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public domain it/its + skull/skulls pronoun pins and icons!
You can download the HD versions from the Internet Archive.
You are encouraged to download and share these, they're public domain, meaning you can use them for anything you want! you can even print them and sell them on buttons, shirts, or as stickers!
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[ID: Six circular designs with transparent background, each reading, "It/its skull/skulls". The first has a black background with a a grey skull in shadow. The second shows a pile of skulls in greyscale. The third has the skull of a canine against a black background. The fourth shows a grey wolf or wolfdog standing among green plants. The fifth shows a skull of a cat sitting on a rock in front of golden grasses. The last has the combination it/its and skull/skulls pride flag as a border, with diagonal stripes of: pale yellow, leaf green, sky blue, black, dark grey, light grey, and off-white. The letters for the pronouns are in the center against a black background, with it/its in yellow green and blue, and skull-skulls in the greyscale. End ID.]
you can download the HD versions of the it/its skull/skulls flag here on the Internet Archive as well.
you can buy these designs from my threadless store too:
single skull.
pile of skulls
canine skull
the grey wolf or wolfdog
cat skull
pride flag
#pretty sure that's a wolfdog but not 100%#people put them in the results for wolves all the time because most people do not care#ititspronouns#skullskullspronouns#it/its/itself#skull/skulls/skullself#it/its/itself pronouns#skull/skulls/skullself pronouns#pronoun icon#pronoun pins#described images#pronouns#neopronouns#ectopronouns#nounself pronouns#nounpronouns
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i am convinced that human evolution and development was centered around the basic up-grade from "i steal your resources" to "i steal your behaviors and concepts"
We got clever enough and we just started copying absolutely everything we observed just because now we could figure out how to copy concepts and things that other animals were doing
see that squirrel hoarding acorns for the winter? we can do that. okay now how do we make these acorns edible, cause they are poisonous to a number of animals and we don't do great with them either. What if you put them in the fire? or just on hot coals? what if you put them in water on hot coals and boil them? Oh if you soak them in cold water for 24 hours and maybe change the water a couple times you can totally eat them? YOINK storing acorns for winter is our idea now.
or, you ever seen a weaver bird do it's thing? if not i'll give you one guess what they do
or how about the tailor bird that uses spider silk to stitch the edges of a big leaf together to make a nest in
or sometimes they'll stitch a bunch of leaves into a little cup for a nest
like i'm not trying to downplay how clever it is to be the first humans to weave or sew, and indeed, being the first person to weave that anyone knew about probably happened many times throughout human existence but my conceit is that most if not all of those times was a human seeing something in nature that was basically weaving and going "i'ma do that, and get real good at it - i'ma take that concept and really make it mine"
like it wouldn't surprise me if humans got dogs because we saw how ravens were treating wolves and went "shit yeah, great idea - YOINK that's my idea now."
most of the things that we think of as special human skill or behavior can actually be found elsewhere throughout nature -- all over there are animals using tools, farming, ranching, building, etc.
my favorite primate behavioralist anecdote is a group of people studying tool use in chimps were spending their days in the bush logging the use of twigs to catch termites, and over the campfire at night they're like "it's so boring i wish they'd do something more impressive than this completely basic tool skill."
and one of them was like "actually... how do we know its not a difficult skill? has anyone tried to use a twig to catch termites and see?" and so the next day, like good little scientists, they went out and recorded their attempts at catching termites with twigs.
And lo and behold out of the whole group and all their attempts that day, only, like, a single termite was caught by a human, mostly by chance. Suddenly the whole situation flipped - they'd been thinking of it as basic unskilled tool use, but actually the chimps knew how to do something that none of them could easily figure out on their own - or even together as a group!
y'all, they had to go back to watching the chimps do it to figure out how. Think about that. University degrees, scientific minds, educated people... and they had to be taught how by the chimps.
It turns out there's a reason that young chimps will spend like a year closely studying how an adult is fishing for termites. You gotta select the right kind of twig or leaf stem, maybe you fray the end like a paint brush depending on particulars, you gotta have just the right poking and little shaking technique to provoke the termites into biting the twig, it's a whole thing. There's even regional/cultural differences in the general approach to termite fishing that are distinct between groups that live in different areas.
Now, wild chimps have been observed using objects as tools to fashion crude spears for hunting (it's the mothers doing it by the way, and slowly some of their kids have been growing up doing it, which will probably result in refinements and developments eventually.
ants do both farming and ranching. For real. Some species of ant grow a fungus they eat AND it's a domesticated fungus, like our corn, it can't actually reproduce and survive in the wild without the ants farming it. They maintain its growing conditions and feed it leaf litter mulch, and the fungus produces some kind of ant food idk i forget the details about that. But that's farming. They are farming a domesticated mushroom, basically. And other species of ant will maintain a herd of aphids; they'll move them from grazing area to grazing area, and protect them from predators, and they "milk" them for a liquid food substance and also every now and then they straight up eat one. That's ranching.
beavers sometimes have muskrat... tenants? pets? The muskrats low key pay rent by changing out the reed bedding they all use, and they live in the beaver's lodge with them and eat some of the food. So. idk
Some Tarantulas keep frogs as pets
anyway my point is, i think the true human skill that sets us apart is our ability deconstruct and reconstruct anything we see into something that is for us. Oh, you eat that? Now WE eat that. You have the perfect teeth to drill little holes in specific tree trunks to let the sap ooze out and eat it because it's high in sugar? We don't have those teeth but we're gonna do that now and if we can't figure out a tool that's as good as your teeth at it, watch out, because we will absolutely just also steal your fuckin teeth.
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I did decide to post the original art of these guys in the end; these are all from 2022, so definitely a little old. I have posted these to my Artfight account in case anyone is particularly interested in them!
Their extensive lore below (tw for discussion of mental health issues, abuse, trauma, drugs/alcohol, and self harm)
Button Bunny, Poppy Puppy, and Dreamy Deer are escaped lab experiments made from giving plushies real meat and blood inside. After enduring countless painful experiments, Button and his fellow test subjects killed all of the scientists and escaped into the real world, where they're free to do as they please.
Each of the plushies embodies a different "coping" style or set of trauma responses; this isn't supposed to be extremely deep or anything, just an idea, but to explain each one a bit further:
Button represents the "fight" response to danger, as well as cutting, self harm, and vengeful or violent thoughts/actions against one's abuser. He's fixated on blood and gore, both as a means of expressing his internal pain, and as a means of inflicting it on those who hurt him and his friends. He has the biggest thirst for blood and revenge out of the three, and is the most likely to pick a fight with a stranger. He carries a box cutter full of fresh, sharp razor blades right over his heart, signifying damage both taken and dealt. As a result, Button is "angrier" than the other two, but also more protective.
Poppy represents the "fawn" response to danger, as well as self-medication through drugs, alcohol, sex, and food. Poppy never denies herself the finer pleasures and in fact indulges in them more when she's upset. She's always likely to try to win someone over or "people please" her way out of situations and can become very upset if she genuinely thinks someone is mad at her. She smokes weed out of a heart-shaped bong, calls everyone "bestie," and sobs her eyes out into a bottle of cotton candy vodka if anything goes wrong. While she is the most outwardly emotional, she's also emotionally intelligent and glues the group together with her sharp eye for social cues.
Dreamy represents the "freeze" and "flight" responses to danger, as well as dissociation, nightmares, and severe phobias. While Button and Poppy may go on the offensive with someone they deem "bad," Dreamy will always behave passively and will never stir conflict if they can help it. Indeed, Dreamy will freeze like a deer in headlights if they're put in a stressful enough situation, and if they manage to unfreeze themselves, will run away from it as quickly as possible. Because of their fearful nature, Dreamy can only protect themselves through their experimental psychic ability to transfer their own nightmares to another person, which isn't even fully voluntary for them. Most of the time, Dreamy will defer to one of the others in a pinch.
All three of them have had their eyes swapped with one another, symbolizing the unity of the three very different trauma responses under the same trauma.
There are also two more Cursed Plushies, two wolves (one black and one white) named Yin and Yang, created by the sole surviving scientist to track down and kill Button, Poppy, and Dreamy, but I've yet to draw them even once, so they're much less fleshed out and generally less symbolic than the other three. I'll return to them someday, though.
Thanks for reading all that!
#robot art#digital art#oc#ocs#plushies#plushie ocs#lab experiment#blood tw#knife tw#these are my lil Cute Edgy OCs and I've been pretty shy about them but.... it's time for them to come out#button#poppy#dreamy
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[CW: mention of animal bodies, dead animals, cannibalism, fanon Killer Sans]
Alright! Since many people liked the idea of Hyena coded Killer, I decided to bring some characteristics of these beautiful animals so you can see why so many people like to compare Killer with these creatures.
NOTE: I will comment on some of his canonical details, as well as characteristics that the fandom attributes to him, that is, we will have both fanon and canon Killer here!
First of all, what are hyenas? Hyenas are carnivorous animals from the family Hyaenidae (and during this research, I discovered that hyenas are more similar to felines than dogs, so no, they don't have much in common with dogs or wolves!) that inhabit the African continent and western Asia. They are nocturnal animals, but they can function well during the day as well, and they hunt and live in large groups.
After this brief synopsis, I will now report some characteristics of these curious animals that I, personally, find similar and related to Killer Sans!
Hyenas are very intelligent animals - even with the negative stereotypes surrounding them - and are considered one of the most successful animals in hunting! In addition, they have a very complex social relationship with each other, respecting hierarchies and the leader of their respective packs.
In this excerpt, I can already relate this intelligence to Killer, mainly because many people think that, in fact, he is just a charming, idiotic little guy - but, just like hyenas, he is extremely smart and cautious. About the hierarchy part, I have a divided opinion: in some arts of the creator of Killer, we can see him with Nightmare, but it's not like he respects Nightmare as a leader, but rather as if he fears him or has a certain dislike for him, but also has nowhere to go, so he prefers to stay under Nightmare's "care", acting with false respect so as not to be mistreated so much (?).
Hyenas are scavengers! They can eat animals that are still alive or recently killed, but they are best known for feeding on remains (even bones). And, as mentioned before, they are very successful in their hunts, but unfortunately, these kills are mostly stolen by lionesses - which forces them to keep the remains.
I've already discussed a few times the possibility that Killer has already submitted to cannibalism purely out of curiosity, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him hunting monsters just to devour them (humans too, since Howl brought up a headcanon (I don't know if it was really or if it's something canon) about how Killer doesn't see himself as either a monster or a human with the merging of Chara's soul with his). And I also think that Killer has already tested eating at various stages of body composition.
Due to the high levels of male hormones (such as testosterone), hyenas are also very aggressive animals, which results in many deaths of young hyenas among themselves.
Here I am already relating this characteristic more to the instability between the stages of Killer - like the apathetic change from the second stage to the third, which enters into a kind of aggressive frenzy. I believe that not only triggers in interactions or gestures (such as eating or sleeping), but also smells and Killer's own body are affected by this aggression.
One fact that characterized hyenas as intelligent animals is their complex sociability as a group!
Okay, here comes the fanon part: In many Bad Guy fanfics, headcanons and fanarts, Killer is always treated as the best in social interactions, or the one who breaks up fights and the one who tends to “respect” the certain hierarchy he has in the group. Like hyenas, he has an easier time interacting with others, whether to create emotional bonds or mediate conflicts.
A pack of hyenas can have up to 40 members!
So... Do you know how they like to put Killer in different groups? Well, there's the explanation! His place with the Bad Guys, his partnership with Epic Sanses (more because of Color), his rare appearance with the Star Sanses (more with Ink and Swap). As aggressive as Killer is, he also likes to live in large groups, so he needs to rotate between them to satisfy this social need of his.
Now, some ideas that were taken from the depths of my head and that I won't explain much about:
Many people write/draw Nightmare as a trans woman, so Hyena coded Killer would make much more sense, since in the hyena monarchy, the females lead the pack! And they mostly have more power and decision-making in the groups, in addition to being larger than the males.
The sound that the hyenas can reproduce seems to be a strange laugh. There's not much to comment on, except that I imagine that Killer laughs exactly like that.
Hyenas don't usually lick themselves for better hygiene. Yep. Stinky Killer confirmed!
Now here's a touch of mine: I can see Killer being quite aggressive with his displays of affection, biting, pushing and play fighting, as well as enjoying chasing his friends, pretending they are some kind of prey.
And that's it! I hope you enjoyed it! I accept constructive criticism and more ideas for this headcanon that so many were waiting for!
Tagging people who would like to see about Hyena coded Killer (I guess???)
@howlsofbloodhounds @what-have-i-unleashed @toffeebrew @twinribbonz
#killer sans#something new#something new au#qinqin headcanons 💖#utmv#utmv au#cw cannibalism#cw dead animal#killer#wow I've never yapped so much before
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Random small headcanons for my fav SJM men
Those are totally random thoughts I had and just kept collecting, also I'll be adding new ones when I'll come up with something. Feel free to reblog and add yours <3
I think Gavriel can draw really well, especially with pencil. Like, you know, he's a really precise and detailed guy, plus thanks to his soldier skills he has really stable hands, and it just sits right with me
Azriel loves when you paint his nails black. Also once you made him wear eyeliner and he actually really liked the results, so now from time to time he lets you do it
Aedion has his ears pierced but doesn't wear any earrings (it was probably a dare, even more likely he was drunk then)
Ruhn likes to have a small, faint lamp put on when he sleeps. It looks like a white sparkle and doesn't cast much light but having it next to his bed makes him feel somehow more safe and comfy
Also, he loves being held while sleeping. When you let him snuggle to your chest and hold him tight... It's his paradise, he can stay like this for eternity
Cassian is very ticklish (especially on feet). It's actually his secret because, come on, he's the Lord of Bloodshed, how can he be ticklish? And of course you fully respect that, not wanting his reputation to suffer, however, when it's just the two of you... Let's say Cass has to be pretty alert most times as you love to take advantage of that
Fenrys always brings you a plushie from his travels to foreign countries. Actually, he brings you many different things like jewellery, dresses, combs, mirrors, gems... everything. But a plushie, is a must. You have a whole collection of small cute stuffed animals (mostly wolves) from different parts of the world. Every one of them has a name, personality and a back story which you and Fenrys always come up with
Aedion is a horse girl. He rides so well and just loved being around those animals since he was a little boy. Often he takes you on all day long trips around Terrasen. Also he has few of his favorite horses and he spoils them so much, they're just his babies.
He also probably has like six dogs and wants to adopt every one he sees on the street
Lorcan most of the times either doesn't cuddle or is the big spoon. However, after really hard day he loves to fall asleep with his face in your breasts and his hair stroked
Sometimes when Rowan is engrossed in his work, he hums songs mindlessly
Fenrys talks in his sleep, and this goes to the point where you can literally argue with him or have a whole conversation as he's asleep
Aedion swears a lot. Gavriel doesn't swear almost ever and his face when Aedion starts throwing curses he could never imagine is just priceless
However, Gavriel knows many langues. So, whenever he's angry and finally hit his breaking point, he starts shit talking and insulting everyone in a foreign langue no one knows (just imagine him aggressively talking to himself in Spanish while walking around and throwing hands in the air lol)
Cassian always sleeps naked and refuses (will literally get offended) to do otherwise, even if there are different people sleeping in the room (read: Azriel)
Dorian baby talks to his dogs. Sometimes when he does this he forgets that he is a king and then have the whole castle talking about it for the next week (people find it adorable though. some of them at least.)
Rowan always has some blades with him. Always. Dude could be standing in the room only in his boxers and still proceed to pull out a knife from gods know where
Also, he will never admit it but he has some of his favorite blades that he had named. But if you'd ever done this he would laugh at you
Once you've gotten Ruhn a bracelet for his birthday that was a guitar pick of his favorite guitarist on a black string and from then he doesn't take it off. Ever.
We know Ruhn has this very rare and useful ability to speak in people's minds, however his favorite way to use those abilities is to make the dumbest jokes in your head in the most random moments and watch you burst out laughing around all those strangers that have no idea what is going on
GAVRIEL HAS DIMPLES
AND SO FUCKING DOES AEDION
(he also got the big d genes from him but it's the topic for other post)
So, Fenrys is a master at coming up with the weirdest nicknames for his loved one, however, no one compares to Cassian in this matter. His creativity sometimes is more than flesh and blood can bear
Lorcan is actually the biggest girl dad
Let's be honest, Dorian has better skin care than any lady in the whole sjm universe
Cassian loves being called your pretty princess
Azriel loves puzzles. And Legos! There's no better way to spend your day off than building castles and forts, and then having an actual battle between your kingdoms
Bat boys are not really fond of thunder... I think they have bad experiences with flying during storm and it haunts them to this day. They always want to be the little spoons and be cuddled when there's a storm outside
Azriel has bat slippers and Fenrys has wolf or bunny slippers
Dorian loves wearing sygnets. He has so many and you're simply obsessed with them. He's a king, he has to look decent, you know, but Dorian loves wearing them even if it's just the two of you snuggling or sitting in the library reading. Or when he fucks you and you can feel them dig into your skin when he grabs your ass..
Lorcan enjoys having his hair combed. He just melts when you do it. And if you do a little braid somewhere on his head he will keep it and wear it for the next few days
Gavriel is the best dancer you will ever meet. On the balls he can easily make everyone's attention turn to the two of you. But he also likes to dance with you in your house or chambers, where there are no people or music, and to be honest both of you like those moments much better
To be continued....
#gavriel x reader#lorcan salvaterre x reader#aedion ashryver x reader#fenrys moonbeam x reader#rowan whitethorn x reader#dorian havilliard x reader#ruhn danaan x reader#azriel x reader#cassian x reader
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are there many shapeshifty guys in medieval irish lit and if so who is your favorite one? (I mean, besides the one your blog is named after, I know about that guy and his funky transformations, I just do not know much about other shapeshifty guys that aren’t french/english/welsh/norse)
the morrígan is probably the most notorious shapeshifter in the texts i look at: she often turns into a crow but also at one point in the táin is an eel, a heifer, and a wolf, just to fuck with cú chulainn. sometimes her transformations are definitely physical and sometimes they seem more illusory. some of them it's not clear if it's actually her or just a bird lol, that always cracks me up
we also have of course our bird men in togail bruidne da derga, where it is deeply unclear whether they are birds who can be people or people who can be birds. one of them is called nemglán, he heads up the "bird troop". (this story is the basis of my stupid bird dad support group yonec crossover fic lol.) birds in general are often connected to the otherworld and we have quite a lot of birds that are transformed people, often recognisable because they will be wearing or linked to another bird with a fine chain. in some later texts like oidheadh chloinne lir you also get people turned into birds by external forces
sometimes birds are also angels, or the souls of the dead, so people die and then their soul shows up as a bird – this is mostly in voyage tales. voyage tales in general get fucky with shape and form
there are some sort-of werewolves in acallam na senorach who transform with the help of cloaks – it's sort of the reverse of bisclavret bc they put the magic cloaks on and become wolves, rather than becoming them when they take clothes off
then you get the ageless immortal shapeshifters like tuan and fintan where it seems to be more of a reincarnation thing that they have been different animals in different lives and can remember the early days of the world as a result. similarly there's a story in which the two bulls in the táin have been lots of different creatures in the past, going all the way back to two swineherds
so yeah quite a lot of shapeshifting going on! this is a deeply non exhaustive list as well, this is just the ones i immediately recall off the top of my head and doesn't include most involuntary transformations (e.g. etaine and others). finn's wife was also a deer part-time, that's why oisín is called that, but i think that was a spell too not an inborn thing
i would say the morrígan is probably my favourite (if "guy" is gender neutral lol) but also i do enjoy the sheer ??? of everything going down in TBDD with the birdmen, nemglán etc because truly they explain nothing
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I would love to hear about any headcanons you have regarding the Wold, especially about the people/communities that exist there. What is their culture and livelihood like? What about the land/terrain itself?
I'm sure you've given it some thought since Widfara originates from there, so if you feel like writing about it some more, I'd love to pick your brain! :) Thank you in advance!
Aaah, thank you for asking about one of my favorite little corners of Rohan! As you say, Wídfara is from the Wold, and I love all things connected to Wíd! What follows is a mishmash of actual canon and my own canon-compliant additions…
The Wold has always been the most rural, least populated part of Rohan because: 1) The terrain is unforgiving – endless grasslands that offer little cover from frequent storms and winter winds; not many trees and no stone for building permanent shelter; and poor quality soil that can’t grow much other than the native grasses. 2) It’s in a dangerous neighborhood! It’s at the very edge of the kingdom, with the creepiness of Fangorn Forest next door and the Brown Lands just across the river. It was repeatedly invaded by Easterlings over the years, and, as Sauron rose to power again in the late 3rd Age, orc attacks became a huge problem and further drove people out of the plains and into the relative safety of the towns of the East-fold.
So there is (and always has been) a pretty small group of folks who can hack it out there. Most of them live the semi-nomadic lifestyle of herdsmen (for horses or cattle). They move with their herds as they graze, spending most of their nights sleeping in the open plains and only occasionally going back to the small encampments where they keep something akin to a permanent home. As a result, they’re renowned for their outdoorsmanship and (like Wíd!) are very in tune with the weather and the land. They also produce a disproportionate share of Rohan’s archers (like Wíd!), since wolves are a common problem around herds and arrows are a more effective weapon for that than the spears or swords most Rohirrim favor.
Folks in the Wold do have a reputation as the country bumpkins of Rohan. They don’t have any fine cities or big estates. They speak Rohirric with a heavy rural accent. They’re much more at ease in a tent or around an outdoor fire than they are in a fancy hall (see how it takes Wíd a year of living in Edoras before he can comfortably sleep in a bed!). Their food is simpler, and they don’t spend a ton of time on social niceties and etiquette. (For their part, they think the city folks are pretentious and couldn’t last a day in the plains.)
Despite their perceived lack of sophistication, there was a time when they were relatively prosperous, because it is widely agreed that the horses of the Wold are Rohan’s best, achieving a perfect combo of speed and endurance. There are ancient (by Rohan standards) horse breeding families who have been in the Wold for as long as Rohan has existed and maintain bloodlines in their herds that trace back to horses owned by Eorl himself. They fell on hard times starting in the reign of Théoden’s grandfather, who had the army begin supplying its own horses and, thus, deprived the herdsmen of a huge part of their normal income. But they refused to give up the vocation, and they persisted out in the plains, living in increasing poverty, until Éomer became king. His wife, looking through some of Théodred’s papers, found plans to revitalize the traditional breeders, and she put them into action. This eventually helped pull many of them (including Wíd’s family!) out of the direst straits.
Although folks in other parts of Rohan might look down on the residents of the Wold for being poor or unsophisticated, there is a lot of reverence for the land itself. It has a desolate beauty that’s admired, and it holds a special place in Rohirrim history. It borders the Field of Celebrant, where Eorl came to the aid of Gondor and was rewarded with Rohan itself, and the Wold was the scene of many historical battles, including the one where Eorl was killed. If you rode around in the Wold, you’d frequently come across little cairns meant to mark the site of these important events (though you’d have to be able to decipher the pictograms to know what they are marking), and, in some areas, you don’t have to dig very deep before you come across mass burials and other physical remnants of these old battles.
That’s probably more than anyone wanted. But, all in all, I think it’s a neat place, and it produced one of my all-time favorite Rohirrim. We are Wold-positive on this blog! 🙂 Thank you for asking about it! 🐎🗡️♥️
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KHR AU
Tsuna is just just complete child bait. Not the sexual kind of Bait often used to describe Obi wan Kenobi, but like children just can’t stop finding him.
Futa, Lambo and I-Pin have all, without any help or prompting from anyone, wandered into Tsunas path and decided to stay with this complete stranger because it’s Tsuna and he’s friendly.
Tsuna walks outside and has to help three children find their parents.
the “ don’t talk to strangers rule” is followed religiously by any child until the stranger is Tsuna or one of his guardians when he’s nearby.
Definitely happening
And since we're making it a AU we might as well go wild
So why not one of the reasons children find Tsuna that much more trustworthy is because of the seal and it's after effects
Maybe because of the seal his Sky IS ready to give anyone and everyone a home if they want and as a result all children feel safe with him
But
It would also be kinda funny if it also works on some teenagers (like Xanxus) or even older and because the mafia has traumatized them Tsuna gets a protection squad
On the earlier note
Tsuna going out and finding children searching for their parents or just being really really friendly to him and vise verse
Absolutely Yes
He keeps on getting called more and more often Tsuna-nii , Tsuna-nii-chan or Tsuna-nii-san or as a few call him Tsuna-Aniki by anyone even a day younger than him (and some older than him)
And the whole Tsuna-nii ting just becomes Namimori new normal and everyone treats it as such . Some idiots still try to bully Tsuna , however he now has a whole army of children ready to beat up people and if they can't they will snitch on those doing the bullying to anyone and everyone
Needless to say no one with brains is bullying Tsuna
And sure their Tsuna-nii isn't the strongest , most athletic or most handsome but he is the Best and Kindest there is and if anyone is saying otherwise they are calling Hibari-san
And Hibari
Is just being Hibari
I'm gonna be honest this is probably one of the few AUs I can totally see Hibari voluntarily becoming Tsuna's Cloud and with Tsuna not wanting him dead in a ditch for one reason or another
Tsuna however gets a special nickname from Hibari that being "Alpha" , because the alphas in a pack of wolves are 99% of the time just the parents of the rest . So with Tsuna being essentially half of Namimori either parent figure or big brother figure Kyoya just puts him as everyone's caretaker and just treats him as such
In Kyoya's mind they are just the obviously the alphas of Namimori , he keeps the place tidy , calm and child friendly and Tsuna takes care of the little animals , and it works perfectly ✨
As far as everyone else is concerned Hibari found his soulmate and no one is telling them otherwise . Thankfully Tsuna is very capable of calming Hibari down
The Disciplinary Committee , The Whole of Namimori and The Hibari Clan have him on contract with tons and tons of bonuses and benefits like full dental and full reimbursement of any and all items and money needed to make the job done . There are actually even shrines dedicated to him all over Namimori
But with this Namimori normal the moment Reborn gets into the town and doesn't look at Tsuna as either the best thing since sugar or as the coolest person there is , they all knew something fishy was going on
Because no child can resist Tsuna
It makes Reborn job as a mafia tutor 100000000x harder especially when it gets out that this cursed baby look alike wants to take Tsuna away , they are all ready to kill him strongest or not they have the number advantage (and also the support of the Storm Arco if need be , after all it's his daughter (adopted or not) that Tsuna is taking care of)
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Also fun fact while Lemitsu might try to gush of how good of a parent Tsuna is "like his Mama and Papa" he immediately gets beat up , because they have seen Nana Sawada's "parenting" aka neglect and allowing for abuse to continue even if she sees it directly and they haven't seen Lemitsu around Tsuna for practically all his life so he is obviously a deadbeat "dad" . As far as everyone else is concerned Tsuna's parenting skills and talent came like himself from the heavens to balance out Hibari who crawled from hell to the mortal plane
#khr#khr au#katekyo hitman reborn#tsuna sawada#sawada tsunayoshi#hibari kyoya#khr hibari#namimori is a strange place#Namimori is protective#Hibari thinks they are married#no one is gonna tell him otherweise#Tsuna's jobe inspiration is a ProfessionalParent™#Tsuna is everyone big brother Au#Tsuna Protection Squad#Namimori is a mafia town
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Happy Storyteller Saturday! If got a silly one today: if your cast was on a reality TV show, how would they play? Would they be loyal and honest? Sneaky and cutthroat? Here to make friends, or here to win?
happy STS!! i know absolutely nothing about reality TV shows (aside from Gran Hermano here in Spain, don't even know if it's still on air lol), so this is gonna be a fun one!
Agnes: the takes-no-bullshit, don't-mess-with-me one. she mostly does her own thing, which makes her the target of the most dangerous pranks. that is, if anyone DARES to do them. her retaliations hit harder than anyone else's. here for the money, despite being constantly watched getting on her nerves. definetely the person that has caused the most physical damage in the show. also doesn't really care about other people's secrets or affairs or whatever, which in theory would make her a great confidant since she'd have no motivation to snitch on you, but i doubt anyone's willing to test those waters lol. not up to hookups
Ryan: oh baby, he's charming everyone he can. knows exactly what to say, when to say it and who to say it to. more on the negotiator side, will first try to befriend you, but if you don't fall for his charismatic words, he puts you on his target list. you're fucked now, he'll convince other people to mess with his "enemies". probably the best ally you could get in terms of protection from other troublemakers. he values loyalty the most, so if you purposefully fail him or try to trick him, he WILL use any information he has on you against you. a very "you're with me or against me" mentality. very up to hookups
Lisabel: oh man. she THRIVES in the show, feeding on drama, creating chaos, spreading lies, planting doubts on everyone. definetely tricks people or puts them in awkward situations for her own amusement. somehow manages to be at the right place at the right time and overhear everyone's conversations, regardless of how private they are, and you bet your ass she will use any information in her hands to mess with everyone, which also has the consequence of making her the go-to source of information for everyone... if you're willing to make a deal with her, that is :} she's here to win, regardless of the damage or the cost. very up to hookups
Eric: big equally soft/equally sturdy man who wouldn't hurt a fly. very kind and considerate with other participants, gives amazing hugs and advice. pretty sure he'd be the best person (as in the one with best morals) to befriend from the entire roster, as he'd never snitch on anything you tell him and will defend you if he sees you cornered by other people. too noble for a drama show lol. somewhat up to hookups
Léan: minor, can't participate :( BUT!! will be extremely proud every time her dad appears on screen! and won't stop singing praises about him to anyone who's willing to listen! #1 Eric fanboygirl <3
Rask'r: he was NOT made for this... or he was made EXACTLY for this, depending on what you like in a reality show. clumsy, loudmouth, has his spotlight moments where he fucks something up, but he almost always laughs it off. it's all in good fun, isn't it! enthusiastic about helping others, though the results may vary from actually helpful to accidentally making things even worse. regardless, a genuinely good person to have as a friend. up to hookups
Raz: here for the money, not because he wants to be rich, he simply needs it lol. once he sees and experiences the social tensions in reality shows, he constantly feels on edge, thinking everyone is out to get him. definetely thinks about quitting more than once, he's not used to this amount of constant stress and vigilance. everyone has hidden motives to do what they do, he's a rabbit in a room full of hungry wolves (hahah). doesn't make bonds easily despite his deep desire to do so, so he'll probably end up gravitating towards the genuinely good people in the show. not up to hookups
Donovan: he has no motivation to be here, but is here regardless. the quiet type, will evade socializing and being on camera/talking to people as much as he can. this probably makes him seem the perfect target for pranks, but this man has no soul. you'll never get a reaction out of him, you might aswell be pranking a rock. his habit of looking for the darkest corner of rooms to sit there and read does make him occassionally learn about things he wasn't supposed to hear, so he might inadvertedly learn about some people's secrets. and he might nonchalantly mention them at the worst possible moment. maybe among all the angered screams from the other members after learning what A did to B and C, you'll see him observing from a corner with the sneakiest smile. did he do it on purpose? we'll never know. not up to hookups
Lee: no animals allowed on-stage, sorry 😔
Vreytus (human form): serious, too serious about everything. this is war to him. at the beginning he's always alert, always on the defensive every time someone approaches to have a simple chat with him, always doubts everyone's intentions. for equality purposes, i'm removing his aura reading abilities for this scenario, otherwise he'd have too much of an advantage over everyone else. but if he's not here for the money, then what's he for? he might rethink his approach to the situation and start participating in conversations with other people, but his inexperience in the matter makes him feel very stiff. ohwell, at least he can learn a bit about human interactions. you'd need to roll a nat20 to hook up with him
Bug (human form): chaos incarnate. looks innocent enough, but their little mind is already plotting how to make everyone's day worse. not for the money, not to make friends, secret third thing: entertainment. you might buy yourself out of their target list temporarily if you manage to strike a deal with them, but even that's a risky move bc they will probably ask you to steal things from other people in exchange of leaving you alone. in the end, their goal is probably to end up with a giant hoard of everyone's favorite objects. not up to hookups
Voirdity/voirds: can't sign the contract to enter into the reality show for the simple fact that it can't remember its signature, or its name, or it can't write or read. also i doubt it counts as sapient in this form 🤔
Chad: definetely the spotlight hoarder. here for the money, will take up any challenges thrown at him. he's arrogant, he's physically strong (disabled arm aside) and very willing to throw hands at the minimal provocation. from the roster, he's the most easily manipulable, making him the perfect target for people who want to create chaos without getting their hands dirty, although if he finds out he had been set up by someone else, he will get PISSED. would be up to hookups if it weren't for Lewis
Lewis: oh man, why is he even here 😭 he's the most non-confrontational person in the world. he hopes to make friends, but is really let down when he sees how almost everyone thinks of this as a competition. another target for pranks since he's easily fooled into situations and the stress of feeling like everyone is after him would probably cause him a meltdown at some point, but whoever messes with him will have to deal with Chad's wrath. NO ONE messes with his boyfriend. not up to hookups
thanks for the ask!! this was surprisingly fun to write!! putting them in situations teehee :3c
@creators-club
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How did Itachi murder his own family and left his brother? I would never do that! He doesn't deserve sympathy for murdering innocent people and for putting Sasuke through hell.
This is a phrase I repeatedly come across with slight changes in the words, but their intent of expressions remains the same:
I would not have done what Itachi did. My morals are better than Itachi's. I would have found a better way. He doesn't deserve to be hailed as a hero. Itachi deserves no sympathy.
[long rant post ahead]
Well, love, if it helps you a little bit, be glad it isn't about you. It's about a 4-year-old boy who was plunged into the darkness of war without his consent, at the age you might be sucking your thumb, sniffling around with your mom and dad looking after your little needs. It's about a boy who, after witnessing the horrors of war, realized he needed to stop it, no matter the cost. He didn't have to lose a friend or a family to understand this needed to stop. Children needed to stop dying.
Everyone around him abandoned him. His parents, the grown ups around him - every single one of them - used him as a tool. He raised himself, without having to rely on anyone else. The coup was going to cause massive damage, or so he was made to believe, because no one would listen to him if he disagreed with them. He had the "freedom" to choose whether he would carry out the massacre or not. Because whether he did or not wasn't going to change the end result. Danzo was going to kill people anyway. If not him, someone else would have done it. The only thing that he could change was that he would spare Sasuke's life.
For someone whose psyche was irrevocably damaged after witnessing the world war, being a Shinobi, and watching death too closely from a young age (he killed the first person when he was 4), Itachi knew the importance of life all too well. And more importantly, he would want to protect the person he loved the most from the worst - the worst in the eyes of someone who was already familiar with the emptiness and hollowness the death brought was, nothing but death itself. He was psychologically conditioned since his childhood to view death as the absolute worst. Worse than what he put Sasuke through.
And no, he was not proud of what he did. He was not proud to put Sasuke through hell.
He was not good at expressing himself. Because he had never expressed himself before except for the brief joy whenever he was around Sasuke. He watched Shisui kill himself right before his eyes, and the next day he was spending quality time with Sasuke. He didn't lose control until he was accused of killing him.
But this is where he lets go of his feelings for a little while. This is the sadness of someone who knows what he's done. His purpose in this life is to protect his home and his brother from the evil that might befall them. Everything for him has ended. Anything beyond this moment, stretching as long as it does, will be extra.
This is immediately after he leaves Sasuke. Proud of himself? No. The sky is covered in red. It signifies the blood he spilled. His crimes will haunt him for the rest of his life.
He could have left Sasuke without traumatizing him, without saying a word. But he knew how much Sasuke loved him. He would chase him. Question things. And then, what if Sasuke found out the truth? What if Sasuke went against the Leaf and tried to avenge his clan? Danzo had already threatened Itachi what that impertinence from Sasuke would result into. He was leaving his little brother in a place filled with wolves and vultures who had just made him murder his own parents. How was he supposed to have tiniest bit of faith in them? He wanted to give Sasuke a purpose to live, even if it was revenge. He wanted Sasuke to kill him. And he wanted Sasuke to not feel guilty while he did it.
Believe it or not, it's not someone who had fun or had no regrets watching his brother fall apart because of him. He hardly ever cried in his life, and this is one of those moments.
Upon joining the Akatsuki, he was too deep in the world politics where the Village, Sasuke, and the Shinobi world - their civilization, basically - was at stake. He stood between the Akatsuki and the world. It's his death that prompted the Akatsuki to finally attack his home.
Itachi devoted himself to Sasuke completely, selflessly. He was not openly sentimental but he wasn't without sentiments. What do you think made him prolong his excruciatingly painful life forcefully until the end? His ego? His pride? No. His guilt.
This is not the look of a criminal who was proud of the things he did. He lived for Sasuke. He was dying for him. His purpose was complete in this world. Sasuke had friends who loved him. Who wouldn't give up on him, wouldn't hurt him the way he (Itachi himself) had done. I personally don't think he saw his death as some sort of liberation from life or the torture he went through. He saw it as his last service towards Sasuke. He knew even his death, him giving up everything for him, couldn't make up for the things he'd done to Sasuke. His hope was in the friendship between Sasuke and Naruto. That's why he'd met Naruto before his death. He was happy and relieved to know that at least someone else would look after the brother he loved when he's gone.
Mind you, none of his actions are 'justified'. They don't deserve to be condoned because that's not what Itachi's character is in first place. He himself wouldn't agree with people who deify him. When talking about fictional characters, I don't look for justifications either. I don't have to agree with their decisions or morals. All of Itachi’s actions, justified or not, make sense. They're explainable, not excusable. I'm not into the characters who do nothing offensive so that their fans can take a moral high ground because feeling validated with fictional characters is more important.
Itachi is a complex character, probably the most complex in the series, because he's a walking paradox. He can't be considered as a complete hero or a villain. When did he get to be either of that? His intent was noble but his actions were not. He's not a hero. Or is he a hero?
He's a victim. He's a story that should have been remembered by everyone, but instead his blood-soaked tale has been thrown away because it shows the world a mirror about a 12-13 year old child who was sacrificed because of the adults' spinelessness and incompetence.
This is long, I know. If you read it this far, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
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[To the haters: I did not write this for you to rant about how he's a horrible person and all. Please go where you'll be heard. If you really want to self-insert in his place and think you'd have done better, by all means flee. Make the world a better place.]
#itachi#itachi uchiha#uchiha itachi#itachi deserved better#look at those perfect eyelashes of him in the first cap#i'd had a headache for days and am feeling better after writing this long piece#he's truly my comfort character#a morally gray character doesn't amount to being morally corrupted#i probably had to write more but i can't think of it right now#next time maybe#mine#pro itachi
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The issues with taking control of something like this for yourself, the endless deals that are there, and with this one, it was not so easily served with a blade to the throat, a slash and a cut, the removal of flesh and bones from one, as this one could not be so easily harmed at all, no not like her brother, who she enjoyed every single moment of what she had done to him, to ensure that he suffered as much as possible for think that he was the one, the one above all others, that his life was better than her own, holding more meaning, more purpose, more of everything when she had been right there the entire time, wanting for so much more, and learning that the world was not going to hand you anything, you had to take it for yourself.
“What do you want now?” As she paced back and forth within the tent, within another form, that she held, to freely move within the city, you would not believe, how many people, spill their secrets freely, to her and believe they can gain something from her, other than their lives, slipping from them with their final gasps. “The old man will be captured soon.” As she rolled her eyes, she was not involved in that, the other two, idiots she had to share power with, didn’t want her involved with it nor her followers,s he was too wild, too unstable, they could not control her and predict what she could do so they kept her within this city then, so be it, there was more than enough her, so much chaos and madness waiting, so much blood as well, rivers of blood, waiting to burst and wash away everyone and leaving her to bask within it and offer it up to the only god that matters, as her eyes narrow upon the devil. “Careful.” As she crossed the distance between them with the blade pressed into the flat of her stomach. “I am not afraid of you, don’t speak to me, in such a manner again, or you will be going back to the inferno you crawled out from, in pieces.”
"I would advise against this, my dear."
Mizora gingerly closed her fingers around Orin's wrist and pushed her hand down, forcing the shapeshifter to lower the ornate, bloodred and curved dagger, at which handle her nether stone flashed ominously.
The Cambion explained: "If you kill me, I will just reform in Avernus, but most of all, if you kill me, then Wyll dies and becomes a lemure in Hell. Ergo I have no reason to return to the surface world and continue helping you. If anything, I might become angry enough to help your brother, dearest. He might not recall our arrangement, but it seems my presence earlier did jog his memory if only a little."
"However, I do recognise that you probably do not care too much about what I think. So how about I tell you exactly what the ramifications for you are, Orin?" Mizora's smile turned wolfish and her wings opened and shut a bit. She leaned closer, voice nothing but a whisper: "You kill me, and you prove Gortasch and Kethric right in their assumptions about you all over again."
Circling around behind the shapeshifter, Mizora's tail curled around her ankle like an adder and she placed a flat hand on Orin's shoulder as she continued talking: "Killing me makes you yet again nothing more than a rapid, deranged, maniac-riddled dog. No wonder, your partners-in-crime chose to lock you up in a kennel, because that is what Baldur's Gate is. Make no mistake; it is your kennel! I am genuinely surprised neither Gortasch, nor Kethric has decided to put shackles on your hands, pull your fangs and file off your claws. After all, you are directionless. As far as they are concerned, you always have been and you always will be."
"And believe me, that attitude of yours is the reason, you will not get your father's love or approval", Mizora finished, plunging the metaphorical dagger deeper into Orin's heart, "Bhaal is the Father of Murder, and murder is many things but directionless killing. If Bhaal wanted that, he wouldn't need you. Just watching a pack of wolves devour a deer would give him the same result." Her hand once more wound around Orin's wrist, lifting up her dagger so they could reexamine the red stone.
"Think about it", Mizora murmured and there seemed to be a pitiful note in her voice, "You have more power than you could have ever dreamt of, and yet your life is as purposeless as it has ever been. You are still nothing in your father's eyes and nothing in the eyes of those, who allied with you. I know how maddening that feeling is. How rage-inducing. You have every right to show them all but can't if you keep running in a circle."
@fallesto cont. from here.
#fallesto#rp: purposeless life despite all the power#youre going to need me count on it: mizora interaction#Default Verse[Mizora]#things changed since you left: queue
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Nuno’s Revenge Tour 2024
I’ve been saying for years that Nuno Espírito Santo is a good coach and he’s still a good coach. What you’re seeing at Forest is a good coach working with a good team that has bought into what he’s doing, has the quality to execute, and has the WILL to execute. Buying in is often a choice. Most coaches are not so radical with their demands or strategies that it’s impossible to buy into what they’re doing. Maybe a player doesn’t have the ability or capacity to execute, but putting the effort in is ultimately up to the player. Deciding to stay switched on for 90+ minutes to execute the game plan until you get the result is up to the player.
Spurs are more adventurous under Ange Postecoglou, but they’re currently sitting in 11th because they’re still switching off at critical moments and at times lack the quality to execute the game plan. They were crawling in 8th when Nuno was sacked after only five months in charge, it’s true, but people failed to see that he was trying to lay a defensive foundation that you can expand on later once it’s laid; this is what Arteta did at Arsenal when the fans were SCREAMING for him to be sacked. The problem wasn’t Nuno, it was the players and the club’s recruitment, as evidenced by the fact that they have a new manager and they’re currently in a lower position than they were when Nuno left. Even The Special One couldn’t do much with them.
Credit deserves to go to Nottingham Forest for giving him a chance, for giving him time to build and for assembling a team he can work with. They probably won’t finish in 5th, but they’re progressing and that’s what managerial stability does for you. This is a formula that works: find a good coach, hold on to them, and build a good, balanced team for them to lead. And by the way, who’s to say they won’t finish in 5th? He lead Wolves into the Europa League a few years ago, went for a good run too. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he does it again at Forest.
#tfd#nuno espirito santo#nottingham forest#tottenham hotspur#tottenham#spurs#soccer#football#premier league#2024/25#wolverhampton#wolverhampton wanderers#ange postecoglou#the special one#jose mourinho
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Rain Dance
For the last two days, Gamigin has been staying with Lucy 24/7. He just couldn't make himself part with his best friend more than a toilet brake and rushing to get food for the both of them. Even falling off the small hospital bed was worth it because he was there with Lucy.
But his cottage needed costant maintnance if he didn't want it to became part of the forest. He was playing with Lucy's hair, waiting for them to wake up so he could explain his plan to them.
"Neața..." Lucy whispered and nuzzled to Gamigin's chest. Gamigin started to giggle, crying out "it tickles", words that only determined Lucy to tease the dragon more.
A few minutes of torture later, Gamigin was finally free. His flushed face mixed with his soft panting made Lucy themselves blush. Through all the porn they've read and watched during the years, seing someone real make this face was disarming. They shouldn't think such lewd images involving Gamigin, but it was hard to stop their mind from wondering what other sounds they could force out of him.
With a last large inhale, Gamigin got up and grabbed Lucy's funeral outfit from the corner.
"You're going home with me." It wasn't a question, but certainly not a demand either. It was a confimation, since inquiring about something you know the answer to would be meaningless.
Lucy had always wanted to see Gamigin's cottage, partly because they refused to believe it was real. The idea of a fancy hospital with mechinary they didn't even know existed and a little cottage in the woods coexisting in close proximity to eachother was absurd to say the least.
While they changed, Gamigin just stared, even helping them put on their shirt and pants. He was numb to naked bodies at this point. 8 years of studying anatomy under Lucifer made any sexual thought revolving around nudess die out.
It was quite early in the morning, so nobody would be able to see Gamigin running off with his patient. At least that was his thought process. They rushed down the maze like halls of the hospital and finally got out through a small door in the corner.
"Only people from Paradise Lost know this door. We hold a lot of dificult devils in here, so the main door is closed most of the time. Also, his Majesty Lucifer doesn't like people outside the country running around through his gardens." Gamigin whispered as they carefully made their way through the forest.
The white marble streets abruptly stopped and wild weeds started adorning the ground. Gamigin was holding Lucy's hand firmly, making sure that they couldn't get seperated and lost.
"Are you sure there's no bears or wolves in here?" Lucy whispered closing up to Gamigin. "Of course there are wild animals in the wild. There's no need to worry though, as long as you don't anger them they won't attack."
They didn't talk during their trip, the singing of the birds and the foreign look to the forest fascinated Lucy and made them look around like a child in the toy store. Soon enough they reached the cottage.
"Holy shit, it's real!"
"I didn't know poop could be devine or what this has to do with my house, but yeah! It is real! Wanna go inside?" There was only excitment behind Gamigin's voice. He rarely had guests in his home, mostly Jjok and Lucifer, even though with Lucifer's new found title of king seldomed his visits.
"Of course I want to see your cottage! What are you hiding in there, Mr. Dragon?"
"Wouldn't you like to know, weather boy?" Gamigin poked Lucy's nose and held the door opened for them. Showing Gamigin vines was the best idea Lucy ever had and now they got to enjoy the results.
The cottage was quite basic, nothing exciting about it. A bed, a stove, a pot and some wood utensils, a few clothes put on top of a chair.
"I can make you something to eat while we're here. I don't keep ingredients in my house, but there's anything you could ever want in the forest."
"There's no need, I'm not hungry."
"You're never hungry."
Until now, Gamigin had to distract Lucy for them to actually eat. They were never hungry, or at least that's what they told him. He was worried for their safety at this point. How could an animal live without substinance... the truth is it couldn't. Seeing Gamigin's concerned look, Lucy relented.
"Ok, let's just go pick raspberries from outside." Gamigin's face brightened. He swiftly put the clothes on the chair on hangers and motioned for Lucy to follow him outside.
Near the cottage was a lake and near the lake was a bush with small raspberries ripe for picking.
"Do we just... eat them from the bush?" Lucy questioned.
"Of course!"
"Aren't they dirty?"
"From what? There's no dust in the forest. Plus, you build imunity." Gamigin seemed to have a very possitive atitute about eating unwashed fruit. Lucy just shrugged and started picking the berries.
After a while, Lucy feels a drop of water fall on their sholder, followed by many more begining to decend. Lucy shoots up and looks around franticly while Gamigin just stares in confusion.
Lucy walks up to Gamigin and tries to pick him up. "We have to go back to the cottage!" The dragon just walked closer to the lake were the thick tree branches wouldn't stop the raindrops from soaking his outfit. Lucy protested while curling up to a tree in hope of some kind of protection.
"Come on, Lucy, it's just a bit of rain. Isn't it beautiful?" He tried to get them away from the forest, to show them the true beauty of rainfall.
"I'll get sick." Lucy cried out when Gamigin pulled them into the drizzle.
"And? Even if you die, I'll bring you right back. Death isn't permanent as long as I'm with you." Gamigin's joyful yet morbid words made Lucy realise once more that they weren't in the human world anymore. The rain felt strangely calming on their skin and they soon started to enjoy the feeling.
A small laughter escaped Lucy's mouth and before they knew it, Gamigin playfully slapped their sholder. "Tag, you're it!"
"Oh, you cheeky bastard. I'll catch you!"
"Never!"
They ran around in circles, hiding behind trees, jumping over the smaller sections of the lake and having a blast the whole way through. Once the two tired out, they simply layed on the grass next to one another.
"I want to climb a tree" Lucy whispered and got up.
"What?"
"I want to climb a tree. I haven't done it since... I can't even remember. I was always so scared of falling and braking something." Lucy looked around the forest and found the perfect candidate for a beginner climber.
With the new found courage and vocal encouragment of Gamigin, they started climbing the tree. One leg on the ground, another on a branch, trying to activate their neatherdal instincs. When they thought they had the hang of it, their foot slipped.
"GAMIGIN! I'm going to die!" They screeched and flailed, but Gamigin just held their leg. "You won't die. I won't let you. Now climb that tree, Lucy! I know you can do it!"
It took a while for them to regain their composeur, but soon they were at the top of the tree. They were panting as they looked down at Gamigin's grinning figure. The tree wasn't very tall, but for Lucy, it felt like they had concured the world. They let out a victory scream and started laughing manicly.
"I did it! Oh my God, I did it! Gamigin, I'm gonna jump!"
Before he could answer, Lucy already jumped. He both landed on the ground and Gamigin instantly healed their wound before their brains could register the pain.
Seeing Lucy smiling while their clothes were soaked and their hair was wet... it made Gamigin feel strange. He wasn't oblivious of the concept of sex or sexual attraction, but he never felt it before. Was this it? Was he experiencing arousel for the first time? Maybe he was... this human was a lot of first things for Gamigin. He was thankful for the rain since it helped him feel grounded against the overwhelming tides of his new-found vigor.
Gamigin started stroking Lucy's cheek and they turned to him instinctively. The hearts in his eyes and the soft look he was giving them teased what he was about to say. He leaned closer and murmured.
"I love you so much... in ways I've never loved anyone before. I don't know what the future holds... but I can't see myself being happy without you."
Lucy was frozen. Gamigin's words were romantic and they partly felt the same way as him but when Gamigin leaned in for a kiss they just got up and cleared their throat.
"I love you too, Gamigin. But I don't feel comfotable doing romantic stuff yet. I just... I don't want to kiss you. But I love you deeply." Lucy's words were confusing for the dragon, but he didn't question them. Lucy's feeling were their own and they had the right to have them.
"Does that mean we're a couple now?" He inquired while walking next to Lucy. "I think it does. I don't know, I've never been in a relationship before."
"Me neither! It's the first time I'm someone's boyfriend. Oh, than I have to present you to my whole family and you'll introduce me to yours. And your dad will be this intimidating figure that won't approve of us and I'll have to come sing you love songs during the night while you stare from the balcony!"
"I think I showed you way too many Disney Chanel movies."
With that, the new couple strolled through the forest eventually reaching the hospital once more.
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Bonus:
Gamigin and Lucy entering the hospital like soaked cats while the whole Paradise Lost crew looks at them
Marbas: Where have you been?
Gamigin and Lucy both giggle and nudge eachother
Lucy: We were at Gamigin's cottage
Gamigin: And it started raining and we played hide and seek and
Lucy: Don't forget the tree!
Gamigin: And we found a snail!
Lucy: Named him Dorian because he looks like a Dorian
Marbas: Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to go around in the rain?
Lucifer with a soft smile: Marbas! You two are so silly, go take a bath, change and than you can tell me more about your adventures in the forest.
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if humans thousands of years ago decided to use falconry in order to domesticate some species of raptors, do you think they could have done it?
Probably not just because humans thousands of years ago would have a lot of trouble captive breeding raptors. I would say they’d have best luck with Harris hawks but the tribes native to the regions harris hawks are native to are not known to have practiced falconry, and as far as historians know the only captive raptors they worked with were eagles. It’s hard to know for sure since so many of these groups were victims of genocide and/or ethnocide to the point that very few record of these cultures has remained intact.
Back to the question though, there’s a reason most domestic animals are mammals, and those that aren’t tend to breed easily. A keystone of domestication is selective breeding and to do so with raptors requires a flight cage with material and space for a nest. This was not practical for ancient civilizations, especially since each pair would only produce a clutch of four eggs or so a year since they didn’t have incubators back then to induce double-clutches viably, unless they wanted to try to get a chicken to hatch the eggs out which while funny may not be the best option for success.
To domesticate raptors would mean huge aviaries of raptors separated into pairs, and that would take a lot of food to feed them which would not be practical when you can just set a trap and catch a wild hawk or falcon instead. It would be a massive resource drain that wouldn’t bear real fruit for centuries if not millennia, so while not TECHNICALLY impossible to conceive of, it would be very improbable to occur.
It’s important to remember that with domestication it wasn’t about people pointing to a wild animal and Deciding to domesticate it, it was just a matter of mutual benefit. Wolves and wild cats were drawn to human settlements where they were habituated and young were imprinted and then selectively bred to offspring that were more friendly or had some other desirable trait. Livestock were captured, presumably larger species were taken as young but still weaned individuals who were then introduced to other captured individuals of the same species and allowed to breed until there were a few generations born in captivity to breed to one another without fatal levels of consanguinity. Those that were free range and in regions their parent species was present of course still outcrossed from time to time which helped keep the gene pool open enough to be sustainable.
After a few centuries of breeding people realized that these domesticating animals could be bred for specific phenotypes as well as dispositions, and that is where we got things like owl pigeons, Easter eggers, papillons, and long haired cats, and the rest is history.
All this to say, domestication is a complicated but still very specific process that works great with mammals because a lot of mammals do breed readily in captivity due to heat cycles and groundfowl and waterfowl are also great at breeding in captivity for a similarly high drive to mate at certain times of the year. Raptors will ignore the desire to mate if conditions are not optimal. You can put a cat in heat in proximity to a tom and you’ll have kittens in a few months pretty much every time. But a broody raptor put with a male may just result in the male becoming lunch if she does not fancy him. Raptors are picky and far more fickle. It’s difficult to recreate an environment that allows them to court the way they prefer to.
#domestication#animal behavior#I’m sure this was a lot longer than you needed anon#apologies for the tangent
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*waltzes on in, wearing a raincoat but still somehow soaked to the bone, waves, offers tea* Heya, passing by again with thoughts and since I have a migraine it's probably a sign from the gods to get them out.
*reads about Mess Au's Hylia, nods* So, what you're saying is that Craein and Una have even more reasons to team up and vibe check her, got it.
Also I just had a thought, and it's about the Fae and food, it's said that if you accept food from the Fae you end up binding yourself to them and the Fae realm, maybe part of the reason Hyrule is bad at cooking is because he's deliberately trying to avoid binding people to him? Also I can see him being very roundabout about passing food to Player as a result, instead of just directly giving it to them he puts it nearby if he can, sets it on their lap so he doesn't have to directly give it to them as a result, Yandere Hyrule and Villain Hyrule probably are the opposite and deliberately try to make people take food directly from them to bind them for obvious reasons and that's likely why Player was so starved in the Mess au.
Also Player showing trust to Rulie by just cutting out the middle man and straight up taking an apple from his hand or something and biting down on it, calm as you please because they trust him while in contrast Rulie is simultaneously flustered, freaking out because "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!" and falling in love all over again. Or if Villain Rulie ever gets Player to fully trust him they eat anything he offers them without being roundabout about it and poor boy is just, uncomprehending that someone would trust him that much? Do you not know what you just did? And he just blue screens, and also technically sighs because "Well darn he can't just NOT make sure what's his isn't safe now can he? What is he meant to do? Let them go? Hah!", Like if you thought the Fairytales were protective before you ain't seem nothing after they got what may as well be the Fae equivalent of a life oath.
Just unspoken shows of trust in general, I've become soft for Rulie and it's mostly your fault /j
Also I dunno if it's the sleep deprivation, the migraine, me overthinking it, coincidence or all of the above, but I just realized an important factoid when it comes to dealing with animals (feral ones specially) and the Fae both: unless it's some very specific types, you shouldn't run from them, because it gets their attention and makes them more likely to chase after you.
So it got me thinking which of the boys would probably have that "chase" instinct be more prominent, the Rulies, obviously (and heck can you imagine the inner panic of Player knowing they shouldn't run from either Villain Hyrule (I really need to remember his name) or Oberon no matter how hard they want to because it will get their attention, or make them more likely to spring back up to track them down even after being knocked out by the combination of iron bells ringing and a steel garrote to the throat? It's like one of those horror movies scenarios where you're not sure if the killer is really down or not), maybe Time and his evil counterpart? (because of the Hero's Shade deal, they appear as a golden wolf so it's likely they also have that instinct too either from getting a mask like that over their life or just from being raised in the woods, that and I personally headcanon the Kokiri are basically just a distant branch of the Fae due to how close they are to fairies and being raised by them probably changed Time's worldview a bit, man is basically a cryptid that's good at hiding it for the most part), the Twilights (I mean he is a wolf, wolves instinctually herd their pack, and I can just imagine that every time Wild, Player or Hyrule sprint off after something that caught their attention on the way that it doesn't make him twitch every time, trying to keep from sprinting after them too), Fia/Seraph (half because it's either the fault of Time's or Twilight's genes, half because he was raised Zonai and is absolutely feral as a result and being a Gladiator did NOT help, you can bet Una, Dia and Craein exploited the life out of that instinct as a result in my Ancient Au, Una throwing things just to see him twitch or instinctually try to take after it if he annoyed her or just because she needed a laugh or just starting chases herself when the two of them were bored, Dia instigating spars by compelling Fia to chase after him if he was mad to blow off some steam, and Craein seeing some times where Fia was upset would distract him by starting chases, like you'd think the two of them we're wolf pups with how they tackled each other to the ground and playfully wrestled on the ground, Craein would absolutely be a little shit through it and tease the life out of the man to motivate him to move faster, of just doing it by accident {Craein or Player: "Catch me if you can Mr.Hunter Man!" Fia/Seraph: "And I took that personally."} and I can see Fia letting them or Player catch him on purpose just for the laughs and maybe use it as a training opportunity to Player and he probably doesn't do that often, meanwhile, he's absolutely merciless to Wild and Calamity because he wants Wild to be a better hunter and so he won't go easy on him and on Cal because he wants him to let loose more, and falling into his instincts will be healthy for him), and of course the Wilds (It's basically Fia's/Seraph's fault as well as the weapon break thing, but also due to how he adapted to his Hyrule, look you either learn how to corner possible prey really quickly and to preliminary take out threats by just bodying them, or you learn how do run and dodge those you can't do that to as easily, no in betweens, it probably comes with the territory of being a good tracker to taking the opportunity to hunt something and running with it, man doesn't even realize he's doing it until he's already tackled Player to the ground, Cal probably doesn't have that instinct because he leans closer to knight training like Warriors and Sky, also not pictured is Wild unknowingly taking after Fia and chasing/play wrestling with Player the same way he did so with Craein in my au), I dunno, just an interesting though that came to my head and could be interesting to work with.
Also the Fae can't chase after someone if there's moving streams on between them, and I find it extremely funny if the only reason Villain Hyrule or Oberon can't fully hunt Played down is because they crossed a moving river and even if they do fins another way across it they won't be able to find them again, or Rulie stopping dead in a run if there's a moving river nearby.
Craein would absolutely be a protector towards Player, you can blame the Ancient Au for their complete and utter disregard for full self preservation, they are feral, they deal with Fia on a regular basis and they WILL bite and cut someone if needed be for Player, Truly on their thirteeth reason and they decided to wake up and chose violence, also I find it hilarious if the Yan's and Vil's mistake them because Craein is just Ancient Au Player, and they go in for a nasty surprise because they fucked around and found out because all they had to do to throw them off was switch cloaks while Craein left Player with either the Singularity (the Ganons) or Fia and Una, the shenanigan opportunities are endless. Maybe I'll leave a short of this here later idk. They're like a big sibling that will simultaneously encourage your shenanigans and commit murder for you or help hide the body, pair that with Una Unhinged, Dia the Brutal and Fia the Feral and you basically gave Player an incredibly chaotic and brutal protection squad.
Not pictured is Craein, who worries about Fia on a daily basis, probably in the heat of battle (maybe if their cloaks are both up), mistaking Wild for Fia and just absolutely scolding him as they check him over, no regards for personal space until they realize they got the wrong feral man, go "Oh shoot my bad-" and then immediately turn around to turn that scolding and check over towards Fia on the same breath, pulling his ear as the man snorts because his durability makes it unnecessary but he'll indulge them anyway, I kind of feel like the Chains reaction to what's essentially a feral, no chills given version of Player would be amusing.
A fun fact: in Ancient Rome/Greece, if you threw an apple at someone and they caught it it's essentially a marriage proposal that's accepted, this but make it with Fia/Seraph since he's a Gladiator and maybe Gerudo gladiators leaned hard into this custom as an unspoken promise to loved one's they'd be back, Una would absolutely be a little shit and do that with an unaware Player all the time or at least encourage Flora to do it too, while Fia/Wild are twitching in the back.
And that's all for now, migraine is worse as I type this, hope existence is treating you well, also please get some sleep.
-Just a Tired Summertime Musician.
Craein and Una are very welcome to beat Martinet's arse, girl needs a reality check and she needs it bad
Also why is that both cute and bittersweet about the Fae and food? Imagine how honoured Hyrule would feel when Player gladly takes any food from him, even knowing what could happen, because they love him that much! Definitely, a fairy instinct moment that takes over
Loving the running point too! It's once again the natural instinct that takes over and probably engrains Player to go carefully rather than race away because running means a chase and by that point they wouldn't have the energy in them anymore to run.
Okay but Player would carry Hyrule over the lake, he's not crossing it because they're basically the one crossing it, they're just holding him and once again he's falling in love all over again.
"What? You can't cross the lake? I've gotcha babe."
I'm also loving Craein becoming part of the "Player protection squad" even if they're basically Player, they don't want Player to go through the hardships they went through and they'll do everything to keep them safe- love it.
I REMEMBER THE APPLE THING- What I would find funny is Una throwing it towards Player only for Fia to cut it in half mid air because that's his job!
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Creating a new OC because I came up with a concept I really enjoyed.
Since I am sometimes completely non-verbal, myself (and most of the time not speaking very much at all), creating non-verbal characters is comforting for me. Sometimes talking is just too much noise for me to be able to handle vibrating around my skull, y’know?
I’m creating an Altmer vampire with incredibly sensitive hearing. He does not speak because it is much more comfortable for him to remain silent. It’s not out of trauma, not out of injury, merely comfort. There’s no tragic backstory or revelatory reason as to why he doesn’t speak. He simply prefers not to.
He is extremely calm and placid for a vampire. He doesn’t enjoy hurting others. He doesn’t like when people scream - mainly, he consumes potions of blood that he has brewed himself. He hunts deer, rabbits and wolves for his sustenance, and leads a pretty simple life. His special interest is flora, and he usually communicates with others via the language of flowers. This is how he talks. Well. That and a combination of sending pretty handwritten letters for when the message is too complicated. As for when others speak to him, he usually politely requests that they keep their voices to a low level and avoid shouting. If he’s going somewhere busy, he tucks little pieces of tundra cotton in his ears and resorts to lip-reading.
As a result, his fangs are hardly ever on display.
His name is Gwydion, and he’s friendly with Hert and Hern. He visits them for firewood supplies occasionally, and instead of trading in money, he trades in blood potions from each of his hunts, usually accompanied by fresh flowers.
Despite his cool and sometimes distant exterior, he can actually be rather playful. His pranks are always completely harmless; usually little things like putting flower petals in someone’s hair whilst they’re sleeping, or throwing a snowball at someone whilst concealed by an invisibility spell to make the person who got snowballed think it was someone behind them instead.
He once started a snowball fight between two very bored Thalmor sentinels standing guard in the embassy, and confused a Bosmer huntress who woke up with blue mountain flowers in her hair. In the Winking Skeever, he pranked a bard by putting a few extra coins in his pouch over the course of a few days.
He travels all over the map very much like Mai’q the Liar, choosing to spend his immortality having innocent fun.
When in Winterhold, he decides to spread a little love at the College. In my canon, he causes Severin and Ancano to actually start speaking to one another via leaving flowers in both of their rooms, confusing them enough that they bond over the odd little experience. (Spoiler; Severin and Ancano end up getting married)
He begins studying there to refresh his memory of alchemy, illusion and alteration magics, and gets himself a cosy little room in the subterrarium beneath the hall of attainment. Savos Aren has heard enough about the Altmer to not consider him a threat, and allows him to stay, given that his main area of research concerns attempting to invent a new way for vampires to feed without causing harm.
He likes his little living quarters in the college; they’re dark, warm and provide enough space for him to cultivate many different kinds of night-blooming flowers as well as ones that bloom during dawn and dusk.
Gwydion, himself, however, takes quite the liking to Brelyna.
He likes to leave flowers in front of her door, tucked into her door handle, and - if she leaves her door open - he will leave them on her desk.
She is initially very confused as to where the flowers keep coming from, but presses them between book pages because they are very pretty and they do smell nice. She just wants to know who keeps giving them to her.
After all, Gwydion is extremely elusive and tends to disappear if he thinks he’s being watched.
Brelyna only figures out it’s him because when he walks past her in the library, the scent of the flowers follows him. She keeps trying to get a good look at his face but he’s a little too skittish for the time being.
(Not my gif. Dunno who made it but it’s v pretty)
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