on enemies you're right next to, but it's at the cost of leaving you vulnerable to the enemy you decided to approach if not defeated, especially if they're a Smasher type enemy (I repeat: don't approach a Smasher type enemy with this weapon).

Bazookas (used by Rabbid Luigi and Yoshi) are long-ranged weapons that hit by a wide area, so don't get too close, unless you want to get blown away/up.

And that's just the secondary weapons. I haven't even covered the primary weapons, which have their own strengths and weaknesses to deal with.

Tactica technically has this in the form of melee weapons and guns. Although, the only one of these you can truly upgrade are the guns. And even then, the gun's effectiveness and uniqueness depend on the character being used. Some guns are one-hit but have long-range, while others have a wide hit margin but are of shorter range. Although, this could be used to take advantage of a setup made through certain Persona's elemental magic, having unique effects on the enemies.

Eiha causes enemies to be afraid, leaving them vulnerable even from their hiding place, and partisan not only leaves enemies vulnerable in the same way as eiha's effects, but it makes enemies unable to attack (so, more effective eiha). Zio paralyzes, while bufu freezes (so, more effective zio). Garu pushes away enemies, and agi also pushes away enemies, but they're on fire as well (so more effective garu). Psio gravitates enemies toward you, while frei gravitates enemies to other nearby enemies (so, more effective psio). So, in a word, some characters are better to use than others in some form, especially if one character has a better version of magic than the other (you could fix this with a certain secondary Persona, but that feels unnecessary in the long run when another character can provide it so easily).

I can't exactly comment negatively for either skill trees for both games. They serve their purpose, and things they reward their characters are, well, rewarding. Both can only be upgraded through a specific currency for it, with Tactica making it character-specific, while M + R disperses it between characters. Also, Futaba's skill tree is bullcrap.

The enemies! Both games give a fair share of enemy types; Tactica has 5*, M + R has 7.

Let's start off by listing each enemy by order of appearance for each game, then I'll go over the similarities and their effectiveness:

TACTICA

KINGDOM 1: Musketeers, Grenadiers, Drummers

KINGDOM 2: Sumo-matons, Guarded Geishas, Slimy Shinobi*

MARIO + RABBIDS

WORLD 1: Ziggies, Hoppers, Smashers

WORLD 2: Supporters, Buckles

WORLD 3: Peek-A-Boos, Valkyries

In terms of when enemies are introduced, I prefer M + R, since it feels pretty evened out overall. It's a natural progression that doesn't feel too jarring, nor does it feel like it's happening every five seconds.

Compare this to Tactica, which only introduces two* new enemies in Kingdom two at the very end of the Kingdom, and we don't see any new enemies for the rest of the game. I let the final world pass, since it's practically the end of the game, and it'd be stupid to be introducing new things at the very end, but we get nothing for 3rd Kingdom? It feels....lazy. To me, at least.

As for the enemies themselves, let me break them down:

Musketeers and Ziggies are one and the same; your basic enemy that has basic shooting and is fairly easy to take out (it's basically fodder. Basically).

Grenadiers are Smashers, with slight differences. Grenadiers are big brutes that will jump closer to whoever hit them, even if it's not their turn. Hitting them again though will cause them to fall down and be left vulnerable. Smashers are also big brutes that get closer to whoever hits them, but it never stops the cycle of charging. You just have to keep distancing yourself from them till they're down. And there's some levels that just set you right next to them. Maybe even a horde, so be careful of how you approach it.

Drummers are just Supporters, but without the grenades (would've been funny). They heal or buff their allies, and will take a jab at you if close.

Guarded Geishas are Bucklers, but Guarded Geishas are kind of stuck where they are, with the exception of turning towards who's targeting her. Strategy for both involve getting around to their sides or back to actually deal damage, since their fronts are protected by a kind of shield.

Hoppers are unique, in that they can cover farther distances due to the springs on their feet. But, they're just Ziggies in some fashion.

Sumo-matons are also unique, for they're stuck in their spot, but can just chuck things at you from far distances, even fellow enemies, so be careful. They also are very defensive, and take forever to kill, which is bullcrap.

Peek-A-Boos are ghosts that teleport around the map and can lure you out of your hiding place, leaving you out in the open for enemies to hit you.

Valkyries are bulky son-of-a-goats, that cause wide range of damage to anyone who's near when landing near them, and can shoot you with gatling guns from their.......chest.....armor. Did I mention this game's weird?

In terms of difficulty, I'd say the Rabbid enemies are far harder than the Legionarres. The reason is behind how you defeat them.

Sure, some Legionarres have some form of strategy when taking them out, but they're overall very basic, and just boil down to, "get them out in the open, knock them out, then Triple Threat them." Rinse and repeat. If you don't know what Triple Threats are, they're basically All-Out-Attacks, but you have to physically surround the enemy knocked down + some that just so happened to be nearby for convenience sake. As soon as you learn this skill, congratulations. You beat the game.

M + R, at most, gives characters special skills that you have to consider when to use, since after using it, you have to wait a few turns to even use it again. And you want to know the best part? Your enemies also have these skills! That way, you have more of a challenge! Something Tactica doesn't have past Kingdom 1 and the Quests! These skills and Ailments that they inflict on you can be a real game changer, and not in a good way, since it's bad for you. You have to think ahead of your opponents, and how to deal with these random buffs or cheap shots at you when it isn't even their turn. You can cure ailments through jumping off of those ailed characters.

OH! I didn't even get into jumping boosts and sliding into enemies as you're getting to your specific positions, and if I did, we'd be here far longer than we already are, so just know that Tactica would've benefitted from character movement around the field like this, since it would've been more fun and strategy-filled IN THIS TACTICAL RPG-

I just wish Tactica did more with its enemies and character move sets. M + R did, and it's the FLIPPIN' RABBIDS!! GAMING'S MINIONS!!! HOW ARE THEY BEATING YOU??? What's more infuriating is how they will sometimes introduce something, only to *never* bring it up again.

For example, early on in the game, Toshiro states that he saw in armory as he was being transported in the dungeons, and offers to lead the gang there. This results in an escort mission, where you have to make sure Toshiro and everyone else makes it to the end without him dying. It's a nice mission, despite it being an escort mission, and Toshiro's animations crack me up. But the kicker here is that despite a tutorial HEAVILY implying that this will be a recurring thing,

this is the ONLY escort mission in the WHOLE GAME!! We don't get another one with Toshiro later on, we don't get one with a random hat citizen, we didn't get one for Yuki (even though she kind of needed it). We get NOTHING!! WHAT'S THE POINT OF INTRODUCING SOMETHING IF IT'S NEVER GONNA BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN??? I HATE THIS GAME-

OH! And remember that asterisk I keep putting next to both the number of enemies in Tactica and the Slimy Shinobi? Yeah, I did that, because the Slimy Shinobi enemy only appears in ONE level, and never again! And it's so WEIRD, because this enemy is actually interesting, and might make for some neat strategy on having to set up your team in a specific way to corner him, due to its ability to teleport around the map (like the Peek-A-Boos). But NOPE! He just DISAPPEARS. Like my hopes for this game getting me to like it.

Literally the ONLY other positive I can say Tactica has over M + R is how each World has its unique gimmick.

Kingdom 1 has you take down these flags to stop the thieves from being brainwashed (although, this is technically only for two levels, since after defeating Ann, the level just ends, and you watch a cutscene of you taking out the flag).

Kingdom 2 has these switches for both doors and platforms, which is actually good for strategizing how to get around.

Kingdom 3 has these speakers that activate after a certain amount of turns, ordering you to not do a certain thing, or face a penalty (damage).

Kingdom 4 is a grey rehash.

-Okay! There's another positive, but it's rather minor. Tactica allows you to actually freely pick which spot to settle before deciding on hitting an enemy. In M + R. You are committed to whichever spot you choose to reside in, even if it's a misclick. And unlike in Tactica, you can't rewind to the previous turn to fix your mistake. You have to live with it, or start the whole battle over.

But, that's all I have to really say about the combat. Overall, I kind of preferred Mario + Rabbids, and it mainly has to do with it having harder difficulty, despite having a lower age rating from Tactica. Tactica is only difficult at the beginning, and that's about it. M + R only amps up the difficulty as you go along, which is how a game is usually set up, am I wrong?

But if you ask me which game I'd recommend, I'd simply just give you a copy of Fire Emblem: Awakening, and tell you to have fun.

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(I might add more to this argument, for I feel I forgot a few things here or there. But for now, this is what I got.)

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Can I ask you what type of elemental magic the boys use? I know that Ace is wind magic, Riddle is fire magic, Kalim and Silver and Rook is light magic but what about others?

While some characters do demonstrate using certain elemental magic spells (ie Ace using wind magic in the prologue), an individual is not limited to just one kind. If we’re considering both cards and main story canon as viable proof, one clear example of this is Kalim; his Dorm Uniform card has cosmic/water magic. (All previous Dorm Uniform cards were mono-element.) Then, in the main story itself, Kalim describes his UM as allowing him to produce a lot of water using only a little bit of magic. That implies relativity, meaning that other mages are able to use water magic too (just less efficiently than his specialized spell can). Kalim isn’t shown to use light magic prominently in the main story; the “light” being referred to in the ask most likely refers to his cosmic spells which are only seen in his card animations.

On that note, all characters have cards with a variety of elemental combinations, a lot of which are not fire/fire, water/water, flora/flora, or cosmic/cosmic. There are also plenty of what is traditionally thought of as “elemental” magic to the players that is not accounted for in those 4 (Ace’s wind magic isn’t accounted for, nor the magic that electrifies the golden contracts). Additionally, while cosmic magic is “dark” for most of the cast and “light” for Kalim, Silver, and Rook, it doesn’t bar the others from using light magic to, say, light the way in a dark area or something.

Elemental magic isn’t like unique magic where a mage is only capable of pulling off one kind of elemental magic out of all of them. Perhaps someone would be more inclined to one element over another (is that maybe what you were asking about?), whether that’s personal preference or innate skill (ie Grim is a fire monster creature so fire magic is easier for him to belch up, Riddle often uses fire especially when he gets mad), but this has rarely ever been pointed out in the dialogue. For example, the main story and vignettes don’t seem to distinguish Kalim/Rook/Silver’s cosmic magic as being “light” (or more “light prone”) from everyone else’s “dark”. It’s only noticeable to us in a cosmetic sense when we watch them in battle. Nor is it really said that people struggle with certain elements or even elemental magic “opposite” theirs.

It’s kind of arbitrary to assign characters a single element and, in some instances, doesn’t make sense in terms of power scaling and world building. Would a top-of-the-class student like Riddle or Azul (or Malleus, one of the top 5 mages in the world) really only be capable of fire or water magic, respectively?? Would an elite magic school like NRC really only have its students learn a single type of elemental magic and stop there? So… assigning one element to each character isn’t really possible. I would just assume they can use all elemental magic (although not all to the same level of proficiency) unless otherwise stated.

[best-underrated-anime]

Best Underrated Anime Group A Round 4: Charlotte vs Servamp

#A1: Charlotte

Teens with special powers seek & protect other unique teens

#A4: Servamp

Immortal vampires with daddy issues and family drama

Details and poll under the cut!

#A1: Charlotte

Summary:

Yuu Otosaka has the ability take over a person’s mind and body for five seconds at a time, allowing him to cheat his way to the top of his class and enter a prestigious high school, where he continues his dishonest acts. His shenanigans are eventually stopped by Nao Tomori, the headstrong student council president from Hoshinoumi Academy, who sees through his deceit. Through coercion, Nao convinces Yuu to transfer to Hoshinoumi and join the student council.

With Yuu begrudgingly assisting in council affairs, the group sets out to find and protect new ability users from harm. However, as they further investigate the abilities, their findings entangle them in far more complicated matters than they could ever imagine.

Propaganda:

I would encourage anyone who enjoys shows that make you think to check this one out! Due to things revealed near the end of the series, a second watch-through is well worth it to see the clues towards the ending and foreshadowing along the way. Consequential drawbacks for these special powers are included throughout the series. Plot-twists keep the audience hooked through it all. There is character growth as the main character changes and as hard choices come up later. It does take you on an emotional roller coaster from light-hearted humor to hitting you right in the feels. (I totally did not watch this anime just because my favorite voice actor is in it lol)

Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Child Death, Emotional Abuse, Flashing Lights, Gender Identity/Sexuality Discrimination, Graphic Depictions of Cruelty/Violence/Gore, Rape/Non-Con, Torture, Mutilation.

The non-con warning is for female characters unwillingly having their underwear publicly exposed.

#A4: Servamp

Summary:

A normal 15-year-old boy named Mahiru Shirota, who likes to keep things ‘simple’ and uncomplicated, finds a black kitten in an alleyway and decides to take him home. He names the cat Kuro. Mahiru later discovers that Kuro is actually a Servamp (a servant vampire), and that by giving him a name he has formed a contract with him. This results in him getting dragged into a war between the other vampires and a vampire-hunting organization called C3.

Propaganda:

Servamp deals with intergenerational trauma and how wars don’t always have a clear-cut good/bad guy. The main antagonist Tsubaki, the Servamp of melancholy, and his subclasses (people he turned into vampires) seem reluctant at times to fight/hurt Mahiru unless they feel like it is necessary, and they all clearly care about each other (evil found family). Tsubaki even seems to have a bit of a bleeding heart considering how often he brings in new people even if they aren’t good at fighting. But that doesn’t change the fact that he is willing to let the world burn to achieve his goals as long as his people aren’t hurt in the process.

Then you have C3, the vampire-hunting organization. They view themselves as protectors of humanity and are willing to do anything to defeat Tsubaki, even kidnapping Mahiru to try and convince him to work with them under threat of death.

Then you have how the different Servamps deal with immortality. You have Lily, the Servamp of lust, who takes in and raises kids who are abandoned or abused. If any of the kids died before he could save them, he turns them into his subclasses instead. Then, there is Kuro, the Servamp of sloth. He doesn’t have any subclasses because you can’t know if someone want to be immortal, and it is cruel to force that upon someone. And finally, Lawless, who, for some reason, has started to kill his eves (the people he forms a contract with) once he gets bored with them.

The anime also has some absolutely beautiful animation and music. Plus, all the characters are well written and fun. (Fun fact: the person who sings the opening “Deal With” also voices Tsubaki.)

Trigger Warnings: Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Graphic Depictions of Cruelty/Violence/Gore, Suicide

When reblogging and adding your own propaganda, please tag me @best-underrated-anime so that I’ll be sure to see it.

If you want to criticize one of the shows above to give the one you’re rooting for an advantage, then do so constructively. I do not tolerate groundless hate or slander on this blog. If I catch you doing such a thing in the notes, be it in the tags or reblogs, I will block you.

Know one of the shows above and not satisfied with how it’s presented in this tournament? Just fill up this form with your revisions, and I’ll consider adapting those changes.

New: Starting round 5, screenshots will be included in the poll post. You can submit screenshots through the form linked above, or through here, via ask or dm.

Guidelines in submitting screenshots:

No NSFW or spoilery images.

Pick some good images please. Don’t send any blurry or pixelated ones.

You may send up to 9 screenshots, but not all may be used.

[heinouscolette]

Nice

Stan Marsh x Fem!Reader | Part 3 Part 2

“I’m sorry, girl! I don’t have any spare clothes for you. Unless you want to wear my cheerleading outfit.” Nichole gave you an apologetic smile after she rummaged through her locker to find any piece of clothing for you.

You groaned in response. This day isn’t going so well for you. Many things are happening as if you’re in a movie. A movie that sucks balls.

“Thank you, Nichole.” You ran your hand through your hair, thinking for another solution. “If you change your mind, my offer’s always up. I’m sorry I need to go, they need me at the Board Game Club. Call me if you need anything.” She flew you a kiss and left.

You’re growing desperate to get out of your vomit scented clothes. Thankfully, it didn’t penetrate through your underwear, maybe you still have some luck left. While mindlessly walking through the halls, you found yourself back to the boys. Stan’s nowhere to be found, maybe still changing.

“Dude, only 20 minutes have passed yet you look like sleep deprived.” Kyle spotted you, before you reached their circle. “You think I don’t know that? What am I gonna do?” You whined, shaking Cartman who’s trying to get away from you. “Kyle says you’re looking like a homeless, and get away from me! You stink!”

Kenny on the other hand was lost in thought, not that it was unusual since he doesn’t ramble more often. You just noticed how deeply he’s staring at you. That made you stop bothering Cartman and gave the blondie a questioning look. Kenny became embarrassed at how you noticed him staring, he just shrugged at you.

You know he’s up to something.

“What? Spill it.” You crossed your arms.

“You should wear it.”

“Wear what?”

“Wear that bralette.” Kenny didn’t hesitate.

You just stared at him blankly, then smiled. “Fuck no.”

“Then rot in Stan’s vomit.” Cartman added and you sent him a glare.

You whine once more knowing Cartman has a point. You don’t have any options left since Wendy might’ve united the girls to side with her, Bebe and Red might not help you. Now that bralette which caused this whole mess is your only option. You wished that this is just a dream where nothing happened at all when you wake up.

“Ugh, okay…”

Kenny’s eyes beamed at your response, probably imagining what you’ll look like. You sent him a knowing glare threatening to poke his eyes out.

You just know that it’s humiliating that you’ll end up wearing the bralette you poked fun with Stan. This is not how the prank was supposed to go, it went the other way around.

You skipped a class today, smelling like vomit is a deal breaker for you to attend any class right now. Plus, you didn't have a proper conversation with Stan yet which makes the situation worse.

You went to your locker, retrieved the bralette and you hurriedly went to the bathroom to change in one of the cubicles. Thankfully, no one was at the restroom since everyone was in class. The bralette showed too much skin specially it is shaped like a butterfly. This isn't really your go to outfit which made you cringe a little.

Everyone might think you're showing off, and this is against dress code!

Washing the substance off your clothes made you struggle for a bit since it went all over it. You'll just have to do a good job wringing it dry. You still can't shake off the thought that Stan heard what you said. He might think that you're pining for him and torment you for that. Even so, he's not that bad compared to Cartman in terms of teasing. But still!

You don't really dislike Stan that much, but you're keeping a distance since you knew his history with Wendy. It's hard to come into terms that he may still have lingering feelings for Wendy from what you've heard from Nichole and the guys. Even though you know that he hated the pranks you've been pulling, you still hoped that in this way you get to have a unique connection with him, and well... catch his attention. Yet, you kind of hate yourself for catching his attention the wrong way.

After wringing out your clothes, you looked at yourself in the mirror and sighed. You can't keep doing this for long, you cringed at the thought that you've brought this to yourself. Maybe karma is hitting now.

"Hey, (Y/n)! Are you finished yet?! You're the one who has to explain why we're skipping class!" Cartman's banging was heard from the restroom door.

"I get it, fatso! You don't have to scream!"

"Oh, you'll pay for that, bitch!" He screamed once more. You rolled your eyes at this and started fixing your clothes and putting it in a plastic bag. You need to hurry home before this monstrosity smells. While packing, you realized that your sweater was also drenched. You look at yourself on the mirror then back at your sweater as it dawned on you that you'll definitely be getting a violation slip.

"Bro, my feet hurts from standing since Stan chose to be a bitch!" Cartman complained on the other side of the door. "Then sit!" Kyle retorted, "I'm not sitting on the floor, it's dirty! So, you better bend down and-"

"Hey guys..." Your head peeked from the bathroom door. "Can I ask you a favor please?" You plead, making you want the floor to eat you alive.

"What? Just come out." Kenny smirked knowing what you might be showing off. You only glared at him, "Can I please borrow one of you guys' jacket?"

"No, it's cold." Cartman crossed his arms.

"Sorry, (Y/n). It's also cold" Kenny chuckled but you know that he has other reasons why he doesn't want to lend his parka. You only flipped him off.

"(Y/n), why are you talking to us through the door? Can you please come out so we can talk properly?" Kyle genuinely asked, unaware of your state.

Even though embarrassed, you complied to his request. You stepped out while rubbing your other arm. The air is chilly which makes you shudder a bit. Cartman only looked at you in annoyance while Kyle was also embarrassed as he did not expect you to show too much skin.

"That's more like it." Kenny smirked. "Stop!" you groaned pushing his face away from you.

"Where's Stan?"

"Probably still fixing himself, he'll join us soon. Here I'll lend you my jacket for the mean time." Kyle took of his orange jacket off and you wear it, finally feeling comfortable. "Thanks! I owe you one." Kyle is really a life-saver, better than the other two assholes.

"You better use that debt into something useful." Kenny winked which once again earned a groan from you.

"You still have to help us issue an excuse letter from the clinic, you know, for Stan and us." You gave him a nod, Kyle is an academic achiever and you know he can't be ticked absent or it'll affect his grade.

You requested an approval on your excuse letters from the clinic for the class the five of you missed. Thankfully, the nurse fancied Kenny which made the whole deal quicker. Right after, the bell finally rung, a signal for lunch time.

"You guys go ahead, I'll just stuff my clothes in my locker." You left the group as you made your way back to your locker. They wave their goodbyes before going straight to the cafeteria.

After stuffing your locker with a plastic of wet clothes, you closed it and saw Stan walking to your direction. He looked better than before, finally wearing his signature red collared brown jacket. Before you could look away, he spotted you. You only froze at your spot unsure of what to do.

He stopped in front of you, "Why are you wearing, Kyle's jacket?" curiosity filled his eyes, assuming ways of why you're wearing another man's clothing.

"My clothes are wet, they're in my locker. So, I wore these." You explained, your snarky tone gone.

"Take it off."

"What? I-I can't-" Your eyes went wide, confused at his actions. Yet your body is responding to his request.

"Just take it off."

You unbuttoned Kyle's jacket revealing what you were wearing. Stan immediately looked elsewhere just realizing why you were wearing Kyle's. He rubbed his face with his hands and decided to take off his jacket.

Stan tried to not stare at your chest while handing you his jacket. He won't lie, you looked good in it. "Just wear this, fresh off from my locker."

You only stared at him dumbfounded while still doing what he says. "I thought this was soaked from earlier?" You grabbed his jacket while taking off Kyle's

He crossed his arms and leaned on the lockers, "You learn something when you used to be alcoholic." He replied hinting he keeps an extra.

The shuffling of clothes untangled the strap on your neck, which made you groaned. "Can you please help me?" You turned around exposing your back to Stan. This made him swallow as the thought of your skin comes contact with his fingers. "Please? My hands are full." You raised the two jackets placed on your arms.

"O-okay." He reached for the strings and tied it on your nape. He also sneakily checked you out. Not that you would know.

"Thanks!" You smiled and you finally wore his jacket, smelling the faint of his cologne. He really smelled nice and wearing it makes you feel butterflies.

He also smiled at you and took Kyle's jacket from and escorted you to the cafeteria. The moment was rare, as you always pick on Stan and ran away from him. The feeling was surreal like something was going on between the two of you, but little did you know that the feeling was mutual.

As you reached the guys' table, the three of them greeted you as you sat across each other. The boys exchanged knowing looks while you were preparing to sit. You were seated next to Cartman and Stan was sitting next to Kyle. Stan handed Kyle his green jacket. "Did I smell bad?" Kyle asked kind of anxious. "No, you didn't." You gave him a reassuring smile.

"Looks like someone was jealous." Kenny chuckled while sipping on his juice. Kyle only nudged him.

Stan cleared his throat and proceeded to eat his lunch while the guys talk about different things as usual. You remained quiet and answered when asked until you remembered something.

"So... where you sick earlier?"

The guys stopped talking and looked at Stan, waiting for his answer. Stan only hummed and continued eating. This made you confused, then why were they making fun of him if he was sick?

"Then, why did Cartman associated it with being turned on?"

Kenny smirked at this while Kyle only minded his business. Eating. The redhead doesn't want to interfere since his best friend prevented him earlier. The table only went silent which made you feel horrible as it may be something that's personal and private.

"I-I'm sorry, I was just--"

"Jesus Fucking Christ! It's because he likes you, goddamnit!" Cartman screamed, itching to spill the beans. He's annoyed at the romcom happening in front of his food. He attracted the attention of the whole cafeteria which earned chuckles and cheers from everybody.

Your face went red and you feel small from the recognition. You looked at Stan who was surprised at the whole scene. This made you feel uneasy as he might object from Cartman's declaration.

"Is it true?" You asked, heart pounding and ringing was all you could hear as your eyes were fixed on him. You saw him tense at his seat which made your heart drop. Stan saw you frown from his lack of response which made him panic. He only nodded at you, trying to contain the food he just ate.

"Well, I like you too." You smiled at him, yet on the inside, you're panicking and screaming. Finally letting it out of you system and knowing that he likes you too.

Stan was also blushing as he puts his hands to cover his mouth.

"Don't even think about it, Stan. Not in front of my food or I'll end you. And you, (Y/n), we didn't invite you here for some romcom shit." Cartman threatened as he ate his meal.

[perfectlywrongformend3s]

Each other's Nurse-Juke

(not my gif)

A/n: Thank you so much for requesting, I really hope you love it. I really love doing unique requests so feel free to do more. Oh one last thing I'm sorry for getting this to you so late, I'm on vacation and now just typing this out.

-Samantha

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Julie's POV

I was sitting in my math class feeling like the room was spinning. I looked over at the teacher to find her not paying attention so I took my phone out to text Luke about not feeling well.

'Luke I'm feeling super dizzy.'

I sent it, but dint get a respond right away. I knew if I stayed like this it would only get worse so I carefully packed my things since I knew I wasn't coming back to class due to class was about 20 mins away from being done. I slowly walked over to my teacher to ask if I could go to the nurse.

" Mrs. Robinson, I was wondering if I could go to the nurse." I softly asked

She looked up and scanned me over before writing me a pass to the nurse. I quietly thanked her before heading down.

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It took me a little while to get down there, but I made it. I walked into the room not noticing Luke sitting on one of the beds.

" What can I do for you Julie?" She questioned

I held on to my backpack straps. " I feel super dizzy, and it feels really warm." I said softly

She sighed, but said..." Go sit over on the empty bed by Luke."

I looked over to find Luke. I slowly moved over to sit down. " Seems like we're both under the weather." Luke said softly

I gave him a soft smile. I saw the nurse come back over. " I called both your houses, but there was no answer. Do you both think you can handle the last couple classes." She asked us

I didn't think I could cause every time I stood up it made me dizzy. So that's what I told her. " I don't think I could, I get super dizzy just from standing." I said with a slight cough

She hummed and looked over at Luke. " And you Luke?" she questioned

" I'm fine other than getting hot and cold flashes." he explained

She nodded, " Let me just check your temperature." She said while walking away to grab that."

" Julie you all right? You're looking a little pale." Luke asked with concern

Before I could get anything out I grabbed a near by trash can. As I emptied my stomach Luke moved over to my side and rubbed my back.

" Oh dear..." the nurse said when she come back over then said, "Okay, Julie you will be going home if I can get ahold of your parents. Luke lets take your tempter."

Luke's POV

She put the thermometer in my mouth and we waited. It then beeped so she took to out to see it was close to a fever, but not 100% one yet. She then went back to the room she keeps the supplies. I glanced back to Julie to find her with her eyes closed.

" Jules you okay?" I whispered to her

She opened her eyes and nodded, but I could tell by her face she wasn't. I was going to say something, but the nurse came back out. "All right Julie still no answer do you have anyone else that could pick you up." She softly said

Julie shook her head. I looked over at the nurse and said...

" I can drive her back."

She looked over to me. " Luke, I'm not aloud to unless a parent knows where their child is."

I sighed and tried again. " I get that, but we're family friends we live right next to each other."

She sighed again. " Julie, you okay with him taking you." She questioned

Julie nodded in agreement making me smile and look over at the nurse. " Okay, give me a minute and I'll walk with you guys to the office and explain." She said before walking into her little room and reached for the phone before closing the door.

I then moved my eyes over to her. " Even though I'm sick..." I paused to make sure she was looking. " Doesn't mean I won't take care of you." I finished

She looked over at me and said...

" What if you get worse?"

I shrugged, " I don't mind really I'm fine right now." I told her while grabbing her hand in mine and squeezed it.

Julie smiled and squeezed mine back. The nurse come back and made us follow her to the office.

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We were in the driveway of my house and we stayed in the car for a little. I glanced over at her to make sure she was still doing okay.

" You think you can walk the short distance to your house or do you rather just head into mine." I softly questioned

She thought about the questioned before softly saying...

" Can we just go in yours since it's closer."

I immediately nod and got out of my car and moved over to the passenger side. I opened her door and held my hand out for her to grab. She gave me a weak smile and grabbed my hand.

" Thank you." she weakly said

I nodded and led her to my front door. Once I got the door open I walked us to the living room.

" Here you sit right there and I will get you some pain medication." I said walking to the kitchen and walked over to the cabinet and took two before moving to get water. I then brought to over to her.

" Here." I whispered sitting next to her.

She gave me a soft smile and took the medication, I gave her a small smile, " How about you just rest now." I said

" Before I do can I say something." She softly said

Julie's POV

I was nervous to tell him. Luke looked over at me, " Jules you don't have to be nervous." he said

I gave him a small smile. " I know." I whispered

It took me a little bit to get the words out. " I know you're older than me Luke, but I can't help how I feel. I mean if you don't like me that's fine. Um then we can pretend this didn't happen." He interrupted me

Luke rested his hands on my knees. " Jules it's okay..." he paused and took a deep breath. " I like you too." he said

I sniffed a little before saying..." Really"

He let out a soft chuckle. " Yes really."

I felt myself smile. " I would ask for you to kiss me, but..." he interrupted me with his soft lips. " Luke." I exclaimed a little once he pulled away

He had a small smirk, " What?" he said

" You're gonna get more sick." I said concerned

He kissed me again before pulling away. " Already, almost to being sick, love." He said while pushing a piece of my hair back.

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I hope this is good, I didn't know how to finish of the end of the request. But I hope you love it. I really hope there's no mistakes if so let me know.

-Samantha

[nottskyler]

3 Nephi 28:34

“And wo be unto him that will not hearken unto the words of Jesus, and also to them whom he hath chosen and sent among them;”

I really like the wording of among them and interpreted this as chosen among them and sent among them. And either this scripture is about how apostles and prophets are failing to fulfill their calling or about how the people we need to “harken unto” is a wider group than them.

What does it mean to be among them? I don’t know how to look up what words meant back in 1800’s when Joseph Smith translated the book, but I like many of the definitions on dictionary.com.

-“Familiar to or characteristic of” was the first nebulous idea I first had reading this. It made me think of representation of what congregations look like around the world. People of different walks of life and race and culture and gender and sexual orientation and most importantly class, which I guess also encompasses “in the number, class, or group”.

-”in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by” Was the closest to the other nebulous idea I had. One that indicates that they do more than sit on the pulpit and teach but actually come out into the crowd to know what it is like on the other side. To hear and listen to struggles and pains instead of praise and questions. Where they spend more time trying to lift burdens than preaching and administering the organization of the gospel, which is what makes me think it is more than prophets and apostles because they are called to lead the administration of the Church and so Christ needs ordinary people to minister since His leaders are called to administer.

-”with a share for each” was an interesting one that emulated how the people in 3 Nephi handled it, separating into groups and having one be over each. Do the apostles have areas they are over? I’ve never heard of that and would hate to see it unless it was after the matter of they are called to represent the people they are characteristic of. Someone who can give insights and application examples for specific cultures and situations unique to specific groups.

-but “by all or with the whole of” and “by the joint or reciprocal action” and “each with the other” were the ones that surprised me the most and what felt like the important part. They talk about being a chosen generation every generation, the scriptures talk about being chosen people, and so it is interesting to think of this about harkening unto each other. This need to acknowledge that everyone has truth and everyone has a part to play in the discovery of truth. The fact that we can be chosen from among them/us and still be there instead of lifted up to the stand. That salvation is not possible without learning compassion and charity for those around us.

I think it is profound that salvation is knowing other people: Listening to them, caring for them, healing them. After all that is literally what Christ did while alive and last chapter did say: “Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.” (3 Nephi 27:27)

[kindred-spirit-93]

Sup it's me Astron

So these are a few ideas of how I personally imagine the Greeks gods look like. Nothing concrete because I imagine their forms being very fluid.

The gods, despite now being in the modern age still like to incorporate Mycenaean and Minoan elements In their hair and fashion most of their godly design are based on Bronze Age archeology. It's fitting, since that's when most of Greek Mythology takes place, and it'll give the designs a unique look! This is only for their godly humanoid forms.

Aphrodite: her hair is styled and decorated with various pearls like the ladies depicted in Minoan frescos. I imagine her having no arms like the Venus de Milo statue.

Demeter: I personally imagine her to be more plump and round with strong blunt features, She has beautiful and eye catching hairstyles. I also like the idea of having the crown of the poppy goddess figurines

Poseidon: I imagine that he had one of those kickass haircuts usually seen in Minoan frescos of men

Hera: I imagine her being "cow eyed" her crown I think it'll be cool if it incorporates a peacocks plume/head crest. I imagine her having a lot of celestial starry motifs. But if there had to be any body horror with her it'll definitely focus on eyes a lot of eyes.

Zeus: he is a cloud

Artemis: silvery and celestial...yeah that's really it. Maybe she has an intricate head band and antler combo to heep her hair tied up but that's it. Although there has been times where I imagined her looking like those Amazon historical costume plates by Thomas Hope.

Persephone: I image that she has arm snakes be it jewelry or real based on the Minoan snake goddess figurines. A Mycenaean diadem with a narcissus/daffodil motif because it was the flower used by Hades to kidnap her.

Also I really love your Hera and Iris designs!

Also about synchrotism, I haven't given other pantheons much thought Im just scared that'll be too much of a big brain thing to think about. I personally think it'll be a fun and silly idea that at some point in time Zeus and the Olympians went through a rebrand and went by Latin names. The rebrand was highly successful but after the the Roman empire fell it became a sensitive topic. Was a strong but short era lol. Unless you have any ideas?

(PS the gods ichor is still gold in this story. Despite it having seemingly no basis in mythology it's still too iconic not to use)

ASTRON SAY LESS!!! >:D also thank you!! hehe i made another XD

rounded up a few references to make sure i got ur vision lol, ill get doodling the pantheon hopefully in this lifetime

aighty aphrodite:

plus pearls and maybe shells, venus de milo *nods*

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poseidon (currently playing get in the water on loop and i *need* to learn how to capture eldritch horror in drawings for him lol XD)

this is what i found, did i get it right?

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and for demeter did u mean she has a crown of the poppy goddess or a crown resembling the figurines? (both work i think but just wanted to triple check lol)

very clever snek symbolism with persephone btw! for all i know this might be super obvious to some lol but to me i love learning more and finding parallels and easter eggs in characterisations :D

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HERA!!! adore the 80s disco shes associated with but still love traditional clothing closer to their eras esp for her, kinda like how marriage and motherhood are seen as tradition that must be upheld.

dunno if this is a thing but iirc back in ye olden days a sign of wealth/ station was wearing luxurious robes (like on top of normal clothes) to seperate the nobility from the lower classes, which is kinda the vibe im getting here.

anyway this is what i found (mycenaean noblewoman) but make it cooler tones and feathers instead of flowers, maybe a veil too idk

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ooooh body horror!! need to experiment with that one day! actually make it cosmic body horror lol. kill two birbs with one stone >:)

i think u handled the syncretism perfectly. literally no notes no nothing XD although zeus dipping his feet in sales & marketing and it failing instantly is the funniest thing ever, having it be a wild success then flop is so much better. awesome work!

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bonus iris and hera bc they are my new blorbos and i will stay up thinking about the number of felonies iris gets away with till hera has to intervene lol. vanilla and pistachio are their favourite ice creams respectively (yay my first hc!)

drawn over og doodle so sorry if the colours arent the same lol i had to recolour it. enjoyeth :D

[pyropsychiccollector]

If I remember correctly you said that your favorite Naruto pairings are with Ino and Anko. Unless I remember it wrong (which I might have) what makes you like pairing them with Naruto? Especially more than some like Hinata and Sakura?

Hmm. How to put this. I can appreciate the appeal of NaruHina, given what a nice girl Hinata is, always watching Naruto from afar and cheering him on. I'm not opposed to that dynamic, nor NaruSaku if Sakura improves as a character...

However, I'm one of those people that if a ship doesn't hit me in the feels, like with NagiKae (Assassination Classroom), or Naezono, I tend to gravitate towards... crackships. Why? 'Cause I like those female characters, whether it be their abilities or their personalities. In the case of Ino and Anko, it's both. Ino can use Mind Transfer Jutsu, which is unique, and she matures as the series progresses. Anko prefers a mix of traditional stealthy ninja arts and snakes, and she's a loveable sadistic psycho lady. What's not to love about the psycho? (❋•‿•❋) Ino and Anko both get forced to the background as the series progresses, and it's really just a shame. Of course you have central characters to any story, but I think it's possible for any garden variety fan to take a step back from the series and admit that as Shippuden progressed, Naruto and Sasuke were focused on way too much. Again, I appreciate they're important... But you can have important characters and still give moments for the others to shine. Shippuden just had less and less of those. Many, many side characters were sacrificed for "plot".

In terms of Hinata and Sakura... Well. I'll be as frank yet delicate as I can. Hinata's a lovely character, but I think one weakness of how they portray her is that she's hung up on Naruto. She cares for others, especially her team, but so much of her interest and focus is on... Naruto. And again, it's fine to have a most important person in your life, I'm not critiquing that. I only wish we were shown... more of her. Shown her grow out of this mindset where her father ruled much of her life, and she gains a sense of.. self. I dunno, feel free to disagree, that's just why I'm not over the moon for Hinata. She's cute, strong, cares a lot... It's just that with Naruto and Sasuke being a focus for much of Shippuden, Hinata doesn't get fleshed out like many characters deserve to be.

... And Sakura. Ugh... I'll restrain myself from a SakuSasu rant monologue, but seriously. Ships like SasuSaku and Jerza are a pain in the ass to watch and read. That's just me. Sakura had... potential, I suppose. Someone from a civilian family amongst a class of clan heirs. But... she endeavored to be a ninja, and then got caught up in a bratty rivalry with Ino as kids. Honestly? That was alright. That wasn't the worst possible thing. They were kids, and they wound up reconciling during the Chunin Exams. Unfortunately... On Sakura's side, her hatred of Ino and the reason for the rivalry was just so... shallow. Yes, they both swooned and fell hard for a boy, but at least Ino worked in her family's flower shop. At least Ino took training to be a ninja seriously. Sakura...? She was the one more obsessed with becoming a housewife and being strong for "Sasuke-kun". Her obsession with Sasuke drove her to treat Naruto and other rivals for Sasuke's heart like dirt, and it didn't feel like she made too much of an effort in reparations towards Naruto or Ino. They all just... sort of moved on, stayed friends, what have you. Even though Naruto wound up holding himself to a promise of dragging Sasuke back to Konoha, and Sakura really only cared about Sasuke coming back (and later she had a phase of, "I must kill Sasuke before he goes too dark!" and backpedaled on that). I get that she's a medic and she is strong in having Tsunade-level strength, it's just Sakura doesn't get many moments to shine, and much like Hinata her affection towards Sasuke regardless of what he does feels so... one-dimensional. At least to me. I want to be a passionate NaruSaku shipper. It's helluva lot healthier than SasuSaku, at least in how I've seen it portrayed. But man... it's hard to get behind NaruSaku when you sit through canon and stew over Sakura focusing on Sasuke so much. You can argue Naruto makes a good effort to convey his feelings for her through his actions, but from Sakura's side it's shallow or feels it needs to be cooked more. They're teammates, the dynamic should be there... But it just feels like Naruto's the third wheel along for the ride on Team 7. It sucks. XD

I'll end this long-winded rant by stressing that I don't hate NaruHina or NaruSaku. I'm aware of the rivalry between those two shipping fandoms, and I'm one of those fans that concedes the possible merits of both ships. ... But I do enjoy other female characters over them, hence it's more fun for me to dabble in NaruIno, NaruAnko, NaruTayuya, NaruKurotsuchi, NaruSamui, NaruShizune, NaruAyame... Hell, I'm open to NaruGuren and NaruMikoto. I've read some good NaruMikoto time travel fics, and I have ways of enjoying these ships with older girls that keep these ships from edging into pedophile territory. In the case of these crackships, I'm not basing them off of any canon hints of romance. I create the connections myself and let the imagination fly~ That's just who I am. (❋•‿•❋)

Credit to @shinobisage09 for the card! :3