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imagine-darksiders · 9 months ago

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Hear me out: Samael with a pregnant (from before they met) reader.

- Finding out the object of his obsession affection is pregnant dredges up some long-buried instinct in the demon prince, one that has him plagued by the urge to nestle you away somewhere until well after the baby is born.

- You, however, are decidedly against the idea of Samael squirrelling you off to goodness knows where, so you try to go into hiding.

- He’ll burn the word down to flush you out if you do though.

- When he has you, he’s nerve-wrackingly gentle with you. Uncharacteristically so. You can’t help but feel like you’re waking on eggshells around him, like at any moment, the other shoe is going to drop and he’ll throw you in a cage or tear you apart just for the Hell of it. But that never happens.

- Samael grows agitated because his human is stressed, and that feeds into his primal nature, telling him he’s doing an inadequate job of making you comfortable in the ‘nest’ he’s built you.

- Said nest consists of an insanely large bed with scarlet, satin sheets, the colour of freshly spilled blood. He puts you in his own private chambers, under lock and key and guard, and though he’s often absent to attend to his affairs, he always returns at night to gloat about his latest scheme or the enemy he’s just overthrown, all in a bid to impress you and make you realise he’s a strong, accomplished provider.

- There’s also the matter of the child’s existing father… Samael has several plans in place for the assassination of your old flame, a cold act to be sure but a necessary one that’ll secure himself more firmly in your mind as your sole caretaker.

- He really wishes you’d allow him to help you ease some of the pain in your abdomen that comes in the latter stages of pregnancy, but every time he makes a suggestive comment to see if you’re receptive to his unorthodox yet effective methods of pain relief, you end up curled in the corner furthest from him, a quivering wreck, and not in the way he intended. So he leaves it alone… reluctantly.

- He’s unaccustomed to someone rejecting his advances. You don’t even fall in line due to fear, which you have in spades.

- You won’t let him touch your belly, fiercely protective of the baby growing inside you. And it’s a funny concept to the demon, that you won’t ’let’ him. As if a Prince of Hell could be commanded to do anything… but… for you, he at least keeps up the pretence that he’ll comply. At night however, after you’ve fallen asleep, Samael lays his immense head down right beside you, chuffing warmly through his nostrils as he peels back the covers and rests the very tip of his forefinger on your swollen belly.

- He tells himself he only does it in defiance of your wishes. But in truth, he seeks reassurance that the tiny life inside you is still alive and healthy. Humans are notoriously fragile, their offspring even more so.

- Several times you try to escape, citing that he can’t really expect a baby to grow up in a fortress in Hell. He doesn’t see the problem. It’s perfectly safe here. Certainly safer than being left up on Earth where all manner of things could happen to you without his protection.

- He doesn’t want to have to chain you to a wall to keep you from trying to leave him, but if you keep pushing him, you won’t leave him with much choice. You belong to him, and the child inside you, though not sown by his own seed, is his as well. The sooner you come to terms with that, the happier you’ll be, he’s sure.

- He’s no threat to you or the baby, although you seem to have some preconceived notion that as soon as they’re born, he’ll hold them ransom to control you.

- Admittedly, the idea had occurred to him briefly. But he soon realised he didn’t want that. He didn’t want a mindless thrall who followed every order and complied with his every whim. He’s not her. He’d rather have your cooperation. He’d rather have your true affection, to know for himself that notorious affinity humans have to love. It has eluded him for eternity. He wants that.

#darksiders #darksiders 2 #imagine darksiders #darksiders 3 #Samael #demon #demon x reader #g/t #monster boyfriend?#pregnant reader #pregnancy

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crowleysgirl56 · 1 month ago

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IT’S FINALLY HERE SQUIRRELS!

OMG I’ve been biting my nails for weeks on how he is going to react. Already from the thumbnail we can guess that he is not happy and has reacted the exact same way as us.

So let’s dive into my highlights of his reactions. As always, under the cut to avoid spoilers. Here we go.

- Already from Danny’s opening monologue he’s guessed exactly how most of this episode will go in terms of plot beat and story structure. But it is clear he doesn’t know about the 90 minute finale.

- Love how Danny’s immediate response to Crowley’s heaven disguise is “You’ve only made him hotter!” Funnily enough he mentions “it looks like he invented whiskey”. Funny considering David Tennant did that add for whiskey…

- Danny is everyone when he heavily sighs when Maggie accidentally invites the demons in.

- Danny finally gets his payoff about the fly being the key.

- About Beelzebub and Gabriel. He so casually says “I kinda want them to fall in love and I’ll murder anyone who disagrees with me”. Yeah, well…at least ONE angel and demon couple got to do that and go off together! I also love how within 6 minutes he is 100% invested in their relationship.

- “David Forgettit. Azirawho”. HOW DARE YOU SIR!

- Good Omens fandom: deep dives into why no one recognises The Metatron when he’s in his corporal form. Danny when the Metatron enters the books shop: Who’s this guy? Is this God? Did they recast God?! (Crowley then says the last time he saw him he was a big floating head) Oh it’s Zordon! Proving that, yep, it is THAT simply to trick everyone, no deep dives necessary.

- Danny points out Muriel is holding the Crow Road, but then doesn’t try to deep dive into why that’s important. And yeah, if you didn’t know what that book is it doesn’t really mean anything, but looking back at that scene, it is framed so deliberately that it HAS to mean something.

- And now we finally get to it. Danny’s ENTIRE journey of reacting to the final fifteen. I could devote an entire post to everything that he says and does. The clutching of his chest and chair, the pleading of David Tennant to stop being such a great actor, his joy and heartbreak and yelling of “THEY KISSING!”, the depths of despair of wanting to start up smoking, to getting really drunk even though it’s 11am, and to becoming addicted to cocaine. WE. ARE. ALL. STILL. THERE. MY FRIEND!

- It’s funny how Danny went from being such an advocate for Aziraphale this entire time to just holding his head in his hands exclaiming “what the fuck I can’t even, I can’t even, why would you do that?” right at the very end.

Danny’s whole reaction is interesting in that it’s such an immediate reaction, he doesn’t have the luxury like us who have spent the last year and a bit overanalysing everything with a fine tooth comb. Because it’s almost like, maybe that is how we should be reacting? Love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this and his reaction.

And that’s the end. Hopefully he will react to the final 90 minutes once it’s released. What a journey. Now, I really feel like I need to rewatch the entire show over again.

#Youtube #good omens #good omens react #Danny Motta #good omens fandom #good omens react video #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #crowley x arizaphale #good omens season 2

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speedycoffeedelight · 8 months ago

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An Animalistic Disaster

CH-18 :Truth behind the transformation

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Summary:

Where the cast realises the requirement of transforming and you get into trouble... again.

T.w : Animal abuse, animal death, descriptions of corpse. (Just a small section)

Husk looked at the transformed duo in front of him. Angel had light skin, similar to Niffty's and puffy blond hair. Husk noticed he still had little pink eyes under his normal blue pair of eyes. He was still wearing his demon outfit from hell. Speaking of that, it seems like he still had some of his chest fluff like before which was poking out from his shirt. Also god damn this man was tall, almost 6'3"or more.

Cherri's skin tone was a bit darker then Angel's. She had blond hair as well but it had a bit of pink hue in the end. Her eyes were bright brown with a reddish touch in them. Her left eye was covered with hair. She had two little squirrel ears as well as a big fluffy tail behind her.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking angel?"

"You need to have feelings for (Y/n) in order to transform!" They said at the same time.

"That's exactly why everyone who transformed were around (Y/n) when it happened! They must have realised their feelings then."

"Cherri we might be geniuses."

Charlie walked into the room right then. Her eyes widened seeing the new transformed pair. "Angel! Cherri! You guys turned human again!" She walked closer to them, taking in their new forms.

"Charlie, perfect timin'. We hafta ask you somethin" Angel grinned looking at her. He slided off the counter and looked down at her with a hand on his hip.

"What is it Angel?" She looked at him curiously, wondering what it could be.

"Tell me, Before you and Vaggie transformed. Did'ja catch any feelings for our dear ol' host?"

Charlie felt her face heat up. Did he know somehow? Why is he asking this all of a sudden. Husk kept his ear out waiting for the reply while eating.

"I-well-"

"And no lyin' Charlie. This could be the key to discoverin' the secret behind our transformation"

Charlie shut up again. She was about to deny it but now hearing that, she had second thoughts. She finally sucked it up and nodded before looking down. She twiddled with her fingers.

"Okay, yes....we may have discovered we kind of like her a little bit..." The poor girl was blushing madly. Angel and Cherri exchanged a knowing look at each other while grinning. They finally got a confirmation of their theory. Charlie finally gathered up the courage to look up at him again. "But what does that have to do with the transformation?"

"That's the thing Charlie! You transform into human when you realise you have feelings for the gal!" Cherri replied while leaning onto Angel with an arm on his shoulder. Husk choked on his burger hearing that. All three pair of their eyes landed on him. Charlie quickly went ahead and poured him a glass of water.

"I guess that makes three confirmations Angie~" Cherri said crossing her arms.

"It would seem so. Our kitty cat likes (Y/n) too. I'm really suspicious now if they did somethin' that night."

Husk finally calmed down enough to talk and looked at the bickering pair. He had feelings of that girl? No way. That couldn't be possible, could it? They were just sprouting nonsense.

"There's no fucking way I caught feelings for her. I lost the ability to love years ago,damn it." He shouted at them. Husk didn't know why he was so worked up suddenly. His heart was pounding like crazy. God, he wanted booze now more than anything. At that time, Niffty came while holding a broom and sweeping.

Charlie looked at Husk and back at the pair. If what they said was true, then does that mean everyone who transformed has the same feelings as her towards (Y/n). So did it meant all these people fell in love with (Y/n) just like her?

"Move your feets. I need to sweep! "

Niffty wasn't the least bit surprised to see them for some reason. She was more concerned about cleaning. "Aha, contestan' number four. " He crouched down to her level. "Niffty, tell me somethin' . When you transformed, did'ja feel a little...something for (Y/n)? Like maybe ya realised you really liked her?"

Niffty scratched her chin in thought. "Mmmm, yeah! I did." She looked at them with a smile." I wouldn't mind working for her everyday hehehe....." Angel's smile was practically rivalling Alastor's now as he stood up. "That confirms it. You get to become human again after you realise your romantic feelings for the girl."

"Romantic? Nonono. What I feel for (Y/n) isn't romantic in the slightest! That feelings only reserved for the bad boys..Now if you'll excuse me. I have to clean."

Niffty began sweeping in the pace of lighting again. Her statement caused the group to rethink. To make things clear, they decided to ask Pentious as well. Pentious was stuttering on his words while answering. Plus the blushing on his face practically confirmed it to be romantic.

After some time, the group, which consisted of Angel, Cherri and Charlie, sat down outside discussing everything they've gathered. It was given that whenever anyone transformed, they had to have strong feelings for (Y/n) but it didn't necessarily mean it had to be romantic, like in Niffty's case. This made Charlie relieved a little thinking maybe all of them didn't fall for the girl that way and she didn't have so many rivals.

Now that they thought about it, the only one who didn't transform till now was Alastor. When they realised that, Angel burst out laughing.

"That guy? Catching feelings for someone? Good fucking luck with toots. He's gonna hafta to be stuck in his form forever!"

'Tell me you're fucking joking. '

When Alastor found out about their transformation, he was furious. He was holding onto his patience ever since Pentious transformed. He never thought he would be the damn last. What did these miserable pathetic sinners have that he didn't? Nothing, so why hasn't he transformed yet.

"Ya need to have feelings for that girl to transform smiles"

Feelings? Feelings? Surely the effeminate guy was joking right? They were playing him for a fool. How would having feelings help someone to change? He couldn't believe them. But when he heard all of the explanations from Niffty as well, he had no choice but to accept the reality.

You were indeed quite something. You intrigued him. He found it fun and healing to annoy you from time to time and revel in your annoyance. The fact that you were a fan of him was just the cherry on top. This just made things all the more amusing.

But now to fall for you? Or catch some sort of feelings? That's absurd. The radio demon doesn't do feelings. Yes, you made his days a lot more fun, but to feel a special bond with you..that's completely different. But oh what choice did he have. Either that, or he had to be stuck in this form for however long imaginable.

After you came out of shower, it was a pleasant surprise to see Angel and Cherri transformed. Good lord, both of them looked absolutely breathtaking. Cherri grinned looking at your speechless face. She strided over to you and before you knew it, you were pinned against a wall. Cherri's hand found its way to your chin,as she lifted it to make you look at her eye to eye.

"Cat got your tongue sweetie?"

You took a big gulp as you began blushing like a tomato. Angel walked over and stood next to you with the same smug face. "Don't worry baby. We'll take good care of you for all you did for us..." Angel's whisperes ringed in your ears.

Your heart was thumping loudly. What was going on, why were you in this position, you didn't know. But what you did know is if this continued, you were probably going to melt like puddle on the ground. You just kicked the both of them from your bathroom for peeking mere minutes ago. And now here they are, as humans, pinning you against a wall.

You were about to mutter out something but they were shoved away from you. "Hey, what gives-" Angel tried to argue with a very furious Vaggie who was holding them from their collars. Angel had to lean down from the force from how tall he was. It was an uncomfortable position for him.

"(Y/n) has been nothing but kind and generous to us ever since we came here and this is how you repay her?" Vaggie's voice boomed through the cabin. "By making her uncomfortable?!"

"Hey, don't go making assumptions now Vagina. I'd say our host quite liked it~" he pointed at you, who was hiding her face in her hands. Vaggie pinched her nose, sighing. She didn't know what to say to that. She wished it was her who made you feel that way instead of them. "Just... don't push yourself too far"

"Yeah,yeah, I think you're just jealous that I flirted with her, aren'tcha"

"I am not! You know what? I think it's about time you two help out with chores around here since you transformed. Come here."

Vaggie dragged away the pair who was booing at her. You finally had enough time to clam down and steady your heartbeat.

The day after, you took out the pair to the town since they wouldn't stop bothering you. Husk, Pentious, Vaggie and Niffty joined as well, leaving only Alastor behind at the cabin. You felt bad for him, but you couldn't really do anything. You promised to buy him big chunks of venison once he becomes human, NOT as a deer.

Charlie went to the shop as usual after waving at you. As you were about to leave, Adrien called you for a bit.

"Hey (Y/n), you got a second? There's something I want to talk about."

You tilted your head curiously. What could he need you for. But whatever it is, you'll have to hear him out first.

"After Charlie joined our cafe, the number of our customers has increased a lot surprisingly! I think it's because of her cheerful aura and positive attitude. She's really a charm."

"Indeed she is." You replied smiling. "Is that all you wanted to say?"

"Ah, sorry, no. It's just that because of that, we earned quite a bit of money recently and I was thinking of renovating some of our stuffs." He pointed at Pentious sitting at your car. "That guy over there, what did Charlie call him again.. Pentious right? She said he could help."

"He absolutely can! Are you willing to hire him?"

"Yes if possible. We'll properly compensate him of course "

After chatting for a little longer, you headed back to the car and told the news. Pentious was more than happy to oblige with the request. You went on a shopping trip first to get cloths for the newly transformed animals. You may have enjoyed watching Husk change through different clothes more then you'd like to admit. And on the other hand, you had to repeatedly stop Angel and Cherri from trying to buy clothes that were probably twice as much as your sallery.

"This.shirt.rocks! Look at this cool design!"

"Does this dress make me look sexy (Y/n)~"

Yeah..you had to go through that as well. You were once again hiding your blushing face in your hands while Husk was shaking his head like a disappointed father. The whole commotion earned quite a few looks from others, nevermind the ones you were already getting from beforehand for the animalistic features of the crew.

In the end Vaggie once again came to your rescue by hurrying them up. After buying some snacks for them, you came back home with Charlie at evening. Before coming, you snatched a job application form for the cashier just in case. Even though it was risky, it was worth a shot. You gave the task of this job to Vaggie. She was the most serious of the bunch and if you teach her well, maybe she could pass the interview.

That night while you were working, you found out some disturbing news. Apparently many small animals like cats and dogs are being brutally murdered in the next town. People have complained about some disgusting odor coming from an area nearby. When some people finally went to investigate it, they made the shocking discovery of numerous rotting corpses cats and dogs and other small animals.

From the outer looks of them, it was clear those poor little creatures didn't have a swift death, they were abused. This gruesome image caused the local police to investigate on the matter. There was also a catch in this whole thing.

The way these animals were killed seemed very similar. Many of them had their stomach cut open, spilling the guts out. Some had their body parts cut off. After a forensic test by the police, it was concluded that the weapon or blade used to cut the animals were the same type as the infamous killer. Did the killer go from killing humans to animals?

You bit on your fingers in thought. What exactly could be the reason for the killer to do this? Is it just just one of his twisted hobbies or is there another reason behind this change of victims? Because before this, there hasn't been any case of such findings. So why go for these small, poor, defenseless animals now?

Suddenly it clicked into you. They were small and defenseless. That's probably why. The killer was shot previously in his hand. The wound most likely hasn't been healed yet. It's a possibility that he was satisfying his twisted desire to kill and torture people on this poor animals. Though you couldn't be sure. It was just a hunch after all.

The news settled heavy on your chest. You looked down at Husk who was laying down on your lap as a cat. He wouldn't be doing this normally. But Alastor has been bugging him nonstop ever since he became a human. Most likely due to the jealousy of him transforming earlier then him. To escape, he sought you out. The said stag was now behind your chair, laying down on the ground bored after being scolded by you.

If it was in any other situation, you doubt you could get away talking to Alastor like that so much. But he was under your roof and stuck as a deer. So he better suck it up and listen to you if he doesn't want to spend the night outside.

You softly patted Husk's fur and tried to think about something else for now. Angel was cooking with Cherri tonight . He promised to make the best pasta you ever had so you held onto that. There was only a day left before the release of the first two episodes of Hazbin. You really couldn't wait for that.

Another thing to worry about was the space inside your cabin. There were too many people here and too little room. There was no way everyone can sleep comfortably while being human. The only solution you could think of right now was that some of them had to sleep as an animal, so that you all could sleep comfortably. You had to make this place larger one way or another. Maybe Pentious could help to come with an easy solution for building a few extra rooms. He has been the most useful so far.

You finally sat up holding a sleepy Husk in your arms who mewoed from being moved so suddenly. You walked over to the kitchen while scratching the cats ears, making him relax once again. Niffty and Charlie were settling down the plates while Angel was serving the pasta. He flashed a toothy grin seeing you, his gold teeth shining in the light.

"Finally ya showed up. I was about to drag your ass right now."

"Sorry Angel, had to finish my work somehow since we hung out the whole day today."

Husk opened his eyes now hearing all the conversations happening around him. He jumped down from your arms and transformed into a human again. You eyed the pasta as you sat down at the table. The platting, smells, everything felt so nice. It looked like it was made by a professional chef.

"Well don't just stare at it! Dig in toots."

"I will, I will." You smiled as you picked up a fork and finally took a bite. It felt like rich flavours were bursting inside your mouth. The taste was just was good as it looked. Angel could see how much you enjoyed it from the look on your face. He felt his chest puff up from pride. He smiled softly as he began eating his fill.

That night before sleeping, you began to fill out the form you brought with Vaggie. You filled in fake information about personal details from overseas. It's not like they'll call there to check right..? You hoped not. It was just a job as a cashier. For extra security, you searched all you could about the places you put and taught Vaggie all about it. She was just as serious about it as you were so it went smoothly.

For sleeping, it went as you thought. Husk and Angel shared your bed. Husk was very reluctant with the idea and Angel was grinning from ear to ear. After making Angel promise he wouldn't try anything while sleeping Husk finally agreed. Cherri slept on the lounge with Pentious as a snake alongside Alastor. You slept with Niffty, Vaggie and Charlie in their animal forms. Charlie was happy to finally have an excuse to cuddle you while sleeping.

The next day, you drove Pentious and Charlie to her workplace and dropped Vaggie at the interview. You gave her a thumbs up as she disappeared behind the door. You waited anxiously during the whole thing. You stood up from the chair as soon as Vaggie got out. You grabbed her shoulder to make her look at you.

"How...did it go?"

"It was fine! I think..? I answered all of their questions correctly. They said they'll let me know in the email you filled in."

"That's good to hear. I believe in you Vaggie."

Later that day after you finished working late in the afternoon, you thought about going out for a walk alone. You came here to get away from people and live in peace and quiet before. That expectation has quickly shattered by now. It's not like you hated their company, not at all. You were one of the luckiest people alive that got to meet their fictional crushes in real life. But you desperately needed some alone time as well.

So you did just that, you took your side bag once again. You packed it with some foods, water and a drawing pad. For some reason, you felt like something was missing. You figured out what it was soon enough. It was the small pocket knife. The one that you lost during your fight with the wolves. Even though you weren't planning on going into woods today, you still felt a bit unsafe.

But you pushed that thought away. ' I'm just going for a small walk. There's going to be no danger. I'm just being paranoid haha...'

You went around the small pond beside your cabin. You skeched some scenaries in the meantime and had a little snack as well. There wasn't anyone with you except the nature. You were enjoying your time very much. The sun was about to set and you were finally getting ready to get back to the cabin.

Suddenly, your eyes caught the sight of something bright from the corners of the eye. Turning your head towards it, you found out it was a butterfly, a blue butterfly. For some reason it's wings seemed to be glowing. It was sitting on top of a swaying flower.

You went to get a closer look at it. But it began to fly away just as you went near, disappearing into the forest. You felt like your mind got entranced. Almost like there was secret force pulling you towards it.

Before you knew it, you were standing up and following it into the forest. Your entire mind was screaming at you to not do it, but you couldn't control your body. Your eyes were focused on the butterfly which went deeper and deeper into the dark forest.

The sun had set when the butterfly finally stopped somewhere. Moonlight shone into the flower it sat on, illuminating the blue and black designs on it's wings. You finally felt free from the pull as a dirty smell hit your nose like a truck. Looking around, you found some dead wolf carcasses. This was probably the place you rescued Alastor from. Why did this butterfly bring you here again?

When you looked back at the butterfly again you saw it disappearing into a bush. Before you could follow it, red eyes shined from that bush as a large paw stepped out.

You took a large gulp, you didn't have anything to protect you with this time. You left the bag around the pond. But even that bag didn't have a knife. There wasn't anyone else to rescue you like last time either. Your mind started to race with fear and uncertainty. But you had one big question in your mind .

Just what was that butterfly?

A.n: Alrighty guys, we're reaching the start of the season and it's time for a vote. You guys can select either Vox or Velvette to join your harem. Comment down the names below and whoever gets the most vote will join.

You can't vote for both and the time is until I publish my next chapter.

And for anyone wondering why not Valentino, look into my eyes and tell me you want him when there's Angel on the team!!

Also I wonder how many of you will guess the identity of the butterfly correctly (⁠~⁠‾⁠▿⁠‾⁠)⁠~

And here's two pictures of the cabin I drew from my headcannon. This might help you understand the surrounding area better. I'll probably draw inside of the cabin in future, who knows.

Tag list: @legostars @glowinthedarkbones1150 @darifes @aria-tempest @rainbowcake1212 @luxylucylou

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lbcreations-blog · 1 year ago

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(could you do a Squirrel Sinner takes care of Angel ina kind// freindly way?_)

Oooo squirrel sinner that sounds cool!

Idk what you mean by takes care of angel but im ganna assume something happened with val or what not

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You were vibing in your apartment watching the crappie tv while eating some nutes, as a Squirrel would do, when you heard a knock on the door. "coming!" you said as you scrambled off your couch.

Once you got to the door you quickly looked at the mirror on the wall to make sure you looked decent. After you fixed your self up quickly, you opened the door. And you see angel dust... injured. "angel? Are alright?" you asked "hey there bushy tail, mind helping me in" angel said

"yea ofcourse" you said while moving towards angel. You help him towards your couch. After helping him you go get him some water and some stuff to mend his wounds. "So what happened angel?" you asked while mending his wounds

"it was val" angel said "of course it was" you sighed "at least it wasn't some overlord like the tv demon vox" you said "yea" angel said. "so why did you come here, dont you go to cherry for these things?" you asked

"yea but shes at the outskirts at the moment" angel said "ah ok then" you said back. "Well i think thats all the bandages done" you said while looking at him. "Do you have a headache by any chance?" you asked.

"yea i feel like shit" angel replied "do you have some liquor bushy tail?" angel asked "yea i do, but first have some medicine and wait for it to settle, then I'll give you some liquor alright?"

"aaawww i gotta wait soo long then, but fine only couse I'll get my licker bushy tail" angel said

"whatever you say angel" you said back

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Im sorry if this is not exactly what you wanted but i was just going with what you gave me if you wanted it to be different mabye request it again but with more key details

Otherwise

thank you for the request good day/night

Reader at the start of the story👇

#hazbin hotel #angel dust #hazbin hotel angel dust #angel dust hazbin hotel #angel dust x reader

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perpetualfox · 2 years ago

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Mine, All Mine - Kyle 'Gaz' Garrick x GN!Reader [Light NSFW]

Warnings: Possessive Behavior, Heavy Petting.

Wordcount: 862

A little character study of Gaz. I'm not totally happy with it, but its a start.

→ Kyle isn’t a possessive guy—ask anybody.

→ He doesn’t mind when Soap lounges on his bunk (provided he takes his boots off first). He’d seen Ghost nearly put his foot through the Scot’s ass for so much as leaning against his bedpost. Gaz didn’t really understand what all the fuss was about—he wasn’t fully convinced Ghost actually used his bed, being up at all hours. Why should he care if Soap took a load off now and again? It didn’t bother him any. The way he saw it, he was in a bottom bunk, that meant his bed doubled as a couch sometimes. Until the rooms were reassigned, it was simply his lot.

→ He wasn’t bothered when Price ‘borrowed’ the pens from his desk. He’d open a new pack and within the hour, they’d begin disappearing one by one; being borrowed and traded amongst the squad until no one could remember where they had come from in the first place. No one except for Gaz of course. He remembered, but he didn’t much care. He’d taken to carrying a few around with him, as his Captain—a man capable of recalling every minute detail about a thousand types of weaponry, or a target he’d neutralized ten years previous—seemed utterly incapable of remembering where he had last put down his pen. Some people were so previous about their stationary, he knew; keeping track of who had borrowed what and when, but they were pens for Chrissake; the lot had cost him less than two quid. He could always get more.

→ He doesn’t even go after the bastard who keeps stealing his leftovers from the communal fridge. Even when it was from his favourite takeaway joint. Even though his name was on it. Even though he knew exactly who was doing it (his name rhyming with ‘Post’). In truth, Gaz was just glad to know the man was eating. Simon was a big lad; he could look after himself, but sometimes days would pass before Gaz saw him at mealtime, or caught a glimpse of him in the hall, a green apple clutched in his fist. He knew Simon hated to be the center of attention—to be picked at and fussed over, so Gaz never pressed him. Still, he worried, silently, from a distance, and made sure to leave his takeout containers in that fridge now and again.

→ He's always been willing to share—the last cigarette in his pack, the bougie snacks he squirrels away beneath his mattress, his time, his thoughts, his body—whatever was needed to get the job done, he’d give it. It was in his nature. Jealousy on the other hand, was new to him; a green-eyed devil on his shoulder that had burst into existence when you’d first tucked your hand into his and said, ‘Yes, we should do this again. And again, and again, and again.’

→ Every time you smiled at him, the demon sank its claws a little deeper, filling him with a bone-deep need to have you—to keep you all for himself.

→ He tries to keep a muzzle on it. He really, really tries, but there’s a touch of that devil in everything he does. It’s in the way he tries so hard to keep you off of the base, away from the prying eyes of his squad and the leering stares of the new recruits. It’s in the arm he wraps around your waist when he takes you out, the hand that rides high on your thigh in the back of the cab. It’s in the warning stare he levels at the men and women in the pub who try to catch your eye. And it’s in the way he pushes you up against the door of your apartment when he takes you home at the end of the night.

→ He kisses you like he couldn’t bear wait another moment, and in truth, he can’t. He presses his warm lips against every inch of exposed skin, and he doesn't care who sees. 'Let them look,' he thinks, 'Let them see what they can't have.'

→ When you finally manage to school your shaking hands enough to fit the key into the lock and tumble through the door, he’s off like a shot, dragging you down the hall, leaving jackets and boots in a haphazard trail toward the bedroom.

→ He holds you down, using his weight to press you into your mattress. His incisors prick at your skin as he sinks them into the meat of your neck, stamping the indentations of his teeth into you over and over, marking you up for everyone to see. In the morning, with the haze of sleep still clinging to him, he’ll apologize, ghosting his lips over each purpling mark, but now, with the jealous demon’s fire raging through him, he just can’t help himself.

→ “Let them try to take you from me, baby,” He seethes against your flesh, tonguing a hot stipe along the column of your throat. His hips rock against yours hard enough the thin metal line of your zipper beings to sting the flesh beneath, “Just let them fucking try.”

#gaz x reader #kyle garrick x reader #gaz mw2 #mw2 smut

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totkdaily · 10 months ago

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Day 50: The Hateno House, and Princess Zelda

Dawn over Hateno Bay.

It's been 50 days since I saw Zelda - my Zelda, in real life. I feel like I should be doing something more momentous than trying to catch squirrels - and not even being that good at it. By early afternoon, I've only found one more. I wonder if the forest at the other end of town would give me more?

And just as I head down the hill, a squirrel! Acorns in hand, I head back to Dantz. He gives me some milk in exchange - and he'll give me more if I bring him more acorns. Good to know.

I turn to face the town and realise I still haven't visited the shrine! I head over there and get that sorted.

It's dusk when I emerge. I know what I'm avoiding. I head across the slope to the house I bought here, years ago.

It's still there. But inside… it's different. Did someone else moved in? Hang on, that's a picture of Honey - Zelda's horse. And… this is her diary. Zelda lived here. She moved in.

How could I have forgotten? Tears fall onto the pages of her handwriting. I hear her voice as I read her words. Of her travels across Hyrule after the Calamity, the efforts to rebuild. Building the school, and recruiting Symin to teach - I hear Zelda's laugh as she points out that dealing with Purah has made him well-equipped to deal with 'quirky children'. I hear her care for the children of the school in her concern that there are not enough teachers.

Bolson built the school, not Hudson - I'd forgotten that Bolson taught him. He… he added a secret room to this house? Where?

As I'm searching for it… the Blood Moon rises. It's a reminder that even here, the evil of the Demon King's creatures is evident.

It's not quite 1am when I find her secret workshop, and her other diary. She calls my staying at her side a kindness - as if I would ever willingly be anywhere else. She ordered me a new tunic? And hid it in the throne room. Something about torches being the key. I wonder if it's still there?

My old hairband is down here - I wondered where I'd lost it. She kept it. Kept it safe.

There are children's drawings down here too. I miss her kind heart. I feel resolved. This Princess that everyone's seeing isn't my Zelda. This cold-faced, manipulative creature isn't her. It's something sinister. I need to stop it. This oasis of peace and kindness, this is what Zelda is. This is what she deserves.

#totkdaily #day 50 #i couldn't resist two pictures of the house at the end #i didn't mean it at all but it's so perfect that the fiftieth day was here #totk #loz #zelda #legend of zelda

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onyxandemerald · 24 days ago

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Lunar Energetic Reset 🌘♐ days 3-5

Phase two is really exciting, so in a way, doing a big rite like this is actually just a vacation lol. I'm having so much fun writing these up.

Seeds of Sagittarius, Guide where I roam. Take me far away from my home.

The spell can take many shapes. Here are some of my recommendations on how to get the most out of it.

The first day was the big spell so the incantations each day are mostly maintenance, to keep yourself on task and moving through each motion fluidly. If you are unable to do the whole practice and you're looking for something you can do without having to throw a major wrench in your life, just do the spells! With or without a circle, this one I did without, but go ham and meditate through the phases instead.

Citrine, yellow jasper, carnelian, or turquoise, lapis lazuli, blue lace agate or amethyst. Cater you spell to regard what it is you feel you are needing in this moment. If you feel cold, stalled out, or lethargic, take a yellow or orange crystal for energy. If you feel powered up, ready to tackle this challenge (not a challenge, btw, we're healing), or overly anxious, take a lapis or blue lace agate to refresh your mind and stay in the present.

Green tea would be an excellent friend to use at this stage no matter your state of mind. Anything with focus would fit here too such as mint, sage, rosemary, basil and citrus. Or again, if you're feeling extremely cold and stuck, use ginger, calendula, or chamomile.

Out of all the practices involved in this rite, I feel this one is the most important to include, even if simplified or minimized to suit your needs. It involves leaving home, or at the very least spending time in nature, alone. If this idea seems terrifying, that's likely a sign all the more you need it: your demons know their day is coming and they're sounding the alarms.

This doesn't need to be a 5 day long wilderness fast. That would be insane for the layperson to accomplish safely without a guide. This could be as easy as camping in your backyard. This could look like camping at your most local wildness preserve. This could be visiting your city park for a few hours a day and observing the squirrel drama. This could be reading about your local ecosystems in a library. This could be preforming the spell and holding vision quests in your bedroom.

The key points are that you do it privately. This doesn't need to mean the same as secret, but find something you enjoy and do it entirely for your satisfaction only and totally without support. Prove to yourself that you are capable. Your body and your spirit will guide you. You will start to find that most things are only scary, not difficult. Learn the difference between fear and danger.

The second goal is that you focus entirely on the present. Some call this being mindful. A moving meditation, perhaps. Keep your eyes on the nature around you. You are part of this nature. You are here to reconnect with your own human nature and your deepest spirit powers. Focus on you, focus on slowing down, and be grateful for what you find.

You've done new and scary things before, and you'll do it again. And again. And again, and again, and again and agai-

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#witchcraft #advwitchblr #sagittarius #waxing crescent in sagittarius #lunar magic #lunar spell #moon spell #help my hands keep typing slepp on accident #grimoiregripes

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cdc1345711 · 3 months ago

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Updated Unlikely Cartoon-Force Members

Squiddie(robot I created from the Matrix Universe)

Duke Togo(Golgo 13)

Mo(Moville Mysteries)

Ralph(Wait Till Your Father Gets Home)

Fox and Rabbit(Skunk Fu)

Rebecca(Cyberpunk Edgerunners)

Fenneko(Aggretsuko)

Brenda(Bless the Harts)

Godbrand (Castlevania)

Gary(Gary and his Demons)

Hermione(Sherlock Yack)

Tenma(Astro Boy 2003)

June Way(Unicorn Warriors Eternal)

Hooty(Owl House)

Martin Chatterly(Kiff)

Sir Dudley Ding Dong(Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong)

Alucard(Hellsing Ultimate)

Koro Sensei(Assassination Classroom)

Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Ouken(Ranking of Kings)

Doraemon(Doraemon)

Avatar and Blackwolf(Wizards)

The Freak Brothers Phineas,Franklin and Fat Freddy(Freak Brothers)

Loona(Helluva Boss)

John 'Sleepy' 'Mad Bull' Estes(Mad Bull 34)

Tucca (Tucca and Bertie)

Sonny(I Robot)

Mao Mao and Tanya Keys(Mao Mao and the Heroes of Pure Heart)

Zorori(the Incredible Zorori)

Macy(Love Death and Robots short Kill Team Kill)

Hamster(Hamster and Gretel)

Fink(OK KO Let's Be Heroes)

Alia(I ❤️ Arlo)

Emmit (Detention)

Oliver Raccoon and Sammy Squirrel (The Great Wolf Pack)

Orbo(Fionna and Cake)

Carmen(Patrol 3)

Gummy Goo(The Amazing Digital Circus)

Samantha(Infinity Train)

Mina Ashido(My Hero Academia)

Terminator(Terminator)

Bearimore(The Adventures of Corduroy)

#cartoon-force #Unlikely Cartoon-Force

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kyra45 · 2 years ago

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A tour of the scam buster office

You didn’t know what to expect when offered a ticket to tour the office where a scam buster spends their time keeping an eye out for scammers but here you are! The building looks somewhat nice, but it suspiciously looks like a treehouse too. It even smells like a pine tree. Weird. You enter the door after sliding the ‘ticket’ into the opening for it. The ticket is a..battery. Hm. Strange, but regardless you step into the office.

(Happy April fools! Enjoy the story.)

It’s quite a large office, and a demonic squirrel sits at the counter staring at you intently as if judging whether your a real person or a bot. Their scrolling your blog from a giant screen nearby, checking a few of your posts, scrutinizing them closely before deeming your not a bot and minimizing the screen. “Welcome to the office!” A feminine voice, slightly ominous to hear from this creature thanks to appearance, greets you. “I take it your here for the tour, correct?” As she stands up, wings folded against her back though she has membranes like a flying squirrel. “Well, silence is fine. Follow me.” As she waves you towards some points of interest.

There’s a filing cabinet labeled “Named Scammers” holding assorted papers that list stolen names scammers use. Each folder in the file holds information on the accounts they’ve used over time. Some are mostly empty while others are quite full. It’s quite a tedious process but it works.

You also see a billboard with assorted papers stapled on that explain various types of scams. Some look more recent while others are older but get replaced as more information comes around. There’s even a list of scam asks that seems to be growing daily too.

There’s a tip jar on the counter for pocket change, but it doesn’t seem like it gets much attention it’s full of dust but it’s a nice thought. The counter also holds a screen where accused scam blogs are carefully researched before an alert is printed out and pasted to a board that lists active scam blogs for easier access. The chair is a computer chair.

“So as you can see here, I do all of this so other people can be informed properly of scams.” The demonic squirrel stated after the tour. “The names Key, also. If you’d like, feel free to take some scam information off the boards and give them to your friends. It’ll make it easier for people to learn about these scams!” She beamed, then waved as you left the office..

Oh. You forgot it’s a treehouse. You just fell out of a tree. Ow.

#key the demonic squirrel #April fools shenanigans

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doodleduds · 3 months ago

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(ask game)🍓- Conrad | 🐞, ☎, 🎒- Kas | 🩸 - new squirrel guy

CONRAD:

🍓 (strawberry) - Does your oc believe in anything? Are they superstitious? Religious? Atheistic? Has anything in their past made them this way?

Conrad is an Agnostic! He prefers to live by a more 'I'll believe it when I see it' vibe. Growing up, he struggled to find evidence for a higher power, but with age he’s adopted a more open perspective. He doesn’t consider any one religion to be more valid than the others; instead, he views them as means for people to find hope and comfort. Ironically, even after being heavily involved with Ishiku/Maven/Ramiel- a reincarnated priest, his poltergiest ex-wife and an actual demon- Conrad still doesn’t favor one deity over another. To him, the 'afterlife' Ramiel describes sounds more like a less boring take on office life.

CASSIUS:

🐞 (ladybug) - What does a perfect day look like for your oc? What do they do? Who do they see?

Cassius loves to do nothing. That might sound bad to some, but he's out traveling for work so often that when he finally has a day off he'd much rather stay at home! He has a soft spot for those fancy cafes in town he's always passing by. In his free-time he makes an effort to hang out with friends (when he's all rested up, of course).

☎️ (telephone) - Does your character know anyone’s phone number by heart? Do they prefer calling or texting? Who’s their favorite person to call/text? Do they have any typing quirks?

Caz is terrible at remembering phone numbers. He prefers calling over texting- working essentially as a gun-for-hire has taught him to trust phonecalls over text anyone could be sending- and it's easier to communicate when you can hear the tone someone's using on the other line. His favorite person to call is Paris! He loves making conversation while he's traveling. It passes the time.

🎒 (backpack) - What items does your oc usually carry? Do they have a bag or just keep everything in their pockets? Do they carry a lot or a little?

Caz always has his phone on him. If he's on a job it varies, so he carries a bag (typically with 3-4 key items depending on the situation).

NEW SQUIRREL GUY (IAN?):

🩸 (blood) - Is your oc squeamish? Are they disturbed by the sight of blood? Have they ever been in a situation where they had to overcome being squeamish?

Ian (I haven't settled on a name yet but I like that one.) surprisingly isn't as squeamish as he might appear to be! While he doesn't love the sight of blood- who does- he can handle himself when it comes to basic injuries. Anything beyond scrapes/bruises though and he freaks out.

#THANK U!!!!#my ocs #conrad #cassius #ian

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otakween · 10 months ago

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Zero Men - Volume 1

Now that I've finished 0-Sen Hayato, this manga was next on the list, another oldie. At least this time it's by the Godfather of all manga, Osamu Tezuka. I think this is his first work I've ever read??? Apparently no one cares about it because there's very little English material on it. Oh well, the main character is cute!

Ch. 1

Omg I'm loving this so far! The art is so dynamic and cute and the dialogue is really colorful too. The protagonist Ricky is adorable ;w; I love his tail.

That was a pretty badass and hilarious opening with the two soldiers fighting a pointless war while also low key bonding over a baby they saved.

Ricky crying when his dad told him his tail was something to be ashamed of broke my damn heart! Glad the dad isn't fully evil though. Just misguided...

Kind of weird that the dad is like "I swear I'll find you a doctor!" Like dude...you've had many years to do that and it probably would have been easier when the kid was an infant.

Ch. 2

Obvious parental death is obvious. Ricky sure got over it quick lol.

So, so far we know that 0 men can survive extreme temperatures, are really fast learners, and have great agility. I think this is an Elfen Lied scenario where they're supposed to be "evolved humans." Making them squirrel like was kind of a weird choice but oh well.

The professor's design where he basically just has a cloud for a head reminds me of Dr. Uranus from Cyborg 009. Peak old dude character design lol.

Losing one dad and then instantly meeting your real dad is pretty wild. The emotional whiplash made it all feel kind of rushed and silly. It's nice that Ricky doesn't feel like a freak anymore tho. Kind of an ugly duckling story.

Ch. 3

Woah, suddenly the story gets very different. Forget the evil scientists, it's time for robot demons apparently! New bad guys are Enma (Buddhist God of Hell) and Satan. Fun for the whole family!

Enma kinda looks like one of the guards from Squid Game lol, simple but menacing

The scene where Enma and Satan make an entire lighthouse disappear and the keep jumps out to save his life was effectively frightening. I wonder if that guy will come back as a witness?

All of Tokyo is ripped apart and put back together in like an hour and everyone just shrugs it off!? I know Japanese people can be complacent, but not THAT complacent!

This chapter felt like an anti-communist message with every house being exactly the same but "something's missing." I googled it and apparently Tezuka was a communist, but only for a short time before he changed his tune, so it's still possible that's what he was going for.

Ch. 4

So apparently the professor is a good guy now (despite first impressions) as he teams up with Ricky to investigate Enma.

We learn that 0-men are closer biologically to squirrels than they are to humans...riiight. The adults definitely looked more squirrel-like at least.

Pretty savage of the professor to shoot up his friend with a gun to "check if he's human" (including a shot to the head!?) Reminds me of the original Stepford Wives when the MC stabs her friend in the crotch.

The way Tezuka draws the prime minister feels very Looney Tunes. He's very rubbery.

Ch. 5

This manga is very text heavy so the average chapter takes me a bit to get through. Luckily, the Japanese has been very easy so far! (Rare for an older manga...)

Ricky and the Professor escape the clutches of King Enma who was planning to kill them if they didn't reveal the whereabouts of the 0 men. They end up in the forest where Ricky finds his mom and dad again. They ask Ricky to return to their country with them but he turns them down because he's vowed to be an "ally of humanity."

I can see why King Enma wears a mask...he's pretty dweeby looking under there. I like his mad scientist hair though. The fact that his face is a little disfigured gives Darth Vader vibes.

Ch. 6

Ricky and the professor try to alert the public about King Enma's take over. People start to be swayed, but then Enma just kills anyone who tries to join the resistance, so they don't get very far. By the end of the chapter Ricky is captured again by another power hungry person after the 0 men. Gdi Ricky...

I know it's for plot convenience but Ricky's tail pops out so easily that you'd think they'd come up with a better strategy for hiding it than stuffing it into his pants by now.

Ch. 7

Ricky splits up from the professor and finds himself captive on a boat. His 0 men parents come to save the day (apparently this was like a 0 men slave ship) and they knock out their captors.

Ricky just did a dramatic goodbye to his parents in chapter 6 and now he's back with them again? Make up your mind, story!

I was proud that I was able to read the kanji 船長. The videos I've watched of Marine-Senchou (vtuber) helped me out with that one.

We end the chapter in the jungle of the Himalayas. Maybe we'll learn more about 0 man culture?

Ch. 8

Uhhh wtf!? Ricky's dad just dies in an avalanche and they're like "meh, whatever!" Seriously Ricky and his mom recovered from that way too quickly. He might not really be dead, but they believe he is!!

It was cool seeing how the 0 men have been evading humans by living in a place that's only reachable by their species. That felt believable. I bet their land is nicer than the weird place Ricky was living before anyways. No dictators (I hope lol)

Ch. 9

Lol my previous statement was immediately proven wrong in this chapter. Ricky basically went from living in 1984 to Brave New World. I quickly went from enjoying learning about 0 men culture to being like...oh...that's not good.

Kind of confusing that Ricky's mom would intentionally bring her son into this world if she knew how messed up it was? She even is like "here's our apartment where we'll live as a big happy family" but then Ricky learns that kids are separated from their parents super early in this world and sent to live in a children's village. Like...did she not think of that??

Why was chapter 9 like 3 times longer than chapter 8? Well, I've been enjoying the kanji reading challenge. This manga has no furigana...

Ch. 10

Man this story is cyclical. They escape, they get captured, they escape, they get captured. Tezuka also seems to have ditched who I thought was the main villain for now. Will this whole thing be episodic or will we get a real plot?

They come across some yeti in their travels who say "yeti yeti" like Pokémon lol. I wouldn't mind seeing them make friends with all the cryptids, but the visit was very short.

Ricky's mom asking him to shoot her tail off with a gun was pretty dark. It does seem like it would make their lives a lot easier to remove their tails (in hopefully a less painful way), but I guess it's the principle of it.

Dude at they end looked like a Cyborg 009 character with his giant buttons and fancy hair haha.

Ch. 11

And just like that we gain another random party member (and Ricky's mom gains her 2nd adopted son in like 2 chapters). Ricky and Pete bond over their daddy issues.

I was wrong, they did bring Enma back. He reveals that his new, Communist version of Tokyo was inspired by the 0 man way of living, so I guess that explains that.

Like I said, we're going in circles here. Now we're back to looking for the professor Ricky befriended in earlier chapters. After the gang finds a safe place to live, then what? Are they going to save the world from oppressive regimes? Is the goal to just be a normal, happy family?

Ch. 12

So apparently the professor they eventually find is some kind of fake (even though he passed Ricky's needle test). Can Tezuka decide if this dude is a good guy or a bad guy already!?

Kinda funny how when they found a safe place to hide out they're like "now let's confront the evil people!" Like...weren't you running to hide from the evil people? Well I guess heroes gotta hero.

Ch. 13

So now it's doomsday via Mt. Fuji erupting. Although the gang succeeded in destroying Satan's clone factory, they now need to worry about the fate of humanity.

The version of this that I got from Bookwalker is 4 volumes but MAL has it at 7 volumes, so this must be an omnibus. I wonder where the original volume 1 cut off?

That first volume was kind of all over the place. The plot progression didn't feel all that natural, but I think this was one of those stories that was supposed to be a one-off and then got expanded, so whatever. Let's see where things go in volume 2...

#0-man #osamu tezuka #manga #bookwalker

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#I didn't want to come back to this #but this is actually really important and so far this is the only person that's said it #This is why it is SO important to THANK a child after they do what theu are told #especially when it was a fight #It's a way to say “I'm not mad anymore. This conflict is over now that you did what I asked. You had the ability to end this at anytime.” #Get that Christian idea of external punishment out of your head!!!#It is never your job to be hell (tags courtesy of OP)

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@enonem

If you shame someone about a behaviour, they will associate it with a negative emotion and thus instinctively want to stay away.

So when you try to shame someone into doing something, they will feel shame every time they start doing it, or even think about doing it, feel bad and stop at the first occasion.

If you want someone to do something, associate it with a positive emotion. So they will feel good about doing it.

So yeah, the corollary for this is indeed praising bare minimum behaviour when it marks an improvement.

@purplesaline

And honestly given that science has proven positive reinforcement is a far more effective tool for behaviour modification, if you want someone to stop doing a behaviour a better method than guilt or shame would be by positively reinforcing an incompatible behaviour.

In dog training it's called Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behaviours and it looks like this: Dog jumps up on people when excited? Positively reinforce lying down when people come visit. The dog can't jump up if they're lying down. Dog barks when they see a squirrel? Positively reinforce getting and holding a toy when they see a squirrel. (It won't necessarily completely negate the barking but it will drastically lower the volume of it. Basically making your dog gag itself lol)

In people it works the same way. Want the kids to stop playing video games inside all day? Positively reinforce going for a walk (give them some cash to go get a slushie or ice cream) or set up a water fight in the back and invite their friends over. The more you positively reinforce behaviours incompatible with staying inside playing video games the more they'll start choosing to go outside on their own instead.

The key is that whatever you use to positively reinforce them has to be more rewarding to them than the behaviour they're currently engaging in, and you don't decide what is more rewarding, they do.

@tacktrunkstudies-deactivated202

Four Quadrants of Classical Conditioning are positive reinforcement, positive punishment, negative reinforcement, negative punishment. These aren't related to good or bad so much as adding or subtracting a motivating stimulus. When training *new* behaviors to *start* the most effective is positive reinforcement, when trying to reduce or stop existing behaviors positive punishment is the most effective. If you want to inspire change and start someone giving a fuck, you want to use *positive reinforcement* *NOT* POSITIVE punishment. People really are as simple as dogs.

@demons-pubis

My ex, to get me to stop biting my nails, would tell me how ugly they looked, slap my hand away from my mouth, etc. I never stopped.

My current boyfriend simply told me he'd get me a manicure if I stopped. And then I did. 😭

@technicolor-swarm-of-bees

to add some nuance, though, guilt can be useful but shame never is.

guilt is about a specific thing you did. ('I cheated on a test and I feel guilty about it")

shame is about yourself regardless of your actions ("I'm a worthless dumb person who has to cheat to pass a test")

guilt is situational and can demotivate you from repeating an undesirable action. shame is ongoing and doesn't generally work to prevent any specific behaviours because it isn't about the behaviours—it's about your identity.

this difference is really important to understand especially in queer and disabled circles because many of us live in the shadow of a a built up mountain of shame, accumulated failures and guilt and insults and missed expectations and judgmental things people have said to us. many of us have spent our lives feeling that we simply are not as good as other people, that there's something fundamentally flawed or undesirable about us. the classic example is many people with adhd have had it pounded into them that they're lazy. when we miss a deadline, we might feel guilt over that deadline, but the overwhelming feeling is shame: I once more missed a deadline because I'm a lazy person who never completes things on time.

it's really, really important to recognise shame vs guilt so you can combat the shame and replace it with true and more realistic beliefs about yourself.

@cherishedproperty

The other thing that can happen is, if you shame someone enough, they start to see the bad thing as part of their identity—not something they do, but something they are. And this can also backfire horrifically.

@doomhamster

It says something painful about the standards of parenting/teaching in Western society that so many of us haven't been exposed to any other method of modifying behavior.

It says something fucking terrifying about the FUTURE standards of parenting/teaching that so many, even people who consider themselves progressive, are desperate to find a Good Way to be the ones doing the shaming, rather than being willing to even consider encouragement as a way of modifying others' behavior.

#social justice done badly

@lyndentree63

This makes so much sense of evangelicalism.

Something I wish people understood about evangelical Christians, as someone who comes from those circles, is just how unequipped people are to actually do things. There's so much focus on not doing things, people have no idea how to positively motivate themselves or others. The only behaviour-management tool they have familiarity with is demotivating. And that's heartbreaking.

People just don't know better. They don't have better tools. They're trying desperately to build things, but all they have is a sledgehammer. And that hurts everyone.

@doctor-fluffy

And in my experience, a person that’s only been shamed into not doing bad things…

it’s HARD to truly care about other people when you’re ruled by shame..

@selkies-world

Hey, look, it's my logic for how to get people to stop consuming fast fashion!!!! Neat

(You can't shame someone into doing something good, but you can shame them out of something bad & offer them an alternative for them to turn to, then praise them for making the change & pointing out how much better this new option is for them. You can also shame corporations into changing their ways when you take away their profit margin & ask how it feels to not have it anymore - and they'll change their ways in order to get the profit back, or they'll get boycotted & go out of business. BRB, I'm clicker-training people & industries.)

@sustainpedal

Also, shame works when it makes the person think "1) I'm doing something different from everyone else 2) I want to change my habit/lifestyle, and 3) I know how to change." If one of those three pieces is missing and you keep piling on shame, the person won't change; they'll get bogged down or bitter, withdraw from people they perceive as "better" or "normal", and develop a belief that they are incapable of change.

@assortedinsanities

Thought about this post yesterday and realized another limitation of the use of shame.

While swearing can be a case where guilt/shame works, it's not a universal tool to make someone stop a behavior.

If the behavior serves a needed purpose, shame will either not stop it, or make the person seek out a different behavior to substitute.

I was specifically thinking about substance abuse when this occured to me, but it can really be anything.

Maybe the kid swears in class, because it gives them a good standing with other students and that is the only way they know how to connect with others. Maybe them swearing serves to give them a tough persona so bullies think twice about going after them. Maybe they are extremely stressed about some aspect of school and this is the only outlet they have for the aggression it builds up.

Basically, while shame can stop a behavior, if you happen to shame someone for some sort of coping mechanism that will backfire. Because if you want someone to stop a problematic coping behavior, you need to motivate them to find a helpfull alternative and that will not be accomplished by shaming them.

@jukashi

I would add an important note: social negative reinforcement, like shaming tactics, only work if the person you're using them on actually cares about what you think of them.

If they don't care about what you think, attempts to shame them will just make them hostile, and less likely to listen to you. It's very likely to just make them double down on whatever you're trying to shame them about. Example: Me still having long hair despite being bothered about it for most of my adolescence. I don't even actually like having long hair that much! There's just a 'fuck those guys' response still baked into my brain somewhere that makes me not want to cut it, because it'd be like agreeing with them, even decades later.

Important note to the important note: Do not mistake shame not working on someone as them not caring about you. They could just think you're incorrect to shame them - which, you must remember, is always a possibility. Anyone can be wrong about something. The tumblr demographic should be familiar with the idea of being shamed about things by people they care about, and still refusing to change those things.

Important note three, revengeance: If someone does care about you, you'd better make sure you're right before you do any shaming tactics, because shaming someone who cares what you think for no good reason is something that's pretty shameworthy itself.

@strive-to-be-human

Do not punish behavior you wish to see!

If someone is going to make meaningful steps toward desirable behavior, you have to reward any motion in that direction. You have to help people figure out what is blocking them from doing the desirable behavior, help them find tools or strategies to get around those blocks, and then celebrate attempts to do the thing you want.

If you're thinking to yourself, "Sure, that works on toddlers, but adults should know better," come and sit by me. Would you like a cup of coffee?

I want you to think of a time at work when you made a mistake. Maybe you didn't know better. Maybe you did but you fumbled the task inadvertently. Maybe you knew better and you didn't care. Maybe you thought the established procedure is stupid so you didn't do it on purpose. It's your memory; anything can be true.

Let's imagine - whether or not this is how your specific memory plays out - that your boss pulled you aside and yelled at you for five whole minutes about how horrible (and horribly incompetent!) you are. No questions about how you arrived at the decision process you did... (except maybe the rhetorical, disingenuous, "What were you thinking?!") Just a dressing down. Perhaps even a formal writeup that goes on your employee record.

In this memory you have (or the imaginary scenario), how enthusiastic are you about finding the RIGHT way to do things? Are you feeling uplifted, capable and motivated? Or are you feeling demoralized, embarrassed and paralyzed?

Take that memory of a time when you made a workplace error and rewrite it with me. (How's your coffee? Need a warm-up?) Let's imagine, instead, that your boss pulls you aside and says something like "Hey, I noticed the last time X happened during opening, Y and Z weren't completed. Normally you're pretty great about Y and Z. What's going on?" or "Thank you so much for getting me that report on Company B. Could you also get me an addendum that includes [the thing you forgot to include in the first place]?" or "I've noticed that you're consistently doing [this task] in a [specifically wrong] way. We need it done [the correct way] for [reasons]. What can I do to help make sure [task] is [done correctly] going forward?"

Check in with your body. How does this boss conversation feel? You probably still feel threatened and embarrassed - especially if you live in the US, like me - because we are so primed to hear derision, censure and punishment every time our boss talks to us! But this new boss thinks we're great! They just need us to do a little better. They WANT us to succeed!

Even adults want kindness and compassion. Reward desirable behavior. Do not punish behaviors you wish to see.

If you do 9 things out of 10 correctly and your boss shouts at you over one (1) thing, your brain is not going to go "Cool! I did 90% of these tasks correctly!" It's going to go "Task 10 is the only important one" - which it will find out is not true when it forgets Task 8 - and eventually slides into "I can never be good enough to escape a lecture, so I'm just not even gonna try. Boss gets what I feel like giving and if they don't like my Minimum Effort they can fire me."

Wouldn't it be better if we spoke to each other on good faith, believing that others really are trying their best? I know what world I would rather live in. You can live here, too, if you want. Coffee's always hot. Come back any time.

@butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway

The idea that you can shame someone out of being a bad person or that shame can reliably be used to dissuede behavior you want someone to stop is so deeply and fundamentally a misunderstanding of what the research tells us.

Shame is NOT in fact a demotivator in the sense of encouraging behavior cessation. Rather it is a demotivator in that it alienates people from the behavior's form and function. If someone *experiences the feeling of shame upon having it drawn to their attention that something they have done or said may not be in line with their values or goals, it is TECHNICALLY possible (tho not as likely as one might hope) for that person to take a functional and non-judgemental approach to changing or addressing the behavior that led up to that feeling. HOWEVER if you *inflict* shame on someone ON PURPOSE to try and get them to stop doing a thing, research tells us that all this will result in is their becoming more adept at hiding that behavior from you and (possibly, depending on where the shame is reinforced) others.

So like. I get that this post thinks it's discouraging "harmful" shaming, but I need to emphasize that it is doing so by saying that "shame is functional" is the same thing, in a clinical connotation, as "shame can be used against others to change behavior IF YOU USE IT RIGHT" and it just....it isn't the same. At all. YOU cannot inflict shame on another person, they have to experience shame as a synthesis of their own recontextualization. What we inflict on each other via "shaming" is not, in fact, shame. It is FEAR. And wielding fear as a motivator for change actually has remarkably reliably *horrific* outcomes.

It is fascinating to me how intensely so many of us cling to the validity of inflicting pain, alienation, and fear on others if only they can do it in the right way for the right reasons when EVERYTHING that we know says that very framework is what makes it so dangerous and harmful to the people around us. Why do even the conversations "discouraging" shame include gestures to the idea that of course it works sometimes!

Please be skeptical of anything that suggests you can induce a negative feeling in someone who is not you on purpose and reliably receive an outcome other than "this person now treats me as unsafe to be vulnerable with". Change requires care, functional reflection of role, and support/compassion from the people around you during the transition. At no point does that include another person TRYING to induce shame, I assure you.

#i want to be gentle in this i really do#in part BECAUSE i know what i know about change and shame#but it is REALLY hard to watch people say something this blatantly misaligned with actual clinical research as if it is the informed belief#it is not#the informed belief is that external-origin internalized shame is ALWAYS bad and harmful#and internal-origin internalized shame CAN BE AND OFTEN IS but may sometimes act as a change impulse if the person is able to#process those emotions in a healthy environment#and anyone presenting otherwise to you has either deeply misunderstood the research#or is selling you a loophole via 'some people i mean behaviors DESERVE to be shamed'

@partypuppy-nastja

I wrote about this at work a little bit ago, citing some studies for it along the way, for that about negative motivation vs positive motivation:

Not that anybody asked, but I think it's important to understand how shame and guilt actually work before you try to use it for good.

It's a necessary emotion. There are reasons we have it. It makes everything so. much. worse. when you use it wrong.

Shame and guilt are DE-motivators. They are meant to stop behavior, not promote it. You cannot, ever, in any meaningful way, guilt someone into doing good. You can only shame them into not doing bad.

Let's say you're a parent and your kid is having issues.

Swearing in class? Shame could work. You want them to stop it. Keep it in proportion*, and it might help. *(KEEP IT IN PROPORTION!!!)

Not doing their homework? NO! STOP! NO NOT DO THAT! EVER! EVER! EVER! You want them to start to do their homework. Shaming them will have to opposite effect! You have demotivated them! They will double down on NOT doing it. Not because they are being oppositional, but because that's what shame does!

You can't guilt people into building better habits, being more successful, or getting more involved. That requires encouragement. You need to motivate for that stuff!

If you want it in a simple phrase:

You can shame someone out of being a bad person, but you can't shame them into being a good person.

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Hushed, Dark, Familial A Drowley Advent Calendar December 5

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During the next few weeks, Dean didn’t really see or hear much of Crowley, but that was not to be expected anyway. He was dealing with the fallout of – fall (shut up he was hilarious) and prepping everything for Halloween, and, as it invariably did, everything paid off. Yes, there were one or two teenagers who tried to summon demons (Dean briefly, very briefly, enormously briefly considered calling in Crowley to give them a bit of a scare but really only in passing) and, as he had expected and would for years to come, unless something that went bump in the night caught Ip with him in the meantime, the night itself was pretty busy, but that had as much to do with him hopping form celebration to celebration as it had with those few real emergencies that presented themselves. As he had known before, preparation really was key.

And then it was November, and as everyone knew, that meant Christmas was just around the corner, or at least for those who celebrated it, and that usually came with its own set of problems.

As dean always said, there was a reason the most famous ghost story of all time had been written about Christmas. Oh? So you don’t think A Christmas Carol is a ghost story? Tell me then, mister, why does Scrooge only change after he meets the ghosts? Know any version where he doesn’t? No? then perhaps keep your nose out of our business and move on, alright, some of us have things to do…

As a matter of fact, dean had considered Christmas or the Solstice or – well, ther were too many names for it, really, more volatile than Samhain in some ways for years now. For one, there were many more emotions involved than with the other so-called scary holiday that had mostly evolved into kids running around in costumes; then, it was dark and scary and cold, much cooler than it usually got in October; and wherever those who had magic gathered together, as they would even more than usual during that time, there was bound to be some kind of reaction from – he supposed he should call it an true itself.

So, yeah, all of this just formed a fun little kaleidoscope that one had to take into account, although that made it sound worse than it was, all things considered. It might not be the easiest time of the year (and Dean very very much did not think of their childhood as he thought about it because he usually tried not to) but it was – well – deep down eh couldn’t deny that it was sort of fun, in a way. At least eh was never bored eh saw his friends daily, whenever he went eh got something to drink or even a meal because they knew he was here to help, and the different decorations all these people had were more than amazing.

So, yeeha. He could deal because he always did, and because he wanted to.

It was during the early days of December that he got the answer to a question eh had not even been thinking of asking.

Her had been going through some files – doing paperwork was part of his job, not that he had to file it for tax reasons, but he and others like him traded information, and it was a good idea to keep an eye on the troublemakers – when the door opened and Crowley strolled in like he owned the place. Not that dean was surprised. A demon was a demon, after all. “Hello, Squirrel.”

He simply raised an eyebrow, knowing it would annoy him that he did not wish to ask. “Hello, Crowley. How can I help?”

“Everyone says this is the kind of thing you should know” he said immediately, “Especially my dear mother, so… there’s a crossroads demon trying to put a foot down in our little neck of the woods.”

“City” dean mumbled before realizing. “Mother?” Demons had to come from somewhere, but…

“Those crazy people at Salem back in the day where a bit closer to the truth than they realized, even though nothing happened to any real witch, naturally.”

Dean blinked. “I see.”

He did not, in fact, see, but it usually put people at ease, and it was none of his business. At least it explained why Crowley had chosen to settle down here if only for the time being.

“So a crossroads demon…” he mumbled, pulling open a drawer with the corresponding files. “Anything else?”

“No, just thought you should know.”

“Thanks, man” Deans aid honestly, raising his head because he was nothing if not polite.

To his surprise, Crowley seemed taken aback. “I well – yes – ahem – good. See you”.

And he was gone.

Wasn’t that interesting.

#my writings #drowley #spn #dean winchester #crowley #advent calendar

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