#monster blood tattoo

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Did I just impulsively make another discord server? Yeah maybe.

I've made a book club server! I've started re-reading a list of books I've loved in the past and I want to talk to people about them, so if you've read any of the following books, are interested in them, or want to hear me talk about them, here's my current list: Deltora Quest, The Magic Thief, Ranger's Apprentice, The Paladin Prophecy, and Foundling. The list will absolutely expand, and feel free to recommend books :]

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Some MBT stuff I've done in the past week, I hope Tumblr fixes this photoset issue at some point, I miss being able to dump a crap ton on my blog at once 😂

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I was running low on books and I keep forgetting to go to the library or can't be bothered buying more so I decided to reread a book series I read when I was 12. Back then I just ploughed through without properly reading. (it got a bit tiresome to read for whatever reason but I didn't want to not read it.

I really did not read it properly. I just finished book two and I remembered like, the first chapter and pretty much nothing else. Book 1 I had a lot more distinct memories of though and I remember a few things from book 3.

Anyway, the series is Monster Blood Tattoo by D M Cornish.

It's a decent set of books, but part of the reason I persisted with them as a kid was because the art is just so gorgeous.

I may or may not have a crush on Europe (yes her name is the same as the continent, but there's no Europe (the continent) in the story and it's not even close to being the weirdest name in the book). Whenever she appears in the story I am happier.

I can see why I found it a slog as a child though. The fantasy world Cornish has made up is a little needlessly elaborate (why must he have five synonyms for everything plus contractions and slang words). Though, I can't deny that it does feel alive and real due to this complexity. You are left wanting to know more about the rest of the world.

Story-wise though, it can also be rather dull. It's like, there's nothing really causing any major, overarching tension to propel the plot. On the other hand, Cornish does a good job of keeping you interested by putting the characters into a lot of immediately dangerous situations. Book 2 fixes this a bit, but even when there's a lurking threat in the background, it sort of just gets put into the 'we can't do anything about it now' basket and ignored for a while.

Actually, there sort of is an overarching tension, but it's only subtly hinted to early on. It's the focus of a major reveal at the end of book 2 and while I'd forgotten it when I started my re-read I instantly remembered it at the first hint of it in book 1, and it's hinted to quite nicely throughout.

The book depends a bit on you liking Rossamund enough to keep with it, and while I won't say I was bored on this read, I do have to say he's not the most engaging of protagonists.

I don't quite know if I would recommend it, but I also wouldn't discourage reading it. It's a very well-thought out fantasy world with a number of fun characters. Honestly I would read it just because of Europe.

[pleas3pretendimnothere]

Here's what I read in February! Unlike in January, we read a lot of good stuff this month!

Renegades

By Marissa Meyer - I am a sucker for bad YA novels, and this book had all the makings of one. However, much to my surprise, this book was a delight! I'd previously read Cinder by Meyer many years ago, and I remembered a whole lot of nothing about it--it was incredibly dull and forgettable, the epitome of middle-of-the-road YA fiction. Luckily, Renegades is a fantastic departure from that! Superheroes, adventure, likeable characters, and great pacing galore! It felt like I'd fallen from the typical YA romance story I'd expected and into an adventurous, delightful Rick Riordan novel. While the story is predictable and unremarkable, I was too busy having so much fun in this YA Boys world, that I didn't care one bit!

Will be picking up the sequel! Incredibly fun and digestible read, especially if you enjoy superhero stories. However, it's no great feat, so I'd recommend you RENT IT!

To Kill a Mockingbird

By Harper Lee - I am always reading classics, because I typically end up loving them. This read will not be amongst my favorites, but I am glad that I finally got to it. Mockingbird is an incredibly important read, I think, and anyone who hasn't picked it up should.

It's worth noting the book's popularity isn't necessarily related to its quality, but instead to the matter of its initial printing. Mockingbird is one of the first affordable "higher-quality" paperbacks available to the larger public, and its publishing was intended to bring broader audiences into the market of cheap paperbacks. Sales revolutionized the market. Today in America, the majority of children are required to read this book at some point during their education. For good and for bad, that's what made this book worth the read. The history of this story and its influence on American culture is stark and vivid.

Though schools may tout Mockingbird as an important piece discussing America's racist past, I think the book is worth a read in today's modern context for much different reasons. This here is the father of the "white savior" trope, and it's incredibly enlightening to learn about this book's history in the lord's year of 2024. Definitely RENT IT!

The Night Circus

By Erin Morgenstern - So this book has been sitting on my shelf for over ten years. FINALLY I read it, and unfortunately, I will not be keeping it. I LOVE romance, but this one was not for me.

I don't have a lot to say about Circus, except that it just wasn't my cup of tea. The point of view frequently jumps between characters and points of time, making a comprehensive story feel sort of jarring and lacking. The characters themselves also felt incomplete for that reason. The world was fun and whimsical, but the story was small and haphazard. And for me, I dislike romances where I cannot explain why the characters are in love. And truly, I cannot.

If you like more traditional, slow romance stories, this might be worth a RENT IT, but otherwise, SKIP IT! Read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell instead!

Lamplighter

By D.M. Cornish - This is the second installment in a trilogy. The first book was fantastic, and this sequel, though lesser than its predecessor, is more of the same. I call this series "Bloodborne for kids!"

The world Cornish has built is staggering. Each book begins with an expansive map. The novel itself is peppered with charming illustrations by Cornish, and at the hardcover's back is over a hundred pages of reference and glossary. This sequel is more difficult to read than Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling, as essentially every sentence has some concept or idea that is novel to this world, and the reader is expected to remember it all. The pacing suffers because of that, and Cornish's commitment to realism often comes at the price of brevity. That would be my one and only issue with the work, because the story itself remains horrifying and delightful.

There is mystery everywhere. There is fun and also terror and intrigue. The world is beautiful and horrible, and even though the work is intended for children, I'm often disgusted by Cornish's often gory descriptors. It paints a harsh, unfriendly world, where our young protagonist stands no chance of surviving. And yet, he is just so adorable, you can't stop rooting for him!

If you enjoy dark fantasy (like Bloodborne), this series is a must-have. If you don't, this series is still worth hours of your time, just for the experience of the sheer scale of this fantasy world. Absolutely BUY IT!

Another four books down! Excited for next month, where plan to read the Southern Reach books and, somehow, the behemoth The Way of Kings. Pray for me!

[amanitaknowsbest]

Wait, D.M. Cornish! He wrote the Monster Blood Tattoo series, he's great! Does his own illustrations!

Do you have a favorite Australian author? (Other than yourself of course)

To be honest, I don't pay all that much attention to where authors come from, so I have no idea.

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look who i spotted at the pride parade!

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they're just lil guys

full image:

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“Will asked you to do this?”

Flash piece inspired by Hannibal NBC Season 2 Mukouzuke

Can be purchase as stickers prints and more on my redbubble (also hi i changed my blog name from xlemonprince to fruitybugboyart)

Process video below the break

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Reflecting on my renewed interests in lil guys whove always been somewhat weird and then discover odd things. That i personnally theorize to be part monsters.

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finally knocked The Monster Project off my watchlist and that was… disappointing?

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Under the cut are some old designs of Jo's bc I just did whatever the fuck with Bleach back then. They don't (probably) happen anymore but I still like them!

They're various stages of her fully merging with her zanpakuto spirit, which wasn't really a zanpakuto in the first place but that's a story for another time

The last one fucks severely tho

[yeyinde]

preacher's daughter (Ethel Cain inspired) and biker Ghost would go so hard. all that corruption, religious trauma/catholic guilt, and small town gothic misery, you know?

sheltered daughter meets violence personified. the devil and the sacrificial lamb. you meet him when you wander up to the motorcycle club on the outskirts of town with a pamphlet about salvation clutched in your trembling hands. he leans his big, intimidating frame against the door jamb, and with his arms crossed over his broad chest, says must be good on your knees, aren't you, birdie?

(you answer with an earnest yes, sir, i worship on my knees everyday and pretend the heat that flares in your belly when he groans is from the too-hot sun; the first of many sins.)

later that evening, your daddy tells you that he's an honest and good man, but sometimes he prays that God strikes that vile place right down. you bite your tongue and nod, but sneak out at night and meet him there where you slip into silk lingerie and dance on stage just for him. he tells every man there that if he catches them staring at you, he'll stab them in the eyes, and you think it's the most romantic thing you'd ever heard.

it's love letters carved into the sunbleached bones of a half-submerged deer left to rot in the stagnant bog just outside of the abandoned white chapel. something watches you from the dark stained glass windows as he runs his tattooed fingers over your skin, leaving smears of gunpowder and soot.

(someone set the old man's car on fire—the who leered at you while you stood in the choir, wearing your lily white dress and sang glory be while you tried to forget what those tattooed hands felt like when they slipped under your skirt and between your thighs.

the old man was still inside—)

they call him a ghost. a demon. you call him Simon and daydream during bible study that you'll run away together. hop on the back of his old Harley and forget this place ever existed.

a daydream that quickly turns into a nightmare when your sordid relationship comes to light, and your daddy threatens to have him locked away for good. there's a gun in the safe upstairs. you think about the time Simon dragged you into the woods to shoot at cans and lose your faith under the sweltering sun when you pull the trigger.

"for us," you tell him, breathing in the dank church air ripe with sin and the stench of blood. "i did it for us."

it's leaning on the back of his Harley with your fingers threaded around his thick waist as the town grows smaller and smaller in the distance. staring up at the endless blue sky and grinning wide because you finally got your monster of a man wrapped around your finger.

(and all it took was a little deal made with the thing that lives in the abandoned church.)

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Thing I made for fun using audio from the OG owlhouse pilot that was circulating everywhere 😆

Bet my sis likes this.

(characters are Rossamünd, Gosling, Snarl, and Thenody from MBT)

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₊˚₊‧⁺˖ ITADORI AND HIS OLDER BROTHER

₊˚₊‧⁺˖ itadorixfem!reader, sukunaxfem!reader, nsfw, heavy smut, fucking him and his brother, choso is fucked up, stalking

itadori was such a puppy coded type of boyfriend, he was such a sweetheart, he was the type of boyfriend who would pick you up playfully and spin you around just to earn a giggle from you in return, he's the type to insist to take a shower with you, he had a rule that both of you should always bath together- whenever you plan to shower, yuji is already taking his shirt off, revealing his chest covered tattoos, getting ready to join you. he's the type to cuddle you all day whenever you had period cramps-

but he was also the type to fuck you through it, insisting that filling you with his warm cum would make you feel better, insisting that him sucking on your sore boobs would relief the pain, insisting that him licking your blood-soak pussy would make you both feel good- he wasn't lying, a thing that always set you off that yuji acted differently in sex, whenever he would fuck you, it wasn't a sweet love making type, it was the type that would almost make you pass out from being to stuffed with his monster of a cock, that would have you drooling, crossed eyed, out of your mind, that would leave bruises-marks on your body the next morning.

itadori was the type to love you with all his heart, to do anything for the people he loves, the people he care about, and the only people he cared about was you-

and his older brother choso, he looked nothing like your boyfriend- while your boyfriend held such a nice, approachable era around him, his brother was quite the opposite.

his whole era screamed not approachable, a cold glare was always painted on his face, he had a long dark hair that he would usually throw in a bun, he was tall a bit taller than yuji was, and of course he had tattoos, their gang tattoos- yea your boyfriend was in a gang, to be honest you already knew quite awhile before yuji decided to tell you, it was because your boyfriend always had difficulties in lying he made it so obvious that you weren't surprised once he told you.

both of them had the same exact tattoos, but choso had one tattoo itadori didn't have- it was the tattoo on his face, a straight line painted on his nose.

choso have always wanted you- more like him and his little brother have always wanted you. they been stalking you for a year, ever since they saw you in the club where they had a gang meeting, you wouldn't leave their mind, so they stalked you, they both were fucked up in head, loving the feeling of watching you, your every step, everything you do without you knowing, loving the feeling of watching you moan, and whine in the shower as you use your little fingers to get off.

choso insisted that his little brother should get with you first, claim you first, before anyone else gets to do that before them- he knows he wouldn't let that happen, he would shred whoever dare to lay as much as a finger on you expect him and itadori.

choso sit on the guests bed, he was in the apartment of his little brother, staying in for a little, he always do his causal visits. loving the way you try so hard to hide your attraction to him, staring at him with your fuck me eyes, so tempting.

what would it feel like? to have your warm, wet pussy clutch around him, have the tip of his dick catch at the tight entrance and not let him go, demanding him right back in until he’s sheathed balls deep, his throbbing shaft engulfed and secure and feeling so good. and the day has finally come-

tears and hick ups falls from your lips, as your boyfriends brother, tease you, not letting you cum for the 3rd time. drool leaves your lips connecting your tongue to itadoris tongue as he pulls back, after he spat inside of your mouth, that was half opened the whole time not being able to stop your whines.

"aw look at her, such a pretty little baby, you wanna cum on my brothers tongue? you wanna squirt on his face?" yuji darkly speak out, as he harhsly twist your nipples between his thumb and index finger, rolling it.

you glance down between your thighs to see choso already hungrily staring at you, groaning and slurping on your pussy as if he's feasting on his prey, his huge thick fingers roughly going in-out of your cunt making loud wet noises.

"cum" this is all choso needed to say before you arch your back, your thighs shake, and clear liquid comes out squirting, gushing his whole face with it, choso opens his mouth and let it land directly in his mouth as if he's drinking from a fountain of a goddess. yuji couldn't help but groan at the sight, mouth watering wanting to taste your juice too.

as you limblessly lay down, not having the energy to move a muscle after all the teasing, your boyfriend pick you up and make you lay down on his chest, as he coo at you, showering your face with kisses- you were about to relax into his embrace but you feel his huge cock, rub on your pussy and make it's way inside of you- you whimper.

"shhh it's okay, it's okay leme keep my cock warm and good inside of your pretty little pussy yea?" itadori whispers next your ear, sucking on the tender spot on your neck, you feel chosos huge hands grab your ass and roughly lift you and slam you down his brothers cock, you gasp- he didn't leave any room for you to breath as he keep repeating the process, shoving you up-down, as he lean in, his chest on your back.

"you like that? is my little brothers cock filling you good?" he whispers next to your right ear, trailing his nose down your neck, as yuji suck on your bouncing nipples- clearly to lost in your pussy to keep on what his brother is doing.

you stiffen once you feel a cold metal on your asshole, not quite sure what it is, you don't realize what it is till you feel the warm, twitching cock of choso- it was a piercing, choso had a piercing on his cock. he slowly spread your cheeks, and circle your hole with his cock, before he gently start making his way in, tearing through your ass.

"fuck she got even more tighter fuck fuck fuck" you glance down at your boyfriend he was rocking his hips up your pussy, fucked out his mind, this sight of him was such a turn on that you lean down to suck on his lips, while making clear access for choso to shove his entire cock in.

you choke not being able to breath, " to- to much to much to much" you cry out crawling your nails on yuji chest trying to escape his brothers cock that teared into your ass. choso laughs darkly- it was the first time you heared him laughing before he grabs your hips and shoved you towards him.

"you can't run little pet, now you're finally mine i won't ever let you go" he roughly grabs your hair and slams into you, ignoring your cry out, itadori grabs your chin, leading your lips to his, as he keeps humping up your pussy.

you were so filled that you think both of their cocks might come out your nose, your mind was fuggy to much pleasure on your body, all you could think about was their massive cocks, thoughts only circling around dick, dick, dick, dick.

"we going to cum inside of both of yours holes baby, fill you in so so so so good" itadori whine, as he spills his warm white liquid inside of you- you can feel his thighs shaking, eyes crossed so fucked out. just like you were.

"now it's my turn" choso groans out before he fills your tight ass, not stopping till every single drop was inside of you. you soon follow him squirting on yujis cock helpsly being sandwiched by both of them.

"round 2?" itadori grins.

₊˚ʚ ᗢ₊˚✧ end ₊˚ʚ ᗢ₊˚✧ ﾟ

[greyskyflowers]

The idea of hell having a claim on Edwin's soul is such a fun avenue to explore. There's a lot of ways I like to think that could manifest.

Personally, I like the idea of the claim mark being inked around his throat like a tattoo, the whole way around it like a collar. It's why he wears his shirt buttoned up all the way and his bow tie all the time.

Something in another language or comprised of runes or other designs that indicate his soul is claimed, but it just looks wrong. There's no good way to describe it but even someone who didn't know it was a claim from hell would be unsettled by it.

And Charles hates it from the first time he sees it.

Especially the more he gets to know Edwin, the more it really sinks in how wrong the whole thing is.

And because the universe apparently just loves to fuck with Edwin, it also hurts. Ghosts can't bleed but sometimes it just kind of oozes a thick black liquid. It will burn, similar to the way iron burns, and it itches. Edwin will mindlessly scratch at it to the point where he'd be bleeding if he was living.

When he's in hell, it manifests as a actual iron collar. It's the same collar each time he comes back after being killed so it's rusted with old blood and forms jagged edges, ripping into the skin while it burns. When he scratches at it, he digs at the skin until it bleeds and sometimes further.

Edwin did not tell Charles about the physical collar. That might have been a misstep on his part, however in his defense he wasn't planning on ending up back in hell or Charles being in hell with him at any point.

So Charles, who's already burning with worry and rage, finds Edwin and learns what actually happens to him down here and finds out the whole time Edwin is collar like a dog... well. It doesn't go well.

Charles wants it off. The mark was bad enough but now he's got an actual fucking collar?

He wants it off Edwin. He wants it off right now. But there's no seam on the collar, it's like it was welded on. It's not meant to come off and it won't, not while they're still in hell.

It's burning into Edwin's skin when he tells Charles he's in love with him and honestly, Charles can barely focus on anything except getting Edwin out of there and that stupid fucking collar smoking and drawing blood.

But he knows he doesn't want to tell Edwin he loves him back right now. Not when they're still in hell with a monster chasing them, both of them exhausted and Edwin hurt.

He'll say it after they're safe and out of hell, after that collar is gone.

He's going to hit the ground running on figuring out how to break the whole damn claim. He hadn't pushed it as much as he should have. Edwin didn't like to talk about it or call attention to it and Charles respected that. He shouldn't have. He should have pushed it because even if Edwin only had the physical collar in hell, he still had the mark constantly.

Charles had spent many nights glaring at it, nights where it was just them in the office and Edwin actually let himself relax, undoing the buttons on his shirt until the mark was visible. His attention would always end up being drawn back to the mark, Edwin too focused on other things to notice.

If he said anything, or even got caught staring at it, he knew Edwin would snap shut. He wouldn't ever let it show again and he deserves a place to be able to relax and not worry about it. Plus, Charles knows that sometimes the mark is sensitive enough that the clothing rubbing against it makes it raw, being able to expose the mark and let it air out was a relief.

The claim gets pushed to the side with everything else that happens but when Charles gets Edwin off the table Esther had made, to torture him and Charles was rapidly coming to the conclusion that he was more than okay being incredibly violent if it means people will leave Edwin and him alone, the mark is dark and black liquid is rolling down his skin in big drips.

He's ready to get Crystal involved by the time they're finally back in the office, even though he knows Edwin has no desire for her to see or know about the curse, but things actually start to go their way.

They're given the okay to stay together and keep solving cases, and Edwin doesn't have to worry about going back to hell.

They're giving the night nurse some shit, welcoming her to the agency with tongue in cheek comments when she mentions something about the cursed claim and both of them straighten up.

It's nothing concrete, but it's worth a shot. Charles feels a little bad for flinging her off the cliff at the lighthouse because there must be something good in her for her to give them this. She could have said nothing and they never would have even thought to ask her.

She can't promise it will work and she doesn't even know if it's the right information but it gives them a place to start and that's more than enough.

Once your soul has been cursed and claimed in such a way, especially by something like hell, it can't ever be completely free again. Something with the makeup of the soul being altered. Ownership of the claim must be transferred to someone else, it isn't broken just shifted.

So, in the end, the only thing that can transfer a claim on a soul like Edwin's is a stronger claim.

Charles is like fucking finally. He's ready to rip Edwin's soul out of everyone else's hands at this point. No one's got a stronger claim on Edwin than him and he'll fight hell to prove it if he needs to.

And honestly, Edwin can't think of anyone else he'd want to have it.

The spell for the transfer works and the mark changes completely. The dark ink lightens to a off grey silver color that's hardly visible unless you look right at it. The edges of the letters/runes/shapes go from jagged and sharp to curved and soft.

The mark doesn't hurt, ooze black, burn, or itch anymore. In fact, Edwin would argue that it's warm, like it's trying to soothe more than anything else.

He would almost say it's pretty.

Charles gets a version of it on his wrist, wrapped around it like a bracelet. It shows more on him with his skin color and Edwin would say it's pretty.

Maybe it's sensitive and touching it on each other feels good. So Charles gets in the habit of brushing his hands over Edwin's throat and petting at the mark. Edwin gets in the habit of grabbing Charles's wrist and holding it, fingers soothing over the mark and the soft skin of Charles's inner wrist.

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Idk just fun thoughts 🤷‍♀️