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[revisitingfandoms]

Good to see you back!!

I kinda had this question that had been on my mind for a while that I wanted to ask, hope you don't mind. Specifically, the soulmate AU

Is PV's soulmate post promt the same as idea promt#11 ? Y'know, with Dark Cacao and Dar Choco's dynamic as platonic/family soulmates

In Dark Cacao's post, it's mentioned that there's no physical sign on who your soulmate might be, only by touch. But in Pure Vanilla's post, he had a bunch of soulmate's names carved onto him.

So are they technically in the same universe or is it a different one ? And if yes, are physical signs for your soulmates a rare thing or PV is just that special in the AU ?

Anyways, thank you for your time, and hope you have a good day/night!!

Answered #1

Glad to be back!

And no those two prompts are different universes. :p

PV’s prompt had it with you being able to have multiple soulmates vs Dark cacaos prompt being you only had ONE soulmate.

One chance and nothing else. For Dark cacao he always knew his son was his soulmate and having to let him go was madness inducing, but he stayed strong, believing it was for the best…

Until of course, his son returns home and by the gods it’s his boy in worse condition then before.

So why would he let him leave?

[tendaysoftenzo]

Prompt Discussion - Yamato's Ghost Stories | O Captain My Captain

Ten Days of Tenzo 2023: Day 1 (Nov 1)

Each year, the prompts for Ten Days of Tenzo are open to your interpretation! We enjoy all the TDOT participation, and we wanted to give some ideas for how you could interpret each prompt.

Yamato's Ghost Stories

We all know Tenzo likes to make scary faces at Naruto, so maybe he'll be telling his teammates a scary story too. Or maybe someone's turning the tables and trying to scare him!

Maybe he's living the story! Is Tenzo the one who is a ghost? Did he go to the other side, or is he simply under the effects of a jutsu? Can people see him, or is he an invisible observer?

Or, is Tenzo one who is meeting the ghost? Who is this apparition? Hashirama, whose mokuton he inherited? Is he meeting a family member, or a lost loved one? Is he encountering the spirit of one of the characters we see die in the series, like Zabuza, or Minato? Did Kakashi decide to say hello during his brief death? Are they reanimations, or are they spirits?

Maybe it's a Modern AU. On the literal side of things, he could end up ghost-hunting with fun paranormal tech, either of his own volition or roped in by a friend. Team 7 could have their ghost story podcast!

Or maybe we're playing with term "ghosting" and we're finding out why Tenzo and another character stopped texting/talking?

You could be incorporating the superstitions and legends that are familiar to you, or you could be creating your own new, silly or sombre lore.

O Captain My Captain

We know that the name that our favourite tree man is introduced under is Captain Yamato. Are we learning about his experience leading missions? Or a team captain he admires, like Kakashi or Asuma? Is Tenzo getting ready to move on from being a captain, and take on new title?

He's captain of his ninja youths, but he could also be captain of a ship, or a plane. Maybe he's the kind of captain you'd see in a sci-fi series. Perhaps he's a different kind of captain outside of the military. Is he captain of a sports team? A debate club? A mountain expedition?

This prompt is also a quote from the Dead Poets Society, so maybe we're leaning into Tenzo being a teacher. Is he teaching ninja skills, or life lessons? Is it a modern AU, where he's a botany professor, or is he teaching Naruto and co. at a high school?

Tenzo could be meeting or becoming a captain from another beloved media in an AU/crossover, like Captain America (Captain Konoha?) or Captain Hook? Maybe he's gone the way of Captain Planet, and become an eco-crimefighter!

We could also be thinking of real-life objects with "Captain" in their name, like Tenzo drinking some Captain Morgan rum, or eating Cap'n Crunch? (Not an ad, we promise!)

Maybe we're using "captain" as a verb, and Tenzo is championing an idea, or just being a natural leader among friends. Maybe he's being the Captain of the Sass Brigade. Possibilities are endless!

Thank you to everyone who suggested a prompt, and to everyone who enjoys TDOT. These are just a few ideas! Feel free to get creative.

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[shisui-week]

Prompt Discussion

Unsure of how to interpret a prompt? Mods have put together a discussion and a couple songs that inspired us. The only limit is your imagination and we’d love to see your creative take and unique interpretation!

Genjutsu

This could be related to someone using the sharingan or someone being placed under genjutsu. This doesn't have to be related to the sharingan at all! Or maybe it's related to sharingan-related kinjutsu! 'Wildfires' by Ohbijou 'Arsonist's Lullaby' by Hoizer 𓅂𓅂

Love

This could be interpreted in multiple ways. First of all, this doesn't necessarily have to be romantic love. It could be platonic love. It could involve friends or family. Maybe Shisui is trying his best to navigate life and wants to express love. Maybe Shisui is having a rough time and love is an escape.

'Trying My Best' by Anson Seabra 'Sleep Talking' by Indigo

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Trapped

This particular trope is interesting because it could mean that characters are physically trapped, but it could also mean mentally or emotionally trapped! Heck, maybe it means they're spiritually trapped!

'Everything Is Alright' by Motion City Soundtrack 'Drop the Guillotine' by Peach Pit 𓅂𓅂

Shisui Lives

This can be taken in a good way or a bad way. Why did he survive? Is it taken literally, that he survived, or is it taken that his spirit lives on in someone else? Did the clan die at all? It's good to dream. It's good to start over. This can be a deep prompt!

'Good Day for Dreaming' by Ruelle 'River' By Leon Bridges

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'Goodbye'

This one sounds pretty sad, but it doesn't have to be. Goodbyes come in all forms and for a lot of different reasons. Is he simply saying goodbye as he's leaving a room? Is it his final goodbye? Or is he departing for a mission intent on saying 'Hello' again. Our songs are full of angst, but your story doesn't have to be!

'Sinking Man' by Of Monsters and Men 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash

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[kakashiweek]

Prompt Discussion - Library

Your only limit to interpreting our prompts for your own creations is your imagination! However, you’ve told us you enjoy these discussion posts as jumping-off points, and we are happy to oblige!

Please feel free to use any ideas sparked by these posts, reblog/reply/comment and build off them to help inspire yourself or others - or, of course, entirely ignore them if you’d prefer!

Library (September 10th - Day 1, Prompt A)

Ah, libraries - bastions of imagination, gateways to other worlds, and purveyors of madness! (Your mod used to work in several; I Know.) Will you choose to focus on a library in canon Konoha (or another village)? A modern AU? A library, digital or archaically physical, in the far-distant future and the far-flung stars?

🍃 How difficult is it to return books on time - or pick up holds before they’re sent back! - as a shinobi? What’s it like being the librarian who has to discuss late returns with elite ninja or having sent back a book a ninja was particularly looking forward to while they were on a mission? 🍃 What about Kakashi’s personal library? Are his friends/partner/students/etc. surprised to find things other than Icha Icha there? (Or do they!) Does someone try to expand his literary horizons? 🍃 Is there a private library for ninja reference? Or ANBU-specific? Does Kakashi have opinions on the selection? Do his students beg to get a peek inside? (Or try to sneak in!) 🍃 Perhaps Kakashi already adores the library, perhaps he introduces a friend/significant other/student(s) to it? 🍃 Or perhaps Kakashi has only ever bought his own books, and someone introduces him to the possibilities of those shelves? 🍃 Does Kakashi have opinions (and possibly pouts) over the selection or availability at the library? Is he delighted by the romance section but has the horrors at the idea of having to make small talk with the clerk while he’s checking out his books? 🍃 Does the Hatake clan have a clan library? Books/scrolls of clan jutsu or history? 🍃 Of course, there are possibilities beyond books or even other media as well - perhaps something focused on Kakashi’s extensive library of memorised jutsu?

With options as varied as . . . well, the genres and materials to be found on library shelves! What will you choose to check out?

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[hot-glenn-holidays-2023]

Requesting other holiday variety for the activities.

Hi there anon! We tried to keep most of the prompts relatively vague (baking, snow, concerts, gifts, sweaters and costumes, etc.) so that people could mold them to fit their purposes and not be restricted to a specific holiday (or any holiday).

However, this event is as much about Glenn (canonically a performer in a Christmas rock band) as it is about the holidays, if not more, hence our decision to lean into Christmas-related prompts more directly for some days of the week. This, in addition to the fact that we explicitly asked people for prompt ideas (X), and the only suggestions we received pertaining to specific holidays were all Christmas-related. Glenn-themed prompts for a Glenn-themed week, if you will.

Importantly, I would like to stress that there is no obligation to make use of the prompts, and you are welcome to depict the celebration of whatever holiday(s) you wish (or none at all, if you'd prefer to stick with Winter themes instead, or just plain Glenn).

All that said anon, we are open to additional, broader (and non-Christmas-specific) prompt suggestions if you have any! We would probably be looking to add things as alternative options to the 20th and 22nd, in this case, as these are the most directly Christmas-related days. (And if people other than anon have suggestions, don't be shy!)

Thanks for the ask, hope this helps!

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[weaselthing]

when they got "character who made an undeniably terrible decision but man i dont know what i would have done either" at the function

CHARACTERS THIS POST WAS ABOUT

GO HERE NOW.

[glitchdollmemoria]

please can we stop describing bigots as delusional. please. im so fucking tired. someone being sucked into a hate group surrounded by others who believe minorities should be oppressed and encouraging them to believe in conspiracy theories that the rest of the group believes, is fundamentally different from someone having a mental illness that causes delusions.

delusions, by definition, cannot be explained by things like cultural background - such as having a belief constantly reinforced by intentional attempts to rationalize it for the sake of maintaining power over minorities. yes, someone can be both delusional and a bigot, and yes conspiracy theories can feed into delusions, but the two are not fucking synonymous.

i did not spend my teen years convinced that i was being stalked by demons just to hear so many of you people equate my disability with incel behavior and genocidal propaganda. stop reinforcing harmful connotations about mental health struggles.

[gomzdrawfr]

cw: sea animal death

okok, I've never ran walked home this quick just for some doodles inspired by this and this (if you haven't already, go check it out)

tags u...@on-a-lucky-tide

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 301

Ellie, during one of her stints of what do I do with my life right now, decides to, with the help of her Original Dad-Person (Look he’s aging and she’s not and it gets less questions the older he gets if he says daughter instead of sister with how the Fentons are getting older too) creates a Boo-Tube channel. No, not a Youtube channel, those are stuck to a single dimension.

Bootube on the other hand? Due to being through the Realms (and wow is Tucker getting so much income from creating it) is interdimensional. Which is so cool honestly. And she doesn’t know what to do at first, and honestly there’s already so many travel blogs that she kind of just… decided to do something that she wished someone had done for her and her brothers and Danny when she was new to the world. 

So she creates the channel CAAW: Clone Awareness, Accommodations, and Welfare. They had to learn things through trial and error, but maybe she can help someone out there learn how to find their own selves, or even help someone not melt. 

[thatone-churro]

hang on. there’s no way we’re revitalizing “are [cishet] aro people queer” discourse. it is almost 20-fucking-24. no. say sike right now. you’re all fucking ridiculous. how are we not only not over this, but bringing it up for active discourse again. and acting like the things being said are common discussion and not. blatant aphobia. which is homophobia. it’s queerphobia. did we never fucking learn from the many “they want us to fight amongst ourselves because if we’re divided it’s easier to ruin us” type talks that everyone was making a while ago. or was that a phase too. what happened to “anything not heteronormative is what queer is. anything with romance/sex/gender that’s othered from what society deems the “norm” is what we are. we are a community of outcasts because the greater community doesn’t want us either way.” what the shit.

[rabbitdrabbles]

I love how sometimes the whump community is like. “here’s a terrible experience I went through that may or may not have been quite traumatic for me. now here’s how to apply this suffering to your whumpees!”

[curiositysavesthecat]

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[tendaysoftenzo]

Prompt Discussion - Tenzo of the Kingdom | Festivals

Ten Days of Tenzo 2023: Day 4 (Nov 4)

Each year, the prompts for Ten Days of Tenzo are open to your interpretation! We enjoy all the TDOT participation, and we wanted to give some ideas for how you could interpret each prompt.

Tenzo of the Kingdom

You might think that this prompt is inspired by a love for Legend of Zelda, and you'd be correct! But there's more to this prompt than Hyrule shenanigans.

This prompt invites ALL the Royal AUs. Imagine a majestic Tenzo as King, Emperor, Frog Prince, Courtier, Royal Heir Recovered, etc. where he's never expected to pick up the lunch tab (it's what he deserves)! Or maybe he's the most trusted knight/warrior in the land charged with the safety of all who dwell within?

If you'd rather skip the shiny armour, Tenzo of the Kingdom could also be a saviour of the people (a la Robin Hood)! Imagine Konoha's biggest helper as the champion of the oppressed, quite at home camping deep within a forest.

And if you, like us, are an LoZ geek, let both your imagination and Tenzo run amok in Hyrule! How would he react to the Great Deku Tree? How would he react to Evermeans? Could he befriend Skull Kid? Is he Team Shiekah, or Team Yiga? Consider: Twilight Tenzo. Would he ninja-sprint to the final battle with Ganondorf, or would he succumb to the distractions of 1000 Korok puzzles? There are so many possibilities for Tenzo of the Kingdom, and we're excited to see how you interpret it!

Festivals

There are several festivals in the Naruto series, from the Quarrel Festival where people fight over Cats/Dogs, to the Rinne Festival where people exchange gifts. What other festivals might Tenzo want to celebrate? The Hidden Leaf Sports Festival? The Festival of the Screaming Trees? The Bring Your Best Helper Festival? DIY your own ninja (or AU) celebration!

Maybe you're drawing from personal experience. If you'd like Tenzo to celebrate the festivals that mean the most to you, go for it. For example, this beautiful depiction of Tenzo celebrating Diwali is just one of several ways to take on a prompt like this. There are tons of ways we can honour the wonderful traditions we may all have and respect their origins!

Maybe, we're thinking about the specific subculture of festivals through art and music. Can you see Tenzo attending Woodstock (no pun intended)? Performing at a music festival? Trying for crisis management at the Land of Fyre Fest? There are so many kinds of events, and we'd love to see where this prompt takes you!

Thank you to everyone who suggested a prompt, and to everyone who enjoys TDOT. These are just a few ideas! Feel free to get creative.

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[shisui-week]

Prompt Discussions pt. 5

ANBU

This can be a very dark prompt, but it could also be playful or light-hearted. ANBU can be a terrible place, as it can break people; not everyone is made for ANBU. So is Shisui suffering in ANBU, or is he thriving in ANBU? Maybe his team is family. Maybe he started out on Team Ro.

'Gasoline' by Halsey 'Killer' by Hoosiers

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Still Water

One translation of Shisui's name is 'Still Water' or 'Stagnant Water'. 'Shi' to mean death and 'Sui' to mean water. Is his name just an ironic twist of fate? Or does he chose to die by the ravine for a reason? What does water mean to Shisui? Does he have an affinity for water nature or does he struggle with it?

'Drown' by Lecrae, John Legend 'Lovely' by Billie Eilish ft Khalid

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Hokage

Who’s wearing the hat? What’s Shisui's relationship with the current kage? It can be any Kage from any Village, or any point of time. Has Shisui climbed the ranks and earned the title? What does his rule look like? Who are his appointed council?

'Unstoppable' by Sia 'Everybody wants to Rule the world' by Lorde 

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Any AU

Like the prompt suggests use any AU. Yakuza, Historical, Modern, Fantasy, Royalty, Coffee Shop, College/High school, Dystopian, Futuristic, Founders, etc. The sky is the limit!

'Wonderland' by Natalia Kills 'Joker and the Thief' by Wolfmother

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Justice

What does justice mean to Shisui, what justice is he seeking and for whom? Does he take matters into his own hands or get help from a friend? Does it involve the police force, anbu, hokage, or council? What lengths is he willing to go to just to right a wrong?

'Man Or A Monster' by Sam Tinnesz, Zayde Wolf 'I'm Scum' by IDLES

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[kakashiweek]

Prompt Discussion - Mirror

Your only limit to interpreting our prompts for your own creations is your imagination! However, you’ve told us you enjoy these discussion posts as jumping-off points, and we are happy to oblige!

Please feel free to use any ideas sparked by these posts, reblog/reply/comment and build off them to help inspire yourself or others - or, of course, entirely ignore them if you’d prefer!

Mirror (September 14th - Day 5, Prompt B)

Step up to take a look through the looking glass. . .

🍃 Does Kakashi, with his devotion to hiding his face, avoid mirrors? 🍃 Kakashi with his mask down or his hitai-ate off looking at his own face and seeing shades of people he’s lost in it? 🍃 Kakashi looking at his child(ren) and seeing his own face in theirs? Or conversely, their other parent’s? How does he feel about it, in either case? 🍃 Mirrors can be a huge multiplier for dysphoria issues - does Kakashi himself struggle with them? Does Kakashi wish he could help a partner, friend, student with same? 🍃 Kakashi using a mirror to try and see an awkward location on himself to patch himself up? Someone else yelling at him not to do his own stitches in the mirror for fuck’s sake optional? 🍃 Kakashi mirroring someone else’s jutsu against them in a fight (or a spar), as so unnerved Zabuza when they fought? Kakashi first learning that trick? 🍃 Getting ready for an undercover mission and checking all the details in the mirror? Or a date? (Or Kakashi comparing the two and finding the latter way more uncertain and worrying!) 🍃 If AUs are your cup of tea, a mirror would be a great jumping-off point to show rockstar (or any kind of performer) Kakashi, or model (or photographer!) Kakashi, for a start! 🍃 Of course you could borrow a Star Trek trope (they did originate so many!) and show a mirror universe! (Whether one peeked at in canon or of your own design? Show Kakashi another version of himself in a parallel world, or show Kakashi from another world the canon version?)

What will you reflect in your work?

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[tanglepelt]

Dc x dp idea 82

Bernard has a new online conspiracy theorist friend.

Tim is at least happy bernard has less conspiracy theories about the bats. However him going off about a whole branch of the government deemed as guys in white is a bit much.

Now. He sure the two are just feeding off one another.

But it gets a tad too specific at times. Bernard going into detailed accounts of different ghost then ways they may have died?

A tiny ghost in a suit of armor. He is even claiming that his online friend is actually king of an entire dimension of elite ghost warriors? But his friend hadn’t realized it yet.

Honestly if his friend whose username is d3as0rAliv3? wasn’t coming to visit Gotham. Which he has no idea why anyone would come here he’d be hunting him down right now.

He’ll still do his research of course. Tim will also accompanying Bernard for the meet up. Just to be on the safe side.

Now when they got to the library. He most certainly wasn’t expecting a kid their age with a black eye and bruising around the wrists.

Especially not that Danny actually had proof of this GIW and the fact they were actively hunting down beings from a dimension called the infinite realm.

Maybe it wasn’t all a conspiracy theory. How on earth did Bernard find the one person who could prove their was a secret government agency hell bent on breaking the meta protection acts.