#oo i wanna get this skilled..

[luna-loveboop]

It's all "links meet aus" and "zeldas meet aus", but where's my "companions meet aus"?

I wanna see midna bash fi and navis heads together for annoying her

I mean can you imagine the sheer chaos of all the Zelda companions meeting and going on a journey together? They're all companions/guides! One of thems a talking hat for hylias sake how are they supposed to take initiative?

I think it'd be like Lu where they all just meet up, but can you imagine the chain just somehow finds out this happened (and twilight is just like guys I am so sorry about midna) (but they're also really oddly touched that all their friends met each other too)

Pretty sure midna would be the sort of leader, since the last time she was in a foreign world she just found the nearest dude and started ordering him around. By like halfway through twilight princess she was literally asking LINK to accompany her to get what she needed.

But like. 90% of the group would be fairies. Which can't heal. One is a talking hat who just needs a head? He can't go on midnas cause she throws him off with her magic hair, poor ezlo is just trying to keep up.

They also have these weird green shadows who come around? They don't talk, but there's a rock, a fish, a bird, and a lady who just appear and stab things and shoot wind water fire and lightning.

Also midnas really confused why wolf link just shows up and kills things every now and then (from botw amibo)

Fi is the one who can talk to Hylia and awaken memories and get guidance and information or whatever, but she only does this by ballerina dancing and the others are always pissed at her anyways "WE DONT KNOW WHAT BATTERIES ARE OR A WII REMOTE WILL YOU PLEASE GO BACK IN SWORD FORM ALREADY" "I detect there is a 90% chance you need a key to open this door" "wow. Your perception is unparalleled fi."

Also there's a boat. A boat. Who is also good at taking charging since he's a king, which causes some friction between him and midna, since she has to grab him by her hair to move him half the time.

And with the fairies. Again. They all offer advice mainly. And with the fairies a lot of their main role is speaking and getting attention and pitching in? They come on an intersection and there's a chorus of bells all shouting the same directions. Ezlo is trying to cover the kings ears from his place on the boats head

Also there's this ghost/spirit of Zelda that everyone just feels REALLY strong loyalty to. But she's just like this kid who wants her body back?! They try to protect her but she can turn into a purple knight and stab things so there's that. I think there's also some animal companions from ooa/oos so.

Side quests are nonexistent they don't care about a village or gathering frogs for a kid they are there to save the world on a mission linear plot it is

And it's interesting because you have so many of them who just vanish and then appear to give loud advice. All at once. And the fighting skills basically fall to those weird green shadows that shoot various elements and fight and randomly disappear. Midna and spirit Zelda can fight, and Fi can too (kind of like how she fights as a sword in hyrule warriors). Also up to you if midna is drop dead gorgeous or devilish imp.

By the end they find whatever enemy so they can go back and midna is so pissed by this point that she hears the word "batteries" from Fi and goes full on fused shadow and just obliterates the jerk

***I have not played all the games so do not know or understand all of the companions and probably got some stuff wrong

Bonus: there is a child in a village named Link who does not have the spirit of the hero. He is stalked for three days until Fi decides his vibes are off and they all stop telling him he's the chosen one

[fullsunised]

ɴᴄᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ¹² : ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴋᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇs

. ★彡 genre: fluff?

. ★彡 trigger warnings: mentions of sex, kissing, undressing and swear words

. ★彡 requests open

. ★彡 a/n: for this the kdrama I'm imagining is like nevertheless or sm like that, but feel free to imagine any you lot want.

❝ 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒚𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉, 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕? ❞

╰─▸ ❝ 愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐋𝐄𝐄 ] ࿐ྂ

bro is stressed. course, you told him the kdrama you will be acting was for mature audiences. but nah nothing would've prepared him for this. you two would be cuddling each other, watching your drama which you were against watching.

he's gonna awkwardly fiddle with his fingers, giggling uncomfortably when a kiss scene pops up, or when the male lead and you are so desperate to get them clothes off.  you'd be sitting there wondering what it would take for you to escape this situation.

After finishing it, he's definitely gonna commend you for the acting skills, and he's gonna make jokes about the mature scenes in the show, because in a way mark is open minded I suppose.

╰─▸ ❝愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐔𝐍 𝐇𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐆 ] ࿐ྂ

boy is side eyeing you the whole time. you two would be on the couch, watching your latest drama on Netflix, when he'd realise this was the one with the most kiss scenes you've ever done.

he's just looking at you like 'did you for real shoot all this' vibes. definetly let's you forward some scenes like the ones that get extreme just so he doesn't have to think about someone else touching this girl, even if it was just for acting.

honestly dou, he loves the story line a lot and praises you for picking a good drama, and for your acting. although later he's gonna play those scenes you skipped when he's all alone.

╰─▸ ❝愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐉𝐄𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐄 ] ࿐ྂ

laughing. he doesn't really mind because he knows it's all acting in the end. he'd ask you stories about behind the scenes, how many times you had to retake a specific scene and all that.

gonna have them 'oo' eyes when there is a subtle sex scene showing up on the screen. would look at you to see your reaction, and chuckle when you are busy hiding your face in your hands.

in all honesty he wouldn't actually mind, although he'd probably later just fuck you or sm like that later, just because he can. definetly commends you for the acting and the skills you put into the show.

╰─▸ ❝愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐄 ] ࿐ྂ

dramatic asf. he probably already stumbled upon a few clips online on twt or sm but when he's actually watching it boy is gonna be so over the top, you'd groan every single time he'd say something stupid.

is probably the type to clean your lips after watching a kiss scene because he wants the main lead's sense of you. boy is gonna be so over the top, like gasping everytime there is a kiss, or even holding his heart when there is like a subtle sex scene.

he'd even forget about the story line, because the only thing clouding his mind rn are the numerous scenes in a single drama. would be whining and shit, asking you to not do dramas like this again.

╰─▸ ❝愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐉𝐀𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐀 ] ࿐ྂ

uh..he'd be supportive but whiny as well. latching onto your arm the whole time, just to tell himself you are here not kissing someone else. uh, he's probably just watching your reaction more than the show.

'can't believe you did all this' type of expression all over his face, you're stressed out about all this making him upset but he's understanding. but anyways, it doesn't take him less than a few episodes until he gets invested into the show.

slaps your arm so much, like 'what is happening next', he's so curious he treats it like someone else is the lead actress and not you, but later he's drowning you in kisses cause he's impressed by your acting , and cause he's jealous of them kisses in the show.

╰─▸ ❝ 愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐋𝐄 𝐙𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆] ࿐ྂ

he doesn't even wanna watch it but because of his members who keep sending him reels and tiktoks, bro is stressed. he doesn't wanna point it out and make it seem like he's uptight about it considering how you told him you were gonna act in one.

he's smiling of course everytime someone is talking about how good it is, or when his fans mention it everytime he goes live but boi knows he will never truly watch that show mostly cause he doesn't want to see you kiss someone else.

you would bring it up just to make fun of him, and bro is fuming, not the angry type but the jealous type, hitting your arm for teasing him and stuff. in the end, he decides to give it a try, and truly he loves the story.

╰─▸ ❝ 愛 . . . ⇢ ˗ˏˋ [ 𝐉𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊 ] ࿐ྂ

he pretends to be busy, like very just so that he can say he doesn't have time to watch your show, but uh uh he's secretly following the whole show. boy is gonna be overthinking the whole time. he is suffering internally wondering if he should bring it up or no.

gonna give you the cold shoulder for sure. not because he doesn't want you to act, but because he's just jealous about how your fans are shipping you and the main lead. you'd notice it, text his members and then finally confront him.

leave the poor boy alone he has a hard time communicating his feelings, anyways, after you reassure him how all of that is a show and nothing else, you'd start watching the show together.

FULLSUNISED.

[themirokai]

now I wanna know- why isn't drinking water free in the US?

Hi there friend! Thanks very much for taking the bait from this post. Buckle up, this is a long one.

If you want to put out a cistern and collect rainwater and use that, congratulations! Your water is free! Plus the cost of maintaining your cistern and keeping it clean. If you’re lucky enough to live somewhere with a high enough water table to have a well, then your water is also free + the cost of the well and well maintenance.

But if you want water to come out of your tap on demand and you can’t or don’t want to maintain a cistern and you can’t or don’t want to have a well… you need public water!

How do we get public water? Well, a government entity (usually. there are some private utilities, but that’s a different post. I have strong feelings) has rights to take water out of a river or a lake, or they have a reservoir, or they have access to an aquifer. Then they have to transport the water out of the source. This generally requires aqueducts or massive pipes, which are expensive and need to be maintained, which is also expensive. The pipe leading out of one of my utility’s reservoirs is 12 feet in diameter.

Does the water go directly from the source to your home? Nope! It gets piped to a water filtration plant! The process of modern water filtration is complicated but it involves both physical and chemical treatment to make sure the water isn’t carrying any parasites, harmful bacteria, or pollutants and it has the right pH. Not only are these filtration plants extremely expensive to build and maintain but the process of operating them is extremely expensive, both in terms of hiring skilled staff and having appropriate materials for the filters and chemical treatment.

After the treated water (called “finished water” in the biz) is ready it does get piped to your house.

If you use public water, do you know where your local water filtration plant is? No? That probably means it’s not in your immediate neighborhood, which probably means it’s several miles or more away. To get to your house, the water needs to travel through an extensive pipe network. These pipes are smaller but they have to remain pressurized so that no contaminants can get into the water on its way to your house. But pipes break! Especially if you live somewhere with a freeze/thaw cycle. Maintaining this pipe network is, you guessed it, expensive! It requires materials and extremely skilled workers who perform in very very difficult conditions. Plus lots of engineering to keep the whole system pressurized even when one part of it breaks. Oh, and you know what lots of pipes were made out of in the early 20th century? Lead! So all around the country utilities need to make extensive and costly infrastructure upgrades because now we know lead pipes are really freaking bad.

Okay, so you get the basic picture. And I haven’t even gotten into Safe Drinking Water Act compliance, but most of that happens at the filtration plant. Oo! Or desalinization because some utilities pull their water from the sea and need to take the salt out. I know basically nothing about this except that it is likely complicated and expensive to do at scale.

This is essentially why I get frustrated by people who argue “why should we pay for something that falls out of the sky?” Because finished water doesn’t fall from the sky and it sure as hell doesn’t fall from the sky into your faucet. (Side note: as a public utility official I have been screamed at by the “it falls from the sky” people. A thing I like about the private sector is that people scream at me a lot less.)

Now, there is a very strong argument to be made that because water is necessary for human life, it should be provided by the government for free to everyone. And just like the costs of roads or public education, this should be part of the public budget and paid for by taxes and no one should have a water bill. I don’t disagree with this. I’m sure that’s how it’s done in some countries.

I don’t have a well-researched answer on the history of water utilities but I do have some facts and some (very) educated conjectures. Water rights in the US are complicated (another separate post!) but they’re based on private ownership. Ever since white people came to this country people have been claiming ownership over water and charging each other money for taking water out of rivers or lakes or the ground. You can measure how much of it someone uses and charge them for it. Water is treated like a commodity because unlike other public goods, it *can* be treated like a commodity and then, you know, capitalism. Again, I’m not saying that’s right.

But as a society, if we believe that no one should have a water bill, then we need to figure out how to pay for all the very expensive steps in the process I outlined at the top. Could that just be taxes? Sure, if you have a system that supports taxes at that level. Do I believe that public funding of water infrastructure would be a fuckton better than a lot of things we use taxes for now? Absolutely! But that requires massive institutional change and this isn’t generally an issue that people know enough about to demand change.

If you read this far, congratulations! You now know more stuff about drinking water!

[monstress]

favorite 2023 korean album releases

episode1: love — soyoon

i loved her first solo album and i have been ecstatic by how much love this album has received because her skills as a songwriter just grew exponentially. what a suave, confident and powerful album. 'till the sun goes up' and 'canada' - the duality of a woman...i'm in love.

dipuc — cacophony

if you're not up to cacophony discography, i would highly recommend this album. from the first track, it was like she's immediately tucking you into her coat - crooning you an intimate sonic odyssey. the run from 'Lean Your Body On Me' to 'End' had me screaminggg. for the season, the track 'Christmas' is gorgeous.

notwitzki — beenzino

dammit...he's still good. beenzino's technical prowess has not slipped since his last release and while i was ready to be punched in the gut, this was a surprisingly tranquil listen. truly just an album perfect for a relaxing night drive with the boys, the girls, and the theys. 'Travel Again' and 'Change' are standouts to me.

pat pat — risso

if you don't find one track you can't groove to on this, you may be entitled to legal compensation. a citypop album i can't get enough of during the summer. the disco track 'SPF' and smooth r&b 'daydreamer' should've hit them to the mainstream stratosphere. it's soooo unfair how they don't have a romance kdrama ost under their belt already.

love pt. 2 — colde

starting out with my number one spotify wrapped artist. what else is there to stay...impeccably engineered k-r&b album with solid bops, an underrated featuring track ('heartbreak club' is the best track of the year to me - the reggae influence, the smoothest beat switch of the album, chan hyuk's 2000s flare rap line delivery), and a surprise cover of a korean indie classic.

sichimi — sumin

a chill, downbeat album to wind down after a long day with an ending that makes you wanna go back to the start. listen to this album just for 'Closet' where sumin and uhm jung hwa are just trying to out queen each other. obsessed.

zip — zion.t

it's been 5 years since his last release that i actually yelled when i saw the notification he released a music video because i wasn't expecting it all. as a long time fan, i loved the evolution you can see from 'oo' with the detour at 'zzz' culminating on this album. witty, eccentric and earworms galore, it's so solid. the lil ditty 'stranger' and the sweeping 'the things i love' (kim hae sol, you don't give me both a jazz solo and a choir in a track and expect it not being my immediate favorite) are gorgeous.

machine boy — silica gel

amazingggg rock album - i was blown away by the first track alone. you know they'd go so hard at concerts. also shoutout to 'machineboygong' for being a nine minute masterpiece which i recommend for you to listen at least once. it'd be remissed not to mention their latest album 'power andre 99' is astonishingly excellent as well.

no one can hunt me — joonie

my favorite experimental album of the year. if you're into electronic, this is a great listen. moody, dystopian, warped tracks that only spiral downwards to isolating madness. it's only four tracks and my fave constantly changes.

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honorable mentions: yukika's "time lapse", ashmute's 'this place no longer exists', suzanne's "new life, new mind", dpr ian's "dear insanity...", epik high's 'screen time', code kunst's 'archive 01', voyeur's 'same dream, huh yunjin's 'blessing in disguise', thmoon's 'dormant'

[deadpool15]

Youngster

While in the middle of practicing, our Manger walks in with a girl she looks young. Maybe she is a trainee. I hear my hyungs telling me to stand straight, and we introduce ourselves, waiting for the mysterious short girl to tell us who she is. "Yes, this is enhypen, I do excuse the language barrier. Only about two of the boys speak English. But we do have a translator just in case. Now, would you like to introduce yourself or?" She smiles, looking up at him. "No, it's fine, thanks. Hello everyone, my name is Wesley or Wes for short if you struggle with it. I've been told your names, though you will have to give me a moment because I'm terrible with names." Once her words are translated, we all laugh softly with her. "I'm 17 years old, I think it changes though with the weird aging system. You all have here, but I'm going to be your choreographer for this upcoming comeback. I know I'm young, so you all kinda are thinking the same thing, but I can promise you I have experience and I'm hoping to work with you." I hear her age and stand shocked, I mean, we've had dancers and choreographers, but none were as young as her.

"Well, I want to let you know that you can rest easy. Wes wouldn't be working with you if she didn't have experience. She worked with a number of artists, mainly with new jeans. Creating all their dances." My hyungs start to go up and introduce themselves personally as I sit in the back staring at her. She is really short, or maybe I'm really tall. Well, I'm taller than everyone, but you know. "HI, um, I don't know if you're shy, because well I'm shy as well I wouldn't have come up to you either, you're kinda intimidating." I hear her say, I was so lost in thought I didn't notice she had already introduced herself to all my other members already and now me. I finally look down and stare at her, realizing she is, in fact, speaking English. "I'm niki. Nice to meet you," I say as best as I can with my poor English skills. Jake hyung had been teaching me for a while, but the language never really stuck. I really gotta pay attention more.

"Hello, niki, this is weird. I could've sworn someone told me your name was riki. I don't know. I must be hearing things. But I do speak Korean, not 100% fluent, but enough to have a decent conversation. Your manager didn't really bother to ask. I heard you came up with the previous choreography for your last comeback. I watched it and it was really good. Sorry, I'm rambling and nervous." I watched her let out an entire conversation in just one breath. "My English isn't the best. I'm sorry, but I did work on the choreography, and it was alright. The fans didn't really like it, to be honest." I remember being completely crushed watching them choose the dances for everything except the one I made, even going as far to explain their dislikes with it or telling me to stick to what I know best. It was a nightmare.

"Dude, you're super talented, and to be honest, the majority of the fans that didn't like your dance were korean and low-key. I just don't wanna see you succeed. I heard you all have more international fans than korean fans anyways so it shouldn't matter." I smiled at that thought. She was really nice. "Thank you, I noticed you don't use any korean terms, you know." She hasnt addressed my age since the conversation started. I figured it was just her trying to get to know me. "Oo right, sorry, then I lowley be feeling awkward with those names. Anyways, oppa, you're a good dancer, and I look forward to working with you. Hopefully, you can help me with this choreography."

Her smile was the prettiest, my heart danced when she called me oppa. No one really does since everyone I meet is older than me. It is refreshing to talk to someone around your age. "You're younger than me, I just assumed with all your accomplishments and stuff you were way older. I mean, you've done superbowl shows and the Renaissance tour, so this is crazy. That makes you even more amazing." She looks away shyly, reaching we are the only two in the practice room now. Wow, gotta thank my hyungs for giving me this moment later. "I was born in the same year just in November, so you're like a month 1 month older, I guess. Sorry for the oppa thing, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. So many Koreans, especially guys, encourage me to say it, but I don't know. It feels weird sometimes. Just had to work really hard and take a lot of overly hard classes to graduate earlier and get here, you know." I grab her hand holding it in my own while checking to make sure she is OK with it, "I wasn't ever good at school, so I stuck to what I knew. But that makes you smart, beautiful, and talented. You can continue to call me oppa by the way, I like it."

[ejsuperstar]

Do you also avoid actually talking to people who have commissions open? Like its so hard for me to even like their posts cuz I think the only way they're gonna act towards people they don't already know is the "please buy my skills" type of professionalism. Where like they don't care about actually having a conversation more than they want the other person to commission them/want to improve their public image so more people will repost their things or commission them (at least on the blog where they advertise comms).

Essentially, it's hard to NOT feel like people who take comms only interact with others for getting more money and want to know if you feel like that too, as someone with comms open.

I don't really consider if an artist has comms open when I interact with them. In my mind I just go "yay cool art" and it doesn't even register. Of course I wouldn't consider going to them and asking for like a drawing request if they had comms open cos if I wanted them to draw me something the obvious route is to pay them (tho tbh I dont ask for drawing requests anyway). But apart from that whether an artist has comms open never really crosses my mind when I interact. As well, from my end, of course I'd love to have someone commission me, and if posting more and interacting more gets me some then great! But that is nowhere near my primary incentive for posting art. Apart from reposting my comms sheet, and maybe mentioning it if someone asks for an art request, I don't think about my commissions being open all that often when posting on tumblr. When someone interracts with my posts I dont go "Oo boy another person to potentially commission me". I think "Oo boy someone likes my art!" I'm running basically off the same mindset that I had when I didn't have commissions open. I love any and all engagement and it makes me happy to see others enjoy my art. Maybe my opinions will change once I actually get a commission (cos so far no one has actually commissioned me lol) but I doubt it, because my primary goal has never been to make money, it's been to share my art and to enjoy myself. Most the artists I'm friends with don't think this way either (at least I'm pretty sure they don't, if any of y'all wanna chime in in reblogs that'd be cool (this offer goes to artists who aren't my friends too if y'all see this, I wanna hear what everyone has to say)) and I'm pretty sure most the artists I follow don't think this way as well. Engagement is cool but its not a means to an end At the end of the day though, I can't actually speak for other artists, because as much as I wish, I'm not psychic. I can however say when I see people interact with my posts, and when I interact with other's posts, I don't think about commissions at all, its purely just an expression of liking someone's work to me. This was interesting to think about though, thanks for the ask! And please don't feel scared to interact with any artists who have commissions open! They're most likely just cool people who will love and appreciate any interaction!

[yoshizawaviolet]

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- @oraclereportingin >:)

send a 📱 for 5 unsent text messages & 1 sent text message from my muse!

【 sumire ➣ futaba-senpai 】 senpai, i signed up for the game you told me about!!! the one with the free trial! let's add each other when we're online next! :3 — Message failed to send

【 sumire ➣ futaba-senpai 】 is t̸h̷i̸s thing w▉rk̷i̴n̵g̷? hel̸l̴o▉oo — Message failed to send 【 sumire ➣ futaba-senpai 】 ... you're right, i shouldn't just buy phones off random online listings (╥﹏╥) it turned on in the middle of the night and started blasting a crazy loud alarm!!! ... back to my old one it is. — Message deleted 【 sumire ➣ futaba-senpai 】 what's the brand of your headphones, senpai? if i'm gonna be gaming with you, i need some, right? and then we can match! — Message deleted

【 sumire ➣ futaba-senpai 】 futaba-senpai! i managed to get an extra ticket to my next competition, and i really want you to come was wondering if you could make it! ^^ i know going outside is really tough ... especially for you! but i think it'll be really fun, trust me! i worked suuuper hard on this routine, and i think seeing you in the box would give me the courage i need i wanna show it off! >:3 u always show off ur video game skills to me after all! — Message deleted

【 sumire ➣ futaba-senpai 】 [ image attached ] hey, i recognize this red hawk featherman figure from your room! can you believe it?! this says it costs 90k yen!!! you must have gotten an insane deal on yours! right? ... right? Σ(°ロ°) — Message sent

[saspas-library-of-craziness]

Y'alls I'm reposting my work here because why not (please don't do so yourself though 🫶)

Link to the series I started: here

"Leonardo Da Hamato!" I shouted from the living room. A clang sounded from the kitchen, followed by a fearful, "Yea?"

"Oo, Leo's in trouble." Mikey teased him as he emerged warily.

"What's up, Y/N?" Leo tilted his head as he walked closer to the couch I was on. "Come here."

He walked closer, suspicious. I made grabby hands at him and Leo held up his arms, now standing in front of me. "I haven't gotten a Leo hug in too long," I said simply, rising to my feet and grabbing his arms in a hug.

Leo paused before wrapping his hands around my back. "Geez, Y/N, you gave me a heart attack hollering like that." I chuckled into his plastron. "'s funny."

A few moments passed in silence, before- "Better than Raph's?"

I scoffed, before replying, "Different. Definitely number four on the list of things you're amazing at." I felt Leo's breath stutter in his chest at that before continuing. "Yea, you're great at hugs, but you're also hilarious, and charming, and a fucking badass in battles."

I pulled away long enough to glance at his face, which was gloriously flushed. "I could keep going?"

"No- no- no, um, I- uh, I already knew that," he stuttered, burying his face in my shoulder.

Should I be evil? Yes, obviously, me, duh. "I don't think you do, Blue," I began, slowly drumming my fingers on his shell. I smiled as he audibly gulped. He didn't need to know that I looked up red-eared slider facts, and learned that sliders flutter their fingers on other sliders as a sign of affection.

"Anyway, yea, you know, you're a crazy BAMF, and your jokes really light up the lair, and your sense of style is ON FLEEK," I intoned, getting a slightly wet chuckle in response.

"Plus, your leadership skills are getting really good. You know, I don't remember when I noticed it, but you've always been pretty good at analyzing situations and coming up with solutions that end favorably for us. It's really impressive to witness. That part might tie with the badassery," I continued. Leo's legs seemed to be shaking slightly, so I sat down slowly, letting go of the turtle to get comfortable. Leo turned, grabbing a pillow to hide his face in, practically a ball on the couch.

I smirked at him. "Shall I continue?"

He looked up slightly, glaring at me with the ferocity of a kitten. "Screw you," he mumbled, pillow muffling the words a bit.

"I'll take that as a yes-"

Leo whined loudly from the pillow, curling up even more around the pillow.

"Yea, you're just really cool, and when you wield your ōdachi you just look so surreal. It's amazing-" I was cut off with a pillow thrown at my face. I tossed it back laughing, but Leo dodged, pouting from the pillow he was hiding behind.

"Shame on you. Where'd all this confidence come from?"

"Oh darling, you don't understand. I have very little shame to begin with," I put on a posh English accent. It worked, Leo's eyes crinkling, though the smile was still hidden behind the pillow. I snapped my fingers. "Confidence! Confidence looks amazing on you as well!"

Leo groaned and dove back into the pillow. I could see the blush spreading past his cheeks. Mission success. As much as I enjoyed it, Mikey was probably finishing up with dinner.

Leo looked up again. "Y/N, why-"

"Because, Blue. You deserve the world. You all do, equally. Especially you, Leo. And I love you guys. I wanna make sure you know that, Leo. I-" I dropped my voice, locking eyes with him. "I know you have nightmares. You've been through a lot, and you've decided to and been forced to shoulder a lot. So if you even need to be reminded, you just have to ask."

Leo's eyes had widened, and were now searching mine for any, any signs of deception. I knew he would find none, and I smiled gently. His bottom lip trembled before tears began streaming down his face. The turtle looked down quickly, unable to maintain eye contact, but I didn't mind.

"Come 'ere, Baby Blue," I murmured softly, scooting closer. The sobs grew louder at the name as he clung to my shirt. I held him until they quieted with his grip softening.

"'s ok, Leo. It's ok to be vulnerable. I'm honored to be entrusted with that right now. I'd be honored to be someone, if not the one, you come to to get something off your chest. If not, that's fine. Emotions should never be a burden for one, Blue," I said softly, fluttering my fingers on the edge of his shell again as though it would drill it in. A few more minutes of silence passed as the shakiness in each of Leo's breaths disappeared. The turtle shifted and looked up at me again. "There's the Baby Blue," I cooed, cupping his face and fluttering my fingers. The blush dusting his face darkened again, and Leo looked away. "'m too tired for another breakdown," he yawned, pulling away to sit up. I chuckled.

"Mikey's probably close to being done with dinner," I said, standing. Leo followed slowly, but I stopped him. "I can and will keep reminding you. You deserve the world, champ," I added softly, poking him between the eyes. He looked down, embarrassed, and I grabbed his hand to lead him to the kitchen.

He paused at the entrance, and Mikey and I looked up at him. "I gotta- go to the bathroom!" he said loudly, before quickly walking off. "Don't fall in!" I hollered with a grin.

"Wouldn't dream of it!"

Mikey looked between the empty entrance and the spot I'd taken up. "SO... what was that?"

I shook my head slightly, smiling. "Just reminding Leo of his worth."

[steelthroat]

Oo? Gladiator optimus au? Please elaborate ^w^

Hi anon! Thanks for the ask :3

It's 6 am.so if something doesn't make sense, is because Morpheus is still holding me prisoner.

I have more than one idea with this specific concept because I have a thing for Optimus Prime fighting in the arena (bonus points if it's against Megatron but not necessarily)

This is maybe one of the few ideas that is completely priginal and not inspired, because I've (still) never read anything regarding Op and the arena... maybe just that one time that I read a fic in which Op was captured and became a prize FOR any gladiator who would win the match? Idk it was a long time ago.

I wanna either see him desperate for his life, fighting like a maniac and/or confident in his skills plating with the other gladiators like a cat but not in a mean way, in an Optimus kind of way. So idk maybe I can do both in the same fic or maybe I'll do more than one work with this.

My main idea is this one tho:

Ex law enforcer Orion Pax gets sent in the Pits (insert unfair reason here, this world is corrupt) to his certain (to his detractors) death. Orion pax is, however a very skilled fighter and although he only appeals to very specific niche of fans (picture the pits like the WWE or the gladiatorial plays in ancient rome. Death is not the main goal of course, it'sentertainment) he starts rising and keeps surviving.

He changes his "ring name" to Optimus Prime as a provocation to the people who sent him there, at some point there's some "discourse" around him because "it's blasphemous to use a name and title as a filthy creature like a Pit fighter yadda yadda"

Optimus doesn't give a shit, the discourse dies out and life goes on.

He gets to know Megatron who becomes his rival, he also teams up with Elita-1 and Arcee and starts his own web of connections there, different from Megatron's and he keeps winning and becoming famous

I don't know where I'm going with it, if I want them to start a revolution or if it's just all plotting and subterfuge... anyways it's Megop, and variations of Megatron/Optimus/Elita/Arcee. My main inspiration is gonna be ancient Rome for the dynamics and politics.

I wanna throw a ton of things in here, this is gonna be fun although difficult AND incredibly self indulgent :)

There are also a couple of ideas ideas but I've already rambled enough

[digital-haven]

The jobs moooooooostly just cleaning tables and serving food and taking orders at a fish n chip shop but i get MONEY which is like INSANE

n i play a bunch of instruments, i mostly drift between bands as a replacement for whatever their missing cos i cant rlly find a band that plays what i like :<<<< (i like mooostly 2000s alt type stuff, and cabaret rock)

In this one im doing a trumpet cos a concert band for a mini competition, in another i did guitar, but i like REALLY wanna sing for a band :<

-Fairy

OMGOMGG IM SO HAPPY AAAA you’re gonna get that bag!! 🗣️‼️‼️‼️

Awh, I hope you do find a band you can be in… or you can make one!! 2000’s alt music makes my brain scratchy and I likes it very much!! Any type of music is so yummy actually

A TRUMPET AND A GUITAR AAAA!! You’re so skilled WHATTTT!! What other instruments can you play?? I’m so curious OASKSK

Oo? So you like singing more?? Id love to hear you sing!! I’m sure you voice sounds great eeek, at this point make your own band so you can be the vocal ><!!

[giggly-squiggily]

Can I request the Sweet Heart candy for Rika and Julianna(the player) with Julianna as the poor victim?

Oo, yes! :D I love Rika, so this was a blast! I've gotcha covered, anon!

Sweet Heart: "Oh? Is someone ticklish?"

“Rika!” Julianna ran up to the green haired elite, holding out a pokeball. “Fight me-”

“Nope!” Rika grinned, crossing two fingers in an “X” shape below her chin. “Don’t feel like it, kid!”

“W-What?” The brunette blinked, her ambition deflating at the rejection. “But- why?”

“Like I said- I just don’t feel up for it. My brain’s too drained to think strategy right now, not to mention I have to meet with Gru soon.” She smiled, reaching out and cuffing the girl’s chin with kind eyes. “Tell you what? Why don’t you come by here tomorrow, same time? I’ll give you a battle of the lifetime!”

“Really?” Julianna lit up. A battle of a lifetime! That would be perfect for testing out her new team strategy. “Thanks, Rika!”

~~~

If only she knew what she did now.

“Oh? Is someone ticklish? Is she? Hmm~” Rika cooed at the younger girl currently squealing and thrashing in her lap, cackling beneath the Elite’s skillful fingers. When Julianna arrived, she was surprised to be invited not to the battle grounds but the lounge area, the couches pushed out of the way to give more space. Before she could question it, Rika attacked.

“Riiihiihiihihihka! Whahahhahhat abohohohoohohout the bahahahhahahttle?” She cried out, her laughter increasing in pitch when Rika found a rather sensitive spot on her knee.

“This is a battle, Julie! A battle of tickles!” Rika laughed, twisting her victim around as she carried on squeezing her knees, playing a song. “You and Nemora- all you two wanna do is battle, battle, battle! I get it- it’s fun, but there’s more things to do in life! Like right now!” Rika grabbed her foot, scribbling into the soles and making Julianna scream. “Right now- I’m gonna make you laugh yourself silly!”

“RIHHIIHIHIIHIHIkA!” She cried, covering her red face with her hands as she curled up. “PLEHAHAHHAHAHAHSE!”

“Aww, you sound like Gru! He gets all kinds of squeally when I tickle him here!” Rika shot her hands out to Julianna’s armpits, earning a fresh squeal. “You too, it seems! Let’s see who’s more ticklish!”

Candy Heart Prompts Are Officially CLOSED!

[springcatalyst]

artist ask game: 15, 27, 28 🦭

oo thank u!

15. *Where* do you draw (don't drop your ip address this just means do you doodle at a park or smth)

mostly just at home, I like to watch something or listen to music while I draw so I'm likely curled up like a shrimp on the couch (I am currently curled up like a shrimp on the couch)

27. Do you warm up before getting to the good stuff? If so, what is it you draw to warm up with?

ok I KNOW it's good practice to warm up I KNOW ur supposed to I've never done it. I just start doodling and I fuck with the sketch indefinitely until I get a good one I dont have the patience or the good practice to warm up :/

28. Any art events you have participated in the past (like zines)

noooo I've never done anything like that,, I dont really know how they work and I have shit time management skills and dont really wanna have someone else depending on me to finish smth?? I do art for fun and leisure I really dont want to do anything that might make it stressful

[johnnyreincarnated]

Do you have any Whiskers headcanons? Also I'm sorry if I'm asking too many questions.

25/7/24: SOME OF THIS STUFF IS OUTDATED NOW

OO YES I DO

also don't worry about "too many questions" I LOVE getting stuff in my inbox

i. Would've responded sooner but I've been in a bit of a mental pit so I haven't had energy to respond.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS!!!!

OK so main thing. Whisker looks very different from his Canon counterpart. mainly with having feline and height aspects bumped up like hell. I actually have refs

kinda wanna redraw them someday idk.

His personality and traits are vastly different too. instead of portrayed as bumbling, dim and someone who isn't really taken seriously, my whisker is intelligent and caring and is absolutely someone you should take seriously. Especially in battle.

Whisker is very very strong. ABNORMALLY STRONG. like we're talking can lift a car with ONE HAND STRONG. being a cat, he also has a tendency to bite and scratch in fights. His teeth are all sharp, with the front canines being almost saber like, also coming with an unfathomable bite force. Big hands comes with big claws, which can also cause a shit ton of damage if you're not careful.

Whisker doesn't use his internal flamethrower for battle as much as you'd think, due to him relying on his other aspects + being a highly skilled combatant. Instead it has a secondary use as a heating system. In turn, whisker is always warm and cannot feel much cold in most areas (exceptions being nose, paw pads and ears). He can also manipulate how hot his body gets, meaning he can get so hot, a small area around him is afflicted with an uncomfortable heat. This also means he's highly heat resistant so it doesnt just contradict with himself.

The skulls on his wrists are more like cosmetic clips ons and doesn't wear them much. His waistcoat is also removable, as its separate and not attached like it is (PRESUMABLY) to the canon counterpart. His back is covered in fur from neck to back, where the tail also blends in. (Tail is not directly attached to the back fur but due to layering and how thick it is it seemingly looks like it)

Whisker is actually fully waterproof and doesn't mind water and does enjoy swimming. (He shakes it off like a dog and it's really funny lol water gets everywhere)

Of course being a cat, he possesses many traits of one. Behaviours such as meowing and chirruping, constantly moving the ears when paying attention to sound, also being somewhat curious. Puffing up fur when threatened or angry, and, here's the kicker the peak part, being able to purr and enjoys the affection of being pet. (And probably more) He also possesses enhanced eyesight, hearing and sense of smell as well. Whisker also does act differently depending on where a person is on the likeability scale is. Absolutely hate them? Acts very human like and makes his hatred known. Deep trust bond and friendship? He's a lot more relaxed and in the most deeply trusted people, will curl up next or on them.

Despite being literally 15 feet tall (however his height actually does not include a certain part of his head and ears) whisker is a master at stealth and ambush and enjoys to playfully sneak up on friends, and also uses this to his advantage in battle, if he can.

PERSONALITY!!!!!

whisker is a very kind man, he's patient and understanding. He's gentle and soft spoken when needs to be. he's laid back (when not provoked to aggression) and he's basically like the cool uncle. Hes cautiously curious of things that catch his attention and will inspect them at a distance, then get closer of its safe or appropriate to.

This actually does contrast to how he is at the beginning of my portrayal of sra. During the story of my version of sra, before the end, whisker is a lot more quiet and doesn't show himself to the heroes at all. They get a few glimpses from time to time but he never stuck around. Mainly because he was new to the world, feared his creators and was conflicted between self developing ai that very quickly caused him to become highly aware. By the pirates Island "boss fight" he actually just explains to the heroes he and Johnny really didn't want to do what they were forced to do and tries to express it with as much honesty as he could portray. He outright admits he returned the jeweled sceptre to its original belonging and and can prove it by taking them there. Blaze is a little cautious of him, but sonics like "no let's give him a chance" and whisker was telling the truth about returning it and that was enough for blaze to trust him a little more. And stuff happens from there. Whisker begins to open up a lot and his true personality does shine through eventually. (this kinda turned into a little background ramble but I can't help myself)

RELATIONSHIPS (ONES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY STAND OUT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAVENT THOUGHT FOR EVERYONE WHO HE INTERACTS WITH)

you've heard it before but I will mention it again, he practically Johnny's dad, very early on taking a protective and fatherly role to him. Especially as whisker is outright ageless but designed with being an adult in mind, whereas Johnny is a teenager. Johnny is a number one priority for whisker and if it came to a life or death scenario, whisker would be willing to sacrifice himself. He cares very deeply for Johnny's wellbeing and can virtually read him like an open book.

Whisker and blaze do get on very well. Both being cats and whisker often helping her with work when he can, often taking the bulk of it. Blaze also being forever appreciative of him returning the jeweled sceptre during their first encounters. Also the two enjoy drinking tea, whisker prefers his catnip infused (forget to mention he is strangely affected by catnip somehow). He has to hold the cup with two fingers because his hands are so large.

Don't have much planned for marine either.

I don't really have much to say for tails other than they do get along well and whisker is somewhat versed in mechanics and repair, so there is something they have in common.

Same goes with sonic, i actually haven't had anything planned out for how they interact with eachother. So, nothing here.

Whisker hates his creators, he hates eggman less than nega though. Nega is a special case of absolute seething hatred whisker has for him.

TRAITS AND RANDOM STUFF!!!!!!

whisker is very work driven and will not stop until he is done, this tends to leave to burnout when he is finished. Robots need to take care of themselves too.

He also puts himself as last priority, he will sacrifice his entire wellbeing and mental health just for other people that he cares about.

He doesn't like to talk about any of his negative emotions and will bottle it up and let them eat him from the inside until he completely breaks.

Hell also refuse to talk about his early life. You'd need persuasion skills of a god to get him to open up.

Whisker can speak Russian and German.

His IQ is almost on a similar level to that of his own creators.

He also only goes by Whisker and will correct you if you call him whiskers or captain.

[normystical]

hrhrgrgrggr i wanna make an animatic of becky apples with certain hazbin hotel characters but i can't. and like even if i had the motivation this very second i do not have TIME FOR THAT so uhh might just spill my ideas all over here w/ altered lyric captions

husk . lucifer . ugh !! husk

i bet lucifer's got perfect hair [vox imitating sweeping hair back cuz he's a jealous and bald mfer lmfao]

husk. husk's got stupid STUPID [ears? claws? idk tbh but he doesn't have hooves so we're changing that lyric,,]

i'm never gonna eat another appLE EVER AGAIN!! [god have mercy on my mediocre art skills bc i will have to illustrate vox not only crushing an apple but with his clawed ass hands]

OO it reallt bunches my f luff to thrink how badly he hurtyou. bbg. tell me your story

[idk what to do with the lines "i left my rider so that i could raise an army (so that you could raise an army) then c-doug popped up and he said something alarming (oo, what'd he say?) he told me that my best friend's ridden (no!) another horse so pretty (no way!)" but i do want to have the latter two lines have charlie just talking about alastor and lucifer fighting all the time like haha those guys. those silly little rascals]

and his name is lucifer [morningstar/the king of hell/HIMSELF] because UGH of course it is !! !

lucifer lucifer whag a gorgeous famcy SCHMUCK luci how you like em apples cuz i think ur apples SUCK [naybe at that part i animate an apple pelted at luci just for shits and giggles itll be fun trust me] lucifer lucifer ggeues what i knew alastor first and while technically i dont know lucifer i know hes the WORST

ugh he is soo the worst vocks . right?? its unbelievable !! stupid luci. but can i tell you about someone whos,, kind of a total lucifer in my life? okay i—i mean im kinda not done being mad about lucifer bu—

WELL I WAS flirtin glirtin with a slick promstoar (this is not the same situation.) he was the finest spider femboy that i ever pursued (rhere was more than one??) he played me like a ukulele (he did.) i dont want no drama baby (too late?) but i FLIPPED when i found out his boyfriend was a wwinged cat guy idk how to change this lyric tbh sorry guys

oh that husk[er] that husk[er]s got stupid pretty legs and i bet that angel dust would let HIM adopt his eggs [cut to vox being horrifically confused and weirded out for half a second] hUsK [angel talking about him happily] HuSk [angel talking to him on the phone] hUsK [angel greeting husk at the door] HuSk [angel moaning his mame while getting fucked lmao get fucked val wait wut] UGH !! even his wings are perkier !!

maybe husk's flirty boyfriend is the one whos the ACTUAL jerk here... UGH!! husk!! making me feel bad for projecting my own insecurities and displacing blame on HIM, when HE really did nothing wrong? UGH. hes the WORST.

[vox clear he throat]

OH RIGht! ur sad :3

i feel ur pain girl, im ur vindicator, and we dont know husk, lucifer, we just know we hate him . this isnt okay and this isnt fiiiine

...let it out bbg

[vox drops his face into val's fluff as he sighs]

its just i thoughgt al,, would always be miine

ok spilling out my ideas FINALLY done jesus fuck this sucks when it's explained rather than imagined or animated lmao

[allthecastlesonclouds]

3 , 17, & 28 for music asks

oo oo oo thanks!!

3. if you were to get lyrics tattooed on you, which would they be? (or tell about what you already have!)

ohhhh uh possibly all I have is life / and I don't wanna go to Heaven if I can't get in from Heaven by O.A.R :) or everything we got is everything we need from Heaven by O.A.R. or possibly and build this life by my own design from Heaven by O.A.R. That's probably the only song i'd get lyrics tattooed from because it's the only song that's been like. a constant in my life.

17. what song do you listen to if you need to pump yourself up to do something difficult?

oooooooo recently it's been Meridian by Intervals for, like, homework and writing resumes and doing Important Life Skills– and just the The Shape of Colour album in general! Also 1985 by Bowling For Soup is really fun :D

28. Most underrated band or artist?

BUG HUNTER!!!!!!! secondarily Tummy Boy but those are two different genres.

also I. don't. like. know. what qualifies as popular. so. i'm not sure what qualifies as underrated. i'm going by spotify followers/if people have heard about them in day-to-day life. and, like, i would've said O.A.R., but they're just a band from my parents' generation

[lunarsilkscreen]

Reader Discretion: Gender Affirming surgery

Typical gender affirmation is the same as cosmetics that cis people get access to for being cis. Hair Plugs, facial feminization, cool sculpting. Testosterone and Estrogen supplements. But they're discouraged for trans people for being trans.

This is the part where I harp on beauty standards and norms that affect everybody as a whole. And yes, it can get too much. Botox, excessive cosmetic surgeries. Atypical surgeries that make you look like an anime character or a beauty doll.

But, that's the same difference as using diet/exercise to lose weight oo developing a full on eating disorder. One is definitely not something you want.

We encourage people to develop healthy bodies, and not bulimia. It's still ACTIVELY encouraged in cis-world that women maintain the BMI they had at TWELVE. And that bleeds over to trans-world, but in trans-world, because of the higher profile, we're held to the higher standard. Which is simply unfair to us. We're subject to the same cultural norms you push on cis people. That's not our fault.

And I can see how certain surgeries look, but trust me. Most trans people aren't getting certain surgeries to attract men directly into their pants. Trans women actually know how to work thanks to male socialization. While the stigma of using men for a paycheck rests solely on the uterus-havers. The reason trans people don't have jobs is because of transphobia. If you want good tech support who do you call? Trans women. Because we developed the high-paying skills nobody wants to pay us for. That's not to say that cis people and trans men can't do it, but there's an inordinate amount of us that can set up a network for an 8 floor building single-handedly.

And now affirming... Lower Surgery. This dips partially into intersex territory who get it solely to affirm their working bits.

But for trans people...

Imagine, when you get aroused. WAP or Hard. And your brain rejects the feelings that are supposed to go along with sex. Like it's painful, and not at feel good or desirable to want to engage in cloister.

That's what trans people deal with. Me in particular, when I'm stimulated, the bits that respond well are not the bits that you would consider. Like, it's not at all fun for me. It's work. A hygienic effort, and nothing more. And I have to go to Great lengths.

Like, I need to find a really good book, and get really really into it. But the bits go at their own pace.

Seriously. Imagine a woman with a man that can only last 30 seconds. Now, imagine you are that woman, with the man bits that only last 30 seconds and you're still unsatisfied. "Aw... Only 30 seconds? This edging training is bullshit. I'd find a new man, but we're attached at the waist here."

I tried the typical gay stims, it doesn't do shit for me.

"yeah, I did come... But. It wasn't worth it. It never is. I wish I never got hard at all."

The only time it felt sort of normal was on HRT. When my body actually responded in a way that felt natural. There was still an itch that couldn't be scratched, but it was more at my own pace, I could get 15 pages into my book. And it felt satisfying. And, I barely ever got hard. It was great.

Trans people literally just wanna do the bare minimum to be perceived as their gender, and to have satisfying sexy times. (And some, I assume, can afford all the cosmetic surgery in the world. But that's a cis world problem)

Gay men get Viagra so they have sex with their wives, no one bats an eye. But when trans women ask for the opposite, everybody loses their minds.