#raphael fa

[mostwantedpotato404]

Commissin for @illidariiii <3

[leonsliga]

What a great day to be a red devil ❤️

[realllllmew]

FA Cup Final

[rashfordxbruno]

Sunday is FA Cup quarter-final day!

[itstiffs]

Since quali is done I’m switching to the fa cup final, hoping for a miracle that Man U actually wins (rn they are 2-0 yay) that damn cup for Varane, since he is leaving

[coachtfd]

So happy to have The Butcher of Manchester back, Haaland’s hardly had a proper look all game. 🔪 Varane is confident with his favorite partner beside him. And look at that, our preferred defenders are fit and now we’re defending better. Bonus: we’re currently winning a game, fancy that. 🤔

[wellthebardsdead]

Haarlep: *respawns at the feet of Mephistopheles, dazed and only recalling Tav and the group entering the boudoir and killing him before he could even introduce himself* Ugh- my head- I- *practically shrinks in on himself, tucking in his wings and curling his tail up as he sees whose before him* y-your grace- m-master f-forgive me I fa-

Mephistopheles: You did not fail. You fulfilled your duties as ordered and Raphael failed in getting ahold of the crown. And As promised, your reward awaits.

Haarlep: m-my reward?

Mephistopheles: Someone has to punish my brat of a boy. Who better than an experienced hand with a want for revenge?

Haarlep: *sitting there bewildered for a moment before grinning devilishly* thank you, master.

*a few seconds later*

Raphael: *stripped of his powers and locked in his bedroom talking to the guard behind the door* it’s not all bad. He could have just killed me and be done with it. I’ve everything I need here and don’t have to worry about any wayward adventurers breaking in and ruining my life any further than it already has been.

Guard: it could be worse young prince.

Raphael: it could be worse.

Haarlep: *suddenly appears before him holding a whip* I am going to enjoy this.

Raphael: … *starts clawing at the door and frantically pulling at the handle* IT GOT WORSE! IT GOT SO MUCH WORSE!

[most-datable-undatable]

Your Match-Ups!

Because I am a complete mess of a person, I forgot to put a few on my original list, so good news for the person who suggested Wizard from Stardew Valley a bit late: Because of my stupidity, he is now on the bracket!

We have a total of 104 contestants! This will be a standard single-elimination tournament. Match-ups were completely randomized, although for the first round I did not allow match-ups between two characters from the same franchise.

Voting will begin tomorrow morning at 9am PST. I will post one poll every ten or so minutes. I will do 26 tomorrow and 26 on Tuesday. Be sure to follow so you don't miss out on a vote for your favorite!

Without further ado: Your Most Datable Undatable Character Round 1 Match-Ups!

Day One

Kai (Harvest Moon: Back to Nature)/Hytham (AC: Valhalla)

Aphrodite (Stray Gods)/Robin (Stardew Valley)

Cole (Dragon Age: Inquisition)/Dame Aylin (Baldur’s Gate 3)

Sten (Dragon Age: Origins)/Helena Blake (Mass Effect)

Kent Connolly (Fallout 4)/Asterius (Hades)

Serana (Skyrim)/Bo Calloway (Scarlet Hollow)

Perry (Harvest Moon: Animal Parade)/Cliff Holden (Our Life: Beginning & Always)

EDI (Mass Effect 2 and 3)/Soma Jarlskona (Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla)

Kasumi Goto (Mass Effect 2)/Shandra Jerro (Neverwinter Nights 2)

Mel (Fallout 4)/Neeshka (Neverwinter Nights 2)

Vivienne de Fer (Dragon Age: Inquisition)/Pasqal Haneumann (Rogue Trader)

Carlos (Rune Factory 4)/Hypnos (Hades)

Scout Lace Harding (Dragon Age: Inquisition)/Bishop (Neverwinter Nights 2)

Deacon (Fallout 4)/Theseus (Hades)

Virgil (Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura)/Avitus Rix (Mass Effect: Andromeda)

Nathaniel Howe (Dragon Age: Awakening/Dragon Age 2)/Wynert (Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate)

Quinn (Dream Daddy)/Karliah (Skyrim)

Nick Valentine (Fallout 4)/Nakmor Drack (Mass Effect: Andromeda)

Dagna (Dragon Age: Inquisition)/Terry (Rune Factory 5)

Rolan (Baldur’s Gate 3)/Talos Drellik (Star Wars: The Old Republic)

Shiala (Mass Effect)/Jodi (Stardew Valley)

Tiran Kandros (Mass Effect: Andromeda)/Trickster (Hooked on You)

Arthur Maxson (Fallout 4)/Brassidas (Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey)

Brynjolf (Skyrim)/Briala (Dragon Age: Inquisition)

Mary Christiansen (Dream Daddy)/Chaos (Hades)

Olgierd von Everestu (The Witcher 3)/Wizard (Stardew Valley)

Day Two

Frea (Skyrim)/Rose of Sharon Cassidy (Fallout: New Vegas)

Legion (Mass Effect 2 and 3)/Yuthura Ban (Knights of the Old Republic)

Qyzen Fess (Knights of the Old Republic)/Dammon (Baldur’s Gate 3)

Isobel Thorm (Baldur’s Gate 3)/Athena (Stray Gods)

Sandy (Stardew Valley)/Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII)

Kaelyn the Dove (Neverwinter Nights 2)/Medusa (Stray Gods)

Bao Dur (Knights of the Old Republic)/Evfra (Mass Effect: Andromeda)

Arcade Gannon (Fallout: New Vegas)/Jeremus (Mount and Blade: Warband)

Nyreen Kandros (Mass Effect)/Shale (Dragon Age: Origins)

Urdnot Wrex (Mass Effect Series)/Marnie (Stardew Valley)

Talvas Fathryon (Skyrim)/Nihlus Kryik (Mass Effect)

Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi (Dragon Age: Inquisition)/Gatekeeper (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Keldorn (Baldur’s Gate 2)/Lin Fa (Rune Factory 4)

Johnny Silverhand (Cyberpunk 2077)/Veronica Santangelo (Fallout: New Vegas)

Tarquin Victus (Mass Effect 3)/Aveline (Dragon Age 2)

Judith (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)/Varric Tethras (Dragon Age 2/Dragon Age: Inquisition)

Evelyn (Rune Factory 3)/Sagacious Zu (Jade Empire)

Jarun Tann (Mass Effect: Andromeda)/J’Zargo (Skyrim)

Joker (Mass Effect Series)/Vault Tec Rep (Fallout 4)

Eder (Pillars of Eternity 2)/Iorveth (The Witcher 2)

Atris (Knights of the Old Republic 2)/Vernon Roche (The Witcher 2)

Kharjo (Skyrim)/Lambert (The Witcher 3)

Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2 and 3)/Eskiel (The Witcher 3)

Raphael (Baldur’s Gate 3)/Takemura (Cyberpunk 2077)

Craig Boone (Fallout: New Vegas)/Canderous Ordo (Knights of the Old Republic)

Mira (Knights of the Old Republic 2)/Wistful Deviless (Sunless Sea)

[unreadpoppy]

The kids will be okay

Halsin x Tav (Gwen) + Natahlia and Reilyth

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Summary: Halsin struggles with his relationship with Natahlia, his step daughter.

A/N: I wrote this some weeks ago, it's basically Halsin x Gwen but focused on Halsin's relationship with his step daughter, Natahlia (She's Gwen's daughter btw). Post canon.

She had noticed in the afternoon, how Halsin was carrying a saddened expression throughout the day. Because of all the children they had to tend to, she didn’t find time to speak with him until night, after they had tucked all the little ones in bed and made their way to their own shared quarters.

“I didn’t think it was that noticeable.” Halsin sighed, sitting on the bed.

“For the untrained eye, it isn’t. But I know you too well.” She smiled, sitting next to him, a hand on his thigh. “Tell me what happened.”

“It’s Natahlia.” He breathed out. “She tripped and fell today, while playing with Reilyth. I rushed over to help, but she denied it. When I pushed a little, she screamed, saying I wasn’t her father and ran off.”

“Oh…” Was all Gwen could say. In truth, her first daughter was in a peculiar situation. She wasn’t Halsin’s child, but Raphael’s. At first, when the pair discovered who the father was, they tried to hide it from the cambion, but it did not last long. Soon, after she was born, the devil came knocking on their door, demanding to see his offspring. To Gwen’s surprise, Raphael smiled while holding the baby, wanting to participate in her education.

Soon, an accord had been made between the three adults. Natahlia would be raised with her mother and Halsin, but, from time to time, she would have to spend a few weeks in Raphael’s House of Hope. It wasn’t an ideal situation but it was better than the alternative - the devil snatching her up for good.

And although she wasn’t his, Halsin treated Natahlia as his own child. He talked to her the same way he talked to Reilyth, trying to teach her about nature and the world. Things had gotten tense, however, after Natahlia suffered an accident while in her father’s house, scarring her face. That had been months and she hadn’t visited Raphael since, becoming more closed off and hostile towards the others.

“I-I just, I don’t know what to do.” Halsin said exasperated. “I do not want to overstep, but she’s just a child and I can’t not worry.” He turned to Gwen. “I know she’s not my daughter, but I want her to have a happy childhood, a good life and a good fa-” he cut himself off before finishing.

Gwendolyn took his hands in her, kissing his knuckles. “I know it’s complicated, my love. She’s only six years old and she is in a very different situation than any of her friends. She’s beginning to experience a lot of different emotions that she doesn’t know how to handle.” She put her hand on his cheek. “You’re good for her. Give her some time, let her process things and then talk to her.”

The two touched their foreheads and closed their eyes. With a sign, Halsin was the first to move away, snuffing out the candles and preparing himself to sleep.

…

The sound of small footsteps entering their room was what awoke the couple. Halsin, being an elf, didn’t sleep, instead entering a state of meditation, allowing him to be aware of his surroundings at night. Gwen, ever since her first child was born, had become an extremely light sleeper.

With a snap of her fingers, the candles in their room were lit and they saw their daughter, Reilyth standing at the foot of their bed, a teddy bear in her arms and her face stained with tears.

“Reilyth, what happened, my love?” Gwen asked, as she quickly hopped of the bed to pick up the child in her arms.

The little girl sobbed as she told her mother. “Natahlia’s gone.”

“What?” Gwen frowned and looked at Halsin worriedly.

Reilyth sniffed. “I heard some noise and woke up and I didn’t see her anywhere.” She began crying again. “I’m sorry mommy, I don’t know where she went.”

“Shh, it’s ok.” She said, hugging Reilyth close to her chest, looking at Halsin, who was already halfway through the door.

“Stay with the children, I’ll go find her.” He said, before shifting into a bear and running into the forest.

…

While in this form, it didn’t take long for Halsin to track her smell, considering that bears had a better nose than humans. He ran until he could see a small figure in a clearing. She was laying on the ground, crying and Halsin quickly turned back to his usual self.

Approaching slowly, he said “Natahlia? Is that you?”

“It hurts!” She cried, and as Halsin got closer, he saw what the problem was. There was a nasty cut on her leg, blood pouring out of it. In an instant, he knelt next to her, his hand glowing as he cast a healing spell.

“It will be alright soon, just hang on a little longer.” He said to her, trying to comfort her. Natahlia looked in awe as the cut soon closed, her leg looking as if it had never been hurt before. “See? You’re good as new.” Halsin smiled at her.

Natahlia gave a sniff, wiping her cheek. “Thank you.” She said and then looked down at her hands. Halsin looked at her, worried.

“Are you alright?” He asked in a soft tone.

“Why does he have to be my father? Why couldn’t it be you?” She whispered, and then looked up at him, her eyes glinting with tears. Halsin could feel his own heart begin to break. “He’s never around, and he doesn’t hug me after I get hurt. It's not fair!”

Halsin began to connect the dots as her earlier outburst started to make more sense. When she said he wasn’t her father, it wasn’t to insult him - it was her trying to deal with the reality of it all.

The druid shifted his position, helping her get up, and then supporting himself on one knee, trying to get to her height. “I do not know why things are the way they are, why do the gods give us the parents we have or the hardships we face.” He put one finger underneath her chin, raising her head up. “But I know that we don’t need to face things alone. You have your mother, your sister, your friends and you have me.” He wiped a tear that fell down her cheek. “I promise I’ll always be here for you.”

At that, Natahlia threw herself into his arms, hugging him. Halsin enveloped her in his arms, comforting her, his hand petting her hair. “I’m sorry about what I said.” She said, looking up at him.

Halsin smiled and kissed her forehead. “All is well now.” He stood up, picking her up in his arms. “Now, let’s get back before your mother dies of worry.”

…

The moment she saw Halsin arrive, with Natahlia sitting on his shoulders, she ran to them, with Reilyth in her arms. She gave her to Halsin as he put Natahlia on the ground.

Gwendolyn knelt on the ground and hugged the girl tightly. “You gave me such a scare.” She checked the girl for bruises. “Are you hurt?”

Natahlia shook her head. “Daddy healed me.” She said, looking back at Halsin, who was holding Reilyth. “He made everything better.”

Gwnedolyn hugged her again. “I’m glad you're ok but never do this again, you understand me?” She told her and Natahlia nodded. “Now let’s get everyone back to bed.” Gwen stood up and held her daughter’s hand, Halsin trailing behind.

…

After kissing Reilyth on the head, he turned towards Natahlia. Tucking her in, he said “No more scares for tonight, promise?”

“Promise.”

“Good.” He leaned forwards and kissed her forehead. “Sweet dreams.”

Natahlia reached forwards and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. “Thanks for everything, daddy.” She laid down again and turned, closing her eyes. Halsin smiled as he made his way towards Gwen, who stood in the doorway.

She looked at him, smiling softly and placing her head on his chest, one of his arms coming around her waist, as she looked at their daughters.

Halsin sighed, relieved. “I think she’ll be alright.”

Gwen nodded, looking up at him and then pressing a kiss on his lips. “I believe so too. I think they’ll both be ok.” She moved away from the door, offering her hand. “Now, I think it’s our turn to receive some well deserved rest.”

[diceriadelluntore]

a Gaza è davvero un genocidio?

Sto pensando da stamattina a come risponderti. Genocidio è una questione moderna: la parola è stata coniata da Raphael Lemkin, un giurista polacco, che la scrive per la prima volta in un saggio del 1944, Axis Rule In Occupied Europe. Laws Of Occupation, Analysis Of Government. Proposal For Redress. La conia unendo la parola greca genos (tribù o razza) con il termine latino cide (da caedere, uccidere). Va detto che in molte lingue esisteva già una parola simile, per esempio in tedesco (Völkermord, da non confondere con la nemesi potteriana) ma Lemski è un giurista polacco ebreo fuggito dopo l'invasione nazista nel suo paese, quindi non penso volesse usare il termine tedesco. Dopo quello che successe e che tutti sappiamo, nel 1946 dopo la fine dei processi di Norimberga (in cui Lemski si battè con tutte le sue energie per includere quella parola negli atti d’accusa) l’Assemblea Generale dell’ONU dichiarò il genocidio un crimine secondo il diritto internazionale. Due anni dopo, nel 1948, fu adottata la Convenzione per la prevenzione e la repressione del crimine di genocidio, che definisce questo atto commesso con l’intenzione di distruggere, in tutto o in parte, un gruppo nazionale, etnico, razziale o religioso. Da allora, il genocidio è considerato un crimine dalla comunità internazionale. A questo punto sorge una questione formale e sostanziale: la definizione di tale crimine è precisa e circonstanziata in termini così ristretti che, alla prova dei fatti, ed è la Storia a dimostrarlo, nonostante decine di "candidati", solo le atrocità che avvennero durante, in poco meno di 100 giorni, nel 1994 in Rwanda sono state giudicate come "crimini di genocidio": ti ricordo che dopo l'assassinio del presidente del paese,  Juvénal Habyarimana, da Aprile ad Agosto del 1994 i ribelli dell'etnia Hutu uccisero, la cifra non è mai stata calcolata definitivamente, almeno 800 mila civili Tutsi (la differenza tra i due gruppi, che prima era solo socioeconomica, era diventata di tipo razziale sotto la dominazione belga del paese africano durante il 1800). Il massacro e l'uccisione dei musulmani kosovari durante la Guerra nella Ex Jugoslavia, nonostante processi internazionali e condanne per crimini di guerra, non è "formalmente" un genocidio.

Rimane da risponderti: in definitiva, quello che sta succedendo assomiglia pericolosamente ad un genocidio. Tuttavia, sperando che l'uso della parola non diventi, con l'abuso, una sterile e sciocca "arma politica" (come in realtà è già successo in passato), la questione secondo me contiene due questioni secondarie.

La prima �� sottilmente politica e riguarda l'accusa, mossa dal Sudafrica (che fa capo ad una delegazione internazionale) che ha chiamato a rispondere giuridicamente della questione di genocidio lo Stato e la popolazione che ne ha subito l'esempio più drammatico e terrificante. Accusandoli di genocidio, avviene un paradosso identitario niente male, che viene spiegato benissimo da un antropologo che si è sempre occupato di processi identitari, Jean-Loup Amselle: "benchè possa sembrare una affermazione scandalosa, è evidente che il genocidio ha come effetto la costituzione, in quanto tale, del gruppo che si accanisce a distruggere e di dare in particolare al gruppo dei sopravvissuti una consistenza che non avrebbe altrimenti. Il genocidio, per le procedure che mette in atto (...) è quindi il paradigma identitario più efficace della nostra epoca" (Logiche Meticce. Antropologia dell'identità in Africa e altrove. Bollati Boringheri, 1999, pagg. 34-35).

La seconda è di tipo pratico: la sproporzione della risposta al terrificante attacco terroristico del 7 ottobre 2023 subito da Israele ha perso ogni "dimensione" di difesa, che non solo si concretizza nella differenza numerica di vittime, ma nell'indiscriminata e palese distruzione di ogni cosa che riguardi un nemico certo (i terroristi di Hamas) che l'attaccante ha deciso di perseguire in ognuno dall'altra parte, in un modo che fa nascere ben più di un paio di domande sulla premeditazione politica di questa azione militare.

Ovviamente, lascio alla tua curiosità di approfondire future chiacchierate o domande al riguardo. E se qualcuno ti accusa di essere antisemita se la pensi così come me, rispondigli così: la critica si basa su scelte culturali, sempre possibili, e non su quelle di natura, che non lo sono; é una critica a ciò che sta facendo, non a quello che è.

[whattimeisitfic]

Heyyyy, it’s me! So I’ve been having to kick ass at college and I’ve finally made it to next semester!

Anyway, I do plan on catching up on What Time Is It? really soon, but I have a question for you.

So I still have that What Time Is It? what-if scenario with Big G on the go (idk when I’ll write more of it lmao) but I had an extremely wholesome idea for a one shot.

I was thinking back to when Raphael told the story about how Lucifer helped him figure out flying and (with your permission ofc) would really love to write a one shot about how I believe it all went down (obviously within the canon context of What Time Is It?). It would, to the best of my writing ability, have extremely wholesome Luci-Raphy content.

Anyways, let me know what you think about me doing that, Mama Duck!

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day/night!

Stay hydrated!

Oh my goodness hi! Hi hi hi! Glad you made it through the semester, even if it was eating up a bit of ur time. School is and always will be a bitch XD

And um, YESSS?!? Absolutely I’d be more than happy to see a one-shot written by someone else about that! Omg that would be so FUCKING CUUUTE! Luci helping Rals how to fly? MMMM! You know I’m never one to turn down some good Luci and Rals brotherly content!

So honoured that you want to make fa fiction of my fanfiction. This whole experience of writing WTiI has been so absolutely bizarre to me and y’all just continue to impress me w/ the lengths your willing to go w/ my content and HOW MUCH you support and enjoy it.

Thanks for asking, AND for the ask. Take ur time in writing obvs but I can’t wait to see what u come up with!

You too, have a fantastic time, love to see you getting more time on your hands duckling!

[killa-trav]

Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane of Manchester United celebrate in the dressing room with the Emirates FA Cup trophy after winning the Emirates FA Cup Final match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium; London, England; 25.05.2024

📸: ASH DONELON

[rosexknight]

I started drawing this for the pony on the right, but then I got the character on the left and had to do it for her too.

Raphaella - I always jokingly said that if I ever made a vore character she's be a cat-fish, because catfish will eat anything that fits in their mouth. Not long ago I actually got a cat-fish adopt, and I had to immediately do a TEETH close-up, because I do ADORE me some TEEF. Named after my old pet Striped Raphael/Talking Catfish. Rafe was short for Raphael so cat gets a female name. Character: https://toyhou.se/26376411.raphaella-rafe-arapawma Character profile on FA ramenflavoredlollipop

Venomous - I made another NPC for my pony D&D game, which is a pony version of a drow I have. For story reasons, she has a golden fang, so I thought it would be fun to do the fang icon I did for my catfish gal, Raphaella. I had alot of fun with this gal, and giving a pony fangs is always fun.

Hope you enjoy~! Want art like this monthly? Why not join? My General Patreon, safe for all audiences: www.patreon.com/rosexknight My 18+ ADULT-ONLY Patreon: www.patreon.com/rosexxxknight

[itstiffs]

also the FA Cup Final is going on right now and Man U is 2-0 to Man City

I don't know how, but I want them to win, I want them to win for Varane, one final cup in man u 😄

[undercoverbisexualfrog]

Another TMNT AU Based on Another Show I Vaguely Remember From My Childhood (Ever After High)

Note - They’re all humanoids so the mutant characters are all less animalistic Royals + Reasons: Leonardo Fa - Son of Mulan, wants to protect his people Michelangelo Hatter - Son of the Mad Hatter, loves his story and loves Wonderland April Ella - Daughter of Cinderella, likes her story Casey Hood - Son of Robin Hood, really wants to be a hero Takeshi ‘Tiger Claw’ Burns - Son of Hades, likes being a villain Anton Wonderland - Son of Alice in Wonderland, likes exploring Ivan Hearts - Son of the Queen of Hearts, happy to rule Renet Godmother - Daughter of the Fairy Godmother, likes wish-granting

Rebels + Reasons: Raphael Charming - Son of Prince Charming, doesn’t want to be a prince Donatello Beauty - Son of Sleeping Beauty, hates the idea of sleeping for 100 years Karai Queen - Daughter of the Evil Queen, doesn’t want to be evil Shinigami Waru - Daughter of Maleficent, doesn’t want to be evil Chris Beautibeast - Son of Beauty and the Beast, in love with Xever Xever Bruxa-do-Mar - Son of the Sea Witch (Ursula), happy being a villain but in love with Chris, also he doesn’t want to live in ‘the dark icky part of the ocean’ Baxter Knight - Son of the White Knight, would rather study than be a knight Mona Lisa White - Daughter of Snow White, would rather fight for herself Alopex Burns - Daughter of Hades, she doesn’t actually care, it’s really just to spite her family

Staff: Splinter and Shredder - Headmasters Rockwell - Science/Magic Slash - Gym Leatherhead - Cooking

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[francescacammisa1]

... i personaggi più feroci fanno affidamento sull’incredulità altrui, se ne fanno scudo: sono così sproporzionati i loro attacchi che più d’uno, invece di giudicarli con severità e tentare di placarli o farli smettere, si limiterà a stringersi nelle spalle e a chiedersi quale gravissimo male possa aver arrecato loro l’oggetto di quella ferocia, e finisce per concludere, pur non sapendone nulla, che «qualcosa di assolutamente terribile dev’essere successo, non si spiegherebbe altrimenti tanto rancore; ci sarà pure una ragione, qualunque essa sia». E il malvagio fa in modo che non si sappia né si scopra né trapeli mai questa «ragione», la misteriosa giustificazione che gli viene accordata e che in buona misura lo protegge e gli salva la faccia.

Javier Marías - Così ha inizio il male

Ph Raphael Rapior