#should i reveal val's first love?

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How do you think Marc takes the brews Val is pregnant with his baby?

excellent question, anon! I'm not really sure if this is about reverse omegaverse or post retirement so I'm gonna go w post retirement bc I've been daydreaming about torturing that old man w pregnancy so buckle up!

I mean honestly I think marc is pretty happy! I actually don’t know if he’s talked about it before but he seems to want to start his family after retirement (rosquez soulmatery strikes again) when he can focus on it 100 percent. in this universe I don’t think marc is going to be like suddenly ready to retire just bc he has the ninth and vale is accidentally pregnant, but I think the fact that vale is at least retired and can be fully there for the baby would probably be enough for him to be okay with the situation. vale is also at least tangentially obligated to be at a lot of motogp races by virtue of owning a team and mentoring half the grid so when the baby is old enough he would get to see them a lot more than is maybe standard in this sport. (idk I could be wrong about what’s standard here I got into this like a month and a half ago)

if you’re asking how I think the actual reveal goes, well……..I think it doesn’t go as bad as it could. vale is a fucking mess when luca leaves him home alone to wait for marc. but he’s also like—relieved? at least a little bit, I mean the poor old man has been out of his mind horny and nauseous for weeks at this point and fully just thought he had some kind of mystery terminal illness. a baby isn’t a death sentence. also, he’s already decided he’s keeping it. the doctor tried to hand him an abortion brochure and the idea of it made him sick to his stomach.

obviously none of this was planned so he’s maybe coming at it from a staunchly solo angle of I’m keeping it you can be there for us or go to hell type of thing. marc is completely delighted tho so that doesn’t become an issue. I think they probably don’t have the serious conversation about it that they realllly should (remember marc came to the ranch for the explicit purpose of hammering out the reconciliation bc they’ve just been having tender intimate sex and not discussing it) and instead, you guessed it, have crazy romantic sex. marc is like fully ready to let vale fuck him, gets on his hands and knees at first and vale is like wait, and turns him over and he’s like all I’ve been thinking about for weeks is having you inside me again.

and then marc fucks him in missionary and there’s a lot of breeding kink and possibly saying I love you (rosquez be normal challenge absolute fail) and it’s RAW so marc’s come is like dripping out of him around his cock (he is cockwarming marc soft for emotional reasons). they probably do a lot more fucking, vale sleeps more than he has for the last two months that week (with or without marc inside him teehee) and marc gets to fuss over him and take care of him which is a brand new dynamic for them! pre divorce they didn’t exactly take care of each other, but if anything in the rare moments it was vale taking care of marc by virtue of being fourteen years older etc.

they order every prenatal vitamin that amazon carries and like a billion different baby development books. vale is high risk bc of his age but the ultrasounds and blood work said the baby was healthy and everything looked okay so they don’t have to worry about health stuff quite yet. (keep in mind vale got pregnant at his age on the first try; let’s just say his body has really decided to be equipped for a baby idk none of this has to be real or scientific lol) marc can’t exactly cook but he tries his best and either vale elbows him way from the stove when necessary or they order in and feed each other in bed like disgustingly in love people do.

I think they push the serious conversation off for as long as possible and just sort of live together for as long as they can get away with it. vale knows it’s probably early enough that he can still ride but he’s petrified of something happening to the baby so when they go to the ranch he just watches marc go wild by himself and shouts pointers at him that marc playfully does not listen to. marc is also feeling rather delicate about his health wrt being alive and well for his future baby so he’s playing it pretty safe out there too.

they’re basically having a babymoon phase of only seeing each other, fucking constantly, and lounging around. I have this awesome image of them watching a bunch of pregnancy movies and when they get to juno vale, under full influence of first trimester hormones, sobs through like half of it. marc is bewildered and amused and secretly really happy to be big and strong for vale who he has never seen before vulnerable and soft like this, even before everything. it’s domestic bliss until marc starts getting increasingly annoyed calls from ducati about preseason obligations and vale has also been fending off Uccio and the academy and a billion other people who don’t believe him when he says he’s not sick anymore and just needs some time—omg wait maybe 100km gets canceled, that would be crazy juicy—and the motogp community and media in general thinks vale is dying.

marc is like struggling bc he absolutely does not want to leave vale, in fact he never wants to be without vale ever again, but vale is spooked by the reminder of real world obligations and gets weird and cold. tries to push marc away and insist that he needs to go do his job (he is subconsciously testing marc; if you leave you FAIL) marc is having ptsd flashbacks to the last time he was in tavullia (hello ranch visit trauma) which involved. a lot of the same cold shoulder and manipulation tactics.

it’s a bad time for all! they get into a blowout screaming match where vale tries to kick marc out while literally clutching at his clothes, white knuckled, marc is sobbing and holding vale in a death grip whispering into his neck I won’t leave you please don’t make me go vale I can’t lose you again I promise I’ll do anything I need you both.

the insane “compromise” they end up with is (let’s say ducati make that skiing thing an annual trip) vale GOES WITH MARC to the event and stays with him in the hotel/cabin/whatever (even tho he literally has a house there) and they don’t even try to explain it to anyone in the team. pecco knocking on marc’s door the first morning so they can catch up over breakfast and vale answers, sleep rumpled, wearing one of marc’s tshirts and they both just stare at each other dumbfounded until marc returns from his shower and and smiles all fake at pecco like why are you just standing there weirdos :)) come sit and have an espresso, pecco I’m almost done getting dressed :))

vale calmly makes a nonverbal pecco an espresso and slaps marc’s ass when he bends over to rummage through the one giant luggage that they appear to be sharing. pecco is texting luca paragraphs under the table. it’s absolute fucking scenes when they have the big fancy team dinner with the long tables and marc shows up w vale as his plus one. and vale refuses a glass of champagne for the toast……..

[ms-cartoon]

Warning: This post will contain mentions of assault or anything along the lines of it. You get the idea.

My review for HH ep 2 was supposed to be out by now, but there are some things I have to say first. My reasoning for sticking around for Hazbin Hotel is all gone except for Vox right now. I love Husk too, but they really just kinda ruined him for me in ep 4. I'm probably being dramatic but that's just how I feel. If he's supposed to be this wise bartender who's meant to make people feel better and help reach an understanding of some sort, he really just failed at that.

EP 4 of Hazbin Hotel is probably the worst one out of all the eps released so far. There are PLENTY of flaws to point out, but they can be said for some other posts I'll upload soon. What I'm mainly concerned with as of now is that "Loser Baby" song sung by HuskerDust.

So it's revealed that Husk was once an overlord and was always gambling. He betted his status and powers when playing against Alastor and lost. Now I guess he's forced to do whatever Alastor wants such as being a bartender. . . .

Sorry to get off topic here but. . . . Husk was an overlord??? I don't like how they just suddenly reveal that. It caught me off guard. I know they sorta foreshadowed it in the pilot, but they should've given most newcomers to the show a hint or something. It honestly feels like the writers just pulled that revelation out their asses just to add some positivity and similarity between Angel and Husk's relationship (because Viv and the fans just love idea of this ship oh so much)

Also, since he was previously an overlord, how come nobody's heard of him??? Everybody will get shocked when they hear or see Alastor or recognize him by his radio shows. Everybody knows the Three Vs, Camilla, etc. but not a Husk??? The Overlord with a gambling addiction?? Charlie and Vaggie will get shocked when Alastor comes in the picture but look at Husk like he's some random dude that just popped outta nowhere?

Plus, Alastor didn't force Husk to work as a bartender. In the pilot, he was easily convinced with cheap booze.

Speaking of his gambling addiction; well we all know he likes to gamble judging by his appearance. But gambling being his addiction?? Since when was that implied?

Anyway . . . . At this point, I don't get what the idea of that song is or what Husk meant by it. Maybe I am overlooking it, but its pretty hard not to believe knowing how Viv screws up her writing skills and how she went about it. According to all the Viv defenders, the song was meant to say Angel isn't alone in being stuck in a situation he feels he can't get out of and that Husk can understand where he's coming from and what he's going through. Well sorry to burst y'all's bubble, but even if that was, they just did wrong ENTIRELY. (Sidenote: If you Hazbin lovers wanna see it how u see it, then fine. But Imma stick with what I believe and there's nothing that could be said to change my mind, so don't bother trying to correct me.)

Husk makes it seem like he knows exactly what it's like being in Angel's shoes; signing a contract and being forced to do something against his will. That part seems to be the only thing they have similar. Except what happened with Husk in the past should NOT count as a similarity!

Husk: Loses a bet against Alastor, costing his soul and status as an overlord. Agrees to commit to Alastor's biddings apparently, including being a bartender for a hotel (which he wasn't really forced to do. He doesn't seem to be afraid in refusing Alastor's requests. I partially don't even believe it was apart of the deal to do what Alastor wanted)

Angel: Is a pornstar. Forced to be a pornstar and do whatever Val wants him to do. Including submitting to him and his sexual needs, getting beaten, r8ped, assaulted (sexually even), exploited, drugged, etc.

What part of Angel's problem should Husk be understanding? Alastor doesn't beat or r8pe Husk! It's never even revealed what Husk goes through with Alastor. I doubt it's anything bad on his part, since he clearly isn't afraid to talk smack to the powerful radio demon who could kill him in an instant. They just . . . had that past and now Husk is doing him a permanant favor. What Husk is doing now isn't even anything bad. He's working as a bartender for a hotel and is being paid to do it. He may not like, but it's nothing bad. What ANGEL is going through on the other hand?? The word "bad" doesn't even begin to cover it.

Husk may not know what Angel goes through (though he should connect the dots since Angel hinted at him when he revealed he gets drugged all the time) but Angel just full on agreeing with him and accepting that he's a loser for what he goes through and having to embrace his situation????

Ummm . . . . NO!

Bro! You just saw Angel about to get drugged!! He should NOT have to accept that!!

[biowaredisasterbisexual]

Reflection Ruesday

I mean, I do feel some amount of rue as I look back at my pile of unfinished Inquisition and ME stuff, so…fair enough. XD

I was tagged by @becausedragonage to share, thanks so much! And I’ll tag anyone reading this who wants to, and also: @ofcrowsanddragons, @dymme, @bygonesigh, @basedonconjecture, @mageofquandrix, @hyperions-light, @thedissonantverses, @vael-fire, and no really, anyone who wants to. For serious. Tag me in it so I can come see!

What to do: Go through your writing, art, gifs, etc. that you started but never finished and find something you love. Brush it up a bit if you want and share it.

Below the cut, another (unbeta’d and largely unedited) chunk of the Josephine/Leliana project that was consigned to the dustbin of unfinished WIPs so long ago that I hadn’t even met my husband yet.

Though it had been years since Josephine had been a bard, she was still perfectly capable of discerning when someone had entered her residence uninvited. It happened infrequently, to be sure. Her renown and role as a foreign diplomat kept most Orlesian nobles from trying to interfere by use of assassins and spies. Still, this was not a first.

Whoever the intruder was, they were clearly an amateur, or utterly unconcerned with being discovered. A previously closed window was now open enough to allow in a draft. The scent of an unfamiliar (and yet familiar?) flower lingered through the embassy’s hallways. She could hear the creak of a door from the direction of her private chambers. The intrusion was so obvious that Josephine hardly felt any fear. An infant bard she could handle herself, even if out of practice.

Josephine pulled a rarely used dagger from its concealed location in a sideboard that ran the length of the hallway between the common areas and the Ambassador’s Suite. She had no intention of using it, of course; she had long-since learned that there was always a better solution than violence.

Still, the well-placed threat of force…that could, on occasion, speed negotiations along.

She slid the blade carefully into a shirt sleeve, hiding it from immediate view. It was always better to start with a soft word than a sharp blade. It was easier to escalate than de-escalate.

She made her way down the hall to her door, not bothering to try and mask her footfalls. A surprised, infant assassin was a particularly dangerous one. She should know. Josephine pushed open the door to the suite, hinges creaking as it swung open to reveal…

“Leliana!” The Left Hand of the Divine was lounging, easily as anything, on Josephine’s sofa and paging through some trade contracts the ambassador had left there as she’d gone to bed the night before. Leliana looked up at Josephine’s outburst, smirking cockily at the surprise in her voice.

“Josie,” Leliana greeted, rising. Serving as the Left Hand seemed to be treating the Orlesian woman well. Or, perhaps, Josephine supposed she might be biased by the tug of an old ache at the sight of her former lover.

Not that she’d any intention of betraying that weakness to Leliana; the bard would only take advantage of it.

“Look at you! I see you wasted none of these passed years dawdling. And still, you look as young as the day we first met.”

Oh, but she did want something, didn’t she?

“Transparent flattery already? Whatever you want, you must want it desperately,” Josephine said, crossing her arms over her chest and keeping a wary eye on the redhead.

Leliana huffed, but smiled. “You are no less observant, either. Tell me, Josie, how have you been?”

Josephine did not acknowledge the deflection - now that both had acknowledged the truth, they would circle back to her question in due course - and instead answered the question. “Quite well. I am fortunate to enjoy my work, and do so in one of the most interesting cities in Thedas.”

If she was, perhaps, a touch bored after years of doing so, she made no mention.

“I may have been rarely in Val Royeaux, but even I have heard of the accomplishments of the chief ambassador from Antiva,” Leliana said, and Josephine nearly let out an unladylike snort. ‘Even she?’ The Left Hand of the Divine, Nightingale of the Imperial Court, likely knew more about everyone of note in all of Orlais than anyone. Still, it was hard to suppress a slight thrill of pleasure at the thought of Leliana keeping up with her all these years in secret as she moved about in the highest levels of secrecy and power.

“I am certain most tales are not even half true,” Josephine demurred, and Leliana laughed. Oh, but she had missed that sound, nearly musical; when Leliana truly laughed, even the Maker himself could hardly fail to take notice.

“So tell me, then,” Leliana said, eyes no longer crinkled with amusement but instead focused, “do you seek no further accolades? Are you to be content?”

Josephine raised her eyebrows in silent question, an answer in itself that Leliana should be perfectly capable of understanding. “The young woman I knew years ago at the University was never one to settle, or sit idle, she gloried in challenge. Has that changed?”

“Do you mean to insult me, or is offense simply collateral damage?” Josephine asked primly. “I cannot speak for you, but some of us do not simply change our very nature.”

Leliana’s blank face told Josephine that her verbal strike had been felt. “Perhaps my nature has never changed either,” she replied, her tone of voice the equivalent of an unconcerned shrug.

Josephine charged ahead, not quite recklessly but nearly so, to ask, “Why ask of my ambitions?”

“Because I need an ambassador,” Leliana said simply. Baldly. Indeed, Josephine had never before heard the woman be so direct. “The Divine needs an ambassador. And the only one she trusts - the only one I trust - is you.”

This as not the simple flattery of earlier. This was felt in Josephine’s gut, a calculated hit by a shrewd player of the game and a master manipulator. But that made the statement no less true, nor the sentiment behind it any less heartfelt. Leliana had always been good at using the truth as a weapon as well as pretty lies.

“Why would the Divine require an ambassador? She’s a veritable army of clerics, Revered Mothers, brothers, sisters, Templars, mages, and bards. What might a diplomat be able to do that cannot already be done by the Chantry?”

Leliana was quiet for a long moment, letting Josephine feel the impact of her gaze. It was arresting, holding the ambassador to the spot even as one of the deadliest bards in Thedas drew close enough to run a finger (or a knife) over her throat if she so desired. “Clerics, Templars, mages, and bards, do not end wars. But you can. The Divine intends to re-form the Inquisition, and that Inquisition will need someone who can work with all peoples, all races. Someone who is a diplomat, not a professional soldier or a skilled liar.

“That Inquisition needs you.”

Had it been Josephine trying to convince Leliana, rather than the other way around, Josephine knew she’d have been preparing her speech for days. Weeks, if possible. Annoyingly, she suspected Leliana was simply speaking unscripted.

Even more annoyingly, it was working.

She had, of course, the advantage of knowing Josephine was not unaffected by her; and Josephine knew that Leliana was relying, in part, on that fact.

But knowing she was being manipulated and being able to resist it, when she did not necessarily want to, were two different things.

Still, she could not simply give in. She’d made promises to her own country, undertaken a job for the good of Antiva. Besides, she could not prove Leliana’s suspicions that Josephine was putty in her hand; the other woman would undoubtedly take advantage.

“I can do nothing that cannot be done by other senior diplomats,” Josephine said, with somewhat false modesty. She was good at her job, that could not be denied, but she was not unique in that, she knew. Still, it was true that her renown exceeded that of most of her peers; that too was fact, not opinion. “Why me?”

Leliana’s answer was immediate. “Because I do not know, or trust them. I shall have the one I trust, or I shall have no one.”

Josephine’s eyes narrowed on the redhead as she crossed her arms over her chest. “Unsubtle machinations are not like you, Leliana.”

“Nor are dramatics. The fate of Thedas may rest in our hands, and on our heads if we fail. I would not entrust such responsibility to simply anyone,” she said calmly, crossing her arms as well. It was a face-off, and Josephine wondered for a long, silent moment which of them would break first.

“Please.” Leliana said, her Orlesian upbringing audible even when she spoke Antivan. That plea, more than anything else, was what convinced Josephine of the weight of Leliana’s request. It made the threat she implied real. It made it worth disappointing the Court, Antiva, and perhaps even her family.

“I shall require a staff,” Josephine said in Orlesian, by way of reply.

Leliana grinned. “Of course. Welcome, Lady Ambassador, to the Inquisition.”

[prttyvalentine]

VoxVal Omorashi

In which the piss baby’s bitch pisses himself!

Cw: Dubcon, forced wetting, piss, humiliation

Explicit smut and mature content under the cut!

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Vox didn’t consider himself a social drinker, but when Valentino kept filling up his cup every time he’d finish it; he felt inclined to keep drinking. He did best when he was in controlled environments, where he could manipulate others… one on one time with Valentino made him almost vulnerable.

He could feel a persistent pressure in his lower abdomen, the alcohol he’d drank that night was catching up with him and fast. Every time he tried to excuse himself, Valentino would come up with some excuse to keep him from leaving. Vox would try and refuse and get up, but Valentino always found a way to shut him up.

That’s how he ended up pinned against the wall with Valentino’s tongue down his throat, forcing him to stay in place when he wanted nothing more than to leave.

“The fuck’s wrong with you, Val? You’re never this clingy.”

“Me? Clingy? Don’t make me laugh, Voxxy…”

“If you’re not being clingy then let me go.”

“Or else what? you’ll piss yourself? Hmm?”

Vox’s confident facade shattered the second he’d registered what Valentino had said. He could feel himself heating up, both humiliated that Valentino had caught on to him, and angry that Valentino knew what he was doing. That smug prick was doing this on purpose.

“Val, I’m being serious, let me go.”

“And why should I…?”

In an instant, Valentino’s knee was pressed up against his lower abdomen, applying pressure directly ro his bladder. He cursed under his breath, cursing himself for being so vulnerable to get shitfaced drunk around Valentino of all people.

Vox could feel tears welling up in his eyes, and rather than feeling sorry for him, Valentino only applied more pressure with his knee. At this point his voice was breaking, and his legs were shaking from the effort it took to hold in his piss.

“Val, I’ll do anything, just let me go… please.”

“You’re so fucking cute when you beg, Amorcito… but you know who’s in charge here, and I won’t be letting you go until I’m satisfied.”

“So you’re just a nasty slut with a piss kink? Is that what you’re getting at?”

Vox immediately regretted saying that when Valentino yanked his pants down, revealing his erection. He could have died from embarrassment in that moment, knowing that Valentino knew he’d gotten hard from the idea of pissing himself.

But he couldn’t let Valentino know that a secret, shameful part of himself was enjoying this, getting off on the sheer humiliation of it. Even as Valentino’s long fingers wrapped around his cock, jerking him off as he applied steady pressure to his bladder, he would debate him, acting as if he wanted him to stop.

“Val, I swear to god if you don’t stop this right now I’m going to rip off your antenna and shove it up your urethra.”

“Hmm, well I love sounding.”

That wasn’t what he meant but that didn’t matter right now, because he was already embarrassingly close to cumming. And Vox knew that when he came, his bladder would finally give out.

All it took was a few more pumps before Vox was cumming all over Valentino’s hand, with his piss and cum mixing together as it spurted out of his cock. He let out a defeated moan, leaning over on Valentino as he milked what was left out of his flaccid cock.

When he opened his eyes, he could see his piss soaking Valentino’s boots and his own dress shoes, drops of his own acidic urine dripping from his pant-legs and surrounding the two of them in a puddle. It was humiliating, infuriating even, and yet he felt himself already getting hard again.

Throwing Vox over his shoulder, Valentino carried his drained body towards his bedroom. Vox might have been done but Valentino was far from it.

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I’ve been wanting to write a piss fic forever, as omorashi is actually what got me into fanfiction in the first place! I finally put my anxiety aside and made one, despite my overall lack of experience. I hope this was okay!!

[alaynestcnes]

“evidence upon evidence upon evidence” and it’s just chapter order and stuff like “oh jonnel is definitely the same as jon” (which is basically saying alysanne is the same as alys) or val being blonde means she could be redheaded in certain lights. it’s still all a REACH so no evidence for romance

Looks like you have some gaps in your jonsa knowledge so I’ll help you out a little 😊

A good place to start would be the jonsa compendium with at least 18 points of independent in-text evidence (not including the broader fun stuff like lotr lit parallels). We can also talk about the multiple allusions to Sansa being betrothed to a Targ (not including the ashford tourney theory already included in the compendium); here, here. Some other little tidbots I enjoy (a la 'blood of winterfell', jon/joff parallels, little in-text parallels, and too many others to mention) are in my parallels tag.

There are the BNFs/theorists who have speculated on jonsa; Alt Shift X and Adam Feldman have both found Jonsa to be significant enough to mention. They’ve been invited to have dinner with GRRM, and he has said Adam Feldman ‘really gets’ asoiaf. So, I kinda hold these theorists as just a bit more credible than whatever the twitter/reddit stans have to say.

And I know you brushed off the chapter analysis but let’s remember that GRRM has said that he is very particular about the sequence of scenes and chapters. So, it’s not absurd to say that the construction of the chapters is something that we should be paying attention to. Ignoring that is fine but don’t pretend like it’s Jonsas reaching, when it’s just your own blind bullheadedness. That being said, here’s an almost never-ending post analysing the in-text Jonsa parallels and references. And then here there's how whenever Jon or Sansa's chapters have a focus on love and marriage, then the other will almost always closely follow.

That's my little english lit seminar done, but I hope you're not too tired bc we've still got our AP hisory and political science class to go! GRRM has stated before that class is important (especially in relation to marriage) and he hates medieval-set stories where the highborn lady happily runs off with the stableboy. So, it's safe to say that Sansa will not be marrying any old glup shitto the fandom wants to pair her with. Her range of suitors is very, very limited. "Jonnel is definetly the same as Jon"...well, if the shoe fits? Like it just lines up too well, it's just a bit cheeky of GRRM to sow issues of northern succession in ASOIAF, all while providing a precedent for an inter-Stark union as a solution to a very similar issue. You could also make the case that Jonnel/Sansa is more of a foil for Jon/Sansa than a direct parallel (as instead of Jon marrying Sansa to supercede her claim, Sansa will choose to marry Jon in order to secure his position after Targ reveal). And really, is this anymore delulu than something like the Jon/Tyrion/Dany three heads of the dragon theories you see around?

Anywaysss this is just a fast and loose run down and better people than me have developed more comprehensive archives of the ever-extending jonsa meta universe, so please supplement your learning with some independent study: here, here, here.

So yeah…the evidence is a little bit deeper than Jon/Jonnel or Val/Sansa. I’m not trying to preach but calling Jonsa out on a lack of evidence or that we’re reaching for anything is giving very much illiterate on your side. If you wanna come into my ask and be a hater again pleassseeee at least do your research first. Next time there will be a quiz before I take anything you say seriously.

[bird-inacage]

Only Friends: What Led to Ray's Explosive Tirade (Playing 'The Bad Guy')

I have to admit that this was not how I expected this scene to play out. I was just as flabbergasted as everyone else at first. However I think there's one clear thing that Ray's outburst reminded me off: no matter whether you reveal the truth or keep it to yourself - either way, you are the bad guy.

I'm NOT the Villain

As Boston very derisively claims, if Ray reveals the truth of the affair, he'll be the one unleashing the damage. A similar parallel to what Boston did last episode (with very different intentions may I add, but damage is damage nonetheless).

Mew is incredibly important to Ray. If we talk simply outside of Ray's love for him, Ray wants to treat him well, repay him for his kindness and support over the years. Therefore, once Ray was in possession of this information, he felt very strongly that Mew needed to know. He knew telling Mew was the right thing to do. He does genuinely care about Mew as a person.

Does he warn Mew and ruin his present happiness (which is based on a lie)? Or does he hold his tongue and potentially watch his friend get hurt from other mistreatments by Top further down the line?

Ray doesn't want to hurt Mew in any way. He doesn't want to be the bringer of bad news. Why should it have to fall to him to reveal this awful act of betrayal to someone he cares for so much? And when Mew supposedly doesn't react in the way he expects to this information, Ray goes ballistic with frustration, concern and anger. Why is he the bad guy for trying to help his friend, when Top can seemingly get away with it, and be in everyone's good graces even when he's completely undeserving? Why can no one else see Top's true colours?

I'm NOT the Worst

Something else that occurred to me throughout this episode, is how often Ray's friends belittle and overlook him. And it's so routine they hardly even notice.

Boston has never tried to hide his snide little back-handed comments at Ray. Since their fight at Sand's, he's become even more callous when throwing quips in plain sight. Namcheum makes an observation about all of them being partnered up, and it's only after a few beats that April points out Ray is still single. It's as if they forgot he was even there. Namcheum doesn't tend to pick up on any of the animosity or tension within this group. She's generally not the most tactful or best at reading people.

Then when Ray speaks to Mew in the bathroom, Mew immediately assumes Ray's been taking drugs. Ray looks clearly stunned by this. Yes, he's always coined as the 'drunk' but that's not his one and only personality trait. That's not all he does and is as a person.

It dawns on Ray that even his closest friends seem to always assume the very worst of him. He had a bad feeling about Top from the offset but no one cared or listened. Rather, Ray never gets given the benefit of the doubt, when he's not committed anything as problematic as the heinous crimes amongst their group. Particularly when compared to Top, someone who gets all the praise and adoration when Ray knows he's a certified piece of shit, is desperately unfair. And most of all Top gets the respect of the best friend he loves.

I think what really sent the situation hurtling south was Ray watching everyone play happy families, when he knows there is a web of dishonesty and resentment lurking beneath. It's all a farce. And Ray couldn't stomach it for another moment longer. He had enough.

Become the Very Thing You Loathe

In Episode 4, Ray displays a classic example of self-loathing and self punishment when he goads Sand to scold him. In doing so, it's as if he's deriving some warped form of satisfaction in owning these criticisms. Because he's told these things so often, he starts to believe it, so why not own it too? I actually mentioned this in my Episode 1 meta (regarding Ray's self-actualisation of becoming a burden). Sometimes embracing the very thing you hate being know for, at least validates the presence of that criticism. 'If people keep calling me an asshole, then fine, I'll become an asshole. At least then being called an asshole makes sense.'

So Ray brought it on himself to air out everyone's dirty laundry. 'Fuck it, if you really all think I'm the worst, then fine, I'll do what needs to be done, I'll be the worst. You all happy now?'

Even though Ray adopts the persona forced onto him, he's not happy about it at all. He wants to be identified with more substance, with more credit, as more than just what everyone claims him to be.

[strawberry-spectre]

I was at a friend's party and as I was bored I scrolled through Tumblr and found a "bad end friends" post, like it got me thinking, so far I never saw a "bad end" or reverse au in MH, like the villains never got redeemed or some didn't even WANT to or what if our loved ghouls had a tragic ending or were evil (kinda like shadow ghouls) idk underfell vibes

And that made me think...can you imagine like a genuine villain valentine, one that didn't get redemption? And if so, hcs?

Genuine villain Valentine is such a cool idea omg :0000 Imagine him breaking ghoul's hearts just for the fun of it and using them for his own advantage lol he definetly would be a scarier villain.

I don't think Val would have the 3 dumbass clouds with him bc I feel like that was mostly for comedic effect and to back him up as the villain. In this au Val would be scarier alone without the 'hehehehehehehehehe' from the clouds lol.

I think it'll be cool if in the wdgfil movie his appearance was more like Cupid's, only seeing glimpses of the character then a final reveal :DD some no face shots of him with his trophy case, his silhouette, etc etc

And the first time we see evil Val's face can be when he's alr hypnotised Drac so it's like ':000 he rly did that omg'

I think the main complication would be Spelldon. Does Valentine continue to lead ghouls on whilst in a relationship with Spell? Is Spell also evil in this au? Does evil Valentine truly love Spell? Does Valentine know he's gay alr? What are the other reasons for Val to lead ghouls on other than 'it's fun'? What would his backstory be? I don't think it should be too 'sympathetic' or else he wouldn't be a 'genuine villain'

I don't think it'll make sense for Spelldon to be evil bc we see that Casta's very sweet and nice, if she wasn't in the picture though I would def love to see evil power couple Spelltine who does evil things together lmao. Maybe that can be their 'shadow' self (13 wishes) (imagine shadow spelltine guys IVE BEEN OBSESSED W/ THE IDEA-)

[thequeerbouquiniste]

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith

4,5⭐

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith is a gripping murder mystery mixing romance and historical fantasy, and I had so much fun reading it!

Nic and Leaf, heirs to two noble English families, are set to be married. According to custom, they are to be locked in with their party inside Nic’s mansion while the marriage contract is being negotiated. Nic doesn’t want to get married to a stranger and continue living under the weight of his father’s expectations, at the cost of his own freedom. He doesn’t want to have to face his old lover and negotiator for his fiancee’s family, Dashiell, whom he hasn’t spoken to in seven years. But the marriage is decided, the lock-in in effect, and he can escape neither Dashiell nor his marriage. That is, until a dead body turns up on the first evening of the lock-in. It looks like a tragic accident at first. Then, someone else dies. Convinced the deaths are no mere accident, Nic and Leaf, his fiancee, set out to uncover the murderer and their motive as the atmosphere in the house grows tenser and tenser with each day that passes.

Engaging from the beginning to the end, The Gentleman and His Vowsmith is a great book to read if one is looking for a fun murder mystery. The intrigue was delightful, foreshadowed well-enough that I was able to guess several of the answers and plot twists without losing interest in the book, and that the plot twists I hadn’t discovered kept me on my toes while still making sense in hindsight. I was gasping and talking to myself all throughout, and I really did not expect to enjoy myself so much while reading this book. I also have to give my credits to Rebecca Ide for having created such amazing subplots, which I followed with the same avidity as I did the main intrigue and which I loved just as much, if not more.

The only downside to the plot is that the build-up to the ending could have been in my opinion, stronger. I am not going to spoil the ending, but I thought that revealing the truth about the murders in two different scenes, even if they weren’t far apart, rather than in one single scene cut up the tension that should have built up and grown until the final, grand reveal. As it was, after the first reveal scene, the tension went down instead of going forever up, and the second scene was less grand because of that. The ending was still good, but it could have been more effective had the build-up been better.

Though the plot is very good, the characters are the novel’s real strength. All three of the most important characters, Nic, Leaf, and Dashiell, are well-developed and instantly likeable. They all felt very natural, flawed without being annoying, and I had no trouble getting attached to them. I admired all throughout the chemistry between them and how natural the relationships—platonic or romantic—felt. The wholesome friendship between Leaf and Nic was set up really quickly, and yet it made sense that it took so little time because the author made sure that the relationship itself made sense. The romance was equally well-paced, and the author balanced pining and romantic action perfectly. In truth, the characters and their relationships were so well-developed that I found myself quite fond of some of the minor characters and their relationships (I would be delighted to read about Val and Charles, if anyone involved in making this book sees this!).

When it comes to the worldbuilding, I have no doubt that Rebecca Ide spent a lot of time working on the magic and laws surrounding vowsmithing, as their knowledge of it could be felt through the writing. However, I found it wasn’t sufficiently explained in the novel, and now that I have finished the book, I am still absolutely incapable of explaining how the magic system works or what exactly vowsmithing entails. It didn’t hinder my overall comprehension because the book featured magic but wasn’t about magic, but since magic was a constant in the background, it did bother me not to understand it, and I think I might have missed some of the stakes of the plot because of that.

Despite this, The Gentleman and His Vowsmith is a very good book and I had a great time reading it. I would happily recommend it to anyone who is looking for a fun, queer murder mystery and I do think that fans of Freya Marske will enjoy it.

[girl-named-matty]

Black and Gaunt? 😲 YUM I need to Know more about Cal and Val lore 💓💓💓 (what is their ship name? how did they Meet? gimme all the details 🤍)

HALLOOOO thank you for the ask!!! (this is long, im so sorry lol)

So, Callan and Val (Val belongs to @savingsallow.) are indeed in a relationship lol. And Imma be real we did it because Casper immediately fell in love with Cal after I made him and so then we ended up putting him with Val, who happened to be apart of the Black family. So then we started cooking up some lore fr.

Cal and Val met when they were really young, actually. They were five years old and met when their families had gatherings or events together. They had become the absolute best of friends after the first time meeting. Cal thought she was pretty and adventurous, and she could run fast so like what more does a five-year-old boy need? LOL.

They became best buds and always hung out with each other at any chance they got but suddenly, around eight years old, Val's uncle and legal guardian, Phineas Nigellus Black and his wife Ursula, decided that Val should be isolated from the outside world for reasons seemingly nobody knew. She became a child in the memory of the past.

But before she was isolated, Val got to see Cal one more time, but she had to break the news to her friend that she'd no longer be able to see him and she didn't know why. But they didn't leave without giving something to remember each other by.

Cal was always close with his Aunt Noctua, as was Ominis (they are cousins after all) because he believed she was a good woman. Before her death, Noctua gave Cal a music box that was really special to him and he played it all the time when he was up at night.

Val was also given a ring by her mother before her mother passed away that she kept close as a keepsake. So, at their last meeting, they exchanged the two items. Val was given the music box and Cal was given the ring. After that last goodbye, they were sure they'd never see each other again.

Obviously, kids can forget people pretty easily if they aren't around each other all the time and through both of their massively busy lives, they both became but a faded memory in each others head. A small reminder of what happened in the past but they couldn't quite remember it clearly. All Cal remembered was a girl who gave him a ring and all Val remembered was some boy who gave her a music box. But yet, they still cherished both items greatly even though they had no idea who it was from.

Fast forward to their sixth year at Hogwarts, despite being placed in the same house for six years, Val's efforts (and her family's efforts) to ensure that she was not a spotlight at the school made it difficult for her and Cal to even accidentally reunite. Until one night over Christmas break when Val was at the school and Callan had just coincidentally decided to stay home for the holidays.

Val knows how to play the piano and so not long after getting the music box from Cal, she learned the memory. And one night when they both couldn't sleep, Cal suddenly heard the song from his old music box playing somewhere in the common room. He recognized the melody as the one from the music box from his Aunt Noctua that was his favorite to play. So, he made his way towards the sound.

Once finding Val, he explained she was playing his favorite song and she invited him to learn it. Ofc he sucked but he got it eventually lol. But after a moment, he asked where she had learned that song and she replied "a friend"

Suddenly the gears start to turn and Val noticed a chain with a small ring around Cal's neck, a ring that was far too small for him to wear. And she quickly remembered that as the ring that her mother had given her all those years ago. Val quickly realized just who Cal was and revealed herself as the girl he knew so many years ago.

Casper actually wrote a one-shot about this part and you can read it here!

Their reunion was bittersweet and obviously they continued to stay in touch while at school. Sometime before their seventh year, they entered into an official relationship with one another. Super cute and adorable, right?

Their ship name is Calval and ik its not THAT special but it works because not only does it sound good with their names but also they have a third wheel who goes by Ale so its Valcalale. Yeah that's a slippery slope of a joke we don't need to go down in this post LOL.

But after school Cal and Val do end up getting married and moving away. They have kids, all girls, however me and Casper are still working on the lore behind all of that but either way, I hope you enjoyed and thank you so much for the ask! I love and appreciate these kids of asks because it gives me and opportunity to yap about my lore lol.

Thank you again and have a lovely day! xoxo

[hiemaldesirae]

Okay so my idea is Vox was an omega in life and hid it because he wanted to be a producer and at the time omegas were rarely allowed such autonomy and freedom. So when he dies, he just naturally falls back into his pattern of hiding his nature, especially because he knows he wants to be an overlord and another enterprising demon could take his power if he mated with the wrong person.

At first, Vox hated being an omega, but as the years went on, he realized what he actually hated was the constrictions Earth's society had put on him and he began to feel more comfortable and assured in his designation.

When Vox feels comfortable enough to start exploring his sexuality and possibly having partners for his heats, he drafts an NDA that all his potential partners have to sign so his secret can never get out. It works great and Vox learns what he likes and doesn't like and his secret is secure.

When Valentino approaches him for a partnership, Vox is already established as a small time overlord. Valentino flirts relentlessly but Vox remains completely professional until one day Val comes into work to find Vox leaning on his desk with paperwork of some kind. Vox tells Val he just needs his signature real quick and so Val signs it without reading. As he finishes, the contract glows and disappears and Vox grins before pouncing on Valentino and kissing him ferociously.

They fuck like crazy for the next week while Vox rides out his heat. Val was shocked to discover his business partner was an omega and a wicked lay but he was most shocked when he tried to call Vox his little omega and found himself saying "my little beta" instead.

Vox smugly informs him that he'd signed an NDA and that he was bound by it for the rest of eternity, but that if he played nice, maybe Vox would let him spend his next heat with him again. So every year, about a month before Vox's heat, Val rolls out the red carpet just so he can have the pleasure of being Vox's heat partner.

Vox will never tell Val, but after their first time together, he'd decided he didn't want anyone else. Nevertheless, it's good to keep Val on his toes-and he likes being showered in gifts.

OUGHHH wait oh my god this is honestly pretty fucking genius . i love this idea soo much and its actually so fun i love twists on a/b/o even though i myself typically pivot to more rigid dynamics. the idea that vox likes to NDA people he sleeps with is SOOO fucking funny and im now imagining a situation where valvox eventually start wanting more than their current situationship and vox in a show of trust nullifies the contract and NDA for val only, even though val still doesnt breathe a word of voxs secondary dynamic unless vox says its all good because hes just That Whipped 😭😭

theres also a crazy amount of potential angst here that i feel i should point out with the idea that perhaps voxs aversion from revealing his actual dynamic stemmed from past unfortunate memories in life + even what led to radiostatic breakup if we're following canon timeline here . like the idea that vox first revealed his dynamic to alastor and then al in his typical "I Have Never Interacted With Another Human Being Before" manner proceeded to use it against him and then broke voxs trust forever (<- you can tell i never got over the twist in freak-a-zoid) and now vox is learning to get over that wirh val... Aough. i dont know i think staticmoth can be sooooo cute sometimes

this prompt was wonderful nonny thank you for sending it in (and i promise ill find some time to start dusting off the other asks in my inbox eventually. just... maybe not now because im still irrationally scared of them)

[katyspersonal]

Another SOTE progress post!

1) Okay so like I said earlier in another post the highlight of today was finally defeating Rellana x) It felt REALLY rewarding to finally win after having to try so many things, Miyazaki forced me to use my brain AGAIN

2) After that I went to talk with the NPCs around the crosses by an advice by @val-of-the-north since not being able to summon Leda apparently meant that I've got the rune of Miquella broken. And hoooo boy.... At last I got to that part where Ansbach revealed the uncancelled Mohg's lore.

"Once, in an attempt to free Lord Mohg from his enchantment, I challenged Tender Miquella, only to have my own heart rather artfully stolen. I knew not how weak I was. I believed that with sufficient mastery, even and Empyrean would be within reach of my blade. I could not have been more mistaken... Miquella the Kind...is a monster. Pure and radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men. There is nothing more terrifying."

"Righteous Tarnished. Miquella the Kind makes my blood run cold. I am loath to admit it, but even at this very instant I wish to run very far away indeed."

Soooo, yeah.. Apparently the bit I was spoiled is later game dialogue, this is a different one and I see it for the first time! Damn, trailer quote tho x)

3) What I did NOT know is that all these characters were under the spell of Bewitching Branch too ;-; Guess Leda is going after the hornsent guy's throat now gfhgjg Wild to see how everyone now does what they actually want, SPEAKING OF:

4) Thiollier now wants to go seek the part of Miquella he earlier had sealed away with the spell wall branded with his Haligtree symbol! There is now outright confirmation that Trina IS Miquella:

"Would Kindly Miquella chasten me? For falling for St. Trina, while knowing that she was the discarded half? The problem is... I simply cannot help it. I would sacrifice everything, just to gaze upon her, one last time."

Damn... either 1) Looks like both alters of Miquella have the capacity of compelling affection? Not just his Bewitching Branch, but whatever sleepy scent powers Trina is using or 2) Thiollier is Just Like This. Tea?

"I see you've thrown away... Something you should not have. Under any circumstances. How will you salvation offer... to those who cannot be saved? When you could not even save your other self? Kindly Miquella..."

5) The cross strangely has the message from Miquella, "I abandon here my love". All things considered it is not supposed to refer to his feelings, and recalling dialogue by Ansbach I'd say it maybe refers to his ability to wield love as weapon? Because look at how NOW Trina's power entices people into coma. Speaking OF:

6) Turned out my previous guess was wrong, and "bastardisation" of Trina's otherwise pacifist powers was not work of followers, but result of Miquella severing her from his being!

7) (or rather 6.1 lol) This is actually a good additional timeline clue! Earlier Freija mentioned that she received her Scarlet Rot wound in Caelid, so, as Malenia and Radanh fought, and Miquella was the one to heal it! So he was around that time yet. Then, change in Trina's powers happened as Miquella went to abandon his Empyrean entity, when Dolores has been using the powers as they were and she was in the Roundtable Hold! This I think will be useful for later to recover when could he have started with the plan! I already have a working suggestion for explaining events, just need more info!

8) Damn, not the area from the trailer ;-; Thiollier is so dead lol

By the way the boss in this area is RIDICULOUSLY difficult hghghg I gave up on him and kinda went to have adventures elsewhere just for the heck of it!

9) Discovered an actual dialogue by an old lady in Belurat, AND:

EMPYREAN?? I actually yelled at Val about it since I needed to know whether it is legit the same term or perhaps a loss in translation! And he researched Japanese script and confirmed that yes, indeed, this woman IS an Empyrean like GEQ, Marika, Ranni, Miquella and Malenia! @val-of-the-north be a dear and add the evidence you've found today in a reblog or another pose! Because HECK, WHAT????

10) So I went to look around in random places since that boss was too hard. Found a small piece of some ruins by Val's advice, using one of those blue Keyswords. Then I wanted to go down in a village down near Moorth Ruins but for the heck of it could not figure how to get down there. While waiting for Val's slow ass to instruct me, I started to run wherever, really. And ironically, found the exact cave leading me to the FULL version of those Ruins! Felt surprised to find the golden tree inside!

11) Went through second poisonous swamp in the game yet, truly Miyazaki xD

12) Stumbled into Kindred of Rot, but they are RED in color!!!

This was so bizarre?? Damn, still, what ARE they doing here? First turned out that Formless Mothers and rituals for her that Mohg is using originated in Shadow Realm, now this.. Makes me wonder whether all Outer Gods come from this place originally, so God of Rot too, so, Twinbird too?

13) Hey @heraldofcrow how did you lose your clothes?? Put them back on slut gdghvgbvbbh

14) I decided to explore later and instead went to bully Horned Knights and Ascetics for their sets and weapon in Belurat. Belurat has places very close to Site of Grace for both! Horned Knight farming went pretty fast and easy! Ascetic... not so much. :/ He did drop his weapon and arm piece, but past this point he's been only dropping leg piece over and over! Reminds me of that 'Seebass? No, it's at least C+!' meme vffhhhh I think I will return for his mask later :/

15) This type of posts becomes a bit too structured, I need to post more random items descs

16) However I got a note from Val that we surprisingly got lore on Fingercrawlers (lol at my recent theory post aging like milk xd) and @jarognieva said something about a couple of spots on the map looking like giant fingerprints + having many fingers within 👀 No idea what is going on yet, but I can see it now!

Okay that's it for now.. until the tomorrow's work shift ends xD

[chaifootsteps]

One of the many things that bugged me in the final, was Al's segment in the last few minutes, mostly because like everything in this show there was so much missed potential. So I present a part of a re-write I would love to do, this part focusing on Al because he could have been really cool and not an edge lord. Also most of this is stuff I've seen in other asks/re-writes that I think would be cool.

So Al in this version is pretty close with pilot/original Al. He was still a serial killer who loves to make deals. He has his code for killing of killing those who take advantage of the weak and most of his deals are deals of protection(ie. every time you help me, you can call on me to help you that number of times), he still makes deals for his own gain of course and is still as ominous as in the pilot. Also he functions like a warlock from dnd, with no real power of his own. Also also, he never swears at all, not once and if he does its a more old timey swear, he cannot talk with out his staff and has to perpetually smile.

Have him keep his sentiment from the pilot that he's here at the hotel for his own amusement and that he does not care about anybody in it. Have Al start of as very aloof and keep him this way for the frist 10(give or take) episodes(also give the show more episodes). Have Al never use his powers on screen have only give hints that he's as powerful as everybody says he is. Over the first season have the cast grow to like each other more Al include but much much more mildly. The main villains of s1 should be the Vs also save Heaven for last or later. So s1 final, the Vs attack the hotel or sm and the main cast + sinners who have checked in to the hotel(believing it not to be a lost cause, which also gives Charlie some extra motivation). During this have a part where Al has to use his suposed powers only to reveal that he has none or that they are extremely weak. At some point either durning or before his 7 year sabbatical they where either taken or disappears for some reason(maybe because of a deal he broke?). After this have Al use what little magic he has to teleport away leaving the hotel(because he's a coward/does not want to be seen as weak in anyway). The cast gets the Vs to leave them alone with one of Sir. Pent's machines bc he's the best and we love him.

Another thing that I want to do is show Al being aroace. Have an episode where he goes with Angel to the Vs tower just to mess with Vox but they run into Val and Alastor is very obviously uncomfortable near him, you could even have Angel notice this and try to have Val piss off.

Ok moving on to next season, Al is missing and have the gang(mostly Niffty and Husk bc in this au those three are friends and you can pry that from my dead hands. Also Husk and Al have a deal of mutual protection, they help each other out. Hell this could be another reason why Al left at the fight because he could do anything to help Husk.) start looking around pride to try and find him. They do and he immediately teleports away leading to a short chase until Al runs out of magic. Then the rest of main cast confront him about the whole ordeal. I'm not sure how exactly it goes but Al durning the whole conversation is trying to doge all questions and lie as much as he can(the main cast after this still don't know all the details but the main idea is that, Al had a deal with somebody who gave him powers when he first entered hell, maybe Lilith? And 7 years ago he broke it somehow, leaving him to disappear trying to regain lost power). Husk and Niffty manage to convince him to keep helping the hotel and probably question him more in private. I'm not sure what the rest of s2 would be about, I know that s1 is about more sinners checking into the hotel and also getting Angle away from Val. s2 Might be about Charlie finally getting to talk w/ Heaven and would you look at that they love the idea of a hotel for sinners to reform because heaven likes the exterminations about as much as hell does(exterminations are still about over population in this au). Also s2 introduces Lucifer.

I'm not quite sure what exactly happens in s3 and 4 but I know that in s3 Al starts believing in the hotel more and caring about the people in it(would he ever admit this? no.). Somebody in this season also presents him with betraying the hotel which he says no to. Idk how s4 goes but it ends with some angels(not all of them, only the most dedicated exterminators) going to hell against heavens rules to kill as many sinners as they can. They get stopped obviously but I still need to work out more details.

I'm still working on sorting out other stuff for this re-write also sorry if this is really long or annoying, I've had this sitting in my brain all week. If you don't mind I might also send asks about the other characters in the re-write

Good rewrite! Interesting stuff!

[irkimatsu]

Do you have any predictions for Season Two of Hazbin? In general or just for Husk?

I do have random thoughts! Somewhere between "what I think will happen" and "what I think should happen", I'd say! No particular order:

-The fact that we'll be seeing Abel makes me think we'll be getting more about the beginning of Earth, and hopefully an explanation for Adam being the first human in heaven when Abel is, y'know, right there. (I like him so far, there isn't a single thought behind those puppydog eyes)

-I'd also like more about Vaggie's backstory - at the very least try to plug some plot holes/stuff that's kind of nonsense, like "why was Vaggie surprised to know that angels are vulnerable to angelic weapons when she was attacked by Lute" and "what would make one of the top exorcists suddenly change her mind after years, that kid surely wasn't the first Sinner to express fear of dying, Vaggie obviously knew what she was doing this whole time". I love Vaggie, but the way her backstory was handled is one of the biggest complaints I have, and I'd love if S2 could retroactively make it a little better...

-Pentious and Emily interactions! I will die from the adorable, I want to see Emily's reaction to the first redeemed Sinner

-Pentious and Molly will meet and have at least one conversation where they bring up Angel Dust and Anthony. Neither of them realize they're talking about the same person. A joke will be made where Pentious should obviously realize that this is Angel's sister, he almost connects the dots... and then he doesn't. This conversation could also reveal some backstory about Angel's life on Earth. (Genuinely wondering how Molly will react to her brother ending up as a gay sex worker in Hell.)

-Niffty's solo will have absolutely nothing to do with the plot, will go way harder than it has any right to, and will be one of the best songs in the entire series.

-We're not learning anything about Niffty yet. She's better as an enigma. That's a final season sort of reveal.

-Baxter will exist and I will make giddy clapping noises every time he's on screen. I love science gremlins who sound like Richard Horvitz. (Apparently it's not actually Richard playing him?)

-We won't meet Crymini yet. There's too much going on to fit her into eight episodes. Maybe if it was a longer season, but as it stands, not yet. We will meet her to give Husk another positive relationship, to show off his gruff-but-loving fatherly side; just not yet.

-I also don't think Huskerdust will go full canon yet. This isn't me being selfish or bitter, just realistic; I think it'd be too rushed if they got their Big Gay Kiss this season. Furthest I expect for now is mutual "oh god, feelings, time to drown them in my substance of choice" panic. Their relationship will be developed, they're just not smooching yet. Be patient, dear shippers, the patience makes it much more satisfying. Hey, it worked for me with Stolitz, anyway!

-We'll learn a bit more about Husk's past as an Overlord, but it will open more questions than answers. We'll continue to learn more about Husk's backstory for the entire series, drip-fed in little pieces. I want to know more, but I think it's too soon for him to show all his cards.

-If any characters' pasts are really explored, I'm guessing on Adam (via Abel reacting to his death), Pentious (as Heaven tries to figure out what he's doing there), and/or Vox (season is supposed to be focused on the Vees and what the fuck is his deal with Alastor.) Val and Vel are also options - how Val met Angel, or, well, basically anything about Vel - but if I had to pick one, I'm going with Vox.

I feel like there's other stuff, too, but that's what I've got for now. Damn it, I need more Hazbin! I wonder if we'll get some news on the anniversary?

[ajnmbooks]

BLURB AND COVER REVEAL!!

Please boost the hell out of this guys!! Help a small town trans author make it big! Literally all I want is people to see my story and feel represented and you can help!! Just follow my page if you're interested and if you're not but know people who would be a wee share would be grand!! Love yas ♥️♥️

BLURB:

- DEAD - DOGS - DON'T - BITE -

Something is taking people from the highland woods.

First they go missing, then they show up dead, like clockwork every full moon.

The pack know it has to be another werewolf --- one that's choosing to act like an animal.

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Three years have passed since Mitch was turned in the attack that killed his sister, Mel. Life has continued somewhat normally; he's starting HRT and planning on proposing to his girlfriend, Val. He should be happy, but he's still buried in a den of trauma from the attack that he doesn't know how to get out of. And unearthing this may be his only option to save his friends.

Val, was Mel's best friend. Despite years of therapy, she still sees intrusive visions of her friend everywhere and wrestles with the ideas surrounding fate and control. There has to be a better way for her to protect her loved ones than the constant compulsions she finds herself entangled in. She's the one who brought them all together. She can get them out of this.

Radwa was turned the same night as Mitch and Val, but being a werewolf hasn't been nearly as hard being a newly out trans teenager. If anything it's given her a strange sense of family; she's found a sister in Val, a new kind of understanding in Mitch, and something else entirely in Lolly that neither of them are brave enough to address.

Lolly was with Radwa the night of the attack. They heard the screams then ran towards them. They've always been like that, impulsive, a spark burning hot and fast. But despite their jovial exterior, Lolly has known horrors far worse than their monthly transformations, and they have more to lose than just their life.

Prompted by the arrival of Mitch's new neighbor Wren, who is suspiciously interested in their pack, the group must come head to head with the evil lurking in the woods. An evil they're all too familiar with. One that seeks to control their bodies and minds and doesn't like being told no. The problem is that this type of evil looks like everyone else.

As the alpha, everyone expects Mitch to save them, but what if his trauma runs too deep to let him? Will each of their pack survive unscathed? And if they do, what long-buried feelings will be unearthed?

[heyclickadee]

My take (that no one asked for) on every single Star Wars show and non-saga movie:

The Clone Wars (movie): It’s…okay it’s rough. This wasn’t supposed to be a movie at all, putting three episodes of the show together and releasing it theatrically was part of the distribution deal with Cartoon Network, as far as I know, and it does show. It’s grown on me, though.

Clone Wars (The Tartakovsky Series): I think I’m probably in the minority here, but I actually don’t love this one. It’s fun, slick, and stylish, like everything Tartakovsky does is, and I don’t dislike it, but it just doesn’t do much for me. It’s cool. Maybe it’s a little too cool. Great art style, though.

The Clone Wars: Very high highs, very low lows. Though to be honest, I actually love a lot of the goofier episodes. They’re fun. It doesn’t have to be all drama all the time. Sometimes you can let Jar Jar be an agent of chaos. Sometimes you can have an episode about interest rates. I don’t have the nostalgia factor going with TCW the way a lot of people do—I didn’t watch it until I was in my twenties—so I do have to admit that it is tied with one other show as my least favorite of the animated shows, but that’s not a bad thing. I still love it.

Ewoks: I’ve only seen about six episodes. It’s veeerry 80’s. I think eight year old me would have gone insane for this show had I seen it. Adult me actually has a bit of a soft spot for it. I’ll watch the rest of it eventually. (Aaaand now I have the theme song stuck in my head. It’s. It’s definitely a theme song.)

Droids: I…haven’t seen it.

Resistance: I finally had a chance to get all the way through this show (I was eyeballs deep in “okay fine we’ll try this college thing AGAIN” when it was airing and just didn’t have time to check it out) and you know what? It’s actually pretty good. It’s definitely skewed even a little younger than Star Wars typically is, but it does what it does really well. Sort of feel like this one is slept on.

The Mandalorian: It’s a fantastic adventure of the week show. I actually don’t dislike the “plot” episodes, but mostly I’m just here to watch what shenanigans Din and his small green force son get into. Season three is weaker than the first two, but I don’t even really think that season is bad. There was some great stuff in it—just uneven and mixed in with some not so great stuff. Overall, good popcorn viewing, as far as I’m concerned.

Andor: Okay, yeah, Andor is fantastic. I do think some of its popularity is that it’s one of two (maybe three) Star Wars shows made for adults more than anyone else, so some people don’t quite have the same “why isn’t this making me feel like Star Wars did when I was a kid?” dissonance watching it, but it is also genuinely amazing. Probably the best thing Star Wars has ever done even if it’s not technically my favorite.

The Book of Boba Fett: Is it a mess? Yes. Do I still enjoy it? Yeah. My main problem with BoBF is that it’s got some serious structural issues. Even besides Din coming in and taking over two whole episodes, I think that the telling the story via flashbacks was a mistake, and that we should have followed Boba through the childhood bits and slowly caught up to him in the present. Maybe revealed it was all a flashback while he was in the bacta tank from there. And I…don’t love Robert Rodriguez’s directorial style all that much, never really have. That said, I do hope we eventually get more of this, though if we do I think it will be folded into something else. Still don’t love the live action pike design. (I actually have a conspiracy theory that BoBF was originally just a few episodes or even a season of The Mandalorian, and that it was made its own thing for marketing purposes.) I want more Boba, more Fennec, and more Sand People, if nothing else.

Solo: One, killing off Val Beckett was a huge mistake. It’s not story breaking or anything like that, but doing so when she’s one of very few black women in Star Wars and half of one of, like, two interracial couples in the entire franchise means that it hits in a way it wouldn’t if she was someone else. So, yeah, don’t like that. Two, the rest of this movie is a blast and audiences just hate fun. I don’t care that no one asked for this movie, it’s fun and campy and there’s a heist and I like it. Three, Enfys Nest has the sickest armor design in the whole franchise and I need more of her.

Kenobi: So…maybe unpopular opinion here, but…I really like Kenobi. Kenobi’s a delight. It’s not perfect, it’s got some problems, but I like that it’s about a guy who’s that depressed and alone slowly regaining his sense of hope, I like that we had something focus on Leia for a while (because Anakin and Padme had two kids and Leia always gets left second string), I like that you’ve got grifters like Haja and former imperials doing what little bits they can to help even though they can’t fight the whole empire. And I know that thoughts are mixed on this, but I actually thought it made a couple bits of A New Hope make more sense where Leia is concerned; kid me could never figure out how she knew who Ben Kenobi was when that was the name he only went by in exile on Tattooine (“Ben Kenobi? Where is he!?”), and it kind of made the switch from the very formal request for aid on behalf of her father to the more personal, “Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi,” a little more poignant, for me, anyway. Reva is an amazing character, she’s a perfect parallel and eventually perfect foil for Anakin, she’s a mess and a he’s in pain and I just. I love her. I have mixed feelings on the live action Grand Inquisitor’s performance (and mixed feelings on the makeup—on the one hand it could be better and on the other hand the other main live action pau’an we’ve got—the actor’s head was just shaped like that). Nevertheless, this show for me was mostly about the big emotional beats, and it hit all of those really well.

The Bad Batch: This is a magnificent show and I adore it apart from That One Thing and the fact that everything was left completely open, even going into the epilogue, apart from Omega’s coming of age and the Hunter’s and Omega’s relationship’s arc. That was resolved very well. I am mildly insane about this show. I love it. Also, it vexes me. Tied with two other shows as my favorite Star Wars show in spite of all that. Amazing soundtrack. Sidebar: If it turns out I’m right and That One Thing is an extended fake out and we’re not quite done with these characters, I’m sorry, but I’m going to be the most insufferable person alive.

The Acolyte: Everyone is very pretty and just a little stupid. Mae is very fun. The good scenes are very, very good. The writing is pretty uneven; judging from interviews I have a completely different view of writing than Leslye Headland and had a hard time picking up why a lot of the characters did anything, but when it hit, it hit. It’s…very CW drama, which isn’t a bad thing—just not always my thing. That said, Sol is a fascinating concept for a character and Lee Jung-jae did an incredible job with what he was given. Same with Qimir and Manny Jacinto. It’s honestly not my favorite Star Wars show, but I’m still disappointed that it looks like it’s not moving forward. The leftover story might end up being folded into the high republic book series, but I still hope we get some kind of on-screen continuation. I think the public needs more of Darth Babe the Jacked.

Rogue One: It’s great. Yes, the entire main cast dies, but the central message was still about hope. Vader gets to pun. I remain somewhat dismayed that the only thing a portion of the audience took away from it was that the Vader hallway scene was cool. He’s a horror movie monster there. Still a great movie. (Also, Saw, why do you have that??)

Young Jedi Adventures: This skews very young; most Star Wars is for kids in the first place apart from Andor, the Acolyte, and mmaaaaaybe the Tales of anthology (the other live action shows are, in my opinion, solidly whole family), but this really is made for very young children. That said, I have watched it, and it’s a very well done show for very young kids. Also I would die and kill for Nubs.

The “Tales Of” anthology series: Yes, I am counting this as one, because even though there’s a shift in focus from the Jedi to the empire between seasons, it all follows the exact same format and structure. I’d argue this series is the one that’s primarily for the adults who either grew up watching Star Wars animation or got into it as adults. It’s good, lots of atmosphere, the episodes do range in quality but I generally like them, and it’s nice they get to play around with different techniques, like making miniatures and incorporating them into the animation. The Dooku and Barriss episodes are probably my favorites.

Ahsoka: I know the fandom is divided on this, like they are on most things, but I love this one, okay? It’s not perfect, but I have a good time watching it. It just happens to be this perfect blend of campy, fun, dramatic, and mystical that really feels like Star Wars for me. I like it when Star Wars gets weird, has silly little guys, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Lucky for me that this series has extragalactic travel via whale, Ahsoka being dragged to Force Therapy by Anakin, and Ezra hanging out with the space fraggles. That, and I love some of the concepts. I like the idea that force sensitivity isn’t the be all end all, that connecting to the force is something you can learn with practice even if you weren’t blessed with the genetic lottery. Peridea and the space it occupies in folklore is neat. And the music is wonderful. It is a little uneven, it’s not Andor or anything quite that amazing, but I’m eager for more.

Visions: This anthology is fantastic and you’re missing out if you haven’t seen it. I don’t love every entry, but even the weaker ones are worth seeing once, and the stronger ones are worth seeing a whole lot more than that. It’s a great blend of styles and takes from people normally not involved in creating Star Wars. This is in a three way tie for my favorite Star Wars show.

Rebels: Again, it’s not perfect, because no show is, but I also think it’s the strongest standalone show Star Wars has besides Andor. Yes, there are weaker episodes, but on the whole it’s remarkably consistent, and the second half of season four might be some of my favorite Star Wars outside of parts of the original trilogy. Also, it has some stunning backgrounds, and while the art style doesn’t always work for every character, the character animation ends up really hitting its stride towards the end of the second season, and just gets better from there. And, as always, the music is fantastic. Rebels rounds out that three way tie for my favorite Star Wars show along with TBB and Visions.

[princess-of-thebes-bc]

I want to start a series. But, I don't know the first chapters on how to do it. Sooo..... I guess I will make it a drabble first. I hope you enjoy.

After the battle against humans, you went to Earth with your triplets. You met Quaritch's side of the family. His remaining relatives. His parents were sadly dead. So, your kids had no grandparents. But, they had aunts, uncles and cousins. Since your parents and first family died. You cut ties with your toxic second hand relatives. You moved to Europe.

The Colonel had relatives from his ethnic countries. Like Germany and Ukraine mostly. You never went to Europe since you were poor. But with the salary you got from Pandora, you were able to afford a cute stone cottage.

Quaritch's family welcomed you and your babies with open arms. The Colonel would video chat with his relatives.

He told them about you. He should then your lovely photos. They wanted to see you. They approved you. The Colonel sounded he was in love and was happy.

You lied and said that the Colonel died from the Pandora poisonous air

To avoid hate towards the Navis

They bought the lie

You would video chat with Norm and Neytiri. Then sometimes Max and Jake.

You went to Trudy's and Grace's family to pay your respects for their funeral. Their bodies were sent to earth.

But sadly, life was not a perfect ending. You had to raise triplets. They were a little different thanks to your abnormal genes. They were more stronger and athletic than other babies. Mutants like you. They also had dominant traits from their dead father.

Worst of all was that, a lot of men tried to be your next husband. You were horny and lonely. You admit. But the men you didn't trust. You did some background checks and found disturbing stuff. Then some men would do drugs and are rude. They wanted to fuck you due to your lovely face.

And you didn't reveal being a mom. So, they would admit they hate kids.

You didn't want to ruin your kids life. So, you quit dating. An abusive step dad was your worst nightmare.

So, you would masturbate and watch porn. It was not enough.

Later, you got two stalkers that threatened you to give in to them. You had to move to a farm in France. To your surprise, the dead Colonel was part french. He had estates there. He made a will before he died. He gave all property to you.

You got his money, houses, cars, and family jewelry.

You loved his photos the best. He was handsome as an elderly man. But, he was better when young. Not too young. Begging thirties was his prime.

When your kids finished pre school. You then would travel to Pandora for summer vacation. The latest tech made Pandora travel easy as an airplane.

Neytiri and Jake would meet you and see your triplets. You met their first kids. Neteyam and Loak. So far, they wanted their future kids to be girls.

Then norm would call. He told you that a clan in Tanui needed a Medic for the ill. So, you would take your kids there. As you worked a little. Then return to Neytiri for the remaining vacation time and then go back to earth.

Life was beautiful so far.

Then, it got the evil eye.

When your kids became twelve. It happened.

You stayed a week at the Sullies. Then was about to go to work for the Tanui. But, your first born, Miles told you he wanted to stay. You would come back anyway in two weeks and meet him back at the Sullies.

You agreed. Your son always was the closest to the Sullies. He was the most athletic. He would do kickboxing and track on earth. He was called spider by the kids.

Your second son Val loved soccer and acting. His second hobby was water polo. Which was why he loved the beaches of Tanui.

And your little Isabella Maria was the artist. She was like you. She loved fiction and arts. And ballet. She hated opera. You loved it. But she had your other traits.

So, you kissed Miles on the head and left for Tanui on the chopper of one of your old friends from the old base.

You would text your son. And video chat with him multiple times a day.

But one day changed everything.

Spider and his friends the Sully kids minus neteyam were goofing around in the jungle.

And saw Navis wearing marine uniforms. When your triplets wee ten, you told them the truth of their dad. How he died and how he was evil. Now, spider was curious why the Navis were searching around the corpse of his dead father.

Meanwhile, after waking as a Navi, the Colonel remembered your pregnancy and birth. He remembered you first. The Colonel having sex with you and all that. Then his babies came next.

He was there holding your hand when you pushed all three out. Him naming the triplets after himself and then his dead parents.

But, he remembered your tears. How he punished you. The Colonel felt guilt. He treated a weak and delicate lady like that. He didn't want to. But, you broke his heart and trust multiple times. You always attempted to escape. You finally escaped once but a few weeks later was discovered and brought back to him.

Now, general Ardmore offered a deal. She would track you down and give you and the kids to the colonel. And give the you allowance money every month and insurance till you pass away.

The Colonel without hesitation agreed. The general started the search. She gave the Colonel pictures of you. Many men would take pictures of you on their cellphone and post them online. Since you were beautiful, they took your photo when shopping, walking outside and etc.

The Colonel was mad when he found out about the men who tried to date and marry you. And then those two stalkers. So far, you were not in France. But where?

The Colonel sighed as he picked up his old skeleton and crushed it.

His luck changed when his ear piece announced they caught Navi children and a human.

The colonel was confused when he saw the human kid. Was he smokin a blunt and seeing shit? The kid looked like him when he was a kid on earth.

The kid was wearing human clothes. But his dirty blonde hair and dark blue eyes had blue and brown with silver linings in them. His blue eyes, his dad brown eyes and mom's grey eyes....

Then the colonel's eyes widened in realization.

It can't be.

It's too good to be true.

Right?

To be continued