#might be a bit silly with what the rank name says

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sitting here forgetting who I had as the patients in the last list. Luckily the one I’m using now has more characters… so more patients and staff….. yippee

[4amfnaf]

FNAF 1 Kingdom AU Headcannons?

I guess? And they’re also humans idk

Idk whats come over me, might continue with this if people like it though…

Freddy:

The King, duh

Good at his job, respected by his people, feared by his enemies.

May have certain mysterious magical powers

Charismatic, intelligent, an excellent leader with a sort of mysterious allure to him; almost always seems to know something you dont

Overall really awesome, yet somehow chronically bitchless

Bro CANNOT get laid, most girls end up thinking hes weird (no one knows the reason)

Citizens and other royal subjects genuinely fear he may never produce an heir 💀

Both of his parents are dead, and he doesnt even need to tell you, you can kind of tell just by looking at him

Chica:

The Royal Advisor/personal assistant/acting Queen (since Freddy cant get a real one)

Has lived with the royal family her whole life, and was initially a servant until her friendship with Freddy led to her gradual promotion

Shes basically his second in command when it comes to the welfare of the people; she cares a lot about keeping them happy and healthy

Many wish she would actually marry Freddy and become the Queen, but shes really not interested (after knowing him his whole life, he is NOT her type)

She has a sweet and caring nature, and is loved by the community for it. Although, shes known to be a little too ambitious with her kindness, which has ended up biting her in the past

Also is known to spend a lot of her free time in the royal kitchen, baking, cooking, and maybe only a little annoying the head chef by butting in.

Bonnie:

The Court Jester

Fuckin hates his job

Does he run around jingling and making a fool of himself regardless? Yes, but he does NOT enjoy it

Only remains employed because sometimes he gets to shred on the lute (and because Freddy insists hes “such a silly little guy” and wont release him)

Actually somewhat stoic and nihilistic by nature, dare one say cool, but certainly capable of mischief

Occasionally gets fed up while performing (because anything other than playing the lute drives him crazy), and loudly threatens to- ahem- ‘kill everyone in here and then himself,’ but no one takes it seriously because they think its part of the bit (this drives him even crazier)

Shockingly, is also a close advisor for Freddy. Given that he’s always around for entertainment, he ends up hearing everything anyways. Sometimes has good ideas, sometimes Freddy just laughs and says “what a silly little guy” when he suggests something (once again drives him crazy)

Known to flirt with any nearby maidens, and it would probably work if not for his goofy ass outfit. He curses Freddy’s name for making him dress like a freak.

Foxy:

Pirate turned Knight

Was a highly wanted criminal, as he was very good at being a pirate. When he was eventually caught, Freddy gave him the choice between life in prison, or becoming a knight, as he was skilled in combat.

He actually chose life in prison initially, something about a pirate’s honor or whatever, but Freddy said he could keep his ship if he became a knight, so he couldn’t refuse

Definitely relishes the glory and attention he receives being a knight, but if you ever asked him he’d vehemently deny it- he’ll always be a pirate at heart

He worked his way up the ranks and is now one of the head knights, being the fastest and most agile. He works closely with Freddy, as Freddy values Foxy’s less biased input (all the other nights and guards kiss his ass)

Fiery and a tad dramatic, has many pirate stories to tell (that no one can verify the truth of), and the people somewhat begrudgingly regard him as the strongest warrior in the kingdom other than maybe Freddy himself (if he were to fight that is). Hes capable of getting down to business when needed, but he tends to be a little more on the eccentric side.

However he is chronically clumsy around girls, therefore also subsequently bitchless

For some reason fnaf reverse harem kingdom AU shojo comedy is really speaking to me rn

Considering making a little fanfiction comic about this… idk should i do it? Be fr with me guys

[al-astakbar]

hiiii ermmmm…idk if you’re still doing requests or if this is even something you’d write but. thrawn + cockwarming…? 🫣 literally whatever comes to mind. im just feeling a little silly

> title ☆ Stillness

> summary ☆ You and Thrawn enjoy being as close to each other as possible.

> pairing ☆  Thrawn x reader ☆ word count [952] ☆ warnings ☆ cockwarming; PIV sex; Chiss purring; established relationship

> posted on ao3

Thrawn trains you well, trains you to take his cock, all of it, whenever and however pleases him. Trains you to crave it, you’re a bold little thing and it amuses him when you crawl onto his lap all mewling and needy. To see you struggle as you try to fuck yourself on his thick length when just the head barely fits inside you. 

“Good, love,” he urges you, just the slightest hint of strain in his usually cool, modulated voice. “Very good. Just a bit more and then you may rest.”

You’re straddling him, shaking with the effort, and already so turned on you’re dizzy from it. You brace your hand against his chest, it looks so small there on the wide expanse next to his rank plate. With a breathy moan, you sink down as far as you can go.

He strokes his hand down your side, then back up. He likes how soft your skin is, how you shiver at the lightest touch. But right now you only hold half of his attention. He has a datapad in his other hand, tapping every so often to advance to the next screen of whatever he’s reading. 

You try to rise, needing friction, needing to move but Thrawn stops you. You knew he would. He doesn’t want the distraction right now. All he needs is his cock kept warm. He’ll fuck you at his convenience— and no sooner. 

“Ch’acah,” he says admonishingly. He doesn’t look at you. “Be still. If you can’t be still, I’ll have to make do with your mouth. That is not what you want, is it?” 

You shake your head, pouting. Definitely not. When he decides he wants to keep his cock warm in your mouth, it means you stay under his desk, in the dark. For that, he fastens a collar around your neck, attached to a thin silvery chain, and the chain is bolted to the desk so you can’t move far. Then you must kneel, quiet and still, with your lips stretched around his cock. Often for hours, while he studies art or contemplates battle plans. Occasionally stroking his hand through your hair and fucking lazily into the wet heat of your mouth to keep himself hard. 

Desire pulses through you at the thought, giving you away. He feels you clench around him, and he laughs, low and soft, and presses a kiss to your shoulder. “Or perhaps it is.” 

For a while, you settle. You don’t know how long. He answers a few times when he’s hailed on his commlink, giving orders in the same calm, professional tone as he would any other time. As if he doesn’t have you on his lap. As if he doesn’t have to repress a groan at every involuntary flutter of your inner muscles. 

“Thrawn…” you whine. 

Your squirming earns you a slap to the thigh and Thrawn growling your name in warning. His control is tenuous. You can tell, he always gets that low, alien rumble to his voice when his patience is being tested. 

You know better than to ask if you’re allowed to cum yet, but even your quiet cries of please might cross the line. Sometimes, when he’s in a particular mood, you won’t be allowed to cum at all. At those times, your hole is for warming his cock and nothing more. So you do your best not to move, even though arousal is pulsing in your core and you feel so wonderfully slick and full. You drape your arms around his shoulders, rest your cheek against his chest. 

There are things he’s never told you about his species. That low, almost purring sound being one of them-- he won’t say what it is, exactly, or why or how he does it, but these times, when you are close like this, you always hear it, beneath the steady, slow beat of his heart. That sound of warm and safe and happy from deep in his chest. 

Thrawn runs hot, too, maybe another quirk of his species. His higher body temperature and the vibration of his purring always gets you sleepy just sitting there, and you drift in and out, all with his cock still in you. Still hard, still filling you. He bounces his knee when he wants to feel you squeeze around him. Of course, you’re still not permitted to move. After so many hours, your need is a persistent, maddening ache. You’re slick, swollen, oversensitized. You could defy Thrawn and seek relief. It wouldn’t take much. Just a little roll of your hips and you’d come apart.

You sigh and nuzzle closer against his neck. This time with him is a thing to cherish, and it is rare to have so long together uninterrupted. 

With all the demands of his schedule, the responsibilities and burdens of command, he chooses to be here, like this. With you. He craves your touch, needs you as much as you need him. He tells you how much he loves feeling you so hot and wet around him, and the reassuring warmth of your body against his. You can feel, after hours, how his posture relaxes and his tension eases away. 

He inhales. Exhales. You rise and fall upon his chest. He tightens his arm around your waist and pulls you down, starting to absently grind his hips up, up, fucking sweet and slow into your core. 

You give a shuddering, grateful moan. Despite your desperate, edging need, it feels so good. It feels so good to be so close to him, to have his cock thick and heavy inside you, and to have the privilege of being a warm, willing vessel for his pleasure.

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141 Crack Fluff Fic

platonic 141 x f!reader

summary > how you had integrated into task force 141 and the subsequent silly interactions afterwards

word count > 2.2k

warnings > brief mention of violent mission gone wrong. i can never exclude a little angst from my fics. never.

ao3

You never really saw it within yourself, but your skills to others seemed unmatched. You quickly rose the ranks and befriended all the right people. Not to say you were a nepo baby, definitely not. You were just overly friendly and people gravitated towards you and your outlandish jokes. You had earned your place on the base. That’s for sure. Whatever situation you were placed or stumbled into, you had managed to escape relatively unscathed - earning you the callsign Lucky. Although, a lot of people favored calling you Happy Go Lucky, due to your natural cheerful disposition. 

It was certainly something that brought a smile to your face everytime you heard it. It’s something to be proud of to remain that cheerful in your career, and you were reminded of it on every mission. They took a toll on you, but you figured that it doesn’t do any good to be brooding and despondent when it’s all over. And when it comes to it, you know you’ve tried your best. This particular response of yours definitely gained the notice of a lot of people, one including a particular CIA supervisor. 

Although, you can’t exactly say that how it went down was credited to just your personality. Actually, it went down three separate times. All of them. . . questionable, but you wouldn’t have it any other way. 

The first instance began when you were out shopping at the on base store; needing a single ingredient for what you wanted to bake, much to your chagrin. You were behind Laswell in line and she was checking out an assortment of items. At the very last second she spoke. 

“Can you hand me that kinder-joy right there? Make it four.”

At first you didn’t quite realize she was talking to you, having to point a finger at yourself as you stared dumbfounded at her. Eventually, after she had nodded, you looked around and found the candy on the shelf - handing it to her. 

“Is it for your kids?” You ask, curious about this stranger that you’ve seen a few times around base already. 

“No, for my team, though you could call them children,” She laughs.

And that was the end of that situation really. Leaving it at that might not have had any unintended consequences, but of course the world had other plans. You saw her about a week from that day if you remember correctly. You were taking a walk out in the autumn weather, bundled up in a nice hoodie on a park bench, trying to coax the birds to eat the birdseed you had brought with you. Coincidentally, Kate Laswell was in this exact park at the exact same time as you. And she just so happened to sit down next to you. Not like there were really any other benches to sit on, truly an oversight on the architect of this place. You vaguely remember her asking if you wanted something to eat, to which you responded yes. Nonetheless, however she had managed to leave her phone on the bench, what happened next was the memorable part.

The phone started ringing, and while you weren’t going to answer, you were a tad bit nosy. Peering over, you could see the screen with the contact of “The Death of Me.” It made you laugh aloud, wondering exactly who had done what in order to earn that name. Whenever Kate came back to you, you offered her phone back. 

“Hey, you forgot your phone here. Someone named ‘The Death of Me’ was calling you,” You laugh nervously. 

“Oh, thanks. That would be Price, I wonder what he’s gotten up to this time.”

You two had ended up chatting a bit about both missions and average day to day life alike. You learn a little bit about her wife and she learns a little bit about life in the barracks. You gush about your squadmates and your current favorite weapons. She speaks about her boys, and you learn a little bit about them and the 141 task force through her.

It was odd how easily you two held a conversation, but she claims it was just how easy going you were that drew her to your carefree self. 

Eventually you two parted ways, assuring each other that you’d see each other around sometime soon. And soon you did. It was on a mission, a harsh one where you had already lost numerous soldiers in the fight, with more casualties than you could count. Your hands were stained red, and you couldn’t tell whose blood it was at this point. Your calls for backup had gone unanswered, and you could only assume it was because they were KIA. At this point you had too many dog tags in your pocket than you ever should. The jingle of them kept you alive, knowing that the bodies were likely being crushed under the rubble with the original tag being buried with them. 

You needed to get home to bring peace to the families, to let them know that their beloved soldier hadn’t died in vain. Your breathing was harsh and ragged; and to be honest, you had blacked out. Your body still carrying you forward with gashes in your side, protesting. Bruises you could feel already forming underneath your skin. You could hear your heartbeat pounding in your ears, likely the reason why it took so long for Laswells voice to cut through your delirious state. 

She had saved you, and a few others. You had passed out at her feet, tripping over your own boots. If you hadn’t lost so much blood you might’ve had the self respect to feel a tad bit embarrassed. 

“This wasn’t exactly what I meant when I said, ‘see you soon,’” Were your first words to her when you woke up from your three day coma. 

Her heartfelt laugh ran up your veins from where she was holding your hand right into your heart. It was a nice feeling. It could be said that this is what cemented your following promotions up until you felt ready to accept her offer of joining Task Force 141, but you like to think it was the kinder-joys. 

The one thing you remember walking up to the taskforce compound on the other side of the base is the tingling sensation running from your toes to the tips of your fingers. Anxiety being an ever present enemy despite your sunny personality. 

You stood in front of the door, debating whether or not you should knock or wait around until someone came through the door. The answer was given to you through the door swinging wide open. Right into your face. The thud your face had made when it came into contact with the door was not a good sign. The warmth running down from your nose was even less of a good sign. 

“Oh fuck, oh shit, I’m so fucking sorry-” A posh British voice cut through the ringing of your ears due to the straight whiplash given from the accident. 

“You’re fine,” You offer up a bloody smile through garbled words, holding up your sleeve to your face. 

“But you’re not! Come on, let’s get you to the medical wing, love,” Is the response you get before getting coddled all the way down to the medic. 

You soon learned that this accident prone man was named Gaz, and he was going to be one of your coworkers soon. Not exactly the best first impression, but it could’ve been worse. At least it wasn’t similar to how you met Soap MacTavish. Now that was a memorable moment that you both still bring up to this day. 

It had started the day after you met Gaz. Laswell and Price decided that a medical bay introduction surrounded by bloody tissues wasn’t the best team meeting place, so you were allowed a brief respite before an official introduction. You were on your way to the breakroom, hoping to switch out your now melted ice pack for another, more frozen one. As you turn away from the inside of the freezer, you’re met with a familiar sight. That motherfucker.

“Hey, I heard you’re the new recruit, Lass-” Soap starts, being quickly cut off by your angry rambling. 

“You’re the kid who kept stealing my pencils in primary school and just never gave them back!” You shout at him, probably quite a sight with a bruised face and a pea ice bag held in your hand. 

“Woah, woah, that’s quite the accusation! I’m sure I did no such thing,” He says, holding his hands up in an attempt to diffuse the situation. 

“Oh I’m sure you are,” You say, squinting your eyes at him. 

“I don’t remember this!” 

“I was only there for two years and still you managed to torment me by stealing my shit!” 

“What the fuck is going on here,” A gruff voice cuts in.

“Price! Help! She’s accusing me of theft!” Soap cries out indignantly, pointing a finger in your general direction.

“Because he did!”

“I’m inclined to believe her over you MacTavish, now whatever you owe her, hand it over,” Price says, crossing his arms over his chest.

“It was decades ago!”

“And she still remembers it?”

“They were fookin’ pencils! That’s all!” Soap cries out.

Safe to say Price made sure you got the pencils you were owed and then some. Soap still grumbles about it from time to time, but all in good nature. Considering you received almost a hundred pencils, you took a fancy to handing them out to the recruits just to piss Soap off. Nothing like seeing all the rookies take their written test with pretty pastel pencils that reflect your bright personality. 

Your interactions with Price were kept pretty professional, only really interacting for paperwork or mission related subjects. However, there’s one incident that still stands out in your mind. It was late at night and you had finally finished filling out some official paperwork that Price had asked you to look over. You knock on his office door and hear some shuffling about before he finally says to come on.

As you enter you are met with a disheveled Price who appears to have some crumbs stuck in his beard. 

“Uhm, Captain, you have a little something-” You say, motioning to your own face around your mouth.

He quickly takes a napkin and wipes it away, looking a tad bit sheepish.

“Y’know, Price, it almost looked like crumbs belonging to the-”

“Not a word.”

The context of this situation still makes you giggle a little bit. You had brought a cake that you had baked for fun into the compound and dished out the slices. There was exactly one slice left over for Ghost who was away on a solo mission. You thought it would be a nice welcome home for him. Unfortunately, you forgot to mention this to Price. You had been running around to Soap, Gaz, and even Laswell who was around and had managed to remind them, but you had said it so many times you forgot to mention to save the last slice for Ghost. If this was all, perhaps it would’ve been your fault. However, Price had somehow managed to ignore the sticky note on the container meant for Ghost. You had managed to make something for Ghost on quick notice, but you have always teased Price about this subtly. 

Speaking of Ghost, his interactions were always interesting. Your personalities were exactly opposite; although, you guys had managed to accept each other for what you were. Even his dark jokes made you laugh a few times. And a rare smile seemed to be on his face whenever you were around, not that it was easy to tell. Your first interaction with him was definitely interesting. It makes you embarrassed even recounting it, although Soap never lets you live it down. 

It began on a, what once was, nice morning. Unfortunately it was about to go downhill quite quickly. You hadn’t met Ghost at this point. When this had occurred, you had only been with the 141 Task Force for less than a week. Ghost had been busy on a mission with Gaz, who had left you with a little get well gift basket before he left as an apology. 

You were sitting in the breakroom, sipping a cup of coffee that Soap had made you as a peace offering. It wasn’t actually half bad. You were lost in your thoughts when you suddenly felt a presence behind you. Mid-sip, you turn in your chair, face to face with the grim reaper himself. Unfortunately, your body decided the best course of action was to gasp, meaning that you started to asphyxiate and then proceeded to spit your coffee all over Ghost. What a waste of good coffee. 

Ghost never held a grudge against you for this, understanding that he is in fact “quite a spooky scary skeleton” as you quoted verbatim. Nonetheless, Soap, who had just entered the room as this happened, absolutely lost it. Doubled over laughing. Tears in his eyes. The entire works. 

Despite all of your interactions with your boys, ranging from hilarious to quite unsavory, you wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s what keeps things interesting around here as you like to say. 

[feralcorpses]

Tw/Cw: Bright Colours, Possible Eyestrain, and a LOT of Eyes.

I love drawing watcher Grian so so much man

I was gonna give him more eyes but I got lazy I am gonna rant abt the watchers and stuff under the cut cause I really love my version of the watchers and have been dying to share how I view the silly eye cryptid.

(Click for better quality btw!!)

Watcher rant ^^ (This wasn’t proof read btw so gl)

Sooooo Ima start off with talking abt the drawing I made, so this is watcher Grian aka Xelqua (Fun fact, Xelqua was Grians old name for his channel) and basically this would be considered their causal watcher form because DUN DUN DUNN they have a few diff types so they have a base form (so player disguises) semi-base form (player disgue + watcher features) lowest of watcher form (basically just what is shown in the peice here just less wings and eyes) their causal form (the one shown here in this piece) and thennn full form which is some creepy biblically accurate “humanoid” cyrptid creature.

There’s 5 types of watchers, low rank (usually newly turned ones) mid rank (most common one) high rank (woah your stupid for trusting these creatures this much 💀) pure watchers (blipped into existence as watchers) and then prime watchers (also blipped into existence but hold a lot more power, knowledge, wings, eyes, just rlly a lot more of everything tbh.)

The ranking system is based off skill, power, and reputation ig?? (it’s a odd one ok-) the easiest way I can explain it is it being the opposite to the feduel system so you can move up ranks you just can’t become a pure or prime watcher for obvious reasons.

Watchers usually only have 3 pairs of wings at most, pure watchers having abt 5 and prime watchers are undetermined. Their tails usually include some wings so a pure watcher might have one or two sets of wings on their tail with max for them being three and normal watchers very rarely have wings on their tails but will only have one pair if they do. (I am so not hinting at anything with this very specific thing noooo Grians wing number is soooo normal ;D)

This a bit of a odd one but they like don’t reproduce, pure watchers and prime watchers are just blipped into existence every now and again and taken care of by the previous generation of watchers and stuff.

Watchers can also be any species/hybrid so for example for example I usually base Grian off a great horned owl or rarely another owl I can’t remember the name of (I think it’s a long or short eared owl I sometimes base him off of idk) but anyway so watchers can be moth hybrids, phantoms, bats, anything but if the creature is non winged it’s eh a lot more painful to get turned because lets just say they give you wings you didn’t know you had :,)

Grians actually missing his eyes like his main eyes on his face like he has zero vision in those and usually tucks them away by covering his face with his main pair of head wings or the ones on top of his head but he wasn’t born blind it was more so a “freak accident” that made his eyes like that. He still sees tho through the rest of his watcher eyes because with his watcher type he can use more magic to hide things so he keeps his “extra” eyes out and makes them invisible and use those to see.

That’s all I have to say for now since I don’t wanna drag this post on for too long but thanks for reading this if you did lol

[fullscoreshenanigans]

When and how did you get into TPN? For me I discovered TPN in 2021 through the Fandom page where I spoiled myself about Conny and some other stuff which I forgot and in 2023 I purchased the first two volumes of the manga and I fell in love. And the rest is ancient history!

Sorry about my little history lesson!

You're good! (If anyone else wants to share how they got into the series on this post I'd been down for that too)

My sister and a friend recommended the anime to me at some point (I want to say after it was on US Netflix) as something I might like. I did not pay any attention to this at all lol. They did lord this over me when it became one of my favorite series. But I managed to avoid all spoilers for it other than the orphanage being a farm, which wasn't a big deal to me since it happens so early on.

Fast forward to March 2021, within the ballpark of a day or two of the season 2 finale airing in Japan. I finished watching another series on Netflix, and it recommended TPN to me. I thought, I vaguely recognize this title, the description sounds interesting, and the thumbnail looks cute, so why not check out the first episode.

(dmotta3's blind reaction lives rent free in my head and inspired this post)

I got to the end of episode 6 and realized that my idea to just check out one episode at 1am was terrible because it was now 4am. But I had the day off from work, so after going to bed and doing everything else I needed to do that day I wrapped up the rest of season 1 because was hooked. I had to know what the fuck is up with these little babies with the mental fortitude and emotional maturity to handle this fantastical dystopia they found themselves in so well. And the final six episodes delivered and then some for me.

Me within watching the first ten minutes of S1e01: oh this kid with the black emo hair is going to be my favorite :)

Me upon watching S1e11: LKJFSDLKFLKDFJL OMFG?? OM?FG?? 🥴🙃🥴 THERAPY! THERAPY FOR A THOUSAND YEARS FOR YOU!!!

I noticed the second season wasn't on Netflix, so while avoiding as many spoilers as I could I took a peek around and discovered that a lot of people were unhappy with season 2. I asked some friends who had watched it if they liked it, and they said it was all right, but not as good as season 1. So what I ended up doing was figuring out where the first season left off in the manga, and then read a few chapters before watching the corresponding parts in the anime to see where it really diverged. By the time I got to the bunker in the anime and saw there was no dad to go in it, I dropped it entirely to focus on reading the manga. It took roughly four days from me putting on the anime on a whim to me reading the bonus chapters and epilogue, and I was initially kind of bummed about it for reasons I've discussed here.

(Chart I made to explain to a friend group my personal enjoyment of the series by arc because it's one of the silly things we do with each other, while avoiding some spoilers by removing the names of the last few arcs. I'd rank Cuvitidala and the human world arc a bit higher now and Return to Grace Field arc lower, but the rest is still largely the same.)

But even with my gripes with the series, it had nestled itself inside my heart and mind, and I was endeared to it enough to buy the blu-ray of season 1 and import the soundtrack.

Another crucial aspect for me was that @1000sunnygo was translating the mystic code book around this time as well as a plethora of other content that wasn't receiving official English releases. This kept me engaged with this silly little shounen that had endeared me so deeply, as I had new official content and information to look forward to every now and then in addition to latching on to some fanfics that proved to be foundational for my personal interpretation/enjoyment of the series. It also helped explain some of the issues I had with it, one of them being the pacing toward the end due to Shirai trying to salvage his health after being in serialized publishing for almost four years while still maintaining his sense of artistic integrity by ending the series on his own terms. I don't think this frees said choices from critique, but it helped me personally accept them more.

And then after almost ten months after first watching season 1 on a whim, I made this blog, though I didn't really start using it until February 2022. It was a first for me since I usually just keep everything on main in a random hodgepodge, but the brainrot wasn't going away, and I couldn't put my mutuals through another major interest, so here we are roughly 2.5 years later.

[just-1other-nerd]

Good Omens live blog ep. 12

Once again, did not totally forget this one in my drafts, I don't know why you're saying that...

He doesn't have real candles anymore, after the incident

How did he know from which class Muriel was?

I like the way he contrasts heaven so much, it just looks so weirdly pretty. Also, he's just got the gayest walk

Oh no, not the angel outfit

Maggie, love, now is the wrong time to awake your inner badass. Aaand just minutes later we've got an I told you so situation

The circle is such a nice callback and clever as well

The Muriel Crowley combo is one of the best things in this season

Crowley was high up in the heavenly ranking? I just know that there will be so many fan theories

Gabriel, or shall I say Jim, is just enjoying the chaos

Did Gabriel just say "Nah", like for real? He's such a bitch

Why is Saraqael so chill right now?

I'll do myself one better: Why was Gabriel so chill about going to hell? Very sus

So that was the institutional problem, a bit unspectacular if you ask me

Not the BOOKS!!! As a fellow bookseller, this season really hurts me as much as the last one. Why do they keep doing this?

So halos are weapons? Cool. Idk how to explain it, but he throws it in such a gay way. Are they dead? Discorporated? Unconscious?

Love how Crowley just keeps giving orders, and they just follow them like he isn't a demon

So we got the high-ranking angels there, Lord Beelzebub and this seemingly high-ranking demon, but wtf is Furfur doing there?

Crowley just keeps insisting that there is no war and weirdly everyone listens?!

Saraqael has got the sass

I knew something was up with the fly! But I thought it was a false lead or to spy on them, not a container of Gabriel's memories!

Beelzebub is strangely nice and gentle

INEFFABLE BUREAUCRACY IS CANON?! I thought of this more as a fun crackship, and I thought it was so silly that this would never become canon, so I didn't expect the fly to be connected to Beelzebub in a good way.

When he shows them the statue, they just make an "okay weird" face and move on, I think that's hilarious

How his love for Beelzebub not only makes him do a miracle but also appreciate earthly things

But that montage convinced me that they deserve a happy ending somewhere where they can't hurt anyone. The way they look at each other. Damn Beelzebub has a pretty smile

Today everyone seems to forget Saraqael's name

Crowley's got such a fun dynamic with so many people

Oh, that one guy is still alive

Maggie makes some moves, you go girl!

The way Crowley proudly watches when Aziraphale becomes bossy

Alpha Centauri is back, I can't cope!!!

They're singing their song, that's so cute

Shax and Furfur being besties, like slay

Is that the Metatron? What is he doing here? I sense something bad coming

The way Crowley recognises him before everyone else is so funny

The Ritz, oh my God, the Ritz! And alone time?! Like a date?!

Crowley is putting everything back to where it was, that's husband behaviour

Nina and Maggie speaking the truth! And Nina called her angel! Best advice, 10/10. Is this really happening? Will the ineffable husbands really become canon? So excited!

The romantic music from the Blitz!

No, Aziraphale, don't interrupt him now!

Please, don't let that go to where I think it's going!

FUCK IT IS!!!

Aziraphale, I know you really believe what you're saying, but I'm with Crowley on this one!

We get a love confession anyways? I think I might be dying. The way he looks up trying not to cry, like same.

So many daggers are being put directly into my heart right now!

The sunglasses, NOOOOOO!

He really does understand it better than you, but he needs to explain it! There is so much more to say!

No nightingales. Really?! Neil knows the fandom to well, he knows exactly where to hit us, so that it really hurts. I love and despise him for this

Oh my God, it's happening, everybody stay calm, stay fucking calm! They really just kissed! It's canon y'all! But also: not like this! NOT THIS DESPERATELY AND NOT THIS DEVASTATINGLY! I'M IN AGONY!

Not the "I forgive you"! Aziraphale, you idiot, I can't even express why that line and Crowley's answer are so damn emotional and full of meaning. The parallels! I can't cope! I literally rolled off the couch, and now I'm lying on the carpet crying!

Not the lip touch!

I don't think Muriel will do any harm to the shop, but they'll probably make lots of mistakes...

He doesn't take anything with him because Crowley was the only thing that really mattered!

Crowley judgingly and sadly looking at Aziraphale and the Metatron makes the pieces of my heart break again! And the dramatic strings in the background aren't helping!

The second coming?! We're in for a wild ride in season 3, not only emotionally and characterwise but also plotwise! I literally can't wait!

I can't help but hope that he won't step into this elevator until the last second, but somewhere inside me, I know that he just isn't there yet in his character development

Crowley looks so heartbroken, he finally sees their relationship for what it is and now he's lost it! He's shutting down the nightinggales song and drives away expressionless

WHAT KIND OF AN ENDING IS THIS?! WHAT THE FUCK, NEIL, WHAT THE FUCK! HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO US! ONLY SEASON 3 MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAL US, BUT IT'LL TAKE FOREVER TIL IT'S OUT!

Loved this season, but damn do I feel an emotional overload and I have a love/hate relationship with that ending because as an aspiring writer, I would have done the same, it's brilliant, but it hurts so much!

[seeyal8r]

@SEEYAL8R JUST POSTED! - NEW TEASERS FOR L8RBOY!’S REDEBUT RELEASED. NEW MEMBERS?

So, see: I was definitely not expecting this. Following the teasers for members Heather and Poupette, Inferno Musik posted two more just a couple of hours ago. If you know the slightest bit about Hidden’s L8RBOY!, you might as well be surprised: non of these girls are part of the og lineup. In fact, I had no idea of who they were when I first saw the teasers. But don’t worry, I’ve done my research!

First girlie is Achara Rhitthirong, a former YG Entertainment trainee now under Inferno Musik born in Ayutthaya and raised in Bangkok. She’s a ‘98 liner which means she’s the second oldest in the group. She was scouted by YG during a dance competition that took place on her hometown. Inferno was also interested in offering her a trainee contract, but didn’t get the chance. She must be a very skilled dancer then! You know how high Inferno’s standards are when it comes to this particular area. I mean, SHAM3LESS’ Seojun is a living proof of a dancing machine.

Now let me tell you something: this girl’s professional life is a mystery. I had to dig deep, really! All I’ve managed to find about Achara is that apparently she was supposed to debut with Blackpink, but was replaced with member Lisa last minute. That’s when Inferno took the opportunity and bought her contract. These are just rumors, but who says they aren’t true?

Girl number two is Silvia Kang, better known as Silv. She was born in Daegu, but moved to Sevilla, Spain when she was 4. If you haven’t guessed it by her peculiar name, the fact that she participated in HYBE’s survival show The Bird Box should’ve gave it away. You know, for all the ‘local trainees are no fun, let’s hold international auditions instead’ thing. Apparently, she did great on the show! She ranked 5th overall, which means she was only two places away from debuting with Birds of Prey. That sucks, I guess. Actually, not really. With all that drama surrounding the final three’s debut, I’m sure she’s glad she didn’t make it! Now she has the chance to debut with a fabulous non-problematic group.

You have questions, right? Are Achara and Silv a new addition to L8RBOY’s lineup? Or are they a replacement for two of the og members? What happened to the remaining three og members? Are they also set to debut, or are they gone for good? This might sound silly, but don’t panic! Nothing’s confirmed yet. Let’s just hope for the best, and with this I mean that Pureun stays in the group. I don’t really care about the other two! They aren’t the most brilliant idols, you know? I’m sure that, in case they get cut from the red but lineup, the girls will be fine.

What do you think? Leave your comments and speculations down below. See ya later!

[cursedvibes]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "cursedvibes "?

I called myself "cursedvibes" because I thought that's the kind of impression the fics I want to write give off. My first beta reader @kaitakushi agreed (hehe) and so it was decided. As for fanfics, I'm not really gonna rank them but more list them by fandom...

JJK

Complicity by SenZen_Travers

Mahito/Kenjaku and my favourite fic of their ship. The characterization is really good and this might sound silly, but I'm glad Kenjaku is allowed to bottom here for once (very rare with Kenjaku ships in general unfortunately...)

King's Ascent by Acromos

Unfinished, but best Sukuna/Uraume fic I've ever read. Uraume is asexual and nonbinary. Love the world building and general prose here. Most of the chapters are focused on how the two grew up and they only really meet in the last one, but it's still incredibly good.

CSM

Well Prepared by Gay_as_fuck

Fic about Santa Claus and Tolka, his feelings for her and how she used him and gradually turned him into a weapon. There are only two fanfics about Santa Claus on AO3, but I'm glad this is one of them, it has exactly what I'm looking for. It's sweet, but also eerily creepy.

Houseki no Kuni

Shards of the Two of Us by undeadrabbit

Technically Kongo/Phos, but their love is platonic. Absolutely wonderful, kind of like someone wrote down all my thoughts about what happened between scenes or you got some additional canon material. Very heartbreaking to see them slowly drift apart and hurting themselves and each other despite still caring about the other.

Naruto

xenograft by Misfit_McCoward

AU where Sakura becomes Orochimaru's student while he's in Konoha and they do lots of experimentation together, on humans and animals alike. I like how Sakura slowly gets sucked in deeper in Orochimaru's machinations and loses any moral qualms she would otherwise have about the research they are doing, going so far as to compromise her own health for it. Just the sort of Mad Scientist story I like.

Be It Ever So Humble by Orochimartyr (ffnet)

A civilian enters one of Orochimaru's abandoned bases and inspects what has been left behind. I love stories that show the horror we are often familiar with in a story from the perspective from an outsider, especially if it involves the discovery of medical malpractice. There's a creeping sort of terror as we discover with this person what happened and piece together what horrible acts have been committed here. It actually really influenced my writing and was what I always aspired to write as well.

JJBA

can you tell that I like the Pillar Men?

I'll Follow You by Opus_Love

A Kars and Pillar Men origin story with Fix-It elements to it, since this is the 37th version of Kars we follow and this time he has the chance to make things right and not lose everything only to be cast into space. I especially love the slow development of Esidisi and Kars relationship and the little tidbits of information we get about the society they originated from.

We turn that old wheel round again by dratinigirl

AU where Kars lands on Earth again after being shot into space, but it's present day and Esidisi has been incarnated as a regular human, which gives Kars quite the culture shock. Very sweet, a bit angsty, but all ends well.

Youth, Man, and Father by dratinigirl

Another Pillar Men origin story. What can I say, I love the whole culture and society people come up with and I'm a sucker for EsiKars slowburn.

Monster

Five Roads Home by Lindra (ffnet)

Post-canon. Dieter and Johan bond over the child abuse they suffered and how it affects them even now. Johan is being cagey of course, but still more friendly than during canon events. It feels in-character though. Also found it nice to see Johan living as a woman now, but removed from the identity of "Anna".

[leffee]

okay this is probably a selfish question (just a little bit,,), and i’m already a bit nervous to ask. but i’m curious. you mentioned scout kerry being your 2nd fave after scarletta, and that made me wonder.

do you have a ranked list? if so, i would like to ask for any other faves you might have among my designs. cause like, design is subjective, and different people will have different favs and stuff. so i wanna hear about yours, explanations and all. I guess a top 5 or so will do?

okthasallbyeandsorryifyoudontwannaanswerthat’sfinetoo-

Why, of course I will do it, happily so. I will do top 5 first:

Scarletta Redd, of course. What is there not to like about her design? To me, it's pretty much perfect. I just love that she has those three main colors going on that are all in all not often seen together I think. Plus it's not that it's 90% red and 5% black and white (beige more like? Idk) but all of those colors are in pretty equal amount, it's not something that you often see with character design. Also her hair, oh her hair! I love this hairstyle plus I love that her hair is two-colored, that's also not something many other characters have. Plus her clothes, my goodness. I genuinely don't care about most clothes, I have absolutely 0 knowledge about the names of clothes aside from the very basic ones and I think fashion is the most boring thing ever, but man! Her outfit, everything about it is just so good. I love high boots like her (It's all Ishimaru Kiyotaka's fault btw, google him if you want to/need to, I used to be obsessed with the boy and he has those kinds of boots). Her two-colored stocking look so good too, and her kinda ripped skirt mm yes! And her uhhh top? Yeah, idk this is basically just a bunch of saying that X is cool xD but I genuinely think so. And her sleeves! Well, actually I'm not sure if those are supposed to be sleeves or just really long gloves, but yes, I love gloves like that. In fact, fingerless gloves of any kind are probably one of my favourite possible pieces of clothing, there's a reason why my Vinnie has them. My reason for liking her design this much is basically just a combination of the colors, clothes, and her hair :).

Yeah, Scout Kerry - A lot of my liking of her human design comes from her slit eyes, I am so serious about liking those sort of eyes. My anthro Vinnie has them :). Anyway, aside from that, cause while that is a big part I also love everything about this design, her eye color is veeeery pretty and its intensity contrasts nicely with the rest of her colors that are much lighter. I think this trench coat is so good and pretty, and of course of course, she has gloves! Yipee! Not to mention that I absolutely love how her hair is shaped to look like cat's ears for well, obvious reasons. I guess this doesn't really count towards your human design of her because that is just her canon self, but I love how stoic yet curious she looks, like she already knows she's gonna kill you, just wondering which way would be the most exciting.

Shivers - me when short, ginger-haired boy: Yipee! Okay, okay, but to say more, yeah, I love ginger hair on characters, so what? And his eye color is very similar to Scout's and you already know I like hers. He has bandaids!!! I love those on characters in general, but my absolute favourite are the bandaids on his arms ohohoh boy. I would say here the same logic applies as for gloves, because those bandaids basically just look like gloves, don't they? On top of this he wears silly T-shirts and I love those kinds of T-shirts! Like half of my T-shirts are silly T-shirts. I just never liked one-colored T-shirts no matter how fancy or objectively pretty they were, I could not wear something like that, so I love his T-shirt. He also has eyebags and as I repeated multiple times, I do genuinely find eyebags so attractive.

Sugar Sprinkles - her canon design is my favourite amongst all the pets so no wonder her human design is also one of my favourites. I mean girl has sprinkles in her hair!!! That would pretty much be enough to beat almost anyone. I just really like the hair style you gave her plus this pink hue blends so good with the lower white. Also, guess what? Yup, she has fingerless gloves so of course she automatically gets bonus points from me. However, my favourite part of her design is her sweater, I love sweaters and hers just looks so cozy and so candy-colored if that even makes sense. What I mean is that she in general looks comfortable and cozy and I love that about her.

My boy! Hurray, he's here! So Vinnie - I mostly just really really love his hair. In this one post where I judged everyone's hair I said that Vinnie's canon hair is too slick for me to like it that much, but I also said that his hair but literally just ruffled, like during Hanging by a Thread, is so good. And many people who humanized him draw him with his normal slick hair, which you know, I personally wasn't the biggest fan of, but yours? Oh, yours is exactly what I like, it's his pompadour yet ruffled and I think it looks so good 🤤. Not counting his hair I love the band-aid you added for his redesign, of course, I think it looks so cute on him sepcifically, I'm so serious about this. plus of course the freckles, I love freckles and they just fit him so much I just can't. Sure, I'm definitely probably biased ohhh but it that so wrong? It's Vinnie and he looks cute, of course I like it.

Those are detailed explanations for the top 5 but aside from them my other faves are:

Russell - love his hair and his fang

Zoe - Zoe

Digby - love his tall, athletic with bearded persona going on

Minka - like her aroace bracelets and especially the ribbons that imitate a tail (or at least I assume so)

Grown up Biskit twins - I really like their golden accesiories and honestly just everything else, they look so good

Vinnie Miku - it's Vinnie and Hatsune Miku in one what what else do I need to say?? SEEEEEEKAI WOOOOO

[honks-n-stonks]

save me.... I'm thinking about my goofy puyo x monhun au again..... (disclaimer: I have only played Rise/Sunbreak, GU (still in HR) and World (got to MR before my TV 💥)

EDIT ‼️‼️‼️ this thing got so LONG I'm just putting the entire thing under a "read more" because previously it was at the "characters" section but Jesus it looks so LONG on tablet I am so so SO sorry

nawr it's getting so bad I've been thinking about the TOWNS/VILLAGES now....

Primp (and Grimp, if we want to include Chronicle in all of this) would obviously become a village (Primp/Grimp Village oh how original you are Goose [not that I can come up with any better NAMES okay])

Not... sure about Suzuran.... Yeah it's a city, but MH doesn't have any modern or super technologically advanced civilizations (that are still around, anyway.) Something inbetween a kingdom and a village like. A Town. yeah. I don't know why the idea of a Town™️ seems so farfetched to me when Kingdoms Exist like does Sunbreak and the idea of Schrade (rip) not exist to me ????

Aahh,,, I really need to read up on the villages of the other MH games. Maybe that will help me get a feel for how I want Suzuran to be. Definitely much bigger than Primp or any regular village in GU/Rise, that's what I'll say. (Then again, the hubs don't give me a good feel of their true size. I need CONCEPT ART TO SAVE ME!!!!)

As for the Madou cast... instead of straight up being from another world, I think they'd just be from a distant village (or villages). I'm not TOO familiar with Arle's world, but that's the excuse I'm using! Same applies with Suzuran, and where Lemres, Feli, and Klug originate from. Comically far village! Though... this mainly stems from Primp Village being... prrreetty far away from other civilizations in general (stealing this from some HC that I saw where Primp is far from other towns, basically remote [unless that was already canon]).

As for the residents of the Tetra... well they uh. They live on a spaceship in the games. So, in the AU I'll just make them a traveling group of Hunters (sorta like mercenaries???? but for monsters duh) that go from village to village and help out with any particularly tough monster-related issues. Sorry, that's the best I can come up with...

Small tangent, is it weird I still want magic to be a thing in this AU? Despite the fact that none exists in MH- (Elders can do some goofy stuff, but it's usually from some special organs they possess/bioenergy crud [see: Ibushi and Narwa being able to float due to manipulation of the wind (Ibushi) and something akin to... magnetism, was it? Augh I KNOW it involves the thundersacs and electricity but I haven't played Rise in a fair bit])

Then again, it's an AU and I can technically do whatever I want..... bleh, they don't rely on it TOO much okay but perhaps the residents of Primp (and their neighbors) happen to have some... special powers that give them an edge in hunts and everyday life. I have no idea if I still wanna include Puyo themselves in this. Ehh.... I'll get to that eventually..... oughghjhjjdiskksiskj can you tell this is the most brainpower I've ever put into anything ever?

Oh god, this is becoming long. Too bad, I don't feel like stopping... I'll go onto some ideas for characters that I have... (aka The Trio™️)

Amitie: aw yeah!!! I kinda want her to be the focus in this AU? ahem. I think I want her to use a Sword and Shield, and as for her Hunter Rank I imagine her to be around Low-Early High Rank (4 stars?). I might have to make my own monster rank/difficulty chart for this AU, as there are some monsters I kinda feel are too dangerous for Low Ranks to take on? (see: Elders being in LOW RANK in GU for some ungodly reason, WHY WHY WHY ARE THEY THERE?! [not a complaint, just super hilarious, obviously i'm not taking that as "ooooohh canonically a LR hunter can fight Teostra" just a haha silly thought]) Probably basing it more on Rise/Gu's system works instead of World. Low Rank literally has its own storyline there! (Which obviously is expanded upon in High and probably Master Rank) That... and Hunter Rank isn't tied to the quest rank in World. Not gonna lie, that confused me a little...

Ugh, I went on a tangent.... anyways. Amitie. Sword and Shield User. HR 4 Hunter. I think... she'll have a Rath Heart SnS (why? PINK). Giving her a Fire element weapon might make more sense but... eh, she technically still uses magic in this AU, so it's probably fine. (I can imagine them using magic in tandem with their weapons, or using them as a... conduit? [is that it?] for magic. Think: Schezo's spells, where you can see the magic coming from the sword.) Typically goes on gathering/egg hunt quests, she's not quite good in direct confrontations with monsters! (Still a little klutzy, but when she's in a pinch, she manages to show an impressive-albeit brief- display of power. Not related to any sun goddess here, she's just stronger than she thinks she is!) Prefers to go on quests with other Hunters (Arle and Ringo, more on those two later), especially during a Hunt or Capture quest.

Arle: ALSO uses a Sword and Shield mainly because A) I can't think of anything better and B) hehe funny Arle and Amitie parallels though I can imagine her being proficient in most if not ALL the other weapons available, especially Bow. Can't think of a specific one she'd use though, sorry... I'll get back to that later. A more skilled Hunter than Amitie, she could probably tackle high-end High Rank monsters with ease (HR 7/8), even when going Solo. mmm, not sure about elders. I think it'd be neat if she managed to take down one or two (they're supposed to be fairly rare, I think), with a group of Hunters. (see: other Madou characters [Draco, Schezo, Rulue]). Probably Kushala Daora or Kirin. I consider them to be "easy" Elders (Chameleos is not here because I'd imagine him to be too elusive for her to have encountered... yet.)

Uhhh. Back on track. She currently resides in Primp Village with some other Madou characters. Maybe takes a sorta part-time job at Primp's canteen, I just think it'd be neat for her to make some KILLER curry. Always pumps up and invigorates anyone who eats it. Also just helps around with problems villagers have in general, she's pretty strong!

Ringo: Lives in the far off... town? yeah I'll just go with that of Suzuran. Albeit uncommon, her presence is always appreciated. I think it's mentioned that her family runs a small grocery store in Suzu, soo I think she'd be like... a traveling merchant? Of the food kind. Fresh fruit...? Perhaps her family even owns an orchid, with their apples being quite popular back home. HEY. WAIT. She could be the equivalent of the Argosy/Trader in the MH games! And the market in general. Anyways, although Ringo is not a hunter per say, she still can assist her buds in hunts (see: Sunbreak follower system). When out hunting, she prefers to use a Light Bowgun. (Modified, cause I imagine her with a Thunder or Paralysis iron tree LBG.) Hell, she's pretty damn good at it too. Probably has a good amount of experience fighting monsters, because a lot can happen when you travel around a lot with goods (especially of the food variety) in tow. Oh god, I just remembered those quests in Rise with this ONE dude who keeps getting his stuff wrecked in like... three different quests... by three different monsters..... that man CANNOT catch a break!!!!!!!!! Oh right. Not sure what Ringo's HR would be, cus' she's not officially a hunter. Sorta? Maybe. Would be around Ami's level, if not a tad bit higher. Since she's not quite really a hunter, she doesn't (or can't?) take quests solo. Not that I think she'd have too much of a problem with it, i think.

Um. That's all I got... well, not really. But this is becoming TOO LONG!!! If anyone sees this... lmk what you think? OH. YEAH WAIT BEFORE I FORGET... most of the characters probably are aged up in this AU (young adults?) because I don't think teens are really allowed to risk their lives Hunting that Monster if you get what I mean. No, I'm not counting the Rampage summons.... it's more of a "all hands on deck" kinda deal to be there!

As for how their designs would look.... Amitie's definitely gonna be based off her Swordfighter alt, and Ringo would probably have hers based around the Steam Ages one (but MHified, and that's obviously for her "hunting" look.) Arle? Uh. Probably a more armored version of her normal look. Can't remember any alts in particular. Sorry...

ANYWAYS THAT'S IT FOR REAL!!! Good god I spent too long rambling about this. I think I'm a little bit obsessed....

[icebrooding]

{Fic: Where you lead me, I will go}

On Ao3

Trahearne/Male Sylvari Commander

Bad Ending, Dark

964 words

Well, I finally finished and posted a GW2 fic! This idea has been poking around my head for a while and wouldn’t leave me alone until I finished it in its entirety.

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“Marshal, the new recruits are almost ready,” Kaushue reports as he strides up to his superior’s side, waving off the few troops that had escorted him.

Quite silly, he thinks. He is perfectly capable of taking care of himself—but, then again, it is a precaution ordered by Trahearne himself, so he finds the intent flattering.

“Good, good.” Trahearne’s gaze looks far and distracted, enough cause for concern for his second-in-command. Kaushue pulls closer and rests a hand on his rugged, foliage-clad arm.

“Is there a problem, Trahearne?” He asks, skipping the formalities. They have been lovers long enough to allow himself this in their private moments.

“To be honest, it is a bit disheartening,” the marshal says as he gestures a hand towards the troops beneath them, gathered on the grasses and awaiting orders. “I remember once when people were willing to join us, to further our cause.”

“And now they react in fear, and try to escape.” Kaushue finishes for him, looking down with a wistful look in his eyes. “They trusted us once. Looked up to us, respected us. They believed we knew the right way forward. We still do.”

Trahearne sighs and looks away from their well-cultivated army. “Kaushue—or is it Chuileann, now? I have heard some call you that. It might not be what I am used to, but it is still quite endearing.”

Kaushue’s brow rises. “Oh, that. I have heard some inhabitants of this area say it is a… localised version, of my name. I see no need to correct them; I am 'Commander' first and foremost.”

“Interesting. Nonetheless, you shall still be my Kaushue, always.” He says, hand reaching up to rest over his lover’s, muted browns and greens over dark teal. “Have there been any other updates worth reporting?”

“Ah, yes. Caithe has improved her methods on training our officers. It has streamlined the process considerably. As for Canach… regretfully, he is ill-suited to positions of leadership. I recommend a relocation of duty.”

Trahearne nods, Kaushue’s hand falling from him as he rests his arms atop the weathered, moss-dusted stone wall at the edge of his overlook. He watches as Caithe wanders in, troops following her in a neat line. Watches as she issues her commands and organises wayward soldiers. “Caithe is very capable, but we need Laranthir. He was excellent, I’m sure Canach could thrive under his tutelage.”

“We will find him, Trahearne,” Kaushue assures, “his disappearance at Dragon’s Stand was unfortunate, but he must still be out there, and we will find him.”

It is a noticeable gap in their ranks to be missing someone as talented and knowledgeable as Laranthir. And it is hardly even just his position that makes Kaushue desire to recover the grand warmaster, but also his own affections. The man had been smart and respectable, too valuable to not be with them.

…And his sister, Aileana, beloved the man. He can’t help but wonder if she is away with him, in his company—he has not seen her since Verdant Brink, and worries deeply.

“Commander, you look dismal. Whatever’s the matter?” Trahearne asks, looking back at him. Kaushue startles, far too lost in his thoughts, and shakes his head.

“I was thinking of my sister. I believe we will find her with Laranthir.” He explains. “…If you won’t need me for some time, I would like to form my own team to exclusively search for them.”

Trahearne turns to face him, leaning against the banister. “Sending our primary commander on a search mission seems like a poorly thought out idea, if I may be honest.” He says, arms crossed. “But they too may be doubtful of our new direction, and may be hostile. …I permit your request. I trust you to recover them both with non-lethal force.”

“Thank you, Trahearne. I will return as soon as I am able.” Kaushue bows slightly, offering him a grateful smile.

Trahearne pauses for a moment, and then he is reaching for his commander because something suddenly doesn’t feel quite right about all this—something about that smile feels ill-fitting, like it should be… should be—

“Please, please, let me go!”

The commander rights himself abruptly and sighs, loud and aggressive, hands balled into fists. “More recruits acting out.” He growls and turns to leave. “I apologise, Trahearne, we will continue our conversation later when I return.”

The marshal’s arm falls back to his side. “Yes. Yes, of course, commander.” Whatever just broke through his thoughts…surely doesn’t matter.

Kaushue almost passes the threshold of twisted vines that make up the entrance to the overlook when he pauses. He turns back, catches that distant look in his beloved’s eyes, and calls out to him. “And worry not. We will find where the remaining Pale Reavers have been hiding the rest of our brothers and sisters. We will make them see the light.”

Trahearne looks back at him, eyes a deep golden glow, and Kaushue smiles. His brother had always been handsome, beautiful, but even moreso now because finally he is his true self. The muted colours, the roughness of his foliage, his impressive height and musculature.

He runs a hand through his own leafage, the auburn hue far more pleasant to him than the hideous greyish-blue it had once been. They were both perfect now—why his brothers and sisters would reject perfection, he would never understand.

He shakes his head free of the thought for the time being and descends down the thick ropes of vine. They could reject it, but he would never stop trying to offer it to them.

The screams in the distance approach closer and he sighs again.

How much simpler all this could be if they just accepted reality. Accepted Mordremoth. Just like he had.

[f0xgl0v3]

Ares in Pjo/maybe Hc/ I just ramble

Might possibly make a Ares post to add to the new episode dropping tomorrow because hehehehehehe Ares :3.

Never mind I’m talking about Ares now. Glad to make a longer post :3

I… have my thoughts about him and how he’s portrayed in Pjo (seriously what happened my dudes-?) blah blah blah I’m not quite qualified to yap about it because I’m not a super cool mythology classics trained interpreter or whatever but I am a person on the internet with a surface level idea on Greek Mythology.

First off, would like to say. Biker Ares is such a silly concept that is so fun. I never thought about him in biker concept when going modern; I personally would’ve immediately gone to a punk leaning or shifted him to a more rocker (though all of those communities have pretty cool overlap). But I always sat there thinking about Ares and got the image of punk.

But, I can say- sleazy Ares, now with more info about actual mythos. It’s. A choice. Like Hera (who also had a thing happen to her that I personally don’t like becusdbeisnfianfjedj I really like Hera) but Ares- uh, dude is like historically loves his girlfriend, his kids, and his mom. My man would not be as.. icky to his kids (what was even going on during SoM?) and totally would’ve.. cared more about them? Or be shown to have more explicit worry and concern and pride in them (thinking of that one daughter he had and the son mentioned in the Iliad)? But again might just be my read on it. Of course there’s stuff I love about it, he’s totally ravenous, totally embodies that war spirit that I think of him as (if anyone wants my take I really feel like between all the war deities I know, Athena is the general/high ranking militaries god, Ares is the soldiers god, Enyo is that battle frenzy bloodlust we’d associate with Ares, etc,etc). While also being caring.

When I talk about these Gods in Pjo I think of them and how my brain characterizes them in, their sort of more myth based part, the varying versions of themselves’s from their ‘forms’ in other regions. I still have them in my re-imagined Olympus staying on Olympus, but Gods still somewhat reflect their realms/domains.

Ares somewhat holds qualities of all the bad things of modern war, while also our modern look on wars of the past (specifically like, pre-civil war) and our view on them. Along with his myth alignment, and somewhat taking little bits from other forms.

Also he is a mother’s boy. No idea if it’s canon but I say it’s canon, he loves Hera :3 and his girlfriend. (Whenever I write about Aphrodite along with bringing up that war form of her I’d also like to say that I’m fully supporting the eye beauty of beholder appearance shift). He checks in on his kids much more frequently, whether inadvertently or very obviously (we see him offer the core trio practically McDonald’s and giving Clarisse the boat thing, and calling her).

Okay I’m very tired and I don’t know what I wrote because all of this is like almost midnight for me so uhhh. Maybe I’ll have more brain thoughts at some other point.

Also my room is so grossly warm, I live in a colder area but my room is at sub-tropical temps due to my snake (who I love dearly, his name is Wilbur) but I swear I have to open my window not to overheat constantly, while I’ve adjusted to the heat In the room that everywhere else in the house is cold :[

Okay goodnight.

[emissaryorca]

not my 2 am ass waxing philosophical about the vgm jazz/remix scene (source: I’ve been a cellist and pianist for 10+ years and i like vgm. next slide)

when i was in high school it was nigh impossible to imagine video game music meaning much more than “silly haha chiptune” or “Brahms or Dvorak wannabe” (aka cinematic orchestra--think Halo, Uncharted, AssCreed, etc). chiptune i should mention has its own merits and real ppl not only being good composers but also working to find suitable leads or balance sound channels for that good ear-feel (Mega Man 2, Metal Gear 2, Chrono Trigger, OutRun, Street Fighter 2, this list has no end). I see a lot of parallels w/ how classical music “pros” in the mid 2000s/early 2010s treated old school vgm + how the bigwigs of warner bros view animators--the medium they accompany downplays their value to those “on top” who assign a niche’s value for all us peons on the bottom. thankfully for us, some stuffy old violin maestro telling us that Hades’s music "is derivative” wont stop Darren Korb from setting the room on fire (musically. though he might moonlight as an arsonist idk the guy)

but now in the 2020s there’s a full-blown out and proud community of video game rearrangers working to just melt minds with their breakdowns and solos. I’ve been listening to ocremix since middle school so we’ve been around, but with insaneintherain now working on original music for games, he joins the ranks of folks like Chipzel, Danger, + Lena Raine who have been avowed game fans and now work from that inspiration. almost giving back, in a way. Pat Bartley, Adam Neely, the Consouls, and the 8-Bit Big Band are a few of the names spearheading an increasing awareness for the goldmine of a source that is vgm, to the point where the 8-bit big band’s cover of Taking Over the Halberd won a fucking Grammy. you can no longer hold orchestra elitism (”true musicians dont play kiddie music!!”) over me because everyone can hear how good these guys sound. theyre skilled, driven, and by God do they love video game music. + if ppl insist that the Grammys are how we must measure musical worth, well, best of both worlds. they garner a reputation and the gamers get one! your awards shows don’t lie, do they...?!

like i know this makes me a corny ass fucker but passion has kept this scene alive, kept ppl championing for its representation in the wider media. I wouldn’t canoodle over 02′s theme from Kirby 64 if I didn’t love the source track, and insaneintherain wouldn’t make so much of his identity Pokemon jazz if he didn’t want to devote his heart + soul to what he grew up playing. from what I can tell this passion is insular--from and for fans. no head honchos telling us what racks up views or is truly meaningful, no. if we remix Snake Eater in this house it’s bc the original track makes me feel things, not bc my director says it’s valid for using a full orchestra or whatever (which it does, plus Cynthia Harrell’s voice makes me tap dance, but that’s not the point. the point is emotional attachment, something that a purely technical discussion about tone or timbre falls short of covering. nostalgia and passion, hand in hand)

anyway thanks for reading this love letter to the one true flame that’s kept me from throwing myself off this mortal coil. have this funk version of Corridors of Time. vibe with the breakdowns and pat’s face-melting solo. maybe do a little triumphant, cathartic crying? i know i might

[pibiiiii]

Splatoon questions!! (by @weedceI8bit on twt)

Took this from here. Template is here if you wanna do it too! Tag me in pls :)

u know the drill qrt ur answers ok lets go -> feel free to skip any questions or skip around

whats your in game name/splashtag ? Pibi#1929! My Splashtag currently looks like this, soon to be upgraded with the 4★ Nautilus and Big Man badge!

do you play as an inkling or octoling ? Octoling, because of the lore and Surfcurl hairstyle :) Inklings will always have a special place in my heart from the earlier games though.

whats your multiplayer lvl ? + whats your favorite game mode ? Don't bully mee... 34. Favourite game mode has to be Anarchy Battles (Open only with my friends), with Salmon Run being a close second!

whats your anarchy rank ? do you play competitively if so what division are you in ? S+ rn. I tried to play comp, but it wasn't for me. Turns out what I actually wanted wasn't to play competitively, but to have a team!

whats your main/favorite weapon ? The Nautilus 47! I hope we get a new kit, because Point Sensor is NOT it.

what weapon class do you play ? Not actually Splatlings lmao, Naut is special to me because of its charge hold. The other classes I like are Wipers, Dualies and some Shooters!

do you dress for gear abilities or style ? Both!! I worked very hard on grinding viable abilities onto my favourite fit haha

favorite ranked mode ? This is difficult. Clam Blitz has gotten kind of fun, even in soloq which is crazy! Rainmaker is also pretty neat.

favorite hero mode ? Obviously RotM. It might be a little too by-the-book of Octo Expansion (which isn't a hero mode), but it's still the best by quite a bit.

favorite ink color/ink color combos ? Here they are!!

what splatoon game did you start on ? and or when did you start playing ? Splatoon 2, but quite late unfortunately. I picked it up just before the Final Fest!

favorite piece of gear ? Can't say. I just love how there's so many good ones to choose from lmao

what was your most memorable splatfest ? Final Fest, because it was my first (lmao 😅) and because of its awesome stage and dialogue!

any kits you want to come back to splatoon 3 ? Nautilus 79, duh. I have no other strong opinions! xD

what is your favorite weapon/kit in all of splatoon ? I want to say Nautilus 79 but I enjoyed a lot more kits so I really can't say. Gonna skip this question.

how many hours do you have on splatoon 3 or 2 ? Not that much xD. 125 hrs in 2, 155 hrs right now in 3. I don't spend that much time playing the game, but I spend way more obsessing over it haha

any buffs/nerfs you think are needed ? Splash's pinpoint accuracy. It's kinda screwed up the meta 😅. Not sure if it counts as a buff/nerf, but the stages HAVE to be improved. No more corridors! More flanks! More cover! More dynamic terrain! It would solve the issue with chargers without nerfing them and make the game 100x more fun.

have you read coroika aka the splatoon manga ? Yes! I haven't read the latest Splatoon 3 installment, but I'll get to it soon! Coroika fans hmu ;)

rank the splatoon games + oe best to worst Not sure how to compare an entire Splatoon game with just the Octo Expansion, but I went in terms of ✨general experience ✨: 1. Splatoon 3 - Current pinnacle of the franchise. Can't wait for Side Order, if it tops OE then it'll be the true best Splatoon game! 2. Octo Expansion - Best single player experience. Off the Hook are AMAZING. 3. Splatoon 2 - Without OE, this is still a solid game that I enjoyed a lot :) 3 definitely improves on it, though, in small ways and big ways. 4. Splatoon 1 - I haven't played it, so I'm not saying it's the worst, this is just for me. Obviously set up the foundation of an awesome series!

favorite splatoon ship ? Not really a shipper but anyone who DOESN'T ship Pearl and Marina is silly.

favorite idol group ? As above, Off the Hook :) Literally screaming for Side Order I can not stop the inner turmoil I will only be released when it comes out haha.

any splat tubers you watch ? do you have a favorite ? There are some pretty niche ones I like, but my all-time favourite is Jaymoji! Super fun to watch and his content is always interesting.

favorite splatband ? ABXY/Chirpy Chirps, but I absolutely love all the new ones that are being added!

favorite splatoon song ? Blitz It by ABXY :) Also 3MIX, Hide and Sleek, and most of the Salmon Run music!

any 4 or 5 star weapons ? Splatana Wiper, Stamper and Nautilus 47!

favorite stage ? aesthetically or to play on I have no idea, but Inkblot is good on any mode! Brinewater Springs might be my favourite aesthetically.

whats your signature piece of gear or fit ? The fit from before! I also love the Takoroka Nylon Vintage though.

do you own any splatoon amiibos ? Just the Green Squid one officially. I'm gonna get Big Man though!! (And I have bin files for Pearl and the Splatoon 3 Octoling Boy, but shhh.)

favorite splatoon game ? 3, silly!

are you autistic and or adhdtism ? Not diagnosed with either, but I love how accepting the Splatoon 3 community is of neurodivergent peeps :)

favorite agent ? Agent 8!! I hope Side Order is about them :) They have amazing lore that the other agents just don't, unfortunately.

[28whitepeonies]

Hi bea

Hope you're doing well. Do you have a ranking of all tracks for fitf yet? I am curious to know, if you are comfortable sharing of course. :)

Hello anon

Indeed I do, and if you don't mind I'll commentate my ranking choices because I haven't ever been succinct!

Silver tongues - I think this is potentially my favourite song he's made ever. I think that live experience really comes through on the very best songs

Written all over your face - a very, very close second. I live for the kind of snarky lyrics and early Arctic Monkeys vibe

That's the way love goes - I think this was done a bit dirty by the songs preceding it, I bought the 2 vinyl deluxe and I can only assume it was a deliberate choice to have D side with four quite slow, ballad-y songs but I think it didn't do this justice. Anyway, I love it, it is very reminiscent of the streets to me and I spent a while listening to nothing but a grand don't come for free as a teenager.

Chicago - won't hear any slander, it's a banger to belt out in the car, in the lift, in the shower, literally anywhere

Lucky again - Okay was interested in the changes between the leaked version and this, this version defo fits the album a lot better and the lyrics give me all the feels

Out of my system - wasn't my fave as a single but hearing it on the album I enjoy it more. It's short and punchy and I think the drumbeat will slap live!

The greatest - Great opener, not my fave but think it will be banging for live shows and does a pretty good job at setting the tone of the album.

She is beauty we are world class - the chorus reminds me a lot of The Killers - 'are we one or are we two/are we me or are we you'/'are we human or are we dancer'. It got a lot more interesting after the toilet story because I enjoy how very silly and British that feels, so it has moved up about 5 places as a result.

Holding on to heartache - I think if it was a tiny bit faster or louder I'd bump it up a few spots. Lyrically it's pretty great, the whole 'you say I wear it like a crown' it's just a bit slow and in my humble opinion had it been placed elsewhere on the tracklist I might have been more generous.

All this time - When it comes on I enjoy it, but I am liable to forget it exists otherwise so it gets a mid spot

Face the music - I want to love it for the line 'I don't wanna face the music but I still wanna dance with you' but it feels a wee bit cliche for me personally

Common people - How do you name a song after the banger that is that brit-pop classic and then release what is a lyrically great song but imo just way too slow? I think it could have punched you in the guts but it's more of a wet slap.

Saturdays - Every time I see the title I think of Sam Fender's song Saturday, and they share some similar themes - 'if Saturday don't come soon I'm gonna lose my mind/we used to say Saturdays take the pain away' and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that was part of the influence, it's just that I like Sam's song more.

Headline - We obv got the lyrics way ahead of the songs release and I expected this to go hard and be like noisy, which is obviously a me problem, but it didn't live up to expectations for me. It's fine, I love the way he sounds when he sings the second verse it's just not one I'll play on repeat

Angels fly - I think it's fine, I just don't connect to it a lot

Bigger than me - sorry but I think it's really boring, it's the only song I sometimes skip and in response pls enjoy my favourite scene from Gavin & Stacey

Two things to add overall

First is that I am of course a hater and more likely to comment on stuff I don't like than the opposite so I wanna be really really clear that I do actually really really like this album. There are a couple of things I think will change by LT3 and I am very very excited for tour and for what comes next.

Second, I am really excited to hear the live arrangements and wonder if he'll make any changes - one of my fave songs is Regretamine by Louis Dunford and on it's initial release it was a proper slow one but he really amped it up for live shows and it slaps so much more. Louis can perform his songs however he wishes to, but I am looking forward to hearing his set live because I think it is clear he has really crafted them with that in mind x