#lion dynamics

[wishgrub]

and the first time that you kissed me, i drank dry the river lethe 🫶

[tyriq-edits]

Good morning everyone. God has let me live another day. And I am about to make it EVERYONE’S problem

Aka another Lego Monkie Kid Edit.

[gh0st-t0wn3]

Lmk ss edits + headcanons, Part 6 (Azure Lion, Peng, Yellowtusk)

(I originally made my own design of Azure and Yellowtusk but wasn't quite happy with how they turned out so I scrapped them, the designs for those two I used in these edits were made by @/erraday_ on twt, with a few minor changes, but Peng's design is my own :) )

- He/Him

- Pansexual

- Snores so loud, it's insane, Yellowtusk once thought there was an earthquake

- Feels bad whenever he's steps on a ladybug, butterfly etc

- Gives everyone and everything giant bear hugs because he thinks if Yellowtusk can take it, so can everyone else (They cannot)

- Mei once gave him catnip as a joke and he went fucking feral, he's not allowed near catnip anymore

- His hair/fur is actually very soft and curly

- Thought he saw an old friend while out in public and hugged them, it was a stranger

- Wakes up Yellowtusk in the middle of the night to ask stupid questions

- The Brotherhood asked to hear his roar but he got really nervous last second and it ended up being really meek, they never let him forget it

- Coughed up a hairball once and Peng refuses to let him live it down

- Has eaten cat food before and would do it again

- Cannot do the splits and is too scared to try

- Gets really confused by modern slang, MK and Mei abuse the hell out of it because it's funny

- Whenever he's rough housing with people he accidentally hits a bit too hard

- Whenever he walks past anyone playing a game that involves a ball (football, basketball, netball, etc) he somehow always ends up getting hit in the head with it

- If he wasn't sealed away and got a chance to babysit Redson as a kid he wouldn't know what the fuck to do and would be really awkward cause he doesn't know how to interact with children, he'd be able to bond with Redson better when he becomes a teenager though

- No one gossips with him because he always ends up unintentionally outing someone about something

- Ate moldy food once by accident and freaked out, he was absolutely disgusted

- Hates horror movies but loves slashers

- Drinks mouthwash

- Smells like catnip (trust me guys)

- Love language is words of affirmation

- Has horrible bed head, his mane gets tangled really easily and he tosses around a lot at night so his mane takes hours to brush out

- Absolutely refuses to wear shoes, they hurt his feet (paws?)

- The type of person to cry over a movie about a dog getting lost and then finding its owner at the end

- Can somehow eat an entire goddamn buffet and not gain a single pound

- His face always scrunches up when he smiles

- Lost his balance on a hill and fell down like a tumbleweed once, Peng still brings it up

- They/He (Canon, Peng uses They/Them in the show but is exclusively referred to w/ He/Him in the sets)

- Nonbinary (Canon)

- Starts squaking when he laughs too much

- If you throw a blanket over their head he'll immediately fall asleep

- "look behind you but don't make it obvious" Looks behind him in the most exaggerated, obvious way known to mankind

- Stole food from Wukong's private stash for several months when the Brotherhood was all still together, Wukong still doesn't know

- Wukong gave them cooked chicken once as a joke but he actually liked it

- Constantly argues with Wukong about Macaque not being able to hold his own, yes it got physical

- Their wings have a bunch of scars from the amount of weapons and shit they block with them. Has to consistently clean their wings in order to keep them from getting too damaged, yes this includes softening and preening his feathers

- If they weren't sealed away and got a chance to babysit Redson as a kid they would tape him to the wall like that one meme and call it a day

- Bit off a person's finger once just to see if they could

- Doesn't shop, just steals

- "I hate you so fucking much" as he's handing the person a gift

-  Tried to draw on Wukong's face once but got wacked with his tail

- Absolutely HATES beetroot, will actually gag if he smells it

- Kicks over kids sand castles at the beach

- Can't stand small buzzing sounds

- "I'm not that competitive" is that competitive

- Claims you can trust them with anything but will snitch the second they know it will benefit them

- Probably threatened to eat someone's baby once

- Goes to playgrounds to trip kids

- Smells like Lavender, it just feels right

- Love language is words of affirmation and acts of service

- Has tried sleeping upside down like a bat multiple times

- Hardcore wine aunt vibes

- Had a bunch of ducklings accidently imprinted to him and they followed Peng for hours

- You'd have to pin this bird down to get them to eat collyflower

- Jokingly pushed Azure off a cliff once then remembered they're the only member of the Camel Ridge Trio that can fly

- They have full on concerts at like 3 am, has woken up Azure on multiple occasions

- He/Him

- AroAce

- Is the calmest one in the Brotherhood

- He uses Peng's head as an armrest sometimes

- He and DBK were actually quite close, he knew and accepted that DBK was in love with a celestial but was very surprised to see they ended up having a child

- Very poor eyesight but doesn't like wearing his glasses because Peng made a joke about them once saying he looked like a grandma

- Uses ":3" and ":D"

- Loves soap opera's

- Hates seafood

- Peng once tricked him into eating fish nuggets once and he still hasn't fully forgiven them

- If he wasn't sealed away and got a chance to babysit Redson as a kid he would definitely be the most responsible one, and probably Redson's favourite uncle

- Eats a snack then forgets he ate it and will bet frustrated when he can't find it

- The therapist of the Camel Ridge Trio, and probably of the whole Brotherhood in the past as well

- Was the only one who felt bad about imprisoning the Demon Bull Family since he and DBK were very close

- He also reprimanded Peng for when they pinned and scratched Redson with their claws after they left the Demon Bull Palace (he's the protective uncle, trust me guys)

- Hates getting hiccups, he despises the feeling and it gives him heartburn

- Wakes up at ungodly hours just to raid the fridge

- Heard a story about a bug crawling in someone's ear while they slept and has worn earplugs to bed ever since

- Loves apples

- Smells like Lilies

- Love language is gift giving

- Is really big on safety, would be the type of person to make sure everyone is wearing their seat belts before the car is even turned on

- Actually really good at cooking

- Makes the best chocolate chip pancakes ever

- Is the kind of person who assumes everyone tells eachother everything and accidently exposes someone because he thought everyone else knew about it already

- Always hears things wrong but doesn't wanna ask anyone to repeat themselves

- Has the most elegant ass handwriting you will ever see, somehow

- The peacemaker of the Brotherhood,  they all would've disbanded way sooner if it wasn't for him

- Uses his trunk as a snorkle when swimming or sleeping underwater (elephants actually do this irl, I just thought it was cute)

[lions-and-men-musical]

The Dehumanization of Achilles in Lions & Men

Lions & Men: The Musical is a 10-Episode WIP that adapts the Trojan War into a sci-fi/cyborg setting A lot of Lions & Men is about the horrors of war, and how far people are willing to take it. One of the ways this is portrayed is how people in power treat their best soldiers.

A HUGE theme in lions & men is the dehumanization of Achilles. Most soldiers modify their bodies and become cyborgs later in life, whereas Achilles (as a demigod) was born cyborg, leaving him feeling isolated.

This isolation is further built on when he joins the war and the majority of other soldiers don’t want to be friends with him, due to him immediately becoming every commander’s favorite. Despite being their so-called “favorite”, Menelaus, Agamemnon, and Odysseus all take advantage of Achilles’ demigodhood, either using it for combat, not caring about if he gets hurt, or (attempting) to experiment on him.

Achilles hates Agamemnon and Menelaus for this (mostly Agamemnon), and holds a grudge towards Odysseus. Note, NONE OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE VILLAINS. There are no villains in L&M, because it’s supposed to be about how every person can be both right and wrong.

Achilles has lots of foils, one of which being Diomedes. Diomedes loves all of his commanders and is scarily loyal to the Achaean Army, due to him being part of the army for as long as he can remember (I’ll make more in-depth posts abt Diomedes soon bc I love him.)

[winterlogysblog]

Lancelot: Hey Tristan, aren't you tired of being nice?

Sixtus: Don't you just wanna go apeshit.

Tristan: *visibly concerned* Huh?

Lancelot: Yeah like you know pull out a knife and just stab someone with it.

Sixtus: *pulls out a knife* here you can borrow mine.

Tristan: I'd rather not.

Lancelot: C'mon just try it. It'll be fun

Sixtus: So much fun

[nyaagolor]

when you’re a gay attorney and you accidentally tried to introduce your lesbian detective friend to one of her own exes at a gay bar and she goes into the bathroom and bitches you out for not being able to tell her endlessly rotating cast of girlfriends apart which isn’t really fair because first of all they all keep dyeing their hair different colors and second of all she keeps getting back together with different ones at different times and meanwhile you’ve been “single” for like 8 months but are spending a lot of time with one specific guy who works at the prosecutor’s office and were going to excitedly tell her about it tonight but now you’ve ruined the whole subject of dating by trying to introduce her to her own ex at a gay bar (which is a courthouse. because you’re a lawyer.)

[spinnysocks]

thinking a lot about the skinks and kiburi. this scene with kiburi is so funny in general

"....I thought you said he was a crocodile."

"No, YOU said that! :)"

but it's kinda interesting how shupavu and njano were spying ON the crocs from the start (in the rise of scar into song) and now they've spied FOR him (theoretically. they're only really allied to scar of course but let me think about complex dynamics okay??)

as always, the expressions are great. kiburi looks so tired of njano in that second pic LMAO

and the details are great too, such as the skinks sticking around to watch what happens. even though it's their job in the army, they just genuinely enjoy spying and watching shit happen 😭

they're a pain in the ass for reforming the outlands for sure, but i love them hfghjfhg

[marblescorner]

they.

[lshikika]

[isatris]

Everyone serious and then there's Percy~

[bonefall]

ougghhh everyone’s talking so fondly about lionpaw and his new friendships made by the ripwater event but all i can think about is his mention of ashfur’s comment. and how lion probably thinks it’s just a little joke but ash might actually mean it :(

There's this little pearl of a theme hidden in the Ripwater Episode, if you look carefully; abuse acts on people in insidious but subtle ways.

It's Mistystar who's defensive of asking for help or admitting a problem, thinking of what she did to Leopardstar and also repeating cultural sentiment that once victimized her herself.

It's Squirrelflight shouting at her daughter for acting like she used to, because she's spent some years being yelled at in a similar way

It's Hollypaw who isn't allowed to enjoy her achievement of saving Otterpaw's life or lean into how much she has in common with Lakepaw, because she's ashamed of how she did something "wrong" by snooping

And lastly, it's Lionpaw, who's starting to believe the vicious comments that Ashfur says about him. I referenced Willowpelt partially for the sweet little irony of him teaching her recipe to her unknown grandson, Ripplepaw, but ALSO because Ashfur is starting to isolate him.

Willowpelt is the Head of Hunting, currently, a position that Lionblaze is going to succeed her in. I don't think Ashfur is playing 4D chess quite yet, but there's a couple of little motivations knocking around in Ashfur's heart for why he's nasty whenever Lionpaw interacts with her;

Ashfur hates Willowpelt, because of the events from Ferncloud's Parting. He isn't aggressive to her directly, but he does spread rumors and slander whenever possible, happy to remind others of her exile.

Lionpaw getting close to Willowpelt will annoy him. Ashfur both hates and resents his apprentice, but also feels POSSESSIVE of him. He feels like Willowpelt will "steal" what's his.

A simple but hard truth; Ashfur wants Lionpaw to hurt. Maybe Ashfur sees it in his head like "telling the hard truth" or "toughening his apprentice up," but when he makes those malicious little comments, makes him recoil with hurt, it feels righteous.

Maybe in the next draft, it should actually be Ashfur, not Blackclaw, who comes to growl at Lionpaw for bonding with Lakepaw over the spears. Maybe have Willowpelt come in to show them how to properly use one and that's actually what set Ash off. Like he just used xenophobia because it was convenient in that moment.

[palilious]

headcanon that Ivan has a prosthetic leg

[armandofnowhere]

assad reasserting my atlas lion #Thesis i said yeahhh okay 👍

[lions-and-men-musical]

Odysseus and Diomedes in Lions & Men

These are two characters that are SO interesting to play around with. (And I know there are many people who love unrequited angsty odydio so here you go.)

Odysseus (“Hijacker”) is an engineer and the main strategist of the army. When we first meet him, he’s a very ‘quirky’ mad scientist character (think Entrapta from She-ra) but as the war goes on, he loses his spritely nature and becomes more bitter (if I make an Odyssey spinoff there will be MUCH more of this).

Diomedes (“Timebomb”) is an explosive specialist in the army. He is not a commander, but is an incredibly gifted fighter, due to being a warrior from a very young age (likely 10-12). He is scarily loyal to his commanders (one of which being Ody) and believes the Army rescued him. He is spontaneous and reckless, becoming a possible liability.

i believe a lot of my Odydio ideas come from @ellilyre, (I’m not completely sure tho)

Diomedes has a weird crush (but not quite? His brains a lil messed up so it’s complicated) on Odysseus that Odysseus does not reciprocate. Diomedes looks up to Ody, and pretty much thinks he’s the greatest person ever.

Odysseus thinks Diomedes is a gifted fighter, but is also VERY anxious about his spontaneous nature. Ody tries to respect Dio for his talent, but can’t shake the feeling that it’ll get them both killed.

these thoughts come back during the Palladium heist (which, in L&M is a game of sci fi ripoff poker between Ody & Helen), where Ody tries to stab Dio after Diomedes almost drops the Palladium.

This is an interesting emotional moment for Diomedes, as it tests his undying loyalty and alters his perception of Odysseus

I could yap more if anyone wants but this is all I’ll do rn lol

[devilsrecreation]

“Show me your mean face”

“No, your MEAN face! Get grizzly!”

[timona-lisa]

if this ain't them...