#not Mons related

[mons-immortalium-if]

Hello dear writer!

I am so incredibly intrigued by your story, and even more so by reading all the asks and answers! 🥰

Would you mind sharing something about yourself? How old are you, what are your interests and what kind of IF stories do you enjoy reading? ❤️

Ps. I will most likely mention this many times, but I can't wait to read the demo! 🤩

Best wishes,

- Joes

Aaaaw Thank you so much! It’s always so amazing to hear people are excited for what I write ♡ Hope I won’t disappoint! I’am trying hard to release the first chapter this week, but man are the days passing by so quickly. About me... East European, recently engaged, mother of a black house panther. I just turned 30 last week, but I’m still a teen at heart and mind. Nothing will ever stop me from reading fantasy and sci-fi and playing video games. °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

As for other IFs, anything fantasy/ sci-fi really. But it’s gotta have at least a dash of romance in it too :)) I doubt most of you will not have heard of these, they are quite popular and they deserve all the praise! But in case you haven't, I added the links to them ♡ I think like most of us I started with Wayhaven and Fallen Hero, those are still some of my favorites. The Nameless and Fields of Asphodel are some other pretty big IFs that most of you probably already know of.

Attollo - Ya’ll most likely know this one too, but it might be my favourite IF out there. The sheer amount of dedication and lore is on another level. Still can’t decide between Operator and Dreamwalker. The Night Market - I can’t even remember how I found this one, but I did one night and then it was morning when I finished my first playthrough. It’s such a unique idea and so beautifully written and Milo has my heart. Novaturient - A spy action comedy where MC is the handler of the most charming spy. But then there’s also Noah, the villain, and I AM SO TORN. Bonus, Ella, she’s the sweetest human. Vendetta - Mafia with superpowers. Need I say more? Another IF where I have an OC for all the ROs. Also super detailed world and lore. Golden - Oh, look, another IF where all the ROs are precious and I LOVE them all. It’s got vampire, demigod/goddess, werewolf and witch/warlock, all wrapped up nicely in intrigue and mystery. The King's Hound - Arthurian IF, but MC is a badass warrior! I was sure I’d go for Arthur, but then I read that Yniol is 6’6” (2.00m) and I was like, Arthur Who? Will break that arranged marriage real quick :)) The Porthecrawl Witness - An absolute gem. I want to know what will happen to Asher so badly :(( But also Stacy has my heart.

I have so many on my TBR list tho @_@ and so little time and energy :(

[mswyrr]

This moment shapes how I interpret where they will go in season 3. In the book, Rhaenyra relies increasingly on Mysaria as her advisor as the war continues. Including during some of the darkest chapters of her reign. I can see the seeds of that here - Rhaenyra committing to a path of taking and holding power by any means necessary and Mysaria supporting her in that, believing that it is justified by the kind of queen Rhaenyra will be (and their apparently now shared belief that the gods have chosen Rhaenyra - very significant that they're on the same page religiously in that, or that Mysaria is choosing to say that she shares that view. With Dae/mon's visions and commitment to Rhaenyra as the ruling queen, that makes three people on this "team" who are all in on mystical fanaticism).

I think it's important that, despite Rhaenyra and Dae/mon's reunion in a prior scene, it is Mysaria who Rhaenyra shares her doubts and moral discomfort with. It is her opinion alone that has that weight. This is due, I believe, both to Mysaria's own history as a low born woman who has suffered due to that, her advocacy for the smallfolk, her support and loyal validation of Rhaenyra, and the long-term fractures of trust in his judgment Rhaenyra had with D/aemon over young Jaehaerys' murder and their prior disagreements over who will "rule" in that relationship.

Rhaenyra is Rhaenyra - she has always craved love and will not deny herself any connection that sustains and comforts her. But I think that, going forward, the "lady wife" role Mysaria can play to her [a role that, as I've argued before in this meta, Rhaenyra seems to crave in her life and has since her youthful bond with Alicent] will be vital to shoring her up, intellectually and emotionally, and that Mysaria's strategic thinking will be important to her as well.

Their bond will be an essential one for Rhaenyra going forward, imo, based on s2 and the book info. I hope the studio is brave enough to let the queerness of that bond be clear as the story continues.

[fisheito]

i wanted to see altaria rei then i started goofin around

[cherrycokedup]

hiiii!! if you’re still doing the ♫+characters asks, may i ask what songs you’d pick for ♫+will from nevermore and ♫+willspero?? :0 i hope ur having a nice day :)

KISS ME ANON I'VE BEEN WAAAAAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAKE MY HAND IN MARRIAGE!

ahem anyways! The name of the songs are gonna be highlighted and will link to the song on spotify! + the line that most makes me think of them!

For Will:

Partner in Crime - Madilyn Mei

"You do the talking Sew up my mouth if I can't keep it closed"

Your Protector - Fleet Foxes

"You walk along the stream Your head caught in a waking dream"

Call them Brothers - Regina Spektor

"Over and over they call us their friends Can't we find something else to pretend? Like nobody's won and we're safe at the end"

Life Itself - Glass Animals

"Daddy was dumb, said that I'd be something special Brought me up tough but I was a gentle human"

For Willspero:

Mama's Boy - Dominic Fike

"Half of my heart is in your chest I'm not a mama's boy I'd go see Italy I'd go see Tuscany If you could come with me"

Cold Cold Cold - Cage the Elephant

"Doctor, can you help me 'cause something don't feel right? Something don't feel right Something just ain't right"

Not the Ghost - The Crane Wives

"Escape; we collect mistakes I will carry them home Carry them home"

It will come back - Hozier

"Don't let me in with no intention to keep me Jesus Christ, don't be kind to me Honey, don't feed me, I will come back"

(OOC but self indulgently,) Boyfriend - Dove Cameron "I don't need to tell you twice All the ways he can't suffice If I could give you some advice I would leave with me tonight"

Bonus:

this one line from Trouble by Cage the Elephant

"Everywhere I look, I catch a glimpse of you I said it was love and I did it for life I didn't do it for you"

[cavydude]

The Spiriter Week reboot is officially underway!

help how do I do a kickoff post?

Today officially marks one year since the release of the remaster, so let's celebrate by trying to post something Baten Kaitos related every day this week!

Big thanks in advance to everyone who participates, even if it's just one little drawing or fic or whatever! The goal is to just get some content out there about these games.

[clownkiwi]

looking thru that list of pokemon from early gen 2 builds from the last gigaleak back in 2020 and im surprised this thing never crossed my path. because this absolutely wouldve been my fave cut gen 2 mon & i totally wouldve made lgbt pfps for them like i did with beta baby yoshi or koonya (early meowth pre-evo)

[brownbirdtown]

Greymon Paint-bbs oekaki warmup

[andorshitdaily]

Hi(?? Idk how to start, so I’ll just say random stuff as it pops up in my mind 👀 *clears throat*

I LOVE MON 💖 SHE’S SO CUTE TwT ♥️ she’s like adhakdjaldjakds 🥺 AHHHHHHHHHHHH ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ 

I love how brave she is, she’s not afraid of speaking up her mind, defending what she believes in, leaving everything behind to lead the rebellion (I still wanna know how she went from Andor hairstyle to her classic hairdo)

Yeaah, sure… she’s not perfect, she had to take some hard/questionable decisions, but hey! “The rebellion comes first, we take what’s left” I think she knows that if she doesn’t, there won’t be a rebellion to fight for?

Now, as a woman worshipper 😏

She’s so beautiful TwT I love how elegant she is, it’s just so natural, I really love her white outfits, they really compliment her♥️,  her haaaaair :q____ I like all hair colors but for some reason I’m a sucker for gingers 👀 and those ocean eyes 🥺

I hope she gets the love she deserves and gets divorced from Perrin 😒 (lemme dream, right? XD) 

Anyways, love you Mon 💖 our beautiful rebel💖💖💖 

And happy anniversary to the blog!!  Love u all!!💖

-

^ wonderful Mon appreciation by @beladonna02 !! thank you!!!

[little-honeypie]

Iss my birfday and it's NOT total shit!! Things get better fr!!

I'm 20 and I feel weird about it but hey I had a great day.

[cruelviolence]

Lettre à toi 💌

Je ne sais pas pourquoi tu es dans mes pensées mais je sais pas pourquoi tu es toujours dans mon cœur. Je parcours mes rêves et dans certains rêves je te vois. Peu importe où que tu sois, j’espère que tu es heureux en ce moment, que tu trouves ton bonheur. Certes je ne t’ai jamais croisé mais tu apparaît comme un flash.

J’espère qu’un jour je te rencontrerai, que nos âmes se rencontrent pour déclencher la flamme de nos corps. Je veux pouvoir t’embrasser lentement, te caresser et te regarder comme si je te voyais pour la première fois. Tu n’es seulement qu’un rêve mais apparemment les rêves peuvent se réaliser il faut juste patienter et attendre mon tour. Je n’ai jamais été l’amoureuse de quelqu’un jusqu’à que tu rentres dans mes pensées. Je préfère de ne pas m’attacher à toi pour ne pas me faire de faux scénarios. Si tu n’es pas un cœur à prendre en ce moment je le comprendrais car je ne suis pas celle qui tu attendais. Mais j’espère croiser ton chemin un jour et savoir si mon cœur avait raison. Je ne sais pas encore si c’est réciproque mais pour l’instant ce sont ces mots là.

Ce n’est juste des mots et pas des actions. Si seulement je pouvais voler ton cœur pour que tu m’appartienne comme une dernière pièce de puzzle. Il me manque une dernière pièce et c’est toi. Je ne sais pas pourquoi c’est toi, mais tu es l’élu de mon cœur. J’attendrais le jour où je croiserai ton chemin. Mais en ce moment ton cœur déjà pris donc il est temps que je t’efface dans mes pensées et que je continuerai ma route. Comme si tu n’existais pas, que tu es un inconnu pour moi. Elle doit être tellement chanceuse de t’avoir j’aimerais être à sa place, de me réveiller à tes côtés, de t’entendre ta voix tous les jours comme un remède magique. Je veux être elle mais il n’y aura plus personne qui sera moi. Je vais rester être moi et t’attendre peu importe les heures, les mois et les années j’attendrai le moment venu.

[funny-aneurysm]

GAP THE SERIES - Episode 3 [x]

[heretodefyfate]

anyone know how to creat your own crest?

[minty-bubblegum]

I NEED to be back on top 2. I NEED TO.

You after finding you're still in third

[aparticularbandit]

Junko's Pokémon team doesn't even have a type; it's just all bears.

....

Monokuma should be a Pancham, huh? And maybe Junko as rival starts out with a Pancham and just slowly collects all of the baby bears.

....

I feel like the Legendaries should also be Monokuma and Monomi BUT the idea of the main Legendaries actually being Urshifu and whichever version you get, Junko gets the other one?

[huntunderironskies]

Still thinking about how high level competitive play (as inspired by VGC stuff) would transfer over to actual real-life Pokemon. I think the biggest nuance is that you'd have to make sure that the Pokemon in double battles like...actually get along and work well together. The overwhelming majority of Pokemon at least seem to generally be social creatures so presumably they could pack bond with each other, but I would imagine swapping out teammates is something you would have to do very sparingly, especially since training Pokemon is probably a matter of months to years. Them suddenly having to adjust to a new teammate isn't something you'd do within a competitive season since it'd throw off your game.

...Man, this just makes me want to dedicate some daydreaming time to how breeding and trading would work in a high-pressure environment. I would imagine that selling Pokemon is considered to be pretty awful, but I'm not sure if that'd stop groups from forming who'd exchange eggs amongst each other.

(Vaguely adjacent to the point: one of my favorite headcanons I ever saw in a fanfic was that Pokemon are uniquely good at learning languages, even moreso than humans, though on a species-by-species basis they might be deficient in other areas. This was supposed to account for how quickly wild Pokemon pick up on human speech and how Pokemon seem to functionally speak each others' languages. It was one of those fics that was trying to be realistic, which in Pokemon fanfic can often translate into needless over-the-top grimdarkness, but it ended up not going wholly that route. Which is good, because while I like detail-oriented realism, the super edgy "POKEMON TRAINING IS SLAVERY" or focusing super hard on violence or warfare gets dull. I'm here for befriending the magical animals/possessed machinery/trashbags and defeating bad guys or friendly rivals with the power of friendship.)

That could go a long way towards creating dark horse picks, especially since if you can't travel regularly to other regions. Free public transit...seems to be a thing, unless you're in Lumiose City in which case the cabbies will charge you, but there'd still be logistics involved and it's hard to say if cross-regional transit from areas further than Kanto and Johto (since the Goldenrod train doesn't charge) would be expensive. And, well, everything seems to indicate that the overwhelming majority of trainers don't make much money.

All that's to say that creating the same sort of perfect team comps you see in VGC wouldn't realistically be common...at all. I'm really glad we've apparently gotten past the old mentality of legendaries being literally one-of-a-kind gods, Arceus possibly notwithstanding since they seem to be capable of creating avatars of themself which gets into some rough philosophy-of-self territory, but I'd still imagine legendaries are one of those things you'd see once in a blue moon. They probably don't breed in captivity as indicated by the fact...they don't breed, which might imply that most of them are more akin to endangered species who are mostly outcompeted by Pokemon who are less specialized and capable of breeding quickly but hanging on due to just sheer power. If they are solitary that's probably not doing them any favors either.

(I also have THOUGHTS about the whole Pokemon-as-gods things and how people without a religious studies background can read it wrong since at least in Hisui and, probably, Alola they're more akin to kami and kami-as-gods-in-the-Abrahamic-sense is a vastly oversimplified view of Shinto spirituality, but that's getting into religious studies nerdery and honestly my focus area is not that so I'm not even sure if I can do the whole discussion justice.)

Point is, while it's probably super showy to pull up with a Heatran or whatever it's still another Pokemon and can lose. And they might be harder to work with training-wise. A lot of legendaries are just objectively not that good in a competitive environment strictly in the games while some "common" Pokemon are actually really good. Though, a lot of them are also really good but you'd have to find something else that can fill their niche. Someone having to work around what they'd have to get access to and both get along with themself and what would vibe with the rest of their team personality-wise is fun to think about.

I think my one difficulty is boardstate manipulation (e.g. terrain, weather, Tailwind, Trick Room, etc.) is a huge deal in competitive play and especially doubles. A lot of those show up pretty rarely in the anime and manga. Weather stuff is more common but I believe Trick Room only showed up once in the manga so that makes things a little difficult to visualize in terms of how it'd work. Unfortunately that sort of tactical manipulation of the battlefield is what I'm also the most interested in and would like to preserve in my little mental world so I'll have to keep speculating on that.

[jewishcissiekj]

Whenever I see the "that sounds like terrorism, Anakin" TCW frame I just I just I remember how the Onderon arc was like the closest thing TCW did to what the Jedi did in the Clone Wars in Legends. Yeah, they aided and trained local resistances against the separatists. It's not just a thing Anakin made up for one arc.