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[skadoosher77]

My Top 10 Books/Series I Read in 2024

#10 Blind Chaos by CrimCat

A fanfiction of Beneath the Dragoneye Moons that is just fucking delightful. Made me fall in love with that world again, I absolutely recommend it if you're familiar with the source.

#9 Sporemageddon Vol. 3 by RavensDagger

The third volume of a wonderfully revolutionary story about a little girl sticking it to the entire concept of industry. You can imagine why I like it so much.

#8 Hive Minds Give Good Hugs by Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher

The most dense and morally fascinating of Maher's books. It was the last I got around to (other than Are You Even Human?, which is still releasing serially and I couldn't put here in good conscious.) and the one I recommend most to newcomers to her work, even if they're all fucking fantastic.

#7 The Type Specialist by Incarnated Whisp

The Pokémon fanfiction that put the fire (or should I say acid?) in my belly to start writing my own fanfic. It's classic Pokémon adventure fun with the added depth and maturity of the written word, without dragging it out of the lighthearted root of the setting. The approach to adapting Pokémon to the format was what inspired me most, and for good reason. (Embarrassingly, I haven't finished it.)

#6 Judicator Jane (books 1-3) by Brian Rouleau

A LitRPG about morality. I've had plans for my own LitRPG series, and this one stole some of the thoughts right out of my head. It has heart and tenacity in spades. I love a book that gives me something to chew on after it's done, and this series was like a crate full of bubblegum.

#5 Ruri Dragon (After the hiatus) by Masaoki Shindo

I loved the Ruri Dragon oneshot, was enthralled when I found the chapters from its initial serialization, and I could not have been happier that it returned this year. It's a conversational, affable, contemporary, and deeply human piece of art. It has none of the bullshit that makes most manga so unreadable and all of the parts that cement the artform as something worthwhile. Every character feels like a whole and entire person that could be brought off the page any minute, and I would love to meet them all.

#4 Bioshifter (Vol. 1-3) By Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher

I let Maher off lightly in the recommendation for Hive Minds Give Good Hugs, but dude Thundamoo is for the freaks! This is a story that made me cry over and over again with grief, laugh over and over again with glee, shout over and over again in shock and excitement, and still my main takeaway was that I need more body horror in my life. The core theme of this series is something everyone should know about. These books fucked me sideways, and I literally came back to do it again.

#3 Worm by Wildbow

Where to start? I do not want to spoil a thing about this book. It is so fucking good and you should go and read the shit out of it right now. Yes, that's the praise I'm giving the #3 spot, the other two are even better. It's got superpowers and they're cool, but that is far from the main draw. Is it rough around the edges? Yes. Is it bad about certain things? Yes. Does any of that affect how much it grabbed my brain by the balls? Fuck no!

#2 Artificial Jelly (books 1 & 2) by Dustin Graham

Honestly, I didn't expect this to take this spot. Artificial Jelly, unlike my other favorite books and series this year, does not stick to one theme that pulses at its heart. Instead, Artificial Jelly has something effecting and important to say about every single one of the questions and ideas that have pervaded this year for me. It's a story about a general artificial intelligence born into a virtual cage, and what happens next. Read it.

#1 Vigor Mortis (Vol. 1-4) by Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher

These books are the reason that two other entries of this list are by Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher, they made me fall in love with her writing. I found them at a time I was in need of something to latch onto, and what a handhold I found. THEMES. I fucking love a good theme! Vigor Mortis is all about our monstrous natures, a theme I desperately needed tackled at the time. Every new horror of the body, mind, and/or soul didn't just elicit a girlish squeal of excitement and intrigue (and more than a few times arousal), but also a beautifully fucked up philosophy debate between me and the book. EVERY. SINGLE. CHARACTER. is a challenge to your view of how morally right beings should act, and I would not have it any other way. Best of all, it does not feel preachy, it is an excellent experience the whole way through regardless of if you engage with it. I have two complaints, but they are not for this post, because I need you to go out and buy these fucking books. They will make your life better.

[kiuroo]

When I was searching for that drawing of yancy I found this other doodles I did of her with pen probably in class because I can see how I coloured it with a pink highlight I assume I had at hand

[moonlit-angel-serenity]

You know how sometimes people combine Pokemon with another series they really love?

Well I finally played my first Pokemon game and I’ve combined three of my favorite series with Pokemon

In this case I combined Pripara with Pokemon, I can totally imagine Ruri with an alolan vulpix (that and because it’s one of my favorites)

Anyway if your chara had a Pokemon what Pokemon would they have

[toonilumi]

december birthdays!

december 1st - veronziska

december 3rd - cogsworth

december 9th - danger

december 18th - winters

december 26th - sapphire

[wasted-women]

ROUND 1A, MATCH 7 OUT OF 8!

Note that all the names listed in the poll are their original Japanese names. In the Pokemon Dub, Ai's name is Amber. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters dub Cyndia Crawford's name is Cecelia Pegasus. In Yu-Gi-Oh!! Arc V, Serena's name is Celina and Ruri Kurosaki's name is Lulu Obsidian (Rin's is the same).

Cause of Death & Propaganda Under the Cut:

Ai Fuji

Cause of Death: Car Accident

Propaganda:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

Cyndia Crawford

Cause of Death: Unspecified Illness

Propaganda:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

Serena, Rin, and Ruri Kurosaki

Cause of Death: Merged into the Same Person

Propaganda:

I don't know if this counts because technically they didn't die but honestly they basically died. Basically to explain the plot of the series, there was a girl named Ray and she got split into four different girls throughout four different dimensions. Those girls are Yuzu, Serena, Rin, and Ruri. By the end of the show, all of them merge into Yuzu. Mind you, these were all individual girls who all had individual lives and families (Ruri has a brother Shun who is another main character) but it is never addressed how horrific that is that they just aren't people anymore. Throughout the show a lot of the characters were set up to have significant roles but by the end they are just kidnapped to give the guy in their life motivation to find them and then they die anyway. I also think they would work better grouped together than separately because they were treated the same way.

[blueeyeswhitegarden]

Day 18: D/D/D - Different Dimension Day @arcvmonth

Since Pokemon and Arc V, as well as the YGO franchise as a whole, are my forever special interests and combining them together brings much such immense joy, that's what I'm going to do today. I have a general idea of what the premise of the crossover could be like and then I'll just go over some Pokemon that would fit some of the characters due to their decks/personalities. Yuya and Yuzu being Pokemon Coordinators would be perfect fit. It's not exactly like Entertainment Dueling, but there is an emphasis on appealing to the crowds and the judges with your appeals and combinations. Pokemon XY did introduce Pokemon Showcases, but those are boring as sin in my opinion and those really wouldn't fit with even just Yuzu either. I kind of like the idea of Mega Evolution taking the place of Pendulum summoning. While I find that battle mechanic overhyped by the fans, it would probably work better than the other mechanics as a transformation. Academia would still be trying to find the Bracelet Girls not only for them, but for their Pokemon as well. The four dimensions would become different regions instead.

Yuya's main Pokemon would be Flygon. Out of all of the Dragon Pokemon, I think it fits him the best because it is an odd eyes Dragon Pokemon. Plus, we'd have Mega Flygon with this setup. One of the few ways to truly bring the Pokemon fanbase together. He could also get a Charizard to become Mega Charizard X instead since it would become a Dragon type, but I think Flygon fits him more. I could also see him with a Rillaboom. A gorilla playing with wooden drums just feels perfect for Yuya. Out of all of the characters, it's really easy to give Yuya a full Pokemon team it's easy to find some Pokemon that represent his Performapals. Hippopotas and Ekans are pretty solid choices too. Most other characters would specialize in a specific type, but I think Yuya would go for a variety of types to make more unique combinations in his Contests.

Yuzu's main Pokemon would be Primarina. While I love seeing Yuya and Popplio together, especially when its official artwork makes me think it would be a perfect fit for him as well, Primarina is a better match for Yuzu's deck. It's Z-Move in particular fits with how some of her monsters attack. She's specialize in Fairy types, so she'd have Pokemon like Sylveon, Gardevoir and Wigglytuff.

Yuto would have a Hydreigon. While I'm tempted to give him a Dragapult due to being part Ghost, I think that Hydreigon works with his design a bit more. He would have Dark and Ghost types. Ceruledge would be such a cool fit for him since it's probably the closest to his Phantom Knight monsters. Chandelure would be really cool too since it's one of my favorite Ghost types.

Ruri would have an Altaria. She would have less aggressive Flying type Pokemon compared to Shun, so I could see her with Swellow and a Pidgeot. An Oricorio would be really cool too, especially with it able to change forms and typing when necessary.

Yugo would have a Salamence. I think it fits him really well among Dragon types and I think that the notion of a Dragon Pokemon forcing itself to evolve with wings to fulfill its dream of flying would fit with Yugo as well. I could see him with some Electric type since they tend to be pretty speedy. Alolan Raichu would be cute and a Heliolisk would be neat too. Yugo riding on a Cyclizar in place of his D-Wheel would be so cute too.

Rin would definitely have a Froslass. She'd run a lot of Ice types. Glaceon would fit her really well. An Alolan Ninetales would be pretty cool for her as well.

Yuri would have a Dragalge. While it isn't the most powerful Dragon type out there, I think it fits with his design and deck really well. It's also my favorite Poison type. He would use a lot of Poison types, so Scoliopede would be great for him. I could see Yuri getting an Espeon. Part of it is to tie in with Serena's team, but there is something interesting about Yuri bonding with one of his Pokemon enough to make it evolve. Even in Pokemon, some villains have Pokemon that evolve via friendship levels, so it would be fitting. Giving him a Shiny Espeon just so he could brag about it would also be on brand since being smug is in Yuri's DNA practically.

Serena would have an Incineroar. Design wise it might not fit her deck that well, but I think it works well with her more aggressive personality. Liepard would be a good fit too. Umbreon would be perfect due to its connection to the moon, as well as hinting at her connection to Yuri since both Espeon and Umbreon are often linked together.

Zarc would still have merged together with the four dragons in this crossover, but he'd use that power to revive the Legendary Pokemon Yvetal in order to cause immense destruction in the original world. Ray would use the power of her own Pokemon, in this case the four main partners of the Bracelet Girls, to summon the Legendary Pokemon Xerenas in order to restore life and defeat Yvetal. It's a shame that we don't know what the Legendary Dragon from Unova was before it split apart because that would have been perfect for Zarc. It's not a perfect fit for the Dragon Boys since it split into three Pokemon instead of four. I could see Yuya with Zekrom since it assists those who want to build an ideal world, but I don't think Reshiram and Kyurem really fit with the other Dragon Boys. Maybe the inevitable Black/White remake will expand on that legend and show what the original Unvoa Dragon looks like too.

[rwbyazre]

if azre were in the pokemon world what mons would they main?

I'm glad that a friend asked this years ago so I can find the answers in our chat.

Adam: Tauros, Houndoom, Haunter, Yamask, Marowak, Honedge

Zanthus: Incineroar, Pyroar, Machamp, Lucario, Galarian Meowth, Aggron

Ruri: Gyarados, Goldeen, Seadra, Poliwrath, Sharpedo, Vaporeon

Eirian: Jigglypuff, Raichu, Mimikyu, Sobble, Dragonite, Ekans

[loupy-mongoose]

So, since I've not been in the mood to draw, I've been playing a lot of Scarlet, doing some outbreak hunts and leveling up some old buddies.

Eventually, I thought it would be fun to finally build a Shiny Dream Team.

Darren was already level 100, and has been for years. I started raising Mist the Zoroark, and later Ruri the Gardevoir, and it hit me... I had a good shiny team going! So I went on a scavenger hunt to decide the last three members.

All of them come from various points in my shiny hunting (and not hunting, I'll get to that) timeline, and are all more dear to me than other shinies I have. (Aside from Akoya. Nobody tops her.)

This lovely team consists of:

Darren, male Flygon, Timid, Mischievous; Hatched via Masuda Method in Soul Silver, my first ever hatched shiny.

Mist, female Zoroark, Rash, Somewhat vain; Hatched via Masuda Method in Pokemon Y. I'm sure you can imagine the joy I felt at seeing that it was female. :3

Phillip, male Decidueye, Lax, Takes plenty of siestas; Hatched via Masuda Method in Pokemon Sword.

Sulfur, male Lucario, Hardy, Alert to sounds; Hatched via Masuda Method in Shining Pearl. (Yes I'm throwing him in even though he's part of a separate group. He is a shiny I've acquired of a childhood favorite Pokemon, so he's a Dream Team Shiny~)

Ruri, female Gardevoir, Jolly, Scatters things often; Lucky find in Alpha Sapphire. I was training during a Nuzlocke, and on my way back to heal, the radar thingy went off. When I saw it was a Ralts, I thought "Alright, just in case it's shiny..." It was shiny.

Tira, female Talonflame, Serious, Somewhat of a clown (lol); Extremely lucky first-egg hatch in Y. I can't remember if it was Masuda or not, but I don't think so. (I wasn't hunting for a shiny, I just wanted a Flame Body bird for my bro. XD)

Ironically the two birds are named after characters in book series' I like.

I tried real hard to not have any type overlap, and by my calculations, the only type they have no STAB advantage over is Flying. But there are ways counter that weakness. I'm very happy to see these guys all come together like this. :3

[mihotose]

mirapa anime talk!

recommendations corner

megumi: kimetsu no yaiba (her oshi is tamayo-san who is an oni so chat fills with kozue stickers)

hime: made in abyss (she likes faputa and nanachi because theyre small and cute so megumi says "like ruri?")

she likes bakemonogatari too

ruri: powerpuff girls (she's been watching it since she was a kid and she loves bubbles! the others say she's just like her)

she likes ghibli movies like ponyo too (megumi says she looks like ponyo. megumi likes howl's moving castle and hime likes princess mononoke. they talk about how good ghibli food looks)

chat recommendations corner

pokemon

k-on!

evangelion

moe corner

hime: well of course if you ask her mirapa are moe as they are so uh... the concept of moe outside of mirapa... tsundere? in kami nomi zo shiru sekai there's a tsundere called aoyama mio and the deeper her relationship becomes with the main character the more she smiles and its really cute! she's been rewatching streams and she's kind of like ginko-chan~

as for kosuzu-chan, hime thinks she's like hachiware from chiikawa! hachiware-chan often says "ill manage it some way or another!" and kosuzu-chan has that same attitude of trying her best without getting disheartened (hime calls her chicchai moe and then applies that to ruri which she doesn't enjoy)

ruri: similarly, she thinks kaho-chan and sayaka-chan are moe! ever since she met her ruri thinks kaho-chan is like hello kitty. she's so sparkly just like when she first saw hello kitty when she was a child

sayaka-chan likes ghibli movies too and she thinks she's like satsuki-chan from my neighbour totoro! though surprisingly sayaka-chan is a younger sister which is different, so thats a gyappu (megumi calls ruri mei-chan which she objects to so she changes to susuwatari, and she and hime say a pile of susuwatari/ruri-chan(-senpai) would be so cute)

megumi: when she watched durarara and saw celty, she thought onee-san types are moe. she's cool and slender like tsuzuri and she takes care of everyone so she's like an onee-san. maybe that's why tsuzuri and kozue are moe

hime chose lines for megu-chan-senpai and ruri-chan-senpai to say corner

"i bit my tongue" from bakemonogatari

"you idiot!" (hime: i am an idiot~) from evangelion

megumi gets hime to say something she always says while gaming that they always copy, "its snack time! sorry, i only brought enough for me" <- idk i think this is a valorant meme

megumi gets the others to do "set your heart ablaze" (from kimetsu no yaiba)

"as long as im here you're invincible!" said at the same time, and then they make hime do it too (haikyuu mention 🎉 they didnt Say it was from haikyuu but id know that line anywhere)

[veefairy]

Following the abrupt death of her parents, Ruri was immediately sent to the explorers HQ. The arrival of the young genius girl whose formulas helped with technology production for the explorers raised quite the stir and caught the attention of some of the executives. "Hmmmm... I could make make good use of that girl" thought Spinel as he smiled to himself. To him another brilliant mind would help him rise to new heights within the organisation and leave his colleagues behind in the dust. Amethio on the other hand was shocked to find out about another member his age. What worried him even more was the fact that Spinel had his sights set on her. In his eyes, a young girl with no experience of dealing with Spinel beforehand will easily fall prey to his manipulation. During the executive meeting where Ruri was being introduced Amethio locked eyes with Spinel and saw nothing but pure coldness and cruelty. He immediately knew that he would have to use every move in his disposal to get the girl to join his team or else he would live with an everlasting regret.

Vee's notes: I had a lot of fun doing this illustration and I love adding details to Pokemon trainers clothing that are reminiscent of their partner pokemon. This illustration has a more happier Ruri and shows how she opened up a little more ever since she joins Amethio's team. In the illustration above Hamber forces Amethio to take Ruri for an outing as a way to develop thicker skin. Ruri makes Amethio win the Jigglypuff plushie for her as she is curious to see how it would feel when someone she likes wins something for her. The poor Jigglypuff plushie is being subjected to his crushing grip as he fumes at Ruri and Hamber.

[arcvshippings]

Hiii~ I hope this blog is still active^^ May i suggest Resistanceshipping for Shun/Yuto/Kaito? (I have seen this name mentioned by another person and i like it-) I can offer my fic as proof of ship if that`s OK

yeah i'm still here lol. you can't get rid of me

i'm not opposed to resistanceshipping, makes sense to me; but it does look like the name is in use by a pokemon ship and it's fairly active; did you wanna suggest another idea so you don't lose your work in the tag?

if you're cool with it overlapping i'll go ahead and add it as is though. i think it's been long enough since arc v came out and this blog is quiet enough that we don't really have to be married to the blog rules anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

-Mod Ruri

[kiuroo]

My pastel princess ꒰⁠⑅⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠꒱⁠˖⁠♡

[otomepeachy]

Obey Me! Pokemon Team

All of this was made using the pokemon trainer card makers on pokecharms.com. i couldn't fit this all in one post partly bc of explanations. But mostly be of the 10 pic max. Badges don't mean anything they're just there to look cool.

I spent way too much time (5 hours) looking at Pokemon and making teams then making the cards and sometimes completely redoing the cards but i have no regrets. Please enjoy!

Leviathan

Rotom - obviously he's got the tech savvy Pokemon. Rotom can also take any form. Levi would love a pokemon like this.

Porygon Z - ^^ the most advanced and sleek of the porygons. Just makes sense for him.

Pikachu - Specifically Cosplay Pikachu!! Especially the Pop Star cosplay! (As shown above) It looks just like Ruri-Chan's outfit to him. But he does change it occasionally. Pikachu also reminds him of the most popular character in Mononoke Land.

Lugia - guardian of the seas. A flap of it's wings can cause storms of mass destruction. Because of this it rests at the bottom of a lake. Very reminiscent of a certain pet of Levi's

Henry 2 (Gyarados) - Caught as a Magikarp and is obviously a nod to his beloved gold fish. He honestly didn't expect him to evolve but here we are. Still loves him like he's a tiny fish. Just makes sense! Levi's pokemon Team was the quickest to make.

Henry (Arbok) - Just like the one he lost. Big snake! Arbok is 11'6. BIG.

[higuchimon]

1st lines of 10 most recent fics

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics & tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don't be shy and share anyway.

I got tagged by @pierrotguru, so here we go! Starting with the least recent and going up to the most!

Asuka’s head throbbed as she tried to figure out what to do. Altered Choice, Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Tenjoin Asuka

For all intents and purposes, Yamato hadn’t been in the hospital for about a week. Open His Eyes, Digimon Adventure 02, Yamato x Taichi

Gloves weren’t just a fashion statement. Under The Gloves, Digimon Adventure 02, Yamato x Taichi

His wings are gorgeous. Spilled Words, Digimon Adventure 02, Yamato x Taichi (wings!AU)

Yamato could feel every breath that Taichi took. Perils of Boredom Digimon Adventure 02, Yamato x Taichi (breeds!AU)

"Rin! Rin!" Shiny!: YGO Arc-V/Pokemon AU, Yuugo & Rin

“Please, shut the hell up,” Yuuto groaned, trying to cover his face with a pillow. Annoying or Adorable, YGO Arc-V, Yuuya x Yuuto (AU, Yuus as siblings, so incest)

Today would have been her birthday.No Celebrataion Here, YGO Arc-V, Akaba Leo

Ruri settled the tray of food on the floor in front of the cat, who remained curled up in a little ball, every line displaying how sad they were. Away!, YGO Arc-V, Ruri, Yuuto, Haya (cat) (Angels, Demons, & Deciding Factors AU)

Anyone else wants to do this, consider yourselves tagged!

[toonilumi]

ship art of my ocs

characters featured

stella x sapphire

kami x fry

apollo x cyrus

faust x sam

hanayo x gertrude

lyra x madame

annette x viktor

luis x yukio