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[someone-inthebackground]

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[imaginesmai]

Breeding tonic gone wrong - Azriel

This got out of hand, don't want to label it as Dark!Azriel since it's a breeding drug but it's darkish. Wonderful @daycourtofficial wrote this fic and I thought I could try the breeding potion since I've read fics about it before. But I wanted it to be a little dark, not just smut. Here is the result!

Plot: during a trip to the Illyrian mountains, Azriel and you discover a cabin with all types of monstrosities. One of them ends up in Azriel's blood system, a breeding tonic, which no male nor female has survived before.

Warnings: it is consensual but the consent is given in a life-death situation for both characters. Rough, unhinged Azriel smut. Sex pollen fic.

Illyrians were the worst males alive, and if it was up to you, you would blow those mountains down until none of them breathed. Proof of their cruelty was the lab you were investigating right then, that had installed a permanent frown on your face.

The silence of the room was only broken by the occasional scoffs from your partner, who seemed to have the same feelings about the work done in there. With a half-limp from the previous fight against the guards, you let your eyes travel between the different labeled bottles and horror at their uses.

Pain extension for wing clipping – prevents the muscles from reattaching

Numbing lotion – apply in small quantities before perpetration, makes the female stop squirming

Pleasure beverages – draws the pleasure out of fae 1 and inducts it into fae 2. Still testing

All of them were horrific and terrible, and all of them had been tested. You had heard rumors about hat place before, but Azriel and you didn’t have a real location until now. The twenty males that had died protecting that secret were proof of how sicked that twisted that place was.

“It feels wrong to be here” Azriel muttered from the other side of the room, holding up a bunch of vials in his scarred hands. “How long have it taken them to fill all this up?”

“They are all against… females. Years of researching into their pain, uses and worth” you commented too, your voice only a whisper. “And they have been tested. Approved”

“Let’s finish this and get out of here”

You could feel Azriel’s shadows too exploring the room, and for a moment, you gave yourself a minute to think about possibilities. You had also been raised by Illyrians, in the mountains, yet had been lucky enough to be born in Windhaven. To live next to Rhys’ mother’s cabin and become friends with Cassian, Azriel and Rhysand.

To have one of them as your kind-of-lover, at least more than friends. Everyone knew that you and the shadowsinger were something, and few males approached you when you visited the camps.

You had been lucky, because you could have ended just like those girls that had been used like guinea pigs. The hairs on your arms rose up just at the idea, and you promised yourself you would find each and every participant and tear them into pieces.

“Y/N” Azriel called out of you, and you turned around. “Watch this”

The tremble in his voice, the break from his usual stoic voice, was enough to tear you away from your own worries and thoughts. You replaced his place in front of a worn-down table, full to the brim. Azriel stepped back until he was behind you, until he was between you and the open space.

It didn’t go unnoticed.

You looked over to the notebook he was holding open, old and used. There were different handwritings, names of women crossed out and names of males half-erased. On top, a blank space for the name they would come up with.

In the desk, you spotted several vials with a blueish, bright liquid, some of them empty. The handwritten was tough to read, but before you could squint your eyes, Azriel summed it up for you.

“They were testing breeding accelerations” he explained, the edge of his wing curling around your smaller form. “So far, they hadn’t had results. All the participants died, both males and females”

You held your breath as you read some of the details. Fucked to death seemed to be repeated a lot. Was it a game, to them, the lives of so many women that were dragged into their sick experiments? The miracle of life that they perverted so often?

Azriel shifted closer to you on instinct, probably thinking about the same options you were pondering about. His warm chest against your back made you close the notebook with little care. You couldn’t, wouldn’t, feel pity for those males who had died raping innocent females, probably sold by their own father.

The best thing you could do now was try and find their corpses, give them a proper burial and incinerate the whole place down.

Scarred fingers brushed yours softly, like a gosht touch. Azriel wasn’t a verbal lover, not a public one. He preferred to stay quiet and hidden, and you liked him just like that. Only with your fingers tangling, you expressed the horrors in that poisoned cabin.

You turned around, intending to give him a small smile and maybe make it seem real, but you caught movement from the corner of your eyes. The troubled look on Azriel eyes had him too far away to notice the threat, and you only had time to squeeze your joined hands before he was pushed into you.

With a considerate force, you both collided against the work desk and tumbled into the ground with its content.

“Bitches” the incomer groaned, the edge of his knife breaking the skin of Azriel’s forearm. “You’re all bitches, bastards”

“Motherfucker”

You cursed when your hands touched something sticky. The attacker’s knife scurried down Azriel’s arm when your knife drove through his head. A sickening crunch of blood, bone and brain echoed through the cabin. Azriel had kept his body as an iron shield around you, but you had managed to drag one of your curved weapons and kill the male.

He hissed when the body fell against his back, elbows crumbling under the unexpected weight. You fell back against the sticky substance with a grimace, and helped Azriel push the dead body off.

“That was unfortunate” he complained, rolling off you. “I liked my new jacket”

“And I liked my knife clean, I had just wiped off the blood” you rolled your eyes, getting up and offering him a hand. “Even in death, they cause problems”

Azriel smiled at you when you helped him up, and while he readjusted his weapons, you looked down to the ground.

Papers and empty vials were scattered around. Most of the blood was from the corpse of the ground, which you realized, was one of the males you had thought you killed. One of his wings was missing, courtesy of Azriel, and he was covered in wounds. The biggest of them, the missing part of his head thanks to your knife.

You were about to comment about Azriel getting sloppy when you heard him suck a breath. His body tensed like an arch bow, one of his hands quickly peeling the leather off his arm.

“What?” you were instantly on him, helping him get a better look at the bleeding cut.

“There’s something here” he answered, and you didn’t miss the edge of panic in his usual calm voice. “Something is stuck. In the back”

“Must be a splinter” you walked to his side and peeled the rest of the hard training leathers. “Overgrown baby bat”

He didn’t laugh with you, and your smile died down when you saw the empty vial sticking out of his muscled biceps. It still held the remains of the blue liquid, mixing with his own blood. Azriel couldn’t see it, since it was small enough to hide from his sight. Objectively, it had broken from the fall and emptied on the ground. Objectively, it could be any vial and Azriel would be just fine and perfect.

You felt as if someone had submerged your head underwater as he asked you what was it. As you watched yet another drop run down from the bottom of the vial into his body. No matter how quickly you pulled it off, the harm was done.

For good measure, you took a step back and stared all your intrusive thoughts into the palm of your hand, where the remains of the vial stood. It was covered in his blood, your Azriel’s blood. Your friend, your lover, your Azriel. Your mouth went dry when you looked up and watched his eyes widen in panic.

“Is that…” he didn’t finish the question, nor he needed to.

“Think so. It’s small”

“Was it in? Has it touched my body?” Azriel reached a hand behind his back, searching for a non-existing reassurance in your eyes. “Y/N”

“Maybe it doesn’t work like this. It – it broke, the contents spilled before. We have no way of – “

“Was it in?”

You nodded softly, watching him find the exact point of puncture. You could try and fool yourself, fool him, but you noticed the change in his scent in just a few seconds. Under his spiced, fresh smell, there was something else. His throat bobbed down and his eyes darked, just an inch.

Both of you kept quiet for a second. It had never gone so wrong, so fast, in your missions together. You worked well, you were efficient. At worst cases, any of you got injured and the other would cause a carnage well deserved. At better, you spent time with the person you loved the most but didn’t dare to confess to.

Your ears picked up the increase of his heartrate, and your mind replayed the words in the notebook. The effects of the drug were clear – and the consequences too. That sprung you into action, rounding his rigid body and picking up the fallen notebook.

You flipped through the pages, trying to come up with something else. Something that wasn’t death and a breeding tonic that was just flooding through Azriel’s veins.

“I can’t winnow. I can’t… my shadows. They’re gone” you heard Azriel from behind you, but all you could see were words and crossed out names blurring together.

1st trial: Jolene and Atrox. Healthy subjects. No previous incidents to report.

The male ingested the vial. The effect was instant. Killed the female before undressing her, in his haste of getting closer. Snapped her neck. Died after two minutes, heart gave out.

“Rhysand doesn’t expect us until tomorrow. They won’t be coming. Damn it. Damn it!”

9nd trial: Marvel and Broncor. Stronger, healthier. She has already given birth. Fertile and flexible.

The male ingested the vial. The effect was instant. They copulated for five hours. Female died upon multiple traumas taken to the head. Male kept going for two more hours. Heart gave out.

“Isn’t it too hot? Y/N, listen – what are you doing? Y/N?”

20th trial: Evene and Cyrian. Mated couple. Together for fifteen years. Unconsented teaser.

It was injected into the male arm. The effect was instant. Lasted almost a day. Destroyed previous test cabin, in need for a new one. Female died from multiple lacerations. Male died. Heart gave out.

Weirdly, it wasn’t Azriel’s voice trying to call for you what broke you free from the notebook, but the faint sound of his heart. As you had read through the pages, it had increased dangerously. You had never heard it so loud and fast. The spymaster always controlled his heartrate – through exercises, through missions, through sex.

But you could hear it over your own, loud and demanding. You turned around and found Azriel covered in sweat. His pupils were expanded until you couldn’t see the sweet hazel behind them. And his hand, the one that wasn’t tugging at the edge of his shirt, was holding his crotch with a trembling grip.

The jacket was already on the ground, and above all of that, you vision became blurry at the notice of his arousal. The evident, primal arousal that filled the cabin, that was radiating off him in steady waves.

His eyes bored into yours with an intensity you had never seen, but he didn’t move. It must have taken you a while to read all those tests. Failed test where they all died, the males’ heart giving out in each one. And the heart you greeded the most was threatening to give out in front of you.

“You need to leave” Azriel managed to say, his hand squeezing his cock painfully.

“Az”

Part of you seemed to be horrified at the situation. It was aware of the danger Azriel had just turned into, the order to your legs to run fast and steady ready. It was the part of you Azriel had liked, that had made him train you to be a spy.

The other part, he had created. Between soft touches and kisses. You didn’t need a name to know that you loved him, that he had given you everything when he had nothing. That part was terrified, too, yet seemed to scream in the opposite direction.

Neither of those parts seemed to come up with a solution.

“Don’t say my name. Leave” he couldn’t help the moan at your voice, his fingers quickly getting rid of the confines of his trousers. “Y/N, leave”

His cock spang free with little effort, and he jacked off with an impressive speed. Yet you had read also test 14th, where the male had tried to masturbate and hadn’t even lasted five minutes. Any other day, you would have melted at the sight of Azriel’s cock tall and proud in front of you. There was a steady drip of precum that seemed too eager, too early.

He had an impressive resistance, as you well knew. But his balls were almost purple, the veins along his shaft pulsing.

“If you don’t give in, you will die” you announced him, trying to keep your eyes on his. Your own core was starting to pulse with unwanted need. “None of them could do it on their own. And you’re not different”

“And none of the females live either, Y/N. Please, please” his voice broke at the end. His nostrils flared at your own smell, and his thighs tightened in an effort to keep still. “Run as far as you can, and take Truthteller with you. I can’t – with you, I… leave, please”

“There is one who made it”

The lie rolled off your tongue easily, and you knew Azriel was in too much pain and desperation to notice. Only a male had survived, after killing three women in a row. Your heart seemed to work on its own as you noticed the opportunity. Staying wasn’t the reasonable option, yet leaving him was no option at all.

“It might take a while, but we can make it. You need to fuck it out, and we have done it before”

“With consent!” he almost screamed, ending up in a frustrated moan. “I won’t touch you while this is in me. Either you leave or I – I’m gonna – Y/N”

His heart speeded even more if that was possible, and his hand flattered. How long had it been? You didn’t want to think about how long he could make it, how long he could resist it. But you were certain that he would die before touching you in that cabin.

Azriel had been denied of many choices and options in his life, and you knew how much he hated to have decisions taken from him. You watched the anger in his eyes as you stepped closer, unbuttoning your jeans.

With muscle memory, you stepped out of your confines and stepped up to him. Every part of Azriel was on edge, every nerve on his body screamed. And still, he didn’t touch you. Azriel stared with a silent plea in his eyes, a last warning.

“I can’t do this” Azriel begged. “Not to you, Y/N. Don’t make me do this”

“I won’t lose you”

Those were your last words before you snuck up your arms around his shoulders, forcibly lowering his head so you could lock your lips with him. One last act of normality before the drug took control over him. At that point, there was only one real objective in your mind, one coherent thought – don’t let the only light in your life die. Don’t let Azriel die because a stupid mistake.

You brushed your lips against his and didn’t show the surprise at his body temperature. He was burning, not only hot against the cold wind, but sickly hot. His skin was sweaty against your palms, his lips cracked already.

“It’s fine, Az” you whispered against his mouth. “I trust you”

Before you could blink or fully register the implications of your consent, you were turned around and pushed to the closest wall. Only Azriel hand on your forehead avoided the blow to your head.

His other hand wasted no time to roam through your body, already with enough pressure to leave bruises. It wasn’t the kindness you were used to, the love Azriel professed for you in every touch and caress. His touch was rough and brutal, and you didn’t know what to do with the pooling wetness at the thought.

It could have been tears of frustration or drops of sweat falling onto your shoulder, but Azriel didn’t let you turn around to check. As if looking into your eyes made it worse.

“Az” you moaned loudly when he found your center, trembling with the restrain. “The door, close the door”

He obeyed when his index finger pressed in you with enough pression to make your knees tremble. You only heard the sound of the door closing, maybe his shadows doing the work, as your eyes rolled back when he started fingering you as if it was your own pleasure who was making him mad.

Azriel rutted into your body from behind, growling like a feral animal. His hips pushed into you again and again, the hand holding your face into place lowering to your neck. He kept pushing his finger in and out of you, in a rush to make you wet enough to take him. It wouldn’t have been a problem if it wasn’t for his size, that you were feeling in your lower back.

When you heard Azriel’s breath hitch, when you were sure he wouldn’t last another second with the drug speeding his heart, you urged him to continue.

“If it gets too much, kill me” Azriel whispered with the last remains of his self-control. “Promise me if it’s between me and you, you’ll kill me”

“We’re gonna be fine”

“Promise me”

You only nodded, and hoped he wouldn’t notice the second lie thrown his way.

His fingers left your entrance with a wet sound, and his cock replaced them. You were lifted a few inches with just one of his hands, your feet leaving the ground. Along the smell of both arousals and the sickening scent of the drug, you noticed the blood that peaked through the scratch on your naked chest.

The brief pain of the rough wood against them died down when Azriel finally pushed into you.

Azriel’s cock stretched you so much that, for a moment, you lost your breath. His body moved on its own accord, driven by the drug, and didn’t let you time to adjust. No matter how wet he had gotten you, it hurt. It hurt as he pistoled himself in and out, fast and hard. As he moaned and whined and screamed your name.

He fucked you so hard, yet you could see from the corner of your eye his fingers creating dents on the well. His sheer will was the only thing keeping him from killing you, according to the reports you had read previously.

You didn’t know for how long it went on, only that you came around his cock and he didn’t stop. He came minutes later, sputtering like a teenager with trembling knees, only to keep fucking you with the same strength.

It could have been minutes, or hours, yet the only thought you could focus on was that his heart was still beating, strong and steady. That you were alive and he was with you.

“I’m going to wreck you” Azriel panted, and his voice was only a distant sound in your haze of pain and pleasure. “Please kill me. Kill me before I do, Y/N”

It wasn’t a playful promise of two lovers, but a terrified pled from a drugged male. Azriel’s body was the only thing keeping you straight, his cock keeping his restless movement inside you. There were cuts all over your breast from how hard he was pushing you against the wall, yet he couldn’t stop.

The drug was so powerful, so primal, that he could only keep fucking you on and on.

Even if you wanted, you couldn’t have answered him. If felt like your throat had closed up long ago, only opening for moans or whines. The line between pain and pleasure was blurry all the time, and you didn’t know how much longer you could take it.

“Y/N. Y/N” he called your name as he emptied himself inside you once more – only to keep going a second after.

Your thighs were sticky with his cum and yours, cascading down your legs like a torrent. But the drug kept affecting his body, and he continued even when your body was too sore to handle it. You knew your tears would hurt him and break him into two, but you couldn’t control the overstimulation as you let them free fall your cheeks.

Azriel must have smelt them, the saltiness in the air, because for a moment the male was strong enough to slower his movements. You almost fell to the ground when he took a step back, his heart speeding all over again.

As if the last hours hadn’t meant nothing.

“Run” he whispered desperately, one of his hands furiously stroking his cock.

“I’m not leaving you here to die, Azriel” you managed to say. “Don’t make this harder”

You used the advantage of his self-control before it consumed, and turned around. You didn’t need to follow his gaze to the wounds on your chest, to the bruises with the form on his fingertips, to know they were there. The pain of Azriel’s action was making your mind dizzy.

Yet it was fuck or die. It was for him, whose eyes were still pitch black, his whole body covered in sweat. That you had managed to survive so long broke the records on that old notebook, and that alone would have been enough to make you consider how strong Azriel was.

But you couldn’t think about the pain he must have been in, only dried your tears on your forearm. More threatened to fall because you were tired. You wanted to stop and go back a few hours ago, burn that place down before it was too late. Still, you knew you couldn’t do that.

“I trust you, okay?” you reminded him as Azriel’s own eyes became glossy. “We can make it out. You just need to endure through and try not to kill me in the meantime. We can do it”

You weren’t as confident as before, but you didn’t have time to consider it. With your enhanced hearing, you could hear his heart. It had slowed down from that frenetic, dangerous point at the beginning, but it wasn’t safe still. At any moment, it would give up and you couldn’t phantom that thought.

So, with a trembling hand, you replaced his hand on his cock with yours. He had finished three times already, a fourth time when you used your other hand to squeezed his balls. They emptied on your stomach, precum flowing as soon as he finished.

“I’m so sorry” Azriel admitted, and your breath hitched as you kept stroking him.

It wasn’t enough, the drug made him need to be inside a woman. But it was giving you time to regain your breath, hug his shoulders once more and let him lower you to the ground.

-

Gaining back consciousness was a long process, that took you a few minutes. First it was the notice of the snow beneath your body, and on you. Flakes fell from the sky and covered your hair and nose, your naked feet. It should have made you cold, but you were warm.

Then it was the soreness that hug every inch of you, from your legs to your shoulders, even your neck. Your throat felt dry and it took you a few tries to open your eyes. When you did, you were met with white.

White ground, white sky, white trees. You frowned at your surroundings before the last events caught up with you, and your body perked up with panic.

Finally, you noticed Azriel’s body draped over yours. He was still inside you, one of his hands cupping your cheek. As you turned to look at him, you saw frozen tears on his cheeks, a sight so rare yet beautiful that broke the last of your stupor away.

“Az” you croaked out, more of a groan than a word.

You weren’t cold because his body and wings were a blanket against the weather. He too was unconscious, covered in snow. The last hours were blurry, only him and his body and the persistent need to hold on. You remembered his body heat, you suggesting the snow to lower it – and the cabin crumbling under his power as he came inside you once more.

One of your hands rose to his cheek, and you watched with morbid fascination the paleness on your fingertips, almost blue. You were far too tired to care about it, the edge of your consciousness slipping away once more.

“We should go” you muttered, tapping those frozen fingers against his cheek. His head just rolled back.

You tried to listen to his heart, to make sure he was alive and had survived the drug. But you blacked out before you could worry about it.

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[snilys]

snupin fic recs!

i was asked in the tags of a recent post if i can share some snupin fic recs, and i'm very much obsessed with this ship, so the amount of fics i've read is big. but i tried to recall some that might make the experience of reading of this couple pleasant for anyone who isn't into it very much. i hope it helps ♡

conspiracy theory by arionrhoad rating: mature genre: humor/parody, romance summary: severus and remus join forces to foil albus dumbledore's plot to get them together. or do they?

time in a bottle by arionrhoad rating: mature genre: action/adventure, romance summary: a grieving remus goes looking for answers about the betrayal of severus snape, and finds something that changes his entire world.

illusion of transparency by bunnybopper rating: mature genre: hurt/comfort, humor, romance summary: when it is clear that remus is struggling under the weight of being his spy, dumbledore once again enlists a begrudged severus snape to help him. under the pressures of war, the two become closer. but why is remus the only person whose thoughts severus can't hear? and when the dark lord decides the werewolves are more trouble than they are worth, severus has a choice to make.

creature comforts by bunnybopper rating: mature genre: hurt/comfort, fluff, romance summary: remus and severus are paired to work together in care of magical creatures in 6th year. neither one is too happy with the arrangement at first.

not really here by owlswithfins rating: mature genre: angst/drama, fluff, romance summary: after the werewolf prank, severus disappears. he’s still at hogwarts—at least, he thinks he is—and he’s probably still alive, but no one can see or hear him. except for lupin.

still life by the treacle tart rating: mature genre: drama/angst, romance summary: severus snape takes some pictures and sees things for the first time.

midnight in the owlery by the treacle tart rating: mature genre: drama/angst, romance summary: on a sleepless night, remus lupin finds himself alone in the hogwarts owlery. he scribbles a note on a spare bit of parchment and sends it out into the dark night. what happens when someone answers?

the very air he breathed by the treacle tart rating: mature genre: humor/parody, romance summary: this potion could save lives, but it needed to be tested. severus needed a guinea pig, he simply failed to tell lupin that he volunteered for duty.

the cat's paw by mckay rating: explicit genre: humor/parody, angst, romance summary: remus learns his pet is even more special than he imagined.

a number of quiet attentions by mckay rating: explicit genre: romance summary: severus didn't realize he was being courted at first.

[one-chaotic-neautral]

Heyo, just saw your post about the mcyt/sbi atla au and i was wondering if you could possibly share your plans? I just love the idea of an atla au and want to hear more!! Like; what kind of bender is everyone? Etc, etc,,,,

Please don't feel pressured to answer if you don't want to! Thank you! :D

Oh I'd love to talk about this! thanks for asking :D

Atm the Benders I have decided are:

Waterbender -

Technoblade

Charlie

Firebender -

Nikki (or waterbender)

Jackmanifold

Earthbender -

Tubbo

Eret

Sam

Airbender -

Philza

Quackity

Nonbender -

Schlatt

Wilbur (It's been a few years, not sure how comfortable I am including him in this AU now)

TBD

Tommy

Ranboo

Captainpuffy (earth or waterbender?)

+ any other CC's people think would be cool to add, feel free to suggest some i've forgotten or not thought of!

It's Sbi Centric, so mostly centred around Tommy, Techno, Phil, Tubbo, Ranboo and Nikki, but I'd like to flesh out the others involvement in it.

When I first made the AU I was obsessed with c!Technoblade, so most development is on him cause he is my favourite.

I originally had a poll on reddit about some of the types they'd be, and a lot of people thought Techno would be a firebender or earthbender, until I brought up Bloodbending as a part of Waterbending (Blood for the Blood God!).

It's not only the boodbending though, considering waterbending is the most versatile bending technique and probably has the most potential for someone who's creative and willing to abuse every use of a mechanic, which Technoblade is 100% going to do. The ability to create weapons out of Ice is something I have for him, as well as potions existing in this universe (basically liquid drugs absorbed through the skin) which he carries around.

^ The current redesign, I'll probably make a more detailed post when I finish it.

I had an idea that he'd have Albinism in this Au, making his eyes red instead of blue (which'll tie into his backstory) and he wears the Boar head not just for intimidation and the pig motif, but cause it kinda also works as a hat and sunglasses combo to protect his eyes and skin from the sunlight.

Phil Is definitely an Airbender due to his partiality to flying, and the crow motifs. people were pretty much in agreement about that.

He's an old friend of Techno's, and the only person he trusts. Originally I had his design as kinda silly with a missive broad-brimmed hat, that worked like a parachute. But I decided to replace that with (probably black) glider like wings, made of solid, light wood or metal poles and fabric.

He has his own backstory stuff, which is why he wears his typical green (earth kingdom clothing) instead of airbender colours, cause he is no longer affiliated with his homeland and uses more local garb. Him and Techno both travel around a lot between kingdoms, but not always together.

Tommy I've had a hard time deciding on, I considered airbender because of his more energetic nature, and in Origins smp he is an Avian and vegetarian, but he really wouldn't fit in with airbenders in universe, which i could tie into the plot similarly to Phil. I initially wanted him to be a firebender, which is still a strong contender.

^ The first design I did for the au in 2021, which used to be set in the dsmp universe i think, or at least had his clothes from there.

I also considered him being the Avatar, considering tommy takes on the protagonist role a lot. if he were then Techno, phil and tubbo could have been his element teachers, but I don't think I'll go with that anymore as it just doesn't feel right.

A few people seem to be inclined towards him being a nonbender in the poll from yesterday, which I think is an idea I could explore.

Wilbur I'd originally had as a nonbender, tho a lot of people liked the idea of firebender, but I thought a nonbender thief and conman who relied on charisma and manipulation instead of bending. He took Tommy under his wing as a pickpocket and scammer, which leads into Tommy's plot. (I still don't know whether to include Wilbur in this au, cause I don't like the CC anymore, but the character could be seperated from him, I just feel weird about it.)

Tommy's introduction was going to be that him and Techno met (and subsequently Philza) after tommy was bold enough to steal from Techno, who caught him but decided to spare him.

Tubbo is definitely an Earthbender, it just makes sense to his personality and everything. I feel like it could also tie into redstone, with that being a kind of rock and exists in this Au, similar to how Potions exist. (In the same vein I think Sam would be an earthbender, and Sam and Eret and both big builders so I think Earthbending suits that cause its the best for construction)

Nikki I think I've decided is a Firebender if we're going off her Dsmp plot, she initially was seen as a harmless weak bender who used it for baking, but she actually is quite skilled (Which Techno and Phil recognise later and ask her to join them) and has a more violent side, like burning down the L'mantree and hunting down tommy (which likely doesn't happen in this AU, but will have equivalents or aspects of that part of her character). I also considered waterbending if we took it from her Origins smp character, who is a mermaid, but I feel like theres less potential for lore there.

Ranboo I have no idea. my first thought was a waterbender who's afraid of water, but I'm not sure. Or half Earthbender/firebender cause of his eyes. It could be that he doesn't know due to his amnesia. I also considered Avatar for him, which fits his character imo, and is discovered later after befriending tubbo and tommy, and them + techno, phil and nikki could teach him their elements. But I haven't really gotten onto him yet and will probably make a poll for him soon.

I may add more but I think I'll leave it here for now, I hope that answered any questions and feel free to ask more! It helps me think about and flesh out the different aspects of the world :)

I'll likely post the updated art soon, I've already done a rough Techno and Tommy first interaction.

[thechaoticdruid]

HUNTED [2/2]

Pairing: Astarion x Named Tav (Winnie)

Plot: Astarion and Winnie find themselves up against a new enemy as they continue on their way to the githyanki creche. Feelings become more complicated, and lives are threatened.

Content/Warnings: Sexual content MDNI, dissociation, physical violence, nightmares about torture, Winnie and Astarion are bad at feelings, feral Astarion, death.

Part [1/2]

Winnie looked over Astarion's shoulder as her eyes met with a pair of demonic glowing red eyes. They were just about all she could see clearly in the shadows. Though there was this unfamiliar scent which wavered through her nostrils. A slight hint of vanilla. Astarion looked back, a bit in shock from the sudden interruption as his eyes took in the tiefling. His skin was a light pasty blue and he had long silky black hair which went below his shoulders. He was dressed in black leathers and had a couple piercings on his face. His tail was swatting quickly behind him, almost agitated.

“Do I have to repeat myself?” The tiefling hissed out, crossbow aimed at the vampire spawn’s head. 

“You know it's rather rude to interrupt a man during love making.”Astarion huffed, slowly pulling his weeping cock out of Winnie as he glared over at the tiefling man, adjusting his pants swiftly.

“Love making? That what you call draining innocent people dry?” The tiefling scoffed.

“You’ve got it all wrong! He wasn't going to hurt me!” Winnie exclaimed as she adjusted her dress.

“Don't be a fool. Hurting others is all these creatures know.” 

“Well, aren't you so very knowledgeable? I bet you just know everything about vampires don't you?” Astarion spoke sarcastically with a hint of venom. 

“I know enough to kill each one that crosses my path.” He said, preparing to fire at the vampire. “But unfortunately, this time I must make an exception. Now come quietly and I won't put a bolt in your skull.”

“And just exactly where would you be taking me?” Astarion raised an eyebrow. 

“To pay for your crimes.” The tiefling glared back at him darkly. “Someone wants to make sure you face justice and I've been hired to bring you in.”

“Okay that's enough. You aren't taking my friend anywhere, now put the crossbow down before you piss me off.” Winnie snarled, voice becoming more animal-like.

“I urge you to reconsider your friendship. This creature will only stab you in the back.” The dark-haired male kept his weapon pointed at Astarion, not daring to lower it. 

“Back. Off.” Winnie gave another warning.

“I'd hoped you'd see reason.” The tiefling frowned before suddenly turning his crossbow at Winnie and firing. 

“Winnie!” Astarion quickly moved and pushed the druid out of the way as the bolt suddenly hit him right in the shoulder.  Winnie’s eyes widened as she smelled Astarion’s blood. Her head whipped around to the tiefling as she growled out.

“You fucking cunt!” The druid dropped to the ground, body changing and growing as she wildshaped into her direwolf form. Her lips lifted up, showing off her sharp teeth as she lunged at the hunter, snarling loudly. The tiefling let out a cry as the direwolf bit into his shoulder, “gods damned pig!” He shouted as he began to punch her face. Winnie froze for a moment, his words echoing through her ears before suddenly she was knocked to the ground.

Astarion hissed as he grabbed a health potion from his pack before tearing out the bolt and drinking it. His wound healed up within moments while Winnie was still in a struggle with the tiefling hunter. He slammed his foot down on her head causing her to let out a pained high-pitch whine. 

“Ignis!” The pale elf quickly chucked a firebolt at the tiefling, the flames burning through his jacket and pack, causing the contents to spill out. Winnie then took the opportunity to bite into the tiefling’s leg, growling and tugging at his pants. Astarion took out a dagger from his pack before making a stab towards the hunter’s head.  The tiefling suddenly mouthed an incantation and before they knew it he was ten feet away, his shoulder and leg bleeding as he panted.  Winnie let out a loud howl to alert the others nearby.

“Gods damn it all.” The dark-haired male cursed before turning tail, making a run for it through the forest as the direwolf began chasing him down. Her claws kicked up dirt as she sprinted after him, quickly curving and zipping around trees.

At this point Winnie was ready to tear him to shreds, interrupting her and Astarion, threatening him and calling him a creature then injuring him. She'd had about enough of this guy. Eventually the tiefling had found himself between a wolfish druid and a cliff. Winnie charged forward, increasing her speed as she suddenly slammed into him, sending him flying off the edge.  

The druid stopped, panting as dim sun rays began to grace the surrounding area. It seemed dawn was right around the corner.

Winnie then proceeded to turn back to her human form, her dress was now torn on the side, exposing her up to her hip practically.

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Winnie hurried back, passing the forest area where they'd been attacked as she noticed the tiefling hunter’s ruined pack lying on the ground.

“There you are. Where's the tiefling?” Astarion piped up as his eyes darted to Winnie.

“Dead. I pushed him off a cliff.” The chubby druid replied as she stretched her arms over her head. Her light pink eyes looked over towards the tiefling’s belongings with curiosity. 

“Thank goodness. The last thing I need is more monster hunters on my tail.” Astarion let out a sigh. The druid sniffed the charred backpack, picking up the faint hint of pomegranate and some kind of flower; she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She picked up the remnants of the pack, looking through the burn supplies. Holy water, garlic, a selunite pendant and an assortment of letters. The tiefling had come well prepared to hunt a vampire. Among the items were pieces of singed paper. They appeared to be letters, all titled to someone named Aetris. But what bothered Winnie was she couldn't find out who sent him and why. 

“What? What's with that look on your face?” Astarion asked.

“Nothing….We should probably get back to the others….Oh wait how's your shoulder?” Winnie asked as her eyes quickly darted to the vampire’s body. 

“I’ve taken care of it. No need to worry.” Astarion replied, “Now let's go.”

The two of them headed back to camp. About halfway there they were approached by a worried Wyll and Karlach who they immediately informed of the situation. As they arrived back at camp the others were packing everything up and preparing to leave. Winnie yawned, tired from the previous events and the fact that she had gotten any sleep the night before. 

“Why were you two sneaking off in the middle of the night anyway?” Shadowheart asked as Winnie gathered her things.

“I needed some herbs and he was hunting.” Winnie said plainly as she noticed a somewhat smug smirk appear on the vampire’s face momentarily.

“Well at least the two of you were able to fend off the attacker. Although are you sure he's dead?” Gale asked. 

“I shoved him off a cliff myself.” Winnie stated, stuffing everything into her pack before putting it on and preparing to leave. “There's no way he could have survived that fall.” 

“Be as it may, finding the creché still remains our priority. We cannot waste time searching for a corpse.” Lae’zel said firmly. “We must press on, immediately.” 

“Lae'zel is right. The tadpoles won't wait for us to dawdle about.”  

With everyone in agreement the party set off, traversing up the mountain side. Winnie kept her eyes and ears alert for any signs of danger, but as time went on she began to feel drowsy. Her lack of sleep was beginning to weigh on her, her eyes were beginning to hurt with strain but she endured it.  

Astarion seemed to be getting tenser the further they went. Winnie could see it in the way his eyes kept darting back and forth. Despite being assured that the hunter was dead, he still seemed very much on edge.  He likely believed Cazador was behind this. Cazador Szarr, a man Winnie had never met, yet she yearned to dismember him. The man who made Astarion what he is today.

Winnie thought back to the morning after her first night with Astarion. The horror she felt as she saw the scars on his back. Scars she later found out were carved by Astarion’s sire. She'd had to take a moment to compose herself and avoid gasping. The druid knew what it'd been like to be marked in such a way. The very discovery of his scars had brought back bad memories. Winnie avoided speaking to him about it until eventually she found him desperately tracing the scars, trying to find out what they meant.  She took note of how they were similar to the slave markings on Karlach and immediately came to the conclusion that it was written in infernal. However, whatever it said was a mystery to the both of them. Nevertheless, Winnie vowed to help Astarion find out. 

“Bloody hells!” Winnie then suddenly found herself yanked back before she was able to walk off a cliff.  “Are you blind or are you trying to get yourself killed?” Astarion hissed, looking down at Winnie, though his eyes softened when he noticed how dark the circles under her eyes had gotten. 

“Oh…Sorry I guess I'm just tired…” Winnie yawned slightly. The brunette-haired woman rubbed her eyes once again. Slowly they began to close.

“You definitely need some rest Winnie. Perhaps you could change into a cat and I could carry you for a while?” Gale suggested.  

“If that's the case I'll carry her. She'd be far more comfortable in my arms anyway.” Astarion gave Gale a smug look. 

“No one is carrying me. I'm just going to be more careful.” Winnie rolled her eyes. 

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“Are you going to squeal for me, piglet? Squeal just like the rest of your pitiful circle?” A scalpel dragged across the fat of her belly. She gritted her teeth, eyes streaming tears, but she refused to scream.  She knew that was what he wanted. Her captor looked down at her with malicious red eyes. The young girl tried to focus on something else but the lifeless faces of those she once thought of as family were all staring back at her. Although most of their eyes had been carved out of their skulls. She flailed in her bonds, arms and legs spread apart as the blades danced upon her skin. Her flesh was the canvas while he was the artist. 

“Holding it all in won't change the fact that you were too weak to save them piggy. Just an ugly little swine that can't do anything right, but don't worry I can make you better…”  A red glow surrounded his fingertips. The druid's pink eyes widened in horror as his hand moved closer towards her chest.

“WAKE UP!” Astarion shook Winnie awake, staring over her with slight worry in his eyes. The druid jolted up in a cold sweat, heart pounding in her chest. Astarion let out a sigh, “finally I thought you'd be sniveling for hours.” 

The brunette haired woman was shaking, panting, everything that she'd dreamt felt so real. Her hands felt over her scars through her ragged green tunic. Pink orbs scanned the area. Astarion sat in front of her. The two of them were still inside the abandoned monastery’s cellar. The others were asleep in the room next door.  

“Bad dream, darling?” Astarion hummed, laying his head in his hand. 

“Yeah…” Winnie breathed out, a bead of sweat slowly sliding down her brown. “Something like that…”

“Considering you were a sobbing mess a few moments ago it must have been very bad…” 

“I don't want to talk about it.” Winnie said flatly before laying down and facing away from him. 

“I wasn't about to ask. I'm not that interested in your sob story, love. I'm more concerned with you waking the others up with your wailing.” 

“How sweet of you.” Winnie said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. She tried to return to sleep, but every time the druid closed her eyes she saw him staring back at her, laughing. Winnie bit her lip, sniffling quietly as the tears forced themselves out. It hadn't been this bad in a while. Not since she'd been kidnapped by the mind flayers. She had thought she'd done pretty well but gods the nightmares were getting worse. 

Winnie was eventually pulled out of her thoughts by a large wedge of cheese wrapped in a piece of cloth dropping beside her.  

“Eat.” He said simply. “You'll feel better.”

Winnie looked down at the food before grabbing hold of it and taking a bite. It only took a few moments before she'd completely devoured the wedge. 

“I…I'm sorry. You didn't deserve that.” Astarion looked off to the side as he choked out his apology. Seeing Winnie in that state. It reminded too much of himself. Of the nights he'd wake up terrified of what Cazador would do next. He didn't think much of the scars that decorated her body when they'd first laid together, assuming they were just battle scars the feisty druid received from various scuffles.

“It’s fine…” Winnie replied before looking down with a tired look.  “And thank you…That did help a little…”  She turned towards Astarion who scooted closer. Winnie looked him over, pink eyes lingering on his shoulder. “How’s your shoulder, Star?” 

“Your concern is adorable, but unnecessary. I'm quite difficult to kill and-” Before Astarion could finish Winnie pulled her shirt down, exposing her neck and shoulder. 

“You can feed on me…If you'd like…” Winnie murmured.

“Are you certain?” Astarion gulped, 

eyes immediately locking onto the pulsing vein on her neck. 

“Yes. I…I want to make sure you're fully healed. I know the tadpole keeps you from regenerating…” Winnie looked off to the side, cheeks turning pink.

“Thank you.” Astarion purred before moving behind Winnie. He pulled her into his lap which caused her to stiffen and move away. The pale elf blinked in confusion. “Is something wrong?” 

“I…I don't want to crush you….” The druid said with a look of embarrassment. “I'm too big to sit in your lap.” 

“Don't be ridiculous darling. Now come here.” Astarion patted his lap.  Winnie hesitantly scooted closer and allowed Astarion to pull her into his lap. “See, perfectly comfortable.” 

 She shivered, feeling his breath on her neck as he moved her hair to the side. One hand snaked around her waist. Winnie closed her eyes, trying her best to relax, though it was hard with the fact that he was about to sink his teeth into her flesh any moment.  Cool lips pressed against her neck, softly caressing the tender flesh. Her breath hitched and her heart sped up. Her hand slowly made its way to his, entertaining their fingers. 

“Hells…” Winnie gritted her teeth as she felt him bite down, sharp fangs puncturing her skin. 

“Mmmm….” Astarion moaned, sucking against her flesh as he held her against his body. Winnie never exactly knew how to describe the feeling of him feeding on her. It was often erotic. A bit frightening at times, but also intimate. A part of her even felt it was a way they bonded.  Eventually he pulled back and licked up any excess blood from the wound. 

 

“Star….” Winnie turned her head to look at him, feeling the burn sting of his bite lingering. His lips were stained red with her blood. She couldn't help but move in to close the gap between them, and taste her own blood. Astarion hummed against her mouth before tugging her bottom lips between his teeth and sliding his tongue into her mouth. His hand rubbed over her stomach before toying with the waistband of her pants, slipping his hand inside and teasing her clit. He slid his index finger back and forth over the sensitive nub, sending waves of pleasure through her lower regions. “Ahh…” She whimpers, pulling back and looking him in the eyes. There was this dazed look to him. As if he was off in his own world, looking through her and not at her.

‘This doesn't feel right….’

Winnie bit her lip and gently removed his hand from her drawers. The pale elf suddenly blinked before looking at her confused.

“Is something wrong? Did I hurt you?” Astarion asked, his voice almost cracking. 

“No…I….. It's just…” Winnie fumbled under her words. “Now doesn't feel like the right time…” She looked down and scooted off his lap. The dark haired druid took a deep breath before forcing a fake smile. “I think I need to get some water…But you should get some rest, I'll be back in a bit.” With that she pressed a quick kiss on his cheek and suddenly stumbled outside.  

‘I feel like such a horrible person. I've been using him to make myself feel better when clearly something's not right…’

Winnie leaned against the wall as she stood outside the monastery, slowly sliding down to sit on the ground. Her heart felt heavy as thoughts began to rush through her mind.  

‘I have to end things with him. We're so close to our cure anyway…. Tomorrow it'll be over and then we'll all go our separate ways…’

Winnie attempted to console herself with thoughts of returning home, but the more she pondered, the more she began to realize that being able to cure themselves tomorrow seemed too good to be true. Infected people were still heading to Moonrise Towers. Even if they were cured tomorrow she doubted this would be the end  of it.

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“Come on Winnie you said you'd do it!” Karlach exclaimed with a grin. Winnie eyed the roasted meat on a stick with an unsure look.

“I dunno Karls….It feels kinda fucked up. A kobold is a thinking creature.”  

“Well they attacked us first.” Shadowheart chimed in. “It's not like we hunted them or anything.” 

“Winnie! Winnie! Winnie!” Karlach cheered, pumping her fist up and down.

Winnie looked down at the meat before hesitantly taking a bite. A salty savory flavor graced her tastebuds as he teeth pierced through the tender meat. “Huh..Tastes like chicken..” She exclaimed before eating the rest of it.

“Gods I didn't think you'd actually do it!” Shadowheart grimaced.  Karlach busted out laughing at Shadowheart’s expression.

“It's actually not that bad.” Winnie hummed.

“Enough games! We need to get moving. The creché is within our reach!” Lae'zel announced as she appeared from around the corner. 

“Right, just let me get my things I suppose.” Winnie returned to where she placed her bedroll the night before and grabbed hold of her pack. The druid paused as she noticed something folded up on top of her blanket. 

It was the green dress she'd found days earlier, except now the tear she'd sustained from her fight with Aetris had been mended. It looked as if it was brand new. Winnie looked down at it with a puzzled expression before packing it into her bag along with her bedroll. She then swung her pack over her shoulder and exited the room, leaving the monastery cellar with the others. Her light pink eyes lingered over Astarion who was brushing his hair out. He looked very refreshed this morning. No doubt invigorated by Winnie’s blood. Winnie frowned as she remembered the events of last night.  She wasn't sure what to say to him. Ending this fling would probably be the best for both of them, but for some reason it made her chest feel tight.  

‘I have to do this.’

Winnie took a deep breath before opening her mouth to speak.

“Tskva! Enough chatter! Onward.” Lae'zel barked, stopping Winnie from speaking to Astarion. Winnie nodded before following after the others as they made their way deeper into the monastery. The voice of Winnie’s dream guardian began to make himself known within her thoughts, warning her about seeking out the Githyanki.  

‘I can handle them. I'm not a weak pup. If they attack I'll simply tear right through them.’

The druid replied to him, confident of her abilities.  Her eyes scanned the area as they stepped down a flight of stone steps and off into a corridor where Gith soldiers were standing guard. A gith female suddenly drew her blade and aimed it right in Winnie’s direction.

“Erm…Hi….” Winnie squeaked out and gave her a wave. 

“State your purpose, istik. Quickly!” 

“Stand down, Gish. Is it not Vlaakith’s command to welcome her faithful?” Lae'zel spoke up. 

“I expected no visitors, faithful or otherwise. Why have you come?” The githyanki stared at Winnie with an intense gaze.  

“Mindflayers infected us and my companion said someone here could cure us.” Winnie said simply. 

“You are infected? A ghaik thrall is something to be eradicated, not reasoned with!” 

“The faithful may be purified. That is Vlaakith's protocol.” Lae'zel replied sternly.

Winnie stood there awkwardly as the two gith glared each other down. 

“Chk very well, let the ghustil carry out your fate, but step carefully. Creché Y'llek watches you.” 

Winnie rolled her eyes at the githyanki. She'd never even heard of the githyanki before Lae'zel, but she hoped not every single one of them she came across was as vicious as these two. Surely there had to be a nice one or two? 

The group ventured carefully through the creché, suspicious eyes followed them every step. 

“You know I'm actually not crazy about wandering around a creché full of killer githyanki warriors. Especially with our little friends still tagging along.” Astarion whispered, gesturing to his head. 

Winnie felt an all too familiar squirm within her head. The tadpole was reminding her of its presence almost as if it was taunting her. Winnie growled slightly and rubbed her eyes.

“Just out of curiosity, dear. Are you doing alright? You left rather quickly last night and it got so very lonely without you in my arms.” Astarion practically cooed out the last part. 

“I’d rather focus on today's task if it's all the same to you.” Winnie attempted to shut him down. 

“You’re not getting bored of me are you?” Astarion frowned. If Winnie didn't know any better she would have believed that was a look of genuine sadness.

“No I…. I'm not! Astarion, being with you is amazing…but last night…Last night just didn't feel right.” Winnie explained as they entered a large room with a pool spread across it. Winnie stepped forward before suddenly being yanked back by Astarion. 

“Careful, there are traps all over this place.” Astarion exclaimed, pulling Winnie against his chest to keep her from tumbling into the pool below.

“What is this place?” The short druid asked, tilting her head in confusion.

“This is a hatchery. Where all the githyanki eggs are kept. Although the lack of eggs is peculiar.” Lae'zel exclaimed. 

“I don't see any eggs so far.” Winnie glanced around the pool. She sniffed the air, there was definitely something down there, but what? The brunette noticed one of the githyanki guards standing closer to the pool. 

“So ah….nice hatchery you got here….” Winnie began. “But I kinda expected there to be you know…eggs…”

“We don't share the creché’s business with outsiders. Be on your way istik.” The guard hissed, looking down at the stocky human with a glare. 

“Ah come on! You can tell me! I'm not gonna be here very long anyway. Besides, if I tried anything, surely a strong capable warrior like yourself could handle it!” Winnie said with a sweet smile.

 

[Charisma Persuasion Successful]

“All of creché Y'llek’s eggs have hatched, save for one. Ordinarily we'd destroy it after waiting so long, but the varsh insists on giving it more time.” 

“Is there something wrong with the egg?” 

“Could be. Usually if it hasn't hatched by now it's likely too weak to survive.”

The druid hummed to herself, pink eyes scanning the area before she wildshaped into a hummingbird and flew over the traps. As Winnie circled  over she noticed a lone githyanki looking over an egg that sat just at the edge of the pool.

Winnie dropped down beside the gith before returning to her normal human form. 

“Huh? They're letting istiks into the hatchery now?” 

“Hi! Names Winnie! I heard you’re having a bit of an egg problem?”

“The egg will hatch. It just needs more time.” 

“I thought you were supposed to destroy it if it didn't hatch soon enough? Sort of a culling the weak thing?” Winnie tilted her head curiously. 

“Just because it hasn't hatched yet doesn't mean it is weak. There could be greatness within that shell…” 

Winnie looked down, eyes glancing over the strange green egg.  For a moment an image of her childhood friend carrying a bird’s egg came to mind. Her gnomish companion had found the egg all alone after the mother had been killed, feathers and blood decorating the nest. The other apprentices had told her she should have just left the egg where she found it. That it wouldn't survive without its mother, but she kept it anyway and cared for the hatchling until it was old enough to fly on its own. 

“Come on, it's time to come out.” The varsh muttered under his breath. Winnie looked away from the egg before speaking up once more.

“You seem to care a great deal about this egg?” Winnie spoke up, taking note of the varsh’s hesitance to answer. “Is there any particular reason for this sentiment?”

[Charisma Persuasion Successful]

“Not every late hatchling is weak. I….was the last of my clutch to hatch. They wouldn't have killed me had my sa’varsh not given me a chance. This one deserves the same…. Although they might not have much time left.” His face darkened as he said the last part.

“What do you mean?” 

“The kith’rak will be back soon and if she sees the egg still hasn't hatched…Well then it will be over.” He explained. Winnie bit her lip in thought. It probably was a terrible idea, but leaving the egg to die just didn't feel right. She could always find a couple who couldn't have children and let them take the egg. Surely there had to be someone in Baldur's Gate or on the road there that would adopt it. 

“I can take the egg.” The Druid's words made the varsh have to do a double take.  

“You want to take the egg? And just What would you do with it?”

“I'd find someone who could care for the child. Someone better suited to childcare and if all else fails I suppose I'd raise it as my own.” 

“I suppose its nature will prevail even if it is raised amongst….lesser creatures. Very well, take these they will aid you in retrieving the egg.” He explained before handing Winnie a pair of boots.

Winnie looked at the boots before pulling them on and climbing over towards the egg. She gazed down at it, watching as she could see a shadow move within. Carefully she took it in her hands, marveling at the idea of holding new life in her hands before gently tucking it into her pack. Eventually she returned safely to her friends.

“There you are! We were worried about you, soldier! Where'd you go?” Karlach asked.

“Something ah…. caught my eye.” Winnie murmured before suddenly Lae'zel grabbed her pack and took out the egg. 

“You stole from the hatchery!?” She hissed.

“I didn't steal it. They gave it to me. The egg wasn't going to hatch soon enough so I asked to take it instead of letting them destroy it.” Winnie explained. Lae'zel relaxed as Winnie explained herself. The druid still had difficulty reading through the young gith’s stone faced expression.

“Great, now we can make an exceptional omelet.” Astarion chimed in with a shit eating grin. 

“No!” Winnie barked and held the egg close to her protectively.

“Touch that egg and I will drive my blade through your skull!” 

“Just a jest! Let's not act like animals.” Astarion put his hands up and took a step back. Winnie tucked the egg back into her pack safely.  

“You're not actually thinking about keeping that thing are you?” Astarion crossed his arms.

“I’ll hang on to it long enough to find someone more suited to care for it.” Winnie explained. 

“Alright but just so you know I'm not helping you if the little shit decides to hatch before you can get rid of it.” The fanged elf huffed out, scrunching his face up in disgust.

“That's fine. I wasn't going to ask you anyway. You'd be a horrible father.” Winnie said, rolling her eyes as she, Lae'zel and the others began to exit the hatchery.

“Excuse me!?” Astarion gasped dramatically, “I could be just as good a parent as any fool you  drag off the streets!” 

Winnie ignored him and began to head off with Lae'zel and the others. They left the hatchery and finally made their way to the infirmary, passing some rather rude gith children. Astarion pouted as he began to walk closer behind Winnie. 

The party entered the infirmary where a Gith woman in a lab coat appeared to be looking over a Mind Flayer parasite in a large test tube, murmuring to herself.  

“Ah…. Excuse me?” Winnie spoke up.

“Hm? I was not expecting visitors. Why have you come?”

“We seek the zaith'isk! Vlaakith's protocol demands-” Lae’zel began before the woman cut her off.

“I was not speaking to you.” 

“I heard you had a lot of experience with mind Flayer tadpoles. About how to extract them?” Winnie spoke in a softer tone than her companion.

“Curious. Do you mean to tell me you have someone infected amongst you?” She raised an eyebrow looking at the druid with an inquisitive gaze.  As the Gith sized her up, Winnie could feel that damn worm moving behind her eye. 

“Yes and with none of the usual systems.” Winnie said.

“Fascinating. You're infected yet fully conscious and aware of your infection. It appears either your tadpole is special or you are.” 

“Can you remove it?” The druid looked at her with round anxious eyes.

“I can. Approach the zaith’isk and take a seat. You will have your cure.” The woman gestured over to the strange alien device that looked more like a monster that would devour their brains than a cure for the infection.

“Finally. Clear the way istik, I shall be going first.” Lae'zel barked as she moved in front of the druid.

“I'm going first. It could be dangerous Lae'zel.” Winnie told her.

“You think I'm some weakling!? I have waited for you long enough. I will not be denied my purification any longer!” Lae'zel growled, glaring at the druid with an intense glare. 

“I am going first. Do not argue with me.”  Winnie said calmly and quietly looking back at the Gith with a glare just as intense.

Intimidation Successful

“Very well. You have proven your worth time and time again. You have nerves of steel, go ahead.” Lae'zel nodded, giving Winnie the okay.

Oak Father's balls, I thought I was about to piss myself…

Winnie let out a sigh of relief before making her way towards the zaith’isk, handing her pack to Shadowheart so nothing would happen to her egg before she took a long look at what they hoped would be the end to all their mind flayer problems.

She glanced back at Astarion as she began to have second thoughts. 

“After you my dear. I'm right behind you.” He said in a very fake sounding chipper tone. Winnie could clearly hear the nervousness and uncertainty in his voice.  She took a deep breath and sat down.

DON'T DO IT! 

Her guardian’s rang out in her head, but she ignored him. She was so close to being free from the worm that she couldn't second guess herself.

Winnie stayed in place as the stranger bug-like device sandwiched her head between its mandible appendages. A bright blue glow surrounded her as her ears were filled with a deep wet chittering.  

Then she could feel it. Moving, turning and twisting through her mind. The parasite squeaked and thrashed within her mind. It was hunting the little beast and gods did it hurt. 

“FUCK IT HURTS…” Winnie growled out, feeling as if her skull was slowly being cracked open.

“You can endure it!” Lae'zel shouted. Her voice sounded almost encouraging. Astarion began to bite down on his lip, red eyes looking over the human female in concern as the other murmured with worry for their leader’s safety. 

“AHHHHHH….” The pain only continued to tear through the druid’s head as the Zaith'isk searched for its prey. Winnie tried to get up, but her body was completely immobile. She couldn't help but scream out in agony, begging to be freed.

“She can't take it. Turn it off!” Astarion demanded. 

“Once begun the transformation must be complete.” The ghustil told him, her eyes not showing the slightest ounce of concern, only a hint of madness. Tears began to form in the corners of Winnie’s eyes as she let out a pained whimper, vision beginning to blur as the voices speaking became harder and harder to pinpoint.

“It's killing her!” Astarion hissed, glaring at Lae’zel with worry. The githyanki frowned. She could feel the agony Winnie was for going.

I will not let this happen to you! 

The voice of Winnie’s guardian rang out in her head and within moments there was an explosion.

The pain was gone, but so was the Zaith'isk. Bits of debris hit the walls as Winnie fell to the ground, tumbling over. Her head was still throbbing from the pain she went through.

“The Zaith'isk!? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!?” The ghustil screeched as Shadowheart quickly moved to examine the dazed druid. Astarion quickly moved behind Shadowheart and peeked out at Winnie, red eyes scanning her. Winnie had to take a moment to regain her composure. Her head was still spinning from the encounter.

“Wake up!” Astarion suddenly shook her.

“That is not helping Astarion.” Shadowheart rolled her eyes. Winnie blinked before getting up and rubbing her head. A familiar squirm tingled within the druid’s head. Even after all that, the tadpole still prevailed. 

“I have one willing supply of blood, forgive me for not wanting it to go to waste!” Astarion sassed before looking Winnie’s body over, his eyes were full of concern despite his words. 

“My life’s work is ruined! And yet you still live…and so does your tadpole.” The ghustil’s voice was shaking with rage and a slight hint of something unhinged. 

“The tadpole's gone. Dead as doornail. Seems this whole thing wasn't for nothing.” Winnie quickly spoke up, letting out a fake sigh of relief. 

“You're absolutely certain?” The disturbed githyanki looked back at the human with a maniac look in her eyes. 

“Absolutely, my mind has never felt clearer.” Winnie nodded with a smile, keeping direct eye contact with her until eventually the ghustil backed off. 

“Very well then. Your problem is solved. Leave me.” She replied in a bitter tone.

Winnie quickly moved to leave with the others. Astarion walked by her side 

 

“The Zaith'isk nearly killed you!” Lae'zel growled out. “I felt your torment. Someone must have tampered with it! Quickly we must report this to the kith’rak.” Lae'zel barked out before storming off. The rest of the group took a momentary pause. Winnie was still rubbing her head a little from the pain before she began to follow after the gith. 

“That was a complete disaster. You are alright, aren't you?” Astarion placed a hand on the small of Winnie’s back. 

“Yeah…I'll survive.” Winnie mumbled, feeling a bit tense at the vampire’s touch. The druid's feelings were still very conflicted after last night. 

“Good. Because I am not going to start following Lae'zel into whatever disaster she has planned next for us…” Astarion then cleared his throat a bit. “And I suppose your company would be sorely missed….” Astarion looked off with a cough. Winnie looked off in the other direction, her face turned a bit pink and her heart was pounding. Fuck…..She didn't know how to respond to that? Is that friendly? Romantic? Seductive!? 

She had to quickly change the subject! Her eyes quickly scanned over as she spotted a big portrait of a very regal and commanding looking githyanki.

“Hmm, would you look at that? She looks like a bit of an entitled prick to me.” Winnie stated, her pink eyes scanning the painting. Her quip elicited a giggle from the vampire. 

“Oh very true. And such poor taste in wardrobe. You’d think someone of her status would dress better than that, tut tut.” Astarion looked over the painting as the two engaged in a bit of catty banter. Winnie looked down and quickly noticed a paintbrush and can before immediately snatching up the brush. 

“Here this outta fix the old gal up!” Winnie remarked, painting a pair of horns on top of the gith’s head as she snickered. 

“Not bad…But it could be better.” Astarion purred out before taking another brush and adding some touch ups to Winnie’s masterpiece. As the two proceeded to ‘fix’ the portrait by adding a handlebar mustache and goatee Astarion’s cold knuckles lightly brushed against Winnie’s. Their eyes soon met as their mischief came to a halt. 

“Something caught your eye, darling?” The elven vampire’s words were soft, gentle even. 

“Maybeee” Winnie said in a teasing tone. The two of them chuckled, leaning towards the other as the paint brushes were discarded. At this moment Winnie’s plan to end things had been abandoned entirely. Despite trying her best to avoid it she realized she wanted him more than anything. She wanted to give him whatever he wanted, to be whatever he wanted her to be. Even if it cost her everything.

Unfortunately their private moment was cut short with a shout.

“WHO'S OVER THERE!?” The voice of a githyanki guard caused the two to pull away from one another before quickly fleeing the scene, leaving the guard to freak out upon seeing the vandalized portrait of none other than their beloved lich queen.

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Upon attempting to alert the creché of a possible traitor things went horrible. Their group was sent to a githyanki inquisitor who'd apparently been searching for a little item that Winnie and Shadowheart happened to have in their possession. The artifact that had somehow been protecting them from turning into monstrous illithids, but now they had stood in front of a god queen who had demanded they hand it over.

Obviously Winnie rejected her demands ( she was rather rude and entitled after all.) and instead went inside the artifact to maybe free the person inside. She found herself standing before a silver haired tiefling male. Despite both Vlaakith and Lae'zel ordering her to kill the dream figure she conversed with him and learned that the lich queen had been lying to her people, that if the illithid empire ever were to return she wouldn't be able to defeat them. Winnie didn't care too much for otherworldly politics and was more concerned with keeping herself and the people she'd grown to care for alive. Deep in her gut she knew that trusting Lae'zel’s queen would be a grave mistake.

After speaking with her dream guardian the druid returned from the artifact known as the Astral Prism to receive a harsh scolding from a very conflicted Lae'zel.  Lae'zel needed time to think after the revelations that had just happened, but before they even had a moment of peace Vlaakith's forces were upon them. 

Winnie quickly led the others into a separate passage leading deeper into the monastery. The surrounding area began to get darker and darker, dulling Winnie’s line of vision. 

“You cannot run forever, hshar’lak!” One of the githyanki soldiers shouted as they charged after them.  Winnie turned back as they ran, using her druidic magic to summon thorny vines that bursted from the walls and tangled together, forming a sharp spiky barrier to keep the gith at bay.  The tunnels they traversed through were dark and cool. A slight breeze was coming from further inside.

“I can feel some air coming from somewhere. That has to be a way out…” Winnie murmured as she stepped carefully.  The druid's pink orbs glanced over as she noticed several different dark passage ways. There was however something off about one. A familiar scent of vanilla hit her nostrils but before she had time to process something reached out of the dark and grabbed her, pulling her into one of the tunnels. A blade immediately pressing against her throat.

“Hello again pig.” Hot breath hit the tip of her ear as a slightly familiar husky deep voice greeted her. It was the tiefling hunter. Aetris.

“I killed you.” Winnie growled slightly before being dragged off into the shadows. Back with the others, Karlach was the first to immediately notice her disappearance.

“Fangs, where's Winnie?” She asked, turning towards Astarion with a look of unease.

“How should I know!? I'm not her keeper.” The vampire snapped before his eyes scanned around for their leader. “I….. I'm not sure….”  The pale elf breathed in, trying to pinpoint the familiar smell of lavender and cherry blossoms that seemed to follow Winnie wherever she went. Her scent was nearby but it was joined by another. Astarion quickly cut off from the ground and darted into the tunnel where Winnie had been dragged off, Karlach trailing after him.

Winnie growled, a wolf-like snarl leaving her lips as her eyes burned into the side of Aetris’s face. Somehow the bastard had managed to survive the fall. 

“Next time you push someone off a cliff you might wanna make sure he doesn't have a potion of feather-fall in his back pocket.” Aetris spat, keeping Winnie in a headlock with a blade to her throat.  His tail reached into what appeared to be a new pack and took out a scroll of elemental familiar. As he spoke the incantation to activate the scroll as a huge rock elemental formed a few feet away eliciting a monstrous roar.

Winnie needed to think quickly. It was obvious he wanted to use her as bait to lure in Astarion. 

“Winnie!” Karlach charged out of the shadows with an ax barred in hand. An arrow shot behind her, flying over her horn and heading straight for the blue skinned tieflings face.

Aetris jerked out of the way, the blade separating from Winnie’s neck just long enough for her to pull out of his grasp and roll off onto the ground. Astarion appeared out of the shadows beside Karlach, his bow notched and ready.

“Darling, I thought you said you threw the bastard off a cliff!” Astarion complained.

“I DID!”  Winnie shouted before turning and shooting an ice knife right at Aetris who back flipped out of the way. “Fucker refuses to die.” 

Aetris's lips curled upwards into a smirk as he pulled a hand crossbow from his pack. 

“There's my prey.” 

Astarion bared his fangs. There was something unsettling lurking within the tiefling's demonic red eyes. 

“You've made a big mistake. No one fucks with my people understand!?” Karlach growled out, about to charge when the rock elemental blocked her path, headbutting into her. She regained her composure before slamming her battle axe into the rock monster’s face. 

“I don't consider corpses to be people I'm afraid.” The male tiefling scoffed before he chucked a bottle of liquid fire between Karlach and the rock elemental. 

Once he deemed Karlach too occupied to be a threat, Aetris took the opportunity to fire a shot at Astarion. The elf quickly moved to get out of the way, only to have the back of his doublet be snagged by the bolt, pinning him to the nearby wall.

“Flageo!” Winnie shouted as she summoned a thorn covered vine and lassoed it around the hunter’s leg pulling it back and trying to trip him up. Aetris was quick however and immediately grabbed his discarded dagger with his tail and sliced through the vine. Winnie drew her scimitars and charged at him, slicing a deep cut into his side before receiving a punch in the face. Aetris took the time he had to drop his crossbow and grab another blade from his pack to join the one he'd snatched up with his tail. He lunged at Winnie with his blades, forcing her to cross her own and block his next attack. The two of them traded blows back and forth, over and over, until Winnie took a swipe at the side of his face. 

“Fuck! He cursed, the pain from the attack allowed the druid to knock his blade from his hands, disarming him.

As the brunette haired woman prepared to make another strike Aetris cast shatter right into Winnie’s face. An intense thunderous noise suddenly filled her ears and launched her flying into a wall. 

Aetris then picked up his discarded crossbow before aiming it at the currently stunned human woman. 

“The only thing worse than vampires is the idiots who are dumb enough to think it's fine to fuck em.” He spat, beginning to circle around the dazed female. Blood dripped down from her forehead as she glanced up at him, baring her teeth and snarling like a beast. 

“You're willing to risk your life over some twisted disgusting fantasy.” The tiefling aimed his crossbow at her head. “It’s fucking pathetic.”

Aetris prepared to fire another bolt, his crossbow pointed right between Winnie’s eyes. Just as he was about to release the shot there was a stabbing pain in his neck. Astarion appeared behind him, his teeth tearing through the tiefling’s flesh and getting a mouthful of his delicious blood.  

It was sweet with a hint of something spicy. 

Aetris's eyes widened in shock as his blood was drained from his body. He tried to fight back, but every minute Astarion drank from him he felt himself becoming weaker and weaker. His arms were gripped tightly and his crossbow knocked from his grasp as the vampire kept draining more and more. Winnie glanced over at Astarion as her vision began to clear. His eyes were practically glowing with this feral hunger. There was a loud crunch of Karlach breaking through the rock elemental’s body as Aetris was dropped to the ground. The tiefling's eyes were blank as he laid there lifeless. Astarion panted slightly, shaking with an unhinged expression as blood dripped down his chin. Winnie stood up slowly, her body was still throbbing in pain from the impact. 

“Astarion.” She spoke up, calmly and carefully. The vampire blinked and looked back at her. 

“Gods, are you alright?” Astarion moved over to her side. 

“I will be…” She replied before looking back over towards the dead tiefling. “At least we're finished with this asshat for good.” Winnie looked over at Aetris before picking up a pebble and throwing it at him. Testing to make sure he was really dead this time. 

“He was surprisingly…delicious…” Astarion said with a breathy sigh. The flavor of the tiefling hunter’s blood still enamored his taste buds. The pale elf collected the stray blood off his face before sucking it off his fingers.

“Though I will admit, he was quite the slippery bastard. Not many people can survive being pushed off a cliff. I'm actually a bit impressed. And worried. If Cazador sent this wretch after me, who knows what he'll send next!?” The vampire began to look nervous. 

Winnie frowned at him before grabbing her scimitars and stabbing through the tiefling's back for good measure. 

“Then we'll kill them. Every last one until Cazador is the only one left. We’ll make him the cherry on top of the pile of corpses.” Winnie looked back at Astarion. He had a skeptical look at first before he grinned slightly. 

“That’s nothing more than wishful thinking I'm afraid, but I do admire your enthusiasm. Very cute.” Astarion bopped Winnie on the nose, making her pout. 

“Hey! Are you two gonna keep playing with the dickhead’s corpse or can we go meet up with the others? They're probably wondering what happened.” Karlach shouted as she stood over by the tunnel's entrance. 

“Right. We should keep moving.” Winnie nodded. The druid and the vampire were quick to follow after their friend.  Winnie glanced over at Astarion as they walked together. The three of them in silence.

“Thank you for saving me, Astarion.” Winnie spoke up, softly.

“Just a thank you? I think I deserve a reward for my heroic act, don't you?” Astarion said in a playful tone.  Winnie rolled her eyes before standing on her tiptoes and kissing him softly. Astarion smiled a bit and wrapped his arms around her. The two of them parted shortly after, Astarion keeping an arm around Winnie who looked away blushing darkly as her heart sped up.

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“Gods dammit. I knew I shouldn't have tried to ask those frog people for directions!” A little high pitch raspy voice croaked out. A small blue kobold wearing a large backpack stepped out of a tunnel. His beady red eyes scanned his surroundings. The area was empty aside the trail of blood leading over to the corpse of a tiefling. “Hells….I know that bugger.” The little blue reptile quickly ran over towards the body. Puncture wounds were clear as day in his neck.

“Mr. Aetris…..How in the hells did you end up here?” The kobold looked over the wounds on his chest before he took out a glowing yellow scroll from his pack. “Hopefully I'm not too late…”

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This took way too long to get out! Sorry for not being very active on Tumblr. Life and writers block have really been kicking my ass! I really hope I can get back into the groove of writing and get content out sooner! Anyway, hope you enjoyed!

~Druid

Taglist: @paganwitchisis @vixstarria @kerwin290710 @anukulee @gobbodoggo

[littlesparklight]

Hi, I have a Question about Odysseus and Circe:

Does Odysseus really need the Moly herb? Why does Odysseus need to drink Circe's potion? Is Odysseus not allowed to simply walk up to Circe, refuse any drink and threaten her at sword point to turn his men back from being pigs? Or is there something I'm not getting...

Without the moly he's susceptible to magic!

Unless I'm wrong from how I'm reading the text, neither the men nor Odysseus need to drink/consume anything Kirke has drugged to be affected by her magic. The drugs and the magic are two different things; the drugged drink she serves the men makes them forget their homes/past, whatever the point is to that, but seems to have no further connection to her touching them with her wand to transform them.

And I mean... allowed and allowed. Sure he could, literally nothing is stopping him, but it'd be a bad idea.

Kirke isn't mortal. Isn't a mortal woman to whom a sword is that dangerous. Isn't your regular nymph. She's a goddess-nymph at the least, or a minor goddess - her magic isn't the only power she has.

Now, yes, Hermes says "she will be frightened" after Odysseus proves impervious to her magic, and the narrative repeats that when Odysseus confronts her.

However.

"She will then be frightened and will desire you to go to bed with her; on this you must not point blank refuse her, for you want her to set your companions free, and to take good care also of yourself, but you make her swear solemnly by all the blessed that she will plot no further mischief against you, or else when she has got you naked she will unman you and make you fit for nothing.’" (Samuel Butler's translation)

Whether we're taking Odysseus at his word - twice - that he's retelling this bit exactly as it happened/the emotions of Kirke sincerely represented or not, Hermes makes it very clear. Kirke is not harmless or really under Odysseus' power even if she's "frightened" by him holding her at swordpoint after he's proven impervious to her magic.

Note the oath as well. Even if Odysseus is honestly a credible threat to her while he's holding the sword at her and in possession of the moly herb, he cannot do so indefinitely. Kirke and her power(s) aren't so easily neutralized.

I can imagine her retaliation after being threatened this way, even if it's not a true threat to her, would be quite spectacular if she hadn't been maneuvered into the oath. Gods aren't very forgiving when they've been humiliated, after all. Kirke seems to have gotten fond of him, however, so it's probably that more than his ability to keep her under control (which he can't) that keeps him (and his men, after) safe.

(Now, I've seen posts here and there noting that Odysseus tells the most fantastic parts of the Odyssey himself and he's a noted liar. And sure, you can contemplate if he's being truthful, and how much he is so, exactly because of this. If I was going to take a stab at it myself, I'd say everything basically happened exactly as he said it did, but he might have done some authorial editing - Kirke being afraid could be one of those little touches of change.)

[robloxconfessions2]

I have not played Piggy ONCE in my entire life and I don’t know any of the plot outside of the fact it’s based on a show I used to watch as a kid

That being said... I think this Tio guy is kinda hot

-muse anon

i wrote an entire speech on may 2 2023 about the piggy lore and it goes like this: Good afternoon, Chairperson, It's me. Today I will be explaining the story behind the famous Roblox game called Piggy. I chose this topic because I couldn't talk about any object show since I'm not sure if you guys would find that interesting, I really like Roblox, and I heard some of you like it too. I was gonna talk about the story behind doors since I really like that game, but I couldn't find enough lore behind it to make a 3-5 minute explanation of it. This will have spoilers, so if you don't wish to have the game spoiled for you, cover your ears. In the game, you play as a police officer. It starts with you looking for a lost child named Georgie Piggy, who was last seen in a green house. Suddenly, you hear a strange sound and get knocked out and wake up in a bedroom. It is revealed that the person who knocked you out was Piggy, who is like a combination of Peppa Pig and Granny. After you escape, you note how familiar it looked, yet you've never seen it and decide to head to the station for some help. When you do, the speaker says there’s a monster in the building and you must go to the garage. Once you unlock the door to the garage, you see Doggy in a red car. He asks you to get gas so he can start the car. Once you do, you both drive away and he says that you both need to find out what’s going on. Suddenly, you run out of gas and are surrounded by infected. You go to hide in the gallery you stopped next to, only to find out that an infected person was in the building. Once you escape the gallery, Doggy takes you to the forest and says you should go get some rest. He then leaves to drink a potion that makes his eyes turn red and becomes violent. You then escape the forest, and someone named Mr.P starts talking through your walkie-talkie, asking you to save their friend, who is trapped in the school. You find her and she introduces herself as Bunny. You both go to the sewer, where you meet Mr.P, but then you start feeling sick. You pass out and wake up being dragged to the hospital in a rolling bed by Bunny. You can also see that Doggy is back to normal. You fall asleep again and wake up in a hospital room. Bunny tells you that it's not safe in the hospital anymore and that you need to leave. You try to escape using a helicopter, but they end up leaving you and Bunny behind, so you have to go to the metro instead. When you unlock the door to the train and ask Bunny to come with you, she says that you have to leave her behind because Mr.P gave her a potion and it made her become infected. You leave to go to the carnival to try and find Mr.P,

but find Zizzy and Pony instead. They say that they're trying to find survivors and that they have a safe place. They take you there and you start talking about where you were before the apocalypse. You say that you were a police officer trying to find a lost child, Pony says that he was trying to become like his father and become an optometrist, and Zizzy says that she was a fencing coach who taught her little sisters. Zizzy asks you why you were at the carnival, and you tell them about how Mr.P is giving out potions to make people infected. You then hear a strange noise and feel like someone's watching you, so you and Zizzy go to investigate. You both end up in a mall and find Georgie. He says that the reason he left was because his family started acting weird and scary after their visit at the hospital. He went to the mall trying to find his grandma, but everyone at the mall acted scary, so he hid. Then you go back to Pony, and this time Zizzy’s sisters Zee and Zuzy are there. Pony says that they tracked a helicopter signal nearby. You, Pony, and Zizzy find out that the signal came from an outpost, where there is a plant. You open the door to the plant, where Mr.P is. Suddenly, George shows up and says that he convinced the sisters, who were supossed to watch him, to play a game of hide and seek. He came so he could see who hurt his family. Suddenly, a bunch of infectged soldier show up, and Pony and Zizzy have to fight them, leaving you and GEorge to go thr the plant. Pony was about to tell Zizzy something just in case they didn’t survive, but Zizzy already knew what it was. You and George go to the plant and see a cyborgversion of Mr.P. he is convinced that he was halluncinating hwen he saw you and George. At some point in the game, it is revealed that Piggy’s real name is Penny. Mr.P was trying to make a cure to the sickness his wife had, he was contntly trying to getdoctors to test the cure, even when they saidf that it was unstasble. The whole Piggy fmily exept George volunteered, thr firtst time thehy dtank it, thehy became stronger so he gave it to his wife immiedetaly. she was getting etter, but thry recived news that the Piggy fmily was becomign hostile. he thought it dodnt have to do wity the cure until his wife, Ms.P, started acting like them and had red eyes.  Bunny was attackedat the hospital, so he gave her a rushed vure whichn lso made her infected. hopefully ill be able to talk asbout book 2 one day, bhut I dont havr enough time to, so goodbye. 

[samthecookielord]

(Intro) - (Previous)

With a bit of convincing, Ivor gets Jesse to take a potion of eepiness! yay!

And with that, you get Jesse to take a goddamn nap already. You only realize after they’re already snoozin' that you probably should have kept them awake to teleport everyone back

Oops lol.

So you have to take them back on foot. ‘Cause they snooze for a while. Ivor and the entire redstone block he added to the potion <33

On the way, Jesse talks in their sleep! How cute and quirky of them. They say things like “we need to get rid of the sun, it’s bad for him” and “i gotta kill romeo” because they’re just so silly and quirky.

The player regains control of Jesse. The first thing they see when they wake up is a picture frame. It’s the picture from before except they fixed it and jesse isn’t obscured anymore. Maybe there’s like notes from each of the friends next to it. insert another group hug here. We don’t have a ton of ideas for this episode lolll i guess it’s like a slice of life episode about repairing your relationship with the beacontown citizens? Also stella is there! Stella probably had a silly sitcom B plot while all the wacky stuff with the main cast was happening. Maybe she made up with Lluna too. We love to see it

Also you can show Twoben to the guy with the pigs. You know the one. You can show him Twoben. And Twoben’s little booties. Also maybe kevin from stampy is there because why the hell not. omg yay

Radar is now honest about being a zombie and you get him an umbrella so he can walk around during the day without overheating. Since you’re god you can just set the time to night if need be anyway. Provided you light up beacontown really good. Also you go to him privately and tell him that if he wants to quit his job on account of the manslaughter that would be ok

Jesse: Hey… Radar: Yeah? Jesse: Just so you know, if you don't... feel comfortable still working here, I get that, and it's okay. I can help you find someplace else, if you want.

Radar thinks for a moment.

Radar: Actually, I think I’ll be okay.  Jesse: Really? Radar: Yeah. It was… really scary, but we’re friends. I know you never wanted to hurt me, and it was scary for you too. It’d be kind of nice to stick together, I don’t know. Jesse: If you’re sure.

Radar goes to Romeo to help make sense of his notes on Jesse’s powers. He is the only one who can do this because he is really good at not immediately punching him for everything even if he really wanted to. He is so brave. Gold star for him.

and then uhhhh that's the end of the doc! aside from dedicated episode to oc shenanigans. theres probably a lot we missed simply due to forgetting to put it on the doc LOL but we hope you enjoyed!

...

it's not over yet?

(? You can now play as Radar)

[filcoco]

Cat AU.

This is a weird one.

I wrote a short story about this one. The plot is Garreth cooked up a new potion, but no one wants to be the guinea pig. So Garreth targeted Ominis to be his test subject.

Ominis unwillingly turned into a cat, and his useless friend Sebastian has felinophobia (scare of cats). The reason Seb stayed at Dark Arts Tower all day long is because cats guard all the exits and entrances. He was roaming around to seek an opportunity.

Sebastian does not know why he grew a fear of cats. He remembered after he dreamt of being eaten by a big cat, he couldn't go near any cats.

Anyway, Sebastian can't help Ominis. Luckily, they run into the kind and sweet new fifth-year, Leon. Leon knows nothing about Ominis turned into a cat and wants to adopt Ominis as his pet. But one accident of kissing on the nose broke the potion, and naked Ominis jumped on Leon, which created a scene.

Somehow, few days later, Sebastian turned into a cat too. He thinks is Garreth doing him dirty. So he went to Gryffindor Common Room to seek his revenge.

But he met Leon instead. So naughty little Sebastian plays a prank on Leon by sitting his huge cat butt on Leon’s face. Leon captured him and went to the vet to castrate him. Sebastian got Leon kissed him on the nose, and turned back to human. They got into a huge fight at the vet clinic.

A few days later. Sebastian found out who drugged him.

It was Ominis!

So he confronted Ominis. Ominis admitted he was doing it to test the potion's power, and he wanted to show Sebastian something interesting.

They went to the undercroft, and Sebastian saw Leon’s cat form.

A lion.

The poor big cat is chained in the dungeon.

“Go touch him; he won't bite.” Said Ominis.

Sebastian touched the lion’s fur; it was soft and warm.

“Are you still scared of cats?” Ominis asked.

Sebastian didn’t answer but grew addicted to the feeling of his fingers going through that warm and smooth fur.

A chained beast never able to hurt him.

He doesn't feel the fear in him anymore.

[merlinpotterandtherandom]

Harry and Hermione are twins and they're Merlin and Morgana's kids, but they only find out in their 13th birthday, when they recieve a Gringotts letter explaining that there's an urgent matter and they should go to the bank to sort it out.

They have a portkey in the letter to go straight up to a goblin's office, so when they activate it they're surprised to see each other there but they don't think much of it.

Until they make a sort of blood test? Honestly, they don't know how it's called in the wixen world...But they make this test and they're furious with the results, 'cause 1) they have a fucking lot of blocks, potions, glamours and spells in them; 2) their whole life was a lie, since their parents are not their parents, they were stolen as babies if the goblins are to be believed; 3) They're twins and it was hidden from them! and 4) Dumbledore did all of this to them.

Hermione screams that she wants Dumbledore's head in a fucking diamond plate and that she wants his head with an apple in the mouth just like a pig. Harry just calmly reminds her that this can't happen yet, that they should talk to their biological parents first and plot against Dumbledore in a way that he would never see it coming and he would see death as a gift 'cause they would absolutely ruin the old fucker.

So they ask the goblins to set up a meeting with their biological parents and once the tearful reunion is sorted out, they start plotting.

Once Harry and Hermione are back in Hogwarts they keep on the facade of being the perfect Gryffindors and 2/3 of the Golden Trio and the Dumbledore lovers that they were. But secretly they came back knowing more spells than Dumbledore himself, knowing how to use a sword perfectly and muggle martial arts, knowing how to protect their minds perfectly in a way that it just seems like they don't know how to do that and knowing how to read someone's mind without the person noticing. They start sneaking to the Chamber of Secrets to plot without being seen or heard, they usually do it at night, when Ron is sleeping so they won't have to make up excuses.

Draco notices that there's something off about Potter and Granger this year, like how they would glare at Dumbledore as if wishing he would just drop dead when no one can see that they're doing it and how they'll just whisper to each other while Weasley is distracted eating and how apparently Potter is following Granger to the library without any complaints and also how Potter decided to take runes and arithmancy and Care of Magical Creatures as electives instead of just Divination and COMC...But there's also the fact that both Potter and Granger won't react anymore when Draco teases them, they just shake their heads at him with a complacent smile and once Potter even tried to pet Draco's hair, like what the fuck Potter? Honestly, Draco is pretty sure that Potter and Granger somehow went insane during the summer and now Weasley is the only sane member of the Golden Trio.

Harry and Hermione honestly don't have time for Malfoy's childish teasing and bullying, so they just ignore it and Harry just wants to say "That's cute, but we don't have time for childish things like that, we have bigger things to worry about" and once he tried to pet Malfoy's hair to try to say that, but by the look Malfoy and Hermione gave him, that wasn't his best idea, after that Hermione was just like "Harry, please, don't do that again, Malfoy isn't a cat, so don't try to pet him again." and Harry just shrugged.

One day Draco is passing through some empty/abandoned classrooms when he hears voices, familiar voices. Potter and Granger. He doesn't want them to notice he's there, but he wants to listen their conversation, since it can explain why they're acting so weird. Draco decides that figuring out what's happening is more important than Potter and Granger eventually finding him eavesdropping. He's surprised that 2/3 of the Golden Trio are actually planning on taking Dumbledore down.

Harry and Hermione are discussing their plans in some empty/abandoned classroom 'cause someone is using Myrtle's bathroom, so they can't go to the Chamber and they're with the Marauders map opened, so that's okay. They can see that Malfoy is coming in their direction but they just shrug and Harry say "It's not like he's gonna run and tell Dumbledore what we're planning, so just let him listen. That's gonna make him stop trying to follow us around...I hope." Hermione nods and they just keep talking about their plans, but they're careful to not mention the bigger secret knowing that Malfoy is eavesdropping. They're just throwing some ideas around and then Malfoy barges in saying "I want to help."

Draco keeps eavesdropping until Potter and Granger just start throwing ideas around, and he knows it would make his father proud if he helped with taking Dumbledore down and honestly, Draco agrees that the old goat needs to go, so without thinking too much about it, he just barges into the room Potter and Granger are saying "I want to help." Potter and Granger just look at him for a minute and then Potter turns to Granger saying "What do you think, 'Mione? It would be great having a third person working from inside with us..." and Granger considers it for a second then replies to Potter with "Yeah, I think it could work...I'm gonna let our...Partners from outside know that now we have an extra hand while you fill Malfoy in with everything he needs to know about the plan." and Potter nods and lets Granger go with "Don't use Hedwig, she's way too recognizable and it would be suspicious. Don't use Wendy either, she's just as recognizable as Hedwig. Use a school owl...Or just sneak to Hogsmeade to send the message from there." and Draco is confused on who's Wendy, as far as he knows, Granger has a cat and not an owl and Potter is not gonna elaborate on that for what it seems.

Harry kinda liked confusing Malfoy when he told Hermione to not use Wendy, her new owl that they bought 'cause Hedwig was kinda momming that owl and they decided she was staying with Hermione instead of Harry 'cause Harry barely send any letters anyways, so what use he would have for yet another owl? But even if Harry was enjoying it, he decided it was better to start filling Malfoy in.

Draco was enjoying helping Potter and Granger more than he expected he would, to be honest. But the unsettling thing is that he kinda developed a crush on Potter and he doesn't know what to do with it. Of course, that's when Potter and Granger decided to shock Draco to his death by saying that they consider him a friend and because of that, now they trust him with their biggest secret, that no one, besides all the people involved in the secret and the goblins, knows. Draco faints for at least a minute when the secret is revealed.

Harry and Hermione after a while of Malfoy helping them, started seeing him as a friend, or well Hermione did and Harry kinda developed a crush, and decided it's time to reveal that they're actually twins and their parents are Merlin and Morgana, that are actually alive by the way. They didn't really see it coming that Draco would faint, for Avalon's sake!

[yo-kaigirl1560]

Idea!!!!!

I've been watching episodes of an art video series by YouTuber Mei Yu called "Hero & Villain Role Swap" and got an idea.

Disney Villains as allies to the main heroes.

Here's a run down of the au:

Alice arrives in Wonderland and meets the Four Card Queens; Queen Greta Von Spade of Spades, Queen Anya Clubinova of Clubs, Queen Marianne le Rouge of Diamonds, and Queen Elizabeth de Corazon of Hearts. The four queens warn Alice to stay as far away from the Chesslands which is the home of the White and Black Chess Kingdoms.

Scar is captain of the lion guard and is devoted to protecting not only his family but the Pridelands. His guard include Bongo the Water buffalo, Sheba the Cheetah, and the hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. He also recruits Timon and Pumbaa and sends them to an oasis in case something happens. A small pack of hyenas led by a hyena named Jezebel nearly kills Simba and Nala. The attempted assassination was set up by a lioness named Athaliah, who wants to make Scar king and become his queen. After Mufasa dies and Simba runs away to Timon and Pumbaa's oasis, Scar steps up as king and takes a mate in Zira who already has birthed Nuka and Vitani.

Ursula is the elder sister to King Triton and when Ariel goes to her for help, Ursula does so. However, she warns her niece to be careful as Lady Levinthea, an evil sea witch, wants to take over both land and sea.

Jafer is the surrogate uncle of Aladdin and the former vizier of King Kasim of Baghdad. However, Ahab, a lower-ranked adviser to the Sultan of Agribah, wants to take over and marry Princess Jasmine. Of course, Aladdin goes to find the Genie and wishes to look like a prince. (Plot twist: Aladdin IS a prince; the prince of Baghdad, in fact.)

Queen Grimhilde is protecting her stepdaughter Snow White from Snow's evil uncle, Duke Karl. When the duke starts showing an interest in the young princess, Grimhilde sends a huntsman to take Snow White into the forest. After Snow flees, the huntsman kills a wild pig and places it's heart into an ornate box to give to the queen. Duke Karl discovers the trick and goes for the old "If You Want Something Done Right, Do It Yourself" trick.

Hades learns that Eris, goddess of discord, wants to rule Olympus and wishes to free the titans to do it. Telling Zeus about the plot, Hades requests to pretend to be on Eris's side and send Hercules to Earth under the influence of a potion that would make the child semi-mortal.

Maleficent was invited by her old friend King Stephen to the christening of Princess Aurora. However, a dark fae called Belladonna grows jealous and curses the princess. Maleficent, along with Flora, Fauna, and Maryweather, hide Aurora in the woods.

Judge Claude Frollo is secretly helping gypsies to hide from Judge Roquet. When Frollo is helping another group of gypsies, Roquet appears and frightens off a young mother. Frollo catches up and reassures her that she will be safe. In thanks, she begs Frollo to care for her disfigured son, who he names Quasimodo.

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If anyone has any ideas how other movies would work out, please reblog with a short description or vignette.

[overlyimmersed]

Ok so, None of my 7DS stuff is on hold or anything, but I've kinda been on this Owl House kick lately...

And of course I've got an AU going on in my head, cuz that's what I do.

Now this is kinda different from how I handle my 7ds au, in Reborn Fairy I try to keep my self-insert from interfering with canon at much as I possibly can, and technically it's kinda like that in toh too...until you get to the Day of Unity. Then we take a hard left directly off canon.

See with this character she wasn't reborn into the owl house universe, she just fell through a portal so she's got all her foreknowledge of events from having watched the show irl. So she very intentionally avoids effecting "the plot" up till the day of unity where she totally destroys the plot cuz like... Personally I didn't like how the show ended. Like don't get me wrong, Watching and Dreaming was a great episode and Titan Luz is super cool and anything that gives Raine Whispers more screen time is a plus in my book, but I just... didn't like the consequences? Like it's just not my cup of tea, so I made a new one :p

But anyway, the plot of the AU is actually not what I want to talk about. What I want show you guys :D is what I added to the Boiling Isles. Y'know just some world building to flesh it out a little cuz we didn't get to see that many locations across the whole of the Isles. And also... so I could insert my favorite 7ds characters into it!! :D Cuz that's also a thing I do! So it's not like a crossover, cuz these are like alternate reality versions, but I just couldn't help myself!

I added 3 locations, each with their own schools. We saw in Thems the Breaks, Kid that there are schools besides the big three so.

Glenohiem - A city on the Titan's right shoulder. Having the largest concentration of plant coven subsidiaries due to the area's biodiversity, the buildings are largely made from the living plants. It's home to The Quiverthorn Institute of Magic and Naturopathy(Quivertorn for short).

Humeroid Valley - A rocky, largely barran settlement on the Titan's left humerous. Many of the demons that live there are big and/or have scaly, rough hides to deal with the environment. The main school in the area is the Lady Calcifeine School for Witchery. They have a Grudgby rivalry with Quiverthorn.

Graciville - A city on the shore on the Titan's left inner thigh. Home to Humstrange Academy, one of the lesser known schools on the Boiling Isles who's Spelling bee team has a rivalry with St. Epiderm.

And I did mention that there's a little bit of 7ds tossed in here so I guess I should list this universe's versions of the characters.

We've seen that witch/demon hybrids are a thing so I made a hybrid species that's witch and fairy demon that are very common in Glenoheim, pretty much just so the fairies in Glenoheim aren't tiny :p

Harlequin(Illusions) and Elaine(Plant) - a brother/sister pair from "Glenoheim". Harlequin is just as adept at plant magic as illusions, but "Quiverthorn" is still working on multitrack integration. Harlequin's palisman is a bear and Elaine's is a butterfly Helbram(Plant) - Harlequin's best friend from "Glenoheim". He is just as adept at illusion magic as plants, but "Quiverthorn" is still working on multitrack integration. Palisman: treent Meliodas(Potions) - Student body president at "Humstrange Academy". Palisman: Dragon Elizabeth(Healing) - A student from "St. Epiderm" and Meliodas' long distance girlfriend. Their parents hate each other. Palisman: Flying Pig Ban(Wild) - A drop-out-turned-wild-witch from "Glandis High". Palisman: Fox Escanor(Potions) - a lion-like demon from "Humstrange Academy" and a member of the student council. Palisman: Manticore Merlin(Oracle/Wild) - Top student from "Humstrange Academy" and a member of the student council. Palisman: Boar Gowther(Illusions) - A student council member from "Humstrange Academy". Palisman: Goat Diane(Construction) - Really tall girl from the Lady Calcifeine School for Witchery. Palisman: Snake

I chose potions for both Mel and Escanor because of their tavern association. It was the best I could think of... I like to think Meliodas is just... really bad at his potions XD Ban was also potions before he dropped out.

Merlin is oracle on paper, but of course she studies everything on her own time.

[pixelatedanimereviews]

Fall 2023 Plan to Watch

Happy Fall Ya'll

As today is the first day of fall, and the last season of anime for 2023 is fast approaching, I figured there was no better time to list out what we'll be watching for the Fall 2023 Season.

This is in by no means order of rank, just how they got colleged together. All in all, we'll be starting the season with 25 shows and 4 (at the time of posting) that we'll be keeping an eye on for an official release as they still haven't been picked up.

Spy x Family Season 2 《Action ▪︎ Childcare ▪︎ Comedy》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} If you haven't seen Spy Family (btw I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Spy vs Family, but whatever) then that's on you I guess. Like you still have time to go watch season one, and you should because it's about to get good! I'm just excited for some good comedy mixed with just the right amount of James Bond style action.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 《Adventure ▪︎ Drama ▪︎ Fantasy ▪︎ Magic》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Sept 29th} I first heard about Frieren from one of Gigguk's videos when he was talking about the manga. I love me some true fantasy anime, and I have a feeling that if the anime is as good as the manga is, that I'll be writing probably several think pieces about it.

The Kingdoms of Ruin 《Action ▪︎ Adventure ▪︎ Fantasy ▪︎ Gore ▪︎ Sci-fi》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 6th} The premise of Machine vs Magic/revenge plot seems really interesting, and I'm intrigued by the Gore tag.

The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess 《Fantasy ▪︎ Vampire ▪︎ Comedy》 {HiDive ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} This looks like silly nonsense, and we love the "Vampire that doesn't drink blood" troop.

I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness《Fantasy ▪︎ Romance ▪︎ Comedy》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 4th} This title is a mouthful, but I'll forgive it as long as there is a good amount of sassy comedy.

The Apothecary Diaries 《Drama ▪︎ Historical ▪︎ Medical ▪︎ Mystery》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 21st} I know a lot of people are super excited for this show. We really enjoyed Raven of the Inner Palace and are excited to see more shows just like it. The animation and artwork in the promo video look gorgeous, so we'll see if it lives up to the hype.

The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 2 《Fantasy ▪︎ Magic ▪︎ Mythology ▪︎ Slice of Life》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 5th} I'm so ready for this part 2! We fell in love with series back when season one first started airing. The art, the world building, the characters and their growth, and the mix of mythology is just so perfect! So excited to get to be back in this world and experience the journey it takes us on!

Ragna Crimson 《Action ▪︎ Fantasy ▪︎ Isekai 》 {HiDive ~ First Episode Aires Sept 30th} Dragons. That is all.

Undead Unluck 《Action ▪︎ Supernatural ▪︎ Comedy》 {Hulu ~ First Episode Aires Oct 6th} Look, all I know is that the last couple of anime that Disney has acquired have been bangers so I'm not going to miss out on this either.

I'm in Love with the Villainess 《Fantasy ▪︎ Girls' Love ▪︎ School ▪︎ Comedy》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 2nd} This is one of two Yuri that we are getting this season. This one looks to be silly and goofy, and I'm always down for some silly girls love fun!

Butareba - The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig - 《Fantasy ▪︎ Isekai ▪︎ Comedy》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} This.........I mean why not. As long as it doesn't take an Inukai-san's Dog turn then I'm sure it'll be entertaining. I'm hoping for my sanity that it's just wholesome fun.

I Shall Survive Using Potions! 《Fantasy ▪︎ Isekai ▪︎ Reincarnation 》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} You know, every seasons got have at least 3 dumb, turn your brain off, lazy writing but oddly fun Isekais. This will probably be mine for the season.

FLCL: Grunge 《Action ▪︎ Avant-garde ▪︎ Comedy ▪︎ Mecha ▪︎ Sci-fi》 {Max (HBO) or Adult Swim ~ Currently Airing (Sept 8th)} Oops, I guess I'm already behind. Oh well! I'm also adding Shoelace to this as well because it aires in a couple of days (Sept 30th), but other than an article saying that it'll be on Toonami there's no official release posting for it. Anyways, I'm excited to see it, as that grunge punk artsy look is something I don't see often, but I enjoy it when I do. I heard the last two spin-offs didn't do great so I'm hoping these don't fall flat.

Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange 《Action ▪︎ Adult Cast ▪︎ Drama》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Sept 30th} I'm going to give this 3 episodes. I'm hoping for some intense drama, but have a feeling that this will feel like one of those "cop propaganda" shows that are prolific here in the US.

Shy 《Action ▪︎ Drama ▪︎ Super Power》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 2nd} Who doesn't love a shy Super Hero trying to overcome their shyness to save to help maintain the safety of the world! I'm gonna give it at least 3 episodes because this could either be really good or really bad.

KamiErabi GOD.app 《Action ▪︎ High-Stakes Game》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 4th} I was really worried at first that this was going to be some kind of spin-off of King's Game. None that the synopsis is out, we're worried it'll be some kind of mash-up between King's Game and Platinum End. I want to be wrong. Please, let me be wrong.

16bit Sensation: Another Layer 《Adult Cast ▪︎ Otaku Culture ▪︎ Comedy ▪︎ Workplace》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 4th} Hehe haha, twist of fate, now you work on this hentai game in order to help us save the studio and also your job. I'm just enough of a degenerate that I'll probably enjoy this.

Migi & Dali 《Mystery ▪︎ Comedy》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 2nd} Mystery Comedy? Spooky twin boys that pretend to be one boy. Huh.

Protocol: Rain 《Drama ▪︎ Video Games》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} Take the "High School Idol group that's trying to save their school" troop, but make it e-sports, net boys, and the net cafe that "saved" them. Hoping it'll be interesting.

My New Boss is Goofy 《Adult Cast ▪︎ Slice of Life ▪︎ Comedy ▪︎ Workplace》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} I don't know why, but a part of me was hoping that this man's boss was actually Goofy, but it's not Disney Jailed so there was, not gonna lie, a bit of disappointment when I realized that wasn't the case. I'll still watch it. Just means that I'll have a few less "Hyuck" jokes when I do my review.

A Girl & Her Guard Dog 《Romance ▪︎ School》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Sept 28th} We are...apprehensive about this one, but will give it at least 3 episodes, but if it gives us the creeps due the Age-Gap Romance troop then will probably drop it.

Stardust Telepath 《Girls' Love ▪︎ School ▪︎ Comedy ▪︎ Supernatural 》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 9th} This is the other comedy Yuri this season, but this one has an alien girl instead!

Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductuons 《Detective ▪︎ Mystery 》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 2nd} Wow are we a sucker for these kinds of shows. However, we've seen these swing from really good to truly awful. Hopin' I don't have to drop this one.

The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch 《Fantasy ▪︎ Slice of Life ▪︎ Comedy ▪︎ Supernatural 》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 1st} A funny, lighthearted story about a Witch and her silly little human she raises. This will probably be what I watch to wind down in the evening.

Tearmoon Empire 《Drama ▪︎ Fantasy ▪︎ Comedy ▪︎ Romance ▪︎ Time Travel》 {Crunchyroll ~ First Episode Aires Oct 7th} Ah, the old is Time Travel just Isekai debate. We, for one, do not think that it is as it's still that same world even if time has changed. That aside, there isn't enough of these one world time travel shows these days, so it'll be interesting to see how this one shakes out.

These are the 4 that, at time of posting, do not have an official release (streaming or other media) to the US

The Four Brothers of Yuzuki - Where are there parents? Who is the main brother this story is about? Will there be overwhelming merchandise of these brothers who look the same but are different ages as well? These are the important questions that may never get answered.

Paradox Live - I don't know why, but for some reason, I'm getting DMMD vibes off these guys. I love DMMD. Why is this not available here in the US?

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You - I very vaguely remember playing this clicker idol game. Kinda sad I probably won't get to see how this show turns out.

You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story - Experienced how? I need to know! Don't keep secrets!!

[dorylinae-supremacy]

🐜 Masterlist 🐜

Last updated: 17/11/2024

Update: Edits won't save if I hyperlink, currently working on a solution for this. I’ve hit the 100 link limit lol

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💔 - Angst

👻 - Horror

🦇 - Kristin

🐦 - Philza

🦊 - Wilbur

🐷 - Techno

🦝 - Tommy

Kristin Centric

Fics

You Are Love Itself ✅♾️🌕💔🩹🦇🐦🦊🐷

See That You're Mine ✅♾️🌕💖🦇

Superstition ✅🌕💔🩹💖🐷🦇

Snippets

Full Of Imperfections

Misc

Wither Nail Polish

Evil Queen / Werewolf / Vampire Brainrot

Philza Centric

Fics

Brighter Than Gold ✅♾️🌕🐦🦇

Our Devotions Deepest Ocean ✅🌕💖🐦🦊🦝🐷

Everybody Lied to You ✅🌕🩹🐦🦊

My baby, my baby ❎♾️🌕💖🐦🦊

Devour Every Hour ❎🌕👻🐦🐷

Baby's First Claw Clipping ✅♾️🌕💖🐦🦇🐷🦊

Demigod Kids ✅🌕💖🐦🐷🦊

Snippets

Unnamed Evil Wizard AU

Into The Depths AU

Our Devotions Deepest Ocean

Dr Malpractice AU

Surprise Godling Adoption AU 🖼️

Shroompocalypse AU

Pig Feed AU

Harbingers AU 🖼️

Feralblade AU

Skrunkle Vamp AU

Accidental Vampire Foster AU

Vampire Hunter AU

Invisible Villain AU

Midas Touched AU

Necromancer AU

Fallen Angel AU

Misc

Four Seasons Phil punishments ramble

Technoblade Centric

Fics

More Than Perfect ✅♾️🌕💖🐷🐦🦇

I Let Myself Go ✅🌕💖🐷🦊🦝🐦

Ask For Nothing ❎🌕💖💔🩹🐷🐦🦇

Of Life and Chance and Death ✅♾️🌕💔🩹🐷🐦🦊

Swallowing Your Doubt ✅♾️🌕💖🐷🦊

I Don't Feel Right ✅🌕🩹💖🐷🐦

Don''t Leave Me Here Alone ✅♾️🌕💔🐷🐦

The Green Striped Hat ✅🌕👻💔🩹🐷🐦

Potion Lessons ✅🌕♾️💖🐷🐦

Snippets

Henchman AU (Of Life and Chance and Death)

Feralblade AU

The Green Striped Hat

Vampire Hunter AU

Midas Touched AU

Misc

Tusk bruises

Hyperdontia

OSMP rambles

Mindwipe AU

Wilbur Soot Centric

Fics

I Love You Like The Ashes In My Cigarette Box ✅♾️🌕🦊🐷🐦

I Loved You Like The Sun ✅♾️🌕🩹🦊🐷🐦🦝

A Pretty Winter Night ✅♾️🌕💔🦊🐦

Stealing Glory From Afar ✅🌕💔🦊🐷🐦

Hadal Zone ✅🌕💔🩹🦊🐦

Snippets

Magic Mitosis AU

Unwilling Immortal AU

Unnamed Angst Snippet

Single Dad Angst

Zombie Dadza

Midas Touched AU

Misc

Climbur

Tommyinnit Centric

Fics

Your Hand In Mine ✅♾️🌕💔🦝🐦🦊

Eyes Shut Tight ✅🌕👻💔🩹🦝🐷🦊🐦

Living All Alone ✅🌕🩹🦝🐷🐦

Snippets

Post Exile Dark Bedrock Bros

Phillip Crafts Orphanage for Troubled Children

Nothing Could Go Wrong Snippet

Misc

TBA

Other

Random snippets from random WIPS

Fundy Visit

Skrunkle DSBI Sandduo Royalty AU

Mafia Mer AU

Naga AU

Home Safety Hotline AU Poll (closed!)

DELG Pizza brainrot

Demon Twinsduo ramble

Octo Mer Au

Backyard Full of Bones Plot Ramblings

Secret Zombie

Royal Hunt

Fae Brainrot Megapost

Piglin Lore Rambles

Miscommunication kidnapping

Objective Fae AU

Vague Four Seasons Plans

Dinotaur AU

Misc naga AU's

Fae brainrot 2 electric boogaloo (fae face stealing)

Soulmate bodyswap AU

Villain twinsduo + Kristin

Murderous Heirs AU

[ness-plays-wizards]

Caesar Route Chapter 12 (6-10)

Last time on the Caesar Route, everybody got very close to finally finding the Star Sapphire, and then Caesar died.

Nevermind, he just turned into a pig, I guess. Wait, who the hell did he kiss? Apparently nobody, according to the narration.

I guess this is supposed to clue us into Caesar becoming only an animal, not a human inside an animal, but I guess the route forgor that Liz’s special ability is literally talking to animals.

Nevermind, it looks like the route did not forgor, although it doesn’t really make sense for her to not understand Caesar just because she’s only at half magic power. From my understanding, she could just... do that. Idk, guess it’s weird for me to expect magic to act like anything less than what is convenient for the plot, y’know?

Slight tangent here, okay, but why the fuck is Lucious in all these CGs? Like, is it the fucking Lucious route? Wait your turn, budders. I swear, all these new routes just include fucking whoever in their CGs. Remember that one where Hiro was straddling Caesar and Liz was in the corner like she was the live slug reaction?

Ah, simpler times.

Anyway Lucious drops some previously unmentioned Baroque lore in that the curse slowly turns Baroques into pigs permanently and their spirit gets trapped in the Labyrinth, so I guess we just found out who all the shadows are. 

Idk man this still just makes you look like a huge asshole since you didn’t help a guy who was going to turn into a literal pig just because he didn’t tell anybody about that stipulation of the curse. 

It honestly seems like the least harmless of Caesar’s lies. Sure, it’ll hurt people emotionally and it was kind of a dick move to keep it from Liz, since he claimed he was in love with her, but considering his whole thing with Zett, it’s hardly the most dangerous lie in the mix.

So that’s the big twist of the route, I guess. Woo.

(we still have three more segments of this chapter to go)

Liz starts crying and realizes she’s in love with Caesar because reasons. She kisses the pig’s snout, but surprise! Nothing happens.

WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? And what the hell is everyone else doing? Are they just sitting there, watching this, without saying a single thing??

Then Zett of all people fucking shows up, claiming he can do something to help Caesar and Liz just,,,,, believes him. Without even asking questions. I mean I get it’s a dire situation, but geez..

Zett uses the Potion of Plot Convenience to somehow undo everything that just happened to Caesar and return him to human form. Liz is at first relieved to see him back to human form, then is pissed over everything he kept from her, and rightfully so tbh!

Zett gets butthurt over not getting any gratitude or attention, at which point Caesar thanks him and Zeus finally remembers how to open his mouth again (oh well, it was fun while it lasted), and everyone remembers that Zett is supposed to be imprisoned right now, which means he broke out.

Zett casually mentions that he let himself be caught (mmHM) and that it was all part of the plan. Mischa suggests that Caesar stop fucking lying, and he agrees.

Before I end today’s segment, I just want to take a moment to talk about some stuff. I know that I’m harping on Caesar a lot this route for some of his less than stellar choices, and I’ve been getting on Lucious’s case a lot, and Hugo’s bullshit is really ambiguous, and also Shithead (no other words are needed for that one). But I want to briefly talk about the main villain of these past few routes: the Day King. 

Like okay, your daughter falls in love with some dude you don’t really like. Whatevs. It’s a fictional dad rite of passage. It’s gonna happen to all of you. And I’m sure your response to it is totally normal and healthy. Oh wait, no it wasn’t. It was to throw him into a magical labyrinth and curse him to be trapped there for all eternity. And do you pay the price for that? No, of course not, the entire price had to be paid by all the descendants of the noble house that either helped you or you stole their magic, or whatever the arrangement was, because it feels like the wording keeping changing.

Anyway, fuck the Day King, all my homies hate the Day King.

Queued for June 22

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The character Circe first appeared in The Odyssey by Homer. In that epic, she had little agency and definition as a character and served only to further Odysseus’s journey. In “Circe’s Power,” however, Louise Gluck partially fleshed Circe out as a character, but was still left with a Circe who could not answer some of The Odyssey’s mysteries about her actions.

In The Odyssey, Circe served only as a tool to further Odysseus’s story. When Eurylochus explained how Circe turned the men into pigs, there was no mention of her motivation. Eurylochus said, “She ushered them in to sit on high-backed chairs, / then mixed them a potion – cheese, barley / and pale honey mulled in Pramnian wine – / but into the brew she stirred her wicked drugs / to wipe from their memories any thought of home. / Once they’d drained the bowls she filled / suddenly she struck with her wand, drove them into her pigsties, / all of them bristling into swine . . .” (Homer 10.256-263). Homer describes how Circe changes the men into swine, offering lots of detail on the ingredients of her brew, but he doesn’t touch on why. The reader didn’t see her motivations, only Odysseus’s (and Eurylochus’s) reactions. Later, Odysseus got her to swear not to hurt him, saying that he wouldn’t sleep with her “‘until [she] consent[s] to swear, goddess, a binding oath/[she’ll] never plot some new intrigue to harm [him]!’” (Homer 10.381-382). She immediately did as he asked. Even though she was a witch and had literal magic, he had the power in their relationship, just because he could resist her magic (and that was because of an herb Hermes gave him). This was also the reason Circe was attracted to him. In Book 12, for no real reason that the reader knew of, she told them how to get home. “‘I will set you a course and chart each seamark,/so neither on sea nor land will some new trap/ensnare you in trouble, make you suffer more’” (Homer 12.28-30). She didn’t have any motivations of her own. She didn’t make choices for any reason except to move the plot forward. She randomly changed her tune when the plot necessitated it, giving Odysseus exactly the information he needed to continue on his journey, with no development shown.

The poem “Circe’s Power” by Louise Gluck created a much more in-depth view of the character Circe and her motivations than The Odyssey did, though some of the questions remain. Gluck’s Circe  actually had some reason for turning the men into pigs–“Some people are pigs; I make them/look like pigs” (Gluck 2-3)–and even if it wasn’t a particularly concrete or moral reason, it was a reason, and it gave Circe her own voice and agency. In this poem, she was also well aware that she could have the power in her relationship with Odysseus–the last part of the poem stated, “If I wanted only to hold you/I could hold you prisoner” (Gluck 22-23). Gluck’s Circe understands her power and chooses not to use it. Even though she wanted Odysseus to stay, saying “We could be happy here,/As men and women are/When their needs are simple” (Gluck 13-15), she didn’t exercise the power she so clearly had and knew she could use to keep Odysseus on Aeaea. Neither The Odyssey or “Circe’s Power” explain why Circe sets Odysseus free. One  might suspect that it was for the same reason she was attracted to him–he was able to resist her magic, but neither poem truly explores her motivations.

Circe’s lack of agency from The Odyssey was partially remedied by the poem “Circe’s Power” by Louise Gluck. However, this new agency, with her actions Homer’s The Odyssey, made for odd decision-making, as she could have held more power in her relationship with Odysseus, but for unexplained reasons, didn’t even try to even the playing field. “Circe’s Power” gave Circe more agency and character than she had in The Odyssey, but couldn’t fully illuminate her motivations.