#probably XD

[moodymisty]

You hosing down your space marine because he returned from a battle completely covered in dirt? Okay, pretty funny. But how about the opposite?

Let’s imagine that before the heresy, during the time when Fulgrim was trying to domesticate his brother Konrad, there were also some interactions going on between their two legions. Some marines would be a little curious about what their cousins are up to, and after a while of chatting about their respective battles and planets, some trades would occur. It’s simple really, like trading pretty looking pokemon cards at the school playground. A night lord talks about how he stole a knife from a dying nobleman, and an emperor’s child likes the knife enough to trade it for a handsewn quilt that he also stole from a nobleman. When you’re a space marine you only really get to interact with your own legion, so anything new is always going to be met with a lot of interest. And not to mention it forms a(n albeit small) sense of camaraderie between them, so Fulgrim lets it slide.

So at one point a night lord takes interest in something an emperor’s child has, a book with a large collection of sewing and embroidery diagrams meant for leatherwork. And while the emperor’s child lost interest in it years ago the night lord really wants it, saying that he’s always looking for new ways to embellish his skin cloaks. So while a little disgusted, the emperor’s child lets him have it in exchange for… you.

You are… not someone he expected. When his cousin told him that he would be getting a serf in exchange for the book he considered him stupid, how could an entire mortal cost as much as a handbook? But when he saw you he was taken aback. If all the serfs on the nightfall looked like that then he could see why the night lords didn’t value mortal lives. You were unkempt, underfed, the clothes you wore were far too big for you. It didn’t help that the night lord decided the best way to present you to him was by tying you to his bedpost, like you were an animal at the slaughterhouse.

You do your job well, he will admit. His room is cleaner than ever before, but the same can’t be said about you. Despite you trying to cower and hide every time he gets close to you, he can still see how much you’re covered in grime. Your hair is clumped together with grease and dirt, the wounds (that you keep scratching) on your arms and legs are covered in dried blood, and you smell awful. Did no one teach the night lord’s serfs about basic hygiene? He can’t ask you, since you can’t speak Gothic. But he assumes that’s the case, because every time you have the option to bathe you instead decide to hide in a vent somewhere.

After a few days of living like this your marine decides that he’s had enough. You look bad, you smell terrible, and if you’re not going to take a shower he’s going to make you take one. So when you’re busy cleaning his room he storms in and picks you up, taking you to the communal shower area. And the entire time he’s carrying you he can hear as you cry and plead about.. something, he doesnt speak your language, but from the way you’re clawing at his armour you’re probably demanding to be let go. And sorry, that’s not gonna happen. He prefers his serfs without any infections thank you very much. He carries you to a smaller area of the baths and into one of the private rooms reserved for diplomatic guests. When he gestures for you to take your clothes off you’re too frozen in fear to react, so he undoes your filthy robes to reveal-

Oh.. Oh.

This entire time he’s assumed that the night lord had given him some wretch from the lower decks as an exchange. But now he sees the patchworks upon patchworks upon patchworks of scars across your entire body. He can also see chunks of partially healed skin on your back and thighs that eerily resemble the flesh on that night lords cloak. You weren’t insane or feral, you were trained to act like that. A small prey animal beaten into subjugation over and over again until all it knew was how to stay quiet and submissive. Thats why you cowered when he approached, that’s why you never even attempted to speak to him. You were terrified of him.. and he didn’t even notice.

And here ladies and gentlemen, is the moment a space marine feels empathy instead of his usual entitlement. Because now he’s gently guiding you into the bath, trying to ask you what temperature feels the most comfortable for you. He angles your head so the shampoo won’t irritate your eyes, he puts scented oils into your hair, he washes your body with such care that you would think you were made of glass. The entire time hes speaking to you in the most comforting tone he can, you don’t understand him but he thinks it’s better than awkward silence. When he towels you off he notices that you’ve visibly relaxed, and you’re also very tired. And the moment he puts you in new clean clothes you once again start crying, but this time it’s different. Happy tears. No one has ever treated you this kindly before, and you nearly fall asleep in his arms when he carries you back to his quarters. So he decides to let you rest for today, and the day after, and the day after that. Have fun with your new (nicer) space marine husband.

Sorry that this is so long and angsty lol. I just got inspired

I love how this started out as a meme sentence, and then descended into a legit sad story. I love my new Emperor's Children husband;; I have nothing to add to this, bravo

[skeefee-sky]

hey Thunderfam, random poll time/question thing;

what do you call these, anyway?

i really am SO curious as to what everyone calls them! cause i've seen so many names thrown around in fanfictions (options that i've seen listed in poll obviously c:) and sometimes i never know what to use in my own fanfics cause i dunno what sounds good lol x'D if there's an official name, i've never heard it. ssshhhshshshshh >w<

do you call them by one of these options? or something entirely different? :o have at thee :D

[emdeerm]

Prompt

Corrupted Joy

Inspired by this song!

Uh... TW bad Clockwork? Idk

So, big reveal went super bad. Everyone knew who the Phantom was and it didn't go over well at all. Danny froze when he was fired at by the very humans he had just protected. He was saved by the lingering ghosts. Sam and Tucker were killed in the Crossfire. Jazz, in an attempt to stop he parents from going after her brother through the portal, blew it up alongside them and their house.

He cried to Clockwork as the only neutral Ghost he knew. Clockwork gave him shelter, knowledge and support. Eventually, Danny trusted him with everything.

Clockwork would send him on missions. Danny would go without a word. The Master of Time made them simple and innocent at first. But they soon morphed into chaos brining horror.

Clockwork, trapped by Observants, couldn't indulge in the Chaos his soul craved. But now he had someone to do his bidding. He left the main world (DP) alone. That needed to be stable. But others... they became his playground. And Danny was his hands.

Danny knew. He no longer cared. He found it fun! His Obsession morphed to protecting other Ghosts and his Mentor. Others could burn for all he cared if that brought satisfaction to him and those he was close to.

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So, from here I imagine Vlad, 10 years after the PP happened, coming back to Earth. He escaped the aliens who held him prisoner (Butch wanted him to be captured. Let's let it happen this time). He went to the Ghost Zone. Wanted to see what happened around.

Then he met Danny who was a willing and happy puppet of the Twisted Time Lord.

This can be dcxdp crossover. Why not? Can the JL and others save Danny? Would he need their saving?

[tumblingxelian]

Wednesday Fanfic Concept - Nevermore Never Worry

Summary:

Wednesday finds her efforts to escape Nevermore consantly frustrated by everything from annoying people to her own proclivities.

It is vexing, but at least nothing more serious is going on that might lure her into staying long term; even if she is finding some tolerable people.

Concept:

Very much a "Crack with Heart" sort of story, Wednesday's efforts to escape Nevermore keep being frustrated by one thing or another. However, because of these events the shifts inadvertently avoid certain tragedies/murders happening, or at least happening when they do. So she is mostly having a 'normal' school experience, interrupted by escape attempts and other nonsense.

I imagine it starts with Xavier revealing why he hates Tyler. IE the hate crime. Wednesday is offended as an outcast and not impressed by Tyler's simpering about it. So she takes off.

Specifically to hunt down Enid to ask why the girl did not tell her this.

Enid: I mean I did try to hint at it! Wednesday: But why not just say it? Enid: Because I thought it might make things worse rather than better. Wednesday: How?

Enid: Well I figured you could choose not to leave, but that you'd more likely go and instantly pick a fight with him, or maybe break your wrists so if he tried to kill you it would be a 'fair fight'. Wednesday:... He is not exactly an impressive specimen, so I suppose that would even the odds. Enid: See this, this is exactly what I am talking about.

Wednesday: I suppose that is fair enough. Enid: Thanks, say seeing as your ride is off the table, wanna hook up with me, Yoko & Divina for a girls night? (Sends a glare at Tyler & Xavier.) Wednesday (Also glares at them) I suppose I shall.

Yoko: Another win for the gays!

Wednesday is petty however and forces Weems to carry all their stuff while they go on rides. Seeing as she is going to hover like a vulture she might as well be helpful no ;)

Beyond that I am less sure, but that is the general gist.

Wednesday keeps finding excuses to stay at Nevermore, actually makes friends inadvertently puts off murders and such.

& may well, entirely by accident or for less plot heavy reasons, fuck over Thornhills's plans.

For instance she may break the blood seal on Crackstone and stab his corpse for revenge post Outreach Day and as a bonding activity. Thornhill has no idea this happens until its too late.

Also lots of fun little world building things and character/relationship building stuff. Generally pretty light in tone barring the social commentary and such.

[lookslikethatsallthetimewehave]

She's pregnant with Kronos' baby.

[demaidk]

- vv - *scratch again, still not letting "dema" go-*

(Oh gosh her hair must be SO messed up-)

*HISSS*

[bestialitybestiary]

There was no vampires in tw, because it was 2010's, and at the time the vampires would just act like Peter

[teecupangel]

Remember that "Apple is Isu Skype" where Desmond gets called all the time? Well, imagine the entire thing being down to other Isu trying to call Dionysus... And end up getting Desmond. It all results with Isu thinking Dionysus somehow manages to survive the Cataclysm.

Half the reason Hades keeps calling Desmond, nephew? It because he completely refuses to believe Desmond is human. And if Desmond is not human, and looks like Dionysus - then Dionysus he must be. He had seen those facial features on his brother and Demeter way too many times

Things get really odd when Rebecca manages to get into some old Temple databases and finds what looks like Desmond in a toga. She then makes the poor choice of telling Shaun of what she found

...needless to say, Shaun starts nursing a new conspiracy theory

(and no, he did not have that picture peinted. And if he did, it's for reference purposes only)

A refresher for the Apple is Isu Skype idea.

Okay, but this works well with one of the ideas before where you asked what if Hades was Desmond’s father and I proposed we make him the Isu Zagreus (with Tinia as his father, making Minerva his aunt).

While we’re at it, let’s take into consideration how Orphism believed Zagreus died and was reborn as Dionysus and how Altaïr’s Codex specifically noted Dionysus as a ‘being’ that had been revived/reborn (pg11) in this scenario…

Let’s say Hades was in charge of the ‘souls’ in the Afterlife.

Now, Odyssey really laid on the mythology part thick but what if the Afterlife (the Underworld, Elysium, and everything else it encompasses) is the basis of both the Animus and the Mead?

As far as I could remember, we never see any deceased Isu in the Afterlife, only humans.

What if the Afterlife program kept on copying and storing the data of all dead humans?

The idea is the Afterlife Program that Hades was in charge of had been created to retain all possible data of dead humans.

This, of course, includes their memories which means that the memory seals could be an offshoot program. And the Animus was created using both the blueprints of the memory seals and what records they could find about the device that operates and maintains the Afterlife.

But why would they do such a thing?

What if the initial idea of the Afterlife is that humans were not meant to reproduce, that they were meant to die and then be revived in a younger body with all their memories intact, making it faster for them to return to work. Elysium houses the data of the exemplary slaves, the best of the crop. The others go to the other parts of the Afterlife (with Tartarus being the part where the data of the ‘defects’ go so they won’t be loaded again).

It was only a bit later that the Isus realized it takes too many resources to keep creating bodies based on human data (DNA) so the next batch of humans could reproduce.

By then, Hades was still kept in charge of the Afterlife Program and that’s where his annoyance (maybe it even turned to disdain and hatred) towards his brothers, one heralded as one of the greatest Isu scientists and one becoming the ruler of one of the most prominent Isu cities, starts.

And then everyone was scrabbling to find a way to save themselves from the Solar Flare and…

That’s when tragedy struck.

Perhaps it was an accident, perhaps there was foul play, no one could confirm but Zagreus, one of the Isu scientists under Hades died and his human slave goes missing.

The missing slave was ignored for now as only Zagreus even cared about her, treating her more like a companion than a slave which many Isus have scoffed at, but Zagreus’ death had brought an unintentional boon.

He’s already dead, why not use him as the test subject for the prototype of the Mead, currently hitting a dead end after the late Consus’ research had been used up completely? Aita was the one who suggested it but it was Juno who whispered to Tinia’s ear that his son could live once more if the experiment was successful. If not, what does he have to lose?

So, with Tinia’s blessing (and Minerva’s apprehension), they uploaded Zagreus’ data to the Afterlife, becoming the first Isu to be added to the Afterlife, and they recreated his body.

There were complications though…

The one who was born from Zagreus’ data looked like him, yes, but he didn’t have the telltale signs of an Isu. If anything, he looked more like a human than an Isu.

And he did not have any of Zagreus’ memories.

They named him Dionysus to separate him from Zagreus and he was given a title. Less than an Isu but more than a human…

He was a Sage.

Aita and Juno used the data they got to further the development of the mead while Dionysus was left to do whatever he wanted. He was useless to the Isu now that he lost Zagreus’ memories and the Solar Flare was far too near already that trying to teach Dionysus what Zagreus’ knew would simply be a fool’s errand at this point.

So Dionysus became a beacon of sorts. Instead of dreading death, he celebrated life. Instead of wasting his time trying to remember who he was a Zagreus, he held parties and invited everyone, humans and Isus alike.

Orgies were also a common occurrence because the end of the world was near so why not celebrate what time they have left with passion and love?

He was even the one to suggest to Tinia to host the big party that Odin would later infiltrate after Tinia had lost all hope and was spiraling into despair. Tinia knew he wasn’t Zagreus anymore but he was born of Zagreus and that is why he liked to call him ‘grandson’ instead.

And when Minerva finally looked into the calculations for one last ditch effort to save the world.

She saw it.

A series of calculations that would lead to the birth of Desmond Miles.

Less than an Isu but more than a human…

The next Sage to carry Zagreus’ data.

However…

To ensure that Desmond Miles would be born as Zagreus’ Sage…

Dionysus needed to die.

Unorganized Data:

So the idea is Desmond’s 0.9% Isu genes is because he’s Zagreus’ Sage. It’s less than the usual Sage we get but that’s because Dionysus (and Desmond) was the first Sage to be created, the proto-Sage if you will.

That 0.9% is a good thing though because it means Zagreus’ data won’t interfere with his personality, the same way Dionysus didn’t have any of Zagreus’ memories as well. Minerva needed it to be Desmond because any other Sage risks the chance that they’d let the world burn and become the new ruler of what remains.

The orgies are there to ensure Dionysus’ Isu genes get passed on to what will later be the Ibn-La'Ahad and the Auditore-Kenway bloodline.

Zagreus’ human slave is deliberately not named but she would be the ancestor of the Ibn-La'Ahad bloodline and had returned to his side when he was reborn as Dionysus. (If you want to add more drama, the slave was the reason for the accident that killed Zagreus but it was meant to kill her and Zagreus saved her at the cost of his life)

Shaun and Rebecca will start… well… not really putting the pieces back together but more like getting wild conspiracy theories if they get actual Isu memories than include Dionysus or Zagreus because they look exactly like Desmond. They believe he may be Desmond’s Isu ancestor.

The main reason why everyone is okay with Desmond asking questions that should be 'common sense' or 'common knowledge' is because they all know Dionysus doesn't know much so they're more forgiving and Desmond/Dionysus is charming enough that they don't mind explaining it anyway (since the Apple Zoom calls technically only happens a fraction of a second in real time anyway)

[quietmtntown]

[fluffypichu876]

*sigh* another day without bloodborne on pc

[solar-puppy]

i wish I could make out with myself sometimes lollll

[wilted-woods]

Ayyy summer break, finally- ;v;

Also I should try to say something or make my presence known at least xD

At least I get to be somewhat more active- xd

Putting the two gifs together was much funnier in my head-

[kidovna]

charlie later: you know, you did look good in that captain america costume…

[danyaselmar]

In case anyone saw the change in my blog info, no you didn't xD

[nocek]

To all of the American friends, I'm so sorry and angry for you. I can't do much besides offering my condolences and delivering a little silly distraction (totally sponsored by @angel-of-the-moons suggestion in comment on one of previous posts ;)

If you want you can leave a prompt with those three or whatever and I'll try to draw as many cheer up doodles as I can*

[soupdweller]

day 16: naughty