#me when deathsongs

[thalassophiliac-nonsense]

everyone shut up this is a Deathsong appreciation post

I love them :((

[barrenclan]

Do we get to see deepdark's deeplings

If you didn't want to me to leave this question for 3 months, you shouldn't've opened Pandora's Box of a million deer designs. (joking)

But yes, anyways, I did want to design the deeplings. (Great name, by the way)

Deepdark has a lot more children than this - during each mating season he would be with around 5 or 6 does in his younger years, 3 or 4 in his later years. He stopped having fawns at age 7 - he's 9 currently. You can do the math if you want, but it's a lot of deer. He's an attractive powerful male deer, it happens.

The deer in this drawing are 1.) the fawns that survived to present comic time and 2.) remained in Defiance.

Deer are always named after plants. 4 of Deepdark's children went through a "trial", or experience, or whatever. Tough enough that he allowed them to change their name too.

Here's a nonsensical list I made of the kids, plus their respective mothers, plus the age Deepdark was when he fathered them.

Hickory M (Buttercup - 2), Azalea Deathsong F (Rhododendron - 3), Yarrow Wolf’s Jaw F, Bluegrass F (Sage - 3), Chokecherry F (Basil - 3), Crabapple F (Fern - 4), Lilac M, Gooseberry Heart of Winter M (Hosta - 5),  Chrysanthemum M (Oak - 5), Hyssop M, Juniper M (Wild Rose - 6), Maple M (Bramble - 6), Phlox F, Ivy M, Aspen M (Nettle - 7), Daisy Bonesnapper M, Pussy-Willow M (Dandelion - 7), Holly F (Snowdrop - 7)

[saturnniidae]

The fanmade idea that Hiccup is some kind of all benevolent and understanding dragon whisperer in the series is odd to me bc like. He's so not. He trapped the skrill in a glacier then essentially did it again years later with that deathsong (yes both ended up being freed but still), isn't able to train certain dragons (despite it very likely being possible. Smh so stubborn except for when he's a fucking quitter) and he killed the red death and fully intended to kill toothless when he initially found him. like idk its funny I think

[khrysalisposting]

i am normal. tell me about your wizards and dyvim and also about zarozinia the deathsong <3

ZAROZINIAAAAAAA ugh the most underrated mantis in khrysalis. i cant even tell u how much valerian respects zarozinia for everything she put on the line in fort rachias. i def like to think that she protected him in some of the battles they had when raiding the fort + really looked out for him in crescent beach when he was extremely anxious abt crossing the sea to sardonyx, so he sees her as a mentor in the fighting sense. he appreciates her endlessly <3

[amyrafierceblade]

I persuaded my history teacher(same one who was playing Hamilton in class week before last) to put on Race to the Edge in class since we didn't have anything better to do and it was that or watch Monsters Inc. again(he was desperate, and this is high school)

We watched the first three episodes of season 1, and let me tell you, it was funny when my classmates of the block jumped in surprise at every cuss word, but it was even funnier to watch their reactions to

Dagur's jailbreak (three students excluding me were actually watching, one actually said "Damn, bros angry as hell!")

Meatlug getting called girl by Fishlegs(like seriously, i understand most of them never watched it but like someone actually saying "That thing is a girl?!" was kinda just fucking facepalm material)

Eels (about a third of the class was glancing up every now and then, looking surprised at the giant eels)

Dagur calling himself "Daddy"(it was funny as hell, half the class looked up like "ayo wtf?", I probably didn't help at all when someone piped up "Wait is this How to Train Your Dragon??? What is this???" and I was like "This is the show they made of Httyd" and someone had the audacity to say "But I thought this was a kid's show???")

The entirety of Gothi's screentime (there were kids cheering for her when she started beating the shit out of the snow wraith)

The entire Deathsong and Thunderdrum ordeals(People really laughed when the gang was having a hard time hearing Hiccup so he had to yell, and ofc there were some who were startled to see the Deathsong being readily implied to be about to eat the Dragon Riders and their dragons [again, not all of them watched HTTYD and those who were only vaguely familiar were Like "I thought this was a kids show!!"])

Had to share, because yeah, I think I may have actually interested like half a class with a "kid's" show

[queermentaldisaster]

Random HTTYD!au information (INFODUMPING!!!!)

So, because Skrills eat electric eels, and DeathSongs literally couldn't care less about them, DeathSong!Soap often brings back electric eels for Skrill!Ghost.

Laurel and Misty have a special way of communicating, and that is tail gestures. For example, when Laurel flicks his tail frill four times, that means he wants cuddles.

Rider!Roach has special signs. For example, a ‘y’ sign, using his thumb and pinkie, when he flaps it, means fly.

Rider!Gaz will often go out and sunbathe with Laurel (it's an excuse for both of them to nap for a while on stressful days too)

Misty, Laurel, Smokey, and Tater all know how to write and read Viking (English)

Rider!Price will randomly get bursts of energy and destroy all the training dummies. Roach scolds the shit out of him.

Death Song!Soap has the world's BEST puppy dog eyes. And yes, he abuses this power to get Ghost to do whatever he wants. :3

Tater is an enigma. Even to his own rider. No one knows where he came from, why he looks the way he does, he just kinda...showed up one day with a mouth full of potatoes and never really left?

Laurel has been with Gaz since he was small. They're both 25. Gaz doesn't even remember why Laurel is called Laurel.

Misty stumbled out of the mist one day, after she got into a fight with other dragons. It's where she lost her left tail. She collapsed in front of Roach, who took her in, treated her wounds, and made sure she was safe.

Smokey got his name for two reasons. One, he was constantly chasing after smoke when he was little. (Still does, it's a whole ass problem.) Two, you cannot look at that behemoth and tell me he doesn't like muscular smoke.

And yeah, that's it! :3

(Taglist: @im-here-and-im-confused @the-starry-raven @thegreyjoyed @forestshadow-wolf @myriadblvck)

[saberwitch]

Norn and Family

more Norn cultural headcanons!

(my own personal thoughts, though where possible I have tried to support them with game lore, or at least tried to make them not incompatible. That said, if any of my ideas speak to you, please feel free to use them or adapt/expand upon them! Just tag me if you do so I can see)

The idea of a "nuclear family unit" is foreign to the Norn. As they are culturally focused on building their own personal legends, they tend to be solitary (as per lore), so less weight is put on 'family' as a societal ideal. Family can be blood to the Norn, but it can also be those who one has fought beside in battle, or those who have aided the growth of one's personal legend.

So while the societal ideal of becoming legend tends to paint the Norn as solitary, most Norn do in fact have a pack, and for a Norn, the pack is family.

Monogamy is also a foreign concept to most Norn. Marriage exists, and there are some who see it as a melding of legends, combining with each others' personal glory to strengthen and elevate both (or all). For many, however, marriage is largely an excuse to have a party, and marriage bonds are not necessarily legally binding or enforced.

As with most things they do, Norn love fiercely and aggressively. This often translates to brief relationships and short flings, but it is not entirely uncommon for them to form lasting, lifetime bonds. Lines of friendship and romantic interest are often blurred or non-existent, and a long-term Norn relationship can go through multiple phases and forms of connection.

With all that said, aromantic individuals are also common and are not seen as any different or less valid than anyone else.

Norn do not have the same kind of parent-child bonds as many other peoples. For some Norn, a parent's duty to their child is to set them up for success, giving them the tools and skills they need to forge their legend. For others, parental duty extends only to providing necessary food and shelter, in an attempt to foster independence. Neither of these options is seen as better or worse than the other.

Large families are not common; most Norn are 'only' children. The concept of inheritance is not really a thing, and anything passed down from parent to child must be earned in some fashion. Parent/child bonds are generally given the same weight as friendship. Sibling bonds, while rarer, tend to be seen as stronger.

For personal examples: Saskia and Ruenar have a very strong sibling bond, and this extends to Talyn when they meet her and realize they had the same mother. Despite the fact that Veerle did the bare minimum of parenting and left all three of her girls to fend for themselves while she chased her own legend, she would not (by Norn mores) be seen as a 'bad mother', regardless of how the girls might feel about it.

Saskia and Ruenar have a strong sibling bond. With the addition of Talyn, they also have a pack bond. The sibling bond between Talyn and the Deathsong sisters will come later after they've all gotten to know each other better.

(I have not yet fully considered the ramifications of how all of these headcanons might affect poor Captain Elliss, but the thoughts are there ngl)

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Eret: That could work.... We could use that rope that held me. The more you struggle, the worse it is to move. But we still have to get rid of the corrupted Death grippers.

Viggo: Then best to keep that dragon singing until all the corrupted dragons arrive. We can use the shed heads as shields.

Dagur: I don't have to run in there too, right?

Viggo: Don't worry.

Eret: You said they're guarding eggs. If we take them with us, we can make a difference.

Dagur: We could drop the mountain on the Deathsong and the corrupts.

Viggo:......... As much as that was insensitive, I agree.

Hiccup was deep in thought, hand on his chin. "How will we know when all of the corrupted dragons are here? We don't want to leave any to further corrupt other dragons..."

"As for the eggs, we'll figure out a way to transport those after the threats have been eliminated." There were so many pieces to this puzzle.

Looking up at the mountain, he nodded at Dagur. "It's a good plan. One of us could get up there with our dragon, loosen up a lot of boulders to push over the ledge..."

[phthalology]

Destiny 2: Play Sparring

Prompt from @synnthamonsugar: "Eris and Toland play fighting/sparring, either as lightbearers or, post-hellmouth, with hive magic?"

The practice was done, the drills over, the rewards earned. It was 23 days until Eriana’s Soulbreakers would storm the Moon alone. Eris Morn asked Toland the Shattered to fight her not because she was unpracticed but because she wanted to. She wanted to see the runes painted on his armor in the green their fireteam was named for. She wanted to follow the rhythm of his steps. 

They found a garden that climbed up the side of the wall near the Tower, the new shoots and old soil in defiance of the alien wilds. Eris cut Toland’s shoulder open with a hooked Hunter knife. He slit her hamstring almost faster than Brya could dull the pain, and stood above her, and reached a hand down.

“A planet out of orbit,” Toland said. “What will astrologers read in it?” 

Eris grasped his forearm. When she stood, her shoulder collided with his wounded one. Guren hadn’t touched the cut. Eris took what body heat she could. She faked a slap that would have taken advantage of his wound. He slid outside her guard, fast and thin. 

Knives flashed. Eris had been used to fighting Fallen and Ahamkara. Human scale was disorienting, but only temporarily. They fought to a draw. They grinned tightly at each other like they were both on the winning team after a Crucible match. 

“The astrologers will have to chart your orbit too,” Eris said. *

They lose. The whole fireteam loses the bout that matters, down in the dark where their Ghosts can’t help. Eris sends other Guardians to get her revenge, reconciles with her memories of loss, and after eight long years she knows it is the right time to take her revenge personally.

Tomorrow, she will take Savathûn’s tithes and banish Xivu Arath.

Today, she takes something from Toland the Shattered that is not exactly revenge.

She summons him from the Ascendant Plane using an equation of Ley lines and deathsong notation and goes after him like a cat chases a string. It’s ridiculous. White sparks slide under her thin, sharp claws. She pounces across the ritual circle on hands and knees, because she is full of the joy of the tithe and the mouth she has can’t smile. Meanwhile, she knows he can disappear. She’s seen him do it to Guardians. She knows the sound of it. For her, Toland darts and dodges but doesn’t leave her. There is a note somewhere sustained forever. Eris screams and laughs and burns energy off, into Ahsa. 

Toland laughs quietly. “You remind me of Sai Mota. She initiated most of the games.”

Eris grabs him. Her claws go through the white and jar against the floor.  

“You remind me of nothing,” Eris intones. “Of none of them. You are yourself given or taken. Foolish, curious traitor — ” He makes a sound like fat sizzling in a pan. She lashes him to the floor in a cage made of runes. Imagines him spider-webbed there in the body he left behind and laughs and for a moment forgets all her spells. He says nothing, expresses nothing with the body that could have been a quirk of weather or a bloom on a cactus. She lays on the floor and looks at him, angry but more curious than angry (they share this) and listens to the silence. She is a Hive queen and he is a trinket in her fortress, a creature kept as a trophy of one of her conquests. 

She opens the trap. He floats to her and is a weight on her scaled chest, dropping her onto her back. She turns over and slaps him to the ground again, sleepily. “I’m going to end what started on Fundament,” says Eris Morn. 

“Reshape the stars, dearest Eris.” 

[eventiderookery]

propaganda below the cut

Nimüe: it/they. warmind not built by braytech, but was eventually acquired by them when bt bought out its company. was forcibly shut down after going on a rampage when it learned all its scientists had been relocated to other projects. recently found again by a pair of guardians and their ghosts. very murderbot like

Auxâ: she/her. solar variant lucent wizard, former deathsinger and doesn't speak because of that (playing fast and loose with deathsong lore because i can). her ghost Tacet (they/them) speaks for her. doesn't particularly agree with Savathûn or the majority of the brood, a lot like Luzaku

Kythra: they/them. last member of a semi-incorporeal species destroyed by the witness. mad scientist. doesn't actually like the witness (definitely helped to destroy it when the time came) but the power was necessary for what they wanted to accomplish. beefs with Rhulk, helped create Nezarec, thinks Savathûn is fascinating. i have an entire idea for a raid with them as the final boss that plays with the manipulation of light and dark, and has lore reasoning for why it would be replayable

Bones: they/them. wish dragon raised by the ghost Skein (it/its) that now helps it get revenge on the people who wronged their ghost. just general chaos. works as a sorta back market dealer in wishes things that guardians want/need but can't get easily or at all (like the end to a losing streak in the crucible). a hunter

Sigurd: he/they. ahamkara pretending to be a recently lightless warlock to escape the great hunt. stole the face of the warlock that took their right arm. basically just a dragon learning to be human and appreciate humanity for what it is.

[h3lfaerie]

Anon is back and after 3 weeks of determined search I have come to one conclusion so far. A *draugr*. Ofcourse this is not my final answer since I find it missing significant details and attributes mentioned in the book HOWEVER I figured it came a bit close considering it:

• Eats innards or well flesh in general ig(from what I've seen from my research)

• Has power to shapeshift/increase its size (I suppose that also means with shape-shifting comes immense strength)

• And finally the fact that they are said to usually be souls that had 'died' but remained 'living' to wreak havoc on those who wronged them in their past life and it got me thinking on how many dragon trappers hiccup might have killed and the fact that one or a few of them might have come back to watch him drown in misery makes me smile for some reason.

However I doubt this alot because of the fact that draugrs don't have claws and even if they can 'shapshift'all the dots still do not connect therefore I am putting it number 1 on my SUSPECT list. As the fic progresses anon will be actively hunting for more clues so I may crack the murder mystery of poor kingstail may he rest in peace.

Even though I am wrong I do still thank thee for pushing me and allowing me to discover even more norse entities. It was quite a treat. On that note I bid you good day fae and a blessed amount of inspiration to continue writing this beautiful book.

With gratitude,

Anon🕵🏾‍♀️

This is absolutely stunning.

The amount of effort and care and digging you must have done is beautiful as all get out. Arguably research might be my favourite thing to do while writing so this is not only immensely flattering to me, that you have put so much time and effort into presenting such a badass theory, but the fact that you went into such details... Bestie, I learned something from your post about Draugr.

I genuinely wish I could discuss more at this stage, because I am ridiculously impressed with your sleuthing Anon❤️, but as you may know I can't confirm nor deny these allegations 🤭

I spared no expense on my lawyer I'm afraid.

"Poor lizard did it 'imself, or 'tis indeed a Deathsong, Your Honour. My client is innocent!"

I really hope more people get to see this theory, because it is so well thought out. Discussions like this are what really makes a cohesive community and I truly couldn't ask for more.

So, this is very much a "HEY LOOK WHAT THIS AWESOME PERSON DID" kinda post/reply.

Thank you, Anon. I greatly appreciate this. And I know I say this every post but I can't say it enough. Especially when I've been struggling with personal matters lately, it's been preventing me from writing as often. But when you guys engage like this, it is shoring me up like nothing else could.

[amyrafiercebladeartz]

3 5 7 and 8 for the httyd ask game 👀

>:}

3: Did you play School of Dragon? If so, what dragon(s) did you have?

Sadly, I did not get to play SoD. I wanted to but every time I tried making an account, I could never load the game. Probably a mixture of bad internet connection and a PoS mobile device, but still.

5: What type of dragon do you think best matches your personality?

Terrible Terror or Night Terror, maybe a Smothering Smokebreath. I'm a goblin menace that will snatch food and trinkets but if you feed me and treat me nice I'll curl up beside you and purr. I've also a tendency to get a little more than confused and I will naturally find myself in trouble with the bigger ones around me.

I also work best with a pack of my own kind >:]

8: Who are your favourite characters? Why?

Viggo Grimborn is top httyd favorite. He's savvy, malicious, and charming to the point where I want to simultaneously give him all of my possessions and devotion and punch him repeatedly in the face.

Second favorite, Snotlout, actually. He's got self esteem issues and the man can sew. He's a dumbass but his heart's usually in the right place. He also wrote a book, sang songs to a baby Deathsong, and has a crack sense of humor, even if it's not fitting for the moment. He also has a very poor relationship with his father (myself to my mother) that, if taken in a serious direction instead of the lighthearted one in the shows, would've been a serious issue psa about mental issues and the problems of a bad parent.

Third, Tuffnut. He's just goober and I live for that.

7: Do you have any OCs? If so, talk about their appearance, backstories, and personalities.

You made a serious mistake. I have quite a few OCs for HTTYD alone.

First and Foremost, I'll introduce my namesake, Amyra Fierceblade.

Amyra Fierceblade has been my httyd sona for a long time, my second oldest httyd oc in fact. She and Shadowstrike (who I'll talk about in a minute) were my first two httyd ocs. She is 6'1" (myself standing at a lofty 5'3") and has dark raven hair with deep green eyes. She's snarky, quick witted and rather obsessive with anyone she considers her friend... in a not so good way. She has always had connections with Viggo Grimborn (ofc, my favorite character), and in fact was written as a (very poorly thought out) chief daughter who had a mutual crush on Viggo. Over time, I changed her and her story around so that she went from concerned housewife to rebellious heir and eventually I settled on making her an orphan rascal who stays in the woods, her relation with Viggo going from wife to close friend. They met as teens, Amyra a year older than Viggo, when she threw Ryker into a snowbank because she didn't like his attitude. There's a lot more to this that I'm writing out in my Fanfic Lifeline, but for now I'll just go into further detail lol. Over time Viggo and her grew close, close enough that Viggo ran away to try living in the woods with her, though that didn't last long as Amyra got yoinked by a Razorwhip. She survived, but lived for many years away from most other people, only interacting with them as a sort of "highway" bandit. She does have a dragon, a Deadly Nadder named Shadowstrike, who saved her life from the razorwhip and stayed with her since.

Amyra is ab 37 years old during the events of RttE.

Amyra started as a kind of self insert, though she's changed a lot and now she's just a fun character with a lot of bad traits. Such as possessiveness. In a bad way. That might get explained later though, far far far in LifeLine.

Shadowstrike is a Deadly Nadder and my first httyd OC. She is black and red, a few scars on her but not many. Originally, she could talk, but I've kinda devolved that to be more annoying parroting than conversationalist. She likes hair, dragon root arrows, and stealing various objects from anyone and anything. The softer or the shinier, the better.

Kindorobo is a Speed Stinger oc of mine, orange and green with black stripes. I don't have much about him but he likes to terrorize a local village for gold trinkets and stuff, adorning himself with them. He's a weird fella lol.

Arcane is a Titanwing Bewilderbeast oc, black with red and orange markings. He's chill for the most part, and really doesn't mind other Bewilderbeasts in his presence as long as they don't harass him or his group of dragons. However if he is harassed and there's no stopping this dragon, he will kick some ass. He's had no human encounters so far, since he lives further north than the archipelago, almost to the arctic circle.

Dead Chance is a Light Fury Deathsong hybrid that absolutely hates anything and will kill on sight. There's a lot more to it than just murder happy, she actually has a lot of anxiety and paranoia and found the best way of keeping herself "safe" (it's really not-) is by attacking first, asking questions never. I also wanna work on her a bit but I don't really get the time to.

Clairvoyance is another Bewilderbeast OC, she's much smaller though and has a human companion. She's actually been with several human ocs but I finally decided to add her with Lyra, who I'll talk ab in a minute. Clair doesn't quite have the alpha ability, though she is protective of her human and the night terrors (I'll explain in a minute) she lives with.

Lyra is a teen kid who got adopted by a flock of Night Terrors when she was about five. She also found and helped take care of Clairvoyance. I do not have much more information than that, sadly, but maybe I'll fix that.

Biter is a White Night Terror that's missing a hind leg and is also partially blind. He was mistreated by Dragon Hunters and so he a horrible attitude to anything around him. In a couple of my post-rtte Viggo AUs, he's a companion animal of sorts, sticking with Viggo after he saved him. Of course, that doesn't save Viggo from getting bit by him, hence the name.

Truth is a White (and I say white instead of albino because he's not albino but he is white colored) Night Fury with black markings that stays to himself for the most part. He's also anxious, and tends to flee rather than face conflict. I also need to work on him as well-

Marcus Seinneadair is a prince from a smaller kingdom, mostly agricultural in trade. He's the middle child of three, his father being a decent ruler in most aspects. He's got blue eyes, dark brown hair and he also wears a couple earrings in his left ear. He likes to help people, often going out of his way to help the villages after storms and such, finding survivors, repairing houses and ships and more. He isn't really interested in being an heir to a throne so much as he wants to bring a betterness to the world around him. He also has a severe crush on Viggo Grimborn, who is actually a close friend of his and ally to his father's kingdom. Marcus is also one of the few people that Viggo will let his guard down around. He's also the only Christian oc I have or ever will have and I can tell you that he's (THANKFULLY) not oppressive about it. He learned of the religion from a trader and decided that it wasn't actually that bad of an idea, promoting kindness and treating others with how he'd want to be treated. He isn't sure about the whole "do good and you'll go to heaven!" idea, but he doesn't mind doing good for others just because. There's SOOO much more to this guy but yeah, that's some of it.

Mikael is an OC who I don't like. He's a dragon hunter, but not affiliated with the Grimborns or the Northern Alliance. He has an unrequited crush on Marcus (turned bitter after he rejected him) and spends most his time pouting while hunting. I don't have much more for him.

Alsor, Whose Grim Wrath was Born by Flames is the very very very very distant ancestor of the Grimborns, and also the first human to start the Dragon Hunters. He was given the title by his fighting skills against the dragons (explained in a hot minute below).

And finally, a couple of ocs that I like throwing into the HTTYD world but are perfectly capable of being in their own story. These guys do have magic (lore related, would LOVE to explain) and there are mentions of injuries for Phantom's part.

Teeth Whom Gnash Sharply Upon Her Foes, or Gnash, is a Windripper oc of mine, and the first one. Windrippers are my fanspecies of dragon, which I'd GLADLY go into detail (I have a whole Google document including everything from society and religion[orginal!] to dragon growth and such on-). Gnash is a medium to dark grey dragon with a slightly off-white mane, golden horns and dark green eyes. She is stoic but kind, a warrior of honor. She prefers to be logical, though she is very capable of brute strength if she decides. She was Phantom's partner and her general against fighting humans, that is, until Gnash realised the reason for the fighting was wrong and unethical, and wanted to try to stop it (That is a whole ass explanation). She eventually helped the people fighting Phantom to entrap her, keeping her and the world safe from her actions. Gnash mourns her partner, but she does not want to free a conqueror.

And Finally.

Phantom of the Moonlit Mists, or Phantom, is another WindRipper, with dark, semi transparent scales, green horns and claws, and multicolored eyes (Pink and blue irises, black scleras and white pupils). She is cunning and quick witted, in tune with both her emotions and her logic. She hatched prematurely after her egg was damaged by a human trying to kill her and her siblings, born with a permanent jaw deformation/scarring. She was raised alone by her mother, before being sent with others in her Hive (a pack of WindRippers is called a Hive). She was small, and had a temper to rival a Changewing, which lead to her getting in a lot of fights with other members, except for one. A young Gnash, who was her first and only friend. After several years, Phantom was exiled from her Hive, and eventually she was chased down off a cliff, left to die from her injuries. She was saved by a deity the Windrippers have, the All-Mother respectively, and given the ability to create and weave threads (their form of magic). Phantom and Gnash met up again, and talked about the experience. Eventually, Phantom returned to her old Hive and defeated the previous Queen, taking her place. She still had a fierce grudge against humanity, enough to where she decided to wage an all out war on them for many years, until she was lured into a trap and imprisoned in a statue by Alsor(up above) and Gnash until she can either be redeemed for her actions, or until the blood of the last descendant of Alsor's line is spilled on the stone of her prison itself.

And yes, Phantom has a serious grudge on the Grimborns, to the point where, if she was freed, she would be sadistic towards Viggo in any and all ways possible.

Phantom also has a voice claim! That being GLaDOS, especially from Portal 2 lines (not PotatOS, but just the regular)

[khrysalisposting]

pinned intro + ocs!!

hi there!! you can call me Val. he/him genderqueer trans butch, 20, latino, wizard101 player since 2011.

a little about me:

caught up with wiz and still crying over it until arc 5 ;-;

i really enjoy the w101 ost and tend to go on tangents abt what they evoke in my brain :)

interests: wizard101 (heavy fixation rn), hamilton, smiling friends, portal, half-life (and valve games in general), fears to fathom series, house md, scott pilgrim, goth subculture + music, and more things! this is mostly a wizard101 centric blog tho :)

favorite worlds: khrysalis, azteca, novus, empyrea (specifically pt 2), mirage, and lemuria

favorite characters: dyvim whitehart (the loml), rottingham weiler, maxine rockhoppiere, manticore, dasein, judge veg, moo bu, captain pork, beans, the bat, qismah shasa, morganthe, heroes of lemuria, zaltanna the mirrormask, zarozinia the deathsong, a million others i cant list

my OCs + concepts:

(posts regarding these OCs and original concepts will be tagged #luminescent army for organization purposes!)

Valerian ThunderCloud (he/him): Main, Necromancer hailing from Sardonyx, Khrysalis. Early 20s. Graduate of Ravenwood, proud Shadow Phoenix pet owner, stubborn asshole who is working for the Council of Light's Luminescent Army post-grad.

Lila DuskOmen (she/her): Necromancer that also dabbles in theurgy, Valerian's close friend. Wizard City-born, lives in Marleybone post-grad. 25. Fashion designer of various gothic/EGL style robes. The silly that balances out Valerian's seriousness.

Council Agent Lakewood (he/him): Valerian's mentor and boss (and sometimes could be seen as a handler). Diviner from Khrysalis. Mid to late 40s. Doubles as a Shadowmancy teacher in Ravenwood for attack- and defense-based schools, to pick out certain students to train for the Luminescent Army's Shrike Program (LASP). Not to be trusted.

Council Agent Reese (he/him): Lakewood's coworker and close ally. Late 30s/early 40s. Conjurer. Taciturn notetaker that has his own agenda. No true alliances, but assists Lakewood in the LASP.

Luminescent Army: Council of Light's paramilitary force. After the events of Khrysalis and furthered by the events of Empyrea Pt 2, Ambrose decided to assemble graduates of Ravenwood to defend the realms associated with the CoL, although there are some corrupt personal interests and sneaky, unethical utilizations of Shadow Shrikes and Sentinels going on behind the scenes...

Luminescent Army AU Info:

i tend to post them in long reblogs so you can find more info about the idea itself here (these will be updated as I Yap)!

Explaining the Army and their Tactics: https://www.tumblr.com/valerian-thundercloud/757264781015121920/when-the-good-guys-have-a-shady-paramilitary?source=share

Implications, Relations, etc: https://www.tumblr.com/valerian-thundercloud/757300894009311233/malwurf-the-pookie-hes-fighting-for-his-life?source=share

if you have any questions about my OCs, feel free to ask away!! please!! i need to yap about them!! thank you for sticking around to read to this point!! <3

[bugsonpluto]

Hi! Down below, I've made some PORTALS themed xenogenders!

(All coined by me, of course)

PORTALSALBUMIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by PORTALS, an album created by Melanie Martinez!

DEATHSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by DEATH, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

TUNNELVISIONSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by TUNNEL VISION, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

FAERIESOIRÉESONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by FAERIE SOIRÉE , a song created by Melanie Martinez!

LIGHTSHOWERSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by LIGHT SHOWER, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

SPIDERWEBSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by SPIDER WEB, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

[tenebrius-excellium]

How To Seize A Dragon’s Jewel Liveblog Part 2

I lowkey forgot where I continued listening, I hope I remember everything (I did this over the span of several days)

the professional escape service is such a Camicazi thing to do!!! I’m so happy she makes an appearance and that she’s her usual badass self! Also, Eggingarde makes it out yassssss

Hnnnnghhhh. The scene where Hiccup gives himself up. Where he finally outs himself after a year of being on the run. The way his scrawny looks are described. His growing up and having gotten older. The way he gets surrounded by 200+ swords, which must be an amazing sight to behold, and the way the Witch wants to make sure he doesn’t escape. Everyone scooting after him on their yots (still don’t know how to spell it) as he aimlessly drives across the sand. Lol. It’s hilarious but so in character for the vikings. Stoick and Gobber finally openly supporting and rooting for Hiccup is such a relief too!!! It’s so deserved!!!

AND THEN THAT SCENE. Innocence, Arrogance and Patience my beloved. They shoot lightning. They are black with green eyes, and they are hovering over Hiccup roaring, preparing to kill him, yet sparing him because of his friendship to Fishlegs. The detail of Hiccup almost passing out, gosh, it’s the scene where Toothless pins Hiccup down in the woods! And since the book came out in 2012, this scene was inspired by the og movie!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!! Nevertheless, Cressida stayed true to her own vision and did not blindly copy the movie in return. Props to her for that. Having seen the movie first, it can’t have been easy.

The scene where the dragon gets caught in a trap on the Red Sands, and tells the story of Fishlegs. Oh my gosh Fishlegs. It’s so satisfying and such an oddly specific situation.

SANDBUSTER SANDBUSTER SANDBUSTER SANDBUSTER SANDBUSTERRRRRR

I don’t think the book!monster even gets a name. And it’s one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever heard described in literature. Cressida really loves horror. Welp, I don’t. I loved this book so far, but should I ever come back to it, I will most likely skip this scene.

However, the mirror tunnels were a beautiful sight to imagine!!! The treasures behind glass and Grimbeard’s red herring solved are sooo cool. Wait, I remember this episode in Rtte that dealt with a lot of amber as well. There was a connection to the Deathsong, I believe. To watch those amber/glass walls collapse and rain glorious, deadly splinters down on Hiccup was super satisfying. 

Fishlegs!!!! Poor Fishlegs. Again, the description. Of them both being cold, starved, enslaved, unrecognizable stickfigures in rags. Just the amount of things these two have been through together creates a feeling of real brotherhood right there in that cave. Awesome moment.

I personally would have just waited for the tide to withdraw before breaking out of the tunnel and having to swim?? I mean, the whole cool crystal cave got flooded. Plus, the underwater aquarium effect was so unexpectedly wholesome because it fit into the unlikely narrative.

Fishlegs, the runt, gets the coolest dragon!!!! Yass!!! This is such a personally important moment for me, actually. This is why I relate to movie!Hiccup so much. Because the coolest character alive thought he was worth protecting... because of who he already was. This may be a spontaneous emotional dump, but I have longed for the very same thing to happen to me my entire life. But I have not been worth this to someone, so when I became an adult, I had to learn how to be this person for myself. I’m still learning how to be okay with what went down, and that I’m not going to miss out on anything much important because of it.

At this moment in the book, all is well and the narrator literally tells you to take a break, drink a glass of water and consider sharply whether you want to keep going with the story. I took that as my cue to stop for now. There’s still an hour to go. Will do a Part 3.

Thoughts??? I loved this part of the book so much, it was so amazing!!!!

[flameofthescorpion]

im cringe and i accepted that fact a really long time ago cause it makes me happy i can draw what i want anyway siiiiince i already posted Phobos- have Crackpot too- (was going through a bit of an artstyle crisis when i made that ref dont mind that) Hes a deathsong- because they are awesome and i think it fits him pretty well being able to draw people in with singing and whatnot-