#killer queens 2 kings not wings

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The Killer Queens are Back with a New Comic Book Miniseries

Dark Horse has announced Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings, a continuation of the original Killer Queens. The miniseries hails from writer David M. Booher, artist Bradley Clayton, colorist Harry Saxon, and letterer Lucas Gattoni.

Max and Alex are who reformed assassins-for-hire. “During a day of questionable choices at Space Pride, Max and Alex bump into their old boss. The grumpy little simian tries to dragoon them into chasing down a runaway heir to the throne of Sarelia, an alien planet ruled by a brutal patriarchy. Little does he know that Alex and this heir have some, ahem, history. As Alex and Max race to save the runaway heir from a galaxy-wide bounty hunt, they'll dredge up Alex's past and confront her planet's misogynist present. If that means burning the patriarchy to the ground, well, get out the torches.” (Dark Horse)

Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings #1 (of 4), featuring a cover by Chris Ables, goes on sale on August 9, 2023.

(Image via Dark Horse - Chris Ables’ Cover of Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings #1)

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Preview: Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4

Killer Queens 2: Kings Not Wings #4 preview. Alex faces her father in the battle arena while Max plans a daring escape #comics #comicbooks

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Day 1: Yandere School Doodle

Day 2: Balinese Folklore, Brazilian Folklore, Romanian Folklore

Day 3: Secret Collection, AI [Yandere Android]

Day 4: Yokai Harem Doodle, Homemade Meal [Yandere Serial Killer]

Day 5: Deep Sea Monster, Yandere School Doodle

Day 6: Unorthodox Gift [Yandere Yakuza]

Day 7: Dear Alice [Cute!Yandere]

Day 8: Chimera [Deer Monster]

Day 9: Heart on a platter [Demon King]

Day 10: Dragon!Guardian

Day 11: Dragon!Guardian Doodle, Medieval Menace [Vegetable Lamb Hybrid]

Day 12: Devilish Charm [Zzy]

Day 13: Mating Season [Lion!Hybrid & Tiger!Hybrid]

Day 14: Eyes Everywhere! [Internet Monster]

Day 15: Monster Streaming Doodle

Day 16: A piece of me [Angel], Idolatry [Angel]

Day 17: Razor Sharp Smile [Vampire Clown]

Day 18: Yandere School Doodle

Day 19: Wings, Under Lock and Key [Fae] (Postponed)

Day 20: Fear of the dark [Ghost Harem]

Day 21: Undead [Zombie x Grave Robber!Reader]

Day 22: Mommy's Little Monsters [Spider Horde]

Day 23: Aftercare [Yandere Circus]

Day 24: I put a spell on you [Succubus]

Day 25: Tainted Love [Naga]

Day 26: Full Moon [Werewolf]

Day 27: Android Caretaker

Day 28: Dullahan [Pumpkin Assistant]

Day 29: I come with knives [Slasher]

Day 30: Alien [Xenomorph Queen + Hive], Monster Hotel Guest

Day 31: Art the Clown x Reader

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Hallowed Greetings, Folks and Folk!

We are mere nights away from our potions being brewed, our spells being cast. And now, we have one final riddle for you, sweetmeat. You need only choose the prompt that screams to you most, and our High King or Queen might just treat you to it during the revel.

Be wicked, and cast this poll unto your realm for more powerful magic. You have seven sleeps! 🕯️🦇

Thank you so much to @rowanfaerie , @deesketches , and all of the lovely wondrous anons who contributed to the mystery flavour prompt section! 🖤

poll 1 | poll 2 | poll 3

[burningexeter]

The Wildwood Universe

What is it —

A headcanon shared universe of all these different kinds of media from all genres that take place in the same universe. Different places, different times and most of all, different tones.

• Wildwood (2025)

• The Night Gardener (LAIKA)

• Oz (HBO)

• The Wire

• Breaking Bad

— Better Call Saul

— El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

• Sons Of Anarchy

— Mayans MC

• The West Wing

• The X Files (the first nine seasons)

— Millennium

— The Lone Gunmen

— Fight The Future

• Buffy The Vampire Slayer

— Angel

• Seinfeld

• Malcolm In The Middle

• Arrested Development (the first three seasons)

• Drake & Josh

— Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

— Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

• Freaks & Geeks

• Undeclared

• My So-Called Life

• Dawson's Creek

• Party Of Five

• Skins (U.K.)

• Shameless (U.S.)

• Black Books

• The Office (U.S.)

• Parks and Recreation

• Modern Family

• Weeds (the first three or six seasons)

• Orange Is The New Black

• The Venture Bros.

— Radiant Is The Blood Of The Baboon Heart

• LOST

• Heroes

• Fringe

• Pushing Daisies

• Hannibal (NBC)

• Todd McFarlane's Spawn Trilogy (HBO)

• Baccano! (English Dub)

• Hellsing Ultimate (English Dub)

— The Dawn (English Dub)

• Black Lagoon (English Dub)

• Monster (English Dub)

• Death Note (English Dub)

• Durarara!! (English Dub)

— Durarara!! x2 (English Dub)

• Attack On Titan (English Dub)

• A Certain Magical Index (English Dub)

— A Certain Scientific Railgun (English Dub)

— A Certain Scientific Accelerator (English Dub)

— The Miracle Of Endymon (English Dub)

• Chuck (NBC)

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine

• NYPD Blue

• 24

— Live Another Day

• Prison Break (the first two seasons)

• Twin Peaks (Original Series)

— Fire Walk With Me

— The Return

• Tales From The Crypt (HBO)

— The first five episodes of Season 1

— Cutting Cards, The Thing From The Grave, The Sacrifice, For Cryin' Out Loud, Four-Sided Triangle, Judy, You're Not Yourself Today, Fitting Punishment, Lower Berth, Mute Witness To Murder & Television Terror

— Abra Cadaver, Top Billing, Easel Kill Ya, Undertaking Palor, Deadline & Yellow

— None But The Lonely Heart, On A Deadman's Chest, Beauty Rest, What's Cookin', The New Arrival, Showdown, King Of The Road, Maniac At Large, Split Personality & Strung Along

— Forever Ambergris, People Who Live In Brass Hearses, Two For The Show, Well Cooked Hams, Came The Dawn & Half-Way Horrible

— Only Skin Deep, The Bribe, The Assassin, Staired In Horror, Surprise Party & You, Murderer

— Fatal Caper, Escape, Horror In The Night, Cold War, The Kidnapper, Report From The Grave & Confession

• Thief (1981)

• Heat (1995)

• Reservoir Dogs

• True Romance

• Natural Born Killers

• Pulp Fiction

• Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2

• Inglourious Basterds

• Django Unchained

• The Hateful Eight

• From Dusk Till Dawn

• Trick r Treat

• Krampus

• Doctor Who (1963 - 2017)

— Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)

— Torchwood

— The Sarah Jane Adventures

— Class (2016)

• Good Omens (Amazon Prime)

• Friday The 13th (1980) & A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

— Part 2

— Part 3

— The Final Chapter

— Jason Lives

— The New Blood

— Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday

— Freddy's Revenge

— Dream Warriors

— The Dream Master

— The Dream Child

— Freddy Vs. Jason

• The Evil Dead Trilogy

— Ash Vs. Evil Dead

• The People Under The Stairs

• Nightbooks (2021)

• Dog Soldiers

• Big Trouble In Little China

• Overlord (2018)

• Scream Queens

• Nip/Tuck

• Remedy Connected Universe

— Alan Wake

— Alan Wake II

— Control

• Borderlands (2009)

— Borderlands 2

— Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

— Tales From The Borderlands

— Borderlands 3

— New Tales From The Borderlands

— Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

• Silent Hill (1999)

— Silent Hill 2

— Silent Hill 3

— Silent Hill 4: The Room

• Misfits

• Veronica Mars (Original Series)

— Veronica Mars (2014)

— Veronica Mars (Hulu)

• Bones

• Castle

• Attack The Block (2011)

• E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

• Family Matters

• The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

• Martin

• The Bernie Mac Show

• Pair Of Kings

• Beverly Hills Cop

— Beverly Hills Cop II

— Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

• Rush Hour

— Rush Hour 2

• Friday (1995)

— Next Friday

— Friday After Next

• The 'Burbs

• Heathers

• Hot Fuzz

• Dead Like Me

• Wonderfalls

• Death Becomes Her

• Nope (2022)

• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

• The Secret Of NIMH (1982)

• Contact (1997)

• Flatliners (1990)

• Rango (2011)

• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

• The Mummy (1999)

— The Mummy Returns

• The Jungle Book (1994)

• The Invisible Man (2020)

• Wolf Man (2025)

• Ginger Snaps

— Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

• Let Me In (2010)

• Erma (Webcomic Series)

• Keeper Of The Lost Cities (Animated Series)

• MirrorMasks

• Gargoyles (Reboot)

• Huntik (Reboot)

• W.I.T.C.H. (Reboot)

• Walking Dead: The Animation

• The Dark Harvest (Animated Series)

• Knightriders (1981)

• Bioshock

— Bioshock 2

— Bioshock Infinite

• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

— Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

• John Wick

— John Wick: Chapter 2

— John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

— John Wick: Chapter 4

• Atomic Blonde

• Nobody (2021)

• Shaolin Soccer

• The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)

• Titanfall 2

• Snatch (2000)

And that is literally not even all of it.

It will continue, just give me some more time.

[capitalismwasamistake]

can tou give us fun facfs about sudoku plz i am interested

Anon, I am kissing you on the mouth

Here are five random sudoku fun facts!

(With detailed explanations for absolute beginners under the cut)

1.One of the most famous sudoku variants is called Killer Sudoku

2.Some sudokus have chess moves in them

3.The secret – the sum of the digits one to nine is 45

4.The sixteen digits in the 4x4 corners of a 9x9 sudoku are the same sixteen digits as the ring around the central box

5.One of the simple sudoku techniques is called the X-Wing (Sudoku Star Wars crossover? Not Clickbait??? 😱)

Explanations

First, a bit of notation. In sudoku, the grid is divided into rows, columns, boxes, and cells. Rows are named from top to bottom, and columns from left to right. Boxes are the 3x3 squares – they’re numbered left to right and top to bottom. The small individual squares are called cells. Cells are numbered by their row and column – roll one column three, roll four column seven, etc. You write R2C6 for short. Below you see a standard sudoku 9x9 grid with the rolls, columns and boxes labelled. The red cell is R1C3, the blue cell is R4C7, and the black cell is R2C6.

(Some people use lowercase letters in labelling cells, it’s a matter of personal preference.)

There are small digits in three cells in box 8. The centre digits in R7C6 indicate that this cell can only contain the digits one or two, but we don’t yet know which one – this gives us information about the individual cell only. The corner digits in R9C4 and R9C6 indicate that the digit three can only be in those two cells within the box – this gives us information about the box only, as each of those two individual cells may have other possible digits.

(This is a somewhat ��standard” but by no means universal usage of centre and corner small digits)

With the jargon out of the way, let’s get into the neat sudoku details!

1.Killer sudoku

Funny name, right? Sounds dangerous!

Killer sudoku follows normal sudoku rules (the digits one to nine must be placed once each in every roll, column, and box of the grid), but adds “killer cages” – groups of cells outlined in a striped line. At the corner of the killer cage you can see a number, which represents the sum of the cells within the cage. Digits cannot repeat in a killer cage.

This doesn’t seem like a lot, but it actually gives you plenty of information – like in the example below, where you see R5C5 and R5C6 in a cage whose total is 17 – there is only one way to make two cells add up to 17 in sudoku, and that is 8+9=17. Therefore you now know that those two cells contain the digits eight and nine in some order.

With killer cages it’s easy to make a grid that doesn’t have a single given digit yet still has a unique solution!

2.Chess constraints

Another popular subsection of sudoku variants is the so-called chess move constraints. The most popular is the knight’s move constraint – a sudoku having a knight’s move constraint means that, if you imagine the grid as a chess board, no digit can be placed within a knight’s move from itself. In the below example, the digit in the red cell (R5C5) cannot be placed in any of the blue cells under a knight’s move constraint.

The other two chess move constraints are the king’s move – a digit may not be placed in any of the surrounding eight cells; and the queen’s move constraint.

Bonus mini fun fact! Queen’s move constraints are used sparingly in sudoku, and for good reason – when you see them, they’re usually applied only to a single cell in the grid. That is because you cannot build a sudoku grid where every cell and digit is subjected to the constraint – try it yourself! Open Sudoku Setter and you’ll see that you can’t even make a single digit satisfy this constraint. Knight and king’s move’s constraints are much more forgiving, and you could build a sudoku that satisfies them relatively easily.

3.The Secret

That one’s easy: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9=45

But why do you need to know it? Well, the Secret can help you in a lot of sum-based sudoku variants, such as killer, sandwich, or skyscraper. It can also help with geometry-based sudokus that use sudoku set theory, but that’s a topic for another day.

In the bellow example, which uses killer cages, you can see that one of the cages in box 4 extends by one cell into box 1. You know the total of the box (45), and you know the total of all four cages – 50. You know, therefore, that the single extra cell in box 1 must account for the difference between the box total and the cages total. So now you know that R3C3 is exactly 5!

Bonus mini fun fact! We call it “the secret” after two prominent figures in the sudoku community – the hosts of the YouTube channel Cracking the Cryptic, Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe. The two of them started calling it that a while back and it caught on. I greatly recommend their channel if you want to learn more about sudoku – they post two sudoku solving videos every single day and allow you to use their very comfortable solving software Sudoku Pad to try to solve the puzzles along with them! They got me into variant sudoku in the first place and I cannot sing them enough praises!

4.The Phistomefel ring

Another geometry-based sudoku technique, the Phistomefel ring is named after the sudoku setter Phistomefel, who first used it. It says that the four digits in each of the grid corners (highlighted in yellow bellow) correspond to the sixteen digits around the central box (highlighted in blue). This is true for all 9x9 grids that abide by normal classical sudoku rules! Isn’t that neat?

Here's Simon from Cracking the Cryptic giving a simple geometry explanation for why that is!

This technique comes up in sudokus with medium to high difficulty and it’s a bit situational, but can really crack open a puzzle. I included it mostly because it’s a cool property of sudoku grids!

5.The X-Wing

Let’s end it all by highlighting that we’re actually massive nerds. The X-Wing is one of the easiest to learn sudoku techniques. It’s easiest to illustrate with an example, so look at the image below:

The situation is this: the two cells in box 4 are a one-two pair – meaning that those two cells contain the digits one and two in some order. In box 6, the two digits are a one-eight pair – they contain the digits one and eight in some order. You’ll notice that those two pairs share rolls – both are in rows four and five. And both of them contain the digit 1. Classic sudoku rules tell us that the digit 1 must appear once in row 4, and once in row 5. The pairs each have a one, therefore they account for two instances of the digit 1.

So two situations are possible now. Option one: R4C3 is a one – in which case R4C8 can no longer be a one and will be an eight – and therefore R5C8 is also a one. This is the “yellow” state of affairs, as per out highlighting. Option two: R5C3 is a one – in which case R5C8 can no longer be a one and will be an eight – and therefore R4C8 is also a one. This is the “green” state of affairs.” In either state of affairs, the instances of the digit 1 in rolls 4 and 5 are accounted for by the two pairs.

You may notice that the “yellow” and “green” options cross – forming something like an X shape, which some nerd decided reminded them of the X-Wing ship from Star Wars. So we now say that those two pairs form an X-Wing of the digit 1.

Why is an X-wing useful? Look at the central cell, R5C5 – at some point we’ve deduced that it can only either be a one or a four. Now look back at the X-Wing: it only gives us two sets of affairs: “yellow” and “green”. What happens if we have the “yellow” state of affairs? R5C8 is a one, meaning that R5C5 cannot be a one and must be a four. Switch to the “green” state of affairs: R5C3 is a 1, meaning that R5C5 cannot be a 1 and must be a 4. Conclusion: the X-Wing tells us that R5C5 is always a 4! It gives us a digit for free!

This is true for all cells within the X-Wing – once you have it, you can remove 1 as an option from all the cells between R4C4 and R4C7, as well as between R5C4 and R5C7!

Anon, I’m sorry, or maybe you’re welcome.

All example images created with F-Puzzles Sudoku Setter.

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books read in 2023

january

sweep in peace by ilona andrews

one fell sweep by ilona andrews

a court of mist and fury by sarah j. maas

sweep of the blade by ilona andrews

sweep with me by ilona andrews

my best friend’s exorcism by grady hendrix

kiss her once for me by alison cochrun

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

i’m glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy

love and other words by christina lauren

sweep of the heart by ilona andrews

the only living girl on earth by charles yu

witches get stuff done by molly harper

you had me at hola by alexis daria

her vigilante by lillian lark

inconvenient daughter by lauren j. sharkey

anon pls. by deuxmoi

you are eating an orange. you are naked. by sheung-king

legends & lattes by travis baldree

bad vibes only (and other things i bring to the table) by nora mcinerny

signs of cupidity by raven kennedy

bonds of cupidity by raven kennedy

crimes of cupidity by raven kennedy

read: 23

february

exciting times by naoise dolan

sweethand by n.g. peltier

you made a fool of death with your beauty by akwaeke emezi

something wilder by christina lauren

highly suspicious and unfairly cute by talia hibbert

you deserve each other by sarah hogle

this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max goldstone

would you rather by allison ashley

read: 8

march

meet me in the margins by melissa ferguson

king of battle and blood by scarlett st. clair

the exotic by hampton sides

river of shadows by karina halle

alone with you in the ether by olivie blake

lovelight farms by b.k. borison

the soulmate equation by christina lauren

before i let go by kennedy ryan

haunting adeline by h.d. carlson

the lies i tell by julie clark

one jump at a time by nathan chen

our wives under the sea by julia armfield

all systems red (the murderbot diaries #1) by martha wells

before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi

read: 14

april

funny you should ask by elissa sussman

make a scene by mimi grace

sweeter than chocolate by lizzie shane

the kiss quotient by helen hoang

my favorite half-night stand by christina lauren

romantic comedy by curtis sittenfeld

icebreaker by a.l. graziadei

the wedding proposal by john swansiger

circling back to you by julie tieu

by the book by amanda sellet

a lady’s guide to mischief and mayhem by manda collins

love in the time of serial killers by alicia thompson

if the shoe fits by julie murphy

whispers of you by catherine cowles

the kiss curse by erin sterling

by the book by jasmine guillory

honey & spice by bolu babalola

one night on the island by josie silver

the bodyguard by katherine center

the reunion by kayla olson

the neighbor favor by kristina forest

crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo

do i know you? by emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka

just my type by falon ballard

delilah green doesn’t care by ashley herring blake

happy place by emily henry

dating dr. dil by nisha sharma

icebreaker by hannah grace

count your lucky stars by alexandria bellefleur

stone cold fox by rachel koller croft 

fake it till you bake it by jamie wesley

read: 31

may

the dead romantics

motherthing by ainslie hogarth

the woman in the library by sulari gentill

artificial condition (the murderbot diaries #2) by martha wells

the last word by taylor adams

you shouldn’t have come here by jeneva rose

read: 6

june

fourth wing (the empyrean #1) by rebecca yarros

the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna

love, theoretically by ali hazelwood

read: 3

july

the traitor queen (the bridge kingdom #2) by danielle l. jensen

the beast by katee robert

baldur's gate: descent into avernus by by james introcaso et. al

forget me not by julie soto

the wishing game by meg shaffer

read: 5

august

the true love experiment by christina lauren

pachinko by min jin lee

almond by sohn won-pyung, translated by joosun lee

hook, line, and sinker by tessa bailey

read: 4

september

hey, u up? (for a serious relationship): how to turn your booty call into your emergency contact by emily axford & brian murphy

everyone knows your mother is a witch by rivka galchen

fangs by sarah andersen

a room with a view by e.m. forster

juniper bean resorts to murder by gracie ruth mitchell

one's company by ashley hutson

the mysterious affair at styles by agatha christie

solita: a gothic romance by vivien rainn

you, again by kate goldbeck

the undertaking of hart and mercy by megan bannen

my roommate is a vampire by jenna levine

the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

the vampires of el norte by isabel cañas

her body and other parties by carmen maria machado

evil eye by etaf rum

the seven year slip by ashley poston

read: 17

october

keeper of enchanted rooms by charlie n. holmberg

the serpent and the wings of night by carissa broadbent

shy by max porter

down comes the night by allison saft

the unfortunate side effects of heartbreak and magic by breanne randall

the hurricane wars by thea guanzon

read: 6

november

a witch's guide to fake dating a demon by sarah hawley

the wake-up call by beth o'leary

when in rome by sarah adams

the view was exhausting by mikaella clements and onjuli datta

hello stranger by katherine center

practice makes perfect by sarah adams

do your worst by rosie danan

read: 7

december

bookshops & bonedust by travis baldree

the fake mate by lana ferguson

read: 2

final count: 127/100

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Headcanons for my One Piece favorite hotties: How many kids would they have?

Kizaru✨

He would have three daughters and he adores them. They would have 2 to 5 year age gaps between them and of course they’re definitely daddy’s little girls.

Akainu🌋

He would have twin boys with very different personalities, one is very outgoing and loud (like his father) and the other likes to keep to himself and is passive. They both adore their father look up to him, they climb up him and cuddle him all the time.

Ryokugyu🌱

He has a daughter and she adores plants and flowers. Every time he sees her after work, he grows a flower in his palm and hands it to her after asking if she’s been a good girl.

Benn Beckman 🔫

He has two sons and a daughter, all of whom he cares very much about. They’re much older and have finished their studies and have good jobs.

Sir Crocodile 🐊

He has a son and a daughter. His daughter is his eldest child and she is definitely the apple of his eye. His son looks exactly like him but with shorter hair.

Doflamingo Donquixote 🦩

He has a son and the child looks exactly like Rosinante. He loves on his kid a lot and gives him hugs and kisses all the time.

Katakuri Charlotte 🍡

He has 5 children which consist of three boys and two girls. Katakuri always wanted a big family so he enjoys having his little ones around. They all have purple hair like their father and are definitely taller than usual kids their age.

Killer 🔪

He has a son who has blonde hair and blue eyes like him. He loves being around his child as much as he can. They even tend to dress the same.

Kaido🐉

He would have had more children after Yamato if his spouse survived. A girl and a boy, he would have liked to have more heirs and give Yamato siblings.

King👑

He has a son and he looks very much like his father except with shorter white hair. His wings are still growing so they’re pretty little and tends to keep them covered because they’re so sensitive.

Queen👑

He has a son and a daughter. His son has short blonde hair and he’s a little chubby too and he loves being around his dad since he’s the youngest. His daughter has long blonde hair and gets rather annoyed at her father as she’s in her teens and thinks her dad needs to grow up.

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Killer Queens 2 #3 by David M. Booher and Bradley Clayton. Cover by Chris Ables. Out in October.

"On Alex's home planet, Max and Alex face their most formidable foe yet - Alex's father! This hulking, misogynist barbarian king demands Cahl's wings be removed so they can fit the royal ideal of masculinity. Can Max and Alex save Cahl before the king makes good on his campaign promise of "Kings, not wings"? Probably. Will they look fabulous while they do it? Absolutely!"

[iksidaorvali]

❛❛   visenya targaryen .  ❜❜   ― 🔥 ― a cry in the night as you watch your lover fall, sound echoed by the winged beast who shares your heart (no one else can know what you truly saw)... secret knowledge and a desire for revenge feeding a rage burning at your very core, flames threatening to consume you (being sent away was the only solution)... your uncle’s coronation drags you back into the too familiar heartache of home, peace of mind and body left back in lys (pain is your constant companion in westeros)...

BASICS.

full name : visenya alysanne targaryen celtigar

name meaning :

visenya : high valyrian | possibly derived from vezenka which means “solar”

alysanne : german | “noble”

targaryen : tba | “tba”

celtigar : tba | “tba”

nicknames : sena, vis, v

epithets : the dragon heart

titles : lady of dragonstone, lady of claw isle

gender / pronouns : cis woman / she/her

sexuality : pansexual

date of birth : fifth day of the fourth moon

age : six and twenty years

zodiac : aries

place of birth : dragonstone, the crownlands, westeros

accent : english

languages : common tongue, high valyrian

allegiance : house targaryen, house velaryon, house celtigar

religion : the old gods of valyria

APPEARANCE.

faceclaim : frida gustavsson

height : 5′7″

eye color : lilac

hair color : silver-gold

dominant hand : ambidextrous

glasses : n/a

MEDICAL.

mental : insomnia, adhd, depression

physical : some smaller scars from sword practice

PERSONALITY.

positive traits : steadfast, determined, captivating

negative traits : ruthless, brazen, sarcastic

hobbies : swordplay, dragon riding, painting, sketching, swimming

RELATIONSHIPS.

parents :

ruling lord ___ targaryen; father [ 55+ ]

ruling lady ___ targaryen, née rogare; mother [ 55 ]

siblings :

lord heir ___ targaryen; eldest brother [ 37 ]

lady ___ targaryen; eldest sister [ 34-36 ]

lord ___ targaryen; older brother [ 31-33 ] ** twin

lord ___ targaryen; older brother [ 31-33 ] ** twin

lady ___ targaryen; older brother [ 28-30 ]

lord baelor targaryen; younger twin brother [ 26 ] ** twin

lord vaella targaryen; younger sister [ 24 ]

extended family :

lord vaegon targaryen; late paternal uncle [ 46, deceased 6 years ]

ruling lord ___ targaryen; paternal uncle [ 49 ]

ruling lady ___ targaryen, née ___; aunt marriage [ 45-50 ]

queen rhaenyra velaryon, née targaryen; paternal aunt [ 49 ]

king daemon velaryon; uncle via marriage [ 51 ]

house celtigar of claw isle

former in-laws via jacaerys celtigar

house rogare of lys

via her mother

house targaryen of summerhall

via her paternal uncle

house velaryon of king's landing

via her paternal aunt's marriage

spouse : lord jacaerys celtigar; late husband [ 28, deceased 2 years ]

children : n/a

pets : 

nightsong [ dragon - think silverwing but mostly lavender ]

ADDITIONAL INFO.

quick facts :

visenya has been having dragon dreams with consistency from a very early age. the only ones who know of her ability are her mother and late husband.

more coming soon. i just wanna write.

biography :

doc here

feel free to ask me anything, as this is a work in progress.

CONNECTIONS.

late husband’s killer : their true target was visenya, so they may or may not be planning another attempt now that she’s returned to westeros. while i’m open to determining the reason for them wanting her dead together, i would like it to have something to do with her dragon dreams and/or connection to the crown. ➢ 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 

in-laws : i’d just love to see the celtigars around for some fun former family things. members she was closer to, maybe some who never liked her much. all the things. ➢ 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 (𝟎/𝟕)

childhood best friends : just two other babes from the crownlands who visenya has been very close to her entire life. any gender is fine. ➢ 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 (𝟎/𝟐)

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Vampire Films That Suck My Blood

But don’t SUCK. You know? What I mean? They’re good. Anyway. 

Let’s start with the super obvious ones you’ve probably seen. And if you haven’t, go see them, they’re classics. Near Dark (my personal favorite), The Lost Boys, Interview With The Vampire, Horror of Dracula (Hammer), ‘Salem’s Lot, Blacula, From Dusk Till Dawn, Let The Right One In, and Fright Night, by which I mean the one from the 80s. Now we can get into some deeper cuts. 

Night Owl | Filmed in black and white and set against the backdrop of the New York nightclub scene of the early 90s, this one is OOPS ALL VIBES. It’s full of house music and brutal murders. One of those films that feels intensely gay despite its best efforts to be straight. Very moody and arthouse. Obviously I recommend the hell out of this for a very specific crowd of people.

Pale Blood | What a nutso concept. A human is running around killing people in the style of a vampire. So a real vampire shows up to stop him. With Wings Hauser being super unhinged, as he tends to do. Lots of neon lighting that makes it all extremely 80s. And a neat little turn at the end that gives it a satisfying twist. 

Bliss | Vampirism as addiction. It’s been said, but this isn’t just about having an insatiable need. It’s about getting so goddamn high that you destroy everything around you and awaken from being blackout destructive and realize you’re ruining your own life. Pretty intense stuff. Meaning it’s very bloody and wild. It goes the extra mile, for certain. The main character is a painter, so there is also a super gorgeous painting that she creates in her very high moments that I wish I could have on my wall. 

The Night Flier | An adaptation of a Stephen King short story starring Miguel Ferrer, which I personally feel should be recommendation enough. But I’ll gladly keep going. Ferrer plays a tabloid journalist who is chasing after a serial killer who thinks he’s a vampire. THINKS, right? He just THINKS he is? Well, the deeper he goes, the more it looks like he has a real one on his hands. And he’s so fucking cynical that he’s probably going to stare into the abyss and the abyss will stare right back. 

30 Days of Night | Hey, I just recently rewatched this one. It still slaps. In Alaska, there are periods during the year where the sun doesn’t rise at all. In this case, a bunch of vampires are like SWEET. And go there and absolutely body slam everyone in town. A handful of survivors are left trying to defend themselves against these superhuman creatures that are... just the scariest looking fucking things. It looks like if a human were crossbred with a shark. What a LOOK. There are so many memorable and standout moments in this movie. Truly just watch it. 

Fright Night Part 2 | We all know the first movie. But the sequel tho. DAT SEQUEL. The big draw being Jerry’s sister Regine and her entourage of absolute characters that follow her everywhere. They’re out for revenge for the death of her brother, and suddenly the tables are turned. Charley becomes the one that can’t resist the vampire’s charms, and Regine is laughing all the way to the blood bank. She’s a queen. 

Vamp | Another intensely memorable and awesome female vampire. Grace Jones dominates the screen here as Katrina. A vampire stripper who kills when she mates. She for sure steals every scene she’s in, but the movie is also bombastically neon 80s with the dumbest and most fun sense of humor. It’s a charming movie with an amazing villainess. 

The Hunger | AND ANOTHER! Sorry for being so gay, but here’s a lesbian vampire movie. Miriam Blaylock is a vampire looking for love. And she both cares and doesn’t if that means eventually keeping your desiccated, still alive body in a box somewhere down the line. She’s a complicated lady. This was beautifully shot, very dream-like, and also stars David Bowie for some extra gay. 

Dracula (1979) | Genuinely my favorite version of Dracula. It was based off of a stage play version. Which means all the names are reversed and nothing lines up with the book, but Dracula just seems fated to be adapted very loosely. Frank Langella swaggers rather moodily through the piece, melting every woman he passes with a look. I like this take, that Dracula is just a Chad that no one can possibly outdo because no one is good looking enough to stop him. It’s all rather romantic and swoony while also featuring one of the most terrifying ghouls in cinema history. 

The Forsaken | Vampirism as an STD. If you’re bitten, you’ll battle daily with the virus that’s trying to consume you. Which makes the movie coded extremely queer, which is very fun for everyone, because it thankfully doesn’t stop there. The bad guys are super flamboyant and fun. The good guys are getting a little too involved with each other and sort of ignoring the girl sitting between them. And it makes one wish they could’ve just made it as gay as they wanted to, but the subtext is still very fun. It’s also action packed and exciting. Think 2001 version of Near Dark. 

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Personal thoughts on Tyranid reveals:

Sorry for this long ramble but Tyranids are my main faction, the army I play the most and have spent the most on. So you’d think I might be excited for 10th ed but the leaks just had me worried. The way they were worded made the new units feel so soulless, so uncreative like they were designed by people who weren’t themselves Tyranids fans, in fact they seemed far removed from it.

Swarmy-er gaunts, bigger carnifex, new models for the Broodlord and naurothrope, and bigger and strictly better Swarmlord. Who asked for this? It just sounded redundant at best. I didn’t want Primaris-ified Tyranids that make the old units obsolete. I didn’t want power creep, I wanted GW to treat the current units with respect, to update the old looking models and if they’re going to add a new unit give it a unique role or its own niche. Thankfully the new units seem to be much better than the leaks described.

Biovores and the Lictor seem to be getting an update. Good, these units actually need an update, unlike the broodlod/neurothrope. Probably get Pyrovores too? But there was also that comedic shot of two tenacle monsters, which aren’t toxicrenes cause they’re too small. So one kit that makes 3 “vore” units? Two different boxes creating 2 units each? Either way sounds good to me.

The new Carnifex-type unit looks to actually be a screamer killer, which is great! I think this was actually the best case scenarios for me, and I didn’t even know I wanted it. Between Carnifexes, the shooty Tyrannofex/Exocrine, the stabby Haruspex/Dimachaeron, and then the Hierodules, there really isn’t much room for yet another monster. We already have anti-infantry and anti-vehicles in various monster sizes. But a screamer killer? Just a bit of nostalgia that doesn’t invalidate the current Carnifex. It’s a side-grade compared to the usually Primaris treatment of being strictly superior.

The new winged creature looks cool too. At first I though it was a Hive Tyrant, and I was like “here we go, a bland unimaginative redesign of something that doesn’t need an update.” Like I love Xenos but these new kits could be given to Eldar or Kroot who actually need an update. But no, the size is off, this new thing is too small… so Shrikes? Cool, I like that. We had them once it’s nice to get them back again. If the flying creature in the trailer was actually a Winged Tyranid Prime, just as good. Hopefully we get winged basic Warriors and a winged Prime. Tyranids are a fleet faction, a mobile faction that descends from the skies. They SHOULD have lots of flying creatures.

Then we have the new gaunts and… I don’t really like them. I don’t hate them, I think it’s great if someone else likes them, and I understand it might just be my nostalgia speaking that doesn’t like change. But they have changed them and I’m just a bit eh. I don’t like how the biceps are muscular now, it’s too human, doesn’t even seem to fit with the forearms which are unchanged. I just preferred the gaunts with insect like limbs. The haunch on the back also isn’t to my personal tastes, it’s makes them feel more bulky and I prefer gaunts to be sleek, slender, and nimble. I wonder if Gargoyles will still look like they fit in with the new gaunts.

The last thing I want to talk about is the floaty tentacle psyker thing. I love it. This is probably what the neurothopre/Apex Swarmlord/Norn Queen emissary leaks were talking about and again, I had my concerns but this is best case scenario. It doesn’t just invalidate the Swarmlord, yay. The Swarmlord will probably still be better in melee, and will hopefully still be a better general too. This thing looks like it can support the swarm through other means/abilities, and that’s great. I thought the trailer showed three of them at first though, and on second look it has two little buddies similar to the Silent King’s unit. It also looks smaller than I thought however, which I hope isn’t true. I want this thing to be a capital M Monster. On the Zoanthopre < Neurothrope < Maleceptor scale, the only place for this new psyker is to be better than the Maleceptor. If Eldar aren’t allowed to be powerful cause Slaanesh, this thing is the last chance for Xenos to rival characters like Magnus.

Overall I fairly happy with Tyranids, better than I expected. My least favourite thing I guess is the gaunts, but I already have at least 50 of both Hormagaunts and Termagants. I hope they haven’t ruined the Lictor, since I love them but have been waiting for them to get updated. The uber-Psyker might be the first thing I buy/build however, if it’s lore/rules are good.

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