#maybe call him angel

[ghouljams]

I’m not saying I feel like Price and Duck(reader) would have an accidental baby roughly 20+ish years after Goose… but they’d be the parents to have another little oops baby. Imagine a little ‘Turkey’ or little ‘swan’ or even a little ‘quail/pheasant’ (quail’s my fav cuz they’re so tiny when born).

Wait... how does it feel to know my cowboy couple better than I do? Because absolutely they would. The only reason they never had another kid was because they never had time, or Price was on deployment, or Duck had some board exam, or SOMETHING. Never the right time and they always figured, y'know, they got lucky with Goose being an oops baby, maybe they'd just have another but they didn't! So of course finding out Price actually made good on all that dirty talk(20 years later)...

I mean they have plenty of time now, and they're barely in their 40s so why not?

Oops baby number 2.

I can only imagine the chaos of Duck finding out she's pregnant while trying to plan Goose's wedding. How do you tell your fully adult daughter that she's going to be a big sister? How do you tell your new baby they're going to have a niece soon???

Good bird name ideas, I truly have no clue what they'd call the little booger. Probably a little boy, I'm not good at naming those...

[tenderjock]

I’m with you, my love The lights shining through on you Yes, I’m with you, my love It’s the morning and just we two

[dizzybizz]

al lsasints steret 🥺

i lvoe alll saints stereettttrahghghhhh

[royaltea000]

hey did it hurt

[faunandfloraas]

Felix...

[dazais-guardian-angel]

Chapter 110 is 13 pages long welcome to hell!!! so in a lot of ways this is just more fuel for a theory that I've had for a few weeks now, that's only gotten stronger with each recent season 5 episode, which is that the last episode of the season is gonna end on 110, and that Asagiri/Harukawa and Bones have been collaborating to make this happen, specifically because it's a major turning point that would be the only good place to end the season on.

When we started getting especially long chapters again (like from 25-35ish pages, with the exception of 107.5, the last two being some of the longest we've ever had), at first I just assumed that Asagiri/Harukawa got freed up from some other obligations they'd been having to cause the extremely short/half chapters, like promotional stuff for the anime/Beast movie, or working on light novels. But then 109 happened, with the "supposed" death of Dazai, and heavy emphasis at the end on how literally everyone is at their lowest point right now, and I got to thinking. 11 episodes is a strangely specific number for an anime season -- why not 12, or 13, or even 10, like you'd usually see? Why have we gotten suddenly gotten two 35 page chapters out of nowhere, that's almost unheard of at this point? They're both beautiful chapters, don't get me wrong (as always), and maybe A/H simply just didn't want to cut them in halves because they felt like the full emotional impact wouldn't hit/that there were no good cutoff points in them, but you can't deny that it's surprising, after all the shorter chapters we've been getting. Why has the anime been going at such insanely breakneck pacing for the most part ever since around the Sunday Tragedy chapters, even more so than it has in the past? So much so that it feels dangerously close to overtaking the manga?

Well, maybe, just maybe, it's because..... Asagiri decided a long time ago that whatever happens in 110 is the only point that feels "season finale"-worthy enough, in an arc that still isn't anywhere close to being completely wrapped up, and so both the manga and the anime have been specifically coordinated to reach that part within 2 and a half weeks of each other?

I've seen a lot of people now think season 5 will end with 109, and as much as my sadistic side would find that hilarious, I honestly don't think they'd do that and realistically don't want it to happen; it'd be so cruel to cliffhanger the anime for years like that, and just doesn't feel like a season cliffhanger BSD would do, a series that is ultimately hopeful and uplifting. Seasons 2 and 3 had a positive, conclusive ending; the only reasons seasons 1 and 4 didn't was because they're technically not really full seasons of their own, and are more like the first cour of another "season" that also came out that same year (seasons 1 and 2 both aired in 2016, so they're more like one big season, and seasons 4 and 5 have both aired this year, so they're also more like one big season, again taking into account how episodes 12 and 50 are not satisfying finales like episodes 24, 37, and hypothetically, 61, are). I really can't see season 5 ending with Dazai and Fukuzawa's supposed deaths, Sigma being unconscious and maybe close to death, Atsushi being vulnerable and limbless again, everyone we love still vampires, and the entire world being basically doomed; that's just too depressing and not like BSD at all. However, having said that, if it doesn't end there, there really isn't any good place to end the season before that, either, that feels in any way satisfying or like a finale at all. And so, to me, that only leaves after 109: chapter 110.

I think things are really gonna turn around next chapter. Like I said, everyone is at their lowest point right now, it cannot possibly get any worse, the framing of Dazai, Fukuzawa, and sskk at the end of 109 is telling us that; this is the time for the heroes to finally start winning again, with Aya being so close to pulling out the sword, and for all the thematic reasons other people have talked about to death that I don't need to go into here again. This upcoming chapter being so short again makes a part of me wary of 110 being "the one", so to speak, I won't lie, but at the same time, it's very possible that it needs to be that short because that's all the final episode of the season will be able to reasonably fit in, since it's already gonna be VERY close if they do make it all the way to 109. And at the end of the day, I don't doubt at all that Asagiri and Harukawa can make these the most monumental and game-changing mere 13 pages ever if they wanted to; a chapter does not at all need to be extremely long in order to be an important and impactful one, even if short ones we've gotten in the past haven't felt the most important.

An additional thought I've had, though this is much more crack territory than all this already is, is that since we know from Anime Expo that a Stormbringer movie at some point is highly likely (judging from Asagiri's reaction when someone brought it up), it's possible that chapter 110 and thus the final episode will involve the long-anticipated return of Verlaine and/or Adam, or at least some other major reference to Stormbringer, that would naturally and smoothly lead into a Stormbringer movie to explain things to people who haven't read the novel. It would make a lot of sense, especially since the s4 OP has the Old World sign behind Chuuya, which might be a hint that this has been in the works ever since seasons 4/5 were first in planning with Asagiri. We also know that Dazai and Chuuya's voice actors apparently struggled to record their lines together this season, which probably relates to 101 and possibly 109, but it could be 110 too.... I could be very wrong, as I'm no expert on this kind of thing, but I kinda doubt they would bring Chuuya's actor in for just the vampire growls, and Asagiri placing heavy emphasis on Chuuya's importance this season in that one interview gives me the impression that he's talking about much more than just 101/109. But that's the least solid evidence I have, that's just mostly based on vibes I get.

So basically, I think a lot of factors -- the unusual episode count, how close the anime is to catching up to the manga with three whole episodes left, the seemingly arbitrary recent chapter lengths, and the climactic events of 109 -- can tell us that 110 might be a very, VERY big deal. Again, there's of course no way this arc is anywhere near close to being finished, with so much left to address and resolve, but since it is currently incomplete in the manga, unlike the previously adapted arcs, if the anime was going to adapt it at all, they'd have to find a place that feels satisfying enough to end this season, knowing there won't be more anime for a long time after this, and so I think they specifically planned for that, from both Bones' and A/H's sides. 10 episodes might not have been enough to reach that point, but 12 or 13 might have been too many it wouldn't have been if Bones actually decided to slow down and let the story breathe the way it needs to, but this post isn't meant to criticize the anime, so maybe 11 was just right. And maybe Asagiri and Harukawa specifically pushed to make recent chapters longer than usual, in order to make sure that the manga reached the story content in 110 the monthly release right before season 5 was to end.

Is this just copium? Absolutely. Am I going to look like an absolute clown in two days when this post ages like milk? Probably. But the evidence is There, so let me just enjoy my delusions until Sunday, okay 🥂🫡

[sphinx-musings]

I like Angel (Btvs/Angel) because at first he seems cool and mysterious but he's actually a socially awkward loser. I like Spike cause he goes out of his way to seem cool and badass when he's actually a big loser who acts like a puppy dog because he ended up falling for buffy despite really not wanting to.

[i-will-just-nyom-bi]

A New Guest

Imagine, Charlie finds a new sinner and takes him to the hotel.

When he settles down, he starts talking to other residents.

Angle: Sooo, how long are you here?

Sinner: About 20-30 years.

Vaggie: Wow! Where were you all this time??

Sinner: I was lurking around. Wasn't that hard, really. Since I died I don't have to eat.

Husk: Hmm... How did you die?

Sinner: On my death bed, surrounded by my loving family.

Niffty: Why are you here?

Sinner: Pardon me?

Niffty: What did you do to come to hell.

Charlie&Angel: NIFFTY!!

Niffty: What? He doesn't sound like a bad boi. Boring.

Sinner: Heh, a little funny actually.. I was a hunter. I used to hunt for living my whole life, until my kids got out to town and bought me there. Gosh, all that new technology! Made me insane

Alastor: I can understand you, my dear new friend.

Sinner: Thanks pal. Anyway, I was hunting one day, and I heard a shuffle and saw some brown fur. I thought it to be a deer, so I shot it.

Sinner: Unfortunately, it was our local radio host. Such shame... I loved his little podcast... I felt so bad for taking his innocent life and devoted mine to help other people...

Alastor: ...

Husk: That's unfortunate buddy. I guess you've got the highest change to actu- OH MY GOD ALASTOR PUT THE GUY DOWN

Vaggie: ALSTOR PUT OUR GUEST DOWN AAAA

Angel: CHARLIE CALL THE SHORT KING ALASTOR HAS GONE ROGUE HE RIPPED THE NEW GUEST APART

[amnesiaskulls]

MAYBE LATER DANCE

Drew my guy travis valkrum because why not

please click/tap for higher quality its so good you can see his pores/j

its supposed to be kinda while Michael is like fully taking over him using the relic, but the wings didnt work in the composition so i chopped em off

[angelsaxis]

miles story being written for him and how he means to reject that opens up with a racially motivated mess from that guidance counselor who some might say "meant well" but who ultimately was just going to do more harm than good. why arent more people talking about that

[specific-dreamer]

what if i said cherrybomb wasn’t a nicknamey couple, like they didn’t go around calling each other baby and honey and wtv, but sometimes in softer moments or moments of pure exasperation cherry called him her angel.

she never says this part out loud but specifically her fallen angel. because there’s good in him. he can be good and pure, he was good and pure once upon a time, but he’s constantly being led astray/straying on his own and he keeps falling. she’d never call him a demon, she doesn’t think he’s that awful (yet), but for now he’s her fallen angel

[skitskatdacat63]

2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sebastian Vettel

[problemswithbooks]

So, I recently watched Helluva Boss and as always I've been prusing the tags for it on tumblr to see what other people think about the story and characters.

Something that stuck out to me is when people say Striker is a hypocrite because he hates the Royals, puts down Blitz and Fizz for being with Royals, but he, himself, works for one. Also that his pitch he gave to Blitz about teaming up to take down Royals was all a lie.

Now, I'm not going to say he's not being a bit of a hypocrite, especially given how much he hates Royals. What I will say is that I understand why Striker wouldn't see it that way (besides the fact he has a seemingly desperate need to feel superior to other imps).

Striker wants to kill Royals--that is very clear. A huge hurtle to that goal is that they are immortal. The only thing that can kill them is Angelic Steel--something that is rare and expensive. Yes, Striker is supposedly a well known assassin, but it's doubtful he'd ever make enough money to afford Angelic Weapons without taking on extremely wealthy clients. The wealthiest would be those at the top.

We don't know if Striker has worked with Royals before. If we assume Stella was the first Royal he was hired by, that makes his choice to work with her make far more sense. Particularly when we take into account who her target is--her equally Royal husband.

Unless stated otherwise later, Stella must have provided Striker with his Angelic Weapons so he could kill Stolas. She doesn't just give him a single weapon, either. She gets him a sniper rifle, pistols, a knife and a rope so he can incapacitate Stolas and take his vast magic abilities away, rendering him helpless. On top of that, she is also paying him money.

Given Stella never brings up the fact he lost the sniper rifle, or demands he return the weapons she provides, this deal he's making, although hypocritical, is only a benefit for Striker. He's getting paid to kill someone he wants to anyway, and a new arsenal that gives him the capability to kill Royals afterward.

This is why I don't think his offer to Blitz was a lie. I think what he told Blitz is his long term goal/plan, and was simply offering Blitz to join him since he found Blitz to be somewhat equal to him after Blitz did so well in the harvest games. Once they killed Stolas, got Stella's money, they would turn around and start using those funds and weapons to kill more Royals.

The reason Striker doesn't see himself as on the same level as Blitz and Fizz with their relationships with Royals is because he sees himself as using Stella, where he perceives Blitz and Fizz as being used. It's true that Blitz gets similar benefits from his relationship with Stolas (if Striker even knows about Blitz using Stolas's spell book for his business, I can't recall) but given what Striker saw of their relationship, he would see Stolas using silly pet names despite Blitz disliking it and see that as Blitz debasing himself publicly for Stolas. Yes, Stella doesn't treat him with the upmost respect, but it's over the phone, without witnesses. Nor does he give her anything in return except a dead husband--someone he would have targeted anyway.

He sees Fizz as even worse because, to him, it appears Fizz has given up his own autonomy to live a cushy lifestyle. Yes, Fizz gains many benefits from being with Ozzie, but Striker views it as letting Ozzie take advantage of him, to let Ozzie treat him like a pet (which some people do, do to some imps). He doesn't know Ozzie loves Fizz--franky I don't think he'd believe a Royal could love an imp at all anyway.

Yes, he may work for a Royal, and take her orders, but he does so to pilfer more and more Angelic Weapons from her as well as take her money, all of which I'm sure he tells himself he will later use against her and the rest of the upper class. It's a business transaction that he actually holds all the cards in. Unlike Blitz and Fizz he doesn't have to publicly debase himself to get the benefits he seeks. At least that's how he sees things.

[storybrook-and-fruitsbaskets]

A Lamli x y/n (Aruji-sama) I wrote on X

I’ll translate it and post it here too :)

(A/n: this is a fan fiction that I wrote! Aka it’s not official. I wrote this in Japanese first, so it might read a little weird sometimes.)

(Slight spoiler warning for event stories “Shiro no Suuhai” 白の崇拝 (White Worship) and “Butler's Wedding Party”)

(tw: might be a little gruesome) (Aruji-sama is they/them)

(I got the idea for this short story from a friend on X!❤️)

Enjoy!

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I was out with Lamli in Espoir when, out of the blue, Seraphim appeared.

“Oh? Out to town on this lovely day, are we?”

Lamli reacted immediately and jumped out in front of me. “Geh, an Intellectual Angel. What’re you doing here?”

“Well, I thought I’d take a few enhanced angels out for a stroll. You know, for another test run.

“!! Aruji-sama! Please stay close to me!”

As I stood in shock, the loud alarm rang to signal the angels’ arrival. Lamli and I had snuck out of the mansion today to buy mixed nuts for Lucas that might go well with his wine. “Annoying Nac,” as Lamli called him, had also been planning on going to the Grovaner House today, so Lamli had been able to sneak off easily to come to town with me.

Which meant that we were completely by ourselves.

“Aruji-sama! Please stay back where it’s safe!”

Lamli began fighting off the enhanced angels, waiting for backup as he protected the town with his superhuman athleticism.

Seraphim watched him languidly as if spectating a show when a few other butlers arrived, responding to the alarm. Haures, Bastien, Lato, Shiro, Bellen, and Berrien. All butlers who were top tier in combat.

They’ll be able to beat the angels… right?

I opened the prayer book and said the usual phrase. “Come forth, dark ally. I summon you. By this contract with the devil, unleash the power of the butlers here. .....”

.........

(A few days ago)

“Nac! You were writing Lucas-sama letters all this time!? Yuck, so annoying.”

“Lamli, what is with your expression. I merely write Lucas-san notes to relay necessary information.”

“Hmph! Really? Lucas-sama~! If I wrote you a letter, would you read it?”

“Of course♪ I wonder what kind of letter you'll write me, Lamli-kun♪”

“It’ll most likely be something along the lines of what kind of frog he’d caught that day. As if he’s writing a diary entry.”

“No, it won’t! What do you take me for? I’d write about all the things I like and admire about Lucas-sama! I hope you’ll look forward to it, Lucas-sama! Oh! Maybe I’ll write Aruji-sama a letter too! I wonder if they’ll like it~”

“That’s a great idea. You’re really thoughtful about Aruji-sama, Lamli-kun♪”

Nac sighed and gave a hopeless smile. “If only you’d take your job to clean the mansion as seriously.”

.........

We were almost there. We could just almost beat them, but the enhanced angels were strong.

Ughhh, I hate angels. As much as I wanted to get this over with, I continued to protect Aruji-sama. Hearing all of the commotion, all of the other butlers had joined in on the fight, too. But, these enhanced angels were really a pain in the butt.

Just then, I saved a crying child who had tripped and fallen on the ground. But, I’d made a mistake.

“Lamli!!!!”

It was Aruji-sama’s voice.

An angel sped toward me in the blink of an eye.

“Ah!”

The angel released a blinding light. As I realized what was to come, I dropped the sickle sword in my left hand.

The letter I was going to give Aruji-sama was in my pocket. The letter I’d written for Aruji-sama…

I held it tightly in my hand, and, taking the sword in my other hand, I cut off my left hand at the wrist. Then, throwing the dismembered fist far away from myself, I prayed that it would reach them.

Would they think my amputated hand is gross? Would Aruji-sama not like me anymore? The thought crossed my mind.

“Aruji-sama! I love you!!”

I wanted to give Aruji-sama, the person I love, one last smile. I lifted the corners of my mouth to give them one of my usual bright smiles, and I looked at them. Not at the angel that was trying to erase me from existence.

I was so happy to be able to spend my days with you.

I hoped they would understand. This feeling that had my heart bursting with love and adoration.

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I screamed his name until my voice was hoarse. Afterward, Lucas defeated the enhanced angel that had taken him. I picked up the hand that Lamli had thrown —Lamli’s hand— and held it until the warmth gradually disappeared.

By the time the fighting was over, a second Intellectual Angel came to us. An all too familiar face.

“What are you doing Seraphim? Hurry and put an end to all this.” Cherubim looked at me as he spoke to Seraphim. “You finally defeated one of the Devil Butlers… You should take care of their lord now while the other Devil Butlers are weakened.”

“Hmmm give me a second, Cherubim. You, Lord of the Devil Butlers.”

“Huh…?” Seraphim said something to me, but I couldn’t wrap my head around his words. How could I in this situation?

“Tell me… Do you know why that Devil Butler cut off his own hand to preserve it?”

All I could do is stare back, still in shock of what had happened. What did he ask me? How could you ask something like that? It made me realize again that angels were incapable of understanding human emotions.

“The reason why Lamli cut off his hand…”

It probably wasn’t just so that he could give me one last letter. He did it so that I could hold his hand just a little bit longer. Before he could be completely erased from this world by the angels light without a trace of him left behind. He wanted to leave a part of him with me. Literally. So that I could hold his hand, touch his skin, and grasp onto him a little bit longer. An unspoken promise that he’ll be with me forever. For that reason, he cut off his hand…

Lamli’s hand. His last gift to me.

I couldn’t imagine how painful it was to cut it off.

Seraphim waited leisurely for my answer, like he was having fun rubbing salt in my fresh wounds, while Cherubim looked like he was only waiting out of curiosity.

“I think Lamli wanted to leave something… to leave a part of him behind…?”

In the Central Land, depending on the region, some people cremated their loved ones to ashes when they passed. However, generally, embalming was the popular practice to bury their deceased. I remembered the time I’d told him once about the culture in my world, where some people used cremation but kept the bones in their shape to place in an urn and bury in a grave. "Oh, I see! So, it’s tradition to bury the bones of your loved ones… Hmm… I think I’ve heard of that before. That might be similar to what they do in the Eastern Land,” he had said.

“To… leave behind his bones… for a proper burial.”

“Hmmm I see. Sounds like a unique thing humans would do.” Seraphim laughed. "Well then, since you answered my question, I’ll let you go for today. Besides, it won’t be long until we angels defeat you for good.”

“Humans are so interesting. To think of going through the trouble of leaving behind your bones… There’s always something new to learn about them,” Cherubim mumbled, and the two returned to the sky.

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《To the Aruji-sama I love!

Were you surprised?? I wanted to write a letter for kind and wonderful Aruji-sama who’s always nice to me!

Isn’t it kinda exciting to get a letter on just a regular day?!

Well, at least that’s what Rose-kun (Ammon) said, so I bet the surprise was a big success!

Aruji-sama!! Let’s watch the stars again together, and go on outings like today, too! I’ll always think of ways to have a blast, and I’ll make sure to put a smile on your face! ☆

☆☆Lamli☆☆ 》

.........

〔If I were to die like this, Would you shed tears for me or would you come with me?〕 (Lyrics from Shirayume, theme song of Akuneko)

I’d thought of those words once or twice.

As Ammon placed flowers on Lamli’s new grave, the other butlers silently said a prayer. Here lies Lamli. Without a doubt, a part of him rests in piece here.

He was still by our side. Not completely erased from this world. A part of him is still on this earth.

Finlay-sama came by the Devil’s Palace to pay his respects to the fallen Devil Butler, too. He spoke to Lucas, Nac, and me before leaving shortly to go back to the Grovaner Estate. I had a feeling he only came because Finlay was friendly with Lucas and Nac for being the negotiators for the Devil Butlers, and Lamli had been their roommate on the third floor.

The first request from the nobles that we went on together had been to the Southern Land. On the way there, we’d laid on the desert sand and watched the stars together when we were first starting to get to know each other.

You often prepared parasols for me to protect me from the harsh sun rays; the rays that made your body weak, too. We went on walks together, with you protecting both of us from the sun.

And in preparation for the wedding party, you and Lucas did my nails and gave me a hand massage. I remember how your hands felt against mine, as you rubbed the tension in my hand away with aromatic oil.

And I also remember how your cold hand felt in my hands just yesterday.

Flower viewing season, Tanabata, Christmas, New Years, the anniversary of when I first came to Devil’s Palace… All of them memories that I made with you.

I flipped through the diary that you wrote in for me.

Bastien said once, “When people are forgotten, that’s when they truly die.”

“I guess Lamli’s not here anymore to call me Megane-kun…” Fennesz murmured softly.

“O-oh! Um, I apologize, Aruji-sama! I said something I shouldn’t have again…

“Then,…. Can I call you Megane-kun from time to time?”

“Huh?” Fennesz looked surprised for a moment, but he soon nodded. “If it’s no trouble, yes. Please do so. …You’re right. Then, we won’t ever forget Lamli.”

From then on, I sometimes used the nicknames Lamli affectionately used to use for everyone. Lucas was the one who was the hesitant at first. He had preferred when Lamli didn’t use the “-sama” suffix for him, and now that I was calling him “Lucas-sama” sometimes, Lucas wasn’t very sure it’d be good.

“But, I hold respect for you, too. Can’t I call you that just sometimes…?”

He eventually agreed and showed me a kind but sad smile. I had a feeling he understood that this was my way of grieving for my Devil Butler.

By thinking of Lamli, he would always live on in our hearts.

Marucchi. (Hanamaru)

Kuma-san. (Teddy)

Shiro Shiro.

Bos. (Boschi)

Ribbon-kun. (Flure)

Kitsune-kun. (Bastien)

Rose-kun. (Ammon)

Gohan-kun. (Lono)

Megane-kun. (Fennesz)

Hau-san. (Haures)

Lato-cchi.

Yuu-chan.

Buu-chan. (Muu)

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The following December, we said our prayers for him at the yearly memorial service.

I visited his grave, too.

Lamli’s happy and energetic voice would never resound in the mansion’s halls anymore. But, I climbed up to the viewing deck almost every night. I’d look for the “Aruji-sama Constellation” and the “Lucas-sama Constellation” that Lamli had made for us. Sometimes, Lucas would join me for a drink under the stars. And, when the night was getting late, Nac would come by during his usual rounds and escort me back to my room.

I hope Lamli will be the brightest, most loved star in every night sky to come. That was my wish upon a star…

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A/n: Wow, I haven’t been on tumblr in a while lol😅

Lmk what you thought!

[nabaath-areng]

Whenever I feel bad about symptoms from my illnesses, I think of my sibling's horse growing up, whose name was Batman and who was so allergic to grass he had to be wrapped up like a christmas present every summer to prevent rashes. I don't know if that makes me feel better exactly, but if Batman could cope and continue to mosey around like the gentle old man he was, then maybe I can cope with being completely bedridden certain days.

[sunforgrace]

he sat there on the ground and cried. for cas. cas told him he loved him was taken away and he buried his head in his hands and wept