#our androgynous king

[deadbaguette]

I’m feeling devious, you’re looking glamorous🍇🍷✨

[sir-dyke-genderpunk]

I'm sick and fucking tired of people not fucking remembering that one of radfems first targets were BUTCHES. It was about dykes being masculine and hating that masculinity. You can find dozens of accounts from all the way back in the 70s of radfems targeting cis and trans butches alike. They steal from butches. They stole our fucking flag. They appropriated androgyny and drove a divide between butches and lesbians that identified as androgynous for YEARS. Don't you fucking DARE conflate being butch with being a terf or a radfem. If you knew an ounce of your history you'd know that radical feminism started as a movement to remove butches from the community completely, and also that butches/transmascs/drag kings and transfems/drag queens have a long history of solidarity, love, and trust considering the fact we're INCESSANTLY demonized even within our own communities. Butch/femme include transfemmes, it always will and ALWAYS has.

[transastronautistic]

When people stumble over their pronouns, stammer, blush, or apologize in embarrassment, I often think of Riki Anne Wilchins' description of her friend Holly Boswell: "Holly is a delicate Southern belle of long acquaintance ....S/he has tender features, long, wavy blonde hair, a soft Carolina accent, a delicate feminine bosom, and no interest in surgery. Holly lives as an open transgendered mother of two in Asheville, North Carolina. Her comforting advice to confused citizens struggling with whether to use Sir or Madam is, 'Don't give it a second thought. You don't have a pronoun yet for me.’” ... ...[T]o answer the homophobes becomes easy, those folks who want to dehumanize, erase, make invisible the lives of butch dykes and nellie fags. We shrug. We laugh. We tell them: your definitions of woman and man suck. We tell them: your binary stinks. We say: here we are in all our glory — male, female, intersex, trans, butch, nellie, studly, femme, king, androgynous, queen, some of us carving out new ways of being women, others of us new ways of being men, and still others new ways of being something else entirely. You don't have pronouns yet for us.

- Eli Clare in Exile & Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation (1999)

[luxthestrange]

WHB Incorrect quotes#55 Demons Vs Angels

I've seen a lot of kings when they were kids, which gave me an idea,Kid Universe...boom everyone is a kid on earth,Gremlin Kid Mc and meeting the kid kings and angels- and it all started...with a kids local baseball-

Mr.Kim: Mc, how was practice?*Smiles as he sees you sit down next to Mihyeok at the table*

Kid!Mc: So good!

Mrs.Kim: Tell us everything~

Kid!Mc*Puff his chest proudly*-The boys in our baseball area were a little mean at first, but I handled it!

Kid! Mc: Can I warm up with you?

Kid!Bimet*Cant...really tell your gender,you look very androgynous*I don't play baseball with girls

Kid! Mc*Smirks at the Bully*Really? Your friend's playing with one~

Kid!Valefor:-oh oh!*Laughs at his friend*

Mr.Kim*Sniffs into the napkin, Proud at you standing up and roasting a sexist jerky kid*...I am so proud of you

In Your First game the other kids' team threw the ball aimed at Your head , You dodge in time

Referee: Penalty!

Mr.Kim*Stands up in shock angrily so*Whoa!

Mrs.Kim: Oh! Dear lord!

Minhyeok's older brother who is the coach for your team stops his parents from doing anything brash

Brother*Stops the faculty from getting in*Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold it!

Brother: It happens, they're okay, Brush it off, Mc!*Giving you a thumbs up for being a better sport*

When You were given another chance ...the boy AGAIN aimed for you're face which you managed to miss last minute

Referee:Penaltyl!

Kid!Minhyeok*On the bench watching that and stands up enraged*Whoa!

Mrs.Kim*Glares at the scene before her*...What the hell?

Mr.Kim: Son of a bitch!

Brother: Hey! Hey, hey, hey. Hold it! We talked about this!*Is about to Lecture his parents but notices You angrily remove your headgear on the ground and run towards the other team player*MCCCCCCC!

Kid!Mc*Tackles the boy to the ground and gets on top of him*UGH!

Brother: Ah, well, here we go...

Kid!Mc: Eat dirt! Eat it!

Kid!Beel: Kick his ass!

Kid!Mc: Does it taste good?Huh?~

Brother*Shrugs it off and smiles and starts to cheer for you*Yeah, listen to your buddies Kick his ass!

Kid!Mc*Taunting the boy and continues to hit him with glee*You gonna cry?~ Huh? Do it! Cry!~

Kid!Gabriel*Is coughing up dirt as you shove his face in the ground and start punching him*

Mrs.Kim: Do something! Break it up!

Mr.Kim*Snickers not looking away from the scene now and pats his wife's shoulder*H-Hang on, they're winning~

Mrs.Kim: Mc! Mc!, you stop beating up that boy!

Kid!Satan*Next to Minyeok hyping you up* Punch him in the nuuuuuuuts!

[dclovesdanny]

Dcxdp fanfic recs w/ specific tropes

Also, all of these are on AO3 unless specified otherwise.

First off: Deaged Ellie\Teen Dad Danny

Since this got first place, here are three fics for this trope

My first submission for this is How To Become a Step-dad in 5 Easy Steps by CallMeStrega. It’s dead on main, with a ton of misunderstandings and pining Jason. Ellie is 6 in this fic, and it is so adorable

My second recommendation for this trope is Issues Regarding One Daniel Jonas by SIRDUCK_07. It has some dead serious, but that hasn’t shown up much in the fic yet. It delves more into how creepy Vlad is, and has twins Ellie and Dan.

My third submission is Brothers Ever After by Music_Feeds_My_Soul. It is somewhat centered around Damian and Danny being twins, but Danny being ‘pregnant’ with Ellie is a huge part of it, and it is a really good fic.

Next trope: Dimension Travel

My first recommendation for this one is Ghostly Delivery by WeirdNCrazy. It is very funny, and goes through Danny meeting all the main heroes, not just the Batfam.

My second recommendation for this trope is Danny's Accidentally Super-Inducing Adoption Chaos Filled Extravaganza! By Conartist170. Two of the tags are ‘This fic is not to be taken seriously’ and ‘Take everything with several ounces of salt’ which describes its vibes perfectly.

Next trope: Dead on Main

My first recommendation for fics of this ship is When You Accidentally Kill A Clown by SchlalensitzBucket. It’s only visible to those with AO3 accounts, but it is 100% worth it, with tons of shenanigans and shipping.

My next recommendation is Arctic Siren by Magpie_Crow. It is so cute and Danny is both androgynous and flirty as hell. Plus, something really cool happens in chapter one, leading to a smitten Jason.

Next up: Undead Dad Jason

My first rec for this type of fic is The Boy King and the Dark Knights by smallgaything. It is not only funny, but it hits you in the feels while incorporating several different tropes. Also, it’s one of the first Dcxdp fics I ever read, so it has a special place in my heart.

My second rec is Don’t Leave Me in the Dark by Astra_Nova_Kat. It has Good parents Fentons and Undead Dad, which isn’t really common, but works so well in this fic. It also has a bunch of misunderstandings, which everyone knows I adore.

And that’s all (for now). Let me know in the comments if you want more!

[shidfart23]

[ID: A part of the original Flatland book is mentioned:

"My Wife as well as myself heard the words, although she did not understand their meaning, and both of us sprang forward in the direction of the sound. What was our horror when we saw before us a Figure! At the first glance it appeared to be a Woman, seen sideways; but a moment's observation shewed me that the extremities passed into dimness too rapidly to represent one of the Female Sex; and I should have thought it a Circle, only that it seemed to change its size in a manner impossible for a Circle or for any regular Figure of which I had had experience.

But my Wife had not my experience, nor the coolness necessary to note these characteristics. With the usual hastiness and unreasoning jealousy of her Sex, she flew at once to the conclusion that a Woman had entered the house through some small aperture." End ID]

A. Sphere our androgynous king

[ID: a digital doodle comic of the poster's own version of the scene, as follows:

A. Sphere seems to be looking at the back of his fingertips, while A. Square and his wife, Mrs. Frau A. Line argue.

Mrs. Frau A. accuses "Thats a woman!! Why is there a lady in here!?"

"No thats not a-" A. Square replies.

Mrs. Frau A. cuts him off "were you hiding her?!?"

A. Square, seemingly embarrassed at her implications replies "No!"

Mrs. Frau A. Line, having enough scuttles closer to A. Sphere. "Fine! Then I guess I'll have to touch her myself!"

A. Square shouts. "Wait!" But before he could stop her, Mrs. Frau A. had already touched A. Sphere. everyone seems to be silent for a moment...

Mrs. Frau A. scuttles backwards, embarassed that she may have just felt a Perfect Circle, an action seemingly disrespectful in Flatland. "Oh." She says dumbfounded. A. Square is bummed that he just saw his wife get close to another.. man? like that.

Mrs. Frau A. Line recovers and quickly releases her peace-cries while running out of the room. A. Sphere is very confused about this entire interaction. A. Square thinks to himself "my turn.." seemingly curious about how A. Sphere feels as well. End ID.]

And my own version of that scene...

[sleeplesssmoll]

May I request some suitcase family headcannons summer addition?

ill start

1. vertin is definitely rocking a button up pineapple shirt and those long a** dad shorts (Because she's our androgynous king 👑) with a straw hat to top it off

2 if they go to the beach instead of a lake in the suitcase there will be girls thinking vertin is a guy and trying to flirt with her

Confession: I don't like the beach so I didn't think about this at first, but now the brain is WORKING! Also, I love your ideas! You have me thinking about an entire scenario. Although, my mind focuses on Vertin the most lol so these probably won't be that interesting. This is more like a drabble than single HCs. The team heads to the beach because of a mission but they turn it into a vacation. Also, instead of a pineapple shirt, Vertin got this as a gift from the kids:

Suits and Ducks

Vertin tried to go to the beach with her suit. Desert Flannel and Blonney argued with her for a while saying how hot it'd be and so on. Vertin reminds them she crossed a desert in a suit and survived a shipwreck in her signature suit. She'll be perfectly fine going to the beach in her suit. It was the kids who actually managed to get her to change. Sotheby and the others gifted a silly shirt with little yellow ducks on it. They knew she wouldn't wear a bathing suit but they wanted her to join them! Since it was a gift from her crew, Vertin treasures it and proudly wears it in public at the beach. Outfit complete with bermuda shorts and a boater hat with a ribbon around it. Desert Flannel and Blonney tease her at first but they prefer this casual outfit instead of the stiff suit. Vertin looks like a dork but she's a cute and happy dork so they're secretly happy too. However, they're not the only ones to think that. Instead of deterring attention, Vertin catches the eye of a few beach goers since the shirt is a conversation starter. You know how it goes after that, our charismatic Timekeeper has a way of pulling people in once she starts talking to them. Also, she's pretty. Even if she's being silly, people seem to like Vertin's face. However, they give up on her once they see her crew, which happens to be full of beautiful people (Sonetto, Blonney, Desert Flannel, Druvis, Bun Bun, etc). The bar is high lol.

Eye of the Storm, Center of Attention

Sonetto was shy about wearing a bathing suit since she isn't used to showing so much skin. Desert and Blonney helped her find a modest one-piece and cover up that she felt comfortable in. She turned quite a few heads at the beach. She doesn't like being the center of attention, but she didn't mind the familiar weight of Storm gray eyes on her back while she splashed around with Regulus and the others. She made eye contact with Vertin on the shore. Vertin immediately tilted her hat over her eyes and turned her attention back to the bucket of seashells she and Eagle collected together. Later, the crew painted these shells together and decorated the gardens in the Wilderness with them.

Inner tubes and Ice Cream

Regulus is the captain of a giant floating inner tube. However, the others swarmed her “ship” and stole it. The pirate captain was thrown into the sea! When she went to complain to Vertin, she couldn't find her best friend. Her first thought was the one time Vertin mentioned she's not a great swimmer. Did the ocean claim her when she wasn't looking!? Then again, she survived being thrown into the sea while wearing a suit of all things–

Vertin spawned behind her with popsicles and ice cream. On one hand, Regulus was relieved but on the other, Vertin went to the store without her! The betrayal. They usually buy goodies together so the pirate can show her all the good snacks! Regulus forgave her when she realized Vertin bought frozen treats for all of them, including her. Vertin didn't want to interrupt her fun so she and Lilya went together instead. Lilya wanted to buy more alcohol anyway.

Regulus enjoyed her “rock n roll rocky road”, moved that Vertin remembered her favorite flavor. However their friendship nearly ended when she watched Vertin BITE into her Creamsicle (orange and cream pop). Vertin doesn’t feel pain or sensitivity so she always eats them like that…

Sonetto attempted to eat her blue-raspberry popsicle the same way after watching Vertin and immediately regretted it.

BBQ

Bunny Bunny’s BBQ smelled so good, other beach goers brought some of their ingredients over and offered to work together, kinda like a potluck where everyone brings something and the food is shared.

Night Fishing

Vertin doesn’t sleep at night because she naps during the day. She decided to try her hand at night fishing on the pier. She slipped out quietly so as not to wake her tuckered out teammates. Sonetto noticed she was gone because she hears everything that goes on in the Suitcase. She freaked out like usual until she found Vertin peacefully fishing on the pier. She sat with Vertin, using the Timekeeper's jacket as a blanket since she was still in her nightgown. Vertin tried to shoo her back inside since was clearly exhausted but she refused to budge. She ended up falling back asleep against Vertin's shoulder. However, Sonetto wondered if she dreamed the whole thing since she woke up in her bed the next morning. She didn't, Vertin carried her back the same way she does for the others. If Vertin is around, she sleeps like a log but if Vertin isn't around, she sleeps more lightly.

Vertin didn't catch much, but Satsuki prepared a Japanese style breakfast with it for her the next day. That breakfast ended up being “sampled” by so many other crew members that Vertin ended up nibbling on leftover BBQ to compensate.

She didn't let anyone touch her tea though. She'll share everything else but Satsuki's tea.

Kraken

Of course, this beach trip wasn't really a holiday. They were supposed to be investigating sightings of a sea monster. They almost forgot about it until Druvis and Lilya mentioned it in passing. Apparently the sea monster interrupted them while they were flying together on Lilya's broom over the water.

They managed to scare it off, but they need to take care of it since it's still a danger to others. The Timekeeper sets out with her crew to fight the beast.

The Kraken Calamari (Pavia's idea) they made hit different. Vertin made sure to save a portion for Madam Z and Tooth Fairy to try.

Home

When it was time to go home, Vertin decided it'd be nice to have a beach section in the Wilderness for the Summer. While she can't control the weather in her Suitcase, she can reshape the land. The others loved this idea. The Wilderness had other plans and it snowed on the first day of adding the beach. Imagine all these arcanists in summer clothes freezing outside (well, except the SPDM soldiers). They came inside and enjoyed hot chocolate instead lol.

Sunburn

They expected Vertin to get sunburn like some of the other arcanists, but she was fine. The Foundation's temperature training teaches them how to protect themselves from the elements with arcanum, which is why she crossed the desert and stuff without issue. Sonetto can do it too (she's really good at it), but she used sunscreen as a precaution.

Ms. Moissan made the children wear it too and used Sonetto as an example.

This means it was the young adults who suffered the most sunburn. Jessica was not happy about it. She didn't get sunburn, but Blonney did so she couldn't hug as much as she wanted.

[devildomwriter]

Ten Manga I Think They’d Enjoy #2

Lucifer

He likes manga that reads like classic literature, dark stories, mysteries, psychological stories, and occasionally something sweet or cute

Children of the Whales, Mujirushi, PTSD Radio, Requiem of the Rose King, Shadows House, The Summer Hikaru Died, Togue Oni: Primal Gods in Ancient Times, Gachiakuta, Your Lie in April, Drops of God

Mammon

He likes stories involving his personal hobbies like working on cars, gambling, etc. he also enjoys funny stories and secretly cute romances or relatable romances

Play it Cool Guys, Bleach, Chibi Vampire, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Fire Force, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School, I’m a Wolf But My Boss is a Sheep, My Monster Secret, Skip and Loafer, The Muscle Girl Next Door

Leviathan

Leviathan loves everything but he’s especially a fan of gaming manga, magical girls, monster girls, isekai, and the classics

A Centaur’s Life, Jobless Reincarnation, Yashahime Princess Half-Demon, If Witch Then Which, Banished From the Hero’s Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Country Side, My Clueless First Friend, Far-away Paladin, Geek Ex-Hitman, If the RPG World Had Social Media, Komi Can’t Communicate

Satan

Satan loves manga that reads like classical literature but he also loves stories about cats, dark mysteries, psychological stories and ones with characters he finds relatable

Case Study of Vanitas, Cat + Gamer, XXXHolic, Haunted Bookstore, Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-San, Vampire Library, Heavenly Delusion, I’m the Catlord’s Manservant, Infernal Devices, Library Wars

Asmodeus

Asmodeus mostly enjoys romance whether it’s cute and fluffy or extremely erotic

Nana to Kaoru, We Can’t Do Just Plain Love, We Started a Threesome, I Want You to Make Me Beautiful, In to the Tentacle Cave, Who Wants to Marry a Billionaire, Training Mr Sakurada, My Androgynous Boyfriend, Birds of Shangri-La, Interspecies Reviewers

Beelzebub

Beelzebub is a big fan of manga involving food but he also enjoys a good action adventure and sports manga

Crazy Food Truck, My Deer Friend Nokotan, One Punch Man, Restaurant to Another World, Let’s Eat Together Aki and Haru, How to Grill Our Love, Giant Spider and Me, Hajime no Ippo, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, Plus Sized Elf

Belphegor

Belphegor likes stories with relatable characters which can be hard to find but he also loves adventures, horror, and Slice of life; he’s a little all over the place

Servamp, Soara and the House of Monsters, Jujutsu Kaisen, Rurouni Kenshin, You Have No Human Rights, Uzumaki, SINoALICE, Gannibal, The Tree of Death, Dorohedoro

Solomon

Solomon loves compelling narratives, dark psychological stories, stories that take a deeper look a humanity and immortality, and one’s that involves demons/angels/sorcerers. He does also love cat books like Satan

Ancient Magus Bride, Blood on the Tracks, Bloody Mary, Of the Red Light and the Ayakashi, Demon Diary, Dr. Stone, Emanon, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Magus of the Library, Mob Psycho 100

Thirteen

Thirteen is a little all over the place, she likes to see what’s popular but she also enjoys slashers, one’s that take a closer look at death and spirits, and dark romance

Duke of Death and His Maid, Executioner and Her Way of Life, Ghost Reaper Girl, No Longer Allowed in Another World, Versailles of the Dead, Your Turn to Die, Chainsaw Man, Your Letter, Solanin, Corpse Party

Simeon

Simeon enjoys reading manga that have some religious aspects, he likes ones about authors since they are relatable, and he enjoys some random ones here and there that are cute or funny. He’s also a sucker for a pure romance

Ceres Celestial Legend, Handa-Kun, A Witch’s Printing Office, Lord Hades Ruthless Marriage, Takopi’s Original Sin, Ride Your Wave, Haru’s Curse, Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artists Journey, Our Dreams at Dusk, Blue Flag

Raphael

Raphael canonically likes coming of age sports dramas. I believe he’s also he amused by one’s involving ant Christian aspects about angels and demons, heaven and hell. He also enjoys one’s that include his hobbies like security, military, and anything to do with fashion

Cheeky Brat, Waiting for Spring, Blue Box, Kuroko’s Basketball, Yowamushi Pedal, Ran and the Gray World, Mame Coordinate, Cinderella Closet, Kamikaze Girls, Anri a Shoemaker

Luke

Luke loves to try everything but his books are monitored to make sure he doesn’t stumble upon anything inappropriate for his age ana angel status. He loves ones about food, animals, adventure, and a good slice of life or 4-panel.

Cat Massage Therapy, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokémon Adventures, Animal Crossing, My Little Pony: The Manga, Story of Seven Lives, Star Wars: Rebels, Dragon Ball, Disney Twisted Wonderland, Cardcaptor Sakura

Michael

Michael enjoys funny books, one’s that take a closer look at humanity and war, classical adaptations, and one’s involving angels and demons.

Record of Ragnarok, I Had That Same Dream Again, Skip Beat, Angel Sanctuary, Homunculus, The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna’s Journey, Alpi the Soul Sender, X, Ballad x Opera, Legend of the Nymph

Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles likes books that involve history, nobility, prestigious jobs, mystery, and equestrian sports. He also enjoys one’s about demons and servants.

Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated, Villains Are Destined to Die, Vinland Saga, Cantarella, Kingdom, Blade of the Immortal, Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Ajin

Barbatos

Barbatos prefers books that are dark and disturbing as well as insightful books on time, immortality, grief, morality vs law, etc.

Coffee Moon, Drifting Classroom, His Majesty the Demon King’s Housekeeper, The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious, Horizon, The Lady and Her Butler, I Sold My Life For Ten Thousand Yen Per Year, Homunculus, Parasyte, Yokai Rental Shop

Diavolo

Diavolo absolutely loves cute family manga, funny manga, one’s that involve demons and angels, cute romances, and exciting action and adventure. He isn’t picky and will read anything if it’s been recommended to him.

Correspondence From the End of the Universe, Soul Eater, Given, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Juana and the Dragonewt’s Seven Kingdoms, Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School, Thigh High, Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher, Hate Me But Let Me Stay, Hinamatsuri

[whereserpentswalk]

Select an alternate universe to study abroad in for a semester. You'll be sent there with a new body that matches inhabitants of that realm. Little to no time will pass in your world, as time between dimension is entirely diffeent. Wherever you choose to go you won't be known to be from another dimension unless you tell people.

1- an endless forest made of massive trees, so tall no mortal soul has seen the ground or the unobstructed sky. The sentient races of this world consist of slender owl like humanoids, various insectoid races, short squat mushroom people, and a minority of rodent like creatures who live further down the trees. Technology in this world is as advanced as ours, but the aesthetics are more similar to our Victorian age. They say this world's heaven is deep above the trees, and this world's hell is deep below it, with each culture's religion having its own version of God/gods above an devils in the forest floor (outside of the mushroom people, who worship gods below.)

2- an endless system of volcanic caves and tunnels that demons and fallen angels come from. This realm is vast, and is ruled over by countless lords and kings, some truly evil, some merely strange. Demons and fallen angels come is countless forms, most looking somewhat humanoid, though with strange and unnatural distortions, from animal like parts to things humans would find much more horrifying. This is one of the few realms listed where they know what earth is, but they don't know much about it outside of myth.

3- an alternate earth where mythical creatures such as vampires, werewolves, deep ones, dragons, and witches exist. It also has a population of demons and faeries who came over generations ago. While they were in hiding for many millennium, they've now taken over most of earth, with humans being removed or conquered in some regions, and peacefully integrated into others. Though in both cases they are now a minority.

4- a version of earth that's both flat and entirely endless, with many sun's carving safe warm zones in the ice. Even with 21st century technology new lands are still being explored. Most social problems still exist, but things are looking a bit more hopeful, and the world's slightly nicer to live in. Cryptids, gods, magic and the afterlife are all proven to exist, even if humanity doesn't know much about them. Human bodies here naturally trend twords looking however the person inside them wants to look, and sexual attraction and pleasure don't exist.

5- an alternate earth where the kpg mass extinction never occurred. Dinosaurs remained dominant but kept evolving, leading to a sapient race eventually emerging from raptors. The raptors are currently at a similar technology level as us, though due to how they're mind works they've spent more time developing computers and mathematics than they have any other field of technology. Also don't mind the obelisk in the pacific ocean, nobody there knows what it does or who put it there either, and we won't put you anywhere near it.

6- a world filled with giant monsters of all kinds, some looking like massive dragons or Chimeras, others looking like more strange and colorful creatures. Though some animals are smaller, the smallest intelligent creatures are the size of bears, and the largest are much bigger than blue whales. Technology is limited in some regards, mostly as the inhabitants don't always need it.

7- the world of the faeries, strange and complex, and both terrifying and beautiful. Very little is known about this realm other than the strange and often dangerous creatures who come from this place. If you go here it's likely you will remember very little and enjoy very much.

8- a universe where humanity is completely isolated to spaceships and space stations, most of them the size of cities. Humans here are grown artificially, and have completely androgynous bodies that lack biological sex, and most of them combine their bodies with mechanical upgrades becoming cyborgs. Most humans never touch a planet, and those who do don't stay there for long. There are a few alien species with planetary civilizations, but almost all of them are strange and eldrich. Technology is incredibly advanced compared to ours, and quality is life is better. Most humans consider AI taboo, though normal computers are fine and commonplace.

9- a world where humans are entirely missing, but every species of mammal is sapient and humanoid. Birds and reptiles pick up the pace of animals in the ecosystem, as the mammals have created a global civilization. Though magic doesn't exist here, and technology is around a 21st century level, the quirks of each species have created a lot of situations impossible in our world. Though several nations exist, the main powers of the world consist of a group of powerful corporations, an ancient secret society, and the church of the dead gods, all of whom are locked in a cold war, that luckily keeps the nations of this world at peace.

10- a massive city, floating in the void, surrounded by eldritch horrors. Countless humanoids have made their homes in the city, most hailing from diffrent dimensions themselves, but permanently stuck here. Though many races here could pass for humans, none of them truly are, from the sirenia who have wings for arms and hands for feet, to the modutal who can take parts of their bodies off and swap them with other members of their race, to the subterranean vamire who eat raw meat and have albino skin, to the hyven whose minds are each split between two to five bodies. It's estimated between fifty to a hundred humanoids call the city home.

11- the abyss. Do not attempt to enter the abyss. We cannot assure your safety.

[melanie-the-artful]

Genshin Character Names' Meanings

Hello there! So, I remember I once saw a post about meanings of some characters' names in another fandom, and while some of those names probably were given to those characters just because they fit, some of them certainly were chosen for their meaning, and well, it was just interesting to read! And yeah, here I am, in today's series of "I have freaking nothing else to do" I brought you a list of meanings for Genshin characters' names (today only Travelers and Mondstadt).

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Aether | Comes from the highest air layer - where the gods live, and from the god who embodies it in Greek mythology; Also not sure whether it's connected, but fun fact: in Latin "Iter" means «Journey»

Lumine | Literally «Light» in Latin

Kong (Chinese Aether) | «Heavenly», «Air» or «Sky» - Chinese Name

Ying (Chinese Lumine) | Literally «Glimmer», «Twinkling» or «Light» in Chinese and a Chinese Name

Sora (Japanese Aether) | Literally «Sky» in Japanese and a Japanese Name

Hotaru (Japanese Lumine) | Literally «Firefly» in Japanese and a Japanese Name

Paimon | Comes from King Paimon, the 9th of Goetia Demons 

Amber | Well, in her case it obviously references her eyes that carry that color, and it is also similar to the word «ember», which underlines her being a Pyro wielder; Also «Fierce» as an originally Arabic or Celtic Name

Kaeya | «Monsoon Flower» - Sanskrit Name

Lisa | «God's Promise» - German Name

Jean | «God is Gracious» - Originally French Name

Barbara | Although in our world it is believed to come from barbarians, in context of Genshin she might've been named so after Barbatos, the Archon rulling over her nation. It also makes sense considering how her father also serves at the church; Also «Foreign», «Strange» as an originally Greek Name

Diluc | Comes from «diluculum» - Latin for «Dawn»

Noelle | «Christmas» - Originally French Name

Klee | Literally «Clover» in German

Albedo | Term for the fraction of sunlight that is diffusely reflected by a body; also a Latinicized alchemical term meaning «Whiteness» and «Purification»

Sucrose | A chemical element, also known as C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, or just sugar

Mona | «Solitary», «Adviser» or «Wish» - German Name

Fischl | Considering German grammatics, literally means «Little Fish» 

Amy | «Beloved», «Dearly Loved» - German Name

Bennett | «Blessed» - Originally French and Latin Name

Rosaria | «Rosary» or «Wreath of Roses» - Derives from originally Latin Name Rosarius/Rosarium

Diona | «Goddess» or «From the Sacred Spring» - German Name 

Eula | Could be based on the german word for owl Eule or the German Name Ulla which means «Will»

Mika | «Who is like God» - German Name 

Venti | Sounds similar to the word «windy», also literally «Winds» in Italian

Barbatos | Comes from Duke Barbatos, the 8th of Goetia Demons 

Crepus | Comes from «crepusculum» - Latin for «Dusk»

Seamus | «Supplanter» - Originally Irish Name

Frederica | «Peaceful Ruler» - German Name

Alice | «Noble» or «Exalted» - Originally German Name

Rhinedottir | Originally Rhine was a name for someone who lived by the Rhine river in German, yet the word itself originates from the word 'renos', which means «Flowing Water» or «Raging Flow»; meanwhile "dottir" is «Daughter» in Icelandic

Barbeloth | May derive from the Gnostic aeon Barbēlō, a supreme, androgynous entity in Gnosticism known as God's first thought, being his "feminine aspect" and the Mother-Father of the aeons

Nicole | «Victory of the People» - Originally French Name

Varka | Likely based on the Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (varka), meaning «Wolf»

Decarabian | Comes from Marquis Decarabia, the 69th of Goetia Demons

Dvalin | Comes from a dwarf in Old Norse tales, meaning «The Dormant One» or «The One Slumbering» (akin to the Danish and Norwegian "dvale" and Swedish "dvala", meaning «Sleep, «Unconscious Condition» or «Hibernation»).

Durin | Overally associated with a dwarf named Durin, who is also from Norse tales, though some say it is of Latin origin and means «Firm», «Enduring»

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Yeah, here it is! I know, I basically made a compilation of things you can find yourself in Google, buuuuuut in case you were too lazy or not curious enough to do so, I did so in your stead! And I have to admit that those are not names of my homeland, and I may not know all their variations or significance, yet I'm still interested, and I'll be happy if you're willling to correct me. And maybe I will even dig in deeper into the topic next time!

So, see you!

Edited: Yeah, I added a few more meaningful characters and Travelers' names on other languages + a few other tiny additions. I think now it seems a little more complete. Next up is Liyue!

[laboratory-for-peace]

do you have any thoughts or observations on queens design? i personally really like it (or them, really, i like all his appearances haha). i find it funny how caesar gives off more androgynous glamrock vibes and queen is a flamboyant rockstar, meanwhile judge is just. a guy in a military uniform. leave some cunt for him you guys 😢

YEAH I have design thoughts on about every One Piece character, honestly! But yeah this is very funny lmao. Utterly cuntless.

Jokes aside there's a lot of thought that Oda puts in these designs, especially in terms of pop-cultural archetypes and references, and especially when it comes to his villains.

Queen for sure has that "flamboyant rock-star" design philosophy. But for me, the more obvious vibe here is the Mad Max-esque leather & punk aesthetic, which itself in turn came from the real life equivalent leather and punk scenes. The leather & punk aesthetic after all did end up leaking into the rock-star scene, especially in the US, which yeah, Queen is meant to evoke a stereotypical "American" vibe as a character too, which is why he sprinkles English even in his Japanese.

If you put him next to King and his uh... whole situation, there's an obvious nod to the queer leather scene a bit, but that's also kind of a stereotypical "villain" aesthetic in a lot of pop culture, so it makes sense. Black straps and dark colors and spikes and studs etc etc. The Beast Pirates have that going on for them in general a bit haha. You see even more of the punk side of him in his young days in the MADS flashbacks, where he has long elaborate earrings and wild mohawk style hair. I do think the goggles he has specifically are also meant to add a bit of that "mad scientist" flair, especially combined with the cybernetics of his robot arm. Which... also has that more "dieselpunk" aesthetic associated with Mad Max type piece of media, rather than something more sleek. Combine that with the cigar, which is often seen as very masculine, with the make-up, the Frankenstein stitches, the tattoo.... and yeah, this is such an intentionally camp and confident character, it rules. He's meant to be equal parts pirate, delinquent, mad scientist, flamboyant rock-star performer and criminal boss full of swagger. He's fun to hate and you hate to love him, easily one of the most entertaining villains in the whole thing.

It's a very loud design, and so is he. I'm pretty sure he's also one of the tallest humans (bar Big Mom and her family) in the One Piece world, which combined with his bodytype, is definitely meant to make him feel like a huge, unbeatable, intimidating, well.. dinosaur man! A billion berry bounty doesn't feel surprising when you have a villain that is as tough and big as he is. It works very, very well! The Obelix comparisons from the Asterix comics have been made very often by many fans, and I agree! Asterix is huge in my country so I spotted that immediately, the striped overalls leave an immediate impression. We've also been seeing more of that aesthetic of his overalls in Elbaph a lot, which makes me wonder if that's intentional. He might not be a giant warrior, but he has the level of intimidation of one. He is as funny as he is scary!

As for Judge, you did joke about him being very... un-charismatic and un-flamboyant compared to the other two and yeah that's partly 100% true and intentional by design! Unlike the other two, he's not a silly comic relief antagonist the Strawhats just run into and have to defeat. Instead he has a very personal and visceral role, connection and relationship to one of our protagonists; that being, he is Sanji's abuser.

We see him the entire time through Sanji's eyes, which means nothing can be fun or funny about him. He is a terrifying and despicable force, an intimidating mountain of a man whose shadow Sanji feels trapped underneath. Tonally it makes total sense, especially with the narrative of WCI in mind. His villainy, while being also very cartoony and exaggerated at times, at the same time feels way more... close to real-life evils for us the audience. Yeah, maybe we don't have bio-terrorist saturday-morning-cartoon mad science rock star cyborgs who spread diseases for fun in real life, but we do have fascists, and child abusers and domestic abusers, and power hungry world leaders etc. He's less funny because he's less of an exaggerated unrealistic cartoon archetype than the other two, and thus easier to hate -and this is by design!

But I'd argue that there's a different type of Camp going on with him in terms of design outside of just "military dog". That is, he is a Tokusatsu Sci-fi Comic-Book Wrestling-Heel Archetypal Supervillain. He is literally, canonically, in-universe, featured as a comic-book villain. There's a reason he looks like he ties damsels to train tracks; he's an ode to classic pop-cultural imagery of a Bad Guy. His design is definitely mostly evoking Tokusatsu villains, who usually have a military aesthetic and ridiculous masks or helmets, which here is combined with a more classic fairytale "evil king" aesthetic.

Germa 66 and their army are based on primarily 3 groups of fictional Evil Organizations from pop-cultural sci-fi media: the Clone Army of the Empire from Star Wars (Order 66 being a namesake here), and primarily, "Shocker" and the "Government of Darkness" from Kamen Rider. Of course there's uh... the literal real life... y'know, historical elements of fascism being evoked here too; Oda is fully aware of those, and they're meant to contribute to the Stereotypical Evil going on with Germa. After all, the fictional groups I just mentioned, are all partly based on that too. It's very common in campy sci fi actually, since it's such an easy and obvious shorthand for "these guys suck".

The design of the Clone Soldiers seems to be directly lifted from the evil scientists from Shocker, who wear white luchador-style wrestling masks on their heads. Judge himself is stated to have earned his title of "Garuda" from his characteristic "full body slam" where he flies up (like an eagle) and then descends on his enemy with full force from up high (...like an eagle). That's a wrestling move! That stupid ass helmet he wears is definitely a mix of that wrestler heel aesthetic + tokusatsu tropes + spartan soldier helmets + a royal crown + western superhero comicbook designs (i.e. Judge Dredd, who could a be namesake) + a bit of Darth Vader thrown in there. It is camp! Just an intentionally unflamboyant kind of camp, since he's a parody of a more toxically masculine villany, even if that sounds ridiculous on paper.

He's an intentional charisma-black-hole, because of the role he plays as a bad guy in the story. Oda intelligently choose to withhold any comedy around him until AFTER Sanji is able to overcome his fear of him. After that it's free game, and we're allowed to see how pathetic and laughable he really is -any power of intimidation he had is stripped away from him. So now, post-WCI, he's just a Pathetic Asshole. So I think his visual design kinda accompanies the rules Oda set himself as writer! Oda is very good at what he does.

[gor3sigil]

Your post about "why be a man when you could be a GNC woman" resonated so much with me. I'm a nonbinary transmasc person who still often has these kinds of thoughts about myself and it hurts so much. I guess it's this sort of weird feeling of guilt that I'm somehow degrading myself or being anti-feminist/misogynist for being transmasculine. Like, the fact that I hate being a woman somehow translates to "I hate women." I think a big contributing factor is all the rhetoric in queer spaces lately about how being a man can't possibly be as revolutionary or subversive as being a woman in any context (as though transmasculinity is the exact same as cismasculinity) and that I'd be doing a lot more for queer liberation and feminism if I just remained a woman. Plus, my mom knows I like to dress more masculinely but she's always gently pressuring me to be more feminine and I kind of feel like I'm betraying her too. It sucks because she otherwise is very feminist and very queer friendly, so I genuinely think it comes from ignorance rather than malice

There's also this fear that I'm "not doing enough" to justify my transmasculinity. Like I said, I dress pretty neutral/masc, but I don't bind (yet) and I'm not on T. I don't plan on getting surgery either. I'll likely never pass. It feels like I'm making a mockery of transmasculinity or watering down what it means to be transmasc, and that it'd be better if I just stayed as an androgynous woman instead of appropriating "real" trans men's experiences. I just feel like such a fraud.

Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I have a hard time articulating my feelings and I just wanted to vent a little...😭

(Just to be clear, I don't feel this way at all about other transmascs, just myself...)

Hi ! I totally understand that you're dealing with imposter syndrome. When I used to feel this way, ne thing that really helped me was to turn to queer history, and see how the people who paved the way for us came in "every shape". Trans people in history haven't always transitioned, some never did apart fropm whanging their names, yet they're still trans and they built the community we have today.

And I totally get the feeling you have about being "more useful" to the community as a GNC woman, I still get it from time to time. But queer men and mascs are just as queer, and have fought so hard too. You being yourself is enough. I don't really like how anti-masc the queer community has become these last few years. While I understand that it stems from people in the community being traumatized by cishet men, I think that it's a big, big step backward, and the way a lot of activists now are king of trying to erase masc individuals from our history is genuinely scary to me. But, while I'm mostly online and don't really participate in my local queer community for a variety of reasons, I think that part of it comes from a loud minority of online queer discourse. Not saying that it never happens IRL because I've seen it and have been a victim of anti-transmasculinity pretty badly in IRL queer spaces, but I think that the ratio is more online than offline. Still, it helps to know about our history, and remind people that queerness isn't fem only, it comes in a variety of ways, and that every one of us face similar hardships.

You are not betraying anyone.

[imagitory]

Hi all! So even if I wasn't thrilled with Wish as a final product, I was really inspired by Brittney Lee's wonderful concept art for a more human-esque "Star"...so I decided to take that idea and put my own twist on it! Because as much as I like Brittney Lee's concept, I had two main thoughts in the back of my head while drawing this --

I actually liked that Star in the film wasn't explicitly male or female, and Disney hasn't ever done a non-binary main character in one of their animated films before, so I thought a more androgynous look could be interesting.

The original concept's hair makes him look A LOT like Jack Frost from Dreamwork's Rise of the Guardians, in my opinion -- and yes, although I like Jack, I don't see Star being much like him.

So -- thinking to salute the original idea of the filmmakers to take inspiration from past Disney projects -- I took visual inspiration from several characters, most from the Golden and Silver Age of Disney Animation (except for Puck from Disney's Gargoyles TV series, but come on, he's just fun), so as to play up the mute, but still very extroverted, sweet, playful personality this character would have. Much like mute side characters from some of Disney's previous works like Dopey, Dumbo, and the Spring Sprite, you would never be in doubt about what Star is feeling (if nothing else than because like Tinker Bell, they're prone to change color like a mood ring 😂) -- but as a central character of a full feature film with a very close (possibly even romantic) bond with our heroine Asha, they would have the chance to express a wider range of feelings than their predecessors...not just through their animation, but also (I would add!) a score that captures their mercurial air and feelings as well as Fantasia blended its art seamlessly with famous classical pieces.

To close us out -- some of the instrumental pieces from previous Disney projects that served as a playlist for my image of Star while working on this! Because for me, music and Disney have always gone hand-in-hand, and honestly, a cohesive and powerful score outside of just the lyrical music numbers always makes a Disney film 150% better...and I think in Wish's case, it would've also been elevated, if its music had come together in conjunction with the instrumentals meant for each scene to create a more cohesive score.

On the Rooftop / What's a Kiss / Perturbed Pixie - Peter Pan Bundle of Joy - Inside Out The Nutcracker Suite - Fantasia To Be Free - Aladdin Magical House Cleaning / Blue or Pink - Sleeping Beauty Under the Stars - The Lion King The Crystal Chamber - Atlantis: The Lost Empire Main Title - Return to Neverland

Have a magical night, everyone! xoxo

[fatally-alive]

Placebo's Nancy Boy kicked against the "laddism" of Britpop

In the middle of the "new laddism" that saw magazines like Loaded and FHM set the agenda, Molko was a defiantly androgynous figure - he wore glamorous make-up and "feminine" clothing when his peers were more likely to be dressed sports casual. Molko's lyrics were similarly provocative when it came to sexuality, relationships and drugs.

"A lot of our cross-dressing was a political statement against the music scene at the time which was very laddish and macho," Molko told Kerrang! in 2009. "We wanted to stand up and be counted. There's no better way to do that than by putting a bunch of slap on, wearing a skirt and f**king with people's heads. People hated us for it and I adored that."

RadioX

[herrenxenoberg]

Fandorm Showcase #9 - Cinderella

Our second faculty dorm, sponsored by the strict and wise professor, Mozus Trein, we have...

Cleminuit!

The dorm's name derives from Cle (key in french) and Minuit. (Midnight in french)

Instead of the animated movie version of Cinderella, I decided to opt for the live action remake (yes, as much as I hate the live action remakes trend Disney is pulling, what's done has been done) because of this adaptation's Lady Tremaine having a more younger appearance than her animated counterpart (which was taken by Mozus Trein as the inspiration), which is going to tie with the backstory of the housewarden for this dorm.

This dorm, sponsored by Mozus Trein, focuses on proper mannerisms and fairness in treating others. Most of the students that resided in this dorm came from very wealthy families and socialites of the highest standards, so they can be a bit snooty and sophisticated during interactions with others from different dorms.

"A dorm founded on the Regal Matriarch's spirit of fairness. Students in this dorm are from wealthy households but treats one another fairly and equally."

Requirements and Traits:

Treat others with a fair and equal mindset

Have proper etiquette

Hardworking

Time for the dorm uniform design reveal:

The color palette is mostly taken from the live action adaptation of Lady Tremaine, so that it wouldn't clash with Trein's color palette since they're basically two different versions of Lady Tremaine. The dorm uniform the dorm leader wears is designed to be androgynous, since the dorm leader is non-binary. (a small teaser for ya)

The magestone's color is the same one as Trein's brooch since this dorm is under his name.

Now introducing our character roster:

Welcome the graceful and elegant dorm leader of Cleminuit...

Marquise Trein! (Twisted off Live-Action Lady Tremaine)

Marquise is raised in a very stoic household full of wealthy family members, all have prides in showing off their high-class status to their friends and distant families. In truth, Marquise is actually Mozus's adopted child after finding out they have been orphaned ever since their mother passed away from a severe illness that left her bedridden and a step-father who was very strict and abusive to them for "being abnormal", and their last name isn't Trein before the adoption. Because Marquise's side of the family has some family bloodline to the Treins, they were taken into care by Mozus ever since he was young, raising them along with his two daughters, thus gaining the last name of Trein as a result. (They were even gifted a pet white persian cat named Pucchi as a gift from Trein)

Marquise grew up to be a highly-sophisticated person in the end, showing no desire to fool around or prattle like commonfolks, all because of how they were raised before Trein took them in. Behind that mannerism, they show some semblance of acknowledgement for people's efforts and hard work, treating them as fairly as they could. They hoped that one day, they can find someone who would treat them the same way.

Notable Members:

Ayden Tenaillon (Sophomore) - The more gentle brother that constantly gets taunted or bullied by his brother, Daylen, who wishes to find his true love his own way rather than be forced. (Twisted off Anastasia Tremaine)

Daylen Tenaillon (Sophomore) - The snobby brother who always lets out his frustrations on Ayden due to his inability to gain any attention from the people he crushes on, but has more loyalty to Marquise than Ayden does. (Twisted off Drizella Tremaine)

Cyrille Aurore (Freshman) - The new boy that recently joined Cleminuit not too long ago, who is very diligent in cleaning up the dorm until it is sparkly clean (although it is because of Marquise's rule of upkeeping cleanliness in the dorm). [SPOILERS] In actuality, he's the long lost heir of a royal throne that possesses a special glass slipper heirloom that is passed down by the late king. (Twisted off the broken glass slipper Lady Tremaine broke)

Synopsis:

It was your ordinary day in Night Raven College, until Crowley received a letter from a royal family in the kingdom of heroes that an event called the "Midnight Ball" will be held on NRC campus since students from wealthy backgrounds are attending the prestigious academy and wishes to use this event to extend to the wealthy families all across Twisted Wonderland to boost its reputation. Crowley, not wanting to pass this opportunity, said yes and assembled a committee team in order to ensure the event goes well.

The committee team is led by Mozus's adopted son and understudy, Marquise Trein, who is put in charge of organizing the event's success. However, as time draws closer to the event's deadline, Marquise became more strict with the committee's efforts, dismissing from even the smallest of flaws and demanding it to be perfect. Our main protagonists, noticing the stressful atmosphere from the committee team, tries to smooth out the tension before the ball guests arrives.

This one is one of my personal favorite dorms to be made by far.

Next Up: Beauty and the Beast

[saturnbellfromhell]

THE ENERGY OF THE SUN

One of the first posts on my Tumblr was about the Moon and all her feminine glory. How she is bold, yet mysterious, cunny, yet delicate, powerful yet soft. In today's post we speak of the the star of the show, literally. Our beloved Sun which shins brightly threw our windows kissing the Moon goodbye. For another day is to appear on the horizon, for that it brings serotonin into our body and bliss into our hearts. The Sun has been talked about, written about, sang about and worshipped for as long as life has existed on our planet. It is the masculine to the Moons feminine with whom he has created a small family consisting of a son Mars, the planet of action, a daughter Venus, the planet of beauty and a androgynous child Mercury, planet of communication. Together with their energies they rule all that is seen. The primary family of our solar system and where raw energy is bred. This star flows in the middle of our  system, where it shins every millimeter, not leaving anything hidden. For it's master it has chosen Leo. A fiery and noble fixed sign which represents the king of all creatures. Leo's are in the middle of our favorite season, Summer. Where the Sun has impregnated our crops and bears fresh food to our table. When the hottest months appear, so does a infant Leo. Being the master of such a powerful and complex star, Leo's have a lot on their hands.

~Leo's are in the center of all, unironically they are mostly hated for such behavior. But in reality they literally cannot help it. It's what comes natural to these people. When the Sun shines on you, you have very little to hide. Every accomplishment is met with large praise, but every downfall is met by huge dissaprovement and judgment. So Leo's have to form a larger ego than others to survive such things out in the world. In their home life they love their family and partner to the core. Being loyal to the grave for them and not letting anyone lay a finger on them. They are the leaders of the pack, the grandiose caregivers of their own family. What they crave is affection and attention, but they also want this for all their loved one's. Even if a courageous Leo becomes a star, he is more than willing to put his loved one in the spot light. Remember that meme of Will Smith showing off Jada Pinket Smith on the red carpet, yep that's what a Leo would do (which is funny, because Will Smith is a Leo rising).

~Other than a Leo's love and loyalty, they are such prideful people. Rarely will you hear a Leo dirty talk themselves. They are also known to be overachievers, ambitious and throughout. These individuals are the emotional one in the fire sign group. They long for freedom and change, love and devotion, praise and respect.

~The bad caracteristic of a Leo comes from being a fixed sign by itself. Fixed signs are known to be very stubborn and fixed, literally, on their beliefs and ideas. It's quite hard getting a Leo to change it's routine, try something new or have it any other way they imagined it. Leo's are the one who want control over their life and decisions, so don't bother changing it. They will treat you like a God or Godess, but be sure to not act like you are better than them. They can also have a longer tongue than what it needs to be, even moreso if Mercury is in a fire sign, the Leo will never hold back his words. By doing so, Leo will have to learn to bend their back sometimes, bringing more harmony into their life.

~A Leo's house is eccentric and loud, just like them. They adore random pictures, figurines and small touches of pazaz. If living with a Leo be sure to let go and let them do their thing, I mean they do have good taste at the end of the day. The metal gold is what catches their eyes, they also adore shiny anything and diamonds. Their style is everso changing, whatever they wear the most important accessory is their confidence. With main-like hair and a wild look in their eyes they take the world by storm.

~If not sure somebody is a Leo, do not worry, for they will tell you themselves. The chatty Leo is sure to tell you all about their hobbies, achievements and goals and be sure they will go to great strengths to better all of them. People find it hard to follow up and true Leo and by doing so become bitter towards them a lot of the time. But what they don't acknowledge is that Leo's would be over the moon exited to grab someone and put them under their wing.

~Even though a Sun is meant for and it is it domicile, in detriment it falls on a weird Aquarius. Aquarians are not meant for the spotlight for they are the ruler of others, the humanitarian of the group. It is all about other and not about themselves for this a wise lesson to be learned from a Leo and also a wise lesson to be taught to a Leo. Exaltation lands it's place to a baby Aries which has much to learn but feels at peace by holding the crown. A fun way to look at exaltations if you are not familiar is looking at it like making a feist. The Leo gets everything done, the collecting, planning, organizing, preparing and cooking, but the Aries just shows up and enjoyes the feist making everyone welcome and happy. The energy of the Sun is primal and welcoming, playful and flavourful, exiting and concious, strong and delightful, but not for anybody!

~Where the Sun resigns is in the 5th house, the house of complite hedonism, creation and joy. It's the house where romance lives and where all passion and love accurs. It defins our adoration for children and where our inner child finds it's playground. This house is all about the fun and amusing aspects of life governing games and hobbies, sex and creative acts, self expression and relationships. Even though the 7th house is called the house of partnerships, this house is how things flow in a relationships. How sex and sexuality is embedded in the individual. The 7th house moreso has to do with the functions in a relationship afterwards, like a marriage. The 5th house also represents the enjoyment before the purge and structure in the 6th house. So you can look at the 5th house as maturing into a relationship, the 6th house as self improvement and the 7th as the stepping stone into the new world where solidarity is not common anymore. After the 7th house we look at our life and relations as a collective, not so much as an individual. For everyone must learn a lesson from every house and lord to become a better person, not only for themselves, but for the whole world.

~Leo teaches us to have a good time, not be bothered by accidents, expand our knowledge, fight for our ideas and enjoy being human in a very raw form.

~Planets that are welcome in a Leo's home include Jupiter, who expands this house, bringing luck and optimism into our hobbies and relationships. The Moon, bringing a firm duality into the picture, here the Moon will cater to intuition and desires into a natives personal and love life.  Mercury will also be welcomed with a smile on Leo's doorstep, bringing new communication skills to the table and a driven Mars to activate all that is said above...and of course a lovely Venus to bring a seductive manner.

~But not all feel at home here... like Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

~Saturn in the 5th house

A cold planet in a warm house is always a no go. Here Saturn cannot find any discipline nor structure nor valuable time. With a prominent Saturn in the 5th house  individuals can have a hard time with playful and spontaneous acts. They can also have a great fear of losing oneself to others and not wanting to open up and try new things. By doing so they can feel like they have some sort of curse put on them, where life doesn't flow like it does for others. This placement can also indicate harder views on sex, where people feel like they are obligated or pushed to be intimate. Saturn here also delays children and stable relationships. Many with this placement can also feel downgraded and only find happiness in a steady career. This a very stressful position for Saturn with many expectations.

~Uranus in the 5th house

Uranus is all about surprises and novelty. It's a Aqurian planet. As said above Sun is in detriment when in Aquarius, so of course this can govern troublesome events into the 5th house. This can indicate a unexpected/unplanned relationship or pregnancy by all means. Uranus can also make it hard for the native to stay in relationships since he chooses freedom over all. It can also mean that a native finds independence through a lover or partner. They need a lot of security in love to strive.

~Neptune in the 7th house

In a woman's chart this can be a indicator of hidden romances for the native, since Neptune is a planet of dreams and the "outer world". This can indicate a lot of unfufiled desires and wants that are not being met since the native cannot express himself/herself directly. Love where a Neptune resides in the 5th house needs to be soft and tender with a highlight on mysterious sex. Since this house is about creativity, Neptune here helps the person becoming more dreamy about anything, such as acting.

~Pluto in the 8th house

This one is a tough one. Pluto is very transformative and needs a lot of space to get his point across. It governs all that is away, death, the darkness, rebirth, endings..etc. So not a very fun planet for a whimsical 5th house. With Pluto here it can have a very rigid and formal approach to life. You don't have a very carefree and easy going life. This placement can also mean a native can fall victim into a power struggle and feel guilty about intimacy. It can bring a lot of mental and health struggles into their life aswell. A very understanding partner is needed with a Pluto in the 5th house native.