#ras also had a lot of admiration for him

[radiance1]

So you know that thing about Sam being a plant goddess? Where she was basically Te Fiti and was made of plants and was a giant woman?

Now imagine that, but Tucker. Except he's made of Sand. How did this come to be? Weeeeeeell, Tucker may or may not have absorbed the powers the Scarab Scepter.

And may or may not have also consumed Hotep Ra in a battle of wills where he managed to overpower him with a great surge of willpower.

Tucker became something more than human, his flesh literally turned into sand and everything he could've done with scepter he could do by himself since he, you know, absorbed it powers into himself. He also has the powers of Hotep Ra since he, well, consumed him too.

Except he can also summon Hotep Ra to be his true servant now. The ghost is now fully under his thumb and wouldn't be able to plot against him or anything of the like, you could basically say that he's bound to Tucker after Tucker consumed and basically claimed his soul.

So, Tucker gets thrown into the DC universe, most likely either an accident with his powers, a portal, or both. He doesn't exactly know where he is, so he does some research and finds out that this place has heroes, villains, extraterrestrial beings and even gods and demons!

So what does Tucker do when faced with all of this? He starts looking at all the technology, the companies, everything.

He also, hacks into various government buildings and leaves before anyone could trace his location. He hits a small snag when he encounters 'Oracle' and he had to retreat earlier than he had planned to after Oracle nearly managed to get an accurate handle on his location.

Hit an even bigger one when he tried to hack into Mount Justice and for some reason encountered Oracle again and he had to retreat. Except, that his location was found, and he had to leave right away.

He left Hotep behind to occupy them while he made his getaway.

Cut forward to a while later, where Tucker infiltrated a place to get his hands on a piece of tech and was currently hacking into it when said place was once again infiltrated by none other than the team of Young Justice. So, obviously the first thing Tucker decided to do was throw Hotep Ra at them while he continued trying to hack into the tech so he could take it for himself.

Only for Oracle to once again pop up, cause him severe problems, and ultimately managed to stop him from hacking into the tech long enough for everything to be wiped clean and nothing left for him to claim.

He then turned quite a lot of things into sand from frustration, he had an admiration for Oracle yes, but they were being a pain. So he called back Hotep Ra to his side and turned into sand to leave the facility behind.

Only to be faced with the Justice League themselves.

[c0smiclatt3]

university!gepard headcanons

⋆.˚ ☾ .⭒˚ TAGS: fluff, sfw, gn reader, university au

another migrated piece from my main blog... enjoy the headcanons! maybe i should turn this into a cai bot...

Criminal justice major, with a minor in history

Prefers pen and paper for his notes (also chews on his pencil when he’s particularly deep in thought and thinks nobodys looking)

He doesn’t necessarily seek out new music, he just kinda osmosis-es whatever song Serval’s band’s been playing a lot of lately

Early bird! This is probably the only man in university with a proper reasonable sleeping schedule.

He’s your dorm RA, and he’s weirdly serious about it too. Not that you’re complaining - thanks to him everyone on your floor feels welcome, is familiar with each other, and he really goes out of his way to attend to the needs of everyone on the floor. You really admired him for that, especially when you know he’s got his classwork on the side. You try your best not to cause any extra trouble for him.

That being said, you really wish you could extend a hand to him for those advertising posters he makes for building events. Things got better when he learned to use Canva, but graphic design is clearly not his strong suit.

(Somebody needs to tell this man that screenshotting a png with the transparency squares in the background means you still see the transparency square in the background)

You swear you see a few pots of plants on his windowsill - you’ve never been in his room but whenever you try to bring it up to him in passing he quickly changes the subject.

One day he starts getting weirdly involved in how often you’re bringing friends over. He never seems to have an issue with anyone else - so why is he all up in your business? One time after seeing your friend off you hear a “Who was that?” from behind you. “Just my friend.” “They seem to come around quite often. You two must be quite close.” You weren’t quite sure what he was getting at, and before you could answer he had shut the door to his room.

When you finally worked up the courage to ask him if you were in some sort of trouble or if you broke some kind of rule, he shook his head and said “No, not at all.” “Then why do you keep asking? You never give anyone else a hard time.” And for the first time he seemed at a loss for words. You swear you must have seen his face flush red before he turned away from you and curtly said “it’s getting late. You should rest for the day. Goodnight.”

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⋆.˚ ☾ .⭒˚ AN: ah, gepard... my first favorite hsr character... fell in love with him since the og beta leaks...

[brucewaynehater101]

Tim Ruler of worlds

In my head i think that the brucequest was way faster in this AU, when he realized that no one believed him about Bruce being alive Tim felt hopeless for half an hour before he remembered that he has a lot of planets under his rule and surely someone there could help him.

the only reason it took a month to get a team ready, was that there needed to be a competition for the honor of being on a team working directly under red robin, despite the time it took it was a great festival for his planets and a boost to tourism and trade, so Tim didn't complain.

Thanks to that + an spaceship, the Brucequest was over in less than a month, before Ra's even noticed that something was happening Tim was done.

but i'm not sure if i remember right but i think that in canon by the time Tim ends his quest the league had also realized that Bruce was alive, so here the only reason Tim ends up CEO of WI despite speedrunning the Brucequest is because the JL still didn't do anything even with a step-by-step slideshow on how to save Bruce, Tim is pissed but he has other things to do, so he just decides to try again later, but the one who is really pissed is Bruce when he discovers he could have been saved months earlier, but not a single person of the JL bothered to watch Tim's slideshow.

Also i called Tim red robin in this but i'm not sure if Tim would even be red robin in this AU, because having planets do competitions for the honor of working with you is very good for a person's confidence, i'm thinking that he was heading for a depressive spiral before the competition, but then seeing all the monuments the people of his planets built in his honor, the good he did for those planets, and the love they have for him as leader, really helped him grieve for his friends, rest a bit from all the stress from home and find hope in himself as more than robin, i think at this point since he's no longer Robin he reveals himself as Tim Drake for his subjects, the competion/festival lasts even longer because of that.

Also it really says something about Tim and his family that he considers ruling a multi-planetary empire more relaxing than being at home.

Oof! This has a great mixture of fix-it, fluff, and angst. You're right that maybe Tim would utilize the resources he has as a planetary ruler to aid him in the BruceQuest. Perhaps one of the reasons the JL refused to listen to Tim is because he managed to finish the BQ so quickly and refused to list his resources. I'm not sure exactly why, but perhaps this meant they didn't quite trust the info (not to mention all of the rumors of Tim not being mentally stable).

I'm not sure if Tim would release his civilian identity to these planets. However, I could see him creating an identity just for the plants to have a name to call him. He considers it like a royalty name or something. I do agree that with this AU, it makes sense for Tim to never take up the Red Robin mantle. I like Cardinal for him, but maybe he gets inspired by some myth by the planets.

A really funny and cool take would be the different planets having a prophecy about the hero that unites their planets and bring them prosperity. They start referring to Tim by this name (out of appreciation, love, and admiration). After repeatedly being referred to by this mantle, he decides to make it his vigilante name as well. I don't know what the name would be. Perhaps it means a significant amount in the aliens' language and gets roughly translated to English for Tim to use (like Superman's "S").

Honestly, Patron could also be a cool name for him.

[hestzhyen]

What's in a Name? (Sazanami Clan)

Sincerely sorry for spamming you, dear void. Think of this as a purge of ideas that have been percolating around for a while but were never given time until now. Anyway, let's take a look at the kanji meanings for the Sazanami clan members' names! ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

Much like parents creating a name for their children, authors often put their wishes and intentions for the character into the name selection process. Kagurabachi is no different- the Saznami's names showcase how much thought Hokazono put into creating the characters to fit seamlessly into the story.

I'm not a pro at Japanese so these interpretations are based off of a lot of research only.

Without further ado:

漣 (sazanami, most commonly read as ren) means "ripple". An indirect reference to the inherited isou technique that uses shock waves?

More rarely, it can also mean crying or continuously flowing tears. A hint towards the horrible legacy they've got as a clan, perhaps.

Sazanami Kyora (漣 京羅) - Bizarre name.

京 (kyo) directly means capital city and is often used as shorthand for Kyoto city itself (京都). 羅 (ra) is for lightweight fabrics like silk or gauze... a surface reading is kinda weird. His name is "silk capital", huh...

In a name, 京 (kyo) can confer both grandeur and power. 羅 (ra) can confer the idea of a protective net, or a link of unity and strength. So in my mind, Kyora is meant to be the powerful, uniting force that protects. Protects what? Certainly not his kids! GOTTEM

Sazanami Soya (漣 宗也) - Soya is a special guy for many reasons... 宗 (usually read as mune) is associated with respect for family, ancestry, and following the teachings of a founder (in a religious sense). The so reading is actually pretty rare and means "origin" or "virtuous ancestor". In general it conveys a sense of the child being expected to honor the family's ancestors, legacy, and perhaps being the start of something new and special. Good good this is fine.

也 is pretty interesting too. It's archaic, for one. Thus making it a strange choice for a modern name. The most common readings of 也 (nari and ya) mean "to be" in the sense that something is certain to happen/occur, but there's also a less common one used here (ya) that is questioning- like "will it be?" or "is it"? And when it's included in a name, 也 (ya) often takes on a meaning like "also". In an abstract sense, ya here implies excitement for the baby being born, so at least he's got that going for him.

So IMO the most direct meaning of 宗也 (soya) is "another origin" in reference to his "love" being what helps Hakuri overcome Soya himself and start down his new path, with strong implications that he was expected to honor his family's tradition... but maybe wouldn't be able to. Cool stuff! And really depressing in the context that he was chosen to be the next head of the family! Did his parents not have high hopes for him for some reason? Imagine naming your kid "baby we're excited to have that will respectfully carry on our family legacy" while also throwing it in doubt by deliberately using an archaic kanji lol. Soya never had a chance.

Is that why he treated Hakuri the way he did once his little bro failed to manifest the talent he was assumed to have...?

Sazanami Hakuri (漣 伯理) Our favorite former boyfailure sure has an interesting name...

伯 (haku) means someone with a position of high authority like "chief", "earl", or "count". In a name, it conveys a sense of respect and admiration being due as the highest ranked person in the family. What audacity lmao. I think it's interesting that the middle child was given this name since haku also implies being obligated respect and admiration as the eldest brother/role model of the family. Should his and Soya's names have been swapped?

理 (ri) means reason/logic... and less often, justice or truth. It's interesting that this character was used instead of the more common 裡 (ri) that usually composes the full name (伯裡). This character is for something in the rear or the middle, inside or within- implying they're protected or sheltered. Name implications of 裡 carry connotations of inner strength, security, and comfort; a sense of belonging and connection. ...Things our Hakuri notably lacks. He was never meant to be a strong leader secure in his relationships and protected from harm, I guess. So let's look at why 理 might have been chosen instead.

There are many possible implications when 理 used in a name, but most of them imply that the child will be guided or helped along in a positive way. Whether by order and structure, logic and wisdom, deep empathy... any or all of them. So his name is something like "logical/natural chief" with the implication that something will guide his path through life. Fortunately for him and us, it happens to be empathy (RIP Ice Lady). Not escaping the swapped names theories though since Soya was supposed to be the logical, calculating oldest brother chosen to lead the clan. Hmm.

With all that context, this panel just makes me so... something:

Is there more to unpack with the Sazanamis after all? Is leadership a meritocracy or something? Because normally you'd expect the oldest son to have the duty passed on to him. Yet I'm not confident that Soya was always the first choice now.

But yeah, with a name like that, no wonder we see him being called special by Kyora at such a young age- Hakuri had a lot placed on his shoulders at birth. It makes me curious as to why he was apparently seen as a better prospect than Soya, but we'll probably never get the details.

Sazanami Tenri (漣 天理) - Another guy with a unisex name that leans feminine lol. Even more parallels to Chihiro!

A lot of fellow anime and manga fans will probably be familiar with 天 (ten)- meaning heaven, sky, sometimes God. No surprises there. 理 (ri) - the same one used in Hakuri's name- once again means reason/logic, and less often, justice or truth. In names, 天 (ten) also adds a sense of natural talent or gifts the child is born with (and we do see Tenri becoming the youngest member of the Tou ever, so he certainly was born with something special like his father claimed).

理 (ri) implications hurt my heart. He was also named with great expectations placed on him, but at least it's a relatively common name unlike his older brothers'.

I think a common, straightforward interpretation is usually best so "heaven's natural law" is the meaning I'd ascribe. But I do like the optional interpretation of "heaven's judgement" being there to echo Mr. Inazuma's "lightning of judgement" that Chihiro delivered on his behalf. Just a fun little thing for me to gnaw on. The additional naming implications make me think he was supposed to be guided by his natural talents to a bright future, but... well...

I kind of want a side story or episode zero about Kyora, Mrs. Sazanami, Tenri, Hakuri, and Soya before Hakuri was ostracized now. Why were they named like this?! Hakuri and Soya in particular have me going insane over implications for their relationship and why Soya might have been so cruel to him...

Anyway, thanks as always for letting me rant in your ambivalent ears, kind internet void. I'll be able to ride out the last hour or so of waiting for spoilers in peace thanks to you.

[ap-kinda-lit]

Silly Atem headcanons

He’s always loved wearing dark clothing. He didn’t get to in Egypt because wearing black in Egypt? Not the best idea.

The first upside he discovers when he gets his own body: piercings & tattoos.

He and Yugi have a duel to decide who gets the top bunk bed.

He likes seeing depictions of Ancient Egypt in media. Of course he points out a LOT of the inaccuracies, but he enjoys the stuff. He laughs at old mummy horror flicks and thinks the pyramids in Sonic the Hedgehog are fun. He also really likes Raiders of the Lost Ark (he doesn't know if there was a real Staff of Ra, but he really wishes he had one) and LOVES The Prince of Egypt (he tears up every time he rewatches it).

But he's not the least bit amused by the conspiracy theories about aliens and Ancient Egypt. It's one of his worst triggers. The first time he heard about it was when Jonouchi showed him Ancient Aliens for fun. At first, he thought it was funny. Until he found out some people actually believed in it. Let's just say don't ever bring it up, unless you want to send Atem into a two hour long rant.

Museums are an interesting experience. To give you an idea of what he would be like visiting a museum featuring Egyptian artifacts:

He’s a Disney princess. He loves animals and is friends with them. He will stop and admire a beetle or a lizard he comes across, he feeds the birds at the park, and he's basically the King of Games AND Cats. And he's the same with animals that most people wouldn't consider 'pet friendly'. He will gladly give a lion scritches on the head and snuggle a python.

However, he doesn't love all of them. If there's one thing Atem's really afraid of, like have an actual phobia of, it's crocodiles (and gators by extension). He's from Ancient Egypt, after all. He would be kinda like FX'S Archer:

Atem can easily hold his own in a fight, even kill a man himself. Being a prince of Egypt, he was trained in combat and warfare, from hand-to-hand to sword fighting. Even when he’s lost his memories, he still can fight from muscle memory (“Where did you learn how to do that!?” “I don’t know!”).

HATES the cold. He bundles himself up as much as possible during the winter and prefers to stay inside under a heated blanket or near a space heater with a cup of cocoa.

His first time visiting a Christian church is...interesting, to say the least. He likes how it reminds him of the Ancient Egyptian religion because of the hymns, incense, wine and bread, and processions. It does get awkward: like when the plagues of Egypt come up, or every time Atem asks questions about ANYTHING, or when he learns about Jesus Christ ("He sacrificed himself and was resurrected to save humanity." "Hey, me too.")

The photo album on his phone is a lot like a middle aged dad’s. It’s mostly cats, scenery, or Yugi and the gang, and a bunch of them are out of focus or aimed wrong. He almost never takes selfies and he looks surprised or confused in a lot of the ones Yugi takes with him.

He likes watching old movies or listening to records from Grandpa Muto’s collections. This is how he becomes a Rolling Stones fan. Yugi and Anzu are also able to find modern music he would be into, like Seal and David Bowie. He also likes listening to Taylor Swift with Anzu. Jonouchi introduces him to Nickelback as a joke, but Atem ends up liking them.

[hanahaki-disease]

1. Percy is raised as a ordinary boy by Sally until he discovers his true identity as Poseidon's son. In the world of gods and monsters, he's seen as a demigod, regardless of his actual parentage. Poseidon has fully ad opted him, making him a full-fledged son of the god of the sea.

They are his parents, regardless of how he was conceived and how he was born, - Poseidon held him tenderly in his arms, drinking his father's blessings and looking into his big green eyes, which slowly acquired a bluish hue like the clear waters of Zakynthos.

Sally didn't sleep the whole first night when Poseidon gave her Percy - she was sitting by the single bed where she carefully laid the boy on the largest soft pillow and just admired him. His delicate caramel skin, his dark fluffy feathers of soft hair, his tiny charming face and sleepy blue-green eyes. He was beautiful - Her son, her Perseus, her gift of the sea, her Doris. These are Percy's parents, mom and dad of their cute little boy. And they love him.

2. The Batfamily meets Percy when Annabeth invites him to dinner to introduce her mortal family. They mistakenly identify as Annabeth's boyfriend because she talked about him with such love - no, they are absolutely platonic soulmates.

And, well, they experienced a wide range of emotions inside, starting from surprise and ending with a slight fright - in front of them stood literally a slightly more masculine version of Talia Al Ghul with a bluish tinge of eyes and shorter hair.

Bruce remembered how Talia came to him for comfort because her newborn brother Bulbul disappeared after birth and compared these dates with the age of Percy, a little younger than Annabeth and told Alfred that ice cream should be served for dessert, a lot of ice cream in separate dishes with separate spoons.

Damian retains his usual behavior outwardly, but inside he feels so much. On the one hand, he thinks his grandfather's missing son and [is it possible to say so?] his mother's brother is sitting right in front of him, making witty jokes and laughing just like his mother. Damian rarely heard her laugh, he drinks this sound like sweet nectar. But at the same time, another part of him wants to believe that this is just an external coincidence. There are many similar people in the world - Damian does not want to lose everything he has.

3. Sally calls Percy by his middle name - Doris or Dori, because she loves Percy and he is a real gift for her. Percy is a gift from the sea.

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And in this au, which I really like, where would Percy fit in the batfam? In this AU, Percy and Annabeth, [who is the daughter of Bruce and Athena], are not romantic, but deeply platonic, they literally call each other siblings. Bruce is experiencing some difficult feelings because Percy is his daughter's best friend and honorary brother, who is also a vulnerable child of Talia's blood and flesh and God how much he looks like Damian. Percy is Bruce's child figure, Bruce is Percy's father figure, they are son and father in everything except blood and adoption papers, but they won't admit it even at gunpoint. Percy is similar to Stephanie in this regard.

Can they trust him because he’s technically Talia? Initially, yes, because Percy is too similar to Talia and this is terribly alarming for people who have a history with her. But Percy is Percy, he is a separate person from her, even if he is made of the same blood and flesh as her. And he will explain and show them this.

Does he work with the league because of how he’s born? No, Percy was born in Nanda Parbat, maids took care of him for the first hours of his life, he even had a wet nurse who managed to feed him after birth. Ras and Talia were by his side. He was not Perseus Doris Jackson, he was Ardeshir Bulbul Al Ghul. But it didn't last long - Poseidon, who was looking for a child to give to his beloved, found and took the baby. Percy is not an Ardeshir, he was not raised in the League of assassins as the future heir and son of the head of the demon. But he could help or complete one or two missions, depending on what it will be - Percy will not kill, but he is always ready to help if necessary.

Is he Damian’s uncle or brother or some father-like thing since he’s a clone of Talia? It is difficult because Percy is really a pure clone of Talia, he has all her genes and only her. If you do a genetic test, it will really show that Percy is Damian's parent and there is a close relationship between them, which is mostly fraternal but also has a parent-child connotation - Damian looks too much like Percy, and Percy looks too much like Talia. Although they don't admit it. And no, Ras, the fact that Percy recognizes Talia as something like his motherly sister, and Damian as his brother/almost son, does not mean that he considers you his father.

I hope you enjoy it :)

Enjoyed it?? I LOVED IT!!

Everything just feels so in character and I can see the whole world of this au in my head and it’s just *mwah* chefs kiss.

Percy and Annabeth bing platonic soulmates , almost twin flames, is giving very much a “reincarnation” of Pallas and Athena in this au. And I just know Athena is both happy for her daughter but also so jealous that Annabeth has him by her side and she doesn’t.

Sally would absolutely call Percy her little blessing or her special gift because that’s what he is to her in every sense of the word. That is her baby and no one, not even Poseidon, will be taking her baby away.

I like to imagine Talia seeing Percy and wanting to take him to Nanda Parbat (after Ra’s is dead) to train him and connect with him in the way she wished she had the chase to before he was taken, but Sally is not going to let a random assassin lady take her baby.

Sorry this took so long to respond to!!!

[allthegothihopgirls]

oh hey btw i’m the lazarus pit religious symbolism anon and forgive my confusing wording initially because i specifically had this thought of “huh that’s eerily like a really fucked up version of baptism” and then “wow my beloved tumblr idol would love this”

'my beloved tumblr idol' no one has ever referred to me as anything more flattering on this website, i actually love you anon. and ur right i do love this idea

but also most definitely it's really just a fucked up version of baptism depending on how you look at it. i think it works really well considering jason's experience with the lazarus pits. however it's a bit harder of an idea to push if you look outside of that, in general + with ra's' usage specifically. i don't see the same connections in that as i do with jason.

i'm very intrigued by the ex-catholic jason todd headcanons that occasionally pop up on my dash, which make me appreciate the religious symbolism in lazarus pits even more for him.

the whole 'cleansing of sin' aspect of baptism sticks out to me, with the lazarus pit correlation being the state jason came back in, unscathed and replenished. just as one exits a baptism ridded of previous sins, jason had every physical reminder of his mistakes removed. as one's baptism is a commitment to being 'a cleansed man', jason's revival was his commitment to this new version of himself, so different from anyone he's ever been.

i also enjoy the contrast between baptism essentially being a public declaration of one's connection to christ, and jason's dunk in the lazarus pit being the exact point in time in which he severs his connection to bruce as a son, and stops seeing him as a role model. he leaves his robin identity behind, as well as the child he was before, everything about him that had ever admired any part of bruce.

there's a lot of fucked up (/pos) connections people make between a god and bruce, in jason's eyes (this post comes to mind), so there's also that. specifically i really enjoy the concept of jason always seeing bruce as this 'all-knowing, all-powerful god of the night', until he lets him down for the first time, in death. i'd like to say after that he sees him as more of a mortal, but i honestly don't think he does. he sees himself with more mortality, and pushes that idea even further away from bruce, because anyone who's even a tenth of the human jason is would be a better man.

so yeah. lazarus pits + religious imagery in the closest but also furthest way possible. i also have very complicated thoughts about similarities between jason and lazarus himself, as well as sylvia plath's 'lady lazarus', but that's for another post...

[diminuel]

As Croc and Dragon get older — Dragon just finds he admires his Wani more and more. He feels like in all that time he’s certainly mellowed out (more of an internal change. He eventually and slowly learns to relax again. That he has unlearned a LOT of negative reactive behaviors and can trust his emotions and reactions to line up more with his own standards) but ~*Wani*~?

Questionable morals aside — his Wani has done ~*so*~ much all on his own, whilst also keeping a handle on their children. Cross Guild takes his breath away. Dragon is truly appreciative of all his generals and commanders and all the talent that keep the RA afloat. But Wani is different, a loner, so everything he does is that much more impressive to Dragon. And now he’s putting bounties on the heads of marines? And going after the one piece??? Oh be still heart be still!!!

I love your "questionable morals aside" comment X'D Crocodile is clearly the one of the two who's a "ends justify the means" kind of person who thinks that if you want to achieve things it's inevitable that people who don't deserve it will be harmed. It's just how it is. And you can't expect too much from a pirate anyway, so keep your moralizing to yourself, Dragon.

Dragon on the other hand has a moral code that is a bit harder to really understand, because he hates war, we've heard that, but he understands that it's necessary. But that doesn't mean he wants innocent people to be harmed, that's the last thing he wants. However. *holds up finger* However. His exception are the Celestial Dragons. And he knows that not only Celestial Dragons will be harmed by his desire to destroy them. There's an entire infrastructure built around this institution, there are people who don't deserve it that the Celestial Dragons will take their ire out on. And he has to accept that, he will accept that. There are sacrifices he's willing to make.

Sure, not on the scale Crocodile is (see Alabasta, though - as I argued - that wasn't all him, but he chose going along with this plan to protect his own interests.)

That said, I support Crocodile fanboy Dragon~ Dragon definitely would like Cross Guild's bounty system. Maybe he's a bit sore about Crocodile also placing a bounty on Garp's head but well... such is life.

But yes, Crocodile is impressive. He always gets back up (though it might have taken him a while to get over his bitterness and the change in plans due to the kids.) And maybe Dragon would have struggled a lot more to just stubbornly move forward with his plan to change the world, even if it took his entire life, if he didn't have Crocodile to back him up. And I'm not just talking moral support, but also very practical help. The Freedom Fighters had no money, but then the RA could actually become an army with real firepower? Hm hm hm, I wonder where that money and those weapons might have come from. And of course I also think that Crocodile might be the one to swoop in and do some dirty work that needs to be done. Revolution isn't moving swiftly enough by just motivating the people? Here's the king's head on a platter. What? He's a pirate. The WG will have to clean up after him but they will, because he's giving them a generous cut of the riches he procured for them. Dragon and his army can then figure out the rest. *lol*

Sorry, I rambled.

[usagichuu]

university!gepard landau x reader headcanons

a/n: i am back and i am delulu again

tags: university headcanons, sfw, x gn!reader

Criminal justice major, with a minor in history

Prefers pen and paper for his notes (also chews on his pencil when he’s particularly deep in thought and thinks nobodys looking)

He doesn’t necessarily seek out new music, he just kinda osmosis-es whatever song Serval’s band’s been playing a lot of lately

Early bird! This is probably the only man in university with a proper reasonable sleeping schedule.

He’s your dorm RA, and he’s weirdly serious about it too. Not that you’re complaining - thanks to him everyone on your floor feels welcome, is familiar with each other, and he really goes out of his way to attend to the needs of everyone on the floor. You really admired him for that, especially when you know he’s got his classwork on the side. You try your best not to cause any extra trouble for him.

That being said, you really wish you could extend a hand to him for those advertising posters he makes for building events. Things got better when he learned to use Canva, but graphic design is clearly not his strong suit.

(Somebody needs to tell this man that screenshotting a png with the transparency squares in the background means you still see the transparency square in the background)

You swear you see a few pots of plants on his windowsill - you’ve never been in his room but whenever you try to bring it up to him in passing he quickly changes the subject.

One day he starts getting weirdly involved in how often you’re bringing friends over. He never seems to have an issue with anyone else - so why is he all up in your business?

One time after seeing your friend off you hear a “Who was that?” from behind you. “Just my friend.” “They seem to come around quite often. You two must be quite close.” You weren’t quite sure what he was getting at, and before you could answer he had shut the door to his room.

When you finally worked up the courage to ask him if you were in some sort of trouble or if you broke some kind of rule, he shook his head and said “No, not at all.” “Then why do you keep asking? You never give anyone else a hard time.” And for the first time he seemed at a loss for words. You swear you must have seen his face flush red before he turned away from you and curtly said “it’s getting late. You should rest for the day. Goodnight.”

writing masterlist

[ginger-snap-talkin-nonsense]

I think it's very obvious why you don't care about Nimona. If you look at its production history it destroys Lily's mythology that executive meddling does not try to censor LGBT content. You and your wife should waken to reality and support your fellow queens.

I don’t like it because I don’t like Nimona the comic and the advertising of the damn thing looked terrible. Plus I don’t like She-Ra so I don’t have any care for Nate’s work. Also @mikaila-orchard is Lily’s wife I’m just a friend of hers. I know this is obvious to anyone reading this but I’ve never had someone use so few words to make so many factually wrong claims with this much confidence.

A part of me admires the bold move of brazenly claiming that you understand the thought process of a woman you’ve never met-especially when you know so little about him that you think they’re married to someone they’re not. Takes a lot loud and proud stupidity.

[big-royal-chicken]

Hazbin Ship Meme

My friend @staticradioismyfavhateship brought this meme to my attention, so here’s my take on it. My feelings on these ships can be read under the cut:

RadioRose 📻🌹

OTP but in a platonic way. I just really like this duo, and I think it’s because I’m biased and Rosie is my favorite character. Their dynamic reminds me a lot of another pairing from another series (one that I do ship in a romantic context).

They’re just aesthetically pleasing to look at and I love the silly fluff that comes with it. Which is ironic as they are both demon canibals.

Alastor isn’t into sex and romance, but he trusts Rosie and seems to be on good terms with her, so that’s all that matters.

RadioSilence 📻📺

I’m intrigued by the idea of Vox having these unrequited feelings for Alastor, both as a rival and maybe a lover? I just like the idea of him being uber jealous over Rosie and Lucifer. Rosie for having a deep friendship with him, and Lucifer for having a compelling rivalry. (I blame my friend and their cute art too)

Season two might shed some more light on their past so we’ll see how things go from there.

Lucifer x Alastor

(I know what it’s called, I’m not using the name)

I’m gonna be real with you chief, fandom kind of ruined this one for me. I like them as rivals who may become friends later on. I’ve been given too many recommendations showing explicit or suggestive art of the two, which is extremely out of character for Alastor. I can’t stop people from shipping it, but I am going to have to resort to filtering it out and blocking blogs that have it.

Alastor x Charlie

Same reasons I don’t like Ra/pple, but also to do with that Charlie is already in a loving relationship with Vaggie and Alastor has canonically stated that he sees her as a daughter. Honestly, Alastor x any of the Morningstar family is a NOTP for me.

Other ships

Emily x Charlie x Vaggie: I think Chaggie is cute. It could’ve had some more development in the show though. I’m intrigued by the idea of Emily x Charlie x Vaggie as a polyamorous ship.

Carmilla x Zestiel: I think it’s cute. Like Radiorose, it seems these two have a history together and have formed a deep relationship from it. Unlike Radiorose, I’m uncertain if theirs potential for romance.

CherriSnake: Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s cute and their dynamic is intriguing, but I think they were done dirty by the pacing of the show.

Lucilith: I’ve seen some cute art and their backstory is adorable, but we have yet to see how their dynamic plays out.

Huskerdust: Not a shipper, but I can see how people could be into them.

StaticMoth: This one is weird because I don’t like Valentino for obvious reasons, and Vox isn’t any better- so I think these bastards deserve each other.

Lute x Adam: Neutral about it, but I can see it being a one-sided admiration.

[0wl3tt3]

Reflection on my practice (for future me)

Hello, so I wanted to do write what has been my practice so far for future me to read and reflect, I discover a lot for myself, so this might be long so please sit and relax.

Catholicism

I grew up Roman Catholic for most of my life, living and breathing on those values, going to Catholic school and going to church but it doesn't really have an affect for me, I didn't feel connected to Catholicism, so I was semi atheist (I didn't know that Agnostic exist) for most of my early teenage years until I was in grade 10, where I was kinda chilling in class, I wasn't interested with the subject so I just pulled out my phone and thought it would be fun to search on tumblr about witchcraft and it really interested me. Everything about it looked fun and maybe I wanted to dipped my toes in the water. Later on I created an account specifically for that! I enjoyed it as a newbie liking the vibes and looked to find Paganism

Kemeticism

Anyone who followed 15-16 year old me will remember I was a Kemetic pagan, I worshipped Anubis and Ra (Along with Heru-Sa-Aset) but I was close to Anubis, I prayed to him after my dog died which did started my path to paganism where I now just denounce myself silently as a Catholic. I prayed and gave him offerings that I have access to and just let him guide me to cope. I started being open to my practice to my friends as well which they all really support! I never said anything to my family knowing what they believe was that I'm just catholic.

I really do thank Anubis and the gods I did pray for those hardships of my own mistakes and leading me to comfort even when I'm arrogant. It inspired me to admire history more that I ever did, I wanted to read more about old religions, I wanted to just eat every single information I can find tiring to be the best version of what I should do and value.

Hellenism and Athena

I've already told this but I wasn't Kemetic pagan anymore now, I adored Anubis but it felt like my time of mourning had passed and it felt like I might have to part my ways with Kemeticism. Its a beautiful religion and the people there are lovely! but I just don't follow it as a follower anymore and I was called to Hellenism.

I wasn't gonna lie and say Hellenism didn't intimidate me, it did, I knew to never take the myths literally for me to not act dumb but there were a lot of things I had to learn now that I wasn't following Kemeticism. I wasn't sure who to look, well, for a bit until I settled with Athena which makes sense.

Listen, I am a girl that loved the greek monsters, dragons, drawing, and war history, of course I'm gonna pray to Athena!

I felt like she was the goddess for me and later became the kinda the only goddess I prayed for when it comes to tests and being strong. Sometimes I don't do prayers because of school and my own laziness, I'm happy that she's patient with me and a tarot reading by a friend, where I asked "What's Athena thinking about me? I haven't done much for her..." "Talk to me more! and stop procrastinating!"

Is just... I STILL THINK ABOUT IT LIKE OH SWEET GODDESS THANK YOU BUT ALSO DON'T CALL ME OUT😭😭😭😭/j

But I really do thank her for that, it's just so sweet for me to know she is around even when I'm not always acknowledging her.

Now and future

I think one, buy a fucking tarot deck for myself and just talk more, sometimes when no one is around I just talk out of no where to her which I see as my baby steps to coming back since last and the early months I was pretty dry on my worship and practice. This summer I hope I can read history books and just talk about it to her, start doing divination and do something about that rain water from one year ago lmao.

I think this year will be witchy and pagan for me! I'm excited for shenanigans to ensue with my irl witch friends!

And I will say it again, thank you to the deities I worshipped before and now for guiding me to where I am now, no matter how chaotic it is, you're there for me.

So for future me, let's do this!!!!!

[theprodigypenguin]

Hello, I hope your day went well!

I'd like to share some Sabo headcanons if you don't mind :]

Sabo seems to be familiar with chess formations (if we judge by the name he has given to an attack aimed on Imu), and one of my hc's is that the one who taught him how to play was Kuma. He just seems to be the type of person who would enjoy such kind of games. And it was decided to teach Sabo that because while his strength was admirable, his strategic thinking was.... let's say, it left much to be desired.. also I can't help but think about the first time they played. Because Kuma is one of the best chess players in the RA, and Sabo. sees this unholy thing. for the first time in his life. (after that Kuma gave him a huge guide on the possible chess combinations, and the poor guy had no choice but to memorise it😔)

and speaking of learning new things! since Sabo had to relearn a lot of things about the world, he kind of kept it as a habit. If he has some spare time he'd spend it reading about a topic of interest, or maybe learning a new skill! So he knows a lot of little things, which are not necessarily useful, but it keeps his mind busy :)

😭 Just listen! I love the idea that Kuma and Sabo were super close! Cuz Kuma is a big gentle teddy bear and a DAD and Sabo was this lil guy with amnesia, Kuma absolutely felt protective of Sabo and became super close to him.

I've stated this headcanon before but I'll share it again, I did a lot of research about the blood types of OP characters (it's important information leave me alone) and I found out that Sabo and Kuma have the same blood type, and I have a headcanon that after Sabo’s incident, Kuma was the one who gave blood so Sabo could get a much needed transfusion. He's also the one who got Sabo his gloves (Sabo wanted to match).

Sabo is so so close to the heads of the army and it goes BEYOND just being their comrade. That is their FUCKING KID. Sabo is the child of the revolutionary army. That is their son right there, and it makes me crazy to think about the fact so many revolutionaries watched Sabo grow up from a tiny kid to an adult.

It also makes me crazy to think about the fact they have to watch this kid hurt so, so much after his memories return. I'm 100% certain the revolutionaries who watched Sabo grow up would have dropped everything if they'd known Sabo’s history with Ace.

[jazzpostsrandomthings]

Journey Retold: The First Dungeons and Trials

<< Previous Entry

Sorry for cutting the last entry a bit short, I ran out of time and space and then got busy with the next exam. But I have time now so let's pick up from where we left off!

After Pi took flight, the scene transitioned to a different airship flying through the air and landing in a fortress on a... space rock of some kindAt first I was very confused and thought for a second that it was the same ship my character had boarded… But it still was a nice transition.

From the airship came four figures dressed in metal garb, looking quite alien to the rest of the people we've seen so far. They also looked very "Star Wars" in addition to their own theme music, which is probably why I thought we were on a completely different planet now.

And who is that guy, Gaius van Baelsar? He sounds quite fami--

OH YOU--

I didn't check his voice immediately after hearing it for the first time (I did do it near the end of ARR), I had my doubts about it since I am known for confusing voice actors a lot, but man, I did manage to hear the guy's voice right and he still sounds incredible after so many years since Rockman X7 came out. But if someone didn't know, he is also the Japanese voice of Solid Snake and Big Boss. I am just more familiar with his role as Red.

Anyways, we have an evil Empire trying to conquer Eorzea and who are quite ruthless to others. Most definitely they are our antagonists, at least for this expansion. Note taken.

After that scene, Pi finally arrives to one of the city-states Admiral Merlwyb had sent him to, the liveliest and the largest settlement of The Black Shroud -- Gridania. It's the least confusing city to traverse through by far which is a plus, but I wasn't too interested in it because it was looking like a normal fantasy forest village, but I still don't think it's bad, don't get me wrong, I just think Limsa and the next city we'll visit after that were more memorable.

Here we meet up with the Elder Seedseer, the local governor of sorts -- Kan-E-Senna, who I, for a moment, thought was a weird kind of Au Ra lady because of the horns, but it's actually a really rare subrace of hyurs that only lives here which I found interesting. She signed some documents after reminising about the days prior ot Calamity and what happened after (mostly latter) and Pi moved on to the other city-state on the list, the richest city of Thanalan -- Ul'dah.

Now, I really liked the whole look of Ul'dah. Its West Asian aesthetic and the way it's structured like a big palace with rich-looking buildings and bazaars around it was just so memorable and unique to me, and I absolutely loved looking around Ul'dah for the first time… even though it was the worst city for me so far in terms of actually exploring it because of the amount of layers it had. I was getting lost even more than I did in Limsa...... ;w;

We go talk to the guy here who isn't the ruler of the city-state but instead is the leader of the local Grand Company called "Immortal Flames" -- Raubahn Aldynn. He didn't talk to me much because everything has already been explained to Pi by Kan-E, so he quickly signed the papers and let me go.

OK, what did I do next, I genuenly don't remember, let me look at the fold--

Oh. I went to unlock a few dances instead of MSQ. That's hilarious.

But after that, I unlocked the first dungeon! I made sure to tell my friends about it because they wanted to take me through it so I wouldn't be afraid to do the next ones. I had to wait for one of them to come back from a raid they happened to be doing at the time though.

It was... fun! Although the fact that my friend was a level 90 tank who knew how to pull enemies quickly made me sweat because I was falling behind and doing shit damage due to my equipment being very low-level in comparison. But I was told to ask others to slow down in the next dungeons if I happened to have troubles catching up. However, I wasn't afraid anymore. I wasn't playing as Tank or Healer so I didn't need to take note of everything at the same time, I just needed to maximize my damage output and stay alive -- simple enough.

Next day, I did a few sidequests before proceeding to the next dungeon, this time in The Black Shroud... and I actually couldn't find the entrance to it for a while because I somehow missed the fact it was under the ground.

I also asked my friend how to do a character portrait (and by extension the Adventure Plate) and it took me nearly an hour to make, if not more, but this was the result:

The variation of this portrait is still on my Adventure Plate to this day actually. I think it just shows the character of Pi quite nicely (at least when he isn't out exploring the world).

After I came back from university (and I remember that because I actually wrote to my friend about finishing the portrait as I was going outside to catch a bus), I actually went to the second dungeon. And then to the third one. None of them gave me troubles fortunately.

At this point, according to the screenshots at least, I seemed to have drifted off into Arcanist questline for some reason. Either because I wanted to unlock Scholar and Summoner (and hitting a brick wall because of Sylth-management quest) or because its story was just more interesting than MSQ itself to me at the moment, or maybe even both. So yeah, I ended up picking the MSQ back only a few days after, on September 7th.

And also have a funny excerpt from a conversation we had in Discord before that point:

Me: Probably we won't be able to play together until Saturday, my University classes are held until 8PM for four days straight. The player of the self-proclaimed Emo Catboy: Das fine... miss 20 hours in THREE DAYS.

Me: You two are so fun to play with though... but do you have a problem with my progress?

The player of the self-proclaimed Emo Catboy: YOU ARE ALREADY LIKE A SIXTH OF THE WAY THROUGH THE FREE TRIAL. At the pace you are going, you'll outrun me when we hit StormBlood. Me: :D Skill issue.

(You are allowed to give me shit for this, Emo Catboy :) )

But I did have a problem of playing too much Final Fantasy XIV in a span of three days at that time, I won't deny that. I too had (and still have) a bit of a skill issue in this regard if you can say so.

OK, let's continue. So, some thugs attacked a defenseless woman because they thought she was stealing food, my little baby defeated them, and then Y'shtola showed up again and told Pi that it must be fate that they have been bumping into each other so often and that he does actually have a gift that her good friend also has. This gift is called "Echo" and it's the reason why we can look into other people's memories, along with a few other powers we will learn of later. The miqo'te woman also invited us to visit her organisation's headquarters in Waking Sands at the Vesper Bay. But before I actually visited the Scions of the Seventh Dawn (that's what the group was called), I made sure to unlock Glamour, which also allowed me to obtain a beret, which I dyed blue and proudly put on Pi's head. Now he could finally have his most recognizable design feature and stop wearing ugly wizard hats and mismatched robes. After that, his appearance remained largely unchanged until the start of the next expansion.

But let's go back to the story.

This is the receptionist at the Waking Sands. And I think I was more buffled with her unironically singing "Trololo" than her standing on a chair because she was too short to reach the table. But yeah, her name is Tataru. She lets my lalafell boy in after finding his name on the list and here we are finally introduced to the full cast of main protagonists.

(Sorry I actually never made a screenshot with them all in one frame...)

Their leader, a young woman by the name of Minfilia (voiced by Milla Maxwell of all people lmao) who also had Echo, told us that they have been working on protecting the peace on Eorzea after the Seventh Umbral Calamity (hence "Scions of the Seventh Dawn") and how they are searching for people that too have the gift of Echo because it helps with resisting the tempering of the primals, gods summoned by the beast tribes, which can brainwash people without such gift into serving them for the rest of their lives so there could be even more bloodshed. Minfilia politely asks if the lalafell boy of mine even wants to join the team, but of course he wants to save the world and be as cool as them so he answers with a nod. Now Pi too is a scion!

At this point, I had already formed a group of friends to get to the first trial as quickly as possible. And then something absolutely hilarious happened, which I unfortunately did not capture in a screenshot. So I was in a cutscene and all, and when I finished it, I saw a giant fucking level 50 lizard thing that my friends were fighting. I panicked, tried to run away while I heard one of my friends scream, and then this thing killed me in one hit, scoring me my first death in the game. Even though I was swearing and typing in caps in the part chat at that moment (couldn't use the mic), I was actually laughing my ass off. I don't think I could have had a moment like that in any single player game, or even if I was playing FFXIV alone because I think my friends accidentally got the monster too close to me, so it was another moment that made this game worth it for me.

But just a few cutscenes after that, Pi got taken into some cave with other people by the lizard beastfolk tribe, Amalj'aa, that wanted to summon their god -- Ifrit. This was the first trial, the first actual boss fight, and--

The player of the stern-looking Auri man: Jazz? Where are you? The player of the self-proclaimed Emo Catboy: ...Actually, yeah, where ARE you?

I opened the map, saw that the location was called "???" and that there was no way out of it, and then I was told that you can actually start duties through a menu -- no need to approach the entry points to dungeons or trials once you unlock them. That was a relief because I was afraid my party leader won't be able to register for this duty and I would have to do it with a bunch of randoms.

I am sorry, I didn't screenshot Ifrit either. But the cutscene that showed how summons happen, with the whole demon-ass flame monster emerging while this musical theme of approaching disaster played, it all was quite great! As for Ifrit himself, though... he didn't stay alive for long, all because of my friend's equipment again, I am pretty sure.

We stopped the primal, sending the lizard folk running, and, oh! Ifrit left a crystal behind! Great, now its ours and we are 2/6th of the way to... whatever would actually happen once we collect all 6 crystals.

Damn, I do write quite a lot here, don't I? And I didn't even mention all the things that happened along the way, I had to skip a few (such as Golden Saucer and Aesthetician guy) since the post was too big already and I was diverding attention from MSQ a bit too much. But I assure you, once we get over the middle part of ARR, my writing will end up being more focused on MSQ itself, just bear with me here :'D

[yourfellowhuman07]

Where Do We Go Now?

A She-ra: Princess of Power 2018 fanfiction

The war is finally over. Prime is dead, the hive mind is broken, and everyone is reunited with their loved ones. However, there are some questions left unanswered. What will be the fate of Catra and Hordak? What are these new memories Wrong Hordak has? What is Etheria's place in the wider universe? Where do we go now?

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Hey everyone. Here is chapter 26, I hope you enjoy it.

Also, chapter 27 will be posted on both Tumblr and AO3 on Wednesday because I'll be going on vacation at the end of next week.

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Chapter 26: Purchases

“So it is a game about an Italian plumber saving a princess from a giant fire-breathing turtle?” JD flipped the plastic case in his hand. The brothers had somehow found themselves in an electronic games store. Plastic cases lined the shelves. Video game memorabilia hung from the walls and filled the tables. Cardboard figures littered the floor. Consoles sat in glass cabinets behind the counter.

“Yeah, it looks really fun!” TD held a heavy box, scanning the words boasting about the console within.

“I thought we were supposed to be looking at clothes?” LD leaned on a wall near the entrance, indifferent to the colorful items in the store.

“How about you go shopping by yourself if you’re so bored.” ZD perused the cases lining the shelves. LD shot him a dirty look.

“No, we are staying together. I do not want to spend the better half of the day running around the Six Systems of Dryl rounding you five up. LD, once we have made our purchases here we will resume our pursuit of new articles of clothing. Then depending on how much time is left in the day we can look at some of the other shops.”

“Fine.” He rolled his eyes, folding his arms up against his chest.

To LD’s relief, the five brothers made their purchases. They made their way to a street lined with different clothing shops catering to every aesthetic in the book. Despite Hordak’s instructions, the brothers all split up and ran to the different stores.

TD and JJ went to a store will a large crowd of people with the line of thought if a lot of people like it, it must be good. It had bright lights and white walls decorated with images of models wearing the store’s clothes. In there they got sets of graphic shirts and sweaters with various colorful images and quotes. Then they acquired different cuts and styles of pants and shorts made out of denim and TD got a denim jacket to match.

ZD took the opposite route, going into a store with dim lighting and black walls with few people within. Many of the clothes were tighter fitting, so it took him a minute to sift through the selection. In the end, he came out with various sets of sweaters and sweatpants, graphic shirts, a pair of pants with a chain attached to the belt loops, and various studded accessories.

JD found a store that sold a fair amount of clothes, despite its branding as an athletics store. There he gained various athletic shirts and shorts. He then took his time to admire the athletic equipment the store had to offer and even climbed the rock wall.

Hordak and LD both opted for a store that sold more dressy clothes. LD made a beeline for the racks of colorful patterned button-ups. Hordak on the other hand when for the solid-colored button-ups in his usual blues and black with pops of red. LD, try as he may, failed at coercing Hordak into buying something more colorful. After acquiring some dresser sweaters the two sifted through the pants. LD bought multiple colors while Hordak got just plain black. Then Hordak made a quick stop to pick up half a dozen bottles of black eye paint while LD selected various shimmery pigments and colorful paints.

After a while, the six all met back up. Unfortunately, the hour had grown late so they all returned to Dryl after making one quick stop. Despite the varying styles they had picked out they could all agree on one thing: they were thankful they could find their size.

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Entrapta sat at a desk in her lab, finalizing the last of the paperwork involved with the new immigrants. Like her partner, she hated paperwork, but she knew it was necessary. She was so transfixed on getting it done that she only noticed someone was in her presence until something rough brushed the back of her neck. She looked up to see a pair of glowing green eyes framed with black paint softly gazing at her.

“Hello, Starlight.” Hordak purred, standing to her side, holding something behind his back.

“Hi, Hordak. I like your new outfit, and your eyeliner is back!” Before joining his beloved, Hordak had changed into a white button-up with black dress pants and black leather boots with small heels. Black eyeliner framed his eyes in the same pattern used during the Scorponi rebellion, and small metallic black earrings pierced his ears. He put the top layers of his curly hair in braids of different lengths and widths before tying them all together, leaving the bottom layers to cascade down his back. “Though I doubt it would be good for working in a lab.”

“Thank you, Princess. However, these clothes are for different activities.”

“Such as?” She raised her eyebrows.

“Taking you out for the evening.” Hordak got on one knee and pulled out a bouquet of pink roses, purple heliotropes, and baby breaths.

Entrapta’s eyes lit up, and a wide smile stretched across her face. She flung her arms around Hordak’s neck, kissing the left side of his face.

“You’re too sweet,” she mumbled into his skin.

“So is that a yes?” Hordak turned her body towards him.

“Of course, it is, silly. Where are we going? Wait don’t tell me! I’ll be right back I need to change!” She flung herself toward the nearest vent. “Meet me in the courtyard!”

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Hordak stood in the middle of the courtyard which had come back to life with people moving back from the war. Hordak fiddled with the bouquet in his hands, patiently waiting for his beloved.

He turned around at the sound of the Crypto Castle doors creaking open. There Entrapta stood wearing a long-sleeved white blouse tucked in a pair of plum high-waisted pants. White leather gloves enveloped her hands, shielding her from irritating textures. Her hair was gathered into a large ponytail and her choppy bangs framed her face. Hordak’s eyes were glued to her as she walked towards him. While she always looked radiant in his eyes, under the cool glow of the moonset she looked like an angel descended from on high. She was beautiful, and he would look at her forever if time allowed.

“Hi, Hordak.”

“Hello, Angel.” Entrapta blushed as Hordak handed her the bouquet. “Shall we be off?”

“Are we walking?”

“I am, but you are not.”

“What do you me-” Entrapta yelped when Hordak suddenly picked her up, her face turned bright pink causing Hordak to chuckle. He carried her out of the courtyard leaving behind a crowd of people whispering to one another.

[alecsnotalex]

In the distant hall stretching by my side, I hear skateboards rattling and speeding by, footsteps taken by strangers, humming and swishing of wet umbrellas and clothing go unnoticed. Above me, the sky weeps, and I hear puddles splashing and forming. Right now, I am grateful for Mckay, for the shade, and for this bench I sit on.

Behind me, there's a "No Smoking" sign, you'd think would be a given for a university such as this one. But I guess there is no harm in extra precaution.

Last night, I was out with Caleb and some of his friends. They were all so nice, and funny. As if without troubles, they are such great people. I sat there people-watching. Pla ying games, trying to swallow really bad-tasting mixed-mango liquor. In its defense, it is liquor, it isn't supposed to taste good, but also, it was also the best-tasting liquor in Kahuku Beer Garden.

A few weeks ago, I got my nipples pierced. Those fuckers hurt so much, the thought of the much more plentiful pain of childbirth scared me. Thinking about it, it really is scary: not something I haven't figured out before. But having experienced such great physical pain somehow just makes it more real, as somehow, being a woman, it is inevitable to happen in the foreseeable future.

Fast forward to last night, Caleb and I were playing around, him buzzed, and me not so much, although it's evident that I do not take liquor well. We were play fighting and hugging and squeezing each other by the moonlight outside the parking lot, when he lifted me up and my piercing caught on his jumper. It hurt a lot. Looking back now, I don't know what got me so angry, but it scared me so much because his teasing got me mad, and he said I just "Switched."

I have not been most kind to most people i have loved throughout my life, but for him, I believe it to be different. Everything fits, and life is bliss. The last thing I want to do is ruin this good thing we have, the last thing I want to do is be mean to this man I love. It scares me a lot I once vowed never to have children because of my complicated relationship with my mother. Nature is just a lot to combat. Predispositions and genetics. I do not want to be like her.

And so, in all the ways I can, I try not to.

But right now, I am in university. I try not to think about things too much. Earlier, I went to the C-store earlier to buy Caleb nutella, as promised. I was debating whether i should grab lunch in there but $12 for a plate luncheon campus just seemed too ridiculous to me, so I headed to the cafeteria instead. Everybody hates it. The food is just not at all good. And caf people are just like RA's they're pure evil. But if there is something I hate more than bad food, and the shrewd people in there, it is the ghosts that you see floating around. People I've once shared fond memories with, now I only feel resentment for. I think about the past lovers I have had, and how coming out of them also meant cutting them off. Is this a cycle? A pattern? I envy how Caleb talks highly about people he's once loved, and how he is able to maintain a sense of admiration for them despite all that's happened.

Was I too unlucky to have had assholes before that I cannot hold them in the same regard, or am I the problem?

Either way, it is just too small a campus to keep avoiding, and some halls you have to walk in and share with them, especially in moments you do not want to.

This place is filled with ghosts, and I am deathly afraid of them. And so again, I do what I can.

I'll try not to think about it.