#just a whole lot of fluff

[angrymac]

Gang Inflates bed-sharing still on my mind so I wrote a little something

[hypewinter]

The Young Justice learns about a new experiment going on at Cadmus once again involving cloning and decides to go rescue the clones. They expertly break into the facility avoiding all alarms only to find out that they trigger anyway. Instead of a voice coming on over the intercoms announcing intruders though, it instead announces an escape. What?

The team continues navigating the base until they come across two kids. The older boy can't be older than 8 while the girl being tugged along behind him looks around 5. The boy narrows his eyes and his body tenses up.

"You're definitely not guards. Who are you?" He questions.

It's Superboy who steps up and says "We're the Young Justice. We came here to rescue you."

The boy doesn't seem to believe them but the girl immediately gets excited. Apparently she couldn't wait to meet real life superheroes. Especially Superboy. That means whatever Cadmus was doing with the kids, they'd already implanted knowledge of the outside world in them. That didn't bode well.

The team decides to push that to the back of their minds for now and focus on the mission. They manage to convince the boy (with the help of the girl) to come with them and they get the two out of the facility. Of course this is after they take all the information they can from the servers (Thanks Robin).

As they get both kids to the medical wing on the Watchtower, the boy introduces himself as Danny and the little girl as his sister Ellie. Connor's never seen clones with such a close bond before and he can admit he's a little jealous that he and Match don't have that kind of relationship. Still he's just happy they rescued the two.

Now to find out who they're clones of and what Cadmus wanted to use them for.

[splo0shh]

Y'all hear me out-

EraserMic but it's in a Beauty and The Beast AU where Hizashi is Belle and Shouta is the Beast

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

"Cuhut it out- you guys!" "Nu-uh, not until you're all perked up first! You don't want those gym challengers meetin' with an ol' mopey leader, do ya?" "Whitney's right, dear friend. No need to hide that beautiful smile of yours, alright?~"

What it takes to cheer up Johto's beloved ghost boy 👻💕

[kiro-sveta]

Wanted to draw something nice for @sloaners, so here's some happy KakaObi!

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

I haven't been drawing very much lately and have been thinking about it in part because I always assumed that that would be a part of my identity and a significant part of what I did as a human being--I am not sure I ever very seriously expected to make a living at it, but I thought I would do it at least on the side

Anyway one of the things you'll hear people say and I think that I think this, at least, sort of, is that you are supposed to make art for yourself first and foremost.

People say this I think to mean a couple of things, with which I do agree: that you should not be overly worried about the attention, that you should not be concerned with wealth or fame, and that you should not be cynically chasing down fads. That all makes sense to me.

But there's something in that framing--for yourself--that has a kind implication or edge to it that I think nudges the posture through into something curved inward in a bad way. Like you should really just do it to make yourself happy and to no greater purpose, in true indifference to every outside consideration.

I find that very empty. It's not only empty, I find it kind of saps my creative capacity. Not that you should never make art just for yourself but I feel like my best artwork has been produced when I felt like it had some purpose outside of me, or when I had someone in mind that I knew (or really hoped) would like it, or when someone had inspired me somehow

[jerseyartblog]

I find your characters fascinating! Would you tell us more about Miri?

Hello Anon! You are VERY sweet! x) Thanks for sharing your interest in Miri! And I cannot resist blabbering on about a good blorbo:

Let's see... Miri is/was a half-elf Cleric for one of the long-running campaigns that my friends from university were heavily involved in. My best friend--who is Korean-American--reallllllly wanted to create the Korean-mythology-inspired cleric of her dreams, and so Miri and a lot of HCs about Miri's home town and home country were born.

She did die within the confines of the campaign, but she is such a special character that my bestie and I have an on-going post-canon world for her and the lingering plot threads and relationships she left behind. All that out of the way, here's more about her!

Miri LOOKS like an elegant cleric but she is/was a bit of a firecracker, with bursts of bravado and confidence, though she was prone to failing to back up her big talks about magical power thanks to (well-timed dice rolls) some general clumsiness. She was very curious about the world, and had an adventurer's spirit at heart that looked at everything with wide-eyed wonder, though she also was quick to cover up her inexperience with her chin tilted up as if she knew everything all along. Call it a bit of a hedgehog's dilemma--she had a softer, squishier part that she was reluctant to share with the group right away, and hid those softer parts all with well placed barbs or teasing banter, and sometimes, a bit of blunt honesty.

((Also a fun Miri trait: She loved a good party, and she was particularly fond of alcohol, which lead to some Memorable Moments xD Notably: We encountered a monster made entirely of alcohol (don't ask), and Miri did end up drinking some of it to attack its HP))

Still, once you got past the barbs, loved fiercely, and was especially proud of her family and where she came from, and who she was destined to be. (And I think she would have learned to be more comfortable with the softer parts of herself if the Dice didn't say "NOPE")

(Oldest art of Miri I have on hand, before my friend asked for a different hair style)

Miri was set up to be a sort of "Chosen One" character, with close ties to a mountain god that her family of shrine keepers worshiped. Once a generation one of the shrine keepers would serve as the avatar of this deity, and Miri through luck (Fate) was chosen as the god's avatar and vessel between the heavens and earth.

Now, Miri was quite PROUD of this fact, and despite the trappings of being a woman of the cloth, she was a little haughty and arrogant and very naive about the world outside her mountain and the love and support of her family and the other shrine keepers. But she wanted to prove herself capable as a cleric and a magic user--and so set herself off on a self-imposed journey to "grow stronger" and hone her skills.

That's how she stumbled into our main party--and fatefully ran in with her most stalwart companion/my Fighter/love interest, Felix, via a drunken tavern brawl that lead to the two of them spending a night in jail to sober up together. One thing lead to another, and a jail break or two later, the pair were inseparable--if at each other's throats, because Felix loves to tease people, and for all her pride, Miri always kinda fell for his attempts to rile her up.

While they all leveled up and gained a lot of combat experience, the fact that Miri's dice LOVED to tell a story (give her a cool moment, but then fail at a critical moment), towards the end of the campaign Miri fell to what could've been a preventable death. We (the party) were all a little too cocky entering an encounter that turned out to be a major boss fight, and we paid for it, Miri especially. It wasn't a satisfying end to her arc--which I think was important, all things considered even if it didn't Feel Great.

All that potential, all that room still left to grow and mature as a proper cleric and vessel for her deity, that developing softer, budding thing with the Fighter that seemed to be at her side since Day 01 -- all snuffed out in an instant for a character that was still so bright and FUN to banter with.

My friend had to roll a new character, we ALL missed Miri, but we also have the power to write so we have some extensive post-campaign headcanons about how she's brought herself back from the dead, the eventual reunion with Felix and the other companions they were closer to, and other adventures they go on after.

;'D That's a lot of TEXT but hope you enjoyed it! The two of us can get VERY verbose and write a LOT, even if the overall vibe of the campaign is more chill and fun than say, epic or plot-y, and these PCs have meant a lot to us, even years after the campaign has ended so it's nice to hear someone else have interest in them, especially our Mir-Mir!

Alright all that said, here's a little art gallery :)

Also jump scare, this is some of my OLDEST and earliest art of them from like, 2022 so the quality is ROUGH

(^ This one had to have been right after she died in game and Felix wrapped her up in his cloak--has to have been some time in 2023)

But it 's okay we rewrote canon so she's okay now; just a flesh wound :'D

[daemon-in-my-head]

Based on my latest post I'm overjoyed that my moots (whether or not tumblr officially recognises them thx sideblog doing sideblog sht) and those who randonly stumble upon my shit are objectively some of the greatest people.

I love this weird corner I found myself in and the general mindset and views on things.

And I may be too scared nd socially awkward to approach anyone directly but be assured I'm on the sidelines rooting for folks in a very cutesy, very demure manner and y'all should feel loved.

[blorbologist]

Start simple

[Gen / 4k words / Perc’ahlia + Vesper Elaina de Rolo & Vox Machina]

[First two scenes use dialog from Dalen’s Closet; gift fic for @katia-dreamer]

[HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY KATIE!! I’m sorry I’m late, between the end of the semester and the conference I’ve been busy as a bee - but this was a wonderful distraction <3 ]

“What’s her name?” asks Scanlan. Even in his arms she is tiny. 

It’s by some fluke that he’s the first of Vox Machina to hold her. Keyleth was, as luck would have it, far from any trees and a fair flight besides. The whole process had Tary a little lightheaded, so he is recovering from a fainting spell in the drawing room. Pike is tidying up after the whole ordeal, and Grog stampeded off to fetch Cassandra and water and snacks in no clear order. 

Vex’s heart beats empty with her daughter - her daughter! - a few feet away, pulling each inhale taut until she can hold her again. It’s a new feeling. It’s terrifying - and altogether exhausting, moreso than the whole birthing business. 

Percy brushes sweaty hair away from her temples for the nth time - neither have the strength to rebraid the tangle to keep it that back. She can’t quite tear her eyes away from their baby to see his face, but from how his voice stumbles over the smallest sounds she knows it’s messy with adoration.

“Do you want to -”

She shakes her head. “Oh no, it’s all you.”

He takes a breath so big she feels it tremble against her back. “It’s Vesper.”

(Vesper is an old Celestial word for the evening star - fitting, then, that the sun had only just closed its eyes before she began to squall.)

Scanlan’s smile widens. He half-nods, or maybe readjusts his angle to get a better look at her. “Oh,” he says, “that’s pretty good.”

Vex lied, earlier. It’s not all Percy. “Vesper Elaina,” she adds, because that’s her mother’s name and she knows Scanlan. Knows how he fights off tears too big for him with an even bigger grin.

“Vesper Elaina de Rolo,” Percy finishes. She suspects he’ll never grow tired of saying it. Doubts she will, either. It feels revitalizing, a healing word, their daughter’s name a spell on them.

Finally, after a long silence, where Vex’s heart beats too loud and her ears prick for even the faintest gurgle of protest and all of her -

Scanlan’s eyes flit their way, coy. He rocks over, all gentleness Vex has never known to him, and makes to return the baby to her parents. Pike is stirring, so who knows how long they have. “Just one middle name?”

“Start simple,” says Percy.

[Keep reading on AO3!]

[lee-minhoe]

the last ep of king the land is what the standard of a fluff finale episode should be <33

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Hello.

You and gay-jesus-probably have successfully made me question everything with your view that Tears of the Kingdom is imperialist propaganda, so that's been fun.

Anyway, I decided to share this discussion with the Zelda fans on reddit, and perhaps unsurprisingly, a lot of them disagreed. Here is what they said (I'm Alarming_Afternoon44):

So what do you think? Have I and all these other people just been duped by the game's manipulative framing? Or do they actually have a point?

And if you'd rather not answer this, or would prefer if I censored the usernames, just tell me and I'll delete this.

Hey! Thanks a lot for reaching out, and I'm glad it made you think stuff through!!

Honestly, as I mentioned in this post, I am not super interested about in-world conversations about who oppresses who, because what can be assessed from the game is super vague and more vibes-based than evidence-based. Within the text, of course that the Good Zonais are good and the Bad Ganondorf is bad! But that's my whole point! The narrative has been deliberately crafted so that the zonais and Rauru (and Hyrule) are as blameless as possible (and it's not doing a great job at it overall to be frank; we would not be having these conversations about how offputting it all feels for a non-zero number of people if it did do a great job). More importantly, I want to focus on what sort of real-life narrative it all parallels. Because people make stories, and people live in the real world.

Not going after everyone's throat here, gamedev is hard and the hydras that are AAA game production do end up doing super weird stuff, especially since the thematic ramifications are absolutely never prioritized (and it's also always the same kind of people who make the final calls and push out what can and can't be talked about also). And as fans, we tend to have trouble stepping outside the lens of lore and take a look at the bigger picture sometimes; not as an attack on any individual part of that decision-making process but to just pause, stop, and question our standards, our priorities and the kind of reality (or skewing of reality) the stories we tell each other reflect.

Again: do we want to take videogames seriously or not? If we do, then we need to accept they are a vehicle for ideology, just like any other artform. And sometimes, you push out questionable ideology, sometimes without meaning to, because you didn't unpack your own biases as you did. And it's even fine to do it, nobody is perfect, a 300+ people team spread over 6 years certainly will not be that. But that it wasn't prioritized is, in my opinion, a problem. As a narrative designer, I want games (at least the narrative side) to be held to a higher standard than this. It's literally my job to work with the industry so it can hold itself to higher standards of quality --so the whole TotK situation is quite frustrating to witness from a very pragmatic, work perspective where I already spend my days trying to convince people that things mean things. I have a vested interest here in not having the companies I work for being given a free pass by gamers to do literally whatever as long as it's fun, especially when we're talking about a billion-dollars company suing its own fans left and right for any perceived slight. Nintendo are not underdogs here. It's fine to point out they cut corners and maybe promoted messy ideologies, voluntarily or not.

So long story short: no I don't believe anyone here has a point in regards to what I think is actually important, which is why these choices were made in the first place. If you look at an imperialist text expecting the text to tell you that it's imperialist instead of recognizing a framing used for propaganda by yourself, you're never gonna find any imperialist text ever, obviously not!! I'm sorry if I sound a little gngngn here, but I don't know why audiences have, at large, this feeling that lore and story beat decisions materialize themselves already formed and without any human bias, meddling, intervention, internal politics or approximations (it seems that people can only conceptualize this part if they have actual names to attach to the story, but without clear authors it's like there are no authors and so no bias, which is... a very strange bias in itself). I can promise you that it does not work that way in practice: every narrative department on every big game is a battlefield --some nicer than others, but all of them very emotionally draining either way.

So yeah, I guess that on these grounds, I disagree with every point raised here. Sorry Reddit :/

But thank you for the ask and sorry if I didn't go more into details as to why. The big Why I Dislike Rauru Post and the Gerudo Post might have some more specific rebuttals, but I am not super interested in debating small detail stuff tbh. I feel like it's no use if the frame of reference isn't being understood in the first place.

[lilac-udon]

the two main endings for my mythical au spoiler

I get tired bc I can’t draw or write

bad ending: Sunny and Basil successfully double suicide, they aren’t able to help Kel and Aubrey. Aubrey dies in kel hands, then a crying Kel met with the awakened angry Mari

good ending: Sunny gains hope and forgiveness towards himself, decides to live, and along with Basil in time to stop Aubrey's self-destruction. Interrupted Hero and Mari's confrontations, Sunny talks with Mari. In the end, Mari forgives Hero and flees. Hero thanks the group and Sunny, decides to go on a journey to find Mari, and hopefully make a genuine connection with her again. Sunny and Basil finally left the castle and started traveling around the world.

[stxrmylxve]

Hello!

Is it possible to request a devil!Kazutora x Angel!F!Reader? Can be fluffy (or spicy whatever floats ur boat haha)

These few days I'm been thinking rlly hard abt the first Halloween official art of Kazutora as a devil, and was thinking that it'd be kinda cute with the fic along the lines of "I see the beauty in you" since Kazutora is insecure and all, especially with the roles of angel and devil being worlds apart

(P.S it'd be cool if the reader was aloof too and blunt in expressing her love 👀)

If it's too specific that's ok, either way thank you and have a great day/night! <3

A/N: babes I am SO SORRY this took 3 days to get out ah i just had like no ideas

Being in different worlds was hard. Kazutora loved you, and you loved him, but how the hell we’re y’all supposed to progress? It’s not like you can just walk over there to him.

You had met accidentally; you had found him crying in the human world instead of doing his job by causing trouble. It was supposed to make you mad, that a devil was tampering with the humans, but you also felt bad. No one else was in sight to comfort him, so, you knelt down and hugged him.

He jumped a bit, and scooted back whenever he saw that you were an angel, but he gave in and allowed the hug.

From there, you would sneak out of your duty to see him. It was very risky, but everyone needs company every once in a while.

“…Why did you help me?”

“Because I see the beauty in you, too. You’re a lovely man, of course I had to help you out.”

From there, he not only fell in love with you, but he began to express his love more. When you said that, something in him lifted. Like a burden was taken care of.

You were blunt, also unsure as to how to express love, but so was he. And he made the effort to express his love for you the best he could. And while you also tried, he couldn’t help but to fall for you all over again.

[fancifulflora]

since i love 'to all the boys i've loved before' i wanna request a high school au where the the atoc LIs recieve a love letter from the mc. ty!

Honestly, this applies to either a university or a hs au, whichever works (Also for simplicity's sake I'm assuming you two are already friends and this is like- a confession letter in particular like in the book/movie)

Azad/Ashti

They were certainly surprised to see a little envelope tucked into their library book

Last they could remember, they had gone looking for another reference for their classical literature paper so their mysterious messenger couldn't have gone far

Sure, they'd spare a glance around the room to see if anyone still lingered but probably weren't going to push it any further before opening up the letter

That's when they recognize the handwriting.

The very sight brings a smile to their face before they even begin reading

Reading over your words leaves no noticeable reaction on their face outside of the smile, most passing by could never guess that it was a love letter in their hands

They certainly wouldn't be able to detect the mix of amusement and fondness bubbling inside them as they drank up each and every line

If it's terribly cheesy or poorly worded there is no way in hell they aren't going to tease you about it, but they know to be merciful since it's still a big act of vulnerability

Above all else, they're already planning how they were going to respond to your letter

They'd play it casually, acting as if they hadn't read the letter around you

Though it's really just a ploy for them to be certain that the way they feel for you is real

So when the butterflies in their stomach still remain restless and your very presence continues to squeeze at their heart, they simply ask.

They'll be certain to ensure the two of you have privacy before finally turning to you, a small grin on their face, asking you whether or not you meant those words

And more importantly, how long you planned on waiting before asking them out on a date

Dara/Delal

Being more vigilant about their surroundings and their stuff, getting a note to them without their knowledge was difficult

Borderline impossible

So, it left you with no choice but to be upfront and hand the letter directly to them

It certainly startles them, leaving them a little unsure as to what exactly the letter is for

At least for a brief moment

When they do finally realize what it is, they turn red on the spot and ask you if it's alright to open it right now or if you'd prefer they open it later

If you choose to let them read it right there, they'd take their time going through it and doing their best to hide their reactions

Although anyone within range could see the red on their face very, very clearly

Having known each other for a long time though, the answer comes surprisingly swift

There's no duty to Arsur to uphold, no responsibilities they have to shoulder

Leaving them free in this universe to open their heart and happily accept your confession

But if you're far too shy about it and wish for them to read it at another time, they'll abide by your wishes, though the reaction remains the same

Instead, they'll find some time to pull you aside to present you with a small gift and take the chance to take you out on a date

It'd be the least they could do since you made the first move after all

Rozerîn/Rêzan

Though friendly to those that dare approach, they tended to be on the shy, skittish side from a distance

That meant that there wasn't exactly a line of secret admirers lined up around the block for them- making the note they found in their bag all the more confusing

Just who could have left this?

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice your handwriting though or the simple ruling out of possible suspects in their mind

The thought that you'd feel that way about them does bring a deep red to their cheeks though, honestly, if they were to open it in the privacy of their own bedroom, I'd bet good money they'd make a noise and cover their face with their hands

Maybe kick their feet a little if your words are especially well crafted

Once they do compose themselves, they decide to return your affection in kind, drafting a letter that they plan on sliding into your bag later on

Then they throw it away and draft another

And another

And maybe after the 4th try, they'll have something that they deem worthy of sending

Then all it takes is the perfect timing for them to hide their note amongst your things, being sure to flee the scene before they're caught

Just be sure to answer them quickly because, despite their best efforts, the only thing on their mind will be your words- their subconscious already beginning to daydream up a storm

Xelara/Xelef

They're a rather charismatic and popular character around the campus, so getting cute notes and presents wasn't too unusual for them.

Most of the time they'd do their secret admirers the courtesy of reading their notes, the only exception being the rather insistent ones.

Though, the moment they found your note in their gym bag, something about it felt familiar. Was it the stationary set they had bought you a few months ago? Maybe the scent of any perfume/cologne you might have sprayed.

Either way, something was telling them that this was a note that shouldn't be ignored

They're certainly glad they listened, finding great amusement in their not-so-secret admirer

A part of them considers trying their hand at poetry and writing you a flowery letter of your own, but they just don't have the talent for it

Besides, where's the fun in that?

Instead of being direct, the fiend spends the next few days to weeks teasing you mercilessly

They'll be extra affectionate with you, extra considerate

Extra close

It excites them to be around you and the reactions you make to their flirtations were addicting

And that's putting it mildly

Lucky for you, this torture isn't meant to last forever

Once they've had their fill, they'd lay the moves on you and just when you think they might be pulling another joke on you

They reference something from your letter, a phrase, something that makes all the gears click in your brain

It's real.

Their words real, the way they feel about you

Real

[bitacrytic]

Watching stay with me and we're in ep 19.

The boys are friends again.

They're talking to their parents again. The rich ones, I mean.

The secrets are out.

They're celebrating their eighteenth birthdays.

The Yu-Li snack bar is open.

Everything is fucking dandy.

SO WHY ON THIS GREEN FUCKING EARTH DO WE STILL HAVE FIVE MORE EPISODES LEFT!!!!!

What is all this rubbish? because the spoilers I have seen online have already happened. They've fought. They've gotten sick. They've been to the hospital. They've been beaten. So what? What is this show planning now? Should I stop here? Should I just close my eyes and claim that the show ended on a happy note? Because why is there more trouble? Why do we have so many episodes left? What is this?????

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

I want to scream just saw your response and it was so cutee 😭😭😭 him lulling both of us to sleep is so cute😭😭 I don’t want to send him back to the see I know that I usually write fluff ask for this au but what if the reader has to move somewhere WITH NO SEA like Sweden bc if their work 😭😭😭 they would never be able to see each other and I am extra sad for the reader bc nobody would be as good as Suguru he would ruin their love life forever 🌙

HEHE I’M SO GLAD U THOUGHT IT WAS CUTE <33 i think mer!sugu would sing u to sleep all the time!! it’s his love language …….

but 😭😭 my sweet 🌙 anon …. how could u do this to me…… reader moving from mer!sugu’s beach would be sooo heartbreaking :((( if they moved anywhere he could follow i feel like he would, but if it was somewhere too dry for mer!sugu to live at i’d be so sad :’3 …. sigh. for my own mental health i’m just not gonna think abt that LMAO but it’s a very tasty angst scenario……. AND YES SUGU RLLY WOULD RUIN THEIR LOVE LIFE silly hot fish man is the new standard…. no other person could make them as happy 😔😔😔

in return for the treat i’ll offer u an angst thought of my own …. >:3 ok so. i imagine that merfolk age differently than humans right…. as for mer!sugu i feel like he’s around the same age as reader (probably a lil older mentally but physically the same)…….. but he would definitely outlive them :(( and i keep thinking abt that!! how tragic it is. mer!sugu would treasure their memory so dearly though… maybe there’s an intricate burying ritual for merfolk that he’d follow? like. collecting their bones and burying them by the beach… or down in the deep sea….. or maybe he makes a necklace with some pieces of their skeleton and wears it. so he always keeps a piece of them with him. Kinda Fucked Up but it’s a merfolk thing ok just roll w it 😭😭 they’re sinister creatures but also very devoted….

idk just. mer!sugu grieving reader for as long as he lives without them…. the idea of that makes me so so sad. imagine him swimming up to the surface when the moon looks the same as it did when they first met…… shedding a tear or two before returning to sea……. and his tears end up turning into a myriad of sea glass, covering the beach in green and blue and purple…….. or so the folktale goes <3 yeahhhh i just like the idea of their love story becoming a local fairy tale decades after reader has passed. it’s so bittersweet … T—T

sigh i got carried away again. tysm as always for chatting w me 🌙 anon!!! <33 i don’t think my heart can handle thinking abt mer!sugu angst…. i just want him to be pouty and cute all the time……… :(((