#oh ghoti

[jezunya]

"Ssshut up," Crowley hisses, not bothering to unslump himself from the tabletop. "You're in love with a human, you don't get an opinion."

"Better a human than a loyalist," Sherlock sniffs, and that gets Crowley to jerk his head up.

"Oi! He's not— I mean, he wasn't—"

"He was, then he wasn't, then he was again," Sherlock singsongs, before turning serious. "Once a good little loyal subject of Heaven, always one. Face it, the very fact that he hasn't Fallen means that he will always go back to them."

Crowley cradles his head in his hands, feeling far too drunk for this, or perhaps not nearly drunk enough. "That's not… He wasn't…"

A little tidbit of a scene from a much, much larger AU that I'm honestly not sure will ever get written in earnest, but that has been a project @sheliesshattered and I have circled back to many times over the years

This is post s2 of Good Omens and… somewhere in the BBC Sherlock timeline, probably post s2 but s3 & s4 don't really work with this au. Set in the universe of Tim Powers' novel Declare, though I'm hoping to write this such that you don't have to have read the book (but it certainly helps). Sherlock (and Mycroft, and others) are another form of Fallen Angel who have remained earthbound rather than ever joining Hell, and Sherlock & Crowley are ofc frenemy drinking buddies

More under the cut

For anyone who has read it: After the end of Declare, Andrew & Elena retired somewhere in the UK together, taking on the very common name of Watson. They settled down and had a couple of kids. Twins, in fact. Almost like one person split in two, you might say. Which they try not to be too freaked out about, but also they're really tempting fate when they name the kids Harriet and John, after Harry St John Philby. John (and Harry, to some extent) grows up to follow in his parents' footsteps, including certain secret missions in the mountains of Afghanistan. When he's invalided home, he assumes Declare has no more use for him, until he is contacted once more to be a 'special assistant' on one of their higher-level projects here at home in London, at which point he is assigned to shadow Sherlock & assist him in any way he might need. John doesn't know exactly what Sherlock is, at first, but he's weirdly reminded of some of his parents' stories of 'Our Stepmother' in the USSR, and he's about to learn that Operation Declare is a lot deeper, older, and closer to home than he ever imagined.

That's the starting point of Part 1 of this AU.

For those who haven't read Declare: Sherlock (and Mycroft, and others) are a different sort of Fallen Angel, who never joined Hell after falling from Heaven, but rather made a home wherever they could on Earth, becoming known as nature spirits, fae, djinn, etc. (Djinn is the most commonly used term in the universe of Declare, so that's the terminology John uses, and they are explicitly stated to be fallen angels.) They've been neutral in the Heaven vs Hell war, tho Heaven definitely views them as enemies and Hell views them as… frenemies? Enemy of my enemy? Not worth bothering with? They are largely free agents, with some different powers & limitations compared to angels and demons, since they don't have the power concentration/strength in numbers of either Heaven or Hell behind them, and their own schisms and internal power struggles, separate from anything to do with Heaven and Hell.

Part 2 of the au would be after Crowley and Aziraphale fend off the apocalypse in GO s1 and become free agents themselves. Suddenly, Sherlock has a couple of rogue agents, formerly of Heaven and Hell, in his city, where before they were Officially Posted There, so he (mostly) would avoid them, though he and Crowley have definitely crossed paths before. Those two are very much frenemies, especially since the Notpocalypse. (John, for his part, has largely come to terms with the whole djinn thing. He is not happy to learn about angels and demons in the truer sense, though.)

And this scene here? IDK, Part 3, I guess, but maybe just a little aside for Crowley angst after GO s2, maybe not a whole fic, until/unless there's some interesting fodder for this au in GO s3, thwarting the second coming with Sherlock & John in tow maybe… (and Crowley and Aziraphale having to figure out their relationship while the other supernatural entity/ies around them already have their shit together)

[sea-creature-tournaments]

Paces, Light of the Dhoti propaganda:

An astral dumbo octopus and one of the key tuners to the archetype. Plus they’re just darn cute as a little squishy guy.

Octillery propaganda:

Just look at him.

[yugiohcardsdaily]

Keaf, Murk of the Ghoti

"If a Fish monster is on the field: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to your opponent's field (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of those monsters and 1 of your banished Level 6 or lower Fish monsters; banish both that opponent's monster and this card, and if you do, Special Summon your targeted monster. During the Standby Phase of the next turn after this card was banished: You can Special Summon this banished card. You can only use each effect of 'Keaf, Murk of the Ghoti' once per turn."

[ultimate-character-design]

The 2nd Character Design Tournament

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more!

Queen Chrysalis | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

“I just think her design is neat. I like how sharp and dark it is.”

Paces, Light of the Ghoti | Yugioh

“Based on a dumbo octopus, they combine astral elements to the marine creature to create an otherworldly blob with enough odd charm to help it be…well, cute.”

[ygoartreviews]

Ghoti of the Deep Beyond

I thought maybe the name of this archetype was a reference to ghosts (considering that this monster looks ethereal and ghostly), but it's actually a reference to one of those fucked up ways to spell "fish." Which is why all of these guys are fish (or fish adjacent, like this guy). It doesn't explain the otherworldly look they went for, but that's okay, because it's still really cool and beautiful regardless. This monster specifically evokes eldritch creatures to me. That probably has to do with the multitude of glowing yellow eyes, serpentine body, and the fact that it's clearly floating through the void of space. Somehow. Man, I think I just really love the celestial void colors present along the length of this monster's body. Idk if those rocks are supposed to be part of its body or part of the background though.

Rating: 10/10

[nushiyama]

Sacabambaspis, Sucker of the ghoti

[hug-kiss-marry-kill]

[yugioh-puns]

“Ghoti of the Deep Beyond” is named after ghoti, a humorous alternate spelling of the word fish. Additionally, this name is fitting due to this card’s Fish typing.

[ygo-monster-type-tournament]

Round 3b, Match 4: Yubel vs. Ghoti!

Yubel // Ghoti of the Deep Beyond

[starrylemon]

One of my friends gave me this wonderful idea-

[sunsetcougar]

Hear me out, vaggie leaves right? She gets 'kicked out' right?? So like, there's only 199 of them now-

So Sera decides to make another exrocist to make it even and makes BISH, making beer the actual youngest out of EVERYONE and she gets thrown in with ghosi and whoever else is in her sister group thing, whoch is why their a group of 4 instead of 3

I love that!! So because Charlie got attached and wanted Ghoti (pronounced Fish) to live, I shifted around the groupings a bit. Bish’s group now consists of them, Wish, and Dish.

I can see Bish being created and Wish and Dish taking them under their wings and bringing them into their sibling group, since they’re the youngest two exorcists besides Bish. They didn’t want to leave their new little sibling floundering and trying to find a place among groups that had been established for over a century.

Oh that only makes the hotel battle worse. Bish only being three years old and being shoved into a life or death fight where both Wish and Dish are killed right in front of them.

They’re alone. They don’t have anyone else in the flock. They’re all over a century old, they’re just three. They don’t fit without Wish and Dish. Thats why they get forgotten the way they do. The rest of the flock are far more concerned with the people they’ve been with for over a century than the one they’ve barely known three years.

[celestianstars]

👻 - Tell a creator a fic, line, image, anything they've created that has stuck with you. (from all treats no tricks)

In my daydreams, I'm in slinky cabaret gear, dancing for the watchful eyes of Alfred in The Gentleman. Love that world you've created, thank you for sharing it with us.

Oh my gosh! This made me smile to see, thank you Ghoti!!! 🫶🏾✨

“The watchful eyes of Alfred” is SO TRUE ahh not me giggling and kicking my feet

But I am also forever daydreaming about being dressed in beautiful costumes and dancing for Mr. Pennyworth and it means sooo much that you remembered my little story and love it so much 🥺😍 it’s one of the more special pieces of writing I’ve ever worked on so I get excited af to talk about it!

I have so loved building the world of The Gentleman and I’m glad to share it with such incredible readers and fellow writers such as yourself! Thank you again for this, gonna be smiling all evening lol

[yugiohcardsdaily]

Psiics, Moonlight of the Ghoti

"If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Fish monster from your Deck to your hand, except 'Psiics, Moonlight of the Ghoti', then banish 1 Fish monster from your hand or face-up field. If this card is banished: You can banish 1 Fish monster from your hand, GY, or face-up field, except 'Psiics, Moonlight of the Ghoti': Special Summon this card. You can only use each effect of 'Psiics, Moonlight of the Ghoti' once per turn."

[ultimate-character-design]

The 2nd Character Design Tournament

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more!

Shinobu Kocho | Demon Slayer

[No propaganda submitted]

Paces, Light of the Ghoti | Yugioh

“Based on a dumbo octopus, they combine astral elements to the marine creature to create an otherworldly blob with enough odd charm to help it be…well, cute.”

[foundfamilyhq]

[fyeahygocardart]

adAMAncipator

As promised (albeit belated), here’s a compilation of sorts of questions I’ve received

1) Favorite...

a) Summoning Mechanic

The easiest of the “favorite” questions by far to answer. Fusion Summoning for life.

b) Archetype

Where the heck to even begin...This is by no means an encompassing list, but among my top ones from skimming Yugipedia’s list, would probably be Elemental HERO, Shark, Blue-Eyes, Superheavy Samurai, Skull Servant, Six Samurai, Fluffal, Resonator, Lightsworn, SPYRAL, U.A., Predaplant, Ojama, Gouki, and Ghoti.

c) Competitive archetype

At least of somewhat recently competitive decks, I am a fan of Branded Despia (Fusion Summoning of course). As far as competitive decks that have come out over the last year (though I haven’t played any of them myself), I am a fan of the art for Runick, Spright, and Tearlaments.

d) Archetype’s art

Again, this is near impossible. Just some that immediately pop-out in skimming the list of archetypes (of names that I have not yet mentioned already above): P.U.N.K. (probably my favorite over the last year), Libromancer, Vaylantz, Ice Barrier, Gishki, Myutant, Suship, The Weather, Ogdoadic, Noble Knight, Melffy, Shaddoll....Seriously, the list goes on and on.

2) Favorite monster/monster art

Again, this is probably impossible to answer, both overall and from card art perspective. My cop-out answer would be, as far as what card I have the most attachment to, would probably be Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman, as I pulled an Ultimate Rare copy from Elemental Energy from a pack from my local card shop. Ultimate Rare Mobius the Frost Monarch would also be up there as well...And Kazuki Takahaski’s arts are absolutely fantastic to the surprise of no one.

3)Reason for Deepsea Shark

Certainly not my favorite card art of all time (though I do like it), but it’s a Shark and I liked the color scheme of it and it fit the color scheme I had for the blog, so it stuck. I have considered switching it to Man-Eating Black Shark (which similarly fits the color scheme), but out of habit, I have kept it.

4) Do you play Yu-Gi-Oh! online?

I do, yes. Took a while, but finally got into Master Duel on the Switch. I tend to play it in spurts here and there among other games (recently between re-playing the Bayonetta series before starting the 3rd game probably this coming week and playing Pokemon Violet).