#like a funny lil cryptid

[officially-other]

hi!! I wanted to ask about your work with dragons! if you're comfortable, could you sort of explain how you view them in context of your spirituality/how you work with them? like are they similar to historic dragons of folklore or are they something else? seeing dragons as spiritual beings is an entirely new thing to me (I'm a pagan, but I don't consider myself a witch) and I'd really love to hear more about it!!! :3

This is a cool question, ty anon! Apologies, this is a pretty long and rambly; I really like talking about dragons, hence the whole entire blog for it :D Feel free to send in another ask if something here isn't clear or I misinterpreted your questions^^

My belief in dragons, if I'm honest, is very UPG/personal experience. Something that, in my experience, anyone who's worked with dragons extensively* will probably tell you "Yeah it's a lot of just working with whatever you learn on your own, no one's beliefs will look the same. It's not something you can really research online or in books much." *I am not nor do I claim to be one of these people. I still feel new to dragon work, although I will acknowledge that if we're counting any time spent with them as "work" I've been doing that for years lol.

All that out of the way; I view them primarily as astral entities. Divinity in a sense, I suppose, although I feel- and I think they feel- like it's laughable to call them "above me." But that's more about my experience of divinity as an ally rather than an authority figure- I don't view any deity as above me, just bigger and different. (Sort of like a human to a small animal of sorts. We're not above them in my opinion, we're not better, but our experience of the world is fundamentally different and we can see things/understand things that they can't.)

WHOOPS philosophy aside; I view them as astral/nonphysical entities, and while the historical mythology is a huge part of my reason for believing in them* it only has so much sway in my practice. I have ADHD that makes research difficult, so most of it is just... what I've felt, seen, and done. I do believe the dragons I work with are the reason for historical mythology, but since they're idividuals, it wouldn't be all that much help anyway. Looking at the whole of America wouldn't tell you shit about me, as a weird comparison. *seeing as just about every culture has a "dragon" of sorts but we can't trace their origin point because they all came up with it independently.

Right now my work with them looks pretty similar to my deity work. I don't do spells or any such thing often, so it's mostly just chatting and enjoying each others presence. I ask for help when I need it, or for insight, but to be honest mostly right now my work with dragons looks like my familiar popping in like "Hey, you should value ur inner child and playfulness should have a place in your spirituality" and popping back out. Mostly I think they're leaving me to settle into my identity as a dragonkin (just in case you're from my main: my soul is that of a dragon/I have past lives as a dragon, it's a whole Thing) before forming a relationship with me. Something about figuring out what being a dragon means to me and what that looks like before seeing what it means to them so I don't assume that my identity has to look like theirs.

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt in Memes 6

Let's make it some in-world memes this time :)

[probably-a-plant-thing]

im on some level of mental illness, I tracked him down in the Halloween episode

He's literally only here for like 10 frames but I FOUND YOU, YOU ROACH. NOW I KNOW YOUR OUPRLE.

[hellishgayliath]

my babies ( some of these are alil outdated, i should prolly get some more clearer pics next i visit my mom)

mufasa(chunky boi, he feels so dang heavy when you pick him up)

pudge

nala

and queenie/ cleo

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

its a feather star!!

Its arms are around 20 cm long, it was named Promachocrinus fragarius and given the common name "Antarctic strawberry feather star"! I think it is very cool and neat and I'm sorry if this spoils the vibe but I think it's cooler to actually know what it is rather than imply some sort of sinister kraken monster thing! They're not "lurking" they are just hanging out!

So hey don't cry, strawberry feather star discovered hanging out in Antarctic ocean okay?

hey don't cry, ‘large’ creature with 20 arms found lurking in Antarctic sea, okay??

[isekai-crow]

Sky Fish

So. Haven't posted in a while. But I have knowledge I NEED to share with the world. I can't think of a funny way to portray it so... -serves it up on a platter-

The Sky Fish familiar that Marcille makes in episode 22 / chapter 48.

This is "real".

This is the cryptid or UMA (read: yu-ma or Unidentified Mysterial Animals) known in Japan as the Sky Fish, and in English as a flying rod or rod.

So like, this is actually a thing. Japanese TV loves UFOs and Cryptids (or maybe I'm biased because my Beetle is the one who's obsessed but.) the timing for This Specfic Cryptid's popularity and when Ryoko Kui was writing/starting out with this story, are around the same time. This specific UMA had such an impact on me when i first saw it in TV 10ish years ago, that I was so excited about its appearance, and then confused and amused in equal measure when my Capybara had no idea what I was talking about.

AND THE TV SHOW I WATCHED! the original episode clip is still on youtube, although lacking English subtitles (although you can translate the auto generated subtitles to English if you want to try).

Basically, Jose Escamilla of Roswell, New Mexico (and several other sources around middle and South America) caught this UMA/Cryptid on video in 90s? But the story and other people catching them on video and in pictures still pop up, but with improved phone cameras, the proof that it's likely just bugs flying at just the right frame rate to make a long cat style image is more prevalent lol.

But this was/is a super popular UMA in Japan. Like, there are gacha minis, and figures, cryptid books, and other anime featuring these lil guys.

JoJo's bizarre adventures Stone Ocean's Sky High stand, Skytails from Zelda, and a Kemono Friend are some examples.

I want a lil sky fish figurine now...

But yea...

WOO SKY FISH CRYPTIDS FTW

[dadsbongos]

Oh my gosh the I GUESS part was so funny cfdjkfd It will always make me so sad that we'll likely never see the later seasons, it would have been SO funny omg How are you btw?? Anything fun you've done/have coming up? Also any random headcanon thoughts about possibly dating both laios and kabru would be as lovely as you <3 -Artemis

i giggle thinking about his snooty fucking "i GUESS" that and calling mika gay for being attracted to him, a man

i was in a bit of a rut the past week or so but i've been getting better, drawing a lot and working on personal writing projects. plan on going out with a fwend on Wednesday :3 and i'm trying to con a hot person into liking me

labru poly hcs below!!

ok to get together with these two is a nightmare though it is worth it!

i can see it being you and kabru chasing laios, being romantic rivals with laios not paying attention to either of you LOL

kabru gets charmed by you after viciously studying you for months on end to try getting a leg up on you and you're just like every other hot-blooded mammal and can agree that kabru's hot

i can see you confessing to laios (because god forbid kabru actually voice his feelings to someone) so kabru is just silently devastated until eventually being absorbed into the relationship

domestic chores were a bit of a battle at first because kabru doesn't maintain his own space and laios can't maintain common spaces bc he doesn't know what everyone else is okay with him tossing out and dishes are a NO for him

but kabru is great at delegating/managing tasks plus he can care for others. so he managed to think out a way for everyone to be happy: kabru does most of the basic chores (dishes, sweeping, dusting), laios does most of the yard work and shopping, and you the laundry/cooking ft. laios as a lil helper while picking up minor tidying (but obvi you guys can share and help as with all relationships yk)

non-negotiable tho you and laios and kabru are all legally obligated to indulging each other's niche interests. you and laios are ears OPEN to kabru's novelizations of world history and current gossip, and you n kabru listen to laios ramble about useless mythos and cryptids factoids

and ofc they listen to you prattle on about your own interests cuz that's love bby <3

when walking outside, laios likes to intentionally try finding cool bugs or dogs and kabru has to wrangle him by the collar of his shirt while you're just there like :) aw bfs

kabru looooves planning dates and doesn't usually like feeling out of the loop or surprised unless its something you three agreed wouldn't be orchestrated by him

blowout arguments are not common in any manner, since kabru's an ace at recognizing/dismantling how you feel and is flexible in asking how to better put your mind at ease

meanwhile laios just HATES fighting and arguments and is not the type to enforce his way of thinking/doing certain things unless it'll actually drive him insane (which is pretty uncommon)

kabru is probably in charge of finances cuz its just less stress for him

laios likes decorating the space but you and kabru have to nyx some of his stranger ideas (a fully functional bigfoot puppet hanging from the ceiling, fresno night crawler figures on the tv stand, etc.)

nautical themed bathroom is a for sure though i'm sorry i'm sorry, laios is white and kabru was raised by milsiril they're just going to have a nautical themed bathroom no matter how you feel about it

i have an idea i want to make a fic but can't find the time: basically the same thing where you n kabru hate each other but get along for laios' sake cuz you're both dating him. until you fuck nasty and bond for realsies <3

[s-e-v-e-n-24]

Hello hi friend (@knight-says-nanana) recently made this post referencing our conversation on Jervis Tetch having Wonderland nicknames for everyone but with actual Meaning to it, and I am here to share my List of them

Edward Nygma/Riddler - Dormouse

Not only could he physically resemble a dormouse (Shorter, they tend to have reddish brown/Orange coats I think?), but again, it's more about the sleepiness. The Dormouse is depicted as asleep/Always falling asleep, and only really waking up to correct Alice. Jervis's likely first or longest first meeting with Ed would be in Arkham. Arkham, where his cell has been shown to have "Keep sedated" on it

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow - March Hare

A hare matches Jon's aesthetic. Long gangly creepy looking bunny. Typically depicted with straw on his head. It's cute if Jervis refers to him as "My dear Hare". March Hare and Hatter are friends!

And also the Hare is routinely depicted as nerve wrecked or delirious, and in adaptations, often dies or suffers

Harley Quinn - Queen of Hearts

The red and black look, the cards aesthetic already there. Plus, Queen of Hearts is childish, bad tempered, quick to overreact, very feared character (Also has a mallet). And also rarely Actually executed people. This one does play on the negatives more, due to the fact she's an antagonist (More obstacle for Alice to clear) But the queen Does have some better traits

Selina Kyle/Catwoman - Cheshire Cat

Obvious, only major cat themed rogue, but Does have deeper implications. Cat dissapears often and without a trace, seemingly or literally invisible, can go places most do not dare to. And also friendly with both the protagonist and antagonist characters. Inherently chaotic neutral force. It does what it wants for it's own entertainment. It may like Alice and act sorta as a guide sometimes, but that in no way means it sticks on her side

Hugo Strange - Gryphon

Somewhat overbearing, dismissive of the obsession and Sorrow of other characters, says they have no fact. Orders around Mock Turtle. This may not fit the greatest, but I like it

The Batman - The Jabberwock

Some unknown and all around feared cryptid? Yeah makes sense

Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin - Dodo

Flightless bird depicted with a cane. Odd, but good natured. Mostly. Does try to burn down a house as a solution to Alice being stuck in it. Organizes the Caucus races. The Dodo character/Races are meant as a critic on systems that lack clarity and decisiveness, who's actions are ultimately unhelpful or pointless

Now there are a couple I'm not entirely sure about yet. It's actually suprisingly hard to make everything fit well

Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze - White Rabbit

Because. He. Y'know. Is running out of time? I do like this one, mostly cause it's a lil funny to me. And also Freeze is mostly only an antagonist to work for his goal, the Rabbit is only "antagonist" Because he has to work for the Queen

Basil Karlo/Clayface - Mock Turtle

Melancholic, sad that it's no longer a real turtle/Just a turtle

Pamela Isely/Poison Ivy - King of Hearts/The Flowers

She is So hard to pin down. I could say Kimg of Hearts to match Harley (Moderate, calm, the one that pardons the subjects, calms the queen, later revealed just as juvenile and willing to execute), or, I could go with the flowers to match her vibe. I really do not know

Waylon Jones/Killer Croc - Jabberwocky/Duchess

Kinda hate both of these for him. Jabberwock because. The obvious. Duchess kinda due to starting off nice to the queen, then transitioning to friendly and respectful with Alice. Major temper (Nervously agressive) but not inherently bad even though she starts/Is Queen aligned?

Harvey Dent/Two Face - Tweedle Dee & Dum/The Walrus & The Carpenter

Tweedle Dee and Dum seem like the obvious answer but I kinda hate it so much. It doesn't feel like it fits and kinda feels insulting. Nothing Truly fits Two Face. Walrus and Carpenter is the closest I got. Walrus (Two Face?) The leader, conniving moocher, con man, yet hopeful of the future. Carpenter (Harvey?), believes getting an honest job will be better, still goes along with the plan, acts before he thinks, quick to anger

Joker - King of Hearts/Knave of Hearts

King to match Harley but also I dislike most adaptations so mm. Knave because he's a coward/j

[inga-don-studio]

It’s so warm in my apartment that the polymer clay is getting really soft really fast. I’m trying to avoid overworking the clay to glorified mush but he’s starting to look Fred-shaped! Finally feel good about stepping away and grabbing dinner while this guy goes to sit in the fridge to solidify a little. Wish I could join him…

🎂

[the-depressed-comedic-relief]

NEW LIL POOTIS EP IS OUT SO HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS:

First of all, the backgrounds are so yummy looking

Scout's such a dork omg, ofc he wants to teach pootis baseball

so funny that sniper cannot throw a ball

soldier why would you break the window, miss pauling already has enough work

when scout was holding the football i legitamently thought he was gonna get charlie browned

DON"T PUNT POOTIS OMG

Medic and Heavy hanging out underneath a tree while reading aww

The little sandwich and angel medimedes circling pootis after he's been kicked

YES SCOUT BITE HIM

Their expressions after demo broke spy's window

(looks like a one of those draw your friend group prompts)

scout's evil little clap-

wake up pookie new emesis blue level stare from medic just dropped

Obsessed with with Medimedes fanboying over medic (I wonder what he'd think seeing a medic in the same colors as him-)

Hell yeah pootis you kick that soccer ball into the goal

Scout's such a proud birb mom

love this sign over one of the sinks

(transcript of what it says: wash all dirt, blood, brain matter, etc. from hands or else.)

THE KISS

THE FUCKING KISS

I will never be normal about this

gay birds save me... gay birds... save me gay birds

hell yeah letter from blootis, i need to see the blu guys again

obsessed with the photo of blu medic being like a cryptid

is bloo helping medic dig up bodies lmao

Pootis no! holding it (marbles) in doesn't do anything!

aw man pyro just wanted to play with a beach ball :(

Sniper may not be able to throw a baseball but he sure can hit Scout with a slingshot

OMG medimedes and medic bonding lets frickin go

Pootis finally threw the ball :,)

having ur mom and boyfriend be proud of you what more could you ask

[im-not-buying-it-ether]

CRYPTID HAL AND CRYPTID BILLY!!<3

I honestly like seeing Hal either as a bird cryptid or aquatic cryptid, there's no terrestrial one, that man loves flying.. but the aquatic one is simply because nowadays i am in love with sirens tbh, they be interesting.

Flash: *opens a bag of chips*

Seal Billy giving him the biggest puppy dog eyes, while staring at him hopefully while doing the classic baby seal whine:

Honestly i love lighting Billy and OF COURSE the Bat wants to comfort Sparkles(im calling lighting Billy that), gosh that man is such a adoption addict...he definitely cried when Fluffball(seal Billy nickname) slept on his lap, he's like the Watchtower cat's, just like those classic "cat's office" cats, now im thinking of a batfam+fluffball interactions

Also may i present to you.. fluffy otter Billy? I have found one on Pinterest and i almost cried at how adorable it looked.. to send the pictures i will have to leave anon mode lolz, but i don't mind tbh!

Also another take: Actual bat Billy, for the BAT-son, not because of Batman so it becomes ironic that he adopts a kid with bat features and more of a: "My bio dad used to be a goddamn actual BATman.. oh lord..."

None can resist the EYES!

Lil otter Billy is indeed adorable but can I offer a specific feline in the form of the Cheetah? Lightning fast, cute, kinda scrawny cause they’re thin, and they CHIRP!! Like a bird they CHIRP

Little otter Billy holding onto as much as he can, that video of a mom grooming her baby until he’s extra fluffy and can float cause of all the fluff cause he can’t swim yet so mom can leave for a moment, lil otter Billy dashing around people.

Bat billy would be kinda spooky but imagine just imagining him having a bit of a screwed up nose and a lot more fluff to his design, like a pronounced bit of floof around his neck and a more flow cape ala Dracula style cause he thinks he’s funny

[suzukiblu]

i have to go to sleep it’s way too late but i’ve been having the best week reading through these! i’m curious have you written any fics from dick’s pov? just asking because he’s my absolute favourite character and i’ve been scouring his tag on tumblr lately lol

Thank you! ❤️ Mmmmm, I THINK the only thing I've actually ever written from Dick's POV was this lil' YJA fic from wayyyyy back in the day, although funny story, I AM currently debating including his POV in the next installment of "a fake cryptid and a real romantic" and I literally had that thought, like, JUST this morning, hah. So maybe! Maybe getting this ask was a sign, haha. Otherwise though I've pretty much just used him as an ensemble/side character or, like, to inadvertently fuck up Jason's day. 😅

. . . ARGUABLY you could say I'm using "his" POV in the "project sidekick" WIP, but it is not, in fact, actually the ORIGINAL him so not really, haha.

[blooming-smiles]

imagine prompt: people say “trevor was never a werewolf” this, “trevor was always a werewolf” that, but consider: trevor USED to be just a weird larping furry, but then he actually got BIT and has to deal with being a real werewolf now

(larping trevor is so real oh my GOD i love this request)

🐺 - trevor turning into a werewolf

- i can see him being in the woods behind at a local park prowling for cryptids on a full moon (specifically a full moon because he marks every full moon on his calendar cus hes a neeeerd)

- he sets up traps for cryptids back there to accost them !! and prove to the world they exist !!!!!! its like a whole thing he’s got a playlist for it and everything

- he sets up the trap and hunkers down behind a bush to watch. a lil while passes and he’s starting to doze off until he hears a rustling in the bushes! and jolts awake!

- hes on the edge of his stump watching the bushes like OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT!!!! SWAMPMAN? MOTHMAN?? MANMAN???

- and out jumps… a little orange pomeranian

- and hes like OH MY GOD ITS A WEREWOLF!!!!!1!!1!1!1!1!

- but it stands comedically near the trap but not quite there and trevors like UGGHH I GOTTA DO EVERYTHING MYSELF and chase scene ensues

- he chases it through the woods and winds up at this dramatic looking full moon over a valley. he thinks he’s got it cornered so he lunges but he missed by like a lot and it bites him. and hes like OUCH and then WOOSH its gone.

- and hes just left there like. oh my god…. my origin story is so edgy now…..

- i think becoming a werewolf would be affirming for trevor i mean theres definitely pros and cons to it in general but like. its trevor. he wanted it to happen so bad. he’s over the moon about it. might be a lil bummed it didnt come with shapeshifting or electric powers though

- i think that him getting bitten would be a genuinely dramatic event but because trevor over exaggerates a lot, any time he tries to recount it to anyone he’s not believed. the boy who cried wolf….

- i dont know if he’d develop a dog-like mentality when hes transformed or if he’d just stay the same… i think either way he’s going to chaotic about it though hes howling at the moon and digging through peoples trash and shid

- imagine he forgets what happens during his transformation and he just wakes up in some completely random situation every time. pov you are an animal shelter worker and the stray pom you took in last night is now a random teenager going on a tangent about vampires

- i dont think he has many friends prior to the habitat but id like to think he befriended nat later on. (or at least she started tolerating him pfft) i mean she’d be one of the only people to believe him because shes supernatural too. so i think hed really appreciate that and probably leans into the whole werewolf vs vampire thing so much more because now hes an actual werewolf oops

- if he was already a werewolf during the habitat i think thatd make it a neat context for his object head in the 11/22 ending but i think itd be really funny if he got turned after the habitat because like. he already treated nat Like That when he was already human so actually becoming a werewolf would make it so much more annoying to her LOL

- all in all it sure would make larping a hell of a lot more fun for him. just dont let him see a squirrel when hes transformed or its so over

(asks open for requests!)

[dee-in-the-box]

some Dave headcanons for y'all. some of these might be mildly cursed:

- due to being some sort of humanoid snake cryptid, he is able to unhinge his jaw and swallow things whole.

- Dave hatched from an egg. he was dropped off at the orphanage as an egg.

- Dave used to eat raw eggs whole, mostly because he was desperate enough to do it. nowadays, he uses it as a party trick to freak people out.

- Dave used to hang out with the circus performers at Henry’s circus. they thought he was a funny lil guy.

- the only reason Henry didn't do anything to Dave at this time was because he honestly didn't know what Dave was capable of. he might've been a scrawny kid, but he clearly wasn't human. then of course they meet again while creating the diner and Henry realizes "oh wait this guy's actually pathetic."

- Dave can purr.

- while screwing with Dave's mind, Henry accidentally started screwing with some of Dave's minor memories. this included his memories of Jack. Henry basically gaslit him into forgetting about Jack, convincing him that it must’ve been someone from his time on the streets.

- Dave's got a forked tongue like a snake.

- Jack may or may not have been the catalyst for him realizing that he was pan.

- Dave is actually nonbinary, he just uses he/him because his view on gender is basically "idk man i just work here." he was too busy surviving most of his life too worry about gender.

- Dave would sometimes slip up and call Henry "Dad." Henry’s reaction to this would range from neutral to Very negative.

- Dave's eyes can dilate like a cat's.

[hellishgayliath]

Okay after giving it another listen its not as bad since it was my first time hearing it but i just cannot get behind Apollo's voice he sounds like an anime rival like gary oak-esque kind of rival I’m sorry, I keep replaying his part and it doesn’t land. Hera's voice is still nice but its too soft as compared to the original clip. Her old tone delivery gave off that gritty and powerful queen of the gods vibes that i just love that the new one doesn't capture. I loved Hephaestus' voice and wished his part was longer ( his voice is giving antonio banderas), but i find it cute that jorge got to have both his parents help with his project that's sweet. I wouldn't change a thing about ares and aphrodite tho they were perfect through n through. Zeus is fine i guess, dunno how i feel about his beastly tone, it was giving Beast from beauty and the beast and for some reason transformers xD

Maybe i should just listen to it again with my earbuds and see if my opinion changes anymore but i do think jorge could've spent just a bit more time polishing this

Oooooooooohhhh im gonna feel bad for saying this and it kills me cuz i love epic with my whole heart but

Wisdom Saga did not hit right :v

[mercyedes]

What caught your eye about hambone? First I thought he was silly bc of the gold teeth but I learned more about the real hambone and I love him sm!! <3 the actor is so beautiful

my first watch of mota when he showed up in ep 1 & the end of ep 2, i recognized him as "wtf this dude has gold teeth oh he's defo a fuck boy" but didn't think much of ham LMAOOO i was still madlyyyy obsessed w/ buck and crosby i didn't have time for my eyes to wander <3

wait hold on i wrote way more than i thought i would lemme read more. i love hambone. he is everything to me

and then like episode 5 came around and i kept rewatching the first couple of episodes and i should've known better because i KNEW he was (is) fine as fuck i simply could not ignore it any longer. i always love the off-putting pretty bitches and hambone is exactly that, an off-putting pretty bitch. i was endeared by his bright ass blonde hair because it reminds me A LOT of an f1/f2 driver i love (liam lawson) so i feel like i kinda was set up from the beginning to be partial to this tall blonde pretty boy 😩💜

AND JUST LIKE YOU when i decided i was way too curious and enamored to ignore hammy's existence any longer, i just started researching more about real ham and just fell in love with brady's crew in general and found hammy so interesting and cool -- there is a part in a wing and a prayer where crosby writes about how hambone (unlike harry) genuinely wanted to get to the war and during training he was worried the war would already be won and over before he got the chance to go fight in it. and another member of brady's crew wrote in a journal he kept about how, while they were still in the U.S., all of brady's crew agreed with one another that they didn't wish to fight for the honor and medals of it all, they just wanted to go do their jobs, help return the world to something peaceful, and then go home. we love humble kings. anyway this is a side note but i'm ngl i feel like sometimes people in the fandom kinda mischaracterize/"Fanon"-ize hambone a lot and it sometimes rubs me the wrong way. but that's just me

obviously he probably still counts as a minor character in MOTA, but idk i love the character jordan still portrayed, he's a lil weirdo and a little silly with his gold teeth of course, but i fully love the bits of personality we got from him <33 he's a funny, witty boy with pride and confidence about his job (bombardiers r so hot it's just true. they are sexy af being competent) but also stubborn and a little aloof and easily irritable, doesn't seem to be all too bothered by being overly kind to people he doesn't know/we often only see him socializing with people from brady, crank, or blakely's crews (all men who irl hambone shared barracks with and had close ties to !) ... i love a dude who keeps to himself / doesn't feel the desire to step too far outside of his close social circle, it makes him even more intimidating imo and i love it. he's so hot. he's like a cryptid to me and i find his freaky vibes insanely alluring. like even the cat killing CANNOT put me off, if anything it made him sexier idk why .... like he's a lil vicious yes but he's also a resourceful bastard like that, like brady said protein is protein & hambone was very kind to his buddies to make them cat soup <3

ALSO he's just very very fun to write. i adore writing him he's so interesting.