#silly guy that just exists because it can

[deikshen]

I think about the absolute chaos that would entail if Shen Yuan were an omega in his modern omegaverse world—then transmigrated into PIDW, where the omegaverse doesn't exist! That's not real!

But Shen Yuan doesn't even notice it in the first place because:

a) Cultivators have highly developed senses. Not only better hearing and sight, but also a better sense of smell – even though everyone smells different, it’s still a sensorially charged world for him!

b) Even if he don't have glands, he STILL have his own personal scent. Like everyone else. It's just that with his more developed cultivator senses, he's able to sense and differentiate them– Plus he's gotten used to doing it quickly because he was mentally accustomed to it in his old life!

c) There are a lot of weird timed herbs out there (from Shen Jiu to control his erratic qi and help him not have strong deviations) and the now Shen Qingqiu just assumes: Oh well, these are the suppressants, it's okay.

d) His ducklings continue to awaken all his protective instincts. He's clearly an omega, even though Shen Qingqiu is, because there's no other way he can be so damn maternal to all of them!!!

So Shen Qingqiu continues doing things from his old omega life: nesting, stuffing himself with herbs to avoid disastrous hormones– He understands that because the original goods have such a bad relationship with the other peak lords no one gives him things to nest in like his family did. But that's okay! He gets things from his disciples, especially from his sweet little sheep Binghe.

– even Binghe no longer takes apart his nests after he scolded him a lot and made him run around the peak for taking it apart and putting it in the wash! Bad Binghe! The nests are important and must not be touched!

(Although he feels a little bad; after all, the washerwoman who adopted Binghe was beta, it makes sense that Binghe doesn't know – but he also doesn't have time to explain it afterwards because he just forgets.)

And basically: Shen Qingqiu goes through his life completely believing he's an omega. He still is. Nothing has changed. When he is poisoned with Without-a-Cure, he only talks about "herbs" to Mu Qingfang, he shows him the ones he's been using (he doesn't know their names) and Mu Qingfang simply supplies him without asking. Which is great! Shen Qingqiu doesn't experience any annoying heat and everything works perfectly! How great xianxia medicine!

... I honestly think this silly guy would fool himself that he's an omega until he realizes he doesn't have a self-lubricating hole lol king of denial in everything, we love you

[sushi-atsushilover]

° DOA trio Sleeping/Cuddling Headcanons °

Dividers by @selysie

Summary: How the DOA trio men are like when sleeping/cuddling.

Contains: Fluff, sfw, kind of silly and crack, Fyodor is kinda toxic(this is Fyodor we're talking about ya'll), Nikolai being Nikolai, mentions of Nikolai trying to suffocate you with a pillow, mentions of Nikolai trying to (affectionately) kill you, Nikolai's shenanigans, Manga spoilers, knives etc.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

• Does bro even sleep tho-

• He barely sleeps and usually like, really late at night. He's smart so he obviously realizes that as a human, he has to sleep.

• But here's the thing, you'll never see him when he gets in bed nor notice it. Even if you stay up all night out of curiosity, you will not notice this rat. Picture this: you're lying awake, trying to notice when Fyodor comes in. You blink and BAM- bro is in bed and you did not notice when. What's more is that he's looking at you like the picture above.

• Bro is judging heavily, but he's also mildly amused. You might or might not get jumpscared by how sudden it was, that depends on you.

• Oh yeah, he's anaemic, so obviously he didn't move so fast that you didn't notice. He just sneaked up on you. And entered secretly through a secret entrance that exists because, well, it's Fyodor. What else do you expect.

• If you ask him about it, he'll just talk in riddles like always and just smile his mischievous rat smile.

• Now, about cuddling, he's not exactly a very cuddly person. And you know how he sneaked up on you to get in bed without you noticing? I know for a fact he won't be able to cuddle you as stealthily. I headcanon that bro is cold af. He might not be cuddly but I know for a fact he randomly sneaks and trails his fingers/hands across your body at random to get a reaction from you. Argue with the wall, you cannot convince me otherwise.

• He's polite and refined so obviously he won't touch you in a perverse way, but he'll just randomly start trailing his cold ass fingers on your arm or spine to mess with you. He knows he runs cold and he is going to take advantage of that.

• He might cuddle you to get warmer, or because he just feels like it. He'll honestly treat you like some kind of cuddly pet, like a cat. He'll hold you and brush his fingers through your hair while mentioning how clingy you are.

• If you really wanna cuddle, he might let you sit on his lap and straddle and cuddle him. Given that you won't bother him.

• Bro would honestly just want you to sit on his lap like some obedient pet; I honestly don't think he'll be able to love someone like a person. He might see you as some kind of prize or pet, he's way too possessive and controlling to be healthy. But if you're into that ig you'll be fine?

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Nikolai Gogol

• Did you seriously think you could sleep when he's nearby?

• Cmon guys, this is Nikolai we're talking about.

• Bro will NOT let you sleep. You, Dazai and Fyodor are gonna become the insomniac trio with this one. Neither of you get any sleep, either because of Nikolai, sleep problems, or you're just busy planning world domination.

• Like maybe if he's feeling extra nice he might let you sleep. Still maximum 5-6 hours.

• He's going to be brushing your face with bird feathers and giggling maniacally as he does. He might trail knives and guns to get more of a reaction.

• Don't worry, he's not trying to kill you. Or is he?

• We will never know but sleep with your eyes open. I mean, we kinda do know, Nikolai tried to kill Fyodor because he thought his freedom would be limited. But at the same time he was kinda sad when he thought he died. So, uhhhh, yeaah😃😃.

• He once tried to (affectionately) suffocate you with a pillow. Moral of the story: Sleep with your eyes open if you can even sleep that is.

• And all of the sudden, Nikolai is being really sweet and is cozily tucked into the bed, eagerly waiting for you to get in. And obviously, you're suspicious, because what is this demonic jester up to this time?

• He begins coax you into getting in bed, cheerfully assuring you that nothing's wrong. liar

• And when you finally get in he quite literally snatches you, wraps himself around you and starts to roll around and giggle psychopathically. You are now trapped, best of luck trying to get out.

• As for cuddling in general, he's not really picky on who spoons who. He does prefer to be cuddled though. He'll just randomly teleport over to you and stuff his face in your chest.

• He does NOT care what gender you are or whether you have badonkers or not. He WILL stuff his face into your chest.

• The question isn't whether he's the big or small spoon, the question is when will he let you sleep peacefully without interruption, and if he'll ever stop trying to kill you.

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Sigma

• I just realized that 2/3 of DOA trio doesn't get any sleep. It's probabaly not canon, but think about it. He runs a casino, he's busy and stressed out. I feel like he has dark eye circles.

• As much as he looks like someone who'd love some sleep, cuddles and comfort, he does not get enough of it. He gets to bed really late at night, and he can't even sleep and cuddle for that long as he has to get up early💔💔. #Sigmadeservessleep

• He'd try his best to not wake you up when he gets in bed, and then he'll start snuggling against you for some comfort.

• If you're still awake please ask him about his day and tell him that he did great, it's written in the guidebooks that he'd love it if someone said that he did a great job💔.

• I feel like he'd be a little spoon; after a hard day of work, all he wants is to be cuddled and given princess treatment.

• He'd sleepily grumble about problematic clients while snuggling cozily against you.

• He reluctantly gets out of bed in the morning, no matter how much he just wants to stay in bed he'll have to go. He has a casino to run after all.

• If it's day off, he'll probably spend most of his time in bed cuddling with you. Until Nikolai breaks in to terrorize him.

• You cannot convince me otherwise, Nikolai would annoy Sigma to an inch of his life.

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[ratblazer]

Wow. Is Sid John’s pet? How do John and Sid interact with each other?

Ding ding ding! Correct! I made Sid to be John's pet! When answering anons back on my ask blog he summoned an undead bunny from a tophat to show off and ended up keeping it. While the blog is long dead and his origins a little silly, I kept Sid on as a little pet for John to have in my writing. John's historically not much of an animal person, but a fucked up lil dead guy seemed very fitting.

He's the perfect pet for him, very non commital. Can keep him in a pen in the corner of his room and do very little when it comes to taking care of him because he's already dead. John can fuck off for periods of time and come back to the rabbit just fine

Excuse the quick crude doodles, but here they are together! Sid has all of one braincell, and said braincell is as dead as he is, so he's just happy to exist and get attention from John, and destroy whatever personal belongings he can get his teeth on (he'll often eat small objects and need to have them shaken out of the hole in his side like a horrible plinko game). John meanwhile, if you asked him, would call Sid a bastard nuisance, but loves him dearly. Very ""macho"" about it all publicly, but baby talks the bunny and cuddles him in private. A good little companion for when he's feeling lonely <3

And yes, he's named after Sid Vicious

[andromeda-collective]

Hey can you yap more about your guy please. I wanna read more of you talking about him

YAY OKAY hmmm where do i start

because of the changes to his eyes with the whole experiment thing he cant see certain color wavelengths anymore! (and that part is actually canon!!! when he talks about the blacklight he says that he cant tell if it works or not because its ultraviolet light!) and i like to think he can see random ass shrimp colors now (since he IS a shrimp) and painter is probably annoyed taht sebastian just has access to a completely new range of colors now

he also has definitely has eaten the corpses of expendables. and he probably hates himsefl for it becuase its either cannibalism (bad) OR hes so far from being human that it doesnt count as "eating the same species" anymore (worse!) the scent of blood doesnt get to him TOO much typically (it cant permeate through air as well as water) but if hes anywhere near it he does definitely start feeling a bit feral.

and in a slightly similar vein, hes DEFINITELY malnourished. SEVERELY so. its the only reason hes so thin. hes part BLUE WHALE afterall and those guys arent SUPPOSED to be lean.

he's also definitely bitten his tongue and lip(s) before on multiple occasions and it sucked complete ass. its bad enough when humans do it but he has SHARK TEETH now. honestly im surprised he even still HAS a tongue. i also think he chewed on his fingers a lot just for the hell of it (projecting) and now he REALLY cant do that lol maybe thats why he doesnt have a fourth arm /j

also anglerfish lures dont need to be tugged on like a lamp to turn on so sebastian is doing it ENTIRELY for the bit. hes doing it to be silly and whimsical and most expendables dont know much about marine biology so they just never question it.

also as much as i love the sebastian designs where he is just a fucking CREATURE i think he would still look goofy as hell. like hes still a terrifying leviathan whos existance defies the laws of nature and that can open massive metal doors like theyre merely inconviniently heavy with a gun constantly onhand but. those eyes.. that curly bracket ass smile.. he just looks like such a dork. (affectionately)

i also like to think hes nervous around rabbits. maybe its a phobia maybe he got bit once and is just cautious something with rabbits but that only applies to ACTUAL rabbits. the deep sea bunnies (which are big ass slugs without claws or sharp teeth) are PERFECTLY fine with him. and he loves them :3

he also defintiely gets some form of rugburn from having those belts around his tail (the thing he uses to move around). LIKE THERE IS NO WAY THAT ISNT PAINFUL. and speaking of pain, with how sensitive his eyes are to light now (being a deep sea fish and all) the light from his own lure probably would give him a headache. he doesnt have it on by default, he ONLY turns it on when expendables (humans with worse eyesight) show up. he also probably doesnt like bright lights due to the trauma of the experiments. hospitals and operating rooms arent exactly known for being dark, yknow.

and ive already said this in a post before but im saying it again :3 sebastian did the t-rex hands thing ALL THE TIME before urbanshade because he never knew where to put his hands so he just holds them there. but he eventually came up with the idea of holding his hands clasped together to fix the problem! and then the fish thing happened, and he has a third arm, so hes back to doing the trex thing. just look at it. tell me that im wrong. i dare you /j /silly

also he definitely was a nightcore fan. hes confirmed to like rock (and metallica specifically) and i refuse to believe he didnt listen to nightcore versions of those songs religiously. (i actually looked up the origin of nightcore for this one lmao it first became a thing in 2001 but became popular and more mainstream around 2011 and sebastian was taken by urbanshade in 2013 so he COULDVE FEASIBLY LISTENED TO IT >:3)

thank you for letting me talk more about my guy #myguy

[jokerislandgirl32]

any blank expressions from zach? if there is any?

Zach Facial Expressions: Blank

Blank: “expressionless; appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed” - Merriam-Webster Dictionary

To be completely honest…this was a very hard expression to find for Zach! Zach’s just a super expressive guy, so finding screenshots where he’s not blatantly showing obvious emotions/expressions wasn’t easy. I would even argue that most of these screenshots could pass for another expression (for most of them annoyance or perhaps disinterest).

But! I still think these can pass for blank expressions! Because Zach just looks blank…like he’s contemplating his existence in most of the screenshots, and that takes all the other emotions out of him 😂.

In most cases, Zach’s mouth is shown in a closed frown when he has a blank expression, and Zach’s eyes and eyebrows can change in appearance. His eyebrows can be narrowed, or one can be arched and the other is narrowed. As for his eyes, when making this expression, Zach’s eyes are most often narrowed.

Other Zach Expressions: Joy | Judegment | Disgust | Flirty | Soft Smiles | Silly | Somber

[bullbobb]

Okay so. Did the steve saga ever explain what Faceless was. Not RQ Faceless. Not Beef. I’m talking OG faceless from 2017 or 2018 or whatever.

Cause like. It was just THERE with Ghost in the catacombs. I remember there being stuff about how Ghost was connected to Faceless or whatever? But then that whole arc got cut short thanks to Nightmare and Elemental scheming like bastards

WHAT IN THE NAME OF GODDAMN ORIGIN IS FACELESS

[wickjump]

im gonna start posting fanfic recs btw whenever i find good ones. both here and my (awfully barren) 18+ account. because there are so many good fics out there with so few hits and fewer kudos and sometimes no comments period and it SUCKS because i REALLY LIKE THEM A LOT.. and i hope that by linking them here and yelling at everyone to COMMENT DAMMIT they might actually do it

seriously though any comment means a lot. most people who read a fic don’t even give a kudos. even if the fic wasn’t top tier, if you didn’t dislike it, hand over some kudos!! and if you liked it, comment!!!! even if the comment is one singular heart emoji it will be appreciated. if the comment just says “great fic!” the author will be happy. your comment doesn’t have to be this long winded gushing or analysis.

so many authors quit writing or lose motivation because the comments are few and far in between or just sometimes nonexistent. trust me when i say authors don’t care about how long or cool or smart sounding your comment is i promise!!!

i hope that mmmaybe recommending fics and telling people to comment might help fics i really like get more support maybe. and i, points at you reading this, hope that you will listen!!!at least a little….at least sum kudos….

[chevelleneech]

Speaking of bisexual!Stack, as I always am, here’s a potential idea for when I am able to sit down and write fic again:

Smoke attempts to make a deal with a Chicago gangster that he didn’t know was queer, but whom he walks in on with his lover. Said Chicago gangster of course gets twitchy because he thinks Smoke is gonna blackmail him or try to have him killed, so he makes it part of their deal that he wants a photograph of them kissing to use as reassurance, even though Smoke is like, “I don’t give a fuck, let’s talk money.” Except, the Gangster refuses because he needs that security to keep his own empire, so Smoke is all, “It’s not my taste, but I got somebody who will kiss you, no problem.” But the guy is like, “No, it has to be you. That’s the only way I know you won’t flip on me.” But Smoke promises a better deal.

What type you may ask? His identical twin brother who actually enjoys kissing men. How is it a better deal? Because now the Gangster technically has two people he himself could blackmail with one photo, but he also still sort of gets to kiss the grouchy yet incredibly hot Mississippi gangster who walked in on him and his boy toy.

Stack is more than happy to indulge, because hot people are hot people and he likes making out. Even more so, he loves the rare moments during their travels when he is the one who gets to “save the day” from Smoke mis-stepping.

[thegreatyin]

lark patch notes v0.7: added big funky monster-hunter-induced tail

caeru is surrounded on all sides by human-turned-inhuman peer pressure. will he succumb to the monster tf epidemic? find out next time on fallen london ball z

[m4rs-ex3]

i just don't even know what to do because i just typed out hundreds of words venting about how i've come to the conclusion that my morals and thought process and way i interact with others is so screwed that i shouldn't be trusted to have a voice in a community. and then i decided to private it because it was just too much and i didn't want to make it all about me because my whole problem is that the way that i feel is entirely my own fault and, again, i don't deserve to say a single thing about this. also because i didn't want anybody to think it was a cry for help or to defend my honor because i think i deserve to be put in my place by myself. but i also felt an obligation to say something because i think it's important to tell everyone who follows me that i'm sorry, that you should not take everything i say at face value, and that even though i wanted so badly to feel comfortable in this community and like i could trust almost anyone bc i felt understood, i have to admit that you can't trust everyone, and you definitely shouldn't trust me.

[crescentfool]

happy mochizuki monday!!!

[hesbianyaoi]

The Soukokus and the Four Symbols: Pt 1

STARTING OFF BY SAYING: This is just a fun connection/"theory" (if you would call it that) I made while reading BSD, so not everything will be connected exactly to the T. I just love mythology and Byakko has already been confirmed to be a celestial being thanks to chapter 119, so in any case, buckle up and enjoy my insanity.

WHO AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE FOUR SYMBOLS?

The Four Symbols—also known as the Four Guardians or the Four Gods—are constellations and mythological creatures in Chinese (and other countries in the Sinosphere) culture that are believed to be the protectors of the four cardinal points: the North, South, East and West.

They also had correspondence with the Five Phases (Wuxing), the philosophy that the fundamentals to the universe were composed of elements and their relationships to one another. These elements include nature, seasons, times of day, directions, and colors.

The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon of the East, the White Tiger of the West, the Vermilion Bird of the South, and the Black Tortoise of the North.

Sound familiar?

It's like how Soukoku + Shin Soukoku is associated with the colors blue/red and black/white. This alone wouldn't be enough for me to make this entire thing such a big post in the first place, though; it's the very nature of everything else in Bungo Stray Dogs concerning the Soukoku's and the subtle symbolism they have connecting them to these divine beings.

For the sake of my own mind, we'll be discussing Shin Soukoku in this post, as they have the most relevance to the recent update and to their associated guardians/gods. Interesting since they create such a unique Singularity, right?

ATSUSHI: BYAKKO, THE GUARDIAN OF THE WEST

We have the most information about Byakko thus far, so it only seems fair to start off with her.

Byakko's associations with Wuxing include the color white, sunsets, autumn and its desolation, and the west itself. These are things Atsushi is commonly associated with, such as sunset/moon symbolism, how the sun sets in the west during the autumn equinox, even his joke title of the Wimp of The West in chapter 33.

Atsushi's white tiger is something we already know is highly sought after from all around the world, and we already know that the tiger itself is a "bookmark" to locate the book. The Book is obviously representative of something otherworldly, something as heavenly as its association with creation and life, and of course, Byakko is the literal guide to finding it. Because of course she is.

Byakko is more than just a white tiger; it is the embodiment of justice, protectiveness, and righteousness. It is the king of beasts and a capable warrior. She's more than just an ability (as we see in Dead Apple, alongside Rashōmōn, since they're the only two that take their own forms compared to everyone else's abilities being mirrors of themselves) as she resides inside of Atsushi's body as another physical being entirely.

Canonically, abilities are described as receiving their power by their user's souls, which is why an ability will disintegrate once their user dies.

But Byakko is not just Atsushi's ability; she is an entire being residing within him, two souls in one body. And not just any being, but a god.

It's also speculation on my part, but Byakko is often referred to as the "key" to finding The Book when in actuality, she's most likely protecting it. Fitting of the White Tiger's role as a guardian of justice and morality—if it fell into the wrong hands, balance would be broken.

AKUTAGAWA: GENBU, THE GUARDIAN OF THE NORTH

Also known as the Black Warrior of the North, as the character 武 translates to warrior/knight and is a much more faithful translation. Compared to Atsushi's more blatant connection to Byakko, Akutagawa's connection to Genbu relies more on subtlety, which I would say picked up during chapters 117.

His death, becoming a vampire, and the time spanning from his death until now could also count as a form of hibernation, given the fact tortoises hibernate and winter is the prime time for hibernation to occur, which aligns with Genbu's associations with Wuxing: the color black, winter and its frost, midnight (prime time for traditional vampires), and the north itself.

From the beginning, Akutagawa has always been associated with black as his signature color. Rashomon, his armor, is his protective "shell" like that of a tortoise. In the most literal sense, he is a warrior—a true knight, further emphasized by Bram's final wishes and desires to protect. It's also worth mentioning that the Tortoise is revered as a pillar of support during challenging times.

Honestly, need I say more?

Genbu is also associated with resilience, wisdom, and most importantly, immorality. The story of the Black Tortoise (Xuanwu) varies from legend to legend, but the general base for the story is the same: Xuanwu was once a mortal who achieved enlightenment and became immortal by pulling out his stomach and intestines, the last remains of his human parts. Once he pulls them out, they become demons, and he must subdue and tame them—quite literally overcoming his own sins.

In a twisted sense, Akutagawa's death was a form of enlightenment.

He dies believing that Dazai truly didn't abandon him, that this was all just a test, and thus he dies with a smile on his face. Now that Akutagawa is awake, he doesn't remember anything besides his knightly duties. It is a new beginning for him, one without the demons of his past weighing him down internally.

He is anew. He is enlightened.

SO, WHAT COULD THIS MEAN?

That's the thing. It could mean nothing at all except for speculation. It could mean something bigger in store for the future of the story. The point is that we don't know what could happen or what any of this could mean outside of correspondence with mythological archetypes. Regardless if this actually contributes anything to the plot, the similarities between Akutagawa-Atsushi and the White Tiger-Black Warrior were too fun to resist talking about, which brings up another point.

Byakko and Genbu, Baihu and Xuanwu, Atsushi and Akutagawa, the new Double Black. They all represent the same thing: balance.

The tiger is representative of its protectiveness and righteousness whilst the tortoise is associated with its wisdom and the strength of a warrior. All four guardians are responsible for the balance of the cosmos and nature itself, and for the Soukokus, it is the same.

The balance they fight to keep is not only between themselves and each other but for Yokohama, for the fabric of reality itself. (And it's something I want to go deeper into when I focus on Dazai & Chuuya next.)

[psychicthepsychic-daily]

hood is the ceo of “other people have it worse” /HJ

[onethousand825days]

ok

[primus-why]

I secretly hope B127 gets his throat ripped out in the movie cuz I just think making Bumblebee silent in such a brutal (but kinda sick/cool) way is just neat for his character... but alas they likely paid a lot for the VA to be there ahhshsjdjd

[whumpy-wyrms]

Have you ever hear of the webtoon Silent Screams? It's full of whump and it honestly reminds me of some of your work. Highly recommend

YES!!!! i love silent screams!! i was actually just reading the recently updated episode earlier. it’s sooo good, i definitely recommend it to anyone who likes lab whump! also thanks for thinking of my stuff too that’s so cool :)

when i started reading it in like october, it made me wanna make a tllr webcomic soooo bad but i just don’t have the time for that lol. maybe some day (definitely Some day because a tllr webcomic would go so fucking hard)

also whump in the form of comics/web comics/graphic novels is like my favorite way of consuming whump so if anyone has any recommendations feel free to let me know! :)