#please continue this if you wish

[bonebrokebuddy]

The Justice League would be so baffled.

This eldritch horror that looks Nothing like the depictions of him in history shows up behind Cap. And consistently shoves the hero who they’ve seen take down gods and win behind him telling Captain Marvel “no, you’re too young for this.” Then, seemingly without any effort at all, takes down the threat in a single blow.

If Cap is recorded to be thousands of years old and his father considers him “young” then how old is Cap’s dad?!

Thankfully for Billy, he got his story with Danny settled and Danny personally thinks this is hilarious. So he’ll go along with pretending to be this kids dad. On one condition, that he gets to treat Billy like the kid he was, (Danny figures it would technically fit. He’s been around long enough that a couple thousand years is nothing.) and that he gets to train Billy.

Back to the Justice League, who watches Cap’s father gently push the full grown man aside, calling him “young” then proceeds to, without seemingly any effort at all, down the villain in a single blow.

Honestly, Danny has been helping Billy’s cover through referencing things that haven’t been marked in history books and talking about past iterations of Captain Marvel he has met as though they were Billy, “I remember when you were only 500 years old and helped you defeat your first dragon, I was so proud of you that day.” At one point when asked how old he was, he replied that he was a witness to “the creation of The Source.” For whatever reason, Hal Jordan and John Stewart look particularly shocked at this statement.

Dc X DP prompt/story idea

So Danny has teamed up with different Captain Marvels over the years (either via clockwork shenanigans, or the Dp universe is simply older then DC) and Billy has memorys of this badass Ghost coming to help his predecessors out of tight spots.

Billy brings him up offhandedly in a JL meeting and jokingly calls Danny his dad. (Oh that reminds me of when Phantom went all dad mode and stopped this powerful mage from killing me a few hundred years ago)

The JL finds some ancient pots or writings describing Phantom as a benevolent god. They connect the dots.

A demigod calling a being described as a god their father? Checks out.

The league really needs help with something or someone world ending (probably darkseid) and they are out of all options so they tell Marvel to call his dad. Even Bruce and Constantine are onboard because a being described as benevolent that is apparently one of the most powerful leaders dad is certainly the safest option then whatever else they have at the moment.

Billy internally freaks out and tells them he needs to go to the Rock of Eternity to call him because he lives in a another dimension/universe and it’s just safer contact him there. Billy books it to the rock sifting through memorys, spell books, and desperately asking Shazam for help because none of his predecessors ever contacted Danny he just showed up.

Billy eventually finds something to summon Danny and does so, not before getting some food as offering of course. Danny shows up either and a adult or a Elterich being because it’s just easier to have adults respect you when you look like that rather then a 14 year old.

When Danny sees Billy he’s instantly like ‘is that a 12 year old!?’ Because his powers as the ghost king and or being considered an ancient let’s him see through the magic that is Caption Marvels form. Billy tells Danny about the situation and Danny is concerned.

Depending on how the writer wants the fic to go Danny’s reaction would probably be either ‘I must help him at all costs because he’s like I was after the accident’ or ‘he’s way to young to be fighting such powerful beings, who do I give a piece of my mind to!’

It could easily be either Danny adopting Billy, or Danny and Billy becoming close friends that pretend to be father and son to mess with the JL and JLD

[lotus-pear]

whatever happens, please don’t break

[freyadragonlord]

Finished Heavenly Tyrant and my first comment is.........

......... Qin Zheng was WAY too funny for how much he sucked. Made me feel so conflicted.

Anyways, Heavenly Tyrant is an amazing book, highly reccomend!!!

Power to the people ✊️

[crabussy]

IS ANYONE ELSE FEELING KIND TODAY!!! IS ANYONE ELSE FEELING GENEROUS TOWARDS OTHER PEOPLE!!! IS ANYBODY ELSE BEING KIND AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EVEN WHEN ITS HARD!!! IS ANYONE ELSE ASSUMING THE BEST OF OTHERS INTENTIONS AND RESPONDING IN KIND!!!! CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

[fastidious-and-a-mess]

guys can we PLEASE stop shipping riz w people. honestly at this point i kind of don’t even care if you yourself are also acespec/arospec/aspec.

yes, aspec people can be in relationships, etc etc, but riz specifically has expressed over and over and over again that that is something he personally has absolutely zero interest in.

he’s not just canonically aroace, he also canonically does not want a relationship.

“aroace people can be happy in romantic/sexual/queerplatonic relationships” is a true statement. “people who do not want to be in any kind of monogamous committed relationship can be happy in a monogamous committed relationship” is quite a bit harder to argue.

i’m just so sick of it. i’m glad we all understand that there’s nuance to aspec identities, and everyone’s expressions of and experiences with their own aspec identities are going to be different and personal.

like, it’s not even just about the asexual/aromantic aspect anymore. it’s also just refusing to let him not want to be in a relationship. why are so many people so resistant to the idea that he does not want to be in a relationship. like genuinely, why can you not accept that there are people who just don’t want that. who would just be unhappy in a relationship. why can’t you wrap your head around the idea that wanting a relationship is not a thing that everyone secretly wants. like, No, he hasn’t just not “met the right person” yet. because there is no right person. because he’s simply not interested.

this post is kind of rambly and not as effectively phrased as it could be i think but idc.

TL;DR: riz being aroace is not the only reason to not ship him. he also, explicitly and repeatedly, has stated he does not want to be in a relationship. “aspec people can be in relationships” is completely irrelevant because regardless riz simply does not want a relationship. please just respect thag.

edit: plz don’t like this is u wont rb. i won’t guilt you into rbing, it’s ur blog i’m not ur dad do what u want etc etc. it’s just irritating for me personally to see ppl interacting w this but not willing to actually put it on their blogs.

[parasitoidism]

Persona 1&2 anthology dust jacket

illustration by Eri Takenashi

[la-femme-au-collier-vert]

Sources on Louisiana Voodoo

door in New Orleans by Jean-Marcel St. Jacques

For better or worse, (almost always downright wrong,) Louisiana Voodoo and Hoodoo are likely to come up in any depiction of the state of Louisiana. I’ve created a list of works on contemporary and historical Voodoo/Hoodoo for anyone who’d like to learn more about what this tradition is and is not (hint: it developed separately from Haitian Vodou which is its own thing) or would like to depict it in a non-stereotypical way. I’ve listed them in chronological order. Please keep a few things in mind. Almost all sources presented unfortunately have their biases. As ethnographies Hurston’s work no longer represent best practices in Anthropology, and has been suspected of embellishment and sensationalism on this topic. Additionally, the portrayal is of the religion as it was nearly 100 years ago- all traditions change over time. Likewise, Teish is extremely valuable for providing an inside view into the practice, but certain views, as on Ancient Egypt, may be offensive now. I have chosen to include the non-academic works by Alvarado and Filan for the research on historical Voodoo they did with regards to the Federal Writer’s Project that is not readily accessible, HOWEVER, this is NOT a guide to teach you to practice this closed tradition, and again some of the opinions are suspect- DO NOT use sage, which is part of Native practice and destroys local environments. I do not support every view expressed, but think even when wrong these sources present something to be learned about the way we treat culture.

*Start with Osbey, the shortest of the works. The works in bold are those I consider the best- many are primary sources. To compare Louisiana Voodoo with other traditions see the chapter on Haitian Vodou in Creole Religions of the Caribbean by Olmos and Paravinsi-Gebert. Additionally many songs and chants were originally in Louisiana Creole (different from the Louisiana French dialect), which is now severely endangered. You can study the language in Ti Liv Kreyol by Guillery-Chatman et. Al.

Le Petit Albert by Albertus Parvus Lucius (1706) grimoire widely circulated in France in the 18th century, brought to the colony & significantly impacted Hoodoo

Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston (1935)

Spirit World-Photographs & Journal: Pattern in the Expressive Folk Culture of Afro-American New Orleans by Michael P. Smith (1984)

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisah Teish (1985)

Eve’s Bayou (1997), film

Spiritual Merchants: Religion, Magic, and Commerce by Carolyn Morrow Long (2001)

A New Orleans Voodoo Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau by Carolyn Morrow Long (2006)

“Yoruba Influences on Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo” by Ina J. Fandrich (2007)

The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook by Kenaz Filan (2011)

“Why We Can’t Talk To You About Voodoo” by Brenda Marie Osbey (2011)

Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald (2013)

The Tomb of Marie Laveau In St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 by Carolyn Morrow Long (2016)

Lemonade, visual album by Beyonce (2016)

How to Make Lemonade, book by Beyonce (2016)

“Work the Root: Black Feminism, Hoodoo Love Rituals, and Practices of Freedom” by Lyndsey Stewart (2017)

The Lemonade Reader edited by Kinitra D. Brooks and Kameelah L. Martin (2019)

The Magic of Marie Laveau by Denise Alvarado (2020)

In Our Mother’s Gardens (2021), documentary on Netflix, around 1 hour mark traditional offering to the ancestors by Dr. Zauditu-Selassie

“Playing the Bamboula” rhythm for honoring ancestors associated with historical Voodoo

Voodoo and Power: The Politics of Religion in New Orleans 1880-1940 by Kodi A. Roberts (2023)

The Marie Laveau Grimoire by Denise Alvarado (2024)

Voodoo: An African American Religion by Jeffrey E. Anderson (2024)

[spacexseven]

just to let everyone know yes my c.a1 b0t of demon dazai is officially gone. i finally managed to private it (unfortunately still no option to delete?) and i have no intention of making it public again. a while back i already regretted my decision to make the bot and over my break i had the time to really think things through and realize i no longer wished to support the website or the concept (and honestly never should have) and thankfully they finally let me private it. i know a lot of you enjoyed it and i am sorry for starting something i wasn't sure of. and while i know i can't stop anyone from doing this, i would like it if nobody else also made b0ts based off my writing either. thank you

[sweet-art-o-mine]

Pretty Boy [Arthur Morgan x Reader - RDR2]

[[A/N: Author Allie here. Just a very short thing to show Arthur some love. He is a pretty boy.]]

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He shows you the bruises across his back from the fist fight he got into in Valentine. “Is it bad?” He asks, wincing as the simple action of breathing alone was hurtful. You frown, concerned, as you circle around him. Your hands hover over the skin of his back, almost afraid to put the smallest amount of pressure onto the colorful bruising landscaping his tanned skin. 

“Well… It’s not too pretty,” you mutter eventually. Arthur chuckles lightly.

“Well I ain’t never been pretty, so at least nothin’s changed.” 

You smile at his joking words, torn between laughing at his light-hearted self insult or scolding him for being unkind to himself once again. You’re trying so hard to break him out of that habit, after all. You place your hand gently on a lighter bruise finally, looking up at the side of his face when he inhales sharply and goes rigid. He looks away from you. 

“That hurt?” You ask, even though you already know the answer. 

He chuckles weakly. “Feels like a nice warm bath-” he cuts himself off when he looks down at your narrowed eyes. He grins in spite of himself. “Sorry.”

You finally remove your hand from his back and stand on your toes to press a kiss to his nose.

“For the record, you’ve always been pretty.”

[scarwwars]

very hard to put into words how weird it is to see so much league hype and content rn, ive played for 10+ years and it genuinely sort of feels surreal for the lore to be a focus of the community for once

honestly it feels strange to see ANY sort of hype to existing for the game outside of the player base and like its the LORE, TOTALLY FREE TO CONSUME that's getting people involved in the game/universe, and it ESP feels like vindication after riot scrapped the universe site, stopped putting out colour stories, shut down riot forge, has basically made a skeleton team of the legends of runeterra game- the best game riot has ever released and the biggest effort theyve ever made to open the world up and explore the lore

if arcane wasnt enough for you, i beg you go poke around youtube and watch some of the old league content, the cinematics are so beloved by the community, the parody songs (this is war from falconshield, anything from instalok) AND riot's officially released anthems and songs (most with lore stories depicted in their music videos), necrit is great for lore explanation videos of the wider world of runeterra, all the alternative universes like pulsefire, star guardian- theres just so much lore and a library of stories to go read (and a published book though I was not a huge fan), if you dont want to play the moba you can play the ruined king game, song of nunu, convergence, mageseeker (steam/xbox/ps/switch/etc), legends of runeterra (totally free to play card game with very fair and generous card collection methods), teamfight tactics, just- theres even a ttrpg (Legends of Runeterra: Dark Tides of Bilgewater) you can play with your friends if you dont want to sit down an play a video game

rlly at the core of it all i just hope with arcane riot sees that they should be investing in the lore and hiring genuinely good writers (so we dont repeat the SOL event MOST IMPORTANTLY) but also so they see that the content they put out doesnt always need to have a price tag to generate revenue/interest for them, and what keeps people coming back is the world they created

TLDR: ARCANE ONLYS I LOVE YOU PLEASE GET INVOLVED WITH MORE OF THE UNIVERSE THAN JUST THE SHOW I PROMISE YOU ITS GOOD

[benbamboozled]

INFURIATING that for like the entirety of Jason’s time being dead IRL the only person invested in giving him and Dick an actual relationship was…

CHUCK DIXON.

I MEAN.

“Little Wing”?

Dick Grayson kills the Joker?

Spirit guide/hallucination?

JEEZ.

INFURIATING.

Sources are Nightwing (1996) #106, Joker: Last Laugh #6, and Nightwing Secret Files #1.

(Technically Scott Beatty also worked on Nightwing: Year One and Joker: Last Laugh but ISN’T credited on Nightwing Secret Files #1 so I’m inclined to think that Reminding Everyone That Jason Todd Existed was one of Chuck Dixon’s babies until Judd Winick came in with his Under the Hood plans.)

[inamindfarfaraway]

How Hermes talks about Luke to others: (the most adoring, protective, forgiving father you've ever met, full of praise and admiration, refuses to give up on him no matter what crimes he commits, defends him to the heroes and begs them to show him mercy, utterly crushed by regret for his own failures)

How Hermes talks to Luke:

[lurkiestvoid]

Headline 14h ago - Meta announces removal of fact checking

Headline 10h ago - Rump hints at economic war to annex Canada

Headline 9h ago - women can now be referred to as 'household objects' under new Meta guidelines

Headline 8h ago - Rump hints at military force to annex Greenland, Panama Canal

Headline 7h ago - Biden bans medical debt from affecting credit score

Headline 6h ago - Rump again alludes to WW3 if Israel isn't chilled out by Jan 20

Headline 5h ago - Rump says Gulf of Mexico to be renamed Gulf of America

Headline 4h ago - Rump team admits Jack Smith found evidence of vast criminal conspiracy

Headline 3h ago - Rump judge temporarily delays release of Jack Smith's Special Council Report

Ah, it begins again with gusto.

If y'all also memory-holed 2016-2021 like the rest of us, be prepared for the face-melting speed at which Shit Starts Happening in the coming weeks now that the election has been certified, and yes even before he's sworn in, whether or not he's allowed to do whatever it is.

No, it will not slow down, stop, or get better. It will keep getting faster, more, and worse.

It will be A Lot, just to even keep track of it all. Just like last time.

I do not have the energy for it, but if no one has already, there should be a good handful of blogs + mods prepared and dedicated just to covering as many headlines/stories as possible. It would be Important and possibly Dangerous Work. And even though I recognize it needs doing, I also recognize it is far outside my ability to reliably provide.

[uncanny-tranny]

I have no clue if I have made a post like this, but: unfollow those blogs, accounts, or whomever who pressure you to have your hobby become a career/profession/True Craft. Unfollow them. Block them if you still see them on your feed if need be. If you feel horrible about yourself and your art when you Consume Their Content, unfollow.

When I made a conceited effort to only follow and enjoy shared craft from those not in the Hustle Grindset, my eagerness to enjoy my work flourished. I don't feel as guilty being too busy/anxious to crochet because I know there isn't anything wrong with not being on the grindset, and I think that's because I guard this craft seriously, and I want others to shamelessly do the same. Guard your happiness, not because it's "selfish," but because you deserve it. You deserve to enjoy your things.

[gaylactic-fire]

Ok finding out that HTTYD 2025 was wanted by Dreamworks execs and Dean stepped in essentially to damage control is funny 💀

[ddeongies]

hi i just can’t get this thought out of my head with yeji’s allure photoshoot and don’t really know who to tell (all my kpop friends are bg stans how depressing)

photographer ryu got a job with a famous lingerie line for their new collection and now has to take pics of rising to fame model yeji and well let’s just say ryu didn’t expect yeji to be so … ✨ yeji ✨ and poor little ryu it’s just so 🏳️‍🌈 (as we all are for yeji)

btw happy birthday!!

oh lord that scenario..... please i'm too weak i'm gonna choose to not think about yeji in lingerie bc i'm also 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

but also i love a photographer/model concept. i might be wrong but i feel like i've talked to @hwangyeddeongie about that kind of thing and also @snowddeong (but also idk all i know is that ryeji + camera = yes)

also i'm so sorry..... i also have the bg stan problem with most of my irl kpop friends i feel your pain 😞