#personality swap lunar

[marshmallowcat666]

Lunar!! Ps au! His design is so pretty now!! Mismatched eyes <3

Lunar is created by Killcode after his escape to infiltrate the daycare, acting as Eclipse’s brother. They play dumb, acting a lot like a kid until the time comes to strike. Sun, Moon, and Earth are of course suspicious of them at first, they came after nowhere after all, but Eclipse is so happy to have a sibling too that he overlooks all the signs and the others slowly let down their guards.

In this au, Lunar’s swap is Ruin! Sounds random I know, but in the original concept of this au it was actually more of a personality shift au. Characters had just vastly different or varied personalities, based and referencing other characters. Lunar’s main switch was the mimic because I wanted to mess around with the mimic’s whole learning thing.

Now that I’ve set the swaps in stone I’ve been more picky about who is included. I also don’t really know anything about tsbs’ mimic so I changed it, but kept a infiltration/imposter vibe by swapping them with Ruin, known for manipulating and playing deceptive roles.

I need to do Monty’s ref but I have no ideas for their vibe TwT their swap is KC and the main personality traits I put down for them are Parental, Calm, and Guide? I cannot imagine Monty with those traits at all so we’ll see what I end up doing

Sun, Moon, Earth, Monty (wip), Killcode, Eclipse, Lunar (here), Solar? (Wip), ??? (wip), Ruin (wip), Gemini (wip)

[niyasruledbyvenus]

Successful women who built a man

I’m going to astrologically analyze the charts from another video, titled “We don’t build men.” About already successful and established women getting used by a man then dropped once he gets where he want to be. Or they end up in a relationship with someone below their status financially or socially. Which ends in the man resenting her, usually leading to cheating or public shaming.

Women’s chart

In the chart of the women listed in the video, it was mentioned that they were tropical Sagittarius/ sidereal Scorpio women. Not surprising because Scorpio rules over imbalance in power. I see this happen a lot with Scorpio, especially Jyestha nakshatra women (ex. Taylor swift, Nicki Minaj, etc)

Wherever Scorpio is placed in a chart can indicate where there may be power struggles and obsession. Scorpio governs the 8th house of death, rebirth, energy transfer & other’s money. No doubt, the women in these relationships had a rebirth afterward for better or worse. Plus, the power dynamics was imbalanced. One partner, the woman, was richer or more successful.

Vanessa Hudgens- Scorpio/Jyestha Sun AK, Vishakha Venus. Aryn Drake-Lee Scorpio/Jyestha sun & Mercury AK. Anna Faris- Anuradha Sun & mars +. Jyestha Mercury AK. Even katherine Schwarzenegger has Jyestha Sun AK

What’s interesting is these women all have Jyestha as their Atmakaraka.💀

Men’s chart

There was a mix of results and placements. Chris Pratt has Gemini Sun & Mercury, exalted moon in Taurus+ stellium/ Rohini Venus. Austin Butler has a Leo/magha stellium & debilitated moon in Anuradha. Jesse Williams has Cancer/Ashlesha Sun & Mercury + exalted moon in Taurus. Both have Mars as their atmakaraka.

Besides the difference in charts, they all have nakshatras related to snakes. Ashlesha- Naga & Rohini- snake yoni. In Vedic snake/naga association, especially Ashlesha, is known for its poison & binding nature. Men with this nakshatra sometimes want to entrap, control, dominate or use the feminine, either through contracts or submission. Refer to video

On the contrary, the men can also be dominated/emasulated by the feminine if they aren’t in tune with their nature. 

They all have feminine ruled planets (moon, Venus) as dominant placements. Feminine energy is receptive, sensual & illusionary. The shadow side is some men with heavy Venusian or LUNAR energy can want to be chased, nurtured, and provided for even by their female partner, due to an imbalance in energies. Austin Butler has a debilitated moon which can influence a person just as much,if not more, than exaltation. Moon is associated with femininity, mother, female figures, and emotions. A debilitated moon, especially in a man chart, can hint to problems with women/mother and discomfort with emotions & feminine nature.

Chris Pratt taking on and shapeshifting his personality/qualities to fit the woman he’s with definitely validates what I said in my destiny swap post. Common placements were Venus dominance either through Nakshatra or rashi. Due to Venus having an absorbent nature, Chris has exalted moon in Taurus/stellium & Libra ascendant.

Atmakaraka

Atmakaraka means “soul significator” it is not only our souls desire but where we work out our karma from a past life. It’s telling that two of these men have mars as their AK, and the women they used have Jyestha(ruled by Mars & Mercury) in their main positions.

Please, women with Jyestha nakshatra or Scorpio placements don’t let urself be used by a man in anyway financially, emotionally, for status. Be very careful on who you have around you, not only romantically but platonically also. Don’t share yourself with just anyone. Because Scorpio, co-ruled by mars, resides over your enemies, both open and hidden ones.

[vivi-blue]

IT IS FINALLY DONE!

God, this took me way too long...xD

After days of work I finally finished the challenge that I set for myself: Sending out props to a lot of artist here on tumblr that I really enjoy! (Actually there are way waaay more people, but I really had to set myself a limit, I'm sorry fellas ;w; I still love you!)

These people inspire me every day with their creative concepts, stories, humor and passion for art and give me the drive to continue drawing myself. With this little collection I wanted to say "thank you" for all that you do and create. You rock, guys!

(I really hope I didn't mess up any of the tags and I apologize if I might fu**ed up your designs/characters ;3; I know I'm not the best in proportions and all, but I really tried. <w<´´ Also I really hope Tumblr compresses the text by itself, so that you don't get smacked by this wall of text. I'm still a rookie on tumblr, so I don't know what to do ;w;)

Okay, heeere we go! THE TAGS!

@tv-tower / @uuberwachen - with PB aka Swap Pizzahead (I really love the idea of the au and adore the character designs. PB sure is one of my favorites -w- He is literally the most reasonable of them all XD)

@technically-a-kiwi - with Cosmic Peppino ( The design of Cosmic Peppino is simply beautiful and the idea that this chef has strong star powers and needs to take care of Cosmic Noises shenanigans is super funny to me XD )

@sirtotallynotatimetraveler - with Mel Sproutbloom / Sagebloom (I'm sorry, I wasn't sure which name is canon ;w;) ( I loooove Mel! He is such a gentle, colorful guy and looking at him makes me all happy <3 )

@alextydaisuda123 - with their version of Vigilante ( I can't repeat enough how much I adore their artstyle. I love Vigi's design the most. I don't know it's just...THAT'S Vigi for me, you know? Simply fitting, cool, but also stylish -w- )

@alice-the-demon - with Vittoria ( I was first thinking of drawing Archangel Peppino, since this guy is the softness itself, buuuut I have to admit that I love the lively and passionate personality of Vittoria. She is great -w- )

@misdreavusplush - with Eyelashes ( I can't help it. I saw that character and was in awe. How adorable can you be?? I was barely able to draw her eyes as pretty as they are xD <3 )

@creature-of-pizza - with Pepp ( Seriously, the idea to see a "Fake Peppino" with more cat dna is such a win for me. He is dynamic, sassy, derpy and so damn cool! >w< Also love how colorful their pictures are.)

@eskariolis-con-salsa - with Gnocchi (I was thinking about drawing their version of Fake Peppino first, but...*looks at picture* ...let's be honest, you can't get pass that little guy. ;w; He purifies my soul. Have some soap, little guy.)

@oddpizza - with Caramel Jam aka CJ (Such a creative and powerful character! I've seen so many artworks of them and I adore them. You need more joyful people like this ^^)

@pizza-tower-secrets - with Lycheecheechee ( A small, adorable bundle full of surprises and of course secrets! I love their drive and colorful design. Simply a delight! :3 )

@rhaytronik - with Red ( A dynamic and enjoyable character with their love for adventures! Not only a great character but also the Pizzasona of my best friend. Thanks to them I was brave enough to start a tumblr account myself. So thank you for being there for me <3 )

@cutechan555 - with Mage Gustavo (To be honest, I had a very hard time to pick a character here, since their account is full of stories and ideas. I chose mage Gustavo, since I love his design and story. I'm currently into "Delicious in Dungeon" and to imagine that he goes dungeon crawling with his bros to safe Peppino is such a cool idea XD)

@bigbeastcyruspt - with Trion (I have to be honest, at first I was very startled of Trion, since his design is very mighty and scary. I mean, it's his chase form after all. But the more I learned about him, the more I grew to like him. Very damn cool design! Also couldn't help to add dah baby ;w;)

@lunar-dal - with Pizza Cruise Peppino (Another au I simply adore! The design of the characters is colorful and bright, and to imagine Peppino as a singing gondolier brings me great joy. Also I'm a big fan of otter Brick ;w; )

@smalltimidbean - with Pea Pod, Sugar Snap Pea and Snow Pea (Believe me, I never before had such a hard time to pick ONE of so many wonderful Peppi clones! THAT was torture XD But in the end I guess I picked my favorite. Such a tired, but very cute one. Not to forget about the little ones <3 To draw a PT character with 4 fingers and 2 thumbs on one hand was quite a challenge lol )

@tinderboxofsillyideas - with Coffee Peppino (Probably one of the most adorable au versions of Peppino. Seriously, if I had the chance to get my coffee in his café, I totally would! Give that guy all the tips! <3 First thought of drawing their wizard Peppino version, but the adorable barista won lol)

@xbeih - with Metal Peppino (One of the first au's I started following. Seriously, how cool can one person be?? I mean, the whole au is amazing and I enjoy every person in it. But damn...Peppino takes the cake. ówo He is so badass, you can't imagine <w< Also I'm very sorry, it was my first time drawing a guitar and aaaaaaa )

.....*looks left and right* ...ok, we did it. Wow!

God, I'm exhausted now...XD

Well, thank you very much for reading and sorry for the wall of text ówq I can only recommend you to check these people out. They are all very talented and should be appreciated!

Have a pleasant morning / day / evening / night everyone. (Depending your timezone lul .w. )

See ya next time! Vivi out!~

[nadinescholtes]

HIIIIIII!!! Just wanted to say I love your art and comics! And I also have two questions:

If Swap lunar met laia and sun met cerise(sorry if I spelled it wrong) how would they react?

What was everyone's reaction to eclipse dating the laia from that dimension?

Again love the art and comics❤️ have a good day/night

Hi! Thank you! Hm, I guess I can write a short story.

Laia keeps an eye on the daycare while Sun is with Dazzle and Lunar and Earth with the kids at the theater.

"SHEEP!"

"Gumdrop! What are you doing in the ball pit? Moon said it's dangerous!"

"Oh uh, hi? I'm not your Lunar. Eclipse wanted me to check this dimension for him." Mumble "He could have done himself!" mumble.

"Oh! Then welcome different Gumdrop! I'm Laia Cotton, which you obviously know. Can I offer you anything? I have some cookies with me."

"I can't say no to cookies. Uh, I don't know a Laia though. But you kinda remind me of my girlfriend. Her name is Cerise Roots"

"Hm, I don't know a Cerise. What kind of dimension-"

Moon enters the daycare.

Laia! Did something come through the port-

AAAH!

???

Uhh..

Laia calms Lunar down, Lunar explains who he is and Moon remembers the Swap dimension. They talk a bit about their world and Lunar about Cerise. And they come to the conclusion that Cerise is the Swap version of Laia. And Laia gushes about how cute it is that a Lunar has a partner. And offers to hang out sometime, maybe a double date dinner with her and Sun. Lunar can't say no to free food.

After a few weeks, Sawp Lunar and Cerise do agree to come to the double date. They go to a restaurant that also has vegetarian dishes.

Wow, I never thought that Laia's swap version would be a completely different person.

Pepper said something about how we are the same person just...built different? I guess if my market was also a candy shop we would look and act the same. I try not to think about it or my head hurts.

I feel you, Sweetheart!

Pepper?

She means Eclipse, she gives everyone fruit or vegetable related nicknames.

Oh! So does Laia but everything is sweet or sugary food related.

I can't help it! It's in my program.

Same!

Oh, by the way, our Eclipse, uh who is a clone and lives in a different dimension now, has a Laia too. He doesn't admit it but Puppet said they are dating.

Gasp! No! Eclipse and dating?! What?!

I can't imagine that Pepper would date at all. What is this Laia like?

We haven't met her yet. But we heard that her story is...not that great. But I'm glad that she has someone now who is good to her.

And there is that murderous version.

Please Sugarplum, not now, we're eating.

Sorry!

Wa?

Believe me, you want to hear this story after dinner.

After dinner, they talk about their meeting with the horror version and they are wondering if there is a dimension with horror Swap Lunar and Cerise. But they shudder and don't want to think about this further. When the date was over, they agreed that the date was nice and wanted to do that again sometime. And Laia wants to do a girl's night with Cerise someday and EAPS Laia could join too, Cerise agrees.

There, I hope this writing is alright. I'm used to writing scripts and not fanfiction/novels.

[thedemonsurfer]

im procrastinating again so im gonna talk about SAMS Eclipse, and more specifically why he didn't anticipate Lunar betraying him

Cos like, from an outside perspective it's a logical progression, right? Eclipse acted nice(ish) at first, told Lunar what he thought would make Lunar agree to help. As he got more frustrated about the lack of progress, he started taking it out on Lunar, who as a result started leaning on Monty as someone that was still being nice to him. That culminated in Eclipse and Lunar's fight, where Lunar said 'fuck this I'm out' and swapped with Moon.

(Honestly? I don't know if Eclipse ever meant to reset the universe to make everything 'better', or if that was just what he thought Lunar would accept as a long-term goal)

So it seems weird that Eclipse never saw the potential for betrayal coming. He didn't suspect Lunar would side with Moon to the point that he didn't even question "Lunar" knowing magic and their stupid one-upsmanship thing right after Moon took back control.

But take a step back for a bit. Up until that October, Eclipse never had the freedom of his own body. He was a passenger, watching someone else's lives and occasionally climbing into the driver's seat whenever he could take the wheel.

And whose lives was he watching? Who was Eclipse's only example of a sibling relationship?

Eclipse never anticipated Lunar turning on him because Sun never turned on Moon.

Moon used Sun for experiments, verbally abused him, punched him in the face-- and Sun forgave him for it. Sun weathered the worst parts of Moon's personality so that they came out on the other side intact.

Eclipse didn't even know it was an option for Lunar to get so tired of his shit that he would leave! And maybe if Lunar had been alone he would have dealt with it, but he ended up having Monty to lean on as a kind of middle ground.

(Sun, this isn't about you, so I'm not going to look too closely at your utter lack of any kind of social life and how that might have affected your willingness to stay by Moon's side 8'D )

I don't think Eclipse ever says anything about it at the time, but I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason he killed Lunar once he got the star was directly in retaliation to a wound that goes a lot deeper than you'd think. Like, yes, he killed Lunar for betraying him, but in his eyes it was a massive, impossible breach of trust. Brothers just... don't turn on one another like that? They stick together no matter what?

And also he was hyped up on victory and is generally an unpleasant person but. Yeah.

Eclipse didn't anticipate Lunar's betrayal because his only role model for a sibling relationship is HELLA unhealthy and he literally didn't realize it was an option.

[mangled-mango]

i absolutely adore lumini because i am just a sucker for “doomed in every universe” trope

like. i’m 100% sure there is not a singular universe where they’re happy. not a singular one.

evil lunar? killed gemini before he even had the chance to love them.

lord lunar? never even met gem, and grown far to cruel to experience love.

swap��lunar? the astrals are far too work-busy to fall for the brother of the person they are training.

our lunar? probably never gonna be forgiven by gem.

also, take in account that the astrals are basically gods. they live forever(unless they are slowly weakened by forces that match their power blah blah blah). if lumini did work out, lunar would either; A.) advance into full-on astral and abandon his family for a life of constant work, only seeing them for a short amount of time and eventually have to see them rot away; or B.) choose to stay on earth and not become an astral and gem has to watch him whither away eventually;

either way, there are so many what ifs? we could use for this ship tbh:

what if gemini is just dating lunar to try and get him to be more compliant and easier to handle in training?

what if lunar doesn’t truly love gemini and is just mistaking admiration for love?

what if gemini does love lunar, and then they have to leave, and all they can do is watch the person who taught them about love, who showed them what loving a person is, from afar?

what if lunar doesn’t truly fall out of love with gem and has to slug through his life acting like he doesn’t hate himself for all he’s done to a concerning degree, gaining his family’s trust again yet forever knowing his partners will never forgive him?

what if, way into the future, when gemini has long forgotten their love for lunar, and his robotic body has been buried in the soil, suddenly see something that reminds them of their former love and get flooded with the memories and the feelings he taught them?

what if lunar gets infected and gem can’t possibly do anything because they know it’s a horrible idea to approach an infected being?

[hikkokoro]

Imagine this for personality swap au:

Moon: I FU**ED UP!

Lunar: WHAT DID YOU DO??!? WHY IS ECLIPSE ACTING LIKE SUN?!?

Moon: THATS WHAT I FUC**D UP!

Earth: I am uncomfortable with the energy we created in the daycare today 😅

Meanwhile Eclipse having a mental breakdown while Sun panics internally

[ms-m-astrologer]

2024 Aquarius First Quarter Moon

Saturday, November 9, 05:55 UT, 17°20’ Aquarius

The key phrases for the First Quarter lunar phase are “take action,” and “build new structures to support our intentions.”

Well, fuck. “A lot of people are gonna die,” as US comic Trae Crowder put it; “but hey, at least eggs will be cheap!”

The Aquarius Moon is pretty closely trine Jupiter Rx/Gemini, and sextile Chiron Rx/Aries. Time to do some community-building. Get out and talk to people, in person. Can you help a 4th grader with their homework? Does your older neighbor need help getting the sidewalk shoveled? Maybe like me, you don’t have a green thumb, but you can knit and crochet - swap skills. It’s imperative to take care of each other, for the healing it brings our own selves as well as showing kindness to others.

We have to bear in mind that there’s a sizeable chunk of the US electorate that is racist and misogynist - dealing with that is going to be a challenge for me, personally, since I would like to gleefully obliterate them all (Aries Moon, Mars, Eris, Black Moons Lilith, and South Node). But I remind myself that obliteration isn’t helpful, and get over myself.

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Edited to fix Chiron’s sign; it’s in Aries, not Aquarius.

[lunarthecorvus]

Grisha!Kaz Brekker Alternate Universe fanfiction recommendations

part of Lunar's soc fanficiton rec series

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The Etovost Plague by Spikey44

Wordcount: 139k Chapters: 37/37

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Kuwei Yul-Bo

Tags: Grisha Kaz Brekker, Post-Canon, Dead Matthias Helvar, Sorry, Not KoS/RoW canon compliant, Kaz is a Tidemaker. Sort of, some gore, scenes of plague, Don't worry only characters no one cares about die, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm

Author's summary/notes: Twenty-eight months after Kuwei Yul-Bo was shot dead and the plague sirens sounded throughout Ketterdam a new and terrifying sickness sweeps through the Barrel: a plague with a unique connection to Jurda Parem. But this time it’s not the Grisha who need to fear. It’s everyone else. This becomes that, and like no longer calls to like, forcing old crows to wing back to Ketterdam as chaos unlike anything they have seen before erupts through the Barrel, threatening to destroy all of Ketterdam and plunge the world into war. But it's a more personal fear that haunts Inej, Nina, Jesper and Wylan when Dirtyhands goes missing at the start of the plague outbreak. Now the Crows must grapple with the sorrow that Kaz may be dead and the even greater terror that the Etovost scourge has turned the Barrel's resident monster into a living nightmare hell-bent on destroying them all. Post-canon AU where a new Jurda Parem variant transforms normal people into Grisha. Starting with the Barrel Bosses. Uh-oh! My summary/notes: Having Kaz turn into a grisha is such an intruiging concept and I ate it up, at the same time its tragic because of the way being a tidemaker effects him and triggers his trauma. It will get real intense so be prepared. The villain in this fic is so interesting. An unexpected intersting part of this fic was reading the crows be a team without having Kaz as their leader sometimes. I love Inej in this fic so much. BAMF's Inej and Anika. Inej and Kaz have some cute moments. The ending eeee. My quick summary is the barrel goes to shit when a plague enters.

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On Black Feathered Wings by @martinakl13

Wordcount: 139k Chapters: 37/37

[this fic is also a grisha!Inej and grisha!Matthias au]

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, Jan Van Eck, Alys Van Eck, Pekka Rollins, Jordie Rietveld, Aditi Hilli, Tante Heleen, Councilman Hoede, Imogen, Per Haskell, Doughty, Dregs Ensemble, Dime Lions Ensemble, Kaz Brekker's Father, Original Characters, Inej Ghafa's Mother, Inej Ghafa's Father, Matthias Helvar's Mother (mentioned), Matthias Helvar's Father (mentioned), Matthias Helvar's Sister (mentioned), Anya, Joost Van Poel, Gert Van Verent, Mikka, Kuwei Yul-Bo, Anika, Pim

Tags: Alternate Universe - Character Swap, Grisha Kaz Brekker, Grisha Inej Ghafa, Grisha Wylan Van Eck, Jordie Rietveld Lives, Aged-Up Character(s), Forced Prostitution, Human Trafficking, Misogyny, Racism Violence, Sexual Content, The Menagerie, Flashbacks, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Enemies to Lovers, Lovers To Enemies, unexpected relationships, Angst, POV Alternating, Jurda Parem, First Meetings, Bad Parent Jan Van Eck, Grisha Matthias Helvar, Abuse, Dyslexia, Rape, Humiliation, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Beating, Heist, Sexual Tension, Kaz constantly giving Inej flowers, Mutual Pining, Soulmates

Author's summary/notes: Inej Ghafa is a talented acrobat, but only her closest family knows that she uses her special power during her performances. Wylan Van Eck was sent to Ravka to be trained as a Grisha, but when he returns years later, his home is no longer his home. Matthias Helvar has powers he never asked for, and his family wants to keep him safe. What is the best way to hide Grisha in Fjerda? Among the drüskelle. Nina Zenik is a soldier of the First Army, gifted with excellent language skills. Jesper Fahey moves with his mother to Ketterdam after the tragic death of his father and the loss of their farm due to debts. Kaz Brekker has powers that no one has seen before. Or? My summary/notes: This fic is part of a series so there is a part 2 that is being regularly updated. Be prepared for this fic to simultaneously destroy and heal you. I live for the use of flower symbolism, its so adorable. I loved learning about the kind of grisha Kaz is, and reading Inej as a grisha is just so cool I need more grisha!Inej. Matthias being a grisha is so interesting, and reading Nina + Jesper as normal is so fascinating. Aditi is queen and this fic has Pim and Anika, I love those two so much.

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The Bastard's Brother by FlatApple

Wordcount: 214k Chapters: 66/66

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Dregs Ensemble, Jordie Rietveld, Wylan Van Eck, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, Jan Van Eck, Original Background Characters, (they're not important don't worry)

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Kaz is a Grisha, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Starvation, Touch-Averse Kaz Brekker, Haphephobia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Pre-Canon, Canon-Typical Violence, Canonical Character Death, Organized Crime, Whump, Kaz Brekker is Bad at Feelings, POV Kaz Brekker, (mostly), Paranormal, Graphic Description of Corpses, Kaz Brekker is a feral orphan for large portions of this, Corpsewitch Kaz, Warning for strong language, Gang Violence, Heist, Slow Burn, Kaz Brekker-centric, Canon Rewrite, Ghost Jordie Rietveld, Good Sibling Jordie Rietveld, BAMF Kaz Brekker, Pining, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Sickfic, Hurt Kaz Brekker, Fever Dreams

Author's summary/notes: Kaz Brekker’s Mother was Ketterdam. His Father was profit. But Kaz Brekker’s Brother? That was Death. Or, the one where Kaz has been a Corpsewitch all along. My summary/notes: Reading Jordie as a ghost was so sad, the author managed to write him so well, this fic answers the question of what would Jordie's reactions be to Kaz's ruthless actions. We get to see young struggling feral kaz (it will break your heart) and we get to see Kaz grow. Every dynamic between the crows is explored and its so interesting to read. This fic part of a series and there is more.

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The Bastard Saint of the Barrel by Spikey44

Wordcount: 152k Chapters: 46/46

Characters: Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar, Jesper Fahey, Jordie Rietveld, Pekka Rollins, Wylan Van Eck, Jan Van Eck, Kuwei Yul-Bo

Tags: Grisha Kaz Brekker, Jordie Rietveld Lives, Kaz is Corporalnik this makes everything worse, Kaz is a Dime Lion, Pekka Rollins owns Kaz's indenture, Jordie is Dregs, Kaz has a new alias, A Kaz by any other name is still a bastard, Inej remains awesome in all realities, Jordie makes the deal with Jan Van Eck, Matthias is probably gonna live, Elements of Six of Crows reworked with Living Jordie/Grisha Kaz, Canon Disabled Character, Touch-Averse Kaz Brekker, warning for drug use eg: Jurda Parem and its effects, warning for mild depersonalisation and dissociation in ch 8

Author's summary/notes: In a story of star-crossed brothers, where Kaz's grisha powers save Jordie but don't save him from Pekka Rollins, Kaz becomes the Bastard Saint of the Barrel; Rollins personal Healer and the most feared Grisha to haunt Ketterdam's seedier streets. This upsets Jordie quite a bit. In an attempt to pay off Kaz's indenture, and save his brother from the threat of Jurda Parem, Jordie Rietveld, Dregs Lieutenant and confidence man, makes a deal with Jan Van Eck to perform an impossible heist. Naturally, Kaz, busybody extraordinaire, is not about to let his brother screw up in a foreign land alone. He's going to steal his brother's heist and one Bo Yul-Buyur --or his nearest relative, whatever works best --and save his idiot big brother from a Fjerdan prison. And if this means running out on Rollins -well, thirty thousand Kruge should be more than enough money to pay his way out trouble. Right? My summary/notes:

[occasionaltouhou]

wait i saw your doll joints touhou list and im fascinated. i would love to hear your thematic explanations if you're willing to explain

i had to backlog to find this so my memory of it is clearly not great but i'll do my best because if nothing else the way i think now is still much the same as the way i thought then. anyway

original post here. explanation below cut

meiling & sakuya - servants of remilia scarlet. sakuya obviously has some inhuman elements to her but i feel like there's an appeal to making either or both of remilia's servants into doll-type beings. manipulation of fate, puppeteering, all that. alternately, either or both having mechanical prosthetics would just be cool (possibly in the sense of remilia taking some of their flesh upon entering her service, or otherwise)

chen & ran - they're shikigami. fairly obvious really

reisen - the lunar rabbits are probably designed to be a working population to support the lunarians; thus, it'd be interesting if the lunar rabbits were to some degree visibly mechanical, made more obvious by reisen staying on earth longer and her fake skin chipping away to reveal the joints beneath

kaguya - she's just kind of got doll vibes. you either get it or you don't

medicine & hina - they're both dolls. obvious

okuu - for her cannon arm and her legs, you could easily justify mechanical joints given that they're acting out the roles of mechnical devices. bonus points if they have detachable components so that she can swap between her power armour and regular limbs (and more besides)

kogasa, benben, yatsuhashi, raiko - they're tsukumogami, so i think it'd be fun if they looked a bit like puppets (that is, puppets that the spirits of their true bodies are manipulating)

futo & miko - this is more personal flavour but given how shikaisen work i think it'd be interesting if they looked slightly inhuman, and that's best reflected by having them be made of the material they used for their bodies (their plates and sword, respectively). and obviously if you're doing that then having joints is essential

okina - in addition to the obvious element of prosthetics adding onto the idea of her as a god of disabilities i also just think it'd fuck severely if she looked artificial. i already have the idea that she has different masks to represent different aspects of herself so adding that onto an obviously inhuman form would just be extremely cool. just imo

mayumi & keiki - mayumi is already an inhuman construct so that's pretty obvious. keiki's is a bit less intuitive but basically derives from the idea that she's as much a machine as mayumi is, she's simply the machine that makes all the other machines. a much more mechanical god than is usual in touhou; i think it'd be cool if she looked similar to her creations. made in their god's own image, even

enoko - really this just comes down to the idea of more of her body having the aesthetics of her claw-hands. and vibes

makai residents - artificial beings made by shinki. obvious

[kenzieieieiei]

Ask questions abt this au if your interested! :))

To the people who wanted the swap roles/personality tsams au, I gave up on it. The roles and designs were confusing me and it got complicated for my tiny brain to understand, And also I never make aus and I got overwhelmed and artblock. BUT I HAVE A NEW AU IN THE WORKS.

JS A BTW IVE NEVER DRAWN A OLD MAN SO THE CREATOR IS RLLY UGLY..

Also yes their last name is drop like the candy in the game 😭🙏

So this au takes place in the city where sun, moon, earth and lunar live in their own apartment, if you read the notes on the drawings than it explains the situation a lil more, lunar ran away from eclipse and their cousins (Sun and moon) took lunar in (kinda adopting him as a lil brother) than earth started to realize how bad her dad was and decided to look for her siblings (Sun and moon barely met her because they ran away at a young age idk still working on this story a lillllll 😭🙏) so she started to live in Sun and moon's apartment along with lunar.

When eclipse gotten a lil better (I think cuz he started to realize how much of an ass he is) he started hanging out with earth and sometimes crashed at their apartment, the brothers hated it but he was quiet and earth liked him. (NOT A SHIP THEIR COUSINS) Earth helps eclipse with his thoughts and issues as eclipse doesn't rlly open up but he's calm with earth, earth takes care of him always keeping in contact during work while eclipse wanders around the city, earth gives him extra clothes, food and she even washes his clothes and does his hair.

Lunar still hates eclipse but he's learned to kinda deal with him around, they hang out a little as lunar plays video games in the apartment eclipse will sit far away from him on the couch sometimes he will even give him advice on how to play some games!

!!SO THIS PART OF THE AU I MIGHT SCRAP!! SO I CANT PROMISE ITLL STAY APART OF IT!!

Sun and moon work in a cat café lunar will help sometimes but not rlly, he mostly just plays with the cats

Here's some of the cat designs I have so far!

But I might scrap the cat café part, depends how I feel.

JS A WARNIN IVE NEVER MADE A FAMILY TREE AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY WORK!!

This is an old family tree I've made !!for this au only it's not canon to the real tsbs universe!! I might scrap ruin, maybe the bloodmoon twins etc from this universe

I still have to design solar, killcode and etc. ALSO THE CREATOR AND KILL CODE ARE BROTHERSSS I don't rlly focus on their relationship during the series, I just wanted to link the family tree up yk

TYSM FOR READIN THIS IM SORRY I WENT ON A SPREE I JS NEVER MAKE AUS AND I FINALLY GOT SMTH I ENJOY 🥲

[marshmallowcat666]

Prompt from @drawing-prompt-s! They have lots of fun prompts :3

[alexandraisyes]

Rate all TSAMS characters

OH GOD YEAH SURE WHY THE FUCK NOT

Many many more under the cut - also these are just my opinions

Sun: 4 Stars - Pisses me off sometimes but one of my favorites

Moon: 2 Stars - Pisses me off a lot

Nexus: 3 Stars - I don't like what they're doing with him

Monty: 0 Stars - Can die in a trash fire

OG Computer: 1 Star - Assholes to Sun for no reason

Spaniard: 5 Stars - Sweetheart and still sardonic

Eclipse (Original): 5 Stars - Tragic Villain

Eclipse (Back Up): 4 Stars - Killed before a cool arc

Eclipse (Copy): 5 Stars - Angry wet cat

Lunar: 2 Stars - Liked him more when he was honest

Bloodmoon: 5 Stars - Fun and loveable

Bloodmoon (Copy): 3 Stars - They botched his fucking character

Killcode: 5 Stars - They could never make me hate you

Solar Flare: 5 Stars - It's Solar Flare

Earth: 3 Stars - Great, amazing complex female character, but she loses two stars for dating Monty

Ruin: 5 Stars - You'll be back

Jack: 2 Stars - I loved him until I realized we were supposed to consider him to be like a little kid and I don't approve with the ethics of that considering some of the jokes they make with him and the fact that he is literally still a murder machine meant to murder things

Dazzle: 5 Stars - Baby

The Creator: 3 Stars - Obnoxious but consistent

Trashcan Man: 5 Stars - I hope he signed a prenup for the divorce

Gemini: 4 Stars - I feel like there was a lot of missed potential but I like the design so I'll give it a pass

Nebula: 2 Stars - I literally don't know her

Frank: 5 Stars - It's Frank

Francis: 4 Stars - He's like a little puppy dog I love him

Puppet: 5 Stars - If she did something wrong no she didn't

Foxy: 4 Stars - Was eh at first but really like him now

FC: 5 Stars - Baby boy lemme squish ur little paws and protect you and give you a cookie ur so innocent and sweet and ough my hormones

Miku: 4 Stars - I personally think she's funny

Stitch Wraith: 2 Stars - Eh

Golden Freddy: 4 Stars - Lost a star for violating a pumpkin

AU Rating

Solar (Nice Eclipse): 4 Stars - Great guy, but always felt a little bit standoffish and manipulative and honestly he gets a pass because it's a trauma response, someone get this guy a cookie

Helios (Dark Sun): 5 Stars - They could never make me hate you

Nyx (Evil Lunar): 5 Stars - Gonna keep him in my basement

Gaia (Evil Earth): 4 Stars - She fucking scares me bro

Crescent (Solar's Moon): 2 Stars - For being an asshole

Kronos (Lord Eclipse): 5 Stars - Yes

Crius (Servant Sun): 5 Stars - Also yes

Styx (Lord Lunar): 5 Stars - Yes again

Moros (Servant Eclipse): 5 Stars - Solar Flare levels of devotion

Solstice (Swap Eclipse): 4 Stars - Probably an asshole but I love him

Selene (Swap Lunar): 4 Stars - See above

Sobek (Evil Monty): 0 Stars - Fuck him in a bad way

Icarus (Star Holder Freddy): 5 Stars - Baby, must protect

Ammit (Mage/Lord Monty): 4 Stars - I actually kinda love him?

Eos (Lonely Sun): 5 Stars - Ough lemme kiss it better for you sweetie Imma take u from the plex and give u a hug

Khonsu (Feral Moon): 5 Stars - Because we love a feral wet cat

Ronty (Ruined Monty): 5 Stars - He loved his girlfriend

Năo (Ruin's Creator): 4 Stars - Interesting Villain

Character's We Never Officially Met

Angel (Solar's Sun): 5 Stars - Baby

Apollo (Ruin's Sun): 4 Stars - Probably morally grey in a bad way

Artemis (Ruin's Moon): 4 Stars - Same as Apollo

Space (Swap Earth): 5 Stars - They could never make me hate you

Dawn (Swap Sun): 5 Stars - I can fix him

Equinox (Swap Moon): 5 Stars - I can make him worse

Cora (Swap Flare): 5 Stars - It's a solar flare

Hunter Moon (Swap BM): 5 Stars - Dadcode but bm. . .

Sentry (Swap KC): 5 Stars - Probably such a little shit I love him

[banmitbandit]

more hedgehogswap!!! some really basic sketches, but proof i am still thinking abt them lol

curious about whats going on? me too! but my tag for this AU is #spindashswap. its not its official name, but for now, its the best name the au has v_v TLDR; A lot of character's roles are swapped, with the intent being to keep their personalities intact.

The original copy, Metal Shadow is Robotnik's greatest creation, a combination of Robotnik's mechanical genius and Shadow's Life Data, Metal Shadow is Shadow's 1 to 1 in practically every way! Running off Chaos Energy, Metal Shadow is capable of using Chaos Spear, Blast, and Control, and gives Shadow a run for his money in their proficiency with them. Like most things, however, they are not immune to a kick to the head.

Iblis is a fragment of the God of the Moon, Lunares, representing the harsh light that reflects from the moon's surface, it's counterpart being Mephilis, the moon's shadow. Whilst Mephilis is the retrospective and thoughtful half, it is also content to wait, for it is inevitable that they will be released, as the Princess Elise is doomed to shed a tear eventually. Iblis, on the other hand, is sealed within a sceptre, and is accidentally released by the Ultimate Lifeform, Sonic the Hedgehog.

(Whilst I speculate that Shadow's Arc in SA2, Heroes and 06 has been about his own agency and his desire to keep his promise to Maria, Sonic in canon doesn't really have that. He's always been a paragon of his own freedom and doesn't give that away to anyone. No one can stop him in his pursuit to do the right thing, and he can't really be manipulated into it either, unlike Shadow or Silver. All this to say that I think it's super interesting that Mephiles never attempts to manipulate Sonic, and instead relies on his consistency in his plan to make Elise release Iblis. He doesn't bother trying to get Elise to become close with Sonic because it's an inevitability he can rely on. )

Iblis, instead of attempting to manipulate Sonic, instead attempts to destroy him by openly mock about his fight against the inevitable. Sonic can run at the speed of sound, but surely he cannot outrun the speed of light. He are unable to save the world he desires to protect, and they stand in the proof of that, in Crisis City, the shrouded remains of Soleanna. Everyone that they have come to care about is long gone, and Sonic is finally (inevitably, Iblis might say) caught by GUN and sealed away. Wheras Mephilis attempts to break Shadow's will by trying to convince him that they will always be seen as a villain, and the world will betray him, Iblis attempts to break Sonic's will by trying to convince him that it is a lost cause. He wasn't strong enough to protect those on the ARK. His freedom was taken by GUN. It will inevitably happen again.

Of course, it doesn't end up working. Sonic fights anyways. There are people that are counting on him and he doesn't have time to entertain the possibility that he could let them down. Let Tails down.

As for what Iblis steals from Sonic. Maybe his reflection or something. This is a lot of word dump for a silly roleswap au.

(I am making this AU up as I go, so if you have suggestions, yell at me in my ask box if you want! Thanks for reading either way!

[crees-a]

Oh my gosh, I had this thought, I wonder how the swap universe is going, everything event happening same way but with different characters, funny thought for Roxy and eclipse to be best friends and eclipse going crazy because nice moon is dead.

Swap sun being put on probation by idk, Gemini? since Leo or Taurus is Gemini's swap.

I thought this idea was funny, it made me crack up for some reason. my humor is beyond broken.

And the best part is that it's more likely still there since this dimension was closest to the tsams dimension, meaning their Creator is either a giant brain or a completely different person

I also checked and apparantly there's a time difference in around 1 and a half month so I assume in their dimension Eclipse just met his past self for the first time, Solar got kidnapped by... local swap version of Molten and Evil Lunar just put something inside of V4 Moon's head. Something like that

[crisisthegirl]

What if Orpheus had just kept going, no looking back? ; Kevjean lyrics part 1

Jean, Kevin, Both

Paths - NIKI

I thought we’d be married

Two pillars firm and proud

But real love is a verb

I get it now

My youth is in your past

You’ll always have that

And though it didn’t last

I hope our paths cross again

-

If time heals all

It’s a lousy doctor

Or a half-baked thought

‘Cause I still can’t block you

-

I came upon family

And thought I was stifled

Thought my freedom endangered

I was just young and entitled

And you taught me a lot

Stretched and wrung and tossed

I’m sorry we got lost

-

The future’s ours to write

The songs, the scars, the life

I’ll catch up with you some other time

When our paths cross again

Sour breath - Julien Baker

But I shouldn't have built a house in the middle of your chest

Plywood boards joined at your breast

Splinter in my arm where you rest your head

-

And when I talk just taste regret

You're everything I want and I'm all you dread

-

Watch the poison leak from your pores

Think all the liquor's gonna keep you warm

Burn everything down to prove you could

Leave me inside in a body made of wood

In a body made of wood

-

Oh, the harder I swim, the faster I sink

The harder I swim, the faster I sink

The harder I swim, the faster I sink

Pain is Cold Water - Noah Kahan

I'm the tall glass of water you lost in your kitchen

I'm casually cruel like a senior prediction

Most likely to leave at the sign of a

Fork in the road

You look just like your father as the news was delivered

Cut a hole in my heart that bled into my liver

I miss being alone when it didn't mean

Being alone

-

And, if love was contagious, I might be immune to it

Pain's like cold water, your brain just gets used to it

I try to keep swimming and keep Dad's good word

In my mouth

-

I ain't bitter 'bout much these days

In some ways, I'm damn lucky to be here

Oh, where the miners stayed in the good them old days

Yes, real men used to sleep here

-

Oh, those roadside graves where my friends still lay in

I walk by just to weep here

They say killing time, it ain't a homicide

But a prayer for a leap year

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers

The only real reason I moved to the East-Side

I love a good place to hide in plain sight

-

And here, everyone knows you’re the way to my heart

Hear so many stories of you at the bar

Most times, alone, and some, looking your worst

But never not sweet to the trust funds and punishers

-

I can’t open my mouth and forget how to talk

‘Cause even if I could

Wouldn’t know where to start

Wouldn’t know when to stop

Letter to an old poet - boygenius

I said “I think that you're special”

You told me once that I'm selfish

And I kissed you hard in the dark

In the closet

You said my music is mellow

Maybe I'm just exhausted

You think you're a good person

Because you won't punch me in the stomach

And I love you

I don’t know why

I just do

We’re in love - boygenius

You could absolutely break my heart

That's how I know that we're in love

I don't need the symbol of a scar

So put down the knife

We're not swapping blood

Isn't it enough

That we stripped down to our skin?

Cold and porcelain

Like bathers in a painting

-

And I told you of your past lives

Every man you've ever been

It wasn't flattering

But you listened like it mattered

I feel crazy in ways I never say

Will you still love me if it turns out I'm insane?

I know what you'll say

But it helps to hear you say it, anyway

-

If you rewrite your life, may I still play a part?

In the next one, will you find me?

I'll be the boy with the pink carnation pinned to my lapel

Who looks like hell and asks for help

And if you do, I'll know it's you

-

I can't imagine you without

The same smile in your eyes

There is something about you

That I will always recognize

And if you don't remember I will try to remind you

Of the hummingbirds

You know the ones (I know the ones)

And the baby scorpion

And the winter lunar halo

And the walk we took in the redwoods

I could go on and on and on and I will

Go on and on and on until

It all comes back

The grudge - Olivia Rodrigo

My undying love, now I hold it like a grudge

And I hear your voice every time that I think I'm not enough

And I try to be tough, but I wanna scream

How could anybody do the thing you did so easily?

And I say I don't care, I say that I'm fine

But you know I can't let it go I've tried, I've tried, I've tried for so long

It takes strength to forgive, but I don't feel strong

-

And I know in my heart hurt people hurt people

And we both drew blood, but, man, those cuts were never equal

-

I try to be tough, I try to be mean

But even after all this, you're still everything to me

It won’t work - Gracie Abrams

I left you there

Heard you keep the extra closet empty

In case this year I come back and stay throughout my twenties

But what if I won’t?

How am i supposed to put that gently?

And down the road

You will love me until you resent me

-

The call was tough

But you’re better off, I’m being honest

So won’t you stop

Holding out for me when i don’t want it?

Just brush me off

‘Cause I’m your ghost right now, your house is haunted

This is me trying - Taylor Swift

True Blue - boygenius

When you moved to Chicago

You were spinning out

When you don't know who you are

You fuck around and find out

When you called me from the train

Water freezing in your eyes

You were happy, and I wasn't surprised

And it feels good

To be known so well

I can't hide from you

Like I hide from myself

-

Now you're moving in

Breaking a sweat on your upper lip

And gettin' pissed about humidity

And the leaky faucet

You already hurt my feelings three times

In the way only you could

But it feels good

To be known so well

I can't hide from you

Like I hide from myself

-

I remember who I am

When I'm with you

Your love is tough

Your love is tried and true blue

-

You've never done me wrong

Except for that one time

That we don't talk about

Because it doesn't matter anymore

Who won the fight? I don't know

We're not keeping score

Sun bleached flies - Ethel Cain

Sun-bleached flies sitting in the windowsill

Waiting for the day they escape

-

We all know how it goes

The more it hurts, the less it shows

But i still feel like they all know

And that’s why I can never go back home

And i spend my life

Watching it go by from the sidelines

And god, I’ve tried

But I think it’s about time i put up a fight

-

But I always knew that in the end, no one was coming to save me

So I just prayed, and I keep praying and praying and praying

If it’s meant to be then it will be

So I met him there and told him I believe

Singing, “if it’s meant to be then it will be”

I forgive it all as it comes back to me

Bite the hand - boygenius

I can’t hear you

You’re too far away

I can’t see you

The light is in my face

I can’t touch you

I wouldn’t if I could

I can’t love you how you want me to

I can’t love you how you want me to

I can’t love you how you want me to

-

Here’s the best part

Distilled for you

But you want what

I can’t give to you

Your hands are gravity

While my hands are tied

-

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think I am?

What do you wanna say?

What do you think will change?

Maybe I’m afraid of you

Maybe I’m afraid of you

I’ll bite the hand that feeds me (Bite the hand that feeds me)

I’ll bite the hand that needs me (Bite the hand that needs me)

I can’t love you how you want me to

Strangers - Ethel Cain

But God is telling you and I that there is death, for all of us

But then we find that the scriptures also tell us

That we have great promise

-

I tried to be good, am i no good?

Am I no good? Am I no good?

-

Found you just to tell you that I made it real far

And that I never blamed you for loving me the way that you did

While you were torn apart, I would still wait with you there

Don’t think about it too hard or you’ll never sleep a wink at night again

Don’t worry about me and these green eyes

Just know that I love you

And I’ll see you when you get here

Hoax - Taylor Swift

My only one

My smoking gun

My eclipsed sun

This has broken me down

My twisted knife

My sleepless night

My win-less fight

This has frozen my ground

-

Stood on the cliffside

Screaming, "Give me a reason"

Your faithless love's the only hoax

I believe in

Don't want no other shade of blue

But you

No other sadness in the world would do

-

My best laid plan

Your sleight of hand

My barren land

I am ash from your fire

-

You know I left a part of me back in New York

You knew the hero died, so what's the movie for?

You knew it still hurts underneath my scars

From when they pulled me apart

You knew the password, so I let you in the door

You knew you won, so what's the point of keeping score?

You knew it still hurts underneath my scars

From when they pulled me apart

But what you did was just as dark

Darling, this was just as hard

As when they pulled me apart

-

My only one

My kingdom come undone

My broken drum

You have beaten my heart

Don't want no other shade of blue but you