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[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1209: The Ultimate Two Winged Lifeform (SSBU X Sonic)

Mario Family GroupChat

Shadow: I've arrived home from work early.

Shadow: But I need you all to come outside for a sec if you can

Mario: Sure, but-

Mario: Is everything alright, son?

Peach: You're not hurt right now, are you?

Hat Kid: 😟😟

Shadow: Don't worry. I'm not injured or anything.

Shadow: I just wanted to show you something is all.

Shadow: The details themselves are complicated to explain, so you'll have to forgive me if I seem nervous or uneasy to each of you.

Sonic: Relax man, we won't judge!

Sonic: How crazy of a surprise u have in store for us could possibly be?

1:56 p.m. Smash Mansion's Front Yard........

Peach: ('GASPS')

Hat Girl: Woooooooah........

Mario: Mama Mia.......

Sonic: Siiick!

The Mario family's eyes were widening up in surprise and awe at Shadow sporting a black, supernatural looking wings in his back.

Shadow: (Soghs While Facepalming Himself a Bit) I suppose that's one way of putting it.

Mario: Shadow.....You have wings this entire time?

Shadow: No. I obtain them more recently actually. It all started when I was finishing up my training session back at G.U.N's HQ. It was a normal run-through at first, did a fair enough job holding my own against every obstacles coming my way.

Flashback

Shadow: It wasn't long before I found myself getting surrounded by a group of low to mid level robots. I prepared myself for battle until my body suddenly starts shaking and rattling out of control for a brief second, as if something was desperately trying to come out. So leaped myself up to the air-

And these two...alienated looking wings you see before you, emerges from out of my back before I swooped back down to the ground, destroying every remaining robots and obstacles left on sight.

End of Flashback

Shadow: I was then taken to the lab to run a few tests on me and apparently the one quarter of my DNA has been playing the part in all of this for quite some time. (Hands Mario and Peach the Written Results Given to Him Earlier Today)

Mario: (Reads the Paper Alone with Peach) Let's see.....80% Hedgehog.......

Peach: .........100% Ultimate Lifeform.........

Mario/Peach: (Eyes Begins to Widened at What They're About to Read Out Next) 34% Alien!?

Shadow: (Closes his Wings) Yeah. Apparently, Professor Gerald had a bit outside help in creating me all those years ago. (Sighs While Pinching the Bridge of his Nose) And it's from Black Doom of all people......

Hat Kid: (Tilt her Head and Raises an Eyebrow in Confusion) Black Doom?

Sonic: (Turns to his Little Sis) He's this creepy lookong evil alien guy Shadz and I faced the past. He even got squid eye looking thingy he uses to follow him everywhere with. (Shows Hat Kid a Picture of Doom's Eye) See?

Hat Kids: (Intrigued by the Picture Shown to Her) Ooh~ Freaky.

Sonic: I know, right? It's like it staring directly into in my soul if i stare at it for too long (Stares Directly into Doom's Eye Until-) Wait. (Looks Back Up at Shadow) So if the professor and that Doom guy were responsible for creating you the first, wouldn't that technically make both of them your dads, right before our dad?

Shadow: In a technical sense perhaps. (Crosses his Arms Together) I detest the idea of Doom being a father figure if anything......

Peach: (Already Has a Darkened Glare on her Face) Did he hurt you in anyway?

Shadow: No, not until he transformed himself into a giant grotesque monster to try and destroy our entire world he hasn't. He'd usually have his a few of his strongest Black Arms soldiers to fight me, just to see if I'm worthy of their cause or whatnot. (Rolls his Eyes a Bit in Annoyance) Then he would always get mad at me whenever I defend myself against lower classes trying to kill me on numerous occasions.

Sonic: Seriously? You guys have like the same DNA from one another.

Shadow: I have SOME of their DNA, Sonic. They'd probably saw me as an outside the moment they laid their eyes on me. Not like I ever cared to begin with. I don't associate myself with them, their leader, and their cause nor do I want to seen as of one of them.

Mario: (Frowns Worryingly) Is that why you were nervous to tell us this? You think we would see you as an evil alien hybrid?

Shadow: ('Sigh') Somewhat. It's just (Frowns a Bit as He Looks at his Wings Behind Them) These wings.....Whether I like it or not, they're part of me now and given that there's still a few more information about me that I have yet to discover, I.....couldn't help but think that it could possibly make you all think of me in a more negative li-

Both Peach and Hat Kid rushes over and give Shadow loving hugs before he could even finish the rest of sentence.

Peach: Oh my poor, sweet baby....Is that what you've been stressing yourself out all day over?

Shadow: Mother, I wouldn't exactly say I'm THAT stressed out over-

Peach: (Gives her Son a Soft Glare Along with Hat Kid) Shadow.

Hat Kid: Be honest.

Shadow: ('Sighs in Defeat') Yes, it has. It freaking me out more than anything, if I'm really being frank here.

Sonic: (Forms a Bit of a Teasing Smirk on his Face) You, the Ultimate Lifeform, getting cold feet over a bunch of wings on your back. That's a shock.

Shadow: (Gives Sonic a Deadpinned Look on his Face) You'd be like this too if you have them looking like this.

Sonic: (Casually Shrugs as He Walks Over to Shadow and Co.) It's freaky looking for sure. But it's definitely not something we'd be running away, screaming over in the long run.

Shadow: Really? Are you sure?

Hat Kid: (Happily Nodded) Mmhmm!~

Peach: (Gives Shadow the Sweetest Smile She Could Muster) You could never scare us away, sweetheart. I promise. (Gives Shadow a Loving Kiss on the Cheek)

Sonic: (Gives Shadow a Reassuring Grin) See? You have nothing to worry about here, Shadz. You're fine.

Shadow: I will be completely if you quit calling me that.

Sonic: Would you prefer being relegated back to being called "Faker" again instead?

Shadow: Can't believe I'm saying this, but I do actually. Sounds less annoying in comparison.

Sonic: (Joins in on the Group Hug) Faker it is then.

Mario: (Gives Shadow a Reassuring Smile on his Face) They're all right, you know? You being half alien and those of wings are not gonna scare us one bit and it doesn't change the fact that you're still you at the end of day. Try not to let all of this bother you too much, okay?

Shadow: (Simply Nodded ti the Command) I'll try. (Smiles a Bit) Thanks. All of you.

Mario: (Happily Join in on the Family Group Hug) You're welcome, son! We love you so much.

Shadow: Likewis-

?????: Oh. My god.

The family looks up to see Rouge using her wings flutter herself down on the ground.

Rouge: Shadow, is that really you down there or am I seeing a hedgehog angel of some kind?

Shadow: It's me, Rouge. I have wings now believe it or not.

Rouge: Oh, trust me. I'm believing it already. (Walking Around Shadow While Examining his Wings) Hm.....Okay......It's freaky looking alright. But I dig it. It goes along with your color scheme and cool demeanor pretty well.

Peach: (Happily Nodded in Agreement) I agree. It looks wonderful on you, dear. You'll get used to them eventually.

Rouge: What? They got you stressed out or something?

Sonic: Yep. Poor guy worried we'll see him as a freak now that he has them on him.

Rouge: (Turns to Shadow) You, Shadow the Hedgehog-

Shadow: Worried? Yeah. Shocker. I'm over it now.

Rouge: Well, i hope so. (Playfully Pulls Shadow's Cheek a Bit) You'll always be our soft grumpy of a hedgehog, with or without wings~

Hat Kid: (Giggles Softly at Shadow's Dispense)

Shadow: (Already Has a Deadpinned Look on his Face) Much appericated, Rouge. Now hands off my face.

Rouge: ('Sighs in Defeat') Alright. I'm gonna, you big baby. (Lets Go of his Cheek Before Giving it a Small Peck) Now, given that your sudden development, I believe flight lessons will be in top order.

Shadow: (Raises an Eyebrow) You're gonna teach me how to fly?

Rouge: Well, who else is gonna teach you? Your dad?

Mario: (Points at the Mansion Behind Him) I could grab the Wing Cup from the-

Rouge: Upupup, no need, Mr Mario. (Forms a More Confident Smile on Her Face) With grace and guidance, we'll have your boy flying around in the blue skies in no time.

Shadow: (Whispers into a Giggling Hat Kid's Ear) I'll give it one week tops before she calls it quits.

Rouge: (Glares at Shadow) I heard that! You should have more faith in me than that, you jerk!

Peach: (Gives Shadow a Motherly Glares) Shadow, don't be rude to Ms. Bat!

Shadow: (Turns to Peach) Mother, please. Do not encourage her foolishness any-

Rouge: Ooh~ Ms. Bat?

Shadow: ('Sigh') Too late.

Rouge: Such profession and sophistication it sounds. Love it. (Turns her Attention Back at her One and Only Student) Shadow, you'll now address me as Ms. Bat for now on, starting today.

Shadow: (Raises an Eyebrow in Confusion) Today?

Rouge: Yep. We're gonna start our very flying lesson starting right now.

Shadow: Seriously? I JUST got by from HQ today!

Peach: (Hugs Shadow Again) And we missed him dearly~ Can you postpone it for tomorrow instead?

Rouge: ('Sigh') Fine. First thing tomorrow morning, 9:30.

Shadow: That...doesn't sound nearly as early as I thought.

Rouge: Hey, a girl needs a lot a beauty sleep to get through the next day. Take it or leave it.

Shadow: Well-

Mario/Peach: Shadow!

Mario: Give it chance.

Peach: Please?

Shadow: ('Sigh') Fine. I'll take it.

Rouge: (Smiles Brightly) Good. We're gonna have ourselves a good training session going forward, hon!~

Shadow: (Rolls his Eyes a Bit) I'm already regretting it as we speak.

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[uter-us]

radfem question!!

i'm having a conversation with someone about female only spaces (this specifically pertains to bathrooms) and they said that the rule of having female-only bathrooms would "act more like an enforcement of femininity more than anything else."

I think their point is about butch lesbians and/or women who present "masculinely," and so because there is ofc no female identification at the door, and policy would likely just make it more acceptable for women and girls to report if there was a male in the bathroom (without having to determine if the male identifies as a woman), this could end up hurting "masculine"-presenting women (implying that they could be mistaken as male), and in turn just reinforce femininity. Thoughts? (mine are in tags)

[heavy-lobster]

Hate it when I see people say shit like "the Violet paradox mons are so stupid and lame, they're all just robots!" like uhmmmmm yea they are and it OWNS ok. blasts you with my beam attack

[vilkalizer]

“Through squeezing workers, dodging tax, privatizing the state and spurring climate breakdown, corporations are driving inequality and acting in the service of delivering ever-greater wealth to their rich owners. To end extreme inequality, governments must radically redistribute the power of billionaires and corporations back to ordinary people,” the report states.

Source

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[radellama]

Picky but.. when watching a docco/docco style video, while it can be interesting to hear about how you ended up in contact with certain relevant people, or how there were plans to contact people that fell through, or that you couldn't get in contact with them... I hate when the filmmaker harps on and on about their 'investigative' process and try to dramatise it.

Sorry but. I don't really want a 15-20+ min detour of you lamenting over trying to get in contact with certain people when all that's happened is you sent an email and didn't get a reply.

[mikeysagereblog]

⊗ superhero cartoons to watch when little!!! (or big, they're that good imo!!) ⊗

✧.* i've been wanting to make this list for a while now, mainly because i wanna talk about my fav cartoons/open up opportunities for other littles to find something awesome to watch!!! there's gonna be a lot of ranges in age ratings to add some variety for older/younger littles :)

✧.* also, i'd like to put a disclaimer here and say that a lot of these are on streaming services that i own, but other littles may not. i would also like to say that there are ways to get around a paywall if you can't afford certain streaming services!!! you can find full episodes on youtube/other sites for free!!! (just use an adblocker if you're on a site other than youtube if u can!!)

✧.* another disclaimer: any regressor of any age can watch any of these shows!! i just wanted to put the age ratings for those who want to stick to media that's more in their age range!! so, don't feel like you have to limit yourself from watching certain shows just because of how old you regress to!!

✧.* spectacular spider-man (2008-2009, 2 seasons): suitable for 7-8+, but i'd say it'd be okay for littles who regress younger to watch, too!! honestly, my all-time favorite spider-man cartoon!!! not only is it fun to watch while little, you can truly appreciate the show when you're big, too!!! josh keaton's voicework as spider-man is just- ahhhh it's so amazing imo!! the story is really good, the animation/style is just so iconic, and the colors are very easy on the eyes!!! (especially if you're sensitive to bright colors when little/in general) absolute banger of a theme song, too!!!

✧.* x-men: the animated series (1992-1997, 5 seasons): rated for around 7-8+, but i do admit that there can be some scary scenes for especially younger/more sensitive littles. honestly, this show is great!!! i loved all the different story arcs, how colorful the show is, the characters themselves- a lot of cool stuff about this show!!! be warned, there's a sudden drop in quality during season 5... i think they switched animation studios/va's or something because season 5 is NOT the best season of the show, i'll tell you that... 0_0

✧.* x-men '97 (2024-present, 1 season so far): rated for 14+, so this show is more suitable for teen regressors. it's a continuation of x-men:tas, and oh man... this is it. my favorite cartoon of all time!!! the animation is just oh so beautiful!!! the fight scenes are awesome!!! the soundtrack- oh golly the soundtrack!!! the remastered x-men:tas opening is just- wow!!! but, there's definitely reasons why it's rated 14+... not gonna spoil anything, but there's a lot of scenes in the show that can be upsetting for younger littles. trust me, watching some scenes when you're little is just- too much sometimes... (speaking from experience) it's an amazing show, but watch at ur own risk if you're a younger regressor!!!

✧.* batman: the animated series (1992-1995, 4 seasons): i'd say it's for around ages 9-10+, since it can be fairly dark at times. (same goes for a lot of batman related media!!) honestly, this show's pretty good!!! the style of the show is very dark visually, so it's easy on the eyes for those with bright color sensitivities!!! the artstyle itself is also very nice to look at!!! the voicework is amazing as well, especially kevin conroy's (rip) performance as batman himself!!! from what i can remember, the plotpoints were also pretty on-par!! i remember liking the show a lot when i was a kid!! :)

✧.* hulk vs. wolverine (not a show but an animated movie, 2009): this one's rated pg-13, since there's depictions of violence. but, i gotta say- this movie had me hyped up when i watched it as a kid!!! this was part of a straight to video two-movie collection, (the other being "hulk vs. thor") and i gotta say... this movie was awesome!!! the fight scenes were rad as heck, the animation was amazing, even deadpool was in the movie!!! (which, fun fact, was his first appearance in animation!!! other than the 2 second cameo in x-men:tas) very fun movie!!!

✧.* these are just some recommendations!!! i really liked these when i was a kid, and i hope you'll like them too, if you decide to watch them!!!

✧.* (also yay!! finally have a new banner!!! + i updated my blog's theme because nightcrawler is so awesome and he's literally my cg guys!!! he said it himself :3)

[barrenclan]

feels weird to read the barrenclan comic when it’s raining rn but. time to world forget the pinepaw !! redpelt/star/whoever she is rn looks rad af on that cover!!!

DAFFFFYYYY i know the focus is more on pine but DAFFFF

OH BARRENCLAN HAS THEIR OWN LEADER CEREMONY?? I guess it makes sense since no starclan but still, this is RADDDDD. THE LASTT YOOOOO GO REDSTAR! EGRETTAIL FIRST IN LINE TO CHEER LESSGOOO!

nooo :( redstar w but to get redstar we had to make a sacrifice… i miss u every issue asph and mallow :(

NOOOOOOOOO IT’S THE CEREMONY :( NOOOO ASPH :(( the text being between them is INCREDIBLE framing tho, it really emphasizes that there’s someone missing :((

why is cootstorm glaring?? does she not think pine deserves a full name???

REDSTAARR!! i was not expecting barrenclan to have their own leader ceremony but without starclan i should’ve expected that probably. still this is RAD

SHE’S DISSOLVING BARRENCLAN???? i was expecting her just to move them not to get rid of it entirely?? tbh this is a GIRLBOSS move u go girl, ignore cootstorm she’s a loser

WOOO NAMESSSS

GET BEE’S ASSSS OMGGGGGG!! GET BOTH OF ‘EM!!! a very critical part of their arc imo, they HAD to get called out big time!!!

DAFFCLOUD!!!! PINEWING AND CORMLEAF LETS GOOOO!!

PINEWING WANTS TO BRING BACK ORACLES OFFICIALLY LETS GOOO BREAK THAT CYCLE BOY!!

SLUGPELT NOOO :(( WHY R THOSE PANELS SO PRETTY WITH THOSE TWO AWHHHGHH THE FAMILY :(( OHHH MY GOSSSH ASPHODELSHINE AGAGAHSHEH

GOD THAT ENDING WHAGSHEHE GAHEHENN CRYIGNCNRUIFNGCRYIGNNG THIS WAS SO PRETTYYYY

Omg the new Daff icon... I love it

I came up with the lines for the leader ceremony off the cuff, I wanted something that clearly was not about getting nine lives but still had a ceremonial feel! I think it works pretty well.

Redstar is burning BarrenClan to the ground and glad of it!

Wehehe I'm glad you liked the issue... :) one more to go!

[scrappertyspam-two-point-oh]

CORRECT UN FUCKEN FORTUNATELY /HJ

you ever hear a trans person's name and you know instantly what media they got it from

[undead-nothosaur]

Cringetober day 27, Youtuber fanart

This one was a tough choice but I wanted to pick a youtuber who also has a tumblr and of that pool it just had to be Crumb ( @crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington or at least thats the blog i follow i think they have several) I've been a little... obviously in my feels about being obessed over a very imo underrated character lately (if you look at my last 20 drawings or my main blog you can probably guess who I'm talking about) and I just found Crumb's speaking video about Ethan Winters to be so comforting and inspiring.

The way they talked about being able to throw themselves into loving a little guy and how it improved their art and helped them meet new people was just rad as fuck to me! I dont know much about the rest of their content I haven't been a super long time fan or anything, that little vid was just v special 2 me uwu

[lunchtimebedamned1997]

Arcane S2 thoughts

(spoilers, obviously)

Most of this was sent to my friend Penn @pennedinblood in discord first, but I wanted to share it + some more on here too.

Okay, I now that its been a couple days and I've had time to think properly, have some thoughts about Arcane. This isn't going to be as specific and nuanced as I'd like, but I'll need more time for something like that.

Here's the thing... What we did get was good and I liked it a lot - for the most part anyway - but like - it wasn't a very good finale imo...

Like -

In season one they had this just fucking masterful foundation for such a nuanced discussion of class and oppression, of the cycle of violence, of how desperate acts may seem evil to some but are not always as simple as they seem and that one person's actions may influence the narrative but that it is the systems in place - and the willingness to follow systems that harm a disproportionate amount of the population for personal gain - that are the real issue. There were no real villains in s1 imo. It was just people making good, bad, or neutral choices, and they all interconnected and effected not only the plot, but the audiences' understanding of the corrupt system in place.

It forced you (if you're paying attention) to understand with visceral understanding both those of the oppressed and the oppressors; and in the midst of all of that we had magic and science interplaying beautifully against the good and greed of mankind.

AND just vast, resonant, deep interpersonal connections and development that you could feel in your bones.

and then in season two... we just kind of went - 'fuck that here's jesus and a witch ~~~ Magic war tiiime' Like?????

It touched on a few themes for sure, and what Jayce had to say to Viktor about disability and the purpose of people, or the value in imperfection and the point of life - as someone who's struggled with their health and other personal things I don't want to get into on the internet, that hit so hard. I hated Jayce in S1, and he won me over in act one of this season and just - didn't let me down. His arc was beautiful and I really really appreciate it. His connection with Viktor means so much to me. screeches into the void

But lets be so fucking real - they kind of (majorly) chickened out of their mass commentary on the opposing classes and working towards a better system that doesn't harm its people. and instead like - Vi's arc got completely fucked?

Like - oh okay so you ditched everything you were going to say and just made her a strong war pawn who can hit good and is gay coolcoolcool (sobs). Like, act one was so promising it really felt like it was following up on everything they had been working towards, and i loved seeing Vi having to make hard choices; watching her become an enforcer as the only way she could think of to deal with two disparate parts of herself - one that needed to put an end to the monster she feels like she created (Jinx, obvi), and one that desperately needed to hold onto the only person she had left (Caitlyn).

And Cait's devolvement into fascism was so intriguing and dark and I hated it in a good way, yk? Like I was like "oh fuck they made Cupcake unrecognizable in a fucking believable way wtf that's rad bro"

And then in act two they were just like 'HAHA lets not show you anything but the highlights of Vi's inner tumoil, then - wow look Jinx is here to tell her about Vander! - let's just never actually take a hard look into Vi's issues or personal arc ever again teehee - oh! And Cait's on our side again yay!' Like EXCUSE ME???

Vi had stood as one of the most important characters in the entire show. She is the linchpin between Piltover and Zaun - one of only two hinges that connects the two cites (the other being Viktor to a far lesser degree bc his roots are never explored, Singed is the only undercity person we see him go back to interact with, etc etc leaving Vi to be the only 'real one') And they completely sidestepped that - especially how she's also so connected to Ekko and the Firelights - which was just - never touched again - Ekko didn't even get to fix his tree! I get it, bigger fish but ffs - it's not a blaming character thing, it's a writing issue. I understand why Ekko had to focus on smth besides his tree lmao - it's that the writers just dropped this thing that stood so strongly for Ekko's fucking roots man (pun intended). Like - He's representing what Vander wanted to do. What Zuan could be. He is literally making a part of Zaun beautiful and supportive, and standing resolute against the system and saying "both of you are wrong, back tf up and lets talk" and they just got rid of that. I think it says a lot that that in particular was punted into the void.

I'm just not over that we never got to see him and Vi interact again dude wth - and I feel like that really speaks to how much they removed Vi from her point and purpose in S1. It would make sense if she needed more time to reconnect -esp after how Cait betrayed her - but to never actually talk again? Just glimpsing each other in the finale?

Don't get me wrong, I loved some of the time-suckers this season. Mel for one (who I also wasn't a huge fan of in S1 (I didn't trust her lol)). Everything with Mel, Vik, and Jayce was sooo interesting, and Ambessa was a great villain. She was imposing and horrible and yet there were very small parts of her that you could understand - but there wasn't enough time. Not with everything else we were also touching. Not without loosing so much of what we had been working towards. And even with the large focus, The Black Rose was this jumbled mess of ideas that didn't really amount to much besides giving Mel a powerup and probably leading us into the spinoff :(

I've been having trouble processing all of this because I'm shocked and upset because narratively, I didn't like it.

And I HATE that I didn't like it. I liked the individual scenes. I liked the concepts at play. But none of it was fleshed out!

That impeccable no-crumbs-left writing was suddenly nothing but crumbs. A whole feast of them. Nothing was really held together and it left each arc feeling like a separate vaguely-connected vignette rather than a whole story - let alone a satisfying conclusion to the previous season.

I'm genuinely angry because I wanted so badly to love this season but I just don't; not as a whole, not as an ending. Again, the individual moments were largely great, but good moments don't make a good story.

I just feel like they were trying too hard to serve LoL lore. Originally Arcane wasn't cannon-compliant with the messy lore of the game, and then a few months ago they came out and said that it was now considered canon - and I was excited bc I thought that meant that whatever they did would influence League - but I was wrong. I think it's very clear that Canonizing Arcane had the opposite effect. I think it's why they chickened out of their societal commentary - I think it's why the Champion deaths were so 'no body, no proof'. I think that it undercut all the stakes for the writers and made them forced to bend to the will of a lot more oversight from the higher-ups at Riot.

I don't know guys, how are you feeling? I'm really glad we got CaitVi cannonized (but I have things I wanna say about that too, esp. how their sex scene played into the sidestepping of Vi's arc (not that it happened, but the way it did - I can talk more about this another time lmao)) and I loved getting a timebomb kiss (again more Vi arc things I wanna say *sobbing and gnawing on my cage bars*) but yeah - anyway I gotta stop typing before I get too into-the-weeds of my thoughts. I'll probably make a big post about the specifics of how I feel they fucked up Vi's story in another post bc I clearly can't let it go XD

But fr tell me ur thoughts too pls I want to know what you thing even if - maybe even especially if - you disagree with me :3

Idk I've got to rewatch it.

It wasn't bad TV, it's still better than most things coming out right now... I hate that I can't just love it entirely rn raaaaaaahhh auhfalwoiha (help D':)

[puppyboymikeyway]

Jet Star!

i get how everyone thinks hes a little sweetheart like ray, but my guy would totally throw hands over a pack of cards or smt little the group finds in the zones

has officially been declared 'mom' by the girl and gets little presents every year for mothers day(his favorite is a little bow that the girl found, but he doesnt have to tell anyone that)

is usually the one who fights with kobra about the radio. hes big on actually listening to other zones' broadcasts while kobra just listens to music from dr. d

knows a ton in the medical field. probably the only one who knows how to properly treat wounds out of the four, so he usually looks for first aid kits when scavenging

hes so fucking self conscious about his eye patch, but the girl and poison think its rad as fuck. anytime one of the four start talking about his eye, one is going to bed with a bruised jaw

an undiagnosed bipolar imo. he has random outbursts like kobra, but theyre more violent and random. hes also shit at trying to control his emotions unless hes around the girl. shes the only thing actually keeping him sane in the zones

once had a fight about poison about who gets to drive the trans am and accidentally broke one of poisons ribs. all is well though, poison thought it was hilarious. but jet is now really the only one who drives the trans am and throws a fit if one of the other four drives it

cannot stand the fucking power pups. he will not eat them. jet would rather starve than eat those things. the rest of the four call him crazy about it though

totally has a thing for show pony but will never admit it to any of the four. ghoul always teases him about it. show pony actually knows and teases jet about it a lot, but they think its adorable and actually like jet back

will murder val velocity if he ever gets the chance. there is no stopping him if he sees that poser

[itsakiover]

REKINDLE THE FLAME CHAPTER 1

English and Japanese are neither my native languages. I'm very sorry if I got something incorrect

I copy and pasted the chapter from sekai.best so if I sucked at showing emotion then that’s probably why

Customer A: Ah, ah— Since the reopening, the buisness has been bustling no matter when you come.

Customer B: Oh. It’s been a while since the event, but it’s still amazing.

Customer B: Well, this is the base of the guys who did “RAD BLAST”. Since it’s a sacred place, isn’t it natural for people to gather here?

Customer A: And… one of the legendary members is here, right?

???: Oh, are you talking about me?

Kotaro: So, it’s the usual blend! I made it thicker!

Customer A: Oh, it smells good. You’re getting a better at making coffee, aren’t you?

Kotaro: Mhm! A lot! Since the store was entrusted to me by Ken-kun, we can’t afford to ruin the reputation!

Customer B: You were entrusted with it……. No way, we didn’t expect you to start acting like the manager of this store.

Kotaro: Haha! Even if I’m just the acting manager, it still counts!

Kotaro: I’ve asked other people about the sales of the store and the food management… it’s almost like a part-time job!

Customer A: Even then, you, the man entrusted, are still amazing. (*“even then, it’s still amazing. the man entrusted.” is kinda what they actually said but it sounds bad imo)

Kotaro: Hehe… Well, I was just as surprised when I was approached.

Kotaro: When I said I was looking for a part-time job I could do on my own, he asked, “then why not work at my place?”

Kotaro: But, I mean… I was happy.

Kotaro: Ken-kun said, “I want to keep this store open for the sake of those who admire you and want to keep it running”. “If I want to leave it to anyone, I want to leave it to you.”

Kotaro: So, I thought I should do it. I can’t handle alcohol yet, so I won’t have the same business hours as Ken.

Customer B: Oh… you were talking about that with Ken.

Customer A: When I heard Ken was going to work with Taiga again, I was disappointed because the store would be coaled…

Customer A: I’m glad that I can drink coffee here again.

Customer B: Ah! Keep up the good work, acting store manager!

Kotaro: Sure thing!

Kohane: Hello!

Kotaro: —Oh, you guys! Please sit in the empty seat over there!

Young person on Vivid Street: Hey, hey. That’s….!

Young person on Vivid Street: Vivid BAD SQUAD’s Azusawa-san and Aoyagi-san, right!? I’m glad I’m waiting here…..!

Kotaro (to Toya): Do you want the usual blend and cafe au lait?

Toya: Ah, thank you. ……Even so, business is booming today.

Kotaro: Oh! Well, it’s thanks to my delicious coffee.

Young person Vivid Street: Oh, um!

Kohane: Hm?

Young person on Vivid Street: Um… Miss. Azusawa from Vivid BAD SQUAD….. isn’t it!?

Kohane: Ah… yes, that’s right.

Young person on Vivid Street: I’m sorry for the suddeness. Well… Wow, we longed for everyone in RAD BLAST and started singing, and so…

Young person on Vivid Street: —If you don’t mind, can you shake my hand!?

Kohane: Of course, if it’s okay, then by all means.

Young person on Vivid Street: Ah, thank you…….!

Young person on Vivid Street: I’m still no good at all… I want to do my best with my team so I sing a hot song like everyone else…

Kohane: Ah…

Kohane: I’m very happy to hear that!

Kohane: I’ve been singing for a long time with the support of my friends… I really understand how you want to do your best in your team

Kohane: Well… If you don’t mind, let me listen to your songs next time. Let’s do our best together!

Young person in Vivid Street: Ha, yes….! (*they said “ha, hai….!” And I wasn’t sure if that would turn into “Uhm, yes….!” Or “Y-Yes….!” Or something different)

Kotaro: Hey, hey! Those kids weren’t like that when they talked to me, were they!?

Customer B: Haha, I don’t think it was because of your coffee!

Customer A: In any case, the girls are very famous. Do your best to bring out your aura, too!

Kotaro: Wow~! Look at it now! Soon the views are going to overtake these—

Kotaro: That’s right, Aoyagi! You gave me a new song yesterday! It was so good!

Toya: I see….. I’m glad you like it. Maybe it was a good thing to try to capture a new sound

Customer B: I heard it too! It was my favorite so far!

Customer A: Recently, some songs have reached more than 1 million views, and the pace of releasing songs have also increased… It’s a great momentum, Vivid BAD SQUAD!

Toya: Thank you. …..But I still can’t be satisfied here.

Toya: Because what we’re aiming for is the world.

Customer B: The world…….? It’s a ridiculous dream, but it’s amazing because I feel like I can do it if you say it!

Customer A: Haha! That’s right! So, what are you guys doing now after aiming for the world?

Toya: I think you’re doing your best. —while worrying so much.

~ ENGLISH CLASS ~

(they speak a little english sometimes in this scene. when they do, I put it in italics)

Teacher: Let’s start today’s lesson with a cheerful greeting! How are you?

Akito: … I’m good.

An: Uhm……Pretty good!

Teacher: OK! You can return greetings smoothly! Well then, let’s keep going!

Teacher: What did you do on your day off?

An: Wow, I could understand some of it…… what’s the second half!?

Akito: ….I think you said that out loud…

An: Please say it again!

Teacher: OK. What did you do on your day off?

An: Uhm…

An: Uh… what?

~ LATER ~

Teacher: Well, that’s all for today’s lesson! Please complete your English composition assignment before the next class!

Akito and An: Th-Thank you so much….

An: Haa…. My head hurts….

Akito: Ah… It’s like a part of you that you don’t normally use, but you’re working at full capacity…

An: Yeah.. if it’s a song, I can pronounce it nice, but when I’m in a conversation, it’s harder….

An: I mean, if we can communicate from the bottom of our hearts, are words really necessary!?

Akito: Well, I don’t know how to feel about that…

Akito: You saw Toya’s class. If you can’t speak like that, you won’t be able to do much overseas….

An: Ugh.. that’s true…

An: You have a point! If you want to catch the hearts of the world, you have to try…..!

(she said only “if you want to catch the world”, I just thought it sounded closer to what she meant by adding “hearts”)

An: Let’s go for it, Akito!

Akito: ……Oh!

~ A FEW MINUTES LATER ~

Kotaro: I didn’t think your English class would last this long. I though you would’ve run away halfway through!

Akito: Me neither.

Toya: If we’re gonna go global, we have to be ready to work abroad. We can’t let opportunities run away from us.

Kotaro: Working abroad…… I can’t imagine what that’s like……

Kotaro: Have you actually decided on how you’re going to work from here on out?

Akito: Kinda. It’s not completely decided, but it’s pretty much where we want to do.

An: —Idealy, I want to work with a big overseas label! Like Uncle Taiga and the others!

Toya: Recently, we’ve gone through the route of…… being seen through videos, but that’s largely due to luck. We want to steadily increase the opportunities for people to get to know us.

Akito: But…… we’re in no position to talk about that in the first place.

Akito: We’re not yet world-class in terms of name recognition or abilities. We’re going to start by getting our feet in the ground.

Kotaro: I see~ I see!

Kotaro: Ah, is that why the songs uploaded recently have English subtitles and descriptions?

Kohane: Yes. We decided that the best way for the world to get to know us is to put our songs on the Internet……

Kohane: We thought we should not only upload the songs as they are, but also properly tell people about the songs. We’re working together to translate the lyrics into English.

Toya: Once we get out feet on the ground, we plan to move to overseas events. We have our sights set on that.

Kotaro: Ah….! I see! You’ve got a lot on your mind!

An: I didn’t say it lightly. I said, “I’m going to win the world!”

Kohane: Mhm! …..It’s a very big goal, but we’d like to get there little by little!

Kohane: —Good luck to us!

Akito, Toya, and An: Yeah!

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i had a thought, cc, because of the recent event being about sports. when I was in highschool and college after sports (specifically swimming) we would all shower together. there's just 0 shame with a swimmer, we'd be side by side chatting while showering. I've noticed in my life that a lot of people don't really take that well! like I'm okay taking off all my clothes in front of a classmate, casually, without even really thinking about it; swimmers are kind different that way.

I'm kind of giggling trying to imagine any of the brothers who may be showering in the communal and MC just casually sliding up next to them (there's a ton of other spouts but they pick the one RIGHT next to him?) and making conversation. (They're not even TRYING to hide their body.. not showing it off either but-)

Since I don't know them as well as others who have been in the fandom a lot longer than my month and a half, what do you think their reactions might be?

Like who's team freak out, or just mildly uncomfortable, or just as casual as MC? Oh god and who's (NSFW) peeking inappropriately?

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Oh well I can tell you right now that Mammon and Levi are both on Team Freak Out and Asmo is on Team Peeking Inappropriately.

I'm assuming this is something where they're all at RAD and in some kinda PE locker room situation lol. There does seem to be a communal bathroom in the House of Lamentation, but it also seems to me like they take turns using it rather than using it all at once? So I'm not sure if it has a communal shower situation. And honestly I don't think the brothers could handle something like that on a regular basis.

Okay so here's what I think would happen with the bros:

Lucifer wouldn't be bothered. I don't think he'd even be mildly uncomfortable. I think he'd be just as casual as MC in this situation. Lucifer has a lot of self confidence so in that, he would be unconcerned. I also don't think he would be overly bothered by MC's nakedness. Now if MC was in a relationship with him, then things might get inappropriate, but only if you were alone with him. He'd be far more bothered by the entire situation if the others were there.

Mammon and Levi would both freak out, but for different reasons. Mammon is so in love with MC, he wouldn't be able to handle seeing them naked. Unless MC is in a relationship with him and then he wouldn't be able to keep his hands to himself, no matter who else was around. Levi, on the other hand, would be so self conscious and embarrassed, he would probably just run away lol.

I see both Satan and Beel being mildly uncomfortable. Like they're not gonna say anything, but they are definitely blushing profusely and trying not to look at MC. Satan would probably be a little more bold if he was in a relationship with MC. Beel probably has a little bit of that sports team camaraderie experience, but it's also a little different because it's MC, you know? I think he would be shy unless MC made a move.

Asmodeus would be so thrilled. He has no problem with nudity, either his or someone else's, and he would be gushing about how beautiful MC is. He might get a little worked up, even. Asmo would be excited, but he would also appreciate that MC was taking care of themselves, you know? Plus he's easy to distract if MC just starts asking him about his shampoo or something.

I think Belphie would be like Lucifer. Unbothered. Might not even notice, actually. Just kinda like oh hey MC. I think he'd only react if MC deliberately teased him or something. He just has that general sense of "can't be bothered" you know? And I don't think it'd be a big deal to him.

Anyway, this is just my opinion of course! Everybody headcanons the characters a little differently! But this is how I think it'd go. I kept this pretty sfw, mostly just implying the potential of other shenanigans. But things could get nsfw very quickly too imo...

[oddlittlestories]

Look I get that the way the show portrays fatphobia is intense…,

But please I’m begging you to acknowledge that while CHARACTERS are fatphobic, the SHOW is not

In Que Sera Sera the doctors spend the entire episode trying to pin the patient’s illness on his size. There IS portrayal of fatphobia, and it’s probably painful for some people to watch the character repeatedly advocate for himself because they won’t listen. But HE’S RIGHT. He’s right to advocate for himself, and he’s right about his body. His illness has NOTHING to do with his fatness and! AND! It’s NOT HIS FAULT.

I get that these days many of us prefer non-tragedies, representations of fat people living happy normal lives where they don’t die or generally experience fatphobia. I get that.

But this is a real experience real people face. And House MD unearths this and proves fatphobia wrong. It shows the BS and what it costs people.

The other fatphobia issue isn’t as good in my opinion, but it does show how horrific childhood bullying over fatness can be. It shows how fat people get blamed for being fat, their experiences denied.

And then you have the episode about the fitness trainer who NEEDS to be fat to be healthy. How her own internalized fatphobia is literally killing her. Look that is brilliant. Gorgeous exploration that imo holds up EXTREMELY well in the modern day. You could make her a fitness influencer and bam, no other modernizations needed (that I remember).

At the same time that plenty of other shows and people were vehemently on the fatphobia bus, this show said, “by the way, stop taking people to task for being fat. Sometimes it’s just how their body is, sometimes it’s because they’re sick, and sometimes being fat is the healthiest a person can be. Fatphobia shames, humiliates, and kills. It’s a prejudice. Go mull it over for a while.”

And I for one think that’s rad

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People find Alastor sexy because he’s a generic ass tumblr sexyman bait which is the only “sexy” male character design that Vivziepop can do

That makes it even worse, maybe it is a me because I have never understood Tumblr sexy man culture, I’m more into pretty boys/bishounen designs and Idgf about the chosen tumblr sexy ones honestly! at this point I don’t even know if it’s a joke or not, like do people really find Sans Undertale attractive? I guess that one is a joke right? It’s a joke… right?

Anyways, tumblr sexy man category aside, Alastor isn’t attractive on his own. As you said all of Medrano's "sexy" male designs pretty much look the same and all of them are ugly and over-designer imo, and Alastor is probably one of the worst ones. He looks like an used tampon (long, thin and red), I refuse to believe this guy should wet my panties.

Personality also has a lot to do when I find a character good looking or not, if their personality is horrid I probably won’t like them as much so it doesn’t help that most of HB/HH characters are terrible people, and surprise suprise he is a serial murder and a cannibal? Yeah NO THANKS, get this fucko away from me, I can enjoy a good villain but that doesn't mean I have to get horny over them.

Coming back to the deer thing, I’m sorry but the only deer trait here is the antlers and he doesn't even have them most of the time, also he is not menacing at all, he looks like a crepypasta deviantart oc

Deer are kinda metal, they can be really creepy and you can make them pretty intimidating:

This dude from Adventure Time is a brown blorb and he still makes me more uncomfortable than Alasstor

The Nowhere King FUCKS

Those deer from this comic are super rad, (one of my favourite comics!)

As someone who draws animals in a daily basis it baffles me how none of Vivz's "animal" characters look like the animal they are representing.

In a summary, I hate Alasstor (maybe not as much as Stolass) I bet he's gonna be the least interesting little shit in the whole series.

[gamerbearmira]

My little pony: family is a miracle

RRRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

I finally got done designing these three. It wouldn't have been that long if designing isa didn't SUCK(and I still don't like her design 💔💔💔). Anyways, I redesigned mirabel because 1: I needed to draw her on my computer, and 2: she was under designed. Right now I happy with their designs, but they might be redesigned in the future (isa is 100% getting a new design).

(Now I got to design those two other non-human madrigals 👹)

RAHHGGGGGGGGG LET'S GOO❗❗❗ redesign of Mirabel looks rad, and I like Luisa and Isabela <333 uhhh as for Isabela???? Honestly nothing inherently wrong imo, I think it's just the color of her, it contrasts a lot, or it jist looks really agressive with the color on her wings. Maybe desaturate it?? IDK IGNORE ME I DON'T KNOW COLOR THEORY 😭😭

ANYWAY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE 🦅🦅🦅🦅