#snail speaking; ask.

[akumasdarlin]

tags oh damn

[fanaticsnail]

My younger sister, everyone:

I know, I owe you @since-im-already-here. I started the series for you, and I need to get the words on paper. It will get done: I saw the ending in a dream and lost it within the depleting lucidity. It'll come back, I can feel it.

Shoutouts to @feral-artistry @indydonuts and @i-am-vita for also being good sports about the ever growing WIP list. It's gonna happen. Just need another shove when I'm not doing OCs, birthday event, trades, and gift giving. I'm gonna loop the playlist instead of white noise tonight and annoy chef-husband with it.

[snail-studios]

I feel like Link should get to be a magical girl with Mipha (outfit based on the gerudo vai one)

Maybe he would be 'Mystery Girl' who appeared in occasional episodes as a one off character to help the magical girls group. Honestly I'm not sure about what story reasons he would have to pretend to be a magical girl, but I feel like this would be a fun fit for the Mipha magical girl au!

I LOVE YOUR DESIGN SO MUCH <3

[snailsandstrawberries]

Why did we ever move on from phil saying he'd fuck WAD personified.

so true actually anon why did we move on from that? phil saying he'd fuck wad and both of them constantly mentioning wad is DANs project and the best thing DAN has ever done and congrats DAN for YOUR OWN show but nooooooo there are absolutely noooooo implications here

or yknow, maybe phil really really really likes those orange cubes

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Under normal circumstances in ThunderClan (ie: a mentally sound leader, Cloudy not being given to Fire as a kit and Fire promising to mentor him, etc), how long would it have taken before Fire & Raven were genuinely considered as mentors? Are older warriors considered more favorable to have as mentors than the younger/less experienced adults, or does it solely depend on the personalities of everyone involved? Would Raven have been a contender for Snowpaw's mentor anyway, since they seemed to be interested in/get along with each other when Snow was a baby? Or would he have been assigned to someone like, say, Whitecloud, for example? Given his apprenticeship would inherently be more challenging w/ the mentor having to adapt their training to work with his disability.

TLDR: are older warriors more favored as mentors than young warriors, and who would Frost & Brindle's litters have gone to, were Bluestar more mentally sound when they came of age? Especially the latter group. (Assume Cloudkit was not added to Brindle's kindle) (rhyme not intended haha)

I'm sure this is probably a tedious question considering all the recent dog-related deaths, so no need to agonize over it if you don't want to, LOL. I just adore all the thought that's implied to go on "behind the scenes" when it comes to those involved with pairing up mentors & apprentices, so I'm curious if it's ever crossed the author's or editor's mind before!

Does any of this make sense or am i just rambling nonsense at y'all right now? /LH

A warrior can become a mentor pretty much immediately! There are plenty of -path cats who get an apprentice as soon as the next litter of kittens is ready to become -paws, and that can be only a month after they get their name. Rainpath received an apprentice early, as an example.

The question is not "how old should a warrior be to get an apprentice", it's "what can this warrior offer to the right apprentice". A leader ideally looks for pairs that are most advantageous for the Clan, or that will help each other grow, or even just mesh well and like each other. You don't need years of experience in the world (though it helps); what's more important is that what is essentially a third (or second) parent to any particular apprentice will be the best match to the apprentice they're given. Whitecloud may be a senior warrior, but he was given Ravenpaw specifically because of his calm and soothing nature. His age had nothing to do with it. They just paired together well.

All that to say that Fireheart and Ravenwing's mentorship wouldn't have changed. Ravenwing would just have been talked to way earlier and eased into the idea of becoming a mentor, rather than having it forced on him without warning. He's the smartest cat in the Clan, sensitive to others' behavior and a quick learner - he's perfect for a special-needs apprentice like Snowpaw. And even aside from that, Snowpaw thinks Ravenwing is the coolest cat in the whole forest, so regardless of his disability, a sound-minded Bluestar would have seen the two's interactions and decided they'd be perfect for each other. Likewise, Fireheart was good for Cloudpaw and the two share a mutual adoration. They'd be a match even if they weren't related.

Bluestar got insanely lucky at that point that almost all of her pairings were well-suited to each other - Thornpaw and Dustpelt, Mousefur and Brightpaw, and Ravenwing and Snowpaw. The only change would've been giving Brackenpaw to someone else. I could see Teaselfoot being the first option. The two are happy fellows that see training as a fun game, and Teaselfoot would do well being given an apprentice that learns quickly and makes friends just as fast.

As for Ashpaw and Aspenpaw... I think Ashpaw would have gone to Whitecloud in the hopes of easing his unsteady emotional state at that point in time, and Aspenpaw would've gone right over to Goldenflower. No need to waste time with her being with anyone else.

[explodingstarlight]

WHO ARE THESE TWO I NEED TO KNOW I LOVE THEIR DESIGNS SO MUCH WHO ARE THEY !!!!

https://www.tumblr.com/explodingstarlight/747441619339558912/a-bit-late-but-a-welcome-back-from-burnout-gift?source=share

Oh, hi, hello!! Always lovely to meet a new face!

These lil guys are Xor & Nova--colloquially known as the Cyberspace Duo (get it?). Nova is my Rise OC/turtlesona, while Xor belongs to the very cool and rad @snailsnaps ✨

Xor 🤝🤝 Nova: Meeting for the first time while running away from their own fanclub of angry Hidden City residents (did you mean?: angry mob)

Both Snails and I have some additional art and references for the both of 'em, so you're always welcome to check 'em out! Most of my own posts are under the #rise nova and #cyberspace duo tag (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

(and thank you so much for your ask & kind words!! <3)

[desertduality]

(got a bit carried away lol)

here it is <3

AAA THIS IS SO COOL !!!! I love her I’m obsessed <33

[snailifier]

leaf recommendations

@=: snersonally i snove snettuce 🥬 and clover 🍀

[griffinisgae]

I'm OBSESSED with My Thesis Is A Demigod. Thank you for feeding us moon lesbian fans do well!!! Do you have a favourite between the two moon lesbians or are they equally amazing to you?

Aaaa tyty I'm so glad you're enjoying the gay shenanigans :D

And I want you to know I thought long and hard about this and concluded there is no way to pick a favourite, they're a package deal! Each with their own massive long list of things I love about them and I could write an essay on this but I'll spare everyone from my own thesis on these two :DD

(though if you'd have asked me a couple months ago, I'd have said Aylin because I'm weak for buff woman with sword oops)

And obviously I have to ask it right back. Do you have a fave??

[anaalnathrakhs]

i can make speedrotting my brain and cramming some knowledge for tomorrow's interrogations COEXIST

[snailshipping]

guys what’s f/ovember …

[snail-studios]

guys i'm sorry but fanfiction lied, sparring is not a fun romantic activity. turns out if you get lost in someone's eyes while fighting they kick you in the head 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[snailsandstrawberries]

im meeting up with a guy i havent seen since elementary school to catch up (because we were pretty close back then but yknow its been almost a decade) and im pretty sure HE thinks its a date and while i think hes a nice friend i certainly dont see him like that at all so i think im gonna wear my dan and phil made me gay shirt and see how it goes

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Curiosity question: hypothetically, with any cultural struggles of the time set aside, did/does Bluestar ever regret becoming deputy/leader? Or was leadership always something she had her eye on, so to speak? It seems like life would have been much kinder to her, if she hadn't risen through the ranks and stayed a normal warrior...

Another hypothetical if you feel like answering: at the time, if not Bluedusk, who else would've been a good candidate for the deputyship? (Thistleclaw i assume was the main contender, but did Morningstar consider anyone else?)

Bluestar always had the markings of a leader, even as an apprentice (although it initially came out in the form of bossiness which matured as she did). Her dream to lead the Clan only came about when she was a young warrior and those she loved were dropping like flies, one by one. She was of the mind that those losses were all the more reason to apply herself and take charge, to make her family in StarClan proud of her and to let the cats below her feel safe and in control. She knew very well she was more than competent for the role, but she didn't slack at all due to that knowledge. It was no surprise to anyone that she rose to deputyhood almost as soon as her apprentice (Whitecloud, for those wondering) graduated. Her only real competition was Thistleclaw, who was passed over both for his overly aggressive attitude and for Morningstar's bias towards Bluedusk. No one was surprised she was chosen, though Thistleclaw called bullshit to anyone who would listen (and he wasn't entirely wrong).

Of course, then Bluedusk had her illegitimate kits, and lost everything she had worked so hard for - her standing, her respect, her trust, all of it. No longer could she imagine her family watching her proudly. The dirty looks and scoldings from her Clanmates brought that fantasy to ruin. And when she lost those kits in her desperation to get all of that back, she could only see her family turning their backs on her. All of StarClan, really. The living didn't help with that; they still pinned the blame on her, and she knew that, but guilt and grief stained their hearts, and that she couldn't see. As far as she's concerned, her life was ruined and she had no one to blame, and no one's really forgiven her.

She nearly killed herself fighting to win back at least a shred of respect and loyalty, and in time she got what she wanted, but... I think it was pointless, at least for her. She won't let herself think about them and their father, but, like any grief and trauma in the Clans, they haven't gone away despite her best efforts. She feels the scorn of her Clanmates as fresh as if the kits had been born yesterday, even as most of those cats are dead and the rest are steadfastly loyal to her with no knowledge of her controversy. She's distant with everyone, only speaking on business most of the time, because to get close is to throw everything you have into the bonfire. It's just pain and misery.

I think she refuses to acknowledge it, but she regrets...well, pretty much every aspect of her life. She regrets being deputy because of what it did to her kits, and she regrets her kits because of what she did to get into that rank. If she'd just been content to be a regular warrior, if she'd just prayed hard enough so her mother would survive, if she'd just never looked Oakclaw in the eye and seen his kindness... So many things that she would sell her soul to go back and do over again. I think she won't ever let herself be aware of this, but it haunts her, tiptoeing around in the back of her mind and waiting politely for her to be half-asleep with nothing else to think of, and then it taps its claws on her brain and makes her sleep uneasy.

Really, at this point? You could make a case that her dementia is a blessing in disguise. Maybe one day she won't be able to think of them anymore. Stars willing.

[willowchild]

Israel must secure the existence of their people and a future for Jewish children

This is written so weirdly but like yeah. And the Muslim and Christian children too

[mantisgodiveblog]

Oh sorry, i meant your liveblog group. And yes, if egg is the fellow who you just reblogged? The hollow knight icon one

We have a liveblog group???